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Mass casualty drills challenge, prepare, train Belvoir Hospital staff By Alex Snyder Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Public Affairs Increased aircraft and emergency vehicle presence was visible outside Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Sept. 13, as medical personnel and emergency response teams’ ensured preparedness for a mass casualty incident. The two-part exercise, held as a training platform for military and civilian medical and law enforcement personnel in the event of a realworld disaster or attack, included an active shooter and explosive device scenario, and a simulated hazardous materials spill. “One-point-seven out of every 10,000 workers will experience an assault on the job,” said John Lease, Special Reaction Team program manager for the Military District of Washington. “When you’re a nurse, that number goes up to 6.1 per 10,000. That’s triple the rate, triple the threat. Violence in hospitals and medical facilities is a real thing. We take it seriously and want to ensure we train in an all-hazard, across-

Up Front Retiree Appreciation Day Friday, open to everyone, Specker Field House and Barden Education Center. Gwendolyn Lott, 703-806-4551.

Oktoberfest See inside for a special, fourpage pullout section with all Oktoberfest 2016 details. Oktoberfest starts with a kegtapping Sept. 29, and the event lasts through Oct. 2. Entry is free; bring cash for food, beverages and carnival tickets. ATMs will be available.

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Military District of Washington's Special Reaction Team at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital contains an assailant during FY16 certification exercises Sept.13. the-board response.” More than five agencies and commands participated in the exercise, getting hands-on experience in a

safe, but realistic, practice setting. “This type of training is crucial to making sure we are ready for any See HOSPITAL, Page A9

Officials break ground on national Army museum at Fort Belvoir

Pence Gate closes Pence Gate closes for six weeks beginning at 9 p.m. Oct. 2. For more info, see story on Page A12.

By Adrienne Anderson Staff writer Officials broke ground for the National Museum of the U.S. Army in a ceremony Sept. 14, on Fort Belvoir just west of Kingman Gate, off of Fairfax County Parkway. “This museum is going to offer everyone – all Americans, free of charge, an experience that you cannot find in the pages of a history book or on Google,” said Gen. n See commentary, Mark. A. Milley, Army chief Page A2 of staff. “You can Google a lot about American history, (but) you can never truly connect, unless you can see the weapons they used, the uniforms they wore, stories they told, letters they wrote, the equipment that kept them alive – and understand how an Army prepared for and fought in war and conflicts around the world,” Milley said. Sitting on an 84-acre campus, the museum will offer 186,000 square feet of exhibit space, gathering areas, retail and food operations. It will feature thousands of artifacts, documents, images and art from the Army’s extensive historical collections. The museum will have See MUSEUM, Page A11

In preparation for Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9-15, Belvoir Fire Department personnel are visiting throughout the Villages at Belvoir. Fire personnel will discuss exit drills in the home, kitchen fire safety and check alarms, extinguishers and dryer vents. The outreach program is set for Saturday, Cedar Grove, 10 a.m. to noon; Vernondale, 1 to 3 p.m. Info about a fire safety art contest is on Page A4.

Hispanic Heritage observance Belvoir celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Oct. 13, with a presentation at 11:30 a.m., in the Community Center. Susana Castillo, deputy press secretary for the D.C. Mayor’s Office of Communication, is the guest speaker.

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Soldiers, veterans and families gather to break ground on the National Museum of the U.S. Army on Fort Belvoir Sept. 14.

