Soundoff November 6, 2014

Soundoff!´
vol. 66 no. 44 Published in the interest of the Fort Meade community November 6, 2014
photo by Steve Ruark purple power
Baltimore Ravens safety Jeromy Miles greets boys and girls at the start of the NFL Play 60 clinic Monday night at the Youth Sports Complex. Play 60 is the National Football
League’s campaign to encourage children to be active for 60 minutes per day to help prevent childhood obesity. About 150 boys and girls were given the opportunity to
practice football and military drills led by Ravens players. For the story, see Page 14.
it can wait
Meade High teens
learn dangers of
texting and driving
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Today, 2 p.m.: Veterans Day Ceremony - Fort Meade Museum
Today, 4-9 p.m.: “Right Arm Night Goes Country” - Club Meade
Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: Military Family Appreciation Day - Youth Sports complex
Nov. 18, 4-6 p.m.: Facebook town hall - facebook.com/ftmeade
Nov. 19, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.: Veterans Job Fair - Club Meade
heated rivalry
Army-Navy flag
football players battle
in annual showdown
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Commander’s Column
Soundoff!´
Editorial Staff
Garrison Commander
Col. Brian P. Foley
Garrison Command
Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes
Public Affairs Officer
Chad T. Jones
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Editor Dijon Rolle
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Rona S. Hirsch
Staff Writer Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer Shari Rosen
Design Coordinator Timothy Davis
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Thanking Our Veterans
Hello again, Team Meade!
Fall is in full swing, and I hope everyone had a
happy and safe Halloween.
A lot has happened since my last column, so I
have plenty to write about.
On Oct. 22, Fort Meade hosted the first Instal-lation
Management Command Cyber Installation
Support Summit. The IMCOM deputy command-ing
general, Maj. Gen. Warren Patterson, chaired
the event attended by 15 general officers and mem-bers
of the Senior Executive Service.
U.S. Cyber Command, the National Security
Agency and all four service cyber commands
briefed growth on Fort Meade, Fort Gordon, Ga.,
and Fort Belvoir, Va., over the next five years to
leaders from the Army staff and IMCOM.
The summit was a major step forward in Army,
IMCOM and Joint Service awareness of cyber
growth and associated resources needed at Fort
Meade.
Our mission has been to widen the aperture of
discussion from “Growth of Army Cyber at Fort
Gordon” to “Joint Service Cyber Growth on Army
Installations,” and we have done that. Now, on to
the next phase of the operation.
On Oct. 27, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, Sen. Ben-jamin
L. Cardin, Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger,
Rep. John Sarbanes and most of our local elected
officials joined State Secretary of Transportation
James Smith and me at the Demps Visitor Control
Center for a press conference to announce alloca-tion
of $40 million in state and federal funding to
fully widen and modernize Route 175 from Route
295 to Odenton.
Our effort began by getting Secretary Smith in
an Anne Arundel County Police helicopter last
fall to see the congestion on Route 175, and our
strategy paid off. All the pieces are now in place to
ultimately turn 175 into a modern six-lane road that
supports the Fort Meade population. My hat goes
off to all of our partners in the great state of Mary-land
who worked so hard to make this happen.
While we had many big events in the past few
weeks, the most important event took place on a
beautiful sunny morning at the Fort Meade Cem-etery.
On Oct. 23, we paid final honors to Spc. 5th
Class (a rank that no longer exists in our Army)
Christian David Bubczyk by interring his remains
next to those of his infant son in the Fort Meade
Cemetery.
Bubczyk was a World War II and Korean War
veteran who passed away earlier this month at age
87. The Bubczyk family lost their son while sta-tioned
at Fort Meade in 1955. At the request of his
widow, we gained approval to conduct a subsequent
burial at Fort Meade. Bubczyk was laid to rest with
full military honors in a flawless ceremony.
My deep gratitude goes out to the Directorate
of Planning, Training, Mobilization and Security;
Headquarters Command Battalion; and all who
participated from
Team Meade to
honor this Sol-dier’s
final wish.
There was no
better possible
way to begin our
season of vet-eran
recognition
than this.
This month
we honor the
COL. Brian P. Foley
veterans of our
Garrison Commander
nation’s conflicts,
men and women who answered the call to defend
our nation when needed. Men and women who
understand through experience that the world is
not always a safe place, that there are those out
there who would do us harm, and that we must
always remain vigilant and strong in defense of
our nation.
I ask all to reach out on Tuesday, Veterans Day,
and thank at least one currently serving and one
retired veteran. You will be glad you did.
The best way I can think of to honor veterans
is to pledge that we will not forget their individual
contributions or the conflicts in which they served.
We will continue to ensure they receive the thanks
and care earned through service to our nation and
we will not forget the hard lessons learned during
the conflicts in which they served.
As we know from philosopher George Santaya-na,
those who forget history are doomed to repeat
it. So I pledge to each veteran, on behalf of all those
still serving actively, we will not forget and we will
remain forever vigilant in our nation’s defense.
On behalf of each and every member of our
Team Meade community, I thank our veterans and
retirees for their service to our great nation, and I
look forward to thanking as many of you as pos-sible
in person as I see you around our beautiful
installation.
Commander’s Open Door
Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley
has an open door policy.
All service members, retirees, government
employees, family members or community
members age 18 or older are invited to address
issues or concerns 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
Veterans Day luncheon honors service members
By Shari Rosen
Staff Writer
Retired Marine Capt. Thomas Laws
served 25 years, traveling to Morocco,
Cyprus, Japan and Korea before ending his
service in Vietnam during the war.
“I spent about 40 months in Vietnam
and came back home without any extra
holes in my body, fortunately,” Laws said.
Accompanied by his wife, Monique,
Laws was just one of the hundreds of
veterans with interesting stories to share
at Fort Meade’s Veterans Appreciation
Day Luncheon held Saturday morning at
Club Meade.
The three-hour luncheon included
speeches by Rep. Donna Edwards and key-note
speaker Dr. Carolyn Clancy, interim
under secretary for the Health Department
of Veterans Affairs, as well as a patriotic
musical tribute, sing-along and fallen com-rades
ceremony.
“I think this was a very informative
event,” said Marvin Poindexter, a retired
noncommissioned communications officer
who served in the 25th Infantry Division
during the Vietnam War.
