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Published for Joint Base Myer-Henderson HallVol. 60, no. 39 October 11, 2013

IndexCommunity Spotlight p.2Commentary p.3Community p.4News Notes p.4Classifieds p.9

ReenlistmentSoldiers band togetherfor years to comePg. 4

Capital ShieldAnnual exercise testsfirst respondersPg. 3

PentagramPrevention

By Julia LeDouxPentagram Staff Writer

Author Leslie Morgan Steiner broughther tale of surviving and overcoming domes-tic violence to Joint Base Myer-HendersonHall Oct. 9 during a community-widedomestic violence awareness month train-ing at Town Hall.“I’m simply one woman with a story to

tell,” she said.Morgan Steiner, who holds a bach-

elor’s degree in English from HarvardUniversity, documented her marriage to herfirst husband, Conor, in her 2009 memoir,“Crazy Love.” She began her presentation

by saying that she never expected domes-tic violence would happen to her, that itwas something that was never a part ofher world growing up. Morgan Steiner saidthat her mother “didn’t even know any-thing about it. That’s not unusual. I neverin my life thought it was something thatwould happen to me.”But happen to her, it did, she said.

Morgan Steiner met Conor on a New YorkCity subway soon after she graduated fromHarvard. At the age of 22, she was workingfor a magazine, he for an investmentbank. They married and made plans for an

Surviving ‘Crazy Love’

see SURVIVING, page 6

PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE

Author and domestic violence survivor Leslie Morgan Steiner speaks to audience members in the JointBase Myer-Henderson Hall Town Hall, Bldg. 243, about domestic violence Oct. 9.

Domestic violence can be overcome, says survivorBy Julia LeDoux

Pentagram Staff Writer

William Kellibrew strodeconfidently around SpatesCommunity Club Oct. 3, hisstrong and melodic voice singingJosh Groban’s hit, “You Raise MeUp.”As the music faded, those in

the audience at the Joint BaseMyer-Henderson Hall domesticviolence awareness month com-mander and senior leader break-fast/professional military educa-tion acknowledged Kellibrew’sstrength and resiliency with around of applause.“I want people to take away

that strength is possible and thatrecovery is possible,” said theWashington, D.C. native, domes-tic violence survivor and interna-tional advocate for civil, human,women, children and victims’rights, after his more than hour-long presentation.When he was just six,

Kellibrew was sexually abusedby a neighbor. When he was 10,he watched as his mother’s boy-friend, Marshall Williams, shother and his 12-year-old brotherto death inside their home.“I used to hate Marshall as a

teenager,” Kellibrew said. “Hetook from me something so valu-able. He also didn’t give me the

opportunity to question. He tookhis own life that day.”That day, July 2, 1984, would

test Kellibrew for years to come.It began when Kellibrew heard

his mother, Jacqueline, scream-ing outside. He went to investi-gate and saw his older brother,Anthony Cephas, trying to gether away from Williams.“Her boyfriend was dragging

her,” he recalled.The trio found their way

inside the family’s home, whereWilliams shot Jacqueline andAnthony before turning his guntoward Kellibrew, who begged forhis life.


William Kellibrew IV addresses the attendees of the domes-tic violence awareness month commander and seniorleader breakfast Oct. 3 in the Spates Community Club.

see OVERCOME, page 6

Hagel receivesupdate onshutdown fromservice leaders

American Forces Press Service

The Defense Department’s top leadership,including the service secretaries and servicechiefs, updated Defense Secretary ChuckHagel Oct. 7 on the impact of the ongoing gov-ernment shutdown, Pentagon officials report-ed.In a statement summarizing the meeting,

officials said Hagel is pleased that most DoDcivilians have returned to work the week ofOct. 7 and he thanked the service leadershipfor quickly implementing the guidance issuedover the weekend regarding furloughs.All of the leaders noted that despite the

recall of most civilians and the resumptionof many activities, critical programs andbenefits remain halted, officials said. (Forexample, they noted, the department does nothave the authority to pay death gratuitiesfor the survivors of servicemembers killedin action — typically, a cash payment of$100,000 paid within three days of the servicemember’s death.)In addition, officials said, emergency funding

that supports commanders on the ground andintelligence activities remains unavailable,and service leaders reported that they arefurther curtailing training for later deploy-ing units - an activity that already had beenreduced due to sequestration spending cuts.Hagel assured the service leaders that he

would work closely with them to address thesechallenges, and support the servicemembersand families affected by these disruptions,officials said. He expressed his continuedconcern for the morale and welfare of DoD’scivilian employees, who have endured unprec-edented uncertainty this year and sufferedlosses in pay, they added.The secretary will continue to receive

regular updates and review authorities toexpend funds during this lapse in appropria-tions, the statement said.

