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The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 and announced that the 13 American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as 13 newly-independent sovereign states and no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead they formed a new nation – the United States of America. John Adams was a leader in the push for

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By Senior Airman Kayla Newman 633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Independence Day is a celebration noted for the use of fireworks, and while displays can be both breathtaking and hair-raising, they can also be dangerous. A 2011 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission study found that fireworks were involved in an estimated 9,600 injuries treated in emergency rooms throughout the U.S. To ensure the health and safety of both fireworks display spectators and initiators, consider the following tips provided by the Consumer Product Safety Commission: ■ Never allow young children to play with or ignite fireworks. ■ Keep body parts away from fireworks devices when the fuse is lit. ■ Do not attempt to re-light or pick up fireworks that have not fully ignited. ■ Fireworks should never be pointed or thrown at another person. ■ Keep a water source nearby in case of fire-related mishaps. ■ Never carry fireworks in a pocket or shoot them off of a metal or glass container. ■ Light fireworks one at a time, then quickly move away from them. ■ Make sure fireworks are legal in the area they’ll be used before buying or igniting them. Not following these guidelines has the potential to cause injuries; the U.S. Fire Administration recommends in-

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Fireworks burst into the night over the Yorktown River during the 34th Annual Yorktown,Va. Fourth of July Celebration, July 4, 2013.The event also included an Independence Day 8K Run and 5K Walk, parade, bell-ringing ceremony and music from the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Band New Orleans Jazz Ensemble.

Check out the Community and Outside The Gates sections on Pages 20-22 for listings of Independence Day events across Hampton Roads. dividuals attend public fireworks displays and leave the lighting of fireworks to professionals. Individuals should be aware of the different types of fireworks that cause injuries, too. In a 2012 study conducted

by the CPSC, firecrackers, bottle rockets and sparklers combined were responsible for 47 percent of the injuries. U.S. Service members play a vital part in ensuring the success of the mission while paying attention to safety regulations and adhering to federal and state laws. Therefore, as the Fourth of July approaches, military personnel are encouraged to review local and state laws on the use and purchase of fireworks and assess potential risks involved. For more information about fireworks safety, visit www.cpsc.gov or www.usfa.fema.gov.

July 4, 1776: The Declaration of Independence independence, which was unanimously approved on July 2. A committee had already drafted the formal declaration to be ready when Congress voted on independence. The term “Declaration of Independence” is not used in the document itself. Adams persuaded the committee to select Thomas Jefferson to compose the original draft of the document, which Congress

would edit to produce the final version. The Declaration was ultimately a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain, more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. The national birthday, Independence Day, is celebrated on July 4, although Adams wanted July 2.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Batts, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 210th Aviation Regiment medium repair supervisor course instructor, supervises Advanced Individual Training students while they work on the common avionics architecture system in a Chinook CH-47 training aircraft at Fort Eustis, June 17. The newer model aircraft trainers look almost identical to active aircraft, but have different components added for training purposes, such as windows on sections that are typically covered and monitors mounted on the sides of the aircraft. These functions allow students to access manuals and allow instructors to direct students through various tasks.

3 U.S. Army Pvt. Brandon Bealer, 128th Aviation Brigade medium helicopter repair Advanced Individual Training student, repairs a part of a Chinook CH-47 as part of his training at Fort Eustis, June 17. After students receive a task they must perform troubleshooting techniques, repair the issue, then have it checked by an instructor. Students at the maintainer school use computers and other technology to aid in learning how to repair and replace parts inside of the aircraft.

Technology helps 128th Avn. Bde. students By Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle 633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Enlisted Soldiers who keep U.S. Army helicopters airborne attend the 128th Aviation Brigade’s Advanced Individual Training curriculum before being assigned to permanent duty stations. One of the things that makes the school so unique are the technological advances used in training tomorrow’s maintainers. In September 2011, the U.S. Army Aviation Logistics School was transformed into the 128th Aviation Brigade, providing training and brigade-level command and control over its staff, faculty, cadre and students. The Fort Eustis-based brigade now is home to two training battalions and a student battalion. The brigade was recently recognized by receiving the Army Superior Unit Award for efforts during its transformation from the U.S. Army Aviation Logistics School. The award is presented to any unit that displays outstanding meritorious performance of a difficult and challenging mission carried out under extraordinary circumstances, said Mark Jones, 128th Aviation Brigade deputy to the commander.

“For the 128th Aviation Brigade, being recognized with the award ties the legacy of the USAALS to the history of the brigade, keeping the spirit alive,” said Jones. “All Service members assigned to the brigade and its subordinate units received the award. It is also assigned to civilians so they too have tangible evidence of their hard work and accomplishment.” The 128th Aviation Brigade’s AIT schools include maintainers, aircraft electricians and avionic students for the Apache AH-64, Blackhawk UH-60 and Chinook CH-47. As part of an advanced curriculum, students learn using computers and laptops connected to training aircraft, and soon, interactive touch-screen trainers. “Before the new training techniques, instructors had a different way of teaching,” said Sgt. Maj. Martin Moreno, 128th Aviation Brigade senior training developer. “They had to learn from cut-open pieces of aircraft to actually get to see inside of it. Now with the new technology, students have the ability to see that on a screen and pick it apart.” Once students have spent their first few weeks in classrooms learning the basics of equipment and safety precautions, they

move to the training floor, said Staff Sgt. Joseph Batts, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 210th Aviation Regiment medium repair supervisor course instructor. “When I went through the course, I had 15 paper books to learn from,” said Batts. “Now we are able to reach out to the new generation of students through technology.” The students also get hands-on training with older-or newer-model training aircraft, said Moreno. Newer-model trainers look almost identical to active aircraft but have different components added for training purposes, such as windows on sections that are typically covered or monitors mounted on the sides. These functions allow students to access manuals while allowing the instructors to direct students through various tasks. Moreno said he feels the technology serves a critical role in teaching because the students are able to learn more efficiently with the new capabilities. “The aircraft have computer systems connected to them, which hook up to the instructors’ computers,” said Moreno. “The instructors are able to give the students a task and track their progress.” To help with the current demand for

Army aviation Soldiers, the Brigade works in three shifts throughout each 24hour training day. That training schedule also allows for smaller class sizes, giving the students more one-on-one interaction with instructors. Private Jesse Watson, F Company, 1st Battalion, 222nd Aviation Regiment, 128th Aviation Brigade Chinook maintainer AIT student, said he benefitted from the program’s technologically advanced instruction. “We have laptops that virtually walk you through exactly what you need to do,” he said. “It gives us warnings and cautions and won’t let you progress unless you do it properly.” For Watson, the instructors, curriculum and capabilities have not only solidified his learning, but reinforced why the brigade is an award winning unit. “My instructors have helped me so much since I’ve been here,” said Watson. “At times they were hard on me, but that was because they had something to teach me.” Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series highlighting the 128th Aviation Brigade mission.

