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Vol. 6, No. 49 December 18, 2015

This is the final Joint Base Journal for 2015. Mark your calendar for our “Year in Review” issue coming Jan. 8, 2016.

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Story and Photos by Scott PauleyJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Affairs

In the shadows of the giant memorials that surround it, Arlington National Cemetery profoundly reminds visitors of the true cost of freedom with its expansive views and count-less headstones lined in rows. Every December since 1992 Wreaths Across America has added to that awe-inspiring view by placing Christ-mas wreaths on the graves of every member interred there.

This year, 15 current and five former mem-bers of the Air Force Honor Guard participated

by laying wreaths on the graves of fallen guards-men and their family members.

Lt. Col. Peter Tritsch, Air Force Honor Guard commander, said the number of guards-men buried at Arlington may surprise some people, and this solemn event gave current guardsmen a chance to recognize those who came before them.

“What many people don’t realize is there are at least eight prior ceremonial guardsmen in Arlington, and on top of those eight there are at least six dependents that passed as children when their parents were here as guardsmen,” said Tritsch. “We went to each of those plots,

and as we got to each plot we talked about the person and what the person did for the unit.”

Senior Airman Joseph Wood, Air Force Hon-or Guard training flight instructor, said the ca-maraderie between guardsmen is something many people may not consider, but it is what holds the unit together.

“The honor guardsmen, we’re a decent size unit, but we’ve always been a very close unit because not a lot of people come into this unit,” said Wood. “No matter what, we always become family and become so close. I brought it up with the commander about honoring those that have come before, because we want to make sure that we don’t forget those that are here [at Arlington]. They are our family, we need to make sure that we represent them, not only for the past and present Airmen, but also for those who have represented Airmen before.”

One of the honored included Donald Ray Blackney, a prior guardsman and security forces member who died in California in an accident. Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Luis Rivera was Blackney’s roommate during their time at the honor guard. Rivera shared some personal stories and described the kind of per-son his friend was before laying a wreath on his tombstone.

“Donald Ray Blackney joined the Air Force right around the same time I did. He

was security forces — security police — and a couple of classes behind me,” recalled Rivera. “He was very energetic, very enthusiastic, with a big heart. Like any family we would tease each other back and forth, and even though with some people that teasing would rub them and strike a nerve, it never struck a nerve with him. He was always happy-go-lucky, and a great guy. When you talk about somebody who’d take his shirt off his back and give it to you, he defined that.”

Rivera attended with several guardsmen who served at the same time as him, and offered advice and insight to current guardsmen. He urged them to absorb the significance in the moments of their incredibly unique job and the service they provide.

“One of the things I point to for them to re-late to is if they’ve seen ‘Saving Private Ryan’ at the end when he says, ‘Tell me I earned it.’ Really embrace that. Because the impact that you have, when you’re out in a full hon-ors ceremony, is really paying tribute to a hero,” said Rivera. “The significance in touch-ing those family members who are there to mourn and celebrate their loved one, that is where it’s at. Just from talking to people after ceremonies and being in the military, people appreciate that and you couldn’t pay me to do anything else.”

airman First class tiara Davis renders a salute to a fallen guardsman after laying a wreath on his tomb-stone during arlington national cemetery’s annual participation in Wreaths across america on Dec. 12.

christmas wreaths decorate rows of tombstones at arlington national cemetery after volunteers with Wreaths across america finished laying wreaths at all of the more than 200,000 graves on Dec. 12.

Air Force Honor Guard

Remembers Fallen

Membersthe grave marker for air Force staff sgt. James ernest Wells ii, a family member of a former guardsman, rests among the rows of fallen military members and their families at arlington national cemetary during the annual Wreaths across america event on Dec. 12.

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U.S. Navy photo by Michelle l. GordoN

Audrey Russell, 2, met Santa Claus during “Brunch with Santa” held Dec. 13 at the Bolling Club on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) . Audrey was a little scared of the big man this year, but she happily accepted a candy cane and gave him a fist bump. More than 300 people attended the annual event this year at JBAB.

Brunch with Santa

U.S. Navy photo by Michelle l. GordoN

The Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Choir presented the 2015 Christmas Cantata Dec. 13 at Chapel Center on base. This year’s musical piece, entitled “Once Upon a Holy Night,” tells the story of the birth of Jesus Christ through musical performances and narrations. It was presented by an all-volunteer en-semble and led by choir director Gee Soo Hall.

2015 Christmas Cantata

Story by Tamara WardJoint Base Journal

The Joint Air Defense Oper-ation Center (JADOC) held a ceremony to transfer authority from one Army National Guard command and control element to another Dec. 3 at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB).

Military dignitaries and ci-vilians from the federal and private sector observed the exchange of command and control for the critical mission of safeguarding the skies above the nation’s capital.

