Fort Meade SoundOff August 9 2012

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uPCOMiNG EVENtSSaturday, 7 P.M.: The Jazz Ambassadors Summer Concert - Constitution ParkSaturday: National Bowling Day - Free games at The LanesMONday & WEdNESday, 12:30-2 P.M.: “Meade’s Got Talent” auditions - McGillauG. 16, 7-10 P.M.: Karaoke Night - The LanesauG. 18, 7 P.M.: The Volunteers Summer Concert - Constitution Park

GratitudEBaltimore Ravens show appreciation to area service members

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Soundoff!́vol. 64 no. 32 Published in the interest of the Fort Meade community August 9, 2012

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A convoy of emergency vehicles makes a grand entrance to Fort Meade’s 29th annual national night out on Tuesday. The free event at McGlachlin Parade Field featured law enforcement demonstrations, games, children’s attractions, food and music. For more, see Pages 12-13.

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The past week has been a great one for Team Meade.

Saturday started in a fantastic way as the USO Metro hosted its annual “Operation Back to School” at the Youth Center. The event, held in partnership with Google, DynCorp International, BAE Systems and PH/AMD, is designed to help kids get excited about the new school year as they enjoyed a couple of hours together playing and enjoying fun activities that included core academic subjects such as reading, math, science, history and art.

Afterward, children of our service members received backpacks filled with school supplies. The backpacks and school supplies are greatly appreciated.

This USO-sponsored program helps reduce the financial strain that some military families face at the beginning of a new school year, especially when they have more than one child returning to school.

Later that day, I attended the Baltimore Ravens Military Appreciation Day at M&T Bank Stadium. The Ravens set aside nearly 3,500 seats for service members, veterans and their immediate families to watch the team’s open training camp practice.

Service members and their families received complimentary T-shirts, patriotic gifts and photo and autograph opportunities with some of their favorite players.

Coach John Harbaugh is known for being a big supporter of the military community since becoming the team’s head coach in 2008. In 2011, Harbaugh was selected as a finalist for the inaugu-ral NFL “Salute to Service” award for exceptional efforts to honor and support the military commu-nity. This past spring, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno presented Harbaugh with the Army’s Outstanding Civilian Service Award.

Saturday marked the fifth year that the Ravens have hosted a Military Appreciation Day. From the conversations I had with service members, their families, the players and Ravens coaches, this was a tremendous event for everyone involved. It was a great way to spend the afternoon. I’m sure every-body had a lot of fun.

I ended Saturday evening at Constitution Park, where we enjoyed the first free concert of the U.S. Army Field Band’s annual Summer Concert Series. The Concert Band’s 65-member instrumen-tal ensemble and 29-member Soldiers’ Chorus per-formed show tunes, opera, Americana and classical works. The Concert Band and Soldiers’ Chorus put on an incredible show!

This weekend at Constitution Park, the Army Field Band’s Jazz Ambassadors will perform a mix of big-band swing, bebop, Latin, contemporary jazz, jazz standards, Dixieland and patriotic selec-

tions. The con-certs, which are held every Satur-day this month, are free and open to the public. I hope to see many of you at one of these wonder-ful and patriotic concerts.

On Tuesday, the Fort Meade Directorate of Emergency Services and Picerne Military Housing hosted the 29th annual National Night Out for the post community on McGlachlin Parade Field.

The evening started with a convoy of emergency vehicles parading through Fort Meade neighbor-hoods. I joined McGruff the Crime Dog, post fire-fighters, as well as a few service members, atop an emergency vehicle as it toured the neighborhoods. We greeted residents and helped create a festive atmosphere that I hope will continue to strengthen neighborhood spirit and generate support for local anticrime programs and police-community partnerships.

The festivities continued at McGlachlin Parade Field where there were police demonstrations, a Howard County Police Department helicopter landing, inflatables, laser tag, rock wall climbing, child identification services and a host of other activities designed to promote crime prevention, safety and neighborhood camaraderie.

National Night Out is a great annual event and allows us all to be part of a nationwide effort to send a message to criminals that crime has no place on our streets or in our communities.

It seems like summer is flying by, which means we’ll just have to squeeze in as much fun as pos-sible out of August. Those who know me know I talk a lot about making sure we have balance in our lives.

I believe we all need to find balance between work, family and personal time to lead happy and fulfilled lives. I hope you agree with me that balance in life is important, and you’ll join me in making it an important part of your life.

Thinking about the end of summer reminds me that it will not be long before we all need to return to our “back-to-school” mind-set and start think-ing about ways to make the first days of school safe ones for our children.

Let’s stay alert and be patient as back-to-school traffic hits our roadways, and please drive cau-tiously through posted school zones.

Have a great week!

Summer events slowly give way to back-to-school plans

COL. Edward C. rOthstEin

Garrison Commander

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By Mike MilordArmy News Service

Leader development, training and edu-cation are critical to the Army cyberspace warfighting mission, said Lucas Kagel, chief of Concepts and Doctrine for U.S. Army Cyber Command.

“Cyber operations will be executed from various cyberspace warfighting plat-forms that people will build, operate and defend to support friendly mission command, and to exploit, attack, and influence adversary mission command,” Kagel said.

“Army Cyber Command must provide Army leaders, staffs and Soldiers an increased understanding of cyberspace threats and capabilities, specifically those capabilities that are critical to enabling mission command, to achieve desired effects in support of the commander’s objectives and intent.”

Kagel said Army Cyber Command is working to identify what leaders need to know with regard to cyber threats to pro-tect the force and maintain the freedom to operate and increase cyber awareness among senior leaders.

In addition, he said, Cyber Command is working to provide a cyber warrior training and leader development strat-egythat addresses the active-duty and Reserve forces and civilians with associ-ated cost analysis in a fiscally constrained environment.

“The training ladder must include cre-ation of cyber programs of instruction in schoolhouses at all levels of individ-ual training,” Kagel said. “That means we need to identify and manage the knowledge, skills and ability standards for current and future cyber professionals, nested with the U.S. Cyber Command, joint cyberspace training and certification standards.”

Establishing and continuing to improve a world-class cyber opposing force to provide combat training center-quality, highly-realistic information warfare and cyberspace threat replication is essential, he said.

“For example, 1st Information Opera-tions Command offers three cyberspace training courses for leaders and planners: the Basic Computer Network Operations Planners Course, the Executive CNO Planners Seminar and the Senior Leader CNO Awareness Seminar,” Kagel said.

Underlying leader development and training efforts, education is fundamental, he said.

Leader development a critical part of cyberspace mission“We are developing an Army Cyber

Warrior outreach program nested with a full range of initiatives to recruit and retain the required workforce,” said Kagel. “We have developed initial cyber specific intern, scholar and fellowship opportunities.”

Looking ahead, Kagel said it is impor-tant to stay focused on the future also.

