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By Barbara WagnerStaff writer

After years of budget de-lays and a long constructionperiod, the beautiful newNaval Support Facility (NSF)Dahlgren Fitness Center- the most recent qualityof life improvement to thebase - has finally become areality. New fitness equip-ment was delivered and setup and finishing toucheswere made in preparationfor the June 19 ribbon cut-ting ceremony.

Capt. Mary Feinberg,commanding officer of Na-val Support Activity SouthPotomac (NSASP), gaveopening remarks to thegathering of about 200 whowere eager to view the newfacility.

“I am just one on a longlist of commanding officersthat thought they might becutting a ribbon on a newfitness center for Dahlgren.Despite numerous bud-get delays, work began lastApril, and today I am hon-ored to be the commandingofficer that has the privilegeof opening this fantasticnew fitness center.”

Feinberg remarked on arecent statement by Secre-tary of the Navy Ray Mabus,

who expressed his supportand encouragement of longterm holistic health and fit-ness and the role that fit-ness plays in the lives andsuccess of “those who vol-unteer to serve in the fin-est expeditionary fightingforce in the world,” notingthat this new fitness centeraligns NSF Dahlgren withthat vision.”

The staff at the DahlgrenFitness Center have been

preparing for this event foralmost a year as ground wasbroken in April of 2014. Asthe grand opening deadlinedrew near, the staff workedfeverishly to ensure that theequipment was safely inplace and the facility andstaff were ready to serve thecommunity.

Stacy Scarabello, Mo-rale Welfare and Recreation(MWR) Marketing Assistantwas amazed at how quick-

ly and efficiently the staffhad pulled together all ofthe loose ends to make thegrand opening a success.

“Just two hours ago westill had boxes piled up be-hind the desk and there wasstill so much to do to begrand opening ready,” shesaid, “and now it is abso-lutely gorgeous.”

The new $9.6 million fa-cility adjacent to the originalfitness center built in 1942

is now home to a bay of 35new units of cardio fitnessequipment, two platforms,four Olympic benches in themain fitness area and spaceto rival any large chain fit-ness center.

The center’s array of newcardio equipment includesLife Fitness flex striders,power mill climbers, ellip-tical cross trainers, uprightand recumbent cycles, row-ing machines and tread-mills, along with an arrayof new spin bikes and freeweights for the group fitnessroom.

The Life Fitness ma-chines feature DiscoverTablets that offer connectiv-ity to the eight televisions lo-cated at the facility, personaltracking of your workouts,the ability to connect to yourown devices and a variety ofinteractive courses to addinterest to your workout.

A large dividable openspace with impact flooring isdedicated to group classes,effectively doubling the pre-vious space that will allowfor more classes. The cen-ter hopes to add additionalclasses and times.

A regulation-sized bas-ketball court with seating for

NSF Dahlgren Fitness Center Wows on Opening Day

U.S. Navy photo by Barbara Wagner

The NSF Dahlgren Fitness Center was officially opened on June 19 witha ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house gala. FC1 Joshua Langlois ofAegis Training and Readiness Center and FC1 Lloyd Bartlett, Naval Sur-face Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, manned the weight poles that heldthe ribbon. Pictured cutting the ribbon are (from left to right) Ira Seth, NSFDahlgren Fitness Director, Fred O’Neal of C.E.R., Capt. Mary Feinberg, com-manding officer of Naval Support Activity South Potomac, Tony Liverman,Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington at NSF Dahlgren, Cmdr.Bill Windus, NSASP Public Works Officer, and Michael Phillips, C.E.R.

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Naval SurfaceWarfareCen-ter IndianHeadExplosiveOrd-nance Disposal TechnologyDivision (NSWC IHEODTD)held their annual HonoraryAwards ceremony June 23 atthe Indian Head Village GreenPavilion to recognize those in-dividuals and teamswhomadesignificant contributions to ful-filling the command’s missionduring calendar year 2014.

“The people we are recog-nizing today represent aboutfour percent of our total work-force. While we are here torecognize them, I want to takea moment and acknowledgethe larger Indian Head EODTechnology Division teamand their contributions to ourDivision’s success as well,”said NSWC IHEODTD Com-manding Officer Capt. VincentMartinez. “Additionally, manyof you selflessly contribute tothe community through vol-unteering, coaching, mentor-ing and teaching. These acts

also contribute to the Com-mand’s success, as well as ourcountry’s future. Thankyou forall that you do each and everyday.”

The Division’s TechnicalDirector also applauded em-ployees for their accomplish-ments and technical rigor.

“When I came aboard alittle more than a year agoas your Technical Director, I

shared with you five tenets toguide this Division. They wereMorale, Discipline, Proficien-cy, Motivation and Esprit deCorps,” said NSWC IHEODTDTechnical Director, AshleyJohnson. “This recognitionceremony demonstrates howeach of you is embodyingthese tenets. What we domat-ters, and I’m proud to be yourTechnical Director.”

