The article summarizes key points from a presentation at the Army's Sexual Harassment/Assault Response Program Summit about male victims of sexual assault in the military. Experts noted that about 10,800 men are sexually assaulted each year in the military compared to 8,000 women, but only 1,134 men reported the attacks, which is about 13% of assaults compared to 39% of women who reported. The experts urged the Army to reach out to male victims as well, since sexual assault is not only a crime against women, and male victims often feel additional shame due to perceptions of masculinity.

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troops outlet to
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday, 2 a.m.: Daylight saving time begins; move clocks forward one hour
Tuesday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Financial Readiness Fair - McGill Training Center
March 18, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.: Technical Job Fair - Club Meade
March 19, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Women’sHistoryMonthobservance-ConferenceCenter
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Commander’s Column
Contents
News.............................. 3 Sports.....................................9
Crime Watch.................. 6 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
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Philip H. Jones
Philip.H.Jones.civ@mail.mil
Editor Dijon Rolle
Dijon.N.Rolle.civ@mail.mil
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Rona S. Hirsch
Staff Writer Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer Shari Rosen
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The supply of readily available electrical
outlets is inadequate in some of the buildings
on post.
To meet power supply needs, some occupants
may connect extension cords or surge-protected
power strips to form a “daisy chain.”
However, interconnecting these devices can
cause them to become overloaded, which can
lead to their failure and a possible fire, particu-
larly when paper and other combustibles are in
contact with the wires.
Creating daisy chains is a violation of Post
Fire Regulations and NFPA 70, the National
Electric Code.
Extension cords are intended for temporary
use. Unfortunately, once in place they tend to
become permanent wiring and a fire hazard.
Several safe solutions exist. In many cases, a
power strip energized by an extension cord or
another power strip can be replaced by a power
strip with a power cord of adequate length to
reach an outlet.
Desks and associated equipment can also be
moved so they are closer to existing outlets. In
other instances, the use of a power strip that is
better able to accommodate bulkier transformer
plugs can help solve the problem.
Several factors should be considered when
selecting an appropriate surge protector. Since
models vary in the amount of current that they
are rated to safely carry, it is important to con-
sider the amperage requirements of the devices
to be energized.
Models vary in length of power cord, typically
ranging from 3 to 15 feet. Choose one whose
length is most appropriate for reaching the
intended room outlet. Avoid having too much
excess cord, and make sure the surge protector
is set on its base.
Some have swivel plugs that make them easier
to connect to the
outlets, and help
to protect the
plug and cord
from damage.
Check each
surge protector
before using to
make sure it is in
good condition.
Only power
strips equipped
with internal
fuses are accept-
able. They also must be UL listed. Those lacking
these fuses are equivalent to extension cords
and, therefore, may not be used as permanent
wiring.
When a power strip is installed, care must be
taken to ensure it is not suspended in mid-air by
its power cord or cords plugged into it, resulting
in excessive stress on electrical connections.
When there are not enough outlets to supply
an occupant’s needs, one solution is to request
the installation of additional outlets. The outlet
placement should avoid the need to run wires
across walkways, where they can become trip-
ping hazards.
Another common violation we find during our
inspections is appliances plugged into a power
strip. These appliances include but are not limited
to refrigerators, microwaves, coffee makers and
space heaters. These appliances draw more power
than the power strip can safely handle.
A good rule of thumb is, “if it heats or cools, it
needs to be plugged directly into the wall.”
These are some of the most common fire code
violations that we find during our inspections.
They are also some of the easiest to correct and
can be done on the spot.
Unsafe use of extension
cords leads to fire hazards
Capt. Shaun m. bagley
Fort Meade Fire Prevention Office
Commander’s Open Door
Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley has an open door policy.
All service members, retirees, government employees, family members and
community members age 18 or older are invited to address issues or con-
cerns to the commander directly by visiting Foley’s office on Mondays from
4 to 6 p.m. at garrison headquarters in Hodges Hall, Bldg. 4551, Llewellyn
Avenue.
Visitors are seen on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointment is
necessary.
For more information, call 301-677-4844.

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News
By Amaani Lyle
DoD News, Defense Media Activity
Service members and their families need
to make informed investment decisions
and avoid unnecessary risks to ensure
financial readiness both during and after
their service commitments, the senior
enlisted advisor to the chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Discussing the Feb. 23-28 observance
of Military Saves Week in a DoD News
broadcast interview on Feb. 26, Marine
Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia said
structure is important in handling house-
hold financial transactions.
“There are going to be purchases to
meet the needs of survival, whether it be a
car, a home or bare necessities of everyday
life,” he said. “You must have discipline in
your financial portfolio that allows you to
sidestep unnecessary purchases and make
a wise and informed decision. That’s what
financial readiness is all about.”
Battaglia recalled his own challenges
as a young Marine when he and his wife,
Lisa, learned to resist impulse-purchase
temptations.
“I’m hoping one thing Lisa and I can
do for the military force and families is
show things we could have done better as
a younger couple growing up that they can
avoid nowadays,” he said.
Small financial considerations can add
up, the sergeant major said, noting that
he has cut his own hair for the past 25
years.
