This document provides information on various events and updates pertaining to Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Fort Myer, Fort McNair, and Henderson Hall. It announces upcoming helicopter landings, the opening of enrollment at the Rader Clinic for adults and children, the temporary closure and change in operations at the Rader Dental Clinic, the cancellation of an EEO training session, and several support group meetings for conditions like prostate cancer. It also advertises recreational activities and education or career services available on the bases.

1. Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall
Fort Myer, Va.  Fort McNair, Washington D.C.  Henderson Hall, Va.
JBM-HH Commander’s Information Line – 703-696-6906
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New – Helicopter landings Jan. 28
Helicopters will land on and depart from a helicopter landing pad on the Fort
McNair portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 28
between 2:45 and 3:45 p.m.
Expect increased noise and some traffic delay between 2nd and 4th Avenue and
between C and D Streets.
For more information, call 703-696-3291 or 202-685-3139.
New – Rader Clinic opens enrollment to adults, children
Andrew Rader Health Clinic is opening up adult and pediatric enrollment. Priority
will go to Tricare Prime eligible beneficiaries, though Tricare For Life will also be
considered. Below is the information you need for enrollment:
Who: Military Healthcare Beneficiaries wanting to get their primary care at Rader
Health Clinic
What: Bring your DEERS ID Card and inquire about signing up for RelayHealth as
well (Note: using Relay Health is not a requirement for enrollment)
When: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday with exception of Thursday,
which is from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Andrew Rader Business Operations (703-696-3464 or 703-696-3452) , Rader
Clinic Tricare Service Center - 703-248-2831 or Healthnet Federal Services at 1-877-8742273.
New – Rader Dental Clinic closed Feb. 26; no sick call Feb. 13
Rader Dental Clinic, Building 525 on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base MyerHenderson Hall, will close for mandatory staff training Wednesday, Feb. 26 from 7:30 to
11:30 a.m.
In addition, there will be no “sick call” at the Rader Dental Clinic – from 7:30 to 9:30
a.m. – but all other appointments will still occur. In an emergency during this time,
report to the Fort Belvoir Dental Clinic between 7 and 7:30 a.m.; or return to Rader the
following day.
For more information, call 703-696-3460.
New – Jan. 29 EEO training canceled

2. Equal Employment Opportunity training for the work force, scheduled for
Wednesday, Jan. 29 in the Town Hall on the Fort Myer portion of the joint base, has
been canceled this month due to the condition of the Town Hall.
The next EEO work force training sessions – in the Town Hall – are Wednesday, Feb.
26, and Wednesday, March 26: Employees – from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.; Supervisors – 1 to 3
p.m.
For more information, call 703-696-6258.
New – SUPER BOWL XLVIII PARTY
Join FMWR and USO Sunday, Feb. 2 at Spates Community Club, 214 McNair Road,
Fort Myer for our Annual Super Bowl Party. Doors open at 5 p.m., Kick-Off for Super
Bowl XLVIII at 6:25 p.m. For more information contact 703-939-1045 or check us out at
www.jbmhhMWR.com.
New – USO Metro's 'Operation Belvoir Babies'
Who: Expecting active duty or dependent mothers-to-be only
What: Operation Belvoir Babies
Note: Due to popularity of this event, you are putting your name in the hat and may be
selected to attend. You will be notified by close of business Monday, Feb. 3 as to
whether or not you were chosen and will have 24 hours to confirm your spot.
When: SUNDAY - MARCH 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: USO Warrior and Family Center – Fort Belvoir 5940 9th Street, Fort Belvoir, VA
22060
Additional Information:
**This event is for the mother-to-be only, so please leave spouses at home. If you sign
up for more than one ticket, you will be removed from having your name possibly
selected.
** This event is for those due March through June. Our next event will be held in June.
For more information contact KJ@usometro.org or 571-267-2082.
New – Prostate Cancer Support Group Meetings at Belvoir
The Prostate Cancer Support Group meets at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital the
2nd Thursday of every month. Next meeting will be Thursday, Feb. 13 from 1 to 2 p.m.
and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Urology Clinic, Sunrise Pavilion, 2nd floor.
Spouses/partners invited. For more information, contact COL (ret) Jane Hudak at 301319-2918 or jane.l.hudak.ctr@health.mil.
New – Prostate Cancer Support Group Meetings at Walter Reed
The Prostate Cancer Support Group meets at Walter Reed National Military Medical
Center the 3rd Thursday of every month. The next meeting will be Thursday, Feb. 20
from 1 to 2 p.m. and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the America Building, River Conference
Room (next to the Prostate Center), 3rd floor. Spouses/partners invited. Military ID
required for base access to Walter Reed. For those without a military ID, call Prostate

