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FORREST SHERMAN, NORMANDY DEPLOYS, ROOSEVELT DELAYED Sailors say goodbye to their loved ones as USS Normandy prepares to depart Naval Station Norfolk, March 9. Normandy and USS Forrest Sherman are deploying as part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group.

The USS Theodore Roosevelt’s (CVN 71) departure from NAVSTA Norfolk was delayed due to marine growth in the ship’s sea water piping and will be joining the strike group when the piping is cleaned out.

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Museum hosts Women in the Navy Panel

By MC3 Michael J. Lieberknecht Navy Public Affairs Support Element East

NORFOLK

Hampton Roads Naval Museum (HRNM) held a panel discussion featuring a diverse group of retired and active duty Navy women, March 4.

In conjunction with Women’s History Month, the museum hosted the panel to commemorate women in the Navy for their service and contribution to the fleet.

The discussion was moderated by retired Rear Adm. Ann Phillips.

“These four remarkable women have had the courage to serve their country in time of war, under difficult circumstances and when such service for women was, to say the least, unusual,” said Phillips in her introductory statement to

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These four remarkable women have had the courage to serve their country in time of war, under difficult circumstances and when such service for women was, to say the least, unusual.”

-Rear Adm. Ann Phillips

the audience.

Today women make up 18 percent of the Navy’s total force, with more than 59,000 active duty and more than 9,000 reservists. However, when panelist Judith Hathaway was sworn in Oct. 13, 1942,

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MC3 Michael J. Lieberknecht Participants in a “Women in the Navy” panel at Hampton Roads Naval Museum (HRNM) reflect on their experience in the fleet as part of Women’s history month.

women in the Navy were few and far between.

Hathaway joined as part of the World War II era program Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) and went on to become the dispersing officer at Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale.

“In the early days the WAVES were called a novelty,” said Hathaway. “But I’ve always been very grateful for the chance I had to serve.”

Isabella Bryant, another WAVES member, was 20 years old when she joined in August 1943. After her boyfriend, who served in the Air Force, died,

she decided to enlist to help the war effort. One of her naval accomplishments was decoding message traffic in Hawaii as an SPQ2, or Specialist (Communications) Petty Officer 2nd Class.

When Phillips asked Bryant what she would tell young women considering naval service today, Bryant emphasized some of the benefits that come with service.

“I would say [a benefit is] an opportunity for an education,” said Bryant. “The greatest thing that you can have is an education.

NSA to host Hampton Roads area CPO birthday week NORFOLK

Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads is hosting the Hampton Roads Area 122nd Chief Petty Officers (CPO) birthday week celebration, March 26 through April 1.

This year’s theme is “Honoring Our Past While Looking Forward to Our Future.”

The celebration provides many opportunities and venues for chiefs’ messes afloat and associations ashore to display unity of purpose, showcase pride in their heritage, and cultivate camaraderie through community relations projects, athletic events and social gatherings. First class petty officers and junior officers are invited and encouraged to participate in designated events.

All chief petty officers are encouraged to wear service khaki with combination cover during the celebration week as an instantly recognizable display of unity.

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NAVY HOSTS REGIONAL SEAPERCH CHALLENGE More than 480 students from 48 schools demonstrated their ability to build and control underwater remote operated vehicles (ROV) during the Navy hosted Regional SeaPerch Challenge held in Pearland,Texas, March 7.

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ZUMBA EVENT COMING TO HAMPTON Dance the day away at Zumba Love Fest, taking place at the Hampton Roads Convention Center March 29.

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Norfolk winners of CNO Environmental Awards advance to SECNAV level of competition ■

Naval Medical Center San Diego, California ■ Naval Support Activity Monterey, California

I would like to congratulate all the nominees and winners of the FY 2014 CNO Environmental Awards. Their participation in this competition exemplifies their dedication to environmental stewardship in pursuit of our Navy’s overall mission. These achievements underscore that each contribution can have a tremendous long term impact in conserving our environmental surroundings and resources.” -Vice Adm. Phil Cullom ■ awards All CNO winners advance to the Secretary of the Navy level of competition.

For more information on the CNO Environmental Awards program, visit http://greenfleet. dodlive.mil/ environment/ awards.

Sustainability, Individual or Team ■ Naval Base Coronado, California ■ Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center San Diego, California ■ Navy Region Southwest Sustainable Solid Waste Program, San Diego, California Environmental Restoration, Installation ■ Former Naval Air Station Alameda, California ■ Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut ■ Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire

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Vice Adm. Phil Cullom, deputy chief of naval operations for fleet readiness and logistics (N4), announced the 27 winners of the fiscal year (FY) 2014 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Environmental Awards competition, via naval message on March 3. Annually, the CNO Environmental Awards highlight the accomplishments of nominated ships, installations and people for outstanding achievements in environmental stewardship.

The FY 2014 winners, listed alphabetically within each category, are provided below.

Natural Resources, Large Installation ■ Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii

Cultural Resources Management, Individual or Team ■ Mrs. Heather Robbins of Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia ■ Mr. Jeffrey Pantaleo of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii ■ Mr. Michael Smolek, Sr. of Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland Environmental Planning, Team ■ Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing EIS Team, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii ■ Supplemental EIS for the Introduction of P-8A Aircraft into U.S. Navy, Norfolk, Virginia ■ U.S. Navy F-35C West Coast Home Basing Environmental Planning Team, Norfolk, Virginia

Environmental Quality, Industrial Installation ■ Fleet Readiness Center Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida ■ Fleet Readiness Center Southwest, San Diego, California ■ Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington Environmental Quality, Overseas Installation ■ Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan ■ Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan ■ Naval Support Activity Bahrain Sustainability, Non-Industrial Installation ■ Naval Base San Diego, California

Cultural Resources Management, Small Installation ■ Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan ■ Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii ■ Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire

Afloat (includes competitive sub-categories) ■ Large Deck Combatant - USS ESSEX (LHD 2) ■ Littoral or Amphibious Warfare - LCS CREW 102 ■ Submarine - USS TENNESSEE (SSBN 734) ■ Surface Combatant - USS DEWEY (DDG 105)

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WPNSTA YORKTOWN STEPS UP AWARENESS WITH BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TRAINING Officers and chief petty officers aboard Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown came together for Bystander Intervention training, March 5, to better understand their role as leaders for their Sailors.

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LINCOLN SAILORS RESTORE ACA DURING RCOH Six decks below the hangar bay, three Sailors from Auxiliary division have spent countless hours completing the task of restoring air conditioning to the aft end of the ship. This is the most recent refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) milestone, known as Air Conditioning Aft (ACA), and is a major step in getting USS Abraham Lincoln back in the fight and fully mission capable.

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NECC conducts reintegration training workshop

By MC2 Heather M. Brown

Actors from American Records perform the play, “ReEntry,” during a Reintegration Training Workshop for Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) Sailors at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort Story, March 4.

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PROCEDURAL COMPLIANCE EFFORTS HIGHLIGHT MAINTENANCE SYMPOSIUM

By MC1 (SW/AW) Josue Escobosa SURFLANT Public Affairs

NORFOLK

Aiming to improve maintenance efforts and increase ship operational availability across the surface force, Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic hosted a Waterfront Maintenance Symposium, March 3.

Designed to inform officers and enlisted of maintenance process changes across the surface force, nearly 300 officers and chiefs shared lessons learned and ideas during the seminar.

“We all have an important role to ensure we are constantly vigilant on what we can do to make this maintenance program work,” said Rear Adm. Pete Gumataotao, Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic. “We are not here to point fingers; we’re here to support everyone working together. This event is for us to ask ques-

tions like, ‘what are we doing as individuals and as a force to make things better.’”

“Maintenance is not easy; we all have to do our part to make maintenance work,” said Cmdr. Tom Myers, USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) executive officer. “We have to plan better. We have to work better and we have to know our ships better to do a better job of adhering to procedural compliance.”

The event included a number of topics intended to update ship’s force and waterfront leaders regarding the latest maintenance planning, compliance and training issues currently affecting the fleet.

“As a 3M coordinator, procedural compliance is a major topic for me,” said Chief Gunner’s Mate (SW) Shane Miville, assigned to USS Truxtun (DDG 103).

“It’s good to know what they’re looking for and I’m excited to take what I learned today back to the Sailors on the deckplates.”

The conference also addressed the importance of training, communication and delivering war-ready ships to the fleet.

The speakers focused on the importance of operator knowledge, chain of command planning and force budgeting.

“I thought this gave us a good idea on the way forward and where the maintenance community within the surface is headed,” said Myers. “We still have a lot of bugs to work out, but the fact is we are working to make it better, to make it more efficient and more cost-effective for the fleet.”

“We need to educate and most importantly equip our Sailors to do their maintenance the way it needs to be done,” said Ensign Tony Mason, assigned to James E. Williams (DDG 95). “There’s a lot coming our way as far as maintenance is concerned and this helped us better understand what those things are and how we can better prepare for it.”

Actors from American Records visited Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort Story to perform the play, “ReEntry,” during a Reintegration Training Workshop (RTW), March 4.

The RTW was attended by various Echelon IV units from Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) who have recently returned from deployment. The workshop is designed to give Sailors a first-hand look at some of the challenges deployed service members may face when they return home.

“Dramatic presentations can open doors that nothing else will,” said Cmdr. Fred Holcombe, Coastal Riverine Group 2 chaplain. “This play addressed a lot of things to help our Sailors and Marines to better relate with on a personal note.”

“ReEntry,” written by Emily Ackerman and KJ Sanchez, is a docudrama exploration of the challenges faced when re-entering family, community and country. The play is based entirely on interviews with Sailors, Marines and their families, and was first shown in a small theater in New Jersey in 2008. Since then, it has become increasingly popular, playing on Broadway, in many theaters across the country and at bases in Germany and Italy, according to Denise Cardarelli, “ReEntry” stage manager.

