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USS GRAVELY VISITS MOBILE FOR MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION ■ Sailors at Mardi Gras Sailors attached to the Arleigh Burkeclass guidedmissile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) march in the Mardi Gras Floral Parade (left).

Gravely Sailors also got the opportunity to hand out beads while marching in the Mardi Gras Floral Parade (below).

Photos by MCSN Adam Austin.

Gravely Crew took part in country’s oldest Mardi Gras

By MCSN Adam Austin Navy Public Affairs Support Element East

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Michael Stevens talks with Chief Petty Officers at Naval Station Norfolk during a visit to Hampton Roads, Feb. 20.

MOBILE, ALA.

“Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead!”

These words broke the calm of Mobile Bay today as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) steamed past the wreck sight of the Cononicus-class monitor USS Tecumseh, lost 150 years ago with all hands.

The phrase, originally uttered by Admiral David Farragut during the Battle of Mobile Bay, was repeated to honor those lost during the battle on Aug. 5, 1864, and to herald Gravely as she arrived for a week of community relations events during the annual Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile.

“I’ve always been told Mobile is a Navy town,” said Cdr. Kevin Kennedy, the commanding officer of Gravely. “The welcome Gravely received today proves it. The entire crew is excited to participate in the oldest Mardi Gras in the United States.”

Sandy Stimpson, the mayor of Mobile, addressed the crew of Gravely during the ceremony, welcoming them to Mobile.

“It’s only because of what you do, with your service to your country, that we are allowed to do what we do every day,” said Stimpson. “So, on behalf of all the citizens of Mobile, and all those that are here, thank you.”

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By Andre Sobocinski U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Public Affairs

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MCPON focuses on integrity Navy Public Affairs Support Element East NORFOLK

Manslaughter, drunk driving, sexual assault, exam compromising and inappropriate relationships have one command theme – all have been recent headlines in the news in the past six months.

The Navy’s top enlisted leader visited Hampton Roads chief petty officers (CPO) Feb.

SOLID CURTAIN/ CITADEL SHIELD 2014 CONCLUDES AT NAVAL STATION NORFOLK Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk conducted a Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) drill concluding exercise Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield (SC/ CS) 2014, Feb. 27. » see A6

20 to discuss ethics and integrity within the CPO community and the Navy as a whole.

Fleet Master Chief Chuck Clarke, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, opened the session with a thought-provoking statement, “If I asked you to define physical fitness, you probably could.

But if I asked you to define ethical fitness, you would probably have a little trouble putting it into words.”

He said that while physical

fitness doesn’t always require pin-point focus, that’s not the case with ethical fitness. “You have to be mentally engaged.”

In the past 30 days, reports have broken in three of the services involving a wide range of questionable ethical behavior, and the CPO community has not been immune.

Results of Special and General Courts-Martials included

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USS SOMERSET COMMISSIONED USS Somerset (LPD 25), the Navy’s newest amphibious transport dock ship, commissioned during a formal ceremony at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia, March 1.

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In 1944, Thomas Parham became the second black chaplain in the U.S. Navy; 22 years later he made history as the first black officer to attain the rank of captain.

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TATTOO FESTIVAL The fourth annual Hampton Roads Tattoo Arts Festival is taking place March 7 - 9 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center.

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To qualify, Sailors in pay grades E-5 - E-8 with a good service record should ďŹ rst take the Recruiter Aptitude Battery assessment at https://militaps. nmci.mil/rab. Next, Sailors should call their detailer to request to be released to special programs for recruiting. Some ratings are not eligible, but others have a great chance of selection.

Finally, once a Sailor is nominated they have 30 days to complete screening requirements and submit.

Special Programs detailers advise that any Sailor applying for recruiting duty to apply for and obtain a secret clearance at least 18 months prior to their Projected Rotation Date. Security clearances are mandatory for any special assignments.

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bus. These changes will not take place until July 2014 with another fare increase in July 2016. The good news is the fares will stay within the limits of the monthly TIP beneďŹ t of $130.00.

This means riders will not have to pay out of pocket for transportation.

Beginning mid-May 2014, riders should visit https://tips.navy.mil to increase their TIP beneďŹ t to $110.00 per month which will commence July 1. (Funding increase takes 30 days to implement. No increase in funding can be approved before July, therefore it's important to submit this change beginning May 19). This can be accomplished under "change" on the website.

Beginning July 2014, ridership for the MAX bus will increase from $95.00 to $110.00. Beginning July 2016, ridership for the MAX bus will increase from $110.00 to $125.00. Go to www.gohrt.com/fare-adjustmentrate-schedule/ to see a list of all price changes.

For those working onboard Naval Station Norfolk, a ticket vending machine (TVM) has been installed at C-9 to purchase your bus tickets for the bus light rail or ferry.

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Future applicants If you are not enrolled in the Transportation Incentive Program, consider what it will do for you. HRT reduces vehicle maintenance, and stress. It also allow for gas savings.

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Please sign-up for TIP online by visiting https://tips.navy.mil.

RecertiďŹ cation reminder The OfďŹ ce of Financial Operations has extended the deadline for the ďŹ rst recertiďŹ cation period to March 14, to assist those who are still transitioning to the new tool. All transit beneďŹ ts participants must recertify their record between Jan. 1 – March 14. If you do not recertify your application by the designated deadline set by OfďŹ ce of Financial Operations, you will be automatically withdrawn from the program.

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BDOC COURSE CHALLENGES JUNIOR SWOS Sailors conduct a docking simulation during a Basic Division Officer Course competition at the Surface Warfare Officers Command.

By MC3(SW) Frank J. Pikul Navy Public Affairs Support Element East

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YOU’VE DEFENDED OUR FUTURE.

NOW DEFINE missioned ensigns before they report to their respective ships where they learn basic division officer (DIVO) fundamentals including basic seamanship, navigation, engineering, maritime warfare, anti-terrorism force protection and damage control.

“The course is designed to challenge these new junior officers and ready them for the fleet,” said Lt. Cmdr. Les Sobol, head instructor of BDOC at the Norfolk detachment. “We focus on the basic skills that they will need to succeed as they move up in rank. This competition gives them an incentive to rise up to be the best they can be and show those skills to us.”

The winner of the competition was Ensign Jason Cash, assigned to the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 6), and the last ensign to compete. Capt. Sam Howard, commanding officer

of Tactical Training Group Atlantic and a guest judge, presented Cash with a trophy.

“It felt great to win today and I have bragging rights now,” said Cash. “This course has really helped me grow as an officer and I believe it has prepared me to take care of my ship and future shipmates.”

Howard was impressed by the three ensigns’ eagerness and skills.

“They impressed me tremendously in their patience and diligence in guiding their respective ships pierside,” said Howard. “This proves that the BDOC training is paying dividends in ensuring our junior officers will have the skill set to take on any challenge thrown at them in the fleet. I feel confident that these men and women will grow and become future [commanding officers] of their own ships one day.”

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Ensigns attending the Basic Division Officer Course (BDOC) at the Surface Warfare Officer School (SWOS) participated in a ship handling competition Feb. 21.

Three ensigns from the class were chosen to represent their respective wardrooms in the competition, which involved a virtual simulation where they had to maneuver a ship pierside.

“I was honored to accept the challenge and to compete to be the best in my class,” said Ensign David Wong, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 81). “All the training and hard work has helped me grow as a junior officer and got me ready to compete.”

The ensigns executed the evolution using conning officer virtual environment (COVE) headsets. The headsets simulate a bridge of the virtual ship they were handling.

“The good thing about the headsets is they are so realistic that you really get a feel for how a real ship handles when you are pulling alongside a pier,” said Ensign Matthew Golub, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), and the second competitor. “It was still challenging in that you had to focus even though in the back of your mind, you knew you were in an office. That’s when the training kicks in and you know what to do.”

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CPR should be a behavior, not something that needs to be thought about.”

By MC3 Derek Paumen Navy Public Affairs Support Element East

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Sailors use a resuscitation bag on a “dummy” during a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification class.

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According to the American Heart Association (AHA), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) saves more than 92,000 lives a year. Yet, with 70 percent of Americans not feeling comfortable with this vital skill, this number could be more than double of what it currently is.

Mark Ware and his fellow instructors are attempting to increase that number of saved lives, one service member at a time.

Ware is the director of the basic life support (BLS) program at Naval Station Norfolk Branch Health Clinic.

Ware, a retired Fire Controlman 1st Class, is no stranger to the hazards that service members face while out on deployments, or even at home. In fact, according to the AHA, 88 percent of cardiac arrests occur at home, often with the victim appearing healthy and without warning. This is why service members need to learn life saving skills and refresh their knowledge often to make sure they actually could save a life in an emergency.

“CPR should be a behavior, not something that needs to be thought about,” said Ware. “It’s something you do to keep that victim alive until someone can come and help.”

Joining Ware is Hospital Corpsman Seaman Frank Roznos, BLS program administrator, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Marcial Meza, BLS instructor.

The program has grown into the biggest BLS program on the east coast. Together, they train more than 11,000 people a year.

“Since I’ve been here, I’ve never had any administrators like Roznos and Meza,” said Ware. “In a second, they will drop what they are doing and take care of almost anyone.

We’ve gone from 400 students in 2005 to about 11,000 students a year.”

BLS is broken up into three different courses throughout the year. The most basic is the Heart Saver Course, that teaches core adult CPR, choking and automated external defibrillator (AED) skills. Heart Saver is the shortest of three courses and is offered every Thursday except for the first Thursday of the month.

“We want to teach people those essential life saving skills and get them out there as quickly as possible,” said Ware.

The second course, of the BLS program, is the Healthcare Provider Course. This course lasts about 4 hours and includes an overview of the Heart Saver topics while also including infant life saving skills (infant CPR and choking is offered upon request in heart saver). It’s

targeted toward health care professionals or people who would take over for first responders. It is offered every first Thursday of the month throughout the year.

The final course offered is the Instructor Course. This course covers health care provider material, which leads into teaching students how to share the information with future classes. It’s a three-day course, with the final day of students assisting with the training. It’s offered the first week of the last month of each quarter.

“The last day of teaching is always on a Thursday for a reason,” said Roznos. “We have it that way on purpose so the students can help teach a real Health care Provider Course along with instructors.”

All of the classes are structured in a way that helps provide consistency; using demonstrations, videos, hands-on-instruction and a little bit of instructor humor to instill the necessary skills.

“I thought the instructors were very knowledgeable and funny,” said Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Adam Tabor, a student in the Heart Saver Course. “For any emergency situation, I feel now that I have the proper skills to possibly save a life.”

The constant variety helps keep the classes from becoming stale and encourages students to apply what they learn in order to gain confidence in their skills.

For instance, the first thing students see when they walk into the Heart Saver Course is about 20 mannequins lying on the floor. Within the first five minutes, students are following along with a video, learning how to do proper chest compressions on those mannequins.

“The great thing with the videos we use is that everyone receives the same instruction,” said Ware. “It puts a standard of learning out to the fleet.”

The instructors have great confidence in what students learn thanks to that consistency in the courses. Once a student completes a course, the instructors know that the student’s acquired skills will translate wherever needed.

