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Belvoir celebrates Army’s 240th birthday

By Amanda Stewart Staff writer

Up Front Safety Day Saturday

Fort Belvoir celebrated the U.S. Army’s 240th birthday Tuesday with a ceremony in Wallace Theater filled with history and hope.

Guest speaker, Maj. Gen. Al Aycock, Director of Operations, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, said he wanted to focus his remarks on the word hope.

“That’s what this nation, this Army and this flag represents to so many people … hope,” Aycock said.

“Our history, the 240-year history of our Army, is about more than history. It is about that word, hope.”

Aycock described the Army’s history as “colorful and dynamic” and said it is “more exciting than we could imagine if it were fiction.”

But, the most important part of that history, he said, is the hope it has inspired and continues to inspire.

“We have heroes who are largerthan-life and we inspire a free world that seeks our leadership and our alliance and our friendship. They seek these things because of the hope that springs from our history and that hope that you represent,” Aycock said.

Aycock said everyone affiliated with the Army has a part in that hope and in that history.

Fort Belvoir Health and Safety Day is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Main Exchange parking lot. Some activities include: child ID and child seat safety checks from Fairfax County Police; health screenings from Fort Belvoir Community Hospital; drunk goggles; a seatbelt convincer; a smokehouse, room-on-fire, simulator; the Community Health Promotion Team; a moon bounce; face painting; vendors and other activities for everyone.

Soldier Show Saturday

The U.S. Army Soldier Show visits Belvoir for a performance Saturday at Wallace Theater. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. show. Seats are on a first-come, first-served basis and the show is open to everyone.

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U.S. Army Fort Belvoir Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Scott Guillory; Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Cruz, NCO of the Year; Maj. Gen. Al Aycock, director of operations, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management; Pfc. Kemuel Narvaez, Soldier of the Year; and Col. Michelle Mitchell, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Belvoir, commander, cut the Army Birthday Cake, Tuesday at Wallace Theater. Fort Belvoir celebrated the 240th birthday of the Army.

“Whether you’re a Soldier, a ally, our Army today represents that family member or an Army civil- hope in 151 different places around ian, you own part of that history the world where we have Soldiers and you share in bringing hope to deployed.” people around the world,” he said.

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Eligible people are: Service member 18-50 years old who have never had a concussion or blast injury. Over six months, researchers would like Service members to be available for about 14 hours for in-person and phone sessions.

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Legal Assistance Office closure

Belvoir’s Legal Assistance Office will be closed July 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; The office will also be closed July 3 and 6 for Independence Day and reopens at 8 a.m. July 7.

New NCOER training

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Maj. Gen. George J. Franz III, commanding general, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, INSCOM; and Lt. Gen. Edward C. Cardon, commanding general, U.S. Army Cyber Command, ARCYBER, address an audience of Soldiers, civilians and contractors as part of the U.S. Army’s 240th birthday during a joint command celebration at Belvoir, Friday.

From left, Lt. Gen. Edward C. Cardon, commanding general, U.S. Army Cyber Command; Spc. Patrick Davis, ARCYBER’s youngest Soldier; Brady Jones, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command’s eldest civilian; and Maj. Gen. George J. Franz III, commanding general, INSCOM, use a ceremonial military saber to cut a cake commemorating the U.S. Army’s 240th birthday during a joint command celebration at Belvoir, Friday.

Fort Belvoir offers training for the new NCO evaluation reporting system, which goes into effect in September. Those who rate NCOs have to have the training by Sept. 1.

Belvoir offers new NCOER training sessions from 8-11:30 a.m. July 15, July 31, Aug. 13 and Aug. 28 in Wallace Theater. People who attend only need to go to one session.

For more information, call 703-8064084.

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Children from Fort Belvoir’s child development centers, Part Day Preschool and Family Child Care programs march around Pullen Track Friday.

Children celebrate Flag Day, Army birthday at parade

By Amanda Stewart Staff writer Dozens of children marched around the Pullen Field Track Friday for the Child, Youth and School Services’ Army Birthday and Flag Day celebration.

The annual parade, hosted by Family Child Care, involves children from FCC; the North Post, South Post, JoAnn Blanks and Woodlawn child development centers; and staff members from Markham School Age Center and School Age Services.

The children, most dressed in red, white and blue and holding American flags, including some flags they made out of construction paper, lined up on the track Friday morning and sang “You’re a Grand Old Flag” before the parade began.

Then, as “God Bless America” played over the loudspeaker, the children marched one lap around the field, led by the IDEA Public Charter School ROTC color guard.

“Good marching, boys and girls,” Pamela Rennick, FCC administrative assistant, said on the loudspeaker after the children had completed their lap.

Berry Patrick, Belvoir DFMWR director, thanked the children and their teachers for coming to celebrate Flag Day and the Army’s birthday.

“I want to thank all of our participating families and centers … for all of your hard work to celebrate this,” he said.

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After marching around the track, the children gathered on the field in a circle to sing “Happy Birthday” to the Army.

Later, at their CDCs, the children celebrated with cake.

Rennick said the annual event is a way to mark two important occasions: Flag Day and the Army’s birthday.

“Our goal is to honor the Army birthday and the American flag,” she said.

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n DES response for the week ending June 6: Fire: • Building fires, 2; Interfacility transports dispatched, 13; Emergency medical treatments, 16; Motor vehicle accidents, 4; Watercraft rescue, 1; Hazardous conditions, 5; Service calls, 3; Burn permits issued, 53; Fire drills conducted, 2; Fire inspections conducted, 57; Public education display, 1; Good intent calls, 4; Dispatched and canceled by caller, 4; False alarms, 3; Fire alarms, 3; Code enforcement, 1. n Total events for year – 3,668 Fort Belvoir Police: • Report of damage to private property, O Club

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Soldier for Life services are available to all registered clients who have a DD2648/2648-1 and initial counseling.

Some of what SFL offers includes: • 5-day transition, mandatory GPS workshop for retiring service members and all others includes a transition overview and MOS crosswalk; financial planning; DOL employment workshop (job strategies, networking, resume building, and interviewing); and VA Benefits briefings.

• Boots to Business (SBA) track, the career technical track and higher education track typically last two days.

• Apply for Federal Job (Federal Resume) is Aug. 27 from 10 a.m. to noon in Room 105.

• Post 9-11 GI Bill, presented by the Military Officers Association of America, or MOAA, is Sept. 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. in Room 160.

