Soundoff September 25, 2014

1. UPCOMING EVENTS
today, 11:30 a.m.:
Gold Star Mothers and Families Day -
Potomac Place Neighborhood Center
Friday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.:
Retiree Appreciation Day - McGill
Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.:
National Disability Awareness Month
Observance - Club Meade
Oct. 4, 5:30-9 p.m.:
Father Daughter Ball - Club Meade
Oct. 15, 11:30 a.m.:
Hispanic Heritage Month Observance
- McGill Training Center
relaxation
Army Wellness Center
celebrates anniversary
with ‘Yoga on the Lawn’
page 8
You’ve got a friend
Fort Meade spouses
form connections at
Battle Buddies exercise
page 12
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PHOTO BY SPC. LANDON HARRIS 55TH SIGNAL (COMBAT CAMERA)
going LongSea Forces attempts to intercept a pass during the Defense Information School’s 35th annual Toilet Bowl flag football
tournament. Air/Land beat Sea Forces in the faculty and student games played Saturday at Mullins Field.
For the story, see Page 14.

2. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil SOUNDOFF! September 25, 2014
Commander’s Column
Contents
News.............................. 3 Sports...................................14
Crime Watch.................. 3 Movies..................................18
Community..................16 Classified..............................21
Editorial Staff
Garrison Commander
Col. Brian P. Foley
Garrison Command
Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes
Public Affairs Officer
Chad T. Jones
Chad.T.Jones.civ@mail.mil
Chief, Command Information
Philip H. Jones
Philip.H.Jones.civ@mail.mil
Editor Dijon Rolle
Dijon.N.Rolle.civ@mail.mil
Assistant Editor Senior Writer
Rona S. Hirsch
Staff Writer Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer Shari Rosen
Design Coordinator Timothy Davis
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Hello again, Team Meade!
Fall is officially here and we have been enjoy-
ing some beautiful weather for the past few
weeks. Let’s hope it holds out for a while.
We had a beautiful morning for the first fall
race in our run series. Thanks to all who turned
out for the Football FanFare 5K/10K Run/1
Mile Walk last Saturday and we’re looking
forward to seeing some great costumes at the
Ghosts and Goblins 5K on Oct. 25.
We also had a beautiful morning for our
annual Installation Remembrance Run held
Sept. 12. Rep. Donna Edwards graciously
joined the more than 3,000 members of our
team who came out for the run.
In our post-run remarks, the Maryland
congresswoman and I both thanked the entire
Team Meade community for their service and
sacrifice in keeping our nation safe and secure.
We reminded all to remain vigilant as we go
through our daily lives in the interest of pro-
tecting our nation and our co-workers, team
members, friends and families.
As we continue to see and hear in the news,
those who would like to do our nation harm
are out there, and we must remind ourselves of
that on a daily basis. The dangers from foreign
extremist groups persist, and their influence can
easily reach those here at home who may have
become disaffected with our way of life for any
number of reasons.
The recent anniversary of the Washington
Navy Yard tragedy also reminds us that we are
not just at risk of religious extremism, but also
of untreated mental illness.
The only way to truly protect ourselves
against these risks is by remaining vigilant and
aware of the people around us. As we work hard
on the cutting edge of vigilance to legally gather
information and protect our nation — the new
cyber domain that has become the world’s
medium for conflict and competition in the
21st century —
we also must
remain vigilant
in the human
domain.
We must keep
an eye out for
those around us
not in a spirit
of fear or sus-
picion, but in a
spirit of caring.
We must get
to know those
around us well enough to identify if they are
struggling with life, and we must reach out to
get them help when they are unwilling or unable
to help themselves. By doing this, we can pre-
vent them from harming themselves or others
around them.
September is also Suicide Prevention Month.
Last year I spoke of vigilance in the interest of
caring for our friends, co-workers and battle
buddies. Within 90 days of my speech, three
young Fort Meade service members had com-
mitted suicide.
Each one a wonderful human being who
could have accomplished so much had they
been able to overcome the short-term chal-
lenges in their lives. Help us prevent this from
happening again this year.
As we remain vigilant in the cyber domain,
please remain vigilant in the human domain as
well in the interest of caring for and protecting
us all. Caring and vigilance lead to resiliency,
resiliency leads to readiness, and readiness
means being better able to defend our nation
and protect ourselves from those that would do
us harm intentionally and unintentionally.
Thanks again for all that you do every day,
and I look forward to seeing you around our
beautiful installation.
Vigilance protects us all
COL. Brian P. Foley
Garrison Commander
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.

3. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil September 25, 2014 SOUNDOFF!
News
Story and photo by Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
Three days after Staff Sgt. Robert
Citrullo returned Sept. 15 from a 10-
month deployment to Afghanistan, he
was presented with the Army Achieve-
ment Award and Good Conduct Medal.
Cirtullo, a Soldier with the 2nd Mili-
tary Working Dog Detachment, was
honored Sept. 18 in a brief ceremony as
he stood alongside Uran, the 6-year-old
Belgian Malinois military working dog
that served with him.
The ceremony was held at 2nd Military
Working Dog Detachment headquarters
on York Avenue.
Lt. Col. Eric Smith, commander of
Headquarters Command Battalion,
presented Citrullo with the award and
medal. The 2nd Military Working Dog
Detachment and the 241st Military
Police Detachment are subordinates of
the battalion.
Citrullo was awarded the Army
Achievement Award for “exceptional
meritorious service while performing
security details” for the WikiLeaks trial
from June to August 2013. He received
the Good Conduct Medal for “exemplary
behavior” from August 2011 to 2013.
Citrullo deployed to Afghanistan in
Soldier from 241st military
working dog unit honored
Lt. Col. Eric Smith, (left), commander of Headquarters Command Battalion, presents
the Army Achievement Award to Staff Sgt. Robert Citrullo of the 2nd Military Working
Dog Detachment, a subordinate of the battalion, on Sept. 18 at the detachment’s
headquarters. Citrullo and Uran, his 6-year-old Belgian Malinois, returned three days
earlier from a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan.
Mandatory anti-terrorism training
The Garrison Security Office and the 902d Military Intelligence Field Office
are offering the Army’s Threat Awareness and Reporting Program training to all
members of Fort Meade.
