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February 22, 2013

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Fire destroys pair of townhomes in Bellevue Housing BY PAUL BELLO

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JOINT BASE ANACOSTIABOLLING, D.C. – An early morning fire Feb. 18 destroyed a pair a townhomes in Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling’s (JBAB) Bellevue Housing area, leaving one local firefighter slightly injured and five families displaced as a result of the wind-swept blaze. The fire was reported at 8:52 a.m. on the south side of the base along Helm Court. More than 60 firefighters from Naval District Washington (NDW) and Washington Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services converged on the scene, where units found a two-story townhome with heavy fire on both floors. The fire was so intense that flames extended to the second floor of a neighboring townhome, according to NDW Central Battalion Chief Kevin Grinder. “Firefighters were met with heavy conditions in the back of

the homes, so we made our entry through the front door,” Grinder said. “The fire was everywhere. It was in the attic, floors and walls.” Because crews made an aggressive interior attack and were able to overcome the high wind conditions outside, firefighters were able to quickly stop the fire and limit its damage to the initial townhome and its neighboring unit – saving the other three townhomes that are part of that row, Grinder said. As it turns out, firefighters weren’t the only ones that sprung into action that day. A sixyear old boy named Chase, who lives with his family at the south end of the five-home complex, smelled smoke and knew right away something was wrong. “I woke up and smelled smoke. Then, all of a sudden, something was burning from outside,” he said. “I woke up everyone in the house. We had to get out of fast.” Chase told his mother, Jamie, who immediately looked out her

bedroom window and saw smoke billowing out of the other homes. She credits her son with getting everyone out safely and alerting the other neighbors. The occupants of the townhomes destroyed by the fire escaped without injury and have been relocated to temporary lodging facilities on JBAB. They are joined by the three other families along that street whose homes were not damaged, but had their utilities shut off as a safety precaution. The American Red Cross is assisting families and JBAB’s Military Family Support Center is serving as their primary point of contact and advocate. Voluntarily given donations of household or clothing items for the families may be taken to the MFSC in Bldg. 13 on Brookley Avenue. Questions regarding donations can be addressed by the MFSC at 202-767-0450. (Joe Cirone contributed to this story)

U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY KEVIN GRINDER

Two townhomes in the Bellevue Housing area were completely gutted by an early morning ﬁre Feb. 18th on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. Occupants of the homes were evacuated by emergency responders and no serious injuries were reported.

Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield on the Horizon for Naval District Washington BY PATRICK GORDON NDW WATERLINE WRITER

U.S. Navy photo by Gin Kai

Naval Support Activity Annapolis conducted a simulated active shooter scenario at the U.S. Naval Academy March 22, 2012, in support of Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield (SC/CS) 2012. SC/CS 2013 exercises in Naval District Washington began Feb. 19 and will continue up to March 1.

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WASHINGTON - Personnel in Naval District Washington (NDW) can soon expect to see a familiar change around their bases. Increased security, closed gates, vehicle searches, and other heightened security measures can be expected, and some may be asking what all the trouble is for. But there is no need for worry; it is all part of NDW’s participation in the Navy’s annual Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield (SC/CS) exercise, scheduled for late FebruaryMarch. Since 1999, SC/CS has been a field training exercise in and outside of the continental United States used to test anti-terrorism procedures at the ﬂeet, regional and installation levels. Solid Cur-

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tain is an exercise focused on command, control, and communication (C3) between all echelons Navy wide. Citadel Shield is an installation-level training exercise that will include active shooter and improvised explosive device drills. “Citadel Shield will basically be installation run exercises or drills,” said Naval Support Activity Washington anti-terrorism ofﬁcer William Holdren. “Solid Curtain is Navy driven; it is going to be run off of Navy intelligence reports and incidents, increasing the force protection conditions and how we react, all the way through reporting procedures up to Fleet Forces.” Holdren explained that SC/CS is an effective means of not only training personnel, but creating a

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safe training environment where other personnel can familiarize themselves with emergency procedures. “First and foremost, Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield gives us the opportunity to exercise our antiterrorism plan. It allows us to develop, and then test, our anti-terrorism plan so that we know that it works correctly,” said Holdren. “So this is a very big deal, especially from an anti-terrorism perspective. But in addition to allowing anti-terrorism forces, police and naval security forces an opportunity to exercise, it also gives everybody on the installations that glimpse into what would happen should we have to increase force protection condition measures.”

