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Craney Island employees help rescue injured bald eagle

By Jim Kohler NAVSUP FLC Norfolk Office of Corporate Communications PORTSMOUTH

Late in the afternoon on Jan. 23, a facility engineer aboard Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) Norfolk’s Craney Island Fuel Terminal in Portsmouth, Virginia, spotted a bald eagle in a road. He soon realized the eagle might be injured, and Courtesy photo set in motion a chain of events that ultimately led to the eagle’s rescue.

NAVSUP FLC Norfolk Fuels employees at Craney Island Fuel Terminal are “As I was leaving Craney Island pictured with Dana Lusher, owner of Nature’s Nanny Wildlife Rehabilitation, who will care for the injured eagle. Pictured from left are Al Gregg, at the end of the work day, I saw

an eagle in the middle of the road,” Fuels Department facility engineer Lex Leland said. ”At first, I thought it might be eating, but then I noticed it was just standing still. It started to fly, but it only got about four feet off the ground and flew about 30 feet before landing in the roadway again.

It did this a second time, but still did not fly far. After that, I got out of my vehicle and the eagle tried to take-off again and landed adjacent to a pump house, but far enough from the road to be safely out of the way of traffic.”

Leland then contacted Al Gregg, a physical scientist at Craney Island.

Gregg then called the Naval Facili-

ties Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic Natural Resources Office to report the location of the injured eagle.

The eagle was spotted again at 6:30 a.m. the next morning by an employee while he conducted a routine pipeline inspection. He noticed the injured bird along the side of the road and immediately notified Gregg and George Heider, also from Fuels Department. The eagle had apparently migrated approximately 100 yards North. NAVSUP FLC Norfolk personnel quickly contacted NAVFAC » See EAGLE | A7

George Heider, Lusher and Lex Leland.

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MidAtlantic bases in security exercise

By MC3 Jeanyra A. Mateo Naval Station Norfolk Public Affairs

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Exercise Solid CurtainCitadel Shield 2017 (SCCS17) will be conducted on naval installations within the Navy’s Mid-Atlantic Region, Jan. 30-Feb. 10.

SC-CS17 is a two-part, linked anti-terrorism/force protection exercise conducted by U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Navy Installations Command on all Navy installations in the continental U.S. This annual exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of Navy security forces and ensure seamless interoperability among the commands, other services and agency partners. Exercise SC-CS17 is not in response to any specific threat, but is a regularly scheduled exercise.

“Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield is an important annual exercise that tests our ability to prepare for, deter, and respond to changing and dynamic threats,” Commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Rear Adm. Jack Scorby said.

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Shelby F.W. Wes Director of Fleet Maintenance from U.S. Pacific Fleet Rear Adm. Stephen Williamson, addresses Hampton Roads area engineering duty officers (EDO) during the EDO road show hosted by Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 24. Williamson concentrated on three topics – the EDO mentorship program, work and life balance and detailing.

MARMC hosts Hampton Roads engineering officer road show

By Shelby West MARMC Public Affairs NORFOLK

Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) hosted an engineering duty officer (EDO) road show for all interested EDOs within the Hampton Roads area aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 24.

The conference featured guest speakers, Director of Fleet Maintenance for U.S. Fleet Forces Command Rear Adm. Mark Whitney and Director of Fleet Maintenance for U.S. Pacific Fleet Rear Adm. Stephen Williamson, who were introduced by MARMC Commanding Officer Capt. Daniel Lannamann.

“This is a great opportunity to

interact with some flag officers, senior officers and some folks who are maybe a little closer to where you are [in your career], to talk about being an engineering duty officer,” Lannamann said.

Whitney began by addressing the importance of an EDO’s role in the Navy.

“The value of the engineering duty (ED) community is high,” Whitney said. “As you know, in pretty much everything we buy, maintain and eventually dispose of, there are ED fingerprints on it from beginning to end, and that’s very well recognized in the value that we bring to the United States Navy.”

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Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk parenthood fair provided service members and their families with resources and information to help assist them to navigate through the challenges and unique situations presented to military families Jan. 18.

The parenthood fair event had representatives from Fleet and Family Support Center, Navy Marine Corp Relief Society, Military Child and Youth Program, Norfolk’s Navy Exchange, Naval Support Activity Norfolk Housing Service Center and Women, Infant and Children (WIC) spoke of the services available.

NAVSTA Norfolk Command Master Chief Marc Puco said the programs that are currently available for the growing military family is valuable because the demands of a military career can cause unique stressors and assistance can help alleviate some of the challenges that come from starting a family.

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Station Norfolk hosts new transgender training All hands trained on policies and expectations

By IC3 Kassandra Jagers Naval Station Norfolk Public Affairs

U.S. Navy photo Lt. Cmdr. Carolyn Engler from Chesapeake receives the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Award from Capt.

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Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk hosted one of several training sessions regarding a new instruction for transgender service members at building LP-84A Jan. 17.

Training was conducted in accordance with NAVADMIN 203/16. All hands were trained on the policies as well as expectations of personal behavior. The instruction was presented to Sailors assigned to NAVSTA Norfolk and time was allotted for questions.

Cmdr. Albon Head and Master Chief Master-atArms Jamie Gainey presented slides highlighting the main points of the instruction and answered questions Sailors had after each slide.

“The only thing that is expected is communication from everyone,” Head said.

“That will make this process a lot smoother.”

Sailors addressed several concerns regarding the urinalysis process, open-bayed showers, physical readiness test (PRT) standards and testing.

“It is important to include your chain of command and keep them up to date so that no one’s rights are violated,” Gainey said.

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Volunteer Service Award goes to Girl Scout volunteer

By Kaitlin Smith CHESAPEAKE

AZ2 J. K. Williams Cmdr. Albon Head and Master Chief Master-at-Arms Jamie Gainey answer Sailors’ questions during the transgender implementation training held at building LP0-84A, Jan. 17.

Sailors and Marines, SECNAVINST 1000.11, states that the Department of the Navy will recognize a Sailor’s or Marine’s gender according to their gender marker in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). Applicable Sailors and Marines will receive medical treatment plans developed by military providers, so that they may get the necessary treatment they need. The instruction also re-

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The only thing that is expected is communication from everyone. That will make this process a lot smoother.”

Cmdr. Albon Head minds everyone that all Sailors and Marines are entitled to equal opportunity regardless of gender, race, color or sexual orientation.

The instruction will take effect no later than Jul. 1, 2017. Additional training sessions will be held at later dates.

Bataan Sailors get transgender training

By MC3 Caleb Strong USS Bataan Public Affairs ATLANTIC OCEAN

Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) received the Navy transgender service member brief Jan. 16 to 27.

The purpose of the brief was to inform service members on the implementation of the transgender service

members policy. Transgender integration is scheduled to begin July 1, 2017.

“All commands are mandated to have this training from the Navy,” Bataan’s deployed resiliency counselor Ms. Ingrid Smith said.

“They want Sailors to know that transgender or individuals who identify as transgender will now be allowed to actively serve in the Navy.

Smith has been teaching

the crew in the ship’s classroom every day. According to Smith, the transgender briefing isn’t meant to change anyone’s view, but to deliver information.

“What we’re doing is educating,” Smith said. “With education comes awareness and then acceptance. With anything that is new, people are kind of shocked by it.

That’s why we are educating our crew about current poli-

cies, rules and regulations.”

Smith goes on to say this new change to the fleet may be a shock to some, but will eventually be normal.

“At the end of the day allowing individuals who identify as transgender will be no different than when women came into the Navy, minorities and all the other policy changes that we’ve had,” Smith said.

skills they need to be Girl Scout leaders.

Engler was presented the award by Commander of the Undersea Warfighting Development Center Rear Adm. J.E. Pitts. “It is with great pleasure that I commend you for your outstanding volunteer work, which reflects positively on the command and the U.S. Navy,” Pitts wrote in a letter to Engler.

Since joining the Navy 17 years ago, Engler has moved all over the country and traveled all over the world. One thing that has been a constant through all of the moving is the Girl Scouts. With each move, Engler says that getting involved with local Girl Scouts allowed her to also get involved with her new community outside of military life. Engler also spent nine years as a Girl Scout as a child.

Lt. Cmdr. Carolyn Engler from Chesapeake was recognized with the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Award for her outstanding public service as a troop leader with Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast from January 2012 to present.

Engler’s troop is one of the few accommodates girls of various age levels, catering to a high percentage of military families.

She provides the girls in her troop with opportunities to participate in a wide variety of activities, including camping trips and the Powder Puff Derby, a pinewood derby event for Girl Scouts. Engler has also led her troop in projects to make improvements to school grounds and city parks. In addition to making a difference in the lives of girls, Engler For more information, takes the time to train fel- visit www.gsccc.org or low volunteers with the call 1-800-77SCOUT.

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NEWS FROM NAS OCEANA NAS Oceana offers transgender training for all Navy personnel

By PO2 Jacob S. Richardson NAS Oceana Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH

Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana leadership led the conversation during command wide transgender training this past week. The training was designed to inform all personnel of the Navy’s updated transgender policy and address any concerns or questions personnel might have.

“As with any change to Navy standards, regulations, or living situations, communication is the key to success,” NAS Oceana Executive Officer Capt. Chad P. Vincelette said. “The Navy is constantly evolving to better itself, the lives of its Sailors, and its mission readiness – remaining a diverse organization is an important element to that success.”

The Secretary of Defense announced June 30, 2016, that transgender service members could serve openly in the military. As such, no service member may be involuntarily separated, discharged, denied reenlistment or continuation of service solely on the basis of gender identity or an expressed intent to transition gender.

Effective Oct. 1, transgender Sailors could begin the

process to officially change their gender in the personnel administrative systems in accordance with DOD and service policy. On July 1, 2017, transgender applicants who meet updated accessions standards may be accessed into the U.S. Armed Services.

In order for Sailors to transition genders, they must receive a diagnosis from a military medical provider (MMP) indicating that gender transition is medically necessary and develop a transition plan, approved by their commanding officer. The transition plan must include the individual Sailor’s medical treatment plan and must take into consideration both the desires of the individual and the operational requirements of the command. Transition medical treatment differs for each individual. During the transition process, service members shall comply with all standards, including uniform regulations and physical readiness requirements, of the gender marker currently in Navy personnel administrative systems and Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS).

The NAVADMIN details the procedures for Sailors to transition genders and identifies several policy changes.

There will be new mod-

esty policies to allow for increased privacy in berthing, shower and head facilities, adjustment to language in the urinalysis program and add gender identity to the military equal opportunity policy. After careful review of the physical readiness program, it was determined that no change was needed to the current policy and that standards remain the same for all Sailors.

It is DOD policy that discrimination based on gender identity is a form of sex discrimination. DOD and DON issuances are being revised to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity and to incorporate such prohibitions in all aspects of the DON Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) program.

This policy guidance only applies to Navy military personnel — both active and reserve. Questions on Department of the Navy (DON) transgender civilian personnel shall be referred to the DON Office of Civilian Human Resources, and/ or the DON Office of the General Counsel and questions on transgender civilian contractors serving with the Navy should be referred to the contracting officer’s representative.

MC2 Jacob S. Richardson Culinary Specialist 1st Class Maurice Gaskin, Culinary Specialist 1st Class Marc Mora, and Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Jalisa Dembo prepare food for judging during the Best of the Mess culinary competition at the Founder Inn in Virginia Beach. The event is designed to raise money for the Chief Petty Officer’s Scholarship Fund (CPOSF) which provides educational scholarships to qualified family members of Navy chief petty officers.

Culinary specialists compete in ‘Best of the Mess’

By MC2 Jacob S. Richardson NAS Oceana Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH

The Chief Petty Officer’s Scholarship Fund (CPOSF) hosted its 7th annual “Best of the Mess” competition, Jan. 27, at Founders Inn in Virginia Beach.

The CPOSF provides educational scholarships to qualified family members of Navy chief petty officers.

The Best of the Mess is the CPOSF’s flagship event in which teams of culinary specialists from Hampton Roads get the opportunity to compete and prepare a

three-course tasting menu for guests and judges to sample. Judges awarded the first, second and third place teams for their dishes and also for the team who had the best-decorated station, while guests had the opportunity to vote for the team they thought should win the People’s Choice Award.

The teams that participated were USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Naval Station Norfolk, and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.

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NAS Oceana’s team consisted of Culinary Specialist 1st Class Maurice Gaskin, Culinary Specialist 1st Class Marc Mora, Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Ingrid Roman, and Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Jalisa Dembro.

Though the main attraction at the Best of the Mess was the culinary showdown, the goal of the event was to raise money for the CPOSF. Other than the competition, the event included a silent auction, an opportunity for guests to place bids to donate to CPOSF. So far, the CPOSF has raised and provided more than $1 million of scholarship funds.

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Navy uniform policy update released From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

Â&#x201E; More information For details and more information on the uniform update, read NAVADMIN 015/17 at www.npc.navy.mil.

Navy uniform feedback and recommendations can be sent to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ask The Master Chiefâ&#x20AC;? on the web at www.public. navy.mil/bupers-npc/ support/uniforms/ or by email at umo_cmc@ navy.mil.

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On Jan. 26, the Navy released NAVADMIN 015/17 that updates several previously announced uniform policy changes.

These include specifics for the occasion for wear of Navy Security Force (NSF) identification badges/patches, revised implementation schedule for the Navy fitness suit, policy clarification for combination covers, female Service Dress Blue (SDB) covers and black slacks, safety boot wear, coyote brown command ball cap manner of wear requirements, and Cold Weather Parka insignia.

Below are some of the key uniform policy updates:

by their commands as organizational clothing. Optional boots not required as organizational clothing will be procured at the expense of the Sailor and not the authorizing command.

1. Badges Effective immediately, the eligibility criteria to wear NSF identification badges and patches is as follows: Â&#x201E; Security Limited Duty and Chief Warrant Officers and (649X/749X) and Master-At-Arms can only wear the Security Force Identification Badge while they are in the Navy Security Force career field. Personnel who change designators or transition out of the security career field will no longer be authorized continuous wear of the NSF badge. Â&#x201E; Correction Specialist badge/patch. Sailors with the Navy Enlisted Codes (NEC) of 2008, 9575 or 9516 and performing correction specialist duties will wear the correction specialist badge or patch only when assigned to a corrections facility. Â&#x201E; Chief Master-At-Arms

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(CMAA) is the new name for the Command MasterAt-Arms and those with Permanent Change of Station to CMAA duties are authorized to wear the CMAA badge and patch only for the duration of their assignment.

2. Navy Fitness Suit Production challenges delayed recruit issue of the new Navy Fitness suit at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes from the previous target issue date of Oct. 1, 2016. The new target date to issue the fitness suit is now Apri1 l, with fleet availability for personal purchase at Navy Uniform and call centers to follow at a later date. A future

NAVADMIN will provide an Effective immediately, the update to RTC introduction optional wear of male offiand fleet availability. cerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and chief petty officerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SDB Trousers is authorized with the female SDB uni3. Dress Covers form. We are continuing our The new deadline for man- efforts to redesign womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s datory wear of the Alternate pants that will result in an and Unisex Combination improved fit.

Covers for female officers and Chief Petty Officers is 5. Enlisted SDB extended from Oct. 31, 2016, to Oct. 31, 2018. The enlisted Enlisted female Sailors White Hat remains mandato- E-1 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; E-6 and below Sailry for wear with jumper style ors may wear the SDB uniuniforms only. The Navy form with four button jacket continues to rollout previ- and slacks or skirt until Dec. ously announced uniform 31, 2019. When wearing the changes as scheduled. optional SDB uniform, the female enlisted combina4. Female Officer and Chief tion cover shall be worn. The White Hat is not authorized Petty Officer SDB Uniform for wear with this uniform.

