Pax SupportsSpecial OlympicsPage 2

Formula Won:PMA-209 AwardsPage 8

Intern ConquersBoston MarathonPage 11

TESTERNaval Air Station Patuxent River

Doorsopenat 6p.m.;showstarts at 8p.m.

Aug. 16on the the flightline,NavalAir StationPatuxentRiver

ByElizabeth JennyNaval Air Systems CommandRanges Sustainability Office

May isNationalBikeMonth and many

Naval Air Station Patux-ent River commutersare keeping their en-gines off Friday as theyhit the roadson their bi-cycles for National BiketoWorkDay.TheLeagueofAmeri-

canBicyclistsbeganBiketo Work Day as part ofBikeMonthin1956.Overthe years, Bike to WorkDay has grown into awidespread event withcountless bicyclists tak-ing to the streets nationwide in an effort to get commuters to trybicycling toworkasahealthyandsafealternative todrivingalone.In Southern Maryland, the Patuxent Velo Cycling Club is

encouraging bicycle commuters to ride safe and ride oftenthroughout National Bike Month, and especially on NationalBike toWorkDay.

Cyclists take to streets forBike to Work Day Friday

U.S. Navy photo/Adam Skoczylas

Commuters are encouraged to keep their cars at home andtake to the roads by bicycle Friday during the annual Bike toWork Day. For the sixth year, the Pax Velo Cycling Club hasorganized a cycling convoy tomeet at two locations inSouthernMaryland to ride to Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

Join the convoyMorning departureWhere:WildewoodShopping Center orCallaway Shopping CenterWhen: 6:20 a.m.meet;6:30 a.m. leave for Naval AirStation Patuxent River

Afternoon departureWhere: Drill HallWhen: 4 p.m.meet;4:15 p.m. leave for returnto original locations

See Bike, Page 13

By Donna CipolloniTester staff writer

Lolita Tyler-Lockett, newparent support programmanager for the Fleet andFamily Support Center atNaval Air Station PatuxentRiver, has a family historyof military service.Her great-grandfather,

Alexander Tyler, servedduring the Civil War witha unit that fought at the

Battle of Gettysburg;her father, Alonzo Tyler,served in World War IIwith the Army Corps ofEngineers; Tyler-Lockettserved in the Army, ArmyReserve and the Air Force;and her youngest son,Broderick, currently car-ries on the legacy as apilot flying the KC-135 at

A mother’s service,in and out of uniform

Courtesy photo

Major Lolita Tyler-Lockett with her youngest son, Broderick,after his 2008 commissioning into the U.S. Air Force. Heholds the rank of captain and flies the KC-135.

ByDonnaCipolloniTester staff writer

With the certification of the mostrecent class May 8, all four lawenforcement shifts at Naval Air

StationPatuxentRiverhavenowcom-pleted the revamped Active ShooterAcademy.“[Commander, Naval Installations

Command] developed it to standard-ize trainingandput itout toall installa-tions,” said Capt. JamesWilliams, Na-valDistrictWashingtonpolice trainingofficer assigned to Pax River. “Every-one in the region does the same thingnowandwe canallwork together.”

The academy, whose participantsthis sessionwere amix of security de-partmentpoliceofficers andmasters-at-arms (MAs), involved 16 hours oftraining comprising classroom in-struction and practical active shooterscenarios.“The training incorporates lessons

learned fromtheNavyYardshooting,”Williams explained. “Lessons canalways be learned from after-actionreports and the active shooter worldconstantly transforms.”Training begins slowly and then

progresses—incrawl/walk/runphas-es — allowing participants to build

knowledge,confidenceandteamworkalong theway.The earliest scenarios start out

with mock handguns, known as redguns, which have no trigger pull orprojectile, allowing a team to focus ontheirmovement and communication.Paper targets represent threats insteadof real people, enabling a team to re-try something that doesn’t click withthem initially.“We start with very slow deliber-

ate movements so they can see what

Active Shooter AcademyStandardizing readiness training

U.S. Navy photo/Donna Cipolloni

Security department police officers andmasters-at-arms fromacross the installation acted out a number of practicalscenarios during Active Shooter Academy training at Naval Air Station Patuxent River,May 7 and 8.

See Academy, Page 13

See Mother, Page 2

Vol. 71, No. 19 Celebrating 71 Years of Community Partnership May 15, 2014

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McConnell Air Force Basein Kansas.It all started for her,

personally, in collegewhere she was enrolled inArmy ROTC and majoredin Pre-Med/Biology. Af-ter commissioning, shewas accepted to becomean Army helicopter pilot;however, she decided togive up the risky positionfor her family and hus-band, after finding outshe was expecting theirfirst child.Tyler-Lockett contin-

ued on active duty as a lineofficer for eight years andracked up a distinguishedcareer with the Army intransportation manage-ment, Army advancedindividual training opera-tions and human relationsmanagement.She continued her mili-

tary career in the ArmyReserve, as a company ex-ecutive officer and com-mander, and was promotedto the rank of major whilepursuing a second Bach-elor of Science degree innursing. That’s when the AirForce came calling.

“I learned of their needfor nurses, especially inthe obstetrics field, whichis what I had come tolove,” Tyler-Lockett said.“In September 1994, I wasback on active duty as anAir Force nurse.”She finally finished her

military and Air Force ca-reer at Andrews Air ForceBase in 2006 after holdingpositions that includednurse manager for the Ma-ternal-Child Unit and theGeneral Surgery Clinic.By then, she had three

adolescent and youngadult children; andthough she finished hermilitary service, her ser-vice to the military was farfrom over.

A “mother” to othersJust a few months after

retiring, Tyler-Lockett ar-rived at Pax River seeking a

job and filled the positionin FFSC’s New Parent Sup-port Home Visitation Pro-gram (NPSHVP) designedto encourage naval familiesand empower them withthe skills to meet and suc-ceed at military parenthoodchallenges.

“My job involves in-home visits, prenatal edu-cation, breastfeeding as-sistance and classroominstruction — and it’s beena perfect fit,” she said. “I cantake my professional expe-rience as a maternal/childnurse and combine it withmy personal experience asa military service member,spouse andmother by help-ing current military parentsraise and care for their chil-dren.”Tyler-Lockett has a love

and passion for kids thatgoes back to her earliestyears when, as the young-

est of four kids, she wasunsuccessful in convinc-ing her mother to haveanother baby. And thoughshe has no grandchildrenof her own yet, some ofthe toddlers she works

with call her “grandma”— a term she considers atitle of honor.“It’s fulfilling to know I

can make a difference insomeone’s life,” she ex-plained. “I still have cli-

ents who call to ask formy help even though theyaren’t living locally any-more. And I have a bul-letin board in my officefilled with the photos ofbabies I’ve known.”

