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Above: The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) returns to Naval Station Norfolk from a regularly scheduled deployment.

USS SCRANTON RETURNS FROM DEPLOYMENT

Left: Chief of the Boat, Senior Chief Fire Control Technician Joshua Sturgill hugs his two sons after Scranton moored at Naval Station Norfolk.

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The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) returned to Naval Station Norfolk from a regularly scheduled deployment Monday, January 13. Under the command of Cmdr. Seth

Recovery operations continue at MH-53E crash site ■ special column from WTKR’s Bianca Martinez NORFOLK See page B2 for information The Navy resumed search about a fundraiser being and recovery operations Jan. held for the families of the 12, when weather conditions fallen Sailors. improved at the crash site of the MH-53E that went down Jan. 8. returned to the crash site in Dive operations were tem- the afternoon Jan. 12 with porarily suspended Jan. 10 divers from Mobile Diving when it was determined that and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU weather conditions had made 2) and patrol boats from Rivit unsafe to continue diving at erine Squadron 2 (RIVRON the site. 2) to provide area security. USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51) Sailors from MDSU 2 have

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MC3 Wyatt Huggett Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Company 2-2 are lowered into the water from the rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp as they search for the missing MH-53 crew member.

expanded the search area and are using a Remus Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) for high-resolution bottom mapping of the crash site. Five crew members were

on board the MH-53E when it crashed Jan. 8 approximately 18 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach.

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By Terrina Weatherspoon Defense Media Activity

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Michael D. Stevens released the 2013-2014 CPO 365 guidance in a message to the Chiefs Mess, Jan. 6. In it, he congratulated the entire CPO Mess for last year’s successful season and said he witnessed chiefs around the fleet conducting CPO 365 with abundant creativity. Although his guidance hasn’t been altered much this year, a couple of key changes stand out and were the result of fleet feedback.

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Burton, the submarine is returning from the European (EUCOM) and Central Command (CENTCOM) Areas of Responsibility (AOR) where it executed the Chief of Naval Operation’s Maritime Strategy in supporting national security interests and Maritime Security Operations.

NAVY LEADER’S GUIDE APP NMCPHC has released a smartphone app for the Navy Leader’s Guide, an online handbook to help Navy leaders recognize and help Sailors displaying distressed behaviors. » see A4

MC2 Marcus L. Stanley Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Michael D. Stevens discusses the CPO 365 training program with chief petty officers and first class petty officers from NAS Jacksonville, Fla.

WARRIOR SHARES MESSAGE OF HOPE A Wounded Warrior competed in his ﬁrst adaptive athletics competition at the Wounded Warrior Paciﬁc Invitational, Jan. 8, in Honolulu.

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The Defense Department and Sesame Street have unveiled a book and DVD to develop resilience in young children. Barbara Thompson, the director of the ofﬁce of family policy/ children and youth said “Little Children, BIG Challenges” lets Visit http://goo. military children know that chalgl/Ol3Cpz to lenges are a part of life. Whether check it out! a child struggles with sitting quietly at the dinner table, or faces a bully at school, the beloved Sesame Street characters can help. After several collaborations initiated by Sesame Street on topics such as grief, DOD wanted to “get ahead of the game,” Thompson said, and produce something that was preventive in nature. So “Little Children, BIG Challenges” was born. “We wanted to build resilience and coping skills in young children [for] some of the everyday challenges young children face,” she said. Whether a child’s challenge is large or small, the goal was to teach them to cope with and manage their emotions, stay positive and give them tools to overcome adversities in life, Thompson said. A chapter on bullying, for example, teaches preschool children skills that they can use later in school, Thompson noted. “We want to make sure they know how to diffuse [a situation], how to respond to it and know they can seek help,” she added. “If we start ingraining those habits into children – that it’s not OK for somebody to be disrespectful to

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GREAT PLANS LEAD TO GREAT CAREERS

By Lee Mulcahey Fleet and Family Support Center Norfolk

Benjamin Franklin once said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Unfortunately, many individuals, both civilian and military service members, are subject to this idea of failure due to a lack of preparation. This is not necessarily due to those individuals not wanting to prepare. Many individuals have hopes and dreams for the future, and they understand that those dreams can only become realties if they create a plan and follow that plan to success. However, the thought of actually creating a plan that may determine where a person ends up in life can be extremely scary. In most cases, a career

plan is required in order to be successful later in life. Acquiring a good job will not only pay the bills, but will allow for a sense of self-satisfaction and accomplishment. In order to ﬁnd a job which does both, proper planning is certainly required. At Fleet and Family Support Centers (FFSC), we are committed to helping service members and their families develop their plans leading to success through facilitated one-on-one and group sessions. During the transition process, service members will attend the Transition Goals, Plans, Success (GPS) workshop. This class allows service members to receive an overview of the transition process and the requirements in order to experience a “smooth transition.” Some service members may need more than the ﬁve-day workshop. Some need more instruction and more time to develop their career plans. In order to assist those individuals further, the Career Development Resource

Centers (CDRC) at FFSC provides a workshop specifically designed to assist individuals in developing those plans. The Career Planning workshop is offered in the Hampton Roads area at least once every month. During the workshop, attendees are given time to take assessment tests that assist in determining which types of jobs compliment their skills, interests and abilities. Next, individuals focus on their own personal values with regard to family and financial needs. Other influences, such as labor market information and geographic location, are evaluated with various online resources including the Occupational Information Network, Department of Labor and Occupational Outlook Handbook websites. Individuals are asked to compare their findings with their desired career path in order to determine if it’s a good fit. Finally, class discussions center on networking, informational interviews, education and the

elements involved in making a career change. Individuals do not leave the workshop empty handed. They receive various skills assessments, job search and location/industry information resources. Attendees also leave with an Employment Action Plan that will help guide them through their career planning. Service members and their families are welcome to visit the CDRC at any FFSC to discuss their plan further with one of our trained professionals. If you, or anyone you know could beneﬁt from our Career Planning workshop, call or visit your local FFSC to reserve your spot!

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USS Bainbridge completes mission in U.S. 6th Fleet By Lt. j.g. Peter S. Pagano Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs

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CAPE RAY CONDUCTS FINAL SEA TRIALS FOR SYRIA MISSION A tent contains ﬁeld-deployable hydrolysis systems, designed to neutralize chemical weapons, aboard the container ship MV Cape Ray (T-AKR 9679) in Portsmouth, Jan. 2.

By Claudette Roulo American Forces Press Service

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The Military Sealift Command container ship MV Cape Ray left Portsmouth, Jan. 10, to conduct its final sea trials in preparation for its upcoming mission to destroy Syrian chemical weapons, said Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman on Jan. 13. During the sea trials, the crew and the field-deployable hydrolysis system operators are evaluating the ship and the system at various sea states, Warren said. “The crew conducted several training drills and assessed all systems aboard,” he said. The ship is expected to return for final outfitting before deploying to an as-yet undisclosed location in the Mediterranean Sea sometime within the next few weeks, Warren said. The Cape Ray – crewed by a mix of 35 civilian mariners, about 64 chemical specialists

The U.S. governmentowned Cape Ray was modiﬁed and deployed to the eastern Mediterranean Sea to dispose of Syrian chemical weapons in accordance with terms Syria agreed to in late 2013.

U.S. Army photos by Todd Lopez One of two ﬁeld-deployable hydrolysis systems that are installed on the Military Sealift Command container ship MV Cape Ray (T-AKR 9679). The system is designed to neutralize up to 25 metric tons of chemical warfare agents a day.

from the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center in Maryland, a security team and representatives from U.S. European Command – is expected to be underway for about two weeks before arriving at its destination, Warren said. Destruction of the chemical weapons is expected to take about 90 days.

The ﬁeld-deployable hydrolysis system was developed in response to a December 2012 request for U.S. assistance in destroying Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. It achieves a 99.9 percent destruction efﬁciency and converts bulk amounts of chemical warfare agents into compounds not usable as weapons.

Guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) departed the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations after more than six months on-station conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation off the Horn of Africa, Jan. 9. Bainbridge spent 193 days at sea and conducted six port visits in support of maritime partnerships with Seychelles, Greece, Spain, Italy and Israel. While in Seychelles, Bainbridge Sailors volunteered by planting mangrove seeds, building a dam and constructing bird hides for Nature Seychelles, a wildlife sanctuary in the archipelagic nation. The ship also assisted five Somali fisherman stranded at sea to return home safely. “This was a very rewarding deployment and I am extremely proud of the hard work and discipline that Bainbridge Sailors exhibited throughout our seven months on-station,” said Cmdr. David J. Pearson, Bainbridge’s commanding officer. “We saw the importance of forward presence by the U.S. Navy and are very proud of the fact that we played a critical role in the Navy’s maritime security mission and maritime partnership efforts.” Bainbridge entered the theater in July, transiting through the Mediterranean Sea and Suez Canal, and remained off the Horn of Africa for the majority of her time in the 6th Fleet area of operations. “The support Bainbridge provided to the mission was immeasurable,” said Capt.

James Aiken, Commander, Destroyer Squadron 60. “Every single Sailor on that ship made an impact and improved the safety and security in the region, from the CO down to the most junior enlisted, and I thank them.” Sailors aboard Bainbridge showed not only pride in their personal achievements, but in the mission this team executed during the deployment. “I feel very good knowing that our presence here has made a difference,” said Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Dylan Hunton. “There are so many people in the world that look up to us – they know we’re here to protect them. That makes this job worth it.” During their time at sea, many Sailors excelled on an individual level, helping one another achieve various watchstanding and warfare qualifications, as well as other major career milestones. Seventy-two Sailors earned their Enlisted Surface Warfare qualification, 19 Sailors reenlisted and 41 advanced in rate during this deployment. “These Sailors have a lot to be proud of. From rescuing mariners in distress, to building partnerships with other nations, and ultimately securing the seas for free passage, the quintessential role of a U.S. Navy warship, the achievements of this crew will be etched into the developing legacy and proud history of Bainbridge,” Pearson said of his crew’s accomplishments. USS Bainbridge was commissioned in November, 2005 and has been forwarddeployed five times to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. Bainbridge will return to its homeport of Norfolk.

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By Hugh Cox Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center

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Navy officials said Sailors and Marines who used their Navy Cash/Marine Cash cards at any U.S. Target stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, 2013, are not liable for any transactions that occur as a result of the unauthorized access to card data reported by Target Corporation. Navy Cash/Marine Cash cardholders affected by the breach are protected by the card networks and Regulation E (www.cfpb.gov), which sets rules, liabilities and procedures for electronic funds transfers, and establishes customer protections associated with using electronic funds transfers. “We partner with the U.S. Department of the Treasury and its financial agent to manage the Navy Cash/Marine Cash program,” said Rear Adm. Jonathan Yuen, Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP). “Data reports show 58 cardholders used their Navy Cash/Marine Cash cards at Target stores during the affected period. These accounts have been flagged and are being monitored for unusual activity.” Disbursing officers on ships with members impacted by the breach are being notified to issue new cards to affected cardholders. Navy Cash/Marine Cash combines a chip-based electronic purse (stored-value function) with a traditional magnetic strip (debit card and ATM function). The electronic purse replaces currency aboard ships. The magnetic strip and branded debit features afford users

U.S. Navy file photo Navy ofﬁcials said Sailors and Marines who used their Navy Cash/Marine Cash cards at any U.S. Target stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, 2013, are not liable for any transactions that occur as a result of the unauthorized access to card data reported by Target Corporation.

We are deeply concerned about the inconvenience the data breach may have caused our Sailors and Marines.” - Rear Adm. Jonathan Yuen, Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP)

online For questions regarding specific transactions, Sailors may contact: Navy Cash/Marine Cash Transaction Services Unit at (866) 362-8922, or email Navy Cash@ezpaymt.com. access to funds in their Navy Cash/ Marine Cash accounts worldwide via Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and point-of-sale (POS) devices at merchants who accept debit cards. Cashless ATMs aboard ship provide 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week access to Navy Cash/Marine Cash accounts. The cashless ATMs also provide

offline access to accounts at financial institutions ashore and the ability to move money electronically to and from Navy Cash/Marine Cash accounts and those financial institution accounts. “We are deeply concerned about the inconvenience the data breach may have caused our Sailors and Marines,” Yuen added. “We take this matter very seriously and are doing all we can to ensure our Sailors’ and Marines’ privacy and information is protected now and in the future.” The NAVSUP and Navy Supply Corps team share one mission – to deliver sustained global logistics and quality-of-life support to the Navy and joint warfighter. NAVSUP/Navy Supply Corps’ diverse team of more than 25,000 civilian and military personnel oversee a diverse portfolio, including supply chain management for material support to Navy, Marine Corps, joint and coalition partners, supply operations, conventional ordnance, contracting, resale, fuel, transportation, security assistance, and quality of life issues for our naval forces, including food service, postal services, Navy Exchanges, and movement of household goods. The NAVSUP/Navy Supply Corps team forms a vast network of professionals who deliver unparalleled products and services to customers in the fleet and across the world.

The Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) announced, Jan. 8, the release of a smartphone application for the Navy Leader’s Guide, an online handbook to help Navy leaders recognize and help Sailors displaying distressed behaviors. NMCPHC designed the original online version of the Navy Leader’s Guide for Managing Sailors in Distress and has partnered with the Defense Department’s National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2) to develop a mobile app edition for the Navy Leader’s Guide. “As psychological and emotional well-being is a key component of operational and mission readiness, NMCPHC realized there was a need for Navy leaders to have access to this important resource from wherever they were regardless of computer availability,” said Cmdr. Connie Scott, NMCPHC Health Promotion and Wellness department head. “NMCPHC saw the reach and portability of mobile technology and apps as the answer they were looking for and have spent the last year working with T2 to make their vision a reality.” Primarily used by Sailors in supervisory roles to help them identify Sailors who may be in distress, the Navy Leader’s Guide provides information on operational stress control, suicide prevention, mental health, medical issues and common problems that junior Sailors face along with supportive interventions, resources and strategies as well as guidance for leaders when they are assisting a distressed Sailor. According to Dr. Mark Long, NMCPHC Public Health educator, the app contains resources available in the online version in a format optimized for mobile devices, allowing leaders to take it with them anywhere they go – deployments, training missions, or as a quick resource while on the go in port. The Navy Leader’s Guide app is now available for download on iTunes and Google Play, and can also be accessed from both the NMCPHC and T2 websites. NMCPHC is part of the Navy Medicine team, a global health care network of 63,000 Navy medical personnel around the world who provide highquality health care to more than one million eligible beneﬁciaries. Navy Medicine personnel deploy with Sailors and Marines worldwide, providing critical mission support aboard ship, in the air, under the sea and on the battleﬁeld. Learn more at http://goo.gl/XKdqi.

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Lincoln Sailors learn about TA changes By MCSA Rob Ferrone USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs

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MC1 Jason J. Perry The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) completes a two-day transit from Norfolk to its new permanent homeport at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn.

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Virginia-class attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) completed a two-day transit, Jan. 10, from Norfolk to its new permanent homeport at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. Minnesota was built in Virginia under a teaming arrangement between General Dynamics Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries. Construction began in February 2008, and the building team delivered the submarine in just over ﬁve years last June, 11 months ahead of schedule. The Navy commissioned the 10th Virginia-class attack submarine at

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Naval Station Norfolk in September. In October, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that female officers will report to Minnesota by early 2015 as part of the fleet’s first effort to integrate women on attack submarines. Female officers joined Ohio-class submarine crews in 2011. The women reporting to Minnesota will consist of two nucleartrained officers and a seasoned supply lieutenant who will serve as their mentor. Minnesota is equipped to attack targets ashore with highly accurate Tomahawk cruise missiles and conduct covert long-term surveillance of land areas, littoral waters and other sea-based forces. Minnesota can also perform antisubmarine and anti-ship warfare, de-

liver and support special forces, and conduct mine delivery and mineﬁeld mapping operations. More than 130 Sailors operate the 377-foot-long vessel, which is capable of diving to depths greater than 800 feet and operating at speeds in excess of 25 knots when submerged. The submarine will soon begin a post-shakedown availability at Electric Boat for scheduled maintenance, repairs, alterations and testing. Minnesota joins 15 Virginia and Los Angeles-class attack submarines already homeported in Groton. Crew members and their families will reside in the southeastern Connecticut area – home to nearly 10,000 Navy Sailors and civilian personnel. For more news from Commander Submarine Group 2, visit www.navy. mil/local/Subgru2/.

Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) looking to advance their educational careers will have to make sure their Tuition Assistance (TA) applications have been approved before classes start. Sailors will no longer be able to start classes before their TA applications are approved. Chief Warrant Ofﬁcer Telly Myles, educational services ofﬁcer aboard USS Abraham Lincoln, emphasized the importance of Sailors turning their TA paperwork in with plenty of time to have it approved. “It’s not necessarily a change, they’re just enforcing their policy,” said Myles. “Let’s say your classes started yesterday and you’re just now submitting your TA, normally

they would go in and approve it. But now they’re saying if your classes already started, and you submit your TA, we’re not approving it.” TA will continue to offer coverage on 100 percent of tuition costs, not to exceed $250 per semester hour. Sailors must be at their ﬁrst command for a full year before applying and Lincoln Sailors are required to have their Surface Warfare pin, Myles said. In return, the Navy College just wants the paperwork on time. “Don’t wait until the last minute,” said Myles. “Whatever degree you’re going for, your counselor will put in black and white whatever courses you need. Just get your paperwork in on time.” Lincoln is currently undergoing a refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries.

U.S. Navy file photo Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Nnamdi Emenogu reviews the air terminal ﬂight schedule at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Emenogu is completing his bachelor’s degree in public health using the Navy’s Tuition Assistance program and the Navy College Program for Aﬂoat College Education.

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On May 23, 2012, USS Miami (SSN 755) was under siege from a major fire in the forward compartment spaces of the submarine, which housed crew living and command and control operating areas. The fire ultimately resulted in the decommissioning of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine – however, not before it revealed an invaluable set of “lessons learned” that will be used to enhance the capabilities of firefighters responding to similar type of incidents in the future. In late 2013, three enhanced training devices, one mobile and two fixed trainers, were delivered to Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire & Emergency Services at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth; Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Conn.; and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine to better prepare firefighters in fighting Navy vessel fires. The trainers represent the tight internal configuration of submarines which challenge firefighters in the advancement of hose and appliances used to combat fires when they occur. The trainers further provide firefighters the opportunity to develop a myriad of real-world scenarios that could be encountered while responding to an emergency aboard a Navy vessel, which will be used to hone skills and establish forward thinking policy intended to prevent or rapidly mitigate such an event from ever occurring again.

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| Ship was deployed for six months, traveled 40,000 nautical miles

SCRANTON

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MC1 Shannon D. Barnwell The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., from a regularly scheduled six-month deployment.

“Scranton operated for more than six months in the European and Central Command Areas of Responsibility,” said Burton. “While in theater, we conducted missions vital to national security, and participated in critical naval exercises involving ships and aircraft from multiple NATO and Coalition Allies. The exercises were crucial in continuing our strong partnerships in both regions. “My crew’s performance on deployment was that of pure professionals. They did an exceptional job maintaining the ship in a harsh operational environment while having the mental and physical discipline to maintain almost a 90 percent operational tempo in support of theater commanders’ objectives in the EUCOM and CENTCOM AORs.” During the deployment Scranton steamed more than 40,000 nautical miles. They were able to conduct port visits to Lisbon, Portugal; Fujairah, United Arab Emirates; Bahrain; Rota, Spain; and Diego Garcia. “Additionally, the crew executed the Navy’s liberty mission to perfection, being gracious ambassadors of our country to multiple foreign ports of call,” said Burton. “I could not be prouder of the amazing work my crew accomplished on this deployment and the positive impression they left on the citizens of Europe and the Middle East.” Some signiﬁcant personnel milestones were achieved during their time overseas. “During deployment, we had

29 crew members complete their Submarine Warfare qualifications and 48 were advanced to their next superior rank, including three to chief petty officer and one to senior chief petty officer. Scranton also contributed to the long-term health of the submarine force by re-enlisting 36 Sailors totaling 174 years of future service to our country. “Demonstrating the submarine force’s spirit of initiative and innovation, Scranton became the first fast attack submarine to conduct a full deployment in the new Submarine Force Eight-Hour Watch routine, which allowed the crew to operate on a 24-hour day vice the traditional 18-hour rotating ‘submarine day’.” Despite the personal and professional accomplishments, and the chance to experience different cultures in various countries, the crew is glad to be back in Norfolk. “We are super excited to spend some well-deserved time with friends and family after the long push over the last 18 months preparing for and executing and extended overseas deployment,” said Burton. “However, we will soon get back to work ensuring Scranton is ready to execute any operational tasking that we are called upon to perform in 2014.” Fast-attack submarines like Scranton have multi-faceted missions. They use their stealth, persistence, agility and firepower to deploy and support special force operations, disrupt and destroy an adversary’s military and economic operations at sea, provide early strike from close proximity, and ensure undersea superiority.

I could not be prouder of the amazing work my crew accomplished on this deployment and the positive impression they left on the citizens of Europe and the Middle East.” - Cmdr. Seth Burton

■ ship history Named after the city of Scranton, Penn., Scranton was built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company and was commissioned January 26, 1991. The 360-foot ship has a crew compliment of 16 officers and 122 enlisted Sailors, displaces 6,900 tons of water, and can travel in excess of 20 knots while submerged.

‘Little Children, BIG Challenges’ helps kids cope

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Continued from front them or hurt their feelings, and they have the skills and the coping mechanisms to react to it, they will know what to do,” Thompson said. The DVD isn’t something children can watch alone for entertainment, she said, calling it a “learning experience” that requires an adult to watch and discuss it with them. While most Sesame Street shows, books and DVDs are geared toward young children, the coping mechanisms taught in “Little Children, BIG Challenges” will show parents how to pass those skill sets along to their older children in middle and high school, Thompson added. “Parents can translate it to an older child at his or her de-

CPO 365

velopmental level,” she said. Sesame Street’s followup research and evaluation on its first military child product showed “very positive feedback” from parents who said it helped them help their children understand the issue. All materials are in English and Spanish and are downloadable at Military OneSource. Additionally, a free Sesame Street phone app was recently launched on relocating. “The Big Moving Adventure,” Thompson said, is in the top-five of apps for children U.S. Navy file photo younger than 5 years old. Sesame Street is the USO’s lonEven though the Iraq war gest running, free-traveling tour. has ended and Afghanistan’s It’s newest character, Katie, war is drawing to a close, was introduced to help military The Sesame Street series for children cope with the difficulties military children still will of permanent change of station be available in peace time, moves.

U.S. Navy file photo Service members and their families attend a Sesame Street concert at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story Gator Theater.

Thompson said, because other missions will evolve and similar circumstances will arise, such as frequent military moves, sibling rival-

ries and divorce. “When they have the skills to label their feelings and to validate it’s OK to feel happy or sad ... and when we give

| MCPON’s CPO 365 guidance can be found online

Continued from front Pride shirts are back MCPON has brought back the use of “pride shirts” for physical training sessions. According to the guidance, CPO pride shirts are authorized for wear during all PT sessions. “As chief petty officers, we should always present a proud and professional appearance that reflects positively on our CPO Mess. Ensure that all “pride” shirts specific to each command are uniform (i.e. color and design). The Navy PTU shorts are the only authorized shorts for wear with the CPO pride shirt during CPO 365 PT. Shirts must provide a well-fitting, professional military bearing,” the message stated. Stevens said this change was the direct result of feedback from chiefs in the fleet. “The initial goal of only using Navy-issued PT gear was to create unity, but sometimes you just don’t get it right,” said Stevens. “I received a lot of feedback from the

ﬂeet that CPO pride shirts reﬂect positively on our CPO Mess. After listening to the feedback, I think it’s a good idea to bring them back.” Sister services can once again participate Stevens has also authorized other services and foreign nation E-7 and above participation in CPO 365, with the stipulation that they must participate for the entire Phase I and Phase II training period. “I loved CPO 365. I loved what it put me through personally and I loved what I saw it do to my brothers and sisters,” said Army Sgt. 1st Class Mary Ferguson. “The whole process was so foreign to me, because it is so unlike anything we go through in the Army, but it was one of the best experiences of my life. I love the Army, and I’ve made some amazing lifelong friendships in the Army, been through some incredible things with some folks, but nothing, absolutely nothing, compares to that moment when somebody hears those words, ‘Welcome

to the Mess!’ ... it’s monumental, it’s motivating on a whole other level.” Clarification on Phase II for non-selected first class petty officers Phase II begins when the NAVADMIN announcing the CPO selection board results is released. Phase II is designated as the final training period to prepare CPO selectees for entry into the Chiefs Mess. This phase ends on Sept. 15, followed by a pinning ceremony on Sept. 16. As determined to be appropriate by the CPO Mess, all first class petty officers will continue to participate in CPO 365 training throughout Phase II – when and where practical. Stevens agreed that there will be several instances where CPO selectees and non-selects will conduct separate sessions, but sessions should continue for both throughout Phase II. “Last year I didn’t do a good enough job of clarifying in the

guidance what it meant to have first class petty officers involved in Phase II,” said Stevens. “I created some confusion in that area, so a tweak was made to clarify the intent.” No difference between senior enlisted leader and CMC Command master chiefs are singularly accountable for the safe, successful execution of training. The term “CMC” throughout the guidance is synonymous with anyone serving as the command’s or unit’s senior enlisted leader. The guidance states, “They will be keenly involved from beginning to end.” “Chief petty officers are always striving for excellence – always looking for a way to do things better. I’ve received great feedback from the fleet and I’ve embraced what they’ve had to say through these changes,” said Stevens. MCPON’s 2013-2014 CPO 365 Guidance can be found at http:// goo.gl/6Z0YFX.

kids the skills to verbalize and understand themselves, that self-regulation is probably the greatest gift we can give a child,” Thompson said.

