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upCoMINg eVeNtSfrIday-SuNday: Mid-Maryland Home Show - The Pavilion (See 8 for times)frIday: “Old Joe” Golf Tournament - The CoursesfrIday, 8 p.M.-2 a.M.: Latin Club Night - Club MeadeSaturday, 8 a.M.: Earth Day 5K Run/1-Mile Walk - Burba LakeaprIl 28: Member Appreciation Day - The Courses

take the WheelSave-A-Life drunk driving simulator comes to Fort Meade

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Carson Johns, 9, of Fort Meade, harvests oyster shells at the oyster Recovery Partnership exhibit during Fort Meade’s annual Earth Day observance on Tuesday at Burba Park. More than 50 exhibitors participated in the four-hour event that also featured other activities to encourage and sustain green efforts. For more, see Pages 14-15.

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April 2012 is the 26th annual celebration of the Month of the Military Child, a time to celebrate the nearly 2 million American children and youth under the age of 18 with parents serv-ing in our armed forces.

Take time this month to honor our young people, who with frequent moves, extended family separations and unique family dynamics, often endure very difficult circumstances in their everyday lives.

An estimated 900,000 children have had one or both parents deployed multiple times over the last 10 years.

It is important to recognize that our military children did not sign up for duty, yet they serve too. Our children are faced with ever-increas-ing stresses including some parents who are returning home with medical issues from post-traumatic syndrome to loss of limbs or severe wounds.

Yet our children not only adapt and manage, they thrive. They do so with the assistance of numerous child-serving organizations includ-ing Child, Youth and School Services, Army Community Service, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and 4-H. When military members are focusing on their jobs, knowing their children are cared for and supported sustains them and strengthens the health, security and safety of the nation.

Audrey and I have had the privilege of visit-ing and meeting several of the dedicated CYS2 staff members on Fort Meade who work hard every day throughout the year to ensure the children here are cared for, encouraged and empowered so they can continue to thrive, regardless of their situation.

As parents of two teens, when we know our children are in a safe and caring atmosphere, we can concentrate on what we need to do without worrying about their well-being.

Numerous activities and programs scheduled throughout the month will pay homage to our children. They will culminate in the biggest event of the month — the Family Fun Fair — that will be held April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McGill Training Center.

The event is free and open to the public, and will feature games, rides, information tables and prizes.

At the heart of the event is a community coming together to enjoy each other’s company and celebrate our most treasured gifts, our chil-dren.

Editor’s note: For more information about Month of the Military Child activities, call CYS2 at 301-677-1156.

April is Month of the Military Child

Garrison Commander Col. Edward C. Rothstein and Audrey Rothstein

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Visitors are seen on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointment isnecessary.

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By Jason KellyEmerging Media Manager

Fort Meade is launching a new program and expanding another one to give custom-ers an easier way to comment on garrison services.

While Interactive Customer Evaluation comments are not new here, the way custom-ers can submit them is going mobile using Quick Response barcodes and additional ICE kiosks, said Milton McLean, a man-agement analyst in the Fort Meade Plans, Analysis and Integration Office, which man-ages the installation’s ICE program.

PAIO is providing QR barcodes to every service provider in the Fort Meade ICE database such as the Demps Visitor Con-trol Center, ID Card Section and Child Development Centers to “allow customers to rate their service immediately from their [smart]phones,” said McLean.

In addition to providing feedback, service providers use the comments to study trends and analyze business practices to improve service.

QR codes, which were designed for the auto industry, store information inside of their unique patterns. Users decode the pat-terns using a free QR code reader, which can be downloaded from a smartphone’s app store.

The app scans the code, decodes the pattern and launches the service provider’s comment card in the smartphone’s web browser. The entire process takes just a few seconds and offers customers the same online comment card that is accessible from

a traditional computer, said McLean.The QR code initiative follows Maj. Gen.

Michael S. Linnington’s Feb. 27 visit to Fort Meade. The commander of Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region/U.S. Army Military District of Washington discussed with Garrison Commander Col. Edward Rothstein how customers at other installations have benefited from the codes.

“Our garrison is committed to providing world-class customer service to everyone who serves, works and lives here — all of Team Meade,” Rothstein said. “Transpar-ency and communication are very impor-tant to me. I want to hear about the good, the bad and the ugly. We need to know what we’re doing right and where there’s an opportunity for improvement.”

Rothstein encourages the community to use his open-door session on Mondays from 4 to 6 p.m. at garrison headquarters in Hodges Hall, 4551 Llewellyn Ave., town halls, social media and now the QR codes.

McLean expects the QR codes will increase the weekly average of 100 ICE submissions because they are “convenient and quick. You have the ability ... to just

scan that barcode with your [smartphone] and keep going.”

The QR codes are not limited to ICE comments. The Public Affairs Office also plans to use the codes to offer easier access to additional content in its print and com-munity relations products.

The new way to submit ICE comments is not replacing existing kiosks, which “are a direct line to ICE,” McLean said.

In fact, PAIO recently installed kiosks in the Exchange, Army Community Service, Picerne Leasing Center and Freedom Cen-ter Barracks. In January, the garrison had five kiosks; it now has nine.

The kiosks are a part of the garrison’s mobile initiatives, which include PAO’s enhanced-mobile website using a web-based app and wireless text alerts for urgent mes-sages.

“All kiosks are wireless. That gives [PAIO] the ability to move kiosks from one location to another location,” said McLean, who used an example of a multiday event as one opportunity to “capture ... feedback” from the high traffic.

For McLean, an Army veteran who served for 20 years, the ICE system is part of the Army’s commitment to its all-volunteer force, workforce and customers.

“We have military personnel here on the installation who have been to war or are en route to war,” he said. “We owe them the best service.”

For more information, call Milton McLean at 301-677-5480 or email [email protected].

ICE goes mobile to rate garrison servicesNews

The Fort Meade Plans, Analysis and Integration Office is providing Quick Response codes to every service provider in the Fort Meade Interactive Customer Evaluation database. Customers can scan the barcode using a QR code reader app on their smartphone to submit an ICE comment or access other content such as the installation’s website.

‘I want to hear about the good, the bad and the ugly.’

Garrison Commander Col. Edward C. Rothstein

Feeling blue

Denim Day to be celebrated on postBy Brandon BieltzStaff Writer

As part of the installation’s observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Fort Meade will celebrate Denim Day on April 25.

Denim Day is an annual campaign to help raise awareness about sexual assault and rape.

Fort Meade organizations are encouraged to join the obser-vance and allow service members and civilians to wear denim.

The movement began after an 18-year-old woman was raped by her 45-year-old driving instructor in Italy in 1998.

The driving instructor was convicted of rape and sen-tenced. The ruling, however, was overturned by the Italian Supreme Court because the pants worn by the woman were too tight.

It determined that she must have helped her attacker remove her jeans, making the act consensual and not rape.

The Italian Supreme Court chief judge stated in the deci-sion that “because the victim wore very, very tight jeans, she had to help him remove them, and by removing the jeans it was no longer rape but consensual sex,” according to Peace Over Violence, an organizer of Denim Day.

“It just shows the mentality that some people still have internationally about this issue,” said Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Pardue, Fort Meade’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program manager.

This ruling sparked international protest. The day after the decision, women in the Italian legislature protested by wearing jeans and holding placards that read: “Jeans: An Alibi for Rape.”

Wearing jeans has become an international symbol of pro-test against destructive attitudes about sexual assault.

In 1999, California celebrated the first Denim Day in the United States. Since then, at least 20 states officially recognize Denim Day on April 25.

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April 10, Larceny of private prop-erty: Unknown person(s) by unknown means removed a GPS, iPod cable and a portable DVD player from an unattended, and possibly unsecured, family vehicle.

April 10, Wrongful damage of pri-vate property: An unknown person threw a large rock through the driver’s window and front passenger-side window of an unattended vehicle.

April 13, Shoplifting: AAFES loss pre-vention personnel at the Post Exchange observed the subject place a gift card in her purse, proceed beyond the point of sale and exit the PX without rendering proper payment.

April 14, Simple assault - consummated by a battery: While the victim was walking to work at the commissary, approximately five

to six unknown persons attacked him by kicking and hitting him.

April 16, Driving on suspended license: The Directorate of Emer-gency Services was notified by gate security personnel of a per-

son operating a government vehicle without identification. The subject stated his wallet was stolen and he was at Fort Meade to get new ID. A check through the National Crime Information Cen-ter revealed his driver’s license was not valid.

April 16, Wrongful damaging of govern-ment property: A Soldier broke a window to the computer lab. A witness stated he was sitting in the computer lab on the computer directly behind the damaged window, when he observed the subject stand from his seat, scream an obscenity and then punch the window, breaking it.

