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Navy SEAL dies after parachute malfunction in New Jersey From Navy Region MidAtlantic Public Affairs NEW YORK

Special Operator 1st Class Remington J. Peters, of Colorado, a member of the U.S. Navy’s elite parachute team, the Leap Frogs,

was pronounced dead Sunday, May 28 at 1:10 p.m. after his parachute malfunctioned and he landed in the water adjacent to Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey during an airborne demonstration for New York Fleet Week.

Peters was retrieved immediately by the U.S. Coast Guard personnel who were speciﬁcally standing by in vessels to support the event and transported to Jersey City Medical Center for care. “Our hearts and prayers

go out to his family and I ask for all of your prayers for the Navy SEAL community who lost a true patriot today,” Commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Rear Adm. Jack Scorby said. Peters was a Navy SEAL

Special Operator 1st Class Remington J. Peters, of Colorado, a member of the U.S. Navy’s elite parachute team, the Leap Frogs.

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Two Iwo Jima Sailors assist in aftermath of Times Square attack By MC3 Daniel C. Coxwest USS Iwo Jima Public Affairs ATLANTIC OCEAN

MCC Travis Simmons Sailors and Marines man the rails of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) as it passes the Statue of Liberty during the 29th annual Fleet Week New York’s Parade of Ships. Fleet Week New York is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness ﬁrsthand the latest capabilities of today’s military.

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Carderock division showcases combatant craft division at DOD Lab Day 2017 By Dustin Q. Diaz NSWCCD Public Affairs WEST BETHESDA, MD.

Employees from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s (NSWCCD) Combatant Craft Division (CCD) from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia displayed the results of developing technologies and partnerships at the second biennial DOD Lab Day in the Pentagon center courtyard. Lab Day showcased innovations from 63 Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and medical laboratories and engineering centers across the country, featuring more than 80 exhibits. “It’s our goal to hold this event every two years to bring in the labs and show what our government scientists and engineers are doing every day to make a difference in the ﬁght,” Principal director of research in the Ofﬁce of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering) Dale A. Ormond said, to begin the event. “The displays here demonstrate what our defense labs do to solve problems today and design solutions for tomorrow.” Ormond introduced Mary J. Miller, acting assistant secretary of defense for research and engineering, who talked about her own history as a “lab rat” in the DOD laboratory community working on night vision for the Army early in her career and the diversity of the technologies on display and entities represented at Lab Day. She then discussed some of these in more detail, like

Monica McCoy Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for research and engineering Mary Miller, meets Combatant Craft Division’s, left to right, Scott Petersen, John Phillips and Dennis Danko during a pre-event walk-through for DOD Lab Day 2017 at the Pentagon courtyard.

Kelley Stirling Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for research, development, test and evaluation Dr. John Burrow, right, talks with Combatant Craft Division’s John Phillip, back to camera, Scott Petersen, left, and Dennis Danko during the DOD Lab Day 2017 at the Pentagon courtyard. The CCD team represented Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division at the bi-annual event.

the Soldier Weapon Exoskeleton on display by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, advanced ordnance technologies from the Air Force and the unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) and Stiletto Maritime Demonstration Program on display at CCD’s booth. “These labs provide a ﬂexible in-house capability to quickly adjust to the warfighter’s needs. They provide science and technology and engineering expertise to the entire Department of Defense that allows our nation to maintain a technological edge over potential adversaries,” Miller said. “Through these efforts, the department has continued to be the engine of innovation that allows our military to overcome current and future challenges to our security.” DOD Lab Day was sponsored by Rep. Jim Langevin of Rhode Island, a member of the

House Armed Services Committee and open to members of Congress, STEM-participating high schools, Pentagon employees, the media and special guests. Carderock’s participation in the event highlighted current and future efforts for a range of purpose-built and re-purposed manned and unmanned combatant craft contributing to future warﬁghting needs for the Navy and Marine Corps, according to Scott Petersen, Combatant Craft Systems Design Branch head. “Today we’re showcasing two programs—unmanned vehicle programs and our Stiletto program. It’s some of the most exciting work we’re doing,” Petersen said. “It’s emergent, it’s relevant, and it’s being looked at a lot to change how we do business in the Navy. We’re postured, we’re developing technologies, we’re getting smarter, and we’re here to

showcase these capabilities we have.” The Stiletto maritime demonstration platform is an experimental all-carbon-ﬁber craft that was originally built to explore the scalability of non-mechanical dynamic lift and highspeed performance for military operations. The ship has since become a test platform that can give industry, academic and government organizations a realistic environment in which they can demonstrate emerging capabilities and technologies without paying for operating costs. Petersen told visitors more about how CCD and the Navy use Stiletto, including as a command-and-control platform for UUVs, and why UUVs will ﬁgure heavily into the Navy’s future. “Like a drone you use to remove human involvement, there are all kinds of reasons to unman a boat: you can res-

Bataan receives Blue H Gold Star award 5th year in a row By MCC Anastasia McCarroll USS Bataan Public Affairs U.S. 5TH FLEET

Amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) earned the Blue H, the Navy Surgeon General’s Health Promotion and Wellness Award, gold star, May 16, for the 5th consecutive year. “The Blue H award is the Navy Surgeon General’s recognition of a command that has reached a level of health promotion for the entire crew,” Medical Administration Officer Lt. Matthew Forbes explained. The Blue H evaluates how each unit improved workplace health promotion policies, activities and outcomes in areas such as; healthy eating, active living, tobacco-free living, sexual, reproductive and psychological health, injury and violence-free living, responsible drinking and weight management. For fiscal year 2016, Bataan attained a level of excellence in health, wellness and fitness due to the efforts of the health promotion coordinator, command fitness leader, safety department, and drug and alcohol prevention advocate which all align with Bataan’s medical department’s programs and policies. “The Blue H has a large medical aspect and medical drives it, but it really has an entire command view so it

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takes a lot of the different elements of how we incorporate different command programs of the ship and put them together,” Forbes said. Along with being healthy, Navy and Marine Corps commands attempting to earn the award enables comparison and analysis across both services on their health status to the Bureau of Navy Medicine. There are different levels to the award; Bronze Anchor, Silver Eagle and Gold Star. Every organization that submits for the award receives a Bronze Anchor. To earn Silver, a unit must attain a minimum of 50 percent of available points in every topic. To earn the Gold Star, a unit must attain a minimum of 50 percent of available points in every topic, achieve key must-do criteria and also achieve 80 percent of the total available points, which Bataan did.

Bataan has received this award so many times because of crew mentality and spirit. The crew frequently hosts events like fun runs and ﬁtness competitions always showing full support. “Blue H is command level and it speaks for the culture on the ship,” Forbes added. “When we do the chiefs birthday run and the sexual assault prevention and response run, we always see a large response from the Sailors who are willing to go to these events and do more not only for themselves, but for the command.” Bataan continues to earn this award by working as a unit and striving to improve. “Something that contributes to our success in the future is a commitment by leadership to help promote healthy living and a healthy lifestyle for our Sailors and commitment by the Sailors to strive for themselves and for their shipmates,” Forbes concluded. “It’s all built by Sailors by eating and living a healthy lifestyle.” Bataan and its ready group are deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free ﬂow of commerce in the region.

cue a person from a mineﬁeld without endangering others or allow a Sailor to run a harbor security mission from an air conditioned room via remote control,” Petersen said. “Then you have fully autonomous UUVs. Perhaps for that, you could set a boat by an oil rig and set it to respond when a vehicle gets too close. We’re improving things like obstacle avoidance to make these vehicles more robust and capable, because there are many missions where you want the man out of the environment and back on shore.” Mechanical engineer at CCD’s Systems Integration Branch John Phillips and Program manager for the Stiletto program Dennis Danko, also represented Carderock at Lab Day. Technologies on display by other Navy entities at Lab Day included low-cost ultra-wideband phased array antennas, transparent biometric armor and the electromagnetic railgun. Also at the event, Miller discussed the importance of STEM outreach, an endeavor Carderock is heavily involved in, and James MacStravic, performing the duties of the undersecretary of defense for

Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, recognized the DOD Service Scientists of the Year and the DOD STEM Advocates of the Year on stage in the courtyard. CCD is the Navy and DOD’s center for excellence for manned and unmanned boats and combatant craft total systems engineering, providing craft technology and design, craft systems integration, science and technology, research and development, acquisition support and life-cycle engineering. CCD aims to maximize warﬁghter performance, minimize total ownership costs and smartly manage risk. CCD maintains expertise in naval architecture, hull, mechanical, electrical and electronics systems design and engineering, survivability, transportability, human systems integration, test and evaluation, logistics and life-cycle management. CCD supports more than 10,000 boats, craft, and life rafts worldwide. For more information on CCD, visit www.navsea.navy. mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/ NSWC-Carderock/Who-WeAre/Norfolk-Virginia/.

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NEWS FROM NAS OCEANA Uniﬁed Command, Tri-State continue to release rehabilitated wildlife By MC2 Jacob S. Richardson NAS Oceana Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH

Wildlife and natural resource experts from Uniﬁed Command and Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research, Inc (TriState) released three rehabilitated animals affected by the Wolfsnare Creek fuel spill, May 24, 2017. The animals, which were cleaned, rehabilitated and deemed healthy by Tri-State, were released back into their local habitat on Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, away from affected areas. “It is an exciting moment to be able to release a wild animal back into their natural habitat after having been through the contamination and decontamination processes,” Navy natural resource specialist Michael Wright said. “We have already released a redjointed ﬁddler crab, a snapping turtle and an amphiuma. Today we will release another snapping turtle, an eastern box turtle and a rough green snake. We hope to release additional animals next week.” Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research has been responding to wildlife involved in oil spills since 1976. Tri-State has a trained, dedicated staff on call 24-hours a day to respond to wildlife contaminated by oil spills anywhere in the world. “With the assistance of Virginia Department of Environment Quality (DEQ) and the information provided in the Virginia Area Contingency Plan, we requested the assistance of Tri-State and be-

MC2 Jacob S. Richardson U.S. Navy natural resource specialist Michael Wright, places a box turtle back into its habitat as Danene Birtell, middle, oil programs director for Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research Inc. (Tri-State) and Michelle Carrera, response resources specialist for Tri-State, assist at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va. Animals were recovered by U.S. Department of Agriculture from areas affected by the Wolfsnare Creek fuel spill. They were rehabilitated by Tri-State veterinarians at a specialized facility in Delaware.

gan coordinating efforts with them,” Wright said. “Their experience, professionalism and proven ability to coordinate with multiple agencies makes them a top-rated choice among the possible agencies that could assist in a spill situation.” “Rehabilitation of oiled wildlife is a complex, crisisoriented endeavor,” Oil programs director of the Oiled Wildlife Response Program at Tri-State Danene Birtell said. “Tri-State takes a teamwork approach to oil spill training

and response, stressing the need for regulatory agencies, responsible parties, state and federal wildlife professionals, colleagues in wildlife care, and concerned citizens to work together both in preparations for and response to oil spills.” According to Birtell, the rehabilitation process includes rescuing and stabilizing the animal in the ﬁeld and then transporting the animal to a specialized facility in Delaware to undergo a medical examination. A veterinarian

then provides a medical examination, and based on the ﬁndings, determines a course of treatment to include a washing or decontamination process. “We transport the affected wildlife to Delaware, because that’s where we can best meet the needs of wildlife that are impacted by contaminant,” Birtell said. “This facility provides the best possible care for the animals and for the safety of the humans working with the animals.” While a number of animals

have been recovered from affected areas, an effort being lead with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), each animal is evaluated and only released when deemed fully rehabilitated by a knowledgeable veterinarian. “There are pre-established criteria for releasing animals into the wild,” Birtell said. “These are based on species, behavior, and medical treatment. Some things to consider are historical facts of captivity, behavior of the animal,

if the animal is eating on their own, if the animal is still taking medicine, or still recovering from injury.” After an animal is deemed ready for release, Specialists with Tri-State and Uniﬁed Command work to ﬁnd a release location that meets the needs of the animal. “Release is based on whether the location is a safe environment and part of their home range,” Birtell said. “Upon release we generally allow them to exit the carrier on their own and let them get their bearing.” “These releases would not be happening if it were not for the dedicated team of agencies supporting this effort,” Wright said. “The animals we are releasing today have been cared for by members of the USDA APHIS-Wildlife Services, Tri-State, Virginia Beach Police Department Animal Care & Adoption Center and the U.S. Navy. This team has also been in coordination with members of Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries, and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to help ensure we are providing appropriate care to these animals by permitted individuals and are releasing them into suitable habitats.” For updated info about the rehabilitated wildlife, please call 757-437-2162 Additional information can be found at the Naval Air Station Oceana Fuel Spill website at www.cnic.navy. mil/oceanafuelspill

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Marine has new experience on the high seas By MC3 Raymond Minami USS Bataan Public Affairs U.S. 5TH FLEET

It’s early in the morning and the sun ﬁlls the hangar bay, already Sailors and Marines are tinkering away on numerous pieces of equipment and aircraft. One of them is Ground Support Equipment (GSE) mechanic Cpl. Andre Pedro, assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). Currently, the 24MEU is deployed with the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and its ready group in support of maritime operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Pedro, originally from Portugal, moved to Farmingville, New York in 2003 with his family, when he was

12-years old. Pedro ﬁnished his schooling and graduated from Sachem East High School in June of 2009. In June 2013 Pedro joined the Marine Corps because he wanted something new and he wanted more in his life. “I was tired of working part time jobs, so the Marine Corps seemed like a good idea,” Pedro said. Pedro got that and more. By joining the Marines he felt he is a part of something greater and he has achieved that through working with fellow Marines and their Sailor counterpart’s in the Bataan’s GSE division. Pedro and the GSE division onboard are responsible for ﬁxing, maintaining and tracking all the equipment used to work on aircraft. All the aircraft technicians from

embarked squadrons, such as Helicopter Combat Squadron 26 and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, use the GSE shop to check out equipment to work on their aircraft. This is Pedro’s ﬁrst time being on a ship and says he enjoys working with other Marines and Sailors. “Being on the Bataan is a cool experience, I enjoy my work and I like the Sailors,” Pedro said. “It’s interesting to see how they do their job. Some things are the same; some things are different between us.” Currently, instead of working in the GSE shop, Pedro is working as a food service attendant on the mess decks. When Marines integrate onto the ship they assist in additional ship responsibilities to help with the workload of the

increased crew size. Sailors and Marines take turns supporting the ship’s laundry, galley and cleaning the mess decks after each meal. Now there is a new team of Sailors and Marines Pedro is serving with and learning about. In his new temporary role, he hears the clanging of freshly cleaned silverware and smells the fresh gristle off the ﬂat iron grills of the ship’s galley. “I’m working in the scullery right now, it’s not the best, but everyone has to do it,” Pedro says as he laughs. Pedro enjoys his time off work and uses it to his advantage. “To stay in my groove; I read books, play video games and watch movies,” he said. Pedro has two main goals while out to sea, “I’m hoping to save lots of money and see

MC3 Raymond Minami Lance Cpl. Andre Pedro in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Pedro works in the ground support division which is responsible for ﬁxing, maintaining and tracking all the equipment used to work on aircraft.

a bunch of countries,” he said. The Bataan and its amphibious ready group and 24th MEU is deployed as part of a regular rotation of forces to support maritime security operations, provide

crisis response capability, and increase theater security cooperation while providing a forward naval presence in the U.S. 5th and U.S. 6th Fleet areas of operation.

From Kenya with love By MC3 Kenneth Rodgers USS Bataan Public Affairs U.S. 5TH FLEET

MC2 Magen Reed Lance Cpl. Zachary Dinsmore and Cpl. Samantha Ibarra prepare pastries during the Combat Cooking Competition aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

Davy Jones’ kitchen By MC2 Magen Reed USS Bataan Public Affairs U.S. 5TH FLEET

Though the scene might be similar on an average day in the galley, this particular evening aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan the Combat Cooking Competition took over. “This competition gives them an ability to show their skill sets and do something different,” Food Services Ofﬁcer Chief Warrant Ofﬁcer Donnie Townsend said. “It’s easy to get caught up in doing the same thing every day out here for them. It was good to shock them and show them a situation where they don’t know what to expect.”

Three teams of three were a mix of Sailors and Marines of the Bataan’s culinary specialists and the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit food service specialists. Each member volunteered to be a part of the event and test their talent in a public forum. “They asked who wanted to do it and we all just raised our hands,” Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Christine Stenger said. “They sorted us into teams with at least one senior cook so it would be balanced.” The competition had three rounds: appetizers, entrees, and desserts respectively. Each team was given a box of mystery ingredients to be used in each round along with whatever they had available in

the galley. “It was great to have the open pantry and use the walkin freezer,” Stenger said. “A lot of the ingredients in the boxes were difﬁcult to include in every plate without the added variety.” Creativity would be key for the victors, as the mystery ingredients ranged from brussel sprouts and scallops to jars of cherries and cucumbers. As facilitators counted down the time the cooks rush to plate their dishes. Sweat glistens on their foreheads while they ran the food out of the galley and through the crowd gathered on the mess decks. Finally, contestants look on as the judges sample their

dishes. Watching their reactions to each bite and waiting for the moment of truth. In the end, only one team would win. “Of course there can only be one winner, but I think they all did really well with the stuff they had to work with,” Townsend said. “The crowd got really big as the competition went on. I think we’ll definitely be doing more of these in the future.” The winners walked away with a day off work during the ship’s next port visit and bragging rights until the next competition. The Bataan its ready group are deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free ﬂow of commerce in the region.

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In one hand a shimmering stethoscope, in the other a glistening spatula, Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Christine Stenger works as both a cook and medical professional aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Never judge a book by its cover is how the old saying goes. This saying applies to many Sailors in the Navy, especially Stenger. Stenger is a 2014 graduate of Walsh University in Ohio and holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing. Stenger joined the Navy in December 2014, hoping to be selected for the nurse commissioning program. “I think the Navy has the best medical advancement ﬁeld out of all the branches,” Stenger said. “I was hoping later to go to the Marine Corps side to work with them

MC3 Raymond Minami Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Christine Stenger in the bake shop of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

after commissioning.” However, when Stegner went to apply to the program the quotas had been ﬁlled for the year. Not wanting to wait till the next board and still wanting to make a difference and serve her country with her nursing goal in mind; she decided to go the enlisted route. “I went to the enlisted recruiter, I picked Cryptologic Technician Interpretive (CTI) rate, which is a linguist job,” Stenger said.

After going through the linguist program, before she could graduate she had to take a proﬁciency board to completely qualify for the rate. “I didn’t score at the certain level they want you to reach, so I had to re-rate” Stenger said. At the time she needed to rerate, Hospital Corpsman was unavailable, so she chose Culinary Specialist. In November 2016, she reported to the Bataan working in the ship’s galley, feeding a crew of Sailors and Marines that number More than 2,000 daily. When Stenger isn’t cooking for the crew, she’s helping heal the crew. When the ship’s medical department opens for sick call, she switches out her apron and chef hat for scrubs and throws a stethoscope around her neck. Stenger leaves the galley after breakfast and works in the Medical ward during sick call hours seeing patients and work-

ing alongside with corpsman, doctors and nurses. The goal is to help her gain experience, keep her skills sharp and build her package to submit to the nurse ofﬁcer commissioning board later on this year. “When we found out that Stenger was already a nurse, we wanted to get her into medical for skill sustainment, experience and integrate her into our team,” Bataan’s Medical Administration Ofﬁcer Lt. Matthew Forbes said. “She gets to work alongside our intensive care unit nurse, our operating room nurse and work during sick call, so she is not only seeing patients, but she gets to work alongside her nursing peers.” With unlimited possibilities in the Navy, Stenger is optimistic about her future and sees her goals being met in the future.

