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Vol. 71, No. 47 Celebrating 71 Years of Community Partnership December 4, 2014

TESTERNaval Air Station Patuxent River

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Card

AC-2A assigned to the Rawhides of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 prepares to land on the flight deck of theaircraft carrier USSGeorge H.W. Bush (CVN 77). USSGeorge H.W. Bush supportedmaritime security operations and the-ater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Program Executive Office forTactical Aircraft Programs

Half a century after its firstflight took place Nov. 18, 1964,over Bethpage, New York, theC-2A Greyhound remains a keycomponent of the carrier strikegroup’s logistics team.

Whether getting crucial spareparts where they’re needed,transporting VIPs for a carriervisit, delivering treasured mailaboard ship or carrying servicemembers home on the “rotator”after a distant assignment, theC-2A Greyhound works hard and

steady to support the fleet andkeep morale high.

The C-2A Greyhound is a highwing, twin-engine Carrier On-board Delivery (COD) aircraft.Powered by twin Rolls Royce

C-2A: 50 years strong

U.S. Navy photo by Donna Cipollini

NAS Patuxent River hosts the 37th Annual Arts andCraftsFestival Dec. 6, at the Drill Hall. More than 170 artisans to offer avast array of crafts and artwork.

By Shawn GrahamNAS Patuxent RiverPublic Affairs

If you enjoy givingunique holiday gifts, the37th Annual NAS PatuxentRiver Arts and Crafts Festi-val is the place for you. Thefestival takes place from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 6 at theDrill Hall.

Theannualeventattractsmore than 3,200 shopperswith vendors displaying avast array of crafts and art-work.

Dhyana Mackenzie,manager of CustomizedCreations, vets each vendorand artist; ensuring everyitem sold is handmade andoriginal.

“It’s hard to market andsell original crafts because

Annual craft fair Saturday

C-2A: 50 years strong

3,977,905Cargo and mailin poundstransported inFY 2013

28,641Passengers anddistinguishedvisitors transportedin FY 2013

10,000Maximum payloadin pounds

7,510Flight hours inFY 2013

1,100Range innautical miles

Greyhound connects fleet to suppliers, homefront

Cuddihy Road Dec. 6-7:Work between Buse and Tateroadswill cause one-lane closures.BuseRoadDec. 6-7:Work betweenGate 1 andTateRoad

will cause rolling road closures andone lane closures.ShawRoadDec. 5-7:Work from traffic circle to Switzer

Roadwill cause one-lane closures.Traffic will be flagged around each roadwork area. Allwork is dependent onweather.

NAS Road Construction

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Drill Hall CourtsClose EarlyDec. 5 and 6

Drill Hall’s basketballand volleyball courtsclose at 1 p.m. Dec. 5to set up for the annualcraft festival, and againDec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. for the festival itself.

The indoor pooland Gear Issue andthe Bowling Centerwill remain open forbusiness.

Pearl HarborRemembrance Day

Dec. 7

Facts by the Numbers:Facts by the Numbers:

Be Prepared: Where to obtain base delay infoBy Donna CipolloniNAS Patuxent RiverPublic Affairs

The holidays may have us temporar-ily preoccupied, but there’s somethingelse fast approaching thatwecan’t affordto ignore—winter, and the badweatherthat accompanies it. Be prepared byknowing how to obtain the informationyou’ll need on delays and alternativework scheduling at NAS Patuxent River.

The NAS Commanding Officer de-

termines what course of action is takenin any emergency condition that re-sults in changes to the installation’snormal operation and disseminatesthat decision via the appropriate chainof command. Tenant leadership thenensures employee compliance withinhis or her own organization.

“An emergency condition is any sit-uation that reduces or prohibits baseoperations at Pax River, such as severeweather,” explained the air station’s

Emergency Manager Jerome Ray, “butit can also include power or utility fail-ure, environmental incident or a threatto complex security.”

In the event of an emergency situa-tion during non-working hours, infor-mation is relayed as soon as possible tovarious sources for dissemination.

“If there’s a mission essential orcritical personnel only situation,

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others will still be able to access the in-stallation,” Ray said, “so it is the respon-sibility of each individual to know howthey are directly affected by any actiontaken, for their own personal safety.”

Official sources regarding delays andalternative work scheduling include301-342-BASE, local radio and televi-sion stations, the installation’s websiteat www.cnic.navy.mil/patuxent or bysigning up for AtHOC notices.

“Noticesareusuallyposted to theNASFacebook page also, but that is not an of-ficial source,” said NAS Public Affairs Of-ficerConnieHempel. “Employees shouldreally sign up for AtHOC messages, turnto localTVandradio stations, thePaxRiv-er website, or their supervisor if they’reconcerned with whether or not they areto report to work on time due to adverseweather or some other event.”

Additionally, Pax River employeesmust adhere to announcements spe-cifically identified for Pax River and notthose intended for the federal agenciesin Washington, D.C.