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Youth Services Sports Complex needs renovations

Renovate the Youth Services Sports Complex

Actual use of fields is expected to be this fall

to allow grass to mature

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Sections of the jogging trail will close starting May 1 due to upcoming construc-tion projects.

Issue: Plan: Status:

The Installation Safety Office has deemed and marked some play equipment at Burba Lake as unsafe

Repair the play equipment so that it is functional

Repairs are under way

Sections of the jogging trail will close starting May 1 due

to upcoming construction projects

To find an adequate jogging trail for the installation

DFMWR is exploring several possiblities to include connecting a portion of the

trail from Mapes Road to the Defense Information Systems

Agency trail

AER updAtEThe Fort Meade Army Emergency Relief campaign has collected $50,706 as of Friday, 63.3 percent of its $80,000 goal.Each unit should have an AER representative for the campaign, which ends May 15.For more information, call Wallace Turner, AER officer, at 301-677-5768.

tAx cEntER FInAL updAtEThe Joint Installation Tax Center saved taxpayers $547,581.96 in filing fees, generated more than $6 million in tax refunds and saved the average client $358 in tax preparation fees as of Wednesday.The tax center also prepared 1,483 federal returns and 1,305 state returns. 1,529 appointments with individuals and/or families were kept.


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By Brandon BieltzStaff Writer

Sitting behind the steering wheel with his foot on the gas, Scott Marko swerved and sped through city streets. That is until he T-boned another car that was turning onto the road in what would have been a fatal crash.

It looked like Marko had a few too many drinks before taking the wheel. But the partnership specialist at the Director-ate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation was completely sober.

As he safely walked away from the virtual “crash,” Marko was shocked.

“It’s kind of like, ‘Wow. I have no control over what I do,’ ” he said of the experience.

Marko was one of many drivers on post who wrecked a virtual car last week during the two-day National Save-A-Life Tour at McGill Training Center. The traveling program visited Fort Meade on April 11 and 12 with its multimillion dol-lar drunk-driving simulator to encourage drivers not to get behind the wheel while intoxicated.

The Fort Meade Army Substance

Abuse Program sponsored the event for a third consecutive year in observance of Alcohol Awareness Month.

ASAP coordinator Samson Robinson said the virtual drunk-driving program is beneficial to everybody as it helps deter drinking and driving.

“Our goal is to save lives, so anything that we can do to save lives we’re in the business for,” Robinson said.

Tour manager Andrew Tipton is quick to point out that the Save-A-Life Tour is not an anti-drinking campaign. Instead, the program promotes thinking respon-sibly when taking a drink.

“Be smart and be responsible” are the main points he stresses.

Tipton opened each session with a 15- or 30-minute video of what he calls “blood, guts and gore.” The videos dis-play actual footage of accidents caused by drunk driving and their aftermath.

“It just shows what happens when you drink and drive,” Tipton said. “It shows people getting hurt, people getting injured and people getting killed.”

When the video started, Marko said he wasn’t too interested. But the graphic

Sobering realitySimulator provides virtual experience of driving drunk

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Members of the 742nd Military Intelligence Battalion watch a graphic video of the consequences of drunk driving during the National Save-A-Life Tour at McGill Training Center. The traveling tour promotes drinking responsibly.

images quickly caught his attention.“It got more intense when it went on,”

he said.Following the video, Tipton explained

to participants how the drunk-driving simulator works and that they can take the car for a spin, with an added buzz built into the system.

As drivers progressed through the simulation, Tipton continued to increase the level of intoxication.

Much like with real drunk driving, the system is designed to delay the driver’s reaction time. The steering wheel and pedals are all on a delay, forcing par-ticipants to overcompensate, which ulti-mately results in crashes — just like in a real situation, Robinson said.

“It makes perfect sense why it’s so hard,” Marko said after using the simu-lator.

The simulator also contains three screens, but Tipton has learned that most people don’t even look at the side screens, which represent the driver’s peripherals.

“All of a sudden, when you start driv-ing, you lose your peripherals,” he said. “Once that delay starts happening and you notice yourself swerving, what they focus on is that line and the curb. And all they want to do is go straight. ... Drunk drivers completely block out everything going on around them.”

While individuals are using the simu-lator, their driving is displayed on large

screens so the audience, too, can see the difficulties of driving while impaired.

After their drunken drive through the virtual town, participants were given a traffic ticket — most of which stated “fatal collision.”

Both Robinson and Tipton said the experience on the simulator can come as a shock for many participants. Robinson said that on a few occasions, people have had to regain their composure before getting back into their real vehicles.

“It has an extreme effect,” he said. “Some people come and they do it like it’s not a big deal. But some come and are shocked from it.”

Tipton said he knows he can’t reach everybody with the simulator and that it only works for people who want to learn from the experience.

Maj. Leonard Fama of the North-east Information Operations Center, a Massachusetts Reserve unit, said the simulator was “far-fetched” and would be better with beer goggles to actually impair vision.

But Fama acknowledged the simulator “gets the point across.”

Marko, who has participated in the tour several times, said people can learn different things each time they attend and that it is a beneficial tool to help fight drinking and driving in the mili-tary.

“They need to do this all the time, without a doubt,” he said.

Spc. Kyle Desjardins of the 742nd Military Intelligence Battalion weaves into the virtual grass of a driving simulator at the National Save-A-Life Tour on April 11 at McGill Training Center. The drunk-driving simulator features a built-in delay on the steering wheel and pedals to demonstrate the difficulties of driving while intoxicated.


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From tips on life as a military spouse to preparing for basic training, a new Military Family Resource Center at a local county library offers beneficial information for Fort Meade families.

The Provinces Branch of the Anne Arun-del County Public Library system officially opened the center April 10 with a brief cer-emony at the Severn library.

Garrison Commander Col. Edward C. Rothstein was a guest speaker at the evening event.

“I think it’s wonderful,” he said of the center.

The concept of a resource center for mili-tary families was developed after a library member saw a similar section at another Maryland library. With $3,000 to support the new, 12-shelf section, librarians began prepar-ing for the section last fall.

Library manager Cathy Hollerbach said the resource center, located in the library in the Severn Square Shopping Center near the Rockenbach Road gate, is a “perfect fit” as a large number of military families visit the library regularly.

“We thought it would be well used,” Holler-bach said. “It was kind of natural. We thought it would fit the need.”

The new center features 130 books about

issues facing service members and their families. Materials range from picture books for children about the military branches to instructional resources for military spouses and service members.

“We selected them based on what we thought would be of interest to military fami-lies,” Hollerbach said. “We work with them a lot so we know some of the things people are looking for.”

One of the major topics covered in the resource center, she said, is transitioning from military to civilian life.

Although the center officially opened last week, more books are arriving. The section is expected to continue to grow, said Hol-lerbach.

Library administrator Skip Auld said that although the Provinces Branch is the only library in the Anne Arundel County Public Library sys-tem with the Military Family Resource Center, officials will look into incorporating the center in other local libraries as well.

Those with Anne Arundel County Public Library system library cards can also access resources such as e-books and links to data-bases online. The online resource will continue to expand as well, said Auld.

“More and more things aren’t in print; they’re online,” Hollerbach said.

As a former teacher, Rothstein empha-sized the importance of libraries and offering

County library opens section for military families

Garrison Commander Col. Edward C. Rothstein tours the new Military Family Resource Center during the official opening at the Provinces Branch of the Anne Arundel County Public Library system on April 10. The section includes 130 books dealing with issues facing service members and their families.

resources for military families. He also said he hopes the resource center is just the start of a relationship with libraries.

“This military display is a great opportunity for our military family members,” he said. “It’s very convenient.”

By Chanel S. Weaver, Public Affairs OfficeU.S. Army Public Health Command

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will be observed April 28.

Sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the day provides an opportu-nity to safely dispose of unused, unwanted or expired medications at authorized locations in local communities.

Fort Meade’s Army Substance Abuse Pro-gram will sponsor the drug take-back day on April 28 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the sidewalk in front of the Post Exchange.

Prescription drug use has increased over the years in the military. Last year, more than 110,000 active-duty Soldiers took anti-depressants, sedatives and other prescription medications, according to the Army surgeon general.

About 17 percent of military personnel reported misusing prescription drugs, includ-ing stimulants (other than methamphetamine), tranquilizers/muscle relaxers, sedatives/bar-biturates, pain relievers, anabolic steroids

and erectile dysfunction drugs, according to the 2008 Department of Defense Survey of Health-Related Behaviors.

The prescription drug misuse rate for active-duty Soldiers was even higher at 23.5 percent. Pain relievers, as in the civilian population, were the most commonly misused/abused type of prescription drug in the military and in the Army, specifically.