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OSD tours JBAB, visits mission partners BY PAUL BELLO

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JOINT BASE ANACOSTIABOLLING, D.C. – Members of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) made a special Valentine’s Day visit to Joint Base AnacostiaBolling (JBAB), receiving a tour of base facilities and meeting with members of its command team and various mission partners. This was the first official visit by OSD since JBAB stood up as a joint base in 2010. According to Stuart Marshall, director of JBAB’s Joint Base Program Management Office, the visit was a great opportunity for the base to demonstrate installation support for its mission partners and allow OSD to share news on joint basing policy and guidance. “The information exchange during a visit like this is important. OSD was really impressed with what our mission partners had to say, as well as the insight our command team gave on installation status,” Marshall said. “They had

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Air Force Lt. Col. Allen Thibeaux, commander, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Works Department, gives an overview of the department to members of the Office of Secretary of Defense Feb. 14. OSD members were visiting JBAB for the first time. good questions about how we do business here and offered positive feedback. It was really beneficial for everyone involved.” Marshall said the visit was not part of any audit or mandatory inspection, but strictly an informational meeting among colleagues in the region. Joining the tour were representatives from the Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) – Headquarters

Air Force (Half). Following an early morning brieﬁng by joint base commander, Navy Capt. Anthony Calandra, OSD members toured JBAB’s Public Works Department, where they received a comprehensive update from its commander, Air Force Lt. Col. Allen Thibeaux. The group then went on a windshield tour of the base, concluding with a visit inside JBAB’s

Air Force Col. Charles Perham, deputy director of joint basing for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and his colleague, Jane Goldberg, listen to Navy Lt. Jay Gaul, installation supply officer, Joint Base Anacostia Bolling, during a visit to JBAB’s Logistics and Transportation Management Office. Logistics and Transportation Management Office (TMO), where Navy Lt. Jay Gaul, installation supply officer, fielded questions and showed guests inside the organization’s china storage area.

Later in the day, OSD members met with representatives from the Joint Air Defense Operations Center (JADOC), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the 11th Operations Group.

Valentine’s Day at JBAB - not just another routine day BY JOSEPH P. CIRONE JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

WASHINGTON – Valentine’s Day at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) included the normal, yet important, routines of the workday, as well as a number of activities. A team from the Ofﬁce of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Joint Basing Ofﬁce spent the day examining JBAB; its operations, administration and speaking with some of its mission partners. JBAB’s command and staff leadership, along with representatives of Commander, Navy Installations Command; Naval District Washington and the Air Force District of Washington hosted the day-long OSD visit. The team began its periodic routine examination of JBAB with

a comprehensive brieﬁng of the installation’s leadership; organizational structure; mission, vision and priorities; stafﬁng condition; overview of mission and tenant partner units, commands and agencies; housing and facilities; various processes; area school and home school options; community and on-base development plans and potential impacts and the installation commander’s high interest concerns. Following the brief, the team spent the remainder of the day visiting various JBAB mission partner locations and conducted a windshield tour through housing areas, interrupted only by a brief stop for lunch at the Bolling Club, where the infamous “pork chop Thursday” buffet was as appetizing as ever. As the OSD team performed their duties, the daily business

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and activities continued at JBAB. Forty children attended the JBAB Library’s monthly celebration of birthdays. After being read “Clifford’s Birthday Party” by Norman Bridwell and “Froggy’s First Kiss” by Jonathan London, the children made keepsake Valentine’s Day photo frames and enjoyed a cupcake, juice and a balloon. Meanwhile, 158 people utilized public-access computers; wireless internet service and other services provided by the facility. JBAB’s Child and Youth Program hosted 34 youth and 20 parents taking part in the part-day enrichment; Valentine’s Day social and Military and Family Support Center (MFSC) play group programs. Pre-schoolers were assisted by JBAB staff in creating friendship bracelets, acknowledging Valen-

tine’s Day, while at the same time increasing the development of their social, emotional, cognitive and ﬁne motor skills. The Bolling Area Home Educators (BAHE), JBAB’s home school association, had nine students participate in a fencing class. Interested military and civilians looking for employment opportunities in the future, attended a class, entitled, “The Ten Steps to Federal Employment,” at the MFSC. MFSC staff members celebrated Black History Month with a pot luck luncheon - dining on traditional food and enjoying black history trivia quizzes. The Auto Hobby Shop did a front end alignment, resurfaced 11 brake rotors, replaced an oil sending unit, and assisted 14 self-help patrons in keeping their vehicles safe and operational.

