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ARCYBER employees perform Heimlich, honored for actions A U.S. Army Cyber Command employee, whose quick response may have saved a colleague’s life, has been honored by the Army for his actions. Randy Clark of ARCYBER’s Information Operations Division accepted the Army Safety Guardian Award at an April 11 ceremony on Fort Belvoir, for his actions in rescuing a coworker who was choking. Clark and Patrick Heil, an information operations plans officer with 1st Information Operations Command (Land) who helped during the incident, described what happened. During a temporary duty mission in the state of Washington, Clark, Heil and a third colleague, Scott Eisenbach, were having dinner at a restaurant Clark says he remembered from his time stationed in the area in the 1990s.
“I was about to put him on the floor and try to dislodge the food with my fingers, when I gave one last thrust.” Randy Clark Army Cyber
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Lt. Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, left, ARCYBER commander, presents Randy Clark the Army Safety Guardian Award for rescuing a coworker who was choking. Clark, from ArCyber Command’s Information Operations Division, received the award April 11 during a ceremony on Fort Belvoir.
Halfway through dinner, Clark saw that Eisenbach was in distress. “I looked up and saw Scott was choking on his food,” Clark wrote in an email. “At first, Patrick didn’t see it because he was also eating. I pointed it out to him and asked him to start the Heimlich (maneuver).” Heil said he stood Eisenbach up and attempted to perform the maneuver to clear his airway, but, after a dozen attempts, Eisenbach was still choking. Clark then moved Eisenbach to a more open area of the room and continued trying to administer the Heimlich. It took another two dozen thrusts before Eisenbach’s airway finally cleared. “I gave him several thrusts which, at first, didn’t seem to be working, as his face began turning colors,” Clark wrote. “I was about to put him on the floor and try to dislodge the food with my fingers, when I gave one last thrust.”
“I thought in my head over and over while this was going on that I can’t let anything happen to him... Randy Clark Army Cyber “I know it was scary for him, but I think it was just as scary for me,” Clark added. “I thought in my head over and over while this was going on that I can’t let anything happen to him, and I was not going to have to explain losing him to his wife.” Fortunately he wouldn’t have to. “As I was trying to get him to the floor, Scott raised his hands in a signal that he was beginning to get his breath back,” Clark said. “He coughed really hard a couple of times and
the food came out of his mouth. People in the restaurant that just seemed to watch while everything was going on began to clap. After Scott recovered for a few more seconds, we returned to the table and finished dinner.” Clark’s awareness and decisive action were critical in acting quickly and saving precious
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Earth Day at Outdoor Rec
Children peer inside a purple martin house at Belvoir Outdoor Rec’s Earth Day recognition.
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Andrew Pitt, a wildlife biologist at Belvoir’s DPW, explains nesting boxes placed along the shoreline at Outdoor Recreation April 18 to children from child development centers on post. This was one of many Earth Day activities.
Belvoir partners with local chamber to clean roads A team of about 25 volunteers from Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce and Fort Belvoir helped beautify local roads Saturday in the chamber’s bi-annual Highway Cleanup. The group tackled Jeff Todd Way from Telegraph Road, past Route 1 to Belvoir’s Walker Gate. Together, they collected 57 bags of trash and an old desk. Holly Dougherty, chamber executive director, wrote in an e-mail her appreciation to IHG Hotels and Staybridge Suites on Belvoir, and their dedicated employees who helped at the event.
Earth Day volunteers pick up trash along Jeff Todd Way, Saturday.
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www.belvoireagleonline.com Continued from page A1 time to save Eisenbach’s life, Heil said. Given the difficulty of dislodging the obstruction, he added, it seemed unlikely that anyone on the scene but Clark would have been able to successfully perform the Heimlich on their colleague. Clark was presented with the Safety Guardian Award, a Department of the Army-level honor given to Army military and civilian personnel who, “through extraordinary actions or skills,” prevent or minimize injury or loss to Army people or property by reacting to emergency events or imminent danger, by Lt. Gen. Paul. M. Nakasone, Army Cyber commander. The award, signed by Brig. Gen. David J. Francis, commander of the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center and director of Army Safety, applauds Clark for his quick thinking and exceptional response and “demonstrating the highest standards of our Army Values and Warrior Ethos.” But, Clark said he doesn’t feel he did anything exceptional. “I’m very happy that things turned out the way they did, but didn’t think I was doing anything to receive so much attention,” he wrote. “Having my friend and coworker around another day was the only reward needed.”
