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January is National Stalking Awareness Month, a time to focus on a crime which affected 7.5 million victims in one year. The theme, “Stalking: Know It. Name It. Stop It.” challenges the nation to fight this dangerous crime by learning more about it. Stalking is a crime in all 50 states, the U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, yet many victims and criminal justice professionals underestimate its seriousness and impact. In one of five cases, stalkers use weapons to harm or threaten victims, presenting significant risk factors for homicide in abusive relationships. Victims suffer anxiety, social dysfunction and severe depression at much higher rates than the general population, and many lose time from work or have to move as a result of their victimization. Stalking is difficult to recognize, investigate and prosecute. It is a series of acts, a course of conduct directed at an individual causing them fear. Stalking may take many forms, such as assaults, threats, vandalism, burglary or animal abuse, as well as unwanted cards, calls, gifts or visits.
One in four victims reports that the stalker uses technology, such as computers, GPS devices or hidden cameras to track the victim’s daily activities. Stalkers fit no standard psychological profile, and many stalkers follow their victims from one jurisdiction to another, making it difficult for authorities to investigate and prosecute their crimes.
Communities that understand stalking, however, can support victims and combat the crime. If more people learn to recognize stalking, we will have a better chance to protect victims and prevent tragedies. For additional resources to help promote National Stalking Awareness Month, please visit http://stalkingawarenessmonth.org and www. ovw.usdoj.gov.
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January 28, 1965, Special Order CA-5 was signed by General Curtis Lemay, creating a new officer corps, deemed the Biomedical Sciences Corps. The order took medical scientists and allied health specialists formerly housed in the Medical Service Corps and the decommissioned Medical Specialist Corp and united them under the new BSC banner. Physician Assistants and Veterinary Corps public health officers later joined the BSC in 1978 and 1981.
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www.peninsulawarrior.com U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Alex McClendon, 633rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineer technician, and Wesley Michaux, 192nd Mission Support Group emergency management technician, act as an initial entry team during Integrated Base Emergency Response and Capability training at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 13, 2015. McClendon and Michaux were responsible for entering a simulated contaminated area and testing for hazardous materials.
ABOVE: U.S. Air Force Airmen test for potential hazardous materials during an Integrated Base Emergency Response and Capability training at Langley Air Force Base,Va., Jan. 13, 2015.
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Felicia Still, 633rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineer technician, assists Airman 1st Class Alex McClendon, 633rd AMDS bioenvironmental engineer technician, with donning a hazardous material suit during Integrated Base Emergency Response and Capability training at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 13, 2015. A team of Airmen entered a simulated contaminated area to test for hazardous materials.
LEFT: U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Robert Stewart, 192nd Mission Support Group emergency management technician, assists Airman 1st Class Wesley Michaux, 192nd Mission Support Group emergency management technician, with donning a hazardous material suit during Integrated Base Emergency Response and Capability training at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 13, 2015.The training was designed to enhance Joint Base Langley-Eustis’ chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives response capabilities.
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Army researchers and engineers gathered at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, Jan. 14-16, to discuss research initiatives and focus on closing technology gaps on futuristic aviation-sustainment concepts that could forever change Army aviation -- from air-vehicle design to usage and maintenance and real-time mission planning. The U.S. Army Research Laboratory, or ARL, has partnered with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center, to organize the Zero-Maintenance/FatigueFree Workshop to “foster collaboration and transition from basic and applied science and technology to higher levels of research, development, test and evaluation over the mid-2017 to 2021 and farterm, 2021 to 2030.” “In Huntsville, industry and academia will continue to assess technology gaps, identify science and technology research needs, and formulate roadmaps and potential collaborations to support the Army aviation-sustainment goal of achieving near- or zero maintenance for future vertical-lift aircraft,” said Dy Le, mechanics division chief at ARL. “Additionally, attendees will also continue to assess ARL’s Virtual Risk-informed Agile Maneuver Sustainment, or VRAMS, framework/architecture and its program-focus areas to solidify research strategies and initiatives to make this concept a reality.” Le is the ARL sustainment focus lead, supporting the ARL Sciences for Maneuver-Logistics and Sustainment focus. The event was a follow-on workshop to an August 2014 meeting hosted by ARL at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Attendees refined taxonomies, or basically how to group things together, such as required capabilities, technology gaps, and metrics. The workshop will
“ARL aims to demonstrate the VRAMS proof of concept, transition it to the aviation communities, including AMRDEC, for technology demonstration, and assist the acquisition community to mature the technology for sustaining Army Future Vertical Lift aircraft in the 2048 timeframe.” — Dy Le ARL mechanics division chief
also fostered collaboration strategies and established integrated product teams. Focus areas in the workshop included design methods and standards including-additive manufacturing, predictive health and monitoring data-analysis damage precursors, maintenance processes--VRAMS, and “material genome” self-healing. ARL’s VRAMS is being designed to enable an integrated capability embedded within vehicles (ground, air, and autonomous systems) and other materiel to automatically gauge changes in their functional state, assess that functionality in the context of upcoming or even ongoing missions, and react accordingly to achieve mission requirements by the year 2040, according to ARL’s Sciences for Maneuver Campaign. Le said the program would also increase materiel availability and reduce life-cycle costs of vehicle platforms and their relevant systems and components substantially. SEE WORKSHOP NEXT PAGE
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Soldiers like Spc. David Roberts, air-traffic controller, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and his counterparts in maintenance, could benefit from Army Research Labratory technology by acquiring better, more relevant, and more immediate information about their systems’ health and capabilities.
Commanders, air-traffic controllers, and maintenance operators, for starters, could see in real time the performance, health, location, and usage of aircraft, for example, anywhere in the world at any time and make the most informed decisions on mission planning, aircraft operational capability, and health of systems and components based on early indications of damage, even at the smallest scales. Technology ARL envisions that it would signal early damage, like micro-cracks, and would signal the release of self-healing agents like epoxy to repair materials like composites, for example, once this concept becomes reality. Solutions like these to support the technologies and its potential promises are part of the workshop discussion. VRAMS has garnered strong support from many experts within several aviation communities including Air Force Research Laboratory, Naval Air System Command, National Institute of Standard and Technologies, and NASA. The concept is also getting support from industries as well as academia including Acellent Technologies, Inc., Vertical Lift Center of Excellence,
United Technology Research Center, Johns Hopkins, Stanford University, and the University of California-Irvine. “ARL aims to demonstrate the VRAMS proof of concept, transition it to the aviation communities, including AMRDEC, for technology demonstration, and assist the acquisition community to mature the technology for sustaining Army Future Vertical Lift aircraft in the 2048 timeframe,” Le said. The Army Research Laboratory and Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center are part of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, which has the mission to develop technology and engineering solutions for America’s Soldiers RDECOM is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command. AMC is the Army’s premier provider of materiel readiness--technology, acquisition support, materiel development, logistics power projection and sustainment--to the total force, across the spectrum of joint military operations. If a Soldier shoots it, drives it, flies it, wears it, eats it or communicates with it, AMC provides it.
