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Vol. 7, No. 2 January 15, 2016

2 Friday, January 15, 2016 Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Joint Base Journal

By Scott PauleyJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling

Public Affairs

We’re two weeks into the New Year, and if you’re like many people, your newly founded resolution to get into the gym and get back in shape is probably teeter-ing as your muscles ache from being jolted into action again. How can you make this year different and not let your goals slip away from you before the calendar flips to the next month?

Maybe setting a more at-tainable goal this year will provide you with the motiva-tion to stay at it. It just so hap-pens that the Navy Air Force Half Marathon and Navy 5 Miler registration is coming up in the next few weeks.

Sure, you might not be up to a half marathon now, es-pecially when pumping out 20 minutes on the elliptical is about as strenuous as your workouts have been for the last few years, but the 5 Miler might be an attainable goal for you. If you’ve been inter-ested in trying some longer distance running, maybe this is the year to catch the run-ning “bug.”

Registering for the run in February holds you account-able to yourself by offering a goal to pursue throughout the year.

There are plenty of 5K runs that you could use to build yourself up to the next level along the way as well. It’s do-

able, really.Maybe you have suffered

through several runs, feeling like your lungs are going to explode, and your legs just might fall off before you hit that third mile, but there’s only one way to get better at run-ning. So, lace up your sneak-ers and hit the road.

Can you imagine any better backdrop for your first dis-tance race than the National Mall at sunrise in September? Just imagine the orange light washing over the Lincoln Me-morial, the Washington Mon-ument standing tall on the horizon, as you push yourself to new limits and find that last ounce of energy to sprint to-wards the finish line.

The race is scheduled for Sept. 18. Registration opens Feb. 1.

Go to www.navyhalf.com for more information and to register.

Give yourself a chance this year. Give yourself the motivation that can help you to keep pushing for a better you.

Make your New Year’s resolutions stick with NAF-HALF

Scott Pauley

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Happy New Year! I hope each of you had an opportunity for a little down time and a chance to recharge your batteries over the holidays. From what I see, we answered all bells and begin 2016 on a good footing. Well done!

On Jan. 5, the CNO released his cam-paign “Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority.” Please take a look (http://www.navy.mil/cno/docs/cno_stg.pdf ) and reevaluate your duties and respon-sibilities in light of the four lines of effort and the four core attributes contained therein. This campaign design will guide our decisions and activities going for-ward.

During 2016, the Navy will focus on highlighting its comprehensive ener-gy program via the Great Green Fleet (GGF). The GGF demonstrates a di-versified energy portfolio and reduced reliance on petroleum through a com-bination of energy conservation, energy efficiency, increased use of alternative energy sources, technological advance-ments, education, and partnerships, both ashore and afloat, to increase com-bat capability, energy resiliency, and op-erational effectiveness. Each of us has a role to play in the GGF and in furthering the Navy’s energy program.

In February we execute the annual

Solid Curtain/ Citadel Shield (SC/CS)

force protection exercise. SC/CS en-

hances our security personnel’s training

and readiness through realistic training

scenarios and responses. SC/CS is not

a response to any specific threat to our

Region or installations.

2016 is shaping up to be an incredibly

busy year. We need everyone hitched to

the same wagon and pulling in the same

direction. I’m looking forward to a great

year. As always, thank you for your com-

mitment and dedication to our Navy

and our Nation.

Commandant’s Corner

U.S. Navy photo by Michelle l. GordoN

rear adm. yancey B. lindseycommandant, naval District Washington

3Friday, January 15, 2016Joint Base Journal Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling

Story and photos by Tamara WardJoint Base Journal

All four unaccompanied housing units at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) were recognized for high qual-ity customer service in 2015.

Each year, Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) and the consulting firm of Christopher E. Lee (CEL) & Associates, Inc. con-duct a customer satisfaction survey at thousands of unac-companied properties across the country. The data is com-piled to determine which housing teams should receive the Customer Service in Excel-lence award for providing a su-perior level of service to their residents.

CEL distributed the resident satisfaction and opinion sur-vey to JBAB unaccompanied housing residents between September and late November of 2015.

In the 52-question survey, more than 700 JBAB residents had the opportunity to rate their facility and management team on a variety of custom-er service measures. The re-sponses were collected via printed surveys and online, and tallied by CEL.

Enterprise Hall won the A-List Platinum Award and the Air Force Honor Guard, Fur-nari Hall and Blanchard Bar-

racks won the A-List Award.The A-List Platinum Award is

given to properties that receive a service satisfaction score of at least 93.9 and a response rate of at least 20 percent. En-terprise Hall earned a service score of 97.1.

