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This is a compilation of stories andphotos that made news on Fort Meadethroughout the year of 2015.

It was a year of historic visits, big winsand celebrations.

Highlights included visits by the presi-dent, secretary of defense, governor, AnneArundel County executive and two MissAmericas.

The Defense Information School cele-

brated its 50th year, theExchange its first.First ArmyDivisionEast retired its colors.

MeadeHighwon its first state champi-onship in boys basketball. ArmybeatNavyin flag football.

The Fort Meade Police won a presti-gious national award. Construction beganon the newRockenbachGate.

We’re sure you’ll agree 2015 was anexciting year at FortMeade!

Editor’s note: Soundoff! will not publishDec. 31and Jan. 7.

Year in Review

Jens Johansen and Stacy Nielsen (left), Meade High student ambassadors, presentOfficers William Darby, Steven Robinson, Christopher Milton and Sgt. Steven Cara-way with hot cocoa collected by students. Homeland Security Signature Programmembers Spencer Rosenberry and Maharlika Ramos (right) also participated in thegift-giving Tuesday afternoon at the Reece Road inspection station.

PHOTO BY STEVE ELLMORE

Staff Sgt. Anthony Lebron of Midway Common takes a selfie with his 2-year-olddaughter Kindell during Fort Meade’s second annual Father Daughter Ball at-tended by nearly 350 dads and daughters on Oct. 17 at Club Meade.

PHOTO BY STEVE RUARK

Soundoff! Staff

SOUNDOFF! | THURSDAY, DEC. 24, 2015 YEAR IN REVIEW 3

“Fort Meade is our military’ssenior cyber mission platform.The organizations assigned hereare defending our national inter-ests in cyberspace 24 hours a day,seven days aweek.”

Col. Brian Foley (2015)Happyholidays,TeamMeade!

It is hard to believe Decemberhas arrived once again, and weare coming to the end of whathas been a historic year for ourinstallation.

The quote above is now clearly under-stood by national leaders from the presi-dent of the United States on down, andresources are flowing ourway as a result.

Five years from now, the people wholive and work here will commute overwide avenues and enjoy the benefits ofmodern, 21st-century infrastructure,thanks to the hard work and vision of ourentire team. I cannot wait to come backsomeday and see it.

In 2014 we attained more restorationand maintenance funding than any otherArmy fort, and we put it to good use in2015. Repaving efforts were completed onmany of our worst roads and parking lots,and we initiated multiyear, multimilliondollar renovation efforts onHaleHall andVanDemonHall.Nine years after burning

down, a roof is finally going backup overHaleHall.

We received every restorationand maintenance dollar askedfor in 2015 as well, but our focusthis year was to attain militaryconstruction funding to widenReece and Mapes roads. Thiseffort was much more challeng-ing, and involved the coordinat-edeffortofhundredsofpeople toaccomplish.

After almost an entire year ofexpressing our needs in the halls of thePentagon and Congress, $35.5 million inmilitary construction funding specificallyfor projects to widen Reece and Mapesroads and gates were added by Congressinto the 2016NationalDefenseAuthoriza-tionAct.

This milestone achievement will allowthe Army to allocate our needed road andgate construction funding in 2016. Reno-vation design plans were funded in 2015,and work will begin now that the 2016budget is passed. But $35million is half ofthe total amount needed towidenMapes,Reece andCooper roads, andwewill seekto attain the balance through the samebudgetary process in 2017.

ThestateofMarylandalsocontinued tosupport FortMeade in every possibleway.

Work to expand Route 175 continued inearnest throughout the year, and progressis visible almost every day.

The state alsobrokegroundonournewRockenbachAccessControlPoint in June.Thisproject isyetanotherexampleofhowwell the state supports us.

Maryland is using the value of thefederal land needed towiden Route 175 topay for construction of a modern gate.Work is goingveryquickly, andweare stillprojected to cut the ribbon on the newaccess control point next summer. Nomore driving down one broad avenue ofaccess to the installation, only to getconstricted down at a one-lane, center-line guard shack.

Candlewood Suites, Reece Crossings,ChildDevelopmentCenters IV andV, and24-hour access to fitness facilities inMurphy Field House — huge effortscontinued throughout 2015 on all theseprojects, and I will be cutting manyribbons in early 2016 as a result.

But the growth on Fort Meade is farfrom over and will continue for manyyears ahead.The IntegratedCyberCenterandUSCYBERCOMCampuswill contin-ue to expand, and we will continue torenovate and expand the installation’sinfrastructure.

Our population hit 55,000 this year,with many more people arriving in theyears ahead.

Sowemust and do have a vision for thefuture of Fort Meade to serve as our

nation’s senior operational platform forcyber defense.

Buildings and roads are great, butpeople will always be Fort Meade’sgreatest asset. The dedication and ex-pertise of those on our garrison staff whowork so hard every day to run thisinstallation cannot be overstated.

We began the process to justify apermanent increase in the size of our staffin 2015, and as the year closes out we arenearing completion of a process that willrebalance staff authorizations fromacrosstheArmy.

Visits by the assistant secretary of theArmy, secretaryofdefense,POTUS—2015wasabusyyear!Butallhelped tocorrectlykeep the eyes of our national leadershiponFortMeade.

We will continue to keep the spotlighton Fort Meade in 2016 by seeking to hostour new IMCOM commanding general,Lt. Gen. Kenneth Dahl, and new ArmyChief of Staff Gen.MarkMilley for visits.

So I’d say 2015 was a pretty good year,and 2016 holds many more bright daysahead.

On behalf of mywife, Lee, our childrenMaryClaireandLiam,andourdogBuddy,I want to thank each of you for yourdedicated service. Our nation is strongerand safer today, thanks to your hardwork.

Please continue to have a safe andrestful holiday season, and we lookforward to seeing you around our beauti-ful fort in 2016.

COMMANDER’S COLUMN

Our Year in Review

GarrisonCommanderCol. Brian P.Foley

President Barack Obama hosts a multimedia “WorldWide Troop Talk” live fromDefense Media Activity studios on the 14th anniversary of 9/11.

PHOTO BY MARVIN D. LYNCHARD

Rep. John P. Sarbanes (center) addresses audience members as the final signa-tory at the 2015 Community Covenant signing ceremony on June 15 at ReeceCrossings as Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley (left) and other leaderslook on.


Soldiers from Bravo Company, 53rd Signal Battalion stand ready on McGlachlin Parade Field as a Black Hawk helicopter fliesoverhead before landing. The Soldiers boarded Black Hawk helicopters and flew to Gunpowder Military Reservation innorthern Baltimore County for training exercises on Sept. 21.

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE

Navy Capt. Donald E. Elam salutes the company commander for assembled divi-sions of Navy Information Operations Command Maryland during a change-of-command ceremony Sept. 25 at McGlachlin Parade Field. Elam relinquished com-mand to Navy Capt. Jeffrey S. Scheidt.

PHOTO BY NAVY MASS COMMUNICATION SPC. 3RD CLASS TAYLOR M. DIMARTINO

Col. Jeremy M. Martin, retiring commandant of the Defense Information School,shakes hands with Ray Shepherd, director of the Defense Media Activity, afterreceiving the Legion of Merit during a change-of-command ceremony on March12. Martin relinquished command of DINFOS prior to his retirement ceremony.

