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oncommissioned officers from organizations across Fort Belvoir participated in a discussion of leadership and career growth during a professional development session with retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston, hosted by Army Cyber Command, March 20. Preston talked with the group about how NCOs grow and develop themselves and their subordinates as effective leaders in an Army with a high operational tempo spread across multiple battlefields and missions. At the height of its strength about a decade ago, an average of about 220,000 Soldiers were deployed or forward stationed in 80 countries, he explained.
But today’s significantly smaller Army averages 170,000-180,000 Soldiers deployed or forward stationed or deployed in 140 countries.
Standards matter Looking at the Army’s missions today and in the years ahead, Preston said, you’ll find a lot of small teams led by sergeants and staff sergeants who have five or six missions going on at once, and they are empowered to enforce standards. As the Army builds doctrine for multi-domain operations and mission command and looks at how commanders command forces that are fragmented across a battlefield, it becomes critical to build those sergeants and staff sergeants by sticking See Preston, page A8
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Retired Sgt. Major of the Army Kenneth Preston offers leadership advice to post Soldiers during an NCO Professional Development session at Wood Theater, March 20.
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Fort Belvoir Garrison Commander, Col. Michael Greenberg and Fairfax County Public Schools’ Superintendent, Dr. Scott Brabrand, visited Orange Hunt Elementary School to shoot a PSA in preparation for Month of the Military Child, Friday. The PSA highlights the importance of honoring and celebrating our brave Military children during April, the Month of the Military Child.
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alala Yousafzai. Helen Keller. Ann Dunwoody. Michelle Obama. Those are some of the visionary and notable women who were mentioned last week at a Women’s History Month observance. However, Rosemary Hill, guest speaker, also incorporated every female in the Community Center audience as notable. “Please stand if you’re a caregiver, veteran, Service member, mother, aunt, daughter,” Hill said. By then end of her request, nearly every female in the crowd was standing. “I challenge everyone to thank women for their contributions, not only A6: Young Americans Performance
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Rosemary Hill delivers the keynote speech at a Women’s History Month event in the Community Center, March 20. today, but during the whole Women’s History Month, and beyond,” she said. “I am an amazing mother, an amazing contractor, an amazing employee. Together, they all make me a See Women, page A10 A10: Briefs
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he Fort Belvoir Command Te a m h o s t e d t h e i n i t i a l Housing Focus group meeting with residents from the 15 Villages at Belvoir housing communities. The purpose of the Housing Focus Group is to establish a committee of residents that can serve as community ambassadors to highlight unresolved housing issues, provide feedback and share information to residents in their communities. Garrison Commander, Col. Michael Greenberg met with the group to discuss member roles and responsibilities, new initiatives and finished the meeting with an open discussion. Greenberg said the intent of the group is to focus on resolving systemic issues in the community. “We want our residents to be as happy as possible here,” Greenberg said. During the meeting, he outlined actions that have been implemented to resolve housing concerns, including the 3 Levels of Escalation, the Commander’s Housing Hotline and the Commander’s Housing Visits. Additionally, housing partners,
The Villages at Belvoir/Clark and Michaels Management, provided an update on their new initiatives and changes outlined below: •New Resident Portal to Track and Submit Work Orders Registration for the ActiveBuilding Resident Portal will be sent out April 1 – 4 through email. •100% Life/Health/Safety inspections - As stated during the Inspector General Town Halls, there will be 100% life/health/safety inspections performed by a third party vendor. •Improved technician communication – Technicians will call before each visit and provide a summary cards following service. •Staffing increase to improve productivity and customer service – A total of 12 new hires are expected to be on board before May to better address service requests promptly and perform adequate follow-up with residents. •Dedicated quality assurance &
control department established in the next 30 days - This QA/QC team will be entrusted to check the work third party vendors perform in the homes.
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•Vendor identification has begun using vehicle magnets and employee badges -Now vendors are required to conduct work in a company branded vehicle or use a vehicle magnet, as shown in the photo. Vendors will also
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n experienced Army Cyber Command chef has earned gold — again — in the Army’s annual culinary showcase. Sgt. 1st Class Gabriel Aquilano cooked his way to a gold medal in this year’s Enlisted Aide Hot Food Challenge, the cooking portion of the Enlisted Aide of the Year event at the 44th Annual Joint Culinary Training Exercise at Fort Lee, Va., March 6-15. Aquilano serves as the enlisted aide to ARCYBER commander Lt. Gen. Stephen G. Fogarty. More than 200 military chefs from all U.S. services and three allied nations participated in this year’s JCTE. The Army’s Quartermaster School is the proponent for the competition, the largest American Culinary Federationsanctioned event in North America. ACF chefs judge the competition and oversee credentialing opportunities open to its participants.
