By Jim Dresbach Pentagram Staff Writer Those attempting to grab a 2015 Marine Corps Marathon bib will have a prime opportunity starting March 13. For 10 days starting at noon eastern standard time March 13, marathon runners from around the world will be using all lucky means necessary—from four-leaf clover searches to rubbing rabbit’s feet—for a chance to snag one of 22,000 MCM lottery spots. Ironically, the lottery begins on a Friday the 13th— a day many deem unlucky. “It wasn’t planned that way at all; it just happened,” MCM Public Relations Coordinator Tami Faram said of the date picked for the lottery. “We’ll call the lottery opening day a lucky 13 for those who gain entry.” Coming off a March 11 registration By Jim Dresbach Pentagram Staff Writer Cellist Allison Park celebrated her sweet 16 birthday in February, and her March is turning even sweeter. The high school soph- omore, who doubles as a state finalist swimmer at George C. Marshall High School in Falls Church, turned hours and months of practice into the top prize at the 10th annual The U.S. Army Band’s Young Artist Competition held at the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall the evening of March 9. On her cello, Park pas- sionately and effortlessly performed Saint-Saens Concerto, Movement 3 for the TUSAB judging panel which included TUSAB Commander Col. Timothy J. Holtan. She was among the eight finalists in the competition, which invited Washington, D.C.- area high school string, woodwind, brass and per- cussion musicians to submit audio recordings to earn in-person performances. The teen-aged musicians competed inside Brucker Hall’s Col. Samuel R. Loboda Studio for the top three places in the event. “This has been a great privilege for us to hear these fine musicians tonight,” Holtan said after he and the other judges reconvened to announce their decisions. “I understood through the initial applications there was some real talent, but I didn’t understand what kind of talent until we heard this presentation tonight. I think the future of our music is in great hands.” Park will now be the featured soloist with The U.S. Army Orchestra in concert on May 15. The second and third place finishers, along with 20 honorable mention musi- cians, will join the orchestra to rehearse and perform this spring. “A lot of these kids have Ten-day-long lottery offering Marine Corps Marathon spots starts March 13 see YOUTH, page 4 see MARATHON, page 4 High School sophomore wins TUSAB Young Artist Competition Vol. 62, No. 10 March 12, 2015 www.army.mil/jbmhh Published For Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Pentagram News Notes Thursday Lenten concerts, lunches Join friends and colleagues for free Lenten concerts and lunches at Memorial Chapel on the Fort Myer portion of the joint base. The concerts begin at 11:30 a.m. March 12 and 19 for Lent. The concerts and lunches are free. Come for some or all of the event as your schedule allows. After the concert, the group will then go into the Chapel’s Fellowship Hall for a catered lunch, followed by a short devotional. During Thursdays of Lent, the daily Catholic Mass will be held at 11 a.m. instead of noon, so those attending can view the concert at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call 703-696-6635. Weekend road closures near Fort Myer There will be a series of road closures in and around the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall March 14 as runners participate in a local marathon. The run will begin on the National Mall at 7:30 a.m. and proceed to Arlington Memorial Bridge. Runners will travel around Memorial Circle, and return across the bridge. From 6 to 10 a.m., the following road and access closures will be in effect: • Arlington Memorial Bridge, Memorial Circle and Memorial Avenue • Route 110 (closed beginning at 7:30 a.m. for a separate event) • Arlington National Cemetery will not be accessible from Memorial Avenue. Additional closures will occur throughout Washington, D.C. As more information becomes available, JBM-HH Public Affairs will post infor- mation online at www.facebook.com/ jbmhh and on Twitter via @JBMHH. 2015 Army Emergency Relief campaign now underway Army Emergency Relief, since it was founded during World War II, has provided $1.7 billion in interest-free see NEWS NOTES, page 4 Index Local forecast Throwback Thursday........... page 2 Military history............... page 2 Community ................. page 3 News Notes................. page 4 SFL-TAP seminars, workshops ..... page 7 Women’s history letter .......... page 8 THURS. 59 | 37 FRI. 54 | 45 SAT. 62 | 44 SUN. 55 | 38 For more weather forecasts and information,visit www.weather.gov/ PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE Participants run past the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River during the Marine Corps Marathon Oct. 26, 2014. Those seeking a bib for the Oct. 25 race have a chance to do so via a lottery that opens March 13. By Julia LeDoux Pentagram Staff Writer Military family members and service members tran- sitioning or retiring from the armed forces should not underestimate the power of volunteer experiences as they seek paid employment in the civilian job market. “Many employers hold volunteer experience in high regard because it shows the candidate has not only the experience in the skill set they are looking for, but also the compassion and spirit to do it voluntarily,” said Kelly Layne, Family Readiness Program trainer and volunteer oppor- tunities program manager for Marine Corps Family Team Turning volunteer experience into a paying job see VOLUNTEER, page 6 PHOTOS BY RACHEL LARUE LEFT - Allison Park, 16-year-old cellist from George C. Marshall High School, performs during the 10th annual Young Artist Competition sponsored by The U.S. Army Orchestra in Brucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall March 9. Park won first place in the competition and will perform with the orchestra during a concert May 15. ABOVE - Allison Park, left, 16-year-old cellist from George C. Marshall High School, poses for a photograph with The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Leader and Commander Col. Timothy J. Holtan during the 10th annual Young Artist Competition sponsored by The U.S. Army Orchestra in Brucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall March 9. Park won first place in the competition and will perform with the orchestra during a concert May 15. PHOTO BY JIM DRESBACH Abby Fries, age 4, helps her father, Theran, clear remembrance wreaths from Arlington National Cemetery Jan. 22. Volunteer service can help build and enhance careers for service members transitioning out of the service, according to Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s volunteer coordinators.