These numbers point to the need for Sol-diers and their family members to take a second look at how they handle prescription drugs, including those they no longer use.

That second look could start with the home medicine cabinet.

“Studies are now showing that the majority of high school teenagers who start experi-menting with recreational use of prescription drugs start by swiping them from the family medicine cabinet,” said Maj. Clifton Dabbs, a physician at the U.S. Army Public Health Command. “It’s best to secure your prescrip-tion medication in a safe location that is not accessible to children, pets or visitors.”

Many studies also found that prescription

drug misuse may be caused by people who provide the drugs to friends and relatives.

“People may experience the same symp-toms and attempt to diagnose themselves,” Dabbs said.

This self-diagnosis is dangerous because it may lead to inadequate treatment, wrong treatment or increased resistance by organisms to antibiotics.

“It’s best to visit the doctor each time new symptoms arise,” Dabbs said.

He also pointed out that drugs can lose potency and effectiveness if they are stored improperly or kept too long.

Since the opportunity to dispose of unwant-ed and expired medications comes around only once a year, Dabbs said it’s an opportunity that should be seized.

“In the interests of both health and safety, it’s best to rid homes and barracks of unneed-ed prescriptions,” he said. “Disposing of old prescriptions through the take-back program removes the risk of misuse and precludes acci-dental overdose by children or pets.”

For personnel unable to visit an authorized

collection site, the Food and Drug Adminis-tration recommends disposing of prescription medication by taking the medication out of its original container and mixing it with kitty litter or used coffee grounds before throwing it in the trash.

Medications should only be flushed down the toilet if their label states to do so.

Past Prescription Drug Take Back-Days have been very successful, according to the DEA. On Oct. 29, 2011, more than 377,000 pounds of unwanted or expired medication were collected at 5,327 take-back sites.

“The amount of prescription drugs turned in by the American public during the past three take-back day events speaks volumes about the need to develop a convenient way to rid homes of unwanted or expired prescrip-tion drugs,” DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart said.

For more information, call Samson Robinson, prevention coordinator at the Fort Meade Army Substance Abuse Program, at 301-677-7983.

For more information on National Prescrip-tion Drug Take-Back Day, visit: Drug Enforce-

Dispose of medications on Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

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By Lisa R. RhodesStaff Writer

Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center unveiled its new technologically advanced sur-gical center after a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 11.

Construction of the $18.2 million surgical center is near completion; it is scheduled to open for same-day, outpatient surgeries on May 14.

“We’re doing everything we can to improve the quality and safety of our care to all our patients,” said Col. Leon E. Moores, commander, U.S. Army Medical Department Activity, and commander of Kimbrough, after a tour of the surgical center. “It’s a privilege to serve beneficiaries here at Fort Meade.”

Among those who attended was Brig. Gen. Joseph Caravalho Jr., commanding general of Northern Regional Medical Command, locat-ed at Fort Belvoir, Va., and Command Sgt. Maj. Benjamin H. Scott Jr., also of NRMC.

NRMC is Kimbrough’s higher headquar-ters.

The surgical center, which includes four new state-of-the-art surgical suites, is part of a series of renovations at Kimbrough that began five years ago.

Lt. Col. Linda Swenson, chief of Periop-erative Services, is overseeing the project in collaboration with staffers from Kimbrough’s facilities and logistics branches, the anesthesia service, same-day surgery and the operating room.

“Without this collaboration, I don’t think

State-of-the-art surgical center to open at KimbroughCapt. Earl Stutzman, head nurse of the operating room and Central Medical Supply at Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center, explains the advanced technology in an operating room at Kimbrough’s new surgical center, which was unveiled after a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 11.photo by jen rynda

the project would have turned out as well as it did,” Swenson said after the ceremony.

The center is being constructed by John J. Kirlin Special Projects, LLC, a Rockville-based design/build and construction services com-pany. The facility includes eight pre-op rooms, a post-anesthesiology care unit or recovery room, and a state-of-the-art sterile process-ing department called the Central Materiel Service.

The CMS, located in Kimbrough’s base-ment, cleans, disinfects and sterilizes surgical instruments and equipment.

The center also includes a nurse’s work sta-

tion/dictation room and a break room for the medical staff.

Kimbrough is awaiting delivery of $3 mil-lion in medical equipment to complete the project. Several nursing stations also must be constructed.

Each surgical suite includes three high-defi-nition monitors that show images of laparo-scopic and arthroscopic surgeries in real time.

Cameras embedded in the surgical lights can record procedures; the recordings will be used to train new surgeons. Other cameras in the surgical suites are connected to the post-anesthesiology care unit and CMS so staff can

view how surgeries are progressing.One highlight of the center is its new air

handlers, said Swenson, which monitor air flow and maintain proper temperature and humid-ity in the surgical suites and CMS.

Swenson said the age of air handlers in the old surgical unit made it difficult to control the temperature and humidity during the summer months.

Construction of the surgical center involved the renovation of Kimbrough’s former event center. The current surgical area is located in an old section of Kimbrough and was not “built for the advances in technology” for today’s surgeries, Swenson said.

Currently, a staff of five surgeons perform outpatient surgeries at Kimbrough along with other surgeons from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

These surgeries include cataract surgery; ear, nose and throat procedures; hernia repairs; urology and gynecology procedures; and sports medicine, particularly for the knees, shoulders and feet.

Patients are discharged to go home on the same day. Patients who need to be observed overnight will be transferred to WRNMMC.

For their contributions to the project, sev-eral Kimbrough staffers were presented with a Commander’s Coin of Excellence by Moores. They included: Swenson; Maj. Steven Stovall, chief of Logistics; Maj. Steve Kertes, chief of Anesthesia Service; Sgt. Ann Cruz, noncom-missioned officer in charge of the surgical unit; and Theodore Taylor, a supply technician.

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By Lisa R. RhodesStaff Writer

For several years, Fort Meade has pro-vided support for a string of high-profile legal proceedings, from Abu Ghraib abus-es to the trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning.

“Our history of support gives us the institutional knowledge to be able to handle the logistics for some of the more high-profile legal cases the Department of Defense is prosecuting right now,” said Doug Wise, chief of Plans and Opera-tions for the Directorate of Plans, Train-ing, Mobilization and Security.

Last week, the Department of Defense’s Office of Military Commissions con-ducted two days of motion hearings from April 11-12 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the case of the U.S. v. Al Nashiri.

A closed-circuit telecast of the pro-ceedings was held at the Media Opera-tions Center at Smallwood Hall for local, national and international media cover-ing the proceedings. The general public could view the proceedings from the Post Theater.

Al Nashiri is alleged to have planned and prepared the attack on the USS Cole in the Port of Aden in Yemen. The attack on Oct. 12, 2000, killed 17 Sailors, wounded 37 Sailors and severely dam-aged the ship.

On May 5, when OMC arraigns the five men accused of planning and execut-ing the Sept. 11 attacks, the closed-circuit telecasts from Guantanamo Bay will again be available to the media and the public.

These hearings include defendant Kha-lid Sheikh Mohammed and are expected to draw media attention and interest from the general public.

“The challenge will be in the increased number interested in coming,” said David Oten, public affairs officer, Office of Military Commissions. “Where 10 to 20 reporters might attend a normal hearing, we expect to fill all 70 seats with National Capital Region- and New York-based media for 9/11.”

In addition to assisting with the OMC hearings, Fort Meade has provided the Military District of Washington, the con-vening authority in Manning’s case, with

a location and the logistical support for his court-martial proceedings. Manning is accused of leaking secret government documents to WikiLeaks.

The installation will support MDW in a motion hearing beginning Tuesday as part of the Manning court-martial.

In 2006, Fort Meade provided support to MDW in legal proceedings for military dog handlers charged with the maltreat-ment of detainees at the Baghdad Central Confinement Facility, Abu Ghraib, Iraq.

In 2010, Fort Meade provided support to MDW in the court-martial of Lt. Col. Terry Lakin, a physician who refused to deploy to Afghanistan because he questioned President Barack Obama’s citizenship.

The court-martials are conducted in the Fort Meade courthouse on Llewellyn Avenue.

DPTMS has tasked for support the Directorate of Emergency Services, the Public Affairs Office, the Directorate of Family and Morale, Recreation and Welfare, the Network Enterprise Center, the Directorate of Public Works and the Directorate of Logistics.

For the OMC closed-circuit telecasts, DPTMS also has supported a contractor for OMC in setting up equipment for the telecasts.

DES has provided security for the Post Theater during the OMC telecasts and has used metal detectors to scan individu-als entering the theater.

For the Manning proceedings, DES has assigned military police and Depart-ment of the Army civilian police to the courtroom and surrounding grounds.