The annual event was sponsored by
the Retired Officers’ Wives’ Club in part-nership
with the Association of the U.S.
Army, the Enlisted Spouses’ Club, the
Military Officers Association of America,
the Officers’ Wives’ Club, and The Retired
Enlisted Association.
“We are honored and we are proud to
welcome you today to such a meaning-ful
event,” said Genny Bellinger, ROWC
president and luncheon co-chairperson,
in her opening remarks. “We celebrate the
courage it takes to defend our country with
honor and duty.”
Emcee Sgt. Maj. Jim Gilbert, director
of training at the Defense Information
School, thanked everyone for attending
the event and introduced Garrison Chap-lain
(Col.) Warren Kirby, who offered an
invocation.
“Bless all those who have ever heard or
responded to the nation’s call,” Kirby said,
“for their sacrifice and dedication to their
family and their nation.”
The National Security Agency Color
Guard posted the colors, followed by an
instrumental rendition of the national
anthem performed by Jay Thompson on
keyboard.
Garrison Commander Col. Brian P.
Foley welcomed veterans and their family
members. He said that on Veterans Day
— Tuesday — everyone should thank
one retired veteran and one veteran who
actively serves.
“One way to honor veterans is to not
forget their service,” Foley said. “As we
know, those who forget history are doomed
to repeat it.”
Edwards, who represents Maryland’s
4th District that includes part of Anne
Arundel County, also thanked the veterans
for their service. She said that honoring the
service of veterans is a “tremendous and
awesome responsibility.”
“We only hope we can do a fraction for
you of what you have done for all of us,”
Edwards said.
During the fallen comrades ceremony,
retired Col. Jean Simmons explained that a
candle is lit on a table set for one to honor
all of those who have fallen in battle.
“This table symbolizes all those Ameri-cans
who are absent from us,” Simmons
said. “They are here with us in spirit.”
Simmons delved into the meaning of
the items on the table such as the salt-shaker,
symbolizing the tears endured by
the loved ones of those who have perished,
and the Bible, symbolizing the strength
gained through faith.
As part of the ceremony, attendees
rose to their feet to toast their fallen com-rades.
In her keynote speech, Clancy spoke
for 30 minutes about the need for the VA
to emerge stronger and better serve its
veterans.
“We have lost the trust of the veterans
who depend on us for health care,” she
said.
Retired Lt. Col.
Kenneth Wu
and his wife,
Jennie, join
in the singing
of “God Bless
America” at the
conclusion of
Fort Meade’s
Veterans
Appreciation
Day Luncheon
on Saturday at
Club Meade.
Wu, 92, served
in World War
II, the Korean
War and the
Vietnam War.
photo by
phil grout
Clancy said the VA has reached out to
311,000 veterans to get them off of wait
lists and into clinics and has also per-formed
3,400 site visits. The VA, she said, is
actively recruiting clinicians from medical
schools such as The Johns Hopkins Uni-versity
and the University of Maryland.
“Most importantly, we need to put the
veteran at the center of everything we do,”
Clancy said.
Bellinger and co-chair Lianne Roberts
presented Clancy with a certificate of
recognition for her presentation and a
commemorative brick on Constitution
Park’s walkway.
The multicourse meal was followed by
the musical tribute featuring Thompson on
keyboard and Joe Burden on guitar. Veter-ans
sang along to “God Bless America.”
“It’s wonderful,” Evelyn Silva, ESC vice
president of the Thrift Shop Council, said
of the event. “I’ve been on the committee
for [this event] for the last seven or eight
years. People get a chance to thank the
veterans. We have veterans from a lot of
different wars here. I think it’s nice.”
‘One way to honor veterans
is to not forget their service.
As we know, those who
forget history are doomed to
repeat it.’
Garrison Commander
Col. Brian P. Foley
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News
Seminar drives home
dangers of texting
behind the wheel
By Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
The “absolutely worse” part of being
a police officer is knocking on a family’s
door to tell them a child has died.
Lt. T.J. Smith, an Anne Arundel County
police officer, shared this truth with a
group of Meade High School students on
Oct. 29 during an hourlong seminar to
spread the message about “no texting and
driving.”
“You are 23 times more likely to be
involved in a car crash when you’re texting
and driving,” Smith said. “We don’t die as
often from gun shots as we do from car
accidents.”
Smith was one of three guest speakers at
the AT&T “It Can Wait” texting and driv-ing
seminar held in Meade High School’s
auditorium.
AT&T’s goal is to “educate all wireless
users on the risks of texting and driv-ing,”
according to the telecommunications
company’s website. “AT&T is commit-ted
to putting an end to this dangerous
behavior.”
The event was organized by Tiffany
Spalding, a Meade High counselor, with
the help of Chris Samayoa, the senior class
president.
“We have students who are drivers and
we are always finding ways to get the mes-sage
out there,” Spalding said.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Superintendent George Arlotto and Mil-ton
Chaffee, administrator of the Mary-land
Motor Vehicle Administration, also
spoke to students about the dangers to
prevent them from texting and driving on
the state’s roads and highways.
In addition to the guest speakers, AT&T
sponsored a 20-minute documentary fea-turing
several victims of car accidents that
involved texting and driving, as well as
several people who sent texts that caused
accidents.
After the film, students were able to
experience how texting interferes with driv-ing
by sitting behind the wheel of an
interactive simulator.
In his brief remarks, Arlotto shared
statistics from the National Safety Coun-cil,
highlighting the dismal fact that 3,000
teens die each year in car accidents caused
by texting and driving, while 2,700 teens
die due to alcohol-related accidents.
More than 50 percent of teens admit to
texting while driving, Arlotto said.
“It’s a concern not only for you, but it’s
a concern for your parents and for me,” he
said. “not only as a dad who has teenagers
on the road, but also for myself. ... I have
to regulate myself.”
Arlotto said he and other adults must
make the commitment not to text while
driving, despite busy jobs and hectic sched-ules,
and it is important for young people to
share the message with family and friends.
“We want to tell the story of our stu-dents.
We want these stories to be about
your accomplishments and your awards,
not about destructive decisions and peril-ous
consequences,” Arlotto said. “Our
goal is to help our students graduate and
become leaders in our community. The
only way to do that is to ensure your
safety.”
