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AIR FORCE NEWSFreedom Hall nominated two years in a

row for Hennessy Award, Page 3

SPORTSAir National Guard captivates fans at

Wizards NBA game, Page 3

COMMENTARYFinancial readiness equals mission

readiness, Page 2

BY MICHAEL MARTINAIR FORCE DISTRICT OF

WASHINGTON

More than 50 Airmenfrom across the NationalCapital Region volun-teered to support ath-letes competing in theD.C. Special OlympicsBowling ChampionshipFeb. 25 in Hyattsville,Md.

“This is one of thefour days of the Spe-cial Olympics BowlingChampionship that isdone in the D.C. area

every year, and today ishosted by the Air Force,”said 1st Lt. Delma Gue-vara, 779th MedicalGroup resource manage-ment deputy flight com-mander. “It’s pretty coolto walk in, see ABUs onevery side of you andsee the Air Force comeout and support such animportant event for theSpecial Olympics andthe National Capital Re-gion”

To commemorate theAir Force’s role in thechampionship, Air Force

District of WashingtonCommand Chief Mas-ter Sgt. Farrell Thomasaccepted the SpecialOlympics Special FriendAward on behalf of AF-DW.

For Thomas, the Spe-cial Olympics hold a spe-cial meaning.

“I have a daughterwho has special needsso I know first-hand howimportant it is for thosewith special needs to betreated as real people,showing their life hasvalue,” Thomas said. “To

me Special Olympics area way to celebrate peoplewith special needs, al-lowing them to showcasetheir skills and talentsin an environment con-ducive to their limita-tions and abilities, andalso for them to havefun together, bringingtogether families andindividuals that mighthave similar experiencesto share.”

Special Olympics D.C.Associate Director of

AFDW Airmen receiveSpecial OlympicsSpecial Friend Award

U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/MICHAEL MARTIN

Staff Sgt. Connecticut Wilson, 89th Airlift Wing flight attendant, assists D.C. Special Olympics Bowling Cham-pionship competitor Christopher McClain Feb. 25 at the bowling tournament in Hyattsville. More than 50 Air-men from across the National Capital Region volunteered to support athletes competing in the event.

see BOWLING, page 4

BY BOBBY JONESSTAFF PHOTOJOURNALIST

On Feb 24, PrinceGeorge’s Community Col-lege’s Academy of HealthSciences (AHS) held a col-lege orientation for morethan 100 college-boundstudents to the first Mid-dle College High School inMaryland. The purpose ofthe event was to welcomethe young colligates andcelebrate the impendingsuccess of the 2015 AHSgraduating class.

“This year is a very ex-citing time for us becauseour first cohort of studentswho entered in 2011 will begraduating in May,” notedDr. Mara R. Doss, AHS li-aison.

“Of the 92 students atthe AHS, all have beenaccepted to college or uni-versity. Ninety studentsare apparently moving onto a four-year institutionof higher education and itappears that two studentswill continue advancedstudies in health sciencesat Prince George’s Com-munity College.

“All 92 students willgraduate with a high schooldiploma and an Associate’sDegree. Those with associ-ate’s degrees choosing tomatriculate to college willenter as juniors,” said Doss,adding to the banner suc-cess of the middle collegemodel.

“According to our AHSPrincipal, Dr. Kathy An-drews, the amount of schol-arship money available ismore than substantial.”

Andrews noted the four-year course load is not onlyoffered at the communitycollege level, but the col-lege and university level.“For example, I had the

AHS MiddleCollege HighSchoolculminatessuccessfulacademicprogram

see STUDENTS, page 4

BY LESLIE C. SMITHAND BOBBY JONES

STAFF WRITERS

Feb. 28 the AmericanHeart Association held its17th annual Heart Ball,the culmination of Ameri-can Heart Month, wherethe night’s theme was Joiede Vivre – Joy of life. Someof the region’s foremostmedical, corporate andcommunity leaders gath-ered for the event held atthe Mandarin Orientalin Washington, DC. Thisyear the event featuredremarks by special guestChelsea Clinton.

