By Barbara WagnerNSASP Staff Writer

With the start of the 2015hurricane season a littlemore than a month away,preparing now for poten-tially upcoming storms willhelp ensure everyone inthe Navy family remainssafe. Despite the predic-tion earlier this month fromColorado State Universityclimatologists that 2015will most likely be anotherslow storm season for theAtlantic Coast, it only takesone storm to wreck havoc inthe region. Hurricane Isa-bel is proof positive of thatfact. The September 2003storm escalated quickly, ul-timately causing 32 deathsin Virginia alone, as well as$1.85 billion worth of dam-age. Both Naval Support Fa-cilities (NSFs) Dahlgren and

Indian Head sustained se-rious damage in the storm,though fortunately, therewere no lives lost on eitherbase.

Preparing now for the po-tential threat of hurricanesand tropical storms greatlyreduces the chaos that canensue during a weatheremergency and could pos-sibly save a life. Naval Sup-port Activity South Potomac(NSASP) emergency officialsencourage all personnel andresidents at NSFs Dahlgrenand Indian Head to ensurethat they are ready for anyweather emergency.

One key factor to weath-ering any emergency is com-munication and situationalawareness, and there aremany avenues to stay up todate with developing storms.In today’s high tech world,there is always an ‘app forthat’ and the Navy Family

Accountability and Assess-ment System (NFAAS) offersan app -compatible withmost smart phones- thatwill assist in maintaining ac-countability of personnel in

the event of an emergency.The app can be accessed athttps://navyfamily.navy.mil/cas/login; users must havea CAC card to register andlogin. Another program that

is of vital importance duringa regional emergency is theNaval District Washington(NDW) Wide Area Alert Sys-tem (WAAN), accessible atwww.cnic.navy.mil/regions/ndw/about/waan.html. Per-sonnel are not automaticallyenrolled in all the featuresof this service and it is onlyavailable to NMCI systemusers-registration requiresa CAC card. This service willalert personnel to emer-gency situations that havethe potential to affect thearea though email, text andphone calls. Locally, bothKing George and CharlesCounties have alert systemsthat will notify users of po-tentially threatening situa-tions. King George County’salert system can be accessedat www.kgalert.com and

By Barbara WagnerNSASP Staff Writer

The King George HighSchool Navy Junior ROTCand its longtime senior sci-ence instructor, Cmdr. FredDuckworth, visited severalsites at Naval Support Facil-ity (NSF) Dahlgren on April21. Twenty-four studentsparticipated in some veryhands on demonstrations atthe Naval Surface WarfareCenter Dahlgren Division’s(NSWCDD’s) Electromag-netic and Sensor SystemsDepartment and Engage-ment Systems Department,and the Naval SupportActivity South Potomac(NSASP) Police Department.A full day of activities en-sued leaving the cadets withan unforgettable experienceand a lot to think about fortheir futures.

The morning began as itdoes for many on the base:with a PowerPoint brief-ing. At the Electromagneticand Sensor Systems De-partment, the cadets werebriefed by Camille Ward,branch head of the La-ser and Weapons SystemsBranch, about several pro-

totypes of weapons that theyare currently working on.Ward explained the conceptof spiral development - thepractice of upgrading and

advancing the capabilitiesof the project as each step ofthe project is tested and re-fined. Casual interest fromthe cadets turned into full

on wow as. Ward showed thecadets a video of one of theweapons - the Laser WeaponSystem (LaWS) being testedin the Persian Gulf last fall.

Several of the cadets grinnedappreciatively at the weap-

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A group of twenty-four King George High School Navy Junior ROTC students visit the Naval SurfaceWarfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Laser and Weapons System Branch during a tour April 21. Thegroup also visited NSWCDD’s and Engagement Systems Department and the Naval Support ActivitySouth Potomac (NSASP) Police Department.

King George High School NJROTC visits NSF Dahlgren

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Hurricane Isabel slams into the East Coast ofthe United States on Sept. 18, 2003. The stormcaused serious damage at Naval Support Facili-ties (NSFs) Dahlgren and Indian Head and servesas a reminder that all should be prepared for hur-ricanes and tropical storms.

Communication and preparationCritical components for weathering the storms

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ons precision capabilitiesand leaned forward, eagerto see more of the show.