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helicopter crash still under investigation Continued from front Four of the crew members were rescued and taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital for treatment. Two crew members died at the hospital from their injuries. One crew member remains missing. The two other rescued crew members have both been released from the hospital. The crew members were all assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 based at Norfolk Naval Station Chambers Field. They were ﬂying an MH-53E “Sea Dragon” on a routine mine countermeasure training exercise when the accident happened. The cause of the crash is being investigated.

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WOUNDED WARRIOR SHARES MESSAGE OF HOPE

F L AG S H I P N E W S . C O M

This event has opened me up to a world that I didn’t know before.”

By Patty Babb

Naval Aircrewman (Mechanical) Airman Brett Parks prepares to throw a shot put during a training exercise for the Wounded Warrior Paciﬁc Invitational.

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Pearl Harbor survivor visits NRC MILLINGTON, TENN.

Sailors and civilians at Navy Recruiting Command had the opportunity to relive a moment in naval history and honor an American hero during an allhands call, Jan. 8. As a World War II veteran and survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Retired Lt. Cmdr. Howard Lee, is a living representation of the ﬁghting spirit of the Navy. Lee told his story as the guest speaker at Naval Support Activity Mid-South, Millington, Tenn. On the morning of the attack,

MC3 Tyler Fraser A Pearl Harbor survivor, Lt. Cmdr. Howard Lee (ret.) speaks at an all hands call for Navy Recruiting Command Jan. 08, 2013 in Millington, Tenn.

decks to retrieve the engagement ring he had just bought for his girl back home in Memphis. “Gosh golly, I paid $60 for that ring and I wasn’t going to lose it,” said Lee. Lee saw ﬁrsthand the devasta-

tion suffered that day. The USS Neosho, a refueling tanker, was sitting on battleship row between the USS Oklahoma and the USS California.

» see NRC | B7

NEW SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION CHIEF BRIEFS ON ACADEMY REPORT By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON

While all three U.S. service academies are compliant with Defense Department sexual assault prevention and response policies, more needs to be done to change the culture that allows the crime to continue, the new chief of DOD’s Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Ofﬁce said Jan. 10. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey J. Snow briefed Pentagon reporters on the conclusions of the Annual Report to Congress on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies. Air Force Col. Alan Metzler, deputy SAPRO director; Nate Galbreath, a SAPRO ofﬁcial; and Elizabeth P. Van Winkle of the Defense Manpower Data Center accompanied Snow. “Sexual assault is a crime and has no place at the academies, just as it has no place in our own forces,” Snow said. “The academies are where we develop the future leaders of the military. That is why it is essential that the department instill in its future leaders a com-

Sexual assault is a crime and has no place at the academies, just as it has no place in our own forces.” -Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey J. Snow

mitment to fostering a climate of dignity and respect, where cadets and midshipmen are empowered and possess the social courage to take action when faced with situations at risk for sexual assault, sexual harassment, and inappropriate behavior of any kind.” The report, which covers the 2012-13 school year, found the academies complied with all policies regarding sexual harassment and sexual assault. “The academies instituted new initiatives during the year to enhance training, improve awareness and promote a safe environment for all cadets and midshipmen,” Snow said.

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- Naval Aircrewman (Mechanical) Airman Brett Parks

Lee, a Navy photographer’s mate at the time, had just come above deck to observe colors. He was with a small group on board the USS Neosho for a few days while waiting to go on leave. “When you stand there and see all those ships raise their colors at the same time … it always brings a tear to my eye,” said Lee. “If it doesn’t bring a tear to your eye, you’re in the wrong business.” When the attack began, Lee and his buddies were unsure of what to do at ﬁrst. Not being part of the ship’s crew, they did not have assigned battle stations to report to. Lee remained light-hearted throughout his remarks, recalling his young and reckless rush below

By Cheryl Pellerin

» see SAPR | B7

A Wounded warrior competed in his first adaptive athletics competition at the Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational, Jan. 8, in Honolulu. Naval Aircrewman (Mechanical) Airman Brett Parks threw standing shot put and discus during the joint-service event for seriously wounded, ill and injured service members. In addition to field sports, he is participating in multiple swimming events this week. “This event has opened me up to a world that I didn’t know before,” said Parks. “We all have goals, but there’s only so far you can go on your own when it comes to fitness and rehabilitation. This really raises the bar on my goals; when I go home, I have a purpose and new goals to strive for.” Parks was wounded Oct. 17, 2012 in his hometown of Jacksonville, Fla., when he came to the aid of a man being robbed at gunpoint. Parks – a husband and father with a second child on the way – was waiting to conduct a training session at his gym when he heard a man scream and decided to intervene. Two gunshots were fired at Parks – the first shot hit his abdomen, but the second shot missed him.

Navy Recruiting Command

HAGEL VISITS DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES

In 2013, reports of sexual assault decreased at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. The number of reported incidents went up at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Overall, there were 70 reports involving at least one military victim or military subject at the academies. “Of those 70 reports, 53 were made by cadets and midshipmen for events they experienced while they were in military service,” Snow said. The report includes the conclusions based on focus groups conducted at the institutions. One encouraging report was that cadets and midshipmen believed that reports of sexual harassment or sexual assault would be taken seriously by academy leadership and dealt with appropriately, Snow said. “That’s good,” he added. “Cadets and midshipmen also identiﬁed peer pressure as a barrier to reporting. That’s not good.” The general also announced changes to the department’s approach to the problem

HONOLULU

By MC3 Mark Langford

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he was impressed with what he saw at an Air Force base on the northern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert, where two facilities represent a large and historic part of the nation’s nuclear weapons expertise, during a visit Jan. 9. The secretary spent the morning in San Antonio, visiting troops, Wounded Warriors and their families, and hospital workers and staff at Brooke Army Medical Center and its Center for the Intrepid. He then traveled here for briefings at Kirtland Air Force Base and the Air Force Materiel Command's Nuclear Weapons Center, whose responsibilities include nuclear system programs acquisition, modernization and sustainment for the Defense and Energy departments. Also on the nearly 52,000-acre base is the main facility of Sandia National Laboratories, where scientists and engineers develop, engineer and test non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons. An initial version of the lab was established in 1945 in the early days of the Manhattan Project, a research and development program that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II. During his visit to Sandia and Kirtland, Hagel met with experts and discussed microsystems and engineering science applications, proliferation assessment, the advanced hypersonic weapon concept, and other topics. Afterward, while briefing reporters who are traveling with him, Hagel said he wanted especially to visit Sandia “because modernization, research and development, [and] that technical edge that we have been able to maintain, is critically important … in the world we’re in today.” Technology in particular, he added, has increasingly driven complications, combustibility and new dimensions in the global environment. At the lab, he said, “I was impressed not only with the technical capability but with the people.” Because of the critical skills required in any institution, but particularly in the area of nuclear weapons, nuclear modernization and research and development, Hagel said, the United States must continue to be able to recruit and keep cutting-edge minds worldwide on its team. The secretary said he also was impressed with the people he met at Sandia and Kirtland, including “what they’re doing, how they’re doing it, and the commitment they have made to this country and [its] future.” They understand the privilege of helping to make a better world, he added. Today, Hagel will travel to Cheyenne, Wyo., to visit the Missile Alert Facility and Launch Control Center, where he will receive briefings and have lunch with missile combat cre w members and security forces. Afterward, Hagel will move to F.E. Warren Air Force Base, where the 90th Missile Wing, activated in 1963, operates 150 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles. At the base, he will hold a troop event for up to 200 service members. “I think it’s very important that all of us who have some responsibility for the national security of this country pay attention to every aspect of that responsibility,” Hagel said, “and certainly the nuclear component of our defense capabilities – the deterrence capabilities that nuclear gives us.”

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TRICARE ends walkin admin services at 189 facilities

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A Navy Sea Hawk helicopter and Coast Guardsmen from the U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat Shearwater (WPB 87349) search for a crew member of an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter that crashed, Jan. 8, with five people aboard. Two Navy helicopters rescued four of the five crew members. Two of the crew members have since died and the search continues for the fifth and final crew member.

Honoring lost HM-14 Sailors

By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service

By Bianca Martinez Military Spouse Contributor

WASHINGTON

TRICARE military health plan service centers will end administrative walk-in services in the United States on April 1, Pentagon officials said Jan. 13. While the 189 facilities will stop taking walk-ins, beneficiaries can accomplish any administrative task online or by phone, said Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren. TRICARE service centers overseas are not affected, Warren said. “The change will not – let me repeat that – will not affect any TRICARE medical benefit or health care service,” he emphasized. “What it will do is allow the department to save $250 million over the next five years, allowing TRICARE to invest in more important services.” Fifty percent of the visits to the centers are for in and out-processing, and requests to change primary care providers. The rest involve billing-related questions, officials said. The Defense Department spends roughly $50 million a year on these services and this type of customer service can be handled more efficiently by phone or online, they added. TRICARE gets about 38,000 hits per day on its website. Officials have run tests to ensure the website and call center can handle the expected increase in volume. The TRICARE service centers have been around since the 90s and contractors staff them, Warren said. “This is being driven by the fact that technology has gotten so much better,” he added. Customers who need the type of assistance that was being done in these walk-in service centers can quickly and efficiently receive help online or via phone, he said.

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LIFE LESSONS FROM WATCHING SOAPS By Lisa Smith Molinari Military Spouse Contributor

Cue organ music. Distinguished male voice-over: “In our last episode, publishing mogul Preston Thornton III was still in a coma as a result of the mysterious chandelier accident at his Bay City Mansion. His evil twin sister Iris hatched a deal with Metropolitan Hospital’s Dr. Lucas Moore to keep Preston unconscious until they had time to fraudulently embezzle his fortune. Meanwhile, Preston’s wife, Felicity, the genuine heir, fell in love with Lucas while spending long hours in the hospital at her father’s bedside. In a dramatic cliffhanger, Lucas, Iris and Felicity found themselves in Preston’s hospital room, just as he opened his eyes and said to Felicity, “Who are you?” Does Preston have amnesia? Will Lucas continue to plot with Iris, or will he follow his heart and pursue Felicity? Will Preston cut his cheating wife out of his will? Who will get the riches? And who will ﬁnd love? And now, another episode of . . .” Yep, I’ll admit it. There was a period in my life when I watched the soaps. Off and on between 1995 and 2000, I spent a lot of time sitting on the couch watching TV in the middle of the day. No, I wasn’t eating bonbons. I was a Navy wife at home nursing our three babies ... and what could be a more ﬁtting way to pass the time than watching a bit of “boob tube?” I found it totally ludicrous, but surprisingly entertaining, that every soap opera character had been in a coma, was kidnapped, had amnesia, was switched with another baby at birth, came back from the dead, time traveled and was cloned. I never took any of it seriously, although I am embarrassed to admit that I might

have shed a tear or two when Bo married Fancy Face back in 1996. I’m still a Navy wife, but now that my kids are teens, I don’t have an excuse to sit on the couch in the middle of the day and watch soaps anymore. But as we enter a new year, I realize that those soap operas actually taught me an important life lesson. No, not to hatch an evil plot to steal the Quartermaine family fortune, or to create an evil clone of Reva Lewis, or to confront devil-possessed Dr. Marlena Evans-Black at Brady’s Pub, or to fake your death while in a voodoo trance. Sure, the dramatic twists, turns and changes can be hoakey and unrealistic in the context of “General Hospital,” but the concept that just about anything is possible can be motivating in real life, especially when trying to make New Year’s resolutions. It is possible for me to exercise ﬁve days a week. It is possible for me to save more money. It is possible for me to get organized. It is possible for my husband and I to schedule a date night twice a month. It is possible for our family to get to church every week. Let’s face it, we only have “One Life to Live.” As for me, I will be a “Guiding Light” for “All My Children,” and teach them that, although they may feel “Young and Restless,” they should look for “The Bold and the Beautiful” things in life as they “Search for Tomorrow.” And “As the World Turns,” we should all spend “The Days of Our Lives” striving to be a little better each year. It is possible, because just about anything is possible. Lisa Smith Molinari’s humor column, “The Meat and Potatoes of Life,” appears weekly in newspapers and on “Stripes Military Moms,” a website associated with Stars and Stripes newspaper. She also writes a monthly column for Military Spouse magazine.