MOTHERContinued from 1

Upcoming FFSC parenting classestaught by Tyler-Lockett:

Amazing Newborns4-6 p.m., June 3, Sept. 9, and Dec. 9

Infant MassageAug. 5, 12, and 19; andOct. 9 and 16(call 301-342-4911 for time/location)

By Donna CipolloniTester staff writer

Military parents are welcometo participate in a free weeklyinfant/toddler playgroup, held10-11 a.m. each Thursday atthe community center buildingin the Glenn Forest housing de-velopment, located off WillowsRoad in Lexington Park.“It’s for infants through pre-

schoolers,” explained LolitaTyler-Lockett, Fleet and FamilyService’s new parent supportprogram manager, who facili-tates the playgroup. “It’s a greatway for kids to develop socialskills and for parents to meetpeople, make friends and learnfrom one another.”Parents and kids start out in a

circle and are led by Tyler-Lock-ett singing a song or reciting the

alphabet before being turnedloose to play with games, toys,Legos and art supplies; or enjoythemselves jumping in an inflat-able bouncy house.Once a year, Tyler-Lockett

also arranges for a free swapwhere parents can bring andexchange clothing, toys, booksor furniture they no longer need.“Playgroup provides a fun

time for the kids but also cama-raderie, friendship and supportfor the parents; especially thenew moms in the area,” shesaid. “If anyone is interested,they can just stop by any Thurs-day; there’s no cost, and we’dlove to meet them.”For more information about

playgroup, phone Tyler-Lockettat 301-757-1862 or email Lolita.tylerlockett@navy.mil.

Pax brings support to Spring Special Olympics

Sailors assigned to Naval Air Station Patuxent Rivermeasure an athlete’s throw during the 2014 SpringSpecial Olympics.

Yeoman 2ndClass Rickey Streeter, assigned to Fleet AirReconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 4 detachment, directsathletes onto the podiumduring the 2014 Spring SpecialOlympics.

U.S. Navy photos/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate

Sailors assigned to Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 4 detachment cheer on athletes during the 2014 Spring SpecialOlympics, May 9, at LeonardtownHigh School. Hundreds of Sailors from commands throughout the naval air station volun-teered for the 44th annual St. Mary’s County Special Olympics SpringGames, supportingmore than 200Olympians.

Infant/Toddler playgroup invites newcomers

On base:

Leatherneck 5K9 a.m.SaturdayCedar Point Road in front of golf course

A 3.1-mile course along Cedar PointRoad from the golf course to the fish-ing pier and back. Open to all ages,military and civilian. Base access willbe arranged for all participants. Packetpickup starts at 6:45 a.m. Register nowat www.active.com by searching forLeatherneck in MD, or in person at theMarine Aviation Detachment on thecorner of Cedar Point and Millstoneroads, or day of event. Cost : $30, in-cludes T-shirt, finisher’s medal andfood. Contact Daniel Hagarty at 301-342-7776or daniel.hagarty@navy.mil.

Mentoring at the Speed of Life!Noon to 3 p.m.May 22River’s Edge Conference Center

Learnhowtousementoringtoyouradvantage at Naval Air Systems Com-mand’s National Mentoring Team’ssecond annual mentoring event.Discussion will include mentoring,emotional intelligence and employ-ee engagement; also recognition ofthe Mentor of the Year Award recipi-ents. Open to civilian, military, andcontractors. Register at http://www.eventsbot.com/events/eb225362137.

Mandatory CounterintelligenceAwareness Briefs9 a.m. to 1 p.m.May 28Building 2109

Eagle’s Nest Conference RoomThese NCIS briefs are mandatory

annual training for all Department ofNavy military and civilian personnel.Each brief is 50 minutes in durationand begins every hour on the hour.

PMA-260 Change of Command10 a.m.May 30Rear Adm.WilliamA.MoffettBuilding Atrium

Capt. Brian Jacobs will relieve Capt.Fred Hepler, program manager for theCommon Aviation Support EquipmentProgramOffice (PMA-260), in a changeof command ceremony. For more in-formation about the ceremony, contactRonnieBurdett at 301-757-6894.

Scholarship Foundation —Navy Wives Clubs of AmericaApplication deadlineMay 30

Participant eligibility: Any child of anenlisted member of the Navy, MarineCorps or Coast Guard active duty, retiredor deceased service. Applicants musthave a valid dependent’s I. D. card, showneedforfinancialassistance,haveagradepoint average of 2.5 or higher, be a gradu-ate of an accredited high school or itsequivalent, or qualify for graduationpriortobeginningeligibility for assistance.Visithttp://www.navywivesclubsofamerica.org/scholarships/ formore information.

Off base:

Veteran’s Stand-Down Day9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Friday

SouthernMDHigher EducationCenter

One-day event focusedonprovid-ing support and services to SouthernMaryland veterans; sample servicesinclude medical and dental, em-ployment, social, housing andmore.Email somdvets@gmail.com or visitwww.threeoakscenter.org.

Free Vessel Safety Checks9 a.m. to 4 p.m. SaturdayWestMarine, Solomons Island

Certified Vessel Examiners ofthe Patuxent River Sail and PowerSquadron provide free vessel safetychecks, performed at your boat —whether in a slip, at the launch rampor in your driveway. Usually takes 30to 45 minutes. To request your VSC,call 301-481-2547 or come to WestMarine on Solomons Island on Sat-urday to kickoff National Safe Boat-ingWeek.

7th Annual Ride to the WallRegistration deadline Sunday;event dateMay 25

All riders are welcome to meet at6 a.m. at Compass Systems, 21471Great Mills Road; then proceed toAll American Harley Davidson inHughesville to join other riders tomake your way to the Pentagon toparticipate in Rolling Thunder 2014.Registration forms are available atCompass, or contact Jackie.Ellis@compass-sys-inc.com or 301-737-4640, extension 327. Cost is $25, in-cluding T-shirt.

Free IHS Training SessionsRegister now;various timesWednesdayHolly IV General DynamicsInformation Technology,California,Maryland

Don’t miss this chance forhands-on-training on HaystackGold and Standards Expert; plushear the latest information re-garding your IHS subscription.Times: 8-10 a.m. Haystack Gold;10:15-11:30 a.m. Haystack GoldAdvanced, Technical Characteris-tics and Batch Searching; 1-3 p.m.Standards Expert, preview newKnowledge Collections and AIA/NAS 3-D capabilities. To registerfor one or more sessions, contactGary Carr at 301-995-2085 or gary.carr1@navy.mil.

