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UPCOMING EVENTS
Today, 4-6 p.m.: Right Arm Night - Club Meade
Friday, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Military Spouse Appreciation Lunch - Club Meade
Tuesday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Military Spouse Job Fair - McGill Training Center
May 16, 8 a.m.: Patriot Pride 5/10K Run & 1-Mile Walk - Murphy Field House
May 17, 2:30 p.m.: Massing of the Colors/Memorial Day Remembrance -The Pavilion
best of best
Military Working Dog
NCO wins garrison
Best Warrior competition
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Contents
News.............................. 3 Sports...................................12
Crime Watch.................. 4 Movies..................................14
Community..................12 Classified..............................17
Editorial Staff
Garrison Commander
Col. Brian P. Foley
Garrison Command
Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes
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Staff Writer Lisa R. Rhodes
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Hello again, Team Meade!
I hope everyone is taking full advantage of
the beautiful springtime weather that has finally
arrived. I’m sure we’ll be looking back with
longing on cool mornings and bright, sunny
low-70s afternoons very soon.
This is truly fitting weather for the month
when we memorialize all those who, in President
Abraham Lincoln’s words, “gave their last full
measure of devotion” to preserve and advance
our great nation.
Thankfully, our country is filled with orga-
nizations dedicated to sustaining our patriotic
lineage. This month, a great many of those orga-
nizations will come together May 17 at 2:30 p.m.
the Fort Meade Pavilion in our annual “Massing
of the Colors” ceremony.
The event, hosted by Fort Meade and the
Military Order of the World Wars, will include
more than 60 color guards representing military
and civilian service organizations from across
the state.
Last year, members ranged from young Cub
Scouts to 86-year-old veterans of World War II.
Veterans of past conflicts sat alongside veterans
of present conflicts, who sat next to veterans of
future conflicts.
This year will be another special gathering
of organizations whose members are dedicated
to preserving the patriotic lineage of this great
country of ours.
Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers — command-
er of U.S. Cyber Command, director of the
National Security Agency and chief of the Cen-
tral Security Service — is confirmed to be the
grand marshal and guest speaker once again.
Other notable guests include Rep. Donna
Edwards and Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, who
will be with us for one of his last visits before
relinquishing command of the Military District
of Washington to Maj. Gen. Bradley Becker
on June 9.
The Old Guard, the U.S. Army Field Band
and the U.S. Army Drill Team will perform
again this year, so we encourage all to come
out for what will be memorable and meaningful
Sunday afternoon.
This Memorial Day, please pause to reflect
on our nation’s past and on those who gave
their last full measure to protect our way of life.
Please say a prayer, or kneel and place a hand
on a gravestone, or stop and thank the parent or
spouse or child
of a fallen ser-
vice member for
their sacrifice.
It is they who
represent the
most basic fiber
of our national
strength.
Spring is
here, and work
to renovate
Fort Meade has
started back up
in earnest. The new Exchange parking lot is on
track for completion by the end of June, and a
huge Exchange grand opening will follow.
Work on the commissary lot has begun, and
we will see work on the School-Age Services and
Child Development Center II lots start soon.
Cooper Avenue at Rockenbach Road also will
be resurfaced and a sidewalk added, and we will
break ground on the new Rockenbach gate this
month. So there is a lot going on!
We had a great visit on April 29 by Katherine
Hammack, the Army’s assistant secretary for
Installations, Energy and the Environment. We
remain hopeful Congress will allocate funding
in the FY16 budget to widen Reece and Mapes
roads and access control points during the
markup hearings this month for the military
construction budget.
Before closing, I want to thank those who
have donated to the Army Emergency Relief
Campaign. We are close to exceeding our goal
of raising more than $100,000 that will be used
to assist service members and their families in
times of need. A more worthy cause does not
exist.
Our thoughts and prayers also go to the
people of Baltimore and Nepal, who have
experienced significant challenges over the past
month. Our own Mary Staab — director of the
Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization
and Security — deployed her 115th Military
Police Battalion to Baltimore this past week to
help keep the peace, and her Soldiers performed
admirably.
Thanks again for all that you do, Team
Meade! We have a big summer ahead, so enjoy
the weather this month and we will see you
soon.
Memorial Day:
A Time of Honor
COL. Brian P. Foley
Garrison Commander

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News
By Veronica Castro
Public Affairs Office
With the tax season over, the Office of
the Staff Judge Advocate held an awards
ceremony on April 27 to honor the staff and
volunteers of the Fort Meade Joint Installa-
tion Tax Center for a job well done.
In his remarks, Staff Judge Advocate Lt.
Col. Jon Cheney said the tax center staff
filed more than 2,400 returns this tax season
and saved clients over $500,000 in tax prepa-
ration fees. He also said that clients received
$3.4 million in refunds.
This year, 10 service members were
assigned to the center in addition to two civil-
ian employees. The volunteer staff included
five service members and five civilians.
The tax center closed for the season on
April 30.
During last week’s ceremony, Garrison
Commander Col. Brian P. Foley said the tax
center serves as a forum for working together
to help the community.
“This tax center could not function based
on the allocation of resources from the
Department of the Army,” he said.
Capt. Sage Boyd was awarded the Army
Achievement Medal for her service as officer
in charge of the tax center,
“It was great seeing people come together,
military and civilian, working together to
help retirees and active-duty service mem-
bers and their families here at Fort Meade,”
Boyd said. “It was wonderful to be a part
of that.”
Boyd said her experience in the Reserve
Officers’ Training Corps helped her in her
service at the tax center.
“I started at ROTC and spent more time
learning how to be a leader than a lawyer,”
she said. “So it’s a great opportunity to actu-
ally put everything I learned in ROTC into
practice here as the tax center OIC.”
The experience level of the volunteers
ranged from some to none.
“I took the HR Block course and I
passed it, so I came here to help,” said civil-
ian volunteer Downy Hernandez.
Volunteer Spc. Katlyn Butzin credited the
detailed training given by the tax center.
“They provided excellent training,” she
said. “They had lawyers come out and talk
about tax laws to us and also did some
hands-on [training] before we had people
come in.”
Butzin said she enjoyed her experience at
the tax center and would volunteer again.
“I really did enjoy working with not only
the Army, but some joint service members
as well,” she said.
Awards presented to tax center staffers, volunteers
Story and photo by Alan H. Feiler
Special to Soundoff!
For Marine Lance Cpl. Karen Cruz,
enjoying a steaming-hot Cinco de Mayo
lunch at the Freedom Inn Dining Facility on
Tuesday offered a little taste of home.
“I didn’t know they were going to do
this, but I was so excited when I found out,”
said the Long Beach, Calif., native, who is
of Mexican heritage. “It makes me happy
because I miss my food and home.”