All court proceedings are open to the public, but Manning’s case has drawn strong public attention. The Physical Security Division of DES has manned the Demps Visitor Control Center to ensure that visitors receive the proper credentials to enter the post.

In December 2011, when about 150 people demonstrated outside the gate in protest of the Manning hearing, DES worked to handle the situation with MPs from Fort Myer and Fort Belvoir in Vir-ginia; Department of the Army civilian police officers from Aberdeen Proving

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Ground; National Security Agency Police; and Anne Arundel County Police.

Although there were no disturbances or arrests, DES Director Maj. J. Darrell Sides said MPs underwent two days of crowd control training to prepare for the protest.

To handle any protesters who were apprehended, the DES stood up an indoor police processing center at the Pavilion.

“FMWR was critical in placing this portion of our response plan into action along with [the] Network Enterprise Cen-ter,” Sides said. “They basically turned that hollow cold building into a police station.”

In addition, the Pavilion was wired to support closed-circuit television, and fiber optic cable was provided for critical computer systems.

DES worked with Emergency Medical Services and the Anne Arundel County Fire Department to handle any possible injuries during the protest.

NSA Police provided DES with a mobile communications vehicle to estab-lish a second dispatch center to handle additional calls in relation to the pro-test.

“We had collectively accomplished our mission perfectly,” Sides said. “I have never been more proud of our entire DES team as I was that day in December.”

PAO is responsible for handling logis-tical support to media reporting on the OMC and MDW proceedings. PAO, along with MDW’s public affairs person-nel, first meet members of the media at the Reece Road gate to ensure they are

credentialed to gain entry on post.All media are escorted to the Media

Operations Center, and at the end of the day, they are returned to the gate.

A maximum of 10 reporters are pro-vided seating in the courtroom, while the remaining reporters view the courtroom activity in the Media Operations Center.

A set-up, which allows broadcast jour-nalists to conduct live shots, is positioned near Murphy Field House.

For the first day of Manning’s hear-

ing last December, more than 75 media members arrived on Fort Meade to cover the proceeding.

Chad T. Jones, Fort Meade’s public affairs officer, handled all press inquiries in relation to the protesters.

“I think we’ve got the process down now,” said Mary Doyle, Fort Meade’s chief of media relations. “Over time, we’ve developed procedures and we know what the steps are.”

Before the legal procedures for the

Manning case began, DPW upgraded the courtroom last summer. Upgrades included installing two new bathrooms, adding three small offices, enlarging the jury box, installing a divider between the legal teams and the audience, remov-ing wallpaper, painting the walls and installing acoustical panels to manage the sound.

DPW is now renovating a room in the adjacent Civilian Personnel Advisory Center that also will be used for legal proceedings.

To accommodate the legal teams, DPW acquired six office trailers and two latrine trailers. DPW also provided a walkway canopy from the trailers to the court-room and purchased two generators to provide electrical power to the trailers. The DOL is responsible for refueling the generators.

The Network Enterprise Center has provided computer and telephone con-nectivity in the Media Operations Center, trailers and courtroom.

In addition to logistics, Fort Meade also provides meals for the legal teams from the Freedom Inn Dining Facility and for the media from Club Meade.

Oten said Fort Meade’s assistance “has been exemplary, making a very difficult task look easy.”

Wise said the legal proceedings have given Fort Meade the opportunity to pool its resources to meet consistently high standards.

“It’s making us work as a staff,” he said. “It really has been a team effort and has required most directorates to provide support in their area of expertise.”

IllustratIon by MarIne sgt. shawn sales

Marine Sgt. Shawn Sales, an instructor in the Marines’ Basic Multimedia Reproduction Course at the Defense Information School, drew courtroom sketches during the first four days of Pvt. Bradley Manning’s Article 32 hearing last December at Fort Meade. Sales was one of two courtroom sketch artists who illustrated the evidentiary proceeding.


Last year, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta issued the challenge of being audit-ready for the Statement of Budget-ary Resources by 2014 and for three other financial statements by 2017.

To prepare for the challenge, nearly 100 staffers from more than a dozen instal-lation organizations trained last week at McGill Training Center to learn about internal controls associated with the end-to-end financial transaction process that takes place with every business proce-dure.

The course prepared participants for upcoming audits and how to be ready for them.

“[The class is] all about internal con-trols,” said Beth Barr, director of the

Fort Meade Internal Review and Audit Compliance Office. “The internal controls are the things that the auditors are going to check for. What this training is trying to do is make sure that everybody has those internal controls before the auditors get here.”

Since the group was so large, the four-day training program began April 9 and 10 with two introduction courses. On the following days, individuals learned the specifics about internal control processes and how to track those processes properly for the audits.

“We’re here to learn what they’re going to be auditing and what documents we need to back it up,” said Sgt. 1st Class Bernhard Yutesler, supply noncommis-sioned officer in charge at the U.S. Army Field Band. “I’m learning how the audit-

ing is going to occur in the future.”Business processes that affect the SBR

include reimbursable transactions, miscel-laneous payments, civilian payroll, supply procurement and government purchase card, said Sharon Hale, the SBR govern-ment lead with Army Audit Readiness.

The internal controls associated with these business processes include such practices as getting proper approval and making sure the employee who writes a purchase order isn’t the same employee who approves the order and signs the bill.

“One person can’t get things for them-selves without somebody else seeing,” Barr said.

These internal control practices are already in place and commonly used, Barr said, but the training offered a refresher

about the correct procedures, since that’s what auditors will be examining.

“It’s mostly, ‘I need to keep a copy of that longer,’ ” Yutesler said of the train-ing.

The training emphasized that “these are the processes you need to have in place, these are the documents that you should have ready, you should know where to get them and should be able to get them quickly,” Barr said.

Similar mandatory training is being conducted at all Army installations as organizations prepare to meet the audit-ready deadline.

Yutesler said he found the training helpful in his preparation for the audits.

“I know exactly what they want,” he said. “By the end of this week, we’ll be fully prepared.”

Post organizations prepare for Army audits


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By Lisa R. RhodesStaff WriterPhotos by Jen Rynda

A brilliant sunny sky and moderate temper-atures were the backdrop for the kickoff of Fort Meade’s annual Earth Day observance on Tuesday afternoon.

The Directorate of Public Works’ Envi-ronmental Division hosted a ceremony at Burba Lake before launching four hours of activities geared to educate the community about conservation activities on post and in the region.

In his welcoming remarks, Garrison Com-mander Col. Edward C. Rothstein told the audience of exhibitors, families and volun-teers that making the needed changes to properly care for the earth will not happen overnight.

“It’s got to be convenient to us and it’s got to be of value,” Rothstein said. “So one small step every day and getting our kids involved in a great event like today is what’s really going to make the changes necessary for our future.”

Guest speakers Roger King, executive officer at the Defense Media Activity, and Thorne Murrell, business and communi-ty outreach representative at the Defense Information Systems Agency, each said their respective facilities were constructed in com-pliance with green building and operating Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design requirements.

After the 45-minute ceremony, Rothstein and Command Sgt. Maj. Charles E. Smith helped to plant a sycamore tree near the lake.

Families gathered at the lake and cottage to view displays from more than 50 post agen-cies and off-post organizations ranging from Picerne Military Housing and Army Cyber Command to the Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Clean Air Partners.

Luz Patino, wife of Staff Sgt. Carlos Patino, who works in human resources at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, said she came to the event to learn how she can reduce her util-ity bills and conserve energy in her Midway Commons home.

“There’s a lot of information out there,” she said. “You’ve got to get more educated. People say, ‘We have to do something for Earth Day,’ but they don’t do anything. I would like to.”

One exhibit, displayed by the Environ-mental Division, featured trash found at the Manor View dump site.

In March, a contractor began excavating buried waste from the 10-acre site, which is located near the intersection of MacArthur Road and 2nd Corps Boulevard. The decom-position of organic material in the area is generating methane gas.

Some of the waste on exhibit, such as glassware, soda bottles and an Army canteen,

Earth Day celebrated with activities, exhibits dates back to the 1940s.

Paul Fluck, program manager for the Installation Restoration Program, said about 30 percent of the buried trash at the site has been removed. The $3 million project is scheduled to be completed in May.

The Directorate of Public Works’ Engi-neering Division featured an energy exhibit that included some of the post’s conservation projects.

Altramesia Grady, a general engineer, said Fort Meade is in accordance with reducing its energy consumption and implementing renewal energy efforts.

For example, exterior solar panels that do not use the power grid were installed last month at two barracks and at the Youth Center on Ernie Pyle Street.

LED interior lights are now being used in the atrium of DPW’s building. Grady said the lights have reduced wattage from 32 to 15.

