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USFF’s ‘Stewards of the Sea’ join Earth Day celebration Norfolk Zoo holds Earth Day Party for the Planet

By MC3 Jesse A Hyatt Navy Public Affairs Support Element East

NORFOLK

The laughter of children and tiny voices float through the air in anticipation. Bubbles roll from the gate, bursting over waiting visitors as children reach for the soapy spheres. This could be any other spring day at the Virginia Zoo, but it isn’t, this is a party; A party for the planet, and the zoo invited everyone.

This was the scene, April 18, at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk as the zoo celebrated Earth Day with its Party for the Planet, an outlet for zoo employees and guest volunteers to educate visitors on conservation efforts and wildlife awareness.

U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) “Stewards of the Sea” took part

in the celebration to provide education on the Navy’s efforts to preserve the oceans and seas around the globe.

“We are out here really trying to let the public know that the Navy cares what happens to the waters we patrol everyday,” said Yeoman 1st Class Agileo Bello, from Houston, Texas. “I really think it is important that we tell people face-to-face, eye-to-eye, that we care. We post things online or put out commercials, but nothing sticks with people like a conversation.”

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Yeoman 2nd Class Billy Miller talks with children about the Navy’s effort to preserve the environment at the Party for the Planet the Virginia Zoo’s Earth Day celebration.

Ike Sailors kick off SAAPM

By MCSN Rachel E. Rakoff USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Public Affairs

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Sea-going and shore duty commands alike will be adorned with teal ribbons, fliers and posters reminding Sailors that April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM).

Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) “Ike,” kicked off their own recognition of SAAPM with a cake-cutting ceremony, April 9.

This year’s 2015 SAAPM theme, chosen by the DOD is, “Know your part. Do your part.”

“For us to rid this command of sexual assault we have to work together as a team,” said Stephen T. Koehler, Ike’s commanding officer. “We’re all shipmates. This is our family. If we

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MCSN Rachel Rakoff USS Eisenhower commanding officer Capt. Stephen T. Koheler pledged to help prevent sexual assault during a recognition ceremony for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

step up and do what’s right, if we intervene at the lowest level before something happens, then we can prevent these terrible things from happening.”

In addition to recognizing SAAPM, the command has several programs that support the Navy’s efforts to eliminate sexual assault, such as the sexual assault prevention and response (SAPR) victim advocacy program and Bystander Intervention to the Fleet (BI2F) program.

Electronics Technician 1st Class Jasper Haywood, one of Ike’s SAPR victim advocates, said reducing sexual

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assault is a matter of leadership and looking out for each other by doing the right thing.

“Treat each other as family,” Haywood said. “That’s a big key when it comes to the SAPR program – it’s all about helping people.”

The SAPR program is designed to help prevent and respond to sexual assault by trying to eliminate it through education, compassionate advocacy and adjudication. The Navy seeks to prevent sexual assault through fleetwide training that promotes a safe culture throughout the Navy.

SAPR victim advocates offer expertise by advocating on behalf of the victim after an incident. They provide assistance with obtaining medical care, legal and spiritual support, and obtaining off-base resources.

The command is always looking for Sailors to become SAPR victim advocates. To become a victim advocate, Sailors must be a petty officer second class with their primary warfare designator. If a Sailor is a petty officer third class and wants to participate in the program, they must follow the exceptional Sailor guidelines of being fully qualified with warfare devices, no disciplinary action within 24 months and full endorsement by their chain of command.

Herschel Walker, signs a football and talks with Cmdr. Dave Bailey after a suicide prevention and awareness forum for Sailors and civilians at Naval Station Norfolk.

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Football legend speaks about suicide prevention at Naval Station Norfolk

By MC1 Eric Brown Naval Station Norfolk Public Affairs

NORFOLK

Former NFL running back Herschel Walker discussed suicide prevention and awareness with more than 600 service members and civilians on Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk’s on April 17.

Walker’s message during

his hour-long presentation was simple: “There is no shame in getting help. I did.”

The 1982 Heisman Trophy recipient was introduced by NAVSTA Norfolk’s Commanding Officer, Capt.

Robert Clark.

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Iwo Jima Sailors, Marines hold swim call Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) participate in a swim call.

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Active Duty Navy: Marine Corps Relief Society still needs you

By JC Kreidel Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic Public Affairs

While the official fundraiser for the active duty Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) is now over, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic is still encouraging commands to participate.

“Anytime is a good time to support fellow service members,” says Cmdr.

Matt Motsko, FY15 NMCRS Fund Drive Coordinator. “We can’t let the closing of the fund drive deter us from our objectives.”

NAVFAC Atlantic ‘s Admiral Cariello served as this year’s Chairperson, with a focus on 100 percent contact and ensuring all have the opportunity to contribute to the wide range of services NMCRS provides. Through June 1, active duty service members are asked to “support their own,” making a financial commitment to NMCRS via allotment.

“At this point, we have nearly 95 percent of commands participating in the drive and we’ll be working hard to close the gap to ensure Navy and Marine Corps service members and their families have the support they’ve come to count on in times of crisis.”

NMCRS is a non-profit organization, operating offices around the globe, including emergency services offices onboard ships. In 2014, NMCRS provided more than $49 million in emergency financial assistance worldwide, $9.34 million was here in

Hampton Roads. That financial assistance is a valuable safety net during unexpected emergencies. ”It’s time to wrap things up. Not only is this drive important simply in terms of raising money, but in ensuring our men and women in uniform, and their families, know what an amazing resource NMCRS really can be in times of trouble,” says Motsko. “In the presentations we’ve done this year, we remind a surprisingly large section of the population that they aren’t alone in hard times. They have an advocate, a resource, a safety line.”

NMCRS typically provides loans to families for things beyond their control, such as travel costs for a family funeral or car repairs. They also provide a wide array of financial, educational and other assistance to its customers. The four Hampton Roads area NMCRS offices – Naval Station Norfolk; Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, and Oceana Naval Air Station – provide Budget for Baby workshops for prospective parents where they receive an infant layette known as Baby’s First Seabag, which includes a handcrafted baby blanket. Also, NMCRS Visiting Nurses are available for free home visits geared to Moms and new babies.

The organization also routinely provides interest-free loans and grants, as well as scholarships and interest-free educational loans. NMCRS offices are

staffed predominantly by volunteers, typically spouses and retirees who want to give back to their own.

The scope of their support is often overlooked by active duty service members, which is why the drive focuses as much on education as on simply asking for donations.

“Whatever NMCRS employees and volunteers accomplish is done in large part because of what active duty Sailors and Marines generously contribute,” says Kathy Nelson, NMCRS Norfolk Director.

Regardless of how much the fundraiser nets NMCRS, Nelson says the organization will meet the increased need posed by families Sailors and Marines in recent years. The difference however is, through generous gifts of active duty personnel, NMCRS won’t have to dip into its safety reserves to meet this demand.

“We won’t let our customers down,” says Nelson, “but it’s work we share.

“We’re a needs-based organization, and to meet those needs, NMCRS is grateful for the active duty personnel who stand up and say they’ll be there.

Each year we’re blown away by just how generous Sailors and Marines can be. I’m confident they’ll do the same this year.”

To make your contribution to this year’s efforts, contact your command’s Fund Drive chair or visit nmcrsfunddrive.org.

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This event highlights an issue that in the past was talked about quietly, now we bring it out in the open.”

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Right: Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story service members, families, and friends walk a mile in heels during the annual Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event.

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UNCOMFORTABLE WALK PROMOTES SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS

By MC2 Ian Carver Navy Public Affairs Support Element East

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Marines, Sailors, and civilians participated in the Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Fort Story (JEBLCFS), April 16, in support of Sexual Assault Awareness Prevention Month.

Sexual assault is a crime that can happen to anyone, which is why the name has been changed from Walk a Mile in Her Shoes to Walk a Mile in Their Shoes.

“Victims of this crime are not one gender or the other,” said Capt. Frank Hughlett, JEBLCFS commanding officer. “It affects everybody. This event highlights an issue that in the past was talked about quietly, now we bring it out in the open.”

Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben, chief of Navy chaplains, was the keynote speak-

er. Kibben emphasized the importance of eliminating sexual assault from the military. She pointed out how important it is that we take the time to fully understand the issue of sexual assault by listening to the stories of others and literally walk in the victim’s shoes.

The role of chaplains can be described as first responders. Kibbens stressed that chaplains help educate service member on reporting options and support resources available to them, which can include connecting them with additional resources like victim advocates, sexual assault regional coordinators, medical screenings and counseling.

“Contrary to popular belief, chaplains are not mandatory reporters nor do we receive restricted reports,” Kibben said. “We provide a completely confidential space for sexual assault survivors to share their story and explore their options in complete privacy. We are here to help restore a sense of

safety, and to help you heal regardless of whether you file a formal report.”

The symbolization of wearing high heels helps to emphasize the awkward and uncomfortable aspects of coming forward for those who have been involved in a sexual assault crime.

“The more we spend time listening and understanding, the better we are able to address the insidious issue of sexual assault,” stated Kibben.

Hundreds of Sailors, Soldiers, Marines and civil service employees turned out for the walk at JEBLCFS. Leading the walk was honorary guest, former Heisman Trophy Winner and NFL running back, Herschel Walker. Walker pointed out that this event helps people become a voice through their symbolic mile-long walk wearing high heels.

“An event like this is a great deal. There has to be recognition for the issue and be

a voice,” said Walker. “There is a lot of people out there who suffer in silence, so if I can come out and lend my face or my name to help promote awareness, it’s important to me.”

Members of the Bayside High School marching band added extra encouragement for the participants by playing up-tempo music, especially for those wearing high heels for the first time who stumbled throughout the walk. However, even while walking in the unfamiliar shoes, the participants expressed their feelings of pride for what they were doing and the purpose behind it.

Chief Hospital Corpsman Eric Elizee said during the walk that, “Awareness is the key, by any means. If this helps get awareness out to stop horrible acts of sexual assault, then I will do whatever it takes.”

For more information and resources on the prevention of sexual assault go to www. sapr.mil.

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Naval Station Norfolk | 100 years

Celebrating our centennial: The Jamestown Exposition

By MC1 Eric Brown Naval Station Norfolk Public Affairs

NORFOLK

At the turn of the 20th century, there wasn’t much to the Hampton Roads peninsula called Sewells Point – mostly hundreds of acres of undeveloped salt marshes and wooded areas.

The 1907 Jamestown Exposition – a commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the ďŹ rst permanent English settlement on American soil – changed all that, paving the way for the construction of a World War I naval training base that would eventually be renamed Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk. “Norfolk citizens were intent on holding the expo here,â€? said Katherine Renfrew, a registrar at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum (HRNM). “They believed it was ideally suited for large crowds because of its 340 acres of high lands, and it was only 40 miles from the original Jamestown site. “The foremost reason, however, was the land was situated on nearly 5,000 feet of waterfront.â€?

That open access to the water was perfect for one of the expo’s highlights: showcasing the U.S. Navy, as well as warships representing more than 10 countries from around the world.

The expo, which ran fromApril 26 – Nov. 30, featured a number of other attractions, such as daily ceremonies, food, agricultural and manufacturing displays, performers, vendors, athletic events, and an amusement arcade called the Warpath, which included a water slide, fun house and haunted house. Nearly three million people were in attendance, among them a few celebrities: author and humorist Mark Twain, black educator Booker T. Washington, newspaper published William Randolph Hearst and labor leader Samuel Gompers, and President Theodore Roosevelt. “Probably more than any other single person, President Roosevelt had the greatest impact on what the Jamestown Exposition did,â€? said Clay Farrington, an HRNM historian. “Only a few years before, the United States had triumphed in the Spanish-American War and was now a global power. Celebrating the 300 years since the founding of Jamestown was important, but not as important as a reection of the times in which the fair was held.â€?

The Jamestown Exposition was among

more than 20 fairs held from 1876 – 1917 to promote the arts, industry and patriotism on an international scale. “These world fairs celebrated the past, while introducing visions of the future,â€? Renfrew explained. “After the Civil War and the culmination of Westward expansion and the Industrial Revolution, Americans had a sense of conďŹ dence, energy and optimism.â€?

More than any of its predecessors, the Jamestown Exposition focused on the pride America had in its Armed Forces, which were just emerging as a world power. A couple of years prior to the expo, President Roosevelt signed off on the proposed event as an “international naval, marine, and military celebration.�

The fair’s festivities began with a bang on the opening day, when the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues ďŹ red a salute at sunrise. From then on, crowds were treated to military spectacles, including international military drills and reviews on the Robert E. Lee Parade Grounds (located on the playing ďŹ eld opposite Gilbert Street from Naval Station Norfolk’s N-26 headquarters building) to warships on parade.

Many states sent representatives from their National Guards, who mingled with dignitaries from foreign militaries. “Besides the eet in the harbor, there were also several naval exhibits on display in the government buildings, which highlighted naval history and technology,â€? Renfrew said. “There were miniature displays of the U.S. Atlantic eet and the Bureau of Yards and Docks, full-sized anchors and navigation equipment, and a 2,000 pound eagle, the bow ornament of [late 18th century screwdriven steam frigate] USS Niagara.â€?

A little more than a month after the closing of the expo, two squadrons of battleships and escort ships that had been at anchor in the harbor departed Hampton Roads on Dec. 16. Circumnavigating the globe, this armada quickly became known as the Great White Fleet.

The fair had this naval character from the beginning, when the Jamestown Exposition Committee in 1902 decreed a vision of an event in which “the navies of all nations may rendezvous in honor of the hardy mariners who braved the danger of the deep to establish the colony.�

Despite a $1.4 million appropriation from

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The wharf at Old Point Comfort, Hampton Roads, which received extensive use during the Jamestown Exposition by transporting visitors to the grounds at Sewells Point.

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congress and the support of 21 states, progress in planning the expo was still slow at the beginning of 1906. According to Tom Costa, author of An Illustrated History of the Jamestown Exposition, “facing the promoters were the difďŹ cult tasks of clearing the site at Sewells Point, designing and constructing the exposition buildings, planning exhibits and acquiring collections, and making sure of adequate concessions and entertainment for visitors. Money remained a problem for the fair’s promoters throughout its life and after it closed.â€?

