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November 28, 2014

Be Prepared, Winter Weather is Upon Us JENNI BENSON

USAG PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The temperature is dropping, leaves are falling and winter weather will soon be here.

The U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Detrick maintains several efforts in preparation for winter weather, including: emergency planning, strategic communications, snow plan development and execution, plowing, salting... and the list goes on and on.

After a snow event, when people arrive at work, they see plowed parking lots and salted sidewalks. They may not see all of the man hours spent taking care of critical areas of responsibility; making the roads and grounds passable and safe.

The Directorate of Public Works is at the helm of all things “snow removal.” The DPW, when developing the Snow and Ice Plan, works closely with several installation directorates to come up with the best possible solutions to issues that arise with snow and ice events.

Below is a portion of the 2015 Snow and Ice Plan. This will answer questions on where, why and when certain buildings

and sidewalks are positioned in the snowremoval process.

1. During a predicted snow or ice event, the DPW roads and grounds crew will advise the Fort Detrick installation commander and the Fort Detrick U.S. Army Garrison commander on whether or not to delay arrival or close the post.

2. The final authority to delay or close post lies with the installation commander.

Once he makes a decision, the Public Affairs Office will inform local media outlets of installation status, as well as update social media accounts, the Fort Detrick Weather Line and the Fort Detrick Homepage.

3. The Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security will update the AtHoc system. If you are not signed up to receive those alerts, you can sign up by contacting the U.S. Army Garrison emergency manager at (301) 619-3366.

4. The DPW crews work tirelessly until roads and grounds are safe and passable, beginning with primary roads and reimbursable primary roads followed by secondary roads and lots including reimbursables such as the National Cancer Institute and housing.

A plow from the Fort Detrick Department of Public Works staged and ready to clear snow.

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Where to find Fort Detrick’s Current Operating Status:

Fort Detrick Webpage: www.detrick.army.mil Weather Hotline: (301) 619-7611 or (800) 256-7621 AtHoc: Sign up to receive text alerts on your cell phone. For more information about how to sign up, please contact the U.S. Army Garrison Emergency Manager at (301) 619-3366 Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/DetrickUSAG or www.facebook.com/ForestGlenAnnex Twitter: @DetrickUSAG or @ForestGlenAnnex TV/Radio Stations: Check your local stations for updates to the operating status of Fort Detrick.

Comfort, Company and Community Blend At Thanksgiving Luncheon LANESSA HILL USAG PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Commanders and senior enlisted serve a Thanksgiving meal to Active Duty enlisted service members and their families, Nov. 20, during a Thanksgiving luncheon at the Community Activity Center.

Photo by Lanessa Hill, USAG Public Affairs

Social Media

Find the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Detrick: www.facebook.com/DetrickUSAG www.twitter.com/DetrickUSAG www.flickr.com/DetrickUSAG www.facebook.com/ForestGlenAnnex www.twitter.com/ForestGlenAnnex Find the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command www.facebook.com/USAMRMC www.twitter.com/USAMRMC www.flickr.com/people/usamrmc

Installation leaders donned personal protective equipment such as hair nets, gloves and aprons Nov. 20 as they served a hearty Thanksgiving meal to active duty members and their families at the Community Activity Center.

Over 180 service members and their families were provided meals donated by local companies including Sleep Number Mattresses, NYMEO and Stratford University.

Retired 1st Sgt. Keith Evans who now is the military outreach manager for Stratford University has a son currently deployed, and he finds that connecting with someone still serving, helps him in his job and being among the soldiers is what it’s all about. “It’s just about giving a little bit back, funds are limited and if we can step in and supplement that cost, it’s just a good thing,” said Evans.

What’s Inside

JROTC Cadets Tour Fort Detrick, p. 3

USAMRMC Continues Relationship with Republic of Korea Delegation, p. 5

Gift Baskets for Thanksgiving, p. 6

Army Scuttles Navy 19-18 in Annual Game NICK MINECCI

USAG PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The annual Fort Detrick Army-Navy flag football game was played Nov. 21 under a bright sun in frigid conditions.