Award RecipientsRogerM.SmithTeamAward

focuses on the contributionsmade through teaming effortsto improve the organization’sperformance and effective-ness to meet customer needs.The Insensitive Munition Gen-eral Purpose Bomb Fill team[Thomas Berry, William Boggs,Gregory Bowman, SamanthaChurch,OtisCobey, JosephCra-

ven, Timothy Freehling, ScottieGaines, Sean Hancock, JohnnieHart, Heather Hayden, PrestonHomes, Shelton Johnson, An-thony King, Richard Muscato,Lori Nock, Stuart Richman,Mary Sherlock, Harold San-dusky andMelvin Thomas] wasrecognized for development,scale-up and demonstrationof PBXIH-141 as an insensitivemunition explosive fill replace-ment for use in the BLU-110General Purpose Bomb. Theteam comprised of personnelfrom the command’s Research,Development, Test and Evalu-ation (RDT&E) and EnergeticsManufacturing Departmentscompleted a 720-pound mixunder a very tight schedule; de-livered test units on schedule;and results showed reducedsensitivity.

Project Manager of the YearAward a project manager whohas made a significant con-

NSWCIH EOD Technology Division Recognizes Excellence

U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Poynor

Naval SurfaceWarfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance DisposalTechnology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) held the annual Honorary Awardsceremony, June 23, at the Indian Head Town Pavilion to recognize thoseindividuals and teamswhomade significant contributions to fulfilling thecommand’smission during calendar year 2014.

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2 Friday, June 26, 2015The South Potomac Pilot

By Barbara WagnerStaff Writer

The upbeat harmonies of“Happy” by Pharrell Williamsblast through the sound sys-tem and a strobing disco ballflashes colors and light aroundthe standing room only floor.The house lights dim and thefluorescentglowofablack lightand streaks of LEDs illuminatethe room. A squeal erupts andthe crowds begin dancing tothe rhythm as laughter pealsthrough the air.

While this might soundlike the start of a great houseparty, it was actually thekickoff of the Naval SupportFacility (NSF) Indian HeadLibrary’s Summer ReadingProgram at the Stars andStrikes Bowling Center. Withan opening like that – successis sure to follow!

Of the roughly fifty partici-pants signed up for the read-ing program at Indian Head,more than half attended thepremière event. The childrenreceived T-shirts proclaimingthis year’s theme, “Readingto the Rhythm,“ along with apacked goody bag to help keepthe young readers on track thissummer.

The goal of the program isto encourage children of allages to maintain or begin aprogram of literacy that willcarry into their adult years.

The seven-week long pro-gramonbothNSF IndianHeadand Dahlgren runs from June11th to August 15th. Partici-pants are given goals to keepthem actively reading or beingread to throughout the sum-mer. To keep the readers mo-tivated the library is offeringweekly prizes. The hope is thatthe enjoyment of reading isenough but the extra incentiveis definitely a bonus to keepthe youngsters participating.

Kendra Harris, IndianHead’s new librarian, sharedthe goals for the program.

“For 0 to seven year oldsthe weekly goal is 15 pages oressentially a picture book. Theeight to twelve year olds needto read 100 pages or a chapterbook is how I explain it to thekids and for the older teens tenchapters a week will get thema prize.”

Don’t worry adults, you toocan participate and a book ev-

ery other week wins a prize aswell!

“We are offering a differ-ent age appropriate prize eachweek. For the toddlers some ofthe prizes we have are rattlesand sippy cups, for the olderchildren we have frisbees,inflatable guitars, kazoos,backpacks and for the adultswe have reusable bags, waterbottles and other great incen-tives.”

If you missed the kick-off,there is still time to go to www.MWRLibraries.info to sign upfor the program and track yourreading.BothNSF IndianHeadand NSF Dahlgren are enroll-ing for their Summer ReadingProgram at the same website.

Not sure what to read? Thelibrary link has that coveredas well. Check out the “What

Should I Read Next“ link at thesame site and you are able totype in a book or author thatyou enjoy. The program willpopulate a list with recom-mendations based on yourpreferences. Don’t forget youmust come in to the libraryto let them know that you areparticipating and to receiveyour prizes.

Once there at the newlyrenovated Community Recre-ation Center that houses theIndian Head Library, and ITToffice, chances are you willrealize that they truly are yourone-stop shop for summer en-tertainment. Naomi, a localday care provider was amazedat all that the center provided.After being encouraged byHarris to come by and checkout what the facility had to

offer, Naomi was encouragedto bring her young charges tothe Summer Reading Programkick-off.

“I loved it! I had planned tobring the children to a publiclibrary in town. I found thatthis is not only closer but I re-ally appreciate the level of se-curity I feel we have when weare there at the library andhereas well. They are also showingmovies for the kids throughoutthe summer. It’s a pretty awe-some deal and we will definite-ly be utilizing the CommunityRec Center this summer.”

Jenny, another parent whowas attending the programkickoff, had recently visitedthe renovated CommunityRec Center and was equallyimpressed. “They really did abeautiful job with the renova-tions. The kids’ section is sonicely organized and neat - Ireally loved it.”

