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By Donna CipolloniTester staff writer

Phase II of SMECO’sSouthern Maryland Reli-ability Project — boringbelow the Patuxent River —has begun on the St. Mary’sCounty side and will end onthe Calvert County side, nearPoint Patience, at Naval Rec-reation Center Solomons.

According to the SMECOwebsite, the Reliability Proj-ect will upgrade 30 milesof existing 69 kilovolt (kV)transmission line and createa continuous 230kV capac-ity power line loop aroundthe utility company’s ser-vice area to ensure systemreliability, minimize poweroutages and enhance emer-gency preparedness in a re-gion where the number ofcustomers has tripled overthe past 30 years and energydemand is now five timesgreater.

“The river crossing is themost critical and complexportion of the transmissionupgrade, which will connect

northern Calvert Countydown to Lexington Park,”said Tom Dennison, SME-CO government and publicaffairs director. “This is anunderground boring pro-cess utilizing a drill belowthe Patuxent River bottom.At no point of the processwill we ever be in the water.”

With rigs, equipmentand supplies at sites on bothsides of the river, minimiz-ing inconvenience to nearbycommunities was a SMECOpriority, the company said.

“It’s part of our job andit’s a responsibility we takeseriously,” Dennison said.“We care a lot about it andthat’s why we worked collab-oratively, in advance, withour affected property ownersin St.Mary’s County andwithNavy officials at the NRC.”

Carrie Jay-Rose, instal-lation director at NRC Solo-mons, was initially con-cerned about how the projectwould impact her customers— people who visit the rec-reation site for the sole pur-pose of relaxation; but sheneedn’t have worried.

“The project was plannedto begin deliberately dur-ing our slower time of yearwhen most of our facilities

and programs are open onlyon weekends and traffic islighter so as to affect as fewof our customers as possi-

ble,” she said. “SMECO wasvery conscious of the situa-tion and very professional towork with.”

Jay-Rose described someof what visitors to the instal-lation might experience,such as relocated dumpstersor portable toilets; tempo-rary berm bridges to getaround the project site andaccess facilities; and a fewroad detours. A portion ofthe fishing pier parking lothas also been corralled forsupplies, such as frack tanksand the equipment neededto fuse the conduit that willtraverse the river.

“But the fishing pier re-mains open,” she said, “anddetours are well markedwith signage in jargon ourcustomers will easily un-derstand. SMECO also con-structed acoustic barriersto negate noise, printedroad maps for distributionto educate our customersabout the detours, and builtbarriers around our piercomfort station to allow safecustomer access throughoutthe project.”

Drilling below the river

By Naval Air StationPatuxent RiverPublic Affairs Office

Since World War I,mothers of fallen servicemembers have been call-

ing themselves “Gold StarMothers” and, starting in1936, the United States be-gan honoring them by ob-serving Gold Star Mother’sDay on the last Sunday ofSeptember.

In 2013, the 75th yearof this tradition, Gold StarMother’s Day is officiallySept. 29, but on Sept. 27,Naval Air Station PatuxentRiver will hold a remem-brance ceremony at 7:40a.m. which includes morn-ing Colors, followed by a

Messagefrom the COPage 3

Get to knowAIR 4.0Pages 8 & 9

VOLUME 70, NUMBER 36 Celebrating 70 years of community partnership September 19, 2013

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND

Honoring survivors of the fallenCourtesy graphic

Naval air station commemoratesGold Star Mother’s Day

See Star, Page 7

Newly pinned CPOs

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate

New chief petty officers, the leaders of the enlisted Sailor ranks, face theaudience after their CPO pinning ceremony at Naval Air Station PatuxentRiver, Sept. 13. More photos of the ceremony will be featured soon on theNAS Facebook page.

Logisticsspecialistsgraduate2

U.S. Navy photo by Donna Cipolloni

The phase of Southern Maryland Electric Company’s electrical upgrade,which involves boring 50 feet below the bottom of the Patuxent River to layconduit that will house new cable, has begun. The boring drill, shown hereat its site on North Patuxent Beach Road, will operate 12 hours per day, sixdays a week through mid-December.

SMECO to bore below Patuxent River at NRC Solomons

See Boring, Page 11

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U.S. Navy photo by Connie Hempel

Service members and civilians line Cedar Point Road as they cheer on first responders from Na-val Air Station Patuxent River and the surrounding communities during this year’s 9/11 remem-brance event at the parade field. The event, which was attended by Sailors and civilians fromacross the station, Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes and Marines from the Marine Corps AviationDetachment, included morning Colors, inspirational words from chief petty officer selects and amoment of silence followed by a parade of the fire apparatus. This was the second year CPO se-lects have led the observance to honor those lost during the events of Sept. 11, 2001.

We will never forget

By Wanda NorrisNaval Air Warfare Center Aircraft DivisionSmall Business Office

A Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)engineer in charge of a team tasked with ensuring small busi-nesses participation in the Naval Air Systems Command (NA-VAIR) procurement process was recently recognized by theDepartment of the Navy (DON) for his efforts.

Robert Smith, director of NAWCAD research and engineer-ing and leader of NAVAIR’s Executive Small Business Council(ESBC) Performance Analysis team was presented the 2012Office of Small Business Programs’ Oreta B. Stinson Business

NAWCAD engineer recognizedfor small business support

Courtesy photo

Sean Stackley, assistant secretary of the Navyfor research, development and acquisition, pres-ents the Oreta B. Stinson Business AdvocacyAward to Robert Smith, director of Naval Air War-fare Center Aircraft Division research and engi-neering, for his work with Department of the Navysmall business.

See NAVAIR, Page 5


Capital improvements to up-grade Naval Air Station PatuxentRiver’s electrical grid — a powerdistribution system more than 50years old and showing its age — areentering their fifth and final year.

