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USS JOHN WARNER COMMISSIONED

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‘On a mission to defend freedom’

By Kevin Copeland Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic Public affairs

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The Virginia-class attack submarine USS John Warner (SSN 785) was commissioned during a ceremony attended by more than 2,500 people in its future homeport of Naval Station Norfolk on Aug. 1. Proudly displaying its motto “On a Mission to Defend Freedom,” the ship is the 12th Virginiaclass attack submarine to join the Navy’s operating fleet.

The ship’s namesake is John Warner, a five-term U.S. senator from Virginia who also served as 61st Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974. His wife Jeanne is the ship’s sponsor.

Warner is also the only Secretary of the Navy who served as both an enlisted man and an officer, in both the Navy and the Marine Corps. As a Sailor during World War II he served as an electronics technician third-class petty officer, and in the Korean War he was a captain with the Marine Corps 1st Marine Air Wing serving as a Ground Communications Officer.

“Let them know of your presence and your determination to defend freedom,” said Sen. John Warner, as he addressed the audience and the ship’s crew. “Defend the sea lanes of the world which are the very arteries of international commerce. Manned by our submarines, our surface ships, and naval aircraft, we are carefully working

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GEORGE H.W. BUSH SAILORS HONORED FOR PUBLIC SERVICE

By MC3 Patrick Ian Crimmins USS George H. W. Bush Public Affairs

VIRGINIA BEACH

Four USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Sailors received Stennis Center for Public Service leadership awards for 2014 and 2015 at a dinner in Virginia Beach, July 30.

The 2014 George H.W. Bush Leadership award, open to officers in the pay grades of CWO-2 through O-4, went to Lt. Robert Harris out of Reactor Department, and the 2015 award went to Ensign Jesse Crider of Deck Department.

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Leadership award, open to an enlisted person in the pay grades of E-7 through E-9, went to Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate Michael Neal of Deck Department, and the 2015 award went to Chief Yeoman Brad Long of Admin Department.

“It’s a peer selected award, meaning the ship got to choose who they thought was the best of what we have,” said George H.W. Bush Command Master Chief David Carter.

“Sailors chose the leaders they look up to and admire.”

The Stennis Center for Public Service awards recognize superb leaders on board aircraft carriers who exem-

MC1 Daniel N. Garas Sen. John W. Warner delivers remarks at the commissioning ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine USS John Warner (SSN 785). John Warner is the Navy’s 12th Virginia-class submarine and the first submarine in it’s class to be named after a living person.

plify the highest contributions in exceptional vision, integrity, courage, commitment to duty, and hard work that has been the hallmark of service in the careers of President George H.W. Bush and Chief Storekeeper Charles G. Zwierzynski. Anyone can nominate an officer or a chief petty officer for the award.

“I heard I won with the rest of the crew when the captain announced it,” said Harris. “It was definitely a surprise and an honor.”

All the recipients present at the dinner said they owed their success to the people around them.

“I feel happy and humbled at the same time,” said Neal. “The idea that people think that much of me makes me proud and feel accomplished.”

Carter said the group dinner recognized both the 2014 and 2015 award

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By Robin Holland Training Support Center Hampton Roads Public Affairs

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In just more than ten years, Training Support Center Hampton Roads (TSCHR) was able to mark a major milestone: on July 20, its one-millionth student was processed for training and forwarding on to the fleet.

Chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Robert Peters, was student number one million to process through

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A former Navy pilot, Peters was pleased with the service he received coming through TSCHR’s doors.

“After ten years as an aviator I received God’s calling to become a chaplain and 14 years later, TSC is making it easy for me to attend the Center for Personal and Professional Development Navy Instructor Training Course.”

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Midshipmen sail through summer schooling

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

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Midshipmen from various colleges around the country visited the Old Dominion University (ODU) Sailing Center for a sailing lesson July 18.

The event is part of a fourweek summer training program all Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen go through after completing their first year in college.

“This is all preparation,” said Lt. Anthony Lozano, an officer in charge of NROTC midshipmen and a naval science instructor at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. “Today ties into navigation seamanship and having a respect for the elements like the wind and current of the seas. They also learn a lot of terminology still associated with ships in our modern fleet.”

The group of more than 100 future Sailors arrived on buses around 8 a.m., and were split into groups for rotation between classroom training and

hands-on practice. Lessons in the classroom taught the midshipmen tips and maneuvers usable for the day’s training and in their future careers in the Navy.

“In the classroom today they learned basic points of sail,” said Ethan Lounsbury, an ODU Sailing Center instructor. “We talked about how to balance the boat and how to depower the boat. Depowering the boat really helps them to control the boat when it’s more windy or more chaotic.”

When the time came to get the small two-person boats ready for action, the students partnered up, strapped on life vests and waited in line at the ramp, eager to begin.

“This is my first time sailing,” said William Cooper, a student at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. “I’m just looking forward to getting out on the water and seeing what I can do with the boat.”

The object of the exercise was to navigate a figure eight course around two buoys. At first the small fleet of sailboats struggled to stay on path, but after just a few minutes, the

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MC3 Michael J. Lieberknecht Midshipmen navigate small sailboats in close quarters during a training course at Old Dominion University Sailing Center. The course is part of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) summer training program.

situation straightened out with the help of sailing instructors giving advice from small speedboats.

“Today’s group was great,” said Stephen Waters, an ODU Sailing Center instructor who assisted from his boat. “Good attitudes and they really wanted to learn.”

The NROTC program offers many different types of train-

More than 200 Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) and U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) midshipmen felt a burn after hiking up one of the many elevated paths in the Sierra Nevada mountain range at the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC).

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ing for midshipmen. Not all of it is done on a sunny summer day on the water.

“It was a lot of fun,” said Andrew Savarese, who also attends Rensselear Polytechnic Institute. “A lot of times we do NROTC events it’s pretty ‘locked-on’. This is definitely a good relaxer and different change of pace. I enjoyed it a lot.”

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Navy combat cameramen “sight in” with tactics training

By MC2 Gabriel Bevan Expeditionary Combat Camera

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Active duty and reserve Sailors assigned to Expeditionary Combat Camera (ECC) participated in a weeklong Combat Marksmanship training evolution in Southeast Virginia, July 27-31.

Sailors were taught requisite mental and combat preparedness, equipment familiarization, weapons handling, safety, marksmanship, combat tacticstechniques-procedures and survival skills training required to successfully perform their duties in a combat environment.

“This training will significantly improve COMCAM’s capability to support special operations forces and other operations; assist in increasing force protection and operational readiness in potentially stressful and dangerous en-

vironments,” said Mike Loo, president SECTRA Training and facilitator of the training. “The crawl, walk, run training philosophy combined with sufficient repetition is practiced throughout the course and is a key factor in achieving skills retention.”

