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TESTER Naval Air Station Patuxent River

Vol. 72, No. 2

Life-saving Sailor Page 3

NEX Gas Station Offers Assistance Page 3

Center Stage Movie Theater Page 10

Celebrating 71 Years of Community Partnership

January 15, 2015

New year, new you From NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs

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ith the onset of each New Year, millions of people commit themselves to various selfimprovement goals: Get fit, volunteer more, quit smoking, or professional development; and while most New Year’s resolutions are exciting to make, many may find them difficult to accomplish.

According to research conducted by the University of Scranton, fitness and weight loss are among the top 10 New Year’s resolutions. To help launch you to success, Drill Hall Fitness Coordinator Michael Lorentzen offers these fitness and health tips.

Basic Fitness • 150 minutes of moderate exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise a week.

• Two sessions of resistance training a week; working all major muscle groups.

• Three sets of 10 reps is a good start for anyone starting a resistance program. Rest as needed. Resistance training, while really fatigued, leads to overcompensation which increases risk of injuries.

• Don’t increase variables — distance, weight, time, reps — more than 10 percent a week and only increase one variable at a time.

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Pam Brennan, ACE certified personal trainer at Drill Hall, helps a patron correct his form while doing pushups with a stability ball. This spring, Drill Hall begins offering free personal training assistance to active-duty and retired military.

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Dr. King celebration presented by NAWCAD What is ‘Shelter in Place’?

By Donna Cipolloni NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs

Shelter in Place, the use of a safe area inside a building or structure during an event with little or no notice, is a viable course of action during unexpected situations or emergencies.

Alerts will be sent out by emergency management through the AtHoc system or electronic/ telephone messaging

from the Wide Area Alert Notification system.

An example of Shelter in Place events would include a chemical, biological or radiological attack; hazardous materials release; severe weather such as a tornado; or active shooter.

According to the FBI, the average shooter incident lasts 12 minutes, with 37 percent of the

See SC/CS, Page 5

U.S. Navy photo by Shawn Graham

NAWCAD Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Division hosted a ceremony to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jan. 13 at Building 1489. King was a champion of human rights and helped initiate significant cultural changes in our country.

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Webster meets FAA mandates with airfield safety project

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Loggers are clearing about 25 trees near the Webster Outlying Field air traffic control tower as a safety precaution, said NAS Patuxent River officials.

By Shawn Graham NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs isitors to Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) may notice logging trucks entering the roadways near the Villa Road Gate beginning late January as an airfield safety project begins, clearing trees around the runway.

Nick Goldstein, WOLF air-

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field manager, said the work is being done as part of regulatory requirements to maintain safe clear zones around the airfield.

“It’s a safety of flight issue,” Goldstein said. “The work will be conducted near Runway 8 where tree heights have exceeded federally mandated restrictions. This growth presents a significant

risk to our pilots and aircrew personnel.”

Nearly two dozen trees, mostly pine, in various sizes will be harvested.

Over the years, other timber harvests have taken place to bring the airfield into compliance with airfield clearance guidelines. Those guidelines are set by the Navy and the Federal Aviation Adminis-

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To curb crash hazards and improve visibility, 20-25 trees near Webster Outlying Field’s Runway 8 where tree heights have exceeded federally mandated restrictions are being harvested. tration and cover everything from trees to buildings and power lines.

Jim Fletcher, NAS Patuxent River airfield manager, said once the trees are harvested, the air traffic controllers who direct the airspace near the airfield will have 100 percent sight coverage.

“If you go to the airfield now you have a nearly un-

obscured view, but it’s winter now and the trees are dormant,” Fletcher explained. “However, when summer comes, so does new growth. The blockage is very noticeable. The trees and shrubs can obscure an area big enough to hide a car or truck and that is very dangerous.”

During the work, WOLF

visitors may encounter logging trucks and logging equipment along Villa Road. The work is expected to take a few days, depending on weather.

Located 12 miles southwest of NAS Patuxent River, WOLF is home to NAWCAD 4.5 and NAWCAD 5.1.11, Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes and a component of the Maryland Army National Guard.

NAVAIR logistics professionals tackle obsolescence, keep programs running

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By Gary Younger Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers Public Affairs

The tool is only a starting point.

We have good, experienced logisticians who validate the information to support the customer.

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hen the Precision Strike Weapons Program Office (PMA-201) needed a component for its nearly 40-yearold Harpoon missile test set, it turned to the NAVAIR Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) Obsolescence Management Team (OMT) for help in its quest.

A part from a diagnostic test set had failed, and a needed replacement part proved hard to find since one hadn’t been manufactured since 2002.

“We haven’t had one of these parts fail in a very long time,” said Pat Brannigan, PMA-201 product support manager. “Our prime contractor told us the part wasn’t available anymore and to redesign the test set would cost $2- to $3-million dollars.”

To find a workable solution, PMA-201’s Foreign Military Sales logistics team lead, Rob Wilson, reached out to the OMT, led by Robin Brown.

The OMT, nested in the NAVAIR Industrial and Logistics

Robin Brown Obsolescence Management Team

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The NAVAIR Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) Obsolescence Management Team recently received a 2014 Department of Defense DMSMS team award for its efforts to help programs deal with repair part and components obsolescence.

Maintenance Planning/Sustainment department (AIR 6.7) as a “one-stop shop” for processes, experts, tools and solutions, was able to help.

Within just a few weeks, the team was able to suggest a solution for less than $8,000.

Wilson coordinated with all of the users of this test set and purchased enough parts for the remaining life-span of the Harpoon, an anti-ship cruise missile delivered to the Navy in the 1970s.

“The OMT really hit it out of the park for us,” Brannigan said. “In essence, the cost savings realized by the identified solution has funded the OMT for many years in advance.”