“I can take care of myself and save
the 10 to 15 [dollars] a week that I would
normally use to get a haircut at a barber,”
Battaglia said.
Loan and investment pitfalls exist, some
of them specifically targeting service mem-
bers, he said. Battaglia urges young troops
to take advantage of programs and advi-
sors that the Defense Department pro-
vides to help them navigate and avoid
those risks.
“There are loan sharks and payday
lenders that are not up-front, so the adver-
tisement is enticing for the young service
member,”he said. “All of a sudden, they’re
paying for a [purchase] or loan at 28 per-
cent interest, and it wasn’t a smart finan-
cial move but an impulse buy.”
Battaglia recommended investments
such as the Thrift Savings Plan, a long-
term financial strategy in which service
members can deposit up to 15 percent of
their pay into accounts of varying growth
speed.
“It’s a great investment tool that we are
allowed to use while serving in the military,
and it starts to build a financial nest egg or
portfolio,” he said. “It’ll be 80 to 85 per-
cent of our force who never reach 20 years
to retire, so what do they have to show for
it at the end of four, six or 10 years?”
All military careers come to end, said
Battaglia, no matter how long a member
serves.
“We want to have an emergency fund
so when retirement or end of enlistment
or commission comes, you don’t walk out
empty-handed,” Battaglia said.
Fiscal fitness enables him and his fam-
ily to live in a less stressful environment,
Battaglia said, and even permits them to
enjoy the occasional reward.
“That may incur some sacrifices along
the way, but we can spoil ourselves every
once in a while, because we have lived in a
financially stable and structured military
life cycle,” he said.
Battaglia encourages all service mem-
bers and components to take the Military
Saves Week pledge at http://militarysaves.
org/ to develop a disciplined, structured
and measurable financial goal.
“Go online and take the pledge to save
each and every month when that paycheck
comes in,” he said.
ACS and the Fleet And Family Support
Center will host the rescheduled Financial
Readiness Fair on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. at McGill Training Center.
Editor’s note: For more information on
Financial Readiness resources, call Army
Community Service at 301-677-5590 or the
Navy’s Fleet and Family Support Center at
301-677-9014.
Informed decisions help ensure financial readiness
AER Campaign
Kick-Off
Garrison Commander Col. Brian
P. Foley (center) is joined by Wal-
lace Turner, Army Emergency
Relief officer; Capt. Larry Sum-
mers, AER campaign coordinator;
Headquarters Command Battal-
ion Commander Lt. Col. Eric J.
Smith; and Command Sgt. Maj.
Deniece C. Williams in a cake
cutting ceremony Tuesday to kick
off Fort Meade’s AER campaign.
This year’s campaign will solely
focus on the contributions of
active-duty service members with
an overall goal of $55,000. The
campaign, which runs through
May 1, is designed to provide
emergency funding to service
members and retirees.
To see Foley’s AER video mes-
sage, go to YouTube.com/fort-
meademd and click on highlights.
PHOTO BY STEVE ELLMORE

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News
Story and photo by Brian Murphy
902nd Military Intelligence Group
Moments before Maryland state politicians
prepared to dive into the day’s agenda on Feb.
18, the packed room was called to order and a
Soldier stepped up to the microphone.
As the room fell silent, Chaplain (Capt.)
Angel Berrios, of the 308th Military Intel-
ligence Battalion, 902nd MI Group, gave an
invocation at the State House in Annapolis.
Once his prayer was completed, Berrios
was formally recognized by Sen. Ulysses Cur-
rie, who represents Maryland’s District 25 in
Prince George’s County, and was thanked for
his service.
“It is a privilege to pray in this setting,”Ber-
rios said. “I believe prayer is powerful and does
make a difference, so that is why I reached out
to my senator’s office.”
Prior to delivering the invocation, Berrios
was greeted by Currie, as well as Sen. Thomas
V. Mike Miller Jr., president of the Maryland
Senate.
“Honestly, I wasn’t expecting the reception
I received — being welcomed by these senators
with open arms,”Berrios said. “If it wasn’t for
Senator Currie, this wouldn’t have happened.
So it was very nice to meet him and shake
his hand.”
According to Chaplain (Maj.) Rick Steven-
son, the 902nd MI Group’s chaplain, it really
shouldn’t come as a surprise that Berrios was
given such a opportunity.
“He really is a fantastic chaplain and he’s
very creative,” Stevenson said. “He was an
evangelist for several years before coming into
the Army, which helps him to identify poten-
tial ministry opportunities.
“He’s always very mindful of conducting
his mission as an Army chaplain and is willing
to seek out opportunities that others might not
even think of.”
Stevenson also believes Berrios’outside-the-
box thinking helps him to excel in his duties at
the 308th MI.
This is not the first time Berrios has deliv-
ered an invocation before elected officials. In
2013, he led the opening prayer for a session
in the U.S. House of Representatives.
“This is a unique assignment for chaplains
because the vast majority of your flock isn’t in
the same physical location, he said. “Because
the workforce is so spread out, you may never
meet the majority of your unit’s personnel
face to face.
“Chaplain Berrios works very hard to
establish relationships and to be there for his
battalion.”
