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Vol. 72, No. 8

Black History Month Commentary Page 2

Former Slave Cabin Site Page 3

Through the Warfighter’s Eyes Page 6

Celebrating 71 Years of Community Partnership

February 26, 2015

WEATHERING THE STORM: How CO makes the call

to restrict base access

By Connie Hempel NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs

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fter a winter storm blanketed Southern Maryland with 6-8 inches of snow last week, NAS Patuxent River officials restricted access to the base for the second time this year. So what’s the science behind the decision to change the employee reporting status during adverse weather?

“First, it’s finding the right balance of workforce safety, and second, how we can get back to business,” said Capt. Heidi Fleming, NAS Patuxent River commanding officer (CO), who is charged

with making that critical decision.

It’s a tough call Fleming’s known all too well, since she started her tenure as an NAS leader here; first as the executive officer from 2013-2014 witnessing the CO make the call, to now having to put all the pieces together and do just that herself.

Before a major weather event happens, the CO receives input from forecasters at Pax River and Fleet Weather Center-Norfolk, and is continually updated to see if the weather is developing into something that could impact base opera-

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U.S. Navy graphic by Shawn Graham

Founded in 1904, NMCRS was created to provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational, and other assistance to members of the Naval Services of the United States, eligible family members, and survivors when in need; and to receive and manage funds to administer these programs.

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avy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) is kicking off its 2015 Active Duty Fund Drive at 11 a.m. March 4 in the Flight Deck Lounge. The event’s goal is to provide Sailors and Marines with information about NMCRS and the programs they offer.

NMCRS offers: • Financial assistance and counseling • Quick assist loans

Avoiding slips, trips and falls “

By Shawn Graham NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs

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t’s probably happened to most of us. That momentary lapse of attention while thinking about a personal problem or distracted by an activity that ends in a slip, trip or fall. A stumble down a stairway. A trip over an uneven surface. Slipping on ice or snow. It can lead to a variety of regrettable events, ranging from a bruised leg to traumatic brain injury.

Kordeen Kor, NAS Patuxent River and NSA South Potomac occupational safety and health program director, said employees should look for warning signs at home or on base.

“Prevention is the first step in avoiding serious injuries during the winter in snowy and icy con-

ditions, and preparing yourself, your home and your workplace can go a long way,” Kor said. “You should take immediate action if you see a hazard. Once you notice a hazard, you should work to correct it or report it, so the hazard can be fixed. Keen self-awareness can help you and your co-workers avoid a nasty fall.”

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, slips, trips and falls make up the majority of general industry accidents, which account for: • 15 percent of all accidental deaths per year, the secondleading cause behind motor vehicles • About 25 percent of all reported injury claims per fiscal year • More than 95 million lost work days per year — about 65 percent of all work days lost

Once you notice a hazard, you should work to correct it or report it, so the hazard can be fixed.

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Kordeen Kor NAS Patuxent River and

NSA South Potomac occupational safety and health program director

“We must also factor in the weather,” added Kor. “When snow and ice accumulates on walking surfaces, the potential for slips and falls greatly increases. It’s human nature to change clothes when the weather changes, but we should also change our shoes.”

• Education assistance • Health education and post-combat support • Budgets for new families • Emergency travel assistance • Disaster relief • Thrift shops for uniform and civilian clothing For additional information, contact Maureen Farrell at 301-342-4739 or Maureen.Farrell@nmcrs.org.

Situations that may cause accidents

• Wet or greasy floors • Dry floors with wood dust or powder • Uneven walking surfaces • Polished or freshly waxed floors • Loose flooring, carpeting or mats • Transition from one floor type to another • Missing or uneven floor tiles and bricks • Damaged or irregular steps; no handrails • Sloped walking surfaces • Shoes with wet, muddy, greasy or oily soles • Clutter • Electrical cords or cables • Damaged ladder steps • Ramps and gang planks without skid-resistant surfaces • Metal surfaces - dock plates, construction plates • Weather hazards - rain, sleet, ice, snow, hail, frost • Wet leaves or pine needles.

“Employees should wear shoes that provide friction and are non-slip,” he said. “Building managers should also ensure

sidewalks and steps are free of snow and debris, while having de-icing solution available before and after a storm.”

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IN OUR FATHERS’ FOOTSTEPS: BLACK HISTORY MONTH COMMENTARY

Honoring my legacy

Finding my roots, and myself

By Lola Scott Acquisition Policy and Process (AIR 1.1) Deputy Department Head

By Capt. Brian Jacobs Common Aviation Support Equipment Program Office (PMA-260) Program Manager

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was 5 years old the first time my father was arrested. His crime? Participating in a peaceful sit-in at the Goldsboro, North Carolina, city hall to protest Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation in the South.

My father, John Britt, was one of several “freedom fighters” who engaged in regular nonviolent protests against racist laws in his hometown.

More arrests followed as my dad and Civil Rights activists from that era were jailed, harassed and even beaten as they joined forces with others around the country in peaceful protests against laws mandating segregation of schools, parks, libraries, drinking fountains, restrooms, buses, trains and restaurants.

Dad was following a model set by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the founding ministers of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), an African-American civil rights organization that had a large role in the American Civil Rights movement. The SCLC adopted nonviolent mass action as the cornerstone strategy of its movement and opened the organization to everyone.

Paying the Price As this nation turns its attention to black achievers this African-American History Month, I can’t help but give a nod to my father and others like him who fought for racial equality, sometimes paying the price of protest with their blood.

The SCLC has evolved into a national organization with global influence. While my career does not equate to the scale of the global and national influence of Dr. King and the SCLC, it did began similarly, with a small group of like-

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Photos courtesy Lola Scott

The author, Lola Scott, with her father, John Britt, in 2010. olina Club still exists, even though we don’t meet as often as we used to. One member relocated back to North Carolina, where she works in upper management in private industry. The remaining seven continued their federal service: two became GS14s, four became GS-15s and one was selected for the Senior Executive Service.