“We sponsor instructors, we don’t sponsor commands,” said Ware. “If you are a trainer at a command, I back you up 100 percent with the skills you attained here no matter where you go, whether it is to a ship or a shore based command.”

All active military are welcome to attend and classes are on a first come, first serve basis.

For more information, visit: www.med.navy.mil/ sites/NMCP2/Pages/Default. aspx For more news from Navy Public Affairs Support Element, East, visit www.navy. mil/local/pacennorfolk/.

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GEORGE H.W. BUSH CARRIER STRIKE GROUP ENTERS 6TH FLEET I am incredibly proud of the hard work and dedication these Sailors have put forth in preparation for this deployment.� -Rear Adm. DeWolfe Miller

0DUFK MC3 Abe McNatt A jet launches from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during its ďŹ nal pre-deployment evaluations.

By MC3 Shaun GrifďŹ n USS George H.W. Bush Public Affairs

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More than 5,000 Sailors serving in the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWB CSG) arrived in the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR), Feb. 24.

Commanded by Rear Adm. DeWolfe Miller, GHWB CSG is comprised of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 22 and USS Truxtun (DDG 103), USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) and USS Philippine Sea (CG 58). Additionally, USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrived in the 6th Fleet AOR as an independent deployer. “I am incredibly proud of the hard work and dedication these Sailors have put forth in preparation for this deployment,� said Miller. “This team is prepared to face any challenge that presents itself.�

While in the 6th Fleet

AOR, CSG 2 and its accompanying units will provide a wide range of exible capabilities in addition to building partnerships with allied countries through joint exercises and community relations projects.

The versatility associated with George H.W. Bush and our embarked air wing allows for mission-tailored forces to be successful and represents our nation’s strength, capability and resolve,� said Miller.

GHWB CSG is deployed as part of the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations and operate in international waters across the globe, along with other coalition maritime forces.

The strike group is prepared to conduct a variety of missions, including forward naval presence, maritime security operations, and crisis response and theater security cooperation.

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The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) embarked the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Aviation Combat Element (ACE), Feb. 21.

The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and the 31st MEU will conduct joint force operations in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

The Aviation Combat Element of the 31st MEU includes AV-8B Harrier jet aircrafts, assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, “Bulldogs,â€? based out of Cherry Point, N.C. “This is going to be ďŹ rst time, for many of our personnel, on an amphibious platform, and the ďŹ rst time the ‘Bulldogs’ have been in the 7th Fleet AOR since 2010,â€? said Capt. Jordan Hedges, VMA-223’s safety ofďŹ cer. “Integration with the MEU, and the Sailors aboard Bonhomme Richard, is one of the most important aspects of these exercises.â€?

Also included in 31st MEU’s ACE will be CH-53E Super Stallions helicopters and MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor

aircraft, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265. “Having the ACE onboard gives us options,� said Cmdr.

Christopher Pesile, Bonhomme Richard’s air boss. “They enable us to conduct humanitarian and amphibious operations, as well as, project a forward presence in the area.�

Bonhomme Richard provides a number of services for the ACE including aircraft handling, combat cargo loading and unloading, air trafďŹ c control, aircraft taxiing and towing. The Air Department is responsible for safely directing, launching and recovering the ACE aircraft. “I’m excited to put all my training into action,â€? said Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Joseph Maicke. “It’s a thrilling experience to assist ight operations onboard this ship. Getting the aircraft in the air and back on deck safely is a once in a lifetime experience that very few ever get to really experience.â€?

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Charles Streat portrays the role of an active shooter during a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device response exercise as part of Solid Curtain/ Citadel Shield (SC/CS) 2014 at Naval Station Norfolk.

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NAVSTA Norfolk wraps-up Solid Curtain/ Citadel Shield 2014 with VBIED drill

MC3 Andrew Schneider Navy firefighter’s treat a simulated casualty during a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device response exercise as part of Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield (SC/CS) 2014, at Naval Station Norfolk.

By MC2 Molly Greendeer Naval Station Norfolk Public Affairs

NORFOLK

Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk conducted a Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) drill concluding exercise Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield (SC/CS) 2014, Feb. 27.

SC/CS 14 is a Force Protection exercise conducted by Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) and Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) on all Navy installations in the Continental United States to enhance the training and readiness of Navy security personnel as well as establish a learning environment for security personnel to exercise functional plans and operational capabilities.

“The purpose of exercises such as SC/CS 2014 is to expose Navy installations to real-world scenarios so they are better prepared if one should occur,” said Capt. Kirk Hibbert, Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Public Safety Program Director. “Training is critical to what we do. From watchstanders at the entry control points to flag officers in the command center, we all play a part and it is important to know what to do if and when the time comes.”

Hibbert said he was pleased with the overall success of the drill.

“It is important to remember that although we strive for perfection, to remember this is a training exercise,” said

MC3 Andrew Schneider Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Garret Owens acts as a simulated casualty during a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device response exercise as part of Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield (SC/CS) 2014, at Naval Station Norfolk.

MC2 Molly Greendeer Sailors assigned to Naval Station Norfolk participate in a Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) drill as part of exercise Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield (SC/CS) 2014, Feb. 27.

Sailors assigned to Naval Station Norfolk participate in a Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) drill as part of exercise Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield (SC/ CS) 2014, Feb. 27.

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Hibbert. “Any shortcoming is a learning opportunity and a chance for us to continually improve on the outstanding job The purpose the installation already does.”

To ensure safety and security during the training, role of exercises players acting as the shooters such as SC/ were escorted by base personnel who oversaw and evalu- CS 2014 is to ated the events. As an annual exercise, SC/CS 2014 allows expose Navy military and civilian responders alike to hone emergency installations skills as threats evolve, but in to real-world a safe environment, much like any other military drill. scenarios so “As always, safety is our main concern,” said Capt. they are better Robert Clark, Jr., NAVSTA Norfolk’s commanding offi- prepared if one cer. “We take extreme caution should occur.” and set the necessary safety measures to ensure a training -Capt. Kirk Hibbert exercise does not result in any real casualties.”

Information was collected throughout this year’s exercises and will be assessed to identify tactics, techniques and procedures that can be improved going forward.

Exercise SC/CS 2014 was not in response to any specific threat, but is a regularly scheduled exercise.

Training evolutions like SC/CS 2014 are important elements of the readiness area of the 21st Century Sailor and Marine initiative which consolidates a set of objectives and policies, new and existing, to maximize Sailor and Marine personal readiness, build resiliency and hone the most combat-effective force in the history of the Department.

FLAGSHIPNEWS.COM | MAR 6, 2014 | THE FLAGSHIP | A7 From left to right: Lolita Sheats, director of Navy Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) Naval Air Station Oceana; Capt. J.L. Hancock, deputy commander of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth; Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, Commander, Marine Forces Command; Rear Adm. Douglas Morton, Naval Facilities Engineering Command; Adm. Bill E. Gortney, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Rear Adm. Dixon Smith, Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic and Kathy Nelson, director of NMCRS Norfolk pose for a photo during the 2014 Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society fund drive kick-off, Feb. 20.

MC1(SW/AW) Phil Beaufort

NMCP KICKS OFF 2014 MIDATLANTIC NMCRS FUND DRIVE

By MCC(SW/AW) Leslie Tomaino NMCP Public Affairs

PORTSMOUTH

Navy Medical Center Portsmouth, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society and the Mid-Atlantic sub area region coordinators kicked off the 2014 annual NMCRS fund drive, Feb. 25, with a cake-cutting ceremony and regional sub-area coordinator meeting at NMCP. NMCP is the lead command for the region and hopes the command’s slogan, “First and Finest,” will carry over as it leads the region in fundraising efforts.

Capt. James Hancock, NMCP deputy commander, welcomed Kathy Nelson, Norfolk NMCRS director, and gave opening remarks to the Hampton Roads sub-area coordi-

nators as well as other key NMCRS personnel.

“Last year, the Hampton Roads area benefited from more than $8.7 million in loans and grants involving 14,722 cases, however, we only raised $1.6 million in last year’s active duty fund drive,” Hancock said. “There are people standing in this foyer who have utilized the services of the society, and it’s not just our junior Sailors.”

Several Sailors shared how the society had helped them in their time of need. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class April Roots told how NMCRS helped her and her family through a very painful and heartwrenching time. Her brother had been in a car crash, and was at a hospital in California with not long to live.

“Before NMCRS assisted me, I felt lost and fearful that I wouldn’t make it in time to see my brother before he passed and to tell him I love him,” Roots said with tears streaming down her face. “They assisted me with getting to him from Virginia, and I felt grateful I had another ‘family’ I was able to depend on in my time of need.”

For 110 years, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society has been there for Sailors and Marines who have faced emergencies, natural disasters and other unexpected life events. The service prides itself on being able to take care of its own, and that is where service members and their contributions come in.

The drive runs March 1 – 31, however, donations and volunteers are welcome and appreciated year round.

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) heave line during sea and actor detail as they are welcomed to port Mobile, Ala. Gravely is participating in a high visibility port visit while conducting community relations events.

| Crew welcomed NJROTC cadets

The welcome ceremony included the Robertsdale High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) cadets, BB60 Crewmates, Azalea Trail Maids, and the Mobile Council Navy League.

The ceremony also included a performance by the Davidson High School Band, who greeted Gravely with a rendition of the Navy fight song, “Anchors Aweigh.”

Following the ceremony, Gravely crew members welcomed aboard NJROTC cadets. The cadets ate lunch on the mess decks, and crew members gave them a tour of the ship.

“I thought it was overall a great experience,” said Cadet Lcdr. Rachel Starling. “I would be excited to come back next year. It was wonderful for our cadets, especially our freshman.”

Citizens of Mobile can expect to see a lot of Gravely crew over the next few days as they volunteer for sched-

The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), with the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG2), transited safely through the Straits of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea in the early morning of Feb. 27.

For many Sailors aboard, this was their first time crossing the Atlantic Ocean and seeing another continent. Two continents actually, The Straits of Gibraltar is a narrow transit which separates Europe and Africa by seven miles at its most narrow point.

“It’s pretty exciting, I’ve never seen Europe before,” said Naval Aircrewman (Tacitical Helicopter) 2nd Class Gage Hoogveldt, a search and rescue swimmer for the “Spartans” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70, which is attached to the ship. “I can’t wait for all the port visits we get to make on this deployment, and hopefully earning my third warfare pin.”

Fire Controlmen 3rd Class Brittany Mehlberg, a ship’s computer technician, has only been in a handful of states up to this point in her life.

“To wake up, go outside, and see Spain to my left and Morocco on my right, was a surreal experience,” said Mehlberg. “I’m looking forward to taking my time to appreciate other cultures while I have the chance. I’m not somebody who wants to just fast forward to the end of the deployment.”

The Philippine Sea is underway as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG). The GHWBCSG is on a scheduled deployment en route to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibly. With CVN 77 as the flag ship, strike group assets include the embarked squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 8, Destroyer Squadron 22 and ships USS Truxtun (DDG 103), USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) and USS Philippine Sea (CG 58).

Lt. Juan David Guerra The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) transits the Straits of Gibraltar.

