Soundoff February 26, 2015

1. Lesson plan
Meade teachers
learn about post
growth, resources
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UPCOMING EVENTS
today, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Financial Readiness Fair - McGill Training Center
March 5, 1 p.m.: Community public listening session, Q&A - McGill Training Center
March 5, 4-6 p.m.: Right Arm Night - Club Meade
March 18, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.: Technical Job Fair - Club Meade
March 21, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: Brunch with the Easter Bunny -The Conference Center
NEw digs
Army detachment cuts
ribbon on renovated
student barracks
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Commander’s Column
Contents
News.............................. 3 Sports...................................11
Places of Worship.......16 Movies..................................15
Community..................13 Classified..............................17
Editorial Staff
Garrison Commander
Col. Brian P. Foley
Garrison Command
Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes
Public Affairs Officer
Chad T. Jones
Chad.T.Jones.civ@mail.mil
Chief, Command Information
Philip H. Jones
Philip.H.Jones.civ@mail.mil
Editor Dijon Rolle
Dijon.N.Rolle.civ@mail.mil
Assistant Editor Senior Writer
Rona S. Hirsch
Staff Writer Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer Shari Rosen
Design Coordinator Timothy Davis
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Greetings, Team Meade.
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s truly winter
at Fort Meade right now — especially after the
last couple of snowstorms and the frigid cold
weather we’ve been forced to deal with the past
couple of weeks.
Fortunately, we are able to take comfort in
knowing that despite winter’s stormy weather we
continue to live and work in a safe environment
— thanks to the dedication and professional
effort put forth every day by our Department of
Army security guards and the borrowed military
manpower provided by our service members.
And for all they do to provide us with this
level of safety and security, I want to thank our
post guards.
We average about 57,000 vehicles per day
driving onto Fort Meade. We are blessed to
have a guard force that remains vigilant to the
threats against our post. These security guards
professionally conduct their job while standing
on their feet eight to 12 hours a day, in all types
of weather and temperature extremes.
Not only do they endure harsh weather con-
ditions and a challenging work environment,
they also may be called upon to selflessly put
their lives on the line to ensure the safety of
others as a quick reaction force.
Many of the service members who man our
gates are highly specialized and trained intelli-
gence and communications analysts who accept
an additional duty to augment the DA security
guard force.
Working together, they are truly our first line
of defense in keeping this installation safe, 24
hours a day.
So when you have an opportunity to speak
to one of our security guards, be sure to thank
them for their service and commitment to our
community. Their efforts are highly appreci-
ated.
Also this month, Garrison Commander Col.
Brian P. Foley and I had the opportunity to
speak to the volunteers of the Applied Suicide
Intervention Skills Training workshop. The class
included Army, Navy and Air Force service
members who
were equipped
with the neces-
sary tools to
identify some-
one who may be
a suicidal risk.
There is
nothing more
important than
helping others
in distress and
getting individ-
uals the appropriate help to cope with life situ-
ations. The training is open to all active-duty
service members, Reservists, DoD civilians and
military contractors.
There are so many people in despair, look-
ing for a better way to deal with life. Please
consider taking the ASIST training. You can
learn how to better listen and care for people
who are having thoughts of suicide. You will be
surprised at the positive impact you can make
in someone’s life.
Another winter note: Thanks for all your
patience as we continue the clearing of snow
and ice from the roads on post.
I leave you with a few safety reminders to help
you stay safe for the remainder of the season.
Every winter, people are injured or killed
because they are unprepared or overconfident
on snowy, icy roads. Before you set out on a
snowy trip, even if it’s just a short drive to the
store, keep the following in mind:
• Make sure your vehicle has ample antifreeze,
the windshield is clean and your vehicle has
plenty of de-icing windshield washer fluid.
• Keep your headlights clean and in working
order.
• Verify that tires have tread and are properly
inflated.
• Have your battery tested to avoid being
stranded in the cold with a car that won’t
start.
• Equip your vehicle with a flashlight and
extra batteries, a first aid kit, warm clothes and
a blanket.
And perhaps the most important tip today:
• Remember to keep your cellphone with you
while traveling and have a working charger.
You never know when you will need to make
an emergency call.
Enjoy the rest of this winter and the beauti-
ful snow!
Giving thanks to
our security guards
Garrison command
Sgt. maj. Rodwell l. Forbes
Correction
In the photograph accompanying the article
“Fort Meade’s USO provides variety of programs”
published Feb. 12, Seaman Recruit
Johnathan Kalaygian was misidentified.
Soundoff! regrets the error.

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ership has been supportive of the instal-
lation in providing much-needed funding
for widening Route 175 to six lanes.
The colonel also mentioned his sup-
port of Fort Meade schools partnering
with tenant organizations to enhance the
education of students.
Manor View has been paired with the
741st Military Intelligence Battalion.
During a brief question-and-answer
session, Foley was asked whether there is
a formal garrison policy that allows ser-
vice members to become more involved
with Fort Meade schools.
Foley said although a formal policy
is not in place, he will take the request
to partner commanders at their next
meeting.
After the presentation, teachers said
they were glad Foley took the time to
visit.
“I appreciate hearing that he finds our
jobs just as important as anyone else’s,”
said Lisa Short, a second grade teacher
at Manor View. “It’s good to know that
he supports us.”
Barry Gruber, principal at Manor
View, said Foley’s visit was beneficial for
the staff.
“With more than 50 percent of the
staff being new to Manor View this year,
including myself, it was an excellent
opportunity for us to hear some back-
ground information on Fort Meade as
well as the direction in which things are
headed,” Gruber said.
Next year, Foley plans to conduct a
new-teacher orientation meeting for all
educators at Fort Meade schools.
By Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
Earlier this week, Garrison Com-
mander Col. Brian P. Foley spoke to
teachers and administrators at two Fort
Meade elementary schools about DoD
growth and construction projects on the
installation.
Foley spoke at Manor View on Mon-
day afternoon and Pershing Hill on
Tuesday.
His visits are part of an ongoing effort
to visit all seven Fort Meade schools, and
introduce new teachers and administra-
tors to the installation and to keep them
abreast of developments on post.
In addition, Antoinette Parker, Fort
Meade’s new school liaison officer, and
Lorian Traver, a Child, Youth and School
specialist, gave educators an overview of
the School Liaison Office and how it sup-
ports the Fort Meade schools.
“There is nothing more important
than the profession to which you have
dedicated your lives,” Foley said. “It is the
parents of the children you are teaching
and educating every day who are doing
the wonderful things in terms of our
national defense.”
During his 30-minute presentation for
educators at Manor View, Foley called
Fort Meade “our nation’s primary opera-
tional platform for the defense of our
nation in this new cyber domain.”
The installation is now considered
the nation’s center of information, intel-
ligence and cyber operations due to
the presence of U.S. Cyber Command,
Marine Corps Cyber Command, Navy
Fleet Cyber Command, the National
Security Agency and the Defense Infor-
mation Systems Agency.
Foley said that Fort Meade is the third
largest Army installation in population
and the “most joint, nonjoint base” in
the country. Fort Meade is unique, Foley
said, because it is an Army installation
although about 14,000 service members
from all five military branches work on
post.
Foley explained the demographics of
the installation, noting the 117 tenant
organizations and a workforce of more
than 51,000 military and DoD civilians.
