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Vol. 5, No. 4 January 31, 2014

INSIDECNO holds all hands

call at the Navy GlobalNetwork Operationsand Security Center

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Delaware andDistrict of ColumbiaNational Guard units

provide supportPage 5

Make way for theSuper Bowl boundSinging Sergeants

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BY PAUL BELLO

JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

WASHINGTON – They wouldstart at 4 a.m. and keep going untilthe job was done. That’s the kind ofschedulemembers of the Joint BaseAnacostia-Bolling (JBAB) snow re-moval team had the moment theregion was hit with a wintry mix ofsnow and ice earlier this week.

When it comes to snow removal,there is 24-hour service across thebase, said Andrew Holland, deputydirector of JBAB’s public works de-partment. In addition to plowingand salting primary and secondaryroads, team members also focusedon parking lots by the base clinic,fire department, security forces,commissary and child develop-ment centers. Gates on base werealso given their due attention.

“Our guys have been hard atwork, putting in the hours to makesure the installation is safe for ev-eryone,” Holland said. “A typicalshift would be about 12 hours. Theyknow the priority areas that need tobe cleared and they do a fantastic

job of getting to them right away.Their response was terrific.”

His team has been dealingwith the cold weather elements allmonth. When not plowing or salt-ing roads, they have also been re-sponding to either frozen or brokenpipes at several buildings acrossthe installation. The Furnari DiningFacility and Bolling Club were bothtemporarily closed this week whenwater pipe breaks were discovered.

“We had three separate breaksat three different times over at Fur-nari. The Bolling Club had an inchof water both upstairs and down-stairs,” Holland continued. “Thesewere no small projects. Though,no one ever complained. Theydid what needed to be done to getthings back up and running. Thatincludes everyone working in thesebuildings.”

Holland said he was quite im-pressed with the support and efforthe saw from workers inside thesebuildings. While water was pouringout of one area of the dining facil-

Inclement weather no match for Joint Base team

U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY AIR FORCE CAPT. JOSEPH A.TORTELLA

A snow plow was a familiar site at joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) earlier this week, as members of the in-stallation’s Public Works Department (PWD) worked around the clock clearing snow and salting roads to ensurethe safety of drivers.See SNOW, Page 3

BY PAUL BELLO

JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

WASHINGTON – A recent com-mander’s call by Navy Capt. An-thony T. Calandra has Joint BaseAnacostia-Bolling (JBAB) seeingbrighter days this year. The instal-lation is scheduled to see an in-crease in funding.

Four videos highlighting eachof the main topics discussed dur-ing the Town Hall style meetingare available for viewing from anycomputer and most smartphonesand tables at: www.tinyurl.com/jbabnews (scroll down to the videosection).

According to Calandra, 2013proved to be an extremely tough

period across the board. Employ-ees dealt with sequestration, aswell as government furloughs.JBAB also had to endure a signifi-cant decrease in funding like otherNavy installations. Though, despitethe bleak circumstances, Calandrawas proud with how everyone re-sponded and that the installationcontinued to provide quality ser-vices to the community.

“Normally the base would re-ceive $170 million in funding. Wegot $93 million. That’s a substan-tial decrease,” Calandra said. “Thereally good news is that we wereable to use what was given to us tothe maximum extent possible. Wemaintained our commitment andobligation to everyone on base.Considering what we had to work

with, I’m proud of that accom-plishment.”

Even better, Calandra contin-ued, is there appears to be a brightlight at the end of the tunnel. Basedon recent meetings with otherNavy officials, he said the prospectof having more capital in 2014 islooking better.

“Combining two bases as wedid a few years ago is a big job. Thegoal now is to fund the installationwith what we need and trim offsome of the fat,” Calandra said. “Ifanything, what happened last yearhas given us a better idea of whatwe’re tasked to do as a joint base.It’s important to never lose sight ofthat moving forward.”

On a separate topic, Calandramentioned the Navy will also be

doing a reduction in force at somepoint in the near future. He saidthe labor force will be adjustedthrough normal attrition, but thatemployees will have the option ofbeing allowed to apply for anotherposition on the base where theywork or anywhere within NavalDistrict Washington (NDW). Hestrongly encourages individuals tohave their employee data sheets upto date.

“You may be the happiest per-son in the world when it comes toyour job,” Calandra said, “but ifsomething better comes along itnever hurts having a resume readyto go. It’s always best to be pre-pared.”

Approximately 30 positions willbe slashed from within NDW, Ca-

landra said.In the immediate future, start-

ing Feb. 1, JBAB will be undertak-ing in a physical fitness programgeared toward civilians on base.The program, according to Ca-landra, will be similar to what ithas in place for service membersand run for the entire month to seehowmany people are interested oractually participate.

“It offers different levels of fit-ness and must be done for threehours a week on the installation,”Calandra said. “I think it’s benefi-cial for a lot of people. We’re goingto give it a shot and see what theresponse is like.”

Commander’s call: Better times ahead for Joint Base

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BY MICHAEL J. MORRIS

NAVAL NETWORK WARFARE

COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

SUFFOLK, Va. (NNS)-- Chief of Naval Opera-tions (CNO) Adm. JonathanGreenert visited the NavyGlobal Network Operationsand Security Center in Suf-folk and held an all-handscall with Sailors and civil-ians Jan. 24.

During his visit, the CNOrecognized the efforts ofNavy’s Information Domi-nance/Cyber warfightingteam for their accomplish-ments in enhancing net-work reliability and security.

“This was quite reward-ing for me when others inthe Pentagon recognizedthe success of the opera-tions being accomplishedhere,” Greenert said.

In all, the ceremony rec-ognized the accomplish-ments of 47 Sailors and ci-vilians from U.S. Fleet Cy-ber Command/U.S. TENTH

Fleet South, Naval NetworkWarfare Command, NavyCyber Defense OperationsCommand, and Navy Infor-mation Operations Com-mand Norfolk.

The CNO’s visit high-lighted the importance ofthe civilian and militarypersonnel that makeup theNavy’s cyber team and their

role in network operationsand defense.

Greenert spoke of howextraordinary the civilian/military team here and atFleet Cyber Command isand the importance of rec-ognizing the accomplish-ments of the teams acrossthe Navy.

“And, after I leave here,

I’m going to go down toUSS Arlington and they’regoing to dedicate a roomto commemorate 9/11 andwhat the Arlington is about,9/11 and the Pentagon andwhat happened there. Asone person who was in thebuilding that day, it became

very clear to me that there isno distinction in my mindbetween the civilians andmilitary with regard to whatthey do for this country andof how they are perceivedby those who are workingagainst us.”

“They viewed us all on

the same team, so it becameincumbent in my mind tounderstand that. It’s nevermore clear than with cybersecurity and defense opera-tions,” CNO continued. “So,therefore I thank all of you.We always consider you allas shipmates.”

Greenert went on to an-swer questions from the au-dience covering a range oftopics from budget issues toVeteran benefits.

Naval Network WarfareCommand operates theNavy’s Networks and NavyCyber Defense OperationsCommand and Navy Infor-mation Operations Com-mand Norfolk coordinatedefense of the Navy’s Net-works.

U.S. Fleet Cyber Com-mand serves as central op-erational authority for net-works, cyber, cryptologic/signals intelligence, infor-mation operations, elec-tronic warfare, and spacecapabilities in support offorces afloat and ashore.

CNO holds all hands call at the Navy Global Network Operations and Security Center

U.S. NAVY PHOTOS BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 1ST CLASS ELIZABETH L. BURKE

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenertpresents the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medalto Cryptologic Technician Networks 2nd Class Chad Turner.Greenert and Turner share the same hometown of Butler,Penn.