3. Center at 301-319-2900 at least two business days prior to event for base access.
For more information, contact COL (Ret) Jane Hudak at 301-319-2918 or
jane.l.hudak.ctr@health.mil.
New – Henderson Hall CONAD Pentagon road show
CONAD (Consolidated Administration) will be conducting a road show at the
Pentagon every Wednesday unless otherwise advised. The road show will be located in
Room 4B548 (Division of Public Affairs Conference Room) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
CONAD will continue with the road shows every Wednesday at the same location in
order to provide administrative support for the Marines who work in the Pentagon.
CONAD sends e-mails to Marines who are due to have their triennial audits, dependent
over 21 audits and CSB audits completed on a weekly basis.
For more information, call 703-614-7171.
Free throw – test your skills
Come test your skills! The Cpl. Terry L. Smith Gymnasium will have a free throw
contest Friday, Feb. 14 starting at 12:30 p.m. The event is open to authorized patrons
age 18 and older. Registration, which opens Jan. 28, is required and ends Feb. 11.
Contestants have one minute to shoot 15 basketballs from the free throw line. The
contestant who makes the most shorts will be declared champion, and prizes will be
awarded for the top three performers.
For more information, call 703-614-8759. To register, visit http://conta.cc/1jzDxTk or
go to the MCCS website, www.mccsHH.com/smithgym.html for a link to register.
Army Career and Alumni Program schedule for January – March
ACAP has scheduled seminars and workshops – including retirement and ETS
workshops, entrepreneur and smart investment seminars, federal resume workshops
and more.
See the ACAP schedule here for activities through March.
Roll up your sleeves, give the gift of life
The Armed Services Blood Program provides quality blood products for service
members, veterans and their families in both peace and war. As a joint operation among
the military services, the Department of Defense ASBP has many components working
together to collect, process, store, distribute and transfuse blood worldwide.
To find out more about the Armed Services Blood Program or to schedule an
appointment, visit www.militaryblood.dod.mil. To interact directly with some of the
staff, see photos or get the latest news, visit www.facebook.com/militaryblood,
www.flickr.com/militaryblood and www.twitter.com/militaryblood.
Education and Career Services
For ongoing tests given by Education & Career Services, Marines, please phone 703614-9104 or visit www.mccshh.com/learning.html.

