C5ISR Community Responds to COVID-19

THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020 Vol. 64, No. 16 C5ISR Community Responds to COVID-19

By JON BLEIWEIS, APG News ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- As the Army shifted its priorities to providing manpower and equipment to state and local authorities to help combat COVID-19, a team of C5ISR experts at APG quickly came together in order to provide a unified and rapid response supporting COVID-19 response units with the latest network communications gear. Through a “team of teams” approach, the C5ISR COVID Response Equipping Team was designed to deliver command and control and communications network capabilities and technical help support to U.S. Army North and more Army National Guard inside forces. C5ISR stands for COVID-19 Command, Control, Testing Computers, Communi- Ramping Up cations, Cyber, Intelli- Army-wide. gence, Surveillance and Page A3 Reconnaissance. The team is made up of the U.S. Army Forc- Growth es Command, Network- of DOD Cross Functional Team, Telework Communications and Capability Electronics Command, May Outlive U.S. Army photo by 63rd ESB Program Executive Pandemic. Office Command, Con- Page B1 The 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion (ESB) is supporting U. S. Army North (Fifth Army) in response to the COVID-19 trol, Communications- pandemic by providing reliable communications for medical units, logistical units, and headquarters staff. These missions Tactical, PEO Soldier are part of Defense Support of Civilian Authorities (DSCA). Teams are actively providing support to medical units at the and the Army’s G3/5/7 (operations, plans and Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City and have postured at Joint-Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, training) and G6, to support ARNORTH and and Anderson, South Carolina, for follow-on missions. ARNG. The team is tasked to deliver capability, integration, field support and help desk servic- Maryland School Closures Extended Through May 15 es to augment and enhance current ARNORTH and ARNG military and commercial commu- By JON BLEIWEIS, APG News do for the remainder of the school year. Schools will continue online nications systems. Focus areas include ARNG ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- The closure of public learning, in the meantime, she said. requirements and needs, network transport, schools in Maryland as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has been Virginia and Pennsylvania schools have already closed for the mission command and cloud integration and extended until May 15. remainder of the academic year. In Washington, D.C., the schools sustainment and help desk support. The announcement was made by Maryland State Superintendent will continue remote learning and end the school year early, on May “Lots of disparate organizations were of Schools Karen Salmon during a news conference Friday, April 17. 29. In Delaware, schools are closed until May 15, but Gov. John Car- involved at different levels trying to provide Schools in the state had previously been closed through Friday, ney said in an interview on CNN that he expects schools will remain capabilities to the DoD response to COVID,” April 24. closed until the end of its academic year. In New Jersey, schools are Salmon said the state will use the next month to examine what to closed until May 15. See C5ISR, page A5

IT2 Kris Romeo Bishundat Businesses Can Still Advertise, Sept. 14, 1977 - Sept. 11, 2001 Sponsor Events Through FMWR By RACHEL PONDER, APG News a way for companies to increase their exposure ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. and directly interact with the APG communi- -- Despite the cancellation of numerous on-post ty. Most advertising includes a patriotic mes- Information Technologist events due to the coronavirus pandemic, Fami- sage, she said. ly and Morale, Welfare and Recreation contin- Advertising opportunities include the MWR ues to provide businesses with the opportunity website, https://aberdeen.armymwr.com, the Found His Calling in Navy to advertise on FMWR products and facilities “InDemand” weekly newsletter and the APG as well as sponsor FMWR events. MWR Directory. Businesses can also adver- By JON BLEIWEIS, APG News tise on outdoor and indoor banners, window Advertising Opportunities clings, Top of the Bay catering and conference Two days before his 18th birthday, on There are many ways businesses can brochures, Child and Youth facilities, and at Sept. 12, 1995, Kris Romeo Bishundat enlist- advertise on post, said Chris Lockhart, branch ed in the Navy. chief of MWR Marketing and Advertising. It is See FMWR, page A5 His mother, Basmattie, said she thought joining the Navy would give him good dis- cipline and help steer him in the right direction, when it came to finding a career. He was the first on either side of his family to join the military. Sign up to receive Sure enough, Bishundat, who went by Romeo, found his calling, as an information technologist. After basic training, he was APG News in your email! assigned to the U.S.S. Yorktown in 1996, then the U.S.S. Shreveport, where he served for four years and was the ship’s webmaster, Go to APGNews.com/newsletter to enter your Basmattie Bishundat said. Initially enlisting for a four-year commit- email address and receive weekly updates! ment, he re-enlisted in 1999 and continued his education by taking online classes. “I think he was thinking about making the military a career,” she said. “He thought it was a good direction for him to take.” In May 2001, Bishundat was assigned to www.APGNews.com THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020 Vol. 64, No. 13 the Pentagon, where he worked at the Chief of Naval Operations Telecommunications Center. Bishundat lived in Waldorf. COVID-19 Affects APG Community His mother said that while her son said A HERO’S STORY little about what he did in the role, he quick- Retired Editor’s Note: This story is part ly qualified at three watch stations and was Medical of a recurring series of APG News excited to work at the Pentagon. stories of heroes who made the “He was very impressed with the size of Soldiers ultimate sacrifice and have Mary- the Pentagon,” Basmattie Bishundat said. land connections. See HERO, page A2 Sought BY DEVON L. SUITS Army News Service WASHINGTON -- More than 14,000 retired Soldiers have already shown inter- est in returning to active duty after the Army recently reached out to over 800,000 of them to assist in the COVID-19 pandemic response, G-1 officials said Friday, March inside 27. “The U.S. Army is actively seeking retired officers, noncommissioned officers, and other Soldiers to assist with COVID-19 By The Numbers...... A4 pandemic response efforts,” officials said in Md. Schools Close Through April 24 a statement. “When the nation called, they have answered, and now that call has come By JON BLEIWEIS, APG News Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan “If another parent or guardian again. This extraordinary challenge requires also signed an executive order is able to stay home with your ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. more equally extraordinary solutions.” Wednesday that said child care pro- children, you should do that. All Things Maryland...... A4 -- Maryland State Superintendent of Schools The Army is currently looking for the fol- grams in the state will be focused Your children should be home Karen Salmon has extended the closure of inside lowing medical specialties: on serving the children of essential with you.” Maryland public schools through April 24, • Critical care officers, 60F personnel. APG On the installation, the Child amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that • Anesthesiologist, 60N Designated essential person- Operating Development Center and Youth COVID-19 Operating Schedule...... A6 is sweeping through the state and beyond. • Nurse anesthetist, 66F nel can find operating child care Hours Due to Center at APG North (Aber- Salmon made the announcement during • Critical care nurse, 66S programs by calling the Locate: COVID-19. deen) remain open to support a news conference Wednesday, March 25. • Nurse practitioner, 66P Child Care hotline at 877-261- Page A7 identified, currently registered, Maryland schools were initially shut down • Emergency room nurse, 66T 0060 on weekdays between 7 a.m. mission-essential patrons only. for two weeks. • Respiratory specialist, 68V Did You Know?...... B3 and 7 p.m. Specialized services If you have child care ques- “We do not make this decision lightly,” • Medic, 68W for parents of children with spe- tions, call the APG North she said. “However, with the challenges • Medical Support cial needs, as well as Spanish language, are CDC at 410-278-5748 or Youth Center at facing our state and our country, we have a Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McCo- also available. 410-278-9061. The APG Crossword...... B4 responsibility to ensure the health and safe- nville also announced March 26 that two ty of our school communities and the com- “Our urgent focus is in ensuring that Hogan previously advised all public col- U.S. Serviceman Helpedthere are child careLiberate options for the chil - ManTech, STEM Students munities at large.” See SCHOOLS, page A5 See RETIRED, page A5 This Week in APG History...... B5 Nazi Concentrationdren Camp of essential personnel,” | A3 Salmon said. ‘ADAPT’ to Soldiers’ Needs | B1 AAFES Keeps APG Eateries Impacted by Coronavirus Serving Military By RACHEL PONDER, APG News Through Pandemic ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- APG eateries are experiencing reduced Army & Air Force Exchange Service business as a result of the COVID-19 DALLAS – When disaster strikes the pandemic. Under Maryland Gov. Larry military community — whether a natural Hogan’s orders, restaurants are only allowed disaster or the current COVID-19 pandemic to offer drive-through, delivery or carryout — the Army & Air Force Exchange Service services. Below is a roundup of how eateries continues to care for the nation’s warfight- and stores are serving customers during this ers, their families and associates on the crisis. Information is subject to change. frontlines. Top of the Bay - APG North At the forefront of this effort is the and APG South Exchange Disaster Support Group, which Top of the Bay, operated by Morale, Welfare and Recreation, is delivering fresh See AAFES, page A4 food on-post seven days a week; from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Options include sandwiches, salads, tacos, soups and burgers. “We hope this will be a value-added service to all of Team APG living and working on post during this time,” said Army Community Service Director Jennifer Eichner, with MWR. To order, call 410-278-0484/2801. Other MWR eateries are closed until further notice. Burger King Burger King is offering drive-through services only, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. No breakfast service. Burger King is located at File photo by Rachel Ponder, APG News Building 2330. For more information, call 410-273-7464, or visit www.bk.com. The food truck Eat Like a Greek is open for business from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday-Friday. Eat Like a Greek - APG North Visit APGNews.com for The food truck, Eat Like a Greek, is feel it is our responsibility to stay open as Commissary - APG North still open for business. Owner Konstantinos much as we are allowed to do, in order to Commissary Officer Daryl Alexander up-to-date information Koukounaras said customers can purchase serve our Soldiers and contractors.” said the Commissary still sells “Grab and from APG Senior popular items like lamb and chicken Eat Like a Greek is located in the parking Go” items such as pre-made sandwiches and yeeros, chicken souvlaki and Greek salad. lot of the APG Exchange. It’s open from 10 salads, and prepared foods such as rotisserie Commander Maj. Gen. Everything is prepared fresh daily and a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday-Friday. chickens are still available. Mitchell Kilgo and prepared with Greek olive oil. For more information, call 410-776- “Our store has always prided itself on “We are practicing all the appropriate 4647 or visit https://www.facebook.com/ providing a safe and secure environment Garrison Commander measures for everyone’s health,” he said. eatlikeagreekmd/. Col. Tim Druell. “Our sales dropped at least 50%, but I still See EATERIES, page A6