The new jumper style female enlisted SDB began introduction at RTC Oct. 1 and Fleet availability is expected to commence in February.

6. Safety Boots As previously announced, the black leather safety boots (steel-toed) are the standard boots worn with the Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Type III. Commanding officers may authorize the optional wear of the Navy certified desert tan or coyote brown rough-side-out leather non-safety boots when wear of safety boots is not required. Sailors must buy these optional brown boots if they are not issued them

7. Coyote Brown Command Ball Cap Guidance was provided on the manner and occasion for wear of the Coyote Brown Command Ball Cap with the NWU Type III to be consistent with how the Blue Command Ball Cap is worn. For officers O-5 and above, visor ornamentation for Navy head gear shall be gold in color, consistent with Navy standards.

8. Cold Weather Parka Sailors E-4 through O-10 will wear rank insignia, either a metal rank insignia or NWU Type I slip-on rank insignia, centered on the rank tab of the Cold Weather Parka. A black slip-on rank insignia is being developed for the cold weather parka to replace the NWU Type I insignia.

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MCPON visits Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group

By MC2 Charles Oki Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven S. Giordano visited Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story Jan. 25.

The visit was part of a fleet engagement tour through the Hampton Roads area to provide senior leadership with a frontline assessment of Sailors on the deckplates.

“It was a phenomenal visit highlighted by talking to the EOD and MDSU Sailors and learning what they do and how they contribute to our Naval force,” Giordano said. “These Sailors operate down range supporting warfighting efforts. I wanted to make sure these Sailors understand that senior leadership has an appreciation for and recognizes the significant contributions of what we ask them to do.”

After a meeting with the EODGRU 2 Chiefs Mess, Giordano received an EOD capabilities brief at EOD Mobile Unit 12, observed an improvised explosive device training evolution by EOD technicians assigned to EOD Mobile Unit 2, and got a look at the MDSU 2 Expeditionary Mine Countermeasure unmanned underwater systems program.

“Understanding the capabilities of the EOD force through speaking to the Sailors was the primary intent for his visit,” EOD Expeditionary Support Unit (EODESU) 2 Commander Master Chief Neil Wolfe said. “The visit was very well received and MCPON came away with a greater understanding and respect for what the EOD/NECC force brings to the fight.”

EODGRU 2, headquartered at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story (JEBLC-FS), oversees all East Coast-based Navy EOD mobile units, including one forward-deployed mobile unit in Spain, as well as EODESU 2, EOD Training and Evaluation Unit 2, and the only East Coast-based mobile diving and salvage unit, MDSU 2.

Photos by MC2 Charles Oki Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven S. Giordano observes an improvised explosive device training evolution during a visit to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek. Giordano is in the Hampton Roads area as part of a fleet engagement tour that provides senior leaders with a frontline assessment of Sailors on the deckplates.

Electronics Technician 1st Class Corey Herget, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, explains the capabilities of the Mark 18 Mod 2 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle to Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven S. Giordano during a Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures brief on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek.

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Snapshot FAREWELL, USS ENTERPRISE Navy’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be decommissioned Feb. 3 Press Release NEWPORT NEWS

Fifty-five years after she first entered naval service, USS Enterprise (CVN 65) will be officially decommissioned Feb. 3, 2017.

The Navy’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has played a pivotal role in defending freedom around the world for more than a half-century; from the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The “Big E” pioneered modern day carrier operations by launching the first nose-wheel launch bar designed catapult system, recovered Astronaut John Glenn when he returned to Earth after making America’s first orbital spaceflight and launched the first MC1 Rafael Martie strikes against al Qaeda and Taliban targets The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk on Nov. 4, 2012, for following the attack on American on Sept. its 25th and final homecoming of her 51 years of distinguished service.

11, 2001. Through years of global presence, Enterprise cemented the Navy’s worldwide maritime superiority, ensuring security and prosperity worldwide.

CVN 65 is the eighth ship to bear the name Enterprise and during her decades of service, hundreds of thousands of Sailors have sailed the ship. The decommissioning ceremony will honor The Big E and the many accomplishments of her crew who, for more than 50 years, were models of integrity, accountability, initiative and toughness.

The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. aboard USS Enterprise which is located at Newport News Shipbuilding where the ship is being defueled and dismantled. The event is closed to the general public but the ceremony in its entirety will be posted to the Navy Facebook that afternoon.

MC2 Ernest R. Scott The aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), USS Enterprise (CVN 65), USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) are in port at Naval Station Norfolk in December 2012.

MC3 Jared King Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 fly in formation over the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) during an air power demonstration in January 2012.

Lt. Cmdr. Josh Hammond ABOVE: Two F/A-18 Super Hornets fly above the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom in October 2012.

LEFT: Sailors aboard USS Enterprise spell out “E = MC2x40” on the carrier’s flight deck in 2001 to mark forty years of U.S. Naval nuclear power, as ship and crew return home from a Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

PH3 Douglass M. Pearlman

MC3 Scott Pittman An F/A-18F Super Hornet flies above the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) during an air power demonstration for family members during the final Tiger Cruise in November 2012.

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Budgeting, wellness, child care, more covered Continued from A1

was far from us,” Puco said. “It is exciting for expecting parents to anticipate the arrival of their newborn, but it also overwhelming because of all the change. This fair assists Sailors with budgeting for a baby, counseling, wellness and fitness, housing options, child care, government assistance and career counseling by providing information on what is available and answering questions that new parents might not even know they have.”

The fair encouraged Sailors to take advantage of the services that are provided. Speakers distributed MC3 Stephanie M. Butler pamphlets, had questions and answers session and registered memSeveral agencies and military support services set up booths to talk to Sailors bers for the services they showed and their spouses about the different services provided to them and their families during the Parenthood Fair on Jan. 18 at Norfolk Naval Station’s interest in. building C-9.

Catherine Lewallen from Fleet

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and Family Support Center New Parent Support Home Visitation Program, shared her experiences as a military spouse and mother. She explained that having a community and a support group is crucial for a parent especially in the lifestyle of a military family since most are away from family members and one parent is due to deploy at some given time.

“Our goal is to make sure that our service members are able to focus on their mission by assisting their families with any and all challenges that may come from adding a new member to the family,” Lewallen said. “We teach parents things like infant massages that helps them bond with their newborn, provide them with parent support playrooms and connect with lactation nurses if necessary. If our deployed

parent knows their family is taken care of they will be more successful in their mission.”

Damage Controlman Fireman Andrea Townsend attended the fair seeking information on programs that are available to her.

“I love being a mother to my twins. However, it is stressful. It is helpful to have seminar like this that can tell me how I can get visiting nurses, or career information or parenthood guidance,” Townsend said. “This fair was a one-stop shop providing us with the necessary resources for military parents.”

Norfolk Navy Exchange will have an all about baby event on April 5 from 8 a.m. to noon which will include vendors from Moral, Welfare and Recreation, Fleet and Family Support Center, giveaways and sales.

Wildlife rehabiliation center to care for injured eagle

Continued from A1 Mid-Atlantic Natural Resources Program Manager Emmett Carawan, who in turn directed two of his staff natural resources specialists – Blake Waller and Taylor Austin – to contact the Craney Island staff and offer assistance.

Gregg and Heider also directed all traffic to stay off the section of roadway until the situation was resolved and advised security personnel that Waller and Austin would be arriving soon.

When they arrived, Waller

and Austin learned the bird had moved further North, deeper into pines and thick underbrush. They decided to have everyone wait to allow the eagle time to settle down rather than risk pushing it further into the woods and adjacent pond. “If we had advanced on the eagle then, it could have resulted in further injury or even death of the bird,” Waller said.

An hour later, Waller, Austin, Gregg, Heider and Leland quietly searched the deeper part of the woods and located the injured eagle. The Vir-

ginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) was notified and two conservation officers arrived within an hour. After locating the bird again, DGIF called Dana Lusher, a local licensed wildlife rehabilitator trained to capture and care for eagles, to help with the capture. The crew crept back into the heavily vegetated area and quietly surrounded the eagle, where Lusher netted it and carried the female bird back out and placed it into a transport cage.

The eagle was turned over to Lusher, owner of Nature’s

Nanny Wildlife Rehabilitation, for care and medical attention.

According to Gregg, there aren’t any trees aboard Craney Island sturdy enough to support an eagle’s nest. “Single eagles have been spotted at the Craney Island Fuel Terminal on a regular basis,” Gregg said. “No nesting pairs have been spotted, and no nests have been observed. The area around the fuel terminal appears to be a feeding area.”

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NAVSUP GLS provides

global logistics for a global Navy. The organization is made up of more than 6,500 military and civilian logistics professionals operating from 105 locations worldwide providing an extensive array of integrated global logistics and contracting services to Navy, Marine Corps, joint operational units, and allied forces across all warfare enterprise s.

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Annual event enhances readiness, partner operations Continued from A1 to minimize disruptions within local communities and to normal base operations, but there may be times when the exercise causes increased traffic around bases or delays in base access.

Area residents may also see or hear security activities associated with the exercise.

Advanced coordination has taken place with local communities, law enforcement, and first responders.

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MC1 Joseph R. Vincent During the Navy-wide force protection exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2015, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuels) 3rd Class Joshua Rist, a role player, is secured to a back board by Federal firefighters during an active shooter exercise at Naval Air Station Fallon.

on mentoring, work-life balance, detailing

Continued from A1 what is currently going on within the fleet and within the ED community.

“We are right where we need to be from a numbers perspective and are healthy in our promotion boards, so it’s a very good time to be in our community and that just continues on,” Whitney said.

There is a consistency in the message from the flag officers in that the ED community – EDs should be striving for the “brass ring,” according to Whitney.

“For many of you here in the room, [the brass ring] is something left to be obtained, and for some of you, you’re there now, and that’s command,” Whitney said. “That

is the brass ring – being in command.”

Whitney turned the floor over to Williamson, who began by discussing the recent Engineering Duty Guiding Coalition (EDGC) survey.

“The leads of the survey teams said, ‘What would really be helpful is if you could keep some of these questions from happening – if you would make an opportunity to come out and see us,’” Williamson said. “So, Adm. Whitney and I really want to make that happen as we travel up the East Coast, gathering information to pass along.”

Williamson concentrated on three themes – the mentoring program, work and life balance, and detailing.

“There were many com-

ments about the mentorship program ranging from, ‘I don’t understand it’ to ‘it’s the greatest thing ever,’” Williamson said. “Brand new to the ED community or brand new to an industrial activity, the mentorship program was set up to make sure you know what you are doing when you get to that activity and you are navigating your way through it.”

An ED will always be assigned a mentor when he or she arrives at a new job to discuss not only career management, but also to discuss work balance and stress management.

“A good mentor will have frequent interactions and frequent discussions with their mentee,” Williamson said.

“As you get more senior and you are able to meet more people, change your mentor if you want someone who will make sure you are balanced all the way around.”

When talking about work and life balance, Williamson stressed the importance of balance.

“Work/life balance does not mean how many hours you worked,” said Williamson. “I guarantee your fitness reports are not representative of who worked the most hours – that’s not how it works. At that level (usually below the Commanding Officer), you need to make sure you have that discussion with the people you work for, that you find that right balance.”

The final topic Williamson

Shelby F.W. West Director of Fleet Maintenance from U.S. Fleet Forces Command Rear Adm. Mark Whitney, left, and Director of Fleet Maintenance from U.S. Pacific Fleet, Rear Adm. Stephen Williamson, address Hampton Roads area engineering duty officers (EDO) during the EDO road show hosted by Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 24.

addressed was how flag officers select officers for specific detail.

“We are going to look at the way folks are picked for tours,” said Williamson. “We tell all officers, ‘Once you go

through your qualification tour, go do something else.’

If an officer tells us he or she is trying and can’t get in, we want to go correct that – we don’t want to stifle anyone based on their degree.”

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New basic training manual Results of two-year review focus on learning objectives From Naval Service Training Command Public Affairs GREAT LAKES, ILL.

Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) has introduced the inaugural Basic Military Training Core Competencies Manual (BMTCCM) at the Navy’s only boot camp, Recruit Training Command.

The manual was written to ensure basic military training is aligned with senior leadership principles while defining the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of all enlisted Sailors entering the naval service.

“The BMT Core Competencies Manual is the culmination of two years hard work,” Commander of NSTC Rear Adm. Stephen C. Evans said. “Our training directorate conducted a formal Training Requirements Review (TRR) of basic military training, included feedback from the fleet, and enhanced the ‘Sailorization’ process to meet the needs of our 21st century Navy.”

During the initial TRR phases, recruit training curriculum was categorized into learning objectives. Each learning objective was displayed in an online, game-like forum for Sailors in the fleet to rank in priority and provide their own feedback. A total of 864 players across the globe

LiveSafe screen shot, including the home button on the left and the SafeWalk and notifications indicators on the right.

Photos by Chief Seth Schaeffer Recruits receive safety instructions on proper handling procedures for a CO2 canister during fire-fighting applications at Recruit Training Command. About 38,000 recruits graduate annually from the Navy’s only boot camp.

A firefighting instructor assists a recruit with how to properly seal her gas mask in the confidence chamber at Recruit Training Command for Fire Fighter Class II. Recruits attend a week of fire fighting training to gain basic knowledge, understanding and confidence in the Navy’s fire fighting equipment.

provided feedback via 4,872 “idea cards,” which discussed whether training materials and methods were effective to achieve learning objectives.

NSTC first harnessed this innovative crowd-sourcing platform, formally known as Massive Multiplayer Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet (MMOWGLI), to support a training review which resulted in the Officer » See BASIC | B7

USS Porter forms LGBT support group

By MC3 Ford Williams U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs MEDITERRANEAN SEA

MCSN Ford Williams Sailors stand watch on the forecastle of the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) as it pulls into Souda Bay, Greece. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.

Sailors from guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) have established a Gay, Lesbian, and Supporting Sailors (GLASS) organization for their crew in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, as well as for Sailors interested in supporting their LGBT shipmates.

GLASS is a peer-to-peer group established to provide a forum for all Sailors wanting

to increase their understanding of the gay community, or seeking a safe and non-judgmental environment to share their thoughts and feelings.

Damage Controlman 3rd Class Zach White, president and founder of Porter’s GLASS organization, said he discovered GLASS after reading an article on Facebook about another command’s program holding fundraising events.

“I asked myself, ‘What is GLASS?’” White said.

“When I looked it up, I saw it stood for Gay, Lesbian, and Supporting Sailors, so I

thought Porter could really use that!”

Porter’s GLASS was not set up overnight, and White said although it took some time due to the ship’s operational tempo, he never lost his drive to help his shipmates.

“First and foremost, my job is always going to come first,” White said. “Even as my second priority, GLASS isn’t any less important to me than the ship. I have to take care of the ship and do my job, and then I take care of my shipmates.

I formed GLASS for my »

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New app for safety at Rota

By MC1 Brian Dietrick Naval Station Rota Public Affairs ROTA, SPAIN

A new app has rolled out for Naval Station Rota Sailors designed to improve public safety awareness and reports of any safety issues within their surrounding community.

