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By Jim DresbachPentagram Staff Writer

Seventy years ago, Marinesfought for footholds in thevolcanic earth of an unknownPacific Ocean island namedIwo Jima. Throughout thefive weeks of battle against theEmpire of Japan, over 6,800Americans spilled their bloodin the shadow of the island’ssummit, Mount Suribachi.On Feb. 23, 1945, five

Marines and a Sailor piercedSuribachi’s rocks and soil witha flag pole while AssociatedPress photographer JoeRosenthal snapped a photo-graph that still today is one

of America’s most identifi-able symbols.Of the six men who raised

the f lag atop Suribachi,three are buried in ArlingtonNational Cemetery. Thoughlocated in separate areas ofANC, the graves of Cpl. IraHayes, Cpl. Rene Gagnon andSgt. Michael Strank are easilyaccessible to the public.Two of the three flag raisers,

Strank andGagnon, were rein-terred in Arlington. Strankwas killed in action less thana week following the famousflag raising. He was interredat Arlington Jan. 13, 1949.Gagnon survived Iwo Jima

and passed away in 1979.

His remains were reburiedin Section 51 July 7, 1981.Just 30 yards from the Ord &Weitzel Gate, Gagnon holdsthe distinction and honor ofbeing buried the closest to his

likeness on theMarine CorpsWar Memorial.Former Joint Base Myer-

HendersonHall historian Kim

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Writer

WithinMemorial Chapelon the FortMyer portion ofJoint BaseMyer-HendersonHall, conversations overhow to lead today’s armedforces can be heardthroughout the halls.JBM-HH chaplains

invitedMarine Corps Sgt.Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia tospeak March 3 about hisexperiences in leadership.“We are all leaders

regardless of rank orstatus,” said JBM-HHChaplain (Lt. Col.) LarryDabeck, who introducedthe sergeant major.“Because leadership is theopportunity to influencefor good those to the leftand right of us.”With more than 35

years in theMarine Corps,Battaglia, the senior enlistedadvisor to the Chairman ofthe Joint Chiefs of Staff,had a lot to share with thedozens of attendees.According to Battaglia,

each leader requires adifferent formula for lead-ership success. Multiple

sources of leadership devel-opment— more than just“Battaglia’s philosophy” onleadership— will help infinding the right formulato shape, refine and tweakindividual leadership styles.“You can solicit quite a

bit from those who havebeen through challengesbefore you,” he said.As the armed forces

senior non-commissionedofficer, Battaglia said it is“professionally humbling”to represent and lead adiverse enlisted force thatequates to nearly twomillion men and womenserving active duty reserve,National Guard andtheir families.“As I look around the

room, I see why our countryenjoys its liberty,” he said.“We all come from differentwalks of life; we stretch ourroots from coast to coast.We come from differentschools, denominationsand in some cases, we areeven raised outside of theborder of our 54 states andterritories.”He stressed that a good

leader allows for profes-

By Julia LeDouxPentagram Staff Writer

Staffers at the AndrewRaderU.S. ArmyHealth Clinic on the FortMyer portion ofthe joint base were recognized Feb. 27 forparticipating in the Performance Triad.The Performance Triad is Surgeon

General of the Army Lt. Gen. PatriciaHoroho’s answer to help create ready andresilient Soldiers and Army families. Iturges both Soldiers and family membersto get eight hours of sleep a night, walk at

least 10,000 steps a day and eat a healthyand balanced diet.“It’s the key component tomove us from

a health care system to being a systemof health,” said Lt. Col. Ed Weinberg,clinic commander.For the past three months, Rader

staffers who chose to participate trackedtheir sleep, exercise or nutrition habitsand submitted that information to one ofthe clinic’s Performance Triad representa-tives. When the results were tallied, Dr.Evonne Fei won the nutrition and sleep

category and Dr. Whitney Lopez was thewinner of the activity category. Runnersup wereMaryWilson and Pfc. KimberlyWilliams in the nutrition category.“These ladies took on the challenge of

tracking either sleep, activity or nutritionfor 90 days and turning that into oneof the Performance Triad representa-tives,” explained Capt. Vanessa Bonner, aphysical therapist at the clinic who servesas Performance Triad champion for the

Rader Clinic honors 2014Performance Triad participants

Iwo Jima, ArlingtonNational Cemeterylinked by threeflag-raising Marines

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Battaglia: Diverse lessons inleadership key to force preservation

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News NotesThursday Lentenconcerts, lunches

Join friends and colleagues forfree Lenten concerts and lunches atMemorial Chapel on the Fort Myerportion of the joint base.The concerts begin at 11:30 a.m.

on the next four Thursdays of Lent.The concerts and lunches are free. Notickets are required. Come for some orall of the event as your schedule allows.After the concert, the group will

then go into the Chapel’s FellowshipHall for a catered lunch, followed bya short devotional. During Thursdaysof Lent, the daily Catholic Mass willbe held at 11 a.m. instead of noon, sothose attending can go to the concertin the chapel at 11:30 a.m.In coming weeks, the Thursday

Lenten concerts will include AlvinGustin, organist, and Rebecca Littig,soprano; Randall Sheets, organist,playing music inspired by the Lord’sPrayer by Buxtehude, Mendelssohnand Bach; Marci Pekala, guestorganist, playing the music of Bachand Widor; and Glendon Franck,organist, Irvin Peterson andMichelleActon on saxophones.For more information, call

703-696-6635.

Tax deadline is approachingThe JBM-HH Consolidated Tax

Center is available for all tax returnsin Bldg. 205 on the Fort Myer portionof the joint base. Jointly operated bythe U.S. Army Military District ofWashington and theU.S.MarineCorpsNational Capital Region Command,the tax center serves military per-sonnel – active component, reservecomponent (bring orders of 29 days ormore) and retirees and their families.This service is free. No appointmentsare necessary; however, appointmentsare available for more complex taxreturns. Wait times for walk-ins canvary, according to the tax center. Thetax center’s staff recommends thatthose with complex tax returns, such

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Index Local forecast

Throwback Thursday. . . . . . . . . . . page 2Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3In photos: Iwo Jima . . . . . . . . . . . page 4News Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4Women’s history . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5SFL-TAP seminars, workshops . . . . . page 6Capitol Hill testimony . . . . . . . . . . page 7Golden State Warriors at ANC . . . . . page 8

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The headstone of Rene Gagnon, who died Oct. 12, 1979, islocated in Section 51 in Arlington National Cemetery. Gagnonis best known for being one of the six men depicted inAssociated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal’s Pulitzer Prizewinning photo of a Sailor and Marines raising an Americanflag during the Battle for Iwo Jima. The Rosenthal photo-graph’s depiction became a basis for a statue honoring all U.S.Marines at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington.

