The document provides information about various events and announcements related to Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall including changes to holiday hours, funeral services, meal rates, resiliency training programs, locker room cleaning schedules, construction projects, volunteer opportunities, and more. It is a newsletter format with multiple short announcements organized under section headings.

1. Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall
Fort Myer, Va.  Fort McNair, Washington D.C.  Henderson Hall, Va.
JBM-HH Commander‟s Information Line – 703-696-6906
News
New – Christmas, New Year holiday hours
Most offices on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 25 and
Wednesday, Jan. 1, both federal holidays. Some military activities will have curtailed
operations both Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Tuesday, Dec. 31. This list is not all encompassing.
Please check with the facility you wish to visit for more details.
New – Memorial Chapel to host funerals Dec. 27
Electrical work will be done at Old Post Chapel this week, Dec. 23, 24, 26 and 27. The three
funerals scheduled for Friday, Dec. 27 at 11 a.m. and 1 and 2:45 p.m., will be held at
Memorial Chapel. Both chapels are on the Fort Myer side of the joint base. Three funerals
will be held at Old Post Chapel today, Dec. 23, and there are no funerals Dec. 24 and 26.
All work should be complete by close of business Dec. 27 and Old Post Chapel will be
open again Monday, Dec. 30.
For more information, call 703-696-7671.
New – Dining Facility announces 2014 meal rates
See the new 2014 Dining Facility Meal Rates as stipulated by Department of Defense
Financial Management for Food Service Program at appropriated fund dining facilities and
the military academies.
Prices are effective Jan. 1, 2014.
New – CSF2 - Mental Games
Sign up for “CSF2 – Mental Games” Monday, Jan. 13 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the
Community Activities Center, Building 405 on the Fort Myer side of the joint base. JBM-HH
strives to have a READY & RESILIENT community that operates as a team to accomplish the
mission. Master resiliency training is open to ALL!
Participants will learn how to take their mind off of counterproductive thoughts by using
games that are hard and fun. Questions or to register: Capt. Paul A. Brown 703-696-2619 or
paul.a.brown128.mil@mail.mil or Sgt. Avrion Oliver 703-696-5962 or
avrion.r.oliver.mil@mail.mil, and to learn more about Comprehensive Soldier and Family
Fitness, visit http://csf2.army.mil/.
New – CSF2 – Real Time Resilience (RTR) Mental Games
Sign up for “CSF2 – Real Time Resilience” Monday, Jan. 27 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the
Community Activities Center, Building 405 on the Fort Myer side of the joint base. JBM-HH
strives to have a READY & RESILIENT community that operates as a team to accomplish the
mission. Master resiliency training is open to ALL!
Participants will learn how to shut down counterproductive thinking to enable greater
concentration and focus on the task at hand. Questions or to register: Capt. Paul A. Brown

