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Volume 69, Number 29
Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland
July 19, 2012
Vehicles added to Pax Fire & Emergency Services Story and photos by Connie Hempel NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs NAS Patuxent River Fire & Emergency Services improved its fleet of firefighting apparatus recently, adding two new fire vehicles: Quint 13, an aerial/pumper truck, and HAZMAT 13, a hazardous-materials/rescue operations unit. "These are extremely high-end, high-speed resources to the installation with a wealth of capability," said Naval DistrictWashington District Fire Chief Chris Connelly. Quint 13 replaces a 10-year-old fire engine and offers crews more space, an elevated waterway — a 75-foot aerial ladder with an attached nozzle — and it can pump 60 percent more water per minute. NAS Pax River Fire & Emergency Services Battalion Chief Glen Yannayon said Quint 13 offers the fire department more versatility because it is equipped for both fire suppression and truck company functions, such as providing ventilation, tools for salvage and overhaul duties of the fire site, as well as additional ground ladders and equipment to support fireground operations, or the area where fire-
NAS Pax River Firefighter Christopher Hamett extends the 75-foot ladder of Quint 13, one of the new apparatus NAS Patuxent River Fire & Emergency Services added in June. fighting operations happen. The fire engine Quint 13 replaced was equipped only with ground ladders and when the need for an elevated waterway came — as
with an aircraft or high-rise building — firefighters had to get help from other base fire stations. "This one is staffed all the time and it's always on call," Yannayon
said. Fire Lt. Christopher Scully said that with at least 50 percent more space than the truck it replaces, it's a lot more user-friendly too.
Instructor reaches 10,000 flight hours Story and photo by Chris Basham Guest contributor Plenty of pilots would be satisfied to claim experience as a combat pilot inVietnam. For Jerry Gallagher, that was just the beginning. In 1975, Gallagher came to NAS Patuxent River as a United States Naval Test Pilot School instructor.Thirty-seven years later, Gallagher flew his 10,000th flight hour here. It was a momentous occasion, evidenced by the dozens oftestpilotsandfellowinstructors waiting to greet Gallagher after he landed. In the air, though, it was a private moment among friends, a plane and a familiar patch of sky. "At 10,000 hours we just shook hands and said congratulations," said TPS Technical Director Rusty Lowry, who accompanied Gallagher on the flight. "Even if no one was here,
it would have been really cool. Thirty years ago, he did my spin eval." Gallagher's solid reputation as a pilot's instructor was built right here at NAS Patuxent River. "I came to Pax with 1,050 hours.EverythingelseIflewhere at Pax River," Gallagher said. He really does mean "everything else." Though his combat flights were all earned as pilot of a Navy A-7, at TPS Gallagher has flown 136 different types of aircraft. "Ten thousand hours is amazing," said Rich Harris USNTPS public liaison. "For a P-3 pilot, that's not that much, but he's flown this an hour, an hour and a half at a time." That's because all 10,000 were flown as an instructor, keeping to shorter flights to grow his students into the best test pilots they can be. He flies approximately 15-20 hours in
Jerry Gallagher logged 10,000 flying hours as a See Flight, Page 8 U.S. Naval Test Pilot School instructor.
"It gives us more room to store equipment and it's easier for the operators to get to the tools they need," he said. The old fire engine will be placed in a reserve status for the Region at Naval District Washington. The other new piece of equipment, HAZMAT 13, combines two assets into one. Pax River's firefighters are already trained to respond to vehicle and machinery accidents, aircraft crashes, confined-space emergencies and rescue situations as well as chemical spills, but now they can find everything they need for those operations in one vehicle. The new HAZMAT 13 also has a larger generator, a remote-controlled awning, a stabilization unit to keep the vehicle level, a wireless camera system and a light tower. The light tower can go up to 15 feet high and turn 360 degrees. Scully said the illumination it provides can make night look like day. "We used to deploy lights off the trucks, set them up and run electric cords to them. Now, it saves us a lot of time and it's a lot more convenient for us," he said. The wireless camera system allows crews to zoom in and identify what they're dealing with in a haz-
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News Briefs Clinic, Pharmacy hours change
Due to a command function, the Naval Health Clinic and Pharmacy is open Wednesday, July 25 from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., and from 7:30 a.m. to noon Friday, July 27. Normal Clinic and Pharmacy operations resume July 30. For information call 301-995-3681.
Teen Camp 2012
Rassieur Youth Center is accepting registrations for week-long teen camps. The camps are for youths ages 13-17 and run July 24-26, July 31-Aug. 2 and Aug. 7-9 from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost is $80 per teen per week. The Aug. 7-9 session is $130 as it includes an overnight. For information call 301-342-1694.
Alcohol PREVENT class
July 31-Aug. 2, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Frank Knox Building, Bldg. 2189 Rm. 100 PREVENT is a three-day course that provides strategies and skills to keep Sailors ages 18-25 mission-ready and responsible, contributing members of the Navy. PREVENT supports the command's alcohol- and drug-prevention efforts and the Navy's Right Spirit campaign. There will be two PREVENT classes each year for all commands and 18-25-yearold Sailors assigned to Patuxent River or Webster Field. For information call the NAS Patuxent River DAPA at 301-342-3368.