Training dates:
• Tuesday at 10 a.m. in McGill Training Center ballroom
• Wednesday at 10 a.m. in McGill Training Center ballroom
• Oct. 15 at 3 p.m. in McGill Training Center ballroom
• Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. at Post Theater
Threat awareness and education training are designed to ensure that Department
of the Army 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; 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.
According to IAW AR 381-12, 2-3, all DA personnel will 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.
November 2013 and received the Bronze
Star in August for “meritorious service in
a combat zone.”
Citrullo has been assigned to the 2nd
Military Working Dog Detachment since
July 2011. He and Uran served with the
Combined Joint Special Operations Task
Force in Afghanistan and successfully
completed two air assaults and seven
ground operations into Taliban terri-
tory.
They completed 150 missions search-
ing for improvised explosive devices with
no casualties.
“It is truly a great day to get this NCO
back,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Tomas
Gonzalez, command sergeant major of
Headquarters Command Battalion, at
the ceremony. “We are happy to have you
back. You’re a great NCO. We have a lot
of new canine Soldiers that are eager to
get your leadership.”
Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Rodwell
L. Forbes and Provost Sgt. Maj. Ramon
L. Cruz from the Military District
of Washington, also attended the cer-
emony.
“I’m really excited to get back with
these Soldiers,” Citrullo said. “I can’t
wait to put more efforts back into the
kennels.”
Sept. 18, Larceny of private
property: Unknown person(s)
by unknown mean(s) removed
six fishing rods and a tackle box
from a boat that was parked.
CommunityCommunity
Crime Watch
Compiled by the Fort Meade
Directorate of Emergency Services
For week of
Sept. 15-21:
• Moving violations: 20
• Nonmoving violations: 19
• Verbal warnings for traffic stops: 34
• Traffic accidents: 7
• Driving on suspended license: 3
• Driving on suspended registration: 0
• Driving without a license: 0
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4. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil SOUNDOFF! September 25, 2014
News
By Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
The United Way of Central Maryland
is funding a homelessness prevention
program at MacArthur Middle School.
The program serves 20 families whose
children attend MacArthur and other
Fort Meade cluster schools.
The nonprofit is investing $100,000 in
the program for the school year and has
hired a case worker to provide intensive
services to families including connecting
families to financial assistance, budget
coaching, resume building and helping
families identify income opportunities.
“The United Way of Central Mary-
land is focused on changing the odds for
families and communities by supporting
the building blocks of self-sufficiency —
education, financial stability and health,”
said Sandy Monck, chief impact officer
for the organization.
“Homelessness is a symptom of a
lack of stability, which the United Way
is able to address with intensive case
management and supportive services to
put families back on track to a self-suf-
ficient life.”
In addition to MacArthur Middle
School, families whose children attend
area schools also are being helped through
the program. Schools include: Manor
View, Pershing Hill, Seven Oaks, Meade
Heights, Maryland City and Frank Har-
mon-Hebon elementary schools; Meade
Middle School; Meade High School; and
West Meade Early Education Center.
To be eligible to participate, the fami-
lies can be homeless or living in a shelter.
(Some shelters only allow women and
children, so families with both parents
often choose other housing options in
an effort to remain together.) Or, families
must be at risk of being homeless by fall-
ing behind in their rent or mortgage and
likely to be evicted.
Families also must meet certain income
requirements, live in the target geographic
area, and must be willing to participate
in case management and other program
responsibilities.
The families may be eligible to receive
help with paying rent, or they may be
provided with a deposit for an alternative
and affordable form of housing.
They also will be connected with 2-1-1
Maryland at the United Way of Central
Maryland, an information and referral
call line that connects families to other
nonprofit programs that may be able to
provide other financial assistance.
The United Way of Central Mary-
land’s Anne Arundel County Community
Partnership Board, in consultation with
the Anne Arundel County Public Schools
and health and human service stakehold-
ers, identified the Fort Meade/Severn area
as having a high number of homeless
families with school-age children.
Many of the schools in the Fort Meade
cluster were identified as having a need
for additional support for homeless fami-
lies.
In addition to the program at MacAr-
thur, the United Way of Central Maryland
is providing $82,500 to homeless families
throughout the county. The funding is
being used to provide stable housing for
families, rather than living in a shelter.
Monck said that based on the effec-
tiveness of the homelessness prevention
program, the nonprofit plans to fund the
program at MacArthur for another one
to two years.
MacArthur Middle works to help homeless families
By Shari Rosen
Staff Writer
More than halfway through the NATO
Chess Championship at the Citadelle in
Quebec City, Team USA was tied with
The Netherlands and Slovenia for fifth
through seventh place.
“I had written us off for dead,” said
Col. David Hater, team captain who
serves as assistant chief of staff at U.S.
Army Cyber Command. “The rest of
the team didn’t believe it. They thought
we could come back.”
Despite Hater’s pessimism, Team USA
triumphed and took the bronze.
In this tournament played Sept. 8-12,
the best four players’ scores are counted
toward the team’s overall ranking. Play-
ers receive 1 point for a win, half a point
for a draw and 0 points for a loss.
“My attitude is, comebacks don’t hap-
pen — occasionally they do, rarely they
do,” Hater said.
Hater recognized that Team USA
needed a big comeback in Rounds 5
and 6 on Sept. 11 to have any chance
of medaling.
“So on Wednesday night [Sept. 10], I
told the team we’ve got to have two big
rounds,” Hater said. “We need three out
of four points on the [following] Thurs-
day morning and Thursday afternoon
round or we have no chance.”
Listening to his motivational pep talk,
Team USA did exactly what Hater said,
scoring 3 points in the morning and
USA takes bronze at NATO Chess Championship
submitted photo
Team Captain Col. David Hater contemplates his next move at the NATO Chess
Championship held Sept. 8-12 in Quebec City. This year, Team USA placed third,
taking home the bronze medal.
afternoon rounds on Sept. 11.
“Going into the last round we were in
a clear third place, but we all had to play
strong players,” Hater said.
Team USA kept its lead, beating both
Hungary and Denmark by 1 point.
“We won the bronze before our last
game was even over,” Hater said.
At the closing ceremony on Sept. 12,
Team USA was awarded the bronze
medal. Germany took the gold and
Poland got the silver.