During her remarks,Clinton shared her ex-perience of heart diseasetouching her own fam-ily, her father, former

AmericanHealthAssociationcelebrates‘Joie deVivre’

see CLINTON, page 6

BY LESLIE C. SMITHSTAFF WRITER

The Veterans Affairs(VA) Medical Center heldits sixth annual Ladies’Night February 27.

The night was filledwith fun and fare. TheNational Symphony Or-chestra Brass Ensemblewelcomed guests as theyarrived to receive giftbags and pinned with cor-sages. On air personal-ity April Watts of Magic102.3 radio station wasthe MC for the night withDJ Sixth sense providingmusic.

“Our female veterans

Fun, fare,‘fabulousness’at the VALadies’ Night

see LADIES, page 5

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March Madness begins with the 2015 CAAWomen’s College Basketball Championship – Univ.of Delaware, Drexel Univ., George Mason Univ.,Hofstra University, James Madison Univ., UNCWilmington, Northeaster Univ., Towson Univ. andthe College of William and Mary. The tournamentwinner will receive the league’s automatic bid tothe NCAA Tournament. Visit www.caasports.com orticketmaster.com.

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Tobacco PitfallsSmokeless tobacco is not only

harmful to your mouth, but accord-ing to research, it contains 3 to 4times more nicotine than a cigarette,making it more addictive and harderto quit. Stained teeth, mouth soresand possible tooth loss and gum dis-ease. In the military, smokeless to-bacco use is 12.8 percent, comparedto 2.3 percent in the civilian popu-lation. Quitting is not always easy,but Tricare’s Quit Tobacco campaignis ready to help. Quit Tobacco hastools to assist beneficiaries becomeand stay tobacco free. You can ac-cess a quit-support text messageprogram, Frequently Asked Ques-tions, a savings calculator and 24/7live chat support at UCanQuit2.org.Additionally, beneficiaries shouldtake advantage of other Tricare pro-grams. These services include: web-based educational materials, smok-ing quit-lines, live chat counselingservices and tobacco cessation medi-cation. For more information, visitwww.Tricare.mil.

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aware of a telephone scam affect-ing senior citizens. A caller usu-ally says he is a Medicare vendorand offers to sell back braces. Thecaller’s knowledge of the beneficia-ry’s address, phone numbers anddoctor’s name provides an air oflegitimacy. The caller hopes thiswill convince people to providetheir Social Security number andadditional personal information.Tricare representatives never askfor this information in telephonesurveys. The Defense Health Agen-cy is monitoring this situation andwelcomes any information on suchcalls. For more information, visitwww.tricare.mil/fraud.

Many DFAS ServicesThe Defense Finance and Ac-

counting Service offers enhancedtools for its customers. Military re-tirees have 1099R tax statementsfor the past five years available on-line 24/7. These often help in filing

or refiling tax returns, for loan ap-plications and other personal finan-cial business. Verification of pay,formatted on DFAS letterhead, canalso be downloaded for printing.Another tool allows those subject tocommercial debt or court-orderedgarnishments of pay to view courtdocuments used to establish thosedebts and garnishments via theirmyPay accounts. Combined FederalCampaign contributors are no lon-ger restricted to approved charitieswithin the CFC region where theywork. More information on theseand other myPay features is avail-able at www.dfas.mil/mypayinfo.html.

The Retiree Activities Office isopen 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday. Visit the office inBuilding 1604 at California andColorado Avenues or call 301 981-2726. Call before your visit to ensurea volunteer is on duty. The RAO hasa website at www.andrews.af.mil.

Retiree Corner

BY INGRID BRUNS

As a long-time military spouse, Ihave held various jobs - and I knowmany of you can relate. I served asa military and family life counselorat an Airman and Family Readi-ness Center and had the privilegeof working with fellow militaryfamilies to create budgets, developdebt-payment plans, manage creditand save toward goals.

I remember one military spousein particular who came to see mewhile her Airman was deployed.She “handled the family financesjust fine” by doing what the couplehad always done (even before thedeployment). She came to see meafter hearing about how the readi-ness center offers free financialcounseling at a spouse meeting.She thought she and her husbandcould be better at paying down debtand saving for a trip to see familywhen her husband returned. I onlymet with her twice, but togetherwe developed a plan she knew shecould follow and commit to by mak-ing minor tweaks to her everydayexpenses during the deployment. Ihappened to see her again shortlybefore he came home and she gaveme a big hug and shared with meshe had managed to save enoughfor the visit home and pay off someof the credit card debt. I do hopethat she and her Airman were ableto stay on track and reach theirgoals - healthier finances usuallymeans healthier Airmen.

