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DLA’s senior enlisted leader retires, passes responsibility

By Sara Moore Defense Logistics Agency In a ceremony filled with laughter and memories, the Defense Logistics Agency’s senior enlisted leader marked the end of a 32-year U.S. Army career and passed responsibility to his replacement, May 27 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Sultan A. Muhammad passed the noncommissioned officer’s sword to Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles M. Tobin, the incoming senior enlisted leader. Muhammad also officially retired from the Army.

“We live in a nation that needs examples and role models, and, in your service and all of the things that you’ve accomplished, what you’ve become from starting out as an enlisted Soldier at 17, speaks very highly of your upbringing and your strong faith that’s guided you,” Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch, DLA director, said to Muhammad. “You’ve served very well and honorably.”

In Muhammad’s three years at DLA, he has provided important leadership as the agency participated in historic events, like the drawdown in Afghanistan; operations in Iraq; Hurricane Sandy relief efforts and government sequestration, Busch noted.

Through that all, and throughout his career, Muhammad remained a pillar of leadership, setting an example with his dedication to self-improvement

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The Prostate Cancer Support Group meets at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital the second Thursday of every month. The next meetings are June 11, from 1 to 2 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Urology Clinic, Sunrise Pavilion, second floor.

Spouses and partners are welcome and invited.

For info, contact retired Col. Jane Hudak, 301-319-2918, jane.l.hudak. ctr@mail.mil.

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Defense Logistics Agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch passes the NCO sword to Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles M. Tobin, incoming DLA senior enlisted leader, at a change of responsibility ceremony, May 27 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on Fort Belvoir. and mentorship, the director said.

“It sets a great example for the Soldiers that you’ve led and the young men and women that you’ve mentored in the community for all these years, to see that aspect of resiliency, that sense of self-improvement,” Busch said, noting that, in addition to his military achievement, Muhammad earned three academic degrees and maintained a strong religious faith.

Upon his retirement, Muhammad first credited that Islamic faith with

sustaining him throughout his career.

He then warmly thanked his family, friends and colleagues for their support over the years.

“The room is glowing with people who, throughout my life and career, you would have no inkling of what they’ve done for me and how they’ve supported me,” Muhammad said, personally acknowledging many people in the audience for their support.

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Asian, Pacific Island culture celebrated at heritage month event

New NCOER training

Belvoir Garrison’s Military Personnel Division is partnering with the Military District of Washington G1 to provide training on the new NCOER, evaluation reporting system to Fort Belvoir mission partners.

Sessions are scheduled in Wallace Theater from 8 to 11:30 a.m. June 11 and 12; July 15 and 31; and Aug. 13 and 28.

The training is for all NCOs, officers, and civilians who rate Army NCOs and is open to everyone. All must get the training by Aug. 31.

Registration is not required. For information, contact Alejandro Pabon, 703-806-0806, or the Welcome Center front desk, 703-806-4084.

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Tuesday, noon, ACS, Bldg. 200.

Come out to this Lunch & Learn class to gain a better understanding of what it takes to position yourself for a less-stressful life in later years.

Register by calling 703-805-1833.

By Amanda Stewart Staff writer The Fort Belvoir Community Center was filled with the sights, sounds and tastes of Asia and the Pacific Islands, May 28.

The annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration, hosted by the Fort Belvoir and Military Intelligence Readiness Command Equal Opportunity offices, featured cultural dance performances demonstrating dances from Hawaii, the Philippines, Tahiti and China, and food samples from throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands.

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Belvoir Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Scott Guillory speaks to dadsto-be during Dads 101, June 11 from 9 a.m. to noon at Army Community Service, Bldg. 200, 9800 Belvoir Road. Light refreshments and snacks will be provided. Dads 101 is a class offered by Belvoir’s Family Advocacy New Parent Support Program.

Register by calling 703-805-2781 or 2693.

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1st Lt. Cezarine J. Viqueira and 1st Lt. Aili M. Miettinen, both with the 249th Engineer Battalion, perform a traditional Tahitian dance during the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration at the community center, May 28.

Wednesday, 9:30 a. m., ACS, Bldg.

200. If you are planning to PCS to Germany, this is the place to learn a little about the culture and what you need before your move. For info & registration, call 703-805-3436.

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Operational Camouflage Pattern ACUs available July 1 Army press release The Army announced, Monday the release of the Operational Camouflage Pattern in Soldier uniforms. The pattern will be available to buy in select military clothing sales stores beginning, July 1.

Stores will receive the uniforms over six months from July to November, and new Soldiers will receive Operational Camouflage Pattern ACUs, beginning in January. The Operational Camouflage Pattern was selected after the most comprehensive uniform camouflage testing effort ever undertaken by the Army, reflecting the Army's paramount commitment to force protection.

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey encouraged enlisted Soldiers to buy new uniforms with their annual clothing allowance. "All enlisted Soldiers receive an annual stipend for the purchase of uniforms and accessories. I, myself, will wait until I am issued my clothing allowance before purchasing a uniform with the Operational Camouflage Pattern. I encourage all Soldiers and leaders to do the same by budgeting for a new uniform, belt, boots, and T-shirts as you receive your clothing allowance over the next 2-3 years."

The cost of the uniform in the Operational Camouflage Pattern will be similar to the cost of the uniform in the Universal Camouflage Pattern. Enlisted Soldiers will continue to get a clothing allowance to replace their worn uniforms.

Uniforms and equipment in the Operational Camouflage Pattern will be available for U.S. Army National Guard, U.S. Army Reserve, and Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps during summer 2016.

Soldiers are authorized to mix and match Tshirts, belts, and boots with either the Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern or the Operational Camouflage Pattern during the transition period - expected to run through Oct. 1, 2019.

To further ease the change, Soldiers, who already

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The Operational Camouflage Pattern will be available for purchase in select military clothing sales stores beginning, July 1. have Flame Resistant ACUs in the Operational Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern, will be authorized to wear them during the transition.

"I have asked noncommissioned officers to ensure their Soldiers understand that, during this transition period, several uniforms and variations will be authorized in our formations," Dailey said.

"Presenting a professional appearance is very important to Soldiers. But, we will not inconvenience or burden our troops. We will still be the most le-

thal fighting force the world has even known, even if our belts don't match for the next few years."

In addition to the camouflage change, the Operational Camouflage Pattern ACUs will incorporate minor design changes. These include redesigned shoulder sleeve pockets with a zipper opening, no trouser drawstring, a button on the lower calf pocket, two pen pockets on the sleeve instead of three, and the elimination of the elbow and knee patch hook and loop.

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The Employees of the Quarter at the U.S. Army Logistics Innovation Agency’s Life Cycle Cost Improvement Team on Belvoir are, from left, Steve Neville; Michael Williams, LIA director; Christina Kelly and Joy Griffith. Not pictured, Clifton Bopp.

Team members are logistics program specialists and logistics management specialists. Collectively, they’ve worked for the agency for 22 years and team members have combined Army and Marine military experience of more than 72 years of service. Team members hail from New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and North Carolina.

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developing a program assessment tool for the DA-G4; automating a sustainment quad chart to support product managers; monitoring studies; conducting assessments; and identifying critical data requirements to calculate operations and support costs.

They like supporting the war fighter and helping to improve the Army and find one of their challenges to be extensive research and learning process they encounter as a team to accomplish the mission.

Team members’ hobbies include swimming, biking, shopping, working out and spending time with family.

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• What is your position at Fort Belvoir?

68W - Health care specialist at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital • How long have you been here?

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Spc. Khewana Carty, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Bravo Company, USAE-South Troop Command, is Fort Belvoir’s Soldier of the Quarter.

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Spc. Khewana Carty is Fort Belvoir’s Soldier of the Quarter.

“I feel honored to be named Soldier of the Quarter. No words can explain how happy this made me,” Carty said.

She said the honor gives her the motivation to work even harder and said she credits her “outstanding leadership for taking the extra time out to practice me as well as the fight in myself to remain confident.”

“Being named Soldier of the Quarter gives me the underlying motivation,” Carty said. “All of the hard work has paid off. One more accomplishment checked off on my to-do list.”

the same time accomplishing all my normal Army tasks.