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“I have an addiction and I need help getting back on my feet.â€? As the Fort Eustis Army Substance Abuse Program clinical director, these are words Elizabeth Calvano-Carpenter has heard multiple times throughout her career. The ASAP mission is to strengthen the overall ďŹ tness and effectiveness of the U.S. Army’s workforce, to conserve manpower and enhance the combat readiness of Soldiers. Calvano-Carpenter and her team at the ASAP clinic work with Soldiers who struggle with substance abuse and provide exible treatment plans to ďŹ t each Soldier’s needs through counseling. “We primarily help Soldiers who have a problem with drugs or alcohol,â€? said Calvano-Carpenter. “Our main mission is to support the Soldiers and help them learn how to combat their issues in a healthy way and ensure they are ďŹ t for duty and mission ready.â€? Soldiers at Fort Eustis and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story may come to the ASAP clinic through a variety of ways, including a commander’s referral if a Soldier is showing inappropriate behavior such as showing up to work under the inuence or their substance abuse is interfering with work performance. Also, biochemical referrals come from a positive random urine screening, or a Soldier can self report to their primary care physician. “We understand the stigmas behind having a substance abuse problem,â€? said Calvano-Carpenter. “We want Soldiers to know that coming forward on their own is much better than getting in trouble and being referred to us and we can do a lot more to help them if they want the help and aren’t just forced to get help.â€? The clinic works with approximately 85 to 90 Soldiers annually, providing level-one treatment, which includes an evaluation, group and one-on-one therapy sessions with a licensed Virginia therapist. Soldiers run the risk of running into legal, physical or health problems from substance abuse, so she encourages Sol-
“We understand the stigmas behind having a substance abuse problem. We want Soldiers to know that coming forward on their own is much better than getting in trouble and being referred to us and we can do a lot more to help them if they want the help and aren’t just forced to get help.� — Elizabeth Calvano-Carpenter Fort Eustis Army Substance Abuse Program clinical director
diers to seek help if they think they have a problem. “We want to help Soldiers understand how drinking or using drugs become problematic,â€? said Calvano-Carpenter. “We can give them skills and tools they can use to ensure they are mission ready at all times.â€? While most Soldiers attend both group and one-on-one therapy sessions, the clinic staff understands that some Soldiers may not beneďŹ t from group therapy, said Calvano-Carpenter. “Some [Soldiers] may have experienced signiďŹ cant childhood trauma or sexual or physical abuse,â€? said CalvanoCarpenter. “Group therapy may be too overwhelming for them, so we focus primarily on individual therapy so they still get the help they need.â€? The clinic maintains a relationship with Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Georgia, for Soldiers who may need level-two or level-three treatment, which may include a 21-to-28 day intensive outpatient program or a four-to-six week residential program. Once a level-two or three treatment is complete, Soldiers return to the ASAP clinic for one year of follow-up Photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Nagle and therapy sessions as needed. U.S. Army Soldiers at Fort Eustis and Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story-Little Creek For more information or to seek treatwith a substance abuse problem may be referred by their commander, primary care phyment, contact the Fort Eustis ASAP Clinsician or can self-refer to the Army Substance Abuse Program at Fort Eustis. For more inic at 878-1674 formation or to seek treatment, contact the Fort Eustis ASAP Clinic at 878-1674.
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Efforts to eliminate the baneful issue of sexual assault “must be personal,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in closing remarks at the Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention Summit Jan. 16. Hagel said the military community is unique in its raised standards and the expectation that Service members will commit to each other both on and off the battlefield. “We should fundamentally begin taking care of each other in personal relationships and wherever else,” Hagel said. “If we don’t understand that dimension of this crime, then we will miss the whole point.” Trust and accountability are critical The secretary noted that absent personal accountability and responsibility, sexual assault will persist no matter how many laws, restrictions, directives or re-
sources are created. “It won’t be an Air Force or a military free of sexual assault unless we come at it from a basis of the humanity and the health of the force,” Hagel said. “We have to trust each other.” While he cited “encouraging progress” in stanching the issue over the last year, Hagel acknowledged more can be done, particularly in areas such as social retaliation, which he said stems from the Department of Defense photo by Casper Manlangit overall environment. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel provides closing remarks at the Air Force Sexual Assault “You cannot take the responsibility Prevention Summit Jan. 16, 2015, on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. and the accountability for this out of the chain of command,” Hagel asserted. “If you see something, if you sense some- are dealing with this issue, are looking to “We have a unique opportunity bething, it’s your responsibility to step in the military for help … because we have cause of how we are structured, how and deal with it -- stop it, or if you can’t institutionalized this as a huge challenge we are organized … that gives us possiand a priority for who we are,” Hagel bilities and avenues of approach to this stop it get somebody who will stop it.” that no other institution or community Hagel praised the military as a whole said. Ultimately, Hagel said, the Air Force of families has,” Hagel said. “We’ve got for its transparency and recognition of the problem, but said awareness is just and members of all services are building to fix this problem -- it won’t get fixed the starting point. a legacy as role models and leaders with in Congress, in the White House or any“College campuses, other areas that a tremendous effect on the future. where else.”
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A team of U.S. Air Force security forces Airmen prepare for an upcoming mission, on the list of items needed to accomplish this assignment is a U.S. Army High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle. There can be difficulties communicating with members of another service because of differences in terminology and communications systems. The Airmen’s commander took the course at the Joint Deployment Training Center at Fort Eustis to learn
“The JDTC provides resident courses, mobile training teams and online courses for more than 5,000 students each year. We also provide exercise support during major joint exercises.” — U.S. Army Col. Douglas Pietrowski JDTC director
exactly how to handle such circumstances. The Joint Deployment Training Center at Fort Eustis, Virginia, is a joint-functional schoolhouse which serves as the Department of Defense’s primary Joint Command and Control functional training institution. “The JDTC provides resident courses, mobile training teams and online courses for more than 5,000 students each year,” said U.S. Army Col. Douglas Pietrowski, JDTC director. “We also provide exercise support during major joint exercises.” The JDTC provides individual Service members with an understanding of the tools designed to plan and execute joint operations. A graduate certificate from JDTC acknowledges an individual Service member’s understanding of the tools to deploy and operate jointly. The current joint processes and communications systems covered by JDTC include deployment, with emphasis on the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System, global force management with emphasis on the Joint Capabilities Requirements Manager, and situational awareness with emphasis on both the Common Operational Picture and Integrated Imagery and Intelligence applications.
