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Vol. 25 No. 30 www.cnic.navy.mil/bethesda/ August 8, 2013

Photo by Bernard S. Little

Rear Adm. (Dr.) Elaine C. Wagner, commander of Navy Medicine East, assumes command of Navy Medicine National Capital Area as-sets, including Naval Health Clinic Annapolis, Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River and Naval Health Clinic Quantico, during a ceremonyon July 31 at Walter Reed Bethesda. Navy Medicine East now includes all Navy Medical Treatment Facilities on the East Coast, GulfCoast, Great Lakes and in Europe.

By Bernard S. LittleWRNMMC Journal

staff writer

With the casing ofits flag, Navy MedicineNational Capital Area(NCA) was disestab-lished, and its assetstransferred to NavyMedicine East, duringa ceremony July 31 atWalter Reed NationalMilitary Medical Cen-ter (WRNMMC).

Vice Adm. (Dr.) Mat-thew L. Nathan, the37th Surgeon Generalof the Navy and chief

of the Navy Bureau ofMedicine and Surgery(BUMED), officiatedthe ceremony, callingit “a very significantevent” representingthe changes in militarymedicine.

“It is part of the pushand pull of changing theMilitary Health System(MHS) as we know it,”Nathan said. “Peopleremain our numberone priority as we or-chestrate these things... and we can’t affordto fail and forget whatwe’re really all about —

to maintain medically-ready [service membersand assets].

“We are rapidly be-coming the only nationon the planet that isstill capable of deliv-ering a complete andcomprehensive, verti-cally-integrated, tertia-ry care support systemany place in the worldusing joint assets forcombat casualty, war-fighter support, human-itarian aid and disasterassistance,” Nathancontinued. “Everythingwe do must be predicat-

ed on maintaining thatcapability.”

The Navy surgeongeneral explainedchanges taking placewithin Navy Medi-cine and the MHS areto better provide careto its beneficiaries inthe most cost effec-tive manner. “As [theNational Naval Medi-cal Center and WalterReed Army MedicalCenter] became theWalter Reed NationalMilitary Medical Cen-ter at Bethesda, andas Fort Belvoir [Com-munity Hospital, Va.]folded into the mix, we[in Navy Medicine] saw

the opportunity to con-solidate, and in someways, reduce overheadand create streamlineefficiencies by movingthese amazing jewelsin our crown [NavalHealth Clinic Annapo-lis, Naval Health ClinicPatuxent River and Na-val Health Clinic Quan-tico to Navy MedicineEast].”

The move of NavyMedicine NCA’s assetsto Navy Medicine East,better position NavyMedicine as a whole “tocomplement, supportand integrate in a jointspectrum, as we part-ner with the Defense

Health Agency and theother services,” the Na-vy’s top doctor added.

“We’re on deck at thetime of great change,”Nathan concluded.

Rear Adm. (Dr.)Elaine C. Wagner,commander of NavyMedicine East, NavalMedical Center Ports-mouth and chief of theNavy Dental Corps,expressed enthusiasmwith the change andthe activities she willlead. She explainedNavy Medicine NCA’shallmarks of “pride,professionalism and

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excellence,” will continue under her command asthey have for the past eight years.

“Well done to each and every one of you,” Wag-ner continued, “The ending of one thing is alwaysthe beginning of something else.” She said alongwith health clinics at Annapolis, Patuxent Riverand Quantico, Navy Medicine East will continueto be “ready, relevant and reliable.”

Rear Adm. (Dr.) Alton L. Stocks, WRNMMCcommander, also praised the Navy Medicine NCAstaff, which he had led for the last two years. Heexplained transformation in military medicinehas been ongoing since 2005 when Congress,through the Base Realignment and Closure(BRAC) initiatives, instructed the Department ofDefense to become “more effective and efficient”with the resources provided.

“This is a great example of that,” Stocks said ofthe consolidation of Navy Medicine NCA assetsunder Navy Medicine East. “It makes sense thatwe are good stewards of the resources we’ve beengiven where we can consolidate staffs and con-tinue the mission wherever we can. It’s exactly bydoing this we maintain the faith and trust of theAmerican public.”