“In the way of leader development, we want to incorporate cyberspace leader development at all levels of professional military and civilian education,” he said. “This will ensure the Army has sufficient planners and leaders with knowledge to integrate cyber capabilities into the combatant commanders’ operations and

planning.”Similarly, said Kagel, the training

aspect must develop the U.S. Army cyber workforce training strategy to identify current training efforts, what training needs to be modified to meet emerg-ing requirements. Then, it must develop new training solutions and incorporate cyberspace training requirements within Army Training and Doctrine Command’s “Revolution in Training and Learning Initiative” (home station and integrated training environment), Kagel said.

“We must plan to incorporate cyber specific training through the Mission Command Training Center and provide cyberspace ‘digital awareness’ training

focused to leaders, staff and individuals,” he said. “This will enhance knowledge, skills and abilities required for cyberspace professionals nested with the USCC joint cyberspace certification and training stan-dards.”

The long-range education venue for cyberspace operations is the foundation for leader development and training.

“The best way to do this is to organize cyber within Army e-Learning Program, within Army continuing education and to support one standard virtual educational institute tied to the technical careers, which connects all organizations involved with training and educating the work-force,” Kagel said.

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CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE CALLRep. John Sarbanes, of Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District, and his father, retired Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes, discuss the Fort Meade community with Garrison Commander Col. Edward Rothstein and his wife, Audrey, dur-ing a congressional office call Monday at garrison headquarters. The elder Sarbanes, who served from 1977 to 2007, was the longest-serving senator in Maryland history. Both Sarbanes also were given a windshield tour of the installation during their two-hour visit.


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Youth Services Sports Complex needs renovations

Renovate the Youth Services Sports Complex

Actual use of fields is expected to be Spring 2013

Have you noticed an issue on post and wondered if anything is being done to fix it? Email concerns and

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address issues identified on post and describe what is being done to

solve them.

Issue: Plan: Status:

McGill Training Center HVAC is inoperative

(except in the ballroom)

Install a new HVAC

Demolition and installation are now being performedfrom Aug. 16 to Oct. 1 (estimated), classrooms 1-5 closed during

A/C installation

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“You can’t live a perfect day without doing

something for someone who will never be able to

repay you.” — John Wooden

The U.S. Army at Fort Meade invites the public to comment on a proposed plan that evaluates proposed, remedial-action alter-natives to address risk posed by pesticides, metals and chlorinated, volatile organic compounds at the former pesticide shop site at Fort Meade.

The former shop is located in the south-central portion of Fort Meade.

The site was used as a pesticide shop from 1958 through 1978.

During its operation as a pesticide shop, the building also housed a maintenance facility for landscaping equipment. The site is presently a fenced-in vacant lot used for equipment storage.

Alternatives evaluatedThe proposed plan evaluates the follow-

ing remedial action alternatives:• Alternative 1: No further action• Alternative 2: Land use controls with

long-term monitoring• Alternative 3: Soil excavation with off-

site disposal with land use controls with long-term monitoring

Preferred response actionAlternative 3 is the preferred response

action for the former pesticide shop.This alternative provides an optimum

balance between the selection criteria and is protective of human health and the environment.

The preferred response action may be modified or a new alternative may be devel-oped based on public input.

The final response action selected will be documented in a Record of Decision that summarizes the decision-making process. The Army will summarize and respond to comments received during the comment period as part of the Record of Decision.

Public comment periodCopies of the proposed plan will be avail-

able for review at fortmeade-ems.org (click the links for Environmental Cleanup Pro-

gram, Program Sites and Pesticide Shop)For a paper copy, visit the Fort Meade

Environmental Division Office at 239 Chisholm Ave. or call 301-677-9854.

The office is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Copies also are avialable at the Anne Arundel County Library, West County Area Branch at 1325 Annapolis Road in Odenton.

The library is open Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call 410-222-6277.

The public may submit written com-ments during the 30-day comment period, through Sept. 7.

Comments must be postmarked by Sept. 7 and sent to Mary Doyle, U.S. Army Gar-rison Public Affairs Office, 4409 Llewellyn Ave. Fort Meade, MD, 20755-7058.

Following the 30-day public comment period, written responses will be prepared

and included within the Administrative Record.

Public meetingThe Army invites the public to attend a

meeting on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Capt. John Smathers Army Reserve Center on Route 175 (Annapolis Road, between 20th and 21st streets in Odenton) to discuss the proposed plan and the Army’s plan to remediate the site.

Community members are also invited to attend the Fort Meade Restoration Advisory Board meetings held bimonthly at the Capt. John Smathers Army Reserve Center.

The next RAB meeting is scheduled for Sept. 20 at 7 p.m.

For additional project information, visit Fort Meade’s Environmental Management System website at ftmeade.army.mil/envi-ronment (click the links for Cleanup Pro-gram, Program Sites and Pesticide Shop) or call the Fort Meade Public Affairs Office at 301-677-5592.

Public NoticeArmy invites comment on plan for former pesticide shop

On the lookout for theftThe Directorate of Emergency Services

is actively working to keep neighborhoods safe.

Families residing on post should remember to ensure that windows and doors to homes, cars and garages are locked at all times, regardless of time of day.

Although the crime rate in military housing is lower than off post, it is important to remember that Fort Meade is not immune to crime. To protect your family and belongings, remember to take an active role in deterring crime.

Remain aware of your surroundings and immediately report any suspicious activity to the Fort Meade Police at 301-677-6622 or 6623.

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The Jazz Ambassadors will perform Saturday at 7 p.m. at Constitution Park during the U.S. Army Field Band’s annual Summer Concert Series.

The free concert will feature a mix of big-band swing, bebop, Latin, contemporary jazz, jazz standards, Dixieland and patriotic selections

Other concerts include:• Aug. 18: The Volunteers

will perform a blend of popular American music, including rock ‘n’ roll, pop and country.

• Aug. 25: Finale: “1812 Overture,” combined concert featuring all four performing components

In the event of inclement weather, the first three concerts will be canceled and not rescheduled. The Aug. 25 concert will be performed at McGill Training Center and will feature a variety of selections from The Volunteers.

For more information or up-to-date inclement weather information, visit ArmyFieldBand.com.

Summer Concert Series every Saturday

photo courtesy u.s. army field band

The Concert Band and Soldiers’ Chorus perform the first concert in the U.S. Army Field Band’s annual Summer Concert Series on Saturday evening. All the concerts are held every Saturday in August at 7 p.m. in Constitution Park.

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IN THE BAGMalia Bennett, 9, accepts a backpack of school supplies from a USO volunteer during “Operation Back to School” hosted Saturday by the USO at the Youth Center. The annual event, held in partnership with Google, DynCorp International, BAE Systems and PH/AMD, is designed to help area youngsters get excited about the new school year as they enjoy fun activities that includes core academic subjects such as read-ing, math, science, history and art. Children of service members also received backpacks filled with school supplies.


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Vacation Bible School encourages children ‘to be good people’By Lisa R. RhodesStaff Writer

Through games, interactive exercis-es and music, more than 190 children enrolled in Vacation Bible School are learning how they can trust God in every-day life.

The theme of this year’s ecumenical Bible-study program is “Sky Vacation Bible School.”