But, limited resources and poor planning aside, the expo was a success on many levels.

The organizers “did a fabulous job in building an amazing little city they built out of almost nothing,� Farrigton noted.

Following the fair’s closing, most of the buildings, roads, sidewalks, lagoons and public transportation systems fell into disrepair. Today, there are 21 buildings from the Jamestown Exposition still standing, including the houses named after states on Admirals Row. The expo was not the success its planner had hoped for. Total attendance was less than half of what had been projected, leaving organizers $900,000 in arrears. In late 1907, The New York Times called this "the most colossal failure in the history of exhibitions."

For the next decade, the abandoned “amazing little city� became little more than a ghost town.

But the legacy of the Jamestown remains with us today.

As evidenced by the warships’ use of the waters beyond Sewells Point throughout the Jamestown Exposition, the U.S. Navy Department's Bureau of Navigation felt the location was an ideal site for a new naval station, states the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities’ Encyclopedia Virginia website. “They looked to the already-built structures at Norfolk for a cost-effective solution.�

In addition to paved areas and piers left behind by the Jamestown Exposition, the Navy found the Chesapeake Bay’s deep anchorages,

strategic location, availability of vacant land and usually ice-free harbor to be a very attractive combination.

The Navy purchased 472 acres of land at Sewells Point for $1.2 shortly after the United States entered World War I in April of 1917. Within a year, the 5th Naval District Headquarters and the Naval Operating Base (including the Naval Training Center, Naval Air Station, Naval Hospital and Submarine Station) were operational. “Before the establishment of the naval base, Fort Monroe [in Hampton] was ďŹ ne for America’s defensive posture,â€? Farrington said. “But with America’s involvement in World War I, there was a need to support the American expeditionary force and a need for a base to ďŹ ght the Central Powers’ unrestricted submarine force.â€?

On Jan. 1, 1953, Naval Operating Base was renamed Naval Station Norfolk. “America wouldn’t need to show the ag all over the world if we simply had adhered to the Jeffersonian idea of having coastal fortiďŹ cations and gunboats to protect us,â€? Farrington explained. “This area was transformed speciďŹ cally from America’s engagement with the world. Since the ďŹ rst world war we have been ready to respond anywhere around the world because of what’s been built here.â€?

Today, NAVSTA Norfolk is the largest naval installation in the world, supporting the operational forces of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet’s operational forces, including 55 ships, 18 aircraft squadrons, 326 tenant commands, 43,000 military personnel and 21,000 civilians.

The Jamestown Exposition “allowed the United States to ex its military muscle in front of the rest of the world and resulted in Norfolk becoming the site of one of the U.S. Navy's most important bases,â€? Encyclopedia Virginia concluded.

To learn more about the Jamestown Exposition, visit the exhibit of artifacts and souvenirs at HRNM, located on the second oor of Nauticus, at 1 Waterside Drive in downtown Norfolk.

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By Kevin Copeland Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic Public Affairs

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When John Holland sold the submersible Holland VI to the U.S. Navy, April 11, 1900, the submarine force was born, even though the 64-ton submarine wasn’t commissioned as USS Holland (SS-1) until October 1900. Since that historic April day, submariners worldwide have celebrated their anniversary.

On April 11, Hampton Roads submariners continued that gallant tradition when more than 800 veterans, retirees and active duty service members celebrated the force’s 115th birthday at the Founder’s Inn. This year’s event, “Saluting Our Remarkable Sailors” was coordinated and hosted by Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic.

“Tonight, we celebrate our submarine force’s birthday and our proud history,” said Force Master Chief Wesley Koshoffer, master of ceremonies and force master chief, Commander, Submarine Forces.

Koshoffer emphasized the “remarkable Sailors” being the focal point of the celebration.

“We are an evolving and highly technical fighting force, but our true asymmetric advantage and the ingredient that makes us who we are is our people... somehow the best and brightest our country has to offer still find their way to our family.”

Former Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Rick D. West, and guest speaker, echoed Koshoffer’s comments.

“It’s a good time to be a submariner. The submarine force enjoys tremendous credibility with our nation’s leadership – a credibility you earn every day and through that credibility we will meet our objectives and challenges... through our remarkable Sailors,” said West.

“We serve in the greatest Navy and submarine force the world has ever known, performing missions that are not just important, but also critical to the security of our nation and freedom around the world.

You’re not only getting it done under the sea, on the ground, you continue to produce.

“As MCPON, I traveled the globe seeing Sailors from all walks of life form a team whether underway, on the sands of Iraq or the isolated hills of Afghanistan...you executed the mission at hand and excelled in doing so.

“If the tone of the force is any reflection of what I feel and see here tonight... we’re in pretty good shape,” West said during his remarks.

Over the years, a total of 63 U.S. submarines have been lost in war and peace, and some 4,000 young men have lost their lives serving on those submarines. Even though USS Holland was commissioned in October 1900, the submarine force can track its history to as early as Sept. 5, 1776, when the submarine Turtle conducted an attack on HMS Eagle in New York harbor. Submariners relish their storied history and steep tradition, but on the 115th celebration and in lieu of the traditional tolling of the boats, a video was played which depicted the history of the submarine force.

Sonar Technician (Submarine) 3rd Class (SS) Steven Cook, from the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Maryland (SSBN 738), was one of many who was inspired by the video.

“It was great to help pay tribute to this long tradition that submariners have,” said Cook. “It was great to be able to celebrate with the veterans who paved the way and set the standards that we try to live up to today.”

NAVELSG’s 1st NELR holds change of command

By MCC Scott Kesler NAVELSG Public Affairs

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The First Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment (1st NELR) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown-Cheatham Annex, Apr. 16, where Capt. Joseph A. Davis relieved Capt. Michael J. Stiglitz as commodore.

Rear Adm. Valerie K. Huegel, Commander, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (COMNAVELSG), gave the ceremony’s keynote address.

“Capt. Stiglitz has performed brilliantly and flawlessly,” said Huegel. “As both deputy commander and as commodore of my 1st Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment, he has made us better, more capable, and more importantly, ready to go.”

Huegel presented Stiglitz with the Legion of Merit as an end-of-tour award.

Stiglitz attributed the award to the hard work and support of the NAVELSG Sailors and leaders.

“I have had the privilege of serving with a staff that is a terrific group of motivated professionals,” said Stiglitz. “Our team

of FTS [Full Time Support], active duty, selected reservists and civilians make this force run.”

The ceremony marked the end of Stiglitz second tour with NAVELSG. Huegel recalled his time as the planning officer during his first tour where he came up with the original concept of regiments. During his second tour with NAVELSG he served both as the deputy of NAVELSG and as commodore of 1st NELR. “My first tour in cargo, at NCHB [Navy Cargo Handling Battalion] 1, called NAVCHAPGRU at that time, was the beginning of my cargo journey,” said Stiglitz. “Myself and other young officers cut our teeth in the business of cargo handling. We have grown up together doing this mission, and I am proud to count myself as a cargo handler.”

Davis recognized Stiglitz’s hard work and leadership in increasing the regiment’s readiness and successfully certifying for deployment over the past three years.

“I recognize that I have been chosen to lead some of the best Sailors in the Navy,” said Davis. “I do not take that accountability lightly.”

Prior to arriving at NAVELSG, Davis served as the chief of staff for Logistics, U.S. Naval Forces Korea. His operational background includes USS Yellowstone (AD 41); USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) and as executive officer of NCHB 1. He commanded NCHB 1 from 2011 to 2013 Davis has served for the past 30 years, enlisting in the Navy’s Nuclear Power Program Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program at Prairie View A&M University, in Prairie View, Texas in 1985, where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. Davis has also received a Master’s of Science in Information Technology Management from Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

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Below: Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) pose for a photo in front of the Lincoln Memorial during a trip to Washington, D.C., to commemorate the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, April 15.

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President Lincoln’s legacy lives through USS Lincoln Sailors

By Capt. Ron Ravelo USS Abraham Lincoln Commanding Officer

As USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) continues its third year in its Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) in Newport News, we will see the enhancements to more than 80 percent of our spaces. From the top of the island superstructure to the lowest deck of the aircraft carrier, practically every space will witness some form of rework.

Despite the ongoing ship construction, it is most appropriate that we remember our namesake. Our carrier is named after our nation’s 16th president who died at 7:22 a.m. on April 15, 1865 – 150 years ago. We pay homage to the passing of our namesake and the never-ending legacy he has left on our great nation. Each and every day our crew, and arguably every member of our service, continues to uphold our nation as the beacon of hope and freedom set in motion by President Lincoln more than 150 years ago.

As the commanding officer of USS Abraham Lincoln, I am humbled to serve aboard this fine carrier and lead the men and women who serve aboard this warship.

When redelivered to the fleet in the fall of 2016, we will return a fully operational warship manned with trained warriors.

Our ship will continue to serve the people of our great country for another 25 years and with it, will continue to carry forth the proud legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. When USS Abraham Lincoln does return to sea, as a living symbol of our 16th president, she will be infused with the will, the spirit, and the dedication of those great Sailors, past, present, and future who have, and will, darken her passageways.

Our 16th president was known for his leadership, innovation and integrity. These same traits resonate today in our Sailors who serve on board. Every day, our Sailors are exhibiting and asserting their leadership to maintain our course through RCOH by exercising innovative thinking as they discover new ways to solve complex problems.

“Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere.”

President Abraham Lincoln displayed exceptional strength, courage and conviction during his first term of his presidency and his shortened second term in office. His qualities have continued to shape our country’s history. Lincoln witnessed a transformation of our nation between his nomination for president in 1860 to the end of the

■ 150th annivesary Lincoln Sailors toured the museum to commemorate the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Lincoln is currently undergoing Refueling and Complex Overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding.

MC3 Brenton Poyser USS Abraham Lincoln’s (CVN 72) Sailors and color guard post outside Ford’s Theater during a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C., April 15.

MC3 Evan Parker Cmdr. Maurice A. Buford leads a moment of reflection in front of President Abraham Lincoln’s grave in a memorial service held on the 150th anniversary of the passing of Lincoln.

MCSN Paul E. Manukin III Seaman Apprentice Timothy Brown observes photos of the 16th President Abraham Lincoln at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, April 15, during a trip to the museum.

government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

From April 13 to 15, Sailors assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln participated in various events to commemorate the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln.

Some of those events included participating in a ceremony at President Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington, D.C., to mark the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s last visit. Sailors also participated in a commemoration ceremony at Ford’s Theater, and attended a ceremony at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation in Springfield, Illinois, on April 15,

the day of Lincoln’s passing.

Chief Cryptologic Technician (Collection) Jeremy Crandall, visited Springfield on April 15, and participated in an essay writing contest sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation in Springfield to mark the 150th anniversary of the delivery of the Gettysburg Address.

I close with Chief Crandall’s words, which are most fitting on a day when we remember a president whose spirit continues through the ages, “Your efforts, your words, inspire and teach to this day. For the people, by the people. We survive, as do you. Shall Not Perish.”

Civil War. But sadly his life was drastically cut short by an assassin’s bullet while at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. As I write this, I think of our ship’s motto of “Shall Not Perish” from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address delivered on Nov. 19, 1863.

“It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that

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Local commands compete in SAPR softball tournament

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

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Navy commands at various local installations recognized and brought awareness to the subject of sexual assault during the sexual assault prevention and response (SAPR) softball tournament on April 17.

Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), and Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) all competed in the tournament held at Slade Cutter Athletic Park in recognition of April being Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

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“This is a great cause and softball is a light-hearted and fun sport, so it brings light to a somewhat dark subject,” said Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Leonard Reed.

When Reed initially started looking for participants from NNSY for the tournament, he said that he didn’t have any trouble finding players.

“Everyone wanted to join in, play and recognize this important topic,” he said.

At the tournament, the Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) had an information table set up with brochures and pamphlets on sexual assault, which was manned by counselors and victim advocates.

“This is the third year we have had this tournament so we try to do something that brings awareness and is fun for all the participants,” said Kevin Meynardie, SAPR victim advocate.

During the month of April, the FFSC is working with the installations on various events such as art exhibits, fitness challenges, self-defense courses, trainings, presentations, cookouts, and 5K runs.

The FFSC provides many services and resources for victims of sexual assault to include counseling and accommodating the victim to medical appointments and legal counseling sessions.

“Sexual assault can happen to anyone or there may be someone that you know who is a victim,” said Meynardie. “We want to support the

victims and be there for them every step of the way.”

MARMC Senior Chief Engineman Larry Carson is his command’s SAPR representative, so playing in the tournament had an extra special meaning to him.

“Every victim is someone’s mother, father, sister or brother,” he said. “And no one knows if they will be a potential victim. So we have to continue to make people aware and educate them on sexual assault,” he said. “This is our way of recognizing the victims and bringing awareness to this subject.”

As MARMC’s SAPR representative, Carson is responsible with conducting training and awareness events, and maintaining all policies and programs pertaining to sexual assault for the command’s 1,300 Sailors and civilians. Often times, he works closely with the sexual assault response coordinator on training with some of the other commands.

“All victims need to know that sexual assault is not their fault,” he said. “As long as they have the support from us and their commands, then there’s always going to be a brighter day.”

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visited Mount Trashmore Continued from front Sailor volunteers used a variety of visual aids to support their message, including handouts, challenging activity sheets, a disc of recycled plastic, and interactive whale guides.

“I really liked the plastic disc,” said Deborah Heiner, a Virginia Beach parent. “I had no idea the Navy put that much effort into recycling. I was really impressed, and the disc was surprisingly cool looking.”

The plastic disc is a result of the Navy’s effort to keep plastic out of the world’s oceans. In the 1990s, the Navy equipped all its ships with plastic waste processors (PWPs) in support of that effort. PWPs create large disks from crushed and flattened plastic debris generated from the galley and other vessel operations. The Navy donated several of the discs that were used in an art exhibit on the zoo’s grounds.

“The kids really seemed to enjoy all the stuff we gave them,” said Yeoman 2nd Class Billy Miller, from Columbia, South Carolina. “The stickers and hats were fun, but when we gave

them the whale wheels, their eyes really lit up. I hope they will keep it and learn something about marine mammals.”

