Last APG Ordnance unit casing its colors, moving to Fort Lee

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1 Published i the iterest of the people of Aberdee Provig Groud, Marylad July 28, 2011 Vol. 55, No. 30 Last APG Ordace uit casig its colors, movig to Fort Lee By ROGER TEEL RDECOM Public Affairs The casig of the 143d Ordace Battalio colors will symbolize the U.S. Army Ordace Ceter ad Schools fial trasitio from Aberdee Provig Groud. The Discotiuatio Ceremoy takes place 9 a.m., July 29, at McBride Field, APG South (Edgewood). The Ordace Corps was established at APG whe the Army moved its ordace testig facilities here i By 1940, all Ordace traiig for officers ad elisted Soldiers was moved from Rarita Arseal, N.J., to APG to form the Ordace Ceter ad Schools. The 143rd Ordace Battalio was reactivated Oct. 30, 1986, as a traiig battalio with the U.S. Army Traiig & Doctrie Commad. It has sice produced advaced idividual traiig (AIT) Soldiers for the Army. We d like the APG commuity to joi us at our ceremoy o Edgewood, said Lt. Col. Steve Fletcher, battalio commader. Our Soldiers, civilias, cotractors, ad Families have bee a itegral part of this istallatio for may years ad we are so grateful for the support that has bee provided to the ext geeratio of Ordace Soldiers at Edgewood. We ve bee plaig this trasitio for over two years i the battalio, he said. Durig the fial moths, Fletcher has challeged every member of the orgaizatio to cotiue to trai AIT Soldiers, execute a complicated equipmet move from APG to Fort Lee, Va., ad prepare themselves for trasitio to the eeds of the Army as the battalio discotiues. Each of these missios is difficult i ad of themselves but I ve had to have them step up ad perform all three simultaeously. They have doe it ad I m proud of the whole team, Fletcher said. The 143d Ordace Battalio officially discotiues o Sept. 15, 2011, uder provisios of the Base Realigmet ad Closure law. Girl Scout troops formig at APG ACS BIRTHDAY By RACHEL PONDER APG News Girls i kidergarte through twelfth grade are ivited to joi Girl Scout troops formig o Aberdee Provig Groud North (Aberdee) ad APG South (Edgewood). Aie Brock, a lifetime Girl Scout ad presidet of the istallatio s Military, Civilia ad Spouses Club, is headig the effort. She s hopig to get both troops started by mid September. Ad she s bakig o commuity voluteers to step forward ad lead the troops. We are lookig for girls to joi the troops ad adults to voluteer their time ad share their abilities, said Brock. We oly eed five girls to start a troop, ad troops ca be multi-level. As the umber of participats icrease, so will the umber of troops, which Brock says ca the be divided by age group. Brock has bee spreadig the word throughout the APG commuity ad promotig the beefits of joiig. First o the why-joi list is that the program grows girls strog. It expads a girl s abilities by buildig leadership skills ad kowledge, she said. It gives girls a chace to explore areas of their iterest, which ca help them i their school life, ad later i their work life. Whe a Girl Scout receives the highest Girl Scout award, the Gold Award, it sets them apart, explaied Brock. I have heard stories of employers choosig Gold Award recipiets over other cadidates with similar qualificatios. I additio to completig projects to ear badges ad awards, Girl Scouts give back See GIRL SCOUT, page 4 Photo by Yvoe Johso (Frot) Jeff Teate (Mister Twister) from Nothi Up My Sleeve Etertaimet (left), presets a sake balloo to Amada Florido, 14, as her fried Nikki Oyemma, 12, looks o durig the Army Commuity Service 46th birthday celebratio at the Shore Pool Picic Area July 21. PCCA hosts Summer Fu evet Story ad photo by APG North (Aberdee) PCCA, RACHEL PONDER said the Summer Fu evet is APG News just oe of the activities the Commuity youth ad their orgaizatio hosts throughout parets gathered at the APG the year. North (Aberdee) child developmet ceter for the July 21 child care versio of the Paret The PCCA is like the Summer Fu evet, hosted Teacher Associatio, Scharie aually by the CDC Paret said. We try to offer the extras Child Care Associatio. that the ceter caot provide I the mai post chapel fellowship hall, childre participat- we have a pumpki patch evet for the kids. So, for example, ed i hula hoop challeges, sack i October, a egg hut i the races, football tosses, crafts ad sprig, picics ad other evets. more. Attedees ate food ad Our kids get very good care at ice cream doated by parets the ceter, but this just gives ad a local Italia Ice eatery. them just a little bit more. Agelique Scharie, who serves as the treasurer of the See PCCA, page 4 Natalie Watso, 3, participates i the hula hoop challege durig the Summer Fu evet hosted by the Paret Child Care Associatio at the Aberdee Provig Groud Child Developmet Ceter July 21. WEATHER Thurs INDEX Pg 2... Opiio Pg 2... Weather Pg 7... Post Shorts Pg 7... Commuity Notes Pg 9... FMWR Pg Safety Soldiers who take prescriptio meds six moths after dispese date ad pop positive o urie tests could see their careers go dow the toilet. Grillig tips Ejoy oe of America s greatest pastimes... the safe way. ONLINE apgews.apg. army.mil apg.armylive. dodlive.mil/ facebook.com/ APGMd twitter.com/ USAGAPG flickr.com/photos/ usagapg/ BEHAVIORIAL HEALTH A Soldier, wife ad mother talks about her daily struggles with adjustmet disorder. SEE PAGE 2 Read more about AMC reg AMC page 4 page 13

2 2 APG News July 28, 2011 OPINION Reservist, mom, jouralist talks about behaviorial health issue Some may woder how a civilia jouralist would have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or ay other behavioral health issue ad be able to relate it to what service members ad their Families go through. I ca relate better tha some would thik. Not oly am I a Army civilia, but I am a staff sergeat i the Army Reserve, a military spouse ad a mother. I ve deployed three times, oce to Kosovo ad twice to Iraq. I was treated ad am still uder a bit of medical care for adjustmet disorder. It s ot quite PTSD, but may of the sigs symptoms are similar. Does havig a behavioral health issue make me weak? Not at all. I had o clue what it meat my first deploymet whe I was oly 19. My secod deploymet I was 23 ad a sigle mom. I came back i time to celebrate my 25th birthday ad my daughter s 2d. I refused for a while to believe I had much of a issue. My biggest issue was I was agry, I sapped at people for little thigs ad I would just breakdow ad cry for o apparet reaso. After a few complete breakdows at work, I