If you had told me weeks ago that my first article would be one of sadness, I am not quite sure I would have believed you. However, here we are. This community is in mourning and we wait to see why more heroes have been lost. Like this community has before, it will work together to take care of those left behind and in waiting. This is not the new beginning anyone could have imagined for the new year. As I sat on the news desk a week ago and watched as the story developed, I was heartbroken. When we heard that some were lost, it was devastating. As I write this article on Tuesday, one crew member of the five onboard the helicopter when it crashed, Lt. Sean C. Snyder, has still not been found. The other four crew members were rescued and taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Two, Lt. J. Wesley Van Dorn and Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Brian Collins died at the hospital from their injuries. The two other rescued crew members have since been released from the hospital. The crew members were all assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14 based at Norfolk Naval Station Chambers Field. They were flying a MH-53E “Sea Dragon” on a routine mine countermeasure training exercise when it went down off the coast of Virginia Beach. From the moment it happened, it was a coordinated effort between branches and agencies to do all they could to save these men. The effort continues to take care of their families. There will be more events planned, I am sure. That is how this community is. However, I wanted to make sure I shared the first that I know of. On Jan. 18, a fundraiser will be held at CrossFit Unparalleled. The 543 Vanguard Memorial WOD (workout of the day) will honor the men and assist the families. Registration starts at 8 a.m. and heat will begin shortly thereafter. Even if you don’t plan on working out, you can go out and donate your time or money. It is a way to say thank you, to pay respects, to honor them. For more information you can go to my Facebook page – www.facebook. com/bmwtkr – where I have posted a picture for the event with all the information you need. Please keep these men, their friends and their families in your hearts as they work through this difficult time.

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USS Elrod deploys to the Mediterranean Family members of Sailors aboard the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Elrod (FFG 55) watch the ship’s departure from Naval Station Norfolk. Elrod deployed to conduct theater security cooperation missions and maritime security operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. This is Elrod’s 11th deployment since her commissioning in 1985.

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Navy admiral mentors Korean female ROTC unit on leadership and life balance By MCC Wendy Wyman Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea Public Affairs

SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Sixty female cadets from the 217 Reserve Ofﬁcers’ Training Corps at Sookmyung Women’s University had the opportunity to meet with Rear Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK), Jan. 8, to discuss her command philosophy and ideas on career development. Franchetti, who is the ﬁrst U.S. female service component commander to be sta-

tioned on the Korean peninsula, spoke to 30 juniors and 30 seniors from the prominent Seoul-based women’s university about how she achieved her career goals of serving as the commanding officer of a U.S. Navy warship and becoming a Navy flag officer. Speaking to the female cadets about leadership and life balance, Franchetti expressed her hope that her professional accomplishments would inspire both male and female future leaders to do their best, work hard and reach their full potential in service to their country.

“Leaders come in all shapes and sizes,” she said, “and leadership traits are not specific to men or women. Being a good leader is about being you and doing what you need to do to take care of your people.” Franchetti also advised cadets to strive for excellence in their professional careers and trust that their military or organization will reward them for their hard work. “When I first came in the Navy, I learned what qualifications and experiences I needed to have to be successful as a surface warfare offi-

cer and serve on a combatant ship,” said Franchetti. “So I worked hard to get them, and when the door opened in 1994 for women to serve on combatant ships, I was standing there waiting and ready to walk through that door.” The guest lecture was part of an ongoing outreach effort at CNFK to strengthen bonds between the U.S. Navy and citizens from the Republic of Korea. Franchetti was commissioned in 1985 through the Naval Reserve Ofﬁcers’ Training Corps Program at Northwestern University,

MCC Wendy Wyman Rear Adm. Lisa Franchetti greets female cadets from the 217 ROTC at Sookmyung University after discussing her command philosophy and ideas on career development in the military.

where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. During her career, she commanded USS Ross (DDG 71) and served as the Commodore of Destroyer Squadron 21, where she was the Sea Combat Commander for the John C. Stennis Strike Group. She also served as the Commander of Paciﬁc Partnership 2010, embarked on

USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). CNFK is the regional commander for the U.S. Navy in the Republic of Korea and provides expertise on naval matters to area military commanders, including the Commander for the United Nations Command, the Combined Forces Command, and Commander, U.S. Forces Korea.

USNS Fall River (JHSV 4) christened chusetts, has her own record of excellence and distinguished professional and public service. A lawyer, teacher, mother and active member of her community, Patrick has extensive experience in many walks of life. Throughout her life and professional career, she dedicated herself to various communities and has served on the boards of several distinguished civic and nonproﬁt organizations. Patrick and Deval, her husband, have been married for over two decades and have two daughters, Sarah and Katherine. “First Lady Patrick is the perfect sponsor for Fall River,” said Austal USA President Craig Perciavalle, “She is tough, just like Fall River will be. She makes a difference, just like Fall River will.” More than 400 naval and ship-

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Austal christened United States Naval Ship Fall River (JHSV 4), Jan. 11, at its state-of-the-art shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. USNS Fall River is the fourth of 10 Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) that Austal has under contract with the U.S. Navy as part of an overall 10-ship contract worth more than $1.6 billion. The 338-foot catamaran vessel was named Fall River by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, after the tenth largest city in the state of Massachusetts. According to Secretary Mabus, “The Fall River represents the physical embodiment of the city of Fall River’s patriotic spirit.” The ship’s sponsor, Diane Bemus Patrick, the First Lady of Massa-

yard guests attended the ceremony, which was held underneath the ship, between the iconic twin hulls of the USNS Fall River. Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy, was the principal speaker at the event. Perciavalle praised the ship, saying, “Fall River is a revolutionary and cost-effective new platform with cutting edge technology, bringing an unprecedented level of ﬂexibility, mobility, volume, efﬁciency and support to our combatant commanders and nation.” He also praised the shipbuilders, saying, “This is a great ship, built by great Navy shipbuilders, master craftsman who work so hard to bring this revolutionary ship to life. You should take pride in this day, in the product you build and in the service you’re providing this great nation.” Austal USA is a full-service shipyard offering design, con-

struction and high-speed vessel service and repair. As Austal USA continues to expand its service and repair capabilities, the company is well-positioned for new business with engineering, test and trials capabilities, and a new waterfront facility on the Mobile Bay waterfront. Austal has been contracted by the U.S. Navy to build 10, 103-meter JHSVs under a 10-ship, $1.6 billion contract, two of which have already been delivered, and eight 127-meter Independence-variant LCS class ships, six of which are a part of a 10-ship, $3.5 billion contract. Three JHSVs and four LCSs are currently under construction in Austal’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard. Austal will begin production of one more ship in each program before the end of January. For the LCS and JHSV pro-

Courtesy photo Diane Bemus Patrick, the First Lady of Massachusetts, christened U.S. naval Ship Fall River (JHSV 4), Jan. 11, in Mobile, Ala. Fall River is the fourth of 10 Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) that Austal USA has under contract with the U.S. Navy.

grams, Austal, as prime contractor, is teamed with General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics. For the JHSV program, General Dynamics is responsible for the design, integration and testing of the navigation and communication systems, C4I and aviation systems.

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‘Alive at 25’ course to prevent unsafe driving By MC2 Pedro A. Rodriguez Naval District Washington Public Affairs

WASHINGTON

MC3 Mark El-Rayes A Sailor ﬁres a MK-48 machine gun on the ﬂight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49).

NEW WEAPON OPERATOR TRAINING NOW ON NKO By Darryl Orrell Center for Security Forces Public Affairs

VIRGINIA BEACH

The Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) announced the newest edition to its long line of web-based training available through Navy Knowledge Online (NKO), Jan. 8, the MK-48 machine gun. The MK-48 is a lightweight medium machine gun that serves as a primary crewserved weapon for unit defense throughout the fleet. It is a belt-fed, gas operated and air cooled automatic weapon that fires the standard NATO 7.62 millimeter linked ammunition. “This resource will be extremely beneficial to the fleet for use as a refresher/sustainment training tool. It will be an even greater benefit to Sailors preparing to attend a formal crew-served weapons course at CENSECFOR,” said Roy Wilde, learning standards officer, CENSECFOR. The training resource provides a broad range of information that spans across six lessons in topics such as general weapons safety; weapon characteristics; maintenance and cycle of operation; malfunctions, stoppages and much more.

Animatronics are also used to give students an added vantage point for seeing the intricate internal operations of the weapon. Systematic steps for weapon disassembly and reassembly are also depicted in detail, as well as other aspects and features for handling the MK-48. “This training resource will provide Sailors with information that was once only available to graduates of formal crew-served weapons training,” said CrewServed Weapons Functional Team Leader, Leon Bundy, who served as project lead for CENSECFOR. There is a self-check quiz at the end of each lesson. This allows students to evaluate their comprehension and retention of the material and identify possible areas needing further study in order to maintain their level of knowledge proﬁciency. “Following the NETC [Naval Education and Training Command] Course Development and Revision Process, also referred to as the end-to-end or E2E, this effort was 16months in the making,” said Wilde. The “end-to-end” process is speciﬁcally designed to guide training from cradle to grave. This serves to ensure the training community remains responsive to new and

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Naval District Washington (NDW) will offer “Alive at 25,” a defensive driving course created by the National Safety Council to help young drivers adopt safer driving practices, beginning Jan. 16. According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, drivers under the age of 25 have a higher risk of being involved in a serious motor vehicle accident than those of older age group. The course is for drivers ages 15 to 24. Dan Moore, an instructor for the “Alive at 25” program, said that young drivers will be immersed in a four-hour course through interactive exercises and class discussions, all aimed at developing safety strategies while on the road. “This course will change their attitude towards driving. It will give them the all the aspects of what driving involves,” said Moore. The course is also accepted for either the initial or annual training requirement for military personnel under the age of 26 in OPNAVINST 5100.12J. According to the National Safety Council website, every year, young drivers are involved in more than six million collisions, resulting in 14,000 fatalities. Although young drivers only represent 13 percent of all licensed drivers, they cause 28 percent of all traffic crashes and 24 percent of all fatal crashes. The U.S. Navy has taken the initiative to cut those statistics, offering the course at no cost for its members. “We are testing the waters to see if the class is needed in the region,” said Moore. “Personnel need to go through the Enterprise Safety Applications Management System (ESAMS) and sign up for the courses. We are offering two courses in January and two in February as part of the program, and they will be offered at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and NSA Annapolis.” The classes are already available for members to sign up. They are open with priority for active duty personnel, but also available for DOD civilians, dependents and retirees on stand by. The dates are as follows: ■ Jan. 15 – NSA Annapolis ■ Jan. 16 – JBAB ■ Feb. 12 – NSA Annapolis ■ Feb. 13 – JBAB Students may register at www.navymotorcyclerider.com, click “Search/Enroll in Traffic Training,” select “Traffic Safety” and “National Safety Council Alive at 25” from the drop down boxes, then search within NDW for the January or February to enroll.

