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By Danny SpatchekARMY NEWS SERVICE

While the number of suicides amongactive-duty Soldiers has fallen, the Ar-my’s vice chief told lawmakers that theprogress is not enough.

Despite a 30-percent decrease this year,Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Pe-ter Chiarelli told members of the SenateArmed Services Committee Tuesday thatthe Army still has “much more to do.”

Army suicide rates had been on the risesince 2004. In 2007, for instance, 115 Sol-diers committed suicide; in 2008 that num-ber jumped to 140, and then rose again to163 in 2009. But in 2010, the Army has seena significant reduction in suicides amongactive-duty Soldiers. As of June 10, therehave been 62 suicides — at the same timein 2009 there were 89.

“There is no greater priority for me andthe other senior leaders of the UnitedStates Army than the safety and well-be-ing of our Soldiers,” Chiarelli said. “Themen and women who wear the uniformof our nation are the best in the worldand we owe them and their families a tre-mendous debt of gratitude for their ser-vice and many sacrifices.”

While active-duty Soldier deaths havecome down, suicides among reserve-component Soldiers have not. As of June10, there have been 53 suicides among theArmy Reserve and National Guard. Lastyear at this time it was 42.

Chiarelli told lawmakers that suicidesin the Army are “a holistic problem withholistic solutions and that is how we’reapproaching it.”

Such solutions include “telehealth” op-tions that allows Soldiers to interface withmental health professionals through tech-nology, without actually sitting face-to-face with the provider.

“We give every Soldier a 30-to-40-min-ute session with a behavioral health spe-cialist using the internet, using virtual —putting together a virtual net of providerswho can take an entire brigade and puteverybody, from brigade commander tothe youngest private in that unit througha 30-40 minute screen. I mean this is thekind of thing I would like to be able to

provide to reserve-component Soldierswhen they get back (from deployment).”

Chiarelli said younger Soldiers indicatean “overwhelming” preference for on-linecounseling, verses face-to-face counseling.

The Army has other programs as wellthat help Soldiers get mental health assis-tance, Chiarelli said. The TRICARE Assis-tance Program, for instance, allows Soldiersto use a telephone, a computer, or even acomputer with video-conferencing capabil-ities, to communicate directly with licensedcounselors about stress management is-sues, family difficulties and pressures,family separations and deployments, rela-tionships and marital issues, parent/childcommunication, or any personal problemsthat might adversely impact work perfor-mance, health, or well-being.

But one problem with telemedicine,

Chiarelli told lawmakers, is the issue ofgetting mental health providers licensedto practice across state lines.

“I can go ahead and provide a TRI-CARE referral for a Soldier at Fort Camp-bell, Ky., to drive 100 miles to Nashville tosee a psychiatrist, but I cannot hook himup over the internet,” the general said,unless the provider is accredited throughthe military and on a military installation.

The general also told lawmakers thatthe Army is experiencing a shortage ofmental health professionals, but said thatthe shortage is not funding related. “It’s amatter of finding folks,” he said, and get-ting them to move to where Soldiers are.“We are short behavioral health experts.”

Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the commit-tee, said that studies indicateArmy suicidesoccur largely because of traumatic brain in-

juries and post traumatic stress disorder.Chiarelli said he hopes the Army’s

adoption telehealth could help lower thenumber of misdiagnoses of TBI and PTSD,but said that such diagnosis remain diffi-cult due to their similar symptoms.

“Science on the brain is just not as goodas it is in other parts of the body,” he said.“Researchers are struggling today to findthe linkages and learn everything theycan about the brain, and because of thiswe’re going to see some misdiagnoses.”

Chiarelli also discussed another pro-gram, the Confidential Alcohol Treatmentand Education Pilot, that is currently inplace at three Army facilities. The programallows Soldiers’ to seek help for alcoholabuse problems — without being referredto their chain of command afterward. Theprogram is designed to eliminate the ca-reer-damaging stigma Soldiers often facefrom claiming mental injury.

“In addition to three facilities, we’restarting the program at Fort Carson(Colo.) in August and expanding it to twoothers. The only problem that we’re hav-ing is trying to recruit the number of drugand alcohol counselors that we need inorder to ensure that when ‘so-and-so’ re-fers himself for this problem that, in fact,they can be seen immediately and not betold to ‘come back six weeks from nowand we’ll take care of you.’ We’re seeinggreat results from the three installationswe started the pilot at.”

Chiarelli also told the committee thathe “took great exception” to a recent Na-tional Public Radio report which criti-cized current Army mental health poli-cies, insisting that human knowledge ofthe brain still is not advanced enough todiagnose TBI and PTSD efficiently.

“It criticizes leadership for not caringand not doing anything about it. I thinkthat’s far from the truth,” Chiarelli said.“There’s no doubt you could go to anyone of our posts and find Soldiers who arestruggling because of our inability to naildown and diagnose exactly what treat-ment they need for these behavioral healthissues, but I promise you it is not for a lackof trying or real care on the part of ourdoctors, and our leadership is totally com-mitted to working these issues.”

File photo by C. Todd Lopez

Vice Chief of Staff of theArmy Gen. PeterW. Chiarelli speaks June 22, 2011, before the Senate

Armed Services Committee about steps theArmy is taking to curb suicides among Soldiers.

For more on this subject, visitwww.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=66871


7TH SUSTAINMENT BRIGADE

The 7th Sustainment Brigade sent fiveSoldiers fromFort Eustis Eustis and JointExpeditionary Base Fort Story to AM Gen-eral’s Research and Development Plant inLivonia, Mich., a suburb of Detroit. Theirmission was to assist AM General in theirrewrite of the M1097R1 High MobilityMulti Wheeled Vehicle Interactive Elec-tronic Technical Manual for a total of 51days.

Sgt. Robert Schwark, Spc. Joel Elizon-do, Spc. Eric Papineau, Spc. Vince Driverand Spc. Kurtis Gilley, all holding the Mil-itary Occupational Specialty of either 91B-wheeled vehicle mechanic, or 91L-con-struction equipment repairer, participatedin the successful completion of the verifi-cation and validation portion of this proj-ect.

These Soldiers attended this training be-cause the United States Army is transition-ing away from a four-level maintenancesystem, which is comprised of unit level,direct support, general support and depotmaintenance. The new, two-level mainte-nance system will combine the echelonsof unit level and direct support to whatis now known as Field Maintenance, andcombine general support and depot tomake Sustainment Maintenance.

Field Maintenance will be characterizedby “on-system maintenance,” and Sus-tainment Maintenance will be “off-sys-tem maintenance.” Field Maintenance willbe repair and return to user; SustainmentMaintenance will be repair and return tosupply. Some of the advantages of the two-level maintenance system are a reduced lo-gistics footprint in the battlefield, faster re-

turns of equipment to the fight, decreasedequipment evacuation requirements, in-creased productivity of maintainers, andtherefore increased combat power, andpossible force structure savings.

The four-level maintenance system wasadopted just before the beginning of WorldWar II and has served the Army well overthe past 70 years. However, because theArmy is constantly changing, the meth-ods of operation must change along withit to stay ahead of the fight. The Army’sfour-level system works by the simplesttask being performed at the lowest eche-lon above operator or crew level, when amaintenance procedure is beyond the re-sources of a given echelon the procedure isevacuated to a higher echelon.

“To have full vehicle maintenance inarea operations, levels through GeneralSupport must all be deployed since main-tenance capabilities only exist in certainlevels of this system,” according to Maj.Gen. Mitchell Stevenson, who authored“Army Maintenance Transformation.”

