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Navy personnel and government dignitaries use their ceremonial shovels Friday to break ground on the new $22 million Missile Support Facility at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren. support systems, the base is an inJoel Davis tegral part of the community. The U.S. Navy base in Dahlgren “I first came to Dahlgren when supports national security all over I was Lieutenant Governor,” Kaine the globe, and it supports the local said in his remarks before the goldeconomy as well. painted shovels were deployed at U.S. Sen. Tim On a beautiful day at the base the ceremony. “There was a [Base Kaine tries Friday, dignitaries from the Navy Realignment and Closure Commison a ceremoand Congress joined hundreds of sion) round, and I came here to learn nial hardhat workers in the Fleet Ballistic Mis- about the facilities and programs before the sile program to break ground on a so I could be an advocate for them. groundbreaknew $22 million facility that will Nine thousand people pass through ing. house offices and laboratories for these gates every day. It's huge part the Submarine Launched Ballistic of the regional economy.” Missile program for the Navy. Kaine touted the benefits of the U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) told new Missile Support Facility buildthe crowd that, besides serving the country's warfighters with up-toSee FACILITY, page 2 date technology for weapons and
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ing to the Navy, with 300 SLBM program researchers and administrators housed in the new facility, improving cooperation among offices and consolidating a number of other facilities. But, Kaine said, the ability of the SLBM program to provide security for the country – the program improves technology for sea-launched intercontinental ballistic Trident II missiles – is currently hampered by budget concerns tied to the “sequester” budget caps imposed by the Republican Congress in 2011. Kaine said the Ohio-Class Replacement program is being stalled by the sequester limits, which also are not responsive to a changing global climate. “Snce 2011, we've had North Korea making bellicose actions, Russia making bellicose actions, nonstate terror, the Middle East ...” There is a lot happening in the world that wasn't happening in 2011, and we need to be able to respond.” Kaine said, “Let's have a budget based on our priorities, instead of trimming our priorities to match our budget.” U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va., 1st) noted that the entire shipbuilding budget for the navy is $16 billion, while each replacement submarine for the aging Ohio Class ships now in service will cost $6 billion. “You can understand that the sound that you hear will not be a target blowing up, but will be the sound of that budget blowing up,” Wittman said. He said an alternative source of funding, the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund, was defeated in Congress last year, but that legislation will be filed this year to fully fund the submarine replacement program. U.S. Navy Capt. Brian R. Durant, the commanding officer of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, noted that the history of the Dahlgren base shows its ability to adapt to new circumstances and new technologies to improve Navy weapons systems. He said the first test of a Polaris missile from a submarine in the 1960s spurred com-
munication from the commander of the vessel: “Polaris from the deep to target. Perfect.” Success like that, Durant said, is the legacy of the Dahlgren base, and the mantle its personnel inherit from past generations. Vice Adm. Terry J. Benedict, commander of the Navy's strategic Systems Programs, said the new facility has been a long time coming. “I've been writing letters to leaders of the navy for 16 years now promoting the need for this facility,” Benedict said. “That shows you my influence.” Today we break ground on a new era at Dahlgren,” Benedict said. “But the most important part of our effort here is you, the people,” whose work makes everything the program achieves possible. Benedict concluded by noting that the SLBM program recently celebrated 60 years in operation. “Our program of record takes us to 2084,” Benedict said. “We have 68 years still to go.”
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Top, a U.S. Navy color guard stands at attention as dignitaries salute the flag at the groundbreaking ceremony for the $22 million Missile Support Facility at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren. Above. The King George High School Junior ROTC directed traffic and greeted visitprs at the ceremony. With them is their commanding officer, retired U.S. Navy Commander Fred Duckworth.