The financial well-being of ourmilitary community is a significantreadiness issue. Today’s complex fi-nancial environment and uncertain

future demand we have the knowl-edge to make informed choicesabout budgeting, saving, credit anddebt, the Thrift Savings Program,and many more “fact of life” issues.To further complicate financialreadiness plans, our military life-style includes frequent relocationsand deployments. But our way oflife doesn’t have to hinder our abil-ity to manage family finances suc-cessfully.

There are a wide variety of re-sources available to help put uson the path to financial freedom.Whether you prefer a classroomsetting, an online experience, amultimedia approach, or an indi-vidual consultation in person orvirtually, there is a solution to helpmeet your needs.

The Airman and Family Readi-ness Center provides educationalopportunities to help you takecharge of your finances. There areclasses and workshops on specifictopics, but you can also meet witha certified financial counselor toget personal assistance with yourunique goals.

Emergency financial assistanceorganizations, such as the Air ForceAid Society can meet immediate fi-nancial needs in an emergency sit-uation. The Society provides inter-est free loans and grants based onthe individual situation for needssuch as: basic living expenses,emergency travel, vehicle expens-es, funeral expenses, medical/den-tal care, child care/respite care, ormoving expenses.

Military OneSource “MoneyMatters” provides financial calcu-lators, articles, DVDs and CDs to

help with topics, such as financialwellness, how-to strategies, samplebudgets, mortgages and foreclo-sures. Financial consultants areavailable all day, every day to pro-vide up to 12 sessions (per person,per issue) of no-cost, confidential fi-nancial counseling with a certifiedfinancial professional. Counselorsare available online and by phoneat 800-342-9647.

Several non-profit organiza-tions, such as The USAA Educa-tional Foundation program, pro-vide financial education, resourcesand programs to service membersand their families. These programsaren’t about selling you products.They are strictly educational andfocus on setting financial goals,managing credit and debt, savingand investing, and risk manage-ment.

Financial woes can negativelyaffect your personal and familywell-being and it can critically in-jure the effectiveness of your mis-sion readiness. These resources areideally used as a preventive mea-sure rather than a corrective mea-sure, but like the spouse I workedwith years ago, you must be proac-tive in identifying what you needassistance with and seeking it out.

In spite of any perceived stigma,seek out help and take action foryour financial security. Use the re-sources exclusively available to youas a military community to helpyou make effective financial deci-sions and improve your financialcapability. Always remember thatfinancial readiness is critical tomission readiness.

CommentaryFinancial readiness equals mission readiness

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BY MAKEDA KNOTT11TH WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Members from the Na-tional Restaurant Asso-ciation and the Air ForceServices Activity evalu-ated Freedom Hall Din-ing Facility Feb. 20-21, aspart of the 59th AnnualHennessy Trophy AwardCompetition.

“This is our secondyear in a row being nomi-nated for the HennessyAward,” said Honre Batie,Freedom Hall DFAC foodservice officer.

Joint Base Andrewswas the fifth stop on aworld-wide tour, compet-ing with six other bases inRegion 1, with five morecompeting in Region 2.

The three evaluators,two civilian and one mili-tary, assessed five cat-

egories including kitchenoperations; serving anddining operations; train-ing, personnel, and readi-ness; sanitation, repairand maintenance; andmanagement..

“This is a prestigiousaward given to the bestfood service program inthe Air Force,” said Se-nior Master Sgt. MelodyGoitom, Air Force Food &Beverage superintendent

at Joint Base San Anto-nio, Texas.

As an evaluator,Goitom is also looking forcustomer service, man-agement and senior lead-ership involvement in thefood service operation.

“The leadership is al-ways supportive and wehave hard workers hereto assist with day to dayoperations, making sureeverything is done accord-ing to guidelines,” saidBatie.

Col. Bradley Hoagland,11thWing/JBA command-er was there to support.With a variety of meals tochoose from he selected tohave the lobster and filetmignon meal.

