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Soldier’s good Samaritan deed earns Guard Award

By Adrienne Anderson Staff writer

Sgt. Yvonne Bradley's personal safety didn't stop her from saving a grandmother and infant on Route 1 in May 2015.

Bradley’s actions earned her the U.S. Army Safety Guardian Award, given to her by Col. Michelle Mitchell, Fort Belvoir garrison commander, Dec. 22. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Farnsworth, director of Army Safety and commanding general of the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center, approved the U.S. Army Safety Guardian Award. She was also named an IMCOM Hero the Week after the incident last May. “Being a great Samaritan and caring speaks volumes about who you are and your character. We’re very proud of you and very proud of your actions,” Mitchell said.

In May, Bradley, a supply sergeant for the 212th Military Police Detachment, said she was stopped at a red light on Route 1 when she noticed a car flying by, running the red light. The driver, who was being pursued by police, hit a car that was turning left. The suspects struck a pole, stopping the car. Bradley got a good look at one suspect and described him to police later.

“I put my car in park and turned it off,” Bradley said. “At this point, I’m stopping traffic … I run across the intersection that’s very busy.”

Bradley went to the victim’s car and noticed smoke. She asked the driver if she was okay, and the woman, unable to speak, pointed to the back of the car. That’s when Bradley noticed the infant in the backseat.

Up Front Officer development

Maj. Gen. Thomas Seamands, commanding general of the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, presents an Officer Professional Development briefing Jan. 14 at 9:30 a.m. in Thurman Auditorium of Humphreys Hall, Bldg.

247. He’ll discuss huSeamands man resource topics, including force shaping; the board process; promotion rates; evaluations; broadening; and career timelines.

All officers are invited to attend.

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Col. Michelle Mitchell, Fort Belvoir garrison commander, left, describes the May 2015 heroic actions of Sgt. Yvonne Bradley, as she presents her with the Department of the Army's Guarding Award, Dec 22 following an incident on Route 1. “(The baby) reminded me of my given to someone who uses “extraorkids. I immediately opened the car dinary actions or skills, reacting to an door … and I got the baby out first,” emergency event, or an imminently she said. dangerous situation; thereby elimiBy then, another person came to nating or minimizing loss, such as help Bradley and help the woman out damage to Army property or injury to of the car. Eventually, emergency ser- Army personnel, emergencies or danvices responded to the scene. gerous situations.”

“It was a lot of adrenaline,” Bradley “This is exactly what she did,” said. “I just knew they needed help. I Mitchell said. “But, the award itself had no clue what I was going to walk into or who was in the car. I just knew is not easily given. There’s a panel of that this car was hit … and when I leaders that sit, and they judge evsaw there was smoke, I just had to get ery file on its merit. So, they agreed that what Sergeant Bradley did was them out.”

The Safety Guardian Award is a meritorious enough that we should Department of the Army level award. recognize her with this DA-level recMitchell described the award as one ognition.”

SMA emphasizes the value of Soldier perspective at Army R&D center

MLK observance

Claiborne Douglass Houghton Jr., speaks at the Fort Belvoir Community Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Houghton is president of Haughton Group LLC and is a motivational speaker and equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion consultant.

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend this free event. Info is available by calling 703-805-5390.

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By Allison Barrow CERDEC Public Affairs Bringing together the operational expertise of Army NCOs and the scientific expertise of civilian engineers is key for better capabilities to get to the field faster, said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey during a visit to Fort Belvoir, Dec. 14.

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The Greater Washington D.C. Chapter 353, Military Order of the Purple Heart, has its monthly meeting, Jan. 16 at the American Legion Post 176, 6520 Amherst Ave, Springfield, Va., starting at 1 p.m. The Warrior Café will be open before the meeting if anyone wants to come early for lunch. All Purple Heart Medal recipients, especially new ones, are invited.

Information is available from commander, retired Col. Gordon Sumner, gordon.sumner53@gmail.com; or William Lee, adjutant, wlee95678@ outlook.com.

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Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey looks through a rapid target acquisition prototype during a visit to CERDEC at Fort Belvoir, Dec. 14.

The Army Officers’ Wives Club of the Greater Washington Area’s next monthly luncheon is Jan. 21 at the Fort Myer O Club. Synetic Theater, which specializes in movement, innovation and imagination, makes a presentation. The event runs from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Online reservations are available at www.aowcgwa.org; or by mailing a $25 check to AOWCGWA to AOWCGWA reservations, Elsa Francis, 7503 Ballyshannon Court, Springfield, Va., 22153-2035. Checks should be received by Tuesday.

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Have you met your VA benefits advisers?

Submitted by Fort Belvoir Veterans Affairs As 2015 ended, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, or VA, reflected on the impact that VA benefits advisers have made in the lives of transitioning Service members, veterans, and their family members.

As part of the Transition Assistance Program, TAP, more than 300 VA benefits advisers are stationed at more than 280 military installations around the world. Advisers conduct the mandatory VA Benefits I and II briefings and the Career Technical Training Track, a two-day workshop that helps Service members identify civilian occupations, establish career

Fort Belvoir VA benefits adviser 703-805-0060 Barden Education Center Bldg. 1017 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. goals, and begin applying for credentials and technical training. In addition, VA benefits advisers can meet one-on-one to answer questions about VA benefits, eligibility requirements, and the application processes.