• What do you enjoy most about your work?

I enjoy the variety and learning experiences. I am able to learn about orthopedic surgery and treatment on a case-by-case instance.

• What challenges do you encounter with your work?

There will always be an unexpected change. But, that does not stop the quality care given to Soldiers and their dependents.

• What are some of your hobbies?

Reading, fishing, bowling, shopping, cooking, and writing.

• How long have you served in the military?

Almost two years.

• What are your future plans?

Obtain my associate degree in science and then my bachelor's in nursing, become a part or the Army Nurse Corps, and retire out of the military.

• What is your favorite Belvoir memory?

The day I received my early promotion to the Specialist rank. My family traveled all the way here from North Carolina. My parents especially were so proud of me and my mom planted the most embarrassing kiss on my cheek in front of everyone. A day I will never forget.

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Belvoir Hospital physician spreads awareness, hope about rare condition

By Alexandra Snyder Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Public Affairs Office Only 6 years old, Evan Aaron is a bright and precocious child. What most people do not know about him … he is the youngest of just three dozen people diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder known as DOCK8.

Prone to respiratory and skin infections, liver failure, asthma and other health conditions, Evan and other people diagnosed with DOCK8 suffer from a deletion within the ninth chromosome.

Discovered in 2009 by a team at the National Institutes of Health, DOCK8 affects the immune system.

Eczema is also common and can be quite severe, further complicated by recurrent bacterial infections.

“Evan’s disorder means that his body is left with almost no immune system to protect itself,” said Maj. Christopher Aaron, Evan’s father and a physician at Belvoir Community Hospital.

Together, the skin infections can become disfiguring. But, the challenges don’t stop there. People with DOCK8 are also prone to lymphomas, liver and kidney failure.

Each day is a battle, as Evan suffers from chronic pneumonia that

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Evan Aaron, 6, and Maj. Christopher Aaron, Evan’s father and a physician at Belvoir Community Hospital. Evan is the youngest of just three dozen people diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder known as DOCK8. has left his airways enlarged and damaged.

“Evan was a healthy, normal baby, until he wasn’t,” Christopher said.

As an infant, Evan was diagnosed with viral skin and respiratory infections dozens of times. He has developed cerebral vasculitis leading to a stroke and causing peripheral vision loss in both of his eyes.

“I watched Evan go from a happy, healthy little boy to someone who

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looks like the lights are shutting off in his eyes,” his dad said. “As a physician, that’s painful. But as a father, it’s unbearable.”

There is hope, however. Although Evan’s condition is serious, his team of doctors believes there is the potential for him to be cured through a bone marrow donation.

To date, an exact donor match has not been found for Evan, so doctors at the National Institutes of Health

are trying a different approach.

Next month, Evan will undergo a haploidentical – or “half-match” – transplant using bone marrow from his dad’s hip. The procedure is not ideal, Christopher said, as doctors recommend a full match for the best chance of recovery. But Evan’s family is hopeful that it will offer him relief from his condition and the chance for a more normal childhood.

“Right now, Evan is always sick,” Christopher said. “He misses a lot of school, and, although he adores his new baby brother, he can’t play with him the way he wants. The baby has germs that could send Evan into a relapse when he is well, and, when Evan is sick, his conditions could harm the baby’s new immune system.

I just want him to be able to play with his brother, with his friends. I want to see that light come back on.”

To help Evan and others like him, people can become members of the C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense Bone Marrow registry, which works exclusively with military personnel and their family members, DoD civilian employees, and Reservists to facilitate marrow and stem cell donation. Information about the registry or bone marrow donation process is available at www.salutetolife. org or by calling 1-800-MARROW-3.

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Dignity and respect training drives customer service improvements

By Terry J. Goodman NRMC Public Affairs Northern Regional Medical Command senior leadership attended a full-day of dignity and respect training earlier this month to improve staff relationships and promote teambuilding as a means to improve customer service.

When Brig. Gen. Robert Tenhet became commanding general of the region last year, one of his priorities was to establish a Dignity and Respect Cell to improve the workplace environment by ensuring all employees understand the importance of treating each other well.

According to Tenhet, there is a direct correlation between employees who are working in a positive work environment and the performance of their jobs, which translates into providing better customer service.

That’s the goal of this training.

“Our customers are our patients,” Tenhet said. “Although we do not engage with our patients directly, everything we do at the headquarters in support of our military treatment facilities impacts the patients. We as a headquarters’ staff must remember that every day.”

The Dignity and Respect Cell is comprised of the Headquarters’ Equal Employment Opportunity director; Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program manager; Equal Opportunity

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Willie Day, Northern Regional Medical Command Equal Employment Opportunity director; and Paul Meshanko, Connecting for Respect instructor, discuss the previous lesson during a break. The all-day training event focused on increasing customer satisfaction by improving staff relationships. adviser and the region’s chaplain. jor accepted the challenge and beFour very distinct organizations gan to establish the foundation of with different purposes, but, at the this diverse organization. core within all of their missions is While the Army provides numerthe betterment of work and per- ous training opportunities to its sonal lives of the Soldiers, civilians Soldiers and civilians that emphaand families they serve. size dignity and respect, there is Willie Day, EEO director, was none that addresses it to the level the target of the general’s aim to where it becomes memorable and stand-up this unique cell focused actionable. That was the challenge on relationship building. The for- to Day – find training that does mer Army command sergeant ma- just that. The “Connecting with Re-

spect” training consisted of seven units designed to explain and understand the emotional state that is triggered by our behaviors around each other. According to the training manual, “Practicing respect on a consistent basis is an emotional competency that requires increased awareness and practice. But the effort is worth it.”

This unique approach in the training curriculum’s captured Day’s interest. “It teaches us to understand how our brains are wired due to our experiences, our cultures and influences, which directly impact how we interact with others at work and in our personal lives,” Day said.

Sgt. 1st Class Aisha Austin, NRMC’s SHARP manager and D&R member, was impressed with the training and thinks it will be valuable to all staff, but requires buy-in by all to be effective.

Although the organizational senior leaders were the benefactors of this training, the remaining headquarters’ employees will also get the training in the near future.

Of course, future training will be tailored toward employee needs, as this training was for supervisors.

“I truly believe that the training will only be effective if we continue to practice what so many became excited about, “Austin said. “ This shouldn’t be a one-time thing. We need constant reminders and examples of what right looks like.”

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Ava Guitierrez, 4, listens to the Jedi trainer’s instructions during the Star Wars event at the Exchange.

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Madison Logan, 5, wearing a Stormtrooper costume, gives Darth Vader a high five.

Joaquin Guitierrez, 2, holds a light saber during the Star Wars event at the Exchange, Saturday.

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Children wearing Jedi robes learn to use light sabers to defeat Darth Vader during the Star Wars event at the Exchange, Saturday.

A group of Jedis in training took over part of the Fort Belvoir Main Exchange Saturday.

More than 200 children ages 4 to 12 participated in the Star Wars Jedi at the event, sponsored by the Exchange and Hasbro.

The children were outfitted in brown Jedi robes, equipped with light sabers and instructed in Jedi combat techniques. A Jedi trainer led groups of children through a sequence of spins and swings of their light sabers, directed at inflatable battle bags featuring pictures of Darth Vader.

After mastering their light saber skills, the children received certificates of completion and posed for pictures with costumed Star Wars characters and many children wore Darth Vader or Star Warsthemed T-shirts.

Jonathan Gehrig, 6, nodded shyly when asked if he was a Star Wars fan.

But, there might have been another reason the Gehrig family attended Saturday.

“I’m a huge Star Wars fan,” said dad Jon Gehrig.

The Fort Belvoir Main Exchange was one of the first stops for the Star Wars Jedi at the Exchange event, which has scheduled stops at Exchanges on 20 military installations this year.

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The Pre-K graduates of 2015 wait to get their diplomas, Monday at a graduation ceremony.

Four Pre-K graduates help while everyone sings “We Are the World,” at graduation Monday.

By Jennifer L. Brande Fort Belvoir Public Affairs Excitement was in the air when the future West Point Class of 2033 started it’s first steps with their graduation from the Markham School Age Center, Monday.