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Under Secretary of the Army Brad Carson posed 10 questions recently, dealing with the size and composition of the Army, modernization and readiness. The Army’s 31st under secretary, who has been in office a little more than four months, spoke to members of the Association of the U.S. Army at their monthly breakfast. He began by discussing the size of the Army, and where it might go in the future before offering questions to ponder. “At our height, we had 570,000 people in the Army; today we have 503,000,” said Carson, a former member of Congress from Oklahoma. He said the Army is on its way down to 490,000 Soldiers and then to 450,000. “And if sequestration continues to work its sinister effect on the Army, we’ll be down to 420,000,” he said, adding there may be great pressure to go even below that. “We have an active component that has tremendous combat experience; we have about 40 [brigade combat teams] – hallmark fighting units for the Army,” Carson said. He added that the National Guard has 28 brigade combat teams and 350,000 people today. The Army Reserve has a little less than 200,000 people. “This is the first question I would offer you today,” he continued. “And this is a major question to the Army that we must grapple with – are we going to be a threatbased structure or a capabilities-based structure?” Carson said the second question goes to the heart of his work as the Army’s chief management officer – what is the ideal size of the generating force? The generating force is charged with manning, training and equipping Soldiers and it has varied from 80,000 to 110,000 people throughout the last 15 years. “We don’t model with the same fidelity we do with the operating force, so that third question is how is that generating force sized and varied with the size of the operating force – we know it’s not particularly linear,” he said. “If we draw down the operating force by 10 percent, the generating force doesn’t necessarily fall by 10 percent.” While indeed the Army is drawing down significantly, Carson’s fourth question to the audience concerned itself with how quickly the Army could grow if it needs to. Meanwhile, the service continues to shrink to its lowest size since before World War II, when it had 280,000 enlisted and 14,500 officers. By the end of the war, however, the Army had grown to 90 divisions and more than eight million people. “But we grew under very different circumstances back in World War II, with threats directly to the nation and we had conscription with minimal political opposition,” Carson said. “Between 2000 and 2011, we had all kinds of incentives in place trying to grow the Army during a war environment, and the most the enlisted force grew in a single year was nine percent.” The under secretary added that if the nation wanted

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U.S.Army Under Secretary Brad R. Carson delivers the keynote address during the Association of the U.S.Army’s monthly breakfast June 26. Carson, the 31st Army under secretary, was appointed to his position on March 27.

to build the Army back up from 420,000 to 550,000 or 570,000 Soldiers, the force would need to grow by 3540 percent in accessions annually. That’s probably not possible, no matter what kind of incentives one puts in place, he said. “So my fifth question to you is, if we’re going down to 420,000 or lower, how do you build it back up – how quickly can we recruit the right people, to make sure we have enough units, field-grade officers, senior NCOs? This isn’t an easy question to answer,” he said. “The sixth question I offer you, and this is an important one, is whether the Army’s concepts of operations are adequate to a world where precision-guided missiles are proliferating, in a world where the price of computing, power sensors, weaponry is all going down relative to the cost of the means to protect against them, whether it’s better armor, stealth of hypersonic speed. Are we ready for that kind of world?” Carson said. Carson’s seventh question revolved around the roles of the National Guard and the Army Reserve. Should the National Guard be operational or strategic, he asked, and should combat-power roles be shared in some way between the two components?

“My eighth question to you deals with modernization,” he said. “Should we focus on resetting the vast property book of the Army or should we be thinking about next-generation investments and how do we balance these things? “The Army property book is now $250 billion,” he continued. “We have a lot of gear out there. It’s expensive to sustain it; it’s expensive to recapitalize it as it comes out of theater and some of it may not even be needed for the kind of wars in the future, so how do we balance these priorities?” His ninth question was about the Army Force Generation model. He said ARFORGEN has been successful in readying the forces needed for Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, “but at a high price.” He asked, “Is that the right model of readiness for the future?” “And, a tenth question, [which is] somewhat controversial, the one that is so great just to me, is whether our emphasis on decisive-action training is adequate to prepare for the range of military operations the U.S. is going to face over the next 10, 20 or 30 years,” Carson concluded.

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As the mercury rises there’s no need to get hot under the collar; the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation and air conditioning shop is hard at work to keep U.S. Air Force Airmen cool. “It’s been a pretty big challenge this summer because we’re short on manning,” said Master Sgt. Neco Johnson, 633rd CES HVAC noncommissioned-officer-in-charge. “We’ve got people deployed, separating, retiring and we’re just not at full staff; we’re actually down to about half our assigned personnel, but we’re getting the job done.” That job involves taking care of the maintenance and repair of heating and cooling units for more than 200 buildings on Langley Air Force Base. With the unusually cold winter and warm spring, Johnson said his shop has had their hands full keeping the temperature comfortable in work areas and dorms. “We were busy all winter and went straight to a hot spring – it just didn’t stop,” Johnson said. “There’s no time for downtime so we try to do things after hours to keep our morale up. That motivation helps us work harder. We’re a family and it shows in our work performance.” According to Johnson, certain facilities have priorities over others when it comes to staying cool. Near the top of that list are the dorms, and Johnson said his team is working to ensure they stay comfortable for the foreseeable future. “Airmen have to get their rest, and they can’t do that if they’re sweating at night or freezing,” he said. “We are pretty much running 24-hour operations right now to make sure we can get everything done, but there’s still a lot of work to do, so we ask people to please be patient with us.” One of the things the HVAC shop is in the process of doing is replacing outdat-

“We were busy all winter and went straight to a hot spring – it just didn’t stop. There’s no time for downtime so we try to do things after hours to keep our morale up. That motivation helps us work harder. We’re a family and it shows in our work performance.” — Master Sgt. Neco Johnson 633rd CES HVAC noncommissioned-officer-in-charge

ed cooling systems on buildings throughout the base. “It gets to the point where it costs more to keep repairing these cooling systems than to just replace them,” Johnson said. “It’s like working on an old car; there’s only so much maintenance you can do before it makes sense to get something new.” Johnson said that while replacing the current systems is a lot of work for his already-busy crew, the payoff will be worth it, in terms of efficiency, cooling and cost savings. “Newer systems will reduce the need for future repairs,” he said. “That means we’ll be able to maintain the systems and keep them running longer. There are three we’re working on replacing right now on base, and we’re looking at repairing or replacing more in the future, as money allows.” With more than 200 work orders currently filed, Johnson warned that it may be some time for lower-priority projects to get resolved.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher White, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation and air conditioning element journeyman, inspects wire connections on a boiler at Langley Air Force Base, Nov. 8, 2013.The HVAC element is required to conduct inspections on all heating and air conditioning units across the base twice a year.

“If you need our assistance, please call you, and that helps us. There’s a system our customer service number,” Johnson in place that puts the correct priority on said. “They’re set up to be able to help projects, and we’re working as fast as we can to get through that list. We understand how much it can affect your work and home life when you’re hot. I assure To report a heating or cooling issue, contact the 633rd Civil you, we will get out to fix what’s wrong Engineer Squadron Service Call Desk at 764-5343 or 764-5342 as fast as we can.”

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U.S.Army Soldiers assigned to the 271st Movement ControlTeam, 53rdTransportation Battalion, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), stand in formation during a redeployment ceremony at Fort Eustis, June 23.The team returned from a nine-month deployment to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, where they supported Operation Enduring Freedom.