Almost all VA benefits advisers are veterans or military spouses. They understand the unique needs of Service members and veterans and can relate to many of the challenges they may face after returning to civilian life.

Through November, VA benefits advisers helped more than 178,000 transitioning Service members, Veterans, and family members for the year.

As one Service member put it, “My adviser’s knowledge was undeniably thorough, and he kept the class entertained and engaged. He was really down to earth, and I can’t wait to schedule my appointment with him to discuss some of the topics in more depth, so I can figure out which benefits are best for me.”

During one-on-one sessions this year, benefits advisers helped Service members research how to maximize their VA benefits and register on eBenefits, VA’s online application portal. They showed compassion to

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behind what Soldiers do every single day,” Dailey said. “But, bringing the noncommissioned officers here gives them the perspective down to the Soldier-level. Even the simplest little things, like ergonomics or how things work in the battlefield; to very complex things, like if you do this, then this will happen, or it’s going to be hit or could break, or it’s got to be interoperable.”

Dailey was joined by the U.S. Army Materiel Command’s Command Sgt. Maj. James K. Sims and the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command's Command Sgt. Maj. James P. Snyder during a visit to the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Command, or CERDEC, which is the Defense Department lead to develop command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or C4ISR, technologies.

CERDEC Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate, or NVESD, NCOs demonstrated the technology they’re developing with scientists and engineers in the areas of ground combat sensors, Soldier sensor systems, and degraded visual environmentmitigation.

Dailey commented on the benefits the technologies will provide to the Soldier while trying out the various sen-

Photo by Conrad Johnson, U.S. Army RDECOM

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey sees some of CERDEC NVESD’s ground combat sensor technologies during a visit to Fort Belvoir, Dec. 14. sor technologies, and provided feedback nologies fit Soldiers’ needs by having from his operational insight as a former that operational Soldier perspective.

“It gives that user-ability, test perinfantryman.

He tested a rapid-target acquisition spective and it allows them to interact. prototype by firing at targets inside So, instead of getting that product from CERDEC NVESD’s indoor firing tun- design back out to the field and back to nel, which simulates a moonless night design and back to the field, it cuts all sky. The prototype aims to help Soldiers that down because we’ve got the noncommissioned officer here who’s got identify secondary targets quickly.

“Infantry squads are going to love that experience to share with engineers that. That is going to revolutionize it who have that intellectual capital.”

Sims said he hoped the visit demon(the capability),” Dailey said.

Dailey focused on striving for cost-ef- strated the command’s ability to bring fective solutions and making sure tech- together NCOs and engineers and sci-

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entists to “have a solution that gets it right the first time.”

“It’s about the Soldier and the warfighter. I think the most important thing was to illustrate to the Sergeant Major of the Army that, across AMC, we have great noncommissioned officers. We only have a small percentage of them, but it’s important for those noncommissioned officers to bring the relevancy of what we do from a Soldier, NCO perspective and connect that to the engineer and the engineering solution,” Sims said.

Snyder said RDECOM's subject matter experts ensure decisive overmatch for Soldiers.

"We work hard as the research and engineering arm for the Army in getting Soldier input. Having that Soldier perspective on the way we fight helps us get the most benefit from our technologies, to keep our Soldiers safer while making them more effective," Snyder said.

Editor’s note - The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, or CERDEC, is part of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, which has the mission to ensure decisive overmatch for unified land operations to empower the Army, the joint warfighter and our nation. RDECOM is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command.

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Veterans who experienced a death in the family and needed to quickly submit the correct paperwork during a difficult time. They worked with homeless veterans to find housing resources, and helped transitioning Service members use the Veterans Employment Center to begin the search for a civilian career.

Don’t wait to take advantage of your VA benefits advisers’ knowledge and expertise. People can talk to an adviser in person or on the phone to discuss specific questions and concerns. Call 703-805-0060 to talk to a VA benefits adviser at Fort Belvoir, or visit the office at Barden Education Center, Bldg. 1017, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

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By Rita McIntosh National Ground Intelligence Center Public Affairs You can’t be motivated by self-interests and expect to be a leader. The instant you feel exempt from the standards of the organization you cease to be a leader. A leader galvanizes people by living their shared vision.

- Cheryl Breetwor-Evans, ShareData co-founder Senior leaders of the National Ground Intelligence Center recently gathered for a two-day workshop focused on leadership and team-building.

“Leadership is a journey of learning and development,” said Col. Ketti C. Davison, NGIC commander.

“Leaders are the ones that inspire others to do their best work. We must remain true to the principles that are the source of our strength.”

Maj. Christopher Dean, guest speaker and Soldier recently assigned to the center, attributed his success to intuitive leaders.

“As Soldiers in a war environment, our living conditions were austere, at best,” Dean said. “We didn’t survive because of equipment or training - we survived because our leaders were invested in us - they cared.”

Building personal relationships facilitates a more cohesive team where the focus is not in a person’s shortfalls, but rather their strengths, he said.

“Our leaders cultivated a safe environment where team members could learn from mission shortfalls instead of placing blame,” Dean said. “They set conditions where we could take the initiative and not fear failure.

As a result, we had a strong bond that led us from the battlefield to the parade field as better individuals.”

Relationships supersede communication because people need someone who they can trust, said NGIC Com-

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mand Sgt. Maj. Carlos Simmons.