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NEW LAW BRINGS CHANGES TO UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE By David Vergun Army News Service

WASHINGTON

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed last month requires sweeping changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), particularly in cases of rape and sexual assault. “These are the most changes to the Manual for CourtsMartial that we’ve seen since a full committee studied it decades ago,” said Lt. Col. John L. Kiel, Jr., the policy branch chief at the Army’s Criminal Law Division in the Office of the Judge Advocate General. Key provisions of the UCMJ that were rewritten under the NDAA for fiscal year 2014 – signed Dec. 26, 2013, by President Barack Obama – are Articles 32, 60, 120 and 125. Article 32 The law now requires the services to have judge advocates serve as Article 32 investigating officers. Previously, the Army was the only service in which judge advocates routinely did not serve as Article 32 investigating officers. Article 32 hearings – roughly equivalent to grand jury proceedings in the civilian judicial system – are held to determine if there’s enough evidence to warrant a general court-martial – the most serious type of court-martial used for felony-level offenses, such as rape and murder. Congress decided that the services needed to have trained lawyers – judge advocates – consider the evidence, since in their view, trained lawyers often are in the best position to make determinations to go forward with general courtmartial, Kiel said. Judge advocates didn’t always serve as Article 32 investigating officers in the Army “largely because we try four times the number of cases of any of the other services,” he explained – an issue of not having enough judge advocates for the high volume of cases. The fiscal 2014 NDAA gives the services one year to phase in this change to Article 32, stipulating that where practicable, judge advocates conduct the investigations. This one-year time period provides needed time for the staff judge advocates to figure out if they have enough judge advocates to fill the requirement to cover down on all the Article 32 hearings and determine which installations are struggling to meet the requirements, Kiel said. Another impact to courtsmartial practice is the new requirement for a special victims counsel to provide support and advice to the alleged victim, Kiel said. For example, the special victims counsel must inform the victim of any upcoming hearings – pre-trial confinement, parole board, clemency and so on – and inform the victim that he or she can choose to attend any of those. The victim also will be notified in advance of trial dates and be informed of any delays. Furthermore, Kiel said, the special victims counsels may represent the alleged victims during trial, ensuring their rights are not violated, as under the Rape Shield Rule, for example. The Rape Shield Rule, or Military Rule of Evidence 412, prevents admission of evidence concerning sexual predisposition and behavior of an alleged victim of sexual assault. Before the new law, alleged victims of sexual assault were ordered to show up at Article 32 hearings and frequently were asked to testify during those hearings as well.

course of 12 months. Article 60 involves pre-trial agreements and actions by the convening authority in modifying or setting aside findings of a case or reducing sentencing. A convening authority could do that in the past, and some did, though rarely. In the new law, legislators said the convening authority can no longer adjust any findings of guilt for felony offenses where the sentence is longer than six months or contains a discharge. They cannot change findings for any sex crime, irrespective of sentencing time. One way a commander still can modify a sentence is, “if the trial counsel comes forward and says, “This particular accused was very helpful in securing evidence or cooperating with the government in prosecuting someone who was accused of committing an offense under the UCMJ.” “That is a trigger for the convening authority to be able to modify a sentence,” said Kiel. The other way a convening authority can modify a sentence, even involving rape and sexual assault, is if a pre-trial agreement is in place, he said, meaning that the case could close, but the pre-trial agreement would still take effect. Other changes to courtsmartial practice were made. Prior to the new law, the convening authority could consider the military character of the accused in considering how to dispose of a case, Kiel said. Congress decided that should have no bearing on whether or not the accused has committed a sexual assault or other type of felony. Also, he said, previous to new law, “sometimes the [staff judge advocate] would say, ‘Take the case to a general court-martial,’ and the convening authority would disagree and say, ‘I’m not going forward.’” Now, he said, “if the convening authority disagrees, the case has to go to the secretary of the service concerned, [who] would have to decide whether to go forward or not.”

Articles 120 and 125 The UCMJ’s Articles 120 and 125 now have mandatory minimum punishments: dishonorable discharge for enlisted service members and dismissal for officers, Kiel said. Article 120 deals with rape and sexual assault upon adults or children and other sex crimes, and Article 125 deals with forcible sodomy. In addition, the accused now must appear before a general court-martial with no opportunity to be tried at a summary or special courtmartial, Kiel said. A summary court-martial is for relatively minor misconduct and a special court-martial is for an intermediate-level offense. Furthermore, Congress highly encouraged the services not to dispose of sexual assault cases with adverse administrative action or an Article 15, which involves non-judicial punishment usually reserved for minor disciplinary offenses, Kiel said. Rather, Kiel said, Congress desires those cases to be tried at a general court-martial and has mandated that all sexual assault and rape cases be tried only by general court-martial. Prior to the fiscal 2014 NDAA, there was a five-year statute of limitations on rape and sexual assault on adults and children under Article 120 cases. Now, there’s no statute of limitations, he said. Congress repealed the offense of consensual sodomy under Article 125 in keeping with previous Supreme Court precedent, Kiel said, and also barred anyone who has been convicted of rape, sexual assault, incest or forcible Article 60 sodomy under state or federal Like Article 32 changes, law from enlisting or being modifications to Article 60 commissioned into military are to be phased in over the service.

Capt. Eric McCutchen, Buckley, Legal Office Chief of Military Justice, flips through the Manual for CourtsMartial United States at the legal office on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The legal office handled four courtsmartial cases and five discharge boards last year.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Rau

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WARRIOR TRANSITION COMMAND RESTRUCTURES AS NUMBERS FALL By J.D. Leipold Army News Service

WASHINGTON

With the numbers of wounded, ill and injured Soldiers steadily declining over the last 14 months to the lowest levels since 2007, the Army’s Warrior Transition Command (WTC) will restructure over the next nine months. Five of the 29 warrior transition units, known as WTUs, and all nine community-based warrior transition units, or CBWTUs, will be deactivated due to the falling numbers, explained Army Brig. Gen. David Bishop, Warrior Transition Command’s commander, during a media roundtable, Jan. 10. Thirteen community care units would be formed and embedded within warrior transition battalions and brigades at 11 installations, he said. “The decision to reorganize was also based on periodic reviews and lessons learned over the last few years,” Bishop said, emphasizing that WTC remains fully funded and that upcoming changes “are not related to budget cuts, sequestration or furloughs.” The WTUs being shut down are at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.; Fort Irwin, Calif.; Fort Jackson, S.C.; West Point, New York; and Joint Base McGuireDix-Lakehurst, N.J. As of Jan. 2, the total number of Soldiers assigned to those ﬁve units stood at only 62. Bishop said those 62 Soldiers are expected to transition naturally as part of their healing plan by the end of September. If they haven’t, he added, they’ll be assigned to a community care unit at another installation. The nine CBWTUs in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Utah, Virginia and Puerto Rico all will be deactivated, but Puerto Rico will have a community care unit detachment under the mission command of the warrior transition battalion at Fort Gordon, Ga. Before the 13 community care units begin receiving Soldiers from the CBWTUs, the commanding generals of regional medical commands will certify their initial operating status

Commanders will be managing the transitions to these new unit structures, and Medical Command will do everything within its power to take care of its employees” - Army Brig. Gen. David Bishop

to ensure resources and training is in place, Bishop said. “Every Soldier will go through a series of interactions with both their gaining and losing cadre to ensure their complete care and transition plan is fully understood and accountability is maintained and the general added. WTC began looking at ways it could improve the transition process in July 2012. While the command had the capacity to handle 12,000 Soldiers, the population had dropped to 7,070. Bishop said it was appropriate to reduce capacity given the population decrease, but feedback from oversight agencies, Soldiers and their families identiﬁed improvements that could be made. “We were able to add capabilities to units, as well as occupational therapists, occupational therapist assistants, physical therapists, transition coordinators and nurse case managers to improve the experience of Soldiers going through the program,” he said. “For example, nurse case managers have a ratio of one to 20 Soldiers across the program. In battalion headquarters companies, we’re now going to improve that to one to 10, and squad leaders will go from a ratio of one to 10 across the program to one to eight within battalion headquarters,” Bishop added, noting that in the CBWTUs, the ratio of platoon sergeants to Soldiers was one to 40, and that will change to one to 33.

That will increase the capacity of leadership to take care of Soldiers and it should be felt positively by Soldiers and cadre members, he said. The command also is working to reduce the transfer and evaluation time, Bishop said. Now, when Soldiers go to a CBWTU, they must first in-process at a WTU on an installation, and after evaluation and assessment, they go through several medical appointments until the commander deems them prepared to go home. That takes an average of 107 days, Bishop said. “The Community Care model is going to help the cadre and the Soldier by virtue of being on an installation within the footprint and leadership of a warrior transition battalion,” said Bishop. “Right now, the CBWTU cadre are on leased space, or on some military space, but separate from WTUs on the installations. But under the Community Care model, they’re going to leverage the command structures, the staff of the WTB, the military treatment facility clinical staff and the senior commander who is overseeing the WTU. “We think the increased standardization, reduction in transfer time, improvement in our simplification of the command structure and the provision and leveraging of installation command structures and resources will help very much,” he added. Addressing the nearly 4,000 military and civilian personnel required as cadre at WTUs and CBWTUs across the Army, the general said the force structure modifications would result in 549 fewer personnel requirements – 36 fewer civilians and 513 fewer military, most of the latter from the reserve component. “Commanders will be managing the transitions to these new unit structures, and Medical Command will do everything within its power to take care of its employees – mobilized reserve-component cadre on active duty orders will have the option of being released or applying for other reservecomponent positions elsewhere or in this program,” he said. “The same will be true for our Army civilians.”

U.S. Army photo by Robert Shields Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel with Army Sgt. Matthew Melancon during his tour of the Center for the Intrepid, Jan. 8.

Secretary thanks warriors, staff at Brooke Army Medical Center By Maria Gallegos Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made his first official visit to Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), Jan. 9. Hagel was welcomed by Col. Kyle Campbell, BAMC Commander and Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Pumphrey at San Antonio Military Medical Center followed by a meet-and-greet with Wounded Warriors service and staff members. “You inspire me,” Hagel told 1st Lt. Micah Andersen, who was rehabilitating at the burn center rehab gym. Andersen was injured by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol in Afghanistan on June 1, 2013. “BAMC offers the best care in the world,” Hagel told him as they discussed Andersen’s injuries and the care he was receiving at the medical center. “I know, this is the best place to be,” Andersen replied. Following the visit, the secretary met with Col. Donald Gajewski, Center for the Intrepid director, for a tour of the out-patient rehabilitation facility. Afterward, he spoke at a town hall meeting with service members, their families and staff to thank them for their service and sacrifice. “I’m here to first better understand the tremendous work you do here and what this place represents,” he said. “It’s about hope for a better life for you and your families, and all our people.

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It’s about how each of you are inspiring others who are with you now, but will come after you – families inspire, you inspire, people who work here, docs and all of his team, they are an inspiration. I want to acknowledge that because we occasionally tend to drift over that element of what is done in a tremendous facility like this.” He said that with all the advances in medical technology, it is the people who make a difference. Hagel also touched on the new law covering future retirement benefits for veterans and pledged medically disabled veterans will be exempt from cuts in benefits. “Let me assure you that all disabled families – all of you in this room – will be exempted from any adjustments in the rate of growth,” Hagel said to the group. “We’re not going to do anything that would inhibit the progress of this institution.” The new law suggests that working-age military retirees would see their pensions increase at a slower pace, with cost-of-living adjustments pegged to the rate of inflation minus one percentage point. Once they turned 62, they would go back to receiving adjustments pegged to the full rate of inflation. Hagel said that the provision will not take effect until 2016 and that the administration and Congress have two years to fix the law and grant an exemption for disabled vets. “We’ll make it work – we’ll fix it – and we’ll do it so it doesn’t hurt,” the secretary said.

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enrollees not just wounded in combat Continued from B1 The bullet shredded his kidney, severely damaged a third of his colon and severed a major artery, disrupting blood ﬂow to his right leg. His lower right leg was amputated, and Parks spent four months recovering from his wounds and learning how to use a prosthetic limb. “The night it happened, my wife gave me a coupon and told me to remember to pick up milk,” Parks recalls. “When I was running out the door I said, ‘Bye baby, I love you.’ I didn’t come home for four months.” Parks is enrolled in Navy Wounded Warrior (NWW) - Safe Harbor, the Navy and Coast Guard’s Wounded Warrior support program. Many NWW enrollees, like Parks, were not wounded in combat – the program also supports service members who are diagnosed with a serious illness or have been injured in shipboard, liberty or training accidents. All enrollees in NWW are encouraged to make adaptive athletics, which has many proven beneﬁts, part of their recovery and rehabilitation efforts. NWW connects

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MC1 Kenneth R. Hendrix Cmdr. George Borovina strokes through a 50 meter backstroke at Joint Base Pearl Harbor’s Scott Pool during a practice session for the scheduled Wounded Warrior Paciﬁc Invitation in Honolulu, Jan. 8-10.

Wounded Warriors to adaptive athletic opportunities throughout the country. The Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials are jointly hosted by NWW and Navy Region Hawaii. At the Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational this week, Wounded Warriors are going head-to-head in a variety of sports, including as cycling; seated volleyball; swimming; track and field; and wheelchair basketball. Every athlete will receive a participation medallion at the conclusion of the event. “This event is one of many leading up to the Warrior Games, which will take place this fall,” said NWW Crossfunctional Division Lead Marty Martinez. “Brett has demonstrated tons of potential on the playing field, but, more importantly, he has a great attitude. It’s a lot of fun to compete alongside him.” In addition to his athletic ambitions, Parks also has written a book about his experiences. Its working title is “Training for Life,” and Parks has been reaching out to vari-

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discussed his time in service Continued from B1 Sitting on a ship full of aviation fuel, Lee was well aware of the danger he was in, but the Japanese pilots seemed to ignore the unfamiliar vessel completely. “I think the only thing that saved us on the Neosho was the accuracy of Japanese dive bombers,” said Lee. He later described the mood of the evening after the attack as dark and tense. There were absolutely no lights that night save for the burning of the USS Arizona. The Arizona was burning for three days, said Lee. Lee joined the Navy in 1938 at the age of 20 in Indiana. Before enlisting, he spent a year at Purdue University studying engineering. “I was in engineering school and I wanted to get into aviation. Well, that didn’t work out worth a darn,” said

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MC3 Tyler Fraser Pearl Harbor survivor, retired Lt. Cmdr. Howard Lee speaks at an all hands call for Navy Recruiting Command Jan. 08, in Millington, Tenn.