In August 2009, the Navysigned a privatization contractwith Southern Maryland ElectricCompany (SMECO) that turnedover the installation’s electricaloperation maintenance to the util-ity company, which includes thecapital improvements currentlyunderway. Completion is expectedby August 2014.

“They’re updating the old 5kilovolt (kV) voltage electric sys-tems with 15kV, which is capableof handling a lot of load and al-lows room for growth,” said MikeOliver, utility and energy man-agement branch head with NavalFacilities Engineering Command.“We’ll be consolidating from foursubstations down to two, andthey’re building in redundancy onthe distribution system.”

Oliver, an electrical engineer byprofession, explained that redun-dancy is the duplicating of criticalcomponents or functions withinan electrical grid that increasesthe reliability of the system andreduces outages.

“We’ll be able to switch PaxRiver around with this new dis-

tribution system,” Oliver said. “Ifone substation goes down, we canpick it up from another substa-tion. Right now, if there’s a failure,an entire area can go out. The newsystem enhancements help to iso-late outages to where they occuronly.”

The scope of work throughoutthe years includes replacing woodpoles, overhead conductors andcross arms; the tie-in of substa-tion No. 1 with substation No. 4on Cedar Point Road; convertingthe 5kV loads to 15kV; phasing outsubstation No. 2; and running a15kV feeder from substation No. 3to pick up building No. 1461, theA/C Electrical Evaluation Facility,which Oliver called “a marvel froman engineering perspective due tothe amount of power it uses persquare foot.”

New electronic smart meters

that automatically transmit data toSMECO were also installed on allfacilities; the outdated and unsafe

power vaults present in the major-ity of hangars were eliminated andthe high voltage gear they held

Pax River electrical grid upgrade enters final year

Courtesy photo

SMECO crews have been upgrading the electrical grid across Naval Air Station PatuxentRiver for the past five years. The new system will reduce the impact from system failures,isolate those failures and allow faster response.

Reporting an OutageThe proper procedurefor reporting an electri-cal outage in anybuilding is to firstcontact your facilitymanager or phone thePax River duty desk at301-342-1095. They willknow what steps to fol-low from there.

See Grid, Page 11

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By Andrea HeinNaval Air WarfareCenter AircraftDivisionCommunicationsSupport

The Naval Air SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) Fel-lows organization inductednearly 40 new membersduring a ceremony held atNaval Air Station PatuxentRiver last month.

Thirty-eight engineersfrom NAVAIR joined the fel-lowship that was establishedin 1999 by former Naval AirWarfare Center AviationDivision (NAWCAD) com-mander Rear Adm. JamesDyer. The peer-orientedprogram recognizes the sig-nificant accomplishmentsand contributions that sup-port naval aviation, whichare made by engineers who

have at least 15 years of ex-perience and are consideredin the top 75 percent of theiroccupation at Pax River.

“The things that get intothe hands of our warfight-ers, the technologies that gofrom the first infant stagesto some kind of a deployedsystem is in your hands —you are the folks who aredoing that,” said NAVAIRcommander Vice Adm. Da-vid Dunaway during theceremony, Aug. 29. “This isan opportunity to celebratesomething that is very im-portant to all of us — thebest of the best are sittingright here.”

“Since 1999, we’ve builtthe NAVAIR Fellows into avery robust program,” saidDr. James Sheehy, NavalAviation Enterprise ChiefTechnology Officer and oneof the original founders.

Six other NAVAIR engi-

neers were also recognizedfor their hard work receiv-ing the 2012 Delores M. Et-ter award. The award, es-tablished in 2006, recogniz-es scientists and engineersfor their contributions intheir field and to the fleet.

Dunaway presented theEtter award to James Den-ham for advanced carrierflight controls and displayresearch program; FrankNarducci for detection ofchanges in magnetic fieldpotentially caused by sub-marines; and Linda Mullen,Derek Alley, Brandon Co-chenour and Alan Laux fortheir laser imaging systemwork.

“The Etter award isone of the most signifi-cant awards within DODfor technical accomplish-ments,” Sheehy said.

NAVAIR Fellows inducts new members, recognizes achievements

U.S. Navy photo by Steve Kays

From left, Brandon Cochenhour, Derek Alley and Linda Mullen receive the2012 Dr. Delores M. Etter award presented by Vice Adm. David Dunaway,commander of the Naval Air Systems Command, for their work with laserimaging systems.

On base:Navy Ball Tickets On Sale

Event: Oct. 11Cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m.River’s Edge Catering and Conference Center Tickets for

the 238th Navy Ball at Naval Air Station Patuxent River areon sale now. This year’s theme highlights the air station’s70 years of community partnership. The event is open to allstation personnel and their guests. Prices vary according torank and grade. Dress: full dress blues or better for militaryand formal attire for non-military. Join your shipmates incelebrating this time-honored tradition. Tickets and pric-ing, email [email protected].

Influenza vaccinationsNaval Health Clinic Patuxent River is offering the flu

vaccine based on the following schedule: active duty from8-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays inthe Preventive Medicine Department; all other eligible ben-eficiaries from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays in the Immu-nization Department. For questions or concerns, call 301-342-4062.

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response HotlineSafe Helpline, 877-995-5247; text the Safe Helpline, at

55247; Duty Victim Advocate, 301-481-1057; Sexual AssaultResponse Coordinator, 301-580-8212

Naval District Washington Winter UniformNDW shifts to winter uniform effective Oct. 7. There is no

transition period. Uniform of the day: officers/chief pettyofficers: service dress blue, service khaki or Navy workinguniform; E-1 to E-6: service dress blue, service uniform orNavy working uniform.