“I really liked the play and thought it was awesome because it was super true to day-to-day life,” said Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Christine McCarty, a native of Edmond, Oklahoma, and assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 2. “It didn’t seem scripted and made the training more lively and more effective because it keeps you engaged.”

The reintegration training covered how to identify challenges service members may be facing, and how to provide them with the tools to get the help they need.

Topics discussed during the workshop included common reintegration challenges such as psychological, social, spiritual and physical fitness.

Trained facilitators also led service members in small group discussions.

With a new understanding of reintegrating back into regular life, the commands are hopeful the training will be an invaluable tool for not just NECC, but all service members returning from deployment.

“The intent is to have some kind of training that will go down to the lowest recruit up to the command leadership. However, there still needs to be cooperation between NECC and the different commands,” said Holcombe. “Hopefully there will be a strong partnership established to carry out what has happened today.”

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WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

■ women in the Navy, at a glance From the middle of the 19th century when women first served aboard a Navy hospital ship, to today where women serve as admirals and submariners, women have made great contributions to our Navy and have served bravely both at sea and ashore.

What started as only a handful of civilian volunteers, women serving in the Navy’s ranks now include more than 68,000 active and reserve-force personnel.

Let’s reflect on the sacrifice and achievement of all the women who have served in or with the United States Navy – past, present and future. Please take a moment to look at this infographic that illustrates their role in our service and makes their contributions a visible part of our history.

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NAVFAC MidAtlantic awards HVAC contract in Norfolk

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DDG 51 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM MEETS KEY MILESTONES Team Ships Public Affairs WASHINGTON

The Navy’s DDG 51 modernization program has met two key milestones Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) announced, Dec. 22.

The milestones involve the successful installation and testing of the new Aegis baseline 9 combat system on two DDG 51 destroyers, and a hull, mechanical and electrical (HM&E) modernization to a third.

The modernization program ensures Arleigh Burke-class ships keep pace with evolving threats while meeting service life requirements and future operational commitments.

USS Barry (DDG 52) and USS Benfold (DDG 65) successfully executed sea trials following extensive, extended Selected Restricted Availabilities for combat systems modernizations. Barry completed her availability at Naval Station Norfolk and was the first ship to receive the Aegis baseline 9 installation on the East Coast. Benfold completed the baseline 9 modernization at Naval Station San Diego. The modernizations upgraded all major elements of the ships’ combat systems including radars, weapons, communications suite, sonar, electronic warfare, navigation, and com-

puter capability.

“These upgrades to major shipboard systems on DDG 51 class ships strengthen the Surface Fleet by improving the ships’ capability to tackle missions and engage evolving threats,” said Surface Combatant Modernization Program Manager, Capt. Ted Zobel.

“By incorporating smarter technologies, we ensure ships are more efficient and able to meet their tasking for years to come.”

During sea trials, the ships demonstrated improved warfighting capability that included the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) embedded in the combat systems upgrade. The new software package, baseline 9C, includes an Aegis Weapon System (AWS) upgrade which introduces an enhanced SPY-1D radar with a multimission signal processor for anti-air warfare and ballistic missile defense in support of IAMD. The AWS is complemented with the addition of cooperative engagement capability (CEC), anti-submarine warfare upgrades and improvements to the MK 45 five-inch gun. Ballistic Missile Defense version 5.0 was also included as a major addition to the combat systems upgrade.

The third ship, USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), conducted an availability to overhaul

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and modernize its HM&E systems. The ship received upgrades to enhance its structural integrity while replacing existing propulsion plant control systems with new machinery and damage control systems. This modernization improves the probability that this 17 year-old ship will meet its expected 35 year service life.

USS The Sullivans is the eleventh Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to receive HM&E upgrades. The modernization was performed at the BAE Systems Ship Repair shipyard in Mayport, Florida.

All three ships are expected to return to the fleet by early 2015.

The Naval Sea Systems Command directorate for Surface Warfare (NAVSEA 21) oversees comprehensive lifecycle modernization programs to ensure ships are primed and ready for tasking in the most sustainable, cost efficient manner. Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) is responsible for developing, delivering and sustaining surface ship and submarine combat systems, and for implementing Navy enterprise solutions across numerous ship types.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic awarded a contract for replacement of the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and electrical systems for the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) system located at Naval Station Norfolk, March 1.

According to Dean Gregory, the project manager, the $9.8 million project was awarded to Whitesell-Green Inc. of Pensacola, Florida.

“Once these renovations are completed, the NMCI and CNIC [Commander, Naval Installations Command] servers will have new mechanical and electrical systems that will ensure continuous operation, even in the event of a power failure or natural disaster,” Gregory explained.

He added that the new systems will require less maintenance and will provide more reliable heating, cooling and power.

The existing mechanical and electrical systems will remain in place while the new ones are being built. Once the new systems are brought on line, the old systems will be switched to the new ones.

The project will begin in April and is expected to be completed in the summer of 2017.

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Event held in honor of those who gave all Left: Michael Schlitz (left) was the guest speaker at the event. In 2006, Schiltz was injured in an IED blast in Iraw and sustained burns on 85 percent of his body, lost the vision in his left eye and both of his hands. To his right is Jason Redman, founder and Executive Director of Wounded Wear, who was also severely wounded in Iraq.

Right: Special guest John Paul Dejoria formed Paul Mitchell and is the cofounder of Patron Spirits Company.

His Peace*Love*Happiness Charity Motorcycle Ride supports military based causes like Wounded Wear.

Wounded Wear, a veterans nonprofit organization benefitting wounded veterans, their families, and families of the fallen, held their annual “Toast to the Heroes V” Gala and Silent Auction, March 7, in honor of the sacrifice of Wounded Warriors and those who gave all. This year’s theme was “A Look Back at Generations of American Combat Veterans.”

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■CPO birthday week schedule of events March 26, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek 5K Anchor Run, LZ Green (Across from Carl Brashear CPO Club) Event Coordinator: SWC Guy See Phone: 462-4316, Ext 410 Email: guy.w.see@navy.mil Deadline to sign up: March 14 Event registration: online at raceit.com March 26, 8 a.m. – noon Hampton Roads Mariner’s Museum Community Relations Day, Mariner’s Museum Event Coordinator: YNC Curtis Davis Phone: 534-4150 Email: davisc2@cvnit.supshipnn. navy.mil March 27, 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

CPO Golf Tournament, NAS Oceana, Aeropines Golf Club Event Coordinator: ETC Luc Harris Phone: 433-2636 Email: luc.harris@navy.mil March 27, 3 p.m. – 10 p.m.

NAS Oceana CPO Club No-Host Social Event Coordinator: ETC Luc Harris Phone: 433-2636 Email: luc.harris@navy.mil March 30, 8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Goat Locker Challenge, JEB Little Creek (just past Eagle Haven Golf Course) Event Coordinator: QMC Kimberly Adebiyi Phone: 445-6518 Email: Kimberly.adebiyi@navy.mil Event Registration: online at raceit.com March 30, 8 a.m. – noon Food Bank Community Volunteers Event Coordinator: YNC Curtis Davis Phone: 534-4150 Email: davisc2@cvnit.supshipnn. navy.mil

March 31, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Servant Leaders in Our Navy, area installation galleys Primary Event Coordinator: CSC Kersha Burton Phone: 433-2390 Email: Kersha.burton@navy.mil Event Registration Points of Contact: ■NAVSTA Norfolk – CSCS Scotty Wallace, 445-5847, scotty. wallace@navy.mil ■JEBLCFS – Johnlyn Bolden, 4628426, johnlyn.bolden@navy.mil ■NAS Oceana – CSC Kersha Burton, 433-2390, Kersha. burgon@navy.mil ■NSA Hampton Roads – ITC Lakisha Porter, 836-5915, lakisha. porter@navy.mil ■NAVWPNSTA Yorktown – MAC Jarod Vodak, 887-4183, jarod. vodak@navy.mil ■Dam Neck Annex – CSC Nigel Mahone, 492-7090, nigel. mahone@navy.mil ■NSAHR Northwest Annex – Randall Rufolo, 421-8328, Randall. rufolo@navy.mil ■NMCP – NCC Catriba Ladson, 396-8663, Catriba.l.ladson@navy. mil March 31, 7:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Granby High School NJROTC Mentoring Sessions Event Coordinator: YNC Curtis Davis Phone: 534-4150 Email: davisc2@cvnit. supshipnn@navy.mil April 1, noon – 3 p.m.

122nd Birthday Luncheon, Hampton Convention Center Event Coordinator: ISC Vanessa Braimer Phone: 444-5883 Email: Vanessa.braimer@navy.mil Event registration deadline: March 20.

Tickets are available for purchase March 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Norfolk Navy Exchange.

NMCPHC announces 15th annual ‘Crews Into Shape’ challenge Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, Public Affairs PORTSMOUTH

The Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) announced March 2, the 15th annual Crews Into Shape challenge, which takes place throughout the month of March.

Crews Into Shape is held every March in conjunction with National Nutrition MonthŽ and is sponsored annually by the NMCPHC HPW Department. It is a four-week challenge that uses a team approach to promote wellness, combining the support of friends, colleagues, and family members to work toward a healthier lifestyle. The challenge is open to all active duty and Reserve service members in the Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard, as well as Department of Defense (DOD) family members and civilians. “The Crews Into Shape challenge continues NMCPHC’s ongoing commitment to provide programs that support lifelong healthy behaviors and lifestyles,� said Bob MacDonald, director of Crews Into Shape at NMCPHC. “Through this challenge, our goal is to provide a fun, free, and team-oriented activity that helps promote and guide improved physical activity and healthy eating habits.�

Participants generate teams comprised of up to ten members, create a team name, and earn points based on NMCPHC’s standardized rules and scoring system. Points are accrued for eating two cups of fruit and three cups of vegetables daily, performing 30 minutes of aerobic exercise or 15 minutes of vigorous exercise daily, maintaining or achieving a goal weight, and engaging in other healthy activities.

