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Todd Wendt, left, accepts his charter as Product Manager, Force Protection Systems from Col. Rodney Briggman during a Change of Charter ceremony in Howell Auditorium, Friday.

Lt. Col. Beire Castro, outgoing Product Manager, Force Protection Systems, addresses his family and team members during a Change of Charter ceremony in DAU’s Howell Auditorium, Friday.

Force Protection Systems gets new product manager

By Adrienne Anderson Staff writer Lt. Col. Beire Castro relinquished command as product manager of Force Protection Systems to Todd Wendt, June 29 at Howell Auditorium, Scott Hall.

Col. Rodney Briggman, project manager for U.S. Army Terrestrial Sensors, said the ceremony recognizes Castro’s excellent leadership and the support by the Force Protection Systems team.

Thanks to the dedication of Castro and Force Protection Systems, Soldiers are safer.

For example, he said Soldiers are protected because of “advanced surveillance capabilities provided to forward-operating bases.” Another

example is that Soldiers have state-of-the-art equipment in-theater, to find explosive devices and other hazards at entry-control points.

Castro said that, despite the many challenges they faced, “the Force Protection Systems team has endured and excelled.”

He thanked senior leaders, friends, and family for their support during his time as product manager. To regain time with his family, he plans to take them on a cruise, he said. He also plans to attend the Eisenhower School at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. Castro couldn’t think of another person to lead the organization than Wendt, he said.

“I’m really glad you’re on the team, and I hope we continue our friendship,” Castrol said to Wendt.

Wendt was the right leader to take over Force Protection Systems, Briggman said. He brings a lot of experience with him.

“Todd, remember, our people are our greatest asset. We welcome you to the team, you are the right leader at the right time, and I look forward to your leadership as the PM of Force Protection Systems.”

Wendt said he was excited to join Force Protection Systems and was thankful for the help he received from Castro and others during the transition.

To the team and others he will work with, he said, “because of you all, the next time our Soldiers are called up, they’re not going to bring a fair fight. I think that’s very important.”

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Fire personnel learn about PTS, depression, substance abuse

By Adrienne Anderson Staff writer Fort Belvoir Fire and Emergency Services hosted the Virginia First Responder Support Services 2-day training last weekend. Twenty-three first responders from Belvoir, Fort Myer, Fairfax and Chesterfield counties and other surrounding jurisdictions, attended.

The two-day class featured information covering Post-Traumatic Stress, depression and substance abuse for first responders. It provides annual training to all first responders and those of the Belvoir-Myer Joint Peer Support Team.

The peer support team turned a year old in March and was created for first responders to support each other’s mental and behavioral health, said Belvoir firefighter Jonathan Lang.

Lang set up the class and the peer support team, in conjunction with Fort Myer Fire and Emergency Services. He said they wanted to have training on supporting peers and noticing warning signs. People who want to volunteer on the peer support team had to take the class, but the class was also open to those not on the team.

Attendees learned strategies, including active listening and non-verbal communication skills needed to support and foster positive relationships with coworkers.

Introducing peer support methods was sparked after a firefighter within the department committed suicide a few years ago, Lang said.

“Nobody saw the signs and symptoms of it. Nobody knew how to talk about it after it happened,” he said, adding he thinks it could have been prevented, if there had been training in place then.

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First responders from forts Belvoir and Myer, Fairfax and Chesterfield counties and other surrounding jurisdictions, attended a 2-day, Virginia First Responder Support Services training, hosted by Belvoir Fire and Emergency Services.

Creating the support team also stemmed from Lang’s own recovery from substance abuse, he said.

“I almost slipped through the cracks, and I almost died because no one knew about it,” he said.

“My big thing is that I didn’t want to see another brother or sister fall through the cracks.”

He wanted to prevent another catastrophic event from happening within the department.

The statistics on first responder suicides are staggering and may come as a surprise to people who don’t understand that first responders also struggle with mental health, he said. In 2017, Lang said, citing statistics from the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance, there were 130 firefighter suicides, 140 law enforcement suicides and 129 suicides in the U.S. Army.