In recognition of the impact the OMT has made, the team, comprised of Brown, Jussandra “Candy” Drake, Gary Carr, Kellie Gofus and Monique Gatlin, recently received a 2014 Department of Defense (DOD) DMSMS Program Achievement award.

The announcement of winners, which included one lifetime, one individual and three team awards, was made by email Nov. 10. Formal presentations were made at a DOD DMSMS training conference in San Antonio early December.

“We stood the team up in the last year and supported 15 NAVAIR programs in fiscal year 2014,” said Brown, who also received an individual DOD DMSMS award in 2013.

“We tell the programs what their problems are going to be and advise them what solutions are available.”

In addition to the OMT receiving team accolades, John “Jay” Gibson received a 2014 DOD DMSMS individual award. Gibson is the deputy assistant program manager for logistics for avionics, E-6B Mercury Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program Office (PMA-271).

Gibson was presented with a challenge to find replacement cockpit display panels for the E-6B, similar to a Boeing 707 aircraft, which was delivered to the Navy from 1989 to 1992. The primary vendor no longer made original parts.

An updated display was available but to make it backwards compatible required a software upgrade that would cost

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more than $1.8 million and take 18 months to develop and implement.

Gibson found a source for original displays and avoided more than $1.6 million in costs.

“The Boeing 737 has many similar parts to the 707, so we’re able to rely on the aftermarket for many components,” Gibson said.

Losing manufacturers can be the result of many factors, such as low-volume market demand, new or evolving science or technology, supply of raw materials, regulations or others. When this occurs, it can cause shortages that adversely impact ongoing production capability and/or the lifecycle support of a weapon system or training, support or

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NEX gas station offers assistance Life-saving Sailor to physically disabled customers

For the Navy, she keeps the airfield running; for the community, she’s a first responder

By Kristine M. Sturkie Navy Exchange Service Command Public Affairs

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he Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) announced Jan. 7 that they have joined together with Inclusion Solutions “FUEL CALL,” to better serve those customers with a physical disability who are making a fuel purchase.

FUEL CALL enables NEX customers to get assistance at the gas pump through the use of a call button accessible from their car.

“The call button wirelessly connects to a receiver placed inside the NEX gas station where an associate can respond and provide assistance by pumping the customer’s gas,” said Larry Boone, NEXCOM’s automotive branch manager. “We are always looking for ways to offer PREMIER customer service to our customers. I believe FUEL CALL will offer a great benefit for those customers who need help at the gas pump.”

Gas pumps with the call

button installed will have a “FUEL CALL Refuel Here” sign posted along with the day and times the service is available. Only NEX gas stations that have an associate working on-site will participate in the FUEL CALL program.

The NEX gas station at Naval Support Activity Bethesda was the first to receive the new service.

NAS Patuxent River’s gas station now have the service available at its pumps, too. According to the NEX Bethesda General Manager, Greg Thomas, it has been well-received on base and by customers.

“The comments we’ve received from the customer so far are very positive,” said Thomas. “The majority of the customers that have used the call button have been senior citizens.

Our associates also like that the customer can call from their car instead of walking in and asking for assistance.”

NEXCOM expects to have the program rolled out to all its staffed NEX gas stations by spring 2015.

U.S. Navy photos by Shawn Graham

NAS Patuxent River NEX gas pumps 1, 3 and 7 have a call button installed and a “FUEL CALL Refuel Here” sign posted along with the day and times the service is available.

U.S. Navy photo by Connie Hempel

The call button wirelessly connects to a receiver placed inside the NEX gas station where an associate can respond and provide assistance by pumping the customer’s gas.

For more news from Navy Exchange Service

Command, visit www. navy.mil/local/nexcom/.

Looking back through Tester ‘Skyray’ joins fleet after Pax intro Editor’s note: Each month, Tester will revisit the people, places and events of NAS Patuxent River as reported in the installation’s newspaper throughout the years.

This photo was originally published April 20, 1956.

One of the fastest carrierbased aircraft ever built, the Douglas F4D Skyray, joined the U.S. fleet this week following a six-week Fleet Introduction Program at the Service Test Division of the U.S. Naval Air Test Center, here.

The supersonic Skyray is primarily designed to intercept the enemy’s most modern bombers at high altitudes, but

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The Skyray was the first carrier-launched aircraft to hold the world’s absolute speed record, at 752.943 mph, and was the first Navy fighter that could exceed Mach 1 in level flight. can also be used effectively as a fighter and

in ground support missions. It has a 33 ½ foot

wingspan and a length of 48 feet, 8 inches.

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Faith Phillips, NAS Patuxent River’s Airfield Division, received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Dec. 11, for saving a life while volunteering with the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department in Lexington Park.

By Donna Cipolloni NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs viation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Faith Phillips was sleeping when the alarm sounded just before 1 a.m., Oct. 18, at the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department, where she volunteers as a firefighter.

Phillips, along with three others from the fire station, responded to the emergency call on Great Mills Road and arrived at the scene to find a middle-aged female lying on the floor of a hotel room, not breathing.

“I started CPR right away and took turns with the others with me, because performing CPR tires you out,” said Phillips, a member of the Airfield Division at NAS Patuxent River. “We worked on her for a

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while and, during my second time around, her heart began beating again.”

According to a letter written to the NAS commanding officer

by Bay District’s Deputy Chief 3 Michael Fuhrman, Phillips then aided Ambulance 398 with loading and transporting the woman to a local hospital.

“On the way to the hospital, the woman regained spontaneous breathing and is alive today because of [Phillips’] courageous efforts,” Fuhrman wrote. “It is a true honor to work with her.”

Having joined the Navy in June 2013, Pax River is Phillips’ first duty station and she’s only been volunteering with Bay District for about six months.