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Sixth graders move up in bridging ceremony

By Adrienne Anderson Staff writer Fort Belvoir Elementary School held its bridging ceremony Monday, for sixth graders moving on to middle school.

The bridging ceremony celebrates and honors the achievements of sixth graders, said Theresa Carhart, FBES principal.

“This is a special time to look back on fond memories of elementary schools,” she said. “Students, you have made good friends, learned important lessons and are prepared to take on your next challenge in life – middle school. We are excited for you as you take this next step in your educational journey. Parents, as many of you probably remember going to kindergarten orientation and are wondering, right now, where has the time gone?”

Robert Hedrick, a War World II veteran was a special guest. The guest speaker was Col. Michelle Mitchell, U.S. Army Fort Belvoir garrison commander. She thanked the principal and the school’s educators for teaching and mentoring children.

“It’s absolutely phenomenal what you do to teach them to achieve excellence in education and, as well, to be productive citizens. We all recognize that your job is not easy, and personally, I believe you all have the most challenging and most difficult job of all professions. To be charged with the task of shaping and influencing the next generation of leaders, educators and professionals from all walks of life is very critical.”

She congratulated the students on completing elementary school.

“You’ve worked hard over the past few years learning to read, learning to write, learning to

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Sixth-graders cross the stage and get certificates from Theresa Carhart, Fort Belvoir Elementary School principal, Monday at the school’s bridging ceremony. become proficient in mathematics, science and social studies,” she said. “You’ve learned about cultures, you’ve learned to be respectful to your parents and to your teachers – many of which are very sad so see you leave elementary school.

But, at the same time, they are cheering you on because they know that you are someday going to meet your full potential.”

We are constantly moving from one stage in life to the next, and along the way learn new things, Mitchell said.

“The next phase along your journey will be to successfully navigate your way through middle school and on to high school graduation,” she said.

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Third-graders dig up plants with Kelly Wilson, a horticulturist with the Arlington National Cemetery Monday at Fort Belvoir Elementary School.

Elementary students learn about horticulture

By Adrienne Anderson Staff writer Students at Fort Belvoir Elementary School met with Kelly Wilson, horticulturalist at the Arlington National Ceremony, Monday as part of a program to get students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics careers.

Wilson discussed what she does at the cemetery, including landscape design; public tours and educational programs; and quizzed the students on their knowledge of trees.

“It’s quite an honor and privilege to be a horti-

culturist at the cemetery,” she said, adding she has the opportunity to combine both art and science to help make the cemetery beautiful.

The cemetery was created 150 years ago during the Civil War, she said. Every plant and tree has a purpose, such as the river birch trees that she planted, which attract caterpillars that eat their leaves. In turn, the caterpillars attract birds.

The students were able to help Wilson and Jeanette Stewart, president of Lands and Waters, a nonprofit organization, with various outdoor activities. During the day, students removed 400 plants from the school’s garden to be relocated,

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The garden was impacted by the construction for the new school, so they needed to be moved, said STEAM resource teacher Kara Fahy.

Stewart will then take the plants home during the summer to ensure their survival.

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Catholic Community Until Sept. 8, the 12:05 p.m. Mass will only be Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Throughout the year, there are special services and masses. Call the following coordinators for those service dates and times: • Catholic: 703-806-5745 • Jewish: 703-806-3393 • Protestant: 703-806-4316 • Wedding Coordinator: 703-4732193 • For services at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital call 571-2314178/79.

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Fort Belvoir children leave the starting line of Child, Youth and School Services' inaugural Rockin’ and Rollin’ Color Run as parents and event volunteers douse the runners in powder, Saturday at Tompkins Basin.

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DLA command chaplain retires after 34 years of service to Army, God

By Beth Reece DLA Public Affairs Death haunted Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division’s 6th Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, the night before they crossed into Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. The chance of Saddam Hussein unleashing chemical weapons on the troops was real, and it was Army Chaplain Richard Quinn, then just a young captain, who prayed alongside them in the sand.

“We all thought we were going to die. That evening, the battalion commander brought out a body bag and made sure we all knew how to work it with the liner and everything. We had 200 of them,” said Quinn, who has been Defense Logistics Agency’s command chaplain since January 2014.

The fear drove one Soldier to ask Quinn for an immersion baptism.

The best Quinn could do was sprinkle the sergeant with water from a canteen and promise to baptize him in the Main River in front of his family and friends when the unit returned home to Germany.

“I thought that was a great answer, but this sergeant first class looked at me and said, ‘What if I never get back to Kitzingen?’ That troubled me. His preparation for eternity was hinging on that baptism, but I couldn’t do it like he wanted,” Quinn said.

Years later, he was sent to the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School at Fort Jackson, S.C., to develop products his fellow chaplains needed to meet troops’ spiritual needs. His first creation: the field immersion baptismal liner, a six-foot garbage bag that could be placed in a hole and filled with water for immersion baptisms.

It is one of many accomplishments Quinn was recognized for during a ceremony marking the end of his 34-year Army career June 11 at Belvoir’s McNamara Headquarters Complex. He was also lauded for making sure deployed troops had kosher meals for Jewish feasts and assisting DLA Disposition Services

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Army Col. Richard Quinn, DLA's command chaplain, retired June 11 after 34 years of service. dispose of religious items in Afghanistan, an achievement his assistant, Army Staff Sgt. John Edmisten, called one of Quinn’s biggest contributions to the agency.

“As we de-scope our footprint in Afghanistan, Chaplain Quinn has helped make sure religious materials there are handled properly, so we avoid a potential international incident like what happened in Bagram in 2012, when Qurans were incinerated,” Edmisten said.

The call

God called Quinn to ministry during the last semester of his senior year in high school. He’d already been accepted to college and planned to major in biology, but his life changed course as he was driving to Edison Community College in Fort Myers, Fla., to take a test that would earn him college credits for a science class.

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“I felt the call of God while driving, strong enough that I turned the car around and went back home. I got dressed and went down to the church, where I was the president of the youth group at the time,” he remembered.

Quinn’s mother had been prodding him to go to Bible college for years. His dad, a Marine Corps platoon sergeant and one of a handful of survivors of the Battle of Iwo Jima, was a nonbeliever until he became so physically ill with a bleeding ulcer that he was drinking a bottle of Maalox a day and popping antacid tabs like Tic Tacs.

“My dad was standing in the shower one morning when he felt God call him to faith. He didn’t know what to do, so he went to talk to a retired radio evangelist who lived across the street from us,” Quinn said.