PHOTO BY ROBERT CROCKETT


Maj. Gen. Brian J. McKiernan (left) andCommand Sgt. Maj. Donald L. Rose Jr.case the colors of First Army DivisionEast during a ceremony held Dec. 9 atthe Fort Meade Museum. Division Eastis relocating to Fort Knox, Ky.

PHOTO BY PHIL GROUT

Dakotah Hernandez, 3, of Fort Meade, peers out of the crowd during the garri-son’s annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 4 outside the Youth Center.

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE

A "dead man’s curve" is located westbound on Maryland Route 32 near Exit 9,which is exclusively for National Security Agency employees. The curve has beena frequent scene of accidents for at least six years.

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE

Thirty-two Soldiers representing nine units from three installations — FortMeade, Fort Belvoir, Va., and Fort Bragg, N.C. — recite the NCO creed to be for-mally inducted into the Noncommissioned Officers Corps on Nov. 17 at McGillTraining Center.

PHOTO BY PHIL GROUT


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JANUARY• Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev

visits the USO-Metro Fort Meade Cen-ter on Jan. 9 as part of theMiss Americaorganization’s traditional tour of mil-itary installations.

• A new full-service pharmacy opensat theExchange on Jan.12.

• Lt. Col. Jim Keene assumes com-mand of the U.S. Army Field Band onJan. 23.

• A deer culling project to reduce theoverabundance of white-tailed deer onpost begins Jan. 26.

• Newly electedMarylandGov. Law-rence J.Hogan Jr. visits FortMeade Jan.30 for a briefing on theDoD’s growth onthe installation and to present a procla-mation to the Defense InformationSchool for its 50th anniversary.

• Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel A.Dailey becomes the 15th sergeant majorof the Army on Jan. 30, succeeding Sgt.Maj. of the Army Raymond F. ChandlerIII.

FEBRUARY• Rich Holzer, head football coach at

Meade High School, is presented withthe U.S. Marine Corps “Semper Fidelis”Coach Award for modeling the MarineCorps leadership values of honor, cour-age and commitment on Feb. 14 at theHyatt Regency inBaltimore

• Newly elected Anne ArundelCounty Executive Steve Schuh visitsFort Meade for a briefing on the DoD’sgrowth on the installation.

• The Meade High Mustangs securean undefeated, regular season record inAnne Arundel County boys high schoolbasketball with a 92-70 home victory onFeb.13.

• Fort Meade celebrates the openingof theSignalSchoolDetachment’s refur-bished barracks with a ribbon cuttingceremony onFeb.19.

Marion Jordan blows out the candles celebrating her 100th birthday. The Meade Area Garden Club threw a surprise party onJan. 16 — complete with balloons, flowers and gifts — for Jordan, a longtime member of several post clubs.

PHOTO BY DANIEL KUCIN JR.

Garrison Commander Col. Brian P.Foley talks with newly elected Mary-land Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. as theywalk to the Defense InformationSchool on Jan. 30. Hogan visited FortMeade for a briefing on DoD’s growthon the installation.

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE

Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev takes a selfie with Tracey Adkins at the USO-Metro Fort Meade Center during Kazantsev’s visit to Fort Meade on Jan.9.

PHOTO BY NOAH SCIALOM

Sharmaniik Lawson of the 327th SignalCompany is the only female player inFort Meade’s basketball league.

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE


MARCH• The Asymmetric Warfare Group

conducts a ceremony at its headquarterson March 12 in recognition of receivingtheArmySuperiorUnit Award.

• Meade High School wins the 4ABoys State Basketball Championship onMarch14 at the Xfinity Center in CollegePark after scoring 25 wins in its final 26games. It is the school’s first statechampionship in boys basketball and thefirst time a team from Anne ArundelCounty haswon the state title since1990.

• The National Cryptologic Museumcelebrates Pi Day on March 14 incelebration of the numerical date corre-spondingwith Pi’s first five digits: 3.1415.

• Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan,commander of the Military District ofWashington, informs the Fort Meadecommunity in a listening session onMarch 23 of the Army’s force restructur-ingplansandthat theactive-dutycompo-nent will be reduced to 490,000 — downfromahigh of 572,000 a fewyears ago.

• Service members from Fort Meadeincluding Garrison Command Sgt. Maj.Rodwell L. Forbes and retired Col. BertRice, a Vietnam War pilot who is FortMeade’s director of transformation, pro-vide an official military salute at the“Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans DayCelebration” onMarch 30 inAnnapolis.

• One motorist is killed and anotherinjured when they attempt an unauthor-ized entry on March 30 at a Fort Meadegate on the National Security Agencyportionof thepost.Thepolice firedat thevehiclewhen the driver refused to stop.

• The Soldier & Family AssistanceCenter relocates to the CommunityReadinessCenter at 830ChisholmAve.

APRIL• Haley Neslony, 8, daughter of Air

Force Capt. Timothy Neslony of MeuseForest and his wife, Lorin, is one of twowinners of the 2015 Easter Egg RollDesign Contest sponsored by the WhiteHouse. Haley met the president and firstlady as a special guest at the 137th annualWhiteHouseEaster Roll onApril 6.

• Nearly 200 people participate April7 in the seventh annual “Clean Up! FortMeade” programatBurbaLake. About10military units and several Boy Scout and

Girl Scout troops help out, as well asstudents from six FortMeade schools.

• Master Sgt. Cedric King, a doubleamputee, presents his inspiring messageof hope and resiliency on April 8 to theReady and Resilient Campaign Ori-entation Course. Less than two yearsafter stepping on an IED, King becamethe first bilateral amputee to completetheBostonMarathon.

• Morethan2,200volunteers, rangingin ages 12 to 100, are honored April 16 atthe annual Volunteer Awards Banquet.Capt. Orlando Fraser of the 742nd

Military Intelligence Battalion and hisfamily present an oversized check of$5,233,000 — the estimated operatingcosts saved by post volunteers — toGarrisonCommanderCol. BrianP. Foley.

• Defense Information School photo-journalismstudentAirmanBasicChesterMientkiewicz, 19, is the overall winner ofthe 3.1-mile Earth Day 5K on April 18 atBurbaLake.

• Holocaust survivor David Bayer, 92,of SilverSpring is theguest speaker at theinstallation’s 14th annual Holocaust Daysof Remembrance observance onApril 23.

Youngsters take a spin on a ride at Family Fun Day, which was attended by about 3,500 people on April 25 at Burba Lake.PHOTO BY DANIEL KUCIN JR.

The Easter Bunny hosts a miniature dance party at the Youth Center during FortMeade’s annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 4.

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE

Master Sgt. Cedric King, a double am-putee Army veteran, speaks to a FortMeade audience on the importance ofresiliency as part of the Army’s Readyand Resilient Campaign OrientationCourse held April 8 at McGill TrainingCenter.

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE

Four-year-old Natali Barfuss catches alargemouth bass at Fort Meade’s an-nual Youth Fishing Rodeo on April 25.



MAY• A special lunch at the Freedom Inn

marks thedining facility’s first observanceof the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo(the fifth of May), featuring south-of-the-border delicacies.

• Montreal-based photographer Anto-nio Rizi, 71, and his wife, Maria, visit theFort Meade Museum on May 6 to learnmore about his father’s probable incar-ceration on post as an Italian prisoner ofwar duringWorldWar II.