September at the CommissaryIn place of September case lot sales, the commissary is

featuring smaller, more frequent sales events and in-storepromotions. To find out what promotional savings are avail-able, visit www.commissaries.com, click on the “Shopping”tab, then “Savings Aisle.”

Where’s Gnorman?Somewhere in this issue we’ve hidden Gnorman the

gnome. Be the first to call in his location and receive oneCenter Stage Theater movie ticket; good for any CenterStage movie. The same person cannot win more than oncea month. Calls are only accepted between 8 a.m. and 4:30p.m. Fridays. Call the Tester staff at 301-342-4163. Lastweek’s winner was Lt. Cmdr. Erik Kjellgren.

Off base:Vanpool Openings Charles County to Pax River

Riders needed for current Waldorf to Naval Air StationPatuxent River vanpool. The vanpool leaves from the ParkN Ride at 3165 Mattawoman Beantown Road in Waldorf at6:30 a.m. and travels to the Rear Adm. William A. MoffettBuilding atrium, building 2272, with a 7:30 a.m. arrival time.The vanpool leaves building 2272 at 5 p.m. and returns tothe Mattawoman Park N Ride by 6 p.m. For pricing and in-formation, contact Jessica Collert at 301-212-6490 or GeorgeClark at 240-216-5571. Find a car/vanpool to other locationsat www.commuterconnections.org.

New bus route: Dunkirk to HuntingtownSept. 30This new bus route runs weekdays and provides easy

access to shopping, healthcare, employment and more innorthern Calvert County, including the Dunkirk Town Cen-ter, Dunkirk District Park and Fairview Library. Destinationsserved by the new route include the Sunderland Park andRide, Skinners Turn Road, Grovers Turn Road, Mount Har-mony Road and the town centers of Huntingtown, Owingsand Dunkirk. At the Sunderland Park and Ride, riders canconnect to the county’s other northern bus route leadingto Chesapeake Beach and North Beach. Information on theroute, fares and passes, commuter bus connections, servic-es for disabled and more is available at www.co.cal.md.us/transportation, or by calling 410-535-4268.

SchoolPoolWhile many families rely on their public school systems’

bus networks, other students, including those who attendprivate schools, can benefit from SchoolPool. SchoolPool isa new, free service to connect parents of children who at-tend the same school and are interested in sharing drivingduties. In addition, SchoolPool canmatch parents who wantto form bicycling and walking groups to school for theirchildren. Almost a dozen schools from Frederick County toSaint Mary’s County have registered with the service, andCommuter Connections encourages additional schools inSouthern Maryland to participate. Visit commuterconnec-tions.org/schoolpool.

Volunteer opportunities:Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum

Volunteers needed for the annual 1812 Fair and Reenact-ment slated for Sept. 28. Volunteer dates include: Sept. 27,28 and 30. Contact Erin Atkinson at 410-586-8512.

News Briefs

Pax River Pros,At the outset of this

week, we lost 12 membersof our Navy family in a ter-rible and senseless attackat the Navy Yard. I ask foryour partnership in prayingfor the grieving families,the numerous friends andco-workers impacted by thetragedy, and for our Navyand nation as our sense ofsecurity was shaken.

We are committed tosupporting the injurednow, both physically andemotionally. Our NAS has answered the call by providingthe requested number of security professionals to stabi-lize the situation at NSA Washington. We have sent clinicalcounselors to provide services to families at an EmergencyFamily Assistance Center (EFAC) established at Joint BaseAnacostia-Bolling. Additional resources, capabilities, andpersonnel are on standby.

Our duty is to be ready for anything. Upon report of theattack, the NAS immediately elevated to Force ProtectionCondition (FPCON) Bravo, with building setbacks that af-fect parking and additional sentries at key points aroundthe airfield. We have since re-established FPCON AlphaPlus, which includes some FPCON Bravo measures to en-sure the safety and security of our personnel and equip-ment. As of Sept. 18, we are under a Regional Command-er mandate to ensure 100 percent ID card checks at ourbuildings. NAS Pax River security staff and tenants are notmanned with enough active-duty service members to per-form this function at all buildings on base. I call upon theentire DON team to ensure our facilities are only accessedby authorized personnel. Leadership at all levels in tenantorganizations are expected to support the limited Bravomeasures that make up “Alpha +.” NAVAIR CommanderVice Adm. Dunaway communicated his guidance to theworkforce and reminded us to be vigilant, report any sus-picious activity, pay attention to threat conditions on base,and comply with changes to facility/building security.

We will continue investing in our base-wide readi-ness so as to remain “semper fortis.” The active shooter

From the CO:

Semper Fortis —Security Readiness

Capt. Ben Shevchuk

See CO, Page 11

All classes are held at the Fleet andFamily Support Center unless otherwisenoted. Classes and programs are open toactive duty, retired military and Reserv-ist. Reservations are necessary and can bemade at FFSC or by calling 301-342-4911.

FFSC is closed Sept. 24

Ready Navy/Operation PrepareHurricane season is in full swing. If you would like an in-

formation packet on how to prepare for hurricane season andother emergencies, stop by the Fleet and Family Support Cen-ter to get a free bag packed with information.

Playgroup at Glenn Forest Community CenterThursdays, 10-11 a.m.Moms, dads, and caregivers are invited to bring their chil-

dren for playtime at the Glenn Forest Community Center.

Personal CommunicationSept. 23, 8-9:30 a.m.This class provides information on different communi-

cation styles and ways to develop more effective speakingand listening skills. Participants practice insightful, produc-tive and rewarding ways to interact with people.

Budgeting for Baby @ Bldg. 401Sept. 25, 10 a.m. to noonThe Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) illus-

trates the hidden costs associated with a growing family.All Navy and Marine Corps service members who attendreceive a new layette worth more than $100.