“Sometimes employees here con-fuse the base’s employee reportingstatus with the dismissal or closureannouncements of the federal govern-ment, Office of Personnel Managementand Naval District Washington; andthese do not affect Pax River,” Hempelsaid. “Sometimes the weather in theD.C. area will be different from what’shappening in Southern Maryland, andwe witnessed that a few times duringthe snowstorms earlier this year.”

Mission essential or critical person-nel likely know who they are, but any-

one in doubt should ask their supervi-sor and verify their situation before anemergency condition occurs.

Changes to employee reporting sta-tus apply to the workforce on the NAS,Navy Recreation Center Solomons, andWebster Outlying Field, unless stated

otherwise. Contractorsmustcommunicate with theircompanies to find out theirreporting guidance whenthe plan for federal employ-ees is altered.

For details and defini-tions regarding emergencyreporting and the use of ad-ministrative leave, refer toNASPAXRIVINST 12610.7G,Employee Reporting Pro-cedures During EmergencySituations, which can befound on the My NAVAIRwebsite, https://mynavair.navair.navy.mil. Click onMy Communities, Direc-tives, NAS Pax Instructionsand scroll until you get to

12610.7G. The instruction is also avail-able on the Pax River website, www.cnic.navy.mil/patuxent, click on Oper-ations and Management and then NASPax River Instructions.

Employees can also obtain a copy ofthe information from their supervisor.

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Courtesy photo

Abulldozer plows snow fromBuse Road during a snow storm last winter. TheNASCommandingOfficer determineswhat course of action is taken in emergencyconditions such as severe weather.

By Emily StrotmanProgram Management(AIR 1.0) CommunicationsSupport

Four years ago when theSecretary of the Navy out-lined five goals aimed at re-ducing the service’s energyconsumption and relianceon petroleum, HermanVarmall began countingdown.

“I knew it was just a mat-ter of time before thosepolicy changes wouldtrickle down to NAVAIR,”said Varmall who leadsNAVAIR’s Environmen-tal Programs Department(AIR 1.6), which recentlyexpanded its portfolio toadd an energy component.“The new Environmentaland Energy Programs De-partment will leverage theexisting environmentalinfrastructure supportingacquisition and use cur-rent environmental mod-els, processes and tools to

address energy require-ments.”

With these new energy re-quirements for acquisitionprogram managers (PMs) un-derway, Varmall shared howhe plans to prepare leadersfor change.

Q: What are the energyrequirements forNAVAIR’s PMs?

A: Within acquisition,NAVAIR’s PMs should befocused on two energy re-quirements. The first is toestablish an energy KeyPerformance Parameter (e-KPP); the second is to calcu-late the fully burdened costof energy (FBCE).

An e-KPP is created to op-timize the fuel and electricpower demand of our sys-tems. The FBCE assesses therelative fuel cost differencesbetween competing systemsand helps the Navy maketrade-off decisions.

Q: How will you prepareprogram managers forthese new energyrequirements?

AIR 1.6 is here to help sup-port program managers asthey begin implementingand executing the Navy’s en-ergy requirements. We are inthe early stages of developingenergy awareness and train-ing modules. You can expectto see a NAVAIR “Energy Poli-cy and Awareness” handbookthat will identify NAVAIRmanagement structure, DODand Navy directives and poli-cies, and acquisition energyrequirements. The handbookwill be followed with thedevelopment of a two-daycourse with modules thatidentify learning objectivesand what PMs should knowabout energy. Finally, wehave recently modified oneof our primary environmen-tal tools, Programmatic Envi-ronmental Safety and Health

Evaluation Document Au-thoring Tool (PESHE.DAT),to include an energy chapterconsisting of a questionnairethat will assist PMs with as-sessing energy requirementcompliance.

Q: AIR 1.6 has developedwidely used tools and pro-cesses on the environmen-tal compliance side. Whatare your plans for energycompliance?

A: We’ve had great successmanaging environmentalcompliance by employingbusiness practices and creat-ing an infrastructure of greatpeople and great tools. Now,we want to leverage that in-frastructure on the energyside because we see a value.

Emily Strotman providescontract communicationsupport as an employee ofBowhead Professional Solu-tions, LLC.

NAVAIR’s champion for energy acquisition helps meet Navy’s new requirements

As director of the Environ-mental and Energy ProgramsDepartment (AIR 1.6), alignedunder the ProgramManage-ment (AIR 1.0) organization,Varmall promotes policy andassists acquisitionmanagerswith environmental and en-ergy compliance.

Education:Bachelor’s degree inmechani-cal engineering fromSouthernUniversity of A&MCollege.

Why He Loves His Job:Weare in a unique position in acquisition.We collabo-rate with industry partners, academia, DOD and otheragencies to influence science and technology invest-ments that encourage energy efficiency, while potential-ly enhancing capability and supporting fleet readiness.