The reading program kickoff was only the beginning ofthe summertime offerings atthe local base libraries. Funand educational craft sessions,family friendly movies, andspecial guests are on the dock-et tohelp youbeat theheat andkeep the kids engaged. So, graban ice cold drink, find a com-fortable spot with your favoritesummertime read and get toReading to the Rhythm at yourlocal MWR Library facility.

NSF Indian Head Reading Program Kickoff a Rocking and Bowling Success!

U.S. Navy photo by Barbara Wagner

Indian Head newcomer Denny assists his daugh-ter Erin aged 6 to get her bowling shoes on at theSummer Reading Program kickoff at NSF IndianHead. Visit The Community Center located inbuilding 620 on Indian Head to learn more aboutavailable programs offered there.

By Barbara WagnerStaff Writer

Kendra Harris summed things upeasily with that statement - “a littlestorm is brewing here,”

Indian Head’s newest member ofthe MWR staff is definitely a whirlwindof ideas and energy and she is focusedon breathing new life into the IndianHead library.

Harris, aMarylandnative, comes toIndian Head library after 13 years withthe Prince Georges County MemorialLibrary System.

“I was a generalist librarian, so Iworked in the children, teen and adultcollections but since having my sonmost of my ideas and inspirationscome from him. I found myself mov-ingback into focusingonthechildren’scollection and programs.”

Harris worked in the Prince GeorgeCounty Memorial Library systemthrough her college years, but it wasn’ther desire initially to become a librar-ian. Her undergraduate degree fromMarymountUniversity is insocialworkbut after graduation she determinedthat that was not a field in which shesaw herself. She soon realized that herday job was something that she trulyenjoyed; so with encouragement fromasupervisor shewentback to graduateschool and obtained her Masters in Li-brary Systems.

“Itwas reallymymanager in theAr-lington County Library System where Iwas working at the time who insistedthat the field needed a fresh set of

thoughts and ideas. She was adamantthat the field needed fresh input, peo-ple like me she said - with spunk and amore outgoing personality - and hereI am!”

“I really want to change that im-pression of the little old lady with thebun and glasses as a librarian.” As herhand went subconsciously to her hairshe laughed, “Earlier today I had myhair up in a bun but thought better ofit for this afternoon.”

In talking about the futureof librar-ies and librarians,Harriswasemphaticthat regardless of the direction the fu-ture of books digital or otherwise takes- a library will always be a necessity.

“We are so much more than just aplace where we hold books. You needa library. You need a librarian to orga-nize that information. The library is agathering place - a community huband that is so important. Our titlesmay change - Information Specialist,Knowledge Management Officers butwe are still going to be vital membersof the community. We have to evolveour ideas of librarians.”

Harris spokeofher roleas librarian.“I like to thinkofmyself asanOutreachSpecialist. I go into the schools to en-courage early literacy. I love to get thekids involved and engaged in thingslike science experiments. If I can cap-ture theirattentionandget themthink-ing I’ve done my job. I have also goneto the farmers markets to reach out tothe community. I think it’s importantfor the public to recognize that we arean evolving field and for us to be morepeople oriented. “

Having only been at Indian Headfor a little more than a month, Harris isgetting a feel for the community. “Thisis my first experience in the militarycommunityand it is reallyabigchangefrom the urban public libraries I amused to.”

“There is such a difference for mehere. I tell my coworkers I almost feellike I am on vacation right now. Thepace is much slower,”

Harris is also discovering howthings might take a little longer to get

done through the military system.“I am definitely learning patience

right now; it takes much longer to getaprogramfromconcept tocompletionhere having to go through the differentchannels togetapproval and funding,”

Harris is in planning with her teamto create programs for the next severalmonths and is beginning to get a feelfor her readers.

“It is going to takea little time tode-termine who my readers are. What dothey like to read? Judging by the cur-

rent collection I’m discovering that wehave a lot of science fiction and mys-tery readers out there. I want to knowthough, do we have romance readers?What do we need to do to better servethe community?”

In addition to the summer readingprogram, Harris has some thoughts ona painting program for adults and chil-dren as well.

“We are currently working to get apainting and wine evening for the par-ents under way. They will be able tobring thekids in toenjoyourchildren’scollectionwhile theyhaveanicebreak.Wealsowant tohave a foodandpaint-ing program for the kids. It’s comingtogether; it just takes a little time.”

Her enthusiasm for what she doesshines throughas the interviewdrewtoa close. “I am really happy to be here.It’s a big change but I love what I do. Ilove my job. Where else can you go towork and spend the day playing videogames with the teens or reading booksto the younger children? I get to dothose things and I love it! It’s an excit-ing job. Wehave tomake it exciting foreveryone.”

Harris is bringing a fresh zeal andenergy to what is normally a more se-date position and has many new ideasfor the future. To meet Kendra Har-ris, Indian Head’s new librarian, visitthe new Community Recreation Cen-ter located in building 620. A storm isdefinitely brewing there and it will beexciting to seewhat excitingeventswillbe blowing in for Indian Head Library.