Consumer Awareness and I.D. TheftSept. 25, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Identity theft is a serious crime. It can disrupt one’s financ-

es, credit history and reputation, and it takes time,money andpatience to resolve. The rigors of military life can compoundthe problems that identity theft creates. This workshop offerssteps to take to prevent it and what to do if it happens.

Ten Steps to a Federal JobSept. 25, 1-4 p.m.Learn how to navigate the federal job system. A 137-page

training guide is provided.

Stress ManagementSept. 26, 1-2:30 p.m.Stress is a part of life. In this class you will understand

how your beliefs and thought process has an impact on howyou deal with stress. Participants learn specific actions tomanage stress that they can incorporate into their life.

Transition GPS (Retiree)Sept. 30 through Oct. 7Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.TAP is for separating and retiring military members. ETAP

is for the retiring E8/E9 and O5 and above. It is a joint ven-ture by the FFSC and the Departments of Defense, Labor andVeterans Affairs, workshop topics include skills assessment,résumé writing, interview techniques, salary negotiations, fi-nancial considerations and an overview of veterans benefits.Seating is limited; see your Career Counselor to register.


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Employees of the mini mart at Naval Air Station Patux-ent River recently cleared the shelves of distilled liquor— also known as spirits — in compliance with a July 18directive from Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. JonathanW. Greenert.To support the intent of the 21st Century Sailor and

Marine Initiative — a set of objectives and policies thatmaximize personal readiness — Greenert directed NavalExchange Command to restrict the sale of spirits to mainexchanges or dedicated package store facilities; limit thefloor space dedicated to the sale and display of alcoholicbeverages in locations other than package stores to nomore than 10 percent of the total retail floor space avail-able; and to relocate alcoholic products and displays in aconsolidated location at the rear of the facility.“For the NEX Pax River complex, this directive applies to

the mini mart only; not the NEX,” explained Cathie Reihl,

general manager of the Pax River Navy Exchange. “We wererequired to relocate 15 linear feet of spirits from the minimart to the main store. Wine and beer will continue to besold at the mini mart.”The hours to sell liquor have also been restricted from

6 a.m. through 10 p.m., although neither the NEX nor themini mart are open before or after those required hourshere at Pax River.The beer and wine previously located near the front of

the mini mart were moved to the back aisle of the store,closer to the beer in coolers, and the space vacated will befilled with a variety of convenience foods, meat snacks, gr-ab-and-go sports nutrition products and healthier snacks.“We worked with headquarters in Virginia Beach to de-

termine how to expand our variety of products to includeconvenience foods as well as healthier options for our cus-tomers,” Reihl said.Also available for $1.99 each, at both the mini mart and

the NEX, are single-use alcohol detection devices to helppromote safety and educate service members on the ef-fects of their alcohol-use decisions.

Liquor sales policy changes Navywide

U.S. Navy photo by Donna Cipolloni

On Sept. 9, Warehouse Manager Shawn Miles,front, and Operations/Service Manager ChrissKnisley, removed the last bottles of distilled liquorfrom the shelves of the mini mart at Naval Air Sta-tion Patuxent River in compliance with a July 18directive from Chief of Naval Operations that putrestrictions on the sale of liquor Navywide.

Online IG surveyfor mil/civ/depat NAS Pax RiverThe Naval Inspector General and NAS Patuxent

River Commanding Officer Capt. Ben Shevchukrequest your assistance in completing a surveyregarding job satisfaction, health and safety andoverall quality of life aboard our installation. Thesurvey takes approximately 30-45 minutes to com-plete and is available online through Oct. 11.This survey is voluntary, open to both tenant

and NAS employees as well as active-duty militaryspouses. Responses will remain anonymous andbe kept strictly confidential. Please take the timeto participate, so your views can be represented.The findings will be used by the NAVIG to evalu-ate command climate, quality of work life, and fur-ther guide the area visit, which will take place fromNov. 12-26.The internet-based survey is available at http://

www.ig.navy.mil/NDW-AreaVisit.htm. Thank youfor your willingness to provide input.

For all MWR news, visit www.cnic.navy.mil/patuxent and click on Fleetand Family Readiness.

Drill Hall 301-757-3943Rassieur Youth Center 301-342-1694Intramural Sports 301-757-3943Energy Zone 301-995-3869River’s Edge 301-342-3656Liberty 301-342-3565

Shaun Canon and FriendsTickets are on sale at the Information, Tickets and Tours

Office.Show date: Oct. 24, 7 p.m.Naval Air Station Patuxent River Drill HallDon’t miss this one of a kind show. American Idol Season

7 finalist Shaun Canon brings his high energy concert alongwith Ryan and Ashleigh DiLello, finalists on “So You ThinkYou Can Dance,” to NAS Pax River. Cost: $10 per person,includes a coupon for a free Chick-Fil-A sandwich). Active-duty military and their dependents receive free tickets on afirst-come, first-served basis at the ITT Office. Email [email protected] for more information.

Please thank our sponsors: Northrop Grumman, Exelisand Chick-Fil-A.

Walk a Peaceful MileOct. 1, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Mattapany House Circle off Millstone RoadDomestic Violence Awareness Month Event: Morale,

Welfare and Recreation and the Fleet and Family SupportCenter partner in this walk to stop Domestic Violence. Reg-ister in advance by calling 301-342-4911. Same-day registra-tion begins at 10:40 a.m. Participants may begin walkingat anytime during the event. Open to everyone with baseaccess. Drawings held hourly.

River’s EdgeDinner and Dancing at the River’s Edge

Sept. 27

An evening of food, music and dancing. Half-hour dancelessons available from 5:30-6 p.m. with advance enrollment.Serving from 5:30-7 p.m. Menu: carved prime rib, baked pota-toes, pasta station, oyster bar, fruit cobbler andmore. Dancinguntil 10 p.m. Call for reservations and details. Cost: members,$16.95; non-members, $18.95. Coupons are redeemable.

