The Quantico Sentry, January 27, 2011

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75th Year, No. 33
January 27, 2011
A step in the bright direction
Andrew Revelos
Staff Writer
Quantico commuters may have
noticed new blinking crosswalk signs
aboard the base.
The Quantico Public Works Branch
coordinated with Public Safety to
install 16 solar-powered LED pedestrian signs, which blink up to 59 times
per minute, in an effort to improve
safety at the crosswalks in high-traffic
The solar collector above this
Blinkersign gathers enough
energy each day to power the
sign through the night. The
LEDs are visible from up to
two miles away.
areas along Barnett and Catlin avenues.
Manassas-based Baistar Mechanical, Inc., is under contract to complete
the $117,000 project.
Dave Kiefer, project manager for the
resident officer in charge of construction, said the new signs not only
improve safety aboard the base, but
also fit in with Quantico’s emphasis on
reducing energy costs.
“Since the existing signs did not
have lights, power was not available,”
he said. “Therefore, to avoid increasing
power usage and the additional cost of
installing new power lines to the
pedestrian signs, the determination
was made to use solar-powered signs.”
The solar-powered crosswalk
signs, called Day-Viz (daylight visible)
Blinkersigns, are manufactured by the
Traffic and Parking Control Company
of Milwaukee. Rich Lolli, national
sales manager for government
accounts with TAPCO, said the signs
have been big sellers for military
installations. Quantico joins other
regional military installations such as
Andrews Air Force Base and Fort
Belvoir, as well as Marine posts like
Camp Lejeune, using TAPCO signs.
Quantico’s project will include five
new energy-conserving LED street-
lights, one of which is also solar-powered, that will contribute to the safety
provided by the flashing signs by casting additional light on the crosswalks.
Due to be installed during the next two
weeks, the new streetlights will also be
clustered along Barnett Avenue.
In 2010, there were five incidents
involving vehicles and pedestrians
aboard the base, according to Staff Sgt.
Robert Hubauer, accident investigation
chief with the Provost Marshal. “We
want everybody to use the crosswalks,”
said Hubauer. “We’re hoping the new
signs will get the attention of drivers.”
Hubauer emphasized that the
crosswalks can only be effective if
pedestrians use them. “The biggest
problem we have is people not using
the crosswalks,” he said.
Traffic control measures are carefully selected and located to maximize
safety for both pedestrians and
drivers, Lt. Cmdr. Erik Breitenbach
said. The installation of these signs
had been in development for over a
year. While this planning element is
important, compliance with posted
signs by pedestrians and drivers is
critical to both reducing accidents and
improving flow of traffic.
— Writer: [email protected]
Photos by Andrew Revelos
Broader Perspectives
Japan builds support
for Futenma move
Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
A week after Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’ visit
to Tokyo to discuss a broad range of issues including the
realignment roadmap for U.S. forces based in Japan,
Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa traveled to
Okinawa last Friday to build support for the plan.
The secretary underscored the changes the realignment plan will bring to Okinawa.
“Thousands and thousands of United States Marines
and their dependents will depart the island,” he said.
“Significant land and facilities will return to the people of
Okinawa. The U.S. presence will be less visible on the
island. So there are very real benefits to people of Okinawa in this realignment roadmap.”
Kitazawa also toured Kadena Air Base, where he got a
mission update from Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenneth S.
Wilsbach, the 18th Wing commander, and thanked U.S.
service members for their role in regional security, base
officials reported.
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Marines have many friends
Cpl. Meloney R. Moses
Combat Correspondent
Being the smallest branch in the military hasn’t stopped the Marine Corps
from becoming one of the world’s most
elite fighting forces; nor has it’s relative
size meant fewer people are communicating and connecting with Marines, their
families and the community.
The Marine Corps embraced the social
media vehicle and drove it far beyond
any other branch of service when Marine
Corps Recruiting Command’s Facebook
page recently compiled more “likes” than
any other official military service page,
exceeding one million, according to an
article published by MCRC.
The Corps, the article continued,
became the first branch of the military to
create an official Facebook page when
MCRC created its page in 2008, and in its
likeness, other branches and units followed.
Recently Marine Corps Base Quantico
put the Facebook vehicle in gear, pushing
information to its viewers daily.
The Quantico Community Relations
Facebook page has seen an 80 percent
increase in “likes” and a 60 percent
increase in users who engage, view or
consume content in the past month.
“We’re just beginning to unleash the
power of social media in a world that
demands news as it occurs,” said Wilma
Vaughn, community relations officer. “Our
Facebook page gives us a means to provide
that service to the Quantico community.”
Topics of interest are available for the
Quantico community to engage in and
voice their opinions. As the community
engages, it is hoped that interest in Quantico’s Facebook site will grow similar to
MCRC’s site.
Over the past 12 months, posts made to
the MCRC’s Facebook page have been
viewed more than 73.8 million times with
more than 420,000 interactions, including
comments and likes. The recruiting command is increasingly using social
networking sites to connect and communicate with potential Marines, Marine
parents, supporters and those capable of
influencing the enlistment decision,
according to the article.
“Facebook and other social media
serve critical communication functions
that enable us to reach our prospects
more directly,” said Lt. Col. Darrin
Kazlauskas, assistant chief of staff for
advertising at MCRC.
Readers of the “Quantico Sentry” are
encouraged to visit and “like” the Quantico Community Relations Facebook page
to see daily updates of events happening
on the base.
— Correspondent: [email protected]
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Due to a holiday that is only observed in Washington, D.C., Emancipation Day, America’s tax payers get an extra three days to file their
state and federal income taxes. Those three days, however, do not
absolve taxpayers of the obligation to file. In fact, it’s never too late to
start the paperwork.
The free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Tax Center opened for single Marines and Marines living in the barracks Jan. 24. It will open Jan.
31 for the remainder of active-duty members and retirees of every
branch of service as well as dependents. Reservists on active duty for 30
days or more with orders can also get their taxes prepared.
“The tax center will close on the last filing date of the tax season
which is April 18,” said 1st Lt. Adrienne C. Serbaroli, the officer-incharge at the tax center. “Tax center hours are Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., taking in the last client no later than
4 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., taking the last
client no later than 6 p.m.”
Those coming to the tax center should remember to bring all W-2s,
forms 1099 and 1098, a social security card for every family member
included on the return (exceptions for the active-duty member, who
may use his/her military ID card instead), any documents relating to
the first time homebuyer’s credit, and receipts related to claiming special credits such as the residential energy credit, education credits, or
retirement contribution credits.
“Additionally, taxpayers should remember to bring daycare receipts,
separation/custody agreements or divorce decrees, and/or signed
Form 8332, if there may be an issue with claiming dependents,” said Serbaroli. IRS forms may be downloaded and printed from www.irs.gov.
Photo by Sgt. Judith Willis
Sgt. Jade Long, a tax preparer here, helps Sgt. Amanda
Hassell file her taxes at the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Tax Center here. Taxpayers have three extra days to
file taxes due to Emancipation Day.
Child care is not provided and children are not authorized to sit in
on tax preparation interviews. The tax center is located at 3095 Roan
St. Tax returns are prepared on a walk-in basis, but certain appointments can be made by calling 703-432-2072 or 703-432-2073.
Keeping it green: Reduce heat loss in your home this winter
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on page one is the oldest
military insignia in continuous use in the United States.
It first appeared, as shown
here, in Marine Corps buttons adopted in 1804. With
the stars changed to five
points, this device has continued on the Marine Corps
buttons to the present day.
Stefanie Kivelin
Energy Manager
With the delivery of the December energy
bill came some degree of sticker shock as low
temperatures brought a high cost. We all
expect our winter utility bill to increase when
we begin turning up our thermostat, but oftentimes the actual cost is higher than we expect.