The DoD’s expansion into cyber oper-
ations at Fort Meade has led to about
$1.8 billion in facility construction due to
U.S. Cyber Command growth and NSA
recapitalization.
Foley said that the state’s elected lead-
Garrison commander visits Fort Meade schools
photo by noah scialom
Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley speaks to teachers at Manor View Elementary School on Monday afternoon to inform
them about DoD growth on post and to update them on current construction projects. Foley visited Pershing Hill Elementary
School on Tuesday.

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By Shari Rosen
Staff Writer
After more than three years of plan-
ning and construction, Fort Meade cel-
ebrated the opening of the Signal School
Detachment’s refurbished barracks with
a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Feb.
19.
“[We want] to express our gratitude
today to everyone who made this hap-
pen and showcase the quality-of-life
improvement for our Soldiers,” said
Capt. Michael J. Martinez, compa-
ny commander of the Signal School
Detachment.
Martinez took Garrison Commander
Brian P. Foley, Command Sgt. Maj.
Rodwell L. Forbes, military officials and
guests on a tour of the facility.
The refurbished barracks, located at
8606 6th Armored Cavalry Road, offer
larger living quarters. Each room has its
own heating system and bathroom.
“I like the new living situation,” said
Spc. David Soflin, who lives in the
barracks as he trains at the Defense
Information School to be a multimedia
illustrator. “We also have our own bath-
rooms, so there’s no competition in the
morning after PT [physical training].”
Martinez said that in the old barracks
the boiler would sometimes malfunction
and Soldiers would not be able to clean
up after exercising.
“[The old barracks] were just a dis-
traction [from] their studies because
we had to spend so much time fixing
things,” Martinez said.
Other renovations include amenities
such as a staff duty room where staff can
use television screens to monitor the bar-
racks in high definition; a study room;
computer lab; new laundry facility; and
a kitchen equipped with a refrigerator.
“We have a kitchen now, which is a
plus,” said Pfc. Javan Johnson, who is
training to work with a combat camera
unit. “We have a refrigerator. The old
barracks can’t compare to that.”
The refurbished barracks house stu-
dents in Initial Entry Training at DIN-
FOS.
Students moved into their renovated
living quarters approximately one month
ago, but the ceremony was delayed due
to adverse weather conditions.
“We have provided a much better
place for Soldiers to live while they are
going to school here at DINFOS,” Foley
said in his welcoming remarks. “A better
place to live will keep [our Soldiers] bet-
ter focused.”
Ceremony showcases improvements to refurbished barracks
PHOTO BY PHILIP H. JONES
1st Sgt. Gerald Barber, Signal School Detachment and Capt. Michael J. Martinez, company commander, SSD join Garrison
Commander Col. Brian P. Foley and Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes in cutting the ribbon at the Signal School
Detachment’s refurbished barracks during a ceremony held Feb. 19. The renovated barracks, located at 8606 6th Armored Cavalry
Road, feature spacious bedrooms, a kitchen and computer lab, among other amenities.
NFB TOURS
FREEDOM INN
National Federation of
the Blind President Mark
Riccobono speaks with
Mary Ann Johnson and
other employees at the
Freedom Inn Dining Facility
during a special tour
Monday. Riccobono and
his team visited the facility
and also met with Garrison
Commander Col. Brian P.
Foley. The NFB, founded
in 1940, is a consumer
organization of blind people
working together to improve
opportunities for the blind
and the understanding of
blindness by the public.
photo by Spc. Pablo Chang

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By Shari Rosen
Staff Writer
“If I stood on a street corner dressed in
a hooded sweatshirt, jeans and Timberland
boots, would you say ‘he’s a surgeon, has
two kids and lives with his wife?’ ” asked
Dr. Wayne Frederick, president of Howard
University.
Answering “no”to his own question, Fred-
erick continued with his speech.
“Biases that we have exist in all of us,” he
said. “[We] must overcome those barriers.”
Frederick was the keynote speaker at Fort
Meade’s Black History Month observance
held Thursday afternoon at the Defense
Information Systems Agency.
He addressed issues such as racial inequal-
ity in higher education and preconceived
biases of other races.
“The first thing to acknowledge is that
we all have biases,” said Anita DeLoach,
specialist at DISA’s Equal Opportunity and
Diversity Office, who organized the event.
“We try to educate others about different
cultures, so they can accept [them]. Once we
accept that we all have differences, we can
start to see the beauty in our differences and
all work together.”
The 90-minute presentation also included
the singing of the national anthem by Greg-
ory Mason, chief of resource management
at Defense Media Activity; a performance of
the black national anthem “Lift Every Voice
and Sing” by Tynette Pierre, Fort Meade
Equal Opportunity Office specialist; and a
buffet.
“I thought it was great,” Faith Adams,
who works at DISA, said of the event.
Frederick, a native of Trinidad who moved
to the United States to attend Howard Uni-
versity at age 16, began his speech by discuss-
ing the role models who inspired his career
path.
One of his role models, LaSalle D. Leffall
Jr., was initially rejected from the two medi-
cal schools that accepted African-Americans
Black History speakers discuss racial biases, overcoming barriers
COURTESY OF DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY
Dr. Wayne Frederick, president of Howard University, speaks at Fort Meade’s Black
History Month observance held Feb. 19 at the Defense Information Systems Agency.
The 90-minute ceremony featured a free buffet and vocal performances.
at the time. LaSalle drove from Florida to
Washington, D.C., to convince the president
of Howard to accept him and allow him to
pursue his dream.
Following his medical school acceptance,
Leffall graduated first in his class and later
became the first African-American president
of the American Cancer Society.
“[Just think of] the barriers he broke,”
Frederick said.
Along with LaSalle, other strong African-
American leaders were mentioned through-
out the course of the presentation.
In her opening remarks, Chandra Vick-
ers, DISA Equal Opportunity and Diversity
Office director, spoke about the strength of
abolitionist Harriet Tubman and civil rights
activist Cesar Chavez.
“They are proof that important things in
life don’t come quickly or easily,”Vickers said.
“May we remember their stories and live up
to their examples.”
The interweaving of these historic Afri-
can-Americans’ stories throughout the pre-
sentation highlighted the 2015 Black History
Month’s theme of “A Century of Black Life,
History and Culture.”
“It’s always important to remember what
the past was like in order to continue to fight
for the things that we still need in our future
— for ourselves and for our kids in terms of
equality and employment,” DeLoach said.
In his speech, Frederick echoed this senti-
ment. He noted the many prominent leaders
who transformed the course of history for
African-Americans and how they visited
Howard to share their viewpoints with other
emerging African-American intellectuals.
These leaders included Jackie Robinson,
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson
Mandela, who visited Howard University
after he was freed from imprisonment in
South Africa.
Following in the footsteps of these Afri-
can-American leaders, Frederick also wants
to improve opportunities in the world of
education for African-Americans.
“Even when poor students do well on the
SAT [Scholastic Aptitude Test], they are twice
as likely to not finish college than their rich
counterparts,” he said.
Fredericksaidhewantstoprovidefinancial
and educational opportunities to “close the
performance gap” between African-Ameri-
cans and their Caucasian counterparts.
Among those who attended the event were
several busloads of science, technology, engi-
neering and math high school students from
the surrounding community.