fially got the help I eeded. I kew for this most recet deploymet if I recogized aythig I did from last time, I would t wait six moths or more agai to get help. This deploymet was rough from the start. My the fiacé deployed to Afghaista ad I was o my way to Iraq. I heard about the thigs they were goig through ad felt guilty. They were o a remote base, did t have much ad were i regular cotact with the eemy. There I was i Baghdad. I kew almost every day I could easily get a shower (except whe the water ra out), I could walk to the diig facility ay time I wated, I had a small post exchage I could go to ad so much more. Not log after I arrived i Iraq, my gradfather died. Not log after that My biggest issue was I was agry, I sapped at people for little thigs ad I would just break dow ad cry for o apparet reaso. After a few complete breakdows at work, I fially got the help I eeded. my the fiacé was hurt. He lost most of his hearig ad suffered a traumatic brai ijury. He fought to stay out with his troops, but evetually the docs wo out ad he was set home early to get the treatmet he eeded. Whe I came home o rest ad recuperatio, we decided to o loger wait ad to get married. Our Families supported the decisio. It was odd beig home. I was learig to deal with some of what he was goig through ad yet hoestly tryig ot to get wrapped up too much i it because I would soo be goig back to Iraq ad had a job to fiish. The hardest part was early o ad he did t always get my ame right. He kew who I was, but ames were t a strog poit. He started callig me more by the ickame he gave me tha by my ame. After I retured, I had eve more issues. I was tryig ot to stress too much about ot beig there for him. The I got a from my little sister. I wated to call home as soo as I read it, but I had to wait. Waitig out the clock was impossible. She iformed me the doctors foud a mass i her head ad that it was bleedig ito itself. She s had surgery sice I ve retured home ad I got to be there to support her through that, but she ow has other problems as a result of the surgery ad it will be at least six moths before they thik she will be ready to retur to work. It was all just addig up. While still i Iraq, I had breakdows at the office. I was escorted to the chaplai s office by oe of the sergeats first class i my uit. I met with the chaplai at times ad I was talkig with combat stress. I was still fie with goig out o missios. I maaged to keep it all together well ad focus o my job. It was durig the dow times that were hardest ad my thoughts would start racig o all the what ifs ad feelig guilty about ot beig there for my husbad ad my sister. It got worse at the ed of the deploymet. It was close to ie moths ago, October 26, I had goe dow to Basra to cover some differet stories. My last oe was a missio where I was with a group of U.S. ad Iraqi soldiers escortig the State Departmet for a agricultural project. We ever made it to our destiatio. After all, the bad guys did t care the U.S. called a official ed to a leadig role i combat operatios i September. I was ridig with four other Soldiers i the lead Mie Resistat Ambush Protected vehicle. I was i the back talkig with oe of the Soldiers. Next thig you Crowds drive me batty. I do t always feel like I fit ito the civilia world. Some days I just do t care ad have to force myself to be motivated. Havig a 6-year-old at home seriously helps me to be motivated eve whe I do t wat to. hear the boom ad the vehicle fills with smoke ad dust. You hear the guer scream. Is it from pai or the adrealie rush? I hoestly for a secod or two was t sure what happeed. The other Soldier i the back was the oe who said out loud we d bee hit. It was a improvised explosive device - a explosively formed projectile, better kow as a EFP. The guer dropped ad was held dow because he wated to get back up. The secod you saw his face we wodered if he was bured. He just had that much soot ad dirt o his face. The rest of the covoy had o clue what our status was. We had lost commuicatios. It seemed like a eterity, but I m sure it was t log util the radios were back up ad we could commuicate. The rest of the covoy moved i to secure the area. Everyoe who eeded to be cotacted was. It was the Iraqi Police, the Iraqi Army, the Iraqi Explosive Ordace teams who were our first ad mai respoders. I was amazed. It took a icidet like that, but I got to see first-had how the traiig my fellow service members had provided them was payig off. All of us i the vehicle walked away from the icidet. I have leared though that whiplash seriously sucks ad that you re expected ad pretty much allowed to be agry after someoe tries to blow you up. I ve bee home sice December. For a while thigs were t easy, but they are costatly gettig better. I m still agry more ofte tha I would like, but usually at myself. Crowds drive me batty. I do t always feel like I fit i to the civilia world. Some days I just do t care ad have to force myself to be motivated. Havig a 6-year-old at home seriously helps me to be motivated eve whe I do t wat to. I hate drivig, but do it because I have to. I get mad at myself for this all botherig me because I kow others who dealt with more, but I kow it has seriously phased me ad does ot make me weaker. I ve bee gettig the help I eed. It was easier this time to admit it. I also kew better of where to go. There is aoymous couselig through Chaplais, Military Family Life Cosultats, Vet Ceters ad more. They oly let someoe kow if you are a dager to yourself or others. Medical providers also offer help. I get help through the Veteras Affairs medical system. There are so may optios. Do t be afraid to get help. Admittig to havig a issue does t make you weak. It does t make you a failure. It does t make you less of a Soldier. Admittig you eed help meas you are truly livig up to the Army Values ad you are tryig to be Army Strog. I shake as I write this. It all still gets to me more tha I admit. Some days are worse tha others, but it is gettig better. I am doig my job as a Soldier, wife, mother ad civilia. I may have a behavioral health issue, but I do ot let it stop me. Nodice Thurma Fort Campbell Courier Sed ewspaper submissios to ew address Due to ogoig issues with the recet DISA migratio, commuity members are asked to sed all submissios for the APG News to adriae.foss@us.army.mil, ad CC the editor-apg@cous.army.mil address. Type APG NEWS SUBMISSION i the Subject Lie. You should receive a respose withi three busiess days lettig you kow that the submissio has bee received. If you do ot receive a respose, please call to iquire. 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3 July 28, 2011 APG News 3 Commuter optios Team C4ISR employees file oto the APG shuttle bus headed for the Aberdee trai statio at the ed of the busiess day. The bus makes seve stops o APG North, trasportig Soldiers, civilias ad cotractors to ad from the trai statio i the morigs ad eveigs. For iformatio, call the Garriso Trasformatio Office at or e- mail APGTrasformatioOfc@cous.army.mil. Photo by Yvoe Johso