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By Jim DresbachPentagram Staff Writer
Those attempting to grab a 2015Marine Corps Marathon bib will havea prime opportunity starting March 13.For 10 days starting at noon eastern
standard time March 13, marathon
runners from around the world will beusing all lucky means necessary—fromfour-leaf clover searches to rubbingrabbit’s feet—for a chance to snag oneof 22,000MCM lottery spots. Ironically,the lottery begins on a Friday the 13th—a day many deem unlucky.“It wasn’t planned that way at all; it
just happened,” MCM Public RelationsCoordinator Tami Faram said of the datepicked for the lottery. “We’ll call thelottery opening day a lucky 13 for thosewho gain entry.”Coming off a March 11 registration
By Jim DresbachPentagram Staff
Writer
Cellist Allison Parkcelebrated her sweet 16birthday in February,and her March is turningeven sweeter.The high school soph-
omore, who doubles as astate finalist swimmer atGeorge C. Marshall HighSchool in Falls Church,turned hours and monthsof practice into the top prizeat the 10th annual TheU.S.Army Band’s Young ArtistCompetition held at theFort Myer portion of JointBaseMyer-HendersonHallthe evening of March 9.On her cello, Park pas-
sionately and effortlesslyperformed Saint-SaensConcerto, Movement 3for the TUSAB judgingpanel which includedTUSABCommander Col.Timothy J. Holtan. She wasamong the eight finalistsin the competition, whichinvitedWashington, D.C.-area high school string,woodwind, brass and per-
cussionmusicians to submitaudio recordings to earnin-person performances.The teen-agedmusicians
competed inside BruckerHall’s Col. Samuel R.Loboda Studio for the topthree places in the event.“This has been a great
privilege for us to hear thesefine musicians tonight,”Holtan said after he and theother judges reconvened toannounce their decisions.“I understood through theinitial applications therewas some real talent, butI didn’t understand whatkind of talent until we heardthis presentation tonight.I think the future of ourmusic is in great hands.”Park will now be the
featured soloist with TheU.S. Army Orchestra inconcert on May 15. Thesecond and third placefinishers, along with 20honorable mention musi-cians, will join the orchestrato rehearse and performthis spring.“A lot of these kids have
Ten-day-long lottery offering MarineCorps Marathon spots starts March 13
see YOUTH, page 4
see MARATHON, page 4
High School sophomore winsTUSAB Young Artist Competition
Vol. 62, No. 10 March 12, 2015 www.army.mil/jbmhh Published For Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall
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News NotesThursday Lentenconcerts, lunches
Join friends and colleagues forfree Lenten concerts and lunches atMemorial Chapel on the Fort Myerportion of the joint base.The concerts begin at 11:30 a.m.
March 12 and 19 for Lent. The concertsand lunches are free. Come for some orall of the event as your schedule allows.After the concert, the group will
then go into the Chapel’s FellowshipHall for a catered lunch, followed bya short devotional. During Thursdaysof Lent, the daily Catholic Mass willbe held at 11 a.m. instead of noon, sothose attending can view the concertat 11:30 a.m.For more information, call
703-696-6635.
Weekend road closuresnear Fort Myer
There will be a series of road closuresin and around the Fort Myer portionof Joint Base Myer-Henderson HallMarch 14 as runners participate in alocal marathon. The run will beginon the National Mall at 7:30 a.m. andproceed to ArlingtonMemorial Bridge.Runners will travel aroundMemorialCircle, and return across the bridge.From 6 to 10 a.m., the following roadand access closures will be in effect:• Arlington Memorial Bridge,Memorial Circle andMemorial Avenue
• Route 110 (closed beginning at7:30 a.m. for a separate event)
• Arlington National Cemeterywill not be accessible fromMemorial Avenue.Additional closures will occur
throughout Washington, D.C. Asmore information becomes available,JBM-HHPublic Affairs will post infor-mation online at www.facebook.com/jbmhh and on Twitter via @JBMHH.
2015 Army Emergency Reliefcampaign now underwayArmy Emergency Relief, since it
was founded duringWorldWar II, hasprovided $1.7 billion in interest-free
For more weather forecasts and information, visit www.weather.gov/
PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE
Participants run past the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River during the Marine Corps Marathon Oct. 26, 2014. Those seekinga bib for the Oct. 25 race have a chance to do so via a lottery that opens March 13.
By Julia LeDouxPentagram Staff Writer
Military family membersand service members tran-sitioning or retiring fromthe armed forces should notunderestimate the power ofvolunteer experiences as theyseek paid employment in thecivilian job market.“Many employers hold
volunteer experience in highregard because it shows thecandidate has not only theexperience in the skill set theyare looking for, but also thecompassion and spirit to do itvoluntarily,” said Kelly Layne,Family Readiness Programtrainer and volunteer oppor-tunities programmanager forMarine Corps Family Team
Turning volunteerexperience intoa paying job
see VOLUNTEER, page 6
PHOTOS BY RACHEL LARUE
LEFT - Allison Park, 16-year-old cellist from George C.Marshall High School, performs during the 10th annualYoung Artist Competition sponsored by The U.S. ArmyOrchestra in Brucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion ofJoint Base Myer-Henderson Hall March 9. Park wonfirst place in the competition and will perform with theorchestra during a concert May 15. ABOVE - AllisonPark, left, 16-year-old cellist from George C. MarshallHigh School, poses for a photograph with The U.S. ArmyBand “Pershing’s Own” Leader and Commander Col.Timothy J. Holtan during the 10th annual Young ArtistCompetition sponsored by The U.S. Army Orchestra inBrucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion of Joint BaseMyer-Henderson Hall March 9. Park won first place inthe competition and will perform with the orchestraduring a concert May 15.
PHOTO BY JIM DRESBACH
Abby Fries, age 4, helps her father, Theran, clear remembrancewreaths from Arlington National Cemetery Jan. 22. Volunteerservice can help build and enhance careers for servicemembers transitioning out of the service, according to JointBase Myer-Henderson Hall’s volunteer coordinators.