Air Force Master Sgt. Robert Keough,
a Team USA player, enjoyed the tourna-
ment’s opening ceremony, closing cer-
emony and cultural event. He addedthe
team took a tour of Quebec City and
learned about the history of Canada.
“I think we’ll be in strong contention
for gold if we can get [to the tourna-
ment] a little earlier and not have to deal
with jet lag,” Keough said.
Although the tournament ended less
than three weeks ago, Hater is preparing
for next year’s tournament in Amster-
dam.
“I want to have a team so good next
year that I’m not good enough to play
on it,” Hater said. “That might hap-
pen.”
Editor’s note: If you are interested in
joining the Armed Forces chess team,
email Team Captain Col. David Hater at
david.a.hater.mil@mail.mil.
‘I want to have a team so
good next year that I’m not
good enough to play on it.’
Col. David Hater,
Team Captain,
Team USA Chess

5. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil SOUNDOFF! September 25, 2014
News
By Navy Mass Communication
Spc. 2nd Class Zach Allan
Fort Meade Public Affairs Office
Fort Meade was recently selected as
the only Army installation to receive the
prestigious Federal Energy and Water
Management Awards.
Each year the Department of Ener-
gy, in conjunction with the Federal
Interagency Energy Policy Committee,
sponsors the Federal Energy and Water
Management Awards. The awards honor
individuals and organizations making
significant contributions to energy and
water efficiency within the federal gov-
ernment.
The Directorate of Public Works
was recognized for its participation in
a regional grid manager’s synchronous
reserve program. Although the award
was announced in August, it will be
presented later this year in Washington,
D.C.
Individuals recognized for the 2014
FEWM award include H.G. Chissell,
Anthony Karwoski, Peter Mendonez,
Dan Tobocman and Randy Williams
Participation in the program required
the installation to have the ability to
cut inductive electricity demand by at
least 100 kilowatts within 10 minutes
of a request from the grid operator and
continue a demand-reduction event that
could last up to 30 minutes.
In addition, the installation must be
able to report electricity demand in one-
minute increments before, during and
after the event in order to demonstrate
and record the load reduction.
The project required Fort Meade,
along with its partners American Water
Enterprise and Sain Engineering, to
work in cooperation with Viridity Energy
of Philadelphia to respond to an electric
grid’s frequent fluctuations using Fort
Meade’s water filtration plant, which is
operated by American Water.
“For 2014, this is the only energy
award given for an energy project at an
Army garrison,” said DPW Resource
Efficiency Manager Tony Karwoski. “I
understand that this is the first water
plant in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Maryland [PJM] grid region to suc-
cessfully participate in the Synchronous
Reserve Program.”
The project was the first water plant
in the PJM electric region to system-
atically cycle large water pumps on and
off in response to the electric grid’s
frequency fluctuations. This process is
especially important when the electric
grid is straining to provide power at
peak load times, said Karwoski.
“There is no noticeable daily impact
to the post from cycling water pumps
because that was one of the project
goals with American Water,” he said.
DPW receives federal energy award
HIP TO BE
SQUAre
Square dancers grab
their partners dur-
ing the first dance of
the Swinging Squares
Square Dance Club
on Saturday at Meade
Middle School. The
club dances the first
and third Saturday of
the month. Classes
on modern, West-
ern square dancing
are offered Thursday
nights at 7:30 p.m. at
the school.
photo by daniel kucin jr.

6. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil SOUNDOFF! September 25, 2014
News
Story and photo by Steve Ellmore
New Media Manager
Fort Meade Public Affairs Office
Capt. Christine Argueza, chief of
Operations of Public Health Com-
mand Region-North, demonstrated
how to tap into oneself through yoga.
Reaching for the leaves hanging
from the trees, a dozen service mem-
bers and civilians exercised their mind,
body and spirit in the performance
of one of the world’s oldest forms of
physical fitness.
Argueza led participants in “Yoga
on the Lawn” late Friday morning
outside the Army Wellness Center at
4418 Llewellyn Ave.
The session was one of several fit-
ness activities hosted last week by
AWC in partnership with Kimbrough
Ambulatory Center and the Director-
ate of Family and Morale, Welfare and
Recreation in celebration of AWC’s
one-year anniversary.
“We are calling it Wellness Week,”
said Jalisa Trotter, a health promotion
technician at AWC.
Among the week’s activities were
walks around Burba Lake, an outdoor
group exercise session with a personal
trainer, a Healthy Sleep Habits class
and a running clinic.
Argueza said yoga provides a means
to step away from stress and focus on
oneself, producing a positive energy.
“People talk about running. It gives
me really good vibes after doing it, a
release of endorphins. You get that
also from yoga,” Argueza said. “You
don’t have to be a runner to get a
release of endorphins; you can do it
with something light like yoga.”
Argueza said she was asked to help
AWC Wellness Week features outdoor yoga
AWC with Wellness Week because she
had assisted them with other activities
in the past.
“This time around they wanted me
to do yoga classes,” she said. “I was
really excited to do this because last
time we only had five people and I was
really surprised at the turnout today.”
The yoga classes began as an inter-
nal performance initiative within Pub-
lic Health Command Region-North to
stimulate members to start a fitness
routine.
“It was a way to introduce them to
something light, nothing too strenuous
to the point that they say ‘I don’t want
to do this anymore,’ ” Argueza said. “I
don’t like running; some people don’t
like running. So this is kind of working
in that beginner portion.”
Argueza said yoga is a great way of
encouraging people to be more active
and participate in fitness programs.
“I do it because it’s kind of a break
from the strenuous exercise activities
and it’s also really good for your mind
and just being able to de-stress,” she
said.
Still in her first year at Fort Meade,
Argueza said she is impressed with
how well organized the activities are
here.
“I just came from Fort Bragg [in
North Carolina], and it’s a very huge
installation,” Argueza said. “Coming
here, I didn’t think there was going
to be something this focused on the
Performance Triad at all because it’s a
small post. I’m really glad.”
The Performance Triad is a com-
prehensive plan to improve readiness
and increase resilience through pub-
lic health initiatives and leadership
engagement. The program focuses
on sleep, activity and nutrition as
key actions that influence Soldiers’
health.
Trotter said all AWC services are
free and available to active-duty ser-
vice members, dependents and DoD
civilians.
“We’re trying to get the word out
about the Army Wellness Center,”
Trotter said “We offer different ser-
vices including metabolic testing,
body composition and fitness assess-
ment.”