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Thirty military spouses and eight children attended the Valentine’s Day eve meeting of the Hearts Apart group for deployed spouses. They enjoyed a pot luck dinner and spouses received free massages and facials to celebrate Valentine’s Day. In addition to its normal lunch crowd, 55 people made Valentine’s Day reservations for the lunch buffet at the Bolling Club and 43 people made reservations for dinner. The Funari Dining Facility served 681 people during breakfast and lunch and additional personnel for dinner. With all of the food around the installation, ﬁtness can’t be forgotten. By early afternoon, more than 800 people worked out at JBAB’s Fitness Centers and Aerobic Center.

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Guard members ﬁnd new ways to save money during Military Saves event BY SGT. 1ST CLASS JON SOUCY NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU

ARLINGTON, Va. - The annual Military Saves Week kicked off at the Army National Guard Readiness Center here with an event that featured numerous educational opportunities to encourage Guard members to build savings and eliminate personal debt. “It has a lot to do with taking baby steps,” said Jennifer Armstrong, Financial Readiness Programs Manager at the National Guard Bureau. “(It’s) trying to teach people that they have to take baby steps to look at retirement, to look at the future not only while they’re serving but after they serve as well.” The event featured ways that Guard members could save with every paycheck, not only for retirement and big-ticket items, but also in case of emergency situations as well. “It’s great to save for retirement as well and big ticket items, but, first and foremost, you have to have that cushion in case the unexpected happens,” said Holly Petraeus, head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Office of Service Member Affairs, who was the keynote speaker at the event. The event stressed the importance of saving in general. “It’s so much better if you can save up and pay yourself first and when an emergency does come up you have the money yourself and you don’t have to borrow it,” Petraeus said. “It costs so much more to go out and borrow it and pay interest than to pay yourself first by setting it aside in advance so that it’s there when you need it.” And becoming a disciplined saver is one way to ensure that. “It’s also important for individual Guard members, during the good times, to do everything possible to set some money aside so they have something to fall back on when times are tough or they face an unexpected expense,” said Petraeus. Petraeus also stressed some of the issues faced by Guard members specifically. “Guard members who own homes have struggled too,” she said. “Maybe a mortgage payment that seemed doable with two incomes coming in suddenly doesn’t work if one of the spouses loses a job or the Guard member takes a pay cut due to a deployment or has a small business that they can’t attend to properly while on active duty.” In situations such as that, Petraeus also stressed other opportunities that Guard members can take advantage of, such as

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When these force protection measures are increased, personnel can expect to see greater changes on installations throughout NDW. Holdren said that longer wait times at gates, vehicle inspections for drivers and bag inspections for pedestrians at gates, and increased scrutiny on proper identiﬁcation can be expected during this time. But SC/CS exercise planners are working to ensure that the impact is minimal. “We are being considerate of operational impact, so the installations want to make sure that the average employee can still go to work and be able to do their job,” said NDW Exercise Planner Chad Payeur. “During some of these exercises personnel should expect to see an increased security presence, as well as AtHoc notiﬁcations if they are registered for them - and if it is an

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Holly Petraeus, head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Ofﬁce of Service Member Affairs, speaks at the kick-off event for Military Saves Week at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., Feb. 19.

the Service Members Civil Relief Act, which, among other things, drops interest rates to 6 percent for Guard members during a deployment. In the end, it comes back to making small changes with big results. “There’s a lot of good information out there, you just have to look and you just have to start (saving),” Petraeus said. “Start small, think big.” For more information about Military Saves and to learn additional ways to save money, visit http://www.militarysaves.org.

exercise, the notiﬁcations will indicate that - just to get the average employee into the frame of mind as to what to expect in the event of a real scenario.” Both Holdren and Payeur recommend that personnel take certain actions to limit operational impact on day to day operations. Personnel should register for the AtHoc wide area alert network if they have not already done so in order to be aware of force protection conditions and other emergency, environmental, or exercise related impacts on the area. Staggered entry and exit times for personnel working on installations should be considered in order to limit trafﬁc at entry control points. Personnel should also familiarize themselves with their command or tenant command anti-terrorism plan to better know what to expect during the exercise. These are especially important to consider due to the fact that SC/CS is expected to have a lengthened training window for the exercise this year.