Future Plans:Apassionate fishermanwith a fascination for Bayouwildlife, he loves to cook Southern fare, such as gumbo,jambalaya and étouffée. In four years, he said he plansto open a bed and breakfast in Florida, called Esther’sCreole Kitchen, a nod to hismother.

How to register for AtHOCAtHOC is a highly recommended and effectivesystemwhereby users can choose to haveemergencymessages sent directly to theirhome, cell phones, pagers, faxes and personalor work e-mails, but registration is required.

To register:Visit www.ReadyNavy.mil, click on Stay In-

formed and thenWide Area Alert Notificationfrom your NMCI or OneNet networked com-puter

Email your contact information to the air sta-tion’s emergency preparedness officer at [email protected] or [email protected]

Right click the purple globe on the bottom rightof your NMCI computer screen, click AccessSelf Service and then click on the Devices tab.

U.S. Navy photo by Paula A. Paige

About Herman Varmall

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By Donna CipolloniNAS Patuxent RiverPublic Affairs

It has been said,“The philosophy of theschoolroom in one gen-eration will be the phi-losophy of governmentin the next” — and it’sa safe bet LeonardtownHigh School SocialStudies teacher MichaelDenny agrees with thatsentiment.

Since the early 90s,Denny has been teach-ing an elective GlobalDiplomacy course tointerested students —from sophomores toseniors — that coversrelevant, current na-tional and internationalissues.

“Global Diplomacyprovides a wonderfulopportunity for stu-dents to enhance whatthey have learned intheir U.S. history, worldhistory and governmentclasses,” Denny said.“Taking the foundationsand applying them toreal-time issues is in-valuable and necessaryfor soon-to-be votingcitizens and the futureleaders of our country.”

Denny’s classroomcurriculum changesbased on the evolvingstory of what’s happen-ing around the world atany given time, and herecognizes NAS Patux-ent River as a prime re-source for guest speak-ers with firsthand inter-national experience.

“We’ll cover a topicin class and get goodbackground informa-tion, and then the Paxpeople come in and talkabout their personalexperience,” he said.“Where were they in theworld? Why were theythere? What were theimplications of thembeing there? Did it workor not work? Whateverthey talk about, it lendsa third dimension towhat we learn in [ourclassroom].”

Carol Axten, ac-quisition manager forAir Combat Electron-ics (PMA-209), hasone master’s degreein International Rela-tions and another inNational Security Re-source Strategy. During

Pax speakers share globalexperienceswith students

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By Jim WalshNAS Patuxent River Fleet andFamily Support Center

As the year comes to an end,spending on large discretionary

items begins — holiday gifts, enter-tainment, etc. It’s easy to lose con-trol, so make a plan now to minimizedebt while putting money where itabsolutely needs to go.

Make a list, and like Santa, checkit twice. People who have a writtenholiday spending plan are morelikely to stay within their seasonalmoney goals than those who don’t.As you plan out for gifts, often thebudget buster is forgetting to setaside enough money for travel andentertaining.

The hard part is coming face-to-face with how you’ve spent yourresources in the past. Reviewing lastyear’s bank / credit card statementswill help in two ways: one, it givesyou a realistic starting point, andsecond, it allows you to revisit areas

and refresh things you may haveover-done or would like to undo.

This sounds easy, but gettingover the mental hurdle of start-ing a budget and the initial energyit takes to track your money is thehardest part. Once you accept thatthere are no disadvantages to creat-ing a budget and doing so will makeyour financial life easier to manage,maintaining your records becomessecond nature.

One of the many benefits of aplan is it indicates when you’vecompleted your shopping. It tellsyou when to stop. If you don’t havea finish line, you are going to keepshopping. Knowing what you wantto buy and how much you want tospend, before you leave for the mall,will save you significant money. Youwill finish your shopping earlier andhave fewer impulse buys.

Between Halloween and Christ-mas, it seems like there’s alwayssomething to go and do. It can bestressful and make you forget thatthe holidays should be about en-joying time with your family andfriends. Focus on that and try toenjoy the season. The holidays are ajoyous time of year, but arguably onethat has the greatest impact on yourfinances. Have a financial question?Submit financial questions to [email protected] and include“Money Talk Question” in the sub-ject line.

Happy Holidays, with a ‘spending’ plan

On Base:

Navy-Marine Corps ReliefSociety Relocated

The Navy-Marine Corps Re-lief Society has temporarily re-located to Building 409, Room204. The office hours are 8a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday throughThursday. Phone: 301-342-4739.

NAS Chaplain RelocatedThe NAS Chaplain has tem-

porarily relocated to Build-ing 409, Room 217. The officehours are 8-11 a.m. and noon to4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.Phone: 301-342-3811.

