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UPCoMiNG eVeNTsToday, 11:30 a.M.-1 P.M.: “A Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration” - McGillTUesday, 11 a.M.-2 P.M.: USO Center grand opening & ribbon cutting - Bldg. 8612JaN. 17, 7-10 P.M.: Karaoke Night - The LanesJaN. 18, 7-10 P.M.: Lounge Party - The LanesJaN. 18, 6:30-10 P.M.: CYSS Parents’ Night Out

hoMeCoMiNG1917 log cabin returns to Fort Meade after 90 years in Valley Forge, Pa.

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Geralyn Skasko, a second-grade teacher at Manor view Elementary School, and her class show off their new iPads. The school received 23 new iPads and an iPad cart through a $15,000 grant from the Target Corporation last november. For the story, see Page 12.

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It’s the beginning of a new year and like so many of you, I’ve had an opportunity to think about resolutions and commitments that I would like to take on this year.

I normally don’t announce my New Year reso-lutions, but this year I feel it’s important to share them with you.

As garrison commander, I want you to know my primary resolution is to continue to build on the progress that we, Team Meade, accomplished over the past year.

I am determined to continue promoting and building wellness and resiliency programs that meet the demand of Fort Meade service members and their families. I want all service members and their families to know about behavioral health services and support options available on post.

I am also determined to use all the resources available to help me protect service members and their families. The safety and security of our post community is my top priority.

Our police and force protection personnel are responsible for many initiatives and measures that help ensure the safety of the community, includ-ing random patrols in marked and unmarked vehicles and foot patrols in the housing neighbor-hoods and other areas on post.

Another resource I use to protect service mem-bers and their families is the Fort Meade Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board.

The AFDCB provides the garrison commander with a tool to identify, investigate, report and act on conditions within the Fort Meade community that in any way adversely affects the health, safety, welfare, morale and discipline of the armed forces and their families.

Last week I added two local gas stations to the installation’s list of off-limit areas and establish-ments: the Exxon stations - 7898 Ridge Road in Hanover and 1318 Annapolis Road in Odenton.

These businesses were placed on the list of off-limit establishments because they have sold synthetic marijuana, aka SPICE, to members of the Fort Meade community.

The AFDCB recommended that the businesses be added to the list after the board met in October because they posed a threat to the good order and discipline of the Fort Meade community.

Service members assigned to Fort Meade are barred from going to any off-limits establishment

or area for any reason. Service members who go to these estab-lishments can be subject to “nega-tive administra-tive or personnel actions” for vio-lating a lawful order.

This admin-istrative action only applies to active-duty military service members. Family members are not part of the restriction. However, I encourage service members to share this infor-mation with their family members.

(The full list of off-limits establishments or areas are available at ftmeade.army.mil/garrison/frequentlyrequestedlinks.)

In addition to spice, the AFDCB will identify establishments and investigate reports of service members being sold bath salts, another synthetic drug such as spice that is touted as a legal high and has gained popularity because it is undetected in urine tests.

Spice has been banned by the Department of Defense since 2010. And while there is no specific regulation restricting bath salts use, I want service members and their families to know that bath salts are a scary drug and its users can suffer from anxiety, depression, hallucinations, delusions, tremors and seizures.

The bottom line: the military has a zero toler-ance policy regarding the use of synthetic drugs. I will use every resource available to me to enforce this policy and help protect our service members and their families.

This is just another effort, on my part, to remain committed to promoting and building wellness and resiliency; to keep the Fort Meade community safe; and to provide a safe and secure environment for service members and their fami-lies.

We had a great year last year and I look forward to our continued success in 2013. I’m sure that by working together, we can continue to make Fort Meade a great place to work, live and play.

Have a great week!

Happy New Year!

COL. Edward C. rOthstEin

Garrison Commander

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By Brandon BieltzStaff Writer

The last time it was on Fort Meade, the 314th Infantry Regiment’s cabin probably sat somewhere on the old golf course. But when it came back to the installation last fall after decades at Val-ley Forge, Pa., the structure resembled a pile of Lincoln Logs.

The century-old cabin was transport-ed in pieces to Fort Meade beginning Oct. 26, with the final logs dropped off on Nov. 2. The disassembled cabin will be rebuilt near the Fort Meade Museum and used as a community activity cen-ter for the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation.

Through the Descendants and Friends of the 314th, the Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge gifted the cabin to Fort Meade.

“It is now going to be returned to an active-duty post,” said Barbara Taylor, Fort Meade Museum exhibits special-ist. “It is a veteran coming home to do service for active duty.”

Initially built in 1917 by the Soldiers of the 314th Infantry Regiment of the 79th Division American Expeditionary Forces, the cabin was constructed using trees from the forest that surrounded the post, then known as Camp Meade. With construction material scarce in the desolate camp, spikes were hammered out of horseshoes and door hinges were shaped from wagon tires.

While the exact location of the cabin’s original site is unknown, it is believed — based on old maps and photos — that the cabin was built on what later became the Courses.

“[The Directorate of Public Works] took a map of everything we have today and overlaid a map from 1917 over it, and then they looked for where the building would be,” said Chris Thiel, chief of training for the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security.

“One of the 314th Infantry asso-ciation members brought us a big unit picture and it looks like it was right in front of the chow hall. So we were able to identify that and some of the other buildings around it, and we think we have it pinpointed where it was.”

Before the 314th was deployed during World War I to France in 1918, the cabin served as an officers club and assembly hall for the members of the unit trained at Camp Meade.

Fort Meade log cabin returns home after nine decades

In France, the Soldiers were heavily involved in the Meuse Argonne Offen-sive and remained in Europe until Armi-stice Day on Nov. 11, 1918.

Soldiers returned home in May 1919 and were discharged. Shortly after the war ended, the cabin was transported, log by log and stone by stone, to Valley Forge by rail. It was rebuilt on top of a hill and dedicated on Sept. 30, 1922 as a memorial for the Soldiers who lost their lives in Argonne.

John Shetler, president of the Descen-dants and Friends of the 314th Infantry, said that for several years the third generation of the organization was look-ing for a new location to preserve the cabin.