Capt. Christine Argueza (right), chief of Operations of Public Health Command
Region-North, leads participants in a variety of yoga poses on Friday morning outside
Fort Meade’s Army Wellness Center. “Yoga on the Lawn” was among several fitness
activities hosted last week by AWC in partnership with Kimbrough Ambulatory Center
and the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation.
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7. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil10 SOUNDOFF! September 25, 2014
News
By Jacqueline K. Lovdahl
Intern, Legal Assistance Division
Many consumers regularly check their
credit card statements each month and look
for suspicious, unexplained charges that might
be the result of a scam.
The Better Business Bureau, or BBB, has
reported a new con in which scammers charge
a small amount to a consumer’s credit card
in hopes that this small, unauthorized charge
goes unnoticed by the average credit card-
holder.
Unfortunately, when one million people are
charged this small amount, these scammers
walk away with nearly $10 million that they
stole straight from the pockets of unknowing
consumers.
Large, unexplained sums that pop up on
a credit card statement are easy to spot and
can be promptly removed after the credit
cardholder reports the unauthorized transac-
tion to his or her banking institution. It can
be hard to remember every small transaction
that one makes.
However, the BBB has given a very specific
warning: consumers should check their credit
card statements for a charge of $9.84 because
this number is most often associated with
credit card scams.
The source listed next to the $9.84 charge is
often an unfamiliar website, and after visiting
the web address, the consumer is taken to a
generic web page that claims to offer “cus-
tomer support”and a “full refund of your last
payment.”Victims of this scam have contacted
those listed on this website and were verbally
assured that the charge would be canceled.
These victimized consumers, however,
should not hold the scammers at their word.
Credit cardholders should contact their
banks to report the small charge and to
request a new credit card. These scammers
have compromised the consumer’s credit card
information, and they will undoubtedly try
to take more money if the first charge goes
unnoticed.
Credit cardholders should take these steps
to better protect their banking accounts and
credit card information:
1. Promptly report lost credit cards and
incorrect charges. The consumer may be
responsible for up to $50, but if reported
before the card is used, the consumer will not
be responsible for any unauthorized charges.
Some credit cardholders may have a zero
liability policy that protects consumers from
such fraudulent activity.
2. Request a new card if you find unau-
thorized charges on your monthly statement.
Fraudulent charges mean that the consumer’s
credit card information is in the hands of
someone else. Even if the scammer never uses
the credit cardholder’s information again,
the consumer should request a new card to
be safe.
3. Never lend someone your credit card. A
consumer’s credit card number and informa-
tion are the key to the kingdom — the holder’s
hard-earned money. The credit cardholder
should not leave this “key” laying around in
the office, car or home.
4. Never sign a blank charge slip. Draw lines
through blank spaces on charge slips so the
amount cannot be altered.
5. Use extreme caution when shopping
online or ordering over the phone. Be cautious
when handing over credit card information
to online shopping sites. Make sure the site
is legitimate and that it uses proper security
measures such as password logins.
Delete any credit card information from the
site as soon as the order is placed. If purchas-
ing by telephone, take measures to confirm the
integrity of the company.
To find out more about scams, visit BBB’s
Scam Stopper at http://www.bbb.org/council/
bbb-scam-stopper.
If you have been the victim of credit card
theft, schedule an appointment with an attor-
ney at the Fort Meade Legal Assistance Office
at 301-677-9504 or 301-677-9536.
Scammers charge small
amounts to credit cards
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8. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil12 SOUNDOFF! September 25, 2014
News
By Shari Rosen
Staff Writer
Army Wife Network recognizes the impor-
tance of military spouses forming meaningful
connections.
The organization’s chief program, Battle
Buddies, is a nationwide field exercise that
enables male and female military spouses to
meet one another and form support systems.
“I think it is fabulous that they are bringing
women together to network and be supportive
of each other,” said Tracy Adkins, wife of
Lt. Col. Winfield Adkins, who works for the
DoD’s Field Research Activity Family Readi-
ness Group. “The military life is one where
you can have a hard time networking and
building those connections because of the
moves and inconsistency.”
Fort Meade’s four-hour Battle Buddies
event was presented in partnership with Cor-
vias Military Living on Sept. 18 and Friday
morning at Potomac Place Neighborhood
Center.
“We look to our battle buddies for encour-
agement,” said Tara Crooks, co-founder of
Army Wife Network and creator of Army
Wife Talk Radio.
She referred to research from Tasha R.
Howe, associate professor of psychology at
Humboldt College in California, that having
a close friend can yield health benefits such as
fewer cardiovascular and immune problems,
an increase in oxytocin production and lower
levels of the stress hormone, cortisol.
Crooks recalled how she met her battle
buddy Starlett Henderson, a veteran of full-
time and Army Reserve components whose
husband serves in the National Guard.
Henderson reached out to Crooks about
her radio show and offered to create a book
list and newsletter for Crooks’ blog. The two
decided to form Army Wife Network.
“I think this is a testament to what two
battle buddies with a common interest com-
ing together were able to create,” said Janet
McIntosh, Army Wife Network social media
coordinator who is retired from the Army and
Army Reserve.
Friday’s field exercise began with an ice-
breaker in which spouses found out who
matched categories on their worksheets such
as “loves mac and cheese” and “has a Febru-
Battle buddies
behind the lines
Army Wife Network leads field
exercise for military spouses
photoS by nate pesce
Carrie Warfel (center) and Sabrina Thomas write in their journals during the Army
Wife Network’s Battle Buddies exercise held Sept. 18 and Friday at Potomac Place
Neighborhood Center.
ary birthday.”
After finishing this exercise, spouses spoke
to some of the event’s sponsors who had
tables lined with information and giveaways.
“We are always trying to offer our best ser-
vice and contribute to the base and the mili-
tary community,” said Sonia Videl-Aubrey,
benefits counselor for Metlife, an event spon-
sor.
Approximately 100 women were placed at
tables in the gymnasium named for important
military landmarks and installations such the
Pentagon, Fort Meade and Fort Polk, La.
Representatives from the Army Wife Net-
work conducted a discussion about the impor-
tance of battle buddies and the qualities mili-
tary spouses should look for in a battle buddy.