Sailors participated in dynamic pistol and rifle principles, shooting from behind and around barricades, tactical reloading, as well as advanced marksmanship principles. During the course they were tested on the training topics with a timed practical weapons course involving both the Berretta M9 and M4A1 carbine rifle.

Each participant expended more than 2,200 rounds respectively over the course of the week.

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Brewster, assigned to ECC’s reserve component, attended the training last year and believes that at-

tending the course this year has been beneficial.

“This is my second time in the course being trained with SECTRA – they are very knowledgeable,” said Brewster.

“This was a good refresher for those of us who have attended in the past, and a great opportunity to quickly improve proficiency with weapons handling and tactics for those with little training previously.”

Combat cameramen are expected to be technically and tactically proficient as mass communication specialists in order to better support their customers.

These highly trained Sailors support a wide range of missions from combatant commanders and contingency operations, to training exercises and humanitarian missions.

“This type of training is paramount in forming successful combat cameramen,” said Arlington Durden, ECC training coordinator. “It is important that our Sailors have the skill sets to do their jobs as mass communication specialists, and at the same time, be able to protect themselves and support the forces they are embedded with.”

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CERTIFICATION SECURED Truman passes force protection exercise, earns praise ■ currently Aircraft carrier USS USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Public Affairs Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) is currently training and NORFOLK The security force aboard acquiring certifications aircraft carrier USS Harry S. required for its upcoming Truman (CVN 75) completed deployment. a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) on July 29, achieving certifications for the Antiter- ity to defend the ship against rorism Force Protection mis- threats in foreign ports.

“As with all our other certision area in preparation for an fications so far, HST [Harry S. upcoming deployment.

FPEX serves to ensure Truman] Sailors proved their Truman’s security force is merit, once again, by achieving properly trained to eliminate outstanding results in detectsecurity threats while over- ing, deterring and countering seas and in foreign ports. Lt. terrorist threats,” said FinnerCmdr. M. J. Finneran, Tru- an. “Day one of the certificaman’s security officer, said tion yielded high praise from the completion of the drills the evaluation teams; so much proves Truman will be prop- so, that the events conducted erly protected wherever it on day two were highly admay go. Finneran also said vanced.”

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FPEX proves they have the level of expertise required to protect the ship against terrorist attacks.

“Whether it is an active shooter, bomb threat or hostage situation, our Sailors have to be ready,” said Master-at-Arms 1st Class J. C. Horn. “Not only should they know what to do, but they need to perform with a high level of proficiency and respond in an instant.”

Master-at-Arms 3rd Class C. A. Moistner added that the successful completion of the drills builds confidence in Truman’s security force and certifies the crew for more liberty while in foreign ports.

“Due to past events, all of our drills were simulated as being in an overseas port,” said Moistner. “Simulating an outside continental United States (OCONUS) security posture means training for

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events that have happened, and can happen while overseas. It also helps security to collaborate and work with host nation personnel.”

With the certification completed, Truman moves one step nearer toward deployment readiness. Finneran said this progress would be impossible without the hard work put in by every Sailor on board.

“I could sit here and try to single out each department out that had a hand in our certification. But, in the end, everyone played a role in the success,” said Finneran.

“That’s what Truman is all about – teamwork. We succeeded as a team with top results once again. Thank you to all departments for your assistance.”

USS Abraham Lincoln’s (CVN 72) Engineering Department, completed the certification process to enable a portion of the ship’s collection, holding, and transfer (CHT) system operational this July at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News.

Lt. Michael Blackwood, who oversees the CHT system aboard Lincoln, discussed the importance of bringing online this capability ahead of schedule.

“Bringing portions of the CHT system online allows production work to start on the aft galley and mess decks,” said Blackwood. “I think we’re in good hands and have taken a significant step in the right direction to get the ship operational and back to the fleet.”

Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Kennith Malone emphasized the importance of this key system and attaining this milestone.

“Habitability is a major milestone in order to get the ship back into a livable condition,” said Malone.

With the crew scheduled to move aboard in February 2016, bringing key systems online is critical to Lincoln’s ongoing refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH).

“We are significantly ahead of schedule. When it comes to RCOH we want to get the CHT online in order to take care of the ship’s needs,” said Malone, who added that the aft portions of CHT from frame 180 aft were online. “The faster we can get them online throughout the ship the less time is spent for people running back and forth to the Floating Accommodation Facility (FAF). It enables people to stay in one work area and not have to go from FAF to ship and back just to eat.”

Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Kobi Thurman added that turning on CHT affects the entire ship’s crew.

“Quality of life is the biggest thing that can help affect crew move aboard. We can’t have people move onto a ship and not be able to have personal hygiene, showers, heads, and water,” said Thurman. “It really allows the comforts of home.”

Lincoln is currently undergoing RCOH at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries in Newport News.

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Carrier Strike Group 4 commander visits Arlington Sailors

By MC2 Stevie Tate USS Arlington Public Affairs

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Commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 Rear Adm. Richard W. Butler visited the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) while the ship was underway for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group’s (ARG) composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX) on July 28.

During the course of his visit, crew members provided Butler a thorough tour of the ship’s spaces, including the combat and control center (CIC) and the ship’s medical ward, where the crew recently trained to process detainees and non-combatant evacuees.

“It was a great opportunity to show Rear Adm. Butler a ship like Arlington right as we are making preparations for our maiden deployment,” said Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Raul Florencio. “We’re very proud of this ship, and we’re proud to show visitors all of the hard work we have put in to making Arlington the best ship in the fleet.”

Butler also took time to congratulate Arlington’s Sailors of

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the Quarter, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jamin Beaugard, Fire Controlman 2nd Class Joshua Toohey, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Austin Harris and Fireman Diana Amimo.

“The visit to Arlington was a wonderful one and I really enjoyed speaking to the crew as I toured the ship,” said Butler. “This ship has done a great job during COMPTUEX and I wish the captain and his crew the best of the luck on

the upcoming deployment.”

Arlington is currently underway with the KearsargeAmphibious Ready Group (ARG), which is composed of Arlington, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4 staff, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). Commanded by Capt. Sean Bailey, Arlington is preparing for its maiden deployment this fall.

USS MESA VERDE SAILORS HELP VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HOMELESSNESS LOCALLY

By MC2 Shannon M. Smith Navy Public Affairs Support Element, East

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There are a lot of different commands that really support us. We definitely appreciate everything that you guys do for us.”

-Melody Sanders, volunteer and shelter coordinator for Samaritan House

If there’s one thing Sailors know how to do well, it’s clean. Ship and personnel readiness are major components to mission success, and that extends to include a well-kept space.

The concept takes on new meaning for the Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), who use their cleaning powers for the greater good.