There’s a Storm Brewing at the Indian Head Library

U.S. Navy Photo by Barbara Wagner

Kendra Harris (right), Indian Head’s new librarian, thanks oneof the many patrons who came out to enjoy the recent read-ing program kick off at the Stars and Stripes Bowling Alley.

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tribution to the planning andexecution of his/her assignedproject(s) the past year. Ber-nadette Wackerle, EnergeticsManufacturing Department,was recognized for her workas the MK90 Propellant GrainProduction project manager.MK90 grains are used in theMK66 rocket andHydra 70 sys-tem used by U.S. Army. Wack-erle led a cross-departmentalteamof 95 employees in a$42.6million production effort thatincluded project planning,plant start-up, and the manu-facturing of 30,000 grains. Herleadership helped the com-mandmeet delivery dates, staywithin budget and improveproduction quality; and re-sulted in additional propellantgrainmanufacturing orders.

Internal Customer ServiceAward recognizes those indi-viduals, organizational units,or teams who provided ex-cellent service to the internalcustomers. Two awards werepresented in this category.The Systems Engineering De-partment Acquisition Office[Paula Greaser-Hayes, MicheleGilroy, Linda Murphy, DawnTolson, Dave Wood, DeniseYates-Price, Darlene Gra-gan, Susan Simpson, DeannaShnayer, Chuck Funkhouser,Brain Anderson, Kris Shnayer,Stacey Fuller, Tiffany Johnsonand Kelly Gragan] was recog-nized for providing acquisitionexpertise and strategy to bothinternal customers and exter-nal organizations. The teamconsistently provided superiorcustomer service by ensuringall customer requirementswere handled quickly and effi-ciently. Their expertise provid-ed to the technical communityhas reduced the administrativeburden. Lisa Robey, CorporateOperations Department, wasalso recognized for expert Hu-man Resource support. Robeyensured managers remainedinformed on employee hir-ing packages, and she workedclosely with the Office of Civil-ian Human Resources to re-ceive quality hiring options tomeet requirements.

Equal Employment Op-portunity (EEO) and Diversity

Award recognizes the achieve-ments of an individual or groupexcelling in the extension ofequal opportunity to thoseseeking Federal employmentor by assisting Federal employ-ees to achieve their highest po-tential and productivity. Twoawards were presented in thiscategory Elizabeth Lee,MarisolMacCheyne and Dr. Dion Ser-ben, Systems Integration De-partment, were recognized forcoordinating with commandEEO staff; the Army ResearchDevelopment and EngineeringCenter; theGarrison commandstaff; the installation GeneralCommander staff; and theProgram Executive Office Am-munition staff in the planningand execution of the Women’sHistory Month event in Pica-tinny, N.J. Normary Camacho-Cardoza,EODDepartmentandcommand Federal Women’sProgram Coordinator, was rec-ognized for the Women’s His-toryMonth andHispanic Heri-tage Month activities on theIndian Head site; and for herassistance in theDefense EqualOpportunity ManagementInstitute (DEOMI) Organiza-tional Climate Survey (DEOCS)results analysis.

Dr. Horst Adolph Award forOutstanding Patent recognizesan individualor groupof inven-tors for themost significantandbeneficial patent to the Navyand the country. Robert Daily,Brian Taylor, Deran Eaton andYolanda Torres were recog-nized for their patent, “Mul-tispectral infrared simulationtarget array,” that improves theprior art for test targets of infra-red search and track, guidanceand general sensory systems.This unique invention signifi-cantly reduces the life cyclecosts of test systems and solvesknown issues involved withconventional infrared sensortesting equipment - to includeboth resistive focal plane ar-ray and Blackbody sources.

Continuous Process Im-provement Award recognizesindividual or group efforts thatresult in significant adminis-trative, business, or technicalimprovements accomplishedthrough Lean and/or Six Sigmaprocesses that yield benefits incost, schedule, quality, and/orrisk mitigation. Paulette Bow-man, Renee Brown, Dr. Mar-tin Chernoff, Darlene Gragan,Willy Quiambao, Nancy Solo-

mon, Abigail Stokes and SherriStonestreet. TheContractsDe-partment conducted a RapidImprovement Event on its PeerReview Board process (PRB)for contractual actions. Theteam switched from a papercopy distribution method toan electronic system. A virtualPRB process was developed forlower risk or simpler cases thatrequire a review but do not re-quire a meeting. For the casesthat still require a meeting, themeeting has been cut in half byhaving reviewers submit com-ments to the contract specialistin advance.