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Navy-Marine Corps-Army engineers win top awards for energy harvesting innovation John Joyce NSWC Dahlgren Division Corporate Communications DAHLGREN — Bionic power, solar panels, and the kinetic transducing Lightning Pack. Eric South and Sara Lohmann talk about integrating these technologies on a human with the vision and enthusiasm of a Hollywood director. However, they are not directing a movie or remaking the 'Bionic Man' television series. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division civilian engineers — along with their Army counterpart and a Marine officer — are envisioning thousands of Marines and soldiers continually producing power, energy, and water while on the move. Meanwhile, their project — Joint Infantry Company Prototype — has the attention of big business. Literally BIG business. The U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters Expeditionary Energy Office, which manages JIC-P, announced in February that the Business Intelligence Group recently selected JIC-P for the 2016 BIG Innovation Award. BIG awardees are recognized for innovations that are making major impacts in today's world. The winning organizations have led the way to new advancements and dramatic accomplishments in a variety of fields. What's more, a whopping number of international business leaders — 3,000 senior executives and academics — selected the project as a "best of the best" finalist for the 2016 Edison Awards, a program that honors the most innovative new products, services, and business leaders across the globe. Their votes acknowledge the finalists' success in meeting stringent quality standards. Award winners
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The Joint Infantry Company Prototype solar panel is the topic of discussion between Marine Capt. Anthony Ripley and Eric South, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division technical lead for JIC-P. While Marines are on break during a march, they can pull out the solar panels and recharge batteries. The system features bionic and solar power enabling Marines and Soldiers to patrol longer without resupply. The Business Intelligence Group recently selected JIC-P for the 2016 BIG Innovation Award. BIG awardees are recognized for innovations that are making major impacts in today’s world. Meanwhile, 3,000 business leaders selected the project as a “best of the best” finalist for the 2016 Edison Awards, a program that honors the most innovative new products, services, and business leaders across the globe. Award winners will be announced and ranked on April 21 at the Edison Awards Annual Gala in New York City. will be announced and ranked at the Edison Awards annual gala in New York City on April 21. "We are proud to be recognized with the BIG Innovation Award and
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selection for an Edison Award," said Lohmann, NSWCDD lead engineer for JIC-P, who ensures the system functions with Marine Corps technology. "It is a great testament to the team's dedication supporting the warfighter. We strive to lighten the load on the warfighter by providing efficient alternative sources of energy. It is an honor to work with this team on a joint services project." The JIC-P technology features an electricity generating backpack and the Bionic Knee — a device worn over the knees that generates power as a person walks. Integrating these energy harvesting technologies into a personal power system significantly increases the warfighters' ability to generate, manage, and store their own electricity during dismounted operations. This central power source in a vest can power common electronics and gear such as radios, night-vision
goggles, GPS, laptops and universal serial bus powered equipment. "Joint Infantry Company Prototype is a great example of multiple agencies in different services working together," said South, NSWCDD technical lead for JIC-P. "As an engineer, it's a very rewarding experience to see your efforts come to fruition and actually see Marines use the system. We're not done yet but have come a long way from just an idea, to something that can be worn, held, and used to benefit troops in tough situations and hard to reach places." The project — sponsored by the Office of Secretary Defense Operational Energy Plans and Policies — is the culminating effort of several years of work within the Department of Defense aimed at increasing the electrical energy sustainment of dismounted infantry. "This effort will provide the Ma-
rine expeditionary rifle companies with a unique, self-sustainable capability that enables dismounted multi-day operations in an austere environment," said Marine Capt. Anthony Ripley, science and technology lead at the U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office. "The program includes a company concept of operation development, modeling, technology development, integration and large-scale testing and evaluation." It also includes warfighter feedback. Last summer, a team of U.S. Army Rangers evaluated the JICP system's electricity generating backpack — dubbed the "Lightning Pack" — during a 12-mile march held at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research and Development Center See ENERGY, page 4
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Dahlgren cybersecurity expert wins Black Engineer of Year PHILADELPHIA - A Navy cybersecurity expert is receiving national honors for his impact on the protection of defense assets worldwide. Ernest Yelder was honored as the 2016 Black Engineer of the Year for Outstanding Technical Contribution during BEYA's 30th annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Global Competitiveness Conference Awards Gala held in Philadelphia Feb 18 to 20. Yelder -- a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division cybersecurity technical lead based at Combat Direction Systems Activity Dam Neck -- is one of only three Navy engineers nationwide to receive the award this year.