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uled community relations events.

Ensign Patrick Jablonski and Lt.j.g.

Joseph Schmitt were selected to be military escorts for the Mardi Gras Queen during all formal events, and other members of the crew are excited to be involved as well.

“It’s a good feeling to be on a naval ship, serving my country,” said Quartermaster Seaman Jeremy Manning, an Alabama native. “[It’s great] to be able to have a big influence down in Mardi Gras.”

Along with the “Golden Thirteen,” and Vice Adm. Samuel Gravely, Parham holds a special place in the annals of Navy history. For many, Parham is a trailblazer and a spiritual giant, but for one Navy medical officer – he was a father.

“Like my dad, I want to do the best that I can with my job,” said Capt. Mae Pouget. The 19-year veteran is the middle of Parham’s three children and like her father, a career naval officer.

Pouget remembers her father as a humble man, blessed with a warped sense of humor and an ability to be “to the point and practical.”

Pouget recalls a story of him serving at sea during the Vietnam War at a time of great social upheaval.

“During the race riots he was aboard a ship and the mutineer Sailors came to him and said, ‘You have to take over the ship’ and he said, ‘A couple reasons I won’t be doing that – one, I don’t know how, and two, I don’t know where we are.’”

Pouget believes her father’s love of the Navy can be traced to his earliest years. She remembers seeing a picture of him as a child wearing a Sailor suit. Years later when African-Americans were prohibited from entering the Navy he still applied for entry until the barriers were broken. He received his commission on Oct. 15, 1944.

Like her father, Pouget also has a love of naval service.

“Our normal life was Navy so it never really occurred to me that things were different until he retired,” said Pouget. “Because of my background the smell of the ship is very comforting for me. Jet fuel and fried potatoes smell like home for me.”

Parham died in 2007, but his life, lessons and desire to serve others, remains alive in Pouget.

“As a health care provider I support the fighting forces,” said Pouget. “There is a Sailor, Airman or Marine out there on the battlefield and it is my job to support him or her and ensure they’re medically ready to meet their mission. That’s the work ethic I learned from my father.”

| Stevens: Of the 323,000 Sailors, 99 percent live up to core values Continued from front

-MCPON Mike Stevens

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senior officer.”

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daughter also career Navy

GRAVELY

Chief petty officers are in a position to impact the entire chain of command from the most junior Sailor to the most

By MC3 Abe McNatt

LEGACY

MCSN Adam Austin

MCPON

Phil Sea transits Straits of Gibraltar

nine CPOs. The charges ranged from fraternization to possession of a controlled substance.

“When you think about all of that, maybe one case doesn’t raise too much of an alarm. But when you put them all together, imagine yourself as the secretary of defense and all of these cases are coming across your desk. You will probably sit down and ask yourself if we have a problem and is that problem systemic,” said Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens.

“It seems like a lot right? It’s not. In the grand scheme of things, we have approximately 323,000 Sailors around the fleet,” said Clarke. “And 99 percent of those Sailors are living up to our core values.

“They are proud and professional.

They are loyal and selfless. But while

the number of incidents is relatively small, the number is still far too many.”

“The CNO and I do not believe we have a systemic problem with integrity,” said Stevens, “but we have a few Sailors who have made poor choices so we do recognize there is a problem. Anytime we have a Sailor who violates their core values, we have a problem.”

The Bluejackets Manual dated 1917 has 60 pages dedicated to the Chief Petty Officer. Written is: Unless you recognize it is your duty to instruct your juniors and unless you do instruct them, and unless your endeavor to inculcate in them the knowledge of how things should be done; of how they should conduct themselves, you will have failed in your duties.

“Chief petty officers are in a position to impact the entire chain of command from the most junior Sailor to the most senior officer,” said Stevens.

“Our inaction can be interpreted as unspoken permission. We have to make up our minds to control what we own. I am convinced that we can put this issue of integrity to rest quickly and maintain a steady drum beat.”

The Navy Ethos states, “Integrity is the foundation of our conduct; respect for others is fundamental to our character; decisive leadership is crucial to our success.”

Stevens told the audience he is not perfect. He related his story of as a young aviation structural mechanic who took great pride in fixing a plane that had experienced a malfunction in flight. It was a common practice for the aircrew team to keep certain consumable spare parts in their helmet bag because they would eventually need them. Stevens was no exception.

One day a warrant officer stopped him. “Stevens, I heard you got some ‘stuff’ in your helmet bag.” He knew

he shouldn’t have the “extra” stuff in his helmet bag so he admitted he did.

This was the quality assurance (QA) warrant and he told Stevens to stop by at the end of the day at which time Stevens received a counseling chit.

“Sometimes we wait too long to treat the symptoms and then it becomes a fatal disease. All it might take is pulling a shipmate to the side and telling them to do the right thing. You might say ‘hey I don’t think it’s a big deal, but I don’t think it’s the right thing to do and we really need to stop now.’”

I’m asking you to take control within good order and discipline of what you own and help us put out this brush fire,” said Stevens.

“We control our individual behavior, our individual attitude, our performance, our ethical fitness, and our contribution to the Navy. These are the choices we make,” said Clarke.

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■ sub stats Of the 135 midshipmen selected for submarine service this year, 15 are women and 64 are nonengineering majors.

CNO, senior flag officers welcome future submariners to community

By MCSN Nathan Wilkes Naval Academy Public Affairs

ANNAPOLIS, MD.

The chief of naval operations visited the U.S. Naval Academy, Feb. 25, to participate in the submarine community assignment dinner and reception for the midshipmen of the class of 2014.

Adm. Jonathan Greenert and Vice Adm. Michael J. Connor, Submarine Forces commander, addressed the 135 first class midshipmen who were selected for service assignment in the submarine community and offered insight about the expectations for the midshipmen in the future, as well as the challenges awaiting them in the fleet.

“The submarine community makes up less than seven percent of our active duty Navy personnel, but we operate nearly 50 percent of our

major warships and the majority of our strategic nuclear arsenal,” said Capt. John McGrath, the Academy’s 2nd Battalion officer. “We are an elite force operating the most sophisticated machines ever built covertly in all the world’s most sensitive trouble areas.”

Nineteen submarine flag officers attended the assignment dinner and reception, including Adm. John Richardson, director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, Vice Adm. William Hilarides, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command and retired Adm. Carlisle A. H. Trost, the 23rd chief of naval operations.

The assignment dinner is an annual event that provides a unique opportunity for the Midshipmen to meet senior submarine officers in the Navy and be welcomed into the community.

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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran Affairs.

MCPON testifies before congress on quality of life Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Michael Stevens testified before Congress, Feb. 26.

MCPON appeared before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and related agencies.

MCPON, along with the

USS Somerset (LPD 25) Commanding Officer Capt. Thomas Dearborn extends thanks to his crew for their efforts throughout the construction of the ship after officially assuming the title as the ship’s CO following the commissioning of the amphibious transport dock March 1.

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Budget request balances security, fiscal realities

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MC2 Martin L. Carey

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By MCC Jackey Smith Office of the MCPON

USS Somerset (LPD 25), the Navy’s newest amphibious transport dock ship, commissioned during a formal ceremony at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia, March 1.

USS Somerset represents the heroic actions of the 40 crew and passengers of United Flight 93, honoring their collective sacrifice and the tremendous courage displayed in the face of overwhelming adversity. Had it not been for their brave actions, the terrorists would have likely reached their intended target and countless more lives may have been lost.

Thousands of guests, including military veterans and family and friends of the crew, witnessed the ship coming to life and enter the naval service. Distinguished guests included the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Jonathan Greenert and the Honorable Pat Toomey – United States Senator, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, delivered the principal address and spoke of the ship and employment to the nation.

“Somerset is a welcomed edition to the fleet, make no mistake, this vessel along with the other San Antonioclass Amphibious ships represent America’s commitment to security around the world,” said Amos. “When this ship sails the worlds oceans, she will carry the spirit and determination and the fighting spirit that has always defined America.”

enlisted leaders from the Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force, discussed the current status of their respective military branches, focusing specifically on quality-of-life programs and initiatives.

Stevens discussed the Navy’s current operational tempo and told the subcommittee that approximately 50 percent of the Navy’s ships are underway or deployed

globally on any given day.

“The caliber of Sailors that join the fleet today are educated, perceptive, and eager to embrace the challenges that lie ahead, said Stevens.”

Today’s Sailor, overall, has a high quality of life; however, our Sailors also carry a burden of uncertainty when it comes to potential pay and compensation changes, family program services, and

predictability with respect to deployment lengths.”

Stevens acknowledged that Sailors are working to prepare for future economic and fiscal challenges. He assured that they will rise to meet the challenges and noted that their mental and physical welfare should not become a casualty of budgetary uncertainty.

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The Defense Department’s fiscal year 2015 budget request seeks to balance the nation’s security needs with the realities of fiscal constraints, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Feb. 27.

In a speech at Bloomberg Government’s Defense Transformation Conference, Navy Adm. James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld Jr. said the changing national security environment, after-effects of $37 billion in fiscal 2013 sequestration spending cuts and the outlook for defense spending in the years to come posed myriad challenges to budget planners.

“The world has changed a lot since World War II,” Winnefeld said. “The nature of warfare has changed, [and] the cost of people, ships and airplanes has gone up along with their capability – our nation’s fiscal environment has changed.”

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HABLAMOS ESPAÑOL FFSC offers first SAPR information sessions in Spanish

Know your resources with your local FFSC

By David Todd Contributing Writer

NORFOLK

Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) Norfolk held its first-ever Spanish spoken Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) information sessions for military dependents, Feb. 27.

Although SAPR information is readily available in both English and Spanish, the information presented in the sessions had never been offered in one condensed presentation before, which offered Hispanic military dependents a unique opportunity to ask questions and gain valuable information in their native language from the Norfolk Police Department, licensed professional counselors, Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARC) and SAPR Victim Advocates (VA), Navy Medicine personnel and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS).

“Approximately, there is a 30 percent population of Spanish speaking people around the [Hampton Roads] area,” said Janina Zequeira, SAPR VA for FFSC Norfolk. “When I was on active duty, I saw and met a lot of people that were more fluent in Spanish than English. Although they understood English, they felt more comfortable receiving information in Spanish, so I thought of the idea to build the training for Sexual Assault Prevention and Response [in Spanish].”

Sexual assault by definition is a crime of intentional sexual contact, characterized by use of force, physical threat, abuse or authority, or when the victim does not or cannot consent. Sexual as-

MC3 Zachary A. Anderson Officer Juvenal Valdez, an investigator with the Norfolk Police Department Vice and Narcotics Division, gives a Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness presentation to Spanish-speaking families at the Norfolk Fleet and Family Support Center.

sault can occur without regard to gender, spousal relationship or age of victim. The Navy is striving to protect the rights and interests of victims of sexual assault by ensuring the administration of a fair, transparent and efficient military justice system that guarantees due process for the accused and promotes good order and discipline.

“We want to let people know that we have programs in place for them,” said Zequeira, noting that prevention is a major component of the training SAPR VA’s offer to both the military and military dependents. “We want to create awareness in the community.”