The whale wheels were handed out to help identify different species of whales. A key focus of the Navy’s environmental stewardship at sea is the protection of marine species, including marine mammals. In partnership with the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Navy develops and implements appropriate sciencebased protective measures to shield marine mammals during naval operations at sea.

Volunteers from USFF’s Stewards of the Sea, also spent the day at Mount Trashmore Park in Virginia Beach and can be found throughout the Hampton Roads area the week of April 20-24 as part of the Earth day celebrations. Stewie, USFF’s Stewards of the Sea mascot, handed out tree saplings, April 22, at the main Navy Exchange in Norfolk.

Earth day is celebrated annually on April 22, to demonstrate support for environmental protection. This year marks the 45th anniversary of the international event.

| Walker has shared his story of hope to 100 installations, 80,000 troops

Continued from front today,” Clark said.

“He is a true legend for many reasons – most notably his countless accomplishments in football – but he is also an inspiring and dedicated leader who has proven you can do anything if you put your mind and body into it.”

Walker, 53, is the national spokesman for the Patriot Support Programs of Universal Health Services, Inc. Since 2008, he has made more than 100 visits to military installations, sharing his

story of hope to more than 80,000 service members.

“I consider myself a tough guy, but there came a time in my life when I needed help,” Walker said in an interview.

“I had a problem that a lot of people look down on and I got help for that problem. Today, I’m doing well, and I just want to tell our men and women in the service that if they are hurting or suffering, there is no shame to ask for help.

“You never know what the outcome will be if you ask for help, but I know what the outcome will be if you don’t.”

He recalled how his hospitalization in 2001 led to writing his memoirs, Breaking Free: My Life with Dissociative Identity Disorder, published in 2008.

“Writing the book was not about making money – it was really therapy for myself,” Walker explained. “If you have something that you can use to help others, God doesn’t mean for you to keep it for yourself.

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Following his talk at NAVSTA Norfolk, Walker held a meet-and-greet with fans from the audience.

“His visit was motivating because he talked about how he wasn’t shy about asking for help,” said Navy Counselor 1st Class Marlene Lemons.

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Teaching your kids about money In honor of Month of the Military Child, Karen Melvin from Fleet and Family Support Center Norfolk has tips on how to teach kids to be successful financially.

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Members of the Navy Region Northwest Honor Guard hold the American flag during a funeral service for Lt. j.g. Richard C. Clark at Mountain View Funeral Home Tacoma, Washington, April 18.

He was shot down over the Vinh Phuc province, Vietnam, Oct. 24, 1967, while on a combat air patrol mission.

MC3 Seth Coulter

A ceremony for the fallen

MCC Peter D. Lawlor Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert speaks at the Military Child of the Year awards gala to honor military children, who even when faced with personal adversity find a way to overcome their own hardships and give back to their community.

Navy Military Child of the Year honored at gala

By MCC Julianne Metzger Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

WASHINGTON

The Navy’s top officer presented the award for Navy Military Child of the Year during an evening gala at the Ritz Carlton in Arlington, Virginia, April 16.

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert, introduced the 2015 Navy Military Child of the Year awardee Emily Kliewer, an Orlando high school student and humanitarian.

“Emily believes in paying it forward and providing that rainbow in among the clouds,” said Greenert. “She has a commitment to others, general compassion and concern, and she’s that advocate for positivity.”

The Military Child of the Year award recognizes military

children who have demonstrated themselves as exceptional citizens while facing the challenges of military family life.

Kliewer, a senior at Dr. Phillips High School (DPHS), will graduate in June as class valedictorian with a 4.92 GPA. She is DPHS’s swimming and diving team captain, a four time school record holder, a three time National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) All-American swimmer, and has placed in multiple events at the Florida State and regional levels.

“Over the last 15 years ...

I have never met a student quite like Emily Kliewer,” said DPHS Administrative and former Athletic Director Dean John Magrino. “I am not speaking about her accomplishments or her acco-

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By MC3 Seth Coulter Navy Public Affairs Support Element, Det. Northwest

TACOMA, WASH.

A burial service commemorating the return of a killed in action service member to American soil was held in Tacoma, Washington, at Mountain View Funeral Home, April 18.

SECNAV announces Department of the Navy innovation vision Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs NATIONAL HARBOR, MD.

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, unveiled the Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Innovation Vision during remarks delivered at the annual Sea, Air and Space Exposition, April 15.

“The superiority – in technol-

Lt. j.g. Richard C. Clark was shot down over the Vinh Phuc Province, Vietnam, Oct. 24, 1967, while on a combat air patrol mission and could not be confirmed as successfully ejecting the aircraft. He was carried as missing in action until later changed

John F. Williams Rear Adm. Mat Winter, chief of naval research, right, discusses the future of maritime weapons during the Navy League’s 50th annual Sea, Air and Space Exposition.

Winter was part of a panel that also included Vice Adm. Philip Cullom, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics, left, and Vice Adm. William Hilarides, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command.

ogy and concepts – the Navy and Marine Corps have on, over, under and coming from the sea did not just happen,” said Mabus. “There have been more than two centuries of collaboration and experimentation among people in and out of uniform, in government and industry, redefining what is possible. In so many cases, we have taken seemingly im-

PUTTING FACES TO THE NAMES Vietnam Memorial expands

By Katie Lange DOD News, Social Media

The Vietnam War Memorial has shifted over the decades from being “The Wall that Heals” to “The Wall that Educates,” and plans to expand that mantra are well on their way.

In 2003, a project to create a two-story, underground education center near the memorial was approved that will put a face to the more than 58,000 names listed on the Vietnam Wall. To see the interactive layout online, visit www.

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vvmf.org/inside-the-center.

A collection of items left at The Wall over the years will be one highlight of the new center.

One of its biggest focal points will be the more than 400,000 items left at The Wall over the years. From letters to wreaths and crosses, they were left out of love, loss and grief for the fallen.

“One guy left a letter with a watch that was stopped at 10:05 a.m., which was when his best buddy was killed. He was the guy in the platoon who never knew what time it was,” said Jan

possible ideas and made them real.”

One theme of Mabus’ remarks was that, despite the centuries of innovation that have contributed to the success of the Navy and Marine Corps, the time has come to reinvigorate that culture while breaking down existing barriers to new ideas and concepts.

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Scruggs, the founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF). “There’s all kinds of stuff like that.”

Another of the center’s focal points will be The Wall of Faces, a software-driven wall that circulates 40,000 photos of veterans.

There will be places where visitors can call up a particular photo, including those of foreign troops who were killed in action, for more details.

Scruggs said veterans of the more recent wars will find something special there, too.

“Every hour on the hour, we’re going to show photos of Iraq and Afghanistan [veterans],” Scruggs said. “This will have enormous psychological importance to the people who served in these wars.

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TEACHING YOUR KIDS ABOUT MONEY

By Karen Melvin FFSC Norfolk

The month of the Military Child gives us the opportunity to celebrate our military kids. As a parent of military kids I am concerned about how to teach them to be successful financially. FFSC Norfolk offers a Raising Financially Fit Kids class which is a great start for parents to learn how to teach their kids to be money-smart. FFSC Norfolk Financial Educators are available to present this to Family Readiness Groups, Commands, or come to our next class on July 17 from 1-3 p.m. at FFSC Norfolk. Call 444-2102 to register for class.

There are also many age-appropriate books to help parents start the conversation about money with their children. You may remember reading Dr. Suess’ “One Cent, Two Cents, Old Cent, New Cent: All about Money” with your younger kids or The Berenstain Bears' “Trouble With Money” or “Dollars and Sense.” Your elementary aged kids will know “Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday” by Judith Viorst and “A Dollar for Penny” by Julie Glass. All of these books give a great introduction to making, spending and saving money. Most schools

will have links to more education resources on their website like I-Ready or Porta-portal. The math sections have money lessons included.

Young children are often fascinated by coins – the more you have, the richer you are – even if it is just pennies. This is a great time to start collecting state quarters in a collector’s book as a supplement to their piggy banks. This is also an excellent time to introduce sharing or giving to charity. Many books for the elementary crowd focus on save, spend, and share. As children get older they start to understand the connection between work and money and spending. They understand that their parents go to work to make money to buy the family what they need. If you are giving your kids allowance that is tied to chores, your kids are learning the work for pay concept. However, it is not uncommon for kids to ask for something and tell their parents to just use their credit or debit cards.

That piece of plastic is a powerful tool that gets them the things they want. They don’t always grasp that there is a bill that needs to be paid.

As children get to be tweens, they grasp that bills need to be paid but they don’t necessarily understand how much life costs. They are fa-

miliar with the things they want like video games or clothes but ask them how much the family spends on groceries or how much a new car costs and they are usually way off in their estimates.

“Not Your Parents’ Money Book” by Jean Chatzky is written for tweens and younger teens with contributions from their peers. This age group is looking for more financial independence. They want to get their own money either through allowance or jobs like babysitting, lawn-care, dog-walking, etc. This is a great time to introduce children to having a bank account. Most families start with a saving account and as the child becomes a teenager they may get them a checking account when they have a part-time job with a company. Of course once a teenager starts working they may wonder where all the money paid to taxes is going. This is also a great time to discuss the power of time and compound interest. When you are 16 it is hard to comprehend retirement let alone make saving for it a prior-

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ity but showing teenagers the math may motivate them. If they start with an initial investment of $100 and add $100 a month into a mutual fund earning 8 percent annually on average, by the time they are 66 they will have $803,848.

The message of these books and with all financial education is to make some money, don’t spend more than your make, and save some money. Lessons we can all use to be financially successful!

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NO DAY LIKE... TOMORROW?

By Lisa Smith Molinari Military Spouse Contributor

My column was late this week.

A spaceship wasn’t hovering ominously over Rhode Island. Our base house didn’t burn down. My computer didn’t seize up with “the blue screen of death,” although that did happen back in ’07 just after my husband deployed to Djibouti. None of our kids came down with double pneumonia. And miraculously, I wasn’t arrested for fraud after filing our tax returns.

Nope, I don’t have one decent excuse for my column being late. Truth be told, I procrastinated.

Normally, I submit my column to newspaper editors on Fridays for publication the following week, so that I can spend the weekend watching the kids’ sports, barbecuing with the neighbors, and walking the dog along the water.

Come Monday, I know it would be smart to write 200 words on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; leaving Thursday for rewrites and editing, and Friday for polishing and submission.

But that makes way too much sense.

Friday is eons away, I think to myself. Today, I’ll get laundry done, mop the floors, wash the minivan. Getting housework done will free me up to write more tomorrow.

But between the puppy being afraid of the vacuum cleaner, the hour-long call from my mother, the search for missing socks under the

kids’ beds, and that riveting episode of “Cops” I had to watch until the end, I barely manage to defrost the pork chops.

On Tuesday, I wake with a purpose. I’m going to make some headway on that column … as soon as I think of an idea. What will I write about this week?

My notebook in hand, I sit in a sunny spot in the backyard to let the dog sniff around while I search for inspiration.

Hmmm … the beds could really use a bit of weeding. Three hours later, there are piles of garden debris out by the curb, my fingernails are packed with dirt, and I’m on my way to Home Depot for grass seed, tomato cages, and annuals.

On Wednesday, I determine that, if I spend the day in front of my computer, I can turn out 600 words and still have Thursday for editing.

All I need is a subject. I troll the Internet, looking for topics, current events, some nugget of news that might feed an idea.

Let’s check Facebook to see what’s trending.

Big mistake. An hour later, I have scrolled all the way down to 2012, got sucked into a comment debate over proposed BAH cuts, and watched a string of YouTube videos of dogs with human voiceovers.

I figure I’ll switch out the laundry and try again after lunch, but the afternoon brings a case of the sleepys. I convince myself that a 20minute catnap on the couch will do wonders,

but you can probably guess how the day goes from there.

Thursday I wake up stressed, which should provide adequate motivation to meet my 24hour deadline. But by dinnertime, I have done everything BUT my column. I organized the junk drawer, swept out the basement, clipped my toenails, put our National Geographic magazines in chronological order, and dug the fuzz out of the keyboard with a toothpick.

I plan to let my editors know on Monday, I just can’t do this anymore.

Friday and Saturday pass in hopeless defeat.

But on Sunday, I notice that the sky did not fall.

The Earth did not implode. I am still breathing.

My editors probably haven’t even noticed that my column is late. I realize that my fear of failure has caused me to create conditions where success is impossible. With the dangerous awareness that I could play this cat and mouse game with myself every week if I so dared, I finally sat down and tapped out this column about procrastination.

I hit send and promise myself: I will put an end to this self-destructive habit, and I’ll do it first thing – tomorrow.

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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St. Louis will be built with modular design incorporating mission packages that can be changed out U.S. Navy photo quickly as combat needs demand.

These mission packages are supthe Gulf of Mexico region. ported by detachments that deploy “The name St. Louis holds a manned and unmanned vehicles, and strong naval legacy,” Mabus said. sensors in support of mine, undersea “In this era when our country is and surface warfare missions. faced with similar challenges as The ship will be 388 feet long, our forefathers, it’s important that have a waterline beam length of 58 all who encounter this ship are re- feet and make speeds in excess of minded of the history of our Navy’s 40 knots. The construction will be bravery and sense of duty.” led by a Lockheed Martin industry The LCS is designed to defeat team in Marinette, Wisconsin.

The future USS St. Louis, designated LCS 19, will be the seventh ship to bear the name.

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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced April 17, that the next Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) will be named USS St. Louis.

The future USS St. Louis, desig-

nated LCS 19, will be the seventh ship to bear the name. The first St. Louis, a sloop of war, was launched in 1828. It spent the majority of its service patrolling the coasts of the Americas to secure interests and trade. In addition, it served as the flagship for the West Indies Squadron working to suppress piracy in the Caribbean Sea, the Antilles and

Leaders discuss the successful implementation of the virtual desktop initiative, which allows remote access to a central server eliminating the need for localized memory, saving space and energy while increasing speed and security.

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Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) has hit a milestone in their upgrades of electronic classrooms throughout the Navy’s training domain. On April 16, the 3,000th virtual desktop was established at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) in Oceana, Virginia.

The NETC virtual desktop initiative (VDI) was started in 2012 and is deploying new computer systems to more than 23,000 desktop computers in 2,500 classrooms throughout the NETC domain. According to the NETC information technology team, the VDI systems give instructors and students better technology and flexibility in the classroom, which in time will allow them to teach the curriculum at virtually any NETC learning site.