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CSAF to sponsor three captains for PhD program By Debbie Gildea AIR FORCE PERSONNEL CENTER PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The chief of staff of the Air Force will sponsor three eligible captains to pursue a doctorate degree through the fiscal year 2015 CSAF Captains Prestigious PhD Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced. “Intellectual development of officers, especially in critical thinking skills, relatively early in their careers will result in Air Force and joint leaders able to communicate at a strategic level with civilian leaders across various enterprises,” said Tech. Sgt. Jason Franklin, AFPC officer developmental education. Applicants must be line of the Air Force active duty captains with fewer than nine years of total active commissioned time as of Aug. 31, 2015. They must have completed their bachelor’s and master’s degrees and have earned the grade point average required by their preferred school. Candidates selected for the program may pursue a doctorate in Asia Pacific studies, history, political science, international relations, economics, philosophy, international business relations, international security studies, and political systems and theories. Participating educational institutions include: Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ohio State University, Princeton University, Stanford University, Tufts University-The Fletcher School, University of California-Berkley, University of California-Los Angeles, University of Chicago, University of Denver, Korbel School, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of North Carolina, University of Texas-Austin, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Yale University. Major commands and combatant com-

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— Tech. Sgt. Jason Franklin AFPC officer developmental education mands may submit five active duty captains. Direct reporting units and field operating agencies may each nominate three active duty captains. The Air Force District of Washington may nominate three active duty captains from the National Capital Region, but Joint Base Andrews may forward only one nomination package. Applications are due to the Air Force Personnel Center no later than Aug. 15, 2014. “The selection panel will select officers and make a recommendation to the CSAF based on applicants’ military performance, strength of application, letters of nomination, past academic performance and personal statements,” Franklin explained. “Release from the interested officer’s career field is required, so they will need to contact their assignment team to gain release prior to submitting an application.” Applicants must ensure they meet school application criteria and deadlines in time to start the PhD program in fall of 2015, said Franklin. For more information about the program and other personnel issues, go to myPers at https://mypers.af.mil. Select the force development link on the left side under “learn more about,” select “Developmental Education and Special Programs,” and scroll down to the captains PhD section.

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Joint communications interoperability critical to warfighters By David Vergun ARMY NEWS SERVICE

On 9/11, the diverse array of first responders to the World Trade Center and Napoleon Bonaparte once said that “the the Pentagon were in many cases not able to communicate with each other secret of war lies in the communications.” over their radios. The same situation occurred during operations in Haiti, said This is as true today as it was two cen- John R. Kahler, team lead for the Joint On-demand Interoperability Network. turies ago. The Army, along with its sister services, allies and first responders from across the country tested those lines of communications during a month-long Joint Users Interoperability Communications Exercise, or JUICE, which ended recently. Leading the Army’s portion was U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, located at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, the communications hub of JUICE. On 9/11, the diverse array of first responders to the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were in many cases not able to communicate with each other over their radios. The same situation occurred during operations in Haiti, said John R. Kahler, team lead for the Joint On-demand Interoperability Network. “We don’t want that ever happening

again,” said Kahler, an Army civilian who has participated in annual JUICE exercises since they began, 21 years ago. This year is the first time organizations within the Department of Homeland Security, first responders from across state emergency operations centers and the U.S. military and its allies were able to “communicate seamlessly,” he said. The umbrella these entities operated under is known as the Defense Support of Civil Authorities and it is not just for training. In a real emergency, it would be activated, so this accomplishment is especially significant, he said. “They didn’t have to buy any special gear or anything else. They came to the battle with their own gear, hooked it up, and they were very happy,” he added,

explaining that their special multimedia software enabled this to happen. The exercise scenario included an earthquake with power outages and exercise players had portable, solar power generators on-site at various locations throughout the world, so communications would not be disrupted, he said. The exercise also evaluated the security and protection of communications. Kahler called it a “real war,” with more than three million “hits” occurring. A hit included someone trying to hack into the system to monitor communications or the installation of malware to disrupt the exercise. Every year of JUICE there’s been an increase in attacks, but every year, the situational awareness of the JUICE participants has also increased, he said.

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There had been discussions for forming a red team or an enemy player, but “we don’t need a red team,” he said. “We’ve got plenty of red players out there attempting to get into our network. We’re in the middle of a battle right now.” U.S. Air Force Maj. Stefano McGhee, director of the Joint Cyber Center for JUICE, explained how intruders are battled. Joint Cyber Center comes up with solutions, should an intruder be detected in one of the world-wide networks. That solution is then sent to the Joint Network Control Center, which executes the solution by adding it to the database and installing a protective filter. Most of the uniformed participants in JUICE are National Guard or Reserve service members. And most of those, McGhee said, work civilian jobs in information technology. McGhee himself is in the Rhode Island Air National Guard and he said he is always in close communications with his Army Guard brethren, since nearly all missions and training they perform is in a joint environment. SEE WARFIGHTERS PAGE 11

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WARFIGHTERS FROM PAGE 10 The skills these citizen-warriors perform in JUICE are very similar to what they do outside the military. “We’re basically geeks,” he said. U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Grant Johnson, U.S. Strategic Command, said the exercise is incredibly important to what he normally does on the battlefield, which is flying F/A-18 Hornet jets in support of forces on the ground. As a pilot, he said he needs seamless communication on the ground with the Soldiers, Marines and coalition forces he’s supporting. Just as important is protecting the homeland during earthquakes, floods or man-made disasters, he added. Air Force Col. Eric Good, JUICE communicator, J6, said in addition to ensuring secure and working communications across the services and civilian agencies, this exercises gives operators a chance to, “plan, collaborate and coordinate” tactics, techniques and procedures, as well as to learn about the cultures of other agencies, which may call the same piece of gear by a different name. Air Force Maj. Chris Wimberly, Joint Network Operations Control Center officer-in-charge, said that in addition to uniformed personnel, contractors and armed forces civilians, industry representatives also are involved. Having the “tech reps present allows us to understand their technology and be able to use it more effectively without having to go through their training courses,” he said.

More than JUICE While JUICE is an important annual exercise, the involvement of CECOM continues year-round in the form of the Joint On-demand Interoperability Network, or JOIN, of which JUICE is a part. Power cords and cables hang down in cages overhead in a stadium-sized building at Aberdeen, so they can be quickly and easily accessed for re-routing as new hardware and software comes in for testing by JOIN personnel. “JOIN provides a distributed testing environment in which systems can be tested across the same environment and can be leveraged to connect the tactical community into the acquisition community so they can test sustainment, new software and hardware, set up software and hardware and operate it,” said Kahler. JOIN also saves the services a lot of money and man hours by testing and setting up networks at Aberdeen for locations worldwide, he said. For instance, when the Army conducts is annual network integration evaluation exercises, JOIN will pretest all of the gear that will be used to ensure it’s in working order and networked correctly, Kahler said. During the Network Integration Evaluation event itself, labs at Aberdeen participate by collecting data for scientists and researchers to pour over so they don’t have to send their people out to Texas and New Mexico, he said. That sort of assistance occurs across the services worldwide all the time, Kahler added. JOIN helps keep the lines of communication open.

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LEFT: Members of the McDonald Army Health Center Installation SupportTeam at Fort Eustis Emergency Medical Services treat ency support simulated casualties during an active shooter exercise at Fort Eustis, June 26.The exercise involved multiple emerge agencies, including the 733rd Security Forces Squadron, Fort Eustis Emergency Medical Services, the Fort Eustis Fire Department, McDonald Army Health Center and Newport News Fire Department. ABOVE: Members of the 733rd Security Forces Squadron escort simulated casualties from General Stanford Elemen ntary School. As part of the installations’ force protection preparation program, training for school violence incidents is critical to o provide the needed emergency response in the event of a real-world incident.