Initially, the cabin was going to be part of the Carlisle Barracks’ Army Heritage Trail in Pennsylvania. But when the plan

fell through, Fort Meade came into the picture as its new home. The process to move the cabin to Fort Meade began three years ago after Taylor met Shetler at a World War I seminar.

“Their descendants would like to see the cabin returned to Fort Meade,” Thiel said. “It’s kind of returning it to where it came from.”

The cabin was then disassembled and moved to Fort Meade by truck at no charge to the installation. It is currently being stored in a warehouse.

The goal is to have the facility recon-structed by the summer. Shetler said that the group hopes to make a trip to Fort Meade once the cabin is fully reconstructed.

“We would love to see it,” he said.In addition to the log cabin, the 314th’s

collection of artifacts, which were stored

in the cabin at Valley Forge, were given to the installation. The large collection contains enemy machine guns, war arti-facts, trench art and photographs.

Most of the materials will be con-served and displayed in the Fort Meade Museum, but some will be placed back in the cabin.

“We have a few artifacts that can with-stand cabin environment because it’s not going to be humidity controlled,” Taylor said. “Certain artifacts that wouldn’t be affected by humidity, like some wrought iron, original lamp fixtures, those are all going to stay with the cabin.”

With the cabin and artifacts now in possession of Fort Meade, the museum staff is eager to get the materials sorted and the cabin erected.

“I can hardly stand it I’m so excited,” Taylor said.

photo courtesy of DescenDants anD frienDs of the 314th infantry

An officer stands outside the 314th Infantry Regiment’s cabin at Camp Meade in 1918. The cabin, which was moved in 1922 to Valley Forge, Pa., was transported back to Fort Meade last November and will be reconstructed to serve as a community activity center.


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Dec. 12, Possession of drug para-phernalia: An investigation revealed that an officer observed empty plastic bags containing suspected marijuana residue while conducting a routine inspection of the subject’s vehicle. Further investigation revealed a small plastic bag and two clear bottles in a backpack. All items contained residue of a green, leafy substance. A field test was con-ducted of the residue, which tested positive for the presence of THC (the active chemical in cannabis).

Dec. 13, Possession of marijuana: The Direc-torate of Emergency Services was notified of possible drugs and paraphernalia in a vehicle at the Gate 7 inspection area on Route 32. An investigation revealed drug paraphernalia and residue that tested positive for THC.

Dec. 22, Assault: The Directorate of Emergency Services was notified of a possible domestic disturbance in progress. An investigation revealed that a husband and his wife entered into a verbal alterca-tion, which turned physical when the wife hit and scratched the husband, who in

turn pushed her into a wall and door.

Dec. 24, Theft of private property: The victim stated she arrived home and left her wallet in the open in the center console of her vehicle, which was unsecured. When she went to retrieve the wallet, it was not in her car.

Dec. 25, Assault: The Directorate of Emergency Services was notified of a possible runaway juvenile. An investigation revealed that the subject and his son were involved in a verbal altercation, which turned physical when the subject struck his son with a closed fist.

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tics, maintenance, construction and many other tasks that help keep the school run-ning efficiently.

DINFOS recognizes the important contributions of its civilian members throughout the year and has created the Civilian of the Quarter and Civilian of the Year awards to show appreciation for their excellent performance.

The Civilian of the Year for 2012 is Linn Foster.

Foster has been a DINFOS employee since January 1997. He works as the facilities manager and is responsible for ensuring the overall maintenance of the building.

Foster and his team, alongside the Corps of Engineers, are preparing to break ground on a new expansion to DINFOS.

The Civilian of the Year is chosen from the four winners of Civilian of the Quarter. Foster was named Civilian of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2012.

The other nominees for Civilian of the Year were Cathy Jewitt, Scott Wakefield and Mary O’Shea.

According to the official guidelines for Civilian of the Year, the winners are picked based on professionalism, attitude, courtesy, self-development, overall per-

formance and a supervisor’s nomination.Mikel Griffith, director of Logistics at

DINFOS and Foster’s supervisor, submit-ted the nomination for Foster.

“He’s in charge of the building as well as the new expansion that’s being built,” Griffith said. “His work ethic can’t be compared. He bleeds this building.”

When asked his thoughts on receiving the award, Foster said he was surprised. Everything that happens in this building is the result of a team effort, he said, and nothing could happen without the collaboration of every department at the school.

“I’m not sure why I was picked, but I’m honored that I was,” Foster said. “I’m just another person within the team that works to get things done.”

Because of his efforts and those of all the members of the DINFOS team, the school is able to train more than 3,000 students each year.

So what happens next for the Civilian of the Year?

Foster said he will continue his work at DINFOS for as long as he can.

“I think I’m going to stay here until they kick me out,” he said with a smile.

Foster said he is doing what he loves and that’s what really matters.

By Navy Seaman Apprentice Taylor L. JacksonDINFOS Intern

The Defense Information School is the Department of Defense’s premier training environment for both military and civilian public affairs specialists.

While DINFOS prides itself on these highly trained instructors, it also recog-nizes the civilians who work to make this school great. The civilian members of the DINFOS staff play a tremendous role in various aspects of the school’s operation including information technology, logis-

DINFOS names Civilian of the Year employee

Photo by SPC. JoSePh Joynt

Linn Foster, facility manager for the Defense Information School, displays his 2012 Civilian of the Year award in the Hall of Heroes at DINFOS on Tuesday. Behind him are fellow nominees and recipients of the Civilian of the Quarter Award for 2012: Mary O’Shea, course developer; Cathy Jewitt, DINFOS regristrar; and Scott Wakefield, video skills instructor.


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the Exchange. Work-ers are now beginning to turn the space into a temporary parking

lot that will fit approxi-mately 200 vehicles. The lot will serve as

the main parking area for the new 167,000-

square-foot Exchange, which is being con-structed on the cur-

rent parking lot.

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By Wendy PoulsonSocial Security ManagerGlen Burnie

Like any other successful and long-standing program or organization, there are a number of myths surrounding Social Security.

Some are grounded in truth but just slightly misconstrued. Others are completely out of line with the truth.

Myth 1: Social Security is just a retirement program.