The preschoolers were complete in their caps and gowns and the excitement was bursting from the kids, their parents and guests.

Beth Natale, center director and event host, spoke about all of the acomplishments achieved by this class and the future the students will

bring to fruition.

Fort Belvoir Garrison Command Sergeant Major Scott E. Guillory spoke to the graduates and even got a rousing Hooah from them. The graduates performed songs and presented gifts to the teachers and staff.

Graduates, parents, guests and visitors mingled after the ceremony and enjoyed snacks and refreshments afterward.

In addition to the their diplomas, the students received gift bags and backpacks they can use when they start kindergarten in the new school year.

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Local students graduate from pre-kindergarten

A pre-kindergarten graduate recites the Pledge of Allegiance as Beth Natale, Markham School Age Center director and graduation host, looks on.

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New NCOER system training starts June 11

By Adrienne Anderson Staff writer The Fort Belvoir Garrison Military Personnel Division and Military District of Washington G1 are providing training for the new NCO evaluation reporting system, which will be conducted,8-11:30 a.m. June 11-12, July 15, July 31, Aug. 13 and Aug. 28 at Wallace Theater. People who attend

only need to go to one session.

Kevin Rennick, director of the Fort Belvoir Directorate of Human Resources, said he wanted the community to be aware of the new evaluation reporting system for NCOs. NCOER is an annual assessment of how well NCOs performed, he said.

Instead of having only one NCOER form, there will be three: direct-level for sergeants, organiza-

tional-level for ranks between staff sergeant through first sergeant/master sergeant and a strategic-level form for command sergeant major or sergeant major.

Those undergoing training will learn how to evaluate properly, based on the new system. For example, the strategic-level form requires a written narrative about the NCO’s effectiveness within the unit. Therefore,

those using the forms will learn how to write effectively to have thorough and descriptive assessments.

Implementation of the new NCOER system is planned for September, replacing the current system, which has been in place since 1987.

The secretary approved the new system on Aug. 1.

Editor’s note – Army News’ David Vergun contributed to this.

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Trans-Parenting ACS offers a trans-parenting class, July 6 at 9:30 a.m., in Bldg. 200. Whatever stage of divorce you may be in, the seminar provides tools and information to help navigate through this significant change. This helps divorcing parents meet educational guidelines developed by the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Interested people are asked to call 703-805-2631

by June 28 to finish the mandatory registration.

Resilience Training Assistant Tuesday to June 11, 7:30 a.m.to 4 p.m., in ACS, Bldg 200. Interested in learning all the skills on what is required to bounce back in tough situations and/ or to get qualified to help with this training in the future? Call 703-805-5683 to register.

First Termer’s Money Management June 11, 8 a.m., Bldg. 200. This course is designed to teach first-term Service members tips and strategies to better manage financial assets.

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Cardboard Regatta June 13, starts at 9 a.m. at the North Post Pool.

Please sign up through the Community Center at 703-805-9239. FREE event.

AFTB Level “L” Training June 16-18, 9:30 a.m., Bldg. 200, ACS. Come participate in training designed to enhance professional growth and leadership development opportunities of those who might assume advisory and leadership roles within the community and military unit.

Classes taught are - Examining your Leadership Style, Effective Communication for Leaders and Supporting Others through Coaching and Mentoring.

FMI and registration, 703-805-4152.

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Basic Resume Preparation June 18, 10 a.m., ACS, Bldg. 200. Learn how to create and update the material that needs to be a part of your resume. FMI and registration, 703-805-4590.

Safety Day Belvoir’s annual Safety Day is June 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Main Exchange parking lot.

The event includes Child ID and child seat safety checks; Fairfax Police Department drunk goggles and seatbelt convincer; a Driver of the Year; Army SHARP program, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital; Belvoir Fire Department’s Smokehouse and more.

Safety Day also has live entertainment, D.J. Chuck Norris; a moon bounce, games and kids’ face-painting.

Fathers’ Day Brunch Reservations are open for Father’s Day Brunch at Fort Belvoir Officers’ Club, with two seatings in the Mount Vernon Room, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Advanced, pre-paid reservations are required and are available from the O Club, 703-780-0930 ext. 600 or 602. Members $34.95; non-members: $38.95; children ages 5 to 12, $14.95; younger than 5 eat free. Tips are not included.

Summer Reading Program kickoff June 13, all day at Castle Park, near Bldg. 778.

Celebrate summer reading with camping, hiking, kayaking, canoeing, campfire stories, fishing, s’mores and a movie under the stars. Activities throughout the day include crafts, games, face painting, lunch and more.

The Camp-out Summer Reading Program is free. Tent rental and camping supplies are available at Outdoor Recreation. FMI, call 703-8053081.

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Rockin & Rollin Color Run June 13, 8 to 10 a.m. with Youth Sports and Fitness, Bldg. 950. Register at Parent Central Services at Markham School Age Services, Bldg.

950 or by calling 703-805-9138. The Run is open to all registered CYSS patrons, ages 5-16. The run is a 1-mile course with several obstacles and plenty of color! Cost is $10 per child and includes registration, T-shirt and a medal.

Maryland Live Casino trip June 13, departure at 7:30 a.m., arrive at the Community Center by 7 a.m. Patrons will have six hours of free time at the destination. Limited tickets. Call the Community Center LTS office at 703-805-3714 for more information and reservations.

Newcomers’ Orientation June 16, 09:30 a.m. at the Community Center, Bldg. 1200, Taylor Road. New to the area and completed your In-Processing? If not, join us for this half-day session that allows you to gain insight into Belvoir and the surrounding community.

FMI, 703-805-5058.

Harpers Ferry hike June 20, departure at 6:30 a.m. from ODR, Bldg. 778. The hike is 8 miles and gives you the chance to explore historic Harpers Ferry and have lunch downtown. Cost $10 per person for transportation. Sign up early at 703-805-3081.

Explore Gunston Cove! Guided Kayak and Canoe Trip June 20, departure from ODR, Bldg. 778. Trip will be led by a certified volunteer instructor. Customers may choose to paddle a single or tandem kayak or canoe. Safety instruction and equipment is provided. $25 single/$30 tandem or canoe. Register early at 703-805-3081. All trips must have at least 8 people registered one week in advance.

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The Longest Ride (PG-13), 5 p.m. All seats for this showing, $3.

Wood Theater is in Bldg. 2120 on Abbot Road. Adult tickets are $5.50, $7.50 for 3D and $8 for first run movies. Child tickets are $3, $5 for 3D and $5.50 for first run movies. Credit and debit cards may be used for the amount of purchase only. For more information, call 703-806-5237.

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The men and women on the front lines in the battle against Ebola have worked tirelessly to save the lives of those affected by the deadly virus and prevent the spread of infection. The 2014–2015 Ebola virus disease outbreak was an unprecedented global health security crisis that underscored the importance of the Defense Department’s medical research and development mission.

Earlier this month, the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense held an award ceremony to honor those who have played a critical role in supporting the U.S.’s efforts to reduce the threat of Ebola abroad and at home.

The awards were presented by Lt. Gen. Michael E. Williamson, the principal military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology and Director of Acquisition Career Management.

Award recipients from the Joint Project Management Medical Countermeasure Systems office included Col. Russell E. Coleman, who received the Army Meritorious Service Medal; Lt. Col. Eric Midboe and Lt. Col. Victor Suarez, Army Commendation Medals; Dr. Edward Clayson, Jennifer Dabisch, Nicole Kilgore and Dr. Michael Smith, Superior Civilian Service Awards. Their team’s contributions to the Ebola response have led to major achievements in early virus detection, prevention and treatment.

Once he received the Army Meritorious Service Medal, Coleman recognized the rest of his team, “whose hard work and dedication contributes to national security and to the safety of military personnel, health care workers and civilians who continue to fight Ebola abroad.”

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“Ladies and gentlemen, I am your former DLA senior enlisted advisor, and I’m proud of that, to be yours,” he concluded.