Chaffee told students that sitting behind
the wheel of a car, which can weigh as
much as two tons, while texting makes the
vehicle “a weapon.”
“Texting and driving is a pretty danger-ous
thing to do,” he said.
In 2010, Maryland banned hand-held
cellphone use while driving. Despite the
law, Chaffee said that 3,300 traffic tickets
are issued each month due to drivers using
their cellphones.
During the presentation, LaTara Harris,
regional director of External and Legisla-tive
Affairs for AT&T in Maryland, shared
how her nephew, a student at Old Mill
High School, was killed while driving on
Route 1 two years ago.
“I don’t know if he was texting, but
that’s why I’ve made it my life mission to
share this message with you,” she said.
Nailah Campbell, 17, a senior in Meade
High’s International Baccalaureate Pro-gramme,
said the simulator taught her to
be a more responsible driver.
“I’m not going to lie; I’ve texted and
drove a few times,” said Nailah, who
received her driver’s license in March.
“The thing this taught me is not to do it
at all.”
courtesy of maurice daniel, aT&T
Meade High School senior Nailah Campbell, 17, attempts to text while driving an AT&T
interactive simulator on Oct. 29. The telecommunication’s company sponsored an
hourlong seminar on the dangers of texting and driving at Meade High School. Nearly
60 students participated in the event, which featured brief remarks by George Arlotto,
superintendent of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools, and a documentary on
texting and driving.

News
Auto company donates free repairs to Soldier
CFC Charity
Event
Becca Cooper, a trainer from Hero
Dogs Inc., plays with “Mae,” a 2-
year-old black Labrador, during the
Combined Federal Campaign char-ity
event Monday at McGill Training
Center. Mae is training to become a
service dog for injured and disabled
military veterans. The event gave
Fort Meade community members
an opportunity to learn more about
local and international charities that
can benefit from their CFC contri-butions.
Hero Dogs Inc. was one of
several organizations in attendance.
The CFC runs through Dec. 15.
For more information, visit http://
cbacfc.org/.
Photo by Dijon Rolle
Mark Nolan (center)
and David Sullivan
(far right) interview
Meade High School
senior Tiler Carlton,
son of Sgt. 1st
Class David Carlton
(second from left),
about his reaction
to receiving a
1996 Camaro for
his 17th birthday.
As part of its
Heroes Automobile
Gallery program,
AutoPartsWarehouse.
com made repairs to
the car and installed
a new engine.
Story and photo by Steve Ellmore
New Media Manager
Sgt. 1st Class David Carlton got more
than a discount when he posted a story to
an auto parts website about a project he
was working on.
AutoPartsWarehouse.com hosts a
Heroes Automobile Gallery program that
provides service members with a discount
on auto parts.
Company staffers, who comb through
projects submitted by service members,
were impressed when they came across
Carlton’s story, a combat veteran awarded
the Bronze Star.
“I don’t have a lot of money to go
out and buy my son a new vehicle, so
I purchased this ‘96 Camaro to fix up
for him and give him something that
other 17-year-olds don’t have — a really
cool car,” said Carlton, a member of the
Asymmetric Warfare Group.
In addition to providing service mem-bers
with a discount, AutoPartsWare-house.
com provides an opportunity to
share photos of their vehicles and talk
about their military history.
Instead of presenting Carlton with a
discount for the parts needed to restore
the Camaro he purchased for his son
Tiler, a senior at Meade High School, the
company contacted Severn shop-owner
Walt Eger to replace the entire engine and
make all the necessary repairs.
Carlton, a 14-year veteran with combat
tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan, was
awarded the Purple Heart for wounds
received during combat and a Bronze Star
with Valor for actions during combat.
“Being in the Army, I sacrifice a lot
of time away from my family,” Carlton
said. “But when I am here, I try to do
what I can.”
Tiler, an honor student with a 4.0
grade point average and member of the
National Honor Society, is preparing to
go to college. It was Carlton’s goal to fin-ish
the car for his son’s 17th birthday.
“He’s a great kid [who] has always
supported me when I’m away, and I want
him to know that I’m here 100 percent to
continue to support him,” Carlton said.
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News
A child gets her
face painted at
Fort Meade’s
Hallelujah Festival
held Friday at
the Pavilion. The
annual event,
sponsored by
the Religious
Support Office,
is an alternative
to Halloween
and provides a
safe environment
for children and
parents to don
family-friendly
costumes. The
evening featured
games, activities
and refreshments.
family fun
photos by phil grout
ABOVE: Amabel
Paz of Fort Meade
dresses up as
Wonder Woman
along with her two
daughters Arianna
(left), 1, and A.J., 4.
LEFT: Leah Bohman,
4, gets the final
touches on her
face paint while
her younger sister
concentrates on her
candy.
Dressed in his Marine uniform, 8-
year-old Damon Brown of Odenton
plays games at the Hallelujah Festival
on Friday evening. Nearly 600 people
attended the two-hour event, which
is Fort Meade’s annual alternative to
Halloween.
RIGHT: Nicole Drew, 6, enjoys a trip
down the moon bounce slide at the
Hallelujah Festival.

News
16th IS activated in
ceremony on Meade
Please Design ate:
Catholic Chari ties
By Tech Sgt. Kori Conaway
16th Intelligence Squadron
The 16th Intelligence Squadron is the
first Air Force Reserve Classic Associ-ate
Squadron to be activated on Fort
Meade.
It’s also one of 11 squadrons that
fall under the 655th Intelligence, Sur-veillance,
and Reconnaissance Group
located at Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base, Ohio.
The squadron is led by Air Force
Col. John D. McKaye, who officially
assumed command July 19 during a
squadron activation ceremony at McGill
Training Center.
The presiding officer was Col. Doug-las
A. Drakeley, the 655 ISR Group
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commander. The ceremony included
the distribution of planks to the earliest
members of the 16th IS. This tradition
stems from the Navy and is still carried
out for newly commissioned units and
military bases.
The 16th IS staff supports a wide
array of 70th ISR Wing signal and
cyber-related missions by organizing,
administering, recruiting and training
highly qualified traditional Reservists
who can be brought onto active duty to
meet surge or steady state requirements
of the 70th ISRW.