The next morning, his father stood before the congregation of the local church and announced he was following the Lord. By the time Quinn was 7, his father was healthy again and working as a plumber in migrant labor camps near their Florida home.

“His heart went out to the Spanish, so he got permission from the labor bosses to set up church services.

He went around knocking on doors and inviting people in pidgin English and Spanish to come to the cafeteria, where somebody else played music and preached. He never preached himself, but he would take me with him. That’s how I was first introduced to ministry,” Quinn said.

Choosing military chaplaincy

Quinn graduated Southeastern

Bible College in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies and music. He and his new bride, Margene, moved to Hawaii, where she taught elementary school and he was the youth pastor at a church and Christian school, just outside Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station.

Many of the children Quinn pastored had parents in the military, and several were Marines who’d done back-to-back deployments to conduct training exercises in support of Subic Bay in the Philippines. The island nation was under martial law; violence and unrest were rampant.

“Some of the guys were coming back pretty spiritually messed up.

Subic Bay was a nasty, dastardly place, and what I got from the six guys from our church who went was that they were getting no support from their chaplain. It was a rough time. That’s when I decided to join the military to be a chaplain and take care of Service members and their families,” he said.

Quinn entered active duty as a first lieutenant at Fort Benning, Ga., in 1985. A month later, during the Iran-Contra scandal, he was left standing alone in the middle of a drop zone in Honduras, a couple of miles from the Nicaraguan border where his unit was training rebel groups. It was supposed to be a twoday visit for command leadership, and Quinn had neither a toothbrush nor a change of underwear.

“They ditched me,” he said, laughing at the memory. “I wasn’t sure what they were thinking at the time, but that’s how I ended up serving as a battalion chaplain in the jungle.”

Being an Army chaplain got better with each assignment, Quinn said. He loved caring for the souls of Soldiers and their families, whether it was in the post chapel or on the battlefield. Early on, he discovered that ministering to the military meant he had to wear two hats: one as a man of God, the other as a competent officer.

“I learned to participate and be part of the organization and understand their lingo, whether it was an armor, infantry, field artillery or sustainment support unit. It gave me some credibility and helped me discover how to introduce spirituality in palatable ways to people who are not spiritually inclined,” he said.

Quinn’s favorite assignments are those he had after becoming a colonel. He served as the post chaplain at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., with 650 people in his congregation and at least one event happening in the chapel every day of the week. Later, while assigned to the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, he oversaw more than 80 chaplains and chaplain’s assistants in Kuwait and Afghanistan. Being their supervisor and mentor was one of the most rewarding parts of his career, he said, especially because it was in a combat See QUINN, Page A11

Product Manager heading toward new job Pentagon to gain a better appreciation of big Army acquisition, lending whatever value I can from my experiences as a product manager.”

Sullivan wanted to thank those in his current organization for their tremendous dedication to the Soldier.

“Our business requires a lot of planning and meetings, but this team loves it, because their hard work results in quality gear going to a Soldier,” he said. “I greatly appreciate my team’s tremendous dedication. I’m humbled to have had the opportunity to lead the organization, and I’ll always cherish my three years as PM Ground Sensors.”

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Lt. Col. Shane Sullivan will be replaced as Product Manager Ground Sensors, PM GS, at 11 a.m. June 24 in a Change of Charter Ceremony at the Fort Belvoir Community Center.

“Acquisition is a people business,” Sullivan said. “Nothing happens without really good people, and I’ll miss the pleasure of leading such great people.”

Sullivan will be going to the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Plans, Programs, and Resources in the Pentagon..

Under his leadership, PM GS fielded and/or sustained thousands of sensors in-theater and in CONUS, he said.

“Behind every piece of gear issued to Soldiers, there are countless contractors and Department of Army civilians to help engineer it, test it, produce it, field it, train it, and sustain it,” Sullivan said. “That is the Army Acquisition Corps. We bring the best gear in the world to

the Soldiers.”

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“Acquiring new, complex equipment takes a long time, and I’m proud that during my PM time we have gotten the strategy for the 3GF approved by the Army Acquisition Executive and the request for proposal completed,” he said.

“It takes a lot of work because, in the end, it will be multi-billion dollar effort – so no one takes spending that amount of taxpayer money lightly.”

Going forward, Sullivan said he was looking forward to learning more about his profession at a higher echelon.

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Coming to work at DLA in the final years of his Army career has given Quinn the chance to begin a revamp of the ecclesiastical supply system, something that hasn’t been done since he helped create it in the late ‘90s as a combat developer. The system contains more than 800 items, some duplicates, others that have never been ordered.

“When it was stood up, we just went through religious supply catalogs and picked stuff out. So the same items that were put in as placeholders are still there today, even though they’ve never been ordered in 20 years - things like vestments, furniture, literature,” he said.

Quinn and his team surveyed chaplains and chaplain’s assistants throughout the services to determine what they really need. A complete scrub of the current system should be completed early next year, he added.

The chaplain has also helped energize Bible study classes conducted at DLA Headquarters Thursdays during lunch.

“The energy he brought, plus the historical background and insight he provided, has been great for our Bible study classes. He’s inspired me to do additional research when preparing for lessons,” said Bryant Dunston, a DLA Human Resources employee who has led the group since 2001.

“He also challenged us to interpret the Bible outside of our denominational persuasions. That’s been refreshing for all of us,” he added, “because, in the workplace, you have people with different beliefs and backgrounds.”

Dunston and Edmisten both said they will miss the chaplain and his gregarious personality when he’s gone.

“This is my first experience working with a chaplain colonel, and he’s made it enjoyable. He has a story for nearly everything. It’s been fascinating to listen to him share those stories and tips he’s learned from his 30-plus years in the Army,” Edmisten added.

With retirement comes a new quest for Quinn. After finishing several home construction projects at his dad’s house in Florida, he plans to return to the area with his sights set on the U.S. State Department.

“The State Department doesn’t have a chaplaincy, and after talking with some of the folks that were in the U.S. Embassy when I was in Kuwait, I just feel they need a chaplain’s support. So, when I come back, I’ll start making trips to Capitol Hill to see if I can drum up support for a State Department chaplaincy,” he said.

Quinn hopes to create a corps of 15 chaplains for the State Department.

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The company is the EOD unit for the National Capital Region and has a five-state emergency response area: Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, D.C., and Pennsylvania, Watkins said.

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sponse, anytime there is an explosive device in the area,” he said.