Lee. “I wasn’t cut out to be an engineer. Higher math killed me.” College isn’t the only option. The Navy offers lifetime beneﬁts that can’t be found anywhere else in the civilian world, said Lee. Lee’s advice to Sailors today is to be patient. His patience was rewarded when he was selected to become an enlisted pilot and eventually retired from the Navy in 1960 as a lieutenant commander. “You’re never going to be in a perfect squadron or a perfect organization,” said Lee. “Be patient, your boss is not always right, in your mind,

ous publishers. “Before I was wounded, I was the strongest I ever have been,” said Parks. “My training before the incident physically, spiritually and emotionally prepared me for the challenge I would face. My doctors told me that I might not have survived if I hadn’t been in such good shape. It is true of anything in life: You need to be prepared, set a goal, never quit and ﬁnd spiritual strength. With those four things, you can beat almost anything,” he added. Parks also has established an organization called Second Shot Ministry, which enables him to share his faith and journey to recovery. He serves as a motivational speaker at local schools, churches and companies. The organization’s name has multiple meanings; literally, it refers to the second shot that missed him, and ﬁguratively, it symbolizes his second chance at life. “I am on Earth for a reason, and it’s to spread a message of hope,” said Parks.

but he’s got a reason for what he’s doing.” Even in retirement, Lee still manages to ﬁll his calendar. He helps elementary school children every morning cross the street to the school, attends WWII meetings in Germantown and has traveled with Forever Young Senior Wish organization to Pearl Harbor in both 2012 and 2013. “I love to do it!” said Lee when asked about coming to speak to Sailors. “We’re sitting here today, Mr. Lee, because of what you did,” said Rear Adm. Annie B. Andrews, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, during her introduction. “I was just amazed to see him still at the top of his game,” said Chief Hospital Corpsman Rosario Esquivel, Medical Corps HSCP/HPSP Program Manager for Navy Recruiting Command. “He could remember every little detail and we really were fortunate to be able to hear his story.” It’s the service of men and women like Lee that secured the freedoms we enjoy in America today and as sailors. “I salute you!” said Andrews.

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victim or subject at the academies Continued from B1 that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has directed. To ensure unity of effort and purpose, the service academy superintendents will implement sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention and response strategic plans that are aligned with their respective service strategic plans. Hagel also ordered that cadets and midshipmen be involved in command climate assessments. “To increase a victim’s conﬁdence associated with reporting, the superintendents must develop and implement solutions that address concerns of social retaliation amongst peers, engage with leaders and supervisors of teams, clubs,

and other cadet and midshipmen organizations, and provide cadet and midshipmen inﬂuencers with the skills and knowledge to strengthen their ongoing mentorship programs,” Snow said. The secretary also directed academy superintendents to review and expand institutional alcohol policies to address risk factors beyond individual use, including the availability of alcohol, training providers and community outreach. The superintendents have until March 31 to report their plans to the Pentagon. The department aspires to be a national leader in combatting the crime of sexual assault, Metzler said, just as it was a leader in integration

of African-Americans. “We intend to impart a set of values and expectations and standards of behavior,” the colonel said. “That’s how we’ve led change in these other cultural issues, and that’s how we intend to lead change here.” It starts with good leaders doing the right things, the colonel said. Offensive remarks or emails, sexist behavior and harassment all must end, he added. “We have to start on the low end of that continuum of harm, create that nonpermissive environment, detect offenders, conduct complete and total independent investigations … and then hold offenders appropriately accountable,” Metzler said.

Glenn Fawcett Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel receives a brief by Air Force Maj. Andrew Hackleman of the 898th Munitions Squadron as he tours an underground munitions storage facility at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., Jan. 8.

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there has been no World War III Continued from B1 The secretary said he firmly believes that nuclear deterrence probably is the reason there has been no World War III. “We've had wars, but not on the scale of what we saw in the first half of the 20th century,” he said. Hagel said another reason he visited Sandia and Kirtland yesterday and will travel to Cheyenne today “is that the American people have to be assured of the safety, security and reliability of the nuclear component of our national security.” In a fact sheet released a year ago, the State Department said the U.S. government is committed to modernizing the nuclear weapons infrastructure to support a safe, secure and effective nuclear weapons stockpile in the absence of nuclear explosive testing. In accordance with the Nuclear Posture Review, the State Department fact sheet said, the National Nuclear Security Administration identified a path forward. The modernization focuses on recapitalizing and refurbishing existing infrastructure for plutonium, uranium, tritium, high-explosive production, non-nuclear component production, high-fidelity testing and waste disposition. It also will preserve and enhance essential science and

technology tools for assessing and certifying weapons without nuclear explosive testing. “These investments in science, technology, engineering, manufacturing and information technology infrastructure will sustain the capabilities that underpin the stockpile and other national security missions,” the document said. During his visit, Hagel acknowledged the high cost of modernizing the U.S. nuclear weapons infrastructure, but noted the importance of nuclear weapons continuing to stay secure and safe. In a December report, the Congressional Budget Ofﬁce estimated that between 2014 and 2023, the costs of the administration’s plans for nuclear forces will total $355 billion. “This country has always been willing to make that investment,” Hagel said, “and I think we will continue to make it.” The secretary said he believes Congress will be a strong partner in this effort. “I’m often asked many questions by members of Congress of both parties and both houses about nuclear modernization and about our investment and our commitment, so I look forward to that continued conversation,” he said. “We’ll get into the speciﬁcs of that when I present our [defense] budget, probably within the next two months.”

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Hampton Roads, Richmond host trio of Broadway hits

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Landmark Theater brings ‘Jersey Boys’ to the stage By Yiorgo Contributing Writer

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CREEPY AND KOOKY ADDAMS COMING TO CHRYSLER THEATER By Yiorgo Contributing Writer

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They’re creepy and they’re kooky, but oh so lovable. The whole bunch will be in town on Jan. 17 and 18 at the Chrysler Theater in Norfolk, and in Richmond at the Landmark Theater on Feb. 7 and 8. They are, of course, The Addams Family. I had the opportunity to catch up with Jesse Sharp who plays Gomez Addams. Yiorgo: Where are you from, and what happened in your life to make you decide you want to become an entertainer? Jesse Sharp: I’m from southern California, a small town in the mountains, Frazier Park. It’s about an hour and a half from Los Angeles. I grew up in the shadow of Hollywood. Many of the people in my town worked in the movie business, so I wanted to do the same. I did theater in high school and studied acting in UCLA. By my early 20s I was a professional actor in L.A. doing commercials, a little TV here and there and stage as well. By my mid20s I moved to New York and focused on the professional theater, Shakespeare, a little TV and ﬁlm, and now I’m touring the world with The Addams Family. Y: What was the audition process like for Gomez? JS: I had worked with this group of people before with the musical “Grease.” I was Vince Fontaine. We even toured Asia. I was in L.A. and I got an email saying they were having trouble casting Gomez and they asked me to send in a tape. They cast me from that. It goes to show you that no two auditions are ever the same. It was a real lucky break for me be-

■ show info “The Addams Family” will be playing at the Chrysler Theater in Norfolk on Jan. 17 and 18, and at the Landmark Theater in Richmond on Feb. 7 and 8. cause I was grinding that street back in L.A. every day looking for work. That’s why it’s important to never burn any bridges. Y: How do you attack a role like Gomez ... and at the same time make it your own? JS: I did not want to copy what others had done on-stage, so I went back and saw a lot of the old TV shows. I studied John Astin’s silly clown antics and I also looked at Raúl Juliá’s interpretation in terms of accent and passion. As to making it my own, I have a skill for doing a lot of over-the-top characters full of comedy and energy, so I incorporated and balanced those three styles, and of course, growing my own mustache. That completed the part. The show is written very funny and Gomez is given a lot of the best jokes.

Y: Any funny anecdotes and stories with this play? JS: The fun of live theater is, sometimes the stage will have issues. We had an issue with Morticia’s dress, a dress malfunction. The best was two months ago in rural Pennsylvania, Amish country. We had a bat that ﬂew on the stage and would not leave. So we had to improvise. The bat stole the show. Y: What was it like touring Asia with Grease and Japan with Addams? JS: Well in China they do not understand any English. They have subtitles on the side and sometimes they would laugh before we could get to the punch line. So it changed the rhythm of the show a lot. In Japan, the fans are much more likely to stay back and meet, not so much the actors, but the characters. We would do a lot of meet and greets with them taking pictures of us in our costumes. There were hundreds and hundreds of fans doing this at every show. They wanted to take a piece of the show home. Y: If I can only see one show this year, why should I see this one? JS: The show is wonderful and the audience loves it ... it’s fun for the entire family. It’s set up like a traditional sitcom. Set up the joke, deliver the punch line. You can sit back and enjoy the laughter and the music without worries.You will leave the play with a big smile on your face and music in your ears. For more information on the Norfolk performance, visit www.sevenvenues.com/show/ view/694/Addams_Family. For more information on the Richmond performance, visit www.landmarktheater.net/events/detail/theaddams-family.

‘The Honky Tonk Angels’ promise a foot-stomping and rollicking good time

The Richmond Landmark Theater is proud of the success they are having with the extended engagement of “Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.” It premiered on Jan. 7 and runs through to Jan. 19. The show is phenomenal. It has pathos, humor, and of course lots and lots of singing. You will walk away amazed at how many songs you will know and how many songs Frankie originally sang that you were not aware of. I recently spoke with Adam Zelasko who plays Nick Massi. Yiorgo: Tell us about yourself. Adam Zelasko: I am originally from Buffalo, New York. I’ve always loved musical theater, so when I got my bachelor’s degree in musical theater, I hit the pavement running and I’ve gotten very lucky and fortunate to be allowed to do what I love. I am currently on my fourth national tour. Y: You toured with “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” “Legally Blonde,” and “Jersey Boys.” What is the process like when you sign up for a tour? Who decides the length of your stay, the opportunity to understudy, etc.? AZ: Once you sign up, you pretty much have the job until you’re ready to try something else. Auditioning is a very expensive process. They invest so much time with you, that once your chosen, it takes a lot before they let you go. When you understudy, you get more pay and the obvious opportunity to move up to a part. As a principal player you sign up for a year or two. Y: The first time around you understudied two main characters, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi and four other roles. What was that like? Any funny moments? AZ: When the show starts and you have six parts, you’re running all those lines in your head. Once I had to go out as Tommy. The other Tommy left and I was the only one that could fit into the costume. I knew his lines, but his part is the most demanding. He talks for like the first 20 minutes straight. The other Tommy told me that when you finally stop talking, you spit out the biggest spit. Sure enough, I delivered my lines, stepped off to the side and I coughed ... and a large ball of phlegm fell on the floor. I went for a quick change and there it was still on the floor. It was funny because he told me it was going to happen and sure enough it did.

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From the author of “Always Patsy Cline” comes a wild ride of a show guaranteed to make you stand up and cheer and dance in your seats. Virginia Stage Company (VSC) invites all to join them for this raucous musical that will blow the roof off the Wells Theatre. “The Honky Tonk Angels,” written by Ted Swindley and originally produced by The American Theater Company, follows three very different women all with the same passion and gift on their journey to Memphis and stardom. Laugh, cry and sing along with them in this new country musical featuring all your favorite songs, “Delta Dawn,” “9 to 5” and “These Boots are Made for Walkin,’” just to name a few. VSC will present this lively show, directed by Associate Artis-

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■ show info The country musical “The Honky Tonk Angels” will be playing from Jan. 21 through Feb. 9 at the Wells Theatre in Norfolk. For more information visit online at www.vastage.com.

tic Director Patrick Mullins, with a band on-stage and a working bar in the theatre. Grab a drink and tap your toes to what is sure to be

the most fun you’ve had at a live theater production. “The Honky Tonk Angels” runs from Jan. 21 through Feb. 9. Opening night will be Jan. 24 at 8 p.m., and regular performances will run Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. Matinee performances will be offered on Saturday afternoons at 4 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. Each Friday stay after the show for karaoke on-stage with the cast,

crew and staff. There will be a postshow discussion on Jan. 26 after the 2 p.m. matinee, where audience members will have the chance to participate in an open discussion with the director of the play. Tickets for “The Honky Tonk Angels” range in price from $10 to $55. Tickets may be purchased online at www.vastage.com or by calling the box ofﬁce at 627-1234. Group discounts are available by calling 627-6988 ext. 358.