“Effective leaders build a resilient team by first being someone their employees can trust and by exhibiting those characteristics of servant leadership,” Simmons said. “You essentially live in the service of the people who have been entrusted to your care.”

Servant leadership is a type of leadership with the focus of serving others, said Lt. Gen. Kevin Magnum, an event speaker.

“Leadership is the process of influencing people by inspiring others through purpose, motivation and direction to improve the organization,” Magnum said. “Toxic leadership does not care about the organization, but rather, their own self-interests.”

Humble leaders not only give counsel, but take constructive criticism from their employees, Magnum said.

“Above all, do the right thing,” Magnum said. “People value being appreciated for their contributions. Recognition does not have to be elaborate - just genuine.”

Keynote speaker, retired Air Force Lt. Col. Barry Bridger, aligned leadership to his six years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. There are leaders who separate their team members by isolating them from each other and not allowing them to communicate and collaborate, but there is error in judgment in doing so.

“Separating people destroys their strengths and stifles creativity and excellence,” Bridger said. “Leadership is about integrity. For some, it’s the one thing that people keep in the bottom drawer of their life.”

Integrity is your moral compass, Bridger said.

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Kevin Walter, a natural resource specialist with Directorate of Public Works, spots an immature bald eagle fishing over the Potomoac during the annual Christmas Bird Count on Fort Belvoir, Sunday.

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When they arrived at the Belvoir Manor ruins site Sunday afternoon, Kevin Walter, Directorate of Public Works natural resource specialist; and a group of volunteers, spotted three black vultures flying overhead.

Then they heard the call of a northern mockingbird. Walter peered through his binoculars and spotted a white-breasted nuthatch, a finch, a mourning dove. He imitated a bird sound and heard several Carolina chickadees in response.

The group then paused to watch a bald eagle soar overhead.

All that before they left the parking lot.

“And you guys thought this was going to be easy,” Walter said with a smile.

The volunteers gathered for the annual Christmas Bird Count, an annual tally that the National Audubon Society has coordinated in sites throughout the U.S. Canada and several other countries in the Western Hemisphere for 116 years. The Christmas Bird Count is the oldest volunteer survey in the nation, Walter said.

Each bird count takes place in a pre-determined, 15-mile wide circle and bird count volunteers follow specified routes to count birds they hear throughout the day. All of the counts are conducted between Dec. 15 and Jan. 5 each year.

A mature bald eagle flies over Fort Belvoir’s Fairfax Village, Sunday.

Belvoir is part of the Fort Belvoir Christmas Bird Count circle, which also includes Huntley Meadows; Fort Hunt; Mount Vernon; Pohick Regional Park; Mason Neck; Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge; Leesylvania State Park; Burke Lake; Lake Accotink and other surrounding areas.

Sunday, volunteers counted birds they saw and heard throughout the installation. A group of volunteers, including some experienced and some novice birdwatchers, began the count at 5 a.m., listening for owls and other birds in the dark. A second group began counting birds around sunrise, at 7 a.m. and the third group began their count at 1 p.m., working until dark.

Walter led the afternoon group on a walk through the Belvoir Ruins site, behind the Markham School Age Center and at several other points on the installation, calling out the birds he saw and heard. Periodically, Walter would stop to make bird calls, hoping to hear birds respond.

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Volunteer Helen Reyna spent much of her afternoon looking up into the treetops during the annual bird count on Fort Belvoir, Sunday. the birds to get them going,” he ex- tion, compile their data and send it plained, as a volunteer recorded the to the National Audubon Society. Scibirds Walter identified on a clipboard. entists can then use that data to exThe number and species of birds amine trends in bird populations over spotted by volunteers on Belvoir this the more than 100 years the count has year was pretty typical, Walter said, been conducted. with one exception. Because of warm In Belvoir’s count, volunteers try to weather up north, many of the wacover as much of the installation as terfowl that would typically be seen possible throughout the day, Walter around the installation haven’t arsaid. Each spot on the installation is rived yet, he said.

“It’s not cold enough up north for visited by volunteers once during the them yet for them to want to leave,” count, in an attempt to avoid counting the same birds more than once. he said.

“Basically, it’s like you’re taking a Once the count is complete, orgasnapshot and whatever we see right nizers of the Belvoir bird count, and the other counts throughout the na- now is what you get,” he said.

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2015 saw the completion of the Army’s Automated Installation Entry at all Fort Belvoir gates. AIE enhances security.

Fort Belvoir children leave the starting gate of CYSS’s inaugural Color Run in June as parents and volunteers supply the bursts of powder at Tompkins Basin.

Young concert-goers join Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band on stage, Sept. 3, during the Invincible Spirit Festival at Pullen Field.

Administrators and officials broke ground on the Fort Belvoir Elementary School expansion in October, designed to bring all Fort Belvoir Elementary School students to class on post. Officials expect the $30 million expansion to be finished in time for the start of the 2016-17 school year.

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A look back at 2015

Fort Belvoir started 2015 with the first snow, Jan. 6 and with the Belvoir Fire Department training with Fairfax County. We ended the year with naming Staff Sgt. Andre Washington as NCO of the Year and Spc. Mark Nobleza as Soldier of the Year.