The challenge Aquilano says the cooking challenge called on him to prepare a four-course meal, with four portions in each course, in three hours and 40 minutes. The gold-
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Sgt. 1st Class Gabriel Aquilano of U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) stirs a sauce during the 2019 Joint Culinary Training Exercise at Fort Lee, Va., March 14. winning menu he created included: First course: Tomato tartlet with pepper jam and goat cheese with arugula purée Second course: Duck consommé garnished with quenelle of duck mousseline and vegetable mirepoix Third course: Rabbit prosciutto roulade with sauce moutarde, wilted baby spinach and tri-colored carrots Fourth course: Chocolate fudge cake with chocolate ganache and toasted
chocolate meringue with orange sorbet and raspberry puree Aquilano is a native of Lexington, N.C. with 15 years of Army service who says he started cooking at the age of 16 and now has 30 years’ experience in hospitality. He has a degree in Culinary Arts from Guilford Technical Community College and plans to complete a bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management at American Military University by the time he retires from the Army.
But he said JCTE was still a challenge. “I did find the competition challenging due to the lack of sleep, and transporting equipment from one building to another building that was about four blocks away. The cooking equipment was transported on speed racks to the location to compete -organization of product was key,” he said. “What I find the most challenging as a culinary specialist is timing. To ensure an event is a great success, timing and planning is everything -- for example cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, entrees and desserts for 200 people.” But he also said his specialty is that he feels comfortable in a kitchen, and able to accommodate most requests in a timely manner. His success in competition proves that’s more than just bragging. Aquilano has competed in four JCTE events since 2011 and earned a total of three gold, four silver, and two bronze medals. He said he knows he has competed against the very best at JCTE, and taking home awards is “truly an accomplishment.” “To receive an award indicates how much devotion and preparation the chef had invested in the competition,” he said. “I was honored to have competed with them. And I am very humbled and honored that I received a gold medal from ACFcertified judges.”
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The Young Americans greet the audience after a choral medley in Wallace Theater, March 20.
Cast members strike a pose on stage during Rise UP!, a performance of The Young Americans with help from Fort Belvoir children in Wallace Theater, March 20. The Young Americans go to the ball park during a musical medley in Wallace Theater, March 20. The non-profit performance troupe rehearsed with Fort Belvoir children to include them in the performance.
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bout 50 kids participated in the finale of the Young Americans “Rise UP!” performance, which was the culmination of a three-day workshop, showcasing youth talents in the performance arts. The show, performed March 20 at Wallace Theater, started with high-energy medleys including classical opera stanzas, 50s rock and spirituals led by The Young Americans cast members. The final number was sung by the entire group of cast members and kids performing Lion King’s “Circle of Life.” The Young Americans was hosted by Child and Youth Services, The Young American Workshop is courtesy of the USO, in partnership with Fort Belvoir Elementary School. Fort Belvoir has an incredible community, said Steven Haines, CEO of Young Americans, who thanked Fort Belvoir garrison, CYS, and the USO for the partnership.
Teamwork “It really takes an incredible team,” he said, adding that having such diversity within Young Americans is what the country represents.
“There’s no better way to feel accomplished than to have recognition, and this brings the whole Fort Belvoir Army family together.” --Anna Muniz, Child and Youth Services
Grace Kramer, Young Americans guest director, said the cast members represent more than 40 states and 12 countries. Different casts travel around the world with some currently in California and Japan. Three members within the Young American cast visiting Fort Belvoir are from Germany, Scotland and Canada, she said. “It really is about the shared experiences and cultural interaction that makes Young Americans what it is,” Haines said. “So, moms, dads, and family members, I’m so proud of your kids.”
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on movement, confidence, respect and teamwork to work with Fort Belvoir Elementary School students, said Anna Muniz, CYS. “It instills in the children to express themselves as individuals, but work together as a team, where there’s an all-inclusive family feeling,” she said. “Everyone has a special move and a talent. So even if a kid doesn’t have a perfected skill, we’ll take what skill they have and enhance it. It’s a good ‘get your feet wet’ kind of feeling,” Muniz said. The Young Americans cast study education and performance arts with a global perspective, she said during the performance, and are trained to work with kids. Experienced dancers trained the kids and during the workshop, the children worked on coordination and had one-on-one help to get them prepared to perform within a three-day window, Muniz said. “There’s no better way to feel accomplished than to have recognition, and this brings the whole Fort Belvoir Army family together and showing what the morale is — which is about family, teamwork, uniqueness. There’s no better way to celebrate that unless you have dance, movement and music.”