Standing with a heaping tray of steak
fajitas and jalapeno cornbread, Cruz said
she is well aware of the fact that Cinco de
Mayo does not celebrate Mexico’s day of
independence, as many Americans assume.
(Mexico’s Independence Day is observed
Sept. 16.)
Cinco de Mayo — literally, fifth of May
— celebrates the Mexican victory over
French forces during the 1862 Battle of
Puebla.
“Back home, it’s a big celebration,” Cruz
said over the blaring of the Ritchie Valens
classic “La Bamba”over the intercom. “This
is great.”
The special lunch marked the Freedom
Inn’s first observance of Cinco de Mayo,
said Facility Manager Howard Mountain,
although the dining hall has offered special
meals commemorating Earth Day, Black
History Month, Thanksgiving and Hispanic
American Heritage Month.
“I’ve been in the military and I have a son
in the military, so I know what it’s like to be
away from home,” Mountain said. “So this
brings them a little comfort. Something like
this lets us give back to the Soldiers.”
Melba J. Taylor, Freedom Inn’s contract
manager, said deviating from the regular
Freedom Inn celebrates Cinco de Mayo
menu cycle is good for the facility’s staff
of 48 employees and the 450 to 500 service
members and civilians who eat lunch there
every day.
“We want to keep them guessing,” Taylor
said. “We don’t want it to get too predict-
able, so we mix it up and keep things fresh.
... It’s an honor to do this and recognize the
culture. It’s just something we wanted to do,
and [diners] are very appreciative.”
Although no one on his staff is spe-
cifically of Mexican ancestry, Mountain
said having some employees of Hispanic
heritage was beneficial to the preparing of
the meals.
“They’re familiar with the food,” he said.
Menu items featured steak and chicken
fajitas, a taco bar, refried beans, chicken
enchiladas, pinto beans, Mexican fiesta rice,
and jalapeno cornbread.
The recipes for the Mexican dishes came
from the Army Food Management System.
Contributing to the milieu was piped-in
music that included such traditional Mexi-
can fare as mariachi-band favorites.
Marine Pfc. Kyla Demesa of the 4612th
Combat Camera Production Specialist said
she was thoroughly enjoying the food and
atmosphere.
“My dad is French and Italian and my
mom is Filipino, so I wanted to experience
the Hispanic side of things,”said the Beverly
Hills, Calif., native, who lives on post. “I love
Hispanic food, and I especially love tacos.”
Marine Pfc. Hector Robles, who lives on
post, also enjoyed the fiesta food.
“I’m Colombian, but I like Mexican food
a lot,” said the Portland, Ore., native. “By
my standards, this is pretty good. I like the
rice a lot.”
Other culinary standouts were the steak
and chicken fajitas, said Airman 1st Class
Amber Wong of the 178th Fighter Wing,
who is a student at the Defense Informa-
tion School.
“Everything was delicious, fantastic,”said
Wong, a native of Dayton, Ohio. “I eat here
every day. It’s very nice.”
Mountain credited his food program
supervisors for providing him and his staff
with the flexibility to be creative with menus
at the Freedom Inn.
“What’s different here [from other Army
dining facilities] is I get a lot of leeway to do
a lot of different things here, which is great,”
Mountain said. “I get a lot of support to
experiment and develop different things.
That’s why after 20 years here, I still love
coming to work.”
Or as Philippines-born server and kitchen
helper Maryann Johnson put it while danc-
ing around and serving up pinto beans and
cornbread to a Navy seaman:
“Cinco de Mayo! Woo hoo!”
Marine Pfc. Kyla Demesa of 4612th Combat Camera Production Specialist enjoys a
couple of tacos at lunch Tuesday during the Freedom Inn Dining Facility’s celebration
of Cinco de Mayo (May 5).

News
By Alan H. Feiler
Staff Sgt. Robert J. Citrullo of the
2nd Military Working Dog Detach-
ment said he was in the best shape of
his life after returning home last Sep-
tember from a 10-month deployment
in Afghanistan.
But nowadays, he said, he’s “pretty
close” to that physical peak after win-
ning the annual Best Warrior compe-
tition in the noncommissioned offi-
cer category, sponsored in March by
Headquarters Command Battalion.
Citrullo won by default since he was
the only NCO in the competition.
“It was bittersweet,” he said. “I wish
there were more NCOs who would’ve
done it. But I know some were limited
by injuries.”
Winning the Best Warrior competi-
tion in the Soldier category was Maine
native Spc. Paul Bougeois, also of the
2nd MWDD. The detachment’s Spc.
Jonathan Mendoza, a native of Miami,
also participated in the competition.
In total, five service members com-
peted.
“It was a major undertaking,” said
Citrullo, a Carthage, N.Y., native, who
lives in Meuse Forest with his wife of
two years, Brandi. “We trained for
three months. I had to bring these guys
out to run and ruck. It was tough.
“The competition was tougher than
I expected,” he said. “As the week went
on, it just got tougher and tougher. We
were all pretty tired by the end. You
just sharpen your Soldier skills.”
Best Warrior tests competitors’Army
aptitude as far as conquering urban
warfare simulations, board interviews,
physical fitness tests, essays and war-
rior tasks, and battle drills relevant to
today’s operating environment.
Sgt. 1st Class Nathan S. Gibson,
kennel master of the 2nd MWDD,
said he was very proud of his NCO
and Soldiers.
“They trained pretty hard — physi-
cal training, ruck marching, running,
just getting in shape,” Gibson said.
“There was basic Soldier tasks, range
shooting, land navigation. I’m very
proud of them.”
Citrullo, 28, who joined the Army in
2005, said his Soldiers were the inspi-
ration for his deciding to compete in
Leading by example
2nd MWD Detachment wins big at Best Warrior
the Best Warrior.
“They motivate me, and I wanted to
lead by example,” he said. “These guys
are kids, even though they’re only a few
years younger than me, so I wanted to
show them how it’s done.
“I want the best for my MOS [mili-
tary occupational specialties]. If I
expect the best, I have to give the
best.”
Over the span of a week, the com-
petition included a 6-mile ruck march
with a 45-pound backpack and a land
navigation course in which partici-
pants were required to plot grids on a
military map and find them.
“I had to teach them how to do all
that because they haven’t done it since
basic training,” Citrullo said of his
Soldiers. “I’ve done it a lot.”
The physical fitness component of
the competition also included a 2-mile
run, two minutes of pushups and two
minutes of situps.
Competitors also were required to
complete a one-page essay section
about their perspectives on women
keep up with all of that, and people
don’t realize it.
“The dog does do the majority of
the work, but you have to keep up with
them,” he said. “It requires a lot of
physical and mental strength. Some-
times, we do demonstrations and put
someone in a ‘bite suit’ and they see
how physical it really is.”
Citrullo said he’s proud of himself
and his Soldiers for their showing in
the competition.