A photo of John Britt as a young man, circa 1951.

My Inspiration

minded NAVAIR employees mentoring and supporting each other.

I began my career at NAVAIR 30 years ago after graduating from college with a degree in English, writing and editing. At the beginning of my career, I would meet periodically with seven African-American friends, who also worked at NAVAIR and were from North Carolina, to discuss situations at work and offer each other advice. The eight of us were graduates of North Carolina State University and North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University, also known as North Carolina A&T. We called ourselves the “North Carolina Club.”

Even though we were not aware of it at the time, we were peer mentoring and supporting each other, just like Dr. King and the ministers who created the SCLC. The North Car-

As for my father, he now lives in a kinder, gentler South, where he spends more time at church gatherings than NAACP meetings. His arrest record and those of the other Civil Rights activists have been expunged. He has inspired my life of service to others. I am Paying the Price honoring my father’s legacy when I mobilize friends and family to help feed and clothe the homeless and hungry; organize health fairs in my community; and participate in formal and informal professional peer mentoring.

I am also honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King, who said, “People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they have not communicated with each other.”

am just three generations removed from my slave ancestor. It’s a discovery I made this February when I was asked participate in the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Black History Month event in Washington, D.C. As a presenter, I chose to focus on the history of AfPhoto courtesy of Capt. Brian Jacobs rican-Americans in the World War II veteran Ralph Kellogg Jacobs Sr., Capt. Brian JaU.S. Navy, to support the cob’s father, stands in front of the department head board on topic, “A Century of Black the quarterdeck of aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).

Life, History, and Cul1943. There, he worked ture,” the federal governas an aviation structural ment’s theme for 2015. mechanic and was staWhile researching tioned in Hawaii during the accomplishments World War II. Dad made of African-Americans in history as he was includthe Navy, I also explored my family’s “Century of ed among the first class Black Life.” I didn’t have of African-American Sailto look any further than ors allowed to specialize my father, Ralph Kellogg in a field other than stewJacobs Sr., who will be 90 ard or cook, where blacks this year. He shared his were often relegated back almost-a-century of inthen. formation from memory.

My father’s father was Bound for Los Angeles born in Harrisonville, MisU.S. Navy photo My father eventually left souri, in 1898. My grandfa- Capt. Brian Jacobs leads the the service and returned ther was the son of a slave, Navy’s Common Aviation to Missouri, where he met who, to his knowledge, Support Equipment Program and married my mother. was born and raised on a Office (PMA-260) at NAS Missouri plantation. The Patuxent River. Jacobs joined After a year of marriage, they left Missouri for Los historical timeframe of my the Navy 35 years ago.

Angeles, where he found great-grandfather’s life is sketchy. Missouri was not mother’s side of the fam- work as a postal carrier. considered a southern ily, which originated from He left that job to work for state and had populations Tennessee, I have very electronics company RCA. of free Blacks, yet slavery little knowledge of them, In 1963, Dad opened his existed in many parts of since we didn’t have much own TV repair business. contact.

My parents separated that region.

My dad made the trek when I was 7. My mother, to Los Angeles from Mis- a nurse, raised seven of us Oral History souri in 1940 as a 15-year- on her own. Like my father, According to the Na- old high school senior. my brother and I joined tional Park Service’s He and his mother, my the Navy. My brother has website of Jefferson, Mis- Grandmother Frieda, had since left the service, but souri, the majority of that previously traveled to state’s slaves worked as California to visit friends. I continue to serve, addfield hands, producing Dad enjoyed those trips, ing my name to a long line tobacco, grain and live- liked the weather and of African-Americans who stock along the valleys of thought it would be nice have invested their lives in the Mississippi and Mis- to live his adult life there. their country.

Although I had no clear souri rivers. Some even So, in his senior year of worked the ferries of the high school, he left his direction on how to find Mississippi River. hometown of Harrison- the origins of our family Tracking the family his- ville and moved to Cali- name, Jacobs, I thought it tory of the slaves who lived fornia to live with friends important to find out as much as I could, so I beon those plantations is of the family. challenging because cenDad attended Jefferson gan with my father. I ensus records from that era High School in Los Ange- courage you to find your only list their first names. les and graduated at age roots, too. Be the vessel Genealogical research 16. After graduation, he to carry on your family could uncover more of my went back to Missouri, history. It is a rich legacy family tree, but I have not where he worked odd to pass on to the next plumbed those depths; I jobs as dishwasher and generation. My story isn’t only have my father’s oral store clerk until he was African-American histohistory. As for my grand- drafted into the Navy in ry; it is American history.

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African-Americans during and after the Civil War Occupation at Susquehanna Plantation and beyond

By Donna Cipolloni NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs

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efore NAS Patuxent River claimed its land and more in 1942, Susquehanna Plantation comprised 700 acres of prime farmland that thrived during the mid-1800s, largely through the forced labor of its enslaved workers.

Susquehanna House, built in the 1840s, was home to plantation-owner Henry Carroll, his wife, Elizabeth, and their six children.

“Henry Carroll was one of the wealthiest men in the area, owning 65 slaves on the eve of the Civil War,” said Julie King, professor of anthropology at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and an expert on Susquehanna House. “Most slave owners held just a few slaves. [That number] was absolutely extraordinary.”

As reported in the 1860 census, the value of Carroll’s slaves alone was $49,000 – at a time in history when, according to the National Bureau of

Economic Research, average annual income was approximately $289.

Southern Maryland was wedded to wheat, corn and tobacco, which required a large labor force of people, King explained. The plantation economy held on for as long as it did because those in control of politics were the wealthy planters, who formed an oligarchy by marrying in to each other’s families.

While Maryland was not considered a rebellious state, many living in Southern Maryland held Confederate sympathies and, not surprisingly, the Carroll family was among them.

At the time, the AfricanAmerican population in the county was greater than 50 percent and while “a chunk of that population was free, the majority was enslaved,” King said. “You can see why plantation owners wanted to preserve slavery — it wasn’t just politics to them, it was economic.”