To help reduce pollution from single-occu-pancy vehicles and assist commuters dealing with the rising cost of gasoline, Russell Riley,

mass transit benefit coordinator, provided information about the Army Mass Transpor-tation Benefit Program.

The program provides active-duty Sol-diers, National Guardsmen and Reservists and Department of the Army civilians with $125 per month in transit benefits for specific pre-approved commuter transportation costs, such as the MARC train.

In addition to the various displays, chil-dren enjoyed activities such as face painting, a moon bounce and a terrapins exhibit.

Children from the Monarch Academy, a public charter school in Glen Burnie, spent several hours taking turns at a dunking booth that featured Mick Butler, chief of the Envi-ronmental Division, in a wet suit as he braved the cold water after each slam.

“It felt good to win the game,” an 8-year-old said after dunking Butler. “[But] I don’t really feel all that good about dunking the man.”

Other exhibitors included members of the Howard County Beekeepers Association,

First Army Division East Staff Sgt. Raul Delgado (center) and Master Sgt. John Harrington pull their team to victory against the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate and U.S. Army Claims Service during a “Pull Green Challenge Tug-of-War” on Tuesday afternoon.


who spoke about honeybees and their benefi-cial contributions to the food chain through the pollination of crops.

Stevie Wilding, a chemist with the Envi-ronmental Protection Agency, helped partici-pants mix their own “earth paste,” a nontoxic cleanser made from baking soda, olive oil, water and vinegar.

“It’s a fun activity,” she said. “You can use it on your kitchen sink or bathroom tile.”

But no one seemed to enjoy the day more than Soldiers from First Army Division East and members of the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate and U.S. Army Claims Service, who faced off in a “Pull Green Challenge Tug-of-War.”

Standing in a sand pit, First Army wrestled

Children play at the American Water Enterprises duck display at the Earth Day event. Youngsters also enjoyed a terrapins exhibit and a display of live honeybees.LEFT: Garrison Commander Col. Edward C. Rothstein helps to plant a sycamore tree at Burba Lake following the kick-off ceremony for Fort Meade’s annual observance of Earth Day on Tuesday. Displays ranged from energy and wildlife conservation to clean air and alternatives to single-occupancy driving.

Christiane Higgs, 2, of Fort Meade, smiles at Sequoya Tyler of Glen Burnie as Tyler paints her face during the Earth Day festivities.

the rope from SJA and Army Claims to win the first round.

“It was tough at first,” said Staff Sgt. John Russell of First Army. “But then we started working together and we got in unison.”

Capt. Cody Cheek, a claims attorney with SJA, coached his team from the sidelines.

Although SJA and Army Claims didn’t win, they were examples of the day’s boister-ous spirit.

“A lot of guys here never give up,” Cheek said. “They never quit.”

Editor’s note: Visit http://go.usa.gov/yYt for more photos from Earth Day events.


Community news

By Jason KellyEmerging Media Manager

Fort Meade’s 13 registered private orga-nizations are more than social clubs.

While each of the organizations focus on a specific interest such as gardening, golfing or building bonds between spous-es, they all share a common characteristic. They are active members of the Fort Meade community, helping to sustain and improve the quality of life here.

This is the first in a series of articles designed to highlight the organizations and share how they contribute to the community.

Officers’ Spouses’ ClubThe Fort Meade OSC “fosters a feel-

ing of friendship amongst its members and preserves the ideals and traditions of our community through social and chari-table activities,” said Michelle Hausman, OSC president. “We work to unify the interests and activities of our members for the betterment of Fort Meade and our surrounding community.”

Hausman considers the OSC Newcom-ers’ Brunch and Membership Apprecia-tion Luncheon the organization’s most important events.

“The luncheon lets us recognize our members for all they have given to the OSC and the community,” she said. “We also honor our volunteers. We would be nothing without them.”

Other OSC events include its Merry Mart Craft Fair in November, gift wrap-ping at Arundel Mills Mall, Salute to Military Moms Fashion Show at the mall, day trips to the White House and New York City, and “Old Joe” Golf Tournament.

The seventh annual golf tournament, which is limited to 80 players, will be held Friday at The Courses at Fort Meade.

“It will be one of the last tournaments at the course,” Hausman said. “We would like to go out with a bang.”

Like other OSC events, proceeds ben-efit scholarships and welfare programs for the Fort Meade military commu-nity.

Formerly called the Officers’ Wives’ Club, the OSC opened its membership to both men and women “to be more inclusive. We want [men] to know that we want them as part of the team,”

Hausman said. “Our members represent a wide range of experiences and ages.”

The OSC’s 118 members include spouses of active-duty, Reserve and retired officers, warrant officers and DoD civilians, GS-9 and above.

The club hosts luncheons on the third Thursday of the month, from September to May.

For more information, visit www.fort-meadeosc.org or email Michelle Haus-man at [email protected].

Retired Officers’ Wives’ ClubThe ROWC shares some of its history

with the Officers’ Spouses’ Club.On Dec. 6, 1977, 65 women attended

the ROWC’s first meeting in the Post Chapel. By 1980, ROWC grew to more than 150 members. One year later, the organization began to operate separately from the OSC.

Today, ROWC’s 93 members are “active volunteers within the military and civil-ian communities” through the Meade Area Garden Club, USO, American Red Cross and the OSC, said Lianne Roberts, ROWC president.

The club also supports other organiza-tions’ fundraisers such as the OSC’s “Old Joe” Golf Tournament.

Since 2001, ROWC has co-sponsored the Veterans Appreciation Day Lun-cheon, which Roberts considers the club’s most important annual event. It began in 1982 as a day to honor the members’ husbands.

Last year, ROWC and the seven other co-sponsors of Veterans Appreciation Day marked 10 years of their combined effort “to celebrate veterans’ service to their country” through the post event, Roberts said.

Another ROWC event is an annual spring fashion show. Members modeled clothing from the Post Exchange on April 3 at Club Meade.

“This is such a dynamic group. … The diversity makes any conversation an adventure,” said Roberts, an ROWC member since 2000.

ROWC hosts luncheons on the first Tuesday of each month, from September to May, at Club Meade; there is no lun-cheon in January.

The ROWC’s “Summer Lunch Bunch” group meets on the first Tuesday in June,

Private organizations benefit community

July and August.For more information, call Lianne

Roberts at 443-306-1469.

Enlisted Spouses ClubLike the OSC and ROWC, the Enlist-

ed Spouses Club offers its members the opportunity to support the Fort Meade community while building bonds between themselves.

“Each and every member brings something different to the group,” said Rachel Jamison, ESC president. “It is amazing to come together with several different branches and just be normal, like we have known each other for many years.”

The ESC, which has approximately 40 members, builds camaraderie through participation in activities such as the Newcomers Fair, National Night Out, Army Community Service Angel Tree and “Clean-Up Fort Meade,” which is held in commemoration of Earth Day.

The fourth annual clean-up will be Sat-urday from 8 to 10 a.m. Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. at Meade High School and at the Meuse Forest, Potomac Place, Heritage Park and Midway Commons neighborhood centers.

Pre-registration is available on the club’s website at www.ftmeadeesc.org.

Raffle tickets will be awarded for each bag of trash or recyclables collected. The drawing will be held at 10 a.m.

The ESC also promotes education through its annual scholarships and oversees the Post Thrift Shop (see the March 22 article “Thrift Shop features dedicated volunteers” at http://go.usa.gov/mCx).

“Everything the shop makes comes back to the ESC, and then we put it right back into the community. ... We hold the shop dear and near to our hearts,” Jamison said.

The ESC is grateful for the communi-ty’s support, she said.

“Many of the things we do would not be possible without each and every person,” Jamison said. “Our dreams are bigger than ourselves.”

The ESC’s next meeting is May 14 at 7 p.m. at Potomac Place Neighborhood Center.

For more information about the ESC, visit its website or email [email protected].

Editor’s note: For more information on the requirements to become a regis-tered private organization, call Tiffany Abrams, administrative assistant for the Directorate of Family and Morale, Wel-fare and Recreation, at 301-677-3772.

Edna Grant, corresponding secretary of the Retired Officers’ Wives’ Club, models a cobalt blue dress from the Post Exchange during the club’s annual spring fashion show on April 3 at Club Meade. ROWC hosts several events during the year and monthly luncheons from September to May.

Photo by Phil Grout


Community news & notes

The deadline for Soundoff! community “News and Notes” is Friday at noon. All submissions are posted at the editor’s dis-cretion and may be edited for space and grammar. Look for additional community events on the Fort Meade website at www.ftmeade.army.mil and the Meade TV Blog at http://meadetv.wordpress.com.