Their interest piqued,the cadets learned that thedirected energy from the la-ser did not produce soundor light, despite what theymight have seen at the mov-ies surprising many who as-sumed that there would beboth. They were allowed tohandle a mock, hand-heldlaser to get a feel for the de-vice without the weight ofthe fully-functional weap-on. From there, the groupwent next door to see theunit as it would be usedagainst a target vehicle.There, the cadets were ableto see the damage that thelaser beam can do as theyhandled metal plates andfire bricks that had beenpenetrated by the laser. Im-pressed so far, the cadetswere keen to continue ex-ploring what would proveto be an exciting morning.

Next door at the La-ser Weapons and SystemsBranch’s Lethality Lab, alive demonstration of whatthe laser can do elicitedeven more awe and inter-est as the cadets were ableto get up close to the steelplate immediately after alaser had been dischargedinto it, as well as viewinghow many various mirrorsand lenses are used withinthe system to achieve thedesired results. Zoe, a ninthgrade cadet, was astonishedthat so much damage couldbe achieved so silently andrapidly. “It’s hard to be-lieve that they can do thatwithout any noise at alland such a focused shot!”she stated. From there the

group headed to the En-gagement Systems Depart-ment’s Manned Platformand Systems Branch to ex-plore more of NSWCDD’sdiverse missions.

Mike MacDonald, depu-ty project manager for theAssault Amphibious VehicleEngineer Support ServiceTeam, explained that hisunit’s main focus is rapidprototyping, a strategy thatallows the team to “makethings quickly and rapidlyfor the war fighter, not ma-ture technology, but proto-types for them to try out anddevelop later. We do a lot ofrapid prototyping as well asintegrating those things thatwe make on vehicles in themilitary.”

One clear favorite of thegroup of cadets was the abil-ity to test out a 30mm can-

non’s control system. Ap-pearing almost like a videogame controller and screen,several of the cadets wereenthusiastic to try out thecapabilities. Several wereable to skillfully maneuverthe gun turret and ‘target’the buoys in the river. Oneyoung cadet asked what sortof education he would needto be able to be a part ofthe work undertaken by theEngagement Systems De-partment. It was clear thatthe hands on experience al-lowed for thoughtful explo-ration of his future plans.

Continuing on the tour,the cadets visited the NSASPPolice Department, whereChief of Police Bob Brooksand his officers continuedto impress the young visi-tors. A visit to the practicesimulation room and a

chance to challenge eachother’s marksmanship andskill allowed for some goodnatured ribbing along withsome well earned respect.One young cadet namedAnthony was able to clearhis simulation course withno misses in twelve sec-onds impressing even theinstructor. “Be sure to callme when you graduate!”advised Brooks.

A tour through the weap-ons room and tactical simu-lation rooms enhanced byan opportunity to throw asimulated flash bang gre-nade and use the batteringram was a fantastic finaleto their experience. Thisleft many of the cadets withthoughts of how their futureplans might fit into the dif-ferent experiences they had.

Many of the cadets ex-

pressed their definite in-terest in military service insome form or fashion, whileothers didn’t envision a mil-itary career, but had definiteplans for their future. Tyra,an 11th grade cadet at KingGeorge High School, confi-dently stated that it was hergoal to become a doctor, butthat perhaps after collegeshe might consider serving.Another cadet was certainthat he wanted to be a gun-ner on an armored vehiclecrew but wasn’t sure whatbranch of service he wantedjoin or which particular ve-hicle he’d like to operate.He was simply anxious toserve his country.

Ninth grader Khadi-jah had some very maturethoughts on serving hercountry. “I know where I’mgoing,” she declared. “I feellike I am obligated to serveafter all the military hasdone for us.” She, her sisterAyana and fellow cadet Tyra- who are both juniors, dis-cussed the benefits of beinga member of the military.“Part of me wants to serve

because of the benefits, butthere are so many other as-pects; it’s the whole experi-ence, period!” Khadijah ex-claimed as the others nod-ded in agreement. “You getto travel the world and thereare so many possibilities,”she continued. “I want to bea psychologist. I want to bea psychologist in the mili-tary, get my training, seethe world and when I comeback and I’m done, I willhave so many stories to telland I can say that I have ex-perienced things. I won’t beclosed off to just one world;there are just so many otherthings to see.”