The A-List Award is given to those properties that receive a service satisfaction score of at least 85.0 and a response rate of at least 20 percent. Blanchard, Furnari and the Honor Guard barracks all had a service score of roughly 88.

JBAB Unaccompanied Housing Director Brian Jack-son has high expectations for the four structures that house a combined 862 beds.

“The goal [is for] all four buildings to receive platinum status,” stated Jackson.

He welcomes the annual survey results to help him meet that goal.

“We can identify what’s go-ing on in this particular build-ing [and] where we need to improve,” expressed Jackson.

According to Jackson, the unaccompanied housing staff conducted two town halls to encourage survey participa-tion. JBAB’s commanding offi-cer (Navy Capt. Frank Mays), base security, the fire depart-ment, Army and Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES), and Morale, Welfare and Rec-reation (MWR) were on hand to provide residents with valu-able information about base

happenings and what is tak-ing place in unaccompanied housing.

Surveys were distributed and collected during the town halls.

“Last year [2014] only three of our four barracks received the A-List Award,” said Jack-son. “This year all four received awards, with Enterprise Hall increasing to platinum status.”

Blanchard Barracks didn’t receive a housing award last year. This year, with some hard work, good customer service and elbow grease, Blanchard Barracks received A-List Real Estate Award for Customer Service Excellence.

Former building manager Aziz Hill was credited with the success of Blanchard Barracks’ award. Hill recently left JBAB to manage a housing unit in Bethesda, Maryland.

“He was the driving force in increasing the scores and customer service, turning around residents’ trouble calls or addressing any issues,” said Jackson. “The building being enhanced played a part.”

Enhancements to Blanchard Barracks included new floor-ing and refurbished hallways on the fourth and fifth floors.

More are scheduled, but budget constraints dictate the timeline for those improve-ments.

“We have a budget, but to get projects like these done, we’ve got to go outside our budgets

and request funding through Public Works and to CNIC,” said Jackson. “These projects have been phased in.”

Jackson is hopeful Blanchard Barracks will get the neces-sary funding to begin another phase of enhancements on the nine-story building.

JBAB housing team man-ages four of the ten unaccom-panied housing units in Naval District Washington (NDW). This year, four of the six hous-ing awards issued in NDW went to JBAB properties.

While the town halls and building enhancements were key, Jackson feels the biggest factor in the improvement in customer service rating for JBAB barracks this year is pri-marily his staff.

“The building managers’ in-teractions with the residents is what drove those numbers,” emphasized Jackson.

JBAB barracks win awards for excellent customer service

Row 1: Culinary Specialist 1st Class Antonio Granderson; Joseph Cadet; Martha Bryant; Barracks Manag-er for Furnari Hall, Charlene Johnson; Barracks Manager for Blanchard, CS2 Nichelle Pearson; Barracks Manager for Blanchard, Tanya Johnson; Culinary Specialist 1st Class Joanna Davis; JBAB Unaccompanied Housing Director, Brian Jackson. Row 2: Sovann Sokly; Andre Hudson; Jeffrey Counsel; Noe Iglasias-Alva-rez; Shelia Knox; Valeria Lee; Veronica Askew; May Noe. Back Row: Donny Welch; Pierre Aguste; LaKeith Dickens; Clarence Bright.

JBAB Unaccompanied Housing Director Brian Jackson (center) with the Enterprise Hall housing team. Not pictured, John Inaldo, Building Manager for Enterprise Hall. Enterprise Hall won the Platinum A-List Award.

Updated hallways and flooring in Blanchard Barracks help boost cus-tomer service scores to win the A-List Award in Customer Service Excellence in 2015.

Funari Hall Barracks Manager Charlene Johnson (center) and Fur-nari housing team win the A-List Award for Excellence in Customer Service in 2015.

Air Force Honor Guard housing team won the A-List Award for Cus-tomer Service Excellence in 2015.

Blanchard Barracks housing team won the A-List Award for Custom-er Service Excellence in 2015.


Story by Tamara WardJoint Base Journal

The Young Marines youth development pro-

gram at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) is

working to promote healthy choices by teach-

ing kids about the perils of drugs.

With 298 chapters nationwide, Young Ma-

rines offers classes about drug demand reduc-

tion through its flagship program Closing the

Gate on Drugs.

Closing the Gate on Drugs alerts children to

the dangers of gateway drugs.

“We talk to the kids about a healthy drug free

lifestyle and supplement that with community

service, in particular service to veterans and

physical activity,” said retired Marine Col. Bill

Davis, National Executive Director and Chief

Executive Officer for the Young Marines Na-

tional Headquarters.

“Alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, over the count-

er medications, and marijuana are the focus

areas. Adults can make their own choices, but

for kids, these are healthy lifestyle choices.

Not only that, they are developmental lifestyle

choices. As a young person’s brain develops,

things can happen that change it and its devel-

opment path when you alternate it with other

kinds of chemicals and influences.”

Young Marines encourages older partici-

pants to carry the anti-drug messages forward

to their communities, churches and other

youth events.

“The kids talk to their peers about what the

elements are of what they do in a drug free

lifestyle. Its peer on peer,” said Joe Venable,

deputy director of Young Marines. “I’m an old

guy. They can hear me say this and all they

hear is ‘blah, blah, blah,’ but [when] they hear

someone who is 15, 16 years old — or 8, 9, 10

years old — they listen and they get it; to them

it’s tangible and they want to be a part of it.”

The organization also partners with local

schools, with the overall effort receiving sever-

al accolades.

“The development of the program Closing

the Gate on Drugs has earned us our seventh

Secretary of Defense Fulcrum Shield Award,”

said Robert Borka, director of Operations for

Young Marines.

The award, issued by the Department of De-

fense, recognizes youth organizations affiliat-

ed with the military making significant strides

in anti-drug education programs.

Each October, members participate in the

Red Ribbon Week in honor of Enrique “Kiki”

Camerena, a former Marine who worked for

the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

Camerena was working to eliminate the traf-

ficking of drugs into the United States when he

was captured and murdered by a drug cartel in

Mexico in 1985. Red ribbons were worn in his

memory and over the years the ribbon has be-

come a symbol for the war against drugs. The

campaign promotes anti-drug awareness and

according to the DEA nearly 80 million people

participate in Red Ribbon Week annually.

Young Marines take the “Red Ribbon

pledge,” promising a drug-free lifestyle and en-

couraging others to do the same.

Davis, Venerable and Borka, all former Ma-

rines, firmly believe in the program’s approach.

“It’s putting kids on the right path in life with

so many negative factors today,” said Davis.

“This is one of those that is not only a positive

program for growth and development, and

learning about being good citizens, but the fact

that it focuses a lot on creating positive peer

environments is equally important.”

For more information about the Young Ma-

rines, Closing the Gate on Drugs or the Red Rib-

bon campaign, go to www.youngmarines.com.

Young Marines work to prevent drug use

For more news from other bases around the Washington, D.C. area,visit www.dcmilitary.com.



Public Affairs

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Security is hoping to ease the minds of worried par-ents by offering car seat safety inspections from a certified inspector at JBAB’s Police De-partment.

Police Sgt. Bianca Burgos re-cently completed a certification to be able to ensure that car seats are safely installed, and to offer peace of mind to anxious parents who could use a second look.

“I looked for the school to get certified because a lot of the res-idents were coming in looking for someone to inspect car seats and nobody was certified here,” said Burgos. “Anyone with a car seat, or a child or grandchild, should get their car seat inspect-ed to make sure it’s safe.”

The Center for Disease Con-trol (CDC) website reports that 638 children ages 12 years and younger died as occu-

pants in motor vehicle crashes, and more than 127,250 were injured in the United States during 2013. Of the children ages 12 years and younger who died in a crash in 2013, 38 per-cent were not buckled up.

Those staggering numbers reinforce the importance of using a properly secured car

seat appropriate for the height and weight of your child. The website also says, “car seat use reduces the risk for death to in-fants (aged less than one year) by 71 percent; and to toddlers (aged 1–4 years) by 54 percent in passenger vehicles.”

If you’re not sure what type of car seat you should be using for

your child, visit safercar.gov and use the National Highway Traf-fic Safety Association (NHTSA) guidelines for car seat recom-mendations.

Other considerations include checking the sticker along the side of the car seat that tells you the height and weight require-ments, and to make sure you’re following the requirements for the car seat, said Burgos.

Also, with the cold weather settling in, make sure to remove your child’s winter jacket before buckling them into the seat. Larger winter jackets could cause the five-point harness to fit incorrectly and potentially en-danger the child, she explained.

When considering a second-hand car seat, use the following checklist from the NHTSA. If you can check off each of these statements, it may be ok to use.

- The seat has never been in-volved in a moderate to severe crash.

- The seat has labels stating date of manufacture and model number. You need this informa-

tion to find out if there is a recall on the car seat or if the seat is too old.

- The seat has no recalls. If you find a recall on the car seat, con-tact the manufacturer as some problems can be fixed.

