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The guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) returned to Naval Station Norfolk June 20, following a seven month deployment to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. During its deployment, Mahan traveled more than 50,000 nautical miles under the leadership of Cmdr. Marc Davis, the ship’s commanding officer. The crew safely conducted 24 Strait of Hormuz transits, 25 replenishments-at-sea, 50 weapons exercises, 53 small boat operations, and 80 flight operations.
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Grab some peanuts, popcorn and Cracker Jack and head out to McClure Field for the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Navy World Series Throwback Softball Game on June 30 as Naval Station Norfolk’s yearlong centennial celebration continues. Pre-game activities kick off at noon, followed by a home run derby at 1:40 p.m. and first pitch at 2 p.m. When the United States entered into World War II, many of the best Major League Baseball players in the country joined the service and eventually made Norfolk Naval Training Station their home. The base hosted a seven-game “Navy World Series” with lineups that rivaled any pro team from that time period. Gracing the diamond were notable pro players such as Phil Rizzuto, Pee Wee Reese, Dominic DiMaggio and Eddie Robinson. To honor that one-of-a-kind
Photos courtesy Eddie Robinson Fred Hutchinson hitting against the Boston Red Sox during the 1943 Navy World Series.
Special guest Eddie Robinson will greet spectators during the Throwback Softball Game on June 30. The Navy veteran is the lone living member of the 1943 Naval Training Station team. Robinson had a long Major League Baseball career as both a player and coach, including being the first baseman for the 1948 World Series champion Cleveland Indians.
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SAIL BOSTON Whidbey Island and more than 50 tall ships joined the five-day maritime festival in Boston Harbor.
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New High Year Tenure policy for E-4 through E-6 announced From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs WASHINGTON
The Navy is increasing its High Year Tenure policy for active component and Full Time Support E-4 through E-6 Sailors by two years in an effort to improve sea duty manning, the service announced Wednesday in
NAVADMIN 143/17. The updated policy, which sets the maximum number of years a Sailor may serve based on rank, will go into effect Aug. 1, 2017. The updated HYT changes for active and FTS Sailors are: E-4: increases from 8 years to 10 years E-5: increases from 14 years to 16
VIETNAM WAR RECOVERY An Underwater Recovery Team searched for two U.S. Navy aviators who went missing during the Vietnam War.
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SRB update released From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs WASHINGTON
MCC Kurt M. Riggs Master Chief Petty OfďŹ cer of the Navy Steven S. Giordano speaks with Sailors at the Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium in Norfolk. Giordano addressed the audience of mostly female Sailors from all ranks discussing topics pertaining to women in the U.S. Navy today.
MCPON speaks at Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium By MCC Kurt M. Riggs OfďŹ ce of the Master Chief Petty OfďŹ cer of the Navy Public Affairs NORFOLK
Master Chief Petty OfďŹ cer of the Navy Steven S. Giordano attended the Sea Service Leadership Association’s Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium June 16, discussing various topics regarding women in today’s Navy. The annual event allows service members the opportunity to meet with hundreds of fellow women in uniform from around the country and even other nation’s armed forces. More than 800 women attended the event this year covering such topics as caring for the whole self, lifting up the next generation of women and ďŹ nding your own voice, among others.
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Sometimes, it can be hard for me to see through your lens. That’s why I think it’s so important to have these types of discussions ... .â€? Master Chief Petty OfďŹ cer of the Navy Steven S. Giordano “Leadership development is essential to our professional growth and development,â€? Giordano said. “I think it’s great to see this initiative and focus on issues pertaining to women. Who better to advise our women Sailors than women leading Sailors in our Navy today?â€? Giordano addressed the group focusing on trailblazing women who forged the path women are
lessons learned from leaders he served with, his advice for women in today’s Navy and various other topics. “Sometimes, it can be hard for me to see through your lens,â€? Giordano said addressing the mostly female audience. “That’s why I think it’s so important to have these types of discussions so we can all learn from each other.â€? As MCPON, Giordano serves as the senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations and Chief of Naval Personnel on all matters pertaining to the United States Navy enlisted force. He is the 14th Master Chief Petty OfďŹ cer of the Navy.
walking in the Navy today. “We have an incredible heritage of strong, willful women making a difference in today’s Navy, as a result of their predecessors pushing those boundaries,â€? Giordano said. “This is an exciting time to be in our Navy as a woman because the opportunities are growing every day.â€? For more news from Master Chief During a question and answer Petty OfďŹ cer of the Navy, visit session, Giordano was asked about www.navy.mil/local/mcpon/.
June 21, the Navy released an update to the Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) award plan for active component (AC) and full time support (FTS) Sailors in NAVADMIN 144/17. This NAVADMIN updates the December SRB plan released in NAVADMIN 284/16, and decreases 14 award levels and removes six skills from the list. There are no award level increases or additions in this update. This is the second update to the SRB plan this ďŹ scal year. SRBs serve as an incentive for those Sailors with critical skills to remain in the Navy. Sailors can keep abreast of award changes through the Navy’s SRB webpage at www.public.navy.mil/bupersnpc/career/enlistedcareeradmin/Pages/ SRB.aspx/ and review the NAVADMIN, which contains a complete listing of changes to skills award levels eligible for SRBs. Enlisted community managers continuously monitor the health of their community to maintain acceptable manning levels in critical skills, and recommend adjustments to SRBs when necessary. Skill removals and award level decreases take effect 30 days after notiďŹ cation through release of the NAVADMIN or posting on the Navy Personnel Command website, whichever is earliest. Eligible Sailors desiring SRB reenlistment are encouraged to work with their command career counselors, command master chiefs and chain of command to discuss timing of reenlistment and procedures well before their EAOS. Requests are required to be submitted a minimum of 35 days prior to the requested reenlistment date. NAVADMIN 144/17 can be read at www.npc.navy.mil/. For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visit www.navy.mil/local/ cnp/.
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Training for Sailors and spouses featured actors portraying scenes dealing with militaryrelated stressors and representatives of organizations offering help By Lt. Cmdr. Jennifer Cragg Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH
Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) held a two-day Warfighter Resiliency Forum at their headquarters for subordinate commands and their spouses, June 14-15, on board Joint Expeditionary Base Little CreekFort Story. The training featured actors who portrayed four emotionally intense scenes dealing with military-related stressors that apply to all NECC forces. Representatives from Navy Fleet and Family Service Center, FOCUS,
NECC Recovery Care Management, and NECC Psychological Health Team were on hand to provide attendees with information on the variety of services they offer. April McBride of FOCUS spoke of the variety of resiliency training offered to service members and their families on Fort Story, such as FOCUS Individual Family Resiliency Training and FOCUS for couples is also offered. FOCUS also provides specialized services for families of service members who have been
wounded, ill or injured. Cmdr. Robert Hines, psychologist on staff at NECC, coordinated the two-day training event and discussed the importance of continuing the discussion on building resilience. “Resiliency is an important topic for all of us to focus on since we know that military careers will present unique stressors and challenges for both our NECC Sailors and their families,â€? Hines said. “It is our job as a community to further this discussion on building resiliency so that we can properly rise up to meet these challenges.â€? Hines added that additional training will be offered later this year in Port Hueneme, Coronado, and Gulfport, expeditionary concentration areas for NECC forces. NECC is an enduring warďŹ ghting force providing sea-to-shore and inland operating environment capabilities across the full range of military operations that is focused on delivering combat effective expeditionary forces ready for worldwide operations now and into the future.
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NEWS FROM NAS OCEANA
Elks Lodge hosts Flag Day ceremony at Oceana By MC2 Jacob S. Richardson NAS Oceana Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH
Flag Day was celebrated June 24 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana with a commemoration ceremony, hosted by the local Elks Lodge at the Flame of Hope Memorial. “The purpose of this service is to honor our country’s flag, to celebrate the anniversary of its birth and to recall the achievements attained beneath its folds,” said O’Connor “It is important for us to observe this day with Sailors from NAS Oceana because we are all part of this community and we want to share this day with those who do their duty to protect this nation and give us our freedoms.” Flag Day, normally observed June 14, honors the adoption of the stars and stripes as the official flag of the United States. “This annual ceremony is held by Virginia Beach Elks Lodge 2268, this year we were joined in celebration with Suffolk Lodge 638 and Norfolk Lodge 38,” said exalted ruler of Elks Lodge 2268 Casey O’Connor. “We come together today as a community to celebrate and give respect to the symbol of our great nation.” During the ceremony, each of the nine flags that have represented the U.S. was presented by a Elks Lodge member, as a description of its history was read. “In a response to a general demand of a banner to be more representative of our country, Congress, June 14, 1777, provided that the flag of the United States be 13 stripes of alternating red and white and that the union be 13 stars, white on blue
Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana Commanding Officer Capt. Rich Meadows, speaks during a Flag Day ceremony hosted by Virginia Beach Elks Lodge 2268 at the Flame of Hope POW/MIA memorial at NAS Oceana.
Photos by MC2 Jacob S. Richardson Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana’s color guard presents the colors during a Flag Day ceremony hosted by Virginia Beach Elks Lodge 2268 at the Flame of Hope POW/MIA memorial at NAS Oceana.
field, representing a new constellation,” O’Connor explained. The Fourth of July was traditionally celebrated as America’s birthday, but the idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 (the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes) as ‘Flag Birthday’. In numerous magazines and newspaper articles and public addresses over the following years, Cigrand continued to enthusiastically advocate the observance of
June 14 as ‘Flag Birthday’, or ‘Flag Day’. Inspired by the adoption of this new Flag Day by multiple states and local celebrations, Flag Day — the anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777 — was officially established by the Proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson on May 30, 1916. While Flag Day was celebrated in various communities for years after Wilson’s proclamation, it was not until August 3rd, 1949, that President Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14 of each year as National Flag Day. O’Connor then explained that the Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks is the first and only fraternal body to require formal observance of Flag Day, which began in 1908 when their grand lodge made it mandatory for each of the subordinate lodges. “I couldn’t be more proud of our nation, and to celebrate the American flag,” said O’Connor. Our flag is an undying symbol that represents all our ideals, hopes and the sacrifices of those who have come before us.” Afterward, O’Connor introduced NAS Oceana Commanding Officer Capt. Rich Meadows as a guest speaker. Meadows spoke of the importance of the American flag.
“Whenever our flag is raised, as we do every single day at this air station and at military installations, schools and businesses across the nation, Americans are reminded of our unity in this great cause of liberty and justice for all,” Meadows said. “Our nation’s flag is hung proudly in schools and homes, honored in parades and stadiums and flown in the field of battle and ultimately folded at the graves of our heroes. It is the absolute symbol of freedom, hope and personal sacrifice,” Meadows added. The final guest speaker for the event, Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms, was present for his seventh consecutive year. “Over the years our American flag has changed in appearance but the principles for which it stands remain the same. Dedication to individual liberty, respect for God given rights of all men and commitment to the belief that all men are created equal,” Sessoms said. “Our respect for the flag is a measure of the respect for the men and women who devoted their lives to upholding the freedoms it represents.”
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CVN 73 White Owls: From the ship to the field
Lt. Timothy Sullivan, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), tries out the Office of Naval Research TechSoultions-sponsored Deployable Ship Integration Multitouch System (DSIMS) located in the Carrier Analysis Lab at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst during pre-deployment training. DSIMS is a mobile software package that features a digital, touchscreen image of a ship’s flight deck or hangar bay and enables aircraft handlers using a laptop or LCD screen to adjust various configurations from anywhere on the ship, plan operations before deployment and share that information with other DSIMS users.
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Old school meets new school: Flight deck Ouija boards go digital By Warren Duffie Jr. Office of Naval Research ARLINGTON
The flight decks of aviationcapable vessels like aircraft carriers bustle with noise and danger — screaming jets, snapping steel cables and powerful tractors and forklifts. Planning and orchestrating this high-octane dance requires precision and accuracy from those responsible for directing deck traffic. To make the jobs of aircraft handlers easier, the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) TechSolutions program has sponsored the development of the Deployable Ship Integration Multitouch System — DSIMS, for short. DSIMS is a mobile software package that features a digital, touchscreen image of a ship’s flight deck or hangar bay, and can be used on a laptop or desktop computer. It enables aircraft handlers to change flight deck configurations anywhere on the ship, plan operations before deployment, and share information digitally with other DSIMS users for improved collaboration.
“This interactive, computerized system is a leap forward for naval aviation,” ONR Command Master Chief Matt Matteson said. “It’s a fairly straightforward technological solution that brings with it tremendous functionality and saves time.” To track the movements of aircraft and equipment on the flight deck, handlers currently use a tool informally called a “Ouija board” — a waist-high, six-feet-long physical replica of the deck. Located in the ship’s flight deck control center, the board is covered with toy-like plastic models of aircraft, each marked with colored thumbtacks to designate maintenance, fuel or flight status. The Ouija board’s design has barely changed since World War II. Despite its effectiveness, however, it does have limitations. For example, if aircraft handlers need to plan for upcoming or unexpected scenarios — bad weather or a surprise VIP visit — they must do so while underway, and change the Ouija board back to its original layout after completing the planning session. By contrast, DSIMS can help
plan such situations months before a ship leaves port. When playing out various flight deck situations — called “evolutions” — on the DSIMS touchscreen, participants can use their fingertips or a computer mouse to move around digital aircraft, to show which aircraft need to be in which location and where crates and other equipment should be positioned. There also are special screen modules denoting aircraft fueling needs, maintenance requests and availability for flight. Each evolution can be saved and recalled during operations, or used for briefings and training. “DSIMS allows for planning of future evolutions,” Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey Engineer Tim Zieser said. “It also enables aircraft handling officers to create briefs that can be used to inform the chain of command, and train their people before a complex evolution, so everyone is on the same page.” Zieser recently demonstrated DSIMS at Lakehurst’s Carrier Analysis Lab for Sailors and Marines from the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), before the amphibious
assault ship deployed. “The technology is fantastic,” Lt. Timothy Sullivan said. “It lets us make time-critical decisions today, so we don’t have to months from now, over the Ouija board on the ship. It will save us man hours down the road as we execute the mission.” DSIMS originated in 2016, when a request from Commander, Naval Air Forces, was sent to ONR’s TechSolutions program for a digital, mobile version of the Ouija board. TechSolutions is ONR’s rapid-response science and technology program that develops prototype technologies to address problems voiced by Sailors and Marines, usually within 12-18 months. Later this year, TechSolutions will deliver a prototype DSIMS for testing and evaluation on several ships, including the Iwo Jima. Zieser and his team hope to see the system issued throughout the fleet next year. Watch a video of the DSIMS demonstration at https://youtu. be/sLwZ7N_0F0U. Warren Duffie Jr. is a contractor for ONR Corporate Strategic Communications.