“A firefighter, law enforcement officer or paramedic, if they are lucky, has a 30-year career,” he

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said. “But, they come across a lot of crisis situations and the horrible stuff that they see throughout that 30-year career takes a toll.” As a result, many turn to self-medicating. There’s also stigma about asking for help, because people worry about not being seen as strong or that others might see them as being unable to perform their job duties.

“When you are reaching out for help, you are the strongest you have ever been in your entire life,” Lang said.

Lang said he’s open about his personal struggles because it might give others the courage to talk about their own.

Through the class, first responders are “learning how to have that uncomfortable conversation with somebody,” he said, adding it teaches people how to see others as human, with feelings and emotions.

The classes don’t teach people how to be counselors, but teaches

them how to be peers and support each other, Lang said.

The peer support team has two fire chaplains who are there to help others with spiritual crises, Lang said. The department also has the Employee Assistance Program, and department officers, including fire captains, battalion chiefs, and assistant chiefs, are on the team and completely support the program.

Having the support of leadership and management is essential to make the program work, he said. No matter the rank, everyone benefits from the training.

Going forward, Lang would like to have more involvement from other agencies outside of the fire and emergency services that also have first responders.

“We’re consistently improving it and adding new things,” he said, adding the program is constantly evolving. “We’re really proud of it.”

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Belvoir hosts memorial for former Engineer School commander

By Adrienne Anderson Staff writer A funeral was held Friday for retired Lt. Gen. Max W. Noah, at Fort Belvoir’s Woodlawn Chapel.

Noah was the commander of the Army Engineer School at Belvoir from 1980 to 1982, and died June 15 at age 86 from complications from Churg Strauss disease.

Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, Chief of Engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, called Noah a “powerful inspiration” and someone who was able to touch many people throughout his military career. Noah accomplished many things as a leader.

“When I think of what it means to be a leader, it is clear to me that Lt. Gen. Max Noah is a shining example of what a senior Army engineer leader should be,” Semonite said. “He set the vision and the conditions for our regiment success, well into the future. He influenced within and beyond the Army; served as a trusted adviser to leaders with the highest authority; and developed

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Lt. Gen. Max Noah is remembered fondly by his son, Van, during a memorial service at Woodlawn Chapel, Friday. After a lifetime of service, Noah, a former commander of the Army Engineer School on Belvoir, passed away June 15. the talented, passionate and committed leaders that followed.”

Retired Gen. Arthur E. Brown Jr. recalled how others who worked

with Noah remembered him.

“Max consistently showed his leadership, his intelligence, his willingness to go the extra mile

getting the job done, while taking care of his people -- both those in uniform and the civilian members of his team,” he said. “He became known throughout the Pentagon as the go-to guy.”

Even after he retired, Noah continued to serve others, Brown said.

His contributions outside of his active-duty service included volunteering with the Army Science Board, the Army Engineer Association and the West Point Association of Graduates Finance Committee. He worked for Burdeshaw Associates and his own defense consulting firm.

Noah was a fighter throughout his life as he dealt with his autoimmune disease, Churg Strauss, which almost took his life 16 years ago, said his son, Van Noah. He continued to adapt and overcome challenges from the disease.

“I saw him do a eulogy for my grandfather, a long time ago. It

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Family and friends gather to honor the life of retired Army Lt. Gen. Max Noah, at a memorial service in Belvoir’s Woodlawn Chapel, Friday. Noah commanded the Army Engineer School at Fort Belvoir, from 1980 to 1982.

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One thing his family inherited from his father was their passion for work, Van said, adding his father “loved work. It was his life energy.” You could tell the elder was excited to get started, by his signature move of rubbing his hands together in excitement. He

was also friendly to everyone and was committed to serving others, Van said.

Van described his father’s final moments, saying, up until the end, his father was making friends.

And even in death, Noah continues to work, Van said, because his father donated his heart and brain to science to help find a cure for Churg Strauss.

He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1953 and served in Vietnam and Korea. He served for 35 years in the military. He is survived by his sister, Joy Noah McMillan; his wife, Priscilla; three children, six grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.

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Retired Col. Donna Weddle offers up prayers during Lt. Gen. Max Noah’s memorial service at Belvoir’s Woodlawn Chapel, Friday. Noah, as a major general, led the Army Engineer School, then located at Fort Belvoir, from 1980 to 1982.

