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Submarine force will begin integration of enlisted women

MCC Ahron Arendes

By Kevin Copeland Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic Public Affairs

MWR TOWNHOME RENTALS TO OPEN IN FEBRUARY

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The call of seagulls, a cool ocean breeze, and generous amounts of sand dunes create a picturesque backdrop to Joint Expeditionary Base Little CreekFort Story’s (JEBLCFS) latest project.

The installation’s 67th Steet Townhomes vacation rentals are the latest addition to Morale, Welfare, and Recreation’s (MWR) ‘Navy Getaways Destination’ inventory and are designed to give service members, Retiree’s, DOD personnel and their families a much needed break near the heart of the renowned Virginia Beach resort and recreation area.

The offering is but one of many services that the JEBLCFS MWR makes available to DOD personnel and their families within their range of services.

“MWR plays a key role in personal, physical, as well as family readiness, assisting the warfighters in his or hers holistic approach to mission readiness,” said Capt. Frank Hughlett, commander, JEBLCFS. “These town homes will provide quality and affordable rental units for military family to enjoy and relax on the beach and in the heartland of Hampton Roads vacation resort area, the City of Virginia Beach.”

The program will allow personnel to check into one of 20 units comprised

U.S. Navy photos Intelligence Specialist 1st Class James Schulte reenlisted aboard USS Wisconsin (BB 64), in Norfolk, Jan. 16. Cmdr. Dennis O’Grady, Ike’s intel officer and Schulte’s reenlistment officer, had reenlisted 25 years prior in the same location. // Following Schulte’s reenlistment, O’Grady provided a tour of Wisconsin for those in attendance, during which he entertained the crowd with sea stories, including his own reenlistment experience on the deck of the battleship. // “I didn’t know a lot about his reenlistment on the Wisconsin until today when he gave a speech, which took me by surprise. I was definitely honored to experience my reenlistment with [Cmdr. Dennis O’Grady],” Schulte said.

complishments and significant new efforts throughout the year.

“The organizations recognized today collectively reduced pollution in the Elizabeth River by 311 million pounds since the Elizabeth River Project program began in 1997,” said Pam Boatwright, River Stars Business Program manager.

In 1997, the program began as a pilot project to determine its effectiveness for reducing toxic substances in a Chesapeake Bay Program Region of Concern. A group of Elizabeth River Project staff and volun-

Following the successful integration of female officers onboard submarines, the Submarine Force will be immediately opening service on submarines for enlisted female Sailors. The Chief of Naval Operations detailed the enlisted women integration plan in Naval Administrative (NAVADMIN) message 19/15 entitled, “Opening Submarine Force Billets to Enlisted Women.” The plan was formally approved in December 2014 for federal funding by Congress.

With Congressional approval Vice Adm. Michael Connor, Commander, Submarine Forces, can begin implementing the plan which was first submitted and approved by CNO, June 30, 2014, and Secretary of the Navy, July 1, 2014. The plan includes opening all submarine ratings and Navy enlisted classification codes to enlisted women in Fiscal Year 2015 for a two-phase integration onboard the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarines (SSBN) and Ohio-class guided-missile submarines (SSGN), and the Virginia-class attack submarines (SSN).

“We are the most capable submarine force in the world,” said Connor.

“While we have superb technology, the ultimate key to our success is our people. In order to continue to improve and adapt in a rapidly changing world, we need to ensure that we continue to recruit and retain the most talented Sailors. Today, many of the people who have the technical and leadership skills to succeed in the submarine force are women. We will need them. Integrating female officers into the submarine force has increased our talent pool and subsequently the force’s overall readiness, ensuring that we will remain the world’s most capable force for ensuing decades.

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Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads receives River Star Awards

By Katisha Draughn-Fraguada Naval Support Activity Hampton Road Public Affairs

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Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads (NSA HR) received two River Star Awards for Sustained Distinguished Performance for two of its annexes, Lafayette River Annex and Portsmouth, for their various shoreline restoration and pollinator garden projects, during the Elizabeth River Project’s River Star Awards Luncheon on Jan. 22.

The Elizabeth River Project sponsors the River Star Award program, which recognizes businesses for their environmental ac-

NOMINATIONS FOR SPIRIT OF HOPE AND HUMANITARIAN AWARDS The deadline for nominations for both awards is in March.

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NAVY REGION MID-ATLANTIC INSTALLATIONS PARTICIPATE IN NATIONWIDE EXERCISE May cause traffic delays into area bases

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Exercise Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield (SC/CS) 2015 will be conducted Feb. 2 -13 at all Navy installations throughout the continental United States.

SC/CS is the largest anti-terrorism and force protection exercise conducted annually nationwide.

The exercise is designed to enhance the training and readiness of Navy personnel to respond to threats to installations and units.

SC/CS 2015 is not in response to any specific threat, but is a regularly scheduled exercise.

The exercise may cause increased traffic around installations or delays in installation

access. Residents living on or around Navy installations may also see increased military activity and possible traffic/pedestrian congestion, associated with the exercise.

The annual exercise is coordinated by U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Navy Installations Command.

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TRICARE patients must attest to health care coverage

By Terri Moon Cronk DOD News, Defense Media Activity

WASHINGTON

As tax season begins, Defense Department officials want to remind TRICARE beneficiaries of changes in the tax laws, which require all Americans to have health care insurance or potentially pay a tax penalty.

For the first time since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, all U.S. citizens, including service members, military retirees and their family members, must report health care coverage on their 2014 taxes, said Mark Ellis, a Defense Health Agency health care operations program analyst.

For this year only, taxpayers will “self-attest” on their 2014 tax forms to each month in which they had health care coverage, he said.

The act mandates that health care must meet minimum essential coverage, and TRICARE coverage meets that criteria for the majority of service members and their families, Ellis said.

TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Standard, TRICARE for Life, TRICARE Overseas, TRICARE Remote and the Uniformed Services Family Health Plan meet the minimum essential coverage, he added. When purchased, premium-based plan such as TRI-

BMSN VelenaTaylor Command Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Fisher pins Cmdr. James Quaresimo with his Command at Sea pin.

COLE CHANGE OF COMMAND Cmdr. James Quaresimo relieved Cmdr. Dennis Farrell as commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) during a change of command ceremony in port Jan. 21. Farrell successfully led Cole’s 331 Sailors through a complete training cycle; Joint Warrior 14-1; a robust NATO exercise; Fleet Week New York 2014; and a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea with more than 49,288 miles traveled.

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VP-26 BEGINS HISTORIC LAST DEPLOYMENT OF THE P-3C ORION CARE Reserve Select or TRICARE Retired Reserve also fulfill the act’s requirements.

Uniformed service members who have questions about TRICARE, the act and the individual coverage mandate can visit the TRICARE website to download a fact sheet on TRICARE and the act, with TRICARE plans compared to minimum essential coverage, Ellis said.

Military beneficiaries that are solely eligible for care in military hospitals and clinics, for example, parents and parents-in-law, have an automatic exemption from the tax penalty for tax year 2014 only. (NOTE: The TRICARE and ACA fact sheet is available at http://1.usa.gov/1898pJZ) The site also has suggestions for those who need to purchase coverage

to meet the act’s minimum requirements, he noted. “That could include retired reservists, Selected Reserve members, young adults up to age 26 and those who leave military service but need transitional coverage,” Ellis said.

TRICARE beneficiaries with tax questions should contact the Internal Revenue Service or their tax advisers, he emphasized.

“The experts there can help them,” Ellis said.

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story stated that TRICARE would send tax forms to its customers in January 2015. That was incorrect. TRICARE customers, like all filers, will self-attest on their 2014 tax returns, no health care coverage forms will be mailed.

The “Tridents” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 begin their last deployment with the P-3C Orion aircraft with a send-off of their first two planes out of Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Jan. 22.

The historic occasion was attended by senior leadership, family and friends of VP-26 Sailors and members of the Jacksonville community.

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‘Blood Donor Challenge’ takes place between Portsmouth, San Diego PORTSMOUTH

The commanding officer of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth has challenged his counterpart in San Diego that his facility can collect the most pints of blood between Jan. 20 and the end of February.

Capt. Darin Via recognized that blood donations drop off precipi-

tously after the holidays, though the need remains the same. NMCP’s monthly goal for whole blood units is 500. During the same time last year – from Jan. 20 to Feb. 28, 2014 – NMCP collected 530 units, about 130 units short of the goal.

When collection goals are not met, the medical center must request units

from other military treatment facilities or buy units from civilian agencies.

To address the need this time of year, Via challenged Capt. José Acosta, commanding officer of Naval Medical Center San Diego, to a friendly competition to encourage more people to donate blood at a time when supplies are notoriously

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Jan. 27 Langley Air Force Base Langley AFB Community Programs, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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low throughout the country.

The Armed Services Blood Program will be scheduling extra blood drives in Hampton Roads. Each unit of whole blood collected will go toward the challenge count. The challenge is open to military and civilians who have base access. For more, call 953-1717 or 953-1695.

Navy seeks nominations for 2014 Humanitarian Award

Jan. 28 497th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group Langley AFB, Time TBD

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Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs WASHINGTON

The deadline to submit nominations for the 2014 annual Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award is March 31.

This award honors and recognizes a privatesector individual or organization that demonstrated exceptional patriotism and humanitarian concerns for members of the United States Armed Forces or their families.

For questions or nomination package submissions, commands can contact contacting Millie King, Chief of Naval Personnel's 21st Century Sailor Office (N17) personal readiness and community support branch program

Feb. 10 Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit at NAVSTA Norfolk, 8 a.m.

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analyst, at (703) 604-7137/DSN 664 or via e-mail at Millie.King@navy.mil.

The Navy will select one nominee to compete with the nominees from each of the other services for the award.

The winner will be honored in a ceremony at the Pentagon in the fall of 2015.

In 1996, the award was established by the military departments in honor of Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher, who contributed extensively to the support and welfare of members of the armed forces.

For the criteria and nomination package requirements, visit http://doni.daps.dla.mil/default.aspx, then go to the advanced search box at the top of the right hand corner and type in SECNAVIST 5061.16.

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Feb. 13 Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit at NAS Oceana, 8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

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Feb. 19 NSA Northwest Annex GYM at NSA Northwest Annex, 8 a.m. - noon

Courtesy photo Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award honors and recognizes a private-sector individual or organization that demonstrated exceptional patriotism and humanitarian concerns for members of the United States Armed Forces or their families.

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Feb. 24 Assault Craft Unit Four at JEBLCFS, 8 a.m. - noon

Calling for 2014 Sprit of Hope Award nominations Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs WASHINGTON

Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) is seeking nominations for the 2014 Spirit of Hope Award, due by March 13.

The award recognizes an individual or organization that epitomizes the values of Bob Hope: duty, honor, courage, loyalty, commitment, integrity, and selfless dedication.

The Spirit of Hope Award is open to active duty, reserve, veteran and civilian Navy employ-

ees or an organization. Members of the civilian community or non-governmental organizations voluntarily supporting Sailors and embodying the Navy’s core values are also eligible.

Originally commissioned by the USO, the Spirit of Hope Award was inspired by Hope’s dedication to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces for five decades. Since 1997, this award has been formally presented by the Wiegand Foundation, Inc., during an annual ceremony held in Washington, D.C. Since 2005, the Navy has nominated one out-

This truly is the gift of life. I encourage everyone to join me and roll up their sleeve to give a pint of blood. Don’t wait until the last minute.” -Capt. Darin Via

standing individual or support organization to receive the distinguished Spirit of Hope Award.

