PLAYGROUNDS/PARK AMENITIES:
NSB Kings Bay
Creates
New Play Park
Underthe Pines
When it came time to replace a few old and outdated playgrounds on base, the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) department at NSB Kings Bay, Ga., decided to do something different by creating a destination area for families, complete with playgrounds that meet the needs of children ages 2-12.
“We had a big demand for more play space, and we didn't have a playground to meet the needs of children ages 2-5 on the upper base,” notes MWR Director Robert Spinnenweber. “We had them at the Child Development Center (CDC) and at other locations but they were more age-appropriate for 5-12 year olds. We had some end-of-the-year funding, and had been looking at updating our playgrounds because they were at the end of the their cycle, and then Bo Hutchens from Outdoor Recreation had the idea to put them all in one place and create a play park, instead of having them scattered at different locations on base.”
The base decided that the best place to create this play park was at its existing and popular Under the Pines Park. ...
MARINE CORPS RECREATION:
Operation Adrenaline Rush —
Pilot Program Provides
High Adventure
With the goal of helping Marines and Sailors better transition to life back home after deployment, the Marine Corps is currently piloting its new high-adventure outdoor recreation program — Operation Adrenaline Rush (OAR) — at MCAS Yuma, Ariz., and MCB Camp Lejeune, N.C.
“At the request of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) programs were challenged to ensure that service members returning from deployments were provided recreational activities within structured venues that promote safety and help to reduce high risk/destructive behaviors,” explains Nancy Dussault, Outdoor Recreation program specialist, Marine Corps Headquarters, Semper Fit and Exchange Services Division.
OAR is a Marine Corps program based on the principles of Return and Recreate, a concept born from the collective minds of Armed Forces recreation professionals and OSD personnel at one of the annual Armed Forces Recreation Network Professional Training Institute (PTI) conferences, held each year in conjunction with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Congress and Expo. ...