The app, LiveSafe, is a free mobile safety resource which can be downloaded and used on any Android or iOS platform. It allows the user to report potential safety and security violations, and also offers crowd-sourced tips from other users in the event there are any dangerous or hazardous situations in a user’s area.

“The safety of our Sailors and our Navy family is our top priority and this app will aid in keeping everyone safe,” Naval Station Rota Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) specialist Chief Logistics Specialist Eloy Acevedo said.

“This will help keep service members and their families informed and will add another safety tool they can have in their pocket whenever they need it.”

The app is currently undergoing a six-month test phase in Norfolk and on board Naval Station Rota. If the test phase is successful, officials plan to unveil the app for »

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Navy registers trademarks for Carderock’s SeaGlide®

By Daniel Daglis Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Public Affairs WEST BETHESDA, MD.

As the world becomes more technologically advanced, so grows the need for experts to deal with its complexities. Today, there is a shortage of American students pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

In response, the U.S. Department of Education began a STEM initiative to cultivate student interest in these fields by implementing STEM activities into school curriculums across the country.

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, in West

Bethesda, Maryland, supports the STEM initiative through several STEM outreach programs. Carderock has had significant success with their latest and fast-growing SeaGlide® activity.

With the popularity of SeaGlide® and its quick expansion to schools throughout the District of Columbia and amid recent interest from school programs all over the country and even internationally in places including Beijing, Carderock’s Director of Technology Transfer Dr. Joseph Teter said it was time to protect SeaGlide with a trademark to preserve the integrity of the program as a U.S. Navy brand.

“We had just started produc-

ing glider kits a few years ago for STEM classes,” Teter said. “Michael Britt-Crane was the lead person at Carderock that developed the sea glider as a STEM teaching aid.

We wanted to make them widely available because SeaGlide® is garnering more and more interest from schools and organizations wanting to participate.”

“The trademarks – which to my knowledge are Carderock’s first two ever – give us sort of quality control over future kits that are developed,” Teter continued. “In particular, and thinking forward for Carderock, if we go down the road of trademarking some of our software products, » See GLIDER | B7

Daniel Daglis A SeaGlide®, or small-scale underwater glider, maneuvers in a tank of water at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in Bethesda, Md. The SeaGlide® is a non-tethered, autonomous robot that helps collect data through sensors.

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Military survivor benefits include tax forgiveness News Release Militaryonesource.mil NORFOLK

When you lose a loved one, the last things you want to think about are finances and taxes. However, as a military survivor, you may be entitled to certain benefits. For instance, tax liability can be forgiven — or refunded if already paid — if a service member dies under specific circumstances. Regulations differ based on whether the death occurred in a combat zone or as a result of terrorist or military-action.

Tax forgiveness is not automatic.

Surviving spouses or the individual filing the tax return must submit a claim.

Here are answers to some common questions about tax forgiveness.

Under what circumstances can a deceased service member’s tax liability be forgiven?

Tax liability is the entire sum of the money you pay annually to the federal government in taxes. This

can be forgiven or refunded if a service member dies under any of the following circumstances: • While on active duty in a combat zone • From wounds, disease or other injury received in a combat zone • From wounds or injury incurred in a terrorist or military action Which tax years are forgiven?

This varies based on the circumstances of the death: • For combat zone-related deaths: The Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, forgives the service member’s tax liability for the tax year in which the death occurred and any previous tax years ending on or after the first day of active duty in a combat zone. Any remaining unpaid taxes from previous years are also forgiven.

• For deaths outside a combat zone, but in direct support of military operations: The same forgiveness benefits apply as those for combat zone-related deaths.

• For terrorist or military action related-deaths: The IRS forgives

the service member’s tax liability for the year in which the injury occurred (even if death occurs in a separate year) and one year prior.

So, a service member that dies in 2015 from injuries sustained in a 2014 terrorist attack would receive tax forgiveness beginning in 2013.

How does tax forgiveness affect joint filing?

• If you and your spouse typically file jointly, forgiveness or refund only applies to the deceased service member’s portion of your tax liability.

• When you submit a claim for tax forgiveness, you’ll need to determine the portion of your joint tax liability for which the service member would have been liable if a separate return had been filed.

How can I submit a claim for tax forgiveness?

Tax forgiveness isn’t automatic, so you’ll need to submit a survivor’s claim: • If the tax return has not yet been filed: File a Form 1040 with the service member’s W-2.

• If the tax return has already been filed: File a separate Form 1040X for each year in question.

You can identify your claim by writing one of the following on the total tax line on Forms 1040 or 1040X: • Iraqi Freedom-KIA • Enduring Freedom-KIA • Kosovo Operation-KIA • Desert Storm-KIA • Former Yugoslavia-KIA If the service member was killed in a terrorist action, write KITA on the front of the return and on the line for total tax.

You’ll also need to include: • A computation of the decedent’s tax liability • Form 1310: “Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer” • A certification from the Department of Defense or the Department of State For detailed information see the Internal Revenue Service Publication 3, “Armed Forces Tax Guide”

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actions like never before.

Mowing the lawn? Sure, why not. Moving the couch?

Hmm, maybe with help. be one of those middle-aged Jumping on the trampoline women who needed “Lady with the kids? No way.

Surgery.” In fact, throughout Suddenly, I was accessing my 20s and 30s, I thought my daily activities in terms I was invincible. But then, of whether they might cause somewhere in my early my internal organs to drop 40s, I started to notice that out onto the floor. It was women my age behaved definitely time to get a mediquite strangely in certain cal professional involved. circumstances.

My doctor allayed my When the aerobics infears by clearly explainstructor at our local YMCA ing the surgical procedure demanded that we do jump- with both words and rubber ing jacks, I observed that, gloves. That man could take three or four jumps into the an ordinary surgical glove, exercise, all the 40-someand with a few twists and thing women ran to the turns, form it into a represtroom. And I was soon lica of female reproductive fighting them for an empty organs. It was truly amazstall. ing. I started to wonder if I didn’t feel old, and he worked at kids’ birthday brushed these incidents off parties on the side. as minor inconveniences.

So, on that ill-timed But then, a year or two down Super Bowl Sunday, while the road, I noticed the same my doctor and every other embarrassing phenomenon red-blooded American was happening to me in other gobbling gallons of queso situations. dip, I was experiencing an I used to really enjoy a entirely different kind of good sneeze. That tickly super bowl party in prepafeeling in your nose, the ration for surgery the next slow inhale as you surrenmorning. Unfortunately, the der to the natural forces of bowl that had my attention your own body, and then the was located in the powder spontaneous blast that leaves room. you feeling cleansed.

But it was OK, I was However, sneezing in ready for The Show. I your mid-40s is a whole approached the line of other ball game. When scrimmage, prepared for the tickly sensation hits, I the blitz, and was ready to usually blurt “Uh oh” as I go into overtime, if necesscramble to clench my legs sary. And thankfully, I made together in a defensive pos- the conversion from wide ture. Inevitably the sneeze receiver to tight end without cannot be stopped, and I too many stitches. utter “Terrific” or “Lovely” Currently stationed in Newas I am left to deal with the port, Rhode Island, Lisa consequences.

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A very different Super Bowl party Here we are, living in New England, and no one has invited us to a Super Bowl party. Oh well, I’ve had worse Super Bowl Sundays.

Much worse.

Four years ago we were stationed in Florida. And while everyone was gorging on hot chicken wings, icy cold beers, creamy dips, and spicy chili slathered in onions and cheese, I was guzzling a pharmaceutical concoction intended to cleanse my bowels in preparation for surgery the next day.

Yup, you read that right.

Surgery. The day after the Super Bowl. Lucky me.

Nothing puts a damper on Super Bowl Festivities quite like pre-operative bowel cleansing. But I was a middle-aged woman who had given birth to three large babies. Internal organs and tissues were not quite where they used to be, and my doctor said it was time to put them back where they belong.

When I informed my husband Francis, he cringed, shook his head, and finally waved me off, saying, “I don’t need to know the details!” So, I started referring to the procedure as “Lady Surgery,” which my female friends reacted to by tilting their heads sympathetically to the side, and offering to cook something for me.

Men universally cringed and looked for the nearest escape. Either way, no further details were necessary or desired.

When cornered, Francis explained the surgery by saying, “My wife’s going to the hospital to get her female plumbing all buttoned up.”

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The decisions we make every day, be it a regular work day, a small family dinner or a big game day extravaganza, have an impact on our environment and how we will leave it for future generations. Protect future football fans and their right to enjoy Super Bowl 100 by celebrating in the following ways:

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What to Buy: Better disposables. It’s best not to use disposable cups, plates and utensils, but if you must, pick ones made of recycled material and/or compostable.

Local goodies. Support a local restaurant, pizza shop or brewery for any game day staples you plan to purchase. Buying local is an investment in our economy and reduces your carbon footprint.

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What to Skip: Disposable cups. Invite guests to bring their own cups supporting their favorite team: Less to clean up and no harmful environmental impact.

Bottled water. Safe, clean and great-tasting tap water is available right at your faucet, so skip the wasteful bottled water.

Garbage disposals. Food scraps clog drains and belong in the trash not the sink or garbage disposal.

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How to Cleanup: Recycle more, trash less. Place a recycling container next to the trash can and label it (such as “Bottles and cans here”) Leftovers to go. Don’t let leftovers go bad in your fridge. Fix plates or goody bags for your guests to take home.

Can the grease. Remember to keep fats, oils and grease out of the kitchen drains and disposal to avoid clogged pipes.

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Operation Deep Freeze: Boots on ice Annual mission resupplies U.S. Antactic Program’s largest base

By LSC James Hawley Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group Public Affairs MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA

After four long days of travel, Sailors from Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 arrived safely at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station in Antarctica, where they will be participating in Operation Deep Freeze 2017.

The annual mission, which NCHB 1 has been participating in for more than 50 years, resupplies the U.S. Antarctic Program’s largest base on the most remote continent. NSF manages the Antarctic Program.

The Sailors are in high spirits and are glad to be participating in such a unique opportunity.

“I’m thrilled to be here,” Chief Boatswain’s Mate Mykel Stevens said. “I’m one of the lucky few who have been here multiple times, but I’m so glad there are a lot of junior troops here who are getting to experience this rare opportunity.”

A rare opportunity it is, as cargo handlers are the Navy’s only robust and recurrent presence on the Antarctic continent.

The rareness of the opportunity is not lost on Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Ryan Shultz, who said, “I’m just excited to see something that so few people have the opportunity have seen.”

Prior to arriving in Antarctica, Sailors received ex-

SN Mumbali Ngwa The Military Sea-Lift Command chartered container ship MV Ocean Giant makes its approach to the ice pier at McMurdo Station prior to the start of port cargo handling evolutions in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2015. Deep Freeze is an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces-led joint interagency mission to provide logistical and transportation support to the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP). Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica coordinates strategic inter-theater airlift, tactical deep field support, aeromedical evacuation support, search and rescue response, sealift, seaport access, bulk fuel supply, port cargo handling, and transportation requirements for USAP.

EM1 Jeremy Bivens Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB 1) Sailors board “Ivan The Terra Bus” after arriving aboard McMurdo Station, Antarctica in support of the National Science Foundation annual resupply mission in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2016 (ODF ‘16). The United States Navy has been a part of Operation Deep Freeze since 1955.

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“It takes some time to adjust to the unique environment down here,” Detachment Officer in Charge Lt. David Shayeson said.

Sailors have been acclimating to the weather and harsh environmental conditions with physical training and team-building activities, allowing Sailors to settle into a routine and prepare for the start of cargo operations.

One event included a climate acclimatization team hike, in which Sailors trekked over three miles on the Ridge Line trail overlooking the McMurdo Sound. Along the way, they stopped at memorial markers commemorating the lives of shipmates who

lost their lives while working here in 1956 and 1982, in the promotion of scientific endeavors in the last frontier.

With shipboard operations starting in a few days, NCHB 1 Sailors have been busy performing driver training, cargo accountability training, and lending assistance to the camp where needed.

Additionally, Sailors have leveraged opportunities to listen to NSF’s Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center lectures, which cover a broad range of scientific research initiatives here.

“People are friendly to talk to and have a lot of interesting information to share about this continent,” Assistant Officer in Charge Lt. Michael Crum said.

McMurdo’s open house program also provided Sailors the opportunity to visit and tour NASA’s Ground Control Station and radome, which is a critical component for receiving and disseminating orbital satellite data.

NCHB 1 deploys to NSF’s McMurdo Station, where less than one percent of the world’s population has ever visited, as part of Operation Deep Freeze the military’s logistical support component of the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), the nation’s research program on the southernmost continent.

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Mattis takes oath as defense secretary

By Jim Garamone DOD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON

By a 98-1 vote, the Senate confirmed retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis to be the 26th secretary of defense Jan. 20, and Vice President Michael R. Pence administered his oath of office shortly afterward. Pence administered his oath of office shortly afterward.

Mattis is the first retired general officer to hold the position since General of the Army George C. Marshall in the early 1950s. Congress passed a waiver for the retired four-star general to serve in the position, because law requires former service members to have been out of uniform for at least seven years

DOD photo James Mattis took office as the 26th secretary of defense shortly after his Senate confirmation.

to serve as defense secretary.

Mattis retired from the Marine Corps in 2013.

Three-War Veteran Mattis is a veteran of the Gulf War and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. His military career culminated with service as commander of U.S.

Central Command.

The secretary was born in Washington State and raised in Richland, Washington, graduating from high school there in 1968 and enlisting in the Marine Corps the following year. He was commissioned in the Marine Corps in 1972 after graduating from Central Washington University.

He served as a rifle and weapons platoon commander, and as a lieutenant colonel, he commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines in Operation Desert Storm. In Afghanistan, he commanded some of the first troops to go into the country.

In the Iraq war, he commanded the 1st Marine Division in the drive to Baghdad in 2003.

He was instrumental in publishing the Army and Marine Corps counterinsurgency

manual when he served at Marine Corps Developmental Command in Quantico, Virginia. He then commanded the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force before being chosen for four-star rank as the commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command and NATO’s Allied Command Transformation in 2007. He was named Centcom commander 2010.

Study of War Mattis is a student of the study of war. Former Defense Secretary William S. Cohen called Mattis “a man of thought as well as action,” when he introduced him at the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing last week.

The world is awash in change, Mattis told the committee. “Our country is still

at war in Afghanistan, and our troops are fighting against [the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant] and other terrorist groups in the Middle East and elsewhere,” he said. “Russia is raising grave concerns on several fronts, and China is shredding trust along its periphery.”

The “islands of stability” in the world are under attack by nonstate actors and rogue nations, Mattis said. “Our armed forces in this world must remain the best led, the best equipped and the most lethal in the world,” he added.

He told the committee that he will be “the strongest possible advocate for military and civilian personnel and their families” and that he will “foster an atmosphere of harmony and trust at the department with our interagency

Green Bay departs for Indo-Asia Pacific region

Quartermaster Seaman Josephine Sablan takes bearing readings while standing watch on the bridge wing aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during a sea and anchor evolution.

Amphibious transport dock and 31st MEU to participate in exercises and training with allies in the region

By MC1 Chris Williamson USS Green Bay Public Affairs SASEBO, JAPAN

Amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departed its forwarddeployed base of Sasebo, Japan, Jan. 25 for a routine patrol in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

While on patrol, Green Bay and Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) will participate in exercises and training meant to increase combat readiness and enhance partnerships with allies in the region.

“Embarking, training, and operating with the 31st MEU remains our number one priority,” Green Bay’s Commanding Officer Capt.

