Rocky Mountain Navy Association Newsletter November 2017

Rocky Mountain Navy Association

News The Rocky Mountain Navy Association (RMNA) is a not-for-profit, organization to promote the United States Navy and the Naval Reserve in the local community. Specific out reach efforts have been extended to civic organizations, educational institutions, and the business community. RMNA also provides mission support to the local recruiting command and offers a wide variety of professional development assistance programs to the naval reserve community. Newsletter Contact: James Garrett, CAPT, USNR (Ret.), garrettj3745@yahoo.com This is an interactive newsletter so Click on underlined inks or photos for websites for more information or zoom the page.

November 2017

Reminding you of next monthly RMNA Luncheon at the American Legion Post, 5400 East Yale, Denver (southeast corner of I-25 and Yale), on Wednesday, December 6th, gathering around 11:30 a.m.

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*** ***Guest Guest Speaker Scheduled!

See You There!

RMNA Interests and Activities Denver Council of Navy League https://www.facebook.com/Denver-Navy-League-295522804808/ Colorado ESGR

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Navy Recruiting District Denver http://www.cnrc.navy.mil/Denver/ Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) http://www.nrotc.navy.mil/ U. S. Naval Academy Blue and Gold http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/BGO/ USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee http://usscoloradocommittee.org/ Members Annual Golf Tournament This newsletter is posted online to our website at (www.navrescolorado.org) and Facebook page at (https://www.facebook.com/RockyMountainNavyAssociation/) Do you have an idea or a success story to share? Maybe you’ve heard of an upcoming event that we should all support. Send me your ideas @ garrettj3745@yahoo.com. garrettj3745@yahoo.com. There are so many interesting experiences and opportunities to learn and our newsletter is just one way that information can be shared.

***Guest Speaker on December 6th will be Dick Hugen who will be providing a Pearl Harbor Attack Presentation . He was the five-year-old son of a Naval Officer aboard a cruiser at Pearl. His mother and he were in quarters in Honolulu when the attack came. Although he was just five, his recollection is sharp and vivid of events that day. At the insistence of his wife, he has put together a Power Point for a presentation of about 45 minutes. Dick is a compelling speaker and his story is unique to say the least.

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Move the Navy Museum to Norfolk Proceedings Magazine - November 2017 Vol. 143/11/1,377 [2]

By Commander David F. Winkler, U.S. Navy (Retired)

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“...the National Museum of the United States Navy (Navy Museum), located at the Washington Navy Yard, is facing a dilemma. Visitor access requirements put in place since the 9/11 terrorist attacks make it difficult for tourists to visit the current facility. The main museum building is not only within the fence line, but also inside the Navy Yard’s main vehicle artery. For those who come, the visitor experience is hampered by a layout with three content areas: the main museum in building 76; the Cold War Gallery in building 70; and the outdoor artifact displays in Willard Park. Another problem is the need for more floor space. With the Cold War Gallery filling out building 70, where is the 21stt -century story going to be told?

Given security concerns, there have been proposals over the past decade to relocate the museum off the Navy Yard. Such a move requires a nine-figure investment from the private sector support to a build and to facilitate the design, fabrication, and installation of new exhibits and the transfer of current artifacts and museum support infrastructure.” Read More

The Uniform Gods Must Be Crazy

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Proceedings Magazine - November 2017 Vol. 143/11/1,377 [2] Captain Vince Augelli, U.S. Navy

Another uniform change, another wear test. NAVADMIN 214/17 was released on 31 August 2017, complete with the details of the Navy’s latest attempt to get working uniforms right. The planned roll-out of the Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Type III has been updated to replace the NWU Type I by October 2019, a year later than originally planned. Perhaps this delay will be nothing more than a minor setback. The recent history of the Navy’s uniform policy, unfortunately, portends another conclusion.

The Navy has the best dress uniforms in our nation’s military. The service dress blue and white are sharp, unique, and represent our shared heritage far more than those of the other services. One glance at a Sailor’s jumper evokes images of the Navy, whether in 1917 or 2017. He or she would never be confused for a Soldier, Airman, Coastguardsman, or Marine. This is a positive trait, and may our Sailors appear as distinctive in another 100 years.

Alas, most Sailors wear dress uniforms infrequently, and the Navy also has the worst working uniforms of all the services. The last two decades have brought a litany of regrettable mismanagement, and the situation demands accountability. Our Sailors deserve better.

