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BVol. 63, No. 8 February 25, 2016 www.army.mil/jbmhh Published For Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall
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News NotesWorkforce town hall scheduled
for Feb. 25-26The next Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall work-
force town hall for Fiscal Year 2016 will take place Feb. 25 and 26 at the Rosenthal Theater (Bldg. 29A) on the Henderson Hall portion of the joint base. Four sessions will be provided; JBM-HH employees are required to attend one of the four sessions, which take place at the same time both days: 9 a.m. to noon (session 1) and 1 to 3 p.m. (session 2). Updates will include registration in Army Career Tracker, Devel-opment Assignment Program opportunities, Perfor-mance Management Requirements and more. There will also be a guest speaker addressing Social Security and Medicare Benefits processes. For more informa-tion, call 703-696-3520.
Intramural volleyball registration now open
Marine Corps Community Services Henderson Hall’s Semper Fit announces open registration through Feb. 26 for this season’s intramural vol-leyball season. All games are played at the Cpl. Ter-ry L. Smith Gymnasium on the Henderson Hall portion of JBM-HH, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning April 4. Registration forms are available online at www.mccsHH.com and must be turned in to the Semper Fit office at Smith Gym. Teams must have at least 12 players and one coach. Rosters may be changed prior to each game. Participation is free and open to all DoD ID card holders. For more information, please call 703-697-2706.
JBM-HH consolidated tax center available for simple returns
The Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Consolidat-ed tax center is open for simple tax returns in Bldg. 205 on the Fort Myer portion of the joint base. The tax center will prepare taxes through April 18. No ap-pointments are necessary. The center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jointly operated by the U.S. Army Military District of Washington and U.S. Marine Corps National Capital Region Com-mand, the tax center serves military personnel, their families and other eligible customers, including mili-tary on active duty; National Guard and Reserve per-sonnel on orders more than 29 days; retirees drawing retiree pay (not retired National Guard and Reserve personnel who have not yet started drawing retire-ment pay); and family members of the above cate-gories. For more information about the tax center’s services, visit their website at http://go.usa.gov/cnu9J. Call 703-696-1040 for more information.
New workshop: Within My Reach – Feb. 26 and 29
Do you need to upgrade your relationship? During a two-day Marine Corps Community Ser-
see NEWS, page 4
By Delonte HarrodPentagram Staff Writer
If there was a coin that stood for in-tegrity, withstanding adversity under intense pressure while still maintain-ing dignity and honor, it would have pictures of two women on either side: Lynise Wright and U.S. Army Capt. Lauran D. Glover.
Both women have overcome racial and gender discrimination to advance and reach key leadership positions in the Fed-
eral government and in the Army.Women at West PointWright recalled that in 1976, while
stationed at Fort Jackson in Colum-bia, S.C., a first sergeant announced that the Department of Defense was interested in sending women to attend the cadet’s training program at Camp Buckner Military Reserve, a West Point training camp.
The training was designed to last for
By Arthur MondalePentagram Staff Writer
Last year, when the Pentagon an-nounced significant force structure decisions for fiscal years 2016 and 2017—to include a reduction in 17,000 Army civilian employees—many people took notice. Those retir-ing from the military, many who seek jobs in civil service, should especially pay attention: downsizing means fewer jobs in civil service.
“It’s daunting,” said U.S. Navy Cmdr. Loren Rainke, who will retire from the military this summer. “I have former colleagues with 25 years of ex-perience who got out of the military who have applied to a GS position in the field that they previously worked in and they haven’t even received a fol-low-up email or a call back.”
Rainke and others approaching sep-aration have valid concerns, according
Former hiring manager: ‘70 to 100 federal job applications may only yield one to two interviews’
PHoto By ArtHur MoNdALE
Corliss Jackson, a former GS-15 hiring manager for the Office of Personnel Manage-ment, gives federal job seekers insight on the federal hiring process during a seminar entitled “Cracking the Code to the Federal Hiring Process,” Jan. 21 on the Henderson Hall portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. “Most people don’t know how long their resume should be, how long the hiring process usually takes, and the formula they should follow to get recognized by hiring managers,” Jackson said.
Federal employment challenges in the midst of force reduction
see EMPLoyMENt, page 4
For two women on JBM-HH, success is not defined by monthly history observances, but instead through shattering the glass ceiling
PHoto By NELL KINg
Lynise Wright, director of the Joint Base Myer-Hender-son Hall Network Enterprise Center and deputy direc-tor for the National Capital Region NEC, shows photos of herself during her Army enlistment more than three decades ago, during a photo shoot in her Fort Myer of-fice Feb. 19. Wright was one of several female Soldiers selected to attend a four-week advanced training pro-gram at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., in 1976. Until then, the academy’s student body was all male. That changed in 1976 when Congress authorized women admission into the academies in 1976.
PHoto By SPc. cody W. torKELSoN
Then-1st Lt. Lauran Glover, the first Afri-can-American woman to command The U.S. Army Drill Team, leads the team in a precision drill routine Feb. 11, 2015, in Conmy Hall on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Hender-son Hall.
reaking arriers
see WoMEN, page 4
Compiled by Guv CallahanPentagram Staff Writer
1) NCO development town hall. U.S. Army Training Doctrine and Command (TRADOC) is host-ing the first-ever “State of NCO Development Online Town Hall” on March 3 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. During the event, Soldiers will be able to hear TRADOC Command Sgt. Maj. David Davenport discuss the current state of NCO develop-ment via live online video. Daven-port and experts from the Institute of Noncommissioned Officer Pro-fessional Development will be an-swering questions on NCO educa-tion and development until 7 p.m. To participate, Soldiers can go to
ten things to Know Around the dod in March
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The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command will host a State of NCO Develop-ment town hall that will be streamed live via a webcast March 3, 5 to 7 p.m. To watch the webcast online, visit www.tradoc.army.mil/watch.see tEN tHINgS, page 8
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This week in military history
Compiled by Jim GoodwinEditor, Pentagram
Feb. 25 1945:
One week into the Battle for Iwo Jima during World War II’s Pacific Campaign, the Marines, joined just two days earlier by the 3d Marine Division, fight their way to the island’s center sector, gaining ground slowly against a determined Japanese defense, according to a special report about the battle on the Marine Corps University’s website. The battle lasted 36 days and resulted in 27 Medals of Honor awarded for conduct during the battle, 26,000 American casualties and more than 110,000 U.S. combat troops.