“It makes us look really good,” he
said. “It’s a dare-to-be-great situa-
tion. You dare to do something that
can make you look good. You do get
nervous, but you just leave it all out
there.
“No matter what, you give it your
all. That way, you’re satisfied. Com-
mitment is the key to it all.”
Photo by Sgt. Charles M. Bailey
Staff Sgt. Robert Citrullo, assigned to the 2nd Military Working Dog Detatchment,
performs situps while participating in the Army Physical Fitness Test event on March 2
during the Best Warrior Competition sponsored by Headquarters Command Battalion.
The competition prepares Soldiers for the next level of Best Warrior competitions.
admitted to Army Ranger School. In
addition, they had to perform and
conduct a session of physical readi-
ness training and demonstrate their
aptitude with M4 carbines.
“We knew the events we were going
to do; we just didn’t know how they
would be conducted,” Citrullo said.
“They gave us the general events, but
they don’t tell you how many points
you get off each one.”
Citrullo said his detachment’s show-
ing in the Best Warrior speaks volumes
about the unit.
“We’re very hardworking,” he said.
“I have very motivated Soldiers.”
Citrullo said their showing also
spoke of the physical fitness and men-
tal acuity of military working-dog
detachment Soldiers in general. He
said the physical and mental require-
ments of handling military dogs “puts
us in a higher echelon of a Soldier.”
“If we’re not doing training, we’re
doing PT,” Citrullo said. “You have to
run with that dog and search and be
a decoy for that dog. So you have to
April 23, Shoplifting: AAFES
loss prevention personnel at the
Exchange showed Fort Meade
Police video surveillance foot-
age of the subject concealing
multiple cosmetic items into
her purse and exiting the store
without rendering proper pay-
ment.
CommunityCommunity
Crime Watch
Compiled by the Fort Meade
Directorate of Emergency Services
For week of April 20-26:
• Moving violations: 46
• Nonmoving violations: 15
• Verbal warnings for traffic stops: 29
• Traffic accidents: 8
• Driving on suspended license: 1
• Driving on suspended registration: 1
• Driving without a license: 3
For week of April 27-May 3:
• Moving violations: 33
• Nonmoving violations: 0
• Verbal warnings for traffic stops: 42
• Traffic accidents: 12
• Driving on suspended license: 2
• Driving on suspended registration: 1
• Driving without a license: 0

News
Story and photo by Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
The medical staff at Kimbrough
Ambulatory Care Center had more than
130,000 patient encounters during fiscal
year 2014.
Almost every patient was likely to be
served by a nurse.
National Nurses Week, which started
Wednesday and ends Tuesday, celebrates
the role nurses play in delivering the high-
est level of quality care to their patients,
according to the American Nurses Asso-
ciation’s website.
The ANA sponsors National Nurses
Week. This year’s theme is “Ethical Prac-
tice, Quality Care.”
Col. Tonya Dickerson, deputy com-
mander for nursing at Kimbrough, said its
nurses are among the best in their field.
“We’re very proud of their dedication to
providing excellent patient care, and that’s
what they do,” Dickerson said. “They put
the needs of the patient first.”
More than 100 of Kimbrough’s nurses
are civilians, while 24 are on active duty.
During National Nurses Week, Kim-
brough is sponsoring a series of in-service
lectures for nurses, staff and the Fort
Meade community. Topics range from
medical errors and legal issues in nursing
practice to maintaining a healthy life/work
balance.
A Nurses Week luncheon will be held
Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. in the adjacent
Rascon Center.
In observance of this year’s theme,
Dickerson said Kimbrough is “striving to
become” a high-reliability organization,
“to make safety a priority and engaging
the entire health care team.”
According to the 2013 study “High-
Reliability Health Care: Getting There
From Here,” by Mark R. Chassin and
Jerod M. Loeb of The Joint Commission,
“High-reliability science is the study of
organizations in industries like commercial
aviation and nuclear power that operate
under hazardous conditions while main-
taining safety levels that are far better than
those of health care.”
The Joint Commission is a not-for-prof-
it organization that accredits and certifies
more than 20,500 health care organiza-
tions and programs in the U.S.
Chassin and Loeb wrote that “adapting
and applying the lessons of this science to
health care offer the promise of enabling
hospitals to reach levels of quality and
Providing quality care
Kimbrough celebrates National Nurses Week
safety that are comparable to those of the
best high-reliability organizations.”
Dickerson said Kimbrough is proactive
in these efforts.
“We want to minimize harm. ... We
want to maintain consistent excellence
over time,” she said.
Several of Kimbrough’s nurses said
safety is a top priority in their own practice
and that technology helps them to achieve
their goal.
Loma Lohn, patient safety manager
for Medical Department Activity, said
medical facilities within the Army, Navy
and Air Force use the electronic Patient
Safety Reporting System — a voluntary,
confidential, nonpunitive reporting system
— to document actual events and almost
events to patients because “people make
mistakes.”
This data is used by DoD to track safety
trends across military health care organiza-
tions. Lohn said safety and best practices
are essential in nursing and are a part of
her own ethical standard.
“It’s a high priority to always do the
best you can when you walk through these
doors,” she said. “ ... I hold myself more
accountable and most stringent than any-
one else could ever hold me to. We take
care of people; you have to do the very best
for them. The standard is: ‘Do no harm.
Patients first.’ ”
Deborah Jolissaint, a board-certified
nurse practitioner in case management
for primary care at Kimbrough, said her
greatest challenge and reward as a nurse
have been caring for Army and Marine
wounded warriors and children with ter-
minal cancer.
Jolissaint’s personal ethical standard
is to “treat all individuals fairly and not
judge,” and to “allow personal autonomy
and give patients the right to determine
their own fate.”
Retired Col. Roger Baxter, a certified
registered nurse anesthetist, said nurses are
critical to a patient’s care.
“When we work with people, they’re
in their most challenging part of their
lives sometimes,” he said. “A lot of times,
they’re at death’s door or at least the most
stressed that they’ve ever been, in most
cases. So a big part of our job is to mar-
shal them through that experience in a way
they can tolerate it, survive it and even be
better on the other side than when they
started.”
Ronnie Richardson, a pediatric charge
nurse, began his career as a combat medic
in the Army.
“I liked the idea of going out into the
field and patching up injured Soldiers,”
said Richardson, who left the Army in
1995 at the rank of staff sergeant before
becoming a civilian nurse.
After years as a pediatric intensive-care
unit nurse, Richardson said he has learned
the hardest lesson — to move on when a
baby dies.
“That was the most challenging part,”
he said.
But knowing that one has done the best
job possible helps.
“You talk it over and you have to keep
going because the next patient is coming
through the door,” Richardson said.
But in the end, nursing is about life,
not loss.