Upon passing responsibility to Tobin, Busch noted he is a seasoned leader who has served at every level

and came highly recommended from former commanders. Coming from the 8th Theater Sustainment Command, Tobin is no stranger to complex, critical missions, the director said, and he, too, is a model of selfimprovement with his military experience and academic achievements.

Tobin said he is humbled by the opportunity to serve as DLA’s senior enlisted leader, and he looks forward to doing great things with the agency.

“I’m successful because of the folks that came before me; history didn’t start with me,” Tobin said, thanking the leaders who came before him for paving the way to success.

“To my DLA family, thank you for all you do for our warfighters without recognition and credit,” he said. “Your credibility and reputation throughout the (combatant commands) is phenomenal. I look forward to being part of such a resilient and dedicated team.”

From Page A1 Through the Islands of the Pacific, a group of dancers from the 249th Engineer Battalion, led by 1st Lt. Cezarina Viqueria, kicked off the event by performing three dances from Hawaii, Tahiti and the Philippines.

Viqueria, who has been dancing since age 4, said she welcomed the chance to share her skills and her culture.

“It’s a good way for me to be able to share my culture with my unit and with Belvoir,” said Viqueria.

Viqueria first performed a modern-day Hawaiian hula dance, then was joined by 1st Lt. Aili M. Miettinen, who performed a Tahitian Tamari'I dance with her; and then

by Staff Sgt. James Medrano, Sgt. Charles Cherone and Sgt. Robert Bonnaeu who performed tinikling, the national dance of the Phillipines.

The dancers brought audience members up to the stage to join them in the dances.

Viqueria said she welcomed the chance to teach the audience members, and the other dancers from her unit, the dances she knows.

“For most of them, this was their first time,” she said.

The second act was a performance by the Wong People Kung Fu Association, a group based in Washington D.C.’s Chinatown.

Group leader Raymond Wong spoke about the history of kung fu and the Chinese Lion dance, while members of the group demonstrated

their kung fu and dancing skills.

The lion dance is a Chinese tradition meant to bring good luck, Wong explained.

“The Chinese believe that everything is made up of energy, positive and negative energy, and there has to be a balance,” Wong said.

The lion dance is traditionally performed to help bring and restore that balance and bring good luck and positive energy to people, he said.

Before the dance, Wong handed out leaves of cabbage to some audience members, which the lion, comprised of two dancers in a large costume, chewed and spit back at them.

The participants were to catch the leaves for good luck.

Wong said some people are surprised to see that members of his kung fu group are American, not Chinese, but he said that illustrates the way that cultures learn from one another.

“Once you begin to interact with other cultures and to learn from them, you learn new things,” he said.

“So, I guess the message we bring is that kung fu is for everyone,” Wong said.

The Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month event aimed to bring that same message of sharing culture and learning from one another.

“The strength in our society really lies in our ethnic differences and this is why we have these observances,” Stephen Brooks, Deputy to the Garrison Commander, said at the event.

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We live in an increasingly busy world in which competing priorities constantly vie for our attention and for our energy, piling on stress, leading to dangerous health outcomes and social consequences. We often hear people talk about the need to manage time better, but, what will really make a difference in terms of our day-to-day life is adopting strategies to manage our energy better.

There are a number of strategies that roll up into the skill of Energy Management. We’ll focus on a foundational energy management technique called “deliberate breathing.”

To start your practice, sit comfortably in a chair with your feet on the ground and your back against the back of the chair. Consciously straighten your posture and uncross your limbs to promote circulation in your body.

First, deliberate breathing involves breathing deeply from your diaphragm. If you’ve ever played a trumpet or sang in a choir, you know how to access this type of deep belly breathing. You may want to put one hand on your stomach and one hand on your chest to begin to notice your breathing. Begin to breathe more deeply, and feel your stomach expand as you inhale and contract as you exhale. This is the physical aspect of deliberate breathing. As you breathe diaphragmatically, you should feel your body relaxing.

Next, start to breathe rhythmically, counting slowly to five in your mind on every inhale and exhale. Focusing on this cadence helps us quiet our minds and bring our focus to the present. We may have more than 50,000 thoughts running around our brains any given day, and a ton of them could be counterproductive and moving us farther away from our goals. Being able stay focused and present is vital to optimal perfor-

mance and helping us conserve, instead of waste, energy. The last step to make your breathing deliberate is to engage in emotional control and evoke the emotion that will give you the right energy for the moment you need it. When practicing deliberate breathing for recovery and rejuvenation, evoking the emotions of gratitude, appreciation, or love have been shown to lead to the most profound benefits.

To feel those emotions, try to think of something or someone that makes you feel grateful, appreciation or love. Continue to breathe deeply and rhythmically as you focus your mind and re-experience those emotions.

Deliberate breathing is a technique that’s easy to learn and understand and can be practiced anywhere. Shoot for five to 20 minutes a day. You will become more skilled at deliberate breathing the more you practice. Staying focused is a challenge we all face in our practice.

When you notice that you’ve gotten distracted, and you inevitably will, try to gently bring your attention back to your breathing, your 5-count cadence, and your emotional control.

The more you practice in a variety of situations, the easier it will become. Eventually, it even becomes automatic. By using deliberate breathing to manage your energy, you’ll give yourself a recharge when you’re feeling low or a tactical pause when you’re feeling stressed. Your personal and professional performance, and your overall resilience, benefit.

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County proclaims Army Strong Week

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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors honored Fort Belvoir Soldiers and the U.S. Army by designating June 8-14 as Army Strong Week. The county’s proclamation celebrates the Army’s 240 years of selfless service to the nation. Fairfax County issues a proclamation each year, before the Army June 14 birthday, to recognize the Army, and especially Fort Belvoir, for helping the community through its long-standing partnership and history. Col. Michelle D. Mitchell, Fort Belvoir Garrison commander, accepted the proclamation on behalf the Military District of Washington and Belvoir. Mitchell said at the event, “We are proud to be your neighbor we continue to be Army Strong because of the assistance we receive from our surrounding community.”

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Fairfax County honors Belvoir fire and rescue The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors presented a Certificate of Recognition to the Fort Belvoir and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue departments for their mutual aid agreement and joint training efforts.

The Fort Belvoir Fire and Emergency Services rescue staff coordinated multiple training events at Belvoir’s vacant DeWitt Army Community Hospital and vacant structures along the Route 1 Corridor.

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Service credited the training as serving to enhance firefighter operational capabilities and build stronger working relationships among first responders in the surrounding areas and communities.

Shown are Col. Michelle D. Mitchell, Fort Belvoir Garrison commander; and Sharon Bulova, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors chairman, along with members of Fairfax and Fort Belvoir emergency services.

Belvoir Hospital, Salvadoran counterparts share medical expertise

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Foreign medical specialists assigned to Hospital Militar Central in San Salvador, El Salvador, spent a week at Belvoir Community Hospital as part of a multi-year medical Subject Matter Expert Exchange with U.S. Southern Command to establish a bilateral institutional relationship and provide medical readiness training.

The visit by foreign physicians is the second half of the exchange program. Medical providers from each facility visit the other’s hospital to strengthen the Salvadorans’ ability to respond medically to natural and man-made disasters while helping to develop doctrine and information sharing practices in three core areas: risk management, disaster preparedness and response, and residency learning.

Belvoir residents visited Hospital Militar Central earlier this year along with two international health specialists from Air Forces Southern. They participated in activities to build on the Salvadoran hospital’s capabilities while enhancing the Salvadoran staff training in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Basic Life Support, their readiness for disaster preparedness, and establishing a residency learning cooperative between residents of both facilities, according to a February news report by

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Dr. Carlos Manuel Corleto Godoy, left, head of Department of Surgery; and Dr. Carlos Alberto Diaz Barillas, right, chief of the Division of Hospital Care, take notes during a conversation with Belvoir Community Hospital staff, May 26.

Claudia Sánchez-Bustamante of the Members of the team spent sevDIÁLOGO. eral days at the hospital touring the “Our relationship with this team facilities, attending lectures, and is ongoing,” said Capt. Will Bynum, participating in field training exerattending faculty with the National cises.