Sailors from the reactor department of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) have a unique way to blow off steam: playing softball. Electronics Technician (Nuclear) 2nd Class Alexander Kersey, reactor department’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation representative, started the departmental team, the “White Owls,” five weeks ago. Kersey played baseball throughout high school and is now the team’s captain. “It’s a pretty good morale-booster,” Kersey said. “In reactor we spend all day in the bottom of the ship working. So we can get out here and actually play softball and have some fun.” The team has played six games so far, and even designed their own jerseys. Different teams from other ships come out to play, bringing some friendly competition to the field. “It’s a great way to blow off steam,” White Owls teammate Electronics Technician 3rd Class Zackary Fowler said. “Working in reactor can be very stressful and it’s nice to come out here, run and sweat a little bit, and have a good time.” They start by warming up for about an hour before the game, tossing softballs back and forth. Some players grab bats and practice their swings. About thirty minutes prior to the game, Kersey checks the lineup card and makes sure everyone knows where they need to be. He relays the strategy to his teammates and shares words of encouragement. A few minutes before game time, families and friends of the White Owls arrive and sit in the stands. They have cameras ready in hand for the upcoming game. Once it begins, they all start to work as a team and communicate with each other. “We come out here, and we form a team, aside from being a division,” Fowler said. “It builds more of a friendship, more camaraderie.” Although the team is intently focused on the game, everyone remembers it’s all in good fun. “We’re not worried about winning,” Kersey said. “We have a lot of new people. It’s good times.” The fields are located across the street from Pierside Lanes, on the corner of Virginia Avenue and B Avenue. The schedule of the games varies, so Sailors can contact Kersey for dates and times. Everyone is welcome to come out and support the CVN 73 White Owls. For more news from USS George Washington (CVN 73), visit www.navy.mil/local/cvn73/.
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USS Iwo Jima hosts reception, conducts COMRELs during Bahamas port visit By MC2 Hunter S. Harwell USS Iwo Jima Public Affairs FREEPORT, BAHAMAS
Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit capped off their visit to Freeport, Bahamas by hosting a reception for local distinguished guests June 16. The 600-person ceremony was co-hosted by Capt. James Midkiff, Iwo Jima commanding officer and Ms Lisa Johnson, Charge d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Nassau, Bahamas and included tours of the ship and a performance from the Iwo Jima Choir, who performed both coun-
tries’ national anthems. “This entire week was a wonderful experience for all involved. Many Iwo Jima Sailors got to visit a different country for the first time and several participated in multiple community relations projects that allowed them to meet Bahamian citizens, Midkiff said. “From a Strategic standpoint, the Bahamas is a close ally that shares many cultural, educational and security interests with the United States. It was gratifying to come down and re-inforce our support for our friends, while also, experiencing a beautiful island paradise.” Charge d’Affaires Johnson discussed the importance of
maintaining a bond between the two nations. “We thank you for hosting us here tonight,” Johnson said. “This visit is a great reminder of the partnership between our two countries on critical security issues such as drug and firearms trafficking and irregular migration. Beyond those challenges, the U.S. and The Bahamas share a common history, values, commitment to democracy. Whether it’s ensuring the safety of U.S. and Bahamian citizens, furthering trade and development or promoting clean energy, the U.S. is committed to this partnership with you and every day we will continue to strengthen our relationships to make our
Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima dig a hole to plant a tree in the courtyard of the West End Primary School during a community relations mission.
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countries safer, more prosperous and a better place to visit.” Additionally while in Freeport, Sailors and Marines also participated in three community relations (COMREL) projects at the West End Primary School and participated in various sports functions with local children. “We had one group helping clean up the sea park that was damaged by Hurricane Mat-
Results of comprehensive review of physiological episodes released From Navy Office of Information WASHINGTON
The Navy released the results of a comprehensive review conducted to determine the causes of and recommendations to eliminate physiological episodes (PEs) within Naval Aviation June 15. In April Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran directed Adm. Scott Swift, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, to lead a comprehensive review (CR) of the facts, circumstances and processes surrounding recent PEs involving T-45 and F/A18 aircrew. The CR examined the following factors:
Organizational factors, including command, control and communications; PE analysis and trends; PE corrective actions and processes; Aircrew breathing air systems; Cabin pressurization systems; Cockpit environmental monitoring and alerting systems; Physiological factors, including aircrew monitoring; Aircrew procedures, training and proficiency; Maintenance infrastructure and procedures; Medical training, emergency response and research; PE lessons, including those
from other government agencies and countries. The CR concluded several steps should be taken to reduce PE numbers and risk. These include: Establish a single, dedicated organization to lead Naval PE resolution efforts. This temporary organization should be headed by a Naval Aviator Flag/General Officer, embrace the “unconstrained resource” approach and fully incorporate all stakeholders. Redesign aircraft systems to meet oxygen generation system technical requirements. Execute a multi-faceted approach to improve ECS reliability, particularly on the FA-18. This effort must
thew and then we had two groups here at the school,” Navy Chaplain Lt. Doyl McMurry said. “Some of us were painting the classrooms to give it a fresh look for the kids and another group spent some time reading books to kids and playing games in the school yard.” During the COMRELs, Sailors and Marines took turns reading stories to the school children, painted sev-
address component reliability, system inspections and testing. Embrace and resource a methodical PE root cause corrective action process for each aircraft under the single, dedicated organization tasked to lead PE efforts. Additionally, standardize and improve the PE investigation and adjudication process. Establish an integrated life support system program at Naval Air Systems Command that, at a minimum, manages Naval Aviation oxygen generation and connecting systems; cabin environment and pressurization systems; and physiological monitoring. This program must regularly leverage the lessons of other organizations managing similar technologies. Address PE reporting shortfalls, including physiological monitoring; aircrew alerting; and cockpit audio, video and habitability recording. Based on the findings of the report, the next Chief of Naval Air Train-
eral classrooms, cleaned the school yard and planted several trees. “COMRELs give the local nationals a positive face of the Navy and it also gives our Sailors and Marines a chance to see the actual faces of the people of the nation and their culture,” McMurry said. “We’re looking forward to many more interactions we can have with the locals in the future.”
ing (CNATRA) will be a more experienced aviation flag officer. The increase in seniority is meant to improve flight safety, address current instructor concerns, and ultimately resume student training. Rear Adm. Jay Bynum, currently serving as Commander, Carrier Strike Group Nine and a two-star admiral select, is scheduled to assume command of CNATRA, later this month. While the conclusions and recommendations of this CR were developed specifically for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps T-45 and F/A-18, PEs are a known problem in other aircraft and services. Elements of this report will be of value to those attempting to address PEs throughout the U.S. military. The report can be found on the Navy’s website at www.navy.mil/ local/pes.
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The Middlesex County Volunteers perform “Yankee Doodle” for visitors onboard USS Whidbey Island during the Grand Parade of Sails for Sail Boston 2017, June 17. Whidbey Island and more than 50 Tall Ships from around the world are participating in Sail Boston 2017, a five-day maritime festival in the Boston Harbor. The event gives Bostonians an opportunity to see firsthand the latest capabilities of today’s sea services, as well as experience maritime history — both past and present.
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MC2 Jordyn Diomede The city of Boston hosts Sail Boston 2017 for the Grand Parade of Sail, June 17. USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) and more than 50 Tall Ships from around the world are participating in Sail Boston 2017, a five-day maritime festival in the Boston Harbor.
MC2 Jordyn Diomede Schooner Adventure, left, homeported in Gloucester, Mass., and schooner Roseway, right, homeported in Boston, sail by USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) during the Grand Parade of Sails for Sail Boston 2017, June 17.
MC2 Jordyn Diomede MC2 Kaleb R. Staples Secretary John Kerry addresses visitors on board USS Whidbey Sailors from USS Constitution march in a parade as part of Sail Boston 2017, June 19. USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) and more than Island (LSD 41) during the Grand Parade of Sails for Sail Boston 50 Tall Ships from around the world are participating in Sail Boston 2017, a five-day maritime festival in Boston. 2017.
MC2 Jordyn Diomede Petty Officer 3rd Class Hagen Ward, assigned to USS Constitution, leads the gun crew during a demonstration of a cannon for spectators during Sail Boston 2017.
MC2 Jordyn Diomede Sailors, Marines, and Naval Academy Midshipmen participate in the Patriot Run during Sail Boston 2017, June 18.
MC2 Jordyn Diomede Petty Officer 3rd Class Fabrice Alcide stands at attention at the finish line of the Patriot Run during Sail Boston 2017, June 18.
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Navy incentivizes the PRT for Sailors From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs WASHINGTON
The Navy announced several changes to its Physical Readiness Program in NAVADMIN 141/17, including an incentive for Sailors to validate one physical readiness test (PRT) each year based on their fitness performance. Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Robert Burke said that during his fleet visits he often hears ideas from Sailors on how to improve the Navy’s PRT process. “I want Sailors to know we’ve heard them,” Burke said. “Many Sailors work hard to maintain high levels of physical fitness year-round and I believe this provides an
GySgt Adaecus G. Brooks Marines and Sailors assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde participate in a 5k run aboard the flight deck of the ship to celebrate the 119th anniversary of the creation of the hospital corpsman on June 17, 2017.
incentive to continue to excel. tive distractions throughout This effort is aimed at both the fleet.” incentivizing physical fitness Those Sailors who pass the and also reducing administra- body composition assessment
(BCA), are within the Navy age-graduated body fat standards, and score an overall “excellent low” or better on the PRT, with no single event lower than a “good low,” will be exempt from participation in the next test. These changes will be effective Jan. 1, 2018, but be based on a Sailor’s performance during the second PRT cycle of 2017. All Sailors, regardless of PRT performance will still be required to participate in the BCA each cycle. If a Sailor who is exempt from taking the PRT fails the BCA, they will be required to participate in the PRT that cycle. Additionally, the Navy is also eliminating the use of elliptical machines as an alternate cardio device for use
because of low-usage across the fleet during the PRT. This decision was based on two factors. First, less than 4 percent of the Navy uses the elliptical for the PRT, and maintaining PRT-compliant elliptical machines was becoming increasingly cost prohibitive. Shifting to non-PRT-compliant elliptical machines will allow for more modern elliptical machines in Navy fitness facilities. While the 1.5 mile run remains the service standard, commanding officers may still authorize the use of approved stationary bikes, treadmills or allow Sailors to swim as alternate cardio. The Navy is also exempting post-partum Sailors from participating in the physical fitness assessment (PFA) for
USS Truxtun Public Affairs MEDITERRANEAN SEA
What goes up must come down. That saying is true in regards to physics; however, that is not what you want to hear in a conversation about helicopters. To prevent their helicopters from going down while in flight, maintenance crew members, known as maintainers, assigned to the “Spartans” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70 are working around the clock during phase maintenance to keep their “birds” in the air. Squadrons like HSM-70 have the mission of providing anti-surface warfare and anti-submarine warfare for the fleet. HSM-70 Sailors are stationed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville but the Spartans of Detachment 3 are embarked aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) for a regularly scheduled deployment. The Spartan maintainers are aviation structural mechanics who work on structural integrity and hydraulics; aviation electricians and aviation electronic technicians who work on the navigation, communication and electronic systems; aviation machinists who work on the engines and transmissions; an aviation maintenance administrationman who works on keeping track of flight hours and maintenance log books; and a storekeeper who orders helicopter parts. Along with the crew of HSM-70 Det. 3
Change to improve sea duty manning POLICY |
Continued from A1 more than 2,800 experienced Sailors to remain in the Navy, filling key sea duty and other high priority billets by the end of 2018. HYT for all other active duty and FTS enlisted pay grades, as well as enlisted Selected Reserve Sailors, remains unchanged. The Navy will continue to offer HYT waivers for enlisted Sailors who volunteer for sea duty on a case-bycase basis. Sailors who have reached HYT with an approved date for separation or Fleet Reserve (retirement) on or after Aug. 1, 2017, but before Jan. 1, 2018, have until July 31, to request cancellation of their orders or execute their orders as originally planned. Sailors affected by this change to HYT who decide to continue their service in the Navy can take the September, cycle 236, Navy wide petty officer advancement exam or the January 2018 cycle 238 E-7 exam if they maintain advancement eligibility. Complete information on HYT policy can be found at www.npc.navy.mil/ CAREER/RESERVEPERSONNELMGMT/ENLISTED/Pages/HYT. aspx More information on order processing, assignments and reenlistment/ exertion process can be found in NAVADMIN 143/17 on www.npc.navy.mil.
