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Vol. 31, No. 25 November 28, 2014

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JROTC Cadets Tour Fort Detrick,p. 3

USAMRMC Continues Relationshipwith Republic of Korea Delegation,p. 5

Gift Baskets for Thanksgiving, p. 6

JENNI BENSONUSAG PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The temperature is dropping, leaves arefalling and winter weather will soon be here.

The U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Detrickmaintains several efforts in preparation forwinter weather, including: emergency plan-ning, strategic communications, snow plandevelopment and execution, plowing, salt-ing... and the list goes on and on.

After a snow event, when people arriveat work, they see plowed parking lots andsalted sidewalks. They may not see all of theman hours spent taking care of critical ar-eas of responsibility; making the roads andgrounds passable and safe.

The Directorate of Public Works is atthe helm of all things “snow removal.” TheDPW, when developing the Snow and IcePlan, works closely with several installationdirectorates to come up with the best pos-sible solutions to issues that arise with snowand ice events.

Below is a portion of the 2015 Snowand Ice Plan. This will answer questionson where, why and when certain buildings

and sidewalks are positioned in the snow-removal process.

1. During a predicted snow or ice event,the DPW roads and grounds crew will advisethe Fort Detrick installation commanderand the Fort Detrick U.S. Army Garrisoncommander on whether or not to delay ar-rival or close the post.

2. The final authority to delay or closepost lies with the installation commander.Once he makes a decision, the Public AffairsOffice will inform local media outlets ofinstallation status, as well as update socialmedia accounts, the Fort Detrick WeatherLine and the Fort Detrick Homepage.

3. The Directorate of Plans, Training,Mobilization and Security will update theAtHoc system. If you are not signed up toreceive those alerts, you can sign up by con-tacting the U.S. Army Garrison emergencymanager at (301) 619-3366.

4. The DPW crews work tirelessly untilroads and grounds are safe and passable,beginning with primary roads and reim-bursable primary roads followed by second-ary roads and lots including reimbursablessuch as the National Cancer Institute andhousing.

Be Prepared, Winter Weather is Upon Us

Where to find Fort Detrick’s Current Operating Status:Fort Detrick Webpage: www.detrick.army.milWeather Hotline: (301) 619-7611 or (800) 256-7621AtHoc: Sign up to receive text alerts on your cell phone. Formore information about how

to sign up, please contact theU.S. ArmyGarrison EmergencyManager at (301) 619-3366Social Media:Facebook: www.facebook.com/DetrickUSAGorwww.facebook.com/ForestGlenAnnexTwitter: @DetrickUSAG or @ForestGlenAnnexTV/Radio Stations: Check your local stations for updates to the operating status of

Fort Detrick.

AplowfromtheFortDetrickDepartmentofPublicWorksstagedandready toclearsnow.File photo

LANESSA HILLUSAG PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Installation leaders donned personal pro-tective equipment such ashair nets, gloves andapronsNov. 20 as they served a hearty Thanks-giving meal to active duty members and theirfamilies at the Community Activity Center.

Over 180 service members and their fami-lies were provided meals donated by localcompanies including Sleep Number Mat-tresses, NYMEO and Stratford University.

Retired 1st Sgt. Keith Evanswho now is themilitary outreach manager for Stratford Uni-versity has a son currently deployed, and hefinds that connecting with someone still serv-ing, helps him in his job and being among thesoldiers is what it’s all about. “It’s just aboutgiving a little bit back, funds are limited and ifwe can step in and supplement that cost, it’sjust a good thing,” said Evans.

