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Great Falls Off Limits to Swimmers, Waders Pentagram Vol. 62, No. 27 July 9, 2015 www.army.mil/jbmhh Published For Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Great Falls offlimits to swimmers, waders By GuvCallahan percentprohibitedand that it is PentagramStaffWriter illegalnomatterifyou’reonthe Virginia,D.C.orMarylandside,” Summer is here,and as Joint shesaid. “Ifyou’refortunate Base Myer-Henderson Hall com- enough to survive, you’ll receive munity membersbreakout the acitation. Courts generallygive sunscreenand bathingsuits,joint finesorcommunity servicein base leadersare remindingservice conjunctionwiththese citations memberstostayout of Potomac becausetheywantpeopletotake RiverwatersatGreat FallsPark. this seriously.” Thesection of waterfromthe Whilesurface waters mayseem Sycamore Island area –four- calm to some,Millerassured tenths of amilefromthe Little communitymembersthatthe FallsDam –toChain Bridge riverisadifferent beastbeneath is prohibited to allswimmers thesurface. andwaders. Aquaticactivities “It’sadeepand afast-moving in theGreat Falls/Potomac riverwithjagged, rockybottoms, RiverGorge area areagainst anditcreates averystrongcurrent Maryland,Virginiaand District that even strong swimmers have of Columbia law, as well as off- difficulty andissueswith,”she limits underadirective from the said.“It generatesacurrent that Military District of Washington is much like awashing machine issuedin1984. –it’sacircularcurrent,and it’ll Tracie Miller,JBM-HH take youdowntothe bottom,and Directorate of Emergency youcan’t getbackup.” Services physical security spe- Forabetterideaofthe river’s GRAPHIC BY HELEN KLEIN cialist, stressed theveryreal Since 2001, two dozen people have lost their lives—including aJoint Base Myer-Henderson Hall- dangers, communitymembers anddeadlydangers of Potomac need only look at thenumbers. based Soldier—to the dangers of the Potomac River in the Great Falls/Potomac River Gorge area in Riverwatersinaninterview with Washington, D.C., northernVirginia and Maryland. Although therewerenodeaths in 2014 attributed to Accordingtothe National thePentagram. Park Service, 51 percentofall Great Falls’ waters, at least one person died this year,according to the National Park Service. JBM-HH “It’sextremely importantthat river-relatedaccidents in the officials arereminding service members that aquatic activities in certain portions of the Great Falls area personnelunderstand …that arenot only offlimits under aMilitaryDistrict of Washington directive, but arealso illegal. swimming andwadingare 100 see OFF LIMITS, page 4 Runners not deterredbyrain at second JBM-HH Firecracker Twinkie Challenge News Notes RaderClinic By Damien Salas offers school, PentagramStaffWriter sports physicals To accommodatepatient Despiteapotential rain- needs,AndrewRader U.S. out, thesecondannualJoint Army MedicalClinic’sPatient Base Myer-Henderson Hall CenteredHomewilloffer Family andMorale, Welfare Saturday appointments for andRecreation’s Firecracker school andsportsphysical 5K “Twinkie” Challengeand appointments July 18,Aug. 1.5-Mile Walk July 2saw nearly 1, Aug. 15 andSept. 12. double thenumber of partici- Additionally,weeklyschool pantsoverlastyear’sinaugural andsportsphysicalappoint- race, accordingtoraceorganizer ment availability hasbeen Todd Hopkins. increasedthrough September, Therace, namedafter the but theseappointmentsdofill cream-filled spongecakes com- quickly. Parentsare encour- petitorsare required to devour aged to schedule physicals during thecourseand held in before families go on vacation recognition of Independence to avoidalast-minute rush. Day, sawsome112 partici- To schedule an appointment, pants—45 more than last year, call 1-855-227-6331orvisit said Hopkins. TricareOnlineatwww.tri- “The weatherdid notget the careonline.com. best of us,” said Hopkinsina During theappointment, post-raceinterview. thechild must be accompanied Still, theracewas delayed10 by aparent. Thefollowing minutesasgraycloudsthreat- PHOTO BY DAMIEN SALAS itemsmustbebrought: ened furtherdelay.Thunderand Participants consume Twinkies at the halfway point of the second annual Firecracker 5K “Twinkie” physical form with theparent lightningwere absent,allowing Challenge and 1.5-Mile Walk July 2atthe FortMyer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. This sectioncompleted;immuniza- theracetocontinueasplanned. year’s race, put on by Family and Morale, Welfareand Recreation, garnered morethan 45 additional tion records;militaryID; and participants from the inaugural event last year; 112 people participated. Those desiring to place in glasses or contacts,ifappli- see TWINKIE, page 4 the race wererequired to eat six Twinkies at the course’s mid-way point. cable. Theentireappointment will take no longer than 90 minutes. Physical formsmay be downloaded from school With new report, senior raters may and/or