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Master chief's final re-enlistment: A bit of dĂŠjĂ vu By Gordon Muldoon NAWCAD Public Affairs Intern After a 25-year career, Master Chief Petty Officer Julia Grodski recently marked what will likely be her final re-enlistment with a ceremony that was every bit a reunion as it was a recommitment to the U.S. Navy. A group of more than 25 people gathered in the atrium of the Rear Adm.William A. Moffett Building June 26 to witness Grodski, the Performance Improvement Branch Leading Chief Petty Officer in the Logistics and Industrial Operations Department, or AIR-6.7, here, come full circle with her career. That circle began 21 years ago in December 1991 when Grodski extended her first tour in the Navy, taking her re-enlistment oath at Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Calif., named after the admiral credited as the architect of naval aviation. The circle closed June 26 when Grodski chose Capt. Fred Hepler, the same officer who re-enlisted her in 1991, to preside over her ceremony. Grodski and Hepler's paths first crossed at Patrol Squadron 50, or VP 50, at Moffett Field when he was a lieutenant and her division officer and she worked as an aviation electronics technician at the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department. "I was told that a Navy tradition was to ask an officer that you admired to administer your oath," Grodski said. "I thought he [Hepler] was a great leader, role model and a good person, so, when the time came for me to re-enlist, I didn't have to look any further than my division officer." Now the program manager for the Aviation Support Equipment Office at Pax River, Hepler met Grodski again while the two were prepping for their Navy Physical Fitness Assessment, or PFA, a few months before her re-enlistment ceremony. "I recognized him right away; he hadn't changed a bit." Grodski said. "You never forget someone that influenced your early career and absolutely played a part in your decision to make the Navy a career." For Hepler, that meeting was more than
chance. "Master Chief Grodski asked if I would be available to re-enlist her on June 26," Hepler said. "I enthusiastically, with fierce pride, said 'yes' to having this awesome opportunity to re-enlist her for the final time before she brings closure to her incredible career. It is surreal that Petty Officer Second Class Grodski re-enlisted the first time at Naval Air Station Moffett Field and her last re-enlistment took place at the Moffett Building at Naval Air Station Patuxent River." Hepler told the small crowd gathered to honor Grodski that they were "witnessing history." "My fingerprints were on her contract for her first six-year re-enlistment and my fingerprints will be on the next four," Hepler said. "Master Chief Grodski grew up in New York and started her watch in the Navy just days before Christmas in 1987. Little did I know she would be here for the long haul." After leaving Moffett Field, Grodski set sail on a voyage that docked in many ports, offering her the opportunity achieve personal and professional milestones. While serving on a shore duty assignment at NAS NorfolkVa., she went to college at night and earned enough credits for an associate's degree. In 1996, she embarked on what would become one of her most satisfying assignments as she joined the crew of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). "The Department of Defense's Combat Exclusion Policy was lifted and, as a result, I was able to serve on an aircraft carrier and was on the ship's second deployment that included females," Grodski said. "I loved serving at sea and all of the challenges that went along with it. Anybody that deploys on a Navy ship can attest to the fact that the camaraderie and teamwork are second to none." Grodski was also honored as Sailor of the Year while aboard Eisenhower. After her tour onboard Eisenhower, Grodski went back to shore duty at NAS Oceana, Va., where she finished her bachelor's degree. However, her heart re[JUMP]mained at sea,
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Capt. Fred Hepler administers the re-enlistment oath to Master Chief Petty Officer Julia Grodski during her ceremony June 26 in the Moffett Building atrium. Hepler, the program manager for the Aviation Support Equipment Program Office, also presided over Grodski's first re-enlistment in 1991 at NAS Moffett Field, Calif., when he was a lieutenant. As she marks what will likely be her last tour in the Navy, Grodski's career has come full circle with Hepler presiding over her first and final enlistment, and Moffett playing a See Career, Page 4 key role in both venues.
FIRE Continued from 1 ardous-material situation before they tackle it. "You can be a long distance away, find out what the product is, get a game plan together and get (responders) dressed out before going in," Scully said. And with DVD recording capability, firefighters can also record the incident and their response for future training purposes. Fire Capt. Joseph Miedzinski said, as with most any new equipment they get, crews received training on operation and maintenance of both new units from the manufacturer. The two vehicles HAZMAT 13 replaced were more than 20 years old and will be sent to the Defense Reutilization Management Office, or DRMO. Yannayon said these apparatus are online thanks to the hard work of the working groups consisting of: Miedzinski, Scully, Fire Captains Thomas Trossbach and Richard Wilson, Fire Lt. Joseph Bean, and Firefighters Steven Stauffer and Keith Watts, as well as numerous other fire department personnel.
Fire Lt. Christopher Scully demonstrates a few of the capabilities of Hazmat 13, a new apparatus NAS Patuxent River Fire & Emergency Services added in June.
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Chaplain's Corner: Immortal By Gwendolyn Amador Guest contributor Writer C.S. Lewis said, "You have not ever talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilization, these are mortal and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, exploit." As we minister in this military world, which we know is an honor, we must be careful to realize that the system is what it is, a functional machine. We can fall prey to the fiction of seeing ourselves and others merely as cogs and wheels in a machine that will outlive us all. After all, military members and their families come and go; even our billets are often miniscule, two-tothree-year tours. But the truth is that it is we, the cogs and wheels, who are immortal. This big Navy and even the beloved country whose people this Navy seeks to serve and protect are mortal. As with Rome, one day America, with her might and incomparable contributions to world history, will be in one respect or another just that, "history."
Gwendolyn Amador But the human souls that populate this great country and facilitate the great military machine, these will live on. By God's design the impact of our conduct, deeds and services will outlive our presence on this planet as we inhabit it today. We will live beyond every political, economical and social system intact at this moment in history. With this in mind, can make authentic assessments as we plan our days and ministries. We have aspirations and protocol, and these are honorable. But as we serve in our varied capacities, we are wise and blessed when we remember the eternal nature of the people with whom we have to deal.
In our choice of how to invest a moment: a kind word to one who appears sad; a helping hand even to somebody who may seem "above" anything we may have to offer; an empathetic interaction with another who has a great matter to celebrate or a deep sorrow to bear; a belly laugh with the fellow who performs repairs on our vehicles; an overt show of respect for the retired member who proudly wears a baseball cap bearing the marks of honor; an expression of gratitude to the person who carries our groceries or retrieves a shopping cart for us; or a true regard for those whose circumstances are not as desirable or settled as our own at this time, we make our mark on history because we affect the lives of those who will live beyond it. In this way we conduct ourselves in a way that is in agreement with God's ways and His plan for the redemption of His creation.We do His will on earth "as it is done in heaven." And in this way we make an investment in our own immortality. How are your stocks doing, my friend?
Ask the Lawyer: Can my medical records be used against me? By Mathew B. Tully Guest contributor
Q. If I get treated at a hospital for a drug-related incident, can the military use my medical records against me? A. Just because a doctor ordered a urinalysis instead of your commander, it doesn't mean the military can't use the results to support a charge of wrongful use of a controlled substance, a violation of Article 112a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Under Rule 312 of the Military Rules of Evidence, the seizure of evidence from an examination is permissible so long as it was conducted for a valid medical purpose. In the 1984 case of U.S. v. Rand, the Air Force Court of Military Review defined a valid medical purpose as anything that "ensure[s] the good health and well-being of the accused." When a service member ends up in the hospital because of a car accident or a drug overdose, a doctor may deem a urinalysis or blood test necessary. If this is the case, government prosecutors may be able to use the test results as evidence in a court martial. The key question for the admissibility of
Mathew B. Tully the medical examination evidence is whether the test infringed on the service member's Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. As the Court of Military Appeals found in the 1993 case of U.S. v. Maxwell, it doesn't matter if the doctor who ordered the test ever took the results into consideration when prescribing treatment. In that case, an Air Force senior airman was involved in a car accident and convicted of involuntary manslaughter. He sought to suppress the admission of his blood-alcohol test results as evidence at his court-martial, claiming the test was medically unnecessary. The court, however, said the samples were admissible because they: "were tak-
en for valid diagnostic and treatment purposes," regardless of whether they influenced his treatment. According to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Instruction, or BUMEDINST, 6120.20C, Navy medical personnel cannot help obtain evidence solely for the purpose of enforcing local, state or federal civil laws. Navy medical personnel are required, however, to cooperate with law enforcement in evaluating sobriety, determining competence for duty, making bodily views and accomplishing bodily intrusions without regard to the legal competence of the evidence to be obtained. Service members facing an Article 112a charge due to a hospital or infirmary visit should immediately consult a military law attorney. Depending on the circumstances, a lawyer could show that there was not a valid medical purpose for a test or that samples were improperly handled. Mathew B. Tully is an Iraq war veteran and founding partner of the law firm Tully Rinckey PLLC. The information in this column is not intended as legal advice. Contact Tully by emailing askthelawyer@fedattorney.com.
