1) NCO development town hall. U.S. Army Training Doctrine and Command (TRADOC) is hosting the first-ever "State of NCO Development Online Town Hall" on March 3 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. During the event, Soldiers will be able to hear TRADOC Command Sgt. Maj. David Davenport discuss the current state of NCO development via live online video. Davenport and experts from the Institute of Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development will be answering questions on NCO education and development until 7 p.m. To participate, Soldiers can go to www.tradoc.army.mil/watch at 5 p.m. EST on March 3. The site will feature a video player and chat box, and Soldiers will be able to login and join the discussion. Soldiers can also participate through Facebook or Twitter by using the hashtag #talk2TRADOC. For more information, visit http://goo.gl/tp5BgK.
2) JCOC nominations. The Joint Civilian Orientation Conference is accepting nominations until March 17. The JCOC is the oldest public liaison program in the Department of Defense and is the only outreach program sponsored by the Secretary of Defense, according to the program's website. JCOC seeks to increase the public's understanding of national defense by enabling American business and community leaders to directly observe and engage with the U.S. military. Participants attend briefings by senior military and civilian officials at the Pentagon. They also gain firsthand experiences through operations and interactions with troops and military leaders stationed throughout the United States. Nominees are non-DoD civilians who are leaders in their professions, organizations and communities. For more information about the program and the nomination process, visit http://jcoc.osd.mil.
3) Women's History Month. March is Women's History Month. For information about women's history in the military, feature articles and related websites, visit the DoD's web page dedicated to this national observance at http://go.usa.gov/cp7PB. Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall will host a Women's History Month observance March 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fort Myer Officer's Club.
4) Easter Sunrise Service. The 2016 National Capital Region Easter Sunrise Service will be held at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 27, at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery. The service will feature guest speaker Chap. (Brig. Gen.) Thomas L. Solhjem, U.S. Army deputy chief of chaplains. Gates to Arlington National Cemetery will open at 5 a.m. Parking is at either Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall's Tri-Service Parking Lot, next to the Old Post Chapel (for DoD ID card holders only) or Arlington National Cemetery visitors' parking off Memorial Drive. All guests are required to board buses for transportation to the Amphitheater. Pedestrian traffic is not allowed in the cemetery before or after the event due to ongoing construction in the area.
5) Army Cyber Branch application deadline. Deadlines are fast approaching for active Army commissioned and warrant officers looking to join the Army Cyber Branch under two Voluntary Transfer Incentive Program efforts. Active duty warrant officers in the grades of warrant officer 1 through chief warrant officer 4 are eligible to request transfer to become 170A cyber operations technicians. The deadline for warrant officers to apply is March 1. Instructions and further details can be found in MILPER Message 16-016. The deadline for commissioned officers to apply is March 18. Instructions and further details can be found in MILPER Message 16-039. The full MILPER messages outlining officer and warrant officer transfer program eligibility, application requirements and restrictions are available under "Cyber Branch Transfer announcements" on the HRC Cyber Branch Assignment Management website at http://go.usa.gov/cp7PB.
6) Spirit of Service Award. The United States Marine Corps is seeking nominations for the 15th Annual American Legion Spirit of Service Award. The award is presented annually to an enlisted member (E5 and below) from each of the military services for outstanding volunteer service performed off duty in their local community. The awards are presented during the American Legion's national convention, which is taking place in Cincinnati, Ohio, from Aug. 26 to Sept. 1. The application deadline is May 13. For more information about the nomination process, see MARADMIN 078/16 at http://go.usa.gov/cp7EH.
7) MilitaryChildCare.com. Service members and Department of Defense civilian employees will soon be able to access information about military child care options and wait lists online. A new Department of Defense initiative, militarychildcare.com, will go live in March, giving authorized patrons in the National Capital Region a single gateway for comprehensive information on military operated or military approved child care programs worldwide. Families seeking military child care in the National Capital Region can register on the website starting March 16. For additional details about the DoD's Military Childcare program and website, to include instructions on how to register on the website, visit http://go.usa.gov/cPGWP.
8) Happy 75th, Coast Guard Reserves. United States Coast Guard Reserves recently marked 75 years of service to the nation. USCG reservists have served in every major conflict or crisis the nation has faced since the inception of the component, according to Rear Adm. Kurt B. Hinrichs, the Coast Guard's director of reserve and military personnel. Since the creation of the Coast Guard Reserve with the Coast Guard Auxiliary and Reserve Act of Feb. 19, 1941, its mission has remained deeply rooted in national defense, Hinrichs said in a DoD news article. For more information about the Coast Guard Reserves, visit http://goo.gl/SYZ0Oo.
9) Accepting applications. Applications for the 2016 Naval Academy Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Summer Program are open at www.usna.edu/admissions/STEM. Session dates include June 6 to 11 for rising 9th graders; June 13 to 18 for rising 10th graders; and June 20 to 24 for rising 11th graders. The annual summer program is designed to expose young people to STEM concepts and technologies and to encourage 9th to 11th graders to pursue studies in engineering and technology throughout high school, college and beyond.
10) Seven decades of partnership. This year, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its partnership with the nation's medical and health professional schools, a partnership that dates back to the end of World War II. The VA has affiliations with more than 1,800 educational institutions; more than 70 percent of all doctors in the U.S. have received training in the VA healthcare system, according to a news release. For more information about the 70th anniversary, visit http://go.usa.gov/cp7Eh.
Pentagram Staff Writer Guv Callahan can be reached at wcallahan@dcmilitary.com.
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