The smell of hospital and alcohol swabs almost surpasses the daily commotion of sick call, which all falls to the wayside when you are greeted by an energetic and enthusiastic attendant. Hospitalman Naomi Pauline Mungai is that beaming face eager to help you. Before immigrating to Lowell, Massachusetts in 2011, Mungai grew up in Kenya, Africa and graduated high school from Senior Chief Koinange High School in 2009 when she was 17 years-old. Her father pushed her to join the U.S. Army to follow in her brother’s footsteps, but she insisted on creating her own path in life; instead enlisting in the U.S. Navy in April 2014, when she was 22 years-old. She joined mostly for educational reasons, but also wanted to get to travel the world. After her ﬁrst duty station at Joel T. Boone Clinic in Norfolk, Va., Mungai’s hope of seeing the world was ﬁnally realized when she received orders to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5); checking onboard in October of 2016. “Being on the Bataan has opened my eyes in terms of seeing what the Navy is all about,” Mungai began. “I like to interact with Sailors in other rates and see what they do. Being stationed in a clinic or hospital, you only get to work alongside and interact with other corpsmen or medical staff for the most part, so right now; I am just enjoying my time here and trying to make the most out of my sea tour.” Her primary job aboard the ship as a hospital corpsman is running sick call. Apart from sick call, she also conducts a plethora of physical screenings, such as; FSA (food service attendant), barber shop, respirator, separation, and reenlistment screenings. She also devotes a portion of her time to her collateral duty as the Basic Life Support (BLS) program administrator. “I teach basic BLS, also called Heart Saver, for all embarked personnel, as well as Health Care Provider BLS for medical personnel, and for rates that need an annual refresher course,” Mungai explained. When she’s not helping patients and training Sailors and Marines on proper

MC3 Kenneth D Rodgers Hospitalman Naomi Pauline Mungai teaches Basic Life Saving aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

CPR, you can find her singing. Mungai has a natural love for music and hopes to learn how to play the guitar sometime in the near future. She is also unmistakably drawn to the nursing field. “I would like to go into nursing after I am done with Navy, or possibly go to a C-school to be a cardiovascular technician or a respiratory technician. I love the world of medicine; it feels awesome to play a significant part in the wellbeing of people,” Mungai said. When asked about their mentee, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Reynaldo Julius B. Eugenio praised her attitude. “As her mentor, I believe that her knowledge and skills of being a hospital corpsman make her an asset to the medical department,” Eugenio said. “She is very energetic in every task she is assigned, she accepts any challenge with enthusiasm and her motivation is very contagious. She takes the time to educate others and leads by example.” Mungai reaches out to fellow junior Sailors by adding, “My advice is to make the most of your time; work hard, but live a little too. Time is just one of those things you can’t get back.” This Sailor’s infectious energy, motivation and compassion are an example to the entire fleet and help to make Bataan so awesome. Bataan and its ready group are deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. For more news from USS Bataan (LHD 5), visit www.navy.mil/local/lhd5/.

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MC2 Jessica Gomez The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) transits the Atlantic Ocean. George Washington is homeported in Norfolk

Planning it smartly: George Washington commences smart start By MCSN Oscar Albert Moreno Jr. USS George Washington Public Affairs NORFOLK

The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) has completed Shipboard Coordinated Ofﬂoad and Outﬁtting Plan (SCOOP) and is now in the Smart Start phase. Smart Start marks the beginning of the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) maintenance period. During this time, the ship will remain at Naval Station Norfolk, and the prep work that can be con-

ducted in Norfolk is done to prepare the ship for RCOH prior to its arrival in Newport News Shipbuilding. “On January 30, we started an Early Start period ahead of Smart Start due to time critical Reactor department repairs,” Assistant ship maintenance manager Ensign Stephen Hall said. “Smart Start lasts until the ship goes to Newport News for RCOH.” The crew will see the ship establish temporary systems, remove fuel/lube oil and Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) aboard, removal of

the ship’s habitability support to include food service, berthing with the exception of the Inport Emergency Team, Automatic Data Processing Local Area Network access, and portions of Air Conditioning, lighting and power, removal of decking, ofﬂoad of Combat Systems equipment and construction of the work control complex. With lots of work to do, the Spirit of Freedom crew should continue to work hard and get tasks done in a timely manner. “The work we do now will

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make our lives easier when we pull into the yard, and it will make the lives of “Crew 3” easier when they are trying to complete RCOH,” Hall said. RCOH is no easy feat, but team George Washington is up to the challenge, setting the bar high for future carriers going through RCOH. “GW has already established the reputation for doing this right and ahead of schedule,” Washington’s reactor maintenance ofﬁcer Lt. Cmdr. James Leasure said. “We will be the ﬁrst truly successful

RCOH if we can continue this for the next four years. If you think you have free time, look around and ﬁnd your Shipmates that need help and stay engaged. If you work hard when you’re here and play hard when you’re not, there will always be time for both, but if you don’t give it your all when you’re here it will slowly creep into your personal time to get caught back up.” Conducting the work in Norfolk instead of Newport News allows the Navy to save money and reduce the total time of RCOH for the ship.

The crew of George Washington is taking advantage of the work available early in this Smart Start phase thanks to the efforts of those Sailors involved in staying ahead of schedule. Leading the way ahead of other carriers is allowing George Washington to relieve some of the rush of work we will get upon entering Newport News Shipbuilding. For more news from USS George Washington (CVN 73), visit www.navy.mil/local/cvn73/.

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Sailors, Coast Guardsmen promoted, reenlisted at 9/11 memorial By MC1 Kristin M. Schuster Navy Public Affairs Support Element East NEW YORK

More than 40 Navy enlisted Sailors and officers, and Coast Guardsmen participated in a group reenlistment and promotion ceremony on the 9/11 Memorial plaza as part of 2017 Fleet Week New York (FWNY). Commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command Adm. Phil Davidson, spoke briefly before beginning the ceremony. “There are two extraordinarily special places to take this oath. The first is at the

National Archives in Washington, D.C.,” Davidson said. “This is the other place.” Machinist Mate 1st Class Enver L. Sibiliamartinez, currently stationed aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56), was a sophomore in high school in New York when 9/11 occurred. He had just sat down to start class, when he looked out his window and saw the plane had just hit the ﬁrst tower. “We ended up having a half day pretty much,” Sibiliamartinez said. “The next day was a day off because of

the fact that the whole city came to a standstill. We had a whole bunch of smoke, papers ﬂying through the streets. The subway system was shut down. Everyone had to walk home that day. It was chaotic.” Sibiliamartinez has served 11 years in the Navy. He chose to reenlist a year early on his contract in order to be able to reenlist at the memorial this year. “It’s deﬁnitely a special spot for me, especially for being from Brooklyn,” Sibiliamartinez said. “Having the opportunity to come out and

serve for another six years is the best decision I could ever make. I wanted to give back to the United States for everything it has done for me and my family.” The ceremony was viewed by hundreds of onlookers as Davidson raised his hand to reenlist the sea service members. “It is an honor to pledge the oath, it is an honor to stake our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor upon this country,” he said. “Look around here, no one will push us off this rock.” FWNY, now in its 29th

MC2 Kevin Outzen Sailors and Coast Guardsmen were promoted and reenlisted during a joint ceremony by Admiral Phil Davidson at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City during Fleet Week New York 2017 (FWNY).

year, is the city’s time-honored celebration of the sea services. It is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as wit-

ness ﬁrsthand the latest capabilities of today’s maritime services. The weeklong celebration has been held nearly every year since 1984. Join the conversation on social media by using #FleetWeekNYC.

Cpl. Bryanna Difolco, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), gives a tour of the ship to children in downtown Manhattan for 2017 Fleet Week New York (FWNY).

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OPERATION COOKIE DROP COMES TO USS KEARSARGE By MC3 Anna Van Nuys USS Kearsarge Public Affairs NEW YORK

More than 60 Girl Scouts and troop leaders from the Heart of Hudson Council visited the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) with boxes of donated cookies as part of Operation Cookie Drop, May 27, during Fleet Week New York 2017. Alison Bergman, the volunteer coordinator who began the operation, credits her inspiration from the events during 9/11. As a Girl Scout troop leader, she felt compelled to help service members. In the ﬁrst year, Operation Cookie Drop received approximately 100 donated boxes of cookies. This year, the operation collected more than 105,000 donated boxes. Once the cookies were dropped off at Kearsarge, the Girl Scouts were given a tour through the ship’s well deck, hangar bay and ﬂight deck. They then spent time speaking with female Sailors and female Marines.

“It’s a wonderful experience for them to see strong, powerful women in leadership roles,” Bergman said. “I think it just shows them there are so many women doing so many different things on so many different levels. Lt. Iris Mansel, Kearsarge’s administration ofﬁcer, was in charge of coordinating the event. Mansel said she was grateful for the opportunity to witness the girls interacting with the Sailors and Marines. “For them to see a girl in uniform I think is very powerful,” Mansel said. “The Girl Scouts are a great stepping stone to joining the military. They learn leadership and learn to take responsibility. They learn to make goals and reach them, and those are all skills we need in the military.” Operation Cookie Drop plans to send out cookies through the remainder of the year to the D.C. area, including Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Joint Base Andrews, the District of Columbia Army National Guard and the Maryland Na-

tional Guard. “It’s a wonderful opportunity and experience to see how many young men and women there are on board doing something for our country that’s so important,” Bergman said. “With Operation Cookie Drop, we just want to get a little taste of home into as many of their hands as possible.” The theme for this year’s Fleet Week New York 2017 is “Celebrating the Sea Services and Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Seabees.” Fleet Week New York, now in its 29th year, is the city’s time-honored celebration of the sea services. It is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness ﬁrsthand the latest capabilities of today’s maritime services. For more news from USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), visit www.navy.mil/local/ lhd3/

MC3 Casey J. Hopkins Pvt. Jose Palavivicini, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), puts a helmet and bulletproof vest on during a tour of the ship in downtown Manhattan for 2017 Fleet Week New York (FWNY).

Service members participate in BoneFrog Challenge during Fleet Week New York By MC2 Carla Giglio NAVINFO East NEW YORK

MC2 Carla Giglio Ensign Jared Smoot hurdles a 12-foot wooden obstacle while running an obstacle course on the Fox & Friends morning show in New York during Fleet Week New York (FWNY).

The Fox & Friends morning show hosted the HESCO BoneFrog Challenge, a friendly competition between the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, to celebrate 2017 Fleet Week New York (FWNY). This version of the BoneFrog Challenge is comprised of ﬁve obstacles. Competitors must overcome challenges ranging from climbing a 12foot vertical wooden wall to belly-crawling in a pit of mulch underneath wire mesh.

The cold and rainy weather did not deter the Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen that participated in the competition. “It’s cold,” Ensign Jared Smoot said, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). “I have been involved in Fleet Week before, but this is my ﬁrst time participating in an event like this. I’m excited.” The HESCO BoneFrog is held multiple times a year all across the U.S. The full-sized, family-centered event boasts 50 Navy SEAL-style obstacles, such as running up to 11 miles while overcoming dif-

ferent obstacles approximately every quarter mile. HESCO BoneFrog is designed to be Navy SEAL strong and test a competitor’s limits. They also offer a scaled down version of the obstacle course for kids, so nobody gets left out of the excitement. “I’ve always watched Fox News on TV and now I’m on it,” Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Matthew Devillier said, assigned to USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). “I told my grandmother and father to watch me. I have aspirations of becoming a Navy SEAL, too. This is a good way

to familiarize myself with the training.” FWNY, now in its 29th year, is the city’s time-honored celebration of the sea services. It is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness ﬁrsthand the latest capabilities of today’s maritime services. The weeklong celebration has been held nearly every year since 1984. Join the conversation on social media by using #FleetWeekNYC.

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HRSD recognizes NWS Yorktown-Cheatham Annex for perfect environmental compliance By Michael Vernon Voss NWS Yorktown Public Affairs YORKTOWN

In May, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown-Cheatham Annex Commanding Ofﬁcer Capt. Matthew Kosnar, received the 2016 Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) Diamond Excellence and 2016 Platinum Achievement Award for perfect environmental compliance. Received during the 24th Annual Pretreatment Excellence and Pollution Prevention Awards Ceremony, HRSD recognized 115 private and government organizations in Hampton Roads for

perfect compliance with their environmental permits during 2016 and presented two awards for outstanding pollution prevention efforts. Each year, HRSD honors businesses and industries for outstanding pollution prevention (P2) measures for successful multi-media (air, land and water) efforts that focus on reduction of waste (or its toxicity) at the source. In addition to recognizing P2 award winners, HRSD also recognizes pretreatment excellence award winners for exemplary permit compliance. Twenty-nine ﬁrms received awards for perfect compli-

ance for ﬁve to nine consecutive years. Gold awards for pretreatment excellence were presented to 70 businesses that had perfect permit compliance in 2016. For Cheatham Annex, the Diamond Award represents more than 10 consecutive years of compliance. The ﬁrst time HRSD recognized the more than 3,000 acre Annex was 2003. For Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, the Platinum Award represents more than 5 consecutive years of compliance. “These awards recognize and honor Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Cheatham Annex staff for their efforts

over the last 25 years to manage our wastewater in an environmentally sound manner,” Yorktown Environmental Director Jennifer Podbesek said. “We take our own responsibilities in wastewater management very seriously and realize the way we do business not only affects our business, but our environment and watershed as well.” Since 2003, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown-Cheatham Annex and its various tenant commands have worked together, as a team, to ensure complete environmental compliance with local, state and federal laws, regulations and policies, preventing pol-

lution at its source whenever possible. “These awards continue to demonstrate the leadership and commitment by military and civilian personnel assigned to the installation to strive for the safe, healthful and compliant execution of their mission as well as the preservation and protection of our land, air and water,” Kosnar said. Naval Weapons Station Yorktown’s mission is to provide installation management and host services for various tenant commands and visiting ships conducting ordnance operations and other missions. Cheatham Annex’s

mission is to provide warehousing, water transportation facilities, logistics, supply, reserve troop training and related services to the Atlantic Fleet along with recreational opportunities for military and civilian personnel. “We, as a team, are passionate and committed to environmental compliance and stewardship of our installation,” Kosnar explained. “Commitment to good environmental stewardship means more than just following DOD policies. It means continually improving our wastes management programs and reducing our environmental impacts.”

MCC Travis Simmons The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) passing the One World Trade Center during the 29th annual Fleet Week New York’s Parade of Ships. Fleet Week New York is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness ﬁrsthand the latest capabilities of today’s military.

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Continued from A1 Patrol coastal ship USS Zephyr (PC 8), from Mayport, Florida Expeditionary fast transport USNS Yuma (EPF 8) The ships can be seen along the Hudson River from Battery Park to just south of the George Washington Bridge. The ﬂagship, Kearsarge, is scheduled to render a 7-gun salute as the ship passes Fort Hamilton on Long Island. Fort Hamilton will conduct a 15-gun salute in return.

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Ships will be open for general public tours starting Thursday, May 25 at 8 a.m. Now in its 29th year, FWNY is the city’s time-honored celebration of the sea services. It is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness ﬁrsthand the latest capabilities of today’s maritime services. FWNY will be commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Naval Construction

Forces’ “Seabees.” For up-to-date information on all FWNY events, visit the official FWNY website at www.fleetweeknewyork.com, “Like” FleetWeekNewYork on Facebook, or “Follow” @ FleetWeekNYC on Twitter. FWNY photos can be viewed on Flickr at www.flickr.com/ photos/fwnypao and Instagram at www.instagram.com/fleetweeknyc. Join the conversation on social media by using #FleetWeekNYC.

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MCC Travis Simmons The guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) passes under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge during Fleet Week New York’s (FWNY) Parade of Ships.

aided sister of woman who was killed in incident

Continued from A1 ger. “People were running away from the scene, while most just stood there in shock,” Barba said. “I just knew we had to do something and help as much as we could. Miller and I both ran across the street to help however we could, and the ﬁrst person ended up being the 18-year-old girl who was killed in the incident.” Alyssa Elsman was killed and 22 others were injured, including Elsman’s 13-year-old sister, Ava. “I ended up ﬁnding the sister of the girl who passed away,” Barba said. “I just stayed with

her, held her hand and told her that everything was going to be all right. Once the paramedics arrived on scene we let them take control of the situation.” Miller and Barba assisted three of the injured following the incident and Barba acknowledged that his training in the Navy gave him the conﬁdence to assess the situation, react and help comfort the injured. Miller stressed the importance of taking action in any emergent situation. “I just want to tell people to stay alert, stay vigilant and call 9-1-1,” Miller said. “A lot of people just assume that someone else has called an ambulance. Just call. It doesn’t matter if 20

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people called before you. Make sure that help is on the way.” Following the tragic event, Barba and Miller were contacted by family members affected by the incident. “The father of Alyssa wrote us a message saying ‘Thank you for your kindness,’ and that he wanted to meet both of us,” Miller said. “Hopefully we have a chance to do that in the future. I think it would mean a lot to him, and I know that it would deﬁnitely mean a lot to us.” The commanding ofﬁcer of the ship echoed the gratitude. “That was just a bad day for all of us, and at that moment it would have been completely understandable for them to

get away from the danger, not knowing if more attacks were imminent,” Iwo Jima Commanding Ofﬁcer Capt. James Midkiff said. “We train our Sailors every day for intense situations where they must react using their training. To see them react the way they did makes me very proud of them and hopefully made the situation a little less bad for those in Times Square who were injured during this incident.” USS Iwo Jima is homeported in Mayport, Florida. Barba and Miller were on leave visiting New York. For more news from USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), visit www.navy. mil/local/lhd7/.

ently caused by an equipment malfunction, though the specific nature and cause are currently unknown. An investigation into the incident is already underway. The Naval Special Warfare Center mourns the death of one of our expert Naval parachutists. Our primary concern now is to provide support and care for his family in their time of need as they being to grieve Remi’s death. From the family of Special Operator 1st Class Remington J. Peters: Words cannot begin to express our devastation and heartbreak over the passing of our courageous warrior. His accomplishments far outweigh his years. Anyone that has ever had the pleasure of knowing Remi could attest to his fierce loyalty to his friends, family, and his country. He was an angel on earth and role model to all. We couldn’t have been more proud of him. He lived life to the fullest and taught us to do the same. Although our time with him was cut short, we are so grateful that we were blessed with such a positive and principled loving man. He is painfully missed. No words could do justice, but we are so grateful for all that he taught us, and all the love he gave us in his 27 wonderful years. Today, we honor our selfless, humble and quiet professional. Out of respect for the family’s grief, please direct all inquiries and correspondence to the Naval Special Warfare Center Public Affairs Officer, Lt. Trevor Davids, office: 619-537-2222, mobile: 619-778-6571.

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MC2 Brianna Jones Each year, approximately 1,000 members of the United States Naval Academy plebe (freshman) class form a human pyramid around the 21-foot tall Herndon Monument to remove a plebe hat that the upperclassmen have placed on the top. The Herndon Climb is considered the capstone of the freshman year at the Naval Academy, once the freshman class completes the obstacle, they are “plebes no more”.

CLASS OF 2020 COMPLETES ICONIC HERNDON CLIMB From Naval Academy Public Affairs ANNAPOLIS, MD.

cover will become the ﬁrst member of the class to become an admiral. So far, the legend has not come true. “I felt like I was on top of the world, but it’s all about my classmates and it’s all about the team,” McGraw said. The Herndon Climb is considered the capstone of the freshman year at the Naval Academy. Once the freshman class completes the obstacle, they are “plebes no more,” a phrase that the class doesn’t take lightly. The Herndon monument is dedicated to Cmdr. William Lewis Herndon, who died in an attempt to save the crew of his steamer ship Central America during a storm off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, in 1857.

U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen from the Class of 2020 conquered the ﬁnal hurdle of their plebe (freshman) year during the annual Herndon Monument climb. Every year, the roughly 1,000 members of the academy’s plebe class form a human pyramid around the 21foot tall Herndon Monument to remove a plebe hat, or “dixie cup,” that upperclassmen have placed on the top of the obelisk monument, and replace it with the midshipman cover. This year, Midshipman 4th Class Joe McGraw, a political science major from Rockford, Illinois, reached the top and replaced the cover in 2:21:21. According to legend, the For more news from U.S. plebe who replaces the plebe Naval Academy, visit www. cover with the midshipman’s navy.mil/local/usna /.

