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Earth Day 5k in support of SAPR at the Beach House Vol. 72, No. 14

Young family members recognized Page 2

Life aboard the space shuttle Page 2

Marine captain takes top honors Page 3

Celebrating 72 Years of Community Partnership

April 9, 2015

Pax River buildings change from heating to cooling systems

• More than 43 percent of servicemembers have children • Nearly two million military children have experienced a parental deployment since 2001

From Naval Facilities Command Public Works Department

Spring cooling season is right around the corner and any facilities at NAS Patuxent River, Webster Outlying Field and Navy Recreation Center Solomons without automatic controls will have their heating system secured for the season between April 20 and 24.

Once the heating system is secured, there is a mandated 30-day waiting period before the cooling system is reactivated, per SECNAV Energy Conservation Memorandum dated 2005.

At this point, the projected date for cooling reactivation is May 18-22.

Once a facility’s cooling system has been reactivated and the thermostats have been set, it’s highly recommended that the facility’s occupants not make any adjustments to the settings. If there are concerns with a particular area or zone within a facility, please contact your building’s facility coordinator to submit a request to Base Operations Support desk at 301-342-4205 for emergencies, or troubledesk@iappax.com for routine work requests, so a qualified service technician can assess the situation and make

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Stuff the Bus

Food donation drive 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 18 Join St. Nicholas Chapel Youth Group and other volunteers to stuff the bus in the parking lot of the NAS Patuxent River Commissary, where they’ll be collecting donations for three local food pantries. Staples needed include peanut butter, jelly, hamburger or tuna helper kits, pasta and pasta sauces, tuna, canned vegetables, pork and beans, soups and rice.

• Nearly 80 percent of military children attend public schools throughout the United States • The average military family moves three times more often than their civilian counterpart • The repeated and extended separations and increased hazards of deployment compound stressors in military children’s lives

U.S. Navy graphic by Shawn Graham

April is the Month of the Military Child. This awareness month was established to underscore the important role children play in the armed forces community. There are nearly 2 million military children worldwide, ranging in ages from newborn to 18 years old; 1.3 million military children are school-age. Care of military children sustains our fighting force and strengthens the health, security and safety of the nation’s families and communities.

• One third of schoolage military children show psychosocial behaviors such as being anxious, worrying often, crying more frequently.

Redistricting plan to have minimal impact on military families

By Shawn Graham NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs

St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS) will implement new boundary lines for Evergreen, Leonardtown and Hollywood elementary schools beginning with the 2015-16 school year.

“The redistricting plan provides considerations for active-duty military families within the Evergreen, Hollywood and Leonardtown elementary school communities, said Dawn Simpson, NAS Patuxent River school liaison officer. “The plan also includes Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary School, which is under construction.”

Capt. Walter Francis Duke, a fighter pilot and “flying ace,” was shot down in combat over the jungles of Burma during World War II. Duke was born and raised in Leonardtown, Maryland, where the school is being constructed.

The new redistricting plan also calls for Columbia Colony, an off base Navy Housing neighborhood, to be rezoned from Evergreen Elementary to Hollywood Elementary. SMCPS is

What you need to know: • Servicemembers’ children who currently attend these schools can remain enrolled at their current school through the 2017-18 school years - three years; however transportation from the school system will not be provided • Newly arrived servicemembers can register students in a redistricted area from now through the last day of the 201415 school years and have the option to enroll at either Hollywood or Leonardtown for the remainder of the 2014-15 school year; however transportation from the school system will not be provided developing a special transfer form for active-duty military families impacted by the change.

“SMCPS is sensitive to the sacrifices of our military families,” Simpson said. “They put many considerations into place to accommodate all current and future students.”

“Families looking at private

U.S. Navy photo by Shawn Graham

St. Mary’s County Public Schools is implementing new boundary lines for Evergreen, Leonardtown and Hollywood elementary Schools. homes that currently have students attending Evergreen, Leonardtown or Hollywood elementary schools, should check which school will be assigned to that residence for the 2015-16 school years,” Simpson explained. “All families affected by the redistricting will receive a letter from SMCPS in the coming months.”

The new boundary lines for the 2015-16 school years will be posted

on the School/Bus Stop Locator link beginning link July 1; the current school zones are reflected until June 30. Visit www.smcps.org/dss/transportation/bus-stop-and-schoollocator.