Since 2001, Crews Into Shape has been a staple health and wellness initiative within the DOD community and both participation and public response has been tremendously positive. “In 2014, We had 1,786 registered crew members and 267 teams from across the DOD family,â€? said MacDonald. “Participants have consistently stated that Crews Into Shape facilitates an effective approach to health and ďŹ tness that recognizes both individual and team achievements.â€?

Get ready to get Crewsin’ in 2015 and submit your registration to NMCPHC by Feb. 28!

Visit the ofďŹ cial Crews Into Shape website for registration details and resources supporting this year’s challenge: http://1.usa.gov/1GoczbP. For more news from Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, visit www.navy.mil/local/ nmcphc/.

Beautiful Portraits As Fresh As Springtime

MC3 Michael J. Lieberknecht Participants in a “Women in the Navyâ€? panel at Hampton Roads Naval Museum reect on their experience in the eet as part of Women’s history month.

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Tyson spoke at event Continued from front Then you can get a good job, and you can take care of your family and your children and have an opportunity in the community for people to look up to you instead of look down.�

Chief Jo-Anne Teel served in the Navy from 1973 to 1993. During that time she saw the transition from WAVES to WIN (Women in the Navy). “People ask ‘well don’t you have any regrets?’ Yeah, there’s a few here and there, but it was the best decision of my life,� said Teel. “I’m proud to say that I’m a retired chief.�

The ďŹ nal panelist was Vice Adm. Nora Tyson, formerly Commander, Carrier Strike Group 2 and the ďŹ rst female commander of a carrier strike group. She took command in 2010. “I thank my lucky stars that I was born when I was born,â€? said Tyson. “I landed in an organization that is just incredible with incredible people, and I just think there’s no nobler profession than serving your country. I just feel very fortunate to have done that for now 36 years.â€?

The event concluded with a reception where guests could interact one-on-one with the panelists while surrounded by Navy memorabilia in the museum’s lobby.

The HRNM introduces visitors to over 239 years of Navy history in the Hampton Roads area. One of 10 ofďŹ cial Navy museums reporting to the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington, D.C., the HRNM houses a rich collection of authentic uniforms, weaponry, underwater artifacts, detailed ship models and artwork.

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Stamp sheet honors Vietnam Medal of Honor recipients March 8 marked the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the ground war in Vietnam with the deployment of 3,500 Marines. By war’s end on April 30, 1975, nearly 3 million service men and women had fought in the conflict that would take the lives of more than 58,000 Americans. » see B4

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Navy hosts Regional SeaPerch Challenge, empowers youth with science

By MC1 Chris Fahey Navy Recruiting District Houston

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More than 480 students from 48 schools demonstrated their ability to build and control underwater remote operated vehicles (ROV) during the Navy hosted Regional SeaPerch Challenge held at the Pearland Recreation Center and Natatorium, Pearland, Texas, March 7.

More than 30 Navy volunteers from Navy Recruiting District (NRD) Houston served as judges, mentors and event support during the daylong event that allowed participants to compete for one of six slots in the National SeaPerch challenge held this May. According to Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, Rear Adm. Annie B. Andrews, the SeaPerch challenge helps the Navy generate excitement for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) events in an age group where these fundamentals can help build future leaders.

“We are always looking for the best and brightest to join America’s Navy,” said Andrews. “At these types of science-driven events, we have the opportunity to motivate, promote and support growth in mathematics, engineering and technology by making it fun and exciting for both the parents and their children.”

Above: Young participants in the 2015 Regional SeaPerch Challenge begin placing their homemade underwater robot inside the pool just prior to the competition’s start, March 7, at the Pearland Recreation Center and Natatorium, Pearland, Texas.

Right: Two participants from the 2015 Regional SeaPerch Challenge take a break to perform laparoscopic surgery through a virtual trainer attached to the Navy’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) traveling demonstration rig.

Photos by MC1 Chris Fahey

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert, right center, and Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Bill Moran, right, talk about personnel challenges with Lt. Caroline Hutcheson, center left, and Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elliott Fabrizio during the latest edition of “Conversation With A Shipmate.”

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By MC2 Jonathan A. Colon USS America Public Affairs

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CNO, CNP talk personnel on ‘Conversation with a Shipmate’

By MCC Julianne F. Metzger Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs

WASHINGTON

The Navy’s top admiral and personnel chief released another installment, March 2, of the Internet video series, “Conversation with a Shipmate.”

Lt. Caroline Hutcheson and Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elliott Fabrizio interviewed Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert and Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) Vice Adm. Bill Moran.

Deep in the belly of the Pentagon, CNO and CNP answered questions regarding Navy personnel. Together they tackled salient manning issues: modernizing Navy’s outdated personnel system, maximizing career-long technical training, moving away

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from year-group management, and reassessing the Body Composition Assessment (BCA) standards for the biannual Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA).

Greenert began the conversation by saying that taking care of Sailors is both a short and long term issue. Today, the Navy is focused on improving manning and manpower by filling gapped billets at sea, stabilizing promotion opportunities, and working to make deployment lengths shorter and more predictable. In the future, CNO said the focus will be on recruiting, training and retaining the right force to meet tomorrow’s challenges.

“People are our asymmetric advantage,” Greenert said. “We ask them to do so much and we need to take care of them in the here and now.”

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The flight deck was quiet – unusual for what typically goes on there. Then, without much warning, there it was. An AV-8B Harrier was hovering in the near distance waiting to make its mark into the history books of the Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship.

Harriers arrived aboard USS America (LHA 6) for the first time ever, while underway off the coast of San Diego the first week of March. The arrival of the Harri-

ABHAN John Kelvin Chavez An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 prepares to land on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6).

ers marks a significant step for America in becoming fully certified in air operations.

The overall mission of the Harriers is to provide offensive air support to the Marines. Marines are able to provide this support due to their ability to attack

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NAVY ASSISTING IN SEARCH FOR MISSING HAWAII HIKER Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM

Navy assets in Hawaii are participating in the search for a hiker on Oahu who has been missing since Feb. 27. The search is in consultation with the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD).

The “Easyriders” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37, equipped with multispectral targeting system capabilities, received a request from the Federal Aviation Administration to support an

overland search for the missing 18-yearold hiker. The area of interest is the ridgeline above the Haiku stairs (Stairway to Heaven); maximum elevation is 3,150 ft.

HFD has been searching since March 1. Weather interrupted the search on March 2, and there are no other aviation assets available. The “Easyriders” are based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe.

For more news from Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, visit www.navy.mil/local/ cnrh/.

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By Lisa Smith Molinari Military Spouse Contributor

What makes a true friend?

We could wax philosophic on the issue, carefully tempering real-life accounts with the well-researched results of valid clinical studies of human behavior and sociology.

Or, we could just Google it.

WikiHow.com has an impressive list of tips to help you decide whether your friend is true, and as an added bonus, each tip is accompanied by a delightfully gender-neutral cartoon illustration. According to the WikiHow authors – who I imagine in a dank sweatshop in the basement of some corporate high-rise, tapping away at long banks of dusty computer terminals – true friends give support, listen, don’t badmouth, stick to their word, have no secret agenda, and are super-fun to hang out with.

Just under the Stayfree ad, HuffingtonPost.com author Lindsay Holmes says that there are “11 Signs of a Genuine Friendship,” and these include “being present” and “having our backs.” On PsychologyToday.com, Dr. Alex Lickerman turns Japanese, submitting that true friendship is marked by a certain chemistry known in Japan as “kenzoku.” And on a chubby little site known as TinyBuddha. com, Lori Deschene offers an exhaustive list of the “25 Ways to Be a True Friend.”

Despite the fact that I spent a whole 27 minutes scanning Google, my scien-

tifically inadequate research did not turn up one expert, author, blogger or internet wacko who mentioned the length of the relationship. As a military spouse, this is a relief, because if we were required to “be present” with a friend for a long period of time, military spouses wouldn’t have many friends at all.

Most military families move every two or three years. When we leave one duty station for another, we say goodbye to the friends we made there, keeping in touch through Holiday cards and social media. At our new duty stations, we slowly form new relationships. Our “friends” become those people in our immediate location – whether we live on base or on the economy – even though we have other long-term friends far away.

So, when we have a party, we need someone to pick us up from the auto mechanic, we need a name for the “emergency contact” on our kids’ school forms, or we’re just looking for someone to sit in the driveway and drink wine with, we call our “friends” in the local area.

When significant events (birth, illness, loss) happen in the lives of military families, the length of their relationships has no bearing on their friends’ desire to help out. For example, when I had an early miscarriage while stationed at JAC Molesworth in England, we were touched by the flowers, cards, condolences and phone calls from other military families we hardly knew. Similarly, while stationed at Naval Station Mayport,

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Florida, I signed up to make a meal for a new family who moved into base housing and just had a baby. I rang their doorbell on my assigned night and said, “Hi, you don’t know me. I’m Lisa, and I live down the street. I made you a Shepherd’s Pie ... can I see the baby?”

Military life is unique, and our friendships differ from civilian culture in that camaraderie forms the basis of many of our relationships. We value unspoken trust and support among people working for a common cause, without regard to the length of the relationship.

So when your new civilian friend has a significant event in her life, she may think it’s a little odd when you show up with a lasagna, offer to drive her kids to school, and mop her kitchen floor. But do it anyway. You may have only met her two months ago in the preschool pick up line, but she is your friend and she needs help.

