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Upgrades to MobileRadar SystemPage 2
Accolades Aroundthe Air StationPage 4
Center StageMovie SchedulePage 6
Vol. 71, No. 49 Celebrating 71 Years of Community Partnership December 18, 2014
TESTERNaval Air Station Patuxent River
ByDonnaCipolloniNAS Patuxent RiverPublic Affairs
The buck stopped here, anda fewotherplaces.But let's
start at the beginning...In August 2013, as part of
ongoingautoandairfield safetyefforts, six deer from acrossNAS Patuxent River were safelyimmobilizedby theNaturalRe-sourcesDepartment,fittedwithtracking collars and markedwith bright yellow ear tags.
“Wewanted toknowwherethe deer were roaming, howfar they travel around baseandwhere they go,” explainedJim Swift, natural resourcesspecialist.
That information is helpfulto Swift and the installation’sBird/Animal Strike Hazard(BASH) program by pinpoint-ing hot spots of activity.
“For example, if we findthat deer are funneling intoone particular area, we canput up signs alerting drivers,”he said,” or, if they’re moving
across the airfield in a specificarea, we can determine why.We figure out what is attract-ing them and then determinehow to adjust it [to change thepattern] and reduce deer autoand aircraft strikes.”
Of the original six deer col-lared — two more have beenadded since then — data col-lection stoppedonsomewhenone doe was killed by a car;another was hit by a car andsurvived, but the collar broke;and one buck’s collar fell offthat December.
Oh, deerGPS collar tracks onebuck’s intrepid journey
Courtesy photo
With theGPS tracking collar evident aroundhis neck, this “ghost-ly” imageofNASPatuxent River’s long-lost buckwas capturedone evening by amotion-activated trail camera inCalvert CliffsPark, just days before his final encounterwith a hunter.
U.S. Navy photo by Gary Younger
Gate schedulefor the holidays
See Deer, Page 3
Installation deer strikes201314 deer vs. autoTwo deer vs. aircraft
201413 deer vs. autoZero deer vs. aircraft
Courtesy of NAS Patuxent RiverNatural Resources Department.
Gate schedulefor the holidays
NAS Patuxent River will ob-serve the following scheduleat its gates during the holidayseason:
Gate 1Normal hours of operation, 24/7,
during the holiday period. Lane us-age and manning during the holi-day period is as follows:
Dec. 15-19: Four inboundlanes; each inbound lane willhave one sentry
Dec. 20-21: Normal weekendoperations
Dec. 22-24: Four inboundlanes; each inbound lane willhave one sentry
Dec. 25-26: Normal opera-tions; no rush hour configura-tion
Dec. 27-28: Normal weekendoperations
Dec. 29-31: Four inboundlanes; each inbound lane willhave one sentry
Jan. 1: Normal operations; norush hour configuration
Jan. 2: Four inbound lanes;each inbound lane will have onesentry
Jan. 3-4: Normal weekend op-erations
Jan. 5-9: Four inbound lanes;each inbound lane will have onesentry
Jan. 10-11: Normal weekendoperations
Jan. 12-13:Four inbound lanes;each inbound lane will have onesentry
Gate 2Normal hours of operation, 5:30
a.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays, during theholiday period. Gate 2 is closed week-ends and holidays. Lane usage andmanning for the morning rush duringthe holiday period is as follows:
Dec. 15-19: Three inboundlanes; each inbound lane willhave one sentry
Dec. 20-21: Gate closedDec. 22-24: Three inbound
lanes; each inbound lane willhave one sentry
Dec. 25-28: Gate closedDec. 29-31: Three inbound
lanes; each inbound lane willhave one sentry
Jan. 1: Gate closedJan. 2: Three inbound lanes;
each inbound lane will have onesentry
Jan. 5-9: Three inbound lanes;
each inbound lane will have onesentry
Jan. 10-11: Gate closedJan. 12-13: Three inbound
lanes; each inbound lane willhave one sentry
Gate 3Open 5:30-8:30 a.m. for in-
bound and outbound traffic, and3:30-5:30 p.m. for outbound traf-fic. Gate 3 is closed on weekendsand holidays, to include Dec. 24-26, and Jan. 1. Morning traffic willhave two inbound lanes with onesentry per lane.
Webster Fieldmain gate
Open and manned as normalthrough the holiday period. Theback gate is closed from Dec. 15through Jan. 13.