PHOTO BY DAMIEN SALAS

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battagliagives a presentation March 3 during the second quarterly moral leadership luncheon hosted in Memorial Chapelon the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.

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This week in military historyCompiled by Jim Goodwin, Editor, Pentagram

March 51966:

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Robert J. Hibbs was awarded theMedalof Honor for actions taken this day at the risk of life aboveand beyond the call of duty when he took multiple actionsto repel multiple units of Viet Cong, including withering firefrom two enemy machine guns to rescue another Soldier,only to charge the two machine gun emplacements later.

March 61836:

The Alamo falls after 13 days of fighting.

March 71945:

The leading tanks of U.S. 3d Corps, 1st Army, reach theRhine River opposite Remagen and find the LudendorffBridge damaged but still standing during World War II.

March 81965:

The 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade lands at DaNang,Vietnam, as the first U.S. ground combat troops to be com-mitted to that conflict. Some 3,500 men arrived both acrossthe beach with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 9thMarines and at DaNang Airfield with Battalion LandingTeam 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines.

March 91864:

President Abraham Lincoln officially commissions UlyssesS. Grant as the first lieutenant general in the U.S. Armysince George Washington.

March 101783:

The last naval action of the American Revolution occurswhen the Continental frigate Alliance blocks a Britishwarship fromDue de Lauzun; she is commanded by Capt.John Barry and carries money for Congress from Cuba.

March 111918:

Army aviator Lt. Paul Baer takes on seven German planesand shoots down one; he is the first Army flier awardedthe Distinguished Service Cross.

PHOTO BY SPC. CODY W. TORKELSON

USO Metro special guests Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev, second from left, actor Dennis Haysbert, center, and Indianapolis Colts’ Head Coach Chuck Pagano,second from right, watch Soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) walk the mat at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery,March 2. Last week, members of the National Basketball Association’s Golden State Warriors visited the Tomb to observe a wreath laying and support the widowof Army National Guard sniper Spc. Chris Horton. See page 8 for the Warriors’ story.

A photo (above) taken March 3, by Pentagram staff writer Damien Salas depictsthe present landscape of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall at its north post,known as Henry Gate named after Medal of Honor recipient Maj. Gen. Guy V.Henry, who commanded Troop K, 9th Cavalry at Fort Myer in 1891. Originallyreported by staff writer Julia LeDoux, the gate closed in February of 2013when a congressional mandate established in response to the terror attacks onSept. 11, 2001, was reinstated prohibiting the use of contract security guardsat military installations. That forced the base to employ only military policeofficers and Department of the Army security guards, who are federal civilianemployees, reducing the work force available to monitor gate traffic.The gate was actively used in the 1960s, as pictured in the black and whiteimage at the top (taken March 3, 1966. The photo is by “SP-5 Austin T. White,MDW SIGN SPT Unit,” and shows the same landscape as the March 3 image,taken just across Route 50/Arlington Blvd.

Official portrait of Lt.Gen. Ulysses S. Grant,the first lieutenantgeneral commissionedin the U.S. Army sinceGeorge Washington.

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Joint Base Myer -H e n d e r s o n H a l lDirectorate of Familyand Morale, Welfareand Recreation is againhosting a calendar-loadedschedule of road racesand three Army 10-Milerqualifiers throughout theupcoming months.The Commander’s Race

Series commences withMarch 13’s ShamrockShu f f le and A rmyEmergency Relief Kick-Off5K Run and 1-Mile Walk,and online registration isstill open for that event.Using the same formulaas last autumn’s FMWRholiday race series chal-lenge, runners and walkerscan earn a 2015 spring raceseries challenge coin by reg-istering online for March13’s Shamrock Shuff leand AER Kick-off, FortMcNair’s Cherry BlossomAlong the River race on

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The production of apublic service announce-ment brought togetherelements of Joint BaseMyer-HendersonHall Feb.23 to make the communityaware of April’s designationas Child Abuse PreventionMonth and the Month ofthe Military Child.At Memorial Chapel’s

Fellowship Hall, stafffrom JBM-HH’s FamilyAdvocacy Program orga-nized Soldiers,Marines andjoint base staff membersto stand ready to defendchildren against abuse. Thenewfangled video projectevolved from the advocacyprogram office and cameto fruition when groupsand individuals includingJoint BaseMyer-Henderson

Hall Command Sgt. Maj.Randall E. Woods, CodyChild Development Centeremployees, HendersonHallFamily Advocacy Programand Andrew Rader U.S.Army Health Clinic staffmembers took part inthe production.“We were hoping to do

something new this year[for Child Abuse PreventionMonth]; something thatwould go far and wide,” saidFamily Advocacy ProgramManager Kelly Smith.The premise of the

production involved thePSA volunteers holdingcue-card-type cardswhich contained linesfromDorothy LawNolte’spoem, “Children LearnWhat They Live.” Whileholding the cards and thelines of the poem, pho-tographer Gregory Jonessnapped pictures of theJBM-HH participants. All

on-camera cameos were ofthe non-speaking variety,and the photos will be con-verted to video that is beingproduced and edited bythe program’s CommunityEducator SandraMcLean.“I came up with the idea

to do the PSA,” McLeansaid during the produc-tion. “I thought it wouldbe a great message to showduring child abuse pre-vention month. I felt likegetting everyone involvedto do this poem.”The video endeavor will

be produced as a powerpoint presentation and isscheduled to be shownthroughout April.Look for a web link to the

Family Advocacy Programvideo online in early April atwww.facebook.com/jbmhh.

Pentagram staff writer JimDresbach can be reached [email protected].

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Registration deadlinefor Race SeriesChallenge and firstFMWR race March 9

Base unites for childabuse prevention PSA

The United States Army Band calender of eventsMarch 83 p.m.

The U.S. Army Orchestra and Army Chorus will perform a special collaboration of RandallThompson’sTestament of Freedom and works by Respighi and Morten Lauridsen at Brucker Hall onthe Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH.

March 97 p.m.

The U.S. Army Orchestra will host the 10th Annual U.S. Army OrchestraYoung Artist Competition atBrucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH.

March 107:30 p.m.

The “Pershing’s Own” Chamber Music Series: Sgt. 1st Class Harold Summey will present the music ofthe electrified jazz/fusion group, at Brucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH.

March 148 p.m

The U.S. Army HeraldTrumpets with the Spires Brass Band will perform various music by composerJohnWilliams at the KussmaulTheater at Frederick Community College in Frederick, Md.

March 15-217:30 p.m.