During the 51 days the soldiers werein Michigan, they had the opportunity toremove just about every part attached tothe HMMWV, and reinstall as per instruc-tions from the IETM. Along the way, theychecked for any errors or wording issueswithin the text of the manual. Along withcompletion of the maintenance tasks, theSoldiers performed various diagnostic,troubleshooting procedures.

Additionally, the technicians of AMGeneral would bug the vehicle by placingintentional faults in the HMMWV’s pri-mary systems, and have the Soldiers usethe IETM to assist them in correcting thefaults.

U.S.Army Spc.Vince

Driver, 7th Sustainment

Brigade wheeled ve-

hicle mechanic, uses a

new, electronic opera-

tor’s manual for a High

Mobility MultiWheeled

Vehicle atAM General's

Research and Develop-

ment plant in Livonia,

Mich., in Dec. 2011. Sol-

diers took part in a ve-

hicle maintenance up-

grade program that will

improve the process for

years to come.

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The Family Advocacy Safety Educa-tion Seminar, one of many communityprograms offered by the Family Advo-cacy Program, is held at Fort Eustis eachmonth. The seminar provides educationon the dynamics present in abusive rela-tionships, to include domestic violenceand child abuse, signs and symptoms ofchild maltreatment, and information andresources that are available on post and inthe community.

“Awareness and education are very im-portant,” saidA.J. Brandt, FamilyAdvoca-cy outreach manager. “Family Advocacyprovides programs to help families identi-fy these challenges and take steps towarddeveloping healthy relationships.”

The Eustis Family Advocacy Programis dedicated to the prevention, educa-tion, prompt reporting, investigation, in-tervention and treatment of spouse andchild abuse. The program provides a va-

riety of services to Soldiers and familiesto enhance their relationship skills andimprove their quality of life. This mis-sion is accomplished through a variety ofgroups, seminars, workshops, and coun-seling and intervention services.

For more information about the FortEustis Family Advocacy Safety Educa-tion Seminar or other services, contact theFamily Advocacy Outreach Manager at878-0807.

“Awareness and education arevery important. Family Advo-cacy provides programs to helpfamilies identify these challengesand take steps toward developinghealthy relationships.”

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A.J. Brandt, Family Advocacy outreach manager, briefs on characteristics of “Offenders vs.

Victims” during the Family Advocacy Safety Education Seminar at Fort Eustis on Jan. 20.

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By Tech. Sgt. Randy Redman633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Nor-ton Schwartz and Chief Master Sergeant ofthe Air Force James Roy signed a memo-randum Jan. 12 directing commanders AirForce-wide to stand down to discuss one ofthe most pressing issues facing the force. AtLangley Air Force Base, Airmen from everyunit gathered in small groups Jan. 20 to dis-cuss the resiliency needed to withstand to-day's stressors.

“Our wingman culture encourages usto look out for one another, and this standdown is an opportunity to stop and thinkabout what is happening and what stepswe can take to reach out to Airmen inneed,” said Schwartz and Roy. “Despiteour continued efforts, in just the last twoweeks, we have lost several Airmen to sui-cide. Our Airmen are too important to losein this manner, and the costs to individuals,families, friends, co-workers, and our mis-sion are beyond measure.”

Resilience has become quite a buzz wordfor the Air Force lately, but what exactlydoes it mean?

“Indeed, it is a buzz word, and there isa lot of confusion around its definition. Sowe cannot get caught up in the newnessof it. Instead, we need to constantly bringour attention back to the intent behind it,”said U.S. Public Health Service Lt. Cmdr.Bryan Davidson, 633rd Medical Opera-tions Squadron Psychological Health direc-tor. “At its core, the concept of resilience isto promote healthy behaviors and relation-ships that will help us endure or even growduring stressful times.”

According to Dr. Douglas Johnson, at theNaval Center for Combat and OperationalStress Control, one of the common denomi-nators of psychologically resilient people ismental flexibility.

“To see the benefits of flexibility, just lookat the difference between an oak tree anda blade of grass. The oak tree is large andmassive, with a strong but rigid trunk and asystem of roots and branches. The blade ofgrass is slight and has a very shallow rootsystem. Yet, in the face of hurricane-force

winds, it’s the oak that’s destroyed becausethe blade of grass is able to bend, deflectand return to form,” said Johnson.

In addition to discussing resiliency,Headquarters Air Combat Command re-cently started the Comprehensive AirmanFitness Program. It focuses on four pillars— physical, mental, social and spiritualwellness.

Davidson, who is a clinical health psy-chologist, says the list of ways to improveresiliency is nearly limitless because theterm is so broad.

“The most central focus people shouldhave is establishing and maintaining rela-tionships that are healthy and fit in withtheir core purpose for life. If you knowwhere you are headed and work to main-tain relationships that will help keep you on

track, you are much more likely to weath-er the storms of life and have joy along theway,” said Davidson.

There are a wide variety of resourcesavailable to personnel at Joint Base Lang-ley-Eustis, including Mental Health, Fami-ly Advocacy, Military and Family Life Con-sultants, and many more. In order to makecontacting these agencies as simple as pos-sible, the 633rd Air Base Wing Public Af-fairs Office created a new webpage titled,“Bounce Back.” All of the local agencies de-voted toAirman and family wellness can befound online at www.jble.af.mil/bounce.

“In our age of information overload, weneed to make it as easy as possible to ac-cess helpful resources, and the Bounce Backpage was built to do just that,” said David-son. “It provides one-stop shopping for up-

to-date information about the various sup-port agencies here at Langley, as well asexcellent resources and web links that giveAirman and family members ideas for howthey can continue to grow into the leadersthe world needs today.”

In addition to the Langley HelpingAgencies, the page includes hotlines suchas Military OneSource (800) 342-9647, theNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800)273-8255, the Rape Crisis Center Hotline(757) 825-2591, and the National DomesticViolence Hotline (800) 799-7233.

“If there is helpful information peoplethink should be added to the Bounce Backwebpage, please contact Public Affairs at(757) 764-5701,” said Davison. “We wel-come all feedback so this site is widely usedand extraordinarily helpful.”

The four pillars of

ComprehensiveAirman Fitness

• Mental: Approaching life's challengesin a positive way by demonstratingself-control, stamina and goodcharacter with choices and actions;seeking help and offering help.

• Physical: Performing and excellingin physical activities that requireaerobic fitness, endurance, strength,flexibility and body compositionderived through exercise, nutritionand training.

• Social: Developing and maintainingtrusted, valued friendships that arepersonally fulfilling and foster goodcommunication, including exchangeof ideas, views and experiences.

• Spiritual: Strengthening a set of be-liefs, principles or values that sustainan individual's sense of well-beingand purpose. It includes but notlimited to worldviews, religious faith,sense of purpose, sense of connect-edness, values, ethics and morals.

By Tech. Sgt. Randy Redman

Bounce Back is a new web page on the Joint Base Langley-Eustis website created to con-

solidate all of the resources for Airman resiliency.You can log onto the page at www.jble.

af.mil/bounceback.

“Despite our continued efforts, in just the last two weeks, we have lost several Airmen to suicide. Our Airmen are too importantto lose in this manner, and the costs to individuals, families, friends, co-workers, and our mission are beyond measure.”


NATIONAL CENTER FORTELEHEALTH ANDTECHNOLOGY NEWS

The Defense Department launched a new website to-day for children experiencing the challenges of militarydeployments. The highly interactive website (www.Mil-itaryKidsConnect.org) was created by psychologists atDoD’s National Center for Telehealth and Technologyhere. It helps children of de-ployed parents cope with thestress, changing responsibili-ties, and concern for the safetyof their parents, officials said.