“[The program] teaches children about God and teaches them to trust God,” said Marcia Eastland, Protestant Religious Education coordinator at Argonne Hills who has directed Vacation Bible School for nine years. “It teaches them about God’s love and how to be good people.”

The program, which is being held at Argonne Hills Chapel Center, began Monday and ends Friday.

Vacation Bible School is sponsored annually by the Religious Services Office and features Bible points that are rein-forced daily through Bible stories, games, crafts and songs.

The program is targeted to children ages 4 through fifth grade and is led by about 90 volunteers.

According to the website of Group Publishing, a national publishing house that develops each year’s theme and cur-riculum, young people will “discover that by trusting God, everything is possible.”

The summer’s theme is taken from the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 10, Verse 27: “Everything is possible with God.”

Eastland said the annual program makes a difference in young people’s lives.

“Vacation Bible School stays with you through adulthood,” she said. “It’s a very good experience.”

Sky-high summer fun

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Children, volunteers and instructors at Sky Vacation Bible School surround a giant colorful parachute for a game called “Skydive” at Argonne Hills Chapel Center. The Religious Services Office is hosting the weeklong Vacation Bible School for children ages 4 years old through fifth grade.

1st Lt. Brandon Williams of the Maryland National Guard, a leader in this week’s Sky Vacation Bible School, gives instructions during an outdoor activity. The program, which began Monday and ends Friday, features games, arts and crafts, and music to teach youngsters about the Bible.

Children eat lunch in the cafeteria area during this week’s Sky Vacation Bible School. More than 190 children and 90 volunteers are participating in the ecumenical program that focuses on a different theme each year.

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By Maj. Kyndra JacksonArmy Public Health NurseU.S. Army Public Health Command

Immunizations are a vital piece to children’s safety and protection at school.

Immunizations (also called vaccines or shots) help protect individuals from seri-ous diseases. They can prevent infectious diseases such as measles, diphtheria and rubella.

People in the U.S. still die from these and other vaccine-preventable diseases. It’s extremely important to know which shots your child and you need and when to get them.

This is why August is recognized as National Immunization Awareness Month. This is the time to encourage family, friends and co-workers to protect their health by getting caught up on their shots.

Most immunizations work best when they are given at certain ages. Below are some general guidelines:

Young childrenChildren under age 6 get a series of

immunizations that protect against a vari-ety of diseases such as measles, pneumo-nia, polio, chicken pox and hepatitis.

For a complete list of all of the recom-mended vaccines for children under age 6, visit your health care provider.

Preteens/TeensAll 11- and 12-year-olds need immuniza-

tions to help protect against tetanus, diph-theria, whooping cough and meningitis.

Doctors recommend girls and boys get the HPV vaccine to protect against HPV-related diseases.

AdultsAdults also need immunizations to

help protect from serious diseases and illness.

Everyone older than age 6 months old needs a seasonal flu shot every year.

In additional to the flu shot, adults need to be aware of other recommended immunizations.

A one-dose shingles vaccine is rec-ommended for adults age 60 and older. Adults should get a tetanus shot every 10 years. Adults also should talk to their health provider about the pneumonia or pneumococcal vaccine.

Pneumonia is still a major cause of illness and death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is estimated that pneumonia caused 43,500 cases and 5,000 deaths among persons of all ages in 2009.

Adults age 19 to 64 with certain medi-cal conditions, those that smoke cigarettes or adults with asthma should get the vaccine.

Adults 65 years and older should get the one-time shot. Research shows that these groups of adults are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia.

Immunizations apply to all individuals — from infants to seniors. When people remain timely with their shots, it not only protects the individual and family, it also protects the community as a whole.

Talk to your doctor or nurse to find out which immunizations you need.

For more information about immuni-zations, visit: cdc.gov/vaccines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vac-cines and Immunizations page) or cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/index.html (CDC, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, 2012 Immunization Schedules).

Immunizations help protect youth, adults from serious diseases

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Story and photo by Lisa R. RhodesStaff Writer

Chaplain (Col.) Carl Rau would rather not be the center of attention.

When the new garrison chaplain was told that SoundOff! wanted to publish a profile on him to introduce him to the Fort Meade community, Rau insisted that several garrison chaplains join him in the interview to talk about their respective ministries.

“I really don’t want a big, full article on me,” Rau said. “I want it on all the religious support these gentlemen and others give.”

Rau, who began his tenure at Fort Meade on July 2, previously served at the Pentagon for four years on both the Army G-1 staff and the Army Chief of Chaplains staff.

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Sid A. Taylor, who served as the garrison chaplain for one year, is now the deputy garrison chaplain.

“I’ve inherited a very good situation from Chaplain Taylor,” Rau said. “The more I learn about the installation, the more I say kudos and congratulations to Chaplain Taylor. ... He had a great sup-portive staff.”

In his 24 years as an Army chaplain, Rau said he has never been assigned to an installation before with such a diverse selection of religious services.

Fort Meade’s Religious Services Office offers 22 daily and weekly worship services that accomodate nine different faiths. A staff of five chaplains, five chaplain assis-tants and four staff members provide sup-port to congregants, as well as to partner

organizations on post.Rau said he has attended eight of the

nine worship services and is impressed.“The congregations are amazing,” he

said. “God is alive and well in the peo-ple.”

During the interview, Rau highlight-ed the contributions of Chaplain (Maj.) Dean Darroux, the former director of pastoral ministries who left Fort Meade on Tuesday to serve at Fort Story, near Virginia Beach.

Darroux also led the Argonne Hills Chapel Center Protestant Gospel Service, which was named the 2011 Volunteer Organization of the Year in the spring.

“He’s done a wonderful and great job,” Rau said.

Rau also mentioned the work of Chap-lain (Maj. ) Mark Jacobs, director of the Family Life Ministry at Argonne Hills, who supervises several pastoral interns from the Pastoral Counseling and Spiri-tual Care Department at Loyola Univer-sity in Columbia. The interns, who are pursuing either a master’s or doctoral degree, volunteer as pastoral counselors in the Family Life Ministry program for nine months to a year.

“It helps me grow as a supervisor in guiding and assisting other young coun-selors,” Jacobs said.

Rau also highlighted the worship ser-vices for Jewish service members, their families and civilian employees that are led by Rabbi Levi Finkelstein.

The Islamic service across the hall is led by Fort Meade Public Affairs Officer Chad Jones.

Rau also noted Chaplain (Maj.) Bogu-slaw Augustyn, the garrison’s Catholic priest, and his spiritual leadership of three vibrant Catholic congregations.

Rau urges members of the Fort Meade community who do not have a home church to visit a worship service on post.

“They need to experience one of the nine worship services,” he said. “Each one is exciting.”

For the first 30 to 60 days of his tenure, Rau plans to meet with garrison leaders and directors of partner organizations to determine “what’s working and why and what needs improving and why”

While Rau said it is a bit too early to state his vision for his tenure, Jacobs said Team Meade is Rau’s focus.