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Bradley Cooper delivers message of hope to wounded warriors BY MC2 JOHN K. HAMILTON NSAB PUBLIC AFFAIRS STAFF WRITER

BETHESDA, MD. - Academy Award nominated actor, Bradley Cooper, visited Naval Support Activity Bethesda recently to provide a private showing of his new movie “Silver Linings Playbook” for service members and their families to enjoy. In the movie Cooper plays as Pat Solitano, a former teacher who spends time in a mental institution to treat his bipolar disorder and ends up losing his wife, job and house. Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his wife, but things get challenging when he meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own. Several people in attendance could relate to how Pat was treated because of his mental illness. “Being an Army chaplain, a wounded warrior here and also being recently diagnosed with PTSD and a spinal cord injury I just want to thank you [Cooper] from the bottom of my heart,” said Capt. Christina Cogan, U.S. Army chaplain. “This makes my job so much easier to get the awareness out. There is a huge stigma, not only in the civilian world but also in the military, and I always try to reach out to my Soldiers and let them know they should be heard and they should get the help that they need and not feel as though their career is going to be jeopardized. I appreciate that it is more than just a movie and it had the most untraditional ending and I loved it, so thank you so much.”

After a screening of the movie, Cooper along with former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy and Barbara Van Dahlen, founder and president of the Give an Hour foundation, a non-profit organization that provides free mental health services to U.S. military personnel and their families affected by the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, held a Q-and-A session to talk about the finer points of the movie. “What I loved about this movie is that it begins a dialog that doesn’t exist in Washington right now,” Kennedy said. “We’re really missing the more fundamental issue, and that is how we’re going to treat each other with the same dignity and respect we expect to be treated with if we suffered from cancer or if we had diabetes or if we had some other illness. But because mental illness is seen as a character issue, not a chemistry issue, we still marginalize people who suffer from any kind of brain-based illness because the symptoms of it are behavior. “We saw in Bradley’s character in this movie an accurate portrayal of what behavior looks like when your brain isn’t firing the way it ought to be firing,” he added. “I’m hoping that movies like this will begin to open peoples’ eyes to the idea that people like who Bradley portrayed and his father, is all of us. The sooner that our country can come to that realization - hopefully one of the great byproducts is we will be better and

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Cpl. William K. Carpenter poses for a photo with Bradley Cooper, during Cooper’s visit to Naval Support Activity Bethesda recently.

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Miscellaneous items related to your health, your career, your life and your community JBAB Girl Scouts Calling all Girls! Girls registered in Kindergarten - 12th grade this fall and interested in joining should contact JBABgirlscouts@yahoo.com. The troop meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the community center on Chappie James Blvd at 6 p.m. Girl Scouts; building girls with conﬁdence, character and courage for 100 years.

Navy Wives Clubs of America The D.C. Metro chapter of Navy Wives Clubs of America, Eleanor Roosevelt #37, hosts meetings every second Thursday of the month to discuss and plan volunteer activities in the local military and civilian communities. Military spouses of all branches are welcome to attend. For more information, email angeladowns@me.com or visit our Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/ NWCA37.

Thrift Shop Reopening The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Thrift Shop has relocated to Enterprise Hall (building 72). The store hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. and the ﬁrst Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. For more information call 202-433-3364.

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The Air Force Ofﬁcers’ Wives’ Club Thrift Shop is located at 13 Brookley Ave and is open Tuesdays, Wed-nesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Donations are accept-

ed during business hours only. Proﬁts from the AFOWC Thrift shop go towards college scholarships and other military charitable organizations. For more information about the AFOWC or its Thrift Shop call 202-5636666 or email afowcthriftshop@verizon.net.