“It’s just something I like to do,” Rich-
ardson said. “I just love doing it.”
Veronica Marie
Flynn (right) and
Heather Snowden,
both licensed
practical nurses
who work at
the Red Clinic
at Kimbrough
Ambulatory Care
Center, test an
electrocardiogram.
Kimbrough will
recognize its
nurses during
National Nurses
Week, which
runs through
Tuesday, for their
commitment and
dedication to the
field.

News
By Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
The Fort Meade community is invited to
participate in the 18th annual Bike to Work
Day on May 15.
For the event, Garrison Commander
Col. Brian P. Foley and Garrison Com-
mand Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes will cut
the ribbon for the official opening of Fort
Meade’s Sally Port/Pepper Road gate, which
is only open to pedestrians and cyclists.
Bike to Work Day is part of May’s
National Bike to Work Month, which is
sponsored by the League of American
Bicyclists.
The league represents bicyclists “in the
movement to create safer roads, stron-
ger communities and a bicycle-friendly
America,” according to the organization’s
website.
Bike to Work Day is an effort to urge
employees to make bicycling “a feasible
and fun way to get to work,” according to
the league.
Cyclistsareencouragedtogatherbetween
7 and 8 a.m. at Baltimore Coffee and Tea,
1110 Odenton Town Center. A light break-
fast of coffee, juice and Danish pastry will
be served. Bike to Work Day T-shirts will
be distributed.
At 7:45 a.m., cyclists are invited to ride
to Fort Meade’s Sally Port/Pepper Road
gate, which is located toward the southeast
corner of the installation near the Range
Control off Route 175 and adjacent to
Route 32.
The Pepper Road gate, which is close
to the MARC station and Odenton Town
Center, is open Monday through Friday
from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cars and other motor-
ized vehicles are not authorized to access
this gate.
Fort Meade employees who ride their
bike to work and are Control Access Card-
holders can obtain a pass for the gate at
the Directorate of Emergency Services.
To schedule an appointment, call 301-677-
6607.
The Baltimore Metropolitan Council
is sponsoring Bike to Work Day activities
throughout the region.
The BWI Business Partnership, which is
based in Baltimore, is hosting the Odenton
event. The organization promotes alterna-
tive forms of transportation throughout
northern Anne Arundel County.
“We promote all forms of transpiration
other than vehicles — van and car pools,
shuttles, pedestrians and bicycling — to
alleviate parking, improve air quality and
ease traffic congestion,” said Nancy Hug-
gins, assistant director of grants and trans-
portation programs at the BWI Business
Partnership.
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News
Story and photo by Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
On May 26, Marissa Pena will report to
Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery,
Ala., to enroll in the Career Officer Training
Course.
When she completes the monthlong
course, she will be an Air Force captain — a
lifelong dream come true.
“I want to do this,” said Pena, 41, Fort
Meade’s Suicide Prevention Program man-
ager. “It’s just my destiny.”
After almost three years of educating
military units and the Fort Meade com-
munity about suicide prevention, Pena will
be commissioned into the Air Force during
a ceremony on June 30 at the 6th Armored
Cavalry Chapel.
Deputy Garrison Commander John
Moeller will present Pena with his Army
captain pins during the ceremony.
“Marissa Pena is a valued garrison
employee who has enthusiastically embraced
her position as Fort Meade Suicide Preven-
tion Program manager,” said Moeller. “She
has made a great strides in ensuring that
our service members and civilian employees
have an increased awareness of suicide pre-
vention and are equipped with intervention
techniques and skills to help individuals who
may be at risk for suicide,”
Moeller said passing down one’s rank and
branch insignia is an old military tradition.
“When I heard that Marissa was going
to be commissioned as a captain, I offered
her my captain’s bars. They may be 30 years
old and a little worn, but it’s little traditions
like this that help make the military the great
institution that it is,” he said.
Air Force Chaplain (Col.) Michael Heuer,
National Security/Central Security Service
staff chaplain who wrote a recommendation
for Pena’s application packet, will administer
the oath.
“Marissa is more than a skilled clinician
— she’s a gifted leader,” said Heuer, who
has worked with Pena as a trainer for the
garrison’s monthly Applied Suicide Interven-
tion Skills Training program.
Pena has been responsible for the coordi-
nation of the ASIST program.
“Marissa is very possibly the best social
worker with whom I’ve ever had the privilege
to work.,”Heuer said. “And incidentally, she
tried to first join the Army as a social worker.
But at the time, the Army was not accepting
already credentialed social workers and the
Air Force was. So Marissa’s commissioning
will be a gain for the Air Force.”
Pena, who will serve as a licensed clinical
social worker, will begin her service at Kirt-
Program manager readies for Air Force commission
land Air Force Base in Albuquerque, N.M.
Although Pena does not have a military
background, she has wanted to join the
military — specifically the Air Force — since
she was a graduate student a decade ago at
New Mexico Highlands University in Las
Vegas, N.M.
Many of her classmates were Airmen at
the nearby Kirtland, and they encouraged
her to join the service as a social worker.
“It sounded great, but I was in love and
wanted to get married,” said Pena, who was
drawn to the idea of serving in the military.
Her fiancée had served seven years in
the Marines and did not want to return to
military life.
“I listened to everyone instead of doing
what I wanted to do,” she said.
After they married, the couple later
moved to Albuquerque and had two sons.
Pena began working at TeamBuilder Coun-
seling, a nonprofit agency, with sexually
abused teenagers. During training sessions
at the agency, one of its founders, Lorraine
Freedle, decided to apply her therapeutic
methods to heal wounded service members
from the Iraq war who had been diagnosed
with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Pena was excited about the idea and
Freedle encouraged her to become a clini-
cal social worker in the military. So in April
2010, Pena began applying for a civilian
social worker position with the federal gov-
ernment.
In November, she received a call from
the clinical director at the Army Substance
Abuse Program at Fort Bliss, Texas. She
was hired as a substance abuse counselor,
but held on to her dream to work in the
Air Force.
However, Pena said some family members
and friends were not supportive of her join-
ing the military.
“I was listening to negative people and
listening to others about what I wanted to
do with my life,” she said.
In 2011, she divorced her husband and
moved to the East Coast to be near family
in Philadelphia. After applying for civilian
positions, she was called by Eileen McGrath,
clinical director of Fort Meade’s Army Sub-
stance Abuse program, about a job here.
Pena accepted the position in August
2012. McGrath, who also joined the Army
later in life, became another mentor. Pena
shared with McGrath that she wanted to try
to deploy to Afghanistan as a civilian. But
when that didn’t work out, McGrath encour-
aged Pena to pursue her dream.
“I should just join the Air Force; it’s
finally time,” said Pena, who was then 38.