Parents may contact the St. Mary’s County Public Schools at 301-475-4256, ext. 6 to confirm the school their residence is zoned to attend or Simpson at 301-757-1871 or dawn.simpson@navy.mil.

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Month of the Military Child recognizes young family members

By Amaani Lyle DOD News, Defense Media Activity

To highlight the yearround contributions, courage and patriotism of the military community’s youngest members, the Defense Department observes April as the Month of the Military Child, a Pentagon official told DOD News.

Established by then-Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in 1986, the month recognizes some 1.9 million U.S. military children ranging in age from infants to 18 years old who have one or both parents serving in the armed forces, said Barbara Thompson, the director of DOD’s Office of Family Readiness Policy.

“We want to highlight their sacrifices [and] support of the military member in their families, so it behooves us to take time from the busy calendar of our events and recognize military children,” she said.

Permanent-change-ofstation moves, deployments and training activities, among other facets of military life,

DOD graphic

can present unique challenges to children who must constantly adjust to distance, unfamiliarity and uncertain schedules, Thompson explained.

“That can be a real sacrifice, because each parent is a very important part of that child’s makeup,” she said.

“So we want to make sure that when they move or change schools, all of those transition times are supported with resources, programs and services.”

DOD offers a variety of programs to help military children overcome these challenges, Thompson said.

Available Programs Offer Assistance For example, the Child Development Program offers child care up to age 12.

Similarly, youth development programs offer older children opportunities for recreation, and character, social and emotional development.

Thompson reported that parents, too, have resources to help best guide and nurture their children of all ages.

The New Parents Support Program helps parents during pregnancy and childbirth, and children up to 3 years of age, to reach their full potential through home visitations

and parent support groups, she said.

Military OneSource is another resource available 24/7, 365 days a year, to support parents to learn more about parenting skills, as well as to find support for themselves, Thompson added. It also offers telephonic, face-to-face, online and video nonmedical and financial counseling, which she described as “strengthening pillars” for military households separated from extended family or settling into a new environment.

“On the installations, we have military family support centers,” she said, “where a multitude of services for transitions and life skills are offered to make sure our families can be resilient and strengthen them in their efforts to be the parents they want to be.”

Family support has evolved over the last 40 years to become the family readiness system, which is a

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Life aboard the space shuttle

NAVAIR engineer discusses what astronauts do; what keeps it operating

By Donna Cipolloni NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs

Courtesty photo

Laura Slovey, formerly a Mission Control flight controller with the Space Shuttle program, readies herself to undergo a portion of the same training required by shuttle astronauts. Now a NAVAIR test flight engineer, Slovey will be participating in the Cosmos Gallery Talk series at Annmarie Gardens, April 19, discussing life aboard the space shuttle.

After spending nearly eight years at Mission Control Center (MCC) with NASA’s Space Shuttle Program, Laura Slovey will have an interesting story to tell this month as part of the Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center’s Comos Gallery Talk series.

Before coming to NAS Patuxent River three years ago, Slovey worked more than 14 shuttle missions at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

“I was a MMACS (Mechanical Maintenance Arm and Crew Systems) flight controller responsible for all of the shuttle’s mechanical hardware systems, such as hydraulics, landing fear, auxiliary power units, docking system and various mechanisms,” said Slovey, NAVAIR flight test engineer working on F/18s as part of the Air Force’s KC-46 tanker program. “Our group also coor-

Join the Cosmos Gallery Talk Life on the Shuttle 1-2:30 p.m. April 19 Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center Free; no reservations required.

Also in conjunction with the exhibit, a 15-foot model of the Space Shuttle Discovery will be on display through May 2. dinated with a bigger team to organize photo/TV, crew escape hardware, crew systems and inflight maintenance.”

Her first encounter with space, however, came much earlier when Star Lab, a traveling planetarium, visited her Michigan elementary school.

“It was a big inflatable dome and you’d go inside and see a projection of the stars and constellations, and the librarian would discuss the solar system and tell related mythological stories; it just fascinated me,” Slovey remembered. “Growing up, I

would attend different space camps and, for a long time, I wanted to be an astronaut.”

Slovey followed where her dream led her, eventually earning an aerospace engineering degree and landing the MCC job right out of college “It was my dream job, but it made me realize I don’t really want to be an astronaut,” she said. “Don’t get me wrong, I’d go to space in a heartbeat, but astronauts are special. There’s a lot of information they need to know and be able to make intelligent, reactive decisions based on it; for me, mission control was the next best thing.”