For more information or to submit an announcement, email Chad Jones at [email protected] or call 301-677-1301.

Ribbon cutting for new 902nd MI facility

The 902nd Military Intelligence Group is conducting a ribbon cutting ceremony today at 10 a.m. for its new headquarters and Army Counterintelligence Center at 2600 Ernie Pyle St.

The complex will be named after Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ann M. McDonough.

Scouting For FoodThe annual Scouting For Food

collection will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

Boy Scout Troop 377 and Cub Scout Pack 377 on Fort Meade will request donations of nonperishable foods items door-to-door in the residential neighborhoods on post.

All items will be donated to the Fort Meade USO Food Bank.

For more information, email Mark Hamilton, assistant scoutmaster, Troop 337, at [email protected].

Drug Take-Back DayFort Meade’s Army Substance

Abuse Program will sponsor National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 28 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the sidewalk in front of the Post Exchange.

Sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration, take-back day provides an opportunity to safely dispose of unused, unwanted or expired medications at authorized locations in local communities.

For more information, call ASAP at 301-677-7983.

ID Card Section closings The Military Personnel Division ID

Card Section at 2234 Huber Road will now be closed for system maintenance

and training on the last Wednesday of every month from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Identification Card Section is open the first Saturday of every month from 8 a.m. to noon on a walk-in basis only.

Normal hours of operation for the ID Card Section are Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The hours for Common Access Cards are Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

In/out processing, records updates, transitions, Retirement Services, awards and any other services performed by the Military Personnel Division are available Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, call 301-677-5406.

Beware of financial services scam

A scam to solicit money from service members and DoD civilians

has been identified.The director of the Defense Military

Pay Office sent an email warning to alert the rising number of victims.

Scammers have copied the Defense Finance and Accounting Services logo as well as the DoD logo to make it appear as though it is a valid DFAS document.

DFAS does not send unsolicited email messages with attachments or letters asking you to send money to pay for some benefit. This letter purporting to be from DFAS asks the fiancée of a service member to register in “our system,” entitling the fiancée to benefits in the event of the service member’s death.

This letter is a typical phishing scam used to obtain personal information and, oftentimes, money.

The Army Criminal Investigation Command recommends sharing this information with your fellow service members.

Kimbrough closureKimbrough Ambulatory Care Center will

be closed May 11 to allow its staff to partici-pate in their quarterly mandatory training.

Family Fun FairIn celebration of the Month of the

Military Child, the Family Fun Fair will be held April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McGill Training Center.

Children can enjoy games, pony rides, face painting, moon bounce, arts and crafts, karaoke, SKIES demonstrations and prizes. A child ID station will be available.

The free event is open to the public.For more information, call 301-677-

1149.

Walk a MileWalk around McGlachlin Parade

Field in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month on April 27 from noon to 2 p.m.


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Memorial Day Remembrance

Fort Meade’s Memorial Day Remem-brance featuring the 26th Annual Mass-ing of the Colors with the U.S. Army Field Band and the U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps will be held May 6 at 2:30 p.m. at the Pavilion.

The keynote speaker is Gov. Martin O’Malley. The free event is open to the public.

Military and community color guards are encouraged to participate.

For information regarding color guard participation, call retired Maj. John P. Benevides at 410-551-5572.

For more information about the event, call the Public Affairs Office at 301-677-1361.

Military Appreciation Barbecue

The 3rd Annual Military Appreciation Barbecue will be held June 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the courtyard at the Freedom Center Barracks.

The free event will feature hamburgers, hot dogs, side dishes, desserts and prizes.

This barbecue is open to active-duty military personnel only.

For more information, call Queen Waddell at 410-305-0660 or email [email protected].

Evening Vet ClinicThe Fort Meade Veterinary Treatment

Facility will hold an evening clinic, by appointment only, on May 1 from 4 to 7 p.m.

The clinic will feature health exams, vaccinations and sick appointments.

To schedule an appointment or for more information, call 301-677-1300.

Mid-Maryland Home Show The Mid-Maryland Home Show will

be held Friday to Sunday at the Pavil-ion.

Hours are Friday, 2 to 7 p.m.; Satur-day, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The event is open to the public. Admission is $6 for adults; $4 for active-duty and retired service members; and $3 for adults on opening

day.The home show will feature Cari

Cucksey of HGTV’s “Cash and Cari” on Saturday at noon and 4 p.m.

For more information, visit www.midatlanticexpos.com.

Karaoke NightThe 11th Frame Lounge at the Lanes

is hosting a free Karaoke Night today from 7 to 10 p.m. The public is invited.


Dance nightsClub Meade is offering the following

dance events:• Latin Club Night on Friday from 8

p.m. to 2 a.m.• Country-Top 40 Night, April 27,

from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.No cover charge. A cash bar is

available.For more information, call 301-677-

5298.

Mongolian barbecuePick your own meat, fresh vegetables

and seasonings and Club Meade will cook it at the Mongolian barbecue dinner on April 27 from 5:30 to 9 p.m.

The event is open to the public. Reservations are recommended by calling 301-677-6969.

Suicide intervention training

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training will be offered Wednesday and April 26 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Argonne Hills Chapel Center.

Participation in both training days is required.

The training is for service members of all ranks, civilian employees, ombudsmen and adult family members.

Attire is civilian clothes.During the workshop, participants

will learn to identify those at risk and how to better listen and care for them. Participants will interact through group discussions and skills practice, and view powerful videos on suicide intervention.

Advance registration is required.To register or for more information,

email Chief Alan Dagg at [email protected] or call 240-373-3640.

Personal Conflict Resolution

A seminar on Personal Conflict Resolution will be held April 26 from noon to 1 p.m. at Potomac Place Neighborhood Center.

Bring a brown bag lunch.Learn how conflict affects

relationships, both personal and at work, and examine methods to productively manage conflict.

To register, call 301-677-5590.

photo by brian krista

Cruising for bargainsMaj. Beatriz Yarrish, commanding officer of the Marine Detachment at the Defense Information School, pushes her 6-year-old daughter Kali in a toy car after selling it to a customer at Fort Meade’s Flea Market on Saturday. Yarrish’s son, Reece, 4, follows along.

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EDUCATION



Couples Resiliency Workshop

The Fort Meade Couples Resiliency Workshop will be held May 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Argonne Hills Chapel Center.

The free workshop will feature Kelly Simpson, author of the evidence-based active relationships skills program.

To register, call the Religious Support Office at 301-677-6703. For more information, visit www.ftmeade.army.mil/pages/chapel/chapel.

Summer Semester Start-upGet a jump-start on your education by

starting classes this summer.University of Maryland University

College is sponsoring a start-up event on May 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at UMUC’s Fort Meade office at 8601 Zimborski Ave.

Advisors will be available to help with putting together a degree plan. The $50 application fee will be waived for students who apply at the event; this is not avail-able for management doctoral students.


Pre-Deployment BriefArmy Community Service and the

Airman and Family Readiness Center have joined together to present weekly pre-deployment briefs to service members every Friday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Community Readiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave.

This briefing covers both the emotional and practical sides of deployment.

Spouses are encouraged to attend. Deployment-related resources will be distributed during the presentation.

Advance registration is required.To register or for more information,

Airmen should call Iman Barrow at the Airman and Family Readiness Center at 301-677-4138 or 301-677-4136. Soldiers should call Pia Morales at ACS at 301-677-5590 or 301-677-4110.

Auto care coursesThe Automotive Skills Center at 6530

Taylor Ave. is offering the courses “Proper procedures for replacing timing belts” on Sunday and “How to replace brake pads and shoes” on May 6 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Cost is $10 for each. For more informa-tion, call 301-677-5542.

Romp ‘n Stomp fairThe Romp ‘n Stomp Fun Fair, for

parents and children ages 5 and younger, will be celebrated Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The event will feature carnival games, informational booths on community resources, refreshments and door prizes.

For more information, call Rikki Ford, Parent Support coordinator, at 301-677-3617 or e-mail [email protected].

Children’s Book SwapRe-use those gently worn books at

the Children’s Book Swap that will be held through Saturday at the Medal of Honor Memorial Library.

Adult books are recycled every day. Donations are accepted.

For more information, call 301-677-5522 or 301-677-4509.

Grilling & ChillingYouths in grades six to eight are

invited to an evening of “Grilling & Chilling” on April 27 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Youth Center.

The meal includes barbecue chicken, chicken pagogi, rice and drinks. Participants will choose activities after dinner.

Cost is $5. For more information, call 301-677-1437.

StorytimeA garden-themed pre-kindergarten

Storytime will be held May 3 at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at the Medal of Honor Memorial Library.