Asian Heritage Month Program11 a.m.May 28Religious ProgramCenter,Building 401

Guest speaker Capt. Ben Shevchukdiscusses his experiences as a child inthe Philippines; with presentations bythe Filipino-American Association ofSouthernMaryland.

Maryland Homefront HelpingVeteransEndsMay 30

The Maryland Department ofHousing and Community Develop-ment is offering special mortgagerates and significant down paymentassistance for veterans and activeduty military personnel and an even

lower rate for disabled veterans. Thespecial rates are through MarylandHomefront: The Veterans and Mili-tary Family Mortgage program and isin appreciation for their service andsacrifice. But the special rates are fora limited time only. Learn more athttp://mmp.maryland.gov/Pages/Homefront.aspx.

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ByReginaAdamsNaval Facilities EngineeringCommandWashingtonPublic Affairs

Approximately 10,000 Naval Facili-ties EngineeringCommand (NAVFAC)public works professionals will cel-ebrate National Public Works Week,May 18-24.

National Public Works Week start-ed in 1960 as part of a public educa-tion campaign by the American PublicWorks Association. The week-longevent seeks to raise thepublic’s aware-ness about public works issues andpublicworks employeeswho are dedi-catedto improvingthequalityof life forpresent and future generations. Thisyear’s theme is “Building for Today,Planning for Tomorrow.”

“The majority of public works ser-vices happen behind the scenes and ifexecuted properly, are transparent tothenaval air stationandover 50 tenantorganizations,” said Jonpaul Thomas-seau, deputy public works officer forNAS Patuxent River. “For larger en-deavors that require utility outages,roadclosuresorother service interrup-tions, the Public Works Departmentworks in close coordination with the

installationcommandingofficer, otherbase leaders, and our Base OperatingSupport (BOS) contractor to ensurepublic works services are properly co-ordinated and communicated withinstallation tenants.”

NAVFAC has provided manage-ment and leadership of Navy publicworks for more than 170 years. As theNavy’s public works officers, CEC of-ficers lead Navy and Marine Corpspublic works departments around theglobe in providing comprehensiveshore installation facility engineering,acquisition, environmental, and trans-portation services.

A lot of this essential work goes un-noticed, but the behind-the-sceneseffort performed in providing vitalpublic works services such as preven-tive maintenance, electricity, waterandwastewatermanagement is a cen-tral enabler formuch of what happenson Navy, Marine Corps and Air Forcebasesworldwide.

Among PWD Patuxent River’s cur-rent projects, the $2.2 million MajorMaintenance and Repair Program -Supervisory Control and Data Acqui-sition (SCADA) Project, will provide

National Public Works Weekrecognizes NAVFAC workforce

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St. Nicholas ChapelService Schedule

Catholic ServicesMass: Sundays at 9 a.m. and5 p.m. Weekdays at 11:35 a.m.Continuing Catholic Development (CCD):Sundays from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Protestant ServicesWorship: Sundays at 11 a.m.Men’s Discipleship: Sunday,6-7:30 p.m. at the ReligiousProgramming CenterWomen’s Study: Tuesday,6:30-8 p.m. and Thursday,10-11:30 a.m. at the ReligiousProgramming Center

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SECNAV takes flight over Patuxent River

U.S. Navy photo/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Sam Shavers

Mabus completes an orientation flight aboardthe Navy’s MZ-3A manned airship over thePatuxent River.

U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate

Mabus talks with Sailors assigned to Scientific De-velopment Squadron (VXS) 1 of the Military Sup-port Division at Naval Research Laboratory duringhis visit to Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

U.S. Navy photo/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Sam Shavers

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus talks with airship pilot Marty Chandler during a May 8 orienta-tion flight aboard the Navy’s MZ-3A manned airship over the Patuxent River.

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NAVAIR selectsSailors of the Quarter

Ruby wins Senior SOQVice Adm. David Dunaway, commander of Naval Air SystemsCommand, awards Personnel Specialist (SW/AW) 1st ClassAnne Ruby, with the NAVAIR Senior Sailor of theQuarter awardfor the second quarter during a ceremonyMay 2 in the RearAdm.WilliamA.Moffett Building. Ruby is theMilitary Person-nel Office Leading Petty Officer for NAVAIR headquarters andhas been at Naval Air Station Patuxent River with NAVAIR sinceSeptember 2013.

Courtesy photos

McCraney wins Junior SOQVice Adm. David Dunaway, commander of Naval Air SystemsCommand, awards Aviation Electronics Technician (AW) 2ndClassMarkus L.McCraneywith the NAVAIR Junior Sailor of theQuarter award for the second quarter during a ceremonyMay2 in the Rear Adm.WilliamA.Moffett Building. McCraney isassigned to NAVAIR’s Aeronautical TimeCycleManagementProgram (AIR 6.8.4.3) and has been at Naval Air Station Patux-ent River sinceOctober 2013.

All classes are held at the Fleet and Family SupportCenter in Building 2090 off Bundy Road unless otherwisenoted. Classes are open to active-duty and retired mili-tary and Reservists. Reservations are necessary and canbe made at FFSC or by calling 301-342-4911.

ClassesPlaygroup at Glenn Forest Community Center: 10-11 a.m.ThursdaysIA Indoctrination: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday throughMay 23

SurvivorBenefitPlan: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.WednesdayStress Management: 9:30-11:30 a.m. May 27RésuméWriting: 1-4 p.m. May 27Budgeting forBabyatBuilding401: 10 a.m. to noonMay 28Ten Steps to a Federal Job: 1-4 p.m. May 28

Ready Navy/Operation PrepareFor a free information packet on how to prepare

for hurricanes, severe weather and other potentialemergencies, stop by the Fleet and Family SupportCenter.

FFSC

ByEmily StrotmanNaval AirWarfare CenterAircraft DivisionCommunications Support

Naval Air Systems Com-mand (NAVAIR) and NavalAir Warfare Center Air-craft Division (NAWCAD)employees provided fun,hands-on experiences tostudents at the third annualUSA Science and Engineer-ing Festival at the WalterE. Washington ConventionCenter in Washington, D.C.,April 26-27.

Seven engineers fromseveral NAVAIR sites hosteda booth during the two-day event where more than325,000 people, includingstudents of all ages, alongwith their families, camefrom around the country tolearn about science, tech-nology, engineering andmathematics (STEM).

“The goal for this eventwas to inspire the futurescientists and engineers,”said Mini Balachandran,lead Manufacturing & Qual-ity engineer from Naval AirStation Patuxent River, whoparticipated in the event. “Atthe same time, it’s a way todo outreach and tell peoplewhat we, at NAVAIR, do.”

Other engineers fromNAS Pax River joiningBalachandran at the eventincluded Stephanie Brown-ing, Jason Collins, Kristin

O’Malley and SharmellaRiggs.