The wind gusted across the frozen tundra of the Blue and Gray Field, with the teams moving the ball up and down the field, and hard-nosed defense stalling several drives.

When the final whistle blew it was Army with a 19-18 win over their rivals, with handshakes and laughter filling the post-game celebration.

Photos by Nick Minecci, USAG Public Affairs

After Duty Numbers

Important After Duty Hour Numbers Provost Marshal Office

(301) 619-2652

Balfour Beatty

(240) 379-6518

Fire and Emergency Services

(301) 619-2528

Directorate of Public Works Trouble Desk

(301) 619-2726

Near Miss Hotline

(301) 619-3164

Barquist Army Health Clinic

(866) 379-3981

USAG Network Enterprise Help Desk

(301) 619-2049

Post Operator

(301) 619-8000

Display ad sales Frederick County Montgomery County Classified ads Circulation Editorial Printed on recycled paper Recycle when finished

301-921-2800 301-921-2800 1-888-670-7100 ext+. 2684 301-670-2591 301-619-3319

The STANDARD is an authorized unofficial newspaper, published every two weeks under the provisions of AR 360-1 for the military and civilians at Fort Detrick. Circulation is 7,000. The STANDARD is a commercial enterprise newspaper printed by Comprint Military Publications, 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, Md., 20877, a private firm, in no way connected with the United States Government or Department of Defense. The contents of the STANDARD do not necessarily reflect the official views or endorsement of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense or the U.S. Army. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts and supplements, do not constitute endorse-

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Editorial content is prepared and edited by the Fort Detrick Public Affairs Office, 810 Schreider Street, Fort Detrick, Md. 21702-5000. Editorial Offices are in Bldg. 810, Suite 004, telephone 301-619-2018; e-mail: usarmy.detrick.usag.mbx. pao@mail.mil.

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Command Staff Maj. Gen. Brian C. Lein

Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and Fort Detrick

Col. Steven P. Middlecamp U.S. Army Garrison Commander

Editorial Staff PAO Staff

JROTC Cadets Tour Fort Detrick Cadets from the Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program from Southern Garrett High School in Oakland, Maryland, visited Fort Detrick Nov. 7.

JENNI BENSON

USAG PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Photos by Lisa Morris, USAMRMC Public Affairs

LISA MORRIS

USAMRMC PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The cadets began their tour at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and Fort Detrick Headquarters building, where they were greeted by U.S. Army Garrison Commander Col. Steven P. Middlecamp and received a history of the installation and the command from the building’s new hallway display.

“All of what I saw was very impressive.

I was especially impressed with the telemedicine tent. The amputee mannequin was amazing in what it can do to help medics learn how to treat injuries,” said Casey Hughes, a senior and JROTC cadet.

The cadets visited the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center tents where Col. Stephen Dalal, commander of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, discussed the uniqueness of Army medicine and the variety of programs and missions at Fort Detrick. The displays inside the tents ranged from medical simulation to training, provided by the TATRC, to aquatic bio monitoring by the U.S. Army Center for Environmental and Health Research.

“The fish used for finding hazardous water and the ‘smart phone’ used to get information on a hurt Soldier were something I didn’t expect us to have,” said Casey Hughes, a senior and JROTC cadet.

The cadets also toured the USAMMDA Medical Prototype Lab, led by Lab Director Mark Brown. Brown demonstrated the CO2 laser engraving/cutting system’s capabilities and the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle.

The cadets ended their tour at the 21st Signal Brigade Headquarters where they were briefed on the importance of education, technology and leadership.

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Fall Cleanup

Researcher Talks about Bats at the Annual American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Meeting DORIS RYAN

NMRC PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases participate in the 2014 Fort Detrick Fall Cleanup Campaign by raking up the leaves along Porter Street. Pictured are Pvt. Shaquille Griffin, Cpl. Justin Wilson, Spc. Christopher Moreno and Spc. Marcus Francis.

