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Hundreds of thousands of Defense Department ci-vilian employees who have had to take a weekly un-paid day off from work since July 8 are getting somerelief, as the total number of furlough days has beenreduced from 11 to six, Defense Secretary Chuck Ha-gel announced Aug. 6.

Here is the complete text of the secretary’s an-nouncement:

When I announced my decision on May 14 to imposefurloughs of up to 11 days on civilian employees tohelp close the budget gap caused by sequestration, Ialso said we would do everything possible to find themoney to reduce furlough days for our people. With theend of the fiscal year next month, managers across theDoD are making final decisions necessary to ensurewe make the $37 billion spending cuts mandated bysequestration, while also doing everything possible tolimit damage to military readiness and our workforce.We are joined in this regard by managers in non-de-fense agencies who are also working to accommodatesequestration cuts while minimizing mission damage.As part of that effort at the Department of Defense, Iam announcing today that, thanks to the DoD’s effortsto identify savings and help from Congress, we willreduce the total numbers of furlough days for DoD ci-vilian employees from 11 to six.

When sequestration took effect on March 1, DoDfaced shortfalls of more than $30 billion in its budgetfor day-to-day operating costs because of sequestrationand problems with wartime funding. At that point wefaced the very real possibility of unpaid furloughs forcivilian employees of up to 22 days.

As early as January, DoD leaders began makingpainful and far reaching changes to close this short-fall: civilian hiring freezes, layoffs of temporary work-ers, significant cuts in facilities maintenance, andmore. We also sharply cut training and maintenance.The Air Force stopped flying in many squadrons, theNavy kept ships in port, and the Army cancelled train-ing events. These actions have seriously reduced mili-tary readiness.

By early May, even after taking these steps, we stillfaced day-to-day budgetary shortfalls of $11 billion.At that point I decided that cutting any deeper intotraining and maintenance would jeopardize our corereadiness mission and national security, which is whyI announced furloughs of 11 days.

Secretary Hagelannouncesfurlough dayreduction

see FURLOUGH, page 3

BY BOBBY JONESSTAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Overcast skies and the threat ofstorms gave way to sunshine and funfor Camp Springs and Temple Hillsresidents, neighborhood civic groupsand Prince George’s County Policerepresentatives as they joined handsagainst crime to observe the 30th an-nual “National Night Out” August 6at Thurgood Marshall Middle Schoolin Temple Hills.

Beverly Taylor, Camp Springs Civ-ic Association transportation chair-man and past CSCA president, calledthe festivities a “going away party forcrime and drugs. We are very seriousabout keeping crime and drugs out ofour community. We’re letting anyoneknow who’s been robbing homes thatwe’re organized and we are keepingan eye out on them and trying to helpa policeman,” said Taylor, a neighbor-hood watch block captain. “So thisnight is about our neighbors com-ing out and meeting one new neigh-bor that they didn’t know before andtalking to a policeman to voice theirconcerns.”

Taylor further noted the eventwas an opportunity to share informa-tion with other neighbors and blockcaptains about what they’re doing intheir areas to curb crime. She andseveral other neighbors monitor ap-proximately 27 houses in her area.

“We use retirees to help keep alook-out at the opposite end of a street.We often ride the streets to make surenobody is lurking around. And if wesee something we call the police, es-pecially if we know our neighbors arenot at home during the day.”

James Randolph of Camp Springsis chiefly responsible for the CSCA’ssuccessful neighborhood watch pro-gram.

“I’ve been putting together neigh-borhood watches in Camp Springs formore than 15 years, doing the neigh-borhood watch organizing, teachingpeople how to get them started andkeep them running,” said Randolph.“One of my most successful watchesstarted with little or nothing. Now

they are the biggest and most talkedabout. I’m just trying to do somethingto keep my community safe.”

Randolph said that his civic-mind-edness runs in the family: Severalfamily members serve within the po-lice community. “Also, me being a partof this community for more than 30years, I’ve seen the evolution of howthe neighborhood has changed dra-matically. So that’s why I’ll continueto help.”

Though residents gathered for foodand fun, neighborhood civic organiza-tions including the Middleton LaneArea Neighborhood Crime Watch keptat least part of the focus on eliminat-ing crime through community/law en-forcement cooperation.

“We originally came together be-cause of a murder in our area aboutsix years ago,” said Sharon Sherman,Middleton Lane Area coordinator.“Basically we’re just here to inform,educate, reduce crime in our neigh-borhoods by working in partnershipwith the police.”

Middleton is also supported byan area community officer from thePrince George’s County Police Depart-ment, Officer Sharon Pittman.

“We’re in partnership and are so

delighted to have a community offi-cer,” said Sherman.