In between, we hosted the Sergeant Major of the Army; enjoyed a visit from Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band for a USO concert; had a visit from some Washington Redskins players; broke ground on an elementary school expansion and continued to get acclimated to the new access control system at Belvoir’s gates.

Outside two of those access control points, Tulley and Pence gates, we’ve been able to see enormous changes to Route 1, as part of the commonwealth’s long-term construction project to widen more than three miles of the main road adjacent to Fort Belvoir.

Although rain forced the annual Army birthday celebration indoors and canceled Oktoberfest, we weathered the storms and maintained Fort Belvoir as Beautiful to See and the best the Army has for the military family to live, work and play.

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Col. Michelle Mitchell, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Belvoir commander, poses for a photo with Alfred Morris, Washington Redskins running back, during the 2015 NFL Salute to Play 60 event on Belvoir’s Pullen Field.

Sgt. Maj. of the Army, Daniel A. Dailey, prepares to follow Spc. Oscar Zenteno into the low crawl segment of the Fort Belvoir Resilience Obstacle Course during his tour of the post, Nov. 3.

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Nearly 130 graduate from officers’ course on Belvoir

By Lt. Col. Kris Hughes U.S. Army Command and General Staff College In mid-December, 128 students graduated from the Army Command and General Staff Officers’ Course, CGSOC, at Fort Belvoir. The Belvoir campus, in Barden Education Center, provides the 16week resident course CGSOC common core instruction three times a year to active duty, Reserve, and National Guard field grade officers from all branches and government civilian employees from agencies such as the departments of Transportation, Justice, and Homeland Security. Students attending the Belvoir campus get the same resident instruction that officers get during the CGSOC common core at the college’s main campus at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. During the course, students get instruction in leadership; force management; joint operations; joint and unified operational art; ethics; military history; Army doctrine and planning. The course’s purpose is to prepare field grade officers to plan and conduct unified land operations in leadership positions on Army, joint, multinational and interagency staffs. The Belvoir campus also offers two electives: military leadership lessons of George Washington, taught at the George Washington Leadership Institute at Mount Vernon; and genocide prevention, held at the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. During the course, students participated in several team-building events, including intramural basketball and bike rides. Twenty-five students participated in a staff ride to the American Civil War battlefield at Chancellorsville, Va. PEO-Soldier provided a display of current and future operational energy equipment.

Several guest speakers addressed the students during the course. Lt. Gen. James McConville, HQDA G-1, spoke to the class about current and developing personnel topics. Maj. Gen. James Vechery, USAFRICOM J4, addressed the students on challenges within Africa. And, Brig. Gen. John S. Kem, provost, Army University, discussed with the students ongoing efforts about Army officer and NCO professional education and Army University.

Several general officers from the National Capital

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Lt. Gen. Karen Dyson, military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Financial Management and Comptroller, with CGSC Class 15-03 honor graduates, Capt. John Oliver and Maj. Daniel Garrett.

Region provided professional development sessions Command. Many students attended the monthly into specific groups of students: Maj. Gen. (Dr) Joseph ternational student receptions hosted by the Army Caravalho, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army staff at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Lt. Gen. Medical Command and the deputy Surgeon general, Karen Dyson, military deputy to the Assistant Secrespoke to the AMEDD students. Maj. Gen. George tary of the Army, Financial Management and CompFranz, commanding general, U.S. Army INSCOM, troller, was the graduation speaker. conducted a career seminar with military intelligence For the 21th consecutive class, students presented students; and Col. Lee MacGregor, deputy director a class gift to the Fisher House Foundation, bringing Army Acquisition Support Center, spoke to the FA51 the total donated to $26,074. Course honor graduates Acquisition officers.

To broaden their education, several of the student were Capt. John Oliver, FA50, force management, staff groups visited local sites like foreign embassies; returning to duties in the Office of the Deputy Chief the U.S. Capitol; the State Department; the Pentagon of Staff G3, Directorate of Force Management in the and other local agencies. Foreign area officer stu- Pentagon; and Maj. Daniel Garrett, infantry, who dents had a professional development session with will be stationed with the 25th Infantry Division in their proponent and the Army Human Resources Hawaii.

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term goals you can realistically obtain that will keep you on track, like running 10 miles per week or completing 100 push ups a day.

3. Find an accountability partner to help you achieve your resolution. This should be someone you can share your goal with and that you trust to hold you accountable. Maybe this person will act as a cheerleader and encourage you, or perhaps they’ll be more like a referee and blow the whistle on you if you get off track. Either way, someone else on your side can make it easier to accomplish your goals.

My 2016 New Year’s resolution is to enhance my personal well-being by feeling more gratitude in my life. I resolve to use the skill of Hunt the Good Stuff on a regular basis. I am shooting for three days per week, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. I will ask family members to hold me accountable. As you consider your New Year’s resolution, think about setting an intention to cultivate more gratitude in your life. When you Hunt the Good Stuff, the benefits are profound and will impact not just you, but those close to you as well.

Whatever your resolution, for more techniques to enhance your resilience, well-being, and stick to your goals, contact your local Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness Training Center.

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Children can drown in bathtubs, buckets and pails, in addition to pools and spas.

Just as with pools, every in-home drowning is preventable. Taking extra safety steps inside and around the home can help prevent a tragedy. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC, urges parents and caregivers to childproof their home and never leave young children alone in or near bathtubs, bath seats and buckets.