According to Navy Uniform Regulations, the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education, is charged by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), through the Navy Uniform Board, to continuously review U.S. Navy uniform matters. Membership in the Navy Uniform Board includes flag officers and master chief petty officers from across the senior Navy staff and fleet. These individuals are assisted by permanent staff at the Navy Uniform Matters Office, consisting of a civilian head, E-9 deputy head, and E-6 clothing allowance specialist. For simplicity’s sake, and to reflect their considerable power, I refer to them collectively as the “uniform gods.” Read More Exclusive online content from Proceedings: Proceedings receives more quality content than it can publish in the monthly print edition of the magazine. Proceedings Today is an online outlet for additional 2 content that receives the same vetting and editing as all Proceedings contributions do.

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The online phenomenon of phishing getting tricked through email into revealing your personal information to a scammer - has been around since the mid-1990s. But people still are getting caught, and phishers still are sending out their bait.

The word "phishing" is a relatively new coinage, deliberately meant to sound like "fishing" because bait is used to try to catch victims.

Here's how to avoid getting caught.

Phishing emails try to excite you or scare you into doing stupid things such as opening an attachment that loads malware onto your computer or clicking on a link that takes you to a fake website. The malware might spy on you, capturing your keystrokes to steal your login and password to your bank. The fake site might look just like your real credit card site, prompting you to type in your login and password.

If you see a message, "You've won a prize!" and you never entered that contest, chances are extremely high you're being preyed upon. If you see a message that your information has been stolen and you should "click here," chances are extremely high that you're being preyed upon. If you see a message that Microsoft has remotely detected a virus on your PC, chances are extremely high that you're being preyed upon.

Instead of clicking on a link or opening an attachment, use your web browser to go to the company's website, log in as you normally would, and check if you have any messages there.

If you're using a laptop or desktop PC, you can "mouse over" a questionable link to see what web address it will take you to. Phishers often use the correct web address as the name of the link but code the link to take you to the bogus address. If the two aren't the same, chances are extremely high you're being directed to a phishing site.

Be especially wary of web addresses that include the @ symbol or email messages that ask you to click on an image. You also should be careful when typing web addresses into your browser so a typo doesn't land you at a phishing site by mistake. Using a bookmark or favorite to navigate to the site will prevent this.

Alternately, you can call and talk to customer support. Look up the company's phone number yourself rather than using a number provided in an email message.

Be careful on Facebook and other social networking sites. Scammers troll these waters looking for innocents to bait, tricking them into revealing financial information, Social Security numbers, mother's maiden names, and so on.

Keep your web browser up-to-date, whether you use Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or any other. Modern browsers include some phishing protection.

Use security software that provides additional phishing safeguards, such as Norton Security (www.symantec.com). Alternately, you can use a free browser add-on such as McAfee SiteAdvisor (www.mcafee.com/siteadvisor). Though these protections aren't foolproof, they can warn you if a site you're about to visit is suspected of malicious activity.

Some tip-offs are more obvious. If a questionable email includes incorrect spelling and grammar, chances are it's from a scammer from abroad whose native language isn't English. If the email's "To" field is blank or if the salutation reads something like, "Hello, [blank]," chances are it's part of a mass emailing from someone more malicious than sophisticated.

You might be savvy enough to avoid the above mistakes. Make sure family members, friends, and coworkers are as well. Nobody wants to spend tedious hours trying to straighten out the mess after a scammer has stolen their identity.

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Whataman!

Proceedings Magazine - August 2005 Vol. 131/8/1,230

By Thomas J. Cutler

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This was the first of many attacks carried out

by Seahorse with Slade Cutter in command. In those first twenty-four hours of Cutter's initiation as a combat skipper, three Japanese ships went to the bottom. By the time that inaugural 53-day patrol was over, Cutter had covered 11,873 miles of Pacific Ocean and set a record for combined tonnage and number of enemy ships destroyed.

Cutter's four war patrols as commanding officer of USS Seahorse (SS-304) were a study in determination, innovation, and calculated risk. By war's end he had netted 19 sinkings and sent more than 70,000 tons of enemy shipping to the bottom of the Pacific. These impressive figures were not merely the result of good luck and excellent tactics—courage played a huge Tole as well, as evidenced by the four Navy Crosses awarded him. But one does not do such things alone, and Slade Cutter's leadership was also a vital factor in his success. Captain Edward L. Beach, a renowned leader himself, said of him: "In due course, I understood what it was about him that caused men to follow him eagerly wherever he wanted them to go.