During her gallery talk, Slovey hopes to connect with everyone who might be part of her audience, from younger children to fellow scientists.

“Since I’m not an astronaut, my perspective is different, but I did take a lot of the same training because I had to understand their viewpoint and the challenges involved

when they worked one of my procedures,” she explained.

“I plan to talk about the ordinary and mundane tasks people don’t think about, as well as what it takes to keep the shuttle operating while in space.”

For the younger crowd — and let’s admit it, the older crowd, too — she’ll discuss how astronauts go to the bathroom and sleep; how they have chores to do, like vacuuming; how everything has Velcro so it won’t float away; and how playing with your food reaches the extreme in zero gravity.

Loftier subjects will include pre-launch data monitoring, launch-commit criteria, what it takes to keep the vehicle functioning, how to handle emergency situations and the uniqueness of MCC during a launch.

“It takes eight and a half minutes for the shuttle to get into space; the crew’s life

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Marine captain takes top honors for aviation maintenance excellence

By Kristine Wilcox, Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-263) communications A Marine Corps captain recently earned CNO’s Charles J. “Chuck” Nechvatal aviation ground maintenance officer of the year award for his contribution to the deployment of one of the service’s newest small unmanned aircraft systems.

Capt. Chris Seemayer, assistant program manager for logistics supporting the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA263) received the award March 24 during a ceremony held at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River.

“Captain Seemayer is leading the charge for the logistics and maintenance support for smaller unmanned aircraft systems (UAS),” said Rear Adm. Paul Sohl, Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers, and Assistant Commander for Logistics and Industrial Operations. “He is not waiting to be

About Capt. Chris Seemayer Hometown: Arlington Heights, Illinois Commissioned as second lieutenant in Marine Corps: 2006 Why he joined: “Military history and aircraft were two of my passions as a child. I was drawn to the sense of duty and team of one of them, and drawn to the technical intricacies of the other.

I was able to combine both into a career as a Marine maintainer.”

Other personal awards: Navy and Marine Corps Commendation and Achievement medals

U.S. Navy photo

Capt. Don Simmons, Aviation Force Material officer for Commander, Naval Air Pacific and Commander, Naval Air Atlantic, left, presents Marine Corps Capt. Chris Seemayer with the 2014 Charles J. “Chuck” Nechvatal award for aviation maintenance excellence during a ceremony March 24 at NAS Patuxent River. Seemayer is the assistant program manager for logistics supporting the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-263). told what the next step is. This innovative young officer is drawing upon his own experiences and creativity to get out of his comfort zone and show us what the next step should

be when it comes to small UAS supportability.”

Seemayer, a 2006 graduate of Miami University, took top honors for having the most beneficial impact on com-

mand readiness and mission accomplishments during the past year. He oversaw the logistical coordination for the RQ-21A Blackjack’s operational test and evaluation phase under a unique scenario. The Marines required Blackjack’s capabilities for real-world combat operations prior to the system being fielded to the fleet. His efforts resulted in 100 percent mission readiness and successful completion of the test plan, which was executed

by Marines in Afghanistan just months later.

“This award is truly a testament to the phenomenal team both in the supporting echelon and the fleet that are steadfastly focused on bringing unmanned aviation into the naval enterprise and posturing our systems

to bring enhanced readiness to the operating forces,” said Seemayer, who joined PMA263 in 2013.

He also developed a numbering system similar to manned aircraft’s bureau number (BUNO) to accurately report UAS mission readiness. Standard aviation practices identified an air vehicle status, but did not take into account the subsystems required to operate a UAS. The new process, which accounts for all vehicles and integrated equipment within the RQ-21A system, is now being adopted across all Group 3-class UAS platform allowing for tailored logistic support.

“Chris brings a great deal of professionalism and expertise to our program office,” said Col. Eldon Metzger, PMA-263

program manager. “He puts the fleet first and tackles each task with the commitment to improve mission readiness and success.”

Seemayer, who served in Afghanistan in 2010, said it is a remarkable feeling to know that you have made a positive impact on enhancing capabilities for the Marines and Sailors in the operating forces.

“I feel both honored and humbled to be recognized with this award, but also thankful to the phenomenal cadre of enlisted and officer mentors that I have been fortunate to serve with throughout my career,” he said.

Kristine Wilcox provides contract communication support as an employee of Bowhead Professional Solutions, LLC.