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Pax River SARC represents Navy at Judicial Proceedings Panel

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NAS Patuxent River Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Gloria Arteaga, second from left, awaits her turn to speak before the Judicial Proceedings Panel on Military Sexual Assault, Dec. 12 in Arlington, Va.

By Donna Cipolloni NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs AS Patuxent River’s Sexual Assault and Response Coordinator (SARC), Gloria Arteaga, spoke before the Judicial Proceedings Panel on Military Sexual Assault last month about her thoughts on the Victims Legal Counsel (VLC) program and what impact it has had on her ability

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to carry out her duties.

Arteaga, representing the Navy, joined other representatives from each branch of the military services to give their perspective on the implementation of the DODwide VLC program, which provides a dedicated attorney to help sexual assault victims understand the investigation and military justice process, guard their legal rights and

interests, and obtain additional support in accessing resources that may assist in their recovery.

“I was asked to testify about two weeks prior to the panel meeting and I was given a list of questions to answer related to the information the panel was seeking,” Arteaga said. “I was honored to do it; I couldn’t say no.”

The judicial proceedings

panel, an independent federal advisory committee, was established by the Secretary of Defense in June 2014 and tasked with conducting an independent review and assessment of military judicial proceedings for sexual assault offenses since fiscal year 2012, for the purpose of developing recommendations for improvements to such proceedings.

Arteaga was nominated to speak by Naval District Washington Regional SARC, Kim Reese, who said she did so because “Gloria exemplifies the Navy Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) ideals of compassionate advocacy, professionalism, respect and trust.”

During her statement, Arteaga reiterated that VLC has the potential to be a great asset, but noted a few areas of concern — efficient communication and overlapping roles.

“We’re a team all working in the best interests of the victim and if communication is a problem, it could affect how efficiently an investigation goes,” she said. “Also, creating a distinct position description for the VLC is an important step in specifying how we all work together and navigate that path.”

Following comments by the military spokespersons was a Q&A session, lasting approximately 40 minutes, where the five members of the judicial panel asked follow-up questions.

“Many of the panel’s questions came from my statement,” Arteaga said. “I felt comfortable with what I said and how I supported it.”

Since then, a representative from the Navy Yard’s VLC has scheduled a meeting with Arteaga and her SAPR advocates to discuss their roles.

“We’re starting the ball rolling toward working together,” she said.

Born in Colombia, and a lawyer by profession, Arteaga has long been an advocate of victims and the underprivileged, working in the past with victims of rape and domestic violence in post-war Bosnia; advocating for Spanish-speaking children with mental issues in the Nashua, New Hampshire school district; and acting as a guardian ad litem with the juvenile court system in Massachusetts on behalf of abused and neglected children.

“I’ve always been for victims and I’m passionate about the SAPR program,” she said.

“If I see room for improvement in a policy, then that’s what I’m going to tackle.”

Free tax preparation, advice available to military families

By Nick Simeone DOD News, Defense Media Activity

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t’s that time of year again. Time to face the annual dread of tax-filing season and the confusion and stress that can go along with it, especially for military families whose tax returns can be further complicated by frequent relocations, involvement of rental properties and other aspects of military life.

To ease the burden, the Defense Department, through Military OneSource, is teaming again this year with H&R Block to offer no-cost tax

preparation to the military community with a promise of guaranteed accuracy, a service that otherwise could cost military families hundreds of dollars or more.

No-cost Consultation, Tax Preparation Military OneSource offers no-cost tax consultation and no-cost tax preparation and filing to service and family members, as well as to reservists regardless of activation status, survivors, and separated service members until 180 days after their retirement, discharge or end-of-tour

date, Anthony Jackson, a Military OneSource program analyst, told DOD News.

Because it’s online, the service is available to eligible tax-filers regardless of where they are. “They can do one federal and up to three state tax returns — again, at no cost to the service or family member,” Jackson said.

New Features This Year This year, he said, the service is adding features to accommodate those with special taxfiling needs. “If your tax situation includes rental property, charitable de-

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ductions or mortgage interest, this software can accommodate those particular situations,” Jackson explained.

Tax experts also are

available by phone at no cost for anyone who may have questions before they get down to using the online tax preparation software.

“You’re getting individuals when you’re talking — tax consultants who are thoroughly educated on the military situation, no matter what it is,” Jackson said, including knowledge of special tax exemptions for combat duty and other situations unique to the military.

The tax service being offered by Military OneSource becomes active today.

Military OneSource was established by the Defense Department in 2002 to provide comprehensive information on military life free of charge.

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Upgrades transform Navy’s tactical navigation system Officials: Work saves service millions; brings efficiency, reliability, capacity Jason Zimmerman Naval Air Traffic Management Systems Program Office (PMA-213)

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he tactical air navigation (TACAN) system used by all military aircraft recently received extensive upgrades, bringing the system stateof-the-art functionality.

The new TACAN system, with its modern, digital, solid-state technology, replaces legacy, vacuum tube technology that was developed in the 1950s to provide bearing and slant-range distance to aircraft for more than 200 ships and 41 shore stations.

“In 2011, the Naval Air Traffic Management Systems Program Office [PMA-213] began a full-scale modernization effort to update TACAN systems for the entire fleet,” said Capt. Darrell Lack, PMA-213 program manager. “Every aircrew needs the confidence to find their way on a mission and know they can navigate home — especially those conducting their entire missions either over water or over hostile territory.”

Lack commended the PMA-213 team for delivering the TACAN up-

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“[Fellow AFD Sailor] Petty Officer Simmons got me started into it; he’s been doing it for a while and he made it sound good,” she explained. “It’s challenging and it’s fun. That’s why I did it; to be challenged. That’s why I joined the Navy.”