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This museum is a big deal! By Don Carr Special to the Belvoir Eagle

he last thing I did before going home the night of Monday, Sept. 10, 2001, was to call Fairfax County's Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland. I had news for him: Secretary of the Army Tom White had decided Fort Belvoir would be home to the National Museum of the U.S. Army. Gerry and other members of what was then the "Army Museum Task Force" had worked for nearly three years making the case for Belvoir as the museum’s site. Belvoir won. I told Gerry we would make the announcement the next morning. Of course, other events the next morning precluded the announcement. As it turned out, we didn't announce the museum decision until a month later. In his announcement, White said, “Soldiers, veterans, and all Americans can take pride in these displays and documents showing the long and storied history of America’s Army.” The announcement also noted that, “For almost two centuries, the Army’s extensive collection of artifacts and documents has lacked a permanent home.” Last Wednesday, nearly 15 years later, we finally broke ground. I’m very proud of the relatively small part I played over the years in work to make it happen. So much of the history of the very beginnings of the Army is at and around Fort Belvoir. Indeed, what Belvoir has become, one of the Army’s premier installations, makes it an ideal home to what will be one of the nation’s premier destinations: the National Museum of the U.S. Army. Belvoir is a strategic installation, home to major Defense Department agencies and schools, and a 50,000-person workforce. The post lies in a historic area that already attracts more than 1 million visitors a year, making it a natural setting for the Army’s museum. Our Army’s first general, George Washington, surveyed this land as a teenager, while living nearby on the estate that would become Mount Vernon. His friend, Col. William Fairfax, built his home, called Belvoir, on 2,000 acres overlooking the Potomac. Washington’s Continentals, along with the Army of French Count de Rochambeau, marched past Belvoir on their

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way to victory at Yorktown, winning the nation’s independence. Mount Vernon, Woodlawn, Pohick Church and Gunston Hall all form a natural tour route along Richmond Highway. The Army Museum will add to that richness. The site also puts the Army Museum near other major military sites in the area. The Vietnam and Korean veterans memorials; the World War II Memorial and Arlington Cemetery all attract millions of visitors each year. The task force, whose members include local, state and federal community leaders, worked long and hard to help the Army see the wisdom of putting the museum at Belvoir. Even though an exact spot on Belvoir could not be decided until after environmental assessments, many were elated when Belvoir was chosen. “This museum will be for young men and women who were far from home, who did not quit, who did not break the faith and, in some cases, too often, died,” Gen. John M. Keane, Army vice chief of staff, said at a dedication ceremony on Belvoir Sept. 30, 2003. Then-Congressman James P. Moran, whose 8th District included Belvoir, and then-Supervisor Gerry Hyland of Mount Vernon were also there. Moran spoke of the hard work done to make the museum possible, and, Hyland told of the spirit of cooperation and partnership between Fairfax and Fort Belvoir in planning the project. Picking up on that, Belvoir’s commander at the time, Col. T.W. Williams, said, “It’s important that this museum will also cultivate the Army’s enduring link with the American people ... whereby they give us their trust and confidence to protect our national treasures and way of life. That is our solemn oath to the nation and it is woven into the fabric of our military culture.” The requirement for the Army Museum can be traced to at least 1814 when Congress directed the Secretary of War to bring captured flags of enemy units to the seat of the capitol for appropriate display. Over the years, interest in building a museum for that purpose waxed and waned, but always seemed to be replaced with matters of higher priority. Probably the biggest “higher priority” came

on Friday the 13th in May 2005. It was then that DoD announced Base Realignment and Closure Act recommendations. BRAC would move nearly 23,000 jobs to Belvoir and require more than $4 billion worth of new construction to accommodate them. BRAC pushed planning for the privately funded, “non-mission” museum to the back seat. Incoming BRAC agencies had priority for available land on post. That, in turn, put the museum at risk of losing its preferred site, approximately 45 acres or so on the north side of Pence Gate. Indeed, when BRAC planners decided the new hospital would go just inside, south of Pence Gate, that’s exactly what happened. It was clear the museum could not go across the street. Daily traffic to the hospital and museum, not to mention routine workforce commuters, would overwhelm the gate and stretches of Richmond Highway anywhere near the post. Museum site selection resumed when the BRAC work was done in 2010. But, picking a spot was even harder, now that nearly every developable acre on South and North Post was occupied by a mission building. In June 2011, the Army picked a site on the Gunston Course of Fort Belvoir’s Golf Course. The site allows for easy public access from the Fairfax County Parkway, and for the museum’s buildings, parking and outdoor programs. However, putting the museum there meant a number of golf fairways would have to be relocated. So, again, the community, Belvoir leadership, museum project staff, the Army Historical Foundation, and members of the golfing community came together to plan, design, and build new, relocated fairways. Again, partnership led to getting the new fairways in place, preparing the museum site, and, last week, finally breaking ground. The National Museum of the U.S. Army will be the crown jewel of the Army’s public presence. It will be located in a setting worthy of the Army’s history. It will be beautiful and it will have historic importance to our nation, our people and our Soldiers. (Editor’s note: Don Carr was Fort Belvoir Garrison director of public affairs from 200114.)