Last October, the 16th IS became
the first squadron in the 655th ISRG
to reach initial operating capability less
than six months after its official stand-up.
This designation means the squad-ron
has acquired appropriate facilities,
hired a certain percentage of personnel,
and is qualified and ready to execute
specific missions.
During this past year, more than
100 individuals have been recruited
and joined the squadron, making it the
fastest growing Reserve squadron in the
655th ISRG.
Now that the 16th IS has achieved
initial operating capability, McKaye is
taking the squadron towards its next
goal — full operating capability.
“I am looking for the 16th IS to do
the very best job possible to support
the dynamic missions of the 70th ISRW
and to be the best squadron in the 655th
ISRG while supporting our Airmen and
their families,” McKaye said.
CommuCniotymmunity
Crime Watch
Compiled by the Fort Meade Directorate of Emergency Services
Oct. 28, Larceny of government
property: Person(s) unknown
by unknown means removed
a 60-inch LED television and
Blu-ray DVD player, which
was secured in the office work-space.
Oct. 29, Larceny of private prop-erty:
The victim stated that unknown person(s)
entered into her office and stole her cellphone.
Oct. 31, Spouse abuse: The Directorate of Emer-gency
Services was requested to conduct a health
and welfare check. The victim stated that she and
her husband were involved in a verbal altercation
that became physical when he pushed her, causing
the back of her head to hit the edge of the wall.
For week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2:
• Moving violations: 30
• Nonmoving violations: 25
• Verbal warnings for traffic stops: 29
• Traffic accidents: 11
• Driving on suspended license: 2
• Driving on suspended registration: 1
• Driving without a license: 3
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Sports
Army defeats Navy in
Meade flag football
By Shari Rosen
Staff Writer
With only an hour left until game time,
both Army and Navy ran passing and defen-sive
drills to prepare for Fort Meade’s 15th
Annual Army vs. Navy flag football match-up
Tuesday afternoon at Mullins Field.
The game is the installation’s version of
the annual college football game between the
West Point Cadets and the Naval Academy
Midshipmen, a rivalry dating back to 1890.
“Well, the Navy always dominates the
Army,” said Navy coach J.T. Palilla during
the team’s pregame warm-up. “I mean, I
think it’s nine or 10 in a row at the academy.
I think a lot of these guys play together
throughout the year on the [installation
intramural team] leagues. Some of these
guys play in [National Security Agency]
leagues together.
“So I think just the chemistry with us
together should give us a slight edge,” he
said.Navy’s chemistry failed to gel as Army
defeated Navy 19-7.
The win reignited Army’s winning streak
after losing last year’s game to Navy 33-8.
Prior to last year’s loss, Army had defeated
Navy four years in a row.
Following the coin toss, Army took first
possession of the game and quickly moved
the ball down field, completing passes for
three first downs on the team’s first drive.
“My strategy is all about being aggres-sive,
especially on the defensive side of the
ball because last year they beat us a lot on
defense,” said Army coach James T. Lee.
“So on offense this year, we put in a lot of
different players.”
Army failed to score on the drive, falling
5 yards short of the end zone.
On Navy’s first possession, quarterback
Philip Giesen completed a pass to Adrian
Harris for a first down, but the team failed
to move down field following the play,
forcing Navy to punt from deep in its own
territory.
On its next possession, Army quickly
moved the ball down field again. However,
Navy’s Timothy Taylor blocked Army quar-terback
Keith Whitfield’s fourth and goal
pass in the end zone, causing Army to suffer
another scoreless drive.
Navy’s next possession was not much
better. The team called a time-out with 1:59
left in the first half to discuss its fourth down
play near the end zone, but failed to score.
With 1:38 left in the half, Army started
its third possession of the game. Whitfield
completed a deep pass to Corey Edmonds
Sam Sutton (left) pulls the flag off Brian Randolph during Army vs. Navy’s flag football
game. The installation game encourages camaraderie between the two services.
Army, along with Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes, pose with their
trophy after defeating Navy 19-7 in Fort Meade’s 15th Annual Army vs. Navy flag
football game. Hundreds of fans attended the game held Tuesday night at Mullins
field.
for a touchdown, allowing Army to score
the first points of the game.
Whitfield completed a pass to D’Ron
Baldwin, executing the point after attempt
and giving Army a 7-0 halftime lead.
“We could have scored on the two drives
in the first half,” Whitfield said after the
game. “We left two touchdowns on the
field.”
Navy picked up its momentum in the sec-ond
half, quickly moving the ball down field
on its first possession. However, on its fourth
and goal, Army’s Taylor blocked the pass.
An interception by Dionte Evans led to
Navy’s first points of the game. Giesen com-pleted
a pass to Harris for the touchdown,
making the score 7-6. After completing its
extra point attempt, Navy tied the game
Navy 7-7 with 13:48 left.
Army regained the lead on Laures Hen-ry’s
interception deep in Navy’s territory
with 5:56 left.
Whitfield completed a touchdown pass,
making the score 13-7, but failed to secure
the extra point.
With 1:45 left, Whitfield completed a
touchdown pass to Baldwin.
The touchdown sealed Army’s 19-7 vic-tory
over Navy.
“Since 2002, Navy has beaten Army in
college football,” Garrison Command Sgt.
‘Since 2002, Navy has
beaten Army in college
football. This team has set
the bar high for the United
States Army team to come
alive.’
Garrison Command
Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes
Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes said during the tro-phy
presentation after the game. “This team
has set the bar high for the United States
Army team to come alive.”
Following the trophy ceremony, Greg
Taylor was named Army’s MVP and Dion-te
Evans was named Navy’s MVP.
“It went as well as I expected it to go,”
Lee said. “I knew if we could come in there
and execute from the beginning to the end,
we’d come out with the win.”
To view more photos, go to www.flickr.
com/photos/ftmeade.

RIGHT: Capt.
Quanesha
Henry of the
Defense Health
Headquarters
gets her face
painted by
Michelle Ficker,
a Potomac
Amusement
employee, during
the Army-Navy
tailgate for the
flag football game
Tuesday. Henry’s
husband, Capt.