The U.S. Army Concert Band will host the 2015 AmericanTromboneWorkshop, which concludesMarch 21 with a grand concert at Brucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH.

March 247:30 p.m.

Staff Sgt. Kris Keeton and Staff Sgt. SidonieWade will host a recital entitled “Percussion Plus” atBrucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH.

Performances are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. All outdoor concerts are subject to cancellation or location change due to weather considerations. Please call 703-696-3399 for up-to-date information on concert cancellations or location changes. For additional details and a full calendar of performances, visit www.usarmyband.com/event-calendar.html.

see RACES, page 6

Covenant signing

For more JBM-HH event photos from this issue, visit us online at:

www.flickr.com/photos/jbm-hh

PHOTO BY SGT. 1ST CLASS CHRIS BRANAGAN

Sgt. 1st Class Graham Breedloveperforms with members of TheU.S. Army Blues during the U.S.Army Band’s “Pershing’s Own”93rd Anniversary Concert at theFort Meyer portion of Joint BaseMyer-Henderson Hall Feb. 22.

PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE

Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Command Sgt. Maj. Randall E. Woods, center right,poses for a photograph with Family Advocacy Program Manager Kelly Smith, centerleft, during the production of a public service announcement to inform the communityof Child Abuse Prevention Month and Month of the Military Child in April in MemorialChapel on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH Feb. 23. Gregory Jones, right, of the ArmyMultimedia and Visual Information Directorate photo branch, takes the photographwhile Family Advocacy Program Community Educator Sandra McLean watches.

PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE

Participants in Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’sShamrock Shuffle 5K Run and 1-Mile Walk past theFort Myer Fitness Center on the Fort Myer portion ofJBM-HH March 14, 2014. This year’s Shamrock Shuffleis March 13, and will kick off the 2015 Family andMorale, Welfare and Recreation road race season.

PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE

Xiomara Medrano, right, and Nebeyou Aberra, left, along with other attend-ees of the Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation covenant signing andemployee recognition ceremony in Spates Community Club on the Fort Myerportion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall March 3, sign the covenant near theend of the ceremony. The covenant, signed by Col. Mike Henderson, JBM-HHcommander, Denise James, FMWR director and FMWR employees, is a promiseof excellence to FMWR employees and customers. Look for the full story in nextweek’s Pentagram.

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sional growthwhen subordinatesmakemistakes. Passing down solutions tofuture leaders to empower rather thanpunish is key in force preservation,regardless of branch of service.“In the military we have a habit

of relating ourselves to a profes-sional sports team,” he said. “Butwe can also relate our armed forcesto a marriage.”For example, the military has a

chain-of-command, much like amarriage, he said. Like the militarya marriage is only going to survivewith good communication.

Holistic fitness model

Battaglia says oftenmilitary leadersassociate physical fitness with suc-cessful leadership.The goal of physical fitness is not

necessarily incorrect, but it is incom-plete. For an effective leader, it takesa holistic model—one that focuses onpsychological and emotional fitness,according to Battaglia.“Members of the armed services

grow up across the services focusednot on just prevention of war, butserving a nation in combat,” he said.“Success in the battlefield requiresfitness, but the definition of fitnesshas been linear over the years.”In the Army’s current resiliency

initiative, Soldiers are taught theimportance of not only physical

fitness, but emotional and psycho-logical fitness.“Leadership development across

our society works very hard onproblem solving and not enoughtime on problem preventing,” hesaid. “If you consider yourself anasset to your organization, then yourcomplaints should never outweighyour corrective actions.”Military leaders must never

waive the ethical and moral high-ground, and professionally upholdthings like the oath of enlistment,code of conduct and law of landwarfare, he said.A leader also allows subordinates

to grow professionally from unin-tentional mistakes, he said. But theyalso display the fortitude to step intosituations that will prevent injuryand enforce good conduct.Battaglia is responsible for advising

the Department of Defense’s topleaders “on all matters involving jointand combined total force integra-tion, utilization, health of the forceand joint development for enlistedpersonnel.”This event was the second quarterly

moral leadership luncheon hostedby the JBM-HH Chaplains Office.

Pentagram staff writer Damien Salascan be reached at [email protected].

LUNCHfrom page 1

as up to two rental properties, schedule an appoint-ment. Simpler returns, such as those with just W2s,take only about 30 minutes on average to completeand are appropriate for walk-ins.What to bring: customers should bring their

military ID cards; all W2s, 1099s, 1098s; socialsecurity cards for all family members; EIN for daycare providers; all documents supporting deductionsand credits; copies of the 2014 federal and statereturns and tax power of attorney or IRS Form 2848.The center is openMonday,Wednesday andFriday

from8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. andTuesdays andThursdaysfrom 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and is open every otherSaturday from10a.m. to 2p.m.Thenext openSaturdayis March 7. Still, the tax center will close duringinclement weather based on the Office of PersonnelManagement’s decision on the federal government’soperating status. Customers with appointments ondays when the tax center is closed must reschedule.The deadline to file taxes is April 15.For more information or to make an appointment,

call 703-696-1040. Check out www.mdwhome.mdw.army.mil/sja_nav/tax-center/tax-center, andlike them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MYERTAXCENTER.

Teen free-throw contestMarine Corps Community Services Henderson

Hall Semper Fit will hold a teen (ages 13 to 19)free-throw contest March 7 starting at 9 a.m. at theCpl. Terry L. Smith Gymnasium on the HendersonHall portion of the joint base. The teen free-throwcontest is comprised of three rounds of 15 shots.Prizes will be awarded to the top three male and

female finishers. Register and get more informationat www.mccsHH.com/SmithGym.html.

Spring forward: Daylight Savings Timebegins at 2 a.m. March 8

Be sure to set clocks ahead one hour before goingto bed onMarch 7. This is also a good time to changebatteries in smoke detectors.

Anger managementArmy Community Service will hold an anger

management workshopMarch 11 from 9:30 to 11:30a.m. in Bldg. 201 on the Fort Myer portion of thejoint base. Learn effective ways to curb anger. Formore information and to register, call 703-696-3512.

Fellowship, mentor program offeredfor sergeants major

As part of the Army’s commitment to trans-form Army education, a fellowship program isbeing offered for sergeants major at the U.S. ArmySergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas,according to a Feb. 24 news article on Army.mil.The one-year fellowship program offers 20 fellowsthe opportunity to earn a master’s degree in adulteducation from Pennsylvania State University andan additional three years of service in the Army. Theprogram was developed as a means to help senioractive duty noncommissioned officers mentor otherenlisted leaders. Applications are due March 20 tothe Army’s Human Resources Command in FortKnox, Ky. More details can be found via MilitaryPersonnelMessage 15-045 at the Human ResourcesCommand website at www.hrc.army.mil/Milper.