For more detailed instruction about the Spirit of Hope award, visit http://1.usa.gov/1ECkhic Additional information about the Spirit of Hope Award can also be found at http://1.usa. gov/15DZleY. For questions on nominations, contact Millie King, 21st Century Sailor Office personal readiness and community support branch program analyst, at (703) 604-7137/DSN 664 or via e-mail at Millie.King@navy.mil.

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Abraham Lincoln Sailors participates in USS San Antonio SAR training

By MC3 Michael Fiorillo USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs

NEWPORT NEWS

Search and rescue (SAR) swimmers assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) recently took advantage of training opportunities while the ship continues its refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH).

Due to an extended period of time in a shipyard environment, the RCOH process allows few oportunities for SAR swimmers to exercise their skills. Temporary assignments to warships that are getting underway can help facilitate necessary training.

While the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) worked to certify their ship’s surface rescue swimmer, the opportunity became available for two Abraham Lincoln Sailors to participate in SAR training.

“Training evolutions are great opportunities to hone our rescue skills,” said Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Young. “Any day I can get in the water is a good day in my book.”

While underway with San Antonio, Young also made good use of his in-rate training and helped document the daily

MCSA Derry Todd Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) attend an all-hands call in Norfolk, Jan. 22.

evolutions of the ship by telling the story of the crew.

“MCSN Young not only assisted USS San Antonio in the successful completion of its sea trials; he quickly learned his way around the entire ship,” said San Antonio’s Command Master Chief Timothy Bailey, who added that Young used his mass communication skills to capture key milestone events while on board. “His direct involvement touched families and friends of the Sailors by posting stories and pictures, increasing the morale throughout the ship.”

Intelligence Specialist Seaman Eric Skibinski accompanied Young on board USS San Antonio. Training to become a

Navy SAR swimmer is a four-week-long training pipeline in Jacksonville, Florida.

During the course of the training, Sailors must prove they are capable of performing advanced life-saving skills during emergency situations.

“The training in Jacksonville was physically demanding and mentally taxing,” Young said. “Dealing with the daily grind of training was tough, but knowledgeable instructors and the other candidates made it enjoyable.”

Once Sailors complete SAR swimmer training, they stand ready to respond to life or death situations while their ship is out to sea.

“I’ve been swimming most of my life

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MCPON speaks to Sailors at NAS Oceana

and it got me interested in becoming a SAR swimmer,” Young said. “Balancing my responsibilities within the media department and as a swimmer can get a little hectic at times, but it’s what I can do to help get the Lincoln back into the fight.”

Abraham Lincoln is currently undergoing RCOH at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries.

Abraham Lincoln is the fifth ship of the Nimitz class to undergo an RCOH, a major life-cycle milestone. Once RCOH is complete, Lincoln will be one of the most modern and technologically advanced Nimitz-class aircraft carriers in the fleet and will continue to be a vital part of the nation’s defense.

USS GARYCOAST GUARD TEAM SEIZE CONTRABAND

By Ensign Michael Singer USS Gary Public Affairs Officer

USS GARY, AT SEA

MC1 Martin L. Carey Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens speaks with Sailors at Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach during his visit to the installation.

USS Gary (FFG 51), her embarked helicopter squadron and a U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachment (LEDET), operating in support of Operation Martillo, seized more than 1,644 kilograms of cocaine and rescued four people adrift at sea in December in international waters off the coast of Central America.

This marks Gary's sixth successful interception in recent months, disrupting an approximated total of 4,100 kilograms of cocaine shipments in the region.

While conducting routine flight operations, one of Gary's SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopters from Helicopter AntiSubmarine Squadron Light (HSL) 49 Detachment 4, was tasked to detect a "Go Fast" vessel traveling in the area.

As Gary's SH-60B helicopter crew searched for the vessel they discovered a debris field floating in the water which Gary maneuvered to investigate.

Once in the vicinity, Gary identified the debris as floating contraband. Gary slowed to deploy her rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) with a joint Coast Guard LEDET and Navy boat crew as lookouts on the ship continued to scan the water for further debris.

One of those lookouts spotted four people floating in the water holding onto a makeshift raft. Responding, Gary's crew transitioned from contraband recovery to search and rescue (SAR) operations.

The four individuals in the water were recovered and brought aboard the frigate. Following SAR operations, Gary's RHIB again moved to recover the contraband as lookouts and her SH-60B helicopter continued to scan the area for any other illicit activity.

Gary's Commanding Officer Cmdr. Steven McDowell, said, "The crew takes pride in knowing their efforts are making a difference."

The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Gary is currently deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations in support of Operation Martillo, which began in January 2012.

Operation Martillo, a joint, international law enforcement and military operation involving the U.S., European and Western Hemisphere partner nations, targets illicit trafficking routes in the waters off Central America.

U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) leads the U.S. military involvement in the Joint Operation Task Force.

Overall coordination of counter-drug patrols and surveillance in the Eastern Pacific is done by a joint interagency task force headquartered in Key West, Florida.

U.S. maritime law enforcement and the interdiction phase of operations in the region occurs under the tactical control of the 11th Coast Guard District headquartered in Alameda, California.

U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and U.S. 4th Fleet support USSOUTHCOM's joint and combined military operations by employing maritime forces in cooperative maritime security operations to maintain access, enhance interoperability and build enduring partnerships in order to enhance regional security and promote peace, stability and prosperity in the Caribbean, Central and South American regions.

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DOD Reps, Pentagon Press Secretary visit USS Roosevelt

By MC3 John M. Drew USS Theodore Roosevelt Public Affairs

ATLANTIC OCEAN

MC2 Chris Brown Rear Adm. John Kirby, Pentagon press secretary, passes through side boys as he arrives aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).

The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) hosted senior officials, two from the Department of Defense and one from the White House, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) for an overnight underway as part of the Navy’s distinguished visitor program, Jan. 19 - 20.

Brent Colburn, assistant to the Secretary of Defense for public affairs, Rear Adm. John Kirby, press secretary for the Pentagon, and Bernadette Meehan, spokesperson for the White House National Security Council, visited TR to get a glimpse of life at sea aboard the 90,000-ton ship and the preparations being made for TR’s upcoming deployment.

“I wanted to get a better handle on the pre-deployment work-up cycle,”

■ current mission TR is underway participating in COMPTUEX, which tests the Roosevelt CSG’s ability to effectively react to real-world scenarios and perform as an integrated unit.

said Kirby. “I’m often times responsible for trying to communicate those very delicate, very nuanced mission sets to the American people.”

TR Sailors escorted the trio on a tour of the ship, giving them a chance to see first-hand the work that goes on in a carrier. During the tour, Kirby talked to Sailors around the ship about their upcoming deployment.

“The tour I’ve been given has been amazing, I’ve learned a lot,” said Kirby. “I think what strikes me the most aboard TR, however, given what you guys are about to face, a deployment around the world with multiple

combatant command areas of responsibility, [is] how motivated and excited everyone is. The morale on this ship is just through the roof and it’s really been eye watering for me to see how ready you guys are.”

The group also attended TR’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on the aft mess decks that featured a performance by the gospel choir, a speech reflecting on Dr. King’s works followed by cake and ice cream. Kirby helped Sailors set up the ice cream for the event and then joined them for conversation.

“I was struck by the incredible talent you have on this ship,” said Kirby. “You had a choir singing, a command master chief recreating the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. It was amazing to see how sincere everyone was as they watched, then participated in the ceremony. You look out at how diverse the audience was and how every seat in the room was filled, and that’s just powerful to me. It speaks a lot about the crew.”

LINCOLN SAILORS PARTICIPATES IN USS SAN ANTONIO SAR TRAINING

By MC3 Michael Fiorillo USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs

NEWPORT NEWS

Search and rescue (SAR) swimmers assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) recently took advantage of training opportunities while the ship continues its refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH).

Due to an extended period of time in a shipyard environment, the RCOH process allows few oportunities for SAR swimmers to exercise their skills. Temporary assignments to warships that are getting underway can help facilitate necessary training.

While the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) worked to certify their ship’s surface rescue swimmer, the opportunity became available for two Abraham Lincoln Sailors to participate in SAR training.

“Training evolutions are great opportunities to hone our rescue skills,” said Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Young. “Any day I can get in the water is a good day in my book.”

While underway with San Antonio, Young also made good use of his in-rate training and helped document the daily evolutions of the ship by telling the story of the crew.

“MCSN Young not only assisted the USS San Antonio in the successful completion of its sea trials; he quickly learned his way around the entire ship,” said San Antonio’s Command Master Chief Timothy Bailey, who added that Young used his mass communication skills to capture key milestone events while on board. “His direct involvement touched families and friends of the Sailors by posting stories and pictures, increasing the morale throughout the ship.”

Intelligence Specialist Seaman Eric Skibinski accompanied Young on board USS San Antonio. Training to become a Navy SAR swim-

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mer is a four-week-long training pipeline in Jacksonville, Florida. During the course of the training, Sailors must prove they are capable of performing advanced life-saving skills during emergency situations.

“The training in Jacksonville was physically demanding and mentally taxing,” Young said.

“Dealing with the daily grind of training was tough, but knowledgeable instructors and the other candidates made it enjoyable.”

Once Sailors complete SAR swimmer training, they stand ready to respond to life or death situations while their ship is out to sea.

“I’ve been swimming most of my life and it got me interested in becoming a SAR swimmer,” Young said. “Balancing my responsibilities within the media department and as a swimmer can get a little hectic at times, but it’s what I can do to help get the Lincoln back into the fight.”

MCSN Young not only assisted the USS San Antonio in the successful completion of its sea trials; he quickly learned his way around the entire ship.”

- San Antonio’s Command Master Chief Timothy Bailey

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The U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angles, conduct a fly over during the Commander, Naval Air Forces change of command and retirement ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) at Naval Air Station North Island.

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Around the fleet

MC3 Kevin V. Cunningham A MH-60S helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).

MC2 Nicholas S. Tenorio Lt. Cmdr. Ben Wainwright, commanding officer of Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1 prepares to conduct surface supplied operations during diver training aboard the U.S. Army large landing craft USAV Matamoros (LCU-2026).

MCSA Alex Millar An EA-18G Growler assigned to the “Rooks” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.

MC1 Jacquelyn D. Childs Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Christopher Zyrski, left, a surgical technician instructor at the Medicine Education and Training Campus (METC), simulates conducting a surgery at the Medicine Education and Training Campus (METC), simulates conducting a surgery at the school house at Joint Base San Antonio during a test for Army student Pvt. 2nd Class Brittany Carnley.

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integration set for FY2016 Continued from front Following our successful and smooth integration of women officers into the Submarine Force, the Navy’s plan to integrate female enlisted is a natural next step.”

On July 28, 1994, Congress was notified of policy changes to expand the number of assignments available to women in the Navy. The change was not considered by the submarine force until then Secretary of Defense Robert Gates formally presented a letter to congressional leaders on Feb. 19, 2010, notifying them of the Department of Navy’s desire to reverse current policy of prohibiting submarine service to women.

In addition to NAVADMIN 19/15, the CNO has also release two messages outlining conversions to submarine rating specialties – NAVADMIN 20/15 announces the “FY16 Enlisted Women in Submarines Chief Petty Officer Conversion,” and NAVADMIN 21/15 announces the “FY16 Enlisted Women in Submarines E-6 and Below Rating Conversion Process.”

Rear Adm. Charles A. “Chas” Richard, Commander, Submarine Group 10 and leader Women in Submarine Task Force, said the twophase integration will begin in Fiscal Year 2016.

