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Force Protection Exercise Thursday Garrison Public Affairs Fort Belvoir Garrison, in conjunction with DLA and the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, conduct a force-protection exercise involving active shooter and mass casualty

scenarios, Thursday. Residents, commuters and visitors can expect an increased presence of emergency vehicles and aircraft near the hospital, the McNamara Complex and Specker Field House. Community members

should expect intermittent delays when entering and leaving base, due to short-term gate closures from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. This type of exercise serves as a training platform for emergency response staff personnel and first

responders in the event of a realworld disaster or attack. These training events are vital to community safety and serve to strengthen the relationships between the Fort Belvoir Garrison and the community's mission partners.

TRADOC visits Rapid Equipping Force Belvoir to honor 9/11 victims Tuesday On the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Belvoir Chapel will open its doors for people to privately reflect and remember; and to gather as a group to honor those lost on that day in 2001. Many will observe a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. Tuesday. From 9-11:30 a.m., Belvoir Chapel will be open for personal reflection and offer a remembrance slideshow with music. At 11:30 a.m., Chaplain Alan Irizarry will conduct a remembrance service and DES personnel will ring a ceremonial bell three times. After the service, people can participate in fellowship in Belvoir Chapel basement. “We really want everyone to join us that day to reflect, pray, honor and remember,” said Sgt. 1st Class Xavier Rosario, a religious affairs NCO. “Of all times, 9/11 is a time for unity.”

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Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, toured the new headquarters and warehouse facility for the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force, REF, during a recent visit to Fort Belvoir. This was Townsend’s first visit to the REF, which is the Army’s quick-reaction capability for providing materiel solutions to deployed Army forces with urgent requirements.

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Home-schoolers enjoy ice cream social By Adrienne Anderson Staff writer Home-schooling families gathered Aug. 30, for an ice cream social event at the Fairfax Village Community Center. The event, organized by the Belvoir Home Educators, was for those interested in learning about the group and its benefits and gave families a chance to meet each other and network. Belvoir Home Educators is a home-schooling support group for Belvoir families. Interested parents were able to take on volunteer positions within the organization, and youth were able to find out about new clubs and activities hosted by BHE. Lisa Sierra-Davidson, Belvoir Home Educators president, said the ice cream social is a kickoff for the school year, but also gives families looking for home-schooling support to find out what they are all about. “It’s a great opportunity for families to come out and check us out and meet us,” she said, adding that, while the group has a presence online, the families might want to put a face to the name. The group has about 150 families in Belvoir Home Educators, she said although there are many more families on post who are not part of the organization. Samantha Callaghan, a military spouse, has been in the organization for a year. She has home-schooled her family for about two and a half years. “I think it’s wonderful,” she said. “I’ve found that everyone’s been very favorable toward home-schooling and are very supportive.” She joined because of the support the Belvoir Home Educators provided and the many activities for her children. “I like the freedom of scheduling, choices for curriculum and it helps our family become closer and spend more time together,” Callaghan said. Because of how frequently they

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Children line up for ice cream and toppings at the Belvoir Home Educators’ ice cream social at Fairfax Village Community Center, Aug. 30. PCSed, Sierra-Davidson’s husband, Army Col. Paul Davidson, said the family got more interested in homeschooling. “There was a period where we were PCSing every year and a half, every two years,” he said, adding that some families might PCS outside of the normal school system or the new school systems may have “varying degrees of abilities based on your child’s particular needs.” Instead, with home-schooling, families can build their curriculum based on their children’s needs and without interrupting their schooling, Col. Davidson said. Interruptions to children’s schooling means there may be educational gaps, as schools don’t share the same curriculum timeline, Lisa Sierra-Davidson said. “I was able to meet my child’s needs in a consistent way, across the board,” she said. Home-schooling families don’t have to go it alone, she added, em-

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need from our group, whether it’s field trips, P.E. classes, or even if it’s just the social part of it,” Lisa SierraDavidson said. Home-schooling families with access to Belvoir interested in joining the Belvoir Home Educators, are asked to visit www.homeschool-life. com/va/bhe. Membership is $25.