4 4 APG News July 28, 2011 Access referral status olie By DEBORAH DODSWORTH Because the patiets at Kirk have bee accustomed to receivig their authorizatios o the same day, this chage by Tricare of waitig for the authorizatio to arrive i the mail has met with some cofusio. KUSAHC Patiets who wat a referral to see a specific doctor are ecouraged to make use of Kirk U.S. Army Health Cliic s referral maagemet office. After beig see by a primary care physicia, patiets are directed to go to the referral maagemet office i the first hallway of the mai KUSAHC buildig. The doctor s request is processed by the KUSAHC staff ad the give to the Health-Net Federal Services staff to fid a participatig specialist for the patiet. The referral is electroically faxed to the TRICARE Corporate Office i Racho Cordova, Calif. Patiets usually receive writte otificatio from the corporate office i seve to 10 busiess days, said Eleaor Ware, KUSAHC referral office maager. Urget requests are processed withi three to five busiess days ad go directly to the provider sice geerally a appoitmet has bee made or is pedig. Because cliic patiets are accustomed to receivig same-day authorizatios, waitig for authorizatio to arrive i the mail may be met with some cofusio. The No. 1 reaso beeficiaries call the TRICARE 800 umber is to check authorizatio ad referral status. Now we ca save them a phoe call, said Ware. Beyod the ew registratio, the ew optios will allow beeficiaries to use tools o the website to access iformatio about their referral status. Auto-Authorizatio Alert - With Auto-Authorizatio Alert, beeficiaries ca sig up while registerig o www. hfs.com to receive a automated phoe Eleaor Ware KUSAHC referral offi ce maager call whe Health Net has processed their referral or prior authorizatio request. The phoe call will be made to the beeficiary s telephoe umber as listed o his or her referral or authorizatio request i the Care Coordiatio System, lettig the beeficiary kow the request has bee completed. The beeficiary ca the view the status of his or her request (approved or deied) olie through the website usig his or her mytricare.com userame ad password. If the beeficiary does ot have a mytricare.com userame ad password, he or she ca register for oe at Prior Authorizatio, Referral ad Beefit Tool - Now there is oe easy-to-use tool where beeficiaries ad providers ca eter i the beeficiary s TRICARE pla optio, beeficiary type, servicig provider type ad the service beig requested to fid out if a Health Net referral or prior authorizatio is required. Patiets ca eter the iformatio to fid out if the service requires Health Net approval as well as cofirm if a service is a excluded or limited TRICARE beefit. Chage Your Erollmet Paymet Method Olie - Now beeficiaries ca submit a request to start, stop or chage their mothly erollmet paymets betwee allotmet, electroic fuds trasfer or recurrig credit card paymet. By registerig o com, beeficiaries ca submit their paymet optio request automatically rather tha completig a paper form. Parts of this article were abstracted from Health- Net Federal Services. For more iformatio, call your Kirk Health Beefits Advisor at Usig meds beyod 6-moth dispese could ed career By BRANDY GILL Carl R. Darall Army Medical Ceter Public Affairs Soldiers who take their prescriptio medicatios six moths after dispesatio ad pop positive o a urialysis test could see their careers go dow the toilet. Chages made to Army Medical Commad regulatio 40-51, issued by the surgeo geeral via a All Army Activities message dated Feb. 23, 2011, aouced that cotrolled substaces could oly be used up to six moths from the prescriptio issuace date. This aoucemet may seem mior, but it could potetially be a career-eder for ay Soldier who has prescriptio medicies, said Col. Kimberly Keslig, deputy commader for cliical services at Carl R. Darall Army Medical Ceter, or CRDAMC. All it would take is a positive urialysis test. A positive urialysis that occurs after the prescriptio dispesig date may result i a o legitimate use fidig ad subsequet Uiformed Code of Military Justice actio, Keslig said. This is a major chage from how positive urialysis tests due to prescribed cotrolled substaces were hadled i the past, said Lt. Col. Gwedoly Thompso, CRDAMC s pharmacy chief. Previously, if a Soldier had a positive urialysis test, all they had to do was preset their medicatio profile showig they were prescribed the cotrolled substace drug withi that year ad a valid use would be assumed, she added. But ow, after six moths from the dispesig date, it s o loger cosidered valid use. Some of the most commoly prescribed cotrolled substaces dispesed at CRDAMC pharmacies are: Percocet, Oxy- Coti, morphie, Vicodi, Tyleol #3, Xaax, Ambie ad Luesta amog others icludig geerics that Soldiers should be aware of too. Ayoe who receives a cotrolled substace medicatio from a CRDAMC pharmacy should be fully aware of it before they leave the facility Keslig said. Cotrolled substace medicatios are classified by the Drug Eforcemet Agecy as a medicatio with the potetial for abuse, she said. These medicatios are easily idetifiable whe dispesed at your pharmacy because a sigature for receipt will be required ad a pharmacist will cousel you that the medicatio is a cotrolled substace. CRDAMC pharmacists are also hadig out letters to prescriptio holders o the chage i policy ad it icludes a list of the most commoly prescribed cotrolled substaces, Thompso said. I additio to advisig Soldiers o the policy chage, prescriptio bottles will be marked with distict red warig labels which states, Do Not Use six moths after dispesig date. May result i NO LEGITI- MATE USE o urialysis. Providers ad pharmacies are limitig prescriptio quatities for these types of medicatios to a 30-day supply maximum CRDAMC pharmacists are also hadig out letters to prescriptio holders o the chage i policy ad it icludes a list of the most commoly prescribed cotrolled substaces. for acute coditios too. However, Soldiers with a chroic coditio ca still get the medicatios