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ABOVE LEFT: A member of the 733rd Security Forces Squadron guards a simulated active shooter.The exercise took place at General Stanford Elementary School, a Newport News public school located on post, and involved an active shooter injuring roleplayers who acted as teachers and students ABOVE RIGHT: A first responder assesses a casualty during a simulated active shooter exercise at Fort Eustis. RIGHT: First responders gather the wounded during a simulated active shooter exercise at General Stanford elementary school.The exercise was used to test the 733rd Security Forces Squadron, the Fort Eustis first responders and the school administration.

A man in a green uniform stalks the halls of an elementary school, weapon in hand, as police sirens are heard approaching in the distance. That was the scene portrayed during Fort Eustis’ active shooter exercise June 27, which was conducted to practice and evaluate installation emergency management procedures. The exercise took place at General Stanford Elementary School, which is a Newport News public school located on the post. The scenario involved an active shooter making his way inside the school and injuring roleplayers who acted as teachers and students, while Fort Eustis and local first responders rushed to the scene. As part of the installations’ force protection preparation program, training for school violence incidents is critical to provide the needed emergency response in the event of a real-world incident, said Benjamin Blackmore, Fort Eustis antiterrorism officer. “Fort Eustis has a great relationship with our community partners, and in emergency situations local cities would come provide support,” he said. “That is such a huge benefit because an installation has finite resources, so the more help we can get, the better.” Blackmore was the lead observer for the exercise and also had a large hand in its planning, which took several months and involved multiple emergency support agencies, including the 733rd Security Forces Squadron, Fort Eustis Emergency Medical Services, the Fort Eustis Fire Department, McDonald Army Health Center and Newport News Fire Department. “It is such a necessity to work as a team,” said Blackmore. “Security forces and the fire department execute their roles well, but if they don’t work together, they don’t make the end goal.” First responders from both Fort Eustis and Newport News arrived on scene to provide security measures and casualty

treatment. U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Martinez, a military working dog handler assigned to the 3rd Military Police Detachment at Fort Eustis, provided search capabilities with MWD Chek, a patrol explosives detector dog also assigned to the 3rd MP Detachment. “This was my first time participating in an exercise like this, and it really prepares us for an active shooter incident, or anything similar that may happen,” said Martinez. “It’s great to see the functionality of the agencies working together, which also helps reassure the community that we are trained to respond.” In the scenario of this exercise, that response involved neutralizing the threat of the active shooter through rapid security measures. Michael Feckner, 633rd Air Base Wing Inspection Team Manager, played the role of the shooter, which he said added to the realism of the training. “I was surprised at the speed of the security forces members in how quickly they responded to me as the shooter,” he said. “When you look back at recent incidents, situations like this move so fast, and if first responders aren’t fully prepared, it could go bad. Since this isn’t a DOD school, an event like this could quickly overwhelm any one installation, so outside support is critical.” Blackmore agreed that the support of local agencies plays a crucial role in the success of an operation, whether an

exercise or a realworld situation. “It’s a huge opportunity to train with organizations other than your own, because it expands the scope of the exercise, and creates a more intense and realistic training environment,” he said. “The hope is that we pass the message and communicate we are doing these things to reassure the community that we are prepared if an event like this should take place.”

“I was surprised at the speed of the security forces members in how quickly they responded to me as the shooter. When you look back at recent incidents, situations like this move so fast, and if first responders aren’t fully prepared, it could go bad. Since this isn’t a DOD school, an event like this could quickly overwhelm any one installation, so outside support is critical.” — Michael Feckner 633rd Air Base Wing Inspection Team Manager, played the role of the shooter

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“No one will accept you, no matter where you go.” Her grandmother’s words hit hard as she made her way back to her small room in Petersburg, Virginia. If anything, they just made her more determined to complete the Delayed Entry Program, make her way to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and become the Airman she had always wanted to be. That was six years ago. Now, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sharnique Braxton juggles her computer operations analyst career, an Army wife in Texas and an inquisitive 4-year-old daughter. As a lesbian joining in 2008, she coped with a problem many U.S. Service members never have to face – being told her lifestyle isn’t right for the Air Force. “I entered before Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was repealed, and honestly it didn’t matter to me,” said Braxton. “I wasn’t going to stay in a home that didn’t accept me, and even if I had to hide it from the Air Force at the time, it was better than nothing. Not to mention I wanted to be in the military for a long time.” Braxton’s perception of the Air Force was similar to many others - she believed everyone would be against her lifestyle. She feared, even if it didn’t impact her career, her Air Force family would shun her. So she tried to fit the mold. “I dated men when I joined even though I knew it wasn’t really me,” explained Braxton. “To use a common phrase, I was afraid to ‘come out of the closet’ because when I did that in high school, my friends and family treated me like monster. The monster ‘in the closet.’” After a year-and-a-half long relationship with a man, Braxton was left with the first true love of her life – her daughter, Diamond. “Diamond was the first person who didn’t care at all what my sexuality was,”

said Braxton. “I could be with a man or a woman and she would still be the little terror I love so much.” With the jewel of her life in the picture, Braxton found it easier to ignore the pain of continuously hiding her true self. She became absorbed in school and work, never allowing herself time to face her secret. Even when the Air Force repealed Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell two years after Diamond’s birth, Braxton wasn’t convinced this would make a real change. “Of course I was happy to see the Air Force taking steps, but I thought I knew better,” said Braxton. “I saw the Air Force making a political statement, but I knew that wouldn’t change perception.” Braxton knew the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell wouldn’t magically make her coworkers accept her lifestyle. If anything, she believed some Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual Airmen would be disrespected due to prejudice. “I knew an LGBT Airman who deployed after the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and made a friend of the same sex,” explained Braxton. “After the Airman came out to his good friend, who he was not sexually interested in, his friend ostracized him. It made the deployment harder for both men, and I wasn’t willing to face that.” Regardless of her feelings, she did eventually pursue women, albeit quietly. Only her closest friends knew of her lifestyle, and she was okay with that. During

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt.Sharnique Braxton, 440th Supply Chain Operations Squadron computer operations analyst, sits with her wife, U.S. Army Sgt. LaToya Morris, and daughter, Diamond, at their home near Langley Air Force Base, June 25. Braxton entered the Air Force before the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell in 2011,and endured hardships due to her sexual-preference before and after the repeal.

this time, she met her spouse, U.S. Army Sgt. LaToya Morris while on deployment. The two married quietly in Washington D.C. She didn’t tell anyone of her union except her closest friends. Even her grandmother who raised her was kept in the dark, as she wasn’t willing to have her life questioned again. “Hiding was just easier, honestly. I didn’t have to answer to anybody or argue what comes naturally to me,” said Braxton. “I didn’t owe it to anyone to share my life, especially if they might

treat me differently.” But the Air Force had more changes in mind – they knew acceptance was important, not just policy. After being together with her spouse for a year, something happened that Braxton never saw coming. For the first time in history, the Air Force celebrated LGBT Month this June. It was what Braxton had been waiting for. “Ever since my grandmother turned me away in high school, I thought I couldn’t be myself. I learned how perception is everything, and a lot of people who could impact my career could perceive my sexuality as a detriment to the Air Force,” said Braxton. “Now, I saw “Ever since my grandmother turned me away in high school, I thought a different Air Force that was willing to change their perspective. I couldn’t be myself. I learned how perception is everything and a lot of “There is someone who I know, who I people who could impact my career could perceive my sexuality as a det- have always suspected wouldn’t approve riment to the Air Force. Now, I saw a different Air Force that was willing of who I really am,” said Braxton. “She took time out of the middle of the work to change their perspective.” day last week, and I wondered why. Then — U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt.Sharnique Braxton I saw her at an LGBT event near the fit440th Supply Chain Operations Squadron computer operations analyst ness center. I was wrong to judge her, and now I know this is finally the Air Force I really want to be a part of.”