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Former POW survived by following code of conduct By Alex Siemiatkowski DLA Troop Support Public Affairs Nothing meant more in captivity than seeing the American flag, a former prisoner of war said about his experience during a POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony Sept. 15 at Naval Support Activity Philadelphia. Ralph Galati, the event’s guest speaker and a retired Air Force officer, became a POW after his aircraft was shot down over North Vietnam in 1972. He was held captive for 14 months. For the first 24 hours after being captured, he said, his mind was racing with, “What to do now? What is my first priority? What will happen to me next? “After about a day, when I stopped feeling sorry for myself. It was time to begin acting like a military officer again,” Galati said. “When I finally realized that my mission as an officer had changed, it was no longer Ralph Galati, combat officer. It was now tied to adapt and follow the Code of Conduct.” Galati said the Code is six articles designed to help Service members survive honorably as a POW and still be able to resist their captors. He said they seemed simple enough when he was going through flight school. “Being a POW was more of an endurance test, a case of boredom mixed with fear,” Galati said. “It is a test of resiliency; it is a test of your makeup and your behavior. “I often marvel today, 40-something years after the end of the war, that the POW flag still flies,” Galati said. “It is really remarkable that the American public has not forgotten.” The Philadelphia Compound Veterans Committee hosted the annual remembrance ceremony, with the theme, “Fulfilling our Na-

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Fort Belvoir commuters see travel options at fair By Adrienne Anderson Staff writer The Northern Virginia Regional Commission/Fort Belvoir Commuter Center provides options for those who want to change how they commute to work. A Commuter Fair was held Sept. 13, at Fremont Field and featured 20 vendors with information about carpooling and other

transportation options. “With Pence gate closing for six weeks, everyone needs to do their part in reducing the gate congestion during the morning and evening rush hours,” said Peggy Tadej, director of military affairs, NVRC. The advantages of carpooling and vanpooling include less stress while commuting; reduced costs; reduced pollution caused by auto emissions;

the ability to use Express lanes; and reduced need for parking. The Defense Department’s Mass Transportation Benefit Program provides benefits to federal employees to encourage more people to use mass transportation. The program provides a stipend to pay for an employee’s commuting costs, up to $255 a month. You can use the benefit with the Metro Rail; regional bus services such as Martz; local and express buses; the VRE; MARC and qualified vanpools, according to the Mass Transit Benefit Program. “Our hope is to establish enough vanpools, so we can create a ride-

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Who’s The Fittest

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Victor Hernandez competes in the bench-press portion of Fort Belvoir MWR’s 2016 Who’s The Fittest event, Saturday at the Kawamura Human Performance Center.

Saztec Smith performs a grueling series of hand-release pushups during Fort Belvoir MWR’s 2016 Who’s The Fittest competition, Saturday at the Kawamura Human Performance Center.

Kristen Kinnamon, Fort Belvoir MWR community recreation chief, left, and teammate, Sheila Edwards, Fort Belvoir sports director, wrap up the last leg of the 1,600-meter relay during the installation’s 2016 Who’s The Fittest competition, Saturday at the Kawamura Human Performance Center.