• Cyclists celebrate Bike to Work DayonMay15 with the opening of the PepperRoad gate adjacent toRoute 32.

• Baltimore Orioles pitcher DarrenO’Day is among current and formerOriolesplayerswhoparticipatedMay16 inthe Youth Sports baseball clinic for about100Little Leaguers.

• Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers, com-mander of the U.S. Cyber Command,director of the National Security Agencyand chief of Central Security Service, isguest speaker at the 29th AnnualMassingof the Colors and Memorial Day Re-membrance hostedMay 17 at the Pavilionby the General George G. Meade Chapter

of theMilitaryOrder of theWorldWars.• The post’s annual Asian American

and Pacific Island Heritage Celebration,held May 21, features the BayanihanFilipino folk dancers and the “ChineseLionDance” by theWongPeopleKungFuAssociation ofWashington.

JUNE• Federal andstate representatives and

garrison leaders break ground June1 for anew access control point at RockenbchRoad, a $10 million project that willculminate in a bullet-resistant gate housefor security personnel, and four inboundand two outbound lanes.

• The Defense Information Schoolwelcomes its new commandant, Col.MartinDownie, at a June 4 ceremony.

• Sisters inArms, a program for femaleSoldiers tomentor one another and act asadvocates for empowerment, form a FortMeade chapter and conduct an introduc-torymeeting June12.

• Fort Meade celebrates the Army’s240th birthday and Flag Day with a90-minute breakfast on June 14 at ClubMeade.Featuredspeaker is retiredLt.Col.Alfred Rascon, a Vietnam veteran andrecipient of theMedal ofHonor.

• More than 125 dignitaries, govern-ment, business and military leaders fromacross the Baltimore-Washington corri-dor attend the 2015CommunityCovenantSigning ceremony June15.

• Members of the Better Soldiers forSingle ServiceMembers participate in theSingle Soldier Fitness Competition. Fiftyinstallationscompete in the90-dayBOSS-fit challenge that started June 29.

• LongtimeFortMeadevolunteerEve-lyn Silva receives the President’s LifetimeAchievement Award fromArmyCommu-nity Service.

• Fort Meade’s Army Emergency Re-lief campaign raises nearly $135,000, thebulk fromthecontributionsof active-dutyservicemembers.

Megan McHugh takes a selfie with fellow Meade High School graduates ChasidyMcKinney (center) and RaeQuon McGee shortly before their graduation ceremo-ny on June 5 in Upper Marlboro. Meade High graduated 438 students this year.

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE

Larry Reid, of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Largo-Kettering Post No. 7757 in Prince George’s County, walks down the aisleat the Pavilion during Fort Meade’s 29th Annual Massing of the Colors and Memorial Day Remembrance on May 17.

PHOTO BY BRIAN KRISTA

Freedom Inn Dining Facility bakerPhoungdung Nguyen puts the finishingtouches on a celebration cake in recog-nition of the U.S. Army’s 240th birth-day on June 14.


JULY• Pershing Hill and Meade Heights

elementary schools are recognized for theirefforts to combat childhood obesity andfosterawarenessofahealthy lifestyleby theAlliance for aHealthierGeneration and areslated to receive the Bronze NationalRecognitionAward later in the year.

• The Fort Meade Highsteppers finishtheir season with a strong performance asmany of its young athletes head off tocompete in the JuniorOlympics.

• Indiana Rep. Andre Carson and re-tired Lt. Col. Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad,the U.S. Armed Forces’ first Muslim chap-lain, attend the sixth annual Iftar feastcommemorating the end of Ramadan that

was hosted July 10 by Fort Meade and theNational Security Agency at Argonne HillsChapel Center.

• Members of the 55th Signal Company(Combat Camera) host their third annualSpc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat CameraCompetition from July 13-17 at Fort Meadeandat theGunpowderMilitaryReservationin Glen Arm. Twelve teams across theArmy, Navy and Air Force compete for thetitle “Best COMCAM2015.”

• Col. Thomas Hensley assumes com-mand of the 70th Intelligence, Surveillanceand ReconnaissanceWing from Col. KevinDixon on July15.

• Col. Michael J. Loos assumes com-mand of the Asymmetric Warfare GroupfromCol. JohnP. Petkosek on July17.

• Army Community Service celebratesits 50th anniversary on July 25.

• Fort Meade firefighters respond to aresidential fire in Patriot Ridge on July 31.No injuries are reported.

• The FortMeade Police is awarded theInternational Association of Chiefs ofPolice’s 2015 National Law EnforcementChallenge in themilitary police category atthe IACP Annual Conference and Expo inChicago.

AUGUST• The U.S. Army Field Band’s annual

Fort Meade Summer Concert Band serieskicks off Aug. 1 at Constitution Park with a

tribute to jazz singer BillieHoliday.• The garrison holds its first-ever Ser-

geant Audie Murphy Club selection boardon Aug. 6 to screen enlisted noncommis-sioned officers whose leadership, achieve-ments and performances merit specialrecognition.

• A new women’s focus group dealingwith sexual assault prevention is sponsoredAug. 18 by the Sexual Assault Preventionand Response Program at the Navy FleetandFamily Support Center.

• Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. WilmaVaught discusses the evolution of women’sequality in the military at the Women’sEqualityDay observance onAug. 27.

Hayley Epperson, 6, of Severn puts bunny ears on Alexia Simon, 7, during FortMeade’s annual "Red, White and Blue Celebration" on July 2. The event featureddazzling fireworks, live music, children’s attractions and assorted food vendors.

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE

Col. Thomas Hensley assumes command of the 70th Intelligence, Surveillanceand Reconnaissance Wing from Col. Kevin Dixon on July 15 at McGlachlin ParadeField. Hensley now leads roughly 5,400 Airmen at 34 locations worldwide.

PHOTO BY TECH. SGT. VERONICA PIERCE

Parents snap photos and shoot videos of their children performing in MissoulaTheatre Children’s Drama Camp’s musical “Blackbeard The Pirate” on July 25 atMcGill Training Center. Nearly 40 Fort Meade youths formed the cast and crew.


At Fort Meade’s National Night Out on Aug. 4, McGruff the Crime Dog joins chil-dren and officials, including Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley, on a fire-truck heading to McGlachlin Parade Field at the start of the annual event.



SEPTEMBER• 1st Lt. Michael S. Piscetelli,

executive officer of Bravo Com-pany, 53rd Signal Battalion, ishonored for winning the “indi-vidual category” of the 90-dayInaugural Single Soldier FitnessCompetition. BOSSfit pitted 50teams representing Better Op-portunities for Single ServiceMembers from 50 Army in-stallations.

• Secretary of Defense Ash-ton B. Carter visits the DefenseMedia Activity on Sept. 1 toconduct a “Worldwide TroopTalk.”

• Brig. Gen. Lori E. Reynoldsassumes command of the Ma-rine Forces Cyberspace Com-mand from Maj. Gen. Daniel J.O’Donohue on Sept. 8.

• More than 100 male vet-erans attendSuitingWarriors onSept. 9 at McGill Training Cen-ter, where they are providedwith professional attire by theSuiting Warriors Foundationprior toFortMeade’sCommuni-

ty JobFair later that day.• President Barack Obama

visits Fort Meade to host aglobal, multimedia “WorldwideTroop Talk” live from the De-fense Media Activity studios onthe14th anniversary of 9/11.