Pax River Clinic Flu VaccineActive-duty military: 8

-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-3 p.m.Tuesdays and Thursdays atthe Preventive Medicine De-partment. Eligible beneficia-ries and DOD civilians: 7:30a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays atthe Immunization Clinic.TRI-CARE beneficiaries enrolledoff base can receive the influ-enza vaccination from theirPrimary Care Provider. TRI-CARE beneficiaries can alsoreceive the seasonal Influenzavaccine from a TRICARE re-tail network pharmacy at nocost and without a PrimaryCare Manager referral. To finda participating pharmacy,search http://express-scripts.com/TRICARE/pharmacy/ orcall 877-363-1303.

Eggs ‘n Legs Breakfast7:30 a.m. Dec. 12River’s Edge Catering andConference Center

Sport your best Navy spiritattire and attend the traditionalbreakfast prior to the Army-Na-vy football game. Menu con-sists of scrambled eggs, Mary-land fried chicken legs, waffles,ice cream and strawberries.Register by Dec. 10 at www.navyalumni.org. Cost: $15 perperson.

Pass Office Hours ChangeBeginning Dec. 19

The Pass Offices at NASPatuxent River and Navy Rec-reation Center Solomons willclose at 1 p.m. every otherFriday, beginning Dec. 19, fortraining. The building will re-main open for CAC and ID cardservices only.

Where’s Gnorman?Somewhere in this is-

sue we’ve hidden Gnormanthe gnome. Anyone spottingGnorman can email [email protected] or phone 301-342-4163 now through 5 p.m.Friday, and include a brief de-scription of where he’s located.All correct answers are enteredinto a drawing and one nameis chosen to win a Center StageTheater movie ticket. The sameperson cannot win more thanonce per month. Tester did notpublish last week, so there wasno winner.

Volunteer Opportunities:Wreaths Across America9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 13

Volunteers needed to place holi-day wreaths on graves at ArlingtonNational Cemetery. Those inter-ested should complete a registra-tion form at http://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/ndw/about/com-munity_services/community_ser-vice_sign_up_form.html. For moreinformation: Navy 202-433-6854;Marines 703-693-7685; Army 202-685-0493; Air Force 240-857-6344;Coast Guard 202-372-4087.

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Operation Iraqi Freedom, shespent 15 months in Iraq; andduring Operation EnduringFreedom, spent another 18months in Afghanistan, ad-vising top level acquisitionofficials from each country’sdefense ministries.

After a recent classroomdiscussion on the ISIS is-sue — why it’s happeningand how the terrorist groupformed — Axten was an idealpresenter, able to discuss theregion’s unrest and offer in-sight on current and endur-ing problems.

“I was also able to provideinformation on the culturaldifferences in Iraq and de-scriptions of the Sunni, Shiaand Kurds,” Axten said. “I wasthrilled to see internationalrelations being taught at thehigh school level because ev-erything has global implica-tions anymore. Based on [thestudents’] questions and en-thusiasm, I imagine there area few future diplomats there.”

Marine Corps Lt. Col.Dave Walsh, with USMCLight/Attack Helicopter Pro-gram (PMA-276), has workedwith and traveled to Taiwan,Egypt and France, amongother countries. As the H-1Foreign Military Sales Lead,Walsh discussed what foreignmilitary sales are, how theysupport U.S. foreign policyand national security goals,and the lessons learned fromworking with foreign cul-tures.

“[As Americans], we some-times forget that because oftheir cultures and circum-stances, they may be motivat-

ed by different perspectivesand goals,” Walsh said. “Whatmay be inherently importantto us, may be insignificant tothem, and vice-versa.”

So far, 14 Pax River indi-viduals have volunteered tospeak to Denny’s class, whichinvolves repeating a 40-min-ute presentation to six differ-ent periods throughout oneday.

“These speakers do a greatjob and they truly enhancethe kids’ understanding,”Denny said. “It doesn’t mat-ter if it’s Venezuela, dronesor cultural awareness; there’sno topic that doesn’t relate towhat we learn in here.”

Students Sean Biglin andRuthie Hornbuckle, both se-niors, agree that the class hasgiven them a fresh outlook onworld events.

“I’ve discovered the com-plexity of issues and how, of-tentimes, there is not a con-crete solution,” Hornbucklesaid. “Multiple viewpointsand ideas must be heard priorto making a decision.”

Biglin said he’s learnedjust how different other cul-tures can be from our ownand added, “The guest speak-er program has provided alearning experience uniquefrom all of my other classes.”

Denny, who is also in-volved with Model UnitedNations — an extension pro-gram which simulates a U.N.conference with studentsacting as delegates from dif-ferent countries — has beenteaching for 39 years; 26 ofthem at Leonardtown.

“I believe in this class andits benefits to the students,”he said. “The kids keep com-ing back, so I do too.”

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Courtesy photo by Leonardtown High School senior Hannah C. Davis

Marine Corps Lt. Col. DaveWalsh, H-1 foreignmilitary sales lead forUSMCLight/Attack Helicopter Program (PMA-276), addresses studentsin a Global Diplomacy class at LeonardtownHigh School, Nov. 24. Theclass, which covers current national and international issues, uses NASPatuxent River guest speakers with international experience to enhanceits curriculum.