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Students are taught how to utilize computer-based programs, to plan deployments, manage forces and assets, and maintain situational awareness in a joint environment. “Teaching these programs help the services all talk the same language,” said Pietrowski. “It will also help them see the same overall picture.” Veterans from each military branch act as instructors and subject-matter-experts on systems and the doctrinal processes. The center provide inresident classes or deploys their cadre as a mobile training team to remote training facilities worldwide. The courses can lead to possible promotion points for their respective services. Some courses also offer Joint Qualified Officer points. As a result of preparing to
work in a joint command, Department of Defense and other U.S. Government Agency personnel may take a course at JDTC in hopes for lifelong knowledge. “No matter their location or organization, JDTC serves as a lifelong knowledge center for our graduates,” added Pietrowski. “[Students can] reach back and access resources to refresh their memory of these evolving systems and doctrinal processes.” These courses are required for some, but open to all who are interested in learning strategiclevel command and control systems. “Although much of the force operates at the tactical level,” said Pietrowski. “Our courses give our students a strategic perspective.”
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth Spencer, Joint Deployment Training Center student, receives instructions from Dave Terrell, JDTC instructor, at Fort Eustis, Va., Jan. 9, 2014. JDTC instructors teach courses in joint deployment, global force management and situational awareness in classrooms, online or from a remote location.
The ability to work jointly, could be the difference between the security forces Airmen retrieving the HUMVEE they need and possibly failing that mission. “Each service has unique capabilities,” Pietrowski said. “We are most potent when we work together.” For more information, visit JDTC’s website at www.jdtc.eustis.army.mil.
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Franklin Mosley, 633rd Security Forces Squadron trainer, instructs Airman Dylan Coady, 633rd SFS installation entry controller, on firing the M-4 carbine during emergency service team tryouts at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 20, 2015.The EST is an element within 633rd SFS that deals with specialized threats at Air Force installations.
ABOVE: U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Edgar Roque, 633rd Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, drags a dummy during emergency service team tryouts at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 20, 2015. LEFT: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joan Morgan, 633rd Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, presses an ammunition can during emergency service team tryouts.
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Michael Feckner, 633rd Air Base Wing inspection team manager, speaks during Right Start, a briefing for new arrivals at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 20, 2015. Right Start is designed make transitioning easier for Airmen and their families. Photos by Airman 1st Class Devin Scott Michaels
ABOVE: Pamphlets and fliers are displayed during a Right Start briefing at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Jan. 20, 2015. Airmen new to Joint Base Langley-Eustis can use the information to make important decisions for their families and home lives. RIGHT: U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mark Hurst, incoming 633rd Air Base Wing command chief, listens to a TRICARE briefing at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 20, 2015. Hurst said Right Start provides the tools for he and his family to become part of the great team at Joint Base Langley-Eustis.
Michael Feckner, 633rd Air Base Wing inspection team manager, speaks to Airmen during a Right Start briefing at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 20, 2015. As part of the briefing, Feckner spoke about operational security and gave examples of how an adversary might intercept sensitive information.
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Meets Minimal Essential Coverage The act mandates that health care must meet minimum essential coverage, and TRICARE coverage meets that criteria for the majority of service members and their families, Ellis said. TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Standard, TRICARE for Life, TRICARE Overseas, TRICARE Remote and the Uniformed Services Family Health Plan meet the minimum essential coverage, he added. When purchased, premium-based plan such as TRICARE Reserve Select or TRICARE Retired Reserve also fulfill the act’s requirements. Uniformed service members who have questions about TRICARE, the act and the individual coverage mandate can visit the TRICARE website to download a fact sheet on TRICARE and the act, with TRICARE plans compared to minimum essential coverage, Ellis said. Military beneficiaries that are solely el-
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As tax season begins, Defense Department officials want to remind TRICARE beneficiaries of changes in the tax laws, which require all Americans to have health care insurance or potentially pay a tax penalty. For the first time since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, all U.S. citizens, including service members, military retirees and their family members, must report health care coverage on their 2014 taxes, said Mark Ellis, a Defense Health Agency health care operations program analyst. For this year only, taxpayers will “selfattest” on their 2014 tax forms to each month in which they had health care coverage, he said.
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igible for care in military hospitals and clinics, for example, parents and parentsin-law, have an automatic exemption from the tax penalty for tax year 2014 only. The site also has suggestions for those who need to purchase coverage to meet the act’s minimum requirements, he noted. That could include retired reservists, Selected Reserve members, young adults up to age 26 and those who leave military service but need transitional coverage, Ellis said. TRICARE beneficiaries with tax questions should contact the Internal Revenue Service or their tax advisers, he emphasized. “The experts there can help them,” Ellis said. Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story stated that TRICARE would send tax forms to its customers in January 2015. That was incorrect. TRICARE customers, like all filers, will self-attest on their 2014 tax returns, no health care coverage forms will be mailed.
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Joint Base Langley-Eustis Tax Centers The Joint Base Langley-Eustis Tax Centers offer free tax preparation services, by appointment only, for active-duty Service members, retirees and their dependents on an appointment-only basis. The centers are open from Feb. 2 - Apr. 15, 2015. The Langley location is open from 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and can be reached at (757) 225-5777. The Fort Eustis location is open from 8 a.m - 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, and can be reached at (757)878-2343. The types of tax returns volunteers are qualified to prepare are limited, please see the list below for more information. Hours and days may be subject to change.
The Tax Center will prepare the following forms: Form 982 (Reduction of Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness (and Section 1082 Basis Adjustment)) Form 1040EZ (Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents) Form 1040A (U.S. Individual Income Tax Return) Schedules: a. A - Itemized Deductions b. B - Interest and Ordinary Dividends c. C EZ - Profit from Business (Sole Proprietorship) d. EIC - Earned Income Credit e. R - Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled Form 1040 - V (Payment Voucher) Form 1040 - ES (Estimated Tax for Individuals) Form 2441 (Child and Dependent Care Credit) Form 5405 (First-Time Homebuyer Credit and Repayment of the Credit) Form 8863 (Education Credits) Form 8812 (Additional Child Tax Credit) Form 8888 (Direct Deposit)
Services NOT Rendered: The Tax Center will not prepare the following forms: Schedule C (Profit or Loss from Business (Sole Proprietorship)) Complicated & Advanced Schedule D (Capital Gains and Losses) Schedule E (Rents & Losses) Form SS-5 (Request for Social Security Number) Form 2106 (Employee Business Expenses) Form 3903 (Moving) Form 8606 (Non-deductible IRA) Form 8615 (Minor’s Investment Income)
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Be Prepared
By Senior Airman Aubrey White
Use this Helpful Checklist in Preparing Your Visit with the JBLE Tax Center
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Since the 2015 income tax season began Jan. 20, U.S. Service members, retirees and their families are ensuring their financial records are in order in preparation for this time of year. Although some people are able to accomplish their Form 1040s with little-tono difficulty on their own, more than 50 percent of Americans use paid tax preparers, according to Forbes.com. Luckily for active-duty Service members, retirees and their families, Joint Base Langley-Eustis Tax Centers offer free tax preparation services and are scheduled to open Feb. 2. U.S. Air Force Capt. Katherine Edwards, JBLE Tax Center officer-in-charge, said she believes this service is particularly helpful to younger Airmen and Soldiers who do not have prior experience with filing tax returns. The centers, open at both Langley Air Force Base and Fort Eustis, employ volunteers as tax preparers. The volunteers will have undergone approximately 60 hours of online training and received certification through the Internal Revenue System Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. “Last year, VITA representatives working with the base legal office saved JBLE families over $500,000 on tax preparation and filing fees,” Edwards said. The centers are accepting anyone with access to the installations who are able to volunteer preferably on a full-time basis. Volunteer duties include tax preparation, answering phones, scheduling appointments and greeting guests. To volunteer, call 764-3277 and ask for the Tax Center Volunteer Coordinator. The JBLE Tax Centers offer services by appointment only. The centers will operate weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., through April 15. The Langley center is located at 402 Helms Ave. To schedule an appointment, call 225-5777. The Fort Eustis center is located at 2733 Madison Avenue. To schedule an appointment, call 878-2343. For a list of documents to bring to your appointment, directions to the centers and more information visit www. jble.af.mil/units/airforceunits/langleylaw/langleytaxcenter/index.asp.