AFD Leading Chief Petty Officer Michael Waldrop said no one had heard anything about the incident until Phillips’ fire chief wrote the letter.

“She’s a quiet and

The Comparison: AN/URN-32 vs. AN/URN-25 • Reduced warm-up time: 1 minute vs. 30 minutes • More than double the time between failures: 11,000+ hours vs. 4,800+ hours • Light weight: 1,055 pounds vs. 1,555 pounds • Reduced annual operating costs: $48.8K vs. $75.3K • Fewer maintenance hours: 15 per year vs. 132 per year grades three years ahead of schedule, yielding $22 million in cost savings and enhancing the system’s efficiency, reliability and capacity.

Installation of 92 systems for the shore stations was to be completed in fiscal year 2020 and now will be completed in fiscal year 2017, he added.

and has proven much more reliable and easier to maintain. In addition, the AN/URN-32 uses a software-based operating system that will ease future modifications and system upgrades.”

The Upgraded TACAN

PMA-213 manages two variants of the TACAN system: the AN/URN25, in service since 1978, and the new, modern AN/ URN-32.

“If you were to look inside the AN/URN-25 TACAN, you would see a system consisting of wire bundles and vacuum tubes,” Lack said. “If you look inside the AN/URN32, it resembles the inside of a home computer

The AN/URN-32 system delivers the same distance and azimuth coverage as the older AN/ URN-25 system, but is capable of providing simultaneous information to 250 aircraft rather than 100, Lack said.

“The AN/URN-32 is currently installed at 29 shore stations and on 14 ships, and provides an operational availability of 99 percent,” he said. “This is a vast improvement over the AN/URN-25’s 68 percent operational availability.”

modest individual,” he said. “As a Sailor, she’s on the fast track both within our rate and our community. It takes a strong and dedicated person to volunteer for a job where you’re only called because something bad has happened or someone is in an emergency situation. The way she carries herself — both on and off duty — is a true testament to her personal character.”

During the short time she’s been volunteering with Bay District, Phillips has already responded to approxi-

mately 43 emergency calls for service, including fire alarms, motor vehicle accidents and emergency medical services and “has proved herself to be an invaluable asset to both the fire station and the community she voluntarily serves,” Fuhrman wrote.

In recognition of her life-saving efforts, NAS Patuxent River Commanding Officer Capt. Heidi Fleming presented Phillips with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during the Dec. 11 NAS Command Quarters.

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Continued from 1 incidents lasting less than five minutes. However, sheltering in place during an active shooter situation could take much longer as you may not be able to discern when the event is over.

“Even if you no longer hear active shooting, it may just mean the shooter has moved to another part of your building,” said Capt.

James Williams, Naval District Washington police training officer assigned to Patuxent River. “Even when an active shooter is stopped, law enforcement must begin a detailed and thorough search of the entire area to ensure that the scene is safe and there are no other shooters or explosive devices — and that type of search could take many hours depending on the building and its adjacent areas.”

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Find Out More

Shelter in Place:

Visit www.ready.gov/shelter, or contact Jerome Ray, NAS Patuxent River emergency manager, at jerome.ray@navy.mil.

Active Shooter: Training and Readiness-The Active Shooter (CNIC-TRTAS-1.0) available on both Total Workforce Management System, commonly referred to as TWMS, and Navy Knowledge Online, known as NKO. This is the annual required training for all DOD employees.

Department of Homeland Security video available: http://www.dhs.gov/video/options-consideration-active-shooter-training-video.

To Sign up for emergency management notices: Visit www.ReadyNavy.mil, click on Stay Informed and then Wide Area Alert Notification from your NMCI or One Net networked computer, or email your contact information to emergency management personnel at jerome. ray@navy.mil or joshua.c.theisen@navy.mil.

ter in Place scenario, if you are in a safe area, it is best to remain there until you receive an all

clear from emergency management or until law enforcement personnel arrive, Williams said.

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Hundreds bring employment, education opportunities to job fair Employers seek candidates to fill current openings

By Andrew Damstedt NSAB Public Affairs Naval Support Activity Bethesda

Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bethesda Employment and Education Fair organizers had one request for employers to attend the Jan. 23 event — to come with a job opening.

“Folks show up to fairs with the mindset that they can pass along a résumé and have an interview on the spot and be contacted by a recruiter, and that’s not necessarily the case,” said Roselee Atangana, Soldier for Life transition manager.

“We want to make sure that employers present at this fair have to have jobs. So, service members, family members and veterans that are attending can actually feel like this is worthwhile.”

At other job fairs she’s attended, Atangana received feedback that not enough employers have had actual jobs available, and finding a job isn’t always easy for military members transitioning into civilian life.

The unemployment rate

for veterans who joined the military after Sept. 11, 2001, was 9 percent in 2013, a higher average than the jobless rate for all veterans at 6.6 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both those rates are higher than the national unemployment rate of 5.8 percent as of November.

“We’re trying to link these people directly as possible with potential employers or education programs,”

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and talk with people as potential candidates for specific positions.”

Atangana said with the military downsizing, there has been a greater need for veteran-friendly employers.

“What I’ve experienced over the last two years, beginning with the drawdown, are increased numbers of folks who are transitioning,” Atangana said. “Some people have their networks already built in — they’ve

Even if they’re not retiring or separating for another year or two, this is another opportunity to come in, meet with employers and continue that relationship.

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said Lindsey Ross, Fleet and Family Support Center work and family life consultant. “All of the employers that will be attending have been asked to come with job openings to collect résumés

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been with the military for some time in fields that allow them to network easily — and others aren’t necessarily. So we at least provide comfort in assisting folks with getting their resume

together and indirectly linking them up with employers who are looking for them.”