Pax and Indian Head team conduct production acceptance test of Tomahawk missile From Naval Surface Warfare Center Public Affairs

The Navy’s Tactical Tomahawk missile, underwent a successful production acceptance test, March 19, using Functional Ground Test (FGT) capability at Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division’s (NSWC IHEODTD) Large Rocket Motor Test Facility in Indian Head, Maryland.

The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile — managed

by NAVAIR’s Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO(U&W)) — is an all-weather, long-range, subsonic cruise missile used for land attack warfare, and is launched from U. S. Navy surface ships and submarines.

“This latest FGT — which is the 84th we’ve conducted in the past 25 years — was in support of the RGM-109E Block IV, Vertical Launch System (VLS) full-rate production lot acceptance,” said NSWC IHEODTD’s Michael Spriggs,

U.S. Navy photo by Shawn Graham

The cooling standard established by Commander, Navy Installations Command is 78 degrees. Once a facility’s cooling system has been reactivated and the thermostats have been set, it’s recommended that the facility’s occupants not make any adjustments to the settings.

U.S. Navy photo

The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile — managed by NAVAIR’s Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO(U&W)) — is an all-weather, long-range, sub-sonic cruise missile used for land attack warfare, and is launched from U. S. Navy surface ships and submarines. senior engineer and FGT test conductor. “For the test, we used a single, representative missile from the full-rate production line to demonstrate the capability of this lot to perform mission requirements. The data we collected

from the test will be used to verify the manufacturing processes and quality of missiles produced.”

During the test, the missile is exercised at the system level as it would be in an operational flight through the deto-

nation command, except that the missile is restrained in a specially designed test stand and is equipped with an inert warhead.

“After ‘launch,’ real-time,

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COOLING

Continued from 1 the proper adjustment, if required.

Various facilities across the installation have been waived from the mandated waiting period by the NAS Commanding Officer, such as child care and sleeping quarters. Those previously approved facilities do not have to submit another

waiver request this year.

Additional waiver requests may be submitted for review and submission for approval by the NAS commanding officer by contacting Lt. Cmdr.

Sylvester Adamah, Public Works, at sylvester.adamah@navy.mil. Until your waiver request has been approved, your facility shall comply with the spirit and intent of the SECNAV Policy.

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Navy Exceptional Family Member Program Does your Family have Special Needs? Want to know what support options are available to you? Get familiar with the Exceptional Family Member Program and make sure you have an updated status before you are detailed. Get all of the facts, resources and registration information at www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/support/efm/Pages/default.aspx.

What’s Happening With MWR For all MWR news, visit www. cnic.navy.mil/Patuxent and click on the Fleet and Family Readiness tab.

Phone directory Information, Tickets and Travel Office 301-342-3648 Drill Hall 301-757-3943 River’s Edge 301-342-3656 NRC Solomons 410-326-6830 Fleet & Family Support Center 301-342-4911 Center Stage Theater 301-342-5033 Customized Creations 301-342-3569 Rassieur Youth Center 301-342-1694 River’s Edge Open for lunch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays Comics on Duty *SOLD OUT* April 9 at the River’s Edge Appetizer Buffet opens at 5:30 p.m.; Performances begin at 7 p.m.

Show contains adult situational comedy.

River’s Edge Lunch Bus The River’s Edge Shuttle Bus will be driving out to ATR, Bldg.

2187, Bldg. 2185, the Clinic/NAVAIR Bldg., Frank Knox Bldg., Presidential Helo, and Test Pilot School to pick up passengers looking to get out of their office for a great lunch without the worry of losing their parking spot! Check out the River’s Edge website for the shuttle schedule at www.cnic. navy.mil/riversedge/

NRC Solomons Learn to Swim Registration 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

April 10 Military Only (Active Duty, Retired, & Reserve) April 11 (All eligible patrons) Registration will take place at the Adventure Zone April 10 & 11 and will resume on Memorial Day Weekend at the Riverside Aquatics Complex during normal hours of operation.

ITT Tickets available Washington Nationals Baltimore Orioles Navy Football Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Bowie Baysox Garden Plot Rentals Available Now! Plot size: 30’x75’; $30 plus a $15 refundable clean up deposit charged for each plot rented. For more information, contact the ITT office.