- The seat has all its parts. If the seat is missing a part, contact the manufacturer to check for and order replacement parts.

To schedule an inspection and training appointment, email or call Burgos at [email protected] and 202-404-6759.

Burgos also offered some ad-vice to new parents who might be overwhelmed by all the in-formation they’re getting.

“Don’t freak out,” she con-cluded. “I’ll walk you through everything to show you how to properly install your car seat. I’ll teach you what you need to know, and I’ll go through the book and the inspection and explain the safety harnesses for you. I’ll explain everything so you can feel more secure and happy about your child’s safety in their car seat.”

JBAB Police offering carseat safety inspections

U.S. Navy Photo by Scott PaUley

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Security Forces Director of Crime Pre-vention, Sgt. Bianca Burgos, buckles Zachary Gordon, 4, securely in his child safety seat. Burgos will now offer inspections for proper installation of carseats by appointment at JBAB’s Security building.

U.S. Navy Photo by Scott PaUley

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Security Forces Director of Crime Prevention, Sgt. Bianca Burgos, demonstrates the prop-er way to secure a child safe-ty seat in the car. Burgos was recently certified as a safety seat inspector, and will now be offering inspections for proper installation of carseats by ap-pointment at JBAB’s Security building.

By Michelle L. GordonJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling

Public Affairs

All Air Force junior and se-nior leaders are encouraged to attend a Profession of Arms Center of Excellence (PACE) leadership presentation at the Bolling Club on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), Jan. 22, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.

The keynote speaker will be Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Basik, Air Force representative to the Secretary of Defense for Mili-tary Professionalism.

“Lt. Col. Basik’s dynamic, presentation will refresh your spirit and leave you wanting more,” said Air Force Mas-ter Sergeant, Taneka Lyles, JBAB PACE coordinator. “This Professional Development course is designed to educate and reinvigorate your point of view on our profession of arms, while strengthening your professional and per-sonal lives.”

The PACE program was launched in March 2015 by Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. Mark Welsh. The program focuses on studies, analysis and assessment for command strategic priori-ties associated with Airman

professionalism. PACE lead-ers are committed to the program vision of develop-ing Airmen who do the right

thing, the right way and for the right reason.

The course is open to all Air-men as well as Department of

Defense civilians. To register, contact Lyles at 202-404-3618 or email [email protected].

Lyles encourages all JBAB Airmen to attend.

“Let’s start the year off right — bring your senior leaders,

junior leaders, and peers with you to this lively and motiva-tional professional develop-ment course.”

JBAB to host PACE leadership presentation: Jan. 22

U.S. air NatioNal GUard Photo by MaSter SGt. david eichaker

Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Basik, Air Force representative to the Secretary of Defense for Military Professionalism, talks about better ways to communicate as a supervisor during the Air National Guard’s Enlisted Leadership Symposium, at Camp Dawson, W. Va., Aug. 18, 2015.


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By Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public AffairsCongratulations to the Airmen below on their selection for promotion to the

following ranks this January. The Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) promotion ceremony is held on the last duty day of the month. All JBAB service members se-lected for promotion from any military service branch are invited to participate. For more information, contact Air Force Staff Sgt. William Haslett, 202-404-6559, [email protected].

January Promotions at JBAB

U.S. Navy photo by tamara Ward

Pictured: JBAB Commander, Navy Capt. Frank Mays; Staff Sgt. Aaron Lee; Master Sgt. Nailah Dillard; Master Sgt. Timothy Leahey; and Senior Enlisted Leader Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Kloeppel. Not pictured: Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Lenig; Staff Sgt. Kyle Adam; Staff Sgt. Ethan, Williams; Staff Sgt. Adam Guiffredo; Staff Sgt. Dune Hansen; Staff Sgt. Sandra Ordonez Leon; Staff Sgt. Corey Frey; Staff Sgt. Julian Shipman; TSG Ray Hernandez; TSG Wesley Stevens; TSG Ernesto Roman Cruz; Master Sgt. Robert Spence; Master Sgt. Jordan Kernodle; Master Sgt. Colin Campbell; Master Sgt. Will Hart.


Public Affairs

It was an entertaining week of games, with all the wild card teams winning in the NFL, and Alabama pulling off a nail-biting win in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. As for our

commanders’ picks, everyone did very

well with Navy Capt. Frank Mays and Air Force Col. Kendall Peters tying for the lead at 5-1 (the Na-tional Championship Game was worth two points), and everyone else finishing one pick behind at 4-2. The results led to a tie for first place between Mays and Cdr. John Giuseppe at 49-34 overall for the season.