She’ll eventually understand that, even though military friends don’t always fit those internet checklists, they more than make up for any shortcomings in shared history with loyalty, sincerity and dedication.

And that, my friend, is a major “check in the box.”

Currently stationed in Newport, RI, Lisa is a 20-year Navy spouse and mother of three teenagers, whose award-winning columns appear in military and civilian newspapers nationwide, and on her blog, themeatandpotatoesoflife.com.

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Blue Star Families creates a platform for military families and civilian leaders to work together encouraging community-level leadership to address the challenges of military service. Through Joining Forces, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden – a Blue Star mother herself -- have worked side-byside with Blue Star Families to honor service members, veterans, and their families. In February, Blue Star Families hosted a celebration commemorating their fifth anniversary.

In the past five years, Blue Star Families has grown its membership and its programming exponentially. It has helped 700,000 military family members experience the arts through Blue Star Museums; it has gathered more than 26 million hours of volunteer service through Operation Honor Card, and it has informed policy makers through the publication of its annual Military Family Survey.

I was honored to attend the fifth anniversary celebration this week, and I was happy to help share this video from the First Lady with Blue Star Families: http://youtu.be/Uzbv1b8eenw.

■ above Lisa Smith Molinari, left, with her friend Tina Milligan whom she met while stationed in Norfolk.

online Through Joining Forces, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden have worked side-by-side with Blue Star Families to honor service members, veterans, and their families.

On February 24, Blue Star Families hosted a ceremony commemorating their fifth anniversary, and the First Lady sent this video to celebrate: ttp://youtu.be/ Uzbv1b8eenw.

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FLAGSHIPNEWS.COM | MAR 12, 2015 | THE FLAGSHIP | B3 Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard conducts an allhands call at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy.

Naval Station Great Lakes holds change of command

By Mike Martinez Naval Station Great Lakes Public Affairs

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preciate all that you do for our Navy and our nation and how hard you work while being forward-deployed.”

She also acknowledged that the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations (AOO) is currently one of the most dynamic.

“For our Sailors and officers, whether they’re on ships or at the U.S. 6th Fleet Headquarters, they are the component that supports contingencies like Syria or emerging ISIL issues in Libya, so it is definitely an exciting theater to be in,” said Howard. “And what’s great is the mobility of our platforms, which allow us to move in the maritime domain and go where we’re needed.”

Additionally, she pointed out that the Navy does not operate alone in an AOO that spans more than 20 million square nautical miles of ocean and includes landmass extending more than 14 million square miles. The collective partnership of the U.S. Navy and its allies and partners comprise a Global Network of Navies.

“One of the great benefits of [the Global Network of Navies], is that we are very similar. The maritime domain pushes us to have ships; pushes us

NAPLES, ITALY

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard visited Sailors aboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples, March 6.

While on board, Howard took time to visit U.S. Naval Hospital Naples, served as the keynote speaker at the Women’s History Month Symposium, provided remarks for the 2015 Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) Flag Course Africa, and conducted an all-hands call for more than 300 Naples-based Sailors.

During the all-hands call, Howard took time to personally recognize Naples-based, forward-deployed Sailors for their service.

“I want to say thank you for all that you do.You work in a theater with a lot of responsibility and challenges, but you guys are rising up to those responsibilities and those challenges magnificently,” said Howard, who became the 38th Vice Chief of Naval Operations July 1, 2014, and is the first woman to ever be named to this position. “I ap-

to similar navigation systems, and combat weapons systems,” she said.

“Now, when we get together, it is easier for us to combine and use the synergy of all those different types of forces and skill sets and warfighting abilities.”

NSA Naples is the first stop on Howard’s current tour of U.S. and allied military facilities in Europe. In the coming week, she has scheduled visits to Spain and the United Kingdom.

NSA Naples provides support to visiting and forward-deployed U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet units and NATO personnel attached to commands throughout the Naples and Gaeta area.

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/ U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, oversees joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, join, and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.

For more news from Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/ U.S. 6th Fleet, visit www.navy.mil/ local/naveur/

One naval aviator passed the leadership baton to another, March 4, as Capt. Jim Hawkins relieved Capt. Bill Bulis as Naval Station Great Lakes’ (NSGL) commanding officer, during a ceremony at USS Whitehat.

Guest speaker Rear Adm. Rick Williamson, the presiding officer, presented Bulis with a Legion of Merit medal for his service at NSGL. The admiral praised Bulis for strong leadership during difficult times before an audience of more than 200 people that included Rear Adm. Richard Brown, Commander, Naval Service Training Command.

Jim Lovell, a retired Navy captain and astronaut whose story was told in the movie “Apollo 13” also attended.

“He did the work with a finite set of resources and accomplished the mission,” Williamson said. “We shouldn’t be surprised – naval aviators understand rules, procedures, tactics and consequences.

Well done shipmate.”

For his part, Bulis thanked the staff and Sailors for their work and accomplishments during his time as CO of the Quarterdeck of the Navy.

“To the Sailors and Navy civilians of our Navy Station staff there is no way I can thank you enough for what you do every day,” he said.

“And I could not have picked a better successor.”

Bulis, who assumed the leadership role in July 2012, now heads to Washington state, where he will be chief of staff for Commander, Navy Region Northwest. During his time NSGL was awarded

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the 2013 Chicago Federal Executive Board’s Agency of the Year from 178 federal offices in the Chicago area.

NSGL also was honored with the Secretary of the Navy Energy and Water Management Gold Level Award for reducing energy intensity by 34 percent and reducing energy costs by $9 million.

Meanwhile, Hawkins, a 1987 graduate of St. Joseph High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and a 1991 Notre Dame graduate, said the mission to continue Naval Station Great Lakes’ excellence is clear.

“We have to continue to honor the traditions and continue to improve on the great foundation we have to build on,” the new skipper said.

During the ceremony, Cmdr. Kevin Barnett, executive officer, NSGL, acted as master of ceremonies, Cmdr.

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Nitrous Oxide available for laboring moms

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Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville now offers nitrous oxide as its newest option to assist laboring moms with pain management. This new option is another example of NH Jacksonville’s commitment to providing a customized birth experience.

“Using nitrous oxide was awesome, it took the edge off of my labor pains while leaving me completely aware of what was going on around me,” said Navy wife Katie Hessler, one of the first moms to use nitrous oxide at NH Jacksonville. “It made such a huge difference compared

March 8 marked the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the ground war in Vietnam with the deployment of 3,500 Marines.

By war’s end on April 30, 1975, nearly 3 million service men and women had fought in the conflict that would take the lives of more than 58,000 Americans.

Of those who served during the Vietnam War, 258 were awarded the Medal of Honor. More than six out of 10 award recipients made the ultimate sacrifice, giving their lives while performing the courageous acts for which they were later honored.

American military advisers had been involved in South Vietnam since the 1950s.

The U.S. Postal Service will honor these brave Americans by dedicating the Limited Edition Vietnam War Medal of

to my first childbirth, when nitrous oxide wasn’t available.”

Nitrous oxide – sometimes called laughing gas – is a colorless, almost odorless and tasteless gas made for inhalation to provide pain relief and decreased anxiety during child birth. It has no adverse effect on baby or mom.

“The 50/50 mixture of nitrous gas and oxygen is self-administered via a facemask, therefore giving the patient control of their labor pain management,” said Lois Wilmer, a registered nurse at NH Jacksonville’s Maternal Infant Unit.

“Patients remain awake and alert, effects are short-lived, and it is rapidly blown off with normal respirations – about 30 to 60 seconds after discontinuing. This allows the patient to retain complete motor and sensory function.”

Nitrous oxide is not a replacement for regional anesthesia such as epidurals, but can be an effective tool for some women.

And moms have the option to stop using it and try another method of pain relief.

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The Prestige Folio stamp sheet depicting many of the nearly 50 living Vietnam War recipients will be previewed later. The folio, which lists the names of all 258 recipients, will be modeled after the World War II and Korean War Medal of Honor Prestige Folio stamp sheets issued in 2013 and 2014, respectively.

The Medal of Honor is America’s most prestigious military decoration. It is awarded by the president of the United States on behalf of Congress to members of the armed services who distinguish themselves through “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty” while engaged in action against an enemy of the United States.

The Medal of Honor traces its origins to the first year of the Civil War, when Congress saw the need for a formal means of recognizing or rewarding acts of heroism. In 1861, James W. Grimes, a senator from Iowa, introduced a bill to “promote the efficiency of the Navy” by distributing “medals of honor.”

President Abraham Lincoln signed the bill into law on Dec. 21, 1861. Lincoln signed a similar measure on behalf of the Army on July 12, 1862, and the country had two Medals of Honor: one for Sailors and one for Soldiers.

There are now three similar, yet distinct, versions of the Medal of Honor, one for each military department – Army, Navy, and Air Force.

The medals are similar in that each consists of a variation of a five-pointed star worn around the neck on a light blue ribbon. The Navy version is awarded to those serving in the Navy and Marine Corps, and during times of war, to members of the Coast Guard.

The Air Force, which was established as an independent department in 1947, adopted its distinctive Medal of Honor in 1965. The first presentation of the Air Force’s medal took place in 1967 during the Vietnam War. The U.S. Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

MC1 Christopher Perez Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) salute as the Australian Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Larrakia (ACPB 84) prepares to lay a wreath during a ceremony commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the Battle of Sunda Strait.

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Senior officials from the United States, Australia and Indonesia paid their respects to the crews of USS Houston (CA 30) and HMAS Perth (D 29) during a wreath laying ceremony, March 1, commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the Word War II Battle of Sunda Strait.