they eed, but istead of oe large prescriptio that would last for several moths, they will ow get a iitial 30-day supply with up to five 30-day refills. Providers ca still write 90- day prescriptios for cotrolled substace medicatios that treat attetio-deficit hyperactivity disorder, ad deployig Soldiers will cotiue to receive a six-moth supply of their medicatios before they deploy. Eve though providers ad pharmacies are required to follow these ew rules, resposibility still falls o Soldiers to make sure they are i compliace Thompso said. We all have medicie cabiets or shelves full of prescriptio medicatios, she said. Soldiers ted to keep medicatios that are for pai if they do t use it all iitially. A year later the Soldier has trouble with pai agai ad goes to the medicie cabiet ad grabs the cotrolled substace, she explaied. That s what s goig to get them i trouble. They have to read the labels ad pay very close attetio to the dispese date. Soldiers ca avoid this situatio all together by safely disposig of the prescribed medicatio oce the six-moth grace period eds. Accordig to the U.S. Food ad Drug Admiistratio s website, there are several differet ways to appropriately get rid of uused medicatios. Oe way would be to look for medicie take-back programs. Aother way would be to mix the medicatio with upalatable substaces like kitty litter, put the mixture i a sealable plastic bag ad throw it away with household trash. Highly dagerous medicatios, like OxyCoti, morphie ad Percocet should be flushed dow a toilet or sik istead the website says. There are a small umber of medicies that may be especially harmful ad, i some cases, fatal i a sigle dose if they are used by someoe other tha the perso the medicie was prescribed for, the website states. Whe you dispose of these medicies dow the sik or toilet, they caot be accidetally used by childre, pets, or ayoe else. Girl Scout ews Cotiued from Page 1 to their commuity through service projects. Ad for mobile military Families, beig a part of the program provides cotiuity by allowig members to move to ew commuities ad make frieds with shared iterests fairly quickly. Havig troops here will be a big beefit for the girls, Brock said. There are so may resources o post like Outdoor Recreatio that ca be used. There are also may kowledgeable adults i the commuity who ca share their experieces ad be good role models for the girls. Brock ecourages commuity members to cosider voluteerig for themselves, the commuity ad the youg girls they will ifluece. Beig a Girl Scout will help these girls for a lifetime, she said. Ad workig with the girls ca also chage you for the better. For more iformatio, to joi or voluteer, call Megha Laschiger, Maager, Havig troops here will be a big beefit for the girls. There are also may kowledgeable adults i the commuity who ca share their experieces ad be good role models for the girls. AieBrock MCSC presidet Recruitmet ad Placemet Services with the Girl Scouts of Cetral Marylad, at , ext Register olie at PCCA celebratio Cotiued from Page 1 Scharie said that by voluteerig with the PCCA she feels more a part of her child s care. Whe I got ivolved I realized that it gave me some isight ito differet teachers, policies, etc., she said. My so has ADHD (attetio deficit hyperactivity disorder) ad my daughter, 3, has food allergies ad is quite shy. I eeded to kow how to ask for accommodatios for them ad how to work out problems with the teachers. It is good to have cotact with other parets ad the staff because I kow what to ask for, explaied Scharie. The CDC is a woderful daycare ad we feel quite fortuate to have such excellet teachers for our kids. Be Foresta, icomig PCCA presidet, said ayoe with a child erolled at CDC is welcome to joi the PCCA. Meetigs are held mothly, durig luchtime or after work. We are costatly lookig for ew folks to get ivolved ad brig their ideas to the group, he said. They ca participate i whatever their schedule allows. For more iformatio, call Foresta at For iformatio about the APG South (Edgewood) PCCA, call Phyllis Perry at Tell them you saw it i the APG News

5 July 28, 2011 APG News 5 ACS marks 46 years with commuity cookout Story ad photos by YVONNE JOHNSON APG News The APG commuity celebrated the 46th birthday of Army Commuity Service durig a July 21 cookout at the Shore Pool Picic Area. Despite last week s record-high heat idex ad humidity, plety of folks showed up to take part i the daylog festivities. The aual evet is a way to thak the commuity while spreadig the word about ACS programs ad services, accordig to Diaa Hayes, ACS program coordiator for the Iformatio ad Referral Follow-up Outreach Program. We take our missio of supportig Army Soldiers ad Families military ad civilia seriously, Hayes said. This is a fu day that also serves as a remider of what ACS is all about. Etertaimet icluded balloos, body art, caricature drawigs, temporary tattoos, a mobile gamig truck, ad bouce house. Guests cooled off i Shore Pool, which was free for the day, ad ejoyed complimetary burgers, hot dogs, baked beas, salad ad beverages. The day s highlight was the cuttig of the ACS birthday cake, led by Hayes, Capt. Malikah McCormick ad 1st Sgt. Soya Jackso of the Garriso s Headquarters ad Headquarters Compay. ACS missio ad services The APG Army Commuity Service provides military persoel ad their Family members, as well as civilia employees, a cetral poit to tur to for iformatio, advice ad guidace, i resolvig persoal ad Family issues or problems. Programs ad services iclude: Iformatio & Referral Employmet Readiess Army Family Team Buildig Army Emergecy Relief Fiacial Readiess Voluteer Program Family/Victim Advocacy Program Exceptioal Family Member Program Survivor Outreach Services Relocatio Assistace Army Family Actio Pla For more iformatio, call the APG North ACS i Bldg. 2503, Moday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at /4372 or visit the APG Garriso website ad click o ACS, apghome/sites/services/acs/services.html. View ad dowload photos at flickr. com/photos/usagapg. See more o the APG Live blog site at Taylor Martiovich, 2, ejoys a splash i the kiddie pool durig the ACS 46th birthday celebratio at the Shore Pool Picic Area July 21. (From right) Katie Aarse, 12, watches as airbrush techicia Rave Sydiskis, from Nothi Up My Sleeve Etertaimet, paits a hibiscus flower o her arm. (From left) Garriso HHC Commader Capt. Malikah McCormick serves a piece of ACS birthday cake to Gabrielle Brow, 8, as mom Sgt. 1st Class Stephaie Brow ad sister Haley Brow, 6, look o.

