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Vol. 6, No. 32 August 14, 2015

U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY JEREMY K. JOHNSON

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BY REAR ADM.YANCY LINDSEY

COMMANDANT, NAVAL DISTRICT

WASHINGTON

This month’s photo is my dog,Sassy’s first visit to the NDWheadquarters building.

First and foremost, I’m happyto announce that I’ve selectedCommand Master Chief (CMC)Dee Allen as the next NDW Re-gion Command Master Chief.Command Master Chief Allen hadbeen temporarily filling in at theRegion and doing an outstandingjob. I’m glad she was willing toapply for the Region CMC posi-tion and look forward to continu-ing to work with her.

My second month in com-mand has been as interesting and

encouraging as the first. I con-

tinue to be impressed with the

enthusiasm and dedication with

which our NDW family supports

our myriad of customers. From

complex warfare centers andhighly visible ceremonial eventsto educating the next generationof naval leaders and operating thefinest military medical center inthe world, we facilitate and sup-port our tenants’ vitally impor-tant work 24/7/365. Again, thankyou for what you do for our Navyand our nation.

I’ve now had the chance tovisit two of our installations,Naval Air Station Patuxent Riverand Naval Support Activity (NSA)South Potomac. Both were greatvisits and provided me a valu-able perspective on these instal-lations’ mission and some of thechallenges they and their ten-ants face. Captain Fleming andCaptain Feinberg and their staffsare doing a great job supporting

their tenants, leading/protectingtheir installations and maintain-ing an informative, collaborativeengagement with their respectivelocal communities.

I also visited the ceremonialguard. What a sharp, enthusias-tic, and motivated group of pro-fessionals. I am honored to servewith them and am looking for op-portunities to get them more in-volved in the Navy’s communityoutreach and recruiting efforts.

This past month, I had theprivilege of hosting a full hon-ors arrival for Admiral TomahisaTakei, Chief of Staff, Japan Mari-time Self-Defense Force, in Leu-tze Park on the Washington NavyYard. It was a great and fittingceremony for such an importantmilitary leader and friend of the

U.S. military. If you’ve never at-tended a full honors arrival, Irecommend you join us for onein the future. I think you’ll findthem interesting and patriotic.

Looking ahead, in August I’llvisit NSA Annapolis, NSA Wash-ington, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and NSA Bethesda. Thatleaves just Naval Support FacilityThurmont remaining. I’m look-ing forward to seeing these instal-lations through the commandingofficers’ and staff’s eyes.

And, last but not least, the Na-vy’s 240th birthday is just aroundthe corner on Oct. 13. Hopeyou’re planning to join in the cel-ebration. I’ll provide additionalinformation on the events as itcomes available.

COMMANDANT’S CORNER

BY MICHELLE L. GORDON

JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling(JBAB) Library hosted a wrap partyAug. 7 at Potomac Lanes to cel-ebrate the end of the 2015 sum-mer reading program “Read to theRhythm.”

The summer reading programis part of an initiative called iREAD(Illinois Reading Enrichment andDevelopment), which was startedby the Illinois Library Associationin 1981.

“iREAD is the oldest readingprogram in the nation, and theDOD (Department of Defense) hasparticipated for about five years,”said Bob Doyle, executive directorof the Illinois Library Association.

JBAB Library kicked-off thisyear’s program June 22. It wasopen to kids ages 5 to 14, who weredivided into three age groups - 5 to6-year-olds, 7 to 10-year-olds and11 to 14-year-olds. Each age groupmet weekly at the library to turnin reading logs and participate inactivities.

“The goal was to keep themreading throughout the summer,”said Library Technician and Chil-dren’s Programs Coordinator Ta-mara Turner. “The activities weredesigned to add a little more fun tothe program and increase the in-centive to read. For instance, eachweek we had a giveaway for the topthree readers of each group.”

To ensure the program was fairfor all ages, it wasn’t the numberof books, but rather the numberof pages that counted. In additionto reading, participants in the toptwo age groups also learned aboutmusical artists to tie in the “Readto the Rhythm” theme. Turnersaid they started with the 1970sand went decade by decade untilpresent day.

“They had to turn in a one-pagereport, so they had to do a little re-search,” she said. “I told them they

could either do it on the internet orthey could speak to a relative whowas around during that particulardecade.”

The wrap party held at the endof the six-week program includedfree pizza and bowling for thereaders and their families. Duringthe party each participant receiveda certificate of completion and thetop three readers from the twoolder age groups received bicycles.

Turner said more than 100 kidsparticipated in the program thisyear and together they read nearly70,000 pages. Top overall readerBriana Stull, 13, read more than19,000 pages during the summerreading program. She said sheloves reading because it allows herto obsess over storylines.

“Even when you finish thebook, it’s not the end becauseyou can go online and find fan fic-tion and pictures and maybe evenmovies,” said Stull.

Although the summer readingprogram concluded, there are al-ways opportunities to read at JBABLibrary, with free access to morethan 27,000 books, audio books,DVDs and periodicals. Turner en-courages everyone to take advan-tage of the library and the manyfree programs they have ongoingthroughout the year.