Stocks applauded Navy Medicine NCA for itsaccomplishments, including being one of only fourawardees in the entire Department of Defenserecognized for its efforts in process improvementsduring 2011. “This directly translates in the suc-cess of [Navy Medicine] commands.”

He explained NCA staff members provided themost accurate data on which to base decisionsconcerning integration and health care deliveryin the region, and they were intimately involvedin planning and executing expansions and reno-vations not only at WRNMMC, but also at theirbases to accommodate the integration. In addi-tion, through integration, the NCA ensured Navalcomponents, such as staff and programs, fit into ajoint military health system.

Navy Medicine NCA was one of four Echelon3 Commands, along with Navy Medicine East,Navy Medicine West and Navy Medicine SupportCommand, established in August 2005 “to betterdirect the collective shore-based assets of NavyMedicine to maintain readiness and deliver thehighest quality care in the most cost effectivemanner,” explained Capt. Jeffrey Blice, chief ofstaff, Navy Medicine NCA. The NCA included theformer National Naval Medical Center, and NavalHealth Clinics at Annapolis, Patuxent River andQuantico, he added.

“On May 31, the Navy Surgeon General ap-proved the disestablishment of Navy MedicineNCA and realignment of its subordinate com-mands under Navy Medicine East,” Blice contin-ued. With the realignment, Navy Medicine Eastassumes responsibility for NCA’s assets whichserves a population of approximately 51,000enrolled beneficiaries and provides more than375,000 patient visits annually, he noted. NavyMedicine East now includes all Navy medicaltreatment facilities on the East Coast, Gulf Coast,Great Lakes, and in Europe.

The ceremony concluded as the U.S. MarineDrum and Bugle Corps played solemn music andthe Navy Medicine National Capital Area flagwas hauled down and presented to Stocks for cas-ing, disestablishing the command.

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DAISY Award CeremonyThe next quarterly DAISY ceremony will

be held Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. in Memorial Audi-torium. For more information, call ChristinaFerguson at 301-319-4148, or Joan Loepker-Duncan at 301-319-4617.

Women’s Equality DayWalter Reed Bethesda staff members and the

Army Band “Downrange” will perform Aug. 29from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the AmericaBuilding Atrium (piano area) in celebration ofWomen’s Equality Day. There will also be freefood sampling. Everyone is invited to attend,and for more information, call Sgt. 1st Class Ja-son Zielske at 301-400-3542 or Chief HospitalCorpsman Oluyinka Adefisan at 301-295-6482.

DiLorenzo Clinic PharmacyThe DiLorenzo TRICARE Health Clinic-Pen-

tagon (DTHC), is closed daily from noon to 1p.m. Patients may process their prescriptionsonline by visiting the Walter Reed NationalMilitary Medical Center pharmacy refill page,or calling 1-800-377-1723 (refills for all Armyand Navy sites, press 2 for Army, 3 for Vir-ginia, and 5 for the Pentagon Clinic options);240-857-7978 (11th Medical Group, Bolling AirForce Base, D.C.); 240-857-4893 (Malcolm GrowMedical Clinic, Andrews Air Force Base, Md.);703-697-1188 (Flight Medicine Clinic, Penta-gon, D.C.). For more information, visit www.dthc.capmed.mil, or the DTHC facebook page.

DiLorenzo Clinic ClosureThe DiLorenzo TRICARE Health Clinic

(DTHC) at the Pentagon will close for stafftraining at 11 a.m. every fourth Thursday ofeach month (Aug. 22, Sept. 26, Oct. 24 and Nov.28). There will be no scheduled appointmentsor walk-in treatment, and the pharmacy willbe closed during this time. Patients are urgedto call 703-697-5555 or 911 in the event of anemergency. TRICARE beneficiaries who requireurgent care during the clinic closure should vis-it the emergency room at Walter Reed NationalMilitary Medical Center or Fort Belvoir Com-munity Hospital, or visit any one of the urgentcare facilities at http://www.dthc.capmed.mil/PatientCenter/SitePages/UrgentCare.aspx.

Bethesda Notebook

Immunization is oneof the most crucial ele-ments when it comes topreventing the spreadof diseases and is anessential componentin ensuring readinessfor our troops. DuringAugust, Immuniza-tion Awareness Month,and year round, we arecommitted to ensuringeveryone safeguardstheir health.