Greenert delivers remarks during an all-hands call at theNavy Global Network Operations and Security Center. Green-ert visited the command to recognize the command’s work innetwork operations and defense.

BY MASS COMMUNICA-TION SPECIALIST 3RDCLASS BRANDON

WILLIAMS-CHURCHNSAB PUBLIC AFFAIRS

STAFF WRITER

BETHESDA, Md. - TheNavy’s Center for Personaland Professional Develop-ment (CPPD) temporarilyexpanded the availability oftuition assistance (TA) forall eligible Sailors recently.

The program whichauthorizes command-approved TA requests forclasses that have a startdate in the second quarterof the fiscal year 2014, endsMarch 31.

“Tuition assistance isan off-duty education fi-nancial assistance programprovided by the Depart-ment of Defense to assistservice members in attain-ing their college degree,”said Master-at-Arms ChiefMarty McQuagge, SecurityDepartment leading chiefpetty officer and TA ap-prover for Naval SupportActivity Bethesda (NSAB).

The program is opper-ated on a “first come, firstserved” basis, so TA re-quests will be approved inthe order that they are re-ceived, said CPPD’s Com-manding Officer Capt. JohnNewcomer.

“We strongly believethat Sailors who take theinitiative to develop per-sonally and professionallythrough Navy voluntary

education programs arebetter equipped with stronganalytical skills and theability to make informeddecisions that benefit theircommand and the Navy,”said Newcomer.

In order for a Sailor tobe approved for TA, he hasto meet certain criteria be-forehand.

“Some of the basic eli-gibility requirements forthe approval of TA includethat Sailors must attend anaccredited school, receivecounseling from the NavyCollege Office and not bewithin their first year oftheir first command,” Mc-Quagge said.

Before Sailors can be-gin any classes, they mustknow the status of their TArequests and be certain thatthey know the restrictionsto ensure positive results,said Master-at-Arms 1stClass Stacy O’Leary, NSABcommand career counsel-or.

Among the restrictions,Web TA applications mustbe command-approved, re-ceived by the Virtual Edu-cation Center and approvedprior to the course startdate, TA cannot be usedto pay for books or coursematerial, TA will not fundschool enrollment fees andTA will only be approvedfor courses scheduled forone academic term at atime, according to the NavyCollege Program website.

“For Sailors aboard

NSAB, the first stop shouldbe the Navy College of-fice located in Building 17.They provide free academiccounseling and informa-tion that is specific to ourlocation. Mrs. ElizabethBaker and her staff are veryknowledgeable and wel-coming,” McQuagge said.

TA is an essential toolSailors can take advan-tage of to “get ahead of thecurve” in their Navy careerand in the civilian sector,O’Leary said.

“TA is one of the greatestbenefits we have in the mil-itary,” McQuagge said. “Weall have different goals inlife but a college educationshould be somewhere nearthe top on all of our lists.Frankly, getting educationfor free is almost unheardof in the civilian sector.Off-duty education not onlyimproves us as individuals,it provides for a more edu-cated and capable force forthe Navy.”

“If you are eligible, takeadvantage of it,” O’Learysaid. “That’s what [TA] isthere for. Education is im-portant whether you are inthe military or not, so gofor it! It helps you promotein rate and it benefits yourevaluations. It shows thatyou are going ‘outside ofthe norm’ in order for youto advance.”

For more informationabout TA visit http://www.navycollege.navy.mil.

Navy temporarily expandstuition assistance availability

BY JIM GARAMONEAMERICAN FORCES

PRESS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - TRI-CARE military health planservice centers will endadministrative walk-in ser-vices in the United Stateson April 1, Pentagon offi-cials said recently.

While the 189 facilitieswill stop taking walk-ins,beneficiaries can accom-plish any administrativetask online or by phone,said Pentagon spokesmanCol. Steve Warren.

TRICARE service cen-ters overseas are not af-fected, Warren said.

“The change will not-- let me repeat that -- will

not affect any TRICAREmedical benefit or healthcare service,” he empha-sized. “What it will do isallow the department tosave $250 million over thenext five years, allowingTRICARE to invest in moreimportant services.”

Fifty percent of the vis-its to the centers are for in-and out-processing andrequests to change prima-ry care providers, and therest involve billing-relatedquestions, officials said.The Defense Departmentspends roughly $50 milliona year on these services,and this type of customerservice can be handledmore efficiently by phone

or online, they added.TRICARE gets about

38,000 page views per dayon its website. Officialshave run tests to ensurethe website and call centercan handle the expectedincrease in volume.

The TRICARE servicecenters have been aroundsince the 1990s, and con-tractors staff them, Warrensaid. “This is being drivenby the fact that technologyhas gotten so much bet-ter,” he added. Customerswho need the type of assis-tance that was being donein these walk-in servicecenters can quickly andefficiently receive help on-line or via phone, he said.

TRICARE ends walk-in adminservices at 189 facilities

AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE PHOTO

Jessica Etienne, a beneficiary services branch health care assistant who works in the CarlR. Darnall Army Medical Center TRICARE Services Center, at Fort Hood, Texas, talks to apatient about her special medical needs and services that are available to her.

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ity, he said Furnari workers wereat the other end steadily movingfood into safe areas so it couldbe preserved. Staff members alsomade a point of helping Sailorsand other service members at thePotomac Lanes, which was es-tablished as an alternate diningvenue by the installation’sMorale,Welfare and Recreation Office. Asa testament to their dedication,Furnari workers even stayed over-night in a barracks on base to pre-vent any disruption in service totheir customers.

“It’s important that our HonorGuardsmen and all other servicemembers got their breakfast,lunch and dinner. Regardless ofweather, that never stops,” saidJohn Robinette, director of JBAB’sMWR. “Our staff at Furnari knowshow important that is and howvaluable their service is to them.Their dedication and hard work isoutstanding.”

In addition to all these efforts,the Army Air Force Exchange Ser-vice (AAFES) Express store at JBABalso activated a contingency planto ensure that JBAB customershad access to fresh fruit and dairyproducts, hot food items, sand-wiches, packaged and frozen food,

as well as baby and health careitems onMonday and Tuesday.

Gas pumps remained open ontheir normal 24-hour schedule.Before closing at 4 p.m. becauseof the weather, the store remainedfully staffed by AAFES personnel.In the spirit of teamwork and tak-ing care of each other, personnelfrom JBAB’s Religious Servicesand PWD delivered hot beveragesto JBAB DOD Police Officers brav-ing the extreme cold at the baseentry control points. A motto forthe organization is “family serv-ing family,” as a large percentageof Express employees are them-selves military veterans, spouses,or dependents.

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BY PAUL BELLOJOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

WASHINGTON - For the firsttime in its history, vocalists fromthe U.S. Air Force Band will be per-forming in themecca of all sportingevents – the Super Bowl.

Ten members from the band’sSinging Sergeants are on their wayto New Jersey for this year’s grid-iron classic between the DenverBroncos and Seattle Seahawks. Se-nior Master Sgt. Christine Germain,a native of Newington, Conn., hasbeen in the Air Force Band just shyof 19 years. A member of the Sing-ing Sergeants for seven of thoseyears, she is looking forward to theexperience – despite the New Eng-land Patriots not being in there.

“We’ll be part of a 32 joint cho-rus group comprised of membersfrom all branches of service. To-gether we’ll be backing up ReneeFleming, who is a renowned operasoprano, as she sings the nationalanthem. We’re really excited,” Ger-main said. “We want to show howwell we work together as one teamrepresenting servicemembers fromaround the globe. It’s a one of a kindevent. We’re honored to have beenasked to participate.”