The center, known as T2, de-veloped the website with in-formative videos, educationaltools, and engaging games andactivities for three age groups: 6to 8, 9 to 12 and 13 to 17. The sitefeatures monitored online socialnetwork forums for the groupsto safely share their experienceswith deployments.

MilitaryKidsConnect.org isthe first DoD website to con-nect children in the widelyseparated active, reserve, andNational Guard military com-munities, officials said.

“Since 2001, an estimated 2million children have said good-bye to a parent headed to de-ployments in Iraq, Afghanistan,other places around the globe, and on ships at sea,” ex-plained Kelly Blasko, a T2 psychologist. “Military childrenare deeply affected by the separation of their parent’s de-ployment. We’ve seen that in their hearts, kids deploy too.”

The website has features that will help children, par-ents, and educators navigate the wide range of practi-cal and emotional challenges military families must livewith throughout the deployment cycle, Blasko said.

“While military children are very adaptable given theconstant changes and stressful nature of military life,”she added, “deployment puts a unique stress on familyrelationships at home, which can also affect the deployedservice member. The DoD now has a website to help theyoungest members of the military community.”

TheNationalCenter forTelehealthandTechnologyservesas the primary DoD office for cutting-edge approaches inapplying technology to psychological health.

Defense Departmentlaunches websitefor military children

The website isdesigned with

informative vid-eos, educationaltools, and engag-

ing games andactivities for threeage groups: 6 to8, 9 to 12 and 13

to 17. The site fea-tures monitored

online socialnetwork forumsfor the groups tosafely share theirexperiences with

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.MartinDempseyisamongconfirmedspeak-ers at the Sea Service Leadership Associa-tion’s 25th Silver Anniversary Annual Wom-en’s Leadership Symposium onMarch 5-6 atthe Gaylord National Hotel & ConventionCenter in National Harbor, Md. The annualconference is the largest gathering of womenin uniform nationwide with some 1,300 par-ticipants last year.

Otherconfirmedspeakers includeMichèleFlournoy, under secretary of defense for Pol-icy; Jackie Joyner-Kersee, retired Americanathlete and Olympic medalist; and Repre-sentative Susan Davis, co-chair on militaryissues for the Congressional Women’s Cau-cus.

Themed “United in Service: Our GlobalImpact,” this year’s symposium will spot-light the global impact of women militaryleaders and offer women from the servicebranches the opportunity to focus on profes-sional growth and leadership development.

Women from all five service branches are en-couraged to attend and can visit www.seale-ader.org for registration and additional con-ference information.

Day one of the conference will address is-sues relevant to all military women and fea-ture remarks from Michèle Flournory, JackieJoyner-Kersee, Representative Susan Davisand Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffGen. Martin Dempsey. Panel discussions,professional development workshops andnetworking opportunities will also be part ofday one.

The second day’s schedule will includehigh ranking senior officer speakers and pro-

grams unique to each service branch, ad-dressing varied issues of interest to wom-en service members. For example, with anagenda titled “AGlobal Force for Good,” theNavy will include a workshop on “FindingBalance in your Navy Career.” TheAir Forcewill offer a workshop on “Feminine Charac-teristics and their Effect on Leadership: Strat-egies to increase Effectiveness,” while CoastGuard will include an agenda on “Mentor-ing Across Gender Lines” and “Career Plan-ningandMarriage.”TheArmy’sagendawillfocus on how to be “Army Strong” and willdiscuss the impact of “Women in the Enlist-ed Force.” The Marines’ agenda will include

discussions with senior enlisted and seniorofficer panels on issues affecting women inthe Marine Corps.

“The Sea Service LeadershipAssociation ishonored to have such a significant group ofinspiring and diverse speakers at this year’s25th Silver Anniversary Annual Women’sLeadership Symposium,” said retired RearAdm. Wendi Carpenter, Chairperson Emer-itus of SSLA. “This is destined to be a hall-mark event where attendees will learn andgrow by listening and interacting with boththe speakers and one another. They will layhold of keystone principles of developmentand leadership that will help to not only pro-pel their own careers forward, but increasethe level of impact that they can have in thecontext of an ever changing and ambiguousglobal environment.

To speak with a representative from theSeaServiceLeadershipAssociationabout thesymposium, please contact Victoria Shapiroat (202) 414-0774, or through e-mail at [email protected] or Rhonita Brightly [email protected].

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On Jan. 18, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Robert Sealey, U.S. Air Forces Central Com-

mand command chief, visited several units from the 379th Air ExpeditionaryWing, includ-

ing several medics deployed from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, at an undisclosed location in

Southwest Asia. During his visits, Sealey was briefed by Airmen on their duties and then

provided the Airmen a brief on current operations. Sealey concluded each visit by field-

ing questions from the Airmen..

U.S. Air ForceTech.

Sgt.TamraWhiting

(right), 379th Expedi-

tionary Medical Group

and native of Rich-

mond, Ind., informs

Sealey about the

379th MDG’s radiol-

ogy department.Whit-

ing, who’s currently

deployed from the

633rd Medical Group,

Joint Base Langley-

Eustis, is the NCO in

charge of the radiolo-

gy department.

U.S.Air ForceTech.

Sgt. Lemuel Ollet

(right), 379th Expe-

ditionary Medical

Group, explains the

intra-theater care

program to Seal-

ey. Ollet, a native of

West Covina, Calif.,

is currently deployed

from the 633rd In-

patient Operations

Squadron, Joint Base

Langley-Eustis, and

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In the United States Army, Soldiers can counton a few things, according to Maj. Gen. Richard C.Longo, senior commander of Army Element FortEustis: a P-38 can opener working, a poncho linerkeeping you warm, and the annual Army FamilyAction Plan Conference making a difference.

Longo shared his sentiments Jan. 20, with thedelegates of the 2012 AFAP Conference at the FortEustis Club in appreciation of the group’s effortsto make lasting changes the their quality of lifeand standard of living, not only at Fort Eustis, butArmy wide.

Three groups, comprised of more than 35 ac-tive-duty and reserve Soldiers, civilians, surviv-ing spouses, military retirees and other familymembers worked for two full days with facilita-tors, staffers, volunteers and subject matter experts.Their mission: to narrow down issues affecting theArmy, and to make recommendations on how toresolve the issues. These recommended solutionswere presented last Friday to Longo, along withsenior leadership of the 733rd Mission SupportGroup and 733rd Force Support Division.

This year, more than 65 issues were looked atamong the three groups — divided by family andfinance soldier support and medical as well as lo-cal issues. The three groups spent last Wednesdaymorning, the conference’s first day, brainstormingand narrowing down the issues they would workon to two apiece.

Subjects ranged from the need to charge equita-ble rent for on-post housing for servicemembers, toimplementing a writing test for non-commissionedofficers.

Issues come from the Army community through-out the year, according to Beth Treon, Army Fami-ly Action Plan manager, who is in charge of man-aging issues, and putting on the annual conference.Some of the issues can be dealt with immediately,she said, others make their way to the conferencedelegates.

Facilitators guided the delegates during the pro-cess. True to AFAP tradition, participants wore ci-

vilian clothing and were addressed by their nano rank was divulged so participants could “stheir opinions freely.”

Toys, like bubbles and mini Slinkies, anddy dotted the rooms where each group workedid giant papers with separate issues and commstuck to the walls.

Like a democracy, the groups voted on theirtwo issues, and then discussed whether thosdeed were the subjects for which they wantemake recommendations.

Each issue had to be broached in three waysissue’s title, the scope and the recommendatAll three had to be written succinctly andenough to be understood by anyone who read

An AFAP staffer looked over the issues asgroup finished drafts and suggested changeswould help solidify the topic. Dictionaries andsauruses got their fair share of use, as did a ser who was charged with looking up informaover the Internet as the groups came across qtions regarding their issues. Oftentimes, expon given subjects were used to answer questabout certain issues, like Marlene Foster CheExceptional Family Member Program manwho talked to Group 1 about respite providereligible families.