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This week in military historyCompiled by Jim Goodwin, Editor, Pentagram
March 121918:
U.S. Marines land at Scapa Flow, Great Britain, duringWorld War I.
March 131842:
Col. Julia Flikke of the Nurse Corps becomes the firstwoman in the U.S. Army to hold that rank.
March 142003:
The Department of Defense announces that a long-rangeB1-B bomber aircraft was used for the first time againstIraqi targets in the no-fly zone in southern Iraq.
March 151781:
American militia and Continentals, led by Maj. Gen.Nathanael Greene, defend the Guilford Courthouse in NorthCarolina against attacking British troops. This large andhotly-contested battle of the Revolutionary War’s southerncampaign results in an American defeat by British com-mander Cornwallis and his inferior British force.
March 161945:
During the Iwo Jima campaign, Pharmacist’s Mate 1stClass Francis J. Pierce provides aid to a wounded Marinewhile disregarding his own injuries and directs treatmentof the injured man. He then fires on the enemy to providecover for his fellow troops. For his “conspicuous gallantryand intrepidity at the risk of his life,” he is awarded theMedal of Honor.
March 171967:
The first woman Marine to report to Vietnam for duty,Master Sgt. Barbara J. Dulinsky, began her 18-hour flightto Bien Hoa, 30 miles north of Saigon. Dulinsky and theother officer and enlistedWomenMarines that followed wereassigned to the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam,based in Saigon.
March 181924:
The Soldier’s Bonus Bill is passed by the House ofRepresentatives. It offers 20-year annuities for veterans andcosts $2 billion; the U.S. Senate will concur April 23, butPresident Coolidge vetoes it. Congress overrides the veto.
U.S. ARMY PHOTO
Left to right: Capt. Bernice L. Kenlinger, Capt. Sylvia Shaprio, Lt. Mary Walker,Lt. Jean M. Forbes and Lt. Maye Bowell Briscoe, members of the Women’sArmy Corps, stand at attention on Summerall Field following their inductioninto the U.S. Army Aug. 6, 1943.
Army Nurse BlancheE. Ellis, left, andTech Sgt. GeorgeF. Slayton, right,arrange sterilegloves at the 21stGeneral Hospital atFort Benning, Ga.,May 20, 1942. Justtwo months earlier,the Army promotedits first woman - JuliaFlikke of the ArmyNurse Corps - to therank of colonel.
OFFICIAL U.S. ARMY PHOTO
PHOTO BY JESSICA CRAWFORD
Soldiers from 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment’s (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon lead a funeral procession through McClellan Gate at Arlington National CemeteryMarch 5. Despite inclement weather, the regiment’s units provide support to a number of ceremonies annually, including some 678 funeral services at ArlingtonNational Cemetery this year. See next week’s Pentagram for coverage of the March 10 graveside service of former U.S. Senator and World War II veteranEdward W. Brooke III.
PHOTO BY DAMIEN SALAS
From right: 1st Lt. Lauran Glover, Spc. Kendra Wollacott, Staff Sgt. Robin Reedand Sgt. Ruth Hanks, of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), pose fora portrait March 10 on Summerall Field on the Fort Myer portion of Joint BaseMyer-Henderson Hall. In next week’s edition, the Pentagram profiles Glover andher experience as the first female commander to lead Old Guard troops.
By Guv CallahanPentagram Staff Writer
Joint Base Myer-HendersonHall leaders and Family andMorale, Welfare and Recreationemployees gathered in SpatesCommunity ClubMarch 3 to signthe FMWR employee covenant,reaffirming the joint base’scommitment to its employeesand customers.The covenant represents a
promise from JBM-HH and itsleadership to both employees andcustomers in an ongoing effort toprovide exceptional service, saidBarbara Edmondson, administra-tive officer for Family andMWR.“Today we’ll sign the employee
covenant as a display of ourcommitment to our jobs andthe missions of both Joint Base
Myer-HendersonHall and Familyand MWR,” Edmondson said.“Your participation and supportof this signing ceremony sendsan important message to theFamily and MWR workforce. Amessage that says, ‘Your effortsare not going unnoticed, andyou are supported not only inyour day-to-day work but in theadvancement of your careers.’”JBM-HH Commander Col.
Mike Henderson deliveredremarks thanking Family andMWR employees for all they dofor the community.“Family and MWR has a
uniquemission across the Army,”he said. “It is a very importantmission, and I appreciate whatyou do every day for the Army,service members, their families,DoD civilians and retirees.”
Family andMWR is a team ofprofessionals providing Soldiers,families and civilians of the U.S.Army with quality programs andservices, to promote resiliencyand strength, according the
FMWR website.Henderson told the employees
that he appreciated the sacrificesthey make in order to do theirjobs to the best of their ability.“Many of you work during
prime time when others play andrelax,” he said. “It takes dedi-cation to do those jobs whenyou’d probably rather be with
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The United States Army Band calender of eventsMarch 148 p.m.
The U.S. Army HeraldTrumpets with the Spires Brass Band will perform various music by composer JohnWilliams at theKussmaulTheater at Frederick Community College in Frederick, Md.
March 15-217:30 p.m.
The U.S. Army Concert Band will host the 2015 AmericanTromboneWorkshop, which concludes March 21 with a grandconcert at Brucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH.
March 247:30 p.m.
Staff Sgt. Kris Keeton and Staff Sgt. SidonieWade will host a recital entitled Percussion Plus at Brucker Hall on the Fort Myerportion of JBM-HH.
April 36 p.m.
The U.S. Army Concert Band will perform at theWorldWar II Memorial inWashington, D.C.
April 44:45 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
The U.S. Army Band Downrange will perform at the National Cherry Blossom Festival at the SouthwestWaterfront GangplankMarina inWashington, D.C.
April 77:30 p.m.