“Users log on, and it knows who they are and can provide the proper content,” said Bruce Bare, NETC Information Technology Business

Operations department head. The biggest selling points, he says, are flexibility, minimal change to current user experience, and improved security posture.

A student can log into the system from any classroom to the appropriate server and see the appropriate training materials.

“The VDI capability allows CNATT to explore even more innovative ways to support the fleet,” said Capt. Katherine Erb, commanding officer of CNATT headquarters in Pensacola, Florida. “No longer will many of our courses be tethered to a specific physical location.”

Additionally, an enterprise support team will change or update the operating system, where only the master image receives the updates, then replicates across the system instead of the site technician(s) manually working on potentially hundreds of computers at a learning site. This reduces downtime for computers and increases the efficiency of technicians responsible for maintaining sites.

“We don’t need someone to go

around and touch individual machines anymore,” Bare said. “We need fewer information technicians, but they need to have higher skills.”

Maintenance at the training site generally focuses on hardware, meaning technicians are still necessary on site. Meanwhile, programming and system management moves to one of three planned service centers, which require additional talent.

First implemented at the CNATTU on board Keesler, Air Force Base, Missouri, VDI represents a seamless integration in the way content is delivered. Students and instructors use zero clients, basically a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, to access a virtual machine on a server in a secure facility on the base. The zero client stores no operating system or software. The virtual machines stay active, yet secure, when the user removes their common access card (CAC), allowing them to access their image from any other zero client. Once the user logs off, the virtual instance ends allowing for a pristine image the next time the user logs on.

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Most importantly, according to Bare, they’re flexible, allowing users to access the same courseware even when using different zero clients or classrooms. This flexibility ensures that training is not bogged down by maintenance or technical problems in one classroom. By the end of the fiscal year, the VDI team expects to have eight more learning sites running on the new solution, joining the 13 that are already virtualized.

“The ability to streamline IT [information technology] investments in the long term is very important,” Bare said, noting that funding is always a challenge. Bare estimates completion of the unclassified VDI transition by the end of 2017.

“Typically when we go into a

site, we have a goal of virtualizing 80 percent of what’s there,” Bare said. “We’ve been able to exceed that goal quite well by virtualizing over 90 percent.”

Some content, like large databases, don’t transfer over to the new system, so the engineers working on VDI have been taking what they can over to the new system and will readdress that content once the transition is complete. The CNATT detachment at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field, Florida, completed their transition to VDI in March, according to Lt. James Bailey, who is the director of Aviation Maintenance Officer training and also an instructor. The installation began in January and took about two and half months.

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Hawaii ships, shore leading in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;LED-ingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for energy security

By Lt. Corbin Dryden Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs

PEARL HARBOR

As Earth Month continues, the Navy in Hawaii conducted the second installment of Earth Day themed interview segments, April 16, to highlight energy conservation at shore installations and at sea.

Kate Ramirez, from Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Hawaii (NAVFAC), and Lt. Cmdr. Robert Franklin III, operations ofďŹ cer for Commander, Naval Surface Group Mid-PaciďŹ c, appeared on the local FOX afďŹ liate KHON2â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s morning show to discuss energy conservation initiatives both ashore and at sea.

Light emitting diodes (LED) lights are making their way onto ships and are already in use ashore in an effort to reduce energy consumption, protect the environment and save money.

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) is home to the ďŹ rst LEDequipped U.S Navy ship, the guid-

ed-missile destroyer USS Chaffee (DDG 90), according to Franklin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just like in our homes or workplaces weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in the Navy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in saving energy any way we can on our ships, whether weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at sea operating or whether we are plugged into our piers at Pearl Harbor,â&#x20AC;? says Franklin, who demonstrated the difference in energy use between old incandescent bulbs and new LEDs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know we can save about $50,000 per year, per ship with this.

Our ability to keep our ships and aircraft on station and on mission is directly tied to how much energy we use, so we take it very seriously.â&#x20AC;?

LEDs save not only money, but also time and the environment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great beneďŹ t for our Sailors and the environment as well. Our Sailors spend less time changing out light bulbs. And for the environment these LED lights donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t contain any hazardous material so theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re cleaner and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re safer for the environment,â&#x20AC;? Franklin said.

The move toward LED lighting on ships began in Pearl Harbor, with installation aboard Chafee in 2011.

Other Pearl Harbor-based DDGs have either received the installation or will within the year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re extremely proud of two of our own ships in Hawaii, the Chaffee and the Preble (DDG 88) for leading the charge; they are the ďŹ rst two ships in the Navy to fully convert each of their lights â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over 4,000 per ship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to LED,â&#x20AC;? says Franklin.

Navy leaders recently announced LED lights will be the standard for all new ship construction.

LED technology is also considered a bright idea ashore and key to sustainability. Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam uses LED lights on one of its most visible holiday displays, the Freedom Tower near Hickam Field.

For the past 45 years the 171foot high, 76-year old water tower, dubbed the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Freedom Tower,â&#x20AC;? has been illuminated at night during the holiday season, and 2014 marked the

Denise Emsley The new Camp H.M. Smith Fitness Center has parking areas which are covered with canopies to support numerous photovoltaic panels that power LED lighting that reduces overall energy consumption at the facility.

ďŹ rst year LED lights were used. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We upgraded from a 25-watt incandescent ... to a 5-watt LED,â&#x20AC;?

Ramirez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have over 7,000 light bulbs on the Freedom Tower, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about an 80 percent drop in the system wattage. We ďŹ gure that saved us about $660 just over the four-week holiday season,â&#x20AC;? Ramirez added.

A working power meter was brought into the KHON2 studio to compare the power consumed by both incandescent and LED light bulbs. As soon as the meter was

switched over to the LED bulb, Ramirez pointed out the difference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That black disc slows down quite a bit, showing you the LED is using signiďŹ cantly less energy,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Various energy security demonstrations are being held throughout the month at the Navy Exchange and other locations, including at the April 23, Pearl Harbor Colors ceremony at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.

Earth Day is April 22, several events will be held at various Navy locations in Hawaii throughout the week of April 20-24.

DOD seeks to identify unaccounted-for USS Oklahoma crew members DOD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON

The remains of up to 388 unaccounted-for Sailors and Marines associated with USS Oklahoma, will be exhumed later this year for analysis that could lead to identifying most of them, DOD ofďŹ cials announced April 14.

On Dec. 7, 1941, 429 sailors and Marines were killed when Japanese torpedoes sank the ship during the attacks on Pearl Harbor.

Upon disinterment, the remains will be transferred to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) laboratory in Hawaii for examination,

ofďŹ cials said in a news release, noting that analysis of all available evidence indicates that most Oklahoma crew members can be identiďŹ ed upon disinterment.

Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work approved the disinterment and established a broader DOD policy that deďŹ nes threshold criteria for disinterment of unknowns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The secretary of defense and I will work tirelessly to ensure your loved oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remains will be recovered, identiďŹ ed, and returned to you as expeditiously as possible, and we will do so with dignity, respect and care,â&#x20AC;? Work said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While not all families will receive an individual identiďŹ ca-

tion, we will strive to provide resolution to as many families as possible.â&#x20AC;?

The disinterment policy applies to all unidentiďŹ ed remains from the National Memorial Cemetery of the PaciďŹ c and other permanent American military cemeteries. However, this policy does not extend to Sailors and Marines lost at sea or to remains entombed in U.S. Navy vessels serving as national memorials, ofďŹ cials said.

The threshold criteria include research, family reference samples for DNA comparison, medical and dental records of the missing service members, and the scientiďŹ c capacity to identify the remains in a timely manner, ofďŹ cials

said. To disinter cases of commingled remains, they added, the department must estimate the ability to identify at least 60 percent of the individuals associated with a group. A likelihood of at least 50 percent identiďŹ cation must be attained for individual unknowns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency is prepared to begin this solemn undertaking in concert with ongoing worldwide recovery missions,â&#x20AC;? Rear Adm. Mike Franken, DPAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acting director, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Personally, I am most privileged to be part of this honorable mission, and I very much appreciate the efforts of many people who saw this revised disinterment policy come to fruition.â&#x20AC;?

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During salvage operations from June 1942 to May 1944, the remaining service membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; remains were removed from the ship and initially interred as unknowns in Hawaiiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nuuanu and Halawa cemeteries. In 1947, all remains in those cemeteries were disinterred for attempted identiďŹ cation. Twenty-seven unknowns from the Oklahoma were proposed for identiďŹ cation based on dental comparisons, but all proposed identiďŹ cations were disapproved.

By 1950, all unidentiďŹ ed remains associated with the ship were re-interred as unknowns at the National Memorial Cemetery of the PaciďŹ c, commonly known as the Punchbowl.

In 2003, the DOD labora-

tory in Hawaii disinterred one casket containing Oklahoma remains based on historical evidence provided by Ray Emory, a Pearl Harbor survivor. The evidence helped to establish the identiďŹ cation of ďŹ ve servicemen; however, the casket contained the remains of up to 100 men who have not yet been identiďŹ ed.

Analysis of remains will begin immediately after their arrival into the DPAA laboratory and will use current forensic tools and techniques, including DNA testing, Pentagon ofďŹ cials said. Service members who are identiďŹ ed will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors.

Navy and Marine Corps casualty ofďŹ ces began notifying the next-of-kin this morning, ofďŹ cials said.

U.S. Navy photo The capsized hull of USS Oklahoma (BB-37), with a barge alongside to support rescue efforts, probably on Dec. 8, 1941.

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Navy athletes selected to participate in the 2015 DOD Warrior Games

By Patty Babb Navy Installations Command Public Affairs

WASHINGTON

Forty seriously wounded, ill and injured athletes have been selected to represent the Navy during the 2015 DOD Warrior Games June 19-28, in Quantico, Virginia.

Navy Wounded Warrior (NWW) – Safe Harbor is the Navy and Coast Guard’s Wounded Warrior support program. Each of the Team Navy athletes is enrolled in the program, which has provided them with non-medical care and connected their families and caregivers to resources and support. NWW also links enrollees to adaptive sports opportunities, including the annual DOD Warrior Games.

“This year’s Team Navy roster includes wounded warrior athletes in various stages of recovery, who face a wide range of life-altering medical conditions,” said NWW Director, Capt. Brent Breining.

“Although each has a different situation, they are united by a common purpose: to honor their military family, as well as their own families and friends, by competing to the very best of their abilities.”

The athletes’ skills were evaluated last month during the Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials, which brought together nearly 70 Wounded Warriors at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. The roster was assembled after careful consultation with Team Navy’s experienced coaching staff.

Team Navy brings together active duty and retired Sailors and Coast Guardsmen from around the

This year’s Team Navy roster includes Wounded Warrior athletes in various stages of recovery, who face a wide range of life-altering medical conditions.” -NWW Director Capt. Brent Breining country, both from enlisted and officer communities.

During the DOD Warrior Games they will compete in archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and field, and wheelchair basketball. This year also brings a new exhibition sport, wheelchair rugby. Team Navy will compete against teams from the other services and from U.S. Special Operations Command and Great Britain. The athletes will come together for the first time as a team at a training camp in May at Naval Base Ventura County, California.

NWW is one of more than 50 quality of life programs for which the Navy’s shore enterprise is responsible. Supporting the Fleet, Fighter and Family, Navy Installations Command is comprised of more than 50,000 Sailors and civilian employees located at 70 installations under 11 regions worldwide.

To learn more about NWW, the DOD Warrior Games and adaptive athletics, visit http://safeharbor. navylive.dodlive.mil; call (855) NAVY-WWP (6289997) or email navywoundedwarrior@navy.mil.

■ Team Navy 2015 Roster Retired Navy Construction Mechanic 1st Class Rory Aguilar Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Angelo Anderson Retired Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jorge Arreola Retired Navy Legalman 1st Class Shahnaz Askins Retired Navy Chief Logistics Specialist Leticia Baugher Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class Michael Byars Coast Guard Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Jamie Byrd Retired Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brian Canich Retired Navy Honorary Chief Boatswain’s Mate Jim Castaneda Retired Navy Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Nathan Dewalt Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class John Dusseau Retired Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jacob Emmott Retired Coast Guard Yeoman 3rd Class Kristen Esget Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Roel Espino Retired Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Isaac Francois Retired Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jaime Garza Navy Engineman 3rd Class Jerrod Griffin Navy Lt. Cmdr. Maria Gomez-Mannix Retired Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Nathaniel Hamilton Retired Navy Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Douglas Hill Retired Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Donald Jackson Retired Coast Guard Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Paul Johnson Retired Coast Guard Lt. Sancho Johnson Retired Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Steven Lee Retired Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Sonny Lemerande Navy Chief Logistics Specialist Averill Malone Retired Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Stephen Miller Retired Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Adrian Mohammed Retired Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Thomas Murphy Retired Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Kenyactha Myers Retired Navy Airman Brett Parks Retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Scott Radetski Retired Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Redmond Ramos Retired Navy Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Kathleen Ray Navy Senior Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Ryan Reese Retired Navy Chief Yeoman Javier Rodriguez Santiago Retired Navy Aviation Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Michael Roggio Retired Navy Lt. j.g. Steven Simmons Retired Navy Airman Sadie Strong Retired Navy Chief Gunner’s Mate Hector Varela

FY16 Senior Enlisted Continuation Board convenes in August Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs MILLINGTON, TENN.

The fiscal year 2016 (FY16) performancebased Senior Enlisted Continuation Board (SECB) will convene Aug. 3, according to a Navy message released, April 15.

As outlined in NAVADMIN 088/15, active component (AC) and Full Time Support (FTS) E-7 to E-9 Sailors with at least 19 years of active service computed from their active duty service date as of Feb. 28, and three-years’ time-in-rate (TIR) as of June 30; and Selected

Reserve (SELRES) and Voluntary Training Unit (VTU) E-7 to E-9 Sailors with at least 20 years qualifying service as of Feb. 28, and three-years TIR by June 30, will be considered by the board.

The Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center will publish the names of board-eligible Sailors, June 8. The names will be posted to the Navy Enlisted Advancement System website at https://neasos.cnet.navy.mil, and individuals can view their board eligibility profile sheet on Navy Knowledge Online

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Commands will be able to review their FY16 SECB listing for accuracy. If an eligible candidate is not listed, commands must contact Navy Personnel Command (NPC) to make the required adjustment. June 29, is the last day for commands to resolve eligibility issues.

Letters to the board must be received by July 13. See the NAVADMIN for submission procedures and mailing addresses.

Board results will be posted on BUPERS On-Line for command access only, and commanding officers will be notified via a per-

sonal for NAVADMIN when this occurs.

Sailors who are not selected for continuation must transfer to the Fleet Reserve or retire by Sept. 1, 2016, unless operationally waived by the deputy chief of naval personnel. Sailors with an approved operational waiver must transfer by Dec. 1, 2016.

For more information, read the message at the NPC website at www.npc.navy.mil, visit the NPC enlisted continuation page at www. npc.navy.mil/boards/enlistedcontinuation or call the NPC Customer Service Center at (866) U-ASK-NPC (827-5672).

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Training test pilots for 70 years How U.S. naval test pilot school all began

By Donna Cipolloni NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs

Seventy years have passed since the ďŹ rst version of today's U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) opened its doors for business.

It all started in 1943, when the Flight Test Group, located at Naval Air Station (NAS) Anacostia, transferred to the newly established NAS Patuxent (Pax) River.

The test pilot school evolved from an urgent necessity recognized early on by Cmdr.

Charles Thomas "Tom" Booth, who got the ball rolling in 1944, after Cmdr. Sydney S. Sherby earned his graduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and ďŹ rst reported to Pax River to ďŹ ll a new billet â&#x20AC;&#x201C; chief project engineer. Booth, ďŹ&#x201A;ight test ofďŹ cer at the Naval Air Test Center (NATC), tasked Sherby with the job of getting to know the people and becoming familiar with how they were going about testing, at that point.

Sherby was given permission to do whatever was necessary to improve the process.

Early in January 1945, after months of studying the issue and numerous visits to Langley Field Laboratory, it was determined that if Flight Test was to continue to perform its mission effectively and keep pace with progress in aeronautics, the establishment of some formal program of education for test pilots and engineers would be essential.

Cmdr. C.E. Giese, who by then had relieved Booth as ďŹ&#x201A;ight test ofďŹ cer, agreed.

On Feb. 21, Giese appointed Sherby to head a committee of three ofďŹ cers and report back to him in seven days with recommendations. As a result of the extensive work Sherby had been doing, his proposal for an indoctrination course for Navy ďŹ&#x201A;ight test pilots was ready for review by March 1.

The Earliest Classes The plan described the outline of the program. The curriculum would cover the fundamentals of aerodynamics, procedures for aircraft performance testing, evaluation of

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aircraft stability and control characteristics, miscellaneous test and trials, actual in-ďŹ&#x201A;ight performance testing and ďŹ&#x201A;ight test reporting in a standardized format. It was scheduled to ďŹ t into 37 hours of classroom work with nine hours of ďŹ&#x201A;ight time spread over ten weeks, meeting Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.

Giese approved Sherby's recommendations and appointed him as ofďŹ cer in charge of the Flight Test pilot's training program.

Sherby provided the classroom instruction while Lt. H.E. McNeely served as ďŹ&#x201A;ight instructor.

The ďŹ rst aircraft used for training purposes were the F6F, FM-2, SBD, TBM and SNJ, which were borrowed from Flight Test.

The ďŹ rst class, consisting of 14 pilots and engineers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; later designated as class 0a â&#x20AC;&#x201C; began March 12, 1945, and graduated on May 30. Commander of the NATC, Capt.

A.D. Storrs, gave each student a diploma and a slide rule for their accomplishment.

Class 0b convened in October later that same year, but the enrollment was diversiďŹ ed. It included students from other NATC activities.

A Formal Curriculum is Proposed In March 1946, newly appointed Commanding OfďŹ cer of the NATC, Capt. J.D. Barner wrote to the chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics stating the need for a formal test pilot school, suggesting it be established as a division of NATC. Barner recommended semi-annual classes of about 30 students with a duration of four to ďŹ ve months.

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About the time Class 0c was in school in 1946, Capt. Frederick M. Trapnell, the man for which Pax River's air ďŹ eld is named, was ordered to the installation as the commanding ofďŹ cer of NATC. Trapnell previously served as ďŹ&#x201A;ight test ofďŹ cer when the Flight Test Group was still in Anacostia. His love and interest in test ďŹ&#x201A;ying proved invaluable to the development of a formal naval test pilot school.

Trapnell sat in on Sherby's classes and while he was impressed, it became clear that the training program being taught was inadequate, and he requested authorization and funding to establish a full-time course of about 30 students, with classes convening every nine months. His suggestion came from the detailed recommendations submitted by Giese.

The estimated cost for the school's ďŹ rst year was estimated at $25,000. Then-Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, agreed to the request and Trapnell began drafting a ďŹ nal blueprint for the school. Trapnell submitted the ďŹ nal draft to the ofďŹ ce of the CNO on Oct. 20, 1947.

On Jan. 22, 1948, Trapnell's plan for a formal test pilot school being a division of the NATC was approved by Adm. J.D. Price, deputy chief of naval operations. Sherby was relieved of his duties as chief project engineer in the ďŹ&#x201A;ight test division to assume his new duties as director of the test pilot training division.

From Then to Now In 1957, the school's name was formally

changed to the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School.

It was listed in the Bureau of Naval Personnel's Catalog of Naval Schools and was included in the ofďŹ cer special qualiďŹ cations listed in the naval register.

Courses were continuously being revised to accommodate new technology which brought about faster and more sophisticated aircraft. As time went on, courses became more complex. Curriculum was expanded and now accommodates three different criteria: Fixed wing, rotary wing and airborne systems.

The school was forced to move four different times in its history until its present academic facility â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Building 2168 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; was built in 1993.

USNTPS is the only test pilot school in the U.S. military that offers academic courses on helicopters, and the only one in the world for airborne systems.

Through the years, USNTPS has trained some of the best known aviators in history, including many of the early astronauts who helped launch the nation's space program.

Today, USNTPS provides instruction to Navy, Marine Corps, Army and Air Force aviators, international aviators/engineers, and civil service engineers. Accepting 36 students at a time and lasting approximately 48 weeks, two classes are offered per year, in February and August.

Graduating students use their expertise in the acquisition community, working on aircraft and weapons systems, performing ďŹ&#x201A;ight tests and managing introduction of new assets to the ďŹ&#x201A;eet.

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By Tia McMillen NAVSUP Office of Corporate Communications

MECHANICSBURG, PA.

Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) headquarters sponsored a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month program for its military and civilian personnel, April 17.

Rear Adm. Jonathan A. Yuen, Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command and chief of Supply Corps, began the ceremony by saying, “In his Presidential Proclamation, President Obama states, ‘As Americans, we each have the power to shape our country’s course and contribute to the extraordinary task of perfecting our Union,’” he said. “I agree. Let’s learn, let’s have a discussion, let’s take action, and let’s make a positive impact in our community, in our families, and in our Navy family.” He then invited Karen Galbraith, training projects specialist at the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, and Shannon Pavlovcic, prevention education coordinator at the YMCA, to the podium.

Galbraith, a licensed social worker with more than 20 years of professional and volunteer experience in the fields of sexual violence and social justice, served as the guest speaker, along with Pavlovcic.

“Sexual violence is not about sex – it’s about power and control,” Galbraith said. “It’s not a woman’s issue – it’s a social justice issue.”

“One of the most alarming statistics is who is a perpetrator. Perpetuators are more than likely partners, neighbors, friends, people that we know. Sexual violence occurs on campuses, military bases, living rooms, and in our schools,” said Pavlovcic.

“We all know about fight or flight,” Galbraith said. “But ‘freeze’ is another response. Some people do not fight or flight in moments of trauma – they freeze.”

Wrapping up the ceremony, Galbraith said, “We need to educate our youth earlier on foundational values and beliefs that shape an entire culture. While helping survivors or victims through sexual violence is so important, we need to eliminate sexual violence all together.”

After Galbraith and Pavlovcic finished their presentation, Yuen presented them with a plaque in appreciation for their time and service to such an important issue.

NAVSUP provides U.S. naval forces with quality supplies and services. With headquarters in Mechanicsburg, and employing a diverse, worldwide workforce of more than 22,500 military and civilian personnel, NAVSUP oversees logistics programs in the areas of supply operations, conventional ordnance, contracting, resale, fuel, transportation, and security assistance.

CEREMONY Continued from B1 to presumed killed in action.

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam repatriated 11 boxes of remains to the U.S., Jan. 16, 1991, which confirmed they contained Clark’s remains after DNA testing in 2014.

“There are not enough words to say how overdue this ceremony is,” said Peter Mohr, pastor of the Lutheran Church of Christ the

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Continued from B1 lades, which could fill pages. Emily’s character is impeccable and without question, her greatest quality.”

Kliewer combines her athletic prowess and zeal for community service as a Special Olympics swimming instructor and volunteer coach.

Her experiences working with Special Olympics inspired her to become a peer-on-peer mentor, where she serves as an assistant teacher and friend to special needs children.

“It is important to spread positivity and be nice to anyone and everyone,” said Kliewer. “If you are nice to someone else, it starts the chain to spread kindness to a greater number of peopleeven to the point that it may come back around. Even more important, that bit of niceness may make someone’s day.”

Kliewer also participates in the Give Kids the World event, which allows for terminally or chronically ill children to come and vacation at Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. Emily has said that these volunteer experiences, in addition to working with the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society, are

some of her proudest achievements.

“Emily reminds us that military children serve as well; it’s not just about deployments and separations, or managing, in her case, five moves in 10 years,” said Greenert. “But Emily, like so many of our kids, does take service to a whole other level.”

Operation Homefront, the award and event’s sponsor, states the average Military Child of the Year Award nominee has: moved five times or more, experienced at least one parent deploy for 18 months or more, volunteered with service groups an average of 75 hours during the year, and has maintained above-average grades and excelled in extracurricular activities.

Kliewer is the daughter of retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kyle and Cynthia Kliewer. Her great grandfather, a World War II veteran, served in the Navy for 25 years. Both of Emily’s grandfathers are also Navy veterans, as well as three uncles and five cousins serving in different branches of the armed services. Emily’s older sister, Kaitlin, is working on her Ph.D. in civil engineering at Princeton University. Her other sister Nicole will

graduate from Florida State University magna cum laude this summer.

“Now you’ve heard the term, ‘the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,’” Greenert said. “And in this case, tonight we have really kind of an orchard of service and accomplishment,” continued Greenert, referencing the extended Kliewer family.

In her spare time Kliewer is active in school honor societies, including the Science and Spanish Honor Societies, and was named CIS World History and AP Environmental Science Student of the Year.

“She is one of those rare students who will passionately pursue excellence no matter how high the ‘bar’ is raised,” said Deborah Wasylik, Kliewer’s AP Environmental Science teacher.

Kliewer plans on attending the University of Idaho to study chemical engineering and continue her competitive swimming career at the collegiate level.

“She has a pretty good career ahead of her, I think,” said Greenert.

“I really admire these kids and what they stand for,” said Greenert of the award recipients.

| ‘Welcome home and thank you for your service.’

King, from Tacoma, Washington.

“Though at long last, we can properly put to rest a hero who gave the ultimate sacrifice protecting their country.”

The ceremony included a threevolley salute, taps and a missing man formation flown by the Vikings from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129.

“My father was shot down in 1969,” said Cmdr. Brian Daniel-

son, from Kenyon, Minnesota, “He remained MIA for 38 years until being returned home for a burial service. I am honored to do this for the Clark family and wish them the best during this time.”

Alongside active duty Sailors and family members were the Vietnam Veterans/Legacy Veterans Motorcycle Club Tacoma Chapter, who presented a bracelet with the date Clark went missing to his sister Marie Gleason.

Capt. Beth Creighton, right, and Lt. Samantha Dugan, both assigned to the Office of Naval Research reserve component, answer questions during the Navy League’s 50th annual Sea, Air and Space Exposition.

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areas focused on Continued from B1 “The world is getting faster, more nimble and is changing exponentially – the world that is with, too often, the exception of the United States military,” he said. “If we do not free ourselves from the ever expanding, ever tightening coils of bureaucracy, if we do not set the pace on adopting change, if we continue to think and do in the same ways we have for so long, then our days as the world’s pre-eminent maritime force are surely numbered – and that number is small and shrinking.”

The initial push toward a DoN better equipped to adopt and incorporate innovation at a quicker pace began earlier this year when Mabus established a special group tasked with focusing on these ideas.

“In January, I established the Navy’s Task Force Innovation: a group from across the department comprising thinkers, experts, and warfighters with diverse backgrounds and from every level,” said Mabus. “We have a long tradition of creativity, and we have exceptionally talented people in the Navy and Marine Corps.

I’ve charged this Task Force with harnessing that creative energy of our Sailors and Marines and infusing the ideas that come forward into our operations.”

Following months of study and collaboration with the fleet, other governmental organizations and the private sector, the

“These bracelets are a sign that we will never forget our brothers who never came home,” said Martin Hoffman, a member of the Tacoma Chapter. “When we found out the ceremony was happening we came to lend our support and present his sister the bracelet. Clark is finally home where he belongs but there are so many more fallen members of the military still missing.”

The remains of every POW/ MIA service member may never

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task force reported their results and recommendations to Mabus who established five key focus areas designed to make the DoN a more innovative organization.

The first of these areas is to establish an innovation network for the DoN. “This innovation network will be the scaffolding used to ensure coordination and get rid of barriers to progress,” said Mabus.

The second is to reform how the department manages its workforce and talent.

“We need to be evaluating and rewarding our top performers appropriately to show them we value the knowledge, talent and risk-taking they bring to the fight,” Mabus said.

The third focus area is to use the massive amounts of data collected by the DoN in a better way.

The fourth is to get emerging opera-

tional capabilities to the fleet much more quickly.

“As we enter the age of cyber, unmanned systems and advanced manufacturing, we cannot allow these overly complex, form-over-substance, often useless, and too often harmful, practices to slow or prevent development of some game changers, while simultaneously giving our potential adversaries the competitive advantage,” said Mabus.