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A U.S. Air Force Airman reviews a form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 20, 2015.
Two Tax Center Locations Langley Location Bldg. 801, 402 Helms Ave., Langley Air Force Base, Va. 23665 Phone: 225-5777 Appointment line opens Feb. 2 Center opens Feb. 2
Eustis Location dg. 2733, 2733 Madison Ave., Bld Forrt Eustis, Va. 23604 Phone: 878-2343 Apppointment line opens Feb. 2 Cennter opens Feb. 2
For driving directions to the Langley and Fort Eustis Tax Centers, visit:
http://www.jble.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100218026.pdf For Langley parking information, visit:
http://www.jble.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-110201015.pdf
The Tax Center hours of operation are 8 AM to 3 PM, Mondaay through Friday February 2 through April 15, 2015. An appointment is required.
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Active, Guard and Reserve U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to warrior transition units, which may be hundreds of miles from where they live, now have access to community-based, outpatient care and services in their hometowns. The Army recently stood up 11 community care units, or CCUs, spread across the country and will add another one in the coming months, according to Brig. Gen. David Bishop, commander of Warrior Transition Command and the Army’s assistant surgeon general for warrior care and transition. CCUs fall under his command. CCUs provide command and medical management assistance to Soldiers as they navigate the Army’s medical treatment system to successfully reintegrate back into the force or transition from the Army, said Sgt. 1st Class Michael Miller. Miller, the CCU platoon sergeant at Fort Carson, Colorado, explained that while Soldiers can remain at home throughout their recovery process, there may be an occasion when a visit to the installation will be beneficial to them, so about once a quarter, they attend a weeklong Soldier readiness review, or SRR. For instance, this week, six Soldiers in the CCU who live in remote areas of Colorado, Utah and Nevada, attended a number of SRR events at the installation that, he said, will better prepare them to recover from their wounds, injuries or illness and then either remain in the Army or transition to civilian
life. It was the first of its kind at Fort Carson, since the CCU there was stood up in September.
Team building The Soldiers took part in a number of team-building exercises, including sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball. Although none of the six are amputees, the adaptive reconditioning activities helped them to better realize that people with very severe disabilities can still function at a variety of motor-skill tasks after rehabilitation, Miller said. “It was a bit intimidating at first, but was actually a lot of fun. We can now see how [amputees] can participate in sports they love,” said Staff Sgt. Lynda Santiago, a CCU member from the Colorado Army National Guard who lives in Evans, about a hundred miles north of Fort Carson. She added that the exercises helped bond the six and also helped them build confidence. Throughout the team-building exercises, Miller said he saw the Soldiers developing “trust, cohesion and empathizing with each other.” Although Miller himself was never wounded or injured during a tour in Iraq, the infantryman said he has friends who were and that he realizes it could have easily been him. He added that he’s glad to have the opportunity to help his fellow Soldiers through their recovery process, having seen first-hand some of the traumatic events Soldiers encounter.
Personal connections Kelly O’Brien, a master resilience trainer-performance ex-
pert with the Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness Training Center at Fort Carson, taught the Soldiers resilience skills designed to build connections and improve communications with others. An Army chaplain at the Fort Carson Warrior Transition Battalion also participated in the workshop. The group began with an activity designed to build better personal connections with others. O’Brien explained how it was taught. Small groups used toothpaste to draw an abstract illustration that had some sort of meaning to them, she said, explaining that it wasn’t really important what they drew. Once they finished, they were asked to scrape up all the toothpaste and put it back in the tube. They succeeded in putting most of it back, she said, but there were traces of toothpaste left behind on the paper that remained. The moral, she said, is that “the words that come out of our mouths are so critical and so important to interpersonal connections. The words can absolutely enhance [that communication] or they can be very detrimental. Words, like toothpaste, come out easily, but the words, like the toothpaste, are very hard to take back. Even if you succeed, it’s going to leave a mark.” One skill O’Brien taught was active constructive responding, or ACR. ACR is about how a person responds when someone brings them good news. How a person responds to another profoundly affects their relationship, she explained. Participants were asked to
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“It was a bit intimidating at first, but was actually a lot of fun. We can now see how [amputees] can participate in sports they love,” — Staff Sgt. Lynda Santiago CCU member from the Colorado Army National Guard
write down key people in their lives, such as family members or other Soldiers and so on. The participants were then instructed to write down how they’d respond to certain remarks by those key people. For example, she said one woman shared how she often responds to her mother in ways detrimental to positive communications. Ways to better respond correctly were discussed, O’Brien said, adding that people might not always be aware of negative responses they give, even when good news is received. An example of what she termed a “conversation hijacker” might be if a loved one suggests a vacation to Hawaii and the other person responds with something that’s totally unrelated. Or, the response might be “that’s too expensive,” or “it takes so long to get there.” She termed these “joy thief” responses. Another example might be not actively listening to key people, she said. When that key person perceives his or her message going through one ear and out the other, the person feels that message and perhaps that relationship is not very important and disengagement occurs. The ACR optimal response would be to show genuine interest in listening and following up with positive responses and questions, she said. This allows the key person to relive the experience and linger in the
positive emotion. “Hunt the good stuff” was another skill, she said. This involved taking the opportunity to reflect on and look for all the good stuff that’s happening in one’s life. This activity needs to be done on a daily basis and practiced for it to kick in as an automatic habit. “We know the bad stuff is going to find us,” she said, “and being able to look for what’s good, no matter how big or small it is, helps build optimistic thinking.” She termed this looking for the “silver lining” in a situation. It could be as small as someone bringing you a coffee, she said, or, the sun finally came out after a week of miserable weather. Or, you hit every green light coming in. “Really, any positive experience, and, you sometimes really have to hunt for them on bad days,” she added. Once hunting the good becomes habitual, a lot of positive things happen to the person, physically, mentally and emotionally -- better sleep, greater life satisfaction, increased optimism, and better relationships. “Our grandparents told us to ‘count our blessings,’” she said. “Now, science has caught up with grandma.”