Comfort, Company and Community Blend At Thanksgiving Luncheon

Commanders and senior enlisted serve a Thanksgiving meal to Active Duty enlisted service members and their families,Nov. 20, during a Thanksgiving luncheon at the Community Activity Center. Photo by Lanessa Hill, USAG Public Affairs

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Command StaffMaj. Gen. Brian C. Lein

Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical

Research and Materiel Command

and Fort Detrick

Col. Steven P. MiddlecampU.S. Army Garrison Commander

Editorial StaffPAO Staff

The STANDARD is an authorized unofficial newspaper,published every two weeks under the provisions of AR360-1 for the military and civilians at Fort Detrick. Circula-tion is 7,000. The STANDARD is a commercial enterprisenewspaper printed by Comprint Military Publications, 9030Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, Md., 20877, a private firm,in no way connected with the United States Government orDepartment of Defense. The contents of the STANDARD donot necessarily reflect the official views or endorsement ofthe U.S. Government, the Department of Defense or the U.S.Army. The appearance of advertising in this publication, in-cluding inserts and supplements, do not constitute endorse-

ment of DoD. Everything advertised in this publication shallbe made available for purchase, use or patronage withoutregard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation, or anyother nonmerit characteristic of the purchaser, user or patron.Editorial content is prepared and edited by the Fort DetrickPublic Affairs Office, 810 Schreider Street, Fort Detrick, Md.21702-5000. Editorial Offices are in Bldg. 810, Suite 004,telephone 301-619-2018; e-mail: [email protected].

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NICK MINECCIUSAG PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The annual Fort Detrick Army-Navy flag football gamewas played Nov. 21 under a bright sun in frigid conditions.The wind gusted across the frozen tundra of the Blue andGray Field, with the teams moving the ball up and downthe field, and hard-nosed defense stalling several drives.When the final whistle blew it was Army with a 19-18 winover their rivals, with handshakes and laughter filling thepost-game celebration.

Photos by Nick Minecci, USAG Public Affairs

Army Scuttles Navy 19-18 in Annual Game

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The cadets also toured the USAM-MDA Medical Prototype Lab, led by LabDirector Mark Brown. Brown demon-strated the CO2 laser engraving/cuttingsystem’s capabilities and the Mine-Re-sistant Ambush Protected vehicle.

The cadets ended their tour at the 21stSignal Brigade Headquarters where theywere briefed on the importance of educa-tion, technology and leadership.

JROTC Cadets Tour Fort DetrickJENNI BENSON

USAG PUBLIC AFFAIRS

LISA MORRISUSAMRMC PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Cadets from the Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program from Southern Garrett High School in Oakland, Maryland, visited Fort Detrick Nov. 7.

The cadets began their tour at the U.S.Army Medical Research and MaterielCommand and Fort Detrick Headquartersbuilding, where they were greeted by U.S.Army Garrison Commander Col. Steven P.Middlecamp and received a history of theinstallation and the command from thebuilding’s new hallway display.

“All of what I saw was very impressive.I was especially impressed with thetelemedicine tent. The amputee man-nequin was amazing in what it can doto help medics learn how to treat inju-ries,” said Casey Hughes, a senior andJROTC cadet.

The cadets visited the Telemedicineand Advanced Technology Research Cen-ter tents where Col. Stephen Dalal, com-mander of the U.S. Army Medical Mate-riel Development Activity, discussed theuniqueness of Army medicine and thevariety of programs and missions at FortDetrick. The displays inside the tentsranged from medical simulation to train-ing, provided by the TATRC, to aquaticbio monitoring by the U.S. Army Centerfor Environmental and Health Research.

“The fish used for finding hazardouswater and the ‘smart phone’ used toget information on a hurt Soldier weresomething I didn’t expect us to have,”said Casey Hughes, a senior and JROTCcadet.

Photos by Lisa Morris, USAMRMC Public Affairs

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DORIS RYANNMRC PUBLIC AFFAIRS

A researcher working at the Naval MedicalResearch Center was invited to talk about ge-nomic studies of bats at the Annual AmericanSociety for Tropical Medicine and HygieneMeeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov 5.Dr. Kimberly A. Bishop-Lilly, a Henry M. Jack-son Foundation contractor who works in theNMRC Biological Defense Research Director-ate, first spoke about bats and their unique vi-ral immunity and later participated in a paneldiscussion taking questions from the audienceon a variety of aspects related to bats, includ-ing bats as viral reservoirs.