In the early morning of March 1, 1942, the cruisers Houston and Perth were sunk by the Japanese Imperial Navy in the Sunda Strait, about 60 nautical miles from Jakarta, Indonesia. During the battle, in which both ships fought to the last of their fuel and ammunition, 696 U.S. Sailors and Marines aboard Houston and 375 Australian sailors aboard Perth, including the captains of both ships, lost their lives. The wrecks remain their final resting places as war graves beneath the sea.

“I have had the privilege of meeting several relatives of Houston personnel who continue to visit Indonesia to remember and honor their lost relatives,” said U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, Robert Blake. “They remind us of our duty to protect war graves such as these, here and all over the world. We thank our Indonesian partners for their commitment to do so,” he added.

The commemoration featured two wreath-laying ceremonies aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) and the Royal Australian Navy Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Larrakia (ACPB 84). Civilian and military representatives from Australia, Indonesia and the United Kingdom attended

the ceremony on Sampson, including Australia’s Ambassador to Indonesia, Paul Grigson.

“Australia continues to work closely with Indonesian authorities to ensure this site is properly preserved as a mark of respect for those sailors of all nations who died. This is a war grave which represents the importance of our enduring friendship with the Indonesian people,” said Grigson.

Two Indonesian navy (TNIAL) patrol boats escorted the multinational formation through the very waters that Houston and Perth sailed from Jakarta en route to Australia via the Sunda Strait 73 years before.

“We remember those ships today and the many service members across the region who lost their lives during World War II,” said Rear Adm. Charlie Williams, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet/Task Force 73. “Today is also about honoring our longstanding alliance with Australia and our growing partnership with the Indonesian navy. That partnership was on full display during a bilateral diving survey of the Houston wreck last summer and continues to help us protect the dignity of these sites today,” he added.

Among the Indonesian delegation was Rear Adm. Hutabarat, commander of the Western Fleet Sea Battle Group.

Hutabarat and Williams were classmates at the recent Naval War College Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) Flag Officer Course at U.S. Pacific Fleet’s headquarters in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

“Every navy has their own tradition in how they honor

their heroes who have lost their lives at sea,” said Hutabarat. “Because these ships rest in our territorial waters, it was very special for us to remember them along with representatives from the U.S. and Australian navies.”

During the ceremony, Sampson’s crew manned the rails in their dress white uniforms as salutes were rendered and wreaths were lowered from the aft quarterdeck into the water above the wreckage of each ship. An American flag was presented to Dana Charles, vice president of the Houston Survivors Association, who represented the families as an honored guest. All hands then rendered honors to Larrakia as her crew lowered another wreath while passing alongside.

Following the ceremony, Sampson and Larrakia proceeded into Jakarta for a port visit. The commemoration at sea and port visit marked Sampson’s return to Indonesia since supporting Indonesianled search efforts for AirAsia flight QZ8501 along with the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) in January.

“We were humbled and honored to be involved in the AirAsia search efforts,” said Cmdr. Steve Foley, Sampson’s commanding officer, during a reception, March 2. “We were leaving Singapore at the time of the tragedy and we all wanted to participate. The crew responded tremendously, and working with the Indonesian partners made it all possible.”

Homeported in San Diego, USS Sampson is conducting an independent deployment to the Western Pacific in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

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INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DESCRIBES ‘PERVASIVE UNCERTAINTY’ OF WORLDWIDE THREATS

By Jim Garamone

National Intelligence Director James R. Clapper

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“Unpredictable instability” is the new normal, the director of National Intelligence told the Senate Armed Services Committee in February.

James R. Clapper testified on worldwide threats facing the United States and gave his best advice on what he considers to be the dangers Americans need to be aware of.

He said 2014 had the highest rate of political instability since 1992, when the Soviet Union collapsed.

Last year also saw the most deaths as a result of state-sponsored mass killing and the highest number of refugees and internally displaced persons since World War II. “This pervasive uncertainty makes it all the harder to predict the future,” he said.

The North Korean cyberattack on Sony, the Ebola epidemic, and dramatic terrorist attacks in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France and the United States mean 2015 promises to be as unstable as 2014, Clapper said.

Cyber, Terror Concerns Cyberattacks are increasing in frequency, scale, sophistication

and severity of impact, he said.

The U.S. government must be prepared for a massive cyberattack, he added, but the truth is the nation is already living with a constant and expanding barrage of cyberattacks.

Nations, criminal networks, terror groups and even individuals can launch these attacks, Clapper said. He highlighted the actions of North Korea, Iran, Russia and China in the cyber realm.

The terrorist threat grew last year, also, the director said.

“In 2013, just over 11,500 terrorist attacks worldwide killed approximately 22,000 people,” he said. “Preliminary data for the first nine months of 2014 reflects nearly 13,000 attacks, which killed 31,000 people.”

About half of all attacks, as well as fatalities occurred in just three countries: Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Clapper said. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant conducted more terror attacks than

any other entity in the first nine months of 2014.

A new terror threat comes from “radicalized” individuals who travel to fight with ISIL in Syria or Iraq and then return to their home countries and launch attacks there, Clapper said. He estimates more than 20,000 Sunni foreign fighters have traveled to Syria from more than 90 countries to fight the Assad regime. Of that number, at least 13,600 have extremist ties, he said.

“About 180 Americans or so have been involved in various stages of travel to Syria,” Clapper said.

Rise of ISIL ISIL is increasing its influence outside of Iraq and Syria, seeking to expand its self-declared caliphate into the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa and South Asia and planning terrorist attacks against Western and Shia interests, Clapper said.

“ISIL’s rise represents the greatest shift in the Sunni violent extremist landscape since al-Qaida affiliates first began forming, and it is the first to assume at least some characteristics of a nation state,” the director said.

Iran is exerting its influence in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, he said.

Iranian leaders have provided robust military support to Syrian leader Bashir al-Assad and to the Iraqi government. This includes arms, advisers, funding, intelligence collection, electronic warfare and cyber support and combat support, Clapper explained.

“More broadly, Iran will face many of the same decision points in 2015 as it did in 2014,” Clapper said. “Foremost is whether the supreme leader will agree to a nuclear deal. He wants sanctions relief but, at the same time, to preserve his options on nuclear capabilities.”

Yemen’s political future and stability are, at best, uncertain.

Iran has provided support to the Houthis – a group that now controls the government – for years,” Clapper said. “Their ascendancy is increasing Iran’s influence.”

Russia’s Intentions in Eastern Europe Clapper discussed problematic relations with Russia, as the country seems intent on a revanchist strategy with Ukraine squarely in the cross hairs.

“Moscow sees itself in direct confrontation with the West over Ukraine and will be very prone to

overreact to U.S. actions,” he said. “[Russian President Vladimir] Putin's goals are to keep Ukraine out of NATO and to ensure separatist control of an autonomous entity within Ukraine. He wants Moscow to retain leverage over Kiev, and Crimea, in his view, is simply not negotiable.”

China Modernizes its Military China is an emerging power and China’s leaders are primarily concerned with domestic issues, the Communist Party’s hold on power, internal stability and economic growth, Clapper said.

“Although China is looking for stable ties with the United States,” he said, “it is more willing to accept bilateral and regional tensions in pursuit of its interest, especially on maritime-sovereignty issues.”

The Chinese government continues a robust military modernization program directly aimed at what they consider to be U.S. strengths, Clapper said.

“Their military training program last year included exercises unprecedented in scope, scale and complexity to both test modernization progress and to improve their theater warfare capabilities,” he said.

SOPs available to assist personnel actions Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs MILLINGTON, TENN.

The Pay and Personnel Administrative Support System (PASS) program has created more than 30 standard operating procedures (SOP) to help Sailors perform their day-today personnel activities like travel claims and updating records Navy administrators said recently.

The SOPs are accessed through the Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPT&E) intranet on any command access card-enabled computer. A fact sheet is available to show you how to access the SOPs as

part of Navy Personnel Command’s Plain Talk series at http://1.usa.gov/1GytADx. “Accurate records really start and end with Sailors. We have had some travel claims taking longer to process than we like lately,” said Senior Chief Personnel Specialist (SW/ AW) Paul A. Smith II, Performance Management Branch, Pay and Personnel Management Division, Navy Personnel Command. “We have created a checklist that Sailors can print out prior to their permanent-change-of-station travel, stick it in a plastic bag or envelope and take with them. If they take everything on the checklist, put it in the bag and give it to their command pass coordinator (CPC) at the other

end, they should have no problems getting their travel claim settled quickly.”

Travel claims are just one of the many things covered by the SOPs, other subjects include special pays, basic housing allowance, fleet reserve and retirement requests, updating emergency data and transfers to mention a few.

“The CPC exists to support the Sailor, and Sailors can educate themselves and help their CPCs at the same time by knowing what they need to do in order to get processes done,” said Smith. “It is the Sailor’s career, so we want them to have the tools to make it run as smoothly as possible.”

The CPC exists to support the Sailor, and Sailors can educate themselves and help their CPCs at the same time by knowing what they need to do in order to get processes done.”

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Navy adds measures to enhance safety during shipboard flight operations Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs SAN DIEGO

New procedures that will aid surface warfare officers and helicopter pilots while increasing safety during flight operations on destroyers have been successfully tested and recently rolled out to the fleet.

Operator polar plots (OPP) consist of a series of placard overlays that identify limits and safety considerations that take into account a ship’s speed and sea conditions in addition to pitch, roll and relative winds.

Based on the height and direction of waves, a specific OPP is used by both the ship’s officer of the deck and the helicopter pilot to determine the best options for safely landing a helicopter on a ship’s flight deck.

Destroyers and their aviation detachment crews fleetwide have been trained on using the OPPs. As well, surface officers in training pipelines including the Basic Division Officer Course, Surface Warfare Officer School, and prospective CO/XO indoctrination are also being trained on their usage before heading to their new commands.