According to Ross, this is the base’s biggest education and employment fair of the year and is set for Jan. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Bethesda Fitness Center Gymnasium. There are smaller networking events the last Thursday of each month, sponsored by Fleet and Family Support Center at NSA Bethesda.

“Another reason why we do this event as well as other smaller events throughout the year is that the best way to find employment is by networking and by building that professional network,” Ross said. “Even if they’re not retiring or separating for another year or two, this is another opportunity to come in, meet with employers and continue that relationship.”

The employment side of the fair will be in the gymnasium, while the education fair will be in Building 17 atrium. There are approximately 35 to 40 schools attending, including area

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• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 23 • Bethesda Fitness Center Gymnasium • Register for the fair by Jan. 19 at www.Employment-Education-Fair-NSAB-Jan2015.eventbrite. com. People are welcome to show up to the free event without registering as well.

• Approximately 300 people are expected to attend the fair. schools and Navy College distance learning schools.

Elizabeth Baker, Navy College Bethesda director, said all are welcome to come and see what the schools have to offer, but advised those coming to be prepared with questions to ask the school recruiters.

She also advised attendees bring their Joint Services Transcript and transcripts from any other schools previously attended.

“The schools are very enthusiastic about recruiting military onboard NSA Bethesda,” Baker said.

Navy College counseling services will not be available the day of the fair, she said.

There are classes to help prepare for the fair in the weeks leading up to the event, such as résumé writing, interviewing skills and

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Call the NAS Patuxent River Fleet and Family Support Center at 301-342-4911 for assistance.

The organizers are asking people to register for the fair

by Jan. 19 at the following website, Employment-Education-Fair-NSAB-Jan2015. eventbrite.com. People are welcome to show up to the free event without registering as well. Approximately 300 people are expected to attend the fair.

The fair will feature employers from the government and private sectors in a broad array of industries, including medical, administrative, financial and information technology. A listing of all the employers attending the fair can be found at the event’s registration page.

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NAWCAD Corpsman receives Purple Heart for Afghanistan injuries

U.S. Navy photo by J. Raynel Koch

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Robert Scott Elder receives a Purple Heart from Rear Adm. Dean Peters, NAWCAD commander, Dec. 11. While serving with the combined anti-armor team platoon, 3rd Battalion 6th Marines, Elder sustained a traumatic brain injury from an improvised explosive device detonation while the convoy team performed operational tasks near Marjah, Afghanistan May 30, 2010.

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Women in service review rollout due in 2016

By Amaani Lyle DOD News, Defense Media Activity

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fter the 2013 repeal of the Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule, the secretary of defense will announce final decisions to integrate remaining closed occupations and any approved exceptions to policy on or about Jan. 1, 2016, a Pentagon official reported.

Juliet Beyler, the Defense Department’s director of officer and enlisted personnel management, reported “good progress” in the Women in Service Review, which validates all occupational standards to ensure they are operational, relevant and genderneutral by September 2015.

“Throughout the course of the review of the regulations governing women in the military, we determined that the time had come to do away with the direct ground combat rule and open all positions to women instead,” Beyler said.

The goal, she explained, is to expand opportunities to ensure that all service members are eligible to serve in any capacity based on their abilities and qualifications, and to “remove those old gender-based barriers to service that no longer made sense.”

Deliberate, Measured Approach When Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey and former Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta removed the direct combat ground rule in 2013, they realized the need for

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a deliberate and measured approach to ensure the smoothest transition, Beyler said.

The services, she said, conducted various studies at interim milestones in order to review, validate and complete their occupational standards by the fall of 2015.

“We’re on track and moving toward that goal,” Beyler said.

Since rescission of the definition and rule, Beyler said, the DOD has notified Congress of the integration of approximately 71,000 positions previously closed to women. This development, she said, can positively affect the force by allowing people to serve based on their ability.

“Expanding opportunities to women, to include the 71,000 we’ve already opened since 2013,” Beyler said, “[gives] a wider pool of qualified people so that commanders have greater flexibility … and it’ll strengthen the all-volunteer force.”

She said there were various ways in which women were restricted from occupations under the direct ground combat rule, primarily preclusion from assignments to combat units below the brigade level.

“But there were other restrictions such as for physical requirements or positions associated with special operations or longrange reconnaissance,” she added. “We are reviewing all of the occupational standards.”

The services, she said, “are expending a good amount of their time on those 100-percent closed occupations.”

Exception to Policy

Historically, the department had opened positions by exception, but it now has acknowledged it would make more sense to “flip the presumption,” Beyler said, so that all positions will be open to women unless there’s a reason that they should be closed.

Guidance to the services and to U.S. Special Operations Command includes a provision in which a military department secretary or service chief can request an exception to the policy to keep a position closed, according to Beyler.

“But any exception is going to have to be rigorously justified and will have to be based on the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the duties of the position,” she said.

Tailoring Training, Accession Needs Regarding assignments, training, and accessions, Beyler said those elements have been and will continue to be service responsibilities.

The process of opening more military occupations to women is about maintaining the all-volunteer force and readiness, Beyler said.

“More than 90 percent of our occupations are already open to women and 15 percent of our forces are women,” she said. “By removing these antiquated gender-based barriers to service, it can only strengthen the all-volunteer force and allow people to serve based on their ability and their qualifications.”

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Basic Nutrition • As a general rule, drink half your body weight in ounces of water each day. Drinking more water doesn’t promote fat loss, but will help your body function better therefore aiding in weight loss.

• If you choose to start a “diet” a good first step is to be aware of what you’re currently eating. Try logging everything you eat and drink for the entire day for two weeks. After that, you should have a better idea of where you need to make some changes.