Social Security is more than a retirement program. It provides benefits to retirees, survivors and people with disabilities who can no longer work.

Almost seven million disabled workers and nearly two million of their dependents

get Social Security disability benefits.About 6.5 million dependents of

deceased workers (including 2 million children) receive Social Security survivors benefits.

Myth 2: I don’t need to save because Social Security will take care of me when I’m retired.

Social Security was never intended to be a person’s sole income in retirement. It should be combined with pension income and per-sonal savings and investments.

Your Social Security Statement, available at socialsecurity.gov.mystatement, is a great place to get an idea of what to expect during retirement.

You also can visit our Retirement Estima-tor at socialsecurity.gov/estimator.

Myth 3: If I work after I retire, I’ll be penalized.

Once you reach your full retirement age, there is no penalty and no limit on the amount you can earn.

You can determine your full retirement age by visiting socialsecurity.gov/retirechart-ed.htm. The earnings limit for workers who are younger than full retirement age — age 66 for people born in 1943 through 1954 — is $15,120 in 2013. (Social Security deducts $1 from benefits for each $2 earned over $15,120.)

The earnings limit for people turning 66 in 2013 is $40,080. (Social Security deducts $1 from benefits for each $3 earned over $40,080 until the month the worker turns age 66.)

Keep in mind that if Social Security with-holds some of your benefits due to work,

it will re-compute your monthly benefit amount when you reach full retirement age to account for those months benefits were withheld.

There is no limit on earnings for workers at full retirement age or older for the entire year.

Myth 4: To apply for benefits or do business with Social Security, I need to go to an office.

Not only is this false, but we encourage you to do business with us the most conve-nient and fastest way: at socialsecurity.gov.

At the website, you can apply for benefits, use the Retirement Planner, get an estimate of your benefits, request a replacement Medicare card and get answers to your questions.

Social Security is more than a retirement program


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Story and photo by Mike MilordArmy Cyber Public Affairs

Army Cyber Command notched another entry into its expanding history on Dec. 17 when Headquarters and Headquarters Com-pany, Army Cyber, conducted its first change of responsibility.

During the ceremony at McGill Training Center, 1st Sgt. Kristen A. Anderson assumed responsibility from 1st Sgt. Scottie L. Jarrett.

“This is an historic event,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Roger P. Blackwood, Army Cyber, presiding official and master of ceremonies. “Change of responsibility for the first ser-geant is symbolic, representing the unbroken chain of noncommissioned officer leader-ship.”

Blackwood spoke about Jarrett’s role in helping grow the command, which activated Oct. 1.

“1st Sergeant Jarrett had a formidable task as HHC’s very ‘first’ first sergeant who served honorably helping Army Cyber grow,” Blackwood said.

For the incoming first sergeant, Blackwood said:

“This duty takes a unique style of leader-ship able to work with Soldiers and [Depart-ment of Army] civilians. We are fortunate to gain the proven leadership that 1st Sergeant Anderson brings from her previous opera-tions experience of working with Army Cyber Soldiers and Department of the Army civil-ians.”

With that, Jarrett called the formation to attention. The new first sergeant posted and accepted the change of responsibility.

“Today is not about me or 1st Sergeant Anderson; it’s about the future of the com-mand and the change we must go through,” Jarrett said. “We started with roughly 50 Soldiers and 50 civilians. Now we have more than 150 Soldiers and 200 civilians.”

Army Cyber Command is staffed at two metropolitan Washington locations, with the

Army Cyber Command conducts first change of responsibility

1st Sgt. Kristen A. Anderson salutes and accepts responsibility as the new first sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Army Cyber Command, during a ceremony held Dec. 17 at McGill Training Center.

Regular Pap test can prevent cervical cancerBy Mark DeVaughnHealth Net Federal Services

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Health Net Federal Services wants every woman in the TRICARE North Region to be cervical cancer-free.

TRICARE beneficiaries who receive their health care from civilian providers are screened for cervical cancer less frequently than the national average. Let’s

change those numbers and save lives.Here’s what you need to know about cervical

cancer:1. Cervical cancer is preventable.2. Regular Pap tests can catch abnormal cells

before they turn into cervical cancer.3. Cervical cancer is slow growing. On average, it

takes 10 years to develop.4. Women in their 40s and 50s are at the greatest

risk.5. If you have never had a Pap test or not had one

in a long time, it’s not too late.6. Early stage cervical cancer can be treated.7. Cervical cancer is caused by HPV, a virus.

8. There’s a vaccine to protect you from the most dangerous HPVs.

9. A Pap test is quick, easy and painless.10. There’s no cost to you as a TRICARE benefi-

ciary when you see a network provider. TRICARE covers Pap tests from a network provider for women older than age 18.

Make a commitment today. If you need your screening, call your provider. If you’re current on your screening, encourage someone in your life to get theirs. You can help save a life.

For more information, visit the Cervical Cancer Awareness Campaign at hnfs.com or cervical cancer posts on Facebook.

headquarters at Fort Belvoir, Va., command-ed by Lt. Gen. Rhett A. Hernandez, and a support staff at Fort Meade overseen by Col. Scott E. Sanborn, chief of staff.

During a brief reception after the ceremo-ny, Anderson reflected on her new role.

“I am looking forward to leading the Sol-diers of the HHC, assessing the unit and mak-

ing recommendations to the commander,” Anderson said. “My first priority in the new year is to help prepare for an intense inspec-tion in February.”

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By Capt. Adam PettyFort Meade Legal Assistance

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or SCRA, provides a wide range of protections for individuals entering the military, called to active duty or being deployed.

The SCRA covers issues such as rental agreements, security deposits, evictions, credit card interest rates, mortgage inter-est rates, mortgage foreclosures, civil judicial proceedings, automobile leases and income tax payments.

Protections offered by the SCRA generally end when the service member is released from active duty or dies while on active duty.

The SCRA’s most widely used provi-sions include:

• Interest rate limit of 6 percentThe SCRA places a 6 percent limit

on interest rates for debts incurred by service members prior to entering active duty. This provision applies to all financial obligations, including home mortgages, credit card debts and auto-mobile loans.