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Belvoir athletes compete for Who’s The Fittest title By Rick Musselman Sports editor

Nearly 50 Service members and civilians from across Fort Belvoir and the Washington, D.C., area put months of training to the ultimate test at Kawamura Human Performance Center’s 3rd annual Who’s The Fittest competition, Saturday. The competition tested 22 twoperson teams’ strength and endurance in a combination of power lifts, Olympic lifts, muscle endurance workouts and a run. Categories included male, female or coed (ages 1844); and masters male, female or coed (ages 45 and older) who competed in a 1600-meter run; max deadlift; bench press; 1000-meter row; hand-release push-ups; ground-to-overhead burpees and clean ladder. Kawamura staff members selected the variety of exercises to ensure that all participants, regardless of skill and experience, could compete on an even playing field. “We choose these exercises so anyone could compete in it; they’re not very technical and anyone can perform them with practice,” said Joe Castro, supervisory sports specialist for DFMWR. “Judging is very simple and easy, as well.” The top overall scores of each of the exercises determined "Who's The Fittest" in each division. For the participants, the event proved to be an enjoyable way to challenge themselves after investing serious preparation work and commitment. For one team, the competition provided a chance to take on Belvoir’s toughest fitness test as a family. “We’re a father-daughter team, and my wife, (Karen) is one of the workers here at Kawamura; she’s doing the announcing for this event today,” said Ed Shepherd as he and daughter, Ashley, had just wrapped up the 1,000-meter Concept2 rowing competition. “I work out here every day, and Ashley’s a CrossFit competitor. She’s here from Fort Bragg.” A ceremony was held immediately after the competitions, when each division’s top-ranking teams received awards. More information about the sports and fitness programs on Fort Belvoir is available from Graves Fitness Center, 703-806-5368; the

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Ashley Shepherd puts in 1,000 meters on the Concept2 rowing machine during Saturday’s Who’s The Fittest competition.

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Timeout Almost in the bag By Rick Musselman Sports editor Sometimes, the solutions to life’s most vexing problems can be the simplest of things, and it’s often sitting right under one’s nose. I’ve been a photographer for 37 years now, and during that time I’ve struggled to find a convenient way to carry around all the equipment I think I’ll need for an assignment. Up until a week ago, I invariably finished my shooting days with a sore back, aching feet and a mind belaboring the idea of taking up something more minimalistic tools-wise, like harmonica playing. It’s gotten easier since I’ve been covering sports instead of shooting weddings for a living. No longer having to tote around big studio lights, reflectors, battery packs, backgrounds and stands, it’s been liberating to go out with just a couple of cameras. Still, being both the photographer and the story writer, I have to use those two cameras and take notes at the same time. It’s that choreography that makes me, at times, wish I had a third and fourth hand that could operate independently of my original two. Granted, it’d look funny, but it would make me the most efficient sports editor on the planet. Well, last week, as I was getting ready to cover the Pooch Plunge, I happened to walk into the upstairs room where I keep my collection of military relics, and hanging in the corner was a small waterproof bag that originally contained a British gasmask. Since I was going to a pool filled with enthusiastic splashing dogs, I thought it could protect one camera while I used the other. When I got there, I realized this bag also had a rigid back panel that could act like a little clipboard, making writing easier as well. All I had to do was turn it over and, presto, a little desktop. How’s that for clever? Oddly, I was feeling increasingly invincible, so I downright glowed when it caught the attention of a woman over by the lifeguard tower. “That’s a nice little bag you have there — conservative but functional for any time of day,” she observed. “I have some cute pumps that’d go great with that.” Back to the drawing board, I guess.

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Kevin Hines speaks of his life before and after his suicide attempt in 2000. Hines spoke at Thurman Auditorium on Suicide Prevention Day about the power of hope for those that despair.