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The Connolly Outdoor Pool Complex at the Fort Belvoir Officers’ Club is a popular destination.

Beat the heat at Belvoir’s pools Belvoir MWR boasts outdoor pools to help everyone eligible beat the heat wave, or just to enjoy their summer.

Through Aug. 26, the North Post Pool, 2430 Abbott Road, is open Fridays through Sundays, noon to 7 p.m.

Cash only, and prices range from $3-$7.

The Connolly Outdoor Pool Complex, at the O Club, 5500 Schulz Circle, is open every day until Aug. 26, noon to 7 p.m. Daily passes are $8.

The pool’s next float-in movie is July 19, with The Lego Ninjago movie.

Both pools are free for swimmers 3 and younger.

Info about swim lessons is available by calling 703-805-2620, or from the Aquatics page at www.belvoir.armymwr.com.

Luke Sturgeon, 2, hands his father a toy as they cool off in the wading pool, over the weekend at Belvoir’s Connolly Pool Complex.

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Belvoir runners try out for Army Ten-Miler teams

By Rick Musselman Sports Editor

“There will be 3 teams: one just active duty, one team is a mix of active duty and civilian, and the third team is from Warrior Transition Battalion.”

Despite high temperatures and stifling humidity Fort Belvoir Soldiers and civilians pushed their endurance to the limit to earn a slot on the prestigious teams that will represent the installation at the 2018 Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 7 in Washington, D.C. The 2018 qualifier run, held June 28, began at 5:30 a.m. at Mile Marker 0 at the south end of the George Washington Estate parking lot at Mount Vernon.

“We like to see runners that can compete and finish under an hour, so we’re looking for runners that can finish this six-mile in around 45 minutes”

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Runners from Fort Belvoir begin a 6-mile run June 28 at Mount Vernon Trail to qualify for this year’s Army Ten-Miler this fall in the District.

Charice Smith, DFMWR The Army Ten-Miler is an annual event sponsored by the U.S. Army Joint Force Headquarters, Military District

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of Washington, National Capital Region. Celebrating its 34th installment this year, the ATM is intended to promote the Army, build esprit de corps, support Army fitness goals and enhance community relations.

Thirty-five thousand runners compete each year in the Army

Ten Miler—the second largest 10-mile race in the United States after the Philadelphia Broad Street Run. The qualifier, hosted by Fort Belvoir Headquarters Battalion and coordinated by Charice Smith, Belvoir MWR recreation specialist, is conducted to establish the final

Open and Mixed Active-Duty (coed) team rosters consisting of eight athletes each, with two alternates, according to the best finish times.

The 10K course followed an “out and back” format by which athletes ran 3.1 miles out (to the turnaround point at Waynewood Blvd.) along the paved path running along the banks of the Potomac River parallel to the George Washington Memorial Parkway, and then returned to the starting point at the “Zero” marker.

Once the final roster is established the Belvoir teams will train two or three mornings each week, right up to the main event, Oct. 7.

For more information call Joe Castro at 703-806-4659.

Ladies Golf Association of Fort Belvoir Weekly Results Ace Day Tournament – Gunston Course - June 26 - Net Scores First Flight – White Tees 9 Players 1st place Sue Nelson, 70

Second Flight – White Tees 5 Players 1st place Yong Merritt, 68

2nd place Oksan Hite, 71

2nd place Carol Mills, 71

Fourth Flight – Red Tees 8 Players 1st place Helene McInnis, 65 / 69*

3rd place Gloria Orr, 76

2nd place Gyun Estep, 69 / 73*

3rd place Chris Nugent, 72 4th place (tie) Marie Anderson, 75 Diane Davis, 75 Susan Smith, 75 Sarah Major, 75

Third flight – White Tees 4 Players 1st place Young Stoddard, 68

2nd place Vickie Hauser, 78 (74 plus 4 – played red tees)

3rd place Helen Shinn, 72 / 76* 4th place Joyce Palaschak, 73 / 77*

* For this tournament, players who hit from the red tees had their scores adjusted by four strokes to compare with scores of players who hit from the white tees.