Her colleague, Senior MasterSgt. Robert Harrelson, has beenwith the Singing Sergeants for 15years. He said members are natu-rally excited.

“The group is looking forward toit. That’s for sure,” Harrelson said.

“I’ve often found that it’s not somuch about us as chorusmembers.It’s about us as military members.This is a great stage to show yourpassion for country.”

Both Germain and Harrelsonsaid the initial request from the De-partment of Defense (DoD) initiallywanted members of the U.S. Army

Men’s Chorus. Though, it soonevolved into becoming a joint-cho-rus showcase. Air Force membershave been practicing the last twoweeks with their contemporaries atJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB).

“Weather shouldn’t be an issue.We’re usually in a holding area justbefore going out on the field,” Har-

relson said. “I don’t think the coldweather elements will really affectus. Even so, I doubt anyone fromthe group would mind.”

Another Singing Sergeant, Mas-ter Sgt. Matthew Irish, isn’t really afootball fan, but said it’s every sing-er’s dream to sing with someonelike Fleming.

“It’s an honor to share the spot-light with her. It’s a double-honorto be participating in such an eventlike this,” Irish said. “No matter theexperience, every event is unique inits own way. The national anthemis one of the most important thingswe will do in our careers. This op-portunity means a lot to us.”

Air Force Singing Sergeants Super Bowl bound

U.S. AIR FORCE BAND PHOTO

Members of the U.S. Air Force Band Singing Sergeants join other joint chorus members as they rehearse in preparation for this year’s Super Bowl.

Calandra also discussed his de-parture from JBAB, which will oc-cur with a change of commandMarch 20 either at the BollingClub or on the ceremonial lawnin front of command headquar-ters. Calandra will be taking overas chief of staff to Rear Adm.Markham Rich at NDW. Comingaboard JBAB will be Navy Capt.Frank Mays, a naval flight officerwho coincidently served in thesame flight squadron as Calandraback in 1999.

“Capt. Mays and I go way back.

He’s smart and I know he’s goingto do really well here. You’re go-ing to like working with him,” Ca-landra said. “As for me, I’ve beenoverwhelmingly impressed withhow hard our civilian workforceworks and how dedicated theyare.”

Calandra added that this washis first experience working withsuch a large civilian staff. Hedidn’t know what to expect, butsaid it didn’t take him long to dis-cover everyone’s dedication.

“You have made this the great-est time in my life. I can’t saythank you enough,” he said.

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BY DEFENSE AND VETERANS BRAIN

INJURY CENTER

WASHINGTON - The Defense and Vet-erans Brain Injury Center has released newclinical recommendations to help servicemembers who have sustained a mild trau-matic brain injury, otherwise known asconcussion, to progressively return to theirnormal activities following their injury.

These clinical recommendations areavailable for military and civilian healthcare professionals. The recommendationscan be downloaded from DVBiC’s website.

“The Progressive Return to Activity Fol-lowing mTBI Clinical Recommendations

are the first of its kind and are tailored forprimary care managers and rehabilitationproviders. These recommendations offera standardized medical approach for ser-vice members who have sustained a mTBIto return to activity in a manner which fa-cilitates optimal recovery,” said Army Col.Sidney Hinds, II, DVBIC national director.“We created these clinical recommenda-tions because of a need identified by ourArmed Services and Veterans Affairs stake-holders. The mTBI patient was our focusand we vetted these recommendationswith our stakeholders before publication.”

These guidelines were developed withinput from academic experts, sports con-

cussion clinicians and military TBI expertsand will assist health care providers as theymonitor patients recovering from concus-sion.

“These recommendations will furtherimprove and standardize the care providedto patients with mild TBI and offer themuseful information to become more active-ly involved in their recovery,” said NavyCapt. Richard Stoltz, the director of theDefense Centers of Excellence for Psycho-logical Health and Traumatic Brain Injury.

Since 2000, more than 287,000 U.S. ser-vice members have sustained a traumaticbrain injury. These injuries have occurredboth in training and combat. Eighty-three

percent of TBIs are mild TBIs, making itthe most common form of brain injury forU.S. Armed Forces personnel.

“DVBIC has more than 20-years’ experi-ence in researching, treating and develop-ing clinical guidance for TBI patients. Ourwork benefits not only military medicine,but the entire medical community as well,”said Hinds, who is board certified in neu-rology and nuclear medicine.

The Defense and Veterans Brain InjuryCenter is part of the U.S. Military HealthSystem. It is the TBI operational compo-nent of the Defense Centers of Excellencefor Psychological Health and TraumaticBrain Injury.

Clinical recommendations released for traumatic brain injuries

BY C. TODD LOPEZU.S. ARMY NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - The Army’s surgeongeneral, Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, saidshe tried not to consider the role her genderplayed on her professional development asshe climbed higher through the ranks in theArmy.

But at some point, she said, it would be-come inevitable that somebody would pointit out to her. Just in 2011, in fact, as she hadbeen named the first female, first non-phy-sician to be appointed as the Army surgeongeneral, she was approached several timesabout the uniqueness of her position.

“The U.K. called, when I was in Afghani-stan, and said congratulations -- ‘how doesit feel to know the entire world is watchingto see if you succeed or fail?’” Horoho said.“I have to tell you, I was holding the phoneand I thought, ‘I’m not sure if I should behappy with the call or if I just got insulted.’”

Both Horoho and Lt. Gen. Flora D. Dar-pino, the Army’s judge advocate general,or JAG, spoke Jan. 22, before the WomenMayors’ Caucus in Washington, D.C. Thecaucus is part of the larger United StatesConference of Mayors, for mayors of citieswith 30,000 or more citizens. The group heldits 82nd Winter Meeting, Jan 22-24, in thenation’s capital.

Horoho said more recently she was ap-proached by the Israeli surgeon general..

“He said ‘you need to know when yougot selected, it was the shot that was heardaround the world. Because if the UnitedStates places a female in their highest posi-tion within Army medicine, then it causedother nations to look and say why aren’t wedoing that? Why aren’t we following suit?’”

Later, she said, two positions in the Is-raeli military opened up for women to com-mand. And now there are discussions aboutshould they be general officers.

“That’s a huge change,” she said.She said that France has also approached

the Army, following her appointment to sur-geon general, to ask for help with leader de-velopment of nurses.

“They are going to move their nursesfrom being enlisted to officers, and theyhave taken a general officer slot and held itfor that,” she said. “They did that becausethey said watching the [U.S.] Army makethat decision, they couldn’t defend why theyweren’t doing that.”

“What I learned from that, is you serveas a role model whether you realize you aredoing that or not,” Horoho said. “And thereare people watching what you are doing,and the impact that you have can be huge.”

On a more personal level, she told thewomen mayors in the room, fathers haveapproached her and told her that by hav-ing achieved her position as the Army’s first

female surgeon general, she has served asproof for their own daughters that anythingis possible.

She told the mayors “there are youngwomen, and there are fathers that are look-ing and saying if you all can serve as themayor, my daughter can do that one day.Those are some of the lessons learned.”

Darpino, the Army’s first female judgeadvocate general, also spoke with the wom-en mayors.

She explained her roles as JAG within theArmy, including the senior military legal ad-visor to the secretary of the Army, the pri-mary and principle attorney and counselorto the chief of staff of the Army, and thehead of the JAG corps. She oversees attor-neys, paralegals and professionals in the le-gal profession within the Army, worldwide.

“We have to be highly flexible, veryadaptable, willing to change, and willing tolearn,” Darpino said.

As a second-generation Italian American,she said her father had told her they wouldneed to work harder to get ahead.