Drill Hall and Energy Zone • Energy Zone can help in your New Year goals with 30 different exercise classes to choose from throughout the week, including the new sports-inspired class, Body Attack, at 5:30 p.m. Mondays and 5:30 a.m. Tuesdays. Passes can be purchased in the Sports and Fitness Office.

• Drill Hall offers a full array of fitness equipment to choose from, including four basketball courts, one volleyball court and a sixlane 25 yard pool.

• Drill Hall offers different health and fitness programs as well, including:

U.S. Navy photo by Donna Cipolloni

Yoga instructors Ann Hunt, back, and Susan Grier demonstrate the pose Warrior II, also known in Sanskrit as Virabhadrasana II. Yoga is just one of 30 different exercise classes to choose from to help meet your New Year goals. Class passes can be purchased in the Sports and Fitness Office.

Moms on the Move, A Walk to Hershey walking program, Couch to 5K, Points to Fitness, Krav Maga, belly dancing, ballroom dancing, Yoga and Pilates.

The Navy Fitness Program The goal of the Navy Fitness Program is to create “Fitness for life,” for the entire Navy, including active-duty Sailors, family members, retirees and

DOD civilians. NAS Pax River offers individual and group instruction from certified fitness professionals in cardiovascular conditioning, strength training, flexibility and nutrition.

For more information on fitness programs or fitness-related items, contact Lorentzen at 301-3425449 or michael.lorentzen@navy.mil.

Courtesy photo by Chief Culinary Specialist Michael Halavin

After the snow storm that hit St. Mary’s County’s Jan. 14, a plow clears the parking lot at River’s Edge Catering and Conference Center in preparation for the numerous first class petty officers who will take the Navywide E-7 advancement exam Jan. 15 in hopes of becoming a Navy Chief. The storm, which rolled through in the early morning, brought 2-4 inches to the area, closing schools and prompting the naval air station to set restricted access for all but critical employees.

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“We have a lot of commonality in parts,” Brown said. “One obsolete part can

affect multiple platforms.”

Having parts or components become obsolete, however, is not necessarily a problem.

“The parts may be very reliable and never break, we may have plenty of stock on hand, or we may have already designed a better part,” Brown said.

Brown said the OMT also manages a variety of tools

that help track potential obsolescence issues, but it’s not final authority.

“The tool is only a starting point,” said Brown. “We have good, experienced logisticians who validate the information to support the customer.”

Brown said the OMT has increased the number of programs it supports to 20 so far in fiscal year 2015.

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MQ-8C Fire Scout completes first ship-based test period

By Jamie Cosgrove Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO (U&W)) Public Affairs

See the Video

Get a glimpse at the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter operating from USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during its first shipboard flight Dec. 16 off the coast of Virginia. The new, larger Fire Scout conducted a series of flight events during the five-day underway period to prepare for operational test next year.

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he Navy’s new, larger MQ8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter returned from a five-day test period aboard USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) Dec. 19 after successfully completing its first shipbased flights off the Virginia coast.

The Fire Scout test team and Sailors aboard Dunham conducted dynamic interface testing with the MQ-8C to verify the system’s launch and recovery procedures before the system undergoes operational test next year.

“By better understanding ship operations, we will have a smoother transition into operational test,” said Capt. Jeff Dodge, Fire Scout program manager with the Navy and Marine Corps’ Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Air System Program Office (PMA266) at NAS Patuxent River.

“This exercise gives us insight

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The MQ-8C Fire Scout conducts test operations aboard USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) Dec. 17 off the coast of Virginia. During the five-day underway period, the MQ-8C completed its first shipbased flights to prepare for operational test in 2015. into operating from an aircapable ship and will help us mitigate any risk associated with the system.”

During this underway period, the Fire Scout completed three flights and 32 takeoffs and recoveries. The data collected during these test events helped the team assess the system’s performance at dif-

ferent combinations of wind and ship motion and get a better understanding of how the aircraft behaved around the ship, he said.

“This system has the potential to enhance the fleet’s ability to conduct airborneover the horizon searches and targeting that would expand a myriad of missions, while

maintaining a conceivably small support element,” said Cmdr. Darren Dugan, commanding officer for DDG 109.

“I’m excited to be part of this testing and evaluation period for the MQ-8C.” The MQ-8C Fire Scout is an upgrade to the existing “B” variant, which first deployed in 2009. With its larger air-

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frame, the “C” can fly nearly twice as long and carry three times more payload than its predecessor.

The MQ-8C team is leveraging lessons learned from MQ-8B operations. The “B” variant has routinely flown from frigates and most recently from the littoral combat ship (LCS).

Since most of the MQ-8Cs components are identical to the “B” variant, the team has high confidence that it will operate effectively from the ship, Dodge said. The system performed “very well” during the yearlong ground-based

tests in Point Mugu, California, so he anticipates seamless integration with Dunham this week.

Teamed with the manned MH-60 helicopter, the MQ-8 Fire Scout extends the range and endurance of ship-based operations. It provides unique situational awareness and precision target support for the Navy.

In addition to 30 MQ8Bs that have been delivered by Northrop Grumman, the Navy plans to procure a total of 40 MQ-8Cs to support LCS and other aircapable ships.

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What’s Happening With MWR Phone directory • Information, Tickets and Travel Office: 301-342-3648 • Drill Hall: 301-757-3943 • River’s Edge Catering and Conference Center: 301-342-3656 • NRC Solomons: 410-326-2840 • Rassieur Youth Center: 301-3421694 • Energy Zone: 301-342-4559 • Fleet and Family Support Center: 301-342-4911 • Center Stage Theater: 301-3425033 • Special Events: 410-326-6830/301342-3214 For all MWR news, visit www.cnic. navy.mil/Patuxent and click on the Fleet and Family Readiness tab.