USGA handicap rules about players competing from different tees states that the player playing from the set of tees with the higher USGA course rating gets additional stroke(s) equal to the difference between each course rating, with .5 or greater being rounded up. The additional stroke(s) are added to the course handicap of the player competing from the higher rated set of tees.

As an alternative, the USGA permits a reduction of course-handicap strokes from the player on the lower rated course, as the results would be the same. On Belvoir Golf Club’s Gunston Course, the women’s white-tee rating is 71.2 and the red-tee rating is 67.1—a difference of four strokes.

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DTRA designated hitter, Erin Pickens, cracks one to deep center for a 2-run triple during an IM softball showdown with Belvoir Hospital, June 26 at Graves Field.

DTRA second baseman, Rich Goad, slings the ball to first for the out during a softball matchup against FBCH.

FBCH left fielder, Victor Wongke, heads for home during his team’s intramural softball showdown with DTRA, June 26 at Graves Field.

DTRA rallies, downs FBCH in softball

By Rick Musselman Sports Editor

Undefeated Defense Threat Reduction Agency unleashed a final-inning scoring rally to best Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, 12-2, in a late-season intramural softball matchup, June 26 at Graves Field.

The two evenly matched Commander’s Cup stalwarts maintained a defensive game that kept the scoreboard quiet through five innings. FBCH managed to bring two runs across the plate late in the showdown, threatening DTRA’s undefeated status at the top of the FY18 rankings. But, the perennial contender responded in short order during its last at-bat by connecting for a string of massive shots to the outfield and up the middle to keep runners rounding the bags and stomping the plate.

Final score: DTRA 12, FBCH 2 Intramural softball games are played every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at Graves and Pullen Fields through today. The single-elimination championship tournament starts July 12.

For match schedules, results and standings, visit http://www.quickscores.com/ Orgs/index.php?OrgDir=belvoirmwr.

For more information about Fort Belvoir’s intramural sports program and the annual Commander’s Cup title race, call Justin Fitzgerald, league coordinator, 703-806-5093.

Athletes can also contact their unit representative to sign up and for schedules.

FBCH designated hitter, Fred Bumbry, chops one to shallow center during his team’s softball showdown with DTRA.

DTRA third baseman, Grant Sharp, fires over to first base for the out during a softball matchup against FBCH, June 26 at Graves Field.

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Sports and Recreation Briefs This week

House twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and will run to Sept. 27. Start time is 6 p.m. for 60-90 minutes.

Email either coach Floyd Edwards or Ed Barfield at edvardsf@msn.com or teamworkdc@ hotmail.com for more information.

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Get Golf Ready beginner clinics The Fort Belvoir Golf Club offers group golf clinics for beginners that cover everything needed to get started.

Learn to play golf in a fun, casual environment. The clinic costs $100 for 5 sessions, which includes golf clubs, balls and other equipment. Sessions are weekly for 5 weeks and cover putting, chipping, pitching, full swing and etiquette.

2018 clinic start dates are Tuesday and July 12; Sept. 4 and 6. Sessions are 6-7 p.m.

For more information, call the Golf Club, 703-806-5878.

Upcoming BeThere Resilience Team Challenge

Intro to Paddling Sessions

Learn to paddle and get familiar with the canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddle boards offered at Outdoor Recreation. All skill levels are welcome. Youth and children must be accompanied by an adult if under age 18. $5 per boat (tandem kayaks and canoes can hold 2 people).

Session time are at 5:30 p.m. Registration starts at 5 p.m. and instruction begins promptly. Each session is limited to the first 15 boats and are weather dependent. Dates include: Tuesday, Aug. 14 and Sept. 11.

For more information, contact Outdoor Recreation at 703-805-3081.

Girls Basketball Training

Fort Belvoir Youth Sports and Fitness is offering off-season basketball fundamentals and skills training for girls.

Photo by Rick Musselman

Belvoir Sonic Boom Track Club athlete, Hazel Drachenberg, 13, competes in the high jump during the Dual Cobra inter-squad track meet, Saturday at Pullen Field. Story and more photos will appear in the July 12 edition of the Eagle.