• More than 2,400 servicemembers join Garrison Com-mander Col. Brian P. Foley forthe installation’s annual 9/11 Re-membranceRun.

• A pinning ceremony onSept. 16 welcomes new chiefsinto Navy Information Op-erations Command MarylandandU.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet.

• Two Soldiers with the780th Military Intelligence Bri-gadeare awarded the silver-levelGerman Armed Forces Profi-ciency Badge at an awards cere-mony held Sept. 21 in Virginiaafter competing in a two-partchallenge that started June 4.

• Gold Star family membersrelease butterflies Sept. 26 atBurbaPark tohonor the fallen inobservanceofGoldStarMothers

andFamiliesDay.• Soldiers from the 53rd Sig-

nal Company at Fort Meadeconduct training exercises aspart of the Army Warrior Tasksand Battle Drills. Throughoutthe week, 57 Soldiers flew onhelicopters to Gunpowder Mil-itary Reservation in BaltimoreCounty for overnight, field-training exercises.

OCTOBER• The grand opening of the

Baltimore MEPS USO-MetroLounge is celebratedOct. 1.

• Garrison Commander Col.Brian P. Foley conducts a pressconference Oct. 8 at the DempsVisitor Control Center on theapprehension of a suspect whohad evaded capture on the in-stallationovernightafterhestolea vehicle and sped through anemployee-only entrance onRockenbachRoad.

• Miss America 2016 BettyCantrell visits the USO-MetroLounge on Oct. 14 for the USO’sLadiesNight.

Two-year-old Braelynn Treloar of Annapolis, dressed as Princess Elsa, checks out cavalier KingCharles Spaniels — Kingsley, dressed as a giraffe, and London, dressed as a pumpkin — at FortMeade’s annual pet costume contest on Oct. 24. The dogs belong to Patrick Delaney of Annapolis.


Gabrielle Freeman, 9, and her sister Kemah go trick-or-treatingin Midway Commons on Halloween.



Service members run through the installation for Fort Meade’sannual 9/11 Remembrance Run.


NOVEMBER• Construction begins at Murphy

Field House to enhance safety andsecurity before the facility is convertedinto a 24/7 fitness center.

• Col.LauraR.Trinkle, commanderofKimbroughAmbulatoryCareCenter andU.S. Army Medical Activity at FortMeade, signs a new Tobacco Free Livingpolicy on Nov. 16, establishing guidelinesfora tobacco/nicotine-freecampus forallpersonnel at Kimbrough and variousother agencies on post.

• Army beats Navy 13-6 in FortMeade’s annual flag football game onNov.17 atMullins Field.

• After a record-breaking seasonhighlighted by winning 11 straight games,the Meade High School Mustangs boyssoccer team loses 1-0 in the 2015 Mary-land 4A State Championship on Nov. 20at Loyola University’s Ridley AthleticComplex inBaltimore.

• The Exchange celebrates its one-

year anniversaryonNov. 20.The167,000-square-foot facility features new conces-sions and food businesses as well asexpanded offerings in themain store.

DECEMBER• Corvias Military Living announces

that it will install solar panels at FortMeade as part of a Corvias initiative toinstall solar power at partner military

installations across theU.S.• Anne Arundel County Executive

StevenSchuhpresents aproclamationonDec. 7 designating Nov. 4, 2015, as “NSADay” toNational SecurityAgencyExecu-tive Director Corin R. Stone at theNationalCryptologicMuseum.Theproc-lamation praised the NSA for its impacton the economy and well-being of thecounty and region.

• Former Baltimore Ravens lineback-er Ray Lewis holds a book signing for hismemoir, “I Feel Like Going On: Life,Game and Glory,” on Dec. 8 at theExchange.

• First Army Division East retires itscolors in a casing ceremony on Dec. 9 attheFortMeadeMuseum.Headquarteredat Pershing Hall, Division East is in theprocess of relocating to FortKnox,Ky.

Makenzie Burke, 8, of Potomac Place chats with Santa Claus during Fort Meade’s annual Christmas tree-lighting ceremonyon Dec. 11 at McGlachlin Parade Field. The hourlong event featured caroling, candle-lighting, and hot chocolate and cookies.


Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley (left) joins Lt. Col. Mike Challgren andthe Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion on the last leg of a 3-mile run to markthe 240th birthday of the Marine Corps on Nov. 10.


Isha Garud, 7, performs a dance tohonor the Hindu Lord Rama at FortMeade’s first Diwali celebration heldNov. 12 at Argonne Hills Chapel Center.



(Left to right) Pvt. Trevin Rund, Spc. Adeline Witherspoon and Pvt. Amaru Cobb,all of the U.S. Army Signal School Detachment, 551st Signal Battalion, are amongthe 506 patrons celebrating Thanksgiving at the Freedom Inn Dining Facility.

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE

Spectators facing Constitution Park gaze at the colorful fireworks display that drew cheers and applause after the daylong Red, Whiteand Blue Celebration on July 2 at McGlachlin Parade Field.


A Soldier walks past the grave of Gen. John J. “Black Jack” Pershing at Arlington National Cemeteryduring a Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11 honoring the World War I hero and general of the armies.

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE

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Two-year-old Olivia Evgrafov of Fort Meade holds on tight as shehugs Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer during the Enlisted Spous-es’ Club’s Children’s Holiday Party on Dec. 5. About 1,400 peopleattended the event including more than 890 children.

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE

Michelle Roberts hugs her 6-year-old daughter Gabriellagoodbye on her first day ofschool at Pershing Hill Elemen-tary on Aug. 24.

PHOTO BY PHIL GROUT

As a result of her bowling skills,Renee Riffey, a North County HighSchool graduate who trained at TheLanes at Fort Meade, was awardeda partial scholarship at KutztownUniversity in Kutztown, Pa.


Micole Cabanlit shows other Army recruits how to perform aproper pullup during the Army Career Days fair sponsored May 30by Fort Meade’s Baltimore Recruiting Battalion.


The U.S. Army Field Band’s Jazz Ambassadors perform a tribute to Billie Holiday during the kickoff ofthe Field Band’s annual Summer Concert Series on Aug. 1 at Constitution Park.


Anna Darell-Anderson, a volunteer, arm wrestles a group of children during Fort Meade’s annual Vaca-tion Bible School, which began Aug. 3 at Argonne Hills Chapel Center.


Quneic Clarkson, lead female vocalists for The Moonlighters, sings“Proud Mary” uring the Magic of Motown Dinner and Dance on July31 at Club Meade.


The Meade High Mustangs celebrate after defeating the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Barons 80-45 to win the 4A Boys StateBasketball Championship on March 14 at the Xfinity Center in College Park. The victory is Meade High’s first basketball crown.

PHOTO BY PAUL W. GILLESPIE/CAPITAL GAZETTE (USED WITH PERMISSION)

Capt. Kristen Jones and Capt. David Pietrasz are among the morethan 500 walkers and runners who on Oct 24 participated in theGhosts, Ghouls and Goblins 5K and 1-mile walk at the Pavilion. Theannual event is part of the Fort Meade Run Series sponsored by thepost’s Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation.