Capital Consortium Family Medicine “This has been a great opportuResidency. “We’re advising them on nity to share information with the how our clinics and hospital have Salvadoran team about solutions reported adversities, how we pro- that we, as a hospital, have used to tect our patients, and our disaster solve problems that they’re currently response plans. This allows them to facing,” said Col. Timothy Barron, better serve their own patients and chief of Belvoir Community Hosimplement some of our solutions in pital’s Emergency Department. “It their own medical facilities.” feels good to be able to offer a solu-

tion to those who need it and to build relationships and learn from them, as well.”

These solutions, according to Salvadoran physician Maj. Carlos Diaz, are invaluable to the Hospital Militar Central medical team.

“This allows us to use processes that work here in our own hospitals,” he said. “It will help me to help my patients, my hospital and my country.”

The collaboration between the two countries also goes a long way in assisting Belvoir Community Hospital, Bynum said.

“This relationship has also been very beneficial to our residents who have visited El Salvador, as they are learning about how to practice medicine and implement quality control in nimble ways that don't require as many resources. In that sense, the Salvadoran team has a great amount to teach us, as well,” he said.

The short-term goal of the partnership is for Hospital Militar Central to establish its own quality care and patient safety program that will expand its staff’s ability to improve the quality of care it delivers, Diaz said in the February article.

The end goal for collaboration in the area of quality improvement, according to U.S. Air Force Maj. Brian Neese, is to develop a simple, but high-fidelity adverse event reporting system within the HMC which will serve as the cornerstone to a hospital-wide quality control program.

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DTRA downs 249th Eng. Bn. 12-7

Timeout Bodybuilding: The life-consuming commitment

By Rick Musselman Sports editor Defense Threat Reduction Agency kept bats connecting and balls finding rawhide through five tough innings to down the 249th Engineer Battalion 12-7 in a dynamic intramural softball showdown, May 27 at Pullen Field.

DTRA (3-1), always a major contender in the Belvoir leagues, kicked off the opening inning with the same brand of hitting prowess that led the legendary unit to the winner’s circle in the 2014 championship final. But, the team soon realized it had an equally skilled opponent on its hands that promised to make every run hard-earned for the duration of the contest.

The Engineers (2-1), fielding a lineup of highly experienced athletes whose unit cohesion in every sport they play is second to none, gave the multiple Commander’s Cup winners a clear demonstration of the power hitting and precision fielding that’s placed the squad near the top of the east division rankings year in and year out.

Only a late-game hitting rally propelled DTRA to victory.

Leading off at the top of the order, DTRA shortstop, Grant Sharp, connected with a spot-on throw from Engineer pitcher, Jonathan Sloan, for a single to usher in what See SOFTBALL, Page B3

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Defense Threat Reduction Agency left fielder, Todd Osbourne rounds third base during his team's intramural softball match up against the 249th Engineer Battalion, May 27 at Pullen Field.

FBCH narrowly defeats DLA 3-2 in soccer

By Rick Musselman Sports editor Undefeated Fort Belvoir Community Hospital managed to hold off a late-game Defense Logistics Agency offensive rally to claim a 3-2 intramural soccer victory, May 26 at Fremont Field.

Belvoir Hospital, squaring off against a highly cohesive opponent with a long history of combining surgical offensive execution with no-let-up vehemence on the opposite side of the ball, set its sights on the goal from the opening kick, aiming to establish some early breathing room. The strategy paid some immediate dividends in the form of a pair of first-period goals that found the net within three minutes of play. But DLA came roaring back in the second half, nailing back-to-back scores and threatening FBCH’s tenuous one-point lead with the brand of determination that has led the squad to so many post-season victories. FBCH applied every ounce of energy to the defense and succeeded in holding off a last-minute drive to claim the close-call victory, 3-2.

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Fort Belvoir Community Hospital forward, Devonte Ecford, attempts to set up a shot at the goal as Defense Logistics Agency goalkeeper, Andy Green, center, and teammate, Brian Witt, apply the pressure during an intramural soccer match up, May 26 at Fremont Field.

I was flipping channels the other night and stumbled upon a bodybuilding contest, and I couldn’t help but stop and watch a few of these monstrous athletes flexing for the judges on a brilliantly lighted stage. It soon had me reflecting on my early teen years when, at some point, every boy on my street got the idea that lifting weights would magically transform them from gangly string beans to walking monuments of fear, respect and sex appeal. We were indeed “tired of getting sand kicked in our faces” and each one of us found a way to procure some barbells, plates and dumb bells, whole heartedly committing ourselves to getting big and bad. Of course, our resolve scarcely lasted more than a week or two, and our efforts came to a fairly quick end when we realized how much sweat and pain was involved. Anybody who knows me now can attest to that.

Many years later, after studying just about every sport on the planet, I can say it’s probably a good thing we quit lifting when we did, because even if we’d pumped iron every day, it still wouldn’t have gotten us very far. The fact is, very few people have any clue as to what competition class bodybuilding entails, and even fewer have much of a chance of attaining the size and bulk of the athletes pictured on fitness magazine covers.

The daily regimens that some of the more well known bodybuilders — Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lee Haney, Ronnie Coleman, Jay Cutler and Phil Heath — have followed would likely astonish even the most dedicated athletes. And lifting weights (in many cases, seven days a week) is only a portion of the program to achieve the muscle mass and physique these competitors take to the event stage, provided one already has the genetics to begin with. For starters, pros generally eat 5,000 – 7,500 calories worth of proteinrich food per day, to say nothing of the myriad supplements and vitamins they add to the mix. Indeed, so comprehensive is a pro bodybuilder’s approach to training that most of the day is geared toward body development. Even sleep is carefully monitored and logged.

While I have the utmost respect for any athlete who redefines his sport—in this case, becoming the biggest of the big and the fittest of the fit — I still think it’s an endeavor best left to those who can afford the total-life commitment bodybuilding demands and accept that everything else is going to come second to the gym and the contest stage.

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Fort Belvoir Community Hospital's Loc Tran returns the ball during his and teammate, Jackie Oropeza's intramural tennis mixed-doubles division semifinal match series against Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Mike Bechtold and Julie Ciesuk, May 20 at the Graves Fitness Center courts.

Final FY15 Intramural Tennis Championship Tournament Results Photos by Rick Musselman

Program Executive Office - Enterprise Information Systems' Adrienne Pavelko serves the ball during her and teammate, Jim Kline's intramural tennis mixed- doubles division semifinal match series against Defense Logistics Agency's Kathryn Kelley and Russell Neukirchen, May 20 at the Graves Fitness Center courts.

DLA, FBCH finish strong in tennis

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Athletes representing the Defense Logistics Agency and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital thoroughly dominated the FY15 intramural tennis championship tournament that wrapped up with mixed doubles matches, May 26 at the Graves Fitness Center Courts. DLA’s efforts proved particularly profitable, earning the unit enough points to claim the overall title.

DLA fielded 20 highly skilled players this year and succeeded in bringing home a slew of trophies across seven divisions, coming through especially strong in the women’s open competition: Kathryn Kelley took the champion trophy, Carrie Alfalaij claimed the runner-up title, and Irene Smith crowned the sweep with a third-place finish she shared with FBCH’s Jacquelyn Oropeza.

Jerry Shelton kept DLA’s streak up and running by winning the runner-up trophy in the senior men’s division, and Dan Ferry secured a third-place finish in the men’s open division. Andrew Green and Elias Voces took the runnerup title in the men’s doubles division and in women’s doubles competition, Smith and Stephanie Wright earned the runner-up trophy, and Alfalaij and Kelley Tischler shared the third-place title with DLA teammates, Carly Jones

and Shonda Moore.

Kelley and Russell Neukirchen also put DLA’s stamp on the mixed doubles division by securing an equal thirdplace finish with Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Mike Bechtold and Julie Ciesuk.

Defending Commander’s Cup champion FBCH, putting nine athletes into the melee, turned in outstanding results that added massive points to the unit’s already impressive 2015 tally: Loc Tran and Kevin McCoy won the champion trophy in the men’s doubles division and FBCH teammates, Grace Colina and Cindy Marker, claimed the first-place prize in the women’s doubles division. Tran and McCoy also shared a third-place finish in the men’s senior division. Late in the tournament, Tran joined forces with Oropeza to win the runner-up trophy in mixed doubles competition.