The unit also provides direct support to the Secret Service for the president, vice president and their families, as well as heads of state and foreign dignitaries.

Under Watkins’ command, the unit has had a number of missions and accomplishments. They have completed more than 160 EOD emergency response missions, supporting local law enforcement and military installations in five states. They

have completed more than 200 VIP missions, supporting the president and foreign dignitaries, for example.

They were able to get a permanent EOD team at the White House, on call. Watkins said this was a significant event for the unit.

They’ve also partnered with Military District of Washington agencies to take part in annual exercises, such as Capital Shield for MDW and Capital Eagle for Fort Belvoir. They’ve also participated in other annual exercises.

“Our unit is unique in that we’re the

only unit of its kind,” Watkins said about his unit’s capabilities and mission.

Watkins, who is separating from the Army, said he will miss leading Soldiers by mentoring them. He plans to move to Massachusetts with his wife and join the Massachusetts National Guard as an EOD officer for the 302nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade.

Watkins will also be the team manager for the USA Track and Field National Team and will travel to Japan and China over the summer.

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Spcs. Austin Gonzalez and Scarlett Gonzalez “It’s definitely a team. Everything is about teamwork,” he said. “You’ve got to be there to motivate each other at all times. There are going to be times when you want to slack off and there is going to be times where you just want to relax and stop doing the right thing, but you can’t let that happen.”

Scarlett said people look up to active-duty military families because of the challenges they face and the resilience they have to overcome them.

“I have a lot of respect and I know it’s a lot of hard work and challenging for dual-military couples,” she said.

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Spcs. Scarlett Gonzalez and Austin Gonzalez met and married at their first duty station, Fort Belvoir.

Then, they were promoted together June 1, something Austin said is a rare opportunity.

“I’ve talked to people before and they’ve said they’ve never seen it happen where a couple gets promoted together at the same time,” Austin said.

Scarlett, a chaplain assistant, said they both got promoted with a waiver, meaning “we got promoted before an automatic promotion. So they pretty much made an exception for us to get promoted beforehand, because they’ve seen good qualities in our leadership.”

Austin said he felt honored to have been able to do the joint promotion with Scarlett.

“They knew that she was my wife and that I was her husband, but they went out of their way so we could do (the promotion ceremony) together as a special event,” he said.

They were also proud of getting the promotion and being recognized for their hard work.

“(You may not) think, most of the time, people noticing your hard work and effort,” Austin said. “But, it goes to show that they really do look out for what you are doing and if you are doing the right thing and how are you doing it.”

Scarlett said for her, she didn’t expect the promotion.

“It’s just another rank up and other people noticed that I’m good at what I do and I don’t really try to stand out,” she said. “I just do what I have to do and just keep it moving.”

The couple is also expecting their first child – a girl – in September.

“That’s going to be a big step for us,” Scarlett said, about adding a new addition to their family.

The two will also continue to work hard and gain more experience in their military careers, which started only a year and a half ago.

“There are a lot more opportunities now that we are specialists,” Austin said.

As they continue their military paths, Austin emphasized working together and supporting each other as a dual-military family.

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Best friends, Soldiers complete 20 years together

By Adrienne Anderson Staff writer For two Soldiers retiring this month, their careers together are coming full circle.

1st Sgt. Shana Tinsley and Sgt. 1st Class Victoria Buggs joined the Army together in 1995. The inseparable pair were born and raised in Gary, Indiana.

They met in high school and were in ROTC all four years. Now, 20 years later, they are retiring.

The two joined the Army on the buddy system, which allowed them to go through basic training and Advanced Individual Training together. However, after completing training, the two weren’t stationed together.

“Even in basic and AIT, we got in trouble together,” Tinsley said about their closeness growing up and going through the military together.

During their first assignment, Tinsley was stationed in Bamberg, Germany, and Buggs in Darmstadt, Germany.

Up until Tinsley PCSed to Northern Virginia six years ago, the two never had an assignment together. Despite that, they did what they could to keep in touch.

Tinsley is 1st sergeant at Belvoir Garrison Headquarters and Headquarters Company. Buggs worked for Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s J1.

Tinsley said they would try to coordinate their vacation time together, so they could spend time together. Or, they would visit each other if they were stationed close to each other. Both are married and have children. Their families stay in contact, as well.

After retirement, both women have big plans to spend more time with their families, travel and let their hair down.

“Both of us have been deployed, we have been separated from our families, we have been to a lot of military schools, we have been separated (from each other) — we have a lot of history together,” Tinsley said. “Now we are really focusing the next year on traveling, on us and our families.”

The two also have plans for their own businesses. Buggs has already started her business, while Tinsley said she will focus on starting her own. They will be able to focus on themselves and accomplish new things.

“Changing from Soldier to … being able to hang out and get our nails done and get a pedicure together – actually get some color,” Buggs said. “We are female, but getting that femininity back as a wife and a beautiful woman.”

Buggs retired last week, and Tinsley is set to retire June 26.

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Sgt. 1st Class Victoria Buggs and 1st Sgt. Shana Tinsely both joined the Army together in 1995 and have been friends since high school.

Shana Tinsley (then Cathey) and Victoria Buggs (then Burtley) at their swearing-in for basic training. “(Retiring) is something that we really wanted to do together because we valued our time in the service and I think it is just something that both of us

The best friends at their prom. are at a point in our life where we are ready to start a new chapter in our lives,” Tinsley said. “We’ll still be together on the other side.”

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Aycock spoke also about the legacy that each generation leaves for the next and said that legacy could also be described as hope.

“You inspire the next generation based on the history you create today,” he said.

From the beginning of the Army’s history, when, in the Revolutionary War, the Army “left the hope of a new nation and one founded on the principle of being a more perfect union,” the Army has left hope in every step of its history, Aycock said.

“Over and over again, we’re called to bring hope to a world filled with tyranny. From Vietnam, to Granada, to Panama to Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan to all those 151 locations where our Soldiers are around the world today, our Army brings hope,” he said.

The Army birthday celebration also included introductory remarks by Col. Michelle Mitchell, U.S. Army Fort Belvoir Garrison commander; music by the U.S. Army Brass Band; a recitation of the poem “My Name is Old Glory;” and a reading of President Barack Obama’s Flag Day proclamation

by Command Sgt. Maj. Scott Guillory, U.S. Army Fort Belvoir Garrison.

A group of seven living historians, led by Fort Belvoir historian Gus Person, presented the history of U.S. Army and wore uniforms, from the Revolutionary War to the present day.