“The Submarine Force’s integration of female officers on our submarines has been very successful,” said Richard. “We will mirror that successful pattern during the integration of enlisted females which will be done in two phases. During the initial phase we will select and train Sailors for service onboard female officer-integrated SSBNs and SSGNs in the Atlantic and Pacific fleets. In 2016 we will integrate the first two crews, the Blue and Gold

The Submarine Force’s integration of female officers on our submarines has been very successful.”

-Rear Adm. Charles A. “Chas” Richard

crews of USS Michigan (SSGN 727), and continue with 12 additional crews roughly over a five-year period through 2021. Phase Two will consist of integrating the crews of new construction Virginia-class SSNs. The plan minimizes operational impacts, and provides optimal flexibility, equity, and timeliness at reasonable cost.

“In addition to new accessions into the submarine community, our plan presents an opportunity for female Sailors in selected ratings and from pay grades E-1 (seaman recruit) to E-8 (senior chief petty officer) to convert into submarine force ratings. All prospective female enlisted Sailors will be provided the same opportunity to succeed in the submarine force as their male counterparts. “Supporting the integration of submarine crews will require modifications of the SSBNs, SSGNs, and new construction Virginia-class SSNs. These modifications will ensure conditions meet Navy guidelines for habitability and privacy while maintaining equity for male and female Sailors embarked on submarines.”

Women volunteering to serve in non-nuclear enlisted ratings will join the submarine force through both conversions and new accessions pipelines. For new acces-

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■ phases The NAVADMINs outline in detail the steps for enlisted women who wish to become Submariners. Our phased integration approach will build on our successful integration of women officers. Each phase minimizes operational impacts and provides optimal flexibility, equity and timeliness at reasonable cost.

Phase I achieves crew integrations over a five-year period in both Pacific and Atlantic-based guided-missile and ballistic-missile submarines previously integrated with women officers.

Phase II calls for integrating enlisted women on new construction Virginia-class Block IV/V attack submarines beginning in 2020, as the ships become operational.

The plan includes periodic assessments to inform both the pace and end-state of the integration. If you’re an enlisted female Sailor interested in this new and exciting opportunity to become a submariner, visit the below links to: FY16 ENLISTED WOMEN IN SUBMARINES E-6 AND BELOW RATING CONVERSION PROCESS: http://1.usa.gov/1Da8kiC FY16 ENLISTED WOMEN IN SUBMARINES CHIEF PETTY OFFICER CONVERSION: http://1.usa.gov/1yINKX5 OPENING SUBMARINE FORCE BILLETS TO ENLISTED WOMEN: http://1.usa.gov/15L3L3S ~ By Rear Adm. Charles A. “Chas” Richard | Commander, Submarine Group 10

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sions that will require completion of Navy Training Command (boot camp) in Great Lakes, Ill.; Basic Enlisted Submarine School (BESS) in Groton, Conn.; rating “A” school at various sites; and then assignment to the fleet. The only exceptions will be those females who elect to become culinary specialists (CS), logistics specialists (LS), and yeoman (YN).

They will complete their rating “A” school in Meridian, Mississippi, before entering BESS in Groton.

Women currently serving in the fleet who wish to convert to a submarine rating must complete the two-month BESS. The prospective enlisted women volunteering to serve in nuclear enlisted ratings will join the submarine force through the new accessions pipeline. This will require completion of Navy Training Command (boot camp); Nuclear Field “A” School and Nuclear Power School at Navy Nuclear Power Training Command in Charleston; prototype training at Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit in either Charleston or Ballston Spa; and then assignment to the fleet.

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Katisha Draughn-Fraguada From left to right: Melanie Frisch, NSA HR Natural Resources Manager; LTJG Molly Talmadge, Assistant Public Works Officer for NSA HR-Portsmouth; and Linda Hicks, NSA HR Environmental Program Director, receive the River Star Award from Karen Squires, Elizabeth River Project Board President and Princess Elizabeth.

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personnel recognized Continued from front teers from the community set up the basic structure of the program and held a pollution prevention workshop in 1997 to introduce the program to the business community. Many organizations joined the River Stars program that day and committed to voluntary efforts to help the River.

Both NSA HR annexes participated in different shoreline improvement projects and public outreach events to become River Star businesses.

At the Lafayette River Annex, NSA HR personnel planted native tree species, deployed oyster cages containing 6,000 oysters, and hosted Earth Day and outreach fairs in honor of National Earth Day. The Annex was also recognized for operating a fully conformed Environmental Management System.

Base personnel started oyster gardening at the Hospital Point pier at NSA HR-Portsmouth and grew a spaton-shell cage. They also deployed six cages which will be harvested this summer. Another significant accomplishment was reducing the amount of regulated medical waste from 213,041 pounds to 210,547 pounds, which resulted in a cost savings of nearly $5,000. The base also participated in Clean the Bay Day, which is a Chesapeake Bay initiative to collect trash that has accumulated on the shorelines of the Bay and its tributaries.

NSA HR- Lafayette River Annex (River Star at the Commitment Level) and NSA HR-Portsmouth (Model Level River Star) received the Sustained Distinguished Performance recognition, which is recommended by peer review once the potential River Star documents significant achievements in either wildlife habitat or other environmentally responsible practices (such as pollution prevention).

It feels good to get recognized for the hard work that was put into each project by our volunteers,” said Linda Hicks, NSA HR Environmental Program Director.

“Without the hard work by our dedicated volunteers, then none of this would have been possible.”

The Elizabeth River Project's approach is to motivate all levels of the community to pursue voluntary environmental goals, whether the organization is a civic league, the U.S. Navy or a small office.

“We will keep brainstorming and find opportunities to participate in more community outreach projects in the future,” said Hicks. “We will do all that we can to continue to help save our environment.”

of two-bedroom and threebedroom townhouse style cottages along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

“Escape and relax, stay with us,” said Dan Barnthouse, MWR Director assigned to JEBLCFS. “We want to brand the fact that MWR has these amenities available for a price you can’t beat anywhere.”

According to Barnthouse, the units blend in seamlessly with the chic beach homes among the coast.

“Our planners and designers developed this project to blend in with the surrounding neighborhood and in my opinion did an excellent job to ensure consistency of appearance with our residential neighbors,” said Barnthouse.

“These rental units are not on the base, but actually out in the resort community close to shopping, restaurants, local history and multitude of recreational activities.”

The location of the cottages is in close proximity of First Landing State Park, most known for its biking and walking trails. Other nearby leisure offerings include the Virginia Beach resort strip, local landmarks, recreation areas and boardwalk areas that play host to numerous cultural festivals throughout the year.

Upon checking into their ocean-side getaway, residents will get a key card for entry into their rental and will be assigned a code to activate a parking gate. Occupants will be allowed to have two cars parking per unit. Lodging prices will vary per time of the year and increase incrementally around peak tourist seasons. There is a 14 day maximum stay limit for all guests to have a chance to enjoy the 67th Street Townhomes. Reservations must meet a two night minimum May through September.

Conceived in 2006, the 67th Street Townhome project takes over the footprint once occupied by the Navy

MC3 Jared Aldape Capt. Frank Hughlett, Commander, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, right, joins Capt. John Malfitano, director, Fleet and Family Readiness Program, left, and Ernest Clare, Noah Enterprises Inc. in a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of the MWR 67th Street Townhome vacation rentals.

as an observation site during World War II and was later converted into the historic 67th Street Beach Club. The facilities later became a beach club/catering operation hosting weddings, retirements, and holiday parties. The site emerged as Navy Getaways recreational lodging began to take hold as a brand.

“Anywhere you go if there’s a Navy facility than you’ll find a camp ground, an RV park or something along those lines,” said Barnthouse.

“Now, everything has been conceptualized and branded as ‘Navy Getaways’ to help assist our customers.”

To provide all military community with quality lodging for leisure, Navy Getaways has been branded as the perfect place to “Stay!

Play! Relax!” With 50 destinations worldwide, Navy Getaways offers accommodations for all vacation styles.

The 67th Street Townhome accommodations are an additional option to other locations DOD personnel are able to reserve in nearby JEBLCFS. “We call the former officer housing on Fort Story the Bungalows. The rentals were once officer housing circa WW2 and not necessarily on the beach but close by the water,” explained

MC3 Jared Aldape Capt. Frank Hughlett, Commander, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story delivers remarks during a ceremony celebrating the completion of MWR 67th Street Townhome vacation rentals.

Barnthouse. “Also, we have 17 log cabin style lodging units that sit back near the RV park campground that’s at Fort Story in addition to the RV park campground at Little Creek.”

Navy Getaways’ and other MWR projects such as these provide leisure recreational opportunities for Sailors, Marines, Airmen, Coast Guardsman, retiree’s and their dependents while continuing to generate revenue that will provide more amenities and opportunities for service members and their families through the use of raised monies.

“Having been around MWR for 25 years and

having been an active duty service member prior to that for nine, I can say that the Navy has had enough insight as to what people do and the types of activities they like to engage in,” said Barnthouse.

“To see that they’re willing to invest in a property like this and create these opportunities is a great thing.”

Beginning February, these units will be available for reservations via Navy Getaways online and phone central reservations system. Active duty, Reservists, Retirees, and DOD civilians may find these properties at www.dodlodging.net or by calling the central reservation system at 1-877-NAVYBED (628-9233).

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Google launches virtual USS Constitution tour experience Using Street View technology, Google Maps photographed the ship in fall 2014 to create an online 360-degree virtual experience of touring Constitution in preparation for the ship’s scheduled dry dock restoration period, which begins in March 2015. » see B6

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Lift-off, signal acquired for Navy communications satellite Bell tolling ceremony in honor of lost submariners

By MC1 Steven Khor Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs

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Last Navy OHP decommissioned

By MC2 Justin Johndro Navy Public Affairs Suport Element Det. Northwest

EVERETT, WASH.

Sailors and guests bade farewell to the Oliver Hazard Perryclass guided-missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) as the ship concluded 28 years of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony on Naval Station Everett (NSE), Washington, Jan. 23.

Retired Cmdr. Craig R. Heckert, the first commanding officer of Rodney M. Davis and Capt.

William M. Triplett, former commander of Destroyer Squadron 9 were guest speakers for the decommissioning.

Several former crew members, plank owners, friends and family also attended.

Rodney M. Davis’ last commanding officer, Cmdr. Todd

Whalen kicked-off the ceremony and put into context the ship’s place in the history of the Navy during her time in service.

“I think I can speak for the 16 commanding officers that followed in Cmdr. Heckert’s footsteps and tell you we’ve strived to continue the tradition of excellence that you and your fellow plankowners started on Rodney M. Davis almost 28 years ago,” said Whalen.

The decommissioning ceremony, a time-honored naval tradition, retires a ship from service through a variety of ceremonial observances, including the department heads’ final reports, lowering of the ship’s commissioning pennant and Sailors walking off the ship while a bugler plays “Taps.”

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Lt. Jennifer Fleming, from Anchorage, Alaska, operations officer of the Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60), salutes as the ship’s colors are lowered for the last time during the ship’s decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Everett.

■ 28 years of service The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) is scheduled to be transferred for dismantlement March 31.

A special bell tolling ceremony was held at the Submarine Base Chapel on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 14, in memory of both submariners and submarines lost in the month of January during World War II. Submariners past and present gathered to honor and remember those sacrifices for the nation, sponsored by the Submarine Veterans Bowfin Base, and the chaplain’s office at Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC).

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SECNAV establishes task force innovation Secretary of Navy Public Affairs

By Steven A. Davis Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Public Affairs

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA.

The Navy’s third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite was launched Jan. 20 at 8:04 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 41. The communications satellite will significantly improve capability for Navy and Department of Defense tactical operators.