Pena had received a letter from the Air
Force stating the need for health profession-
als. In July 2013, she called the Air Force
recruiting office and began working with
Tech Sgt. Mark Hoffman, a health profes-
sional recruiter for the Air Force Biomedical
Sciences Corps in Virginia.
“She was very motivated and would not
let anything get in her way of reaching her
goal of being in the Air Force,” Hoffman
said.
Although others told Pena that applying
for an Air Force commission after age 40
and being a single mother would be obsta-
cles, Hoffman said these factors only added a
few more steps to the application process.
Pena applied for a single-parent waiver
and developed a family care plan for her
two younger sons as part of her application.
She had to undergo intensive physical fitness
tests and obtain three recommendations
from current supervisors.
The only professional requirements were a
master’s degree in social work and a license
as a clinical social worker.
A medical board of Air Force officers
convenes in December to approve Air Force
applications. Although Pena missed the
application date, she and Hoffman worked
to meet the deadline for the following year.
Last December, Pena was one of six appli-
cants to be accepted out of a pool of 27.
“I was screaming and hollering!” she
said.
Pena’s last day at Fort Meade is May 20.
Her duties will be taken over by other ASAP
staff members until her position is filled.
Torrie Osterholm, the interim director
at Fort Meade’s ASAP, is an Air Force
veteran.
“I am honored to share in [Pena’s] experi-
ence,” she said. “As a social worker, I fully
understand Marissa’s passion in her suicide
prevention work. Her transition to military
life may not be easy. But Marissa, in her
sheer determination, will be successful.”
Pena said she will incorporate the experi-
ence she has gained at Fort Meade into her
new career.
“I know that when I get into the Air
Force, I will provide good therapy and I
will be able to help service members,” she
said.
Marissa Pena, Fort
Meade’s Suicide
Prevention Program
manager, discusses
plans for her Air
Force commissioning
ceremony with Air
Force Chaplain (Col.)
Michael Heuer, National
Security Agency/
Central Security
Service staff chaplain
who will administer the
oath on June 30. After
almost three years at
Fort Meade, Pena will
be commissioned as
an Air Force officer
to work as a licensed
clinical social worker.

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News
By Alan H. Feiler
Richard A. Schaeffer sums up the leg-
acy of William F. Friedman, the father
of American cryptology, this way:
“For us cryptology junkies, he’s Babe
Ruth and everyone else rolled into
one.”
Schaeffer, president of the National
Cryptologic Museum Foundation, par-
ticipated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony
for the unveiling of the exhibition, “Wil-
liam Friedman: A Life in Cryptology.”
The ceremony was held April 28
at the National Cryptologic Museum,
which is adjacent to the National Secu-
rity Agency.
Schaeffer was joined at the ceremo-
ny by approximately 40 NCM board
members, NSA officials and employees,
Friedman family members and other
guests.
The exhibit is a collection of pho-
tographs, artifacts, books, and por-
tions of over 52,000 pages from more
than 7,600 recently declassified official
papers belonging to Friedman, who died
in 1969 at age 78.
After retiring from the NSA in 1955,
Friedman donated his papers to the
George C. Marshall Foundation. Over
the past three years, the NSA and the
Lexington, Va.-based Marshall Foun-
dation worked closely to examine and
declassify the documents, which are
now available to the public on the NSA’s
website at nsa.gov.
This declassification marks the larg-
est digital release in NSA history and
the agency’s largest declassification in
two decades. The original documents
are stored at the National Archives in
College Park.
At the ceremony, museum and NSA
officials spoke of Friedman’s work and
impact on national security.
“William Friedman understood
the importance of a multidisciplined
approach to the business [of cryptol-
ogy],” said museum curator Patrick
Weadon. “He was a visionary and
giant.”
NSA Executive Director Corin R.
Stone described Friedman and his wife,
Elizabeth S. Friedman, also a cryptolo-
gist, as “celebrities” in the intelligence
world.
“This exhibition demonstrates who
[William Friedman] was and why he’s
held in such high esteem,” Stone said.
“His accomplishments are not as well
New museum exhibit displays collection of pioneer cryptologist
known as they should be. ... He saw
beyond the cryptology of his day and
took it to a new level of thinking.
“I think he would be impressed with
how far the NSA’s work has come.”
One of the founders of American
cryptology — the making and break-
ing of codes — Friedman was the lead
code breaker for the U.S. War Depart-
ment. During the 1930s, he directed the
research division of the Army’s Signals
Intelligence Service.
He also worked for the Signal Secu-
rity Agency, the Armed Forces Security
Agency and the NSA.
Friedman, a geneticist who was born
in Bessarabia (now Moldova) and grew
up in Pittsburgh, helped a team of
cryptologists break Japanese diplomat-
ic code shortly before World War II.
Among his contributions was the pre-
cursor to the SIGABA machine, which
created a cipher never solved by the Axis
during the war.
His life’s work — from World War I
through the mid-1950s — focused on the
art and science of cryptology, and it laid
the foundation for today’s NSA.
“He was the first American to under-
stand the relationship between math and
statistics and codes and ciphers, and
apply all of that to breaking codes,” said
Betsy Smoot, historian for the Center
for Cryptologic History at the NSA.
Moot said the documents include
diaries, letters between the Friedmans,
and thoughts and materials related to
cryptology. She said the bulk of the
papers stem from1930 to the1950s.
“It’s a nice set of documents that will
help scholars with all sorts of things,”
Moot said. “He collected everything
about codes and ciphers, even decoder
rings and games. He just loved the
subject.”
She said museum and NSA officials
hope the declassification and exhibition
will raise Friedman’s profile in Ameri-
can culture, as well as give scholars and
researchers more access to Friedman’s
life and mindset.
Stone characterized the declassifica-
tion of the Friedman papers as “very
historic.” She said balancing the need
for some transparency in intelligence
and the NSA, while protecting informa-
tion related to national security matters,
is “a scary concept for us.”
But the objective, said Stone, is to
“answer the what and protect the how”
by displaying what goes into cryptology
while protecting vital information.
Schaeffer said Friedman knew that
his papers and teachings would resonate
long after his death.
“He left footprints in the sand, cer-
tainly for this field,” Schaeffer said. “He
was doing things that today are routine
but without the immense computing
resources.”
Schaeffer attributed the lack of aware-
ness about Friedman among the major-
ity of Americans to the clandestine
nature of his field.
“Because this world was so secret
for so long, the true giants of the field
were gone before the NSA and other
parts of the intelligence community
came to light,” he said. “The work has
historical significance, but the people
who perform this work remain in the
background.”
Schaeffer said the need to release
Friedman’s papers to the public is
vital.
“Historians want the facts, so we’re
filling in the gaps,” he said. “The need to
make this information open to research-
ers and policy makers is important.”