After receiving a high heat bill, we may
decide to keep the thermostat set to 68
degrees Fahrenheit. However, when it gets
cold, we turn the thermostat setting up and
accept the fact that comfort incurs a cost. The
comfort of your home and the cost of your
utility bill do not need to be a tradeoff though.
By knowing where heat is lost and how to
stop it, we can make our homes more comfortable and less costly to operate.
But heat loss isn’t the only energy waster
in a home. Consider the number of lights that
are left on every day when rooms are unoccupied and the age and condition of your air
conditioning/heating system. Don’t forget
the “energy vampires” like cell phones, laptops and printers that consume energy 24
hours a day when they are plugged in.
Finally, consider air leakage. Can you see out
your front door through cracks around the
door and the frame? Can you feel airflow
when standing next to a window?
The average house wastes 30 percent of
the energy it consumes from the inefficiencies
identified above. In other words, for every
$100 spent on a utility bill, $30 is wasted.
In the winter, approximately 50 percent of
this energy is wasted through heat loss
through the floors, walls, ceilings, windows,
doors and other penetrations (see illustration
below). To put this in context, if you have a
$400 energy bill, you are paying $60 a month
to heat outside. In this case, it’s not a cliché to
say you are throwing money out the window.
Reducing heat loss requires insulation and
sealing. Insulating reduces heat loss through the
building materials. Sealing reduces unwanted
air flow into and out of cracks in a home.
To identify energy waste, walk around
your home searching for places where you
See Heat Loss page B3
Do you feel
a draft?
Commander
Col. Dan Choike
Public Affairs Officer
Col. T.V. Johnson
Public Affairs Chief
Master Sgt. Sal Cardella
Editorial Staff
Press & Web Operations Officer
Yvonne Carlock
Editor
David M. White
Press & Web Operations Chief
Staff Sgt. Leonard Langston
Graphic Design Specialist
Rebecca Halik
Illustrator
Emily Funderburke
Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Illustration by Emily Funderburke
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JANUARY 27, 2011
More than the American Dream
Lance Cpl. Shandra Dyess
For a lance corporal born in Armenia, the
road to Quantico has been paved with hard
work and determination.
Since coming to America when he was 16,
Lance Cpl. Georges Kanzoghian, now 27, has
worked two jobs to earn a degree in communications from the University of Maryland.
He enlisted in the Marine Corps and is now
pursuing a master’s degree from Georgetown
University. He gained his citizenship Tuesday
and said he is proud to represent this country.
Bolstering his undergraduate degree, Kanzoghian, an inbounds clerk on base, also
knows three languages: Armenian, Arabic
and English.
Kanzoghian’s communication skills have
helped advance him through his career and
education. His tale is familiar to many new
Americans.
He was born in Armenia, but spent most
of his formative years in Lebanon before
moving to the United States. Kanzoghian
moved out on his own at 17 and began working through college.
“I wanted to explore,” he said. “I like
to do things on my own; I don’t like everything given to me. You don’t appreciate it
as much.”
Kanzoghian saw firsthand the value of
doing things on his own.
“A lot of my classmates didn’t show up to
class or goofed off,” he said. “I was paying
Photo by Lance Cpl. Shandra Dyess
Lance Cpl. Georges Kanzoghian, an
inbounds clerk here, hopes to attend
Officer Candidate School in October.
for each class myself, so I showed up and
gave 110 percent, because it was coming out
of my pocket.”
Outside of work and school, Kanzoghian
found time to participate in fundraisers for
his communications program. The students
would use their funds to attend lunches and
brunches, meeting companies and making
connections in the working world.
Kanzoghian approached nightclub owners
about allowing him and his classmates to
earn money for their program, while attracting business for the owners. He helped plan
and coordinate discounted events.
Kanzoghian takes the same dedicated
stance with the military: If he’s going to do
something, he gives it his all.
“I’ve always been competitive,” he said.
“When I decided to devote part of my life to the
military, I wanted to be part of the finest, most
elite branch and that’s the Marine Corps.”
A decade of working his way through the
adult world hasn’t changed Kanzoghian. He
recently began his master’s in intelligence
with a concentration in counterintelligence at
Georgetown University.
This new educational focus is the next
part of the lance corporal’s plan, a step in
advancing himself not only as an academic,
but as a Marine.
Kanzoghian plans to put in his package for
Officer Candidate School next month. He
hopes to become an intelligence officer.
“I’m excited,” he said. “I’ve always had
a leadership position in the civilian world
and I would like to transfer that into the
military world.”
Kanzoghian enlisted first because he
wanted to see the Marine Corps from the side
of those he hopes to someday lead.
“If I know what my troops went through,
I can better relate to them,” he said. “I can
say I went to Parris Island; I played with
the sand fleas.”
Kanzoghian hopes to attend OCS in October
where, to be sure, he will continue to rely on his
old friends: hard work and determination.
news briefs
African American heritage celebration
Trace a line from ancient Africa to America and
that line becomes “Living Our History, Tracing
Our Path.” Equal parts historical dramatization
and musical recital, this performance Feb. 11 from
11 a.m. to noon at Little Hall tells the story of
African American heritage.
Move through slavery to the oratory of Frederick Douglas, James Weldon Johnson, Langston
Hughes, Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack
Obama. There are rhythms from Africa, early jazz,
R&B and hip-hop that compliment this line and
these words of wisdom. Tom Teasley and Charles
Williams perform this powerful percussive program where listeners will gain an appreciation of
the heritage of African Americans and the struggles that impeded their path.
Corps’ history preservation awards
The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation is accepting submissions for its annual awards program. Each
year, the Foundation presents a series of awards to
both Marines and civilian community members, recognizing their exemplary work in advancing and
preserving Marine Corps history. Submissions deadline is Feb. 28. Awards will be presented at the
Foundation’s annual ceremony in April.
The Foundation is accepting award submissions
for categories in historical scholarship, journalism,
and letters and arts. There are 15 awards. A new
award announced this year is the Maj. Megan
McClung Award for distinguished reporting by an
individual covering U.S. Marines abroad.
For a detailes and requirements, visit
www.marineheritage.org/Awards.asp.
War College professors publish
Groundbreaking for phase 2 for Marine Corps Embassy Security Group
From left, Sauer Incorporated Project Manager Will Roseborough,
Marine Corps Embassy Security
Group Commanding Officer Col.
David Fairfield, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command Project Manager Meghan McManus, Public
Works Branch Head of Engineering
Section Gizana Kassay and Marine
Corps Embassy Security Group
School Officer-in-Charge Capt.
Steven Siclari break ground on Jan.
20 for phase 2 of Marine Corps
Embassy Security Group's West
Campus project. Newport Newsbased Sauer Incorporated is
building the 28,831 square foot
training facility, due to be completed
in September.
Photo by Andrew Revelos
Save, invest, manage money during Military Saves Week
“Did you hear about the guy who won the lotto?” the Marine asked
his companion.
“What’re the chances? One in a million?” The other Marine shakes her
head. “Nah. Give me your money and I’ll make you a winner.”
“How will you do that? You have connections at the lotto?”
“No,” replied the lance corporal. “Save. Invest. Make your money work for you.”
Marines with money problems or just wanting to learn how to save
can attend a Military Saves Week program Feb. 22 at Little Hall at 8 a.m.
“[The program will] give Marine, family members and Department of
Defense contractors, the opportunity to get information at a program
where they’re not forced into buying anything; they can just sit back and
listen,” said Louis Bromley, personal financial manager for Quantico.
Bromley said for years he didn’t know about the options available
to help him save money. He hopes this will open the eyes of Marines
and their family members to the services available for them.
“Thrift Savings Program, for example,” he said. “Marines get a 45minute class about it in bootcamp, but when that Marine hits the fleet,
unless someone helps him figure it out, he’s most likely not going to
pursue it.”
TMilitary Saves is meant to get people interested in further investigating the different resources available, said Bromley.