Special Events Mardi Gras Masquerade 6-10 p.m. Feb. 7 at River’s Edge Tickets are available at the River’s Edge and ITT Office. General admission: $20, active duty E-1 to E-6, includes dependents; $25, active duty E-7 and above; $30, all others. VIP: $150, price is for two patrons. Daycare is available from 6-10 p.m. at the Child Development Center for $4 per hour per child.

The Mardi Gras Masqueade is a huge party that includes: Southern Maryland-based cover band, “The Piranhas,” New Orleans-style buffet dinner, free wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres during cocktail hour, a dance floor, allnight access to the photo booth, and beverages available for purchase. Best dressed are crowned king and queen and receive prizes.

VIP gets all of the above plus a hotel room at Navy Gateway Inns and Suites (NGIS), shuttle service to and from NGIS, daycare service, VIP seat-

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ing, signature drink in a souvenir glass, and a sit-down, three-course meal with beverages included.

River’s Edge Open for lunch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays Valentine’s Day Dinner 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 12 Bring your Valentine to the River’s Edge for a special dinner Feb. 12.

Enjoy an extensive buffet along with soothing music, candlelight and a specially chosen wine selection. Buffet includes: Seafood bisque, roasted prime rib of beef, imperial flounder roulades, grilled chicken breast with sundried tomato vinaigrette, garlic mashed potatoes, sautéed fresh vegetables, salad bar and rolls with honey whipped butter, and assorted desserts. Cost: $18.95, members; $21.95, non-members. Member coupons are redeemable. Reservations required.

circuit training, core, explosive first step, improved balance and stability, increased vertical leap, hand and eye coordination, fitness, nutrition and staying fit.

Drill Hall Couch to 5K Training Program Starting Feb. 10 Thinking about running your first 5K? Haven’t run in a while? Looking to improve your short distance pace? This program is for everyone. Training begins Feb. 10 and meets as a group at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays with at least one additional run per week on your own. Begin training just in time to prepare for the Earth Day 5K. Intramural Table Tennis Single Competition 10 a.m. Feb. 3 Open to active-duty, reservists, retired military, and members of the Fitness & Sports Program.

ITT Tickets available • Washington Capitals • Chicago at the National Theater 2 p.m. Feb. 14; Tickets: $96

Energy Zone Ballroom Dancing 6-8 p.m. Thursdays through Feb. 12 Cost: $48 per person. Register at the Sports and Fitness Office.

Great Wolf Lodge Special Feb. 28; register by Jan. 28 Cost: $206 for one-night stay in a family suite that sleeps six; includes six waterpark passes and $8 in arcade tokens.

Belly Dancing 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays through March 10 Cost: $60 per person. Register at the Sports and Fitness Office.

Rassieur Youth Center Youth Cross Training Fitness Classes 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays in January Rassieur Youth Center Cost: $50 per youths ages 6 and older. Classes focus on speed, agility, explosion, flexibility, running techniques,

Navy Flying Club Private Pilot Ground School 5-8 p.m. Mondays, beginning Jan. 26 Building 2189 auditorium The course meets the requirements for the FAA knowledge test and for Navy Continuous Learning credits. Contact Joe Dziewit at 301-862-1110 or stop by the club office located behind and next to the Post Office on base.

• Movie Line: 301-342-5033 • Reservations: 301-342-3648 • Ticket Prices: E-1 to E-5 category: adults, $3.50 and youths ages 6-11, $2.50. All others: adults, $4.50; youths ages 6-11, $3.50.

• 3-D glasses: $1 • Authorized ID required for admission Thursday, Jan. 15 6:30 p.m., Annie (Rated: PG, 1 hr. 59 mins.)

Annie is a young, happy foster kid who’s also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they’d be back for her someday, it’s been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan. But everything’s about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks — advised by his brilliant vice president, Grace, and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor, Guy — makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in.

Friday, Jan.16 6:30 p.m., The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies (3D) (Rated: PG-13, 2 hrs. 30 mins.) This final battle brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves. Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into

the world. Enraged, Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women and children of Laketown. Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo’s frantic attempts to make him see reason drive the Hobbit towards a desperate and dangerous choice.

9:40 p.m., Wild (Rated: R, 1 hr. 55 mins.)

After years of reckless behavior, a heroin addiction and the destruction of her marriage, Cheryl Strayed makes a rash decision. Haunted by memories of her mother, Bobbi, and with absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all on her own.

Saturday, Jan.17 4 p.m., Annie

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monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.

Sunday, Jan.18 2 p.m., The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies (3D) (Rated: PG-13, 2 hrs. 30 mins.)

5:30 p.m., Exodus: Gods and Kings (Rated: PG, 1 hr. 59 mins.)

Monday and Tuesday Jan. 19 and 20 Theater is not open.

(Rated: PG, 1 hr. 59 mins.)

7 p.m., Exodus: Gods and Kings (3D) (Rated: PG, 1 hr. 59 mins.)

Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a

Wednesday, Jan.21 6:30 p.m., The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies (3D) (Rated: PG-13, 2 hrs. 30 mins.)

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News Briefs On Base: NEX Hours Temporary Change The Navy Exchange (NEX) and Mini Mart will close early for yearend inventory. The Mini Mart closes at 6 p.m. Jan. 25 and at 8 p.m. Jan. 31; pumps remain open 24/7. The NEX main store closes at 6 p.m.

Jan. 26 with jewelry and uniforms closing at 4 p.m. Jan. 26.

John Glenn Squadron Awards Jan. 28 at the River’s Edge Catering and Conference Center Celebrate the 2014 Marine Corps Aviation Association John Glenn Squadron Aviation Acquisition Award recipients with keynote speaker, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Davis, deputy commandant for aviation, Headquarters Marine Corps. Register at www.mcaa-jgs. org/events.html.