Navy RecreationCenter SolomonsOpen and manned as normal
during the holiday period.
All gates resume normal opera-tions Jan. 14.
The next issue of Testerwill be Jan. 8, 2015
Gate 1
Gate 2Gate 3
Webster Fieldmain gate
Navy RecreationCenter Solomons
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From the U.S. Naval Test PilotSchool
After an intense 11-monthcourse of instruction, 33
students of Class 146 success-fully completed the U.S. NavalTest Pilot School and celebratedduring a graduation ceremonyDec. 12 at the River’s Edge Con-ference Center. The students arenow designated as EngineeringDevelopmental Test Pilots, TestFlight Officers and Test Engi-neers.
Graduates included mem-bers from the U.S. Army, MarineCorps, Navy, Air Force, Australia,Israel and Italy, as well as civilservice engineers from both theDepartments of the Army andthe Navy.
Rear Adm. Paul Sohl, Com-mander, Fleet Readiness Centersand Assistant Commander forLogistics and Industrial Opera-tions at NAVAIR; Rear Adm. G.Dean Peters, Commander, Na-val Air Warfare Center AircraftDivision; Capt. Brett Pierson,Commander, Naval Test WingAtlantic; and Army Lt. Col. Greg-ory Fortier, Commanding Offi-cer, USNTPS, handed out diplo-mas and congratulations to thenew “testers.”
Master’s degrees in AeronauticalEngineering
Lt. Timothy J. BeebeLt. Daniel J. BellinghausenLt. Douglas S. ElkinsLt. Jacob E. King
Lt. Jared M.WolcottThe master’s degree program
is conducted in cooperationwiththeNaval Postgraduate School inMonterey, Calif.
Outstanding Developmental PhaseII Award
Italian Air Force Capt. AntonioCiotola
This award recognizes theindividual in the class who pro-duced the best final report andis symbolic of the long standingand mutually supporting rela-tionship between the EmpireTest Pilots’ School in the UnitedKingdom and the U.S. Naval TestPilot School.
Commander Willie McCoolOutstanding Student Award
Italian Air Force Capt. AntonioCiotola
This award recognizes thetop performing student in thecategories of academics, flightperformance and technical re-port writing. The Willie McCoolAward is sponsored by the As-sociation of Naval Aviation andnamed after Commander WillieMcCool, a U.S. Naval Test PilotSchool alumnus who was tragi-cally lost in the space shuttle Co-lumbia accident.
Syd Sherby Leadership AwardMarine CorpsMaj. Ryan CurryThe award is named after
Capt. Sydney Sherby who estab-
lished the test pilot training divi-sion, now the USNTPS, in 1945.It is presented to the studentwho displays exemplary leader-ship in the class.
Engineering Test Pilot CourseLt. Timothy J. BeebeLt. Daniel J. BellinghausenArmy Chief Warrant Officer 3
Sokol CelaLt. Francis C. ChapelleMarine Corps Maj. Ryan K.
CurryMarine Corps Capt. Luke D.
DelaneyLt. JosephM. DuganLt. Douglas S. ElkinsLt. StevenW. HelmerIsraeli Air ForceMaj.Yuval InbarLt. Jacob E. King
Army Chief Warrant Officer 4JonathanM. Mihalka
Italian Navy Lt. Luca MoroLt. Brady D. O’NealMarine Corps Maj. Aaron W.
PridgenMarine Corps Capt. J. Travis
StephensonRoyal Australian Navy Lt. Mar-
tin J. StilesAir Force Maj. Kevin G. StormLt. Michael J. UmholtzLt. Jared M.WolcottArmy ChiefWarrant 3 Jason N.
Wyatt
Engineering Test Flight OfficerCourse
Lt. Robert G. BeauchampLt. Andrew C. Floro
Lt. Alex R. HalberstadtLt. Anthony J. PalladinoLt. Christopher E.Wells
Test Project-Engineering CourseBrent D. Cannon, Naval Air
Warfare Center Weapons Divi-sion
Italian Air Force Capt. AntonioCiotola
Alicia M. Conrad, NAWCADJames J. DiOttavio III, Army
Aviation Applied Technology Di-rectorate
Andrew B. Ellison NAWCADRoyal Australian Air Force
Flight Lt. Michael A. OlsenItalian Air Force Capt. Raffaele
Quartucci
US Naval Test Pilot School celebrates Class 146
Photo courtesy of U.S. Naval Test Pilot School
The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School graduated 33 students fromClass 146 on Dec. 12.