“He basically inculcated us with thethought that in order for us to ever be con-sidered equal, we always had to work harderand be better,” she said. “As women, thathits home a little bit more. That’s a lot oftimes how we feel. This idea of joining themilitary -- I was slightly na?ve I must admit-- didn’t seem that intimidating to me. Andthen I showed up at my first course.”

There, she said, of 150 people, there wereabout seven women.

“I thought, ‘I have picked not only amale-dominated profession, the law, I havepicked a male-dominated organization, theArmy,’” she said. “I’m really glad I didn’tknow what I was doing when I started.”

Darpino relayed only one example ofsomebody in the Army who considered hergender before her professional capabilities-- an officer at her first assignment.

After that, she said, she found that inthe Army she was valued for her inputand achievements, and not discriminatedagainst for her gender.

“What I ran into were a bunch of peoplewho judged me by how well I did,” she said.“And as long as I did my very best, and gavemy very best in this team sport, the Army, Icontinued to be promoted and given posi-tions of greater responsibility.”

Both officers spoke about their upbring-ing in the Army as women, but also spokeabout the challenges they face in their cur-rent position.

One female mayor posed a questionabout the challenges of sexual assault in theArmy. Darpino said sexual assault is not justan Army problem, but it is a problem wherethe Army has a unique ability to make a dif-ference.

“Sexual assault is a societal problem, itis the most under-reported crime there isout there,” she said. “But I feel the Army is

better equipped to address this issue thana lot of the rest of society. Sexual assaultis under-reported for a lot of reasons. Ourstudies have shown that the reason sexualassault is under-reported, is that the victimdoesn’t want people to know. It is a personalmatter.”

She said that retaliation for having re-ported a sexual assault -- retaliation by theirpeers, not their leadership -- is also a prob-lem that keeps sexual assault in the Army anunder-reported crime.

This is where, she said, the Army canmake some headway. The military, she said,is a team. And youth can -- in the early stag-es of their career, in Junior Reserve OfficerTraining Corps, in Reserve Officer TrainingCorps, or in the Delayed Entry Program -- betaught that being on the teammeans not al-lowing your teammates to be assaulted.

“We bring 54,000 people into the Armya year,” she said. “And they are young. Thevast majority of our victims are between theages of 18-24. That would be about 75 per-cent of our victims. They are the ones whohave just come in. Who are the people thatare sexually assaulting them? About the ex-act same age group. So we have an oppor-tunity to start, which we have been doing inour JROTC programs, in our college ROTCprograms, in our Delayed Entry Programs ...working with them, in the culture change.That is, as a member of the team, if you seesomething, you have to stop it.”

Regarding youth, Horoho told mayors itis a national “strategic vulnerability” thatonly 25 percent of youths aged 17-24 meetthe health and fitness criteria to join theArmy.

“We’re not getting healthier as a nation,”she said. Some 1/3 of Americans will havediabetes by the 2045-2050 timeframe, shesaid. And 70 percent of illnesses across thenation are preventable.

Within the Army, she said, the service hasrolled out its “Performance Triad” effort, fo-cused on eating right, sleeping right, andgetting the right amount of physical activ-ity to stay healthy -- and to stay ready forcombat.

“We are focusing on brain health, to re-ally improve the health of our service mem-bers and their families,” she said.

She said she hopes the Army’s efforts ata fitness revolution will persuade others tofollow suit.

“We provide healthcare across five con-tinents,” she said. “If we can take the Armyand show that by focusing on sleep, activityand nutrition, we can bend the cost curveof health care, that we can increase healthoutcomes. I think we could have a pilot thatwe could share with the nation to really lookat how do we improve [the health of] youngAmericans.”

Women leaders serve as role models, whether they realize it or not

U.S. ARMY PHOTO

Surgeon General of the Army Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho and Judge Advocate General of theArmy Lt. Gen. Flora D. Darpino, spoke Jan. 22 before the Women Mayors’ Caucus in Washing-ton, D.C.

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BY AIR FORCE PUBLIC

AFFAIRS AGENCY

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- De-spite a congressional budget dealthat lessens the impact of seques-tration on the Air Force, it doesn’tgo far enough to halt actions toshrink the service, senior serviceofficials said.

Under Secretary of the AirForce Eric Fanning and Gen. MarkA. Welsh III, the Air Force chief ofstaff, said that even with somerelief from sequestration, the ser-vice will still have to reduce itsforce structure and sacrifice mod-ernization and readiness.

How this occurs will affectwhat the service will look like in2023, when sequestration ends,they said.

The proposed budget dealmaking its way through Congresswould mitigate some near-termreadiness problems, Welsh said,and Air Force leaders will put anymoney Congress approves be-yond sequestration into trainingand maintenance accounts.

The budget agreement, whichwas months in the making, eas-es spending caps for the nexttwo fiscal years while softeningthe impact of across-the-boardspending cuts, known as the se-

quester, on defense and non-de-fense programs.

Overall, the agreement callsfor more than $20 billion in defi-cit reduction.

Still, Welsh said, this doesn’tchange the long-term picture,noting that sequestration poses adilemma for the Air Force. Doesthe service choose to keep near-term readiness high at the ex-pense of force modernization, orvice versa?

“That’s the balance we’re try-ing to walk,” the general said.

One example of this conun-drum is the close air support mis-sion. The Air Force is studyingproposals on how best to carryout this core mission, the generalsaid. One proposal would elimi-nate the A-10 Thunderbolt II closeair support aircraft -- the aircraftWelsh flew as a young pilot.

If money were no object, theA-10 would be a great platformto retain, the general said. Butmoney is tight, he noted, and willbe tighter.

“To pay our $12 billion-a-yearbill toward sequestration, we havegot to find savings in big chunks,”Welsh said. “That’s the problem.And that’s what all these discus-sions are based on. It’s not abouta specific platform. It’s about bal-ancing the mission sets.”

The general said other air-craft -- F-16 Fighting Falcons, B-1Lancers and B-52 Stratofortresses-- provide roughly 75 percent ofthe close air support in Afghani-stan today.

“We have a lot of airplanes thatcan perform that mission andperform it well,” he said. “Thoseother aircraft do other things forus.”

The Air Force ultimately willreplace the A-10 with the F-35Lightning II joint strike fighter,Welsh said.

“That plan hasn’t changed,” headded.

Saving money also is impor-tant, he said.

“To do that, you have to starttalking about fleet divestitures,because you have to get rid of theinfrastructure behind the aircraft-- the logistics tail, the supplysystems, the facilities that do allthe logistical support and depotmaintenance,” he said. “That’swhere you create big savings.”

Changing force structure alsowill inevitably change the service,Welsh said.

“We will have to draw downpeople -- both the tooth and thetail that comes with that forcestructure,” he said.

Personnel policies will be used

to shape the force, and the ser-vice is getting these policies outto Airmen now so they can makeinformed decisions, Welsh said.

“We’d love to get all this donewith voluntary force-shapingmeasures over a period of time,”he said. “If we … have to takeinvoluntary measures, I wouldlike everyone to have at least sixmonths of time to talk to theirfamily (and) to think about theimpact this could have on them.”

With only operations andmaintenance and investment ac-counts remaining for quick as-sessment, a profound impact toreadiness could ensue.

“The Air Force was already in a20-year readiness decline, some-thing we were just starting to ad-dress when sequestration hit,”said Fanning, adding that the ser-vice’s size and structure doesn’tlend itself to a tiered readinessmodel.

“When the flag goes up, the AirForce is expected to get to the cri-sis rapidly,” he said. “Speed is akey advantage of airpower.”

The number of Air Forcesquadrons equals the combat-ant commanders’ requirements,Fanning said, but with little orno time built into plans to bringforces up to full readiness.

“If it takes months to generatecombat air power, the presidentloses deterrence, diplomatic in-fluence and contingency optionson which the nation has come todepend,” he said.