The U.S. Army Band presents the “Pershing’s Own” Chamber Music Series, featuring an evening of contemporary musicincludingTristan Murail’s Memoire/Erosion and Andy Akiho’s SpeakingTree.This event is presented by Sgt. 1st ClassThomasDell’Omo, Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Branagan and Staff Sgt. Evan Geiger.
Performances are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. All outdoor concerts are subject to cancellation or location change due to weather considerations. Please call 703-696-3399for up-to-date information on concert cancellations or location changes. For additional details and a full calendar of performances, visit www.usarmyband.com/event-calendar.html.
From fife to flight:First fifer pins on airassault badge
see COVENANT, page 5
By Staff Sgt.Jennifer C. JohnsonJFHQ-NCR/MDWPublic Affairs
Not every Soldier isa musician, but everymusician serving in theU.S.Army is a Soldier first.
Just ask Staff Sgt.William J. Parks, a29-year-old fife instru-mentalist assigned to the3dU.S. Infantry Regiment(The Old Guard)’s Fifeand Drum Corps. Parksbecame the Corps’ firstmusician in recent years
to graduate from theU.S. Army’s rigorousAir Assault School at FortBenning, Ga.“Air Assault School has
always really interestedme, but I never thought
see SOLDIER, page 5
By Guv CallahanPentagram Staff
Writer
A collection of new JointBaseMyer-HendersonHallDirectorate of PublicWorksprojects is underway inorder tomake the basemoreenvironmentally friendlyand save funds on energyfor years to come.DPW is implementing
the measures to adhere toExecutive Order 13423,
which was signed in 2007and requires federal agenciesto become more energyefficient, according to theEnvironmental ProtectionAgency’s website.Per the order, JBM-HH
must reduce energy con-sumption by 30 percentby f iscal year 2015,compared to a fiscal year2003 baseline.In order to achieve that
goal, new equipment andLED streetlights will be
installed on both the FortMyer and Fort McNairportions of the joint base,said Bill Lucas, JBM-HHDPW’s energy manager.The streetlight project
was initiated a few yearsago through a utilitiesprivatization contract withDominion Virginia Powerand is nearly 100 percentcomplete, Lucas said.More than 750 street-
New improvementsto JBM-HH will helpconserve energy, money
see ENERGY, page 7
PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE
Dominion Virginia Power uses portions of the Tri-Service parking lot as a staging areato help in efforts to restore power to the area Oct. 31, 2012, after Hurricane Sandy.Several new energy-saving initiatives by JBM-HH’s Directorate of Public Works areunderway in order to make the base more environmentally friendly and save money,including a LED streetlight project with Dominion Virginia Power.
PHOTO BY SGT. 1ST CLASS RICHARD RUDDLE
Staff Sgt. William J. Parks, center, a musician with the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment(The Old Guard) Fife and Drum Corps, stands at attention during one of the hun-dreds of FDC’s annual performances. Parks became the first Corps musician inrecent years to complete the U.S. Army’s Air Assault School at Fort Benning, Ga.
JBM-HH leadersand employeescommit toexceptional service
PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE
Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation employees pose for a photograph after being awarded duringthe FMWR covenant signing and employee recognition ceremony in Spates Community Club on the FortMyer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall March 3. The covenant, signed by Col. Mike Henderson,JBM-HH commander, Denise James, FMWR director and FMWR employees, is a promise of excellence toFMWR employees and customers.
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been preparing for monthsand up to a year,” saidevent master of ceremo-nies, event organizer and“Pershing’s Own”memberSgt. 1st Class Beth Dunkel.“We picked the eight bestrecordings, and they have13minutes to play throughtheir pieces with theirpianists on stage.”Cello player Flory
Mairead put her entire 13minutes to good use, enter-taining with Tchaikovsky’sRococo Variations to earnthird place. Harpist AlyssaKatahara gave a rich andvibrant effort of Ginastera’sFirst Movement to benamed runner up.According to Holtan,
finalists were judged on thefollowing criteria: musicalquality, technique, intona-tion, accuracy, delivery,
range dynamics, delivery,musicality, expression andpreparedness.Park, who turned 16 last
month, gained top marksfrom the judges during thetwo-hour event.While therewas a predetermined orderfor theyoungmusicians,Park
wasplaced in the fourth spot– a slot she findsmore favor-able during competitions.“Recently, I was in the
NSO [National SymphonyOrchestra] finals, and I wasfirst [to play],” she said.“I’d prefer not to go first.It is really hard to go first.”
Other finalists includedJoshua Choi (cel lo),Kenneth Naito (violin),Lisa Choi (flute), HunterLorelli (bassoon) andYeama Ho (flute).
Pentagram staff writer JimDresbach can be reached [email protected].
YOUTHfrom page 1
loans and grants to 3.6 million Soldiers in the activeand reserve components. The theme for this year’sAER campaign is Making a Difference and servesas a reminder that Soldiers and family members canplace confidence in AER to help in unexpected timesof crisis. AER helps Wounded Warriors, survivingspouses and the families of fallen Soldiers. For moreinformation about the campaign, call Trina Relifordat 703-696-8435 or visit www.aerhq.org.
There’s still time: Visit theJBM-HH Tax Center
The JBM-HHConsolidated Tax Center is avail-able for all tax returns in Bldg. 205 on the FortMyer portion of the joint base. The tax center servesmilitary personnel – active component, reservecomponent (bring orders of 29 days or more) andretirees and their families. This service is free. Noappointments are necessary; however, appoint-ments are available for more complex tax returns.Wait times for walk-ins can vary, according to thetax center. The tax center’s staff recommends thatthose with complex tax returns, such as up to tworental properties, schedule an appointment. Simplerreturns, such as those with just W2s, take onlyabout 30 minutes on average to complete and areappropriate for walk-ins.The center is open Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesdays andThursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and is openevery other Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thenext open Saturday is March 21.For more information or to make an appointment,
call 703-696-1040. Check out www.mdwhome.mdw.army.mil/sja_nav/tax-center/tax-center, andlike them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MYERTAXCENTER.