By Emily StrotmanNAWCADPublic AffairsCommunication Support
NAVAIR's Marine Corps Ex-peditionary Air Traffic Control(ATC) Systems Integrated Prod-uct Team completed the demili-tarization of its Marine Air Traf-fic Control and Landing Systems(MATCALS) this fall.
Since its initial fielding to thefleet in the 1980s, MATCALS wasused to helpMarine ATC detach-ments guide aircraft in remotelocations that had no such capa-bility.
The system began the de-commissioning process in2007, with the roll-out of theAir Traffic Navigation Integra-tion and Coordination System(ATNAVICS).
“TheMATCALS legacy equip-ment is beyond its effective lifecycle performance period,”said Chip Hibner, expedition-ary air traffic control integratedproduct team lead for Naval AirTraffic Management SystemsProgram (PMA-213). PMA-213,under the Program ExecutiveOffice for Tactical Aircraft Pro-
grams (PEO(T)), is responsiblefor equipping these systems.
A smaller footprint“Obsolescence issues and the
MarineCorpsmandate for a lightand mobile force allowed PMA-213 to pursue the ATNAVICS sys-tem, which provides the sameservices but uses today’s tech-nology and has a much smallerfootprint,” said Hibner. “It wouldtake three C-5 Galaxy aircraft —each with a 270,000-pound pay-load capability — to move onesuite of MATCALS legacy equip-ment, but we can transport theATNAVICS system using onlyone KC-130 Hercules aircraft —requiring only a 42,000-poundpayload capability.”
ATNAVICS consists of a radarvehicle, an operations controlvehicle and two tactical powergenerator trailers and can be setup in less than an hour. Current-ly, it has an airport surveillancerange of 25 nautical miles, butit’s getting an upgrade.
$13 million in savingsIn 2009, ATC alongwith indus-
try partner Raytheon IntegratedDefense Systems, began devel-oping an engineering changeproposal (ECP) — the manage-ment tool used to propose aconfiguration change — thatwill extend its airport surveil-lance range from 25 nauticalmiles to 60 nautical miles. TheECP will be implemented as partof the ATNAVICS depot restora-tion process that modifies orrefurbishes the radar every fiveyears, resulting in $13 million incost savings and enhancing thedetachments’ mission effective-ness.
Increased surveillance capabilityThe increased surveillance
capability will allow the neededrange and altitude for MarineAir Traffic Control Detachments(MATCD) to provide continu-ous services in support of mainair bases, expeditionary airfields, forward operating bases,forward arming and refuelingpoints, and disaster and hu-manitarian response locationsaround the world.
The improved system reached
initial operational capability inSeptember at a U.S. Marine aircontrol squadron in Yuma, Ari-zona. The last suite of MATCALSis scheduled to be shipped backto the In-Service EngineeringActivity, Space and Naval War-
fare Systems Command SystemsCenter Pacific in San Diego, fordemilitarization.
Emily Strotman provides con-tract communication support asan employee of Bowhead Profes-sional Solutions, LLC.
Marines upgrade obsolete mobile radar system with lighter gear
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Jon McNeil
Members of U.S. Marine Air Control SquadronOne set up an AN/TPN-31AAir Traffic Navigation Integration andCoordination System (ATNAVICS) atMarine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. Themobile all-weather radar systemthat provides air traffic control capabilities toMarine air traffic controllersis replacingMarine Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems (MATCALS),which has been used since the 1980s.
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On Base:Pass Office Hours ChangeBeginning Dec. 19ThepassofficesatNASPatuxent
River, Webster Outlying Field andNavy Recreation Center Solomonswill close at 1 p.m. every other Fri-day, for training. The building willremain open for CAC and ID cardservices only.
Bldg. 2272 Food Court ClosedThrough Jan. 7The food court at building
2272 is closed for renovationsand will tentatively reopen Jan.7. The coffee operation is offer-ing food service options duringthe closure.