The volunteers not onlyhelped kids build straw rock-ets and test them on a strawrocket launcher, Jason Col-lins, a NAVAIR air vehicleengineer, showed off rocketand fighter planemodels, andDavid Price, from Fleet Readi-ness Center Southwest in SanDiego, brought 3-Dmodels todisplay, including an iPhone4 cover created from a 3-Dprinter using nylon powder.Jason Burns, a manufactur-ing engineer from Joint BaseMcGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NewJersey, demonstrated a RomerArm Laser Scanner, a roboticarm with an optical reader at-tached to the end of it, whichhe used to make and showparticipants 3-D images oftheir hands.

“Everyone enjoyed learn-ing about the Romer Arm La-ser Scanner and how its capa-bilities are useful in everydaylife, and also learning aboutthe physics behind buildingand launching pneumaticstraw rockets,” said O’Malley,MQ-8CFireScoutdeputyclassdesk fromPax. “It iswonderfulto see a child’s eyes light upwhen they see science anden-gineering in motion and thenrelate that to what they arelearning or will be learning inschool.”

Another highlight of theevent was the National Junior

Science andHumanities Sym-posium, which took place up-stairs in the convention centerduring the festival. Sponsoredby the Army, Department ofthe Navy and Air Force, thesymposium gave volunteersan opportunity to mentorhighschoolstudentswhowereamong225finalistsof regionalJunior Science and Humani-ties Symposia.

Balachandran, who isalso the co-founder andpublicity chair for STEM-ING, or STEM-Inspiring theNext Generation, said thekids asked a lot of questions

during the mentoring ses-sions.

“The best question, in myopinion, came from one ofthe high school students at mytable, who asked what I likemost about my job,” she said.Balachandran said she pas-sionately responded with: “Asan engineer, not only do I liketo embrace data, analyze data,lookatdataandmakewiseandcriticaldecisionsbasedonthat,but Ialso lovetomeetandworkwith people. I get to travel tovariousplacesacross thecoun-try, see places that I’ve neverbeen to andmeet people.”

NAVAIR engineers inspire students at Science & Engineering Festival

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Mini Balachandran, leadManufacturing &Quality engineerfromNaval Air Station Patuxent River, helps a student launcha straw rocket at the 2014USAScience and EngineeringFestival held April 26-27.

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Wednesday, May 146:30 p.m., Captain America:Winter Soldier (not in 3-D)(Rated: PG-13, 2 hrs. 16mins.)

After the cataclysmicevents in New York with TheAvengers, Steve Rogers, akaCaptain America, is livingquietly in Washington, D.C.and trying to adjust to themodern world. But when aS.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comesunder attack, Steve becomesembroiled in a web of in-trigue that threatens to putthe world at risk. Joiningforces with the Black Widow,Captain America strugglesto expose the ever-wideningconspiracy while fighting offprofessional assassins sentto silence him at every turn.When the full scope of the vil-lainous plot is revealed, Cap-tain America and the BlackWidow enlist the help of anew ally, the Falcon. However,they soon find themselves upagainst an unexpected and

formidable enemy-theWinterSoldier.

Thursday, May 156:30 p.m.,The Grand Buda-pest Hotel(Rated: R, 1 hr. 40 mins.)

Recounts the adventures ofGustave H, a legendary con-cierge at a famous Europeanhotel between the wars.

Friday, May 166:30 p.m., Draft Day (Rated:PG-13, 1 hr. 50 mins.)

On the day of the NFLDraft, general manager SonnyWeaver has the opportunityto save football in Clevelandwhen he trades for the num-ber one pick. He must quicklydecide what he’s willing tosacrifice in pursuit of perfec-tion as the lines between hispersonal and professional

life become blurred on a life-changing day for a few hun-dred young men with dreamsof playing in the NFL.

9 p.m., Oculus (Rated: R, 1hr. 44 mins.)

Ten years ago, tragedystruck the Russell family,leaving the lives of teenagesiblings Tim and Kaylie for-ever changed when Tim wasconvicted of the brutal mur-der of their parents. Nowin his 20s, Tim is newly re-leased from protective cus-tody and only wants to moveon with his life; but Kaylie,still haunted by that fatefulnight, is convinced her par-ents deaths were caused bysomething else altogether:a malevolent supernaturalforce unleashed throughthe Lasser Glass, an antiquemirror in their childhood

home. Determined to proveTim’s innocence, Kaylietracks down the mirror, onlyto learn similar deaths havebefallen previous ownersover the past century. Withthe mysterious entity nowback in their hands, Tim andKaylie soon find their holdon reality shattered by ter-rifying hallucinations, andrealize, too late, that theirchildhood nightmare is be-ginning again.

Saturday, May 174 p.m., Rio 2 (Rated: G, 1 hr.41 mins.)

It’s a jungle out there forBlu, Jewel and their three kidsafter they’re hurtled from Riode Janeiro to the wilds of theAmazon. As Blu tries to fit in,he goes beak-to-beakwith thevengeful Nigel, and meets the

most fearsome adversary ofall: his father-in-law.

6:30 p.m., Draft Day (Rated:PG-13, 1 hr. 50 mins.)9 p.m., Captain America:Winter Soldier (not in 3D)(Rated: PG-13, 2 hrs. 16mins.)

Free Sneak PreviewSunday, May 182 p.m., Blended (Rated:PG-13)

After a disastrous blinddate,single parents Lauren and Jimagree on only one thing: theynever want to see each otheragain. But when they each signup separately for a fabulousfamily vacation with their kids,they’re all stuck sharing a suiteat a luxurious African safari re-sort for aweek.

Admittance begins no later

than 1 p.m. and is first come,first served.

No cameras, cameraphones or any other record-ing devices will be permittedin the theater.

Monday, May 19and Tuesday, May 20

Theater is not open

Wednesday, May 216:30 p.m., Draft Day (Rated:PG-13, 1 hr. 50 mins.)

CENTER STAGE MOVIESl Movie Line: 301-342-5033l Reservations: 301-342-3648l Ticket Prices: E-1 to E-5 category:adults, $3.50 and youths ages 6-11,$2.50. All others: adults, $4.50;youths ages 6-11, $3.50.

l 3-D glasses: $1

l Authorized ID required for admis-sion

See moreCenter Stage movieinformation online.

For all MWR news, visit www.cnic.navy.mil/Patuxent and click on theFleet andFamily Readiness tab.