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Kevin Hines jumped off of the Golden Gate Bridge 16 years ago and survived. He described it as “one of the most violent and scary ways imaginable” to die. He spoke to the Fort Belvoir community Sept. 15, in Thurman Hall, as part of national Suicide Prevention Month. The event was hosted by the Army Substance Abuse Program. The day he decided to jump was the day he wanted to end his pain – what he called his “brain disease.” He was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder Type 1 when he was 17. “I was stuck in the false belief that I was my family’s greatest burden,” he said. “If I had asked my family if that was the case, the would have told me I was wrong.” But, Hines kept his troubles to himself, not sharing his pains with others. He frequently felt paranoid, had delusions, manic episodes and depression. Although he was seeing a psychiatrist, he wasn’t getting the help he needed. Instead, Hines said he was loaded up with 14 pills a day that were making things worse. When Hines jumped off the bridge, he said he felt instant regret. He is only one of 36 people to survive jumping off the bridge. When he did, he fell 75 mph and went 70 feet below the water’s surface. He’d destroyed several vertebrae and suffered other injuries from his fall. Realizing he wanted to survive, he struggled up to the surface and said he prayed that he would survive and not drown. “If you don’t survive, nobody will ever know that you don’t want to die,” Hines said. Thanks to a sequence of events, he survived the harrowing experience.

A driver saw him jump off the bridge and called a friend who happened to be part of the Coast Guard that was on duty. He learned later that a seal helped keep him afloat. Hines joked that he thought it was a shark coming to eat him. With a sober face, Hines said the best thing a person can do is to ask a certain question. “When you see someone in the greatest pain they’ve ever experienced … you can walk up to them, put your hand on their shoulder and say, ‘Are you OK?’” Asking the question and showing you care and want to help them “has a transformative effect of helping them out of that dark place,” he said. Many of those who survived jumping off the bridge also said they had regretted it the instant they jumped off. But, there is a difference between having suicidal thoughts and actually attempting to die by suicide. “I’m grateful every day I get to breathe on this earth,” he said. Had he done things differently, he would have shared his pain and his thoughts of suicide. “Do it anyway,” Hines said about sharing pain you might be feeling. “You deserve to be here.” An audience member shared her story about a close relative who was having suicidal thoughts. Calling mental illness a brain disease is a powerful statement to make, she said. Eight years ago, she’d received a phone call from her distressed relative. She told her husband she had a change of plans and went to be with her relative. For more information about suicide and prevention, visit www. nimh.nih.gov. The number for Belvoir’s Suicide Prevention Program manager is 703-805-5529.

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Autumn Bazaar The Belvoir Enlisted Spouses Club hosts their Autumn Bazaar on Oct 1 & 2. Specker Field House 1182 12th Street, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm Sunday: 10 am - 5 pm

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DFMWR to host cross country run, crown Commander’s Cup champion By Rick Musselman Sports editor Fort Belvoir’s Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation hosts the 2016 cross country run — the final competition in this year’s Commander’s Cup title race — Oct. 11, starting at 7 a.m. at the Golf Club. With four units—rankings leader, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital; U.S. Army Legal Services Agency; Defense Logistics Agency; and multiple Cup champion Defense Threat Reduction Agency — in the running to claim this season’s coveted prize, the event promises to draw hundreds of runners and spectators to North Post for the climax of the FY16 sprint to the winner’s circle. Currently, the top four units are close enough in total points that it will be anyone’s guess as to which will take the trophy to its headquarters for the upcoming year. The cross country

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Fort Belvoir athletes leave the starting gate of the 2015 intramural cross country run, Oct. 15 at the Golf Club. This year's event is Oct. 11, starting at 7 a.m., at the Golf Club. run will be preceded by the dynamic swim meet, scheduled for Sept. 22, in which all of these units have excelled in the past. As such, it’s unlikely that one team will dominate the lanes enough at Benyaurd Pool to take the Commander’s Cup victory early, so the stage is undeniably set for a major showdown in the early morning hours of Oct. 11. According to an MWR memorandum, cross country race day will include the awarding of