This is an opportunity for girls to take their game to the next level by developing skills to compete at a competitive level. The training sessions are free and will include playerspecific skills building with emphasis on fundamentals—ball handling, shooting, passing and movement. Games will be played after each training session.

The training sessions are at Specker Field

Belvoir’s Army Substance Abuse Suicide Prevention Program and MWR host a Resilience Obstacle Team Challenge Sept. 14, 6 a.m. at the Graves Fitness Center Obstacle Course, Abbott Road.

Participants are asked to build a four-person team and, together, conquer a 1600-meter relay race, 22 push-ups and the BeThere Resilience Obstacle Course.

The challenge is limited to the first 30 teams to register. However, everyone’s welcome to come out and cheer on their battle buddies.

Prizes will be awarded to the top overall teams.

To register and for more information contact Millie Frank, Suicide Prevention Program Manager, 703-805-5529.

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Lydia Wennrich, 2, laughs as her father Joshua tosses her into the air at North Post Pool, Saturday.

Lifeguard Trevor Gillen, 16, watches over swimmers at Connolly Pool Complex on June 30.

The Connolly Pool Complex at the O Club offers a dedicated lap pool.

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Belvoir Thrift Shop announces scholarship winners

By Jackie Baer The Belvoir Community Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Thrift Shop Scholarship Program. Each of these 18 winners received a $1,000 scholarship.

Winners of the Academic Achievement Award for graduating seniors, and their schools, are: • Alexis M. Hatch and Summer Ruth Bauman, Hayfield Secondary School • Sydney Adwoa Osei Tutu, Ra’ina Weckeah Naputi and Christine Marie Criqui, all from Mount Vernon High; • Jessica Hyo-Kyung Steadman, West Potomac High • John Barclay Wilkes, South County High • Katherine Reaves Wimbish, Bishop Ireton High • Emily Catherine Johnson, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High Winners of the Undergraduate Achievement Award for college students are: • Jenna Leilani Chong Huber, University of Louisville • Hannah G. Shaffer, Rachel Noel Shaffer and Abigail Joy Shaffer, Cedarville University • Carolyn Kathryn Austin, The College of William and Mary • Tyler Renae Walker, Northern Virginia Community College

• Gillian Rose Barth and Grace Allison Barth, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University • Matthew Holden Cox, Kansas State University The Thrift Shop Scholarship Program is possible through the hard work of more than 25 volunteers who regularly donate their time. Without volunteer support, the shop would not be able to continue the scholarship program or its charitable contributions (of more than $77,000 last year). The shop also regularly gives grants to Belvoir organizations and agencies, including Army Community Service; Warrior Transition Unit; scouts; Fisher House; American Red Cross; and Child, Youth & School Age Services.

Volunteer opportunities are always available for more people to help the shop make a difference in the local community. Additionally, we are exceptionally thankful to the community for continuing to support our work.

The Thrift Shop is open Tuesdays through Thursdays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; and on the first and third Saturday of every month, at Bldg. 630, 10002 Caples Road.

However, it’s closed this week for Independence Day. The shop’s website is www.fortbelvoirthriftshop.org.

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INSCOM celebrates as Army Warrant Officer Corps turns 100

By Sgt. Jeff Storrier Army INSCOM Public Affairs On July 9, 1918, a Congressional act established the Army Mine Planter Service, as part of the U.S. Army’s Coastal Artillery Corps, authorizing warrant officers to serve as masters, mates and engineers for each mine-planting vessel. This occasion, 100 years ago, is the recognized birthday of the Warrant Officer Corps.

Commemorating its first 100 years with the theme, “Army Warrant Officer at 100: A Legacy of Technical Leadership and Expertise,” the modern-day Army warrant officer is a highly specialized expert and trainer who, by gaining progressive levels of expertise and leadership, operates, maintains, administers and manages the Army’s equipment, support activities, or technical systems throughout a whole career.

A hundred years of evolution has, like in all things, given rise to an impressive and finely tuned entity, a modernized Army Warrant Officer Corps that is more proficient, effective and capable than ever.