To get the attention of people on base, base finance partnered with
Marine Corps Community Services to film two short commercials,
including the previously mentioned scenario, in the Base Exchange.
Each commercial featured two Quantico Marines talking about
money issues. One of the Marines mentions Military Saves Week and
the program at the theater as a good way to learn about options such
as investing.
The commercials are airing on QTV, informing service members
and civilians of the Feb. 22 Military Saves Week program.
For information on managing money, contact the Personal Financial Management Program at 703-784-2650.
Five scholarly publications by members of the
Marine Corps War College’s faculty and staff have
been or will soon be released.
Dr. James Lacey, director, War, Policy and Strategy, will release three books in the next three
months, including “The Shaping of Grand Strategy: Policy, Diplomacy, and War” (to be released in
Feb.), “The First Clash: The Miraculous Greek Victory at Marathon and Its Impact on Western
Civilization” (to be released in March) and “Keep
from All Thoughtful Men: How U.S. Economists
Won World War II” (to be released in April); Dr.
Robert Mahoney, dean of Academics’ first book,
entitled “The Mayaguez Incident: Testing America's Resolve in the Post-Vietnam Era,” was
released in hardcover by Texas Tech University
earlier this month; and the first edition of “The
MCWAR Papers” (an anthology of student, staff,
and faculty writing) will be released by MCU History Division in March. This first edition is edited
by Dr. Tammy Schultz, is entitled “Preparing for
an Era of Persistent Conflict.”
National Prayer Breakfast scheduled
Col. Daniel Choike, base commander, invites
members of the Marine Corps Base Quantico community to the National Prayer Breakfast
celebration from 6 to 7:30 a.m., Feb. 3, at the Mainside Chowhall (Bruce Hall, Building 2000).
This year’s Quantico event will feature Maj.
Gen. Darrell L. Moore, director of Reserve Affairs,
as the guest speaker. Quantico-based chaplains
will introduce their respective commanders and
offer prayer for the commands they represent.
Focusing on the theme “I will heal their land”
(2 Chr. 7:14), special prayers will be offered for
those in leadership positions, for families and
loved ones, for those serving in harm’s way, for the
wounded and for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Music will be offered by the praise band of the
contemporary protestant service.
The National Prayer Breakfast, held annually on
the first Thursday of February, serves as a network-
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Get your degree for free ... or next to it
Sgt. Judith Willis
Obtaining a degree is not cheap. Even with
loans, grants and scholarships, students can
still be left with a great amount of debt, which
is why active-duty service members are fortunate to have tuition assistance funds that pay
for that college degree.
“Tuition assistance funds are authorized up
to 100 percent of tuition and fees including lab,
technology, and distance learning fees,” said
Parisa Fetherson, an education and career specialist at the Lifelong Learning Center. “[Funds
are] not to exceed $250 per semester hour,
$166.67 per quarter hour, $16.67 per clock hour
for undergraduate courses and $350 per
semester hour equivalent for graduate courses.”
As difficult as it may be, being in the military and going to school is possible.
“I’ve been using tuition assistance since I
was a lance corporal and I got my bachelor’s
degree in management using tuition assistance,” said Gunnery Sgt. Albert Granillo, the
equal opportunity advisor for Marine Corps
Base Quantico. “And I’m currently working on
my master’s degree.”
Service members do not have to worry
about paying back tuition assistance funds
because it is not a loan.
“Each active duty service member is authorized a maximum of $4,500 per fiscal year for
off-duty education,” said Fetherson. “Costs
that exceed what is authorized by tuition assistance is the Marine’s responsibility.”
Failing a course with tuition assistance
funds does have its consequences.
“Tuition assistance funds will be recouped
from the service member for failed courses,”
said Fetherson. As well as unresolved incomplete courses or courses from which the service
member voluntarily withdrew which resulted
in a “W” grade.
Range clearance program
continues through winter
The Operational Range Clearance program
was established to ensure Marine Corps bases
and stations provide safe and sustainable
ranges for our fighting forces.
The Marine Corps has always understood the
ranges and training areas must be managed and
operated to ensure their long-term viability and
utility to meet the National defense mission.
The ORC has removed decades of munitions
and target debris from the ranges and maneuver areas, along with unexploded ordnance
found within the dedicated impact areas, said
James Cook, range complex developer with
Range Management Branch.
“To date, more than 3,300 tons of munitions
and target debris have been removed from
Marine Corps Base Quantico,” Cook.
Marine Corps Order 3550.12, signed Aug.
21, 2008, established the roles and responsibilities of installations’ involvement in the
mandatory program. Range clearance does not
include treatment or remediation of chemical
residues or munitions constituents from environmental media, actions to address buried or
discarded military munitions (e.g., burial pits),
nor management programs to prevent the
migration of munitions constituents of operational ranges. These actions constitute
environmental mitigation; they have a separate
funding source.
Quantico initiated the program here in 2007.
Murphy Demolitions Range was the first range to
be completed. This clearance operation removed
127.5 tons of range debris thereby allowing new
training devices to be placed on the range.
The training mission here occupies 56,000
acres of the base’s nearly 95 square miles.
Roughly half the west side of the base supports
live fire ranges while the other half is primarily
used as maneuver areas, Cook said.
The Guadalcanal Area was purchase during
1944 with numerous ranges established about
the base's perimeter and interior. Over the years,
these ranges were moved/re-oriented to accommodate new and/or increased capabilities of
various weapon systems. These live fire areas
included small arms ranges up to and including
ranges capable of supporting aviation ordnance.
The ranges vary according to purpose; those
for rifle qualifications are typically 500 yards
long, while pistol ranges are typically 50 yards.
Known-distance ranges, or rifle and pistol
ranges, have cardboard, roughly man-shaped
targets. All other ranges have targets representing hostile dismounted infantry armored
vehicles and/or tanks.
Some munitions’ debris and unexploded
ordnance are buried, requiring contractors to
use metal detectors and sub-surface clearance
techniques to find them.
A side benefit of this program gives us a
hint at the history of Quantico. It is unknown
when a clearance operation of this magnitude
has been conducted on MCBQ; UXO has been
found dating back to the early 1950s such as
M15 hand grenades and aircraft-delivered fire
bombs, Cook said.
The most critical part of the ORC is the planning and execution of this program. MCBQ is
home to The Basic School, whose training
requirements must be met without undue
delay. Completely closing a range, in order to
conduct the ORC, would have a devastating
effect on the ability of the TBS staff to train the
student officers. Additionally, Marines throughout the National Capital Region use the ranges
for marksmanship training and Marine Basic
Skills Training. Other services and government
agencies also use the ranges for training, from
soldiers in the Army Reserves to agents in the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The scheduling challenge is mitigated
through bi-weekly meetings to identify
upcoming training requirements, explained
Cook. Attendees to these meeting are NAVFAC, Range Management Branch, the prime
contractor, and TBS S-3. During these meetings, the schedule is laid out to identify those
areas the contractor may deploy over the
course of the next two weeks.
Since the start of the clearance program, contractors have cleared more than 3,770 acres of
range, leaving approximately 7,000 acres left to
cover. Quantico is approximately 95 square miles
and nearly 20 percent is dedicated to the ranges.
This is an ongoing program with more areas
identified for clearance operations. Once completed, this program will be repeated based on
the number and type of munitions fired on the
ranges. This is in keeping with the guidance to
maintain and sustain our training resources,
Cook added.
For those with extenuating circumstances, a
waiver may be obtained to avoid paying back
tuition assistance funds.
“Recoupment for withdrawals related to
duty, medical or emergency circumstances
may be waived,” said Fetherson. “Waiver
requests must have command endorsement.”
If you decide to retake a failed course, you
may do so using tuition assistance funds as
long as the recoupment has been resolved.
Funds are authorized for study towards a
diploma, certificate or degree at an academic
level higher that that currently held by the service member. Funds are not permitted for
lateral degrees.