Intramural volleyball sign-upsRegistration is open from now until March 13

for Marine Corps Community Services’ SemperFit’s intramural volleyball season, March 23through May 29.Games will be played select weekdays at the Cpl.

Terry L. Smith Gymnasium. The team size is 12players plus a coach, and rosters may be changedbefore each game. Play is open toDoD ID cardholders.For more information, call 703-697-2706.

Prostate Cancer Support GroupMeetings at Belvoir

A Prostate Cancer Support Group meets atFort Belvoir Community Hospital the secondThursday of every month. The next meeting willbe March 12, 1 to 2 p.m. and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. inthe Urology Clinic, Sunrise Pavilion, 2nd floor.Spouses/partners are invited to attend. For moreinformation, contact retired Col. Jane Hudak at301-319-2918 or [email protected].

Commander’s Race Series:Shamrock Shuffle and AER kick-offThe 2015 JBM-HH Commanders Race Series

begins the season March 13 with the ShamrockShuffle and Army Emergency Relief kick-off 5KRun and 1-Mile Walk, in partnership with theMilitary District of Washington Sergeant AudieMurphy Club.The race begins at 6:45 a.m. at the Fort Myer

Fitness Center, Bldg. 414. Registration is free, andthe first 90 registrants will be eligible to receive aT-shirt. Participants can register online at www.jbmhhMWR.com until midnight of March 9. Formore information, call Todd Hopkins at 703-696-0594 or 703-939-1045. Formore details on this year’sFMWR road race season, see related article on page 3.

Fort Myer Thrift Shop/AOWCGWA scholarships

In a community partnership, the Fort MyerThrift Shop and the Army Officers’ Wives’ Clubof the Greater Washington Area offer scholarshipsfor children and spouses of U.S. Army personnelstationed or deployed from the Greater Washingtonarea. Applicants must have a valid DoD ID card. Thisprogram is available to high school seniors, collegestudents and U.S. Army spouses. Those applyingfor this merit scholarship program must have atleast a 3.0 grade point average. Additional informa-tion and applications are available online at www.fortmyerthriftshop.org or www.aowcgwa.org under

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Holien still conducts toursof the cemetery and men-tionedGagnon’s headstoneis easy to find right off Ord& Weitzel Drive.“[Tourists] aren’t so sur-

prised by the proximity ofGagnon’s grave with rela-tionship to the monument,but they are surprised withthe back of the headstone.It really is unique. The backof the headstone with theplaque of the Iwo Jima flagraising really makes it standout,” Holien said. “He’son the right side of thedrive when you’re headingtoward the river.”Strank’s weathered head-

stone is located in Section12, gravenumber7179 in thevicinity of one of ArlingtonNational Cemetery’smost iconic landmarks:McClellan Gate.Holien noted that burial

near the famed arched gatewas an honor saved fornotable service members.“McClellan Gate is the

most historical gate at thecemetery,” Holien said. “Tohave someone buried thereis really something.”Hayes’ grave is in hilly

Section 34 very near theresting place of Generalof the Army John J. “BlackJack” Pershing. Hayes, aPima Indian, was buried inArlington on Feb. 2, 1955less than 10 years afterclimbingMount Suribachi.He died of exposure in hisnative state of Arizona inJanuary 1955.Holien has a number of

theories on why the three

flag raisers were buriedin separate parts of thecemetery. One theorybeing that distancingthe World War II heroeswould have given each partof the cemetery a uniqueidentity. His second theoryhas to do with the massivefoot traffic which visitsArlington each year.“These three grave sites

of the Iwo Jima flag raisersare distributed in the oldsection of the cemetery…sothat each section has one,”he said. “Remember, if youcluster everybody togetherin one little area, that areawill get worn out by visi-tation. But if you space[notable graves] out in thenorth end and the centraland the south end, then youdon’t get that clustering.”According to the cem-

etery’s public affairsoffice, the three Iwo Jimaflag raisers were buried inseparate sections becausethey were interred or rein-terred during different years.The other flag raisers

were Franklin Sousley,John Bradley and HarlonBlock. Like Strank,Block was killed March1, 1945, on Iwo Jima andwas later buried in Texas.Navy Hospital CorpsmanBradley’s final restingplace is in Wisconsin, andSousley diedMarch 21 onIwo Jima and came statesideto rest in his native stateof Kentucky.Rosenthal lived to be

94 years old and passedaway in 2006.

Pentagram staff writer JimDresbach can be reached [email protected].

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PHOTOS BY RACHEL LARUE

The headstone of Ira Hayes, who died Jan. 25, 1955, is located in Section 34 in Arlington National Cemetery.Hayes is best known for being one of the six men depicted in Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal’sPulitzer Prize winning photo of a Sailor and Marines raising an American flag during the Battle for Iwo Jima. TheRosenthal photograph’s depiction was the basis for a statue honoring all U.S. Marines at the Marine Corps WarMemorial in Arlington, Va. Hayes was also memorialized in Johnny Cash’s “The Ballad of Ira Hayes.”

The grave of Michael Strank, who died March 1,1945, is located in Section 12 in Arlington NationalCemetery. Strank is best known for being one of thesix men depicted in Associated Press photographer JoeRosenthal’s Pulitzer Prize winning photo of a Sailor andMarines raising an American flag during the Battle forIwo Jima. The photograph’s depiction was the basis fora statue honoring all U.S. Marines at the Marine CorpsWar Memorial in Arlington, Va.

The headstone of ReneGagnon, who died Oct.12, 1979, is located inSection 51 in ArlingtonNational Cemetery.Gagnon is best known forbeing one of the six mendepicted in AssociatedPress photographer JoeRosenthal’s Pulitzer Prizewinning photo a Sailorand Marines raising anAmerican flag during theBattle for Iwo Jima. Thephotograph was laterturned into a statue hon-oring all U.S. Marines atthe Marine Corps WarMemorial in Arlington, Va.

PHOTO BY DAMIEN SALAS

Senior Enlisted Advisor to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, MarineCorps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia gives a presentation March 3 during thesecond quarterly moral leadership luncheon hosted in the Memorial Chapelon the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.

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Wednesday, 18 March 20159 am to 2 pm at Club Meade

Fort Meade, Maryland

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“scholarships and commu-nity grants.” The deadlinefor scholarship applicationsis March 27. Applicationscan be dropped off at thethrift shop or mailed tothe following address:Scholarship Committee,FMTS-AOWCGWA, P.O.Box 1112, Fort Myer, Va.22211. For more informa-tion, call 703-527-0664.