Guest speakers for the sessions included Investigator Juvenal Valdez, Vice and Narcotics Division, Norfolk Police Department; Rocia C. Asuega, Licensed Professional Counselor, Counseling and Advocacy Program, FFSC Norfolk; Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (SW/AW/FMF) Carlos C. Cruzcastro, USS Eisenhower (CVN 69), Medical/Dental Department; and Special Agent Jacqueline

Casco, Special Victim’s Unit, NCIS Norfolk.

Whether on-base or off, Valdez and Casco helped to demonstrated that law enforcement is only a call away and available to help. NCIS and the local Police Departments often work closely to solve cases and gather information for a variety of cases, not just those involving sexual assaults.

“The language barrier is very big. When a person doesn’t speak a word of English, [getting help] will be very hard,” said Valdez, who said the local Police Departments are always available to help when individuals are off-base and need assistance. “When we are out on the streets and an officer comes in contact with someone [who doesn’t speak English], immediately they get on the radio and ask for a Spanish speaking officer … and there is always someone available.”

“We have a good team,” said Casco, who talked about the working relationship NCIS has with FFSC, the military commands and the local Police Departments. “Our

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS

By Sara Jane Arnett Military Spouse Contributor

Have you ever been told to “stay out of it” or “mind your own business” on one or more occasions?

Sadly, this has plagued me most of my life to “stay out of it.” I have tried to use this character trait of mine for good, especially when there is a need. More than not, I respond to the situation in a positive manner out of concern, but unfortunately sometimes the main message gets lost in translation.

I would describe myself as an over-communicator, especially in my family. This has gotten me into trouble many times throughout my life, but everyone who knows me understands that my actions come from a good place with the best of intentions. My parents shake their heads because this was not how they raised me. My Grandma Libby is who I am more like when it comes to overall personality and

character traits. I’ve been told that I have an old soul so I assume this energy comes from my very close relationship with my grandmother.

In order to filter what needs to exit your mouth, consider the following question: “Does this concern me?” Also, take into consideration if what someone else is doing will somehow affect you in any way. If so, then it does concern you.

It is hard for me to overlook certain things. For example, if there were a spouse in need of help in any capacity, the first thing I would do is find them the tailored help needed.

I wouldn’t wait around for them to ask for it … if I saw there was a struggle, then action must be taken.

These are the types of situations that I always seem to find myself in at any given time in my personal and professional life.

When I know there will only be hurt feelings, I bite my tongue and pray for strength for all involved.

Never disrespect the individual or

exploit their needs.

Next time you find yourself in a situation where you are forced to contemplate “staying out of it,” try to think about how or if you react to a situation that is calling to you. Is it worth it to get involved or should you just set this one out on the bench and “mind your own business?”

Sara Jane Arnett is an active Army spouse, mother of three boys and military children’s author of “My Daddy’s a Soldier.” In 2011, she was selected as the “Heroes At Home” Military Spouse of the Year and also received the Military Police Corps “Order of the Vivandiere” award.

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training focuses on various things, but a lot of it is about victimization and understanding victimization. We are here to work a thorough investigation and to bring some resolution [for the victims], provide information and seek the truth. Every case is unique.”

For the medical and clinical side, Asuega and Cruzcastro spoke about the importance of treatment options for victims and that assistance is available worldwide.

“We provide safety and guidance for a victim’s well-being in various areas – physically and emotionally,” said Cruzcastro. “We are there for them 24 hours globally – we are all over the world – and it’s important for them to know they have support regardless of where their loves ones are serving our country.”

“Getting the word out to let people know, especially our Spanish speaking clients, about all the services we provide here at Fleet and Family Support Center is important,” said Asuega. “As a clinician, I want people to know that we are here to assist them in regards to coping, addressing their reactions, behaviors and symptoms.”

Although additional sessions have not been confirmed, FFSC hopes to continue to offer the Spanish SAPR sessions in the near future on a regular basis.

“We are trying to get word out,” Asuega said about the services available at FFSC. “I think this is a great opportunity to do so. This training is one-of-a-kind and I’m hoping that maybe this will start a trend because we do need more people know about our services, especially those who are bilingual or strictly Spanish speaking.”

If you have been a victim of a sexual assault, need crisis intervention, emotional support, referrals to both military and civilian resources in your area, and/ or need information on reporting options available, call the DoD Safe Helpline at (877) 995-5247, or visit https://safehelpline.org 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week, worldwide.

For the latest information on classes offered at FFSC Norfolk, visit http://goo.gl/z5N40J. To join the Navy’s conversation about sexual assault and raise awareness on Facebook and Twitter, use #NavySAPR.

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Naval War College sharpens intellectual swords of future force

By MCC James E. Foehl U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs

NEWPORT, R.I.

Two-hundred ten U.S. Naval War College (NWC) National Security and Decision Making (NSDM) students completed the 2014 NSDM course and NSDM Final Exercise (FX), Feb. 28, at NWC in Newport, R.I. The top 25 graduates were bestowed the James V. Forrestal Award for Excellence in Force Planning and were provided an opportunity to execute their learning with a panel of senior national security practitioners.

“This course has done so much to broaden my horizons.

It’s sharpened the edge of my intellectual sword,” said Army Col. Paul B. Riley, NSDM student and Forrestal award winner, following his brief with the senior panel. “Our strength was collective brainpower and harnessing that brainpower in a way where everyone felt like they could contribute.

“The problems of the next generation are so complex, that the tools and our under-

standing that we’ve gathered in our career up to this point are insufficient for dealing with the complexity of what’s to come. We have to learn how to think through these things.

“This course has opened our eyes to everything at the strategic level; help us understand the things that we’re seeing; and even help us forecast what we think will happen next,” said Riley.

The 10-week course is part of NWC’s year-long resident program and is designed to prepare senior level joint and international officers and civilians for executive positions in large national security organizations. Major attention is given to joint and allied perspectives at the theater level or above and studies stress the growing complexity of decision making at higher levels of responsibility and authority.

“NSDM is unique in that there are three sub-courses.

You never just concentrate or focus on just one discipline,” said Cmdr. Brent Gaut, NSDM student at NWC. The course curriculum consists of three primary areas of study; security strategies,

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MCC(AW/SW/EXW) James E. Foehl Marine Lt. Col. Mark A. Lamelza provides a brief to a panel of senior national security practitioners at NWC in Newport, R.I.

policy analysis and leadership concepts at the strategic level.

“This is mostly a Pentagonfocused product,” said Jim Cook, a NWC professor. The products produced by the students are “something you expect to be briefed to the service chiefs, Joint Chiefs of Staff or Secretary of Defense.”

Following completion of coursework, students culminate their learning in seminars, groups of 13 to 15 students, and undergo a competitive two-week graded capstone, the NSDM FX. During the exercise, seminars are required to develop a 45-minute presentation, followed by a question and answer period where they defend their strategic choices.

“Students are asked to assess the future security environment, out for the next 20 years and identify the major challenges and opportunities.

Based on that assessment, students must develop national strategies and talk about how the joint force will be employed to achieve the objectives of their strategy. Finally, students must tell us what the joint force will look like and what kind of capabilities it will have,” said Cook.

At completion of the course, graduates will have enhanced their ability to rig-

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“It’s teaching us senior leaders to be critical thinkers.

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| Winnefeld: ‘Nobody’s pay is going to decrease under this plan.’

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Readiness and modernization were key factors in a process that required many tough decisions on matters such as force size and the military’s current weapon systems and infrastructure, the admiral said.

If the balance achieved in the budget request is altered as the request makes its way to law, he warned, something more important would have to give.

“Every efficiency we need that’s denied, every program cut we need that’s reversed, every element of old force structure … we’re required to keep will require a decrease in readiness or modernization somewhere else,” he said.

Ultimately, Winnefeld said, this would mean more people could go into combat with insufficient training and outdated equipment, and fewer of them would come home. The strategy-driven budget request reflects “fundamental decisions” made in a complex and collaborative process over the last year, Winnefeld told the conference audience. “It’s about the ends, ways, and means and ensuring that the enduring and resultant risk is acceptable to us as a nation,” he said. The process included careful assessment of the challenges the military is likely to face in a rapidly changing world, he added.

“Over the last decade, we’ve been mostly focused on a single type of war, but the world has changed, and we need to restore our readiness for the full spectrum of what we might face in the future,”

MCPON

the admiral said. “We’ll continue to build innovative, operational concepts for how we’ll fight, including extending what we’ve learned over the last 12 years of counterinsurgency into other types of fights.”

Winnefeld said the U.S. military must balance its posture around the globe with a focus on permanent, pre-positional and rotational presence, as well as surge capability. “We’ll also re-emphasize building partnership capacity, because we’re going to be relying more on our partners in the future,” he added.

Along with shifting its focus to areas that are most likely to be threatened in the future, Winnefeld said, DOD must rebalance capability, capacity and readiness of the force with fiscal reality. “Even at the president’s budget level, and even though it will be painful, we’re going to have to begin reducing the size of our force while restoring its readiness and modernization,” he said.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s imperative to invest prudently and examine the growth of compensation also factored into the budget request, the vice chairman told the conference audience.

“Our men and women in uniform deserve the best possible support we can provide, including solid compensation, especially at a time when they’ve sacrificed more than [they would in] normal peacetime deployments,” he said.

“We’ve enjoyed a high rate of growth of compensation that finally corrected some of the serious deficiencies of the

1990s.” But the time has come, he added, to gradually adjust compensation growth to set and sustain the right level as the nation moves off its 13year war footing and fiscal constraints curtail overall defense spending.

Over many months of planning the budget request, DOD officials sought to produce the most appropriate package of adjustments in compensation and benefits, Winnefeld said.

“The chiefs and senior enlisted advisors of the services were fully involved and fully consulted,” he noted. And he emphasized that the budget request does not call for a pay cut for service members – it includes a 1 percent pay raise for most service members, while freezing pay at current levels for general and flag officers.

“Nobody’s pay is going to decrease under this plan, and we are not forcing commissaries to close,” he said.

The budget request does include a steep reduction in subsidies for commissaries, though overseas stores and those in remote locations that don’t offer discount grocery shopping in the local area will continue to be subsidized. Just as military exchanges do, other commissaries would have to operate without the subsidy.

Potential changes to the retirement system loom, Winnefeld reported, but Hagel and other defense officials repeatedly have emphasized that the budget request makes no recommendations on that front.

A congressionally appointed panel is examining the system and will submit its report later

DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. James “Sandy” Winnefeld, Jr. speaks at the Bloomberg Government Defense Transformation: Spending & Strategy conference in Washington, Feb. 26.

this year. The Defense Department’s position is that any changes adopted from the panel’s report should apply only to people who join the military once the changes take effect.

“Some might claim that any adjustment in the trajectory of compensation growth, even one that accounts for budget or market changes, is a violation of a promise –- something gained that can now not be changed,” the vice chairman said. But the nation and its service members need a modern and ready force, he added.

“The most important way we keep faith with … the men and women who volunteer to defend our nation is to only send them into combat with the best possible training and equipment, and to take care of them when they come home,” he said.

