South Potomac PilotSouth Potomac PilotOctober 2, 2015

NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUTH POTOMAC DEFENSE COMMUNITY

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By Barbara Wagner Staff Writer

No anniversary celebration is com-plete without delicious food, great music and lots of friends -young and old- to share in the festivities. Naval Support Facility (NSF) Indian Head had all of that and more as they cel-ebrated their 125 years of superior support to the U.S. Navy as its premier energetics facility.

On Friday, Sept. 25, Indian Head alums met with command staff and local leaders for a social at the Mix House. Gray’s Landing on the Poto-mac (NSASP), from NSF Dahlgren, provided a superlative meal as part of the festivities. After remarks from Capt. Mary Feinberg, command-ing officer of Naval Support Activity South Potomac, Capt. Vince Martinez, commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explo-sive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) and Ashley Johnson, NSWC IHEODTD technical director, old friends, some of whom had not seen each other for years, reminisced about the past.

The following day at the town of Indian Head’s Village Green Pavilion, the anniversary celebration brought out hundreds of citizens from across the community. Despite the threat of rain and overcast skies, the day’s many events went off without a hitch.

Mayor Brandon Paulin of the town of Indian Head welcomed citizens to a celebration of “the Navy’s history and the Navy’s impact for the American Warfighter, this town, this county and the entire nation.”

To honor the relationship that NSF Indian Head has fostered with the in-digenous peoples of the area, Piscat-away-Conoy Tribal Chair Mr. Francis Gray spoke on behalf of the region’s original inhabitants to congratulate NSF Indian Head on its anniversary and to express gratitude for the rela-tionship that has been fostered be-tween NSF Indian Head and the Pis-cataway-Conoy people.

“We, the Piscataway-Conoy are very grateful of the support that the Navy has shown in promoting, securing and exhibiting a sound cultural awareness

Town and Base Alike Celebrate 125 Years of NSF Indian Head

U.S. Navy photo By aNdreW reveloS

Emily, 3, is all smiles as she meets Seaman Jordan Lambert, a member of the Navy’s Ceremonial Guard Drill Team, after it wowed crowds with a performance at the 125th anniversary celebration of Naval Support Facility (NSF) Indian Head.See Celebrate, Page 2

By andrew revelos

Small but mighty, the Naval Sup-port Facility (NSF) Indian Head Navy Exchange (NEX) was recognized for its superior customer service and support with a prestigious Bingham Award during a Sept. 30 ceremony. Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) leaders attended the ceremony and offered high praise for the close-knit store team, whose per-formance during 2014 garnered the recognition in a category for smaller exchanges, Sales Category Eight.

Leadership from Naval Support Activity South Potomac (NSASP), Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHE-ODTD) and Naval Ordnance Safe-ty and Security Activity (NOSSA) attended the award ceremony and congratulated the Indian Head NEX team. Members of the Chemical Bi-ological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), whose Marines and Sailors

comprise the store’s main customer base, also supported the ceremony with a crisp presentation of the col-ors to kick the ceremony off.

Capt. Mary Feinberg, NSASP com-manding officer, thanked the staff and Maria Carver, store manager, for successfully navigating the challenges that come with working on an older base with older infrastructure. “Ma-ria, you and your associates have met those challenges head-on and you and your team have won,” she said. “This has been done with a grace and professionalism that is admirable and commendable. I am proud of each and every member of the NEX team. The Bingham Award is an incredible honor and you’ve earned it.”

Feinberg saw a parallel in the mentality of Indian Head NEX store associates and their biggest custom-ers. “One of the first things any Ma-rine recruit learns is that Marines make do,” she said. “I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that this can-do at-titude and dedication to mission is

also reflected by the NEX staff.”Feinberg introduced the ceremo-

ny’s guest speaker, retired Rear. Adm. Robert Bianchi, chief executive offi-cer of NEXCOM, who discussed his own high regard for the NEX team. “Every year I have the honor of rec-ognizing stores with the Bingham

Award,” he said. “Today, I am incred-ibly honored to present his award to Navy Exchange Indian Head.

“Winning the Bingham Award rep-resents a tremendous achievement on the part of all of you associates

NSF Indian Head NEX Receives Bingham Award

U.S. Navy photo By aNdreW reveloS

Members of the Naval Support Facility (NSF) Indian Head Navy Exchange (NEX) during the Bingham Award ceremony Sept. 30. Retired Rear Adm. Robert Bianchi, left, chief executive officer for NEXCOM, and NEXCOM Command Master Chief Bobby Anderson, right, con-gratulated the team for its outstanding customer ser-vice and performance during 2014.