As the conference moved forward, a friecompetition between group members ensueto see which one could get their issues approfirst. Group 3, led by facilitator Kate Dunbarished first with whoops and hollers from delegparticularly Patricia Chatman and military resist. She carried the group’s final approved issua piece of paper, complete with a smiley face ocomplishment, next door to where Group 1diligently working. The friendly competition

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Photos by Toni Guagenti

ABOVE:Angel Zenon, Group 1 delegate, discusses one of the many issues addressed

during the Army Family Action Plan conference Jan. 18.The three-day conference at

Fort Eustis was held to solve many of the problems facing today’sArmy families.

BELOW: Marlene Foster Cherrye (left), Exceptional Family Member Program man-

ager, talks to Group 1 as a subject matter expert. Julie Machak (right) acted as the

group facilitator.

The three top conference issues, voted on by delegates this year• Developing a writing test for all non-commissioned officers to take and pass• Implementing a Fort Eustis Emergency Preparedness Plan that’s extensive a• Making sure rent for outdated, on-post housing was equitable for all service

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Delegates participating in the conference canlook at AFAP’s track record to know the time theyput in coming up with recommendations for cer-tain issues will be listened to, and in many cases,implemented Army-wide.

According to AFAP statistics, during the confer-ence’s history, 98 changes have been made into leg-islation, 141 policies or regulations have been re-vised, and 162 programs and services have beenimproved at the Department of Army level. Someof these improvements have included insurancecoverage for all retired soldiers under TRICARE forlife, paternity leave for Soldiers welcoming a newbaby into the world, and eliminating Social Securi-ty numbers from military identification cards (thisissue originated at Fort Eustis).

The three top conference issues, voted on by del-egates this year were: developing a writing testfor all non-commissioned officers to take and passas part of their curriculum, implementing a FortEustis Emergency Preparedness Plan that’s exten-sive and well-taught to the Army base community,and making sure rent for outdated, on-post hous-ing was equitable for all service members.

During the presentation to some of Fort Eustis’military leaders, Longo told the delegates that theAFAP process works, and that some of the rec-ommendations have a good chance of being im-plemented. Others, he said, may not; such as therecommendation for a third entry gate onto FortEustis, a cost-prohibitive recommendation.

Either way, he told the crowd, they need to holdFort Eustis leadership “accountable.”

“Make sure we’re doing what we said we shoulddo,” said Longo.

Top issues presented to leadersfollowing the 2012 Army

Family Action Plan Conference

Issue: Rent for Outdated On-post Housing forService MembersRecommendations: Create a system to assessrental rates to reflect market values in that geo-graphic area; decrease the rental rates service mem-bers are charged based on the quality of housing.

Issue: Exception to Pet Policy for PrivatizedHousing under the Army’s Residential Commu-nities Initiative (RCI) Privatization Program forMilitary FamiliesRecommendation: Mandate that RCI imple-ment an exception to policy on banned breedsbased on temperament testing.

Issue: Non-Commissioned Officer PromotionProgramRecommendation: Implement an MOS profi-ciency exam as a component of the NCO promo-tion system.

Issue: Non-Commissioned Officer EducationSystem Writing ProgramRecommendation: Develop and mandate an ef-fective writing course for the NCOES curriculum.

Issue: Traffic Wait Times at Fort Eustis GatesRecommendation: Re-evaluate the currentmanpower formula for infrastructure conducted byHeadquarters Air Force; relocate the flagpole closerto theTRADOC command and incorporate an earlierreveille; make the installation of a third gate a com-mand priority for the Fort Eustis community.

Issue: Fort Eustis Emergency Preparedness PlanRecommendation: Implement a Fort Eustisand extended community emergency plan that iswidely disseminated, trained, rehearsed, execut-ed and revised.

Issue: Youth Shuttle Bus to Access MilitaryInstallationsRecommendation: Provide youth military IDcard holders a shuttle bus that is accessed fromschool of pre-registered riders at least once aweek with scheduled resiliency activities availablesuch as deployment support groups.

Issue: High School Only HangoutRecommendation: Create an accessible highschool only hangout that offers a mature menu ofactivities such as culinary arts, occupational devel-opment, environmental groups and other creativearts that will enhance a high school student'sresume and help prepare them for the future in afun atmosphere.

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By Gary SheftickARMY NEWS SERVICE

All Soldiers planning to separate fromthe Army are now required to begin theirtransition process at least a year beforeleaving, according to a Department of theArmy execution order, known as an EX-ORD, signed Dec. 29.

The order is part of an effort by the Armyto beef up transition assistance, and it placesresponsibility for the program squarely onthe shoulders of commanders, said WalterHerd, director of the Army Transition Office,located at Human Resources Command.

“It really changed Army transition froma staff responsibility to a commander’s re-sponsibility,” said Herd about the order.

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chan-dler III said during this period of transi-tioning to a smaller Army, that it’s essen-tial to have better transition assistance.

“We have a great program, but we cando better,” Chandler said.

“I believe that Soldiers need to takesome time and take a little responsibili-ty for themselves and to understand thatthey are going to be transitioning out ofthe service,” Chandler said, adding thatthey need to look at their resume, theireducation and their skill sets. “Then theyneed to speak with their commander, andtheir commander has a responsibility tospeak with them.”

The effort to make transition assistancemore robust also includes the opening thisweek of a new toll-free call center for tran-sition assistance. Soldiers can call 1-800-325-4715 for transition advice, 24 hours aday, seven days a week. And a new web-site or virtual ACAP Center will soon beavailable, Herd said.

The added emphasis on transition ispartly due to a study undertaken by WestPoint about two years ago. The U.S. Mil-itary Academy Transition Study sentabout two dozen scholars, noncommis-sioned officers and officers all over theArmy to talk with transition counselorsand Soldiers preparing to separate.

“They came back with a couple of tru-isms. Number one is, the more time a Sol-dier has to prepare, the more likely theyare to succeed. And that’s pretty simple. If

you begin the transition process a week be-fore getting out of the Army, your chancesof failure are extremely high,” Herd said.

“Two is, the more your commanders areinvolved, and the more they support it,again the more likely you are to succeed.In a nutshell, that’s the gist of this EXORDthat was signed December 29th.”

What this EXORD does is tell com-manders to get their Soldiers into theArmy Career Alumni Program, or ACAP,12 months prior to their planned separa-tion, Herd said. This allows synchroniza-tion of requirements with the unit mis-sion, with exercises and operations.

The most common comment from Sol-diers participating in the West Point tran-sition study was, “ACAP is a great pro-gram, but I don’t have enough time toattend,” Herd explained.

So no later than 12 months out, Sol-diers now need to schedule a presepara-tion counseling at their installation ACAPCenter. Herd said that counseling couldactually be scheduled as early as 18 or 24months out, if Soldiers are able.

At that first counseling, Soldiers beginto draft their Individual Transition Plan,Herd said. They will set their goals anddecide if they want to go back to school,go home to work the family farm or busi-ness, or join the job market. Then theywill determine what ACAP services andprograms are necessary to reach that goal.

“You may want to eat everything onthe menu,” Herd said of the list of avail-able ACAP services, or just sample acouple of items.

Photo by David Vergun

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By Staff Sgt. Jeff Nevison633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The 633rd Force Support Squadron Air-man & Family Readiness Center holdsmonthly “Hearts Apart” events for fam-ilies of deployed members, or memberswho are on an unaccompanied short tour.This way they have a way of keeping intouch with their loved ones.