“This was a joint effort across sever-

al commands,” said Capt. Jack Olive, responsible for aviation operations aboard surface ships for Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. “Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Forces, Navy Safety Center and Naval Surface Forces worked together to address the safety concerns of landing helicopters on low freeboard flight decks, such as destroyers.”

A low freeboard flight deck is one that is close enough to the surface of the water such that a wave could wash over the flight deck, creating a hazardous situation for crew and equipment.

Olive noted that Arleigh Burke-class destroyers have a flight deck approximately 13 feet above the waterline.

“Because the deck is so close to the waterline, conditions could exist that allow waves to more readily come over the deck,” Olive said.

He said such a condition was cited as a factor in a 2013 mishap aboard an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer where two aviators lost their lives and an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter was lost when a wave washed over the deck and swept the helicopter overboard.

“We are continuously reassessing our safety procedures,” said Capt.

<< An example of an operator polar plot (OPP) for a Flight I Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in 12-foot seas.

Curtis Shaub, aviation safety director for Naval Air Forces. “In this case, we specifically looked at how best to prevent this sort of mishap from occurring in the future. We have been working to mitigate the risks involved and to come up with a better, more comprehensive solution.”

OPPs are placards that officers of the deck use to plot the ship’s heading and speed, with overlays designed for certain sea states to determine limits for safe handling during flight operations. The direction of waves relative to the ship heading and ship speed are also marked on the placard. This plotted point will exist somewhere on the graph and if a given condition (denoted by different colors and crosshatch marks) indicate potentially risky or dangerous conditions, the ship can take actions, such as adjusting ship’s course and speed, to mitigate those conditions.

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 lands on the flight deck aboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75).

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Ship speed is shown in five-knot increments on concentric circles from the center of a graph, with waves shown relative to the ship’s position. Red and yellow areas are speed-heading combinations to be avoided. Regions defined by dark lines with cross hatching reflect areas where launch and recovery roll and pitch limits may be exceeded.

“We conducted a preliminary exercise in September by giving the polar plots to six officers – three surface warfare officers and three pilots – with only a written explanation and no other guidance,” said Olive. “They were put in situations that required them to use polar plots to assess and manage the risk. The group successfully used the polar plots with ease and recommended integrating them into the fleet.”

Shaub said while no single procedure or process can fully prevent future mishaps, the goal of utilizing OPPs is, “to provide Sailors with risk mitigation tools which will help them to make more informed decisions.”

“Operations at sea and in aviation are complex and inherently dangerous,” he said. “Our sea-air teams are trained to look at everything we do from exercises to real-world operations through a lens of safety. Now that these OPPs have been integrated throughout the fleet, we’re better prepared for challenging sea conditions.

We’ll be monitoring their effect and continually improving them based on what we learn.”

The OPP concept consists of a series of placard overlays that identify limits and safety considerations that take into account a ship’s speed and sea conditions in addition to pitch, roll and relative winds.

Based on the height and direction of waves, a specific OPP is used by both the ship’s officer of the deck and the helicopter pilot to determine the best options for safely landing a helicopter on a ship’s flight deck.

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SPAWAR FRD improves shipboard combat readiness

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SAN DIEGO

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) integrated a system of systems operability testing (SOT) capability for combatant ships on board USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), which just completed an availability and sea trial period utilizing the new SOT combat readiness testing, March 6.

SOTs are part of ensuring interdependent command and control systems work seamlessly. Combat systems command and control is referred to as C5I and encompasses everything C4I (command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence) does, but includes combat systems. SPAWAR Fleet Readiness Directorate (FRD) along

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with associated Program Executive Offices (PEOs) oversee many of these C4I and C5I systems on board Navy ships, including acquisition, installation and support for command and control of advanced military information technology (IT) systems. However, the process of modernizing and upgrading a ship’s command and control system has proven challenging.

“I know that some of the discrepancies discovered would have taken months for the ship to finally realize, troubleshoot, find and fix on their own without system SMEs on board,” said Cmdr. Ryan Mahelona, SPAWAR FRD C5I SOT test director on the effectiveness of the C5I SOT aboard Curtis Wilbur.

“As a forward deployed naval force ship, time is critical, especially when operational demands warrant

the need to be ready.”

The concept of a C5I SOT test was initially formulated in 2010 and was first implemented on a limited scale on a few force level ships. Since then, C5I SOT testing has evolved into the current format which has been largely driven by the fielding of the Navy’s newest C4I system: Consolidated Afloat Network Enterprise System (CANES).

“In recent years, the level of system to system interoperability has grown and the sophistication of software and hardware elements more complex,” said Mahelona referring to CANES. “As a result, a higher level of system interoperability is required, which has led to greater concern in combat system interdependence on C4I systems.”

CANES is the latest tactical

network being installed on Navy ships. It consolidates five legacy network systems into one, increasing operational effectiveness and interoperability. It will influence the advancement of C4I and C5I testing processes and, according to Mahelona, influence the way the Navy looks at C4I and C5I. “This all came about because of the gaps that existed with C4I testing and emphasis on interoperability,” said Mahelona. “When we talk about asymmetric warfare, we need to look at how we deliver the ships to the fleet in the highest readiness form that we can. In order to do that, we came up with this concept of doing a systems of systems operability test, because the system operability verification tests (SOVTs) being done are specific to a particular system.”

The FRD developed SOVTs to address operational efficiency and to validate the functionality of respective systems, but ships that receive modernized/upgraded installs like CANES often experience problems with interoperability. In addition, a lack of emphasis on C5I testing prior to a ship’s basic training phase frequently resulted in discrepancies being discovered late in the training cycle, and in some cases, just prior to the ship deploying.

“This SOT is a level six and level seven test that tests systems of systems interoperability, which typically require higher level link testing,” said FRD Installations Program Manager Capt. Allan Walters. “The SOT is primarily at the end of an availability to bring together legacy testing and new system testing. The ship will then have the confidence that the systems work properly prior to going into their workups.”

C5I SOT testing currently is not a fleet requirement, despite increasing requests from the fleet. Since October 2013, C5I SOTs have been executed on eleven destroyers, one amphibious assault ship and two aircraft carriers.

“By design, the C5I SOT brings a C5I testing emphasis earlier into the training cycle and before the ship’s basic training phase,” said Mahelona. “Based on the ships we have done, we’re definitely heading in the right direction.”

As the Navy’s Information Dominance systems command, SPAWAR designs, develops and deploys advanced communications and information capabilities for the warfighter. With nearly 10,000 acquisition professionals located around the world and close to the fleet, the organization is at the forefront of research, engineering and support services that provide vital decision superiority for the warfighter.

More than 480 participants prepare to demonstrate their knowledge of underwater robotics during the 2015 Regional SeaPerch Challenge, March 7, at the Pearland Recreation Center and Natatorium, Pearland, Texas.

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build ROV, learn basic engineering Continued from B1 SeaPerch is an innovative underwater robotics program that equips teachers and students with the resources they need to construct an underwater ROV in an inschool or out-of-school setting. Students of all ages build the ROV from a kit comprised of low-cost, easily accessible parts, following a curriculum that teaches basic engineering and science concepts with a marine engineering theme.

“I like that it doesn’t matter what age you are – you can still participate and build,” said Alice Fortsen, a sixth-grade student at the Young Women’s Preparatory Academy

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in Houston. “I want to be an engineer, so practicing and competing now could help me get a scholarship.”

The SeaPerch challenge is divided into four events, starting with an interview and poster presentation of their ROV. Following, the teams hit the water to demonstrate their ROV’s capability during a timed finesse challenge and obstacle course.

Navy Recruiting District Houston seeks out quality candidates throughout the surrounding areas, helping the Navy meet their hiring goals while also conducting volunteer activities designed to help give back the city of Houston and the surrounding communities they serve.

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CNP discuss issues Continued from B1 Meanwhile, Moran addressed opportunities he views now to update and invest in how the Navy manages its people. He noted that the current personnel system requires a major overhaul, having not been appreciably changed since the 1940s.

“We want motivated, smart people to stay in our Navy,” said Moran.

Moran went on to say specifically that the year-group system for officers and enlisted is a “fundamental flaw” in the Navy’s system for managing its people.

“We’ve upgraded our ships, our computers and our weapons systems,” said Greenert. “It’s time to upgrade our personnel system. We’re going to pull together and make this right.”

Despite both leaders’ desire to modernize the systems in place, both enthusiastically praised those Sailors working in and around the Navy that diligently manage the Navy’s human resources.

“We’ve got phenomenal people working in Millington; community managers, and detailers,” said Moran. “I look forward to the coming months where we can create tools they can use to make the Navy even better,” Greenert too had a message of gratitude to Sailors who enable the Navy to sail smoothly on a daily basis. “Our people are getting it done,” said Greenert. “We’re going to bring our personnel system to the 21st century.”

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HARRIERS | ATG present first day Harrier ops Continued from B1 and destroy surface and air targets, escort helicopters and conduct other air operations as directed.

Afloat Training Group (ATG) was present for the first day of Harrier operations and provided feedback for the air crew on board.

“They observed the crew in action, made some minor suggestions, and recommended to SURFPAC [Surface Forces Pacific Fleet] that America be certified for fixed wing operations, and SURFPAC gave the thumbs up the following morning,” said Cmdr. Brian Fitzpatrick, air boss of America. “Combine that with our previous tilt-rotor and rotary wing certification, we are fully certified.”

With the arrival of Harriers, there was increased pressure in the week leading up to the certification. The leaders of air department recognized it and made sure their junior Sailors were prepared and comfortable for the evolution.

“I told them nothing has changed,” said Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Lawrence Salalila, V-3 division leading petty officer. “Just relax, you’ve done this before through your qualifications earned in Yuma (Arizona) and on

USS Pelielu, just apply what you’ve learned onto the flight deck and nothing can go wrong.”