6 July 28, 2011 APG News 7 Jobs a hot topic at CAC meetig Marily McCluskey, a military spouse, explais her difficulty i obtaiig a job at Aberdee Provig Groud ad how she evetually took advatage of several Army ad APG services, icludig the Priority Placemet Program, to get hired. McCluskey spoke durig the mothly Commuity Actio Coucil meetig at the APG North (Aberdee) mai post chapel July 21. Meetig highlights also icluded iformatio o APG boat slips ope for retal ad Religious Support Office evets. Commuity members were asked to provide feedback o whether or ot they would like to hold mothly or quarterly CAC meetigs. Call with your aswer. View the CAC July slides at mil/apghome/sites/local/. Photo by Rachel Poder POST SHORTS JAG celebrates birthday The Army Judge Advocate Geeral s Corps celebrates its 236th Birthday July 29. The CECOM Office of The Staff Judge Advocate will hold a Birthday ceremoy July 29 at 2 p.m. i the CECOM Coferece Room, Bldg. 6001, 3rd floor. A historical presetatio of the JAGC will be viewed ad cake ad puch will be served. Draft Evirometal Assessmet The Edgewood Chemical ad Biological Ceter prepared a draft evirometal assessmet (EA) of the potetial evirometal ad socioecoomic effects associated with the operatio of large equipmet chemical ad biological detectio, protectio, ad decotamiatio testig sites i the Edgewood Area of Aberdee Provig Groud. The draft EA ad Fidig of No Sigificat Impact are available for review at mil/apghome/sites/directorates/dpw/ Commets will be accepted through Aug. 29. They ca be addressed to: USAGAPG, ATTN: IMNE-APG- PWE (Carol Youg), 4304 Susquehaa Aveue, 3rd Floor, Wig B, Aberdee Provig Groud, MD Natioal Night Out Aug. 2 The Natioal Night Out Agaist Crime is set Aug. 2 o Flag Court i Patriot Village. I additio to meetig APG police officers ad fire fighters, represetatives from other orgaizatios will also be o had. Attedees ca also ejoy free food, games ad prizes. The commuity is ivited to atted. Ayoe who brigs caed goods for doatio to ACS will receive a back-to-school gift. For more iformatio, call the Commuity Policig Uit at UMUC fall startup Get a jumpstart o your educatio by startig classes this fall! Uiversity of Marylad Uiversity College (UMUC) is sposorig a Start Up Evet Aug. 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at UMUC s APG Office, Room 210 of the Jaet M. Barr Soldier Support Ceter o Susquehaa Aveue. Advisors will be available to help put together a degree pla ad get studets o a path to reach their educatioal goals. As a added icetive, studets who apply at this evet will have their $50. applicatio fee waived (ot available for Doctor of Maagemet applicats). Call for ifo. APG s Walter Reed shuttle service eds Aug. 9 The APG Garriso will discotiue shuttle service to the Walter Reed Army Medical Ceter effective Aug. 9. For more iformatio, call the Istallatio Trasportatio Office at Couples retreat set A all-expese paid couples retreat will be held for all APG military couples Aug For more iformatio, call or visit Health Promotio Activities Aug. 6: Back to School Physical Fair, KUSAHC, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 2, 9, 16 & 23: Tobacco Cessa- tio Class, APG South Recreatio Ceter, Noo to 2 p.m. For more iformatio, cotact A Laughto at a.laughto@us.army.mil or Breast health presetatio A Breast Health Presetatio will be preseted by Dr. Atsuko Okabe, breast surgeo with the Breast Ceter at Frakli Square, Aug. 11 from 1-2 p.m. Lear about mammography guidelies, treatmet optios, ew trial studies, geetic testig ad more. Call Sue Sigh at or A Laughto at for iformatio. Home Owership Workshop set Aug. 23 ACS will offer a free home owership workshop Aug. 23 at 1 p.m. at ACS Bldg o Highpoit Road. The workshop will guide Families through most of the fiacial ad admiistrative hurdles of purchasig or sellig. Topics will iclude Lear Effective Ways To Buy ad Sell Real Estate; New & Excitig First Time Buyer Programs; The Four Keys to Home Owership; Competig Successfully i Today s Market; Breakig Through the Dow Paymet Barrier; The Home Fiacig Process; Selectig a Area; Buildig a Credit Profile ad more. Call Islamic Prayer Service Islamic Prayer Services will meet every Moday, Tuesday ad Wedesday at the APG North (Aberdee) chapel i Classroom 5 from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Prayer service will also be coducted o Fridays, same locatio from oo to 1 p.m. For iformatio, call the chapel at Cotemporary Worship The chapel will offer a ew cotemporary worship service o Fridays: Aug. 5 ad 19 at oo at the APG North (Aberdee) chapel. O Aug. 5, the seior commad chaplai, Col. Waye Boyd, will speak o Spiritual Resiliece. The first half hour will be music, videos ad a brief message. Every other Friday a differet chaplai will speak. Followig the half-hour service, attedees will gather i the chapel courtyard for a cookout. For iformatio, call the chapel at Watch the APG Newspaper for the dates each moth. Schedule your school physical at Kirk cliic School physicals are a free beefit at Kirk U.S. Army Health Cliic. Parets are asked to brig all appropriate paperwork from the school. KUSAHC is also offerig a half-day physical maratho by appoitmet Aug. 6 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parets are urged to schedule their childre as soo as possible because appoitmets fill up fast. Call Kirk Primary Care-Pediatrics at for iformatio. MORE ONLINE More shorts ca be see at www. apgews.apg.army. mil uder Shorts. COMMUNITY NOTES SATURDAY JULY 30 SATURDAY CRITTER FEEDING Ede Mill Nature Ceter, located at 1617 Ede Mill Road Pylesville, Md. will offer critter feedig for Families at 3 p.m. Joi the staff at the ature ceter as they feed the critters. Take a tur feedig oe of the turtles or a sake. Pre-registratio is required. For more iformatio or to register, call , edemillatureceter@gmail.com, or visit www. edemill.org. MARYLAND WINE CRUISE The Chesapeake Heritage Coservacy, Ic. will offer a Marylad Wie Cruise, 7 to 8:30 p.m. o the Skipjack Martha Lewis. Tickets cost $40 per perso (21 years of age or older). The ship will take a cruise aroud the Susquehaa Flats area as passegers ejoy fie wies. The wie cruise will have a represetative from the featured wiery oboard tellig passegers about their wies ad vieyards ad to aswer ay questios. Cheese ad a fruit tray will be served. Reservatios are required. Credit cards will be accepted. For more iformatio or for reservatios or to purchase tickets, call HERPING BY BOAT Explore the marsh lookig for baskig turtles, sakes, lizards, ad other wetlad creatures. This program will be held 9 to 11:30 a.m. for ages 8 to adult. The cost is $10 per perso. Registratio is required. For more iformatio, to register or for directios to the Aita C. Leight Estuary Ceter, call or , ext KAYAK WITH YOUR KIDS Come out for a suy afteroo paddle o Otter Poit Creek ad luch o Sake Islad. Lear to paddle with the kids for a fu ew Family activity. This program will be held at oo to 2 p.m. for ages 5 to adult. The cost is $10 per perso. Registratio is required. For more iformatio, to register or for directios to the Aita C. Leight Estuary Ceter, call or , ext SUNDAY JULY 31 MOMMY AND ME SUMMERTIME TEA Dress up ad brig a favorite doll or teddy for a Victoria story time ad tea i celebratio of summer s lazy days. This program will be held oo to 1:30 p.m. for ages 4 to adult. The cost is $10 per paret ad child, plus $3 for every additioal child. Registratio is required. For more iformatio, to register or for directios to the Aita C. Leight Estuary Ceter, call or , ext MARGARITAVILLE CRUISE The Chesapeake Coservacy, Ic. will offer a Margaritaville Cruise, 7 to 8:30 p.m., o the Skipjack Martha Lewis. Tickets cost $40 per perso (21 years of age or older). Set sail with islad tues ad margaritas. Reservatios are required. Credit cards will be accepted. For more iformatio or for reservatios, call WEDNESDAY THRU FRIDAY AUGUST 3 THRU 5 BAY ADVENTURE Childre ages 11 to 15 ca sped a special three-day ad two-ight sail aboard the Skipjack Martha Lewis. The ship will leave at 9 a.m. Childre will come together learig valuable sailig, commuicatios, teambuildig ad evirometal educatio as they travel the Bay returig o Aug. 3. This evet costs $100 per perso. Reservatios are required. For more iformatio or for reservatios, call SATURDAY AUGUST 6 MARYLAND WINE CRUISE The Chesapeake Heritage Coservacy, Ic. will offer a Marylad Wie Cruise, 7 to 8:30 p.m. o the Skipjack Martha Lewis. Tickets cost $40 per perso (21 years of age or older). The ship will take a cruise aroud the Susquehaa Flats area as passegers ejoy fie wies. The wie cruise will have a represetative from the featured wiery oboard tellig passegers about their wies ad vieyards ad to aswer ay questios. Cheese ad a fruit tray will be served. Reservatios are required. Credit cards will be accepted. For more iformatio or for reservatios or to purchase tickets, call MORE ONLINE More caledar evets ca be see at apg.army.mil uder Commuity Notes.