JimWalshNAS Patuxent River Fleetand Family Support Center

St. Nicholas ChapelService ScheduleCatholic ServicesMass5p.m.Sundays throughOctoberContinuing Catholic Development (CCD)Postponeduntil further notice

Protestant ServicesWorship11a.m.SundayMen’s Discipleship6-7:30p.m.SundayReligiousProgrammingCenterWomen’s Study6-7:30p.m. Tuesdayand10-11:30a.m. ThursdayReligiousProgrammingCenter


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All classes are held at the Fleetand Family Support Center in Build-ing 2090 off Bundy Road unless oth-erwise noted. Classes are open toactive-duty and retired military andReservists. Reservations are neces-sary and can bemade at FFSC or bycalling 301-342-4911.

Playgroup: 10-11 a.m. Dec. 11and 18

Amazing Newborns: 4-6 p.m.Dec. 9

Résumé Writing: 1-4 p.m.Dec. 10

Stress Management: 1-2:30p.m. Dec. 15

Accessing Higher Education:8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 17-18

Interviewing Techniques: 1-4p.m. Dec. 17

Ten Steps to a Federal Job: 1-4p.m. Dec. 18

Ready Navy- www.ready.navy.milHazardous weather is possible

any time. Get a free informa-tion packet on how to preparefor hurricanes, severe weatherand other potential emergenciesat the Fleet and Family SupportCenter.

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By Cmdr. Jessica BainNaval Health Clinic PatuxentRiver

TRICARE Online Appointingis the Department of Defense’sonline patient-focused portalproviding you access to onlinehealth care information and ser-vices including appointments,Blue Button personal healthdata and prescription refill.

TRICARE patients ages 18and older who are receiving careat a military hospital or clinicare eligible to access TRICAREOnline. Naval Health ClinicPatuxent River has now addedTRICARE Online booking for the

Primary Care Medical Home-port Clinic.

In three easy steps you maymake, change and cancel clinicappointments and set up tothree email and text message re-minders for you and your familymembers. Youmay also securelyview, download, print or shareyour lab and radiology results,medication profile, allergy pro-file, encounters, problem lists,immunizations and vital signsand refill prescriptions.

To access TRICARE Onlineservices:

1. Go to www.tricareonline.com and click “Log-in”

2. Log in with your PremiumDS Logon, DOD CAC or DFASmyPay credentials. If you do nothave DS Logon credentials andwould like to, click “Register”

3. Select the TRICARE Onlinefeature you wish to explore.

TRICARE Online CustomerService is available 24/7, 365days a year at 800-600-9332.To receive Tricare Online Newsand Events emails visit https://p u b l i c . g o v d e l i v e r y . c om /a c c o u n t s / U SMH SDH S S /subcriber/new.

Visit www.tricareonline.comto register and book appoint-ments.

Clinic CornerTRICARE appointments available online

Capt. Heidi Fleming, NAS Patuxent Rivercommanding officer, far right, presented

numerous awards to NAS staff duringthemonthly CommandQuarters,Nov. 20, at Center Stage Theater.

See individual award photos on Flickrat www.flickr.com/naspaxriver.

U.S. Navy photo by Gary Younger

ToniMeier, right, director of NAVAIR’s LogisticsManage-ment Integration Department, presents Frank Ferney acertificate commemorating his 45 years of governmentservice during a logistics town hall meeting, Nov. 17. Ferneyis the assistant programmanager for logistics, supportingthe NAWCAD’s Sensor Systems engineering branch at PaxRiver.

U.S. Navy photo by Gary Younger

Laurie Zuniga receives the Fleet Facilitator of theWeekcertificate Nov. 25 fromCommandMaster ChiefWilliamLloyd-Owen. Zuniga is a logisticsmanagement special-ist supporting the F-35 program in Commander, FleetReadiness Centers (COMFRC) capabilities and require-ments division.

Accolades around the air station

U.S. Navy photo by J. Raynel Koch

Nominees and recipients of NAWCADBusiness and FinancialManagement Community award standwith their supervisors dur-ing an awards ceremony, Nov. 6, to celebrate NAWCAD’s annualaward for excellence in service.

U.S. Navy photo by Shawn Graham


For all MWR news, visit www.cnic.navy.mil/Patuxent and clickon the Fleet and Family Readinesstab.