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Caption This #37If you’ve ever looked at a photo, read the caption underneath and thoughtyou could do better, now is your chance. Each week, “Caption This” willhave a photo taken from around the base. It’s up to you to figure out thebest, funniest or craziest caption that describes what’s going on in the pic-ture. The only rule is you have to KEEP IT CLEAN!“Caption This” submissions can be sent either by emailing them to [email protected], commenting on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/jbmhh or just stopping by Headquarters Bldg. 59, suite 116 and drop-ping it off. Don’t forget to add the “Caption This” number, your name, rankor position and where you work.Every week the Pentagram staff will pick their favorite. The winner’sname, caption along with the photo, will be printed in the newspaper. Com-pete with your friends and coworkers and see who can come up with thebest one. And if you have a photo you think would make a great “CaptionThis,” send it in.

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Caption This #36“Scuba-dooby doo!”

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Commander, Joint Base Myer-Henderson HallCol. Fern O. Sumpter’s vision and philosophy:

With a team of resource management savvy and technically competentDoD professionals, establish JBM–HH as DoD’s premier provider of consis-tent, quality services that enhance readiness and the overall well-being ofour customers.We must be ...- Experts at what we do … constantly improving our skills and knowledge.- Focused … set priorities and complete the mission.- Committed … to the mission and each other, fostering a community of

excellence.- Professional/respectful … remain calm, even when others are not…

count on each other at all times, treating everyone with dignityand respect.

•Name? Staff Sgt. (P) Marlisa Woods•Job title/where do you work? The U.S.Army Band.•Military service? 13 years.•Favorite Book? The Bible.•Favorite food? Sushi or Vietnamese.•Favorite band/music artist? MurrayPerahia (pianist).•Favorite movie? “What About Bob?”•Favorite place you’ve ever traveled toor been stationed? Hawaii.•What do you like most about workingon/visiting JBM-HH? I love the area – Igrew up here.•What are your goals for the year? Tobe able to lift the Rx weight in Crossfit; getall A’s in my classes.•What’s your favorite attraction to see in the NCR? Cherryblossoms.•What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? It’s not the windthat blows that determines your future, but the setting of the sail.•If you won the lottery, what would you do? I would buy aGuarnerius violin and a few really nice bows. I would get with afinancial advisor to help me figure out the best way to stewardthe rest.•What advice do you have for someone getting stationedat JBM-HH? There are a lot of great restaurants around here –enjoy!

Community Spotlight


AutumnLeaves change colors on a tree outside of Bldg. 59 on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Sept. 30. The average temperature in Washington, D.C.,for October is a high of 68 degrees and a low of 51 according to Weather.com.

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Formula for disasterMaj. John Strain II

Georgia Army National GuardAtlanta, Ga.

Of the lessons learned during our bri-gade’s yearlong rotation in support ofOperation Iraqi Freedom III, none havereturned to me more than the words“complacency kills.” That warning wasemblazoned on a T-barrier in the centerof Forward Operating Base Saint Michaelas a daily caveat to our greatest planningmeasures, pre-combat checks and pre-combat inspections.The complacency kills sign served as

a somber reminder of those Soldierswho’d been seriously injured and killedas a result of an accident or combat.The message was a warning to wake upand follow our standard operating proce-dures. Regardless of the losses, however,the warnings became increasingly faintuntil the next week, when the lesson wasapplied once again.Overconfidence was more predictable.

Its presence was marked by the rotationof every new unit that showed up. An airof superiority exuded from officers andnoncommissioned officers that they wereabove the situation and would set a newstandard without adherence to lessonslearned by the unit they replaced. Thisoverconfidence was met by an enemy thatchanged its tactics, techniques and pro-cedures more often than we did, as if theyread our playbook prior to every period.Unfortunately, complacency and over-

confidence are even more prevalent athome than in theater. We see it in thenumber of off-duty accidents, as com-pared to those at work, as well as inunder-reporting. Both are signs of a com-placent and overconfident Soldier. Weare paying a high cost in injuries, qualityof life and senseless deaths due to ourinability to apply combat lessons to thehomefront.Several years ago as a leader in a chem-