Event attendees followed along, jotting down
notes and recording feelings in a journal that
was provided for each participant.
“We want you to talk, to come out of your
shell,” said Crooks as she walked between
tables.
Crooks, whose husband, Maj. Kevin
Crooks, works in field artillery for Federal
Emergency Management Agency Region 6,
and McIntosh discussed various resources
available to military spouses such as the blog
on lovingasoldier.com; Army Wife Network’s
“Post With The Most” resource, which pro-
vides a comprehensive database for installa-
tions; and Army Wife Talk Radio podcast on
Monday nights at 8 p.m.
Army Wife Network staff members drew
raffle tickets for prizes for individuals and
their battle buddies, which included informa-
tional books, lotions and jewelry. Spouses also
were supplied with free appetizers, a Mexican
buffet and dessert bar.
“I love it — just meeting new people,” said
Janet Clark, who resides in Midway Com-
mons with her husband, Master Sgt. Eric
Clark. “The food is just an added bonus.”
The spouses enthusiastically participated
in more networking activities throughout the
exercise.
“When we come out and see spouses smil-
ing, laughing and having a good time, it makes
us smile, laugh and have a good time,”Crooks
said. “We want to give spouses a day to just
forget about all the other things we have in life
that we’re stressing about and just have fun.”

9. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil September 25, 2014 SOUNDOFF! 13
Christy Theisen takes a selfie with “Wilma” the volleyball companion at Battle Buddies.
The goal of the Army Wife Network event was for military spouses to network and
form lasting friendships.
LEFT: (From left:) Lorrie Short, Terri Latter, Hillary Hund, Sonia Zoller and Lanelle
Bradley talk during the event’s icebreaker. Spouses enjoyed appetizers while meeting
some of the other participants.
Tara Crooks, co-founder of Army Wife
Network, discusses the qualities to look
for and the importance of having a good
battle buddy.
LEFT: Army Wife Network provided
spouses with a Battle Buddies journal
to record their feelings and take notes
throughout the course of the exercise.

10. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil14 SOUNDOFF! September 25, 2014
Cover Story
Sea Services attempts a pass during the annual DINFOS Toilet Bowl. The two-game
tournament between DINFOS faculty and students took place Saturday at Mullins
Field.
By Shari Rosen
Staff Writer
Air/Land easily defeated Sea Services
in the 35th annual Defense Information
School Toilet Bowl flag football matchup
Saturday morning at Mullins Field.
“King John,” portrayed by DINFOS
Provost Michael Gannon, presided over
the tournament, wearing a jeweled crown
and royal robe and holding a jeweled toi-
let plunger that served as a scepter.
“Thank you for your service,” Gannon
said during the pre-game announce-
ments. “Thank you for your support of
our school and our country.”
The first game was between DINFOS
faculty with the blue Air/Land team
consisting of Airmen and Soldiers, while
the yellow Sea Services team included
Marines, Soldiers and Coast Guards-
men.
“Everybody got together,” said Staff
Sgt. Audric Burnett, DINFOS instructor
and MVP for Air/Land in the faculty
game. “We work well together and just
came out here and had fun.”
By the end of the first half of the
faculty game, Air/Land proved its domi-
nance with a score of 13-0. Although
Sea Services scored a touchdown in the
second half, they missed the extra point
and were not able to come back.
The game ended 20-6.
“I think we played a good game,”
said Sgt. 1st Class Billie J. Nelson Jr.,
an instructor at DINFOS and Air/Land
defensive captain. “I think we’ve been
doing outstanding.”
During halftime, fans and players
enjoyed a free, outdoor lunch buffet
catered by Mission BBQ.
The second game between Air/Land
and Sea Services DINFOS students was
more evenly matched.
“The [new members] are hanging out
with some of the older members who
have been here for a little bit longer, and
it’s cool to see them all getting along,”
said Airman Alexa Ann Henderson. “It’s
nice to see the Army and Air Force play-
Air/Land flushes competition
in annual DINFOS Toilet Bowl
ing together and getting along.”
With 1:15 left in the second half,
Air/Land tied the game 13-13. Air/Land
took over possession with 10 seconds
left in the second half, forcing the game
into overtime.
“It’s getting more intense, but it’s a
good game so far,” said Ana Valdez,
spouse of DINFOS student Seaman
Melanie Almada.
Air/Land scored in overtime, winning
the game.
“This is the third [consecutive] year
Air/Land has won,” Nelson said. “I
think we are going to continue that
tradition.”
PHOTOS BY SPC. LANDON HARRIS 55TH SIGNAL (COMBAT CAMERA)
DINFOS Commandant Col. Jeremy Martin serves fans and players a complimentary
lunch buffet catered by Mission BBQ at the Defense Information School’s 35th annual
Toilet Bowl flag football tournament. Land/Air beat Sea Services in both the faculty
and student games.

11. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil September 25, 2014 SOUNDOFF! 15
Sports
photo by noah scialom
Runners, joggers and walkers begin the Football Fanfare 5K/10K on Saturday at
Constitution Park. The event was part of the annual Fort Meade Run Series, which
continues with the Ghost, Ghouls Goblins 5K on Oct. 25 at the Fort Meade Pavilion, the
Turkey Trot on Nov. 22 at Murphy Field House and the Reindeer Run 5K on Dec. 13 at
Murphy Field House.
Football Fanfare
5K/10K Run Results
• 5k Overall Winner: Tom McManuels (41):
19:26
• 5K Overall Men:
1. John Szkotnicki, age 34: 21:10
2. Troy Reisch, age 49: 21:11
3. Francisco Medina, age 30: 21:39
• 5K Overall Women:
1. Alex Szkotnicki, age 10: 21:10
2. Lynda Layson, age 54: 23:06
3. Kathryn Orsini, age 21: 23:28
• 10K Overall Winner: Luke Rodina, age 32:
32:49
• 10K Overall Men:
1. Michael Zinno, age 47: 40:11
2. Mitch Smalley, age 46: 40:35
3. Anthony Freire, age 33: 45:34
• 10K Overall Women:
1. Jennifer Gannon, age 41: 44:24
2. Caitlin Kohli, age 24: 45:43
3. Kelli Brown, age 27: 50:36
Sports Shorts
Lacrosse survey
Want to see youth lacrosse come to Fort Meade?Fill out the Interest Survey
at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/P99JP3M. Survey closes Friday.