Comics on DutyOct. 17, appetizers at 5:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m.An evening of entertainers, appetizers and cash bar.

Cost: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. This show normallysells out, so pick up your tickets early. Tickets go on saleSept. 20 at River’s Edge or Information, Tickets and Tours.

Cedar Point Golf CourseAdmiral’s Open Golf Tournament

Oct. 5-6Shotgun starts: Oct. 5 at noon and Oct. 6 at 9 a.m.Hosted by Rear Adm. Mark DarrahRegistration starts 7:30 a.m. Sept.7 at the Clubhouse.

Registration open to the first 50 paid entrants with a validU.S.G.A handicap. Patrons may enter self plus one other.Telephone and email entries are not accepted. Entry fee:$100 per person, includes all Titliest favor bag, greens fees,carts, lunch buffet at awards ceremony. Tournament is a36-hole stroke play, top 10 gross and net prizes and eightclosest to the Green prizes. Call 301-342-3597.

MWR programming proudly supported by Exelis, TaylorGas and Christie Dentistry.

Senior Men’s Club ChampionshipRegistration: Sept. 14 to Oct. 7Event: Oct. 12-13Must be age 50 or older as of Oct. 12 with a valid U.S.G.A

handicap and base access. Cost: $ 60 per player, $40 for passholders, includes greens fees and prizes. This is a 36-holestroke play, two-day competition. Assigned tee times andpairings. Flights by handicap.

Rassieur Youth CenterMovie and Munchy Family Night

Sept. 27, 5:30-8 p.m.Cost: $2 per personFamilies, come dressed in pajamas to watch a movie and

munch on snacks. Register at the Youth Center up and payno later than close of business on the Wednesday prior.

NAS Patuxent River sincerely thanks the sponsors of thisevent. However, neither the Navy, nor any other part of theFederal Government officially endorse any person, companyor their products or services.


Catholic ServicesMass: Sundays at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.Weekdays at 11:35 a.m.

Continuing Catholic Development (CCD): Sundays from10:30-11:30 a.m.

Protestant ServicesWorship: Sundays at 11 a.m.

Men’s Discipleship: Sunday, 6-7:30 p.m. at the ReligiousProgramming Center

Women’s Study: Tuesday, 6:30-8 p.m. and Thursday,10-11:30 a.m. at the Religious Programming Center

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By FatherMike DolanSt. Nicolas Chapel

When reading Scripture,one gets the clear sense ofpurpose, mission and haste.

Reading from Kings, forinstance, there is the in-teresting situation whereElijah, wearied by Israel’sinfidelity to God, wants toretire and find some mea-sure of peace. While theLord listened to his frustra-tion, he was not about toaccept Elijah’s resignation.Elijah’s mission was not yetfulfilled.

Elijah, like the rest ofus, has a purpose in life toserve God as God needs. Itwas only at the completionof his purpose and missionthat Elijah would be givenrest and that rest would notbe some measure of peace,but eternal peace.

In Paul’s letter to theGalatians, we are given di-rections on how to live ourpurpose and mission, anddo so in the freedom Christgives. This is done by liv-ing in the spirit rather thangratifying the desires of theflesh.

The gospel tells us notto become distracted in

performing our mission.Our actions or reactions,however well intentioned,should not become a deter-rence to doing what we aresupposed to do.

For Jesus, his focus wason the mission he wouldaccomplish in Jerusalem.Nothing was going to delayhim or distract him. Nor-should it for us.

Jesus pulls no punchesin telling his followers ex-actly what they have to lookforward to. All activity issecondary to proclaimingthe kingdom of God andlooking back can only serveto delay the completion ofthe mission.

We have but little time tofulfill the purpose for whichwe were made.

Chaplain’s corner:

A sense of purpose

FatherMike Dolan

Advocacy Award at a ceremony at Naval Air Station PatuxentRiver on July 23.

The award is part of the DON Acquisition ExcellenceAwards Program, presented to a non-small business profes-sional who demonstrates direct strong support for DON smallbusiness and contributes significantly to improving the op-portunity for small business success.

Smith’s team was tasked with developing a capability toprovide NAVAIR’s leadership with Program Executive Office(PEO) prime contract and competency small business perfor-mance measures.

“Increasing small business opportunities is a priority ofthe Secretary of Defense and the President,” said Emily Har-mon, associate director of NAVAIR’s Office of Small BusinessPrograms. “We are proud that NAVAIR’s ESBC is working tomake that priority a reality and that Smith’s foresight andcontributions are being recognized.”

Smith led the team in overcoming the challenge of fusingdata from several sources and displaying it in a usable formatso small business performance can be assessed in numerousparameters. The result is an interactive electronic dashboardallowing users across the organization to examine small busi-

ness performance from organizational, socio-economical,geographical, business unit and small business initiative per-spectives. Additionally, Smith established fiscal 2013 SmallBusiness targets for each competency and PEO, pairing his-torical performancewith acquisition forecasting. Insight andunderstanding of small business metrics are key elements toproviding small businesses opportunities in future acquisi-tions as both prime and subcontractors.

“It was an honor and I am proud of the team,” Smith said.Naval Air SystemsCommand established the ESBC in 2011

to ensure small businesses have the maximum opportunityto participate in NAVAIR procurements as both prime andsubcontractors, enhancing performance in the command’ssmall business area. TheCouncil’s objectives include improv-ing workforce awareness and initiating manager, supervisorand team lead accountability for NAVAIR small business con-tract participation.