For our Armed Forces to remainready at all times, we must ensurethey’re inoculated against potentialbiological threats, such as anthraxand smallpox, as well as any infec-tious diseases they may encountershould they deploy overseas. It’sequally important for our men andwomen in uniform to receive theproper screening before any im-munization to determine their cur-rent health status and whether thevaccination could cause a harmfulreaction. In this effort, it is para-mount that our physicians keepaccurate records, to prevent repeatvaccinations and remind patientswhen their vaccines are due.

Our patients of all ages, as wellas our providers and staff, are allencouraged to stay up-to-date ontheir flu vaccinations. Influenza vi-ruses are constantly changing, butthe flu vaccine can protect againstthe three main strands that maycause the most illness during fluseason, according to the Centersfor Disease Control and Preven-tion (CDC). Although the timingof the flu can vary from season toseason, flu activity commonly peaksbetween January and February andcan begin as early as October andcontinue until late May. The CDC

recommends a yearlyflu vaccine for every-one six months andolder and here at theNation’s Medical Cen-ter, all Departmentof Defense uniformedpersonnel, not medi-cally or administra-tively exempt, mustobtain the flu vaccine.In addition, the JointCommission requires

influenza vaccination for all staffemployed at the medical centerthree days or longer.

Now is also a good time to makesure our children are up-to-date ontheir shots before heading back toschool later this month. Boostersfor children age four to six shouldinclude diphtheria, tetanus, pertus-sis, chickenpox, and MMR (mea-sles, mumps, rubella). Pre-teensand teens need tetanus, diphtheria,pertussis, as well as HPV, accordingto the National Public Health Infor-mation Coalition. School physicalsfor TRICARE Prime Beneficiariesenrolled at Walter Reed Bethesda,ages four to 23, can schedule schoolphysicals by calling 1-855-CAP-MED1. For more information aboutImmunizations call (301) 295-5798.

Please remember, immunizationsare key to protecting yourself andeveryone around you against thespread of diseases. I urge you totake these simple precautions thatcan make a significant impact. Ineed you to stay safe and healthy,because What You Do Matters!

Commander sendsRear Adm. Alton L. StocksMC, USNWalter Reed National MilitaryMedical Center

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By Natalie Hedrick,DiLorenzo TRICARE

Health Clinic

The DiLorenzo TRI-CARE Health Clinic(DTHC) staff attendeda birthday celebrationfor the late Col. (Dr.)Anthony DiLorenzo,former commander andthe clinic’s namesake,on July 23 at DTHC inthe Pentagon.

Col. (Dr.) AnthonyDiLorenzo, an inter-nist, commanded thePentagon’s health clinicfor 25 years. After hisdeath in 1990 at theage of 74, the clinic wasnamed in his honor.

The DTHC is a sub-command and sub-clin-ic of Walter Reed Na-tional Military MedicalCenter (WRNMMC).Its staff provides out-patient and preventivemedical care to militarybeneficiaries, primarilythose assigned to thePentagon, and first ech-elon emergency supportat the Pentagon whilepromoting personal andprofessional readinessof the DTHC team. Itbecame the first mili-tary clinic staffed bymembers of all mili-tary medical servicesand named a TRICAREclinic in February 2000.

In addition to clinicstaff, those who attend-ed the birthday celebra-tion honoring DiLoren-zo, included CindyBlock, wife of previousDTHC commander,the late Col. (Dr.) Dale“Ken” Block, and Dr.Paul DiLorenzo, one ofDiLorenzo’s sons, whoprovided the story ofhis father’s life thoughphotographs during thefestivities.

Colonel DiLorenzotook command of whatwas then the U.S. ArmyDispensary at the Pen-tagon on Aug. 21, 1964.His goal was to treatall patients as spe-cial and with compas-sion, according to theplaque which honorshis accomplishmentsand hangs in the clin-ic entrance. Dr. PaulDiLorenzo said his fa-ther took pride in en-couraging his team toaccomplish these goals.