Fanning characterized budgetcompromises currently in debateon Capitol Hill as encouraging,though lower than service offi-cials would like. The additionalfunds over the next two years willhelp cover readiness shortfalls,stability and planning, he said.

“Even with this relief, we willneed to resize the Air Force to onethat is smaller than it is today inorder to protect investments weneed for the future and to shapean Air Force that we can keepready; we can’t do these cuts indi-vidually, ad hoc, or in isolation,”Fanning said. “If something’s re-stored to the budget we present tothe Hill, something else will needto go.”

Still, Fanning pledged a con-tinued commitment to helpingAirmen get past the “distractions”of budget and political uncertain-ty.

“We will make the decisionsthat we can, as quickly as we can,as transparently as we can … toget the Air Force back to that ‘newnormal,’” he said.

Forcemanagement programs necessary despite budget deal

BY NATIONAL GUARD

BUREAU

ARLINGTON, Va. - NationalGuard Soldiers and Airmen inDelaware and Soldiers in the na-tion’s capital assisted during thewinter storm that dumped severalinches of snow Tuesday in EastCoast locations.

According to National GuardBureau numbers, D.C. had about165 Soldiers and Delaware hadabout 115 personnel on duty.

The Delaware National Guard,in a news release, said it had prep-ositioned personnel and vehiclesin an effort to support the statethroughout the winter storm.

Delaware Gov. Jack Markelldeclared a state of emergency onJan. 21.

“We are working with DEMAand ready to support the stateas needed,” said Maj. Gen. FrankVavala, adjutant general, Dela-ware National Guard. “Supportto the state is what makes theNational Guard unique from anyother service component. It is apart of our heritage for which weare extremely proud.”

Various National Guard taskforces were on duty in northernand southern sectors of the state,the Delaware National Guardsaid.

The Delaware National GuardJoint Emergency Operations Cen-ter is manned around the clock,until the event is complete.

On the Delaware Air NationalGuard Base, teams from civilengineering, maintenance andoperations are on duty, clearingtaxiways and ramps to ensure thebase can maintain the ability tolaunch and recover aircraft. Fire-fighters and security police serve24-7.

The District of Columbia Na-tional Guard is experienced innatural disaster managementassistance. During the “snowpo-colypse” storm of 2010, it pro-vided emergency transportationservices for critical personnel.

During hurricane Sandy and thederecho storms, the District ofColumbia National Guard pro-vided traffic control support.

“We are ready for the worstand hoping for the best.” saidCol. Aaron Dean, operations of-ficer for the District of ColumbiaNational Guard. “These guys aretrained, equipped and ready.”

(1st. Lt. Miranda SummersLowe, of the D.C. National Guard,contributed to this story)

District of Columbia National Guard at JointBase provides support during winter storm

NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU PHOTO

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling based National Guard Soldiers prepared forsnow operations in anticipation of the storm that hit on Jan. 21.

BY DAWN SYKULLA

MARKETING DIRECTOR,

WARFIGHTER AND FAMILY

READINESS CENTER

WASHINGTON - The Infor-mation, Tickets and Travel (ITT)office is moving from the Arts &Crafts Center to the Joint BaseAnacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Com-missary effective Feb. 3.

ITT’s move comes after morethan two years at the previouslocation.

Nathaniel Roach, ITT man-ager, was excited about thechange.

“I think it’s a great opportu-nity. Although I love the spaceat the Arts and Crafts Center,people don’t know where we arelocated. We were always givingdirections,” Roach said. “Every-body knows where the Commis-sary is and there is a lot of foottraffic there.”

ITT’s hours of operation arealso changing to 7 days a week.

Monday– Friday from 9 a.m.to 6 p.m.

Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6p.m.

Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Federal holidays – CLOSED

ITT provides discount ticketsfor local and national attrac-tions, including Disney-themedparks and has access to over5,000 tickets and trips. Theyalso sell tickets to many of theMorale, Welfare and Recreation(MWR) events, such as the liveperformance of Peaches & Herbscheduled for Feb. 8 at the Bol-ling Club.

ITT can also assist with lei-sure national and internationaltravel needs.

One current special is theNiagara Falls Vacation Packageon June 19-22. This packageincludes a weekend getaway inFallsview, Ontario, Canada. En-joy a 3 night stay at the Radis-son Hotel & Suites Fallsviewoverlooking Horseshoe Falls.Prices also include motor coachtransportation. There are alwaysnew activities to check out withITT, so the new location makesit very easy to just stop in andbrowse.

“The thing about ITT is thatwe plan activities,” Nathanielsaid,“but there are specials thatcome up last minute. Come byand check out our new loca-tion.”

Ticket/Travel officerelocating toCommissary

For more news from other bases around the Washington, D.C. area,

visit www.dcmilitary.com.

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BY TERRI MOON CRONK

AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The DefenseDepartment and Sesame Street have un-veiled a book and DVD to develop resil-ience in young children.

Barbara Thompson, the director of theoffice of family policy/children and youthsaid “Little Children, BIG Challenges” letsmilitary children know that challenges area part of life. Whether a child struggleswith sitting quietly at the dinner table, orfaces a bully at school, the beloved SesameStreet characters can help.

After several collaborations initiatedby Sesame Street on topics such as grief,DOD wanted to “get ahead of the game,”Thompson said, and produce somethingthat was preventive in nature.

So “Little Children, BIG Challenges”was born.

“We wanted to build resilience and cop-ing skills in young children (for) some ofthe everyday challenges young childrenface,” she said.

Whether a child’s challenge is large orsmall, the goal was to teach them to cope

with and manage their emotions, staypositive and give them tools to overcomeadversities in life, Thompson said.

A chapter on bullying, for example,teaches preschool children skills that theycan use later in school, Thompson noted.

“We want to make sure they know howto diffuse (a situation), how to respondto it and know they can seek help,” sheadded.

“If we start ingraining those habits intochildren -- that it’s not OK for somebodyto be disrespectful to them or hurt theirfeelings, and they have the skills and thecoping mechanisms to react to it, they willknow what to do,” Thompson said.

The DVD isn’t something children canwatch alone for entertainment, she said,calling it a “learning experience” that re-quires an adult to watch and discuss it withthem.

While most Sesame Street shows, booksand DVDs are geared toward young chil-dren, the coping mechanisms taught in“Little Children, BIG Challenges” will showparents how to pass those skill sets alongto their older children in middle and highschool, Thompson added.

“Parents can translate it to an older

child at his or her developmental level,”she said.

Sesame Street’s follow-up research andevaluation on its first military child prod-uct showed “very positive feedback” fromparents who said it helped them help theirchildren understand the issue. All materi-als are in English and Spanish and can bedownloaded at Military OneSource.

Additionally, a free Sesame Street phoneapp was recently launched on relocating.“The Big Moving Adventure,” Thompsonsaid, is in the top-five of apps for childrenyounger than 5 years old.

Even though the Iraq war has ended andAfghanistan’s war is drawing to a close,The Sesame Street series for military chil-dren still will be available in peacetime,Thompson said, because other missionswill evolve and similar circumstances willarise, such as frequent military moves, sib-ling rivalries and divorce.

“When they have the skills to labeltheir feelings and to validate it’s OK to feelhappy or sad … and when we give kids theskills to verbalize and understand them-selves, that self-regulation is probably thegreatest gift we can give a child,” Thomp-son said.

Sesame Street book teaches kids resilience

AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE PHOTO

The Defense Department and Sesame Streethave unveiled a book and DVD to developresilience in young children. “Little Children,BIG Challenges” lets military children knowthat challenges are a part of life. Whethera child struggles with sitting quietly at thedinner table, or faces a bully at school, thebeloved Sesame Street characters can help.