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Youth Center Open House set for Sept. 8 By Adrienne Anderson Staff writer The Fort Belvoir Youth Center hosts its Barbecue Open House for families of youth in grades 6-12, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, at the Youth Center, 5850 Langfitt Loop, Bldg. 1003. “It’s free,” said Barbara Carroll, assistant director of the Youth Center, about using the Youth Center and most of its resources. “That’s the beauty of it. Other than camp, a field trip, or a lock-in where it’s paid, everything here is free.” The Youth Center includes a gym, game room, dance room, art room, café, computer lab and homework lab. It also has wifi access. The center offers homework help after school and features an outdoor fitness challenge course, volleyball pit and basketball court outside. The Youth Center offers youth opportunities to gain volunteer hours, develop programs for their peers and enhance their resumes, Carroll said. It has fun and educational programming for students. Youth Center personnel are trying to develop an adventure trip focused on resilience training, which could use a grant they received. Carroll said she wants the resilience training to be engaging to youth, so they will do the full training.

“(With the) adventure trip, you’ve got a captive audience, and you can build up on that. It’s all about doing the education without seeming like its education,” she said. Carroll advised that parents and youth should take advantage of the center. “We’re here,” she said. “It is a safe, healthy environment for the kids to be in where they can try on all the different hats they are going to try on in life. It gives them a safe space to be who they want to be and come up with ideas. We try to give them the skills that they need in life to succeed, but try doing it in a way that’s fun and in a way that is outwardly teaching them.” Youth who attend the center get positive guidance from adults in the facility, she said. “This isn’t our program. This is their program,” Carroll said. “This is by them, for them. We’re just here to provide the support structure for them to succeed.” The Youth Center is open 1-7 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 1-9 p.m. Friday. To participate, students must be registered through CYS Parent Central Services. For more information about how to register, call 703805-5555. For more information about the Youth Center, call 703-805-4515.

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‘Without each other, the mission fails’ Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump from a C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Field, Wash., during Exercise Predictable Iron at Pope Field, N.C., last week.

Army, Air Force build cohesion through joint airdrop By Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh Army.mil Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing participated in a joint exercise with the 82nd Airborne Division to drop equipment and personnel at two drop zones during Exercise Predictable Iron at Pope Field, N.C., Aug. 20-24. Airmen from the 7th and 8th Airlift Squadrons crewed two C-17 Globemaster IIIs to help more than 1,000 Army paratroopers in the exercise as joint training between the 62nd Airlift Wing and 82nd Airborne. “It is crucial that the Air Force and Army work well together, because, without each other, the mission fails,” said Capt. Jared Barkemeyer, 7th Airlift Squadron pilot and aircraft commander for one of the C-17s. “Without the reliable transport the Air Force provides, the Army could not execute their objectives in a timely manner via airdrop. “The airdrop insertion at a mass scale is something no other nation in the world can provide,” he continued. “But, without the Army, the Air Force would strictly serve an air-land mission and, as a service, we would become less flexible to user requests.” The Airmen worked alongside Soldiers to load equipment onto the aircraft, as well as with jumpmasters and paratroopers to help them maintain their readiness requirements for airborne missions.