“This is the best lob-ster I’ve ever had in anyDFAC in 25 years,” said

Freedom Hall nominated two yearsin a row for Hennessy Award

see AWARD, page 7

U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/STAFF SGT. NICHELLE ANDERSON

Jim Wulforst, Duke University dining service director,views the remaining filet mignon after evaluating thelunch service at the Freedom Hall Dining Facility Feb.20 on Joint Base Andrews.

BY MAJ. MICHAEL ODLE113TH WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Rising in unison andclapping feverously as ifMerlin himself had casta spell, a frenzy sweptthe crowd at the VerizonCenter Feb. 24. It wasn’tthe local NBA basket-ball team, the Washing-ton Wizards, causing

the commotion, but themen and women stand-ing proudly center courtthat roused the fans tocheer and many to stand.The evening highlightedthe Airmen of the 113thWing, D.C. Air NationalGuard, a sort of commu-nity appreciation night,hosted by the Washing-ton Wizards and Monu-

mental Sports.To jumpstart the awe-

struck crowd, two of the2014 Airmen of the Yearstood proudly in line withthe Wizards basketballteam on the center court.The crowd roared loudlyas Senior Master Sgt.William Liston and Tech.Sgt. Justin Foulshamwere introduced; the two

Airmen stood with theirhands firmly graspingthe game-day sprit ban-ner, as if to transfer theenergy, dedication andcommitment of the AirNational Guard to theteam. Followed by a waveof the American flag, thecrowd fell silent as the113th Honor Guard pre-sented the colors. Silence

rippled throughout thearena and all eyes fellon the Airmen who ef-fortlessly glided acrossthe court to display thecolors.

As the game beganand the Wizards dis-played their athleticprowess on the court,113th Wing Airmen alsodisplayed their uniqueskills, albeit in the arenaconcourse. RecruitersMaster Sgt. Sean Youngand Tech. Sgt. RonaldYarnell used their powerof words to discuss withWizards fans the ben-efits of joining the na-tion’s premier Air Na-tional Guard unit.

“People don’t alwaysput two and two togetherabout the Air NationalGuard,” said Young. “Wetell our story, explainwho we are, where we

are located and peoplestart to get it.”

“This type of eventis all about awareness,”Young added. “We cannever have too muchawareness about the D.C.Air National Guard.”

When the buzzersounded at halftime,game goers’ attentionturned yet again to theD.C. Air National Guard.Prominently takingtheir spot for all to seewere four Airmen of the113th Security ForcesSquadron who recentlydeployed to SouthwestAsia.

“I was nervous and Ihad a pit in my stomach,”said Airman 1st ClassAnthony Robinson. “Butwhen I got on the floorwith my other Airmen in

Air National Guard captivates fans at Wizards NBA game

113th Wing Honor Guard members, Capt. AndreSlaughter and Tech. Sgt. Marcus Boykin, present thecolors prior to the Washington Wizards home gameagainst the Golden State Warriors.

AIR NATIONAL GUARD PHOTOS/MASTER SGT. CRAIG CLAPPER

Tech. Sgt. Justin Foulsham waves to the crowd as he and fellow D.C. Air National Guard member SeniorMaster Sgt. William Liston are honored for their service prior to the Feb. 24 Washington Wizards home gameagainst the Golden State Warriors. Both Foulsham and Liston are 2014 DCANG annual award winners.

see GAME, page 4

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Sports Anthony Sokenusaid the Airmen bring alevel of class that onlythe military can bring toan event.

“To have Airmen vol-unteer for our bowlingchampionships is veryspecial to us,” Sokenusaid. “We are an Olympicorganization that pridesourselves on providingthe very best support andcompetition for our ath-letes, and we are only asgood as our volunteers.

“To the athletes,having the military ascompetition volunteersmeans they are at thechampionships,” he said.“It means they have tobring their A-game, itmeans they have a cap-

tive audience who theyare in awe of who arethere just for them andthey can show off theirskills to their heroes.”

One of the volunteers,Airman 1st Class Cas-

sandra Heal, 779th MDGBiomedical EquipmentTechnician, was recentlyrecognized as the 779thMDG Volunteer of theYear.