Boys and Girls Club volunteer opportunity The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington needs volunteer coaches for their youth baseball league for 10-year-olds and 12-year-olds. For more information or to sign up, call 512-560-5548 from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. or email Michael.martinez@afncr.af.mil.

Protocol & Special Events Ofﬁce has moved The JBAB Protocol & Special Events Ofﬁce has moved to Building P-12. Coordinator Karen Smith’s new phone number is 202-767-7710

Toastmasters Club seeks members The Bolling Toastmasters Club is available for everyone on JBAB as a place to practice your leadership skills. Toastmasters clubs are where leaders are made, and leadership starts with good communication. The program is self-paced, and it works. The Bolling Toastmasters Club meets Wednesdays from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. at the JBAB Chapel Center. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call Jim Queen at 301-452-6931.

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Champagne Sunday Brunch

Feb. 24 | 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Bolling Club Washington Dining Room Feast on a abundant selection of shrimp, fresh oysters, salads, baked and fried chicken, turkey, beef, fish, grits, bacon, vegetables, seasonal fruits, eggs benedict, made-to-order wafﬂes and omelets, homemade banana pudding, assorted cakes and pies. Club Members: $17.95 Non-Members: $22.95. For parties of ten or more, $1 will be added to each person’s meal.

Pre-Deployment

Feb. 25 | 9 to 11 a.m. | MFSC Bldg 13 This class is for anyone that will be deploying and their family members.

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The tours last for a half an hour and are great fun. Dress in layers, gloves and warm clothing. They provide a full-face helmet, too. It’s required! Meet at ODR at 6:30am and depart at 7pm. We will return around midnight. Cost for transportation is $34 per person. All activities will be paid for individually at the resort. Please check the website for pricing; www.thehomestead.com

Cooking Project- Quick Chili

Feb. 23 | 5 to 8pm | Youth Center | 9 to 18 years old Are you getting tired of the cold weather and would like to learn how to make a quick chili? Come and cook with the JBAB Youth Center Staff. Current membership is needed for this event. Sign up at the front desk.

Military Saves Campaign

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Smooth Move and Overseas Planning

Feb. 25 | 11 a.m. to Noon | MFSC Bldg 13 Adecco stafﬁng is the leading provider of recruitment and workforce solutions. If you’re looking for a new job opportunity, it means Adecco USA gives you access to more companies than anyone else and give you the resources you need to realize your career goals.

Pre-Separation

Feb. 26 | 9 to 11 a.m. | MFSC Bldg 13 This class is mandatory for all personnel retiring/separating from the military.

Story Time

Tuesday and Thursday | 10 a.m. | Library Theme’s for February 2013 include: Feb. 26: International Polar Bear Day Feb. 28: We love Rosa Parks

Right Start

Feb. 27 | 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. | MFSC Bldg 13 | Sign up by the Friday before each class For all personnel new to Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. Come and learn about what JBAB has to offer. Family members are highly encouraged to attend. You must sign up.

Reintegration

Feb. 27 | 9 to 11 a.m. | MFSC Bldg 13 This class is a brieﬁng for all those returning from deployment. Spouses are encouraged to attend. Call to register.

Applying for a Federal Job

Feb. 26 | Noon to 3:30 p.m. | MFSC Bldg 13 | Sign up by Feb. 22 Learn the techniques for applying for a federal job.

Ice Skating and Snowmobiling

Feb. 23 | 7am to Midnight | The Homestead Resort, VA | Sign up by Feb. 18 ODR is headed up to the Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia for ice skating, swimming and snowmobiling. Slip on a pair of skates and glade across the ice surrounded by holiday lights and music. Then head over to the adjacent spring-fed heated pool for a relaxing dip in the warm mineral-rich waters or indulge in a leisurely soak in the whirlpool. You could also explore the countryside on a snowmobile.

Feb. 25-28 | 4pm | Liberty Need help balancing that check book, establishing good credit or want to improve spending habits? Well Liberty is in support of the Military Saves Campaign! We can point you in the right direction to help you with better ﬁnancial habits. Feb. 26 | 9am to Noon | MSC Bldg 13 | Sign up by Feb. 22 Gain information on making a successful PCS move. Family members are encouraged to attend.

