For

1. Soundoff!
vol. 65 no. 8 Published in the interest of the Fort Meade community
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February 28, 2013
home stand Photo courtesy of Picerne Military Housing
Garrison Commander Col. Edward C. Rothstein talks with former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy and Mahlon (Sandy) Apgar IV, an international authority on housing, infrastructure
and real estate, during a tour of the Reece Crossings model home at the corner of Mapes Road and Cooper Avenue following the housing development’s groundbreaking
ceremony on Feb. 20. Apgar is credited with establishing the Army’s military housing privatization program. The Picerne Military Housing project will be the Army’s first
privately developed, on-post garden style apartment complex for junior enlisted single service members. For the story, see Page 6.
Caring day of prayer UPCOMING EVENTS
New multi-service Former chief of friday: Army Emergency Relief campaign kicks off
clinic addresses chaplains keynotes wednesday, 11:30 a.m.: Women’s History Observance - McGill Training Center
Meade luncheon March 7, 7-10 p.m.: Karaoke Night - The Lanes
patient demand
March 8, 7 p.m.: Latin Night - The Conference Center
page 4 page 10 March 9, 7 a.m.-2 p.m.: Indoor Triathlon - Gaffney Fitness Center

2. Commander’s Column
Soundoff!
Editorial Staff
Garrison Commander
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Sequestration looms;
Col. Edward C. Rothstein
more on off-limits list
Garrison Command
Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. Latter
Public Affairs Officer
Chad T. Jones
Chad.T.Jones.civ@mail.mil
Chief, Command Information Writing a weekly column sometimes forces me to controlled gates.
Philip H. Jones anticipate what I believe tomorrow’s headlines will We got firsthand
Philip.H.Jones.civ@mail.mil be. experience of the
Assistant Editor & Senior Writer In this case, Friday is March 1 and if Congress work performed
Rona S. Hirsch and President Obama have still not reached an agree- by our security
Staff Writer Lisa R. Rhodes ment to stop the automatic spending cuts known as guards. I thanked
Staff Writer Brandon Bieltz sequestration, then clearly the headline at Fort Meade them for their
Design Coordinator Timothy Davis and countless other military communities across the efforts to keep
Supple­mental photography provided
by The Baltimore Sun Media Group United States will be, “How do we do more with Fort Meade safe
less?” and secure.
Advertising That said, I couldn’t imagine going into the end I also know
of this week without sharing some thoughts on this that reality is what COL. Edward c.
General Inquiries 410-332-6300 subject. As garrison commander, I am tasked with it is. If we don’t Rothstein
Allison Thompson providing the safety, security and infrastructure that have the funding, Garrison Commander
410-332-6850 Allison.Thompson@baltsun.com will enable our partner commands to complete their I know closing a gate may be something we all have
Michele Griesbauer missions. to live with in light of sequestration.
410-332-6381 Michele.Griesbauer@baltsun.com
During her recent visit to Fort Meade a couple We also will have to review and make decisions
If you would like information about receiving Soundoff! on Fort Meade or are
of weeks ago, Katherine Hammack, the assistant about other basic services the garrison provides to our
experiencing distribution issues, call 877-886-1206 or e-mail TP@baltsun.com. secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and partner commands, service members and families.
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday through Environment, might have put it best when she said: The one thing I have always been able to count on
Sunday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. “I won’t say more with less, because it’s really less is the great partnerships we have with our surround-
with less.” ing communities. And I’m confident that, if in fact
Printed by offset method of reproduction as a civilian enterprise in the interest of the She is absolutely right. sequestration and the related budget cuts we have
personnel at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, by The Baltimore Sun Media Group, 501 N.
Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21278, every Thursday except the last Thursday of the year in
Last year we cut our garrison staff by 21 percent. to make become a reality, our community partners
conjunction with the Fort Meade Public Affairs Office. Requests for publication must reach We did this by using incentives such as early retire- will continue to seek out ways to support our service
the Public Affairs Office no later than Friday before the desired publication date. Mailing ment and buyouts. We will not be able to repeat that members and their families.
address: Post Public Affairs Office, Soundoff! IMME-MEA-PA, Bldg. 4409, Fort Meade, MD process again to reduce the installation’s operating As a follow-up to my Jan. 10 column on how we
20755-5025. Telephone: 301-677-5602; DSN: 622-5602. budget. use the Fort Meade Armed Forces Disciplinary Con-
As many of you know, the Department of Defense trol Board as a tool to help identify establishments
Everything advertised in this publication must be made available for purchase, use or patronage
without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, marital status, handicap or sex of purchaser, has already outlined a strategy, which would result in that adversely affect the health, safety, welfare, morale
user or patron. A confirmed violation or rejection of this policy of equal opportunity by an advertiser federal civilian workers being furloughed two days per and discipline of the armed forces and their families, I
will result in the refusal to print advertising from that source. pay period for possibly 20-plus weeks between the end am pleased to announce that the Exxon Gas Station
of April and September. at 7898 Ridge Road in Hanover has been removed
Printed by The Baltimore Sun Co., LLC, a private firm, in no way connected with the There also would be other cost-cutting or cost-sav- from the list of “off-limits” establishments.
Department of the Army. Opinions expressed by the publisher and writers herein are their ing measures implemented to meet the sequestration You will recall that this gas station, as well as the
own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Army.
The appearance of advertisers in the publication does not constitute an endorsement by requirement of $40 billion in DoD budget cuts. Exxon station at 1318 Annapolis Road in Odenton,
the Department of the Army of the products or services advertised. I have always promoted a spirit of transparency was placed on the list of off-limits establishment
and open communications. I believe that has been key because they have sold synthetic marijuana, aka Spice,
to getting things done successfully at Fort Meade. to members of the Fort Meade community.
If sequestration becomes a reality, it’s really going I’m pleased that the owner of the Ridge Road
www.ftmeade.army.mil to be a challenge. We are going to have to look at how Exxon station was able to resolve the issue that led to
this impacts everyone. its placement on the “off-limits” list.
You can also keep track of Fort Meade on Twitter at twitter.com/ftmeademd Here are my concerns regarding sequestration: Unfortunately, the Tobacco Shop, located at 3351
and view the Fort Meade Live Blog at ftmeade.armylive.dodlive.mil. My first concern is on the individuals affected. Corridor Marketplace, was added to the list after an
There is no denying that these budget issues will make ongoing investigation revealed that the Laurel retail
their way into most households and will lead to people store sells Spice and other drug paraphernalia.
having to make tough choices about their finances. Placing a business, locale or activity on the off-
Co n t e n t s Second, I will focus on the individual organizations limits list is not something that the board and I take
and how they are sustaining under these difficult lightly. The requirements to place an activity on the
decisions. list are stringent.
News.............................. 3 Sports................................... 13 Finally, I will focus on the tactical level. The We will continue to make every effort to protect
impacts on the organization will directly impact what service members and their families by warning them
Crime Watch.................. 9 Movies.................................. 15 we can and cannot provide. of unsafe areas to avoid or of unethical business
On Monday, I, along with Command Sgt. Maj. practices.
Community.................. 14 Classified.............................. 16 Thomas Latter, spent the morning at our access Have a great week!
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3. News
Table top exercise focuses
on public safety in region
Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Devon Suits Impact Study table top exercise.
Internal Communication NCOIC The exercise was sponsored by the Balti-
Defense Media Activity more Urban Area Security Initiative. They
The collective missions of the major contracted the University of Maryland
agencies on post have made Fort Meade Center for Health and Homeland Security
the operational headquarters for cyber to develop and facilitate the exercise.
warfare. Garrison Commander Col. Edward C.