“I have been volun-

teering since my fresh-men year of high school.I like the atmosphere, Ilove the people. That’swhy I’m here,” Healsaid. “It’s a great cause.This means the world tothe competitors. They’regreat athletes, doingwhat they do best.”

Thomas said he re-ally appreciates seeing somany Airmen volunteer-ing to give back to theircommunity

“It makes you so proudto wear this uniform,”Thomas said. “In the AirForce we always talkabout the whole personconcept and giving backto the community. Look-ing around at all theseAirmen really doing itbecause they care aboutpeople brings joy to yourheart.”

BOWLING, from page 1

U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/MICHAEL MARTIN

Staff Sgt. Daniel Andrade, 11th Security SupportSquadron, congratulates athlete Daniel Hutto with ahigh-five at the D.C. Special Olympics Bowling Cham-pionship.

pleasure of visiting XavierUniversity, one of the pre-miere biomedical premeduniversities in the nationin New Orleans, with StarClark, one of my students,and her mother this pastJanuary. When we metwith the admissions coun-selor, he was very excitedto meet Star. With the ex-ception of Howard Univer-sity, they have the highestacceptance rate of AfricanAmericans and minoritystudents in the nation,”said Andrews.

“The admissions officerkept saying to Star thathe was going to take herto see their lab. Telling her‘you’ve got to see it overand over. You are really go-ing to be impressed!’ ” ...We looked at all the buck-ets with the little pigs, catsand frogs on display. Heimmediately asked Star,‘have you dissected this?’Star humbly answeredyes. ‘What about the pig?’Again, she politely an-swered yes the pig, too.

“ I had early sharedwith the admissions of-ficer that Star was wellprepared because she hadalready taken AnatomyI and II, and PhysiologyI and II that is taught byPhD professors here at thecollege who have writtenthe book,” said Andrews,proudly.

“Our students leave notonly with the credit, butmany have A’s and B’s atthe end of the semester. Asa further example of thecaliber of students at AHS,Andrews further noted, “Ihad an anatomy studentwalked through and had

taken a test and was sodisappointed about receiv-ing an 89.5 on the testand made a 100 on the lab– unheard of at 15-years-old,” said Andrews. “That’sthe kind of work they’redoing here.”

During the orientationDr. Andrews, her staff,and four graduating stu-dents fielded questionsand gave personal per-spectives about the rigor-ous four-year program tothe audience. The youngscholars took turns an-swering questions abouttheir flagship journey andtheir dual educational op-portunities.

“The staff of the Acad-emy of Health Sciencesreally expect for us to besuccessful. They do ev-erything they can to makesure that we are and ex-pect nothing but the best,”said Star Clark.

“In high school, when

we were year one and twostudents, they were thereto support us with any-thing we needed. Whenwe got to the college level,they were still there tohelp.”

Students are support-ed by academic coachesand have access to bothPGCPS and PGCC studentservices and academic sup-port programs.

Among the invited stu-dents to orientation wasJordan Dunbar, 14, ofTemple Hills. “I’m veryproud of myself for beingaccepted,” said Dunbar, an8th-grade honor roll stu-dent at Benjamin StoddertMiddle school in TempleHills. “I think it’s an in-teresting program, but Ididn’t realize the mandato-ry elective language wouldbe Chinese,” said Dunbar,who received a letter of ac-ceptance to the academy.“I think it would be fun to

learn. I feel like it wouldbe a different high schoolexperience, not the usualone. But, I think it’s a goodopportunity.”

According to the acad-emy, it only accepts rising9th graders into the pro-gram, who essentially, be-gan taking college coursestheir first semester. Ad-mission is also contin-gent on participation inSummer Bridge Program,which orients students tocollege life. It runs fromJuly 6 to July 16, 8:30am to2:00pm, Monday throughThursday. Transportationis provided and breakfastand lunch is available.The Academy accepts ap-proximately 100 studentsper year.

However, plans are toextend to number from be-tween 105 to 110 students.The current enrollment is396 students, by year four.The Academy has students

representing every middleschool in the county, aswell as private schools.Approximately 50 percentof the students that areconsidered receive free orreduced lunch. The acad-emy also has 50 percentfirst generation collegestudents; meaning neitherparent has received a col-lege degree. Additionally,the academy offers freetransportation for stu-dents.