In October 1863, during the height of the Civil War, there was a call for plantation owners to send their slaves to fight for the Union.

“The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in the states in rebellion,” King said. “So when enslaved people in places like Maryland had a chance to change their situation, they did it.

Nearly one-quarter of the slaves at Susquehanna — all of the able-bodied men — left and enlisted with the 7th Regiment of the U.S. Colored Troops. They understood this was about them and did not want to remain passive bystanders; they wanted to fight for their freedom.”

After the Civil War, the African-American population dropped to about 25 percent, when many left to find opportunity in Baltimore and beyond.

“But not everyone could go,” King said. “Some formerly enslaved people remained in the area because they

didn’t have the resources to leave.”

Recently, an archaeological dig took place aboard Pax River at the site of the Susquehanna House slave cabins, not far from what is now known as Fishing Point.

Archeologist Greg Katz, lead investigator on the project, said artifacts indicated occupation of the cabins extended into the 20th century.

“Not only did they live on the plantation in slavery, but there were also freed African-Americans living there post-emancipation, probably as tenant farmers,” Katz explained.

Southern Maryland remained very poor, King said, and the struggle continued for decades until the Navy began construction of the Pax River installation.

“When the Navy came, the population was around 14,000 and ten years later, it had doubled,” she noted.

“For many blacks who remained, the air station be-

U.S. Navy photo by Donna Cipolloni

Stop No. 6 on the Driving Tour of NAS Patuxent River marks the former site of Susquehanna House, built in the 1840s, near what is now Fishing Point. Susquehanna Plantation comprised about 700 acres and, according to the 1860 census, held more than 65 slaves at the time of the Civil War. came a new ticket to wealth.

The Navy brought new opportunity for everyone in the area, but especially AfricanAmericans.”

Pax River’s Cultural Resources Manager, Mike Smolek, explained that excavation at the Susquehanna site is important because, not only does the actual house still survive as part of the Henry Ford Museum’s Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michi-

gan, but the artifacts recovered give us insight into the lives of African-Americans in that time period.

“Because many were slaves, they are not well documented,” Smolek said. “We have to rely on the archaeology to give us insight into what their lives may have been like, where they lived and how they lived. It’s an important component in trying to understand and fill in the gaps.”

Unearthing history

Archaeologists dig at former slave cabin site

By Donna Cipolloni NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs

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ince 1942, when the Navy took possession of the small towns and farmland that would become NAS Patuxent River, much naval history has been made here.

But it’s up to archaeologists to determine what history took place before that — by literally unearthing the story that’s still waiting to be told.

Representatives from Louis Berger Group, working in conjunction with Mike Smolek, Pax River’s cultural resources manager, conducted excavations aboard the installation, in January, in an area believed to have been the site of several slave cabins associated with the former Susquehanna Plantation.

Owned by Henry Carroll, Susquehanna Plantation comprised approximately 700 acres and was maintained by a labor force of more than 65 slaves. Susquehanna House, the residence where Carroll lived with his

family, was located at the mouth of the Patuxent River, near what is now known as Fishing Point.

“Maps as old as the 1840s show a number of small buildings east of Susquehanna House, near the Harper’s Creek shoreline,” Smolek explained. “The [history and archaeology of the] main house is fairly well documented and the speculation is that those buildings were where the slaves lived.”

Federal law requires management of any cultural resources on federal property, and the archaeological project came about after the site was mentioned as a potential location for the construction of a new helicopter testing course.

“The Navy takes its stewardship very seriously,” Smolek said. “That’s why this work is being done now; to make sure we don’t damage important cultural resources.”

At the Site Working in cold weather

While digging for artifacts associated with slaves living on Susquehanna Plantation, the archaeological crew also uncovered a scattering of Colonial artifacts — late 1600s through 1700s — that may show unexpected occupation well preceding the plantation. Analysis of artifacts is still underway. and with frozen ground, the archaeological crew began by hand-digging 150 shallow shovel test pits, every 25 or 50 feet apart, within a structured grid. The goal was to look for artifact concentrations or architectural remains that would prompt further investigation.

Afterward, larger, more formal excavations known as test units — about 3x3or 5x5-feet squared — were carefully dug, and some subsurface features were identified.

“We were able to find places where old post holes were once in the ground,” said archaeologist Greg Katz, principal investigator on the project. “That helped us locate some houses.”

Close to Harper’s Creek, the crew spotted a pile of old

bricks with vegetation growing on top that looked like it might be an intact architectural feature.

“It turned out to be a chimney fall, the remains of a collapsed chimney once a building falls down,” Katz said. “The pile of bricks marked the edge of an old building. We also found another pile of bricks near the [creek’s] bank, but determined that was probably dumping and not a building.”

All dirt was sifted through fine screens and any artifacts discovered were bagged and identified by the exact location where they were found and the depth at which they were found.

“They were sent back to our lab facility where they’ll be washed, analyzed, pho-

Courtesy photo

The excavated test unit in the foreground shows an uncovered portion of a brick foundation from a slave cabin on the large Susquehanna Plantation that thrived in the mid-1800s, on land that is now the site of NAS Patuxent River. tographed and catalogued,” Katz said. “Eventually, they’ll be sent back to Pax River and delivered to the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab where they will be [stored].”

As for artifacts specifically

associated with AfricanAmericans, Katz said they found a white gizzard stone, which was believed to have held spiritual/mystical significance; and a particularly

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Military Saves Week kicks off

Public notice: NHC Pax River accreditation survey From Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River

U.S. Navy photo by Shawn Graham

Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Robert Brock, left, consults with Jim Walsh, NAS Patuxent River Fleet and Family Support Center, about investment options while visiting a Military Saves Week campaign exhibit, Feb.23, at the Navy Exchange. Military Saves Week, which runs through Feb. 28, is an annual opportunity for installations and organizations to promote good savings behavior and a chance for service members and their families to assess their own saving status.