Brig. Gen. David Hicks and Brig. Gen. Timothy J. Sheriff, each representing senior com-manders with operational and administrative ties to the mis-sion, were present to oversee the transfer of authority which marked the 15th rotation of the mission. The ceremony takes place annually at JBAB’s Bolling Club.

Col. Larry M. Pinkerton, Jr., commander of Task Force Lu-zon, from 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade in Columbus, Ohio, turned over the mission his team successfully managed for the past year.

Col. Michael J. Perry, com-mander of Task Force Arch-angel, from 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Orlando, Flor-ida, relieved Pinkerton and the 174th. During the ceremony, Pinkerton discussed the United States’ unique approach to air defense.

“[In] other countries if you violate air space, it’s … ‘if it flies it dies’. We don’t do that. We’re a free country. We allow com-merce,” said Pinkerton. “We allow commercial aircraft, gen-eral aviation, and yet we filter out bad guys — those that do us harm. It is very, very com-plex and we do it continuously. That’s not easy stuff to do and we have men and women that

do it every day — 24/7, 365.”Perry said he is confident in

his team’s ability to continue that mission.

“My confidence in the readi-ness of this unit is as high as it possibly could get. These are the most trained and ready air defenders in the world. This is the most ready unit out there,” exclaimed Perry. “We are bless-ed with experienced Soldiers that have been on this mission before. Close to 60 percent of my command and control el-ement have served [this] mis-sion two or more times.”

During the ceremony, Perry acknowledged one key to his unit’s success over the next year will lie with mission partner-ships.

“We are not here by our-selves. We are simply the com-mand and control element over a much larger enterprise that includes Army battal-ions, Air Force detachments,

elements of the Coast Guard, elements of interagency [part-ners] and law-enforcement,” he stated. “It is such a tremendous enterprise.”

As Pinkerton bid farewell to

those colleagues he has grown close to over the last year, he reflects on their undying com-mitment to the mission.

“That’s the thing I take away — their relentless unceasing

dedication and drive,” said Pinkerton.

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ceremony held to transfer command of critical mission on Jbab

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U.S. Army Sergeant Sanchia James passes the guidon to Command Sergeant Major Ronald Lang of the incoming Task Force Archangel at the JADOC transfer of authority ceremony at JBAB on Dec. 3.

U.S. Navy photo by taMara Ward

Brig. Gen. David Hicks and Brig. Gen. Timothy J. Sheriff, and outgoing Col. Larry M. Pinkerton, Jr., commander of Task Force Luzon and incoming Col. Michael J. Perry, commander of Task Force Archangel begin the transfer of authority.


Incoming mission commander Army Col. Michael J. Perry, of Task Force Archangel from 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Orlando, Florida, speaks at the Transfer of Authority ceremony on Dec. 3 while Air Force Brig. Gen. David Hicks and Army Brig. Gen. Timothy J. Sheriff and outgoing mission commander Army Col. Larry M. Pinkerton, Jr. look on.


U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Hicks awards U.S. Army Col. Larry M. Pinkerton, Jr. the Air Force Commendation Medal during the Transfer of Authority ceremony at JBAB on Dec. 3 as U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Timothy J. Sheriff (center) watches.

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The annual Marine Toys for Tots Foundation’s sorting event hosted on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) on Dec. 9 was jump-started by a famil-iar guest, first lady Michelle Obama.

Obama delivered opening remarks after being introduced by retired Lt. Gen. Henry P. (Pete) Osman, president and CEO of the Marine Toys for Tots

Foundation, at the event for the sev-enth straight year, of which the last six were hosted at JBAB. She stressed the importance of the work Toys for Tots has meant, throughout its existence, to underprivileged children throughout the world.

“Once again, through Toys for Tots, you all are getting it done, and you’re doing it by spending countless hours making the holidays so much brighter for so many children across the coun-try. And it takes a lot of hard work to get this done,” said the first lady. “In fact, since Toys for Tots started, as he

[Osman] mentioned, you all have dis-tributed more than 490 million toys to over 200 million children in all 50 states, D.C ., Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. Let’s just stop for a moment and think about that. What an amazing impact you all have had over these years. And think about what that means — the millions of moments of joy and gratitude that you all are re-sponsible for because of the work you do.”

The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during

October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate chil-dren in the community in which the campaign is conducted, according to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation.

Marine Lt. Col. David A. Johnson, site commander for the Anacostia Marine Reserve Training Center, said the visit from the first lady and Osman helps raise the awareness of the campaign on a national and local level, but the real highlight of this campaign for him is the distribution event next week.