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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Drew Czarnecki, left, and Staff Sgt. Raymond Sandoval, both 7th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, stow the disassembled parts of seats away inside a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Predictable Iron at Pope Field, N.C., Aug. 23. “Every jump I’ve been on the Air Force has been extremely helpful, accommodating and willing to work with us,” said Maj. Brian Plover, 1st Squadron, 73 Cavalry Scout, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne

operations officer. “I have had no issues at all with the Air Force in my time jumping or as a jumpmaster.” A benefit of the joint exercise was determining where there may be shortfalls and strengthening those

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Golf Club’s Member-Guest tourney coming up Tournament set for Sept 22-23 By Rick Musselman Sports Editor Fort Belvoir Golf Club hosts its annual Member-Guest Golf Tournament, Sept. 22–23. Golfers will square off in the two-person, team event over 36 holes—18 holes on the Gunston Course, Sept. 22, with a 9 a.m. shotgun start, and 18 holes on the Woodlawn Course, Sept. 23, with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Amid unseasonably warm weather, nearly 100 Fort Belvoir community members hit the fairways and greens to compete in the 2017 event. The tournament will also include a hole-in-one contest and a closest-to-the-hole competition that gives competitors a chance to win prizes on all par-3 holes throughout the event. Hamburgers, hot dogs and beverages will be available at the gazebo during tournament play both days. The cost for the 2018 MemberGuest Golf Tournament is $200 per team ($100 per player) and registration deadline is 6 p.m., Sept. 17 at the Pro Shop. For more information about the 2018 Fort Belvoir Golf Club Member-Guest tournament call 703-806-5878.

Jay Huh lines up a short-range putt during Fort Belvoir Golf Club’s annual Member-Guest Tournament.

Earl Takeguchi gets a feel for the terrain for a short putt during Fort Belvoir Golf Club’s annual MemberGuest Tournament.

Schedule of Events

Sept. 22

7 – 9 a.m. Full breakfast in the Club House dining room 7 – 8:40 a.m. Skills challenge registration and warm-up on the range

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Jean Miller prepares to execute a drive during Fort Belvoir Golf Club’s annual Member-Guest Tournament. This year's event is Sept. 22-23 on the Gunston and Woodlawn courses.

9 a.m. Shotgun start on Gunston Course 2 p.m. Tournament party

Sept. 23

7 – 8:45 a.m. Full breakfast in the Club House dining room, warmup on the range 9 a.m. Shotgun start on Woodlawn Course

1:45 – 3 p.m. Awards presentation and barbecue in the Club House dining room 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Door prize drawings, tournament awards presentation

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Post-level hoops teams forming By Rick Musselman Sports Editor With a new Washington Area Military Athletics Conference basketball season right around the corner, Belvoir athletes will get a chance to showcase their skills and aim at securing slots on the installation’s elite Eagles team rosters when official tryouts run Sept. 24-28, and Oct. 1-5, 7 – 8:30 p.m. at Wells Field House. The Fort Belvoir Eagles men’s and women’s basketball teams are perennial contenders in the WAMAC and fields some of the area’s finest athletes each year. League coordinators are planning the 2018-19 season and coaches will have their eyes open during the tryout sessions for the best talent to represent the post in the league. WAMAC is the official athletics organization for Service members and civilians representing several area military installations from every service branch. The Fort Belvoir basketball teams — the Eagles and the Lady Eagles— compete annually in matchups played on weekends through winter, in a season that ends with a major double-elimination championship. The Belvoir Eagles WAMAC basketball teams play home games at Wells Field House on North Post. Teams are open to all active-duty military services, Coast Guard, Reserves, military family members, DoD civilians and contractors, and federal agency employees. For more information about the Fort Belvoir Eagles sports organizations and the upcoming season, call Coach Marshall (men’s team) at 703798-0842; Coach Sherman Sherin (women’s team) at 703-806-0801; or Justin Fitzgerald, intramural sports coordinator, at 703-806-5093.

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Above: Belvoir Eagles forward, Kelsey McCrimmon, drives inside for a score during his team's WAMAC showdown with JBMDL at Graves Fitness Center. Tryouts for the 2018-19 men's and woman's teams begin Sept. 24 at Wells Field House.

Left: Fort Belvoir Eagles forward, Robert Kearney, drives inside for a short-range shot during his team's WAMAC men's division showdown with the Fort Lee Travelers, at Graves Fitness Center. Tryouts for the 2018-19 men's and woman's teams begin Sept. 24 at Wells Field House.