The Joint Commission and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Inspector General (BUMED IG) is conducting a survey of Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River River March 2-5.The purpose of the survey is to evaluate the clinic’s compliance with nationally established Joint Commission and United States Navy standards. Survey results are used to determine whether, and the conditions under which, accreditation should be awarded to the clinic.

Joint Commission standards deal with organizational quality of care issues and the safety of the environment in which care is provided. Anyone believing that he or she has pertinent and valid information about such matters may request a public information interview with the Joint Commission surveyors or the BUMED IG at the time of the survey. Information presented at the interview will be carefully evalu-

ated for relevance to the accreditation process. Requests for a public information interview with The Joint Commission no later than five working days before the survey begins.

The request must also indicate the nature of the information to be provided at the interview. Such requests should be addressed to: The Joint Commission One Renaissance Blvd.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 The Joint Commission will acknowledge such requests in writing or by telephone and will inform the organization of the request for any interview. The organization will, in turn, notify the interviewee of the date, time, and place of the meeting. Requests for an interview with the BUMED IG can be made by calling 800-637-6175.

For additional information, contact the Head of Quality Management, Lt. Cmdr. Jill Maldarelli-Drey at the Naval Health Clinic at 301-342-4041.

Test Wing Atlantic honors top Sailors

By J. Raynel Koch NAWCAD Public Affairs

The lunch room at the River’s Edge Catering and Conference Center was filled with service members and civilians of Naval Test Wing Atlantic (NTWL) Feb. 3, all gathered to honor the command’s annual nominees and award recipients.

NTWL awardees included: • Test Pilot of the Year Lt. Cmdr. Patrick B. Bookey • Naval Flight Officer of the Year Lt. Cmdr. Marlin R. U.S. Navy photo by Kelly Schindler Smith The 2014 Naval Test Wing Atlantic (NTWL) awardees take a moment to be photographed with their NTWL mentors and leadership at NAS Patux• Flight Test Engineer of ent River, Feb. 3. the Year Kristen L. Clements • Test Pilot School In- tics Specialist 1st Class (SW ) near the NTWL headquarters and recognition of the test day have distinguished themstructor of the Year Steven Amber N. Heiser. selves impressively, but anywing’s nominees. building.

G. Potter “It’s extremely important to one who was singled out by “I wanted do something In addition to the award• Maintenance Officer of ees being honored with their different with the award re- me to invite all the folks who their commanding officer as the Year Lt. Cmdr. Scott A. names and photos displayed cipients we have honored to- were nominated from their their squadron’s nominee for Brown at the NTWL building, Capt. day, so starting this year their commands to the luncheon any of these awards, I am in• Maintenance Chief of Brett Pierson, commander names will be painted on the and to be honored as those credibly proud of and would the Year Chief Aviation Elec- NTWL, decided to honor the side of that Harrier.” who are today’s award recipi- like all of us to give this group trician’s Mate (AW/SW ) Karl recipients by having their Another change Pierson ents,” said Pierson. “These a round of applause.

W. Rinker “It’s a privilege to work stenciled names on the AV- made to the annual awards are great folks we work with, • Sailor of the Year Logis- 8B Harrier aircraft on display ceremony was the inclusion and the people awarded to- with this group every day.”

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“Weather conditions are very hard to predict,” she said. “As we’ve seen, sometimes weather develops as forecasted, and in some cases, it does not.”

Being nestled near the Patuxent River and the Chesapeake Bay also throws additional variables into weather predictions.

Even though the air station sits just an hour and half south of Washington, D.C., the proximity of the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay tend to moderate most systems passing through the area, said Thomas Wenger, NAWCAD weather site lead at Atlantic Test Ranges.

“Occurrences of continued snowfall are less frequent and of less intensity [here] than inland areas,” he said.

“The tempering influences of our surrounding waters tend to modify our cold air and provide a separation zone between rain for us and snow to our north.”

Wenger said this area receives an average mean snowfall of 2-6 inches during the winter months, “but a deviation of 40-50 miles during the track of a low pressure system can mean a light dusting or 1 foot of snow on the ground.”

When weather models and recommendations from forecasters, such as Wenger, indicate adverse weather will come to fruition, the CO consults the flag officers here — those responsible for Pax’s primary workforce — with her recommendation to change the employee reporting status.

“I’m keeping them up to date as to what weather conditions are progressing early on, and the [executive officer] is communicating down to tenant leadership to let them know weather is coming,” she said.

While aviators are trained to be conscious of weather because it impacts what they do, Fleming, who is also a P-3 aviator, said making a weather-related decision isn’t quite as simple for the NAS CO. “It’s not a P-3 aircrew of 11, it’s a workforce of 22,000 who live in a geographic area of 100 square miles; some commute even farther than that,” she said. “You’re trying to make the right call. You don’t want anyone to get hurt, but you also want to do what you can to enable the mission.”

Three ways to register for AtHoc 1) www.Ready.Navy.mil, click on Stay Informed and then Wide Area Alert Notification from an NMCI- or One Netnetworked computer; 2) From your NMCI computer, right click on the purple globe located on the bottom right of the screen followed by left clicking “Access Self Service”; or 3) Call 301-342-6325 with your computer name and asset tag number. Pax River ITF members are encouraged to contact this number to register for AtHoc notifications.

During and after a weather event, the CO receives updates from security and the command duty office personnel on base road conditions, and joins county government conference calls to find out about road conditions throughout the county.

This helps in determining if the roads are safe to travel.

“I don’t want to put 22,000 people on the roads if the county is telling me they are struggling to keep up with the roads,” Fleming said.

“Nor do I want to put 22,000 people on this base if we are struggling to clear roads and parking lots. That will impede our ability to get back to business.”

With the onset of this past weather event, the base first went into a three-hour delay the night before, followed by restricted access early the next morning.

Placing the base on a delayed arrival beforehand allows the CO time to re-evaluate conditions once adverse weather arrives to determine if another status change is necessary.