Opportunities exist for government employees to partici-pate on one of the three ESBC teams (Performance Analysis,Process and Communications). Employees can participateon a part time basis or perform a rotation in the NAVAIR Of-fice of Small Business Programs.

For additional information on these excellent opportuni-ties, contact Emily Harman, associate director of the NAVAIROffice of Small Business Programs, at [email protected] or 301-757-9044.

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Wednesday, September 186:30 p.m., Percy Jackson:

Sea of Monsters (Not in 3D)Percy Jackson, the son of

Poseidon, continues his epicjourney to fulfill his destiny,as he teams with his demi-god friends to retrieve theGolden Fleece, which hasthe power to save their homeand training ground, CampHalf-Blood. (Rated: PG; 1 hr.46 mins.)

Thursday, September 196:30 p.m., We’re theMillersDavid Burke is a small-

time pot dealer whose cli-entele includes chefs andsoccer moms. Preferring tokeep a low profile, he learnsthe hard way that no gooddeed goes unpunished whenhe tries to help out some lo-cal teens and winds up get-ting jumped by a trio of gut-ter punks. Stealing his stashand his cash, they leave himin major debt to his supplier,Brad. In order to wipe theslate clean-and maintain a

clean bill of health-Davidmust now become a big-timedrug smuggler by bringingBrad’s latest shipment infrom Mexico. Twisting thearms of his neighbors, cynicalstripper Rose and wannabecustomer Kenny, and thetatted-and-pierced street-wise teen Casey, he devisesa foolproof plan. One fakewife, two pretend kids anda huge, shiny RV later, the“Millers” are headed south

of the border for a Fourth ofJuly weekend that is sure toend with a bang. (Rated: R; 1hr. 49 mins.)

Friday, September 206:30 p.m., Kick-Ass 2When we last saw junior

assassin Hit Girl and youngvigilante Kick-Ass, they weretrying to live as normal teen-agers Mindy and Dave. Withgraduation looming and un-certain what to do, Dave de-

cides to start the world’s firstsuperhero team with Mindy.Dave joins forces with JusticeForever. Just as they start tomake a real difference, theworld’s first super villain as-sembles his own evil leagueand puts a plan in motion tomake Kick-Ass and Hit Girlpay for what they did to hisdad. (Rated: R; 1 hr. 43mins.)

9:00 p.m., ElysiumIn the year 2154, two

classes of people exist: the

very wealthy, who live on apristine man-made spacestation called Elysium, andthe rest, who live on an over-populated, ruined Earth. Thepeople of Earth are desperateto escape the planet’s crimeand poverty to get the state-of-the-art medical care avail-able on Elysium - but somein Elysium will stop at noth-ing to preserve their citizens’luxurious lifestyle. The onlymanwith the chance to bring

equality to these worlds isMax. (Rated: R; 1 hr. 49mins.)

Saturday, September 214:00 p.m., Jobs

In 1976, college dropoutSteve Jobs heralded a revolu-tionwithin the confines of hisparents’ garage. Jobs, alongwith friend and technicalwizard Steve Wozniak, un-leashed the homebrew Apple1 personal computer kit ontoan unsuspecting public, pro-ducing 200 units by handand shipping each one them-selves. Apple Inc. was born,and the world would neverbe the same. (Rated: PG-13; 2hrs. 2 mins.)

7:00 p.m., Kick-Ass 29:30 p.m., Elysium

Sunday, September 222:00 p.m., Planes

Monday and TuesdayNoMovies

Wednesday, September 256:30 p.m., Jobs

2013 ST. MARY’SCOUNTY FAIR

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 ENTRY DAYBring your exhibit to the Fair. Check catalog for entry rules ant times.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 - QUEEN OF TOLERANCE DAY - 4 PM - 9 PMExhibits are judged from 10 AM to 3 PM. Gates open at 3 PM; exhibit buildings open at 4 PM. TheFair opens with the Queen of Tolerance Pageant. Miniature horse pull at 7pm. This is a good dayto tour the grounds while the exhibit is fresh. The carnival will feature one-price ticket for eventthis evening.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 - SCHOOL AND 4-H ACTIVITIES DAY - 9 AM - 9 PMAll elementary, middle and high school students are admitted FREE until 5 PM. 4-H activitiesinclude horse and livestock shows and judging contests. Magic shows, chain saw sculptures, St.Mary’s County Sheriff’s Department K-9 demonstration and pig races provide continuousentertainment throughout the day. Don’t miss the unique display of scholastic exhibits from St.Mary’s County schools in the Education Building, the speech contest, and a concert by a MiddleSchool Band, a Maryland birthday cake decorating contest and the light weight horse pull willcomplete the day’s events.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 - PARADE DAY - 9 AM - 9 PMThe featured event is the Fair Parade. Open class livestock show. 4-H livestock auction, pig races,chain saw sculptures, jousting tournament and line dancing will complement the everyday Fairdisplays. The heavyweight horse will provide an exciting conclusion to the day’s activities.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 - FAMILY DAY - 9 AM - 6 PMSunday is a good day to bring the whole family to the Fair. Parents will enjoy the baby contest,gospel music concert, and the horse show, while the kids take advantage of the carnival “ride allday” ticket offer, pig races, and magic shows. The popular antique tractor pull is a returnattraction. Sheep shearing, spinning and weaving demonstrations in the sheep show are allafternoon.

In addition to the entertainment available, the Fair provides an opportunity to learn about ouragricultural heritage, and its relevancy to our life today. Please take time to enrich your educationalexperience by touring the Thurston Baxter Farm Museum. Visit all the exhibit buildings and viewthe educational exhibits in the Co-operative Extension building. You will be glad you did.

Please leave your pets at home.Ride the free STS shuttle bus on Fri, Sat, and Sun. from

the Governmental Center in Leonardtown.Gate fees: adults $5, student 6 - 12 $1, children under 6 admitted free.