USNA Summer STEM Applications Applications for the 2015 U.S. Naval Academy Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) summer program now accepted. Session dates: June 1-6 for rising ninth graders; June 8-13 for rising 10th graders; and June 15-19 for rising 11th graders. Visit www. usna.edu/admissions/STEM. Join the Energy Warrior team The Navy’s Energy Warrior app offers an eye-opening look at some of the Navy’s most pressing energy

challenges. The Navy’s ability to keep ships and aircraft on station and in the fight is directly tied to the choices we make every day.

Download the Energy Warrior app: for iOS, visit https://itunes.apple. com/us/app/energy-warrior-navy/ id892260374?mt=8; for Android, visit https://play.google.com/store/apps/ details?id=com.splice.energywarrior.

SBIR 16.1 Topic Call Open Through March 6 The NAVAIR Small Business Innovation Research 16.1 Topic Call is currently open. Personnel should submit innovative research and development topics that can be solved by small businesses to the T3 site, http://navair.t3sbir.com/login. Learn more at the Topic Generation Workshop from 1-2 p.m. Jan. 22. Email navair.sbir@navy.mil or visit MySBIR at https://myteam.navair.navy. mil/air/40/40t/MySBIR. Where’s Gnorman?

Somewhere in this issue we’ve hidden Gnorman the gnome. If you spot Gnorman, email tester@dcmilitary.com or call 301-342-4163 now through 5 p.m. Friday; include a brief description of where he’s located. One name is drawn from all entries and wins a Center Stage Theater movie ticket. The same person cannot win more than once per month. The Jan. 8 issue winner was Kathy Stockton, who found Gnorman on Page 5 in the Burst of Color 5K photo.

Volunteers: FOD Walk-down 7:15-8:30 a.m. Fridays through Feb. 20 Building 1355 Help make the airfield safer by joining the weekly FOD — Foreign Object Damage — walk down.

Volunteers visually sweep sections of the runways, picking up any loose debris. A $2 hot breakfast, prepared on-site, is available for purchase afterward. Contact Lt. j.g. Brian Coughlin at 301-3423570 or email brian.coughlin@ nayv.mil.

Wreaths Across America Cleanup 8:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 24 at Arlington National Cemetery Volunteers needed to help remove wreaths that were placed Dec. 13. Meet at the parking lot next to the Memorial Chapel, located across from the Post Exchange, Ft.

St. Nicholas Chapel Service Schedule Catholic Services Mass 5 p.m. Sundays Continuing Catholic Development (CCD) Postponed until further notice

Around Town Myer, Virginia. Register at www. cnic.navy.mil/regions/ndw/about/ community_services/community_ service_sign_up_form.html.

Off base: Recycle Electronics and More 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 17 and 24 Calvert County residents can dispose of used electronic equipment at three free e-cycling events: Jan. 17 at the Chesapeake Beach Town Hall, 8200 Bayside Road, Chesapeake Beach; and Jan. 24 at Northern High School, 2950 Chaneyville Road, Owings.

Toastmaster Demonstration 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 21 Frank Knox Building 2189 Open House for anyone who wants to learn about Toastmasters.

Register by emailing christopher. rio@navy.mil.

Protestant Services Worship 11 a.m. Sunday Men’s Discipleship 6-7:30 p.m. Sunday Religious Programming Center Women’s Study 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday and 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday Religious Programming Center

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Classes • Playgroup at Glenn Forest Community Center: 10-11 a.m. Jan. 15, 22 and 29 • SAPR Refresher Training: 1-3 p.m. Jan. 27 • 1-2-3 Magic: Noon to 2 p.m. Jan.

20 and 27 • Ten Steps to a Federal Job: 1-4 p.m. Jan. 15 • SAPR Advocate Training: 8 a.m.

4 p.m. Jan. 16-23 • Résumé Writing: 1-4 p.m. Jan. 21

6 a.m. breakfast ($10); 8 a.m. program (free) Jan. 19 St. Mary’s College Campus Center Great Room Program features keynote speaker Michael Steele, MSNBC political analyst and former Lt. Governor of Maryland.

Family Dance Party with 2-4-U 6-8 p.m. Jan 22 Calvert library, Prince Frederick Bring the kids, grandparents, neighbors.and come dance away the winter doldrums with this fabulous duo. Live music that will surely include a few of your favorites.

Paleontology of Calvert Cliffs on Display Through February Charles County library, La Plata branch The Paleontology Department at the Calvert Marine Museum has taken the show on the road!

This temporary exhibit discusses the history and importance of the fossilized remains of shells, bones and teeth of animals that lived in our area 10 to 20 million years ago. Unique fossils from the muse-

Ready Navy: www.ready.navy.mil Hazardous weather is possible any time. Get a free information packet on how to prepare for hurricanes, severe weather and other potential emergencies at the Fleet and Family Support Center.

um’s collection are on display. Beginning April 1, the exhibit will be on display at the Potomac Branch library in Indian Head, Md. Discover other fun, interesting and educational things to do and places to go throughout the area by visiting: St. Mary’s County events: w w w. v i s i t s t m a r y s m d . c o m / events-entertainment/ St. Mary’s County libraries: www.stmlib.org (then search calendar & programs) Calvert County events: www.calvertcountymd.us Calvert County libraries: www.calvert.lib.md.us search events)

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Fleet and Family Support Center All classes are held at the Fleet and Family Support Center in Building 2090 off Bundy Road unless otherwise noted.

Classes are open to active-duty and retired military and Reservists. Reservations are necessary and can be made at FFSC or by calling 301-342-4911.

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