Command Award for SafetyExcellence recognizes employ-ees who have made a signifi-canteffort toenhancesafeworkpractices in their area. The Sys-tems Engineering DepartmentSafety Committee [AmandaSpooner, Taylor Young, JohnBackes, Robert Hastings, MikeDeeds, Cynthia Manns, PansyCole, AllenWilson, Rodney Lu-cas, Ed Hernandez, Wade Bab-cock, Zaeem Husain and PaulaGreaser-Hayes]was recognizedfor provided opportunitiesfor employees to actively par-ticipate in the Safety Program.This committeemetona recur-ring basis to discuss organiza-tional and employee safety is-sues, publish safety newslettersto raise awareness of organiza-tional safety issues, establish asystem for employees to reporthazards to management andsuggest how to correct hazards.The team’s effort increasedgeneral safety awareness andpromoted promptly identify-ing and reporting unsafe/un-healthful working conditions.As a result of their efforts theirdepartment did not experiencea work- or duty-related injuryin 2014.

Capt. H.E. Lackey Commu-nity Service Award recognizesan individual or teamwho pro-vided significant contributionsto the community. Two awardswerepresented in this category.JeanNelsonwas recognized forher dedicated service to com-munity’s youth in the areas ofSTEM, youth training and gen-eral charity. Nelson serves as aroboticscoachandcompetitioncoordinator. Her teams wonseveral awards while learningabout robot design, program-ming, project managementand CORE values. Additionally,she has served the community

asGirl ScoutLeaderor assistantfor12years, a science fair judge,a Project Lead theWay judge, aSwim Team stroke/turn judge,a badge counselor for the BoyScouts, a speaker/volunteerat College of Southern Mary-land Women in Math eventand a food bank volunteer.Donna Sheff earned an awardfor community support forco-founding, “Caring Needle.”Caring Needle is an organiza-tion consisting of 14 womenwho crochet items (hats, scarf,blankets, etc.) and distributethem to homeless, elderly andpeople who are terminally ill.Sheff also co-founded, “Wom-en on a Mission,” group whichencourages healthy eatingand exercising. Sheff has alsoserved for the past 12 years asa youthmentor in her church.

A.J. Perk Outstanding Op-erator/Technician of the YearAward recognizes model em-ployees who serve as an exam-ple to others. Three individualswere awarded in this category.JayDalton, SystemEngineeringDepartment, was recognizedfor his work in the field of Car-tridge- and Propellant-Actu-ated Devices (CAD/PAD) Ord-nance Assessment. Dalton isconsidered an expert for ballis-tic testingof aircraft emergencyegress catapults, thrusters, re-movers, linear shapeexplosivesand stores release cartridges. In2014, Dalton completed nu-merous ordnance assessmentprojects and assisted others toensure their projectsweredonein a timelymanner. LoletaCar-roll and Earl Simms, EnergeticsManufacturing Department,were recognized for their sup-port of the ABL 2434 castingpowder manufacturing effort.Carroll and Simms were reliedon for their knowledge to en-sure success of the operations.Carroll and Simms currentlytrain operators in manufactur-ing operations andensure safe-ty protocols and proceduresare followed. Their work ethic,leadership, initiative, attentionto detail, and abilities have en-sured ABL 2434manufacturingefforts aredone in safemanner.

Adm.HaroldR. StarkAwardfor Innovation recognizes anindividual or group who madea significant, state-of-the-artachievement in theirfieldof en-deavor. Thinh Hoang, SystemsEngineering Department, wasrecognized advancing energy

harvesting efforts and estab-lishing NSWC IHEODTD as aleader in this emerging tech-nology. During 2014, Hoangdesigned and demonstratedunique energy harvesting solu-tions for several programs; andled efforts to provide a digitaltimedelay cartridge to improvetiming reliability andmanufac-turing associated with CADs.Hoang’s successful demonstra-tion of previously unattainableenergy-harvesting solution forCAD/PAD and fusing appli-cations will lead to improvedtechnologies to protect and en-able thewarfighter.

Joe L. Browning Award forManagerial Excellence recog-nizes supervisors who demon-strate managerial excellence,practice quality leadershipprinciples, and demonstratecoaching and teaming man-agement skills. Two individualswere awarded in this category.Dr. Jason Jouet, RDT&E De-partment, was recognized forhis exceptional leadership anddedication to research, safetyand morale. Supervising a di-verse group of scientists andengineers, Jouet remainedstrongly engaged in the workof each of his employees, andencouraged both collabora-tive endeavors and individualgrowth. He challenged hisemployees to explore new av-enues, supported their effortsand championed their accom-plishments. Lester Leonard,Energetics Manufacturing De-partment, was recognized forhis leadership, coaching andmentoring of 12 engineers andengineering technicians whoconduct energetics operations.Leonard encouraged trainingand professional developmentof his team; and demonstratedan efficient, innovative andmotivational leadership style.