Laures Henry of
the Kimbrough
Ambulatory Care
Center, played for
the Army team.
photos by
steve ruark
Partnerships fuel Army-Navy tailgate
By Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
About 45 minutes before Fort Meade’s
15th annual Army-Navy flag football game
Tuesday afternoon, fans of both teams stood
in line for barbecue pulled pork and Polish
sausage sandwiches, some moved their feet to
the sounds of Latin music from a disc jockey,
while children jumped in a moon bounce.
The festivities were all part of the pre-game
tailgate sponsored by the West County
Chamber military affairs committee for the
past seven years.
“We formed the military affairs committee
for businesses in the local area so that they
could reach out to the Fort Meade commu-nity,”
said Claire Louder, president and CEO
of the West County Chamber of Commerce.
“We want [the Fort Meade community] to
know that we are military friendly.”
This year’s event, held at Mullins Field,
was co-sponsored by the United States
Army Association, which provided the moon
bounce and videotaped the football game.
The organization also provided free Army
and Navy towels and cowbells to fans to wave
and shake.
Lynn Nichols, chairperson of the military
affairs committee, said the tailgate is the
committee’s signature event.
“We like to give back,” she said. “All of
what service members and family members
have done for us, this is just a small token of
our appreciation.”
Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Rodwell
L. Forbes, who came to the tailgate with his
11-year-old granddaughter Amana Joseph,
said partnerships like this one are important
because they provide Fort Meade with the
financial support to sponsor recreational
activities for service members and their fami-lies
. The Directorate of Family and Morale,
Welfare and Recreation provided the free
food, which included hamburgers, chili, pasta
salad, potato salad, chips and soda. Costco
provided chocolate chip and peanut butter
cookies.
A highlight of the tailgate was the dis-tribution
of raffle tickets to win a 55-inch,
flat-screen TV donated by USAA.
In addition to the moon bounce, children
got their faces painted and service members
tried their hand at corn hole.
Fans wore small stickers called “eye blacks”
bearing the phrase “Go Army” or “Go Navy”
to show their team spirit.
Staff Sgt.(P) Teddy Wade of 55th Signal
Company (Combat Camera) has served as the
event’s disc jockey for the past four years.
“Music is a very essential part of the
game,” said Wade, noting that fans from both
teams enjoy hip-hop, Latin and house music.
“People like to dance. It gets you excited about
the game.”
Although most fans did not dance during
the tailgate, people were looking forward to
Fort Meade’s version of the traditional rivalry
between West Point’s Army Black Knights
and the Naval Academy Midshipmen.
“I hope the Army wins,” Victoria Wenger
said. “I hope they win. They’ve been practic-ing
a lot. The coach said he was glad they were
able to take time away from home for practice,
so I hope it pays off.”
Wenger’s boyfriend Air Force Staff Sgt.
Sean McDaid played on the Army team,
like other Airmen. Several Marines played
for Navy.
Ashton Piper, whose husband is a Soldier
with the 742nd Military Intelligence Battalion,
said the Navy team doesn’t have the Army’s
gusto.
“All the spirit will help us win,” she said.
Pvt. Matthew Wiley of 742nd MI dis-agreed.
“The Army’s in better physical shape and
more determined,” Wiley said. “They also per-form
according to the Army’s core values.”
But Chief Derek Dalton of Navy Informa-tion
Operations Command Maryland said
Navy is a formidable competitor.
“We have a track record of beating the
Army,” he said. “We’re really hyped up. We’ve
been practicing. It’s an uphill climb for the
Army.”
Dalton said Navy has the capacity to
adapt to changing field conditions and can
easily make a switch from offense to defense
on the spot.
NIOC Seaman Edward Herron said that in
the college ranks, Army hasn’t beaten Navy
in 10 years.
“Navy has the better football players,”
Herron said. “It’s Navy all the way. Army
doesn’t stand a chance.”
Not everyone at the tailgate was a football
fan, however. Staff Sgt. Jaime Rojas and
his wife, Crystal, came with their 3-year-old
daughter Isabella.
Rojas said he did not follow the football
rivalry, but came to the event to introduce
his wife to military life. The couple has been
married a year.
Crystal Rojas said that while she’s not a
football fan, the tailgate was fun.
“It’s very nice,” she said. “We just came
because it’s a family event.”
Editor’s note: To view more photos, go to
www.flickr.com/photos/ftmeade.
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Cover Story
Ravens swoop in for Meade’s NFL Play 60 clinic
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. (second from left) hands off a football to Liam Foley, 6, during the Ravens Play
60 clinic. Youngsters spent 10 minutes at six different stations honing their football skills, such as passing and running routes.
Baltimore Ravens cheerleader Amanda R. hands an autographed picture to Fort
Meade Cougars cheerleader Yazmin Barrett, 7, as teammates look on in excitement.
The two Ravens cheerleaders who attended the event spoke to the children and
allowed them to shake their purple and gold pom-poms.
By Shari Rosen
Staff Writer
About 150 youths waited excitedly
in two lines, their hands stretched out
in anticipation of high-fives from the
Baltimore Ravens.
Four team members were due to arrive
Monday night at the Youth Sports Com-plex
for the Baltimore Ravens’ NFL Play
60 clinic.
“It’s going to be cool seeing Ravens
players,” said Zachary Downs, 10, who
plays quarterback for the Fort Meade
Buccaneers as he waited for the players
to arrive.
Moments later, the Ravens appeared.
Towering over the boys and girls, they
bent over for high-fives as the children
erupted in cheers.
During the 90-minute clinic, young-sters
received autographs from two
Ravens cheerleaders, joked with the
Ravens mascot “Poe” and participated
in six, 10-minute activity stations.
The stations included: “Heads Up
Tackling” drills, passing drills, an obsta-cle
course, hand-off drills, tire-flip exer-cises
and a buddy drag.
“I think it’s fun,” said 6-year-old Liam
Foley, son of Garrison Commander Col.
Brian P. Foley, while waiting in line for
the passing drill.
NFL Play 60 partners with the Ravens
to encourage children to be active one
hour every day in order to support their
healthy development.
Ravens players Jeromy Miles, Bran-don
Williams, Kamar Aiken and Steve
Smith Sr. traveled to Fort Meade to join
in the festivities.