Feb. 26 1945:
U.S. 8th Air Force bombers drop some 3,000 tons of bombs on Berlin during the day, including 500,000 incendiaries bombs, during World War II, according to an online Air Force Centennial History. The targets are three railway stations. Fifteen bombers and seven escort fighters are lost during the mission. Later that night, Royal Air Force Mosquito Bombers attack Berlin, guided by the light of fires started during the day.
Feb. 27 2003:
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dallas is ordered to deploy overseas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, according to the This Day in Military History website. The cutter was already underway when it received its orders to sail to the Mediterranean. The cutter had a seven-member crew and was based at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J.
Feb. 28 1991:
Operation Desert Storm ended when the cease-fire declared by President George H.W. Bush went into effect, according to the This Day in Military History website.
Feb. 29 1968:
U.S. Air Force Col. Jeanne M. Holm, director of Women in the Air Force, and Col. Helen O’Day, assigned to the Office of the Air Force Chief of Staff, become the first female Airmen promoted permanently to the rank of colonel, according to an online Air Force Centennial History. The permanent rank was allowed when public law removed restrictions on promoting women to higher ranks across the armed services.
Mar. 1 2002:
Operation Anaconda begins, according to the This Day in Military History website. The operation, which included U.S. military forces and Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary officers, worked with allied Afghan military forces and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and non-NATO forces in an attempt to destroy al-Qaeda and Taliban forces.
Mar. 2 1867:
Jacob Zeilin, colonel commandant of the Marine Corps since June 30, 1864, was promoted to brigadier general commandant, the first time Congress authorized this rank for the U.S. Marine Corps, according to the Marine Corps Historical Division. The statute that allowed the promotion was repealed in June 1874, forcing the rank of the commandant to revert to colonel after Zeilin’s retirement.
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Wounded U.S. Marines are helped to an aid station by Navy corpsmen and fellow Ma-rines on Iwo Jima in February 1945. By the end of the 36-day battle, American casualties numbered more than 26,000, including 6,800 dead.
PhOTO by nell King
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven Taylor, squad leader with The Old Guard’s Caisson Platoon, brushes soon-to-be-adopted horse Quincy Feb. 23 at the Caisson stables on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. There are currently two horses, Kennedy and Quincy, up for adoption. Full coverage of the Caisson Platoon’s Adopt-a-Horse program will be in next week’s Pentagram.
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H H H The United States Army Band H H H CaLenDar OF eVentS
march 3 7:30 p.m. The U.S. Army Blues will perform a concert featuring the German Youth Jazz Band: Phoenix Foundation at Brucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH.
march 6 3 p.m. The U.S. Army Blues will perform a tribute to the Tonight Show Band of the Johnny Carson era in Brucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH.
march 6 4 p.m. The U.S. Army Chorus will kick off a year of concerts and events in honor of the 60th anniversary of the group’s founding in 1956 during a performance with many past members at the First Presbyterian Church of Annandale at 7610 Newcastle Drive, Annandale, Va.
march 9-12 Various times
The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” hosts its annual Army Band American Trombone Workshop in Brucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH.
march 12 7:30 p.m. The U.S. Army Concert Band and guest soloists will perform as part of the American Trombone Workshop at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio.
march 14 7 p.m. The U.S. Army Band Saxophone Quartet will perform a recital at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio.
march 14 7 p.m. The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” will host its annual Young Artist competition at Brucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH.
march 20 3:30 p.m. The U.S. Army Chorus will perform at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., as part of a year of concerts and events in honor of the 60th anniversary of the group’s founding in 1956. The anniversary concert series will include a concert reunion of past members, many of whom have had successful careers in music education and as soloists on Broadway and opera stages around the world.
Performances are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. All outdoor concerts are subject to cancellation or location change due to weather considerations. Call 703-696-3399 for up-to-date information on concert cancellations or location changes. For additional details and a full calendar of performances, visit www.usarmyband.com/event-calendar.html.
By Guv CallahanPentagram Staff Writer
In January 2016, Master Sgt. Julian R. Ayers became the first African-American to hold the position of head drum ma-jor in The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own.” It was the latest milestone in a 17-year career with the band and the cul-mination of a love for playing music that began when he was in fourth grade.
Ayers, a native of Washington, D.C., joined Pershing’s Own in 1999 as a trom-bonist after graduating from Duquesne University with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music, achieving a dream he’d had since high school.
“When I came out of high school, I
wanted to be a professional trombonist performing in a national orchestra some-where,” Ayers said during an interview with the Pentagram. “When I went to [college] that was my goal, to prepare to get a gig in an orchestra somewhere. I knew this was a professional-level job, I took the audition and was fortunate enough to win it.”
During his time as a trombonist with the Army’s ceremonial band, Ayers also served as an assistant drum major and a supply liaison. He has played in three presidential inaugurations, at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, and at the recognition of the 50th
U.S. Army Band welcomes new head drum major
PhOtO by neLL King
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Julian R. Ayers, head drum major for The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” directs the band during a full honors funeral Feb. 18 at Arlington National Cemetery. Ayers became the first African-American to hold the position of head drum major of the band, the latest milestone in his 17-year career, he said. see mUSiCian, page 6
By U.S. Army Master Sgt. Michel Sauret200th Military Police Command
The Old Guard isn’t teaching new tricks, but they are providing new oppor-tunities to the Army Reserve, especially to the military police community.
For three weeks now, Army Reserve MP Soldiers have taken on real-world law and order missions in the National Capital Region, beginning in early Feb-ruary. The program is expected to last through the year, and it has the potential to expand to other active duty installa-tions across the country.