EFMP Walking Group
The Exceptional Family Member Program Walking Group will meet today
from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Gaffney Fitness Center.
For more information call 301-677-5590.
Schedule school/sports physicals
Appointments for school/sports physicals are now available for enrollees of
Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center.
A number of Saturday appointments also are available.
To schedule an appointment, call the Appointment Line between 6 and 6:30
a.m. at 301-677-8800 or 1-866-511-8748.
The Jabber lair, aka my office, has a
whole new look thanks to my new ergo-
friendly floating table. Actually, calling
what I have a table is an understatement,
on par with saying the NFL has some
minor image issues.
My new getup is less like a table and
more like an ergonomic office system
that will keep my body in balance,
whether typing in my ergo-chair or
standing like our hero, Fort Meade Fire
Chief Rouvet.
I also don’t have to worry about car-
pal tunnel anymore because my wrists
and forearms will always be properly
supported, thanks to the pull-out key-
board tray with an adjustable hinge.
Bottom line is, the system really ties
the office together and provides Jabber
Nation with a whole new feng shui. At
least that’s what our new reporter Shari
Rosen said right after she informed me
what feng shui is, using lofty language
one might expect from a Hopkins grad.
But since I’m a Towson grad who
didn’t know feng shui from egg foo yung,
I’ll just provide the wiki. bit.ly/1un6sCd
Besides, with all the new around, I
figured it would be appropriate to get
back to something old that reared its
ugly head Tuesday while the system was
being installed: Cowboys bashing.
The technician who installed the sys-
tem seemed nice enough. He actually
looked like a puffy will.i.am from the
Black Eyed Peas bit.ly/1ruvxZP, with
longer dreads. Anyway, the dude was
looking woozy during his break, so I
asked him what was wrong.
“Being around Cowboys stuff makes
me sick,” he said.
It was funny and the timing was pretty
much perfect, but then he went on the
familiar tangent all Cowboy haters flock
to like a bug to a neon light.
“Yeah, they were the self-proclaimed
America’s Team, and Tony Romo is a
choker, and yada, yada, yada.”
Pretty soon I was the one getting
nauseous due to a severe case of “lame-
argumentitis.”
It’s a common condition caused by
haters who dislike obvious truths while
at the same time having nothing original
to say in defense of their lame argu-
ments.
So since Mr. Technician wants to
provide the
same lame argu-
ments, I will fire
back with the
same thing I’ve
told every Cow-
boys hater from
Doug Wise to
Bob Johnson, to
Frick and Frack
over in PAIO
(Raul and Mil-
ton), to everyone else who feels the need
to chirp anytime the word Cowboys is
spoken.
Dallas is the most important franchise
in football. You can blame it on market-
ing and success bit.ly/1wLt7X5 (sorry
for the Journey), or the greatest running
back of all time, Emmitt Smith. bit.
ly/1mScMQ7o
Or, you can measure it by the fact
that they are the most valuable fran-
chise in American sports with the
most recognizable symbol and brand
in American sports. Or you can blame
the cheerleaders, though I don’t know
who in their right mind would do that.
I mean, look what they do for charity.
bit.ly/1mszA8g
And even though the Cowboys may
not be the most liked team in the NFL
— I think it is the Packers or Steelers
— there is no doubt that Dallas with
its 7,466,686 Facebook followers is the
most important and followed team in
America. The Packers have 4,574,009
followers, while the Steelers are just
under six million.
So, just like the Yankees in baseball
or that scrub team from South Bend,
Ind., in college football, the Cowboys
mean more. When they win, it gets more
coverage and when they lose, it’s the
same thing.
So it doesn’t matter whether the Cow-
boys lose this Sunday to the Saints or fail
to play in the final Sunday of the season
for the next six or 60 years.
At the end the day, the league will
always be dominated by that one shining
blue star on the side of those magnifi-
cent silver helmets.
If you have any comments on this or
anything to do with sports, contact me at
chad.t.jones.civ@mail.mil or hit me up on
Twitter @CTJibber.
Lame-argumentitis
Chad T. Jones,
Public Affairs
Officer
Jibber Jabber - Opinion

12. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil16 SOUNDOFF! September 25, 2014
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 Philip Jones at philip.
h.jones.civ@mail.mil or call 301-677-5602.
Directorate offices to move
The Office of the Fort Meade
Inspector General and the Directorate
of Public Works Environmental Division
will relocate Monday to Building 2460,
85th Medical Battalion Road.
For more information, call the IG
office at 301-677-7393 or the DPW
Environmental Division at 301-677-9188.
Disability Awareness
Month Observance
The Fort Meade garrison and the Equal
Employment Opportunity Office will host
the National Disability Awareness Month
Observance on Wednesday from 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. at Club Meade.
A question-and-answer session will be
held from 9-11 a.m.
The guest speaker is Juliette Rizzo, a
special assistant for communications in
the Office of the Secretary in the Depart-
ment of Education.
The event also will feature a perfor-
mance by the Hugh Gregory Gallagher
Motivational Theatre, which raises aware-
ness of disability issues and discrimina-
tion through dramatizations of real-life
and fictionalized experiences.
Light refreshments will be served.
All Fort Meade service members and
civilians are encouraged to attend with
supervisory approval and without charge
to annual leave. Administrative leave is
authorized.
A sign language interpreter will be
provided.
For more information, call the Fort
Meade Equal Opportunity Office at 301-
677-6687.
Hiring commissary
baggers
The Fort Meade commissary is accept-
ing applications for 20 bagger positions
for the weekday morning and afternoon
file photo
retiree appreciation day fridayThe 39th Annual Retiree Appreciation Day will be held Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at McGill Training Center, 8452
Zimborski Ave.
Retiree Appreciation Day is conducted by the installation Retirement Services Office to keep retired service members
and their families current on changes in their retirement rights, benefits and privileges, and to foster goodwill between the
retired and active-duty communities.
The event will feature information booths and medical screenings from 8-11:45 a.m. Flu shots will be provided from 8
a.m. to noon.
Lunch at the Freedom Inn Dining Facility will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $4.65. Shuttle service begins at
11:30 a.m.
The afternoon session will feature a benefits symposium of speakers from the Department of Veteran Affairs, Social
Security Administration and Army Community Service.