“For example, if you already have an associate’s degree, you must be pursuing a
baccalaureate degree if you are using tuition
assistance to fund the degree,” explained
Fetherson. “And tuition assistance may only be
authorized for one program of study at a time.”
With four years spent on an average enlistment, service members have a great
opportunity to take advantage of tuition assistance.
“Take advantage of the program that’s out
there to enhance your personal growth,” said
Granillo. “Just start with basic courses, take
one class at a time.”
Service members should also note that
tuition assistance does not cover books, materials, transcripts or graduation fees. Tuition
assistance is not authorized for family members but funds are available for spouses at
www.militaryonesource.com under the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts
program, if the program and other eligibility
requirements are met.
For information about tuition assistance, the
GI Bill or off-duty education, contact the Quantico Lifelong Learning Center at 703-784-3340.
JANUARY 27, 2011
NEWS
Cross Talk
How do you deal with
working out in cold
weather?
Chief Petty Officer Daniel Crank
Public Works Branch
Hometown: Lewisville, Ark.
“I work out in the gym.”
Staff Sgt. Keith Dempsey
Marine Corps Training Advisory
Hometown: Queens, N.Y.
“Wearing sweat shirts and sweat pants, and
moving quickly.”
commentary
Take it outside: extreme weather training
Heidi Baise
Fitness Trainer
When it comes to outdoor physical activity most people really dislike the cold, rainy or unfavorable weather
conditions when engaging in vigorous physical training. Evidence of this is the overcrowding at the
gym. As the temperature goes down, the
number of people waiting for treadmills
goes up.
One simple solution to long
wait times is found just outside. But
before people head to the great outdoors
to conquer the elements, whatever
they may be, it’s important to ensure you
are prepared.
Training in any weather can be done with
proper planning. By planning, I mean start running
outside before it gets really cold. That’s the key to adapting
to the elements, most any elements short of a hurricane or
blizzard, of course.
Training in the cold can be beneficial and, like any exercise program, you need to ease into it and acclimate your
body to the cold, just as you would for running in the heat
and humidity. Get out there and train hard, you can do it.
Here are some tips to help you prepare.
• Apply lotion with sunscreen, it can help keep your skin
from drying out, and even in winter the sun can emit
harmful UVA rays.
• Apply lip balm and carry it with you, if possible. It
keeps your lips moist and can help keep your throat
from drying out as easily.
• Wear something that covers your ears to keep them
safe from frostbite.
Hershey, Pa.
"I wear the cold weather gear
we are issued, and I stay hydrated."
Good use of time
Cmdr. John T. Hannigan
Headquarters and Service Battalion Chaplain
Sgt. Shawn Megill
Headquarters and Service Battalion
Hometown: Eatontown, N.J.
“I wear the new running suit and I
run to warm up.”
Cpl. Kyle Thomas
Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska
“I’m from Alaska so I just run, this is spring
weather to me.”
The Sentry wants to hear from you. If you have a suggested question for the Cross Talk or want to submit a letter to the editor, e-mail it
to [email protected].
• Wear a reflective belt.
• Wear gloves or a nice pair of warm socks can work as well.
• Try to wear wool socks, they can keep your feet dryer
and warmer. I have worn mine and, when my feet got
wet, they were still warm.
•
Remember to hydrate. You still need to ensure
you drink enough water. You still sweat and need
enough fluids to avoid dehydration, which
lowers your immune system and makes
your more vulnerable to getting sick.
• If the roads, sidewalks or other pathways are slick and dangerous, the track
behind Barber Physical Activity Center is
a safe alternative. I found that wearing
trail shoes lessens your risk of injury.
•
Warm up a little inside before going
outside. It makes for an easier transition for
your muscles and joints.
• Remember to stretch out after training or running, especially after outside activity.
• Always wear reflective gear. Barber Physical Activity
Center will allow you to sign out a reflective belt for
use and they’re sold at the Seven Day Store. Wearing
reflective gear while running outdoors is a base regulation. Running without it is a safety hazard.
These are just some suggestions from a runner who
enjoys the benefits of training outdoors and dislikes the
treadmill. Find out what works best for you, and ensure
you are properly prepared.
Finally, if you have not been actively exercising or suffer from chronic health problems, like asthma,
emphysema or have recently had bronchitis, you should
get clearance from a medical professional before exercising, especially out in the cold.
chaplain
Cpl. Kyle Davis
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Many days have passed already in this new year. Do
we clearly realize the value of time? What has it been
marked and filled with so far, a record of good and/or bad
deeds, desires, and thoughts? These are imprinted upon
time as it flies before us never to return. Let not tomorrow
but today be our motto in matters of duty; tomorrow will
always be out of our reach, today is always present. Life
is too short and too precious to be wasted even in part,
especially when preparing for the fulfillment of various
missions in this world.
But what can help us to make good use of our time?
Suppose for a moment, that we are not like others, subject
to the universal law of labor: Could we consent to pass
years in idleness, while the whole world is at work to supply us with the necessities and comforts of life? Would we
not be ashamed to accept the services of others, to profit by
their work, yet remain inactive and useless to society
although able to do our share? We would thus rightly
incur the censure and contempt of others and the reproof
of our own conscience.
Society demands our work as a debt owed to its members. How can we be true leaders and take upon the grave
responsibilities of good leadership, unless we are determined to do all in our power to fit ourselves for noble
missions and to acquire those invaluable habits of diligence and zeal.
If we think that habits of idleness will be a source of real
enjoyment, we deceive ourselves. The peace and sweetness of rest belong only to those who have deserved them
by faithful labor. Furthermore, no one can be truly happy
who knows that he is not doing his duty, and later on,
when he realizes that he is not prepared for the work
assigned to him, feeling his weakness and inefficiency, he
will be a burden to himself as well as to others.
Not only would idleness deprive us of true happiness
in this world, but it would also seriously endanger our
spirit by throwing our spirit wide open to the many temp-
tations that beset our age. Idleness has been rightly called
the nurse of sin and the parent of vice. “Idleness,” St.
Bernard said, “is the receptacle of every dangerous
thought, the destroyer of virtue, the death of the soul, the
grave of the living.”
On the contrary, that which is a protection, a shield
against evil is our imagination, memory, sensibility, and
reasoning being constantly occupied by some useful and
wholesome object. By doing this, our spirits will be like
strong fortresses which the enemy cannot enter, because
their approaches and gates are carefully guarded. We will
not then waste precious time, since our success and happiness in life depend, in a large measure, upon the way we
use the gift of time.
Schedule of Services
All services are held in the Little Hall Theater* unless otherwise stated. For more information, call the
Command Chaplain’s Office at 703-784-2131.
Sunday
ROMAN CATHOLIC*
8:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. Mass
PROTESTANT*
10 a.m. Traditional
Protestant Worship
1 p.m. Contemporary
Protestant Worship
TBS Worship
Schedule
Protestant Service 9 a.m.
O'Bannon Hall
3rd Deck Chapel
ISLAMIC
Friday Jumah Noon
Daily Dhuhr 1:15 p.m.
BUDDHIST
For information call Pat
Bryant at 703-888-8201 or
Jonathan Fenwick at
703-490-9049.
EASTERN ORTHODOX
For information contact Navy
Capt. William J. Bartz at
703-784-2131.
JEWISH
For information call the Fort
Belvoir Jewish Chaplain’s
Office at 703-806-3393 or
Quantico’s Jewish Lay Leader,
retired Lt. Col. Mike Haas, at
540-657-5658.
*Temporary location and times due to chapel renovations
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JANUARY 27, 2011
NEWS
Move
from page A1
Kitazawa recognized the support Kadena’s airmen contribute,
both operationally and through the base’s community relations
activities.
He also emphasized the importance of Japan and the United
States working together to build better understanding among the
Okinawan people about the importance of Kadena’s presence.