4. Stay Connected
Keep aware of MCCS Henderson Hall activities by liking mccsHH on Facebook and
following mccsHH on Twitter. Also visit our website, www.mccsHH.com on a mobile
device? You'll be automatically redirected to our mobile site.
Civilian employees need annual leave assistance
JBM-HH Directorate of Families and Morale, Welfare and Recreation employee
Leonard Toyer, Directorate of Human Resources employee Edward Green, Directorate
of Public Works employees Myrtle Bowen and Rich Richards, Directorate of Plans,
Training, Mobilization and Security employee Shari Dixon, and Rader Health Clinic
employee Frank Housen are approved recipients of the civilian personnel annual leave
donor program. Due to medical issues, they have exhausted both sick and annual leave.
Department of the Army civilian employees who would like to donate annual leave
to Toyer, Green, Housen, Bowen, Richards and Dixon must fill out Form OPM 630A,
"Request to Donate Annual Leave to Leave Recipient Under the Voluntary Leave
Transfer Program (Within Agency)" at www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/opm630a.pdf.
If you are a federal government civilian employee outside the Department of the
Army and want to donate annual leave to Toyer, Green, Housen, Bowen, Richards and
Dixon, you must complete OPM 630B, "Request to Donate Annual Leave to Leave
Recipient Under the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program (Outside Agency)" at
www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/opm630b.pdf or
www.opm.gov/oca/leave/HTML/formindx.asp.
For Frank Housen, contact Deborah Eure at 703-696-0408 for more information, and
email completed forms directly to her at deborah.a.eure.civ@mail.mil or fax the form to
703-696-1839.
For Leonard Toyer, Edward Green, Myrtle Bowen, Rich Richards and Shari Dixon
contact Donna Belk-Stafford at 703-696-0275 for more information, and email completed
forms directly to her at donna.m.belk-stafford.civ@mail.mil or fax the form to 703-6960879.
ACAP supports spouses in transition
Army Career and Alumni Program offers services to the spouses of military
personnel who are transitioning: both retiring or ETSing (Expiration of Term in Service).
Some of the services offered to transitioning spouses include one-on-one assistance
with a resume, a Veterans Affairs benefits briefing, Department of Labor Employment
Workshop (includes the interview process, dress for success, building a resume, salary
negotiation) and financial planning.
More services include classes on home buying, credit scores, investing, TRICARE,
finding and applying for federal jobs and much more.
If your spouse is preparing to transition from the military -- retiring or ETSing, make
an appointment with ACAP.

5. Call 703-696-0973 to register or visit the ACAP Center at 232 McNair Road, Building
404 on the Fort Myer portion of the joint base. See
www.facebook.com/ArmyCareerandAlumniProgram.
Applications for Scholarships for Military Children available
Applications for the 2014 Scholarships Program are available at the commissary on
the Fort Myer side of the joint base and online at www.militaryscholar.org.
Applications must be turned in to a commissary by close of business Feb. 28, 2014.
Packages must be hand-delivered or shipped via U.S. Postal Service or other delivery
methods, not emailed or faxed.
This year's award amount has risen to $2,000, and the program awards at least one
scholarship at each commissary with qualified applicants. Applicants should ensure
that they and their sponsor are enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting
System (DEERS) database and have a military ID card.
For more information, students or sponsors should call Scholarship Managers at 1856-616-9311 or email them at militaryscholar@scholarshipmanagers.com.
Army Officers Wives Club of the Greater Washington Area offers
child, spouse scholarships
The Army Officers Wives Club of the Greater Washington Area provides
scholarships for children (high school students and college students) and spouses of U.
S. Army personnel. Funds for the scholarships are from the Fort Myer Thrift Shop.
Applications for the three programs must be mailed to the Thrift Shop by March 28,
2014.
Details on eligibility requirements and applications for the programs are at
www.aowcgwa.org/index.cfm?action=scholarships. Questions about the scholarship
program may be emailed to collegeaowcgwa@gmail.com.
Feel better, look better, smell GOOD – stop smoking!
Never mind a resolution. Just stop smoking. Get help, make a plan, register at
www.ucanquit2.org and use the tools available to kick the tobacco habit.
Inhaling tobacco smoke turns harmful chemicals loose in your lungs and blood
stream, sending toxins to every organ in your body. It’s a fact that smoking and tobacco
use cause cancer, heart disease, strokes, emphysema, bronchitis and airway
obstructions.
Talk to the Rader Clinic folks who have resources to help military personnel and
their family members. Get an appointment for tobacco cessation counseling by calling
the Rader appointment line at 1-855-227-6331.
Those not eligible to use Rader, check in at www.ucanquit2.org.
DSTRESS available 24/7