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President requests $58.6 billion for overseas contingencies By Jim Garamone AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE

President Barack Obama’s ďŹ scal year 2015 budget request for overseas contingency operations is signiďŹ cantly less than last year, but still provides the resources needed to protect the United States and its interests, Defense Department ofďŹ cials said. The request calls for $58.6 billion for the Defense Department in the ďŹ scal year beginning Oct. 1, 2014. “This is nearly $21 billion less than last year’s OCO request, representing a 26 percent reduction in OCO funding as our nation concludes 13 years of war and our mission in Afghanistan transitions to a training, advisory, and assistance role post-2014,â€? Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said in a written statement issued yesterday. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel fully supports the request, saying it protects the broad range of U.S. national security interests. The request funds temporary and extraordinary expenses associated with military operations in Afghanistan. It also funds counterterrorism efforts. The request covers funding for Defense Department, State Department and other government agencies not covered by the base budgets of these organizations. The request covers some high-proďŹ le and quick-trigger initiatives. It calls for $5 billion for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. The fund builds on authorities to respond to a range of terrorist threats and crisis response scenarios. It is designed to help build the counterterrorism capacity of partner states from South Asia to the Sahel. If approved $500 million will be used to train and equip appropriately vetted elements of the moderate Syrian armed op-

“This is nearly $21 billion less than last year’s OCO request, representing a 26 percent reduction in OCO funding as our nation concludes 13 years of war and our mission in Afghanistan transitions to a training, advisory, and assistance role post-2014.â€? — Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby Pentagon Press Secretary position. This would allow moderates in the country to defend themselves against attacks by the Assad regime and would weaken extremists groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. In light of Russian actions regarding Ukraine, the budget request calls for $1 billion for the president’s proposed European Reassurance Initiative. “These funds will help us improve the security of our NATO allies and partner states by increasing exercises, improving European infrastructure and allowing us to enhance the prepositioning of U.S. equipment in Europe,â€? Kirby said in the statement. The request does reect the transition in Afghanistan, according to ofďŹ cials. The costs are dropping, but not precipitously. The department will still incur signiďŹ cant costs to transport personnel, supplies and equipment back to their home stations. Funding is also needed to sustain Afghan security forces. OfďŹ cials said that funding will help the U.S. military re-set from over a decade of ďŹ ghting to repair and replace equipment and munitions. Congress must pass the OCO request.

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Former Soldier to receive Medal of Honor for fierce battle in Afghanistan By Lisa Ferdinando ARMY NEWS SERVICE,

Facing almost certain death during an enemy assault in Afghanistan, a gravely injured Ryan Pitts, then a sergeant, fiercely fought on, keeping an observation post and fallen Soldiers around him from ending up in enemy hands. For his incredible bravery in Wanat, Afghanistan, July 13, 2008, Pitts will receive the nation’s highest military honor for valor, the Medal of Honor. He is to receive the award at the White House, July 21, 2014. During that attack in Afghanistan at Vehicle Patrol Base Kahler and Observation Post Topside, nine of Pitts’ teammates were killed. He said his honor is theirs as well. “This award isn’t about what I did; it’s about what we did as a team,” Pitts said. “It belongs to everybody who was there that day.” With severe shrapnel wounds and unable to use his legs, Pitts is credited with preventing the enemy from inflicting further casualties and from gaining possession of the fallen Soldiers.

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Sgt. Ryan Pitts (left) and Sgt. Israel Garcia patrol the mountains of eastern Afghanistan. Garcia was among the nine Soldiers killed in the battle atVehicle Patrol Base Kahler inWanat, Afghanistan, July 13, 2008.

“I basically reconciled that I was going to die, and made my peace with it. My personal goal was to just to try and take as many of them with me, before they got me.” — Ryan Pitts Former Soldier describing an attack in Afghanistan at Vehicle Patrol Base Kahler Photo by Lisa Ferdinando and Observation Post Topside when nine In his home in New Hampshire, May 3, Ryan Pitts, who is to receive the Medal of Honor of his teammates were killed for combat actions in Afghanistan, holds the flag that his grandfather flew every day while Pitts served in the Army.

“The fight was intense everywhere,” Pitts said, in a recent interview from his home in New Hampshire. At one point in the battle, Pitts heard no sounds coming out of the observation post where he was positioned. The then22-year-old forward observer came to a startling realization: he was alone; all the Soldiers around him were dead or gone. He radioed the command post, only to be told that there was no one to send. The fighting raged with Soldiers locked elsewhere in intense battle. “I wasn’t angry,” Pitts recalled. “I’m not angry about it now.” The enemy was so close that Pitts could hear them talking. In fact, the Soldiers listening to Pitts’ communications could hear the enemy. This was the end, Pitts thought. He put the hand mike down. “I basically reconciled that I was going to die, and made my peace with it,” he said. “My personal goal was to just to try and take as many of them with me, before they got me.” The attack began just before dawn, at around 4:20 a.m., with a burst of machinegun fire and then opened up into a fullscale assault that targeted the base’s key defensive weapons systems and positions. “It’s hard to feel good about anything that day,” said Pitts, who at the time served with Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, out of Vicenza, Italy. Their unit was nicknamed the “Chosen Few.”

“We lost nine family members,” he said, during the at-times emotional interview. His wife, Amy, listened nearby, sometimes in tears. The fallen were brothers to him, he said, naming each one: Spc. Sergio Abad, Cpl. Jonathan Ayers, Cpl. Jason Bogar, 1st Lt. Jonathan Brostrom, Sgt. Israel Garcia, Cpl. Jason Hovater, Cpl. Matthew Phillips, Cpl. Pruitt Rainey, and Cpl. Gunnar Zwilling.

An American Soldier Pitts, who is from New Hampshire, recalled how as a kindergartener he drew a picture of what he wanted to be when he grew up: a Soldier. He enlisted in January 2003, even before he had graduated high school. “I wanted to do something meaningful and I wanted to serve my country, so I decided to join the Army,” he said. “Everybody supported me but nobody really liked the decision,” he said. “It was just me. But I was going. I had my mind set.” Family and friends were “unbelievably supportive,” he said. They wrote, sent care packages, and kept in touch while he was deployed and made time to see him when he was home on leave. “My grandfather did his own thing. He put a flag up when I joined the Army, and he flew it until the day I was out. He never took it down,” Pitts said. Pitts, who went on to get a business degree and lives in a quiet neighborhood with his wife and their one-year-old-son Lucas, keeps the neatly folded, worn flag on display at home.

Service and sacrifice Receiving the Medal of Honor is a heavy burden; every Soldier that day fought with all they had, some to the death, Pitts said. “They were great men, but there are service members everywhere, men and women, who would do the same thing that we all did that day,” he said. The nine fallen Soldiers “fought until their last breath because they cared more about their friends than themselves,” he said. Pitts, who married Amy two years ago and had a son, last year, said he wouldn’t have his family if it weren’t for the service and sacrifice of the Soldiers who fought that day, in Wanat. He is alive today because of them, he said. The Soldiers trained and served together, lived together, shared stories, and laughed and joked together. They were like brothers, Pitts said. “We were a family. We had become a family over the course of 14 months in combat. We trained for a year before that,” he said. “That day was a bad day for all of us,” Pitts said. He was on his second combat tour of Afghanistan the time of the attack. Pitts wants his son and the world to know about the men who made the ultimate sacrifice that day – the fathers, husbands, sons, and brothers; the heroes. Pitts thinks of the lost Soldiers every day, he said. Their names and the names of other fallen Soldiers are inscribed on a memorial table at his home. “Rest in peace my Brothers, you have not been forgotten,” the table reads.