Phone directoryInformation, Tickets and TravelOffice - 301-342-3648Drill Hall - 301-757-3943Customized Creations

- 301-342-6293River’s Edge - 301-342-3656NRC Solomons - 410-326-2840Special Events - 410-326-6830RassieurYouth Center

- 301-342-1694Energy Zone - 301-342-4559Fleet & Family Support Center

- 301-342-4911Center StageTheater

- 301-342-5033

Special Events

Fourth Annual HolidayWhobilation at MWR’s Whoville6-9 p.m. Dec. 19 and 20Mattapany Day Camp

A celebration of the most won-derful occasion in the Whovillecalendar, the Holiday Whobila-tion. This year your presence ismost important as we will also beholding the NAS Patuxent Riverannual Tree Lighting. Come andenjoy the lights and activities ina setting only the Who’s can pro-vide. Cost: $4 per person.

River’s EdgeOpen for lunch11 a.m. to 1 p.m.weekdays

Customized CreationsWhite House ChristmasOrnaments Available

The 2014 White House Christ-mas Ornament is a two-piece setdepicting the locomotive andPullman car commonly referredto as the “Presidential Special” ofthe 29th U.S. President,Warren G.Harding. Limited quantities areavailable. Cost: $22.

NRC SolomonsCookies with the Clauses

Enjoy an afternoon of fun whenthe Clauses visit the Navy Recre-ation Center for its Sixth AnnualCookies with the Clauses. Registerby calling the Adventure Zone at410-326-2840. All active duty andretired military, Reservists andDOD civilians and their guests areeligible. Available seatings:

4:30-6 p.m. and 6:30-8 p.m.Dec. 12

5-6:30 p.m. Dec. 133-4:30 p.m. Dec. 14

ITTPippin at the National Theater

2 p.m. Dec. 20Tickets: $96

Harlem Globetrotters at theRoyal Farms Arena (formerlyBaltimore Arena)Noon or 5 p.m. Dec. 26Tickets: $21.75 to $27 each

Monster Jam at Verizon CenterJan. 24 and 25Tickets: $15.50; optional Pit PartyPass available for $11 each.

Annie at the Hippodrome2 p.m. Jan. 31Tickets: $76.25

Chicago at the National Theater2 p.m. Feb. 14Tickets: $96

Rassieur Youth CenterWinter Wonderland Dance6:30-9:30 p.m. Dec. 12

All Pax River families are invitedto the Lincoln Military HousingCommunity Center for a night ofdinner and dancing. Winter Won-derland ticket includes: dinner,piano performances and danc-ing. Ages 17 and younger receivea special gift. Celebrate the won-der of the season with your family.Register with the Rassieur YouthCenter at 301-342-1694. Cost: $5per person; free for children ages2 and younger, and seniors 65 andolder.

Youth Cross Training FitnessClasses6-7 p.m.Wednesdays in JanuaryRassieurYouth CenterCost: $50 per youth ages six andolder

Cross training fitness classesfocus on increasing speed, agil-ity, increasing explosion, flexibil-ity, proper running techniques,circuit training, core, explosivefirst step, improved balance andstability, increased vertical leap,hand and eye coordination, fit-ness, nutrition and staying tit.

Drill HallLifeguard Refresher/Challenge

Students need to prepare aheadof time by referring to the trainingavailable at www.redcrossrefresh-er.com Register at the Fitness andSports Office or by calling. Cost:$100.

Session 1: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Dec. 16

Session 2: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Dec. 18

Lifeguard Certification Class:9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 12-16Cost: $225

Energy ZoneBallroom Dancing6-8 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 8

through Feb. 12Cost: $48 per person. Register

at the Sports and Fitness Office.

Belly Dancing7-8 p.m. Tuesdays,Jan. 13 through March 10

Cost: $60 per person. Registerat the Sports and Fitness Office.

Navy Flying Club5-8 p.m.Mondays, beginning inJanuaryBuilding 2189 auditorium

The Patuxent River Navy Fly-ing Club is offering Private PilotGround School from January toMay. The course meets the require-ments for the FAA knowledge testand for Navy Continuous Learningcredits. For more information orto enroll in the course, contact JoeDziewit at 301-862-1110, or cometo the Club office located behindand next to the Post Office on base.

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(formerly All ison) T56-A-425 turboprop enginesand Hamilton-Sundstrandconstant speed propellers,the C-2A Greyhound canmove cargo and personnelbetween ship and shore in amatter of hours.

The C-2A was designedwith the same folding wingand similar four-fin empen-nage as the E-2 Hawkeye,enabling it to fit on Essex-class “27 Charlie” carriers.The Greyhound’s widenedfuselage and rear loadingramp make it ideal for fastloading and unloading ofcargo and personnel.

Production of the C-2A be-gan in 1965; the aircraft hassupported the Navy’s logisticsefforts since 1966. The Navyawarded a contract for 39new C-2A aircraft in 1984 toreplace earlier airframes. Theolder models were phased outin 1987, and the last repro-cured C-2A Greyhound wasdelivered in 1990.