In conjunction with the ship’s Junior Petty Officer Association (JPOA), Mesa Verde Sailors have been volunteering monthly to clean emergency housing provided by the Samaritan House for local victims of domestic abuse and homelessness.

“For some people it may seem like such a small, very insignificant thing, but for us, and for our clients, it’s huge,” said Melody Sanders, volunteer and shelter coordinator for Samaritan House. “People are coming in from crisis, their lives are in upheaval, they don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow, and to be able to walk into a house where it’s comfortable and clean, that little thing can make such a huge difference.”

Samaritan House is Virginia Beach’s domestic violence resource, servicing the area since 1984. Samaritan House’s mission is to foster personal safety, self-sufficiency and personal growth in adults and their children through initiatives targeting domestic abuse and homelessness.

“You have to start with safety,” said Rebecca Headings, a Samaritan House direct services team leader and housing stabilization advocate. “If someone

doesn’t feel safe, they are not going to be successful in any other part of their life. And so, whether they feel safe because they were just able to talk to someone and feel validated, or they feel safe because they’re in a physical structure that is unknown to their perpetrator. ... I think it’s absolutely essential to a person’s sometimes survival, but sometimes just success.”

Fire Controlman 2nd Class (SW) Jessica Allbright, Mesa Verde’s JPOA vice president, first learned about Samaritan House during April’s sexual assault prevention awareness month, and said there’s been an amazing response from the ship’s crew.

“People love it. You just feel good when you do something for somebody else,” Allbright said. “We get to be outside of just the Navy and be friends and get together to do something good.”

Mesa Verde’s JPOA also holds monthly drives to support some of the other programs Samaritan House provides.

In addition to limited, short-term emergency housing, Samaritan House also offers services to stop violence with education and training, a 24-hour crisis hotline, safety planning and court assistance, counseling, support groups, children’s programs and job readiness programs.

Mesa Verde Sailors have also collected food, clothing and supplies for hurricane kits through the JPOA drives.

Through Allbright and the other JPOA members, the volunteering has also spread to include other command’s JPOAs. Samaritan House employees said that’s just a fraction of the Navy’s impact on the organization.

“There are a lot of different commands that really support us,” said

Sanders. “We definitely appreciate everything that you guys do for us.”

Although the commitment from Mesa Verde Sailors may seem slight, Samaritan House’s community footprint is large. During fiscal year 2014-2015, with their 11 emergency homes, Samaritan House served 204 adults and 244 children, with eight persons reported to be active duty or a military dependent, according to Headings. Clients stayed in their emergency shelters for an average of 53 days, with the ultimate goal being to move them into permanent housing through assistance and resources.

The Sailors who spend hours scrubbing carpets by hand, painting walls and pulling weeds in the backyards never interact with the people in the program directly, for both the safety of the clients and the Sailors.

Allbright said this points to the motivation of the volunteers, because it’s not about the immediate gratification or getting a personal “thank you.” For her, it’s about placing yourself in the victim’s shoes.

“Some of us cry about it because it’s so sad,” Allbright said. “I feel so privileged to have all this stuff and to never have been in that type of situation, so when you’re cleaning up and you’re trying to make whatever they are given the best possible, you just want to try to do whatever you can for them.”

Samaritan House’s employees and volunteers who work directly with clients receive training for the vicarious trauma they often experience, which is another reason Sailors don’t interact with clients.

Sanders and Headings have seen some of the worst sides of humanity, from a client deprived of all nutrition who was so weak she could barely

drink water, children subjected to sexual abuse, to a client whose head was beaten in by a hammer.

“I think the day that things like that don’t make me lose a little bit of sleep is the day I need to stop doing this job,” Headings said, who has worked at Samaritan House for 11 years. “Sometimes you do develop a little bit of a tough skin, because if you didn’t, you’d cry on every single phone call, and you can’t do that.”

But both women said what keeps them motivated is the transformation they are able to see in their clients’ lives, which stems from the fullcircle of services their organization provides.

“Reflecting back on some of our success stories, and thinking about some of the worst case scenarios ... for that individual to be able to, first of all, survive it, and to be able to gain the strength ... to get the strength to actually stand up for themselves because they have the support,” Sanders said.

Even though the Sailors don’t meet the people in emergency housing when they volunteer, Headings said that the impact is still present.

“How do you know that you’re not working right beside someone who’s staying in a shelter?” Headings said.

“You really don’t know that, though you’re not meeting the person who’s staying in that emergency house right this minute, you’re not really meeting someone who has very recently walked down that path and very recently was experiencing some kind of trauma.

That’s why it’s always so important that we’re careful about what we say about ‘those people,’ you never know, the person next to you could have been one of ‘those people.”

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NAVAL WEAPONS STATION YORKTOWN REFLECTS ON BROAD HISTORY

By Mark O. Piggott WPNSTA Yorktown Public Affairs

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The history of Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown began with the world at war and, through the progression of military weaponry, continues today as the Navy’s premier ordnance handling facility. WPNSTA Yorktown celebrates its 97th birthday this year and its mission of providing “Ordnance on Targetâ€? for our warďŹ ghters remains. Its long history is broad, yet unconventional at times.

On Aug. 7, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson ordered the Secretary of the Navy to take possession of a tract of land, “being part in the County of Warwick and part in the County of York, both in the state of Virginia.� This was the beginning of Navy Mine Depot Yorktown.

Initial construction of the depot included a mine loading plant, magazines for storage, a power plant, machine shop, a railroad to connect with local rail lines, a pier, and various barracks, administration ofďŹ ces and a galley. Total cost for the initial construction was $3 million, equaling over $37 million today.

The ďŹ rst commanding ofďŹ cer of Navy Mine Depot was Capt. Edward T. Fitzgerald.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 7, 1874, Fitzgerald graduated from the Naval Academy in 1896. He was ordered as the ďŹ rst “Inspector of Ordnance in Chargeâ€? for the depot from November 1918 to June 1919. During his short tenure, he was the driving force behind the warfare capability and mine storage that developed at Navy Mine Depot Yorktown. He died on April 17, 1934, in New York City.

At an installation the size and magnitude of Navy Mine Depot Yorktown, security was paramount. Horse-mounted Marines provided security to the perimeter of the installation by riding along the entire fence line. The horses were replaced by motor vehicles in 1960, making WPNSTA Yorktown the last Navy installation to use horse-mounted Marines.

Stables were built in 1923 to support the horses used by the Marines, but it also provided a vital community service to the base personnel and their families. Due to the isolated location of the Navy Mine Depot, it was difďŹ cult to procure a fresh supply of milk for the base and its residents. A community dairy was established at the stables in 1930.

The original herd was comprised of four cows and later expanded to 11, to generate a sufďŹ cient supply of milk. The growth of the dairy continued for several years, but due to operating difďŹ culties, ceased operations in 1954.