On Jan. 20, the A&FRC also made itpossible for dependants to record Valen-tine’s Day video messages, so they can besent to their deployed loved ones wher-ever they’re at.

“We’ve held the deployed-video mes-sage event many times before, but this isonly the second year in a row that we’vedone a specific video for Valentine’s Day,”said Master Sgt. Dawn Chapman, 633rdFSS Readiness NCO-In Charge. “This vid-eo is a way for dependants to give some-thing back to their deployed member onValentine’s Day.”

Along with the video messages, thefamilies also created cards to mail to theirdeployed loved ones.

“I’m grateful to the staff of the A&FRCfor allowing us to make these cards and

the video,” said Heather Farnsworth, wifeof Senior Airman Wesley Farnsworth ofthe 633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs of-fice, who is currently deployed to Afghan-istan. “The A&FRC is great, and they offera lot of events for dependants.”

Family members can send as manyvideos as they want, but each video hasa time limit.

“We encourage people to record howev-er many videos as they want to deployedloved ones,” said Chapman, “they haveto be a maximum of five minutes becauseof finalization which requires more time.Plus, there are other families to consider.”

There are opportunities to volunteer forthose who want to help with the month-ly “Hearts Apart” program, or the annualValentine’s Day videos.

“We always take volunteers for themonthly ‘Hearts Apart’ program events,”said Chapman, “We had about six volun-teers for the Valentine’s Day event. Plus,the office staff is usually always involvedwith any monthly event we hold.”

For more information about the “HeartsApart” program, monthly events, and/orvolunteer opportunities at the A&FRC,call Chapman at 764-3990.

Deployment not an issueduring Valentine’s Day

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Nevison

Shannon Misiniec helps her son, Christian, make aValentine’s DayVideo message for her

husband, U.S.Air ForceAirman 1st Class Lukasz Misiniec, during the “HeartsApart” event

at Langley Air Force Base, Jan. 20.The event included creating cards, and recording video

messages to send to deployed loved ones.

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By Kevin L. RobinsonDECA PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

Hiring people with disabilities is morethan an admin box that gets checked atthe Defense Commissary Agency, accord-ing to its director.

“We actively recruit qualified peoplewith disabilities, not only because it’s theright thing to do,” said Joseph H. Jeu, DeCAdirector and CEO, “but also because we seetheir strengths and contributions every dayas we deliver the commissary benefit.”

DeCA’s track record in hiring people withdisabilities was recently recognized at De-partment of Defense level when it receivedthe Best Mid-Sized ComponentAward. Thecommissary agency joined three other DoDcomponents in receiving secretary of de-fense awards for their 2011 performance inemploying individuals with disabilities: theDepartment of the Navy, Best Military De-partment Award; the Joint Staff, Best Small-Sized Component Award; and the DefenseIntelligence Agency, Best Intelligence Com-ponent Award.

The commissary agency achieved BestMid-Sized honors on the strength of in-creasing the number of employees withtargeted disabilities on its rolls from 1.1percent in fiscal 2010 to 1.51 percent in fis-cal 2011. The DoD goal for hiring peoplewith targeted disabilities is 2 percent – theDoD-wide average percentage is 0.77 andthe federal-wide average is 0.88.

Targeted disabilities, as defined by theFederal Equal Employment OpportunitiesCommission, include: deafness, blindness,missing extremities, partial paralysis, com-plete paralysis, convulsive disorders, mentalretardation, mental illness and genetic andphysical conditions affecting limbs or spine.

“Considering the physical requirementsof many DeCA jobs, this is a significant ac-complishment,” said Marcus Lashley, direc-tor of equal employment. “Leadership sets

the tone for an organization’s strides in equalemployment opportunities, and Mr. Jeu didthat by asking senior DeCA leaders to focuson ‘moving the needle’ in this metric.”

Lashley also credited DeCA’s humanresources directorate for creating relation-ships with federal, state and private orga-nizations to help recruit qualified peoplewith disabilities and Wounded Warriors.

DeCA Human Resources Deputy Direc-tor Cynthia Craft, who supervised formerDiversity Program Manager Claudie Grant,credited the retired employee “as being piv-otal in focusing and shaping the agency’srecruitment of people with disabilities.”That recruitment mission puts DeCA onthe road to colleges, job fairs and any eventsthat focus on people with targeted disabili-ties and Wounded Warriors to inform themof commissary job opportunities.

“We also participate in DoD’s Work-force Recruitment Program, which spon-sors disabled college students working invarious DoD components,” said BeverlyWhite, diversity manager for human re-sources responsible for the agency’s re-cruiting matters for people with disabil-ities. “The WRP gives us a wonderfulopportunity to hire a graduating studentinto a permanent position.”

Hiring people with disabilities fits withDeCA’s emphasis to foster a culture whereemployees are valued for their qualifica-tions to do the job and not for their race,creed, religious background or physical dis-abilities, said Tonja Ancrum, the agency’saffirmative employment manager. She andWhite were part of an agency contingentled by Jeu to accept the award from DeputyAssistant Secretary of Defense for Wound-ed Warrior Care and Transition Policy JohnR. Campbell in Bethesda, Md., last month.

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By Ron McllvaineARMY NEWS SERVICES

The past 10 years of war assuredmany Soldiers an assignment or pro-motion with a high degree of cer-tainty, said an official with the Pro-motions branch. That’s no longernecessarily the case.

“It has always been in the Soldier’sbest interest to ensure his or her per-sonnel file is up to date. But as histo-ry tends to repeat itself and the Armyscales back its force structure, havingan accurate, updated and completeservice record is now more importantthan ever,” said Gerald Mayer, chiefof DA Promotions Branch.

Soldiers need to know how topresent themselves to the board inthe most positive and professionalmanner, Mayer said.

All Soldiers need to be on top of theirpersonnel file at any given time be-cause not only is the file looked at forpromotion boards, but it’s also lookedat for assignments as well, he said.

“If it’s not kept current to whereyou feel that you’re being best rep-resented, then you might fall shortsomewhere,” Mayer said.

The U.S. Army Human ResourcesCommand, Department of the ArmySecretariat convenes about 80 selec-tion boards each year, for promo-tions, command assignments, pro-fessional development and schoolsfor officers, warrant officers, and se-nior noncommissioned officers.

But if a Soldier doesn’t do his orher due diligence, “the assignmentthat you want could go to someoneelse or you could not get promoted,”Mayer said.

The Army will continue to promoteits most qualified and experienced of-ficers and noncommissioned officersbased on potential and performance,he said. But he added this also meansthat boards will only select the bestqualified out of the field of fully qual-ified Soldiers.

“The Army recommends that everySoldier, at a minimum, should main-tain contact with their branch manag-er; check their DAphoto, with empha-

sis on the proper wear and placementof the awards and to ensure that thedata matches their officer records briefor enlisted records brief, and what’sfiled in their Official Personnel Man-agement File, or OPMF, which is theirelectronic record depository,” saidRandy Gillespie, chief of the OfficerPromotions Branch.

Gillespie added that everyoneshould:

■ Ensure that their assignment dataon the ORB/ERB is accurate.

■ Ensure that all awards and badg-es are properly annotated on theirORB/ERB and filed in the OMPF.

■ Confirm that all evaluations areproperly posted in their OMPF andthat SSN, height/weight data, andduty title/description are correct.

■ Review and certify their “MyBoard File” promotion informationis correct.

“So don’t fall short and think thatif you don’t put any emphasis onyour personnel file, which is kind ofyour resume and kind of your hand-shake to whomever is looking at yourfile, because if it’s not up to date, thiscould send the message that you’renot diligent enough, or that you don’tcare what’s happening to you in yourcareer. After all, this is a professionof arms, and it doesn’t speak highlyof an individual if he or she presentsthemselves in a way that is unprofes-sional or fails to show due diligence,”Gillespie said.