All Fort Detrick tenant organizations and mission partners have been assisting with the cleanup efforts in several areas on the installation throughout the week. The campaign’s goal is to prepare the installation for the transition into the winter season with the cleanup and beautification of the post.

Photo by Lisa Morris, USAMRMC Public Affairs

A researcher working at the Naval Medical Research Center was invited to talk about genomic studies of bats at the Annual American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov 5.

Dr. Kimberly A. Bishop-Lilly, a Henry M. Jackson Foundation contractor who works in the NMRC Biological Defense Research Directorate, first spoke about bats and their unique viral immunity and later participated in a panel discussion taking questions from the audience on a variety of aspects related to bats, including bats as viral reservoirs.

Bats are now widely recognized as being reservoirs for a number of viruses, including some of which are very pathogenic to humans and other mammals, such as the Henipaviruses, SARS-like Coronavirus and potentially Ebola and Marburg viruses.

“We want to understand what animals serve as reservoirs for viruses, which will allow us to better control and prevent human disease and protect our Warfighters,” said Bishop-Lilly. She also added that researchers are interested in understanding more about bat biology to identify what the stressors are that influence spill-over from animal populations to human populations. Expanding comparative genomics and understanding the relationship of those findings to immunology may one day help researchers to engineer an antiviral

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strategy for humans, what Bishop-Lilly called the holy grail of a bat inspired antiviral.

“Bats are amazing in a number of ways,” said Bishop-Lilly, who has studied bats for 12 years. “First of all, they are the only mammals that have evolved a way to fly - the most energetically expensive means of locomotion.

They are very numerous and have very diverse traits and habitats. Additionally, it appears, there may be differences between the way their innate immune systems handle viruses as compared to the way other mammals do, including ourselves.”

In her presentation, Bishop-Lilly reviewed the current work related to genomics work in bats, such as genome sequencing, transcriptome studies, proteome work and metagenomic sequencing. She discussed the results from the NMRC science paper (http://www.sciencemag. org/content/339/6118/456.long), published in December 2012, which reflected the work of an international team of researchers.

“Specifically, evolving to fly may have required compensating for the toxic byproducts of increased metabolism, and that, in turn, had collateral effects on their innate immunity.”

The NMRC is the headquarters for Navy medicine’s research and development enterprise that includes the NMRC laboratory and affiliated laboratories in the U.S. and overseas.

The NMRC laboratory’s research focuses on infectious disease vaccine development, operational and undersea medicine, bone marrow research and registry and biological defense.

USAMRMC Continues Relationship with Republic of Korea Delegation

The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command welcomed a delegation from the Republic of Korea to the 44th Technological Cooperation SubCommittee Medical Working Group Meeting hosted at Fort Detrick, Maryland, Nov. 18. The meeting included discussion of military-relevant medical issues, such as medical evacuation, trauma care and infectious diseases. Leadership, including the USAMRMC and Fort Detrick Commander Maj. Gen. Brian Lein (pictured right) and the Armed Forces Medical Command Commander Maj. Gen. Dong Eun Park (pictured left), codiďŹ ed the dedication between the two countries to continue this annual meeting.

Photo by Ellen Crown, USAMRMC Public Affairs

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Barquist Army Health Clinic Barquist Army Health Clinic will be closed on the following date/time:

Gift Baskets for Thanksgiving

Nov. 27 | Closed 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. for the Thanksgiving Holiday Nov. 28 | Closed 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. for a Training Holiday The Dental Clinic will be closed on Dec. 4.

It will reopen for normal business on Dec. 5 at 7:30 a.m.

Each year, representatives from the United Service Organizations provide gift baskets for Thanksgiving to juniorenlisted service members.

This year over 70 baskets were handed out Nov. 18 at Fort Detrick. The baskets included all the necessary items for a holiday complete meal.

Photo by Lanessa Hill, USAG Public Affairs

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