Nathan Moyer said. “As we soon embark our Marines, I look forward to seamless integration as we train and work together while building stronger ties with partners in the region.”

Green Bay returned to

partners and the congressional committees.”

Alliances Important The secretary told the committee that alliances and collaborations with other countries are a necessity in this changing world. “History is clear,” he said. “Nations with strong allies thrive, and those without them wither.”

Mattis said his priority as defense secretary will be to strengthen military readiness, strengthen U.S. alliances and bring business reforms to the Defense Department.

“Our military is the envy of the world, representing America’s awesome determination to defend herself,” he said.

“Working with you, I will endeavor to keep our unique all-volunteer force second to none.”

Sasebo from a patrol with the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group in November 2016 after completing Valiant Shield, Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX), and Blue Chromite.

Since that time, Green Bay has welcomed many new junior Sailors who are looking forward to upcoming operations.

“I’m excited to go underway because this will give me the opportunity to do my job in a deployed environment,” Quartermaster Seaman Josephine Sablan said.

“I can’t wait to get rolling and also visit future ports.”

Moyer shared the optimistic sentiments of his crew and recognized the benefits of bePhotos by MC1 Chris Williamson ing on patrol.

Landing craft utility (LCU) 1666, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, approaches the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green “Although it is always Bay (LPD 20) during an ammunition onload. Green Bay is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance difficult to say goodbye to partnerships and be a ready response force for any type of contingency. loved ones, I can speak for the crew that we are all very excited about the opportunity cultures,” Moyer said. deployed amphibious force, For more news from Comfacebook.com/Amphibto work side-by-side with our Green Bay is part of Am- headquartered at White mander, Amphibious Force, ForceC7F/, www.flickr.com/ Marines and also the oppor- phibious Force 7th Fleet, Beach Naval Facility, U.S. 7th Fleet, visit www. photos/amphib7thfleet/ or on tunity to experience different the Navy’s only forward- Okinawa. navy.mil/local/ctf76/, www. Twitter @Amphib7Flt.

Engineers show value of cold spray repairs to naval aviation From Naval Aviation Enterprise Public Affairs SAN DIEGO

The Marine Corps Assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation (Sustainment), William E. Taylor, visited Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) Jan. 23 to learn more about cold spray additive technology.

Engineers and artisans from FRCSW did a demonstration and briefing for Taylor and Marine Corps aviation representatives from Camp Pendleton, California. The cold spray technique is saving the Naval Aviation Enterprise time and money in repairing aircraft components and returning them to the fleet, improving readiness across the Navy and Marine Corps.

“This has a lot of promise,” Taylor said.

Cold spray is an additive, solid-state thermal spray process which can restore components’ critical dimensional features lost due to corrosion, wear, or mechanical damage.

It works by taking powdered metal alloys customized for the need of the specific part to be repaired and spraying it onto the metal of the damaged component, creating a

U.S. Navy photo Matthew Minnick (left center), a materials engineer at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), explains how the center is using Cold Spray Additive Technology to Marine Corps Assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation (Sustainment), William E. Taylor.

mechanical bond. The process creates a low-porous or nonporous surface without making any heat-induced changes to the substrate.

Explained more in layman’s terms, the process bonds metal to metal in a relatively low-heat environment, filling in any corrosion or other damage in machine parts. Repairs often take less time and are safer, too. To use a traditional chrome coating, for example, takes 20 hours to cover a part with 20 mL of metal; cold spray can do it with a tungsten/carbide/cobalt alloy in about two minutes. The process also eliminates the health

hazards posed and safety precautions required using traditional methods.

The repaired parts come out stronger and less prone to mistake. According to Luc Doan, a materials engineer at FRCSW, of the approximately 150 parts repaired using cold spray so far, none have been returned for another repair.

Additionally, none have resulted in machine rejections.

With traditional methods, approximately 20-40 percent are machine rejected.

Conrad Macy, a secondary power Fleet Support Team (FST) engineer for Naval Air Systems Command (NA-

VAIR), explained the parts can endure at least 10 times more stress and impact than traditional parts. It might be more, but at that point engineers stopped trying to test the damage limits.

Macy is the impetus behind bringing cold spray to naval aviation. In his job working with the fleet making repairs to aircraft, he became tired of throwing away expensive parts because of minor damage. He felt sure some process could fix the parts, so he began searching for it. About six years ago, through a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project, he found what he needed with cold spray.

The SBIR with Inovati sealed the deal, showcasing the applicability of cold spray to increase fleet readiness by refurbishing previously scrapped components. Often, these components are in demand across naval aviation, but have long lead times.

Inovati’s cold spray technique is called Kinetic Metallization. Cold spray can encompass a variety of techniques; this one uses lowpressure helium or nitrogen and a sonic nozzle to accelerate particles. The combination of low pressure and sonic gas

speed significantly decreases gas consumption compared to conventional cold spray processes while still achieving high particle velocities, according to the company.

It also wastes less material compared to other cold spray machines and techniques, according to the Navy.

This less expensive, faster method of repair has saved more than $1 million on one part alone. The F/A-18’s Aircraft Mounted Accessory Drives (AMADs) cost approximately $168,000 each.

Damage to one part of the AMAD would previously result in scrapping the entire drive, but with the repairs available through cold spray, 10 have been refurbished and sent back to the fleet for a savings of about $1.6 million.

To bring the process to naval aviation, Macy worked with engineers at FRCSW to explore different options.

The team brought an Inovati machine to its laboratory environment three years, and its success led to the installation of another machine in the production shop at FRCSW in December 2015.

FRCSW is the main depot for all variations of the F/A18, so most of the parts it

has repaired using cold spray have been for that platform.

However, it has also been used for E-2, F-5, CH-53 and H-1 parts, as well as for the LM2500 ship engine.

Engineers now are pressing forward with future applications for the technology, including on V-22 window sills.

Macy is exploring through another SBIR the use of a rotating nozzle in the cold spray machine. The current machine has a fixed nozzle, which works well for easily rotated parts, but not as well for bulkier ones. Though that change requires a hitherto unknown design, the engineers have no doubt they will determine the necessary techniques.

“We’re going to be successful,” Macy said.

The Naval Aviation Enterprise is a cooperative partnership of naval aviation stakeholders focused on sustaining required current readiness and advancing future warfighting capabilities at best possible cost. It is comprised of Sailors, Marines, civilians, and contractors from across service branches and organizations, working together to identify and resolve readiness barriers and warfighting degraders.

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Navy flyover honors former astronaut, naval aviator Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17 commander, is buried in Austin, Texas, with honors From Chief of Naval Air Training Public Affairs CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS

On Jan. 25, the U.S. Navy rendered honors to former astronaut and naval aviator, Eugene Cernan, during a burial service in Austin, Texas.

At 11:05 CST, four T-45A Goshawk aircraft assigned to Training Air Wing 2, based in Kingsville, Texas, held a missing man formation flyover in honor of Cernan’s service to the nation both in the military and while at NASA. Cernan, age 82, died on Jan. 16.

“Gene Cernan was a great American hero and his legacy will not be forgotten,” Chief of the Navy’s Air Training Command Rear Adm. Dell Bull said, which includes Training Air Wing 2. “He embodied the spirit of naval aviation: bravery, dedication, and the resolve to be the very best. We are proud to honor such an icon today.”

After graduating from Purdue University, Cernan began his career in aviation at Pensacola, Florida, under the Navy’s Air Training Command. While in the Navy, Cernan was selected for the NASA space program and is renowned as the commander of Apollo 17, NASA’s last mission to the moon. He retired from naval service and completed his NASA career in 1976.

“Captain Cernan got his start in aviation under our air training command,” Bull said. “It seems only fitting we say goodbye this way.”

For more information on Training Air Wing 2, visit www.cnatra.navy.mil/tw2/.

For more news from Chief of Naval Air Training, visit www.navy.mil/local/cnatra/.

Eugene Cernan is pictured left on the moon during Apollo 17 and below with with a model of Gemini spacecraft and launch vehicle.

Cernan died on Jan. 16 at the age of 82 and was buried on Jan. 25 in Austin, Texas. Four T-45A Goshawk aircraft assigned to Training Air Wing 2, based in Kingsville, Texas, held a missing man formation flyover in honor of Cernan’s service.

Photos courtesy of NASA

Leadership development framework released Ten-page document outlines how the Navy will develop leaders of excellence and strong character From Office of the Chief of Naval Operations WASHINGTON

The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations released the Leadership Development Framework Jan. 25.

Strengthening and broadening leadership development is a key objective of the gold line of effort in “A Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority,” and the 10-page framework outlines how the Navy will develop leaders to demonstrate both operational excellence and strong character.

“Leaders have always been essential to the Navy’s success,” Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. John Richardson said.

“The strategic environment is such that our leaders must think more clearly and learn more rapidly than our adversaries. Developing leaders will remain the principal focus of our Navy.”

The framework explains the most important characteristic of a leader is drive — the relentless pursuit of “best ever” performance. Navy leaders should focus their development down two lanes: warfighting competence and character.

The best way to develop these two is through formal schools, on-thejob training and self-guided learning.

“World-class leadership is our Navy’s decisive advantage,” Richardson writes.

“Some Navy leaders are already worldclass; many more can become worldclass with the right focus.”

The Leadership Development Framework can be found at www.navy.mil/ cno/docs/NLDF_Final.pdf For more news from chief of naval operations, visit www.navy.mil/cno.

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New app preps Sailors for blended retirement choices From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs WASHINGTON

A new application for mobile devices designed to enhance financial literacy for Sailors is available now and helps provide the latest info on the Blended Retirement System (BRS) that goes into effect in 2018.

The app is designed to provide Sailors with anytime, anywhere access to both training and resources that will help them make informed decisions about their financial future, which is especially critical as the military gets ready to begin BRS Jan. 1, 2018.

“This is a very important time for Sailors to be aware of their finances and this app covers a wide range of topics that will keep them on top of their money,” Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) N170 Jim Simpson said. “Whether they are opting-in to the new retirement system, looking to make smart car-buying choices or planning for their children’s future, this gives them one spot to start building that knowledge.”

Targeted primarily for active duty and reserve service memDOD Graphic bers, the app also serves as a The Blended Retirement Pocket Card arms leaders with information to help answer Sailors quesvaluable tool for Navy family tions on the new Blended Retirement System. It can be downloaded by visiting the DOD Blended members. Users will be able to Retirement System webpage at http://militarypay.defense.gov/BlendedRetirement. The pocket explore issues like managing card is located under the “Resources” section. their credit, building a spend-

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Whether they are opting-in to the new retirement system, looking to make smart car-buying choices or planning for their children’s future, this gives them one spot to start building that knowledge.”

Jim Simpson, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) N170

ing plan, home buying, moving, as well as how to navigate survivor benefits, insurance and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) among many other topics.

Outside of the standard financial topics, there is a BRS resources tab that includes infographics, frequently asked questions, as well as training links that will be refreshed as new courses and training materials become available. Once finished, the retirement calculator for BRS will be included as part of the app as well.

BRS is effective Jan. 1, 2018 and service members eligible to opt-in to BRS will have until the end of 2018 to decide if they want to switch to the new plan. Everyone serving today can stay under the current system, while those with

fewer than 12 years of service as of the end of 2017 will have an opportunity to opt-in to the new retirement system. New Sailors will automatically be enrolled into the new system as of the start of 2018.

The U.S. Navy Sea Warrior Program (PMW 240) produced the app and Tracen Technologies Inc., a company that specializes in integrated mobile and web solutions, was the software developer.

The Navy Financial Literacy mobile application is available for download from the iTunes and Google Play online stores. To find the free app, search “Navy Financial Literacy” in the app stores or in your Web browser.

For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visit www. navy.mil/local/cnp/.

Navy synthetically recreates biomaterial that could replace synthetic materials

By Katherine Mapp Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division Office of Congressional and Public Affairs PANAMA CITY, FLA.

A team of U.S. Navy scientists and engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) have successfully recreated a natural material used for marine wildlife defense to assist military personnel.

Biochemist Dr. Josh Kogot and Materials Engineer Dr. Ryan Kincer have produced a synthetic component of hagfish slime from the alpha and gamma proteins of the Pacific hagfish.

The Pacific hagfish, also known as slime eels, are bottom-dwelling scavengers which live on the ocean floor.

The hagfish can secrete slime to protect themselves by obstructing the gills of predators which come into contact with the slime.

According to Kincer, hagfish slime consists of two protein-based components – a thread and a mucin.

“The coiled up thread behaves like a spring and quickly unravels upon contact with water due to stored energy,” Kincer said. “The mucin binds to water and constrains the flow between the micro-channels created by the thread dispersion. The interaction between the thread, mucin, and seawater creates a three-dimensional, viscoelastic network. Over time, the thread begins to collapse on itself, causing the slime to slowly dissipate. Studies have shown the hagfish secretion can expand up to 10,000 times its initial volume.”

The hagfish slime thread has been compared to spider silk. Both are natural, renewable materials which

could one day replace synthetic products derived from petroleum-based precursors.

Kogot said the slime thread has comparable mechanical properties to Kevlar, a synthetic fiber used as a reinforcing agent for rubber products and protective gear.

During synthetic recreation, alpha and gamma proteins were produced in an Escherichia coli bacteria, or E.coli, where each protein was recovered from the bacteria after a series of isolation and purification steps. The alpha and gamma proteins were later combined together and rapidly assembled in a crosslinking solution. A sample of natural and synthetic hagfish threads were compared using a scanning electron microscope to visually confirm the production of the synthetic threads.

The intended use of the synthetic slime is to provide non-lethal and non-kinetic defense to the fleet.

“The synthetic hagfish slime may be used for ballistics protection, firefighting, anti-fouling, diver protection, or anti-shark spray,” said Kogot. “The possibilities are endless. Our goal is to produce a substance that can act as non-lethal and non-kinetic defense to protect the warfighter.”

Kincer said the addition of using a material such as the slime will be valuable to the U.S. Navy.

“Researchers have called the hagfish slime one of the most unique biomaterials known,” Kincer said. “For the U.S. Navy to have its hands on it or a material that acts similar would be beneficial.

From a tactical standpoint, it would be interesting to have a material that can change the properties of the water at di-

lute concentrations in a matter of seconds.”

The effort to create new synthetic means to behave like the natural hagfish slime is supported by Navy Innovative Science and Engineering (NISE) funding and the Office of Naval Research Code 32, ocean battlespace sensing department. The team is researching ways to increase the slime’s surface attachment capability, potential delivery systems, and enhanced stability in various environments. From there, Kogot and Kincer will continue to look for innovative applications and explore different variations and properties of the material.

They are currently working to increase the slime protein scale and improve protein assembly.

Above: Naval Surface Warfare Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) scientist and engineers demonstrate the elasticity of the hagfish slime secreted from the Pacific hagfish in a lab aboard NSWC PCD. Pictured from left: Josh Kogot, Michelle Kincer and Ryan Kincer.

Left: Ryan Kincer demonstrates the elasticity of the hagfish slime secreted from the the Pacific hagfish within the net aboard Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division.

Photos by Ron Newsome

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APP |

Anonymous reporting of crime, security issues with app

Continued from B1 Sailors around the world.

The free app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Google Play. It requires Sailors to have an @ navy.mil email address to access the Navy’s functionality.

It’s the next generation of the Navy’s push for bystander intervention as it puts a tool in the smartphone of every Sailor.

Navigating the app is fairly simple once downloaded and an account is established. The main screen has four different icons for use: Report Tips, Emergency Options, Safety Map, and Resources.