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of our history,” Gray said.The Piscataway-Conoy also per-

formed a welcoming ceremony with tribal dancing and drumming, an event that Gray called long overdue.

In an effort to honor the diligent work by Tommy Wright, NSF Indian Head’s cultural resource manager, in fostering a healthy dialog and re-lationship with the Piscataway-Co-noy, Gray presented Wright with a hand-crafted bolo made from natural resources found on the grounds of NSF Indian Head including porcu-pine quill, sweet grass and birch bark.

“Tommy truly understands the connection the Piscataway-Conoy people have with this land,” Gray said.

To recognize the importance of the relationship between NSF Indi-an Head and the Piscataway-Conoy People, Gray also presented Feinberg with a shield also constructed in-part from the natural resources collected on the base, including sweet grass, cat-tails and wild turkey feathers.

Feinberg in turn, expressed grat-itude to the Piscataway-Conoy, the town of Indian Head and all of the residents of Charles County.

“[NSF Indian Head is] tasked with providing a unique mission to the Navy and has succeeded beyond expectations, thanks to the genera-tions of employees who have served their county on this base as well as the town and its residents who have supported our efforts,” Feinberg said. “We are truly blessed with such great neighbors.”

Charles County Commissioner Debra Davis congratulated NSF In-dian Head on its historic event but also expressed gratitude for the sup-port the base has provided for the town of Indian Head.

“You bring so many jobs to the area and contribute so much to our economy,” Davis said. “I remain committed to revitalizing the west-ern part of our county so that it can remain a great place for our citizens and our naval support service peo-ple to live, work and play.”

Martinez, commanding officer at NSF Indian Head’s largest tenant command, NSWC IHEODTD, asked for a moment of silence to honor those lost not only in battle but in the pursuit of technology to protect the nation’s freedom.

“We never want to forget the sac-rifice of the dedicated military and civilian personnel who have worked here over the last 125 years,” Marti-nez said.

Martinez also spoke of the role that NSF Indian Head has served throughout the last 125 years to pro-vide the best tools and equipment for battle to the American warfighter.

“Whatever tomorrow brings, I guarantee and I am confident that the men and women of NSF Indian

Head and the Warfare Center will continue to make history with their advancements in the fields of ener-getics and EOD.”

Johnson also spoke of the dedica-tion and support of the current and former employees of the base as well as the community partnership with the town of Indian Head.

“A previous Captain used to say that when someone in Charles County goes into the family busi-ness they come to work on the Navy base,” he said.

Johnson also encouraged the at-tendees to continue to mark the milestones as NSF Indian Head and to look forward to the future of the base and the town.

While unable to attend the festiv-ities to mark the anniversary, U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 5th district, Steny Hoyer honored the base that previous week in the Con-gressional Record. Paulin read an excerpt from the citation congratu-lating the base on its achievement. Paulin also presented Feinberg with a framed copy of the citation.

Throughout the day and following the formal portions of the celebra-tion, attendees were treated to the sounds of Country Current, the Na-vy’s premier county and blue-grass band, while exploring the static dis-plays and demonstrations including a robotics display from NSWC IHE-ODTD, whose robotic antics enter-tained the children in attendance along with a few parents.

A team from the Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Re-sponse Force (CBIRF), NSF Indian Head’s largest contingent of active duty service members, demonstrat-ed their equipment to citizens, a few of whom even tried out going through a decontamination tent.

Navy divers from NSWC IHEOD-TD had a dive tank display set up with an interactive diver who enter-tained the little ones with games of tic-tac-toe. Other NSWC IHEODTD personnel wowed the crowd with their bomb disposal robots, which roamed the festival and passed out sweet treats.

Navy MWR provided inflatables for the children including an obsta-cle course and bounce house.

Within the walls of the Village Green Pavilion were several historic displays, including the contents of a time capsule buried 25 years ago along with an aircraft ejection seat. While the contents of the time cap-sule had suffered a bit of damage throughout the years, onlookers rec-ognized mementos from their child-hood as students of Henry E. Lackey

High SchoolWhile the 125th NSF Indian Head

Anniversary was being celebrat-ed, there was also a reunion of all alumni of the Henry E. Lackey High School. A large tent was filled with many decades of returning students, some of whom had just celebrated their 50th class reunion from the graduating class of 1965.