A family affair The six Soldiers participating in the CCU event at Fort Carson were given the opportunity to bring their families with SEE SUPPORT PAGE 19
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First women to attend Ranger Course By C. Todd Lopez ARMY NEWS SERVICE
The U.S. Army announced Jan. 15 that female Soldiers will be allowed, for the first time, to attend the Army’s Ranger Course and possibly earn the coveted Ranger tab. Some of the women who may attend the Ranger Course this spring began a 16-day “Ranger Training Assessment Course” today. The RTAC is meant to prepare Soldiers to succeed in the Ranger Course and it’s the first time an RTAC has included women. “Secretary of the Army John McHugh approved the participation of both men and women in the spring 2015 Ranger Course assessment,” said Army spokesperson Wayne Hall. “The assessment will be conducted during Ranger Course 06-15, which is scheduled to begin on April 20, 2015. The course has approximately 60 women scheduled to participate. Those who meet the standards and graduate from the course will receive a certificate and be awarded the Ranger tab.”
“We’ll use the data and lessons learned from this pilot to inform our way ahead in a deliberate, measured and responsible manner. We’re upholding standards and ensuring every Soldier has the opportunity to maximize their potential.” — Col. Linda K. Sheimo Chief, Command Policy Division at Army G-1
According to Monica L. Manganaro, a spokesperson for the Maneuver Center of Excellence’s Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade at Fort Benning, Georgia, the 2015 “Ranger Course assessment” is a regular Ranger Course, with all the same physical requirements. The current Ranger Course completion standards, to include prerequisites, phase performance requirements and graduation standards would not change for the assessment, she said. Manganaro said the course is being called an assessment due to the first-time participation of female Soldiers. Both male and female students will participate in the assessment. The Army released an All Army Activities or ALARACT message in September 2014 requesting units forward the names of female volunteers to attend the spring Ranger Course assessment. At the time, the final decision to include women in a Ranger Course had not yet been made. “The response was overwhelmingly positive,” Manganaro said. “When the Army asked for women who had interest, the interest outweighed the number of slots available.” Forty women began the preliminary Ranger Training Assessment Course today. Of the 120 slots available for students in the RTAC, up to 40 are now allotted for women. There are three additional RTACs scheduled before the Ranger Course begins in April. With an endorsement from their unit, Soldiers who successfully complete the RTAC will be eligible to attend the 62-day Ranger Course, Manganaro said. Historically, she said, approximately half of those who enter the Ranger Course will succeed in earning the Ranger tab. Not all Soldiers who attend the Ranger Course are required to at-
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tend an RTAC, Manganaro said. But all female Soldiers who attend the Ranger Course Assessment must first attend and successfully complete an RTAC. “The RTAC is mandatory for the women who want to go to Ranger school,” Manganaro said. “It is going to reinforce those Ranger skills, and familiarize the female Soldiers with the skill sets they may not have had in other courses they have gone through.” Manganaro said the requirement to attend the RTAC will “level the playing field,” in the Ranger Course, allowing women to better familiarize themselves with the skills they will need to succeed there. “The RTAC gives them an azimuth on their skill set, on what they will need to go to Ranger school,” she said.
Female observers and advisors For the Ranger Course assessment this spring, the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade selected 31 female Soldiers to serve as observers and advisors. Of those, there are 11 officers and 20 non-commissioned officers. The observer/advisors will be integrated into the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade staff during the Ranger Course assessment, for the purpose of assisting with the execution of the assessment, and to help capture “lessons learned” from both men and women training together. The female observer/advisors underwent a weeklong evaluation in November 2014, before being selected to move on to a modified Ranger instructor training program, meant to prepare them to work in assigned areas during the Ranger Course assessment. Observer/advisors will also observe two cycles of SEE TRAINING PAGE 19
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Langley tower keeps air traffic safe
RIGHT: An F-22 Raptor takes off after receiving confirmation from the 1st Operations Support Squadron air traffic control tower at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 20, 2015.The control tower supports approximately 30,000 missions annually and communicates with local flight facilities to coordinate safe air traffic. Photos by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard
ABOVE: U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nigel Lane, 1st Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, logs information onto a flight strip at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 20, 2015. Flight strips are sent from either Langley AFB operations or the Norfolk Radar Center to the tower. The strips have flight information including aircraft names, destinations and clearances. LEFT: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Hegarty and Airman 1st Class Megan Andrews, 1st Operations Support Squadron air traffic controllers, look over flying schedules at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 20, 2015. The schedules are used to track departing and arriving locations of aircraft as well as when aircraft are airborne.
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cole Bonack, 633rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron Optometry technician, has his eyes examined using a slit lamp at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 16, 2015.The Langley Optometry Clinic recommends U.S. Service members schedule annual eye examinations to diagnose any issues at an early stage. Photos by Airman 1st Class Areca T. Wilson
ABOVE: Spectacle frames are displayed at the Optometry Clinic on Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 16, 2015. If needed, U.S. Service members can receive two to four frames of choice, including a tinted or clear frame and gas mask insert from the Langley’s Optometry Clinic. RIGHT: U.S. Air Force Capt. Lauren Matthews, 633rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometrist, checks the pupil dilation and constriction of Patricia Schlap, wife of U.S. Navy retired Senior Chief Petty Officer William Schlap, at Langley Air Force Base Va., Jan. 16, 2015. In addition to performing routine exams, the Langley Optometry Clinic offers eye glass and contact lens prescriptions.
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Santiago brought her husband and mother to Fort Carson and said the experience gave them a better understanding of the support wounded warriors need. For example, she said they learned how many with post-traumatic stress disorder can become mentally and physically detached from others and their environment. The detachment results from Soldiers feeling that others don’t understand what they’re going through and they withdraw. Family members, friends and other Soldiers are encouraged to try and get people with PTSD out of their rooms and incorporate them into activities and reassure them that they are valued and appreciated, Santiago said. As for Santiago’s future, she plans to finish a col-
lege certificate program in industrial oil and gas processes and start a small company with her husband relating to environmental compliance. The employment portion of CCU’s transition assistance was very helpful for her future plans, she said, adding that it helped others as well, some of whom were offered civilian employment internships while they were still in the Army going through the recovery process. Santiago concluded: “I’m really thankful they have programs like this. I know that they didn’t have these kinds of things in the past. Soldiers come into the Army 17 or 18 years old and don’t have a clue about what civilian life will be like. This gives them the skills and training they need to know what to do. I’m just thankful for the program.”