308th MI chaplain delivers invocation at State House
Chaplain (Capt.) Angel Berrios, of the 308th Military Intelligence Battalion, 902nd
MI Group, delivers the invocation Feb. 18 alongside Sen. Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr.,
president of the Maryland Senate, at the State House in Annapolis.
By Jim Garamone
DoD News, Defense Media Activity
Experts urged Army leaders to reach
out to male victims of sexual assault,
noting people should not view sexual
violence as a crime perpetrated exclu-
sively against women.
Jim Hopper, a psychologist and
researcher, and Russell Strand, a retired
Criminal Investigative Service special
agent, spoke about an aspect of sexu-
al violence not often discussed: sexual
assaults on men.
Hopper and Strand spoke at the
Army’s Sexual Harassment/Assault
Response Program Summit held Friday
in Tyson’s Corner, Va.
The number of males sexually assault-
ed in the military is sobering, the experts
said.
“[About] 10,800 men are sexually
assaulted every year in the military,”
Strand said. “[Roughly] 8,000 women
are assaulted.”
Few military males report being vic-
tims of sexual assault, he said. Only
1,134 men reported attacks — roughly 13
percent of those attacked. With women,
39 percent reported attacks.
About 87 percent of men attacked are
not reporting it.
“These are real men in real pain,”
Hopper said.
The pain is compounded by shame.
Being sexually assaulted brings addition-
al feelings of shame to a man because it
works against the ideal of what it means
to be a man, Hopper said.
And it brings fear.
“There’s fear of those memories,
Experts spotlight struggles facing male sexual assault victims
there’s fear of being violated, there’s
fear that someone might know what hap-
pened to them,” Hopper said.
Men who have been sexually assaulted
believe they are not worthy of respect,
Strand said.
The men who are assaulted are over-
whelmingly heterosexual and so are their
assailants, the officials said.
“Most people who sexually assault
adult men are heterosexuals,” Hopper
said. “And those same heterosexual men
who are assaulting men are often the
same men assaulting women.”
Many males won’t get help, Hopper
said, because they feel they won’t be
believed, understood or supported.
“Part of that is they know most people
don’t expect men to be assaulted, that
this can’t really happen to ‘a real man,’
” he said.
They are also afraid of their friends or
teammates finding out what happened to
them, Hopper said.
They believe they will be looked at as
less than a man, that they will be ostra-
cized and shunned. And, many victims
see the assault as the death knell to their
careers.
The military services need to begin
reaching out to male victims of sexual
assault, the experts said.
A safe, anonymous helpline could be
the beginning for getting many of these
men the help they need, they noted.
The military services also need to
market programs aimed at commanders,
health care professionals, police investi-
gators and prosecutors, informing them
of the problem and assets available to
help their service members, the experts
said.
Sexual Assault Prevention and
Response Program resources are avail-
able in the Fort Meade community.
For assistance, service members
can contact their unit’s sexual assault
response coordinator or call:
• Victim Advocate/SARC Hotline:
443-845-0876
• Sexual Assault Crisis Center and
Hotline: 410-222-7273
• Office of the Garrison Chaplain:
301-677-6035
• National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-
800-656-HOPE
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Feb. 25, Theft of funds, iden-
tity theft: AAFES loss pre-
vention personnel stated that
an AAFES employee made
numerous illegal transactions
by taking refunds from cus-
tomers and later converting
the refunds into gift cards for
himself. The subject used other
people’s identities, such as Social
Security numbers, to disguise the transactions.
Feb. 28: Simple assault, consummated by a bat-
tery: The victim stated that when she questioned
her son, who is autistic, on whether he had taken
his medication, he grabbed her by the throat.
When the victim attempted to defend herself, the
subject began punching her in the face.
CommunityCommunity
Crime Watch
Compiled by the Fort Meade
Directorate of Emergency Services
For week of
Feb. 23-March 1:
• Moving violations: 18
• Nonmoving violations: 4
• Verbal warnings for traffic stops: 11
• Traffic accidents: 9
• Driving on suspended license: 0
• Driving on suspended registration: 0
• Driving without a license: 0
photos by dijon rolle and navy mass communication spc. 2nd class zach allan
Theresa Jackson, above, an employee with Melwood
Contract Services, pushes a container full of road salt
while contractor Brandon Stevanus, right, of Weber Jer-
man Company helps to de-ice sidewalks on Monday near
the Army Claims Office on Llewellyn Avenue. Jackson
and Stevanus were part of a team that was activated to
help de-ice sidewalks and shovel snow Sunday and early
Monday.
Spring forward
Don’t forget to set your
clocks forward one hour
Sunday at 2 a.m. when day-
light saving time begins.

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News
By Shari Rosen
Staff Writer
Last month, Better Opportunities
for Single Service Members traveled to
Philadelphia for a social media scaven-
ger hunt.
The Philadelphia trip was just one of
the many programs and events offered
by BOSS, which also undertakes com-
munity service and quality-of-life initia-
tives at Fort Meade.
Eleven participants from multiple
service branches toured the City of
Brotherly Love, taking photos at Inde-
pendence Hall, the Liberty Bell and on
the famous Philadelphia Museum of
Art’s steps featured prominently in the
“Rocky” movies.
Each photo was worth a certain point
value and the team with the most points
at the end of the day won free tickets to
the National Aquarium in Baltimore.