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BY JOHN LEADER ural resources for future generations, but to APG DPW, Environmental Integration Branch also ensure our Soldiers have the land, water, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. and airspace needed to support military train- -- Great challenges demand a committed ing and testing activities.” and unified response and, after the immedi- The Army Corps of Engineers also ate problem has been dealt with, historical- embraces the principles of environmental ly Americans found themselves stronger and stewardship stating that “…sustainable prac- more resilient because of the innovations and tices allow our installations to be more resil- organizations that were developed to face the ient, efficient and effective in delivering crisis. Historians will likely see that in retro- the mission.” They also recognize that “… spect after this current coronavirus pandem- sustainable approaches are critical mission ic as they did after nation-changing events enablers for the Army. Our installations play such as the Great Depression and both world a vital role in supporting readiness, as power wars. American innovation and organization projection platforms where our Soldiers train were needed to face critical challenges again and in providing quality of life to our Army in 1970, and it led to the founding of Earth Families.” Day and the most significant environmental At APG, DPWs Environmental Division legislation in the nation’s history. serves the garrison and tenants with guid- Decades of largely unregulated develop- ance and support in a variety of environmen- ment and industrial progress, with greater tal areas such as energy, solid and hazardous production, waste generation, energy con- waste, forestry, wetlands, wildlife and coast- sumption and expanded petrochemical use, al management. were starting to result in very visible negative Celebrate Earth Day Despite side effects across the nation. From burning Social Distancing oil slicks on urban rivers to ill workers and In 50 years Earth Day has grown from residents in industrial areas, increasing con- 20 million participants in the U.S. to per- cern over carcinogens, contaminated drink- haps a billion people in over 190 countries ing water, denuded forests, littered beaches, around the world. Due to the current global massive fish kills, toxins endangering bald pandemic, it is unfortunate but unlikely that eagles and other species, and cities shroud- communities anywhere in the world will be ed in smog. Americans were motivated to able to safely gather in large groups to cele- make significant changes. Natural resourc- brate Earth Day’s 50th anniversary on April es in America were, in fact, not infinite and 22. However, it would be more unfortunate human health and the economy would not be to forget the importance of being good stew- sustainable, if we didn’t embrace the need ards of our life-sustaining natural resources for better stewardship of these life-sustain- throughout the year. Our environment pro- ing resources. vides not only clean water, air, and food for A period of political bipartisanship our most basic needs, it is also the source occurred in response to this widespread cri- of most medicines that have been devel- sis, and to the corresponding grassroots oped throughout history. Beyond that, nature groundswell of outrage, resulting in signif- provides enjoyment and renovation for our icant legislation and action by the feder- physical and mental health and well-being al government to better protect Americans and is being appreciated by many during and their environment. Earth Day was but supporting research and services for weath- What is Army Earth Day? this current health crisis that prohibits large one component of the American response to er forecasting, charts for shipping, aviation, The Army has joined communities in cel- group activities. this widespread environmental awakening 50 fisheries, climate change, sea level rise, sat- ebrating Earth Day for decades and each year In spite of the current restrictions there years ago. ellites, coastal zone management, research the Army Environmental Command (AEC) are still many ways you can be a part of Forces Combined to Address and environmental protection. develops posters and educational activity sustaining your Earth by continually learn- Environmental Challenges By December 1970, the Environmental booklets for children and students as well as ing and challenging yourself, your family, In January 1970, Congress passed the Protection Agency (EPA) was established guidance for soldiers and civilians. friends and co-workers to be better stewards National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to oversee federal “…monitoring, research, For Earth Day, the AEC works “to high- of our environment. The minor actions of which the Code of Federal Regulations standards, and enforcement for environmen- light environmental successes and help peo- many can be as powerful as the major contri- described as “…our basic national char- tal protection.” That spring, Sen. Gaylord ple understand how sound environmental butions of a few. The past 50 years have seen ter for protection of the environment.” It Nelson of Wisconsin founded the first Earth stewardship not only supports the quality of both improvements and persistent challenges requires federal agencies, including the mil- Day, with Democratic and Republican co- Soldier training, but also the quality of life to a healthy and sustainable environment in itary services, to consider the environmental chairs, to show public support for environ- of families that live on Army installations, the U.S. and worldwide. It is not always easy, effects of their proposed actions. In Octo- mental protection on April 22 of each year. It Army Soldiers, civilians and contractors that inexpensive, or fast to balance long-term ber 1970, the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, is estimated that 20 million Americans partic- work on Army installations and neighboring environmental protection with current proj- the Weather Bureau, and the U.S. Commis- ipated in that first event to promote a healthy communities.” ects and progress. Earth Day is our annual sion of Fish & Fisheries were combined and sustainable environment. The following For energy, the Army pursues “…ways reminder that the essential benefits and resil- to form the National Oceanic and Atmo- dozen years brought more bipartisan accom- to eliminate inefficiencies in existing facil- iency provided by a healthy planet can only spheric Administration (NOAA). The agen- plishments with the Clean Water Act and ities; increasing energy efficiency in new be sustained with continued vigilance and an cy describes its mission as one of “science, Coastal Zone Management Act (1972), the construction and renovation, reducing depen- appreciation of environmental protection for service and stewardship (that) spans from the Clean Air Act and Endangered Species Act dence on fossil fuels and improving energy everyone’s health and well-being for now surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean.” (1973) and ongoing efforts towards environ- security.” For natural resources, the Army and the future. It is a critical part of the federal government mental justice for minorities (1980s). strives “…not only to safeguard valuable nat-

HERO Continued from Page A1 Like us on facebook “He came home and he was taking off his www.facebook.com/APGMd shoes one day, when he first started and he said, ‘Mom, I would really like to take you and dad there.’” Bishundat never got to take his parents there. Follow our Instagram He was among 125 people and 33 Navy Sailors who died in the Pentagon during the instagram.com/ attack on America on Sept. 11, 2001, three flagpole and stone at his high school’s foot- days before what would have been his 24th ball field. A lab on the U.S.S. Shreveport is aberdeen_proving_ground birthday. also dedicated in his memory. Bishundat is memorialized in several “He was very friendly,” she said. “He ways, his mother said, including through a could talk to the youngest person to the old- walk at his high school, a scholarship, and a est person.”

