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JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. - The sixth month of 2015 is full of military ceremony, celebrations and the art of sport. From a baseball appreciation night and Army birthday festivities to the beginning of Marine evening parades just outside Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Wright Gate, the month of June is filled with many activities and seminars.
1. Washington Nationals Army Day
The Washington Nationals will continue the tradition of paying tribute to the armed forces when the District of Columbia Major League Baseball team hosts Army Day June 1 at Nationals Park.
Pregame festivities, featuring ceremonial elements, individuals and groups from Joint Force Headquarters/National Capital Region-Military District of Washington will begin at 6:45 p.m. The U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own,” will be represented by the blues ensemble Swamp Romp and The U.S. Army Chorus. Swamp Romp will perform pre-game entertainment starting at 5:30 p.m., while the chorus will sing the national anthem and God Bless America during the seventh inning stretch. The U.S. Army Drill Team will also be making another Nats Park appearance. First pitch against the Toronto Blue Jays is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
2. Army birthday run on JBM-HH
To commemorate the Army’s 240th birthday Joint Force Headquarters/National Capital Region-Military District of Washington Soldiers will assemble in JBM-HH’s Summerall Field parking lot June 12 for the Army Birthday Run, hosted annually by the Department of the Army. The 3.1 mile run will wind through the joint base and Arlington National Cemetery. The Army is planning a host of birthday observances throughout the nation during the week of June 8. The JBM-HH run commences at 7 a.m.
3. Marine Evening Parades continue all summer
Every Tuesday throughout the summer, the Marine Corps War Memorial is the backdrop for Marine Evening Parades in Arlington, Virginia. The evening parade season began May 25, but continues with the following June dates: June 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. The hour-long parades begin at 7 p.m. and feature the music of “The Commandant’s Own,” The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon. The summer parades are open to the public, and parking and a shuttle service are available from the Arlington National Cemetery Welcome Center.
4. The 2015 DOD Warrior Games at Quantico
From June 19 to 28, the 2015 DOD Warrior Games will be held at Marine Corps Base Quantico.
Eight events involving 200 military athletes from the Army, Marines, the U.S. Special Operations Command, Air Force and the British Armed Forces will take place during the eight-day games. For more information and volunteer opportunities, go to http://go.usa.gov/39ye9.
5. Army’s major general to start as DOD sexual assault prevention director
Effective June 8, Army Maj. Gen. Camille M. Nichols will become the director of DOD’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, according to a Defense Department news release.
The current director, Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey J. Snow, was selected to be the next commander of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Nichols comes to the position with a distinguished career of service. Most recently, she served as director of business operations in the secretary of the Army’s Office of Business Transformation. Nichols has more than 20 years of Department of Defense acquisition experience and served in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Gulf War.
6. Fort Belvoir Tech Day
A June 18 technology expo is scheduled for the Fort Belvoir Officers’ Club where invited service members will receive opportunities to network with cyber and communication personnel, contractors and industry exhibitors, who will be displaying the latest technical products.
Service members who have cutting-edge technology or topics they would like to present at the one-day expo are encouraged to register at www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A010UYD.
7. Force Protection Seminar June 11
The JFHQ/NCR-MDW Force Protection Seminar will be held Thursday, June 11 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Lincoln Hall Auditorium, National Defense University on the Fort McNair portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. The seminar is open to JFHQ-NCR/MDW staff, component commands, major subordinate commands, DOD, federal, state and local protection partners and will provide an in-depth look at the evolving insider threat, especially regarding military installations. Topics will include the Washington Navy Yard active shooter response, the Fort Riley insider threat analysis process, cyber defense requirements and the Fort Hood active shooter response. Seating is limited to 400 attendees on a first come, first-served basis. To receive registration information, call 202-685-2914/0048/2871, or register by providing full name, rank, clearance, position, email address, name of command, garrison or agency and DSN and commercial phone number to Marvin C. Solomon at marvin.c.solomon.civ@mail.
8. Joint base job fair at Spates Community Club
The joint base Soldier for Life-Transition Assistance Program office and DOD’s Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service will co-host a Hiring Heroes Career Fair June 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Spates Community Club on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH. Service members, veterans, retirees and military family members are encouraged to attend. DoD employers, federal agencies and firms from the private sector will be present to talk to and recruit employment candidates. Contact Sylvia Parker at 571-372-2124 for more information.
9. Two MIA Soldiers to be buried at ANC
During the first eight days of June, two Soldiers – one who served in the Korean War and the other during World War II – will be buried at Arlington national Cemetery according to two separate DoD press releases. On June 5, Army Cpl. Richard L. Wing of Toledo, Ohio, will be laid to rest at ANC. Wing, a member of Company H, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division was deployed Nov. 1950 to North Korea. He taken as a prisoner of war and died of dysentery. Three days later, U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Alvin Beethe of Elk Creek, Neb., will be buried. Beethe, of the 393rd Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, was behind the controls of a P-38 Lightning when it crashed during a bombing mission over Germany in 1944. In 2008, the crash site was located and in 2013, Beethe’s remains were located.
10. HQ Command Battalion readies for change of command
New leadership is on the horizon Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Headquarters Command Battalion. A Command Ceremony between Army Lt. Col. Mark R. Biehl and Army Lt. Col. Johnathon M. Kupka, and a Change of Responsibility Ceremony between Army Command Sgt. Maj. Alex L. Pratt and Command Sgt. Maj. Kenyatta L. Mack will take place on June 19 at JBM-HH’s Summerall Field.
| Date Taken: | 05.28.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 05.28.2015 18:41 |
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| Location: | JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, VIRGINIA, US |
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