are two MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters and their pilots. Keeping both helicopters mission capable is critical to Truxtun’s mission during deployment. Det. 3’s maintenance personnel have played a major role in accomplishing the detachment’s deployment mission. Phase maintenance is performed on the helicopters every 200 hours that the helicopter flies. It usually takes between four and five days to complete the maintenance. “We have to take the aircraft apart in timed intervals and make sure all the parts are good,” Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Mackenzie Lane, an HSM-70 Sailor from Middletown, Virginia said. “If any of the parts are worn or frayed we must replace it to maintain the integrity of the aircraft and ensure the safety of the pilots and crew while they’re in the air.” There are four phases of maintenance; phase A, B, C and D. Det. 3 is currently conducting D-phase maintenance, the longest and most difficult of the four phases. Maintainers are opening all the panels, checking all the fluids, looking at all of the wiring harnesses, looking for any foreign object debris (FOD), gouges in the tires, discrepancies with the rotors and performing a top-to-bottom inspection. “If there are bad parts on the aircraft they can cause other parts to go bad and destroy the aircraft,” Lane said. “Checking for bad parts and replacing as needed makes the aircraft life last longer.” “On a bigger ship such as an aircraft carrier there will be a maintenance shop with
By MC1 Jaq Renard Naval Surface Force Atlantic Public Affairs NORFOLK
MC1 Tyrell K. Morris Lt. j.g. Derya Saydam, from the “Spartans” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70, reviews a flight plan in an MH60S Sea Hawk helicopter before takeoff from the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun.
a crew of 10 or more Sailors to complete phase maintenance,” Lane said. “We are doing more with less on the smaller ships because we have to complete the same amount of maintenance but there are only four of us to do so.” Just as ships belong at sea, helicopters belong in the air and the Spartans of Det. 3 continue to make sure their helicopters are flying as long as Truxtun is at sea. Truxtun, homeported in Norfolk, is part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group. GHWBCSG is comprised of the staff of CSG-2; aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77); the nine squadrons and staff of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8; Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 22 staff; guided-missile destroyers USS Laboon (DDG 58) and USS Truxtun (DDG 103); and guided-missile cruisers USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) and USS Hue City (CG 66). Truxtun is deployed in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations conducting naval operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.
| Ship deployed Nov. 19, 2016, in support of security operations in the 5th Fleet MAHAN
Continued from A1 “I couldn’t be more proud of the crew – they set the standard for excellence and established a great reputation for themselves out here,” Davis said. “The successes they achieved were impressive, and the crew overcame every challenge they met with poise and precision.” Mahan deployed Nov. 19, 2016 in support of theater security cooperation efforts and maritime security operations in the 5th Fleet area of operations. “The majority of the world’s commerce moves by way of the sea,” Executive Officer of USS Mahan Cmdr. Emily Wall said. “We ensured safety and freedom of navigation through theater security operations and working with our maritime partners.” While in 5th Fleet, the crew participated in a tri-lateral defense exercise with the Iraqi and Kuwaiti Defense Forces. In addition to practicing core skills, the event also served as an opportunity to grow and foster partnership and cooperation between the two navies. Mahan also participated in joint naval exercises and operations with France, Great Britain, Australia, Denmark and other NATO partners, highlighting the importance of working with coalitions to preserve the Sea Lines of Communication. For one Sailor it was the journey that was the most satisfying. “My favorite part of deployment was getting my Enlisted Surface Warfare pin; I got to see how the ship really comes together to work as a whole,” Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Emmanuel Tejada said. “It was also great to see the other countries during port visits. Experiencing other cultures really opened my eyes to the other areas and what living is like
Additional information can be found at www.public.navy. mil/bupers-npc/support/21st_ Century_ Sailor/physical and in NAVADMIN 141/17.
CMC Symposium focuses on future
‘Spartans’ conduct phase maintenance aboard Truxtun By MC1 Tyrell K. Morris
six months following the Sailors’ maternity/convalescent leave. This change reflects an increase to the Navy’s increased maternity leave policy of 84 days following child birth. This will ensure Sailors have adequate time to return to weight standards and pass a PRT following a pregnancy. “We want to ensure our Sailors have adequate time to recover and succeed post pregnancy,” Burke said. “This extended time will help Sailors return to fitness levels and standards in a safe and healthy way.”
in other parts of the world.” Another Sailor anxiously endured the hours as homecoming drew near looking forward to when he would be reunited with his spouse and see his daughter for the first time. “Her name is Anahyah Branch and she was born December 5,” Culinary Specialist 1st Class Marcus Branch said. “I am definably excited to see her and my family. But at the same time I have a little anxiety. I will be coming home a stranger to her.” While in theater, the ship made port visits in Portugal, Greece, Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus and Spain where the crew enjoyed liberty, conducted maintenance on the ship, and participated in numerous community relations projects. “The crew returns from deployment with heads held high,” Command Master Chief Jan Rega said. “Each Sailor went above and beyond to hone their individual skills while operating as a cohesive unit. These efforts greatly contributed to us achieving our ultimate goal of a safe and successful deployment.” Mahan is the 5th ship named after Rear Adm. Alfred Thayer Mahan, a naval theorist on sea power whose book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History 1660-1763 shaped naval strategy to this day. With “Built To Fight,” as its motto, the ship was commissioned in 1998 as the 21st Arleigh-Burke-class destroyer, and the first Flight II-variant of the class. She carries a complement of 236 Sailors and 29 Officers. Reflecting on his 19 years of Naval service, Davis said that this, his 7th deployment, was by far his favorite. “It truly is an honor to lead these incredible men and women.”
Several Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), Command Master Chiefs (CMC) and Command Senior Chiefs participated in a June 13 symposium to discuss initiatives and opportunities aimed at reforming and reshaping Sailor performance. A heavily weighed upon topic was the new Sailor 2025 initiative. The program is designed to improve and modernize personnel management and training systems to effectively recruit, develop, manage and reward Sailors, all in an effort to retain the force of tomorrow. “We are talking about some of the Sailor 2025 initiatives that would bring potential changes to what’s going on with the evaluation system and ready relevant learning, an issue that we read about, but don’t discuss on a daily basis,” Command Master Chief Jon Lonsdale, of Naval Surface Squadron Fourteen said. “Some initiatives have pretty lasting ramifications on a Sailor’s career. We are talking the blended retirement system, things like that. We have to be smart about it and be able to get all of the information down to the deck plates.” Also discussed were Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. John Richardson’s four core attributes of a Sailor’s identity: integrity; accountability; initiative; and toughness. “We will continue to discuss Sailor toughness,” Force Master Chief Jack Callison, of Naval Surface Force Atlantic said, “by informing the CMCs via face-to-face conversations, giving them the tools and talking points so they can be understood, so they are able to execute and get the information down to the junior Sailor on the deckplate.” Toughness is an essential attribute for Sailors, especially with escalating tensions in the 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet area of responsibilities. The evolution of the preparation and development of Sailors is an important part of Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, Rear Adm. Patrick Piercy’s toughness initiative which is aimed at readying Sailors for whatever the future holds. “I’m taking away from this symposium the value of toughness and identity and assuring that junior Sailors coming onboard our ships actually understand why they joined the Navy,” Command Master Chief Sarah Gomez said. In October 2000, Gomez was stationed onboard the Arleigh Burke-class USS Cole (DDG 67) when it was attacked by suicide bombers while refueling in Aden, Yemen. “For me, being a part of the Cole attack changed my perception of things,” she continued. “I have a very good understanding as to what we do, why we have force protection, why we have medical drills, general quarters, damage control and why that is so important. “I put that into play here in this day and age, because of my Cole experience.” The CMCs also discussed where the Navy is going and how these current initiatives will impact the Sailor of today and the Navy of tomorrow. “Senior enlisted leaders are always interested in manning issues,” retired Force Master Chief William Slingerland said. “Every day, there is something new that comes out in Navy Times; there is a NAVADMIN (Naval Administrative Instruction), and there is an Operational Naval Instruction about change. Managing change is important. The way you affectively manage those that are in influential positions that have the exposure to the greatest number of Sailors and their families, is to communicate the reason behind so much of the change that we are encountering today.” “I’m so happy to be invited to join this symposium,” Slingerland said, who was SURFLANT Force Master Chief from Nov. 2001 to June 2002. “Sometimes we have something historical in nature to provide to the conversation.” The symposium provided a look ahead into the molding of Sailors and what the expectations are from CMCs, in order to promote a culture of identity and toughness in building the future Sailor within the 2025 process.
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Navy families in Yokosuka rally to support USS Fitzgerald crew, families By Tanya King Naval Forces Japan Public Affairs Office YOKOSUKA, JAPAN
Sailors and community members from Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), are rallying around the crew and families of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) following the June 17 collision with a merchant vessel 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka that resulted in the death of seven Sailors. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer sustained serious damage on her forward starboard side, including flooding in two berthing spaces, a machinery space and a radio room and returned to port 16 hours after the collision. “The actions taken by the Fitzgerald crew after the collision enabled the ship’s return to Yokosuka,” Commander Navy Region Japan Rear Adm. Greg Fenton said. “They truly shined when it counted most. Collectively, we mourn the loss of our sevMC1 Peter Burghart en shipmates.” The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) returns to Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka following a collision with a merchant vessel while operating southwest of Yokosuka, Japan.
FEMALE GLADIATOR SAILORS CLAIM HISTORIC FIRST By MC2 Victoria Kinney U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs MANAMA, BAHRAIN
“Gee, I wish I were a man, I’d join the Navy.” These words, from a 1917 recruiting poster of a woman wearing a man’s Navy uniform and a jaunty ‘Dixie Cup,’ are a relic of bygone era for women in the Navy today. This is especially so for the ones aboard USS Gladiator (MCM 11). The forward-deployed Avenger-class mine countermeasures (MCM) ship welcomed their first three female chief petty officers to its crew earlier this year. The three chiefs, Chief Logistics Specialist Monique Graves, Chief Personnel Specialist Aracely Sanchez, and Chief Information Technician Nicole Knight, all checked onboard between January and March. Gladiator is the first MCM to integrate female enlisted Sailors into their crew. “When I joined the Navy I didn’t expect to ever be put into a position where I would be the first to do anything,” Graves said, of Chesapeake, Virginia. “I thought I would just do my job and hopefully hit the milestones and my goals, but to be able to say that I was » See GLADIATOR | B7
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USS Lake Erie Sailors, personnel complete relief mission in Sri Lanka From Destroyer Squadron 7 Public Affairs COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
U.S. Sailors from the Ticonderoga-class guidedmissile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) completed their contributions to the humanitarian assistance mission in Sri Lanka, June MC2 Joshua Fulton 17. More than 400 Sailors Capt. Lex Walker, commodore of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, takes photos with students at the Mallika Nawodya School in Galle, Sri Lanka, during a community engagement participated in the mission event in support of humanitarian assistance operations in response to severe flooding and in Sri Lanka, where recent landslides that devastated many regions of the country. heavy rainfalls brought
by a southwest monsoon triggered flooding and landslides throughout the country, displacing thousands of people and causing significant damage to homes and buildings. “Our mission here was straight-forward, to provide support and relief efforts to our friends in Sri Lanka who were impacted by this disaster,” Commodore of Destroyer » See MISSION | B7
IWTC Corry Station remembers USS Liberty By MC2 Taylor L. Jackson Center for Information Warfare Training Public Affairs PENSACOLA, FLA.
Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station observed the 50th anniversary of the attack on USS Liberty (AGTR-5) during a ceremony in the chapel onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola Corry Station, June 8. Liberty, a technical research ship, came under fire from Israeli aircraft and
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The launching of a ship represents a multi-step process. The ship is constructed in a Modular Manufacturing Facility and is moved to a docking barge and then transported to a dry dock where it
torpedo boats on June 8, 1967 while conducting operations in international waters. The Six Day War between Israel and neighboring Arab countries had broken out on June 5, 1967. During the ceremony, Chief Information Systems Technician Nachelle Scott read the timeline of events from the day of the attack and two students read a letter from a survivor, retired Lt. Frank McInturff, who was a cryptologic » See LIBERTY | B7
can be submerged into the water. All of this takes place over the course of two days. “Launching the ninth ship in the EPF production line is a great achievement for the Navy and Austal,” Strategic Theater and Sealift program manager, Program Executive Office, Ships Capt.
MC2 Taylor L. Jackson Information Systems Technician 1st Class Brandon Greene rings a bell for each crew member killed during the attack on the USS Liberty (AGTR 5) as part of an observance ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the event. Liberty, a technical research ship, came under fire from Israeli aircraft and torpedo boats on June 8, 1967 while conducting operations in international waters.