“He sees himself as a vital part of Team Meade,” Jacobs said.

A native of Michigan, Rau and his wife, Kathy, have two children and three grandsons. His father, Raymond Rau, was a World War II Bataan Death March survivor and a prisoner of war for 36 months.

The Bataan Death March was a forcible transfer of 78,000 American and Filipino POWs by the Japanese Imperial Army after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines in World War II.

Rau served in the Marine Corps from 1971 to 1974 and then re-entered military service as an Army chaplain in 1988. During his break in service from the Marines, Rau pursued a bachelor’s degree in religion and psychology from Michigan State University and a Master of Divinity degree in theology and counseling from

New garrison chaplain praises support for religious services

Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind.

After his seminary studies, Rau minis-tered two congregations in Lexington and Winchester, Ky., before entering the Army chaplaincy.

Rau said he was called by God to serve as an Army chaplain and that his father’s faith during the war also inspired him. The satisfaction of helping people work through problems and overcome obstacles is what is most rewarding about his work, he said.

Chaplain (Col.) Carl Rau, who began his tenure at Fort Meade on July 2, said he has never been assigned to an installation before with such a diverse selection of religious services.

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Owen Kinney, 16, and Henry Valdes, 18, spar during a balancing jousting match at the Fort Meade Boy Scouts’ booth. On- and off-post organizations provided informational booths that offered games and giveaways.

BELOW: Garrison Commander Col. Edward C. Rothstein signs the Community National Night Out proclamation Tuesday at McGlachlin Parade Field during the annual event attended by an estimated 5,000 people.

photos by nate pesce

By Brandon BieltzStaff Writer

Kendall Farr was dressed head-to-toe in a metallic suit that looked like he stepped out of a sci-fi movie.

Though prepared to join firefighters from Baltimore-Washington International Thur-good Marshall Airport to take down a fuel fire on the runway, the 5-year-old from Baltimore had trouble maneuvering in the gear and stood a few inches shorter than the tires of the Air-craft Rescue and Firefighting truck.

“I was a real firefighter,” Kendall said. “The boots were hard [to walk in]. I kept falling over.”

Kendall and his mother Navy Reserve Counselor 1st Class Kristi Farr were among the estimated 5,000 people attending the 29th annual National Night Out held Tuesday eve-ning at McGlachlin Parade Field.

The three-hour event featured demonstra-tions by emergency responders, music, games,

pony rides, informational booths and free hot dogs, cotton candy, funnel cakes and Slurpees.

The National Association of Town Watch sponsors the nationwide event on the first Tuesday in August every year. Fort Meade’s anticrime community event was co-hosted by the Directorate of Emergency Services and Picerne Military Housing.

“It’s a police-community partnership designed to heighten crime awareness and show the community the friendly face of the police department by showing them our tools and equipment we use to investigate crime,” said Fort Meade Police Capt. Thomas Russell, an event organizer.

Meagan Murray, a communications spe-cialist at Picerne, said co-hosting the event is a “great fit” for the privatized housing partner.

“It’s centered around safety and it brings out the community,” she said.

A majority of Picerne’s 120 employees at

National Night Out celebrates community


Tyler Rucker-Pickett, 6, puts out a virtual fire with the help of Fort Meade Fire Capt. John Trottman. The simulator used a laser direction-sensing fire extinguisher to teach children how to properly extinguish a fire.

LEFT: Youngsters climb the rock wall erected in the middle of the parade field.

Lexi Rivera, 9, and her father Air Force Tech. Sgt. Marcelo Rivera of the 29th Intelligence Squadron take a ride down the zip line, one of several new features at this year’s free event.

Fort Meade worked the event, either grilling, helping vendors or running inflatables.

Festivities kicked off with a parade of emergency response vehicles through the installation’s residential areas.

Garrison Commander Col. Edward C. Rothstein and DES Director Lt. Col. J. Dar-rell Sides joined Sparky the Fire Dog and McGruff the Crime Dog atop a fire truck and used a megaphone to invite the community to the block party. The convoy came to a halt on Cooper Avenue alongside the parade field at 6 p.m. to officially start the event.

This year’s National Night Out featured popular new attractions including a 7-Eleven Slurpee trailer, where Rothstein served a batch to thirsty visitors, and a zip line.

Airman 1st Class Thomas Spaugh of the 22nd Intelligence Squadron was the first in line to get hooked up to the harness. “It was awe-some,” he said after zooming down the cable.

In addition to the attractions, various dem-onstrations and informational booths from organizations on- and off-post spanned a majority of the parade field.

Fire departments from throughout the area displayed a variety of fire-fighting tools. Law enforcement agencies such as the FBI, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Nation-al Security Agency, Fort Meade Police and military police, Anne Arundel County Police, Maryland State Police and Aberdeen Proving Ground Special Response Team all brought equipment and showed off their skills.

Around 7 p.m., a helicopter from the How-ard County Police Department landed on the

parade field. Navy Chief Petty Officer Derrick Granthum of the Defense Media Activity and his son Julien, circled the apparatus, checking out each part. The 9-year-old declared that his favorite piece was the propeller.

Later in the evening, the APG Special Response Team demonstrated its explosive breaching tactics on a door set up near the end of the field.

“We like to demonstrate the amount of training and dedication we have to our craft,” Police Lt. Joel Holdford said. “It’s gives us a chance to show the community that we’ve got them, that they’re safe and that we can protect them.”

The large number of law enforcement and fire departments gathered together in one place presented an opportunity for young Kendall to feel comfortable with emergency responders, said his mother.

“Every since he was little, we made sure that he speaks to policemen, speaks to the firemen,” Farr said. “We don’t want him to be intimidated by any emergency personnel. It’s a fun way for [children] to interact and ask their questions and feel more comfortable.”

The former Defense Information School instructor, who has attended National Night Out for the past four years, said her family looks forward to the gathering every year.

Granthum, who attended the event for a second year, said his family enjoys the annual activity as well. “We come out and let the kids enjoy themselves and interact with the other neighbors,” he said. “It’s just a pretty good time.”


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Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed signs autographs for service members during the team’s Military Appreciation Day on Saturday. The open practice was attended by 20,324 fans.

By Brandon BieltzStaff Writer

As the Baltimore Ravens prepare for the National Football League season, the team opened its training camp to 20,324 fans Saturday evening.

Among the energetic crowd that nearly filled the entire lower level of M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, more than 3,000 seats were reserved for service members, retirees and family members as part of the Ravens’ fifth annual Military Appreciation Day.

The event was instituted by Ravens’ head coach John Harbaugh during his first sea-son with the team in 2008.

“It’s great that Coach Harbaugh reached out to the military and is doing this [Mili-tary] Appreciation Day for us,” said Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington, commander of Joint Forces Headquarters National Capital Region/Military District of Wash-ington. “We love the Ravens and the fact that he’s paying tribute to our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and deployed.”

In addition to being seated near the endzone, service members received T-shirts, patriotic gifts, and opportunities for auto-graphs and photos with players and cheer-leaders.