Baltimore Orioles pitcher Darren O’Day offers batting tips to Griffin Spellmeyer, 4, at the May 16baseball clinic held at the Fort Meade Youth Sports Complex for approximately 100 Little Leaguersbetween the ages of 3 and 8. Joining O’Day at the second annual clinic were Orioles relief pitcherBrad Brach and retired hurler Ken Dixon.


Rich Holzer, head football coach atMeade High School, receives the U.S.Marine Corps “Semper Fidelis” CoachAward on Feb. 10 at a ceremony at theHyatt Regency Baltimore hotel duringthe Glazier Sports Clinic.


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At the Baltimore Orioles’ annual Military Appreciation Day on May 24, Garrison Commander Col.Brian P. Foley throws the ceremonial first pitch to pitcher Darren O’Day, with an umpiring assistfrom the Oriole Bird. Nine Fort Meade service members took the field alongside Orioles players attheir respective positions and stood at attention as the Defense Information School Color Guardmarches single-file to centerfield.

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE

Pershing Hill Elementary School Principal Kimberly Terry trainsfor the New York City Marathon on Nov. 1 as part of a team forthe Alliance for a Healthier Generation, which is dedicated toreducing the prevalence of childhood obesity and empoweringyouth to develop lifelong, healthy habits.


Ten-year-old Ciara Thomas prac-tices the shot put during the FortMeade Highsteppers Youth andField team’s practice on June 24.


Terrence Moultrie is among 24 elementary school students whoparticipated Aug. 29 in a six-minute halftime exhibition of flagfootball at M&T Bank Stadium.

PHOTO COURTESY THE BALTIMORE RAVENS

Army coach Staff Sgt. Lee Jones holds up the game trophy afterFort Meade’s annual Army-Navy intramural flag football gameon Nov. 17 at Mullins Field. Army won 13-6.


RIGHT: Meade High Schoolseniors Sammy Dupuy (left)and Hirvin Polanco consoleeach other after losing the2015 Maryland 4A StateChampionship boys statesoccer final against Perry HallHigh School Gators 1-0 on Nov.20 at Loyola University’s Rid-ley Athletic Complex in Balti-more. PHOTO BY DANIEL KUCIN JR.

Kat, a contractor at the Defense Information Systems Agen-cy, joined the Baltimore Ravens cheerleaders in April. Prior tomaking the squad, the Virginia native attended the RavensCheerleading prep class and worked at a consulting firmserving Walter Reed National Military Center and the North-ern Regional Medical Command.

PHOTO COURTESY THE BALTIMORE RAVENS

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Y ear-in-review articlesare never easy, espe-cially,when the yearwas

as eventful as 2015: Steph Currymade it clearwho the real king ofthe NBA is bit.ly/1GnhDj2; Sere-na won three majors and lostonly three matches in 2015; andnow word comes that one offootball’s greatest players,Charles Woodson, is calling it acareer. bit.ly/1kf2Xuv

To say Woodson, the onlyprimarily defensive player towintheHeisman Trophy, is a Hall-of-Famer isan understatement. So let me say some-thing a little bolder, but just as true:Charles Woodson is the best player tocome out of the 1998 NFL draft. Yes, thatincludes PeytonManning!

Andwith that out of theway… onto theyear that was. Keeping things local, it isonly fair to mention the Meade HighSchool basketball team, which won theschool’s first state championship back inMarch. bit.ly/1m69r0z The school’s boys’soccer teamalsodeserves somerespect formaking the state title game this year.

Personally, 2015 saw the Party Vanfinally get put to rest, my youngest startkindergarten, my wife making bank, andwe picked up a cat named Admiral AfroLinkCougar Jones…Pufferfish.

I also survived a stretch inLeavenworthfor the Civilian Education System’s Ad-vanced Course, avoided prison while inTurkey, was called a bad name by anengineer fora faux“StarWars”spoiler, andonly gained3pounds from2014.Of course,3plusa lot still equals fat,but theendof theyear is a time to be positive.

Regarding sports, 2015 may have beenthe worst year on record for yours truly. Itstarted with Dez Bryant making a catchagainst Green Bay in the playoffs, whichthe refs ruled he dropped. bit.ly/1ER8bScThen it ended with Dez dropping passesthat should have been catches. …And nowtheBoys aren’t going tomake the playoffs.

I get that Tony Romo is a very goodQB,but other teams lose players and findwaysto win. So as easy as it is for Dallas fans toblame this horrendous season on a brokencollarbone, it is more accurate to blame iton broken management. Jerry Jones andJason Garrett took this year for granted,and the Skins are going to make theplayoffs.

On a somewhat positive note, TomBrady overcame a serious case of deflatedballs and won his fourth Super Bowl,

thanks to maybe the dumbestplay call in the history of playcalling. Here is a rule: If you areon the 1-yard line and yourrunning back is “Beast Mode”and if said Beast had beenunstoppable for the entire game,give him the ball! bit.ly/1CoHd-mU

In college football, Jim Har-baugh made his triumphant re-turn to Michigan in typical Har-baugh, butt-kicking fashion thatwill have Michigan starting 2016

on the football field in a New Year’s DayBowl.Of course,BigBluewouldbeplayingin a better bowl, if not for the biggest flukeplay in college football. bit.ly/1W5gBC0

I could get into Michigan missing theNCAA tournament or the Tiger’s collapse,but I figured I’d end this year’s dose withsome kudos.

Kudos to Floyd Mayweather Jr. forbeating the brakes off Manny Pacquiao.bit.ly/1V7YA1R The fight was overhypedand overboring, but it finally showed theworld that Pac-Manwas also overrated.

Kudos to theWisconsinbasketball teamfor beating the “greatest teammoney everbought,” aka Kentucky, which allowed usall to see Frank “The Tank” Kaminskydance. bit.ly/1Pl2hRn

Kudos to Holly Holm for wreckingRonda Rousey’s shop. bit.ly/1Yxzjn2 I amobviously not into hitting women, butsomeone needed to take downRonda.

And last but not least, kudos to Ameri-can Pharaoh: A horse is a horse, of courseof course, but Pharaoh got me intowatching theponies for the first time sinceI was playing them back in Vegas with adude named “Scruff,” who lived in a buswith hiswife, Diane.

If it wasn’t for me contemplating thethought of having to join Scruff in a bus …with or without Diane, I may not havejoined theArmy.

If I don’t join theArmy, I probably don’tmeetAllahormywife. If those thingsdon’thappen, I do not havemy kids or decide toworkatFortMeade.And if Idon’twork forFort Meade, I probably do not have thetens and tens of you who read my regulardose of Jibber. A great, well-read group ofpeople, who along with my QX60 and allthe what-not mentioned above, give thisdude plenty to look forward to in 2016.

If youhave comments on this or anythingto do with sports, contact me [email protected] or hit me up onTwitter@CTJibber.

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Chad T.JonesPUBLIC AFFAIRSOFFICER

Sgt. Nate Stager of the 53rd Signal Battalion watches as first-grade teacherHelen Behr is the victim of a student’s excellent aim at the popular “SplashChair” at Monarch Academy Glen Burnie Public Charter School’s Field Day onMay 8. Stager was among the 10 BOSS (Better Opportunities for Single Serv-ice Members) volunteers at the event.


Rob Easley of the USA Warriors Sled Team maneuvers the puck away from acompetitor during “Hockey for Heroes,” a 24-hour hockey tournament heldMarch 13 at McMullen Ice Arena in Annapolis.