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Sports and Recreation Briefs This week Get Golf Ready beginner clinics The Fort Belvoir Golf Club offers group golf clinics for beginners that cover everything needed to get started. Learn to play golf in a fun, casual environment. The clinic costs $100 for 5 sessions, which includes golf clubs, balls and other equipment. Sessions are weekly for 5 weeks and cover putting, chipping, pitching, full swing and etiquette. 2018 clinic start date is today. Sessions run 6-7 p.m. For more information, call the Golf Club, 703-8065878.

Pooch Plunge Fort Belvoir’s Connelly Outdoor Pool at the Officers Club “goes to the dogs,” Saturday

when MWR wraps up another summer swim season with the 2018 Pooch Plunge, an opportunity for canine community members to get in one last dip before fall. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the cost is $3 per dog (people are free). The Pooch Plunge is the one day out of the year when the dogs can enjoy free reign over the pool, diving into the water to retrieve toys and balls, swimming laps, enjoying a snack or two or just interacting with their fellow animals on a warm September day. No registration is required to participate. For complete event rules, visit https:// belvoir.armymwr.com/ calendar/event/poochplunge/2509222/17285. For more information regarding the Pooch Plunge, call 703-805-2620.

Intro to Paddling Learn to paddle and get familiar with the canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddle boards offered

at Outdoor Recreation. All skill levels are welcome. Youth and children must be accompanied by an adult if under the age of 18. $5 per boat (tandem kayaks and canoes can hold 2 people). Session time is 5:30 p.m. with registration beginning at 5 p.m., followed by instruction. Each session is limited to the first 15 boats and is weather dependent. Date: Tuesday. For more information, contact Outdoor Recreation at 703-8053081.

2018 Powder Puff Game Join Army Community Service, ACS, and Fort Belvoir’s Family Advocacy Program at Pullen Field for their 2018 Powder Puff Game, Wednesday. The game is dedicated to educating the community on ways to “intercept” domestic violence and sexual assault. Powder Puff Football is a femalespecific football game using flag football rules. The game will have two, all-female teams with 15 players on each team, 10 all-male cheerleaders and three coaches, either male or female for both teams.

All participants must be 18 or older. This event is open to all active duty, Reservists, retirees, family members, DoD civilians and contractors. For more information, call 571-231-7016.

Upcoming #BeThere Resilience Team Challenge September is Suicide Prevention Month. MWR and the Fort Belvoir Suicide Prevention Program will be hosting a Resilience Team Challenge, Sept. 14 at the track and obstacle course behind Graves Fitness Center, 2116 Abbott Road. Build a team of four and, together, conquer a 1600m Relay Race, 22 push-ups and the #BeThere Resilience Obstacle Course. The event is limited to the first 30 teams to register, but everyone is asked to come out and cheer on their battle buddies at the event. The top teams will get prizes. Register online at https://www. raceentry.com/race-reviews/suicideprevention-obstacle-course. For more information, contact Millie Frank, Suicide Prevention, 703-805-5529; or Anthony Leon, MWR, 703-806-1093.

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Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division reach the ground after jumping from a C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Field, Wash., during Exercise Predictable Iron at Pope Field, N.C. thing, every jump we push out a CAADS. It holds supplies that are needed immediately, such as water, food or ammo.” While the exercise provided the Airmen with the chance to work alongside Soldiers, it also provided a chance for Air Force crews from other squadrons to work together.

An 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper waits to jump out of a C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Field, Wash., during Exercise Predictable Iron near Pope Field, N.C., Aug. 21.

“I thoroughly enjoyed participating in this exercise all week,” Barkemeyer said. “Working with my crew from the 7th Airlift Squadron, as well as the crew from the 8th Airlift Squadron, was awesome. We worked really well as one unit and had fun doing it.” Exercise Predictable Iron pro-

vided the opportunity for the Air Force and Army to strengthen their skill sets together and work toward a common goal. Exercises such as this one help accomplish the Defense Department’s enduring mission to provide combat-credible military forces needed to deter war and protect the nation’s security.