“It was inspiring,” said Kiara Veney, a
freshman at North County High School,
who attended the presentation with many
of her classmates. “It inspired me to go to
college and get a better education.”
Did you know that by the year 2020, one in six
Americans will be a senior?
The baby boomers will swell the senior popula-
tion from 39 million to 53 million within 10 years.
This unprecedented growth in the senior popula-
tion will come at a cost.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
estimate that 60 percent of people over the age of
65 will need some form of long-term care. Despite
this reality, most wait too long to prepare for their
financial needs.
It is important to note that caregiving is not lim-
ited to seniors. The needs of wounded warriors and
exceptional family members also strain resources.
By default, most caregiving responsibilities are
performed by family, friends and other nonprofes-
sionals. Although the experience is rewarding, these
demands can be overwhelming emotionally, physi-
cally and financially.
As part of Military Saves Week, join us at Army
Community Service for “Financial Planning for
Caregivers” on Friday at 9 a.m. in the Community
Readiness Center at 830 Chisholm Ave.
The class will explore the financial impact of
being a caregiver and how to adjust finances to
meet caregiving responsibilities.
This information is relevant for anyone providing
care for another, including wounded warriors and
exceptional family members.
To register, go to FortMeadeACS.checkappoint-
ments.com.
For more information, call ACS at 301-677-
5590.
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By Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
Children and teens who are new to the
Fort Meade community will be welcomed
this spring by a revamped Youth Sponsor-
ship program, coordinated by Child, Youth
and School Services.
“The program welcomes new youth com-
ing to Fort Meade and gets them ori-
ented and acclimated to their new post,”
said LaToya Cardwell, facility director of
the Middle School and Teen Programs at
CYSS.
The Youth Sponsorship program will
be relaunched in April to coincide with the
Month of the Military Child.
Parents new to Fort Meade are identi-
fied through Parent Central Services, which
passes a list on to the Youth and Teen Cen-
ters to notify prospective youth in middle
school through high school about the pro-
gram.
A sponsorship day will be held April 22
at the Youth Center to welcome newcom-
ers with a welcome bag filled with CYSS
trinkets, a key fob chain, bracelets, pencil
case, ruler and water bottle, as well as a
meal and tour of the installation. The tour
will include a stop at School Age Services
and the Teen Center.
The program was revamped to include
a tour after additional staffing became
available.
Newcomers are matched with Fort
Meade youths according to their grade level
through the Torch Club and the Keystone
Club, two activities sponsored at the Youth
Center and Teen Center, respectively.
The sponsor remains with the new guest
for a month and helps him or her get
acquainted with the student’s new school,
community and recreational activities
through CYSS.
“It can be very intimidating to come to
a new community and not know any new
faces,” Cardwell said. “Their sponsor is
their point of contact as they get acclimated
to their new environment.”
Cardwell says the sponsor and newcomer
are free to become friends as their relation-
ship grows.
“We help military families by helping
their children feel comfortable in their new
community,” Cardwell said. “By helping
Youth Sponsorship program
welcomes CYSS newcomers
file photo
Fort Meade’s revamped Youth Sponsorship program, which helps young newcomers
acclimate to the installation, kicks off April 22. The program is geared to students in
middle school through high school, matching them with a peer who helps to acquaint
them with school, community and recreational activities.
children to adjust, military parents can
focus on their work and mission at Fort
Meade.”
A sponsorship day will continue to be
held once a month to routinely welcome
new youths to the installation.
Editor’s note: For more information about
the Youth Sponsorship program, Call Latoya
Cardwell at the Youth Center at 301-677-
1437.
By Samson Robinson,
Prevention Coordinator
Army Substance Abuse Program
One in four children in the United States lives
in or is exposed to a family environment where
alcohol abuse or alcoholism negatively affects
their world and their healthy development.
This means that in your apartment building,
your neighborhood or among your children’s
friends, one in four children of alcoholics could
be hiding their embarrassment, confusion, hurt
or shame about what’s going on at home.
There is growing evidence that living in
these type of families during the crucial devel-
opmental years can create a lifetime of mental
and physical health consequences, as well as
confusion and fear.
Health care professionals who see children
have a wide array of opportunities to offer
their support during this difficult time.
The National Association for Children of
Alcoholics Social Work Initiative began in
2005 with the first of two experts panel meet-
ings of social work educators and clinicians,
and representatives of the Council on Social
Work Education and the National Association
of Social Workers.
These meetings identified the core compe-
tencies for social workers to address the needs
of children living in alcohol- or drug-abusing
families.
In addition, Children of Alcoholics Week
is held annually around the world during the
week of Valentine’s Day. The event is designed
to encourage and support children dealing
with the effects of addiction on their families.
Children living with addiction in their
family — an addicted parent, sibling or other
relative — need to know that the addiction and
the resulting behavior are not their fault and
they are not alone. They also need to hear the
message that they did not cause the addiction
nor can they control it.
Most importantly, children of alcohol-
ics need to know there are people they can
talk to like adults in their school, church or
synagogue; a friend’s parent; or an extended
family member.
Later on in life, adult children of alcohol-
ics can sometimes take on the characteristics
listed below as a result of being raised in an
alcoholic home:
• Isolation, fear of people and fear of
authority figures
• Difficulty with identity issues related to
constantly seeking the approval of others
• Frightened by angry people and personal
criticism
• Becoming an alcoholic yourself, marrying
one, or both
• An overdeveloped sense of responsibil-
ity — concerned about the needs of others
to the degree of neglecting your own wants
and needs
• Feelings of guilt associated with standing
up for your rights, it is easier to give into the
demands of others
• An addiction to excitement
• A tendency to confuse feelings of love and
pity, attracted to people who you can rescue
and take care of
• Avoidance of feelings related to traumatic
childhood experiences
• Low self-esteem: A tendency to judge
yourself harshly and to be a perfectionist and
self-critical
• Strong dependency needs and terrified of
abandonment
• Dysfunctional relationships, denial, fear-
ful, avoidance of feelings, poor coping, poor
problem-solving, afraid others will find out
what you are really like, etc.
• A chameleon, a tendency to be what oth-
ers want you to be instead of being yourself
• Lack of honesty with yourself and others
The following tips can help if you are
struggling with these characteristics or know
someone who is:
• Do talk about how you feel.
• Do try to get involved in doing enjoyable
things.
• Do remember to allow yourself to have
fun.
• Do remember that feeling afraid and alone
is normal when you live or lived with alcoholic
parents.
• Don’t ride in a car when the driver has
been drinking.
• Don’t think that just because your parents
are/were alcoholics, you will be one too.
Additionally, there are adult children of
alcoholics 12-step, self-help community meet-
ings, individual therapy and group therapy
facilitated by a therapist.
For more information and resources, contact
the Fort Meade Army Substance Abuse Pro-
gram at 301-677-7121 or Samson Robinson at
301-677-7983.
Recognizing the needs of children of alcoholics

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By Jane M. Winand
Chief, Legal Assistance Division
One of the clients recently seek-
ing estate-planning assistance at the
Fort Meade Legal Assistance Division
showed me a Last Will and Testament
written when the Soldier, now a retiree,
was preparing to deploy to Vietnam in
1969.
The client was still satisfied with the
language in the will and wondered if it
was still valid. The client was curious
as to whether a will can expire after a
certain period of time.