Phone directoryLibertyCenter - 301-342-3565Information,Tickets andTravelOffice -301-342-3648River’sEdge -301-342-3656CustomizedCreations -

301-342-6293RassieurYouthCenter -

301-342-1694NRCSolomons -410-286-8046CedarPointGolfCourse -

301-342-3597DrillHall - 301-757-3943

MWR SurveyIn the coming weeks, the Depart-

ment of Defense is launching its thirdmilitarywide MWR customer satisfac-tion survey to help improveMWRpro-grams and services across the militarycommunity. The first two, held in 2009and again in 2011, sought feedbackfrom selected members of the Na-tional Guard, Reserves and active-dutymilitary, and assessed their experiencewith the MWR program overall andwith a core set of MWR programs: fit-ness, librariesandrecreationprogramssuch as outdoor recreation, recreation

centers, automotive skills, singlemem-ber services, swimming pools andleisure travel. Service members ratedcustomer service, operation hours, fa-cility condition and quality of servicesprovided among other items. Surveyresults were used to improve programoptions, service delivery and fundingpriorities. This year the survey con-tinues to address all previous topics,but also includes questions regardingMWR-run sports and athletics.

Special EventsUSO Presents:Sesame Street Experience2 p.m.and 4:30 p.m.SaturdayDrill Hall

Free and open to all with base ac-cess. Doors open 30 minutes prior.Seating is first come, first served.

Freedom Live featuring 3 Doors Downand Blues TravelerDoors at 6 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m.Aug. 16Naval Air Station Patuxent Riverflightline.

3 Doors Down and Blues Travelerare coming toNAS Pax River this sum-mer. General admission tickets are onsale now at www.FreedomLiveNDW.com. This event is open to all autho-

rized personnel and their guests. Gov-ernment contractors with base accesscan sponsor guests to this event.Theremust be at least one authorized baseIDcardholder in each vehicle.

River’s Edge open for lunch11 a.m. to 1 p.m.weekdays

Bald Eagle Pub3-9 p.m.Wednesday-Friday

Happy Hour specials from 3-6 p.m.Wednesdays andThursdays

Smoke on the Water4-6 p.m.ThursdaysOn the patio

Cigars available to purchase orbring your own.

ITTHours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.weekdaysLocation: Building 2655, in front oftheDrill Hall

MWR ITT office hours are changingJune2. Thenewofficehourswillbe thefollowing: 9 a.m. to 5p.m.weekdays.

Planning a vacation? Keep in mindthat some tickets require a 21-day ad-vance purchase. ITT sells Disney andUniversal packages and tickets, cruis-es, and all-inclusive and regular vaca-

tion packages. Vacations and ticketsare available to all hands, some restric-tions apply.

Tickets availableWashingtonNationalsNavy FootballDover International SpeedwayRichmond International Speedway

Garden PlotsHave you always wanted to have

your own garden but don’t have theroom? Now is your chance. Stop bythe ITT office today to register for yourown garden plot at Naval Air StationPatuxentRiver.

Great Wolf Lodge AdventureJune 13 and 14Cost: $468

Sale price includes a suite thatsleeps six, six water park passes and$8 in arcade tokens. GreatWolf Lodgefeatures a 67,000 square foot indoorentertainment area and its own waterpark.Order byMay 15.

NYC Overnight TripJuly 26-27$300 per person, single and doubleoccupancy$275 per person, triple occupancy

$250 per person, quad occupancy.Includes one night stay at Affinia

Manhattan, bus transportation andsnacks onboard.

Drill Hall

Triathlon8 a.m. June 7

Competition begins at the OutdoorPool. Formore information or to regis-ter, call the Sports andFitnessOffice intheDrillHall.

Cedar Point Golf Course

Memorial Day Stroke PlayTournament7-11 a.m.May 26Cost: $10

Register at the Cedar Point GolfCourse Pro Shop before teeing off thedayof the event.

Stableford Golf Tournament7-11 a.m. June 7Cost: $10

Register at the Cedar Point GolfCourse Pro Shop before teeing off thedayof the event.

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By Andrea HeinNaval Air Warfare CenterAircraft DivisionCommunications Support

For Lorraine Rardin, theNavy’s support of small com-panies is about more thanjust boosting the local econ-omy— it’s smart business.

Rardin, who was hired inOctober 2013, is the newestmember of Naval Air Sys-tems Command’s (NAVAIR)Office of Small BusinessPrograms (OSBP), an orga-nization that helps marrysmall businesses’ productsand services with the De-partment of the Navy’s mis-sion and needs.

The Navy is increasinglylooking to small businessesto help meet its “three pillarsof acquisition,which are cost,schedule and performance,”

Rardin said. “Unburdened bythe bureaucracy some primecontractors contend with,small businesses can providea high level of innovation,speed to the fleet and afford-ability. They can respondquickly to requirements andtheir cost is usually less.”

OSBP plans to use Na-tional Small Business Week,May 12-16, as an opportu-nity to increase awareness,provide timely educationand give small businessesthe chance to interface withNAVAIR leadership.

“There is a lot of inter-est from small businessesin what we procure hereat Naval Air Station Patux-ent River and what ourrequirements are, so theycan respond to our requestfor proposals,” Rardin said.

“My primary concern is thatwe increase opportunitiesfor small businesses to pro-vide the warfighter with cre-ative, affordable solutions.”

In the past two years,NAVAIR has awarded morethan $3.3 billion in con-tracts to small businesses.

“Technology is growing byleaps and bounds, andwe areseeing a lot of that innovationcoming from small business-es,” Rardin said. “It’s excitingto see what small businessesare doing. They are providingengineering services, supportactivities for air transporta-tion, custom computer pro-gramming and aircraft partsand auxiliary equipmentmanufacturing to name afew areas within the [NavalAir Warfare Center AircraftDivision] at Pax.”

Rardin, who worked inNAVAIR’s Contracts com-munity before transitioningto Small Business, said sheuses her previous experi-ence to integrate both thecontract side and the policy,procedure and regulationside that guides small-busi-ness programs.

“People understand theneed to meet our small-business goals,” Rardinsaid. “They just didn’tunderstand the part thatthey play in getting there.Through the education andoutreach pieces of what wedo, we’re letting the NAVAIRcommunity know how theycan help.”

For more informationabout NAVAIR’s Small Busi-ness programs, visit www.navair.navy.mil/osbp or call301-757-9083.Emily Strotman, Naval

Air Warfare Center AircraftDivision CommunicationsSupport, contributed to thisarticle.

NAVAIR has big plansfor small business

Small Business Roundtable8a.m. FridayEngilityCorp.ConferenceRoom,LexingtonParkSmall and largebusinessesare invited to thisSmall Busi-nessRoundtablewhich featurespresentations fromNavalAir SystemsCommand leadersabout thecommand’s initia-tives, goals andobjectives for 2014.Advanced registrationis requiredandcanbemadeonlineatwww.sbroundtable.com/NAVAIR/events.