A stunning performance of skill by the US Navy Ceremonial Guard Drill Team, with their finely coordi-nated tosses and twirls of bayoneted rifles, caught the attention of many young fans.

While the weather held off for most of the day, the grand finale of the day’s events -a performance by local favorites the Sam Grow Band, was cut short due to the impending rain. The band was able to appease

the crowds who had come to see the show with a few favorites before packing in the equipment to avoid an unexpected shower.

Despite the threat of inclement weather that eventually arrived, every-one who turned out for the event was able to enjoy great food, lots of won-derful entertainment and a chance to be a part of a significant milestone and in the history of both the Navy’s and in the town of Indian Head.

Bravo Zulu to all, inside and out-side the fence line, who had a hand in planning this outstanding series of events for a very special milestone.

Celebrate Continued from page 1

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Naval Support Facility (NSF) Indian Head celebrated its 125th anniversary with a series of special events Sept. 25 and 26. A public event held in the town of Indian Head brought out hundreds well-wishers who en-joyed music, food, cultural and historic displays and more.

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This Week in Navy History

October 2, 1799Establishment of Washing-

ton Navy Yard.October 3, 1921USS Olympia sails for France

to bring home the Unknown Soldier from World War I.

October 4, 1952Task Force 77 aircraft en-

counter MIG-15 aircraft for the first time.

October 5, 1957Minitrack, a satellite track-

ing net developed by the Naval Research Laboratory, becomes operational. This network, with stations from

Maine to Chile, tracked the Vangard satellite.

October 6, 1884Department of the Navy es-

tablishes the Naval War Col-lege at Newport, RI (General Order 325).

October 7, 1975President Gerald Ford signs

law allowing admission of women into service acade-mies (Public Law 94-106).

October 8, 19501st Marine Division com-

mences embarkation at In-chon for landings at Wonsan, Korea.

U.S. Photo coUrteSy of N.A.S.A

The Minitrack, a satellite tracking net de-veloped by the Naval Research Laboratory, becomes operational. This network, with stations from Maine to Chile, tracked the Vanguard 1 satellite that was launched the following year. Vanguard was the second artificial satellite launched by the U.S. but the first solar-powered one in orbit. It also holds the distinction for being oldest artifi-cial satellite still in space.

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Dahlgren

Second Tour Thrift StoreThe Second Tour Thrift Store is open for your back-

to-school shopping! The store is open Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. — 2 p.m.

NSASP Navy Ball

The NSASP Navy Ball, celebrating the Navy’s 240th birthday, will be held Friday, Oct. 2 from 6 p.m. — mid-night at Fredericksburg Square, 525 Caroline St. in Fred-ericksburg, Va. Event will include dinner, dancing and all of the traditions honoring the Navy’s birthday. Tickets are available at www.navyball.org, or by emailing navyballn-sasp@gmail.com.

Dahlgren Commissary Closed Oct 10

The Dahlgren Commissary will be closed on Sat-urday, Oct. 10 and will be open Monday, Oct. 5 from 9a.m. — 6 p.m.

Trace Adkins Ticket Exchange

Tickets for the Trace Adkins concert on Saturday, Oct. 10 sold out in less than a week, leaving several fans tick-etless for the event. In an attempt to get all Trace Adkins fans to the show, Dahlgren ITT is holding a ticket ex-change. Any Trace Adkins ticket holders who cannot at-tend the concert or those who have extra tickets they will not use can turn them in to the ITT office, anytime during the week of Sept. 21-25. Tickets will then be available for pick-up the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 2, on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be a limit of 2 tickets per person. Tickets cannot be held over the phone. All tickets must be picked up in person. For more information, contact the ITT Office at 540-653-8785 or the MWR Admin Office at 540-653-7777.

Indian Head

“Treasures” Thrift Store Donations“Treasures” is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The store is located at 12 Strauss Ave. next door to the USO. Donations of gently used items are currently being accepted.

To publish information on your event or program under “Base Happenings,” contact Andrew Revelos at 540-653-6012 or email andrew.revelos1@navy.mil

BASE HAPPENINGS

By Courtesy of TRICARE

Starting Oct. 1, a new law requires all TRICARE beneficiaries, except ac-tive duty service members, to get se-lect brand name maintenance drugs through either TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery or from a military phar-macy. Beneficiaries who keep using a retail pharmacy for these drugs will have to pay the full cost.