Today, the DTHC isa multi-specialty, pri-mary care-based clinicwhich provides car-diology, occupationalhealth, emergency re-sponse and behavioralhealth services, in ad-dition to primary careservices. The clinic alsohas part-time derma-tology, ENT, pulmonary

and urology services.For more informa-

tion about the DTHC,visit www.dthc.capmed.mil, the DTHC facebookpage, or Natalie Hed-rick at 703-692-8564([email protected]).

Pentagon Clinic Celebrates Namesake’s Birthday

Photo by Natalie Hedrick, DiLorenzo TRICARE Health Clinic

Photos of DiLorenzo TRICARE Health Clinic commanders, past and present, are set ondisplay during the birthday celebration of the late Col. (Dr.) Anthony DiLorenzo, July 23at the clinic. Photos (left to right) are of retired Col. (Dr.) Artie Shelton, retired Col.(Dr.) Jim Geitling, Col. DiLorenzo, the late Col. (Dr.) Dale “Ken” Block, and current com-mander, Col. (Dr.) Joseph Pina.

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Specialist 2nd ClassNathan Parde

NSAB Public Affairsstaff writer

All staff and visitorsto Naval Support Activ-ity Bethesda (NSAB)are invited to take asurvey to help improvebase facilities.

“It’s called the NSABethesda FacilitiesPlanning Survey 2013,”said Colin Clarke, com-munity planner at Na-val Facilities Engineer-ing Command Washing-ton. “There are actuallya few different planningstudies that are ongo-ing, so we combinedthem to offer one surveyinstead of several.”

The survey is for allmilitary, civilian andcontract personnel, staff,students, residents,patients and visitors,including outpatientsand families on base atBethesda, said Clarke.

Designed to focus on

three main areas, thesurvey is developed andoffered in a way that al-lows the person takingthe survey to skip ques-tions based on their an-swers, making it as shortand manageable as pos-sible for the average re-spondent, said Clarke.

“We’re looking atcycling and Segways,in terms of their facil-ity and programmaticneeds; we’re looking atthe Recreation Plan asthe second study; andthe third study is theU.S. Paralympics Train-ing Facilities Feasibil-ity Study,” he said.

The first area cov-ered by the survey is theCycle and Segway Planstudy, which investi-gates the use of a bicycleas a means of commut-ing to the installation,said NSAB Transporta-tion Program ManagerRyan Emery.

“We hope to gatherways we could improvethe experience of ourbicycling community by

reviewing the results ofthis survey to providedirection on where weshould focus our atten-tion in the next year,”said Emery.

The Cycle and Seg-way Plan also exploresthe needs of handbike,recumbent bike andSegway users at NSAB.

“We’re investigatingif there is a need foradditional bike park-ing, storage, charg-ing stations, and anyother kind of supportfacilities,” said Clarke.“From a programmaticstandpoint, we’re also

looking at how to im-prove safety for cyclists,pedestrians and motorvehicles, our policies,general way-findingand signs around thebase.”

The second focusarea of the survey ex-amines the RecreationPlan at NSAB.

“We are looking atall of the existing pro-grams, classes, ac-tivities and facilitiesthat are available towounded warriors andalso to staff and otheremployees that workthroughout the base,”

said Clarke. “We wantto better understandhow those recreationalofferings are meetingpeople’s needs, andfigure out if there areadditional needs anddesires that they have.This includes both on-base and off-base offer-ings, and even includessuch as activities ascooking classes andgardening.”

The final topic cov-ered by the planningsurvey is the U.S.Paralympics TrainingFacilities FeasibilityStudy. The Paralympicsare hosted by the U.S.Olympic Committeeand cover more thantwo dozen sports, whichcan be found at http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Sports.

“The third studylooks at whether ornot there is a desire forwounded warriors toparticipate in Paralym-pics and which sportsthey are interested in,”said Clarke. “We are

looking at what exist-ing training facilitieswe have that can meetthose needs. There iscertainly a lot of valueduring the woundedwarriors’ recovery andhealing process to beable to participate inParalympics sports.”

Anyone who is in-terested in taking theNSAB Facilities Plan-ning Survey 2013 canaccess it online atSurveymonkey.com/s/2013Aug, or take alocal version of the sur-vey on base.