Brown Bags for DON personnelAwareness of Small-business Programs11a.m. to12:30p.m. todayBuilding2109,Room1250.Educationefforts forDepartment of theNavypersonnel in-cludeabrownbag lunchevent sponsoredby theOSBPandtheSmall Business InnovationResearch (SBIR)Office. Theevent is aimedat increasingawarenessof small-businessprograms, promotingunderstandingof theOSBPversustheSBIROffice, andprovidinganswers toquestions for thebase’s technical community.

Small Business OverviewNoon to1p.m. TuesdayRearAdm.WilliamA.Moffett BuildingConferenceRoom354.13Inaddition, theProgramManagement (AIR1.0) organizationsponsorsanotherbrownbagquestionandanswer sessiontitled, “Small BusinessOverviewandSmall BusinessUtiliza-tionEvaluation in [Contractor PerformanceAssessmentReportsSystem].” Thebrownbageventprovides insights tohelp identify thebestmixof small businesssupport tomeetnaval acquisitionprogramrequirements.

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Naval Air Station Patux-ent River leadership pres-ent employees who receivepositive feedback andcomments through the In-

teractive Customer Evalu-ation system and for goingabove their normal dutywith a Bravo Zulu (BZ)award as a token of appre-

ciation for a job well done.Here are two BZs present-

ed by the Naval Air StationPatuxent River CommandingOfficer, Capt. Ben Shevchuk.

Bravo Zulu awards presented

NAS Air Operations Department Air Traffic Control: Air Traffic Controller 1st Class Matthew Dunn,left, and Lt. Cmdr. Earl Drey, right; presented April 30.

Courtesy photos

NAS Fire: Chris Hammett, CJ Mattingly, David Cameron, Thomas Hammett, Nick Souders andJohn Pardoe; presented April 30.

upgrades to 43 existing lift sta-tions and water pumping sta-tions to include new SCADAcommunicationterminals.Thisproject will enhance the waterand waste water system acrossNavalAirStationPatuxentRiveras well increased reporting and

systems monitoring. This proj-ect is currently scheduled to becompleted Aug 1.

“Public works services areplanned and synchronizedwith base and tenant schedulesto minimize mission impacts,”said Thomasseau. “The eventand impact is communicatedto the installation populationthrough the Plan of the Week,

base newspaper, and base andtenant leadership meetings.Lastly, the PWD works hand inhand with the BOS contractorto safely and efficiently com-plete the work within the al-lowed timeframe. When every-thing goes right we don’t heara thing from our SupportedCommands. Silence is a com-pliment for a job well done.”

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Bags of books

Sydney Lyall, 9, reads one of the many books donated by Girl Scout Troop 3396 to theRassieur Youth Center during the center’s book drive in April. This project helped the 11Junior Girl Scouts from Troop 3396 earn their bronze award, a leadership adventure andthe highest honor a Girl Scout Junior can achieve.

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By Emily StrotmanNaval Air Warfare CenterAircraft DivisionCommunication Support

Calling their academicmilestone a “huge accom-plishment and a life event,”Rear Adm. Mark Darrah,commander of the Naval AirWarfare Center Aircraft Di-vision welcomed the ninthgraduating class of Naval AirSystems Command (NAVAIR)employees to earn master’sdegrees from the elite NavalPostgraduate School (NPS) ata ceremony April 23 at NavalAir Station Patuxent River.

The 11 employees in atten-dance were among a group of32 students from across NA-VAIR’s nine geographicallyseparated sites to graduatefrom the two-year NPS pro-grams in systems engineering(MSSE), engineering systems(MSES) and systems analysis(MSA).

“This program producesleaders for the future and italso enables us to take ad-vantage of their skills whilethey’re doing the program todo the real work that’s affect-ing the fleet,” saidDarrah, the

NAVAIR sponsor of NPS’ sys-tems engineering program,during his keynote address.“The things that you all learnin the program and how youapply them to developingproducts for us are absolute-ly critical to ensure that wemaintain dominance of themaritime domain.” Darrah isalso the assistant commanderfor Research and Engineeringfor NAWCAD.

NPS’ master’s programsare rigorous, requiring stu-dents to take a total of 16courses, two evenings aweek while working full timeand maintaining at least a3.0 GPA for the MSSE and

MSES programs. Students inthe MSA program must taketwo classes per quarter while

working full time. Studentssaid support from their full-time jobs helped them man-

age hectic schedules.“My supervisor was very

accommodating in regards

NAVAIR employees earn master’s degrees from Naval Postgraduate School

U.S. Navy photo/Steven Kays

After receiving their Master of Science degree diplomas from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), 11 graduates from NavalAir Systems Command (NAVAIR) gather with faculty from the school and Navy leaders for a ceremony April 23 in the North En-gineering Center at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. At left is Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Commander Rear Adm.Mark Darrah, who gave the keynote address. In the rear are NPS faculty members Ron Carlson, Rama Gheris, Paul Montgomery,Dave Olwell, Richard Millar and Warren Vaneman. At right is NAVAIR Director of Systems Engineering Stu Young.

About the schoolHeadquartered inMonterey, California,NPS was named inMarch by U.S. News& World Report as oneof the best graduateschools in the coun-try, with the systemsengineering programranked 20th amongmore than 1,300graduate schools.

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By Gary YoungerCommander, FleetReadiness CentersPublic Affairs

Among the sea of morethan 35,000 runners in the118th Boston Marathon onApril 21, it might have beeneasy to spot one Naval AirSystems Command intern.He wore orange calf sleevesand a jersey that depictedthe distinctive Marylandflag.

Justin Zarzaca, a memberof the Naval Acquisition In-tern Program (NAIP) in theNAVAIR Logistics competen-cy at Naval Air Station Patux-ent River, was running hisfirst Boston Marathon andhis fifth one overall. He fin-ished with a time of 3:16.44.

“I knew that after lastyear, I had to do it,” Zarzacasaid. “I have a competitivespirit, so I had to see if Icould do it.”

The 2013 Boston Mara-thon wasmarred by a bomb-ing near the finish line thatkilled three and injuredmore than 260 people. One

suspect was killed in themanhunt that followedwhileanother is in jail awaitingtrial.

“I felt great for the first 10miles,” Zarzaca said. “Afterthat, I was testing myself tosee what I could do. “

To qualify to run in theBoston Marathon, partici-pants must post times basedon age and gender. Zarzaca’stime to beat was 3 hours, 5minutes. He qualified forthe Boston Marathon inSeptember 2013 by runningin the Lehigh Valley HealthNetwork Via Marathon inAllentown, Pennsylvania.There, he posted a time of 3hours, 1 minute.