At the end of the ceremony, the audience participated by singing “You’re a Grand Old Flag,” and the Army Song, before a ceremonial Army birthday cake-cutting.

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Timeout Requiem for Big Dummy

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More than 200 of Belvoir’s youngest community members kicked off the Summer Reading Program with a unique fitness challenge, Saturday in the Tompkins Basin area.

The Rockin’ and Rollin’ Color Run — sponsored and coordinated by CYSS’s sports and fitness program and the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation for children ages 5-16 — aimed to provide yet another recreational activity to the installation’s itinerary of events designed to encourage reading during the vacation season.

According to Marie George, CYSS youth administrator, the run came about through the efforts of several Fort Belvoir partner organizations.

“This was a joint venture between MWR, CYSS, Van Noy Library and Outdoor Recreation to kick off the summer reading program,” she said. “At ODR, they did a family campout the same night as the run. The Rockin’ and Rollin’ event really started the whole day and events ran through the night. We did the campout last year and we wanted to add the run to make the celebration a bit more varied.”

“The run featured obstacles similar to the Oktoberfest ones, and colored powder was thrown at each obstacle to color the participants,” added Brianna Kipper, ODR manager. “During the day, families could register for the Summer Reading Program and participate in the run.”

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If there’s one sport that I could make a career out of writing about in this digital, big-data, live-streaming, dot-com world, it’s video gaming. Indeed, everywhere I go, nearly everyone in my periphery is working the touch screens of cell phones and tablets, and, judging by their often vocal expressions of frustration, I must assume they’re pitched in some variety of electronic competitive confrontation.

Last weekend, my observations inspired me to dig around my house and see if I could lay my hands on my old Nintendo gaming system. And sure enough, I not only found the console, but the controller was still there and a game cartridge (a modern-warfare style title called “Contra”) was still plugged in. Needless to say, within 10 minutes I had it tethered to the TV and was maneuvering through the first level (miracles of miracles that this thing still worked).

As I worked my Soldier through and over jungle trails, bunkers and suspension bridges in my search for the evil alien that was planning to conquer Earth, I was pleasantly surprised I was still fairly skilled in the video game department.

But then, just as I’d successfully negotiated the “energy zone” portion of the alien’s lair, I found myself in an icy landscape that I’d summarily forgotten over the years. The “snow field” was the level I could never get through, and my failures came down to one enemy character that defeated me every time I confronted him.

This creature — a large impishly grinning gorilla who wore a football uniform and helmet and threw spiked bowling balls at you — I started calling “Big Dummy” and he came to embody every known form of torture and consternation.

But this time, after two decades, I felt a strange sense of confidence over this ridiculous dude and I decided to stand my ground no matter what he did. I dodged his first fusillade and even managed to get a few shots from my “spread gun” to hit him. As he grew increasingly angry with me, I stepped up my determination and blasted him with all remaining ammo. Suddenly, he froze, rolled his eyes back in his head and then staggered off the cliff.

I’d beaten him, for the first time in my life.

Of course, a moment later, this weird spider-looking thing dropped out of nowhere and down I went. But that’s OK — I’m riding a wave of triumph now, having dealt Big Dummy something I’ve owed him for nearly a quarter century.

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Jordan Rockhill, 11, successfully negotiates a wall climb obstacle during Child, Youth and School Services' inaugural Rockin’ and Rollin’ Color Run, Saturday at Tompkins Basin.

Team Army makes final prep for Warrior Games

By Rick Musselman Sports editor The 40 members of the Warrior Transition Command’s Team Army wrapped up a series of adaptive sports training clinics at Fort Belvoir, Monday before heading south to Marine Corps Base Quantico to make final preparations for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games scheduled to run Friday-June 28.

Athletes from Warrior Transition Battalions across the country polished up their skills in archery; shooting; track and field; cycling; wheelchair basketball; sitting volleyball and swimming. They conditioned themselves physically and mentally to face the challenges of competing in the most prestigious event in military adaptive sports against the ablest Service members in the Air Force, Marines and Navy.

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Law enforcement supports Special Olympics with Torch Run

By Rick Musselman Sports editor Members of the local law enforcement community endured high heat and stifling humidity to support the Special Olympics, June 11 by participating in the annual Torch Run, a nationwide event that helps raise funds for the organization’s programs.

Starting at Walker Gate, more than 20 runners representing the 212th Military Police Detachment, Fort Belvoir police department and the garrison command team, crossed the South Post portion of the installation under Directorate of Emergency Services motorcycle and squad car escort, finishing up at Tulley Gate.

As the largest grass-roots fundraiser and public awareness vehicle for Special Olympics, the Law Enforcement Torch Run raised more than $42.6 million in 2012, according to the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run mission statement. Since it began in 1981, it has grown extensively worldwide with more than 97,000 volunteers spanning 46 countries, and raising more than $461 million for the Special Olympics movement. Fundraising is only part of what the officers involved with the initiative give to the movement. Participating athletes say law enforcement officers are truly supportive of the cause – extending to them friendship, acceptance and encouragement.

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Members of Fort Belvoir's law enforcement community and garrison command team support Special Olympics by participating in the 2015 Law Enforcement Torch Run, June 11. local law enforcement personnel in merchandise sales; special events, Enforcement Torch Run for Special the community and to support Spe- including polar bear plunges, tip-a- Olympics is a story of success, love, cial Olympics. The Torch Run was cop, building sits and a host of other respect and commitment between quickly adopted by the International events that have local, state and na- law enforcement officers and Special Association of Chiefs of Police, now tional appeal. The Law Enforcement Olympics athletes. recognized as the founding law en- Torch Run transforms communities To learn more about the Law forcement organization for the Law by inspiring people to open their Enforcement Torch Run for Special Enforcement Torch Run for Special minds, to accept and include people Olympics, visit www.letr.org.

Olympics. with intellectual disabilities, to celFor general inquiries, contact MiToday, the Torch Run is more ebrate differences among all people chael Teem, Executive Director of than just a run, the website states; while recognizing and respecting the Law Enforcement Torch Run for it encompasses a variety of fund- the similarities we all share. For Special Olympics at mteem@specialraising vehicles such as T-shirt and athletes and officers alike, the Law olympics.org or 240-593-4949.