Pax River Clinic Flu VaccineActive-duty military: 8-11:30
a.m. and 12:30-3 p.m. Tuesdaysand Thursdays at the PreventiveMedicine Department. Eligiblebeneficiaries and DOD civilians:7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at theImmunization Clinic. TRICAREbeneficiaries enrolled off base canreceive the influenza vaccinationfrom their Primary Care Provider.To find a participating pharmacy,search http://express-scripts.com/TRICARE/pharmacy/ or call877-363-1303.
Counterintelligence AwarenessBriefs9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 22Bldg. 2109, Eagle’s NestConference RoomThese NCIS briefs are manda-
tory annual training for all De-partment of Navy military andcivilian personnel. Each brief is50 minutes in duration and be-gins every hour on the hour.
Navy Energy Warrior AppThe Navy has launched the En-
ergyWarrior app, a look at some ofthe Navy’s most pressing energy
challenges, available for iOS andAndroid devices. Energy is criti-cal to the Navy’s mission: it is ourgreatest enabler and our greatestvulnerability. The Navy’s abilityto keep ships and aircraft on sta-tion and in the fight is directlytied to the choices we make everyday. Download Energy Warriorfrom your favorite app store oniOS, https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/energy-warrior-navy/id892260374?mt=8, and Android,https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.splice.ener-gywarrior, devices.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day event1-3 p.m. Jan. 13Building 1489, rooms 101-102This year’s event features a
diverse panel of NAVAIR em-ployees speaking about King,“the man before the speech,”the events leading up to his ac-complishments and the effecthe had on their personal andprofessional lives. Registrationrequired. Contact Brittani Mur-phy or Michele Conigliaro atbrittani.m.murphy@navy.mil ormichele.conigliaro@navy.mil.
Where’s Gnorman?Somewhere in this issue we’ve
hidden Gnorman the gnome. Any-one spotting Gnorman can emailtester@dcmilitary.com or phone301-342-4163 now through 5 p.m.Friday, and include a brief descrip-tion of where he’s located. All cor-rect answers are entered into adrawing and one name is chosento win a Center StageTheatermov-ie ticket. The same person cannotwin more than once per month.Last week’s winner, Skip Schneider,found Gnorman in the fairy god-mother front page photo.
NEWS BRIEFS
St. NicholasChapelService ScheduleCatholic ServicesMass5p.m.SundaysContinuing Catholic Development (CCD)Postponeduntil further noticeChristmas Eve Mass:5p.m.Dec. 24 (tentative)
Protestant ServicesWorship11a.m.SundayChristmas Eve Service:7p.m.Dec. 24
Men’s Discipleship6-7:30p.m.SundayReligiousProgrammingCenterWomen’s Study6-7:30p.m. Tuesdayand10-11:30a.m. ThursdayReligiousProgrammingCenter
Holiday Hours:ClinicDec. 24:Urgent medical careand dental services availableuntil 4 p.m. The pharmacy,laboratory, immunizationsand radiology close at noon.Dec. 25-26: Closed; normaloperations resume Dec. 29.Dec. 31:Urgent medical care,dental services and pharma-cy available until 4 p.m.Jan. 1: ClosedJan. 2:Urgent medical care,dental services and pharma-cy available until 4 p.m.Normal operations resumeJan. 5.CommissaryDec. 22 and 23:OpenDec. 24: Closes at 4 p.m.Dec. 25 and 26: ClosedDec. 27:Normal operatinghours resumeMiniMartDec. 25: ClosedDec. 26 and Jan. 1: 8 a.m. to8 p.m. Pumps available 24/7NEXDec. 18-20: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.Dec. 21: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.Dec. 22-23: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.Dec. 24: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.Dec. 25: ClosedDec. 26: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Dec. 27-Dec. 31:NormalhoursJan. 1: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Jan. 2:Normal hours resumeNavy-Marine Corps ReliefSociety Closed for HolidaysDec. 24 to Jan. 5For emergency needs, such asemergency travel, contact theNASCommandDutyOffice at301-342-1095 and ask for as-sistance from theNavy-MarineCorps Relief Society After HoursAssistance Chiefs.River'sEdgeCateringandConferenceCenterandallEddiesDec. 20 through Jan. 4:Closed
Also, there was a fourth buckthat had simply disappeared.“Hewascollared thatAugustbut
by October, we had no idea wherehe went,” Swift said. “We were nolonger receiving his signal, so wefigured hewas shot, died or that hiscollar had failed. I assumed it was aloss.”Then came the unexpected
phone call lastmonth fromaMary-land Department of Natural Re-sources (DNR) deer project man-ager. A collared buck had surfacedin a Calvert County butcher shop,after being shot by a hunter. Photosof the numbered collar and ear tagwere emailed to Swift, who con-firmed it was Pax River’s long-lostbuck.“The hunter and butcher won-