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Belvoir personnel, equipment help county in Monday fire Garrison Public Affairs Fort Belvoir Fire & Emergency Services was dispatched Monday, to a residential building fire in the Kingstowne Area of Fairfax County. Fire and rescue units arrived on scene to find an active fire throughout the garage that spread rapidly through the attic and into the attached home. Engine 466 was the second arriving pumper that secured the primary water supply and quickly became the initial attack pumper, due to a pump malfunction with the primary pumper. Truck 463 was the second arriving aerial device and provided ground ladder deployment to the structure, secured utilities, and performed occupant search operations. Battalion 465 arrived and was assigned to manage crews actively involved on the second floor to extinguish the fire from the inside. Crews worked collectively for less than an hour to extinguish most of the fire and were released from the scene in less than 2 hours. The fire’s heat and volume damaged adjacent structures on both sides. Engine 466 personnel helped afterward with extensive salvage and overhaul operations that ended in some property conservation for the owner. No injuries were reported. Fort Belvoir Fire & Emergency Services has an automatic, mutual aid agreement with the county and other local emergency services.
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CID seeks qualified officers to join Warrant Officer ranks CID Public Affairs The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command is seeking first lieutenants and captains, from all military occupational specialties, to apply to be CID special agents. Applications for MOS 311A are accepted through May. 18. Lisa Dodd, chief of Special Agent Accessions Branch said, a warrant officer accession board convenes in July. Qualified applicants are encouraged to visit their closest, regular Army CID office to start the process as soon as possible. A list of offices is available from http://www.cid.army.mil/. In addition to the agent application, qualified officers must
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Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Berger III, commander, U.S. Army Legal Services Agency, center, with CGSOC Class 18-001 top graduates, Maj. Jeffrey Hyslop, left, and Maj. Adam Seybert. The two were part of a recent graduating class of 123 students.
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On April 20, 123 students graduated from the resident common core of the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff School, CGSS, at Belvoir, with Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Berger III, commander, U.S. Army Legal Services Agency and chief judge, U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals, speaking at the graduation ceremony. Berger addressed the graduates on the responsibilities and importance of being a staff officer and a leader, and not a “yes-man.” He reminded them the staff ’s primary focus is to provide their commanders the best possible advice, or course of action, so they can make more-informed decisions. He also stressed the importance of building relationships and taking an organizational view, not just your own area-of-expertise. In Belvoir’s Barden Education Center, the CGSS teaches the 16-week Command and General Staff Officers Course three times a year to active-duty field grade officers and civilians from agencies such as the Justice Department, U.S. Border Patrol and the Defense Intelligence Agency. Students attending the Belvoir campus get the same resident instruction that officers get during the CGSOC common core at another campus, in Fort Leavenworth, Kan. During the course, students get instruction in leadership; force management; joint operations; joint and unified operational art; ethics; military history; and Army doctrine and planning. The course educates and trains field grade officers to be critical thinkers and agile, innovative and adaptive leaders.
The Belvoir campus offers four electives: Military Leadership Lessons of George Washington, taught at the George Washington Presidential Library; Genocide Prevention, held at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum; and the U.S. Agency for International Development, taught at the Fort Belvoir campus and at its headquarters in D.C.; and Logistics for Battalion Executive Officers. Two of the major goals of the course is to improve students’ reading, writing, and speaking skills and maintain and improve student, staff and faculty physical fitness through a Personal Holistic Health and Fitness Plan. The students also participated in several team-building events during the course, including intramural sports and bike rides. The Belvoir CGSS hosted several guest speakers and officer professional development seminars, including Lt. Gen. Michael H. Shields, Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization; Lt. Gen. Thomas C. Seamands and Maj. Gen. John A. George, HQDA; Colton C. Campbell, National War College and Col. Robert T. Ault, Command and General Staff School. Students also visited local sites, including the White House and U.S. Capitol, Arlington Cemetery and the Pentagon. Many students also met their international counterparts, which expanded their understanding of allied militaries. Many students also participated in a Civil War staff ride to the battlefield at Chancellorsville, Va., let by historian Dr. Jon Mikolashek. The course’s top two graduates were Maj. Jeffrey Hyslop and Maj. Adam Seybert. The next CGSOC course at Belvoir starts May 3.