ical, biological, radiological and nuclearunit, I received a call from two teammembers. They were frantic after beingexposed to a live agent while working ina confined area. Without personal pro-tective equipment, both were concernedabout the immediate and long-term effectsof this lethal substance. They were evalu-ated, treated and released, as there wasno immediate effect. The tragedy lies inthe fact that there was never an accidentreport on this incident. It was stifledat the command level due to fear of therepercussions. No evaluation was madeto identify the complacent measures andoverconfident attitude that allowed loosebottles of the substance to remain unse-cured or permitted Soldiers to work in aconfined and unventilated area withoutthe required personal protective equip-ment. No reporting, no lessons learnedand no improvements made.I’m a firm believer that the only way for

us to conduct operations in an acceptablerisk environment is when Soldiers prop-erly perform PCCs, leaders thoroughlyconduct PCIs and commands report andinvestigate even the most benign viola-tion of safety standards. “It can’t happento me,” “We are special,” and, “We don’tneed PPE,” are the same fallacies thatare killing our Soldiers off and on duty.“Stay alert, stay alive” could not bemore applicable than today. Soldiersare human, and we make mistakes. Ifwe don’t learn from these mistakes, wewill pay with our life and the lives of ourcomrades.

FYIThe USACR/Safety Center has a ref-

erence guide intended to assist safetyprofessionals in advising their commandsin preparing and maintaining accidentprevention programs before, duringand after deployment. The DeploymentGuide for Brigade Combat Team SafetyProfessionals covers a myriad of commonhazards, potential controls, TTPs andlessons learned for topics such as baseoperations, ammunition and explosivesstorage and handling, vehicle and convoyoperations and weapons handling. Theguide also offers links to briefings, check-lists, sample standard operating proce-dures and risk management worksheets,relevant publications, posters, videos,websites and toolboxes. Much of thecontent comes from previously deployedsafety professionals. Check it out todayby visiting https://safety.army.mil/deploymentguide (AKO login required).

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First responders perfect theirskills in the nation’s capital

By George MarkfelderJFHQ-NCR/MDW Public Affairs

First responders in theNational Capital Region need tokeep their skills at a high levelof proficiency. Participating inCapital Shield 14 is one of themethods they used to maintaintheir expertise.“Capital Shield 2014” is a

joint training exercise in theNCR that ran from Sept. 30- Oct. 3 and was hosted bythe Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region. Itbrings federal, state, local andmunicipal agencies togeth-er to realistically test inter-agency operability during acrisis impacting the Districtof Columbia, Virginia andMaryland. It also trains andprepares the Department ofDefense to provide defensesupport to civil authorities andemploy appropriate force pro-tection measures as requested.“The importance of Capital

Shield lies in the fact that emer-gencies are imminent,” saidCory R. Wright, JFHQ-NCR/MDW Capital Shield Exercisedirector. “They happen. Whenwill they happen? We don’tknow, but the importance ofknowing who will respond andwhat their capabilities are cancontribute to an emergencywithin the nation’s capital.”“Because we are all regional

partners, it’s nice to be able topick up the phone and knowthe other person on the endof the line when you are in

need of some help,” said FairfaxCounty Fire and Rescue bat-talion chief Paul Ruwe. “It’s alesson learned from 9/11. Wehad good regional contact withthe FBI Washington office, andthat really helped after theattack on the Pentagon.”Ruwe was acting as the inci-

dent commander and workedwith the Chemical BiologicalIncident Response Force, IIMarine Expeditionary Forceduring the opening day ofCapital Shield 14, at the LortonVa. emergency training site,Sept. 30.More than 38 participating

agencies from DoD and capitalregion response agencies per-formed mock mass casualty

rescues, defense support tocivil agency technical rescuesand law enforcement tacticalresponses. The goal of the exer-cise is to ensure governmentagencies at every level are pre-pared to coordinate action toprotect the public in the eventof an actual disaster in theNational Capital Region.“Cross training with first

responders, law enforcementand our military prepares usfor real-world natural or man-made disasters,” said Wright.“In the end, it’s good to learnthe strengths and weakness ina training environment. So ifthere were an emergency in theNCR, each agency will knowexactly what to do.”

PHOTO BY STAFF. SGT. JENNIFER C. JOHNSON

Soldiers from the 289th Military Police Company, 4th Battalion, 3d U.S.Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), practice clearing a room during “CapitalShield 2014” training exercise at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall Oct. 1.

Most offices on Joint Base Myer-HendersonHall will be closed Monday, Oct. 14 in obser-vance of Columbus Day, a federal holiday. Mostmilitary operations will be closed Friday, Oct.11 to allow for a training holiday for militarypersonnel. The following facilities and placesof business will have altered hours during theupcoming holiday. Unless otherwise noted, thislist applies to Oct. 14. This list is not all

encompassing. Please check with the facility youwish to visit for more details.