Driver’s ed classEnroll your teen in the MVA Certified

Driver’s Education Course that will be held May 7 to 18 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Teen Center on MacArthur Road.

Cost is $325. These classes are eligible for up to $300 of free Army Family Covenant benefits to qualifying youth.

Space is limited; register now.All Child, Youth and School Services

patrons must do an initial registration at Parent Central Services, 1900 Reece Road.

For more information, call 301-677-6054 or 301-677-6056.

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MEETINGS

Chaplain’s WordASK FOR HELP

“The healthy and strong individual is the one who asks for help when he needs it. Whether he’s got an abscess on his

knee or on his soul.”

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Out & About• Month of the Military Child Six Flags

Special is available throughout April at Leisure Travel Services, 2300 Wilson St. Park ticket price costs $23 per person. For more information, call 301-677-7354.

• Leisure Travel Services, 2300 Wilson St., is offering monthly bus trips to New York City on May 18 and June 16, with discounts to attractions. Bus cost is $55. For more information, call 301-677-7354 or visit www.ftmeademwr.com.

• Retired Enlisted Association meets the third Thursday of the month from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Argonne Hills Chapel Center. The next meeting is tonight. For more information, visit www.trea.org or call Mary Gray, the local president, at 410-916-5385 or Arthur R. Cooper, national president, at 443-336-1230.

• Meade Area Garden Club will meet Friday at 10 a.m. at the Jessup Community Hall at the corner of Route 175 and Wigley Avenue.

Dick Lahn, founder and executive director of the Chesapeake Bay String of Pearls Project and the Annapolis Sustainable Business Alliance, will present a program on how to preserve the lands, wildlife and water throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

The public is invited. No reservations are required. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Lois Stephenson, club president, at 410-740-8024 or Pat Loosararian, membership chairperson, at 410-519-6443.

• Society of Military Widows meets for brunch the fourth Sunday of the month at 11 a.m. at Club Meade. The next meeting is Sunday. For more information, call Betty Jones at 410-730-0127.

• Single Parent Support Group meets the second and fourth Monday of the month from 6 to 8 p.m. at School Age Services, 1900 Reece Road. The next meeting is Monday.

Topics include legal and custody issues, discipline, dating and co-parenting with a previous partner. Free child care will be provided on site.

For more information, call Rikki Ford, Parent Support coordinator, at 301-677-3617 or email [email protected].

• Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 254 meets the fourth Wednesday of the month from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Roost, 9827 Love Road. The next meeting is Wednesday. For more information, call 443-534-5170 or visit www.afsa254.org.

• Retired Officers’ Wives’ Club year-end luncheon will be May 1 at 11 a.m. at Club Meade. The luncheon will include installation of next year’s board. The Joint Venture Quartet will perform. Cost is $15. Reservations must be made by April 26 at noon.

Guests who are eligible to join the ROWC may attend one meeting before they are required to join. Dues are $12.50 (half price) for anyone who joins through this May luncheon. For reservations, members may call their area Reservation Committee representative. All others should call Betty Wade at 410-551-7082.

• Fort Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America will meet May 3 at 11:30 a.m. at Club Meade. Retired Navy Capt. Norm Taylor, president of the Maryland Council of Chapters of MOAA, will discuss the annual “Storming the Hill” efforts by MOAA in April on Capitol Hill. The public is invited. For more information and reservations, call Wayne Hobbs at 410-799-8331.

• Monthly Prayer Breakfast, hosted by the garrison, is held the first Thursday of every month at 7 a.m. at the Courses Clubhouse. The next breakfast is May 3. Post employees, family members, and civilian and military personnel are invited. No cost; donations are optional. For more information, call 301-677-6703 or email [email protected].

• Meade Rod and Gun Club meets the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Perry’s Restaurant and Odie’s Pub at 1210 Annapolis Road, Odenton. The next meeting is May 3 in the banquet hall in back of the building. If you come early, join us for dinner at 6 p.m. For more information, call 410-674-4000.


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The final weekend before The Courses at Fort Meade closes will feature two large events for golfers. The golf course will sponsor Member Appreciation Day on April 28 and the final Commander’s Cup golf tournament on April 29.

By Mary DoyleChief of Media Relations

Patrons and members of The Courses at Fort Meade have known since 2005 that the golf course, which has been the cen-terpiece of Fort Meade since 1950, would close to accommodate National Security Agency expansion.

As the date for closing grows closer, many are wondering where they will be able to find an affordable place to play a round of golf.

Assisting golfers with finding a new home has been a priority for the Fort Meade Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation.

“We have been negotiating agreements with county-run courses in Anne Arundel

County,” said Scott Myers, chief of busi-ness operations for DFMWR. “We are losing the golf course, but Courses mem-bers and eligible patrons will still be able to pay discounted rates to play golf.”

Two golf courses operated by Anne Arundel County have agreed to allow discounted play and membership fees.

“These agreements are an example of the partnerships we have worked hard to develop with our county counterparts,” said Garrison Commander Col. Edward C. Rothstein. “Unfortunately, the golf course is a benefit the installation can no longer provide, at least for now. Our county partners have agreed to step in to ensure Team Meade is still able to enjoy the game at a discounted rate.”

County golf courses offer discounts for Courses membersThe Eisenhower Golf Course in

Crownsville is an 18-hole, par-71 course originally designed by Ed Ault in 1969. The course features four sets of tees at each hole for players of different skill levels.

Compass Pointe Golf Course in Pasa-dena is a 36-hole course made up of four nine-hole courses covering 800 acres. The course, designed by Lindsay Ervin in 2003, features a wide variety of terrains built to challenge golfers of all skill levels.

The fees for play at each course are different and depend upon weekday or weekend play. In addition, anyone eligible to play at the Fort Meade course will be eligible for discounted rates at the county courses, with a larger discount going to players who are active-duty enlisted mem-bers ranked private to sergeant.

“We think the price per round of golf offered at each of these courses is reason-able,” Myers said. “Some players may pay a little more, some a little less than they paid at the Courses. But we negotiated the best price possible for our former customers.”

For example, a round of golf and cart at the Eisenhower and Compass Pointe courses for enlisted members, from pri-vate to sergeant, on a weekday is $29. For all other MWR eligible patrons, the cost is $33.

Myers said annual memberships are available. Like the green fees, fees for memberships are comparable to what golfers paid for membership at the Cours-es.

Brochures providing details about the discounted rates are available at the Courses Clubhouse.

Editor’s note: For more information, visit the DFMWR website at www.ftmeademwr.com or call 301-677-5176.


With just a little more than a week remaining until The Courses at Fort Meade closes its greens, the Courses Club-house and pro shop are looking empty.

But the course itself continues to be filled with golfers looking to get their final fix before May 1.

To close the Courses with some excite-ment, the facility is sponsoring a mem-bership appreciation event on April 28 and the final Commander’s Cup tourna-ment on April 29.

During Member Appreciation Day, all members of the Courses can play a round of golf (cart included) for free. After playing a full 18 holes, golfers can return to the Clubhouse for free hot dogs and hamburgers.

“They can pick their own time to come and play,” said Ryan Spikes, the pro shop manager. “When they’re done they’re going to be able to grab some lunch and sit and talk — just kind of hang out, nothing too formal.”

With the free round of golf, the staff is expecting more players than on a typically busy Saturday. But more than enough tee-times will be available.

“It won’t be too much over what we’re normally doing,” Spikes said.

On April 29, the final Commander’s Cup golf tournament will be held in the afternoon. The tournament sold out fast. All spots are taken.

The event, which begins with a noon shotgun start, will conclude with an awards banquet.

“Hopefully, everything will go well,” Spikes said, “and that will be it.”

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By Staff Sgt. Matthew Fournier, Public Affairs70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing

It’s a goal that the Airmen in the 707th Communications Squadron have trained hard to realize, but on Feb. 22 it was finally achieved — a 100 percent pass rate for every Airman on the Air Force physical fitness test.

The squadron set this goal in September 2010 and has implemented a rigorous train-ing plan to achieve it.

“Our squadron is doing one heck of a job,” said Airman 1st Class Bryan Poole, the 707th CS Unit Fitness Program Manager. “It’s no surprise to me that the squadron’s pass rate is where it is. We have a very fitness-driven leadership who, in my opinion, are determined to keep those stats right where they are.”

Poole has spent the past eight months working out with Airmen every day to ensure the squadron’s success. Sometimes, Poole works out as many as three times a day to ensure all his fellow Airmen accomplished a workout.

A host of factors can prevent an Airman from passing the PT test. A loss of motiva-tion is one example.

“I remember when I first got here in August 2010, I had pretty good scores com-ing out of tech school,” Airman 1st Class Anthony Gordon said. “I started working night shifts though, and it was challenging a lot of times to have the motivation to do PT before or after a shift. I know I slacked off a little bit, too, because of that.”