MC2 Tyler Caswell Midshipman 4th Class Chris Bianchi places the midshipman cover on top of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Herndon Monument. The Herndon Climb is the ﬁnal rite of passage for the freshman class, signifying the end of their plebe year.

NAVFAC Marianas achieves milestone in Navy project to help cultivate bird population on Guam By Frank Whitman Naval Facilities Engineering Command Marianas Public Affairs YIGO, GUAM

Working to create a healthier, more robust ecosystem for Guam, Navy officials recently celebrated a milestone in their efforts to revive the dwindling bird population of Micronesian starlings. FC1 Christopher J. Bright Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) personnel man a 11M ridged hull inflatable boat (RHIB) during launch and recovery operations aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) during final contract trials (FCT). FCT evaluates the material condition and performance of the ship’s major systems including main propulsion, ship control systems, combat systems, and damage control systems. After FCT, Jackson begins a post shakedown availability, during which required repairs identified during combat systems ship qualification trails and FCT are made using contractor and program office money.

USS Jackson completes ﬁnal contract trials By FC1 Christopher Bright USS Jackson Public Affairs SAN DIEGO

The U.S. Navy’s Independencevariant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) completed ﬁnal contract trials (FCT). Navy regulations require a ﬁnal demonstration of ships’ capabilities prior to the end of the contractor warranty period to determine if there are any defects, failures or deterioration other than that due to normal wear and tear. The trial, conducted by the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), is

part of a series of post-delivery tests and trials during which the ship and its major systems are exercised, tested and corrected as required. “As the permanent crew for Jackson, I can’t be more proud of our ship, her systems and my Sailors’ performance during FCT,” Jackson Commanding Ofﬁcer Cmdr. Patrick Keller said. “Our ship has gone through Full Ship Shock Trials, Combat Systems Ship Qualiﬁcation Trials events and now FCT, proving once again that she is ready for the next major evolution.” » See JACKSON | B7

The Micronesian Starling Nest Box Project, which began 15 months ago on Andersen Air Force Base (AAFB), aims to increase the population of Micronesian starlings on Guam. In November 2015, a team of researchers and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas scientists installed nest boxes on utility poles on AAFB,

and the first starling eggs were found laid in these boxes sometime in March 2016. In May 2017, the team identified a total of 206 starling chicks that were grown enough to fly from the safety of their nest boxes. “We believe we have made a huge step in growing birds,” Julie » See BIRDS | B7

Rules, availability for Navy ﬁtness suit and new women’s choker style SDW jacket From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs WASHINGTON

Navy announced May 24 the manner of wear and availability for the new Navy Fitness Suit and women’s choker style Service Dress White (SDW) jacket for chief petty officers and officers in NAVADMIN 125/17. The new fitness suit completes the Navy’s Physical Training Uniform (PTU) ensemble and will be a sea bag requirement for Sailors beginning Sept. 30, 2021. It is Navy blue, fully lined and made of water repellent, moisture wicking and odor-resistant fabric, with gold color NAVY logos and trimmed with silver reflective piping. Beginning in July, the fitness suit will be available at select fleet concentration areas with Fleet-

Susan Krawczyk Recruits try on their newly issued ﬁtness suits at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill.

wide availability through Uniform Centers and the Navy Exchange Uniform Call Center no later than October 2017. Recruit Training Command is now issuing the ﬁtness suit to new recruits. The suit is designed primarily

for group and unit physical training activities and the semi-annual physical readiness test. The jacket should be worn over the PTU shirt, zipped at least three quarters up and sleeve cuffs should extend beyond the wrist, but not beyond the lower knuckle of the thumb. The pants will be worn on the waist over the PTU shorts, should extend down between the shoe top and heel but not beyond the heel. The fitness suit is not authorized to be worn while in a duty status or when conducting official business on base. Optional items that can be worn with the suit include the Blue Navy or Command Ball Cap, Navy Watch Cap, and thermal undergarments. To help determine the best fit, it » See UNIFORMS | B7

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Virginia military survivors, dependents education program The Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Program (VMSDEP) provides education benefits to spouses and children of military service members killed, missing in action, taken prisoner, or who became at least 90 percent disabled as a result of military service in an armed conflict. Military service includes service in the United States Armed Forces, United States Armed Forces Reserves, the Virginia National Guard, or the Reserves. Armed conflict includes military operations against terrorism or as the result of a terrorist act, a peace-keeping mission, or any armed conflict after December 6, 1941. • NOTE: A Veteran’s 90-100 percent disability must have been directly caused by the Veteran’s involvement in: 1. military operations against terrorism; 2. a peacekeeping mission; 3. a terrorist act; 4. an armed conflict subsequent to December 6, 1941. The service connected disability cannot have been incurred during active duty that coincides with, but was not the direct result of, one of the listed events/missions. VMSDEP provides undergraduate or other postsecondary education to eligible participants by providing a waiver of tuition and all required fees associated with tuition at any public institution of higher education or other public accredited postsecondary institution granting a degree, diploma, or certificate in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Benefits are available for up to four academic years. Requirements for eligibility To be eligible, children and spouses of qualifying veteran service members must meet the following requirements: • The dependent child must be between the ages 16 and 29 inclusively; no spouse age restriction • The qualifying military service member must be a current Virginia citizen or maintained a physical presence in Virginia presently and for five consecutive years prior to the date of application submission or must have entered military service as a citizen of Virginia • In the case of a deceased qualifying military service member, the surviving spouse can meet the residency requirements by:

1. Having been a Virginia citizen or maintained a physical presence in the Commonwealth of Virginia for five consecutive years prior to marrying the military service member or 2. Presently being a Virginia citizen or maintained a physical presence in Virginia for five consecutive years prior to the date of application submission • The military service member who, while serving as an active duty member in the Armed Forces of the United States, Reserves of the Armed Forces of the United States, or Virginia National Guard, during military operations against terrorism, on a peacekeeping mission, as a result of a terrorist act, or in any armed conflict, was killed, became missing in action, or became a prisoner of war, or of a veteran who, as a direct result of such service, has been rated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as totally and permanently disabled or at least 90 percent permanently disabled and has been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. Gather supporting documents If you have appointed a Veterans Services Organization (VSO) or representative to assist you with Veteran’s support services, you may contact your VSO or representative to assist you with obtaining the requested VA documents listed below. If you have not appointed a VSO or representative, you may contact the VA at 800-827-1000 or visit their website at www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits/vso-search for a list of VSOs and representatives approved to provide services to the Veteran community. The following documents should be included with your application: 1. Authorization Forms In order to determine an applicant’s eligibility for this program, VMSDEP may access the Veteran’s U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) records. VMSDEP will use the Veterans’ records to determine if the applicant is eligible for this program. Have the Veteran complete the form on the website and include it with your application: Authorization to Review Records Form www.dvs.virginia. gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ Authorizaion-to-Review-Records-

Form.pdf 2. Additional Authorization Forms In some cases, VMSDEP may obtain VA records from the Veteran’s VSO or representative. Please have the Veteran complete the form below: Authorization to Disclose Information www.dvs.virginia.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2017/02/Authorization-to-Disclose-Information.pdf 3. Proof of Military Service DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, Member Copy 4. In the instance of a deceased Veteran, please provide: • DD Form 1300/Report of Casualty if Veteran died while on active duty or • Death Certificate and DD Form 214/Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, Member Copy 4 if the Veteran died succeeding active duty service

Proof of disability Official documents to show that the Veteran’s death or the Veteran’s service-connected condition(s) resulted from direct involvement in covered military combat and that the Veteran is considered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to be totally and permanently disabled or at least 90 percent permanently disabled for such condition(s). Official documents you may submit: 0. VA Rating Decision Narrative 1. VA Code Sheet 2. Relevant Service Medical Record Extracts 3. Relevant Military Personnel File Extracts 4. Prior Military Disability Board Decisions 5. Line of Duty Determinations 6. Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) Eligibility InforProof of residency mation that includes the Veteran’s If the Home of Record on the DD Combat-Related Percentage Form 214 is not listed as Virginia, 7. Casualty Reports submit official documents showing that the Veteran has established Proof of dependency residency and has had a physical presence in Virginia for at least 0. Marriage License/Certificate five years immediately prior to the or date on the college admission ap1. Birth Certificate or Adoption plication (see list of approved col- Decree/Court Order. Stepchildren leges in Step 4). Official residency must be adopted by the Veteran in documents must show the Veteran’s order to meet the criteria. name, date and physical address. In most cases, you may need to sub- Upload requested documents mit one document for each year to 1. Log into your VMSDEP show five years proof of presence. https://vmsdep.dvs.virginia.gov/ Documents you may submit: Application/Login/Login.aspx 0. State Income Tax Records 2. Select the plus (+) symbol to 1. Real Estate Tax Records upload your additional documenta2. Personal Property Tax Records tion. 3. Voter Registration Records If you have any questions,please 4. Mortgage Monthly Statement contact DVS via telephone at 804or Residential Rental/Lease Agree- 225-2083 or via email at VMSment DEP@dvs.virginia.gov. 5. Payroll or Check Stubs Issued www.dvs.virginia.gov/educawith Virginia Address tion-employment/virginia-military6. Leave and Earning Statement survivors-and-dependents-educaForm tion-program/ 7. Annual Social Security StateA complete VMSDEP applicament tion should be submitted at least 8. Utility Bills 90 calendar days prior to the date 9. Home of Record at Time of tuition and mandatory fees are due Entry box on the DD-214 listing to the school. Virginia 10. Letter from commanding of- To learn more about the VMSDEP ficer on official letterhead with an program, call 804-225-2083, fax original signature stating that the 804-786-0809 or email vmsdep@ Veteran currently lives in Virginia dvs.virginia.gov

Brotherly love and other forms of abuse First, we’d hear giggling. Then a sharp squeal. The creak of the mattress springs, a bump on the wall, a mufﬂed “Ouch!” Then more giggling. “Kids! Knock it off!” my husband Francis would yell from his recliner. There would be a brief moment of silence, and then the ruckus would start all over again. Lisa Smith I’m not sure why Molinari we were conditioned to feel agitation Military spouse when we’d hear our contributor kids—Hayden, Anna and Lilly—roughhousing when they were younger. Even though they were only playing with each other, we knew that if the giggling was allowed to continue, eventually skin would be pinched, hair would get pulled, or heads would be bonked. Crying and yelling would ensue, usually accompanied by slapping, kicking and biting. This escalation forces parents to get up from the comfort of their lounge furniture to intervene, which is annoying, especially when a good show is on

TV. Better to launch a preemptive strike and stop the sibling interaction while it’s still in the giggling phase by yelling from the recliner. As a child, I never understood how siblings can be the best of friends and the worst of enemies. In high school, I watched my best friend Patti and her older sister Barb viciously beat each other with hangers and thought they hated each other’s guts. Now, with girls of my own, I understand that the violent hanger beating was all part of sisterly love. The age gap between my brother Tray and me was too wide for us to be regular playmates. Essentially, my very existence annoyed him, so he generally skipped the giggling phase of roughhousing. When bored or agitated, Tray transformed into a predator, and I was his prey. He would launch sneak attacks like Cato in The Pink Panther, jumping out from dark corners to place me in headlock and chokeholds. After receiving a book on judo one Christmas, I often found myself being ﬂipped over his knee on

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Stunned, animal instinct took over. I whipped the pink plastic hairbrush in the direction of Tray’s face. He yelped as his hands flew to his nose. He saw blood. Tray glared at me with an utter vengeance. I scrambled into a defensive posture as he leaped onto the bed. Kneeling over me, he raised one hand into the air in a tight fist, with the middle knuckle protruding slightly for maximum point of impact pain. Wham! His knuckle hit the center of my thigh. I walked with a slight limp for the next couple of weeks, but it was worth it, knowing I had finally given my big brother a dose of his own medicine. Sibling rivalry, brotherly love or aggravated assault—whatever you call it, roughhousing is a normal part of being brothers and sisters. As long as parents don’t encourage mortal combat by supplying their children with books on judo or hard plastic hairbrushes, we can all sit back and relax in our lounge furniture, secure in the knowledge that what doesn’t kill them, will only make them stronger.

my way to my bedroom. At restaurants, Tray’s preferred method of attack was spitballs fired through drinking straws, and at church, he would pinch the sensitive area above my knee with his thumb and forefinger if he hadn’t already decimated me at church bulletin tic-tac-toe. I would cry or whine, and my parents would ground Tray for a period of time commensurate with the volume of my complaint, which only served to fuel Tray’s motivation to torment me. This pattern went on for years. I recall one occasion, however, when I got the upper hand. I was stretched out on my parent’s bed after school, with my head propped on one palm, while my other hand slowly smoothed the day’s knots out of my hair with a pink plastic hairbrush. As I gazed half-awake into reruns of My Three Sons, I had no idea that Tray had crawled commando-style into the room on his stomach and was crouched silently on the floor. Just as Uncle Charlie was about to give dating advice to Chip, Tray popped up between my face and www.themeatandpotatoesoflife. the television and blurted, “Boo!” com

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MC2 Brianna Jones U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen battle each other in a pugil stick jousting match during the class of 2020 Sea Trials. Sea Trials is a capstone event for the freshman midshipmen, modeled after the Marine Corps’ crucible and the Navy’s Battle Stations.

Class of 2020 completes annual sea trials challenge By MCSN Kaitlin Rowell U.S. Naval Academy Public Affairs ANNAPOLIS, MD.

Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2020 endured 14 hours of rigorous physical and mental challenges during the annual Sea Trials training exercise. Sea Trials is modeled after the Marine Corps’ Crucible and the Navy’s Battle Stations recruit programs and is a “capstone” event for the plebes. “The goal of Sea Trials is to build teamwork,” Sea Trials Executive Ofﬁcer Midshipman 1st Class Hanna Gillcrist said. “We want to build that camaraderie between classmates right before they go to their summer training.” The day started at 3 a.m. with a physical training

warm-up to help get the plebes ready for the strenuous activities ahead of them. After the warm-up, the day was filled with events such as emergency re-supply, shore defense, combat fitness test, military operations, damage, aquatics challenges and endurance, water tactics, hill assault, a two-mile regimental run, ground fight, stretcher relay, land navigation, survival skills, tug of war, endurance course, obstacle course, pugil stick jousting, riverine operations, a rucksack run and casualty evacuation. “At the log PT station, we split them up into groups and show them how to correctly and safely lift the logs and then have them do exercises such as squats while holding them,” Station Commander for log PT Midshipman

cises shape the camaraderie and teamwork of the plebes,” Company Executive Officer Midshipman 2nd Class Nene Yutakum said. The overall exercise is designed to test the plebes’ teamwork and reinforce their bonds as a company and class, while also providing a leadership challenge for the upperclass midshipmen who lead each station. Each year, the company of plebes who demonstrates the top unit performance through endurance and spirit during Station Commander for log PT Midshipman 2nd Class Shelby McCool Sea Trials is recognized with the Iron Company award at an evening ceremony. This 2nd Class Shelby McCool gether.” simulate situations naval and year, the award went to 29th said. “It’s really all about The exercises took place at Marine officers might en- Company. the teamwork. They have to different locations through- counter in the fleet. squat down together as well out the Yard and Naval Sup“Being on the other side For more news from U.S. as come back up together. port Activity Annapolis. of things now has really al- Naval Academy, visit www. So it’s an exercise that won’t Events included a variety lowed me to see just how the navy.mil/local/usna /. work unless they work to- of physical challenges that different events and exer-

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At the log PT station, we split them up into groups and show them how to correctly and safely lift the logs and then have them do exercises such as squats while holding them. It’s really all about the teamwork. They have to squat down together as well as come back up together. So it’s an exercise that won’t work unless they work together.”

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Navy urges patience for Sailors waiting on PCS orders From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs WASHINGTON

Following the passing of the 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act, the Navy announced today that Sailors should continue to expect to receive permanent change of station (PCS) orders with approximately two months or less lead time through the end of the ﬁscal year. While the Navy will make every effort to ensure PCS

orders are released as expeditiously as possible, the service does not have sufﬁcient funds to allow for longer PCS orders lead times. “We recognize the impact this has on Sailors and their families preparing to move and we’re working hard to remedy this situation,” Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Robert Burke said. “Leadership is engaged at all levels to develop and implement solutions to minimize the impact to our Sailors. Our

focus and priority remains on manning the Fleet and taking care of Sailors and their families.” Currently, the Navy is using a prioritization strategy, as it has previously done, to help minimize the impact on Fleet readiness, career timing and families. Emphasis will remain on global support assignment rotations, career milestone billets, critical readiness ﬁlls, minimizing gaps at sea for deployed units and those working up

to deploy, and keeping the training pipelines moving. Those Sailors who are going to operational units about to deploy, numbered ﬂeet staffs, overseas billets, individual augmentees or must-moves (safety, early return of dependents, humanitarian) will be issued their orders ﬁrst. Additionally, Navy Personnel Command will continue to issue letters of intent for overseas moves. That way, while orders may not be in hand, individuals can start

the process of doing overseas and medical screenings, dependent entry approval, passport applications and security clearance requests. We encourage all Sailors who have not yet received PCS orders to contact their detailers with questions and concerns with the understanding that there may be a delay as we work through budgetary issues. Those with questions regarding their Household Goods moves should con-

tact householdgoods@navy. mil. Additionally, Sailors and family members are advised to go to www.navsup. navy.mil/household to review various “how-to” guides for using the Defense Personal Property System. The website also includes a schedule of webinars where those planning moves can interact directly with HHG staff. For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visit www. navy.mil/local/cnp/.

Sailors offer help and hope through volunteerism By Julie M. Lucas Naval Air Station Jacksonville Public Affairs

Sailors play video games on the aft mess decks of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as part of the morale, welfare and recreation (MWR) activities.

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More than play: Can video games train Sailors and Marines? By Warren Dufﬁe Jr. Ofﬁce of Naval Research Public Affairs ARLINGTON, VA.

Blasting video game zombies, aliens and gangsters might not seem intellectually stimulating, but current research shows these computerized conflicts actually sharpen a range of cognitive skills including better multitasking, increased attention span, faster reaction time and greater visual acuity. An important unanswered question, however, is what specific components of firstperson-shooter and other action video games for example, “Call of Duty,” “Halo” or “Grand Theft Auto” contribute to this cognitive improvement. With support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Dr. Shawn Green, a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has partnered with a video game company to build a customized game incorporating design elements used widely throughout the industry. The goal: Isolate and identify those elements most conducive to human learning.

This knowledge would enable video game developers to create informative, yet engaging, products for education and job training. The Navy and Marine Corps are interested in such technology for jobs requiring substantial training time on computer simulators or virtual reality displays, sonar technicians, radar, pilots and surgeons for example. “We know people will spend hours playing a video game,” ONR’s Warfighter Performance Department Program Manager Dr. Ray Perez said. “Is there a way to use some of those entertainment elements to design training that will keep warfighters engaged, help them learn faster and perform their jobs better? What is the secret sauce?” To identify those ingredients, Green and his laboratory team worked with E-Line Media which develops educational games to create a first-personshooter fantasy product called “Elemental,” which can be played on a laptop or desktop computer. More “Harry Potter” than “Walking Dead,” the nonviolent game enables players to

shoot magical spells at otherworldly creatures. “The spells look like colored projectiles,” Green said. “There are different spells for certain types of enemies, including rock and water monsters. We kept the game non-violent because we may want to design a kids’ version one day.” Green and his team equipped “Elemental” with numerous game factors thought to boost human learning and cognition: changing background colors, rapidly appearing and disappearing objects, missions of varying complexity and intensity, and enemy characters that attack at unpredictable speeds. “We wanted to create a commercial quality, research capable game that resembled the popular games out today,” Green said. “At the same time, it will allow us to study and magnify elements that enhance human learning, and scale back or even eliminate those that don’t.” Green completed work on his game a few months ago and is now conducting experiments involving student volunteers. Each series of experiments

lasts six weeks and involves 20 participants equally divided into two groups. One group plays a low action version of “Elemental” while the other plays a faster, more intense high action version. Each participant plays 20 one-hour gaming sessions. Before each session, they undergo brain scans in an MRI machine. Another scan follows the session, during which Green looks for changes in regions of the brain associated with vision, attention, perception and motor skills and what effects these could have on learning and cognition. After six weeks, participants complete tests assessing visual sharpness and clarity, multitasking ability and skill tracking moving objects on a screen. Green will conduct his experiments for two years, after which he hopes to have a new, more reﬁned test game ready for Sailors and Marines. For more news from Ofﬁce of Naval Research, visit www. navy.mil/local/onr/.