2. 703-696-2619 or paul.a.brown128.mil@mail.mil or Sgt. Avrion Oliver 703-696-5962 or
avrion.r.oliver.mil@mail.mil. To learn more about Comprehensive Soldier and Family
Fitness, please visit http://csf2.army.mil/.
New – Women’s locker room cleaning schedule
The Corporal Terry L. Smith Gym women‟s locker room is closed weekdays from 7:30 to 8
p.m. and weekends from 4:30 to 5 p.m. for cleaning.
For more information, call 703-614-7214.
Christmas Day Mass to be celebrated at Memorial Chapel
Christmas Day Mass will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, in the Memorial Chapel
on the Fort Myer side of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.
For more information, call Betsy Hendrix at 703-696-6635.
'Millennium Project' closes jogging trail
This project closed the jogging trail that runs along McNair Road between Marshall Drive
and the Old Post Chapel on the Fort Myer side of the joint base. The project which began last
week, includes the development of 27 acres of land for future burial space for Arlington
National Cemetery. The land was once part of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall on the Fort
Myer side of the joint base. Construction is on the land northeast of McNair Road between
Marshall Drive and the Old Post Chapel. The jogging trail will be closed through the end of
the project in Spring 2016; when the project is complete, a new jogging path will be created.
The $82 million, two-and-a-half year project includes in-ground and above ground burial
locations, columbarium space, committal shelters and all necessary infrastructure.
For more information, call 703-614-1091.
Civilian employees need annual leave assistance
Rader Health Clinic employee Frank Housen, JBM-HH Directorate of Public Works
employees, Myrtle Bowen and Rich Richards, JFHQ-NCR/MDW employee DaShana T.
Adhanom, Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security employee Shari Dixon,
and U.S. Army Force Management Support Agency employee Sandra Hooks are approved
recipients of the civilian personnel annual leave donor program. Due to medical issues, they
have exhausted both sick and annual leave.
Department of the Army civilian employees who would like to donate annual leave to
Housen, Bowen, Richards, Adhanom, Dixon and Hooks must fill out Form OPM 630A,
"Request to Donate Annual Leave to Leave Recipient Under the Voluntary Leave Transfer
Program (Within Agency)" at www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/opm630a.pdf.
If you are a federal government civilian employee outside the Department of the Army
and want to donate annual leave to Housen, Bowen, Richards, Adhanom, Dixon and
Hooks, you must complete OPM 630B, "Request to Donate Annual Leave to Leave Recipient
Under the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program (Outside Agency)" at
www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/opm630b.pdf or
www.opm.gov/oca/leave/HTML/formindx.asp.
For Frank Housen, contact Deborah Eure at 703-696-0408 for more information, and email
completed forms directly to her at deborah.a.eure.civ@mail.mil or fax the form to 703-696-

3. 1839.
For Myrtle Bowen, Rich Richards and Shari Dixon contact Donna Belk-Stafford at 703696-0275 for more information, and email completed forms directly to her at donna.m.belkstafford.civ@mail.mil or fax the form to 703-696-0879.
For DaShana Adhanom, send completed forms to J/G1 Civilian Personnel Division‟s
Mary McMillian at mary.a.mcmillian.civ@mail.mil (phone 202-685-3354), Margie Powell at
Margie.e.Powell.civ@mail.mil (phone 202-685-2774) or Carmen Reimer at
carmen.q.reimer.civ@mail.mil (phone 202-685-0489); fax number is 202-685-2810.
For Sandra Hooks, send completed forms to Matthew Ponton at
matthew.r.ponton@us.army.mil and call him at 703-805-4224 for more information.
What does OPSEC have to do with the holidays?
We can take a break from operational security during the holidays, right? After all, „tis the
season to be jolly. No, unfortunately, security and those who would deny it are hot topics
during the holidays. Check out this SlideShare and think twice before closing the door on
OPSEC.
Pentagram’s ‘2013 Year In Review’ Jan. 10
The last issue of the Pentagram for 2013 was published Friday, Dec. 20. The first edition
for 2014 will be published Friday, Jan. 10, and this issue will be the 2013 Year in Review. If
you have suggestions or photo submissions for the year in review issue, email them to
pentagramjbmhh@yahoo.com.
Public affairs personnel are happy to get your information out via Facebook –
www.facebook.com/jbmhh, Twitter – https://twitter.com/JBMHH, and of course, this
bulletin.
Bench press competition slated
Registration is open for the bench press completion Jan. 10 at the Cpl Terry L. Smith
Gymnasium beginning at 5:30 p.m. Registration closes Jan. 7. Call 703-693-9440 for more
information. Prepare for the competition every Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
throughout December and up until Jan. 3. Appointments are available with Cliff at Smith
Gym at 703-614-7214.
CIF closed Jan. 13-17
The Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Central Issue Facility, located in Building 313 on the
Fort Myer portion of the joint base will be closed from Jan. 13-17 to meet its 100 percent
inventory mission requirement for change of custodian PBO hand receipt.
For more information, call David Fertig at 703-696-0817/3344.
Winter weather information
In the event of weather-related closures, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall (Fort Myer, Fort
McNair, Henderson Hall) personnel follow the guidance of the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM). OPM determines the "open" or "closed" status for all government
agencies and installations located inside the Washington, D.C., beltway.