In reference to extra-curricular activities, theacademy doesn’t offer anyinterscholastic athleticprograms for students.However, the students canenjoy the various internalclubs and programs atPGCC.

The Academy is aPrince George’s Countypublic school. The prin-cipal, teachers, and staffare school employees.Day-to-day operations ofthe school are under thedirection of the principal.Because of the students’younger age, college secu-rity escorts them to theirclassrooms during theirfirst and second year oncampus.

They are supervisedand are not allowed towander or go off campus.Although by year threeand four, the students willbe fully engaged with tak-ing courses with their el-der classmates. However,by June 2016 a separateAHS facility, dining halland students, faculty andstaff annex will be com-plete. “This college is onthe move… And this isa great place to be rightnow,” said Andrews.

According to Dr. An-drews, all of the college

courses and credits thestudents have earned willbe accepted at the tradi-tional colleges and univer-sities.

“It’s important for meto let you know that thisprogram was not an ex-periment,” said AHS presi-dent, Kathy Andrews. “Weopened our doors in 2011,but from April of 2007 toApril of 2011 there was ateam of individuals fromboth the community col-lege and the school districtwho worked very diligentlyto ensure that we had thebest model and the bestfit for PGC Public Schoolsand Prince George’s Com-munity College. The prog-ress, work and pay offs forthe students and their par-ents has been incredible.”

To be considered for ad-mission to the Academy ofHealth Sciences, PGCPSstudents must take anentrance exam that willbe administered at theirschools. Middle schoolcounselors have access tothe electronic applicationfor students enrolled inPGCPS and will print theelectronic application forstudents interested in ap-plying for admission.

Students not enrolledin PGCPS must access theonline application on thePGCPS website. Applica-tions will be reviewed andprocessed by the Sub-com-mittee for Student Appli-cations and Recruitment.

For more information,contact: The Academy ofHealth Sciences @ PrinceGeorge’s Community Col-lege at (301) 583-1593 orvisit: http://www1.pgcps.org/academyatpgcc/.

Dr. Kathy Andrews, center, Academy of Health Sciences at Prince George’s Com-munity College president, and her staff listen as Brian Jones, left, a prospectiveMiddle College High School graduate, gives his perspective on the early collegeexperience and dual enrollment credits.

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front of the thousandsof fans screaming andwaving, it turned intoexcitement, smiles andwaves. It was a greatfeeling representing the113th.”

Also joining the dis-tinguished group on thebasketball court wasSenior Airman IshmaelJosiah, who had reen-listed that day for an-other six years of serv-ing his D.C. communityand country as a Capi-tal Guardian.

“I would have neverimagined doing any-thing like this,” said Jo-siah. “It was just awe-some to be down there[on the court] with thecrowd cheering. I felt a

real sense of pride.”“It was bright,” he

added. “I couldn’t seemy wife [in the stands],but I knew she was outthere recording everymoment. Even after theevent on our way out,it took us awhile to getout of the arena withpeople waving and com-ing up to us, shakingour hands and thank-ing us for our service.”

It was a good nightto be a D.C. Air Na-tional Guardsman. TheAir National Guard waspresent - on the courtand on the screens.

“The D.C. Air Na-tional Guard was plas-tered on every eventmonitor,” said DeputyPublic Affairs OfficerCapt. Renee Lee. “Itwas exciting and mes-merizing.”

GAME, from page 3

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are the fastest growingpopulation we have hereat the medical centerapproximately – 15 to19 percent if our veter-ans are female. They’reyounger and we have tochange the way we de-liver healthcare to them.We know how to renderhealthcare to men verywell; but as we changeand we see more womencoming out of the mili-tary we have to focus onthe total care of our fe-male veterans and ladiesnight is a part of that,”said Brian Hawkins,MHA, Medical CenterDirector, CEO.

“Ladies Night is bring-ing the community outagain to support andwrap around our femaleveterans for things likemakeovers, for ladieswho may have been suf-fering from cancer receiv-ing wigs, and facials. It’simportant to really takecare of the whole person.That is what ladies’ nightis about – getting our fe-male veterans in to learnabout what VA health-care offers and to showthem it’s not just carefor men anymore,” saidHawkins.