A Last Will and Testament is valid
until the testator, the person who created
the will, decides to revoke or nullify it. A
will is revoked by tearing it up, marking
through it with the intent to revoke it, or
signing a new will.
Since the Vietnam-era will hadn’t been
revoked by the testator, it was still a valid
will. So could the client rest easy? Well,
not necessarily.
The state laws that govern the probate
of wills — the judicial determination of
the validity of a will — and the admin-
istration of the estates of deceased per-
sons have changed over the years.
Prior to these changes, probating the
will required locating one or more of the
witnesses who signed the will. Imagine
trying to round up the witnesses who
signed that Vietnam-era will.
In the 1980s, states changed their laws
to allow for the addition of a self-prov-
ing clause at the back of the will. This
extra page, signed by the testator, the
witnesses and a notary public, makes it
unnecessary in most cases to locate the
witnesses.
The probate of the will is much eas-
ier with the self-proving clause. How-
ever, many old wills lack the self-proving
clause. In the case of the Vietnam-era
Battle of wills
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client, I prepared a new will with the
self-proving clause.
As a general rule, you should review
your will and other estate-planning doc-
uments every few years to make sure
nothing has changed. Perhaps you have
had additional children, there has been
a divorce or death, or you’ve changed
your mind about the person named in
your will to serve as guardian of your
children.
Furthermore, changes to the law may
affect your estate plans and the imposi-
tion of federal and state estate tax. Many
clients have valid wills but may not have
a living will or advance medical directive
to govern end-of-life medical decisions.
Many married people simply want to
leave their worldly possessions to their
spouses. It is possible to simplify the pro-
bate process in many of these cases by
titling real estate and investments jointly
with right of survivorship between a
husband and wife.
Some states require a property deed
to clearly indicate an intent to hold the
property with right of survivorship by
using such words as “joint tenants with
survivorship” and “jointly with survivor-
ship.”
Other states have laws that treat prop-
erty, owned by a husband and wife, as
held with survivorship. Investments such
as stocks and mutual funds may also be
held jointly with right of survivorship.
However, before changing the title
documents on assets, it is best to con-
sider estate tax consequences.
The Fort Meade Legal Assistance
attorneys provide advice and assistance
on estate-planning matters. We draft
wills, living wills, advance medical direc-
tives and powers of attorney.
It is a good idea to meet with an
attorney to discuss your needs, evalu-
ate existing documents for sufficiency,
and determine whether additional estate
tax considerations or other factors may
affect your estate planning.
Should you have estate-planning con-
cerns, call the Fort Meade Legal Assis-
tance Office to schedule an appointment
with an attorney at 301-677-9536 or
301-677-9504.
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News
By Aaron C. Rowell
Installation Safety Office
Motorcycle safety is still on the hot
topics list and will be until we get a
handle on the needless fatalities and
injuries resulting from careless riding.
According to the U.S. Department
of Transportation’s National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, 4,668
people died in motorcycle crashes in
2013, down 6.4 percent from 4,986 in
2012.
Motorcyclists were about 26 times
more likely than passenger car occu-
pants to die in a crash per vehicle
mile traveled in 2012 and five times
more likely to be injured, according to
NHTSA.
Older riders appear to sustain more
serious injuries than younger riders.
Researchers from Brown University
cite declines in vision and reaction
time, along with the larger-sized bikes
that older riders favor, which tend to
roll over more often, and the increased
fragility among older people as the
causes.
The majority of these mishaps are
a direct result of excessive speed and
speed too great for road conditions.
The second greatest contributing fac-
tor is not wearing proper protective
gear or not wearing the proper gear
correctly.
Some state laws do not require hel-
mets; but as military members, all
protective gear must be worn for every
ride. This includes a helmet that meets
Department of Transportation stan-
dards.
Most of the fatal accidents involved
operators who were properly trained
to Army standards. However, lessons
learned in training are only good when
applied. Some of the fatalities had no
training or were operating without a
license.
Motorcyclists must keep their riding
skills sharp and their attention focused
at all times. To aid military personnel,
Fort Meade’s Installation Safety Office
is sponsoring Motorcycle Safety Foun-
dation Basic Rider Courses, Expe-
rienced Rider Courses and Military
Sport Bike Rider Courses.
Training will be provided at no
cost to all tenant military personnel
stationed at Fort Meade, and for all
active-duty service members Army-
wide. Army Reservist and National
Guard military members must be on
Motorcycle safety courses offered for all levels
file photo
The Fort Meade Installation Safety Office will sponsor motorcycle safety courses at no cost for all tenant military personnel
stationed on post. Courses begin March 10. For more information, go to www.ftmeade.army.mil/pages/safety.
orders to take the training.
Training is not authorized for civil-
ian personnel unless their specific gov-
ernment work duties dictate the use of
a motorcycle.
All courses have limited registration
on a first-come, first-served basis. An
approved MSF course is mandatory in
accordance with Army Regulation 385-
10. Department of Defense Instruction
6055.4, DoD Traffic Safety Program
is required for all military personnel
who ride.
Students taking the ERC or MSRC
must bring their own motorcycle with
a fully charged battery and a full tank
of gas, as well as a valid driver’s license
with motorcycle endorsement, proof
of insurance and registration.
Motorcycles will be provided for the
BRC. Students who choose to bring
their own bike (this is recommended
if you have a bike), must bring a
valid learner’s permit or driver’s license
with motorcycle endorsement, proof
of insurance and registration. If you
use our motorcycles, these items are
not required.
Training dates:
• Basic Rider Courses: March 10-11
and March 18-19, April 8-9 and April
15-16, May 20-21, June 10-11, July
15-16, Aug. 12-13, Sept. 16-17 and
Oct. 8-9
• Experienced Rider Courses: (One
Day) March 12, March 20, April 7,
April 17, May 22, June 12, July 17,
Aug. 14, Sept. 8 and Oct. 6
• Military Sport Bike Rider Course:
March 17, April 14, May 19, June 9,
July 14, Aug. 11, Sept. 15 and Oct. 7
Training dates are tentative. If a
class is not full seven days prior to
commencement, the class can be can-
celed. For this reason, the ISO does not
post or open the upcoming classes until
previous classes are full or completed.
To register, go to https://imc.army.
mil/airs/usg_disclaimer.aspx.
For more information, go to www.
ftmeade.army.mil/pages/safety/.

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News
By Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
Fort Meade is one of 13 military instal-
lations competing in the UltimateMe/
Presidential Active Lifestyle Award
Challenge.
The challenge, which runs from Febru-
ary to May, is part of the DoD’s Healthy
Base Initiative.
HBI is a demonstration project aimed
at learning best practices for implement-
ing health and wellness programs that
enable healthy lifestyles.
Nicky Lowry, Fort Meade’s health
promotion program assistant, said the
UltimateMe Pala+ Challenge is a col-
laboration between DoD and the Pres-
ident’s Council on Sports Fitness and
Nutrition.
The purpose of the challenge, which is
between installations and not individu-
als, is to encourage participants to use
the UltimateMe website that tracks daily
activity and nutrition intake, earning
them Pala+ Awards.
DoD is tracking the number of par-
ticipants at each military installation
and will select the winning installation
this spring.
Prizes for the challenge include iPads,
Fitbit activity trackers and Pala+ merit
badges.