“We have a positive relationshipwith Middleton Lane,” said Pittman,who’s been assigned to the area forthe past two years. “I feel like if wework together and be more proactive,it makes everyone more aware by en-listing more eyes to help us. It’s likeunity in the community against crimeand that’s what needs to be done justto keep everyone a little safer.”

The Middleton Lane Area Neigh-borhood Crime Watch will host a Com-munity Day Walk Sept. 14. “When wehave events of this nature, we set itup with the police support,” said Sher-

Camp Springs sends message tocriminals at National Night Out

Tom Brown, Prince George’s County Police K-9 Division, lets Lisa Sills of Tem-ple Hills pet Balu, his canine partner, during National Night Out Aug. 6.

Patricia Spadlin paints an animal onthe arm of a Camp Springs child.

see NIGHT OUT, page 3

BY CHRIS BASHAMSTAFF WRITER

The Daughters of the American Revolution, an orga-nization of women with a direct familial tie to someonewho fought in the Revolutionary War, has come a longway since 1939, when then-first lady Eleanor Rooseveltresigned her membership in the DAR in protest of thegroup’s decision not to allow opera singer Marian An-derson to perform at Constitution Hall because of herrace. Over the past seven decades, the organization hasevolved into a group more in support of the elementalfreedoms for which their ancestors fought, no mattertheir background or the color of their skin.

For some, eligibility for membership in the DAR hasalways been easy to trace. Families with “legacy” mem-bers can pass down the documents necessary to proveeligibility from mother to daughter, as a family tradi-tion. These days, though, there are plenty of memberswho did not grow up steeped in their family’s geneal-ogy, and who come to the DAR as revolutionaries of anew sort.

Reisha Raney is one of those women. Recently in-stalled as Chapter Regent of the Harmony Hall Chap-ter of the DAR, Raney never paid much attention to herfamily’s ancestry. Before becoming aware of her fam-ily’s Revolutionary War ties, Raney was not, she said, a“history buff,” and focused more on environmental andscientific causes and time spent in the outdoors. Anelderly cousin devoted more than two decades’ effortto researching the family’s roots, tracing them backto Edwin Turpin, a second cousin to Thomas Jeffer-son. Turpin purchased a slave, Mary, married her inCanada and returned to Goochland County, Va., wherethe couple lived in neighboring houses until neighborsburned down their home. Edwin and Mary Turpin re-built their home, raising a family on their own land de-

It’s not yourmother’s DAR...but with a little digging,it just may be yours

see DAR, page 5

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HOTTICKETSAround Town

BY CHRIS BASHAMSTAFF WRITER

“I’m sorry, I thought you were aman.”

I hear that all the time. People seemy name on an email or a byline andassume that “Chris” is a man. I nev-er really think much of it, althoughit does help, sometimes, when I amtrying to line up an interview. Peoplejust seem to take men more seriouslythan women, even now. Maybe I’mcrazy to blow my cover, but, yes, it isshort for “Christine.”

When I finally get someone on thephone, or meet them in person, as of-ten as not they’ll be surprised whenI show up: Me, not the man they’denvisioned.

For a while, I thought maybe Iwas mistaken. This month, though,I received a written reminder thatthings haven’t changed all thatmuch for women, even in America,even today. How do I know? It’s kindof written on the lease to my apart-ment.

A year ago, when I finally movedinto my adorable, little apartment, Iknew I couldn’t quite swing the renton my own. My oldest son and I hadtalked about it at length, and decid-

ed that we could both use what wecalled “a sane year,” living together,pooling our resources. With my joband his--he’s a cashier at a local fastfood restaurant--we could probablyjust pay the bills.

I found the apartment, toured it,made arrangements to move in, scav-enged a few furnishings, recruitedvolunteers to help us move in andthen my son met me for lease-sign-ing day. He’d never signed a lease be-fore, since he was only 20 at the time.I probably didn’t need to have himsign the lease, but I wanted to re-enforce for both of us that this wasour apartment, a shared endeavor. Iwanted to honor both his contribu-tion and my own. So, as I signed orinitialed each portion of the lease, Iexplained it to him and had him dothe same. It was a victorious mo-ment, and a little scary, as all newbeginnings are.

We’ve been here for nearly a year.It has, indeed, been the “sane year”for which we both wished, last Au-gust. We’ve made the transition from“mother and son” to something witha little less hierarchy to it, althoughwe each know that where it reallymatters, he’ll always be my preciousfirstborn and I’ll always be his Mom.

It’s great, really.The other day, an envelope slid

under our apartment door: It is timeto renew the lease. I opened the en-velope and saw, with some amuse-ment, that my son’s name is listedabove mine on the new lease. Notlike it was when we originally signeda lease, and not in alphabetical or-der. He’s first, as far as I can tell,simply because he’s a man.