“I’m a former Naval Academy stu-dent,
so for me it’s special [being here]
because I actually have some ties to
the military,” said Miles, safety for the
Ravens. “It’s cool to rekindle the old
flame.”
Participants included Cougars cheer-leaders
eager to meet two Ravens cheer-leaders
and show them a routine.
“I am excited to see the Ravens cheer-leaders,”
said 7-year-old Cougars cheer-leader
Yazmin Barrett of Glen Burnie.
“My favorite part of cheerleading is
we get to do numbers and we can have
fun and we get to raise our arms if they
Eleven-year-old Tyrone Lamar Jr. flips
a tire at one of six, 10-minute activity
stations during the Ravens football
clinic.
photos by steve ruark
Photo By PFC. Adasia Ortiz,
55th Signal company (Combat Camera)

Cover Story
photos by steve ruark
Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. high-fives youth football players and cheerleaders
at an NFL Play 60 clinic held Monday night at the Youth Sports Complex. Smith was
among the four Ravens players who participated in the event.
Children
participating in
the NFL Play 60
clinic receive
direction from
Coach Tom
LaNeve, who
motivated
participants
with a pep
talk for the
upcoming event.
photo by Pfc. William Lockwood, 55th Signal company (Combat Camera)
win.”
Tom LaNeve, youth football camps
coordinator for the Ravens who is
known as “Coach Tom,” encouraged
the children to have fun and refine their
football skills.
“I want to see smiles on your faces,”
LaNeve said. “We’re going to have a lot
of fun tonight.”
While running the hand-off drill sta-tion,
LaNeve offered advice on how to
properly hold the ball.
“It’s a football; it’s not a Frisbee,” he
said.
Foley offered remarks, thanking the
Ravens for their long-standing commit-ment
to Fort Meade.
“Now [the Ravens] are here to teach
us how important and fun it is to play
outside, and they are doing it by showing
us how to play football the Ravens way
— fast, fair and resilient,” Foley said.
Throughout the evening, Ravens play-ers
joined the large group of children at
their drill stations to offer advice and
practice alongside them.
Ravens defensive tackle Williams
practiced the tire flip, while teammate
Miles laughed at his struggle.
“My cousin was actually in the mili-tary,
so I know how hard it was for him
to be gone from his kids and how hard it
was for them to be gone from their father
and have their father overseas,” Williams
said. “So [I like] giving back to them
and just hanging out and being there
for them, giving them role models when
their fathers and mothers are overseas
doing a wonderful job for our country.”
At the end of the clinic, participants
gathered for a group photograph to
commemorate their experience.
“I think it’s great,” said Sgt. 1st Class
Keven Parr of the Maryland Recruiting
Battalion and coach of the Buccaneers,
Fort Meade’s 8- to 10-year-old flag
football team. “I think this is a great
turnout. I like that last year they did
baseball with the Baltimore Orioles.
That was great and this is even bigger
— it’s great.”
Editor’s note: To view more photos, go
to www.flickr.com/photos/ftmeade.
Fort Meade Cougars football player Justice Blakeman, 8, practices “Heads Up Tackling” with Ravens defensive tackle Brandon
Williams.

Community News & Notes
Sports
Sports Shorts
Volunteer coaches
needed
Volunteer Youth Sports coaches
are needed for winter sports
including basketball, wrestling and
futsal.
All volunteers will receive free
training and will be certified
through the National Youth
Sports Coaches Association.
Volunteers must submit and
complete a background check.
Apply at the Youth Sports &
Fitness Office at 1900 Reece Road.
For more information, call 301-
677-1179 or 301-677-1329.
Run Series
The Fort Meade Run Series
continues with the Turkey Trot on
Nov. 22 at 8 a.m. at Murphy Field
House, followed by the Reindeer
Run 5K on Dec. 13 at 8 a.m. at
Murphy Field House.
Pre-registration for each run costs
$15 for individuals. Cost on the day
of the run is $25. Pre-registration
cost for groups of seven to 10 is
$75. Pre-registration cost is $45 for
a family of three to six people. On
the day of the event, the cost is $60
per family.
All pre-registered runners will
receive a T-shirt.
For more information, call 301-
677-7916.
Jibber-Less
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.
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.
NEW: For more information or
to submit an announcement, email
ftmeademedia@gmail.com or call Editor
Dijon Rolle at 301-677-6806.
NEWS & EVENTS
Reece Road gate closure
Starting Nov. 22, the Reece Road
access control point will be closed to all
traffic for approximately four weeks.
The closure is part of the installation’s
ongoing road improvement projects.
During this period, the Mapes Road/
Route 175 gate will be open and serve as
the installation’s 24-hour, seven-day-a-week
access control point.
Additionally, the Llewellyn Avenue
gate will be open Monday to Friday
from 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. for visitors,
businesses and all non-DoD ID
cardholders.
Individuals seeking long-term passes
will be directed to the Demps Visitor
Control Center.
While the Llewellyn gate is open,
DoD ID cardholders are encouraged
to use the installation’s other ACPs:
Mapes/Route 175, Mapes/Route 32 and
Rockenbach Road gates.
The Llewellyn gate will be closed
weekends. When Llewellyn is closed,
visitors will go through the Mapes/175
gate.
For more information, go to http://
www.ftmeade.army.mil/directorates/des/
vcc/vcc.html#gatehours.
Veterans Day Ceremony
today
The Fort Meade Veterans Day
Ceremony will be held today at 2 p.m.
at the Fort Meade Museum, located at
4674 Griffin Ave.
The community is invited.
The guest speaker is Air Force Maj.
Gen. Jim H. Keffer, chief of staff, U.S.
Cyber Command.
Musical selections will be performed
by Forrest M. Taylor, pipe major, and
the Honorary Squadron, 2nd United
States Dragoons, U.S. Army.
Chaplain (Col.) Warren E. Kirby Jr.
will deliver the invocation.
For more information call 301-677-
6966 or visit www.ftmeade.army.mil
Facebook town hall
Garrison Commander Col. Brian P.
Foley will host a Facebook town hall
Nov. 18 from 4-6 p.m.
The online town hall is an
opportunity to post Fort Meade-related
questions, comments and suggestions on
the garrison’s Facebook page, facebook.
com/ftmeade.