Dr. George W. PattersonAward for Outstanding Accom-plishment recognizes an indi-vidual for his or her outstand-ing technical accomplishmentswhichhaveapronouncedeffectin support of NSWC IHEODTDoperations, as well as advance-ment in this areaof technology.Dr. Richard Lee, RDT&E De-partment, was recognized forhis contributions to combus-tion technology. Lee, a scien-tist and engineer, representedtheCommand in the enhancedblast and reactivematerial blastprograms in the Advanced En-

ergetics Research Initiativesince 2000. Lee interfaced withDepartment of Defense, De-partment of Energy, industryand academia to evaluate theenergetic content of differentformulations for Defense ap-plications. His expertise inmetal combustion provided ascientific basis for subsequenttechnical improvement thatled to recent improvementsin explosive performance, re-cent improvements in explo-sive performance and reactivematerial casings. His technicalaccomplishments have a pro-nounced effect in supportingthe Command’s mission andadvancing metal combustionfor advancedweapons.

Ens. Robert B. DashiellAward for Excellence rec-ognizes the employee, who,within the past year, has madea significant contribution tothe mission, and/or operationof NSWC IHEODTD. Joe Pas-torious, Systems EngineeringDepartment, was recognizedfor leading two critical soft-ware development roles. Dueto Pastorious’ technical com-petence and leadership, NSWCIHEODTD was selected as theSoftware Support Activity forJoint Counter Radio-Con-trolled IED Electronic Warfare(JCREW) Jammer. Pastoriousalso led a team in the demon-stration of an advanced fuzingalgorithm for the Office of Na-val Research-funded TorpedoCommon Hybrid Fuze SystemFuture Naval Capability effort.Pastorioius’ leadershipenableddemonstration of real-time,low-latency advanced fuzingdecision criteria in torpedo seatrials to address a critical navalneed.

NSWC IHEODTD - a fieldactivity of the Naval Sea Sys-temsCommandandpart of theNavy’s Science and Engineer-ing Enterprise - is the leader inordnance, energetics, and EODsolutions. TheDivision focuseson energetics research, devel-opment, testing, evaluation, in-service support, and disposal;and provides warfighters solu-tions to detect, locate, access,identify, render safe, recover,exploit, and dispose of explo-sive ordnance threats.

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200 spectators is now available for open-courtor team sports.

Rounding out the available fitness spaces aretwo new glass front courts for the racquetballenthusiast and private dedicated fitness evalu-

ation rooms with a VO2 Max and other assess-ment equipment that will be available for par-ticipants to assess their fitness needs.

The new locker rooms feature more lockersas well as double-stalled showers with a sepa-rate area to dress in private, available in boththe women’s and men’s locker rooms.

The facility will feature a new dedicatedclassroom with desk space and a white boardfor Command Fitness Leader (CFL) and Mis-

sion Nutrition classes with the hopes of addingother goal-oriented classes. In the past otherclasses such as injury prevention, goal settingand reading labels for nutrition content havebeen offered and the staff hopes to offer thoseand others in the future.

Another innovative addition to the facil-ity that is sure to excite parents will be the 800square foot family fitness room. This workoutarea will feature an open free weight room that

has a play area for children six weeks to six yearsto enjoy adjacent to the workout space alongwith a television to keep them entertained.

Included in the space is a treadmill, nauti-lus machine and other cardio equipment. Theplan is to also host boot camp classes two daysa week in the family fitness room for newmomsand dads to work out while still being able tokeep an eye on their children in a safe playspace.

To celebrate the grand opening of the fa-cility, the fitness center hosted a health fairwith several vendors in attendance. The grandopening also featured the SentaraMammogramBus, tours of the facility, class demonstrations,health assessments, giveaways and healthy funfor the whole family.

The facility is open to all military members,government civilians, dependent family mem-bers and retirees.

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sion starts on June 29.

Fourth of July CelebrationJuly 4, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.Eligible patrons include all with base access.Celebrate IndependenceDaywithanafternoonofopenswim!

Junior Lifeguard ProgramJuly 13-17, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.Eligiblepatrons includes all children, ages 10-14,withbase ac-

cess.Find out if you have what it takes to be a lifeguard! Learn the

basic lifeguard skills and shadow guards while they work. Be pre-pared to swim every day! There is a class participantminimumof3 and amaximumof 10. Register at the Aquatics Center by July 7.Cost: $150.00.

Bingo540-653-8785

Thursday Evenings at the Community HouseDoors open at 4 p.m. Early Bird games start at 5 p.m.New spring specials are here! Buy 2 packs for $35 and get 1

double action and 1 purple card for free. Buy 3 packs for $45 andget 1doubleaction, 1 redand1purple card for free! Military,Mili-tary Spouses, RetiredMilitary and Dependents can buy 1 regularpack for $20 and get 1 double action, 1 purple and 1 red card forfree!

The jackpot now starts at $1,000 and 48 numbers and will in-crease $100 and 1 number each week it is not won. Payouts forregular games start at $50.

Food and beverages (non-alcoholic and adult beverages) areavailable for purchase. All with base access are invited. Partici-pants playing bingomust be 18 years of age or older. A valid formof identificationmust be shown to purchase alcoholic beverages.For more information, please contact the ITT office at 540-653-8785.