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JTFCS change of command

The Community Strengths and Themes Assessment survey is designed to capture community members feelings about the quality of life, health and safety resources within the Fort Eustis environment.The review of community needs assists in the identification of priorities for the Community Health Promotion Council. The results of the CSTA will be briefed at CHPC meetings and included in the health promotion strategic plan for senior commander visibility. The survey is open to all military personnel and family members living or working on Fort Eustis, and Department of Defense civilians, contractors and tenant units located on the installation. The 10-15 minute survey is available at https://usaphcapps.amedd.army.mil/Survey/ se.ashx?s=251137456E6E1EB0. For more information, contact Darlean Basuedayva at 501-7983 or darlean.m.basuedayva.ctr@mail.mil.

The Joint Base Langley-Eustis Family Child Care office is seeking fun-loving, self-motivated individuals to provide licensed child care in their homes on and off base. Applicants must meet the following criteria: ■ Schedule a family interview with the FCC coordinator; ■ Pass a background check, which includes all family members ages 12 and older; ■ Submit to fire, health and safety home inspections; ■ Attend orientation training. The next orientation training will take place July 10-18. Child care providers are needed for children ages 4 weeks and older, including all shifts. All individuals who care for other families’ children for more than 10 hours a week on a regular basis must be licensed to provide care in government-owned or privatized homes. For more information, contact Romona Butler at Fort Eustis at 878-5584/5726 or Joanne Reddick at Langley Air Force Base at 764-3585/2845.

Joint Task Force Civil Support will host a change of command ceremony at 9 a.m., July 15 at Seay Plaza. Major Gen. Jeff W. Mathis III will relinquish command to Maj. Gen. William F. Roy. A retirement ceremony for Maj. Gen. Mathis will take place immediately following the change of command. For more info, contact Lt. Col. Beth Miller at 501-7856.

MCAHC tobacco-free campus

McDonald Army Health Center is now a tobacco-free Home buying and selling seminars The Fort Eustis Housing Referral Office will host a medical campus.The use of all tobacco products and electronic cigarettes is strictly prohibited at the health center, Home Buying Seminar from 6 to 8:30 p.m., July 15 and a Home Selling Seminar from 6 to 8:30 p.m., July 17. Both including all outlying clinics. seminars will take place in the Civil Engineer Division conMovies Under the Stars ference room at 1407 Washington Blvd. Industry speakers The 733rd Mission Support Group will host Movies Un- will include a real estate agent, mortgage lender, attorney der the Stars at 7 p.m. at the Murphy Field Sports Com- and home inspector. The seminars are open to active-duplex. The event is free and open to the public. Gates open ty U.S. military members, retirees, Reservists, National at 6:30 p.m. Bleachers are available for seating and attend- Guard and their family members. ees are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. To register for either seminar, call 878-2977/5687/5579 Food and beverages will be available for purchase. The in- at least three business days prior to attending the semiclement weather location is Jacobs Theater at 647 Mon- nar of your choice. roe Ave. The movie schedule is as follows: Army Community Service ■ July 9 – Frozen (PG) ■ July 23 – Iron Man 3 (PG-13) Army Community Service classes and workshops for ■ Aug. 6 – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG) July will include: ■ Aug. 20 – Planes (PG) ■ Baby and Me Play Group – 10 to 11 a.m. onThursdays For more information about Movie Under the Stars, visit at 501 Madison Ave. www.jbleforcesupport.com. ■ Credit Reporting, Scores and Debt Management – 9 to 10 a.m., July 15. Florida Tech Instant Decision Day ■ DevelopingYour Financial Plan – 9 to 10 a.m., July 8. The Florida Institute of Technology’s Department of Ex■ Effective Communication – noon to 1 p.m., July tended Studies invites prospective graduate students to 16, Communication Style Assessment; and noon to 1 attend an Instant Decision Day event from 11 a.m. to p.m., July 30, Assumption of Goodwill. This is a Lunch4 p.m., July 9 at the Bateman Army Education Center and-Learn series and attendees are encouraged to bring at Fort Eustis. Prospective students can learn about the their lunch. ■ Effective Resume Writing – 9 a.m. to noon, July 25. following master’s degree programs: Business adminis■ Federal Employment – 10 a.m. to noon, July 17. tration, acquisition and contract management, computer ■ Financial ReadinessTraining – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., information systems and project management. The application fee will be waived and attendees will receive in- July 18. ■ ManagingYour Checking Account, Online Banking – stant enrollment decisions. For more information, call 887-2488 or visit http://es.fit. 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., July 18. ■ Play Mornings Play Group – 10 to 11:30 a.m. on edu/off-campus/hroads. To register, visit http://blog.fit.edu/ Wednesdays at 1102 Pershing Ave. esd-instant-decision-day-hampton-roads. ■ Spouse Resilience Training – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., July Summer Volunteer Program 28-31. Registration is required. Fort Eustis organizations and teens who are interested Unless otherwise noted, classes and briefings will take in participating in the Summer Volunteer Program can con- place in Bldg. 650, Monroe Ave. For more information, call tact Donna Cloy at 878-3638 or donna.g.cloy.civ@mail.mil. 878-3638.

Family Advocacy Program The Family Advocacy Program is offering the following classes at 2115 Pershing Ave. ■ Anger Management – 1 to 2:30 p.m., Tuesdays. The next eight-week clinical series will begin July 29. ■ Family Advocacy Safety Education Seminar – 9 a.m., July 10. ■ Relaxation Course – 3 to 4 p.m., July 22. ■ The Five Love Languages – 3 to 4 p.m., July 15. To register or for more information, call 878-0807. No children please.

Motorcycle rider courses The 633rd ABW Safety Office is offering the following motorcycle courses: ■ Experienced Rider’s Course (BRC-2) – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 9 and 23, and Aug. 6 and 20. The course will take place at training area 14-A at 3300 Wilson Ave. ■ Military Sport Bike Rider’s Course (MSRC) – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 8, 15 and 22, and Aug. 5 and 12. The course will take place at 705 Washington Blvd., room 169. Motorcycle courses are offered to active-duty U.S. military members on a first-come, first-served basis. Family members, retirees, Department of Defense civilians and contractors will be scheduled on a standby basis only. Currently, the Beginner Rider’s Course is not offered at Fort Eustis; however, active-duty military can take the BRC at Fort Lee or Little Creek free of charge. All active-duty military members will be reimbursed the training fee for BRC courses taken at Thomas Nelson Community College, Tidewater Community College, Rappahannock Community College and other local colleges. To register for the BRC-2 or MSRC courses, email usaf. jble.633-abw.mbx.eustis-safety-office@mail.mil and include the following information: desired course date, first and last name, last four digits of social security number, rank, age, branch of service, unit, and phone number. For more information, call 501-8261/8230/8263.