Say goodbye to AKO emailIn accordance with the Army’s Chief Information
Officer’s memorandum, Army Knowledge Online(AKO) email is being discontinued. The ProgramExecutive Office Enterprise Information Systems(PEO EIS) will shut down AKO mailboxes March31 and stop all forwarding of “@us.army.mil” emailJune 30. Some users may still have their AKOemail address registered with other systems andservices and will need to change that. PEO EIS isalso working with application owners who rely onAKO email addresses for this transition. For moreinformation, call 1-866-335-2769 (Help Desk).
Smith Gym group exercise classesGroup exercise classes are held at the Cpl. Terry
L. Smith Gymnasium on the Henderson Hallportion of JBM-HH on weekdays. Offerings includeZumba and Spin. Classes are open to all authorizedpatrons age 16 and up. Youth, ages 12 through 15,may take part with direct supervision by a parentor legal guardian. High Intensity Tactical Training(HITT) group classes are taught by certified HITTinstructors Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays toactive duty personnel and Marine reservists, byMarine Corps order. Anyone certified as a HITTinstructor may teach a HITT class for his or herunit. For more information, visit www.mccsHH.com/SmithGym.html or call 703-614-7214.
Fellowship, mentor program offeredfor sergeants major
As part of the Army’s commitment to trans-form Army education, a fellowship program isbeing offered for sergeants major at the U.S. ArmySergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas,according to a Feb. 24 news article on Army.mil.The one-year fellowship program offers 20 fellowsthe opportunity to earn a master’s degree in adulteducation from Pennsylvania State University andan additional three years of service in the Army. Theprogram was developed as a means to help senioractive duty noncommissioned officers mentor otherenlisted leaders. Applications are due March 20 tothe Army’s Human Resources Command in FortKnox, Ky. More details can be found via MilitaryPersonnelMessage 15-045 at the Human ResourcesCommand website at www.hrc.army.mil/Milper.
Fort Myer Thrift Shop/AOWCGWA scholarships
In a community partnership, the Fort MyerThrift Shop and the Army Officers’ Wives’ Clubof the Greater Washington Area offer scholarshipsfor children and spouses of U.S. Army personnelstationed or deployed from the Greater Washingtonarea. Applicants must have a valid DoD ID card.This program is available to high school seniors,college students and U.S. Army spouses. Thoseapplying for this merit scholarship program musthave at least a 3.0 grade point average. Additionalinformation and applications are available onlineat www.fortmyerthriftshop.org or www.aowcgwa.org under “scholarships and community grants.”The deadline for scholarship applications is April 3.Applications can be dropped off at the thrift shopor mailed to the following address: ScholarshipCommittee, FMTS-AOWCGWA, P.O. Box 1112,Fort Myer, Va. 22211. For more information, call703-527-0664.
Fort Myer Thrift Shop/AOWCGWA community grants
In a community partnership, the Fort MyerThrift Shop and the Army Officers’ Wives’ Clubof the Greater Washington Area offer communitygrants to organizations that provide services and/or support to military organizations, personneland families. Requests are accepted from 501(c)organizations with services in the area. Additionalinformation and applications are available onlineat www.fortmyerthriftshop.org or www.aowcgwa.org under scholarships and community grants. Thedeadline for community grant applications is April
see NEWS NOTES, page 5
NEWS NOTESfrom page 1
event for theMarine Corps17.75K, which filled in lessthan 15minutes, theMCMlottery will be open untilnoon ESTMarch 23. Thereasoning for having such awide window of registrationfor the 40th anniversaryof the Washington, D.C.-area marathon is due to avariety of reasons accordingto director Rick Nealis,but global equality isa key factor.“What was happening
before [with first-come,first-served registration]
was that it was 12 o’clockhere on the east coast,but it was later in the dayor evening in places likeLondon or Berlin or earlyin the morning in placeslike Hawaii,” Nealis said.“It wasn’t fair to those whowere trying to register inthe middle of the night.From a customer servicebasis, we’d touch base withpeople and they’d say ‘Iwas in an airplane duringregistration,’ or ‘I was ina meeting, and I couldn’tget to a computer.’ I alsorealized we were puttingstress on people whenregistering. People were
actually taking days off toregister. We now have this10-day window, so peoplecan sign up March 13 oron a weekend.”Those wishing to register
for the lottery should goto www.marinemarathon.com. Lottery winners willbe notified by email onMarch 25. Lottery winnerswill not be charged a feeuntil officially registered.Globally known as “The
People’s Marathon” and asa first-timer-friendly race,MCMwill run Oct. 25 andtakes participants along a26.2-mile course throughnorthern Virginia and
Washington, D.C. FutureMCM-related runs includetheMarine Corps 17.75K,held in Prince WilliamCounty, Va., onMarch 28;the Run Amuck event onJune 13 at Marine CorpsBase Quantico and theQuantico Tri on Aug. 22also held at Quantico. Forthe kids, theMarine CorpsMarathon Kids Run willbe held Oct. 24 near thePentagon, and the annualTurkey Trot 10K will beheld Nov. 21.
Pentagram staff writer JimDresbach can be reached [email protected].
MARATHONfrom page 1
PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE
Participants turn onto Rock Creek Parkway in Washington, D.C., during the Marine Corps Marathon Oct. 26, 2014.Those seeking a bib for the Oct. 25 race have a chance to do so via a lottery that opens March 13.
PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE
The eight competitors take the stage near the end of the 10th annual Young ArtistCompetition sponsored by The U.S. Army Orchestra in Brucker Hall on the Fort Myerportion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall March 9. Allison Park, fourth left, 16-year-old cellist from George C. Marshall High School, won first place in the competitionand will perform a solo with the orchestra during a concert May 15.
PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE
LEFT - Alyssa Katahara, harpist from the Interlochen Arts Academy, performs during the 10th annual Young ArtistCompetition sponsored by The U.S. Army Orchestra in Brucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall March 9. Katahara won second place in the competition. RIGHT - Mairead Flory, homeschooledcellist from Nokesville, Va., performs during the 10th annual Young Artist Competition sponsored by The U.S. ArmyOrchestra in Brucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall March 9. Flory won thirdplace in the competition.
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your families.”Henderson said that
he and the base’s leader-ship expect employees tocommit fully to their jobs,but that the agreementwas twofold.“My t e am—you r
leaders—are accountabletome to ensure that you areequipped to be experts andexceptional in deliveringprograms and services,”he said. “I expect that theywill provide you the toolsyou need to be trained andcapable experts.”“It is an agreement that
I am making to you; it isan agreement that I amcharging your leaders touphold; it is an agreementthat this team Familyand Morale, Welfare andRecreation are makingto the customers of Joint
Base Myer-HendersonHall,” he said.Before the ceremonial
signing of the document,Family and MWR repre-sentatives awarded honorsto exemplary employeesin an Academy Awards-themed celebration. Eightawards were given out forcategories such as BestDisplay of Teamwork,Best Use of PositiveCommunication and BestCheerful Greeting.Following the awards,
Denise James, FMWRdirector for JBM-HH,thanked the entire FMWRteam, which she said com-prises about 360 employeesacross a number of facilities.“It’s our responsibility to
take care of employees, andif we do that, then you’regoing to take care of ourservice members,” she said.
Pentagram staff writer GuvCallahan can be reached [email protected].
COVENANTfrom page 3
I’d really get to go,” saidParks, who graduatedfrom the 12-day courseJan. 16. “Air AssaultSchool has altered myoutlook as a Soldier ina ceremonial unit; thethings I saw and experi-enced made me reassesshow I view and enforcestandards and training.”The Air Assault School
prepares Soldiers forair mobile operations,including aircraft ori-entation and safety,aerial medicalevacuat ionprocedures,combat assaultand hand andarm signals.D u r i n gthe course,s t u d e n t strain and areevaluated oncombat assaultmaneuvers,p r e p a r i n gsling loadsand myriadp h y s i c a lfitness and academictests, including a 12-milemarch and how to rappelfrom an aircraft.In other words, the
course provided noshortage of physicallyandmentally-demandinglessons for Parks, a nativeof Williamsburg, Va. Hespent weeks preparing,conducting consistentphysical training sessions.“I saw him really trying
to prepare for the school,”said Master Sgt. RussellSmith, Corps sergeant.“I think it was diffi-cult because not a lot ofSoldiers here knew verymuch about the school.Overall, he did a goodjob getting ready for it.”Students march, jog,
crawl, climb and rappela total of 24 milesthroughout the course.The course requiresstudents to be able tocomplete physically-demanding events,recover within a day ortwo, and then completeanother course chal-lenge, according to Capt.Christopher M. Pegg,battalion training officerfor the Army NationalGuard Training Centerat Fort Benning.Still, about 90 percent
of those who attend thecourse graduate.“Soldiers who show
up in good cardiovas-cular shape are set up forsuccess from the start,”said Pegg in an emailresponse to questions.“Every physical eventrequires the Soldier tobe able to manipulatetheir own body weightover a prescr ibeddistance; Soldiers whoare strong runners androad marchers typi-cally do well.”The opportunity for a
fifer to attend the course
was unique because ofthe Corps’ busy perfor-mance schedule duringthe spring throughfall seasons, when themusicians are providingceremonial supportacross the United States,according to Smith. Asan official representa-tive of the U.S. Army,the Corps averagesapproximately 500 per-formances annually.For Parks, the course
provided a chance tosee and experience lifeat another U.S. Armyinstallation, and interact
with Soldiersfrom a varietyof militaryoccupationalspecialties.“We don’t
really get tosee the Armyoutside of thisbase [JointBase Myer-Henderson-Hall]; unlesswe do a per-f o r m a n c eon anotherinstallation,”
said Parks. “Because wedon’t have the oppor-tunity to deploy, one ofthe reasons I wanted togo to Air Assault Schoolwas to observe the lineunit Soldiers, whom Imay never get to meet orinteract with otherwise.”Established on Feb.
23, 1960, the Fife andDrum Corps is one ofthe Army’s premiermusical organizations. Insupport of the president,the Corps performs atall Armed Forces arrivalceremonies for visitingdignitaries and heads ofstate at theWhite House,and has participated inevery U.S. presiden-tial inaugural paradesince President John F.Kennedy’s in 1961.During the Sept. 11,
2001, terrorist attackon the Pentagon, CorpsSoldiers performed addi-tional duties, rangingfrom serving as liaisonsto U.S. Army MilitaryDistrict of Washington’sEmergency OperationsCenter, to providingadditional security onFortMyer and helping toestablish command andcontrol at the Pentagonattack site. Most notably,some Soldiers from FDCwere part of the workforceto enter the Pentagon toremove the remains ofthose killed in the attack.The skills learned at
the Air Assault Schoolmay be relevant in alife-saving or emer-gency situation, onor off the battlefield,according to Parks.“I think the skills that
I learned during thiscourse are great to haveand will be beneficialin any job or situation,”said Parks. “I may bea musician, but I am aSoldier first.”
SOLDIERfrom page 3
16. Applications can be dropped offat the thrift shop, or mailed to thefollowing address: CommunityGrantsCommittee, FMTS-AOWCGWA,P.O. Box 1112, Fort Myer, Va.22211. For more information, call703-527-0664.