deredwhat todowhen they saw thecollar and tags, so they contactedthe field biologist from MarylandDNR and that set the ball in mo-tion,” Swift said. “He knew aboutmy project, so he called me. I wentto the butcher and picked up thecollar todownload thedata fromit.”Turns out, the young buck was
quite thewanderer.Hehadspent timenear the skeet
range, where he was collared, Swiftnoted. He also liked to spend timein thewooded area behind theDrillHall. Eventually, he traveled to theother end of base over by the golfcourse and spent a little time there.By late September 2013, he madehisway toanother sideof the instal-lation, moving to the wooded areabehind thePatuxentRiverNavalAirMuseum.“He didn’t spend a lot of time
there,” Swift said. “He moved upand down the northern edge of theperimeter fencing for a few days.Then, around 8 p.m. on Oct. 14, heleft.”Exactly how hemaneuvered the
8-foot fencing that surrounds PaxRiver remains a mystery, althoughjumping over it is not out of therealmof possibility.“He could jump it with a little
effort,” Swift said. “I’ve heard fromhunters who say they’ve seen itdone.”From there, the recovered
data — which tracked the buck’swhereabouts every hour via satel-lite—showed thathe trekkednorththrough Town Creek and spent thedaylight hours of Oct. 15 in a patchof wooded land next to the ThomasJohnson Bridge. When it got darkagain, he crossed a couple creeksand reached Greenwell State Park,once again staying put in the day-light. Sometime in the evening onthe 16th, he arrived at SotterleyPlantation.But it’s what happened on the
evening of Oct. 17 that really showsour buck’s determination.“The last GPS point we have
on the St. Mary’s County side isat 8 p.m.,” Swift said. “The nextpoint shows up at 10 p.m. in Cal-vert County. Sometime betweenthose two hours, that buck swam1.5milesacross thePatuxentRiver.”Once on the other side, the deer
moved through Jefferson PattersonPark and trekked over to CalvertCliffs, where he spent the ruttingseason. But there must have beensomething he liked about Jeffer-son Patterson Park, because hereturned there and stayed fromDecember 2013 to September 2014.“He took a couple runs out of
the park, but the majority of histimewas spent in a very tight area,”Swift said. “At some point, aroundSept. 16, 2014, the collar quit work-ingandstopped takingGPSpoints.”For whatever reason, between
mid-September and the beginningof November, the buck traveledback to Calvert Cliffs and sealed hisfate. That’s where he encounteredthe hunter.While the buck’s dispersal
from the area where it was bornwas not abnormal, the 17-miledistance it traveled between PaxRiver and Calvert Cliffs is on thehigh end of that range, Swift said.“It’s kind of a shame he was
shot,” he added, “but if he wasn’t,I’d never have recovered the collar,we wouldn’t have the data, and wewouldn’t knowhis story.”
DEERContinued from 1
1st ClassAir Traffic Controller 1st ClassMarilyn J. Brewer
Air Traffic Controller 1st ClassMary E. Cline
Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Jason P. Costell
Electronics Technician 1st Class Kyle C. Harris
Air Traffic Controller 1st Class Joshua A. Redding
2nd ClassMaster-at-Arms 2nd Class Zachery J. Farrell
Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class Anthony L. Jenkins
Air Traffic Controller 2nd ClassMichael A. Lopez
Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Lauren E. McKeown
Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class Rosalinda B. Orio
Air Traffic Controller 2nd ClassMichael C. Rhoads
Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class Samrendar Sahra
Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class StephenM. Sawyer
Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class
Levi Matthew E. Springer
Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class
Orlando T. Washington
3rd ClassAir Traffic Controller 3rd Class Justin M. Cano
Air Traffic Controller 3rd Class Jason T. Daugherty
Air Traffic Controller 3rd Class Shawn A. Dilimone
Air Traffic Controller 3rd Class Tyler J. Mohnacky
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handler) 3rd Class
Faith M. Phillips
Air Traffic Controller 3rd ClassWyatt A. Vowell
Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Jonathan G. Weber
Congratulations to the newly frockedpetty officers on a job well done
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All classes are held at theFleet and Family SupportCenter in Building 2090 offBundy Road unless otherwisenoted. Classes are open toactive-duty and retired mili-tary and Reservists. Reserva-tions are necessary and canbe made at FFSC or by calling301-342-4911.