county websites.Those whohavepreviously hada physical at RaderClinicneed only bringthe physical form to identify just 24 percent ‘most qualified’ theappointment.Completed formscan be sent viasecure By C. Todd Lopez senior ratermay rate only as Adjutant GeneralDirectorate, McDermidsaid. messagingthrough Relay Army News Service many as 24 percentasbeing HumanResources Command. Theseniorrater profileisnew Health or broughtinperson. most qualified. That limitapplies “It’simportant to under- on theNCOER,and similarto Newpolicyfor thenoncom- when thosebeing ratedare in the standthatthe ‘highlyqualified’ what is already beingdoneon AAFESflowershop missionedofficer evaluation rank of staffsergeant through selectionwillbethe normand officerevaluationreports.Army on reduced hours report, or NCOER, dueout in sergeant major. Theexpecta- that noncommissionedofficers leadershopethatimplementation Petals &Blooms, theArmy Januaryincludesalimit on how tion will be to make therating [NCOs] will remain competitive of aseniorrater profilewillhelp andAir ForceExchange many “mostqualified”ratings of “highlyqualified”the “new forpromotionwithhighly- reduce“rating inflation”within Serviceflowershoponthe canbehandedout by aSoldier’s norm,” said Sgt. Maj. Stephen qualifiedNCOERs, giventhey theenlistedevaluationsystem, senior rater. McDermid, theevaluations complete theirrequired pro- see NEWS NOTES, page 4 Underthe newsystem, a branch sergeant majorfor the fessionalmilitaryeducation,” see REPORT, page 4 Index Local forecast SFL-TAP events .............page 2 Community ................page 3 THURS. FRI. SAT. SUN. News notes ................page 4 90 |73 89 |68 86 |71 88 |76 In photos: Independence Day 2015 ......page 5 Summer safety tips ..........page 8 Classifieds ................page 9 Formore weather forecasts and information, visit www.weather.gov. 2Thursday,July 9, 2015 PENTAGRAM Independence Day salute PHOTO BY SPC.CODY W. TORKELSON The 3d U.S. InfantryRegiment (The Old Guard)’s Presidential Salute Batteryfires three-inch anti-tank guns in supportofthe 35th ACapitol Fourth Concertaspart of Independence Day celebrations in Washington, D.C., July 4. The Old Guard, based at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, fired the cannons for the concert, but also fired the cannons on the joint base at noon in honor of the holiday.For moreIndependence Day imageryfromD.C. and JBM-HH, see page 5. This week in militaryhistory Compiled by JimGoodwin Editor,Pentagram July 9 Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower appoints Florence Blanchfield, Soldier for Life superintendent of Army nurses,tothe rank of lieutenant colonel 1947: during aPentagonceremony,according to theThisDay in Military Historywebsite. Thepromotionmadeher thefirst womanin Transition Assistance Program U.S. historytoholdpermanent commissioninthe regularArmy. seminars and workshops July 10 Thefirst tank battle betweenU.S.and NorthKoreanforcesoccurs near Chonui in what is westernSouth Koreatoday,according to SFL-TAPislocated at 232McNairRd.,Bldg. 404,onthe Fort Myer portionofJoint Base Myer- 1950: theThisDay in Military Historywebsite. Only oneenemy tank Henderson Hall,Va. Reservationsare required.Spouses areencouragedtoregisterand attend.Call wasdestroyed,while twoU.S.tanks were lost in thebattle. theSoldier forLife-Transition Assistance Programoffice, 703-696-0973orlog-inatwww.acap.army. mil. Available to allregisteredclients whohavecompleted DD2648/2648-1and initialcounseling. July 11 Marine Maj. John F. Bolt becomesthe firstjet aceinMarineCorps Location of seminars andworkshops areinthe SFL-TAPBldg. 404 on Fort Myer unless notated. historywhenheshootsdownhis fifth andsixth enemyMIG 15s 1953: whileleading afour-planeflightinanattackonfourMIG’s east of Sinui-Ju,Korea,according to an entryonNavy.mil. Retiring transition Accessing higher Debt free TheU.S.ArmyMedal of Army is signed into lawbyPresident assistance program education 10 a.m. to noon July 12 8a.m. to 4p.m. 8a.m.to4p.m. AbrahamLincoln,according to theThisDay in Military History •July30 1862: website. Theaward is signed in thenameofCongress, “tosuch •Aug.10through 14 •Aug.26-27* •Aug.27 noncommissionedofficersand privates as shall most distinguish themselves by theirgallantry in action,and othersoldier-like ETS TAP Career technical TRICARE benefits 8a.m. to 4p.m. training in depth qualitiesduringthe presentinsurrection.” •Aug.3through 7 8a.m.to4p.m. 10 a.m. to noon Former U.S. Army Cpl. Rodolfo •Aug.18through 19 •July23 P. Hernandez wears his Medal of Entrepreneur track •Aug.20 Honor,earned in Korea in 1951, boots to business Career resources while waiting to performthe coin 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 8a.m.to3:30p.m. Capstone (Fridays) toss at the startofthe West •Sept. 8through 9 •Aug.17 10 a.m. to noon Point/Louisiana Tech football •July10,
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