The main work horse of the installation is the ordnance pier. The original pier was constructed in 1920. It was a wooden pier with inlaid rail road tracks to facilitate the loading and unloading of mines and other ordnance. In the beginning, barges were loaded with ordnance and towed out to ships anchored in the river or down to ships at Naval Station Norfolk. The pier suffered major damage during a hurricane in 1933 and a ďŹ re in 1954. In 1962, construction began on a new U-shaped pier that is still in service today.

One of the best kept secrets of the installation over the years has been ďŹ shing off of the ordnance pier. Though this is no longer an option today, it was very popular early on with Sailors, civilians and their dependents.

One prominent ďŹ sherman that came to the installation to ďŹ sh was President Harry

U.S. Navy file photo The main gate to Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown, circa 1960’s, is also known as Fitzgerald Gate.

S. Truman. He was known to frequent the pier on the Presidential Yacht, The Williamsburg, which was moored there from time-to-time.

In the history of the installation, there has only been

one fatal accident at the facility. In 1943, a night crew was loading torpedo warheads from the cooling plant when the ammunition exploded.

According to Susan Clingan, who wrote a comprehensive

history of the installation in 1961, the building was barricaded with an earthen mound so the force of the explosion was conďŹ ned to that area. “Nothing was left of the building but a hole in the ground,â€? Clingan said. “The four wheels of the box car standing beside the building was left on the track. The rest of the box car completely disintegrated.â€?

The crew of seven was killed and no trace of them was ever found. Windows were cracked as far away as Norfolk by the force of the explosion. A stone obelisk was erected at Missile Park on base in memorial of those killed in the blast.

The installation’s name has been changed three times in its 97 year history. The ďŹ rst name change took place on July 1, 1932, when it was changed from Navy Mine Depot to Naval Mine Depot. On April 18, 1943, the title of inspector of ordnance in charge was changed to commanding of-

ďŹ cer. And on Aug. 7, 1958, at the stations 40th birthday, the name was changed to Naval Weapons Station Yorktown.

Over its long history, WPNSTA Yorktown has employed a variety of military and civilian personnel to carry out its mission. By October 1943, there were 94 ofďŹ cers, 890 enlisted, in addition to 250 Marines permanently stationed at the installation. The civilian work force totaled more than 2,300, including 545 women. Today, there are 1,346 active duty personnel (includes tenant commands), 517 reservists and 796 civilians at WPNSTA Yorktown.

Cheatham Annex (CAX), originally founded as a Seabee training base in 1943, became an annex of the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk. In 1998, CAX was incorporated as part of WPNSTA Yorktown. Today, CAX continues both missions it was originally intended for as both an expeditionary combat train-

ing facility as well as a eet supply center.

CAX and WPNSTA Yorktown are separated by the Colonial Parkway. President Herbert Hoover signed a proclamation establishing the Colonial Parkway on July 3, 1930, but not without some controversy. According to Frances Watson Clark, author of “Images of America: The Colonial Parkway,� the proclamation was delivered to President Hoover by Horace Albright, director of the National Park Service, before the next scheduled cabinet meeting. “When the Navy afterwards refused to turn over the land for the parkway, Albright brought the proclamation needed to secure the desired route to the President,� Clark wrote. “Without Adams (Secretary of the Navy Charles Adams) present to raise an objection, Hoover signed the proclamation. By the time Adams found out about it, the route was already set.�

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Continuing Promise 2015 kicks off in Dominica

Sailors assigned to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) walk down the pier as they return to Comfort during Continuing Promise 2015.

By MC1 Maddelin Angebrand Cp-15 Public Affairs

ROSEAU, DOMINICA

The joint-military crew and nongovernmental organization (NGO) volunteers serving aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) commenced humanitarian-civil assistance operations July 28 in Dominica as part of Continuing Promise 2015 (CP-15).

An opening ceremony held at the Princess Margaret Hospital marked the start of the eighth mission stop during Comfort’s six-month deployment and the first time that the Continuing Promise mission has visited Dominica.

“Building partnerships with each country is critical to the overall success of the mission. Since this is the first time that the Continuing Promise mission has visited Dominica, we look forward to the opportunity to foster goodwill and build partner capacity and capability through the dozens of collaborations with our Dominican counterparts,” said Capt.

Sam Hancock, Continuing Promise 2015 mission commander.

The CP-15 team, NGO volunteers, Dominican medical professionals and Ministry of Health volunteers provided no-cost medical and dental services to more than 1,000 patients during the first day of operations at two locations, the Dominica Grammar School in Roseau and the Roosevelt Douglas Primary School in Portsmouth. In addition to the medical services provided at the sites, 17 surgeries were conducted aboard Comfort.

“Medical site operations went smoothly today,” said Capt. Mary White, officer in charge of the medical site established at the Dominica Grammar School. “We finished up surgical screenings and had the site up and running right on schedule.

Working as a team, blending our NGO volunteers and Navy personnel, allowed us to see over 600 patients on the first day.”

A subject matter expert exchange (SMEE) was conducted at Princess Margaret Hospital covering topics such as intensive care unit protocols and bed management.

Comfort nephrologists also collaborated with Dominican medical professionals to treat 11 dialysis patients. Additional SMEEs are planned to take place at the Regional Fitzroy Armor, Portsmouth Hospital and aboard Comfort.

“These exchanges allow us to connect with the Roseau and Portsmouth

Building partnerships with each country is critical to the overall success of the mission.”

-Capt. Sam Hancock

■ the mission Continuing Promise is a U.S. Southern Commandsponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted deployment to conduct civil-military operations to partner nations and to show the United States’ continued support and commitment to Central and South America and the Caribbean.

MC2 Derek Paumen Sailors and non-governmental organization (NGO) volunteers assigned to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) perform dental procedures on patients at a medical site established at the Dominica Grammar School in support of Continuing Promise 2015.

MC2 Brittney Cannady Construction Electrician Constructionman Apprentice Joshua Reding, assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CMBU) 202, cuts wire at an engineering site established at the Office of Disaster Management during Continuing Promise 2015.

MC3 Deven Leigh Ellis Lt. Cmdr. Diana Kim, a dentist assigned to Naval Hospital Beaufort, S.C., along with volunteers with non-governmental organization (NGO) University of California San Diego Pre-dental Society (UCSD-PDS) and host-nation medical personnel, participate in a dental hygiene demonstration with children and parents at a medical site established at the Roosevelt Douglas Primary School during Continuing Promise 2015.

medical professionals and share information pertaining to various medical topics,” said Ensign Jhermayne Bullock, assigned to the Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit 2 in Norfolk. “This collaboration not only strengthens ties with Dominica as a whole, but also impacts the local communities that we visit.”

The CP-15 environmental health team visited the hospital and provid-

ed formal lectures on mosquito surveillance, biology, control, pathology, and insecticide resistance. They also distributed mosquito surveillance traps to the Dominican vector control team.