“The whole point of HBI is for the
DoD to learn best practices for healthy
living that can be taken DoD-wide,”
Lowry said. “Is UltimateMe a best prac-
tice that should be taken DoD-wide? The
competition is a final push to get people
to use UltimateMe as a health tool in
order to determine the answer to this
question.”
UltimateMe is the DoD’s personal-
ized wellness website for service mem-
bers, their families, retirees and DoD
civilian employees. It helps participants
assess their health by tracking their food
choices and activity levels and motivates
them to make positive changes for better
health.
The Fort Meade community can reg-
ister for the challenge at http://health.
mil/UltimateMe and take the health
assessment questionnaire.
The website provides participants with
a personal health profile generated from
the assessment, which tells them their
health age versus their actual age. It
also provides access to fitness and health
information.
The competition is open to youths age
6 to 17 and adults age 18 and older.
“The assessment is fantastic,” Lowry
said. “It is a good way to learn if you
are engaged in factors such as eating
properly, exercising and sleeping right to
build a healthy lifestyle.”
Lowry said the challenge is an oppor-
tunity for members of the Fort Meade
community to properly educate them-
selves about the importance of health
and wellness.
“A lot of people are not fully
informed,” Lowry said. “They think
they’re exercising and eating right, but
they really aren’t. This is a way to teach
you that information.”
Meade takes part in UltimateMe fitness challenge
By Claudette Roulo
DoD News, Defense Media Activity
President Barack Obama signed into
law the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for
American Veterans Act on Feb. 12.
The SAV Act is aimed at reducing mili-
tary and veteran suicides and improving
their access to quality mental health care.
Hunt was a decorated Marine veteran
who struggled with post-traumatic stress.
He deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and
was wounded in Anbar Province, Iraq, and
had witnessed the combat deaths of close
friends.
Two years after his discharge and after
repeated setbacks in his medical care, Hunt
took his own life in 2011.
“By all accounts, he was selfless and he
was brave,” Obama said of Hunt. “And
when he died in 2011, it was a heartbreak-
ing loss for his family, his fellow Marines
and our nation because Clay had already
done a great deal of good in the world. And
the truth is, he was just getting started.”
Through unimaginable grief, Hunt’s
family, friends and fellow veterans made
President signs legislation to prevent veteran suicides
it their mission to spare other families the
pain they endured, the president said.
“So they shared Clay’s story far and
wide,” Obama said. “And they reached out
to members of Congress. And they lob-
bied and they testified and made personal
appeals.
“And thanks to their tireless efforts
— and we are particularly grateful to Clay’s
family, being able to transform grief into
action — today I will sign the Clay Hunt
SAV Act into law.”
The president said the best way to honor
Hunt “is to make sure that more veterans
like him are here for all the years to come
and able to make extraordinary contribu-
tions, building on what they’ve already
done for our safety and our security.”
The SAV Act builds on efforts still in
progress to improve Veterans Affairs’ men-
tal health care access by:
• Requiring annual third-party evalua-
tions of VA’s mental health care and suicide
prevention programs
• Creating a centralized website with
resources and information about the range
of mental health services available from
the VA
• Conducting a three-year pilot program
using peer support to assist veterans transi-
tioning from active duty
• Encouraging collaborative suicide pre-
vention efforts between the VA and non-
profit mental health organizations
Obama’s proposed 2016 budget also
includes more than $7 billion for the VA
to continue its focus on expanding and
transforming mental health services for
veterans, including treatment for post-
traumatic stress, ensuring timely access
to mental health care and treatment for
military sexual trauma.
“This law will not bring Clay back, as
much as we wish it would,” Obama said.
“But the reforms that it puts in place
would’ve helped, and they’ll help others
who are going through the same challeng-
ing process that he went through.”
It’s time to eliminate the stigma and
barriers that face those who seek help,
the president said. Asking for help is hard
enough, he said, particularly when you are
used to helping others.
“Today, we say again to every person
in uniform, every veteran who has ever
served, we thank you for your service, we
honor your sacrifice,” Obama said. “But
sometimes, you know, talk is cheap. And
sometimes, you know, particularly at a time
when we’ve got an all-volunteer force and
so often we can celebrate them at a ball
game, but too many are insulated from the
impacts.
“We’ve got to also act,” Obama said.
“We can’t just talk. So we’re ready to help
you begin the next chapter of your lives.
And if you are hurting, know this: You are
not forgotten. You are not alone. You are
never alone. We are here for you. America
is here for you. All of us. And we will not
stop doing everything in our power to get
you the care and support you need to stay
strong and keep serving this country we
love.
“We need you. We need you. You make
our country better.”
Copies of the 2015
Fort Meade
Welcome Guide
are available now.
Please call 301-677-
5602 or email philip.
h.jones.civ@mail.mil
to request guides for
your organization.

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Sports
By Shari Rosen
Staff Writer
After a cold and icy winter, the Child,
Youth and School Services’ Youth Sports
program provides a range of activities that
allow youngsters to get outside and play.
“It brings them an opportunity to get
out, get fit,” said Hunter Davis, director
of Youth Sports. “Really with the bigger
sports like soccer, that’s great for team-
work and communication for the little
guys.”
The intramural spring sports that are
offered include soccer, softball, baseball,
track, National Football League flag foot-
ball, lacrosse and tennis.
The coed sports program targets chil-
dren ages 3 to 13. However, some sports
like the Highsteppers track team is open
to ages 18 and younger.
All intramural sports are completely
run by volunteer coaches and CYSS is still
seeking more volunteers.
The season begins the last week of
March and runs until June 12.
“We try to make it so we’re done about
the time that school’s out,” Davis said.
Registration for spring sports began in
January and is open until all slots in the
program are filled.
“If there are still a few spots open, we
try to get all the kids in,” Davis said.
To register a new athlete, parents must
visit the Parent Central Services office at
1900 Reece Road. Returning athletes can
register online through ftmeademwr.com
by clicking on the CYSS tab.
So far, 50 youths have signed up for
NFL flag football and 25 have signed up
for lacrosse.
Despite the wide age range of the Youth
Sports program, activities are tailored to
address participants’ respective needs.
A parent participation baseball clinic is
offered for 3- to 4-year-olds.
“We just have a coach lead everyone in
a drill for that day and then the parents
go out and work with their child on that
drill,” Davis said.
T-ball is aimed at children 5 to 6 years
old; coach pitch is for 7- and 8-year-olds.
Children ages 9 and older have the
opportunity to participate in more com-
petitive, county sports leagues.
“It gives a chance for some of the older
kids that do play in a county sport to get
more into that competitive aspect and
travel out in the county and play other
programs,” Davis said.
Overall, Davis hopes youths register for
spring sports and get active.
“We’re trying to get the kids out and
being physically active and running
around,” Davis said.
Editor’s note: For more information on
CYSS Youth Sports, call the Youth Sports
office, located at 1900 Reece Road, at 301-
677-1179.
Spring sports provide range of opportunities for youths
FILE PHOTO
Youths line up for a soccer drill at the Youth Sports Complex. Soccer, along with National Football League flag football, baseball,softball, tennis, lacrosse and track are the
intramural spring sports offered by the Child, Youth and School Services’ Youth Sports program. The season runs from the last week of March until June 12.

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Community News Notes
Sports Shorts
Volleyball coaches meeting
A meeting for intramural volleyball coaches is scheduled for Wednesday at
1 p.m. at Murphy Field House.
