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December 5, 2019 • APG News A5 which was established last year. The team is tasked to develop network solutions to allow the Army to fight and win in cyber, space and electromagnetic spectrum contests. As the team works on developing those solutions, in addition to hosting regular weekly office coverage, it will hold large- scale events at the GroundFloor, a cowork- ing space operated by the Harford COED, including a three-day Shark Tank-style event in February. The timing is absolutely critical for us, Gallagher said. Karen Holt, federal installation adminis- trator for Harford COED, said the addition of the N-CFT to the NCIB adds to a contin- uum of small business services that encour- age collaboration and entrepreneurship with the goal of supporting Soldiers. This is really an opportunity to think out- side the box in the way we help warfighters in ways weve never done before, she said. In addition to the N-CFT, HBIC hosts the Maryland Defense Technology Com- mercialization Center, an office designed to improve technology transfer between the Army and the public. The DefTech Center, which opened in February 2018, hosts offic- es for three organizations under the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command CCDC Army Research Lab- oratory, CCDC Chemical Biological Center and CCDC Command, Control, Communi- cations, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Sur- veillance and Reconnaissance Center. N-CFT Continued from Page A1 From left, Lt. Col. Brian Wong, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Chris Westbrook and Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher from the U.S. Army Network Cross-Functional Team join Karen Holt, federal installation administrator for the Harford County Office of Economic Development, outside the N-CFT’s new office space at the Harford Business Innovation Center. Photo by Jon Bleiweis, APG News annual installation-wide event, Durell said, adding that the overall goal is to build cama- raderie through friendly competition and to come together as one team. He thanked Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation organizers and the Garrison team for mak- ing it happen. The bottom line is for everyone to have fun and have a positive, professional event, Druell said. Also supporting the contest was the Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore USO mobile outreach trailer. Program Supervi- sor Darius Johnson manned the walk-in trail- er that offered free energy drinks, power bars and other refreshments to competitors and visitors. He called the trailer Big Mobile. We have TVs, movies, video games and refreshments and basically offer a place to relax, said Johnson, adding that most instal- lations dont have brick and mortar USO facilities. I bring the USO to the Soldiers, he said. The top survivors of the first day of com- petition met the second day to sort out the championship. The first semi-final game pit- ted the Police Department against ATEC, fol- lowed by APHC versus 4th CEB. The last teams standing, 4th CEB Marines and ATEC, got it on after a short break. APG Senior Commander Maj. Gen. Mitchell Kilgo led the coin toss for the decid- ing game and thanked the athletes for their enthusiasm. Thank you for coming out and playing hard, he said. Thats what its all about, having a competitive spirit, staying safe, good sportsmanship and having fun. Kilgo and Installation Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Gutierrez led the trophy presen- tation and presented Garrison coins to sup- porters after the game. I thank everyone for working hard, we appreciate your support, Kilgo said. ATEC Commander Maj. Gen. John Tyler also was on hand to congratulate his team. Ben Patat, the master sergeant who led the USMC team, said the overall competition was fun and competitive. We got it together and won the first two games and we enjoyed coming together as one with a lot of camaraderie, he said. Michael Mulligan of ATEC added that he thought, the whole thing was great. All of our Soldiers looked forward to this. We dont often have the opportunity to do something like this. I cant thank the MWR enough. Michael Brockington of ATEC, an Army civilian who is retired Air Force, said he hadnt experienced this level of camaraderie since he left the service. There was competitiveness, a little trash talking, but it was all love, he said. TURKEY Continued from Page A1 From left, Robert Nixon of the APG Police Department team and a referee looks on as the ATEC center passes the ball to Quarterback Joseph Erwin and teammate Michael Brockington takes off during the semi-final Turkey Bowl match at Fanshaw Field, Nov. 27, 2019. Photo by Yvonne Johnson, APG News I care about supporting veterans. Give to a cause you care about through the CFC. You can even volunteer. Its that simple. Samuel Gotti Department of Defense Education Activity Choose your cause and Show Some Love today. opm.gov/ShowSomeLoveCFC