• Headquarters Command Battalion –Closed Oct. 11 and 14 (curtailed opera-tions)

• Old Post and Memorial Chapel – Closed• Rader Health Clinic – Closed• Rader Dental Clinic – Closed• Fort McNair Health Clinic – Closed• Commissary – Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

holiday hours• Fort Myer Exchange - Open from 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m.• Fort Myer Shoppette – Open from 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m.• Fort McNair Shoppette – Closed• Subway – Open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.• Flower Shop – Open from 10 a.m. to 3

p.m.• Barber Shop (Fort Myer) – Open from 10

a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Barber Shop (Henderson Hall) – Openfrom 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Barber Shop (Fort McNair) – Closed• Cleaners/Alteration – Open from 9 a.m.

to 3 p.m.• GNC – Open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.• Optical Shop - Open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.• Firestone – Open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.• Marine Corps Exchange, The Vineyard

Wine & Spirits – Open from 10 a.m. to 6p.m.

• CYSS – Building 483 – Closed• Army Community Service – Closed• Fort Myer Fitness Center – Open from 9

a.m. to 5 p.m.• Fort McNair Fitness Center – Closed• Cpl. Terry L. Smith Gymnasium – Open

9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.• Maj. Douglas A. Zembiec Pool – Closed.• Library – Closed• Recreation Center – Closed• USO - Closed• Auto Shop – Closed• Fort Myer Officers’ Club – Closed• Fort McNair Officers’ Club – Closed• Spates Community Club – Closed• Java Café – Open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.• Bowling Center – Open noon to 8 p.m.• MCCS Henderson Hall Car Wash – Open

24/7• Legal Services & Claims Office – Closed

Columbus Day holiday hours

Fire departmentopen house

The Joint BaseMyer-Henderson HallFire Department willhost an open houseOct. 12 from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. at the Bldg.415 fire house on theFort Myer portion ofJBM-HH.At the open house,

there will be infor-mational handouts,educational materialsfor the children andequipment displays.Hands-on fire extin-guisher training andother activities arepart of this event. Formore information,call 703-696-3483 orstop by the Fort MyerFire Station any time.

By Jim DresbachPentagram Staff

Writer

Thirteen Soldiersattached to The UnitedStates Army Band,“Pershing’s Own,”raised their right handsand reenlisted in theArmy during an Oct. 9ceremony at Joint BaseMyer-Henderson Hall’sBrucker Hall.The mass reenlist-

ment encompassedmany ensemblesand support groupsof TUSAB. Soldiersfrom the band’s publicaffairs office to thecontemporary musicgroup, “Downrange,” toThe U.S. Army Chorus

signed on for continuedceremonial and good-

will missions.Col. Thomas

Palmatier, TUSABcommander, addressedthe Soldiers beforethe group tooktheir oaths. He toldthem their re-upscement and providea solid foundationfor Pershing’s Own’sfuture and the Army’sas well.“I don’t look here

and see a group ofSoldiers reenlist-ing; I look here andsee what’s going tobe the core, the back-bone of Pershing’sOwn, for ten, twentyyears from now,”Palmatier comment-ed. “I see sergeantsfirst class, mastersergeants, sergeantsmajor and commandsergeants major offuture years. That’sa great thing. Whatmakes it special forus here; the Soldiershave that opportunityto see that happen.We will get to seethese Soldiers becomethe core and the back-bone of our unit.”The ceremony was

witnessed by an addi-tional 15 Soldiers andfriends of those reen-listing in the BruckerHall lobby.


Guidance on government shutdownThe Office of Personnel Management has issued

guidance on the government shutdown. For yourconvenience, a joint base resources guide is availableat http://www.slideshare.net/JBMHH/potential-gov-ernment-shutdown-dsd-memo-9-262013.The Department of Defense also has a comprehen-

sive website with up-to-date information about theshutdown and its effects within the DoD. For moreinformation, log onto http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2013/0913_govshutdown.As more information becomes available, log onto

www.facebook.com/jbmhh.

Call a chaplain 24/7Effective immediately, JBM-HH has instituted the

on-call duty chaplain telephone number for individu-als to call and talk with a chaplain, 24-hours-a-day,7-days-a-week at 202-236-4901.

Suicide is preventableThe veterans crisis line connects veterans and

their loved ones in crisis with qualified, caringDepartment of VeteransAffairs responders 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week, 365 days a year. For free,confidential support call 1-800-273-8255 and press 1.You can chat online at www.veteranscrisisline.net/ChatTermsofService.aspx or send a text message to838255.