The three-day BEYA conference, sponsored by Career Communications Group, recognizes the significant accomplishments of African-Americans in government and industry, who have achieved exceptional career gains in the fields of STEM. The event attracts thousands of STEM professionals and also serves as a learning tool for students interested in pursuing professional interests in engineering. "My story is not one of a young man struggling to escape urban blight but rather one with strong male and female role models that had faith in me," said Yelder during his See ENGINEER, page 5
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in Fort Benning, Ga. Noel Soto — the Army's JIC-P technical lead who partners and works collaboratively with South, Lohmann, and Ripley — collected the empirical data and soldiers' qualitative feedback of the Lightning Packs during the march. The data is being used to improve functional and ergonomic human factors aspects of the pack and other JIC-P components. "Their direct feedback is what goes into the system design and improvement," South said . The user evaluations and data verify that JIC-P components — high efficiency solar panels, vest-worn power managers, a bionic power knee harvester, and the Lightning Packs — are effective. The Marines and soldiers reported that they can operate farther, longer, and lighter with fewer spare batteries and logistical resupply. Moreover, the project's leaders believe Marines and soldiers can operate more safely. "Marines have become critically dependent on fuel, battery, and water resupply," said Ripley. "This dependence has resulted in increased personal risk on the battlefield, especially for those Marines, soldiers and civilians hauling fuel and water." Lohmann, South, Soto, and Ripley — and the warfighters evaluating JIC-P — are convinced its integrated energy harvesting and water purification capabilities will dramatically reduce that personal risk in austere locations and on the battlefield. USMC Expeditionary Energy Office and its partners, NSWCDD, NSRDC, Project Manager Soldier Warrior (within Program Executive Office Soldiers), and Marines, will be evaluating JIC-P technology throughout fiscal year 2016 and perhaps into fiscal year 2017.
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Marine Capt. Anthony Ripley, science and technology lead at the U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office, wears the Joint Infantry Company Prototype (JIC-P) system featuring bionic and solar power that enables Marines and Soldiers to patrol longer without resupply. Flanking Ripley are JIC-P lead engineers Sara Lohmann, holding the solar panel, and Eric South, who holds the vest power manager. The Business Intelligence Group (BIG) recently selected JIC-P for the 2016 BIG Innovation Award. BIG awardees are recognized for innovations that are making major impacts in today’s world.
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acceptance speech. "Grandmother made it clear that 'can't' didn't exist in our family. Her words have resonated with me throughout my life. It's amazing how many challenges you can overcome without that word in your vocabulary." Yelder -- who volunteers as a mentor to students enrolled in local STEM programs -- also credited the mentors who inspired him in STEM as a young student. Throughout 2015, he led a 40-person team in the development of a specialized cybersecurity lab to enable advanced development, testing, training and implementation of new technologies. Longterm, the work performed in this lab is expected to provide significant cost savings to the Navy. Yelder led the development of cybersecurity engineering capabilities since 2009 for NSWCDD's Virginia Beach-based command. He has more than 30 years of combined military and civilian experience in the fields of telecommunications, information technology, and cybersecurity. During his 22 years of active military service, Yelder was selected
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as one of the 10 percent to attend the Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Management School, which broadened his technical knowledge in the field of telecommunication. In 2005, Yelder's technical expertise contributed to the process development within the newly established Office of the Designated Approving Authority for the Department of the Navy. He would later transition to the Cyber Asset Reduction and Security Task Force as a technical subject matter expert to execute the strategic plan in reduction of the legacy network infrastructure. He attended a newly piloted course, "Network Vulnerability Defense" at Naval Station Northwest in 1995. This course was the first of its kind to introduce what is known today as the field of Information and Cybersecurity. Yelder received his bachelor's of science in computer information systems from Trinity University in 2003. He holds a global information assurance certification in security leadership. The Navy has participated in BEYA for the last 25 years. Additionally, in 2008, the Navy signed an agreement with CCG to promote further Navy participation in CCG events in an effort to reach a diverse workforce.