Perennial contender Defense Threat Reduction Agency also made a strong 2015 showing: Young Sohn and Mike Kuliasha wrapped up the men’s doubles competition sharing the third-place slot with teammates, Mike Bechtold and Benjamin Bechtold. Mike Bechtold and DTRA teammate, Julie Ciesuk, also claimed the third-place distinction in the mixed doubles division.

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Tim Estensen and Kurtis Engleson added some Commander’s Cup

Men’s Open Division

• 1st Place: Quang Nguyen,U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command • 2nd Place: Tim Estensen, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency • 3rd Place: Dan Ferry, Defense Logistics Agency; and Kurtis Engleson, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Women’s Open Division

• 1st Place: Kathryn Kelley, Defense Logistics Agency • 2nd Place: Carrie Alfalaij, Defense Logistics Agency • 3rd Place: Irene Smith, Defense Logistics Agency; and Jacquelyn Oropeza, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital

Men’s Senior Division

• 1st Place: Tony Adams, U.S. Army Construction Company • 2nd Place: Jerry Shelton, Defense Logistics Agency • 3rd Place: Loc Tran, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital; and Kevin McCoy, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital

Men’s Doubles Division

• 1st Place: Loc Tran and Kevin McCoy, Fort Belvoir Community points to their unit’s total with respective second- and third-place finishes in the men’s open division.

Quang Nguyen kicked off the 2015 tournament by winning the champion trophy for U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command in the men’s open division, and Tony Adams took home the first-place prize for the U.S. Army Construction Company in the senior men’s division. Program Executive Office – Enterprise

Hospital • 2nd Place: Andrew Green and Elias Voces, Defense Logistics Agency • 3rd Place: Young Sohn and Mike Kuliasha, Defense Threat Reduction Agency; and Mike Bechtold and Benjamin Bechtold, Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Women’s Doubles Division

• 1st Place: Grace Colina and Cindy Marker, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital • 2nd Place: Stephanie Wright and Irene Smith, Defense Logistics Agency • 3rd Place: Carrie Alfalaij and Kelly Tischler, Defense Logistics Agency; and Carly Jones and Shonda Moore, Defense Logistics Agency

Mixed Doubles Division

• 1st Place: Jim Kline and Adrienne Pavelko, Program Executive Office – Enterprise Information Systems • 2nd Place: Loc Tran and Jaquelyn Oropeza, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital • 3rd Place: Russell Neukirchen and Kathryn Kelley, Defense Logistics Agency; and Mike Bechtold and Julie Ciesuk, Defense Threat Reduction Agency Information Systems’ Jim Kline and Adrienne Pavelko crowned the tournament by winning the championship title in the mixed doubles division.

For more information regarding the tournament and league, including match results, visit http:// www.quickscores.com/Orgs/index. php?OrgDir=belvoirmwr or call Geneva Martin, Fort Belvoir intramural sports league coordinator, at 703-8052559.

Yankees, Rays take wins in Little League match ups

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Belvoir Giants pitcher, Eric Galvan II, 9, winds up for a fastball during his team's minor division showdown with the Brewers, Saturday at the 21st Street Baseball Complex.

der. The game had gone on long enough to be official, and the umpire called it over, with Woodlawn taking the 3-1.

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249th Engineer Battalion right centerfielder, Matt Antal, drills one to deep left field base during his team's intramural softball showdown with Defense Threat Reduction Agency, May 27 at Pullen Field. left for a double. Lofy followed up with a single that drove Reeve in for a score. But another string of ground outs once again put the brakes on the effort.

Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the third, Antal led off with a double to left. But the DTRA infield succeeded in limiting their opponents to the solitary base hit and retired the next three batters with surgical infield play from Reeves, Sharp, Amanda Owen and Chad Owen.

Arbia opened up the ensuing push with a single to right that left fielder, Thomas Smith, followed up with a single of his own to center. Grant then stepped up and brought Arbia

in via a sacrifice fly to deep center.

The Engineers, however, once again brought the action to a quick close with a string of pop fly grabs from Antal, Irvin and Cherone.

The Engineers decided to use their fourth at-bat as a showcase for their ability to overcome any disadvantage in any situation. Lead-off batter, designated hitter, Reuben Fairley, kicked things off with a single to center that Antal and third baseman, Paul Cervantez, followed up with hits to load the bases. Sloan then stepped up and ushered in a string of RBI singles that earned the 249th four runs to take a 6-4 lead before DTRA could shut the rally down.

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is usually a massive DTRA scoring rally right out of the starting gate.

But the Engineers had come to the diamond with some serious defensive resolve of its own, and a fly ball grab from Matt Antal out in centerfield, followed by a pair of grounder conversions between shortstop, Colby Irvin, and first baseman, Jose Cubero, shut down DTRA’s opening at-bat in three swift strokes.

The Engineers suffered an early groundout between DTRA third baseman, Anthony Reeve and first baseman, Chad Owen, but Irvin and second baseman, Jeffrey Guida, got some momentum built with a pair of singles up the middle. Left centerfielder, Charles Cherone, then stepped up to the plate and got DTRA’s attention with a massive RBI double to deep center that drove in two. A pair of pop fly grabs by right centerfielder, Pat Lofy, and veteran left fielder, Todd Osbourne, brought the team back into the dugout with a 2-point deficit to overcome.

DTRA managed to balance the scales in short order via a single by catcher, Nick Arbia, a series of walks, and a massive shot by Lofy that brought two runners in to tie the game before a trio of pop fly grabs shut the promising rally down.

In the bottom of the second frame, the Engineers came up short, booking only a single before a grounder conversion by second baseman, Amanda Owen, and a pair of fly outs ended the inning.

With the contest quickly transforming into a defensive test of wills, DTRA focused every ounce of effort on the outfield fence. Following a flyout, Reeves stepped into the batter’s box and drilled a screamer to deep

Recognizing the Engineers’ increasing prowess in the power-hitting department, DTRA returned to the dugout with a renewed sense of urgency. Osbourne led off with a single to center that Reeve followed up with a single of his own to deep left. Relief pitcher, Jeff Jenkins, then connected for an RBI single that suddenly ushered in a DTRA hit fest that kept runners rounding the bags and stomping the plate. Keeping the momentum steadily building, Reeves once again cracked a massive bomb to the outfield to bring another two runs in, and Bogart followed suit with a two-run RBI double that kept the scoreboard busy. By the time the dust finally settled, DTRA had put 12 runs in the fifth inning stats, now leading 16-6.

The Engineers, staring down their last at-bat of the game, stayed focused on getting men on the bags and gradually advancing them around. But a groundout to Reeve and a pop fly grab by Osbourne soon began to darken the prospects of the Engineers pulling out a miracle finish. Engineer catcher, Travis Tofi, connected with a spot-on pitch from Jenkins and sent the ball screaming to left field. But an above-and-beyond diving catch by Smith brought the contest to a close, granting DTRA the sweeping 16-6 victory.

Intramural softball games are played Mondays – Thursdays at North Post Field behind Graves Fitness Center and Pullen Field, located adjacent to the track near Specker Field House.

For more information about Fort Belvoir’s intramural sports programs call Geneva Martin at 703-805-2559. For game schedules and weekly results, visit http:// www.quickscores.com/Orgs/index. php?OrgDir=belvoirmwr.

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Lightning suspends play in Major Division action.

Last Wednesday, under an ominous evening sky, the Belvoir Nationals were playing Woodlawn Black at Woodlawn’s McNaughton Fields. Colin Eckardt, on the mound for the Black, sent the Nationals three up, three down, in the first two innings.

Belvoir starting pitcher, Payton Parker, gave up three hits in Woodlawn’s first, which ultimately led to three runs.

Woodlawn kicked off the second inning with Jake Dunn drilling a shot to right field for a double, but he was thrown out trying to stretch it to a triple. The score was 3-0 at the end of two.

In the third frame, Belvoir’s catcher, Tim Turner, received a leadoff walk and managed to cross the plate on wild pitches, putting the Nationals on the board, 3-1.