MCPON hosts leadership mess symposium By MCC Kurt M. Riggs LEESBURG, VA.

Master Chief Petty Ofﬁcer of the Navy Steven S. Giordano hosted the 2017 MCPON Leadership Mess Symposium at the National Conference Center in Virginia. More than 100 master chief petty ofﬁcers from around the Navy, along with several previous MCPONS, converged upon the site as part of an annual exchange of ideas, series of lectures and speakers promoting enlisted leadership development. This year’s theme for the symposium is authentic, competent and courageous leadership. “This is a great opportunity for us as the Senior Enlisted Leaders of the Navy to spend some time together, share best practices and ideas and see

behind authentic, competent and courageous leadership. “My hope is that every Sailor across the Fleet will embrace these principles as a way of not only doing business but living their lives each day,” Giordano said. “Only by knowing ourselves can we become effective leaders for our Sailors to follow and mold into the leaders of the future.” The MCPON Leadership Mess consists of Fleet, Force and Command level master MC3 Jesse Monford chief petty officers assigned Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Steven Giordano to various billets and comdiscusses the Navy’s rating modernization efforts during an allmands. It represents the highhands call aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). est levels of enlisted leadership in the United States what the best way forward for Among items to be dis- Navy. our Navy is regarding several cussed this week are CPO topics,” Giordano said. “We 365 Guidance for this year’s For more news from Master have some products we’ll be upcoming annual Chief Petty Chief Petty Officer of the turning out this week that will Officer promotion season, Navy, visit www.navy.mil/loshape our enlisted leadership the Leadership Development cal/mcpon /. development going forward.” Framework and the principles

Seabees from Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202 Detachment Jacksonville have spent nearly two months bettering a place that is dedicated to helping others. The Sailors are participating in a community relations venture offering their services to build various outdoor projects at Hope Therapy located in Middleburg, Florida. Hope Therapy, a non-profit equine therapy program, was created in 2001 by Marianne Davenport, a former Army nurse, and her daughter Becky, an occupational therapist. The ranch works with the Wounded Warrior Project, Veteran’s Administration and other veterans’ groups, as well as children with developmental and learning disabilities. Hope Therapy is the only PATH International Premier Accredited Center in Northeast Florida. Some of the horses at the ranch were donated and all receive extensive training to work with patients. The Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville chapel sponsors one of the horses, which work with patients. NAS Jacksonville’s command climate specialist Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Joanna Madrid, began volunteering at Hope Therapy last year, helping prepare horses for therapy sessions and assisting therapists with clients. During one of her visits to the ranch, she learned about some projects needed to enhance a new area created to allow visitors a quiet place to relax and reflect. Madrid reached out to Senior Chief Constructionman Michael Blackney of CBMU-202 to see if the Seabees could assist. “As Seabees, we are passionate about reaching out to our local communities and this gives us opportunities to sharpen up our skillsets,” Blackney said. “After our initial visit to the ranch, we saw that there could be more done there.” After the ranch owners put in a gazebo, a walkway was needed, as well as additional seating. In a shaded spot under giant oak trees, benches were created around a tree. A fire pit was added with wooden benches surrounding the area. Another project was creating a pergola which the Seabees came up on their own. When it comes to finding design ideas, some might be surprised that the Sailors don’t have to do much research. “We actually found this idea on Pinterest. We printed out the instructions and got the materials to build it,” CBMU-202 Steelworker 2nd Class Stephanie Archuleta said. “The pergola offers a nice place for people to wait while their family member is going through therapy,” Becky Davenport said. “The Seabees have done such an awesome job out here and we really appreciate them helping us out.” To celebrate the opening of the new “reflection” area, Hope Therapy held a special ribbon cutting ceremony on May 20. “This is such a beautiful area under the oak trees. We wanted to open this area up so veterans and first responders can come here and just have a quiet place to relax,” Becky said. Madrid and her God-daughter, Sanaa Villa-Nuvea spend nearly every Saturday at the ranch. “I love horses and kids so this is the perfect place,” Madrid said. “Sanaa and I really enjoy being out here, learning about the horses and helping out. We muck stalls, groom the horses and assist with therapy sessions. It’s so peaceful here and everyone is so caring.” Lt. Erin Thorpe of Navy Region Southeast is also a regular volunteer at the ranch. “I feel it’s just as much therapy for me working with the animals and I really enjoy giving back to the community,” Thorpe said. “I love working with horses and children.” Cindy Ballantyne, former Army veteran with noncombat post-traumatic stress disorder and depression says that coming to Hope Therapy has changed her life and given her confidence. In one year of volunteering twice a week, she has lost 55 lbs. and gained a new perspective on life. “This place calms me down,” Ballantyne said, while grooming her favorite horse, Roanie. Other plans for the ranch include a riding/walking trail around the ranch (17 acres) and possibly a big tree house area in the majestic oaks. For more news from Naval Air Station Jacksonville, visit www.navy.mil/local/nasjax/.

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Exercise Phoenix Express 2017 concludes From U.S. Naval Forces EuropeAfrica/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs NAPLES, ITALY

U.S., North African, and European maritime forces concluded exercise Phoenix Express 2017 in a ceremony held at Escuela de Infanteria de Marina General Albacete Fuster in Cartegena, Spain, May 17. Phoenix Express 2017, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces EuropeAfrica/U.S. 6th Fleet, was designed to bring together North African, European, and U.S. maritime forces as part of a global network of navies to enhance cooperation and expertise in maritime security operations. “U.S. personnel trained alongside North African and European forces and focused on maritime security operations that included a wide variety of training for all participating forces, including ship boarding, airborne helicopter operations, and law-enforcement training,” Commander of Task Force 67 Capt. Bill

Ellis said. “This type of collaboration fosters trust between participant nations by promoting mutual understanding and cooperation. These established and tested partnerships will help us overcome the challenges that threaten freedom and security in the maritime domain.” Thirteen nations, whose contributions span from boarding teams to ships to maritime operations centers, participated in Phoenix Express. “The Mediterranean is the world’s oldest waterway and it is important that we work together to ensure it remains a place where global commerce can thrive,” Ellis said. “The United States shares a common interest with African countries in ensuring security and safety on the waters surrounding the continent because they are critical for Africa’s prosperity and global trade.” Scenarios focused on the globally-recognized Proliferation Security Initiative allowed endorsing nations to develop capabilities to detect and disrupt the delivery of materials

used to build and develop weapons of mass destruction. “Phoenix Express provides the 13 participating nations with the opportunity to work with the latest technology and learn from one another, enabling them to address and combat issues affecting the Mediterranean waters,” Ellis said. U.S. Naval Forces EuropeAfrica/U.S. 6th Fleet conducts three “Express” series exercises: Obangame Express in West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea; Phoenix Express in the Mediterranean Sea; and Cutlass Express in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean. These exercises help to build capabilities of participating maritime forces to work collectively and in conjunction with U.S., European, and North African partners to combat piracy and illicit trafﬁcking, and to respond to maritime threats. This is the 13th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise Phoenix Express. Growing from six nations in 2004, today nations from

Lt. Carl P. Zeilman Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Darren Williams, a U.S. Navy Reservist assigned to Navy Operational Support Center Denver, assists Mauritanian and Algerian sailors with a non-lethal weapons training demonstration during exercise Phoenix Express 2017, May 9 in Cartagena, Spain.

Algeria, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, the Netherlands, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey and the United States fully participate in the exercise.

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

MC2 Nathan Burke An E-2D Hawkeye assigned to the “Tigertails” of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 performs a touch-and-go on the flight deck of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), May 19 in Japan. Carrier Air Wing 5 is embarked on Ronald Reagan and conducting flight-deck qualifications to ensure the ship and air wing is able to safely launch and recover aircraft. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

Ronald Reagan completes carrier air wing qualiﬁcations From USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs PACIFIC OCEAN

Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW5) completed carrier qualiﬁcations aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), May 22. More than 100 pilots in more than 60 aircraft from nine squadrons based out of Naval Air Facility Atsugi and Iwakuni, Japan, completed almost

700 events, including more than 200 touch and goes and almost 500 arrested landings, to qualify pilots to conduct missions as the ship begins patrol in the 7th Fleet area of operation. The air wing’s mission is critical to the United States’ commitment to the peace and stability of this region. “The ‘Badman’ team was last deployed with ‘Freedom’ in December 2016, and since then, we executed Spring training detachments focused on

the most demanding missions and ensured our aircraft and personnel are ready for any contingency,” Commander of CVW-5 Capt. Michael S. Wosje said. “As the Navy’s only 9-1-1 air wing, no one is better prepared to ensure the peace and stability of the region. We are excited to have the ‘Freedom/Badman’ team back together, operating forward.” CVW-5 is the always-ready, air-combat arm of Battle Force

7th Fleet, with warﬁghting assets that include the F/A18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, C2-A Greyhound, and MH-60R/S, as well as the latest addition of the E-2D Hawkeye after the “Tigertails” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 replaced the “Liberty Bells” of VAW-115 earlier this year. “I am really proud of the hard work and dedication from the ship and air wing crews to get us ready for patrol,” USS

Ronald Reagan Commanding Officer Capt. Buzz Donnelly said. “With the completion of these qualifications, I can say with confidence that USS Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing 5 are disciplined, well-prepared, and stand ready to answer our nation’s call.” The mission of CVW-5 is to conduct carrier air warfare operations and assist in the planning, control, coordination and integration of eight air wing squadrons in support of com-

bat operations. Ronald Reagan and the embarked air wing provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Paciﬁc region. For more news from USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), visit www.navy.mil/local/ cvn76/.

Groundbreaking ceremony for solar facility held at NAS Meridian From Ofﬁce of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment MERIDIAN, MISS.

The Department of the Navy (DON), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), East Mississippi Electric Power Association (EMEPA) and Silicon Ranch Corporation (Silicon Ranch) broke ground May 25, on a solar generation facility at Naval Air Station (NAS) Meridian, Mississippi. Approximately 51,000 solar photovoltaic panels will be installed on land leased from the DON. The facility will generate up to six megawatts of direct current power. Silicon Ranch will fund, build, own, operate and maintain the facility, which is expected to be completed in 2018. Notable ceremony presenters included Capt. Scott Bunnay, commanding ofﬁcer, NAS Meridian; John Kliem, executive director, DON’s Resilient Energy Program Ofﬁce; Steve Noe, Renewables Manager, TVA; Randy Carroll, CEO, EMEPA; Matt Kisber, president and CEO, Silicon Ranch; and Mississippi Public Service Com-

MC2 Chris Liaghat A solar panel is displayed at the ground breaking ceremony for the new solar generation facility on board Naval Air (NAS) Station Meridian. The Department of the Navy, Tennessee Valley Authority, East Mississippi Electric Power Association and Silicon Ranch Corporation partnered to develop the solar generation facility on NAS Meridian.

missioners Cecil Brown and Brandon Presley. “Partnerships, like the one between the Department of the Navy, TVA, EMEPA and Silicon Ranch make us stronger and better equipped to complete our mission,” Bunnay said. “NAS Meridian’s success in effectively managing en-

ergy resources has been recognized at the highest levels of the Navy, and efforts like the solar project, to diversify energy sources help bases become more resilient and secure.” The facility will provide power to the grid for consumption by TVA and EMEPA customers, including NAS Meridian. In exchange for the

use of on-base land for the solar facility, NAS Meridian will receive in-kind consideration in the form of electrical infrastructure upgrades, microgrid controls and access to the onsite solar energy generation during utility outages, thus, increasing the energy resiliency and security of the base. “TVA is committed to being a trusted energy partner as part of our mission of service to the Valley,” Noe said. “The solar installation at NAS Meridian is a great example of how renewable energy sources can provide clean, local generation as a fully integrated part of the larger power system.” “EMEPA has been a partner of NAS Meridian for nearly 59 years and we continue to support their efforts in improving their viability,” Carroll said. “This in turn aids in the growth of our community.” “Silicon Ranch is honored to partner with the Department of the Navy, TVA and EMEPA on this important solar energy project,” Kisber said. “Forward-thinking organizations like the U.S. Navy have an opportunity to drive positive change, and the leadership for each of our partners on this project de-

serves tremendous credit for their vision and commitment to bring cost-effective, renewable power to NAS Meridian and to Lauderdale County.” Adding cost-effective alternative energy provides fuel diversity and increases regional energy resiliency and security. “Projects like this prove that we can achieve multiple savings and benefits for the people of Mississippi and enhance the national security of America while enhancing military bases in our state,” Commissioner Presley said. “This is a win-win project. Using cost effective solar power is using common sense.” “The MS Public Service Commission is proud to be a part of today’s ribbon cutting for this important project,” Brown said. “We commend the Navy for leading the way in making renewable energy a reality for supplying our military with power.” The DON continues to improve readiness, combat effectiveness and flexibility through initiatives that focus on energy reliability, resiliency and efficiency.

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Department of the Navy releases FY 2018 budget proposal From Ofﬁce of the Chief of Information WASHINGTON

The Department of the Navy (DON) released its proposed $171.5 billion (Base) budget May 23, for ﬁscal year (FY) 2018. This budget is part of the $762 billion (Base and OCO) defense budget President Donald Trump submitted to Congress the same day. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for budget Rear Adm. Brian Luther, briefed media during a Department of Defense press conference about the Navy and Marine Corps portion of the budget.

“In a challenging ﬁscal context, [DON’s FY18 budget request] reﬂects the best balance of investments across people, presence, readiness and capability,” Luther said. “Across the full scope of the request, we emphasized innovation and reform to sustain advantage, accelerate learning and strengthen our team.” This year’s budget submission strives to restore Navy readiness. It includes a $54.6 billion (base) request for operations and maintenance, funding one hundred percent of projected ship depot maintenance and requesting the maximum executable amount for aviation depot maintenance

and the ﬂight hour program. The operations and maintenance request represents an emphasis on the importance of restoring wholeness in order to build capacity and improve lethality in the future. The submission will build on current programs as well as invest in innovation to enable the Navy to compete in a fastpaced, complex global maritime environment—today and in the future. The submission includes a $49.5 billion (base) procurement budget that would buy eight new ships, fully fund the critical Columbia-class Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) program and invest in high-tech systems including

unmanned, cyber and directed energy weapons. The budget supports our personnel by funding careerdevelopment initiatives and providing a 2.1 percent pay increase, in addition to developing and procuring the most cutting-edge platforms and weapons available, positioning service members and DON for success. It also continues to invest in the Tours with Industry Program, the Fleet Scholar Program and Sailor 2025. The eight new ships the budget would purchase include one Ford-class aircraft carrier, two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, two Virginia-class submarines and one littoral combat

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NWC opens new future forces gallery NEWPORT, R.I.

U.S. Naval War College (NWC) ofﬁcially opened a new Future Forces Gallery located within NWC’s Learning Commons. The purpose of the gallery is to represent the physical manifestation of the college’s sharpening focus on considering future forces and capabilities. It also provides a location where NWC students, staff and faculty can relax in a peaceful environment while reﬂecting on the possible futures they may face in the years and decades ahead. “Our students spend a lot of time learning from the lessons of history,” NWC’s College of Distance Education and National Security Affairs Professor John Jackson said. “This is appropriate, but it is also important that they consider the technologies and techniques that they will utilize in the coming decades. The Future Forces Gallery is designed to provide a quiet location

The proposed FY18 DON budget documents: www.secnav.navy.mil/fmc/fmb/Pages/ Fiscal-Year-2018.aspx Highlights of the proposed DOD budget: http://comptroller.defense.gov/BudgetMaterials.aspx The entire ﬁscal 2018 DON budget proposal: www.secnav.navy.mil/fmc/fmb/Pages/ Fiscal-Year-2018.aspx A summary of the proposed budget: http://navylive. dodlive.mil/2017/05/23/department-of-navy-ﬁscal-year18-budget-restore-innovatecompete/

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MC2 Jess Lewis

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adversaries in all environments and across all spectrums.

U.S. Navy, Royal Thai navy sharpen ASW skills during Guardian Sea

U.S. Naval War College (NWC) President Rear Adm. Jeffrey A. Harley, left, and NWC President from July 2014 until July 2016 Vice Adm. P. Gardner Howe III, hold a hightech ribbon made from computer wire and LED lights following a ribbon cutting ofﬁcially opening NWC’s new Future Forces Gallery.

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ship to prioritize stability in major combatant shipbuilding as the ﬂeet continues to grow. Additionally, the budget funds 91 aircraft in FY18. By fully funding the Columbia-class SSBN program, the FY18 budget maintains the Navy’s commitment to provides the nation with a credible and survivable sea-based strategic deterrent. In order to meet dynamic changes in the security environment of today, this year’s submission includes $17.7 billion for research and development, supporting the NavyMarine Corps team of the future through technological advantages designed to counter

in which they can think about the shape of things to come. The models, photos, and printed materials available in the gallery can serve as ‘food-for-thought’ and they illustrate designs from the past, current cutting-edge systems, and concepts that may shape the future forces of the United States and our allies.” The gallery is made up of multiple lighted display cases which showcase dozens of models depicting technological designs from the past, modern systems in use today, as well as conceptual designs for the future. There are also illuminated light boxes which display images from the “Future of the Navy”, a series of paintings done by artist John Berkey that take a long-term view of what the Navy’s air, surface and sub-surface platforms might look like many decades from now. While they are not intended to be realistic designs for future platforms, they serve to spark the imagination on future possibilities. A large ﬂat-screen monitor will continuously display images

of technology demonstrations and engineering prototypes. Library guides and other publications will link interested individuals with other resources at NWC and the Ofﬁce of Naval Research. “The Future Forces Gallery is a launching pad for innovation and discovery,” NWC student Lt. Hillary Collandra said. “The stationary displays provide students with information regarding the signiﬁcant advances in unmanned systems technology and how these innovations will contribute to future operations. It also serves as a dedicated environment intended for the kinetic discovery and experimentation of new and upcoming technological innovations. The gallery provides great insight into what future warfare may look like and provokes the imagination of our future military leadership.” The Future Forces Gallery is supported through the Naval War College Foundation. For more news from Naval War College, visit www.navy.mil/ local/nwc/.

The U.S. Navy and Royal Thai navy (RTN) are executing Guardian Sea, an anti-submarine and maritime domain awareness exercise, in the Andaman Sea. The bilateral exercise focuses on strengthening U.S. Navy and RTN antisubmarine warfare (ASW) procedures and proﬁciency through symposia, planning discussions, personnel exchanges and at-sea events. Representing the U.S. Navy at Guardian Sea is the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), a Los Angeles-class fastattack submarine, and a P-3C Orion. Staff from Task Force 73 and Destroyer Squadron 7 will participate while embarked aboard U.S. ships and aircraft. “Guardian Sea is an outstanding opportunity to operate at sea with our friends and partners in the Royal Thai navy,” Sterett Commanding Ofﬁcer Cmdr. Claudine Caluori said. “Our Sailors gain valuable experience from these multilateral engagements, and we build on the established maritime relationships that will continue to endure long after the exercise is complete.” Participating ships from the RTN include the Naresuan-class frigate HTMS Taksin (FFG 422) and the

MC1 Byron C. Linder Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) raise the anchor chain in preparation for getting underway. Sterett will participate in the International Maritime Defense Exhibition 2017 (IMDEX 17). IMDEX 17 is hosted by the Republic of Singapore and is one of the largest maritime exhibitions in the Asia-Paciﬁc region, featuring a trade show and a series of multilateral exercises and exchanges.