Season passes, Adults $9, children $2.The fairgrounds are located on St. Route 5, two miles south of Leonardtown.

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Pam Kobus, N6 Information Technology; present-ed Sept. 11.

Petty Officer 2nd Class (AW/SW) Kenneth Land-ers, a culinary specialist assigned bachelor hous-ing; presented Sept. 12.

Pax Pros of the Week are submitted to and selected bythe naval air station’s Command Master Chief, WilliamLloyd-Owen. The certificates presented serve as recognitionfor the “hard work and dedication” the individuals displayon a daily basis.

This week’s best

21-Gun Salute by the Navy Ceremonial Guard.Join us at the flag pole on the parade field to pay tribute

to these special mothers who have lost a son or daughterserving in the armed forces.

“We want to honor our Gold Star Mothers and show oursupport for the families of our fallen brothers and sisters inarms,” said Capt. Ben Shevchuk, NAS Patuxent River com-manding officer. “It’s important for our Gold Star Mothersto know how much their son’s or daughter’s sacrifice hasdone to secure the values that define us as Americans. Ihope these wonderful ladies are encouraged by the tributeof Gold Star Mother’s Day, as we remember the loved oneswho are left behind.”

Today the Navy has more than 7,000 surviving familymembers — parents, siblings, spouses and children. As asymbol of gratitude for their sacrifice and that of the lovedone who died in service, the installations across the Navyestablished designated parking spaces for Gold Star Fam-ily members. At NAS Pax River, these spaces can be foundat the commissary, Drill Hall, naval health clinic, NavyExchange, and the River’s Edge Catering and ConferenceCenter.

On this Gold Star Mother’s Day, honor these moth-ers with a few kind words acknowledging the loss of theirloved one, or even with a moment of silence.

For the latest information on the Navy Gold Star FamilyInitiative, visit www.facebook.com/NavyGoldStar.

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By Frederick C. FairNaval Air StationPatuxent River PublicAffairs Volunteer

Believe it or not, NewYear’s resolutions are only afew months off and a major-ity of them are usually cen-tered on fitness. Why not geta jump start on these notionsby frequenting a diamond inthe rough — the Drill Hall atNaval Air Station PatuxentRiver.

“Fitness is a personalpreference; most peoplecome in on their own ac-cord,” Hal Willard, fitnessand sports director, saidabout Drill Hall patrons. “It’sa healthy lifestyle—what wepromote here.”

From volleyball to tread-mills, to swimming andmore, there are options ga-lore at this family friendlylocation.

Drill Hall is home to thestation’s 12-lane bowlingalley, an indoor swimmingpool, weight and fitnessrooms, racquetball courts,basketball courts, and in-door and outdoor volleyballcourts — one even comescomplete with sand.

Use of the Drill Hall isfree for active-duty military,

retirees, Reservist and DODcivilians. NAS Pax Rivercontractors and their familymembers can use the gymfor an annual fee some saypales in comparison to otherlocal gyms in the area.

Economically speaking,“the price is right and it’s agreat facility,” said Wendell

Raum, a Naval Air SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) em-ployee. “The gym has a goodvariety of equipment, it’snever overcrowded like somegyms, and it’s close to work.”

Lockers are also avail-able for men and women,with no waiting list, at $40per year; a lock is provided

with the rental.Both women and men

find themselves working outthrough motivation, not in-timidation.

Stephanie Gleason, an-other NAVAIR employee,said, “I am encouraged byfellow gymgoers to intensifymy workout and often get

good ideas for other fitnessexercise by seeing othersworking out.”

In addition to its fitnessopportunities, Drill Hallalso has recreational op-portunities for the wholefamily such as pool parties,swim lessons, scuba certifi-cation, base running eventsand specialty fitness classes

and activities. It also runsthe base’s intramural sportsprogram which has leaguesfor golf, softball, football,volleyball and more.

Bottom line, one of Pax’sbest keep secrets is now ex-posed. Take advantage of it.Stay healthy, fit andmentallychallenged. Get a buddy sys-tem and make it happen.

Drill Hall: Pax’s best kept secret offers more than fitness

U.S. Navy photo by Frederick C. Fair

Mark Easter, a Naval Air Systems Command employee, doesn’t let Drill Hallrenovations impede his workout.

Coming soon to the Drill Hall near youIt may be a 70-year-old facility, but recent renova-

tions have transformed it into a modern fitness andrecreation center.

During his 32 years at Pax’s Drill Hall, Hal Willard,fitness and sports director, said he’s seen the facilityundergo numerous modifications.

“We’re always looking to improve services andequipment, but it depends on funding,” Willard said.“Through grants, we do our best to improve the facil-ity.”

In the past year, renovations have included addi-tional high-tech wireless fans, new reflective insula-tion, lights and the recently opened revamped wom-en’s and men’s locker rooms.

A fitness room improvement project, which startedin August, is expected to be completed April 2014.

When finished, the area will be combined into onefitness room; this includes the space of the currentthree racquetball courts.

The project includes building a second deck abovethis fitness room area which will house two racquetballcourts. The new courts will come with glass fronts anda viewing area.

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was moved outside to enclosed transformerboxes.

One critical piece of the upgrade stillto be completed is the coordination withaffected tenant commands to schedule ashutdown of the airfield for as much as oneweek to bore beneath it and run necessaryhigh voltage cables.

“We try to do as much work as possibleafter hours or during weekends, but therejust aren’t enough weekends in a year toget it all done,” Oliver said. “We know [theairfield] can’t operate without power and

we respect their mission, so we’re workinghand in hand with them.”