So, for example, Bob Smith has a credit card interest rate of 14 percent and carries a balance forward each month (he just cannot seem to pay off that 72-inch flat screen he bought a few months ago).

If Bob enters the military, he can request that his interest rate of 14 per-cent be reduced to 6 percent — but only on the balance he had at the time he entered active duty.

Bob may have to pay his normal 14 percent interest rate on any debts he incurs going forward. If Bob leaves the service or goes off of active duty, he will not be entitled to the 6 percent interest

rate protection of the SCRA.• Stay of civil proceedingThe SCRA provides that a court

may temporarily stay a civil action or proceeding against a defendant who is either on active duty or was released from active duty not more than 90 days prior.

The defendant service member must provide a letter that states how his/her current military duty requirements materially affect the service member’s ability to appear in court. However, the service member must be careful to avoid any impression that his/her letter is a submission to the court’s jurisdiction.

A better option may be for the defen-dant service member’s commanding offi-cer to provide a letter stating that the service member’s current military duty prevents appearance, and that military leave is not authorized at the time of the letter.

Be mindful that this provision of the SCRA provides a temporary — not a permanent — stay of a civil court pro-ceeding.

• Termination of residential leaseThe SCRA allows a service member

who is the tenant on a residential lease to terminate the lease if the lease was executed after he/she entered active duty or if the lease was executed while the ser-vice member was already on active duty and subsequently received orders to PCS or deploy for more than 90 days.

The service member must provide the landlord written notice and a copy of his/her military orders. Generally, the service member is then free from the lease 30 days after the first date on which the next rental payment is due.

For more information regarding fed-eral laws that protect the civil rights of service members, visit the U.S. Depart-ment of Justice online at servicemem-bers.gov.

For more information or detailed assistance, schedule an appointment with a Fort Meade Legal Assistance attorney at 301-677-9504 or 301-677-9536.

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Story and photos by Lisa R. RhodesStaff Writer

The grins were unmistakable as Gera-lyn Skasko gave each student in her sec-ond grade class an iPad to use during a math lesson on Jan. 2.

“The more they use the technology, the more they get interested,” said Skasko, a teacher at Manor View Elementary School.

The school received 23 iPads last November through a $15,000 grant from the Target Corporation as part of the company’s “Apps for Reading” program.

The tablets will be used to develop an iPad lab as a supplement to the school’s iPod lab located in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) room.

“I think it’s terrific,” said Donna O’Shea, Manor View’s principal, of the new iPads. “The students are so engaged.”

The school applied for the “Apps for Reading” grant early last year after the Target Corporation emailed O’Shea to inform her that the school was eligible for the grant.

O’Shea and Kim Terry, then a reading specialist at Manor View, wrote a pro-posal for how the iPads would be used to start a school-wide reading initiative. Tar-get notified O’Shea last September about Manor View’s receipt of the grant.

The company began its relationship with Manor View in 2010 when it pro-vided funding to renovate the school’s media center.

The iPads were purchased along with an iPad cart.

O’Shea said the school is using free apps that have been approved by the Anne Arundel County Public Schools. The iPads are being incorporated in the school’s curriculum.

“I think it’s fabulous that we can do this,” said Skasko, who used the iPads to help her students with a lesson in two-digit subtraction. “Everyone participates, that’s what I like about it.”

Seven-year-old Lukus Lecher said using the iPads is fun.

“They can help you learn more about math, like three-digit numbers,” he said.

Manor View also purchased 35 iPods through funding provided by a Depart-ment of Defense Education Activity grant called STEM@Meade. The goal of the $1.5 million grant is to boost science, technology, engineering and math educa-tion at Manor View, Pershing Hill and Meade Heights elementary schools and at West Meade Early Education Center.

Marcus D’Arcangelis, the STEM resource teacher at Pershing Hill Elemen-tary School, oversees the grant.

O’Shea said the school plans to pur-chase seven additional iPads through STEM@Meade.

“It takes higher-level thinking skills to use this technology,” she said. “The stu-dents are developing this as they use the iPads and iPods.”

Skasko said by using new technologies in the classroom, the school opens the door to greater possibilities for students.

“What is the full potential of every kid? This is fun for them,” she said. “They learn by doing.”

Target grant provides iPads for Manor View

Geralyn Skasko, a second-grade teacher at Manor View Elementary School, helps Joey Benjamin, 7, with a math assignment on his new iPad. Manor View received 23 new iPads and an iPad cart through a grant from the Target Corporation. The iPads are being incorporated in the school’s curriculum.

LEFT: Seven-year-olds Gabriella Smith and Jeremy Amaya take a look at Gabriella’s new iPad during math class at Manor View Elementary School. The second-graders used the new technology to help them with two-digit subtraction.

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Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Taikeila Chancey704th MI Brigade

The 704th Military Intelligence Bri-gade returned from the holidays on Jan. 2 celebrating 25 years of existence.

The brigade kicked off the celebra-tion with a three-mile run on Fort Meade.

The youngest Soldier of the brigade, Pfc. Demetris J. Fields, Alpha Compa-ny 742nd MI Battalion, and the oldest Soldier, Sgt. Maj. Thomas W. Eisen-mann, Headquarters and Headquar-ters Company, 704th MI, were given the honor of assisting the command team in a cake-cutting ceremony during lunch at McGill Training Center.

Though the unit can trace its lineage back to 1954, it was redesignated as the 704th Military Intelligence Brigade on Jan. 1, 1988.

“A Soldier from this brigade has been involved in every operation our nation has been involved in since 1988,” said Col. Anthony R. Hale, 704th MI commander. “We have been a part of every mission since the brigade was designated.”

The ceremony was very significant for Eisenmann. He arrived to the 704th MI in May 1988 shortly after it became an intelligence brigade. Now, 25 years later, Eisenmann has returned for his final assignment before retiring.

“I have taken part in numerous ceremonies during my time in service, but this one brought back many great memories,” he said.

Command Sgt. Maj. Mark A. Thorn-ton, 704th MI, stressed the importance of commemorating the significance of the brigade and the Army.

“What the last decade has done to the Army is limit opportunities to maintain traditions,” Thornton said. “Taking the opportunity to recognize this anniversary is part of trying to get back the customs and courtesies. You’ll start seeing more and more of these traditions within the brigade.”