Prior to a promotion board, DAPromotions Branch publishes a mil-itary personnel or MILPER messagethat gives Soldiers guidelines onwhat they should do to ensure theyare portraying themselves in the

most favorable light.“If a Soldier takes the time to read

the correspondence sent to them,they are told exactly what to do andhow to do it, and who may helpthem. There’s no guess work in thisprocess,” Mayer said.

Every Soldier, said Gillespie, shouldhave the habit of updating their re-cords as they change. This makes surethey go down the right path to get theright evaluation to ultimately showhow they rate against their peers.

“It’s not how you stack up againstthe Army standards, it’s how yourate against your peers because mostboards have a maximum selection ob-jective that restricts the number to berecommended for promotion basedupon the needs of the Army,” Gil-lespie explained. “If there’s 100 peopleon that board and the Army can onlypromote 80, even though they may allbe top-notch Soldiers, it’s how theyrank among themselves provided thatthey are all fully qualified.”

The Army, Mayer said, is an or-ganization that truly cares about itspeople, but it also knows that not allSoldiers can be promoted. There’snot that much room at the top.

“So we don’t want anyone to fallshort and think something is hap-pening or there’s an expectationwhen there’s not. Promotion is nota right or an entitlement. It must beearned,” he said.

A Soldier, he said, may say he didall that’s required.

“OK, you did all that’s required, buthow well did you do it?” Mayer said.“Therein lies your efficiency reportthat talks to a Soldier’s potential foradvancement to the next higher rank.”

As the Army downsizes, Soldiersmust look to remain competitive

“It has always been in the Soldier’s best interest to ensure hisor her personnel file is up to date. But as history tends to re-peat itself and the Army scales back its force structure, havingan accurate, updated and complete service record is now moreimportant than ever.”

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HAWC Open House

Are you trying to learn more about nutri-tion and fitness? Do you want to quit smok-ing this year?

Come to the Health and Wellness CenterOpen House Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Meet the HAWC staff and obtain first hand in-formation about HAWC programs and services.The HAWC is located at 36 Sweeney Boulevard,Building 226, and in the same building with theShellbank Sports and Fitness Center.

For more information, call the HAWC at764-6321.

Tax centers opening

The JBLE Tax Centers open for businessWednesday. Locations at Langley Air ForceBase and Fort Eustis will serve customersthrough April 17. The Tax Centers will serveclients on an appointment-only basis. Phonelines will open Monday at both locations toschedule appointments.

The LangleyTax Center is located in Bldg. 801,at 402 Helms Ave., on Langley AFB.To make anappointment, call 225-5777.The EustisTax Cen-ter is located in Bldg. 2733, at 2733 MadisonAve., on Fort Eustis. To make an appointment,call 878-2343. Both tax centers will be openweekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For a complete list of tax center services,as well as what to bring to your appointment,visit the JBLETax Center website: http://www.jble.af.mil/units/taxcenter.asp.

Baseball for special needs kids

Challenger Little League for theVirginia Penin-sula is holding registration for the coming SpringSeason at Newport News Midtown Communi-ty Center from: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Feb. 4.

For more information contact Kim Catalanoat 879-1403 or [email protected].

Marriage seminar

The Langley Chapel will host a marriage sem-inar, “A Peacemaking Mission,” Feb. 9 from 9a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Langley Club.Whether youhave a good marriage that you want to makebetter, or you are hanging on by a thread, thismarriage seminar can transform your marriage.

The Chapel is sponsoring this one-day eventat no cost to Team JBLE and their families.Come with or without your spouse. Lunch pro-vided. Open to everyone. Alternate Duty Loca-tion authorized for GS civilians.

Join us for a fun-filled one-day event toconnect with your spouse and learn effectiveways to have a thrilling marriage. You'll leavewith a fresh perspective and step by step de-tails on A Peacemaking Mission. Sign-up ear-ly to reserve your seat.

Registration can be completed at https://einvitations.afit.edu/MarriageSeminar377/anim.cfm or by calling 764-7847.

Scholarships available

The Langley Officers’ Spouses’ Club hasscholarships available for high school seniorsand spouses who plan to attend an accreditedcollege or university during the 2012-2013 aca-demic school year. Details on eligibility and ap-plication forms can be found on-line at www.langleyosc.org. Applications must be post-marked no later than March 1.

For more information, contact Carla Givensat [email protected].

Young Adult Bible Study

The Langley Chapel will host a Young AdultBible Study and fellowship every Thursdayfrom 9 to 11 p.m. for dependent family mem-bers, ages 18-25, at the Bethel Chapel RECenter.The study will be on, "Who is God,” byFrancis Chan.The RE Center is located on 1stStreet across from Bethel Chapel.

For more information, call David Rasbold at764-0992/254-2944.

ACC Medallion Ceremony

The Headquarters Air Combat CommandStaff Annual Awards’ Medallion Ceremony willbe held March 1, at 1 p.m. in the Static DisplayHangar, Joint Base Langley-Eustis. The eventis free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Master Sgt.Diana Shinabarger at 764-5810.

ACC Annual Awards banquet

The Headquarters Air Combat CommandStaff Annual Awards Banquet will be heldMarch 2, at the Bayview Commonwealth Cen-ter, Joint Base Langley-Eustis. A pre-dinner so-cial will begin at 5:45 p.m. with dinner and theawards recognition ceremony following.

For tickets, contact a HQ staff directorate’spro-rata representative. Deadline to purchasetickets is Feb. 24.

AFAS after-hours coverage

The American Red Cross will provide emer-gency Air Force Aid Society (AFAS) after-hours coverage. Note that this is for after-hour emergencies only, and not routine dailyfinancial assistance.The A&FRC will continueto cover AFAS cases during their normal dutyhours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Servicemembers seeking emergency finan-cial assistance after duty hours are requiredto call toll-free 1-877-272-7337, and will be as-sisted by an American Red Cross representa-tive. Calls for assistance can be made by the

requesting service member or first sergeant/commander. After-hours AFAS services arelimited to urgent situations that cannot waitfor normal duty hours such as electronic-tick-ets for emergency travel.

For more information, call the A&FRC at764-3990.

FASES seminar

Family Advocacy Safety Education Semi-nar, or FASES, is a 90-minute seminar that de-scribes the dynamics of domestic violence andchild abuse, who is at risk, and what resourc-es are available.The class is open to anyone onbase who is interested in learning more aboutthese topics. Class is scheduled for Wednes-day from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the HAWC.

To register, call 764-2427. No children please.

Parenting workshop

A parenting workshop, “How to Survive Par-entingYourTeens and Pre-Teens,” is scheduledfor Feb. 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the HAWC. Toregister, call 764-2427.

Deployment marriage study

The Langley Chapel is offering a DeploymentReady Marriage Study (married or engaged)Tuesday evenings through Feb. 21 from 6 to 8p.m.This event provides Christian-based princi-ples for strengthening your marriage, restoringyour marriage, and before and after deploymentmarriage concerns. A free dinner is provided.

For more information or to sign-up, call theLangley Chapel at 764-7847 or Dennis Trexlerat 303-9280 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Wednesday morning Bible study

Wednesday morning Bible study, sponsoredby Military Ministries, is held each Wednesdaymorning from 6:15 to 7:15 a.m. at the LangleyChapel Annex auditorium. Enjoy great fellow-ship, insightful Bible topics, relevant Biblical dis-cussion, and strengthened Bible knowledge.