Veterinary Treatment Facility changesThe Veterinary Treatment Facility will no longer

be accepting walk-in vaccine patients. All visitsorsmust schedule an appointment through the clinic.The clinic is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday andFriday from 8-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. For more infor-mation, call 703-696-3604.

Financial management assistanceMarine Corps Community Services personal

financial management program assists with every-thing from budgeting to investing. Classes are heldthroughout the month on a variety of topics, includ-ing planning for retirement. For a list of upcomingtopics, call 703-614-6950.

Sunday brunchSpates Community Club offers brunch every

Sunday from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. You’re invited tobring your friends and family. Spates CommunityClub is located on the Fort Myer portion of the jointbase at 214 McNair Rd., Bldg. 407. For more infor-mation, call 703-527-1300.

Family movie on the lawnFamilies are invited to join JBM-HH Cody Child

Development Center for a free movie on the lawnOct. 12 at 7 p.m. The movie is “Hotel Transylvania,’and is rated PG. Don’t forget to bring a blanketor lawn chair. In the event of severe weather, theshow will be cancelled. No registration is required.For more information, call 703-696-3512 or [email protected].

Barrier repairs, maintenance setRepairs will be made on JBM-HH gate barriers

from Oct. 15-Nov. 1 between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.Workers will clean, test and adjust the barriers andwedges. Traffic control personnel will close individuallanes one at a time or cone the work area off from theroadway. The work will be done according to the fol-lowing schedule:Fort McNair portion of the joint base: Ceremonial

Gate, Oct. 15-18; 2nd Street Gate, Oct. 18-20.Fort Myer portion of the joint base: Wright Gate,

Oct. 21-24; Henry Gate, Oct. 25-26.Henderson Hall portion of the joint base: Gate 1,

Oct. 27-29; Gate 3, Oct. 30-Nov. 1.Expect traffic delays and plan alternate routes of

travel during maintenance. As always, use cautionand watch for the safety of workers and other pedes-trians at the sites. For more information, call 703-696-3525.

Managing holiday stressParticipants in this seminar, which will be held

Oct. 16 from 9-11 a.m., will be given information onthe basics of identifying stressors in their lives andhow to create their own stress management plan,with an emphasis on holiday stress. The seminarwill take place in the ACS classroom in Bldg. 201 onthe Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH and registration isrequired. For questions, call 703-696-3512 or [email protected].

Education and career fairTheMCCSPersonalandProfessionalDevelopment

Branch hosts its annual fall education and career fairOct. 17 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Cpl. Terry L. SmithGymnasium. Resume review and assistance serviceswill be available during the fair, which is open toDoD ID card holders and the general public (withphoto ID). For additional information, call 703-614-6828.

Special education 101 workshopMCCSHendersonHall exceptional familymember

program presents a workshop on special educationOct. 17 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Pentagon, second

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By Jim DresbachPentagram Staff Writer

The 2013-2014 basketball season may be FortMyer Lady Generals Syreeta Bromfield’s finalall-military curtain call.Bromfield, a Yeoman Second Class in the

Coast Guard and a member of the 2013 WMACtournament champ Generals, is preparing foranother run as an All-Navy team member.The prolific scorer traveled to the Great LakesNaval Station again to try out for the select all-military team.“I’ve been playing [all-military basketball]

since 2008,” she explained. “I’m expecting to goand represent the Coast Guard and the Navythe best that I can. I’d really love to win a goldmedal because I think this might be my lastyear.”The tryout camp is scheduled to conclude

Oct. 29, and the Armed Forces BasketballChampionship tournament commences Oct.30 at Great Lakes. Bromfield is confident herstrengths will help her win another roster spot.“I have the experience, I know the system, I

know what it takes to win,” she said during atelephone interview.Scoring and determination are also parts of

an all-around game that the former MichiganState Spartan, WNBA draft pick and currenthigh school coach in Lorton, Va., bring to thehardwood. Bromfield’s play in past All-ArmedForces has reaped large dividends. She has

led the Navy to gold every year except 2010and last year, she scored 33 points in the goldmedal championship game and earned all-tour-nament honors and a spot on the All-ArmedForces team.

Fort Myer lady hoopsterinvited to All-Navy tryout


Syreeta Bromfield, from the Fort Myer Generals women’sbasketball team on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall,passes the ball during the game against Dover AirForce Base at the Cpl. Terry L. Smith Gymnasium onthe Henderson Hall portion of JBM-HH during the CapitalClassic basketball tournament, Feb. 16.