Thornton said the Army has to get back to the traditional way of business.

“The Army birthday ball, the mili-tary intelligence ball and dining-ins are all ways to recognize significant events in important ways,” he said. “A lot of professional development is tied in to history and tradition, and units are responsible for teaching this to the Soldiers.”

704th MI celebrates 25th birthday

Members of the 704th MI Brigade cut the brigade’s 25th anniversary cake. From left to right: the civilian who has been in the brigade the longest, Axel Gonzalez; the youngest Soldier, Pfc. Demetris J. Fields; Col. Anthony R. Hale, commander; the oldest Soldier, Sgt. Maj. Thomas W. Eisenmann; and Command Sgt. Maj. Mark A. Thornton.

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Community news & notes

The deadline for Soundoff! community “News and Notes” is Friday at noon. All submissions are posted at the editor’s dis-cretion and may be edited for space and grammar. Look for additional community events on the Fort Meade website at www.ftmeade.army.mil and the Fort Meade Facebook page at facebook.com/ftmeade.

For more information or to submit an announcement, email Philip Jones at [email protected] or call 301-677-5602.

Kimbrough closureKimbrough Ambulatory Care Center

will be closed Jan. 25 for mandatory training.

Club Meade closureClub Meade will be closed through

April 6 for renovations.

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MLK CELEBRATION TODAYThe Fort Meade community is invited to “A Martin Luther King Jr. Cel-ebration” today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at McGill Training Center, 8452 Zimborski Ave. The guest speaker is Turhan E. Robinson, civilian aide to the Office of the Secretary of the Army for Maryland.The event will feature music, courtesy of Pershing Hill Elementary School, and food samplings. The free event is open to the public.All Fort Meade service members and civilian employees are encouraged to attend with supervisory approval and without charge to annual leave. Administrative leave is authorized. RSVP to Master Sgt. Batiste at 301-677-7063 or email [email protected] or Sgt. 1st Class Palmore at 301–677-6687 or email [email protected].

Lunch will be served at The Conference Center, formerly the Courses Clubhouse.

For more information, call 301-677-4333 or 301-677-5330.

USO Center grand opening

The grand opening and ribbon cutting of the new USO Center on Fort Meade at Bldg. 8612 on 6th Armored Cavalry Road will be held Tuesday from 11 a.m. to noon, followed by a reception from noon to 2 p.m.

The center features a technology/business center, media room with theater seating, video-gaming room, snack bar and café with seating, and a large patio.

Guests will include Gen. Keith B. Alexander, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and chief of the National Security Agency and Central Security Service; Garrison Commander Col. Edward C. Rothstein; and Elaine Rogers, CEO and president of the USO of Metropolitan Washington.

For more information, call 410-305-0660.

Super SaleThe final day of the Post Thrift Shop

Super Sale is today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.


Karaoke NightThe next Karaoke Night will be Jan.

17 from 7 to 10 p.m. in the 11th Frame Lounge at the Lanes.

The event is held the third Thursday of the month.

For more information, call 301-677-5541 or visit ftmeademwr.com.

Parents Night OutParents Night Out is offered the third

Friday of each month from 6:30 to 10 p.m.

The next event will be Jan. 18.The fee is $10 for the first child and

$5 for each additional child ages 6 weeks to 12 years old.

The program is open to active-duty service members and Reservists on active-duty status, DoD personnel, retirees and Fort Meade DoD contractors.

For more information, call 301-677-1149 or 301-677-1156.

Preschool openingsThe Little Meade Mustangs, Meade

High School’s preschool program, has openings for ages 4 and 5.

The preschool will be held one to two days per week. The program reopens the first week of February and ends in May.

The fee is $30 per semester.For more information, email Amanda

Bolt at [email protected].

PWOC Bible studyProtestant Women of the Chapel will

hold its spring kickoff on Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Argonne Hills Chapel Center.

This year’s theme is Generation 2 Generation. Learn what it means to leave a Godly legacy for the next generation.

Eleven different Bible studies will be available for the spring semester.

Free child care will be provided.For more information, email meade@

pwoc.org or visit Facebook: Meade PWOC.

Story TimeThe Medal of Honor Memorial Library

offers pre-kindergarten Story Time on Thursdays from 9:30 to 10 a.m. or 10:30 to 11 a.m.

• Today: “Snow Happy!” - a winter-themed story time

• Jan. 17: “Warm, Woolly, and Wonderful” - stories, songs and fingerplays about sheep

• Jan. 24: “Touchdown!” - a football-themed story time

• Jan. 31: “Ice is Nice” - a story time focusing on penguins and polar bears

For more information, call 301-677-5522 or 301-677-4509 or visit ftmeademwr.com.

Pizza, movie nightChild, Youth and School Services is

offering an evening of Pizza Boli’s and a movie to grades six to eight on Jan. 18 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Youth Center.

Cost of pizza is $7.For more information, call 301-677-

1437.

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YOUTH


Community news & notes

Grilling and ChillingGrilling and Chilling will be offered

for youths in grades six to eight on Jan. 25 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Youth Center.

Cost is $5.For more information, call 301-677-

1437.

Romp ‘n StompRomp ‘n Stomp playgroup for parents

and their children up to age 5 meets Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., when school is in session, at the Youth Center gym.

For more information, call Kimberly McKay, Parent Support coordinator, at 301-677-7823.

Out & About• Leisure Travel Services is offering

monthly bus trips to New York City on Saturday and Feb. 9, with discounts to attractions. Bus cost is $55. For more information, call 301-677-7354 or visit ftmeademwr.com.

• The People’s Presidential Pre-Inaugural Ball will be celebrated Jan. 19 at the Bolling Air Force Base Club Capital Ballroom, 50 Theisen St., Washington, D.C.

Cocktails will be from 7:30 to 8 p.m. Dinner will be served from 8 to 9 p.m. Dancing is from 9 p.m. to midnight.

Dress is formal black tie or military dress uniform.

Tickets cost $100 per person. For tickets, call Jo Ann Way at 301-839-7190; Robbie

Smith at 202-459-3821; or Sonny Brown at 301-674-8992.