Larry Bailey of the Fort Meade Patriots goes in for a layup against the Fort LeeTravellers during a Washington Area Military Athletic Conference basketballgame on Jan. 24 at Murphy Field House. The Travellers defeated the Patriots91-82.


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AerobathonGaffney Fitness Center is offering a

“New Year – New You Aerobathon” onJan. 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The free, family-friendly eventincludes the following classes:

Boom Shake, Vinyasa yoga, Zumba,Spin, Metabolic Effect and bootcamp.

Fruit and snacks will be provided atno charge.

Participants may take one or all ofthe classes.

For more information, call 301-677-2349.

New Year’s at the LanesNew Year’s Eve Parties at the Lanes

will be held Dec. 31.• Family Party: 5-8 p.m.• Prime Time Party: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Parties include lane rental for sixpeople, shoe rental, a one-toppinglarge pizza, snacks, a pitcher of soda,sparkling cider, party favors andgames.

Advance reservations are required.For more information, call 301-677-

5541.

Volunteer coaches neededVolunteer youth coaches are

needed for the winter season sportsof basketball, wrestling and futsal.

All volunteers will receive free train-ing and will be certified through theNational Youth Sports Coaches Asso-ciation.

All volunteers must complete abackground check.

To apply, go to the Youth Sportsand Fitness Office, 1900 Reece Road.

For more information, call 301-677-1179/1329.

Line dance classesGaffney Fitness Center offers line

dance classes on Mondays, Wednes-days and Fridays from 1-2 p.m.

This class will teach line dancing forbeginners using a variety of music andsimple choreography.

Cost is $5.Classes are open to all authorized

users ages 18 and older. For moreinformation, call 310-677-2349.

Sunday footballThe Lounge at the Lanes features

football every Sunday on its bigscreens for the 1 and 4 p.m. games.

Enjoy food and beverage specials.For more information, call 301-677-

5541.

SPORTS SHORTS

visitor, guards will validate the guest’s IDand search the vehicle.

If guests pass inspection, they will beallowed to travel onto the installation to theresidence. Guests who do not pass in-spection or do not have proper ID will not beallowed on post.

Individuals without ID must be escortedonto post by a valid resident/DoD ID cardholder.

Prescription disposalat Kimbrough

Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center hasadded a new option for medication disposalfor its beneficiaries.

Located in the pharmacy lobby, the newMedSafe drop box allows patients to safelydispose of any expired, unused or unwantedmedications.

The MedSafe, activated on Dec. 10, isalways accessible and can accept mostmedications.

Medications should be left in the originalpackaging when possible.

Research study foroverweight teens

A research study is being conducted formilitary dependents, ages 12 to 17, who areabove average weight and report loss-of-control eating.

The objective is to test the effectivenessof a group program in the prevention ofexcess weight gain.

The study is being conducted by theUniformed Services University of the HealthSciences, Walter Reed National MilitaryMedical Center in Bethesda and Fort BelvoirCommunity Hospital in Virginia.

Individuals who qualify to participate willbe compensated for their time.


Volunteers needed

The deadline for Soundoff! community“News and Notes” is Friday at noon. Allsubmissions are posted at the editor’s dis-cretion and may be edited for space andgrammar. Look for additional communityevents on the Fort Meade website at ftmea-de.army.mil and the Fort Meade Facebookpage at facebook.com/ftmeade.

NEWS & EVENTS

New way to submitannouncements

Community members can advertise theirupcoming event, meeting or class on theSoundoff! community announcements pageby visiting ftmeade.army.mil and clickingon the Press Center tab.

Once you are in the Fort Meade PressCenter, click on PA services, story or promo-tion request and electronic inquiry form.

Inquiry forms should be submitted atleast two weeks before the date of theevent, meeting or class.

Gate holiday closuresAccess Control Point 1 (Rockenbach

Road) is closed today through Sunday, andDec. 31 through Jan. 3.

Access Control Point 5 (Llewellyn Ave-nue) is closed today and Dec. 31.

The access control points will reopen fornormal operations Jan. 4.

Procedures for visitingFort Meade

Community members who wish to visit aresident of Fort Meade must follow certainprocedures to gain entry onto the installa-tion.

Non-DoD ID card holders must visit theDemps Visitor Control Center adjacent tothe Reece Road gate prior to entering theinstallation.

If the VCC is closed, guests must gothrough the inspection station with thephone number and address of the individualthey are visiting.

Security guards will call the resident andverify that they are expecting or know theguests. Once the resident has verified the

for research studyJohns Hopkins University is researching

individuals with military experience to as-sess performance on military-relevanttraining tasks.

Volunteers will complete computer-based, decision-making and military-rele-vant tasks at the Johns Hopkins UniversityApplied Physics Laboratory located at 11100Johns Hopkins Road in Laurel.

This innovative study is a collaborativeeffort between the Asymmetric WarfareGroup and JHU-APL to develop objectivemeasurement tools for cognitive devel-opment of individual adaptability throughArmy learning.

Sensors will be used to measure signalsfrom your body such as heart rate and skinconductance.

Total time commitment is approximatelyfour to five hours for one day.

Participation is voluntary and no remu-neration will be provided.

Healthy adults age 21-50 may participateif all of the following criteria are met:

• Served (within the past five years) orcurrently serving on active duty in the U.S.Army.

• Held or currently hold the rank of E-5,E-6 , E-7, O-2, O-3 or O-4

• Served or currently serve in an ArmyCombat Arms military occupation specialty

• Have held a leadership position com-mensurate with rank

• Have basic English proficiency• Can use a computer and type to com-

municate a message• Willing to participate in a telephone

screeningFor more information, call 240-228-2250

or 443-778-2250, or email [email protected].

Bike gate passTo obtain a bike gate pass for the Pepper

NEWS & NOTES

See NEWS & NOTES, page 18

2015 HOLIDAY RELIGIOUS SERVICES & ACTIVITIES

CATHOLIC SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES■ Today: "Happy Birthday Jesus" Mass/Children’s Christmas Pageant, 5p.m. - Chapel Center■ Friday: Christmas Day Mass, 12:15 p.m. - Post Chapel■ Jan. 1: New Year’s Mass/Mary, Mother of God, 9 a.m. - Post Chapel

PROTESTANT SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES■ Today: Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 7 p.m. - Post Chapel■ Today: Liturgical Christmas Eve Service, 10 p.m. - Post Chapel■ Friday: Liturgical - No Service on Christmas Day■ Dec. 31: Gospel Watch-Night Service, 10 p.m. - Chapel Center

All are welcome to join in and celebrate the holiday season at these specialservices/activities. For more information, call 301-677-6703.(Note: Times of regular weekend Catholic and Protestant services during theday will remain the same if not noted.)

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Road gate, call Joseph R. Shinskie, chief ofphysical security at the Directorate of Emer-gency Services, at 301-677-6618 to schedulea date to pick up the pass.

Passes will be available for pickup withintwo days.

BOSS tripBetter Opportunities for Single Service

Members is sponsoring a day trip to Phila-delphia on Jan. 16.

Cost is $5.Advance registration is required.For more information, contact your BOSS

representative.

Genealogy program onestate records

The Anne Arundel Genealogical Societywill present the program “Estate Records atthe Maryland Archives: What’s In ThoseFiles?” on Jan. 7 from 7-9:30 p.m. at theSeverna Park United Methodist ChurchFellowship Hall, 731 Benfield Road, SevernaPark.