New information to help parents and caregivers identify and protect against drowning risks inside and around their homes is available at our the CPSC’s InHome Drowning Safety Information Center, where you can see and share a chilling video, But I was only gone for a moment…; print the safety alert, Prevent Child InHome Drowning Deaths; and download the poster, Stop In-Home Drowning Deaths.

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It is 2016, the start of a brand new year. If you are like most Americans, you have set a New Year’s Resolution or you are thinking about it.

Sadly, most of us who set a resolution fail to accomplish it. Admittedly, I don’t even remember my resolution from 2015, so I have serious doubts I kept to it. This year, I am determined to make a positive change.

From my perspective and the perspective of the CSF2 and the R2 Campaign, a resolution is just a long-term goal by a different name. We don’t realize our New Year’s resolutions for the same reasons we miss the mark on any goal in our personal or professional lives. One major reason why goals aren’t achieved is due to a poor or incomplete planning process. We have a tendency to set our resolutions or our goals, but we don’t take the time and effort to plan our path to reach them. As Winston Churchill once said, “Failure to plan is planning to fail.”

Here are three tips to help people plan to achieve their 2016 New Year’s resolution: 1. Decide on a specific resolution or goal and write it down. There is something about the written word that helps us remember that goal. It’s even better to write a goal down and then put it someplace you’ll see every day, like on your refrigerator or your bathroom mirror.

Hopefully, this means you’ll remember that resolution, at the very least.

2. Once you’ve decided on your resolution, it’s time to think about how to get there. Break that goal down into realistic steps and write down specific, short-term actions you can take regularly to move you toward your goal. For example, if your goal is to improve your APFT score, set measureable, time-based, short-

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Belvoir Briefs Coast Guard spouses The Coast Guard Spouses’ Club meets Jan. 19, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., for happy hour in Mount Vernon Tavern, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. The event is a chance to meet fellow Coast Guard spouses living on or around Belvoir. Interested people are asked to call 270-908-6472 for more information and to RSVP. The club is an all-hands club that provides a friendly atmosphere while supporting the morale and well-being of Coast Guard families and engaging in charitable and social activities.

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Genealogical society The Mount Vernon Genealogical Society offers Homestead Records at the National Archives and the Stories They Tell, Jan. 19. People can learn about the 30 states where federal homesteading occurred and find out who qualified in a talk by Sharon Cook MacInnes from 1 to 3 p.m. in Room 112 of the Hollin Hall Senior Center, 1500 Shenandoah Road, Alexandria.

More info is available from www. mvgenealogy.org or by calling 703-7684101.

BOSS Belvoir’s BOSS Lounge, Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers, is open weekdays from 5 to 10 p.m., and weekends from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The lounge has a computer lab,

game rooms, a pool table, arcade games and large-screen TVs with NFL Sunday Ticket. Planning meetings are the second Friday of every month at 9:30 a.m.; and council meetings are the first and third Fridays at 9:30 a.m.

Info about the group’s trips, events and volunteer opportunities are available on facebook at Fort Belvoir Boss or on Instagram at FTBELVOIR_BOSS.

AFTB Marathon Belvoir’s Army Community Service hosts an Army Family Team Building Marathon, Jan. 25-29, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in Bldg. 200. More information and registration is available via e-mail to fortbelvoiraftbafap@gmail.com or by calling 703-805-4590.

Health and Fitness Expo DFMWR Sports and Fitness hosts its annual Health and Fitness Expo, Jan. 21. The expo will have vendors and interactive displays to provide an overall health experience. Come see all of the wellness opportunities on Belvoir and in the community. Enjoy free refreshments, win a door prize, and remember to come empty-handed to make space for the giveaways.

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Beginning in 2007, a new AEMA award, the Geraldine K. Morris Award, was endowed and established for those intending to enroll in a program leading to a nursing degree.

Downloadable applications for AEMA awards are available until March 1 at www.armyengineer spouses.com. Completed applications must be postmarked by March 1 and sent to AEMA AWARDS, P.O. Box 6332, Alexandria, VA 22306-6332.

NGB scholarships The National Guard Bureau Officers’ Spouses Club will award four, $1,000 academic and need-assessed scholarships in 2016. The need-assessed scholarship is awarded based on special needs (for example, overcoming adversity or a challenge) in conjunction with academic ability.

Scholarship funds will be awarded through a nationally accredited academic institution’s financial aid office to be used for educational needs including tuition, books and related fees.

Applications are confidential and, if selected, verification of all information will be required.

Applicants must be a high school senior or enrolled as a full-time college student. The applicant’s parent,

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Bridal show The O Club hosts its Fairytale Wedding Exhibition and Bridal Show Feb. 27, with tastings, fashion, trends, expert advice and giveaways. The show costs $10 per person and is open to everyone. FMI, 703-780-0930.

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Northern Virginia Media Services, publisher of InsideNoVa.com and four community newspapers in the fast-paced suburbs of Washington, D.C., is looking for a Deputy Editor to help drive coverage online and in print.

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January 7, 2016

Timeout A particularly magical holiday

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Fort Belvoir Community Hospital combined its triedand-true blend of precision ball handling and strategic man-to-man defense to down Big Three rival Defense Threat Reduction Agency 58-43 in a week-2 intramural basketball showdown, Dec. 14 at Wells Field House.