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NextGen Federal Systems, a private firm in no way connected Website...... www.APGNews.com April 23, 2020 • APG News A3 COVID-19 Testing Ramping Up Army-wide BY SEAN KIMMONS been increased across the Army. Army News Service Initially, the Army had nine medical WASHINGTON -- With nearly 1,000 centers with a large testing capacity, which Soldiers that have now tested positive for the has since expanded to 35 installations to COVID-19 virus, the Army is continuing to provide testing locally, said Lt. Gen. Scott ramp up its testing efforts, particularly for Dingle, the Army’s surgeon general. new recruits at training posts. And if the number of cases goes up, Starting next week, one of the Army’s the Army has the ability to send testing largest training posts -- Fort Jackson, South capabilities elsewhere, or even use local or Carolina -- will be able to conduct about 700 state testing sites. tests each day for the virus after receiving “Right now, in the Army, we do have new machines to increase its throughput. enough tests,” Dingle said. “However, as we During a Pentagon briefing on Thursday, test [more people], they’re going to have to April 16, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James be replenished.” McConville said he visited the installation Identifying service members who have the day before to see how Soldiers were been asymptomatic with the virus has also training under new safety measures. been a challenge across the Department of “We have not stopped training,” he said. Defense. The DOD is pursuing different types “During the training, they were 6 feet apart of diagnostic capabilities, such as serologic and they were either wearing masks or gaiters testing that can assess a patient’s blood for when they got closer. So we’re going to see the presence of COVID-19 antibodies. this type of training continue to happen.” Photo by Alexandra Shea “That ability will allow us to consistently test more, so we can identify those When recruits now come to training posts, Pvt. Thomas Essman, a basic combat training graduate, has his temperature individuals,” Dingle said. “In the meantime, they are screened and placed in what he taken on March 31 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, before he boards a bus that we must [carry out] the mitigation measures described as a “safety bubble” environment will take him to his advanced individual training at Fort Lee, Virginia. to minimize exposure to other Soldiers while to ensure we protect the forces.” they train with their cohorts. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston Before mitigation efforts were in full The Army’s medical research community “That’s how we will keep the spread of also recently traveled to Fort Jackson as force, a training battalion at Fort Jackson is also working on the development of the virus down,” he said. well as Fort Lee, Virginia, to see trainees in recorded a handful of positive cases, leaders vaccines as part of the prevention efforts. Earlier this month, the Army halted the action. said. But with the safeguards and additional It is currently testing vaccine prototypes movement of new recruits for two weeks He said the training was “still executed to testing in place since mid-March, the spread in small animals before selecting a candidate to basic combat training posts, such as Fort standard.” He was also impressed with how of the virus has been contained and training for safe testing in humans this summer, said Jackson, to slow the spread of the virus. trainees with symptoms of COVID-19 were goes on to maintain readiness. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy. The extra time allowed training posts sent to a separate facility at Fort Jackson so “We need to make sure that our Army is “The Army is fighting the virus on to build up testing capabilities while also they could be quickly tested away from other ready to go to war,” McConville said, “and multiple fronts,” McCarthy said. “From carrying out basic training and advanced trainees. we’re going to make sure that our Soldiers medical support efforts in our cities to individual training courses in a limited “They get the results right there on are ready.” searching for a vaccine in order to stay ready, capacity, which has included smaller classes Jackson,” Grinston said. “It’s an extremely Testing capabilities for the virus have also so we can continue to be the Army the nation and social distancing. well-done process.” deserves.”

U.S. Serviceman Helped Liberate Nazi Concentration Camp BY MIKE RICHMAN Department of Veterans Affairs Research Communications For nearly four decades, Al Ungerleider dedicated his life to serving his country. He was an infantry officer who saw active combat in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, rising to the rank of brigadier general. During the 1970s, he served as post commander at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Ungerleider experienced a lot during his years in the military, including a landing amid the chaos on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. But nothing stirred his emotions like what crossed before his eyes in the wan- ing days of World War II. At the time, U.S., Soviet and British forces were liberating Nazi concentration camps in Europe as Ger- many was close to surrendering, bringing to life the horrors of Adolph Hitler’s “Final Solution” to exterminate the Jewish people. The liberators saw emaciated corpses piled on top of each other and skeletal camp survivors, and they could smell the stench of death. Army 1st Lt. Ungerleider, who died in 2011 at age 89, commanded Company I of the Third Battalion of the 115th Regiment, Courtesy photos which separated into advance parties to scout Al Ungerleider earned three Bronze Al Ungerleider served as post commander of Aberdeen Proving Ground during routes and bivouac areas in central Germa- Stars for his military service. the 1970s. He is pictured with his wife, Ruth. ny. Ungerleider’s party came upon the Dora- Mittelbau concentration camp, the center of Burke once said. “Doors one, two, three was chosen to escort President Clinton for Over the years, Ungerleider remained a vast network of forced labor camps in the and four were empty. Ungerleider said as a wreath laying at the iconic site. Ten years modest about his recognition and service to Harz Mountain region. Prisoners at Dora- he approached door five he felt a tingle all later, he was one of 100 American Veter- his country. “He was a patriot who loved his Mittlebau constructed large factories for the through his body. As he opened the door, ans who returned to Omaha Beach for the country and did his duty,” Neil Ungerleider V-2 missile program and other experimen- there was a German trooper with a Luger 60th anniversary. They received the French said. “After Pearl Harbor, my father enlist- tal weapons. pistol aimed at them. Fortunately, Billy was Legion of Honor, the oldest and highest honed because, as he put it, `We were all going. Upon entering the camp 75 years ago on faster on the trigger, and he pumped eight or in France. No one ever thought not to go.’ In his mind, April 11, 1945, Ungerleider witnessed a lev- shots into the German as fast as he could pull In his distinguished military career, he was doing nothing beyond what everyone el of cruelty that is “burned into my brain the trigger.” Ungerleider also commanded military bas- else was doing. He never thought of himself and my soul like nothing else in my life,” Nightmares From What He es in Korea and Vietnam. He was a three- as unique or special. The value he instilled time recipient of the Bronze Star, which is in his children was this: Work hard, do your he said in a 1993 interview. “My men and I Witnessed smashed through the gates and witnessed the awarded to members of the military for hero- best and be modest about what you achieve. site of dead bodies, of human beings in the Like Al Ungerleider and his unit, many ic achievement, heroic service, meritorious I cannot think of a better description of how worst state of degradation. There was abso- Americans were unaware of the German achievement or meritorious service in a com- he lived his life.” lute horror in what we saw. Then we asked, atrocities toward the Jews. Nearly 6 million bat zone. `What can we do to help?’” Jewish people were murdered in Nazi concentration camps from 1939 to 1945 in what ‘Literally Starving to Death’ is known as the Holocaust. Ungerleider, who was Jewish, spoke Neil Ungerleider said his father expe- Yiddish to the survivors in the camp and rienced nightmares as a result of what he grouped them together to recite the Kaddish, witnessed at Dora-Mittlebau. “This one trau- the Jewish prayer to mourn the dead. Pri- matic event stuck with him for the rest of his or to the liberation, the Nazis had evacuat- life. He was able to cope very well with his ed most of the prisoners at Dora-Mittlebau war experiences, except for this one thing.” to the Bergen-Belsen camp in northern Ger- Nearly a year before liberating the camp, many to hide them from allied forces. Thus, Al Ungerleider led 50 men from the 115th only a few hundred prisoners remained at the Regiment ashore at Omaha Beach on the camp, which once held as many as 12,000 by morning of June 6, 1944. They were in the time the Americans arrived. the second wave of U.S. troops who hit “He and his unit were totally unprepared the beach in the Normandy invasion along for what they found because they had no the northern coast of France. The invasion knowledge of the concentration camps,” said changed the course of the war by leading Ungerleider’s son, Neil Ungerleider. “The to the Allied liberation of Western Europe survivors were literally starving to death.” from Germany’s control. “Being in the sec- Neil Ungerleider explained that his father ond wave, he didn’t experience the kind of spoke with German citizens who lived in the slaughter that those who went in first did,” nearby towns and villages and who claimed Neil Ungerleider said, “which doesn’t make ignorance of the atrocities. He said to them, it any less dangerous or any less heroic in ‘Go back and bring these people food,’” Neil terms of what he and his men did. But he did Ungerleider said. “He threatened to imprison have close calls during the war.” them if they didn’t do it, but they did. They ‘He was a Patriot’ brought them food.” The Americans appeared to encounter Al Ungerleider earned three Bronze Stars minimal resistance as they scoured the camp. for his military service. At one point, Al Ungerleider and Army Pfc. Al Ungerleider was not wounded dur- Billy Melander went to a building and found ing the landing. But he suffered injuries not 10 crematorium ovens with the doors closed. long after from shrapnel in France. The first Edward Burke, the captain of a tank destroy- wound to his arm wasn’t that serious. He was er battalion that accompanied Ungerleider’s treated at a hospital in France before return- unit in the assault on the camp, provided an ing to combat. A wound to the leg was more account of what happened next: serious. He was evacuated to England for “Ungerleider told Billy to bring his M1 treatment and returned to battle. rifle ready to fire as he opened the doors,” On June 6, 1994, the 50th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, Ungerleider A4 APG News • April 23, 2020