Cannonball Lanes540-653-7327

Youth Learn to BowlJuly 4, 2 - 4 p.m.Eligible patrons include all children, ages 5 to 12,withbase ac-

cess. Cost: $7.50 per child, which includes two games and shoes.Bowling instructionwill be provides for those learning to bowl!

Fitness Center540-653-8580

Indoor Rowing CompetitionJuly -EveryWednesday from6 a.m. - 6 p.m.Eligible patrons include all with base access.Athletes will row a 2000m sprint at damper setting 4-7. Prizes

awarded to topMale/Female and ActiveDuty. Cost: FREE.

Tour de DahlgrenEligible patrons include all with base access.Accumulate 400 miles during the month of July by cycling

around Dahlgren or attending an indoor spin cycle class. Recordyour miles with a Dahlgren Fitness Center staff member and bythe cyclist with the highest overallmileage towin a prize! Registerat theDahlgren Fitness Center by July 1st. Cost: FREE.

Liberty Center540-653-7277

LibertyCenter andLibertyCenter event open toE1- E6 single/unaccompanied active dutyMilitary.

Wing WednesdayJuly 1 & 15, 4 p.m.Liberty Center patrons onlyEnjoy FREE hotwingswhile they last!

Lunch with LibertyJuly 7 at 11 a.m.Liberty Center patrons onlyEnjoy lunch on Liberty! While at the Liberty Center be sure to

ask about trips and let the staff knowwhat YOUwant to do.

Fire Pit FunJuly 11 & 25, 2015 at 7 p.m.Liberty Center patrons only. Bring your guitar or enjoy the

music. The Liberty Center will provide chairs, roasting forks,s’mores, hotdogs and drinks. Cost: FREE.

Aquatics Center301-744-4616

Adult Swim ClinicJune 27, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.Kick start your swim season in the right direction. Learn the

basics of freestyle, breast stroke, back stroke, butterfly and flip-turns from a certified Water Safety Instructor & USA SwimmingCoach.Don’t forget tobring your googles and swimcaps.Registerat the Aquatics Center by June 26. Open to all patrons with baseaccess 16 years and older. Cost:Military FREE; All Others $5

Child & YouthCDC301-744-4458

Camp MidsLocation: Youth CenterRegister yourMiddleSchool agechildren forCampMidsat the

YouthCenter!RegistrationbeginsMarch30th.Programruns fromJune 29 to August 7. Contact the Youth Center formore details.

General Library301-744-4623

One-on-One Computer HelpJuly 6 by appointment.Need help with a certain computer program? Don’t know

where to start? Sign up for a 30minute, one-on-one session at thelibrary to work on whatever you’d like. Please call by the previ-ous Friday tomake an appointment for training on theupcomingMonday. Cost: FREE.

Stars & Strikes Bowling Center301-744-4761

Cosmic BowlingJune 27, 5 - 10 p.m.What glows in the dark and is too much fun to miss? Cosmic

bowling at Stars & Strikes Bowling Center! Cost: Military, $2/game and $1 shoe rental. Civilian, $3/game and $1 shoe rental.

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540-653-7336Civilians - $5; AD, Retired, Reserve, FamilyMembers(E7 - above) $4; AD, Reserve, FamilyMembers (E6 -below) - $2.50; Child (6-11) - $2; Child (5 andunder)- Free; Tickets for amovie shown in 3-Dare an ad-ditional $1

Friday, June26th 7p.m. SanAndreasPG-13Saturday, June27th4p.m. Disney’sPirateFairy -FREEADMISSION GSaturday, June27th7p.m. TheWaterDiviner R

Friday, July3rd 7p.m. Spy RSaturday, July4th Happy IndependenceDay!Weare closed for theholiday.Formovie listingsonline, visitwww.navymwr.org/mov-ies and select theDahlgrenTheater.

DahlgrenMovie Theater

MWR Highlights

Dahlgren

Second Tour Thrift StoreSecondTourThrift Store, aDahlgrenOfficers’ Spous-

esClubvolunteer-runorganization, offers freeuniforms(gently used) for active duty military members are al-ways available on the porch. Store profits are donatedback to the community in the form of scholarships formilitary families who have served at Naval Support Fa-cility Dahlgren and support for local charities serving

King George County. The store is located at 722 Samp-son Rd. and is open on Thursdays from12:30 - 3 p.m.

Indian Head

“Treasures” Thrift Store Donations“Treasures” is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1

p.m. The store is located at 12 Strauss Ave. next doorto the USO. Donations of gently used items are cur-rently being accepted.

Barbeque truck at IH, Stump NeckEnjoy delicious T&J Barbeque at NSF Indian

Head onWednesdays and Thursdays, from approxi-mately 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., next to the library, and atthe NSF Indian Head Stump Neck Annex on Tues-day, from approximately 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., next toBuilding 2195.