Close-up volunteers soughtMarines in varied ranks (officers,
02 through 05, chief warrant officers,one through five and enlisted, E6through E9) are needed as volunteersto speak to high school students aboutthe military services, the workingsof government and their personalmilitary life experiences for theClose-Up Foundation educationalprogram panel sessions Tuesdaysfrom 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. at theWomenin Military Services for AmericaMemorial, Arlington, Va. Uniform:Service Bravos/Charlies. The datesvolunteers are needed are: March 17,24 and 31. Visit www.closeup.org forinformation on this program. CallHattie Powell-Ray at 703-692-1528or email her at [email protected] to volunteer.
Help childrenmanage anger
Tired of your child’s tempertantrums and angry outbursts? JoinArmy Community Service in thediscussion March 20 from 10 to 11a.m. in Bldg. 201 on the Fort Myerportion of the joint base. Learn how toeffectively respond to this unruly, yetcommon behavior and how to supportyour child in managing their feelings.Registration is required. For more
information and to register, call703-696-3512.
The five love languagesDiscover what your love language
is and join ArmyCommunity Servicein on the discussion about how tokeep your partner’s love tank fullMarch 26 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. inBldg. 201 on the Fort Myer portion
of the joint base. Each participantwill receive a copy of “The Five LoveLanguages” by Gary Chapman. Getmore information and pre-registerby calling 703-696-3512.
Lord Fairfax SilverChapter meets
The Lord Fairfax Silver Chapterof the U.S. Army Warrant OfficerAssociation will hold its monthlychapter meeting March 18 in theFort Belvoir Golf Course diningroom starting at 5:30 p.m. All active,reserve and retired warrant officersare invited and encouraged to attend.For more information, call chapterpresident CW5 Phyllis Wilson at703-407-6164.
Education, CareerFair April 2
MarineCorpsCommunity ServicesSpring Education andCareer Fair willbe held April 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.in the Cpl. Terry L. SmithGym on theHenderson Hall portion of the jointbase. This is open to all DoD ID cardholders. Visit www.mccsHH.com/EducationCareerFairSpring2015.html for details and to pre-registerto attend and get an advance copy ofthe resource guide a week before theevent. Call 703-614-6828 for moreinformation.
AAFES hosting Easter egghunt contest
The FortMyer Army and Air ForceExchange Service is encouragingshoppers worldwide to hop to it andtake a crack at $3,000 in prizes.With the Patriot Family Easter Egg
Hunt contest, shoppers can searchfor clues at the Fort Myer Exchangeand post the correct answers on theExchange’s Facebook page contesttab at www.facebook.com/AAFES.BX.PX. Shoppers can pick up a cluemap at the Fort Myer Exchange ordownload one from www.shopmyex-change.com/patriot-family.Four winners will take home a
$500 Exchange gift card, and 10winners will receive a $100 Exchangegift card. Winners will be randomly
selected and notified by email.The contest runs through
April 3. No purchase is necessary towin. Authorized Exchange shopperscan enter, and children younger than18 must have their parents’ consent.
ArmyFit has free resourcesto help keep you happy,healthy, resilient
In the past year, this online assess-ment and self-development platformhas helped thousands of Soldiers,family members and Army civiliansimprove their overall health and resil-ience. The platform continues to addcapabilities and provides free tailoredtraining, tools and resources basedon your individual needs.If you haven’t checked it out
yet, you should. Read more atwww.army.mil/article/143239/ArmyFit_s_self_development_website_gets_useful_upgrades.
Tactical parenting forthe iGeneration
Marine Corps CommunityServices Henderson Hall offers twoopportunities for tactical parentingfor the iGeneration, a session withfour presentations by subject matterexperts on tough topics that affectour children and adolescents.The next session is March 31
at the Joe Rosenthal Theater onthe Henderson Hall portion ofthe joint base.Topics at both sessions include
human trafficking, violent extremism,teen dating violence and traumaticbrain injury in the adolescent athlete.For more information, visit www.
mccsHH.com/prevention.html.
2nd Infantry DivisionVeterans sought
Attention, 2nd Infantry DivisionVeterans: The Mid Atlantic Branchof the Second Indianhead DivisionAssociation, will have its annualreunion in Lancaster, Pa., May 1through 3 at the Continental Inn. Allveterans of the Army’s 2nd InfantryDivision are invited, in particular
Best cheerful greetingAnaMaria White
Best use of positive communicationNebeyou Aberra
Best owner of his/her jobTrina Reliford
Best effort tomake it up to the customerTsgereda Habtemariam
Best show of positiveimage and attitudeBrandon Lamberson
Best steps to go the extra mileChristopher Hummer
Best display of teamworkVictor Frye
Best closer by rememberingto thank the customer
Yolanda Hebb
PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE
Col. Mike Henderson, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall commander, right, and Denise James, Family and Morale,Welfare and Recreation director, sign the FMWR employee covenant during a ceremony at Spates Community Clubon the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall March 3. The covenant is a promise of excellence toFMWR employees and customers.
COURTESY OF STAFF SGT. WILLIAM J. PARKS
Staff Sgt. William J. Parks, far right, a musicianwith the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment’s (The OldGuard) Fife and Drum Corps, holds his air assaultbadge before being pinned during a graduationceremony of Air Assault School students at FortBenning, Ga., Jan. 16.
NEWS NOTESfrom page 4
see NEWS NOTES, page 6
I maybe amusician,but I ama Soldierfirst.
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NEWS NOTESfrom page 5
those in the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,Maryland, New York, Virginia, West Virginia and theDistrict of Columbia. For more information, call HarryRoye at 804-526-0828 or send an email to [email protected].
Death noticeAnyone with debts owed to or by the estate of Staff
Sgt. John C. Kessler, Regimental Headquarters andHeadquarters Company, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment(The Old Guard), must contact Capt. Peter Lee, thesummary court officer for the Soldier. Kessler passedaway Feb. 15. Call Lee at 703-696-8602.