Belvoir Red Birds fall as Little League season begins By Bill Behring Special to the Belvoir Eagle Last Saturday was the start of the fall Little League Baseball season for the Belvoir Red Birds. This year, there are more teams than ever before, six, including one coach-pitch team; three minor-division teams; one major-division team and one junior-division team. Although schedules for all divisions are not yet complete, the minor division kicked off its first game, Saturday at the 21st Street Baseball Complex. With teams two and three facing each other, it was the start of a series of flashback games, when, each time two of the minor teams play each other, they don the uniforms of the 1970s and 1980s St. Louis Cardinals. Red Birds Three was the visiting team and got on the scoreboard immediately with a walk granted to Grant Miller. Miller then scored when teammate, Micah Kirby, placed an infield hit near the shortstop position. In the first for Red Birds Two, a series of walks plated four runs, the maximum number allowed in an inning for the fall season. In the second, Team Three’s Jay Epie got the inning’s only hit. With three on, he singled to the right and, with a couple of walks, four runs ultimately scored. In the bottom of the second, Team Two scored four runs without the benefit of a hit. At the end of two, Team Two was ahead 8-5. In the top of the third, Team Three scored three more runs. Two were on with walks when Kirby belted one up the middle all the way to the centerfield fence. The ball wasn’t relayed to the infield soon enough as Kirby and teammates scored. The threat was alive for a fourth run, but Ethan Kirby popped a foul to the Team Two catcher, Ethan Tourne, for the third out to end the inning. In the bottom of the third, Connor Way led off with an infield hit and scored on subsequent walks before three outs ensued. Team Two led 9-8 at the end of three. In the fourth, the “declared” last inning, no more than six runs can score. Team Three’s Maddy Ferguson claimed a base on balls, but two strikeouts followed. Another series of walks scored six to give Team Three the lead, 14-9. In the fourth inning, Team Two had two on base but the runners were left stranded as three outs ensued. Team Three took the win 14-9. For more information about Fort Belvoir’s Little League baseball program, including game schedules, field locations and scores, email coachbill2@verizon.net.

not only the cross country championship trophy but also the Cup itself. MWR staff and members of the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Belvoir command team will also award the trophies for male and female Athletes of the Year. For more information email Justin Fitzgerald, Fort Belvoir intramural sports program assistant coordinator, at Justin.c.Fitzgerald.naf@mail, or call Sheila Edwards, Fort Belvoir sports director, 703-806-4647.

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Fort Belvoir Golf Club Member-Guest Tournament

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The Golf Club invites everyone to participate in the 2016 Member-Guest Golf Tournament, Saturday and Sunday. This is a 2-person team event played over 36 holes on both courses. Gunston Course will be played Saturday, and the Woodlawn Course will be played on Sunday. The tournament format for Saturday will be a “two person scramble” and the tournament format for Sunday will be “better ball of the partners.” For more information, call the Golf Club at 703-806-5878 or visit belvoir.armymwr.com.

Monthly and weekly aerobics class passes

Youth sports winter enrollment Enrollment for youth wrestling, ages 6-15, is open until Nov 4; the season runs from November - March and costs $85. Upcoming sports include select basketball, House basketball, and cheerleading. Select Basketball is for children ages 9-13 and tryouts will be held Oct. 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, and 21, 6-8 p.m. The cost, after making the team, is $85 and the season runs DecemberMarch. House Basketball is for children ages 5-15 and enrollment is open Monday-Nov. 25; the season runs JanuaryApril, and the cost is $55. Cheerleading is for children ages 5-15 and enrollment is open Monday-Nov. 25; the season runs January-April, and the cost is $55. Enrollment closes when teams are full or enroll date ends. Enrollment must be made in person with Youth Sports and Fitness, 9500 Barlow

The Outdoor Pools are now closed for the season and Benyaurd Indoor Pool is back on winter hours of operation. Monday-Thursday the pool is open 6 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3:30-8 p.m. for lap swim (closed from 1-3:30 p.m.). Friday hours will be 6-10 a.m. Lap swim, 10 a.m.12 p.m. Lap/Rec swim, 12-1 p.m. Lap, 3:30-7 p.m. Lap/Rec, and 7-8 p.m. Lap. The pool will be open Saturday and Sunday 12-1 p.m. Lap and 1-5 p.m. Lap/Rec.