•Playgroup:10-11a.m.Dec.18
• SAPR Refresher: 1-3 p.m.Dec. 30
Ready Navywww.ready.navy.mil
Hazardous weather is pos-sible any time. Get a free in-formation packet on how toprepare for hurricanes, severeweather and other potentialemergencies at the Fleet andFamily Support Center.
Clinical Counseling ServicesClinical Counseling ser-
vices can directly improvethe quality of life of service
members and their family byaddressing the stressors fac-ing today’s military. To makean appointment with a coun-selor, call 301-342-4911 or202-685-6019.
Exceptional Family MemberProgram (EFMP)
EFMP is a DOD programthat addresses the specialneeds of military families.Sailors with an exceptionalfamily member — a fam-ily member with special
needs such as a medical oreducational disability — areencouraged to enroll in theEFMP so the Navy can do itspart in caring for EFM needs.Email James Lettner at james.lettner@navy.mil.
Financial CounselingServices
The Personal FinancialEducator can help individualsand families in managing theirfinances, resolving financialproblems and to reach long-
termgoals.Take control of yourfinances andmake anappoint-ment with a counselor by call-ing 301-342-5442.
Find Your CommandOmbudsman
Find out who your Om-budsman is. Visit www.om-budsmanregistry.org, click on“Contact Your Ombudsman”and follow the prompts, or call301-757-1861 to speakwith theNAS Patuxent River Ombuds-manCoordinator.
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U.S. Navy photo by Shawn Graham
NASCommandingOfficer, Capt. Heidi Fleming, presents DawnSimpson, School LiaisonOfficer, with a Bravo Zulu for her suc-cess leading a recent “Paying for College” seminar. SeemoreBZ photos from theNAS’ December awards quarters at www.flickr.com/NASPaxRiver.
U.S. Navy photo by Shawn Graham
NASCommandingOfficer, Capt. Heidi Fleming, presents JimWalsh, Fleet and Family Support Center, with a Bravo Zulu forhis success leading a recent “Paying for College” seminar. Seemore BZ photos from theNAS’ December awards quarters atwww.flickr.com/NASPaxRiver.
U.S. Navy photo by Shawn Graham
NASCommandingOfficer, Capt. Heidi Fleming, presents Cas-sandra Glover, NAS Security Department, with a Bravo Zulufor going above and beyond as a lead security assistant. Seemore BZ photos from theNAS’ December awards quarters atwww.flickr.com/NASPaxRiver.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate
VX-1 Sailors of the YearAir Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1, recently selectedits Sailors of the Year. They are, from left, Aviation StructuralMechanic 2ndClass Efhril Elomina, Blue Jacket of the Year;Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) 2ndClass BrandonChovanec, Junior Sailor of the Year; Navy Counselor 1st ClassJoshua Jordan, Senior Sailor of the Year and AviationMachin-ist’sMate 1st ClassWilliamChildree, Maintainer of the Year.
ACCOLADES AROUND THE AIR STATION
U.S. Navy photo by Shawn Graham
NASCommandingOfficer, Capt. Heidi Fleming, presents De-nise Reichard, PublicWorks Department, with a Bravo Zulu forher efforts during the lead in priority areawater testing at thechild development centers, youth center andMattapany DayCamp. Seemore BZ photos from theNAS’ December awardsquarters at www.flickr.com/NASPaxRiver.
U.S. Navy photo by Shawn Graham
NASCommandingOfficer, Capt. Heidi Fleming, presents TerryDavis, Child Development Center (CDC), with a Bravo Zulu forher efforts during the lead in priority areawater testing at bothCDCs, youth center andMattapany DayCamp. Seemore BZphotos from theNAS’ December awards quarters at www.flickr.com/NASPaxRiver.
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For all MWR news, visit www.cnic.navy.mil/Patuxent and click on the Fleet andFamily Readiness tab.
Special EventsFourth Annual Holiday Whobilation6-9 p.m. Dec. 19 and 20Mattapany Day Camp
A celebration of the most wonderfuloccasion in the Whoville calendar, theHolidayWhobilation. This year your pres-ence is most important as we will also beholding the NAS Patuxent River annualTree Lighting. Come and enjoy the lightsand activities in a setting only the Who’scan provide. Cost: $4 per person.