Group TUSAB reenlistmenttakes place at Brucker Hall


Soldiers of the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” pose for a photograph aftera mass reenlistment ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Brucker Hall Oct.9.


floor, corridor 2, room 2C253. Registration is open toDepartment of Defense identification card holdersand is required by Oct. 15 by calling 703-693-5353or emailing [email protected].

Jewelry and watch repair open selectSundays

The jewelry and watch kiosk in the MarineCorps Exchange is open select Sundays. Upcomingopening date is Oct. 20. A Department of Defenseidentification card is not needed to patronize thisconcessionaire. For more information, call 703-732-5374 for opening times.

Successful co-parentingThis two-part seminar, set for Oct. 21 and 28 from

9-11 a.m. in the ACS classroom in Bldg. 201 on theFortMyer portion of JBM-HH, is designed to provideparents who are separated and/or divorced with thetools to ensure that they are able to continue sup-porting and encouraging their children despite thebreakup of the family unit. The process of develop-ing an effective co-parenting plan with your ex ischallenging, but essential, to the healthy growth anddevelopment of young children. You must attendboth sessions to receive a certificate of completion.Registration is required. For questions, call 703-696-3512 or email [email protected].

National prescription drug take-back dayThe JBM-HH Army Substance Abuse Program

office will host its 7th national prescription drugtake-back day Oct. 25 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at thecommissary on the Fort Myer side of the joint base.This is an opportunity for those who have accu-mulated unwanted or unused prescription drugsto safely dispose of those medications. Intravenousand injectable solutions, syringes and substancessuch as marijuana or methamphetamines cannot beaccepted. For more information, call 703-696-3900.

Demon Dash registration openThe 2013 Demon Dash 2-Miler scheduled for Oct.

31 is open for registration by logging onto www.jbm-hhmwr.com. The race begins at 6:35 a.m. in front ofthe Fort Myer Fitness Center. Registration is freeand awards will be presented to the largest militaryunit, best costume, scariest costume, and best groupcostume. For more information, call 703-696-7867.

Get onboard with ACAPArmy Career and Alumni Program has classes,

seminars and workshops to suit your transitionneeds. Get a timeline of how you should plan totransition from military service to a civilian career.For more information, call 703-696-9603. See aschedule of upcoming classes and get the timelineat www.jbmhh.army.mil and click on Army Careerand Alumni Program under hot topics, right side ofthe page.

Radio City Christmas SpectacularJBM-HH Hall Family, Morale and Welfare is

going to New York for the annual Radio CityChristmas Spectacular featuring the Rockettes onDec. 14. Cost of the trip is $125 per person, and the

bus departs from the JBM-HH Community Centerat 5 a.m. and returns at 10 p.m. Forty people mustbe signed up and paid in full in order to take the trip.Call the Community Center at 703-696-3469/3470as soon as possible to purchase your tickets. Creditcard payments will be accepted by phone or youmaymail your payment to JBM-HH Community Center,228 McNair Rd., Bldg. 405, Fort Myer, Va., 22211.

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idyllic life together. Things weregreat between the couple at first.Then, came the fighting, whichshe said she tried to ignore. Hethen pushed her down the stairs,choked her during an argumentand even threatened her with agun to her head.Two-and-a-half years into

the marriage, after suffering abrutal physical beating, MorganSteiner fled the couple’s apart-ment with her dog. She obtaineda restraining order againstConor and ultimately divorcedhim.“The people who helped me

the most were the people whowere on the outside,” she said.“There were a lot of people likethat, people who took care ofme.”Morgan Steiner also stressed

that it is not only women whoare victims of domestic vio-lence, but that men are as well.

JBM-HH Commander Col.Fern O. Sumpter held a copyof Morgan Steiner’s book as shetold the audience about a malefriend of her family who was avictim of domestic violence.“We all have that responsibil-

ity to advocate for victims,” saidSumpter, who thanked MorganSteiner “for sharing, for being socandid.”Sumpter and JBM-HH

Command Sgt. Maj. EarleneY. Lavender presented MorganSteiner with a plaque as a tokenof the joint base’s thanks at theconclusion of the presentation.Sumpter also presented MorganSteiner with a commander’s coin.To report domestic violence,

contact the JBM-HH MilitaryPolice on the Fort Myer andHenderson Hall portion of thebase at 703-696-3525 or on theFort McNair portion at 202-685-3139 or the domestic violencehotline at 703-919-1611.