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Ernest Yelder, a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division cybersecurity expert based at Combat Direction Systems Activity Dam Neck, accepts his 2016 Black Engineer of the Year Award from Dr. Ken Washington, Ford Motor Company Vice President of Research and Advanced Engineering, during the 30th annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards Gala in Philadelphia Feb. 20. The three-day BEYA conference recognized the significant accomplishments of African-Americans in government and industry, who have achieved exceptional gains in of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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CSCS uses technology to develop new training
Above, U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nicholas O’Neill, Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center; below, U.S. Navy photo by Fire Controlman 2nd Class Cory Munsterman, Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit Dam Neck
Above, during a training exercise at the Littoral Combat Ship Training Facility, the Junior Officer of the Deck maintains a forward lookout while the Officer of the Deck (OOD) consults the NavPlan. Below, The Aegis Ashore Team Trainer houses a mock-up of the shore-based Aegis Combat Information Center and Communication Center and hosts a complete replica of the tactical warfighting, communication and information technology systems resident at the host nation in Romania. Technical Support Director Brian Deters and Kimberly Lansdale Center for Surface Combat Systems DAHLGREN, Va. – The Center for Surface Combat Systems has conducted strategic rating reviews for their eight enlisted ratings in support of the Ready Relevant Learning initiativ; Right Training, Right Time, Right Place. The goals of the reviews were to assess health of training, identify where in their career sailors may better learn and understand material provided after they have gained experience, and identify where new learning technologies could be implemented to make training more effective and accessible to the fleet. CSCS is currently working with Surface Warfare Division via the Surface and Expeditionary Warfare Training Committee on three pillars of training technology that have been identified to facilitate a continuum of learning. These technology enablers will support high velocity learning and efforts are being led by Navy Education and Training Commandand Naval Air Warfare See TRaiNING, page 7
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Navy Celebrates Women’s History Month in March WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy joins the nation in celebrating Women's History Month throughout March. This year, Navy commands are encouraged to celebrate and reflect on the theme "Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government." Through service and leadership, women have been an integral part of both the Navy's history and its future. "Women throughout our history have endeavored to serve the flag, not looking for special treatment, prestigious awards or financial wealth, but merely for the opportunity to serve the flag itself and the great nation it represents," said Adm. Michelle Howard, vice chief of naval operations. Today, women comprise 18 percent of the Navy and are indispensable to the national security mission. There are more than 59,000 active duty women serving in the Navy and more than 9,000 female Reservists. Thousands of women have served alongside men in Iraq, Afghanistan and at sea, and their record of performance has been nothing less than outstanding. Over the last decade, more than 280,000 women have deployed in support of our operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Women have shown great courage and sacrifice-
-we simply could not accomplish the mission without them. The diversity of experiences women have had demonstrates both the challenges and the opportunities women have faced. In March 1917, YNC Loretta Perfectus Walsh became the first female chief petty officer in the United States Navy. In December 1959, Anna Der-Vartanian was promoted to the rank of master chief yeoman, making her the first female master chief in the Navy, as well as the first female E-9 in the entire Armed Services. Fleet Master Chief Jacqueline DiRosa became the first fleet master chief 47 years later. Over 2,600 Navy women participated in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1991. Navy women served on hospital ships, supply ships, fleet oilers, ammunition ships, repair ships and tenders. Female pilots flew helicopters and reconnaissance aircraft. Vice Adm. Nora Tyson, then a rear admiral, was the first woman in the Navy to take command of a Carrier Strike Group – George H.W. Bush in 2011. In 2012, three female officers became the first to receive their submarine "dolphins." In 2014, Vice Adm. Jan E. Tighe was appointed as head of the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and the U.S.