Comparing Friedman to Albert Ein-
stein, Henry Ford and J.P. Morgan,
Schaeffer said he hopes the documents
will inspire future generations of cryp-
tologists and other practitioners work-
ing in fields in which critical thinking
is crucial.
“We’re trying to shine a light on the
contributions [Friedman] made not only
to cryptology but also to the nation,”
he said. “He was such a giant in this
discipline, and the work he did will
stimulate young people to follow in his
footsteps.”
Editor’s note: The National Crypto-
logic Museum is located at 8290 Colony
Seven Road in Annapolis Junction, adja-
cent to the NSA. Admission and parking
are free.
For more information, click on the
National Cryptologic Museum tab at
nsa.gov or call 301-688-5849.
PHOTO BY Steve Ellmore
Participating in the April 28 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the “William Friedman: A
Life in Cryptology” exhibition at the National Cryptologic Museum: Betsy R. Smoot,
historian of the Center for Cryptologic History; Richard A. Schaeffer, president of the
National Cryptologic Museum Foundation; NSA Executive Director Corin R. Stone;
Jonathan A. Freed, associate director for Strategic Communications for the NSA; and
Dr. David J. Sherman, associate director for policy and records for the NSA.

Community News Notes
Free bowling
A free bowling event will be
held in honor of Armed Forces
Day on May 16 from noon
to 5 p.m. at the Lanes, 2788
MacArthur Road.
Free bowling and shoe rental
will be offered for all active-duty
service members.
For more information, call 301-
677-5541.
Fort Meade Run Series
The annual Fort Meade Run
Series continues with the Patriot
Pride 5/10K Run on May 16 at 8
a.m. at Murphy Field House.
Other runs in the series include:
• Army Birthday Summer
Sizzler 5K: June 13, 8 a.m., The
Pavilion
• Football Fanfare 5K: Sept. 19,
8 a.m., Constitution Park
• Ghosts, Ghouls Goblins
5K: Oct. 24, 8 a.m., Pavilion
• Turkey Trot 5K: Nov. 21, 8
a.m., Murphy Field House
• Reindeer Run 5K: Dec. 19, 8
a.m., Murphy Field House
All runs are open to the public
and include a 1-mile walk.
Pre-registration for individuals
costs $15. Registration on event
day costs $25.
Preregistration costs $45 per
family of three to six people and
$60 on the day of the event.
Pre-registration for groups of
seven to 10 runners costs $85.
All pre-registered runners will
receive a T-shirt.
For more information, call 301-
677-3318.
Youth Sports
registration
Registration for fall sports is
underway.
Fall sports being offered
include: tackle football, NFL flag
football, soccer, cheerleading and
swim team.
To register or for more
information, go to ftmeademwr.
com or call 301-677-1179.
For more Fort Meade
sports, visit quickscores.com/
ftmeadesports.
Sports Shorts
The deadline for Soundoff! community
“News and Notes” is Friday at noon.
All submissions are posted at the editor’s
discretion and may be edited for space and
grammar. Look for additional community
events on the Fort Meade website at www.
ftmeade.army.mil and the Fort Meade
Facebook page at facebook.com/ftmeade.
For more information or to submit an
announcement, email dijon.n.rolle.civ@
mail.mil or call Editor Dijon Rolle at
301-677-6806.
Change of command
The 551st Signal Battalion, 15th
Regimental Signal Brigade will conduct
a change of command ceremony for
Capt. Michael J. Martinez, who will
relinquish command of the U.S. Army
Signal School Detachment to Capt.
Luis F. Garay on May 19 at 7:30 a.m. at
Bldg. 8609, 6th Armored Cavalry Road.
In inclement weather, the location
will be McGill Training Center, 8452
Zimborski Ave.
A reception will follow in the day
room of Bldg. 8606.
RSVP by May 15 to 1st Lt. Katsaitis
Angelos at 845-518-4138 or 301-677-
4062; or email angelos.a.katsaitis.mil@
mail.mil.
Right Arm Night
Celebrate Right Arm Night today
from 4-6 p.m. at Club Meade.
Bring your right-arm service member,
co-worker or employee for a fun evening
of free food, music, dancing, prizes and
camaraderie.
The event is open to all military ranks
and services, and civilians. Reserve your
table at 301-677-6969.
Job fair
A Military Spouse Job Fair will be
held Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
McGill Training Center, 8452 Zimborski
Ave.
The job fair is open to all spouses of
service members including active duty,
retired and Reservists; and DoD ID
cardholders (military and civilian).
A wide variety of local employers
will attend. Bring several copies of your
resume.
The event also will feature free resume
reviews, a Military Spouse Relaxation
Station, free lunch and door prizes.
For more information, contact:
file photo
massing of the colors May 17Fort Meade’s annual Memorial Day Remembrance and 29th Annual
Massing of the Colors ceremony will be held May 17 at 2:30 p.m. at the
Pavilion.
The garrison and the Gen. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Order
of World Wars will host the two-hour event. The ceremony is open to the
public.
The keynote speaker is Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers, commander of U.S.
Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency and chief of the
Central Security Service.
The stirring display of patriotism and honor to the nation will feature more
than 60 color guards representing military and civilian service organizations
from across the state as well as performances by the U.S. Army Field Band, the
U.S. Army Drill Team and “The Old Guard.”
NEWS EVENTS
Latrice Washington-Williams at: latrice.
washington-w@navy.mil or 301-677-
9040; Pamela Stangee at: pamela.
stangee@navy.mil or 301-677-9017; or
Jerome Duncan at: jduncan@dllr.state.
md.us.
Farmers market vendors
wanted
The Fort Meade Farmers Market is
seeking vendors of produce, prepared
food, flowers, crafts and lunch trucks.
The farmers market will be held every
Wednesday from June 10 to Sept. 9 from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fort Meade
Pavilion.
For more information, call 301-677-
3579 or 301-252-8688.
Exchange pet contest
The Fort Meade Exchange is
sponsoring a Patriot Pet contest on
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Shoppers are encouraged to bring a
photo of their family pet to customer
service. Photos will be displayed, and
a panel of judges will select the best
photo.
The first-place photo will win a $100
Exchange gift card. The second-place
photo will win a $75 gift card; third
place will win a $50 gift card; and fourth
place wins a $25 gift card.
8625.
Veterans Resource Fair
The Howard County Veterans and Mili-
tary Families Commission will host a Vet-
erans Resource Fair on May 19 from 5-8:45
p.m. at the Miller Branch Library, 9421
Frederick Road, Ellicott City.
All veterans are invited. Admission is
free.
The resource fair will offer participants
the opportunity to talk face-to-face with
representatives of more than 25 businesses,
organizations and nonprofits dedicated to
providing services, support and jobs to
veterans.