“This partnership is a win-win for both the active component and the Army Re-serve,” said Maj. Gen. Phillip Churn, commanding general of the Fort Meade, Md.-based 200th Military Police Com-mand, which provided the Army Reserve Soldiers for this mission. “It allows us to accomplish the law enforcement cer-tification, which affects our readiness
directly…[and] it allows the active com-ponent an opportunity to allow their Sol-diers time for individual training they do not have time for due to their high oper-ational tempo mission cycle.”
Since 2001, this is the first time this partnership has taken place in the form of a pilot program in Washington, D.C. Reserve Soldiers have performed securi-ty work at other installations in the past, but mostly at National Guard or Army Reserve bases.
“At first you get the jitters because [I’ve] never done it before, but then you start settling in, start getting the hang of how things work, and now when I get to work, I know what to do,” said Spc. Anthony Petry while on a patrol at the Fort McNair portion of Joint Base My-er-Henderson Hall in Washington, D.C.
Petry is a member of the 374th MP Company, out of Chambersburg, Pa. He is one of more than 20 Army Reserve
Reserve MPs find new opportunities with The Old Guard
PhOtO by maSter Sgt. miCheL SaUret
U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob Conrad, right, active duty military police Soldier with the 289th MP Company, conducts his early-morning vehicle inspection before going on patrol along with U.S. Army Re-serve Soldiers from the 200th MP Command on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Feb. 17. For three weeks, Army Reserve MP Soldiers have taken on real-world law and order missions in the National Capital Region. The program is expected to last through the year, and it has the potential to expand to other active duty installations across the country. see POLiCe, page 6
By Julia LeDouxPentagram Staff Writer
Adrain Kendrick, come on down!Kendrick, Joint Base Myer-Henderson
Hall safety manager, won a fully load-ed 2017 Mercedes-Benz S550 worth $139,142 while competing on The Price is Right.
“I enjoyed winning obviously, but the most memorable experience of the whole thing is the people, the strangers that we met and by the time the show was done recording, you felt like you knew them for years, including the cast.” he said in an interview with the Pentagram.
Kendrick and his wife were in Califor-nia last November celebrating her birth-day when he was selected to appear as a contestant on the show.
“I didn’t know we were being screened as potential contestants until much later in the day,” he said. “You get in line. They rate you by priority. We were like the last group there that could possibly get in.”
Prior to the trip, Kendrick tasked him-self with planning out the couple’s vaca-tion itinerary.
“We got Dr. Phil tickets, we got Let’s Make a Deal tickets, we got Price is Right
tickets and Two Broke Girls tickets,” he said. “We kind of picked The Price is Right because it fit in [our schedule] for that day, and we kind of joked that our parents watched Price is Right when we were kids.”
The show featuring Kendrick was re-corded last Nov. 16 and aired Feb. 19.
“The whole process is secrecy,” he said. “You are not allowed to tell anyone until it airs. Family members didn’t know. No one knew except my wife and I.”
At the time of his win, Kendrick was given the car’s license plate, which he hid away so no one would see the evidence of his big win.
“The celebration that you see amongst the audience, that’s not fake,” said Ken-drick. “People are like that from the time they get in line to the time the show is over, literally. They are really excited to be there and they want to be there. No matter whose name is called, everybody is celebrating that person.”
Kendrick played one of The Price is Right’s most well-known games, called “The Golden Road.” The game begins with a grocery item that is priced under $1 whose price is shown to the contes-tant. The price of a three-digit prize is
then revealed, with the hundreds digit missing. The contestant must choose one of the two digits in the price of the gro-cery item as the missing digit.
If the contestant is correct, the game continues with a four digit prize whose missing hundreds digit is one of the digits in the price of the three digit prize. If the contestant is successful, they move on to select the hundreds digit in the price of a five or sometimes six-digit prize.
Kendrick made it through all four rounds, picking up a Playstation 4 pack-
age, and a living room set in addition to the Mercedes, which he plans to sell.
“We have three kids who are getting married between now and June, so more than likely once we sell the car and get the proceeds, we’ll probably use it to get wedding gifts and stuff,” he said. “We’ll bless everybody else.”
Kendrick, a retired Marine gunnery sergeant, has worked on the joint base since December 2013.
Pentagram Staff Writer Julia LeDoux can be reached at [email protected].
Safety director wins on the Price is Right
COUrteSy OF the PriCe iS right
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Safety Manager Adrain Kendrick, left, jumps after winning a fully loaded 2017 Mercedes-Benz S550, worth $139,142, while competing on The Price is Right Nov. 16, 2015. The show aired on CBS Feb. 19.
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vices Henderson Hall “Within My Reach” class, held Feb. 26 and Feb. 29 from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m., learn that decisions you make in ro-mantic relationships affect every aspect of your life. The workshop focuses on decision-making skills to help participants with relationships, marriage and family. Some of the topics cov-ered include identifying healthy relationships, communication strategies, warning signs of dangerous relationships, step families, and in-fidelity, distrust and forgiveness. To receive a completion certificate, participants must at-tend both days. To register, call 703-614-7204.
Job Search for Newcomers class – March 3 and 22
JBM-HH Army Community Service is hosting a Job Search for Newcomers class for those seeking employment in the National Capital Region March 3 and 22, 9 a.m. to noon in the ACS classroom in Bldg. 201 on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH. The class will cover everything from conducting a job search, to planning transportation and travel routes to and from work. Registration is required to attend. For more information or to register, call Judy Joyner at 703-696-3047 or email her at [email protected].
Welcome to Korea class – March 4JBM-HH Army Community Service is hosting
a “Welcome to Korea” class March 4, 10 to 11 a.m. at the Korean Multicultural Center in Wash-ington, D.C. The class will cover topics including sponsorship, household shipments, personal vehi-cle shipments, driving, pets, pass information, as well as customs, culture and language. For more information or to register, contact Victor Arthur at 703-696-3510/2177 or email [email protected].