State Dog: The Chesapeake Bay Retriever

By JON BLEIWEIS, APG News ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- They say a dog is man’s best best friend. Perhaps the best friend for all Marylanders, then, would be the Chesapeake Bay Retriev- er, the state’s official dog. Maryland was the first state to designate an official state dog, doing so in 1964. A dozen states have since followed suit. “The breed is known for recovering game, in particular ducks and geese, shot down by hunters,” wrote the Associated Press in the March 8, 1964, edition of the Washington Post, where it was reported that the dog was made a state symbol by the Maryland Gener- al Assembly. The breed was one of nine that were recognized by the American Kennel Club when the organization started in 1884. While it’s known that the breed is one of few breeds that were developed in the Unit- ed States, the history of this dog is unclear, according to the Maryland State Archives. Legend tells of an English vessel ship- wrecked off the coast of Maryland in the early 19th century. Among the survivors were two young dogs of a Newfoundland breed. Supposedly bred to local coonhounds, they evolved into the present-day Chesapeake Bay Retriever. The affectionate, bright and sensitive breed is known for its waterproof coat. It can be brown, sedge or deadgrass in color. An adult male Chessie can grow up to 23-26 inches in height and 65-80 pounds, while a female can grow up to 21-24 inches in height and 55-70 pounds, according to the AKC. Its life expectancy is 10-13 years. In 1966, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever became the mascot at University of Mary- land Baltimore County. Photo by George Makatura A Chesapeake Bay Retriever, the state dog of Maryland.

by the numb#rs Staying Active and Connecting With Your Child During COVID-19

BY CHRISTINA BOLLINO added stress it may seem overwhelming Army Wellness Center to keep a “normal” routine and healthy NATIONAL PARK ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, regimen. Md. -- April is the Month of the Military The key things to remember are to take Child. Instilling the values of a healthy small steps, do what you can, something is WEEK lifestyle through nutrition and exercise are better than nothing and embrace the extra important to start at an early age. During time together as a family. Below are a few ideas of things to do This is National Park Week. This year, the National Park Service and the this unprecedented time, with homeschool- together to help increase activity as a National Park Foundation invites everyone to virtually celebrate America’s ing, social distancing, limited activity, and family. treasured places. Learn more about our national parks with these fast facts. 84 million acres + The area of land protected by the National Park Service.

12.5 million Number of visits to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2019.

20,000 Approximate number of people who are employed by the Nation- al Park Service annually. More than 300,000 people donate their time and expertise as volunteers.

1872 The year Yellowstone National Park, the oldest U.S. national park, was founded. The second U.S. national park created is no longer a national park. Mackinac National Park in Michigan was established in 1875 and was returned to the state in 1895. It is now a Michigan state park.

275 feet The height of the largest living single-stem tree in the world. Named the General Sherman, it is located in California’s Sequoia National Park. It weighs approximately 1,900 metric tons.

Editor’s note, for information about visiting a park virtually, visit https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/find-your- virtual-park.htm.

By RACHEL PONDER, APG News Source(s): https://www.outdoorproject.com/articles/59-fun-facts-about-our-national- parks https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/national-park-week.htm April 23, 2020 • APG News A5 Month of the Military Child Offers Virtual Activities BY SUSAN MERKNER Even in a time of social distancing, the Army’s observance of Month of the Military Child in April offers opportunities for celebrating the youngest members of the military family and acknowledging the adults who work with them. This year’s MOMC theme, selected many months ago, seems apt for 2020: “Overcom- ing Challenges: Adapting Today for a Stron- ger Tomorrow.” Army garrison Child and Youth Servic- es program directors are supporting stay at home social distancing by leveraging the web and social media through virtual story time, DIY home workouts, virtual family adventures, virtual Lego league, and children drawing, painting and poster contests, the results of which they plan to use to dec- orate around post when the facilities reopen. For those looking for family activities to do at home, MOMC’s annual Young Lives, Big Stories national contest offers military children the chance to share their views on what it means to be part of a military family through art and writing -- an ideal opportunity for children at home now, since submis- sions are emailed. The deadline will be set for later this year, and details are available at www.armymwr.com/momc. “Military children strengthen families with their love and through their sacrifice to a cause much bigger than themselves. They are an integral part of Army readiness,” said Lt. Gen. Douglas Gabram, commanding gen- U.S. Army photos eral of the U.S. Army Installation Manage- ment Command. Military families may enjoy the convenience of on-post child care. CYS Celebrates 40th Quonset huts and other borrowed spaces for Anniversary child care. Annual staff turnover was often This year’s MOMC coincides with the 300% due to low pay. 40th anniversary of the creation of the Army That changed in 1980 when the Army Child and Youth Services, which traces its hired M.A. Lucas to lead the U.S. Army beginnings to the creation of the first day Child Development Services System, which care programs for military children. she headed for 31 years. With the theme “Journey to Excellence,” The General Accounting Office reviewed the CYS anniversary celebrates the program’s military child care programs in 1982, and transition from rather humble beginnings to the following year the Army established becoming a leader in child care with its Child regulations for child development services. Development Centers. Programs were developed for “latchkey Army CDCs maintain a 97% accreditation kids,” those youngsters who went home after rate, compared to about 10% nationally, from school and had no adult supervision until a the National Association for the Education parent returned, a new concept in the 1980s. of Young Children, the industry’s primary In 1989, Army day care evolved further, accreditation organization, said Suzanne with creation of the Military Child Care King, chief, Child and Youth Services, Act, which improved the quality of care and IMCOM G9. ensured affordability for military parents. The U.S. Army began offering child care Among the reforms were standardized in 1980, when women began entering the facility design, safety protocols such as workforce in large numbers. In the earliest installation of video cameras and recorders, Safety standards for children in day care have evolved through the years, and years, child care in the Army and elsewhere inspections, improved compensation, and child development curricula have replaced earlier notions of custodial care. consisted primarily of custodial care: keep advanced training for providers. the young ones safe, fed and rested. Leaders looked to the National Association The Fort Leavenworth child development the CDCs, advancing the Army’s day care For example, when the Fort Leavenworth for the Education of Young Children, the center became the first Army day care to standards and drawing national attention. A child development center opened, it had 40 leading professional organization, whose receive accreditation from the National 2002 Senate report called the Army program cribs inside an old military school building. accreditation standards became the goal for Association for the Education of Young “a model for the nation for providing high- Other posts used cleaned-out stables, the Army’s child development centers. Children, a change which rippled through all quality affordable child care.”

Equipping Team, which is composed of many APG-based organizations, came together so C5ISR quickly. The foundational building blocks were in place to facilitate a quick establish- Continued from Page A1 ment of a team, as the commands have long- standing relationships and familiar partner said Col. Shane Taylor, project manager tac- exchange at the working level through gener- tical network for PEO C3T. “Senior leaders al officer ranks. recognized this and saw an opportunity to syn- The team meets frequently to evaluate chronize efforts of the supporting commands.” what is happening and make sure everyone The C5ISR COVID Response Equipping on the team is up to speed. General officers Team was able to come together so quickly meet weekly, while a council of colonels meets at APG — in a matter of days — because the twice a week. installation is home to the C5ISR Center of Kipling pointed out one recent example Excellence, allowing for the acquisition com- of the team fulfilling a need. ARNORTH had munity, logistics community, CECOM and SIPR NIPR Access Point terminals that were partners within the area to quickly adjust to at their end of life, but the portable network its new responsibilities, said Col. Troy Cros- capability could be used for small command by, project manager mission command at PEO post support. The terminal provides internet C3T. and voice capabilities for a small command Having these organizations in sync with post of about a dozen people and could be used U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Truckley each other allowed them to work together to at a food distribution site, she said. achieve a common goal, rather than create A Soldier from A Company, 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 35th Signal ARNORTH reached out to the team, say- duplicate or redundant efforts, and make sure Brigade assigned to Fort Stewart, Georgia, moves their High Mobility ing the terminals weren’t being sustained and there are no gaps in coverage, Taylor said. It Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle loaded with communication equipment on a couldn’t be fixed. The team came together, as also allows the C5ISR organizations to serve plane at Hunter Army Airfield, April 4. The 63rd ESB is moving personnel and PEO C3T and CECOM went through their as a single forum for ARNORTH and ARNG equipment in support of the U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Army North’s inventory to create kits that could augment and personnel to reach out to. request for defense support of civil authorities in response to the pandemic by repair the terminals to make them operational. “The momentum and the outreach has been providing communications support to areas affected by COVID-19. “It was a really quick turnaround and a lot really impressive,” said Col. Lesley Kipling, of good collaboration to remediate that,” she Mission Command Team Lead for the Army son officer. “Having that one-stop shop really And while the geography is convenient, it’s said. Futures Command and the team’s ARNG liai- just enhances that capability.” not the only reason why the COVID Response