JDTC courses The Joint Deployment Training Center at Fort Eustis offers basic, intermediate and advanced courses tailored to meet unit-specific training requirements or deployment schedules.The training is open U.S. Service members of all ranks and branches, including those assigned to joint positions and combatant commands or agencies. Each resident course is five days or less hands-on, over-the-shoulder training taught by a veteran subject matter expert. Once certified, students will receive a six-month supervisory evaluation of their knowledge and skills acquired through JDTC. For more information, visit www.jbtc.eustis.army.mil or call 878-2987.

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The Bayview Commonwealth Center will host a Women’s Equality Day 5K Fun Run at 7:30 a.m., July 18. Registration is $10 per person on a three to five person team and is $15 for single participants. Registration is open from July 1 to 17. Participants can also register on the event day from 6:30 to 7:15 a.m. Prizes will be awarded for fastest male and female runner, fastest team, best dressed team and best dressed single runner. Proceeds raised will support the Avalon Center for Women and Children, which provides shelter and support to those experiencing domestic violence and sexual assault in the greater Williamsburg area. The Women’s Equality 5K Run is also seeking 20 volunteers to help with set up/tear down and to man various tables such as registration and water. For more information, to register or to volunteer, contact Staff Sgt. Candace Reese at 764-7200 or candace.reese@us.af.mil, or Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Shead at 225-0173 or jennifer.shead@us.af.mil.

The Langley Airman and Family Readiness Center will The Family Advocacy Program will host safety educahost a Bundles for Babies course from 3 to 4:30 p.m., ev- tion seminars on Joint Base Langley-Eustis. The seminars ery Wednesday of every other month. For more informa- will highlight the dynamics of domestic violence and child tion or to sign-up, call 764-3990. abuse. Learn who is at risk, available resources and the tools for maintaining a healthy relationship. Below are the American Red Cross needs volunteers seminar dates and locations: The American Red Cross is in need of volunteers to help ■ 9 a.m., July 18, Aug. 14 and Sept. 11 at Bldg. 2115 Perprovide emergency coverage to families in crisis. Training shing Ave., Fort Eustis. ■ 9 a.m., July 18, Aug. 22 and Sept. 19 at the Health and and support will be provided on an individual basis. For more information, contact the Red Cross Office at 878- Wellness Center, Langley Air Force Base. For more information about the seminars, contact Aillen 3339 or email Sheila.keenan@redcross.org. Ford at 764-9581.

Education Assistance Gala The Tuskegee Airmen Inc., Tidewater Chapter will hold their 31st Annual Lawrence E. Anderson Education Assistance Gala on July 19 at the Point Plaza Suites, 950 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., in Newport News. The event will feature Dr. Jarris Louis Taylor Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for the Strategic Diversity Integration, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, as its guest speaker. For more information, contact Chief Master Sgt. Tony Levine at 225-6526, Lt. Col. (ret) Claude Vann at 826-6976 or Chief Master Sgt. (ret) Bernie Monk at 826-1692.

Street Clean up

Volunteers are needed to help clean up the area around Junior Golf Camps South Seldendale Drive from 3:30 to 5 p.m. For more inThe Pines and Eaglewood Golf Courses will host junior formation or to register, contact Pat Parker at paparker1@ golf camps this summer. Each course will accommodate cox.net. various ages and abilities. For more information or to register, visit www.active.com.

Upcoming events at Langley Lanes

■ Dollar Day – Noon to 5 p.m., July 4. Games, hotdogs and hamburgers are all $1 each. ■ Operation Naked Wings – Mondays and Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wings are 60 cents with a choice between buffalo, barbecue and Asian Zing sauce. ■ Cosmic Bowling – Wednesdays from 7 to 10 p.m. Cost is $8 per person and $3 for shoe rental. ■ Stackers are now available at the Kingpin Kafe, starting at $3.25 each. An additional Burger will cost $2. For more information, call 764-2433.

Anger Management Classes

The Health and Wellness Center will host Anger Management Classes from 2 to 3:30 p.m., every Monday. The Family Advocacy Program is hosting the following These classes will provide means to deal with uncontrolled anger. classes at the Health and Wellness Center: For more information, contact Aillen Ford at 764-9581. ■ Stress Management classes from 11 a.m. to noon every second Tuesday of each month. ■ Five Love Languages classes from 11 a.m. to noon, Stress Management Classes July 10, Aug. 14 and Sept. 11. The Health and Wellness Center will host stress man■ Mind over Mood classes from 11 a.m. to noon the agement classes from 11 a.m. to noon, July 8, Aug. 12 third Tuesday of each month. and Sept. 9. These classes will identify the sources of ■ Healthy Relationship Skills for Singles classes stress and how to cope with them. For more information about the classes, contact Aillen from 11 a.m. noon the third Wednesday of each month. ■ A four-week Anger Management class will begin Ford at 764-9581. every first Monday of the month. Participants must attend Mind Over Mood Classes all four classes to receive credit. ■ A 1-2-3 Magic class from 9 a.m. to noon July 11. The The Health and Wellness Center will host Mind Over class will explore a positive discipline technique program Mood classes from 11 a.m. to noon, July 15, Aug. 19 and for parent of children 2 to 12 years old. Sept. 16. These classes will explore thinking errors and ■ Prenatal Fitness classes from 1 to 3:30 p.m. the their effects on our mood. For more information, contact Aillen Ford at 764-9581. third Tuesday of each month. To sign-up, call 764-6321. For more information contact Aillen Ford at 764-9581.

Family Advocacy classes

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FTAC curriculum change Effective immediately the First Term Airmen’s Center Completion Ceremony is no longer a part of the FTAC curriculum. Airmen will use this time to tour the Community Commons. For more information, contact Tech. Sgt. Terry Bufkin at 764-3166.

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Oakland Cemetery is searching for volunteers willing to adopt the cemetery and help keep it clean and neat on a long-term basis. Some of the initial work will involve moving branches and matching headstones with burial. For more information about volunteering , contact Debbie at hccc@hampton.gov.

Dining rooms available The Fireside Room at Eaglewood Golf Course and the Patio at the Pines Golf Course are available for reservation. For more information, call the Eaglewood Golf Course at 764-4547 or the Pines Golf Course at 878-2252.

Apprenticeship opportunity The Norfolk Naval Shipyard located in Portsmouth is searching for individuals to fill their apprentice slots. For more information, call 356-3816.

QTMEP quit smoking program This year, the Quit Tobacco – Make Everyone Proud program’s “Tough Enough” campaign is intended to encourage Service members ages 18 to 34 to quit using tobacco. For more information or enroll in the SmokefreeMIL text messaging program, visit www.ucanquit2.org/en/HowToQuit/SmokefreeMIL.aspx.

SGLI premium adjusted Effective July 1, Service members Group Life Insurance premium rate will be adjusted from 6.5 cents to 7 cents per $1,000 of insurance. For example, the premium for service members with $400,000 coverage will rise from $26 to $28 a month. For more information about the change, visit www.benefits.va.gov/insurance.

Wedding gown giveaway Privee Bride of Ghent will host a wedding gown giveaway July 7 at 350 West 22nd Street Suite 112 in Norfolk. For more information or to register, visit www.bridesacrossamerica.com.

Langley Toastmasters meeting The Langley Toastmasters meet at noon every second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the Community Commons. For additional information, please contact Senior Airman Marissa McNitt at 225-5610 or Staff Sgt. Shanell Howard at 225-7377.