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Col. Simuel L. Jamison, incoming commander of Dental Health Command-Atlantic, receives the unit colors from Brig. Gen. Erick H. Torring III, acting commanding general, Regional Health Command-Atlantic, at a change of command ceremony held at Wood Theater April 9. DHC-A operates 54 dental clinics across 11 states. More than 147,000 warfighters receive dental care through DHC-A facilities.
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Belvoir Eagles triumph at Coed Volleyball Tournament By Rick Musselman Sports Editor
Belvoir Eagles Roster Darron Kenley Alan Krzywicki Kyle Krzywicki
Fort Belvoir utilized its legendary athletic precision and unit cohesion to the fullest measure to claim the championship title in the 2018 Coed Volleyball Tournament, April 14 at Wells Field House. The Belvoir Eagles, fielding of some of the installation’s finest athletes whose respective intramural squads consistently appear in the annual Commander’s Cup volleyball championships, kicked off their drive to the winner’s circle with a 5-3 tournament record. An ensuing semifinal win over the Sons and Daughters of Samoa squad officially punched the home
team’s ticket to the trophy round, where it squared off against the undefeated veteran powerhouse, Team Beer Pong. In the end, the Eagles’ proven precision in the spike department, combined with the team’s total-commitment approach to defense won the day. The effort of the home team in the final bout allowed the post to emerge with the title trophy after a full day of dynamic competition among the Military District of Washington’s most accomplished athletes. For tournament results http://www.quickscores.com/Orgs/ResultsDisplay.php?OrgDir=be lvoirmwr&LeagueID=911589.For more information about Fort Belvoir’s intramural sports program and the annual Commander’s Cup title race, call Justin Fitzgerald, 703-806-5093. Athletes can also contact their unit representative to sign up and for schedules.
Tournament results Photo by Rick Musselman
The Belvoir Eagles’ Alan Krzywicki goes up for a high-altitude spike during his team’s 2018 Coed Volleyball tournament match series against JBLE, April 14 at Wells Field House. The team went on to claim the championship trophy.
Champion Belvoir Eagles Runner-up Team Beer Pong
James Langley Danielle Smith Jeremy Smith
3rd Place U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Sons and Daughters of Samoa
249th Engineers down NGA in soccer By Rick Musselman Sports Editor The 249th Engineer Battalion kept its ascent in the Commander’s Cup rankings at full throttle, when the perennial contender dominated the equally potent National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for a 4-1 victory in a week-3 intramural soccer showdown, April 17 at Fremont Field. The Engineers’ offensive precision enabled Nick Cruz, one of the most dynamic and skilled athletes in Belvoir’s league, to put three goals into his game stats. Brian Sanchez added to his team’s momentum with a rocketing shot into the net, right on the heels of NGA’s only score of the night off the cleat of Adam Chapian.
Intramural soccer games are played at Fremont Field on North Post Tuesdays and Thursdays through May 29, followed by a singleelimination championship tournament. For regular-season results and standings visit http://www.quickscores.com/Orgs/index. php?OrgDir=belvoirmwr. For information about Fort Belvoir’s intramural sports program and the annual Commander’s Cup title race, call Justin Fitzgerald, 03-806-5093. Athletes can also contact their unit representative to sign up and for schedules.
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249th Engineer Battalion’s Jeff Bevington boots one down the field during his team’s intramural soccer showdown with NGA, April 17 at Fremont Field.
Timeout Lacrosse: The platypus of sports By Rick Musselman Sports Editor Last week I got invited to my niece’s high school lacrosse game and, since I’d never seen one in person, I thought it’d be a great way not only to support family but also increase my knowledge of a sport I knew absolutely nothing about. I went into it expecting it to be a slightly
different kind of field hockey, but it didn’t take long to realize that lacrosse is far more than that. In fact, it had so many different elements of other sports that I began to see it the same way I’ve perceived the duck-billed platypus—a mammal that lays eggs, has the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver and a scorpion-stinger like spur on its foot that delivers potent venom. And such a hodge-podge mixture applies to
lacrosse, which includes the passing of soccer and hockey, the pick-setting and fast-breaking of basketball, hockey-type defensive arrangements at the goals, and the Hail Mary bombs of football. I’ve often thought the platypus was the last creature nature built, using all the spare parts from other animals. Perhaps lacrosse came about in the same way after all the other sports had been invented.