Aughey said the MWR Marketing team business.” will work with businesses to tailor advertising Moreover, Druell said the Army FMWR FMWR and sponsorship packages based on their tar- Commercial Sponsorship Program offers busi- get market. nesses the ability to spread their messages Continued from Page A1 “We are looking to start relationships with in a variety of creative ways across the APG folks,” Aughey said. “We want this to be an footprint. the bowling center and the installation’s golf ongoing thing, where they are a part of the “In doing so, you gain access to the APG courses. MWR family. They are supporting the troops community, which helps you build goodwill, “Our goal is to work with businesses that and their families and the workforce here. We as well as brand recognition among this loy- have a product that everyone can use or pur- want it to be mutually beneficial; we want them al and growing market,” he said. “Such part- chase or buy,” Lockhart said. to get a return on investment, just as they are nerships directly help expand our FMWR Andrew Monath, an MWR marketing assis- investing in us.” programs events and services to a greater audi- tant, said a local grocery business recent- Leadership Support ence. I’m confident that the APG FMWR mar- ly advertised at the Aberdeen Athletic Center, keting team can help boost your local business Garrison commander Col. Timothy Druell with an outdoor window cling. tournaments. as we all work to rebuild on the backside of said he hopes businesses will choose to spon- “We work with businesses to meet their “We are always looking to work with local this crisis.” needs, and help them build relationships with businesses in Harford and Cecil County,” sor and market their business through FMWR. the APG community,” he said. “We have a Lockhart said. “Like many local businesses, we have cur- For More Information large workforce here.” Money raised through sponsorships goes tailed numerous programs during the COV- The MWR Advertising and Sponsor- ID-19 pandemic. I remain confident that we ship Office is located in Building 2503, on FMWR Commercial back into MWR, said Matt Aughey, an MWR marketing assistant. Sponsorships can help off- will get through this like we do with oth- Advanced Tactics Road. The hours of opera- Sponsorship Program set the cost of an event, he said. These costs er challenges,” he said. “We continue to plan tion are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For In addition, the FMWR Commercial Spon- include entertainers, food, T-shirts, rides and for routine operations this summer and our more information, call Lockhart at 410-278- sorship Program gives businesses the oppor- children’s activities. high visibility community-based programs and 3904, Aughey at 410-278-9816, or Monath at tunity to sponsor an MWR event, such as Funds raised through the FMWR Commer- events. As you plan your rebuilding, I would 410-278-7952. To learn more about adver- the holiday tree lighting, Winter Family Fun cial Sponsorship Program can also be allocat- ask you to consider using our FMWR Market- tising fees, visit https://aberdeen.armymwr. Day, Oktoberfest, installation runs and golf ed to help with the upkeep of MWR facilities. ing team to help you sponsor and market your com/advertising-sponsorship. A6 APG News • April 23, 2020

As of 0900hrs 9 April 20

APG Installation Operating Hours / Scheduled Work Days ACTIVITY OPEN REMARKS CLOSED REMARKS LIMITED SERVICES APG-North Route 22 5 am – 12 am Monday thru Sunday ------Gate Closes at HPCON C ------

APG-North Route 715 24/7 Open ------

Route 715 Visitor Center 6 am – 6 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday ------

APG-South Wise Road 6 am – 6 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday Gate Closes at HPCON C ------

APG-South Route 24 24/7 Open ------

Route 24 Visitor Center 6 am – 4 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday ------APG-North Athletic Center CLOSED Until further notice Monday thru Sunday NO 24/7 unmanned Access ------APG-North Health & Fitness CLOSED Until further notice Monday thru Sunday ------Center (B320) APG-South Hoyle Gym/ CLOSED Until further notice Monday thru Sunday ------Fitness Center

Religious Support Office 8:30 am – 5 pm Monday thru Friday Administrative Office opened Saturday & Sunday Call Administrative Office for any questions and updates No Religious Services or Activities

Army Community Services* 8 am – 5:30 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday Newcomers in-processing and all classes are cancelled until further notice.

Child & Youth Services 6 am – 6 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday Aberdeen CDC and Aberdeen Youth Center only open for care to children of essential personnel Child & Youth Services Central registration is not accepting new registration at this time. Patrons should call for information Administrative Offices & 8 am – 4 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday on re-registrations and Summer Camp registration. Parent Central Registration Routine Work Orders suspended due to COVID-19. Emergency/ Urgent Work Orders are being executed. CORVIAS Housing Office Closed to public Mon-Fri in response to COVID-19, Call for all appointments Saturday & Sunday Corvias to move to 50% maintenance staff at HPCON CHARLIE APG-North Recreation Center CLOSED Until further notice Saturday & Sunday ------

APG-South Recreation Center CLOSED Until further notice Monday thru Sunday ------

APG-North Brewer Lanes CLOSED Until further notice Monday thru Sunday ------(Bowling Center)

Auto Crafts Center CLOSED Until further notice Monday thru Sunday ------Outdoor Rec Services and ON POST RESIDENTS MAY USE OUTDOOR RECREATION EQUIPMENT FROM 11A-4P ON POST FOR 2 CLOSED Until further notice - (includes Skeet Range in EA) Monday thru Sunday Equipment Center HOURS (MON – FRI) WHEN RESERVED IN ADVANCE. Library CLOSED Until further notice Saturday & Sunday ------

MWR Leisure Ticket Office CLOSED Until further notice Saturday & Sunday ------

Ruggles Golf Course CLOSED Until further notice Monday thru Sunday ------

Exton Golf Course CLOSED Until further notice Monday thru Sunday ------

Commissary Tuesday 9 am – 7 pm Wed thru Fri 10am-7pm / Sat 9am-6pm / Sun 10am-5pm Mondays DECA HQ provides guidance if HPCON Charlie is reached No “Early Bird” hours

Kirk U.S.Army Health Clinic 7:30 am – 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday ------

APG=North Dental Clinic 7 am – 3:30 pm Monday thru Friday (Emergency Care Only) Saturday & Sunday DRC3, DRC4, and Dental Emergencies Routine work is rescheduled (TBD)

APG-South Dental Clinic 7 am – 3:30 pm Monday thru Friday (Emergency Care Only) Saturday & Sunday DRC3, DRC4, and Dental Emergencies Routine work is rescheduled (TBD)

Legal Client Services CLOSED Active Duty Military only contact MAJ Masick 443 861-5146 Monday thru Friday 100% Office Telework - All other Clients - Services / issues will be addressed upon return.

Veterinary Clinic 9 am – 4 pm Monday thru Wednesday Thursday thru Sunday Open for refills & sale of over the counter pet medication Currently not scheduling appointments Appointment required for services; CAC/ID Cards 410-306- CAC/ID Cards will remain open for 2404; Retirements (Virtual) 410-776-4856; Personnel MILPO / ID Card / Retirement 8 am – 4 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday business by appointment; all other Services (Virtual) 843-834-2638; SFL-TAP (Virtual) 443-327- services handled virtually 9681 Every other Monday, Army Education Center 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Tuesday thru Friday Virtual 410-306-2042/918-845-5990, [email protected] Saturday & Sunday Official Mail & Distribution Monday thru Friday - All outgoing mail must be received 6:30 am – 4 pm Saturday & Sunday Contact 410-278-6430/278-2252/278-3550 Office closes one hour early on Fridays Center NLT 1400 Army Substance Abuse Contact 410-278-3810; EAP 410-278-5319; DTC 410-278- 7:30 am – 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday ------Program DRUG (3784) 10 am – 6 pm Monday thru Friday Main Exchange (PX) ------10 am – 4 pm Saturday & Sunday 9 am – 6 pm Monday thru Friday GNC 10 am – 4 pm Saturday ------11 am – 4 pm Sunday 9 am – 3:30 pm Monday thru Friday Barber Shop 10 am – 3 pm Saturday & Sunday ------

Laundry / Dry Cleaners 10 am – 2 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday ------

Coffee and Grains CLOSED Until further notice Monday thru Sunday ------

Melvin's Auto 7:30 am – 5 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday ------APG-North Express 7 am – 7 pm Monday thru Friday ------(Shoppette) 9 am – 5 pm Saturday & Sunday APG-North Shoppette Subway 10 am – 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday ------

Tim Hortons Bldg. 6002 6 am – 4 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday ------

Tim Hortons Bldg. 6008 CLOSED Until further notice Monday thru Sunday ------

Subway Bldg. 6007 (C5ISR) CLOSED Until further notice Monday thru Sunday App orders will be fulfilled at the Express location.