Fleet and Family Support Center Call 301-342-4911 for reservations or to volunteer.
Hours of Operation
Monday –Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Budgeting for Baby
July 25, 10-11 a.m., Bldg. 401 The Navy Marine Corps Relief Society illustrates the hidden costs associated with a growing family. Each Navy and Marine Corps service member who attends receives a new layette worth more than $100.
ROTH TSP option: Is it for you?
July 25, 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. The federal Thrift Savings Plan added a new ROTH option in the fall. In this workshop, explore what the ROTH is and how you could benefit. Military and DoD civilians can attend.
Renting versus home buying
July 31, 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Renting is a good option for the mili-
tary lifestyle. This workshop offers a look at its flexibilities that home ownership does not provide. We will also discuss roommates, leases and insurance needs.
Play Group at outdoor Kiddie Pool
Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Moms, dads, and caregivers are invited to bring their children, ages 0 through preschool, for playtime, activities and meeting other military families. Open to all military families.
Operation Prepare
For a free information packet on how to prepare for hurricane season and other emergencies, stop by the Fleet and Family Support Center at 21993 Bundy Rd., Bldg. 2090.
Summer safety prevents drowning, water accidents By George Revoir NAS Patuxent River Safety Department Beating the summer heat often involves going to the beach or spending time in the pool. Sadly, however, when safety sense isn't used a drowning can happen. It can occur in a split second to anyone, regardless of age or swimming ability. Spinal injuries continue to happen from improper diving and risky behaviors, which are often alcohol-induced. National Spa and Pool Institute statistics show drowning and swimming accidents are best prevented by adult supervision, public-awareness programs, including water-safety training for young children, and avoiding drinking alcohol while swimming, diving or soaking. Children 5 years old and younger are most often the victims of drowning or severe injury in the water. Typically, these accidents occur when unsupervised children who can't swim fall into a pool or a pool cover with water on top. Toddlers are most likely to wander off from a parent's supervision, and drowning is not always accompanied by loud noise or splashing sounds. Parents and caregivers must closely supervise children in the vicinity of a pool or body of water. The second largest number of accidental injuries happens to teenagers, primarily males. Often, the victim has been drinking, and while showing off dives into the pool in an area too shallow for diving, or from a location not intended for diving, such as the roof of the house. Many of those who "drink and dive" can end up in a wheelchair, if they're lucky. In some areas of warmer southern states, drowning has been the leading cause of accidental death in the home of children ages 5 and younger. Barriers
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such as fences or back doors are often left unlocked in these incidents. Nationwide, more than 300 children age 5 and younger drown in residential swimming pools every year. Another 2,000 children in the same age group are treated in emergency rooms for submersion injures.
From the Naval Safety Center
From fiscal years 2007 through 2011, 42 Sailors and Marines have drowned in off-duty mishaps. Of these, 20 were E-3s and E-4s, and 24 of the mishaps occurred from May through August. These incidents don't show a clear pattern. Five of the victims were boating, two others were kayaking and two were whitewater rafting. Three were overcome by rip currents at a beach. Three were very drunk, one jumped off a bridge and another went swimming after midnight. Two were snorkeling, and two others were diving, one in a cave. For the victims, all of the mishaps were unexpected. For the rest of us, in retrospect, a majority of the mishaps could have easily been foreseen and just as easily prevented.
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Rally for the Cure raises $4,500
Navigating the Commissary's coupon policy Kimberly Pepper-Hoctor Guest contributor I recently wrote a column on Saving Money While Navigating Through Coupon Policies and Restrictions. The article highlighted the coupon policies that have been enacted by many grocery and retail stores. I also alluded to the changes and couponing practices on base, more specifically to the Commissary. The Defense Commissary Agency issued a Policy Change May 1 regarding the acceptance and use of coupons at the Commissary. For the average coupon user, the policy change is negligible. Extreme coupon shoppers, however, will see major changes.The intention of this new coupon policy allows the commissaries to have one seamless policy that can be followed across the board and lets them keep up with the increased couponing trends.
According to the policy:
• Gift cards will be issued to customers, in conjunction with cash, whenever a transaction total shows that $25 or more is owed to the customer due to coupon overages. •The Commissary is one of the few grocery stores that
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Through donations and sponsorships, the Cedar Point Ladies Golf Association raised $4,500 during the Rally for the Cure Golf Tournament at Cedar Point June 19. From left are: Nancy Favor, Pat Schroeder, Priscilla Cruz, Marieta Beery, Elaine Fasone and Shirl Vatter.
ForPaxRiveractive-dutyE1-E6.Liberty is a component of the Single Sailor Program. Civilian guests are not allowed to participate unless otherwise stated. If you have questions, call 301-342-4208. Pax River's Liberty program manager Mindy Mackey can be reached at 301-342-3565 or at mindy.mackey@navy.mil. Some of the exciting trips being planned are:
Dive-In Pool Party
July 28, 6:30 p.m. NRC Solomons Come enjoy a movie, snacks and some competition at the pool. The Liberty Center will be running a shuttle from 6 to 7:30 p.m., and again after the movie is over. This is a free event. To register call 301-342-3565 or email mindy.mackey@navy.mil.
Virginia Beach
Register by Aug. 1 Aug. 4, departs at 7 a.m.
Walk on the boardwalk, play games, rent a surfboard or spend the day lying out on the sand. Cost is $5 and covers transportation to and from Virginia Beach. Register at MWR ITT Office by Aug. 1. For single or unaccompanied active-duty E1-E6 only.
Bowling with Liberty
Aug. 13, 6-9 p.m. Drill Hall Come to the Bowling Center and bowl for three hours as we cover the cost! Free pizza and soda until 7:30 p.m. or until supplies run out. Open to all single or unaccompanied active-duty E1-E6 and one guest age 18 or older. For information call 301-342-3565.
Paintball Trip
Register by Aug. 22 Aug. 25, departs at 8 a.m. Join us as Liberty heads out for another paintball adventure. Cost is $25 and covers admission, paintball gun, mask, harness, air and 1,000 paintballs. Open to single or unaccompanied active-duty E1-E5 only. Register at the ITT office by Aug. 22. For information call 301-342-3565.
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End of Summer Barracks Bash
Aug. 30, 5-8 p.m. Single or unaccompanied activeduty E1-E5 are invited to come and enjoy free food, music and fun in your own back yard! For information call 301-342-3565.
Continued from 2 mained at sea, and in 2002 she was assigned to USS George Washington (CVN 73) for two back-to-back deployments. Grodski's final sea duty was aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1). There, she embarked on three surge deployments in a five-year time frame. In 2007, Grodski earned the rank of master chief petty officer, the highest enlisted pay grade in the Navy. In 2009, Grodski transferred to Patuxent River, her final port of call on an adventurous career. "It was not my first choice to return to shore duty, but I have been pleasantly surprised with the amount of interaction I have with the fleet, and proud to be serving the Sailors who are still out there," she said. "I love what I do now, and hope that I'm making a difference." Grodski's father, who lives near the base, attended the ceremony and said he didn't know his daughter would take her naval career so far. "I didn't see this in her future," Stan Grodski said after the ceremony. "She surprised us, enlisting in the Navy four days before Christmas. I knew she got her degree, but I've never heard half the stuff the captain shared about her. I'm extremely proud of her." NAWCAD Public Affairs Officers Marcia Hart and Paula Paige contributed to this report.