“We have five daysand times that we willhave table events wherepeople can have the abil-ity to provide input andtake the survey in per-son,” said Clarke. [SeeGraphic] “We can alsotake their contact in-formation and follow-upindividually if they like.”

For more informa-tion, contact Ron Ewartat 301-295-5938 or [email protected].

Base Survey Gathers Information for Planning Studies

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By WRNMMC PublicHealth Department

West Nile Virus(WNV) is a virus com-monly found in Africa,West Asia, and theMiddle East, but in re-cent years, the virushas come to the UnitedStates.

WNV has been iden-tified in mosquitoes inthe National CapitalArea (NCA) for the pastfew years, both on andoff of military instal-lations, including Na-val Support ActivityBethesda (NSAB).

The Public HealthCommand D.C. MilitaryMosquito SurveillanceProgram began in May2013. Walter Reed Na-tional Military MedicalCenter (WRNMMC) isone of the 12 partici-pating Department ofDefense surveillancesites. WRNMMC is per-forming OVI (ovitrap oregg-trap) surveillanceand saliva sampling attrap sites. OVI surveil-lance happens whenfemale mosquitoes layeggs in a cup of waterthat get attached to feltpaper and monitored.Saliva traps include amixture of scents thatattract mosquitoes togather saliva samples.

Walter Reed Bethes-da’s Public Health De-partment oversees sur-veillance and monitor-ing of mosquito activityduring peak periods toensure prompt aware-ness and safety of per-sonnel for assigned sur-veillance sites. Theseefforts include moni-toring NSAB, ArmedForces RetirementHome, and Forest Glen/Glen Haven. This year’ssurveillance has againidentified WNV in mos-quitoes in the NCA in-cluding NSAB.

WNV can infect hu-mans, birds, mosqui-toes, horses and someother mammals. Thevirus can cause a po-tentially serious illness,transmitted to humansand other mammalsthrough the bite of aninfected mosquito. Mos-

quito bite preventionremains key in prevent-ing disease.

The Public HealthDepartment worksclosely with supportedmilitary bases’ leader-ship to identify and putin place mosquito con-trol measures. Thesemeasures may includecontrolled use of en-vironmentally appro-priate pesticides, butusually center on elimi-nation of standing wa-ter where mosquitoesbreed. Local bases havebeen very responsive tomosquito control recom-mendations and havebeen actively workingto minimize mosquitopopulations.

WNV cases are usu-ally associated with thesummer months whenmosquito activity ishigh.

• 80 percent of peopleinfected with WNV willnot show signs or symp-toms

• 20 percent of peopleinfected with WNV willshow mild symptoms toinclude:

• fever• headache• body aches• nausea• vomiting• swollen glands• skin rash on the

chest, stomach andback

These mild symp-toms could last for asshort as a few days oras long as a few weeks.

One out of 150 peopleinfected with the WNVwill develop severe ill-ness. Severe symptomscan include:

• high fever• headache• neck stiffness• stupor• disorientation• coma• tremors• convulsions• muscle weakness• vision loss• numbness and pa-

ralysis.These symptoms may

last several weeks, andneurological effectsmay be permanent.

Young children andthe elderly are at agreater risk of develop-ing severe illness. Themore time spent out-side, the greater risk ofcontracting WNV andother viruses transmit-ted by mosquitoes.

To decrease the riskof contracting WNV,practice the following:

• Limit time spentoutdoors during activemosquito periods (dusk


Photo by Benedict Pagac, Jr., U.S. Army Public Health Command

Mosquitoes are examined under a micro-scope prior to being tested for the presenceof West Nile virus.

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By NSAB PublicAffairs Officer

Joe Macri

Inside the newspaperthis week you will find areadership survey ask-ing for your opinion onThe Journal. Public Af-fairs will use this sur-vey to help determinewho our readers areand what can be doneto improve the readerexperience. I know youcan’t wait to get to thesurvey but before youdo I wanted to take aminute and answersome of the questionsthe newspaper staff ismost frequently asked.