In the bottom of the third, Parker continued on the mound, holding Woodlawn hitless in the third and fourth innings.

In the Nationals’ fourth, with two outs, Woodlawn’s Josh Castillo came in relief of Eckardt and got the third out on a strikeout.

In the bottom of the inning, Payton set Black’s next three batters down in order.

In the top of the fifth the Nationals’ Antron Campbell was granted a walk. Just as Daniel Miller stood at the plate with two strikes, there came three flashes of lightning and a roar of thun-

Saturday morning, in the Junior Division, the Belvoir Rays hosted the Central Springfield Phillies at Woodlawn.

(Belvoir’s home games are played at Woodlawn as the widening of Route One has taken Belvoir’s senior field. A new field is planned to be built by next spring.

Tim Karber and Ethan Zechman pitched in tandem for the Rays. The Rays had three hits—one each from the bats of Titus Aguayo, Bobby Gonzales, and Sam Hannigan. Gonzales’ hit came in the second inning, scoring as Hannigan claimed an RBI. Aguayo’s hit produced two RBIs as he came to bat with the bases loaded in the fourth inning, scoring Christian Phillips and Hannigan.

The game was shortened after four due, to a 10run deficit.

In the Minor Division Tuesday, the Yankees trounced the Diamondbacks 7-2, holding them to only one hit off the bat of Peter Villanez.

The Yankees smashed three hits from the bats of Adam Hathaway, Able Garza and Jacob Murphy, all of which came in the first inning.

On Wednesday, the Giants squeaked pass the Indians 11-10 on six scattered hits from Levi Hollowell, Carter Burkman, Austin Shoemaker, Eric Galvan and Paxston Dailey.

Powering the Indians were Ty Fisher, who started the game with a homerun; Casey Duncan; Micah Kirby; C.J. Bullock and Landon Gasperetti, with each belting singles.

For information on the Fort Belvoir Little League, send an e-mail to coachbill2@verizon.net.

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By Bill Behring Special to the Belvoir Eagle

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FY15 Intramural Soccer Weekly Results East Division May 19 Defense Communication and Army Transmissions Systems 2 Fort Belvoir Warrior Transition Battalion 0 Defense Logistics Agency 2 Defense Threat Reduction Agency 2 May 26 Fort Belvoir Community Hospital 3 Defense Logistics Agency 2 Defense Threat Reduction Agency 1 55th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Forfeit West Division May 21 249th Engineer Battalion 1 Military Intelligence Readiness Command Forfeit May 28 Aerospace Data Facility – East U.S. Army Legal Services Agency

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FY15 Intramural Soccer Standings As of June 1

East Division (Win-Loss-Tie) 1. Fort Belvoir Community Hospital 4-0-0 2. Defense Logistics Agency 3-1-1 3. Defense Communication and Army Transmissions Systems 2-1-1 4. Defense Threat Reduction Agency 2-1-1 5. 55th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) 0-5-1 6. Fort Belvoir Warrior Transition Battalion 0-5-0 West Division (Win-Loss-Tie) 1. Aerospace Data Facility – East 5-0-0 2. 249th Engineer Battalion 5-1-0 3. U.S. Army Legal Services Agency 3-3-0 4. Operations Security Evaluation Group 1-4-0 5. Military Intelligence Readiness Command 0-6-0 Photo by Rick Musselman

Defense Logistics Agency midfielder, Dan Ferry, left, and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital forward, Eric Shelton vie for possession of the ball during an intramural soccer match up, May 26 at Fremont Field.

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FBCH, taking to the turf with a roster full of experienced veterans, including All-Army forward, Richard Pena, wasted no time getting the ball down the field. Pena joined forces with forwards, Damion Thomas and Devonte Ecford, and unleashed a rapid-fire passing game that kept the defense scrambling. FBCH midfielders, Eduardo Aguilera, Jose Lopez and Chevon Brown fortified the opening drive by staying active across the width of the field, receiving the passes and snaking the ball through the security formations near the penalty box. The high-velocity approach to advancing to the goal proved a major challenge for the DLA defense, getting caught somewhat off guard

by Pena, Ecford and Aguilera’s polished ball handling ability. Taking a rocketing pass inside from veteran forward, Eric Shelton, Pena drove inside and fired the ball past DLA goalkeeper, Andrew Green’s fingertips to put his team’s first score on the board.

DLA quickly shook off its opponents’ early fortunes and got busy evening up the scales.

Forwards, Ayodele Warburton, Chris Boeding and Kent StraubJones, immediately charged down

the field, displaying spot-on execution in the passing department.

Seasoned midfielders, Dan Ferry, Justin Allison and Gordon Braxton, kept busy along the sidelines, drawing the defense outside with some surgical footwork and blistering shots inside. Within a minute of play, Warburton, one of the highest scoring athletes in the Belvoir intramural league, found an opportunity down by the corner of the penalty box, made possible by a precision pass from Ferry. But FBCH goalkeeper, Robert Rinell, kept the ball from finding the net with above-and-beyond effort in the corner of the cage.

Back in possession with three minutes remaining in the first period, FBCH reset its sights on expanding its less than comfortable lead before the midgame break.

Brown, Lopez and Aguilera ushered in a second major offensive with a series of perfectly placed passes that thoroughly foiled DLA’s repeated attempts to make a steal.

Taking advantage of their opponents’ commitment to man-to-man defense at midfield, Shelton and Ecford teamed up to work the ball deep into DLA territory. Suddenly, Pena fully utilized his well known speed and agility to shake a pair of defenders near the corner and charge inside. Taking the high ve-

locity pass from Ecford, Pena gave a repeat performance of his earlier score and drilled the ball into the net to take his team into a 2-0 lead.

But DLA wasn’t about to abandoned ship just yet. Wasting no time with particulars, Warburton, Ferry and Straub-Jones charged down the field before FBCH could firmly establish the security zone. Taking a pass from Ferry from way outside, Warburton found his chance and took it, drilling the ball past Rinell’s gloves for a score just before the halftime whistle sounded.

Trailing by a solitary point at the start of the second half, DLA stayed focused on the scales-balancing task at hand. Utilizing the proven passing game between Ferry, Boeding, Warburton and midfielder, Chris Kidwell, DLA was soon poised to even the score. But FBCH’s defensive resolve held firm and denied its opponent’s an opportunity to tie the game.

DLA kept the defensive pressure at full steam across the turf with a ferocious man-to-man approach, and it appeared the effort was keeping Pena and company’s forward progress in check. However, Aguilera suddenly found himself in possession along the sideline with a lot of open real estate between himself and the DLA penalty box.

Charging into the constricting defensive zone, the agile midfielder dished the ball across the middle where Lopez took possession and

booted the ball into the net for his team’s third score of the evening.

Now trailing 3-1 DLA held nothing back on offense. Keeping the ball in constant motion across the middle, Ferry, Warburton and Boeding managed to get the ball back into FBCH territory. With Pena, Ecford, Shelton and Thomas converging on the inside zone to provide added protection to Rinell, DLA forward, Nico Constantino, appeared from the dust and kicked the ball through a crowd and into the net, putting his team back into the game, now trailing 3-2 with a minute remaining.

Unfortunately for DLA the FBCH defense ramped up its efforts in the man coverage and a steal by Ecford at midfield combined with the rapidly draining game clock effectively closed the curtains on the contest, delivering DLA its first loss of the FY15 season.

With the 3-2 victory FBCH firmly cemented its position at the top of the east-division rankings.

Intramural soccer games are played Tuesdays and Thursday at Fremont Field on North Post, stating at 6 p.m.

For more information about Fort Belvoir’s intramural sports program, call Geneva Martin, league coordinator, at 703-805-2559.

For game weekly standing, game schedules and results, visit http:// www.quickscores.com/Orgs/index. php?OrgDir=belvoirmwr.

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The Belvoir Sharks take on the Swarm in a Child, Youth and School Services 4-5 year old age division spring soccer match up, Saturday at Fremont Field.

The Belvoir Mambas square off against the Blue Steel in a Child, Youth and School Services 8-9 year old age division spring soccer match up, Saturday at Fremont Field.

