The Couples Retreat, ‘‘Honey, Let’s Talk,” scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled due to the expected inclement weather. The next scheduled date is Saturday, April 24.

Free Income Tax Assistance

The Legal Assistance Office in Building 409 is offering free income tax preparation and e-filing to active duty military and their dependent, retirees and their dependents and reservists on active duty orders of 30 days or more.

There are income restrictions of $40,000 per individual return and $80,000 per joint return.

Customer service hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. There are no Friday hours. New clients will be accepted at the Tax Center now through April 8. For information contact the tax center at 301-342-7643.

Interactive CustomerEvaluation

The Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE) system allows customers to rate products and services provided by Department of Defense offices and facilities worldwide. To find the appropriate product or service on which to provide feedback, visit http:⁄⁄ice.dias.mil⁄. Enter the site name in the search field or click on the appropriate branch link or map location.

This is a Web-based tool that collects feedback on services provided by various DoD organizations. It allows customers to submit online comment cards to rate the service providers they have encountered. It is designed to improve customer service by allowing managers to monitor satisfaction levels for services provided.

For more information, contact Connie Clausen at 301-757-4889 or connie.clausen@navy.mil.

Volunteers needed

The annual SkillsUSA competition at the Forrest Technology Center in Leonardtown is in need of Volunteer Judges for the networking competition. The event will take place on Saturday from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. judges will score students on Cisco Networking, building Ethernet cables configuration of Cisco routers and switches and building a wide area network for communication among other tasks.

To volunteer contact Bonnie Skinner at bjskinner@smcps.org. A charge number is provided to civil service personnel serving as judges for this event. To obtain the charge number volunteers must contact educational outreach coordinator, Kathy Glockner at Kathryn.glockner@navy.mil to register as a judge once registered with education outreach volunteers will receive the charge number. Non-civil service personnel are also encouraged to assist with judging and should contact Bonnie Skinner directly.

H1N1 Vaccine

H1N1 and Seasonal Influenza vaccines for all age groups are now available in the Immunizations Department of the Pax River Naval Health Clinic on a walk-in basis during regular hours: 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. except Wednesday afternoons.

Children under 10 years old should get a second H1N1 vaccine no sooner than four weeks after the first H1N1 vaccine was given. Those aged 10 years and above need only one H1N1 vaccine.

Department of Defense beneficiaries with a valid DoD identification card as well as government service civilians with a valid CAC may receive the H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccines at the clinic even if not enrolled there. Contractors are not eligible unless also DoD beneficiaries.

For more information, visit www.med.navy.mil⁄sites⁄paxriver⁄Pages⁄index.htm.

USNTPS Reunion

The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School 62nd Annual Alumni Reunion will be April 15-19. It includes a golf tournament, crawfish boil, Sunday brunch and the SETP East Coast Symposium. For more information, visit www.usntpsalumni.org⁄html⁄reunion.html.

Space Camp

Active duty dependents grades 6 through 9 are eligible to apply for a scholarship to the Huntsville, AL NASA Space Camp. The Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) organizes this fantastic opportunity. Application deadline is March 10. Visit www.militarchild.org click on the ‘Child and Student Programs’ tab to find out more about MCEC and their space camp scholarships. For information contact Brooke Fallon, NAS Pax School Liason Officer at 301-757-1875 or brooke.fallon@navy.mil

Military SpouseResidency Relief Act

Law S. 475, the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act allows the spouse of an active duty service member to retain residency in his or her home state for voting and tax purposes. Spouses often have to pay taxes in the new state or locality and lose the right to vote in the place they consider home. This legislation is intended to alleviate these and other burdens military families face when relocating with their active duty service members.

President Barack Obama said that this legislation ‘‘is an important means of maintaining the morale and readiness our Armed Forces and significantly enhances the ability of our military to effectively recruit and retain these highly valued service personnel.”