I have always considered myselfa fairly traditional, old-school per-son. I’m not usually the most vocalfeminist in any room. And I certain-ly am aware that there are womenenduring inequities of justice, ofrights and of treatment far beyondanything an American woman couldeven comprehend, in places all overthe world. But this is just silly, isn’tit? Why didn’t they just copy thingsdown exactly the way they were lastyear? What makes it “right” to act asif my son should be first, above me,in anything? We’ve come a long way,and I am glad of that. But just whenyou think we’re equals, I guess westill are not.

We’ve made progress, men andwomen, and with a little determina-tion I hope we shall continue to doso. Saner years are ahead for us all.

Commentary:Who’s that lady?

Bud Day dies

Retired Air Force Col. George E. “Bud” Day, one of thenation’s most decorated service members, died July 27at his home in Shalimar, Fla., following a long illness.He was 88. Colonel Day spent 5 1/2 years as a POW inVietnam before becoming a legal advocate on veterans’issues. He earned more than 70 medals during WorldWar II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, includ-ing the Medal of Honor. He was shot down over NorthVietnam, captured and beaten, only to escape. He wasrecaptured and placed in the infamous Hanoi Hilton.His cellmate was future U.S. Sen. John McCain, whomhe helped nurse back to health. Colonel Day retired toFlorida in 1977 and practiced law, becoming a crusaderfor veterans’ health care benefits. He took his fight tothe U.S. Supreme Court in a 2003 lawsuit that alleged

Retiree Corner

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August 9TreemonishaOttley Music School, 6525 Belcrest Road, G20, Hyatts-

ville, Md.5:45 p.m.Classical music and Black History lovers can enjoy an

opera by Scott Joplin. For information call 301-454-0991.

August 10Carrie ManolakosSignature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Avenue, Arlington,

Va.9 p.m.Singer-songwriter Manolakos performs folk, pop and

soul. For information visit www.signature-theatre.org.

August 10 - January 2014Voices from the Diaspora: The Afro-Latino Experience

in Prince George’s CountyPrince George’s African American Museum & Cultural

Center, Gallery 110, 3901 Rhode Island Avenue, Brent-wood, Md.

10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday - SaturdayExplore artifacts, art, photography and music by Afro-

Latino artists connected to the county. For informationvisit www.pgaamcc.org.

August 11Jamaican Nationals Association Family Fun DayBladensburg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Road,

Bladensburg, Md.noon - 7 p.m.Dance contests, boat rides, games for adults and chil-

dren, music, food and fun,, for the 17th year. For informa-tion call 301-655-8724.

see RETIREE, page 5

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JBA BuzzWhat’s been your best adventure this summer?

Jaylin Green, 12

Jacksonville,Fla.

Shaine Craft, 12

Anne ArundelCounty, Md.

Alisa Evans, 12

Accokeek, Md.

Antoine Perry,12

Waldorf, Md.

“Going to the Penta-gon was pretty cool.My dad works thereand he had to deliversome important infor-mation to someonethere. It was classi-fied.”

“Seeing my aunt getmarried was my bestadventure, becauseit was my first timegoing to a wedding,and it was in Florida.”

“Going to Kansaswas my best adven-ture. I hadn’t beenthere since I wasthree months old.I went to visit thehouse that I livedin and the hospitalwhere I was born.It was good to seewhere I came fromand I’ll never forgetit.”

“Doing the paint gunwar today. It wasevery man for himselfduring the elimina-tion part of the game.Now I know whathow hard it is to carrya heavy gun, like theguys in the military. Itwas really scary, buta lot of fun.”

man. “We have several community walksscheduled annually. We try to inform ourneighbors and keep them up on crime inthe area.”

Camp Springs residents enjoyed food,fun, static displays and took time to minglewith other neighbors and local police mem-bers mindful to the importance of keepingvigilant against crime in the community.Organizations participating in the annualevent included Prince George’s County Po-lice Department, Prince George’s CountyFamily Services, Boy Scout Troop 1005 Ox-on Hill, Neighborhood Watch - MiddletonLane, COPS Officer and Explorers, South-ern Maryland Health Screening, AFL-CIO,Concerned Black Men of Prince George’sCounty, Temple Hills Community Center,Clearwater Nature Center and AllentownFire Department.

“National Night Out” is a unique crimeand drug prevention event sponsored bythe National Association of Town Watch.The annual event is designed to strength-en local communities by encouragingneighborhoods to engage in stronger rela-tionships with each other and their locallaw enforcement partners.