“We made it so it was kind of a tour
guide event,” said Cpl. Victoria John-
son, garrison BOSS representative. “We
could go through the list, get points and
see a large majority of the city.”
In March, BOSS will begin its commu-
nity service partnership with the “Honor
Flight” program, which provides free
flights for World War II, Korea and Viet-
nam veterans from around the country
to Washington, D.C.
The program runs every weekend
from March until November.
“We, as the active-duty service mem-
bers, greet them at the airport,” Johnson
said. “It’s just an incredible experience.
I’ve met World War II prisoners of war,
Pearl Harbor survivors [and] real-life
Rosie the Riveters, women who worked
on the planes during World War II.”
BOSS also volunteers with Meade
High School as mentors for its critical
thinking club “Odyssey of Mind” and
is involved in the school’s cleanup days.
The next cleanup day will be in April.
“We end with a barbecue and games,
so it’s work and community service, but
we are having a good time with that,
too,” Johnson said.
BOSS also addresses single service
members’ quality-of-life concerns. Army
unit-level BOSS representatives bring
Soldiers’ concerns to Johnson at meet-
ings held the first and third Tuesday of
every month at 3 p.m. at the Freedom
Barracks.
“[The meetings are] a really good
opportunity for [BOSS] representatives
to put out quality-of-life issues,” said
BOSS provides support system for single service members
Photo by Pfc. Kiara Flowers
Spc. Tianna M. Gordon of the 741st Military Intelligence Battalion and other Better Opportunities for Single Service Members ride
a van to Washington, D.C., for a visit to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo on Oct. 4. BOSS is open to all single service members
from all military branches and provides members with opportunities to travel and perform community service.
Spc. Nastassia Markin, BOSS represen-
tative for the 704th Military Intelligence
Brigade. “[Being a BOSS representative]
is one of the few opportunities we, as
[junior]-enlisted service members, have
to make a difference.”
For instance, if service members are
lacking heat or hot water in their bar-
racks, Johnson said they can contact her
or inform her of the issue at the the next
biweekly meeting.
She will then work directly with the
Directorate of Public Works and Gar-
rison Command Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L.
Forbes to help resolve the problem.
“We have a lot of very young service
members who are here away from home
for the first time and don’t really have a
support system,” Johnson said. “That’s
what the BOSS program is trying to do,
trying to be that support system.”
During these meetings, Johnson lis-
tens to suggestions for new community
service or social programs that service
members are interested in.
“It’s a two-way street,” Johnson said.
“We put out our official calendar, but
if there is something people want to do
that’s not on this list, we are happy to
do that.”
One service member’s suggestion
resulted in the planning of an Xbox
gaming tournament. Johnson will be
partnering with Corvias Military Living
to help facilitate this project.
“We’re trying to change [BOSS’] cul-
ture,” Johnson said.
The BOSS program is also open to
enlisted warrant and commissioned offi-
cers from all service branches. Partici-
pants cannot be married but can have a
significant other. Single parents are also
eligible for the program.
BOSS subsidizes the price of each of
its monthly trips. Some of the program’s
past trips included Medieval Times in
Hanover and a ski trip in Vermont,
which was attended by 55 service mem-
bers.
BOSS’ next trip will be to New York
City on March 21. The cost of the trip
is $60.
Currently, the BOSS program mainly
includes 18- to 25-year-olds and has a
strong group of Army participants.
Johnson said she would like to
increase participation from other ser-
vice branches.
“I want people [from other service
branches] to start participating, and
word of mouth is much better than
[hearing it] from your command,” John-
son said. “We are trying to reach out and
make sure that the other branches know,
‘Hey, we’re open.’ ”
Editor’s note: For more information
about the BOSS program, call Cpl. Vic-
toria Johnson at 301-915-5389 or email
victoria.m.johnson.mil@mail.mil.

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Sports
By Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
Child, Youth and School Services has
partnered with the U.S. Tennis Asso-
ciation to sponsor a tennis program this
spring for Fort Meade youth.
The program will run March 30
through June 12. It is modeled after the
USTA’s Play Days, which is designed to
introduce young people to tennis in a
noncompetitive setting to develop and
enhance their skills.
Aimed at children ages 5 to 10 who are
enrolled in CYSS, the program will be
held twice a week, Monday and Wednes-
day, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Youngsters age 5 to 6 will play from
5:30 to 6:30 p.m., while children ages 7 to
10 will play from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The program will start off at the indoor
basketball court at the Youth Center. As
the season progresses, children will play
at the outdoor tennis courts behind Club
Meade, with volunteer instructors.
Currently, 16 slots are available for the
tennis program. A total of 36 youngsters
can enroll.
Hunter Davis, CYSS sports director,
said the partnership with USTA began
in December.
“We’ve been trying to start a tennis
program and we contacted the USTA
to see what would be a good start,” he
said. “This was actually an initiative they
started with a lot of groups, so we kind
of jumped in at the right time.”
Parents have expressed an interest in
starting a tennis program at CYSS for
quite some time, Davis said.