Since 1917, when Fort Meade was estab- Rothstein addressed more than 100 par-
lished, the post has transitioned from its ticipants at the opening of the ceremony.
original mission of training military per- He challenged everyone to complete the City, county, state and agency officials throughout Maryland and the Washington,
sonnel to becoming the largest employer mission because an exercise of this scale D.C., area gathered Feb. 5 at the Defense Media Activity to participate in the Defense
in the state of Maryland and the third is important to Fort Meade and the sur- Growth Public Safety Impact Study table top exercise. The exercise focused on the
largest workforce of any Army installation rounding communities. coordinated efforts between state and regional military and civilian officials as well
in the U.S. The exercise focused on the coordinated as members of the intelligence community.
Fort Meade currently has more than efforts between state and regional military
56,000 employees and nearly 6,000 family and civilian officials as well as members of tion,” Rothstein said. “It is important to with all partners and some working groups
members and is scheduled to grow expo- the intelligence community. get the appropriate message out to the to develop plans and procedures.”
nentially before 2020. Exercise coordinators developed an community.” The table top exercise also was a great
With the new changes at Fort Meade, escalating scenario that included intel- All the gathered intelligence pointed opportunity to strengthen the relationship
unique challenges face Anne Arundel ligence reports of different security lev- toward a terrorist attack on Fort Meade, between the DMA and Fort Meade.
County and surrounding jurisdictions in els, press releases by local news agencies, which challenged exercise participants to “We have a wonderful facility here at the
the state of Maryland. Questions have and other information available to local develop plans for first response as well as headquarters, and by sharing its capabili-
been raised as to whether defense growth authorities. subsequent operational periods. ties with Fort Meade we are not only better
has impacted the public safety of the In addition, participants had to deal “It was a success,” said Chrissy Calp, partners, but more attuned to the strides
region. with the challenges of determining a com- exercise and training coordinator for the Fort Meade is making toward regional
To address these issues, Fort Meade mand and control structure, allocating Anne Arundel County Office of Emer- preparedness,” said Roger King, DMA
and various other city, county, state and resources, proper distribution of sensitive gency Management. “The groups had executive officer.
agency officials throughout Maryland and information, and technological and com- great discussions on tactical operations, Editor’s note: Portions of this article
the Washington, D.C., area gathered Feb. munication barriers. shelter-in-place, family reunification, traf- were gathered from information provided by
5 at the Defense Media Activity to partici- “The keys to our success are open com- fic control, evacuations, etc. As a result, we the Defense Growth Public Impact Study
pate in the Defense Growth Public Safety munication and the sharing of informa- will be establishing better communications Tabletop exercise.
‘Mode of action’ County Public Schools, said all county schools are
required to participate in simulated emergency drills five
After evacuating the building in less than two min-
utes and 50 seconds, students and staff walked along
times a year to prepare students and staff for measures an undisclosed route and then back to the school. A
MacArthur Middle that must be taken in the event of an actual emergency.
Fort Meade’s Directorate of Emergency Services also
neighborhood street was shut down by DES during the
exercise, which ended at 9:20 a.m.
School practices participated in the emergency drill as part of a partner-
ship between the installation and the county schools.
Gray said that in event of a real emergency, students
and staff would evacuate the school and go to a desig-
emergency drill
“With seven of the AACPS schools being on Fort nated emergency location.
Meade, last year DES and the AACPS Security Office Parents were notified about the drill a day earlier by
jointly agreed to further develop their relationship at phone and email. Faculty and administrative staff also
By Lisa R. Rhodes the benefit of the thousands of school children on Fort were notified by email.
Staff Writer Meade,” said Lt. Col. J. Darrell Sides, director of DES. Students were advised to wear coats, hats and
On a cold, brisk morning on Feb. 20, MacArthur As a part of the agreement, Sides said parents and gloves.
Middle School evacuated the building as part of a students can expect to see Fort Meade police officers, “The teachers clearly had positive control of all their
required simulated emergency drill. both civilian police and military police, in and around students and were able to move them around like a
In just under three minutes, about 1,050 students and the schools far more frequently than in previous years. military unit in formation,” Sides said.