“It’s about trying to make the best determination with the information you have at the time,” she said.

The 7 a.m. Baseline One of the new initiatives the CO has set forth for the safety of the workforce during adverse weather is establishing a morning baseline.

In an effort to keep early morning commuters off the roads, the delayed arrival time has a baseline of 7 a.m.

This means anyone who normally reports to work before 7 a.m. changes his or her report time for that day to a 7 a.m. arrival time, plus any delay implemented. For example, if a delay is set for three hours, the earliest an employee should arrive to work is 10 a.m.

“I’m trying to reach the workforce before they get on the road. People shouldn’t be coming in at 5 a.m. if there’s inclement weather,” Fleming

said. “In discussing this with the tenant leaders, we establish 0700 as the baseline, and it shifts the workday to a common operating ground.”

If a person’s normal arrival time is 8 a.m. and the delay is set for three hours, he or she would arrive at 11 a.m.

When a delay message is sent out, Fleming encourages people to read them in their entirety.

“The messages have been altered and now have the 0700 baseline verbiage included,” she said, adding that messages could also include additional information such as when the next reassessment will be conducted and when additional updates could be announced.

The Afternoon Assessment Another change to employee reporting is the reassessment of base status for afternoon and evening shift work.

“Our aviation squadrons have a large workforce that comes in throughout the night to work on aircraft,” Fleming said. “I want to make sure I’m assisting squadrons who are ready to get back to work, so they can do so. If I keep the base in a restricted status, then they are not able to come in.”

Any status change made later in the day, such as during the last weather event, does not apply to those on normal day shift.

“If restricted access was set for the day, I’m not looking to bring back the normal day shift, I’m looking to bring back the afternoon and overnight shifts,” she said.

Employees can receive status changes directly to their personal devices by registering for AtHoc. Status changes are also recorded on 301-342-BASE (2273), posted to www.cnic.navy.mil/patuxent, aired on local radio station and TV stations, and posted to the NAS Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ NASPaxRiver.

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Employee Reporting Status From NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs

It’s important to be prepared and know what to do for the different employee reporting conditions.

Open NAS Patuxent River is open for business as usual. All employees are expected to report to work on time.

Open with Unscheduled Leave/Telework NAS Patuxent River is open with the option for unscheduled leave, telework, or leave without pay. Critical employees must report to work as scheduled. Notify your supervisor of your intentions as soon as possible.

“While we always put safety first when making our decisions [on base status changes], varying conditions around the county can require an employee to make their own judgment call about whether it is safe to report to work,” said Capt. Heidi Fleming, NAS Patuxent River commanding officer. “If road conditions are hazardous in a particular residential area, then maybe unscheduled leave is their best and safest option.”

Delayed Arrival/Unscheduled Leave/Telework NAS Patuxent River is open on a [number of hours] delayed arrival schedule. Administrative leave will be granted for the hours before the set delayed arrival. Critical employees must report to work as previously scheduled. All other employees may take unscheduled leave, telework or leave without pay (LWOP) for the entire day. Employees choosing not to use unscheduled annual leave, telework, or LWOP for the entire workday should report to work according to the defined number of hours in the delay (7 a.m. plus the number of hours), or [number of hours] later than their regular arrival time, if their regular arrival time is after 7 a.m. Notify your supervisor of your intentions as soon as possible.

Delayed Opening/Unscheduled Leave/Telework NAS Patuxent River will delay opening until [time]. Administrative leave will be granted for the hours before the set delayed opening. Critical employees must report to work as previously scheduled. All other employees may take unscheduled leave, telework or leave without pay (LWOP) for the entire day. Employees choosing not to use unscheduled annual leave, telework, or LWOP should report to work at [time]. Notify your supervisor of your intentions as soon as possible.

Restricted Access/Telework NAS Patuxent River has restricted access except for critical employees.

Administrative leave is granted for noncritical employees. Employees scheduled to telework and those with situational telework agreements should telework unless circumstances prevent it. Notify your supervisor of your intentions as soon as possible.

“If we go to restricted access, there is a safety concern and I don’t want people driving here because that impedes the county’s ability to clear their roads, and it impedes our public work’s ability to clear our roads and parking lots to get us ready for business,” Fleming said.

Open With Staggered Departure NAS Patuxent River is open. Employees should depart [number of hours] earlier than their normal departure time, except for critical employees who should remain at work as scheduled. Employees may request unscheduled leave if departing prior to their staggered departure time. Admin leave will be granted for the hours after staggered departure time.

Open With Immediate Departure NAS Patuxent River is open with immediate departure in effect.

Administrative leave will be granted. Employees should depart immediately, except for critical employees who should remain at work as scheduled. Critical employees are those engaged in roles that deliver continuity of operations in security, emergency management, medical, public safety and other crucial operations.

Shelter In Place NAS Patuxent River is executing Shelter in Place procedures at [time]. These facilities are closed to the public.

These messages are found in the Employee Reporting Procedures During Emergency Situations instruction, which can be viewed at http://www.cnic. navy.mil/regions/ndw/installations/nas_patuxent_river/om/nas-pax-riverinstructions.html.

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Hollingsworth: See things through the warfighter’s eyes I

n his 38-year career, Senior Executive Service member Larry Hollingsworth, director of Cyber Warfare at NAVAIR, has seen the nature of warfare change.

One thing that hasn’t changed: “My objective has always been to support the warfighter,” he said during an interview Feb. 19.

“It became clear to me early in my career that in the midst of administrative requirements — laws and regulations that are all necessary — that our warfighters are the ones who are literally risking everything, sometimes setting aside their own personal goals and aspirations in order to defend our nation,” said Hollingsworth. “I have tried to see the world through their eyes, to give them what they need in order to win the fight and then come home to hug their families.”

Hollingsworth noted that what he is most proud of in his career is executing Secretary of Defense-directed Joint Urgent Operational Needs (JUON) that saved lives. For example, NAVAIR-supported intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities at remote forward operating bases overseas helped U.S.