Texas Hold'Em Tuesdays
6:30 p.m. Register by 6:15 p.m. Free tournament, prizes for first, second and third place. Whether you are new to the game or not, come and enjoy a fun time. E1-E6 only.
Game Night Wednesdays
6 p.m. Various board games, table tennis, pool, lawn games, video games and card games. We play a different game every week.
Free Pizza and Movie Nights
Thursdays, 6 p.m., Liberty Center Free pizza and sodas. Movie is selected by a majority vote. Open to all eligible E1-E6 patrons.
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Tester tive-duty military members. Must have a valid USGA handicap. Entry fee is $50 and includes green fees. There are assigned tee times and pairings; requested will not be accepted. This is a 36-hole stroke play, two-day competition. Flights are by handicap. Registration through July 22. For information call 301-342-3597.
Smokehouse Buffet
School Age Care registration
July 30: Current SAC members July 31-Aug. 1: Military families Aug 2: DoD civilian families Aug 3: Contractor families
Beach workouts
Tuesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 30, 7 a.m. Cedar Point Beach Just show up and MWR Fitness will work you out! Tuesdays will be for all station personnel.Thursday's will be active duty only. Includes plyometrics and strength endurance. Call 301-342-5449 for more information.
Missoula Theater's ‘Cinderella’ auditions
Monday, 7:45-9:45 a.m. Center Stage Theater Open auditions for children grades 1-12.
Children should arrive by 7:30 a.m. and must stay for entire audition. First rehearsal begins 15-30 minutes after auditions. The director will cast 50-60 children. Not all children who audition are guaranteed a role. Register at sarah.hagensick@navy.mil.
Thrill of the Grill Night
Wednesday, 5:30-7 p.m. River's Edge Catering and Conference Center Enjoy freshly grilled beef, chicken and fish selections featuring new flavors from grilling experts around the globe. Cost is $14.95 for members, $16.95 for non-members, $6.95 for children age 6-11, and $1.95 for children ages 5 and younger. Reservations recommended. Call 301-342-3656.
Station golf championships
July 28-29, Cedar Point Golf Course Open only to Pax River orWebster Field ac-
Aug. 8, 5:30-7 p.m. River's Edge Catering and Conference Center The buffet features crab soup, barbecued pork, blackened fish, Cajun grilled chicken, roasted potatoes, corn on the cob, smoky baked beans, corn bread, salad bar and dessert. Cost is $13.95 for members, $16.95 for nonmembers, $6.95 for children ages 6-11, $1.95 for children 5 and younger. Reservations recommended by calling 301-342-3656.
Blind holes golf tournament
Aug. 18, tee times 7-11 a.m. Cedar Point Golf Course In this tournament, six blind-drawn holes are deducted from players scores. Gross and net prizes are awarded using 75 percent handicap. Cost is $10 paid on Aug. 18 before teeing off. USGA handicap required to compete. Players are asked to reserve their own tee times. For information call 301-342-3597.
Surf and turf
Aug. 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m. River's Edge Catering and Conference Center Freshly carved flank steak to order, fried shrimp, lemon-basil tilapia, chicken vinaigrette, and more. Cost is $13.95 for members, $16.95 for non-members, $6.95 for children ages 6-11, and $1.95 for children ages 5 and
younger. Reservations recommended. Call 301-342-3656.
Junior Club Championship
Aug. 25-26 Cedar Point Golf Course This tournament is for authorized family members ages 6-17. Cost is $30 for 18-hole players, $25 for nine-hole players, and $20 for five- and six-hole players. Division placement is based on ability. Divisions consist of: 18 hole, nine hole, six hole and five hole. Register between Aug. 1 - 19. Entries will not be permitted after Aug. 19. To register call 301-342-3597.
10 pounds in 10 weeks
Begins Sept. 12; register by Sept. 11 This 10-week program will challenge you to lose 10 pounds. It includes free workout Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. in the Drill Hall and weekly weigh-ins. Open to military and DoD civilians and their family members, and members of the Sports and Fitness program. Free for active-duty military, $10 for all others. Organizational meeting is Sept. 11 at 11:30 a.m. at the Drill Hall Bowling Center. For information call 301-342-5449.
Skynyrd at Six Flags
Sept. 22; rain date, Sept. 29 Naval District Washington Defenders of Freedom Appreciation Day offers DoD civilians and military members a chance to enjoy a day at Six Flags amusement park for $18. The first 5,000 tickets sold will also be good for admission a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert. Ticket price increases to $20 after Aug. 16. Tickets are non-refundable. For information call 301-342-3648.
Preparing the house for summer vacation By George Revoir NAS Patuxent River Safety Department Are you and your family taking a vacation this summer? Careful planning before departure can greatly increase your home's security while you are away. Lock all doors and windows and block pet access doorways. If you have a sliding patio door, put a short section of "closet pole" in the slide channel so that the door is not an easy way to break into your residence. Put away lawn equipment, bikes and children's outdoor toys. Don't forget to lock garages, sheds and gates. If you would rather not "announce" your travel intentions by stopping mail and newspaper deliveries, ask a trusted neighbor or relative to pick up any newspapers, daily mail or advertising circulars left on your porch. Ask a neighbor to water your plants as well; burglars see drooping, water-starved plants as signs
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Two MCS-10 Processor Chassis in the current configuration and location in the equipment rack on board the E-6B Mercury aircraft.
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Security starts with locking the door. homeowners are gone. Have someone seen every day at the residence, in case it is being watched; the daily activity will make criminals chose a different, less active target. Park your locked car in your driveway or have a neighbor park it there. If you're away for an extended time, request that the car be moved and turned around every couple days to enhance the appearance of activity at residence.
Connect automatic timers to indoor and outdoor lights, as well as to a radio or television. Turn down the ringer on your phone. If you have an answering machine, make sure your message does not tell callers you are on vacation. Tell a neighbor or relative where you can be reached at all times. Leave them a prepaid calling card so they can easily reach you if required.
Newest E-6B mission computer reaches fleet By Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dubuque E-6B Mercury Mission Systems Integrated Product Team Lead
Ensuring reliable strategic communications for national defense recently became easier since the newest mission computer for the E-6B Mercury has reached the fleet. Installation of the Mission Computer System version 10, or MCS-10, on 15 E-
6B aircraft and three training devices was completed last winter, and the system declared Full Operational Capability, or FOC, this spring. Following FOC, the program office delivered one software update, all spares, updated the MCS-10 test bench and submitted final Emergency Action Message, or EAM, certification to the Joint Chiefs of Staff for approval.