Foley and other garrison leadership
will respond to posts on Fort Meade’s
Facebook page during the town hall.
For more information, email Steve
Ellmore at Stephen.d.ellmore@mail.mil
or call 301-677-1109.
Changes to post shops
The Military Clothing Sales Store, an
AAFES facility, will close Sunday.
The store is scheduled to reopen
today at its new location at the
Exchange.
Personnel requiring emergency
assistance during this period should call
410-305-8253.
The AAFES Shoppette, located at
4706 MacArthur Road, will implement
new operating hours to better reflect
customer needs since the opening of the
AAFES Express in May.
New Shoppette operating hours are
Sunday to Thursday, 5 a.m. to midnight.
The Shoppette will maintain its
current 24-hour operation Fridays and
Saturdays.
Military Family
Appreciation Day
Families are invited to a day of fun,
food and prizes Saturday from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at the Youth Sports field for
Military Family Appreciation Day.
The free event will feature Chick-fil-
A sandwiches, cookies, rides, games,
a moon bounce, balloon artists, face
painting and the Chick-fil-A mascot.
For more information, call 301-677-
1437.
‘Right Arm Goes Country’
“Right Arm Goes Country” today from
4-9 p.m. at Club Meade.
Enjoy a Right Arm Night with a
country theme with free food, music and
prizes.
The free event is open to service
members and civilians.
The theme includes a mechanical bull
contest, Texas Hold’em Tournament, corn
hole competition, music, line dancing,
food specials and prizes.
The program continues from 6-9 p.m.
for ages 18 and older and is open to the
public.
For more information, go to
ftmeademwr.com.
Veterans Job Fair
The Fort Meade Veterans Job Fair will
be held Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Club Meade, 6600 Mapes Road.
The annual event is open to the public,
veterans and non-veterans.
Dress for success. Bring resumes.
A free resume evaluation and
preparation assistance service will be
available.
A free shuttle service to and from Fort
Meade’s Smallwood Hall parking lot and
Club Meade’s front door is also available.
Hearing-impaired community
members may schedule reasonable
accommodations with an American
Sign Language interpreter by Friday
by emailing Jerome Duncan at jerome.
duncan@maryland.gov.
For more information, go to
ftmeademwr.com or email jerome.
duncan@maryland.gov.
Office relocations
The Directorate of Public Works has
relocated to 4216 Roberts Ave.
For more information, call Alice Price
at 301-677-9665 or Lawanda Pack at
301-677-9127.
The Office of the Fort Meade
Inspector General and the Directorate
of Environmental Division have
relocated to Bldg. 2460 on 85th Medical
Battalion Road.
For more information, call the IG
office at 301-677-7393 or the DPW
Environmental Division at 301-677-9188.
Cooking Matters
Commissary Tour
The next Cooking Matters
Commissary Tour & Challenge is
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the
Fort Meade Commissary.
Tours are open to all eligible patrons.
The next tour is Nov. 17 from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
Cooking Matters is designed to help
consumers stretch their food budget over
the holidays, shop smarter and make
healthier choices.
Hands-on store tours are offered
every hour and teach participants the
skills to compare foods for cost and

Community News & Notes
nutrition.
Participants also learn how to plan
and budget for healthy, affordable and
delicious meals for their families.
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.
OSC Holiday Bazaar
The Fort Meade Officers’ Spouses’
Club’s 15th Annual Holiday Bazaar will
be held Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
and Nov. 16 from noon to 5 p.m. at the
Pavilion.
The event is open to the public and
will feature approximately 80 artisans
representing the region including jewelry,
pottery, crafts, woodwork, artisan
chocolatiers, books and candles.
In addition, the event will feature
holiday music performances by the Meade
High School Music Department, photos
with Santa, food and hot chocolate.
Proceeds benefit the OSC’s community
welfare grants and scholarships.
For more information, email
oscholidaybazaar2014@gmail.com
or go to the OSC website at http://
fmoscholidaybazaar.com.
ROWC Sweet Shop
The Retired Officers’ Wives’ Club will
operate the Sweet Shop at the Officers’
Spouses’ Club’s Holiday Bazaar on Nov. 15
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Nov. 16 from
noon to 5 p.m. in the Pavilion.
The Sweet Shop will offer homemade
goods, treats, candy, coffee, tea and hot
chocolate.
For more information, call Genny
Bellinger, ROWC president, at 410-674-
2550, or Lianne Roberts, ROWC advisor
and OSC representative, at 301-464-5498.
Thanksgiving at
Club Meade
A Thanksgiving Day buffet will be
served Nov. 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or
2:30-4:30 p.m. at Club Meade.
The buffet is open to the public.
Reservations are recommended.
Dinner will include: a carving station
with roast turkey, glazed ham and roast
top round of beef; Seafood Newburg; roast
chicken; Beef Burgundy; macaroni and
cheese; cornbread; glazed sweet potatoes;
mashed potatoes and giblet gravy; tuna,
chicken and seafood salads; steamed
shrimp; vegetable, fruit and cheese display;
and assorted pies and cakes.
EDUCATION
Financial, Employment
Readiness
Army Community Service offers
Financial Readiness classes to all
ranks and services and to DoD civilian
employees at the Community Readiness
Center, 830 Chisholm Ave.
Registration is required for each class.
• Social Media for Job Seekers:
Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon
• Consumer Awareness: Nov. 18 from
9-11 a.m.
• First Term Financial Readiness:
Nov. 25 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
To register or for more information,
call 301-677-5590 or go to fortmeadeacs.
checkappointments.com.
Free classes
The Navy Fleet and Family Support
Center offers a variety of classes at its
facility at 2212 Chisholm Ave.
The free classes are open to DoD
identification cardholders including active-duty
service members, retirees and their
family members, DoD civilian employees
and contractors.
Registration is required for each class.
• Stress Management: Monday from
9-11 a.m.
• Common Sense parenting: Nov. 17
from 9-10 a.m.
• Job Search Strategies: Nov. 18 from 9
a.m. to noon
• Pre-Deployment Brief: Nov. 20 from
10-11:30 a.m.
• Ten Steps to a Federal Job: Nov. 24
from 9 a.m. to noon
• Medical Record Review: Have your
medical records reviewed by an AMVETS
representative. Appointment required.