From the number ofDahlgren staff the cadetsmet during the tour whoare themselves formerKing George Junior NavyROTC cadets, there is astrong chance that at leastseveral of them may findthemselves part of the NSFDahlgren community in thefuture.

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U.S. Navy photos by Barbara Wagner

King George Navy Junior ROTC students observe the aftermath of a lasershot, as their hosts at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Divi-sion’s (NSWCDD’s) Laser and Weapon Systems Branch demonstrate theresidual heat emitted during tour April 21.

There are many volunteers from the King GeorgeHigh School Navy Junior ROTC who want tothrow a simulated flash bang grenade at a NavalSupport Activity South Potomac (NSASP) PoliceDepartment training facility.

NJROTC: Discovering future opportunitiesContinued from page 1

users can also register fornumerous non-emergencycounty alerts as well. CharlesCounty’s alert system isavailable at www.charles-countymd.gov/CNS and willalso provide users with localinformation and updates.Utilizing these methods, allpersonnel along with theirfamilies, can receive themost up to the minute infor-mation to be safe during anemergency.

For any emergency, aFamily Emergency Plan willensure all members of thefamily are prepared. TheReady Website, a FederalEmergency ManagementAgency (FEMA) preparationwebsite offers download-able plans (www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/docu-ments/34330) for families

to create emergency contactlists’ for both parents andchildren. Navy-focused ex-amples of Family Emergen-cy Plans are also availableat www.ready.navy.mil. Theplans include knowing whoto contact as well as estab-lishing a meeting place sothat all members of the fam-ily know where to find oneanother during an emer-gency. Some suggestions of-fered are to have a meetingplace within the neighbor-hood - a large tree or identi-fiable location that is easilyaccessed - as well as outsideof the neighborhood such asa library, place of worshipor a school. The site alsoadvises families to chooseone person for all membersto contact to let the others’know they are safe, prefer-ably someone who is out ofthe area to ensure acces-sibility. Ready.gov also of-fers a printable family plan(www.ready.gov/sites/de-

fault/files/documents/files/Family_Emegency_Plan.pdf) that includes informa-tion cards for each memberof the family that containsemergency numbers. It isvital to keep the informa-tion current to be preparedfor any event.

Another key factor inpreparation is to have a 72hour kit on hand to preparefor the potential of evacua-tion or a power outage. Kitsshould provide all membersof the family with non-per-ishable food, water and medi-cal supplies needed to survivefive to seven days in the eventof an emergency. As everyfamily has different needs, besure to take in account anyspecial needs members, petsand elderly members whomay need assistance whencreating your own kit. The 72hour kit should be easily de-ployable as you may need totake your own supplies to ashelter or Safe Haven.

A list of items to includecan be found at www.ready.navy.mil/build_a_kit/emer-gency_kits.html. Also in-cluded at the Navy’s readi-ness site are suggestions forsheltering in place kits inthe event that you must findshelter at your workplace orwhen commuting. It is im-portant to ensure that allperishables such as water,batteries, medications andfood are up to date for eachseason, so be sure to checkexpiration dates and test allitems with batteries whenyou double check youremergency information.

All personnel who resideon either NSF Dahlgren orIndian Head are requiredto be responsible for theirown evacuation and shelter.Ensure that you have madethe appropriate plans withfamily or friends furtherinland before emergencieshappen. According to theNavy Readiness site, a Safe

Haven is “a pre-designatedlocation that EmergencyManagement will activateas warranted for use as tem-porary protection.” Theselocations are not usuallysupplied or staffed, so it isimportant to bring your72 hour kit when evacuat-ing. Service members whoreside in the barracks andwho do not have vehicles oravailable Safe Haven hous-ing should contact theirchain of command to learnabout how their organiza-tion will ride out the stormor if necessary, evacuate.

While hurricanes can bea major threat in the Dahl-gren and Indian Head vi-cinity, it is also importantto be vigilant and preparedduring threats of severethunderstorms, tornados orother weather emergenciesthat can occur in the re-gion. Electrical power loss-es can occur during theseevents and while for most it

is merely an inconvenience,be sure that if you or a fam-ily member has electric-dependent equipment thatyou are prepared for thepossibility of a power loss.The American Red Crossoffers suggestions on howto be safe during a poweroutage (www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster/power-outage) including how toprepare for an outage andwhat to do during the event.