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COUPON Continued from 4 allow overages. An overage happens when the total grocery bill is less than the total of all combined coupons and it is paid to the shopper. Most grocery stores do not allow for overages, especially since this can complicate tax collection and lead to misuse of coupons. While saving on taxes is a key benefit at the Commissary, abuse of overages and benefits has led DeCA to implement the next key change. Benefits may be suspended if privilege abuse is suspected. Commissaries are required to report suspected privilege abuse. Some examples of this are buying excessive quantities of an individual item, also called clearing a store shelf; excessive number of large orders or transactions on a fre-
Tester quent basis; buying excessive quantities of an individual item with coupons that exceed the value of the product; making numerous purchases in a single day; and persistent efforts to exceed sales restrictions limits. The point is to not to stop coupon use, but the abuse by extreme couponers who clear shelves and use coupon shopping as a way to make a profit. Another key change is the use of various coupons. While commissaries do not allow stacking, or the use of a manufacturer coupon with a store or Commissarygenerated coupon, it now allows computer-generated coupons.
Rules for using computergenerated coupons are:
• They will not be accepted for free products, except buy one, get one free • They must contain the UPC-A or
the GS-1 DataBar barcode. • Photocopies of computer-generated coupons will not be accepted. DeCA's coupon policy is still very liberal and can benefit the average coupon shopper. The key reasons these changes have been implemented were to make coupon shopping more accessible and fair to all shoppers, have a uniformed policy and to stop abusive practices before they ruin the benefit for all. For information on coupon policies or a list of upcoming classes, go to www.thegirllovescoupons.com. Kimberly Pepper-Hoctor is a 30yearcoupon-clipping veteran and military spouse whose passion teaching others how to save with coupons. She writes a blog at www.thegirllovescoupons.com and is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thegirl lovescoupon.
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Scoreboard
As of July 13
Intramural Softball League Monday/W onday/Wednesday ednesday A Division Division River Dawgs Black Flag Drunken Clams PPE Dirty Dogs VQ-4
8-0 5-3 4-4 4-5 4-6 1-8
B Division Division
Moe's Tavern Softballs of Steel Chiefs Boozin' Ballers Old Guys
6-1 5-3 3-4 3-4 1-6
Tuesday/Thursday A Division Division Balls Deep! Salty Dogs VX-1 One Man Short
6-1 5-4 4-5 2-7
B Division Division
A/O TC-7 Bad Medicine VXS-1 Short Bus Ballers
6-2 5-3 2-3 3-5 2-5
Intramural Golf League Dirka Dirka Sultans of Swing Goat Locker NHC (withdrawn)
10-1 6-5 6-5 0-11
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Wiemer receives medal
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Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handling 1st Class Raymond Wiemer is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal by Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River Commanding Officer Capt. Frederick McDonald during an awards ceremony at the Clinic July 6. The medal was Wiemer's end of tour award at the Clinic, where he was assigned for three years. Wiemer is assigned to the Clinic's USNS Comfort (Hospital Ship) detachment.
FLEET Continued from 5 "The entire team's commitment to build and deploy a robust message processing system will ensure that the E-6B aircraft continues to provide reliable strategic communications in support of National Defense for years to come," said Capt. Dana Dewey, program manager for the Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program Office, known as PMA-271. The MCS-10 uses open system commercial and government offthe-shelf hardware and software, which provides a low-cost and lowrisk solution with additional margin for growth. The new system incorporates all of version eight's capabilities and is based on previous chassis design, which allows for a form/fit installation. "This unique capability makes the E-6B aircraft and the MCS system one of the most critical mission communication platforms in the world. Without a reliable and consistent system, one of the nation's last lines of defense and a high-value strategic deterrence would be nonexistent," said Dewey. For the warriors of the Take Charge and Move Out community, known as TACAMO, the MCS is at the heart of all strategic data communication links aboard the E-6B and makes it possible to receive and transmit EAM's from the President to deployed U.S. Strategic Forces capable of delivering nuclear weapons. "The expanded capability of the MCS-10 implements a data communication interface to allow the reception of battlestaff generated messages via carry-on laptops and
eliminate the need for communications crews to retype and verify detailed and sometimes lengthy messages into the MCS-10 message processing system thus cutting down on related processing times and human error," said Dewey. Extra capability was also added for the U.S. Strategic Command's Airborne Command Post, or ABNCP, mission to automate two-way messages between the MCS-10 and battlestaff mission equipment relied on for battlespace management. The two-way data capability significantly frees up battlestaff crewmembers from unnecessary administrative duties of processing complex data messages used to maintain command and control in a demanding environment when every second counts. The Mission Avionics program team, led by Gary Young and Jim Heim, continues to evaluate MCS10 capability and the system's capacity to support TACAMO and ABNCP mission requirements. "The coordinated efforts of the team, the engineers at the Airborne Strategic Communications Engineering and Test, or ASCET, facility, the Air Force's Nuclear Planning and Execution System Program Office, called NPES, VX-20 testers and our industry partners at Lockheed Martin have made this program an overwhelming success," said Young. "The new union has been met with overwhelming success and now functions as a direct link for real-time issue reporting and resolution between the fleet and the program office."
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Lt. Danette Hinely was the re-enlisting officer for Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brandon Whitman, who signed up for six more years in the U.S. Navy during a ceremony July 2 at the Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River. Whitman is assigned to the Deployment Health Clinic.
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Percy Jackson, played by Jalen Jackson, 11, keeps his eyes closed tight as Medusa, played by Delyn Funk, 11, tries to turn him into stone during the Mattapany Day Camp 11/12's group movie review skit of “Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief” July 19 at Center Stage Theater.
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Though 10,000 flight hours is quite an accomplishment, for Gallagher it has gone quickly. "You blink your eye and as quickly as your kids grow up and leave, they're gone. It seems like it would take forever, but no," Gallagher said.
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Clinic Sailor of theYear returns from Afghanistan By Lt. Cmdr. "Sonny" Tizon Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River Public Affairs Just back from Afghanistan and still in his Marine Corps issue uniform, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Christopher Stewart was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his selection as Naval Health Clinic, Patuxent River's 2011 Junior Sailor of the Year during a ceremony July 11. Capt. Frederick McDonald, Commanding Officer of the Naval Health Clinic presented Stewart with his medal. Stewart earned the honor while he was deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, as an Individual Augmentee assigned to the 2nd Battalion 9th Marines 2nd Marine Division. As the senior corpsman there, Stewart led two junior corpsman in providing combat medical field care for a Marine Corps police assistance team. He was also responsible for mentoring and training local Afghan police units. The Marines deployed Stewart to Afghanistan from January to July in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. A leader and Corpsman, he provided daily medical support throughout one of the most volatile provinces in all of Afghanistan. He provided
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Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Christopher Stewart, left, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal by Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River Commanding Officer Capt. Frederick McDonald during a ceremony July 11. Just back from Afghanistan, Stewart is the clinic's 2011 Junior Sailor of the Year. expert combat medical care during 13 mounted patrols, six foot patrols and three vehicle control points. Marines and Afghan police units conducted these mis-
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mediately began providing lifesaving trauma care to nine Afghan uniformed police and local nationals by quickly stabilizing their injuries — including gunshot
wounds and blast injuries — allowing a safe evacuation of casualties from the combat zone. His ability to assess the patients and provide care under intense fire helped saved the lives of many that day. Stewart helped in training and mentoring 24 medics from the Afghan police and Afghan national army in first aid, treatment and proper medical evacuation of battle casualties. He also assisted in numerous joint medical civic action projects in many remote Afghan villages that did not have access to basic medical care and disease prevention. When asked about his service in Afghanistan, Stewart said: "I was just doing my job taking care of my Marines and Sailors so we can all safely return to our loved ones. Anyone would have done the same if they were in my shoes." This was Stewart's third combat deployment to the region as a "grunt" Corpsman with infantry Marines. He is currently assigned as the leading petty officer for the Staff Education and Training Department, managing critical training programs for the command's military, civilian and contract staff located at four geographically separated clinics.