“If we don’t continue to readbooks and we don’t continue touse libraries, they’re not going tocontinue to be around much lon-ger because they are getting closedleft and right,” she said. “Here onJBAB, we do everything we can toensure the resources are there forthe kids to read, that they have anice environment to come into toread and that we have programsoffered throughout the year tokeep them interested in reading.”

For more information aboutJBAB Library, visit www.mywfr.com or call 202-767-5578.

JBAB Library hosts party for summerreading program participants

U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MICHELLE L. GORDON

Olivia Sacci, 13, (left) read 17,992 pages during the 2015 JBAB SummerReading program. Briana Stull, 13, (right) read 19,349 pages. Sacci andStull received new bikes at the Summer Reading Wrap Party Aug. 7 forbeing the top overall readers. The summer reading program is held eachyear at JBAB Library. The goal of the program is to keep kids readingbetween school years.

BY CHRISTOPHER HURDJOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-

BOLLING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The Joint Base Anacos-tia-Bolling (JBAB) Chapel isscheduled to start offering acontemporary service Sept.20 at the Historic Chapel,also known as Chapel 2.

The service, designed tooffer parishioners an alter-native to traditional wor-ship, will be held Sundaysfrom 9-10 a.m.

“We are excited aboutthis new program and itspotential to reach familieshere on base who are notbeing serviced by chaplainprograms at this time,” saidAir Force Lt. Col. JeffreyGranger, JBAB senior chap-lain.

The service will be Biblecentric, but with differentmethodology to traditionalworship. It will allow parish-ioners the ability to listen tomusic they have heard onthe radio, sing praise songswith a live band instead of hymnswith a choir, and be able to dresscasually.

The base previously offereda hybrid service that combinedtraditional service with contem-porary elements, but it wasn’tmeeting the needs of the mem-bers, he said. This new servicewill be separate from the moreestablished services like tradi-tional and gospel.

The chapel has recently beenconducting surveys to see if thebase population and current con-gregation would be interested ina contemporary service. Thefeedback has been positive withmost surveys coming back in fa-vor of it.

“We recognize that we needsomething to try and reach ourservice members that are on thebase and that live here,” saidNavy Lt. Jonathan D. Rozendaal,deputy installation chaplain. “Wehave a lot of active duty service

members who are either going offbase or are not going at all.”

Rozendaal also noticed a sim-ilar trend at his last command,Marine Corps Base Quantico. Hestarted a contemporary servicethere in 2010 with a small amountof funding and a group of volun-teers.

The program started off slow-ly, but by the time he left in 2013the service was averaging over100 members. That service nowhas 170-180 members.

The new contemporary ser-vice will be upbeat, laid back andopen to everyone.

“We want people to come andfeel comfortable,” Rozendaalsaid. “We are hoping that this willreally catch on.”

The chapel is currently look-ing for interested musicians andvocalists for the contemporaryservice. If you are interested orjust want more information call202-767-5900 or email jonathan.rozendaal@navy.mil.

JBAB Chapel scheduled to offercontemporary service Sept. 20

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE JBAB CHAPEL

Contemporary service is scheduled tostart at the Historic Chapel Sept. 20from 9-10 a.m.

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The newest police officerson Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling(JBAB) were sworn in by ChiefMagistrate Judge William Connel-ly Aug. 4 in two ceremonies at the11th Wing Courtroom on base.

The ceremonies saw 18 offi-cers take the oath in front of fam-ily and friends.

“I am very proud of them,”said Capt. Kenny Matthews, a po-

lice officer trainer with the JBABpolice department. “It’s great tofinally make it official; they’resworn police officers by a UnitedStates Magistrate Judge.”

The officers were able to swearin after successfully completinga 12-week training course at theFederal Law Enforcement Train-ing Center (FLETC) in Glynco,Georgia.

The training gets them pre-pared, Matthews said. We givethem the basic training to do theirjob day in and day out. FLETC

goes more in depth.During the course the officers

learned basic law enforcement,firearms familiarization, officerresponse tactics, tactical driving,active shooter and domestic re-sponse.

To make the training as realas possible the officers were putthrough challenging scenarios.Some exercises including hiredactors and even an entire mocktown.

“I loved it,” said Sgt. BiancaBurgos, JBAB crime prevention

officer. “The training can bestressful, but it’s one of the bestschools a law enforcement officercan go to.”

Having completed the course,the officers now have a widerange of career opportunities. Be-ing FLETC certified allows themthe opportunity to transfer to anyfederal agency that accepts it.

For now though, they are backprotecting and serving the JBABcommunity.

“I love this job,” Burgos said.“It is very rewarding. There isnothing better than having thecommunity know you by firstname, the kids being excited tosee you and making a differencein the community.”

New JBAB police officers officially sworn in

Sgt. Bianca Burgos poses with Judge William Connelly after receiving herUnited States District Court Pledge of Oath certificate.