Burger King Bldg. 2330 7 am – 5 pm Monday thru Friday (Drive Thru Service Only) Saturday & Sunday ------

McShane's Bldg. 6010 CLOSED Until further notice Monday thru Sunday ------

McShane’s Bldg. 6008 CLOSED Until further notice Monday thru Sunday ------Edgewood Express 7 am – 5 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday ------Gas Pumps remain open 24/7 (Shoppette) APG-South Subway 9 am – 2 :30 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday ------

1SG BBQ CLOSED Until further notice Monday thru Sunday ------

Strike Force Café CLOSED Until further notice Monday thru Sunday ------(Bowling Center)

Top of the Bay CLOSED Until further notice Monday thru Sunday ------

Top of the Bay Food Delivery 11 am – 8 pm Monday thru Sunday (On-Post Only) ------Credit Card Payments over the phone only / Call in your order at (410)-278-0484 / 2801

Sutherland Grille (Ruggles) CLOSED Scheduled to open 6 April – postponed until further notice Monday thru Sunday ------Seasonal Hours Property Book Office 7 am - 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday ------Office closes one hour early on Fridays 404th BDE provides guidance to LRC-APG for HPCON Property Book Warehouse 7 am - 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday Office closes one hour early on Fridays Charlie to All offices below this line CIF 7 am – 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday ------Office closes one hour early on Fridays

Installation ASP 7:30 am – 4 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday ------

SSA / CRP 7 am – 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday ------Closes one hour early on Fridays/ RDO

LRC Fuel Station 7 am – 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday ------Office closes one hour early on Fridays

TMP 7 am – 3 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday On site dispatching located in bldg. 3660 TMP closed 12:30 pm-1 pm for lunch

Personal Property Processing 7 am – 3:30 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday Face to Face counseling Tue 1400 and Thurs 1300 ------Carson Wagonlit Travel (CTO) 8 am – 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday After hours emergency call in available – 1-800-296-3074

Passenger Travel 7 am – 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday Can be conducted over the phone, via email or in person Office closes one hour early on Fridays

Freight Office 7 am – 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday Shipping/deliveries only completed M-Thurs - NLT 1430 Office closes one hour early on Fridays

Maintenance 7 am – 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday Saturday & Sunday ------Closes one hour early on Fridays/ RDO ACTIVITY OPEN REMARKS CLOSED REMARKS LIMITED SERVICES

* For Army Emergency Relief, call Red Cross at 1-877-272-7337. www.APGNews.com THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020 Vol. 64, No. 16 DOD Telework May Outlive Pandemic BY C. TODD LOPEZ Defense.gov WASHINGTON -- To keep business on track during the fight against the coronavirus, the Defense Department has greatly expanded its telework capability with a variety of tools. Once the coronavirus threat has receded, some of those enhancements for telework may continue on in some capacity, DOD’s chief information officer said. “We are creating a much more robust enhanced teleworking capability, [and] we’ve obviously always had one. What we’ve now done is we’ve just put a multipli- er effect into the quantity, the types of services, the collaboration tools, etc.,” Dana Deasy said at an April 14 Pentagon news conference. “So there will be some permanency to what we have here. ... There is going to be an enhanced teleworking capability that will be sustained at the end of COVID-19.” The telework capability that might outlive the pandemic will be related to enhanced network capability, and will also include a larger base of teleworking equipment, Deasy said, but it’s not just limited to technology. “We’ve also just developed some new tactics and techniques that allow us to ramp up quite quickly,” he said, adding that the department had “significant help” from industry partners to support the large numbers of Defense Department employees who are working offsite due to social distancing Photo courtesy of April Gail Pilgrim and stay-at-home orders. The new landscape of civilian federal government employment during the coronavirus pandemic looks strikingly similar to Air Force Lt. Gen. B.J. Shwedo, the Joint your house. In an effort to protect the health of the military workforce while maintaining operational momentum, many organizations are sending civilian employees home. Telework has expanded to meet the need. See TELEWORK, page B3 ManTech, STEM Students ‘ADAPT’ for Soldiers’ Needs BY ARGIRO SARANTINOS and the New Jersey Institute of Technology; CCDC Public Affairs more than 30 experts from industry, aca- ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. demia and the Department of Defense attend- -- Navigating through the subterranean world ed the event. of tunnels and caves poses a serious threat Teamwork is the core of the ADAPT pro- for Soldiers. When the lights go out, Soldiers gram, which employs a novel rapid develop- are left in total darkness. Soldiers may also ment and prototype process called “ideation be exposed to toxic agents, insufficient lev- and innovation.” This collaborative process els of air and other challenges as they maneu- leverages public and private partnerships, ver deep underground. including the NJIT, that work together to To keep Soldiers safe, a “tunnel safing” solve some of the Army’s toughest problems. The ADAPT program plans cost, sched- project was identified as one of six priorities U.S. Army photo by James Zunino during the Advanced Development of Asset ule and performance objectives for projects, A tunnel safing robot is tested at the Picatinny Arsenal Homeland Defense Protection Technologies, or ADAPT, work- along with milestones and deliverables. Each Technology Center’s Sub Terrain Conveyance Course. Tunnel safing was iden- shop in May 2019. The workshop was host- project aligns with the Army’s modernization tified as one of six priorities during the Advanced Development of Asset ed by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Protection Technologies, or ADAPT, workshop in May 2019. Development Command Armaments Center See ADAPT, page B2

Perna Commends CECOM Initiatives, COVID-19 Actions BY JACOB KRISS Perna kicked off the video teleconfer- CECOM Public Affairs ence by noting his admiration and appreci- ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, ation for CECOM’s ability to pivot rapidly Md. — Although Gen. Gus Perna, com- in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, mander of U.S. Army Materiel Command, both in its programs and employees’ work could not be present physically at U.S. environments. Despite these disruptions, Army Communications-Electronics Com- CECOM stayed focused on its mission of mand headquarters for his quarterly update empowering Soldiers with C5ISR readiness, briefing on April 14, his guidance and intent came through loud and clear. See CECOM, page B3