As the digital age speeds ahead, gaining momentum seemingly at every turn, the Army has adapted its tactics, personnel and systems

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Eight of the original 40 Army Mine Planter Service Warrant Officers appointed in 1922, taken at Fort McPherson, Ga. This year, the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Corps celebrates its 100th Anniversary. to conquer the ever-changing, multi-echelon, global domain where threats evolve and warfare is waged.

It is within this multi-domain battlespace where highly technical systems, equipment and the expertise required to harness

those capabilities coincide, that the warrant officers of the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, INSCOM, diligently apply their craft.

As the Warrant Officer Corps began its centennial year, INSCOM held 61 percent of the

Army’s assigned, fixed-wing aviators; 31 percent of military intelligence warrant officers and 25 percent of cyber warrant officers within its active duty ranks.

The corps has transformed from its humble beginnings to a thriving component, not only of the Army, but the whole national military intelligence apparatus.

According to Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kevin G. Boughton, command chief warrant officer, who serves as the principal advocate for all warrant officers within INSCOM, this transformation is no better illustrated than inside the INSCOM formation.

“The more than 850 warrant officers of INSCOM are an extraordinary group of Army professionals,” Boughton said.

“They are responsible for the technical health and readiness of this command. Every single day, they ensure our commanders get accurate, timely, and relevant intelligence at the point of need.

While remaining relatively small in number, the Army Warrant Officer Corps is tasked with the responsibility of maintaining the Army’s technical acumen through individual and collective

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A10 Belvoir Eagle July 5, 2018 Warrant Officer Corps turns 100, Continued from page A9 technical leadership, expertise, and stewardship of their army specialties and branches.”

Military intelligence warrant officers are the Army’s premier land force technical experts and systems integrators, and specialize in multiple intelligence disciplines.

INSCOM employs warrant officers in almost every Army career field, including Signal, Quartermaster, Adjutant General and Aviation Maintenance, to name a few.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lashonda Pringle, a human resources technician at INSCOM headquarters, is a subject matter expert who knows exactly what she brings to the fight.

“Without human resources expertise, all the little administrative stuff becomes big stuff really quickly,” Pringle said. “It’s my job to know the ins-and-outs of how the G-1 operations run top to bottom, and I’m pretty proud to say I do.”

Pringle described how warrant officers have a unique ability to affect real change at all levels of the organization.

“Warrant Officers provide such a unique perspective,” she said.

“We guide and train NCOs, officers and Army civilians, and work with all three so easily. That’s why it’s so important to be that expert people can count on.”

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Belvoir Briefs Warrant Officer birthday 5K July marks the 100th birthday of the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Corps. In recognition of this event, the Lord Fairfax Silver Chapter Warrant Officer Association sponsors a 5K Monday, 6:30 a.m.

The run starts and finishes in front of Office of the Chief of Army Reserves on Belvoir. After the run, the group will have a cake-cutting.

Info is available from Chief Warrant Officer 3 Monique Perkins, 703-806-7479.

Army Warrant Officer Ball

INSCOM hosts a centennial Army Warrant Officer Anniversary Ball, July 13 at the Belvoir O Club.

Cocktail hour starts at 5 p.m., followed by the formal event from 6-10 p.m.

Dress is ASU/Dress mess/tux/gown. Active duty are encouraged to wear ASU/Dress mess. Everyone is welcome and invited.

Tickets are $45 per person and are available through https://inscomcentennialwoball.eventbrite.com.

Info is available from unit representatives or INSCOM POCs, CW2 Lashonda Pringle, 703-428-4658, lashonda.d.pringle.mil@mail. mil; or CW2 Anthony Benjamin, 703-706-1297, Anthony.d.benjamin.mil@mail.mil.

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All adventures are weather dependent, please call Outdoor Recreation the day of the adventure to confirm the session will take place. Each adventure is limited to 15 boats. The price is per boat is $5, including life jackets and paddles.

Adventurers should bring appropriate clothing, sunscreen and water. Adventure dates are July 14, 17 and 27; Aug. 5, 21 and 25; Sept. 18 22.

For information, contact Outdoor Recreation, 703-805-3081.

Warrant Officer birthday picnic An Army Warrant Officer 100th anniversary picnic is July 14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at Occoquan Regional Park.

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