The veterinary team consisting of Army veterinarians, World Vets, veterinary technicians and volunteer veterinarians from the NGO, met with local veterinarians to discuss what services

are currently needed in the region.

The engineering portion of the CP-15 mission in Dominica commenced at the Office of Disaster Management where Navy Seabees, assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202 in Virginia Beach and Jacksonville, Florida, continue their work on the construction of a guard house and the installation of a perimeter fence.

Since deploying in April, Comfort has completed mission stops in Belize, Guatemala, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador and Colombia. Additional stops are planned for the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Honduras.

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One million students Continued from front

MCC Monique Meeks Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class attack submarine, USS John Warner (SSN 785), prepare to man the boat and bring it to life, during the commissioning ceremony for the boat at Naval Station Norfolk Aug. 1. John Warner is the U.S. Navy’s 12th Virginia-class submarine.

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depths 800+ feet, speeds of 25 knots submerged Continued from front to keep those sea lanes open – not just for us but for all.”

The keynote speaker for the commissioning ceremony was Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert.

“This boat is the latest incarnation of American sea power, and is a strategic asset for this country,” said Greenert. “This affords us, what we refer to as, global access and it is fundamental to any mission that you ask your military to do. Frankly, we are challenged in space, we are challenged in cyber, we are challenged in the air and we are challenged on the surface.

We are not currently challenged in the undersea. We own the undersea domain.

We must keep that situation as we go into the future.”

John Warner is the second of eight Block III Virginiaclass submarines to be built.

The Block III submarines are built with new Virginia Payload Tubes designed to lower costs and increase missilefiring payload possibilities.

The first 10 Block I and Block II Virginia-class submarines have 12 individual 21-inch diameter vertical launch tubes able to fire Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMS).

The Block III submarines are built with two-larger 87-inch diameter tubes able to house six TLAMS each.

“You are at a formative stage as a crew,” said Vice Adm. Michael Connor, com-

mander, Submarine Forces.

“If you approach your important duties with the same commitment as your namesake there is no doubt that USS John Warner will enjoy a lifetime of future accomplishments that parallels the future trajectory of Petty Officer 3rd Class John Warner.”

After Cmdr. Daniel B. Caldwell, commanding officer, asked Mrs. Warner to bring the boat to life, and the commissioning pennant and CNO flag was flown, USS John Warner officially joined the Navy’s submarine force.

“Over the past three years, I have watched as this submarine went from submarine parts, to modules and finally to this amazing warship that you see behind me today,” said Caldwell. “The technology is truly amazing but at the end of the day it is the crew that brings the boat to life.

Their training and skills are the decisive difference between victory and defeat. You delivered first time success every time including earning the highest score ever for readiness in the history of the Virginia-class submarine program. You have demonstrated resilience and agility that is second to none and most importantly you supported your shipmates and you succeeded with honesty and integrity.

“In years to come, USS John Warner will perform missions vital to national security and will play a large role in the defense of our nation and show the na-

MC1 Jeffrey R. Militzer Sailors stand ready to bring the ship to life during the commissioning ceremony of the USS John Warner (SSN 785), the Navy’s newest fast attack submarine.

tion’s flag in ports around the world,” Caldwell continued.

The crew will be ambassadors for the United Sates demonstrating our core principles of Honor, Courage and Commitment to people all over the globe. John Warner has had a great beginning, and I am certain an even brighter future.

May God bless USS John Warner, the Navy, and the United States of America.”

As the most modern and sophisticated attack submarine in the world, the submarine can operate in both littoral and deep ocean environments and presents combatant commanders with a broad and unique range of operational capabilities. John Warner is a flexible, multi-mission platform designed to carry out the seven core competencies of the submarine force: anti-submarine warfare; antisurface warfare; delivery of special operations forces; strike warfare; irregular warfare; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and mine warfare.

The submarine is 377 feet long, has a 34-foot beam, and will be able to dive to depths

greater than 800 feet and operate at speeds in excess of 25 knots submerged. It will operate for 33 years without ever refueling.

“The commissioning of the USS John Warner marks the beginning of what is expected to be 40 years of distinguished service for this great submarine – a fitting tribute to a man who served his nation for so long as a Sailor, a Marine, a U.S. senator, and as one of my most esteemed predecessors as Secretary of the Navy,” said Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. “This ceremony is not only a celebration of a man who dedicated so much of his life to his country and to the Department of the Navy, but also a reminder of the partnership our Navy shares with the shipbuilding industry in Sen. Warner’s home state of Virginia and the continued success of the Virginia-class attack submarine program.”

Construction on Warner began April 29, 2009; the submarine’s keel was authenticated during a ceremony on March 16, 2013; and the submarine was christened during a ceremony Sept. 6, 2014.

ment in April, 2004, the Student Management directorate has acted as a single point of contact for all student management and training support needs for Naval Education and Training Command activities in the Hampton Roads area.

TSCHR has processed and supported a million students with check-in/check-out, special screenings, Customer Support Detachment (CSD) liaison for per-diem, port calls, permanent change of station orders, negotiations, graduations, accelerations, drops, evaluations, student dispositions reclassifications, and holding company management.

Oscar Jose, TSCHR Student Management director, works with five site managers to facilitate efficient and effective management of student personnel and also supports learning center personnel as they instruct Sailors.

“Bottom line, we take care of the students’ paperwork and records, doing whatever it takes to ensure they have the fewest possible interruptions to classroom instruction,” said Jose. “This facilitates our meeting fleet training requirements by the judicious use of training resources.”

Capt. Brent Kyler, TSCHR commanding officer, noted that that TSCHR’s number one priority is taking care of Sailors and they are always looking for innovative ways to maximize student support.

“I couldn’t be prouder of our Student Management team,” said Kyler. “In order for the Navy to maintain its superiority on the oceans of the world, it must continue to produce confident, knowledgeable Sailors who are able to perform difficult jobs with unerring skill and technical proficiency; and TSCHR plays a huge role in getting the students to their required training.”

TSCHR provides student management, quota control, and professional development for Sailors, Marines, Soldiers and Airmen from the U.S. Armed Forces and more than 20 allied nations.

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Norfolk Naval Shipyard for planned incremental availability Continued from front winners because the Bush was deployed last year.

It was a way to ensure everyone would be able to enjoy the festivities that come along with winning the awards.

The Stennis Center for Public Service arranged a trip to Washington, D.C., for all four award recipients and their families. The trip to the district is designed to increase understanding of the role Congress plays in setting national security policy in the U.S. and in the environment in which Sen. John C. Stennis served for 41 years.

George H. W. Bush was the 41st president of the United States and namesake of the Sailors’ current command. His myriad leadership contributions and strong moral courage are trademarks that reside within the spirit of the entire crew and serve as the basis for the award.