In fact, Oliver wanted to say thanks toall of the customers around base who havebeen inconvenienced by outages as muchas eight to 10 hours in duration while cer-tain work was being done.

“It hasn’t always been smooth, and weexpected that,” Oliver said. “And while wecan never guarantee 100 percent power allthe time, the new system will put measuresinto place that will reduce the impact fromsystem failures, isolate those failures andallow faster response. I’m here to providethe best product I can — to make sure theutilities are there and fully functional, soour customers can carry out their mission.”

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bottom meant delicate oyster beds andunderwater ecosystems would remain un-disturbed, but Naval Air Station PatuxentRiver Conservation Director Kyle Rambohad other serious concerns regarding theplacement of the excavated bore pits andtheir potential impact to important prehis-toric and Colonial 17th and 18th centuryarchaeological sites at Solomons.

“The prehistoric Woodland period siteadjacent to the bore pit area was carefullyavoided and excluded from SMECO’s ease-ment, and both SMECO and the Navy con-sulted with the Maryland Historic Trust tobe sure that no archaeological sites or otherhistoric resources will be adversely affect-ed,” Rambo said. “In addition, SMECO willhave an archaeologist present when theyare boring beneath those sites. Their staffunderstood and appreciated our concerns.”

Dennison said the drill path of the tech-nologically advanced operation begins onNorth Patuxent Beach Road and continues

a minimum of 50 feet below the river bot-tom – which is as deep as 100 feet in someareas. The process uses a remotely guidedgyro steering tool, operated from a controlhouse located on the St. Mary’s side of theriver, which tracks the location, depth un-der the river, and the fluid pressure aroundthe drill head and bore hole.

The first pilot hole, which Dennison de-scribed as “a major milestone,” was com-pleted on Sept. 14 and the driller has nowbegun the process of widening the holeto accommodate the conduit that will bepulled under the river from the NRC sideback over to the N. Patuxent Road site.

“We’ll do that twice because we havetwo circuits going under the river,” Denni-son said. “The distance is more than 4,500feet and only conduit is being laid at thispoint. The cable will be installed next year.”

Construction of the Southern MarylandReliability Project began in spring 2012, isoccurring in phases, and is planned to becompleted by 2015. SMECO reports the to-tal cost of the project is expected to come inaround $110 million.

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scenario was a precise focus of Solid Cur-tain exercises in spring 2012 and 2013.Our NAS police officers regularly employ ahighly interactive virtual training system topractice intense engagements with hostilegunmen in the workplace. The Antiterror-ism Working Group (ATWG) is my SecurityOfficer’s engine for distributed securityoperations. Members of the ATWG include

NAS and tenant security staff members andfacility managers who receive, set, and re-port attainment of FPCON measures. TheATWG performed its duties well on Mon-day and needs your ongoing support. TheNAS Admin staff underwent active shootertraining this FY and learned the proper wayto “shelter in place.” Are you and your col-leagues trained and ready?

My priorities as CO are active safety,assertive security and amazing services.Please consider your role in protecting ourpeople and our mission through watchfulreadiness and united responsiveness.

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Eight logistics man-agement specialists atNaval Air Station Patux-ent River reached thefirst of many career mile-stones with Commander,Fleet Readiness Centersand Naval Air SystemsCommand Logistics andIndustrial Operations(AIR 6.0) as they gradu-ated from the Naval Ac-quisition DevelopmentalProgram on Sept. 10.

During a ceremonyamong co-workers andpeers at building 446 inthe Logistics IndustrialComplex, the programparticipants, includingassociates and interns,heard inspirational wordsfrom Todd Balazs, thedeputy assistant com-mander for AIR 6.0. Theylearned from the seniorexecutive some steps theymust take to get ahead intheir career.

“When you graduate

from this program, you’renot done,” Balazs said.“This is a time for you tothink about continuing togrow in your professionalacumen. Leverage every-thing you have, your peergroups other profession-al organizations … anddon’t stop there. I feel likethere’s always somethingthat I can learn from thejob.”

Balazs also empha-sized the importance ofcontinuing with the men-tor program, whether it’sas a mentee or a mentor.

“I had a lot of peoplementor me through mycareer and got me whereI am,” he said.

The Naval AcquisitionDevelopment Programoffers opportunities forthose who desire to ad-vance their professionalcareer. For more infor-mation on the program,visit http://acquisition.navy.mil, click on Acqui-sition Workforce, CareerDevelopment and thenNaval Acquisition Devel-opment Program.

Logistics specialists complete Acquisition Development program

U.S. Navy photo by Connie Hempel

Naval Air Systems Command logistics management specialists celebrate their graduation from theNaval Acquisition Developmental Program on Sept. 10. From left, Dan Nega, director of Naval AirSystem Command’s Aviation Readiness and Resource Analysis Department; David Solomon; AprilRollins, NAVAIR logistics intern coordinator; Mike Whisler, Stuart Holladay, Scott Madden, DuaneHenry, Ryan Christopher and Todd Balazs, deputy assistant commander for NAVAIR Logistics andIndustrial Operations. (Graduates not pictured are Steve O’Brien and Jim Young)

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St. Mary’s County:JobSource Mobile Career Clinic

Monday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.Lexington Park libraryProviding assistance with job searches

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Introduction to the InternetMonday, 2-4 p.m.Leonardtown libraryAdults, learn the terms and basic page

features of the Internet. Pick up tips onbrowsing and evaluating sites. Register at301-475-2846.

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Tuesday, 6-8 p.m.Lexington Park libraryWe can help you with forms, homework

children bring home, flyers from school, etc.Come with your questions.

Calvert County events:The Maryland Lighthouse Challenge

Saturday and Sunday, see website belowfor full schedule

Calvert Marine MuseumOffering even more lighthouses to see

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Artsfest ‘13Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Cen-

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