Henry Stevens said. “Launching is a significant achievement in the production process. We’ll now focus our efforts to final outfitting in preparation for trials.” EPF 9 is designed for the fast intra-theater transportation of troops, military vehicles and equipment. Capable of transporting 600 short
tons 1,200 nautical miles at an average speed of 35 knots, the ship will provide U.S. forces with added mobility and flexibility. EPFs are equipped with a flight deck and an off-load ramp which allow for vehicles and helicopters » See BISMARCK | B7
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Tips for water safety, Zika prevention By Katie Lange DOD News, Defense Media Activity
School’s out for the summer, which means your kids are about to have free rein over your house, property, the pool and goodness knows what else for the next several weeks. While that’s great for them, there are a lot of problems that can crop up – mainly, them forgetting the rules and thinking they’re invincible – so you’ll probably want to go over some summer safety tips with them U.S. Army photo before you set them loose upon the The aedes albopictus mosquito is the primary carrier for the chikungunya world, or your neighborhood … or virus, also known as CHIK, in the temperate climates of the United States. wherever. Today’s topics: Water safety and Stay out of the water if you’re on having your kids near water any protecting against mosquito bites sick or have an open wound. If you time of year, you should look into and the Zika virus. can, rinse off in a shower for a quick getting them swim lessons. You can minute to get rid of any dirt or grime find lessons near you by contactWater safety that might be on you. ing your local Morale, Welfare and Pools, the beach, lakes, sprinCheck the pool’s most recent in- Recreation office. klers, water parks – you name it, a spection results to see if it’s being Parents should also always have lot of summer activities involve wa- kept up to regulation standards. a basic knowledge of life-saving ter. But water fun comes with a lot Make sure the pool’s drain is vis- skills, like CPR, just in case someof safety concerns, too. ible and in good shape. thing goes wrong. Many military First things first: Make sure the Check to see if a lifeguard is on hospitals and fire stations offer CPR water your kids are playing in is duty; if not, there should be a “no classes for free, so check with the sanitary. While this is more obvious lifeguard on duty” sign posted. ones nearest you for more informafor lakes, rivers and oceans, it’s also If you have your own pool: Do tion. important to check swimming pools, the same things as above, but also hot tubs, water parks and communal monitor its chlorine level regularly. Mosquitos/Zika play fountains, because while you If you’re on a boat or around If you haven’t heard about the might think chlorine kills all germs open bodies of water: Always make Zika virus by now, you’ve possiright away, it doesn’t. A pool with sure your child is in a Coast Guard- bly been living under a rock. It’s a the correct pH and disinfectant lev- approved life jacket. Noodles, wa- mosquito-borne illness that origiels should kill most germs within ter wings and other swim aides are nated in South America and has an hour, according to the CDC, but meant for fun, not for safety, so since made its way to dozens of some germs, like Cryptosporidium don’t rely on them for the same pro- U.S. states. Check to see if yours or Crypto, can take days to die. tection. is one of them here http://tinyurl. If you’re going to your installaMake sure you know your child’s com /jjj5bcw. Zika can cause stantion’s pool or a public one: swimming ability level. If you plan dard flu-like symptoms which are
rarely fatal, but the big concern is that it can cause a rare birth defect in pregnant women. It’s a concern in the DOD because there’s currently no cure or vaccine for Zika, and since our troops are stationed all over the world, there’s a chance they could contract it. Your children could get infected, too, if they play anywhere with infected mosquitoes. So how do you combat Zika? Pretty much as you would any other mosquito – with bug repellents, by wearing long sleeves and by avoiding mosquito-ridden places. These tactics also work to fend off the West Nile Virus that’s been more prevalent in the U.S. the past couple of years. If you or your family will be traveling overseas any time soon, check on Zika’s status in that country at state.gov. CDC Zika virus travel notices can be accessed at http:// wwwnc.cdc.gov /travel /page /zikatravel-information. While prevention can only go so far, surveillance is a huge priority for the DOD. Here’s a pretty cool video on what DOD scientists are doing to combat the virus and enhance surveillance to make sure it affects as few service members as possible: http://tinyurl.com/hxa7t9b. Additional Zika virus information can be found at: www.med.navy. mil/sites /nmcphc/program-andpolicy-support/Pages /Zika-virus. aspx and www.cdc.gov/zika /.
Eee O Eleven, and done The day had finally come. Our eleventh, and last, military household goods move. The Navy’s final retirement gift after 28 years of active duty life. The sun was up and burning bright when the trucks’ breaks hissed outside our new house. Despite the fact that daily temperatures in Lisa Smith Rhode Island Molinari had averaged in the fifties Military spouse all month, the contributor forecast was calling for a hot, humid day. I glanced around at our empty house. The hardwood floors were clean and unscratched. The recently steam-cleaned rugs were perky and smelled faintly of vanilla. Our freshly-painted walls and trim gleamed smooth and flawless. After 23 years as a military spouse, I knew that, by the end of the day, our house would be transformed into a war zone. I took in one last breath of calm, disinfectant-scented air, and walked outside, hoping I had the stamina to make it through one more move in. On the porch, I heard a hacking cough followed by the crew leader, Bill. While the others finished morning smokes and busted chops in the street, Bill went over a huge stack of inventory sheets with me. He gave me the kind of glare that said,
“You have way too much stuff, lady.”
carrying two cases of water from our minivan — huffing, puffing and heaving dramatically as the crew looked on. “Nice work if you can get it, and you can get it if you try!” blared. In the afternoon, the sun hid mercifully behind a cloud, and a playlist of Pavarotti soothed. The respite gave the moving crew the energy they needed to haul our huge armoire up through a second story window. We all hoped that Photos courtesy Lisa Smith Molinari the miserable work would Frank, Jose, Lou, and Smarley soon end. And it did, just after 6 p.m. Each room of our “You have way too much something about music, and that a kick in the head!” house was piled high with stuff, lady.” I soon heard Sinatra blaring Jose worked tirelessly little cityscapes of cardThe rest of the crew was from his portable speakers, in silence, as “I did it my board skyscrapers. The a ragtag bunch. Stanley, “These little town blues, are way!” wailed. formerly pristine walls and Frank, Jose, Lou, and a melting away!” Lou performed playful floors were scuffed and 22-year-old rookie they The music was a paceimitations of his coworkers, scattered with scraps of called Smarley. Over the maker, electrifying the as “I’ve got you, under my paper. I tried to not think course of the long day, I process, keeping the rhythm skin!” hummed. about the endless unpackwould get to know them all of boxes pumping steadily Frank mumbled unintel- ing to come, as I sat with very well. in and out of our house. As ligibly, as “Hey, mambo, Bill on the porch to sign the I spread the inventory the morning temperatures mambo Italiano!” boomed. final paperwork. sheets out on a folding table reached into the eighties, Smarley tried to avoid Sammy Davis, Jr. chanlike a deck of cards, as the everyone followed the pace working, as “Fly me to the neled my thoughts through movers started hauling in of Frank’s Rat Pack mixmoon, let me play among Frank’s speakers, and boxes and yelling out intape and fell into a sweaty the stars!” echoed in the crooned one last encouragventory numbers from little routine. eaves. ing tune into the humid orange stickers. Bill made me feel Mid-day, Francis arrived evening air. Frank was the talkative culpable with every look, with lunch. As the crew “Yes, I can, suddenly, one, but ironically, the as Sinatra belted, “That’s munched deli sandwiches yes, I can,” he sang, right hardest to understand Amore!” on our porch and swapped on cue. thanks to his thick ItalianStanley, a tall Nigerian stories about slipped disks Portuguese-Rhode Island immigrant, smiled cheerful- and reconstructed joints, accent. He mumbled ly as Martin quipped, “Aint Francis made a scene of
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Seaman James Smith, center, from Camden, N.J., cuts hair in the barbershop of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Smith serves aboard Dwight D. Eisenhower as a ship’s serviceman, providing and managing shipboard services.
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Beneath the razor By MC3 Dartez Williams USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Public Affairs ATLANTIC OCEAN
The barbers aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike) know a good haircut can mean much more than passing an inspection. These Sailors show pride in the service they provide with a combination of razorsharp focus and careful dexterity that serve as a display of dedication to their craft, the importance of which can be overlooked at times. Since the mid-1800s, a
number of revisions and changes in military grooming standards have remained in a state of constant evolution. Despite these continuous changes, it has remained constant that Sailors must maintain these standards and it all starts with the first thing people notice outside of the uniform: a haircut. “When I spoke to the detailer, I remember telling him I’ve always prided myself on knowing the value of keeping up a good appearance,” Ship’s Serviceman Seaman James Smith recalled. “I already had an interest in cut-
ting hair and I wanted a rating where I could affect a lot of people. So when the detailer explained to me that a ship’s serviceman could be a barber, I saw an opportunity to develop a useful skill and achieve a personal goal, so I took it.” During Ike’s 2016 deployment, a diverse group of six barbers tended to more than 5,000 Sailors and provided them with a variety of haircuts. Roughly averaging a combined effort of 50 haircuts per day between the junior enlisted and the khaki shop. Most importantly, the barbers consistently contrib-
uted to overall morale across the ship. When asked how something as common as a haircut could affect ship morale, Ship’s Servicemen Seaman Thomas E. Dixon replied, “Everyone knows that a haircut can enhance the way you look, but the effects aren’t always cosmetic. When you change the way the world sees you, a change takes place in the way you feel and often the way you perform your job.” Ship’s Serviceman Seaman Bobby Walker added, “When you feel confident in your
appearance, the way you see your surroundings improves. When others see that change in you it rubs off on them, which ultimately affects the ships morale for the better.” Many Sailors aboard Ike speak highly in regards to the consistent quality displayed in both the khaki and enlisted barbershop. “When I enter the barbershop I feel like I’m at home. I can relax a little, enjoy some conversation, and the haircuts aren’t bad at all,” Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Kaseem Jackson said. “It’s always a good sign when you never have to worry.” Jackson’s sentiment is shared by thousands of others aboard Ike. The positive comments jotted in the customer
logs reinforce the idea that a visit to the barbershop offers an opportunity for worn out Sailors to refresh before returning to their daily routine. Whether it’s at sea or in port, Ike’s barbershops remain fully manned and operational, ensuring Sailors are able to walk inside, comforted by the knowledge that they are in safe hands. Ike is underway during the sustainment phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP). For more news from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), visit www.navy.mil/local/cvn69/.
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Personnel assigned to Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 conduct underwater recovery operations off the northern coast of Vietnam in 2011. Three recovery teams are searching at burial and underwater sites for 13 missing Americans from the Vietnam War. The mission of JPAC is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation’s past conicts.
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Underwater recovery team searches for MIA’s in Vietnam By MC1 Blake Midnight Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Public Affairs NORTHERN VIETNAM
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) deployed an Underwater Recovery Team (URT) comprised of Department of Defense civilians and U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force servicemembers to northern Vietnam in search of two U.S. Navy aviators who went missing during the Vietnam War, May 2 — Jun 18. The two men were on a nighttime reconnaissance mission over northeastern Nghe An and southeastern
Thanh Hoa provinces when their F-4B Phantom aircraft vanished from radar, Sept. 21, 1966. To this day, the two men remain unaccounted-for. This is not DPAA’s ďŹ rst mission to this site; in 2008 an underwater investigation team used remote sensing equipment to identify possible wreckage on the bottom, and then employed divers to verify what was detected. This technique led to the discovery of the aircrafts’ wreckage site. “We spent several previous missions reďŹ ning an area of relatively higher interest within the larger site,â€? Dr. Piotr Bojakowski said,
an underwater archaeologist and scientiďŹ c recovery expert with DPAA. “On this mission, we are conducting systematic test excavations across a larger area, to further reďŹ ne the wreckage debris ďŹ eld, with the intent to locate where diagnostic evidence may have been deposited.â€? The physical retrieval of this evidence is being conducted by Army divers, assigned to 7th Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, stationed at Oahu, Hawaii. Through surfacesupplied diving operations, they dredge the bottom one, two by four-meter grid square at a time.
The dredging is done utilizing a Venturi system, which regulates the pressure of the material as it is pumped through a constricted space. In this case the constricted space is a six-inch pipe connected to a large metal basket. “The diving conditions are less than ideal, water is dirty and visibility is almost zero,â€? Staff Sgt. Humberto Santiago explains, a diving supervisor assigned to 7th Dive Detachment. “The bottom type here has been pretty difďŹ cult, some grid squares are on soft bottom and others are on hard packed mud — these require a lot more exertion from our divers and are more time consuming.â€? Once a basket is ďŹ lled on the bottom, a crane lifts it approximately 20 feet to the surface and places it on a barge where other team members sift through its contents. The material from the seaoor is placed in screens where dirt and mud are rinsed away by hand, leaving residue that is easier to sift through and allows team members to more readily identify any human remains or aircraft wreckage
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Men need to take control of their health June is Men’s Health Month, when men are reminded of the importance of regular exams
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Men have to actively take care of themselves. If you are having a problem, talk to your physician about it and get the treatment needed.”
By Jason Bortz Naval Hospital Pensacola
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A visit to a urologist is not something most men look forward too, but results can range from improved sexual health to early detection of cancer. June is Men’s Health Month and Naval Hospital Pensacola’s (NHP) Urology Clinic looks forward to this month every year to remind men of the importance of regular exams and to take control of their health care. The clinic provides treatment for conditions of kidney, bladder and male reproductive organs. Some of the common conditions include male infertility, sexual health, kidney stones, urinary tract infections, urologic cancers, blood in the urine, urinary problems, vasectomies and more. “The majority of patients that we see are men,” NHP Urologist Lt. Cmdr. David Griffin said. “Unfortunately, men are not always comfortable talking about their health.” Topics such as trouble urinating or sexual performance
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Jason Bortz Hospitalman Nicole Lema, a corpsman with Naval Hospital Pensacola™s Urology Clinic, discusses a procedure with a patient. The Urology Clinic provides treatment for conditions of kidney, bladder and male reproductive organs.
may be hard topics for some men to discuss, but they are all common problems that the clinic sees on a regular basis. “Men have to actively take care of themselves,” Griffin said. “If you are having a problem, talk to your physician about it and get the treatment needed.” While topics such as frequent urination or erectile dysfunction may be hard for some men to talk about,
urologic cancers should be a topic all men should be willing to discuss with their physician. Early detection of testicular or prostate cancer will lead to better treatments and outcomes for patients. For testicular cancer, men should perform regular selfexams while showering. If a lump or something unusual is discovered, an appointment should be made to see a physician.
Men should also let their physician know if they have any family history of prostate cancer and have a prostate exam when they turn 55. Signs that a man may have an issue with his prostate include frequent urination, difficulties urinating or blood in the urine. These signs could be due to an enlarged prostate, which is another reason to visit the Urology Clinic. Another common condi-
tion seen at the clinic is kidney stones. Some people just naturally develop kidney stones, but dehydration and diets high in protein and sodium can also cause them. “Dehydration can cause kidney stones, especially in high heat climates like Florida,” Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Bradley Blackwell said, a urology technician at NHP. “You need to drink lots of water to flush the salts and
calcium from your system.” Men need to take control of their health, not just during Men’s Health Month but year round. If urologic symptoms appear for men or women, they should make an appointment with their physician. It could be something simple or it could be something that can cause long-term health problems. For more information on NHP, please visit www. med.navy.mil/sites /pcola / Pages /home.aspx or www. facebook.com /NavalHospPensacola .