National Night Out, billed as “Ameri-ca’s Night Out Against Crime,” began in1984 in an effort to promote involvementin crime prevention activities, police-com-munity partnerships and neighborhoodcamaraderie. The purpose was to send amessage to criminals, letting them knowthat neighborhoods are organized andfighting back. That first year, 2.5 millionAmericans took part across 400 communi-ties in 23 states. National Night Out nowinvolves more than 37 million people and15,000 communities from all 50 states aswell as U.S. territories, Canadian cities,and military bases worldwide.

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Beverly Taylor, Camp Springs Civic Association transportation chairman, welcomesCamp Springs residents to a National Night Out event in Temple Hills, Md.

Sweetie the Clown poses with a CampSprings resident.

Maj. Victoria Brock, Prince George’sCounty Police Department, line danceswith Camp Springs residents at a Nation-al Night Out gathering in front of Thur-good Marshal Middle School in TempleHills, Md.

Hoping to be able to reduce furloughs,we submitted a large reprogramming pro-posal to Congress in May, asking themto let us move funds from acquisition ac-counts into day-to-day operating accounts.Congress approved most of this request inlate July, and we are working with them tomeet remaining needs. We are also expe-riencing less than expected costs in someareas, such as transportation of equipmentout of Afghanistan. Where necessary, wehave taken aggressive action to transferfunds among services and agencies. Andthe furloughs have saved us money.

As a result of these management initia-tives, reduced costs, and reprogrammingfrom Congress, we have determined thatwe can make some improvements in train-ing and readiness and still meet the se-questration cuts. The Air Force has begunflying again in key squadrons, the Armyhas increased funding for organizationaltraining at selected units, and the Navyhas restarted some maintenance and or-dered deployments that otherwise wouldnot have happened. While we are still de-pending on furlough savings, we will beable to make up our budgetary shortfall inthis fiscal year with fewer furlough daysthan initially announced.

This has been one of the most volatileand uncertain budget cycles the Depart-ment of Defense has ever experienced. Ourfiscal planning has been conducted under acloud of uncertainty with the imposition ofsequestration and changing rules as Con-gress made adjustments to our spendingauthorities.

As we look ahead to fiscal year 2014, lessthan two months away, the Department ofDefense still faces major fiscal challenges.If Congress does not change the BudgetControl Act, DoD will be forced to cut anadditional $52 billion in FY 2014, startingon October 1. This represents 40 percentmore than this year’s sequester-mandatedcuts of $37 billion. Facing this uncertainty,I cannot be sure what will happen nextyear, but I want to assure our civilian em-ployees that we will do everything possibleto avoid more furloughs.

I want to thank our civilian workers fortheir patience and dedication during theseextraordinarily tough times, and for theircontinued service and devotion to our de-partment and our country. I know how dif-ficult this has been for all of you and yourfamilies. Your contribution to national se-curity is invaluable, and I look forward toone day putting this difficult period behindus. Thank you and God Bless you and yourfamilies.

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Attention all personnel:Maj. George G. Eldridgeregretfully announces thedeath of Senior MasterSgt. Christopher M. John-son. Anyone having claimsagainst or indebtedness tothe estate of Senior MasterSgt. Christopher M. John-son, contact Maj. George G.Eldridge, Summary CourtOfficer, at 240-857-5444.

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BY MATHEW B. TULLY

Q. Once a service member is arrested,how long should it take for the case to goto trial?

A. You don’t hear many people callingthe military justice system a “slowpoke.”That’s because Article 10 of the UniformCode of Military Justice and Rule 707 ofthe Rules for Court-Martial provide servicemembers with the right to a speedy trial,similar to what the Sixth Amendment af-fords in civilian cases.

Article 10 states that after a servicemember is arrested or placed in confine-ment, “immediate steps shall be taken toinform him of the specific wrong of which heis accused and to try him or to dismiss thecharges and release him.” Rule 707 addsthat an accused service member should bebrought to trial within 120 days of whenthe charges were preferred or restraint

was imposed. When examining whether adelay constitutes an Article 10 violation,courts will examine the delay length andreasons for it, whether the accused madeany speedy trial demands, and any preju-dice to the accused, the U.S. Court of Ap-peals for the Armed Forces noted in U.S. v.Christine M. Thompson (2010).

Service members – and their attorneys– need to be vigilant of their Article 10rights. If a service member is denied ac-cess to a speedy trial, a court-martial judgecould dismiss the charges or provide sen-tence relief. It is important to note thatsome delays in bringing a case to trial areexcusable, such as pretrial delays approvedby a military judge or the convening au-thority and situations where a servicemember is AWOL or has been hospitalizeddue to incompetence, according to the Man-ual for Courts-Martial.