“Being 24 years old, I hadthe toughest category,” Zar-zaca said.

Wearing the Marylandflag jersey was a race-timedecision, and it turned out tohelp him while he was run-ning, he said.

“My girlfriend gave methe jersey and as I was get-ting dressed, I decided towear it rather than my usual

running shirt,” Zarzaca said.“Most of the other runnerswere in plain white or blueshirts. Every now and then,I’d hear someone yell ‘HeyMaryland!’ and that helpedkeep me going.

“People weren’t justcheering for any runner,” hesaid. “They were cheering forme.”

Zarzaca ran track andfield during high schooland college, graduatingfrom Susquehanna Uni-versity in Pennsylvania inMay 2012 with dual mathand economic degrees. Heran his first marathon thatspring. He joined NAVAIRas a NADP intern in January2013 and works as an Oper-ations Research Analyst in-tern for Logistics ReadinessAnalysis.

Co-workers Ryan Chris-topher and Brittani Hanswere able to keep track ofZarzaca’s progress duringthe Boston Marathon.

“There was a websitewhere we could type in hisbib number and track his

progress,” Hans said.“He was way slower than

the leader,” Christopher saidwith a chuckle. “But he fin-ished in the top 14 percent ofrunners and that was prettycool.”

“He let a bunch of girlsbeat him,” Hans said, laugh-ing.

The top woman finisherwas Kenya’s Rita Jeptoo witha time of 2:18:57. Ameri-can Meb Keflezighi won themen’s division with a time of2:08:37, making him the firstU.S. winner since 1983.

“No American had wonthe Boston Marathon in mylifetime,” Zarzaca said. “I ranmy first Boston Marathonand an American wins, so Iguess he won because of me.I’m just sayin’.”

Zarzaca estimated be-tween marathon entry fees,airfare to Boston, hotelrooms and other costs, hespent about $1,200.

“That’s a lot of money tome,” he said, “but I can’t puta dollar value on the experi-ence.”

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NAVAIR Intern conquers historic Boston Marathon

Courtesy photo/Justin Zarzaca

There is a saying associatedwith the BostonMarathon: “Righton Hereford, Left on Boyleston.” Naval Air SystemsCommandintern Justin Zarzaca turns right on Hereford during the laststretch of the 118th BostonMarathon on April 21. Zarzaca,running his first BostonMarathon, finishedwith a time of3:16.44. “I knew that after last year, I had to do it,” Zarzaca said.

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COMFRC award

Courtesy photo

Ridley receives appreciation letterThomas Ridley, Propulsion TeamLead for Commander, FleetReadiness Centers, left, receives a Letter of Appreciation fromRear Adm. Paul Sohl, commander of the FRCs on April 24,2014. Ridley ismoving to PMA-261 as the Principal DeputyAssistant ProgramManager for Logistics for the H-53 platform.

to working on my masters,” said Michael Lay, MSA programgraduate andNAVAIR operations research analyst. “Thanks totheunderstanding inmybranch, Iwas able to keepupwithmyclass schedules.”

NAVAIR and NPS teamed up in 2008 to create MSSE andMSES programs to provide an opportunity formilitary officersand civilians to improve their expertise and potential as pro-gram systems engineers. The MSA program was designed toprovide education in systems analysis as a basis for aiding keydecisions on force requirements, weapon systems and otherdefensematters.

While in the MSSE and MSES programs, students worked

on three separate capstone projects, which are an opportunityto study real-world systems engineering problems confront-ing NAVAIR. Normally, projects involve an engineering sys-tem, such as an aircraft, a weapons system, or an informationsystem. One capstone project this year focused on the InterimFlight Clearance (IFC) process as applied to small unmannedaerial systems (UAS) used in research by NPS.

“The project team studied the IFC process and the inter-action between NPS and NAVAIR to determine methods thatwould result in faster IFCswhile allowingNAVAIR to guaranteethat risk in testing has been identified and minimized,” saidStephen Williams, a capstone leader who works full time as asupportability team lead for the E-6 aircraft. “These methodsincluded improvements in documentation, better means forinformation exchange betweenNPS andNAVAIR and tools fordetermining risk in operating small UAS.”

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Congratulations NPS graduatesWayne E. Meyer AwardsPresented to student and facultymembers who dis-played technical expertise, leadership andwillpower.Students: StephenWilliams,Wilson Casillan and ErikMerkFaculty: Paul Montgomery and RonCarlsonAdditional NAVAIR graduatesJeffrey Andrus, Lindsay Benner, Lauren Bodin, ColleenCino, Satbir Dhillon, Timothy Fenton, Joseph Ferguson,ThomasGalloway, Hughlyn Henderson, David Hohn, Da-vid Hoopengardner, Timothy Lane,Michael Lay, AmandaLazar Young, Jillian Lewis, CesarMartin, SeanMathieson,Gary Nelson, Christie Nguyen, Brent Olde, RyanOlsen,Michael Pensenstadler, Sarah Reich, Bernard Salcedo,Jacob Schofield, Amish Sheth, JavarusWalker, PeterWitowski, JasonWong andHojong Yu.

As of May 9Intramural Softball LeagueMonday/WednesdayDivisionDirty Dogs 4-1River Dawgs 4-1Drunken Clams 4-1Warlocks 3-1Chiefs 3-2PPE 3-2Softballs of Steel 3-3Moe’s Tavern 2-4Boozin’ Ballers 1-3Hardwood 1-4Sliders 0-6

Tuesday/Thursday DivisionSalty Dogs 4-1

A/O 3-1BadMedicine 3-1VX-1 3-2Halraisers 2-2Sons of Pitches 2-3Aviators 1-3Remove Before Flight

1-3TC-7 0-3

Intramural Golf LeagueP.G.A. 2-0Pax Police 2-0Goat Locker 1-1MAD 1-1VX-23 1-1Nighthawks 1-1VX-1 0-2VX-1 FCPOA 0-2

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For the sixth year, Pax Velo cy-clists are leading organized com-muter convoy bike rides to NAS PaxRiveronFriday.Convoyswillmeetattwo locations in St. Mary’s County:Callaway Shopping Center andWil-dewood Shopping Center, and willdepart for the air station at 6:30 a.m.

Experienced and novice cyclistsare invited to start with the group,join in along the ride or evenbranchoff as needed to arrive at their ulti-mate destinations.

Once on base, the convoy travelsto Drill Hall for a group photo and

small breakfast before departing toindividualworkplace destinations.

For the ride home, the convoysdepart fromDrillHall at 4:30 p.m.

Bothmorning and afternoon cy-clingconvoysare ledbyexperiencedPaxVelo cyclists.