4. If you have a question about your duty status, contact your supervisor. Partner
organization personnel should inquire within the chain of command.
For OPM guidance, see www.opm.gov/status. You can also call 202-606-1900 24 hours a
day, seven days a week.
JBM-HH will also have information available as follows:
JBM-HH Facebook at www.facebook.com/jbmhh
Commander‟s Information Hotline at 703-696-6906. This line is updated often in an
emergency situation.
Check the JBM-HH Webpage at www.army.mil/jbmhh for Winter Weather. This page
will be active when there are unusual or extreme weather conditions.
Get national weather here.
Think of safety during holiday season
It‟s not too early to think of the safety of your family, friends, colleagues and yourself.
Take time each day during this season to think about safety. Here, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S.
Buchanan, commanding general of Joint Force Headquarters – National Capital Region and
Military District of Washington expresses his appreciation for a year of hard work
accomplished, but adds “Please realize you can give an extra present this holiday by giving
more thought to safety.” See his message here.
Tax Center needs volunteers
The Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Tax Center is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to
help staff this year‟s Tax Center. The Tax Center will provide cost-free federal and state
income tax return preparation and e-filing for military personnel, their families and other
eligible clients throughout the 2014 tax season.
Volunteer tax preparers and volunteer administrative staff are needed to help make this
year‟s Tax Center a successful operation.
If you are interested in a volunteer opportunity, please contact the Tax Center‟s Officer-inCharge, Capt. Aaron Matthes at 703-696-0761 or aaron.r.matthes.mil@mail.mil.
ACAP supports spouses in transition
Army Career and Alumni Program offers services to the spouses of military personnel
who are transitioning: both retiring or ETSing (Expiration of Term in Service).
Some of the services offered to transitioning spouses include one-on-one assistance with a
resume, a Veterans Affairs benefits briefing, Department of Labor Employment Workshop
(includes the interview process, dress for success, building a resume, salary negotiation) and
financial planning.
More services include classes on home buying, credit scores, investing, TRICARE, finding
and applying for federal jobs and much more.
If your spouse is preparing to transition from the military -- retiring or ETSing, make an
appointment with ACAP.
Call 703-696-0973 to register or visit the ACAP Center at 232 McNair Road, Building 404
on the Fort Myer portion of the joint base. See
www.facebook.com/ArmyCareerandAlumniProgram.

5. Applications for Scholarships for Military Children available
Applications for the 2014 Scholarships Program are available at the commissary on the
Fort Myer side of the joint base and online at www.militaryscholar.org. Applications must be
turned in to a commissary by close of business Feb. 28, 2014. Packages must be handdelivered or shipped via U.S. Postal Service or other delivery methods, not emailed or faxed.
This year's award amount has risen to $2,000, and the program awards at least one
scholarship at each commissary with qualified applicants. Applicants should ensure that they
and their sponsor are enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System
(DEERS) database and have a military ID card.
For more information, students or sponsors should call Scholarship Managers at 1-856616-9311 or email them at militaryscholar@scholarshipmanagers.com.
Army Officers Wives Club of the Greater Washington Area offers child,
spouse scholarships
The Army Officers Wives Club of the Greater Washington Area provides scholarships for
children (high school students and college students) and spouses of U. S. Army personnel.
Funds for the scholarships are from the Fort Myer Thrift Shop. Applications for the three
programs must be mailed to the Thrift Shop by March 28, 2014.
Details on eligibility requirements and applications for the programs are at
www.aowcgwa.org/index.cfm?action=scholarships. Questions about the scholarship
program may be emailed to collegeaowcgwa@gmail.com.
Welcome 2014 at JBM-HH clubs
Ring in 2014 at the Fort Myer Officers Club or Spates Community Club on the Fort Myer
side of the joint base.
Make reservations for Tuesday, Dec. 31 for the Officers Club for 6 p.m. until 1 a.m. in the
Fife and Drum room or the Koran Ballroom. For more information and to make reservations
call 703-696-5147 or 703-524-3037; or opt for the evening at Spates Community Club from 8
p.m. to 1 a.m. Get more information or make reservations at 703-527-1300/1302, and see
www.jbmhhmwr.com.
Give yourself a gift! Stop smoking!
It‟s your life, so take it seriously. Make a plan, register at www.ucanquit2.org and use the
tools available to kick the tobacco habit.
Tobacco kills. Inhaling or ingesting tobacco releases harmful chemicals into your lungs
and blood stream, sending toxins to every organ in your body. Smoking and tobacco use
cause cancer, heart disease, strokes, emphysema, bronchitis and airway obstructions.
Talk to the Rader Clinic folks who have resources to help military personnel and their
family members. Get an appointment for tobacco cessation counseling by calling the Rader
appointment line at 1-855-227-6331. Those not eligible to use Rader, check in at
www.ucanquit2.org.
DSTRESS available 24/7
The United States Marine Corps challenges Marines and members of all services: win your
personal battles. Help is available through online chat or phone for anonymous, peer-to-peer
counseling 24/7.