Bats are now widely recognized as beingreservoirs for a number of viruses, includingsome of which are very pathogenic to humansand other mammals, such as the Henipavi-ruses, SARS-like Coronavirus and potentiallyEbola and Marburg viruses.

“We want to understand what animalsserve as reservoirs for viruses, which will allowus to better control and prevent human dis-ease and protect our Warfighters,” said Bish-op-Lilly. She also added that researchers areinterested in understanding more about batbiology to identify what the stressors are thatinfluence spill-over from animal populationsto human populations. Expanding compara-tive genomics and understanding the relation-ship of those findings to immunology may oneday help researchers to engineer an antiviral

strategy for humans, what Bishop-Lilly calledthe holy grail of a bat inspired antiviral.

“Bats are amazing in a number of ways,”said Bishop-Lilly, who has studied bats for 12years. “First of all, they are the only mammalsthat have evolved a way to fly - the most en-ergetically expensive means of locomotion.They are very numerous and have very diversetraits and habitats. Additionally, it appears,there may be differences between the waytheir innate immune systems handle virusesas compared to the way other mammals do,including ourselves.”

In her presentation, Bishop-Lilly reviewedthe current work related to genomics work inbats, such as genome sequencing, transcrip-tome studies, proteomework andmetagenomicsequencing. She discussed the results from theNMRC science paper (http://www.sciencemag.org/content/339/6118/456.long), published inDecember 2012, which reflected the work of aninternational team of researchers.

“Specifically, evolving to fly may have re-quired compensating for the toxic byproductsof increased metabolism, and that, in turn, hadcollateral effects on their innate immunity.”

The NMRC is the headquarters for Navymedicine’s research and development enter-prise that includes the NMRC laboratory andaffiliated laboratories in the U.S. and overseas.The NMRC laboratory’s research focuses oninfectious disease vaccine development, oper-ational and undersea medicine, bone marrowresearch and registry and biological defense.

Researcher Talks about Bats at theAnnual American Society for Tropical

Medicine and Hygiene MeetingFall Cleanup

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Dis-eases participate in the 2014 Fort Detrick Fall Cleanup Campaign by rak-ing up the leaves along Porter Street. Pictured are Pvt. Shaquille Griffin,Cpl. Justin Wilson, Spc. Christopher Moreno and Spc. Marcus Francis.All Fort Detrick tenant organizations and mission partners have beenassisting with the cleanup efforts in several areas on the installationthroughout the week. The campaign’s goal is to prepare the installationfor the transition into the winter season with the cleanup and beautifica-tion of the post.

Photo by Lisa Morris, USAMRMC Public Affairs

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USAMRMC Continues Relationshipwith Republic of Korea Delegation

The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command welcomed a delega-tion from the Republic of Korea to the 44th Technological Cooperation Sub-Committee Medical Working Group Meeting hosted at Fort Detrick, Maryland,Nov. 18. The meeting included discussion of military-relevant medical issues,such as medical evacuation, trauma care and infectious diseases. Leader-ship, including the USAMRMC and Fort Detrick Commander Maj. Gen. BrianLein (pictured right) and the Armed Forces Medical Command CommanderMaj. Gen. Dong Eun Park (pictured left), codified the dedication between thetwo countries to continue this annual meeting.

Photo by Ellen Crown, USAMRMC Public Affairs

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Gift Baskets for ThanksgivingEach year, representativesfrom the United Service Orga-nizations provide gift basketsfor Thanksgiving to junior-enlisted servicemembers.This year over 70 baskets werehanded out Nov. 18 at Fort Det-rick. The baskets included allthe necessary items for a holi-day completemeal.

PhotobyLanessaHill,USAGPublicAffairs

Barquist Army Health Clinicwill be closed on the following date/time:

Nov. 27 | Closed 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.for the Thanksgiving Holiday

Nov. 28 | Closed 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.for a Training Holiday

The Dental Clinic will be closed on Dec. 4.It will reopen for normal business

on Dec. 5 at 7:30 a.m.

Barquist Army Health Clinic

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