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The first wave of runners left the starting line at 9 a.m. and immediately faced a paved straight-away flanked by dozens of family members and event volunteers who doused the passing contestants with powder that featured every color in the rainbow. The mile-long course along the banks of Gunston Cove challenged participants with a series of obstacles and colored powder flew in every direction at every station. Runners finally arrived back at the finish line, drenched in sweat and caked with colored powder, where they received participation medals and shared predictions about whose parents’ washing machines would be taxed the most that afternoon.

CYSS is encouraging every child on post to get involved with reading during their summer vacation and plans to make the program as fun and rewarding as possible.

“We had people from the library available, Saturday to get the kids signed up for the reading program,” she said. “Each age group has their own reading goals for the summer, and every time they reach a milestone on the way to reaching that goal, they can come down to the library and get a T-shirt or a bag. And that program goes all summer and it’s designed to encourage everybody to read. It’s really a lot of fun.”

For more information about CYSS’ many sports and fitness programs available to youth on post, call Julie Libert, CYSS sports and fitness assistant director, at 703-805-9138.

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Fort Belvoir children leave the starting gate of Child, Youth and School Services' inaugural Rockin’ and Rollin’ Color Run as parents and event volunteers supply the bursts of powder, Saturday at Tompkins Basin.

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Robert Blanchard, center, and crew members, Nick Blanchard, 10, left, and Chris Blanchard, 9, navigate the “LG1” across North Post pool during the 2015 Cardboard Regatta, Saturday.

Luca Hoang, 12, front, and William Steipp, 7, pilot the “Starblaster” vessel through the waters of North Post pool during the 2015 Cardboard Regatta, Saturday. William's sister, Elizabeth Steipp, 5, provided navigational support from shore during the crossing after serving as first mate in the division-1 race earlier in the event.

By Rick Musselman Sports editor Nine custom-built sailing vessels, all handcrafted of cardboard and duct tape, took to the waters of Fort Belvoir’s North Post Pool to compete in DFMWR’s annual Cardboard Regatta, Saturday.

Each ship’s crew, consisting of a single pilot or a captain and firstmate team, launched their vessels in the shallows and raced the length of the pool to claim prizes and have a lot of fun. Participants spent anywhere from one or two days to several weeks constructing their unique vessels and preparing for the peril-

ous crossing that consistently draws large turnouts to the family-centered event.

Staying afloat became as large a priority as making it to the finish line.

Sailing vessels included “Una Fiesta Bancana” (crew: Janette Ingling and Astrid Turner); the “LG1” (captain: Lloyd Ingling); the “Mindcart” (captain: Nick Blanchard); the “Mills Craft” (captain: Clay Mills); the “Starblaster” (crew: William Steipp and Elizabeth Steipp), the “Pirates” (captain: Lauren Ingling); the “USS Eddie” (captain: Adam Workman); the “Tigers” (captain: Becky McDowell); and the “Lucy” (captain: Janette

First place, division-4 winners, Astrid Turner, left, and Janette Ingling, pose for a photo with their award winning vessel, "Una Fiesta Bancana," after competing in the 2015 Cardboard Regatta, Saturday at North Post pool.

Winners

• Division 1: Pirates, 51 seconds • Division 3: USS Eddie, 45 seconds • Division 4: Una Fiesta Bancana, 53 seconds • Most Creative Vessel Award: Una Fiesta Bancana • Most Seaworthy: Starblaster • Most Fantastic Sinking Award: LG1 Ingling).

Romel Voellm, Community Center special events coordinator, hosted the Regatta with members of the DFMWR staff and presented awards to the winners.

All participants received special plaques and certificates for participating.

For more information about upcoming DFMWR events, visit http:// belvoir.armymwr.com.

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Warrior Games Team Army member, Spc. Chasity Kuczer, Warrior Transition Battalion Fort Knox, polishes up her shot put skills during a track and field practice session, June 11 at Fort Belvoir's Pullen Field. The 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games kick off Friday at Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Warrior Games Team Army member, Spc. Sydney Davis, Fort Belvoir Warrior Transition Battalion, sets the ball during a sitting volleyball practice session, June 11 at Fort Belvoir's Wells Field House. The 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games kick off Friday at Marine Corps Base Quantico.

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Fort Belvoir’s own Spc. Laurel Cox, Spc. Sydney Davis and Spc. Terry Cartwright made the final roster.

Earlier this year, the Army conducted regional training and selection clinics for the athletes around the country, with Belvoir hosting several days’ worth of competition across the entire spectrum of Warrior Games sports. Soldier and veteran athletes with the most competitive times and scores advanced from those preliminary events to the U.S. Army Trials that were conducted at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 22 – April 2. Each branch of the military then selected members for its respective team based on the highest performance scores during the trials cycle.

These annual sporting events represent the pinnacle of the Army’s adaptive reconditioning program for wounded warriors recovering at Warrior Transition Units. After overcoming significant physical and emotional injuries, these men and women demonstrate the power of ability over disability and the spirit of competition.

Since 2010, nearly 200 wounded, ill, and injured Service members and veterans have competed in major DoD sporting events. Athletes compete each year in sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, swimming, cycling, track and field, archery and competitive shooting. Each branch of the military selects members for its respective team and, each year, the Army hosts regional training and selection clinics for athletes around the country.

“The Warrior Games are a truly inspirational experience,” said Col. Chris Toner, commander, U.S. Army Warrior Transition Command and assistant surgeon general for Warrior Care and Tran-

Warrior Games Team Army members set their sights on the downrange targets during an archery practice session, June 11 at Fort Belvoir’s Indoor Range. The 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games kick off Friday at Marine Corps Base Quantico. sition. “The Army Team comprises courageous men and everyone is encouraged to attend and cheer and women athletes, who have overcome tremen- the athletes on in one of the most dynamic and dous physical and mental challenges with the same competitive events in sports. drive and determination that made them great SolFor more information about the Warrior Games diers. Every year, they set the bar higher, push and the WTC’s adaptive sports and reconditioneach other farther, and together, as a team, they ing programs, visit www.wtc.army.mil, or contact conquer new challenges.”

Steve Smutak, 571-231-5062, stephen.a.smutak.

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By Rick Musselman Sports editor Undefeated, defending Commander’s Cup champion, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital (6-0) unleashed its tried-and-true balance of solid hitting and precision fielding to gain the upper hand in the fourth inning and overwhelm the Fort Belvoir Warrior Transition Battalion 16-5 in a mid-season intramural softball match up, June 10 at Pullen Field.