Conflict Resolution

Feb. 26 | 10 to 11am | MFSC Bldg 72 | Sign up by Feb. 22 This workshop teaches participants to define conflict, as well as discover how they feel when faced with a conflict, how they normally react to conflict, coping techniques and how to resolve it appropriately as it occurs.

Ask and See

Feb. 27 | 8 to 9am | MFSC Bldg 72 This is the opportunity to talk and ask questions of the Personal Financial Expert.

Read Across America

March 1 | Library Come and celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with our 7th Annual Read Across America day at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Library. We will have reading sessions on Friday, March 1, 2013 at: 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm & 4:00pm, where special guests will read Dr. Seuss favorites to kids of all ages. Keepsake Dr. Seuss wearable paper cat hats, bookmarks and other items will be handed out to participants. Background: The National Education Association is building a nation of readers through its signature program, Read Across America. Now in its 14th year, this program focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources. This NEA national reading celebration takes place each year on or near March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Across the country, thousands of schools, libraries, and community centers participate by bringing together kids, teens, and books.

National Nutrition Month

March 1-31 March is National Nutrition Month and Liberty has plenty fun filled activities that will help promote a healthier lifestyle. March 6: Cooking Class: Learn how to

make an easy nutritionally balanced meal. Location: Liberty Center (Enterprise Hall Kitchen 2nd Floor) Time: 5:30pm March 13: Physical Activity Challenge: Challenge each other to achieve the fastest time or highest reps with exercises such as jumping jacks, burpees, squats and v-ups, followed by delicious Superfood power smoothies! Location: Liberty Center Time: 6pm March 16: National Health and Fitness ;zxExpo: Join us as we venture out to the National Health and Fitness Expo at the Washington Convention Center that features interactive activities, educational sessions and speakers. Location: Washington Convention Center Time: Noon

Crochet Weekend

March 1 & 2 | 6 to 9:30pm | Youth Center | Ages 9-18 | Sign up by February 27 Join the Youth Center Staff to learn the basics of crocheting. You will learn how to finger crochet and with a crochet needle. Sign up at the front desk.

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DJ Cosmic Bowling featuring DJ Chris

March 10 | 8pm to Midnight | Potomac Lanes DJ Chris fires up the night! Cosmic bowling, music and fun for only $15.00!

St. Patrick’s Day at Liberty

March 13 | 3pm | Liberty Center Green is the theme at Liberty for our St. Patrick’s Day Celebration! Try your luck in finding the Pot O’ Gold and enjoy some Irish themed food and refreshments and other Irish Shenanigans!

St. Patrick’s Day 5K

March 15 | 7 to 8am | Aerobic Center Test your endurance and participate in our 5K Walk/Run! A complimentary race entry to the 2013 Navy-Air Force Half Marathon and Navy 5 Miler will be given to the first male and female finishers. Note: Excluding prior recipients of the complimentary entry.

Pop, Rock and R&B Karaoke Night

March 3, 17 & 24 | 8pm to Midnight | Potomac Lanes $15.00 for all you can bowl during our Cosmic Night! Shoes are included.

March 15 | 8 to 10pm | Youth Center | Ages 9-18 Do you like to sing Pop, Rock and R&B? If you do, we have a challenge for you as we offer an evening of karaoke singing at the JBAB Youth Center. Sign up at the front desk or call the front desk for more information.

Story Time

Preteen Ice Skating at Pentagon Row

Tuesdays and Thursdays|10am | Library March 2013 themes include: March 5: Meet Bessie Coleman March 7: Hello Harriet Tubman! March 12: We Love Nutrition! (Meet the nutritionist) March 14: Happy March Birthday’s and St. Patricks Day! March 19: Its Spring Time! March 21: Meet Clara Barton March 26: Be the Artist! Me Frida March 28: Here Comes Peter Cottontail

March 16 | 2 to 7pm | Youth Center | Ages 9-12 Join the JBAB Youth Center Staff for an afternoon of outdoor ice skating at the Pentagon Row Ice Skating Plaza. The cost for this great afternoon is $10.00 plus $$ for a late afternoon dinner at a nearby fast food restaurant. Each member will be responsible for their admission plus $$ for dinner and a smart trip card. Please call the front desk to sign up, as space is limited.