As part of the night, anumber of services wereavailable to attendeesin the Women’s Healthclinic including annualexams and physicals. Inits current space for ap-proximately a year, thestaff has been working

to provide total compre-hensive care to femaleveterans.

“Women’s health hasreally transformed – na-tionally – we’re able tohave more comprehen-sive women’s healthcarelead by women’s healthPCPs – primary health-care providers, internists,family practice traineddoctors and nurse prac-titioners who will fol-low women longitudinaland take care of all theirneeds over a long periodof time” shared Dr. RobinPeck, Women’s HealthClinic.

“In addition to PCPs,we have a psychologist,we have a social worker.We have a relationshipwith the DOD; so we havea GYN. And we are build-ing a relationship with

GW (George Washington)– they are very interestedin creating a partnershipwith their teaching pro-gram for the residents.”

Continuing to embarkon a new path, eventuallythe clinic will start per-forming GYN surgery inhouse. Also on staff is anendocrinologist that is inoffice once a week, a dia-betes specialist one day aweek, and a nutritionist.

“[Your care] all un-der one roof; and thatis significant when westart talking about com-prehensive healthcare.You can come to a placeyou’re comfortable withand we can put togetheras many appointmentsas possible; because wefind that mothers havemultiple schedules, etc.,are more compliant when

you can get as many ap-pointments in one dayas possible,” said L. GaleBell, MSN, RN, WomenVeteran Program Man-ager and Clinic Coordi-nator.

“We want you to em-brace your health careand feel comfortablewith us we want you totake part in your health-care – working together;healthcare is a partner-ship,” said Bell.

Tamara Lee, Owner ofHush boutiques an on-line boutique, producingfashion shows through-out the Washington DCMetro area, providedstyling makeovers. “It’s

really important for meto be here because make-overs are important.They often give us a newlease on life; and clothesmake us feel confidentand pretty. We just want-ed to introduce that tothem at this event,” saidLee The atmosphere wasone of fun and camarade-rie. Sherryta Sedgewick,attending for the secondtime, said, “It’s very good.I like the atmosphere; it’svery inviting. And I likethe fact that they’re hon-oring female veterans.”

Deedee McCall hasbeen attending each La-dies’ Night since its in-ceptions, “I came to the

very first one; so I’vewatched it grow andthey’ve done very well.Each year it gets betterand better.”

Military Sorority Kap-pa Epsilon Psi SororityInc. was in attendanceoffering a hand with thenight’s festivities. “Thisis a way to give back,”shared Natasha Cama-cho, Kappa Epsilon PsiSociety, who shared thatthe organization, in-volved with a number ofcommunity service proj-ects, was started in 2011and open to those withprior service or who arecurrently serving.

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Miss District of Columbia USA, Shannon Lynch, joinsin the “Wobble” with attendees.

Military Sorority Kappa Epsilon Psi was on hand to help with the festivities ofLadies’ Night.

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President William Clin-ton – probably one of thebetter known stories byvirtue of whom her fatheris – showing it can affectanyone. She also sharedher work with endingchildhood obesity, “I thinkchildhood obesity isn’tjust an economic issue ora health issue; it’s also asocial justice issue and it’sa gender issue. It’s a so-cial justice issue becausechildren that are obese oroverweight in this countryare more likely to be mi-nority or low income; andit’s a gender issue becausegirls that are overweightor obese are more likelyto be depressed and haveother addicted health is-sues.”

Clinton’s also sharedhow her role as motherhas given her new per-spective and renewed en-ergy to continue to fightchildhood obesity, “I wanther to grow up healthyand I want her friendsto grow up healthy AndI want her to not thinkthere are any social or eco-nomic impediments whogets to be healthy in theUnited States of America.”

The night included spe-

cial presentations to honorthe United States Militaryand support organizationsthrough the Heart HeroesPrograms. The Honoreesincluded Lieutenant Gen-eral Patricia D. Horoho,currently the 43rd ArmySurgeon General and theCommanding General ofthe U.S. Army MedicalCommand – the first fe-male and first Nurse CorpOfficer to hold the posi-tion. “I think as an hon-orees that each individualcollectively together hasthe power o change livesand to really improve thehealth of our nation andthat’s I think is the excite-ment of tonight,” Lt. Gen.Horoho shared.