He also pointed out that this shift toward a culture more focused on innovation was about more than simply new weapon systems or platforms but also about changing the way the DoN as a whole thinks.

The final focus area is to create breakthrough warfighting concepts.

For the next several months, Mabus also announced, the DoN will highlight a new innovation in the fleet every day.

be found from the Vietnam War but the memory of their sacrifice protecting this country will never be forgotten.

“At my father's service, the best compliment I could have received was, this was the welcome home that every Vietnam veteran should have had, but did not,” said Danielson. “To that end, I say welcome home and thank you for your service. He is a real hero who we should celebrate.”

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VVMF founder: Opening for center anticipated for 2020 Continued from B1 Eventually, they’ll get their own monument, I suspect. … But this will be a place that will be a very big deal to them.”

The center will offer a timeline of Vietnam and other wars, highlighting a long legacy of service to ensure the memorial continues to honor vets and remember those who died serving their country.

“Vietnam, in that context, is just one experience in which many people did what the nation asked them to do,” Scruggs said.

The project, however, is taking much longer than The Wall itself took to be realized. Scruggs said a lot of people feel strongly about the layout of the National Mall and were opposed to any big changes.

“Congress said the design must preserve historic vistas, and the only way you can do that is to put it underground,” Scruggs said.

The center is still in the fundraising stage.

Scruggs said the VVMF has about $92 million to go, with corporations, entrepreneurs and other countries expected to contribute.

Scruggs said he’s hoping for a groundbreaking in 2018 and for the center to be open by 2020.

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Run for the Fallen at JEBLCFS honors service members who gave their lives On April 30, the third annual Virginia Run for the Fallen will begin at JEB Fort Story to honor men and women who have given their life to our country.

A team of 25 runners (active duty and veterans) from bases throughout Virginia, will embark on a 245 plus-mile journey from Fort Story to Arlington National Cemetery. Each mile during the run is designated as a Hero Marker and is assigned to one of our Virginia Heroes.

At each Hero Marker, the run team will stop to render tribute to each fallen service member and their Gold Star family members. The tribute includes an American Flag and a personal biographical card that is given to the waiting family members, friends and comrades.

The intent is to create a 245 plus-mile long memorial trail through Virginia. The Navy Gold Star Program will be providing direct outreach to Gold Star Families along the entire route.

Many Hero Markers, especially along the rural portion of the route, have no family or friends present at the time the runners come to pay tribute. We’d like to have someone present at every Hero Marker as a way of honoring our fallen Virginia heroes. Specific route details and Hero Marker locations may be viewed at www.varunforthefallen.org. Click on the Hero Marker number on each Hero biography page for the location, expected arrival time of the main group, and other pertinent details.

The kickoff ceremony begins at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, at JEB Fort Story's lighthouse. This event, which recognizes and honors Virginia Fallen Heroes, will culminate in a ceremony in Section 60, Arlington National Cemetery at 1:30 p.m., May 3.

For more information, please contact FFSC Norfolk Navy Gold Star Coordinator at 444-2102.

The participants ran from Virginia Beach to Arlington National Cemetery in four days.

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Healthy Kids Day free, open to public On Saturday, April 25, the YMCA of South Hampton Roads is holding a free community event to inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active.

YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day®, the Y’s national initiative to improve health and well-being for kids and families, features activities such as games, obstacle courses, camp activities, arts and crafts, and water safety to motivate and teach families how to develop a healthy routine at home.

YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day, celebrated at nearly 1,300 Ys across the country, aims to get more kids moving and learning, so they can keep up the habit all summer long – a critical out-of-school time for kids’ health. When kids are out of school, they can face hurdles – or gaps – that prevent them from reaching their full potential, related to hunger, water safety, learning, safe spaces to play, and health. Each year, the Y helps over 9 million youth nationwide “hop the gap” and achieve more, providing a safe to place to learn, stay healthy and build friendships.

“The Y is so much more than sports, swimming, gymnastics and a place for kids to hang out. We support families in their efforts to instill healthy habits at home,” said Wendy Pierce, YMCA of South Hampton Roads Vice President of Healthy Living. “We know that it can sometimes feel like a challenge.

So at Healthy Kids Day, we’ll encourage kids to stay physically and intellectually active all summer long, and give families tips they can easily replicate at home.”

In celebration of YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day, the Y offers the following tips to help families develop healthy habits: ■ Try, try, repeat – There are many great tasting fruits and vegetables that many kids have never heard of, let alone tried. Grab a new fruit or vegetable and encourage everyone in the family to try at least a bite.

■ Play around town – Challenge the family to play on a different playground every week. Identify playgrounds at a variety of parks; expand definitions of

playgrounds to include nature trails, a nearby stream, and a bike path.

■ Families at play for an hour a day – From walking to gardening, or swimming to shooting hoops, make playful movement a part of your family’s day.

To get 60 minutes of moderate activity throughout your day just add 10 minutes here and 15 minutes there.

■ Foster a passion for reading – Read to and with your kids. Help children read at every age and every stage of their development.

■ Make sleep a priority – Doctors recommend 10-12 hours of sleep a day for children ages 5-12 and 7-8 hours per night for adults. Sleep plays a critical role in maintaining our healthy immune system, metabolism, mood, memory, learning, and other vital functions.

Healthy Kids Day, free and open to the community, takes place at all 16 of our family centers and features fun, active play and educational activities.

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TwilightTour of Elmwood Cemetery ■ ■ ■ ■

When: April 25, 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Where: Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk Cost: $5, suggested donation For more information, call: 510-5879

Stroll into the sunset at historic Elmwood Cemetery, est.

1853. This year’s tour reveals the west side of Norfolk’s most picturesque Victorian garden cemetery. Visit the heroes of the 1855 yellow fever epidemic. Learn about the fraternal organizations that served as cornerstones for 19th century society. See the final resting places of stalwart Confederate Soldiers. Hear the tragic stories that inspired unforgettable memorial art while exploring the tenets of the Victorian observance of death. Join us. No RSVP required. One & one half hour walking tour.

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Garden Stars Astronomy Evening ■ ■ ■ ■

When: April 24, 8 – 9:30 p.m.

Where: Norfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk Cost: $15 For more information, call: 441-5830

Come out for an evening under the stars and join the Back Bay Astronomers as they take you on a tour of the solar system. After an informative indoor presentation, step outside and observe the night sky through high-powered telescopes. Bring a flashlight; involves some walking.

2015 Care-A-Lot DockDogs Extravaganza ■ ■

When: April 24 – 26 Where: Care-A-Lot Pet Supply headquarters, 1617 Diamond Springs Road in Virginia Beach ■ Cost: Free ■ For more information, call: 460-9771, or visit, www.carealotpets.com/ DockDogs is one of America’s fastest growing sports, featuring a variety of jumping, soaring and retrieving competitions for dogs of all breeds and ages. Guided by owners and trainers, dogs leap into a pool at the end of a ramp, surrounded by spectators.

43rd annual Colonial Williamsburg Rod Run ■ ■ ■ ■

When: April 24 – 25 Where: Colonial Williamsburg Visitors Center Cost: Various, $5-$32 For more information, call: 851-5875, or visit, www.vbgov.com/specialevents Tidewater Street Rod Association (TSRA) is an organization of car enthusiasts dedicated to the collection, restoration, preservation and enjoyment of all makes and models of cars and trucks built in 1972 or earlier. This year’s annual rod run will be donating a portion of the show’s proceeds to the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program.

15th annual American Indian Pow Wow: A Celebration of Life for All People ■

When: April 25, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Where: Mount Trashmore Park Cost: Free For more information, call: 385-2990, or visit, www.vbgov.com/specialevents

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Spirited music, intriguing dance, and appetizing food will have you captivated with Native American culture.

Now in its 15th year, this enlightening and colorful event also features authentic and Indian inspired crafts for sale and display.

Atlantic Coast Kite Festival soars at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Portsmouth VIRGINIA BEACH

Kite fliers and spectators of all ages will experience a visual feast at the 11th annual Atlantic Coast Kite Festival May 2 – 3. Held in two locations, this popular event features a variety of activities appropriate for all ages and all levels of kite aficionados.

Everyone is invited to take part in the Atlantic Coast Kite Festival’s “Best Kite Contest.” To enter this contest, participants bring a kite that they have made or purchased and fly it at the festival. The contest consists of two parts: the actual kite itself (how it looks and how well it is made), and the participant’s ability to fly the kite. Participants must be able to fly their kites consecutively in the air for five minutes at a height of 100 feet. Kites will be judged on flight (ability to fly for five minutes), structural design, craftsmanship, and visual appeal. There will be three competitive divisions: Master, novice, and youth (ages 7-14).

Trophies will be awarded for all divisions.

The Best Kite Contest is free to enter, and takes place from 1:30 – 3 p.m. each day.

“Flight Training” – Experienced kite enthusiasts will assist novice flyers. Topics include equipment selection, laying out of lines, setting up the field, launching the kite, flying and landing a kite, and safety.

“Flight Training” will take place each day.

Kite Festival in Virginia Beach (Virginia Beach Oceanfront) – May 2, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the beach at 17th St. Features the Best Kite Contest. In addition, families are invited to participate in kite building workshops led by Archie Stewart of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Archie is a member of: American Kitefliers Association (AKA) www.aka.kite.org, past board member and chairman of festivals and competitions for Kites Over New

England (KONE) www.kone.org, the regional kite club of New England. He is also a member of ConnectiKiters kite club, headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, and a member and competitor of the Eastern League Flyers Association. These workshops are free and include kite materials and instructions on how to build a kite, as well as the aerodynamics of kite flying and kite safety.

American Kite Association members from throughout the East Coast will present kite demonstrations, perform kite routines to music, and fly giant kites (up to 80 feet long) that include an octopus kite! Kite vendors will be on site to sell various kinds of kites.

Awards will also be given each day for oldest and youngest kite fliers, funniest kite, most unusual kite, and biggest kite.

Admission to the kite festival is free.

Kite Festival in Portsmouth – May 3, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at City Park in Portsmouth (140 City Park Ave.) features the Best Kite Contest. In addition, families are invited to participate in kite building workshops led by Archie Stewart of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. These workshops include kite materials and cover the aerodynamics of kite flying and kite safety. American Kite Association members from throughout the Southeast will present kite demonstrations, perform kite routines to music, and fly giant kites (up to 80 feet long) that include an octopus kite! Kite vendors will be on site to sell various kinds of kites.

Admission to the kite festival is free.

There is a nominal charge for the kite building workshop led by Archie Stewart in Portsmouth.

For more information on the Atlantic Coast Kite Festival, visit www.BeachStreetUSA.com, or call 491-SUNN.

The rubber duckies are ready to swim again in Chesapeake!

On Saturday, April 25, Children’s Health Investment Program (CHIP) will present the 2015 Hampton Roads Rubber Duck Race, to take place at the Intracoastal Waterway at Great Bridge from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thousands of rubber duckies will hit the waterway at approximately 2:15 p.m. to raise funds to support CHIP of South Hampton Roads. The race course will be approximately one eigth mile, or as established by CHIP’s Community Outreach Committee (“the Committee”).

This is one of Hampton Roads’ premier family events with more than 2,500 spectators cheering on their ducks and enjoying a day of fun activities, food, music, and games.

The Grand Prize is a 2015 Chevrolet Spark, courtesy of Hendrick Automotive Group. Additional prizes will also be awarded.

Duck prices vary and can be purchased at various Hampton Roads locations until noon on Thursday, April 23.

All proceeds from the 2015 Hampton Roads Rubber Duck Race benefit CHIP.

CHIP is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency that provides a continuum of services to families with children, prenatal through age 6, to help all children have a happy, healthy start in life and enter school ready to learn and succeed.

To purchase rubber ducks and for more information, visit www.hamptonroadsduckrace.org, or to purchase by phone, call 543-9100/1422.

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There are steps you can take to derail stress as it’s happening, and prevent it from interfering with your health and quality of life.”

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While a little stress can be a good thing and help motivate us when needed, too much stress can lead to negative health effects including headaches, upset stomach, back pain, trouble sleeping and a weakened immune system. In fact, the American Institute of Stress reports that up to 90 percent of visits to primary care physicians are due to stress-related health problems.

“Stress can seem unavoidable. Work demands, family obligations and financial pressures all contribute to our stress levels,” says Ruth Kenzelmann, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist and vice president of employee assistance programs and WorkLife services for Optum.

“But there are steps you can take to derail stress as it’s happening, and prevent it from interfering with your health and quality of life.”

Stress first aid Kenzelmann suggests some things you can do “in-the-moment” when you’re feeling stressed: ■ Take three deep breaths: Deep breathing can really help reduce stress symptoms or prepare for a situation that you know will be stressful, like a meeting with your boss. Be conscious of letting your belly expand and contract as you breathe. Roll your shoulders and rotate your neck gently, too.

■ Make a daily break part of your workday: Working through lunch and for long hours has become routine for many of us. But it’s not a healthy habit and can even reduce your productivity. If you’re feeling stressed or know a stressful day is coming, schedule a short walk or bike ride, have lunch in a park, visit the gym or take a break with a co-worker at a local

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■ Seek optimism: How you think about and interpret events as they unfold can turn the dial up or down on your stress. When faced with a stressful day, allow yourself to take a moment to find the good: What makes you lucky to be there? What are you enjoying right now? Take a few moments to savor what’s good about your situation.

Stress prevention Kenzelmann recommends using these stress-prevention techniques to help change the way you approach and think about certain situations: ■ Value relationships: Positive connections with other people are a great remedy for life’s daily challenges. Each evening, think about the three best social connections of your day and how connected and in touch you felt. Doing this little “mental check-in” with yourself can increase positivity almost as effectively as doing regular meditation.

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The Flagship | flagshipnews.com | 04.23.15 | C5

Haleigh Harrison, left, Kristen Cedeno, center, and Missy Shifflett cheer for the Norfolk Admirals during a celebration for them at Scope Plaza on June 13, 2012, in Norfolk. The Admirals won hockey’s 2012 Calder Cup and the celebration followed a parade through downtown Norfolk.

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THE AHL IN NORFOLK:

2000-2015

By Jim Hodges Virginian-Pilot correspondent

Virginia Beach’s Lou Marconyak remembers serving spaghetti to Hampton Roads goalie Patrick Lalime the night before he signed to play for Marconyak’s beloved Pittsburgh Penguins.