6. The United States Marine Corps challenges Marines and members of all services: win
your personal battles. Help is available through online chat or phone for anonymous,
peer-to-peer counseling 24/7.
Online chat is at DSTRESSLINE.com or call 1-877-476-7734.
Need help? Know someone who does? Suicide is preventable
The Veterans Crisis Line connects veterans and their loved ones in crisis with
qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, 365 days a year. For free, confidential support call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1,
chat online, or send a text message to 838255.
More folks care than you might think. See some leaders’ public service
announcements at
www.armyg1.army.mil/hr/suicide/spmonth/leader_message_psa.asp.
Family Readiness
Anger Management workshops offered
Marine & Family Programs offers anger management workshops weekly,
Wednesdays from 9 to 11 a.m. The workshops are designed to teach eight tools for
managing anger. Participants may start at any time, but must attend all eight sessions to
receive a certificate of completion.
Sessions are in Building 12’s conference room on the Henderson Hall portion of the
joint base. The workshops are open to active duty personnel, their family members, and
military retirees. To register, please call 703-614-7204.
Stress workshops held Tuesdays
Marine & Family Programs offers workshops on coping with work and family stress
on an ongoing basis. The 12-session, evidence-based series, designed to teach strategies
for dealing with stressors, is held Tuesdays, from 2:30 to 4 p.m., in Bldg. 12’s conference
room on the Henderson Hall portion of the joint base. Topics include identifying
stressors, deep breathing and muscle relaxation, assertive communication, changing
yourself talk, eating right, exercise and developing a personal stress management plan.
The workshops are open to active duty personnel, their family members and military
retirees.
To register, call 703-614-7204.
Transparenting
This two-part seminar Monday, Feb. 3 and 10 from 9 to 11 a.m., is designed to
provide parents who are separated or divorced with the tools to ensure they are able to
continue supporting and encouraging their children despite the breakup of the family

7. unit. Class is held in the ACS classroom in Building 201 on the Fort Myer side of the
joint base.
You must attend both sessions to receive a certificate of completion. Registration
required.
For more information and to register, contact 703-696-3512 or
karen.a.stpierre.ctr@mail.mil.
Stress Management
Participants in this stress management class Wednesday, Feb. 12 from 9 to 11 a.m.
will be given information on the basics of identifying stressors in their life and how to
create their own stress management plan. Class is held in the ACS classroom in
Building 201 on the Fort Myer side of the joint base.
Registration required.
For more information and to register, contact 703-696-3512 or
karen.a.stpierre.ctr@mail.mil.
Play, Learn, Grow – The 5 Love Languages of Children
Parents bring your children (ages 0-5) Thursday, Feb. 13 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for a
time of play, crafts and stories. Parents will be given an overview of the concept of a
Love Language, and be given a copy of the book “The Five Love Languages of
Children.” The book includes instructions for the “Love Languages Mystery Game” for
families to play at home. Class is held in the ACS classroom in Building 201 on the Fort
Myer side of the joint base.
Registration required.
For more information and to register, contact 703-696-3512 or
karen.a.stpierre.ctr@mail.mil.
Anger Management
Learn about the basic principles of emotions management Wednesday, Feb. 19 from
9 to 11 a.m. in the ACS classroom in Building 201 on the Fort Myer side of the joint base.
Get specific information about the impact of unmanaged anger, and get resources on
how to recognize and manage the anger triggers in your own life. Registration
required. Class is held in the ACS classroom in Building 201 on the Fort Myer side of
the joint base.
For more information and to register, contact 703-696-3512 or
karen.a.stpierre.ctr@mail.mil.
Baby Bundles
Prepare your home and relationship for the changes that are needed when your baby
arrives in “Baby Bundles,” Friday, Jan. 31 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Army Community
Service classroom, Building 201 on the Fort Myer side of the joint base. A brief overview
of the labor and delivery process, newborn care and baby-proofing your home will be

8. discussed. Upon completion of this class you will receive a bag of free baby care and
safety items.
Pre-registration is requested. Call 703-696-3512 or email
karen.a.stpierre.ctr@mail.mil.