Overall, Winnefeld said, military compensation accounts for 10 percent of the savings in the proposed budget.

“These savings are gradual,

they’re measured and they’re fair,” he said. “The remaining 90 percent of the savings that we’re finding comes out of the other two-thirds of our budget, which pays for modernization and readiness, as well as endstrength costs.”

The budget request enables the Defense Department to execute the president’s strategic guidance, defend the homeland, conduct sustained counterterrorism operations and deter aggression in multiple regions, the vice chairman said.

And while a smaller force will mean less deterrent presence and a smaller margin for error in combat, he added, much of the risk will be mitigated by the two principal U.S. advantages: the all-volunteer force and the nation’s ability to innovate across every discipline.

The budget request provides for $115 billion above the sequestration spending level in fiscal 2015, but unless Congress acts to stop it, sequestration will return

in fiscal 2016. “Our submission adheres to the Bipartisan Budget Act, providing the programs we believe would allow us to continue executing our strategy, as well as what it would look like under sequester,” Winnefeld said.

The vice chairman acknowledged that because the choices often were difficult in formulating the budget request, turmoil probably lies ahead as the final budget takes form.

“Let’s face it -- it’s hard to cut this kind of money out of any budget and expect people to cheer you on,” he said. But he emphasized that the proposal allows the military to continue fulfilling its mission.

“We believe this budget, challenging and difficult as it will be to pass and execute, will allow us to maintain the most powerful military in the world, to protect the American people, and to continue standing by our allies and our friends around the world,” he said.

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert speaks to U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen at a dinner celebrating their selection to the submarine community.

| Representatives asked

about family programs, initiatives Continued from B1 “It is critical in today’s fiscal environment, that we protect programs and services which promote a thriving and healthy family unit.”

Representatives asked about programs and initiatives which promote family unity and strong bonds.

“Family readiness is an extremely important part of mission readiness,” said Stevens.

He explained the resources available from Fleet and Family Support programs and also talked about the Ombudsman program. “We have extended resources to our Navy families, providing Sailors with the reassurance that their families are being supported.”

Recruiting, retention, commissaries, family and single Sailor housing, and programs related to family unity were among the topics addressed at the hearing. Stevens responded to several questions from representatives about budget cuts.

“Sailors understand that a budgetary reformation is fast-approaching, and we are working hard to implement policies that will meet end strength controls and planned budget execution,” said Stevens. “I believe it’s vital that the Navy is provided with adequate force capacity to support mission demands and ensure reasonable deployment lengths are sustainable.”

Other topics of discussion included initiatives and programs for spouse employment, transition programs, and mental or physical identifiers regarding suicides.

Stevens highlighted the importance of predictability with regard to deployments.

“Our Sailors and their families understand that deployments are a part of Navy life; however, it is imperative that we never underestimate their sacrifices.”

Our Sailors and families stay in the Navy because they believe and trust that you and I have their best interest at heart.”

MCSN Nathan A. Wilkes

-MCPON Michael Stevens

Stevens noted some of the main factors in determining how long many Sailors will serve.

“Our Sailors and families stay in the Navy because they believe and trust that you and I have their best interest at heart.” said Stevens.

“This trust is fundamentally parallel with our core values of honor, courage, and commitment. This trust is priceless. This trust puts in place the greatest weapon’s system we can provide our Sailors and that weapon’s system is called “unit morale.”

MCPON reaffirmed the Navy’s commitment to family and mission readiness.

“Both CNO and I understand that nothing comes second to combat readiness and we are committed to preserving our people and our fleet programs to the fullest extent possible,” said Stevens.

“In over 30 years of service, I have watched these amazing men and women serve and ensure the freedom and security of our nation,” said Stevens. “As I navigate through the various commands and units of our force, I am always inspired by their overwhelming work ethic and dedication and I am honored to serve with and represent these amazing men and women – your Sailors.”

| Naval Academy class of 2014 received service assignments in December CNO

Continued from B1 “I came in wanting to fly, but during my time here I realized that my personality fits better within the submarine community,” said Midshipman 1st Class Julie Stabile, an aeronautical engineering major. “I like the engineering aspects of the community so I think I will really enjoy it.”

The Naval Academy Class of 2014 received their service assignments Dec. 4, 2013, a milestone that put them one step closer to joining the fleet and Marine Corps as commissioned officers. The academy is the largest accession source for new submariners in the Navy, with academy grads typically representing one third of the submarine officers entering the force this year.

“We choose midshipmen who excel in the Academy’s moral, mental and physical mission areas,” said McGrath. “All selected must have sound character, outstanding academic performance and strong physical fit-

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ness scores to screen for an interview with Adm. Richardson, the Director of Naval Reactors. The director personally screens every officer entering the nuclear community to ensure our officers are capable of leading the best crews in the Navy.”

Of the 135 midshipmen selected for submarine service this year, 15 are women and 64 are non-engineering majors. The Academy’s core curriculum has sufficient technical depth to allow motivated midshipmen to succeed in the submarine force regardless of major, said McGrath, who maintains that a diverse force facilitates increased problem-solving and critical thinking when facing the challenges of submarine warfare.

“I’m open to anything right now,” said Stabile. “I’m excited that they are saying the Virginia-class subs are going to be open to women by the time I get out there. I’m looking forward to whichever one they put me on.”

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MCC(SW/EXW) Peter D. Lawlor Crew members of the San Antonio-class USS Somerset (LPD 25) man the rails after given the word to man the ship and bring her to life during the commissioning ceremony of the amphibious transport dock, March 1.

Somerset’s commanding officer, Capt. Thomas L. Dearbon, spoke of her crew and her namesake’s heroic actions.

“We are here today to not only honor and pay tribute to the heroes of United Flight 93, but also to celebrate the commissioning of this great ship USS Somerset,” said Dearborn. “Somerset will leave a legacy that will never be forgotten

by those wishing to do harm to this country. A ship is but a steel vessel, it is the crew that brings the ship to life. USS Somerset is truly a fine warship and the crew that mans her, is second to none.”

At the conclusion of the remarks, Somerset’s ship sponsor, Mary Jo Myers, the wife of former Joint Chiefs of Staff retired Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, gave the time-honored command to “man our ship and bring her to

life!” “[Flight 93 passengers and crew members] exemplified such courage and bravery that day as they sacrificed themselves to protect others and to rally our nation they were indeed the first warriors in this war on terrorism,” said Myers.

“Today we come together as families, but mostly as Americans to celebrate and witness this momentous occasion and wish the USS Somerset and her crew Godspeed.”

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN NAVY NURSES ■ stats U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Today African-Americans Public Affairs comprise 30 percent of the nearly 3,000 men FALLS CHURCH, VA and women in the Navy From the dawn of the U.S. Nurse Corps.

Navy, African-Americans have played a vital role in its history and have embodied the basic tenets of service and rican-Americans comprised commitment to duty.

25 percent of the total Naval At the same time, the Afri- force; not included in this can-American experience in statistic were five AfricanNaval history is a story about American women (Alice breaking barriers, living Kennedy, Sarah Kinno, Ellen through a segregated service, Campbell, Betsy Young, and and overcoming limitations Dennise Downs) who served of opportunity on the path as nurses aboard the Navy’s to what Adm. Elmo “Bud” “first” hospital ship, USS Red Zumwalt called “One Navy.” Rover in 1863. Although only During the Civil War, Af- volunteers, it is remarkable

By Andre Sobocinski

to note that for over the next century these women would represent the Navy’s only African-American nurses.

Mixed crews were common in the Navy until “Jim Crow” state laws become the policy of the service. From 1922 to 1942, African-Americans were barred from serving as anything but mess attendants or stewards.

Four months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt called for the end of the Navy’s discriminatory policies. On April 7, 1942, then Secretary of the Navy, Frank Knox announced that the Navy would start accepting enlistment of African-

Americans in ratings other than messmen. By 1943, African-Americans were finally allowed to serve as hospital corpsmen; and by March 1944 African-Americans – following the lead of the “Golden Thirteen” – were allowed to serve as dentists, physicians and Hospital Corps officers.

In October 1944, AfricanAmerican women were permitted to serve as reserve officers in administrative capacities. Ironically, the Navy Nurse Corps, which had long battled for gender equality within the Navy establishment, would be the last to open its doors to AfricanAmericans.

U.S. Navy file photo Lt. Cmdr. Allecia Webster, a nurse anesthetist performs an anesthesia consultation for a patient with the assistance of Senior Airman Cesar Salgado-Diaz, a Spanish linguist from Bogota, Colombia, during a surgical screening at Padre Gasper Garcia Laviana Hospital in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua during Continuing Promise 2011.

Since being established in May 1908 the Navy Nurse Corps had a history of barring married women, single mothers, and men into its ranks on a permanent basis.

And although AfricanAmerican nurses were not officially prohibited from entering the services after 1944, they were often “overlooked” in Army, Navy and Red Cross recruiting drives until early 1945.

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Mable Keaton Staupers, executive secretary of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses were among the most vocal critics of the implicit ban on African-American nurses.

A longtime advocate for racial equality in the nursing profession, Staupers wrote that military service was the responsibility for all citizens of the U.S., especially during a time of war.

On March 8, 1945, the longstanding barrier in the Navy was finally broken when a 25-year old New York-born nurse named Phyllis Mae Daley received a commission in the U.S. Navy Reserve. A graduate of Lincoln School of Nursing in New York and student of public health at Teachers College, Columbia University, Daley had previously been rejected U.S. Navy file photo from entering the Army Air Lt. Pandora Liptrot, a Navy Nurse Corps officer embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) gives deworming Force. Determined to serve, medication to a child at the Center of the Grace of Good Samaritan Orphanage.

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Daley stated that she “knew the barriers were going to be broken down eventually and felt the more applicants, the better the chances would be for each person.”

Daley’s path would be soon be followed by Edith Mazie Devoe, of Washington, D.C., Helen Fredericka Turner, of Augusta, Ga., and Eula Loucille Stimley, of Centreville, Miss.

Following the war all but Devoe would leave active duty. Devoe would later make history as the first AfricanAmerican nurse in the regular Navy on Jan. 6, 1948. In 1950 she would become the first African-American Navy nurse to serve outside the continental U.S. at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii.

Today African-Americans comprise 30 percent of the nearly 3,000 men and women in the Navy Nurse Corps.

U.S. Navy Medicine is a global health care network of 63,000 Navy medical personnel around the world who provide high quality health care to more than one million eligible beneficiaries. Navy Medicine personnel deploy with Sailors and Marines worldwide, providing critical mission support aboard ship, in the air, under the sea and on the battlefield.

For more news from Navy Medicine, visit www.navy. mil/local/mednews/.

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Navy, Air Force share career advice with Guam students

Naval Academy funeral honors midshipman

By Jesse Leon Guerrero | Joint Region Marianas Public Affairs YIGO, GUAM

Sailors and Airmen stationed on Guam spoke to hundreds of students about their military careers during career day at F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle School in Yigo Feb. 26.

The event was an opportunity for service members to educate students about the various jobs in the military.

“Walking in through the spaces and interacting with all the kids, you could feel the energy and excitement,” said Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 Commanding Officer Cmdr.