Also honored was Col.Fredrick C. Lough, M.D.,United States Army Med-ical Corps, Deputy Chair-man for the Departmentof Surgery at UniformedServices University of theHealth Science as well as aCardiothoracic Surgeon atWalter Reed National Mil-itary Medical Center. Col-onel William C. Devries,MD, United States ArmyReserve Medical Corps,Retired, led the team thatimplanted the first perma-nent heart in a human; heis currently the AcademicCoordinator for Cardio-

thoracic Division of theDepartment of Surgery atthe Walter Reed NationalMilitary Medical Centerand professor of Surgeryand Chief CardiothoracicSurgery at the UniformedServices University of theHealth Sciences.

The Singh Family, werethe Open Heart Honor-ees. The eldest daughter,Chloe, saved her youngersister, Gracie’s, life whenshe suffered a seizure inthe bathtub. Emilie Singhshared their story, “I foundher blue under the water,not breathing; I dragged

her out of the water; Chloeactually did CPR on her.She pushed me out of theway and started hands-only CPR and saved herlife. We wouldn’t be heretoday if the AmericanHeart Association didn’tfight for CPR to be taughtin schools; because Chloehad learned it in school,unbeknownst to me. With-out the American HeartAssociation, Gracie prob-ably wouldn’t be here to-day.”

The night concludedwith dancing with HeartAfter Dark.

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The American Heart Association’s Heart Ball featuredremarks from Chelsea Clinton.

NAF WASHINGTONCELEBRATES NAVAL

RESERVE CENTENNIAL

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Navy Aviation Ordnance 3rd Class David Steiner,left, and Capt. Tony Gilbert, Naval Air Facility Wash-ington commanding officer, use a saber to cuta birthday cake in recognition Naval Reserve’sCentennial Anniversary at the Freedom Hall DiningFacility on Joint Base Andrews March 3.

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The Mid Atlantic Branch of the Second Indi-anhead Division Association will have its annualreunion in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on May 1 - 3,2015 at the Continental Inn. All veterans of theArmy’s 2nd Infantry Division are invited ? in par-ticular those in the states of New Jersey, Pennsyl-vania, Delaware, Maryland, New York, Virginia,West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Formore information, call Harry Roye at (804) 526-0828 or send an email to Hkroye@comcast.net.

Attention 2nd Infantry

Division VeteransCol. Hoagland.

On Feb. 20, NRA eval-uated the first-quarterbirthday meal, which of-fered lobster tail, friedshrimp, filet mignon,baked tortellini and more.The next day, they offeredAsian bourbon chicken,beef and vegetables, overnoodles, crispy bakedchicken and smoked pitham.

The staff responsiblefor the plethora of foodoptions consists of 55 con-

tractors who maintain thedining hall.

“The staff is amazingand they’re always friend-ly when you come here,”said Master Sgt. AndreaCampbell, 11th SecurityForces Squadron first ser-geant.

According to Batie, cus-tomer feedback is consis-tently positive.

“By far, we have thebest DFAC. Our facilityserves over 700 meals dai-ly and over 50,000 boxedmeals a year so, hopefully,we’ve impressed them,”said Capt. Kelly Hiser,

11th Force Support Squad-ron Sustainment Servicesflight commander.

The Hennessy awardwas named after JohnLawrence Hennessy, aspecial food consultant,who served in a varietyof government positionsduring World War II, pro-moting food quality andimproving managementefficiencies. His contribu-tions earned the respect ofPresident Dwight Eisen-hower.

In, 1943, Eisenhowerappointed him as thechairman of the War Food

Committee to develop foodservice systems capable ofsustaining millions of mil-itary personnel involvedthe war effort.

One of Hennessy’s rec-ommendations to the foodservice field was to en-courage the military ser-vices to adopt a programof food service competi-tion, inspire better man-agement, and commandsupport of food service.

The winners will be an-nounced in May. For theannouncement, pleasevisit the JBA’s Facebookpage.

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