Report Tips allows the user to report suspicious activ-

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ity or emergencies to local authorities. Emergency Options allows the user to call installation security, Naval Criminal Investigative Services, or off-base authorities.

Safety Map will visually reflect Naval Station Rota and the surrounding communities, which will highlight locations which are “off limits.”

Resources provides contact information for various safety services.

According to Naval Forces Europe-Africa SAPR officer Capt. Debra Yniguez, the best way to figure out how to use the new app is to download it and walk through the features yourself.

“Our Sailors should use it in order to stay safe and help

keep their shipmates and families safe, especially overseas,” Yniguez said. “The safety of our Sailors is our number one priority, and by procuring this social media tool we believe we are showing our Sailors that we care about them and their safety, and we will research current technology that offers a layer of safety.”

The most important feature to the user will likely be the two-way communication between the Sailor and the command. It protects your anonymity, but allows users to make by-name reports if they choose to.

For example, if Sailors see a crime or a potential security violation being committed,

they can simply take out their phones and make a quick report – and even attach images if they like. Safety issues, such as traffic lights not working properly, can also be reported and the complaint will be routed to the proper organization to take care of it.

“My favorite feature of the app is SafeWalk,” Yniguez said. “It allows you to request friends to virtually walk with you if you need a little extra assurance. It will notify them of the route you are going to take, time of departure, and the time of your estimated arrival.”

The app is currently in use by millions of people in 19 countries and at more than 100 U.S. colleges and

universities, according to LiveSafe’s CEO. In addition, many corporations, hospitals, malls, and professional sports teams are using the application to keep their venues safe during large events.

The idea of the app grew from the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting. Kristina Anderson, a survivor of the shootings, saw it as a way to possibly prevent incidents through information sharing.

Naval Station Rota enables and supports operations of U.S. and allied forces and provides quality services in support of the fleet, fighter, and family for Commander, Navy Installations Command in Navy Region Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia

(EURAFSWA).

Just as a ship performs lines of operation which provide a capability, Navy Region EURAFSWA bases perform the same eight lines of operation to provide capability to the fleet and joint and allied forces. These eight lines of operation are air operations, port operations, safety, security, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR), Fleet and Family Services, and what is called the core – the fuels, water, and power which keep bases running.

Through the lines of operation, EURAFSWA installations are force multipliers which maximize the combat capability of operational units.

Changes include more 9mm service pistol training

Continued from B1 Professional Core Competency Manual in August 2015.

Fleet feedback was compiled and briefed to the Enlisted Board of Advisors (EBOA), which is comprised of the Navy’s fleet and force master chiefs. EBOA members analyzed and prioritized the feedback, then developed recommendations for the Executive Steering Committee (ESC) on how to improve basic military training. The ESC, comprised of Navy flag officers and Senior Executive Service (SES) officials, met August 2016 to make final decisions on the training of today’s U.S. Navy recruits.

“A formal training review of this magnitude has not been conducted since 1999, and we wanted to clearly define what it means to be a basically-trained Sailor,” NSTC training director Lt. Cmdr.

Michael Keppen said. “The result is our manual, which structures Navy basic training

Chief Seth Schaeffer Recruits practice swim remedial exercises at Recruit Training Command to gain confidence in having their faces in the water. Recruits partake in swim remedial lessons three to four times weekly until successful completion of their required third-class swim qualification.

into core competency areas and incorporates recommendations from the EBOA.” Ultimately the ESC approved creation of the BMTCCM, which encapsulates training at RTC under the following six categories: Section I – Militarization Section II – Seamanship

| Organization helps Sailors focus on obligations GLASS

Section III – Programs and Policies Section IV – Firefighting and Damage Control Section V – Watchstanding Section VI – Personal Financial and Professional Development The BMTCCM also in-

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Continued from B1 shipmates.”

White knew the difficulties of feeling like he wasn’t accepted or not fitting the stereotypical image of a U.S. Navy Sailor.

“When I joined the Navy almost four years ago, I came in identifying as a straight male,” White said.

“I had a really close-knit group of friends that gave me the confidence to come out. The crew here on the Porter really gave me the courage to come out, because I felt comfortable enough to be myself.”

He also said it was easier for him to focus on his job, instead of worrying about hiding his sexuality.

White wanted to help provide an environment where Sailors who feel like it’s hard to fit in can speak their mind and feel welcomed.

He felt being comfortable in their own skin could help them focus more on their obligations to the Navy.

He emphasized if GLASS helps even one person be more comfortable aboard the ship the program would be a success.

According to Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Maeghan Goss, a member of the ship’s new organization, GLASS has already made an impact on Porter Sailors.

“GLASS has given the crew a strong support group,” Goss said. “I know that if I need someone to talk to, there are people ready. The same goes for me, and it feels good to be trusted like that.”

Along with providing

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The crew here on the Porter really gave me the courage to come out, because I felt comfortable enough to be myself.”

Damage Controlman 3rd Class Zach White

Sailors an unprejudiced environment, Porter’s GLASS also spreads awareness about LGBT and plans fundraisers for the crew. White wants GLASS to be focused on Sailors, but also realworld issues.

“We held a moment of silence for the Orlando victims during the Pulse shooting,” White said. “We had a lot of people participate, and it really opened my eyes to how many people on the ship supported our program.”

Porter’s GLASS has shown to be an effective way for Sailors to embrace being a part of something bigger than themselves.

For Sailors fleet-wide, getting involved in programs like GLASS can lead to meeting new people, helping commands thrive, and be used as a positive activity to pursue in their off time.

cludes changes which replace 12-gauge shotgun training with more 9mm service pistol familiarization and livefire training. Additionally, the Navy 3rd Class Swim Qualification has been modified to allow recruits the option to conduct the survival float portion of the test in either

this gives us the same protection whereas we can control the versions that come out and make sure that they’re good and they satisfy and represent what we wanted to do with that software package. Trademarks prevent people from creating an inferior product and passing it off as belonging to Carderock and the Navy.”

SeaGlide® was started under a three-party Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between Carderock, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and a foundation called the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). According to Teter, AUVSI is making the kits, essentially assembling all the parts to prevent schools from having to go out and source each part from several different locations. He said being able to provide instructors and the student with everything they need to build their glider is part of the appeal.

The Department of the Navy now holds trademarks for the term “SeaGlide®” without claim to any particular font style, size, or color; and a branding logo which is a mark that consists of the term “cglide” with a line through the middle of the wording “glide” above a swirl line that leads to a glider. The latter is the logo placed on the underwater glider kits which are assembled and distributed by AUVSI. Teter worked closely with Michael Badagliacca, an intellectual patent attorney with the Office of Naval Research, to register the trademarks through the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A former engineer who made a

the supine (back) position or the previously required prone (face down) position.

The final recommendation from the ESC established Battle Stations 21, the “capstone” training event for Basic Military Training, as a fleet requirement. While participating in Battle Stations 21, each recruit must complete 17 scenarios during a 12-hour, overnight period.

The scenarios encompass all training learned during boot camp, including firefighting and damage control. There are also evaluations in casualty evacuations, watchstanding, underway replenishment, and line handling.

Completion of BST-21 provides a contextually relevant training experience which sets the conditions for the success of the Sailor in follow-on initial skills training and the Sailor’s first operational assignment.

A PDF version of the BMTCCM is also avail-

able on the NSTC website at http://www.netc.navy.mil/ nstc/NSTC_Directives/manuals.html.

Evans and his NSTC staff are headquartered at Naval Station Great Lakes and oversee 98 percent of initial officer and enlisted accessions training for the Navy, as well as the Navy’s Citizenship Development program. NSTC includes RTC at Naval Station Great Lakes, NROTC at more than 160 colleges and universities, Officer Training Command (OTC) at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, Navy Junior ROTC, and Navy National Defense Cadet Corps (NNDCC) citizenship development programs at more than 600 high schools worldwide.

For more news from Naval Service Training Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/ greatlakes/, www.netc.navy. mil/nstc/ or www.facebook. com/NavalServiceTraining/.

robot is perfect STEM high-school program

career move to focus on the legal aspect of research and invention, Badagliacca is responsible for several of the Navy’s trademarks including “Navy SEALs,” the “America’s Navy” slogan, unit and command insignias, and aircraft names like the more recent EA-18G “Growler.”

“A trademark is like a brand name; for this product we want the word to get out that there’s a neat underwater glider and now people know to ask for SeaGlide®,” Badagliacca said.

“When people request the Carderock underwater glider they know it’s called SeaGlide®, they know where to go, and they know exactly what product we’re talking about instead of someone else’s – which might not be as good as the one we have.”

Michael Britt-Crane, a mechatronics engineer with Carderock’s Hydrodynamics and Maneuvering Simulation Branch pioneered SeaGlide® along with a handful of his fellow engineers at Carderock who volunteer part-time to work with students and educate instructors on bringing SeaGlide® to their schools.

Although building an underwater glider containing a circuit board for soldering and programming, buoyancy engines with syringes and moveable mass to manage buoyancy and pitch, and ballast gliders for proper underwater flight may seem too complex for learning basic electronics and physics, Britt-Crane said SeaGlide® is the perfect STEM program.

“As an intro-level robotics activity where kids can get out of their books and get their hands dirty as kind of a starting point for building bigger

and better robots in the future, it’s a perfect entry point to get a broad-based understanding of how these systems work at a fundamental level,” BrittCrane said.

Britt-Crane’s parents were engineers, and he said when he was in elementary school he would always say he wanted to be an inventor because he didn’t know the term engineer.

“That’s changed since then, but I think that’s illustrative of the kind of disconnect between the public knowledge of science and engineering and those of us who are in the profession, and that’s what we’re really working to try to improve,” Britt-Crane said.

While SeaGlide® is designed for high-school students, Britt-Crane and his team have worked with instructors teaching students as young as sixth-graders and even had higher-level education organizations like the Marine Robotics Team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology build gliders.

Besides being an activity for students, Britt-Crane pointed out there are many ways the SeaGlide® gliders align with the Navy’s interest when it comes to unmanned vehicles and unmanned vehicle systems. According to Britt-Crane, the completed gliders are fully functional as unmanned vehicles and have reached depths of 25 feet in Carderock’s basin.

He said he is confident they could go deeper, having done some pressure testing with the structure in super-deep depths, but they have not yet tested the motor at deep depths.

Britt-Crane said these small, cost-effective gliders, which consist of additive-manufactured parts, can serve as test

modules for the larger, more expensive drones which cross entire ocean floors.

“I think SeaGlide® would be an ideal platform to train operators of these drones,” Britt-Crane said. “We can do the basic build in two days and we can do training for Navy personnel to really understand how these things work, and that’s really important.”

“Our primary mission in regards to SeaGlide® is reaching as many schools and having plenty of exposure, so that as many kids as possible are at least – even if they don’t go into STEM fields – getting a better understanding of engineering,” continued Britt-Crane. “It’s useful for us to have a well-educated public that understands science and engineering.”

As SeaGlide® continues to expand, Britt-Crane emphasized the program continues to look for new partners and work with as many Department of Defense labs as possible. He said the goal is to continue to reach as many kids as they can, because STEM education in schools through programs like SeaGlide® will help inspire future engineers to secure the future of innovation.

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, a part of Naval Sea Systems Command, leads the Navy in hull, mechanical, and electrical engineering. Headquartered in West Bethesda, Carderock Division employs approximately 2,000 scientists, engineers, technicians, and support personnel and includes detachments in Norfolk, Virginia (Little Creek); Port Canaveral, Florida; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Memphis, Tennessee; Bangor, Washington; Ketchikan, Alaska; and Bayview, Idaho.

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Prevent pollution from household chemicals From NAVFAC MIDLANT Environmental HAMPTON ROADS

Stormwater pollution results when precipitation such as rain or snowmelt runs over surfaces picking up pollutants like pesticides, fertilizers, construction site sediments, pet waste, litter, etc. These pollutants can significantly degrade water quality and threaten aquatic, wildlife and human health. In addition, stormwater pollution impacts our drinking water supplies and use of waterways for recreational activities such as swimming, fishing or boating.

Runoff from our lawns, rooftops, and driveways enter into the storm drain system. This system discharges directly to nearby streams, lakes, and bays without receiving treatment. Because of this, it is important for us to prevent pollutants from being washed into these storm drains from our use and disposal of household chemicals.

When household chemicals are either accidentally washed into a storm drain or intentionally dumped outside and drain into the stormwater system, it is referred to as an “illicit discharge.” Common examples of the materials that lead to household illicit discharges include:

• Paint and paint thinner; • Motor oil and gasoline; • Antifreeze; • Fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides; • Bleach, solvents and cleaners; • Swimming pool chemicals and chlorinated water.

The everyday products that we use can be very harmful if not stored, used, and disposed of properly. These products can be classified as: toxic – pest fumigants, ant traps, and old fire extinguishers; corrosive – drain cleaners, rust removers and over cleaners; oxidizers – chlorinated pool chemicals and various peroxides; and flammables – gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, butane, oil-based paints and paint thinners.

If you have products that are no longer needed that contain hazardous materials, it is important to properly dispose of them. Never dispose of them outside, allowing them to enter a storm drain because the stormwater runoff is not treated before flowing into our nearby waterways. Many of these materials should also not be placed in the trash because this could lead to groundwater contamination as the materials leak from a landfill.

Some tips and facts about house-

hold hazardous waste include: • As little as one quart of motor oil can contaminate millions of gallons of water; • Used motor oil can be re-refined into re-usable lubricating oil. Reprocessing one gallon of used motor oil and burning it as fuel generates enough electricity to power everything in your home for a day; • Don’t rinse paint brushes outside where the rinse water can enter the stormwater system. Clean water-based paint brushes in the sink and oil-based paint brushes by using paint thinner. If possible try to use water based paints; • Keep paints and solvents in sealed containers where they cannot become pollutants; • Recycle all unused paints at local

Fourth of a four-part series Hazardous Waste Collection Centers; • Avoid over applying fertilizers and pesticides, or applying them immediately before it rains; • For all household materials try to purchase and use non-toxic alternative when possible.

All materials should be used and disposed of in accordance with manufacturer specifications. The best way to dispose of household chemicals is to take them to a local hazardous waste recycling center or to participate in a local waste collection event. Visit www.AskHRGreen. org to learn about local waste recycling efforts here in Hampton Roads and more you can do to prevent

This article is the final one in a four-article series on everyday habits that residents can adopt to prevent pollution from stormwater runoff and to protect our local waterways.

Other parts were published in the preceding Flagship editions: Part one on Jan. 12, part two on Jan. 19, part three on Jan. 26.

stormwater pollution.

Thanks for reading this article and hopefully you can incorporate some of the techniques discussed into your everyday habits.

Massive home and garden show has flower power

By Lee Tolliver The Virginian-Pilot VIRGINIA BEACH

Kristen Zeis | The Virginian Pilot Jamie Nisbet, owner of Outdoor Impressions, based in Chesapeake, works on building his display for The Virginia Flower and Garden Expo at The Virginia Beach Convention Center on Jan. 24.

Last week, the Virginia Beach Convention Center looked like a backyard mess.

But within days, it had morphed into extravagant displays for outdoor living.

Giant decks, fire pits, fountains, baking ovens and kitchens were decorated with plants. Thousands of flowers arrived, some from warmer climes in the United States and some imported from Singapore, Australia, Chile, the Netherlands, Mexico, Israel and points in between.