To register or for more information, call
301-677-9017 or 301-677-9018.
YOUTH
Family Thanksgiving
dinner
Children in grades six to eight and their
families are invited for a Thanksgiving
dinner Friday from 5-8 p.m. at the Youth
Center.
Youths will prepare a Thanksgiving meal
and enjoy the dinner with their family and
friends.
Small crafts and other table-top activities
will be available.
This event is free for registered Child,
Youth and School Service members. Fee for
unregistered guest youths is $2.
RECREATION
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 North County Emergency Outreach
Network Llewellyn Ave.
• Today: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”
- Storytime about sports, with prizes
• Nov. 13: “Bears, Bears and More
Bears” - Books, songs and finger plays
about bears
• Nov. 20: “Feed Your Mind at the
Library” - Storytime about foods
Out & About
• The Naval Academy Band will
present a program of music for
saxophone, clarinet and percussion
Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center, Choral
Rehearsal Room 2201, University of
Maryland, College Park.
Musician 1st Class Doug O’Connor
on alto and baritone saxophone will
be joined by Chief Musician Lynda
Dembowski on clarinet and Lee Hinkle
on percussion.
Naval Academy Band concerts are
free and open to the public with no
tickets required. For more information,
go to the band’s website at www.usna.
edu/USNABand or call 410-293-1262.
• Greek Food and Cultural Festival
will be held Friday and Saturday from
11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from
noon to 6 p.m. at the Greek Orthodox
Cathedral of the Annunciation, 24 W.
Preston St., Baltimore, rain or shine.
Admission and parking are free.
The event will feature food and
pastries, live music, shopping and
cathedral tours. For more information,
call 410-727-1831 or go to goannun.org
or facebook.com/BaltGreekFestival.
• Savage United Methodist Church,
near Savage Mill, is hosting its annual
Fall Festival on Saturday from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at 9050 Baltimore St., Savage.
The event will include a bake sale, craft
fair, vendors, sandwiches, soups and a
yard sale.
The church youth group is seeking
donations for the yard sale. Donations
may be dropped off at the church. To
request pickup, call Kim Lowe at 301-
776-5219.
• The 21st Annual Symphony of
Lights, Military Appreciation Night will
be held Dec. 1 and Dec. 8 from 6-10
p.m. at Symphony Woods, Columbia.
Drive through the 1.4-mile spectacular
display of 70 larger-than-life, animated
and stationary light creations, rain or
shine.
Complimentary sliders from Mission
BBQ will be provided Dec. 8 from 6–10
p.m.
Active duty, Reserve and retired
military members and their dependents
will receive $10 off admission cost (with
government-issued ID). Proceeds benefit
Howard County General Hospital.
For more information, go to hcgh.org/
symphonyoflights or call 410-740-7666.
MEETINGS
• 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.
• 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 Saturday.
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.
• AARP Chapter 606 will meet Monday
at noon in the Glen Burnie Improvement
Association Hall, 19 Crain Highway S.E.
The board will meet at 10:30 a.m. The
potluck luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m.
The general meeting will begin at 1:30
p.m. Bingo will be played after a short
meeting.
Members are reminded to bring
food for the North County Emergency
Outreach Network, box tops for schools,
loose change for charities, and used toner
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cartridges to be reconditioned. Payment
is due at this meeting for the Christmas
luncheon Dec. 8 at Hellas Restaurant in
Glen Burnie.
For more information, call Judy Litke,
recent recipient of the AARP Maryland
Chapter Leader of the Year Award, at
410-760-6253.
• New Spouse Connection meets the
second Monday of every month from 7
to 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 information, contact
Pia Morales at pia.s.morales.civ@mail.mil
or 301-677-4110.
• Calling All Dads meets the second
and fourth Monday of every month
from 4 to 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.
• Marriage Enrichment Group,
sponsored by Army Community Service,
meets the second and fourth Monday
of every month from 3 to 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.
• NARFE Chapter 1519 will meet Tues-day
at 1 p.m. at the Parish Center, Deacon’s
Room, Martin Slade Elementary School,
Dorsey Road, Glen Burnie.
Guest speaker Ann Healy from Blue
Cross/Blue Shield will discuss proposed
changes to the health plan for 2015.
Anyone wishing to join this chapter
or find out more information concerning
NARFE should attend this meeting. Per-sonnel
are needed to become active mem-bers
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.
Movies
The movie schedule is subject to change. For
a recorded announcement of showings, call 301-
677-5324. Further listings are available on the
Army and Air Force Exchange Service website
at www.aafes.com.
Movies start Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30
p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
PRICES: Tickets are $5.50 for adults (12
and older) and $3 for children. 3D Movies:
$7.50 adults, $5 children.
Today through Nov. 23
Friday: “Annabelle” (R). A couple begins to
experience terrifying supernatural occurrences
involving a vintage doll shortly after their home
is invaded by satanic cultists. With Ward Horton,
Annabelle Wallis, Alfre Woodard.
Saturday: “The Equalizer” (R). A man believes he
has put his mysterious past behind him and has
dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life.
But when he meets a young girl under the control
of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand
idly by. He has to help her. With Denzel Washing-ton,
Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz.
Sunday: “The Boxtrolls” (PG). A young orphaned
boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash
collectors tries to save his friends from an evil
exterminator. Based on the children’s novel “Here
Be Monsters” by Alan Snow. With the voices of
Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Elle Fanning.
Nov. 14 & 16: “The Judge” (R). Big city lawyer
Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home
where his father, the town’s judge, is suspected
of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth
and, along the way, reconnects with his estranged
family. With Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall,
Vera Farmiga.
Nov. 15: “The Good Lie” (PG-13). Sudanese
refugees given the chance to resettle in America
arrive in Kansas, where their encounter with an
employment agency counselor forever changes all
of their lives. With Reese Witherspoon, Arnold
Oceng, Ger Duany.
Nov. 21 & 23: “Alexander and the Terrible, Hor-rible,
No Good, Very Bad Day” (PG). Alexander’s
day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed
by more calamities. Though he finds little sym-pathy
from his family and begins to wonder if
bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad,
brother and sister all find themselves living
through their own terrible, horrible, no good,
very bad day. With Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner,
Ed Oxenbould.
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