Maintenance drugs are those you take regularly for a long time, such as drugs to control blood pressure or cholesterol. The law does not apply to drugs you take for a short time, like antibiotics, or gener-ic drugs. Beneficiaries living overseas, or

with other prescription drug coverage, are not affected.

The TRICARE pharmacy contractor, Express Scripts, is sending a letter to beneficiaries taking an affected drug, ex-plaining their options. Beneficiaries can contact Express Scripts at 1-877-363-1303 to see if they are affected.

After Oct. 1, beneficiaries still filling an affected drug at a retail pharmacy will receive another letter informing them of the change to the benefit. After that, beneficiaries have one final “courtesy” fill at a retail pharmacy. If they fill at a retail pharmacy again, they have to pay 100 percent of the cost of their medication.

TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery is a safe, convenient and low cost op-tion to get maintenance drugs. You can get up to a 90-day supply, as opposed to a 30-day supply from a retail phar-macy. You save up to $176 a year for every brand name drug you switch to Home Delivery. Military pharmacies offer up to a 90-day supply of drugs at zero copay, but not all drugs are avail-able. You can check with your local military pharmacy to see if they carry your prescription.

For more information about this change to TRICARE’s pharmacy benefit, visit www.tricare.mil/RxNewRules.

Changes Coming to TRICARE Pharmacy Benefit

By Barbara Wagner Staff Writer

The joys of autumn are upon us again — pumpkins, falling leaves, the smell of a wood fire in the crisp air and the in-evitable start of Influenza or “flu” sea-son. While it’s not possible to accurately predict what sort of flu season we might have, we can accurately predict that uti-lizing the flu vaccine can significantly reduce the impact that the flu may have on productivity and time out from work or school. The Centers for Disease Con-trol (CDC) recommends that everyone have their flu vaccine by October and that process is as easy as a trip to the clinic or many local pharmacies that of-fer the vaccine.

The seasonal flu outbreak generally occurs between October and May and the vaccine usually requires about two weeks for the body to produce enough antibodies to ward off the disease. Therefore, vaccination timing is criti-cal in preventing an outbreak. As long as there are cases of active flu in the community however, it’s not too late to be vaccinated.

Who Should Be Vaccinated? According to the CDC, this year’s vac-

cine should be more effect than last years as it has an added two strains of flu that were absent from the previous year’s vaccine. They recommend the flu vaccine for anyone over six months of age healthy enough to receive the vacci-nation. Those who are most susceptible to flu complications such as children younger than two years of age and adults over 65, pregnant women and those with certain serious medical conditions should be sure to get vaccinated as soon as possible when vaccines are available. This year, there are four options for those seeking flu vaccination; the traditional intermuscular shots, jet injections that utilize air rather than needles, nasal and intro-dermal vaccines that uses a small-er needle. However, the nasal spray flu vaccine is not advised for many includ-ing; pregnant women, children under two, those over aged 50 and those with compromised immune systems due to the live virus utilized in the vaccine. For more information on this visit www.cdc.gov and search nasal flu vaccine.

Mission Readiness, the Flu and You Influenza has the potential to adverse-

ly affect mission readiness and execution so it is important to note that if you are active duty, the flu vaccine is mandatory for all uniformed personnel who are not medically or administratively exempt. Civilian health care workers providing direct patient care in all DoD medical treatment facilities are also required to receive the vaccination. Civilians and other Navy personnel are highly en-couraged to receive influenza vaccines as well. Tricare beneficiaries as well as members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits beneficiaries can often receive a flu shot with no co-pay at many retail pharmacies. To locate a pharmacy near you that provides the flu shot visit: flushot.healthmap.org. Be sure to deter-mine if the location has age restrictions before visiting if needed. For more infor-mation about the 2015-2016 flu season or the flu vaccine visit www.cdc.gov and search for “Flu Season” and before you head out for that pumpkin spice latte — visit your local provider to prevent fall’s most unwelcome aspect — flu!

Falling Leaves and Flu Shots

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Dahlgren Aquatics Center540-653-8088

Bring the kids to the pool and keep cool. If you need a birthday idea, why not rent out the pool? Inquire about pool parties with a staff member today! Open Recreation Swimming Winter Hours: Saturdays noon to 3 p.m. Lap Swim Winter Hours: Monday through Friday — 5 to 8 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday — 9 to 11 a.m. Closed Sundays.