With a new Commander’s Cup title run underway and an all-out effort from the installation’s three major players — FBCH, DTRA and the U.S. Army Legal Services Agency — already shifting into overdrive, Belvoir Hospital is clearly wasting no time stating its intentions to reclaim the trophy. Keeping precision in the shooting and passing departments at the top of the priority list, and backing up the effort with total dedication at the opposite end of the floor, FBCH poured on the coals for the duration to take the win.

The Belvoir Hospital offense, spearheaded by point guard, Marcus Johnson, and shooting guard, Donte White, went to work giving spectators a taste of the renowned fluidity that has propelled the unit to countless playoff berths across the spectrum of sports. Taking advantage of every opportunity within DTRA’s pressing zone, the veteran guards repeatedly connected with forwards, Davon West and A.J. Johnson along the baseline for some early scores. Center-forward, Donald Nesmith, immediately established himself as the lynchpin of the organization, bringing down a string of rebounds and hitting at will from the perimeter for 9 in the opening three minutes of the contest.

But DTRA, always a serious contender in the intramural hoops program with the ability to modify its approach on the fly, responded to their opponents’ early fortunes with a shift to man-to-man defense that proved successful in slowing FBCH’s advances. At the opposite end of the hardwood, the DTRA offense, led by guards, Caaleb Johnson, Kwasi Griffin and Kirk Clausen, See FBCH, Page B2

From the moment the Thanksgiving dinner dishes were washed and put away, my thoughts turned to the pleasant prospects of spending quiet time with family over another long-awaited Christmas holiday. As always, it’s a chance for me to take a little time to recharge my sports batteries far away from courts, fields, cameras and word processors and reflect on all the great things I’ve covered over the past year.

But this time around, possibly because I’m pushing 50, I started thinking about the Christmas season in a little bit different way, wanting to somehow recapture the childhood magic that seems to dissipate as the years roll by.

Once again, if I had to pick the richest and freest period of my life, it would have to be the late 1970s when I was 8-12 years old. It’s occurred to me before that the storied “innocence” of childhood brought with it a greater ability to see things in their purest form, before the mechanisms of reason showed up and began tempering our emotional reactions to life. Surely, developing the ability to think logically is a good thing in that it explains away our nightmares, chases the monsters out from under the bed and keeps Frankenstein’s monster out of the bedroom closet. But it also steals something from us — something that’s really started to stand out in stark relief as I age.

For me, Christmas Eve and Day had a way of shutting out everything in the world, leaving only my house and a sparkling and sublimely mystically cloud of excitement and joy that enveloped it. The whole universe seemed condensed onto our family tree and all the wonders hiding beneath it, and it produced a spiritual high that must be akin to what birds experience when a strong updraft finds the underside of their wings.

Then one day, sometime late in middle school, I realized things weren’t the same.

Christmas was still magical, but for the first time I actually slept on Christmas Eve, waking up realizing that the bird had flown sometime during the night to inspire somebody younger.

So, starting on Dec. 24 this season, I banished news broadcasts, refused to look at online account balances, and focused only on my five senses — the twinkling lights, the food, the candles on the mantle. Then I imagined that all the people in the house weren’t there and I was alone — like I knew so many were that night.

And I discovered there’s still magic to be found after all.

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Fort Belvoir Community Hospital forward, Donald Nesmith, goes up for an inside shot during his team's intramural basketball match up against Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Dec. 14 at Wells Field House.

NGA claims 48-42 hoops victory over DCATS in OT

By Rick Musselman Sports editor The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Defense Communications and Army Transmissions Systems gave spectators a dynamic exhibition of defensive determination when the squads faced off in an intense intramural basketball showdown that took five minutes’ worth of overtime to finally decide, Dec. 15 at Wells Field House. After a nail-biting closing 30 seconds, NGA emerged on top, 48-42.

From the opening tip to the final buzzer, both squads dedicated every ounce of energy to thwarting their opponents’ offensive moves with a brand of no-let-up defense that kept

the score to within 4 points for the duration. With the contest tied at 40 after two exhausting regulation periods, the teams took to the hardwood to engage in five minutes of highly physical overtime play that went down to the wire. Only a trio of foul shots in the last seconds propelled NGA to a 48-42 victory.

DCATS kicked off the opening period showcasing its precision passing game. Point guard, Kevin Bruce-Payne, and shooting guard, Dustin Clements, kept the ball rocketing around the perimeter in response to NGA’s ferocious pressing zone. DCATS forwards, Deshawn Brown and Steven Wright, kept on the move along the baseline to take the inside assists as center-

forward, Eric Belle, approached his board-crashing duties with total commitment, bringing down a series of early rebounds.

But DCATS would soon learn that NGA’s ball handling and shooting capabilities were equally refined. NGA point guard, Ryan Samuel, who combined catlike reflexes and agility with a well polished ability to read a defense, wasted no time getting the ball down the court and into the hands of forwards, Neil Brown, Jermaine Thomas, and three-point specialist, Clarence Washington, in the corners. Center-forward, Guy Crawford haunted the paint constantly and kept his team in See NGA, Page B3

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FY16 Intramural Basketball Standings As of Jan. 4 1. Fort Belvoir Community Hospital 2. Joint Personal Property Shipping Office Mid Atlantic 3. Fort Belvoir Child, Youth and School Services 4. Fort Belvoir Warrior Transition Battalion 5. Defense Logistics Agency 6.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 7. Pentagon 8. Defense Acquisition University 9. Military Intelligence Readiness Command 10. U.S. Coast Guard 11. Defense Communications and Army Transmissions Systems 12. Defense Threat Reduction Agency 13. U.S. Army System Performance Office 14. Aerospace Data Facility – East 15. U.S. Army Legal Services Agency 16. 249th Engineer Battalion

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Results WEEK 1 Dec. 7

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Pentagon 249th Engineer Bn.