PEO IEW&S photo Completing the fielding of the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System was amongst the numerous accomplishments of Product Director Sensors-Aerial Intelligence with Chris Keller at the helm. PD SAI Changes Leadership BY JOHN HIGGINS Lenses changed over time, and soon PEO IEW&S Public Affairs became key to the sensors we use today, sen- ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. sors like those acquired, tested and fielded by -- Aerial intelligence has been key to Amer- Project Director Sensors-Aerial Intelligence. ican war since its earliest days. Starting with During the past two and a half years, Chris balloons before the turn of the 20th century Keller has led PD SAI in their mission to fur- hefting cumbersome daguerreotypes hundreds nish American Soldiers with the best intelli- of feet in the air, to early panoramic cameras gence-gathering capability they can. hauled into the deadly skies of World War I by Keller handed over the keys of PD SAI during a virtual change of charter ceremony host- File photo by Sean Kief, CECOM Public Affairs canvas and wood dogfighters, to film cameras on the iron and steel planes of World War II to ed by Brig. Gen. Robert Collins, the Program Gen. Gus Perna, left, commander of U.S. Army Materiel Command, makes a point Vietnam and video cameras in the 1980s that Executive Officer for Intelligence Electronic with Maj. Gen. Mitchell Kilgo, right, commander of U.S. Army Communications- have been refined and honed from the mag- Warfare & Sensors. Electronics Command, at their quarterly update briefing Nov. 6, 2019. The netic tapes for video rental shops to the digital briefing on April 14, 2020, was conducted via video teleconference. See PD SAI, page B2 media of today. B2 APG News • April 23, 2020 ADAPT Continued from Page B1 priorities and is planned as a one-year project sprint from design to demonstration. Sprints – originally developed by Google – are used to rapidly solve problems through design, prototypes and testing with users. “The idea for the tunnel safing project resulted from a discussion between a CCDC engineer and Soldiers who mentioned the need to check caves and tunnels from a safe distance. We worked with STEM [science, technology, engineering and mathematics] students at the NJIT to develop a prototype robot that can maneuver a tunnel and provide sensor data about the environment,” said Jim Zunino, CCDC Armaments Center engineer. CCDC subject matter experts, DOD mentors and NJIT faculty members mentored STEM engineering scholars and junior engineers during the 10-week technology sprint to develop a prototype made with commercial-off-the-shelf and additively manufac- tured parts. The “robotic canary” is equipped with sensors and other data collection systems that can be used by both the military and commercially, particularly the mining industry. “Tunnel safing robots are one of the many new technology breakthroughs that are keep- ing U.S. service members out of harm’s way. By using additive manufacturing to develop tunnel safing robots, the Army can rapidly U.S. Army photo by James Zunino develop systems to keep Soldiers safe,” said Ryan Petillo, Armaments Center engineer. Team members from the CCDC Armaments Center Advanced Materials Technology Branch use the ADAPT process to Many of the ADAPT projects have dual- develop new state-of-the art fabric antennas that easily attach and conform to Soldiers’ equipment. use applications or they can be modified for commercial application. DOD mentors Tech increases the manufacturing readiness structed so that future technologies can be process. The prototypes were tested in July work with STEM scholars on ADAPT proj- level and helps transition the technology to incorporated into it. ADAPT projects are 2019; live fire tests are scheduled this spring. ects when possible. This not only develops a Program Executive Office. Soldiers ben- selected to address warfighter needs, Army “The ADAPT consortium is a public, pri- the DOD workforce, including future men- efit from the program because it addresses modernization priorities and cross functional vate and government consortium based on tors, but also builds relationships with strate- their immediate needs by rapidly develop- team objectives. The CFTs, which align with trust, co-development, collaboration and rap- gic partners, including the organic industrial ing a prototype. the Army’s “six plus two” modernization pri- id and predictable outcomes. It illustrates base. “The teaming approach allows the DOD orities, are part of AFC; their goal is to deliv- how the sum is much larger than the individ- The Army’s ManTech program provid- to meet its objectives while enabling indus- er capabilities to Soldiers quickly. ual parts,” Zunino said. ed funding for several of the ADAPT pro- try and academic partners to further develop Another project selected to be further Several of the technologies and technol- totypes, including the robotic canary. The their expertise and relationships. Ultimate- designed and developed during the ADAPT ogy demonstrators were tested by Soldiers ManTech program is executed by CCDC – ly, this helps the DOD to be competitive and workshop was a 40-millimeter bola counter in exercises and training scenarios, includ- a major subordinate command of the Army successful in the commercial world,” Zuni- unmanned aerial system. A team of STEM ing the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, the Futures Command – with oversight from no said. scholars and CCDC Armaments Center men- Maneuver, Support, Sustainment and Protec- the assistant secretary of the Army (Acqui- Many of the ADAPT projects produce tors developed prototypes modeled from a tion Integration Experiments, and the Army sition, Logistics and Technology), Office of a prototype or technology demonstrator. A bola – a type of weapon made of weights Warfighting Assessment 18 and 19. The the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army technology demonstrator is a pre-prototype and interconnected cords used to capture ani- Army plans to use Soldier touch points to test for Research and Technology. By funding that is built with existing capabilities as well mals – to counter small drones that fly over ADAPT solutions in upcoming exercises and technologies in the ADAPT program, Man- as experimental capabilities, and it is con- forward operating bases, using a 3D printing demonstrations.

PD SAI Continued from Page B1 “Your expertise and diligence were crucial in launching the Multi-domain Sensor System and advancing the Tactical Signal Intelligence Payload,” said Collins. “Additionally, your guidance was key for completing the fielding of the Enhanced Medium Altitude Surveillance System as well as ensuring Aerial ISR support for current operational requirements across multiple combat commands.” During his tenure as project director, Keller was chartered with life-cycle responsibility for numerous Acquisition Category II and III programs -- meaning high level, multimillion dol- lar programs -- comprised of more than 60 fielded Airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems with a total obliga- tion authority of more than $600 million in each fiscal year. Keller and his team ensured the deployment of dozens of new and upgraded aircraft capabilities to units supporting all com- batant commands, and these enhanced capabilities produced more than 5,000 hours of ISR support per month. There are about 720 hours in an average month; which means that PD SAI’s equipment, per month, produces nearly seven months’ worth of actionable intelligence projects, which saves the lives of Soldiers in the field. Keller will be moving to a new directorate within the PEO, the Integration Director- ate. In his remarks he said, “Every day around the world, there are systems and equipment we have provided that deliver critical support to soldiers in the field. Every day they are getting the job done, and they will provide the next great thing in technology. To Dennis [Teefy], congratulations, you are inheriting a great team, I assure you.” The incoming project director is Dennis Teefy, who started off as a post-graduate intern with the U.S. Army Environmental Center as a program manager focusing on innovative environmental technology development and transfer and has 20 years of service informing his deci- sions. He joins the PEO IEW&S family from Program Executive Office Command Control Communications-Tactical. Tell them you saw it in the APG News April 23, 2020 • APG News B3 TELEWORK

Continued from Page B1 Staff’s director for command, control, communications, and computers/cyber and chief information officer, said as many as 4 million DOD military and civilian workers are now teleworking. The Army, he said, has about 800,000 telework-enabled members on Defense Department networks, and the demand is increasing daily. The Navy, he said, had 100,000 remote workers on its networks before the coronavirus pandemic, and that has more than doubled to 250,000 workers. “Planned improvements in the next two to three weeks will bring the total to 500,000 remote users,” Shwedo said. The Navy’s use of Outlook Web Access, he said, was at about 10,000 users before the pandemic, and usage may climb to some 300,000 users by the end of the month. The Marine Corps, he said, expects its OWA users to increase from about 70,000 to more than 105,000. The Air Force, he added, has increased its virtual private network capability from 10,000 to more than 100,000 by mid-April, with an expectation to go to 200,000 in the coming weeks. “They’re now using a tool that is going to bring this capability to over DOD photo by Marvin Lynchard 400,000 users,” Shwedo said. Dana Deasy, center, the Department of Defense’s chief information officer, and Air Force Lt. Gen. B.J. Shwedo, right, the The many telework-enabling tools now Joint Staff’s director for command, control, communications, and computers/cyber and chief information officer, hold a available to Department employees are media briefing on the COVID-19 Telework Readiness Task Force on April 13 at the Pentagon. explained at http://public.cyber.mil, Deasy said. One of those, he said, is the “com- “At one point last week, we added over “We meet daily for about two hours to months of planning, procuring equipment, and, mercial virtual remote” environment that 250,000 accounts in a single day,” he said. review and address various technical issues of course, hiring the teams to install,” he said. provides collaboration capabilities including “This is the largest rollout ever implemented and requests as they arise,” he said. “Due to our strong partnership with industry, video, voice and text. in this short amount of time.” Deasy also said efforts during the corona- the job was completed in just one day.” “CVR was created to support the depart- The recently stood-up COVID-19 Tele- virus pandemic are not just related to getting One effect of increased telework and the ment during the current large-scale telework Readiness Task Force has spearhead- employees online for telework. DOD also is coronavirus pandemic has been an increase working environment due to the COVID-19 ed much of the effort to get employees helping on the front lines of the coronavirus in “spear phishing” — attempts by malicious national emergency,” he said. “The tool is online from home to keep doing their jobs, fight as well. actors to compromise target computers. just one of several tools available to the Deasy said. The task force, he said, focuses In New Orleans, he said, the department “I’ll tell you that [with] the insight that workforce and provides remote workers with on areas such as equipment needs, network provided two field hospitals with a one-giga- we’re receiving, we’re getting better and bet- enhanced collaboration capabilities.” capacity, operational readiness, informa- byte internet connection, [internet protocol] ter at getting their [tactics, techniques and The rollout for CVR began March 27, and tion technology personnel, contracting readi- phones, connectivity between locations and procedures] and finding out where these it already has more than 900,000 activated ness, supply chain, finance requirements and switches to connect it all together. threat vectors are coming from,” Shwedo user accounts, Deasy said. cybersecurity. “A request such as this generally requires said.