Gregory Leland. “We are grateful to spend some time with the kids here and with the teachers and the administration.”

Leland and several members from the squadron discussed their search-and-rescue operations on Guam and in the region.

The Sailors also showed students how some of their equipment work by demonstrating procedures with rescue straps and other gear.

Assistant Principal Mariann Lujan said the military’s participation shows their great support of the school and career day lets students talk directly to the service members to gain insight into possibilities after graduation.

“We are really happy with the partnership,” she said. “It’s an

A display stands in the U.S. Naval Academy honoring Midshipman 1st Class Max Allen.

Allen was killed in a vehicle accident on the Naval Academy yard during Presidents Day weekend.

Jesse Leon Guerrero Cmdr. Gregory Leland, commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, talks about teamwork with F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle School students during career day.

awesome opportunity for our students now to see the different careers that are available for them that they don’t normally see on this island.”

734th Air Mobility Squadron 2nd Lt. Daniel Dwyer said he remembered the positive influence career day presenters had on him when he was in middle school and wanted to share the same experience with students.

“Part of the reason why we are here today is to exercise one of the core values that the Air Force has: service before self,” he said. “Being (on) an island you’re pretty much locked by water, and I want to make sure they realize all the other opportunities they have. Part of the reason we’re here today is to build that relationship, that community building, with Guam and the military.”

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Midshipmen, faculty and staff, family and friends filled the pews in the U.S. Naval Academy chapel, Feb. 28, for the funeral services honoring the life of Midshipman 1st Class Max Allen.

Allen, 25, was killed in a single-car accident on campus Presidents Day weekend.

Allen was an Oceanography major and a squad leader in 1st Company. He attended high school at the Haverford School in Pennsylvania and also briefly attended Virginia Tech prior to being inducted into the Naval Academy Class of 2014. He was slated to serve in the aviation community as a naval flight officer after graduation and commissioning this May. Allen was a member of both the Italian-American and Japanese-American clubs and played on the academy’s club soccer team.

“Max could score more goals than anyone, but he understood the goal of assisting others in their attempts to score,” said 1st Battalion Chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Jay Kersten. “It was his way of boosting the self-confidence of others, to let them see how every individual was needed in the effort to win.

He served as the backbone of the team, mentoring his fellow players, picking them up when they were down, and making sure that everyone got equal playing time and attention.”

Allen had a reputation among his peers and leaders for taking extra time out of his busy schedule to help and mentor others.

“Max exemplified what it meant to be a team player, both on and off the field,” said Kersten.

1st Company Officer Lt. Matthew Biggerstaff said Allen would often give up his Saturday free time to help struggling squad members study or prepare for the physical readiness test, whatever he needed to do to see them succeed.

“He was passionate about having the opportunity to lead,” said Biggerstaff. “He was compassionate. He was caring, and he exemplified the ideals of a servant leader.”

The number of midshipmen filling the chapel was a testament to Allen’s influence on his peers and friends.

“Max had an innate ability to recognize when someone needed help, and he would be there with a helping hand and a big smile,” said Biggerstaff. “He took care of people, and he touched the lives of so many across the Yard.”

Allen is survived by his parents, Bob and Carmela, and his sister Andrea.

For more news from U.S. Naval Academy, visit www. navy.mil/local/usna/.

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things to know before you PCS From Military Claims Office

1. Review the www.move.mil website and read the “Its Your Move Guide” located on the site. The process for most moves has changed under the recently-developed Defense Personal Property Program (DP3). The most significant change under the DP3 is the online Defense Personal Property System (DPS), which automates the move process and allows you to settle claims directly online with your Transportation Service Provider (TSP). The move. mil site contains valuable information and is your gateway to DPS. 2. Evaluate your personal property BEFORE the TSP arrives at your home. Identify your high value/high risk items and set them aside to ensure you have a complete inventory.

Consider videotaping or photographing your property and having valuable items (e.g., artwork, collectibles, heirlooms) appraised prior to your move. You may also prepare your own detailed inventory prior to the TSP’s arrival to accompany the ones it prepares. Carry all appraisals, original receipts, and inventory copies with you. Remember: In the unfortunate event that you suffer loss or damage and must file a claim, it is YOUR responsibility to substantiate ownership, value and that an item was tendered to the TSP. 3. Ensure all inventories are completed with accurate, detailed information. Don’t make the mistake of not listing valuables for fear they may be stolen. You need to properly document all items in the event they are lost or damaged.

For example, if you own an Xbox, laptop, “Doctor Dre” Headphones and an iPod, the inventory description should not be “electronics”; contents should be specifically identified and described. Don’t simply list “large TV”; rather include the make, size, and model number (if available). If you own a collection of CDs and DVDs, don’t merely state “living room items”. Instead, include the number of CDs/DVDs contained in each box. If you are moving china or crystal, make sure the inventory indicates this with the brand name and not a general description of “dishes” or kitchenware”. If you own an expensive Persian rug, the inventory should not simply state “rug”.

Be sure to review all inventories thoroughly before signing. If you disagree with the condition or contents of the inventory, mark it in the “remarks” section or in the exceptions space before signing. Be sure the TSP provides you with copies of all inventories. Carry these documents with you.

4. Make sure you are properly insured. The Defense Personal Property Program (DP3) provides Full Replacement Value (FRV) protection for lost or damage items within certain

Updated Salvage Courses available on Navy e-Learning

By CWO3 Randy Duncan Center for EOD and Diving Public Affairs

PANAMA CITY, FLA.

Following feedback from the fleet regarding the need for course updates, the Center for Explosive Ordnance and Diving (CENEODDIVE) in Panama City announced Feb. 25 the availability of the Navy Diver Salvage Course (NDSC) on Navy e-Learning.

Previously available as one ‘master’ course, the NDSC has been broken into four individual course modules: Navy Diver Salvage Fundamentals, Naval Architecture, Operations, and Scenarios.

Diving Advisory 14-02 announced the promulgation of the new course and transition date for personnel enrolled in the previous version.

Completion of the NDSC course is a prerequisite for Master Diver evaluation and for Diving Warrant Officer applicants.

According to CENEODDIVE Learning Standards Officer Melanie Hinson, this course redesign enables Sailors to complete their online training in more manageable modules, and also provides

limits. Information on these insurance limits is located on the move.mil website. You may wish to consider obtaining additional insurance if you are moving expensive or highvalue items.

5. If possible, have plenty of help on the day of pack-out to better monitor the events taking place in your home.

6. Note any damages to the home during pack-out and at delivery. If the TSP doesn’t provide forms to document damage to the home (i.e. scuffed walls or floors), you can note the damage on the inventory or other shipping documents before signing. Contact the TSP IMMEDIATELY to start the discussions for repairing this type of damage - it is not covered by the DP3 claims program and the timeframes outlined below do not apply.

7. Continuously update your contact information in DPS so the TSP and/or the Personal Property Service Office can quickly reach you if necessary.

8. Note any obvious loss or damage on the “Notice of Loss or Damage at Delivery” form provided to you at delivery. Also, you MUST acknowledge receipt of all high value items on the high value/high risk inventory at the time of delivery. Take the time at delivery to inspect items and note any loss or damage. Pay special attention to the wording above your signature block on all documents as there are often specific claims provisions from the TSP that you need to comply with.

9. You have 75 days following delivery to note any loss or damage not noted at the time of delivery. Normally, loss or damage noticed after delivery is recorded in DPS. You can also mail, fax or email the list of damaged/lost items to the TSP as long as you are timely and you keep proof of the notice. Failure to provide timely notice of loss or damage can result in the denial of your claim. Problems accessing DPS is NOT a valid excuse for missing the 75-day deadline and contacting the DPS help desk does NOT count as notice. If you have trouble accessing DPS, you should provide notice to the TSP using the information provided on your delivery forms.

10. You MUST file your claim against the TSP within 9 months of delivery in order to qualify for FRV for your lost or damaged items. ALL claims must be filed within two (2) years. Payments on claims filed between nine (9) months and two (2) years are limited to the fair market (depreciated) value for lost or destroyed items (vice FRV).Your claim will initially be against the TSP and the TSP will attempt to negotiate a settlement with you. Call us should you have any questions about negotiations, offers made by the TSP, time frames for TSP responses, or transferring your claim.

Navy officials tell Sailors to verify PRIMS Data From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs MILLINGTON, TENN.

With the semiannual Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) upcoming, Navy Physical Readiness Program officials remind Sailors to verify their results in the Physical Readiness Information Management System (PRIMS).

“After each PFA, Sailors need to log into PRIMS and ensure their data is entered and accurate,” said Bill Moore, director, Navy Physical Readiness Program.

All commands are required to report their PFA data via PRIMS no later than 30 days after conducting the PFA in accordance with guidelines established in the Navy’s Physical Readiness Program instruction, OPNAVINST 6110.1J. Each Sailor must

have a record for both PFA cycles in the year, even if the record reflects non-participation status due to deployment, individual augmentee, medical waiver, etc.

Sailors need to verify their data within 60 days so that any corrections can be made by the Command Fitness Leader at the command level. After six months of PFA completion, record changes can only be made by PRIMS administrators at Navy Personnel Command, which requires a Letter of Correction from the individual’s commanding officer, on letter head, that grants authorization to make the change.

For more information in PRIMS and physical readiness, visit the Navy’ physical readiness Web page at www.npc.navy. mil/support/21st_Century_Sailor/physical/ Pages/default2.aspx.

MC3 Erin Devenberg Moral, Welfare and Recreation Yokosuka Fitness Director Brent Grubb monitors Naval Aircrewman (Operator) 1st Class Lorenzo White as he participates in a Physical Readiness Test (PRT) on the first day of the Command Fitness Leader (CFL) certification course, Nov. 18, 2013.

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MC2 Blake Midnight Students at Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) conduct training operations in the facility’s 12-foot pool.

just-in-time training for Sailors who may need refresher training on specific salvage topics. The previous edition was one long course that contained 92 hours of training.

“The new modularized training empowers the learner to focus on related topics which result in greater understanding of the material and enhanced comprehension,” said Hinson. “A primary emphasis of the revision dealt with making the mathematical computations easier to follow through the use of in-depth, step-bystep examples that provide a crawl, walk, run approach to the learning experience for our Sailors.”

The NDSC Scenarios course module, while ungraded, provides a look at different types of actual salvage projects and illustrates how the information in the other three course modules applies to real-world salvage operations.

“Course update project tasks were accomplished

by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who performed this review and course upgrade in addition to their normal

duties,” said CENEODDIVE Master Chief Navy Diver William Hargaray. “Using SMEs current with downrange operations allowed the course fundamentals, graphics, training sequence, math calculations, assessments, and references to align with the needs of the fleet.”

Capt. James Beene, commanding officer of CENEODDIVE noted that the updated courses are more than just a periodic review.

“These new courses have not only been dissected into logical, manageable sections, but they also represent the current state of the art in salvage technology and operations,” said Beene. “Combined with direct internet access availability on Navy e-Learning, these updates represent an exponential improvement in our courses.”