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Col. Michael Greenberg, Garrison commander, visits with The Young Americans CEO Steven Haines during intermission in Wallace Theater, March 20.
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From Preston, page A1 to fundamentals such as mentoring by more senior NCOs, formal Army schooling, operational and developmental assignments, and self-education. He described a three-step process for growing sergeants in the Army: establishing standards that meet the needs of their organizations and missions; putting sergeants in charge and providing that empowerment to execute and enforce standards; and ensuring that more senior NCOs hold sergeants accountable when the Soldiers in their charge aren’t meeting standards. That last step is probably most important, Preston said, because the way standards are established and enforced has an effect on discipline, and can have dire consequences. “I saw this a long time ago in my career. (Other than in combat), in every instance where a Soldier is seriously injured or killed; where a piece of equipment is severely damaged or made ‘not usable’; it really comes back to somebody failed to enforce a standard,” he said. He cited a case at Fort Hood several years ago when a Soldier was injured during a live-fire exercise because his unit did not enforce the Standard Operating Procedures they had established during rehearsals to control elements of the unit during the live training. In addition, he said, when leaders don’t comply with standards themselves, they undermine their sergeants’ ability to enforce standards and make corrections, and ultimately those sergeants may stop following procedures and standards as well.
Education and communication Preston talked about the value of education in NCO development. He said
formal Army schoolhouse training is important, but only accounts for about 10-15 percent of an NCO’s learning. Much is learned by self-development and self-study -- what Soldiers teach themselves to improve their minds and learn new ideas. But he stressed that the largest and most vital percentage of their education comes from operational learning -- what they do every day on the job. “We have lots of opportunities. Within our operational assignments, we learn every day. You go from unit to unit to unit, and even within those units, the assignments that you get -- those are learning opportunities -- and you continue to learn and grow each day,” he added. “Hands down, there is nothing more valuable, there is no substitute, for experience.” At some point an NCO may also be offered an opportunity for a broadening assignment, such as serving as a drill sergeant or recruiter. Those assignments are like going to school, Preston said, and also help build expertise in critical skills such as attention to detail and communication. “Communication is the most valuable skill you can have as a leader,” he said. “Communicate, communicate, communicate.” Preston challenged the assembled NCOs to use their experience and skills to be teachers for their Soldiers, and to “own the edge.” “When the Army promotes someone they expect them to learn all about their organizations, become experts and make changes,” he said. “It’s about taking that piece of the Army you’re responsible for and making it better.” Preston served from 2004 to 2011 as the 13th Sergeant Major of the Army, and now serves as Vice President for NCO and Soldier Programs at the Association of the U.S. Army.
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From Women, page A1 me a phenomenal woman,” Hill said, adding that every woman’s unique attributes make them each phenomenal in their own way. Hill encouraged audience members, women and men, to acknowledge the Women’s History Month theme, Visionary Women: Champions of Peace and Nonviolence. Hill added hope, faith
and love to peace and nonviolence. The speaker asked for “Awareness, mutual respect and understanding.” Hill also encouraged everyone to be educated through news, and “not just Google or internet news.” Hill joined the Army in 1989 as a medical supply specialist and became an acquisition and contracting professional in 2005, after her military career. She manages contracting operations, is an author and a mother of three.
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The Family Advocacy Program has training designed to increase awareness of the command’s roles and responsibilities when responding to allegations of spouse and child abuse. This training is for senior leadership, E7 and above. Training dates are April 4 and July 25. Each session is 9-11 a.m. For more, call 571-231-7001.
If you want to coordinate a cleanup event for your unit, directorate, or community group, contact Dina Huynh at dina.t.huynh.ctr@mail.mil or 703-806-3847.
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Eagles trip Travellers in OT By Rick Musselman Sports Editor
Photo by Rick Musselman
Richard Stevens, Fort Belvoir WTB, gets in some practice shots on the driving range during a Wounded Warrior golf skills clinic at the Golf Club. A spring training session begins April 20.