“For some reason he just pulled back, and he saidto me, ‘you can leave. Go call the police,’” he said.And that’s what Kellibrew did, running down the

street to a neighbor’s house.“It completely shut me down,” he said of the

murders. “I could not understand why it happened.”Things had begun well enough between

Jacqueline and Marshall, Kellibrew said, but soonturned violent. He said his mother, like manyothers who suffer domestic violence, simply did notknow how to get out of the relationship.“In domestic violence relationships, there’s power

and control,” he explained. “In this relationship, shefought for control that morning. The problem is,one person got away and that morning it wasn’t mymom.”He credits his grandmother and countless others

with helping him to cope with the survivor’s guiltand depression that plagued him in the wake ofthe tragedy and has been featured on the OprahWinfrey Show and was recognized as a WhiteHouse Champion of Change. Today, Kellibrew isa lead consultant with the National Associationof State Mental Health Program Directors and isa faculty member with the Substance Abuse andMental Health Services Administration’s NationalCenter for Trauma-Informed Care.Kellibrew, who has also spoken at military

installations around the National Capital Regionincluding Joint Base Andrews, the Henderson Hallportion of JBM-HH and Fort Meade, thanked audi-ence members for their service to the nation.“I’ve developed a great relationship with the mili-

tary at this point,” he said. “It’s so important thatwe address the issues of not just domestic violence,but some undergirding issues as well.”He urged those in attendance to speak up if they

suspect someone is involved in a domestic violencesituation and urged those who are involved or havebeen involved in domestic violence to reach out forhelp.In his remarks at the end of the presention,

JBM-HH Deputy Commander Marine Lt. Col. JohnOrille noted that when domestic violence is prevent-ed, “we promote unity in our families, show respectfor and dignity for our servicemembers, civiliansand families.”Orille also stressed that incidents of domestic

violence cannot be kept as private matters and thatthey impact the lives of more than just the couplewho are involved.“It puts stress on their children, their extended

family, their friends and neighbors,” he said.Orille and JBM-HH Command Sgt. Major

Earlene Y. Lavender presented Kellibrew with aplaque as a token of thanks.

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By DonnaMilesAmerican Forces Press Service

VeteransAffairsSecretaryEricK.Shinseki painteda dire picture Oct. 9 of the impact of the governmentshutdown on benefits and services to veterans —from a slowdown in claims reviews to the threat ofcancelled compensation checks tomore than 5millionbeneficiaries if funding isn’t restored soon.“All the effects … are negative,” Shinseki reported

during testimony before the House Veterans AffairsCommittee. “It is an impediment to VA’s ability todeliver services and benefits that veterans haveearned through their service.”VA’s health care system continues to function

under advance appropriations provided through fiscal2014. This means all VA medical centers, clinics andother health services remain open for business asusual.But cancellation of overtime payments when

appropriations lapsed at midnight Sept. 30 has hadan immediate impact on benefit claims reviews,Shinseki told the panel. This not only has stalledprogress made in recent months toward eliminatingthe claims backlog, but actually increased it by about2,000 claims, he reported.“The shutdown directly threatens VA’s ability to

eliminate the backlog,” he lamented. “We have lostground we fought hard to take. Roughly 1,400 veter-ans a day are not receiving decisions on their disabil-ity claims due to the end of overtime.”

If the impasse continues through late October,Shinseki said, claims processing for compensation,pension, education, vocational rehabilitation andemployment benefits will be suspended. “Once man-datory funds are depleted at the end of this month,nearly 5,600 veterans a daywill not receive a decisionon their disability claims,” he said.Meanwhile, Shinseki warned of more severe con-

sequences in terms programmed compensation ben-efits, pension payments and educational benefits iffunding isn’t approved soon.“VA will not be able to assure delivery of [Nov. 1]

checks to more than 5.18 million beneficiaries,” whocollectively are scheduled to receive $6.25 billion inbenefits, Shinseki said. This includes payments tomore than 3.8 million veterans — some sufferingthe most severe disabilities — as well as more than364,000 survivors and more than 1,200 children withbirth defects and other conditions related to a parent’smilitary service.Pension payments, too, will stop for almost 315,000

veterans and more than 202,000 surviving spousesand dependents if the shutdown continues into lateOctober, he said.A prolonged shutdown also will stop education

benefits and living stipends under GI Bill programsfor more than a half-million veterans and servicemembers, he reported.Shinseki said employee furloughs at VA already

are affecting operations that directly support servicesand benefits for veterans.Exhausting carryover funds that had sustained the

Veterans Benefits Administration through yesterday,VA furloughed more than 7,800 VBA employees, hesaid. That’s on top of almost 2,800 employees fromVA’s Office of Information and Technology who werefurloughed Oct. 1, Shinseki reported. In both cases,more than half of the furloughed VA employees areveterans themselves, he noted.Shinseki told Congress that a piecemeal approach

to restoring funding isn’t the answer, because VApartners with so many other federal agencies todeliver veterans services.“Todayweareinthe13thyearofwarinAfghanistan,

providing care and benefits to veterans of that warand the war in Iraq as well,” he told the committee.“Members of this latest generation of veterans areenrolling in VA at a higher rate than ever before.They, along with the veterans of every preceding gen-eration, will be harmed if the shutdown continues.”Shinseki urged Congress to resolve the fiscal

impasse now, “so that VA and our federal partnerson whomwe have to rely to do our work can get backto work full-time, fulfilling President Lincoln’s call tocare for those who have borne the battle.”