The C-2A is a flexibleworkhorse for the fleet. Witheach flight, the cabin can be

re-arranged to accommodatepriority cargo like jet engines,passengers, litter patients orcritical spare parts. A cargocage system restrains loadsduring ship launches andlandings. Straight-in rearcargo loading and unloadingallows for fast turnaround onthe ground or carrier flightdeck. The cargo ramp canalso be opened in flight, to al-low airdrops of supplies andpersonnel. An on-board Aux-iliary Power Unit (APU) pro-vides aircraft self-sufficiencyat remote airfields.

The C-2A fleet provides

rapid airborne logistics ca-pability to the carrier strikeforce across a full range ofsea-based military opera-tions. Avionics system im-provements, an aircraft elec-trical rewire and structuralenhancements provide thefleet with an economicallyviable C-2A platform for to-day, ready for the logisticsneeds of the future.

Thirty-five C-2A aircraftare currently in service, di-vided between two fleet op-erational squadrons, a fleettraining squadron and a testand evaluation squadron.

C-2A SpecificationsPrimary Function: Carrier On-board Delivery aircraft

PrimeContractor: NorthropGrumman

Unit Cost: $38.96million

Propulsion: Two Rolls Royce (Allison) T56-A-425 turbopropengines; 4,600 shaft horsepower each

Length: 56 feet 10 inches (17.3meters)

Height: 17 feet 2 inches (5.28meters)

Wingspan: 80 feet 7 inches (24.56meters)

Weight: Max. Gross TakeOff 57,500 pounds (26,082 kg), ship;60,000 pounds (27,215 kg), shore

Airspeed: Cruise - 251 knots; Max. - 343 knots

Ceiling: 30,900 feet (9, 418meters)

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so many items are mass pro-duced,” addedMackenzie. “Ourvendors aren’t allowed to sellany mass produced or manu-factured items.

“Because of theneed to standout,manyartists have re-invent-ed themselves and it shows intheir artwork and crafts. Nearlyall of them produce uniqueworks of high-end art.”

Not only can you pick up aunique gift just in time for theholidays, you will also be help-ing local artists and craftersby shopping at the craft show,Mackenzie said.

“There are many high-qual-ity items at the festival,” ex-plained Mackenzie. “Our festi-val features artists from all overthe state. Some of our artistshave been with us for decadeswhile some are first-time visi-tors to the base. These artistsare highly skilled and produceitemswhich range frompotteryto wood carvings.

“I’ve been a part of thisevent for 22 years and it’s anexciting day for vendors andthose in attendance. Thisshow is very important to both

the military and local commu-nities.”

The festival features 174local vendors offering hand-made crafts with no admis-sion fee. This is the last yearthe event will be open to thepublic. Shuttles are availableat the Frank Knox Buildingparking lot just south of Gate2 next to the Cedar Point Fed-eral Credit Union for anyonewithout base access.

All foreign nationals with-out base access must be vettedthrough security prior to theevent if they wish to attend.Everyone must be prepared toshow photo ID before gainingaccess to NAS Patuxent River.

For more information, con-tact Mackenzie at 301-342-6293.

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About the ShowNoadmission fee

170+ local vendors

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Dec. 6

At Drill Hall

Thursday, Dec. 46:30 p.m., Nightcrawler

(Rated: R, 1 hr. 57mins.) A pulse-poundingthriller set in the noctur-nal underbelly of con-temporary Los Angeles.Lou Bloom is a drivenyoung man desperatefor work who discoversthe high-speed worldof L.A. crime journal-ism. Finding a group offreelance camera crewswho film crashes, fires,murder and other may-hem, Lou muscles intothe cut-throat, danger-ous realm of nightcrawl-ing — where each policesiren wail equals a pos-sible windfall and vic-tims are converted intodollars and cents. Aidedby Nina, a veteran of the

blood-sport that is localTV news, Lou thrives. Inthe breakneck, ceaselesssearch for footage, he be-comes the star of his ownstory.

Friday, Dec. 56:30 p.m., Big Hero 6 (3D)

(Rated: PG, 1 hr. 48mins.) An action comedyadventure about brilliantrobotics prodigy HiroHamada, who finds him-self in the grips of a crim-inal plot that threatens todestroy the fast-paced,high-tech city of SanFransokyo. With the helpof his closest companion— a robot named Bay-

max — Hiro joins forceswith a reluctant team offirst-time crime fighterson a mission to save theircity.

9 p.m., Dumb and DumberTo

(Rated: PG-13, 1 hr. 50mins.) Twenty years af-ter the dimwits set out ontheir first adventure, theyhead out in search of oneof their long lost childrenin the hope of gaining anew kidney.

Saturday, Dec. 64 p.m., Big Hero 6 (3D)

(Rated: PG, 1 hr. 48mins.)

6:30 p.m., Dumb andDumber To

(Rated: PG-13, 1 hr. 50mins.)

9 p.m., John Wick(Rated: R, 1 hr. 41 mins.)

An ex-hitman comes out ofretirement to track downthe gangsters that took ev-erything from him. WithNewYork City as his bullet-riddled playground, JohnWick is a fresh and styl-ized take on the “assassingenre”.