BY NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

WASHINGTON - Locally we are wellinto Flu season

Here are just a few FLU symptomswarning signs: Fever, Cough, “Achy all overFeeling” yep its flu season again.

Are you ready to help prevent the spreadof infection in your workplace and amongyour fellow employees? What advice canyou offer fellow employees who are sickwith the flu? Flu.gov, a U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services website, rec-ommends these reminders:

- Avoid contact with other people asmuch as possible to keep from spread-ing your illness. Remember many personsmight be sick for a week or longer. Withseasonal flu, adults may be contagiousfrom 1 day before they develop symptomsto up to 7 days after they get sick. Childrencan be contagious longer.

- With the exception of making trips toget medical care or for other necessities,stay home. This includes not going to workuntil at least 24 hours after your fever isgone.

- Always cover your coughs and sneezeswith a tissue to avoid spreading infecteddroplets on others. Using your forearm tocover your face is a safe practice.

Preventing the Spread of Infection inthe Workplace:

Ever wonder how yourself and your em-ployees can best help prevent the spread offlu in their work areas?

Flu.gov points out that flu virus can sur-vive for 24 to 48 hours or longer on hardsurfaces and 8 to12 hours on porous sur-faces such as paper or cloth. Flu virusescan then be spread when a person touchesa hard surface (such as a desk or doorknob)or an object (such as a keyboard, papers, orpen) where the virus has landed and thentouches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.Liberal use of hand sanitizers can defeatthis transmission of virus germs.

Remember this limerick “If you got rea-son to doubt..best have yer doctor checkit out.”

Flu season safety tips

BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIAL-IST 2ND CLASS PEDRO A. RODRÍGUEZ

NDW PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Naval District Washington commu-nity services celebrated the Chinese NewYear with the students of the Glenelg HighSchool in Howard County, MD on Jan. 18.

Chinese-Vietnamese New Year is cel-ebrated on the first day of the first monthin the Chinese calendar in many countriesin Southeast Asia. In this year, the Year ofthe Horse, NDW Regional Community Ser-vice Program Manager, Olivia Hunter, wasinvited as a guest to be a part of this specialevent. She was asked to present the Worldof Thanks awards to several students andadministrators of the Chinese School whoparticipated in the Full Honors Arrival forthe Commander of the People’s LiberationArmy Navy (PLAN), Adm. Wu Shengli, inSeptember 2013.

“I was honored to be able to presentthese awards to these amazing individu-als,” said Hunter.

Hunter recognized, among others, theHoward County Chinese School (HCCS)principal Dr. Guowei Zhang and Petty Of-ficer 2nd Class Mary Lee attached to FleetReadiness Command Maryland who wasthe liaison and interpreter. Also recognizedwere four students of the Chinese Schoolfor submitting their art work to Shengliat the full honors arrival ceremony. Theawardees were: Kassie Wang, Angela Wang,Angel Voo and William Peng.

An estimate of more than 1,000 guestsincluding students, faculty and teachersparticipated in the celebration.

At Chinese New Year celebrations par-ticipants wear red clothes, decorated withpoems on red paper, and give children“lucky money” in red envelopes. Red sym-bolizes fire, which according to legend candrive away bad luck. The fireworks that

shower the festivities are rooted in a similarancient custom. Long ago, people in Chinalit bamboo stalks, believing that the crack-ling flames would frighten evil spirits.

Chinese legend has it that in ancienttimes, Buddha asked all the animals tomeet him on Chinese New Year. Twelvecame, and Buddha named a year aftereach one. He announced that the peopleborn in each animal’s year would havesome of that animal’s personality. Thoseborn in horse years are cheerful, skillfulwith money, perceptive, witty, talentedand good with their hands.

“I was truly honored to have been a partof this event. There were representatives

from the HCCS Board giving speeches andrepresentatives from the Chinese Embassywho were the VIPs that spoke, I think it isreally great how the Howard County Chi-nese School brings about Chinese cultureawareness and provides a cultural and so-cial platform for the local community, saidHunter. “This program attracts people ofthe Chinese culture from all around thecounty and beyond.”

For more information on events hap-pening in NDW, visit www.facebook.com/NavDistWash.

For more news from Naval DistrictWashington, visit www.navy.mil/local/ndw/.

NDW Celebrates Chinese New Year withHoward County Chinese School

PHOTO BY MC2(AW/SW) PEDRO A. RODRÍGUEZ, NDW PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Commander in Chief of the People’s Liberation Army-Navy Adm. Wu Shengli is presentedwith a gift from students of the Glenelg High School in Howard County, MD after a fullhonors ceremony at Washington Navy Yard. These students invited NDW representativeOlivia Hunter to celebrate the Chinese New Year in an event celebrated on Jan. 18.

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BY TIM HIPPS

U.S. ARMY INSTALLATION

MANAGEMENT COMMAND

FORTGEORGE. G.MEADE,Md.- Five Soldiers in the U.S. ArmyWorld Class Athlete Program havebeen selected for the U.S. Olympicmen’s bobsled team that will com-pete at the 2014 Olympic WinterGames in Sochi, Russia.

Capt. Chris Fogt, Sgt. JustinOlsen, Sgt. Nick Cunningham,Sgt. Dallas Robinson and TeamUSA assistant coach 1st Lt. Mi-chael Kohn will represent the U.S.Army in Russia. With the excep-tion of Robinson, everyone in thegroup has previously competed inthe Olympics.

They will be joined by formerU.S. Army World Class AthleteProgram, or WCAP, bobsledderSteven Holcomb, the reigningOlympic champion driver in thefour-man event. Therefore, theU.S. Army World Class AthleteProgram had a hand in helpingproduce about half of the U.S.

Olympic men’s bobsled squad.Holcomb, who spent seven

years in WCAP, will drive USA-1with brakeman Fogt and civiliansCurt Tomasevicz and Steve Lang-ton aboard. Holcomb also willdrive USA-1 in the two-man event.

Cunningham will drive USA-2 with WCAP teammates Olsen,Robinson and civilian JohnnyQuinn aboard. Olsen was a mem-ber of Holcomb’s four-man squadthat struck gold at the 2010 Olym-pic Winter Games inWhistler, Brit-ish Columbia, Canada.

Cunningham and Corey Butneralso will pilot U.S. sleds in the two-man event. The two-man bobsledbrakemen will be selected from thepool of six push athletes named tothe four-man squads.

A number of components wereconsidered when selecting the2014 U.S. Olympic Bobsled Teampush athletes, including combinetest and U.S. National Push Cham-pionship results, U.S. NationalTeam Trials finishes, driver input,proven international experience

with a history of results and teamcombinations working well togeth-er, trend of push times, start rankand velocity, and current seasonresults.

Nations were allocated Olym-pic quotas based on rank in inter-national points following sevencompetitions during the 2013-2014season. The U.S. was one of threenations that qualified to enter themaximum of three teams in men’stwo-man bobsled competition,and one of only two nations toqualify themaximumof three sledsin the women’s race. The U.S. wasnot one of the top three nations infour-man bobsled standings and islimited to two crews.

The Olympic bobsled events arescheduled for a four-heat formatover two days of racing. The men’stwo-man bobsled competition isslated for Feb. 16-17, followed bywomen’s bobsled Feb. 18-19. Themen’s four-man bobsled competi-tion will be one of the last eventsof the Olympic Games, set for Feb.22-23.

Five Soldiers selected for U.S. Olympic Sochi bobsled team

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY TIM HIPPS

Sgt. Nick Cunningham of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Programjumps into the sled to drive Olympic gold medalist and WCAP teammateSgt. Justin Olsen, Johnny Quinn and Abraham Morlu to 16th place in thefour-man bobsled event at the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federa-tion’s 2013 World Cup stop Dec. 7 at Utah Olympic Park in Park City,Utah.