Both squads came to the diamond with talent to burn, and, by the end of the opening inning, the 2-5 WTB had established itself as a major force to be reckoned with, having challenged its renowned opponents with a long string of base hits and spot-on grabs deep in the outfield. With the score remaining within a single run for the bulk of the showdown, FBCH finally managed to get a strong rally out of the gate, and with runners stomping the plate in rapid succession, put the n See game steadily out standings, of WTB’s reach to Page B7 claim the victory and firmly cement its position at the top of the east-division rankings.

With WTB’s Sherri Sanders throwing the pitches, FBCH kicked off the first frame with an exhibition of the hitting prowess that’s anchored it as one of the Big Three contenders every season on post. With a man on first via an early walk, left centerfielder, Fred Sigrah, ushered in an opening-inning rally with a single to center. Third baseman, Donovan Oxendine; right centerfielder, Kevin Hernandez; and pitcher, James DeBerry, followed up with massive shots to the outfield grass and first baseman, James Johnson, crowned the early burst of fortune with an RBI double to the left field fence that kept the scoreboard busy and the WTB outfield scrambling to cool FBCH’s jets. Playing deep, WTB left fielder, Aaron Dougherty, and left centerfielder, Sydney Davis, finally put a clamp on FBCH’s run with some outstanding grabs near the fence.

WTB, staring down a 5-0 deficit, went immediately to work balancing the scales. At the top of the roster, right fielder, Manuel Oquendo, led off with a single to left and third baseman, Michael Spaulding, propelled his teammate to second with a shot up the middle. First baseman, Christopher Santos, then stepped into the batter’s box and drilled one to deep left to put an RBI single in his game stats, triggering an equalizing rally that nearly tied the game.

Clean base hits by Dougherty; second baseman, Amanda Mouser; and short stop, Robert Rivera, kept runners rounding the bags and earning four runs. FBCH finally succeeded in getting the inning back under control with some surgical infield work from Oxendine, DeBerry, second baseman, Josh James; and shortstop, Brian McVeay.

From the opening pitch of the second inning, the contest transformed into a defensive test of wills that

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Fort Belvoir Community Hospital right centerfielder, Kevin Hernandez, slides safely into third during his team's intramural softball match up against Fort Belvoir Warrior Transition Battalion, June 10 at Pullen Field.

Fort Belvoir Community Hospital left centerfielder, Fred Sigrah, connects for a single to left during his team's intramural softball match up against Fort Belvoir Warrior Transition Battalion, June 10 at Pullen Field. showcased both squads’ polished fly-grabs from Sigrah immediately fielding skills, keeping the score- put WTB up against the ropes. Riboard comparatively quiet. Johnson vera and Sanders claimed first and managed to claim first base via a second base with respective singles single to center and James put an up the middle and Santos drove one RBI double in the books to take the in via a chip shot down the third base score to 6-4 FBCH. But percision line. But a picture-perfect snag deep fielding by Davis, Dougherty and the in the grass by Hernandez brought cannon-armed Oquendo, shut the in- the team back into the dugout. ning down in rapid fashion.

With the score holding steady at But FBCH was quick to return the 6-5, Belvoir Hospital committed itfavor. A pair of above-and-beyond self to extending its less than com-

fortable lead. Johnson kicked off the inning with a solid double to left that outfielder, Daniel Perez, followed up with a single. Veteran catcher, Montez Bonner, then stepped up to the plate and kicked off a non-stop hit fest with a massive 2-run RBI triple.

DeBerry, Oxendine and Hernandez kept the steam building with a series of singles that brought yet another two runs across the plate before FBCH extra hitter, Justin Erbschloe, cleared the remaining bags with a screaming triple to deep center to take the score to 13-5 FBCH. Belvoir Hospital’s steadily building momentum was proving insurmountable. Running through the entire line up, FBCH put another 3 on the scoreboard before Dougherty, Lee and Oquendo could bring things back under control.

Unfortunately for WTB, FBCH fielding succeeded in thoroughly stymieing any comeback effort and a spot-on grounder conversion between Oxendine and Johnson, followed by a pair of snags by Hernandez and Sigrah closed the curtains on the contest.

Belvoir Hospital’s undefeated status emerged safe and sound with the sweeping 16-5 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.

By Bill Behring Special to the Belvoir Eagle

ing on, plans for the season have not been finalized. Typically, the fall season is a much smaller program, and as such, Belvoir teams participate in inter-league play in all divisions with neighboring leagues. There is no fall tee ball but we are trying to have machine/coach pitch, minor, major and junior teams. I recommend to those interested in playing in the junior division, particularly ages 13-15, to not register right away.

Rather, email me your intentions as some seasons we don’t have enough to form a team and players can be assigned to a neighboring league. Likewise, in the other divisions an email of intention to play is encouraged to help plan the number of teams.

This was a problem last season as registrations came late, after the leagues had already formed teams and created schedules. We were left to scramble for pickup opponents. More and more games will be played at home this year because of lights at both of Belvoir’s 60-food fields.

Email intentions to play with each player’s name, birth date, and phone number to coachbill2@verizon.net. Teams should be formed around mid-August with games starting the week school begins.

As usual, check this Sports section of the Belvoir Eagle for updates on baseball and all other sports here at Belvoir.

LGAFB golfers compete in Texas championship Ladies Golf Association of Fort Belvoir press release

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Fort Belvoir Community Hospital first baseman, James Johnson belts one to deep centerfield for an RBI double during his team's intramural softball match up against Fort Belvoir Warrior Transition Battalion, June 10 at Pullen Field.

FY15 Intramural Softball Standings As of June 15

West Division (Win-Loss) 1. U.S. Army System Performance Office 5-0 2. 911th Engineer Company 6-1 3. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency – Team 2 4-1 4. U.S. Coast Guard 4-2 5. A Company – 12th Aviation Battalion 4-2 6. 596th Signal Company 2-2 7. National Guard Bureau 2-3 8. 1st Battalion, Information Operations Command 2-3 9. BioDefense Therapeutics 2-3 10. Army Geospatial Intelligence Battalion 1-5

Fort Belvoir winners

Second Flight • Sue Nelson, Second Low Net Third Flight • Anne Mills, First Low Gross Fourth Flight • Pam Chaney, Third Low Gross Sixth Flight • Lee Bright, Second Low Net Seventh Flight • Bea Burdick, Second Low Gross Closest to the Pin Winners • Second Flight: Sue Nelson • Fourth Flight: Pam Chaney • Seventh Flight: Bea Burdick