For more information onhow to ensure that you andyour family are preparedfor any emergency be sureto visit the Navy’s’ NationalPrepareAthon! Day website(http://www.ready.navy.mil/be_informed/National-PreparednessMonth.html).Participate in the NationalDay of Action on 30 Aprilwhen Navy installationsaround the world will con-duct drills to ensure that ev-eryone is ready to weatherthe storms!

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The Virginia Departmentof Transportation will beginimprovements to Rt. 218 inStafford and King GeorgeCounties later this month.The $5.2 million dollarpackage will upgrade over15 miles and will includenew pavement markingand messages, raised pave-ment markers, guardrail up-grades, sign upgrades andreplacements, tree removal,minor shoulder widening

and safety pavement edge.Route 218 is known as WhiteOak Road in Stafford, andCaledon Road and WindsorDrive in King George.

During the project, due tobe completed in December,traffic on Route 218 will re-duced to one lane Mondaysthrough Fridays betweendawn and dusk. No lane clo-sures are permitted between6-9 a.m. and 3:30-6 p.m. toavoid causing congestion

at peak commuting times.The work zone’s precise lo-cation will change as workprogresses along Route 218.

To learn more aboutVDOT projects, visit HotSpots for VDOT’s 14-coun-ty Fredericksburg Districtcan be viewed online atwww.V i r g in i aDOT .o r g :http://www.virginiadot.org/travel/travel_alerts/default.asp. Or, to re-ceive Hot Spots directly by

email, please send a mes-sage to fredericksburginfo@VDOT.Virginia.Gov with“Hot Spots” in the sub-ject line. Real-time traffic,lane closure and work zoneinformation is also avail-able on www.511Virginia.org. Motorists can also ac-cess 511Virginia by calling511 from any telephone inVirginia, or downloadingVDOT’s 511Virginia freemo-bile app.

Virginia Route 218 Construction to begin this month

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DahlgrenCommunity Shred

The Dahlgren Fleet and Family SupportCenter will hold a community shred onApril 30 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the ParadeField Pavilion parking lot. Personal docu-ments only will be accepted, no govern-ment documents. Get rid of your outdateddocuments quickly and safely!

DMV2Go at DahlgrenDMV2Go will bring their Virginia DMV

services to NSF Dahlgren on May 21 from9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Parade Field PavilionParking Lot. DMV2Go offers lots servicesto save you the time of waiting in a DMVoffice. Renew your license and registra-tion, register a vehicle, take a driver’s testand more. Bring your documents and saveyourself lots of time!

Second Tour Thrift StoreSecond Tour Thrift Store, a Dahlgren

Officers’ Spouses Club volunteer-run orga-nization, offers free uniforms (gently used)for active duty military members are alwaysavailable on the porch. Store profits are do-nated back to the community in the form ofscholarships for military families who haveserved at Naval Support Facility Dahlgrenand support for local charities serving KingGeorge County. The store is located at 722SampsonRd. and is openonThursdays from12:30 - 3 p.m.

Indian Head“Treasures” Thrift Store Donations

“Treasures” is open on Tuesdays from10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The store is located at 12Strauss Ave. next door to the USO. Dona-tions of gently used items are currently be-ing accepted.

Barbeque truck at IH and StumpNeck

Enjoy delicious T&J Barbeque at NSF In-dian Head on Wednesdays and Thursdays,from approximately 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., nextto the library, and at the NSF Indian HeadStump Neck Annex on Tuesday, from ap-proximately 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., next to Build-ing 2195.

To publish information on your event orprogram under “Base Happenings,” contactAndrew Revelos at 540-653-6012 or emailandrew.revelos1@navy.mil

Base HappeningsMake energy/water conserva-

tion a part of your everyday rou-tine. Do your part in helping theinstallation achieve its energy/water reduction goals with somequick and easy checklist items be-low:

• Keep doors and windowsclosed when the heat or A/C is on.Report any air leaks to the outside,including missing weather strip-ping.

• Report excessive heating/cooling settings.

• Lights out when I leave a roomempty. Report lights frequently lefton in empty rooms.

• Turn off overhead lighting anduse natural daylight or task light-ing when practical.

• Repot overlit areas wherepublic works can delamp or de-energize fixtures to save energy.

• Don’t leave water on whenwashing hands, parts and equip-ment, dishes or anything else.

• Report all energy or waterwaste that’s outside my ability tocorrect.