BY CHERYL PELLERINAMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - Top DefenseDepartment officials have offeredthe Russian government U.S. helpwith security during the Feb. 7-23Olympic Winter Games in Sochi,but have received no requests, De-fense Secretary Chuck Hagel saidrecently.

Hagel and French DefenseMinister Jean-Yves Le Drian helda joint news conference after theirmeeting at the Pentagon and bothanswered questions about nation-al responses to threatened terroristattacks during the games.

Participants and spectatorsexpected in the Russian city in-clude a U.S. team of 230 athletes,along with 270 coaches and sup-port staff, as well as about 10,000American spectators.

“Right now, the Russians havenot requested any specific assis-tance or technology,” Hagel said.

“We want them to know thatif they need our help we want tohelp,” the secretary added, notingthat the department will have twoships in the Black Sea during thewinter games.

“We have had conversationswith the Russian government onthe protection of our citizens, ofcourse,” Hagel said, “[and] if weneed to extract our citizens, we willhave appropriate arrangementswith the Russians to do that.”

Hagel noted that Army Gen.Martin E. Dempsey, chairman ofthe Joint Chiefs of Staff, had an in-depth discussion this week in Brus-sels about Sochi and other matterswith Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov, hisRussian counterpart. The secretaryadded that he spoke recently withhis Russian counterpart, DefenseMinister Sergei Shoigu.

Speaking through a translator,Le Drian said that Russia has notasked France for support. “If the

question is, ‘Do you have the in-tention to ensure the protectionof your citizens that might haveproblems in Sochi?’ the answer isyes,” he added.

As is true for other Olympicgames, the host country, in thiscase Russia, has primary responsi-bility for security.

Later in the afternoon, senioradministration officials speakingon background held a media con-ference call to discuss increasingattention on security, reports ofthreats to the games, and U.S. gov-ernment preparations for securitysupport if needed.

The U.S. Olympic Committeesays Team USA’s safety and secu-rity are their top priority, a senioradministration official said, andthe committee is working with theState Department, local organiz-ers and law enforcement agenciesto ensure the safety of U.S. delega-tion members and other Ameri-

cans traveling to Sochi.State Department consular ser-

vices will be in force there, andU.S. officials are on the groundnow to provide information, sup-port and services to Americansvisiting Russia, the official added.

Another senior official said theState Department Diplomatic Se-curity Service leads an interagencygroup called the International Se-curity Event Group. “We have beenworking long and hard prior to theOlympics to liaise with the Russiangovernment, Russian security ser-vices and Russian forces there, theofficial added.

“In Sochi, we have diplomaticsecurity agents and representa-tives from other federal agencies,including the FBI,” he said, add-ing that experts on the ground willman an information hub called theJoint Operation Center.

During the games, diplomaticsecurity agents will accompany

American team members to allvenues and will be on site at alltimes to work with Russian gov-ernment security services andgenerally oversee security levels,the official said.

Another senior official de-scribed the uptick in threat re-porting and said they are aware ofreports of potential threats duringprevious Olympic games, mediaaccounts of female suicide bomb-ers and a video posted onlineclaiming responsibility for recentbombings in Volgograd and prom-ising more attacks during the So-chi games.

“We take all such threats seri-ously,” the official stated.

The U.S. Olympic Committeesecurity coordinator has advisedthe athletes not to wear teamcolors or team uniforms outsideaccredited areas. “It’s just goodcommon sense,” a senior adminis-tration official said during today’sconference call.

The United States continuesto work with Russian and inter-national security partners to lookinto such reports and will continueto update its security informationfor American citizens, another of-ficial said.

In terms of contingency plan-ning, the official added, “the Unit-ed States relies primarily on thehost country, but the State andDefense departments are doingprudent planning andmaking sureassets are available if needed bythe U.S. government or requestedby the Russian government.”

The full resources of the U.S.government are aligned in sup-port of athletes, delegation mem-bers and Americans attending theOlympics, the officials said.

“U.S.-Russian defense coopera-tion on different specific projects-- among them [countering] im-provised explosive devices -- pre-dates the issue of Sochi,” a senior

official said, “so there is very gooddefense cooperation between theU.S. and Russian militaries in spe-cific areas … because of our com-mon broader interests in cooper-ating on counterterrorism.”

The United States and Russiahave a working group under theBilateral Presidential Commission,and the issue was also discussed inthe call between President BarackObama and President Vladimir Pu-tin this week, the official added.

The U.S. Embassy in Moscowleads an effort to engage with theRussian government directly on is-sues of security in Sochi to makesure that U.S. liaison officers havethe right credentials and will haveaccess at the site, according to theofficials.

On e senior official said theUnited States has many sourcesof information it’s using to assessthe situation, an official said, add-ing that one of the most importantvenues for such cooperation iswith the U.S. Five Eyes partners,which include the United States,United Kingdom, Australia, Cana-da and New Zealand.

On the Defense Department’spotential role in Sochi, a senioradministration official said thatcommander of U.S. EuropeanCommand, Air Force Gen. PhilipBreedlove, “wants to make sure hehas complete visibility on the as-sets in his region and to knowwhathe has available, including poten-tial airlift and perhaps even sealift,if he’s called upon for that kind ofa mission.”

DOD takes its lead from theState Department on such over-seas events, the official said. “Allwe’re doing at this point is the kindof prudent planning and researchinto assets available to make surewe [know] what we have andwhere we have it, just in case we’recalled.”

U.S. will help with Olympics security if needed, Hagel says

DOD PHOTO BY MARINE CORPS SGT. AARON HOSTUTLER

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and French Defense Minister Jean-Yves LeDrian conduct a joint news conference at the Pentagon, Jan. 24. Hagel re-affirmed the enduring security relationship between the U.S. and France,its oldest ally, and both answered questions on security for the upcomingWinter Olympics.

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Slip Inn Grand ReopeningFebruary 3 | 11am-3pm | Slip InnWe’re back! The Slip Inn is reopening

with a new menu. Come in today and checkus out! There will be complementary foodsamples and great drink specials.

New Menu ItemsFebruary – April: Cream of Crab soup or

Chili - $4.50 Sausage Monday: Sweet ItalianSausage served with chips - $6.50 Fish TacoFriday: 3 Fish Tacos - $5.95

The Homestead Resort TripFebruary 8 | 5am-10pm | Hot Springs, VAEnjoy skiing, snowboarding, ice skating

and snow tubing at The Homestead Resortin the Allegheny Mountains of southeastVirginia. Choose one or all four! Transpor-tation cost $40

Depart: 5am from Outdoor Recreation,Bldg. 928

Return: 10pmParticipants will pay for their activity

choices at the resort. Visit www.thehome-stead.com for pricing or more information.Minimum of 10 participants & a max of 18.

MWR Presents: Peaches and HerbFebruary 8 | Doors Open: 6pm; Show:

8pm | Bolling ClubReunite with Peaches and Herb! Tick-

ets: $35 per person, includes dinner buffet& show. Tickets are available at the BollingClub, Information, Tickets and Tours (ITT)Office and Fitness Center I. DJ entertain-ment before and after the main perfor-mance. Please call 202-563-8400 for moreinformation.

Monthly Challenge: TRX SwingChallenge

February 10 | Fitness Center IThis is a full body exercise challenge on

the TRX suspension bands. Participants willattempt to swing for 60 seconds with per-fect form. All patrons will receive a free TRXwatch!