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Little League season underway By Rick Musselman Sports Editor With opening ceremonies in the books, Fort Belvoir’s Little League spring baseball season is underway, with matchups across the age divisions. For information about the league, including schedules, results and standings, email Aricka Vaughan, Belvoir Little League baseball commissioner, aricka.a.vaughan.naf@mail.mil.
Photos by Rick Musselman
Belvoir Pirates first baseman, Landon Edwards, cracks one into centerfield during his team’s major-division Little League matchup against the Royals, Saturday.
Belvoir Royals relief pitcher, Charles Williams, steals third base during his team’s major-division Little League showdown with the Pirates.
Belvoir Pirates pitcher, Robert Hamrick, delivers a fastball during his team’s major-division Little League matchup against the Royals, Saturday at Bill Behring Little League Baseball Fields.
Belvoir Royals pitcher, Wil Murphy, connects for a base hit during his team’s major-division Little League showdown with the Pirates, Saturday.
249th Engineers, from page B1
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NGA’s Henry Charry executes a header as 249th Engineer Battalion defender, Brian Sanchez, applies the pressure during an intramural soccer showdown, April 17.
249th Engineer Battalion’s Nick Cruz works the ball into scoring position during his team’s intramural soccer matchup against NGA.
NGA’s Shaquille Hall drills a shot to the goal during his team’s intramural soccer matchup against the 249th Engineer Battalion, April 17 at Fremont Field.
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Sports and Recreation Briefs This week
NO WEATHER FOR SPRING SPORTS
Formation Run, Run to Honor 5K postponed Belvoir’s annual Formation Run and the Run to Honor 5K have been postponed until May18.
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Boater Safety Class Boater Safety Classes are offered by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 25-08 the following dates: Saturday, May 19 and June 23, 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Washington Farm United Methodist Church, 3921 Old Mill Road, Alexandria. The cost is $40, or $60 for two sharing course materials. Students who pass the test get a boatereducation certificate recognized by the Coast Guard, Virginia and all other states that require boater education. Email Moses Pettigrew at msgtop@verizon.net or call 202-6168987.
Individual Match Play Golf Championship The Fort Belvoir Golf Club has the annual Individual Match Play tournament, Tuesday. Match Play is a format of play that is scored in a hole-by-hole competition. The side that holes its ball in fewer
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Spectators and players huddle on the sidelines in the grip of January-like weather during an April 17 intramural soccer matchup between the 249th Engineer Battalion and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency at a frigid Fremont Field. strokes than its opponent wins that hole. In a handicap competition, the side with the lowest net score wins the hole. There are handicap and non-handicap brackets for women, men and seniors. For more information, call the Golf Pro Shop, 703-806-5878.
Upcoming National Day of Prayer runwalk Belvoir community members are invited to celebrate National Day of Prayer with a run-walk May 3, 7:15 – 7:55 a.m. at Pullen
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Maj. Gen. Christopher S. Ballard, INSCOM commanding general, affixes challenge coins to the ceremonial steel beam at the Nolan Building expansion project Topping Out Ceremony on Belvoir last week.