Representatives from the following orga-
nizations will attend: U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs Mobile Vet Van; Maryland
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene;
Maryland’s Commitment to Veterans;

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Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing
and Regulations; One Stop Career Centers;
Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs,
Outreach and Advocacy Program; Howard
County Department of Social Services;
Easter Seals; Wounded Warrior Project;
Neighbor Ride; American Legion and Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars; Maryland State Bar
Association; Veterans History Project; and
the Small Business Administration.
The Howard County Veterans and Mili-
tary Families Commission was established
in 2011 to enhance public awareness and
support to veterans and military families
who reside and/or work within Howard
County.
For more information, call Lisa Terry
of the Howard County Office of Military
Affairs at 410-313-0821.
Spouse appreciation lunch
Club Meade will honor military spouses
with a Military Spouse Appreciation Lunch
on Friday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The event will feature a free lunch
buffet for spouses of all active-duty service
members. Menu includes shrimp scampi,
spaghetti and sauce, pork loin and gravy,
rice pilaf, a salad bar, beverages and
dessert.
ID as an active-duty military spouse is
required.
Reservations are recommended and
required for groups of eight or more.
Children’s pricing is available.
6969.
Mother’s Day brunch
Club Meade will offer two seatings
for its annual Mother’s Day brunch on
Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30 to
4:30 p.m.
The brunch will feature various
breakfast and lunch items including a
waffle station, omelet station, carving
stations, cheese, fresh fruit and vegetables.
Cost is $26.95 for nonclub members
and $21.95 for members. Children’s pricing
is available.
Reservations are recommended.
For more information, call 301-677-6969.
BOSS barbecue, paintball
Better Opportunities for Single Service
Members is offering two events in May:
• A free barbecue will be held May 16
from noon to 4 p.m. at Burba Lake Park.
• Paintball will be held May 30 from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cost is $25.
‘Military hero’
nominations
The Bowie Baysox, a minor-league
affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, is
seeking military hero nominations to be
used in the Military Heroes Card Set
presented by Andrews Federal Credit
Union that will be given away during the
game on July 31.
Fans living in the area who know active
or retired members of the U.S. Armed
Forces are encouraged to fill out the
nomination form online at baysox.com.
All nominations must be submitted by
May 14 at 5 p.m.
The Baysox will attempt to select an
even number of nominations from each
service branch while including military
heroes who have served in different
decades.
The Baysox will honor these veterans
and/or their families in ceremonies before
and during the game on July 31 at 6:35
p.m. Each selected nominee will receive
four box seat tickets to the game.
During Military Heroes Appreciation
Night, the Baysox will distribute a 25-
35 card set, featuring photographs and
information about the service members’
military careers, to the first 1,000 fans age
18 and older.
Nomination forms can be found online
at: www.milb.com/content/page.
For more information, email info@
baysox.com.
‘Samplers and Genealogy’
program
The Anne Arundel Genealogical
Society is offering the program “Samplers
and Genealogy” featuring collector Cindy
Steinhoff on June 4 from 7-9:30 p.m. at
Severna Park United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall, 731 Benfield Road,
Severna Park.
Guests are welcome.
The program will be preceded by
refreshments and socializing, and followed
by introductions and a short business
meeting.
Steinhoff is director of the library at
Anne Arundel Community College and
a member of several needlework groups:
Embroiders Guild of America, Loudoun
Sampler Guild, and Annapolis Historic
Needlework Guild.
For a genealogist, a sampler can
provide clues to family history. Samplers
were typically made by girls ranging from
age 6 to the mid-teens. In addition to the
stitcher’s name and age frequently found
on samplers, girls often stitched names,
birth dates and death dates of family
members.
For more information, go to www.
aagensoc.org or call the organization at
the Kuethe Library at 410-760-9679.
Summer Innovation
Academy
Through portions of a grant from
the Department of Defense Education
Activity, MacArthur Middle School
will sponsor the Summer Innovation
Academy from July 13-30.
The program will be offered at
no cost to families who have a child
entering sixth grade in September and
is currently attending Manor View,
Pershing Hill, Meade Heights or
Hebron-Harman elementary schools.
The deadline for applications is May
15.
The academy will run Mondays to
Thursdays from 8:30-11:45 a.m.
The Summer Innovation Academy
is an interdisciplinary STEM learning
experience within the International
Baccalaureate framework centered
around the book, “The Boy Who
Harnessed the Wind.”
The program will provide an
opportunity for students to hone their
inquiry learning skills and familiarize
themselves with the school building as
well as staff members.
To register, go to http://goo.gl/
ELHryz.
For more information, contact
Heather Giustiniani, International
Baccalaureate Programme coordinator,
at 410-674-0032 or hgiustiniani@aacps.
org.
New NCOER system
briefing
Secretary of the Army John M.
McHugh approved revisions to the
Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation
Report system.
These revisions are scheduled for
implementation on Sept. 15.
In order to comply with the
directive, the Fort Meade Military
Personnel Division along with train-
the-trainers NCOs will provide an
information briefing and hands-on
computer training session on the dates
and time listed below.
The selected professional must
be able to articulate impact to
promotion, professional development,
schools, etc.
A confirmed reservation is required
for the four-hour computer training.
• May 26, 9-11:30 a.m., McGill
Training Center main ballroom:
Executive briefing (master sergeant
and above; GS-12 and above)
• May 26, 1-3:30 p.m., McGill
Information briefing (open seating)
• May 27, 9-11:30 a.m. McGill
• May 27, 1-3:30 p.m., McGill
Computer hands-on training (four
hours)
• May 29, 8 a.m. to noon or 1-5
p.m.
• July 6, 8 a.m. to noon or 1-5 p.m.
For reservations, call 301-677-9634
or 301-677-4209, or email Jannette.
o.bolling.civ@mail.mil or richard.lee6.
civ@mail.mil.
Cooking Matters
Commissary Tours
The next Cooking Matters
Commissary Tours Challenge are
May 29 and June 15 from 10 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. at the commissary.
Tours are free and open to all eligible
commissary patrons.
Hands-on store tours are offered
every hour and teach participants the
skills to compare foods for cost and
nutrition.
Select tours will receive a $10 coupon.
To sign up for the event, go to http://
cmatscommissaryfm.eventbrite.com.
For more information, email
nwilson@strength.org.
Expressions of MacArthur
MacArthur Middle School will host
“Expressions of MacArthur” on May 27
from 6-7:30 p.m.
The event will feature displays by stu-
dents who will explain how their audio,
visual and kinesthetic inquiry-learning
not only benefits them in their class-
rooms, but also in the real world.
For more information, contact
Heather Giustiniani, International
Baccalaureate Programme coordinator,
at 410-674-0032 or hgiustiniani@aacps.
org.
EDUCATION
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Prostate cancer progrm
The next quarterly program for men and
familiesdealingwithprostatecanceristoday
from 7-8:30 p.m. at Walter Reed National
Military Medical Center in Bethesda in the
America Building, Room 2525.