Over the next several days after the launch, the satellite transitioned to its geosynchronous orbit location 22,000 miles above Earth. Its solar arrays and mesh antennas were then deployed and on-orbit testing began for eventual commissioning into service.

Upon acceptance for operational use, MUOS 3 along with MUOS 1 and 2 already on-orbit, will provide communications coverage to more than threequarters of the globe.

“This MUOS 3 launch is another major milestone to achieving the next generation of global tactical satellite communications capability for the Department of Defense,” said Navy Capt. Joe Kan, MUOS program manager.

“It’s very visible evidence of the tremendous talent and dedication of our integrated joint service, government and contactor team.”

MUOS operates like a smartphone network from space, vastly improving secure satellite communications for mobile U.S. forces. Unlike its predecessor system, MUOS provides users a global, on-demand, beyond-lineof-sight capability to transmit and receive high-quality voice and mission data using a high-speed Internet Protocol-based system.

According to Nina Tran, MUOS space division director, successful launch was the culmination of many months of meticulous preparation.

WASHINGTON

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus announced the establishment of Task Force Innovation (TFI) within the Department of the Navy Jan. 22.

Consisting of subject matter experts from across the department, TFI has been charged with developing a comprehensive innovation agenda for the Navy and Marine Corps.

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Top photo: A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the third Mobile User Objective System satellite for the U.S. Navy creates a light trail as it lifts off Tuesday, Jan. 20 from Space Launch Complex-41 at 8:04 p.m. EST.

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USS Boise returns to Norfolk Left: Cmdr. Scott C. Luers, USS Boise Commanding Officer, is greeted by his wife and children after the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Boise (SSN 764) returned to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 16.

Right: Fire Control Technician 1st Class Christopher Rucker, from Lansing Illinois, is greeted by his Golden Retriever “Rowen.”

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The love fight: Did you marry an achiever?

By Jacey Eckhart Military Spouse Contributor

Achievers and Connectors often marry each other in military (and civilian) life, but can they live happily ever after?

It ain’t easy. According to psychologist Tony Ferretti and physician Peter Weiss, authors of The Love Fight, when Achievers and Connectors get together their marriages are often at high risk for failure.

Achievers want to devote themselves to the job while spending little effort on the family.

Connectors long for the energy and participation of their high achieving partner. When that desire goes unanswered, the relationship blows up–or the couple gives up and starts living as roommates.

We often hear about that kind of thing on SpouseBuzz. In a recent poll about what your service member needs to do for the family, Tanya wrote directly to service members: “Do us with the same level you do your work…When you fail to encourage me as your spouse, support your children as a parent, pursue us as an entity but give your all at work, it gives the wrong impression on our value.

Failure to see us (the civilian dependent, children) as worthy of your full effort sometimes leaves a bitter feeling that we are unwelcome and only useful as accessories during homecoming and unit picnics.”

Are you an Achiever or a Connector?

According to Ferretti and Weiss, Achievers are those people whose identities are built around their accomplishments.

Think of midlevel enlisted and junior officers who would do anything for their troops – even

when they haven’t had dinner with their kids in three weeks. Think of senior enlisted who geobach so they can devote more of themselves to the job. Think of senior officers who never leave the Pentagon while the escalators are still running.

Shoot, think of anyone in uniform who proudly says, “Army first. Family second.”

Connectors are different than Achievers.

Connectors are those people whose identities are built around their relationships. Think of the military spouses you know who seem to read their children’s minds. Who can’t go for their run if someone in the family is crying.

Who seem to know who just had a baby or got diagnosed with breast cancer needs a food chain. Think of those spouses who know how to make everything just right for their partners – and do that.

These two types are opposites.

While Connectors devote themselves to relationships, Ferretti and Weiss note how Achievers are not really that interested in relationships at all. “Achievers often marry individuals who are more focused on relationships – perhaps, consciously or subconsciously, making up for their deficiencies in this area.”

The early years of the marriage go pretty well. Each type specializes in what they do best. But later the misplaced priorities of the Achiever can destroy the relationships they say they want.

That’s when the Love Fight comes in.

Ferretti and Weiss say that the Love Fight isn’t the fight for who is right and who is

wrong. It is the fight for the survival of the relationship. Winning the love fight means understanding each other and coming back together in a happy committed relationship.

While their book offers plenty of insight into the thoughts, strategies and values of the Connector and the Achiever, Ferretti and Weiss don’t offer any simple little strategies to fix things.

Instead they cut to the chase. If you are in the middle of an Achiever/Connector relationship and things are getting rocky, get help from a counselor NOW. They say that it is so difficult to help a couple after the marriage fails. A counselor can help couples make their relationship a priority, create a marriage of equals, create pathways for conflict resolution and restore trust and intimacy.

If your Achiever partner will not agree to counseling, go on your own. Free counseling is available to military spouses via Tricare or Military OneSource.

With all their differences, the Achiever/Connector relationship can be a powerful success.

It is worth it to learn how you can use your differences to build a stronger whole.

Jacey Eckhart is the Director of Spouse and Family Programs for Military.com. Since 1996, Eckhart’s take on military families has been featured in her syndicated column, her book The Homefront Club, and her award winning CDs These Boots and I Married a Spartan??

Most recently she has been featured as a military family subject matter expert on NBC Dateline, CBS morning news, CNN, NPR and the New York Times. Eckhart is an Air Force brat, a Navy wife and an Army mom.

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FLAGSHIPNEWS.COM | JAN 29, 2015 | THE FLAGSHIP | B3 Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. William Moran speaks to Seabees during an all-hands call at the Needham Theatre.

Moran introduced a new program called “Bees to Badges” which will allow Seabees to transition to the Master atArms rate in an effort to improve Seabee advancement and retention while also addressing new Master-at Arms requirements.

CNP talks advancement, deployment and diversity with NBVC Sailors

By Kimberly Gearhart Naval Base Ventura County Public Affairs

POINT MUGU, CALIF.

Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) Vice Adm. William Moran and Fleet Master Chief April Beldo visited Naval Base Ventura County, Jan. 20, talking with Seabees and the aviation community about advancement opportunities, uniform changes and deployment schedules.

“If the Navy was a patient,” Moran said, “I’d say that the patient is in pretty good health.”

He noted that the newest recruits joining the Navy are scoring higher on the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Batter) than

ever before and 98 percent are high school graduates. For those in the service, most rates are seeing advancement opportunities that are above historical averages.

“There are exceptions,” Moran noted, “but on average, the opportunity to advance is high.” Seabee ratings, for example, have suffered from cuts over the past several years, but that is “leveling out” now.

Moran noted that, unlike other branches of the armed forces, the Navy is growing, looking to add approximately 5,000 Sailors over the next five years. Growth in cyber and unmanned systems as well as ship manning is partly responsible

Photos by MC1 John P. Curtis Construction Electrician 1st Class Michael Fussel, left, asks Fleet Master Chief April Beldo and Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. William Moran about education opportunities and tuition assistance during an all-hands call.

for that growth.

“Here at Point Mugu, you are the Renaissance of unmanned systems,” he said, “which aren’t really unmanned. They’re not in the seat, but it takes people to operate those systems.”

Not as healthy is the Navy’s

recent deployment cycle, which had ships deployed for up to nine or 10 months at a time and in some cases on back-to-back rotations. One Sailor asked the CNP how and when the Navy was going to get back a more “normal” operational tempo.

Moran said that the current 10-

month deployment of the USS Carl Vinson is the last longer than normal deployment the Navy will schedule.

“The Chief of Naval Operations is committed to seven-month deployments, and that’s what we’re going to do,” he said. By 2016, most ships will be back to sevenmonth deployment schedules.

Moran and Beldo also addressed Navy testing requirements, options of Sailors who are undesignated, Reserve and active duty integration and diversity training in the Fleet.

“Our focus, when it comes to diversity, all diversity, should be on our core values,” Moran said when asked about diversity training.

“Doing the right thing for the right reasons; you have to believe it. If you don’t believe it, please, go find another job.”

If you missed your chance to ask the CNP a question this visit, there is an option, Beldo said. You can email the CNP your questions, comments and suggestions at USNpeople@gmail.com.

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U.S. Navy scientist wins NATO Scientific Achievement Award

By John Joyce NSWC Dahlgren Division Corporate Communications

DAHLGREN, VA.

A U.S. Navy scientist received the 2014 NATO Science and Technology Organization’s Scientific Achievement Award, the Navy announced Jan. 22.

NATO Chief Scientist Major Gen. Albert Husniaux, conferred the award to Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) principal scientist Steve Anderson for his impact on the MSG-088 Task Group’s work on data farming in support of NATO. “It was a great honor to collaborate with some of the most talented people I have ever met,” said Anderson regarding the prestigious U.S. and international scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and military personnel in the task group.

The collaboration enabled Anderson and his colleagues to achieve their objective assess data farming capabilities worldwide to impact the development of improved decision support to NATO forces.

The Scientific Achievement Award recognizes outstanding contributions in the context of activities in aerospace science and technology or aerospace systems applications.

Calling Anderson’s contribution to the mission of the NATO Science and Technology Organization, “outstanding,” Husniaux recognized the NSWCDD scientist for his “extensive co-operative research in the field of decision support using modeling and

U.S. Navy graphic illustration by Victor Strickland An artist rendering of the Office of Naval Research’s Transformable Craft, or T-Craft.

simulation and, in particular, data farming.”

“The task group combined results of assessments and explorations to not only recommend, but to demonstrate a way forward for implementing data farming methodologies and processes in the NATO modeling and simulation context,” according to the citation. “In this way, the task group achieved what no individual nation could achieve alone, a codified process for data farming that is ready and appropriate to support NATO decision making.”

Anderson’s research specifically applied to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief planning.

For example, he used modeling and simulation to explore the effectiveness of the Future Naval Capability project called the Transformable Craft, or T-Craft, in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts.

This potential future U.S. and allied Navy air cushion vehicle could serve many purposes, including the transport of equipment and personnel between locations at sea and ashore during humanitarian assistance, disaster recovery, and major combat operations.

Moreover, T-Craft complements U.S. Naval Sea-Basing strategy as a leap-ahead

technology. Initial designs propose a fuelefficient craft capable of self deployment during open ocean transits. T-Craft will enable high speed shallow-water transits while fully loaded with at least four M-1 tanks, good sea-keeping during cargo transfers at sea, and amphibious operations capability.

Anderson briefed findings of his NATO work to myriad groups, from the NATO Technical Review, hosted by the Swedish Defense Research Agency, to the Modeling and Simulation World Conference where his paper won “Best Paper in Defense, Homeland Security and First Responders.”

“I would encourage anyone with an opportunity to participate on a NATO panel or working group to do so,” he said. “If you go with an open mind and a willingness to listen, it will change you perspectives in so many ways.”

MSG-088 participation included members from the eight countries cited in the award Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Singapore, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States - but also included visitors from France, Holland, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.

“I am continuing to do what I can, personally and professionally, to address the

grand challenges identified by this NATO technical working group,” said Anderson, who co-founded three non-profit research and education organizations to help address these challenges: The International Association for Foresight and Solutions; The Institute for Confronting Global Challenges; and The Foundation for Prediction, Mitigation and Planning (www.ffpmp.org).

“MSG-088 focused upon prevention planning and intelligent responses to probable and likely events,” said Anderson.

“There exists a great deal of data around the world that can be studied to identify trends.

Many trends are disturbing, and have the potential to destroy huge investments and potentially cost millions of lives. I am a firm believer that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. We need to establish a robust ‘data observatory’ to support novel interdisciplinary research, and do what we can to make the world a better place for our children and grandchildren.”

