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dents and employees who enjoy fresh<br />

summer produce. Registration for these<br />

plots is held in March of every year.<br />

The plots feature water outlets for irrigation<br />

during dry spells. Rototillers may<br />

be rented at the Auto Skills Center.<br />

Goat Locker<br />

301-342-5272<br />

Chiefs can enjoy their own club area<br />

located in Building 464.<br />

Information,<br />

Tickets and<br />

Tours<br />

301-342-3508/3648<br />

The Information, Tickets and Tours<br />

office, in front of the drill hall on Cedar<br />

Point Road, discounts tickets to<br />

theme parks, amusement centers,<br />

museums and attractions throughout<br />

the country. ITT is the station’s first stop<br />

when planning vacations and<br />

getaway weekends. The ITT office also<br />

sells tickets to sporting events, concerts<br />

and theatrical productions.<br />

TicketMaster® Monthly calendars are<br />

available that advertise current<br />

up<strong>com</strong>ing events in the Washington<br />

metropolitan region.<br />

The ITT office also offers<br />

information on the Fitness and Sports<br />

membership, drill hall locker rentals,<br />

the Energy Zone, station hunting<br />

and fishing permits, Beach House<br />

rental, table and chair rental,<br />

camping reservations, the intramural<br />

sports program, TicketMaster® and<br />

up<strong>com</strong>ing events.<br />

Liberty Program<br />

301-995-3869<br />

The Liberty Program sponsors free<br />

and reduced-price recreational<br />

programs for active-duty military E1-E6.<br />

The purpose of the Liberty program is<br />

to provide station military members<br />

Recreation & Leisure<br />

with improved quality of life by offering<br />

a variety of recreation-based<br />

activities, both on and off station.<br />

Typical Liberty programs include trips<br />

to sporting events, ball games, free<br />

movies at the station theater and<br />

ski trips.<br />

Marina<br />

301-342-3573<br />

The West Basin Marina rents<br />

sailboats, Boston Whalers, V-bottoms,<br />

johnboats and canoes. The marina also<br />

features gas sales, sailing information,<br />

dry storage, launching ramps and<br />

more than 100 slips with water and<br />

electrical hook-ups. Sailing lessons are<br />

available at the marina through the<br />

sailing club. Active-duty and retired<br />

military, reserves, DoD employees and<br />

family members are eligible to use the<br />

marina.<br />

Cedar Point<br />

Officers’ Club<br />

301-342-3656<br />

The Cedar Point Officers’ Club<br />

boasts a view of the Chesapeake Bay<br />

Army-Navy game parade on station<br />

from its dining rooms. The club is open<br />

for lunch Monday through Friday and<br />

dinner Wednesday evening. The club is<br />

an ideal place to host wedding receptions,<br />

retirement parties and other special<br />

occasions. Patrons of the Officers’<br />

Club may use and schedule conference<br />

facilities. Active-duty and retired<br />

military, reserve officers and family<br />

members are eligible to use the club.<br />

Memberships are open to military<br />

officers, DoD employees employed<br />

at <strong>Patuxent</strong> <strong>River</strong> and contractors<br />

at an equivalent GS rating. Membership<br />

is also extended to civilian retirees and<br />

members of the local Navy League.<br />

<strong>Patuxent</strong><br />

Landing<br />

301-342-3293<br />

The <strong>Patuxent</strong> Landing Restaurant is a<br />

popular place for breakfast, lunch, and<br />

dinner. The Navy’s Rations in Kind (RIK)<br />

program provides meals for eligible military<br />

members at the restaurant, which features<br />

hot buffet bars and a full menu. The<br />

station’s all-hands recreation center, Lil’<br />

Eva’s, is also located in this facility in addition<br />

to a free-access CyberZone. The<br />

<strong>Patuxent</strong> Landing is open seven days a week.<br />

Where the Future of <strong>Naval</strong> Aviation Begins<br />

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