He can remember daughter, Claire, babysitting for players’ children, son, John, playing street hockey with Admirals center Victor Gervais, winger Mikhail Nemirovsky playing piano after dinner.

“The East Coast League Hampton Roads Admirals were Norfolk’s team,” said Marconyak, a season-ticket holder then and now.

“You got to know them. They were part of the neighborhood.”

Literally, because those Admirals and others housed nearby with another seasonticket holder, Katherine Reynolds.

Then the Hampton Roads Admirals and the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) were gone, replaced by the Norfolk Admirals and the American Hockey League.

Fifteen seasons later, the neighborhood changed again after the home finale against Lehigh Valley, April 17, and Saturday’s season finale at Wilkes-Barre, April 18. The parent Anaheim Ducks are moving the franchise to San Diego as part of a new American Hockey League (AHL) Pacific Coast Division.

Next season’s Admirals will be back in the ECHL, a different league than the last one here. Once you could ride to all of its cities in a bus – Marconyak and his family did to the league finals in Pensacola in 1998. But now, the ECHL spreads from Florida to Alaska.

He favored the move to the AHL, calling it “better hockey,” but concedes that “we gave up a lot to get it.”

He was at Scope April 17, for some Auld Lang Syne and to ponder an AHL rollercoaster ride that rose to great heights in Norfolk before plunging into this season’s abyss.

Harold Goodman was there, also. He wasn’t happy about the move to the AHL. Goodman fondly remembers coach John Brophy and three ECHL champions. But mostly the retired Marine remembers big crowds and bigger fights.

Fights and success and Brophy. Those were the cards Trent Yawney was dealt as the first coach of the AHL Admirals, a Chicago affiliate in a league courted by Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim for its label as “triple-A hockey” – a fit for a city known for the Triple-A Tides.

But Fraim was in the minority.

“There were a lot of fans who didn’t want the transition from the ECHL to the American Hockey League,” said Yawney, now an assistant with the Ducks, who began play in the Stanley Cup playoffs April 16, with 11 former Admirals on the roster.

“What I don’t think they realized was that it was one rung below the NHL, and the players they would see at Scope on Friday could be on television on Sunday playing for the Blackhawks,” Yawney said of the 2000-01 season sales pitch.

Fans began to understand that more when Kyle Calder was called up to Chicago from Norfolk. Mark Bell wasn’t far behind.

When the city’s ECHL players were called up, it was to an AHL team.

“I think people began to understand that this is the second-best league in the world,” said Marty Wilford, a defenseman on that first Norfolk Admirals team, now an assistant coach at the end of his contract. “I heard about that (reluctance) at first, too, but once they watched this brand of hockey, they fell in love with it. There are players you could say went through this area and developed in this town, and now look where they are.”

Goodman agreed.

“Right now, I can watch the Stanley Cup playoffs and pick out players for each team who played here,” he said. “A few years ago, we had a fan appreciation night and if your seat number was called, you went on the ice and drew a slip with a player’s name on it and he would come up and give his jersey to you. I got one, and as soon as I came off the ice, somebody offered me $350 for it. I wouldn’t take it. I said, ‘He might be in the Hall of Fame.’”

Goodman still has the Admirals sweater of defenseman Lasse Kukkonen, who won a silver and two bronze medals playing for Finland in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Olympics. In 2014, one of his Olympic teammates was Sami Vatanen, a former Admiral who played April 16 for Anaheim.

Many members of the 2010 and ‘13 Stanley Cup-winning Blackhawks were Admirals, including Duncan Keith, who scored the winning goal in double overtime April 15 night against Nashville and was twice named the NHL’s best defenseman.

Still, the transition to the AHL came in degrees, even though the Admirals made the playoffs in their first seven seasons.

“I wasn’t exactly endeared,” said Yawney, as reserved as Brophy was bombastic. “I

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know at times the fans didn’t think I knew what I was doing. Brophy is and was an icon, and here I was in my first year of coaching, with no assistants. My wife did the video.

“I think when they saw the big brawl with Lowell, I don’t want to say that was the turning point, but it was something they were used to seeing with Broph.”

The fight, on Dec. 11, 2004, during Norfolk’s fifth AHL season, began after the first period when Yawney and Lowell coach Tom Rowe exchanged words, then shoves. Over the next seven minutes, everybody in a uniform was swinging, with league president Dave Andrews in the Scope audience.

The best fight was between Admirals goalie Michael Leighton and his Lowell counterpart, Cam Ward, both throwing haymakers and trying to stay on their feet while wearing 40 pounds of gear.

It cost Yawney a 10-game suspension, but it won him a city.

A year later, people could see him on television, coaching the Blackhawks. Three years later, the Blackhawks moved their affiliation to Rockford, Ill., citing its closeness to Chicago as more conducive to player development. It was a hint of what was to come.

Tampa Bay came to a city that had known nothing but playoff seasons.

The Lightning, however, brought with it a front-office circus that trickled down to the 2009-10 Admirals. The team played under three coaches – including Jim Johnson twice – and still went from last in the AHL at the All-Star break to missing the playoffs because of a last-weekend loss to Hershey.

The next season, with Jon Cooper as coach, Norfolk was back in the playoffs.

Then came the season for the ages: 201112, when the Admirals won the Calder Cup with what Cooper called “the tightest team I’ve ever seen.”

A banner still hangs in Scope in homage to the team’s 28-game winning streak - longest in North American pro hockey history.

Players from that team were skateboarding down Monticello Avenue from downtown apartments to practice. They were in downtown night spots, and people grew closer to them as the season went on – and as the team proved to be special.

By then, fans understood the player development relationship between the AHL and NHL, which was apparent Jan. 24 at Scope, when most in the building applauded news that Admirals captain Mike Angelidis had

UFC

Kyoji Horiguchi: Sting like a bee

By Jordan Newmar UFC.com

What he hits, he hurts.

A flyweight knockout artist sounds anachronistic until one sees Kyoji Horiguchi in action. He doesn’t jab, he doesn’t paw, he doesn’t slap. Japan’s 125-pound wunderkind attacks in explosions with both fists and feet, which drop and stop those unfortunate enough to receive them.

“I believe the key is throwing the punch from the body and not using the muscle,” Horiguchi said. “As a fighter, I should finish the fight.”

And the 24-year-old Gunma native has finished his fights time and time again, owning nine of his career 15 wins by knockout, including two striking stoppages inside the Octagon. Specifically, eight of those finishes are by punches, but, as mentioned earlier, what Horiguchi hits, Horiguchi hurts.

There’s the left round kick to the body that doubled Jon Delos Reyes over in September or the knee to the face from the clinch that sent Darrell Montague to the mat last May. This devastating power Horiguchi possesses and that he has wielded with authority is a result of recognizing an opportunity and blasting that target with a speedy and precise strike, which are all hallmarks of Horiguchi’s first martial art: karate.

“I started karate when I was five years old,” he said.

“Whatever I do in the Octagon is coming from karate, such

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as technique and foot movement. I would like to validate karate as the most powerful martial art to the fans. I am using my karate technique in MMA ‘as is’ since I believe in my karate.”

What Horiguchi has done in the Octagon is win – win each and every time he’s stepped into it. Currently, Horiguchi is on a four-fight UFC win streak, which is slightly less than half of the overall nine-fight win streak Horiguchi has been enjoying since March 2012. Add to that, Horiguchi’s one and only career loss came at bantamweight in a controversial decision loss to famed Japanese grappler Masakatsu Ueda.

Stellar as a 15-1 pro, Horiguchi has been perfect as a 3-0 UFC flyweight. Horiguchi battered Montague, finished Reyes and, most recently, outclassed The Ultimate Fighter 14’s Louis Gaudinot. At UFC 182, Horiguchi was a sniper attacking Gaudinot at distance, landing more than double the number of significant strikes at range. “Overall, I was satisfied with the fight since I was able to control the fight and manage my pace, but I always expect to finish,” Horiguchi said.

scored on his first shot in his first NHL game for Tampa Bay. Two weeks later, Angelidis was back with the Admirals to start their winning streak.

As it grew, blue “Go Admirals” signs began to appear in windows along Granby Street.

During the streak, Lightning vice president Steve Yzerman came to Scope, and after another win, stood outside an arena door – an unnoticed Hall of Famer – as Cooper signed autographs nearby.

More than 16,000 total filled Scope for Calder Cup finals games on June 1 and 2, and two days after the Admirals had clinched the title, thousands crowded onto the concourse of the arena, the finish line of a downtown parade.

Two days later, news broke about Tampa Bay moving its affiliation to Syracuse, saying the players would benefit from more practice time because distances to other AHL cities was shorter.

Geographic problems were becoming a familiar refrain.

Tampa Bay opened its first-round playoff series against Detroit on Thursday with four former Admirals in uniform and Cooper behind the bench.

Yawney returned here when the Admirals aligned with the Ducks in 2012. From following Brophy into a less-than-welcoming environment for a new AHL team to following a Calder Cup, record-setting champion, Yawney hasn’t had it easy in Norfolk.

Two more seasons coaching the club, once in the playoffs and once missing by two points, and he’s back in the NHL, watching events in Norfolk from afar.

“It’s sad to see the team leave, but I’ve been in the game long enough to understand the business side of it,” he said. “One thing you know is that in the short amount of time, at least in hockey time, that the Admirals have been in the American League, the things they have accomplished have been off the charts.

“They’ve done things in 15 years that organizations haven’t done in 30 years and more in the league.”

And now it’s back to the ECHL, for how long?

“This was the best place to play in the American League, I know that,” Wilford said. “You know what, I think somebody will take advantage of it and bring an American League team back here. It’s a great place, a great market.”

This story originally appeared in The Virginian-Pilot and Pilotonline.com.

With his impressive list of defeated foes behind and seemingly limitless potential ahead, Horiguchi is gearing up for the biggest and toughest test of his young career as he takes on UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson in the main event of UFC 186.

Some believe this challenge is too much, too soon for Horiguchi, but the challenger is confident and excited for his shot at gold.

“The only thing I could say is, I thank the UFC for giving me this great opportunity,” he said. “Of course, I am ready to face one of the greatest champions in UFC history and get that belt. I cannot afford to lose the fight.”

On April 25 in Montreal, Horiguchi will tangle with the first, only and, now, five-time defending UFC flyweight champion Johnson. In a word, Mighty Mouse is magnificent. Undefeated at 125 pounds, Johnson has been nearly infallible with the UFC belt around his waist, showing off knockout power, submission skills and an unbelievable gas tank. People love to talk about Johnson’s incredible speed inside the Octagon, but what could be Horiguchi’s undoing is the champion’s suffocating clinch game and his relentless takedowns.

“I respect him a lot,” Horiguchi said. “No question, he is the best of the best, a complete MMA fighter who has all which modern MMA requires. I would like to keep the fight in the stand-up game and avoid going to the ground, where he may have an advantage. And I want to show an exciting fight for the fans. I believe it will be a good matchup for fans to watch. We both move fast and look for the finish. Please look at my power and speed in terms of ‘response time’, which is different from DJ’s speed. Do not close your eyes once we get into the Octagon.”

At UFC 186, Horiguchi aims to become Japan’s first UFC champion and the flyweight division’s second as he collides with Mighty Mouse. In the battle for the belt, speed will be a factor, but Horiguchi’s power could be the deciding factor.

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All Handyman, Int & Ext: Bathrooms, Small Jobs, Remodel. 34 Yrs. Exp. BBB A+ Rating. 430-2612.

HHHH EVERYTHING FROM A-Z HHHH

Home Improvements HANDYMAN SERVICES Repair, Maintenance, Cleaning, Painting, Plumbing.

Can do many things. Call 642-7374

THE HANDYTEAM CO.

Yorkies AKC, M/F, 3lbs & up, vaccs, family raised. Personality, smart, & sassy. 757-679-8008

HH AFFORDABLE SAME DAY REPAIR HH

Rotten Wood Interior/Exterior & Paint Small Remodels Kitchen/Bath Apartment Turnovers/Insurance Claims Plumbing & Electrical Fixtures ** Licâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. /Insured, Member BBB ** Serving Tidewater Since 1993

Steve 490-1218

House Cleaning ANGELICAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TOUCH House Cleaning: 23 yrs

Attorneys

DIVORCE Uncontested. $350 + $88 filing fee.

No court appearance required.

SE Habla Espanol Hilton Oliver, atty. 757-490-0126

Exp. Good Refs. Ins & Bonded. Comm. & Residential, Move In / Out H Free Estimates H Call 241-0633

Ms. Perfection Cleaning Service Spring Special! Pay for 4 Cleanings, Get 2 Free! www.msperfection.net Call 757-353-3872.

Landscape/Gardening 100% Drainage & Yard Cleanup, Shrub & Tree Removal, Pruning, Tractor Work & Grading, French Drains, Mulching, 757-282-3823

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To advertise in The Flagship Service Directory, call Dot Way at 757-222-5374.

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

Advertise your business through the Flagship Service Directory.

Run a 1x1 ad for 5 weeks for $125 ($25/week)

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

PA I N T I N G

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757-123-1234

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Landscape/Gardening

Tree Service

For Rent-Va. Beach Apts

For Sale-Portsmouth Home

Bush Hogging Large Lots-Cutting, dumping,

100% ALL TREE & SHRUB REMOVAL Pruning, Broken Limbs, Bucket Truck, Overgrowth Removal & Cleanup. Lic & Ins. 757-282-3823.

Sunny Beach Cottage, 1BR apt 2 Blcks from Ocean,Off street prkg, some utilities incld.

Avail Now. $850 mo. 1 yr lease. Non Smoking No pets. 757-667-9714 - micheleshean@gmail.com

Portsmouth- Beautiful WATERFRONT brick 3BR,

clearing brush, grass & trees from small lots.

Hauling debris. Call for estimates, 757-479-0171.