The air department aboard America received vital training from the Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 “Tomcats” at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona. The airfield is painted in the design of a ship to prepare service members with an exact representation of what they will see in their own work environments. The training is designed to provide various situations for the handlers on the flight deck.

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Andrew Roseberry said he was elated to have the opportunity to handle Harriers and apply what he had learned through his training.

“I was very confident with my skills in how to operate and direct them,” said Roseberry. “It was a good feeling to finally get a fixed wing aircraft on our flight deck. It was a lot of fun, and I’m looking forward to continuing to do it.”

By becoming fully certified in all air operations, America was able to let marine expeditionary units certify their aircraft for upcoming deployments.

Capt. Robert A. Hall Jr., commanding officer of USS America,

highlighted the accomplishments of the America crew on the last day of Harrier operations and made a shipwide announcement.

“I could not be more proud of what this crew has done over these past few days,” said Hall. “Senior Navy and Marine Corps leadership have both already reached out to me and expressed their gratitude. It is definitely recognized, at the highest level, that our Sailors have gone over and above to really support the Blue-Green team, which is really what our mission is. Your work and dedication to your country helps the Marines who are preparing for deployments and various missions right around the corner.”

A professional work environment is a standard for any work place, and America is no exception. Maintaining professionalism on the flight deck is extremely vital for the safety of the personnel operating in this high-risk environment.

Capt. Brayden Cummins, a pilot assigned to VMA-311, spoke about the pride and professionalism that Sailors aboard America showed throughout the week.

“They’re very professional Sailors on board,” said Cummins.

“They know what they are doing, and they’ve been trained very well.”

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Mysteries of the Unseen World 3D When: March 12 - 18 Where: Mariners Museum Park, Newport News For more information, visit marinersmuseum.org or call 596-2222 Mysteries of the Unseen World takes audiences into earthly worlds that can’t be seen with the naked eye. Experience events that unfold too slowly for human perception; “see” the beauty, drama, and even humor of phenomena that occur in the flash of a microsecond. Visually stunning and rooted in cutting-edge research, Mysteries of the Unseen World will leave audiences in thrall as they begin to understand the enormity of the world they can’t see.

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Cost: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. For more information on the Zumba Love Fest, call 739-5683 or email alexis.perkins24@ yahoo.com.

Proceeds to benefit the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute, An Achievable Dream HAMPTON

Dance the day away at Zumba Love Fest, taking place at the Hampton Roads Convention Center on March 29. Over 1200 participants and 100 Zumba instructors from Hampton Roads and beyond are expected to participate in this fun-filled event for two great causes. Proceeds will benefit the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute and An Achievable Dream. Last year, the event raised over $5,700 for the Hampton University Proton Center.

This year, Zumba Love Fest will welcome guest instructors from Northern Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida, as well as presenters from California. In addition, over 30 vendors will be on-site to speak and showcase for attendees.

Proceeds benefit HUPTI, An Achievable Dream Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute (HUPTI) began with a vision. After the instillation of the first proton cancer treatment institute in 1990, rumblings of the therapy’s success reached Hampton University president, Dr. William R. Harvey. Upon learning more about the treatment from a Hampton University alumnus, he assembled a team to assess the feasibility of what would become the largest free-standing proton therapy facility in the world.

Hampton University’s outstanding medical physics program, strong ties to the nearby Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility and longstanding relationship with the local cancer treatment community made it uniquely suited to become home to our nation’s eighth proton therapy treatment center. Engineered to be an environment where science and compassion meet, HUPTI’s advanced technologies and incredible, passionate staff continues to work together to bring patients and their families the very best in focused cancer care.

An Achievable Dream is a unique partnership between Newport News Public Schools, the City of Newport News, and the local business community to give our students who are at risk of failure in school due to socioeconomic factors, a chance to succeed. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade are offered a quality education in a nurturing environment as well as the opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with caring adults.

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St. Patrick’s Day Run for the Green 5K

The 22nd McDonald’s North American Sand Soccer Championships are seeking afloat and ashore sand/beach soccer military unit teams for its huge beach sports festival June 6-7 on the Oceanfront. Ten thousand players are expected in the largest known amateur and pro/am beach soccer event worldwide.

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Where: NAVSTA Norfolk, N-24 gym ■ Cost: Free ■ For more information, visit: www.discovermwr. com/navyfitness/runs.html or call 444-5644.

This year’s St. Patrick’s Day 5K run is in memory of MA2 Mark Mayo. Eligible runners are active duty, retirees, eligible family members, reservists and DOD Civilians. Proper PT gear must be worn at all times.

Registration, rules information and contacts are at www.sandsoccer.com

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When: March 14, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Where: Norfolk Botanical Garden Cost: Price included in regular Nauticus admission: $15.95 adults, $11.50 (Ages 4-12), ■ For more information, call: 664-1041 This special career day highlighting women professionals will feature representatives from eleven local organizations involved in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), as well as a roster of STEM-related activities throughout the day. The event was created with the intent of encouraging young women to become more involved in STEM professions.

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When: March 14, 9:30 a.m.

Where: Norfolk Botanical Garden Cost: non-member $15, member $10 For more information, call: 441-5830 Join NBG’s Curator of Herbaceous Plant, Les Parks, and discover the variety of plants that are tolerant of salt spray and air, as well as those that are tolerant of occasional salt or brackish water flooding. Strategies for gardening in beachfront situations, and in inland areas where tidal flooding might be an issue will also be discussed.

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Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation hosts local Watershed Festival PORTSMOUTH

Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation is excited to announce that it will hold its annual Watershed Festival from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 29. The Festival will be free and open to the public.

Guests will be able to participate in family-oriented games and crafts, explore the wildlife preserve, learn about the Hoffler Creek Watershed through informational activities, and get to know the community better from partner vendors. Kids and parents alike will learn through interactive games such as the Scoop the Poop Relay and Cleanup Obstacle Course.

At 2 p.m., the Portsmouth Master Gardeners will host a Rain Barrel Building Workshop at the festival. An advanced registration fee of $60 will provide participants with materials and instruction to build a rain barrel from scratch.

Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation & Preserve is located at 4510 Twin Pines Road in the Churchland area of Portsmouth. It is open to the public every Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. No pets are allowed at the preserve.

Courtesy photo Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation & Preserve is located at 4510 Twin Pines Road in the Churchland area of Portsmouth.

For more information about events and membership, call the Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation’s office, 6868684, e-mail at hofflercreek@hofflercreek.org or visit the website www.hofflercreek.org or the Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation’s Facebook page.

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When: March 14 – Sept. 7 Where: Virginia Living Museum Cost: $17 adults, $13 children (3-12), ages 2 and under free. Planetarium programs $4 in addition to museum admission.

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Explore TOAD-ally cool creatures and get eyeball to eyeball with live frogs from around the world!

View more than 70 live frogs from across the globe, complete with their noisy croaks, yaps, chirps, whoops, snores and whistles, all housed in detailed habitats with rock ledges, live plants and waterfalls.

Interactive games and displays help visitors of all ages have fun while exploring frogs’ biology and natural history, the roles they play in human cultures, their importance to ecosystems and the perils they face in a changing environment. If you’ve never thought of frogs as beautiful, this exhibition will change your mind!

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When: Every Thursday, 11 a.m.

Where: Marsh Pavilion Virginia Aquarium Cost: Free with Aquarium admission For more information, call: 385-3474 If you enjoy Toddler Tuesdays, then you won’t want to miss our new Toddler Trek Thursdays, an outdoor exploration session for early learners and their parents. Join us every Thursday at 11 a.m. for an easy 30-minute stroll along the Nature Trail. Each week we’ll discover a new animal, color, or shape through fun outdoor activities. This program meets in the Marsh Pavilion and will take place inside on rainy days.

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In addition to our Half Marathon and Cub Run, we will be adding an inaugural 5K to our event.

There are big, beautiful custom finisher medals for each event, live music by the band Dirty Toys, Chesapeake’s own Big Ugly Brewery will be on hand and plenty of food. Back by popular demand, our beautiful custom hand carved wooden Great Blue Heron’s age group award trophies will be given to every age.

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Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon, 5K, and children’s Cub Run each year solicits stories of inspiration from the running community with regards to their inspiration to participate. We are proud to present this year’s story winner, Ainsley Rossiter of Ainsley’s Angels fame. Visit them at www.AinsleysAngels.org This year’s race benefits the following local charities: Children’s Health

Courtesy photo The Stomp takes place Saturday, April 11, beginning at 8 a.m.

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Early registration for the half marathon is $70 per person, $35 for the 5K run/walk, and $15 for the Cub Run. Please visit the event website at www. dismalswampstomp.com for complete registration details.

The Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon is presented by Chesapeake Regional Medical Center and produced by Mettle Events, Inc., and Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department. For more information, call Mettle Events at 3734174 or visit us at www.dismalswampstomp.com.

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Copeland looking for his first UFC win

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Soft-spoken and beyond deferential to his opponents, UFC heavyweight Josh Copeland couldn’t have a more fitting nickname than “Cuddly Bear.”

In fact, you can expect a big smile on his cherubic face when he greets his friend and future training partner Jared Rosholt inside the Octagon at UFC 183 in Dallas’American Airlines Center on Saturday night.

“It would be huge to get my first win in the UFC,” he said. “It’s a dream to be here, but it’s hard to stay here. I don’t plan on getting this far in MMA and losing a couple of fights and getting cut. That’s not what I want for me and my family. But that’s what sucks about fighting Jared. It’s a win-win and a lose-lose, because my plan is to train with him at Team Takedown. If Jared wins I’m going to be happy for him but sad for me, and if I win I’m going to feel bad that he had to lose to me but happy that I get my first W in the UFC. But this is our job and we have to do what we have to do.”