Great Wolf Lodge Special June 26 (cutoff date is May 22) $412 for a two night stay in a family suite that sleeps 6. Includes six waterpark passes and $8 worth of arcade tokens.

Richmond NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Offer Purchase a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ticket and get: • Admission to Toyota Military Hospitality area located in the Amphitheater on race day (limited to

first 1,500 participants), where you can enjoy: • Refreshments • Special appearances • Complimentary Military Appreciation Pre-Race Pit Pass.* • Pit Pass is valid from 2-6:30 p.m.; time & weather permitting.

Tickets available at www.rir.com/ salute please select your base as “NAS Patuxent River.”

Drill Hall Summer Hours: 5 a.m to 8 p.m. Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays & holidays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays 10 Mile Relay Race 11:30 a.m. *rescheduled* April 10 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.

Earth Day 5K Run / 3K Walk in support of SAPR 11 a.m. April 23 at the MWR Beach House Celebrate the Earth by being active and getting outside! Race is free to participate in and t-shirts are available for $12 ($14 for XXL). Register at the Sports and Fitness Office in the Drill Hall or the day of the event.

Ballroom Dancing 6-8 p.m. Thursdays, beginning April 23 Cost: $48 per person. Register at the Sports and Fitness Office.

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 301342-4911.

Playgroup at Glenn Forrest Community Center: 10-11 a.m. April 9, 16, 23, 30 Infant Massage at Glenn Forrest Community Center: 9-9:45 a.m.

April 9 & 16 Effective Communication: 9-11 a.m. April 13 1-2-3 Magic (three consecutive classes): 12-2 p.m. April 14, 21 and 28 Resume Writing: 1-4 p.m. April 15 SAPR Refresher Training: 1-3 p.m. April 28 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 represent their command and provide education at the command level. If you have any questions about signing up for the class, contact Jim Walsh at the Fleet and Family Support Center at 301-342-5442. No cost. Local orders required.

caring for EFM needs. Email James Lettner at james.lettner@navy.mil.

Ready Navywww.ready.navy.mil Winter may be almost over, but hazardous weather and driving conditions are still possible at any time! Stop by the Fleet and Family Support Center to pick up a free emergency preparedness information bag.

Financial Counseling Services The Personal Financial Educator can help individuals and families in managing their finances, resolving financial problems and to reach long-term goals. Take control of your finances and make an appointment with a counselor by calling 301-342-5442.

Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) EFMP is a DOD program that addresses the special needs of military families. Sailors with an exceptional family member — a family member with special needs such as a medical or educational disability — are encouraged to enroll in the EFMP so the Navy can do its part in

Clinical Counseling Services Clinical Counseling services can directly improve the quality of life of service members and their family by addressing the stressors facing today’s military. To make an appointment with a counselor, call 301-3424911 or 202-685-6019.

Find Your Command Ombudsman Find out who your Ombudsman is. Visit www.ombudsmanregistry. org, click on “Contact Your Ombudsman” and follow the prompts, or call 301-757-1861 to speak with the NAS Patuxent River Ombudsman Coordinator.

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CHILD

Continued from 2 collaborative network of agencies, programs, services and professionals who promote the readiness and quality of life of military families both on installations and in the community, Thompson said.

“There is no ‘wrong’ door,” she said. “So regardless of where you’re seeking support, whether it’s with your pediatrician or with your chaplain, he or she will also know the resources to support you in your efforts

MISSILE

Continued from 3 six-degree-of-freedom accredited mission simulation software provides inputs to the missile’s guidance system to mimic flight, targeting and detonation. The missile ‘flew’ for about an hour and 45 minutes before it successfully acquired the target,” said NSWC IHEODTD FGT software lead Mike Gardner.

Because the missile remains intact, special instrumentation can be applied and thorough post-flight inspections can be conducted.

“Preliminary assessment indicates this missile performed as expected and all test objectives were achieved,” said Spriggs.

According to Spriggs,

team may be anywhere from one to 10 people.”

The monthly Cosmos Gallery Talks are part of Annmarie Gardens Cosmos: Imagining the Universe exhibit, currently on display through July 26.

According to the Annmarie website, the Cosmos exhibit explores the mysteries of the universe — scientific and fantastical, theo-

retical and fictional, real and imagined. From the results of scientific inquiry to the creative minds of science fiction authors and fans, the exhibit celebrates how space has stimulated human understanding and creativity.

Slovey expects to speak for about 45 minutes and then turn it over to the audience for questions.

to navigate the military life course.”