■ show info “Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons” is currently playing at the Richmond Landmark Theater and will continue through Jan. 19. For ticket information, visit www.landmarktheater.net/events/ detail/jersey-boys.

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Calendar Red Cross calls for donations after severe weather impacts collections For a complete list of events in Hampton Roads or to submit your own, visit www.ﬂagshipnews.com/calendar

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Lollipop Concert for Families ■

When: Jan. 18, 3 to 4 p.m. Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Town Center of Virginia Beach ■ Cost: Tickets are $5 in advance and $8 at the door, and can be purchased at the box ofﬁce at the Sandler Center in advance or the day of the concert ■ For more information, visit: www.symphonicity.org ■ Where:

Symphonicity, The Symphony Orchestra of Virginia Beach will present its 15th annual Lollipop Concert for Families, “It’s About Time!” This concert is designed for K-6 children and their families in order to introduce them to live orchestral concerts. It will last about 50 minutes. Music Director and Conductor David Kunkel will also lead the orchestra in music about time, clocks and rhythm, with narration by local storyteller Larry VanNostrand. There will be lobby activities, including face-painting, tattoos and their famous Instrument Petting Zoo.

Viewing of ‘Silent Wings’ ■ When: Jan. 25, 2 p.m. ■ Where: Lake Prince Woods, Suffolk ■ Cost: Free ■ For more information, contact: Susan

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As severe winter weather begins to subside, the American Red Cross is asking all eligible blood and platelet donors to help offset a weather-related shortfall in donations. Approximately 280 blood drives across 25 states were canceled across the U.S. due to snow and extreme cold. The blood drive cancellations resulted in a shortfall of nearly 8,400 blood and platelet donations since Jan. 2. “It’s the blood products already on the shelves that help save lives when severe weather hits,” said Page Gambill, CEO of the American Red Cross Mid-Atlantic & Appalachian Blood Services Region. “Thanks to generous Red Cross blood and platelet donors, blood products were available for patients who still needed transfusions despite the weather. Now we invite those previously ‘frozen out’ from giving blood or platelets to come in soon.” Platelet donors, as well as blood donors with the most in-demand blood types – O positive and negative, A negative and B negative – are urgently needed to give blood in the days and weeks ahead to offset the shortfall. Platelets, a key clotting component of blood often needed by cancer patients, must be transfused within ﬁve days of donation, so donations are constantly needed. Red blood cells, the oxygen carrying component of blood, are the most widely transfused blood product and must be transfused within 42 days. To donate blood, simply call (800) RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. A blood

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donor card or driver’s license, or two other forms of identiﬁcation are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements. For more information, visit redcross.org or follow them on Twitter at @RedCross.

■ winter woes Approximately 280 blood drives across 25 states were canceled across the U.S. in recent weeks due to snow and extreme cold. The blood drive cancellations resulted in a shortfall of nearly 8,400 blood and platelet donations since Jan. 2.

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sstone@uchas.org or 923-5511 As part of a series of events to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion at Normandy, Lake Prince Woods retirement community will show a movie that highlights the critical role gliders played in World War II. “Silent Wings, The American Glider Pilots of WWII” will be shown free and open to the public. The documentary is narrated by Hal Holbrook, and through rare archival footage and photographs, the ﬁlm places the audience right at the center of the action in the dangerous world of the American glider pilot.

Aquarium Winter E-cycling ■

When: Jan. 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. East Parking Lot, 717 General Booth Blvd., Virginia Beach ■ Cost: Free ■ For more information, contact: 385-0262 or visit www.virginiaaquarium.com ■ Where: Virginia Aquarium

The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center in partnership with City of Virginia Beach Public Works, TFC Recycling, and Goodwill Industries of Central Virginia will offer its semi-annual E-cycling event. With the additional partnership of Public Works, household hazardous waste will also be collected.

War Memorial Artifacts Roadshow ■ When: Jan. 25, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ■ Where: Virginia War Memorial, 621 Belvidere

St. (U.S. Rt.1) in Downtown Richmond ■ Cost: Free ■ For more information, contact: (804) 786-2060 or visit www.vawarmemorial.org Now, anyone who would like know more about a military item that belonged to a relative, was discovered in the attic, or picked up at a yard sale can get a free expert review at the Virginia War Memorial’s Artifacts Roadshow – Winter Edition. Jesse Smith, curator of the Virginia War Memorial, and noted military collectable expert Robert House of Virginia Beach will again be on hand to personally review and offer their opinions on the origin and history of military-related items from any era. While Smith and House will tell the story behind each item reviewed and give tips on preservation, they cannot offer cash appraisals or monetary evaluations of items.

Tyler Perry play coming to Chrysler Hall ■ When: Jan. 29 - 30, 7:30 p.m. ■ Where: Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Pauls Blvd., Norfolk ■ Cost: $45.50 plus fees; purchase at the Scope Arena

Box Ofﬁce, all Ticketmaster locations, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online www.ticketmaster.com ■ For more information, visit: www.sevenvenues.com Tyler Perry presents his new stage play, “Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned.” The bizarre story of Anita (Cheryl “Pepsii” Riley), a lonely woman who meets a man in a manner that is becoming more popular these days. He treats her like a Nubian Queen when they ﬁrst meet. However, Ma Hattie and Anita’s best friend, Jasmine (Monica Blaire) have their reservations about him, and when things change, they really change. Well, the rest of the events are unpredictable and entertaining.

LEADING EXPERTS TO PRESENT CIVIL WAR HISTORY WEEKEND WILMINGTON, N.C.

“The importance of closing Wilmington and cutting off Rebel communication is paramount to all other questions,” said Gideon Welles, United States Secretary of the Navy on Sept. 15, 1864. President Abraham Lincoln agreed, as Wilmington was the last supply line open to Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Four months later, in January 1865, 60 Union blockade ships and more than 9,000 Union troops, including the 27th U.S. Colored Troops from Ohio, launched an amphibious assault on Fort Fisher to battle for the last open Atlantic port, known as “the lifeline of the Confederacy.” On Jan. 17 - 19, the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History will present a weekend of hands-on activities dedicated to the 149th anniversary of this massive Union blockade, the ﬁnal Battle of Fort Fisher, blockade running by the Confederacy, and the last defense for the port city of Wilmington. The museum’s Civil War History Weekend includes dinner lectures by leading historians, a guided tour of Fort Fisher, a behind-the-scenes tour viewing artifacts preserved by Fort Fisher’s underwater archaeology lab team, historical information about the highest concentration of blockade runner shipwrecks in the world (at the mouth of the Cape Fear River), and a walking beach tour of nearby blockade runner shipwreck sites. Historians for the Civil War History Weekend include: ■ Dr. Robert Browning, chief historian for the U.S. Coast Guard, the world’s leading scholar of the Union naval blockade ■ Dr. Mark Wilde-Ramsing, former Deputy State Archaeologist of the Underwater Branch N.C. Department of Cultural Resources and Project Director of Underwater Archaeology for the Queen Anne’s Revenge Project ■ Dr. Chris Fonvielle, Jr., a leading author and historian of Civil War coastal operations, defenses and blockade running ■ Dr. Stephen Wise, author and museum curator, director and cultural resource manager, U.S. Marine Corps, Parris Island, S.C.

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Each speaker will offer fascinating perspectives of events surrounding this pivotal chapter in Civil War and North Carolina history. Lectures and presentations will be held at Blockade Runner Beach Resort, named in recognition of more than 80 sunken blockade runners in the region. Blockade Runner will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2014. For more information, contact Madeline Flagler, Executive DirectorWrightsville Beach Museum of History, at (910) 256-2569, email info@wbmuseum.com, or visit online at www.wbmuseum.com.

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Continued from C1 Y: How did you get the part of Nick full-time, and who was the ﬁrst person you told? How do you make it your own? AZ: What’s great about this is that everybody plays the part differently. It’s great to see what everybody brings to their role. Meryl Streep has a great quote, “It’s not what I’m going to do to become the character, it’s learning about the character and ﬁnding out how we are similar and where we meet in the middle.” Also, as our associate director Richard Hessler said, “Don’t do voices, be yourself. Your lines will do the work for you. Bring what you (as yourself) feel that character will feel.” Y: If I can only see one play this year, why should I see “Jersey Boys?” AZ: It is the most perfectly crafted musical I have seen to date. It appeals

Courtesy photo “Jersey Boys” is a jukebox musical in a documentary-style format that dramatizes the formation, success and eventual break-up of the 60s rock ‘n’ roll group, The Four Seasons.

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ties all the songs together, it’s incredibly cinematic ... it’s easy to watch and velvet to your ears! For more information, visit online at www.landmarktheater.net/events/detail/ jersey-boys.

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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Based on the character created by bestselling author Tom Clancy, “Jack Ryan” is a global action thriller set in the present day. This original story follows a young Ryan (Chris Pine) as he uncovers a financial terrorist plot. The story follows him from 9/11, through his tour of duty in Afghanistan, which scarred him forever, and into his early days in the Financial Intelligence Unit of the modern CIA where he becomes an analyst under the guardianship of his handler, Harper (Kevin Costner). When Ryan believes he’s uncovered a Russian plot to collapse the United States economy, he goes from being an analyst to becoming a spy and must fight to save his own life and those of countless others, while also trying to protect the thing that’s more important to him than anything, his relationship with his fiancée Cathy (Keira Knightley).

Anchorman 2:The Legend Continues (PG-13) – With the 70s behind him, San Diego’s top newsman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), returns. Also back for more are Burgundy’s coanchor and wife, Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), weather man BrickTamland (Steve Carell), man on the street Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) and sports guy Champ Kind (David Koechner) – all of whom won’t make it easy to stay classy while taking NYC’s ﬁrst 24-hour news channel by storm. JEB Little Creek, Gator Theater – 462-7534 Thursday, Jan. 16 7 p.m. –The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG-13)

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Back In The Day Jim Owens (Michael Rosenbaum) is an aspiring actor in Hollywood whose only claim to fame is being the face of a series of insurance commercials. With his tail between his legs and not too excited about his future in Los Angeles, he decides to go back home to Indiana for his high school reunion. Reliving the glory days with his now-married friends and an encounter with an old ﬂame are just the beginning.

Devil’s Due Ride Along For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben (Kevin Hart, above left) has been trying to show decorated APD detective James (Ice Cube, right) that he’s more than just a video-game junkie who’s unworthy of James’ sister, Angela (Tika Sumpter). When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he’s earned the seasoned policeman’s respect and asks for his blessing to marry Angela. Knowing that a ride along will demonstrate if Ben has what it takes to take care of his sister, James invites him on a shift designed to scare the hell out of the trainee. But when the wild night leads them to the most notorious criminal in the city, James will find that his new partner’s rapid-fire mouth is just as dangerous as the bullets speeding at it.

After a mysterious, lost night on their honeymoon, a newlywed couple ﬁnds themselves dealing with an earlier-than-planned pregnancy. While recording everything for posterity, the husband begins to notice odd behavior in his wife that they initially write off to nerves, but, as the months pass, it becomes evident that the dark changes to her body and mind have a much more sinister origin.

Friday, Jan. 17 6 p.m. – Saving Mr. Banks (PG) 9 p.m. – Anchorman 2:The Legend Continues (PG-13) Saturday, Jan. 18 1 p.m. – Frozen in 3D (PG) 4 p.m. –The Hobbit:The Desolation Of Smaug (PG-13) 7 p.m. – Anchorman 2:The Legend Continues (PG-13) Sunday, Jan. 19 1 p.m. – FREE MOVIE: Frozen (PG) 4 p.m. –The Hobbit:The Desolation Of Smaug (PG-13) 7 p.m. – Homefront (R) NAS Oceana’s Aerotheater is temporarily closed, undergoing renovations.

The Nut Job Animated 3D comedy in ﬁctional Oakton that follows the travails of Surly (voiced by Will Arnett), a mischievous squirrel, and his rat friend Buddy, who plan a nut store heist of outrageous proportions and unwittingly ﬁnd themselves embroiled in a much more complicated and hilarious adventure.

Reasonable Doubt When up-and-coming District Attorney Mitch Brockden (Dominic Cooper) commits a fatal hit-and-run, he feels compelled to manipulate the case to acquit the accused criminal who was found with the body and blamed for the crime. Following the trial, Brockden’s worst fears come true when he realizes that his actions freed a guilty man, and he soon ﬁnds himself on the hunt for the killer before more victims pile up. Samuel L. Jackson co-stars.