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Bring the family and celebrate Independence Day with a full day of activities on July 4 at Fort Monroe. The following activities are free and open to the public: ■ Beaches and EngineerWharf Fishing Pier – Most of the beaches at Fort Monroe will be open to the public all day, starting at sunrise. City of Hampton lifeguards will be on duty from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Outlook Beach and the parking lot will close at noon. The Engineer Wharf Fishing Pier will also close at noon. ■ Flag Raising Ceremony – Visitors can learn about the life of President James Monroe at a brief ceremony at 10 a.m. at the Casemate Museum’s Postern Gate. ■ Concert and Family Activities at Wherry Quarter – Visit representatives from local community organizations and participate in family-friendly activities from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The U.S. Fleet Forces Band’s Wind Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. Guests are encouraged to arrive early and park in designated areas only. ■ Fireworks Show – A 12-minute close-proximity fireworks show will be launched from the top of the fortress wall at 9:15 p.m. The best location to view the fireworks is north of Outlook Beach, along Fenwick Road from the East Gate to Stillwell Road. No viewing will be allowed from atop the fort. Starting at 8:30 p.m., no inbound access will be allowed onto Fort Monroe until the fireworks have ended and traffic exiting the fort has cleared. For more information, visit www.fmauthority.com/calendar.

The 35th Annual Yorktown 4th of July celebration will take place July 4 at Historic Yorktown along the waterfront. The activities are free and open to the public. The best viewing area is along the waterfront. The beach picnic area will be open to the public, but not to vehicular traffic. Free transportation will be available via the Yorktown trolley, with service from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.The trolley is handicapped accessible. The event schedule is listed below: ■ 8 a.m. – Yorktown Independence Day 8K Run and 5K Walk at York High School on Route 17. Race day registration begins at 6:30 a.m. Pre-registration is recommended at www.happypaceraces.com. ■ 9 a.m. – Parade on Water Street featuring live music by the U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Band. ■ 4 p.m. – Event parking opens at the corner of Cook Road and Ballard Street. ■ 7 p.m. – Sounds of Liberty Bell Ringing Ceremony at Riverwalk Landing Stage. ■ 8 p.m. – U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band (Dixie Band) at Riverwalk Landing Stage. ■ 9:15 p.m. – Fireworks display over the York River. For more information, visit www.visityorktown.org or call 890-3500.

The 32nd Annual AT&T Great American Picnic and Fireworks Show will take place from 5 to 10 p.m., July 4 at Town Point Park in downtown Norfolk. The event is free and open to the public. The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band will perform at 7 p.m. and a fireworks show is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. For more information, visit https://festevents.org.

Fourth of July Stars in the Sky Newport News Parks, Recreation and Tourism presents the 4th of July Stars in the Sky celebration from 7 to 10 p.m., July 4 at Victory Landing Park. The park is located at the end of 23rd Street at the James River in Newport News. Admission and parking are free. The event will feature free children’s rides, food vendors and a fireworks show. Entertainment will be provided by the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band’s Full Spectrum ensemble. Parking will be available at the Newport News City Hall parking lot and other designated non-restricted public parking spaces in the downtown area. No pets, bicycles, skateboards or radios will be permitted in the event area. For more info, visit www.nngov.com/parks-and-recreation /4thofjulystarsinthesky. For weather updates, call 926-1400.

Storytelling in the Park Hampton Parks and Recreation will sponsor Storytelling in the Park from 11 a.m. to noon, Fridays, at Bluebird Gap Farm at 60 Pine Chapel Road. Bring the family to experience the art of storytelling through magic, music and puppetry.The event is free and open to the public, and guests are encouraged to bring picnic baskets and visit the farm animals. The inclement weather site is the West Hampton Community Center at 1636 Briarfield Road.The schedule is as follows: ■ July 11 – The Flaming Ginger ■ July 18 – Rob Westcott ■ July 25 – Shells ■ Aug. 1 – Rainbow Puppets For more information, visit www.hampton.gov/parks or call 727-8311.

Victory Center Liberty Celebration Visitors can celebrate the 238th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence during theYorktown Victory Center’s Liberty Celebration from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., July 4-6. Guests can observe tactical and artillery drills, take part in military exercises and learn about the challenges faced by our nation’s founders. The event will also feature a rare early broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence dating from July 1776, a recreated 1780s farm, Continental Army encampment and a “Price of Liberty” program which runs at 12:05 and 4:05 p.m. daily. The film, “A Time of Revolution,” will be shown every 30 minutes in the theater. The center is located on Route 1020 near the Colonial Parkway in Yorktown. The Yorktown Trolley provides free shuttle service to historic Yorktown until 5 p.m. Admission is $9.75 for adults, $5.50 for children ages 6-12 and free for children ages 5 and under. For more information about the event, call (888) 5934682 toll free or 253-4838 or visit www.historyisfun.org/ Liberty-Celebration.htm.

Music by the Bay summer concerts The Music by the Bay outdoor summer concert series will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Fort Monroe’s Continental Park. The concerts are free and open to the public. Visitors are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner, lawn chairs and blankets. The schedule for July is as follows: ■ July 4 – U.S. Navy Fleet Forces Band, Wind Ensemble ■ July 10 – U.S. Navy Fleet Forces Band, Brass Band ■ July 17 – U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band, Full Spectrum ■ July 24 – U.S. Navy Fleet Forces Band, Four Star Edition ■ July 31 – U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band, Dixie Ensemble For more information, visit www.fmauthority.com.

Stars and Stripes Explosion The community is invited to come out and enjoy the Fourth of July Stars and Stripes Explosion event at 8 p.m., July 4 at the oceanfront in Virginia Beach. The celebration is free and open to the public. Activities will include multiple live performances by the Symphonicity Orchestra, Virginia Beach Choral and tribute bands at the following parks: 17th, 20th, 24th and 31st streets. Fireworks will be launched from a barge on the water at 9:30 p.m. near the 20th Street stage. For more information, visit www.beachstreetusa.com.

Colonial Williamsburg’s July 4th celebration Celebrate Independence Day with a family-friendly evening at Colonial Williamsburg’s Food, Fanfare and Fireworks event on July 4. Activities will include a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence, a buffet dinner at the Williamsburg Lodge, a performance by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and a fireworks show. Admission is $85 for adults, $55 for children ages 6-12 and free for children ages 5 and under.Tickets include preferred reserved concert seating for adults and children ages 6-12.The event schedule is listed below: ■ 10 a.m. – Salute to the States behind the Courthouse ■ Noon – Reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Courthouse ■ 4 to 7:30 p.m. – Casual come-and-go evening at the Williamsburg Lodge. Reservations are required. ■ 5:30 to 7 p.m. – Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums performance at Market Square ■ 5 to 9 p.m. – Historic Tavern dining is available. Reservations are required. ■ 8 to 9:30 p.m. – Virginia Symphony Orchestra performance in front of the Governor’s Palace ■ 9:20 p.m. – Fireworks show Free parking will be available at the Colonial Williamsburg Regional Visitor Center. A shuttle will leave the visitor center every half hour from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. To purchase tickets and make reservations, visit www.colonialwilliamsburg.com or call (888) 965-7254.

Free summer movies for youth The Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center is offering a free summer movie series for youth at 2 p.m.,Tuesdays at 2410 Wickham Avenue in Newport News. All movies are rated PG and the schedule for July is listed below: ■ July 8 – The Nut Job ■ July 15 – Frozen ■ July 22 – The Lego Movie ■ July 29 – Muppets Most Wanted For more information, visit www.downinggross.org or call 247-8950.

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