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His crew idolized him, and so did everyone else who served with him, or near him."

Captain Cutter's wartime exploits take on more focus when his formative years are considered. As a midshipman at the Naval Academy, he stood out, his name actually used as a means of frightening new arrivals at the school. He was a formidable boxer and a powerful force on the football field. Known to his classmates as "Whataman," one of his greatest moments occurred in the 1934 Army-Navy game. Navy had lost to Army for 13 straight years, and the Army team that faced the Midshipmen in Cutter's last year came to the fight with a strong 7-2 record, with the two losses strong showings against Illinois (7-6) and Notre Dame (12-6). Navy was coming off a stinging defeat by Pittsburgh (31-7).

On the day of the game, the field was a sea of mud with gale winds blowing and horizontal sheets of rain adding to the misery. Both teams would have to do battle with the elements as well as with one another. As might be expected, scoring under the circumstances was difficult at best. Navy would only make three first downs and gain a total of 109 yards on the day, while Army's totals would prove to be only two first downs and 70 yards.

After Navy had been kept out of the end zone on a series of downs, the Midshipman quarterback called for a field goal attempt by his left tackle, Slade Cutter. Most expected a fake since none of Cutter's pre-game practice kicks had gone through the uprights, his long lineman's cleats catching globs of mud as he tried to make his kicks. But Slade was an improviser, even then. Just before kickoff, Cutter had commandeered a shoe with much shorter cleats for his right foot.

The Associated Press reported the moment of truth as follows: "Slade Cutter drew back his foot and struck. The ball…was still rising, almost whistling like a shell as it cleared the crossbar, with feet to spare, squarely between the uprights…" Navy won 3-0, and All-American Slade Cutter would be remembered for that moment from that day on.

It is difficult to assess how much is learned on the athletic field that can be drawn upon in later life, and how much is already there as part of an individual's character, standing them well both on the field and in life. But whatever the answer, Slade Cutter was certainly one of those who begs the question. Not surprisingly, many of those who saw him in action, said he led his submarine crew like a football coach, getting the most from others, demanding the most from himself.

In later life he developed Parkinson's disease. With the same approach that earned him many victories in war, he refused to let it get the better of him, often declaring, "Something will get me but it won't be the Parkinson's."

Something eventually did; he died on 9 June 2005 at the age of 93. As is true of only a select few, his spirit is immortalized. Slade Cutter will long be remembered: in both gridiron legend and in the annals of armed combat.

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Posted at : http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a28701/uss-ford-anchor-testvideo/?src=nl&mag=pop&list=nl_pnl_news&date=102117 The USS Gerald R. Ford is America's newest aircraft carrier. The 1,092-foot ship has a crew of 5,500 and carries more than 75 aircraft at a time. It weighs roughly 100,000 tons. All of that adds up to a ship that needs a truly massive anchor and chain to hold steady, and this video proves it.

The anchor and chain system aboard the USS Ford is very, very heavy. The anchor itself weighs 30,000 pounds. The chain is 1,440 feet long and each link weighs 136 pounds. Believe it or not, this combination is actually lighter than those fitted to the heavier Nimitz-class carriers.

The video shows sailors aboard the Ford treating the anchor chain like a chained dragon. One sailor uses a sledgehammer to drive out the pins holding the chain in place. A second sailor holds a strap connected to the first sailor's back, in case he somehow gets attached to the fast moving chain. It's pretty clear that once the chain starts moving, it's difficult if not impossible to stop it in an emergency.

The $12.9 billion aircraft carrier is the first ship in the first new class of aircraft carriers in 40 years, and will be followed by the USS John F. Kennedy and USS Enterprise. Ford is expected to conduct her first overseas cruise in 2022.

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In 1982, A UK Sub Stole a Top Secret Soviet Sonar Device The incident brings new meaning to the term "cord cutting."

By Kyle Mizokami

Oct 26, 2017

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Chinese Navy Tests Experimental Magnetic Propulsion System You know, like in The Hunt for Red October.

Kinda.

By Kyle Mizokami

Oct 26, 2017

Engineers and scientists in China have started up the first Chinese ship with a magnetohydrodynamic propulsion system. The system, which uses magnetic fields propel a ship through the water, promises to make quieter military submarines that are harder to detect. However, the technology is not new and has failed to catch on in the mainstream.