Q. How do I get anarticle in the Jour-nal?

A. Journal writersare primarily a mix ofWalter Reed National

Military Medical Cen-ter (WRNMMC) andNaval Support ActivityBethesda (NSAB) Pub-lic Affairs (PA) Staff. Ifthe article is related tothe medical center con-tact the WRNMMC PAoffice. If it’s related tomost anything else onbase contact the NSABPA office. If we deter-mine the item warrantsa story we can assigna writer. You can alsowrite your own articlefor submission howeverwe have certain styleguidelines we followand there may be rea-sons we wouldn’t runan article so it’s best tocoordinate with us first.

Q. Why do you runads from Johns Hop-kins when we pro-vide excellent medi-cal care right here atWRNMMC?

A. Our paper is pro-duced at no cost to thegovernment by a com-mercial publisher inexchange for the abil-ity to sell advertising.Although our contractallows us to refuse adsfor questionable busi-nesses or that are inpoor taste, in order tocontinue to provide anewspaper we must al-low legitimate advertis-ing content to run.

Q. How soon do Ineed to contact youfor coverage of anevent?

A. The earlier thebetter, especially ifyou’d like something torun during a particularweek. The paper willnormally run either apreview article or anevent article but notboth unless it’s a largeevent so it’s important

to know what you want.

Q. Why do you al-ways cover (a certaintopic or area) but notmy area?

A. In most cases it’ssimply “the squeakywheel gets the grease.”If you want coverageof something contactus. The paper has lim-ited space and we try tokeep current so in weekswhere there are severalevents we often have tochoose what to run.

Q. Why do I alwayssee stories about(awards, classes,medical articles)that I have little in-terest in? Why can’tyou have more cover-age of X?

A. Take the survey.The truth is that rightnow Public Affairsdoesn’t know who is

reading the paper sowe are not sure if ouraudience is primar-ily patients, WRNMMCstaff, other base person-nel, military, civilian ora good mix of everyone.The more feedback weget from the surveythe better we’ll be ableto tailor our content tothose who are readingthe paper.

Q. How do I put anad in the paper?

A. If you want to runan ad for a businessthen you can contactour publisher, Comprintmilitary publicationsat 301-921-2100. If youwant to run a free clas-sified for a personalitem you’re selling youcan call 301-670-2503.If you want publicity foran event that is of inter-est to our readers con-tact the public affairs

office. Please note thereare several restrictionsin our ability to coverfundraisers and off baseevents and/or charities.

Please fill out the sur-vey inserted into thisweek’s paper. You canplace it in one of thewhite boxes marked“newspaper survey” lo-cated in high traffic ar-eas of the medical cen-ter. You can also dropof in WRNMMC PAoffice on the 11th floorof Building 1 in Rm.11123 or the NSAB PAoffice in Building 11 Rm.216. You can also take itelectronically at the fol-lowing link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MWBNGCW.

Survey users can re-main anonymous or ifyou care to provide yourname you will be eligibleto win one of two giftbaskets.

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By Ryan HunterNSAB Public Affairs

staff writer

If some of the facesyou see on base areyounger than usual, it’sall thanks to the TeenEmployment Program(TEP), a summer workprogram employingteenagers, ages 14-18,at Naval Support Activ-ity Bethesda (NSAB).

“This base is kindof unique, because wedon’t have a teen cen-ter,” explained Hor-ace Franklin, currentNSAB school liaison of-ficer and grant overseerfor the TEP program.“One of the things wewere trying to do wasfigure out a way to en-gage teens on base.”

Last year, formerSchool Liaison OfficerDaniel Dunham, re-ceived a grant from theCommander Navy In-stallations Command(CNIC) to create TEP.Dunham has left theprogram, but TEP re-mains and has “grownsuccessfully,” saysFranklin.

Only teens with fam-ily members who workon base can apply andare rigorously screened

to ensure they canwork effectively withNSAB staff. Applicant’sresumes are checkedfor community servicehours, teacher recom-mendations, experienceworking with fleet andfamily services and a

good school standing.Of the 71 teen appli-cants this year, only sixstudent workers werechosen.

The selected feware interviewed andplaced in departmentsthat best benefit NSAB

as well as further theteen’s interests andgoals. “We took theirpersonalities, their ex-periences and whatthey like to do and putthem with their best fitas far as what depart-ment they work with,”

said Tim Davis, theacting fitness centerdirector who helped in-terview and place thestudent workers.