Belvoir to host Wounded Warrior golf training By Rick Musselman Sports Editor Warrior Transition Battalion Soldiers and family members from Fort Belvoir can greatly enhance their journeys to recovery by learning the basics of golf during two, eight-week instructional programs, sponsored by Links to Freedom, at the Belvoir Golf Club. Links to Freedom, developed by Steve Greiner, PGA professional and L2F executive director, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring a sense of normalcy to Wounded Warriors, disabled veterans, their families and caregivers through rehabilitative and adaptive golf programs at military and civilian See Golf, page B2
The Belvoir Eagles and the Fort Lee Travellers kept spectators glued to their seats for the duration of two, offense-heavy halves and an overtime period when the squads faced off in a late-season Washington Area Military Athletic Conference men’s division basketball showdown, Saturday at Wells Field House. The Eagles managed to overcome a 40-31 halftime deficit to tie the contest in the waning seconds of the second period to force an extra five minutes, ultimately emerging on top, 96-94. In spite of the seasoned talent on the starting roster, which included veteran guards, Anthony Johnson and Deonte Bleach; and outside shooting specialists, Chris Dilworth, Ed Drew and Stewart Bennett; Belvoir struggled to keep pace with Lee’s rapid-fire passing game and constant drives into the paint. A string of missed highpercentage shots conspired with the Travellers taking advantage of too many opportunities in the lane at the opposite end of the court to put the home team at a 9-point disadvantage at halftime. But, Head Coach Herb Marshall put together a revamped offense and switched the zone defense to a manto-man approach and, five minutes into the second half, the Eagles began to slowly close the gap on the scoreboard. Keeping the rotation cycles frequent, Belvoir capitalized on the shooting prowess and no-prisoners lane-driving dedication of Carlos Gonzales and the board-crashing ability of Mickle Windell down low to keep the visitors scrambling for lost ground. With .02 remaining on the game clock and with his team trailing 83-85, Bleach threw to the ball in to Bennett at the low post, who managed to get the shot off before the buzzer, hitting for 2 to tie the matchup at 85 apiece. Belvoir took a 4-point lead early in the OT period, but Fort Lee quickly responded with a pair of clean threepointers from near the top of the key. The squads exchanged the lead for the duration until Dilworth and Drew sank a pair of jumpers to establish a 3-point
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Belvoir Eagles shooting guard, Ed Drew, goes up for 2 inside during his team’s WAMAC matchup against Fort Lee, Saturday at Wells Field House. advantage with less than a minute left. The Travellers managed to narrow the gap to 2 with a freebie from the foul line, but the Belvoir defense held off a scales-tipping offensive onslaught to book the 96-94 victory. For weekly results, game schedules and standings, visit https://www.quickscores.com/ wamac. For more information about the Fort Belvoir Eagles sports organizations and
the current season, call Herb Marshall, Belvoir Eagles head coach, 703-7980842, email Herbert.D.Marshall@nga. mil.
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Wounded Warrior Golf Training Spring clinic 9:30 a.m. April 20 Fort Belvoir Golf Course
Register: www.linkstofreedom.org and click the registration tab. For more information 202-803-1515 L2F@linkstofreedom.org.
Francis Bilgera, Walter Reed - Bethesda WTB, gets some putting tips from PGA pro Tom Dougherty during a Wounded Warrior golf skills clinic at the Golf Club. The 2019 spring training session begins April 20. From Golf, page B1 golf courses nationwide. These adaptive sports clinics are designed to introduce wounded, injured and ill Service members to the game, promote therapeutic rehabilitation, and encourage outdoor recreation. The spring clinic begins April 20 at 9:30 a.m. A second training series will be in October. This instructional program aims to give Soldiers chances to develop their skills in driving, putting, chipping and engaging in regulation play. “We have supported over 2,000 Wounded Warriors with golf-rehab; it has been a great experience toward healing our injured Service members and their families. They deserve it and the Links to Freedom staff is proud to support America’s Heroes,” Greiner said. “The eight-week program takes students from the classroom to the course and provides a lifetime of family fun.” Greiner developed the Links to Freedom program to bring recreational opportunities to those Service members who otherwise would spend the entire week in intense psychological and physical therapy. After successfully engaging this community, Greiner realized that golf is also a vehicle for social and emotional rehabilitation, not only to the Service members, but to their families and caregivers. Links to Freedom has six principles toward supporting Service members and their families: • Use golf as a vehicle to extend therapy in a calm and serene environment • Teach the fundamentals of the game; focus on control of motor skills,
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Wounded Warriors from various WTBs in the National Capital Region work on developing their chip shot skills during a golf skills clinic at the Golf Club. The 2019 spring training session begins April 20. mobility and flexibility • Provide a familiar, fun social environment using PGA/LPGA instructors and military/civilian volunteers • Conduct skills instruction and oncourse playing lessons • Include family members and caregivers to redefine and re-establish critical relationships, while learning a sport they can play together for years • Work with and recruit other c o m p l e m e n t a r y, t h e r a p e u t i c
organizations to help rehabilitate the “whole person” Dick Skull, a retired Soldier, is the program administrator and will be on hand with Greiner to run the instruction. Participants are encouraged to arrive weekly at 9 a.m. to warm up and then stay for a free lunch at the Fort Belvoir Golf Club after the day’s lesson is complete. “Frankly, this super program grew from a Belvoir-based program to a national program enjoying accolades from the White House and the PGA,”
said Carl S. Ey, Mammoth Global Partners, Inc., a disabled veteran owned media, communications and marketing company, president and CEO. “We are now in Washington, Utah, North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland and Virginia.” To r e g i s t e r , g o t o w w w. linkstofreedom.org and click the registration tab. For more information, call 202-8031515 or email L2F@linkstofreedom. org.