Wilsbach described base leaders’ regular engagement with the
local community and ongoing efforts to build trust and understanding, officials said.
Also, making good on the pledge he and Gates made last week
to move forward on the bilateral agreement to relocate Marine
Corps Air Station Futenma to a less-populated part of Okinawa,
Kitazawa met with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima and community members to help in overcoming local resistance, Japanese
defense officials reported.
“The realignment roadmap is important,” Gates said during a
Jan. 13 news conference in Tokyo. “We do understand that it is
politically a complex matter in Japan, and we intend to follow the
lead of the Japanese government in working with the people of
Okinawa to take their interests and their concerns into account.”
Gates said his talks with Kitazawa helped to pave the way for
relocating U.S. forces in Okinawa “in ways that are more appropriate to our strategic posture while reducing the impact on the
communities nearby.”
Gates emphasized the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance,
which he said “is broader, deeper and indeed richer than any single issue.”
Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara told a news conference today that he, too, plans to visit Okinawa before the month’s
end to build support for relocating Futenma within Okinawa.
Briefs
from page A3
ing event to bring together the president, members of Congress,
foreign diplomats and thousands of religious, business and military leaders for prayer.
Nominate outstanding Marines
Each year the Marine Corps League, Navy League and American Legion sponsor awards recognizing Marines for their
individual achievements. Nominations for the 2011 awards are
being sought. MARADMINS have been posting outlining the
process for each.
• Navy League Sea Service Awards: Visit www.marines.mil/
news/messages/Pages/MARADMIN040-11.aspx. Deadline
is April 15.
• Marine
Corps
League
Enlisted
Awards:
Visit
www.marines.mil/news/messages/Pages
/MARADMIN039-11.aspx. Deadline is June 17.
• American Legion Spirit of Service Award: Visit
www.marines.mil/
news/messages/Pages/MARADMIN041-11.aspx. Deadline is June 1.
Sample packages are available for assistance on putting
together one of these award recommendation packages at :
www.marines.mil/community/Pages/links.aspx.
DEERS improving ID card process
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Beginning Feb. 1 there will be a new method of scheduling
appointments. DEERS will be using the Navy Web Scheduler.
The link will be in the same location which will be accessible on
the MCB Quantico web page. The online appoint system will be
more users friendly. Other enhancements include the ability to
cancel your own appointments and receive a confirmation email.
DEERS customers are encouraged to schedule appointments
on-line instead of using the walk-in method. If you have a CAC
that is a working CAC and only needs some cosmetic changes,
make an appointment.
The walk-in method should only be used for emergencies.
The changes are designed to help reduce walk-in wait time short.
For a pin reset, there are two pin-reset machines other than
the DEERS office. One is located at G-6, Building 3098 and is
open 24 hours a day. The other is at the James Wesley Marsh
building. Using these instead of the main DEERS office will drastically reduce wait time.
JANUARY 27, 2011
NEWS
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Marines, NFL legend film Super Bowl intro
“People think the players and
owners making all that money are
heroes ... You are my heroes —
thank you.”
— Art Donovan, former Marine and football great
Andrew Revelos
Staff Writer
Twenty-nine lucky Quantico Marines gathered Jan. 19 at the
National Museum of the Marine Corps for an unusual and highprofile assignment with a Fox Sports television crew: They
starred alongside football great and former Marine Art Donovan in a video clip that will air Feb. 6 during the TV opening for
the Super Bowl XLV in Dallas.
The Quantico Devildogs completed a total of two scenes, one
inside the museum with Marines wearing dress blues and one
outside with Marines in camouflage utilities.
The Fox Sports network, which under the current contract
broadcasts the Super Bowl every three years, produced a similar video in 2002 and was looking for a fresh version, according
to Fox Sports feature producer Jennifer Pransky. Both the old
and the new versions of the clip feature football heroes reading
the Declaration of Independence, surrounded by members from
each branch of the armed services.
“Working with the Marines was a fantastic, stress-free experience,” said Pransky. “I never had to worry about them
misunderstanding direction, which is sometimes the case with
other talent I encounter. In addition to showing the impressive
qualities that are expected of Marines, they each showed their
personality which made the day even better.”
The segment filmed in Quantico will complement other parts
of the video filmed in Southwest Asia, Washington, D.C., and
Alabama with the Air Force, Army and Navy, respectively.
The Marines took the assignment seriously, according to Cpl.
William Purdon and Cpl. Matthew Murray, both assigned to
Security Battalion. “Our first sergeant sent out the e-mail. He said
we need Marines to volunteer for this Super Bowl event,” said
Purdon. “I talked to my gunny and told him I wanted to do this.”
The Marines, who volunteered from Headquarters and Service, and Security battalions, did not have speaking roles. Their
mission was to look good for the camera.
Knowing they were destined for TV greatness may have
motivated the Marines to take a closer look at their personal
appearances that day. “We definitely ironed the cammies and
the covers,” said a smiling Purdon. “When I watch it I can tell
the girls ‘I’m the tall Marine.’”
Photos by Andrew Revelos
Football great and former Marine Art Donovan keeps a straight face after he told a joke to Sgt. Tavaris
Douglas on the set of Fox Sports’ military feature shoot Jan. 19 at the National Museum of the Marine
Corps. The 85-year old Hall-of-Famer may have been confined to a wheelchair, but his voice was so loud
the film crew had to do a re-take. F Donovan’s sense of humor was anything but retired.
Purdon texted his dad about the big assignment, but Murray
said he is keeping mum until game day. “I’m not going to tell anybody,” he said. “I’m going to watch it and wait for the phone calls.”
Though TV productions were new territory for most of the
Marines, one salty old leatherneck on the set had vast experience in front of the cameras.
After serving as an anti-aircraft gunner during some of the
bloodiest Pacific battles in World War II, five-time All Pro defensive tackle Art Donovan, 85, went on to achieve football
greatness with the Baltimore Colts, with whom he won two consecutive national championships in 1958 and 59.
Inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1968, Donovan
Sgt. Timothy Spreder of Operations Company gets “mic’ed up” by
a gaffer before filming the Fox Sports military feature Jan. 19. The
film, which will air during Super Bowl XLV on Feb. 6, features football
great and former Marine Art Donovan, who reads from the Declaration
of Independence.
became a repeat guest on David Letterman’s “The Late Show.”
He even starred as a commentator in an appearance at the
World Wrestling Federation’s “King of the Ring” in 1994. Donovan’s indomitable personality maintains a presence in sports
culture to this day.
“How good was I as a football player? Lousy!” he joked.
Donovan, whose has a proven talent talent for inspiration on
and off the gridiron, showed no signs of weakness on set when
he gave Marines one of his famously candid observations after
the last take. “People think the [NFL] players and owners making all that money are heroes,” said Donovan to the Marines.
“You are my heroes — thank you.”
— Writer: [email protected]
Fox cameraman Larry Greenblatt checks his camera’s exposure prior to filming the
Fox Sports military feature on Jan 19.
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JANUARY 27, 2011
NEWS
Don’t be a victim
Women on base attended the first class of an eight-week
women-only self-defense course at Barber Physical Activity
Center on Jan. 19.
Maj. Thomas Sammel, future operations officer at Marine
Corps Network Operations and Security Command, and
Marine Corps Martial Arts Program black belt, teaches the
course assisted by his daughter, Sabrina, 13.
Sammel started teaching Sabrina when she was 11 years old
and this is only her second class assisting him teach.
Despite her lack of teaching experience, Sabrina helped
demonstrate many advanced techniques with her father, including a counter-to-the-hair-pull, before they began the class.
He started the course by telling the women what to expect
from the course, as well as asking their expectations.
“I do this so if someone puts a gun to your head, you know
what to do,” he said.