Fort Myer ThriftShop/AOWCGWAcommunity grantsIn a community partner-

ship, the Fort Myer ThriftShop and theArmyOfficers’Wives’ Club of the GreaterWashington Area offercommunity grants to organi-zations that provide servicesand/or support to militaryorganizations, personneland families. Requests areaccepted from 501(c) orga-nizations with services inthe area. Additional infor-mation and applications areavailable online atwww.fort-myerthriftshop.org orwww.aowcgwa.org under scholar-ships and community grants.The deadline for commu-nity grant applications isApril 16. Applications canbe dropped off at the thriftshop, or mailed to the fol-lowing address:CommunityGrantsCommittee, FMTS-AOWCGWA,P.O.Box1112,Fort Myer, Va. 22211. Formore information, call703-5270664.

AOWCGWAMarch luncheonThe Army Officers’

Wives’ Club of the GreaterWashington Area will hostits annual internationalshowcase luncheonMarch19 in the Koran Room ofthe FortMyerOfficers Clubfrom 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.This event was postponedfrom its earlier date due toinclement weather.Art and holidays from

around the world is thetheme for the event, whichwill provide the opportunityto explore sights, soundsand tastes from aroundthe world. Internationalmembers will showcase artand holidays from theirhome countries.Reservations originally

made for the postponedFebruary showcase remainin effect, unless cancelledprior to the March 10deadline. New reservationsare welcome until then.Price for the luncheon is$25. Reservations must bereceived by March 10 andcan bemade online through

PayPal at www.aowcgwa.org or by mailing a checkpayable to AOWCGWA toAOWCGWAReservations,attention PeggyRudesheim,5375 Woodlawn Dr., FortBelvoir, VA22060. Formoreinformation email [email protected] orcall 703-781-0474.

Still a chance toearn a spot in thisyear’s MarineCorps MarathonThe Marine Corps

Marathon has sold alldiscounted entries madeavailable to active dutyand reserve members ofthe military. The specialdiscount was offered begin-ning Feb. 23. Still, there isan opportunity for militarymembers who missed outon this discounted entryopportunity to registerMarch 11 to run theMarineCorps 17.75K, which offersfinishers guaranteed entryto the Marine CorpsMarathon. The event willbe held in Prince WilliamCounty, Va., March 28.Registration for theMarineCorps 17.75K will openat www.marinemarathon.com. Military membersalso can register as themarathon lottery opensto the public March 13at www.marinemarathon.com. The lottery will beopen for 10 days, throughMarch 23. Runners whoobtain entry through thelottery will be notifiedby email starting March25. In addition, anyoneinterested in participatingin the 40th MCM canregister through theMCMCharity Partners. For moreinformation, visit www.marinemarathon.com.

ArmyEmergency Reliefcampaign runsthrough May 15This year ’s Army

Emergency Relief campaignbegan March 3, but thereis a fun kick-off eventplanned in conjunc-tion with the March 13Shamrock Shuffle 5K Runand 1-Mile Walk. ArmyEmergency Relief, since itwas founded duringWorldWar II, has provided $1.7billion in interest-free loansand grants to 3.6 millionSoldiers in the active andreserve components.The theme for the 2015

AER campaign is Makinga Difference and serves asa reminder that Soldiersand family members canplace confidence in AERto help in unexpectedtimes of crisis. AER helpsWounded Warriors, sur-

NEWS NOTESfrom page 4

By Julia LeDouxPentagram Staff Writer

Joint Base Myer-HendersonHall will celebrate NationalWomen’s History Month witha presentation March 12 by Dr.Victoria Dixon at the Fort MyerOfficers Club on the Fort Myerportion of the joint base.Dixon formulated and imple-

mented ArmyTest and EvaluationCommand’s Equal EmploymentOpportunity policy on affirma-tive action for all employees. Thepresentation will take place from11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is freeto service members, retirees,civilian employees, contractorsand family members.Each year, the National

Women’s History Project selectsa theme for the month thathighlights the achievements ofdistinguished women. This 2015theme, Weaving the Stories ofWomen’s Lives, allows for theopportunity to weave women’sstories, both individually andcollectively, into the fabric of thenation’s history, according to arelease from the NWHP.According to that release, 2015

marks both the 35th anniversaryof the women’s history movement

and the NWHP. The releasestates that “after decades of dedi-cated research and technologicaladvances, the stories of Americanwomen from all cultures andclasses are accessible and visibleas never before.”For more information on the

March 12 presentation, contactMaster Sgt. Kenny Kang at 703-696-8729 or [email protected]; Sgt. 1st Class Adrienne

Robinson at 703-696-2964 [email protected]; or Sgt. 1st Class MichaelSwinton at 703-696-8729 [email protected] for more coverage of

National Women’s HistoryMonth events and stories in futureeditions of the Pentagram.

Pentagram staff writer JuliaLeDoux can be reached at [email protected].

March is NationalWomen’s History Month

viving spouses and thefamilies of fallen Soldiers.For more information

about the AER campaign,call Trina Reliford at703-696-8435.

Tactical parentingfor the iGenerationM a r i n e C o r p s

Community ServicesHenderson Hall offers twoopportunities for tacticalparenting for the iGenera-tion, a session with fourpresentations by subjectmatter experts on toughtopics that affect ourchildren and adolescents.Thenext session isMarch

31 at the Joe RosenthalTheater on the HendersonHall portionof the joint base.Topics at both sessions

include human trafficking,violent extremism, teendating violence and trau-matic brain injury in theadolescent athlete.For more information,

visit www.mccsHH.com/prevention.html.

Winter weather ishere – be prepared!In the event of weather-

related closures, JointBase Myer-HendersonHall personnel follow theguidance of the Office ofPersonnel Management.OPMdetermines the open,closed or delayed status forall government agenciesand installations locatedinside the Washington,D.C., beltway.If you have any questions

about your duty status,contact your supervisor.Partner organization per-sonnel should inquirewithintheir chain of command.For OPM guidance, see

www.opm.gov/status. Youcan also call 202-606-1900around the clock for status.For immediate updates

from JBM-HH, visit usonline at www.facebook.com/jbmhh and www.twitter.com/jbmhh. Also,the JBM-HH website(www.army.mil/jbmhh)

contains a winter weatherlink – activated when nec-essary – with up-to-dateweather information. Youcan also call the command-er’s information hotlineat 703-696-6906, whichis updated in emergenciesor inclement weather situ-ations. See www.weather.gov for a forecast.