The report in China's official military news site and mentioned by China Defense Blog, says that a ship with a magneto hydrodynamic (MHD) propulsion system or "rim-driven pump jet" drive was tested in southern China, on Hainan island. The ship, docked at the Chinese naval base at Sanya, was tested on October 18th and "then reached the designated speed." MHD propulsion systems work by using superconducting magnets to create strong magnetic fields. Generated by electric motors, these fields move seawater through an underwater shaft and past a metal rim, propelling the ship forward. MHD propulsion uses no moving parts, making it ultra-quiet. The fictional Soviet Navy submarine Red October in the film The Hunt for Red October used a MHD drive.

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In 1982, fresh off a combat patrol in the Falkland Islands, a British submarine committed a brazen act of theft—it stole a secret sonar array right out from under the nose of a Soviet Navy ship. The role of HMS Conqueror in Operation Barmaid points to a larger world of no-holds-barred undersea cloak and dagger warfare during the Cold War. HMS Conqueror was a Churchill-class nuclear-powered attack submarine and one of the most powerful ships in the Royal Navy in the 1980s. During the Falklands War u sank the Argentine Navy light cruiser ARA General Belgrano when it was determined the ship posed a threat to the Royal Navy task force steaming south to retake the Falkland Islands. The sinking was only the second sinking by submarine torpedo since the Second World War. Just two months later, the nuclear-powered Conqueror was nine thousand miles away, in the Barents Sea. She had been outfitted with an unusual set of tools: a pair of remote-controlled heavy steel cutting blades and television cameras. All in the interest of stealing a top secret Russian towed sonar array. Read More….

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Oh Oh! CALL THE POLICE - WHEN YOU'RE OLD, AND YOU DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE.

Alan texted his next door neighbor, Fred.

ALAN'S TEXT:

George Phillips, an elderly man from Walled Lake, Michigan, was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to go turnoff the light, but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.

Hi Fred, This is Alan next door. I have a confession to make I've been riddled with guilt these past few months and have been trying to get the courage to tell you to your face, but I am at least now telling you in text as I can't live with myself a moment longer without you knowing.

He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?"

Then the police dispatcher said "All patrols are busy, you should lock your doors and an officer will be along when one is available."

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George said, "Okay." He hung up the phone and counted to 30.

Then he phoned the police again.

Regards, Alan

"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I just shot and killed them both; the dogs are eating them right now," and he hung up.

Fred, feeling betrayed and furious, dropped his iPhone, grabbed his gun, burst through his neighbor's front door and without saying a word shot Alan dead. He returned home where he poured himself a stiff drink, sat down on the sofa, picked up his phone and saw he had a second message from his neighbor.

Within five minutes, six Police Cars, a SWAT Team, a Helicopter, two Fire Trucks, a Paramedic and an Ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence, and caught the burglars redhanded.

One of the Policemen said to George, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"

George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"

FRED'S RESPONSE:

ALAN'S SECOND MESSAGE: Hi Fred, This is Alan next door again. Sorry about the typo on my last text. I expect you figured it out anyway, and that you noticed that darned Auto-Correct changed 'WiFi' to 'Wife.'

Isn't technology great?

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He said "No," but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me."

The truth is I have been sharing your wife, day and night when you're not around, in fact, probably more than you. I haven't been able to get it at home recently, but that's no excuse, I know. The temptation was just too much. I can no longer live with the guilt and I hope you will accept my sincerest apologies and forgive me. It won't happen again Please suggest a fee for usage and I'll pay you.

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Commissioning on Track for March 17th.

Although we do not have yet have official confirmation of the Commissioning date, all indications are that it will be on March 17th. Our understanding is that the date has been verified by all appropriate parties and that it is up for final approval by the Secretary of the Navy. Meanwhile sign-ups for invitations remains open on our web site. We will submit our first list to the Navy about 100 days before Commissioning, early December. invitations will close out about a month later and invitations will be sent out about six weeks before the event. You will need to respond to that invitation to receive your tickets to the event. Sign Up for Commissioning Invitation Use the link to the Google Form below to sign up to receive an invitation to the Commissioning of USS Colorado (SSN 788) in Groton, CT. We do not yet have a date for this event. The target date is now March 17, 2018. Make sure you are also signed up for our newsletter and you will be informed when the date is determined and of any new updates. Invitations are normally mailed about 60 days in advance of the Commissioning. We will be contacting our corporate sponsors individually to obtain your guest lists.

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