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TRAINING FROM PAGE 15 an all-male Ranger Course as part of their preparation for the April 2015 Ranger Course assessment. Manganaro said that female Soldiers who successfully complete the April Ranger Course assessment will earn a certificate of completion for the course, and will have earned the privilege of wearing the Ranger tab on their uniform. However, she said, those Soldiers will not get the Ranger skill identifier, nor will they be able to transition to an MOS that requires the Ranger skill identifier, as those MOSs are not yet open to women.
The move to assess female Soldier performance in the Ranger Course is part of an ongoing Army effort called “Soldier 2020.” That effort is meant to allow the Army’s bestqualified Soldiers the opportunity to serve in any position where they are capable of performing to standard. “In 2011, the Army began assessing barriers to service for women,” said Col. Linda K. Sheimo, chief, Command Policy Division at Army G-1. “In 2012 we opened approximately 14,000 positions that were closed due to the removal of the collocation rule, which includes open-
ing six MOSs and executing the exception to policy program in the maneuver battalion headquarters of maneuver battalions in nine BCTs. “Since 2012, approximately 55,000 positions have been opened. Now, we continue our efforts with the assessment of women attending the Ranger Course this spring. We’ll use the data and lessons learned from this pilot to inform our way ahead in a deliberate, measured and responsible manner. We’re upholding standards and ensuring every Soldier has the opportunity to maximize their potential.”
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Fort Eustis Retirement Ceremony
Next Pay Day Scramble
The 733rd Mission Support Group will host the Fort Eustis Retirement Ceremony at 10 a.m., Jan. 23 to honor retiring participants for their service to our country. The ceremony will take place at Wylie Theater at 705 Washington Avenue. The inclement weather site is Jacobs Theater at 647 Monroe Ave. For more information, call 8786880.
The next winter time Pay Day Scramble will be held atThe Pines Golf Course at Fort Eustis on Feb. 7, with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. This event will also be a two person throw away scramble event played from the forward tees. What makes it a throw away event? The throw away scramble format will be played on the course like any other two person scramble; however when you get to the scoreboard you will throw away your two worst holes in relation to par on each nine. Your total score will be the best results in relation to par (+/- instead of a total number – this way a birdie on a par 5 will be better than a par on a par 3 since the birdie is -1 and the par is even). Call, come in or email to sign up today. For more information, call The Pines Golf Course at 878-2252.
Sisters in Arms Forum
The 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) will host the JBLE Sisters in Arms Forum from 7 to 9 a.m., Jan. 23 at the dining facility. The event is open to all military personnel and the discussion topic will be “Improving Performance in the Work Environment.” For more information, contact Sgt. Maj. Trinette JBLE Job Fair The Joint Base Langley-Eustis Job Fair will take Robinson at 501-7111 or trinette.m.robinson.mil@ mail.mil, or Sgt. Maj. Caprecia Miller at 501-7038 or place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Feb. 19 at the Fort Eustis Club. More than 20 employers will be on hand to netcaprecia.a.miller.mil@mail.mil. work and offer employment opportunities. The event Army Community Service is open to active-duty Service members, Reserve, Army Community Service classes and workshops National Guard, Coast Guard, veterans, retirees and for January will include: military spouses. Job seekers should come dressed Baby and Me Play Group – 10 to 11 a.m. on Thurs- for success and bring copies of their resumes. Minor days at 501 Madison Ave. children are not allowed. Developing Your Financial Plan – 8:30 to 9:30 To pre-register, visit https://eventbrite.com/ event/15049198558/. For more information, call 878a.m., Jan. 13 and 27. 4955. Federal Employment – 10 a.m. to noon, Jan. 29. Play Mornings Play Group – 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Spouses’ Club of Fort Eustis scholarships Wednesdays at 1102 Pershing Ave. The Spouses’ Club of Fort Eustis is offering scholRear Detachment Commander and Family Readarships to high school seniors and adult continuing iness Spouse ResilienceTraining – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Jan. education students for the 2015-16 school year. Applications and eligibility criteria are available online 26-29. Registration is required. Stitchers and Fiber Arts Club – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at www.scfeva.com. All applications must be postJan. 26. marked no later than March 9. For more information, contact the scholarship chairUnless otherwise noted, classes and briefings will take place in Bldg. 650, Monroe Ave. For more person at scfescholarship@gmail.com or mail correspondence to Spouses’ Club of Fort Eustis, Attn: information, call 878-3638. Scholarship Chairperson, P.O. Box 4711. Fort Eustis, Mardi Gras at the club VA 23604. The Fort Eustis Club will host Mardi Gras from 4:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., Feb. 6 at 2123 Pershing Ave. TRADOCTraining Exercise The event is open to the public and attendees The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command will must be ages 21 and older. Activities will include conduct an Active Shooter training exercise on Fort live music, Cajun cuisine, casino games and priz- Eustis, Jan. 27 through 29. This is a training event es. Free snacks will be available in the lounge only and not a real-world situation. from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and free party shuttles will also be provided. Admission is $12 in advance Range schedule Ranges, training areas and associated facilities are and $15 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Fort Eustis Ticket and Travel office off limits to personnel not engaged in scheduled firing, operations or inspections unless clearance is obat 671 Lee Blvd. Free party shuttles will be available on both Fort tained in person from the Range Control Fire Desk Eustis and Langley Air Force Base. Langley AFB or a designated Range Control technician. The Range riders must sign up at the Community Commons. Control office telephone number is 878-4412, ext. Free child care is available. Pre-register at Par- 226 or 878-3834, ext. 234. Range operations schedule through Jan. 28: ent Central, Bldg. 650 on Fort Eustis by Jan. 23. Friday – BTRACS, Range 1, 3; POW Range 2 (7 a.m. For more information, please call, 878-4025.
to 10 p.m.) Saturday and Sunday – POW Range 2 (8 a.m. to 3 p.m.) Monday – BTRACS, Range 1; POW Range 2 (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) Tuesday – BTRACS, Range 1, 3; POW Range 2 (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) Wednesday – BTRACS, Range 1, 3 (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) All personnel are required to check in and out with Range Control before going into or departing from any range or training area.
Marriage Enrichment Program The Regimental Memorial Chapel’s Marriage Enrichment Program will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursdays beginning Jan. 15. The program is open to individuals who are married or engaged to deployed active-duty, Reserves, National Guard or retired Service members. Free child care will be provided for children ages 11 and under. For more information, contact Mike and Carole Carkhuff at 218-1034 or carkhuffs2@verizon.net.
American Red Cross Blood Drive The U.S. Army Medical Department Activity will sponsor an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Feb. 11 at the U.S. Army Reserve Center at 1034 24th St. The event will provide the opportunity for Joint Base Langley-Eustis personnel to donate blood and support this critical cause. For more information, contact Capt. Vidhika Persaud at 314-7584 or vidhika.m.persaud.mil@mail.mil.