Putting it all together in time for the 23rd Virginia Flower and Garden Expo over the Jan. 28 weekend weekend has been, as usual, a massive undertaking.

Three 18-wheelers trucked in more than 100 varieties of flowers featuring

nearly 20,000 blooms on Tuesday.

Front-end loaders danced through a maze of boulders, paving blocks and plants . The drone of their engines reverberated through the convention center, mingling with the shouts of hundreds of workers puzzling everything together.

The show’s theme is “What color is your garden?” but as whole trees were carted in and stone walls rose, the unwritten theme became clear: Home gardeners are only limited by their imagination ... and their bank accounts.

“Some of these things can run anywhere from $50,000 to $100,000 or more, depending on the situation we have to work with,” said K&D Round’s Landscaping’s Joel Vanscoy, standing in front of a large outdoor kitchen with a grill, barbecue pit and enough concrete blocks to sink a battleship.

Vanscoy said the growing trend has been “the whole outdoor living thing.”

“Patios are evolving into everything people are used to having inside their home,” he said. “I think we’re going to see a move towards outdoor home theaters, too.”

Standing in front of a 350-pound limestone block he had turned into a lighted water fountain, Rusty Pulley of Bay and Beach Landscapes said his crew started at 6 a.m. Monday.

“We’ll come in Thursday and touch up and clean up, and rock it for the weekend,” he said.

Behind black curtains, Bev Wayne and her team of more than 60 volunteers built floral displays that, like the patio structures, were for sale during show hours.

“This show is produced from the heart by people who love plants and flowers,” said Wayne, an artist and designer who sees flowers as another medium for her work away from the show.

“Life is just more fun with color.”

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Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice: Exhibit Opening

World War I soldiers at Camp McClellan, Alabama.

Feb. 4, Children’s Museum of Virginia, 221 High Street, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704 393-5258

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TarHeels in the Trenches: Exhibit Opening Feb. 10, 10 a.m., Museum of the Albemarle, 501 South Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 252-335-1453 Marking the 100th anniversary of America’s formal entrance into World War I, “Tar Heels in the Trenches: The Albemarle and the Great War” examines World War I from the viewpoint of five North Carolinians that lived through that traumatic time.

Visitors experience the anxiety of the draft, the comradery of training camp, the horror of the Western Front, and the helping hand of YMCA workers. Interactive displays highlight period music and the U-boat War off the Outer Banks. The exhibit runs through Dec. 2018.

Organized by the Princess Anne High School SCA and the Cox High School SCA, the 5K race also includes a 1 mile fun run/walk for younger participants. The combined goal for both schools to raise is $10,000 to benefit the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters.

Raffle items and food will be available after the race.

Children ages 3-10 and adults can explore dinosaur habitats. A Field Research Station allows children to 10th Annual African step into the role of paleontologist American Male by uncovering fossils with brushes Summit and creating drawings of the dinosaur environment using fossil Feb. 4, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., , Princess rubbings and tracings. The exhibit Anne High School, Virginia Beach 263-1088. runs through June 4, 2017

facing young people. This year’s keynote speaker is Virginia Beach Deputy City Manager Dr. Kenneth Chandler.

Homeschool Day at Nauticus Feb. 16, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m, Nauticus, One Waterside Drive Norfolk, Virginia 23510 664-1034, www.nauticus.org.

Nauticus invites local homeschoolers to take part in a special day of hands-on science programs, demonstrations and films just for them.

Education programs will be offered throughout the day. Self-guided Virginia Beach City Public Schools tours of the Battleship Wisconsin Annual CHKD Love are included, with guided tours hosts the summit for young men Run/Walk in grades eight through 12. Parents of available for an additional fee.

Feb. 4, at 9 a.m., Thalia Homeschool Day is $7.57 for both are also welcome to attend a speElementary School, Virginia Beach cial Parent Institute. Sessions will adults and children ages 4 – 17.

Angela.Cosimano@vbschools.

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Travis Tritt to perform June 10 at Harborfest

Travis Tritt performs at the GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater. The country star will peform a “patriotic show” June 10 in Norfolk.

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Events include a special fleet of Navy ships in the Friday Parade of Sail, ships open for free public tours, landside Navy exhibits and demonstrations, ceremonial events at the Armed Forces and Homecoming Memorials, Saturday night’s fireworks show choreographed to a musical score honoring the Navy Centennial, video messages taped from the public to be sent to deployed commands and special Navy 100 themed entertainment and family activities throughout the weekend and more.

Country music star Travis Tritt will play a “patriotic” show at Norfolk Harborfest, the organizers have announced .

The 41st annual event is June 911 . Tritt will play June 10 before a fireworks show. The rest of the music lineup hasn’t been announced.

Norfolk’s Harborfest is the longest-running and free maritime festival in the U.S The 2017 three-day event on the downtown Norfolk waterfront will mark the Norfolk Navy 100 home- Eric Hartley of the Virginian-Pilot coming celebration. contributed to this report.

Veterans, military family members can tell their stories on stage in Virginia Beach Press Release Zeiders American Dream Theater VIRGINIA BEACH

Veterans and their families have an opportunity to tell their communities about their military related experiences.

The Telling Project has provided veterans and family members a forum to tell their communities their stories since 2008.

It has staged 48 original performances by veterans and military family members all over the U.S., in venues that range from town halls and small community theaters to some of the premier perfor-

How to participate Veterans and military family members will be interviewed Feb. 8-10, and performances are May 5-7.

To register for interviews, email max@ thetellingproject.org, and write “Virginia Beach” in the subject line. There is space for eight interviews, which will be designated on a first-come, first-served basis. Interviewing does not commit applicants to perform.

mance venues in the country.

In 2017, it will be coming to Virginia Beach and will stage an original performance of veterans stories as told by veterans and their immediate family members. The Telling

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Project comes to Virginia Beach at the invitation of local production partners, the Zeiders American Dream Theater and Virginia Arts Festival.

The project aims to ease

veterans’ transitions, to give communities an opportunity to benefit from the skills and experience that veterans bring home, and to deepen the understanding and connection between veterans and the communities in which they make their homes.

Veterans and military family members will be interviewed. Those interviews will be transcribed and shaped into a performance script. After refining the script to the specifications of the veterans and family members, performance training, and rehearsal with local theater artists, veterans and military family members will step onto the stage and tell their stories directly to their communities.

Interviews will take place

Feb. 8-10. Performances are scheduled to go to stage May 5-7 at the Zeiders American Dream Theater, 4573 Bank Street in Virginia Beach.

To register for interviews, email max@thetellingproject.org, and write “Virginia Beach” in the subject line.

There is space for eight interviews, which will be designated on a first-come, firstserved basis. Interviewing does not commit applicants to perform.

For more information, contact Max Rayneard, senior writer / producer for The Telling Project at max@ thetellingproject.org or 541556-4368, or the Zeiders American Dream Theater’s Barton Kuebler at bartkuebler@americandreamtheater. org.

Zeiders American Dream Theater aims to develop the potential of local and emerging talent and provide them an opportunity, a stage, a voice to do what they are passionate about doing and hopefully, in the process, inspire others to do the same.

Currently, Zeiders American Dream Theater is a nonprofit theater with an 80 seat theater in the Block 6 area of Town Center in Virginia Beach. In 2018, it will move to Block 9 of Town Center with new facilities which will include a 300 seat thrust stage, 100 seat cabaret space, recording studio and spacious new lobby facing the plaza.

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Exhibits examine war, mental illness ‘Mindful: Exploring Mental Health through Art,’ ‘Warcraft’ are among shows at Virginia Beach contemporary art museum through April

By Denise M. Watson The Virginian-Pilot

Artwork was woven into Jesse Albrecht’s upbringing in Wisconsin. His father worked with wood, and his mother quilted and sewed.

Such creativity later became his salvation. Albrecht was studying ceramics in college when he was deployed to Iraq in 2003 as a combat medic with the National Guard.

He came from a family of military men, but “no one talked about how greatly you are affected and changed coming back from war,” Albrecht said during a phone interview .

“Through ceramics and art, I’ve had a means of expression to kind of deal with it. I think of it as trying to understand it myself and then try to communicate it with other people.”

Albrecht has three pieces in the “Mindful: Exploring Mental Health Through Art” show that opened in late January at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach.

It is one of several shows making up MOCA’s winter/ spring exhibitions.

“New Waves 2017” is the museum’s annual juried show featuring artists around the state, and “Jamie Betts: Left Behind,” is a photographic exhibition of abandoned places across Virginia. Another, “Nevet Yitzhak: WarCraft,” is a large-scale video installation in which digital Afghan war rugs are used as “screens” to display combat. The exhibit resembles a video game in which planes fly from one rug

War Rug #2 still frame from “Nevet Yitzhak: WarCraft” “Nevet Yitzhak: WarCraft,” is a large-scale video installation in which digital Afghan war rugs are used as “screens” to display combat.

to another, unloading bombs, and tanks fire from one rug to the next.

The “Mindful” exhibit is making its second U.S. stop in Virginia Beach after Alison Byrne, director of exhibitions and education, read about the Pittsburgh museum that created it.

“Mindful” has more than 30 works by 14 contemporary artists who have either been diagnosed with mental illness or have been affected by it through friends or family.

Byrne said she realized Hampton Roads would be a good choice for the exhibit, particularly with its military population and the number of members who are dealing with or know someone dealing with PTSD. According to the National

Alliance on Mental Illness, one in five adults experiences a mental health condition each year, and that includes anxiety to depression to schizoaffective disorder.

“It is one of those things that isn’t talked about as much as it should,” Byrne said.

MOCA reached out to other local groups, including local chapters of NAMI and Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, to develop a series of programs that will run through April; the exhibitions close on April 16. One will be a forum, including speakers from Sentara and Eastern Virginia Medical School, to discuss community resources. A forum and an art project for teens are scheduled for March.

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Mental health is being discussed more, Ashby said, with news stories focusing on opioid addiction and PTSD, and how the conditions affect sufferers and their families.

With the art exhibit, “We’re reaching a much broader audience,” Ashby said. “People are coming from the standpoint of looking at art and not mental illness.

“As we educate people, you’re helping people understand that this is just another illness that’s impacting the most important organ of the body – the brain.”

The museum has even been mindful in how it set up its exhibitions. Unlike previous installations that flowed from

one exhibit to the next, “WarCraft” is positioned away from “Mindful” in a separate room. The artist has agreed to lower the volume, and soundproofing has been added so as not to disturb people sensitive to gunfire and loud noises .

Albrecht knew plenty of war stories from his uncles, great uncles and his grandfather who had served in World War II and Vietnam.

He couldn’t resist the urge to know what it was like to be a soldier, so he signed up for the National Guard.

Later, he realized that while his male relatives talked of Vietnam, Pearl Harbor and the battle of Tarawa, the women would sometimes mention “night terrors” the men had and how a couple of his uncles drank themselves to death.

Courtesy photo Jesse Albrecht’s ceramic crocks and their painted images show his anger and frustration from being underequipped and under-trained, he said, during his year in Iraq. One image is of a rat on a skull with the words, “Rats get fat while brave men die.”

Albrecht’s ceramic crocks and their painted images show his anger and frustration at being underequipped and undertrained, he said, during his year in Iraq.

One image is of a rat on a skull with the words, “Rats get fat while brave men die.”

Albrecht knows his work can be controversial, but “my work is pro-soldier, sailor, Marine, the person on the ground,” he said.

“I hope I’m offending the correct people. ... I can’t control other people’s reactions, but I hope it makes people think, talk about it or do a little soul searching.”

Denise M. Watson, 4462504, denise.watson@ pilotonline.com

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Arts&Entertainment Private ‘Hidden Figures’ $3 Movies screening aims to nudge Norfolk girls into STEM basetheaters

“Hidden Figures:” The incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson - brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as Courtesy 20th Century Fox the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, restoring the nation’s confidence.

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In 1967, two years before America put a man on the moon, Christine Darden started as a “computer” making calculations at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton.

She helped minimize sonic booms and was among a group of pioneering black women recently brought to light through the hit book-turned-movie “Hidden Figures.”

“Every time I watch this movie, I laugh, I get mad, and by the end I get tears in my eyes because of the pride,” Darden said Wednesday to a theater full of Norfolk middle- and high-schoolers.

Almost 200 students, mostly girls, attended a private screening at MacArthur Center. Organized

by Old Dominion University’s Batten College of Engineering & Technology, it was intended to spur their interest in science, technology, engineering and math – so-called STEM subjects – said Dean Stephanie Adams, the first female and first black dean of the school.

“We need to get more students from underrepresented populations in STEM,” Adams said.

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For the first time, the Hermitage Museum & Gardens will host a completely original piece of theater by Virginia Stage Company, “With Your Name Upon My Lips.” This immersive and site-specific production, in the vein of “Sleep No More” and “Then She Fell,” features the talents of local performers and creatives like CORE Theatre Ensemble.

Guests will become a part of the performance as they wander through the museum’s rooms, discover scenes, and engage with the actors they encounter.

“This is an opportunity to experience the Hermitage in a completely new and unexpected way” Executive Director Jen Duncan said. “Our hope is that this collaboration will fur-

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“Oftentimes we find they haven’t met a scientist, haven’t met an engineer. … Hollywood has given us a gift.”

The movie profiles three black women who fought for and won advancement at NASA in the early 1960s: Dorothy Vaughan, who became the agency’s first black supervisor, Mary Jackson, the first black female engineer, and Katherine Johnson, who helped calculate trajectories for many early rocket missions, including John Glenn’s orbit.

Darden isn’t featured in the film, but her time at NASA overlapped with that of the movie’s stars. Now 74, she described to the Norfolk students how she rose into senior management at NASA. She faced many of the same struggles depicted on screen

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when she got to Langley, including having her name omitted from authored reports and being denied opportunities for advancement. Decades later, she was the first black woman promoted into senior executive service at NASA; she retired in 2007.

Diamond Gilliam, a 16-yearold junior at Granby High School, said she was impressed by how the women in “Hidden Figures” advocated for themselves.

“I like how (Johnson) kept pushing even though they kept telling her ‘no,’ ” said Gilliam, who takes an advanced calculus course. She wanted to become a lawyer but said she’s lately been thinking about switching to engineering, and the movie helped push her goals further in that direction.

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ther open up our community’s ideas about how museum spaces offer the arts to visitors.”

“With Your Name” explores the duplicity of the 1920s, a decade of excess following on the heels of the violence of World War I. As soldiers returned from WWI, they had to find a way to navigate a homefront that was completely unchanged in their absence.

Although these men may have appeared strong and unaltered on the surface, they were invisibly marred within themselves. “With Your Name” places guests on the precipice between the glamor of the 1920s and the horror of trench warfare. Guests will sip on cocktails as performers bring to light what lies beneath the frivolity of a swinging welcome home party.

“With Your Name Upon My Lips” opens on Feb. 25 and continues with four additional evenings of performances on

March 3, 4, 10, and 11. Opening Night tickets are $55 for members and $60 for nonmembers and include heavy hors d’oeuvres, one complimentary beverage, and a cocktail toast. Tickets for the additional performances are $35 for Hermitage members, $40 for non-members and include one complimentary beverage.

A cash bar featuring 1920s inspired beverages will be available throughout the evening.

Each performance is limited to 30 guests.

Due to its dark nature and partial nudity, performances are recommended for ages 18+. Guests should expect to be standing/walking for 90 minutes, and some scenes will require climbing stairs.