Khamronsin-class corvette HTMS Long Lom (FS 533). “Guardian Sea is another great opportunity to operate and train at sea alongside our partners from the U.S. Navy,” Naresuan Commanding Ofﬁcer Capt. Chaksawat Saiwong said. “The complexity of the training and the trust and friendship that come from our time spent at sea together ensures our alliance will remain strong into the future.” Task Force 73 is the U.S. 7th Fleet’s Theater Security Cooperation agent for South and Southeast Asia and supports exercises across the region to include the Cooperation Aﬂoat Readiness and Training series, Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training, the Naval Engagement Activity with Vietnam, and the multi-

lateral naval exercise KOMODO. On behalf of Task Force 73, Destroyer Squadron 7 serves as operational commander for littoral combat ships rotationally deployed to 7th Fleet, and conducts advanced planning, organizes resources, and directly supports the execution of maritime engagements such as the Cooperation Aﬂoat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series, the Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) with Vietnam, and the multilateral Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise with Bangladesh, Cambodia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. For more news from Destroyer Squadron 7, visit www.navy.mil/local/ds7/.

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Department of Defense warrior games debuts anthemic video From 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games Public Affairs CHICAGO

The 2017 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games debuted its anthemic video highlighting the courage, sacriﬁce and dedication of the wounded warrior athletes who will participate in the 8th annual Warrior Games in Chicago, June 30— July 8. The video, shot exclusively in the City of Chicago, is the ﬁrst in a series of videos that will highlight athletes from each service who will participate in the games. U.S. Marine Corps veteran Lance Cpl. Sarah Rudder is featured running through city streets on her running blade prosthetic, passing well known landmarks and being joined by Chicago residents. The video concludes with Rudder and fellow athletes representing each of the U.S.

The DoD Warrior Games are an annual Paralympicstyle event designed to showcase the resilient spirit of our nation’s wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans. Approximately 265 athletes representing teams from each branch of the United States military — Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard — along with athletes from Special Operations Command. Athletes from the United Kingdom and Australia will also participate in the comU.S. Navy petition. The Games provide An undated video frame grab of the 2017 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games’ anthemic video that highlights the courage, a platform to showcase the sacrifice and dedication of the wounded warrior athletes who will participate in the 8th annual Warrior Games in Chicago, June benefits of adaptive sports 30 — July 8. The video, which was shot exclusively in the City of Chicago, is the first in a series of videos that will highlight athletes and the DoD’s warrior care from each service who will participate in the games. programs. military services and Special Operations Command standing proud in Soldier Field. “We are very excited to begin promoting the 2017 DoD Warrior Games in Chicago,” Director of 2017 DoD

Warrior Games U.S. Navy Capt. Brent Breining said. “These videos will be shown throughout the Chicagoland area with the purpose of inviting the community to attend the events and support our

wounded warrior athletes and their families.” Legendary soul singer Sam Moore, of Sam and Dave, sings the anthem and is accompanied by the Chicago Children’s Choir.

The video is part of the “By Air, By Land, or By Sea” campaign, which asks viewers how they will get to the games. It can be viewed at www.facebook.com/WarriorGames.

To learn more about the 2017 DoD Warrior Games, visit dodwarriorgames.com. For more news from Commander, Navy Installations Command, visit www.navy. mil/local/cnic/.

Pentagon hosts Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors By MC2 Jackie Hart Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON

Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Navy representatives, in conjunction with other service branches, hosted Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) caregivers and survivors at the Pentagon, May 26. Mattis and Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Dana W. White welcomed each of the more than 350 TAPS participants upon arrival, and extended their appreciation for them. “I think any time you experience any great joy or any great trauma in your life, it’s always comforting to know you’re not alone,” White said. “I think this event and these wonderful folks who put it together show that, as Americans, we have a lot in common, we sacriﬁce a lot for each other and we should ap-

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preciate more about each other. That’s what this kind of event means to me.” As part of their visit, TAPS members met the Navy Band Country Current, the Navy Ceremonial Guard, naval aviators, and representatives from the Naval History and Heritage Command and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division. Exhibits allowed them to interact with many of the robots Carderock engineers have developed, learn about signiﬁcant events in the Navy’s history, try on ﬂight suits and helmets, and simulate aircraft landings with paper airplanes. Surviving parents, spouses, children, siblings, and others grieving the death of a service member are gathering for the 23rd Annual TAPS National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp for Young Survivors May 25-29 in Arlington, Virginia with events

scheduled throughout the Washington, D.C. area. TAPS offers compassionate care to all those grieving the loss of a loved one who died while serving in the Armed Forces or as a result of his or her service. Since 1994, TAPS has provided comfort and hope 24/7 through a national peer support network and connection to grief resources, all at no cost to surviving families and loved ones. TAPS has assisted more than 70,000 surviving families, casualty ofﬁcers and caregivers. TAPS also conducts regional survivor seminars for adults and youth programs at locations across the country, as well as retreats and expeditions around the world. For more information go to www.taps.org or call the TAPS 24/7 National Military Survivor Helpline toll free at 800-959TAPS (8277).

MC2 Jackie Hart Vice Adm. Dixon Smith, deputy chief of naval operations, ﬂeet readiness and logistics, and his wife welcome members of the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) visiting the Pentagon. Surviving parents, spouses, children, siblings, and others grieving the death of a service member are gathering for the 23rd Annual TAPS National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp for Young Survivors.

| SDW coat with lapels will be replaced by Jan. 31, 2020

Continued from B1 is recommended that Sailors review the sizing chart available at www.public. navy.mil/bupers-npc/support/uniforms/Documents/ Navy_Fitness_Suit Size_ Prediction_ Chart.pdf before purchasing the suit. To help maintain the ﬁtness suit for the expected four years before requiring replacement, it should be washed and dried at a low temperature setting

in home-style machines. Using the industrial shipboard or bulk laundry is not recommended. Navy Exchange Uniform and Call Centers began selling the new women’s SDW coat for ofﬁcers and chiefs this year. Over the next three years, the single breasted SDW coat with lapels will be phased out of the Navy’s uniform inventory and replaced by

BIRDS | Micronesian Continued from B1 Savidge, a professor in the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation at Colorado State University (CSU) and one of two principal investigators in the project said. “Everybody is really excited about that.” Micronesian starlings — one of only two remaining native forest bird species on Guam — are the subject of this project that provides them with brown tree snake-resistant nest boxes on AAFB. This baby bird boom occurred over the course of more than a year with no sign of interference from brown tree snakes, which are responsible for the decimation of the bird population. While the number of Micronesian starlings in Guam before the nest box program is not known, it is thought

the choker style SDW by Jan. 31, 2020. The new coat is fully lined with a standing collar, princess seams and six sewn-on 35-line U.S. Navy eagle gilt buttons. It’s made from Certiﬁed Navy Twill polyester, features a hook and loop fastener tape with a lined tab against the neck, zippered sword slit over the left hip, two inside pockets, a hanger loop in back of neck and available loops for ofﬁcer

shoulder boards. Wear guidelines for the new coat will be the same as current Navy Uniform policy for service dress, dinner and full dress uniform requirements. For complete information on the new uniform items, see NAVADMIN 125/17 at www.npc.navy.mil For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visit www.navy.mil/local/cnp/.

More information Review sizing chart at www. public.navy.mil/bupersnpc/support/uniforms/ Documents/Navy_Fitness_ Suit Size_Prediction_ Chart. pdf For complete information on the new uniform items, see NAVADMIN 125/17 at www. npc.navy.mil

starlings provided with snake-resistant nest boxes on AAFB

to be less than 500, according to Savidge. The starling population prior to the introduction of the brown tree snake is also not known, but was described in historical accounts as common to abundant. “That would mean you could basically ﬁnd them throughout Guam,” Savidge said. “I think that if you went out for a drive, you would see them. Now, you have to know where to look to be able to ﬁnd that species.” In addition to restoring the population of a native bird species for cultural and aesthetic reasons, indications are the starlings have a positive impact on the island’s forests based on related research the team did on Micronesian starlings in Saipan in collaboration with a team from Iowa State University (ISU) focusing on vegetation. The two universities are

studying the impact of losing fruit dispersers because of predation by brown tree snakes, in a project funded by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). “We learned in Saipan that Micronesian starlings are one of the very best fruit dispersers of native forest tree species,” Savidge said. “They eat a variety of fruits and they disperse them pretty far. They’re dispersing them into degraded forests too, which could help restore forests.” Savidge said this species has the potential for being really important to helping maintain and restore Guam’s forests. “I am really happy with the success of this project,” Natural Resources Specialist at 36th Civil Engineer Squadron Shermaine Garcia said. “I believe the research

being done with starlings will contribute greatly to the development of future bird conservation strategies and forest enhancements plans.” Currently, a total of 72 nest boxes have been installed on AAFB to support this project, and environmentalists believe its usefulness may extend beyond the starlings. “Tree snake exclusion devices developed for this project may be helpful in bringing back the Micronesian kingfisher, a federally endangered bird that has been extirpated from Guam,” Conservation Program Supervisor at 36th Civil Engineer Squadron Jim Watkins said. “Because starlings and kingfishers both nest in cavities, there is hope that success with starlings can also benefit the return of kingfishers.” The next step for the research team on Guam is to

determine what happens to the starlings after they have ﬂedged, or have ﬂown from their nest boxes. To do that, team members have begun to attach colored bands to nestlings in the bird boxes. In the coming months, as researchers record sightings of banded birds that have grown, they hope to be able to determine more about the birds’ lives, including how well they survive away from the protected nest boxes, and whether they return to the boxes to nest. The team also plans to attach transmitters to a smaller number of the birds so they can be tracked by telemetry. This may provide more data about the starlings’ real-time location and habits. For more news from Naval Facilities Engineering Command, visit www.navy. mil/local/navfachq/.

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next begins PSA Continued from B1

FCT evaluates the material condition and performance of the ship’s major systems including main propulsion, ship control systems, combat systems, and damage control systems. Special evolutions demonstrated included the firing of the 57mm gun, maneuvering testing and launch and recovery of the embarked rigid hull inflatable boat. “We worked hard during FCT, but it was also exciting because this is what we are trained to do,” Mineman 2nd Class Nathan Davis said. “We’ve shown just how strong our ship is and how dedicated our crew is.” After FCT, Jackson begins a Post Shakedown Availability. PSA is the last availability in the ship’s construction period, during which required repairs identified during combat systems ship qualification trials and FCT are made using contractor and program office money. LCS is a high-speed, agile, shallow draft, mission focused surface combatant designed for operations in the littoral environment, yet fully capable of open ocean operations. As part of the surface fleet, LCS has the ability to counter and outpace evolving threats independently or within a network of surface combatants. Paired with advanced sonar and mine hunting capabilities, LCS provides a major contribution, as well as a more diverse set of options to commanders, across the spectrum of operations.

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SUMMERTIME GRILLING TIME Beef up your game By Lorraine Eaton The Virginian-Pilot

Lay in some charcoal and grease up the grill grate. We’re in for a beefy summer, according to a recent from Bloomberg News. Production is going up, and prices are going down. And if you’re a true beef lover, that shouldn’t concern you one bit, according to Richard H. Turner, the “meat maestro” and author of the recently released “Prime: The Beef Cookbook.” Turner is the beefy-looking British restaurateur who established New York City’s Meatopia festival in Europe. And a savant when it comes to cooking beef. His new book features more than 150 recipes organized by cooking method, plus chapters on breeds of cattle, slaughter methods, butchery and tips on buying. Plus, pin-up worthy, full-color photographs of grilling steaks and most finished dishes. His bottom line: Ignore those predictions that Americans will consume 8 percent more red meat per capita this year than three years ago. Instead, find a real butcher. Know what kind of beef you’re buying and how it’s been aged. Buy less, but better, beef. Do that, then try these recipes. Don’t they sound good? – Lorraine Eaton, The Virginian-Pilot ___ Butter-fried Steak with Golden Garlic Serves: 4 This is old-school French cookery at its best. If you can find grass-fed butter, then use it – evidence is mounting that grassfed butter is healthier than intensively farmed butter, and it’s certainly better for you “Prime: The Beef than margarine or oil. Cookbook,” by Richard 2 1-pound, H. Turner, May 2, 2017, bone-in Mitchell Beazley, $34.99 2-ounce steaks, such as T-bone hardcover or prime rib, cut about 1/8-inch thick 1¾ ounce beef dripping 4½ ounce unsalted butter 4 thyme sprigs 2 garlic bulbs, cloves peeled 1 rosemary sprig Maldon sea salt flakes and freshly ground pepper Season the steaks all over with salt and pepper. Heat the dripping in a large cast-iron skillet or frying pan. When it has melted and is foaming, add the steaks and cook over a high heat until crusty on the bottom, about 3 to 4 minutes. Turn the steaks and add half the butter, the thyme, garlic cloves and rosemary to the skillet. Cook over a high heat, basting the steaks with the foaming butter, garlic and herbs, turning once more and adding the remaining butter. Cook until the steaks are medium-rare, 3 to 4 minutes longer. Transfer the steaks to a chopping board or plate and allow to rest for at least 10 minutes, preferably longer. Remove the herbs and keep frying the garlic until golden and soft. Cut the steaks off the bone, then slice the meat across the grain and serve with the meat resting juices poured over and the fried garlic cloves. » See BEEF | C3

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Make your summer barbeques sizzle By StatePoint

With family and friends gathering to celebrate all summer long, try a new and healthy twist on some backyard barbeque essentials. Dishing on sides Meats may be the star of the show, but no backyard barbeque is complete without side dishes. From slaws and salads to fresh fruits and veggies, making your own side dishes from scratch allows for creativity and control of what goes onto your plate. Switch up your coleslaw by shredding crisp, tart apples such as Granny Smith in your blender and toss with grated carrots, poppy seeds, white vinegar and raisins. For a tasty alternative to traditional potato salad, try blending boiled new potatoes with smoky bacon, Dijon mustard and mayonnaise. The grill isn’t just for meat — fruits and veggies take on an entirely new ﬂavor proﬁle when

lightly grilled. Prepare a vegetable platter with an array of homemade dressings for dipping, or top with a parmesan balsamic vinaigrette. For a sweet treat without the guilt, grill fruits — such as pineapple, peaches, plums and nectarines — for a caramelized crust and add a scoop of ice cream to make a decadent dessert. Spice it up While everyone loves a classic hot dog or a juicy hamburger, the preservatives and calories found in these seasonal staples, and their condiment companions, don’t properly fuel you for an active summer gathering. Instead, consider healthier alternatives like grilled chicken or a lean cut of meat. These choices will be anything but boring when paired with fresh, homemade marinades, dry rubs or salsas. Create dressings, spice blends and other toppers to season your favorite grilled goodies. New

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The creativity shouldn’t end with your food. Spice up your drink menu by experimenting with craft cocktails. Make your own simple syrups with fresh herbs, fruits, spices or veggie infusions, taking your cocktails to the next level. Blending a combination of summer berries or tropical fruits creates an all-natural syrup for a refreshing cocktail mixer. Muddling or grilling fruits can enhance their ﬂavors — try blending grilled peaches, straining the mixture and adding it to a drink. Unique drink options can extend beyond fresh fruits. Vegetables can make for an unexpected option. While the sweetness of a beet shines when paired with the depth of a bourbon, fresh cucumber pairs great with a minty mojito. Let your creative juices ﬂow and wow your guests with the best backyard barbeque of the summer!

Tips to step up your patio experience By StatePoint

Ready to step up your outdoor living experience this season? You’re not alone. Nearly 70 percent of design and build ﬁrms report an increased demand for outdoor living space, according to the American Institute of Architects. When updating your outdoor living areas, focus on additions that stylishly and seamlessly StatePoint blend your spaces together. ConOutdoor living spaces are in high demand, according to a recent sider elements that accent your survey of design and build ﬁrms. home décor, enhance comfort,

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calendar Miller Studio Jazz Series: The Art of the Quartet June 1, 7:30 p.m., Miller Studio, Sander Center for the Performing Arts, 201 Market Street, Virginia Beach sandlercenter.org An interactive performance and discussion with the audience is the ďŹ rst event in the Miller Studio Jazz Series. Other events are July 6 and Aug. 3. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students/seniors. Student and senior tickets may be purchased only at the box ofďŹ ce with valid ID. Tickets are available at the Sandler Center Box OfďŹ ce or online at Ynottix.com

First Fridays street parties June 2, 5-8 p.m., The Plot, NEON District, Corner of Olney and Granby Street DowntownNorfolk.org. BJ GrifďŹ n and the Galaxy Groove (www.bjandthegalaxygroove.com/band-info) pop, funk, soul, R&B, perform at the Downtown Norfolk Councilâ€™s First Friday concert. Food trucks, merchandise vendors and craft beer offered.

Glass & exhibit reception June 2, 6-8 p.m., Gordon Art Galleries, 4509 Monarch Way, University Village, Old Dominion University 757-683-6272, raustin@ odu.edu, www.odu.edu/ gordongalleries Exhibition features artists who are from or who work in Virginia and are award winners for their work in glass and other media. Free and open to the public.

5th Annual Steampunk: Visions of Futures Past opening event June 2, 6-9 p.m., Hampton History Museum, 120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton 757-727-1102, www. HamptonHistoryMuseum. org Experience the work of artists and craftspeople whose attire, weaponry, and gadgets conjure up a time when airships were commonplace and steam power ruled the world. An alternative Victorian

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anniversary of the Seven Days Campaign. The sights and sounds of these battles will come alive as more than 1,400 Civil War re-enactors authentically portray soldiers from both armies. Battles, living history programs, demonstrations, and talks are scheduled on Saturday at Endview Plantation and on Sunday morning at Lee Courtesy photo Hall Mansion. The Glass & exhibit, opening June 2 at Old Dominion University, features artists who are from Virginia or who work in Virginia.

June 4, noon-6 p.m., Norfolk Botanical Gardens, 6700 Azalea Garden era and an imagined Wild Road, Norfolk West frontier are presented www.norfolkbotanicalin â€œSteampunk: Visions of garden, 757-441-5830 Futures Past.â€? Music by MOJO Bones, open mic musicians, host The Bodacious David Welsh, and Astro Entertainment. Local food Bazaar Spring trucks and beer provided Festival by local brewery SmartJune 2-4, Hampton mouth, dogs available for Roads Convention Center, adoption from the Virginia Hampton Beach SPCA, and dog www.bodaciousbazaar. photos in the Astro photo com booth. Free for NBG memAttendees can enjoy bers, regular admission items by more than 250 plus Fido fee of $5 per dog quality crafters, vendors, for others. artists, wineries, and food vendors. Also included are Virginia wine tastings, beer, shopSand Soccer ping, food trucks, and live Championships music, including 80s favorites The Deloreans and June 3-4, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., country band Buckshot. Buckroe Beach, 100 South 1st Street, Hampton Historic Trades vssc757@gmail.com, www.vasandsoccer.com Fair June 3-4, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Open to the public, games will take place in the Jamestown Settlement, sand on the north side of 2110 Jamestown Road Buckroe Beach Park (ďŹ elds (Route 31 South), Wilstart near the playground liamsburg and are stacked end to end 757-253-4838, www. down to the park ranger historyisfun.org/jamesstation). Other activities town-settlement/historicinclude a Boardwalk Arts trades-fair/. & Crafts show, live music, A variety of historical gourmet food truck/trailer trades and crafts, from ďŹ‚int-knapping, blacksmith- area, and SUP (stand up paddle board), kayak, and ing and leatherwork to jet ski rentals. In addition, spinning, broom-weaving Tribal Yoga of Hampton and pottery will be showcased. The special event is will offer a free introductory Yoga Stretch on included admission: $17 Saturday morning. for adults, $8 for ages 6 through 12, and free for children under 6.