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Fourteen master-at-arms and Navy patrol officers from NAS Pax River graduated from the first Police Academy July 16. Front row from left: Patrolman Alfonso Ortiz, Patrolman David Stewart, Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice Ashley Illert, Master-at-Arms Seaman Recruit Cody Ballinger, Master-at-Arms Seaman Kristina Evola, Patrolman Prince Fred Afari, Patrolman Bret Clingen and Patrolman Juan McCoy. Back row from left: Patrolman Steve Hanks, Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Leslie Smith, Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Cody Kendall, Patrolman Thomas Krzykwa, Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Fredrick Cuffy and Master-at-Arms Seaman Robert Mann.
First Pax Police Academy graduates 14 Photo and story by Connie Hempel NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs Office
Fourteen master-at-arms and Department of Navy patrol officers currently assigned to Pax River made up the first NAS Pax River Police Academy graduating class July 16. Next, these graduates enter their patrol-shadowing phase, in which they're teamed up with a Field Training Officer for patrols, the last step they take before going out on their own. While each student came to Pax
with a broad range of law-enforcement knowledge, the academy offered them hands-on training to simulate what they could face in the field and it familiarized them with Maryland-specific laws. One student said the course was great at getting her ready for her job. "The course showed me different scenarios, so whenever I go on patrol now, I know what to do in certain situations," said Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice Ashley Illert. As with most of the students who attended this course, Illert has been a Navy MA for just a year. NAS Pax River Security Department
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Naval Health Clinic on Facebook Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River is on Facebook. Keep up with the latest news by "liking" the Clinic on Facebook at www.face book.com/NHCPaxRiver. The Facebook page contains information on services, special events and other topics. More detailed information is also available on the Clinic website, www.med.navy.mil/sites/ paxriver/Pages/indexMedHm.aspx.
Training Sergeant, Sgt. Shawn Demory, said it's important to offer this course to the newer MAs and Department of Navy police officers to give them the hands-on training. The department'sTraining chief petty officer agreed. "In MA school, they do limited training in areas like traffic stops, ticket writing, felony stops, etc.," said Master-at-Arms Chief Petty Officer Blake Poole, NAS Pax River Security Department Operations Leading Chief Petty Officer. "This course intensifies that training and ingrains it, better preparing our Patrol Officers for situations they will
Calvert Hospice joins We Honor Veterans Calvert Hospice has become a national partner of We Honor Veterans, a pioneering campaign developed by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs. As part of the We Honor Veterans program, Calvert Hospice will implement ongoing Veteran-centered education for staff and volunteers to improve the care provided to veterans. To learn more, visit www.wehonorveterans.org or www.calverthospice.org, or call 410-535-0892.
George's County Want Sunday Evening Mass on base? Prince Police recruiting The NAS Patuxent River Chapel is considering adding Sunday Evening Mass. For information contact Father Mike Dolan at 301-342-3811 or email thomas.harrald@ navy.mil.
Vacation Bible School The Pax River Chapel is now accepting pre-registrations for Vacation Bible School, which is scheduled for Aug. 6-10 from 8 a.m.-noon at the Religious Program Center. Register early to ensure a spot. To volunteer or for information, contact Religious Program Specialist 2nd Class Thomas Harrald at 301-342-3811 or Donna Waldron at 301-863-2480.
The Prince George's County Police Department is recruiting for police officers. For an application or information visit www.PGPolice.org, or call 888-310-9736.
NAS Pax River blood drive Aug. 2, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Moffett Building, Bldg. 2272, atrium The Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River is sponsoring a blood drive. All blood donations go to military personnel. To schedule an appointment in advance, go to www.militaryblood.dod.mil or www.militarylifeforce.com. Walk-in donors are also welcome. For information contact Charles L Johnson at 301-3422753, or Catheryn Adens at 301-295-1560.
face on the road." Before the Police Academy was in place it took a little longer for the new MAs and police officers to be patrolling on their own because part of the academy's curriculum was incorporated into the FTO stage. Both Demory and Poole said one of the most essential factors of the course was to teach these new arrivals Maryland-specific laws, such as criminal and traffic. That's where volunteers from the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Department and the St. Mary's County Sherriff's Department played a key role, they said.
Equality Day luncheon Aug. 7, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. River's Edge Catering and Conference Center Federally Employed Women Pax River Chapter hosts a Women's Equality Day luncheon with guest speaker Rear Adm. Michelle Howard, chief of staff to the director for strategic plans and policy, J-5, Joint Staff. The event celebrates the 92nd anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Tickets are $20 each. For information and to purchase ticket, contact Jeanne Facemire at 301-342-0090, or Debbie Sztubinski at 301-342-0063.
Safe Sitter Summer Camp Aug. 13-16, 8:30 a.m.-noon, College of Southern Maryland, Bldg. B, Rm. B-315 For youths ages 11-14, this hands-on program teaches child-care techniques, behavior-management skills and appropriate responses to medical emergencies. Cost is $119. For more information call 301-9347634, email kmcdonald1@csmd.edu or visit www.csmd.edu/KidsCollege.
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But it also gave the students an opportunity to bond, and Patrolman Bret Clingen said that's an important element in their line of work. "If something happens you want to know the other guy's looking out for you," he said. "You have to be able to rely on the people around you." This is the first of many graduating Police Academy classes here, and while the program is still in its early stages, Demory and Poole said it's going to grow and get better.The long-term plan is to hold an academy each quarter.
sentative by calling the Fleet and Family Support Center at 301-342-4911.
VA representative at new location To schedule an appointment with a local Veterans Affairs representative, contact Newell Quinton at 301-757-2250. The representative is now located in the Subway Building off of Buse Road.
Exceptional Family Member Program This DoD program addresses the special needs of Pax River military families. Individuals who have an exceptional family member with a special need, such as a medical or educational disability, should enroll in the EFMP so the Navy can do its part through appropriate assignments and by providing information and referral resources.
Clinical counseling services Fleet and Family Services clinical counseling can improve the quality of life of service members and their families by addressing the stressors facing today's military: family hardships, marital conflicts, parent and child issues, money concerns, frequent moves, health and environmental factors and other difficulties. To make an appointment with a counselor call 202-685-6019.