Paint Nite: Drink CreativelyFebruary 12 |6 – 8:30pm | Bolling Club -

Wings Bar & GrillSip cocktails with friends and unleash

your inner Picasso during Paint Nite! Ourmaster artist instructor will guide youthrough your painting so that you come upwith your own unique masterpiece. At theend of the night, you’ll be amazed YOU cre-ated it. Furthermore, receive special fram-ing discounts from the MWR Arts & CraftsFrame Shop so you can proudly display yourartwork. Food and beverage will be availablefor purchase. Learn more at www.paintnite.com

Price: $30 per person (Includes every-thing you will need, canvas, paints, brushesand even a smock) Advance tickets are avail-able at the Bolling Club or Information,Tickets and Travel (ITT)

Valentine’s DinnerFebruary 14 |6 – 8pm | Bolling ClubReserve a romantic dinner for two by

calling the Bolling club at 202-563-8400.Club members: $85 per couple; Non-

Members: $95 per couple Reservations arerequired and entrée choices must be madeupon reservation.

Starters: Tortillini Caprese Skewers –

Cherry tomatoes, cheese tortellini, moz-zarella cubes marinated in pesto with basiland balsamic vinegar, spicedmarinated andfried red shrimp coated in Thai Chili sauceserved on a bed of lettuce

Salad: Intimate salad for two (bowl of sal-ad, serve yourself) – mixed greens, cherry to-matoes, cucumber, shredded carrot in yourchoice of dressing – Italian, Blue Cheese,Balsamic Vinaigrette or Ranch

Beef: Beef Tenderloin Gogonzola – Beeftenderloin topped with gorgonzola cheeseand herbs, served with a baked potato withall the trimmings and chef blend roastedvegetables

Chicken: Alice Springs Chicken – Chick-en breast marinated in Dijon Mustard,honey, oil and lemon juice, topped withmushrooms sautéed in butter, served withroasted red bliss potatoes and green beansin utter sauce

Fish: Firecracker Grilled Salmon – Salm-on filet marinated in olive oil, balsamicvinegar, scallions, garlic, red pepper flakesand brown sugar, then grilled to perfectionserved with rice pilaf and steamed mixedvegetables

Dessert: Apple Tart Alamode- Warmapple tart, topped with vanilla ice creamand chocolate shavings, chocolate coveredstrawberries for 2 – 6 large strawberries cov-ered in chocolate dusted with cocoa powder

Dumbbell Bench Press CompetitionFebruary 17 | Fitness Center ITest your upper body strength in our

Dumbbell Bench Press Competition! Eventwill be based on the number of repetitionsto failure. Participants will be required tolift a third of their body weight to failure.

Awards will be given to the 1st place maleand female winners.

Adult Spelling Bee Happy HourFebruary 19 | 6-8pm | Bolling Club |

Adults, Age 21 and overHow do you spell FUN? Become the

2014 JBAB Adult Spelling Bee Champion!Prizes awarded to top finalists along withbragging rights for all of 2014. Whetheryou want to compete or just watch the fun,head over to the Bolling Club and hang outfor a spell!

$5 per person (Must be 21 years or older);FREE for Club Members Price includes foodand happy hour priced beverages. Ticketson sale now at the Bolling Club and the In-formation, Tickets, and Travel (ITT) Office.

The Military.com Spouse ExperienceFebruary 26 | 10am-2pm | Bolling ClubMilitary.com’s Spouse Experience is a

one-of-a-kind interactive event presentedby military spouses for military spouses. Ev-ery year Military.com’s Spouse Experiencebrings together thousands of military spous-es to extend support to the women andmenon the homefront. The event is an opportu-nity for all military spouses to get together,learn from each other, share the joys andchallenges of military life and laugh at theinevitable and incredible “oops” momentsthat all milspouses have. In a fast-paced, onyour feet, no power point, win a prize work-shop, the Spouse Buzz experts bring theirbest insider tips on the top four concerns ofmilitary spouses.

For more information or to register, visit:http://spousebuzz.com/military-spouse-experience

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Immunization ClinicThe 579th Medical Group Immunization Clinic will be

open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. On Thurs-days, the clinic will be open from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. andfrom 1:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. The clinic closes at 12 p.m. fortraining the first Wednesday of eachmonth. For more infor-mation, call 202-404-6724.

Firth-Sterling Gate operationsThe Firth-Sterling gate is closed on weekends. Once the

gate’s automated features become available, the gate will beaccessible by any Common Access Card (CAC) holder 24/7during normal FPCON “A” conditions.

AFOWC Thrift ShopThe Air Force Officers’ Wives’ Club Thrift Shop is located

at 13 Brookley Ave and is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays andThursdays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Donations are accepted duringbusiness hours only. Profits from the AFOWC Thrift shop gotoward college scholarships and other military charitableorganizations. For more information about the AFOWC orits Thrift Shop call 202-563-6666 or email afowcthriftshop@verizon.net.

NAVY 311“NAVY 311” is the place to go for all types of information

to help support Navymilitary, civilian and retiree personneland their families. Access NAVY 311 at 1-855-NAVY-311 or(DSN) 510- NAVY-311. You can also email NAVY311@navy.mil or visit www.NAVY311.navy.mil.

Toastmasters Club seeks membersThe Bolling Toastmasters Club is available for every-

one on JBAB as a place to practice your leadership skills.Toastmasters clubs are where leaders are made, and leader-ship starts with good communication. The program is self-

paced, and it works. The Bolling Toastmasters Club meetsWednesdays from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. at the JBAB ChapelCenter. Visitors are welcome. For more information, callJim Queen at 301-452-6931.

Navy Marine-Corps Thrift Shop hoursThe Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Thrift Shop has

relocated to Enterprise Hall (building 72). The store hoursare Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. and the firstSaturday of every month from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. For moreinformation call 202-433-3364.

Boys and Girls Club volunteersThe Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington needs

volunteer coaches for their youth baseball league for10-year-olds and 12-year-olds. For more information or tosign up, call 512-560-5548 from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. or email Mi-chael.martinez@afncr.af.mil.

JBAB Cyclists on FacebookBasically a forum for all JBAB riders to get together. We

organize group rides over lunch and during commutinghours. Visit us online at www.facebook.com/groups/jbab-cyclists. For more information, email austin.pruneda@af-ncr.af.mil.

JBAB Cub ScoutsAttention all boys grades 1st through 5th interested in

scouting. Please contact the JBAB Cub Scouts, Pack 343, atjbabcubscouts@yahoo.com for more information. Each denholds their own meetings each month along with one packevent. Boys will earn badges together and can work on in-dividual achievements as well. Come join us for popcorn,camping and so much more.

Navy Wives Clubs of AmericaThe D.C. Metro chapter of Navy Wives Clubs of America,

Eleanor Roosevelt #37, hosts meetings every second Thurs-day of the month to discuss and plan volunteer activities inthe local military and civilian communities. Military spous-es of all branches are welcome to attend. For more informa-tion, email angeladowns@me.com or visit www.facebook.com/NWCA37.

JNOTESMiscellaneous items related to your health, your career,

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CATHOLIC SERVICESReconciliation

Sunday 9 a.m. Chapel Center

RosarySunday 9:10 a.m. Chapel Center

MassTuesday 11:30 a.m. Chapel CenterWednesday11:30 a.m. Chapel CenterThursday11:30 a.m. Chapel CenterFriday 7 a.m. Chapel CenterSaturday 5 p.m. Chapel CenterSunday 9:30 a.m. Chapel Center

PROTESTANT SERVICESSunday Worship

Gospel 11:30 a.m. Chapel CenterGeneral Protestant 11 a.m. Chapel 2

Sunday SchoolSept - May 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Any questions about these services or other religiousneeds call 202-767-5900.

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