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and coalition service members repel attacks.

“In facing irregular warfare over the last 15 years, NAVAIR has never failed in executing those JUONs,” he said.

Hollingsworth leads a team of more than 1,300 civilians and military members across the country. He has been recognized with the Navy’s Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executive Service, and had a Navy award named in his honor: the Larry E. Hollingsworth Customer Standing Ovation Award. He has also been recognized by InTouch magazine with its Black Engineer of the Year Award and with the National Society of Black Engineers’ Golden Torch Award for Lifetime Achievement in Government.

As he prepares to retire this May, Hollingsworth, who began his NAVAIR career in 1978 under the Engineering Scientist Development Program (ESDP), offered some words of advice for junior people.

“Learn your craft, master it. And ask questions outside your daily job. Learn all the peripherals,” said Hollingsworth. “Always try to understand why things are the way

Smolek is confident that based on the historical and archaeological evidence, the site was the location of the slave cabins which, after the Civil War, were likely still occupied by free blacks.

“The way [the buildings] are situated on the landscape and the way they’re clustered, I think it’s a good suggestion that’s what they were.”

U.S. Navy photo by Kelly Schindler

Larry Hollingsworth, director of Cyber Warfare for NAVAIR, stands in front of an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye in 2011. In his 38-year career, Hollingsworth has been recognized with many awards, including the National Society of Black Engineers’ Golden Torch Award for Lifetime Achievement in Government. Co-workers have praised him for his focus on supporting the warfighter and his mentoring contributions. they are, so you can do a better job providing what [our warfighters] need.”

“I asked a lot of questions in my early years,” added Hollingsworth. “When I came to work here, I didn’t know any of the processes or the

jargon. We have an acronym for everything.”

Former co-workers have high praise for Hollingsworth.

“The amazing thing about Mr. Hollingsworth is his genuine passion for naval avia-

tion and his willingness to provide unconditional support to the warfighter,” said Bill Gilligan, former military director of the NAVAIR Avionics Competency (AIR 4.5).

“He has consistently delivered critical products to the

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fleet that made a difference when the fleet needed them the most. These core values, coupled with his persona as a caring, approachable and forward-leaning leader have cemented Mr. Hollingsworth’s legacy.”

U.S. Navy photo by Shawn Graham

Olivia Hunter, Naval District Washington (NDW) Regional community service program manager, presented Capt.

Heidi Fleming, NAS Patuxent River commanding officer, with a certificate of excellence in community service Feb. 23.

Pax is the 2014 NDW Regional winner for Community Service Program of the Year Excellence Partnership Flagship.

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Virtual system brings modern warfare training to pilots

By J. Raynel Koch NAWCAD Public Affairs ho would have guessed gaming with friends after school could one day be transferred into real world lifesaving experiences. Today, virtual training is used to teach members of the U.S. armed forces how to react to anticipated threats.

Representatives from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy training communities met at NAWCAD at NAS Patuxent River, to discuss and exchange ideas about how the Next Generation Threat System (NGTS) improves the warfighter’s training experience. These operators learned about the newest features in the latest version of the software, NGTS V3.1, released January 2015. Some of these new features were high-fidelity surface and subsurface simulations, auto-generated maritime and urban traffic, as well as advanced threat behavior modeling tools.

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simulate the complexity of modern warfare to allow pilots to train in an intense environment, which can be much more difficult and expensive to do with live training,” said John DiCola, NGTS program manager. “NGTS also integrates with existing trainers to allow students to train in a wide variety of environments.”

The NGTS system can be programed to mimic various platforms working in unison, such as a ship and aircraft working together to complete a routine mission.

“NGTS is basically a constructive simulation system that allows you, as a user, to either build or make models as accurate as you can,” said Kristy Molinar, NGTS lead with Distributed Mission Operation Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. “For instance, an aircraft must imitate a real [live] aircraft flying out there in the world.”

An instructor using the system can manage and assess a student’s performance to

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Lt. Cmdr. Mark Kircher flies a virtual F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet with a constructive wingman using Next Generation Threat System software version 3.1 at the NAWCAD manned flight simulator at NAS Patuxent River. provide him or her immediate feedback. “For the brand-new student sitting in the simulator, it’s giving him the best idea of what he’s really going up against and giving him the

most accurate representation of the threats he’s going to encounter,” said Lt. Cmdr. Brian “Barney” Miller, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems (NAWCTSD) at Orlando, Flori-

da. “I think one of those lessons we keep learning over and over again is the student that’s in training is going to be in combat sooner than he thought he would be. So, whatever we can

give him now, that’s the best training possible is always going to be to his benefit.”

For more news about NGTS and NAWCAD, visit www.navair.navy.mil.

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News Briefs UPDATE: Navywide Advancement Exams Will Be Held at River’s Edge Doors open at 6:30 a.m. As a reminder worksheet signing is in progress for all exams, and worksheets must be signed prior to testing unless permission is granted from the ESO. Good luck to all candidates.

For more information please contact the base ESO Diane Sherkow at 301-342-7305.

ON BASE NAVAIR to host Women’s History Month event 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. March 3 Celebrate Women’s History Month at the River’s Edge Conference Center. This event features LeeAnn Mallorie, founder and CEO of Leading in Motion, who will address “Leadership Sustainability.”

Mallorie’s talk will run from 10-11:30 a.m. Two breakout sessions will follow on “Increasing and Managing Your Energy” and “Emotion and Stress Management.” To register, visit https://navairu.navair.navy.mil or email NAVAIR_EEO@navy.mil.

Update Absentee Voter Info Remember to keep your absentee voter information up to date by completing the Federal Post Card Application online at www.fvap.gov/military-voter/ registration-ballots. Contact the Voting Assistance Officer at vote.patuxentriver@navy.mil or 301-757-0025.

Sign Up for NHC Patuxent River’s Relay Health It’s now possible to get a non-urgent medical question answered, or a medication renewed without making a trip. Sign up for Relay Health to securely email the care teams at Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River.