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NEWSfrom page 1
see neWS, page 4
to Corliss Jackson, a former GS-15 hiring manager for the Office of Personnel Management. Jackson travels to installations throughout the National Capital Region pro-viding federal job seekers an inside perspective on the federal hiring process, including how to properly draft a strong federal resume and application package. She also talks about how to be considered em-ployable to both human resources reps and hiring managers.
“There’s ignorance on the part of the applicants,” Jackson said. “Most people don’t know how long their resume should be, how long the hiring process usually takes, and the formula they should follow to get recognized by hir-ing managers. All of these factors combined are not being taught to applicants.”
Staggering statisticsOn Jan. 21 on the Henderson
Hall portion of Joint Base My-er-Henderson Hall, Jackson stood in front of a packed audience of soon-to-separate uniformed mil-itary personnel and civilian em-ployees during a seminar entitled “Cracking the Code to the Feder-al Hiring Process.” There, Jackson provided the formula applicants need to follow in order to be hired.
Attendees had plenty of ques-tions: How thorough and robust should a resume be? Why are some jobs posted longer than oth-ers? And, how many jobs does a job seeker have to apply for before they land an interview?
While 99 percent of federal jobs can be found advertised on usa-jobs.gov, Jackson explained ap-plicants will need to be persistent and consistent in their job search.
“There’s a lot of jobs, but a lot of competition,” Jackson said. “There are only probably four categories of jobs that will be a good fit for an applicant to apply for. And you will have to apply for between 70 and 100 positions, be-fore you start getting results.”
According to Jackson 70 to 100 job applications will yield 10 re-ferrals and one or two interviews. And depending on the position an applicant applies for, it can take three to 18 months to land a job in the federal sector, she said.
In other words, applicants seek-ing a government position will need to invest time and energy to become a competitive federal ap-plicant that’s deemed “eligible-re-ferred,” according to Jackson.
Applicants will fall into three categories: Not qualified; eligi-ble-not referred; and eligible-re-ferred, she said.
Federal resume modelJackson strongly advises that
federal job seekers first build a “foundational federal resume” online through usajobs.gov. She estimates a federal government resume should be at least five to seven pages long. And an appli-cant should explain their skills in text as if they were very descriptive sound bites.
“It’s not about what you think you can do, it’s about what you are actually qualified to do,” Jackson said. “The resume should detail how your history meets the or-ganization’s needs and allow you to align your skillset to meet the organization’s needs. For exam-ple, on a civilian resume a person applying for a position in finance might say ‘I saved a company $1 billion.’ A federal government resume should explain how you saved the company $1 billion.”
Additionally, Jackson said re-
sumes should be listed chrono-logically, with particular focus on an applicant’s most recent 10-year job history, and catering to the two audiences involved in the first hur-dle of the hiring process: Selecting officials (who review resume de-tails) and hiring managers (who focus on applicants’ accomplish-ments). At JBM-HH, applica-tions for federal service are pro-cessed at the Civilian Personnel Advisory Center at Fort Belvoir, Va., and then forwarded to the hiring managers.
Apply within occupational groups
According to Jackson, there are 23 occupational groups with-in the federal government, and generally applicants will only be qualified to apply within four groups, not all, or even one-fifth of the 23. Groups are catego-rized by the first two digits in the jobs occupational code, which could make searching for a posi-tion less intimidating.
“An applicant can set up searches [in usajobs.gov] by occupational groups, and only these positions will be available to them,” Jackson said.
This allows the job seeker to maximize the search for posi-
tions that fit their qualifications, while also allowing them to avoid the emotional toll associat-ed with being deemed ineligible, or eligible-not referred.
“Applicants must meet 100 percent of qualifications in a job post,” Jackson said. “But the duty section is secondary to the qualification section. It’s based on a 75 to 80 percent match rule. The federal government is not the place to get training. The government will not train you on how to perform the analyti-cal work required for a position, they want people who can hit the ground running.”
Term positions, open peri-ods and location
Job positions designated “term” or “limited-term” are indeed temporary, according to Jackson. While some can last up to five years, if a permanent po-sition opens up within that time frame the term employee will need to reapply for the permanent position, she said.
Federal applicants should also pay attention to the “open period” for a job post, according to Jack-son. One myth Jackson raised fo-cused on the timeframe associated with federal job listings, and con-
cern that a job post with an short-er “open period” could mean that a hiring organization may already have a candidate in mind. That’s not the case, according to Jackson.
“Agencies will shorten their windows, not because they have a person in mind, but because they want to sort through 25 applica-tions instead of 100,” she said. “Once the Department of Trans-portation had to sort through 900 applications in order to fill one po-sition.”
Sorting through hundreds of applicants in the National Capital Region is not uncommon, which is why Jackson encourages job seekers to weigh the pros and cons of applying in a specific geograph-ical region. Also, a person who still wants to reside in the D.C. metro area can still consider federal em-ployment elsewhere.
“Winchester, Va.; Manassas, Va.; Falls Church, Va.; Fort Me-ade, Md; they are all pockets of D.C. metro where fewer candi-dates have historically applied,” Jackson said.
This is good news for feder-al job seekers like Rainke who have strong resumes, and equally strong competition in civil service.
“I’m trying to crack the code to get hired,” Rainke said. “I want to make sure that my 20 years in fi-nance, and 10 to 12 years of expe-rience in planning, programming, budgeting and execution, works to my advantage.”
“Cracking the Code to the Fed-eral Hiring Process” is sponsored by Marine Corps Community Services Henderson Hall and is open to all DoD ID card holders. To attend the next seminar call 703-614-6828.
Pentagram Staff Writer Arthur Mondale can be reached at [email protected].
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Federal job seekers should expect to find 99 percent of all federal jobs advertised on usajobs.gov, according to Corliss Jackson. But out of the 23 occupational groups which comprise the federal government, applicants will only be qualified or “a good fit” for positions within four specific cate-gories, she said.