One of his main points was teaching the women how to recognize aggression and properly react to avoid or respond to
confrontations. When men’s and women’s eyes meet as they
pass one another, women’s gazes tend to lower, he said. This
acknowledges the dominance of the man.
Men who prey on female targets recognize this as a sign of
weakness. Women can offset this by meeting the other person’s
eyes in return. That isn’t the only sign of weakness predators
might notice, said Sammel.
Women alone — wearing headphones, carrying heavy items,
“I do this so if someone puts a gun to your
head, you know what to do.”
— Maj.Thomas Sammel, future operations officer
leaving car doors unlocked — are all indicators of weakness.
Sammel and his daughter demonstrated counters to some
attacks commonly used, but mostly stuck to the basic for this class.
Women learned and practiced techniques such as lead and rear
hand punches, vertical hammer fist, hammer fist and the uppercut.
At Sammel’s encouragement, some of the women began
yelling as they hit, saying, “No!” or “Go away!” to practice being
aggressive in their defense.
“I feel like a warrior,” one woman said as she settled down to
do tabatas. Tabata training is an exercise done in 20-second intervals with 10-second breaks for four minutes.
Sammel will lead eight minutes of tabatas every class, split in
two four-minute sessions. The exercises and the periods of discussion break the class into distinct sections.
“It’s important they understand the psychology of a predator,” said Sammel. He hopes women will learn this throughout
the course, as well as the techniques and confidence to handle
dangerous situations.
Subsequent classes, as did this class, require pre-registration
and a fee of $20. For information regarding when this class will
be held again, go to www.quantico.usmc-mccs.org/healthpromotion or call 703-784-3780.
Photo by Lance Cpl. Shandra Dyess
Maj. Thomas Sammel, future operations officer at
Marine Corps Network Operations and Security
Command and Marine Corps Martial Arts Program
black belt, teaches the Women’s Self Defense every
Wed. from 6 to 8 p.m. at Barber Fitness Center.
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AT THE MOVIES
Thursday
6:30 p.m. “Burlesque” *
PG-13 (1:59)
Friday
6:30 p.m. “Yogi Bear”
PG (1:23)
9 p.m. “How Do You Know”
PG-13 (2:01)
Saturday
6:30 p.m. “Tron Legacy”
PG (2:05)
9 p.m. “The Tourist”
PG-13 (1:44)
Sunday
Admission:
Adult: $2
Children (ages 2-12): $1
Theater Number: 703-784-2279
Hotline: 703-784-2638
www.quantico.usmc-mccs.org
* Last showing
3:30 p.m. “Chronicles of Narnia:
Voyage of the Dawn Treader”
PG (1:53)
6:30 p.m. “Tron Legacy”
PG (2:05)
Monday&Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
6:30 p.m. “How Do You Know”
PG-13 (2:01)
About the movies
Burlesque: A small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run
by a former dancer.
Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn
Treader: Lucy and Edmund Pevensie return to Narnia
with their cousin Eustace where they meet up with
Prince Caspian for a trip across the sea aboard the
royal ship The Dawn Treader. Along the way they
encounter dragons, dwarves, merfolk, and a band of
lost warriors before reaching the edge of the world.
How DoYou know: After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds
herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her
Movie Showtimes
Monday, Tuesday - closed
Wednesday, Thursday - 6:30 p.m.
Friday - 6:30 p.m., 9 p.m.
Saturday - 6:30 p.m., 9 p.m.
Sunday - 3:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
MPAA Ratings
G - (General Audiences): All ages
PG - (Parental Guidance Suggested): Some material may not be
suitable for children.
PG-13 - (Parents Strongly Cautioned): Some material may be
inappropriate for children under 13.
Under 13 years of age requires
accompanying parent or adult
guardian.
R - (Restricted): Persons under the
age of 14 shall be denied access to all
“R” rated films, even if the child is
current, baseball-playing beau.
The Tourist: Revolves around Frank, an American
tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is
an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses
his path.
Tron Legacy: The son of a virtual world designer goes
looking for his father and ends up inside the digital
world that his father designed. He meets his father's
creation turned bad and a unique ally who was born
inside the digital domain of The Grid.
Yogi Bear: A documentary filmmaker travels to Jellystone Park to shoot a project and soon crosses paths
with Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo and Ranger Smith.
accompanied by their parent or
guardian. NO EXCPETIONS. Persons
between the ages of 14 and 17 must
be accompanied by their parent or
legal guardian to obtain access to all
“R” rated films.
NC-17: No one 17 or under admitted.
Theater Rules
Military ID or DOD ID required for
admittance.
One guest per Military ID.
An adult or dependent child 15 years or
older will accompany family members
under 12 years of age for G, PG films.
No outside food permitted in theater.
No strollers permitted.
No recording devices permitted.
Large bags may be subject to search.
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QUANTICO SENTRY
JANUARY 27, 2011
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Forestry harnesses
Story and photos by Cpl. Jahn R. Kuiper
[email protected]
T
he Quantico Forestry Branch conducted 10
controlled burns in Quantico’s training
areas Jan. 20 to help ensure safety, facilitate
training and maintain wildlife habitats.
These burns happen approximately 20 times a
year and cover 2,000 to 6,000 acres annually,
depending on things such as weather and Marines’
training schedules.
“We have to select carefully when we burn,” said
John Giannico, the Forestry Branch’s master planner. “Today was a perfect time to burn because the
winds were low. We haven’t had much precipitation
leading up to today and we are expecting snowfall
tonight, so that will help dampen the remaining
embers. Also, we have to pay close attention to rel-
ative humidity. Today’s humidity was 55 percent.
We never burn when it’s below 30 percent.”
On this day the Forestry Branch was conducting
brush pile burns to clean up the areas where loggers had come and taken the good timber, Giannico
said. The debris is full of end pieces and branches
left over, which are unusable to the loggers. It creates a safety hazard and obstacles for The Basic
School lieutenants who train in the area, so the
brush is burned. Hunters also appreciate not having to navigate the fallen timbers.
The Forestry Branch does other burns for different purposes.
“We conduct range maintenance burns where
we will burn the grass on the ranges in the spring,
so when the Marines firing on them don’t unexpectedly catch them on fire,” Giannico said.
“We also do wildlife habitat burns where we
usually burn open grasslands,” Giannico said.
“This burns away all the tangled up grass and
weeds and makes the grass come back thicker,
which is better cover for the animals who live there.
Also, since the grass comes back lower to the
ground, it makes easier for animals, such as deer, to
forage. Quail, doves and woodcocks also enjoy the
lower grass.”
Whether it’s for the better of TBS lieutenants or
the local wildlife, Quantico’s Forestry Branch keeps
the base’s woodlands managed with their controlled burns.
“We conduct range
maintenance burns where
we will burn the grass on
the ranges in the spring,
so when the Marines
firing on them don’t
unexpectedly catch
them on fire.”
— John Giannico,
Forestry Branch’s master planner
Above, Brett Allen and Jeff Kirby,
volunteers from the Conservation
Volunteer Program, are barely
visible through the heat from one
of 10 controlled burns. Left, Roy
Moyer, the timber sales manager
for the Forestry Branch, inspects
a burining brush pile.
A torch lights a brush pile as one of 10 controlled burns in Quantico’s training areas Jan. 20.
JANUARY 27, 2011
WWW.QUANTICO.USMC.MIL
In battle of playing styles, Motor T victorious
Cpl. Jahn R. Kuiper
The Base Motor T team played with energy and gritted out a
win over OCS 45-44 at the Barber Physical Fitness Center on Jan.
20 in the Quantico Intramural Basketball League.
At the beginning of the game it was a battle for control of the
pace. OCS tried to speed up the game with their fast breaks, while
Motor T tried to slow the game down to set up their offense.