For more information, call 301-677-9434/9600/9603.
shifts only.
Bagger positions are open to active-
duty service members, dependents and
retirees.
Applications will be processed Oct. 6
from 9-10:30 a.m. on a first-come, first-
serve basis at Club Meade, 6600 Mapes
Road.
Applicants must come in-person and
bring their current military/dependent
ID card and Social Security number.
For more information, call 301-677-
5502.
National Preparedness
Month
September marks the 11th annual
National Preparedness Month.
With winter approaching, Garrison
Emergency Manager Jeffrey McClendon
encourages all Soldiers, family members,
DoD civilians and contractors to be
self-sufficient for 72 hours when the
installation services such as water, power
and government support may not be
available.
A limited number of Family
Emergency Preparedness Handbooks
to enhance individual and family
preparedness are available.
For more information, call
McClendon at 301-677-6315.
Gold Star Mothers Day
The Fort Meade Survivor Outreach
Services Program will observe the
annual Gold Star Mothers and Families
Day today at 11:30 a.m. at Potomac
Place Neighborhood Center at 4998 2nd
Corps Blvd.
For more information, call Voncile
Farmer at 301-677-4116 or 301-677-6930
or email voncile.c.farmer2.civ@mail.mil.
Drug Take-Back Day
Prescription Medication Take-Back
Day will be held Saturday from 7
a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Exchange and
commissary.
For more information, go to
ftmeademwr.com.
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13. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil September 25, 2014 SOUNDOFF! 17
Community News Notes
Toys for Tots
The Anne Arundel County Toys for
Tots program is hosting the 3rd Annual
Anne Arundel County Toys for Tots
Kick-Off event Oct. 5 from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Fort Meade Pavilion.
The event is free, but attendees are
asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy.
The annual Marine Corps Reserve
Toys for Tots toy drive for 2014 is
getting underway in Anne Arundel
County.
The main attraction of this year’s
Fort Meade toy drive will be the Marine
Corps Silent Drill Platoon.
The event also will feature live
entertainment.
Last year, the program provided toys,
games, books and sporting goods to
more than 25,000 children, thanks to the
generous donation of toys and financial
support from local donors and national
sponsors.
The mission of the U. S. Marine
Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is
to collect new, unwrapped toys during
October, November and December
each year, and distribute those toys as
Christmas gifts to less fortunate children
in the community in which the campaign
is conducted.
Fundraising protocol
If a private organization or military unit
on Fort Meade is planning to conduct any
fundraisers (such as car wash or bake sale), a
memo detailing the event must be submitted
in writing to the Directorate of Family and
Morale, Welfare and Recreation at:
DFMWR, NAF Support Services
Division, 4216 Roberts Ave., 2nd Floor,
cubical #22.
Information should include: who, what,
when, where, how, purpose, POC contact
information, and signature of the PO
president or designee.
All fundraiser requests must be submitted
six to eight weeks in advance.
The fundraisers may require co-ordination
and routing through several directorates
on Fort Meade including the Office of the
Staff Judge Advocate and the garrison
commander.
Fundraisers during the official Combined
Federal Campaign are limited in number
and scope to minimize competition with
CFC.
For more information, call the NAF
Support Services Division at 301-677-3772.
Gulf War Illness
research project
The Institute for Health and
Environment, University at Albany
has received funding from the
Congressionally Directed Medical
Research Programs of the Department
of Defense for a Gulf War Illness
research project.
The project involves veterans of the
1990-1991 Persian Gulf War who live in
the Baltimore-Washington D.C., area.
For more information, go to www.
albany.edu/ihe/49645.php.
Father Daughter Ball
The Father Daughter Ball will be held
Oct. 4 from 5:30-9 p.m. at Club Meade.
A dinner buffet will be served from 6-7
p.m. and includes an ice cream sundae bar.
The event will feature a magic show
from 6:30-7 p.m.; dancing and a DJ
from 7-9 p.m.; and craft tables from
5:30-9 p.m.
Formal attire is required: dress
uniform or suit and tie, and party dress.
Tickets cost $35 per father/daughter
pair and $15 for each additional
daughter.
Limited tickets are available for
purchase at the Youth Center (Child,
Youth and School Services members
only) and at Club Meade.
For more information, go to
ftmeademwr.com or call 301-677-6969.
Volunteer Speed Meet
Join the corps of community
volunteers at a Volunteer Speed Meet
on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Potomac Place Neighborhood Center,
4998 2nd Corps Blvd.
Learn about volunteer opportunities
and meet with volunteer agency
representatives form Fort Meade and
Anne Arundel and Howard counties.
For more information, email Marie
Miles, volunteer coordinator, at marie.
n.miles.civ@mail.mil.
Flu vaccinations
Influenza vaccinations will be
provided throughout October:
• Active-duty Soldiers: Oct. 6-10 from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at McGill Training
Center
• Active-duty service members in the
Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and
Coast Guard: Oct. 14-17, 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. at McGill Training Center
• Tricare beneficiaries (excluding
Johns Hopkins Primed): Oct. 20-24, 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. at McGill Training Center
For more information, call 301-677-
8661 or go to www.kacc.narmc.amedd.
army.mil.
Square Dance Club
The 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.
Admission is $6. Square dance attire is
optional.
Dance classes are offered Thursday
nights at 7:30 p.m. at Meade Middle
School beginning tonight.
Each class costs $6. The first two classes
are free.
For more information, call Darlene at
410-519-2536 or Carl at 410-271-8776.
Farmers market
The Fort Meade Farmers Market
is held every Wednesday from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. through Nov. 12 in the
Smallwood Hall parking lot, across from
McGlachlin Parade Field.
For more information, go to
ftmeademwr.com.
Lunch and Learn Series
Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center
hosts a monthly brown bag Lunch and
Learn Series on the second Tuesday of
the month on the first floor of the Rascon
Building, adjacent to Kimbrough.
The next lunch is Oct. 14 at noon.
For more information, call Maj. Anne
Spillane at 301-677-8463.
Free classes
The Navy Fleet and Family Support
Center offers a variety of classes at its new
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.
• How to Work a Job Fair: Tuesday, 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.
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.
For more information, call 301-677-
5522.
Out About
• The Baltimore Book Festival will be
held Friday and Saturday from noon to 8
p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. at
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The event offers
a full day of activities to get readers con-
nected with authors. For more information,
go to baltimorebookfestival.com.