7 FAMILY AND MWR July 28, 2011 APG News 9 Lyyrd Skyyrd plays APG Aug. 20 The legedary rock bad Lyyrd Skyyrd returs to Aberdee Provig Groud for the Army Cocert Tour featurig special guests, The Doobie Brothers ad Dilaa, at Shie Sports Field Aug. 20. Gates ope 6 p.m., show starts 7 p.m. Tickets cost $30 i advace, $40 the day of the show. Purchase tickets i perso at the APG MWR Leisure Travel Office, bldg. 3326, ; or olie at TICKETMASTER.com. Voluteers are eeded to work cocessios ad i other areas. To voluteer, cotact Earlee Alle at or earlee.alle.af@mail.mil. For more iformatio, visit APG Team Paitball Touramet Do you ejoy extreme sports? If so, gather up your frieds ad form a threema paitball team for the APG Shoot Out 3 Versus 3 Paitball Touramet 11:15 a.m. July 30 at Shore Park. Navigate, strategize ad compete i our iflatable paitball Mega Dome. First ad secod place teams receive medals ad the wiig team photo will be featured i the trophy case at Outdoor Recreatio. Music, games ad refreshmets will be available. (Paitballs will ot be real pait. Pellets oly). Team etry fee is $20 for pre-registratio. Registratio starts 11:15 a.m. with a touramet start time at oo. Teams may also register before July 30 by callig /5789. Startig a small busiess The Army Commuity Service Employmet Readiess Program will sposor two sessios of How to Start Your Small Busiess, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aug. 3 ad Nov. 2 at Child, Youth ad School Services, Bldg The free 90-miute program provides a overview of startig a busiess, successful etrepreeurship ad how to write a strategic busiess pla. The sessios are ope to DoD cardholders, icludig cotractors ad retirees, ad Family members ad guests. Space is limited. For iformatio or to RSVP, call Marily Howard at 410/ /7572. NYC day trip Aug. 6 Leisure Travel will offer eight hours of shoppig i New York City Aug. 6. Ejoy the city without the drivig or parkig problems. Cost is $46 per perso ad icludes roudtrip bus trasportatio. The bus will depart from Moutai Road Park ad Ride I- 95 (Exit 74) at 7:55 a.m. For iformatio o New York City, visit www. yc-tour.com. For iformatio or to reserve a seat, call MWR Leisure Travel Office at the APG North recreatio ceter, Bldg. 3326, /4907 or APGR-USAG-MWR-Leisure- Travel@cous.army.mil. Free babysittig course Become a certified babysitter after takig the free 4-H/Army Child, Youth & School Services babysittig class for ages 13 to 18. The class will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Aug. 8 to 10, at the Aberdee Area Child, Youth ad School Services, Bldg ad will highlight the resposibilities of babysittig. Class is ope to all DoD ID cardholders. To register or schedule a appoitmet, call Cetral Registratio at /7479, Bldg For iformatio, call or stacie.e.umbarger.af@mail.mil. Uiversal Studios discout tickets Uiversal Orlado Resort is proud to offer a discout ticket program to all active duty, retired military ad Departmet of Defese persoel. All Uiversal Studio tickets must be purchased at least 3 weeks before the trip. Uiversal Studios icludes two theme parks, o-stop ightlife ad more all i oe coveiet locatio. At Uiversal CityWalk ejoy the best i restaurats, ightclubs, shoppig ad movies. For more iformatio, call for price breakdow. Movies uder the stars Ejoy a fu Family ight out free of charge. Pre-movie festivities begi at 6:30 p.m. ad iclude games, a deejay ad karaoke. The movie will begi at 8 p.m. or at dusk. Brig law chairs, blakets ad sacks. Food ad refreshmets will also be available for purchase. Movies iclude: Aug. 5, Happy Feet, AA Shore Park For more iformatio, call APG Fitess Ceter closure The APG Fitess Ceter, Bldg. 320, will be closed through Labor Day weeked. Work to istall a ew air coditioig system with duct work, expaded shower ad locker rooms, ew floorig ad etrace area will be doe. Fitess Ceter is located i bldg Hours are Moday- Thursday, 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Friday, Saturday, Suday ad holidays.call Hoyle Gymasium closure The court side of Hoyle Gymasium, Bldg. E4210 will be closed through Labor Day for fire suppressio system istallatio, ceilig repair work ad expasio of the secod floor area. Durig the time the court side is closed, fitess classes will be relocated to the Edgewood Area Recreatio Ceter, Bldg. E4140. NOTE: small areas of the fitess ceter side will be disrupted at times for fire suppressio istallatio. Call Board horses at APG Stables The APG stables are a self-care boardig facility located i the Edgewood Area, Bldg. E5286, for privately owed horses of military ad civilia employees, retirees ad Family members. All patros must have a valid military or istallatio ID card. Mothly stall fees iclude: Four tur-out pastures Lighted ridig area Water troughs i each pasture Ru-i sheds Bar with water ad electricity Tack rooms, grai room ad hay storage provided For more iformatio or to sig up, call Outdoor Recreatio at or visit Sigle father books available Army Commuity Service cares about the sigle fathers i the commuity ad recogizes the uique challeges that may sigle fathers, icludig those whose wives are deployed, ecouter. ACS has purchased The Complete Sigle Father. It icludes chapters o commuicatig effectively with kids, makig your house a home ad paretig styles. Stop by ACS 2503 High Poit Rd, Room 123, to pick up your copy. Supplies are limited. Medieval Times discout tickets available through Leisure Travel The Leisure Travel Office has discout tickets for Medieval Times Dier ad Touramets located at Arudel Mills Mall, 7000 Arudel Mills Circle, Haover, Md. Tickets cost $39.25 per adult ad $32 per child (ages 3 to 12). Reservatios must be made at the time of purchase; other locatios available upo request. All prices ad savigs are based o the fial cost to iclude all taxes ad fees. Prices are subject to chage without otice. Visit the MWR Leisure Travel Office, Bldg. 3326, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Modays through Fridays ad 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. o Saturdays. For more iformatio or to purchase tickets, call MWR Leisure Travel Office, Aberdee Area Recreatio Ceter, Bldg. 3326, /4907 or APGR-USAG-MWR-LeisureTravel@ cous.army.mil. Discout Aquarium tickets The Leisure Travel Office offers discout tickets to the Natioal