“Schools of Knowledge, Inspiration,
Exploration and Skills Unlimited does a
tennis camp every year, so we were kind
of looking to add something as well, but
we were just trying to figure out what
exactly we would do,” Davis said. “But
when we talked to USTA about this, this
sounded like a good start.”
SKIES Director Karen Surratt said her
program’s tennis camp, for children ages 5
to 17, will run from June to August.
The SKIES tennis camp focuses on
teaching youths more advanced skills,
such as how to volley, back strokes and
foot work. The instructors are paid and
certified by USTA.
“What we’re trying to do is actually
work with the SKIES program because
her camp is a little more instructional and
ours is a little more playful, in a sense,”
Davis said. “So we’ll get the kids out there
— get them around the sport of tennis,
hitting the ball. And when they kind of
feel like they are ready to take that next
step to get a little more instruction, then
they can move onto SKIES.”
Children who are already enrolled in
CYSS can sign up for the tennis program
at ftmeademwr.com and click on the
CYSS sports link for returning athletes.
First-timers can sign up for CYSS pro-
grams at Parent Central Services at 1900
Reece Road.
Editor’s note: For more information
about the CYSS tennis program, call 301-
677-4808. For more information about the
SKIES tennis camp, call 301-677-1196.
New children’s tennis program to begin in March
file photo
Child, Youth and School Services has partnered with the U.S. Tennis Association to offer a tennis program for children ages 5 to 10 beginning March 30. Youngsters will be
introduced to the sport in a noncompetitive setting to develop and enhance their skills. Community members can sign up their children through CYSS at 301-677-4808.

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News
PHOTOs BY jim hopper
Students enrolled in Meade High School’s Homeland Security Signature Program
visit the ruins of St. Mary’s Abbey in York, United Kingdom. Twelve students visited
the country last November as part of an effort to learn about defense efforts abroad.
Retired Col. Kenneth O. McCreedy helped to facilitate the HSS program at Meade
High during his tenure as garrison commander from 2005-2008.
RIGHT: Alberto Miranda, a student enrolled in Meade High School’s Homeland
Security Signature Program, makes friends with a dog at Hardian’s Wall at Walltown,
Gilsland, as Harli Ramos, a Meade High advisor looks on.
By Shari Rosen
Staff Writer
Jordan McClung never flew on an air-
plane before last November when he and
12 other Meade High students took an 11-
day tour of the United Kingdom.
Thetrip,organizedbytheschool’sHome-
land Security Signature Program, exposed
the teens to defense efforts abroad.
They visited such sites as the Royal
Air Force Waddington Heritage Museum;
Hadrian’s Wall, a defensive fortification
in Roman Britain; Menwith Hill Station
to meet with national security agents; and
Bletchley Park to learn about code break-
ing during World Wars I and II.
The students and their advisors gave a
two-hour presentation Friday morning in
the Meade High School Media Room to
share their experiences with interested com-
munity members and representatives from
local homeland security and educational
organizations.
“[We want] to use today to give a report
on where we’re at in the Homeland Secu-
rity Program, excite you about what’s
going on and talk about our plans for
the future,” said retired Col. Kenneth O.
McCreedy, who facilitated the program as
Fort Meade’s garrison commander from
2005 to 2008.
“We need the next generation as commit-
ted as generations before to our homeland
security,” he said. “We have the opportu-
nity to make a difference here one student
at a time.”
The HSS Program is composed of
Homeland Security Exploration I and II,
which students can take in ninth or 10th
grade, said Brian Rooney, lead teacher for
the HSS Program.
Students can then choose upper-level
courses in 11th and 12th grade in Counter-
terrorism and Intelligence or Geographic
Information System.
They can receive a Spatial Tech and
Remote Sensing Certification for GIS or
Anne Arundel Community College profi-
Meade High students
tour defense sites
across the pond ciency for their course work in counterter-
rorism.
“A kid who becomes part of something
becomes someone and something,” said
Jim Hopper, HSS Program facilitator. “We
understand instruction is not preparing
kids to take a test. It’s not about preparing
kids for college. It’s about preparing them
for a career.
“We’ve got to change the job mentality
into a career mentality.”
Inordertofacilitatethisprogram,Meade
High partners with various organizations,
educational institutions and corporations
that provide extracurricular activities relat-
ed to homeland security such as local trips
and trips abroad.
“[The trip] gave me a really good idea
of what I want to do when I’m older,”
said Shanice Young, sophomore in the
Advancement Via Individual Determina-
tion program.
During Friday’s presentation, four
students spoke about their experiences,
accompanied by a PowerPoint displaying
photographs from their trip.
In addition to Jordan and Shanice, stu-
dent presenters included: Kasey Thomas,
sophomore in the International Baccalau-
reate program, and Justus Lewis, a senior
enrolled for three years in the Homeland
Security Signature Program.
The diversity of these students exempli-
fied the overall diversity of the high school,
which has a 65 percent African-American,
15 percent Caucasian and a growing His-
panic population.
“[Our goal] is to give the whole school
the flavor of the signature program,” said
Lise Foran, of Department of Defense
Education Activity, who provided a history
of the HSS Program.
The students provided a day-by-day
itinerary of their trip, which was fully paid
for out of pocket. They also shared their
favorite aspects of the trip as well as what
they gained from the experience.