Motor T pounded the ball inside and drew fouls, and then shot a
high percentage at the free-throw line. In contrast, OCS pulled up
for perimeter shots, which they drained with ease. Though each
team had their own style, they both found success because the
defenses were struggling. The back-and-forth play led to a hairline lead of 25-24 by Motor T at half.
Motor T came out with a burst of energy in the second half and
seemed to be in firm control after an opening 7-3 run. OCS was
able to overcome their cold shooting and clamber back into the
game with multiple offensive rebounds, which gave them more
shooting opportunities. Once again though, Motor T went on a
streak and built a 43-35 lead with a minute and half left. OCS
seemed to have no chance because their opponents were milking
the clock, so they started to hack Motor T.
The leaders struggled on the foul line and OCS starting making a barrage of long ranged shots.
In the final seconds OCS tossed up a long three pointer and
made it, but they still fell short by a point at the buzzer and the
game ended 45-44.
Both the teams were mentally and physically exhausted at
the end of the game, and each took something different from
their chess match.
“We didn’t play with enough urgency until we were down a
bunch,” said OCS coach, Sgt. Chris Mcfarlan. “We need to work
on getting back quicker on defense and getting our defense set, so
we don’t have to hack the other team as much. Also, we have got
to stop throwing up so many bad shots. Our guys played tough
though, and it’s tough to lose a close one like this.”
“Our defense really stepped up today, especially later in the
game,” said Motor T guard Sgt. Brandon Kontz. “We hustled all
game, and played the game at our pace and not theirs. That was
the difference.”
Photo by Cpl. Jahn R. Kuiper
Travis Jackson, an OCS guard, spins around for a layup during Motor T’s 45-44 win over OCS in the
Quantico Intramural Basketball League at the Barber Physical Fitness Center on Jan. 20.
Warriors hustle a Tiger
Cpl. Jahn R. Kuiper
The Quantico Middle School boys’ basketball
team had to out-hustle their opponents to earn a 2415 win over the Dahlgren Tigers here Jan. 21.
The Warriors had their way through much of the
first half by cutting to the basket at will. Quantico’s
defense seemed one step ahead of the Tigers, and the
home team forced several turnovers with their high
energy pressure. Dahlgren had trouble with the Warrior’s height advantage, because any attempt to drive
to the basket was pushed back or swatted away. In
the final minutes of the first half, Quantico had a succession of poor passes, which the Tigers pounced on
for a 7-0 run. The halftime score was still in the WarPhoto by Cpl. Jahn R. Kuiper riors favor, 16-7.
Quantico’s head coach, Jesse Jones, urged his
Jeremy, No. 23, an eighth-grade Warrior, and Chris, No. 15, a seventhgrade Warrior, attempt to steal the ball along the baseline during Quantico team to play smarter during the break.
“We have to stop committing stupid fouls and
Middle School’s 24-15 win over the Dahlgren Tigers here Jan. 21.
keep our defensive integrity,” Jones said. “On offense
we got to remember to use the backboard, so we stop
missing easy layups. We must remain focused.”
The Warriors came out timid in the second half
and the Tigers jumped on their chance, turning up
the aggression.
After a few quick baskets by the visiting team,
Dahlgren crept back into the game. Quantico continued to have trouble making easy layups, but they
dominated the boards. Eventually the Warriors were
able to make a few shots to keep their lead. In the
final minutes of the game, Quantico tightened their
defenses and finished the game up 24-15.
Jones was pleased by his team’s performance.
“The difference was that we hustled to get the
rebounds,” Jones said. “We were getting multiple
chances to score, even though we were missing some
easy shots. We played a good team and our guys
stepped up to the challenge.”
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Photo by Cpl. Jahn R. Kuiper
Morgan, an eighth-grade Lady Warrior, right, wrestles for possession of the ball,
while Kierston, an eighth-grade Lady Warrior, left, supports her teammate
during Quantico Middle School’s 34-9 win over the Dahlgren Tigers here Jan. 21.
Lady Warriors go Tiger hunting
Cpl. Jahn R. Kuiper
The Quantico Middle School Lady Warriors dominated the interior in their
impressive 34-9 win over the Dahlgren Tigers
here Jan. 21.
The Lady Warriors took ahold of the game
from its onset by taking their time to run
through their offense’s progressions until they
found an open teammate. Then Quantico fed
the ball to their bigger players down low who
made quick work scoring layups. Dahlgren
didn’t even have time to set up on offense
before they were heavily pressured by Quantico and had the ball stolen from them. As the
half went on the Lady Warriors’ confidence
grew, while the Tigers’ dwindled. The first
half ended 19-5.
Though the team was performing well, Quantico’s head coach, Morgan Pontius, addressed
where the team could improve during halftime.
“You have to remember to stay with your
man on defense, and on offense we need to get
more power behind our shots,” Pontius said.
“Too many times they are going flat.”
The second half started much like the first,
but then Quantico started to become sloppy in
their possession, which triggered Dahlgren’s
fastbreak where they earned a few quick
points. The Lady Warriors tightened down the
screws in the final quarter and made every
shot difficult for the Tigers. Quantico worked
the ball on offense, and each Lady Warrior
helped contributed to the scoring load. Quantico ended on a hot streak and, by the time the
final buzzer sounded, they had won 34-9.
Pontius put the game in perspective with
the rest of the Lady Warriors’ season.
“We’ve struggled a lot this year, but the
girls really earned a win tonight,” Pontius
said. “They showed they really wanted it and
they played lockdown defense.”
Marine Corps Marathon
launches website redesign
Submitted by Marine Corps Marathon
Late week the Marine Corps Marathon
launched complete redesign of www.marinemarathon.com offering new navigational
tools, easily accessible information, a social
media feature and rich presentation of photos
and videos.
The website redesign incorporates all
MCM-organized running events including the
Marine Corps Historic Half marathon and the
MCM Event Series as well as everything for
participants in “The People’s Marathon” from
registration to training to the finish line.
“The new marinemarathon.com employs
architecture of the best and most informative
websites and makes critical information absolutely user friendly,” says Marc Goldman,
Marine Corps Marathon Sponsorship/Marketing Manager. “The redesign really
magnifies the Marine Corps Marathon’s ability to effectively be its own news service.”
Marinemarathon.com 4.0 features multi-tiered
folders offering one-click access to the most
information possible on the homepage.
“Runner research provided the MCM staff
with suggestions to host course maps and registration information more prominently on the
site,” says Goldman. “Additionally, new
video segments under the banner of MCM TV
will provide runners with news, updates and
announcements in an entertaining format.”
The MCM’s strong Facebook presence with
over 20,000 fans warranted additional space
and will be included on the new homepage
with a shadow feed of event-related postings.
“The website serves as the Marine Corps
Marathon’s primary voice and evokes the
same organization and efficiency of the
Marines during the MCM,” says Rick Nealis,
MCM director. “As an event that prides itself
on being at the forefront of technology, the
MCM has established a relatively high standard for marathon websites with the launch of
the new marinemarathon.com.”
New mega-menus on the MCM website
consolidate information into five areas: registration, runner info, results, MCM weekend
and MCM shop with adjacent menus for the
Historic Half and MCM event series.
“The redesign of marinemarathon.com is
built on our propriety web publishing tool that
makes it incredibly user friendly for MCM
staff to maintain and update the site,” says Eric
McCue, general manager of Active Network’s
Sports division, the company that provided
the new site’s complex programming. “This
ambitious and comprehensive redesign is a
great example of MCM’s commitment to providing participants and fans with the best
online and overall event experience.”
In 2007, the MCM launched a second website — marinecorpshistorichalf.com — to
highlight the inaugural Marine Corps Historic
Half marathon and MCM Event Series held
aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico.