New JBAB police officers take the oath during a ceremony Aug. 4 on base.

BY EILEEN SEELEY

JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING

MILITARY AND FAMILY SUPPORT

CENTER

Management of personal fi-nances can be challenging to mil-itary members and their familiesmostly because of their lack ofbasic consumer skills and train-ing in how to prudently managetheir finances.

The Personal Financial Man-agement (PFM) program exists toprovide education, counseling,information and referral to per-sonnel and commands in orderto increase personal, family andoperations readiness. The PFMprogram assists commands inachieving a higher-state of mis-sion readiness, thereby improv-ing the service member’s per-

formance and retention throughpersonal financial readiness.

Commanding officers utilizingtrained Command Financial Spe-cialists (CFS) have a responsibil-ity to encourage financial respon-sibility and sound financial plan-ning. This promotes solid finan-cial practices, personal integrity,and responsibilities among itsmembers. Providing current PFM

information to military personnelis an integral part of the program.The success of the program is acollaborative effort between thecommand, the CFS and the Mili-tary and Family Support Center(MFSC).

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling‘s(JBAB) MFSC will be sponsoring aCommand Financial LeadershipForum Aug. 25, from 2:30-3:30

p.m. in Bldg. 13, 118 Brookley Ave.This forum is for command lead-ership and will focus on changesto the CFS program, financialinformation and resources avail-able to leadership, and availabletrainings and educational oppor-tunities.

To register for the JBAB Com-mand Financial Leadership Fo-rum, call (202) 767-0450.

Command Financial Management Leadership Forum scheduled for: Aug. 25

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PHOTOS BY JEREMY K. JOHNSONJOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Large crowds packed the parking lots and deck at Slip Inn,Aug. 7 for Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling’s (JBAB) first NationalNight Out.

In conjunction with the law enforcement awareness eventheld nationwide each August, JBAB’s police department in-vited members of the community to come out and meetthem to learn more about what they do and ways to improveindividual safety practices.

Warfighter Family and Readiness also held “Crab Fest” forattendees, offering seven crabs and roasted corn-on-the-cobfor a reduced price.

Police officers from the department volunteered to staffmultiple attractions and events, including a military work-ing dog demonstration, a dunk tank, a piñata and inflatablebounce houses.

JBAB police sergeant Bianca Burgos, coordinator for theevent, said turnout was great.

“I’m happy to see so many people here,” she said. “We’regrateful for the support.”

Based on the success of the first one, National Night Outat JBAB should be an annual event, she added.

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Chaplain’s Religious EnrichmentDevelopment Operations

The Chaplain’s Religious Enrichment Development Operations (CREDO) offersa variety of programs aimed at improving communication, adding resiliency, andtraining service members in valuable life skills.

Marriage Enrichment Retreat (MER) -Couples enjoy a free weekend at the HiltonHotel in Crystal City, Virginia, where they learn and apply marriage skills such ascommunication and problem solving in a fun, small group atmosphere. Using per-sonality inventories, participants learn that differences in marriages can be ways toenhance and complete one another in the marriage journey. The next MER is sched-uled for Aug. 14-16.

Personal Resiliency Retreat (PRR) - The PRR highlights the essential componentsof hindsight, insight, and foresight in order to equip military personnel to accom-plish the mission. Overall, the goal of a PRR is to give participants an opportunity togrow and mature as individuals by reflecting on their lives. The next PRR is sched-uled for Sept. 18-20.

All retreats are free including room and meals. They are open to all active dutyand reserve military members and their dependents. For pre-registration call 202-404-8830/8831. For more information contact the CREDO office, 202-767-5901/5900,send an email to: credo.ndw.fcm@navy.mil, or stop by the Joint Base Anacostia-Bol-ling (JBAB) Chapel and inquire within.

CATHOLIC SERVICESReconciliation

Sunday 9 a.m.Chapel Center

RosarySunday 9:10 a.m.Chapel Center

Mass (Chapel Center)Tuesday 11:30 a.m.Wednesday 11:30 a.m.Thursday 11:30 a.m.Friday 7 a.m.Saturday 5 p.m.Sunday 9:30 a.m.

PROTESTANT SERVICESSunday Worship

Gospel 11:30 a.m.Chapel Center

General Protestant11 a.m.Chapel 2

Sunday SchoolSeptember - May9:30-10:30 a.m.Questions about these services or other re-

ligious needs can be directed to 202-767-5900.

Chapel Schedule

JBAB celebrates CoastGuard Birthday

U.S. NAVY PHOTOS BY MICHELLE L. GORDON

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB)celebrated the Coast Guard’s 225years of service to the nation Aug.7. The event was commemoratedwith a JBAB Warfighter and FamilyReadiness (WFR) First Friday Runand cake-cutting ceremony.Coast Guard Station Washington con-ducts traditional missions of searchand rescue and law enforcement, andthey also work alongside a multitudeof federal, state and local agenciesto detect, deter and defend againstterrorist attacks around our nation’scapital.

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