Lawn Maintenance All My Customers Are Happy. I dependably cut, weedeat & edge regularly. Other lawn services avail also. Low Prices. Call Jim 394-4197 Kenny’s Grass Cutting and Yard Work

Free Estimates 757-685-5180

Moving-Hauling B & J MOVING

Reasonable Rates, Licensed & Insured. bandjmoving.com. 757-576-1290

H AMERICANTREESERVICE.CO H H Free Stump Grinding With Tree Removal H 100% Price Match Guarantee. 757-587-9568

FLOYD'S TREE SERVICE Topping, Trimming, Removal.

Free Estimates. Licensed & Insured. 420-6396

Godwin Tree Service- Over 25 YRS Exp. ProTrimming, total removal (stumps), Lisc./ Insured, Senior/Military Disc. free estimates- 237-1285

Weight Control Lose 5 lbs in 5 days! Reps wanted.

Call Rita at 757-339-8542 for more information.

Painting/Decorating

Burial/Cemetery Plot

100% Affordable

Double Depth Crypt in Garden of Virginia,

His & Hers Paint/Plaster

Colonial Grove Memorial Park, Princess Anne Rd. Va Beach. Purchased in 1983. Last sale of similar crpyt $5,700 in 2011. No others available.

Price $4,450. 804-513-1379

Licensed and Insured. Free Estimates.

10% Military Discount Call 757-672-6957

St Marys Cemetery Mausoleum-Tier A Holy Family Patio, crypt #107, 4 person burial. 340-6552

Quality Painting & Power Washing. 20+ Yrs Exp. Owner Operated. Call Eric At 377-6260.

Pest Control

Woodlawn Memorial Gardens-Lots 73-A, 1 & 2 spaces, Garden of Devotion, 2 vaults, bronze markers, asking $5000. 864-439-1836.

For Rent-Condo UNIVERSAL PEST & TERMITE. FREE INSPECTIONS. 757-502-0200

Plastering/Drywall A1 PLASTER & REPAIR 32 Yrs Exp. Small Repair Specialist. Affordable Pricing.

Licensed & Insured.We Get The Job Done! 237-5999 AA Affordable Plastering/Drywall/Painting/Handyman. Hang finish any texture. Small baseball hole as low as $50. 757-237-1090

Plumbing/Heating/Air NORFOLK PLUMBING, INC. “THE ORIGINAL” 757-466-0644 “YOUR PLUMBERS IN THE BRIGHT YELLOW TRUCKS”

ALL-BRITE PRESSURE WASHING, LLC. 2 story siding & trim, cleaning from top to bottom, $115 to $125. Our promise to remove all mold, mildew & surface dirt. Ready to look new & bright again. Call Gil to schedule, 757-272-5395

EXTREME POWER WASHING-& Lawn Care, deck sanding, staining & painting. Over 25 yrs. exp. References. 757-615-3070.

Roofing-Guttering AA+ Affordable Roofing-To meet your budget. Over 20 yrs. exp. Complete new roof or roof repairs. Lots of ref’s. Call Stanley’s Affordable. Free Est. Lic’d & Ins’d. Member BBB. Senior Citizen Discount. 757-289-0044

Heritage Park- Stunning like-new 4 BR, 3 BA Home, S/S Appliances/Granite in kitchen, Gar, FP, No Smoking. $2700 mo. 1st mo. FREE. Michelle Siebert Realty 757-426-6200 Ext. 529.

SANDBRIDGE-Come Live at the Beach! 4 BR/ 3 BA, Gar, FP, Pets OK, No Smoking. $1800 mo.

Michelle - Siebert Realty 757-426-6200 Ext. 529

For Sale-Condos/Co-Ops Cape Henry Towers, Newly remodeled 2 BR, 2 BA, 14th floor, spectacular view, 24 hr security, beach, pool, gym, golf, $239,900, 477-6207.

For Sale-Land/Farm/Timber Emporia 30 Acre wooded and open land, lg creek, excel. hunting & fishing, $45,000. 252-532-0930

For Sale-Mobile Home AFFORDABLE MOBILE HOMES

SPECIALIZING LEAKS & REPAIRS Commercial/Residential Roofing & Siding $1.99 Sq. Ft. Seamless Gutters. Tile & Hwd Flrs

Call (757) 880-5215 LICENSED & INSURED

www.ykroofingsiding.com

ville, corner lot, only $265,000. 687-5300.

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All Houses Bought

Wanted To Rent

Nissan 2003 Pathfinder SE, loaded, mis avg, sunroof, NICE. $4500. 757-487-4194. Va Dlr

1 Bedroom Apt, Hilltop Area, Va Beach No pets. Need by June 1st. 757-277-6859

Antiques & Classics Chevy 1968 El Camino, 383, 4 spd, California car, $14,000 OBO. 757-428-2390.

Automobiles for Sale BMW 2011 128i, prem. pkg, blue, 37K mis., gar. kept, satellite, $20,600. 252-202-9593.

Toyota 2003 Tacoma SR5, 4WD, Ext Cab,

only 50K, $8990. 757-816-0710. Va. Dlr.

Chrysler 2007 PT Cruiser, burgundy finish, SPOTLESS auto, air loaded, $4950, 439-8017 va dlr

OCEAN VIEW - $149,000 Great home for someone looking to downsize.

3 BR/2 BA near beach, golf, shops, dining & parks.

Judy Boone Realty/Jack Blake 757-339-2327

Dodge 2004 Stratus, looks & drives great, auto, air, inspected, $2800. 757-319-5211.

Ford 1988 Mustang Conv. LX, 56K orig. mi, gar kept, auto, air, insp $3950. 439-8017 va dlr Ford 2003 Taurus 4 dr., auto, AM-FM, 169K mis., dark green, excel cond. $3995. 757-876-4049

Ford 2004 Mustang Conv., charcoal gray, 39K, pristine cond, $9500 firm. 757-410-2328.

ed, 2BR LR, DR, no pets, lease, dep., 582-6303

Ford 2007 Fusion excellent condition, auto, air, loaded, insp, $3,950. 439-8017 VA DLR

Southern Park Apt’s near Southern Shop Center, 1, 2 & 3BR’s avail., unfurnished, 477-9560

Honda 1998 Civic LX 4dr, looks & runs great, auto, air, loaded, insp, $2,450. 439-8017 VA DLR OCEAN VIEW - $149,900

Honda 2000 Accord EX 2dr, SPOTLESS, auto,

Completely renovated 3 BR/2 BA home near beach, shops & bases. Shed & workshop in fenced yard. Judy Boone Realty/Jack Blake 757-339-2327

Honda 2002 Civic EX, 2 dr coupe, spotless,

Ford 2006 E350 Super Duty Cargo Van, great shape w/only 48K, auto, p/s, a/c, white, $11,990. 757-816-0710. Va. Dlr.

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE

WHO THINK THEY HAVE THEIR CHILD IN THE RIGHT SEAT.

Honda 2001 Odyssey EX looks & runs great, auto, air, loaded, $1,990. 439-8017 VA DLR

TOYOTA 2005 SIENNA XLE. Leather. 77K mis Serviced. Clean $10,900. 439-0582. Va. Dlr.

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

FREE TOWING. 749-8035

air, loaded, leather, sunroof $3850 439-8017 va dlr 136K, auto, air, loaded, $4850. 439-8017, va. dlr.

KNOW

MERCEDES 2007 C230 SPORT. 107,500 mi. Well Serviced. Clean. $7900. 439-0582, va dlr

For Rent-Rooms

FOR SURE

Mitsubishi 2007 Galant ES looks & runs great, auto, air, loaded, insp, $3990 439-8017va dlr

Chesapeake/Riverwalk-Quiet home, lg master suite w/private bath, use of laundry & kit., non-smoker. $475 mo. All utils inclu. 757-692-1303

Oldsmobile 1992 Cutlass 65k, 4 new tires, new batt., needs repair, gar. kept. $500. 754-2101 OCEAN VIEW - $239,900 Bayfront 3 BR/3.5 BA condo completely updated inside & out. Roof top deck & indoor parking.

Judy Boone Realty/Jack Blake 757-339-2327

IF YOUR CHILD IS IN THE RIGHT CAR SEAT.

Smart Car 2008 Passion Conv, 29K mis., like new, $7800. 252-435-3945.

Toyota 2005 Camry XLS, looks & runs great, VISIT SAFERCAR.GOV/THERIGHTSEAT

auto, loaded, inspected, $6990. 439-8017 va dlr.

Campers/RVs Jayco 2011 Jay Flight FB22 great cond., 2 flat screen TVs, many extras, $9,999. 857-4030

Unfurnished. Near Downtown, University & Shipyard. $135-$145/wk. plus dep. 757-735-4978. 737-6988

Norfolk -no smoking, cable, AC, $135/wk Refer-

Motorcycles

ences, Deposit. 985-6523

Park View, Portsmouth- Clean, neat, respon-

BMW 1983 R100RT, white, extras, call, very

sible person, no deposit. 393-6303 or 235-7299

good cond, $3500 cash. 757-619-3226.

$150/wk., incl. all utils. & cable. Call 757-582-5222

Vans

Honda 2003 Accord LX Cpe- great cond, auto, air, p/w, p/l, cruise, insp, $4650 439-8017 va dlr

Norfolk, Bayview Beach, 3 Bdrm/2 bath 2147sqft home. Pet Friendly, 2 living rms, garage & lg Deck & backyard. Call Erin 757-289-9813

Portsmouth Furn’d house w/full privs. Avail now.

fully equipped, 113K mi, $10,500. 757-538-9229.

auto, air, loaded, insp, $3,950. 439-8017 VA DLR

For Rent-Norfolk Apts

store, $525 mo w/$250 dep 757-967-9113 lv msg

Trucks Chevy 2007 Silverado, reg cab, 8’ bed, 2WD,

For Sale-Norfolk Home

T-top, auto, air, loaded, $6950. 439-8017 VA DLR

THE ONES

WHO ACTUALLY DO.

Toyota 1997 RAV 4, 4 cyl, a/c, auto, loaded, sunroof, immaculate, $3900. 757-343-5711.

Buy or Sell, Cash or EZ Terms. 438-4802

6370 Chesapeake Blvd 1st flr, clean, paint-

PORTS.-Furn’d, cable, all utils, 1 blk to bus &

Beautiful burgandy finish, clean, auto, air, loaded, leather, sunroof, $3950. Must see 439-8017 va dlr

Nissan 2000 Pathfinder SE, immaculate, auto, air, loaded, alloys, $3650. 439-8017. va dlr.

Chevy 2008 Aveo ES looks & runs great,

Complely Furnished w/flat screen TV, private entrance, all utils, must be employed, will work w/dep. Va. Bch, 2 blocks from Town Ctr., close to busline, $595. 757-580-0246.

great, auto, air, inspected, $2990. 439-8017 va dlr

Cash Paid To You. 285-1234

For Rent-House (All)

Chesapeake/South Norfolk furn’d bedrm, all included, $125 wk., $125 sec. 757-270-3387.

loaded, 2 tone finish, $5950. 439-8017, va. dlr.

Jeep 2000 Grand Cherokee Ltd AWD

3 Bedroom 2 Bath Single Family Home in Bayview Beach. 2147 Sq. Ft. $1600.00/ month.

757-289-9813

For Rent-Norfolk House

Infiniti 2002 QX4, SPOTLESS, leather, sunroof,

2.5 BA, 1.5 gar., screen porch, deck, on canal.

Granite, stainless, new paint & carpet, appraised $240,000, priced to sell at $227,000. 491-1435

Real Estate Services

CHOOSE CAR SEAT:

BY AGE & SIZE

runs great, auto, air, insp, $3500, 757-319-5211

Isuzu 2002 Rodeo LS 4WD, looks & runs

Chevy 2007 Impala LS, 4 dr., fully equipped,

& 1 BR $600. Incl Water, Private Beach Access.

757-531-0888. willow.sands@cox.net

114K mis., $5500. 757-486-6597, 252-207-5505.

Honda 1999 Passport EX, 4WD, looks &

Kempsville-Chatham Lakes 2 Story, 3 BR,

Chevy 2001 Camaro Z28 spotless, leather,

CHARLESTOWN-2 story Colonial single family, 3 BR, 2.5 BA, gar., $1475. OCEAN VIEW-2+ BR condo, furnished, 4 decks, gar., on bay, $1275.

PEPPERTREE-2 BR condo, 2 BA, all appliances, $995. 687-5300. Apollo Realty I Hampt. near Buckroe Beach. 2BR, 1BA, LR, DR, Util. Rm, W/D hhup, Gas heat, Central air, Gar , Lg. Yd. $800/$800 dep + Util. Call 757-722-1615.

Ford 2004 Explorer XLT Sport, V-6, 4WD,

46K, auto, a/c, silver, $9990. 757-816-0710 va dlr

Norfolk Area - All Utils, Cable, Furnished or

Y.K. Handyman

For Sale-Va. Beach Home Chatmoss-4 BR, 2 BA ranch in heart of Kemps-

Cape Henry Towers, 2 BR, 2 BA with balcony, beach, pool, golf, gym, 24 hr sec. $1595. 477-6207

Willoughby-1 Month Free. Bayfront, 2 BR $700

Power Washing

For Rent-Va.Beach House

2BA, LR, DR, den, eat-in kit., hw floors, patio, deep well, $325,000. 110 Shore Dr. 757-536-2628

WILLOUGHBY BEACH - $134,900 2-story pet friendly end unit condo overlooking creek. 2 BR/2.5 BA, tons of natural light & extra deck space Judy Boone Realty/Jack Blake 757-339-2327

Sport Utility Vehicles Ford 2002 Escape XLS excellent condition, auto, air, insp., runs great, $3990 439-8017 va dlr

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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.

lastweek's answers

PROTESTANT Sun. School : 9 a.m. Sun. (Ages 4 - Adult) AWANA / Children’s Church : 10 a.m., Sun. (Ages 4 - 10) Worship service:10:30 a.m., Sun. Fellowship: 11:30 a.m., Sun. Coffeehouse: 5 p.m., Sun. Bible Study/ Band Practice: 5 p.m., Mon. WOC: 9:30 a.m., Wed Chapel choir practice: 7 p.m., Wed. Handbell choir: 7 p.m. Thurs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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PROTESTANT Worship service: 9 a.m., Sun.

Last week’s CryptoQuip answer Because I found myself watching too many sports programs, my new motto is “Moderation in ball things.”

contact info

duty chaplain

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

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

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

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

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