Under the NATO Science and Technology Organization, Scientific Achievement Award candidates must have made significant contributions to activities sponsored by the organization during the preceding four years.

Coast Guard Capt.

Andrew Norris, judge advocate at U.S. Naval War College, displays a copy of the journal that recently published his article on the tale of ship S.S. City of Flint.

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Naval War College professor honored for legal writing

By Daniel L. Kuester U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs

NEWPORT, R.I.

Coast Guard Capt. Andrew Norris, judge advocate at U.S. Naval War College (NWC), has been honored for exemplary legal writing by the quarterly law journal Green Bag Almanac and Reader.

The Almanac & Reader was published by George Mason University School of Law and cites Norris’ account of the U.S.-flagged merchant ship S.S. City of Flint’s odyssey, as she sailed for England from New York City in 1939. The ship was taken by German forces prior to the U.S. entering World War II. When Norris wrote the article, he was only hoping to compile a complete account of the incident which gathered worldwide attention at the time, but is now fading from memory.

“I wanted to write the definitive article on the City of Flint and hoped it would be

the one place for information on the subject for those who want to study the incident,” said Norris.

Norris presented the facts in the form of an easily readable story, rather than in the typical legal style that can be difficult to understand for those without legal training.

“Many law review articles you read are really pretty painful to get through. They are by scholarly people writing about weighty stuff,” said Norris. “What this tale brings is that it has got maritime, legal and diplomatic elements. It is a good story and maybe that’s what caught the eye of the Green Bag people.”

Green Bag positions itself as “An Entertaining Journal of Law” and reprints legal articles that are selected as examples of good legal writing, in categories such as: opinions of courts, books, long articles, news and editorial.

Norris did not submit his article to Green Bag directly.

Originally, it ran in the Amer-

ican Journal of Legal History, published by Temple University Beasley College of Law. The article was nominated for the award without Norris’ knowledge.

“I got an email in November telling me I was nominated, and that was the first I had heard of the journal or the award,” said Norris. “While I thought it was a good article and got some good feedback on it and I put a lot of work into it, I was really surprised that it got recognized as it did.”

In January, Norris was notified that his article was one of two winners in the long articles category.

“I was surprised, because most of the past winners have been law professors at highpowered universities, federal judges, and the like,” said Norris.

The article, titled “A Maelstrom of International Law and Intrigue: The Remarkable Voyage of the S.S. City of Flint,” can be read at http://1.usa.gov/188WU5k.

FLAGSHIPNEWS.COM | JAN 29, 2015 | THE FLAGSHIP | B5 Adm. Cecil D. Haney, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, addresses guests as Rear Adm. Chas Richard, Commander, Submarine Group 10, (left) and Vice Adm. Michael Connor, Commander, Submarine Forces, look on at the 4000th Strategic Deterrent Patrol Commemoration Ceremony at Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay in Georgia.

Haney: Strategic deterrence more than a nuclear triad

By Cheryl Pellerin DOD News, Defense Media Activity

WASHINGTON

The United States’ strategic deterrent includes a triad of nuclear delivery platforms, but other critical elements range from intelligence and missile defense to space and cyber capabilities and a capable workforce, Navy Adm. Cecil Haney said Jan. 15.

The commander of U.S. Strategic Command spoke on strategic deterrence in the 21st century during a discussion moderated by Thom Shanker of the New York Times and hosted by the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.

The strategic deterrent includes a robust and agile intelligence apparatus, a synthesis of dedicated space and ground sensors that provide critical early warning for missile launchers and bomber threats, national nuclear command and control and the necessary infrastructure to sustain nuclear weapons without fully testing the warheads, the admiral said.

Other parts of the deterrent are a credible missile defense system that defends against limited attacks from rogue nations, cyberspace and space capabilities, trained and ready people, a campaign plan that orients assigned capabilities and activities toward a common purpose, and synchronized treaties, policies and strategies, Haney added.

A Whole-of-Government Approach “This is not just capability but a whole-of-government approach that requires our attention and the necessary resources,� Haney said, adding that the Nuclear Deterrent Enterprise Review Group recently established by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel provides important support for the nation’s deterrent.

Even in an era of signiďŹ cant resource constraints the nation must get 21st century deterrence right, Haney said, and must make clear to adversaries or potential adversaries that restraint is always the better course.

“It will require us to work together as a team, as partners -- the government, the private sector and academia,� he said, “to shape policy that will have a meaningful impact on our national security.�

Haney recalled President Barack Obama’s 2009 Prague speech, in which Obama publicly stated his goal for a world free of nuclear weapons, and said the new START treaty between the United States and Russia - formally called Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms - is an effort to work toward that goal.

Deterrents Can Fail “The president’s 2013 Nuclear Weapons Employment Strategy and strategic documents such as the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review and the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review make it clear that as long as nuclear weapons exist,� Haney said, “the United States must maintain a strong and credible safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent and ... be prepared for the possibility that deterrents can fail.�

Of the multiple states around the globe who have nuclear weapons or aspirations of acquiring them, the admiral mentioned Russia, China, North Korea and Iran.

Russia has had more than a decade of investments and modernization across its strategic nuclear forces, he said, adding that the U.S. approach to dealing with Russia in this context today is not about continuing the Cold War. “This is about emerging capability at a time of signiďŹ cant concerns about Russians’ execution of their near and abroad strategy,â€? Haney said, adding that Russia has signiďŹ cant cyber capability.

A Time of SigniďŹ cant Concerns Russia also has signiďŹ cant cyber capability and Russian leaders have publicly stated that they are developing counter-space capabilities and that Russia’s armed forces have anti-satellite weapons and conduct anti-satellite research.

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China also is modernizing its strategic forces, the admiral said, by enhancing silo-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, conducting the ďŹ rst eet tests of a new mobile missile and making progress on a successor expected to be another roadmobile ICBM capable of carrying multiple warheads.

China is also testing and integrating new ballistic missile submarines, providing that nation with its ďŹ rst sea-based strategic nuclear deterrent, Haney said. “As I’m sure you’re aware,â€? he told the audience, “they’re also developing multidimensional space capabilities supporting their access-denial campaign. But with more than 60 nations operating satellites in space, it’s extremely problematic to see China conducting missiles designed to destroy satellites.â€?

North Korea continues to advance its nuclear ambitions, the admiral added, and Iran has made no secret of its desire to acquire nuclear weapons.

21st Century Deterrents Haney said, “21st century deterrents must be tailored to speciďŹ c adversaries and threats, and in an integrated manner, so we can predict what deters and what prevents escalation.â€?

Haney’s top priority is to deter strategic attack and provide the nation with a safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent force, but he’s also interested in international partnerships and promoting innovation for future capabilities.

In the past year he’s had meetings with defense ministers of South Korea, France and Australia, a former Japanese defense minister, the United Kingdom’s vice defense chief, and ďŹ ve partners involved in space-sharing agreements.

In October, he said, “we conducted a command-and-

control exercise designed to train our Defense Department forces and access our joint operational readiness across all my mission areas with a speciďŹ c focus on nuclear readiness.â€?

“We need to grow innovative leaders, identify new operational concepts and continue to develop cutting-edge technology so we can continue to evolve our ideas on how to deter our adversaries and potential adversaries and, of Accessing Joint Operational course, assure our allies.�

Readiness Stratcom did this in con- Finding Problems, Plucking junction with U.S. Northern Them Out Command, the North AmeriBut Haney said the nation can Aerospace Defense Com- would not have a credible mand, and Canadian partners strategic deterrent today if in exercises that included Vigi- it were not for the men and lant Shield, Positive Response women, military and civilian, and Determined Dragon. “who conduct and contribute Another of Haney’s high to our strategic deterrent mispriorities is bolstering Strat- sion day in and day out, across com’s ability to anticipate all areas. From under the sea change and confront uncer- to geosynchronous orbit, they tainty with agility and innova- are making concrete contribution. tions to our security 24/7, 365 “Last summer we cut the days a year.â€? ribbon at U.S. Strategic ComAbout the much-publicized mand’s War Gaming Center problems over the past year back there at Offutt Air Force with some members of the Base in Omaha, to help enable nuclear force, Haney said and challenge our thinking that when such problems are with the ability to look at al- found, no matter where they ternative scenarios, some are, “we pluck [them] out of plausible today and some un- our system ... and get through thinkable tomorrow,â€? the ad- some root-cause analysis to miral explained. ďŹ gure out what we should be

doing associated with that particular problem.�

He added, “When you look at 90 percent of our team, [they] come to work every day to do the right thing, passionate over the mission.�

In any organization, the admiral said, “You have to continue to work on that other percentage of folks ... and in this case I’m very happy that we found the problem, eradicated the problem from our system and went to work with this Nuclear Enterprise Review business to work on those problems.�

Charged About the Mission Haney said he spent 2014 traveling and meeting with all of those involved in the strategic deterrent mission. “I can say unequivocally that those folks are ďŹ red up and charged about the mission,â€? he said. “I think the rest of us need to support them in how we talk about it and associate it with the plans we have now.â€?

The admiral added, “I am proud of working with those great Americans.�

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The Navy announced the nomination of approximately 300 unrestricted line ofďŹ cers Jan. 15 for a newly established naval strategy subspecialty designation.

The initial group of nominees forms a cadre of educated and experienced Navy strategists who are now eligible to ďŹ ll nearly 80 existing strategy billet assignments on Navy, Joint Staff, OfďŹ ce of the Secretary of Defense, State Department, and Combatant Commander staffs.

"If selected for the naval strategy subspecialty you will have a unique opportunity to shape strategy and create the bridge between policy and warďŹ ghting by serving in a number of unique billets," said Rear Adm. Kevin Donegan, acting deputy chief

of naval operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy (N3/N5).

The establishment of the naval strategy subspecialty for those who meet speciďŹ c education requirements or have appropriate experience tours is part of a Strategic Enterprise initiative directed by the chief of naval operations. Goals for the enterprise include developing a cadre of Navy strategists by capitalizing on the abilities, experiences, and education of personnel.

The subspecialty code will enable manpower professionals to identify, track and assign the right ofďŹ cers to critical N5 and J5 billets during approved community sea/shore rotations.

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Nominated ofďŹ cers may decline assignment of the new subspecialty by contacting members of the chief of naval operations staff listed in the NAVADMIN. OfďŹ cers who were not nominated and believe they meet the requirements for the subspecialty can apply. Application guidance is listed in the NAVADMIN. For more information on the naval strategy subspecialty, visit the milSuite website at https://www.milsuite. mil/book/groups/naval-strat.

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“Adding interior imagery of the USS Constitution to Google Maps was the next step towards providing the most accurate, useful and comprehensive map of the world,” said Deanna Yick, Google Maps Street View program manager.

“We hope this encourages curious observers to visit this historic ship in person one day.”

Google Maps’ innovative technology offers a unique view of most decks and spaces in the warship, including some spaces typically closed off to visitors, and will allow full virtual access of the landmark during the restoration.

The virtual tour allows the public to view and experience the ship as she traditionally looks, fully-rigged at her berth at pier 1 in Charlestown Navy Yard.

“This effort is particularly exciting because not only will it allow the public to go on a virtual tour to areas of the ship that will not be accessible while Old Ironsides is in dry dock, it will also bring this virtual tour experience to millions of people worldwide who might otherwise never get the chance to visit the ship in person,” said Kearns.

To visit Constitution in Google Maps Street View, click http://bit. ly/1LbebKa.