To purchase tickets online, go to eventbrite.com/event/5102291090.

• The Wizard of Oz at Port Discovery Children’s Museum will be featured Jan. 26 to Sept. 15 at Port Discovery Children’s Museum, 35 Market Place, Baltimore. Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the educational exhibit based on the beloved movie classic.

Hours are Tuesday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission costs $13.95 for ages 2 and older.

For more information, call 410-727-8120 or visit portdiscovery.org.

• Fort Meade E9 Association meets the second Friday of every month at 7 a.m. in the Pin Deck Cafe at the Lanes. The next meeting is Friday. The association is open to active, retired, Reserve and National Guard E9s of any uniformed service. All E9s in this area are invited to attend a breakfast and meet the membership. For more information, visit e9association.org or call 410-551-7953.

• Patient/Family Advisory Council meets the third Tuesday of each month at 3 p.m. at Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center. The next meeting will be Tuesday in Kimbrough’s main conference room on the third floor, room 3C03.

For more information or to become a council member, call Becky Mays Jenkins, coordinator of Patient and Family Centered Care, at 301-677-8261.

• Gen. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars meets the third Tuesday of the month at 11:30 a.m. at

Club Meade. The next monthly luncheon will be Tuesday. Cost is $15.

MOWW is a veterans service organization open to all active, retired and former officers of the uniformed services, their spouses and offspring.

For more information, contact retired Air Force Lt. Col. Sheldon A. Goldberg at 301-572-6168 or email [email protected].

• Bully Proofing Support Group meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 1 to 2 p.m. at Potomac Place Neighborhood Center. The next meeting is Tuesday. The group is geared for parents of children ages 5 to 12. For more information, call 301-677-5590.

• Fort Meade Officers’ Spouses’ Club will hold its next monthly luncheon on Jan. 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Main Post Chapel, 4419 Llewellyn Ave.

The luncheon will be catered by Jason’s Deli. The speaker is a member of the Fort Meade Museum. Cost is $13. RSVP by Saturday at fortmeadeosc.org.

• Retired Enlisted Association meets the third Tuesday of the month from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Perry’s Restaurant, 1210 Annapolis Road, Odenton. The next meeting is Jan. 17. For more information, visit trea.org or call Elliott Phillips, the local president, at 443-790-3805 or Arthur R. Cooper, past national president, at 443-336-1230.

• Meade Area Garden Club will hold its next meeting on Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. at the Jessup Community Hall located at Route 175 and Wigley Avenue.

Sharon Hyde will present the program “Hydroponic Gardening in Small to Medium Spaces.” Hydroponics is the science of growing plants in a solution with minerals.

The community is invited. No reservations necessary. Refreshments will be served. Annual dues are $20.

For more information, call Pat Loosarian, membership chairman, at 410-519-6443, or Sharon Durney, club president, at 410-761-5019.

• Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 254 meets the fourth Wednesday of the month from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Roost, 9827 Love Road. The next meeting is Jan. 23. For more information, call 443-534-5170 or visit afsa254.org.

• Society of Military Widows meets for brunch the fourth Sunday of the month at 11 a.m. at the Lanes. The next meeting is Jan. 27. For more information, call Betty Jones at 410-730-0127.

• Single Parent Support Group meets the second and fourth Monday of the month from 6 to 8 p.m. at School Age Services, 1900 Reece Road. The next meeting is Jan. 28. Free child care will be provided on site.

For more information, call Rikki Ford, Parent Support coordinator, at 301-677-3617

or email [email protected].• Military Council for Catholic Women

is open to all women ages 18 and older for prayer, faith, fellowship and service at the Main Post Chapel.

Mother’s Prayer & Apologetics meets Tues-days from 9:45 a.m. to noon when Anne Arun-del County schools are in session. Monthly programs are held Mondays from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

For more information, email Beth Wright, president, at [email protected] or call 305-240-1559.

• Fort Meade Homeschool Co-op meets Fridays at 9:30 a.m. at 1900 Reece Road. For more information, call Kelli Stricker at 410-674-0297 or email [email protected].

• Cub Scout Pack 377 invites boys in first through fifth grades,, or ages 7 to 10, to attend its weekly Monday meetings at 6 p.m. at Argonne Hills Chapel Center.

For more information, email Cubmaster Tom Johnston at [email protected] or Committee Chairperson Elizabeth Johnston at [email protected].

• Boy Scout Troop 379 meets Mondays at 7 p.m. at Argonne Hills Chapel Center on Rockenbach Road. The troop is actively recruiting boys age 11 to 18. For more information, email Lisa Yetman, at [email protected] or Wendall Lawrence, Scoutmaster, at [email protected].

• American Legion Post 276 is open to veterans and active-duty service members at 8068 Quarterfield Road in Severn. Breakfast may be purchased beginning at 9 a.m. Lunches may be purchased from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Happy Hour is from 4 to 6 p.m. Dinner may be purchased at 6 p.m. on Fridays and the fourth Sunday of every month.

Membership discounts are offered for active-duty military. For more information, call 410-969-8028 or visit americanlegionpost276.org.

• Families Dealing with Deployment meets the first and third Monday of every month from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Meuse Forest Neighborhood Center. The next meeting is Feb. 4. For more information, call Rikki Ford, Parent Support coordinator, at 301-677-3617 or email [email protected].

• Monthly Prayer Breakfast, hosted by the Garrison Chaplain’s Office, is held the first Thursday of every month at 7 a.m. at Club Meade. The next prayer breakfast is Feb. 7.

All Fort Meade employees, family members, and civilian and military personnel are invited. There is no cost for the buffet; donations are optional. For more information, call 301-677-6703 or email [email protected].

RECREATION

MEETINGS

Home Alone workshopChild, Youth and School Services is offering a free program to help parents and

guardians prepare their children, ages 8 to 17, to stay home alone.The program will be held Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 from 1 to 5 p.m. Parents must

attend the adult workshop on Feb. 2 from 4 to 5 p.m.The program is open to active-duty service members and Reservists, DoD

employees, retirees and DoD contractors.Youths must be registered with CYSS.During this course, youths will learn how to stay safe when they are home alone,

how to handle emergency situations, activities to keep from being bored, how to be safe in the kitchen and how to deal with conflict.