Senior Chief Storekeeper Charles G. Zwierzynski epitomizes the qualities that define deckplate leadership. His steadfast devotion to duty, moral courage, tenacity, and exemplary spirit remain an inspiration to all of the Sailors, peers and seniors he has served with throughout his career. He exemplifies our Navy Core Values in his daily actions influences those around him to excel.

USS George H.W. Bush is currently in Norfolk Navy Shipyards undergoing a planned incremental availability.

Commander, ESG-2 tours Nation’s Protector

By MC2 Justin Yarborough USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) Public Affairs

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Rear Adm. Cynthia Thebaud, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2, visited the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), ‘Nation’s Protector,’ Aug. 1.

During her visit, Thebaud addressed the ship’s crew during an all-hands call on the ship’s flight deck, where she promoted four Marines, pinned several Sailors’ warfare devices and presented several awards.

Thebaud also took the opportunity during her visit to speak to the crew about their performance as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious

MC2 Justin Yarborough Rear Adm. Cynthia Thebaud, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2, talks with Sailors in the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during a tour.

Ready Group (KSGARG), currently conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), as well as her expectations for the ARG’s upcoming deployment.

“The KSGARG’s performance during the training period has been phenomenal,” said Thebaud, “and I’m looking forward to the ARG’s upcoming deployment. I know that the men and women of the KSGARG will rise to the occasion

and accomplish great things while on the waterfront.”

During her time aboard Oak Hill, Thebaud’s took a guidedtour of the bridge, combat information center and the well deck, and spoke to Sailors about preparations for the ship’s upcoming deployment.

“Having the opportunity to tour the ship was awesome; however the best part of the tour was having the chance to chat with the ship’s crew,” said Thebaud. “I always love

MC2 Justin Yarborough Rear Adm. Cynthia Thebaud, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2, tours the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51).

having the opportunity to talk with the young Sailors and Marines within our ranks, and it’s great to see how much pride they take in their ship and their profession.”

The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG)

and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment. The KSGARG consist of the amphibious assault

ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) .

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Randall Smith laid to rest Navy, JMSDF Sailors give back Navy Public Affairs Support Element Japan YOKOSUKA, JAPAN

Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Yokosuka naval base jointly celebrated their 39th annual Friendship Day Aug. 1.

The two nations concurrently opened their respective bases to the general public to allow an estimated 56,000 visitors to enjoy festivities on the grounds and to come aboard ships and submarines.

The Arleigh Burke-class guidedmissile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) was moored at the Japanese base as thousands of visitors queued for the opportunity to tour the ship and take photos with Sailors.

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Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Randall Smith, a victim of the shooting at Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Chattanooga on July 16, which also took the lives of four Marines, was laid to rest at the Chattanooga National Cemetery July 28.

Family members along with members of the Chattanooga Police Department and NOSC Sailors filled the First Baptist Church Fort Oglethorpe to witness the funeral.

During the funeral, speakers, including Vice Adm. Robin Braun, commander of the Navy Reserve Force and church officials, praised and honored Smith’s life.

Angie Smith, widow of Randall Smith, also sang a song as a tribute to honor her late husband.

Smith's remains traveled in a funeral procession where citizens of Chattanooga lined the streets to pay their respects.

MC2 Peter Burghart Guests walk the forecastle of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) while it sits pier-side at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) during Yokosuka Friendship Day 2015.

“The hospitality that they show us while being forward-deployed here in Japan is truly fantastic and a lot of that is showcased today based on being invited over onto the JMSDF base to partake in their Friendship Day,” said Cmdr. Ed Sundberg, commanding officer of McCampbell. “The alliance be-

tween the two navies is vital to national interests in the region.”

As Sailors gave back to their Japanese hosts, they felt a sense of camaraderie that can often be forgotten when living in Japan on a day-to-day basis.

“The Japanese people are very friendly and supportive,” said Fire

Controlman 2nd Class Timothy Klee, who has participated in a number of Friendship Day celebrations while being assigned to McCampbell for four-and-a-half years. “It’s a great experience to be able to interact and talk to them.

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Top photo: Vice Adm. Robin Braun, commander of the Navy Reserve Force, speaks during the funeral service for Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Randall Smith.

Petty Officer Smith died from his injuries two days after a shooting at Navy Operational Support Center, Chattanooga, July 16.

Photo by MC2 Justin Wolpert.

U.S., Indonesia strengthen maritime partnerships during CARAT 2015 Task Force 73 Public Affairs SURABAYA, INDONESIA

A U.S. Navy task group comprised of ships, aircraft, Sailors and Marines arrived in Indonesia to commence the 21st annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2015, Aug 3.

The exercise will take place from Aug. 3-10 on the ground in Surabaya and in the waters and airspace of

the Java and Bali Seas.

“Our longstanding partnership with the Indonesian navy and marines has allowed us to enhance our bilateral cooperation and increase the complexity of CARAT,” said Rear Adm. Charlie Williams, commander, Task Force 73. “The diverse platforms and capabilities featured in this exercise will enable us to rehearse high-end tactical and integrated warfare scenarios in a realistic training environment both at

sea and shore.”

More than 1,000 U.S. military members will participate in CARAT Indonesia alongside their counterparts from the Indonesian navy and marines, known as Tentera Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL). The exercise will feature simultaneous amphibious landings and surface and antisubmarine warfare, visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) demonstrations, mobile dive and salvage

training, coastal riverine operations, maritime patrol and reconnaissance operations, a gunnery exercise, and an anti-air warfare missile live fire training exercise.

Additionally, personnel from both nations will exchange best practices on naval tactics during a series of military seminars ashore.

Numerous civil action projects, aviation maintenance, sports exchanges, military law, and submarine warfare symposia are also

planned during the shore phase of the exercise.

“CARAT is a practical way for our two navies to address shared maritime security priorities in a realistic training environment,” said Capt. H. B. Le, deputy commodore, Destroyer Squadron 7.

“We look forward to exchanging ideas and lessons learned with our Indonesian counterparts this week.

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NAVY GOLD STAR The story behind the pin

By Shannon Davis Navy Region Mid-Atlantic FFSP

When a Navy Gold Star family receives their Gold Star Lapel Pin or Next of Kin Lapel Pin, it is displayed as a symbol of their fallen service member’s sacrifice and a way to publically honor their legacy.

The Navy Gold Star program provides both Lapel Pins. The Gold Star Lapel Pin is a gold star on a purple background surrounded by laurel leaves. The Next of Kin Deceased Personnel Lapel Pin is a gold star on a gold background surrounded by four oak sprigs. Upon request via DD Form 3, each Pin can be presented to surviving family members of service members who lost their lives while serving honorably in the Armed Forces. These family members include: widow, widower, mother, father, stepparent, parent through adoption, foster parent in loco parentis, son, daughter, stepchild, child by adoption, brother, sister, half brother and half sister.