AAFES Express FuelCall services The Army and Air Force Exchange Express FuelCall wireless alert system allows drivers with disabilities to contact associates inside the store for assistance without leaving their vehicles. A customer service call button is available at the pumps and Express employees will pump gas for authorized patrons displaying disability license plates or placards. Hours are from 5 a.m. to midnight at Fort Eustis and from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Langley Air Force Base. For more information, call 369-3780 or 766-1312.
SCFE Community Grants The Spouses’ Club of Fort Eustis is seeking non-profit organizations supporting Fort Eustis Soldiers and their family members. The SCFE Community Grants Committee can assist your organization in achieving those goals. Eligible applicants should emphasize their involvement with Soldiers and/or military family members. Applications are available at www.scfeva. com, Facebook or via email at SCFEWelfare@gmail. com. All applications must be postmarked, scanned or emailed no later than midnight Feb. 28. The mailing address is: Spouses Club of Fort Eustis, Attn: Community Grants Committee Chair, P.O. Box 4711, Fort Eustis, VA 23604.
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LAFBCommunity Bethel Manor Elementary volunteers The Children at Bethel Manor Elementary are promoting “no bullying” week, Jan. 27 – Jan. 30, with the “Great Kindness Challenge”. Volunteers are needed to greet kids as they arrive to school by standing in the tunnel of kindness, read during class and help during lunch. If you are interesting in volunteering please contact Staff Sgt. Lawrence Reed 225-1908.
JBLE Tax Center volunteers The 633rd Air Base Wing Legal Office is requesting volunteers for the tax preparation services provided to military members, dependents and retirees. The tax preparation service is offered through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. In addition to Tax Preparation, we are in need of administrative volunteers to answer telephones, schedule appointments, and greet customers, particularly anyone able to volunteer on a full-time basis. If interested in becoming a volunteer at the Tax Center, please contact the Legal Office at 7643277 and ask for the Tax Center Volunteer Coordinator.
ASBP blood drive The Armed Service Blood Program is asking for blood donators Jan. 27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Community Commons. The drive team will provide refreshments to donors. Their mission is to ship blood and blood products downrange every week and need at least 80 actual donors for the four hour period. For more information contact Ralph Peters at 953-1686.
633rd ABW Annual Awards Ceremony You are cordially invited to attend the 633rd Air Base Wing Annual Awards Ceremony on Jan. 30, 6 – 9 p.m., at the Bayview Commonwealth Center. Please RSVP by Jan. 27 using the following link: https://einvitations.afit.edu/inv/anim. cfm?i=224079&k=006346097C5E We are now using PayPal to make the payment process more efficient. There is a tutorial attached if you’re having difficulties with your transaction. Please be advised you do not have to create a PayPal account to check out, you can use any regular credit/debit card. Important Notes: Paying for more than one guest? A separate E-Invite RSVP must be completed for each guest. Adding the guest’s name in the “Comments/ Notes” of your own RSVP does not secure them a seat. Payment methods: PayPal (Credit Card using Paypal) and cash are the only accepted forms of payment. All cash payments will be directed to Master Sgt. Steven Moore, 633rd ABW Command
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faxed. Applicants should ensure that they and their sponsor are enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System database and have a military ID card. The applicant must attend or plan to attend an accredited college or university, full time, in the fall of 2015 or be enrolled in studies designed to transfer to a four-year program. Applicants who are awarded a full scholarship or receive an appointment to one of the military academies or affiliated preparatory schools are not eligible to receive funds from this program. For more information, students or sponsors should call Scholarship Managers at 856-616-9311 or email them at militaryscholar@scholarshipmanagers.com.
Joint Base Langley-Eustis Club 357 is a networking group established to provide support and resources to single and dual military members to help them balance being successful military professionals and parents. The club offers group discussions, networking, and activities for families and parents. Meetings are held every fourth Thursday of the month at 11:30 a.m. in the Community Commons. For more information, call Master Sgt. Nashira Water Aerobics at Shellbank Fitness Center The Shellbank Fitness Center hosts Water AeroStokes at 764-541. bics classes from 5 to 6 p.m., every Monday and JBLE Community Commons classes Wednesday. For more information, contact John Siemann at 325-0998. Piano/Voice - 30-minute one-on-one session Drum - 30-minute one-on-one session Military Tuition Assistance briefing Guitar - 30-minute one-on-one session Music Studio- Please call to make appointment Prior to the first use of Military Tuition Assiswith the studio engineers tance, Service members are required to attend an initial TA briefing to ensure rules, roles and user reLine Dancercise - Mondays and Wednesdays at sponsibilities are clearly understood. 5:30 – 7 p.m. Currently, the briefings are conducted on the first Taekwondo - Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 – 8:30 p.m. three Fridays of every month, at 9 a.m., in room Combat Hapkido – Saturdays at 2 - 3 p.m. and 130 at the Education Center. The initial TA briefings Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. will be conducted each Tuesday at 9 a.m. in room Tang Soo Do - Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 – 7 123 at the Education Center. p.m. and Saturdays at 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. For more information, contact the Education Do Hap Sool – Mondays at 4 - 6:30 p.m., Fridays at Center at 764-2962 or 633fss.fsde.eo@us.af.mil. 4 – 7 p.m., and Saturdays at 3:15 – 5 p.m. Let the good times roll at Langley Lanes Quilting – Thursdays, 5:30 – 8 p.m. Langley Lanes has recently added new games, Tennis - Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 – 7 p.m. Ladies Power Aerobics – Monday, Wednesday programs and other goodies to their facility: ■ Langley Lanes is offering the Air Force Worldand wide Bowling Bowl to Win Program for Youth bowlFriday, 9 – 10 a.m. ers. The age categories are 5-9, 10-14, 15-18, and Photography – Wednesdays, 6 – 7:30 p.m. For more information and class fees, call the teens 18 years of age who are still in high school are eligible. All games must be bowled at Langley Community Commons at 764-2983 or 764-2984. Lanes and cost is $2.00 per game. Scholarships for Military Children available ■ Automatic bumpers have recently been inThe Scholarships for Military Children Program stalled on all 24 lanes. The bumpers will come up become available starting Dec. 15 at commissar- automatically for each designated youth bowler ies worldwide or on the internet at http://www.mil- and return to normal position for the adult bowlers. itaryscholar.org. ■ The King Pin Kafe’ offers you the opportunity Applicants must be a dependent, unmarried child, to text in your food order to save some time in your younger than 21 --- or 23, if enrolled as a full time busy schedules, simply text 775-6233 from your student at a college or university --- of a Service device and you will receive a text back with your ormember on active duty, Reserve or Guard mem- der number. Our menu can be found at www.jbleforceber, retiree or survivor of a military member who support.com website in the Good Eats section. ■ The game room offers electronic darts with WiFi cadied while on active duty, or survivor of a retiree. Applications must be turned in to a commissary pabilities for those looking to have some fun or comby close of business Feb. 13, 2015. Packages must pete with your friends stationed elsewhere. Our pool be hand-delivered or shipped via U.S. Postal Ser- tables are newly recovered and have the fastest survice or other delivery methods, not emailed or face to date.