• The Directorate of Family and Morale,
Welfare, and Recreation at Joint Base Myer-
Henderson Hall, Va., will host American
country music artist Keni Thomas on Oct.
3 at historic Conmy Hall.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is free.
Food and beverages will be available for
purchase.
The former Army Ranger and Southern
rocker will perform singles from the album
“Flags of Our Fathers: A Soldier’s Story,”
which charted on the Billboard country
music charts.
Thomas, a former staff sergeant, retired
from the Army in 1997 after six years of
service. In 1993, as a Task Force Ranger, he
was a member of Operation Restore Hope
in Mogadishu, Somalia. The 18-hour fire-
fight was recounted in the book and movie,
“Blackhawk Down.”
After being recognized by the president
in receiving the American Patriot Award
and the Bronze Star of Valor, Thomas
served as assistant team leader for the
75th Ranger Regimental Reconnaissance
Detachment. Since retiring from his mili-
tary service, he has leaped into the Nash-
ville music scene.
For more information, call 703-696-3469
or 703-696-3470.
• The Orthodox Church of St. Matthew
is sponsoring its annual multicultural
festival on Oct. 4 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
and Oct. 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at
7271 Eden Brook Drive, Columbia.
The event, Howard County’s largest
international festival, will feature
homemade Greek, Slavic, Romanian,
Ethiopian, American and Lebanese foods;
a wine and beer garden; raffles and door
prizes; and live cultural entertainment
including Chinese dance troupes and belly
dancers.
For more information, go to
stmatthewfestival.org.
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MoviesCommunity News Notes
• The Maryland Renaissance Festival
runs weekends through Oct. 19 at 1821
Crownsville Road, Annapolis. Gates open
from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Tickets cost $8 to $22. Admission is free
for children ages 6 and younger. Multiday
discounts are available. Active-duty service
members with photo ID can purchase
tickets at the group discount rate.
For more information, call 410-266-7304
or go to rennfest.com.
• Society of Military Widows meets for
brunch the fourth Sunday of the month
at 1 p.m. at the Lanes. The next meeting is
Sunday. For more information, call Betty
Jones at 410-730-0127.
• Monthly Prayer Breakfast, hosted by
the Garrison Chaplain’s Office, is held the
first Thursday of every month at 7 a.m. at
Club Meade.
The next prayer breakfast is Oct. 2.
There is no cost for the buffet; donations
are optional. All Fort Meade employees,
family members, and civilian and military
personnel are invited.
For more information, call 301-677-6703.
• Meade Rod and Gun Club meets the
first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at
Perry’s Restaurant and Odie’s Pub at 1210
Annapolis Road, Odenton, in the banquet
hall in back of the building. The next
meeting is Oct. 2. 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 Oct.
2. For more information, visit namiaac.org.
• Retired Officers’ Wives’ Club will hold
its next luncheon on Oct. 7 at 11 a.m. at
Club Meade.
The event will feature a mini fur fashion
show. Harry Evans of Mano Swartz,
America’s oldest furrier, will present the
newest in fur fashion including fashion
outerwear, reversible vests, fur-trimmed
shawls and fur accessories by ROWC
models.
Cost of luncheon is $18. Reservations
are required by Oct. 2 at noon. Call your
area representative or Betty Wade at 410-
551-7082.
Annual membership dues are $25.
Members may bring guests to the
luncheons, which are held on the first
Tuesday of each month, except January,
June, July and August.
For more information, call Genny
Bellinger, ROWC president, at 410-674-
2550.
• Families Dealing with Deployment
meets the first and third Monday of every
month from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Meuse
Forest Neighborhood Center. Children
welcome. The next meeting is Oct. 6. For
more information, call 301-677-5590 or
email colaina.townsend.ctr@mail.mil.
• Fort Meade TOP III Association meets
the second Wednesday of each month at
3 p.m. at the Courses. The next meeting
is Oct. 8. 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.
• Women’s Empowerment Group meets
Wednesdays from 2 to 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 to 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 to 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.
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 Oct. 10
Friday: “The Expendables 3” (PG-13). Barney
augments his team with new blood for a per-
sonal battle: to take down Conrad Stonebanks,
the Expendables co-founder and notorious arms
trader who is hell-bent on wiping out Barney and
every single one of his associates. With Sylvester
Stallone, Jason Statham, Mel Gibson.
Saturday: “If I Stay” (PG-13). Life changes in
an instant for young Mia Hall after a car acci-
dent puts her in a coma. During an out-of-body
experience, she must decide whether to wake up
and live a life far different than she had imagined.
With Chloë Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Jamie
Blackley.
Sunday: “Let’s Be Cops” (R). Two struggling
pals dress as police officers for a costume party
and become neighborhood sensations. But when
these newly minted “heroes”get tangled in a real-
life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they
must put their fake badges on the line. With Jake
Johnson, Damon Wayans Jr., Rob Riggle.
Oct. 3, 5: “The Giver” (PG-13). In a seemingly
perfect community, without war, pain, suffering,
differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to
learn from an elderly man about the true pain
and pleasure of the “real” world. With Brendon
Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep.
Oct. 4: “Sin City: A Dame To Kill For” (R). Some
of Sin City’s most hard-boiled citizens cross paths
with a few of its more reviled inhabitants. With
Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin.
Oct. 10: “As Above, So Below” (R). When a
team of explorers ventures into the catacombs
that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover
the dark secret that lies within this city of the
dead. With Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin
Hodge.
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MEETINGS
Get to work on time.
Know the hours
of operation for
Access Gates
on Fort Meade
Gate 1: Rockenbach Road
5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday through Friday;
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
weekends; closed holidays
Gate 3: Reece Road and
Maryland Route 175
(Demps Visitor Control
Center gate) 24-hour access
Demps Visitor Control Center,
Bldg. 902 Reece Road
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday
Gate 4: Mapes Road and
Maryland Route 175
CLOSED until further notice
Gate 5: Llewellyn Avenue and
Maryland Route 175
6 to 9 a.m., Monday through
Friday for inbound traffic;
3 to 6 p.m., Monday through
Friday for outbound traffic
Gate 7: Mapes Road
and Route 32
5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday through Friday;
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
weekends and holidays