Ice melt refillsAt JBM-HH, filled ice

melt buckets have alreadybeen placed outside facili-ties by the Directorate ofPublic Works. Refill icemelt buckets by bringingempty buckets to Bldg. 325on the Fort Myer portionof the joint base and theP Street Lot on the FortMcNair portion of the jointbase between the hoursof 1 and 2 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday. Call DeniseFaldowski at 703-696-1254for more information.

2nd InfantryDivision

Veterans soughtAttention, 2nd Infantry

Division Veterans: TheMid Atlantic Branch ofthe Second IndianheadDivision Association, willhave its annual reunionin Lancaster, Penn.,May 1 through 3 at theContinental Inn. Allveterans of the Army’s2nd Infantry Division areinvited, in particular thosein the states of New Jersey,Pennsylvania, Delaware,Maryland, New York,Virginia,West Virginia andthe District of Columbia.For more information, callHarry Roye at 804-526-0828 or send an email [email protected].

Sign up for theJBM-HH eBulletin:News you can useWant to know what’s

happening around JointBaseMyer-HendersonHallright away? Then sign upfor the weekly JBM-HHeBulletin, delivered directly

to patrons via email. Thisregular update includesthe latest traffic, readi-ness, family and other keyevents happening at allthree portions of JBM-HH(Fort Myer, Fort McNairandHenderson Hall). Signup to receive the eBulletinvia the JBM-HH websiteat: https://lists.army.mil/mailman/listinfo/jbm-hh_bulletin. Recipients can alsoopt out at the same website.

Dining Facilityunder renovationThe Dining Facility on

the Fort Myer portion ofthe joint base is being reno-vated, and until renovationis complete – approximatelyMarch 16 – all meals will beserved in the CommunityActivities Center, Bldg.405, on the Fort Myerportion of the joint base.Regular meal times and

prices apply. Formore infor-mation, call 703-696-2087.

Death noticeAnyone with debts

owed to or by the estate ofStaff Sgt. John C. Kessler,Regimental HeadquartersandHeadquartersCompany,3d InfantryRegiment,must

contactCapt. Peter Lee, thesummary court officer forthe Soldier. Kessler passedaway Feb. 15. Call Lee at703-696-8602.

News Note policy!Read in full

News Notes submis-sions must be less than 100words, contain all pertinentdetails — to include thefive “W’s” — as well as apoint of contact, phonenumber and/or websitefor additional informa-tion. News Notes must besubmitted no later thannoon, Wednesdays, forconsideration for publica-tion in the following week’sPentagram. For example,information submitted forpublication in News Noteson Wednesday, April 8,will be published in thePentagramThursday, April16. Priority will be given tothose announcements ofevents and deadlines occur-ring during the publicationweek. Please note that sub-mission of a news note doesnot guarantee publication.Please send your news notesto the Pentagram at [email protected].

OFFICIAL ARMY GRAPHIC

March is National Women’s History Month and this year’s theme is“Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives.” Be sure to watch for morecoverage of this annual observance in March editions of the Pentagram.

GRAPHIC BY HELEN KLEIN

Information retrieved from www.army.mil/women.

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April 10 and May 1’s Rockin’ & Reelin’Sock Hop run and walk.To earn the race challenge coin, par-

ticipants must register online at www.jbmhhmwr.com/special-events. Walkup,same-day registrations are available for allraces, but those racers will not be eligiblefor the challenge coins. Shamrock Shuffleand Army Emergency Relief Kick-off raceregistration ends March 9 at midnight.According to Todd Hopkins, FMWR

recreation specialist and race series orga-nizer, over 50 have already registered fortheMarch 13 race. One change has beenmade to race mornings. The starting gunsfor all races will now be fired at 6:45 a.m.In regard to inclement weather can-

cellations, Hopkins said runners andwalkers can contact the FortMyer FitnessCenter the morning of the race to checkevent status.“We have so many runners, it’s impos-

sible to get ahold of all of them,” he said.“If someone is worried about snow or athunderstorm cancelling the event, theycan call the Myer Fitness Center at 703-

696-7867 or 703-696-7868. The gymopens at 5 o’clock, and the call is madeat least 30 minutes prior to the run.”Other race dates include:• July 2 – FirecrackerTwinkie Challenge

• Aug. 21 –Women’sEquality Day Race

• Oct. 30 – Demon& Doggie Dash

• Nov. – JBM-HHTurkey Trot (date tobe determined)

• Dec. 4 –Operation SantaUgly Sweater Run

• Army 10-Miler qualifiersare scheduled for May 15,June 19 and July 10.Again, to register for the

Shamrock Shuff le and ArmyEmergency Relief Kick-Off 5KRun and 1-Mile Walk and the other2015 Spring Race Series Challengeraces, go to www.jbmhhmwr.com/special-events. Hopkins can be reachedat 703-696-0594.

Pentagram staff writer Jim Dresbach canbe reached at [email protected].

RACESfrom page 3

RetiringTransition AssistanceProgram

• March 9 through 13 or 23 to 27*8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• April 6 through 108 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ETSTAP

• April 6 through 108 a.m. to 4 p.m.

EntrepreneurTrack“Boots to Business”

• March 17 through 188:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

• May 19 through 20,8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Business FranchiseOpportunities

• April 2, 1 to 3 p.m.

Finding and applyingfor federal jobs

• March 25*, 9:30 a.m. to noon.• April 29, 9:30 a.m. to noon.

Federal Resume

• March 19, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.• April 23, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Accessing Higher Education

• April 29 and 30*, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

CareerTechnicalTraining

• April 21 and 22, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Marketing yourself for a secondcareer

• March 24*, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Career Resources

• March 16, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.• April 20, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Smart Investments

• March 25*, 1 to 3 p.m.• April 29, 1 to 3 p.m.

Credit scores from good toexcellent

• March 26*, 1 to 3 p.m.• April 30, 1 to 3 p.m.

Home buying

• March 24*, 10 a.m. to noon• April 28, 10 a.m. to noon

Debt free

• March 26*, 10 a.m. to noon• April 30, 10 a.m. to noon

Tricare benefits in depth

• March 19, 10 a.m. to noon• April 23, 10 a.m. to noon

Capstone (Fridays)

• March 13, 20 or 2710 a.m. to noon

• April 3, 10, 17 or 24, 10 a.m. to noon

ExpressTAP

• April 13 and 14*, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Soldier for Life - Transition AssistanceProgram seminars and workshopsLocated at 232 McNair Road, Bldg. 404, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall,

Va., 22211. Reservations are required. Spouses are encouraged to register andattend. Call the Soldier for Life-Transition Assistance Program office, 703-696-0973 or log-in and schedule at www.acap.army.mil. Available to all registeredclients who have completed DD2648/2648-1 and initial counseling. Locationis in the SFL-TAP Bldg. 404 unless notated.