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PMA-208 announces new civilian program manager By Jamie Cosgrove Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons Public Affairs Officer
The Navy's Aerial Target and Decoy Systems Program Office, or PMA-208, welcomed a new program manager during a change of command ceremony July 13 here. After three years as program manager, Capt. Dan McNamara passed the torch toTim Barnes, who has served as principal deputy program manager for the office since 2006. McNamara is retiring from the U.S. Navy after 27 years of service. "We have made remarkable strides on all our programs because of highly dedicated and motivated individuals across the country: military, government civilians and contractors," McNamara said. "The program office team is relatively small, but our quality is second to none." With more than 3,300 flight hours in various naval aircrafts, McNamara was responsible for the development, production and sustainment of subsonic and supersonic aerial target systems, which test and evaluate naval combat systems. "Tim's quiet leadership has been the key
Thursday, July 19 6:30 p.m., Men in Black 3 (3D) Agents J and K are back . in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. Rated: PG-13 (1 hr, 43 min) Friday, July 20 6:30 p.m., Snow White and the Huntsman Snow White is the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen, who is out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined
driver of PMA-208's success," McNamara said. "Decades of acquisition experience combined with his genuine care for people result in extremely satisfied fleet customers and a truly outstanding place to work. He has been a great partner and friend." Since 1995, Barnes has held multiple positions on the Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, known as PEO (U&W), staff before joining the PMA-208 team. He led the development and production for multiple unmanned aviation programs and served as the senior acquisition lead for weapons. He also played a critical part in developing capabilities for Tomahawk Block III and IV missile and weapon control systems. "It is a great honor as a civilian to be selected to serve as a program manager for NAVAIR and PEO(U&W)," Barnes said. "I thank NAVAIR leadership in having the confidence and trust in me to lead PMA-208, and I will do my best to reflect honor, courage and commitment in the position." PMA-208 provides weapon systems test and evaluation and threat representative aerial targets for fleet training, including realistic decoys of strike aircraft to deceive and saturate enemy Integrated Air Defense Systems.
is that the young woman threatening her reign has been training in the art of war with the huntsman who was dispatched to kill her. Rated: PG-13 (2 hr, 7 min) 9:30 p.m.,The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel A group of British retirees decide to "outsource" their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self. Rated: PG-13 (2 hr, 4 min)
Saturday, July 21 4 p.m., Men in Black 3 (3D) Rated: PG-13 (1 hr, 43 min) 6:30 p.m.,The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Rated: PG-13 (2 hr, 4 min) 9 p.m., Snow White and the Huntsman Rated: PG-13 (2 hr, 7 min) Sunday, July 22 2 p.m., Madagascar 3 (3D) Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple and of course, King Julien, Maurice and the Pen-
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Capt. Dan McNamara passed the reins of leadership to Tim Barnes, the new program manager of the Navy's Aerial Target and Decoy Systems Program Office, PMA-208, during a change-of-command ceremony July 13 in the Moffett Building atrium. Barnes was PMA-208's principal deputy program manager before taking on his new role. McNamara is retiring from the U.S. Navy after 27 years of service.
guins are all along for the comedic adventure. Their journey takes them through Europe, where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus. Rated: PG (1 hr, 33 min) 4:30 p.m., Snow White and the Huntsman Rated: PG-13 (2 hr, 7 min) Mondays and Tuesdays No Movies Wednesday, July 25 6:30 p.m.,The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Rated: PG-13 (2 hr, 4 min)
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Chief of the Navy Medical Obituary for retired Corps visits NHC Pax River Lt. Cmdr. Nick Potts
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The Chief of the Navy Medical Corps Rear Adm. Colin Chinn, right, greets Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Michael Robinson, left, during a visit to the Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River June 20. Chinn toured the Clinic and held an Admiral's Call with all Navy Medical Corps Officers in the area. Chinn is a board certified physician in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He is the 10th Chief of the Navy Medical Corps.
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Retired Lt. Cmdr. Nicholas Thomas Potts of Lexington Park, loving father, grandfather and friend went to be with the Lord on July 3 at Coastal Hospice, Salisbury, Md. Born Aug. 11, 1923, in Louisville, Ky., he was the son of the late Nicholas Thomas Potts and Willie Osbourne Potts, and his Navy career spanned more than 45 years. Potts first joined the Navy in 1940 as an enlisted machinist mate, qualifying as a jet engine mechanic on several Navy aircraft. He served as a flight engineer and deployed all over the world with Patrol Bombing Squadron 74 and Airborne Early Warning Squadron Two. He was selected in 1957 to become one of the Navy's first Limited Duty Officers and he used his machinist mate expertise in leading several test and evaluation facilities. He even set up the first jet engine repair shop. Upon retiring from the Navy after 27 years of active duty, Potts served as the Navy's first civilian Aircraft Maintenance Officer at Pax River. He finally retired in
1985 and settled in St Mary's County with his family. Nick enjoyed sharing stories of his time in the Navy and was quite the comedian. He was humble and grateful in regard to all the Navy had benefited him and his family during his long life span, stating this often with heartfelt sentiment. He treasured spending time with his family and friends. Upon his retirement in August 1985, the commanding officer issued a proclamation declaring that day be named, Patuxent River Naval Air Station "NAS Potts River Day!" Last September Nick hosted a reunion of his WorldWar II Squadron,VPB74. Occurring during the same time was the 100thYear Anniversary of Naval Avia-
tion celebration honoring all military veterans, and Rear Adm. Randolph Mahr, program manager for the Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment program, presented signed proclamations honoring these Navy war heroes during their reunion. Nick was a lifelong member of the National Rifle Association, a Distinguished Kentucky Colonel, supporter of the Wounded Warriors Project, member of Elks Lodge #2092, Fleet Reserve Association Branch #93, Lexington Park Fraternal Order of Police #7, American Legion Post #197, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2632, and many other community organizations. He is survived by six children: Barbara Jo Vaughan of Stuttgart, Ark., Nicholas Thomas Potts of Lexington Park, Lynn Marie Kelly of Berlin, Md., Janet Lee Olson of Lexington Park, Judy Ann Potts of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Robert Edward Potts of River View, Fla. He also leaves behind 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
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TPS grads join NASA throughout the years
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For many, July 20, 1969 is one of those moments in history-much like the assassination of President John F. Kennedy or the attacks on 9/11-where you remember where you were. People now in their 50s were likely sprawled across their parents' living-room floor, mesmerized by grainy black-and-white images on their television screens showing a man in a space suit hopping down off a ladder and declaring it to be a "giant leap for mankind." It was Apollo 11; the answer to the challenge Kennedy issued to NASA seven years before and the country as a whole, of sending a manned craft to the moon and bring it home safely before the decade had passed. The Apollo program, and before it Mercury and Gemini, and after it the shuttle program, relied heavily on NAS Patuxent River's U.S. Naval Test Pilot, and although the space shuttle isn't flying anymore, NASA continues to send people into space and draws astronauts from the ranks of TPS graduates. While none of the Apollo 11 astronauts came from through TPS, dozens of other astronauts have. Some well-known names include:
Fred Haise and Jim Lovell, whose harrowing and ingenious escape from near disaster came to the big screen in the 1995 hit, "Apollo 13"; John Glenn, who was the first American to orbit the earth and went on to become a U.S. Senator; and current NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. Pilots come into the TPS from not only the Navy, but from the Marines, exchange programs with the Air Force and foreign military, and even the ranks of civilian pilots. Officer candidates from the Coast Guard also train at TPS, and the Army sends helicopter pilots. These pilots "are the best of the best in their squadrons. They have to be," said Rich Harris, the school's security manager and liaison to the international military students. The pilots who enter the program have already logged 1,000 hours of flight time and most have engineering degrees. While at TPS, they get even more engineering expertise in the classrooms and advanced instruction on how to express that knowledge. "One of the running jokes around here is that it's a test 'writing' school because so much of what they do is writing reports," Harris said. Students write about 25 test reports during the 10-month program. "The final is 150-page report.