FY15 Intramural Soccer Final Regular-Season Standings East Division (Win-Loss-Tie) 1. Fort Belvoir Community Hospital 5-0-1 2. Defense Logistics Agency 3-1-2 3. Defense Threat Reduction Agency 3-1-2 4. Defense Communication and Army Transmissions Systems 2-2-2 5. 55th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) 0-5-1 6. Fort Belvoir Warrior Transition Battalion 0-6-0 West Division (Win-Loss-Tie) 1. Aerospace Data Facility – East 6-0-0 2. 249th Engineer Battalion 5-1-0 3. U.S. Army Legal Services Agency 3-3-0 4. Operations Security Evaluation Group 1-5-0 5. Military Intelligence Readiness Command 0-6-0

• Garrison webpage: www.belvoir.army.mil • Facebook: www.facebook.com/fortbelvoir • Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fort_Belvoir • Belvoir Information Hotline: 703-805-3030

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East Division (Win-Loss) 1. Fort Belvoir Community Hospital 7-0 2. Defense Threat Reduction Agency 6-1 3. U.S. Army Legal Services Agency 5-1 4. 212th Military Police Detachment 5-2 5. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency – Team 1 5-3 6. 249th Engineer Battalion 4-3 7. Office of the Chief – Army Reserve 3-3 8. B Company – 12th Aviation Battalion 2-4 9. Fort Belvoir Warrior Transition Battalion 2-6 10. Fort Belvoir Marine Detachment 1-7

Ten women from the Fort Belvoir Ladies’ Golf Association of Fort Belvoir participated in the 54th annual Women’s Military Dependents’ Championship Golf Tournament at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, June 7-11.

The tournament originated at Andrews Air Force Base (now Joint Base Andrews) in 1961 and is held at a different military base each year. Belvoir has hosted the event twice.

For more information about the LGAFB and upcoming tour-

naments call Carol Lucke, LGAFB publicity chair, 703-791-2466.

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On June 17, the Brewers hosted the Diamondbacks in the Little League Minor Division.

In the top of the first, Peter Villanez plated the first run for the Diamondbacks, claiming a base by a fielding error and scoring on successive groundouts. The Brewers’ first at-bat resulted in two on, by walks and scoring on a double to right by Damien Irwin, who, likewise, scored on a ground out.

In the top of the second, Collier Dickens led off with a home run. Later, Brody Allyn walked and scored. The tied game (3-3) didn’t last long. The Brewers brought in three without a hit.

The third inning featured the D-backs scoring four runs, initially with teammates getting on via walks and scoring, courtesy of Villanez, this time with a bases-clearing single to left. With the Brewers going three up three down in their third, they were down by one, 7-6 as time expired.

In Thursday’s game the Brewers returned to host the Giants.

Greyson Whaley was first up and aboard after being hit with a pitch. Two more made it on with walks to load the bases, subsequently bringing Randy Bermudez to the plate, who belted an in-

the-park homer.

In the second inning for the Giants, Paxston Dailey walked. A strikeout followed, then Joshua Ferguson popped out to the third baseman.

In the bottom of the second, Marcel Picard singled on the infield, stole his way around the bases and made it home for the Brewers’ fifth run. With the score holding at 5-1 at the end of two, the Giants scored two more in their third at-bat with no hits, while the Brewers added one on a hit batter and a fielding error, to make it 6-3.

In the Giants’ fourth, Levi Hollowell led off with a single to left, scoring as Carter Berkman followed with a triple, who, in turn, scored on a single by Dailey.

Final score: 6-5 Brewers.

Last Saturday, the Diamondbacks hosted the Indians, taking a 14-13.

Ty Fisher singled, doubled and then belted a homer for the Indians. Not to be outdone, P.J. Pollock rounded the bases for the Diamondbacks. Collier Dickens added to the Diamondbacks cause with a double and a triple.

By the time you read this, the final two games of the season will have been played Tuesday and Wednesday and will be reported next week.

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Sports & Recreation Briefs This week Purple Heart Classic golf tournament The Chapter 353, Military Order of the Purple Heart, host the annual Purple Heart Golf Classic, Friday 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.

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Harpers Ferry Hike Outdoor Recreation hosts a hiking trip to Harper’s Ferry, Saturday. 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 a week in advance.

Gunston Cove guided kayak and canoe trip

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Luca Hoang, 12, front, and William Steipp, 7, foreground vessel, and Robert Blanchard, with crew members, Nick Blanchard, 10, and Chris Blanchard, 9, engage in a last-minute sprint to the finish line during the 2015 Cardboard Regatta, Saturday at North Post pool.

Join Outdoor Recreation, Saturday to explore Gunston Cove by kayak and canoe. The 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 will be provided. The cost is $25 for single and $30 for tandem or canoe. Please sign up early at 703-805-3081. All trips must have at least 8 people registered one week in advance.

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.

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Boater Education Course

Stroller Walking

Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia all require boating education. The requirements are based on age and each jurisdiction has its own requirements.

A class which meets the boating education requirements of all states is offered by Flotilla 25-8 of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary June 27, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Knights of Columbus Hall, 8592 Richmond Hwy., Alexandria, Va. 22309.

Call Jean Ponton at 703-362-7079 or email herpomp79@yahoo.com for more information and an enrollment form.

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.

World Police and Fire Games

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Get involved in the community and be a part of one of the largest multi-sport, 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.

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,

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Water Aerobics afternoon classes added Benyaurd Indoor Pool has added afternoon water aerobics classes — Mondays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:25 a.m. and Thursdays, from 5:00 p.m. to 5:55 p.m. Low impact, high cardio workouts take place every Tuesday and Thursday (except holidays) . The Shallow Water Class is 9 a.m. to 9:55 a.m. and the Deep Water Class is 10 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. at the Benyaurd Indoor Pool. 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 703781-4649. 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.

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 oneon-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 703-806-4647.

Adult recreational volleyball Eligible individuals ages 21 and older are welcome to play adult recreational volleyball Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at Specker Field House; and Sundays, 2-5 p.m., on the grass volleyball courts at Fremont Field near Wells Field House. Specker Field House will remain a back-up facility in the event of inclement weather.

For directions a map is available at http://belvoir. armymwr.com/us/belvoir. Just click on the Sports and Fitness tab.

For more information contact Ron Valentine at Ron.Valentine@dau.mil, or 703-805-2912; T.J. Dierks at Timothy.Dierks@DTRA.mil; or Cliff Fouts at CrFouts26k@aol.com.