Thompson, for example, involved anArmy private who spent 145 days in pre-trial confinement. Thirty-nine of those

days were attributed to defense-requesteddelays, and out of the remaining 106 days,a military judge had initially found only37 of them to represent an unreasonabledelay due to a lapse in progress in the in-vestigation. Initially, a court-martial judgedismissed the charges against the private,finding that during the 37-day period thegovernment was not reasonably diligent.However, on appeal, the U.S. Army Courtof Criminal Appeals found this 37-daydelay to be reasonable, noting confusionbetween military and civilian authoritiesover prosecutorial matters. On remand atcourt-martial, the private was convictedof attempted larceny, AWOL, larceny, andforgery, in violation of Articles 80, 86, 121,and 123. She appealed this decision, even-tually all the way up to CAAF, citing herdenial of her right to a speedy trial.

Although CAAF said the government’sperformance in this case “was not stellar,”the high court upheld the private’s convic-tion. The court stressed that, generally,

“constant motion is not the standard solong as the processing reflects reasonablediligence under all the circumstances.”Further, the private failed to prove anygovernment “indifference or substantial in-activity over the full course of the pretrialproceeding.”

Service members who have been chargedor placed in pretrial confinement shouldimmediately contact a military law attor-ney. An attorney can protect their Article10 rights by helping them make demandsfor a speedy trial and seek remedies suchas the dismissal of charges or sentence re-lief if the delays are excessive, unreason-able, and prejudicial to the accused.

Mathew B. Tully is an Iraq war veteranand founding partner of the law firm TullyRinckey PLLC. Email questions to ask-thelawyer@fedattorney.com. The informa-tion in this column is not intended as legaladvice.

Ask the Lawyer: When will I go to trial?

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Children ages 9 through12 learned basic cookingtechniques, healthy flavor-ing, diet and nutrition facts,food safety and hands-onpreparation during a free,weeklong Cooking Camp atthe Andrews Youth Center.The program was presentedby Chef-K, a company thatpromotes culinary healtheducation for kids. The chil-dren prepared tortillas, freshguacamole, beans, rice, stir-fried vegetables and beefduring the concluding classAug 2.

Chef Lili Rollins guides the children in a taste test.

Joseph Smith, 9, folds napkins for the Latin Fiesta mealprepared by the children in the cooking class as GabbyGingrich, Andrews Youth Center teens and pre-teens edu-cation and training technician, observes.

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Chef Lili Rollins shows Joint Base Andrews children how to roast an Anaheim chilipepper.

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the government reneged on its promise toprovide free, lifetime health care to KoreanWar and World War II veterans. The highcourt declined to hear an appeal of thecase, but the legal action was credited withprompting Congress to pass legislation, re-sulting in TRICARE For Life for militaryretirees over age 65 who had served atleast 20 years or were medically retired.

Scholarships awardedMore than $1 million in financial as-

sistance will go to 670 students, thanks tothis year’s Scholarships for Military Chil-dren program. Since its start in 2001, theprogram has awarded $1,500 scholarships

to 7,412 children of active duty, Guard,Reserve and retired service members. TheDefense Commissary Agency participatesin the program through Scholarship Man-agers, a national, nonprofit, scholarshipmanagement services organization. Com-missary vendors, manufacturers, brokers,suppliers and the general public fund theprogram. It is administered by the FisherHouse Foundation, a nonprofit organizationthat provides temporary lodging for familymembers visiting hospitalized service mem-bers. This year’s essay topic was on the ap-plicant’s most-admired presidential firstlady. The three most popular choices wereEleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford and MichelleObama. Among 242 commissaries partici-pating in the program, the Fort Belvoir,Va. Commissary led all area stores with 17

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Memorabilia soughtThe Armed Forces Retirement Home

welcomes donations for its Hall of Honorsin the new Scott Building on campus inNorthwest Washington. Librarian Chris-tine Baldwin is interested in any militarymementos, collectables or display items.“The room provides the history of the Sol-dier’s Home since its beginning in 1851,”

she said. A brief description of items, alongwith the name of the donor, will accompanythe display. For more information, call Ms.Baldwin at 202-541-7630 or e-mail her atChristine.Baldwin@afrh.gov.

The Retiree Activities Office is open 10a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.Visit the office in Building 1604 at Cali-fornia and Colorado Avenues or call us at301-981-2726. Our e-mail address is rao@andrews.af.mil. Call the office before yourvisit to ensure a volunteer is on duty. TheRAO has a website at www.andrews.af.mil;Under “Helpful Links” click on “RetireesActivity Office” for information on retireesubjects, including past copies of “RetireeCorner.”