EMPLOYMENTfrom page 1
four weeks and it was specifically for women.
“Only females who had successfully completed basic training could volun-teer,” said Wright.
Today, Wright is the director of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Network Enterprise Center and NEC Nation-al Capital Region deputy director. In 1976, she was an active duty Soldier – a private – who had enlisted for the college money. After Congress pass leg-islation allowing women to attend the military service academies, she found herself as one of 10 women to attend the experimental training program at the U.S. Military Academy.
Before 1976, only men were allowed to attend West Post. The DoD began asking for women to volunteer for to receive ba-sic training for attendance at the acade-mies, a first attempt at allowing women to be enrolled at the traditionally all-male schools.
Wright said the Air Force and Army academies wanted to know if women could endure the rigorous training that was originally designed for men. They would use that information to design a training program for women at the indi-vidual academies.
“At Camp Buckner, the second year cadets spent June to July training in the six branches of combat arms (infantry, armor, field artillery, air defense, Army aviation, and special forces), with regular and reserve Army service members,” ex-plained Wright.
She said the program was “very tough.” There were times she felt as if she wasn’t going to make it—but it was her friends that helped her through. Wright had forged a bond with other African-Amer-ican women who came with her to West Point.
“There was a collective determination that we were all going to do this,” ex-plained Wright. “There were certain in-stances that occurred when we really had to give each other courage and support.”
Wright recalled a time she and her col-leagues were required to go down a zip line, an inclined cable or rope in which a person uses a handle attached to a mini-wheel to slide down, normally dozens of feet above a manmade pool of water.
Wright said they were instructed to follow the signs given by their instructors. While coming down the zip line, an instructor would signal to them when it was time for them to release and fall into the pit of water below the line.
Her friend was ap-prehensive of zoom-ing down a long ca-ble line to fall into the water.
“[She] was terri-fied of water,” Wright said.
Wright said they were required to go back to their rooms after this particu-lar session, but she didn’t. Instead, she hid in the nearby bushes. She want-ed to encourage her scared friend as she came down the zip line.
While she was go-ing down the zip line, Wright said she yelled out to her friend: “you can do this.” When they gave the signal, she dropped in the water, according to Wright.
“I started to cry,” she recalled. “It was so good to see her get through that. It just reinforced our bond.”
It was that collective strength that helped Wright to successfully finish her training. Her success in completing the program is one thing that encouraged West Point to ask the band of women to attend their prep school and then the academy. But she declined—and the some of the other women did as well, according to Wright. Instead, she opted to go White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, where she was assigned after she completed her second year at Fort Jack-son.
“I went into the military to get money for education,” said Wright. “I wanted to go to school…I thought that is not what I wanted to do for the next 10 years of my life and I didn’t want to be obligated to do it.”
Despite some of the challenges, Wright said she considers it an honor to have served in the military at that time. She said the male cadets were supportive in helping them make it through the program. She said she believed that once the women showed the male cadets they were there to succeed’ all the discrimination just “went by the wayside” and the notion of women cadets changed for the better.
After her service, Wright has traveled the world, worked in multiple branches of the government and earned three de-grees, one from the U.S. Naval War Col-lege.
African-American women in the military
African-American women serving in
the military isn’t an anomaly. Their lega-cy predates the Civil War. Various govern-ment sources show that African-Ameri-can women have served in every major war in the U.S. history.
For example, Harriet Tubman served in the Union Army as nurse, a cook and a spy, according to the Library of Con-gress. There is also evidence that some African-American women dressed up as men to participate in the Civil War. However, as time progressed and as the military forces became more inclusive of women participation, their status moved from servant positions to leadership po-sitions.
Paving a path for future military women
Wright’s contributions to the military helped to pave the way for Glover and other female service members to enter the military with greater opportunities.
Glover joined the military after obtain-ing a bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Findlay in Ohio. She said she wanted an opportunity to serve.
“I wanted to work with military per-sonnel, not necessarily be a practitioner in the military,” she said.
She graduated from Officer Training School in 2012. Two years later, she be-came the first woman commander of The U.S. Army Drill Team.
Glover’s experience of discrimination mirrors that of Wright, but like her, she hasn’t allowed it to slow her down. She said she is proud to walk in the steps of those African-American women who served their country against all the odds.
Glover said she remembered a time when an older African-American wom-an hugged her and whispered in her ear, “this is why we sat on those buses.”
“I’m assuming she was sharing her experience during the Civil Rights Movement,” said Glover. “All I could do was thank her. Without her and others like her, there would be no me.”
The Pentagram asked Glover if she had any ad-vice to give to younger African-American wom-en, and women in general, who would like to join the military.
“The military is not easy, but serving is worth it,” she said. “You’ll grow as a person, and what you do will matter. Being in the Army has been the hardest thing I’ve done in my life—but it’s also the most rewarding.”
Pentagram Staff Writer Delonte Harrod can be reached at [email protected].
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First Sgt. Mark Haliburton, master trainer of the 289th Mil-itary Police Company on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, said that since implementing the Ar-my’s revised Physical Readiness Training Program, they have witnessed a reduction in injuries and a significant increase in Sol-diers’ fitness test scores.
“We have reduced our injuries in profiles...less than 10 percent, which is better than the Army’s standard, which is 10 to 20 per-cent of Soldiers assigned to a formation being on profile,” said Haliburton. “The Soldiers are [now] scoring between 240, 250 and 260 points. Some companies have an average score of 240, 250. [But our] average physical training score of every Soldier is 262, which is the highest average in The Old Guard.”
Haliburton said he is excited about what the Soldiers of the 289th have achieved over the last couple of years. He credits the success of the company to the Army’s doctrine on physical training.
“Buying into the Army’s phi-losophy of training Soldiers and leaders to prepare and sustain in combat is a winning philosophy,” he said.