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FBCH

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63 46

DLA 249th Engineer Bn.

66 32

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FBCH DTRA

58 43

DLA USASPO

38 36

WTB MIRC

67 51

WTB DCATS

61 36

USASPO ADF-E

53 31

JPPSOMA DAU

40 31

DAU USALSA

57 46

USCG DTRA

51 43

CYSS USCG

60 47

Dec. 8 CYSS 249th Engineer Bn.

53 40

JPPSOMA Pentagon

81 48

NGA DCATS

48 42

CYSS MIRC

FBCH shooting guard, Donte White, plows inside for a lay-in during his team's intramural basketball match up against DTRA, Dec. 14 at Wells Field House. ography that succeeded in pulling DTRA defenders outside, enabling From Page B1 West to charge into the paint for unleashed a surgical passing game multiple scores. Nesmith added to that opened up scoring opportunities his team’s fortunes with constantly for forward, Dallas Newsome, and increasing accuracy from the threecenter-forward, John Carter, down point arc and by the two-minute low for some scales-balancing points. mark, FBCH had pulled out to a 49The back-and-forth struggle for 37 lead. the advantage continued right up DTRA gave 110 percent in atto the halftime buzzer, with only tempting to close the gap in the final a last-minute trio of jumpers from minute of the contest, with Carter, Johnson, West and Nesmith allowing FBCH to take to the bench with Johnson and Clausen hitting a series of mid-range jumpers. But the a tenuous 30-23 lead.

Second-period action kicked Belvoir Hospital onslaught continoff with DTRA hitting advancing ued to trundle down the court and FBCH ball handlers with a full on another trio of nothing-but-net shots press that inspired guards, Vontrell from the perimeter by Johnson, West Bailey and Jesse Earls to keep the and White sealed the deal and FBCH ball in constant motion. White and stepped into the winner’s circle with forward, Freddie Bryant, managed a 58-43 victory going into the week-2 to sink a pair of mid-range jumpers books. from near the high posts and shootFor weekly game schedules, reing guard, Benjamin Datu, hit one sults and standings, visit http:// from the three-point arc. But DTRA www.quickscores.com/Orgs/Resultswas quick to return the favors with Display.php?OrgDir=belvoirmwr& clean buckets from Carter, Newsome LeagueID=580842. and forward, Thomas Smith, while For more information about Fort Clausen drove the lane with a veheBelvoir’s intramural sports program mence that FBCH struggled to conand the annual Commander’s Cup tend with inside. title race, call Geneva Martin, league But FBCH’s well established abilcoordinator, at 703-806-5093.

Athity to regain the upper hand came letes can also contact their respecinto sharp focus when Bailey, Johnson and White formed a nearly un- tive unit representative for sign-up stoppable combine of passing chore- information and scheduling details.

WEEK 2 Dec. 14

JPPSOMA USALSA

Dec. 15

108 43

NGA DLA

41 33

WTB USASPO

56 45

DTRA USASPO

47 39

CYSS ADF-E

38 25

WTB ADF-E

51 34

FBCH DAU

59 42

FBCH USCG

42 39

USCG USALSA

24 20

Dec. 9 DAU 249th Engineer Bn.

82 43

DLA WTB

55 46

FBCH USALSA

52 26

JPPSOMA 249th Engineer Bn.

61 44

NGA ADF-E

44 28

FBCH MIRC

57 54

CYSS DCATS

67 31

DAU USASPO

64 53

Pentagon USASPO

58 49

DCATS DTRA

59 45

MIRC DTRA

53 49

Pentagon NGA

54 44

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opportunities on Fort Belvoir and in the community.

This week

Rafting, kayak and canoe trips

Deep-water aerobics Fort Belvoir Aquatics offers a Saturday deep-water aerobics class, 11-11:55 a.m. For more information on classes offered, call Benyaurd Indoor Pool at 703-805-2620.

Red Cross Swim Lessons Fort Belvoir Aquatics is offering American Red Cross Swim Lessons through April. For more information, call Benyaurd Indoor Pool at 703-8052620.

Private swim lessons

Upcoming Sports and Fitness Expo DFMWR Sports and Fitness will be hosting its annual Health and Fitness Expo, Jan. 21, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Graves Fitness Center. There will be vendors and interactive displays to provide you an overall health experience. Come see all of the wellness

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Archery Class Mondays, ODR, 10155 Johnston Road, Fort Belvoir 22060, Building 778, 5:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m. Minimum age requirement is 6 years old. Students must be in the classroom by 5:20 p.m. for safety briefing.

Cost is $5 active duty, $3 active-duty dependents, $7 non-active duty (retirees or DoD Civilians), $5 non-active duty dependents Call 703-805-3081 for additional information.