The program includes an adult workshop to help parents assess their children’s knowledge and skills to enable them to stay home alone.

These and other factors will supply the youths with knowledge and tools to ensure a successful stay at home alone.

For more information, call Parent Central Services at 301-677 1149, 301-677-1156 or 301-677-1104.


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By Sgt. 1st Class Carlos LazoArmy News

SAN ANTONIO — Soldier, college student, parachutist, electrician, police officer and soon-to-be reporter.

All of these words describe Staff Sgt. Dallas Pierce, with the 200th Military Police Command at Fort Meade.

But this week, the 38-year-old U.S. Army Reserve Soldier is known as a “Soldier Hero.”

Pierce was one of 55 Soldiers recog-nized during the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl week in San Antonio. The game was held Saturday at the Alamodome.

“It’s a great honor to be selected, to represent the entire Army, one of seven from the Reserve,” Pierce said. “For me, it’s a great honor to be picked to represent all of my brothers and sisters in uniform.”

Since 2002, the Army has hosted the All-American Bowl, highlighting the 90 best high school football players, 125 best high school marching-band musi-cians and color guards from across the nation.

Pierce, a native of Sudlersville, spent the week interacting with students going through the same activities and events.

“It’s a privilege to sit down with these high school students,” he said. “I can remember when I was 18 and what I wanted to do with my life. The Army gave me a great opportunity to learn how to do something, get paid for it and have a good time doing it.”

During his 19-year career, Pierce has deployed three times — twice to Iraq with the Army Reserve and once to Bos-nia while on active duty. It was during his second tour to Iraq, between 2005-2006, that his actions would lead him to San Antonio in 2013.

“In 2006, we were in the Diyala prov-ince, Iraq,” Pierce said. “I was part of a military transition team. We were train-ing an Iraqi Army battalion and they had two checkpoints. One checkpoint came under attack. We were going to provide relief to them from our [Forward Operating Base], and our convoy was ambushed en route.

“My vehicle was disabled during the initial ambush, and I was the gunner.

200th MP Soldier recognized at 2013 All-American Bowl

courtesy photo

Staff Sgt. Dallas Pierce of the 200th Military Police Command at Fort Meade stands on the field during the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl school football game Saturday at San Antonio’s Alamodome. Pierce was among 55 Soldiers recognized during the game.

LEFT: Staff Sgt. Dallas Pierce (middle) of the 200th Military Police Command shakes hands with of Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command. Pierce’s wife, Shannon; Linda Talley; and Command Sgt. Maj. James Lambert also attended the annual All-American high school football game Saturday in San Antonio where Pierce was recognized.

photo by sgt. andrew Valles

For the first 20-25 minutes we were there, myself and my TC [passenger-side occupant] were the only two that were in the killzone and returning fire. At some point during the engagement I was wounded in my left arm.”

Pierce didn’t even register the wound. In fact, he has no memory of feeling it.

“Finally, other vehicles came to recov-er us,” he said.

Unfortunately, the first vehicle that tried to retrieve them was also disabled. With two vehicles disabled, a third vehi-cle was forced to try to recover both. But the recovery was slow.

“It took six to seven hours, evading and cutting across the desert back to an American base,” Pierce said.

He was treated for his wounds, which were a result of a possible ricochet or shrapnel that left a nearly two-inch scar on his forearm. The next day he was out on another mission with his unit.

For his actions, Pierce was awarded a

Bronze Star with V device and the Purple Heart.

That was enough recognition for the current full-time college student but not for his friends and co-workers. Three years ago, his friend and former TC sent him a form to apply for recognition at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Pierce thought about it and decided to apply. He was not called. The following year, his friend sent him the form again. He still wanted to go, so he applied.

No call or email.For 2013, Pierce decided not to apply.

But then came the recommendations from friends and co-workers, and shortly after, the form was in the mail. A couple of weeks later, he received an email.

Now, days after the New Year, Pierce was in San Antonio for the first time and experiencing the U.S. Army All-Ameri-can Bowl firsthand.

But even after the week ends, Pierce will be known as a Soldier Hero.

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By Brandon BieltzStaff Writer

Fort Meade breakfast-goers will have to find a new spot to grab an egg sandwich. The Lanes is now opening three hours later at 10 a.m.

While the opening hour moved from 7 a.m., bowlers will not be affected by the change. Bowling continues to start at 10 a.m.

The later opening is a result of too few patrons during the early hours at the snack bar for breakfast when the lanes were not yet operational.

“It’s mostly affecting the early-morn-ing breakfast crowd,” said Mike Sinek, manager at the Lanes.

The Lanes also will close an hour earlier during the week. New hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Sinek said the Lanes was unable to compete with other breakfast services available on post. Breakfast foods will still be available at the Lanes, but not until after 10 a.m.

“We looked at our options, and our options were to raise prices or find a way to bring more people in between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m.,” Sinek said. “We decided to curtail our early-morning snack bar operations and open the entire bowling center at 10 in the morn-ing.”

Despite the later opening, the Lanes will still open early for unit physical training.

“If anybody wants to do unit PT, I will be here for them,” Sinek said.

Lanes pins down new opening and closing times

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Sullivan Brown bowls during the annual Lanes to Links tournament at the Lanes. The bowling center has changed its hours to 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

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Since I’m a firm believer in the axiom that anyone who wishes another person “Happy New Year” after Jan. 8 deserves to have their New Year begin with a slap, let me start this week’s column by saying it’s good to be back.

That’s especially true since it seems like so much has happened since the last time we were together. So much so that it is hard to recap in a graph or two, but I’ll try.

First, I’m done with Tony Romo, Dwight Howard supplanted LeBron as the biggest punk in the NBA, and Notre Dame proved to be exactly who we thought they were — overrated.

Second, RG III should have played “The Burgundy Man,” Mike Shanahan bit.ly/VGoL0j should have taken him out in the first half, and all D.C. sports fans need to rethink their opinion on the Nationals sit-ting pitcher Stephen Strasburg. I still don’t fully agree with the Nationals pulling their ace in the middle of a pennant race, but if they hadn’t, D.C. may be looking toward a 2013 where both of their young icons would be on the shelf instead of just one.