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New champions crowned at SFL XXVII

By Jonathan McLarty Contributing Writer NORFOLK

Spartyka Fight League (SFL) presented SFL XXVII: Friday Night Fights on Jan. 27, at Old Dominion University’s Ted Constant Convocation Center. Four title fights headlined the event with the Featherweight, Lightweight, Middleweight, and Welterweight titles being defended.

Highlights of the night included a strawweight women’s match between Cara Boyle and Tara Graff. Graff was in control for the majority of the match, dominating the second round. As the bell rang to start the third round, Boyle appeared to be exhausted and was quickly defeated by Graff with a knee to the face. After nearly two minutes of receiving medical attention, Boyle was able to return to her feet.

In a preliminary bout, two heavyweights squared off as Mark Johnson took on Eric Canfield. These men went the distance, slugging it out until the end. As the third round came to a close, Johnson and Canfield gave it all they could and traded blows from a seated position. Johnson won the bout by way of the judge’s decision. Featherweights Travis Harris and Jacob Ashley also lasted all three rounds in an exciting contest. Ashley won the judge’s decision and Harris walked away bloodied.

Year-end awards for 2016 were given out at SFL XXVII for two categories. The winners for the Match of Year were Damon Minor and Andres Encinales. The winner for Submission of the Year was Thomas Blair. Sgt. Major Clark Wright competed in his final MMA contest, losing to Darryll Tate by TKO in the first round. In the night’s main event, Welterweight Champion Mitch Aguiar defended against Ryan Balintfy.

Balintfy delivered at least two solid right hands to the jaw of Aguiar, but the contest ended out of nowhere at 1:47 in the first round with an Aguiar guillotine submission.

If you couldn’t make it out to event, you can watch the show on the FITE app via your Apple or Android mobile device, as well as streaming devices such as Roku. SFL’s next event “SFL XXVIII: Pride” will take place on April 1, at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. For tickets and information, visit SpartykaFightLeague.com.

Full results from SFL XXVII:

Photos by Jonathan McLarty In the Lightweight Championship of the SFL XXV11 on Jan. 27, Damon Minor, right, defeated Gerald Meuse with a TKO in Round 3.

Brandon Gardner. right, defeated Demar Holloway with a TKO in Round 2.

Brandon Gardner d. Demar Holloway – TKO, Round 2; Gabriel Gardner d. Dallas Major – Rear-naked choke submission, Round 1; Mitch Linde d. Richard Jacobs – Triangle-choke submission, Round 1; Duan King d. Tony White Moye – Judge’s decision; Mark Johnson d. Eric Canfield – Judge’s decision; Alistair Patterson d. Cary Boyd – Rear-naked choke submission, Round 1; Malik Greene d. Dmitriy

Gordienko – TKO, Round 2; Jacob Ashley d. Travis Harris – Judge’s decision; Kasim Ruffin d. Monte Ellsworth – Guillotine submission, Round 1; Will Worley d. Elias Acereto – Rear-naked choke, Round 2; Tara Graff d. Cara Boyle – TKO, Round 3; Darryll Tate d. Clark Wright – TKO, Round 1; Featherweight Championship: Andres Encinales d.

Thomas Blair – Judge’s decision, new champion;

Middleweight Championship: Ryan Parker d. Ryan Nugent – Judge’s decision, new champion; Lightweight Championship: Damon Minor d. Gerald Meuse – TKO, Round 3, retained; Welterweight Championship: Mitch Aguiar d. Ryan Balintfy – TKO, Round 1, retained.

Jonathan McLarty is a contributing writer, as well as a local sports and event photographer. Connect with him on Twitter (@JonathanMcLarty)

Will Worley, left, defeated Elias Acereto with a rear-naked choke in Round 2.

Billy Gunn competes for VCW Heavyweight Championship, Feb. 4 Fans can meet former WWE superstar Billy Gunn Feb. 4 at 5:30 p.m. at Norfolk Masonic Temple.

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Vanguard Championship Wrestling (VCW) returns to Norfolk, Feb. 4, with a blockbuster main event.

At Norfolk Masonic Temple, the returning VCW Heavyweight Champion “Mr. Xcellence” Brandon Scott will be defending his championship against former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Superstar Billy Gunn. A legend in the professional wrestling business, Gunn will use his decades of experience in an attempt to wrangle the championship from Scott and the champion’s manager, Jerry Stephanitsis.

Prior to the 7:30 p.m. bell time, Gunn will be available to sign autographs and take photos with the fans in attendance starting at 5:30 p.m.

Gunn is a multiple time winner of the WWE Tag Team Championships, competing in The Smoking Gunns, Billy and Chuck, and The New Age Outlaws. Gunn also won the 1999 Royal Rumble match. Fans have the

opportunity to meet Gunn and discuss their favorite memories from his historic career, hours before Gunn creates new memories in his VCW title match.

At the 2016 Lutz Memorial Cup event, “The Latin Heartthrob” Gino defeated Ross Hall, Rhett Titus, and Benjamin Banks in the same night to win the tournament. WWE Hall of Famer Ron Simmons was on hand to award Gino the trophy and to maintain order at ringside when Jerry Stephanitsis tried to secure the victory for his client Benjamin Banks. Gino will look to continue his success in VCW by capturing the VCW Commonwealth Heritage Championship from current champion Colby Corino. When these two men wrestled each other at a past VCW event, Corino cheated his way to a successful title defense. Gino, with the fans in his corner, is hoping to exact revenge on this occasion.

Also on the card is a match between Livid the Clown and Benjamin Banks. At the Lutz Cup, Livid embarrassed Jerry Stephanitsis by throwing a pie in his face. Ron Simmons only

had one word to describe the scene, “Damn!” Banks has the size advantage in this match, but Livid is known for playing tricks that may even the odds. Speaking of evening the odds, Commissioner George Pantas will be at ringside to keep an eye on Jerry Stephanitsis and prevent any outside interference.

“Platinum Icon” Phil Brown will be cashing in his title opportunity awarded to him from winning the 2016 Liberty Lottery. With a mystery partner of his choosing, Brown will be taking on The Hellcats for the VCW Tag Team Championships.

Other announced matches are as follows: The Hall Stars are issuing an open challenge to any tag team, and “Ruthless” Ryan Davidson from Reality of Wrestling will take on Ken Dixon.

Courtesy of Mega Star Wrestling, WWE Hall of Famer Nikolai Volkoff will be in attendance to meet the fans.

For advance admission ticket sales, as well as to purchase your photo and autograph tickets with Gunn, visit VCW-Wrestling.com.

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For a full description of the position and requirements, and to apply, please go to https://listings.jobs. vt.edu/postings/73074, posting #AP017002 . Attach a resume, cover letter, and list of three professional references to the online faculty application.

Review of applications will begin on February 13, 2017, and continue until the position is filled. lndividuals with disabilities desiring accommodations should notify the search chair, Scott Tate at 540/231¡2351 or atate1@vt.edu by the review date.

Suffolk R E TAX Auct-16 properties Feb 9th

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Call (757) 880-5215

D&W Garages - 20x24' $15,995; 24x24'

Feb. 12th, 2017. VAAR #1597. 722-9210.

Boat Motors

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ACTION ONE FENCE & DECK Custom wood, alum., chain link, vinyl. Quality work, great prices. Free Est. 35 Yrs. Exp. 757-438-7057.

at 12 Noon. Call 461-5765 for info.

Dump truck drivers needed ** TOP PAY ** Call 757-545-8585

Bayview in Norfolk Will babysit in my home.

CONCRETE SPECIAL

Jackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Towing, monthly auto auction 3rd Sat.

amp hookup kit for campers, auxiliary run gas tank, $1200. 757-410-7346.

AKC GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES, UTD ON S/W, more info 252-217-0314 $600.00, ready 2-11-17

Great Prices! 200 sq ft minimum.

WHY PAY MORE? Call 757-297-6698

Feb. 25. Now Accepting Consignments. 463-1911

Wrist Watches

Pest Control

Concrete/Asphalt

Barrett Street Auction, next Auction

Consignment Auction, 421-2525. VA #527

Articles For Sale

Household, demo inside & out, construction sites, dumpster drop off, backhoe work. We haul it all!

20 yrs exp, lic & ins. 485-1414

Brick Repairs & Point Up, Walls, Steps, Etc. Semi-Retired Stone Mason, Earl Smith, AKA Stone Smith. Free Est & Great Prices.

You Wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Find A Better Man. 757-270-0578

charged-2013 260 rxpx super charged, 42 hours, all services up to date -2013 260 limited super charged with hydraulic suspension and reverse 48 hours, all services up to date -triton double ski trailer priced new at 2200 included with skis -double jet ski dock prices new at 5500included with skis -retail market price for all items 23,500 asking 16,500 - priced firm, serious inquires only -757-761-2375 ask for Jimmy Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out on this great end of season deal!

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Sterling Flatware

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Monday-Friday, 6am-5:30pm. Breakfast, lunch & snacks provided. Call 816-4996

Freon R12 WANTED: Certified buyers will pay CA$H and pickup for cylinders of R12. 312-291-9169

seadoo 2013 260 rxpx, 260 limited super

APPLIANCES - Refrigerator $195; Stove $125; Freezer $150; Washer $150; Dryer $125; Dishwasher $100. All Items Like New. DELIVERY AVAIL 757-447-7347

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18th, 19th & 20th Century, Furniture, Artwork, China, Crystal & Collectibles.

1 Piece Or Entire Contents.

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Tag Sales & Estates Settled.

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6 yds $205, Mulch $25/yd; Compost $30/yd.

Rock, Sand & Firewood. D. Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 482-5083

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422-4477

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Estate Sale 4824 N. Witchduck Rd., Virginia Beach Jan. 27,28,29 & Feb. 3.4.5, from 9am.-4pm. Betty Boop, Cookie Jars, Wizard Oz, Looney Tune, Holiday Barbie, collectibles. Misc. Housewares etc.

I BUY COINS Coin Collections

LYNN SHORES, PORTSMOUTH, VA. 23707 111 WILLIAMSON ROAD, MAHOGANY CORNER CABINET, QUEEN ANNE DINING ROOM TABLE,6 CHAIRS, BLOCK FRONT CHEST, SILVERWARE CHEST, STEAMER TRUNK, MINTON AND FOSTORIA, CATERING ITEMS, KITCHEN, APPLIANCES, TOYS & GAMES, VINTAGE WEDDING GOWN, LINENS, OLDS TRUMPET, MEAD AUTO STAR TELESCOPE, LAZYBOY LIFT CHAIR, GARAGE ITEMS, TOO MUCH TO LIST! THURS. FEB. 2ND- SAT. FEB. 4TH 8AM-4PM.

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General/Other Heavy Equipment Operator/ Solid Waste Assistant Positions available at SPSA Good benefits with growth opportunity Visit http://www.spsa.com to apply Learn a Trade and Get Paid!

F/T Drycleaning Apprentice. No Experience Necessary. Will Train. Valid Drivers License Required. Apply in person: 519 W. Washington St. Suffolk 23434

Government/ Civil Service

For Rent-Norfolk Apts A Newer Remodeled 1 BR apt., walk-in closet, E. Ocean View. $625. Water included. 646-2398.

GHENT-8 Great Locations 1 & 2 BR, free heat & hot H20, $650-$995.

Meredith Mgmt. 622-8233 www.RENTMEREDITH.com

Renovated 2 Bedrms. $750 Mo. Ingleside Square Apts. 3515 Gatling Ave. 466-8111

Move in Special! Ocean View-1 & 2 bdrm units.

Gregory Realty 855-3315 gregoryrealtycorpofva.com OCEAN VIEWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BEST-5 Locations, 1-2 BR, extras Near beach, air, laundry. www.capitalrentalsva.com Some/Most Utils. 383-5246. 625-7110.

Wards Corner - 1BR, $650 & 2BR, $750 Call 460-1992 or 625-8193.

For Rent-Portsmouth Apts $250 Security Deposit. Waterview Colonial Manor Starting at $675. Immediate Availability, 393-2111

For Rent-Portsmouth House Churchland, W. Branch, Suffolk Homes, apts, twnhmes. $725-$1800. Kline Realty 484-0123

For Rent-Rooms Room For Rent: Near Princess Anne Plaza Near Base, off Rosemont & Va. Beach Blvd.

Furnished $500/mth Call 757-340-4835

Campus East, Virginia Beach $375+util+Dep. Room for Rent. Laundry on Site. Off St Parking.

Working roommates, Clean. Rachelle 585-216-7901

Great Bridge-Ches. Quiet/clean, basic cable, shared bath w/kit. privâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. $550. Furn. Utils inclu.

Dep. Ref needed. Avail now. 757-717-9332.

Kempsville-$300 in exchange for house duties, non smoker/drinker. Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. 757-227-8046.

Kempsville Lake-Share house, private room, $600 mo. Call Bob 757-287-4654.

Large Rm. For Rent, Campostella Heights, $550 mo. includes utils. 757-738-8534.

Near Salem-2+ mis. to Regent, $650 inclu utils.

Share BA, non-smoker, dep & refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 757-617-7306.

Norfolk-Furnished Rm, $500 mo. TV, internet, air, kit. privâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 714-1560, 714-1561. 423-0377

Norfolk-Villa Heights, lg 1 BR, must work, $135 wk. 757-651-4614.

Norview-Furn rm. Everything inclu. Washer/dryer.

Close to everything. $550 mo. 757-235-3630.

Park View, Portsmouth-Clean, neat, responsible person, no deposit. 393-6303 or 235-7299.

Suffolk - All utils paid, full house privâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. $175 wk.

Non Smoker. No Animals. No dep. 757-771-7456.

Housing Choice Voucher Case Manager

Va. Bch-$500 mo. Private BR & bath, access to

Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority is seeking an experienced & motivated individual to perform responsible technical & professional work as a Case Manager for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV; Section 8) program, ensuring that HUD & HCV policies & regulations are met. Req. 1-2 yrs exp in case management, general clerical work and/or apartment management. Experience in Federally-assisted property management, HUD/HCV programs desirable. Must possess a valid VA driver's license. $32,500 to start/good benefits. Full job description & application available online, www.crhava.org Hearing impaired use VA Relay 711. Apply to CRHA, 1468 S. Military Hwy Chesapeake, VA 23320, Fax (757) 523-1601, or e-mail, nancy_tarkenton@crhava.org.

Position open until filled. EOE; Preference given to qualified Section 3 Residents

Weblin, Va Bch-Cable, Wi-Fi, bedrm, own bath,

Healthcare/ Medical

everything. Good refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Must have job. 286-2688. near Diamond Springs/Newtown Rd., $500 mo. for all. Call John 757-550-5075.

Willoughby-On the bch, master BR suite, priv. bath, deck. Furn. Internet/Cable. $600. All utils inclu. Washer/dryer. No smoking. 757-287-4131

For Rent-To Share VB, Gen. Booth-Female w/same, furn BR, kit. privâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, W/D, cable, $525+ dep./all. 721-9546.

For Rent-Townhomes CHES/CHURCHLAND/CGB/WBSCH/END UNIT 3BD,2.5BA,ATT GAR,FENCED*YD (757)776.3498,739.3965

$1250

For Rent-Va. Beach Apts OCEANA/HILLTOP AREA Newly renovated throughout, Spacious 2 BR, 1 BA. $795/mo. 631-1306.

For Rent-Va.Beach House

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For Sale-Land/Farm/Timber Southampton County Land- +/- 202 acres, +/- 70 acre cleared with timber. Excellent hunting.