Sports and Fitness offers aerobics classes every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. All classes are at Wells Field House, 1810 Goethals Road, except Spin Classes which are at Graves Fitness Center, 2116 Abbott Road. The Monday schedule is Pilates at 10:30 a.m. and Indoor Cycling at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday schedule is HITT at 10:30 a.m., Extreme Core at 11:30 a.m., and Yoga at 12 p.m. Wednesday schedule is Body Pump at 10:30 a.m. and Indoor Cycling at 11:30 a.m. Thursday schedule is Zumba at 10:30 a.m. Extreme Core at 11:30 a.m., and Yoga at 12 p.m. An Unlimited Monthly Pass can be purchased for $20 or and an Unlimited Weekly Pass for $7. Passes may be purchased at Graves Fitness Center, 2116 Abbott Road, or at the Body Shop, 1023 12th Street. For more information, call the Fitness Program Specialists at 703806-4430. Visit the Sports and Fitness page at Belvoir.armymwr.com for detailed class descriptions.

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Maj. Gen. Bradley Becker, commander, Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region, U.S. Army Military District of Washington, speaks with the Special Reaction Team following FY16 certification exercises at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Sept.13.

Military District of Washington's Special Reaction Team advances past a reception desk at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital looking for a gunman and hostage during FY16 certification exercises, Sept. 13. “(Our unit) provides physical security support and a non-lethal (caFrom Page A1 nine) asset to the response teams,” potential disasters that could occur said 1st Lt. Bradley Nicholls, kenin the future,” said Belvoir Hospi- nels officer in charge. tal’s Chief of Operations and EmerBentley, a German Shepherd, gency Management, Mark Diaz. has been working for three years While all of the participants in and provides 180-degree visual supthe exercise are highly trained in port – something that would traditheir fields, one of the most impor- tionally require three Soldiers to tant is not of the human variety. achieve. During the exercise, Bent-

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Having successfuly subdued a gunman during certification exercises, the military working dog stands by while Special Reaction Team members search for additional weapons at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Sept. 13. ley subdued a subject who did not “Our canine did a great job, torespond to deterrent spray, allowing day, and so did our team,” he said. him to be taken in without further “We are really excited to have had incident or escalation of force. the opportunity to have worked with “Bentley is able to project a show so many organizations.” of force and is able to subdue a subThe training was a “100-percent ject with a bite, versus more lethal victory,” Lease said. “It went incredoptions, that the team may other- ibly well and it’s vital to the mission wise have to deploy,” Nicholls said. of supporting interoperability meaBentley is also trained to detect ex- sures within the Military District of plosive materials. Washington.”

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Kevin Hines speaks of his life before and after his suicide attempt in 2000. Hines spoke at Thurman Auditorium on Suicide Prevention Day about the power of hope for those that despair.

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three main galleries, divided into six sub-galleries, which start with the Revolutionary War up to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The museum will also have an Experiential Learning Center for visitors of all ages, which will include immersive and interactive activities in geography, science, technology, engineering and math. Additional elements in the museum include a veterans hall and Medal of Honor Garden. The grounds will include a memorial garden, amphitheater, parade ground and Army survival trail. The museum represents the history of the “nation’s pioneers” and serves as a monument to Soldiers, said Secretary of the Army, Eric K. Fanning. “We have waited 241 years and three months, 88,116 days – to be exact – for this moment,” Fanning said. “If there’s one reason we’ve waited so long, why the nation’s first military service is the last to have its own, dedicated museum, it might be this: it’s almost impossible to separate the Army story from our nation’s story. In so many ways, the history of our Army is the history of America.” Two current Service members and one retired Service member shared their stories, which will be included in the museum. Capt. Ja-