150 faculty and administrative staff left the school at 9 During the emergency drill, Fort Meade firefighters Emergency drills also were conducted last year in
a.m. in response to a simulated gas leak in the school and police officers were dispatched to the school as if October and December.
that led to a fire. it was a real emergency to simulate their arrival and Gray said the emergency drills are necessary and
“Things went really well,” Principal Stacy Gray said. to establish a command post with school faculty, Sides that the faculty and administrative staff take them
“The more you practice, the more you get into a mode said. seriously.
of action.” DES then worked with the faculty to practice their “If you don’t prepare, you take a lot of chances when
Bob Mosier, spokesperson for the Anne Arundel respective roles for the drill. a real incident can possibly happen,” she said.
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4. N ews
New Multi-Service Clinic meets patient demand
By Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center
celebrated the opening of its new Multi-
Service Clinic with a ribbon-cutting
ceremony Monday.
“I wouldn’t miss this day for any-
thing,” said Col. Danny B.N. Jaghab,
commander, U.S. Army Medical Depart-
ment, Fort Meade, and commander of
Kimbrough. “It’s a big day for us.”
The new clinic, located on the second
floor, expands Kimbrough’s services:
gastroenterology, including endoscopies
and colonoscopies; hand and upper
extremity; chronic pain management;
and podiatry.
The idea for the Multi-Service Clinic
came about two years ago during the
tenure of Col. Leon Moores, a former
Kimbrough commander, who attended
Monday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony.
“We were building new operating
rooms, and the old operating room
space on the second floor became avail-
able,” said Moores, special assistant to
the president at the Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences, after
the ceremony.
The old operating room space had
been used for same-day surgeries and
post-operative care.
Last May, Kimbrough opened a new
perioperative and post-operative suite
for same-day surgeries and post-opera- photo by nate pescE
tive care on the first floor. Col. Danny B.N. Jaghab, (center) commander, U.S. Army Medical Department, Fort Meade, and commander of Kimbrough
Moores said to change the old oper- Ambulatory Care Center cuts the ribbon marking the official opening of Kimbrough’s new Multi-Service Clinic on Monday. He was
ating room space to office space would joined by: Navy Capt. Patricia McKay, director of the hand and upper extremity clinic; Lt. Col. Andrew Baxter, assistant deputy
have been expensive. It was decided commander for nursing; Sgt. Antoni Alatorre, noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the Multi-Service Clinic; Capt. Gayle Fisher,
to use the additional space to pro- clinical nurse officer-in-charge of the Multi-Service Clinic; Maj. Jeff Van Den Broek, officer-in-charge of the Multi-Service Clinic;
vide services that were appropriate for and Col. Leon Moores, a former Kimbrough commander and now special assistant to the president at the Uniformed Services
an ambulatory care center based on University of the Health Sciences.
increased patient demand and the avail-
ability of medical personnel. ing room cases per month over the same patients one day a week. commander for nursing; Capt. Gayle
As a result, colonoscopies, diagnostic period last year, resulting in a 47 percent Jaghab said the clinic’s services are Fisher, clinical nurse officer-in-charge
and therapeutic procedures for upper increase in the surgical load. Hand sur- supported by the Joint Task Force of the Multi-Service Clinic; Sgt. Anto-
GI conditions, hand and upper extrem- geries are performed in the new operat- National Capital Region, Walter Reed ni Alatorre, noncommissioned officer-
ity services, and chronic pain manage- ing rooms on the first floor. National Military Medical Center and in-charge of the Multi-Service Clinic;
ment were selected to be offered in a Six orthopedic hand surgeons work the Uniformed Services University of Janice Santiago, a clinical nurse in the
new multi-service clinic. one to two days a week. Two of the the Health Sciences. GI clinic; Morris Brocks, an orthope-
The clinic had an initial phase-in at surgeons work full time, while the other Before cutting the ceremonial ribbon, dic technician in the Musculoskeletal
the end of last year, but began its first four surgeons are visiting providers Jaghab thanked Moores for his leader- Clinic; and Douglas Steele, a gastroen-
month of care delivery in January. from Walter Reed National Military ship in spearheading the clinic. He also terology technician in the Multi-Service
Gastroenterology services have per- Medical Center in Bethesda. recognized seven Kimbrough employees Clinic.
