Flagship February 6, 2014 by Military News

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Rogers tabbed as next Cyber Command Chief American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON

MC3 Diana Quinlan Jerry Stanﬁeld, retired U. S. Army and volunteer, speaks to the visitors about Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter during a Living History Day event at Paciﬁc Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor.

WWII jets ﬂy for Living History Day By MCSA Rose Forest Navy Public Affairs Support Element West, Det. Hawaii

Navy Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers is President Barack Obama’s nominee to become the next commander of U.S. Cyber Command, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a DOD news release issued Jan. 30. Hagel also announced that he has designated Rogers to serve as director of the National Security Agency, and chief of the Central Security Service, according to the release. “I am pleased that President Obama has accepted my recommendation to nominate

Vice Adm. Michael Rogers as Commander of U.S. Cyber Command. And I am delighted to designate him also as Director of the National Security Agency,” Hagel said in a statement issued today. “This is a critical time for the NSA, and Vice Adm. Rogers would bring extraordinary and unique qualiﬁcations to this position as the agency continues its vital mission and implements President Obama’s reforms.” In his statement, Hagel noted that Rogers is “a trained cryptologist” with a Navy career spanning 30 years. Rogers currently serves as

MC2 David R. Finley Jr Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers, commander of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and U.S.10th Fleet, speaks with members of Gannett Government Media Corp.

the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command commander and commander of the U.S. 10th Fleet. If conﬁrmed by the U.S. Senate, he will replace Army

Gen. Keith B. Alexander, who has served as the NSA director since 2005, and the Cyber Command commander since 2010, the DOD release said. “As commander of the Navy’s 10th Fleet and U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, he has already demonstrated his leadership and deep expertise in this critical domain,” Hagel said of Rogers. “I am also conﬁdent that Adm. Rogers has the wisdom to help balance the demands of security, privacy, and liberty in our digital age.” Additionally, the release said, Richard Ledgett has been selected to serve as the NSA deputy director. In his new role as the senior civilian at NSA, Ledgett acts at the agency’s chief operating ofﬁcer. He replaces J. Chris Inglis, who retired from the position in January.

PEARL HARBOR

Visitors of the Battleship Missouri Memorial and the Pacific Aviation Museum got an opportunity to see history reenacted during Living History Day on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Feb. 2. The day was in part a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Battleship Missouri’s launch along with aviation history at the Pacific Aviation Museum. The Battleship Missouri (BB 63) was launched Jan. 29, 1944 and was the site of the signing of the Terms of Surrender by Japan to end World War II. “Living history day is a celebration of all things historical,” said Josh Stutz, coordinator, Education Department, Battleship Missouri Memorial. “It doesn’t all have to do with the Battleship Missouri. A lot of it does, but we also have different pieces from the civil war, World War II, up through the Gulf War that we have acted out by our re-enactors, and even up through today with our active duty military.” Visitors to the Pacific Aviation Museum interacted with costumed interpreters who told the story of the Civil War, World War II, the Gulf War and the Vietnam era plus Pan Am (Pan American World Airways) flight and command veterans ‘Amelia Earhart,’ ‘Rosie the Riveter’ and other figures from history. Historical characters, musical performances, swing dance demonstrations, hands-on activities, and film screenings were among the events. “This is the second living history day that we have done and we are glad that the Missouri wanted to partner with us and so we have taken it in two different directions,” said April Emerson, volunteer who also dressed as ‘Rosie.’ “They have been concentrating on their anniversary and the history going along with that, and then here at the museum we focused in on Pacific aviation history.” Thousands attended the event, including many children, who were able to learn about history and meet people who have helped shape it. “There is nothing like seeing a child and how wide their eyes get when they can jump in a helicopter or they can don a flight suit or they can talk to a Pan Am stewardess or they can talk to one of our vets,” said Emerson. “And what really gets me is when I see kids, that excitement on their face, and their parent coming up behind them and sharing that story of their own.”

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TORPEDO

| Howell torpedo

developed between 1870 and 1889 Continued from B1 “We are sifting the material coming out of the torpedo to make sure that parts that have fallen into the sediment don’t get discarded,” Brown explained, who seemed happy to get her hands dirty. “This is often the thing you end up doing out in the ﬁeld, but since the whole torpedo was brought to us, we can do it in our lab. It makes it a lot easier and a lot more comfortable. UAB does not typically do a lot of work like this ourselves. We issue the permits and do more managerial work – we don’t do as much on-site, hands-on, archeology. So, this is great! We are excited about this opportunity.” As she sifted through the silt and sand Shawna Daniels, maritime conservator, and Catherine Dick, UAB intern, bagged up, labeled and weighed any metal pieces or larger sediment pieces that may have something within them. Mardikian says opening up the torpedo isn’t just to ﬁnd out what is inside, it’s a necessary part of the conservation process. “We are learning a lot,” Mardikian said. “When you are conserving a complex artifact, there are certain things that really are important. First, you really must understand the material you are dealing with, and second, every part of the artifact needs to be inspected for possible sediment or seawater. You cannot pre-

serve an artifact unless you gain access to all parts of it. If it is locked with seawater and sediment inside it is going to rot. So it is mandatory for us to gain access for long term stability.” Still, Mardikian believes his original estimate of the time for conserving the torpedo still holds. “The conservation plan for the torpedo is coming together and we are getting ready to finalize the document,” he said. “Once we have that, we are good to go to execute the plan. Within less than a year we should be done.” The Howell torpedo, named for Navy Lt. Cmdr. John A. Howell, the primary contributor to the design, was developed between 1870 and 1889. The Howell, the first propelled torpedo, was 11-feet long, made of brass, had a range of 400 yards, a speed of 25 knots, and a warhead filled with 100 pounds of explosives. The mid and tail sections of this rare torpedo, found by U.S. Navy dolphins off the coast of San Diego last March, make it one of three known to exist in the world. The torpedo was transferred to UAB for desalinization and conservation on the Washington Navy Yard, May 31. That was when they discovered a marking on the torpedo, “U.S.N. No. 24”. Further research led to deck logs that indicated the torpedo was launched from USS Iowa (BB-4) during a training operation in December 1899.

AGREEMENT

U.S. support has been source of ‘immense pride’ for Italy Continued from B1 Maj. Gen. Ilio Ciceri, Italy’s chief of staff of the Carbinieri General Headquarters, said the support and position of the United States has been a source of “immense pride” for his country. Reflecting on critical moments of the Carabinieri deployments in peace support operations, Ciceri said the first Carabinieri intervention model was tried in the Balkans in the 1990s, marking the first shared experience with the United States. It was also deployed in Albania and Kosovo, where it is still active, and in Iraq, he said, adding that it has become a specialized instrument supporting the coalition armed forces with police information gathering and public security. Such experiences continued in Afghanistan, with the International Security Assistance Force mission, he said, by training and mentoring local police forces.

| Navy has been part of space

program ‘since the beginning’ Continued from B1 “The best way to honor their memories is to keep pushing the boundaries of space exploration so that we can bring new knowledge and new beneﬁts to our nation and our world,” said Bolden. “That is what our astronauts on the International Space

Station are doing at this very moment.” “The Navy has been deeply involved in the U.S. space program since the beginning,” said Capt. Kathryn Hire, an active duty Navy officer and former NASA astronaut. “From the first U.S. astronaut to fly in space, Alan Shepard in 1961, to Chris Ferguson,

the commander of the 135th Space Shuttle mission in 2011, Navy astronauts contributed to many great achievements in space exploration.” The Navy continues to add to NASA’s space programs by employing seven active duty astronauts and enrolling two ofﬁcers in the 2013 Astronaut class.

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