Prior to the practice, Harbaugh met with service members to sign autographs and shake hands.

“Just want to thank all the folks from the U.S.. military who were here ... just all of our good friends in the military for being here,” Harbaugh said after the practice. “Thank you for what you do. Freedom is not free, and we can’t do what we do with-out you. Thank you very much.”

During practice, several service members including Linnington and Garrison Com-mander Col. Edward C. Rothstein walked around the field for a closer look at the drills and to meet several of the players, including running back Ray Rice and safety Ed Reed.

Staff Sgt. Reynold Thomas of the National Guard Bureau in Arlington, Va., was among the fans watching the practice from the endzone seats. Saturday was the closest Thomas had ever been to an NFL field.

“I would like to go on there,” he said.Several service members said they

enjoyed watching how the team trains for the season.

“It’s great seeing how they practice,” Thomas said. “It looks kind of chaotic out there.”

Staff Sgt. Clayton Hodge of the U.S. Army Medical Department Activity at Fort

Ravens honor service of military members

Isaac Perry, 5, Dorrian Gooding, 6, and Jonathan Perry, 6, all members of the Fort Meade Cougars youth football team, watch the Baltimore Ravens practice Saturday evening. The team reserved more than 3,000 seats for service members and their families to attend the training camp at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

photo by Sarah paStrana

Meade didn’t know that people came to watch preseason practices.

While he doesn’t follow the Ravens, Hodge said that as a fan of football he appreciated the team reserving seats for service members to see the action up close.

“It’s nice,” he said. “It’s good.”Thomas agreed.“It’s well worth it,” he said of the event.

“I don’t know how they do it, but I appreci-ate it for sure.”


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Story and photo by Brandon BieltzStaff Writer

When David Perez laced up his run-ning shoes for the Blackwater Duathlon in Cambridge on June 3, the Air Force technical sergeant was aiming to finish his first duathlon in five hours.

But after crossing the finish line in a little more than four hours, Perez is now preparing to head to Europe to compete in his second duathlon — the International Triathlon Union Long Course Duathlon World Championship.

Perez of U.S. Cyber Command will join 18 other Americans representing their country for the event that consists of a 10K run, 150K bike ride and another 30K run through the hills of Zofingen, Swit-zerland. More than 1,500 athletes from around the world are expected to compete in the endurance event on Sept. 2.

“It’s going to be awesome,” the 31-year-old Meuse Forest resident said. “I’m very excited for it. It’s a huge honor. It’s very humbling.”

A veteran endurance athlete with expe-rience in marathons, ultra marathons and century bike rides, Perez tested his skills in his first duathlon at Blackwater.

But Perez was unaware that the event served as the National Long Course Championship and qualifier for the world championships.

According to Team USA’s official web-site, the top 18 athletes in each age group qualified for a spot on the team in Swit-zerland. The event consisted of a 10K run followed by a 70K bike ride, and finished with a 10K run, covering a total area of 55.89 miles on a flat course.

Unaware of the race’s magnitude, Perez went into his first duathlon with aspira-tions of just trying to hit his goal of five hours. He said he wasn’t trying to beat anybody and was purposefully checking his watch throughout the race to keep his tempo on track.

Perez finished at 4:09.36.Shortly after the race, Perez left without

waiting for the awards or results to be announced — still unaware the Blackwa-ter was more than an average race.

“I don’t think it would have made any difference, but mentally, for a lot of people, it probably would have,” Perez said of not knowing the event was a world championship qualifier. “I felt good that day.”

It wasn’t until later in the week when a team coordinator from the Olympic Train-ing Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.,

Airman joins Team USA in duathlon championship

asked Perez if he wanted to join Team USA that Perez found out he qualified.

He joined without hesitation, he said. Then the training started.

The world championship is a much lon-ger course than the Blackwater, totaling 118 miles through the rugged terrain of the Northern Switzerland town and home of an ancient monastic settlement.

According to the event’s website, the first run consists of two 5K laps: “The course is demanding — one half is on asphalt streets and the other half on paths through the forest.”

Following the run, competitors will transition to cycling for three laps of a 50K course through the hilly town. Ath-letes will then complete one final run on a 30K “hilly running course,” according to the website.

The hills and altitude are what Perez is most focused on.

“That’s one of the biggest things I’m concerned about,” he said “Normally, I would be in Colorado Springs, which would simulate the high altitude and the amount of inclines I’m going to encoun-ter.”

While the rest of Team USA is train-ing together in Colorado Spring, Perez is training on his own at Fort Meade and in surrounding areas.

“I am the Lone Ranger,” he said.Perez trains during any spare time that

he can find. But between his duties at U.S. Cyber Command and his career as a professional mixed martial artist, free time is hard to come by.

“Training has been very difficult,” he said.

Six days a week, Perez works out with Team Warfighter, a team of amateur mixed martial artists, while preparing for upcoming fights in October.

To find time, he has resorted to early morning runs and weekend training — helped by having Fridays off to work out.

“I’m the guy out here at 3:30, 4 o’clock in the morning running the base over and over and over again trying to find as many little hills as I can,” he said.

On an average work day, Perez runs six to eight miles. On weekends, he logs nearly 50 miles on his bike and 10 miles running.

“I enjoy biking, I legitimately enjoy it,” he said. “I hate running, I run because it’s what I need to do. It’s good for me.”

Perez equates his dislike for running to fear and uses endurance races and long periods of running as a way of facing that fear.

“I think every individual has the ability to do what I do. I’m not special,” he said. “I think it just comes down to heart and the mental attitude. I believe in myself. If I set my mind to it, I know I have enough heart to get through it. ... It’s courage, hav-ing the courage to face your fears.”

Perez will arrive in Switzerland about two days before the world championship to acclimate himself to the climate and altitude — as well as meet his team for the first time.

Having worn an American flag patch for the past 11 years as an Airman, Perez looks forward to competing with “USA” written on his uniform.

“It’s not just about me,” he said. “It’s about everything that Team USA stands for and that flag, and representing my country with all the other countries out there. It will be amazing.”

Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Perez poses with his bicycle and Team USA uniform Saturday morning. Perez will join 18 other Americans to compete at the International Triathlon Union Long Course Duathlon World Championship on Sept. 2 in Zofingen, Switzerland.


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Sports ShortsFlag football coaches

Child, Youth and School Services’ Youth Sports is in need of four flag football coaches for the flag football season.

Coaches will receive training and certification.Flag football season runs Aug. 26 to Oct. 12.For more information, call 301-677-1329 or email matthew.sagartz@

us.army.mil.

Running clubGaffney Fitness Center plans to form a running club that will meet once a

week at the facility.Those interested in joining should contact Angie Wanner at 301-677-3318

or email [email protected].

Texas Hold ‘emTexas Hold ‘em no buy-in games are played Mondays at 7 p.m. at the Lanes.Games are free and open to the public. For more information, call 301-677-

5541.