Thomas said she enjoyed seeing Hadri-

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an’s Wall, which divides England and Scot-
land, and taking a four-hour hike along
the wall.
“That was my favorite part of the trip,”
Kasey said. “It was so beautiful and I
loved it.”
For her IB project, Kasey plans to create
a digital scrapbook, which she will present
to beginning HSS Program students to
encourage them to study abroad and learn
more about homeland security.
While in the U.K., students also had the
opportunity to interact with professionals
in homeland security. At Menwith Hill Sta-
tion in North Yorkshire, students met with
national security agents and learned about
their daily responsibilities.
“We really enjoyed meeting with the
agents,” said Jordan, vice president of the
senior class. “They really gave us a lot of
information on how the [agency] works.”
The group also spent one day touring the
town of Lincoln with students from the Sir
William Robertson Academy.
Other sites the students visited included
the Imperial War Museum where they
viewed exhibits and artifacts from World
Wars I and II, Stonehenge and New Scot-
land Yard.
“I got to see the world outside the U.S.
[and] learn about different homeland secu-
rity companies and how they operate,”said
Justus, who plans to major in homeland
security next year at Anne Arundel Com-
munity College. “It gave me better insight
into what goes into it.”
PHOTO BY kasey thomas
Jim Hopper, a chaperone for Meade High School’s Homeland Security Signature Program’s tour of the United Kingdom, has some
fun at Hadrian’s Wall in Walltown, Gilsland.
BELOW: Meade High students visit the Royal Air Force Waddington Heritage Center, joined by Sir William Robertson Academy
students. The November visit was part of an 11-day tour of the United Kingdom for the Meade High School Homeland Security
Signature Program to expose students to defense efforts abroad.
‘We need the next
generation as committed as
generations before to our
homeland security. We have
the opportunity to make a
difference here one student
at a time.’
Col. Kenneth O. McCreedy
(retired)
PHOTO BY jim hopper

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Sports
Sports Shorts
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.
2015 Run Series Schedule
The Fort Meade Run Series will resume in April.
The series features seven 5K runs and 1-mile walks with a variety of themes:
• Earth Day 5K: April 18, 8 a.m., Burba Lake Park
• Patriot Pride 5K/10K: May 16, 8 a.m., Murphy Field House
• 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., The 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.
For all your varsity and intramural sports schedules,
scores and standings, visit
www.quickscores.com/ftmeadesports.
The following announcement
dropped into my inbox Tuesday after-
noon:
Fort Meade is currently open under
normal conditions; due to potential
weather events, employees have the
option to take unscheduled leave this
afternoon (March 3) if approved by
their supervisor.
Employees already approved for tele-
work may telework with supervisor
approval. Critical personnel must report
to, or remain at work, as scheduled.
For further details go to our website
at www.ftmeade.army.mil.
This latest winter-weather incident
adds to what’s already been a hard
season. And guess what?
It may be getting harder. Mother
Nature is threatening to drop another
6 to 10 inches of snow like a hot mic.
Actually, if it’s snow, it’d be a cold
mic. Either way, Mother Nature is
planning to remind us at least once
more that spring isn’t here just yet.
Good for me, I trust something much
more reliable than Mother Nature to
tell me when my spring begins — Base-
ball. According to MLB Radio, spring
is already here because Detroit Tigers
new outfielder Yoenis Cespedes just
hit a grand slam against the Orioles.
bit.ly/1Gk35BE
With baseball back, all I need to do
to get warm is close my eyes and think
of a sun-drenched day, the melodi-
ous crack of the bat, and the sweet
smell of Cracker Jack stuck to my
fingertips.
If all that fails, I’ll grab a blanket
and relish in Cespedes’ rifle right arm
protecting Comerica Park from any
wanna-be base runner trying to get
home. bit.ly/1AD8spo
I clearly love baseball, and my antic-
ipation for this season is at an all-time
high: Will the Tigers win another AL
Central Crown, fix their bullpen and
get their first World Series since 1984?
How will the Orioles do without Nel-
son Cruz or Nick Markakis?
Moreover, will the Giants grab
another ring, will the Royals repeat,
or will Max Scherzer finally give the
Nationals what they need to get over
the hump?
Then, of course, there is fantasy.
Yours truly is
coming off his
best fantasy
baseball season
ever. And with
potential first-
round picks
José Abreu and
José Altuve
coming back
for an 11th- and
7th-round pick, respectively, (got to
love keeper leagues) there is no reason
not to believe that “Autographs in
Pencil” will be challenging for its first
fantasy title.
Baseball also means great things
for Fort Meade such as, how many
Orioles games will Fort Meade be
involved in this season?
Fort Meade Military Day is already
on the books for Memorial Day against
the Astros, but will we be involved
with Opening Day or another clinic?
Will we get our regular 500 tickets to
every Sunday home game?
Right now, it looks like the answer
is yes!
In coaching news, after a dominat-
ing season at the helm of the Fort
Meade Pirates T-ball team, I’m being
promoted to coach-pitch Little League
baseball. YDJ and the boys will be
representing the fort out in the county,
which means Hunter Davis and the
CYSS crew are looking for coaches.