Third, Ray Lewis’ last dance usat.ly/UKr72z was pretty awesome, and Brent Musberger is a dirty old man. But that doesn’t mean he’s wrong. AJ McCarron’s girlfriend Katherine Webb is “a good-look-ing woman” huff.to/XjWpdA.

So, with the final few weeks of 2012 out of the way, it’s time for the Prince of Prognostication, aka me, to look ahead and make some 2013 predictions.

One, I’m going to own my Aunt Gina in “Words with Friends.” I just got intro-duced to the game, formerly known as Scrabble, last week, and I already know this is going to be my newest online addic-tion. I’ll be spending a lot of quality time playing against several people, but none more talented than my genius aunt who, in our first game, turned the word “COZ” into 32 points. I countered with “Yo.”

On to real sports. The Ravens will shock the world by beating the Broncos. They will then go on to beat New England in the AFC championship game and fulfill my September prediction by winning the Super Bowl. They will play the Seattle Seahawks, who will beat Atlanta this week, and San Fran in the NFC Championship game.

In baseball, Miguel Cabrera won’t win the triple crown again, but a Tiger will win the MVP award for the third year in

a row while lead-ing Detroit to the World Series.

Neither Barry Bonds nor Roger Clemens will be voted into the Hall of Fame, which means Cooperstown will be without base-ball’s all-time hits leader, Pete Rose; home run leader, Barry Bonds; and arguably the best pitcher of my generation, Roger Clemens. However, Jack Morris and his sweet mustache will finally get in bit.ly/11fzzbE.

Locally, I predict Fort Meade’s relation-ship with the Orioles and Bowie Baysox will only improve in 2013. In fact, there are already rumors about Fort Meade and Baltimore partnering up for the Army birthday on June 14 when Buck’s boys are scheduled to play the Red Sox.

In basketball, Mike D’Antoni will not last the season as Lakers head coach, LeB-ron and the Heat will repeat, and Michigan will make it to the Final Four, but Duke will win the National Championship.

In the WWE, CM Punk will finally lose to The Rock during the Royal Rumble. But before that, some WWE stars (not sure who yet) will be making an appearance on Fort Meade Tuesday for the USO grand open-ing. The event starts at 11 a.m., and there is free lunch for service members starting at noon. Plus, the WWE superstars will be here past 1 p.m. for autographs.

In Youth Sports, I will continue my dominance as the best T-Ball skills coach ever as both my boys will be playing. Though I must admit I’m a little scared putting a bat in “YJ3’s” cute little hands. The dude is a monster. Of course, there is still time for you to get your children signed up for the best Youth Sports pro-gram around by calling 301-677-1179.

And, finally, I predict I will need some anger management classes due to ESPN’s “First Take” and whatever nonsense DPTMS spews.

Team Jones will be a little more green after we makes a pre-graduation trip to Ireland in March, and Ohio will still stink.

As always, if you have any questions on this or anything to do with sports, contact me at [email protected].

The prince has returned

Chad T. Jones, Public Affairs

Officer

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Child, Youth and School Services has openings for 10- and 11-year-old girls on the girls’ county basketball team.


EFMP bowlingThe Exceptional Family

Member program is sponsoring its monthly bowling event on Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Lanes.

Exceptional family members will receive a free game and shoe rental. Other family members will receive discounted games and shoe rental.

To register, call 301-677-4473 or email [email protected].

NFL playoffs at the LanesThe Lanes’ lounge is a showing venue for NFL games this football season,

with the exception of local blackouts, on eight, 42-inch high-definition flat-screen televisions. Food service and full bar are available.


Texas Hold ‘emTexas Hold ‘em no buy-in games are played Mondays at 7 p.m. at the Lanes.Games are free and open to the public.For more information, call 301-677-5541.

Dollar DaysThe Lanes offers Dollar Days every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Bowlers receive a game of bowling, shoe rental, a hot dog, hamburger,

small fries, pizza slice or small soda for $1 each.For more information, call 301-677-5541.

For more Fort Meade sports, visit quickscores.com/ftmeadesports.

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• Basketball• Football

• Softball• Soccer

Find schedules, scores, standings and upcoming seasons for

All-Army athletics, new sports and special events at

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Movies

The movie schedule is subject to change. For a recorded announcement of showings, call 301-677-5324. Further listings are available on the Army and Air Force Exchange Service website at www.aafes.com.

Movies start Wednesdays to Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. NEW PRICES: Tickets are $5 for adults (12 and older) and $2.50 for children.

Today through Jan. 27

Today & Saturday: “Wreck-It Ralph” (PG). Disney animated film in which a video game “bad guy” wants desperately to be a hero. With John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch.

Friday & Jan. 17-18: “Killing Them Softly” (R). A mob enforcer goes after a pair of low-level thieves. With Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn.

Sunday, Wednesday & Jan. 19-20: “Hotel Transylvania” (PG). Animated film finds Dracula hosting a party. With Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez.

Jan. 23, 26, 27: “Red Dawn” (PG-13). Young Americans fight back against foreign invad-ers. With Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson.

Jan. 24-25: “Flight” (R). An airline pilot makes a heroic landing, but faces a level of scrutiny he didn’t expect. With Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty, Tamara Tunie, Nadine Velazquez, Peter Gerety, Garcelle Beauvais, Melissa Leo.

Get to work on time. Know the hours of operation for

Access Gates on Fort Meade

Gate 1: Rockenbach Road5 a.m. to 9 p.m.,

7 days a week

Gate 3: Reece Road and Maryland Route 175

(Demps Visitor Control Center gate) 24-hour access

Demps Visitor Control Center, Bldg. 902 Reece Road7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday

Gate 4: Mapes Road and Maryland Route 175

5 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday;

closed weekends and holidays

Gate 5: Llewellyn Avenue and Maryland Route 175

6 to 8 a.m., Monday through Friday for inbound traffic;

3 to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday for outbound traffic

Gate 7: Mapes Road and Route 32

5 a.m. to 9 p.m., 7 days a week

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