But there are stories behind the pins that symbolize the greatest sacrifice for these families. Not only are they our hero’s, but they are moms, dads, children, friends and family members. They were the athletes, the musi-

cians, and the handyman of the family, the thespians, and the comedians of the group.

They did homework with their kids, they road rollercoasters with their friends, enjoyed basketball, hunting, and dancing. They are missed and they are mourned. And, as fellow citizens, one of the most graceful ways to honor our own is to ask the family members about their fallen. Ask them about their story.

It will bring everlasting smiles to know someone has not forgotten the story behind the pin.

“Both the Gold Star pin and the Next of Kin pin have much in common. Both represent the life and service of a young man or woman who honorably served his or her country,” said Joanne Steen, leadership solutions for line-of-duty loss advisor and author.

“Both are awarded exclusively to surviving family members. Both convey the pride and shared grief of those who wear either pin.”

Steen added that even though the Pins that are worn by surviving family members have been around for nearly seventy years, they are not readily recognized by either civilians or military personnel.

“When you meet someone who is wearing a Gold Star pin – and sooner or later you will – and you’re at a loss for what to say, simply

raise awareness If you would like to raise awareness for Navy Gold Star families, receive a presentation, or attend an event, contact your local Fleet and Family Support program coordinator: ■

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Virginia and West Virginia: Ms. Melissa Black, (757) 444-2102

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Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky: Julie Boesel, (847) 688-3603

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Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine: Ms. Elizabeth Hundley, (804) 694-3383

look them in the eye and genuinely say, ‘I’m sorry of the loss of your service member.’ Be more specific if you know the service branch and the service member’s name. And remember, surviving families know their loved one by their first names and not by rank, rate or MOS.”

View the Navy Gold Star newsletter at www.navygoldstar. com for up-to-date information on the Navy Gold Star program.

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TAPS Good Grief Camp provides a safe and supportive atmosphere for children and youth as they discover new coping strategies, establish and strengthen support systems, and discover that they can have fun without forgetting their loved ones.

Good Grief Camp is for children ages 4-18. For our youngest survivors, childcare is provided. Register at seminarregistration@Taps.org National Gold Star Registry goldstarfamilyregistry.com

Curveballs ... and taking care of yourself

By Linda Port Military Spouse Contributor

Sometimes you know something is coming. A retirement, a move, or a homecoming can be planned for. Babies or family events can be joyful surprises. As busy as we may find ourselves when preparing for these things we still often stress over the small stuff. Typically though, we get through just fine. Living a military lifestyle generally helps us to be more able to adapt and roll with the pace of regular things as they come up over the course of life.

Then there are those things that just catch you off guard. Illnesses, accidents and family issues can be devastating, and of course losing anyone dear to us can change us in ways we cannot imagine. Although health and loss are inevitable facts of life, the human condition makes most of us hesitant to have a prepared emotional game plan for these types of things. A bit of denial that something may happen combined with the shock or sadness of such news can truly test our resolve.

Last holiday season I took a sort of personal assessment of how I was managing my own little world. In the five years since our youngest graduated high school and enlisted in the Navy I am glad to say I have gained much more consistent control over keeping my household in order. I could share a

million reasons why it took me so long but with four kids and nearly 30 years of PCSing with the Navy, you can do the math.

Now, “in order” may mean different things to some people. For me, it means front lines look good if someone were to drop in, and kitchen and living areas are clean and clutter free so I can relax without disarray around me. We have some fun and interesting things that I am happy to finally have room for. I was pretty happy with the “public domain” but the bedrooms and storage closets were another story. My goal was to spend a couple months after New Years sifting through a lifetime of stuff so whenever retirement happens I will be ready. Once I packed away the Christmas decorations the second week in January, then allowed a few more days for housing to work some major floor repair in the living room I would get down to business.

And that’s when the curveball came, just when I thought I would get my ducks in a row and the last of my messy ways in order.

My son returned from a dangerous deployment to his 6-month-old son, 2-year-old daughter, and sadly, the need for a good divorce lawyer.

Rather than paying for daycare, I offered to step in so he could use those funds for legal fees. I have spent the last many months as full time Mommio to my baby’s babies.

It was like travelling back in time

25 years as my two oldest kids have the same age difference as my grandchildren, just 20 months.

I was glad to be able to help. We live 140 miles apart so I just put my big organization plan on hold and packed a bag.

Things have changed just a bit since I had little ones, except for Barney and Mickey who are both still there just in digital form.

My own Sailor travels quite a bit although we were able to be all together for five or six different weekends over the months. There were lots of minor little curveballs during that time but I think my son had the bigger challenge transitioning to a single dad at 23. He will be okay.

Like most of you, I have many friends who are scattered across the country as well as overseas.

How we keep in contact today compared to five or ten years ago is remarkable, nearly instantaneous, and a tremendous comfort for me. My friends’ list is small compared to most but I love how varied it is. There are several closed groups and group messages I am part of that keep our conversations exclusive. I can vent or share with the ladies I miss having lunch and shopping with, and laugh or cry with the ones I know from neighborhood bbq’s- even when geography gets in the way.

The months spent with my son and grandchildren were productive and had purpose. It was enlight-

ening and entertaining for a fifty something Navy wife/mom to hang out with both toddlers and twenty something Sailors for a time. But, far from my own home and regular social circles I was unable to get the simple lift I could typically get from grabbing a cup of coffee with a girlfriend or going out to dinner with my husband. There was not much chance for me to leisurely read a book or give time to my hobbies. I didn’t have opportunity do the simple social things I would normally do to take care of myself.

Social media was a lifeline, but I need to get back to normal.

Twenty some years ago, when my Sailor was in a very long and difficult school, my kids (three of them, under 4 years old) had a run of illness that had me in and out of the clinic several times over a couple of weeks. On one of the visits an older nurse quietly came to me in the waiting room to bring me a cup of coffee and talk. She asked me if I was able to get out with a girlfriend once and awhile for coffee without the kids. She went on to say that if I was not able to step away once in a while to take care of myself, how could I expect to be in the best position to take good care of the children. She knew my husband had a heavy study schedule and we had little to no entertainment budget. She was very kind but stressed how important it was to make sure I was okay.

I find myself at that place now, again. As the grandchildren are almost ready to return to daycare I need to take care of myself and tend to the things I set aside. Time to get back in the game.

Linda Port lives in Pensacola, Fla., and has contributed regularly to this column since 2008.

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Navy announces command senior chief rating Chief of Naval Personnel WASHINGTON

NAVADMIN 177/15, released July 29, establishes the Command Senior Chief (CMDCS) rating to provide earlier leadership opportunity for senior enlisted.