In 2012, the Army published a document titled FM7-22: Army Physical Readiness Training. The Army implemented this program because Soldiers were overworking their musculoskel-etal body parts and because of this, injuries amongst Soldiers
were high, according to Hali-burton. The document provides leaders with instructions on how to implement the Army’s physical training program and how Soldiers are to be properly trained to strengthen particular muscles.
“Soldiers trained through PRT demonstrate the mobility to ap-ply strength and endurance to the performance of basic mil-itary skills such as marching, speed running, jumping, vault-ing, climbing, crawling, com-bative and water survival,” reads the FM7-22. “These skills are essential to personal safety and effective Soldier performance—not only in training, but also, and more importantly, during combat operations.”
To achieve that, instructors were given new standards on ex-ercising that complied with the 2012 PRT revisions, which fo-cus on endurance and mobility, strength and the enhancement of the body’s metabolic pathways.
Before implementing the pro-gram, Haliburton said Soldiers overextended their muscles; they often ran too far, too frequently (seven to 10 miles, three times a week), overused weights and performed excessive amounts of push-ups and sit-ups for train-ing, which was strategically de-signed to target Soldiers’ muscle groups specifically used during a physical training test.
“Historically, the Army had a problem with leaders who were not properly educated in the art of training their Soldiers to be physically ready,” said Hali-burton.
Haliburton identified that Sol-
diers were suffering from back pain caused by wearing law en-forcement belts and secondary chase vests. Further, sitting in a patrol vehicle for the majority of an eight-hour shift and poor pos-ture while standing for multiple hours was proving detrimental to Soldiers’ physical health, ac-cording to a document provided by Haliburton.
The 289th partnered with health professionals with the An-drew Rader U.S. Army Health Clinic, to educate and imple-ment exercises that would help to “protect Soldiers’ bodies,” ac-cording to the same documents provided by Haliburton.
To prevent further injury and to reduce back pain Bonner, Scherer and their team imple-mented some core stabilizing exercises, also known as lumbar stabilization, that focused on strengthening abdominal and back muscles, according to Bon-ner and Scherer.
These specific kinds of core exercises, Scherer said, his team often recommends to their pa-tients and that these exercises are used to isolate and to strengthen back and core muscles.
Rader’s team and Haliburton tested the Soldiers while going through this phase to see if their conditioning had improved. Bon-ner wrote in an email that the re-sults revealed that the Soldiers had lowered scores on their outcome measures, which indicated that their overall health had improved and that they had reduced the Sol-diers’ back pain, which increased mobility, she said. Scherer added that there was also a decrease in Soldiers, NCOs and officers re-
porting lower back pain related disabilities.
However, despite the success, there is more work to be done, according to Bonner. She told the Pentagram that identifying poor squat and bad running forms is needed and that they would apply the same solutions
to those problems as well: “Train the NCOs with a brief, and then do hands on training and ac-tivity,” explained Maj. Vanessa Bonner, Rader Clinic’s assistant chief for physical therapy..
Pentagram Staff Writer Delonte Harrod can be reached at [email protected]
Fewer injuries, higher PT scores result from new training regimen for MPs
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Soldiers from the 289th Millitary Policy Company conduct physical train-ing Feb. 23 on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Thanks to implementation of the Army’s revised Physical Readiness Train-ing program, the 289th’s leadership have tracked a steady decline in PT-re-lated injuries while overall physical conditioning has increased.
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Anniversary of the Korean War.Ayers said he’s proud of his achieve-
ments and to be the first African-Amer-ican to serve as head Drum Major of Pershing’s Own.
“I’m proud of it,” he said. “I just did the best I could and thought, ‘Maybe one day.’ Now that it’s here, it’s great. I want to rep-resent my culture, I want to represent the Army Band and I want to represent the Ceremonial Band to the highest levels…When you’re the first at anything, you have the opportunity to make a mark. I look for-ward to that and just contributing to the best of my ability.”
Although he’s had a rich career on trombone, Ayers actually started as a trumpeter.
“I started on trumpet when I was in fourth grade,” Ayers said, laughing. “When I got to tenth grade, my band di-rector came up to me and said, ‘You’re not very good on trumpet.’ I’ll never forget it, I love him for it.”
That band director was John Mitchell, now the director of the Wind Ensem-ble in the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at The Catholic University of America in D.C. Ayers said Mitchell is still one of his inspirations to this day.
“He recommended I try trombone,” he said. “The rest is history; I took off. I owe my career to him.”
Ayers said other musicians who inspire him include Nitzan Haroz, principal trom-bonist in the Philadelphia Orchestra and Joseph Alessi, principal trombonist in the
New York Philharmonic Orchestra.But don’t think Ayers just listens to trom-
bonists. As the father of a 16-year-old and a member of a top-40 cover band, he also pays attention to what’s on the radio.
“I have a 16-year-old, so I try to stay up with today’s pop,” he said, adding that his favorite pop song is Beyonce’s “Love on Top.”
As head drum major, Ayers is responsible
for leading the Ceremonial Band during funerals in Arlington National Cemetery and any other events that require ceremo-nial support.
Ayers said his new position makes him feel more connected to the cere-monies he now leads.
“I love it,” he said. “I feel a connection between the family and the band. While I was in the band as a trombonist, I did en-
joy contributing, but it ended as soon as we stepped away from the marks. Now I feel like we have a little connection between the family and the band. I feel more connected and more involved in the ceremony.”
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Pentagram Staff Writer Guv Callahan can be reached at [email protected].
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U.S. Army Master Sgt. Julian R. Ayers, head drum major for The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” wearing the red sash, leads the bandduring a full honors funeral Feb. 18 at Arlington National Cemetery. As head drum major, Ayers is responsible for leading the ceremonial band during funerals in the cemetery and other events that require ceremonial support.
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Soldiers from six MP units supporting this mission. The partnership agreement took place in January, and in less than a month, troops were ready to report for duty.
“I want them to come away from this knowing they were treated like profes-sionals,” said Capt. Jason Albrecht, 289th MP Company commander. “They get the opportunity to enjoy the area, espe-cially with the history here at Fort Myer. Also, our goal is for them to leave here and know they were part of our family and honorary members.”