Youth Fall SportsFall sports registration is under way at Parent Central Services, 1900 Reece

Road.Youth sports are available for ages 3 to 18 years old. Fall sports include

cheerleading, flag football, tackle football, swim and soccer.For more information or to coach, call 301-677-1156 or 301-677-1149.

National Bowling DayThe Lanes is celebrating National Bowling Day on Saturday with free

games.Each customer’s first game will be free.For more information, call 301-677-5541.

EFMP bowlingThe Exceptional Family Member Program bowling events are held the third

Tuesday of each month at the Lanes.The next EFMP bowling event will be Aug. 21 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.Events are open to Fort Meade exceptional family members and their family

members and features free buffet food and giveaways.Exceptional family members ages 18 and younger and their siblings may

register for free games and shoe rental at https://webtrac.mwr.army.mil/webtrac/meadecyms.html.

Adult exceptional family members may register for free games and shoe rental at the EFMP office at 301-677-4779. Discounted games and shoe rental will be offered to other adult family members.

For more information, email Anita Hendrix at [email protected] or call 301-677-4779.

Dollar DaysThe Lanes offers Dollar Days every Thursday.Bowlers receive a game of bowling, shoe rental, a hot dog, hamburger,

small fries, pizza slice or small soda for $1 each.For more information, call 301-677-5541.

For more Fort Meade sports, visit www.quickscores.com/ftmeadesports.

First things first. National Night Out was pretty outstanding.

YDJ, YJ3 and my nephew, Bilal, are all a little tough after climbing on HMMWVs and spending 20 minutes with the NSA Police. Plus, my wife and I learned that nothing breaks a fast quite like a brain freeze, courtesy of a Slurpee.

I even enjoyed being taunted by our police and the boss from atop a fire truck during the parade. I can still hear our DES Director Lt. Col. J. Darrell Sides screaming over the sirens: “Come on out. Free for everybody, except PAO.”

Of course, he carries a gun, has access to a fire hose and was proceeding down Llewellyn Avenue three or four steps faster than I could maintain. So he knew there was no chance of me mustering a retaliatory assault on his motorcade.

However, one day (obviously not this week) Fort Meade’s top cop is going to want some coverage or maybe a photo. He may even ask for it at a command and staff meeting. And when he does, then maybe, just maybe, I may stand and say, “Free coverage for everyone, except DES.”

Similarly, I should give some NNO kudos to a certain communications director from FGGM’s favorite housing partner — tech-nically its only housing partner — Picerne Military Housing.

This director, who shall remain nameless, showed amazing integrity while serving as the literal end of the funnel cake line Tuesday night. And by literal end, I mean she was kick-ing more people out of the line than Patrick Swayze kicked out of the Double Deuce in “Road House,” http://bit.ly/rLWfz.

Of course her weapon of choice was a smile as opposed to Swayze’s roundhouse or throat rip, but it proved to be just as effective despite the pleas from everyone hankering for free fried dough covered in powdered sugar. That includes me, a man who had been fast-ing for 15 hours and wanted nothing more than some cake. Yet despite my hardships and threats similar to what I’m going to drop on LTC Sides one fine day, she remained firm, and I remained hungry.

My wife, also hungry, couldn’t help but take the opportunity to question my appar-ent lack of influence on this post. But what good is a spouse if she can’t kick you while you’re down?

To be honest, my wife’s jab teamed with the above examples of blatant disrespect by my

peers had me feel-ing a little bit like Carmelo Anthony after he took a fla-grant shot to the “man region” by some Argentinean scrub during the Olympics. http://bit.ly/QDFXmY AND http://bit.ly/RmOZEK

I couldn’t have been more proud of Team USA’s response: A 42-17 run, which turned a close game into a 29-point blowout.

Now since we are talking about disrespect, I would like to seek your counsel on an issue I brought up on my Facebook page. It is regarding what to think about U.S. gymnast McKayla Maroney’s behavior on the medal stand after bringing home the silver in the vault. In case you haven’t seen the image, here it is: http://bit.ly/TcZlqL.

If you watched the coverage of the vault, an event that Maroney was the clear favorite to win, it was clear she wasn’t happy about coming in second. Her behavior could only be described as childish at best. It could also be described as downright boorish and the epitome of “The Ugly American.”

My initial thought to her reaction and the image was not favorable, and I know if McKayla was some other athlete, or at least if she was competing against other American athletes, I’d be much harder on her.

It is not like she was handed a lump of coal on Christmas, or her dog was just kicked. She just earned a silver medal, for goodness’ sake, and her only reaction was to pucker her lips and cover the medal with her hands as if it was the scarlet letter.

But I also know I wouldn’t have been overly enthused if she would have celebrated coming in second as if she came in first. So, I ask you, how should she have reacted?

Send your thoughts on this and anything to do with the world of sports to [email protected].

Barring any more disrespect on par with our American flag being improperly secured during a medal ceremony (http://bit.ly/QLx-EaT), we will have our fantasy football 2012 preview next week.

Columnist note: You wanna-be columnists have exactly two weeks to send in your Jibber Jabber submissions for possible publication on Aug. 23 and 30.

Blatant disrespect

Chad T. Jones, Public Affairs

Officer

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Community news & notes

The deadline for Soundoff! community “News and Notes” is Friday at noon. All submissions are posted at the editor’s dis-cretion and may be edited for space and grammar. Look for additional community events on the Fort Meade website at www.ftmeade.army.mil and the Fort Meade Facebook page at facebook.com/ftmeade.

For more information or to submit an announcement, email Philip Jones at [email protected] or call 301-677-5602.

Death NoticeAnyone with debts owed to or by

the estate of Spc. Hanson S. Mendiola must contact 1st Lt. Michael Phillips, the Summary Court Martial officer, at 717-878-5093 or by email at [email protected].

Mendiola passed away July 22 in Corpus Christie, Texas.

Kimbrough holiday closureKimbrough Ambulatory Care Center

will be closed Aug. 31 through Sept. 3 for Labor Day weekend.

Summer Concert SeriesThe Jazz Ambassadors will perform

Saturday at 7 p.m. at Constitution Park during the Army Field Band’s free Summer Concert Series

The concert will feature a mix of big-band swing, bebop, Latin, contemporary jazz, jazz standards, Dixieland and patriotic selections.

• Aug. 18: The Volunteers will perform a blend of popular American music, including rock ‘n’ roll, pop and country.

• Aug. 25: Finale: “1812 Overture,” combined concert featuring all four performing components

In inclement weather, the concerts will be canceled and not rescheduled. The final concert will be performed at McGill Training Center and will feature a variety of selections from The Volunteers.

For more information or up-to-date inclement weather information, visit ArmyFieldBand.com.

Ramadan IftarA Fort Meade/NSA Ramadan Iftar

will be held Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Argonne Hills Chapel Center, 7100 Rockenbach Road.

Dinner will be served at 8 p.m. Iftar is a meal to break the day’s fast during Ramadan.

For more information, call Chad Jones at 301-677-1301.

Bagger-licensing hoursBagger-licensing renewals for the

Fort Meade Commissary will be issued Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Fort Meade Public Affairs Office at 4409 Llewellyn Ave.