The guest speaker is Carol Petranek,co-director of the Family History Center inWashington, D.C., and citizen archivist at theNational Archives.

For more information, go to aagensoc.orgor call the Kuethe Library at 410-760-9679.

EDUCATION

Casualty assistance,notification course

The Fort Meade Casualty AssistanceCenter is conducting a Casualty NotificationOfficer and Casualty Assistance OfficerCourse from Jan. 5-7 from 7:30 a.m. to 4p.m. in the McGill Training Center ballroom.

Eligible service members include thegrades of captain to colonel; CW2-CW5; andsergeant first class to command sergeantmajor.

All participants must coordinate withtheir command representatives to attendthe course.

For more information, call Kevin Williamsat 301-677-2806.

Cooking Matters toursThe Fort Meade Commissary is resuming

its Cooking Matters at the Store tour series.Tours will be held Jan. 6 and Feb. 3 from

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.The free grocery store tour is designed to

help participants learn to shop smarter on abudget.

Learn to: compare unit prices to findbargains, understand food labels, find wholegrains, and stick to a budget.

In addition, $10 in healthy groceries willbe available on select tours.

To register, go to http://fmcommissary-cookingmatters.eventbrite.com or [email protected].

Walk-ins are also welcome, although tourspace is limited.

To volunteer, email Alexa at [email protected].

Homeschool GroupThe Fort Meade Homeschool Group

meets throughout the year for field tripsand social outings.

For information on upcoming events, visitthe “Fort Meade Homeschool Group” onFacebook. Go to facebook.com/groups/FortMeadeHomeschoolGroup.

EFMP eventsThe Exceptional Family Member Program

is offereing several events:• Storytime with Condi & Shea: Jan. 14,

9:30-10:30 a.m. at Potomac Place Commu-nity Center

• Special Needs Financial Planning Work-shop: Jan. 21, noon to 2 p.m. at the Commu-nity Readiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave.

For more information or to register, call301-677-5590.

Financial, Employment ReadinessArmy Community Service offers Financial

Readiness and Employment Readinessclasses to all ranks and services and to DoDcivilian employees at the Community Readi-ness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave.

Registration is required for each class. Toregister, fortmeadeacs.checkappointment-s.com.

Financial Readiness:• Dollars & Sense: Jan. 5, 9 a.m. to noon• Banking Basics: Jan. 12, 9-11 a.m.• Car Buying: Jan. 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.• Special Needs Trust & Financial Plan-

ning: Jan. 21, noon to 2 p.m.• Basics of Investing: Jan. 26, 8 a.m. to 4

p.m.For more information, call 301-677-5590.Joint Services Employment Classes:• Resume Workshop: Jan. 12, 9 a.m. to

noon• Ten Steps to a Federal Job: Jan. 19, 9

a.m. to noon• Career Exploration: Jan 26, 9 a.m. to

noonTo register or for more information, call

301-677-9017 or 301-677-9018.

Free classesThe Navy Fleet and Family Support Cen-

ter offers a variety of classes at its facility at2212 Chisholm Ave.

The free classes are open to DoD IDcardholders including active-duty servicemembers, retirees and their family mem-bers, DoD civilian employees and contrac-tors.

Registration is required for each class.

• Young Women’s Enrichment: Thurs-days, 9:30-11 a.m.

The group is designed to help empower,promote and support female, active-dutyservice members under age 22.

Military retirement• Medical Records Review: Appointment

requiredTo register or for more information, call

301-677-9017 or 301-677-9018.

YOUTH

Youth Center activitiesThe Youth Center is sponsoring several

events:• Fort Meade Record-Breakers: Jan. 8,

6-7:30 p.m.Activities include: pushups, running and

pingpong.• Torch Club’s Glow Up New Year’s Party:

Jan. 8, 8 p.m. to midnight.Cost is $2. Wear white for free admission.• Poetry Night: Jan. 15, 6-7:30 p.m.

Recite favorites or original poems.• Survivor Games: Jan. 25-26, 8 a.m. to

noonTwo days of Zombie Laser Tag, extreme

musical chairs, Twister, mystery food chal-lenge and more


Children’s LibraryHoliday hours for the Children’s Library at

Kuhn Hall is Tuesdays, Wednesdays andThursdays from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 6p.m. through Jan. 7 at 4415 Llewellyn Ave.

The library is closed Mondays, Fridays,Saturdays and Sundays through Jan. 7.


RECREATION

Out & About• Harlem Globetrotters will perform

Dec. 26 at 1 and 6 p.m. at the Royal FarmsArena, 201 W Baltimore St., Baltimore.Tickets range from $18 to $118. For tickets ormore information, call 1-800-295-5354 orgo to ticketmaster.com.

• Lights on the Bay: More than 60 ani-mated and stationary light displays, in-cluding Maryland-themed displays, arebeing presented through Jan. 2 at SandyPoint State Park, 1100 E. College Parkway,Annapolis.

Cost is $15-$50. For more information,call 410-974-2149 or go to lightsonthe-bay.org.

• Leisure Travel Services is offering itsnext monthly bus trip to New York City onJan. 23, with discounts to attractions. Buscost is $60. For more information, call 301-677-7354.

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discounted tickets to Monster Jam, whichwill be held Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m., and Feb. 27and Feb. 28 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at the RoyalFarms Arena in Baltimore.

Tickets are $17. Pit pass costs $11.Patrons must have a pit pass for the 2

p.m. weekend shows.LTS sales end Feb. 15.For more information, call LTS at 301-677-

7354.

MEETINGS• Families Dealing with Deployment

meets the first and third Monday of everymonth from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the FamilyAdvocacy Program, 2462 85th MedicalBattalion Ave. Children welcome. The nextmeeting is Jan. 4.

The group is for families experiencing anupcoming or current deployment, or theservice members who have recently re-turned from deployment. For more in-formation, call 301-677-5590 or email [email protected].

• Calling All Dads, for expecting fathersand fathers with children of all ages, meetsthe first and third Monday of every monthfrom 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Family AdvocacyProgram Center, 2462 85th Medical Battal-ion Ave.

The next meeting is Jan. 4. Children arewelcome. Registration is required. For moreinformation, call 301-677-4118.

• The Retired Enlisted Associationmeets the third Tuesday of the month from7:30-8:30 p.m. at Perry’s Restaurant, 1210Annapolis Road, Odenton. The next meetingis Jan. 5.

For more information, visit trea.org or callElliott Phillips, local president, at 443-790-3805; Charles M. Green, local president at443-610-4252; or Arthur R. Cooper, pastnational president, at 443-336-1230.

For more information about becoming aTREA member, go to trea.org or call CharlesGreen, the local chapter president, at 443-610-4252 or email [email protected].

• Exceptional Family Member Programhosts “Sip and Share” on the first Thursdayof every month from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at theExchange coffee shop in the food court. Thenext get-together is Jan. 7.

The event is designed to allow partici-pants to share their stories to encourageand inform one another about resourcesavailable in the local community. For moreinformation or to register, call 301-677-4779.

• Monthly Prayer Breakfast, hosted bythe Garrison Chaplain’s Office, is held thefirst Thursday of every month at 7 a.m. atClub Meade. The next prayer breakfast isJan. 7. There is no cost for the buffet. Dona-tions are optional.