For more information or to findout if the event is postponed due toadverse weather, visit http://pax-velo.com/bike-to-work-summer,email Bike2Work@paxvelo.com orsearch Facebook for Bike to WorkSouthernMaryland.

Maryland traffic laws for motor-ists and bicycles are at MarylandDepartment of Transportation Mo-tor Vehicle Administration.

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happens with their weapon. For ex-ample,when they turna certainway,where is themuzzle in relation to theperson in front of them,” Williamssaid. “Or, if they enter adoorwayanddon’t like theway it feels, they cangoout and come in again in a differentway.”

The initial scenariosarepurposelydesigned for teams to have awinningoutcome if things move in the rightdirection.

“We want to build confidence byfocusing on small wins,” Williams

said. “Let’s get through thedoor; that’s one win. Let’sclear a room; that’s anotherwin. We don’t want to im-mediately put them in over-whelming scenarios. Thatway, they’ll accept increas-ing challenges more rapidlyand they’ll work hard foreachwin.”

And the challenges do increase,eventually culminating in scenariosthat involvemultiple rooms in anun-familiar building, real people posingas threats shooting plastic BBs fromAirsoft guns and the split-second de-termination of ‘friend or foe’ in theevent the team encounters an indi-

vidual along theway.“In our A-school, we go through

some simple team tactics but thistraining was more in depth withmultiple different scenarios usingas-close-as-possible live weapons,”said Master-at-Arms Seaman Zach-ary Weeks with Fleet Air Reconnais-

sance Squadron (VQ) 4. “Youcan run through rooms withpaper targets all day long,but the moment you put [anarmed] person in there, it’s acompletely different style oftraining.”

Fellow VQ-4 Sailor, Mas-ter-at-Arms 3rd Class Mi-chaelArnoldagreedandsaid

hewasnotexpecting the rush thatac-companied the training.

“There were two active shootersin the scenario and I didn’t think I’dbe that pumped up,” he said. “Theadrenaline rush definitely kicked inwhen I went through the door. It wasa great experience and I learned a lot.

Iwant to comeback again.”Williamssaidthebiggest improve-

ment he sees from the academy’s be-ginning to end is in the teams’ com-munication.

“By the end, they’ve developedtheir own communications pro-cedures through talking or handsignals,” he said. “Once you cancommunicate, your team move-ment becomes more efficient.You’re not scattered or searchingfor your own people. Everyonehas a job to do and once a teamhas meshed, they know whereeach other is and don’t have toguess what the other is doing.That streamlines tactics.”

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Anyone associatedwith the Naval AirStation’s Security Department who has

the potential to carry a weapon or intervenein an active shooter event or during

a Charlie or Delta force protection condition,must complete the Active ShooterAcademy standardized training.

BIKEContinued from 1 ByBeverly Jeffas

Naval Air Station Patuxent RiverSafety Department

Warmerweather bringsmorewalk-ers, joggers and bicyclists to the road-ways, and with summer vacation forschools rightaroundthecorner,nowisthe time drivers should be even morecautiouswhen taking to the streets.

Making it safer forpedestrians,bicy-clists and motor vehicle operators canstart by following guidance found intheMarylandVehicleLawand inNavalAir Station Patuxent River and OPNAVinstructions, 5560.2 and5100.12 series.Walkers and Joggers

When on the roadside, wearing

portable headphones, earphones,cellular hands-free devices, iPods orother listeningdevices is not allowed.

Wear light-colored,reflectiveclothing.Face oncoming traffic.Travel in a single-file line.Personnel are not authorized to

run, jog or walk in the roadway onbase during high traffic density andpeak trafficperiods.

Whenparticipating in a commandfunction, all personnelmustwearflu-orescent or reflective vests providedby their command.

BicyclistsWhen on the roadside, wearing

portable headphones, earphones,cellular hands-free devices, iPods orother listening devices is not allowed.Ride in thedirectionof the traffic.

Obey all traffic laws.Ride single file.Donot carrypassengersunless the

bicycle is designed todo so.Wear abicycle helmet approvedby

American Consumer Product SafetyCommission, American Society forTesting and Materials, American Na-tionalStandards InstituteorSnellMe-morial Foundation.

Wear light-colored,reflectiveclothing.Required safety equipment: work-

ing brakes and reflectors. If you ridebetween sunset and sunrise, youmust also have a white light on thefront of your bicycle that is visible atleast 500 feet away and a red reflectorthat is visible at least 600 feet away.

For more information, call thesafety office at 301-995-4960.

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St. Mary’s County:Patuxent Voices Spring Concerts7:30 p.m.Friday; All Saints Church, Sunderland7:30 p.m.Saturday; St. Peter’s ParishHall, Lusby3 p.m.Sunday; Trinity Church, St.Mary’s College

Enjoy the voices of this group of 11 women. Perfor-mances are free, but donations arewelcome. Seewebsitefor details: www.patuxentvoices.org.

Children’s Book Bonanza9 a.m. to 5 p.m.SaturdayAll St.Mary’s County libraries

Children of all ages can drop in and celebrate Chil-dren’s BookWeek with free fun crafts and activities.

Calvert County:Friends of Library Sidewalk Book Sale9 a.m. to 3 p.m.SaturdayCalvert library,Prince Frederick

Thousands of gently used books available at greatprices.

Yes! You CAN Use a Computer!10-11 a.m.SaturdayCalvert library,Prince Frederick

Beginnerswhohavenever used a computer before canlearn the basics of using amouse and keyboard. Training

will last one hour and take place in a small group. Pleaseregister at 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862, or visit http://calvert.lib.md.us.

Garden Smarter: Salad Boxes and Containers10-11:30 a.m.SaturdayCalvert library,Prince Frederick

Great for decks, patios, condos, and apartments - buteveryone can use salad boxes to have homegrown greensfrom April to November. Purchase ours or make yourown.

Spring Fest11 a.m. to 1 p.m.SaturdayShepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church,Lusby

Aday’s worth of fun packed into a couple hours! Therewill be a bounce house, games, concessions, fitness fun,music, flight demonstrations, prizes andfire trucks. Free.

National Museum Day - Free Admission10 a.m. to 5 p.m.SundayCalvertMarineMuseum

The Museum is open and free to the public. CMMmembers are invited to a specialmembers-only receptionin the newly renovated Harms Gallery from noon- 3 p.m.

Other:GI Film Festival: “Field of Lost Shoes” Premiere Event6:30 p.m. tomidnightMondayOld TownTheater; Alexandria,Virginia

World premiere event for the CivilWarmovie followedby the after-party at the Torpedo Factory. One of thefilm’s stars, Virginia native David Arquette is scheduledto join the premiere as a special guest. For all the detailsand to purchase tickets, visit https://gifilmfestival.com/.Cost: $50.

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