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What TRICARE beneficiaries need to know about whooping cough
Whooping cough is on the rise across the
U.S. and TRICARE beneficiaries should be
aware of the signs. Dozens of states reported
cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, during 2010. From January to November,
more than 7,200 cases of pertussis, including 10
infant deaths, were reported throughout California alone. This is the highest number of cases
reported in 63 years, according to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection caused by the bacteria
Bordetella pertussis. It is easily transmissible
through coughing or sneezing. Although it initially resembles an ordinary cold, after one to
two weeks, severe coughing begins. Infants and
young children may cough violently and
rapidly, many times until all the air is gone from
their lungs. This leads to the characteristic
“whooping” sound when they then inhale.
Babies are the most severely affected, with more
than half of infants under 1 year of age who get
the infection, requiring hospitalization.
Many infants who get whooping cough are
infected by parents, caregivers or other siblings
who may not even know they are infected. The
best way to prevent whooping cough is to get
vaccinated, according to the CDC. In the U.S.,
the recommended pertussis vaccine for children is called DTaP or Daptacel. This is a safe
vaccine that protects children against three diseases: diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. For
maximum protection against whooping cough,
children need five DTaP shots. The first three
shots are given at 2, 4 and 6 months of age. The
fourth shot is given between 15 and 18 months
of age and a fifth shot is given when a child
enters school, at 4–6 years of age.
Vaccine protection for pertussis, tetanus and
diphtheria can fade with time. Before 2005, the
only booster vaccine available contained
tetanus and diphtheria (called Td) and was recommended for adolescents and adults every 10
years. Today there are boosters for adolescents
and adults that contain tetanus, diphtheria and
pertussis, called Tdap (Adacel).
Pre-teens going to the doctor for their regular
check-ups at age 11 or 12 years should get a dose
of Tdap. Adults who didn’t get Tdap as a preteen or teen should get one dose of Tdap instead
of the Td booster. Most pregnant women who
were not previously vaccinated with Tdap
should get one dose of Tdap postpartum before
leaving the hospital or birthing center.
TRICARE follows CDC recommendations
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dependent on eligibility and TRICARE program option the beneficiary is using. For
information on coverage, go to “Quick Links”
at www.tricare.mil.
Beneficiaries who have a prolonged cough
or become ill with symptoms of whooping
cough should visit their primary care provider
to make sure they receive the appropriate treatment, for their own health and to help prevent
further spread of the infection.
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Heat Loss
• Keep outside heating/cooling units free
from leaves or debris that may clog vents.
lower temperature (55-60 degrees Fahrenheit) at night while you sleep and during the
day while you are at work. By setting your
thermostat back 10-15 degrees Fahrenheit
for eight hours a day, you can save 5-15 percent a year on your heat bill. Programmable
thermostats cost $40 to $100 and can pay for
themselves within a year if used correctly.
• Replace an old, inefficient furnace with a
new, high-efficiency furnace. Don’t automatically have the same size (capacity) as
the old unit installed; units used to be considerably oversized and you may have
made improvements to insulation or windows since it was installed. Instead, call a
heating company and/or a home energy
auditor to have a heat loss analysis of your
house performed to size the heating system
properly ($200 – $600/home energy audit).
Home energy auditors also can help you
identify other measures that will help
reduce your consumption further. Audits
and the identified energy projects can have
payback periods ranging from six months
to five years.
By implementing the measures identified
above, you’ll see benefits beyond a reduction
in your winter energy bill. These measures also
will help reduce outside noise, minimize
dust/pollen infiltration into your home, and
reduce the summer energy bill by reducing
heat gain during hot summer days.
Submitted by TRICARE
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can see through the door frame and the door.
Run your hand around window frames and
feel for airflow. Check attics, crawlspaces, and
basements for insulation. Write down areas
where you identify heat loss then use the list
below to help reduce that heat loss.
No cost measures
• In the winter remove window-style air conditioner(s) and insert the fitted window(s).
Leaving the air condition in place will allow
heat loss to occur through the air conditioner louvers and/or around the air
conditioner case.
• Close your curtains/drapes at night to
reduce heat loss through the window.
• Mount curtains/drapes close to the window to create a better air barrier.
• Keep warm air vents/registers clean and
free of obstructions, such as furniture, carpets and drapes, to optimize heat
distribution throughout the home.
Low cost measures
• Fill gaps around doors with weather stripping.
• Fill gaps around drafty windows with
expanding foam insulation and/or caulk.
• Add insulation to the attic, basement
and/or crawl space. Ask your local home
improvement store what type of insulation
will work best for your home.
• Clean or replace filters on furnaces and heat
pumps regularly.
• Make or buy a door sweep that covers the
gap between the door and the bottom of the
frame. Most door sweeps are made out of
rubber or vinyl, but you can make your own
using foam, felt or even old towels. To test
your sweep, put your hand by the bottom of
the door and feel for airflow. If there is airflow, adjust the sweep until you can no
longer feel air moving.
• Use a programmable thermostat for automatic energy savings. Set the thermostat to a
Capital intensive measures
• Replace old, drafty windows with new,
high efficiency windows. Seek windows
that are certified by ENERGY STAR, have
warranties against the loss of the air seal,
are the correct dimensions for the window
opening, and have a low heat loss factor.
Typical heat loss factors, or U-factors, range
from 0.2 – 1.2. The lower the value, the better the insulating value of the window. Your
local window salesman will know these
characteristics and can help you select an
efficient window for your home.
• Replace existing doors with energy efficient,
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Saturday, February 5, 2011
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Community Events
Free food packages distributed
Arms Outstretched Ministry, Inc., a community-based nonprofit organization, will distribute meal packages, free to service
members, each month through the end of the year. This month’s
distribution is Jan. 29 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at 395 Garrisonville Road, Suite 107.
The food packages are quality food products found in grocery stores and are different every month. The packages can
feed a family of four for one week and a single person for a
month. Visit the Angel Food Ministries website.
www.angelfoodministries.com, to view the products in the signature meal package
A meal distribution registration form along with a military or
dependent ID must be brought to the distribution site. If the activeduty member cannot attend the pickup, a spouse may come. To
obtain a copy of the required form or if there are questions,
e-mail Michelle at [email protected] or
Tina at [email protected].
Director at 703-470-6629, or via e-mail at Umpires@
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Zumba classes
Zumba fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms with fitness moves
such as jumping jacks, squats and lunges, as well as salsa,
cumbia, meringue and more. Ages 12 and up; four week classes;
Wednesdays, beginning Feb.2 and six week classes on Mondays,
beginning Feb. 28; 7-8 p.m.; Rowser Building, 1739 Jefferson
Davis Hwy., Stafford; deadline one week prior. For information,
visit www.staffordparks.com or call 658-5116.
G.I. gown giveaway
USO-Metro and Bridepower.com salutes military brides to be.
Active-duty service members, or the bride-to-be of an active duty
service member, will have the opportunity to select a free wedding gown from a huge variety of styles by today’s top designers.
An invitation to style
Business Women of Prince William County will hold its
monthly business meeting Feb. 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Giorgio’s Family Restaurant, 4392 Kevin Walker Drive. Dutch
treat lunch.
Eryn Cadoff, independent star stylist for Stella & Dot, will
present a program about the Stella & Dot Foundation, whose
mission is to create positive change in women’s lives through
education and economic empowerment. Business Women of
Prince William County is an open networking meeting for
women in the Prince William county area. Lunch meetings feature round table introductions, a brief program and a 50/50
raffle. Find us on facebook at Business Women of Prince William
County.
Boys and girls lacrosse
Stafford Lacrosse Association provides opportunities for boys
and girls age 6 to 14 to participate in organized league play.
Registration for teams participating in spring leagues is now
open at www.staffordyouthlacrosse.com. Send questions to:
[email protected] or call 540-308-9217.
Umpires needed
Prince William Lassie League, girls slow pitch softball is
entering its 42nd season that will run from April 9 to June 18.
The league is seeking umpires aged 16 and up, male or female.
Training is included in this paid position. Contact the Umpire
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