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Mulligan Mondays at the Golf Club
Pick-a-Pro – Masters Individual Golf Tournament
Swing by the Belvoir Golf Club every Monday, to enjoy discounted rates on green, cart and walking fees. Top off your round at Niblick’s Grill, serving dinner and drinks that are up to par. For more, call the Golf Club at 703-806-5878.
The Belvoir Golf Club hosts Pick-a-Pro Masters Individual Golf Tournament, April 13, 8 a.m. The deadline to register is April 7. For more information, call 703-806-5878.
Superhero Fun Run The Superhero Fun Run is April 6, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Pullen Field and Specker Field House. The run starts at 10:30 a.m., but the fun starts at 9 a.m. with bounce houses, games, and face painting. The event is free. Pre-register with ACS at 571-231-7028.
SHARP, MWR 5K Fort Belvoir’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Program, in partnership with MWR, will host the 10th Annual SHARP and MWR 5K Run/Walk, April 12, 6:30 a.m. on Fort Belvoir. To register, or for more info, call 703-7407029.
COED Volleyball Tournament The tournament is April 13, 8 a.m. at Wells Field House. Rosters are 12 players and 2 females must be on the court at all times. Local and military teams welcome. Cost is $150 per team. For more, or to register by April 2, call 703-806-5093.
Troutfest The North Post Pool will be stocked with trout for the annual Troutfest, April 13, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Unlimited fishing costs $7 to enter and $3 to rent a pole, but you may bring your own pole. No charge for spectators. There will a break every hour for children fishing only. Catch one of 10 golden fish and win a prize. Call 703-805-2620 for more.
Elvis Tribute Artist Performs at Golf Club Membership Meeting Elvis tribute artist, Lionel Ward and the New World Band, returns to the Fort Belvoir Golf Club for a performance during the annual membership meeting, Aug. 24. Call 703-806-5878 for more information.
Readiness Program Fitness Classes Sports and Fitness offers free weekly fitness classes, which include Functional Fitness, C.O.R.E, Body Sculpt, Zumba, ChakaBoom, Indoor Cycle, Yoga and Turbo Tabata. Go to Belvoir.armymwr. com for more about classes and times. For more, call 703-806-5093.
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Belvoir Golf Club has two championship, 18-hole, golf courses, Woodlawn and Gunston. It also has a spacious clubhouse featuring Niblick’s Clubhouse Grill and
the Clubhouse Lounge offers a view and, food and drink specials. For more, call 703-806-5878.
BODYBLAST Fitness Class BODYBLAST4X4 is a strength and cardio mash-up of functional, boot-camp style, fitness training. Sports and Fitness hosts the class for military families to work out while having a blast. Kids are welcome and classes are free, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:3010:30 a.m. at Specker Field House. Call 703-806-3057 for more.
Cosmic Bowling Go Cosmic Bowling, Fridays, 9-12 p.m., Saturdays, 1-12 p.m., at the Bowling Center. Cosmic Bowling features music videos and awesome effects lighting in an ultra-lounge atmosphere. It’s $5 per game or a 3-hour unlimited special for $16 per person, 5 p.m.-midnight. For more, go to https://belvoir.armymwr.com/categories/ recreation.
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