Across the services, Thompson said, parades, fairs, art and poetry contests will abound as installations develop engaging and amusing activities to solidify the bonds among families and communities.

“We want to make sure that children’s voices are heard during the Month of the Military Child,” she said.

“It’s a fun time to be with their families [and] to take part in the various activities

that the services developed to recognize military children.”

Community outreach initiatives include partnerships with the Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s 4-H youth group to promote “Purple Up!” On April 15, Thompson said. Students, school sports team members, teachers and community leaders will wear purple as a visual tribute to military children.

“It is hard to be a military child, and they’re doing it super well,” Thompson said.

the FGT program at NSWC IHEODTD began in 1990 as a basic test capability to support NAVAIR’s Tomahawk Weapons System Program Office (PMA-280), and has evolved along with the missile to support all variants.

In addition to acceptance testing, FGTs are conducted to verify new missiles; assess service life of aged missiles; monitor stockpiled missiles; or observe newly engineered components.

“We anticipate conducting the next FGT later this fiscal year to sample a Capsule Launching System variant,” said NSWC IHEODTD’s Phillip Vaughn, FGT program manager.

NSWC IHEODTD is a field activity of the Naval Sea Systems Command and is part of the Department of the Navy’s science and engineering enterprise. The

Division is the leader in energetics, energetic materials, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) knowledge, tools, equipment. Our Division focuses on the research, development, test, evaluation, in-service support, and disposal of energetics and energetic systems as well as works to provide Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, and Airmen worldwide with the information and technological solutions they need to detect/locate, access, identify, render safe, recover/exploit, and dispose of both conventional and unconventional explosive threats.

For more information on the Tomahawk missile, visit the Navy Fact Files. For more information on NSWC IHEODTD, visit www.navsea.navy.mil/nswc/indianhead.

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Around Town Fairies in the Garden Kick-off 6-9 p.m. April 10 Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center This magical fairy house and gnome home exhibit kicks off with the family-friendly After Hours Reception 6-9 p.m. Friday, April 10.

Enjoy appetizers and live music performed by Higher Standards Jazz Trio. Return to the garden and enjoy a magical exhibit of more than 55 handmade fairy and gnome homes throughout the sculpture garden and wooded path, following the opening. The homes will be on display outside through Sept. 7. Guests can stop by the Arts Building for a fairy & gnome home guide to start their journey.

Alice in Wonderland at 150 7-8:30 p.m. April 13 Calvert Library, Prince Frederick August Imholz, author, scholar and former president of the Lewis

Carroll Society of North America, presents the origin of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and its almost equally famous sequel, “Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.” Hear him discuss the aspects of Alice which make her perennially popular, the worldwide range of translations, illustrations of Alice after the 1907 copyright expired, and the parodies and uses of Alice in popular culture around the world.

Lexington Park Library The Southern Maryland JobSource Mobile Career Center will be available to provide assistance to job seekers.

• Discover other fun, interesting and educational things to do and places to go throughout the area by visiting:

Jim Gill Family Concert 2-3 p.m. April 19 Lexington Park Library Jim Gill, nationally known award-winning children’s musician, author and child-development specialist, presents a free, all-ages family concert. Children and adults can clap, sing, dance and even sneeze along to silly and inspiring musical games.

St. Mary’s County libraries: www.stmlib.org

Mobile Career Center 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 22

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/

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.charlescountymd.gov/calendar-date/month

News Briefs ON BASE: Building 409 Sidewalk Work Roadwork, sidewalk and curb repair at Building 409 has closed the front parking lot and the side drives between buildings 409 and 460. To minimize impact, work will be done in three phases and should be completed in May. Only two entrance doors will be open at a time.

All work is dependent on weather and the schedule could change.

Navy Patuxent Sail Club Open House Noon to 4 p.m. April 11 West Base Marina NPSC’s Open House is open to anyone with base access. Those interested can sign up now for club membership at www.navypaxsail.

com. Sail training classes fill up fast.

Purple Up for Military Kids April 15 April is Month of the Military Child. Naval District Washington Child and Youth Programs invites everyone across the region to wear purple April 15 as a gesture of support for military youth. Purple symbolizes all branches of the military as it is a combination of Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard blue, along with Marine red and Army green.