Service with The Old GuardThe 289th MP Co. is an active duty
unit, belonging to the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, also called “The Old Guard,” known for its security and ceremoni-al details for U.S. presidents, honorary events and dignitaries visiting the D.C. area.
The Old Guard is the oldest active infantry regiment in the U.S., founded in 1784 by Gen. George Washington to serve as his personal protection guard. Every Soldier who serves in The Old Guard is hand-selected and must pass several screening criteria, including ap-titude test scores and a review of their personnel records.
The Reserve Soldiers’ will stand duty at all three portions of JBM-HH as well as Arlington National Cemetery.
The program began as a conversation between Churn and the command-ing general of the Military District of Washington, Maj. Gen. Bradley Beck-er, according to officials familiar with the program. The two generals signed the program into agreement in January, and both commands worked quickly to
turn the idea into reality. MDW is a joint force headquarters covering multiple in-stallations throughout the National Cap-ital Region.
“The high caliber of Soldier serving this mission, active and reserve, is im-pressive. (The MDW leadership said) they couldn’t tell the difference between an Army Reserve Soldier and an active duty Soldier. So from that perspective, mission accomplished,” said Churn, a native of Washington, D.C. “Job well done.”
Added security, law enforcementPart of the 200th Soldiers’ MP respon-
sibilities included patrols, responding to calls, enforcing parking regulations on base, gate control and the overall securi-ty and force protection of the posts.
“Suspicious packages, vehicles, per-sonnel walking around,” said Staff Sgt. Micheal Deitz, patrol supervisor for the 289th MP Co., listing a few of the things they keep an eye on.
For Army Reserve Soldiers, this part-nership provided valuable training that doesn’t come by often. It incorporated a two-week law enforcement certification course, a requirement for Reserve MPs every three years. Also, instead of attend-ing regular battle assemblies, these Sol-diers will report for duty at Fort Myer for the year.
“You learn a lot more on the road than you do in the classroom,” said Petry, who lives in Taneytown, Md. “I feel like I have a lot more experience now … Even my cousin. He’s been to Afghanistan twice as an MP in the Reserve, and he’s never even done law and order (like this).”
For active duty MPs, the program pro-vides some relief and flexibility.
Less manpower, same training re-quirements
In 2015, the Total Army Analysis took effect, reducing the 289th MP Co.’s
manpower. This left them with enough Soldiers to fulfill their security mission, but made it more difficult for those Sol-diers to conduct other Army-mandated and squad-level training.
“We’ll be able to take a squad off the road at a time…to do training. Right now, you only see your Soldiers if they’re working with you, and it’s kind of hard to get to know them and train them with all that we have to do in the Army, when you’ve only seen them a couple of hours a day, if that,” said Deitz, who is a native of San Diego, Calif.
Most of these MPs perform 10-hour workdays, but they can be called to work 12-hour shifts with an added hour of preparation and an hour for physical fit-ness. This pushes their commitment to a
14-hour workload.“Some of these Soldiers have never
seen a Saturday-Sunday off … [They’ve] rarely seen a four-day weekend without taking leave, and so it’s not just to get after training. Training is ultimately im-portant, but Soldiers need a break (too),” said 1st Sgt. Mark Haliburton, the 289th MP Co. first sergeant.
All along, Soldiers on both sides com-mented on how fluidly the transition has been in integrating Reserve troops into an active duty mission.
“It went a lot smoother than I thought it would,” said Petry. “I thought there was going to be a lot of hiccups, but once we started working the roads, everything just clicked into place. The 289th knows what they’re doing.”
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Sgt. Michael Villena (right), U.S. Army Reserve military police Soldier from Manassas Park, Va., with the 352nd MP Company, 200th MP Command, checks a driver’s paperwork at one of the access control points on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. For three weeks now, Army Reserve MP Soldiers have taken on real-world law and order missions in the National Capital Region. The program is expected to last through the year, and it has the potential to expand to other active duty installations across the country.
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now being acceptedIn partnership between the Fort
Myer Thrift Shop and Army Officers’ Wives’ Club of the Greater Washington Area, applications are new being ac-cepted for the 2015-2016 school year. Applications must be received and/or postmarked by March 25, 2016. Infor-mation about the scholarship program and applications to include the eligibil-ity requirements are now available on the following web sites at www.fortmy-erthriftshop.org or www.aowcgwa.org under “scholarships” and “community
grants” links. In 2015, the partnership awarded $105,500.00 for scholarships. Dedicated volunteers and staff gener-ously give of their time, working numer-ous hours every year at the thrift shop to raise funds for deserving students through scholarships. The thrift shop is a 501c (3) tax exempt organization that raises fund for both scholarships and community grants through dona-tions and consignments. Tax receipts are available for all donations made to the Thrift Shop.
Save the date: Social media workshop – March 23
The JBM-HH Public Affairs Office is hosting a social media workshop for directorates, tenant and partnered or-ganizations March 23, 9 a.m. to noon. The event is intended for those organi-zations currently using any social media platform and will help administrators of social media sites develop a content strategy that will improve audience engagement and overall social media presence. The training takes place in room 218 in the Fort Myer Education Center (Bldg. 417). For more infor-mation, or to register, contact Andrew Frazzano at 703-696-8993 or email [email protected].
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Col. Mike Henderson, commander of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, addresses members of the Arlington County Chamber of Commerce Feb. 19 at the Fort Myer Officers’ Club on JBM-HH. JBM-HH is the site of the chamber’s annual meeting as part of community outreach efforts and partnership build-ing with key leaders from the Arlington County busi-ness community.