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spite prejudice and violence. Turpin freedhis wife and children in his will, in whichhe also gave them all his possessions. In1868, four years after Edwin Turpin’sdeath, the family’s names are found listedon forms at the Freedman’s Bureau, an or-ganization which helped former slaves.

Those documents became part of the re-cords Raney used to become a member ofthe DAR.

“My application included about 100sheets of paper: Birth certificates, mar-riage certificates, death certificates, Censusrecords, pension and Freedman’s Bank re-cords, obituaries, historical society articles,cemetery records and family Bible records,”said Raney. Since her “patriot,” the originalfamily member who fought in the Revolu-tionary War, was from Virginia, Raney trav-eled to Richmond to get copies of some ofthose records to present to the DAR.

“People like Reisha who have to do thedigging really know their background,”said former Harmony Hall Chapter Re-gent Denise Todd, who joined the DAR afew years ago after finding out that hergreat-grandmother had been a DAR mem-ber. “My kids know nothing.”

Todd was able to rely upon her great-grandmother’s membership and Raneyhad to put a great deal of sleuthing intoconfirming her own eligibility; there is noone right way to trace those connections.For years, women have turned to archivessuch as those run by the Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints in Salt LakeCity, Utah.

“The Mormons have the best database,”said Todd. “The DAR is second.”

Modern technology has made tracingancestry easier than in the past, in partbecause many government agencies are

starting to put archival information onthe Internet where descendants can findit. This year, for example, the muster rollsfrom Valley Forge were put online for thefirst time.

“Ancestry.com is not acceptable (asproof of descent), but it’s a good start,” saidRaney, who said that fold3.com, an orga-nization in partnership with Ancestry.comthat focuses on military records, censusdata, pension information and other offi-cial sources, can provide acceptable proofof eligibility. Though the burden of proof ison the prospective member, no one has tosort through it all on their own.

“”We have at least three people in theHarmony Hall Chapter who would be ex-cited to help you research,” said Raney,

“and a group from the state of Marylandrecently went to the Mormon library to doresearch.”

Once a prospective member has assem-bled documentation to prove direct lineageto a Revolutionary War participant, theDAR evaluates the documentation. Onceconfirmed, the new member can join theDAR. Though the organization is selectivein its membership, it is not just a socialgroup.

“Our mission is three-fold: To promotepatriotism, education and historic preser-vation, including conservation and wom-en’s issues related to the RevolutionaryWar,” said Raney. Chapters meet monthlyfrom September through June, for pre-sentations by guest speakers. In a recent

change, when those presentations are ofpotential interest to the public at large,they are opened to the public.

The Harmony Hall Chapter presentscitizenship awards to honor local peoplewho have performed acts of communityservice, awards JROTC medals at localhigh schools, promotes patriotism, fundsacademic scholarships, gathers Christmasdonations for residents of the CharlotteHall Veterans Home and helps members ofthe chapter and of the community at largelearn about how to seek out local services.

“It gets us out as members to find andspread information,” said Todd, who saidthat the DAR provides a sense of communi-ty she lost after retiring from the Air Force.

“Being in the military, to be successfulyou have to be community-involved andwell-rounded When you retire, you lose allthat,” said Todd. “I was finishing my degreeand retiring when this fell in my lap. Youlook forward to retiring, but then you loseeverything when you do.”

Though Todd and Raney are heavily in-volved in the DAR at the local and statelevel, “you can get as involved as much oras little as you want,” Todd said.

Chapter members are also working toraise awareness of the declining conditionof Harmony Hall Manor, the mansion fromwhich the chapter takes its name. The62-acre waterfront property includes theoldest known canal and set of architecturalplans in the United States. Owned by theNational Park Service, it had once been ahorse farm.

“We would like to see Harmony HallMansion open and restored to its formerglory,” said Todd.

The chapter, formed in 1984, meets atHarmony Hall Regional Center in FortWashington, Md. and is looking for members.

“It’s not your mother’s DAR,” said Todd.“It’s more modern, now.”

SUBMITTED PHOTOS

From left, Past Chapter Regent Denise Todd, Past Chapter Chaplain Willie Walke, PrinceGeorge’s County Executive Rushern Baker III (D), Chapter Regent Reisha Raney, Chap-ter Registrar Connie Uy, Chapter Parliamentarian Judy Meade, Past Chapter RegentDorothy Weberling and Chapter Vice Regent Emma Stuart gather after the officer instal-lation ceremony held June 15, 2013.

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Spin Classes are held at the West Fitness Center Monday, 5:30p.m., Wednesday 5:30 p.m., Thursday 12 p.m. and Friday 5:30 p.m.

For more information call 301-981-7101.

WEST FITNESS CENTER PUTS A SPIN ON HEALTH

Aubrey Davis, Pentagon policeman, responds tocadence from the spin instructor during a high-tempo,calorie-burning bike surge.