■ Old Ironsides USS Constitution, the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat, actively defended sea lanes against global threats from 1797 to 1855.

Now a featured destination on Boston’s Freedom Trail, Constitution and her crew of U.S. Navy Sailors offer community outreach and education about the ship’s history and the importance of naval seapower to more than 500,000 visitors each year.

Adaptive sports clinic inspires new Wounded Warrior athletes

By Patty Babb Navy Installations Command, Navy Wounded Warrior Safe Harbor

VENTURA COUNTY, CALIF.

Safe Harbor, the Navy and Coast Guard’s wounded warrior support program, kicked off its 2015 adaptive sports program with an introductory clinic Jan. 16-18 at Naval Base Ventura County, Calif.

Twenty-nine seriously wounded, ill and injured service members from across the country took part in archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and field, and wheelchair basketball during the three-day event. The sports have been modified to meet the needs of individuals who face challenges because of medical conditions.

“I was able to do things [at the clinic] that I thought that I couldn’t do,” said retired Navy Chief Logistics Specialist Leticia Baugher, from Independence, Missouri.

“Seeing other athletes do things, especially the people confined to wheelchairs, motivated me to try new things.

I really enjoyed meeting so many new people here, it was very motivational.”

Baugher, a Navy reservist and the mother of three children, was deployed to Bahrain in 2013 when she began experiencing debilitating back pain. After surgeries and multiple complications, Baugher was medically separated from the Navy in 2014 and continues to grapple with

Shooting was my favorite sport which surprised me. It was relaxing. You are in your own little world, and the only thing you focus on is the target.”

-Retired Navy Chief Logistics Specialist Leticia Baugher

pain management. The clinic was her first adaptive sports experience, and she participated in cycling, sitting volleyball and shooting.

“Shooting was my favorite sport,” she said, “which surprised me. It was relaxing.

You are in your own little world, and the only thing you focus on is the target.” She added that she hopes adaptive sports will help her be more active, aiding in her recovery.

During the clinic, the athletes, who have upper-body, lower-body, and spinal cord injuries; serious illnesses; post-traumatic stress disorder; traumatic brain injuries; and visual impairment trained alongside coaches who are nationally recognized for their expertise in adaptive sports. The event is one of several NWW sports camps leading up to the 2015 Warrior Games, an annual athletic competition among wounded warriors from all branches of service.

“I want to make the team,” said retired Navy Electronics Technician 1st Class Maria Umayam, from Colorado Springs, Colorado. “I want to win some gold [at the Warrior

Games] not just for me, but for the Navy!”

While assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in 2012, Umayam suffered a stroke that resulted in paralysis of her left side. Her recovery is going well, as she is no longer confined to a wheelchair and can move her left hand. Umayam is new to adaptive sports, but she has been eager to get involved in the program since attending the 2014 Warrior Games as a spectator.

“The clinic was a nice place to meet new people and broaden your interests,” she said. “I participated in pistol shooting, sitting volleyball, archery and upright cycling.

Volleyball was really fun, but cycling was my favorite.”

In addition to connecting wounded warriors with adaptive sports, NWW provides them with a variety of support services, from employment assistance, to help with pay and benefits issues, and more.

A Fleet and Family Readiness program, NWW has assisted more than 3,200 seriously wounded, ill and injured service members to date.

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LAUNCH

| Key advantage of MUOS:

increased capacity across the system Continued from B1

U.S. Navy photo courtesy of United Launch Alliance A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the third Mobile User Objective System satellite for the U.S. Navy lifts off Tuesday, Jan. 20 from Space Launch Complex-41 at 8:04 p.m. EST.

“Before the spacecraft was shipped to the Cape, there was an 18-month effort where we went through baseline, environmental and final testing to ensure once we get this vehicle on-orbit it’s reliable and fulfills its mission,” explained Tran, who oversees the design, build, test and delivery of MUOS space vehicles. “Once the spacecraft arrived at the Cape we had a team of engineers who went through an intensive period of vehicle testing, then fueling and integration with the launch vehicle.”

One of the key advantages MUOS will bring is increased capacity. There will be a 10-fold increase in the number of simultaneous users supported across the system. It brings higher data rates and the ability to reliably communicate in more challenging environments. Additional advantages include global reach and increased accessibility to military networks by the tactical users MUOS provides satellite communications in the narrowband spectrum. Although narrowband communication is less than 2 percent of total DOD bandwidth, it represents more than 50 percent of all DOD satellite communication users. In addition to ad-hoc situations such as disaster response, narrowband represents the majority of communications for SEAL teams in Afghanistan and ground patrols in Iraq.

While the third launch is a key milestone, much work is still underway to provide

Veterans from the United States Submarine Vets, Inc., Bowfin Base, and Sailors from Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, attend a monthly bell tolling ceremony at the submarine memorial chapel on Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam, Jan. 14.

CEREMONY

| 10 Sailors, 52

submariners honored Continued from B1 Lt. Bill Gritton, chaplain from Naval Submarine Support Command, said the importance of the ceremony is the remembrance of what the submarine force has done in the past, and what they are still doing today.

“The idea is to remind people of the interconnectedness of the submarine force,” said Gritton. “It is to remind people that the submarine legacy has extended back to 1900, and to remember the sacrifices that individuals have made during that time period.”

The bell tolling ceremony is held every month to honor and pay respects to the 52 submarines and crews lost during the war.

The month of January honored five submarines and their crews that were lost, as well as 10 Sailors that were lost while the submarines themselves made it home.

Pictures of the submarines and their crews were displayed on a large screen as Sailors spoke of accomplishments and sacrifices.

One submarine in particular honored at the event was USS Argonaut (SS 166).

A V-class submarine, Argonaut was the largest submarine built until the nuclear era. A mine layer and troop transport, she was launched on Oct. 10, 1927.

She was sunk while engaging a Japanese convoy by direct fire and depth charges from Japanese destroyers. The sinking of Argonaut and her crew of 102 personnel was reported as the worst loss of life for a wartime submarine.

The bell that hangs in the steeple

USS DAVIS

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of the Submarine Base Chapel, and tolled in remembrance for the fallen each month, was donated from the crew of USS Argonaut right before her last patrol, one from which she would never return.

Following the ceremony, submarine veterans and active duty personnel reflected upon the event.

“Everything that we do in the submarine force has been built on the backs of the Sailors that we have lost,” said COMSUBPAC’s Force Master Chief Russ Mason, a native of Mears, Michigan. “There is nothing in the submarine force that was not written in blood. For us to come here to honor them is a small price to pay to remember these Sailors and their sacrifices.”

Mason has seen his share of Sailors lost during his career, and believes events like bell tolling ceremonies help show that Sailors past and present acknowledge their sacrifice and honor them.

“It is personal to me and I think it is personal to each one of us,” added Mason. “They know someone or know of someone that we have lost, so we want to remember them and honor them.”

Retired submariner, Lt. Cmdr. Paul Jurcsak, from the Bowfin Based Submarine Veterans and a native of New York, believes the bell tolling cere-

monies help attendees remember and share the proud tradition of the U.S. submarine force.

“We all leave here with a deep sense of pride of being a part of probably the greatest submarine force that the world has ever known,” said Jurcsak.

“It’s our pleasure to honor the memory of those great Sailors and it is fitting that we continue this tradition.”

Jurcsak recounted his experience losing a fellow shipmate while he served on active duty, and was devastated.

“We are all brothers, and we feel a deep sense of loss whenever someone leaves us,” added Jurcsak.

Operations Specialist 1st Class Steven Warden, assigned at Task Force 34, served as a presenter at the event and said he believed the tolling of the bells was even more inspiring for him because he is from a different naval community.

“Being from the surface Navy, we are not as knowledgeable of the subsurface community and the dangers that come with it,” said Warden, originally from Vinita, Oklahoma.

Warden said he believes that submariners have that constant risk of not being able to surface. Some will surface, and some will not.

“For those who did not surface, we should all stand and support them,” said Warner.

| Named after Vietnam War veteran

Continued from B1 The ceremony is meant to pay respect to the ship and the Sailors who have served in her over decades of honorable service.

According to Heckert, walking down the pier felt like walking through a time warp, except everything was the same.

“As I walked down this pier nothing has changed,” said Heckert. “Although the ship’s namesake Rodney Maxwell Davis will be decommissioning, the heroism and dedication that Rodney Maxwell Davis did for our country will forever be remembered.”

Rodney M. Davis was assigned to Destroyer Squadron 9. In December, the ship returned from her last deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the six-month deployment, the ship and crew of more than 200 Sailors conducted presence op-

erations and theater security cooperation with partner nations in the IndoAsia-Pacific region.

“Every one of these Sailors, past and present, made the personal sacrifices every day to protect our families, our friends and our countrymen,” said Whalen. “It has been my privilege to serve alongside of them.”

“Today there are 325,000 Sailors and 287 ships in the Navy and 197 of those Sailors are standing the watch on Rodney M. Davis,” he said. “So what do we honor the memory of Rodney M. Davis? We do what every Sailor has done for the last 28 years.

We work together, we prepare the ship for sustained combat operations at sea and we do everything we can to make the ship the best it can be.”

For Triplett, the ceremony was a new experience, as the Navy was saying good-bye to the final frigate stationed at NSE.

“Those who sailed with Rodney M. Davis will forever be linked and will always be a part of making history,” said Triplett. They served our nation unselfishly like their namesake. This is the end of the frigate era here in Everett.”

Rodney M. Davis was commissioned May 9, 1987, at Naval Station Long Beach as the 54th Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate. She was named for Marine Sgt. Rodney M. Davis, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Vietnam War. In honor of his service Rodney M. Davis’ daughter, Samantha Steen, traveled from Miami to attend the ceremony and received the honor of retiring the ship’s colors.

“It was an emotional and honorable experience,” said Steen. “I know my father would’ve been proud of the accomplishments that this ship did in his name “

secure, worldwide coverage. “Right now we need to ensure the system works endto-end,” said Jim Parsons, MUOS technical director. “We’re in the process of doing that by connecting an Army radio program, an Army waveform development program, our Navy satellites and ground system and DOD teleports to ensure that all elements work together as designed.”

For operators, the services will procure new radios or upgrade existing radios with the MUOS capability. Examples of warfighter’s devices currently developing the MUOS capability include: General Dynamics (PRC-155 and USC-61), Harris (PRC117G), Rockwell Collins (ARC-210), Raytheon (ARC-231) and others. The MUOS software waveform is now available to industry for implementation on their software defined radio products. The specific MUOS services provided depend on the capabilities of a particular radio and mission needs of the warfighting community using that radio.

Two MUOS satellites, launched in 2012 and 2013, are already providing legacy communications capability from their geosynchronous orbits over the Pacific Ocean and Continental United States. Ultimately, the constellation and associated network will extend narrowband communications availability well past 2025.

The Navy’s Program Executive Office for Space Systems, located at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego, is responsible for the MUOS program.

SECNAV

| Navy

Undersecretary receives TFI agenda in 60 days Continued from B1 Specific tasking for TFI includes the creation of the Department of the Navy’s innovation vision, the development of bold short and long-term innovation goals and metrics, oversight of coordination across the department and the removal of bureaucratic roadblocks preventing the achievement of these goals.

“From non-state actors, to rising powers, today’s threats to our national security and our interests are not just becoming more numerous, they are also accelerating,” said Mabus. “Establishing Task Force Innovation will help us develop the best ways to improve our systems and ensure that we are also able to embrace our innovative ideas at a pace that keeps us ahead.”

The task force, comprised of special advisors to the Secretary of the Navy as well as representatives from the offices of the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, the Deputy Undersecretary of the Navy (Policy), the General Counsel, and the Office of Naval Research will focus its efforts on three main areas.