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The 2015 Tidewater RV Show will be held Jan. 23-25 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center at 1000 19th Street. Visitors can explore exhibits featuring Class A motorhomes, tent trailers, fifth-wheels, travel trailers and truck campers. RV accessories, vacation destinations and financing information will also be available. Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for military personnel and $4 for children ages 12 and under. Hours are from noon to 9 p.m., Jan. 23, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Jan. 24 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Jan. 25. For more information, visit www.tidewaterrvshow.com.
Nauticus offers free admission for children ages 4-12 during January at 1 Waterside Drive in Norfolk. Nauticus is an interactive science and technology center that explores the naval, economic and nautical power of the sea. The center is also home to the Battleship Wisconsin and features hands-on exhibits, a 3-D movie theater and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. The discount applies to up to two children with each paid adult admission. Adult tickets are $15.95 per person. Admission also includes access to the Battleship Wisconsin Wardroom and Officer’s Country and the exhibit “For All Those in Uniform Who Have Served.” Hours are 10 ‘My Time’ Women’s Show a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday and noon to The 7th annual “My Time” Women’s Show will take 5 p.m., Sunday. To purchase tickets online, visit http:// place from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Jan. 24 at the Hamp- www.nauticus.org. For more information, call 664-1000. ton Roads Convention Center at 1610 Coliseum Drive. The event features healthy living activities, personal finance information, home décor, fashion, food, shopping, cooking, York County Volunteer Umpire Association York County Little League has established a new assojewelry, door prizes and more. Admission is $7 for adults in advance, $8 at the door and free for children ages 12 ciation to recruit and train Little League baseball and softball umpires for York County. The York County Volunteer and under. Umpire Association (YCVUA) will supply the necessary For more information, visit www.mytimeshow.com. training to get any volunteer umpire Little League certiDMV2Go at Yorktown Library fied for baseball or softball. The YCVUA will use a points The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ DMV2Go base rewards program that can be redeemed for personmobile office will visit the Yorktown Library from 9 a.m. al umpiring equipment and paying of Little League dues. Anyone in the community wishing to volunteer, should to 4 p.m., Jan. 27 at 8500 George Washington Memorial Highway. Visitors can conduct full service DMV transac- contact our Umpire-In-Charge (UIC) Mike Sears at uic@ tions, including applying for or renewing driver’s licenses ycll.net and identification cards. The mobile office will also issue veteran identification cards if an official copy of the DD214 NAMI Homefront Education Program NAMI Homefront is a free, 6-session education prois provided. For more information, visit www.dmv.virginia.gov/web- gram for family, friends, and partners of military Service doc/citizen/dmv_2go.asp. members and veterans with mental health conditions, beginning Jan. 22, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 100 MedPFAC Homeschool Day ical Drive, Hampton, Va. It focuses on the unique needs The Peninsula Fine Arts Center will host Homeschool of military and veteran communities, such as post-deDay at 11:30 a.m., Feb. 4 at 101 Museum Drive in New- ployment and post-discharge transitions. The course is port News. Homeschool students will have a guided tour designed to help family members understand and supof “Looking Both Ways,” an exhibit that explores contem- port their loved one while maintaining their own well-beporary African American art and its cultural past. Following ing. The trained teachers of this course are also family the tour, students can participate in an art activity and cre- members who have experience with military culture and ate Adinkra stamp prints. Admission is $3 per student, $6 know what it’s like to have a loved one living with a menfor adults and free for children ages 4 and under. The op- tal health condition. Classes are free but registration is retional art activity is an additional $3 per child and the reg- quired. istration deadline is Jan. 30. To register, call 596-8175 or Please call Char Cate at (757) 817-2960 OR Deb Myers email cdonne@pfac-va.org. at (757) 339-1559 to register.
Coastal Virginia Home and Garden Show
Cabin Fever Concert Series
The Coastal Virginia Home and Garden Show will be held Feb. 6-8 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center at 1610 Coliseum Drive. The event features home and garden experts, exhibits, educational programs, vendors and family activities. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for military personnel and senior citizens and free for children ages 11 and under. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Feb. 6-7 and 10 a.m. to 6p.m., Feb. 8. For more information, visit http://coastalvirginiahomeandgardenshow.com.
York County and Carrot Tree Kitchens began their annual winter Cabin Fever Concert Series at 7 p.m., Jan. 22 at the Freight Shed at Riverwalk Landing in historic Yorktown. The concerts are free and open to the public. Audience members can interact with the local musicians during each concert. The schedule is listed below: Feb. 5 – Ron Fetner Trio (acoustical and Americana) March 5 – Kim Person and Lana Puckett (folk and country) Advance tickets and reservations will not be offered.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and seating is on a firstcome, first-served basis. For more information, visit www.visityorktown.org or call 890-3500.
Peninsula Glass Guild Juried Exhibition The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center is hosting its 27th annual Peninsula Glass Guild Juried Exhibition through Jan. 25 at 4205 Victoria Boulevard in Hampton. The event is free and open to the public. Visitors can view blown, carved, cast, stained, neon, and sand-blasted art glass exhibits. Other activities will include a juror’s lecture, mobile hot shop with glass working demonstrations and a silent auction. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Friday and 1 to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 727-1490.
G.E.T. shoe drive The Greater Emmanuel Temple is hosting a shoe drive Jan. 1 through Feb. 1. They are asking for gently used shoes to be donated to the church located at 1225 North King Street, Hampton, Va. 23669. For drop off times and possible pick-ups, please call the church office at 315-3761 or email Master Sgt. Kimberly Young at kyoung322@gmail.com.
American Red Cross blood donations The American Red Cross has released a list of blood donation opportunities in regions across Virginia. Donors of all blood types are needed, especially those with O negative, A negative and B negative. Type O negative is the universal blood type and can be transfused to patients with any blood type. Types A and B negative can be transfused to Rh positive or negative patients. To learn more about donating blood and to schedule an appointment, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call (800)733-2767.
Virginia Living Museum programs ■ Groundhog Meet and Greet – Visitors can participate in groundhog-related activities and crafts from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 31. The museum’s resident groundhog, Chesapeake Chuck, will also be available for visits. ■ Winter Planetarium Shows – Visitors can choose among three shows at the museum’s Abbitt Planetarium through Feb. 28. Enjoy an exciting and often humorous version of the classic Greek legend of Orion in “Legends of the Night Sky Orion.” A staff astronomer takes a tour of the current night sky in “Virginia Skies.” Take a look at the history of lunar exploration in “Back to the Moon for Good,” a full-dome program narrated by Tim Allen. The planetarium is open Wednesday through Sunday and tickets are $4 in addition to museum admission. The Virginia Living Museum is located at 524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard in Newport News. Admission is $17 for adults, $13 for children ages 3-12, and free for children ages 2 and under. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 595-9135 or visit www.thevlm.org.
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