INSCOM celebrates construction milestone with topping out ceremony By Jocelyn Broussard U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, INSCOM, celebrated putting the final structural steel beam into the Nolan Building’s new addition during a Topping Out Ceremony on Fort Belvoir, April 16. In building construction, “Topping Out” is a ceremony conducted when the last steel beam is placed at the top of a building. This tradition comes from European craftsmen when they migrated to America and people who were significant during construction signed the beam. “Topping Out is an important milestone. It is a great opportunity to pause for a moment and reflect on the hard work and dedication of the women and men who made it possible,” said Dave Marrow, deputy district engineer for Program and Project Management, Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. “Once complete, this will add over 300,000 square feet, enhancing the mission capabilities of INSCOM.” The partnership between INSCOM, the Army Corps and Manhattan Construction has kept the project progressing with 340,000 man hours completed, with no lost-time accidents reported to date, according to Phil Mack of the Manhattan Construction Company. “I would like to thank you, the craftsmen, the men and women out there working long hours, working safely through tough hours in the cold weather and the heat over the past two years. It’s been tough,” Mack said. “We are celebrating today, as we erected 4,300 tons of structural steel. Maj. Gen. Christopher S. Ballard, INSCOM
A steel worker secures the last beam into place on the new addition to the Nolan Building during a Topping Out Ceremony on Belvoir last week. commanding general, ended the ceremony by expressing his appreciation for the construction workers on site. “INSCOM is an organization of 17,000 folks and the time you’ve been on this site we consider you all as one of us. Our mission is to save Soldiers’ lives, to help commanders in combat to get the mission accomplished and to bring their Soldiers home safely. We take this seriously,” Ballard said. “ We are proud to call
you part of our team.” Event guests and more than 175 workers watched as the last beam was hoisted and secured into place on the 381,839 square foot new-addition steel framework. The Nolan Building expansion project has an expected completion date of October 2019, followed by a year of interior activities, including installing security systems, IT cables and systems, and furniture.
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Belvoir Briefs Ultimate Frisbee The Army Aviation Brigade hosts an Ultimate Frisbee Tournament Friday, 8:30 a.m., on Belvoir’s Long Parade Field. Everyone is eligible to participate – active, National Guard Component Soldiers and civilians. Units are permitted two teams consisting of 10 participants. Register with the Aviation brigade’s sexual assault response coordinator via e-mail to theodore.q.coats.mil@mail.mil.
Barber shop closure The Barber Shop in the main Exchange
closes at 3 p.m. Monday and is closed all day Tuesday, for renovations. Alternate barber shops are at the hospital, on 12th Street, at DLA, 12th Street Sylique Salons and Paul Mitchell.
Military Women Appreciation A lottery closes at 1 p.m. Monday for the Belvoir USO’s Military Women Appreciation, which is May 5, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The event includes pampering, relaxation and healthy living! Open to female, active duty Service members and female spouses of active duty.
Contact usofortbelvoir@usometro.org for any questions. Register at https://militarywomenappreciation2018.eventbrite.com.
Bodybuilder visit Jay Cutler, a professional bodybuilder and four-time Mr. Olympia winner, visits the Belvoir Exchange Wednesday,11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
12th Street Starbucks closure The Starbucks on 12th Street closes for 2 months, beginning May 7, for upgrades. Other locations are in Belvoir Hospital and at the Exchange’s main entrance.
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Army Reserve celebrates first 110 years By Adrienne Anderson Staff writer The U.S. Army Reserve celebrated its 110th birthday Monday, at the Office of the Chief of the Army Reserve on Belvoir. Maj. Gen. Lewis Irwin, deputy chief of Army Reserve and OCAR chief of staff, said the U.S. Army Reserve serves to supplement the active forces, but the organization also provides unique services that complement the active side. “We truly are Citizen-Soldiers,” he said. We truly are twice the citizen, in the sense that our civilian employers, who support us, are going an extra mile to enable us to serve the United States when we’re needed. This is a pretty special thing.” It’s tough to be able to take care our families, civilian employment and America’s national security, he said. “We have been remarkably adaptable, malleable, tailorable and scalable,” Irwin said, adding that the Army Reserve can change to meet the needs of the moment. He listed examples of support the U.S. Army Reserve has provided over its history. For example, Irwin said they provided 9,000 officers, a third of all the medical capability the government needed and another 15,000 enlisted Soldiers during World War I. After World War II, 3 million
Maj. Gen. Lewis Irwin, Deputy Chief of Army Reserve and OCAR Chief of Staff, addresses his team at the 110th birthday of the Army Reserve, Monday on Fort Belvoir. Photos by Paul Lara
Cindy Garnes, left, who received her 40-year service recognition; Maj. Gen. Lewis Irwin, Deputy Chief of Army Reserve and OCAR Chief of Staff; and Sgt. 1st Class Andira McKinney, the youngest Soldier assigned to OCAR; all cut a cake celebrating 110 years of Army Reserve history and service, Monday. Americans were Army Reservists. There were 30,000 officers who oversaw the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1933-1942, Irwin said, calling that period the height of the Great Depression.
Army Reservists have planted more than 3 billion trees, created 800 parks, and built many public roads and buildings. “So, when you travel around the United States today, you can still
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