Those who come to the office outside of this block of time will be able to leave their information. Badges will be issued as time permits.

Islamic prayer roomThe Islamic prayer room at Argonne

Hills Chapel Center on Rockenbach Road will be open Mondays to Fridays for Dhuhr prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Prayers begin at 1:15 p.m.For more information, call Chad

Jones at 301-677-1301.

SNCO Induction Ceremony

Meade Top III will present the 2012 Air Force SNCO Induction Ceremony on Friday at 6 p.m. at the BWI Hilton Hotel in Linthicum Heights.

Tickets are $45. Child care will be available.

For more information, call Master Sgt. Lazarus Brown at 301-677-0051 or Mas-ter Sgt. Matthew Cook at 443-479-9983.

Karaoke NightThe next Karaoke Night will be Aug.

16 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Lanes.For more information, call 301-677-

5541.

Chicago Steppin’Enjoy an evening of dancing at

Chicago Steppin’ on Aug. 17 and Aug. 31 from 7 p.m. to midnight at Club Meade.

Free dance lessons will be offered from 7 to 8 p.m.

There is no cover charge. Special menus will be available.

For more information, call 301-677-6969.

International Night DinnerThe cuisine of Thailand will be served

at Club Meade’s International Night Dinner on Aug. 17 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.


Crabfest Deck PartyThe Lanes’ Lounge Deck will sponsor

a Crabfest Deck Party on Aug. 24 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Lanes.


Andrews Job FairJoint Base Andrews TOP II is sponsor-

ing a Job Fair on Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Andrews Air Force Base, 1889 Arnold Ave.

Doors open at 10 a.m.Free resume workshops will be avail-

able from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Transitioning service members, retired

and active-duty service members are encouraged to attend.

Bring at least 20 resumes. Professional dress (or military uniform) is required. All attendees must have access to the base, with an active CAC card.

Pre-registration is recommended and is required by Aug. 16.

To pre-register, send an email with resume and add “ANDREWS” to the subject line.

For more Information, call 540-226-1473 or 434-263-5102, or email [email protected].

SJA closureThe Fort Meade Office of the Staff

Judge Advocate, 4217 Roberts Ave., will be closed Aug. 22 for its Organizational Day.


Talent show auditionsAuditions will be conducted Monday

and Wednesday from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at McGill Training Center for the annual “Fort Meade’s Got Talent” show.

The talent show will be presented Sept. 8 at 7 p.m.

To register, call 301-677-7552.

CARE Team trainingA second session of training will be

offered to the Fort Meade Casualty Response Team on Aug. 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Community Readiness Center, 830 Chisholm Avenue.

CARE Team members provide short-term volunteer work for families going

through tragedy or crisis.For more information, email Pia

Morales at [email protected] or call 301-677-4110.

Education benefit webinarAn informational webinar on “How

to use your Post-9/11 Veteran Benefit to pursue a college degree” will be presented Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m.

The webinar, which will provide a guide for using the Post-9/11 education benefit, will help participants learn how to apply the VA benefit, how to navigate the college application process and how to overcome common challenges

College financial aid/veterans affairs specialists from Excelsior College and Howard Community College, as well as a New York education liaison from the Department of Veterans Affairs, will provide a rundown of the Post-9/11 GI Bill and answer frequently asked questions.

Two veterans on a path to degree completion will discuss their experiences.

Register at bit.ly/ECveterans. For more information, visit excelsior.edu.

Pershing Hill school infoPershing Hill Elementary School starts

Aug. 27 for all students.Breakfast begins at 7:40 a.m. and ends

at 7:55 a.m.Students enter the building at 7:45 a.m.

Morning announcements begin at 8 a.m.Morning meeting and instruction

begin at 8:05 a.m. Students are considered tardy if they arrive after 8:05 a.m.

View the school supply list online at the school’s website or pick up a list from the school. Supply lists are also available at the commissary, local Walmart, Target and office supply stores.

Students may visit their classrooms on the following dates by grade level:

• Grade two: Aug. 21, 2-2:45 p.m.• Grades one and three: Aug. 22, 2-

2:45 p.m.• Grades four to five: Aug. 23, 2-2:45

p.m.• Back-to-School Night will be held

Sept. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m.A letter with detailed information

pertinent to the first day of school, procedures, routines, volunteering, and PTA will be mailed to all students and parents next week.


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Financial classes The Financial Readiness Program

at Army Community Service is offering the following free financial classes at the Community Readiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave., to DoD identification cardholders, including active-duty service members, retirees and their family members, DoD civilian employees and contractors.

Registration is required.• Car Buying: Today, 1 to 3 p.m.• Financial Management: Monday, 9

a.m. to noon• Financial Services & Account

Management: Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m.• Home Buying: Aug. 21, from 9 to

11 a.m.• Financial Workshop: Aug. 23, from

1 to 3 p.m.• First Term Financial Readiness

(online): Aug. 28, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Promotion points are awarded upon request for first-term training.

To register for training or for more information, call ACS at 301-677-5590.

PWOC fall kick-offProtestant Women of the Chapel’s fall

kick-off will be Aug. 29 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Argonne Chapel Center.

Eight different Bible studies will be offered for the fall semester.

Free child care will be provided.For more information, email meade@

pwoc.org or visit PWOC on Facebook at facebook.com/PWOCmeade.

Parenting workshopThe Scream Free Parenting workshop,

“Five Truths Every Parent Needs to Know,” will be held Aug. 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Aug. 22 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Meuse Forest Neighborhood Center.

Join Hal Runkel, author of “Scream Free Parenting,” to learn about his scream-free approach to parenting and principles to help you stay calm and connected with your children.

Free child care is provided for children registered with Child, Youth and School Services.

Advance registration is required by calling 301-677-3617 or emailing [email protected].

Career, financial classesThe Fleet and Family Support Center

offers free classes at the Community Readiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave., to DoD identification cardholders, including active-duty service members, retirees and their family members, DoD civilian employees and contractors.

Registration is required.• Car Buying: Today, 1 to 3 p.m.• Common Sense Parenting, Friday,

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.• Medical records review: Have your

medical records reviewed by Mr. Thornton of AMVETS. Appointment required at 301-677-9017.

For more information, call 301-677-9017 or 301-677-9018.

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Legal education program

The Office of the Judge Advocate General is accepting applications for the Army’s Funded Legal Education Program.

Under this program, the Army projects sending up to 25 active-duty commissioned officers, in the rank of second lieutenant through captain, to law school at government expense.

Selected officers will attend law school beginning in the fall of 2013 and will remain on active duty while attending law school.

Interested officers should review Chapter 14, AR 27-1, the Judge Advocate General’s Funded Legal Education Program, to determine their eligibility.

Applicants must have two to six years of total active federal service at the time that legal training begins. Eligibility is governed by statute (10 U.S.C. 2004) and is not waivable.