A spin class participant’s muscles strain from grippingthe handlebars.

A participants’ feet blur as she goes full throttle during thefinal stretch of the spin class Aug. 1.

Brian Bell, West Fitness Center spinning instructor, moni-tors his class during cool-down.

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Deborah Leslie, right, joins other spin class participants in raising arms during an endurance section of the spin class.

BY SABINE LOPEZ

FITNESS AND OPERATIONS SPECIALISTWEST FITNESS CENTER

Caffeine is getting a lot of attention thesedays. The US Food & Drug Administration hasannounced that it’s looking into how to considerregulating caffeine, because caffeine is poppingup in all kinds of products – from drinks tosport gels to diet aids and even nuts.

This conversation is not really new. In thepast, the International Olympic Committee es-tablished limits on caffeine consumption – ath-letes were not allowed to have more than 12 mg/liter of caffeine in their system. You would haveto drink 8 cups of regular coffee to get this con-centration. People have known for thousands ofyears that the substance has an impact on hu-man performance. This week, we’ll describe thespecific impacts of caffeine. You can judge foryourself what’s right for you.

Caffeine is what is called an ergogenic aid.That means it’s a substance that is not producedby the body, so any caffeine in a person’s systemmust have been ingested by that person. Themain take-away is this: when caffeine is pro-cessed by the body, it’s gone; in other words, caf-feine has a relatively short-term effect, and inorder to keep producing the effect a person mustkeep ingesting caffeine. This is partly why theFDA and the IOC are interested in what consti-tutes safe mounts of caffeine consumption.

Studies have shown that caffeine increasespower, endurance, speed and resistance to fa-tigue. However, it has not been shown to in-crease maximal strength. This means caffeinemay help you run faster or longer, but it won’thelp you increase the weight you can lift. Keepin mind the impact is over the short-term, un-less you keep ingesting caffeine throughout aworkout.

It’s also worth talking about the definitionof “short-term.” Caffeine studies have shownthat effects last anywhere from 60 seconds to2 hours. The range depends primarily on theamount of caffeine ingested, but it also variesfrom person to person.

There is conflicting data when talking aboutcaffeine and dehydration, ion imbalance or oth-er adverse effects. However, it’s fair to say thatoveruse of caffeine changes a person’s ability tofocus and concentrate, and a lack of concentra-tion could have very negative consequences foreven the most basic life activities.

In summary, caffeine appears to be a safesubstance, when used in moderation. And, likemost things, it stops being safe when it’s over-used. The trouble with caffeine, which makesit a problem for the IOC and the FDA, is thatdefinitions of “moderation” and “overuse” relyat least in part on the individual taking the caf-feine. In whatever way you choose to use caf-feine, be safe by being careful and recognizingyour own limits with this stimulant.

Fitness tip: What’s the buzz on caffeine?

Place Teams 4 June 11 June 25 June 2 July 9 July 16 July 23 July 30 July 6 Aug. Total1 89 OG 12 9 10 9 12 10 BYE 12 5 792 AFDW 10 8 12 BYE 11 12 11 0 7 713 NGB 8 4 11 3 12 BYE 7 12 6 634 11 SFG BYE 11 1 12 0 RS 12 12 7 555 PAG 12 BYE 12 6 1 12 5 0 5 536 779 MDG 4 3 BYE 6 12 RS 1 12 12 507 11 FSS 2 1 2 7 BYE 0 12 0 6 308 1st HELI 0 12 0 5 2 2 0 BYE F 19

The top four teams--89 OG, AFDW, NGB and 11 SFG--will move on to the playoffs, to be held over the next twoweeks. Two teams still have to make up their match. The outcome will affect which teams move on to the playoffs.

Intramural Golf Standings

American League: Tuesday/ThursdayTEAM WINS LOSSES TOTAL GAMES WIN %AFDW 9 2 11 82%113th WING 12 4 16 75%811 SFS 13 5 18 72%779 MDG 10 4 14 71%11 CES 9 5 14 64%11 SFG 6 8 14 43%744 COMM 4 9 13 31%89 MXG 4 12 16 25%NCMS 2 12 14 14%PAG 1 9 10 10%

National League: Monday/WednesdayTEAM WINS LOSSES TOTAL GAME WIN %89 APS 12 4 16 75%1st HELI 13 5 18 72%89 COMM 10 6 16 63%FRC MA 11 7 18 61%NGB 10 8 18 56%11 LRS 8 8 16 50%NCWDG 9 9 18 50%VR-53 8 10 18 44%779 ASF 3 15 18 17%779 AMS 0 12 12 0%

JBA IntramuralSoftball Standings

TEAM WINS LOSSES TIES POINTS11 SFG 4 0 2 14779 MDSS (A) 4 0 2 1411 CES 4 1 1 1389 OG 3 1 2 11744 CS (B) 3 1 1 10744 CS (A) 3 2 911 LRS 2 3 2 889 CS 2 4 1 7PAG 1 4 389 APS 1 3 3459TH 0 3 1 1779 MDSS (B) 0 5 0

JBA IntramuralSoccer standings

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BY AIRMAN 1ST CLASS AARON STOUT11TH WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Getting fit to fight in the Air Force justbecame more convenient.