Users may access the new Navy Diver Salvage Courses using the direct NeL link of https://www.aas.prod.nel. training.navy.mil. This link will take you directly to the ‘My Learning’ and ‘Course Catalog’ tabs of the NeL learning management system after login.

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The 10 finalists and winner will be announced at the awards luncheon on May 8th.

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‘American Idol’ Fantasia coming to Chrysler Hall NORFOLK

“American Idol” and Grammy Award winner singer Fantasia Barrino is bringing her soulful style to Chrysler Hall in Norfolk for one night only, March 7 at 8 p.m.

Ticket range between $43 and $68 plus fees, and can be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com, by calling (800) 745-3000, or at the Scope Arena Box Office.

Fantasia rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series “American Idol” in 2004.

“When I was on American Idol,” she said, “people fell in love with the young lady who took her shoes off to come onstage, who spoke her mind and didn’t hold anything back. They could relate because whatever I was feeling at the time, I put that in my music.”

To Fantasia, life and music can never be separated. So when the 28-year-old, Grammy Award winner titled her third album Back to Me, she was making her current goals, both creative and personal, crystal clear.

The fourth annual Hampton Roads Tattoo Arts Festival is taking place March 7 - 9 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. Presented by Folk City Tattoo and Twisted Ink magazine, the event celebrates all aspects of the tattooing industry and welcomes talented artists from across the country.

During the event, interested attendees have the option of speaking with tattoo artists from across the country and having the work performed on-site at the convention center. The cost of each tattoo is in addition to the entrance fee and is negotiated between customer and artist. Please note that many artists book fast and the best way to secure a tattoo at the festival is to set appointments with artists before the event.

The festival will feature several new and returning contests and activities, including the second annual Little Tikes Temporary Tattoo Contest and the inaugural Pound of Flesh Contest. The Little Tikes Tattoo Contest for ages 12 and under will take place on Sunday with up to 30 participants receiving a ribbon. First, second and third-place winners will receive trophies. The Pound of Flesh Contest will feature 20 synthetic hands decorated by 20 tattoo artists. Attendees will have the chance to vote for their favorite design.

The winning artist will receive all 20 hands.

Another big highlight of this year’s festival is the third annual Miss Hampton Roads Pin-Up Girl Contest, taking place Saturday with $500 cash for first place, and trophies for second and third place. Contestants are encouraged to dress in pin-up inspired garb of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.

In addition to all of the scheduled activities and events, the fourth annual Hampton Roads Tattoo Arts Festival is happy to welcome the return of Dr. Thaddeus P. Zanzibar’s Olde City Sideshow. Dr. Zanzibar’s

Olde City Sideshow is a fully scalable immersion performance that encompasses the ‘Old City’ stylings of Vaudeville, Burlesque, and the historical sideshow acts mixed with Philadelphia’s counter-culture influences.

Other highlights of this year’s festival include daily categorized tattoo contests, art vendors, tattoo supply vendors, Southside Pro Wrestling, belly dance demonstrations, martial arts demonstrations. The Children’s Art Camp will offer kids an opportunity to make their own art and explore other creative activities.

Fantomworks, a Norfolk-based garage with a reality television program currently featured on Velocity by Discovery, will be on-site with many classic hot rods and vehicles. For the third year, Team TDH returns to demonstrate the art of human suspension with several “donot-miss” performances.

Entry to the festival is $25 daily, $45 for a weekend pass, $35 for a military weekend pass, and children 12 and under are free.

Festival hours are from noon to midnight on Friday, 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.

For more information, including a complete schedule of events, call 484-1319, e-mail hrtattoofest@yahoo.com, or check out www.hrtattoofest.com.

■ when and where Presented by Folk City Tattoo and Twisted Ink magazine, the fourth annual Hampton Roads Tattoo Arts Festival is taking place March 7 - 9 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center.

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Mariners’ Museum marks ironclad battle anniversary NEWPORT NEWS

One hundred and fifty-two years ago the great naval conflict of The American Civil War raged in the body of water known as Hampton Roads. On March 8, 1862 the CSS Virginia laid waste to the wooden-hulled Union Navy. On March 9, the USS Monitor arrived in Hampton Roads, and the first meeting of ironclad ships in battle commenced.

Four and a half hours later, the battle ended in a draw. But there was a clear winner in iron vs. wood, and warship designs changed forever with the Monitor’s gun turret.

The Mariners’ Museum will commemorate the 152nd anniversary of the ironclads’ first meeting with Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend on March 7 - 9. The weekend includes lectures by noted Civil War historians, family programs, Civil War-era interpreters and two ticketed events. It also serves as an introduction to the photography exhibition Between the States: Photographs of the American Civil War” from the George Eastman House.

The weekend includes several lectures. On Saturday, Garry Adelman, the director of History and Education for the Civil War Trust, will present a photographic tour of the Civil

■ scheduled to appear Presenters at the Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend, March 7 - 9, will be Garry Adelman, the director of History and Education for the Civil War Trust; Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Harold Holzer; and George Buss, a leading Lincoln interpreter who has appeared at the White House.

War’s eastern theater, with an emphasis on the Virginia Peninsula. Later Saturday will be “A Conversation with Mr. Lincoln,” featuring Pulitzer Prize winner Harold Holzer and George Buss, a leading Lincoln interpreter who has appeared at the White House.

The event also features two ticketed events.

A Civil War motor coach tour on Friday will examine historic sites in Virginia’s Tidewater region that were documented by the artists and photographers in the area in the 1860s.

The second ticketed event is History Bites, a food tasting of Civil War-era dishes, on Saturday. Food will be prepared by 10 of Hampton Roads top restaurants, with judging in several categories by celebrity panelists.

Courtesy of The Mariners’ Museum As part of the 2012 Battle of Hampton Roads weekend at The Mariners’ Museum, attendees chose to sign up for either the Confederate or Union Armies. This year event is scheduled for March 7 - 9.

The Mariners’Museum’s Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend isn’t just for Civil War aficionados. Programming included with regular Museum admission, and free for Museum members, is designed for families.

Ironclad BattleQuest is an interactive family adventure encouraging visitors to conduct a scavenger hunt in the Museum. This year, families are encouraged to bring cameras or smartphones, taking pictures based on the photographs included in the new exhibition

Between the States.

There will be family crafts, such as making USS Monitor models, and programs, including “A Slave’s Perspective on the War” and a Sunday presentation on artifact conservation

by USS Monitor Center staff. The weekend also includes costumed interpreters and a living history encampment.

For the full slate of Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend activities, visit www.Battleof HamptonRoads.com or call 596-2222.

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Hampton Roads residents can help protect waterways This article serves as part 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. Following parts of this series will be presented in future issues of The Flagship.

Have you ever wondered what you can do to help protect the rivers, streams, and waterways near your home? In addition to serving as our drinking water supplies, these water bodies also provide us with various recreational activities and beautiful scenery. This article is the first of a four-part series to provide you with more information on the common sources of pollution from our everyday activities and, more importantly, habits that you can adopt to prevent this pollution.

Stormwater runoff results when rain cannot soak into the ground because of impervious surfaces such as roads and rooftops. Stormwater pollution results when stormwater picks up, carries, and discharges various pollutants into storm drains or ditches, and ultimately into the downstream waterways. Pollutants include items such as pesticides, fertilizers, construction site sediments, pet waste, litter, and other items. Prevention of stormwater pollution is important to: ■ Prevent contamination of drinking water sources;

■ Protect our precious water resources for recreational activities such as fishing, swimming, and boating; ■ Protect plant and animal habitats; ■ Preserve the natural beauty of our landscape.

First, it is important to understand the difference between the sanitary system and the storm drain system. The illustration shows how water from our sinks, showers and bathtubs, clothes washing machines, and dish washers all enter the sanitary system via pipes that are connected to a wastewater treatment plant. Pollutants from these waters then are removed by the treatment plant before being discharged.

By contrast, stormwater, which runs off our rooftops, driveways, roads, and lawns, enters into the storm drain system and discharges directly to nearby streams, lakes or bays without receiving any treatment.

You may have noticed decals near storm drains indicating that the storm drains flow directly to a nearby waterway. NAVFAC MidAtlantic installs these decals to educate residents and employees of the Navy installations on stormwater pollution prevention.

Common sources of pollution in the stormwater runoff from our lawns include pet waste, fertilizers, pesticides, lawn clippings and leaves, and other substances which may be left uncovered (such as dirt piles, salt piles, paints,

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oils, etc.). In addition, car maintenance activities such as oil changes and car washing can contribute to stormwater pollution when oil and detergent run into the gutter. Remember to collect all used oil and dispose of it properly. When washing a car, it’s better to wash on grass, which filters the contaminants, or to use

a commercial car wash.

Thanks for reading and be sure to pick up the next issue of The Flagship to read article 2 in this series which will provide some specific examples of everyday activities to prevent stormwater pollution from automotive, home pool, and lawn care maintenance activities.

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St. Patrick’s Day 5K ■ When: March 14; 11:30 a.m.

■ Where: N-24 Gymnasium, Naval ■ Cost: Free ■ For more information, contact:

Station Norfolk

444-4016 or visit www.discovermwr.com/StPat5K Naval Station Norfolk is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day 5K run for active duty, retirees, eligible family members, reservists and DOD civilians. Preregistration ends March 7 at 4:30 p.m., and online registration ends at midnight on March 9. Race day registration begins at 10 a.m.

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The Little Mermaid on stage ■ When: March 14; 7 p.m., March 15 and 16; 3 p.m.

■ Where: T.C.C. Roper Performing Arts Center, 340

Granby Street, Norfolk ■ Cost: $20 for children/seniors/military; $25 for adults ■ For more information, contact: 627-5437 or visit

www.hurrahplayers.com By popular demand, The Hurrah Players are bringing the world’s most beloved mermaid back to musical life. In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above.

10th Annual Virginia RV Show

Free for brides; guests cost $8 in advance and $11 at the door ■ For more information, visit: www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org

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Join Norfolk Botanical Garden for its sixth annual Bridal Open House, where future brides and their guests will meet with leading wedding vendors, view dazzling displays and sample delicious food. Don’t miss the entertainment, prizes and surprises. New this year is Wedding Planning 101 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Garden Cafe.

Guests will enjoy a continental breakfast and attend workshops with top local vendors showcasing wedding fashion, planning, lighting ideas, floral design and more.

Cost is an additional $10 per person.

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March 14; noon to 8 p.m., March 15; 10 a.m. to Spartyka Wounded Warrior 5K 8 p.m., March 16; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

■ When: March 29; 9 a.m.