Aquapalooza Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon Join the Aquatics Center in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month by taking part in the following aqua aerobics classes: Shallow Water Workout and Boot Camp Deep Water Workout. Register the day of the event at the Aquatics Center. Cost: FREE

Family Float Night Oct. 9 from 5 to 7 p.m.It’s been a long week, come relax at the pool!

Inflatables will be allowed so bring your favorite inflatable and float. If no one is present by 6 p.m. the pool will continue to close for the evening. Cost: Regular Admission

Dahlgren Bingo540-653-8785

Bingo $1,600 Jackpot and 54 numbers (As-suming no one wins Oct. 1st jackpot. If jackpot was won it will start back at $1,000 and 48 num-bers). Thursday Evenings at the Community House Doors open at 4 p.m. Early Bird games start at 5 p.m. Buy 2 packs for $35 and get 1 double action and 1 purple card for free. Buy 3 packs for $45 and get 1 double action, 1 red and 1 purple card for free! Military, Military Spous-es, Retired Military and Dependents can buy 1 regular pack for $20 and get 1 double action, 1 purple and 1 red card for free! Try your luck on Thursday! The jackpot now starts at $1,000 and 48 numbers and will increase $100 and 1 num-ber each week it is not won. Payouts for regular games start at $50. Food and beverages (non-al-coholic and adult beverages) are available for purchase. All with base access are invited. Par-ticipants playing bingo must be 18 years of age or older. A valid form of identification must be shown to purchase alcoholic beverages. For more information, please contact the ITT office at 540-653-8785.

Dahlgren Cannonball Lanes 540-653-7327

Games: Military $3, Civilian $4. Hourly Bowl-ing: Military $20, Civilian $25 Shoe Rental: Mili-tary $1.50, Civilian $2.50. Looking to have a birth-day party or after work gathering at Cannonball Lanes? Stop in or call to inquire about plans and rates for renting out the Multipurpose Room.

All-U-Can Bowl Fridays Every Friday from 7 p.m. to midnight. Enjoy

two hours of all you can bowl! Rates for all you can bowl are: Military $6.95/person & Civilian $7.95/person. Both rates include shoe rental.

Youth Learn to Bowl Oct. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. Children between ages of 5 to 12 will receive in-dividual sessions on basic bowling as well as the opportunity to bowl two games. Please register at Cannonball Lanes no later than Oct. 1. Cost: $7.50 per child, which includes two games and shoes.

Scotch Doubles Oct. 17 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Teams of two will bowl three games and the top three teams will be awarded trophies. Cost: $10 per team

Dahlgren Child & Youth CDC 540-653-4994 YAC 540-653-8009

Give Parents a Break At the CDCEligible patrons include all children 6 weeks

to 5 years of age (not in kindergarten). The CDC is offering extended hourly care scheduled for the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month and the 2nd Saturday of each month. This care is free with a respite care referral and $4/hour for all other eligible patrons. Please call the center for more information and to register.

Saturday Open RecreationSaturdays at the YAC from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

FREE program open to Military, DoD Civilians and Contractor Dependents, school ages K-12. Sponsors must fill out a yearly registration pack-et for their child to attend. They can pick up the packets at the Youth Activities Center. Children will have access to facility computers, music, crafts, books and more!

Dahlgren Craftech540-653-1730

Take part in Craftech’ s new fall classes and add your own festive flair to your home! All classes listed below can be taken in a group or individual setting. Call Craftech to make your reservations and begin creating!

Kid’s Halloween Crafts Paint your own ceramic skull and pumpkin

or make your own ghost! Cost: $10 ceramic skull and pumpkin, $15 ghost, to include all materials.

Pumpkin Watercolor & Wax Paint a pump-kin water color and wax technique. Cost: $75, to include all materials, frame and mat. Glass and fixings are extra.

Fall/Halloween Wreath Create your own wreath for the fall and Halloween season. Cost: $60, to include all materials.