â€œOn to Richmondâ€? Civil War Reenactment June 3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Endview Plantation, 362 Yorktown Rd., Newport News endview@nnva.gov , 757-8871862, www.endview.org Commemorate the 155th

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Auditions for new students for the 2017-2018 season are June 10, 12 and 13 and Aug. 19, 21 and 22 at Talbot Park Baptist Church, 6919 Granby St., Norfolk. Auditions must be scheduled in advance by calling the chorus manager at 757-440-9100. Boys and girls entering grades 1 to 12 are welcome. Singers in grades 1 to 7 have a choice of Norfolk or Virginia Beach rehearsal sites. . Call 757-440-9100, email vcccmgr@verizon. net, or visit www.vachildrenschorus.org.

Hampton Roads Sports Commission recognizes local sports industry From Hampton Roads Sports Commission NORFOLK

The local sports industry recognized the people, organizations and facilities that help make our local athletes succeed at the 2017 Hampton Roads Sports Awards at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, presented by The Hampton Roads Sports Commission, an afďŹ liate of the Hampton Roads Chamber. Old Dominion University Football Head Coach Bobby Wilder gave the keynote speech about the importance of teamwork and how people of all ages should be a positive inďŹ‚uence to others, especially the youth. Winners of each of the 11 categories included: Best Tourism Partner â€“ The Adventure Park at Virginia Aquarium Best Sports Organization â€“ Girls on the Run Hampton Roads Best High School Team â€“ Oscar Smith High School

Football Team Best Local Sportswriter â€“ Larry Rubama, The Virginian Pilot Best Local Sportscaster â€“ Adam Winkler, WTKR Newschannel 3 Best Locally Created Event â€“ J&A Racing Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Best Sports AfďŹ liate â€“ CHKD Sports Medicine Best Sports Facility â€“ Ted Constant Convocation Center Hometown Hero â€“ Dr. Lawrence Hultgren, Virginia Wesleyan College Organization MVP â€“ Kim Kranz, CHKD Sports Medicine Sports Tourism plays a vital role in our local economy. All the categories that were acknowledged during Wednesdayâ€™s event helps make an impact on the Hampton Roads economy. From the facilities that host the event, to the media coverage, to the people who organize the events and volunteer their time, to the local organizations that participate and host these events,

to the medical staff on site and the attractions around the area, all these main ingredients help attract new sporting events and sustain the events the region and cities currently host. â€œWe are lucky to live and represent a region with so much passion for the sports industry,â€? said Lauren Bland, executive director of the Hampton Roads Sports Commission. â€œOur athletes and teams are successful because of the incredibly hardworking folks behind the scenes to ensure we have excellent venues, services, staff and volunteers. It was truly our pleasure to honor and celebrate our local sports industry! Congratulations to all of the ďŹ nalists and winners!â€? Thank you to our sponsors: Atlantic Bay Mortgage & Fun Tours Inc. (Silver Sponsors); Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel (Facility Sponsor); Music Makes You Happy Entertainment (Entertainment Sponsor); and G&W Gifts and Awards (Award Sponsor).

Kristen Zeis | The Virginian-Pilot Volunteers Chloe Turner, center, and Stephanie Adams, far right, greet mothers with red carnations during the17th annual Joy Ministries Motherâ€™s Day Celebration at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside on May 14.

Single moms, widows, military wives ďŹ nd theyâ€™re not in it alone By Amir Vera The Virginian-Pilot

Few are prepared to be a single mother. Lakeshia Williams of Chesapeake wasnâ€™t going to stay with abusive partners. Pamela White of Norfolk didnâ€™t want to be in a relationship with someone who didnâ€™t support her. Danette Crawfordâ€™s husband left two weeks after her daughter was born. All three women have done it all alone, and all three have faced judgment. â€œIf we come together as single mothers, we can help each other instead of judging each other,â€? said Williams, the mother of eight children. That idea of unity inspired Crawford to start the annual Motherâ€™s Day Celebration in 2001. The event honors single mothers, widows and military wives whose husbands are deployed. The mothers are given a rose and a meal, and those with teenage children receive a letter from them. â€œThe father is usually the one that honors mom. When there is no father in the home, the single mother goes without the honor,â€? said Crawford, the founder and president of Virginia Beach-based Joy Ministries. The faith-based nonproďŹ t hosts the event each year. Crawford said her ďŹ rst Motherâ€™s Day was a lonely one; she was at home with her daughter and had no money to

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The father is usually the one that honors mom. When there is no father in the home, the single mother goes without the honor.â€? Danette Crawford, founder and president of Virginia Beach-based Joy Ministries do anything. â€œEverybody was doing things with their families and going to expensive Sunday brunches with their families,â€? she said through tears. â€œWe were at home, sharing a happy meal from McDonaldâ€™s.â€? One year later, Crawford met a widow who didnâ€™t speak to her son. The chance encounter took place six weeks before Motherâ€™s Day. Crawford said she couldnâ€™t get the woman off her mind so she â€œtook a leap of faithâ€? and told the Joy Ministries board of directors they were holding an event for single mothers. That ďŹ rst year there were 150 people. Now, Crawford said, 1,500 to 2,000 people usually register for the event. â€œIt really gives them hope and encouragement,â€? she said. Support is just what White and Williams have been giving one another the past seven years. The two single moms met through classes at Sentara College of Health Sciences in Chesapeake. With Williamsâ€™ eight children and Whiteâ€™s

three, the two help each other during rough times. Both womenâ€™s oldest children lend a helping hand around the house. Adrian Riley, Whiteâ€™s 6-year-old daughter, said she helps change diapers and clean the house. Ezekiel Arnold, Williamsâ€™ 15-year-old son, said he acts as a father ďŹ gure to his siblings. â€œMe and my mom have this special bond,â€? Ezekiel said. â€œIâ€™m really lucky to have a mother like her.â€? The event Sunday helped Williams and White know there were people who appreciate them beyond their children. That was one of the goals Crawford set out to accomplish 16 years ago. â€œThey come in down â€Ś and discouraged, you can see it on their face,â€? Crawford said. â€œWhen they leave, they leave with big smiles and you can see hope on their face. They beam that they have been radically blessed.â€? Amir Vera, 757-446-2705, amir.vera@pilotonline.com

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Cold War bunker tour at The Greenbrier offers a fascinating walk through history

Underground shelter of more than 112,000 square feet in West Virginia was maintained from 1961 to 1992 to protect Congress. By Denise M. Watson The Virginian-Pilot

Want to shield a super-secret, government bunker? Cover one of its entrances with blah wallpaper. The luxurious, historic Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, doesn’t do blah. Every inch of the retreat is wrapped in vibrant red roses, gigantic, dark green leaves and pink rhododendrons, some so screamingly bright that sunshades might be in order. But around the corner of an exquisite ballroom is a wall of bland green-and-white geometric patterns. Behind it is an 18-ton blast door weighing 36,000 pounds, enough to seal out a modest nuclear blast if one happened 15 to 30 miles away. The government planners who built a Cold War bunker under the heels of royalty, United States presidents and celebrities at The Greenbrier didn’t want anyone to linger in this one spot. “They chose a style you would never stop to admire,” said Roger Sullivan, a guide for The Greenbrier’s popular bunker tour. Thousands travel to The Greenbrier for its accommodations, wellknown hospitality and ﬁne dining that go back to 1778. An important part of its history is its role during the Cold War when tensions between the United States and Russians prompted President Dwight D. Eisenhower to order that bunkers be built to keep the government running during a nuclear attack.

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For Congress, that was The Greenbrier, an underground shelter of more than 112,000 square feet of secrecy that was maintained from 1961 to 1992. Several of the spaces are now leased to house computer servers and for the hotel’s laser-tag activities, but the history of Cold War politics is well preserved. Eisenhower was fond of The Greenbrier. He relaxed and recuperated there during World War II when it was used as a military hospital. In the mid-1950s, the resort’s location was ideal for a fallout shelter if Washington, D.C., were to be attacked. It was within 300 miles of the nation’s capital – as were other bunkers – and could be reached within a matter of hours by plane or rail. It’s about a 4½-hour drive from

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Norfolk. Planning began in 1955, and the project was given the code name “Greek Island.” The shelter would be two stories high, the size of double-decker football ﬁelds. The bunker had enough room for 1,100 people – 535 members of Congress and a staff person for each. Family members would not be allowed. The tour leads people through several of the shelter’s 153 rooms, including decontamination showers that every person would have gone through in the event of war. Their clothes would have been burned in nearby incinerators that could handle all trash – and bodies, if necessary. The place even had rooms to hold the ashes. One room was an armory with helmets and riot gear. “To protect people inside from

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The play â€œCalendar Girlsâ€? is running through June 4 at Little Theatre of Virginia Beach.

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â€œGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2:â€? Peter Quill and his team search for his long-lost father in this sequel to the hit 2014 sci-ďŹ adventure ďŹ lm.

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6 p.m. The Circle (PG-13) Friday, June 2

6 p.m. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (PG-13) 9 p.m. Lowriders (PG-13) Saturday, June 3

1 p.m. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 3-D (PG-13) 4 p.m. The Fate of the Furious (PG-13) 7 p.m. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (PG-13) Sunday, June 4

1 p.m. How To Be A Latin Lover (PG-13) 4 p.m. Unforgettable (R) 7 p.m. The Promise (PG-13)

Friday, June 2

7 p.m. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (PG-13) Saturday, June 3

1 p.m. How To Be A Latin Lover (PG-13) 4 p.m. Lowriders (PG-13) 7 p.m. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 3-D (PG-13) Sunday, June 4

1 p.m. The Circle (PG-13) 4 p.m. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (PG-13) 7 p.m. The Fate of the Furious (PG-13)

Schedule is subject to change. For your weekly movie showtimes and more, check out the Navy MidAtlantic Region MWR website at discovermwr.com.

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The ďŹ‚esh is willing, but the script is weak By Mal Vincent Virginian-Pilot Correspondent

Calendar girls are loose in Virginia Beach and will remain in full view through June 4. Donâ€™t be alarmed. â€œCalendar Girls,â€? the play at the Little Theatre of Virginia Beach, is out for laughs, not leering. Itâ€™s the ďŹ‚ip side of the coin from â€œThe Full Monty,â€? which is no stranger to local stages. At the Little Theatre of Norfolk, which had a recent hit run, some resourceful female patrons decided to outďŹ‚ank the directorâ€™s blackouts by bringing ďŹ‚ashlights to the theater. â€œCalendar Girlsâ€? was a hit British comedy movie (starring Helen Mirren, naturally) in 2003 that was made into a stage play in 2008. Itâ€™s based on a true story about women of a certain age who decide to bare it all (or, at least some of it) to produce a calendar to raise money for a

good cause. In truth, though, the play is not nearly as funny as its concept would allow. It gets bogged down in unfocused and ill-advised side trips into social messages. It makes much of contrasting nudity (art?) with nakedness (puerile interest?). Off-camera characters have cancer or other fatal diseases. The ladies, who call themselves â€œgirls,â€? are somewhat depraved, in the view of some neighbors, on account of being somewhat deprived. They are stuck in a world where, as Auntie Mame said, life should be a banquet but most folks are starving to death. Tim Firthâ€™s adaptation of the movie wanders all over the place in an apparent effort to ďŹ ll out the play to two hours. A good deal of time is wasted in establishing the prissy, ďŹ‚ighty, working-class mannerisms of the womenâ€™s

club members. Firth too obviously sets this up just to be knocked down when the ladies loosen up, which canâ€™t come too soon. The playâ€™s British origin results here in a plethora of accents. Ann Heywood as Jessie might have sounded the most British. Everyone works hard, but the ensemble cast, owing to the scriptâ€™s vagueness more than to the actressesâ€™ efforts, remains an ensemble from which it is difďŹ cult to pick standouts. Even so, you canâ€™t help but cheer them on. The ďŹ ve â€œbraveâ€? women of the calendar are Elizabeth Dickerson, Nancy Bloom, Suzanne Genz, Heywood, Janet Maddox and Mary Lou Mahlman. They use varied forms of cover-up to suggest rather than expose. But it is something of a shock when an initial scene has an actress, topless, turn to face the audience with her arms and hands strategically positioned.

Nudity has never been a major scandal locally. When, â€œOh! Calcutta!â€? and â€œHairâ€? broke ground on the local stage, there was hardly a peep or protest. Nor was there any hoopla when a local company staged â€œMacbethâ€? with three topless witches. Salty language, however, has caused an outcry. The greatest uproar Iâ€™ve encountered in ďŹ ve decades of arts coverage was over the language in â€œGrease,â€? of all things. Itâ€™s 2017, and a glimpse of stocking is no longer shocking. â€œCalendar Girlsâ€? is not out to shock; the most shocking thing is that it isnâ€™t funny enough. Still, you have to give it to these girls â€“ they bravely and boldly give their all for the theater. Mal Vincent has been a longtime culture writer for The Virginian-Pilot. He can be reached at mal.vincent12@gmail.com.

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F. Scott Fitzgeraldâ€™s â€˜lost storiesâ€™ remain fresh today By Bill Ruehlmann Virginian-Pilot Correspondent

American novelist and short story writer F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) both wrote the party and lived it. He provided four dazzling Jazz Age novels â€“ â€œThis Side of Paradiseâ€? (1920), â€œThe Beautiful and Damnedâ€? (1922), â€œThe Great Gatsbyâ€? (1925) and â€œTender Is the Nightâ€? (1934) â€“ leaving behind his intriguing but incomplete Hollywood novel â€œThe Love of the Lost Tycoonâ€? (1940) and scores of published and unpublished short

stories. He was also a terminally self-destructive drunk; but thatâ€™s another story, and a sad one. The good news that is exciting to share, thanks to New School scholar and editor Anne Margaret Daniel â€“ B.A. Harvard, M.A. Georgetown, Ph.D. Princeton â€“ is that we now have â€œIâ€™d Die for You and Other Lost Storiesâ€? by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Scribner, 359 pp., $28). Still eloquent, still intense, this enduringly fresh material is a dark ďŹ‚ip side to the

mad musical frenzy of the between-wars era with which Fitzgerald is most associated. Reports Daniel: â€œThese stories are about divorce and despair; working days and lonesome nights; smart teenagers unable to attend college or ďŹ nd a job during the Great Depression; American history, with its wars, its horrors, and its promises; sex, with marriage thereafter â€“ or not; and the wild, bright vitality and grinding poverty of New York City, a place Fitzgerald truly loved and understood in all its possibilities,

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Chris Jericho, WWE star, heavy metal musician, kicks off tour By Yiorgio

Chris Jericho, professional wrestler extraordinaire, a podcast giant with amazing vocal skills as the lead singer and founding member of the heavy metal band Fozzy, sat down with me recently for a one-on-one interview before the band kicked off its international Judas Rising Tour on May 5 at Virginia Beach’s Lunatic Luau. For dates, locations, tickets and more information, visit www.facebook.com/FozzyRock/ Yiorgo (Y): Do you find it hard transitioning back and forth from being a pro wrestler and a musician? Chris Jericho (CJ): It really was not a transition, because I have been playing in a band since I was 13 years old. I always wanted to be in a rock ‘n’ roll band, and I always wanted to be a wrestler. Those were my two goals when I was a kid, and in my whole life I worked on those two goals. I have been playing music all those years. Y: Talk to us about Fozzy. CJ: This is our first gig. The kickoff of our Judas is Rising Tour. Except for a week of rehearsal, the last time we played together was about 18 months ago. We are ready to go. It brings back memories. Rich Ward and I started Fozzy back in 2000. We harnessed it, manifested it, and the last five, six years, we have made Fozzy our priority. Only when we are off from Fozzy, that is when I go my WWE stuff. It’s not a big transition. I have been doing both my whole life. It’s more of stepping from one side of the fence to the other. Y: A great band to me is all about a team effort, and I really see that when I watch Fozzy the band perform. CJ: We truly are a great collection! We’ve been doing this a long time now. Rich Ward on guitar and backing vocals, Frank Fontsere on drums and percussion, and myself have been in the band from the start. Paul Di Leo, bass guitar, backing vocals, and Billy Grey, guitar and backing vocals, have been with us for the last six, seven years, and we have worked very hard to eliminate any kind of ahole element. We spend too much time together. To have that great players, great showmen band, that’s like a good football team or hockey team. It’s all about the chemistry. You might have a guitar player that’s the best in the world, but maybe he is kind of a jerk or does not write great songs or is not good to be on a bus three weeks at a time, so like you said,

Courtesy photo Chris Jericho, front, and his band, Fozzy, kicked off the Judas Rising Tour on May 5 at Virginia Beach’s Lunatic Luau.

it’s a team effort. This is not Chris Jericho’s band. I’m in the band, but its not like it’s Chris Jericho and the Blackjacks or something. This is a full-on band effort, and we would not want to have it any other way. Y: If you had to pick either wrestling or being in the band, is that something you could do? CJ: The beauty of it is, I don’t have to. I like them both, and I can do both. Fozzy is a little more gratifying, because we spend a lot more time building it. Y: How do you handle distractors who claim you have to pick one? CJ: When you are known for something, and you want to slip out of that box and into another one, a lot of times people don’t like that. I found that if you’re an actor and want to make music or a baseball player and want to play football, people sometimes have an issue with that, so for me I don’t ever listen to anybody with a negative mindset. We have been doing great, and it has been a great run with Fozzy. As we are talking today, our song “Judas” is No. 1 in Canada, the States, Australia and the UK. We just got that news as you were coming in. To me that is just another feather in our

cap and shows the work that we put in pays off. Y: I have to tell you that the song “Judas” has made me a convert for Fozzy. I am really digging your band. Tell us about “Judas.” CJ: Rich Ward wrote it. It’s something that everyone can relate too. It’s about betrayal, falling short of your expectations, pushing away those you love. It is a very deep song, but also very catchy, so that’s why people are really digging it. Y: I love your diversiﬁcation. I saw the live video of ABBA’s SOS, and it blew me away. CJ: People love that song. It is very dark with great playing in it. It’s very infectious. It’s one of those songs that when we start playing it, people go ‘really?’ It’s like the ﬁrst time there has been a mosh pit to an ABBA song. People really enjoy that. Y: You have worked together with WWE to have your music featured for several pay-per-views most recently with NXT’s Take over Chicago and “Judas” was showcased. How did that happen? CJ: They used “Enemy,” “Lights Go Out,” now “Judas” … Every album they use something. We have

to submit the songs, and they either use them or they don’t. It’s not like they are doing me a favor. There are too many bands and too much involved at stake to do anybody any favors. We submit the song, and if they like it, they use it. With “Judas” and NXT, it really was a perfect ﬁt. NXT is more of a rebel, sexier, younger, with a more contemporary vibe, we thought it would be a perfect mix to use “Judas” with NXT and it actually came through HHH. I sent him the song, he loved it, he said you can submit it to WWE if you want, but I want to use it for NXT Chicago and I was like, ‘Yea, dude, let’s do that! Y: Speaking of WWE, where do you see yourself with them? CJ: That’s the million-dollar question. This last run I had was never suppose to be as long as it was. It was suppose to be a four-month thing, it was going real good. We the band, decided in 2016 to take a little break with Fozzy. I have to tell you, we caught lighting in a bottle with my recent run with WWE. You got Jericho and the list, and stupid idiots, the Kevin Owens best friends/ betrayal. It was a great ride, but it was time to go, you could feel the

momentum shifting. Will I be back? Most likely. I mean if I never wrestle another match again I would be happy. There is really nothing more that I can do in the business. But I still enjoy it, and it’s fun to come up with stuff, be creative and have people enjoy the show and with what I come up with. I am sure when the Fozzy tour winds down and all the other projects get ﬁnished, I will be going back to WWE at some point. Y: You are also involved in charities, diabetes to be exact, what got you involved with that? CJ: It’s been a strange year. Over the past three months, two very close family members were diagnosed with diabetes, so you are forced to learn about it. It’s one of those diseases that there are so many inroads to cures and technology advancements. It has hit home for me, so its time to get involved and try to get some of those cures to become reality. Y: I remember you telling a story about winning the Universal Championship, going home and telling your wife, ‘Honey, I beat the Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin; I’m the Universal Champion?’ What did your wife say? CJ: She said, ‘That’s nice dear, now don’t forget to take out the garbage.’ You know sometimes when you go on the road and live the life as a rock star or a big WWE superstar, you come home, and you realize I still have to clean the hamster cage or whatever, change the diapers and unclog the toilets. That’s the balance and why I’m able to do what I do, because when I go home all I do is family stuff. I don’t have any friends in Tampa, not in a bad way, and if we want to go out that’s something else. Plus I want to give the love of my life, my beautiful wife, a break, because when I’m on the road, she is a single mom with our three kids, a 13-year old son and 10-year old twin daughters that I love very much. My wife Jessica is my rock. Chris’s podcast can be heard on www.podcastone.com/Talk-IsJericho “Judas” the video can be viewed at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=lqURPBtGJzg Yiorgo is a Hampton Roads arts, entertainment and sports writer. A stage, TV and movie actor, he is also an educator, motivational speaker, writer, storyteller and columnist.