Aquarium i Baltimore. Adult tickets cost $23.25 per perso; tickets for childre ages 3 to 11 cost $17.50; active duty tickets cost $19 each ad are issued oe per active duty ID card oly. Tickets do ot iclude the dolphi show or the 4D Theater, but are upgradeable at the aquarium. Take a uforgettable jourey ito the mysteries of water ad the beauty of the atural world. Watch brilliatly colored triggerfish explore a coral reef. Marvel as sharks glide through the shadowy depths just a arm s legth away. For more iformatio or to purchase tickets, call the MWR Leisure Travel Office at /4907, visit the AA Recreatio Ceter, Bldg or e- mail APGR-USAG-MWR-LeisureTravel@cous.army.mil. Weather damages Chesapeake Challege Amusemet Park Chesapeake Challege Amusemet Park will ot ope as earlier promoted due to maiteace issues ad effects of severe weather over the last six moths. The go cart track, mii golf ad battig cage maiteace will be assessed over the summer. It will be determied if it is cost effective to ope the park i For more iformatio, call July bowlig specials Early Bird Special: Bowl for oe hour for $1 per game from 7 to 9 a.m. Icludes shoe retal. Each Friday, 6 to 10 p.m., bowl oe game for $0.75 per game. Shoe retal costs $2. Cosmic Saturdays: Each Saturday, receive oe hour of bowlig, oe whole cheese pizza (toppigs extra) ad oe pitcher of soda for $34 (Up to six people). Icludes shoe retal. Bowlig rates Bowlig costs $3 per game, Moday Luch delivery is available for orders of $25 or more. Call for delivery before 11 a.m. Week of July 25 Special #1: Pepperoi pizza sub with Frech fries, cookie ad regular soda for $6.50. Special #2: Chief salad, cookie ad regular soda for $7.50. Week of August 1 Special #1: Turkey club sadwich with potato chips, cookie ad regular soda for $7.45. Special #2: Kielbasa ad sauerkraut with potato chips, cookie ad regular soda for $6.50. The Bowlig Ceter also serves breakfast. For more iformatio or to place a order, call Orders must be placed before 10:30 a.m. to Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; games cost $3.50 each o Fridays, 9:30 to 11 p.m.; Cosmic Saturdays cost $3.75 per game; ad $3 per game o Sudays. New hours for summer Effective through September, The Bowlig Ceter hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Moday through Thursday; 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday; 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday; the Bowlig Ceter will be closed o Sudays. Holiday hours will be aouced at a later date. APG Bowlig Ceter Sack Bar specials Buildig 2342 DON T MISS THE DRAMA (From left) Aut Abby, played by Tami Woodruff, receives good ews from Mortimer Brewster, played by Nigel Nicholso, durig a rehearsal of Arseic ad Old Lace at the APG North recreatio ceter. The play will be performed by the APG Theater Club for oe ight oly at the ewly reovated post theater Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. It is a macabre comedy about a drama critic who lears o his weddig day that his beloved maide auts are homicidal maiacs, ad that isaity rus i his family. The big scree adaptatio is listed by the America Film Istitute as oe of America s Fuiest Movies. Get your tickets for this family-friedly performace at MWR Leisure Travel Services, Bldg. 3326, call /4907 or MWR- LeisureTravel@cous. army.mil. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for active duty, $5 for childre. Photo by Adriae Foss Lookig for a job? Visit FMWR Jobs available at All jobs for Aberdee Provig Groud are listed at armyciviliaservice.com or check out AAF- ES Jobs lik com/employmet/ for additioal job opportuities.

8 July 28, 2011 APG News 13 Legally speakig (From left) After a will executio ceremoy, Igrid Wi, the spouse of a military retiree; Wi s gradso Lace Lehma; ad legal techicia Christi Peterso liste as Amy Syder, a legal assistace attorey from the Staff Judge Advocate Office, explai a legal procedure. The SJA Office provides free legal services ad cosultatio to active duty military, retirees ad their spouses. The SJA Office also stads up the Tax Ceter, which prepares taxes for eligible commuity members. The SJA Office is located at 4305 Susquehaa Aveue, 3rd Floor. For iformatio, call Photo by Rachel Poder Grillig tips for a safe summer Istallatio Safety Office (ISO) Besides baseball, outdoor grillig is probably oe of America s greatest pastimes. It is as popular as ever with the latest treds elevatig charcoal ad gas grills ito complete outdoor kitches with the latest high-tech features, gadgets, ad accessories. But it still has its ow set of hazards. It is importat to pla ad use commo sese before the burer is lit or a sigle hamburger hits the grill. A fu barbecue is goig to be a safe barbecue with o oe beig hurt or ijured. Accordig to the Natioal Fire Protectio Associatio (NFPA), although gas grills are used roughly 1.5 times as ofte as charcoal grills, gas grills are ivolved i five times as may fires. Four of every five grills ivolved i home fires (81 percet) were fueled by gas while 17 percet used charcoal or other solid fuel. Durig , U.S. fire departmets respoded to a estimated average of 154,700 home structure fires ivolvig cookig equipmet per year. These fires caused a aual average of 460 civilia deaths, 4,850 civilia ijuries, ad $724 millio i property. Whether grillig with gas or charcoal, there s always a chace of gettig bured. So use commo sese ad pre-plaig to help prevet ijuries ad keep the followig tips i mid whe usig grills: Read the ower s maual. Always read the ower s maual ad follow specific usage, assembly, ad safety procedures. Perform a thorough safety ispectio before eve cosiderig lightig the grill. Startig the fire. IAW APGR 420-1, before usig a grill o post other tha at a private housig uit or i a desigated picic area, a flame permit must be obtaied from the APG Fire Departmet. This ca be doe by callig i the Aberdee Area ad i the Edgewood Area. Never use kerosee or gasolie to start a fire, oly use a approved charcoal lighter fluid to start a charcoal-fired grill, but remember to ever add lighter fluid whe it is already burig. Whe lightig up the gas grill, use the 10 to 5 rule. If the grill does ot start withi 10 secods, tur off the gas, leave the lid ope ad give it 5 miutes before you try agai. Grills are for outside use