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■ ﬁtness tip – Observe your current eating habits Before you start making any changes to your diet, take a week or two to see what your current eating habits are. Track everything that goes in your mouth, including drinks and treats, no matter how small. Keeping a food journal will really open your eyes. – Lacey Lee Fitness | laceyleeﬁtness.com

Recruiter PT: Good for you, good for me at PRT time By MC3 James A. Grifﬁn Navy Recruiting Command Public Affairs

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Service members across the Navy sometimes struggle with weight and fitness issues, especially in the spring and fall around Physical Readiness Test (PRT) time. Some try to shed the pounds and start working to be physically fit just a few weeks prior to the PRT. Some go to the extremes trying diet pills, supplements, energy drinks, or whatever has been rumored to work for making weight and passing the test. “We need to have more driving us than just the bi-annual PFA,” said Aviation Technician 2nd Class Joseph D. Sunderman, a scout for Navy Special Operations/Navy Special Warfare/Aviation Rescue Swimmer at Navy Recruiting District (NRD) Ohio. Instead of stressing out about the Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA), which is comprised of a Body Composition Assessment (BCA) and the PRT, Sailors are encouraged to adopt a lifestyle of fitness. For recruiters across the country, long days at the desk and in the car leave little room on the planner for physical activity unless recruiters actively work to make physical training a top priority. Sunderman used to struggle with maintaining his fitness and said he made it through Recruit Training Command (RTC) and “A” school just coasting by as far as physical fitness was concerned. Being 67 inches and weighing 195 pounds, Sunderman made “tape” at the BCA at 20 percent, but could barely pass the PRT. But after too many cycles stressing out about passing, Sunderman decided to make a change. After months of solid exercise and proper nutrition he saw results on the next PRT. Then he wanted more.

You wouldn’t put on a dirty set of NWUs, so why would you wear the uniform when you are out of standards?” - Aviation Technician 2nd Class Joseph D. Sunderman, scout for Navy Special Operations/Navy Special Warfare/Aviation Rescue Swimmer at Navy Recruiting District (NRD) Ohio Courtesy photo

“Ever since then, the better shape I’m in, the more I enjoy working out,” said Sunderman. Just like Sunderman discovered, being healthy and fit doesn’t have to be a difficult struggle for a semi-annual event. Sailors can achieve long-term health and fitness by making regular physical activity and a solid nutrition plan a lifestyle. Physical readiness is part of being a Sailor in today’s Navy. It directly impacts the ability to be ready. Being fit and healthy definitely helps in recruiting, he said. “I believe it’s easier for parents to accept you as a role model for their child when your uniform fits as it should,” he explained. Looking sharp and representing the Navy in a positive light should be a priority for all Sailors, but especially for recruiters because often times they are the only Navy presence in the community – first impressions are everything. “You wouldn’t put on a dirty set of NWUs, so why would you wear the uniform when you are out of standards?” said Sunderman. Being in shape improves performance on the job and relationships both at home and at work. This is key because a failure for either the BCA

or PRT can negatively affect a Sailor’s career no matter what job they are in. “We have seen Sailors sent home due to PRT failures,” said Chief Hospital Corpsman Rosario Esquivel, Navy Recruiting Command’s Command Fitness Leader. “Either due to multiple failures leading to a separation, or from Sailors not getting approved for re-enlistment in their rate due to just one failure on their record ... the Navy means business.” Recruiting duty is a rigorous and rewarding assignment. The stressors, however, can be great, such as driving from school to school, making appointments, meeting with community leaders and parents, taking prospective applicants to military processing stations, which often times are more than an hour or two away, and participating any other activities necessary to meet monthly recruiting goals. This takes a toll on trying to maintain healthy habits such as making better food choices on the run, and exercising regularly. “Finding the time is probably the hardest part about staying ﬁt,” said Sunderman. Additionally, the typical food that is “convenient” and fast is usually not the healthiest.

The Navy recognizes the challenges Sailors face during the course of their career, and therefore maintains and provides many resources to ensure every Sailor embraces a culture of physical readiness. Resources include the physical readiness program website www.Navyfitness.org where Sailors can find sample workouts for individuals and groups. A monthly newsletter has a Workout-ofthe-Month that anyone can do. It generally has a beginner and advanced program option. The Navy’s official physical readiness instruction, OPNAVINST 6110.1J, also provides information on physical fitness programs, different exercises to use, contraindicated exercises and stretches, and general nutrition guidance. Programs ranging from healthful eating to weight management to performance nutrition are all located on the Navy nutrition website at http://goo.gl/YuHr7M. A fit and healthy Sailor is what America expects from those in uniform, and setting the example for future Sailors is critical to recruiting success.

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DOD OFFICIAL ADVISES TO PREPARE NOW FOR UPCOMING TAX SEASON By Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service

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Tax season is approaching and service members should begin gathering documentation Courtesy photo to ﬁle their 2013 taxes. In an interview with AmeriFiling day for taxes is April 15, although deployed service members can receive an extension to ﬁle after that date. can Forces Press Service and

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deductions such as child care, education, medical expenses and donations, among other write-offs. And tax preparers at Military OneSource will do shortform tax filing free of charge for service members and their families, Thompson said. Relocations and deployments have tax implications, Thompson noted. For example, deployed service members can receive an extension to file taxes after the normal April 15 filing date, she said. “It’s very helpful to have someone who is experienced to help you through the cumbersome issue of taxes and tax returns,” she added. The tax preparers at Military OneSource are up-to-date on changes in tax laws, and can answer military-specific questions, Thompson said. Installations also offer volunteer income tax assistance to service members and their families, while certain banks and credit unions provide education and training on tax preparation, Thompson said. She advised that service members organize their taxes by starting a file beginning each Jan. 1 for the following year’s tax papers, such as receipts and other write-offs. “You don’t want to wait until the last minute,” she said. Service members and families who prepare long-form taxes with deductions such as mortgages and rental properties might want to consider hiring a tax expert to file for them, Thompson said. “It’s best to get advice to make sure you have everything covered,” she added. People who do their own taxes need to stay on top of current tax information,

Thompson said. “Sometimes tax laws change, so you have to be really smart about doing your own taxes,” she said. States’ tax laws often vary, too, she said, and because of relocations, some service members have to file local taxes in more than one state. “That’s where [tax consultants] can really be of great value to make sure you know what the requirements are for states,” Thompson said. Filing federal and state tax returns usually results in either a tax refund or money owed back to the government. Expecting to receive a tax refund, but instead finding out that money is owed can be a shock, Thompson said. Looking at W2’s to determine how much money in taxes is being withheld is a good indicator of whether or not one will owe money, she suggested. Service members who receive a tax refund face important decisions on what to do with the money, Thompson said. “Do you use it to buy down debt, or put it in a savings account?” she asks, advising people to not blow their tax refunds in a spending frenzy of unnecessary purchases. A tax refund can also be deposited into a retirement savings account, she added. “It’s important to think about what you’re going to do with that money,” she advised, “and how you can best utilize it for your financial well-being.” Meeting with a financial planner to learn the “lay of the land,” and what tax deductions might apply to a service member’s finances is a good idea, Thompson said. “It’s really important to be savvy about that.”

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Two familiar NASCAR families team up for run at 2014 Nationwide Series championship By Rick Minter Universal Uclick

Two of NASCAR’s most famous families and one of the sport’s longtime sponsors are teaming up to compete for the Nationwide Series championship. Chase Elliott, the 18-year-old son of former Sprint Cup champion Bill Elliott, has been hired to drive a No. 9 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports, co-owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Atlanta-based NAPA Auto Parts will be the team’s sponsor. For those who remember the days when Bill Elliott and the late Dale Earnhardt tangled on the race track, the pairing might seem odd, but Elliott said that putting his son in an Earnhardt car is a perfect match. “It’s a great opportunity for Chase and for JR Motorsports, and it’s good for NASCAR as a whole,” Elliott said, adding that any differences he may have had with the late Earnhardt over the years were only in the heat of battle. “I didn’t always agree with his tactics on the race track, but off the track there were no problems. We both came up in the sport having to work for what we got. I couldn’t be happier.” Chase Elliott, who has been racing under a driver development contract with Rick Hendrick, who is a part owner of JR Motorsports, took part in his first drive in the No. 9 during a test session at Daytona International Speedway on Jan. 4. For NAPA, the sponsorship of a driver from the company’s home state brings the auto parts giant back into NASCAR after a brief exit following the race-fixing scandal at Richmond International Raceway that involved the sponsor’s former team, Michael Waltrip Racing and driver Martin Truex Jr. And the deal with Elliott and JR Motorsports positions the company for a long-term relationship with Elliott, who is expected by many to be ready for Sprint Cup competition in a few years. Elliott isn’t the only driver showing up for Daytona testing in a new environment. Reigning Nationwide Series champion Austin Dillon is moving up to Sprint Cup to drive the No. 3 Chevrolet for his grandfather, Richard Childress. He takes the spot occupied in recent seasons by Kevin Harvick, who drove a No. 29 for Childress. Harvick is moving to the No. 4 Chevrolet at Stewart-Haas Racing. He’ll be joined there by Kurt Busch, who will run a No. 41 Chevrolet. Busch’s old ride, the No. 78 Chevrolet at Furniture Row Racing, is now held by Martin Truex Jr., who lost his ride in the No. 56 Toyota at Michael Waltrip Racing after the team was found to have manipulated the finishing order of the regular-season finale at Richmond International Raceway. Ryan Newman has left the No. 39 Chevrolet at Stewart-Haas Racing and will take over the No. 31 Chevrolet at Richard Childress Racing. That car’s previous driver, Jeff Burton, plans to run a limited schedule for Michael Waltrip Racing in a No. 66 Toyota while also prepar-

Courtesy of UFC Former UFC lightweight (pictured) champion Benson Henderson is scheduled to face Josh Thomson at UFC on FOX 10, Jan. 25.

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ing for a full-time role as commentator for NBC, which is returning to the NASCAR scene in 2015. Brian Vickers is set to become the full-time driver of the No. 55 Toyota at Michael Waltrip Racing, after that ride was shared by Vickers, Mark Martin and Waltrip in recent seasons. Michael Annett, along with sponsor Flying J, is taking over the No. 7 Chevrolet at Tommy Baldwin Racing, leaving Dave Blaney apparently without a ride. Kyle Larson will drive the No. 42 Toyota for owner Chip Ganassi, as the previous driver, Juan Pablo Montoya, moves to an IndyCar ride with Roger Penske’s team. And Justin Allgaier and crew chief, Steve

Addington, appear to be teaming up on the No. 51 Chevrolet team, which was purchased last season by Harry Scott Jr., from longtime owner James Finch, who plans to run the Daytona 500 and several more races with Bobby Labonte as his driver. Labonte was replaced last season by A.J. Allmendinger as driver of the No. 47 Toyota at JTG Daugherty Racing.

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Can deliver. 757-706-3667

Help Wanted PERSONAL ASSISTANT NEEDED to organize and help. Basic computer skills needed good with organization. We are ready to pay $540 per week so interested person should contact for more info: frank.lafollette147@hotmail.com

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For Sale-Norfolk Home East Beach Area like new. 3 Br, 3.5 Ba. Boat slip hrdwd flrs, Granite new stainless Appls. 2 Car garage. $399,999. 757-282-9815.

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PROCESS CONTROL TECHNICIAN I FRANKLIN LUMBER JOB FUNCTIONS The Process Control Technician is responsible for the Process Control computer systems at the mill. The job functions include but are not limited to:

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For Rent-Portsmouth Apts For Rent- Renov Spacious 3BR, 1BA, attach. gar.

#41 â€˜07 MAZDA CX 9 $8963 #21 â€˜07 TOYOTA CAMRY $9765 #91 â€˜07 RAV4 $9989 #22 â€˜06 TOYOTA 4RUNNER $11317 OIL & FILTER CHANGES & STATE INSPECTIONS FOR LIFE!

no smoking $1,115/mo, For Sale--200 Sequoia Rd. $149,900 235-3731

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For Sale-Home (All) Kiln Creek, Newport News. 5 Bdrms, 2.5 baths, 2596 sq ft, $320,000 negotiable, immediate occupancy. 875-9557.

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*TITLE-TAXES & TAG* $599 PROCESSING FEE EXTRA

â€˘ Changing parameters to achieve quality, mix and yield goals as directed by management â€˘ The Process Control Tech will contact vendors as needed for help in troubleshooting process equipment â€˘ The Process Control Tech will participate in the repair and maintenance of electrical, electronic, process control equipment, mechanical repairs as needed and other duties as assigned by supervision MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS â€˘ Must have 2-year degree or equivalent electrical/electronics courses â€˘ Must have a good working knowledge of PCs and PLCâ€™s (Allen Bradly) â€˘ Must meet all qualifications of Electronic Tech

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