Menu features eggs, bacon, sausage,biscuits, gravy, grits, Danish pastries andfruit.

All Fort Meade employees, family mem-

bers, and civilian and military personnel areinvited. For more information, call 301-677-6703.

• Meade Rod and Gun Club meets thefirst Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. atPerry’s Restaurant and Odie’s Pub at 1210Annapolis Road, Odenton, in the banquethall in back of the building. The next meet-ing is Jan. 7. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. Formore information, call Charisma Wooten at240-568-6055.

• National Alliance on Mental Illness ofAnne Arundel County offers a free supportgroup for families with a loved one sufferingfrom mental illness on the first Thursday ofevery month at 7 p.m. at the Odenton (WestCounty) Library, 1325 Annapolis Road. Thenext meeting is Jan. 7. For more information,visit namiaac.org.

• Fort Meade E9 Association meets thesecond Friday of every month at 7 a.m. inthe Pin Deck Cafe at the Lanes. The nextmeeting is Jan. 8.

The association is open to active, retired,Reserve and National Guard E9s of anyuniformed service. All E9s in this area areinvited to attend a breakfast and meet themembership. For more information, go toe9association.org.

• Meade Branch 212 of the Fleet Re-serve Association meets the second Sat-urday of each month at 10 a.m. at VFW Post160, 2597 Dorsey Road, Glen Burnie. Thenext meeting is Jan. 9. Active-duty, Reserveand retired members of the U.S. Navy,Marine Corps and Coast Guard are invited.For more information, call 443-604-2474 or410-768-6288.

• Marriage Enrichment Group, spon-sored by Army Community Service, meetsthe second and fourth Monday of everymonth from 3-4 p.m. at the CommunityReadiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave. Thenext meeting is Jan. 11. For more informa-tion, call Celena Flowers or Jessica Hobgoodat 301-677-5590.

• Military District of Washington Ser-geant Audie Murphy Club meets the thirdWednesday of each month from noon to 1p.m. at the Joint Base Myer-Henderson HallDining Facility in Virginia. The next meetingis Jan. 20.

All members and those interested injoining the club are welcome. For moreinformation, contact Master Sgt. EricaLehmkuhl at [email protected] or301-833-8415.

• Air Force Sergeants AssociationChapter 254 meets the third Wednesday ofevery month from 3-4 p.m. in the audito-rium of the Airman Leadership School, 8470Zimborski Ave. The next meeting is Jan. 20.For more information, call 831-521-9251 orgo to AFSA254.org.

• Prostate Cancer Support Groupmeets at Walter Reed National MilitaryMedical Center in Bethesda on the thirdThursday of every month. The next meetingis Jan. 21 from 1-2 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m. in

the America Building, River ConferenceRoom (next to the Prostate Center), thirdfloor.

Spouses/partners are invited. Military IDis required for base access. Men without amilitary ID should call the Prostate Centerat 301-319-2900 at least four business daysprior to the event for base access.

For more information, call retired Col.Jane Hudak at 301-319-2918 or [email protected].

• Moms Support Group meets Thurs-days from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at PotomacPlace Neighborhood Center. The group is formothers of young children up to age 3. Meetother moms with young children and sharetips. Children are welcome. Registration isrequired. For more information, call 301-677-5590.

• Moms Walking Group, sponsored byParent Support, meets Thursdays from8:30-9:15 a.m. at the Family AdvocacyProgram, 2462 85th Medical Battalion Ave.To register, call 301-677-3617.

• Project Healing Waters meets Thurs-days from 6-8 p.m. at the Soldiers andFamily Assistance Center, 2462 85th Medi-cal Battalion Ave.

The project is dedicated to the physicaland emotional rehabilitation of woundedwarriors and veterans through fly fishing, flytying and outings.

For more information, call Larry Vawter,program leader, at 443-535-5074 or [email protected].

• Spanish Christian Service is con-ducted Sundays at 1 p.m. at the CavalryChapel located at 8465 Simonds St. and6th Armored Cavalry Road.

For more information, call Elias Mendezat 301-677-7314 or 407-350-8749.

• Couples Communication meets everyMonday from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the FamilyAdvocacy Program Center, 2462 85th Medi-cal Battalion Ave.

The session is aimed at helping couplesdevelop tools to enhance their relationship,gain problem-solving strategies, and createa long-lasting relationship. For more in-formation, call 301-677-4118.

• Cub Scout Pack 377 invites boys infirst through fifth grades, or ages 7 to 10, toattend its weekly Monday meetings at 6p.m. at Argonne Hills Chapel Center.

For more information, email CubmasterChristopher Lassiter at [email protected] or Committee Chairperson MarcoCilibert at [email protected].

• Boy Scout Troop 377 meets Mondaysfrom 7-8:30 p.m. at Argonne Hills ChapelCenter on Rockenbach Road. The troop isactively recruiting boys ages 11 to 18. Formore information, email Lisa Yetman, [email protected]; Scoutmaster EdSmith at [email protected]; or Wen-dall Lawrence, committee chairperson, [email protected].

To see what the troop offers, go towww.troop377.retiredguy.net.

The movie schedule is subject to change.For a recorded announcement of showings,call 301-677-5324. Further listings areavailable on the Army and Air ForceExchange Service website at www.aa-fes.com.

Movies start Fridays at 6:30 p.m,Saturdays at 6 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.PRICES: Tickets are $6 for adults (12 andolder) and$3.50 for children. 3DMovies: $8adults, $5.50 children.CLOSEDDec. 25&Jan.1.

Today throughJan. 24Saturday: “Burnt” (R). A chef, who

destroyed his career with drugs and divabehavior,cleansupandreturnstoLondon,determined to redeem himself by spear-heading a top restaurant. With BradleyCooper, SiennaMiller, Daniel Bruhl.

Sunday: “The 33” (PG-13). Based onthe real-life event. When a gold andcopper mine collapses, it traps 33 minersunderground for 69 days. With AntonioBanderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Bi-noche.

Jan. 2: “The Night Before” (R). OnChristmas eve, three lifelong friends, twoof whom are Jewish, spend the night inNew York City looking for the Holy Grailof Christmas parties. With Seth Rogen,JosephGordon-Levitt, AnthonyMackie.

Jan. 3: “Creed” (PG-13). The formerWorld Heavyweight Champion RockyBalboa serves as a trainer and mentor toAdonis Johnson, the son of his late friendand former rival Apollo Creed. WithMichael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone,TessaThompson.

Jan. 8, 10, 16: “Spectre” (PG-13). Acryptic message from James Bond’s pastsends him on a trail to uncover a sinisterorganization. With Daniel Craig, Chris-tophWaltz, Lea Seydoux.

Jan. 9, 15, 17: “The Good Dinosaur”(PG). An epic journey into the world ofdinosaurs where an Apatosaurus namedArlo makes an unlikely human friend.With thevoices of JeffreyWright, FrancesMcDormand,MaleahNipay-Padilla.

Jan. 22-24: “The Hunger Games:Mockingjay Part 2” (PG-13). As the warof Panem escalates to the destruction ofother districts by the Capitol, KatnissEverdeen, the reluctant leader of therebellion, must bring together an armyagainst President Snow, while all sheholds dear hangs in the balance. WithJennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson,JulianneMoore.

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