Air Force Lt. Col. Peter Tritsch is behind by just three points, and

Peters trails by only four. They pick the NFL Divisional Playoff round this weekend. To make it more interesting, all the games are worth two points, with next week’s conference championship games worth three points and the Super Bowl worth four.

Cheer on your favorite com-mander, and play along with us on Facebook to see who ends up as champion of the year!

U.S. Navy Graphic by Scott paUley


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CATHOLIC SERVICESReconciliationSunday 9 a.m.Chapel Center

RosarySunday 9:10 a.m.Chapel Center

Mass (Chapel Center)Tuesday 11:30 a.m.Wednesday 11:30 a.m.Thursday 11:30 a.m.Friday 7 a.m.Saturday 5 p.m.Sunday 9:30 a.m.

PROTESTANT SERVICESContemporary Sunday9:00 a.m. Historic Chapel

Traditional Sunday11:00 a.m. Historic Chapel

Gospel Sunday11:30 a.m. Chapel Center

Sunday SchoolSep-May 09:30-10:30 Chapel Center

Questions about these servicesor other religious needs can bedirected to 202-767-5900.

Chapel ScheduleThe Chaplain’s Religious Enrichment Development Operations (CREDO) of-

fers a variety of programs aimed at improving communication, adding resiliency, and training service members in valuable life skills.

Marriage Enrichment Retreat (MER) — Couples enjoy a free weekend at the Hilton Hotel in Crystal City, Virginia, where they learn and apply marriage skills such as communication and problem solving in a fun, small group atmosphere. Using personality inventories, participants learn that differences in marriages can be ways to enhance and complete one another in the marriage journey. The next MER is scheduled for Feb. 12-14.

Personal Resiliency Retreat (PRR) — The PRR highlights the essential com-ponents of hindsight, insight, and foresight in order to equip military personnel to accomplish the mission. Overall, the goal of a PRR is to give participants an op-portunity to grow and mature as individuals by reflecting on their lives. The next PRR is scheduled for Jan. 22-24.

All retreats are free including room and meals.They are open to all active duty and reserve military members and their dependents. For pre-registration call 202-404-8830/8831. For more information contact the CREDO office, 202-767-5901/5900, send an email to: [email protected], or stop by the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Chapel and inquire within.

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Airmen will take the first step of a five-year strategy to decrease interpersonal violence across the service in January when 1,500 Air-man implementers attend one of 22 Green Dot prep sessions worldwide.

The Air Force contracted the non-profit Green Dot organization to provide these vi-olence prevention tools to the total Air Force over the next three years.

“As a service, our number one priority has and will continue to be response. However, in order to stop violence before it occurs we must dedicate time to prevention,” said Chief Master

Sgt. Melanie Noel, the Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response senior enlisted ad-visor. “Helping our Airmen understand what they can do to prevent violence and how they can do it is the first step.”

Green Dot prepares organizations to imple-ment a strategy of violence prevention that reduces power-based interpersonal violence, which includes not only sexual violence, but also domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, child abuse, elder abuse, and bully-ing.

“Green Dot is the Air Force’s first step in arming Airmen for violence prevention using an evidence based public health model,” said Dr. Andra Tharp, the Air Force’s highly qualified prevention expert. “Although that sounds com-

plicated, really what it means is that we know Airmen are a vital part of the solution and we will use methods like this that have been sub-jected to rigorous scientific testing and were proven to be effective in reducing violence.”

Reflective of Green Dot’s wider scope, com-mand-designated Airmen at each installation will conduct 50-minute long sessions across the Air Force. Installation leadership will also have oversight of Green Dot through the Com-munity Action Information Board and Inte-grated Delivery System, and track completion through the Advanced Distributed Learning System.

“It’s on all of us to take responsibility to pre-vent interpersonal violence in our Air Force,” said Air Force CAIB chair, Brig. Gen. Lenny

Richoux. “There are more good Airmen out there who want to take care of their wingman than there are predators seeking to inflict acts of violence inside our family, and I have confi-dence our Airmen won’t let me or each other stand-alone against this criminal behavior.”

The 1,500 Airman implementers will com-plete training by March 2016. They will return to their units to train peer leader Airmen at each base followed by training for all Airmen.

“Taking care of one another requires an in-tegrated approach using the expertise of the medical community, sexual assault prevention and the Profession of Arms Center of Excel-lence,” Richoux said. “Old-school analog lead-ership from commanders and supervisors and between Airmen is the key to our success.”

Green Dot to roll out across the Air Force

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