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HH Army Reserve Command SergeantMajor Breakout Session, 9 to 11a.m. – Room 204 C

HH AUSA Military Family Forum IV, 9 toNoon – Room 207 A&B –“Expanding our Reach – OurNeighborhood Knows No Boundries”

HH Army Civilian ProfessionalDevelopment Seminar, 9:30 to 11:30a.m. – Renaissance Hotel Ballroom

HH ILW Contemporary Military Forum,9:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Room 151 A&B –“Strategic Landpower: Applying Army,Marine, and Special Operation Forcesto Achieve National Objectives”

HH Institute of Land Warfare PaperPresentations, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. –Room 150 B

HH ILW Contemporary Military Forum, 2to 4 p.m. – Room 151 A&B – “Buildingthe Army’s Cyber Forces...RegionallyEngaged and Globally Responsive”

MONDAY, OCTOBER 21

HH The Sergeant Major of the ArmyProfessional Development Forum8:30 to 11 a.m. – Room 152 A&B –“The Army Profession”

HH AUSA Military Family Forum II, 9 toNoon – Room 207 A&B – “ThePerformance Triad: A HolisticApproach to Self-Care ”

HHWarrant Officer ProfessionalDevelopment Seminar, 9 to 11 a.m.– Room 150 B

HH Director, Army National GuardSeminar, 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Room145 A&B

HH ILW Contemporary Military Forum,10 a.m. to Noon – Room 202 A&B –“Creating Efficiencies and Synergies:Partnering to Succeed in Today’sEconomy”

HH ILW Contemporary Military Forum,10 a.m. to Noon – Room 151 A&B –“Regionally Aligned Forces andGlobal Engagement”

HH Eisenhower Luncheon Reception(No Charge – Badge Required),11:30 a.m. – Exhibit Halls A, B, C, D,and E

HH AUSA Military Family Forum III, 2 to5 p.m. – Room 207 A&B –“Community Resources: It’s aBeautiful Day in the Neighborhood”

HH Chief, Army Reserve Seminar, 2:30to 4 p.m. – Room 145 A&B

HH ILW Contemporary Military Forum,2:30 to 4:30 p.m. – Room 151 A&B –“Equipment Modernization”

HH ILW Contemporary Military Forum,3 to 5 p.m. – Room 202 A&B – “TheFuture of Army Leader Development”

HH Army National Guard CommandSergeant Major Breakout Session,3 to 5 p.m. – Room 150 A

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HH ILW Contemporary Military Forum,8:30 to 10:30 a.m. – Room 202 A&B –“Enhancing North American Security/Missions at Home”

HH Pre-Retirement/Survivor Benefit PlanBriefing, 9 to 11 a.m. – Room 103 B

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HH Opening Ceremony, 9:30 to 11:15a.m. – Ballroom-- Keynote address by Secretary of theArmy John M. McHugh-- Patriotic Program-- 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment(The Old Guard)-- The U.S. Army Band, Pershing’sOwn

HH Industry and Military ExhibitsMonday – Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.in Exhibit Halls A, B, C, D, and E

HH American Freedom Foundation /AUSA Warriors to the WorkforceVeterans Hiring Event – Monday –Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in ExhibitHall A, Booth 460

HH The United States Army ExhibitExhibit Hall D – Booth 6929

HH ASA (ALT) Assembly Area – ExhibitHall D - 8111

HH ASA (IE&E) Assembly Area – ExhibitHall C - 3625

HH AUSA Military Family Forum I, 1 to 4p.m. – Room 207 A&B –“Leaders TownHall”

HH AUSA Book Program, AuthorPresentations, 1 to 5 p.m. – Room145 A (Book signings: Hall A, AUSAPavilion – Booth 407)

HH Retiree Seminar, 2 to 4 p.m. –Room 103 B

HH ILW Contemporary Military Forum,2:30 to 4:30 p.m. – Room 151 A&B –“The Army After 2020”

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