The first, according to a memorandum signed by Mabus establishing TFI, is leveraging innovative practices to create and maintain an adaptive workforce.

This area of focus will involve evaluating the Department of the Navy’s culture, policies and processes to ensure the Navy and Marine Corps are attracting, developing and retaining the best talent while creating a risk-tolerant environment that allows these men and women to anticipate and solve the services’ most demanding problems.

“This isn’t about creating an innovative workforce,” said Mabus. “This is about harnessing the creative energy which our Sailors, Marines and civilians already have.”

TFI’s second area of focus will be ensuring the Department of the Navy is effectively viewing information as an asset.

“We develop large amounts of data in the Navy and Marine Corps – everything from measuring our acquisition programs to the lessons learned from deployments and operations,” Mabus said. “We should be taking advantage of modern advances in computing power and analytical tools to ensure we are using all this information as a strategic asset.”

TFI has also been charged with rethinking how the Department of the Navy values and shares information to ensure that processes within the Navy and Marine Corps allow the services to move at the speed required to perform their mission in the information age.

The final area of focus for TFI will be ensuring emerging operational capabilities have a clear and expedient path to the fleet. The new concepts specifically being addressed

by TFI will include adaptive force packages, unmanned systems, non-lethal weapons, directed energy weapons and additive manufacturing.

“The Navy and Marine Corps need to continue to press forward with emerging capabilities and our next generation weapons and operating concepts,” said Mabus.

TFI will have 60 days to provide a detailed innovation agenda clearly stating the actions required to prepare the Department of the Navy for the future. They will report directly to the Undersecretary of the Navy.

MCC Sam Shavers Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus speaks with Sailors and Marines assigned to U.S. Forces Korea during an all-hands call in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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Chill Seekers, 5K Runners needed to participate in Polar Plunge® Winter Fest benefiting Special Olympics VA VIRGINIA BEACH

BILLY JOEL TO PLAY FARM BUREAU LIVE IN JUNE The Virginian-Pilot VIRGINIA BEACH

Billy Joel will play the Farm Bureau Live on June 6, as announced by Mayor Will Sessoms in a news conference and on Twitter.

American Express Card Members can purchase tickets, beginning Jan. 30, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday, according to a news release posted on Joel’s site. The general public can purchase tickets via www. livenation.com.

Joel, one of the most recognized recording artists in the world, received The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in November. The prize honors living musical artists’ lifetime achievements in promoting song as a vehicle of cultural understanding, entertaining, informing audiences and inspiring new generations, the release says. He has won six Grammy Awards and is included in the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

This story was originally published by The Virginian-Pilot and PilotOnline.com

NEXS TO SELL BENEFIT SALES TICKET FOR NMCRS Press Release NEXCOM

From Feb. 2 - March 29, NEX customers at select locations can show their support for the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) by purchasing a $5 benefit sales ticket.

The benefit sales ticket will entitle customers to specific percent-off discounts for a one-time purchase from March 27 - 29. As previously done, the

entire $5 donation will be passed onto NMCRS on behalf of NEX customers.

Merchandise storewide is 10 percent off, excluding tobacco, alcoholic beverages, electronics, cameras, computers, video games and systems, uniforms, gas, DVDs, CDs and concession departments, home delivery, Keep it New plans and TempurPedic.

It also excludes previously purchased merchandise, existing layaways and special orders. The discount also

Stephen M. Katz | The Virginian-Pilot Billy Joel delights the audience at the Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater on Saturday, June 21, 2008.

It was the venue’s first sold out show of the season.

cannot be applied to purchases made on MyNavyExhange.com, any gift cards or prepaid cards, NEX Car Care Centers and the Exchange Catalog.

The benefit sales ticket also offers 10 percent off the entire stock of fine jewelry, excluding Rolex and Cartier watches, Maui Divers, Pandora and clearance jewelry. With the benefit ticket, customers will receive 20 percent off the entire stock of regular priced apparel, shoes, watches and sunglasses. Already reduced furniture with prices ending in .94, .96 or .97 will be 30 percent off. The maximum discount for any transaction is $250.

“Globally, people with intellectual differences cannot boast a great success story. Most live in poverty. Most are denied education. Most are unemployed. Most are lonely and shunned. If they were a nation, they would be 200 million people and the world’s poorest. Their revolution still awaits.” - Tim Shriver, Special Olympics Chairman For many athletes, Special Olympics is the only place they will experience the thrill of victory. The chance to be part of a community. The opportunity to live a healthier, more productive life.

The 2015 Polar Plunge® Winter Fest kicks-off Feb. 6 at 10:30 a.m. with the Cool School Challenge, an exclusive opportunity for school groups to take the Plunge (actual Plunge is at noon). The Plunge 5K takes place Feb. 7 at 8:30 a.m., followed by the Winter Festival, which opens 10 a.m. The actual Plunge is set for 2 p.m. Additional Plunge highlights include the Pee Wee Plunge for kids 10 and under, the Boogie Down the Boardwalk Costume Parade, music, vendors, food and more.

In Virginia, we can't deliver on those dreams without enormous community support of the Polar Plunge® Winter Fest, Virginia Beach. To date, we're only 18 percent to our event fundraising goal of $1.25 million. This goal represents more than 25 percent of our annual operating budget, which supports more than 30,000 athletes and volunteers in Virginia. And for every one athlete we serve, 10 more are waiting to get in the game.

Together we can celebrate our 5th million dollar year, and create more champions.

The 2015 Polar Plunge® Winter Fest is presented by FM99, 106.9 THE FOX, WTKR NewsChannel 3, The Wawa Foundation, Virginia Natural Gas, Knights of Columbus, Booz Allen Hamilton, Walmart, WGNT, and the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Virginia. Since 1993, more than 39,000 participants have raised more than $9.5 million for Special Olympics Virginia.

The inaugural Polar Plunge took place in 1993 at the Clarion Hotel; 34 plungers raised nearly $8,000 for Special Olympics Virginia, a year-round international program of sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

We need your help to spread the word. To register, donate or for more details about Polar Plunge, visit www.polarplunge.com or call 962-1575.

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Calendar For a complete list of events in Hampton Roads or to submit your own, visit www.ďŹ&#x201A;agshipnews.com/calendar

Valentines for Veterans â&#x2013;

When: Jan. 30, Jan. 31, and Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. â&#x2013; Where: Great Neck Area Library, Virginia Beach â&#x2013; For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/1wt3jwt We will send the valentines you make to the Veterans Hospital. All supplies provided.

Beethovenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ninth Symphony â&#x2013; â&#x2013;

When: Jan. 30 - 31, 8 p.m.; Feb. 1, 2:30 p.m.

Where: Jan. 30, Ferguson Center; Jan. 31, Chrysler Hall; Feb. 1, Sandler Center â&#x2013; Cost: Prices vary, $25 - $107 â&#x2013; For more information, call: 892-6366 or visit www. virginiasymphony.org The Virginia Symphony will present Beethovenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ninth Symphony, arguably his most celebrated symphony, for three performances in Newport News, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach. The performance will also feature soloists Aundi Moore, soprano, Stacey Rishoi, mezzosoprano, Vale Rideout, tenor, and Kevin Deas, baritone.

Audiences will recognize the exuberant ďŹ nale, Ode to Joy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a bold and dramatic call to brotherhood, a joyous declamation of praise and thanksgiving. JoAnn Falletta comments that the third movement of Beethovenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ninth is â&#x20AC;&#x153;perhaps the greatest music Beethoven wrote.â&#x20AC;?

Artifacts Roadshow â&#x2013; â&#x2013;

When: Jan. 31, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Where: Virginia War Memorial, 621 Belvidere Street, Richmond, Va. â&#x2013; Cost: Free â&#x2013; For more information, call: (804)786-2060 or visit www.vawarmemorial.org.

Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an old uniform cap or helmet, a box of medals and ribbons, a ďŹ&#x201A;ag, sword, riďŹ&#x201A;e or a canteen every piece of military memorabilia has a story to tell.

So if you would like learn more about a military item thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been passed down in your family, you discovered in the attic or found at a yard sale, you are invited to bring it in a for free expert review.

Groundhog Meet and Greet â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013;

When: Jan. 31, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Where: Virginia Living Museum Cost: $17 adults, $13 children (3-12), ages 2 and under free. Planetarium programs $4 in addition to museum admission â&#x2013; For more information, visit: www.thevlm.org Get ready for Groundhog Day with this Saturday event at the Virginia Living Museum. Enjoy special groundhog-related activities and crafts and meet Chesapeake Chuck, the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resident whistlepig.

MUSIC FROM STAR WARS, E.T., HARRY POTTER, AND MORE! HAMPTON ROADS

Benjamin Rous conducts as the Virginia Symphony pays tribute to legendary, celebrated composer John Williams in a performance that highlights Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; most beloved and popular ďŹ lm scores. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty sure it is every conductorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secret dream to do an all-John Williams program, so this event really is a dream come true,â&#x20AC;? praises Rous. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His music just sounds and feels so good!â&#x20AC;?

Audiences will instantly recognize scores from many of their favorite movies as they enjoy Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; signature sweeping themes of intense action, rousing heroics, thrilling adventure, and moments of dreamlike wonder. The performance will feature selections from Jaws, Harry Potter and the Sorcererâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stone, Schindlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List, ET, Star Wars, and more in brilliant sound, powerfully performed live by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and featuring the vocal talents of the Virginia Symphony Chorus.

Few names in ďŹ lm music composition have reached the same levels of praise as John Williams, winner of ďŹ ve Academy Awards, 17 Grammys, three Golden Globes, two Emmys

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty sure it is every conductorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secret dream to do an all-John Williams program, so this event really is a dream come true.â&#x20AC;? -Conductor Benjamin Rous and ďŹ ve BAFTA Awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. A dynamo of the silver screen, he has been considered the most successful and well-known ďŹ lm music composer of all time.

Performances are Friday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m., Ferguson Center in Newport News and Saturday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m., Chrysler Hall in Norfolk.

Prices range from $25 - $93, and $10 student tickets are available with Student ID. For tickets, call Symphony Patron Services, 892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org. Sponsors include Newport News Shipbuilding.

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Courtesy graphic The performance will feature selections from Jaws, Harry Potter and the Sorcererâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stone, Schindlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List, E.T., and Star Wars.

Gas prices drop below $2 in Hampton Roads

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Hampton Roads ďŹ nally joins the rest of the Commonwealth today with gas prices lower than two dollars a gallon. The current average price across Hampton Roads is $1.998 which is 31 cents less than a month ago and $1.22 less than a year ago. Residents in the region are experiencing the lowest prices since 2009. In fact, the local average has dropped for 119 consecutive days since Sept. 27, 2014.

The question will be, how long can we expect prices to continue to be so low? While increased seasonal demand and maintenance at reďŹ neries may result in a typical 30-50-cent increase in pump prices by this spring, a major global price recovery is unlikely to be the horizon. The sustained lower prices would be a result of projected shifts in the balance between global oil supply and demand. This shift has been keyed by increased crude oil production in the United States and Canada and was accelerated by OPECâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision this fall to sustain production levels despite declines in the price of crude by electing to allow the market to self-regulate.

By not continuing its traditional role as a market stabilizer and adjusting production to sustain higher prices, OPEC has put pressure on high-cost, oil-production countries like the United States and Canada. Both countries are reportedly starting to respond by easing domestic production forecasts and trimming operations and administrative costs. Crude prices are less than half of what they were six months ago, and sustained low prices will also continue to test the resiliency of countries that rely on oil revenue to fund government services.