*Located in Education Center Bldg. 417, room 108

Program

• March 9 through 13 or 23 to 27*8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• April 6 through 108 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ETSTAP

• April 6 through 108 a.m. too 4 p.m.

career

• March 24*, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Career Resources

• March 16, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.• April 20, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Smart Investments

• March 25*, 1 to 3 p.m.8 a.m. tto 4 p.m.

EntreprereneurTrack“Bootsts to Business”

• Marcrch 17 through 188:3030 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

• May 19 through 20,8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Business FranchiseOpportunities

• March 25*, 1 to 3 p.m.• April 29, 1 to 3 p.m.

Credit scores from good toexcecellllent

• March 26*, 1 to 3 p.m.• April 30, 1 to 3 p.m.

Home buying

• MaMarchh 24*, 10 a.m. to noonOpportunities

• April 2, 1 to 3 p.m.

Finding and applyingfor federal jobs

• March 25*, 9:30 a.m. to noon.• April 29, 9:30 a.m. to noon.n.

Federal Resume

Ma h 19 12:30 3:30

March 24*, 10 a.m. to noon• Apririll 28, 10 a.m. to noooon

Debt free

• MaMarcrch 2626*,*, 10 a.m.m. to noonon• April 30, 10 aa.m. toto noon

Tricare bebenenefits iinn dedepth

•• MaMarcrch 1919, 1010 a.m.m. to noon• ApApriril 2323, 10 aa.m. to noon

• March 19, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.m.• April 23, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. CaCapstone (Fridays)

FortMyer and FortMcNairportions of the joint base.Participants turned in

a sheet each week thattracked the number ofhours they slept each night;the types of food they ateand how much water they

drank; and how manysteps they walked, plusthe number of minutes ofresistance or cardiovascularexercise they did.“I got my waistline

down,” saidWilliams witha broad smile.Fei and Whitney said

par t ic ipat ing in thechallenge was a goodmotivator for maintaininga healthy lifestyle.

“It was just liv inghealthier,” said Lopez.“By the end of 90 days itbecomes a habit.”The clinic also held

Walking Wednesdays andsponsored tours of the com-missary and hosted guestspeakers, said Bonner.

Pentagram staff writerJulia LeDoux can be reachedat [email protected].

AWARDfrom page 1

PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE

From left, Pfc. Kimberly Williams, runner up for the nutrition contest, Dr. WhitneyLopez, winner of the activity contest, and Dr. Evonne Fei, winner of the nutritionand sleep contest, receive their awards Feb. 27, at Andrew Rader U.S. Army HealthClinic on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Mary Wilson, notpictured, won runner up for the nutrition contest.

PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE

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By J.D. LeipoldArmy News Service

The senior enlistedadvisers from the Army,Navy, Marine Corps andAir Force were on CapitolHill Feb. 25 to testify onquality of life concerns inthe services.The possible return

of sequestration in fiscalyear 2016 colored muchof the discussion.Uncertainty over possible

deterioration of healthcarebenefits, compensation andfamily programs as well asjob security were uniformamong the four top enlistedleaders speaking beforethe House AppropriationsCommittee, subcommitteeon military construc-tion, veterans affairs andrelated agencies.

U.S. Army

Less than a month in hisposition now, Sgt. Maj. ofthe ArmyDaniel A. Daileysaid caring for Soldiers,their families and Armycivilians, “builds trust, andtrust is predictability ... theunwritten contract betweenthe American people, herleaders and the peopleof our Army.“Today, we are back in

Iraq facing a new enemy,”he said. “But, perhapsthe greatest enemy to thecontract I’ve mentionedand to our future is fiscaluncertainty ... I’m veryconscious that every fiscaldecision we make togetherhas the potential to impacta Soldier’s trust in us asleaders ... not only does thisaffect our readiness today,

it affects the all-volunteerArmy of tomorrow.”Dailey said that without

predictable and adequateresources, the Armysimply cannot plan andconduct required trainingor maintain diverse, high-quality Soldier and familysupport programs.“Furthermore, I see a

return to sequestration-level funding as the tippingpoint between our abilityto maintain our respon-siveness and our ability tomaintain trust with ourpeople,” he said, notingthat his biggest fear waslosing more Soldiers.“We’re managing that

through the use of acces-sions, retention and qualitycontrol programs,” Daileysaid. “Unfortunately, ifwe continue to see fiscalrestraints and we returnto sequestration levels offunding, good Soldiers willbe asked to go home.”By the end of 2015, the

active Army expects to bedown to 490,000 Soldiers.Lt. Gen. Karen E. Dyson,military deputy to theassistant secretary of theArmy for financial manage-ment and comptroller, saidadditional sequestration infiscal year 2016 couldmeananother 15,000 Soldierscut from the active force.

U.S. Navy

Master Chief PettyOfficer of theNavyMichaelD. Stevens, now in his thirdyear as the senior enlistedadvisor for the Navy, repre-sents the interests of morethan 320,000 active andreserve Sailors.

Stevens said during thelast year, while meetingwith Sailors and theirfamilies around the Navy,he has found an “overallsatisfactory quality of life.”But like Dailey, “ongoingdiscussions regardingpossible changes to futurepay and compensationhas created an era ofuncertainty.”Stevens said with regard

to pay and compensation,a major concern to theNavy was the future ofhealth care.“Health care is a quality

of life issue that consistentlyresurfaces during my fleetinteraction - it is extremelyimportant to our Sailorsand our families and is veryinfluential in recruitingand retention decisions,”Stevens said.Stevens also addressed

the condition of single-Sailor barracks saying thatdue to critical priorities inwar-fighting requirements,the Navy had taken riskswith the infrastructure ofits barracks.“This risk has resulted

in the overall conditionof our barracks falling toapproximately 50 percentadequacy,” Stevens said.“Should sequestrationresur face, I ’m con-cerned the condition ofour barracks will declineeven further. With yoursupport, it is my hope thatwe can prioritize funding toimprove living conditionsfor our Sailors.”Stevens also addressed

resiliency and familysupport programs such asthe fleet and family support

centers, child and youthprograms and family readi-ness groups which he said,“are fundamental to ourSailors’ overall state ofwellness and readiness.”“Healthcare, barracks

and fami ly suppor tprograms are areas thatmust be valued and pro-tected for force readiness,for recruitment and reten-tion and quality of life,”Stevens said.