“Next week is really the highlight be-

cause we’ll be out at RFK stadium and distributing all the toys that we’ve gath-ered throughout the region, so it will be about 70,000 to 80,000 toys, and we will have all the kids and the families come, and that’s where you see all your work come together,” said Johnson.

The event leads up to the distribu-tion process that runs from Monday Dec. 14 through Saturday Dec. 19 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C.

“It’s a great opportunity, and it’s a privilege and an honor to be a part of this program,” said Johnson.

First lady supports toys For tots event on JBaB

A child looks through the donated toys at the Marine Corps Foundation’s Toys for Tots drive which was hosted for the sixth straight year at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling on Dec. 9. First lady Michelle Obama attended the event, helping several children and Marines sort the donated toys into age approriate boxes for dis-trobution next week.

First lady Michelle Obama looks on as retired Marine Lt. Gen. Henry P. (Pete) Osman, president and CEO of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, speaks to volunteers and spectators prior to sorting toys.

A Marine sorts toys into age appropriate boxes during the D.C. regional Marine Toys for Tots Foundation’s toy drive Dec. 9 on JBAB.

A Marine helps a child place toys in an age appropriate box for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation’s toy drive at JBAB on Dec. 9.

First lady Michelle Obama helps sort toys for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation’s toy drive for the sixth straight year at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling on Dec. 9.

First lady Michelle Obama helps sort toys for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation’s toy drive for the sixth straight year at JBAB on Dec. 9.

A child reaches out for first lady Michelle Obama while she greet-ed military families attending the Marines Toys for Tots Founda-tion’s toy drive at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling on Dec. 9.

First lady Michelle Obama shakes hands with a military member who attended the Marines Toys for Tots Foundation’s toy drive at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling on Dec. 9.

First lady Michelle Obama poses for a photo with a Marine after the Ma-rine Toys for Tots Foundation’s annual sorting event at Joint Base Anacos-tia-Bolling on Dec. 9.

First lady Michelle Obama poses with a group of Marines who orga-nized and helped sort toys at the annual Marine Toys for Tots Foun-dation’s toy sorting event at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling on Dec. 9.

Children place toys into age appropriate boxes during the D.C. regional Marine Toys for Tots Foundation’s toy drive on Dec. 9.


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Joint Base Anacos-tia-Bolling leadership re-minds everyone to drink responsibly and have a plan to get home safely during the winter holiday period. Par-ty-goers 21 and older in the Washington region can take advantage of the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program’s (WRAP) 2015 Holi-day SoberRide.

SoberRide, called one of the nation’s most successful free cab ride programs for would-be impaired drivers, has helped thousands have a safe way home on high-risk holi-days. Since 1993, WRAP has provided more than 60,000 safe rides home. SoberRide

typically operates during the December/January holiday season, St. Patrick’s Day, Cin-co de Mayo, Independence Day and Halloween.

The Holiday SoberRide program will be offered from 10 p.m. — 6 a.m. nightly from now through Jan. 1. For a free ride home, call 1-800-200-TAXI (8294). AT&T custom-ers may dial #WRAP from their wireless phones.

SoberRide provides a free cab ride home — up to a $30 fare. If the fare is more than $30, riders must pay the dif-ference. For more informa-tion on the SoberRide service, including participating cab services and specific geo-graphical availability of the program visit www.wrap.org/soberride.

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NORFOLK (Dec. 14, 2015) Ensign Carl Segerstrom, from Winchester, Mass., hugs his son after his return to Norfolk from an eight-month de-ployment to the U.S. 4th, 5th, and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74).

Welcome home, Dad!



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Ecumenical Events

19 Dec, 1800 Christmas Caroling, Base Housing (meet at Chapel Center)

St Michael Catholic CommunityChristmas Schedule, 2015

Protestant CommunityChristmas Schedule, 2015

19 Dec, 1700 Mass, Chapel Center

20 Dec, 0930 Mass - Fourth Sunday of Advent,Chapel Center

24 Dec, 1700 Christmas Eve Mass, Chapel Center

25 Dec, 0930 Christmas Day Mass, Chapel Center

31 Dec, 1700 Solemnity of Mary, Vigil Mass,Chapel Center

1 Jan, 0930 Solemnity of Mary Mass, Chapel Center

20 Dec, 0900 Contemporary Service, Historic Chapel0930 Sunday School, Chapel Center1100 Traditional Worship, Historic Chapel1130 Gospel Worship Services, Chapel Center

24 Dec, 1900 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service,Historic Chapel

27 Dec, 0900 Contemporary Service, Historic Chapel1100 Traditional Worship, Historic Chapel1130 Gospel Worship Services, Chapel Center

31 Dec Watch Night Service2000 Food and Games, Chapel Center2200 Worship Service, Chapel Center2345 Pray in New Year, Chapel Center

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