■ Where: Hampton Roads Convention Center ■ Cost: $8 online at www.virginiarvshow.com, $10 at the ■ Where: Neptune’s Park, Virginia Beach Oceanfront ■ Cost: $30 in advance and $35 on the day of the race door (cash only), 12 and under free ■ For more information, contact: Jimi Partyka, Race ■ For more information, contact: GS Events at (847) Director, at jimi.partyka@gmail.com or 515-6538, or 808-3000 or visit www.virginiarvshow.com visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org The event, drawing upwards of 10,000 attendees, is the In honor of the daily sacrifices made by the brave men largest Virginia RV Show ever and will showcase the latest styles and trends in the industry. During the event, and women in all branches of the United States Military, Spartyka will host its sixth annual Spartyka Wounded attendees will want to take the opportunity to meet with Warrior 5K – Virginia Beach to benefit the Wounded experts in the RV field, as well as enjoy special deals on travel trailers, 5th wheels, and motor homes. In total, Warrior Project. Race Day registration and check in bethere will be 11 RV dealers showcasing their recreational gins at 7:30 a.m. but pre-registration is encouraged, and will guarantee a race t-shirt and finishers medal. Register product and accessories for campgrounds, with on-site online at www.raceit.com/Register/?event=23906. All financing and insurance options available. event participants are invited to the Official CP Shuckers After Party at 2407 Pacific Avenue in Virginia Beach.

Spring Military Golf Invitational ■ When: March 15 - 16 ■ Where: Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, Williamsburg ■ Cost: Advance registration is $295 per team and must

be received by March 11 ■ For more information, contact: (800) 648-6653 or 220-7696, or e-mail email cgiebink@cwf.org The annual 36-hole Spring Military Invitational tournament will be played on Golden Horseshoe Golf Club’s Gold and Green Courses. Open to the public, the Military Invitational welcomes two-person amateur teams that include at least one active-duty, retired, or reserve military or National Guard member.

Botanical Garden Bridal Open House ■ When: March 16; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

■ Where: Rose Garden Hall, Norfolk Botanical

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Applications open for the James River ‘Floating Classroom’

THE IMMORTAL Tour ■ When: April 4 - 5 ■ Where: Norfolk Scope Arena ■ Cost: Tickets range from $45 to $150 ■ For more information, contact: sevenvenues.com

The Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour, one of the top 10 grossing music tours of all time, will perform in Norfolk. Created by Cirque du Soleil, THE IMMORTAL World Tour features 49 international dancers, musicians, and acrobats, and is presented in a rock concert format that combines the excitement and innovation of Michael Jackson’s music and choreography with Cirque du Soleil’s unparalleled creativity. Tickets are available at www.cirquedusoleil.com/MichaelJackson and www.

Ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000.

The James River Association is accepting applications for its annual James River Expedition, a “floating classroom” that takes students down the 340-mile length of the James River. Rising 10thand 11th-grade students who live within the river watershed are encouraged to apply before the March 15 deadline.

For the fourth consecutive year, the Expedition is sponsored by Dominion Resources, parent company of Dominion Virginia Power, through a $50,000 grant made by the Dominion Foundation, the company’s philanthropic arm.

“We’ve seen first-hand the positive impact the Expedition has had on students, giving them a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience the James River and its ecosystem,” said Hunter A. Applewhite, president of the Dominion Foundation. “Dominion Resources is committed to protecting and sustaining Virginia’s natural resources, and this unique program helps create a life-long understanding of what it takes to keep the river clean and healthy.”

Students selected for the Expedition will have the opportunity to go on one of three eight-day trips that collectively traverse the entire James River. During the program, which begins June 21, participants will learn about conservation, responsible stewardship and the river’s history while camping and traveling aboard canoes, bateaux rafts and work boats.

“For many students, the James River is a source of activities and fun, but the James River Expedition underscores the complex ecosystem that is ‘America’s Founding River,’” said Bill Street, chief executive officer of the James River Association. “The river touches so many aspects of our environment, economy and quality of life, and this experience brings that all together.”

No previous paddling or camping experience is required.

Educational staff will provide expert instruction on paddling, camping, and teambuilding.

The James River Association also is looking for three public high-school educators to help lead the Expedition trips. Educators from all disciplines are encouraged to apply to join this year’s James River Expedition.

Interested students and teachers can find more information and applications at http://www.jamesriverassociation.org/expedition or by contacting Georgia Busch at gbusch@jrava. org or (804) 788-8811, ext. 214.

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300: Rise of an Empire “ Based on Frank Miller’s latest graphic novel “Xerxes” and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster “300,” this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield – on the sea – as Greek general Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. “300: Rise of an Empire” pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turnedgod Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Artemesia (Eva Green), vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

press his friend Penny, they accidently rip a hole in the universe, wreaking havoc on the most important events in world history. Before they forever alter the past, present and future, Mr. Peabody must come to their rescue, ultimately facing the most daunting challenge of any era: figuring out how to be a parent. Together, the time traveling trio will make their mark on history.

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Wes Anderson heads to Europe for the first time with this Indian Paintbrush production starring Saoirse Ronan, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Murray, and Jude Law. The famous concierge at a legendary hotel situated in the Alps becomes the center of a farcical whirlwind of suspicion when one of his institution’s oldest and richest patrons turns up dead, and she suspiciously leaves him her most priceless work of art – a Renaissance painting of a boy with an apple.

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UFC’s Gaudinot is a teacher who is still learning himself

By Mike Straka UFC.com

When flyweights Louis Gaudinot and Phil Harris face off at UFC Fight Night: Gustaffson vs. Manuwa on March 8 at London’s O2 Arena, both men will seemingly be fighting to keep their spots on the UFC roster.

After all, they’re both coming off losses, and for the Tiger Schulmann protégé Gaudinot, a disappointing performance in his last fight against Tim Elliott after a 19 month layoff due to various injuries puts a ton of pressure on the green-haired machine known as much for his heart as he is for his fighting skills.

“I’m taking it like any other fight, but I want to go out there and have fun,” Gaudinot said. “When I first started fighting there was no pressure and it wasn’t a job. I lost my last fight and I’m 1-2 in the UFC; I’m still up there in the rankings but I know my back’s against the wall. I just want to go out there and have fun like I used to do. “ At 29 years old, the criminal justice major from Seton Hall University is wise beyond his years. Even in interviews he talks to you like you are one of his students, and that is a direct influence from the man he’s been training under since he was six years old.

“Tiger Schulmann is like a second father to me,” said Gaudinot, sitting in his office at the Hoboken, N.J. school which he owns under the TS MMA banner. There’s a quote hanging conspicuously on the wall for everyone to see. It reads, “Sometimes you win. Sometimes you learn.”

thing, but it’s the dozens of students and friends and family members that they see every day who matter most in those lonely moments after a loss in the Octagon.

Gaudinot explains.

“By the time I get back home I’m over it, but in the heat of the moment it sucks,” he said. “After my last fight I tried real hard not to cry on national TV, but when I went back to the locker room I was really upset, and Tiger Schulmann comes up and says ‘Relax, you fought your ass off. There’s nothing you can do about it now except go back and learn what you did wrong and fix it.’ But I feel like I let a lot of people down, I say, and he says, ‘99 percent of people can’t even step foot into the cage, and 99 percent of fighters who do will never get to the UFC. You didn’t let anyone down. You did your best and that’s all anyone can ask for.’

He’s always saying the right things to me.

After the Johnny Bedford fight my face was Courtesy of UFC real swollen and I was worried about my With a 1-2 record since joining the UFC after bedaughter, who was three or four at the time. ing a cast member of Season 14 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” Louis Gaudinot knows he’s in a must-win And Tiger Schulmann said ‘you’re going to situation heading into his bout against Phil Harris say ‘yes, this hurts,’ pointing to my eye, ‘but at UFC Fight Night 37 on March 8. this hurts more,’ he told me, pointing to my heart. ‘Because when you want something so “They all know Sensei fights and some- bad and you work hard for it and you don’t times he loses,” Gaudinot said. “You have to get it, your heart will hurt longer than your look at your losses, and yeah they suck and face.’ So that’s what I told her, and she smiled winning is always better, but losing means and said, ‘that’s okay Dad, you’ll get him you have to go back, look at what you did next time.’ And that made me feel better.” wrong and then fix it. That’s how you get In Harris, Gaudinot faces a man who is better.” as well-rounded as he is, but in hailing from For UFC fighters, losing in front of mil- Portsmouth, England, he will have the home lions of people on national television is one field advantage.

“I’m not too worried about what he’s going to do, I’m worried about what I’m going to do. I’m working on all aspects of MMA here.

Jiu-Jitsu, kickboxing, Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling, and we’ll see how everything goes March 8.”

One thing that will scream to the average UFC observer is that Harris was knocked out in his last outing by John Lineker – the man Gaudinot dominated in a fight that put him near the top of the flyweight division nearly two years ago. That was before injuries and a lackluster showing against Elliott at UFC 164 last summer.

Surely he’s going to walk into this fight with a lot of confidence, right?

“I don’t play into that MMA math too much,” he said. “I beat this guy and he beat him so it’s going to be an easy fight.’ I actually saw a picture of Kimbo Slice once and it was, Kimbo beat him and he beat him all the way down to Fedor, meaning that Kimbo could beat Fedor and we all know that isn’t true.”

Gaudinot says he’s got a Plan A, B and C, and will be prepared for wherever the fight goes, and he’s got some theories are where it is likely to end up.

“I think he is going to try to take me down,” he said. “Bedford took me down and controlled me, so I think he’ll go for the takedown. I don’t think he wants to stand with me because if he does, Lineker hurt him standing up, and I went toe to toe with Lineker, so I don’t think he’ll choose that route. But if he does, great. That’s the kind of fight the fans like to see anyway.”

Courtesy of UFC Alexander Gustafsson (right) is scheduled to face Jimi Manuwa at UFC Fight Night 37 on March 8. It will be Gustafsson’s first fight since dropping a five-round decision to UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones at UFC 165 on Sept. 21, 2013.

■ mma schedule BELLATOR 111 March 7, 9 p.m., Spike TV E. Dantas vs. A. Leone L. Johnson vs. R. Martinez P. Graham vs. S. Siliga M. Holata vs. A. Volkov

UFC 171 March 15; 8 p.m., FOX Sports 1; 10 p.m., PPV J. Hendricks vs. R. Lawler C. Condit vs. T. Woodley M. Jury vs. D. Sanchez H. Lombard vs. J. Shields

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 37 March 8, 12:30 p.m., UFC Fight Pass A. Gustafsson vs. J. Manuwa M. Guillard vs. M. Johnson B. Pickett vs. N. Seery O. Akhmedov vs. G. Nelson

BELLATOR 113 March 21, 9 p.m., Spike TV A. Vegh vs. E. Newton P. Freire vs. D. Rickels R. Cavalheiro vs. M. Held D. Anderson vs. T. Etim

BELLATOR 112 March 14, 9 p.m., Spike TV D. Straus vs. P. Curran S. Oropeza vs. J. Riggs J. Juarez vs. A. Koreshkov N. Burrell vs. War Machine

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 38 March 23, 7 p.m., FOX Sports 1 D. Henderson vs. M. Rua C.B. Dolloway vs. C. Ferreira N. Parke vs. L. Santos F. Maldonado vs. M. Taisumov

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ROMAN CATHOLIC Our Lady of Victory Chapel Mass schedule: 11:45 a.m., Wed. | 10 a.m., Sun. PROTESTANT David Adams Memorial Chapel Worship services: 10:30 a.m., Sun. Jewish SABBATH Commodore Levy Chapel (Second Floor Bldg. C7) Sabbath: 7:30 p.m., Fri. (Sabbath Fellowship Oneg Shabbot Follows)

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