To publish information on your event or programunder “Base Happenings,” contact Andrew Revelosat 540-653-6012 or email andrew.revelos1@navy.mil

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DahlgrenBelle Grove 2015 Amazing Race

Belle Grove is hosting their 2015 GreatRace on Saturday July 18 from 9 A.M. to 10P.M. with a wild and wacky fun team raceevent. Get together a group of two threeor four and race from location to locationto complete challenges. This is not a footrace - you will be traveling by automobilefrom sites around the area. Be preparedfor lots of the unexpected! Fee is $25 perteam member and includes a commemo-rative event T-shirt, the event, braggingrights and an after party. Local busi-nesses invited to host a team or a locationfor the race. Have fun and support yourlocal community! For more informationvisit http://www.bellegroveplantation.com/the-amazing-race or call Belle GrovePlantation at 540-621-7340

Spotsylvania Stars and StripesSpectacular

On Saturday June 27 starting at 3 P.M.Spotsylvania County is rolling out all thestops for a fun-filled family day! Pony andother rides for the children and live mu-sic from three different stages through-out the day along with great food andvendors with the evening culminating ina fireworks display at 8:40 P.M. Specialbus shuttle service will be available fromnearby locations.

Visit www.spotsylvania.va.us/con-tent/15913/15927/16035/default.aspx formore information on this event.

King George Rocks the Red Whiteand Blue

Patriotic Palooza at Barnesville Parkwill take place on June 27 from 5-8 p.m.Join the community as we celebrate thered, white and blue with great music,food and fun! Great American classic carsshow, petting zoo and more! Fun for thewhole family!

Indian HeadSummer Concert Series Continuesat La Plata Town Hall

The Summer Concert Series contin-ues at the La Plata Town Hall with Drivin’Muzzy. A new age country band who cov-ers the likes of Florida Georgia Line, Ja-son Aldean, Blake Shelton, Brantley Gil-bert, Drivin’ Muzzy will also be perform-ing some of their own originals. Concertkicks off at 7 P.M. Bring your own blanket,chairs and coolers but remember no al-cohol is permitted. Concessions and anIce Cream Truck will also be available aswell as a play area for the kids allowingparents to keep an eye on the kids whileenjoying the concert. Visit http://www.townoflaplata.org for a complete sum-mer line up. Concert season runs throughSeptember 22.

Celebrate Charles:A Fun Filled Fourth

On Saturday, July 4, 2015 from 4:30P.M. - 9:30 P.M. at the Regency Furni-

ture Stadium located at 11765 St. LinusDrive, Waldorf Charles County will hosta fantastic 4th event. Come out and en-joy live music from Sam Grow and THEBritish Invasion Tribute. Shopping, foodand artisan crafts galore and there will belots of fun for everyone at the CelebrateCharles Family Fun Zone with an all youcan play wristband available for purchasefor $5 (Cash only). Admission and park-ing are free and visitors are encouraged tobring along their own blankets and chairs.A spectacular fireworks display will takeplace at 9:30 P.M. For more information:1-800-766-3386

4th of July Indian Head StyleCelebrate the 4th at Village Green

Park in Indian Head! The festivities kickoff at 3:30 P.M. at the Fountain. Amuse-ment rides for the kids, food and fun forthe family with D.J. Rockin’ Roger andthe Sara Gray Band providing entertain-ment. Bring your blankets and chairs andenjoy the spectacular fireworks displaybeginning at 9:10 P.M. No pets or alcoholplease! For more information call 301-743-5511 or 240-375-4061.

Free Fishing Classes Offeredat Gilbert Run

Are you between the ages of eight and15 and interested in learning how to fish?The Charles County Parks Division andthe Maryland Department of Natural Re-sources are hosting free fishing classes atGilbert Run Park (13140 Charles Street,Charlotte Hall). Classes are 10 a.m. to

noon on Thursdays: July 16, July 23, Aug.6, and Aug. 13. This is a great opportunityfor children to learn the basics of fishingand have fun. Prior fishing experience isnot needed. Bait and tackle will be provid-ed. Pre-registration is required. To regis-ter, call the Gilbert Run Park office at 301-932-1083. Citizens with special needs maycontact the Maryland Relay Service at 711,or Relay Service TDD: 800-735-2258.

Yard Sale, Open House July 11 toBenefit Tri-County Animal Shelter

The Tri-County shelter is still accept-ing new or gently-used items (no cloth-ing) at the Tri-County Animal Shelter(6707 Animal Shelter Road, Hughesville)to be used at the shelter yard sale on Sat-urday, July 11 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. In ad-dition to the yard sale, the shelter will alsofeature an open house during the day.Tour the shelter facility, meet animalsavailable for adoption, and enjoy lightrefreshments. This event is held rain orshine. All proceeds benefit the Tri-Coun-ty Animal Shelter. For more informationabout the yard sale and open house, or theTri-County Animal Shelter, call the shelterat 301-932-1713 or 1-800-903-1992.

Adoption hours are Monday throughFriday, noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 10a.m. to 3 p.m. To view animals availablefor adoption, visit www.CharlesCoun-tyMD.gov/es/animalshelter/tri-county-animal-shelter or www.petfinder.com/shelters/MD112.html, and find your“purr-fect” pet.

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