6. Online chat is at DSTRESSLINE.com or call 1-877-476-7734.
Need help? Know someone who does? Suicide is preventable
The Veterans Crisis Line connects veterans and their loved ones in crisis with qualified,
caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year. For free, confidential support call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, chat online, or send a text
message to 838255.
More folks care than you might think. See some leaders‟ public service announcements at
www.armyg1.army.mil/hr/suicide/spmonth/leader_message_psa.asp.
Family Readiness
New – Stress Management
Participants will be given information on identifying stressors in their life and how to
create their own stress management plan in this class Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. in
the Army Community Service classroom, Building 201 on the Fort Myer side of the joint base.
Pre-registration requested. For more information and to pre-register call 703-696-3512 or
email karen.a.stpierre.ctr@mail.mil.
New – Anger Management
This anger management class will be held Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 9 to 11 a.m. in
Building 201, on the Fort Myer side of the joint base.
Individuals will receive information on the basic principles of emotions management,
specific information about the impact of unmanaged anger and get resources on how to
recognize and manage the anger triggers in their own lives.
Pre-registration requested. For more information and to pre-register call 703-696-3512 or
email karen.a.stpierre.ctr@mail.mil.
New – Baby Bundles
Prepare your home and relationship for the changes that are needed when your baby
arrives in “Baby Bundles,” Friday, Jan. 31 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Army Community
Service classroom, Building 201 on the Fort Myer side of the joint base. A brief overview of
the labor and delivery process, newborn care and baby-proofing your home will be
discussed. Upon completion of this class you will receive a bag of free baby care and safety
items.
Pre-registration is requested. Call 703-696-3512 or email karen.a.stpierre.ctr@mail.mil.
TransParenting
This two-part seminar is designed to provide parents who are separated and or divorced
with the tools to ensure that they are able to continue supporting and encouraging their
children despite the breakup of the family unit. The process of developing an effective coparenting plan with your ex is challenging but essential to healthy growth and development
of young children. You must attend both sessions to receive a certificate of completion.
Class dates are Monday, Jan. 6 and 13 from 9 to 11 a.m. in the ACS classroom, Building 201

7. on the Fort Myer side of the joint base.
Pre-registration required. For questions or to register call 703-696-3512 or email
karen.a.stpierre.ctr@mail.mil.
Survival 101
Missing the tools to survive in this world? In this 4-part series, you will learn how to use
your strengths to improve your personal and professional life. Learn how to manage difficult
emotions, effectively communicate with others and enhance conflict resolution skills. Class
dates are Thursdays, Jan. 9, 16, 23 and 30 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the ACS Classroom,
Building 201 on the Fort Myer side of the joint base. Pre-registration requested. For more
information and to pre-register call 703-696-3512 or email Karen.a.stpierre.ctr@mail.mil.
EFMP slates December 26 class
The Exceptional Family Member Program offers a class about EFMP reimbursement
Thursday, Dec. 26, from noon to 1 p.m.. Learn about EFMP reimbursement at an orientation
on the Henderson Hall portion of the joint base. The orientation is also available through
WebEx. All classes require registration.
Please call 703-693-5353 for more information.
Traffic, Roads and Grounds
Road construction in Arlington through December
Roadway reconstruction on Columbia Pike from South Wakefield Drive to Four Mile Run
will continue through the middle of December, weather permitting. Work will begin at the
west side of the project and move east.
See www.columbiapikeva.us/construction for details.