For more information, contact Joe Shirey at764-5527, William Shirey at [email protected] or Chuck Macri at 928-7220 oremail [email protected].

Air National Guard

There are opportunities for you in the AirNational Guard. The Palace Chase and PalaceFront programs allow Airmen to participate inthe Air Force part-time while pursuing full-timegoals. Airmen still receive medical, dental andlife insurance and extra educational benefits.

For more information, call Master Sgt.Tami-ka Covington at 764-9995 or email her at [email protected].


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Friday, 7 p.m.

No show

Saturday, 2 p.m.

The Muppets (PG)

On vacation in Los Angeles,Walter, the world’s biggest Mup-pet fan, his brother Gary andGary’s girlfriend Mary from smalltown, USA, discover the nefari-ous plan of oilman Tex Richman toraise the Muppet Theater and drillfor the oil recently discovered be-neath the Muppets former stomp-ing grounds. To stage the GreatestMuppetTelethon ever and raise the$10 million needed to save the the-ater, Walter, Mary and Gary helpKermit reunite the Muppets, whohave all gone their separate ways.

Saturday, 7 p.m.

Sherlock Holmes:A Game of

Shadows (PG-13)

Legendary detective Sherlock Hol-mes and his trusted colleague, Wat-son, latest challenge is to bring downa new nemesis and unravel a deadlyplot that could destroy the country.Joining in on the newest adventureis Irene Adler who is the only wom-an ever to have bested Holmes andwho has maintained a tempestuousrelationship with the detective.

Sunday, 2 p.m.

No show

Movie synopsis and show time in-formation is available online at www.shopmyexchange.com/ReelTimeThe-aters/Movies-Langley.htm.

JacobsTheater ScheduleFamily bingo night

Enjoy an evening of pizza and bingo withyour family and friendsTuesday, 4:30 to 5:30p.m. at the Balfour Beatty Community Cen-ter, Bldg. 126, Madison Ave. Due to limitedspace, please make your reservations to-day.This event is for BBC residents only.

For more information, call Jana Cooper at328-0691.

Tax Centers opening

The Joint Base Langley-Eustis Tax Cen-ters will open for business Wednesday. Lo-cations at Fort Eustis and Langley Air ForceBase will serve customers on an appoint-ment-only basis through April 17. Phonelines will open Monday at both locationsfor appointment scheduling.

The Fort Eustis Tax Center is located inBldg. 2733, Madison Ave. To make an ap-pointment, call 878-2343. The Langley TaxCenter is located in Bldg. 801, at 402 HelmsAve.To make an appointment, call 225-5777.Both tax centers will be open weekdaysfrom 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For a complete list of tax center servic-es, as well as what to bring to your appoint-ment, visit the JBLE Tax Center website:http://www.jble.af.mil/units/taxcenter.asp

Free book

The Fort Eustis community is invited tostop by the Family Life Center and pick upa free copy of Love & Respect or 12 Hoursto a Great Marriage.The center is located atBldg. 1006, Monroe Ave.

For more information, call 878-2202.

Spouses Club of Fort Eustis

■ Bunco Luncheon — Roll on down tothe U.S. Army Transportation Museum andenjoy a catered lunch from Panera BreadFeb. 9 at 11 a.m. The cost is $15. For moreinformation, call Linse at 864-0328 or [email protected].

■ Consignment Shop —The Fort EustisConsignment Shop is open every Tuesdayand Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Donations are always accepted and con-signments are always welcome. The con-signment shop is located in Bldg. 671, LeeBlvd. For more information, 887-0190.

Lincoln Penny Splash

The Fort Eustis Aquatic Center will host aLincoln Penny Splash Feb. 11, noon to 1 p.m.at Bldg. 641,Tyler Ave.What is a Lincoln Pen-ny Splash? Up to 5,000 coins will be scatteredin the Adventure Pool for prizes. Participantsmust be under 18 years old to participate.

The cost is $2 for active duty and theirfamily members and $3 for all others. Thecombo (with coupon for one hot dog, chipsand a drink) is $5 for active duty and theirfamily members and $6 for all others. Makesure that you bring your goggles and some-thing to hold your coins.


Dinner for families of deployed

Military families experiencing deploymentor other duty-related separation are invitedto attend a free, monthly dinner sponsoredby the Fort Eustis Chapel Community Feb.14, 5:15 to 7 p.m. at the Regimental Memo-rial Chapel, 923 Lee Blvd.

■ 5:15 p.m. — Welcome and dinner isserved.

■ 6 to 7 p.m. — Craft and game time forchildren 3 and a half years and older.

■ 6:10 to 7 p.m. — Adult fellowship time.Free child-watch care is available after din-

ner for kids 3 and a half years and younger.For more information, contact Carole

Carkhuff at 218-0871, email [email protected] or call the Chapel at 878-1304/1316.

Summary Court Officer

Maj.Todd Gonring, 7th SpecialTroops Bat-talion, is detailed as the summary court of-ficer to secure and make proper disposi-tion of the personal effects of Sgt. 1st ClassMatthew Walquist.

Anyone having knowledge of money orproperty due to the deceased or claimsagainst the deceased estate, contact Gon-ring at (757) 713-3414.

Scholarships program

Don’t forget to pick up a college educa-tion on your next trip to the commissary!The Scholarships for Military Children Pro-gram can help with a $1,500 scholarship.The application deadline is Feb. 24. F

or more information, contact your localcommissary, school guidance counseloror visit www.militaryscholar.org or www.commissaries.com.

Marriage enrichment

Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage atthe Fort Eustis Regimental Memorial Cha-pel Thursdays, 6 to 8 p.m. through Febru-ary. This Marriage Enrichment Program isfor all married couples, regardless of howlong you have been married. It also in-cludes military members whose spouse iselsewhere, spouses of deployed/TDY mili-tary and engaged couples.

Free child care will be provided for chil-

dren up to age 11 years old.For more information, contact Mike

& Carole Carkhuff at 218-1034 or [email protected].

14th annual 10K Run

The 14th annual Fort Eustis 10K Run willbe March 3 at 9 a.m. The race is certifiedby the United States of America Track Fed-eration (USATF) and will be run entirely onFort Eustis. It will start at the corner of LeeBlvd. and Dickman St. and end at AndersonField House, Bldg. 643, Dickman St.

Registrations received on or before Feb. 27are $25; registrations received after are $30.Race day registration starts at 7 a.m. Makechecks payable to FE Fitness for registra-tions dropped off at AFH. Registrations mayalso be mailed to Sports Branch, P.O. Draw-er E, Fort Eustis,VA 23604. Register online atwww.active.com. No refunds, no rain date.

The course surface is 99 percent flat as-phalt roadways. Ample parking, rest roomsand shower facilities will be available for use atAFH.Water points will be stationed at variouslocations along the course and at the finish.


Kiwanis Club of Fort Eustis

The Kiwanis Club of Fort Eustis meets atnoon on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of eachmonth at the Fort Eustis Club. All interestedparties are invited and welcome to attend themeetings. Kiwanis International is a global or-ganization of members of every age who arededicated to changing the world, one childand one community at a time.

More information is available by callingLance Musser at 713-1399 or by email [email protected].

Range schedule

Ranges, training areas and facilitiesare off limits to personnel not engagedin scheduled firing, operations or inspec-tions unless clearance is obtained fromthe Range Operations Specialist or a des-ignated representative. The range officetelephone number is 878-4412, ext. 226 or878-3834, ext 234.

The range operations schedule untilWednesday is: Today, Ranges RD, 1, 2, 3 (7a.m. to 8 p.m.); Saturday, no scheduled ranges;Sunday, no scheduled ranges; Monday, Rang-es RD, 1, 2, 3, 6 (7 a.m. to 8 p.m.); Tuesday,Ranges RD, 1, 2, 3 (7 a.m. to 8 p.m.);Wednes-day, Ranges RD, 1, 2, 3 (7 a.m. to 8 p.m.).