‘Feds unite against hunger’ by supporting Feds Feed Families By Betty-Ann Bryce Feds Feed Families National Program Manager
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) once again will lead the 2017 Feds Feed Families (FFF) campaign with the support of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council and other agency partners. The campaign will officially begin on June 1, 2017 and run through August 31, 2017. Feds Feed Families was created to help food banks and pantries stay stocked during summer months when they traditionally see a decrease in donations and an increase in need. In Washington, D.C., the Capital Area Food Bank receives collections and distributes them through its network of more than 500 partner organizations. Through the amazing generosity of federal employees, the food drive has col-
lected nearly 70 million pounds of food for those in need. Last year alone, more than 12.5 million pounds were donated and provided to food banks and pantries. Even as the economy grows stronger, there are still too many people struggling to put food on the table. All federal agencies, including field components, are asked to participate in the campaign. The field agencies will share their collections with their local food banks with the goal of ensuring that the FFF campaign will stretch across America and be visible and active in every state. Employees are asked to bring non-perishable food items and place them into a designated collection box located in the federal workplace or take them directly to a local food bank. Donations of
fresh food (fruit, vegetables, herbs, nuts) can be made directly to a food pantry in your community — please visit www.ampleharvest.org to find one near you. You can get more information about most wanted items in area food banks from the Capital Area Food Bank. For those outside of the National Capital Area, visit www. feedingamerica.org for a list of regional food banks (non-perishable food only) or http://www.ampleharvest.org, for a list of local food pantries (fresh produce as well as non-perishable food) in your area to partner with and to send donations. They assist with arranging pick-up and weighing of your donations. In 2017, as part of Feds Feed Families, employees are encouraged to take advantage of gleaning
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(clearing fields of unused produce). Field employees can reach out to Society of St. Andrew for gleaning opportunities in their area. The Mid-Atlantic Gleaning Network (MAGNET) is another great partner at www.midatlanticgleaningnetwork.org. Volunteers can pick, sort and deliver fresh produce to food banks, churches and other partners. Thank you for the work that you do to help your neighbors. We look forward to another exciting and successful FFF campaign! Share your progress, stories and photos on social media using the hashtag #FedsFeedFamilies. Follow us on Twitter @TKOHUNGER or like us on Facebook for the latest updates from this season’s campaign.
2017 campaign Feds Feed Families was created to help food banks and pantries stay stocked during summer months when they traditionally see a decrease in donations and an increase in need. Employees are asked to bring non-perishable food items and place them into a designated collection box located in the federal workplace or take them directly to a local food bank. Donations of fresh food (fruit, vegetables, herbs, nuts) can be made directly to a food pantry in your community — please visit www.ampleharvest.org to find one near you.
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SWMI Sim Lab and VR Room helps prepare students for real world patient encounters By HM1 Jermia Douglas Surface Warfare Medicine Institute Public Affairs SAN DIEGO
The fact is, when one trains properly for real-world scenarios it can help lead to a successful outcome. This is something that is taken to heart within the Navy medical community. “Train like you fight, fight like you train.” This is one quote that many can say they’ve heard throughout their Naval career. In an effort to align training and fighting, Surface Warfare Medical Institute opened its first Simulation Laboratory (Sim Lab) with one simulator in a small room in October 2009. The main purpose for the Sim Lab was to provide a realistic type of training environment for students to safely practice medicine through repetition and handson practice. It also provided the capability to better train Independent Duty Corpsmen (IDC) students through the use of advanced technology. This provided the students with the same opportunity that is offered to students of civilian medical fields such as nursing and allied health professional training programs. Positive reviews from the single over-utilized room allowed SWMI to expand the Sim Lab into three rooms with three new simulators in March 2010. A few years after the introduction of the Sim Lab, a Virtual Reality (VR) room was built in December 2013. The VR rooms provided the same experience as the Sim Lab
while enhancing simulated environments of the Middle East and onboard ships. Currently the VR rooms are used by instructors and students at SWMI and have the ability to add physical stressors to enhance the experience for the students. Smoke, dim lighting, changes in sound, background videos, and various props can be introduced to heighten the experience. This type of capability is designed to bridge the gap between practical scenarios and real world patient encounters. “It’s a controlled environment where students can get hands-on experience before they go out to the fleet,” Lt. Hope Moore said, physician supervisor for trauma at SWMI. “One of the most significant aids is the development of muscle memory, so that when it comes to treating an actual patient it’s a much smoother process.” Muscle memory consolidates specific motor tasks into memory through repetition and many of the instructors believe that using the Sim Lab and VR room enrich classroom learning through hands-on practice. Students are able to practice procedures and scenarios in a safe and controlled environment as often as they need. This gives students the chance to practice before they are assessed on their abilities. Students consider this a tangible way to put all that is taught in the classroom into practice. “The Sim Lab and the VR room give you more exposure to different types of patient
scenarios, which can help you feel more prepared for testing evolutions and some real-world patient encounters,” Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Devin Miller said, an IDC student. All of this could not be done without a very experienced team of three civilians responsible for operating, maintaining, and repairing all that is used in the Sim Lab and VR room. Retired Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman George Frausto, the Sim Lab and VR room supervisor, has seen many students use both over the years. He has been here since the introduction of the Sim Lab. As a prior IDC and SWMI instructor, he has plenty of insight into what it takes to successfully complete IDC School. “Typically, students who practice the most hours in the Sim Lab excel during their practical evolutions,” Frausto said. Civilian staff member and retired Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Tim George, another prior IDC and instructor at SWMI, and Erik Eustaquio, a prior Corpsman and SWMI staff member, round out the team that keeps the Sim Lab and VR room able to operate successfully. Their combined knowledge base and experience have continued to make the Sim Lab and VR room a roaring success. . For more news from Navy Medicine Operational Training Center, visit www.navy. mil/local/NMOTC/.
Lt. Oleg Balter Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alexander Navarro, left, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Stephen Wescott practice needle decompression techniques as part of an Independent Duty Corpsman course at Surface Warfare Medical Institute (SWMI). SWMI, a detachment of Navy Medicine Operational Training Center, is part of the Navy Medicine team, a global health care network of Navy medical professionals around the world who provide high-quality health care to more than one million eligible beneficiaries.
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YOKOSUKA | ‘Total Continued from B1 “Once we received the call about the collision we got in touch with our port ops crews to man up our [Ocean-going Tugs],” CFAY’s harbor movements officer Chief Warrant Officer Galo Moriera said. CFAY has three Valiant-class tugboats manned by Navy Sailors, the only Navy base in the world with this type of manning. Moriera said the two tugs were underway within an hour of receiving the distress call. “When the boats arrived on scene, they provided the Fitzgerald an additional P-100 Dewatering pump and hoses to assist in the effort,” Moriera said, whose team provided much-needed damage control support to help Fitzgerald make it back to CFAY. Upon arrival of USS Fitzgerald, Sailors from USS Stethem (DDG 63), USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), USS Benfold (DDG 65), along with 7th Fleet and CFAY Ship Repair Facility
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staff jumped into action to continue damage control efforts and stand watches, allowing Fitzgerald Sailors to recover after spending the day containing flooding, stabilizing the ship and steaming back to base under very difficult circumstances. “Right now, ships on the waterfront are providing support by manning some of the watches that would be normally be manned by Fitzgerald,” Stethem Commanding Officer Cmdr. Douglas Pegher said. “This is going to be a long process and that crew is going to be intimately involved in the recovery and repair efforts for getting Fitzgerald back to sea again.” While port operations personnel were doing their part to sustain the fleet, Sailors and community members assembled on shore to support the families. Within hours of the collision, CFAY stood up an Emergency Family Assistance Center for Fitzgerald families. More than 50 people manned the EFAC around the clock, manning a phone bank, and meeting individually with Fitzgerald family members.
“We had volunteers and Sailors from the Family Assistance Support Team answering phones and counselors from our Chapel, Fleet and Family Support Center standing by to help,” CFAY’s Chief of Staff and EFAC Coordinator Cmdr. Chad Spencer said. “I was very proud of the job these CFAY community members did. A lot of very distraught and worried family members from across both the United States and Japan called in seeking information during this tragic event,” he said, adding that the call center handled more than 500 calls during the initial hours of the event. “It was a total team effort,” Spencer said. “The FFSC stands for Fleet and Family Service Center and this weekend we lived up to this virtue and the motto of ‘Service to the Fleet’.” While Fitzgerald families were receiving briefings from Navy leadership prior to the ship’s arrival, CFAY’s Childcare Development Center provided free childcare. “The entire community at Fleet Activities Yokosuka has come to-
For more news from Commander, Naval Forces Japan, visit www. navy.mil/local/cnfj/.
| Relationships established with Sri Lankan marines, navy
Continued from B1 Squadron 7 Capt. Alexis T. Walker. “Working alongside Sailors and Marines from the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, our team conducted irrigation repairs, well rehabilitation and levee repairs throughout the region. I’m proud of our efforts this week and the assistance we were able to provide.” Sailors from Lake Erie spent a week working alongside local government agencies and the Sri Lanka Red Cross to assist local communities with community cleanup, food distribution, and dewatering of wells in support of humanitarian relief efforts in the island nation. Major projects included a three-day irrigation repair in Matara Province and a groundwater well rehabilitation in Kalutara. A total of 125 wells were repaired in Colombo and Galle, ensuring pure water was available to local citizens. “It was a very rewarding experience for the entire Lake Erie crew,” Commanding Officer of USS Lake Erie Capt. Darren McPherson said. “To be able to help the people of Sri Lanka, to make a difference in their lives, is something they will not soon forget. Moreover, we established
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gether over this past weekend in support of our Navy team,” Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka Capt. Jeffrey Kim said. “From our Chaplains and Fleet and Family Support Counselors helping Sailors and families cope, to our many volunteers providing meals and other necessities, we all have been working together to ensure the USS Fitzgerald crew and their families are taken care of.” CFAY Chaplains are providing emotional, religious and spiritual support for community members. In addition, a special team of counselors will be available soon specifically to serve USS Fitzgerald Sailors. Additionally, the FFSC offers non-medical counseling services. “Navy Region Japan is 100 percent behind Fitzgerald, her Sailors and her families and will provide around-the-clock physical, emotional and spiritual support during this most difficult time,” Fenton said.
MC3 Lucas T. Hans Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) and the Sri Lankan marines rebuild a levee during support humanitarian assistance operations in response to severe flooding and landslides that devastated many regions of the country.
a fantastic working relationship between our militaries. The newly established Sri Lankan Marine Corps worked side-by-side with us each day, and the Sri Lankan Navy liaison elements coordinated our efforts with local officials. And it was the local officials, like those in the Sri Lankan Red Cross who assisted us in getting the help to the people in need the most.” Electronics Technician third class Andrew Newbegin talked about the significance of being a
ternational relief organizations and host nations to provide relief to those affected by disaster. In March 2017, U.S. Navy doctors and civil engineers aboard USNS Fall River (T-EPF 4) visited Hambantota, Sri Lanka for Pacific Partnership, a two week humanitarian and disaster relief preparedness mission, establishing key relationships with the Sri Lankan Navy and civil service agencies in the country. A small group of military specialists will remain in Sri Lanka to assist the US Embassy and relevant government agencies with the final phases of relief operations. On behalf of Commander, Task Force 73, Destroyer Squadron 7 conducts advanced planning, organizes resources, and leads the execution of maritime engagements such as the CARAT exercise series, the Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) with Vietnam, and the multilateral SEACAT exercise with Bangladesh, Cambodia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
part of the efforts in Sri Lanka. “It was really amazing getting to participate in a humanitarian assistance mission on my first deployment, he said. “We were working all around the local community, in people’s yards, interacting with them and creating bonds that will last forever. We got to see firsthand the difference our work was making. The crew For more news from Destroyer will never forget this mission.” Squadron 7, visit www.navy.mil/ The U.S. military has a history local/ds7/. of successfully working with in-
| Heroic efforts of crew prevented more loss of life, ship
Continued from B1 technician seaman at the time. “The attack is without a doubt a significant event in our cryptologic history and should be studied by all,” McInturff wrote in his letter. “Moreover, I believe Liberty’s lasting legacy is the remarkable performance of the crew, when 34 crewmen gave their lives and 170 were wounded, performing their duty that day in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.” Following significant damage from the aircraft strafing, one torpedo struck the ship, resulting in 25 of the 34 casualties. “While the reason for the attack remains disputed to this day in the minds of many, what is clear is that the entire crew: 16 officers, nine chiefs, 263 petty officers and seaman, three Marines and three
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civilians performed their duties with excellence,” wrote McInturff, who later received a Bronze Star Medal. “Without their heroic efforts, many more would have been killed and the ship would have been lost.” The keynote speaker for the event, retired Cryptologic Technician (Technical) Senior Chief Greg Welch, also served aboard Liberty and shared his memories and lessons learned from the event with those in attendance. “Most of us wonder why we do these damage control drills as much as we do,” Welch said. “It’s so that when the real thing happens, you know exactly what you need to do. That preparedness is what saved the ship that day. You never know when these things happen or if it will happen to you, so you need to always take the
training seriously.” After Welch’s speech, the audience stood as the names of the crew members who perished were read aloud. Cmdr. Christopher Eng, commanding officer, IWTC Corry Station, reiterated Welch’s message of preparedness before requesting the audience take a moment of silence to honor the victims. “We must use this tragedy to fight against complacency,” Eng said. “Conflict can strike at any time. Our Navy has been largely untested in the last four decades, which spans the career of our most senior officers and master chiefs. What will win the day against a near-peer adversary or an asymmetric threat will be the mental and physical strength of our Sailors against that of our adversary.” IWTC Corry Station, as part of
the Center for Information Warfare Training, provides a continuum of training to Navy and joint service personnel that prepares them to conduct information warfare (IW) across the full spectrum of military operations. More on the history of USS Liberty and the attack is available at www.history.navy.mil/research / histories/ship-histories/danfs /l/ liberty-agtr-5-iii.html and www. nsa.gov/news-features /declassified-documents/uss-liberty/. For more news from Center for Information Warfare Training organization, visit www.navy. mil/local/cid /, www.netc.navy. mil/centers/ciwt/, www.facebook. com /NavyCIWT, or www.twitter. com /NavyCIWT.
| EPF9 can support a wide range of evacuation, relief operations
Continued from B1 to quickly access ports and quays. Littoral operations and port access are further enhanced by the ship’s 15-foot shallow draft, ability to interface with roll-on/rolloff discharge facilities, and ease of access to austere and deteriorated piers. This makes EPF 9 an
extremely flexible asset, capable of supporting a wide range of operations including non-combatant evacuation operations, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief. The Navy and industry partner Austal USA have already marked major milestones on the EPF program this year. USNS Yuma
(EPF 8) delivered in April and the Navy christened USNS City of Bismarck (EPF 9) the following month. Austal is also under contract for the construction of EPF 11 and EPF 12. As one of the Defense Department’s largest acquisition organizations, Program Executive Office Ships is responsible for
executing the development and procurement of destroyers, amphibious ships, special mission and support ships, and boats and craft. For more news from Naval Sea Systems Command, visit www. navy.mil /local /navsea /.