Copeland, a stocky, shorter guy in the weight class, has excellent boxing as a result of his training with renowned striking coach Trevor Wittman in Colorado. The former Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) heavyweight champion made his UFC debut against Ruslan Magomedov and dropped a unanimous decision, but looks at the lone loss on his record as a valuable learning experience.

“Ruslan is good,” he said. “He’s going to win a lot of fights in the UFC. His style is going to be tough for a lot of guys to deal with. I am a counter striker. Just being shorter for my weight class, I like to draw guys in and lead them into big shots. But Ruslan is a

tall, long and skinny fighter. He’s quick and he wanted me to come at him and I wanted him to come at me. It’s all a learning process, but looking at it, I should have worked more on my footwork and attacking from angles instead of coming straight in. So even though it’s a loss, I learned.”

Copeland has trained with Rosholt in the past (and he plans to train with him full-time after this fight), so he knows how good the All-American wrestler from Oklahoma State University is on the ground.

That’s why he was happy when TUF 10 alum and Division II national champion wrestler Jon Madsen moved to Colorado seven months ago and started training with him.

“Having him here has helped out a lot,” he said. “I’m trying to learn as much as I can from him and getting a few tricks up my sleeve for Jared.”

In preparation for Rosholt’s noted wrestling skills, Copeland has dropped about twenty pounds since his last fight and has focused on his footwork.

“I don’t want to be flat-footed and standing in front of Jared,” he says. “I need to attack from angles and avoid the takedown. Losing weight has helped a lot because I’m lighter and quicker now. I know he’s got decent stand-up just from training with him, but I’ve improved a lot and I’ve seen my development as a fighter. I used to lose to Pat Barry or Todd Duffee in training this aspect or that aspect, so then seeing me win those exchanges later on in training, it’s a good feeling to know that I am getting better and better.”

Copeland is well aware that in the heavyweight division, anyone is one punch away from a loss or a victory. That’s the dichotomy of being a UFC heavyweight. On one hand, training to be a complete mixed martial artist

Courtesy of UFC.com UFC heavyweight Josh Copeland, a stocky, shorter guy in the weight class, has excellent boxing as a result of his training with renowned striking coach Trevor Wittman in Colorado.

is key to success in this game, but on the other, training to land that one punch could be good enough. There’s a balance to being a heavyweight.

“You’ve got to be well-rounded,” he said.

“I started training jiu-jitsu with Travis Lutter and I’ve gotten to work with some great UFC fighters throughout my journey, but any one of us can end a fight with one punch. It’s hard not to get caught up in that mindset. When I fought Ruslan I knew that the fight could change with one punch but also, running out of time has taught me a few lessons there as

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Advances in tech mark a major shift in pit stop officiating by NASCAR

KEVIN HARVICK DOMINATES KOBALT 400 TO EARN FIRST VICTORY OF 2015

By Rick Minter Universal Uclick

After scoring runner-up finishes in the first two Sprint Cup races of 2015, defending series champion Kevin Harvick got his first victory of the season – and did it in the same dominating way he won the championship last fall.

In the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Harvick led 142 laps, including the final 16, to get his first-ever Cup win at Las Vegas, and the 29th overall of his Cup career.

It was his sixth straight finish of first or second, dating back to last fall at Texas Motor Speedway, when he finished second just before winning the final two races of 2014. This latest victory also earned him a berth in the 2015 Chase.

Still, Harvick said that he and his No. 4 Chevrolet team aren’t going to coast any time soon.

“We just have to keep our heads down and keep doing everything that we’ve been doing,” he said. “This isn’t a bunch of guys that are just going to go out and brag. We’re going to race every week like we have never won a race before. That’s the kind of determination that you need when you are going to do this stuff.”

Harvick’s crew chief, Rodney Childers, who has become one of the elite crew chiefs in racing, said things are going well for his team, which had its share of growing pains in the early part of the 2014 season.

“Everybody is just clicking,” he said. “When everybody is having fun, it doesn’t seem like a job, and you just end up working that much harder.”

That seems to be the case as

well for the folks at Richard Childress Racing (RCR), although they don’t yet have the wins to show for it.

Like last fall, when RCR showed good speed in the closing stages of the Chase for the Sprint Cup as Ryan Newman raced to a runner-up finish in the standings, the team had a productive trip to Las Vegas.

RCR driver Austin Dillon drove a team car to a win in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas, then on Sunday, Newman finished third, just behind Martin Truex Jr., whose Furniture Row Racing teams use cars and engines from RCR. A.J. Allmendinger, in another car using Childress equipment, finished sixth.

“We improved throughout the entire race, and I’m satisfied only because we’re improving,” Newman said. “I’m not satisfied because we didn’t win.”

For Truex, a runner-up finish represented a dramatic improvement from his 2014 campaign, where he started on the outside pole for the season-opening Daytona 500, but blew an engine after 30 laps and finished 43rd.

Then he had just one top-5 finish over the remainder of the season and wound up 24th in the standings.

This year he finished eighth at Daytona, sixth at Atlanta and second at Las Vegas and is fourth in the standings heading into Sunday’s race at Phoenix, Ariz.

Truex gave much of the credit for the turn-around to his teammates at the Colorado-based Furniture Row Racing.

“They are making great decisions, doing an awesome job,” he said. “I feel like we can keep chipping away at it, getting a little better each week and hopefully, by the end of the year, we

well.”

“Cuddly Bear” doesn’t have a mean bone in his body, which might be counter-intuitive for some MMA fans to comprehend, but the father of 20-month-old Aiden says it’s just his style.

“I’m looking to be a role model for my son,” he says. “I think everyone’s personality is different. I can be your friend before a fight and be your friend afterwards. I go in and fight as competition. I don’t have a chip on my shoulder or have to hate a guy to fight.

Man, I’m just happy and grateful to be here.”

By Rick Minter Universal Uclick

Courtesy of NASCAR After its victory, crew chief Rodney Childers said that Kevin Harvick’s team is “just clicking.”

will have some wins under our belt.”

At the other end of the spectrum, Jimmie Johnson, who in winning the week before at Atlanta looked like the six-time series champ of old, looked at Las Vegas more like the guy who faded to 11th in the standings last year.

Johnson was strong early, leading 45 laps, but blew a right-front tire and hit the wall not once, but twice, en route to a 41st-place finish.

Johnson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon has seen his farewell tour get off to an uncharacteristically poor start. After wrecking at Daytona and Atlanta – and in practice at Las Vegas after winning the pole – he drove his backup car through the field, only to collide with Jeb Burton trying to avoid being a part of one of Johnson’s wrecks.

The damage to his No. 24 Chevrolet led to an 18th-place finish at Las Vegas and dropped him to 30th in the points standings.

A third Hendrick teammate, Dale Earnhardt Jr., is off to a much more consistent start. He finished third at Daytona and at Atlanta and fourth at Las Vegas.

“This year, our cars are racing up there,” Earnhardt said. “I want to win. We’re going to get there.”

NASCAR has been criticized in some quarters for being behind the times when it comes to technology.

The sport kept running carburetors on engines for decades after all automobile manufacturers switched to fuel injection, which NASCAR finally adopted in 2012. NASCAR engines are V-8s, which are no longer the mainstay of auto manufacturers, and NASCAR cars are rear-wheel drive, whereas most passenger cars are front-wheel drive.

But NASCAR has made more advances in technology in recent years, and this year there has been a major shift in the way pit stops are officiated.

In the past, there was one NASCAR inspector on pit road for every team on the track. Decisions were based on the observations and judgments of the official in the pit box. And those officials often found themselves in precarious positions, with two-ton race cars running within arm’s reach during many a pit stop.

This year, NASCAR has changed its methods, and now pit-road violations are determined by technology that is similar to the red-light cameras that many local governments install at busy intersections.

Except NASCAR’s technology is far more advanced. For each race weekend, cameras are mounted in or above the grandstands, offering a view of the entire length of pit road.

Each pit stall is mapped and the feed from the cameras is run through computers mounted behind the grandstands. Those computers instantly determine whether there has been a rules violation. But before the penalty is assessed, one of the eight officials in the trailer reviews the footage to see if there are extenuating circumstances that would justify a no-call on the penalty.

Among the potential penalties monitored by the new system: a driver running through too many

other stalls before entering his or her own, stopping outside the pit box, too many crew members over the wall, crew members over the wall too soon and failure to maintain control of tires and equipment.

The new equipment does not look at whether all the lug nuts are tight on the wheels after a tire change, but NASCAR has said it will react strongly if a wheel comes loose during a race due to loose or lacking lug nuts. And pit road speeding penalties are handled by officials in the control tower.

Shawn Rogers, NASCAR’s managing director of business planning and operations, said the new system was not designed to be tougher on race teams.

“It’s not our goal to over-police the sport,” Rogers said. “We’re using the technology to do the job better. It makes rules enforcement more transparent, and levels the playing field. And if there’s a circumstance in which it’s unclear whether there was a violation, we’ll let the tie go to the race team and go on down the road.”

Rogers also points out that the high-tech officiating system helps NASCAR appeal to those interested in technology, and it takes officials out of harm’s way.

There still are 11 officials assigned to pit road. And if there were to be a failure in the system, those officials could go back to the old way of rules enforcement, with each inspector handling up to four teams each.

The system will be used at every Sprint Cup race and at the companion Xfinity and Truck Series races held at the Cup venues. Stand-alone Xfinity and Truck Series races will see the 11 officials on pit road handle the pit-stop rules enforcement.

Despite worries that there would be a massive number of violations in the early races of the season, there have not been an inordinate number of penalties assessed during the first three races of 2015.

“The teams were prepared,” Rogers said.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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