U.S. Marine Corps

During his first CapitolHill hearing, Sgt. Maj. ofthe Marine Corps Ronald

L. Green - who assumedhis position as the Corps’top enlisted Marine Feb.20 - told the committeethat, “no matter what,we must make A’s on thebattlefield. Combat readi-ness is comprised of unit,personal and family readi-ness ... with the currentfiscal climate, we mayhave to take many risksin many areas.”Green said just within

the past year, the MarineCorps had to take sig-nificant financial cuts inprimary areas while pro-tecting programs such

as behavioral health andsexual assault preventionand response.“Funding levels for the

Marine Corps below thepresidential budget mayforce a choice betweenquality of life and qualityof work,” Green said. “Wemay be forced to choosebetween the most readyMarines or morale andfamily support servicessuch as childcare andfamily readiness programs... having to choose betweenquality of life at home and

Senior enlisted advisers testify onquality of life issues on Capitol Hill

PHOTO BY J.D. LEIPOLD

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey testifies on quality of life issues in theArmy before the House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs AppropriationsSubcommittee in Washington, D.C., Feb. 25.

see TESTIFY, page 8

PHOTO BY SPC. CODY W. TORKELSON

Icicles on an Army High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle begin to thaw fol-lowing a wintry mix, March 2, at 1st Battalion, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The OldGuard) motor pool. Regardless of inclement weather, The Old Guard continues toprovide daily ceremonial support at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall and ArlingtonNational Cemetery.

Winter weatheraccident prevention

Courtesy of JFHQ-NCR/MDW Safety Office

Driving:

• Clear all snow from your car’s windows,lights, license plates and roof. Snow onyour car can be a visibility hazard to youand drivers behind you.

• Be prepared for black ice on all roadsurfaces, especially around bridges, over-passes and shaded areas.

• Have patience and give yourself andothers more room.

• If you go into a skid, take your foot offthe accelerator, steer into the skid andregain control.

• Check your vehicle’s tires, wipers andwasher fluid.

• Carry a winter weather survival kit inyour vehicle.

• Check the latest weather reports.• Plan your travel and find the safest route.

Slips, trips and falls:

• Approach outdoor surfaces withcaution and assume that all wet, dark

areas on pavement are slippery and icy.• Mitigate these hazards in your areasusing salt or other ice-melting agents.

• Avoid footwear with smooth soles andheels. Instead, wear shoes or boots thatprovide traction on snow and ice; bootswith non-slip soles are best.

• Use special care when entering andexiting vehicles; use the vehiclefor support.

• Walk in designated walkways as muchas possible. Taking shortcuts overfrozen areas can be hazardous.

• Look ahead when you walk; a snow-orice-covered sidewalk, step or drivewaymay need to be avoided.

• Walk like a penguin in icy areas:• Point your feet out slightly.• Walk flat footed.• Take short shuffling steps.• Use your arms for balance.• Keep your hands out of yourpockets and be prepared for a fall.

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readiness for combat abroad is not a choicewe should have to make.”

U.S. Air Force

ChiefMaster Sgt. of the Air Force JamesA. Cody started his testimony by tellingthe committee that the active Air Force,its civilians, Air National Guard and AirForce Reserve - at 670,000 personnel -is the smallest it has ever been since theservice was created in 1947.“This is historic for us, and it is exacer-

bated by the fact that we are more globallyengaged today – continuing to operate inthe longest sustained time in the history

of our country,” Cody said. “On top ofall this, we do this with an all-volunteerforce, a force that continues to experienceuncertainty in terms of capability, com-pensation and the meaning of service.”Cody said Airmen are concerned like

Soldiers, Sailors andMarines with reduc-tions which might take place and extendto their housing allowances, healthcareand ability to keep serving.“When I came in 30-plus years ago, if you

were a good Airman and youworked hard,you had an opportunity to serve 20 years,”Cody said. “Airmen cannot say the samething today and we have had to let plentyof good Airmen go before their desiredtime, so those will be the top concerns thatI think they face: the uncertainty of thefuture and their ability to serve.”

TESTIFYfrom page 7

By Amaani LyleDoD News, DefenseMedia Activity

Members of the GoldenStateWarriors NBA basket-ball team visited ArlingtonNational Cemetery Feb.25 to show support foran Army widow and payhomage to thousandsof military membersburied throughout thehallowed grounds.Jane Horton, whose

husband, Army NationalGuard sniper Spc. ChrisHorton, was killed inaction in Afghanistan Sept.9, 2011, joined the teammembers, several of whomlaid a wreath at the Tombof the Unknown Soldierbefore the group visitedHorton’s headstone.

Silent Salute

During the somber tourof the grounds, a hush fell

over the Oakland, Ca.based team and staff as icecracked beneath their shoesthrough rows of headstones,many belonging to servicemembers, close in age tothe athletes, who perished.Steph Curry, Warriors

point guard, describedhis attendance at theChanging of the Guardritual and involvement inthe wreath-laying ceremonyas a “great honor.”“I’m here respecting

the history of our countryand people who have sac-rificed for our freedom,”Curry said. “Being herebrings a lot of thoughts anda deeper appreciation forwhat they’ve done for us.”Power forward David

Lee noted his personalconnection to the grounds.“My grandfather is

actually bur ied hereand just to be a part ofsomething so special isamazing,” Lee said.

Ho r t o n , 2 8 , o fAlexandria, Va., said theteam’s visit to ANC whereher husband and many ofher friends are buried was“absolutely breathtaking.”“I’m really grateful that

they’re going to rememberthis … because if we don’tgive [the fallen] a voice, theywon’t have one … they’renot here to tell their ownstory,” she said.

Army traditions

ArmyMaj. Gen. JeffreyS. Buchanan, com-manding general, JointForce Headquarters-National Capital Region/and theU.S. ArmyMilitaryDistrict of Washington,led the group. They latertoured the Pentagon, andBuchanan explained thesignificance of the elaborateand meticulous Changingof the Guard ritual thatceremonially ensures thetomb is guarded 24 hours

a day, 365 days a year, inany weather. TombGuardSentinels, all volunteers,are elite members of the3d U.S. Infantry Regiment(The Old Guard) head-quartered at Joint Base

Myer-Henderson Hall.Buchanan noted simi-

larly familial ties in theathletic andmilitary realms,and emphasized his grati-tude to the Warriors forrecognizing the ultimate

sacrifices of heroes fromacross the decades who areburied at Arlington.“To take time and pay

such respect is a great honorfor us and a great honor forthe team,” he said.

Golden State Warriorshonor fallen at ArlingtonNational Cemetery

PHOTO BY STAFF SGT. JENNIFER C. JOHNSON

Golden State Warriors David Lee, far left, Andre Iguodala, center, and Stephen Curry,right, lay a wreath during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, ArlingtonNational Cemetery Feb. 25.

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