Sunday, Dec. 7Free Sneak Preview2 p.m., The Imitation Game

(Rated: PG-13, 1 hr. 54mins.) This film is a nail-biting race against timefollowing Alan Turing —pioneer of modern-daycomputing and creditedwith cracking the GermanEnigma code — and hisbrilliant team at Britain’stop-secret code-breakingcenter, Bletchley Park,during the darkest daysof World War II. Turing,whose contributionsand genius significantlyshortened the war, savingthousands of lives, wasthe eventual victim of anunenlightened British es-tablishment, but his workand legacy live on.

Admittance begins nolater than 1 p.m. Seatingis first come, first served.All active duty E-1 to E-5receive front-of-the-lineprivileges. No cameras,camera phones or otherrecording devices are per-mitted. Be prepared toshow ID.

Monday, Dec. 8 andTuesday, Dec. 9

Theater is not open

Wednesday, December 106:30 p.m., Dumb andDumber To

(Rated: PG-13, 1 hr. 50mins.)


CENTER STAGE MOVIESl Movie Line: 301-342-5033l Reservations: 301-342-3648l Ticket Prices: E-1 to E-5 category:adults, $3.50 and youths ages 6-11,$2.50. All others: adults, $4.50;youths ages 6-11, $3.50.

l 3-D glasses: $1

l Authorized ID required foradmission

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Holidays are Sotterly6:30 -9 p.m.Dec. 5, 11, 12 and 18-20Sotterley PlantationCelebrate the season at Sotterley’s 300-year-old plantation

house decorated in different historical periods for the holi-days. Experience Sotterley’s 2014 interactive living history tour,“Common lives, shared sentiments;” candlelight tours are ev-ery 15 minutes from 6:30-9 p.m. Advance reservations are re-quired and can be done online at www.sotterley.org. Cost: $15.

Military Exhibits at Piney Point LighthouseDec. 1 through Jan. 4Military exhibits fill the lighthouse keeper’s quarters and

feature theU.S.CoastGuard,U.S.Navy,Warof 1812,WorldWar

II and theU. S. CivilWar.The keeper’s quarters are not normal-ly open to thepublic, so this is a chance to look inside. Cost: $7,adults; $3.50, senior citizens, military with ID, and youths ages6-18; free, children ages 5 andyounger. Admission includes theholiday exhibit, tour of the museum, Potomac River MaritimeExhibit and Piney Point Lighthouse tower. Dec. 1-19 hours:noon to 4 p.m.Wednesdays through Sundays; Dec. 20 throughJan. 4 hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. The exhibits and tours areclosed Christmas Eve, ChristmasDay andNewYear’s Day.

Christmas by the BayThrough Jan. 4St.Clement’s IslandMuseumThis holiday exhibit features special doll collections from

the Black-eyed Susan and Southern Maryland Doll Clubs.Dolls are arranged to depict Christmas scenes and vignettes ofChesapeake coastal living in the early 20th century. Cost: $3,adults; $2, senior citizens and military with ID; $1.50, youths

ages 6-18; free, children ages 5 and younger. Dec. 1-19 hours:noon to 4 p.m.Wednesdays through Sundays; Dec. 20 throughJan. 4hours: 10 a.m. to 4p.m.daily.Theexhibit is closedChrist-mas Eve, ChristmasDay andNewYear’s Day.

St. Maries Minstrels7:30 p.m.Dec. 10Lexington Park libraryEnjoy a relaxing evening of music by St. Maries Minstrels.

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Solomons Christmas Walk6-9 p.m.Dec. 5 and 6Stroll the luminaria-lit streets and begin your holiday cel-

ebrations. Children’s activities, live music, open house at lo-cal businesses, Santa’s arrival. Lighted boat parade Dec. 6. Fordetails, visit http://solomonsmaryland.com/solomons-christ-mas-walk.html.

Annmarie Garden in Lights6-9 p.m.nightly Dec. 5 through Jan. 3Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts CenterThe gardens is stepping it up this year with more one-of-

a-kind light sculptures and LED lights that provide rich, vividcolors. Walk the wooded path and experience the brilliant vi-gnettes of famous people, places and works of art. Don’t for-get to ask for a “Holiday I Spy” program. This year’s game willfeature a green shamrock hidden in each vignette for visitorstofind.Admission: $6, ages 5 andolder; free, ages 4 andyoung-er. A dollar-off coupon is available online. Garden in Lights isclosedDec. 8-10 and 24-25.

Gingerbread House Workshop2-3 p.m.Dec. 6Calvert libraries: Twins Beaches Branch at the Northeast

Community Center; and Southern BranchCelebrate the holiday season by building a small ginger-

bread house. Each child is asked to bring a bag of any edibleitem to share with the group to decorate all the gingerbreadhouses. For children in grades K - 8. Register at 410-257-2411(Twin Beaches) or 410-326-5289 (Southern).

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