formed 84 procedures, a 68 percent The chronic pain management spe- who contributed to the standup of the They all received a commander’s
increase in workload over the same cialty will begin operating next month multi-service clinic. coin.
period last year. Two health care provid- and will be staffed by an anesthesiolo- They include: Bernadette Hickson, “We are surely becoming the center
ers are on staff to provide GI services gist and a physical medicine and reha- head nurse of Kimbrough’s Specialty of excellence in hand and specialty
every weekday. bilitation physician, both of whom have Care Unit, who received the Achieve- care,” Jaghab said. “I’m proud to be
The hand and upper extremity spe- received extra training in pain manage- ment Medal for Civilian Service; Lt. able to cut this ribbon in front of you
cialty is averaging 18 additional operat- ment. Each provider is scheduled to see Col. Andrew Baxter, assistant deputy all today.”
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5. C over S tory
Officials break ground for Reece Crossings apartments
By Brandon Bieltz
Staff Writer
More than 1,300 single service mem-
bers live off post, away from their offices
and fellow military members.
In an effort to connect more service
members with the rest of the Fort Meade
community, Picerne Military Housing
broke ground on the Army’s first pri-
vately developed, on-post garden-style
apartment complex for junior enlisted
single service members.
The Fort Meade project officially
began Feb. 20 with a groundbreaking
ceremony at the model apartment at the
corner of Mapes Road and Cooper Ave-
nue. The event was attended by Picerne
Military Housing and Army officials.
“The Soldiers who need the most con-
nectivity, who have the greatest need to
be socially connected and job connected,
are ending up living farther and farther
away,” said John G. Picerne, president
and CEO of Picerne Military Housing.
“It just seemed to make sense that we
find a way to create the environment
where they could live close to work,
which is what Reece Crossings does.”
Picerne Military Housing developed
a similar apartment complex for single
senior enlisted service members called
Randolph Pointe in Fort Bragg, N.C.
The Reece Crossings complex will
provide housing for more than 816 ser-
vice members of all branches who are of
ranks E-1 to E-5. Photo courtesy Picerne Military Housing
“This has been a series of firsts for Army and Picerne Military Housing officials break ground for the Reece Crossings apartment complex during a ceremony on Feb.
us,” Picerne said. “Fort Meade was the 20: Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. Latter; Garrison Commander Col. Edward C. Rothstein; Katherine Hammack, assistant
first project that we ever partnered with secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment; Spc. Nycholas Hayden of the 704th Military Intelligence Brigade;
the United States Army on; it was the John G. Picerne, president and CEO of Picerne Military Housing; Command Sgt. Maj. Earl L. Rice of Installation Management
first project that the United States Army Command; and Michael Steiner, managing director of Picerne Military Housing.
opened its first neighborhood center
down at Potomac Place; and it will be that in a time of fiscal challenges, part- Crews will begin construction on the suites, bathrooms and walk-in closets.
the first Army partnership program that nerships such as the one with Picerne modern apartment living community in Apartments will be furnished with a
has junior enlisted Soldiers living in an Military Housing will come to the fore- July. The first building is expected to be sofa, media cabinet, bar stools, desk and
apartment complex. I think Fort Meade front to help service members. completed by December. queen-sized bed.
should be very proud.” “It’s about taking care of the com- During the ceremony, Greg Cannito, Reece Crossings also will feature
Picerne partnered with the Army and munity,” he said. program director of Picerne Military weight-lifting and fitness rooms, a club-
Fort Meade to provide the new hous- Hammack agreed. Housing, said the project was designed room with multiple flat-screen televi-
ing for service members. The project, “Partnerships like that with Picerne with the themes of “comfort, conve- sions, a cyber cafe, basketball and vol-
Picerne said, will have no cost impact to will become much more critical in the nience and connected.” leyball courts, a lap pool and outdoor
the Army. future as we become much more depen- The 14-building project will include grilling.