oly. Charcoal grills are desiged for outdoor use oly so ever barbecue iside a trailer, Durig , U.S. fire departmets respoded to a estimated average of 154,700 home structure fires ivolvig cookig equipmet per year. tet, house, garage, or ay eclosed area. Doig so ca lead to carbo mooxide poisoig ad deadly cosequeces. Set the grill i a ope vetilated area that is away from high traffic routes, buildigs, overhead combustible surfaces, dry leaves, or brush. Keep grill stable. Whe usig a barbecue grill, be sure that all parts of the uit are firmly i place ad that the grill is stable ad caot be tipped over. Never move a hot grill, it s too easy to stumble or drop it, ad serious burs could result. Propae grills. Use oly equipmet with the label of a recogized testig laboratory ad the check the gas cylider hose for leaks before usig it for the first time each year. A light soap ad water solutio applied to the hose will quickly reveal escapig propae by releasig bubbles. If you determie your grill has a gas leak, by the smell or the soapy bubble test, ad there is o flame, tur off the gas tak ad grill. If the leak stops, get the grill serviced by a professioal before usig it agai. If you should smell gas while cookig, immediately get away from the grill ad call the fire departmet. Follow electric codes. If electrically-operated accessories like rotisseries are used, be sure they are properly grouded i accordace with local codes. Electrical cords should be placed away from walkways or high traffic areas where people ca trip over them. Use log-hadled utesils. Use barbecue utesils with log hadles (forks, togs, etc.) to avoid burs ad splatters. Wear safe clothig. Do t wear loose clothig such as hagig shirt tails, frills, or apro strigs that ca catch fire, ad use flame-retardat mitts whe adjustig hot vets. Keep the fire uder cotrol. To put out flare-ups, either elevate the cookig grid that the food is o, spread the coals out evely, or adjust the cotrols to lower the temperature. If ecessary to cotrol the flames, douse them with a light spray of water. Be prepared to extiguish the flames by usig a fire extiguisher, a bucket of sad, or a garde hose. Use a grill pad or splatter mat beeath the grill. These aturally heat resistat pads are usually made of lightweight composite cemet or plastic ad ca protect a deck or patio from ay grease that misses the drip pa. Properly dispose of the coals. Do t coduct activity ear the grill whe i use ad ever leave a grill uatteded oce it is lit or after cookig; remember that the grill body ca remai hot up to a hour after beig used. Properly dispose of used coals by allowig them to fully cool to the touch before disposig to it i a o-combustible cotaier. A umber of fires are started each year whe hot or warm coals are placed i bags ad the discarded i a garage or o a deck. The hazards of outdoor grillig are ot just limited to burs. Careless food preparatio ad cotamiatio ca lead to a asty case of food poisoig. Check your food thoroughly, ad trust your istict if somethig seems off, smells rotte, or could possibly be cotamiated. You wat to ejoy your summer, ot suffer the ligerig effects. Cover cuts ad other ijuries usig waterproof badages or by wearig latex gloves ad use the tips listed below to keep your food safe ad healthy to avoid food cotamiatio durig your cookouts. Avoid cross-cotamiatio. Cross-cotamiatio occurs whe bacteria from oe food item is trasferred to aother food item, ofte by way of uwashed cuttig boards or coutertops, as well as kives ad other kitche tools or uwashed hads. For example, cross cotamiatio could occur if a cook cuts raw chicke o a cuttig board ad the later slices fresh tomatoes o the same board without washig it first. Never place cooked food o a plate that held ucooked meat, poultry, or seafood. Clea everythig! Bacteria ca spread throughout the food preparatio area ad get oto hads, cuttig boards, kives, dish cloths, spoges ad coutertops. Wash cuttig boards, kives, utesils ad couter tops with hot soapy water after preparig each food item ad before goig to the ext oe. Go eve further by wipig surfaces usig oe-half teaspoo of household bleach i 1 liter of Fires from caused a aual average of 460 civilia deaths, 4,850 civilia ijuries, ad $724 millio i property damage. water. Dish cloths ca be a ideal eviromet for bacterial growth ad multiply so cosider chagig dish cloths ofte ad machie wash them i hot water. Keep your grill clea by removig grease or fat build up from the grill. **Always wash hads with soap before preparig or servig food ad after hadlig raw meat, poultry, ad seafood; usig the washroom; seezig or coughig or touchig pets. Cook thoroughly. I geeral, foods are properly cooked whe they are heated for a log eough time ad at a high eough temperature to kill the bacteria that cause food bore illess. Usig a meat thermometer is oe way to measure the iteral temperature of cooked meat ad poultry to make sure it is cooked thoroughly. A cookig temperature chart ca specify cookig time ad safe temperatures for cuts of poultry, pork, ad beef. If a meat thermometer is ot available, cook util juices ru clear. Separate raw food from cooked. Bacteria ca easily spread from raw food to cooked food, whe preparig raw meat, keep the food (ad juice) away from ready-to-eat foods. It is always a good idea to store raw meat, poultry, ad seafood items o the bottom shelf of the refrigerator to prevet the juices from drippig oto other foods ad to use oe cuttig board for raw meat ad aother board for salads or fruit. Keep it cold. Cold temperatures of 40 degrees Fahreheit or 4 degrees Celsius or below (refrigerator) ad -18 degrees Celsius (freezer) slow dow the growth of micro-orgaisms. Keepig food cold is oe of the best ways to reduce the risk of food bore illess. Never defrost food at room temperature; it is always best to thaw food i the refrigerator. For a quick thaw, place the food item i a airtight bag ad put it i cold water or thaw i the microwave. I coclusio, whe cookig outdoors, take all the above steps to mitigate risk ad prevet accidets from happeig for a more ejoyable ad safe summer. For more iformatio, you ca visit the Army Combat Readiess Safety site at ad click o the Safe Summer logo for summer safety tips. For additioal safety assistace, please cotact Lyda Rice, Istallatio Safety Office, at