African-American History Month Opening Celebration: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Century of Black Life, History and Culture in Hampton Roadsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013;

When: Feb. 1 at 3 p.m.

Where: Slover Library, 235 E. Plume Street, Norfolk For more information, call: Dudley Colbert at 4412852 NPL honors ďŹ ve distinguished African-Americans who have made unique contributions to the black community in Hampton Roads: James A. Clark, Jack Holmes, Bonnie McEachin, Reginald Walker, and P.B. Young. Dr. Patricia Saunders Nixon, Assistant Professor of Voice at Norfolk State University, will perform.

New Hampton Roads roadside signs to display travel times to Richmond HAMPTON ROADS

Just in time for the weekend, motorists headed to Richmond will have information for the quickest route to I-295.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has added three new roadside signs in Hampton Roads that will Digital Projection, Surround Sound & 3-D be ready to display dual travel time information to Richmond beginning immediately.

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Prep time: 25 minutes Total time: 1 hour 15 minutes Makes 48 servings Ingredients: ■ 2 packages Pillsbury™ Ready to Bake!™ refrigerated sugar cookies ■ 1/4 cup milk chocolate toffee bits (from 8-ounce bag) ■ 1 can (14 ounces) Eagle Brand® Fat Free Sweetened Condensed Milk ■ 1/3 cup Jif® Creamy Almond Butter ■ 1/2 teaspoon Watkins™ Pure Vanilla Extract ■ 1/4 cup sliced almonds, finely chopped ■ 1 can (6.5 ounces) whipped cream topping (in aerosol can) Directions: Heat oven to 375 F. Spray 48 nonstick mini muffin cups with cooking spray. Place one cookie-dough round in each muffin cup. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the toffee bits evenly over cookie-dough rounds. Bake 13 to 18 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Loosen with tip of knife and carefully remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.

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A source close to the American Hockey League Board of Governors confirmed Sunday that it voted to approve a West Coast Division, triggering a sale of the Norfolk Admirals to the Anaheim Ducks.

The Ducks plan to move the team next season to San Diego, where it will compete with affiliates of the Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames and Edmonton

Oilers in the new division.

The Bakersfield (Calif.) Condors of the East Coast Hockey League would move to Norfolk and become the Admirals. Edmonton will move its AHL franchise from Oklahoma City to Bakersfield.

The AHL swore team officials to silence Sunday, threatening fines for leaks, a source said. That source also said reporters were being told “no comment” by officials as they left the meeting in Utica, N.Y. Ducks CEO Mike Schulman attended the meetings.

The league scheduled its annual “State of the AHL” news conference for today, but it was unclear if officials would answer questions about the changes at that time. Rather, a news conference is scheduled for Thursday in San Jose, where the AHL will outline its plans for a West Coast presence, according to the San Jose Mercury News.

Admirals officials declined to comment Sunday.

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While it wasn’t her best performance to date, it was enough to get the job done, and put the 29-yearold grappler back into the hunt for the bantamweight title.

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Mike Tyson and kickboxing enthusiasts, rejoice! GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league, is bringing their GLORY 19: Verhoeven vs.

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“I am very excited to be a part of GLORY and this mega event!” said Tyson. “From kicking, to punching, to kneeing, we have it all! This is my first time coming to Hampton, Virginia. I can’t wait to get there, meet all the fans and be a part of this action packed card from start to finish.”

The event will air live across the U.S. on SPIKE TV Feb. 6, from 9 p.m. ET. This is a first for our region, and it will also be broadcast in more than 140 territories worldwide. The card includes Nieky ‘The Natural’ Holzken, Californian karate prodigy Raymond ‘Real Deal’ Daniels, a Welterweight Contender Tournament and what the world has been waiting for, the Heavyweight World Championship match between bitter rivals Rico Verhoeven (Champion) and challenger Errol ‘The Bonecrusher’ Zimmerman.

They each hold a win over each other and their records speak for themselves. Heavyweight Champion Rico Verhoeven is 44-9 with 10 KO’s, and Errol Zimmerman is 103-11-1 with 44 KO’s.

“This fight is the most important fight of their careers to date, because it is both a title fight and a rubber match,” said Cor Hemmers, GLORY matchmaker and Head of Talent Operations. “In their first encounter, Zimmerman took a KO win just a minute into the fight. Verhoeven was undeterred however, and when they met again at GLORY 9 in June 2013 it was Rico who came away with the decision win.”

Equally exciting is the fact that one of our very own, chief petty officer Jimi Partyka, is helping to make all of this happen.

Yiorgo: Spartyka Fight League (SFL) is your brainchild. What are you hoping to accomplish with it?

Jimi Partyka: Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is the fastest-growing sport in the world, and the biggest U.S. military footprint is right here in the Hampton Roads area. I felt the time was right to host an MMA event in Virginia and do it on a bigger scale. In 2010, I started with a T-shirt line, then a 5K charity event for Wounded Warrior Project that grew into multiple events. That led into hosting MMA events on a big level at the Hampton Coliseum. I am very proud and humbled to say that last year we were on SPIKE TV for Fight Of The Night, an MMA show that comes on Friday nights. Our match was one of the top 6 submissions of the year.

Y: That brings us to the present. Tell us about GLORY and the big event, GLORY 19 on Feb. 6.

JP: Well to start with, GLORY World Series, maintains six different weight classes. These super fights take place both as single matches between two fighters and as part of World Championship Tournaments, with the division’s world title on the line. There are also ‘Contender’ tournaments, with the winner earning a spot in the next upcoming World Championship Tournaments.

Y: You also have a TV show that will air on Cox Channel 4.

JP: We will have a TV Premiere Party at Peabody’s this Friday in Virginia Beach. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and we invite everybody to come out. There is a lot more information at http://spartykafightleague.com/.

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There is starting out at a high level of competition and then there is being thrown to the proverbial wolves.

Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann had been facing the best the world had to offer on wrestling mats around the globe, and when she decided to dedicate herself to becoming a mixed martial artist, a similar path was in her immediate future.

There would be no easy road for McMann to get a feel for things. Instead, her credentials and reputation for being a gritty competitor preceded her and the potential for her to quickly become the next big thing in women’s MMA hovered above. The Maryland native rolled through her first six opponents, which included a collection of seasoned veterans the likes of future Ultimate Fighter alums Tonya Evinger and Shanya Baszler, until she received the phone call to compete on the biggest stage in MMA in 2013.

One win inside the Octagon would thrust her into the biggest fight of her young career against dominant champion Ronda Rousey, as the battle of Olympians ramped up behind the push of the UFC’s promotional machine. And even though Rousey picking up the first-round stoppage at UFC 170 was deemed questionable throughout the MMA community, the loss brought a sour taste to McMann’s mouth and it was a stark reminder of just how much she hated the feeling of being bested.

It drove her back into the gym and to a hard fought split-decision win over Lauren Murphy in her next outing at Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux. While it wasn’t her

best performance to date, it was enough to get the job done, and put the 29-year-old grappler back into the hunt for the bantamweight title.Yet, the bout with Murphy did give the surging contender more live experience, and the opportunity to examine and address the things she needs to improve upon as her career progresses.

“I felt really frustrated in that fight,” McMann explained. “I felt like I was getting slowed down and gummed up in the fight where I couldn’t open up and really execute as much as I wanted to. I felt much better on my feet, but there were a couple times on the ground where my gloves got stuck underneath her. Things like that frustrated me and the sand on the mat didn’t help either.

“I like how I’m progressing and wish I could fight more often because every time I get out there it shows me more things I could tweak and improve upon.”

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Calling all housekeeping, catering, home improvement, lawn/landscape service, professional services, janitorial service, carpet cleaning, appliance repair, babysitting/child care, adult elderly care, courier service, attorneys, tax service, etc:

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• Only 5 ads per week, per household • Renewals, corrections and cancellations cannot be taken by phone and must be resubmitted • Illegible, too long or otherwise do not conform to instructions will not be published and must be resubmitted for the next issue • Automotive ads must begin with make, model and year • Real estate ads must begin with name of city, neighborhood and must be your primary residence.

• Ads will not be accepted via official mailing channels such as guard mail or postage and fees paid indicia.

• Free ads cannot be of a commercial nature (i. e., business opportunities, help wanted, etc) and must be personal property of the eligible member. Should not represent a sustained income or business or listed through agents or representatives.

• When advertising a home for rent or home for sale, the home must be THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE. (All rental properties are considered paid ads.)

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To advertise with Military Newspapers of Virginia, call Dot Way at 757-222-5374.

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Religious Services JEB Little Creek Chapel JEB Fort Story Chapel ROMAN CATHOLIC Mass schedule: 5 p.m., Sat. (fulfills Sunday obligation) 8:30 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. , Sun. Confessions: 3:30 - 4:45 p.m., Sat. PROTESTANT Sun. School : 9 a.m. Sun. (Ages 4 - Adult) AWANA / Children’s Church : 10 a.m., Sun. (Ages 4 - 10) Worship service:10:30 a.m., Sun. Fellowship: 11:30 a.m., Sun. Coffeehouse: 5 p.m., Sun. Bible Study/ Band Practice: 5 p.m., Mon. WOC: 9:30 a.m., Wed Chapel choir practice: 7 p.m., Wed. Handbell choir: 7 p.m. Thurs.

NWS Yorktown Chapel ROMAN CATHOLIC Mass schedule: 8:30 a.m., Sun. PROTESTANT Worship service:10:30 a.m., Sun.

NSA Northwest Annex Chapel ROMAN CATHOLIC Rosary: 9:30 a.m., Sun. Confessions: 9:30 a.m., Sun. Mass Schedule: 10 a.m., Sun. CCD (Sept-May) 11 a.m., Sun. PROTESTANT (EPISCOPAL) Worship service: 8 a.m., Sun. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL July 29 - Aug. 2; 6 to 8 p.m.

ROMAN CATHOLIC Mass schedule: 9 a.m., Sun. Bible study: 9:30 a.m., Tues.

PROTESTANT Worship service:11 a.m., Sun. Bible study: Noon, Wed.

Naval Station Norfolk ROMAN CATHOLIC Our Lady of Victory Chapel Mass schedule: 11:45 a.m., Wed. | 10 a.m., Sun. PROTESTANT David Adams Memorial Chapel Worship services: 10:30 a.m., Sun. Jewish SABBATH Commodore Levy Chapel (Second Floor Bldg. C7) Sabbath: 7 p.m., Fri. (Sabbath Fellowship Oneg Shabbot Follows) ISLAMIC WORSHIP: Masjid al Da’wah 2nd Floor (Bldg. C-7) Services: 1 p.m., Fri. Chapels are open daily for prayer.

NAS Oceana Chapel ROMAN CATHOLIC Mass schedule: 11:30 a.m., Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m. & 12:15 p.m., Sun. PROTESTANT Sun. school: 9:15 a.m., Sun. Worship service: 10:40 a.m., Sun. Bible study: 11 a.m., Wed.

Dam Neck Annex Chapel ROMAN CATHOLIC Confessions: 4:15 p.m., Sat. Mass Schedule: 5 p.m., Sat.

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Norfolk: 444-7361 JEBLCFS: 462-7427 Yorktown: 887-4711 Oceana: 433-2871 Dam Neck: 492-6602 NSA Northwest Annex: 421-8204

The Duty Chaplain stands by to serve and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Conversations are confidential. Contact the Duty Chaplain by calling 438-3822.

For stories from the Chaplain’s Corner, visit www.flagshipnews.com/news/chaplains_corner/

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