Customized CreationsWhite House Christmas Ornaments
The 2014 White House Christmas Or-nament is a two-piece set depicting thelocomotive and Pullman car commonlyreferred to as the “Presidential Special” ofthe 29th U.S. President, Warren G. Hard-ing. Limited quantities are available.Cost: $22.
ITTTickets available
•Washington Capitals• Harlem Globetrotters at the Royal
Farms Arena, formerly the BaltimoreArena. Noon or 5 p.m. Dec. 26. Tickets:$21.75 to $27 each
Rassieur Youth CenterYouth Cross Training Fitness Classes6-7 p.m.Wednesdays in JanuaryRassieurYouth Center
Cost: $50. For youths ages 6 and older.Cross training fitness classes focus on in-creasing speed, agility, flexibility, properrunning techniques, circuit training,core, explosive first step, improved bal-ance and stability, increased vertical leap,hand and eye coordination, nutrition andstaying fit.
Drill HallLifeguard Certification Class:9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 12-16Cost: $225
Winter Intramural SportsBasketball Organizational Meeting:1 p.m. Jan. 5 Bowling CenterVolleyball Organizational Meeting:1 p.m. Jan. 6 Bowling Center
Energy ZoneBallroom Dancing6-8 p.m. Thursdays, beginning Jan. 8Cost: $48 per person. Register at theSports and Fitness Office.
.Belly Dancing7-8 p.m.Tuesdays,beginning Jan.13Cost: $60 per person.Register at the Sportsand Fitness Office.
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Thursday, Dec. 186:30 p.m.,Beyond the Lights
(Rated: PG-13, 1 hr. 56mins.) Noni is the musicworld’s latest superstar, butnot all is what it seems, andthe pressures of fame haveNoni on the edge. She meetsKaz Nicol, a young cop who’sbeen assigned to her detail.Noni and Kaz fall fast andhard, despite the protests ofthose around them. But itis ultimately Kaz’s love thatgives Noni the courage to findher own voice and break freeto become the artist she wasmeant to be.
Friday, Dec. 196:30 p.m., The HungerGames: Mockingjay Part 1
(Rated: PG-13, 2 hrs. 3mins.) Katniss Everdeen is
in District 13, after she lit-erally shatters the gamesforever. Under the advice ofher trusted friends, Katnissspreads her wings as shefights to save Peeta and a na-tion moved by her courage.
9 p.m., Birdman(Rated: R, 1 hr. 59 mins.)
This film tells the story ofan actor as he struggles tomount a Broadway play. Inthe days leading up to open-ing night, he battles his egoand attempts to recover hisfamily, his career, and him-self.
Saturday, Dec. 204 p.m., Big Hero 6
(Rated: PG, 1 hr. 48 mins.)Hiro Hamada finds himselfin the grips of a criminal plotthat threatens to destroy thehigh-tech city of San Franso-kyo.With the help of his com-panion, Hiro joins forces witha reluctant team of first-timecrime fighters on a mission tosave their city.
6:30 p.m., The HungerGames: Mockingjay Part 1
(Rated: PG-13, 2 hrs. 3 mins.)
9:30 p.m., Birdman(Rated: R, 1 hr. 59 mins.)
Sunday, Dec. 212 p.m., The Hunger Games:Mockingjay Part 1
(Rated: PG-13, 2 hrs. 3 mins.)
Dec. 22-25Theater is not open
Friday, Dec. 266:30 p.m., The HungerGames: Mockingjay Part 1
(Rated: PG-13, 2 hrs. 3 mins.)
Saturday, Dec. 274 p.m.,Penguins of Madagascar
(Rated: PG, 1 hr. 32 mins.)6:30 p.m., Horrible Bosses(Rated: R, 1 hr. 42 mins.)9 p.m., Birdman(Rated: R, 1 hr. 59 mins.)
Sunday, Dec. 282 p.m., Penguins ofMadagascar (3D)
(Rated: PG, 1 hr. 32 mins.)4:30 p.m., The HungerGames: Mockingjay Part 1
(Rated: PG-13, 2 hrs. 3 mins.)