Visit https://app.relayhealth.com/ RegistrationV2.aspx.

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Where’s Gnorman?

Somewhere in this issue we’ve hidden Gnorman the gnome. Anyone spotting Gnorman can email tester@dcmilitary.com or phone 301-342-4163 now through 5 p.m.

Friday, and 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 Feb. 19 winner was Carol Redmond who found Gnorman on Page 7, in the Crewsin’ photo.

OFF BASE National Society of Black Engineers 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 3 Lexington Park Library The General Body Meeting for NSBE - Southern Maryland Professionals chapter. In honor of National Women’s History Month, St. Mary’s County Commission for Women will give a presentation about their organization. Please come out to support NSBE’s monthly meeting and gain knowledge about this local women’s organization.

SMECO Scholarships for High School Seniors Deadline March 6 High school seniors living with a parent or guardian who is a SMECO customer-member can apply to receive one of four $1,500 scholarships available for the 2015-2016 school year. The student must be enrolled or plan to enroll full-time in an accredited college, university or trade school.

Visit www.smeco.coop.

Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives Reservation deadline March 11 Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, California The St. Mary’s County Commis-

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Around Town sion for Women annual banquet, March 19. Tickets: $25, sold in advance only. To reserve a seat, complete ticket reservation form available at www.stmarysmd.com/docs/ TicketRequestForm2015.pdf or call the Department of Aging and Human Services, Division of Human Services at 301-475-4200 extension 1680.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Command Volunteer Coordinator Training Registration deadline March 16 Washington Navy Yard, Building 101, conference room 132 Naval District Washington (NDW) Regional Community Service Program will conduct training for new command volunteer coordinators from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., March 19. This is a comprehensive training that covers the Navy Community Service Program Reference Guidebook. The Navy Community Service Program is committed to making a difference in national youth educational partnerships and community outreach programs. All participants must register by sending an email to Olivia.hunter@navy.mil. For more information, call 202-433-6854.

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

St. Mary’s Singles Social and Dance 6-8 p.m. Feb. 28 Garvey Senior Activity Center, 41780 Baldridge Street, Leonardtown It’s going to be Singles Social Swing Night and admission is $15.

Dance attendees limited to singles and dancers without partners. No dance experience, no partner required. For more information, visit www.Meetup.com/Singles-SocialSOMD-Dance.

Calvert Marine Museum First Free Friday 5-8 p.m. March 6 The museum is open and free to the public with docents available in every gallery. Entertainment provided by Mermalaide Jazz Trio from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in the Harms Gallery. This evening also features the opening of the Youth Art Month Show Portraits of the Chesapeake by Calvert County Public School K-12 students.

Fossil Club Public Lectures 2:30-4 p.m. March 7 Calvert Marine Museum Harms Gallery CMM Fossil Club president, Mike Ellwood, will outline his fossil and related exploits in the U.S.

Southwest, and John Nance, assistant curator of paleontology, will speak on “Exquisite preservation in fossils and what we can learn from it; insights from Ecphora and the Snaggletooth Shark.” The lectures are free and open to the public.

Pax River Quilters Guild Monthly Meeting 6:30 p.m. March 9th Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, 20850 Langley Rd., Lexington Park The March meeting features a trunk show by master quilter and guild member Florence Stedman.

We will be forming the nominating committee for upcoming board elections. New members and guest welcome! For more info, visit our website www.paxriverquiltguild.com. Pax River Quilters Guild is a 501(c)(3) organization and is open to the public.

Performing Live in Concert: Heart Member tickets available March 17; general public March 24 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart will appear at the Calvert Marine Museum’s PNC Waterside Pavilion on Saturday, May 23. Heart first showed the world that women can rock when their band stormed the charts in

the ‘70s with hits like “Crazy on You,” “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” “Straight On,” and so many more.

Tickets are $49 for reserved seats and $59 for premium seats (additional fees apply) and go on sale to museum members at 10 a.m., March 17. To become a member, visit www.calvertmarinemuseum. com or call 410-326-2042, ext. 16 to get signed up before tickets go on sale. Any remaining tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m., March 24.

• 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 Calvert County events: www.co.cal.md.us Calvert Marine Museum: www.calvertmarinemuseum. com Calvert County libraries: www.calvert.lib.md.us Charles County events: www.charlescounty md.gov/ calendar-date/month

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Center Stage Theater • 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, Feb. 26 6:30 p.m., The Boy Next Door (Rated: R, 1 hr. 31 mins.)

A psychological thriller that explores a forbidden attraction that goes much too far.

Friday, Feb. 27 6:30 p.m., Black or White (Rated: PG-13, 2 hrs. 1 mins.)

This is the story of a grandfather who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter. When her paternal grandmother seeks custody with the help of her brother, the little girl is torn between two families who love her deeply. With the best intentions at heart, both families fight for what they feel is right and are soon forced to confront their true feelings about race, forgiveness, and understanding.

Anchored by an all-star cast and based on real events, the movie

is a look at two seemingly different worlds, in which nothing is as simple as black or white.

9:30 p.m., Project Almanac (Rated: PG-13, 1 hr. 46 mins.)

A brilliant high school student and his friends uncover blueprints for a mysterious device with limitless potential, inadvertently putting lives in danger.

Saturday, February 28 4 p.m., Project Almanac (Rated:

PG-13, 1 hr. 46 mins.)

6:30 p.m., The Imitation Game (Rated: PG-13, 1 hr. 54 mins.)

This film is a nail-biting race against time following Alan Turing (pioneer of modern-day computing and credited with cracking the German Enigma code) and his brilliant team at Britain’s top-secret codebreaking centre, Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II. Turing, whose contributions and genius significantly shortened

the war, saving thousands of lives, was the eventual victim of an unenlightened British establishment, but his work and legacy live on.

9:30 p.m., Black or White (Rated: PG-13, 2 hrs. 1 mins.)