Patch Club

March Fitness Challenge: Pull Ups

Rock and Bowl

March 7 | 5:30 to 6:30pm | Library Calling All Children Ages 7-12!! If you have a love of reading or are working on it, join us in Patch Club! We meet once every month. We feature various games & projects to keep our members engaged in an exciting manner. Some of the activities include puppet shows, crafts, posters, occasional parties and much more. Members earn Patches upon completion of reading requirements. We will discuss book’s read during the previous month and discover a new genre at each Meeting. The genre for March will be ‘Nature’. New members are encouraged to join Patch Club!

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March 8 | 6pm | AMC Hoffman Center

Join Liberty for a night at the movies to check out the latest new movies such as, Identity Theft, Good Day to Die Hard and Bullet to the Head. Youth Sponsorship and Monthly Birthday Celebration March 9 | 6 to 7pm | Youth Center | Ages 9-18 Join the JBAB Youth Center Staff for our Monthly Birthday Celebration. If your birthday is in March, this one’s for you. Current Youth Center Membership is needed for this event. We invite youth new to the JBAB community to come and find out what the JBAB Youth Center has to offer you. Meet fellow members and

March 20 | Fitness center I Challenge yourself and test your upper body strength!

Wii Wipe Out Challenge Night

March 22 | 8 to 10pm | Youth Center | Ages 9-18 Have you taken the Wii Wipe Out Challenge? If not, we have an opportunity for you to join us for an evening of playing Wii Wipe Out! Sign up at the front desk.

Liberty Paintball Trip

March 23 | 8am | Southern Maryland Paintball Pull out a camouflage suit, grab a gun and get ready for some paintball action! Join Liberty for some action where you will have to duck, roll and run for your life as your fire back at the opposing team. Need equipment? $25 for admission, paintball gun, mask, harness, air and paintballs. Have your own? $15 for admission and paintballs.

Zumba Fiesta

March 23 | 9am to Noon | Fitness Center I Let’s party! Zumba is one of the largest dance fitness programs in the world and we have it for you at the JBAB Fitness Center. Come join us for a fun-filled, calorie-burning, party-rockin`, 3-hour dancecrazed event. Enjoy the latest sounds and moves—hip-hop, samba, salsa, meringue

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and mambo. Refreshments will be served. Contact Michael Pitts (Michael.a.pitts@ navy.mil) for more information

Base Wide Easter Egg Hunt

March 23 | 9:30 to 11:35am | JBAB Soccer Field Bring your Easter basket for a morning of hunting colored Easter Eggs on the JBAB soccer field by the base track. Children will be placed into appropriate age groups. The Easter Eggs will offer a sweet reward to those collected by the children and a select few eggs will hold a special prize. Parents don’t forget to bring your camera to capture those special moments with the Easter Bunny. Easter Egg Hunt Schedule 9:30am - 2 years old and under 9:50am- 3 to 4 years old 10:10am- 5 to 6 years old 10:30am- 7 to 10 years old 10:50am- 12 years old and up

Triple Play Jump Rope Challenge

March 23 | 6 to 9pm | Youth Center Gym Come and test your jump rope skills! All preteens and teens are invited to come. Sign up at the front desk.

Teen Dance

March 30 | 6:30 to 10:30pm | Youth Center | Ages 13-18 | Sign up by March 29 Dance the night away at the Youth Center! Signed permission slips are needed for this event. Cost for each member is $7.00 and $10.00 for guests. Each member can bring up to three (3) guests with signed permission slips and a payment of $10.00. Current membership forms are needed.

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Easter Brunch

March 31 | Two Seatings: 11am and 1pm | Bolling Club Make your reservations now for the Bolling Club Easter Brunch Buffet! The brunch will include a carving station with roasted turkey, baked ham, and prime rib as well as, baked chicken, fish, seafood newburg, assorted vegetables and potatoes. We will also offer a full breakfast menu to include waffles, French toast, scrambled eggs, eggs benedict, bacon and sausage. Our dessert and salad bars will also be available. The brunch also includes coffee, tea, iced tea and juice. Bring your camera because we’ll have a special guest! Price for Club Members: $26.95 NonMembers: $30.95 (Children 6-11 are ½ price and children 5 and under are free)

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Easter Sunday

March 31 | 3pm | Liberty Center Join Liberty as we celebrate Easter with Easter egg decorating and a competitive Easter egg hunt! Plus fun prizes, snacks and refreshments.