“Overall, the Residential Communi- dent on the private sector and the com- 432 one- and two-bedroom apartments The central location of the complex
ties Initiative process has enabled us to munities in which we have our military that will feature large kitchens with a also gives service members close access
reinvest and revitalize Army housing bases,” she said at the event. breakfast bar, full-size appliances, spa- to installation services including the
at very little cost to the tax payer,” said Construction for the project will begin cious living rooms, and a laundry room. Exchange, Gaffney Fitness Center and
Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary in March when the former Bachelor One-bedroom apartments will be 1,126 Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center.
of the Army for Installations, Energy Officer Quarters and Bachelor Enlisted square feet with a den, while two-bed- “This is the partnership’s vision for
and Environment. Quarters off Cooper Avenue are demol- room apartments will be 1,186 square improving the quality of life for our
During his speech, Garrison Com- ished to make way for the $72 million feet. junior enlisted service members,” Can-
mander Col. Edward C. Rothstein said project. All service members will have private nito said.
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6. N ews
On the
lookout Changes made to off-limits list Fort Meade Public Affairs Office retail store sold Spice and other drug prior to the board’s recommendation to
The Directorate of
Emergency Servic- The garrison removed a Hanover gas paraphernalia. the garrison commander.
es is actively work- station from its off-limits list Friday and Service members assigned to Fort Even after an activity is placed on
ing to keep neigh- added a retail store in Laurel. Meade are barred from all off-limits the off-limits list, the board continues to
borhoods safe. The Fort Meade Armed Forces Disci- establishments or areas for any reason. maintain visibility of the establishment
plinary Control Board removed the Exxon Service members who go to these estab- or activity. Removal from off-limits status
Families resid-
station, located at 7898 Ridge Road, from lishments may be punished under the requires a board recommendation to the
ing on post should the off-limits list after the owner proved Uniform Code of Military Justice. garrison commander.
remember to ensure to the board that the establishment no The Fort Meade AFDCB is an installa- If the business or activity resolves the
that windows and doors to homes, longer sells synthetic marijuana products, tion function with the goal of protecting issue that led to its placement on the off-
cars and garages are locked at all also known as Spice. service members and their families by limits list, it can petition the board to be
times, regardless of time of day. Service members may now patronize warning them of unsafe areas to avoid or removed from the list.
Although the crime rate in mili- the Exxon station. of unethical business practices. The full list of off-limits establishments
tary housing is lower than off “Placing a business, locale or activity The AFDCB provides the garrison includes:
post, it is important to remember on the off-limits list is not something the commander with a tool to identify, inves- • Meade Village, Reece Road, Severn:
that Fort Meade is not immune to board and I take lightly,” Garrison Com- tigate, report and act on conditions within High-crime area
crime. To protect your family and mander Col. Edward C. Rothstein said. the Fort Meade community that in any • Arwell Court, two-block areas (for-
belongings, remember to take an “The requirements to place an activity way adversely affect the health, safety, merly Pioneer City), Severn: High-crime
active role in deterring crime. on the off-limits list are stringent. We will welfare, morale and discipline of the area
Remain aware of your sur- continue to make every effort to protect armed forces and their families. • Little Falls, Potomac: Unsafe rapids
roundings and immediately report service members and their families by All efforts are made by the board mem- • Around the Clock Locksmith, Pasa-
any suspicious activity to the Fort warning them of unsafe areas to avoid or bers to fully investigate and review any dena: Unethical business practices
Meade Police at 301-677-6622 of unethical business practices.” activity that is recommended for off-limits • Exxon Gas Station, 1318 Annapolis
or 6623. During the same meeting, the board consideration. Road, Odenton: Selling Spice
decided to make the Tobacco Shop, locat- A business or activity under consid- • The Tobacco Stop, 3351 Corridor
ed at 3351 Corridor Marketplace, off eration for off-limits status is officially Marketplace, Laurel: Selling Spice
limits to service members after an ongo- notified, and the proprietor is offered the For more information about the
KID-FRIENDLY ing investigation revealed that the Laurel opportunity to appear before the board AFCDB, go to www.ftmeade.army.mil.