Dahlgren Fitness Center540-653-8580

Fitness Center hours will be extended be-ginning Oct. 1! The Dahlgren Fitness Center will expand hours of operation to better meet your fitness needs. Beginning Oct. 1, hours will be: Monday — Friday: 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. / Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. / Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Flag Football Team Standings *Reported on September 28 Super HEROs

In Training 1-0, Team Forman 1-0, YouGotst-aWauntIt 0-1, BHB 0-1, Flying Squirrels 0-0

Softball Team Standings*Reported on September 28 TBD 2-0, Chiefs

2-0, The A-Team 0-2, Enforcers 0-2, Brightscape Investments 0-0

Soccer Team Standings*Reported on September 28 JWAC/MDA 1-0,

Ninjas 1-0, Strikers 0-1, Guzzlers 0-1

Mom’s Gotta Run! Oct. 2 — Nov. 19, Every Friday from 9 to 10

a.m. Weather’s turning crisp and fall has arrived! Let’s go outside and enjoy it by running with strollers. Bond with family and friends while getting in a great workout. Program ends with the Turkey Trot and Great American Smoke Out 5K. All fitness levels welcome! Register at the Dahlgren Fitness Center. Cost: FREE

Dahlgren General Library 540-653-7474

Storytime at the Library Every Friday at 10 a.m. Short or tall, big or small, enjoy Storytime and crafts for all! Join the General Library every Friday to read a story and make a craft. Cost: FREE.

One-on-One Computer Help Oct. 6 from 3 to 5 p.m. by appointment. Need

help with a certain computer program? Don’t know where to start? Sign up for a 30 minute, one-on-one session at the library, to work on whatever you’d like. Please register by Oct. 2.

Half Day, Craft Day Oct. 8 at 12:30 p.m. Stop by the Library af-

ter your early release for some activities and snacks! Oct.’s craft will be DIY Instagram Coast-ers! Please be sure to bring a phone with photos or a printed 4x4 photo with you. Please note the crafts need an acrylic coat after hours of drying and crafts can be picked up in the evening or the next day. Cost: FREE

Paws for Reading Oct. 13 from 3:45 to 5 p.m. Curl up with a

furry friend and read them a story! The General Library will hold Paws for Reading the second Tuesday of every month and give young read-ers the opportunity to read to their four legged companion. Reading to a pet can help build confidence in young readers. Please register by Oct. 10, to schedule your 15 minute session.

Dahlgren ITT 540-653-8785

Fredericksburg Area Wine Festival Oct. 3 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 4 from noon

to 5 p.m. Tickets available for The 25th Anniver-sary Fredericksburg Area Wine Festival which is celebrating its return to Celebrate Virginia. Each year the festival offers over 100 varieties of Vir-ginia’s award winning wines for you to sample and purchase. The festival also offers a beer gar-den, barrel train, live music and more! Cost: $15 per person, per day ages 21 and over. Designated drivers and persons ages 6-20 $10 at the gate.

Dahlgren Liberty Center 540-653-7277

The Liberty Center and all activities are for Liberty Center Patrons Only: E1-E6 Single/Un-accompanied Active Duty Military.

Fire Pit Fun Oct. 3 & 17 at 7 p.m. bring your guitar or en-

joy the music. The Liberty Center will provide chairs, roasting forks, s’mores, hotdogs and drinks. Cost: FREE.

Wing WednesdayOct. 7 & 21 at 4 p.m. Join Liberty for hot

wings the first and third Wednesday of each month. Wings available while they last!

Kings Dominion Halloween Haunt Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. The bloodcurdling horror and night-marish madness of Halloween Haunt features ghastly creatures emerging from the darkness, highly-intense and bone-chilling attractions and some of the most hair-raising rides on the planet! This is one Liberty trip you won’t want to miss! Register at the Liberty Center by Oct. 14.

Indian Head Child & Youth CDC 301-744-4458

Give Parents a Break At the CDCEligible patrons include all children 6

weeks to 5 years of age (not in kindergarten). The CDC is offering extended hourly care scheduled for the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month and the 3rd Saturday of each month. This care is free with a respite care referral

and $4/hour for all other eligible patrons. Please call the center for more information and to register.

Indian Head CommunityRecreation Center

301-744-4850 or 301-744-4648Have you heard?

The Community Recreation Center has ex-tended its hours of operation to better serve you! Hours of operation are: Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 9:30 a.m. — 6:00 p.m. Wednes-day and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. — 8:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.

Storytime and Crafts Every Tuesday from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Join us

at the Library every Tuesday for a story and a craft!

Book Swap 1st Wednesday of every month from 7 to 8

p.m. Join us for a book swap once a month! All adults are invited to share their favorite titles that they no longer want and hopefully leave with a new must read book!