Dec. 29-30Theater is not open
CENTER STAGE MOVIESl Movie Line: 301-342-5033l Reservations: 301-342-3648l Ticket Prices: E-1 to E-5 category:adults, $3.50 and youths ages 6-11,$2.50. All others: adults, $4.50;youths ages 6-11, $3.50.
l 3-D glasses: $1
l Authorized ID required foradmission
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Festive lights and garlands are strung everywhereand holiday music is in the air. There’s little time leftto complete your holiday shopping and thencomes all that wrapping! It’s well worth theeffort for a loving family and dearfriends.
Did you remember to orderstuffed ham for your holidayfeast? If not, you better get amove on to McKay’s convenientlylocated in Leonardtown, Hollywood and Charlotte
Hall; Linda’s Café in Lexington Park, W. J. Dent & Sons in Tall Timbers andRidge Market in, you guessed it, Ridge for some of the best stuffed ham inSouthernMaryland.
In all this last minute scurrying, you still have time to find nautical gifts, historicmemorabilia and books in abundance at the St. Clement’s Island and PineyPoint Lighthouse museums. While the drive to reach these locations will takeyou off the beaten path, both are treasure troves for the gift hunter with a flair forthe personal and unexpected.
Shopping local is more thana once a year excursion. It’sabout getting to know yourcommunity and supportingthe businesses that are hereyear round supporting you.So, Shop Local andShop Often!
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Decompression Night at PRNAM5-8 p.m. Dec. 18Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
A great time to come decompress before the holidayfrenzy really gets into action. Bring your friends andco-workers to hang-out. Food, beer and wine available.Regular admission fees apply.
Holidays at Sotterley6:30-9 p.m. Dec. 18-20Sotterley Plantation
Celebrate the season at Sotterley’s 300 year-old plan-tation house decorated in different historical periodsfor the holidays. Experience Sotterley’s 2014 interactiveliving history tour, “Common Lives, Shared Sentiments”
candlelight tours are every 15minutes. Advance reserva-tions are required at www.sotterley.org. Cost: $15.
Christmas Village3- 9 p.m. Dec. 19 and 20Noon to 9 p.m. Dec. 21St.Mary’s County Fairgrounds
A winter wonderland of Christmas sights, sounds, tastesand memories. Fun for the entire family. Shop the Christ-mas Market; be entertained at three live venues; share ac-tivities like ice skating, snow tubing and pony rides. Admis-sion and parking are free; some activities will have a cost.Formore information, visit www.somdchristmas.com.
Military Holiday Exhibit at Piney Point LighthouseThrough Jan. 4
Military exhibits fill the lighthouse keeper’s quartersand feature the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy,War of 1812,
World War II and the U. S. Civil War. Admission fee. CallMuseum Division office at 301-769-2222 for completeholiday schedule.
Christmas by the BayThrough Jan. 4St. Clement’s Island Museum
This holiday exhibit features special doll collectionsfrom the Black-eyed Susan and Southern Maryland DollClubs. Dolls are arranged to depict Christmas scenesand vignettes of Chesapeake coastal living in the early20th century. Admission fee. Call Museum Division of-fice at 301-769-2222 for complete holiday schedule.
Calvert County:www.calvertcountymd.us
Holiday Concert Sing-a-long7-8 p.m. Dec. 18Calvert library, Prince Frederick
Bring the family for hot cocoa and glorious holidaymusic with popular vocalists Emily Bowen Mudd, NateBowen and others, as they share some of their favoriteholiday tunes .
TUBACHRISTMAS4 p.m. Dec. 21Our Lady of the Sea Catholic Church, Solomons
Local musicians from Southern Maryland look forwardto TUBACHRISTMAS every year and invite the public tothis unique holiday celebration. All low brass players inthe area are welcome to play (details @ www.tubachrist-mas.com). TUBACHRISTMAS, which is open to the pub-lic and free of charge, features traditional Christmas carolsarranged for tuba andbaritone horn players, aswell as op-portunities for the audience to sing along. Formore infor-mation, contact BillWhite at 443 975-4421.
Noon Year’s Eve Party10 a.m. to noon Dec. 31Calvert Marine MuseumHarms Gallery
Make a party hat and a New Year’s wish ornament,hear a special story and join the dance party. Toast theNoon Year with sparkling ginger ale and fishy snackswhen the ball drops at high noon. Fee is $2 per child withmuseum admission. For all ages.
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