Welcoming the chamber
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JBM-HH Lenten and Easter services
Services will be held on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH in Memorial Chapel, as follows:
Feb. 26 and march 4, 11 and 18 – Lenten Fridays – 6 p.m. – Stations of the Cross; 6:30 p.m. Penitential Supper
march 4 – Eucharistic Adoration – 10 to 11:45 a.m. (Bless-ed Sacrament Chapel, inside Memorial Chapel)
march 10 – Penance Service – 7 p.m. – Service with oppor-tunity for individual confession
march 24 – Holy Thursday – 7 p.m. – Liturgy of the Lord’s Supper – no noon mass
march 25 – Liturgy of our Lord’s Passion and Death – 7 p.m. – no noon mass
march 26 – Holy Saturday – 7:30 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass
march 27 – Easter Sunday – Special Liturgical Music – 9 a.m. mass
Easter schedule continues through May 15. For more infor-mation, call 703-696-6635.
www.tradoc.army.mil/watch at 5 p.m. EST on March 3. The site will feature a video player and chat box, and Soldiers will be able to login and join the discussion. Soldiers can also participate through Facebook or Twit-ter by using the hashtag #talk2TRADOC. For more information, visit http://goo.gl/tp5BgK.
2) JCOC nominations. The Joint Civilian Orienta-tion Conference is accepting nominations until March 17. The JCOC is the oldest public liaison program in the Department of Defense and is the only outreach program sponsored by the Secretary of Defense, ac-cording to the program’s website. JCOC seeks to in-crease the public’s understanding of national defense by enabling American business and community leaders to directly observe and engage with the U.S. military. Participants attend briefings by senior military and ci-vilian officials at the Pentagon. They also gain firsthand experiences through operations and interactions with troops and military leaders stationed throughout the United States. Nominees are non-DoD civilians who are leaders in their professions, organizations and com-munities. For more information about the program and the nomination process, visit http://jcoc.osd.mil.
3) Women’s History Month. March is Women’s History Month. For information about women’s histo-
ry in the military, feature articles and related websites, visit the DoD’s web page dedicated to this national observance at http://go.usa.gov/cp7PB. Joint Base My-er-Henderson Hall will host a Women’s History Month observance March 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fort Myer Officer’s Club.
4) Easter Sunrise Service. The 2016 National Capital Region Easter Sunrise Service will be held at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 27, at the Memorial Am-phitheater in Arlington National Cemetery. The service will feature guest speaker Chap. (Brig. Gen.) Thomas L. Solhjem, U.S. Army deputy chief of chaplains. Gates to Arlington National Cemetery will open at 5 a.m. Parking is at either Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Tri-Service Parking Lot, next to the Old Post Chapel (for DoD ID card holders only) or Arlington Nation-al Cemetery visitors’ parking off Memorial Drive. All guests are required to board buses for transportation to the Amphitheater. Pedestrian traffic is not allowed in the cemetery before or after the event due to ongoing construction in the area.
5) Army Cyber Branch application deadline. Deadlines are fast approaching for active Army com-missioned and warrant officers looking to join the Army Cyber Branch under two Voluntary Transfer Incentive Program efforts. Active duty warrant officers in the grades of warrant officer 1 through chief warrant of-ficer 4 are eligible to request transfer to become 170A cyber operations technicians. The deadline for warrant
officers to apply is March 1. Instructions and further details can be found in MILPER Message 16-016. The deadline for commissioned officers to apply is March 18. Instructions and further details can be found in MILPER Message 16-039. The full MILPER messages outlining officer and warrant officer transfer program eligibility, application requirements and restrictions are available under “Cyber Branch Transfer announce-ments” on the HRC Cyber Branch Assignment Man-agement website at http://go.usa.gov/cp7PB.
6) Spirit of Service Award. The United States Ma-rine Corps is seeking nominations for the 15th Annual American Legion Spirit of Service Award. The award is presented annually to an enlisted member (E5 and be-low) from each of the military services for outstanding volunteer service performed off duty in their local com-munity. The awards are presented during the American Legion’s national convention, which is taking place in Cincinnati, Ohio, from Aug. 26 to Sept. 1. The applica-tion deadline is May 13. For more information about the nomination process, see MARADMIN 078/16 at http://go.usa.gov/cp7EH.
7) MilitaryChildCare.com. Service members and Department of Defense civilian employees will soon be able to access information about military child care options and wait lists online. A new Department of De-fense initiative, militarychildcare.com, will go live in March, giving authorized patrons in the National Cap-ital Region a single gateway for comprehensive infor-mation on military operated or military approved child care programs worldwide. Families seeking military child care in the National Capital Region can register on the website starting March 16. For additional details about the DoD’s Military Childcare program and web-site, to include instructions on how to register on the website, visit http://go.usa.gov/cPGWP.
8) Happy 75th, Coast Guard Reserves. United States Coast Guard Reserves recently marked 75 years of service to the nation. USCG reservists have served in every major conflict or crisis the nation has faced since the inception of the component, according to Rear Adm. Kurt B. Hinrichs, the Coast Guard’s director of reserve and military personnel. Since the creation of the Coast Guard Reserve with the Coast Guard Auxiliary and Reserve Act of Feb. 19, 1941, its mission has re-mained deeply rooted in national defense, Hinrichs said in a DoD news article. For more information about the Coast Guard Reserves, visit http://goo.gl/SYZ0Oo.
9) Accepting applications. Applications for the 2016 Naval Academy Science, Technology, Engineer-ing, and Mathematics (STEM) Summer Program are open at www.usna.edu/admissions/STEM. Session dates include June 6 to 11 for rising 9th graders; June 13 to 18 for rising 10th graders; and June 20 to 24 for rising 11th graders. The annual summer program is de-signed to expose young people to STEM concepts and technologies and to encourage 9th to 11th graders to pursue studies in engineering and technology through-out high school, college and beyond.
10) Seven decades of partnership. This year, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its partnership with the nation’s medical and health professional schools, a partnership that dates back to the end of World War II. The VA has affiliations with more than 1,800 educational institu-tions; more than 70 percent of all doctors in the U.S. have received training in the VA healthcare system, ac-cording to a news release. For more information about the 70th anniversary, visit http://go.usa.gov/cp7Eh.
Pentagram Staff Writer Guv Callahan can be reached at [email protected].
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