NAVSTA Auto Auction to be held June 7 From MWR Community Recreation, Naval Station Norfolk

Make sure that you are aware of the following rules and regulations of the auction before bidding on any of the vehicles. All vehicles have been abandoned on the Naval Station and are sold as is. There is no guarantee that the vehicles will run. Vehicles are not guaranteed as to year or state inspection. SPECIAL ODOMETER NOTE DO NOT rely on the odometer reading, as it could be incorrect. Odometer reading could be more or less. Bidders are explicitly advised to closely examine the vehicle they are bidding on. There are no guarantees expressed or implied. VIEWING OF VEHICLES Vehicles may be viewed at SP-123, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., on the Monday and Tuesday prior to the day of the auction. There will be a list of vehicles available at the viewing: however, any vehicle may be pulled from the auction up until the moment the auctioneer offers the vehicle for bid. Everyone entering the lot must have valid CAC/Military ID card. This auction is only open to our military/CAC card holders. (Active Duty, Retirees,

New location Vehicles may be viewed at SP-123, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., June 5 and 6. Dependents, Civil Service) BIDDER REGISTRATION All bidders must be registered and have a bidder number. Receipt of a bidder number implies an understanding of the legal obligations to these stated rules and regulations. Registration will start at 10 a.m. on the day of the auction at the auction site. Bidders must register their name and address as they wish them to appear on the Certificate to Obtain Title. The MWR Department reserves the right to refuse to register bidders who have previously failed to follow the rules of the auction. Registered bidders are responsible for all bids under their number. You, the registered bidder, are responsible for bids tendered, irrespective of the designated purchaser of the vehicle. i.e. Do not buy a vehicle for a friend or relative unless you are prepared to pay for the vehicle. The Certificate to Obtain Title must be made out in the name of the winning bidder. Do not bid on a car and then request that the Certificate to Obtain Title be prepared in someone else’s name.

BIDDING ON VEHICLES The auction will normally start at noon on Wednesday at the direction of the auctioneer. The auctioneer will proceed down the row of vehicles taking verbal bids on each vehicle in turn. Bidders who are interested in a particular vehicle should stand near the vehicle so that the auctioneer will hear their bid. All sales are ﬁnal. Please be sure of the vehicle you are bidding on. The MWR Department

reserves the right to refuse any and all bids and to settle any and all disputes involving bids. This is an absolute auction. There are no extra fees or charges that must be paid. The bid price is the sale price. Once the auctioneer declares a vehicle “sold”, the high bidder must sign a Form 1348-I (transfer of government property) acknowledging the bid price. PAYMENT FOR VEHICLES If payment is made on

the day of the auction: The highest bidder on each vehicle may pay in full on the day of the auction at the auction site. Such payment must be made in the form of cash or credit card (no checks). If payment is made in full on the day of the auction, the Certificate to Obtain Title (Form 97) will be prepared immediately and presented to the buyer. Payments are taken until 3:30 p.m. auction day. If payment is not made in full on the day of the auction: The highest bidder must pay a minimum of $20 or 10 percent deposit, whichever is greater, on the day of the auction. This non-refundable payment may be made by cash or credit card. The remaining balance must be paid with cash or credit card (no checks) within five working days. Payment must be made at the Naval Station Impound Lot office, Bldg SP-314 located at the end of 10th Ave., between the hours of 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. When the complete payment is made within five working days of the auction, the Certificate to Obtain Title will be issued to the buyer. The signed Form 1348-I will act as a bill of sale for removal of the vehicle from the auction site. Failure to make full payment within five working days: The failure on the part of the bidder to make full pay-

ment within five working days of the auction will make the sale null and void, and result in the forfeiture of the deposit. The vehicle will then be reoffered for public sale at the next abandoned vehicle auction. REMOVAL OF VEHICLES Vehicles must be paid for in full before they are removed from the auction site. Vehicles must be registered and insured to be driven out of the lot. Otherwise, the vehicle must be towed. Buyers have five working days from the day of the auction to remove their vehicle and may do so from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. You must show a signed Form 1348-I, Form 97, or registration for the vehicle to be released. Buyers who have paid in full for their vehicle and have not removed it within five working days will be assessed a $15 per day/vehicle storage charge. Vehicles left for two weeks from the auction date will be declared abandoned and will be towed. Buyers will then be assessed a towing charge in addition to the $15 per day storage charge. FURTHER INFORMATION Call the Impound Lot office at 757-444-2631, Monday– Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., www. genedanielsauctions.com

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All Types Modern/Antique BUY SELL TRADE CONSIGN **GET TOP DOLLAR** Estates, Appraisals, Entire Collections CALL TODAY 302-384-6861 info@artemisoutfitters.com www.artemisoutfitters.com Freon R12 WANTED: Certiﬁed buyer will pickup and pay CASH for cylinders of R12. refrigerantﬁnders. com 312-291-9169

Auctions

Barrett Street Auction, next Auction June 24. Now Accepting Consignments. 463-1911

Chesapeake/Hickory 19+ Acres

Home site & Horse farm, June 8, 10 AM on site VAF 662 www.vaauctionco.com 538-0123

Phoebus Auction Gallery. Next Auction June 25, 2017. VAAR #1597. 722-9210

Suff. 1264 Carolina Rd 3.9 AC M-2. June 13, 10 AM. VAF 662 www.vaauctionco.com 538-0123

Business Opportunities

CHEAP CRABS-Soft Shells Frozen Small $28,

AMBITEnergy Japan Seeking Marketing Consultants: New Market. Seeking ambitious people in Japan to become Marketing Consultants for AmbitEnergy Japan,GK. Serving new market of 80 million people with energy. Help them save $$ and get FREE Energy. Contact Elizabeth at ebenergy@gmail.com

Jumbo $33, Whales $38 Dozen. 30 mins. from Great Bridge or Pungo, 252-455-5279.

Cindy’s Produce-Strawberries, Corn, Kale,

Romaine & Melons, Flowers & more. 2385 Harpers Rd., VB. 10-6. Call 427-2346. MC/Visa.

CRABS & FRESH FISH

DIRECT FROM THE BOAT. SHELLFISH COMPANY 757-481-7512

Huge Multi-Family Yard Sale-Sat., 6/3, 8-? 3133 Shipps Corner Rd. Antique jewelry, furniture, children’s clothing & more.

Topsoil-Mulch

Strawberries, Broccoli, Cabbage

The Farm at 3484 Charity Neck Rd. Also 2061 Pleasant Ridge Rd. You Pick, 426-7501, 426-6869.

LILLEY FARMS-You Pick Strawberries 757-435-2085

Strawberries. Munden Farm, 1377

Princess Anne Rd., Va Beach. Sweet Charlie & Chandler Berries. Closed Sundays. 426-2747.

Horses, Cattle, etc. Horse & Tack Auction, Sat, June 3

Southampton Stockyard, Courtland, Va. Saddles & Tack Sell at 6 PM. Horses & Ponies Sell Following the Tack. Info 804-227-3434.

The Office of Strategic Communication & Marketing at ODU is seeking candidates for a PR & Marketing Specialist III to enhance the University's image through public information and public relations functions. This position closes June 9, 2017. To apply, visit http://jobs.odu.edu/ postings/5384 and follow the online instructions. AA/EOE

Building & Construction/ Skilled Trades

COMMERCIAL READY MIX PRODUCTS, INC.

Is Hiring Mixer Truck Drivers for Chesapeake, Emporia, and Moyock, NC. Mixer Drivers must have Class A or B CDL’s and experienced drivers preferred. Apply in person at the Chesapeake Plant, 1888 S. Military Hwy., the Emporia Plant, 120 Courtland Rd. and the Moyock Plant, 1382 Caratoke Hwy. For information, email samh@crmpinc.com or steved@crmpinc.com Or call (Ches.) 757-420-5800 (Emp.) 434-634-9911, or (Moyock) 252-232-1250

ELECTRICIAN

Bay Electric is hiring electricians for a local project paying Davis Bacon wage scale. VA Journeyman or Master license req. Must pass background check for security clearance. Great benefits. Email resume to job@bayelectricco.com or call 757-595-2300. Bay Electric Co., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

PROJECT MANAGER

Accounting/ Finance Financial Svcs Specialist I (00543A)

The Financial Senior Accountant assist the Accounting Supervisor with maintaining accurate and meaningful financial records for the Educational, Athletic and Real Estate Foundations, as well as, the Alumni Association and the Community Development Corp. Salary range is between $32,619 – 42,500. Close Date is June 2, 2017. To review position requirements in full, and submit an application, please visit http://jobs.odu. edu/postings/5409 and follow the online instructions.

Education/Training Director Head Start/Early Head Start

Serving the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth-Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education or a related field. Masters degree preferred. At least three (3) years of experience in supervision of staff, fiscal management, and administration is required. Proven experience in grant writing and oversight strongly recommended.Head Start experience preferred. Background Check, and valid Virginia Driver’s License required for employment. Forty hours per week with benefits. Salary negotiable. For more details, go to www.hrcapinc.org.The Hampton Roads Community Action Program is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Bay Electric is seeking a Project Superintendent with electrical construction experience. VA Journeyman or Master license req. Must pass background check for security clearance. Great salary and benefits, company vehicle provided VA driver's license and good driving record req'd. Email resume to job@bayelectricco.com or call 757-595-2300. Bay Electric Co., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace. TPO Mechanic Must be dependable and serious about getting the job done. Tear off and clean up. Good pay. Call Tom for interview, 757-286-9587. Trainee Helper to assist in installation and repair of water treatment systems. Will train. Attention to detail and good work ethic a must. Must have valid drivers license and pass drug test. Hours 8:30AM-2PM M-F. $10 per hour. Apply in person at 2963 S. Military Hwy. Chesapeake

Computers/IT/Technology Info Tech Specialist II (00704A)

PHP Web Application Developer with the Center for Learning & Teaching department. To review position requirements in full, and submit an application, please visit http://jobs.odu.edu/postings/5317 and follow the online instructions. Close Date is 06/02/2017.

Full time and adjunct Faculty opportunities exist at SOUTH UNIVERSITY – Virginia Beach for Nursing undergraduate programs. Requirements: Masters or PhD in Nursing. Learn more/Apply: southuniversity.edu or email CV to jmurray@southuniversity.edu. For more information, call 757-493-6902.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES District 19 Community Services Board Job Opportunities

996 Crisis Intervention Provider 528: Substance Abuse Therapist For job descriptions and applications, please visit our website on the next business day at www.d19csb.com or visit our Human Resources office at 20 W. Bank Street, Suite 7, Petersburg, VA 23803.Sign on bonus available for some positions. Restrictions apply. District 19 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Education/Training Career Coach - Part Time

Opportunity Inc. of Hampton Roads, a regional workforce development organization, is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Part-Time Career Coach. Please go to our website at www.opp-inc.org for more information and how to apply. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Security Ofﬁcers: Top Guard Security Full/Part-Time opportunities on the Peninsula. Award-winning Employer--Veterans, Active Duty & Spouses Welcome! Evening, Midnights & Weekend Shifts. Apply at www.topguardinc.com or 131 Kings Way, Hampton, M-F 8A-4P. EOE

Part-Time/ Seasonal Earn Big Money PT from home mailing out 4-color sales postcards. 1-800-313-0961 or www.abminfo.com. Referred by 9978

Real Estate/ Property Management Apartment Maintenance Technician Exp w/plumbing, elec, & drywall. HVAC cert a major plus. Valid VA driver's lic. Health, Dental, Vac. Bkgrnd check. Apply in person at 3515 Gatling Ave. Norfolk or email resume to matt@inglesideproperties.net

General/Other

Ship Building Ship Repair

IMMEDIATE JOB OPENINGS NEW HIRE CLASS STARTS JUNE 26TH

Nationwide Skilled Trades

Southeastern Virginia Training Center, 2100 Steppingstone Sq., Chesapeake, VA is seeking candidates for the following positions. Apply Online at http://jobs.virginia.gov/ Search for Agency Southeastern Virginia Training Center (723). For more information contact 757-424-8240. l Direct Support Professional (PT) (3rd Shift 10PM-6AM) l Food Services (PT) l Receptionist (3PM-11PM Saturday/Sunday) (PT) l Security (PT) (Various Shifts) l Security Supervisor (FT) l Registered Nurse (FT & PT) l Licensed Practical Nurse (FT and PT)

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

Marian Manor is a caring, non-profit assisted living community. Come join our team in one of the following positions: l Intensive Assisted Living Coordinator FT with benefits, primarily M-F 7-3 l Maintenance Assistant: FT w/benefits l Dietary Aide: PT l Certified Nursing Assistant: PT l Laundry: weekends Apply in person at Marian Manor 5345 Marian Lane Virginia Beach, VA 23462 or email resume to candice@marian-manor.com EOE, pre-employment drug screen and background check required

Now taking applications for 1st Class Shipyard Riggers and Joiners 5 years min exp. Email resume: nstla@nationwideskilledtrades.com 985-872-5530

Burial/Cemetery Plot Forest Lawn-Norfolk...2 plots in Live Oak sect.-ﬂush plaques only, $1200 Each..757.362.1169

Meadowbrook Memorial-Suffolk. Cross

Garden, 2 spaces, $2850 for both. 757-478-4438.

PRINCESS ANNE MEMORIAL PARK

TEN COMMANDMENTS. 2 spaces/sites (Lot 299) in TEN COMMANDMENTS. One of the most highlydesired burial areas in Princess Anne Memorial Park. $6000. Call 407-435-8136.

Rosewood Memorial Park, Va. Beach

2 side-by-side plots in the Singing Tower, Section B, Lots 244, 1 & 2. $1500 each. 757-495-1856.

Woodlawn Memorial Gardens-Lot 90-3 & 4,

in Garden of Life. One of the most highly-desired burial areas plus 2 Phoenix vaults & companion 32X10 memorial with a 36X14 base. Valued at $14,000. Asking $7500. 216-862-2959.

For Rent-Furnished Apts Motel 6-Ocean View. New rms, near fishing pier,

$230 wk, kitchenette avail. Pet ok. 757-480-9611

For Lease-Industrial Office Warehouse

Chesapeake 1200 & 1500 sq. ft. Call 485-1323.

business services 757.622.1455

pilotezads.com

Additions

Landscape/Gardening

Additions, Sunrooms, Roofs, Decks &

100% Drainage & Yard Cleanup, Shrub &

Attorneys

COMPLETE YARD WORK-Weeding, mulching, trimming, planting & transplanting of grass, trees & shrubbery. Clean Ups, 25 Yrs Exp. 757-918-4152.

Other home Improvements. Chesapeake Office 757-274-4533. Suffolk Office 986-3777. BBB Accredited. www.builderscorporation.com

DIVORCE/WILLS

Uncontested. $395 + $86 filing fee. No court appearance required. Wills $275. Se Habla Espanol Hilton Oliver, atty. 757-490-0126

Childcare

Tree Removal, Pruning, Tractor Work & Grading, French Drains, Mulching, 757-282-3823

Lawn Maintenance Affordable Cuts - Landscaping, Lawn & Tree Service, Edging & Mulching. Grass Cut - Minimum Charge $60. Lic & Ins. Credit Cards Accepted, We Do Anything In The Yard. Free Est. 472-8370

MOBILE MECHANIX

We Service All Lawn Mowers & Tractors Including John Deere

757-478-3474

Moving-Hauling *A* HIS & HER 757 298 6366 JUNK REMOVAL Attic Garage Yard 1 Item or Whole House

B & J MOVING

ACCEPTING CHILDREN OF ALL AGES

We have experience & educational training for child care providers in your city. Go to: www.pfceea.com

Concrete/Asphalt S & H Enterprise 20 Yrs. Concrete Exp. All types of concrete work driveways, stamped & exposed. We Accept Card Cards 652-4050. www.shabazznva.com

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

Pest Control

UNIVERSAL PEST & TERMITE. FREE INSPECTIONS. 757-502-0200 (Mention This Ad and Get $25 Off)

Plastering/Drywall A1 PLASTER & REPAIR 32 Yrs Exp.

Small Repair Specialist. Affordable Pricing. Licensed & Insured.We Get The Job Done! 237-5999

Drywall, Plaster, Stucco, General Repairs “If you don't use concrete, it's your own asphalt!”

H J.D. BAKER Concrete Contractor H DRIVEWAY SPECIALIST. FULLY INSURED

Call 466-9100

Electrical Work 10% OFF ABSOLUTELY ANY JOB

Free Estimates $100 OFF ANY BREAKER BOX COLE ELECTRIC - 498-2653

Decks & Fencing ACTION ONE FENCE & DECK

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

Floors

757-813-1199. JAskew222@aol.com JTAskew.com

Professional Services SENIOR ERRAND SERVICE-Runs made

daily, shopping, pharmacy runs, doctor visits, post office, etc. Call 757-469-9864.

Rooﬁng-Guttering *A FLAT RUBBER, HOT TAR,

Shingles, Slate, Tile, Chimney Flashing, Siding. Licensed & Insured Call Today! 757-718-1072

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 ADVANCED ROOFING SYSTEMS Residential Re-Roofing. 29 Years Exp. Reasonable Rates. 757-523-0044 roofingcompanyvirginiabeachva.com

NEW FLOORING FAST!!

Counseling/ Social Services/ Non-Proﬁt

Law Enforcement/ Security

Faculty Openings-Nursing

Bay Electric is seeking a Project Mgr with electrical construction experience. Must pass background check for security clearance. Great salary and benefits, company vehicle provided - VA driver's license and good driving record req'd. Email resume to job@bayelectricco.com or call 757-595-2300. Bay Electric Co., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

PROJECT SUPERINTENDENT

909 Fargo Court, Chesapeake Moving sale, May 26 & 27, 9AM-3PM. Everything must go! Indoor and outdoor furniture, pictures, exercise equipment, teen motocross gear, games, 52” Pioneer TV, and more.

Hampshires At Greenbrier Condos

PR & Marketing Specialist (#00114)

IMMEDIATE HIRE!! Service Work and New Installs. Top Pay $$. Must have own tools & transportation. Troubleshooting a must. Must be familiar with gas boilers. 5 years experience. 757-274-3148.

Boat Trailers

Polarkraft 2012 MV1475 Yamaha20HP4SES,

Advertising/ Marketing Media

HVAC TECHNICIAN (FT)

benches, chair covers, tall baskets. 757-408-7842

treadmill $50. 757-235-2332.