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First MCM to integrate female enlisted sailors Continued from B1 the first in naval history? I never would have thought that would happen for me.” Female commissioned officers have been serving on MCMs as commanding officers and executive officers for some time, as these positions had separate living quarters. To prepare for the addition of enlisted females, however, the ship was refitted with female living quarters during the ship’s last dry-dock period. While the berthing might be small, to these Sailors, its meaning is significant. “That piece of metal, that rack, is where we lay our head down at night,” Sanchez said, a native of Tualatin, Oregon. “Just being around this crew makes us feel like we’re a family and makes us feel safe, and that’s what makes us feel like we’re home.” Gladiator will provide guidance for USS Sentry (MCM 3) as that ship prepares for its own enlisted female integration. Both ships are planning to outfit their crews in the future with up to 18 enlisted female Sailors of all ranks. Sanchez said she had never heard of minesweepers in her 18 years in the Navy. But that didn’t stop her from taking on the challenge of learning and adapting to fulfill their new roles. “It doesn’t matter what gender you are,” Sanchez said. “Leadership comes from your heart and from your experiences.” Graves agreed, adding that the sky was truly the limit. “There are so many opportunities available here that you’re not able to do on any other platform,” Graves said. “I could be officer of the deck, combat information center watch officer, or really everything and anything I choose to be.” “From the start of my career I’ve always wanted to make my own way,” Knight said, a native of Baltimore. “The reason I chose the Navy was to cover a branch of the service that no one else in my family has covered and to set a new path. I used that same logic to make the choice and go into the minesweeping community. I wanted to be a trailblazer for the junior Sailors and show that if I could do it, they could do it.” “I think this is a sign of our Navy’s progression,” Commanding Officer of USS Gladiator Lt. Cmdr. Roosevelt B. White said. “I think this transition has been so effective because of our emphasis on being surface warfare professionals. We strive to foster an environment of dignity and respect no matter race, religion, gender, or sexual preference of any crew member and we do not tolerate any type of disrespect. We look forward to integrating junior enlisted female Sailors in the near future.” “When I first got here and looked around at the Sailors, I didn’t know what to expect,” Graves said. “Now that I’ve fully embraced it, I’m having the time of my life.” The MCM community continues to search for eligible applicants for the newly-available billets. Along with a new supply chief, the community is looking for 30 hard-charging junior enlisted women to serve on minesweepers. Gladiator is one of four MCM ships forward deployed to Bahrain and is attached to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force (TF) 52. The Avenger-class MCMs are able to sweep and hunt for mines as well as finding, classifying and destroying moored and bottom mines in U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. TF 52 is the mine countermeasures force of the Coalition Forces Maritime Component Command overseen by the U.S. 5th Fleet. It operates regularly to ensure freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the Arabian Gulf, one of the world’s most critical bodies of water for international maritime traffic. U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The expanse comprises 20 countries and includes three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Bab al Mandeb at the southern tip of Yemen. For further questions, please contact U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs Office 011-973-17854562 or navcentpao@me.navy.mil For more news from Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet, visit www.navy. mil/local/cusnc/.
CELEBRATE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE The new American Revolution Museum at Yorktown hosts a “Liberty Celebration” on July 4.
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Navy World Series Throwback Softball Game, June 30
Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot McClure Field at Naval Station Norfolk is the second-oldest brick ballfield in the U.S. after Wrigley Field. It was the location of the Navy World Series played by legendary major-leaguers in 1943, and it will be the location for the Navy World Series Throwback Softball Game on June 30 as part of the Naval Station Norfolk’s Centennial celebration.
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Continued from A1 Special guest Eddie Robinson will be on hand to greet spectators. The Navy veteran is the lone living member of the 1943 Naval Training Station team. Robinson had a long Major League Baseball career as both a player and coach, including being the first baseman for the 1948 World Series champion Cleveland Indians. A treat for baseball enthusiasts and historians alike will be a walk through history of baseball at Naval Station Norfolk, authentically
A history marker at H.A. McClure Field.
MC1 RJ Stratchko
Photos by MC1 RJ Stratchko History markers at Naval Station Norfolk’s McClure Field tell the history of the historic field and the Navy World Series.
Tides to face Naval Station Norfolk’s best in homerun derby
reproduced historical uniforms for players, and concessions available at 1943 prices. The Norfolk Tides will take part in this historic celebration and will be available for autographs starting at noon. The Tides are the Class Triple-A minor league affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. For more information about the Navy World Series Throwback Softball Game, and other Naval Station Norfolk Centennial events, go to www.navymwrmidlant.com/ centennial.
MC1 RJ Stratchko History marker at H.A. McClure Field.
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Patriotic fun in store at Yorktown museum’s ‘Liberty Celebration’
calendar Grand Opening of Kempsville Recreation Center June 29, 11 a.m., Kempsville Community Recreation Center, 800 Monmouth Lane, Virginia Beach VBgov.com/parks, 757-385-1100 As result of construction delays, the opening was rescheduled for June 29. Admission is free June 29 to July 2, along with tours, fitness demos, food trucks, giveaways, and full access to use the pool, indoor play area, fitness equipment, walking track, gym and more.
Naturally Speaking: “We Love Bugs!” June 29, 6–7 p.m., Virginia Living Museum, 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News http://thevlm.org/ education/adultsfamilies/ adults/, 757-595-913 Hampton University’s Dr. Shawn Dash, an entomologist (a bug scientist), will discuss insects, spiders and their fascinating relatives. See some of the museum’s preserved insect collection up close — and meet a few live bugs too. Registration is required for this class, part of the VLM’s “Summer Thursdays” series, with the museum staying open until 8 p.m. on Thursdays through Aug. 31. No additional cost for the class, but museum admission is required: $20 adults, $15 children 3–12.
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Courtesy City of Chesapeake “Celebrate Freedom” July 3 at the Chesapeake City Park.
Entertainment and Fireworks July 3, 5–9:15 p.m., Chesapeake City Park, 900 City Park Drive, Chesapeake 757-382-6411, CityofChesapeake.net/ PRTevents Celebrate Freedom with the U.S. Army TRADOC Band from Fort Eustis providing stirring patriotic sounds. Following the concert, fireworks by Pyrotechnico will illuminate the dark sky after sunset. Parks, Recreation and Tourism will present face painting, a 3-years-and-younger play area, giant lawn games, class demonstrations, inflatables and more. The Chesapeake Public Art Committee will take donations for the Chesapeake 9/11 Memorial, along with the Fine Arts Commission activities for kids. A variety of food vendors will be available. Bring your own chairs or blanket; Pop-up tents are not permitted. Free admission, $5 on-site parking fee per vehicle.
“Spirit of America” Independence Day Laser Show
July 4, 5–10:40 p.m., Virginia Living MuJuly 1, 11 a.m.– seum Planetarium, 524 1:30 p.m., Virginia J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Living Museum, 524 Newport News J. Clyde Morris Blvd., http://thevlm.org/ Newport News events/planetariumhttp://thevlm.org/ shows/holiday/ events/museum-events/ “Spirit of America” Join the Virginia Livmixes patriotic music ing Museum’s walkwith America-inspired ing T-Rex for dinosaur rock ‘n’ roll songs that parades, photo ops and have defined American a roaring good time on music, including artthe Dinosaur Discovery ists John Fogerty, Garth Trail, weather permitBrooks, Lee Greenwood ting. Included in museum and many more. Shows at admission: $20 adults, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 p.m. $15 children 3–12 $6. Recommended for ages 6 and older. Please “Celebrate buy tickets in advance; Freedom” this show is likely to sell Concert, Family out.
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Salute the 241st anniversary of the Declaration of Independence during “Liberty Celebration,” July 4, at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., visitors can enjoy music, interpretive programs, military drills and artillery demonstrations, and learn about the challenges that faced our nation’s founders, including those who signed the Declaration of Independence. The Fifes and Drums of York Town will perform on the museum’s event lawn at 11 a.m. The Cigar Box String Band will play traditional American tunes as part of a “Great American Sing-along” at noon, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., and visitors are encouraged to join in singing familiar songs. “Meet John Rollison,” a program at 11:30 a.m. in the Contintental Army encampment’s artillery amphitheater, will feature character interpreter James Cameron as John Rollison, a free black man from York County. Rollison (c. 1723–1780) was a businessman, landowner and slave owner who signed the Oath of Allegiance to the Patriot government in 1777. During the Revolution, he provided supplies to Patriot militia troops and navy.
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Three military spouses from Norfolk were selected from nearly 9,000 applicants worldwide to receive scholarships from the National Military Family Association (NMFA), a nonprofit that works to strengthen military families. NMFA’s 2017 military
our nation’s founders. On the encampment’s drill field, visitors can take part in a wooden-musket drill at 1 p.m. and, at 4 p.m., train as a member of the Virginia militia. A presentation demonstrating siege works, including fascines and gabions, with a mortar firing, will follow at 5 p.m. Indoors, visitors can view a broadside of the Declaration of Independence dating to July 1776, enjoy showings of “Liberty Fever,” the awardwinning introductory film in the museum theater, and take
spouse scholarship and professional fund awards may be used for a variety of education and professional pursuits. These include any level of degree, certification programs, professional exams and fees, licensure, trade school and more. The winners are Jennifer Farrell, Ashley Louie and Yuan Wang. Wang, a Navy spouse, was one of the Norfolk winners
and is pursuing psychology degree. “I am currently licensed as a massage therapist but it is my passion to study human behavior. During my massage practice people came in to pursue relief of physical pain; however, they carry their fear, anxiety, aggression, depression and mental pain with them as well. I am discovering connections between body work and psychothera-
py to help more service members and their families with mental health issues,” Wang said. NMFA’s spouse scholarship program is sponsored by Fisher House, Prudential, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Samsung, and Corvias Foundation. To learn more, please visit www. militaryfamily.org/spousesscholarships.
Foodbank program feeds kids for free From Foodbank of insecure, summertime means there will be no discrimina- June 19–Aug. 18, 2325 East Southeastern Virginia and The not knowing where their next tion in the course of the meal Washington Street, 757-652Eastern Shore meal is coming from. service. Meals will be provid- 4017: NORFOLK
For many families, summertime means the kids are out of school and it’s time for family vacations, cook outs, and leisurely days at the beach. For kids who live in households that are food
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Visitors can learn how cloth and clothing were dyed during the 18th century in “Dyeing for the Cause,” a program at the Revolution-era farm at 10 a.m. At noon, join in a reading of the Declaration of Independence. Farm visitors also can take part in an “Effigy Tax Protest” against the British Stamp Tax at 2 p.m. At the Continental Army encampment, visitors can join an 18th-century artillery crew at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., followed by historical interpreters firing a salute to
in a special exhibition, “AfterWARd: The Revolutionary Veterans Who Built America,” that traces the post-war lives of four veterans of the Siege of Yorktown. The event is funded in part by the York County Arts Commission and the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Inc., Annual Fund. The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown’s “Liberty Celebration” daytime events complement the Yorktown Fourth of July Celebration taking place in historic Yorktown on the evening of July 4.
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Courtesy Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Character actor James Cameron will portray John Rollison, a free black businessman and landowner in 18th-century York County, during an 11:30 a.m. program July 4 during Liberty Celebration at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.
About the museum The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown is located on Route 1020 in Yorktown, near Yorktown Battlefield. Parking is free for museum visitors. A free shuttle service is available to historic Yorktown until 5 p.m. on the Yorktown Trolley. For information, call 888-593-4682 toll-free or 757-253-4838. Admission to the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (until 6 p.m. June 15-August 15), is $12 for adults and $7 for ages 6-12. Children under 6 are free.
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ed, at a first-come, first-serve basis, at the sites and times as follows: Norfolk Diggs Town Boys & Girls Club, June 19–Aug. 25, 1401 Melon Street, 757-3836928: Lunch 11:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m.; Afternoon Snack 4:30–5:30 p.m. Southside Boys & Girls Club, June 19-Aug. 25, 701 Berkley Avenue Extension, 757-545-3289: Breakfast 8:30–9:30 a.m.; Lunch 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center of Hampton Roads, June 19–Sept. 1, 1401 Ballentine Boulevard, 757622-5762: Breakfast 8:30– 9:30 a.m.; Lunch noon– 1 p.m. Wesley Memorial UMC, June 19–Aug. 25, 288 East Little Creek Road, 757-5872996: Lunch 12:30–1 p.m.: Afternoon Snack 2–2:30 p.m. Suffolk Suffolk Boys & Girls Club @ JFK Middle School,
Breakfast 8–9 a.m.; Lunch noon–2 p.m. Virginia Beach Seatack Rec Center, June 19–Aug. 25, 141 S. Birdneck Road, 757-385-5920: Lunch 1–2 p.m.; Afternoon Snack 4–5 p.m. Friendship Village, June 19–Sept. 1, 1252 Carver Avenue, 757-428-9325: Lunch 1–2 p.m.; Afternoon Snack 3–4 p.m. New St. John AME Church, July 1–Aug. 4, (Monday–Thursday) 5501 Rock Creek Lane, 757-4997936: Breakfast 9:30– 10:30 a.m.; Lunch 12:30– 1:30 p.m. Enoch Baptist Church, June 26–Aug. 18, 5641 Herbert Moore Road, 757-5520910: Breakfast 7–8 a.m.; Lunch 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Find additional Summer Feeding Locations by texting ‘Food’ and your zip code to 877-877; www.fns. usda.gov/summerfoodrocks; www.211virginia.org; or Dial “211”
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“Wonder Woman:” Before she was Wonder Woman,
she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers ... and her true destiny.