A representative must be present at the meeting to submit the team roster.
Only active-duty service members are eligible to participate in the league.
For more information, call 301-677-3318 or email beth.d.downs.naf@mail.
mil.
Dollar Days
Dollar Days at the Lanes are offered every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bowlers receive a game of bowling, shoe rental, a hot dog, hamburger,
small fries, pizza slice or small soda for $1 each.
For more information, call 301-677-5541.
Texas Hold ‘Em Tournaments
All service members and civilians are invited to play in the Texas Hold ‘Em
Tournaments held Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the Lounge at the Lanes.
Tournament is free to enter. Prizes are awarded for the top winners.
Food and beverages are available for purchase.
For more information, call 301-677-5541.
Youth spring sports
Registration for spring sports is underway.
Spring sports include baseball, softball, tennis, lacrosse, basketball, track,
NFL flag football and soccer.
To register online, go to ftmeademwr.com.
For more information, call 301-677-1179.
Youth Sports seeks volunteer coaches
Volunteer coaches are needed for baseball, softball, tennis, lacrosse,
basketball, track, NFL flag football, and soccer.
All volunteers will receive free training and will be certified through the
National Youth Sports Coaches Association.
All volunteers must complete a background check.
Apply at the Child, Youth and School Services’ Youth Sports Fitness
Office at 1900 Reece Road.
For more information, call 301-677-1179 or 301-677-1329.
Tae kwon do
Child, Youth and School Services offers tae kwon do classes for youths of
all ages Tuesdays and Thursday at the Youth Center.
Classes are broken into different age groups. Cost is $45 for ages 4 to 6 and
$85 for ages 7–17.
For more information, call 301-677-1149.
Sports
Jibber Jabber will return next week.
As always, if you have any comments about Jibber Jabber or
anything to do with the world of sports, e-mail chad.t.jones.
civ@mail.mil or follow him on Twitter @CTJibber.
Jibber-Less
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.
100 percent ID checks
at all access gates starts
Sunday
Beginning Sunday, Fort Meade will
conduct 100 percent identification
checks at all of its Access Control Points
through March 15.
The effort, directed by Installation
Management Command, is designed to
count all non-Department of Defense
visitors entering the installation.
Visitors should be prepared for longer
waits at the gates and the possibility of
traffic impacts on the surrounding roads
and highways, including Routes 175, 198
and 32.
Fort Meade will conduct these checks
for two weeks each month throughout
the 2015 calendar year.
IMCOM installations are conducting
the count of visitors to ensure Visitor
Control Centers are properly staffed.
The visitor count is being conducted at
all IMCOM installations.
Public listening session
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan,
commander, U.S. Army Military District
of Washington, Joint Force Headquarters-
National Capital Region, will host a public
listening session March 5 at 1 p.m. at
McGill Training Center.
Buchanan and a representative from the
Army’s Operations and Plans Office will
discuss the Army’s ongoing planning effort
to achieve fiscal reductions required by the
Budget Control Act of 2011.
Additionally, Garrison Commander Col.
Brian P. Foley will discuss ongoing growth
at Fort Meade.
Leaders will then take questions from the
audience.
All members of the Fort Meade
community including current employees,
retirees, concerned citizens and family
members are invited to attend the session.
The listening session will be live-streamed
from the Fort Meade website; individuals
will be able to submit questions online.
For more information, call 301-677-1361.
Pepper Road gate open
The Pepper Road gate is now open for
pedestrians and cyclists Monday through
Friday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cars and other motorized vehicles are
not authorized to access this gate.
Pepper Road is located toward the
southeast corner of Fort Meade near
Range Control off Route 175 (adjacent to
Route 32) in Odenton.
The gate is also close to the MARC
station and Odenton Town Center.
The gate opening is part of Fort
Meade’s ongoing efforts to improve
transportation options to and from the
installation.
Technical Job Fair
A Technical Job Fair will be held
March 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Club
Meade.
The event is open to the public.
For a list of all attending employers,
go to ftmeademwr.com.
Volunteer Awards Banquet
The Fort Meade Volunteers Awards
Banquet will be held April 16 at 6 p.m.
at Club Meade.
Nominations for special awards will
be accepted through Monday.
For more information on nomination
procedures and tickets, call the volunteer
coordinator at 301-677-4128.
Financial Readiness Fair
The Army Community Service’s
Financial Readiness Fair will be held
today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at McGill
Training Center.
The free event, which is open to
all military services and ranks and to
civilians, will feature guests speakers,
informational displays and break-out
sessions.
Bag lunches will be available for
purchase.
For more information, call Army
Community Service at 301-677-5590 or
the Fleet and Family Support Center at
301-677-9410.
ESC scholarships
The Enlisted Spouses’ Club is offering
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Community News Notes
file photo
RIGHT ARM NIGHTBring your right-arm service member, co-worker or employee for Right Arm Night on March 5 from 4-6 p.m. at Club
Meade 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.
scholarships for graduating high school
seniors and continuing education
students for the 2015-2016 academic
school year.
Applicants must be dependent
children of service members from any
branch: active duty, retired or deceased
military personnel; Reservist; or
National Guard
The service member must reside in the
Fort Meade area.
Application packages must be
completed and submitted to the ESC by
March 27.
The complete application package and
a full list of scholarship requirements
are available at www.ftmeadeesc.org/
scholarship-oportunities.
For more information, email
scholarshipdirector@ftmeadeesc.org.
Corvias educational grants
Corvias Foundation is still accepting
applications for the 2015 educational
grants.
Applications must be submitted by May
7.
Grants are given in the amount of up
to $5,000 to spouses of active-duty service
members stationed at Fort Meade.
Applicants may be in any stage of the
educational process.
For more information, go to
corviasfoundation.org.
Cooking Matters
Commissary Tours
The next Cooking Matters
Commissary Tours Challenge is
Sunday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 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.
Financial, Employment
Readiness
Army Community Service offers
Financial and Employment 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.
• Financial Planning for Caregivers:
Friday, 9-11 a.m.
• Dollars and Sense: Tuesday, 9 a.m.
Topics include: basic budgeting,
financial goals and priorities, saving and
investing, and managing your credit.
• Banking Basics: March 10, 9-11 a.m.
Learn to manage, balance and
reconcile your bank accounts. 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.
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.
• Resume Writing Workshop: Tuesday,
9 a.m. to noon
This workshop will provide tips on
winning resume styles, the importance
of cover letters and tips on following up
on your resume.
• Stress Management: March 5, 9:30-
11:30 a.m.
• Retiree Brief: March 9, 8-11:30
a.m. (within two years of retirement
eligibility)
Information will be provided on
Tricare, Johns Hopkins Family Health
Plan and Navy Mutual Aid Financial
Planning/Survivor Benefit Plan.
• Building Healthy Relationships:
March 10, 9-11 a.m.
• Ten Steps to a Federal Job: March
10, 9 a.m. to noon
Topics include: how to understand
job vacancy announcements, writing
a federal and electronic resume, and
tracking applications
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
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9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at Kuhn Hall,
4415 Llewellyn Ave.
• Today: “Quiet as a Mouse” -
Storytime about mice
• March 5: “Don’t Be a Square! -
Stories about shapes
For more information, call 301-677-
5677.