Dr. Timothy Donahue will discuss “Rise
in PSA After Treatment for Prostate Can-
cer.”
Family and friends are invited. No regis-
tration required.
Military ID is required for base access.
Those without a military ID should call
the Prostate Center at 301-319-2900 at least
four business days prior to the event for
base access.
For more information, call retired Col.
Jane Hudak at 301-319-2918 or email jane.
l.hudak.ctr@mail.mil.
Financial, Employment
Readiness
Army Community Service offers
Financial Readiness classes to all
ranks and services and to DoD civilian
employees at the Community Readiness
Center, 830 Chisholm Ave.
Registration is required for each
class.
• Banking Basics: Tuesday, 9-11 a.m.
Topics include: Banking and credit
union services and checking account
management.
This class serves as refresher
training for personnel who have abused
and misused check-cashing privileges.
• Car-Buying: May 19, 9-11 a.m.
• Credit Management: May 26, 9-11
a.m.
• First Term Financial Readiness
(online): May 26, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
To register or for more information,
call 301-677-5590 or go to
fortmeadeacs.checkappointments.com.
Free classes
The Navy Fleet and Family Support
Center offers a variety of classes at its
facility at 2212 Chisholm Ave.
The free classes are open to DoD ID
cardholders including active-duty service
members, retirees and their family members,
DoD civilian employees and contractors.
Registration is required for each class.
• Stress Management: Today, 9:30-11:30
a.m.
• Retirement Brief: Monday, 8-11:30 a.m.
(if within two years of retirement)
Information will be provided on Tricare,
Johns Hopkins Family Health Plan, and
Navy Mutual Aid Financial Planning/
Survivor Benefit Plan.
To register, call 301-677-9014.
• DTAP Brief: Monday, 1-2:30 p.m.
• Deployment Brief: May 14, 10-11:30
a.m.
• Pre-Separation Brief: May 18, 9-11:30
a.m.
Assistance in making the transition to
civilian life
• Common Sense parenting: May 18: 9-
10 a.m.
Topic: “Helping Emotionally Intense
Situations”
• Ten Steps to a Federal Job: May 19, 9
a.m. to noon
• Boots To Business: May 20-21, 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Two-day transition assistance/
self-employment training offered in
collaboration among the Small Business
Administration and other organizations.
• Anger Management: May 21, 9:30-
11:30 a.m.
• Job Search Strategies: May 26, 9 a.m.
to noon
• Medial Records Review: Appointment
required
To register or for more information, call
301-677-9017 or 301-677-9018.
Storytime
The Children’s Library offers pre-
kindergarten Storytime on Thursdays at
9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at Kuhn Hall,
4415 Llewellyn Ave.
• Today: “Hooray for Mother’s Day!”
• May 14: “Reading Grows Your Mind!”
- Stories about gardens and gardening
• May 21: “Don’t Be Square!” - Stories
about shapes
• May 28: “D is for Dinosaur” - Stories
about dinosaurs
Youth Center events
The Youth Center is offering several
free activities in May for grades six to
eight:
• Mother’s Day Craft: Today, 5-7 p.m.
Participants will make a gift for mom.
• Spa Day: Friday, 5:30-7 p.m.
Military Spouse Appreciation Spa Day
will be hosted by the staff and youths to
offer pampering treats and a gift.
• Asian-Pacific Islander American
Adventures: May 22, 5:30-7 p.m.
The event will feature a lumpia and
pansit cooking lesson and karaoke.
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Out About
• Tickets are on sale for the 140th
running of the Preakness Stakes, the
pivotal middle jewel of thoroughbred
racing’s Triple Crown, which will take
place May 16 at Pimlico Race Course in
Baltimore.
The Preakness InfieldFest is an
entertainment festival featuring national
headlining artists on two stages, the
popular MUG Club and attractions. Race
day features 13 races, headlined by the
Preakness Stakes.
Tickets cost $60 for general infield and
$80 for MUG Club.
To purchase tickets, call 877-206-8042
or go to ticketfly.com.
Seating information and ticket
reservation forms can be found at http://
www.preakness.com/tickets.
• Leisure Travel Services is offering its
next monthly bus trips to New York City
on May 16 and June 13, with discounts
to attractions. Bus cost is $60. For more
information, call 301-677-7354 or visit
ftmeademwr.com.
• Fort Meade Chapter of the Military
Officers Association of America will hold its
next luncheon meeting today at 11:30 a.m. at
the Conference Center.
Guest speaker is retired Col. Kenneth
O. McCreedy, the CEO of the Maryland
Therapeutic Riding.
Cost of the luncheon is $15. Reservations
are required.
The public is invited.
For reservations, call T. Wayne Hobbs at
410-799-8331.
• Monthly Prayer Breakfast, hosted by the
Garrison Chaplain’s Office, is held the first
Thursday of every month at 7 a.m. at Club
Meade.
The next prayer breakfast is today.
There is no cost for the buffet. Donations
are optional. All Fort Meade employees,
family members, and civilian and military
personnel are invited.
• Meade Rod and Gun Club meets the
first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at
Perry’s Restaurant and Odie’s Pub at 1210
Movies
The movie schedule is subject to change. For
a recorded announcement of showings, call 301-
677-5324. Further listings are available on the
Army and Air Force Exchange Service website
at www.aafes.com.
Movies start Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30
p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
PRICES: Tickets are $5.50 for adults (12
and older) and $3 for children. 3D Movies:
$7.50 adults, $5 children.
Today through May 17
Friday Saturday: “Home” (PG). Oh, an alien
on the run from his own people, lands on Earth
and makes friends with the adventurous Tip, who
is on a quest of her own. With the voices of Jim
Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin.
Sunday: “Get Hard” (R). When millionaire James
King is jailed for fraud and bound for San
Quentin, he turns to Darnell Lewis to prep him
to go behind bars. With Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart,
Alison Brie.
May 15 16: “Furious Seven” (PG-13). Deckard
Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and
his family for his comatose brother. With Vin
Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jason
Statham.
May 17: “The Gunman” (R). A sniper on a mer-
cenary assassination team kills the minister of
mines of the Congo. Terrier’s successful kill-shot
forces him into hiding. Returning to the Congo
years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad
himself. With Sean Penn, Idris Elba, Jasmine
Trinca.
Annapolis Road, Odenton, in the banquet
hall in back of the building. The next
meeting is tonight. Dinner is served at 6 p.m.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness of
Anne Arundel County offers a free support
group for families with a loved one suffering
from mental illness on the first Thursday
of every month at 7 p.m. at the Odenton
(West County) Library, 1325 Annapolis
Road. The next meeting is tonight. For more
information, visit namiaac.org.
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