Atlantic City Day Trip

April 13 & May 18 | 8am to 10pm Is Lady Luck on your side? Join ITT as we head to Atlantic City, NJ for the day! Walk the boardwalk, shop at the outlets, test your luck at the casino and dine at a new restaurant. For information on the casino and casino credit, please contact the ITT office. Price: $38.75 per person

Day in New York City

April 27 & July 20 | 6am to Midnight We are headed to New York City! Enjoy the city either sightseeing, catching a Broadway show or shopping until you drop. Reserve your seat today. Price: $48.75 per person

Evelyn Maes BY AMY BRANDT ARMY & AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICE PUBLIC AFFAIRS

JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, D.C. - When Evelyn Maes began working for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Ronald Reagan was the President and a gallon of gas cost $.86. Maes, a stockroom foreman for the Exchange, started her career in 1987 and has spent the last 26 years serving generations of service members. “Serving those who protect our freedom is extremely rewarding,” Maes said. “It hasn’t felt like a job to me – it’s more of an honor and a privilege to have been

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able do this for so long.” Maes began her Exchange career as a sales associate. Over the next 26 years, she also had stints as merchandiser unit controller and an ofﬁce assistant. While the jobs may have changed over the years, Maes’ dedication and devotion to the troops has never wavered. “Thinking back on the past 26 years reminds me of what an honor it has been to serve those that serve,” Maes said. “Energy prices may go up and politicians change, but waking up and going to work alongside the best customers in the world 2013 is just as exciting as it was my ﬁrst day on the job.”

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more responsive to those of you who have a very real physical wound but not one that reveals itself on the outside.” Cooper said he remembers a time when he was talking to his actor friends who were discussing whether or not they learned something from their role. He said he never understood that until this movie. “There is something about this guy Pat Solitano who I play that I fell in love with,” Cooper said. “It felt like I went away and this guy Pat was there, and when I walked into a room all these other wonderful actors would look at me like I’m this guy Pat and I could feel them change. That was very unnerving for me as they were very careful around me and very cautious until I met this woman Tiffany Maxwell. That’s the whole thing about this movie, this woman understands him from the minute she comes in and you can see that in the dining room scene. She sees him and they start talking about meds at the table and they start to get into it and she is not scared to insult him and treat him like a man. “Going through that and experiencing that in an imaginary circumstance, I started to empathize with his condition in a way that I never have before. I realize that I’m a victim of that too. I have walked down the street or been in places and seen somebody that I think has a mental challenge and I’m careful or overly nice instead of just treating them like a human being the way I want to be treated. That’s a huge thing I learned and

Joint Base Journal I also learned that you need a strategy in life and that I can relate to Pat in a lot of ways.” In order to get into the role, Cooper spent a lot of time with the director’s son who has a mental illness and also did a lot of research reading books and watching documentaries. “I was made aware early on how personal this was for the director and that he was doing it in many ways for his son. There was a real obligation to make it very authentic and I felt the burden of responsibility of that,” said Cooper. “I spent a lot of time with his son and his son’s friends and there are a couple of friends of mine who are diagnosed bipolar. That was a way to figure out the heart of the character by hanging out with his son, Matt. Then, it was the logic of figuring out the neurological pathway with which he processes information and that was through reading a lot of material and watching some wonderful documentaries on manic depression.” Cooper was surprised by how much attention his new movie was getting. “We didn’t realize how much it would resonate on the larger scale,” Cooper said. “I always knew the power of cinema personally growing up. It’s a hugely influential media. It’s the reason I do so much. I think this is the first movie that I’ve been a part of where I felt like I actually understood in terms of other people experiencing something I’ve been involved with.” There were hundreds in attendance to see Cooper, who signed autographs on personal items and took pictures with the audience.

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