During her interview,Roya Shoyooee, 17, ex-pressed interests in writ-ing and social media.She now works in NavyMorale, Welfare and Rec-reation (MWR) office,creating fliers, updatingwebsites and posting awide array of electronicannouncements.

“We’re currentlyplanning an event forthe Navy Exchangeand she’s actually at-tended meetings,” saidShoyooee’s supervisor,MWR Marketing Di-rector Jenny Charlson.“We’ve given her entireprojects and it’s beennice. [We’re] reallypleased with her work.”

The supervisors areexcited to work withtheir teen hires, saidFranklin. “As soon asTim Davis found outthat Alexis Nolan, [histeen worker from theprevious year], was ap-plying again, he wantedher back at the fitnesscenter. I knew then thatprogram was a success.”

“The group theybrought in have been re-

ally good kids,” explainedDavis. “They’re energetic,interested in learningand don’t give us anytrouble about anything.It’s good to have youtharound like that.”

TEP works in stu-dent’s favor, “givingthem valuable realwork experience” saidCharleson. “This issomething they’re al-ways going to be able tohave as far as knowingwhat kind of a careerthey might want to gointo. It’s valuable.”

“I enjoy coming towork,” said Shoyooee.“My other job is retailand that’s nothing likean office job at all. Inthe future I want to ownmy own business. Thereare a lot of processesrequired to do that, butnow I see what happensbehind the scenes.”

In the future, Frank-lin hopes to have moreteen hires and expandthe program. “[We wantthem] to talk to a mon-ey manager and learnhow to manage theirmoney. We want to helpwrite their resume forfuture jobs and buildtheir portfolio. We wantto help round them outas people.”

NSAB Gives Local Teens Summer Jobs

Photo by Ryan Hunter

Morale, Welfare and Recreation Marketing Director Jenny Charlsoninstructs student worker Roya Shoyooee.

By MassCommunication

Specialist 2nd ClassJohn K. Hamilton

NSAB Public Affairsstaff writer

Naval Support Activ-ity Bethesda’s Fleet andFamily Support Center(FFSC) is sponsoring aseminar on Aug.15 in theNational Intrepid Centerof Excellence Main Audi-torium from 10:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.

The purpose of the Ca-reer Focus Seminar: Cy-ber Security in the 21stCentury is to introduceservice members to thecareer field of cyber secu-rity, an emerging careerfield that is currentlyin high demand due toour society’s continuedgrowth in cyberspace.

“The unemploymentrate for the 9/11 veter-ans is quite high rightnow,” said Anne Bloesl,FFSC transition spe-cialist. “One of the areaswhere there is very lowunemployment, which isat zero percent, is in cy-ber security. Every largecompany now has somekind of cyber team with-in their IT (information

technology) department.This is just another wayfor service members whomay not be on the frontlines anymore and aretransitioning out of themilitary to still work[against] the enemy andtry to combat these cy-ber threats that are outthere.”

While the seminar isopen to all staff and ser-vice members on the in-stallation, the focus is onfinding new career pathsfor wounded warriors.

“[We want] to expose,primarily the wounded,ill and injured popula-tion to some of the thingsthat are going on outthere in cyber space op-erations, but at the sametime share some of thegreat opportunities thatare out there in that ca-reer field,” said ArmyCol. Michelle Fraley,commander of the War-rior Transition Brigade,cyber specialist in theArmy Signal Corps andspeaker at the seminar.“[We] hope to encourageour ill and wounded [ser-vice members] to exploreother opportunities andother venues that areout there for their future

as they transition out ofthe military or, if theyare going to stay in themilitary, maybe look ata military occupationalskill that is related to cy-ber [security].”

In an effort to prepareservice members for acareer in cyber security,the FFSC is currently of-fering introductory leveleducation and trainingthrough the TransitionTraining Academy toprepare them for higherlevel learning and thecertification tests thatwill ultimately makethem more competitivecandidates for thesejobs. More informationon higher level classeswill be provided at theseminar.