Sunday, March 1 2 p.m., American Sniper (Rated: R, 2 hrs. 12 mins.)

U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-

arms. His pinpoint accuracy and courageous exploits earn him the nickname “Legend.” However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world. Despite the danger, as well as the toll on his family, Chris serves through four harrowing tours of duty in Iraq, personi-

fying the spirit of the SEAL creed to “leave no one behind”. But upon returning to his family, Chris finds that it is the war he can’t leave behind.

Monday, March 2 and Tuesday, March 3 Theater is not open Wednesday, March 4 6:30 p.m., Project Almanac (Rated: PG-13, 1 hr. 46 mins.)

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.

Classes Playgroup at Glen Forrest Community Center: 10-11 a.m. Feb. 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26 Budgeting for Baby at Bldg. 2090: 10-11:30 a.m. Feb. 26 Amazing Newborns: 4-6 p.m.

March 3 Understanding your Credit Score/ Report: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

March 4 Welcome to Pax: 1-3 p.m. March 4 SAPR Refresher Training: 1-3 p.m.

March 5 and 31

Suicide Awareness/Prevention: 9-10 a.m. March 9 Ombudsman Assembly: 6-7:30 p.m. March 10 Command Financial Specialist Training 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 13-17

CFS training is designed to provide financial education and training counseling and information referral at the command level.

To qualify for this CFS training the candidate must be E-6 or above, highly motivated and financially stable. Trained individuals will

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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: 301-342-1694 • Energy Zone: 301-342-4559 • Fleet and Family Support Center: 301-342-4911 • Center Stage Theater: 301-342-5033 • Special Events: 410-326-6830/ 301-342-3214 For all MWR news, visit www. cnic.navy.mil/Patuxent and click on the Fleet and Family Readiness tab.

Special Events Leprechaun Leap 9 a.m. March 14 at the West Basin Marina $10 for T-shirt; $15 for T-shirt and towel.

Open to all with base access, preregister at the ITT Office.

River’s Edge Open for lunch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays ITT

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Tickets available Washington Capitals Washington Nationals Philadelphia Freedom Excursion March 7 Option 1: $90 Bus transportation and admission to Philadelphia Flower Show Option 2: $90 Bus transportation and Philadelphia Trolley Works Option 3: $60.50 Bus transportation only Great Wolf Lodge Special April 18 (cutoff date is March 18) $206 for one-night stay in a family suite that sleeps six. Includes six waterpark passes and $8 worth of arcade tokens.

Dover 400 Military Discounted Tickets May 31 Priced at only $43.25 the package includes: Reserved Mid-Grandstand Seat (Race Day Price is $84) with Trackside Access Pass to allow you to visit Pit Road and walk on the speedway before the race on Sunday as the race teams set up their Pit Stalls for the day.

Make It A Family Event!

Only $11 for a special junior ticket and trackside access pass; for ages 14 and younger.

Order today! Order Deadline is May 15. Call your ITT office today.

Romantic Rhine River Cruise Oct. 30 through Nov. 8 $4,688 per person based on

double occupancy, includes airfare.

Tour the Rhine River from Amsterdam, Holland to Basel, Switzerland.

Drill Hall Couch to 5K Training Program Thinking about running your first 5K? Haven’t run in a while?

Looking to improve your short distance pace? This program is for everyone! Meet twice a week with at least one additional run per week on your own. We meet as a group on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30 a.m., and begin training just in time to prepare for the Earth Day 5K! Water Warriors — Active-duty Military Only 1-1:30 p.m. Mondays March 2, 9, 16, 23 Did you know that jogging 1000 yards in the water burns as many calories as running 5 miles on a track? Join us for an exciting new program guaranteed to give you more bang for your exercise buck. This new aquatics class is based on jogging while in waist/ chest deep water. It is offered only to Active Duty Military personnel and is free! All necessary equipment is provided. All abilities are welcome. So suit up and join this fun impact-free way to boost your cardio endurance. No registration is required.

Spring Intramural Sports Organizational Meeting Softball - March 2; 1 p.m. in the Bowling Center In-Line Hockey - March 3; 1 p.m.

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Scoreboard in the Bowling Center Golf - March 18; 1 p.m. at the Cedar Point Golf Course Club House Points 2 Fitness Beginning in March, and running for 10 weeks, you will be challenged to earn as many points as possible by logging your food, working out daily, weighing in weekly, losing pounds, and making your goal weight! Weigh-ins will take place weekly.

First Weigh-In: March 4 Last Weigh-In: May 6 Preregistration required. There will be a maximum of 50 participants.

Registration deadline is March 2.

10 Mile Relay Race 11:30 a.m. March 20 at the Drill Hall Open to all station personnel, free for active duty and $10 for all others. Register at the Sports & Fitness Office in the Drill Hall.

Navy Flying Club Private Pilot Ground School 5-8 p.m. Mondays Building 2189 auditorium The Patuxent River Navy Flying Club is offering Private Pilot Ground School from January to May. The course meets the requirements for the FAA knowledge test and for Navy Continuous Learning credits. For more information or to enroll in the course, contact Joe Dziewit at 301-8621110, or come to the Club office located behind and next to the Post Office on base.

Intramural bowling league WSI Big ten Goat Locker Sky Cops Gutter Trash Hang’ em high Rollin’ Thunder Gutter clutter High-n-low On a whim Ten Pin Mafia Spare time

56-20 48-28 44-32 42-34 40-36 38-38 35-41 34-42 34-42 30-46 30-46 25-51

Graybeard basketball league Social Security River Dawgs W.W.D. Loggies A/O MAG-49

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Intramural basketball league Monday/Wednesday division Grind time Ballsohardu Maryland Elite Team America Tigers Tuesday/Thursday division #Swag VX-1 MAG-49 Health Clinic Intramural volleyball league Monday/Wednesday division Heavy Hitters Sloppy Sets SRR ASTC Tuesday/Thursday division Brew Crew Victorious Secrets STK Kimosabi GBOF Pioneers NHC

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