• At the end of the day: turn offlights, computers, monitors, com-puter speakers, copiers, printers,shredders, fax machines, coffeemakers, and anything else I see onthat doesn’t need to be on.

Beginning Monday, April 27, NSF Dahl-gren’s B Gate will be secured from the hours of9 a.m. - 3 p.m. to accommodate constructionof canopies. An officer will still be assignedto the post to process commercial trucking,but the gate will be closed for normal trafficduring those hours. The gate will be fully op-erational from 6 - 9 a.m. to accommodate themorning rush hour, and will be reopened at3 p.m. for outbound traffic only for the endof the workday rush. This closure will ensurethe safety of construction personnel, officersworking the gate and the base workforce.Construction is scheduled to last approxi-mately six weeks. The gate will be return tonormal operating hours as soon as the projectis completed.

For more information, please contact theNSASP Public Affairs Office, (540) 653-8153.

B Gate schedule to changeduring construction

Barbara Wagner joins theSouth Potomac Pilot as a KingGeorge based writer recentlytransplanted from Williams-burg, Virginia. She has previ-ously served as a web-basedwriter for U.S. EUCOM whereshe assisted in creating opera-tions pages, special events andcovering family and moraleissues. While in Europe, sheplayed a role in the planningand execution of the 50th An-niversary Celebration of U.S.EUCOM’s presence in Stutt-gart, Germany. Wagner is agraduate of Arizona State Uni-versity with amajor in Psychol-ogy. She has been an activepart of the local King Georgecommunity working with theKing George Animal Rescue

League, as well as working to-wards finding solutions to thelack of high-speed internet tothe underserved portions ofthe county.

New staff writer joinsSouth Potomac Pilot

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U.S. Navy photos by Barbara Wagner, Travis Wray,Matthew Poynor and Andrew Revelos

Though Earth Day itself was April 22, service members,civilians and young people pitched in for a series of green-minded events all month in and around Naval Support Fa-cilitis (NSFs) Dahlgren and Indian Head.

The Marines were first to hit the beach when they volun-teered their time and effort to keep NSF Indian Head’s shore-line pristine during a beach cleanup April 6. The volunteers,led by Sgt. Tim Solano, were 24 Marines and Sailors from theChemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF). TheCBIRF devil dogs and corpsmen collected 22 bags of trash,two tires and 50 pounds of bulk trash.

Later in the week, a second group up Sailors and civil-ian employees from Naval Facilities Engineering CommandWashington (NAVFACWASH) and Joint Interoperability TestCommand (JITC) collected 20 bags of trash, one tire, and 100pounds of bulk trash from the NSF Indian Head Marina andthe surrounding shoreline.

At Caledon State Park, close to NSF Dahlgren, Navy vol-unteers joined members of the community for the park’s an-nual Trash to Art Contest on April 18. Volunteers, includinga group of Dahlgren School students, parents and teachers,helped organizers collect more than 1,000 pounds of trashalong .7 miles of Potomac River shoreline. After the cleanupportion of the event, the volunteers created works of art fromthe trash collected from the beach and competed for prizes.Members of NSF Dahlgren’s Chief Petty Officers Associa-tion provided burgers and hotdogs for the tired volunteersat lunchtime.

At NSF Indian Head, Capt. Vincent Martinez, command-er the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head ExplosiveOrdnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWCIHEODTD),Ashley Johnson, technical director of NSWCIHEODTD,Cmdr. Chris Zayatz, executive officer of Naval Support Activ-ity South Potomac, and members of the NAVFACWASH En-vironmental Department planted trees in an Earth Day eventon April 21.

The next day, NSFDahlgren held an EarthDay Celebrationat Parade Field; the event highlighted green and renewabletechnology, native wildlife and plants, and highlighted EarthDay art projects created by students at Dahlgren School. Thestudents and the greater Dahlgren Community--including alocal Girl Scout troop-- planted a tree near the school withCapt. Mary Feinberg, commanding officer of NSASP.

Bravo Zulu to all of this year’s volunteers!

NSFs Dahlgren, Indian Head celebrate Earth Day

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Aquatics Center540-653-8088

Saturday, April 25th the Aquatics Center willbe closed all day due to scheduled maintenance.