Development Command, U.S. Army Med- work together to ensure critical parts for key for years to come. … It’s not just an event, ical Command, and the Tobyhanna Army C5ISR systems are continuously available it’s an assessment of ourselves.” CECOM Depot to identify sources and manufacture for Soldiers. Among other software topics, CECOM batteries for ventilators, among other efforts. Specifically, they discussed the increas- Software Engineering Center Director Jen- Continued from Page B1 “I’m confident the workforce is striking ing use of 10-year, long-term contracts, nifer Zbozny discussed the SEC’s partner- the right balance between the duty to pro- which provide more stability for the sup- ship with the Defense Information Systems anytime, anywhere. tect ourselves and duty to the mission,” Kil- ply chain. Palmer said that in addition to Agency to create a software repository web- “What’s really impressive for the enter- go said. CECOM, such contracts are being used site. The repository centralizes where units prise is we are maintaining momentum in all He also discussed progress in ongoing increasingly across other AMC major subor- can download cybersecurity patches and we’re doing,” he said. “That’s because of all CECOM initiatives, such as creating a soft- dinate commands. system updates. Through the summer and the hard work we’ve already done to solve ware readiness scorecard for units to ensure Col. Scott Lamprides, CECOM G3, cov- fall, the SEC will run a pilot program with problems, set foundations and hold our- critical systems are up to date, as well as the ered lessons learned from the recent Defend- the 101st Airborne Division to implement selves accountable.” command’s increasing use of repair cycle er-Europe 20 exercise. While the exercise the system before making it available to the Maj. Gen. Mitchell Kilgo, CECOM com- floats. These enable units to swap out C5ISR was scaled back due to COVID-19, there was entire Army by the middle of next year. mander, outlined the command’s major systems in need of overhaul and receive a enough movement of forces to uncover valu- Perna closed the briefing with praise for muscle movements since Perna’s last vis- new system immediately, rather than wait- able information about C5ISR system readi- the command’s efforts, especially in light it, including new initiatives to help combat ing for the original system to be repaired and ness in case of a return to large-scale combat of COVID-19. “You can only be innova- COVID-19. These included working with shipped back to the unit. operations in Europe. Lamprides said that in tive, adaptive and agile once you’re good Program Executive Office Command, Con- Briefers to Perna included Rear Adm. advance of future exercises, CECOM could at what you’re supposed to be doing,” he trol and Communications-Tactical to create a John Palmer, commander of the Defense better ensure its logistics assistance represen- said. “It doesn’t work the other way around. 24-7 C5ISR help desk to support U.S. Army Logistics Agency Land and Maritime in tatives are engaged with units that would be You have a good sense where you’re at and North and National Guard units deploy- Columbus, Ohio. Palmer and CECOM Inte- bringing C5ISR equipment with them. what you need to do for the next step. You’re ing to fight the virus. They also includ- grated Logistics Support Center Director “Defender isn’t going away,” Perna said. bringing us into the Information Age with ed partnering with the Combat Capabilities Liz Miranda outlined how DLA and ILSC “I see it being a part of [operational tempo] your DLA teammates.”

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anniversary of the end of World War II. This The Holocaust was time of observance reflects on the somber a systemic, state- remembrance of the atrocities of the war. It also reflects upon the liberation that victory brought sponsored persecution to many repressed people. and murder of 6 million Retired Army Col. Jonas Vogelhut, who last served at Aberdeen Proving Ground, shared his Jews by the Nazi thoughts about the war. regime and its allies “Hearing stories of how my father escaped Poland in 1936, sadly leaving my grandmother and collaborators. to take care of my sick great-grandmother, and having both ladies perish in the Holocaust had a Holocaust is a word of Greek origin meaning profound impact on my life and military career,” “sacrifice by fire.” The crimes committed during he said. “I live to honor their memories and the Holocaust devastated most European served for 25 years in our U.S. Army, doing my Jewish communities and eliminated hundreds best to ensure these atrocities never happen of Jewish communities in occupied eastern again. We can all do our part learning from Europe entirely. As important as it is to events like this Days of Remembrance to make remember the Holocaust, it is as important to this world a friendlier place to be a supportive remember the ordinary people who chose to Wikimedia Commons photo neighbor.” intervene and help rescue Jews, despite the Jews on the selection ramp at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concen- This year, numerous live remembrance events risks. This demonstrates that individuals have tration camp in Poland. across the nation, including at APG, have been the power to make a difference. What we do cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but --- or choose not to do -- matters. this does not decrease the importance of sharing The Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust is an annual eight-day awareness or education about the Holocaust. Indeed, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial period designated by Congress for civic commemorations and special educational Museum hosted a 2020 Days of Remembrance Commemoration on its Facebook programs that help citizens remember and draw lessons from the Holocaust. The page on April 21, one of many such virtual events throughout the country. It was annual DRVH period normally begins on the Sunday before the Israeli observance streamed on the museum’s Facebook page, which can be found at www.facebook. of “Yom HaShoah,” Holocaust Memorial Day, and continues through the following com/holocaustmuseum. Sunday, usually in April or May. A national civic commemoration is held in Washington, D.C., with state, city, and local ceremonies and programs held in : most of the 50 states, and on U.S. military ships and installations around the world. Steve Beland, APG News The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum also designates a theme for each year’s Source(s) hhttps://www.ushmm.org/remember/days-of-remembrance/resources/ programs, and provides materials to help support remembrance efforts. calendar; In addition, this year, the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Remembrance_of_the_Victims_of_the_Holocaust; a joint services school and research laboratory in Florida, has designated as Aberdeen Proving Ground Equal Employment Opportunity Office its Holocaust Days of Remembrance theme the commemoration of the 75th B4 APG News • April 23, 2020 9. At 7 years old, Saugat 19, became the youngest one Bista became the youngest of these, according to Forbes, The APG Crossword one of these for a professional with an estimated wealth of film when his film, “Love You $1.18 billion.

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To access this prerecorded webinar sessions simply follow these 3 steps: 1. Go to: https://www.geha.com/ geha-blog/healthy-living/2019/10/09/ webinar-intro-to-stress-management 2. Click on "WATCH ARCHIVED Word of the week WEBINAR" at the bottom of the page, and when prompted, register with Breviloquent FirstFi Name, Last Name, E-mail Pronounced: bre-VIL-uh-kwuhnt (personal e-mail can be used), Part of Speech: Adjective and Zip Code. Definition: 1. Speaking or expressed in a concise or terse style; using brevity of speech. 3. Enjoy the webinar. 2. Using very few words; concise.

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POINTS OF MSG JOHANNA D. VAUGHN, [email protected] CONTACT: CAESAR SMITH, [email protected] April 23, 2020 • APG News B5 This Week in APG History

Take a look back in time as the APG News explores what made the headlines around APG during this week 10, 25 and 50 years ago. This week’s APG News masthead is from 1969.

By STEVE BELAND, APG News 2020 10 Years Ago: April 22, 2010

(Left) From right, APG Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Rodney Rhoades; Master Sgt. Scott Hoffman, Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic senior enlisted adviser; Ernest Morgan, inspector general, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command; and Margaret Gibson, KUSAHC TRICARE manager; take instructions from motorcycle safety specialist Dave Backert, far left, on the Motorcycle Safety training range. 2010

(Right) From left: Becca Roese, an instructor from Forest Hill Health and Fitness, teaches Brianna Nubine, Monae Simmons, Eddy Nubine Jr., and Anyea Simmons during a Zumba class at the Aberdeen Area Athletic Center. The Zumba program was part of a Child, Youth and School Services 2000 program called The EDGE!

25 Years Ago: April 26, 1995

(Left) Sgt. 1st Class John Lindenmuth, left, C Annex chief, and Staff Sgt. Richard Ramirez, C Annex welding instructor, dismantle a piece of equipment before moving it to Cohen Hall. As part of the move, 1990 five buildings under the Ordnance Center and School’s Metalworking Services Department were consolidated into one building.

1980

(Above) President Bill Clinton shakes hands with members of the crowd after giving an Earth Day address in Havre de Grace. Attending the celebration were Aberdeen Proving Ground invited guests Maj. Gen. Richard Tragemann, post commander; Maj. Gen. George Friel, commander of the Chemical and Biological Defense Command; Col. James Bosley, deputy installation commander; and Col. Daniel Uyesugi, commander of the Army Environmental Center.

1970 50 Years Ago: April 22, 1970

(Right) Members of the Land Management Branch, Facilities Management Directorate, remove rotted logs from an Aberdeen Proving Ground area during a postwide cleanup project. From left are James Russell of North East, George Lehman of Havre de Grace and William Cullum of Churchville.

1960

(Left) SP4 Ronald Valenti, left, uses a wiggler bar to properly align his machine for eccentric turning of the crankshaft. Instructing him is SP5 Fred Oja. Valenti was enrolled in the machinist course at the Ordnance Center and School. 1950