‘Kick butts’
Grades six to eight are invited to the
Youth Center on March 6 from 5-6:30
p.m. for the “kick butts” initiative.
Youths will participate in activities
highlighting the harmful effects of
smoking as it relates to oral hygiene.
For more information, call 301-677-
1437.
Teen Center events
The Teen Center is offering the follow-
ing activities for grades nine to 12:
• Driver’s education: Monday to
March 13, 3-6:15 p.m.
Cost is $320 and includes 30 hours of
classroom education plus six hours of
behind-the-wheel training.
All participants must be registered by
Friday with Child, Youth and School
Services prior to enrolling.
For more information, call 301-677-
1156 or 301-677-1149.
• Zumba: Monday, 5-6 p.m. Class is
free.
• Smoothie Day: March 5, 5-6 p.m
Create healthy smoothies during this
free event.
• Open Mic Night: March 6, 5:30-6:30
p.m.
Share you poetry, spoken words,
music or comedy at this free event.
For more information, call 301-677-
6054.
Out About
• Maryland Home Garden Show
will be held Saturday and Sunday
and March 6-8 at the Maryland
State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road,
Timonium.
The annual event features home
improvement exhibits, landscaped
gardens, a craft show, orchid show
(second week only) and free seminars.
Hours: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.;
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; March 6, 10
a.m. to 6 p.m.; March 7, 10 a.m. to 9
p.m.; and March 8, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Admission is $12 for adults; $10 for
seniors age 62 and older; and $3 for
children ages 6-12. Admission is free for
active-duty service members with ID.
Admission to craft show is $6.
For more information, call 410-
863-1180, ext. 11 or go to http://www.
mdhomeandgarden.com.
• The Bowie Baysox will conduct live
auditions March 21 at 9:30 a.m. for
singers of the national anthem before a
home game at Prince George’s Stadium.
Gates open for registration at 9 a.m.
The team features a live performance
of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before
all 71 home games.
Word sheets are not allowed. All
auditions must be done in person. No
CDs, cassettes or videos are accepted for
review.
Auditions are open to individuals
or small groups; instrumentalists are
permitted. Large church or school
groups interested in performing the
national anthem at a game should call
the Baysox at 301-464-4880.
• Leisure Travel Services is offering
discounted tickets to Ringling Bros.
and Barnum Bailey Circus, which
will perform March 25 to April 5 at the
Baltimore Arena.
Numerous show times are available.
Tickets cost $20.
For more information, call 301-677-
7354.
• The Anne Arundel Genealogical
Society will host the program “An
African-American Quaker: Journey
to Home,” by Margo Lee Williams on
March 5 from 7-9:30 p.m. at Severna
Park United Methodist Church, 731
Benfield Road, Severna Park.
The event is open to the public.
Refreshments will be served prior to the
start of the program.
For more information, call Thursday
to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 410-
760-9679.
• Leisure Travel Services is offering
tickets to Monster Jam, which will be
held Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2
p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Tuesday and
Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Royal Farms
Arena, 201 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore.
For ticket prices or more information,
call LTS at 301-677-7354.
• Families Dealing with Deployment
meets the first and third Monday of every
month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Meuse Forest
Neighborhood Center. Children welcome.
The next meeting is Monday. For more
information, call 301-677-5590 or email
colaina.townsend.ctr@mail.mil.
• Retired Officers’ Wives’ Club will meet
Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Club Meade. Bring
your family and friends for a rocking
“Tis the Wearin’ of the Green” program
featuring the Retro Rockets, who will
entertain during the Saint Patrick’s Day
celebration.
Cost of luncheon is $18. Reservations
are required by noon today. Call your area
representative or Betty Wade at 410-551-
7082.
Membership dues are $25 per year, but
you may join from February through May
now for half price.
Members may bring guests to the
luncheons, which are held on the first
Tuesday of each month except June, July,
August and January.
For more information, call Genny
Bellinger, ROWC president, at 410-674-
2550.
• 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 March 5.
There is no cost for the buffet. Donations
are optional. All Fort Meade employees,
family members, and civilian and military
personnel are invited.
For more information, call 301-677-6703.
• 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
Annapolis Road, Odenton, in the banquet
hall in back of the building. The next
meeting is March 5. Dinner is served at 6
p.m. For more information, call 410-674-
4000.
• 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 March 5. For more
information, visit namiaac.org.
• Swinging Squares Square Dance Club
dances the first and third Saturday of the
month from 7:30-10 p.m. through May at
Meade Middle School. The next dance is
March 7. Admission is $6. Square dance
attire is optional.
Dance classes are offered Thursday nights
at 7:30 p.m. at Meade Middle School. Each
class costs $6.
For more information, call Darlene at 410-
519-2536 or Carl at 410-271-8776.
• Marriage Enrichment Group, sponsored
by Army Community Service, meets the
second and fourth Monday of every month
from 3-4 p.m. at the Community Readiness
Center, 830 Chisholm Ave. The next meeting
is March 9. For more information, call
Celena Flowers or Jessica Hobgood at 301-
677-5590.
• Calling All Dads meets the second
and fourth Monday of every month from
4-5 p.m. at Potomac Place Neighborhood
Center, 4998 2nd Corps Blvd. The next
meeting is March 9.
The group is for expecting fathers, and
fathers with children of all ages. Children
welcome. For more information, call 301-
677-5590 or email colaina.townsend.ctr@
mail.mil.
• New Spouse Connection meets the second
Monday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m.
at the Community Readiness Center, 830
Chisholm Ave. The next meeting is March 9.
The program provides an opportunity for all
spouses new to the military or to Fort Meade
to meet and get connected. For more infor-
mation, contact Pia Morales at pia.s.morales.
civ@mail.mil or 301-677-4110.
• AARP Chapter 606 will meet March
9 at 12:30 p.m. in the Glen Burnie
Improvement Association Hall.
The guest speaker will talk about
Fraud Watch.
Chapter dues are due January through
March at $4 per person or $6 per couple
at sign-in.
Members are reminded to bring
food for the North County Emergency
Outreach Network, box tops for schools,
loose change for charities and used toner
cartridges to be reconditioned.
For more information, call Judy Litke
at 410-760-6253.
• NARFE Chapter 1519 will meet
March 10 at 1 p.m. at the Holy Trinity
Church Hall, 3436 Baltimore-Annapolis
Road, Glen Burnie.
Lauren M. Parker, Register of Wills,
will speak.
Anyone wishing to join this chapter
or find out more information concerning
the National Active and Retired Federal
Employee Association should attend this
meeting. Personnel are needed to become
active members of the chapter and attend
meetings.
For more information, call Diane
Shreves, publicity chairman, at 410-760-
3750.
• Fort Meade TOP III Association meets
the second Wednesday of each month at
3 p.m. at the Courses. The next meeting is
March 11. The association is open to all
Air Force active-duty and retired senior
noncommissioned officers. For more
information, call Master Sgt. Jonathan
Jacob at 443-479-0616 or email jajacob@
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• Women’s Empowerment Group meets
Wednesdays from 2-3:30 p.m. to provide
a safe, confidential arena for the support,
education and empowerment of women
who have experienced past or present family
violence.
Location is only disclosed to participants.
To register, call Samantha Herring, victim
advocate, at 301-677-4124 or Katherine
Lamourt, victim advocate, at 301-677-4117.