Frightful Movie Fridays Every Friday in Oct. from 4 to 6 p.m. Drop in

for frightful PG movies just in time for Hallow-een! Cost: FREE

Oct. 2 — Ghost Busters 2 Oct. 9 — Monsters Inc Oct. 16 — Hotel Transylvania Oct. 23 — The Goonies Oct. 30 — The Nightmare Before Christmas

Sip and Paint Oct. 9 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Find your inner

Picasso and have a ton of fun! Register and please pay with cash or check by Oct. 7. Must be 21 years of age to purchase or drink alcohol. Cost: $25

DIY Spooky Crayons Oct. 21 from 6 to 7 p.m. Get spooky creative

by making your own crayons. Don’t forget to check out our creepy spooky books for the Hal-loween season! Cost: Free

Halloween Ghoulish Gathering Oct. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. Join the boos and

ghoul’s of Community Recreation for candy games and Halloween madness! Dress in a costume for a chance to win a prize! Cost: Free

MWR HigHligHts

540-653-7336Price of Shows Civilian: $5. Active Duty, Re-

tired & Reserve Mil E7 & above & their family members with ID: $4 E1-E6 & below & their family members with ID: $2.50. Children (6-11): $2 Children (5 and under): FREE. Movies shown in 3D will cost an additional $1 to ticket price.Friday, Oct. 2 7 p.m. Straight Outta Compton RSaturday, Oct. 3 4 p.m. Oz the Great and PowerfulFREE ADMISSION PGSaturday, Oct. 3 7 p.m.War Room PGFriday, Oct. 9 7 p.m. No Escape RSaturday, Oct. 10 4 p.m. Home — FREE ADMISSION PGSaturday, Oct. 10 7 p.m.The Visit PG-13

For movie listings online, visit www.navym-wr.org/movies and select the Dahlgren Theater.

Dahlgren Movie Theater

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DahlgrenKing George Garden Club 2015 Fall Plant Sale

Join the King George Garden Club on Oct. 3 from 8 a.m. to noon at the King George Farm-ers Market held at the King George Elementa-ry School on the corner of Routes 3 and 205 (Ridge Road). Purchase locally grown plants, perennials, shrubs and lots more. Plenty of free gardening advice will also be available.

Port Royal Charter DayThe Annual Charter Day Festival is coming

to the Town of Port Royal in the form of a Fall Pirate Festival on Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 419 King Street, Port Royal, VA. This will be a family friendly event with lots to do and see including a pet photo contest, antique apprais-al, lots of food vendors and over 70 vendors of unique and specialty wares. Free admission and parking. More info — www.facebook.com/townofportroyalva

7th Annual Battlefield Corvette Cruz-inIf nothing but a Stingray will do then come

out to Wegmans off of the Carl D Silver Park-way on Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for an All Corvette Show with the Battlefield Corvette Club. Judging begins at noon and awards at 2:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit local charities.

Rain date for this event is October 24th. For more information visit www.battlefieldcor-vetteclub.org or call Jack Whitis 540 455 4746 or email Jack at whitisjaxc4@aol.com

U.S. Senate Chaplain to speakin Colonial Beach Dr. Barry Black, the chap-

lain of the United States Senate, will speak on Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. at the Colonial Beach Baptist Church in Colonial Beach. Chaplain Black is a highly decorated Rear Adm. (Ret.) who served for 27 years retiring as the chief of all Navy chaplains. Refreshments will be served follow-ing the chaplain’s remarks and Dr. Black will be available to answer questions from those attending.

Indian HeadFall and Winter Sports LeagueRegistration Open

Basketball, volleyball and indoor soccer leagues are available for all ages. Register on-line at www.CharlesCountyParks.com. For more information, call 301-934-9305 or 301-870-3388, ext. 5152.

Tenth Annual Breast Cancer WalkWalk to support the men and women in your

life at the 10th annual Breast Cancer Awareness Fitness Walk on Saturday Oct. 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event begins at Indian Head Village Green — enjoy music, door prizes, food, and a warm-up exercise. Registration fee is $25. To down and print the registration form, visit: www.CharlesCountyMD.gov/sites/default/files/co-admin/media/BreastCancer-WalkRegForm.pdf.

La Plata Fall FestivalOn Sunday Oct. 11 from noon to 3 p.m. join

your neighbors and friends for a day of free family fun! Live music by the Sara Gray Band, food and craft vendors and kids’ activities like a moon bounce, petting zoo and art tent will round out the fun! Take part in the 10th Annual Scarecrow Festival sponsored by the Charles County Chamber of Commerce and the Town of La Plata! For more information contact the Charles County Chamber of Commerce at 301-932-6500.