The Belvoir Knights face off against the Tornadoes in a Child, Youth and School Services 6-7 year old age division spring soccer match up, Saturday at Fremont Field.

The Belvoir Gators take on the Hammerhead Sharks in a Child, Youth and School Services 6-7 year old age division spring soccer match up, Saturday at Fremont Field.

Youth soccer action heating up

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The Belvoir Wolves work the ball down the field during a Child, Youth and School Services 10-12 year old age division spring soccer match up against the Shadow Knights, Saturday at Fremont Field.

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Despite intense heat and stifling humidity, more than 100 youth athletes competing in Fort Belvoir’s Child, Youth and School Services spring soccer league wowed spectators with a morning’s worth of dynamic match ups, Saturday at Fremont Field on North Post.

Teams from every age division took to the field to continue putting weeks of practice and preparation to the test.

Games are played Saturdays through June.

For more information regarding the league, including game schedules, contact Jerry Arrington, Child, Youth and School Services sports and fitness director, at 703-805-9139, or Rashawd Pope, CYSS sports assistant director at 703-805-1257.

Ladies’ Golf Association of Fort Belvoir Weekly Results Spring Match Play tournament May 18, 20-21

Bracket 1 • Winner: Pam Chaney • Runner-Up: Gloria Orr • Consolation: Chris Nugent Bracket 2 • Winner: Nittaya Carryer • Runner-Up: Bee Christianson • Consolation: Lee Bright Bracket 3 • Winner: Young Grzella • Runner-Up: Joyce Palaschak

• Consolation: Margie Hundelt

Ace Day Tournament May 28 Ace of May • Margarita Ortman: Net 62 Flight 1 • Sue Nelson: Low Net 73 • Rhu Black: Low Net 75 • Pam Cheney: Low Net 75 • Gloria Orr: Low Net 75 Flight 2

• Bee Christianson: Low Net 70 • June Page: Low Net 72 • Oksan Miles: Low Net 74 Flight 3 • Ginger Poole: Low Net 67 • Carol Lucke: Low Net 74 • Joyce Palaschak: Low Net 77 Flight 4 • Kari Smith: Low Net 95 For more information about the LGAFB and upcoming tournaments call Carol Lucke, LGAFB publicity chair, 703-791-2466.

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Sports & Recreation Briefs This week Guided kayak, canoe trip Outdoor Recreation hosts the Moonlight Paddle and S'mores trip, Saturday, departing from ODR, Bldg. 778.

This outing will be led by a certified volunteer instructor. Customers may choose to paddle a single or tandem kayak or canoe. Safety instruction and equipment will be provided. Cost is $25 Single/$30 Tandem or Canoe.

Please sign up early at 703-805-3081.

All trips must have at least 8 people registered one week in advance.

Upcoming CYSS Rockin and Rollin summer run

Purple Heart Classic golf tournament The Chapter 353, Military Order of the Purple Heart, host the annual Purple Heart Golf Classic, June 19 at the Fort Belvoir Golf Course. The event is a 4-person, captain’s choice scramble format. Registration includes green fees, golf cart, breakfast, lunch, prizes and awards.

All proceeds go to the Military Order of the Purple Heart to support wounded veterans and their families.

Come out and play and/or be a sponsor! For information, call Jessica Shea, 703-254-4635, via email to mophgolf@ jsheainc.com, or on the web at www. chpt353mophgolfclassic.com.

Harpers Ferry Hike

World Police and Fire Games Get involved in the community and be a part of one of the largest multisport, multi-venue events in the world.

The 2015 World Police and Fire Games run June 26-July 5 at several locations in and around the Washington, D.C. area. Sports include track and field, baseball, basketball, bodybuilding, boxing, swimming, tennis, volleyball, archery, cycling and many more. Volunteers are also needed to help out with the games.

Safe at third

249th Engineer Battalion designated hitter, Reuben Fairley, kicks up a dust storm as he arrives safe at third base with a diving slide during his team’s intramural softball match up against Defense Threat Reduction Agency, May 27 at Pullen Field.

For more information visit www. fairfax2015.com or email Arnie Daxe at adaxejr@gmail.com.

Warrant Officer Week Golf Tournament The Lord Fairfax Silver Chapter, U.S. Army Warrant Officers Association, hosts the 2nd Annual Warrant Officer Week Golf Tournament at the Fort Belvoir Golf Club’s Woodlawn Golf Course, July 10, starting at 2 p.m.

Entry forms are on the chapter's web site, www.lordfairfaxwoa.org. The event is a four-person, captain's choice team scramble, for $75 per person. If you sponsor a hole for an additional $250, the team entry is only $250 (a $50 savings). Entry deadline is July 3, and registration includes green fees, golf cart, barbecue dinner, beverages and awards.

For more details, contact retired CW5 Dick Markle, 571-319-7103, rcmrkl@verizon.net.

New equipment at ODR Outdoor Recreation has added a few new, high-demand items to rent, such as inflatable bounce houses, popcorn machines, slushy machines and more. For information, call 703-8053081.

In Progress Stroller Walking Stroller walking is back. Come out and join other parents in this brisk

networking opportunity through the trails of Fort Belvoir. Sessions are Fridays, 9 - 10 a.m. starting at Outdoor Recreation, Bldg. 778. For more information, call 703-805-4547.

Water Aerobics Benyaurd Indoor Pool hosts water aerobics classes Tuesdays and Thursdays (except holidays), 9 - 9:55 a.m. for shallow water class; and 10 - 10:55 a.m. for deep water class. Cost is $5 per class. For more information, call at 703-805-2620.

Scuba Open Water Certification Open-water scuba certification classes are offered at Benyaurd Indoor Pool on Saturdays, 8 - 11 a.m.

For more information, call Patriot Scuba at 703-781-4649. For more information on registrations, call Benyaurd Indoor Pool at 703-805-2620.

BodySpirit trainers needed BodySpirit, LLC, is seeking enthusiastic, dedicated, nationally certified, personal trainers to join the personal training staff at Fort Belvoir. Call Jennifer Beattie, 504-256-0896.

Fitness instructors needed Certified fitness instructors are needed to teach classes at Fort Belvoir. Instructors for Pilates, indoor cycling, and aqua are in particular demand. To inquire, contact Clare Neal at 703-403-6862.

Personal training Several new personal training and fitness packages for customers have been added to the Kawamura Human Performance Center’s schedule. The packages range from $70 to $600.

Individual training packages: • 1 Hour Session with trainer, program with instruction: $70 • Micro-fit assessment (included but not required), health screening (PAR-Q), measurements, exercise prescription, 6 one-on-one training sessions: $320 • Micro-fit assessment (included but not required), health screening (PAR-Q), measurements, exercise prescription, 8 one-on-one training sessions: $400 • Micro-fit assessment (included but not required), health screening (PAR-Q), measurements, exercise prescription, 12 one-on-one training sessions plus 2 complimentary sessions - $600 Buddy/couples training packages: • 1 Hour Session for 2 people with trainer, program with instruction: $100 • Micro-fit assessment (included but not required), health screening (PAR-Q), measurements, exercise prescription, 6 1-hour sessions with a trainer for 2 people: $580 Sign up for a personal trainer at Graves Fitness Center or the Body Shop.

If interested in becoming a personal trainer, call 703-806-4430.

For program information call 703806-4647.

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Outdoor Recreation hosts a hiking trip to Harper’s Ferry, June 20. Departure time is 6:30 a.m. from ODR, Bldg.

778. The hike is 8 miles and gives you the chance to explore historic Harpers Ferry and have lunch downtown. Cost is $10 per person for transportation.

Please sign up early at 703-805-3081.

All trips must have at least 8 people registered one week in advance.

Photo by Rick Musselman

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Fort Belvoir’s Child, Youth and School Services host its first Rockin and Rollin fun run for youth ages 5-16, June 13 at Outdoor Recreation, starting at 8 a.m. Registration is open at Parent Central Services at Markham School Age Center, Bldg. 950. The run covers a mile-long course and every participant gets a medal and a T-shirt.

For info, call Julie Libert, CYSS sports and fitness assistant director, 703-805-9138.

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