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Dignitaries break ground on the National Museum of the United States Army on Fort Belvoir Sept. 14. From left are Sergeant Major of the Army Daniel Dailey; Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley; Gen. Gordon Sullivan, U.S. Army, retired; Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning; Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment); Gen. William Hartzog, U.S. Army, retired. son Stumpf spoke about Lt. Ashley and his efforts during the Korean talked about his father’s legacy and White-Stumpf, his wife who was War that earned him a Silver Star influence on others. “Here, on this ground, the AmerMedal. killed in action in Afghanistan. Retired Brig. Gen. Leo A. Brooks, ican people, and the world, for that Brig. Gen. Charles N. Pede, assistant judge advocate, Military Jr., talked about his father and the matter, will get to see, feel, and Law Operations, Headquarters obstacles he faced as a black Infan- hear the stories of the men and U.S. Army, Office of the Judge Ad- tryman, only a few years after an women who shape our history and vocate, spoke about his uncle, Staff executive order ended racial segre- pave the way for the freedoms we Sgt. Donald “Dutch” Hoffman, gation in the military. Brooks also enjoy,” Brooks said.

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Belvoir Briefs Story time at Van Noy Fairfax County Public Libraries visits Belvoir’s Van Noy Library on the first Friday of every month from 10:30-11:30 a.m. for Story Time. Stories will be read aloud to children 5 and younger. Van Noy Library is at 5966 12th St., Bldg. 1024, and can be reached by calling 703-806-3323.

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which begins at 9 p.m. Oct. 2, the route distance will be reduced. The REX bus will enter Belvoir through Tulley Gate, turn right on Theote Road, to avoid congestion on 12th Street; turn left on 16th Street and proceed to Belvoir Road. The bus will stop at 16th Street and Belvoir Road, near bldg. 1000, and continue to Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. The REX bus will not pick up passengers at the Jackson Loop stop while Pence Gate is closed for VDOT’s Route 1 Widening project. The REX will reverse the route from the hospital back to 16th Street and leave via Tulley Gate. Once Pence Gate reopens the route will be resume normal operations, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days per week. From 9 to 11 p.m., the REX Bus will use Tulley Gate and the route from 16th Street to the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. The Jackson Loop stop will not be used after 9 p.m. once Pence Gate reopens.

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Part of Belvoir’s Army Substance Abuse Program relocating By Monica J. Cayanong ASAP clinical supervisor Effective Oct. 1, the clinical staff of the Fort Belvoir Army Substance Abuse Program will move from their current location, in Bldg. 213, to the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. ASAP’s prevention staff will stay in Bldg. 213. In addition to moving, the ASAP clinic’s name will change to Substance Use Disorders Clinical Care. The ASAP clinic currently serves active-duty Service members from all branches, including Reserve and National Guard members on Title 10 orders. Along with the transition to FBCH, the clinic will expand its services to include military retirees; family members of active duty and retirees; and federal civilian employees.

For more information • Before Oct. 1, contact the ASAP case manager, 703-805-9622, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays. • After Oct. 1, contact the SUDCC clinic main reception desk, 571231-1375, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., weekdays. To be eligible for services, family members must be authorized to get services at a Military Treatment Facility; be 18 or older; and no longer in high school. Federal civilians may receive services by obtaining a referral from

the Fort Belvoir Employee Assistance Program. EAP appointments are available by calling 703805-5588. Walk-ins at the new SUDCC will be seen at 7:45 a.m., sharp every weekday but Tuesdays. The program offers group and individual therapy, as well as education to people who need outpatient substance abuse counseling. Referrals to higher levels of care may be provided, when warranted. The clinic’s new location will be in River Pavilion, second floor, reception desk two. For information before Oct. 1, contact the ASAP case manager, 703-805-9622, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays. After the move, contact the SUDCC clinic main reception desk, 571-2311375, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., weekdays.

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