All personnel are required to check in andout with Range Control before going into ordeparting any training area.


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Free winter coats, hot lunches

Free winter coats will be distributed toadults and children Feb. 4, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.at distribution sites on the Peninsula andSouthside. Parents must be present withtheir children for sizing purposes.

Distribution sites are:■ YWCA, 2702 Orcutt Ave., Newport

News.■ Hiram Grand Lodge, 2400 Jefferson

Ave., Newport News.■ Hampton FamilyYMCA, 1322 LaSalle

Ave., Hampton.■ Eastern Virginia Medical School (Lew-

is Hall), 700 Olney Rd., Norfolk.■ Light of the Valley Lodge #9, 521 Graf-

ton Dr., Grafton.■ St. James Episcopal Church, 928 Eff-

ingham St., Portsmouth.■ Tidewater Bibleway Temple, 510 High

St., Portsmouth.■ Ebenezer Baptist Church, 875 Baker

Rd., Virginia Beach.Free hot lunches will be available on Sat-

urdays in mid-town Newport News throughMarch 31, noon to 1:30 p.m. at the New Vi-sion Family Outreach Ministry, 10754 Jeffer-son Ave., (2nd floor). Call 596-8180 to con-firm the number of people attending.

USO annual Gala

The USO of Hampton Roads and CentralVirginia will host its annual Gala and SilentAuction on Feb. 11 at the Hampton RoadsConvention Center, Hampton. This year’stheme is “ATribute to Wounded Warriors.”

Festivities will include a dinner programwith entertainment, a silent and live auc-tion, and dancing. The USOHRCV will alsohold a raffle where several items will beoffered including a natural yellow diamondand a diamond bracelet. Tickets will besold prior to the event and winners neednot be present to claim their items.

For more information, call 764-5232 oremail [email protected].

1940’sValentine’s Hangar Dance

The 4th Annual 1940’sValentine’s HangarDance will be Feb. 11 from 6 to 10 p.m.,at the Military Aviation Museum, VirginiaBeach. Come dressed in your 1940’s attireas we transform one of our hangars intoa dance floor in celebration of Valentine’sDay.TheTerry Chesson Orchestra Band willbe playing all the favorite period hits.

Tickets are $40 each (with table dis-counts) and are available at www.military-aviationmuseum.org/events/vday-dance.

The museum is home to one of the larg-

est collections of vintage World War I andWorld War II era fighters, bombers, train-ers and seaplanes. It is located at 1341Princess Anne Rd.


Pancake breakfast fundraiser

Join the Grafton LacrosseTeam for its An-nual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Feb.11 from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at the Cactus Steak-house, 6401 Highway 17, Yorktown. Break-fast will include three pancakes, two stripsof bacon and your choice of beverage.

The cost is $5. All proceeds will be usedin support of the Grafton Lacrosse Boysand GirlsTeams.

For tickets, call Jon Grigorian at 870-5913.

Valentine CandlelightTour

The Casemate Museum will host a Valen-tine CandlelightTour on Feb. 12 at 5:30 p.m.at 20 Bernard Rd., Fort Monroe. This eventwill highlight tales of old Fort Monroe. Ad-mission is free but reservations are required.


LIN Media minority scholarships

LIN Media, parent company of WAVY-TV10 and FOX 43, is accepting applicationsfor its Minority Scholarship and TrainingProgram. One broadcast television scholar-ship/internship and one digital media schol-arship/internship will be awarded in April.

Each student will receive a two-year schol-arship for up to $10,000 per year whichcan be used toward tuition, fees, booksand room and board. In addition, each stu-

dent will obtain hands-on training through apaid internship program at one of LIN Me-dia’s television stations around the coun-try. Scholarship recipients will be assignedfull-time positions upon graduation and suc-cessful completion of the training program.

Applications will be accepted until March16. For more information visit www.linme-dia.com/contact-us/minority-scholarship-program/.

Earn free childcare

First Baptist Church Denbigh’s Child De-velopment Center is now accepting regis-trations and a chance to earn free tuition.Located at 3628 Campbell Rd. in NewportNews, the CDC’s children are more than 50percent military. If you recruit for them, oneenrollment earns one free week; two en-rollments earn two free weeks and more.


Division I women’s basketball

Old Dominion University will host the firstand second round of the 2012 NCAA Divi-sion I Women’s Basketball Championshipat theTed Constant Convocation Center onMarch 17 and 19, with four of the top teamsin the nation coming to Norfolk. ODU willserve as one of the eight sites for the firsttwo rounds of the tournament with gamesset for 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on March 17and one game at 7 p.m. on March 19.

All session tournament books are availablenow at www.coxtix.com for $30 (adults) and$25 (youth 17 and under). Single day ticketsare $20 (adults) and $15 (youth). Groups of

10 or more can purchase tickets for $10 perperson by calling 683-5000.

Fans can also support the tournamentby purchasing Youth Sponsorship packag-es starting at $100 which will provide tick-ets for 10 children to attend one of thetournament sessions.

For more information, contact the boxoffice at 683-4444.

Ways toWork Program

Predatory loans have caused heartacheand financial ruin for many, including thosein military service. Avalon, a center for wom-en and children in collaboration with ArmyCommunity Services now offers an alterna-tive for responsible, working individuals andfamilies to receive low-interest auto loansthat will support their financial self-suffi-ciency and asset development through theWays to Work program.

What could reliable transportation meanto you or your military family? Having a ve-hicle can help stabilize your life and trans-port your children to child care, school, anddoctor appointments.

To qualify for this program an applicantmust:

■ Be 18 years or older;■ Be a James City County, Yorktown, Po-

quoson, orWilliamsburg resident or be activeduty military E-6 and below, DOD personnel,or veteran in the Hampton Roads area;

■ And be employed with a moderatehousehold income;

For more information, call 258-5022, ext.1015 or email [email protected].

African-American History Focus

“From Africa toVirginia” is the theme of interpretive pro-grams throughout February at the Jamestown SettlementHistory Museum. Lectures on Feb. 12 and 19 at 2 p.m.,complement a month-long focus of the first known Afri-cans in Virginia and the experience of Africans in colonialAmerica. Visitors are invited to learn about the lives of Afri-can-Americans during the American Revolution period.

On Feb. 12, Lauranette L. Lee, Virginia Historical So-ciety curator of African-American history, will speak on“Exploring 17th –Century Virginia: Legislating Boundariesand Creating Culture.” Christy S. Coleman, president ofthe American CivilWar Center, will present “In the Causeof Liberty: Shaping the American Ideal of Freedom,” onFeb. 19. Both lectures are included in admission.

The theme will also be the focus of guided tours of themuseum’s re-created Continental Army encampment and1780s farm offered Wednesday through Feb. 17.Tours willtake place every hour from 10:05 a.m. to 4:05 p.m.

Combined admission to Jamestown Settlement, lo-cated on Route 31 and Colonial Parkway near Williams-burg, and theYorktown Victory Center, located on Route1020 and Colonial Parkway in Yorktown, is $20 (adults)and $10 (ages 6-12).

Individual admission to the Jamestown Settlementis $15.50 (adults) and $7.25 (ages 6-12). Yorktown Vic-tory Center admission is $9.75 (adults) and $5.50 (ages6-12). Children under 6 are free and parking is also free.

Both the Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Vic-tory Center are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For more infor-mation, call (888) 593-4682 or visit www.historyisfun.org.


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driving, domestic violence, substance abuse and

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