If you’re interested in keeping the
Fort Meade baseball factory churning,
call CYSS at 301-677-1179. Experience
is nice, but not nearly as important as
a good attitude and a willingness to
have fun while mentoring some great
kids.
As you can see, things are warming
up quite nicely, so enjoy these last few
snow days. Help your kids practice
their sliding technique down a snow-
slicked hill, or warm up your pitching
arm with some snowballs, or hunker
down in front of a laptop and prep for
your fantasy draft because baseball is
coming, Fort Meade.
And spring is coming with it.
For more information on this or any-
thing to do with sports, contact me at
chad.t.jones.civ@mail.mil or hit me up
on Twitter @CTJibber.
Here comes the sun
Chad T. Jones,
Public Affairs
Officer
Jibber Jabber - Opinion

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Community News Notes
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.
Public listening session
postponed
A public listening session originally
scheduled for today is postponed to a later
date in March at McGill Training Center.
The new date will be announced next
week.
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan,
commander, U.S. Army Military District
of Washington, Joint Force Headquarters-
National Capital Region, will host the
session.
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.
TARP training
The garrison security office and
the 902nd Military Intelligence Field
Office are offering the Army’s Threat
Awareness and Reporting Program
(TARP) training to all members of the
installation.
Training dates are March 17 and
March 31 at 10 a.m. at the Post
Theater.
The primary focus of this training
is to ensure that Department of Army
personnel understand and report
potential threats by foreign intelligence
and international terrorists to the Army.
Threat awareness and education
training is designed to ensure that
DA personnel recognize and report
incidents and indicators of attempted or
actual espionage, subversion, sabotage,
terrorism or extremist activities directed
against the Army and its personnel,
facilities, resources and activities.
Training is also to recognize and
report indicators of potential terrorist-
associated insider threats; illegal
diversion of military technology;
unauthorized intrusions into automated
information systems; unauthorized
disclosure of classified information;
and indicators of other incidents that
may indicate foreign intelligence or
international terrorism targeting of the
Army.
IAW AR 381-12, 2-3 requires all DA
personnel undergo threat-awareness
training at least annually.
Units are encouraged to take
advantage of this opportunity.
Non-garrison units/commands will
have to document their individual
members training completion and/or
accountability.
For more information, call Leslie
Heckendorf at 301-677-4505.
100 percent ID checks at
all access gates
Fort Meade is conducting 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.
Financial Readiness Fair
Army Community Service and the
Fleet And Family Support Center will
host a Financial Readiness Fair on
Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at McGill
Training Center.
The fair was originally scheduled
for Feb. 26 but was postponed due to
weather.
For more information, call ACS at
301-677-5590 and the Navy’s Fleet and
Family Support Center at 301-677-9014.
Kimbrough outreach
discussion
The next Kimbrough/TRICARE
Community Education Outreach
Discussion will be held March 12 from
6-7 p.m. at McGill Training Center, 8452
Zimborski Ave.
The topic is “TRICARE and
Medicare Turning 65 TRICARE for
Life.”
For more information, call 301-677-
8304.
Kimbrough town hall
Dr. (Col.) Michael J. Zapor, the Fort
Meade Medical Department Activity
deputy commander for clinical services,
will conduct a mini town hall March 19
at 6 p.m. in the Kimbrough Ambulatory
Care Center lab reception area.
The purpose of this forum is to
disseminate information, answer
questions and discuss concerns regarding
Kimbrough.
All beneficiaries are invited to attend.
For more information, call 301-677-
8304.
EFMP focus group
The Exceptional Family Members
Program will host a focus group Tuesday
from 10-11 a.m. at the Potomac Place
Neighborhood Center.
The group will meet to discuss how to
assist families in developing solutions to
EFMP issues and problems.
For more information, call 301-677-
5590 or 301-677-5662.
‘Once Upon A Mattress’
The Meade High Drama Club will
present its winter musical, “Once Upon
A Mattress,” on March 12, 13 and 14 at
7 p.m.
Tickets cost $8. With a canned food
donation, tickets cost $7.
An American Sign Language
interpreter will be available March 13.
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.
Meade teacher named
finalist
Christine Colli McCallister, an eighth-
grade science teacher at Meade Middle
School, is among five finalist for the
2015 Anne Arundel County Public
Schools Teacher of the Year.
McCallister will be among 50
educators to be honored at the 29th
annual Excellence in Education banquet
on April 10 at the Courtyard Marriott
BWI Hotel in Linthicum.
The AACPS Teacher of the Year will
be announced at the banquet.
Cooking Matters
Commissary Tours
The next Cooking Matters
Commissary Tours Challenge are
Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and
April 16 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.
Motorcycle safety courses
The Installation Safety Office
is sponsoring Motorcycle Safety
Foundation Basic Rider Courses,
Experienced Rider Courses and Military
Sport Bike Rider Courses.
• Basic Rider Courses: March 16-17,
April 7-8, April 13-14, May 5-6, May
11-12, June 9-10, June 15-16, July 14-15,
July 20-21, Aug. 11-12, Aug. 17-18, Sept.
10-11, Sept. 14-15, Oct. 14-15 and Oct.
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• Experienced Rider Courses (one
day): March 18, April 15, May 13, June
17, July 22, Aug. 19, Sept. 16 and Oct.