DENTISTRY
Edwin Zaghi, DMD
PEDIATRIC
DENTISTRY ON THE JOB
• Infant Dental
Screening Garrison Commander
• Emergency Col. Edward C. Rothstein
Appointments and Command Sgt. Maj.
• Accepts Tri-Care Thomas J. Latter spent
Monday morning at the
installation’s access
controlled gates getting
firsthand experience from
security guards. Rothstein
commented that his expe-
rience at the gates was
a positive one, aided by
Monday’s fair weather and
the surprised but happy
looks from many commut-
Near ers who immediately
Fort
Meade! recognized him.
Rothstein said working the
Dr. Edwin Zaghi checkpoints was a good
- Board Certified Pediatric Dentistry; way to thank the guards
- American Board Pediatric Dentist; for the outstanding job
- Fellow American Academy of
they perform every day to
Pediatric Dentistry
make Fort Meade a safe
and secure environment.
JUST OFF RT. 32! 10798 HICKORY RIDGE RD
COLUMBIA • 410-992-4400 photo by philip h. jones
www.dredwinzaghi.com
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7. N ews
Seek counseling before
filing for bankruptcy
By Kenneth Kirkwood
Fort Meade Legal Assistance
If you have already filed, the DAP offers
guidance concerning court proceedings, • Individual and Business
Filing for bankruptcy can often be a extensions to file and other useful informa-
confusing and stressful process.
If done incorrectly, your financial health
tion such as how to find an attorney.
The DAP has four offices (Baltimore,
Tax Preparation
could be negatively impacted with con-
sequences such as having your petition
Greenbelt, Easton and Cumberland) with
more than 170 licensed attorneys provid- • Walk in, Appointments
rejected by the court, or permitting certain ing free legal services during half-hour
creditors to proceed with collections against
you if you did not correctly include them in
consultations.
To schedule an appointment, call the
or Drop Off Available Will review
your prior
your petition.
Therefore, you should always consider
office on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
410-962-3813. • Fast, Accurate 3 returns
consulting with an attorney who has exper- In addition, the Maryland Volunteer
tise in the bankruptcy process before filing.
Maryland offers free and low-cost bank-
Lawyers Service conducts a Chapter 7 and Affordable for errors
or missed
Bankruptcy class that teaches clients how
ruptcy counseling to qualified members of
the public through the Debtor Assistance
to file on their own.
Cost of the class is $30. • E File, Wire Transfer, money!
Project and the Maryland Volunteer Law- To register for the MVLS Self-Help
yers Service.
The United States Bankruptcy Court for
Bankruptcy Training, visit formrouter. Debit Card or
net/forms@MVLS/Chp7BankruptcyClass-
Maryland has established a free program
to persons who may not have the resources
Packet.pdf. For more information on the
class, email Tara Miles at tara@mvlslaw.org
Checks available
to hire a lawyer. The Debtor Assistance or call 443-451-4070.
Project provides legal advice to low-income
debtors who have filed for bankruptcy
For more information regarding these
bankruptcy programs or to discuss other
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ing for bankruptcy and want to represent
themselves.