• Moms Walking Group, sponsored by
Parent Support, meets Thursdays from 8:30-
9:15 a.m. at Potomac Place Neighborhood
Center. To register, call Colaina Townsend
or Michelle Pineda at 301-677-5590.
• Project Healing Waters meets
Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. at the Soldiers
and Family Assistance Center, 2462 85th
Medical Battalion Ave.
The project is dedicated to the physical
and emotional rehabilitation of wounded
warriors and veterans through fly fishing,
fly tying and outings.
For more information, call Larry Vawter,
program leader, at 443-535-5074 or email
thecarptman@msn.com.
• Dancing with the Heroes, free ballroom
dance lessons for the Warrior Transition
Unit, meets Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Argonne
Hills Chapel Center in the seminar room.
Participants should wear loose clothing,
comfortable shoes with leather soles. No
super high heels or flip-flops.
• Spanish Christian Service is conducted
Sundays at 1 p.m. at the Cavalry Chapel
located at 8465 Simonds St. and 6th
Armored Cavalry Road.
For more information, call Elias Mendez
at 301-677-7314 or 407-350-8749.
• Couples Communication Group,
sponsored by Army Community Services,
meets every Monday from 2:30-3:30 p.m.
at the Community Readiness Center, 830
Chisholm Ave.
For more information, call Celena
Flowers or Katherine Lamourt at 301-677-
5590.
• Cub Scout Pack 377 invites boys in
first through fifth grades, or ages 7 to 10,
to attend its weekly Monday meetings at 6
p.m. at Argonne Hills Chapel Center.
For more information, email Cubmaster
Christopher Lassiter at pack377_cm@
yahoo.com or Committee Chairperson
Marco Cilibert at pack377_cc@yahoo.com.
• Boy Scout Troop 379 meets Mondays
at 7 p.m. at Argonne Hills Chapel
Center on Rockenbach Road. The troop
is actively recruiting boys ages 11 to
18. For more information, email Lisa
Yetman, at lisayetman@verizon.net
or Wendall Lawrence, Scoutmaster, at
lawrencewendall@juno.com.
• Catholic Women of the Chapel meets
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 March 13
Friday: “The Gambler” (R). Lit professor and
gambler Jim Bennett’s debt causes him to borrow
money from his mother and a loan shark. Fur-
ther complicating his situation is his relationship
with one of his students. With Mark Wahlberg,
Jessica Lange, John Goodman.
Saturday: “The Wedding Ringer” (R). Two weeks
shy of his wedding, a socially awkward guy enters
into a charade by hiring the owner of a company
that provides best men for grooms in need. With
Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting.
Sunday: “Paddington” (PG). A young Peruvian
bear travels to London in search of a home. Find-
ing himself lost and alone at Paddington Station,
he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him
a temporary haven. With Hugh Bonneville, Sally
Hawkins, Nicole Kidman.
March 6: “The Boy Next Door” (R). A newly
divorced woman falls for a younger man who has
recently moved in across the street from her, but
their torrid affair soon takes a dangerous turn.
With Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Kristin
Chenoweth.
March 7: “Mortdecai” (R). Juggling angry Rus-
sians, the British Mi5, and an international ter-
rorist, debonair art dealer and part time rogue
Charlie Mortdecai races to recover a stolen
painting rumored to contain a code that leads
to lost Nazi gold. With Johnny Depp, Gwyneth
Paltrow, Ewan McGregor.
March 8: “Strange Magic” (PG). Goblins, elves,
fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked
by the battle over a powerful potion. With the
voices of Evan Rachel Wood, Elijah Kelley,
Kristin Chenoweth.
March 13: “Black or White” (PG-13). A grieving
widower is drawn into a custody battle over his
granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire
life. With Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Gil-
lian Jacobs.
every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. for prayer and
Bible study in the Main Post Chapel, 4419
Llewellyn Ave. Monthly programs are held
Mondays at 6:30 p.m. The group is open to
all women in the community ages 18 and
older — active duty, retiree and civilian
— for prayer, faith fellowship, and service.
For more information, email Mariana Yinh
at themariana@yahoo.com.
• American Legion Post 276 is open to
veterans and active-duty service members
at 8068 Quarterfield Road in Severn.
Breakfast may be purchased beginning at
9 a.m. Lunches may be purchased from
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Happy Hour is 4-6
p.m. Dinner may be purchased at 6 p.m.
on Fridays and the fourth Sunday of every
month.
Membership discounts are offered
for active-duty military. For more
information, call 410-969-8028 or visit
americanlegionpost276.org.
• Odenton Masonic Center, located at
1206 Stehlik Drive, invites the community,
local military, fire/emergency services and
local businesses to enjoy its breakfast and
specialty dinners.
The center offers a fundraising “all-you-
can-eat” breakfast every second Sunday
from 7-11 a.m. Fundraising specialty
dinners are held the third Friday of the
month from 5-7 p.m.
Menus vary and are listed on the center’s
website at odentonlodge209.net.
• Fort Meade E9 Association meets the
second Friday of every month at 7 a.m. in
the Pin Deck Cafe at the Lanes. The next
meeting is March 13.
The association is open to active, retired,
Reserve and National Guard E9s of any
uniformed service. All E9s in this area are
invited to attend a breakfast and meet the
membership. For more information, go to
e9association.org.
• Meade Branch 212 of the Fleet Reserve
Association meets the second Saturday of
each month at 10 a.m. at VFW Post 160,
2597 Dorsey Road, Glen Burnie. The next
meeting is March 14. Active-duty, Reserve
and retired members of the U.S. Navy,
Marine Corps and Coast Guard are invited.
For more information, call 443-604-2474
or 410-768-6288.
• Retired Enlisted Association meets the
third Tuesday of the month from 7:30-8:30
p.m. at Perry’s Restaurant, 1210 Annapolis
Road, Odenton. The next meeting is March
17. For more information, visit trea.org or
call Elliott Phillips, the local president, at
443-790-3805 or Arthur R. Cooper, past
national president, at 443-336-1230.
• Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter
254 meets the third Wednesday of every
month from 3-4 p.m. in the auditorium of
the Airman Leadership School, 8470 Zim-
borski Ave. The next meeting is March 18.
For more information, call 831-521-9251 or
go to AFSA254.org.
• Military District of Washington Ser-
geant Audie Murphy Club meets the third
Wednesday of each month from noon to 1
p.m. at the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall
Dining Facility in Virginia. The next meeting
is March 18. All members and those inter-
ested in joining the club are welcome. For
more information, contact Master Sgt. Erica
Lehmkuhl at erica.lehmkuhl@us.army.mil or
301-833-8415.
• Prostate Cancer Support Group meets
at Walter Reed National Military Medical
Center in Bethesda on the third Thursday
of every month. The next meeting is March
19 from 1-2 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the
America Building, River Conference Room
(next to the Prostate Center), third floor.
Spouses/partners are invited. Military ID
is required for base access. Men without a
military ID should call the Prostate Center
at 301-319-2900 at least two 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@health.mil.
• Society of Military Widows meets for
brunch the fourth Sunday of the month
at 1 p.m. at the Lanes. The next meeting is
March 22. For more information, call Betty
Jones at 410-992-1123.
Find the Fort Meade
Religious Schedule
at
www.ftmeade.army.mil.
Look for the “Community” tab then
click on “Religious Services” for
schedules, events and
contact information.