Jim Sheffield 804.938.6560. VARL# 226025779

Appointment Scheduler/ Health Information

For Sale-Va. Beach Home

We are currently looking for a fulltime Medical Appointment Scheduler. Applicants must have strong communication and customer service skills along with attention to detail. Prior computerized scheduling and proficient in Misys/Tiger software mandatory .

Please email resume to hr@atlanticortho.com

Kempsville-Brick ranch, new roof/windows/heat

Lake Taylor Hospital is hiring for all Healthcare Related Positions. Visit our website at www.laketaylor.org for more information.

Hotel/Hospitality/ Tourism Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners - Temporary/ full-time 4/1/17-12/31/17. 20 jobs w/HMP Properties, LLC, Williamsburg, VA & job sites in James City & York cntys. Clean rooms/lobby/ lounges / restrooms/other areas; clean rugs /carpets/ draperies; empty wastebaskets; sweep/ mop/ dust/ polish; sort linens/make beds/collect soiled linens; replenish supplies. Entry lvl; reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suprvsn. No exp reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, will train. Must lift/carry 50lbs when nec.

Post-accdnt/upon suspicn drug test req'd. Piece rate pd: $3.75-$7.00/rm,or prevail wage. 35 hr/wk 9AM-4PM M-F. Sat & Sun work reqd when nec.

Wage no less than $9.87/hr (OT varies @ $14.81/hr). Raise/bonus at emplr discretion.

Transport (incl. meals & as nec, lodging) to place of employ provided or paid to wkrs residing outside normal commute distance by completion of 50% of job period. Return transport provided or paid to same wkrs if wkr completes job period or is dismissed early. Wkrs are guaranteed offer of 3/4 of work hrs each 12-wk period. Tools/ supplies/equip & uniform provided at no cost. Potential deduct for advances and/or vol. health insurance may apply.

Emplr may assist to secure wkr-paid lodging at reasonable cost if needed. Emplr provides incidental transport btw job sites. Interview req'd. Fax resume to (757) 941-2155 or apply at: VEC-Hampton, 600 Butler Farm Road - Suite B, Hampton, VA 23666, (757) 865-5800. JO#962481.

pump, excel cond, big yd, $205,000 obo. 647-3954

All-Terrain Vehicles 2007 Suzuki ATV King Quad, low mis/hrs, loaded, excel cond, $4000 firm 757-639-6735

Antiques & Classics Nissan 1996 300ZX Red, 5 sp. manual tran., Ttops, leather seats, A/C, 48,000 miles, garage kept/perfect condition. $12,500. (757)331-8366.

Automobiles for Sale

NEED A CAR? ZERO DOWN? BAD CREDIT? CALL 757-717-1715 VA DLR

ALFA ROMEO 2015 4C LAUNCH EDITION VERY LOW 3,210 MILES, RED EXTERIOR W/CHARCOAL INTERIOR, REAR ENGINE DESIGN, AUTO/MANUAL TRANSMISSION, HIGH PERFORMANCE & EXTREME HANDLING ITALIAN SUPERCAR!! AS NEW AS IT GETS, CLEAR CARFAX AND IN NEW CONDITION, A BLAST TO DRIVE!! MSRP $89,890. ON SALE @ $58,690. CALL OR TEXT @ (757)373-3257 VaDlr

Law Enforcement/ Security FIREFIGHTERS WANTED Paid training, good salary, $ for school, regular raises, benefits, retirement. HS grads ages 17-34.

Call Mon-Fri 800-533-1657.

Ship Building Ship Repair MK is now hiring Welders (Pipe & Structural), Fitters (Ship and Pipe) and Inside Machinist Work in VA MS and GA Pay between $24.96 and $33.56 per hour (incl. per-diem) depending on position, skill level and job location. Long term work. Drug test and background check. (757) 245-0007, lmattos@mkpro.com, www.mkpro.com.

Burial/Cemetery Plot

BENTLEY 2008 CONTINENTAL COUPE â&#x20AC;&#x153;SPEEDâ&#x20AC;? 2-DOOR, V-12 TWIN TURBO AWD, LOW MILES, BLACK EXT. DARK GRAY INT., NEW CONDITION, â&#x20AC;&#x153;SPEEDâ&#x20AC;? EDITION, CARBON FIBER DASH, NAV., BACK UP ASSIST, BLUETOOTH, TEXT AUTO CONVERT, NEW TIRES, BENTLEY-SERVICED, WARRANTY, EXTREME PERFORMANCE & LUXURY ALL-IN-ONE, CARFAX CERTIFIED, BOOK VALUE $98,600. ON SALE FOR $67,890.

CALL (757)373-3257.

VaDlr

Chevy 2001 Impala, loaded, real good miles, good tires, nice. $2900. 757-487-4194, Va. Dlr.

Counseling/ Social Services/ Non-Profit

4 GRAVE LOT-Lot #17, Block 6, Section G, Lawn Center, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk. $4000. Call 757-340-5316.

Dodge 2008 Caliper Silver color...good condition...73k miles...asking $8k...call 757-6215506 if interested.

Housing Counselor (Newport News) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Must

Princess Anne Memorial Cemetery-1

have a designation as a Certified Housing Counselor. Two years of experience in housing counseling preferred. Bachelor Degree in related field and bi-lingual a plus. Criminal Record Check, and valid Virginia Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License required for employment. Annual salary $35,037 with benefits; Forty (40) hours per week. For more details, go to www.hrcapinc.org . Hampton Roads Community Action Program is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES District 19 Community Services Board Job Opportunities 926: Crisis Stabilization Provider 997: Crisis Intervention Provider 981: Enhanced Care Case Manager For job descriptions and applications, please visit our website on the next business day at www.d19csb.com or visit our Human Resources office at 20 W. Bank Street, Suite 7, Petersburg, VA 23803.Sign on bonus available for some positions. Restrictions apply.

District 19 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Forest Lawn in Norfolk, 2 plots..$1200 Each, Flush Plaques, Treed Section...757.362.1169 burial plot, Lot 7, Garden of the Chapel Section, (Princess Anne Memorial rate is $3595 plus $195 transfer fee.) We are asking $2600 & will pay the $195 transfer fee. Call Ron Filer (home) 757-481-7107; (cell) 757-434-8872 & leave a message, we will return your call promptly.

For Rent-Chesapeake House Deep Creek-3 BR, 1 BA, det gar., appliances,

GMC 2007 Canyon SLE Fire Red, Ext. Cab, A/T, P/W, P/L, cruise control, A/C, new tires, Tow Package, Bed cover, Also have camper shell. Excellent cond. 91,000 mi. Asking $9,000.

Call (757)235-9640 or (757)288-5126.

HONDA 2010 ACCORD EXL ONE OWNER WHITE EXT.TAN LEATHER WELLMAINTAINED,BLUETOOTH, ASK FOR JEFF 7572375664 CLEAN TITLE,NO LIENS

fenced yd, central heat/air, $1150. 757-650-6494.

Honda 2012 Civic EX, 2 dr., silver, auto, loaded, clean, runs great, $8000. 757-343-0270.

For Rent-Duplex

Jaguar 2005 S Type, 3.0L, all leather, luxury

Renovated 2 Bedroom Apartment For Rent: Water Included. Located on quiet street.Call 757-409-0510 for price and information.

Mercedes 2006 E350 Clean inside and out. Loaded. Looks good and runs good. For inquires email willisd@cox.net. This one has been babied.

For Rent-Furnished Apts 5819 Northampton Blvd, Va. Bch. Rms start at $45.99 + tax daily & $210+ tax wkly. 460-1000.

Motel 6-Ocean View. New rms, near fishing pier, $199 wk, kitchenette avail. Pet ok. 757-480-9611

For Rent-House (All) BAYVIEW-1 or 2 BR, water/sewer inclu. $575-$625 ESTABROOK-2 BR duplex, central heat/air, $695 BOW CREEK-3 BR, 1.5 BA, central heat/air, $950 PLAZA-3 BR ranch, central heat/air, $1095 CARRIAGE HILL-4 or 5 BR, 2 BA, 1668 sq ft $1495

Ward & Hollingsworth Realty 497-4838

at best, 67K mis. $6000 obo. 757-531-0162.

Mercedes Benz 2010 E550 Black/Black....great condition....58k miles....asking $20k....call 757621-5857 if interested.

Mercury 2008 Sable FANTASTIC CAR: New tires,brakes,inspection. Low miles. Super clean. $5,500 call 757-422-6023 Excellent Driving Car MINI COOPER 2006 convertible metallic blue, clean, 78,000 miles, $9,000, 757-532-5934 Nissan 2003 350Z Silver, Loaded,extra clean, 119K miles,$6600.00 call or text 757-406-6106 Toyota 2014 Sienna LE 6 cylinder, 8 passenger van, one owner, $18500 757-619-1156.

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Automobiles for Sale

NEED A CAR? ZERO DOWN? BAD CREDIT? MASERATI 2008 QUATTROPORTE - LOW 34K MILES, 4-DOOR SEDAN, SILVER EXT. W/BLACK LEATHER & WOOD INTERIOR, AUTO, NAVIGATION, 400HP FERRARI ENGINE! AM/FM/CD IN DASH CD CHANGER, NEW TIRES & BRAKES, RECLINING REAR SEATS, JET-LIKE PERFORMANCE, LUXURY SUPERCAR! BOOK VALUE $47,100. ON SALE $34,890. CALL OR TEXT (757)373-3257 VaDlr

CALL 757-717-1715 VA DLR

Wanted Automobiles $ABSOLUTELY ABLY ACQUIRING AUTOS All Makes & Models, Best Price Paid!!

FREE TOWING. 749-8035 AUTOS ACCEPTED - Any Year, Make Or Model TOP DOLLAR, FAST, FREE TOWING. 757-737-2465 Or 757-754-9675

4-Wheel Drives Ford 2014 F-150 XLT Supercab V-6 Ecoboost, Towing package, rear camera w/sensing, Bed liner, factory warranty, 21k miles, $28,500. 252-7151273, 757-408-8282. Excellent Condition.

Campers/RVs CONSIGNMENTS WANTED! Let us clean, sell, & finance your RV. Snyders RV 499-8000.

Radiance Cruiser RV Travel Trailer 2014 R-22RBDS 26.5 ft. Includes Extended Warranty, EQ Sway Bar, Hitch, Never Used Exterior Kitchen, Propane Tanks, Fresh Water Holding Tank, Interior Stove/Oven, Shower, $16,000/Neg, Call or Text (757) 346-8574

Winnebago, New 42’ quad slide, all options, MSRP $108,000, must sell. $69,995. Processing fee $225. Snyder’s RV 499-8000.

Handicapped Ford 1999 E150, 177,500 mis., wheelchair equipped handicapped, $4795 obo. 567-3840 MERCEDES 2006 S500 4MATIC ,LOW 64K MILES, AWD, LIKE NEW CONDITION, BLACK EXTERIOR, NAVIGATION, XM SAT RADIO, PARK ASSIST, BLUETOOTH, HEATED SEATS, VERY ROOMY & QUIET RIDE, TOP OF THE LINE LUXURY SEDAN, NEW TIRES & BRAKES, JUST INSPECTED, CLEAR CARFAX, $14,900. CALL OR TEXT @ (757)373-3257.

VaDlr

WE PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR WHEELCHAIR VANS As the number one Mobility Dealer in the country, we have a huge demand for used and clean wheelchair vans. Contact our local dealership for a free appraisel and offer. Owe money..no problem. We are a licensed and bonded dealer in Virginia. Of course, we sell em too. Mobility Works @ 6059 E. Virginia Beach blvd., Norfolk, Va 23502 455-9889. Ask for Gregg

HUNGER BLOGS, TOO.

WHEELCHAIR VAN - ENTERVAN BY BRAUN 2004 Dodge Caravan SXT This is a nice wellkept van featuring remote side entrance ramp, wheelchair tie-downs, lowered floor and kneeling capability. Only 126,000 miles, silver exterior with gray leather interior. Priced at $9,500.00. Trades will be considered.

Auto Biz Inc, NC Dealer # 69121, Hertford NC, 252-264-2264

MERCEDES 2008 S550 4MATIC AMG PACKAGE, WHITE EXT. BROWN LEATHER INT., LOW 85K MILES, NIGHTVISION, NAV., BACK-UP CAMERA, AC/HEATED SEATS, PRISTINE CONDITION, NEW TIRES, NEW ROTORS AND CERAMIC PADS, SERVICED & INSPECTED, TOP OF THE LINE LUXURY SEDAN. CLEAR CARFAX, WITH WARRANTY, PRICE TO SELL @ $23,890.

(757)373-3257 `VaDlr

Wheelchair vans from $9995 Mobility Works is the largest mobility dealer in Virginia and the nation with over 800 vehicles to choose from. VA approved.

We have low rate financing available with approved credit. Located in the Military Circle area of Norfolk so we’re close to all points in Tidewater. We have experience and compassion to find the best solution for your needs. Give us a call today @757-455-9889.

DROP BY AND VISIT OUR SHOWROOM AT 6059 E. VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD. NORFOLK.

TESLA 2012 S - P85 PERFORMANCE PACKAGE, LOW 24K MILES, “SIGNATURE” SERIES, IN NEW CONDITION, NAVY BLUE EXT. & TAN INTERIOR, 260MILE RANGE, NEVER USE GAS, NAV., BACK UP CAM, 2 KEY FOBS, EXTREME PERFORMANCE & LUXURY, CLEAR CARFAX, CURRENT VALUE $64,875. NEW $109,000. ON SALE FOR $59,890. CALL OR TEXT @ (757)373-3257 VaDlr

Toyota 2002 Corolla Metallic tan color, just inspected, two new tires & front end alignment, oil change, and wipers. appx. 98,000 miles. Auto, AC, good condition. Runs great! $2,875. Call after 3:30 PM 757-353-8018

Motor Homes

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TOGETHER WE’RE

Winnebago 2017 Mini, 31K, loaded, MSRP $91,845, now $69,995. Snyder’s RV 499-8000.

Sport Utility Vehicles CHEVROLET 2009 TRAILBLAZER LT 4WD 6CYL AUTO AC ALLOY WHLS SUNROOF NEW INSPECTION EXC. COND. GOOD MILES 7900.00 635-3840 Land Rover 2006 LR3 SE Loaded, looks and runs great, 126K $4900.757-235-1993

Hunger is closer than you think. Reach out to your local food bank for ways to do your part. Visit FeedingAmerica.org today.

Trucks Dodge 1992 350, 8’ flat bed, 48K mis., $3800. 757-275-6100.

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Spaghetti will be served from 6-8 pm in the Scope Exhibition hall on all Wednesday night home games. Supplies are limited so get your tickets early. For more information contact the Admirals Administrative ofďŹ ces at 757-640-1212.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 FAITH AND FAMILY NIGHT + MILITARY APPRECIATION 7:30 pm against South Carolina Stingrays Catch the pre and post game party in the Exhibition Hall with live Christian music courtesy of The Journey radio! Discounts are available to all church groups interested in attending.

Contact Sami Hamad at 757-640-1212 ext. 24 for more information.

Furthermore, our second military appreciation deal will take place on this night. The Admirals will wear military themed jerseys for this game as well! Fans with military IDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will receive an $11 Red Level Ticket if purchasing the day of game. Military groups of 15 or more may receive a $9 red level ticket by contacting the Admirals Administrative OfďŹ ces.

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