SRHA

Year Health Guarantee. www.smithschnauzers.com For More Info 434-349-3854 or 434-770-1464

Wedding Equipment-Candelabras, kneeling

Boats/Rigs

The Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority is seeking the best-suited candidate for each of the positions listed below: l Administrative Operations Director l Administrative Assistant Housing Operations (Part Time) l Accounts Payable Clerk Position descriptions and applications are available at www.suffolkrha.org and at 530 E. Pinner Street, Suffolk, VA 23434. Valid driver’s license required and must maintain eligibility for coverage under the Authority’s automobile insurance. EOE.

Mini. Schnauzers-All Colors. Super Coats.

Downsizing Home-Autumn Dinnerware, Stamp Albums & Items, Books, 757-397-1777.

OVER 100 Avail. For Boats 12'-38' BUDGET BOATS: (757) 543 -7595

This position, Webb Ctr. Scheduling, is responsible for providing space and set up requests for all events in Webb Center, and the Academic space and Outside space for student organizations. The salary range for this position is $24,969 - $30,000. Close Date is June 2, 2017. To review position requirements in full, and submit an application, please visit http://jobs. odu.edu /postings/5383 and follow the online instructions.

Golden Retriever Pups-AKC, M & F,

Appliances APPLIANCES - Refrigerator $195; A/C $99; Stove $125; Freezer $150; Washer $150; Dryer $125; Dishwasher $100. All Items Like New. DELIVERY AVAIL 757-447-7347

ton Roads For 34 Years. CAR BATTERY SPECIAL! Factory Seconds $49.95 With Exchange (for most U.S. & Foreign Cars). 1608 Campostella Rd., Chesapeake, 2815 Geo. Washington Hwy., Yorktown. Chesapeake: (757) 545-4442. Yorktown 757-867-8280. www.batteryout.com

Garage Sale - Chesapeake

Cane Corso Pups- $500 All males w/papers 12 wks 1 black 3 fawn shots & wormed 757-305-4717

Appraisal Service With 40 Years Experience.

Battery Outlet, Inc. Proudly Servicing Hamp-

10-2 PM. Fantastic Finds & Terrific Treasures! oldetowneportsmouth.com 339-1876

purebred, reg ABCA, parents on farmstead, very smart, wormed/1st shots. $585. 757-506-4125.

Virginia Beach Antique Co.

Rugs, 1 is 8X10 $50; 1 is 10X10 $75. Carpet Shampooer $75. 757-424-0919.

Olde Towne Antiques/Flea Mkt: June 3,

Border Collie Pups-Classic black w/white,

Golden Lab Mix Pups-1st shots, de-wormed, $350. 252-357-4829, 252-548-8327

14X17’ Carpet W/Padding $150; 2 Area

LuLaRoe & More Multi Consultant Event/Food Truck Fraternal Order of Police 961 S. Birdneck Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 June 3rd 9-3 Come out to shop with LuLaRoe, Lipsense, Essential Oils, Pampered Chef, Scentsy, Thirty-One, Clauida G, Tupperware, Paparazzi and more...

Bloodhounds-Born 4/13/17-dew claws removed black & tan. Ready 6/1. $600. 252-217-3713.

German Shorthair Pointers-8 Beautiful AKC born 4/10 Fully Vetted $900-1100 (757)510-7753

DECOYS WANTED Collector will pay CA$H for Old wooden ducks or canvas geese, Old shorebirds, swans, & duck calls. Buying old fishing tackle & lures, Old nautical & lifesaving items. Call Mark at 757-721-2746

Admin & Office Specialist III (00770A)

HOUSING

Working or Broken

Will Come to You for Antiques

Administration/ General Ofﬁce

We'll bring samples to your home, measure, and can even install the next day. We are Hampton Roads largest flooring dealer, so you get your floors installed right and at the lowest price guaranteed. CALL 453-8000 for your free quote.

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

$17,995; 24x30’ $20,995; w/Slab & Vinyl Siding. Call 465-0115 or 362-1833. dandwgarages.com

General Repairs H AFFORDABLE SAME DAY REPAIR H All Handyman, Int & Ext: Bathrooms, Small Jobs, Remodel. 30 Yrs. Exp. BBB A+ Rating. 430-2612.

Chris deBeaufort Home Repair, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, painting, gutter cleaning & more. Sr Discounts. Lic’d & Ins’d. 757-619-1386.

Home Improvements D & J Home Improvements. Complete renovations, bathrooms, kitchens.fences & decks, tile, painting, gutter maintenance, 757-839-7771. Lee’s Contracting, LLC. 757-650-8049 Call or Text Clean outs, demolition, wood fencing, pressure washing and hauling. Over 20 years experience. Oak Grove Remodeling and Repairs Inc. No job is to small or big. Veteran owned. FREE quotes. 757-6754188

CALVIN’S ROOFING REPAIR - Roofing of all

types-flat, gutters, slate, shingle, torch down/rubber. Free est, 30+ yrs exp. BBB. Lic/Ins 757-382-0031

Commercial & Residential Flat Roofs. 45

yrs. exp. Roof Repairs, new roof construction, roof coatings, 24 Hr. Emergency Service. 757-971-0888

J.K. ROOFING

LEAKING ROOF, REPAIR SPECIAL 30 YEAR ARCHITECT SHINGLE. $1.99 PER SQ. FT. GUTTER & SIDING. PLUS HANDYMAN. LICENSED & INSURED

Call (757) 880-5215

Siding

BEST PRICE EXTERIORS: 757-639-4692 Siding, Windows, Trim, Roofing & Gutters. FREE ESTIMATES! Lic. & Insured. Lowest Prices & Top Quality Work. BBB A Plus Rating

Frank’s Siding & Repairs 227-8964 Repairing Siding & Trim. Also Small & Large Jobs. Lic/Ins. LOW PRICES. BBB A+ RATING.

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

FLOYD'S TREE SERVICE

House Cleaning

Pruning. Trimming, Removal. Firewood. Free Estimates. Licensed & Insured. 420-6396

*All Seasons Cleaning*Enjoy the lowest prices of the season! Call Heather today 757-696-2255 or visit us online at allseasonscleaning.org

Godwin Tree Service-Great discounts, leave your place clean & neat as before. BBB reg. 25 yrs. exp. Lic/Ins. Free Estimates. 237-1285. 816-3759.

WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO IN A FIRE? The American Red Cross wants to help make your family and home safer. Follow these steps to prepare.

For Rent-Norfolk Apts A Newer Remodeled 1 BR apt., walk-in closet,

E. Ocean View. $650. Water included. 646-2398.

GHENT-8 Great Locations

1 & 2 BR, free heat & hot H20, $650-$995. Meredith Mgmt. 622-8233 www.RENTMEREDITH.com

$300 Moves You In. $720 Mo.

1.Never leave burning candles unattended. 2.Keep ﬂammable items (paper, clothing, bedding) at least three feet away from heat sources.

Automobiles for Sale

RAM 2015 1500 SLT QUAD CAB AUTO FULLY LOADED 1 OWNER PRICED TO SELL FINANCING AVAIL. CALL 963-2299 TRINITY PRE-OWNED vadlr

Mazda 1994 Miata Rare, collectible, Miata M edition. Factory hard top, soft top, A/C, well maintained including new timing belt kit, two owner, always garaged, 41,000 miles, $8500 OBO, this car has to go, come and check it out and make me a reasonable offer. 757 4646198

Wanted Automobiles

Ingleside Square Apts. 3515 Gatling Ave. 466-8111

OCEAN VIEW’S BEST-5 Locations, 1-2 BR, extras Near beach, air, laundry. www.capitalrentalsva.com

Ford 2003 T-Bird Roadster Red HT Conv 3.9L DOHC V8 120,000 mi runs good Mich tires $10,000 4823681 call before 5pm

Some/Most Utils. 625-7110. 623-8383

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

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

For Rent-Portsmouth House

MGA 1956 A Strong running condition. Low mileage. Call Frank (757) 575-8247. $14,500.00

For Rent-Rooms

MASERATI 2008 QUATTROPORTE - LOW 34,218K MILES, 4-DOOR LUXURY SEDAN, SILVER EXT. W/ BLACK LEATHER & WOOD INTERIOR, AUTO, NAVIGATION, 400HP FERRARI ENGINE! AM/FM/CD IN DASH CD CHANGER, NEW TIRES & BRAKES, RECLINING REAR SEATS, JET-LIKE PERFORMANCE, MUST SEE TO BELIEVE. CURRENT BOOK VALUE $46,800. ON SALE $33,890. (757)373-3257 VaDlr

1A+ Rm. Va Bch TCC. Priv. entrance, quiet,

furn’d w/appl’s, pool, tennis court, cable, high spd net, employed, no drugs/smoke, 757-270-6012.

CHESAPEAKE-Battlefield/Volvo Pkwy, furnished, incl. all utils. $525 mo. + dep. 757-681-4067 Chesapeake fully furn. rooms for rent. Quiet

location all inclusive/cable. Access to shared laundry, kitchen, and living rm (757) 609-0313

Furn Rm-Va. Bch, off Oceana, clean, quiet, no drama home, background ck, $500. 635-5151

Volvo 2003 C70 Convertible Only 81.5K miles, auto, Blue Top, New tires $5,500 - 630-5132

Mercedes 1995 E320, auto, air, stereo, runs good, new tires, tan, $1000. 757-735-3568.

$150 wk, all utils. Incl. 478-8488.

Utils incl. Priv. entrance. 757-338-7188, 469-4355

$100 dep, all utils inclu, no smoking. 985-6523

Norfolk Room For Rent 714-3852

For Rent-To Share community. No smokers. $510. 757-822-3625.

Great Neck Area-Professional person, non

smoker, no pets, kit. privileges, Wi-Fi & TV. $650 mo. Call Bee 757-289-7255.

MISSING!-MY 1ST CAR-ORANGE 1973 VW SUPER BEETLE! PLEASE HELP ﬁnd Gertie. Bought her 1973,VW dealer Laskin Rd.,sold 1993-94,someone Va. Bch. Gertie had CB antenna on top,vin 1332325451. PLEASE CALL 757-412-0506 if you see Gertie,or own this car. I would like to make offer to buy her back. I MISS HER!

Harley Davidson 1994 Dyna Wide Glide - FXDWG 29,300 miles - new Michelin tires, new brakes $ 6250 (757) 618-0054

Norfolk/ODU- Furnished rm with bath, $530+

Female W/Same, 2 BR apt., Va. Beach, senior

TOP DOLLAR, FAST, FREE TOWING. 757-737-2465 Or 757-754-9675

HARLEY 2002 SIL ENG SUPERGLIDE Showroom Cond. 8600 mi W/S, Scrm Egle II, cust seat, new battery, chrome, garg kept, Runs Great. $5250, must see 757-468-8184

NEAR NSU/ODU - Norfolk, Furnished,

security $160. Must have job/car. 757-692-7050.

Holiday Rambler 2001 Vacationer Motor Home, Excellent Condition and Maintenance Year: 2001 Length: 33’2” Style/Type: 33PS Body Style: Class A Sleeps: 4-6 Original Documents Generator: 305 hrs Water Capacity: 67 Gallons; Black/Grey: 45/45 Fuel Capacity: 55 Gallons Air Conditioning, Awning, Leveling Jacks Mileage:46578; Exterior Color: Camelia; Interior Color: Camelia, Walnut Serious Inquiries Only, Please!

$ABSOLUTELY ABLY ACQUIRING AUTOS All Makes & Models, Best Price Paid!! FREE TOWING. 749-8035 AUTOS ACCEPTED - Any Year, Make Or Model

Motorcycles

Automobiles for Sale

Norfolk, Wards Corner-On busline, $550 mo.

VB-Furnished, TV, clean. Week’s rent & week’s

Wheelchair vans from $9995 Mobility Works is the largest mobility dealer in Virginia and the nation with over 800 vehicles to choose from. VA approved. We have low rate ﬁnancing available with approved credit. Located in the Military Circle area of Norfolk so we’re close to all points in Tidewater. We have experience and compassion to ﬁnd the best solution for your needs. Mobility Works @ 6059 E. Virginia Beach Blvd.,Norfolk.Give us a call today @757-455-9889. DROP BY AND VISIT OUR SHOWROOM AT 6059 E. VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD. NORFOLK.

Motor Homes

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

BENTLEY 2008 ARNAGE RL - VERY RARE EXTENDED WHEELBASE, EXTREME LUXURY SUPERCAR, NAVY BLUE EXT., TWO-TONE TAN & REAL WOOD INT., REFRIGERATOR WITH BAR AND CONCEALED GLASSWARE, PICNIC TABLES, BLUETOOTH, NAVIGATION, BACK UP CAMERA, LIKE NEW, MUST SEE TO BELIEVE, BENTLEY SERVICED RECORDS, CLEAR CARFAX, ONE OWNER. NEW OVER $296,000! CURRENT BOOK OVER $103,000. OFFERED AT $67,500. CALL 1(757)373-3257 VaDlr

Mercedes 2011 E550 Convertible Black ext. Beige int., 8cyl. auto, Perfect condition, Title in hand, LOW mileage. $27,800 Call 757-650-9617

NEED A CAR? ZERO DOWN? BAD CREDIT?

CALL 757-717-1715 VA DLR

For Rent-Va. Beach Apts

HARLEY DAVIDSON 2004 Sportster 1200 CLX Screamin’ Eagle Big Sucker Air Cleaner,New Battery,Corbin Seat, Windshield, Additional Handlebars & Double Seat, Leather Saddle Bags,Luggage Rack,Lowering Kit, many other extras $5,900 Call Mary at 757-740-0262 Harley Davidson 2005 Road King 757-435-5996 $10k OBO, Garage kept, $6k chrome pkg, a steal! Harley davidson 2006 wideglide Great looking bike. Custom Harley paint, lots of chrome,38000 mi. Vance hinds exh. power commander. Must sell 5800 .00 Exc cond. 7572568124

Jacob Sanchez Diagnosed with autism

OCEANA/HILLTOP AREA Newly renovated

throughout, Spacious 2 BR, 1 BA. $795/mo. 631-1306.

For Rent Seasonal/Vacation OBX 2 Oceanfront Cottages Kitty Hawk Sleeps 8/Sleeps 10 Rents Sun to Sun Summer 2017 Call 252-715-1901

For Sale-Home (All)

Prevent ﬁres before they start.

Antiques & Classics

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Great Bridge

Chesapeake, Virginia

Beautifully Remodeled & Updated All Brick Ranch. 6 Bed,4.5 Bath,new roof, carpet ,paint. Gourmet kitchen,newer granite, cabinets and SS appliances.Master Bed with Master Bath & 3 Bedroom suite area with personal baths. Great Room with vaulted ceiling and built-in entertainment center.Too many upgrades to list.Please call Kim Jones: 757-449-6246 or email:kim@ rkimjones.com Wainwright Real Estate 4098 Foxwood Dr. Va. Beach 23462

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BENTLEY 2008 CONTINENTAL FLYING SPUR STUNNING CONDITION, V-12 TWIN TURBO AWD, LOW MILES, NAVY BLUE EXT., GRAY LEATHER INT WITH REAL WOOD TRIM, HEATED & COOLED SEATS, NEW TIRES & BRAKES, 20” BENTLEY RIMS, NAV, BLUETOOTH, BACKUP CAMERA, CLEAR CARFAX, 2. EXTREME PERFORMANCE, ELEGANCE & LUXURY. WITH WARRANTY, OVER $8k IN OPTIONS, CURRENT BOOK $83,000.00. PRICED TO SELL @ $56,880. CALL OR TEXT @ (757)373-3257 VaDlr BMW 2011 128i AUTO AC ALLOYS SUNROOF LEATHER EXCELLENT COND. MUST SEE 12900.00 CALL 963-2299 TRINITY PRE-OWNED vadlr CHEVROLET 2009 HHR LS AUTO AC VERY GOOD COND. RECENT INSPECTION COME SEE 4900.00 CALL 963-2299 TRINITY PRE-OWNED va dlr

Toyota 2007 Corolla LE, loaded, 4 dr, miles average. Nice. $4700. 757-487-4194. Va. Dlr. TOYOTA 2010 COROLLA S AUTO AC SUNROOF ALLOY WHEELS VERY GOOD COND. 50K MILES 9900.00 CALL 963-2299 TRINITY PRE-OWNED vadlr

Chevy 2003 Cavalier, 4 dr., auto, good cond

Toyota 2013 Camry XLE Moonroof, leather heated seats, new tires, NAV, extra clean! Must see! Marty 757-788-4048

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TOYOTA 2016 CAMRY SE AUTO AC 4DR FULLY LOADED ONLY 12K MILES MUST SEE 17,900.00 CALL 963-2299 TRINITY PRE-OWNED va dlr

in & out. $2150 obo. 757-228-6656.

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CALL 757-717-1715 VA DLR Corvette 2011 Grand Sport Z16 4LT Supersonic blue. Immaculate condition with 13k miles. Original owner. No smoking or food allowed. Garage kept under cover. Manual transmission. Premium interior package. Call for pricing. 757-620-1529

Ford 2007 Mustang, 4.0, 86K, clean inside & out, black, must see. $9500. 757-548-4034. Honda 2002 Accord EX V6 4 door, automatic, leather, sunroof, 235,000 miles mostly highway, well service, maintained, runs great, and kept clean. $3899, 757-354-3585 CAMARO 1990 RS GOOD MOTOR. $1500 CALL ED 757 567 1101

TESLA 2012 S - P85 , LOW 25K MILES, IN NEW CONDITION, NAVY BLUE EXT. & TAN INTERIOR, 250MILE RANGE, NEVER USE GAS, NAV., BACK UP CAM, 2 KEY FOBS, EXTREME PERFORMANCE & LUXURY, FREE CHARGING NATIONWIDE, SAVE 100% IN GAS AND OVER 90% IN CAR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE! CLEAR CARFAX, CURRENT VALUE $64,875. NEW $110,000. ON SALE FOR $57,890. CALL OR TEXT @ (757)373-3257 VaDlr

Mazda 2005 3, 4 dr., auto, new engine, 61K,

good cond, $3800 obo. 757-228-6656.

Volvo 2012 S60, silver, 27K, very clean, tinted windows, like new inside. $18,000. 319-7979.

Harley Davidson 2014 Seventy-Two Immaculate!! No dings/dents and never dropped! Only 570 miles on it!$7900.00 or BEST OFFER. Title in-hand. Text or call for more info. 757-230-6458.

Sport Utility Vehicles Chevy 2002 Blazer,

$2150 obo. 757-228-6656.

2 door, good cond,

Ford 2000 Expedition, 22” rims, 2 TV’s, 3

amps, 2 speakers more. $3750 obo. 757-228-6656

Ford 2004 Explorer NBX V8 4wd, tow pkg, 3rd row seat, xlnt cond, $3500, 757-438-4258. Land Rover 2008 LR2 Clean!, Automatic, Dual Rear DVD, Sunroof, Heated Leather, Automatic, Runs perfect! $8,500 Call 757 963-6511

Mazda 2003 Tribute, all wheel drive, good cond, $3750 obo. 757-228-6656.

Campers/RVs Big Country 2011 3250TS 5th wheel RV. Visit WWW.RTV.COM search ad #6839836 for info, price, and contact info.

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Cougar 2013, 37’, outside kit., rear bunks, $24,995. Snyder’s RV 499-8000.

Winnebago 1998 Tioga Ready for summer fun. Everything works. 31 ft. Ford Triton V10. 31K. Sleeps 6. 1 slide. Good condition. Low hours on generator. New tires. Needs new awning fabric. $9500 757812-4338

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Subaru 2014 Forester 2.5Touring,38K,Loaded+Ext ras,2yr warranty,Sweet,757 513-3333,$22,900 Volkswagen 2013 Tiguan S One owner, 2WD, 2.0L 4 cyl engine w/200 HP; 6-speed automatic; 63k miles. NEW tires; Night Blue Metallic; $11,000 OBO; 757-477-4013 or 2013vwtig@gmail.com

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