“Entry level IT classesare already being offeredthrough the woundedwarrior project’s Transi-tion Training Academy,”said Bloesl. This wasinitially only offered towounded warriors but isnow open to any servicemember with a serviceconnected injury. So,they don’t have to be re-ceiving any level of dis-ability to qualify.

“In addition to that,

based on [a participant’s]proficiency throughtraining, there are in-ternship opportunities,”said Fraley. “It’s wonder-

ful, because not only arethey teaching you, butthen you can capitalizeon the internship pro-gram so that you can get

some practitioner time toreally see if that is some-thing you enjoy doing.”

By MelissaBrachfeld

National Museum ofHealth and Medicine

Play a sport? Stayoff the sidelines bylearning how your bodyworks at the NationalMuseum of Health andMedicine’s (NMHM)second Anatomy ofSports program.

The free event willbe held 10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Saturday,Aug. 17 on NMHM’sfront lawn. Attend-ees will learn aboutkey muscle groups toimprove performancewhile preventing in-juries. Participantswill watch as medicalillustrators paint onthe bodies of athletesin order to show thekey muscles and bonestructures used to playtheir sports. While that

is happening, physicaltherapists will explainhow those muscles andbones allow the athleteto run, jump, throw, etc.They will also discusscommon sports injuriesand ways they can beprevented.

The final activity willbe an anatomical artdemonstration that willliterally illustrate howa horse and rider’s bod-ies must work togetherto achieve maximumperformance.

This year, formerNFL linebacker ChrisDraft, who played forthe Washington Red-skins and the BuffaloBills, will take partin Anatomy of Sports.Draft will representthe Chris Draft Fam-ily Foundation, a non-profit organization thatworks to help familieslead healthier lives

through exercise andwellness. Other par-ticipating athletes willinclude a swimmer, cy-clist, volleyball player,and more.

Andrea Schierkolk,NMHM’s public pro-grams manager, saidthe museum is lookingforward to presentingAnatomy of Sports for asecond year.

“We are excited tohost this unique op-portunity for visitors tolearn about anatomy ina dynamic and visualway,” Schierkolk said.

Participants will in-clude the University ofMaryland’s Departmentof Physical Therapyand Rehabilitation Sci-ence as well as medicalillustrators represent-ing the Guild of Natu-ral Science Illustratorsand the Association ofMedical Illustrators.

Anatomy of Sports isopen to the public andno RSVP is required.NMHM is located at2500 Linden Lane, Sil-ver Spring, Md. 20910.For more information,call 301-319-3303. Infor-mation about NMHM,including directions andparking, can be found athttp://www.medicalmu-seum.mil.

Anatomy and Art Collide at NMHM’s Anatomy of Sports Program

National Museum of Healthand Medicine Photo

A medical illustratorpaints the musclesand bones a swim-mer uses on to aformer competitiveswimmer’s shoulder,arm, back and neck.This activity tookplace at the NationalMuseum of Healthand Medicine’s 2012Anatomy of Sportsprogram.


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skin by wearing loose-fitting longsleeves and pants

• Apply insect repellants contain-ing DEET, an EPA approved repel-lant found in common products soldin local stores. Choose a DEET con-centration based on the amount ofhours you will be exposed, the higherthe percentage of active ingredient,

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As our society continues to branchout in to the cyber landscape, job op-portunities in cyber security will con-tinue to grow.

“The days of printing paper andsigning things is ending - pretty mucheverything is done electronically [now-adays],” said Fraley. “Our society haschanged from being a paper society toan electronic society, so networks arebecoming more and more importantin doing everyday business. The morenetworks you put out there the big-ger the playing field for cyber attacks,vulnerabilities and all the things that

are associated with cyber space opera-tions, and all that has to be protected.”

The earning potential for careersin cyber security can vary greatly de-pending on the level of certificationsand degrees attained. In the Bethesdaarea salaries for entry level work-ers start at about $59,000 and work-ers with higher level degrees andmore work experience can earn up to$173,000.

“There’s a huge demand for [people]that want to get involved in cyberspace operations, whether it is defenseof the network or a more proactive ap-proach to dealing with cyber attacks,”said Fraley. “This is a booming indus-try that our service members deserveto be exposed to.”

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