21
• Military Sport Bike Rider Course:
April 6, May 4, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10,
Sept. 9 and Oct. 13
Training will be provided at no cost
to all tenant military personnel stationed
at Fort Meade, and for all active-duty
service members Armywide. Army
Reservist and National Guard military
members must be on training orders to
take the training.
Training is not authorized for
civilian personnel unless their specific
government work duties dictate the use
of a motorcycle.
All courses have limited registration.
To register, go to https://imc.army.mil/
airs/usg_disclaimer.aspx.
For more information, go to http://
www.ftmeade.army.mil/pages/safety/.
Social Media for
Job Seekers
Army Community Service is offering
Social Media for Job Seekers on March
31 from 8 a.m. to noon at McGill
Training Center
Learn to effectively use social media
to find jobs and market yourself.
Registration is required.
To register, transitioning service
members should call 301-677-9871.
Everyone else should call 301-677-5590.
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.
• 1st Term Financial Readiness:
Tuesday, 9 a.m.
• Banking Basics: Tuesday, 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.
• Car Buying: March 17, 9 a.m.
• Credit Management: March 24, 9
a.m.
• Pre-Retirement Planning: March 31,
9 a.m. to 1 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.
• Retiree Brief: Monday, 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:
Tuesday, 9-11 a.m.
• Ten Steps to a Federal Job: Tuesday,
9 a.m. to noon
Topics include: how to understand job
vacancy announcements, writing federal
and electronic resumes, and tracking
applications
• Pre-Deployment Brief: March 12,
9-11:30 a.m.
• Common Sense Parenting: March
16, 9-10 a.m.
Topic: “Correcting Problem
Behaviors”
• Interviewing Skills: March 17, 9
a.m. to noon
• Time Management: March 24, 9-11
a.m.
• Career Technical Training: March
25-26, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Anger Management: March 25,
9:30-11:30 a.m.
• Effective Communication: March
31, 9-11 a.m.
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: “Don’t Be a Square! - Stories
about shapes
• March 12: “Reading Makes Us
Hoppy!” - Stories, songs and finger plays
about bunnies
• March 19: March 19: “It’s Easy
Being Green” - Stories about all things
green
• March 26: “Spring Into A Good
Book” - Storytime about spring
For more information, call 301-677-
5677.
Youth Opportunity Fair
Fort Meade’s Youth Opportunity Fair
for ages 14 to 21 will be held March 25
from 2-6 p.m. at Club Meade.
The event will feature volunteering,
employment and internship opportunities,
as well as educational opportunities for
university, college, vocational options and
scholarships.
Dress professionally. Bring lots of
resumes.
For more information, call the
Employment Readiness Program at Army
Community Service at 301-677-5590.
Teen Center events
The Teen Center is offering the follow-
ing activities for grades nine to 12:
• Smoothie Day: Today, 5-6 p.m
Create healthy smoothies during this
free event.
• Open Mic Night: Friday, 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.
Easter Bunny brunch
Brunch with the Easter Bunny on
March 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
Conference Center.
Cost is $15 for ages 12 and older; $8
for ages 5-11; and free for ages 4 and
younger.
Advance tickets are available at the
Youth Center.
For more information, call 301-677-
1437.
Out About
• 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.
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 for March 25
to April 5 at the Baltimore Arena.
Tickets cost $20. For more
information, call 301-677-7354.
• Leisure Travel Services is offering
its next monthly bus trip to New York
City on March 21 to Radio City Music
Hall’s “New York Spring Spectacular”
featuring the Rockettes.
Cost is $150 and includes
transportation and ticket. For more
information, call 301-677-7354 or visit
ftmeademwr.com.
• 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 tonight. 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 tonight. 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
Saturday. 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 Monday. For more information,
call Celena Flowers or Jessica Hobgood at
301-677-5590.
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MoviesCommunity News Notes
• 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 Monday.
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 Monday.
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
Monday 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
Tuesday 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 Wednesday. 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@
nsa.gov.
• 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.
• 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 March 16. For more
information, call 301-677-5590 or email
colaina.townsend.ctr@mail.mil.
• 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.
• Officers’ Spouses’ Club monthly
luncheon will be March 19 at 10:30 a.m. at
Club Meade. Cost is $20.
The luncheon is open to OSC members,
officer/DoD spouses, and guests. The
monthly service project is Camp All-Stars
(Johns Hopkins Hospital) Pajama Project.
For more information, go to http://www.
fortmeadeosc.org/monthly-luncheons-2/
publicity@fortmeadeosc.org.
• 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
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.
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 15
Friday: “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.
Saturday: “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.
Sunday: “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.
March 14: “Jupiter Ascending” (PG-13). In a
bright and colorful future, a young destitute
caretaker gets targeted by the ruthless son of a
powerful family, who lives on a planet in need
of a new heir, so she travels with a genetically
engineered warrior to the planet in order to stop
his tyrant reign. With Channing Tatum, Mila
Kunis, Eddie Redmayne.
March 15: “Project Almanac” (PG-13). A group
of teens discover secret plans of a time machine,
and construct one. However, things start to get
out of control. With Amy Landecker, Sofia
Black-D’Elia, Virginia Gardner.