News Note policy! Read in fullNews Notes submissions must be less than 100 words,
contain all pertinent details — to include the five “W’s”— as well as a point of contact, phone number and/orwebsite for additional information. News Notes must besubmitted no later than noon,Wednesdays, for consider-ation for publication in the following week’s Pentagram.For example, information submitted for publication inNews Notes on Wednesday, April 8, will be publishedin the Pentagram Thursday, April 16. Priority will begiven to those announcements of events and deadlinesoccurring during the publication week. Please note thatsubmission of a news note does not guarantee publica-tion. Please send your news notes to the Pentagram [email protected].
Building andHeadquartersand Service Battalion,Headquarters MarineCorps Henderson Hall.A letter signed Feb. 2
by Chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff Gen.MartinE. Dempsey and the JointChiefs that all servicemembers transitioning outof the service will receiveunderscores the importanceof volunteering as part ofthe Call to ContinuedService campaign.“We trust that you will
accept this challenge andjoin ranks with the businessleaders, volunteers andpublic servants in your com-munities,” the letter reads.“You have made your markin uniform and representthe strength of our nation.We know you will do thesame as veterans, setting the
example for the next genera-tion of veterans to follow.”The campaign includes
a focus on continuedservice and a coordinatedoutreach effort from acrossthe nation’s armed forces.Kathryn Feehan, volun-
teer coordinator for ArmyCommunity Services on theFort Myer portion of thejoint base, was personallyable to transition the volun-teer experience she gainedas an Army spouse into acompletely new career field.“Through volunteer
work, I was able to gainnew knowledge and experi-ence and change the courseof my career,” she said. “Iwas able to transition froma field I was unhappy ininto something I enjoydoing every day.”She said volunteering is
ideal for family and tran-sitioning service memberswho have been out of thecivilian work force for a
while, looking for a careerchange, or want to gainexperience while givingback to the community.
“Many employers lookat volunteer experience justas they would paid employ-ment,” Feehan said.
VOLUNTEERfrom page 1
PHOTOS BY RACHEL LARUE
Kathryn Feehan, left, volunteer coordinator for Army Community Service on the Fort Myer portion of Joint BaseMyer-Henderson Hall, and Kelly Layne, right, volunteer coordinator for Marine Corps Community Services on theHenderson Hall portion, agree that volunteer work can lead to paid job opportunities.
Feehan added that vol-unteering also allows youto network with individ-uals you might not havemet otherwise.“We all know that net-
working is crucial when itcomes to the job search,”she said. “Volunteeringallows you to work side-by-side with individuals whoare already in the types ofjobs and offices you want towork in.What better way tonetwork than letting themsee you in action?”ArmyMaster Sgt. James
Meyers, senior career coun-selor on the joint base isan active volunteer on the
installation who can befound donating his timeat many events.“I think I get more back
more than what I put in,especially when [helping]a child,” he said.For more information on
available volunteer oppor-tunities, contact Layne at703-693-1253 or via emailat [email protected]. Feehan can be reachedat 703-696-3510 or viaemail at [email protected].
Pentagram staff writerJulia LeDoux can be reachedat [email protected].
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RetiringTransitionAssistance Program
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light and parking lot lights have beenreplaced on the Fort Myer and FortMcNair portions of the joint base, Lucassaid. Henderson Hall will be the finalphase of the project.The project is expected to save more
than $600,000 over the next 20 years,according to Lucas.In addition to cost savings, the
new streetlamps will also improvesafety, Lucas said.“This type of light is clearer,” he said.
“The old streetlamps were dull and dim.”There are also plans to convert interior
lights to LED lights inMemorial Chapel(Bldg. 480) on the Fort Myer portion ofthe joint base.A utility energy services contract
(UESC) with Washington Gas andDominion Virginia Power will bring newenergy efficient pump and fan motorsto several Fort Myer buildings and anew heating boiler to Bldg. 59 on FortMcNair. Occupancy sensors, which detectpeople in a room and turn the lights onor off, will also be installed in multipleFortMyer buildings, according to Lucas.
The UESC project will also includethe repair and adjustment of insufficientHVAC systems in FortMyer Bldgs. 400,414 and 415 in order to reduce energyconsumption.In an email to the Pentagram, Lucas
wrote that UESC projects are about15 percent complete and scheduled tofinish towards the end of FY 2015. Theycost approximately $1.9 million in totaland are expected to save approximately$275,000 per year in maintenance andenergy costs.There are still challenges to meeting
the 30 percent reduction, Lucas said, thebiggest ofwhich is reminding the JBM-HHcommunity to be energy conscious.Unauthorized use of heaters and other
appliances, leaving doors open while theair conditioning or heat are operating,and aging equipment all waste energyand cost money, he said.But the new improvements will help
combat that.“It’s a great thing,” he said. “It saves
a lot of energy.”For energy saving tips, visit www.
femp.energy.gov.Pentagram staff writer Guv Callahan can
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Top MDW Soldier awardedLegion of Merit, bids adieuCourtesy of JFHQ-NCR/MDW
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Command Sgt.Maj. David O. Turnbullwas awarded the Legion of Merit medalfor nearly three years of service as the JointForce Headquarters-National CapitalRegion and theU.S. ArmyMilitary Districtof Washington’s command sergeant majoron the Fort McNair portion of Joint BaseMyer-Henderson Hall March 4.The medal was presented by Maj.
Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, JFHQ-NCR/MDW commanding general, during afarewell ceremony.During his career, Turnbull has served
in every key leadership position in theinfantry from team leader to commandsergeant major. He was selected to nextserve as the command sergeant major atthe U.S. Army Combined Arms Centerat Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He has morethan 30 years of service in the U.S. Army.
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Command Sgt. Maj. David O. Turnbull,left, command sergeant major for JointForce Headquarters-National CapitalRegion and the U.S. Army Military Districtof Washington, poses for a photographafter receiving the Legion of Merit medalfrom Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, right,commanding general, JFHQ-NCR/MDW,March 4 at the Fort McNair portion ofJoint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.
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