Broadway in the ParkOn Sunday Oct. 11, at 3 p.m., The Alexandri-

aSingers, Washington area’s premier pops cho-rus, will present “Broadway in the Park; a tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein” at Mount Aven-tine, Chapman State Park (3452 Ferry Place, In-dian Head MD). In addition to the performance there will be crafts for all ages by Carrie Staples, tours of Mount Aventine, and refreshments. The beautiful park will also be open for trail walks. Gates open at 1p.m., and the music begins at 3 p.m. rain or shine.

Community Notes

and managers out there, as well as the base community here,” Bianchi continued. “You strive not only to maintain your high achieve-ment and expectations for yourselves, but ac-

tually surpass them. Maria you and your team take to heart the mission of our command, the NEXCOM, and from that, you insist on pre-miere customer service and more important-ly, customer satisfaction. This is what Indian Head NEX delivers each and every day.”

After Bianchi presented the Bingham Award to Feinberg and Carver, individual store asso-ciates were recognized. Melanie Tomas and

Thomas Woodland received citations for “ser-vices rendered” as members of the team.

Carver concluded the ceremony by thanking attendees and most of all, her team members.

The Bingham Award is dedicated to Capt. W.H. Bingham, chairman of the committee es-tablished by the Secretary of the Navy to create a worldwide network of Navy Exchanges in 1945.

The Bingham Award program was estab-lished in 1979 to recognize outstanding per-formance in customer service and exchange operations. Annually, NEXCOM present this award to those exchanges that demonstrate superior performance during the year.

Congratulations to all the team members at the NSF Indian Head NEX for this incredi-ble achievement.

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French military officials touring Naval Surface War-fare Center Dahlgren Divi-sion (NSWCDD), received briefings on Navy technical programs from the electro-magnetic railgun to the hy-pervelocity projectile, Sept. 4.

The event, and recent Brit-ish Royal Navy visits, supports the Chief of Naval Operations’ Sailing Directions to operate forward in new and flexible ways with access to strategic maritime crossroads.

“Our forward presence will build on and strengthen our partnerships and alliances where sea lanes, resourc-es, and vital U.S. interests intersect,” states the CNO Sailing Directions regarding the Navy’s contribution and characteristics over the next 10-15 years .

French Rear Adm. Jean-Philippe Chaineau, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Plans and

Programs, and French Rear Adm. Christian Dugué, Naval Technical Director for the Defense Procurement Agen-cy, led the delegation which toured NSWCDD, including human systems integration, directed energy weapons, electromagnetic environ-mental effects, and electro-magnetic railgun facilities.

“Working together with our allies during the science and technology as well as the RDT&E (research, devel-opment, test and evaluation) phases can lead to many benefits such as program im-provements, cost and time savings plus enhanced in-teroperability,” said Jed Ryan, NSWCDD International Part-nering Office lead.

The French military offi-cials also toured the gun line at the Navy’s Potomac River Test Range — 715 acres of land and a 169-square-nau-

tical-mile water area that stretches along the lower 51 miles of the Potomac River. They saw how Dahlgren’s gun test facility evolved and expanded to include numerous scientific and re-sponse-force missions serv-ing all branches of the United States armed forces.

French Naval Delegation Visits NSWC Dahlgren Division

U.S. Navy photo by patrick DUNN

Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and French military officials pause in front of the Potomac River Test Range metal map Sept. 4 during the French delegation’s tour. Dahl-gren scientists and engineers briefed the delegation on the com-mand’s testing facilities and technologies ranging from the electro-magnetic railgun to the hypervelocity projectile. “Working together with our allies during the science and technology as well as the RDT&E (research, development, test and evaluation) phases can lead to many benefits such as program improvements, cost and time sav-ings plus enhanced interoperability,” said Jed Ryan, NSWCDD Inter-national Partnering Office lead. NSWCDD Commanding Officer Capt. Brian Durant, left, stands with the delegation led by French Rear Adm. Jean-Philippe Chaineau, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Plans and Programs, and French Rear Adm. Christian Dugué, Naval Technical Director for the Defense Procurement Agency, pictured 4th and 7th respectively from left. U.S. Navy senior executives — Rino Pivirotto, Navy International Programs Office executive director, and Dr. Walter Jones, Office of Naval Research executive director — who are coun-terparts to the French admirals, stand 6th and 9th from left.

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