JEB Little Creek, Gator Theater – 757-462-7534
NAS Oceana, Aerotheater – 757-433-2495
Thursday, June 29
Thursday, June 29
6 p.m. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (PG-13)
6 p.m. FREE Rock Dog
Friday, June 30
6 p.m. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (PG) 9 p.m. Wonder Woman (PG-13) Saturday, July 1
1 p.m. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie 3-D (PG) 4 p.m. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (PG-13) 7 p.m. Wonder Woman 3-D (PG-13) Sunday, July 2
1 p.m. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (PG) 4 p.m. Wonder Woman (PG-13) 7 p.m. Baywatch (R) Schedule is subject to change. For your weekly movie showtimes and more, check out the Navy MWR website at www. navymwr.org/movies/ theater/.
(PG) Friday, June 30
6 p.m. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (PG) 9 p.m. Wonder Woman (PG-13) Saturday, July 1
Noon Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie 3-D (PG) 3 p.m. Wonder Woman 3-D (PG-13) 6 p.m. Alien: Covenant (R) 9 p.m. Snatched (R) Sunday, July 2
1 p.m. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (PG) 4 p.m. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (PG-13) 7 p.m. Everything, Everything (PG-13) Wednesday, July 5
6 p.m. Wonder Woman (PG-13)
Area museums offer free admission to military families in summer
Courtesy photo Lionel Richie will perform June 29 at the Portsmouth Pavilion.
International musical icon Lionel Richie to perform June 29 in Portsmouth By Yiorgio Flagship correspondent
Golden Globe and Oscarwinning artist Lionel Richie, who has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, won the Grammy Award five times, the American Music Award 16 times, and is a fivetime People’s Choice Award winner, will perform June 29 at the Portsmouth Pavilion. As a member of The Commodores, his No. 1 hits included “Three Times a Lady,” “Still,” and “Easy.” His solo career includes such mega-hits as “Endless Love,” “Lady,” “Truly,” “All Night Long (All Night),” “Penny Lover,” “Stuck on You,” “Hello,” “Say You, Say Me,” and “Dancing On The Ceiling.” And who can forget Richie and Michael Jackson co-authoring the benefit song “We Are The World” that sold more than 20 million singles worldwide. Richie and Irving Berlin are the only two songwriters in
From National Endowment for the Arts
The Chrysler Museum of Art and the Hermitage Museum and Gardens in Norfolk are just two of the museums that recently announced their participation in the 2017 Blue Star Museums program, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 muse-
history to achieve the honor of having No. 1 records for nine consecutive years. Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, and lived in a small, predominantly African American community, in the original home of Booker T. Washington. His family home is situated on the campus of what is now Tuskegee University and was previously The Tuskegee Institute, home of the Tuskegee Airmen. In 1968 while in college, Richie joined a group called “The Mystics,” which would later be renamed “The Commodores.” Walter Orange was the original lead, and Richie played saxophone and piano. A few years later they signed with Motown Records and began touring as the opening act for The Jackson 5. The group’s first single, “Machine Gun,” was released in 1974, and reached No. 7 on the U.S. R&B charts. The Commodores would go on to have more singles that topped
ums across America. Through the program, museums offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel including National Guard and Reserve, and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The current list of Hampton Roads area museums participating in the program is available at arts.gov/ bluestarmuseums and will continue to be updated throughout the
the charts, including “Brick House,” “Just To Be Close To You,” and “Too Hot Ta Trot.” Already a vocalist, pianist and saxophonist, Richie began writing songs as well. “Three Times A Lady,” “Stuck On You,” “Lady” featuring Kenny Rogers, “Still” and “Easy” were just some of the ones he wrote at this time. In 1981, Richie decided to pursue a solo career, and between 1981 and 1987, he had 13 top 10 hits, including nine No. 1 singles, including “Endless Love,” a ballad he wrote and sang as a duet with Diana Ross, “Truly,” “All Night Long,” “Hello,” and “Say You, Say Me” for which he won his Oscar and a Golden Globe. Richie’s accomplishments include World Music Lifetime Achievement Award, Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, ASCAP Lifetime Achievement Award, United Negro College Fund Achievement Award, TV Land Icon Award recipient, Hong Kong’s Rojo Award, World Music Awards
summer. The Hampton Roads area currently has 13 participating Blue Star Museums, including Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Virginia Beach History Museums, Hampton Roads Naval Museum and Portsmouth Naval History Museum. The free admission program is available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID
Lifetime Achievement Award, National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Governors Award and inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2012, Richie had one of the biggest albums of his career, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 list. He reworked some of his biggest hits as duets with such legendary country superstars such as Blake Shelton, Shania Twain, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker and Little Big Town. Tickets for “Lionel Richie, All the Hits” start at $45 at the Portsmouth Pavilion Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations. There is a lawn discount with a military ID. 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.
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Upcoming Norfolk events celebrate Naval Station’s Centennial From the City of Norfolk
9:30 p.m. Free.
Throughout 2017, the City of Norfolk is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the creation of Naval Station Norfolk, the world’s largest naval base. These July events are part of this yearlong celebration organized by the Norfolk Navy Centennial Commission, established by Norfolk Mayor Kenneth C. Alexander to celebrate the historic contributions the Navy has made to the city over the past 100 years.
Norfolk Tides Game — Navy Centennial Game
The Shore Thing — Concert & Independence Day Celebration
Tidewater Winds Presents: John Williams, Maestro of the Movies
June 30, 6–9:30 p.m., Ocean View Beach Park, Norfolk www.oceanviewbeachpark.com Dance to the sounds of Little Country and experience the spectacular fireworks display over the Chesapeake Bay at
July 2, 7:30 p.m., Hackney Theater-Norfolk Collegiate School, Granby Street www.TidewaterWinds.org. Along with many of John Williams’ Oscar-winning movie tunes such as “Star Wars,” “Schindler’s List” and “Harry Potter,” we will expe-
July 1, 7:05 p.m., Harbor Park, Norfolk, www.Milb.com. The Navy, the City of Norfolk, and the Tides celebrate Naval Station Norfolk’s 100th Anniversary as the Tides take on the Durham Bulls. Stay after the game for a fireworks extravaganza.
rience his great composition, Virginia WWI/ “Liberty Fanfare,” with a nar- WWII Teacher rator from the Fleet Forces Symposium Band to guide us through this musical salute to the military July 11, 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., family. Hampton Roads Naval Museum and MacArthur Memorial 35th Annual Fourth www.MacarthurMemorial. org. of July Great American Picnic & One of Virginia’s official 2017 Teacher Symposiums, Fireworks this event will bring 50 July 4, 5–10 p.m., Fireteachers to the Memorial to works: 9:30 p.m., Town focus on how to better teach Point Park, Norfolk World War I and World War www.festevents.org II. Teachers will receive proHampton Roads largest Infessional development points dependence Day celebration for attending. features traditional classics from local vendors includWHRO Premiere ing hot dogs, hamburgers, barbecue, seafood, buttered Screening corn on the cob, juicy water- Ken Burns’ melon, lemonade and much Documentary: The more. While waiting for the Vietnam War 9:30 p.m. fireworks show, relax on the lawn and enjoy a patriotic concert by U.S. July 13, 6 p.m., Slover Army Training and Doctrine Library Community Room, Command Band. Free. 285 E. Plume Street, Norfolk www.whro.org
Join WHRO for a free premiere screening of the newest documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick: The Vietnam War, a 10-part, 18-hour documentary film series that will air on PBS in September 2017. The evening will include a brief presentation and exhibit about the historic Vietnam Graffiti Project.
Air Show — 100 Years of Airpower at Chambers Field July 15, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Naval Station Norfolk, Chambers Field www.NavalStationNor-
folkCentennial.com. At the marquis event of Naval Station Norfolk’s yearlong anniversary celebration, see flying performances by numerous historic aircraft that have operated at Chambers Field over the last 100 years. Vintage War Birds from throughout the last century of flight will showcase the history of aviation and provide a window into the past of this historic airfield. For more information and a complete listing of commemorative events, visit www.norfolk.gov/navy100.
The 1943 Naval Air Station Team Picture.
Historic photos courtesy Eddie Robinson
Navy World Series Throwback Softball Game June 30, noon 4 p.m., McClure Stadium, Naval Station Norfolk www.navymwrmidlant.com/centennial Norfolk Tides autographs starting at noon. Home-run derby featuring Norfolk Tides at 1:40 p.m. First pitch at 2 p.m. Special guest Eddie Robinson. Admission is free, and concessions will be available at 1943 prices.
ABOVE: Eddie Robinson hits a homerun against the NAS team in 1943.
RIGHT: Eddie Robinson, from left, Benny McCoy, Phil Rizutto and Jeff Cross.
MC1 RJ Stratchko History marker at H.A. McClure Field.
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2017-2018 TEACHER OPENINGS High School Spanish Middle School English Middle School Math Secondary Special Education Agriculture Education OTHER OPENINGS LPN School Nurse - High School 12-month Office Secretary Elementary Paraprofessional - High School Clerical - 11 Month Classroom Paraprofessionals Daily Classroom Substitutes Bus Drivers Security Officer - Middle School Applicants must apply online at http://www.amelia.k12.va.us/ human_resources/employment_ opportunities Human Resources, Employment Opportunities 804-561-2621 Amelia County Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Part-time maintenance person needed for 6 offices in South Hampton Roads. Duties include general maintenance, repairs, light plumbing, painting and some heavy lifting. Please send resume to morrisc@atlanticortho.com
Part-Time/ Seasonal 5 Positions- Temporary/seasonal work performing manual and machine tasks associated with production and harvesting of peaches, cherries, nectarines and apples for fresh and process market from 8/2/17 to 11/3/17 at Harry E. McDannell Fruit Farm, Biglerville PA. This job requires a minimum of 3 months of prior experience harvesting fruit trees for fresh market. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry up to 50 lbs., exposure to extreme temperatures, repetitive movements, extensive pushing and pulling, walking and frequent stooping. $12.19 AEWR or applicable piece rate depending on crop activity. Bonus at employer discretion. Workers are guaranteed ? of work hours for the total period. Work tools, supplies, equipment supplied by employer without charge to worker. Housing with kitchen facilities provided at no cost to only those workers who are not reasonable able to return same day to their place of residence at time of recruitment. Transportation and subsistence expenses to work site will be paid to nonresident workers no later than upon completion of 50% of the job contract. Interviews required. Apply for this job at the nearest State Workforce Agency in state in which this ad appears or Job Posting #11006751. PA CareerLink Adams County 150 V Twin Drive Gettysburg PA 17325
Earn Big Money part-time from home mailing out 4-color sales postcards. 1-800-313-0961 or www.abminfo.com. Referred by 9978 and H. Billups Paloma Harvesting, Inc. is accepting referrals through the State Workforce Agencies for 30 farmworkers in Lucama, NC. The job includes duties associated with the harvesting of watermelons. This work can require standing, walking, stooping, bending, and lifting up to 75 pounds for long periods of time outdoors in all weather conditions. This is a temporary position from 7/10/2017 to 8/31/2017. Three-fourths of an avg. of 40/hrs/wk guaranteed. Work tools, supplies, equipment provided at no cost. Housing will be provided without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the workday. If applicable, expenses for subsistence & transportation to the worksite will be provided. Employment eligibility checked on all applicants. Wage rate $11.27/hr or the applicable piece rate. Apply for this job at your nearest State Workforce Agency or at the North Carolina Department of Commerce, PO Box 27625 Raleigh, NC 27611. Reference job order #10704798.
Sales Sales - Recruiting - Military Placement Do you have an appreciation for military veterans? Are self motivated with a desire to increase your income? Do you like flexibility in your schedule and the idea of unlimited income? We work with both business leaders and transitioning and former military people helping the latter find employment where they want to live. Requires Associates degree (Bachelor preferred), good working knowledge of personal computer applications and internet search. Must communicate well with excellent writing ability and telephone voice. Must be outgoing and not be easily discouraged. Military experience desired. Recruiting experience a plus. Compensation is commission based but expect $45K to $65K in first year, six figures is within reach thereafter. Send resume to info@ thehonorbridge.com.
Opening our hearts to all. From the frail elderly to at-risk youth, from the homeless individual to the person with disabilities, and many others, Volunteers of America provides a continuum of services that uplifts the human spirit and helps those we serve rebuild lives.
security $160. Must have job/car. 757-692-7050.
For Rent-To Share
PA Memorial Park, Va Beach $1,000. below Park price. One plot. Will hold one casket and one urn or two urns. Call 757-340-3997 M-Sat. $3,200. Owner will pay transfer fee.
pets. $250 deposit. 757-472-5295.
Woodlawn Memorial Gardens-1 gravesite + vault, burial expenses included. $7900. 408-4614.
Va. Bch-$540 Mo. Everything included. Princess Anne & Newtown Rd. 757-513-3836.
For Rent-Condo Virginia Beach Condo for Rent (Atrium Resort) Avl. July 1-8 1BR Suite, Sleeps 4, 1 block to Beach & Brdwalk $900/week. Call Rick at (757) 218-4256.
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.
Condo To Share At Beach-$650 mo. No
VA BEACH - LYNNHAVEN
Share Lg 5 BR House. Huge Kit/Liv Rm. Lg Yd, Washer & Dryer, Tiki Bar, Hot Tub, Professional, Clean, No Drama, Reliable, Helpful. Master BR w/bath $700 mo. Also 2 BR avail. neg
AWESOME DEAL. Text or Call 757 779-1056
For Rent-Va. Beach Apts OCEANA/HILLTOP AREA Newly renovated
throughout, Spacious 2 BR, 1 BA. $795/mo. 631-1306.