To apply, immediately register for the earliest offering of the Law School Admission Test. Applicants must send their request through command channels including the officer’s branch manager at AHRC, with a copy furnished to the Office of the Judge Advocate General, ATTN: DAJA-PT (Ms. Yvonne Caron - Rm 2B517), 2200 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310, to be received by Nov. 1.

Submission of the application well in advance of the deadline is advised.

For more information, call Fort Meade Deputy Staff Judge Advocate Maj. Nate Hummel at 301-677-9023.



The movie schedule is subject to change. For a recorded announcement of showings, call 301-677-5324. Further listings are avail-able on the Army and Air Force Exchange Service website at www.aafes.com.

Movies start Wednesdays to Satur-days at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. NEW PRICES: Tickets are $5 for adults (12 and older) and $2.50 for children.

Today through Aug. 30

Today-Friday: “Ted” (R). A grown man (Mark Wahlberg) has a teddy bear (Seth MacFarlane) as his companion. With Mila Kunis, Giovanni Ribisi.

Saturday-Sunday: “Brave” (PG). A Scottish princess longs for a different life and must undo a curse to discover happiness. With Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly.

Wednesday & Aug. 18, 19: “The Amazing Spi-der-Man” (PG-13). A radioactive spider bite gives Peter Parker super powers, and he also embarks on a quest to learn the truth about his parents. With Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Sally Field and Martin Sheen.

Aug. 16-17: “Magic Mike” (R). A male strip-per takes a young upstart under his wing and teaches him the tricks of the trade. With Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey.

Aug. 25: “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Pro-tection” (PG-13). A Wall Street investment banker who has been set up as the linchpin of his company’s mob-backed Ponzi scheme is relocated with his family to Aunt Madea’s southern home.

Aug. 29: “Katy Perry: Part of Me” (PG-13). Documentary-style film shot during singer Katy Perry’s California Dreams tour.

Aug. 30: “Savages” (R). Marijuana growers face the Mexican drug cartel. With Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson, Blake Lively, John Travolta.

Tour MacArthur Middle School

Newcomers may tour MacArthur Middle School on Tuesday, meet the school’s counselors and administrators, and have questions answered.

Sessions will be offered from 8:30 to 10 a.m. and 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the MacArthur Media Center.


MFTB coursesArmy Community Service and Army

Family Team Building are offering Family Team Building classes at Potomac Place and Meuse Forest neighborhood centers.

The Instructors Course, MFTB instructor training, will be held Sept. 9 and 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Bring a brown bag lunch.Registration is required. Limited child

care is available.To register or for more information, call

301-677-5590 or email [email protected] or [email protected].

S.T.E.M. Merit Badge DayS.T.E.M. Merit Badge Day, a program

developed between the Boy Scouts and Fort Meade, will offer merit badges in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math for ages 11 to 17 on Sept. 8 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at various facilities on post.

Cost is $20.Merit badges will be offered in

chemistry, composite materials, computers, electricity, electronics, robotics, space exploration, inventing, engineering energy and surveying.

Spaces are limited. Registration is required.

To register or for more information, visit baltimorebsa.org/STEM/FtMeade or email Patrick Shields at [email protected].

‘Movie on the Court’Child, Youth and School Services will

sponsor “Movie on the Court,” for grades six to eight, on Friday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Youth Center basketball court.

Lawn chairs are permitted, blankets are not.


Dinner and gameCYSS will offer a Taco Bell dinner

followed by basketball for grades six to eight on Aug. 17 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Youth Center’s outside court.


Out & About• Anatomy of Sports program will be

held Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the front lawn of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, 2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring.

The free event will feature specialists and athletes, information about key muscle groups to improve performance while preventing injuries, and medical illustrators who will paint on the bodies of athletes to show the key muscles and bone structures used to play their sports.

Participating athletes will include a soccer player, swimmer, cyclist, basketball player and a football player from the D.C. Divas, Washington, D.C.’s professional women’s football team.

The final activity will be an anatomical art demonstration that will literally illustrate how a horse and rider’s bodies must work in tandem to achieve maximum performance.

For more information, call 301-319-3303 or email [email protected]. For information about NMHM, including directions and parking, visit medicalmuseum.mil.

• 67th Howard County Fair will be held today through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the Howard County Fairgrounds, 2210 Fairground Road, West Friendship. Admission is $5 for ages 10 and older and $2 for seniors (ages 62 and older). Children under 10 attend free.

Today: 4-H Open Dairy Cattle Show at 2 p.m., Iron Chef Contest (local celebrity chefs) at 6 p.m. and Amateur Variety Talent Show at 7 p.m.

Friday: Craft Day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday: Family Fitness & Health

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Baby Contest and Miniature Parade at 10:30 a.m., Horse Pull at 10:30 a.m., Parade of Floats at 5 p.m. and 4-H All-Star Livestock Showmanship Contest at 7 p.m.

For more information, call 410-442-1022 or visit howardcountyfair.org.

• Fourth Annual Inner Harbor Art Festival will be held Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Aug. 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, 601 E. Pratt St. Free admission. The event features paintings, photography, glasswork, jewelry, sculpture and mixed media creations. Meet the artists, purchase

artwork. For more information, visit artfestival.com/Festivals/Inner_Harbor_Art_Festival_Baltimore_Maryland.ASPX.

• Leisure Travel Services is offering monthly bus trips to New York City on Aug. 18 and Sept. 15, with discounts to attractions. Bus cost is $55. For more information, call 301-677-7354 or visit ftmeademwr.com.

• Fort Meade E9 Association meets the second Friday of every month at 7 a.m. in the Pin Deck Cafe at the Lanes. The next meeting is Friday. The association is open to active, retired, Reserve and National Guard E9s of any uniformed service. All E9s in this area are invited to attend a breakfast and meet the membership. For more information, visit e9association.org or call 410-551-7953.

• Enlisted Spouses Club meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Potomac Place Neighborhood Center. The next meeting is Monday. For more information, visit ftmeadeesc.org or email [email protected].

• Single Parent Support Group meets the second and fourth Monday of the month from 6 to 8 p.m. at School Age Services, 1900 Reece Road. The next meeting is Monday. Free child care will be provided on site.

For more information, call Rikki Ford, Parent Support coordinator, at 301-677-3617 or email [email protected].

• Spouse Connection meets the second Tuesday of every month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Potomac Place Neighborhood, 4998 Second Corps Blvd. The next meeting is Tuesday. The program provides an opportunity for all spouses in the Fort Meade community and surrounding area to meet and get connected. For more information, call 301-677-4110 or email [email protected].

• Bridging the Gap deployment support group, sponsored by Army Community Service, meets the second Tuesday of the month from 6 to 8 p.m. at Potomac Place Neighborhood Center. The next meeting is Tuesday. For more information, call Sharon Collins at 301-667-4116 or email [email protected].

• Retired Enlisted Association meets the third Thursday of the month from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Argonne Hills Chapel Center. The next meeting is Aug. 16. For more information, visit trea.org or call Mary Gray, the local president, at 410-916-5385 or Arthur R. Cooper, national president, at 443-336-1230.

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