Gordon then failed a fitness test and was placed on the Fitness Improvement Program. Airmen on the FIP are required to do five PT sessions per week with their supervisor.

“Working out five days a week with the program and with the PT leaders we have, it’s intense,” Gordon said. “I went from failing a PT test to a 92 on my next test, thanks to them. And now I’m a PT leader.”

Squadron PT is twice a week, and mock tests are administered to Airmen within two months of their test date.

Airmen identified as being at risk are required to exercise four days a week. Both the FIP and at-risk sessions are tailored to each individual’s needs in the areas in which they are struggling.

To be considered at risk, Airmen must have either failed a mock test; be within five push-ups or sit-ups of minimum require-

ment; or be within 30 seconds of failing their run time.

“The purpose of the at-risk program is to catch a member before he or she fails, regardless of a passing test score,” said Staff Sgt. Cedeno, a UFPM who implemented the squadron’s current programs in 2010. “With the at-risk program, the individual categories are looked at much harder than the overall score. Our goal is for everyone to be able to pass a test at any given point in the year.”

Not even a year ago, 14 of 190 Airmen in the squadron were in the FIP and 51 were identified as being at risk. The squadron was at a 91 percent pass rate, but the squadron’s fitness program managers recognized they could do much better.

Cedeno, or “Staff Sgt. Sadistic,” as he was affectionately known by some, ran most of the PT sessions. He noted how people would often complain about the changes or how sore they were the day after his sessions, which he said wasn’t very encouraging.

“I think I was the most hated man in the squadron at one point,” Cedeno said. “Within four to six months, people realized how much more fit they were, morale was up, and we really started getting a lot of recogni-tion from other local chiefs and squadron commanders. I think that is what raised squadron morale even higher.”

While the exercise program is demanding, it does have its rewards.

Airmen who score 100 on their PT test receive a three-day pass from the com-mander. Scores between 95 and 99.99 are good for a two-day pass, and 90 to 94.99 for a one-day pass.

The squadron also conducts sports chal-lenges once a month to maintain unit esprit de corps and to keep Airmen interested in being fit.

“The Air Force is leaner and fitter,” said Master Sgt. Stephen Parker about the initial changes. “We wanted this to be more of a change in lifestyle. We were hoping it would motivate people to work out more on their own. Everybody wasn’t happy about it at first, but I think they understood. When people saw the results, they couldn’t really complain.

“I hope that this carries forward and takes hold in the future — not just for our squadron, but for any other units that want to improve their fitness level. This is not only about people’s PT tests; it’s also for their health.”

707th CS scores 100 percent PT pass rate

Sports ShortsEarth Day 5K Run/1-Mile Walk

The installation’s annual Run Series kicks off Saturday at 8 a.m. with the Earth Day 5K Run/1-Mile Walk at Burba Park.

Registration cost for individuals is $25.

The registration cost is $60 for a family of three to six people.

An individual can register for the entire season for $80.

The next run will be the Patriot Pride 10K/1-Mile Walk on May 19 at Murphy Field House.


Joint Service Installation RunHeadquarters Command Battalion will host a Joint Service Installation Run

on May 18 from 6:30 to 8 a.m. at McGlachlin Parade Field.Partner organizations, civilians and guests are welcome to participate in the

three-mile “Resiliency Run.”For more information, call 301-677-4719 or 301-677-5153.

Army Ten-Miler qualifierA qualifying run for active-duty service members interested in joining

the Fort Meade Army Ten-Miler team will be held May 4 at Murphy Field House.

The 5-mile run will begin at 7:30 a.m.Registration is required by May 2.To register, call 301-677-7916 or 301-677-3318, or email lauren.l.Williams@

us.army.mil.

“Old Joe” Golf TournamentThe Fort Meade Officers’ Spouses’ Club is sponsoring the 7th Annual “Old

Joe” Golf Tournament on Friday at The Courses at Fort Meade.Registration costs $80 and includes green fees and cart, putting contest,

breakfast and lunch. The registration fee for OSC members and spouses is $70.Proceeds benefit scholarship and welfare programs for the Fort Meade

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Public Affairs Officer Chad T. Jones, author of Jibber Jabber, is out of the office. Jibber Jabber will return next week.

As always, if you have any comments about Jibber Jabber or anything to do with the world of sports, e-mail [email protected].

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military community.For more information or to register, email Dana O’Shea at danaoshea@

hotmail.com or visit www.fortmeadeosc.org.

Meade Athletics’ Boosters Golf ClassicThe Meade Athletics’ Boosters will sponsor its Golf Classic on May 5 from 7

a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Compass Pointe Golf Course, 9010 Fort Smallwood Road, Pasadena.

The cost is $125 per golfer or $500 per four-person team and includes cart rental, driving range, beverages, breakfast and lunch.

Proceeds benefit the Meade High School Athletic Department.To register, visit www.meadeathletics.org. For more information, call Toby

Allen at 520-678-9313.

Youth Fishing RodeoThe community is invited to the Youth Fishing Rodeo on May 5 from 10 a.m.

to 1 p.m. at Burba Lake.Registration will be from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Burba Lake Cottage.

There will be no registration fee or pre-registration.Youths age 3 to 16 will be divided into three age divisions. The Maryland

Department of Natural Resources will stock the lake. State fishing regulations will apply.

Awards will be presented for each age group.

For more information, call Outdoor Recreation at 301-677-3810 or 301-677-3825.

Youth tennis lessonsYouth tennis lessons will be offered through the Child, Youth and School

Service’s SKIES program on Mondays and Wednesdays through May 16 beginning Monday.

Players ages 5 to 7 will meet from 4 to 4:45 p.m; ages 8 to 10 will meet from 5 to 6 p.m.; ages 11 to 17 will meet from 6 to 7 p.m.

The session costs $75 for each player.For more information, call 301-677-1105 or 301-677-1156.

Coaches neededCoaches are needed for the Child, Youth and School Service’s track and soccer teams.All coaches are required to complete a background check and attend coach

certification training. Head and assistant coaches whose children are enrolled in spring sports will be given a coach’s discount.

For more information, call 301-677-1329 or email [email protected].

Spring Sports registrationRegistration for spring sports is under way at Parent Central Services, 1900 Reece Road.Youth sports are available for ages 3 to 18 years old.Spring sports include soccer, T-ball, baseball, softball, track, swim, indoor football and

county basketball for ages 10 through 13.For more information, call 301-677-1149 or 1156.

For more Fort Meade sports, visit www.quickscores.com/ftmeadesports.

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Movies

The movie schedule is subject to change. For a recorded announcement of showings, call 301-677-5324. Further listings are available on the Army and Air Force Exchange Service website at www.aafes.com.

Movies start Wednesdays to Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $4.50 for adults (12 and older) and $2.25 for children.

Today through May 6

Today: “Project X” (R). Three high-school seniors throw a party designed to be an unforgettable experience.

Friday: “Gone” (PG-13). When her sister disap-pears, Jill (Amanda Seyfried) is convinced the serial killer who kidnapped her two years ago has returned, and she sets out to once again face her abductor.

Saturday, Sunday & May 6: “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” (PG). Adaptation of the classic Dr. Seuss story about a creature who speaks for the trees and, ultimately, shares a message of preservation and hope.

Wednesday & April 28-29: “John Carter” (PG-13). Action adventure based on an Edgar Rice Burroughs’ tale about a Civil War veteran who finds himself transported to another planet to help fight a war there.

April 25-26: “Silent House” (R). Trapped inside her family’s lakeside retreat, a young woman finds she is unable to contact the outside world as events become increasingly ominous in and around the house.

May 2, 4 & 5: “A Thousand Words” (PG-13). In this comedy, Eddie Murphy plays a literary agent who stretches the truth on a business deal, and is then forced to realize the consequence of every word he speaks. With Kerry Washington, Cliff Curtis, Clark Duke and Allison Janney.

May 3: “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” (PG-13). Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) is still strug-gling with the curse of the Ghost Rider, a.k.a. the devil’s bounty hunter.

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Access Gates on Fort MeadeDemps Visitor Control Center,

Bldg. 902 Reece Road7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday

Gate 1: Mapes Road and Route 32

5 a.m. to 9 p.m., 7 days a week

Gate 2: Mapes Road and Maryland Route 175

5 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday;

closed weekends and holidays

Gate 3: Rockenbach Road5 a.m. to 9 p.m.,

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Gate 6: Llewellyn Avenue and Maryland Route 175

6 to 8 a.m., Monday through Friday for inbound traffic;

3 to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday for outbound traffic

Gate 7: Reece Road and Maryland Route 175

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