As part of an Air Force Services Trans-formation Initiative test concept, JointBase Andrews, Md., was one of six instal-lations to implement unmanned hours attheir fitness center, making it accessible24/7.

Since February, there have been roughly25,000 visits between the test bases andevery aspect of the initiative is going well.Now with the test phase at these six basesnearing its end, the program is rolling outAir Force wide.

“The purpose of the initiative is to boostmorale and provide access to the gym forservice members who work unconventionalshifts, such as security forces members,”said 1st Lt. David Smith, the 11th ForceSupport Services Sustainment Flight offi-cer in charge.

Registration for the test bases has al-ready begun for authorized users of thefitness center who are 18 years and older.Users must have a valid government iden-tification card in to register. Dependents,16-17 years old must register and be withtheir registered sponsor to enter.

One member who is taking advantageof this is Staff Sgt. Sean Matiasic, an 89thAerial Port Squadron Air Transportationspecialist. He works second shift and saidit more convenient, as he prefers to workout after work.

“I keep fit not because it’s my job, butbecause I like to be fit; I like to stay inshape and it’s a hobby,” he said.

Daniel B. Ginsberg, the Assistant Sec-retary of the Air Force for Manpower andReserve Affairs along with Rosemary Frei-tas Williams, The Office of the Secretary ofDefense Military Communities and Fam-ily Policy director, approved the Services

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IslamicPrayer Room in Chapel 1 AnnexDaily Prayer Monday - Friday, 7:30

a.m. - 4 p.m.Prayer Service Friday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

JewishChaplain Maj. Raphael Berdugo is the

new Jewish chaplain. He can be contactedat the Chapel’s main line, 301-981-2111.

Chaplain Berdugo hosts a Lunch-and-Learn each Wednesday at 11:45 a.m. inChapel One. Bring your lunch and studythe Torah portion of the week togetherwith others of all faiths.

ProtestantSunday ServicesChapel 2, Traditional Service 9 a.m.Base Theater, Contemporary Service 10Gospel Service 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday Family Night at Base TheaterFamily meal 5 p.m.Christian Education and AWANA Kid’s

Program 6 p.m.

Roman CatholicReconciliation by appointment, call

301-981-2111Daily and Saturday Mass have been

temporarily suspended.Chapel 1, 1345 W. Perimeter Road.Mass Sunday, 8:30 a.m.Chapel 2, 3715 Fetchet Ave.Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

(RCIA) classes Monday, 6 p.m.

For information, pastoral counselingand religious accommodation of all faithtraditions call 301-981-2111 or visit thechapel office at 1345 W Perimeter Road.

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Transformation Initiativeto test unsupervised fitnessand sports center after-hours use.

“Other test installationsinclude Fairchild Air ForceBase, Wash.; Scott AFB,Ill.; F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.;Tinker AFB, Okla.; and Lit-tle Rock AFB, Ark.,” Smithsaid.

With fitness centers nowbeing available unstaffedafter regularly staffedbusiness hours, member’ssafety remains a top prior-ity, said Col. Thomas Joyce,the Air Force PersonnelCenter Services director.

“Entry access and sur-veillance systems will pro-vide patrons security andsafety in their pursuit toget fit in off hours,” Smithsaid. “Emergency equip-ment such as a defibrilla-

tor and first-aid kits willbe readily available as wellas phones with emergencynumber lists and clear pro-cedures for fire departmentaccess.”

With safety measuresin place, installation com-manders will also conductand document operationaland risk management as-sessments, Joyce said.

Additionally, each facil-ity will have a number ofmotion-censored, record-able security cameras thatare hooked up to a stand-alone computer in the fit-ness center staff office,Joyce added. This providesthe staff and/or emergencypersonnel appropriate datain case of an incident.

“We also have writtenstandards in place for pa-trons to understand guide-lines for unsupervised useof the facility,” Smith said.

For shift workers likeMatiasic, there is nothingmore convenient than a24-hour fitness center.

“There are definitelyless people here, whichis nice. It’s pretty slow soyou don’t have to wait forweights or to get on a ma-chine,” he said.

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