Aqua AerobathonMay 15 from2 to 4 p.m. Suit up forNSFDahl-

gren’s Aqua Areobathon! Classes included are:Wet Express (2-2:30 p.m.), ShallowWater Work-out (2:30-3 p.m.) and Deep Water Workout (3-4p.m.). Come for one or stay for all three! Registra-tionwill take place before the event at the aquat-ics center. Cost: FREE

Child & YouthCDC540-653-4994YAC540-653-8009

Family Game NightMay13 at 6 p.m.All youth and their families, with base access,

are invited for a night of fun and games at theYouth Center! Please register at the Youth CenterbyMay 11th. Cost: FREE.

Give Parents a BreakEligible patrons include all children 6 weeks

to 5 years of age (not in kindergarten). The CDCisofferingextendedhourly care scheduled for the1stand3rdFridayofeachmonthandthe2ndSat-urday of each month. This care is free with a re-spitecarereferraland$4/hour forallothereligiblepatrons. Please call the center for more informa-tion and to register.

General Library540-653-7474

Muffins with MomMay 9 at 11 a.m. Celebrate Mom! Moms can

enjoy getting their nails painted while childrenmake aMother’sDay gift.Muffins andbeverageswill be served. Cost: FREE.

Liberty Center540-653-7277

Liberty Shuttle ServiceApril 25 from 7 to 11:45 p.m. Liberty Center

PatronsOnly: E1- E6 Single/UnaccompaniedAc-tive Duty Military. Liberty is providing a shuttleservice in the local area. Please call or stop in theLibertyCenter to getmore information.

Wing WednesdayMay 6 & 20 at 4 p.m. Liberty Center Patrons

Only: E1- E6 Single/UnaccompaniedActiveDutyMilitary. Enjoy FREE hot wings while they last.Cost: FREE

Cinco de MayoMay 5. Liberty Center Patrons Only: E1- E6

Single/UnaccompaniedActiveDutyMilitary.En-joy refreshments all day and take a whack at thepiñata! Cost: FREE.

Child & YouthCDC301-744-4458

Give Parents a BreakEligiblepatrons includeall children6weeks

to 5 years of age (not in kindergarten). The CDCisofferingextendedhourly care scheduled for the2nd and 4th Friday of each month and the 3rdSaturday of each month. This care is free with arespite care referral and $4/hour for all other eli-gible patrons. Call the center for more informa-tion and to register.

General Library301-744-4623

One-on-One Computer Help1stMonday of EveryMonth, by appointment

only.Needhelpwithacomputerprogram? Don’tknow where to start? Sign up for your one-on-one, 30 minute session at the library to work onanything you’d like. Please call on the previousFriday tomake an appointment. Cost: FREE.

Fitness Center301-744-4661

Walk Across AmericaApril 1 to April 30. Ongoing at the Weight

House Fitness Center. Walk from Alcatraz to theWhite House in April by tracking 300,000 steps.Complete the taskandyouwill earnaprize, brag-ging rights and a thinnerwaistline! Cost: $5.00

MWR Highlights

540-653-7336Civilians - $5; AD, Retired, Reserve,FamilyMembers (E7 - above) $4;AD, Reserve, FamilyMembers (E6- below) - $2.50; Child (6-11) - $2;Child (5 andunder) - Free; Ticketsfor amovie shown in 3-Dare an ad-ditional $1

Friday,April 24th, 7p.m.Home(3D),PG

Saturday,April 25th, 4p.m.Home,PG

Saturday,April 25th, 7p.m.GetHard,R

Friday,May1st, 7p.m.TheGunman,R

Saturday,May2nd4p.m.Furious7,PG-13

Saturday,May2nd7p.m.Woman inGold,PG-13

DahlgrenMovie Theater

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Naval Support Facility (NSF) Dahlgren showed itssupport for the Navy’s efforts to stamp out sexualassaults and violence April 22 during the annualSexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR)5K race. Gloria Arteaga, sexual assault responsecoordinator for NSFs Dahlgren and Indian Head,and Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River,thanked participants for such a strong turnout,and Capt. Mary Feinberg, commanding officer ofNaval Support Activity South Potomac (NSASP),read the SAPR proclamation, which emphasizesthe responsibility all members of the Navy fam-ily have when it comes to preventing sexual as-saults. Feinberg, accompanied by NSASP Execu-tive Officer Chris Zayatz and Command MasterChief Dee Allen, then ran the race alongside therest of the participants.

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