For Sale-Chesapeake Home Western Branch-3 BR, 2 BA brick ranch, $212,000. Kline Realty 484-0123.
For Rent-Norfolk Apts
For Sale-Norfolk Home
A Newer Remodeled 1 BR apt., walk-in closet,
E. Ocean View. $650. Water included. 646-2398.
AT BEACH WEST OCEANVIEW WILLOUGHBY 1BD1BA $675 2BD1BA $875 BEACH RESORT REFRIG STOVE HOT COLD WATER SEWER TRASH.
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1 & 2 BR, free heat & hot H20, $650-$995. Meredith Mgmt. 622-8233 www.RENTMEREDITH.com
$300 Moves You In. $720 Mo.
Ingleside Square Apts. 3515 Gatling Ave. 466-8111
Little Creek Rd-2 BR Twnhse. Central heat/air,
carpet. $700-$730. Credit 4 req’d. (888)368-5920 Ask About Our Specials Meredith Mgmt. www.RENTMEREDITH.com OCEAN VIEW’S BEST-5 Locations, 1-2 BR, extras Near beach, air, laundry. www.capitalrentalsva.com
Some/Most Utils. 625-7110. 623-8383 Wards Corner - 1BR, $650 & 2BR, $750 Call 460-1992 or 625-8193.
For Lease-Office Space GRANBY ST. 4101 RIVERVIEW 1/2 OFF FIRST 6 MONTHS RENT ALL INCLUSIVE OFFICE SUITES 572 SQ. FT. - 736 SQ. FT. 2,400 SQ. FT. GOUND FLOOR SPACE COUNCILL REALTY & MANAGEMENT 622-5500
Campostella & Gowrie Park: CampostellaLOVELY, Move-in Ready, New Appliances & Floors 150K
Gowrie Park-Fixer Upper, 3bdrms, 2full bathrms, 92K, possible value of 180K after repairs Vickie Young Wainwright Real Estate Vickie.1WainwrightAgent@gmail.com (757)513-0066
For Sale-Waterfront COASTAL WATERFRONT – MUST SELL!
150+/- feet of incredible shoreline. Beautiful views of the coast. ALL-WEATHER DOCK INCLUDED. Direct access to ICW and Ocean. ONLY $35,000 Call (757)512-7911
Antiques & Classics
For Rent-Portsmouth Apts CALL ABOUT FREE HALF MO. RENT SPECIAL!! $250 Sec Deposit. Starting at $675. 393-2111
For Rent-Portsmouth House Churchland, W. Branch, Suffolk Homes, apts, twnhmes. $725-$1800. Kline Realty 484-0123
For Rent-Rooms CHESAPEAKE-Battlefield/Volvo Pkwy, furnished, incl. all utils. $525 mo. + dep. 757-681-4067
Excel Room Va. Beach- In A Lg House Sharing Utilities. Extra Clean! $450/mo. 757-615-5612
1970 Chevrolet Corvette LT-1 T-Top Coupe. Laguna Gray with black interior. 4-speed trans, 350ci engine. Classic Muscle Car. $29,900. 757-672-4868.
Furn Rm-Va. Bch, off Oceana, clean, quiet, no drama home, background ck, $500. 635-5151 NEAR NSU/ODU - Norfolk, Furnished, $150 wk, all utils. Incl. 478-8488.
Norfolk- Close to airport, pets welcome to share
house w/1 person retired & on Social Security. Lg fenced-in yd, lots of tree, lake behind house. Long term renter wanted. $600 mo. 757-853-8785
Norfolk-Near Military Hwy. & Little Creek Rd. $125 wk., fully furnished. 757-285-6229.
Portsmouth-Working non-smoker, w/good references only, kit priv’s, $120 wk+ dep., 880-4478.
Suffolk Nonsmoking roommate Inc wifi, cable, w/d $600 Available August 757-582-4211
Va Bch-Lovely neighborhood, working profession-
al w/refs, W/D with house privileges, all utils inclu. $500 mo. 757-471-4748 or 470-6360.
Buick 1967 Skylark Convertible Excellent condition- Must see-ready to drive anywhere. Best of the best. Perfect inside and out. V/8 Auto, Like new. 19,900.757-513-3758
Chevy 1982 Corvette, Champagne Edition,
38K mis., 757-965-6249.
Chevy 1988 S10 Blazer, 2 door, runs, 4.3, V-6, gray, 200K mis., $1000. 757-729-2911.
business services 757.622.1455
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Additions, Sunrooms, Roofs, Decks & Other home Improvements. Chesapeake Office 757-274-4533. Suffolk Office 986-3777. BBB Accredited. www.builderscorporation.com
Attorneys
DIVORCE/WILLS
Uncontested. $395 + $86 filing fee. No court appearance required. Wills $275. Se Habla Espanol Hilton Oliver, atty. 757-490-0126
Brick Block Work Professional Brick Repairs. 30 Years Exp. Cosmetic & Structural, Steps, Walls, Etc. Call Earl Smith 757-270-0578
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
Moving-Hauling (A) FAMILY TRASH MAN
Household, demo inside & out, construction sites, dumpster drop off, backhoe work. We haul it all! 20 yrs exp, lic & ins. 485-1414
ATTICS & GARAGES CLEANED
Contents hauled away, also tree limbs & shrubs. Call 934-2258
B & J MOVING
Reasonable Rates, Licensed & Insured. bandjmoving.com 757-576-1290
Pest Control
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
UNIVERSAL PEST & TERMITE. FREE INSPECTIONS. 757-502-0200
10X40 Driveway $1950 or 15’X15’ patio w/ stone fire pit. 35 yrs. exp. Call Mark 757-633-4765 for all your concrete & hardscape needs.
A1 PLASTER & REPAIR 32 Yrs Exp.
AYCH & AYCH, Inc. Concrete Specialist. Class A Contractor, patios, sidewalks, driveways. Free Estimates, Ask for Sylvester 757-371-1911.
Electrical Work
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Plastering/Drywall Small Repair Specialist. Affordable Pricing. Licensed & Insured.We Get The Job Done! 237-5999
Drywall, Plaster, Stucco, General Repairs 757-813-1199. JAskew222@aol.com JTAskew.com
Free Estimates $100 OFF ANY BREAKER BOX COLE ELECTRIC - 498-2653
10% OFF ABSOLUTELY ANY JOB
DRYWALL REPAIRS 757-497-DONE (3663)
Decks & Fencing
Plumbing/Heating/Air
ACTION ONE FENCE & DECK
Custom wood, alum., chain link, vinyl. Quality work, great prices. Free Est. 35 Yrs. Exp. 757-438-7057.
Floors
NORFOLK PLUMBING, INC. “THE ORIGINAL” 757-466-0644 “YOUR PLUMBERS IN THE BRIGHT YELLOW TRUCKS”
Power Washing NEW FLOORING FAST!!
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
Home Improvements AIR-DUCT CLEANING
UNIVERSAL DUCT CLEANING FREE INSPECTIONS Member BBB 757-502-0200 D & J Home Improvements. Complete
renovations, bathrooms, kitchens.fences & decks, tile, painting, gutter maintenance, 757-839-7771. Oak Grove Remodeling and Repairs Inc. No job is to small or big. Veteran owned. FREE quotes. 757-6754188
WOODINGTON & COMPANY, LLC
Bathroom remodels, kit remodels, home improvements specialist, Lic & Insured. 757-352-6164
House Cleaning *All Seasons Cleaning* Professional, Reliable, Affordable. Provides weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, move in/outs services. Call Heather today 757-696-2255
Landscape/Gardening 100% Drainage & Yard Cleanup, Shrub & Tree Removal, Pruning, Tractor Work & Grading, French Drains, Mulching, 757-282-3823
ALL-BRITE PRESSURE WASHING, LLC.
2 story siding & trim, cleaning from top to bottom, $115 to $135. Our promise to remove all mold, mildew & surface dirt. Call Gil to schedule, 272-5395. www.all-britepressurewashingllc.com
EXTREME POWER WASHING
Deck staining, windows, gutters, painting, odd jobs. Experience & Ref’s. 757-615-3070.
Roofing-Guttering ADVANCED ROOFING SYSTEMS Residential Re-Roofing. 29 Years Exp. Reasonable Rates. 757-523-0044 roofingcompanyvirginiabeachva.com 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
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 FLOYD'S TREE SERVICE
Pruning. Trimming, Removal. Firewood. Free Estimates. Licensed & Insured. 420-6396
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Antiques & Classics
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Automobiles for Sale
AUTOS ACCEPTED - Any Year, Make Or Model TOP DOLLAR, FAST, FREE TOWING. 757-737-2465 Or 757-754-9675
HOME DELIVERY
Chevrolet 1964 Corvette Ermine White convertible with red leather interior. 4-speed trans, 327ci engine, 68k original miles. $49,900. 757-672-4868.
for south hampton roads residents
Automobiles for Sale
MAYBACH 2008 57 - ULTIMATE LUXURY, NEW CONDITION, MEDIUM GREY EXT. W/L. ATHRACITE & WOOD INT., ACTIVE VENTILATED REAR SEATS, ACTIVE VENTILATED FRONT SEATS, ELECTRIC SLIDING FABRIC REAR DOOR WINDOW CURTAINS, HIGH GLOSS FINISH LIGHT MAPLE CUSTOM WOOD, 2 TV’S & DVD PLAYER, GRAND NAPPA LEATHER SEATS , REAR ENTERTAIMENT PKG, REAR REFRIGERATOR, REAR CURTAINS ALL AROUND, UMBRELLA AND 2 KEYS, ONE OWNER CLEAN CARFAX. NEW $341,000. CURRENT BOOK $161,000. ON SALE @ $89,000. CALL 1(757)373-3257. VaDlr
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.
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!
Motorcycles Harley 2000 Road King Classic, black,
36K mis, great cond, $4895 obo. 757-567-6830. BENTLEY 2007 GTC CONVERTIBLE LOW 28K MILES, IRIDIUM SILVER EXTERIOR, SADDLE BROWN LEATHER INTERIOR, V-12 TWIN TURBO ENGINE, NEW TIRES & BRAKES, IN NEW CONDITION. MUST SEE TO BELIEVE. CLEAR CARFAX, NO ACCIDENTS, NONSMOKER, CURRENT BOOK $93,000 PLUS! ON SALE $67,890. CALL OR TEXT @ 757-373-3257 VaDlr Chev ‘11 Corv.Gr Sport convert. 36K mi,blk/tan, leather,manual,nav,ex cond 757-486-5594 $36K
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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 MERCEDES 2007 S550 AMG SPORT PACKAGEBURGANDY EXT. BROWN LEATHER INT., LOW 84K MILES, DUAL PANORAMA ROOF, NIGHTVISION, NAV., AC/HEATED SEATS, PRISTINE CONDITION, NEW TIRES, NEW ROTORS AND PADS, SERVICED & INSPECTED, TOP OF THE LINE LUXURY SEDAN. CLEAR CARFAX, WITH WARRANTY, BOOK $23880, SAVE. $19,980. (757)373-3257 VaDlr`
4-Wheel Drives Nissan 2001 X-terra 4wd Good condition 119,500 miles. Cash only. $3,200 Call 757 715-2569 for appointment.
Work Trucks 1973 Chevy Step Van *Only 92k miles*Brand new exhaust system*Clean title*asking $3800*Please call/text 7575670397*
Honda 1999 Valkyrie 1500cc - 29,000 Miles Adult Driven, Garage Kept, Excellent Condition Call Tom: 757-719-9102
CALL 757-717-1715 VA DLR Chrysler 2005 Sebring Touring White 2 door convertible with brand new black cloth top. Black interior. Current inspection. Runs great and looks great. Just over a 100,000 miles. One owner. Text 757717-3906. Great Neck, VB. $4200. 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 Conv, V-6, auto, 88K,
red, Michelin tires, $8300. 757-484-5486.
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HONDA 2016 ACCORD EX-L Sedan with Nav, Honda sensing, 6 cyl. White w Ivory int. Great condition. 10300 miles, $23,450 Title in hand. 757-650-6200 txt or call
MERCEDES 2011 SL550 AMG - HARDTOP CONVERTIBLE, LOW 54K MILES, BLACK EXT., WITH TAN INT., AMG SPORT PACKAGE, NAVIGATION, PARK ASSIST., GREAT CONDITION, MUST SEE TO BELIEVE. CLEAR CARFAX, NO ACCIDENTS. RUNS AND DRIVES LIKE NEW. 1(757)373-3257 VaDlr
Toyota 2007 Corolla LE, loaded, 4 dr, miles
average. Nice. $4400. 757-487-7101. Va. Dlr.
Toyota 2007 Solara SE Convertible (New Top)/ Great Shape $8000 88,000 m Silver exterior/ Gray interior Call Lennie 757-538-0236.
Infinity 1999 Q45 Excellent condition and Gently used 110,000 miles, all maintenance completed with care; current inspection. Clear title; Garage kept. Call or text 757-477-4557 with serious inquiries only please.
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Toyota 2016 Tacoma TRD Sport Like new, 4dr V6 auto payoff 32k, 9100 mls, nav 757-676-6705. txt or call for more info.
Vans Dodge 2006 Caravan, 4 door, 130K, good cond, fam/work ready. $3500 obo. 757-228-6656.
Ford 2005 Freestar, blue, 2 sliding doors,
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Ford 2007 Edge SEL PLUS, AWD, Black, Gas, Auto, 3.200$, 3.5L V6, 70k miles, call 757-743-2539
VW 2004 Jetta automatic, runs good, 159K miles, $1500. (757)409-4475
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Yahama 2005 Silverado 1100 Excellent condition, garage kept, mustang seats, 12000 miles. Also jackets, stand, and cover. All must go. Father-time has caught up. 7574848572 - $3700 for MC.
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