ANZAC Day Remembrance RSVP by April 16 Outside River’s Edge Catering and Conference Center Australian defense personnel

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based at Patuxent River will host an Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day service at 6 a.m. April 24, followed by a free gunfire breakfast at Rivers Edge.

ANZAC Day is an important Australian national holiday marking the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces on the shores of Gallipoli during World War I. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the landing. All are welcome to attend the dawn service. For more information or to register, contact Roland Walker at roland.walker. as@navy.mil or (301) 342-5778.

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Thursday, April 9 6:30 p.m., Unfinished Business (Rated: R, 1 hr. 30 mins.)

A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every imaginable and unimaginable - way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit.

Friday, April 10 6:30 p.m., The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Rated: PG, 1 hr. 57 mins.)

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the expansionist dream of Sonny, and it’s making more claims on his time than he has available, considering his imminent marriage to the love of his life, Sunaina.

Sonny has his eye on a promising property now that his first venture, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful, has only a single remaining vacancy-posing a rooming predicament for fresh arrivals Guy and Lavinia. Evelyn and Douglas have now joined the Jaipur workforce, and are wondering where their regular dates for Chilla pancakes will lead, while Norman and Carol are negotiating the tricky waters of an exclusive relationship, as Madge juggles two eligible and very wealthy suitors. Perhaps the only one who may know the an-

swers is newly installed co-manager of the hotel, Muriel, the keeper of everyone’s secrets. As the demands of a traditional Indian wedding threaten to engulf them all, an unexpected way forward presents itself.

9:10 p.m., Run All Night (Rated: R, 2 hrs.)

Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon, once known as The Gravedigger, has seen better days. Longtime best friend of mob boss Shawn Maguire, Jimmy, now 55, is haunted by the sins of his past-as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years.

Lately, it seems Jimmy’s only solace can be found at the bottom of a whiskey glass. But when Jimmy’s estranged son, Mike, becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. With Mike on the run, Jimmy’s only penance for his past mistakes may be to keep his son from the same fate Jimmy is certain he’ll face himself at the wrong end of a gun. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy just has one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.

Saturday, April 11 4 p.m., Cinderella (Rated: PG, 1 hr. 53 mins.)

The story follows the fortunes of young Ella whose merchant father remarries following the tragic death of her mother. Keen to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother Lady Tremaine and her daughters Anastasia and Drizella into the family home. But when Ella’s father suddenly and unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. Ella could easily begin to lose hope. Yet, despite the cruelty inflicted upon her, Ella is determined to honor her mother’s dying words and to “have courage and be kind.” And then there is the dashing stranger she meets in the woods.

Unaware that he is really a prince, not merely an employee at the palace, Ella finally feels she has met a kindred soul.

6:30 p.m., The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Rated: PG, 1 hr. 57 mins.)

9:10 p.m., Run All Night (Rated: R, 2 hrs.)

Sunday, April 12 2 p.m., Cinderella (Rated: PG, 1 hr. 53 mins.)

Monday, April 13 - Tuesday, April 14 Theater is not open Wednesday, April 15 6:30 p.m., The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Rated: PG, 1 hr. 57 mins.)

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Continued from 5 Leatherneck 5K 9 a.m. May 2 Officers Club, near the golf course Route: 3.1 mile course out and back along Cedar point road from the golf course to the fishing pier.

Registration: On Active.com (http://www.active.com/ event_detail.cfm?event_id=2103120 ) or in person at the Marine Aviation Detachment. Cost is $30 and includes T-shirt, finisher’s medal and food. Open to all ages, military and civilian. Individuals without base access must contact the event coordinator in advance to make arrangements. Contact: Daniel Hagarty at 301342-7776 or Daniel.hagarty@navy.mil.

Energy Savings Performance Contract Update Saving energy is at the forefront at Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) with five different energy conservation measures (ECMs) taking place across 67 buildings

at WOLF. The initiative is part of the Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) awarded in late 2014 between the Navy and the Department of Energy-approved energy services contractor (ESCO), Clark Energy Group. This contract encompasses energy conservation work to continue through July 2016. ECM start dates: April 14, interior and exterior lighting and building envelope upgrades, such as adding insulation and sealing gaps around windows and doors. Thermostat and HVAC upgrades will start in the near future. Localized outages such as water, electric and HVAC, will occur for brief periods during the implementation phase. Occupants of impacted facilities will be notified in advance.

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 April 2 winner was Hans Stein who found Gnorman on Page 2, in the air-to-air missle photo.

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