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Monthly Newcomers’ Orientation

Belvoir’s Cub Scout Pack, Pack 118, hosts a “Join Scouting Night,” Friday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Fort Belvoir Primary School. The Pack will be a Full Family Pack, which means it’ll have boy and girl dens. This event is open to all boys and girls who are interested in joining Cub Scouts on Belvoir. Questions can be e-mailed to Pack118FortBelvoir@gmail.com or addressed on facebook at Fort Belvoir Pack 118 - Public Page.

Tuesday, 9 a.m.-noon, Community Center, 10300 Taylor Road. A chance to learn more about Belvoir and the surrounding area, meet leadership, visit with community partners. Open to everyone, even those who aren’t new to the installation, including spouses. Relocation Assistance Program, 571-231-7027.

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The Main Exchange hosts a Princess Tea Party Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Girls can dress up as their favorite princess, get pictures and decorate a crown.

Catholic Women The Catholic Women of the Chapel begins its season with a welcome meeting Wednesday, 9:30 am at Woodlawn Chapel. The group has faith study, outreach, and special programs and meets weekly, with free, on-site childcare. Info is available from the Catholic coordinator, 703-8065745.

Wednesday, Pullen Field, dedicated to educating the community on ways to "intercept" domestic violence and sexual assault. Powder Puff Football is a female-specific football game using flag football rules. The game will have two, all-female teams with 15 players on each team, 10 all-male cheerleaders and three coaches, either male or female, for both teams. All participants must be 18 or older. Register in person at ACS or online at https://playpass. com/2018PowderPuffGame. This event is open to all

active duty, Reservists, retirees, family members, DoD civilians and contractors. For more information, call 571-231-7016.

#BeThere Resilience Team Challenge September is Suicide Prevention Month. MWR, the Fort Belvoir Suicide Prevention Program and Army Substance Abuse Program host a Resilience Team Challenge, Sept. 14 at the track and obstacle course behind Graves Fitness Center, 2116 Abbott Road. Build a team of four and,

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Retiree Appreciation Day Belvoir’s Annual Retiree Appreciation Day is Sept. 21, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at Specker Field House. Retiree Appreciation Day includes a health fair, with flu shots and blood-pressure checks, and displays and vendors from a variety of organizations. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. From 1-3 p.m., at DAU’s Scott

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Belvoir Briefs Hall, there will be a briefing on the current TRICARE Retiree Dental Plan, TRDP; and the new dental plan that will take its place on Jan. 1, the Federal Employee Dental & Vision Insurance Plan, or FEDVIP. Retirees who use TRDP will have to enroll in the new plan to be covered by Jan. 1. Enrollment starts on Nov. 12, and there is no automatic enrollment in the new plan. This event is for military retirees of all branches of service and their family members. Info is available from Gwendolyn S. Lott, retirement services officer, 703-806-4551.

a ceremony at the National Infantry Museum, Fort Benning, Ga., during the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School Alumni Association Reunion, which is April 28-May 1. The eligibility criteria for nomination and required documents are available on the website. Hall of fame questions may be directed to Capt. Jose Elizabeth, 706-545-6932, jose.f.elizabeth. mil@mail.mil, or http://www. benning.army.mil/infantry/199th/ ocs/.

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The Mount Vernon Genealogical Society hosts boardcertified genealogist Victor S. Dunn, who will speak about how to make the most of your time on a research trip to a courthouse, library or other record repository, in the presentation, “Efficient and Effective On-Site Research Strategies.” The free event is Sept. 18, 1-3 p.m., in Room 112 of the Hollin Hall Senior Center, 1500 Shenandoah Road, Alexandria, near Fort Hunt Road. Information is available from www.mvgenealogy.org.

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