Ronda Washington, the DAP program
credit reporting and identity theft, schedule
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Crime Watch
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debtor’s assets may be sold to pay creditors, Directorate of Emergency Services Receive $30 off your tax preparation
or the debtor may be put on a repayment Feb. 22, Wrongful damage of
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8. N ews
Former chief of chaplains
speaks at prayer luncheon
By Brandon Bieltz “Today we celebrate Fort Meade asked Gideon to lead an army of 32,000
Staff Writer National Prayer Luncheon,” he said. “The Israelites against an army of 100,000
By transforming the Old Testament National Prayer Breakfast is a yearly Midianites and Amalekites. Though lack-
story of Gideon into contemporary terms, event held in Washington, D.C. ... This ing a military background, Gideon trained
retired Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Matthew A. has taken place since 1953. Every U.S. his troops for battle. But just before head-
Zimmerman presented the message of president from Dwight D. Eisenhower to ing to fight, Gideon was asked by God to
achieving great tasks through God during our current President Barack H. Obama reduce the size of his force to 10,000 by
his presentation at the annual Fort Meade has attended these events.” ordering soldiers afraid to fight to leave.
Prayer Luncheon. Following a lunch that included chick- Gideon trained his 10,000 troops to
“It is to God’s grace through his mercy, en, corn bread, macaroni and cheese, and face the 100,000 Midianites and Amale-
his strength and his power that you and Scripture reading of Zephaniah 3:17, the kites. But again before battle, God told
I can succeed even in ways in which we Volunteer Jazz Quartet performed Toby Gideon he had too many soldiers. Gideon
never imagined that we could,” he said. Keith’s “American Soldier.” reduced his force by taking the soldiers
Zimmerman, the 18th chief of chap- “It was great,” said Sgt. Jessica Blow for water to a creek. Those who put their
lains of the Army, served as the guest of First Army Division East of Zimmer- heads into the water would be sent home,
speaker at the luncheon on Feb. 20 at the man’s detailed presentation of the Gideon but the ones who drank from their hands
Conference Center in honor of National story. would fight.
Prayer Day. The 90-minute event featured During his speech, Zimmerman put a Left with 300, Gideon led his soldiers
Scripture readings and music performed contemporary spin on the biblical story into battle and the Midianites and Ama-
by the U.S. Army Field Band’s Volunteers from the Book of Judges that he said is lekites retreated.
Jazz Quartet. “very 21st century” because it is based on “Here was Gideon with a 32,000-man
In his welcome, Garrison Chaplain the everyday person doing great things force, game plan all laid out, good to go.
(Col.) Carl R. Rau outlined the event’s through God. He knew how he intended to do what he
history. According to the Old Testament, God wanted to do, and then everything got
turned upside down,” Zimmerman said.
“We all have plans that go astray once we
make them. Our ups and downs of life, as
some would call them — and who among
us is able to say that those plans that we
had so carefully laid out that went astray
— were not in our best interest? The Lord Garrison Chaplain (Col.) Carl R. Rau speaks
does move in mysterious ways.” at the beginning of the Prayer Luncheon on
The story, Zimmerman said, shows that Feb. 20 at the Conference Center. The event
through prayer and God, anything is pos- was in honor of National Prayer Day.
sible and that God helps common people
achieve great tasks. and with his power that this nation has
“We are those that have been graced by progressed from a bunch of refugees to
God both as individuals and as a nation, the most powerful nation on earth. It was
and each of us needs to be ever alert that not by accident and it was not just because
we are to undertake nothing in our own of who we are and what we did, but it is
strength,” he said. “It is from his strength through God.”
Chaplain’s Word
WAITING FOR CHANGE
“Change will not come if we wait for
some other person or some other time.
photos by jen rynda We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.
Retired Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Matthew Zimmerman, the 18th chief of chaplains of the We are the change that we seek.”
Army, was the guest speaker at the Fort Meade Prayer Luncheon on Feb. 20 at the — Barack H. Obama
Conference Center.
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9. photos by jen rynda
Sgt. Maj. Tracey Anbiya, senior enlisted advisor for assistant secretary of the Army
for Installations, Energy and Environment, reacts to retired Chaplain (Maj. Gen.)
Matthew Zimmerman’s speech. The Fort Meade Prayer Luncheon featured readings
from Scripture and music.
LEFT: Audrey Rothstein and her husband, Garrison Commander Col. Edward C.
Rothstein (right), were among the large crowd that attended the Fort Meade Prayer
Luncheon.
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