It's like a thesis, really," he added. After all, the most skilled flyer is no good as a test pilot if he can't explain specifically and in great technical detail what he discovered during a test flight. "It doesn't help to just say, 'This airplane stinks,'" Harris said. The "third half" of a TPS student's day is spent in the air flying the T-6B, a radial engine-driven propeller plane that serves as the school's main fixed-wing trainer, the twin-engine C-15, which they use to cut one engine and force the pilot to compensate, and T-38, a jet fighter designed in the 1960s. The latter was built for speed, and its 120 mph landing speed is well above today's standard. Harris said it's a nice tool to use for preparing pilots who will someday be putting experimental aircraft through its paces. Such experience serves an astronaut well. After all, flying machines don't get any more experimental than spacecraft. "Even with the number of missions the shuttle flew, it was still experimental," Harris said. The school started up not long after Pax River's 1943 founding, soon after the arrival of Cmdr. Sydney Sherby. In his own retelling of the early days, which is now part of the TPS archive, Sherby writes that when he arrived July 4, 1944, having just got-
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Cmdr. Sydney Sherby, one of the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School founders. ten his master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the commanding officer didn't know what to do with him. Sherby was sent to Pax River to set up a repair-and-modifications shop on the base, the CO told him, "We got nothing like that in our plans." Soon, however, the CO connected Sherby to two acquaintances from the Ranger Air Group; one of them, Cmdr. Tom Booth, was the flight test officer. Booth asked Sherby to get the base's aircraft-testing procedures and personnel up to snuff. Sherby wrote, "All data was ob-
tained from notes hand written by the pilot on a knee pad from visual observations by the pilot, or by a flight engineer in the case of multiseated aircraft." The flaws in this method became clear when examining climb data. "It was apparent that there was no way a pilot could fly one of these new rapid climbing monsters, keep airspeed and power constant, and record data accurately from the cockpit instruments on a knee pad," Sherby wrote. In his summary, Sherby recalls Booth telling him, "Here we are with a magnificent new plant, a group of first rate pilots and engineers, two hangars filled with new high performance aircraft and no one here really knows how to test them." From March to May of 1945, the first group of pilots and engineers that comprised the school's firstvery informal-class met three mornings a week. Sherby did most of the lecturing. While those first classes went on during the early years, Sherby and his team got the formal school set up, and Class 1 finished its training just before Christmas 1948. Today each class carries a maximum of 36 students. Class 141 is the most recent to finish the course. Class 143 starts to work on July 30.
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Today, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Charlotte Hall Library Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Leonardtown Library St. Mary's County Library hosts the Southern Maryland JobSource Mobile Career Center with employment, reemployment and employer's services to those searching for jobs and others with workforce-related needs. For more information call 301-880-2800.
Free Family Movie
Friday, 2 p.m. Charlotte Hall Library When Muppet fans discover an oilman plans to destroy the Muppet Theater and drill for oil, they reunite the Muppets to stage the Greatest Muppet Telethon ever to save the theater. Snacks are provided. For information call 301-475-2846.
vitality of those who live and work on the sea. Admission is $5 at the door.
Cost is $20 per person. Preregister by July 19 by calling 410-326-2042 ext. 41.
Hall Recreation Center at 301-475-2846 or Lexington Park Library at 301-863-8188.
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Sunset in the Tropics cruise
Friday-July 22 and July 26-29 Great Mills High School St. Mary's County's Summerstock Troupe performs. For show times, tickets and other information call 301-475-4200 ext. 1800.
Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum Join a Calvert Marine Museum educator and discover the clues found buried in the sand. Learn why Calvert County is known for its sharks teeth. Space is limited. Preregistration required. Call 410-326-2042 ext. 41.
Summer crabcake dinner
Friday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Leonardtown Library Teens can learn how to create and edit camera-less videos for free. Registration is required. For more information call 301-475-2846.
Saturday, noon-5 p.m. St. Mary's City Trinity Church The menu features Maryland crabcakes, Southern Maryland stuffed ham, fried chicken and all the fixings. The dinner is served family style, and carry-outs are available. For information call 301-862-4597 or email parishadmin@olg.com.
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Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum Experience life as a working waterman on the Chesapeake Bay, past and present. For information call 410-326-2042 ext. 41. Saturday, 6:30-8 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum Take a KeyWest-style cruise aboard the historic Wm. B. Tennison. Parrot Heads encouraged.Preregisterbycalling410-326-2042ext.41.
Summer movie night
Saturday, 7 p.m. St. Mary's City Visitor Center Film is "Shakespeare in Love."
Professional Performance: Kidsinger Jim Hossick
Monday 10 a.m., White Marsh Elementary School 12:30 p.m., Leonard Hall Recreation Center 3 p.m., Lexington Park Library Hear Jim Hossick's original songs and stories for free. These programs are made possible in part by a grant from St. Mary's County Arts Council. Those attending are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the local food pantry. For information callWhite Marsh Elementary School at 301-884-2211, Leonard
Wednesday; 10-11 a.m. Calvert Library Southern Branch 2-3 p.m. and 7-8 p.m., Calvert Library Prince Frederick This inspiring play is about Mae Jemison, an African-American physician and a NASA astronaut. Dr. Jemison was the first AfricanAmerican woman to travel in space. Free and open to all ages.
Dream Big
Wednesday, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Calvert Libraries Learn about the careers of people who have changed the world by dreaming big! Dream Big focuses on designers, musicians, astronauts, inventors, athletes, chefs and visionaries. The program features a related story, craft and snack each week. For students in kindergarten to fifth grade. Registration is not required. This program is offered at the Twin Beaches, Southern, Prince Frederick and Fairview branches.
Little Minnows workshop
July 26, 10-11 a.m. Calvert Marine Museum Working the Bay: Workboats and Waterman is a program for children ages 3-5. Cost is $4 for members and $5 for non-members. Space is limited. Preregister by calling 410326-2042 ext. 41.
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