Training: New initiatives
Onboard Individual Learning Systems will make training available to sailors aboard ship to preclude the need to go to a schoolhouse to receive training. The Submarine community already uses an approach of this type called the Submarine On Board Training System. “CSCS would like for the surface community to mimic SOBT via a concept known as Ship Learning Continuum System,” said David Tilley, the training simulation requirements analyst for CSCS. “While initial implementation will be standalone, the ultimate end state of SLCS
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Center Training Systems Division). “Onboard Individual Learning Systems, Distributed Training Technology and High Fidelity Shore Based Trainers in Fleet Concentration Areas will radically change the way the Navy executes combat systems training,” said Capt. Bill McKinley, CSCS commanding officer.
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10th Fleet, making her the first female commander of a numbered Fleet, and Adm. Howard became the Navy's first female 4-star admiral
and vice chief of naval operations. In January 2016, the armed services opened all military specialties to women, including all combat and
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would be to run on the ship’s existing local area network infrastructure and provide self-paced, highly interactive learning content. The content will serve to enhance a sailor’s skills and knowledge and provide just in time training in preparation for upcoming shipboard evolutions or maintenance actions and refresher training without having to spend time away from the ship.” The learning content will feature a variety of technologies such as virtual worlds, gaming and instructional how to videos such as those found on YouTube. SLCS will not only make training more effective and accessible, but also improve quality of life as it will preclude the need for sailors to be away from their duty station. Distributed Training Technology, such as Virtual Schoolhouse (vSchool), will enable students to be trained at multiple shore sites in a common virtual environment. “It differs from traditional shore based learning,” said Rozeta Fairchild, the virtual training requirements analyst for CSCS. “Instead of students assembling at a single geographic site, they can interact virtually as avatars from a specially configured electronic classroom in each homeport. vSchool learning
aids instructor utilization efficiency, eliminates student travel cost and takes advantage of technology advances in instructional delivery methods to improve effectiveness of training.” High Fidelity Shore-Based Trainers enable accomplishment of training objectives ashore that are not effectively supported by ship systems and / or the objectives are not practical to accomplish onboard ship. An example is the Littoral Combat Ship Training Facility San Diego which employs high fidelity training systems ashore that enable accomplishment of the Train to Qualify and Train to Certify requirements. “The small crew size of LCS and lack of embedded systems on the ships mandate the use of high fidelity training systems ashore to achieve crew training and readiness objectives,” explained Joe Shifflett, LCS training facility program manager. The Aegis Ashore Team Trainer in Gallery Hall at Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex serves a similar role in training and certifying rotational ballistic missile defense crews to serve at the Aegis Ashore site in Romania today and eventually the site in Poland in 2018. “AATT allows us to train, qualify,
and certify our sailors so when they arrive in Romania they are immediately prepared to stand their watch,” said Larry Sharp, director, AATT. In our ever-advancing global society, we must implement a variety of technology enablers to achieve the ultimate goal of Ready Relevant Learning. “We need to create an environment that institutionalizes training innovation so we can continue to provide the Fleet with Sailors who have the cutting-edge skills to defend our waters and remain the best Navy in the world,” McKinley said. “I believe CSCS has and will continue to harness emerging training technologies to map the future of combat systems training.” CSCS' mission is to develop and deliver surface ship combat systems training to achieve surface warfare superiority. CSCS headquarters' staff oversees 14 Learning Sites and provides nearly 70,000 hours of curriculum for 700 courses a year to more than 40,000 Sailors. CSCS delivers specialized training for Officer and Enlisted Sailors required to tactically operate, maintain, and employ shipboard and shore-based weapons, sensors, and command and control systems utilized in today's Navy.
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Left, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Commanding Officer Capt. Brian Durant presents the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award to Kathryn Burns during the command’s management forum in January. Burns - the NSWCDD Chemical, Biological and Radiological Concepts and Experimentations Branch head (acting) - was honored for her leadership associated with Navy science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) outreach efforts. Right, Durant presents the Naval Sea Systems Command Team Excellence Award to NSWCDD engineer Timothy Van Drew during the forum. NAVSEA PMS 339 Program Manager Capt. Jeff Sinclair nominated Drew and 26 of his colleagues - all members of the Aegis Ashore Team Trainer development team for their role in producing the “first of a kind” integrated simulator that will exercise the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System teams.
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