Cosmic Bowling Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 5 p.m.-midnight at the Bowling Center, 5975 Middleton Rd., Bldg. 1199. Cosmic Bowling is out of this world - featuring music videos, and awesome effects lighting in an ultra-lounge atmosphere.

Cost is $5 per game or a 3-hour unlimited special for $16 per person from 5 p.m.-midnight.

For more information visit http://belvoir. armymwr.com/us/belvoir/programs/bowling-center.

Stroller Walking Stroller walking is back. Come out and join other parents in this brisk networking opportunity

aged to hit again before the buzzer.

The overtime period immediately unfolded as an encore performance of the defensive intensity introduced in the first, with neither team finding any opportunity to break the impasse. With a minute to go, NGA decided enough was enough and kicked its rapid-fire offense into overdrive. Thomas brought down a tough rebound, sinking a follow-up shot, and Louis hit from the baseline to take his team to a 44-40 lead.

Clements managed to answer back with a pair of scores from the foul line to pull DCATS to within 2, but the game clock was starting to play a major role in DCATS’ game plan, with NGA back in possession and 13 seconds remaining.

A string of clock-stopping fouls sent Louis, Washington and Samuel to the line for another 3 and the NGA defense ultimately kept DCATS’ last-ditch efforts in check to claim the 47-42 victory.

For weekly game schedules, results and standings, visit http:// www.quickscores.com/Orgs/ResultsDisplay.php?OrgDir=belvoirmwr& LeagueID=580842.

For more information about Fort Belvoir’s intramural sports program and the annual Commander’s Cup title race, call Geneva Martin, league coordinator, at 703-806-5093. Athletes can also contact their respective unit representative for sign-up information and scheduling details.

Benyaurd Indoor Pool has afternoon deep-water aerobics classes on Mondays, 5:30-6:25 p.m. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, (except holidays), shallow-water aerobics is 9-9:55 a.m.; and deep-water aerobics is 10-10:55 a.m., for $5 per class. For more information, call 703-805-2620.

Scuba Open Water Certification Open-water scuba certification classes are offered at Benyaurd Indoor Pool Saturdays, 8-11 a.m.

For more information, call Patriot Scuba at 703781-4649. For more information on registrations, call Benyaurd Indoor Pool at 703-805-2620.

BodySpirit trainers needed BodySpirit, LLC, is seeking enthusiastic, dedicated, nationally certified, personal trainers to join the personal training staff at Fort Belvoir. Call Jennifer Beattie at 504-256-0896.

Adult recreational volleyball Eligible individuals ages 18 and older are welcome to play adult recreational volleyball Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and Sundays, 2-5 p.m., at Wells Field House.

For more information, visit http://belvoir. armymwr.com/us/belvoir/programs/wells-fieldhouse or contact Ron Valentine at Ron.Valentine@ dau.mil, or 703-805-2912; T.J. Dierks at Timothy.

Dierks@DTRA.mil; or Cliff Fouts at CrFouts26k@ aol.com.

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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency forward, Clarence Washington, goes up for an inside shot as Defense Communications and Army Transmissions Systems guard, Kevin Bruce-Payne, applies the pressure during an intramural basketball match up, Dec. 15 at Wells Field House.

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From Page B1 possession with a series of rebounds and a pair of follow-up shots amid staggering DCATS pressure.

Despite the offensive fluidity on both ends of the court, NGA and DCATS struggled to get scoring momentum built and the first half unfolded as a back-and-forth, defensedriven stalemate that persisted right up to the midgame break. When the dust finally settled at the halftime buzzer, DCATS went to the bench with a scant 19-16 advantage.

NGA took the court for the second period with a palpable commitment to evening the scales. Samuel utilized the passing game to draw DCATS defenders outside, opening some badly needed opportunities for Crawford and forwards, Justin Louis and Les Maynard, down by the low posts. Washington, courtesy of some spot-on picks by Maynard, began to hit from the three-point arc and the scoreboard finally began to show some activity in NGA’s favor.

But, DCATS soon responded with some scoring fortunes of its own.

Belle, Brown and forward, Courtney Howell, hit a trio of clean jumpers from the baseline and Wright began charging into the lane with increasing speed and vehemence for a pair of layups. At the 1:50 mark, NGA held a tenuous 40-37 advantage.

Taking advantage of a textbook pick by Wright, Belle charged inside for a lay-in, drawing a foul in the process. A successful shot from the charity stripe suddenly tied the game at 40 and neither squad man-

In Progress

Water Aerobics classes

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Tailored to the individual, the private lessons offer the chance to gain overall confidence, improve specific techniques or focus on more advanced skills.

You have the option of a 30-minute class for $25 per person or 60-minute class for $50 per person.

Semi-private classes with a maximum of 2 people are also available.

For more information or to schedule a lesson email: jaye.w.urban.naf@mail.mil.

Outdoor Recreation offers white water rafting, kayak and canoe guided trips. Prices vary according to the activity and request for rentals. Call 703-8053081 to register or for more information

through the trails of Fort Belvoir. Sessions are Fridays, 9-10 a.m. starting at Pullen Track. For more information, call 703-805-4547.

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Two opportunities to find that perfect summer camp for your kids!

Fun was had by all at the 2015 Camp Fairs!

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So come to the 2016 fairs to see camps from all over the DMV plus:

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• Giveaways galore!

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