Initial eligibility for conversion to the CMDCS rating will be those active duty Sailors assigned the 9578 Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC). All future conversions to the CMDCS rating will be through the annual CMDCS administrative selection board.

“The CMDCS rating strengthens the command leadership triad and provides our very best senior chiefs increased responsibilities in this rating while enabling greater levels of experience as they advance through the ranks,” said Fleet Master Chief April Beldo, fleet master chief for Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPT&E).

Sailors with a 9578 NEC must request conversion or decline conversion to the rating by submitting NAVPERS Form 1306/7 to the command master chief detailer, no later than Aug. 31.

This is a one-time opportunity for those eligible to convert. Future conversion to the CMDCS rate will be automatic from the annual administrative selection board.

Although highly encouraged, Sailors holding the 9578 NEC do not have to convert to the CMDCS rating. Those requesting not to convert will remain in the program until their projected rotation date (PRD), and will then be made available to their respective source rating detailer when in the detailing window.

For more information, read the NAVADMIN 177/15 at the Navy Personnel Command website www. npc.navy.mil.

For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visit www.navy. mil/local/cnp/.

MC2 Brian T. Glunt Fleet Master Chief April Beldo and Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella’s Command Master Chief David Graham speak with service members stationed aboard NAS Sigonella.

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NAVY INSTALLATIONS GO T-LED Replacement of fluorescent bulbs

By Lt. j.g. Clyde Shavers Navy Installations Command Public Affairs

WASHINGTON

Navy installations are replacing outdated fluorescent bulbs with tubular LED lamps (T-LED) as part of its commitment to energy efficiency across the shore enterprise.

T-LED lighting is being installed in Navy installations around the world, including administrative buildings, athletic facilities, street lights, and parking garages as a means to save money, while contributing to the Navy’s energy efficiency efforts.

Benefits of LED lightbulbs include improved efficiency and durability, and mercury-free construction. LED lightbulbs are significantly brighter than fluorescent lighting, and last much longer, saving the Navy money and man-hours.

According to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, changing the light bulbs on a ship to LEDs saves three percent of the total energy on that ship. In terms of fuel savings, this is approximately $150 million in fuel annually for the Navy’s fleet.

“Navy ships have been using mercuryfree LED lightbulbs, making replacement of bulbs easier to handle and dispose of,” said Lt. Cmdr. Gareth Montgomery, action officer for Navy Installations Command (NIC) energy branch. “There are significant safety and efficiency advantages, since fluorescent bulbs are regularly replaced.”

For the shore, T-LED lights are proven to better illuminate the work space, allowing easier reading and writing. According to the National Eye Institute (NEI), LED lighting can reduce eye strain in the work place. A recent memo from Naval Facilities Engi-

neering Command (NAVFAC) said T-LED lamps can be used when there is no degradation of the amount of light to the space and no safety hazard exists.

In the past, T-LED lighting was not allowed, regardless of their performance ability, because the entire light fixture had to be replaced. That is no longer an issue as T-LED lamps are designed to replace existing fluorescent lamps in the exact same fixture. While T-LED bulbs last up to 50,000 hours, fluorescent bulbs last only around 7,500 hours. With the use of individual T-LED bulbs, Navy installations have more options to implement simple and cost-effective energy reduction projects.

“Reducing energy consumption is not just about replacing bulbs at Navy installations,” Montgomery added. “It’s also about turning off some lights and using natural

lighting when possible.”

The Navy remains committed to supporting LED lighting development. In 2007, the first LED lighting was installed on Navy ships, and in 2011, the Navy ordered $23 million worth of LED products. In 2013, National Shipbuilders Research Program (NSRP) and the Navy funded next generation LED lighting fixtures, and by 2014, LED products were used on more than 126 ships and subs of the 249 vessel fleet.

The Navy continues to invest in LED technology and in December 2014 ordered $6 million worth of LED retrofit tubes. These new tubes don’t contain glass or hazardous material and use 50 percent less power.

For now, T-LED lamps are meeting performance and energy requirements and will continue to be implemented at Navy installations around the world, according to Montgomery.

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Surface to surface missile test for LCS successful Program Executive Office Littoral Combat Ships WASHINGTON

Engineering development tests of modified Longbow Hellfire missiles for use on littoral combat ships (LCS) were successfully conducted in June the Navy reported July 30.

Integration of the Longbow Hellfire missile system, designated the Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM), will increase the lethality of the Navy’s fleet of littoral combat ships. The SSMM is expected to be fully integrated and ready to deploy on LCS missions in late 2017.

“This test was very successful and overall represents a big step forward in SSMM development for LCS,” said Capt. Casey Moton, LCS Mission Modules program manager.

Termed Guided Test Vehicle-1, the event was designed to specifically test the Longbow Hellfire launcher, the missile, and its seeker versus high speed maneuvering surface targets (HSMSTs).

The HSMSTs served as surrogates for fast inshore attack craft that are a potential threat to Navy ships worldwide.

During the mid-June tests off the coast of Virginia, the modified

Longbow Hellfire missiles successfully destroyed a series of maneuvering small boat targets. The system “hit” seven of eight targets engaged, with the lone miss attributed to a target issue not related to the missile’s capability. The shots were launched from the Navy’s research vessel Relentless.

The test scenarios included hitting targets at both maximum and minimum missile ranges. After a stationary target was engaged, subsequent targets, conducting serpentine maneuvers were engaged.

The tests culminated in a threetarget “raid” scenario. During this

scenario all missiles from a threeshot “ripple fire” response struck their individual targets.

Integration of the “fire-and-forget” Longbow Hellfire missile on LCS represents the next evolution in capability being developed for inclusion in the Increment 3 version of the surface warfare mission package for LCS. When fully integrated and tested, each 24-shot missile module will bring added firepower to complement the LCS’s existing 57 mm gun, SEARAM missiles and armed MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter.

LCS is a modular, reconfigurable ship, with three types of mission

U.S. Navy photo Three missiles from a ripple fire response strike their moving targets during an engineering development tests of modified Longbow Hellfire missiles.

packages including surface warfare, mine countermeasures, and antisubmarine warfare. The Program Executive Office Littoral Combat Ships (PEO LCS) is responsible for delivering and sustaining littoral mission capabilities to the fleet.

Delivering high-quality warfighting assets while balancing affordability and capability is key to supporting the nation’s maritime strategy.

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Sailors kicking habit, Navy families, and youth must face misconceptions about “E-cigs”

By Lt. j.g. Daniel Mongiove Naval Submarine Base New London Public Affairs

GROTON, CONN.

Electronic cigarettes (E-cigs) are having a tremendous, and potentially unsafe, impact on youth as well as current adult smokers hoping to quit, according to health and safety professionals at Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE).

Enticing for Youth “E-cigs,” as they are commonly called, as well as personal vaporizers (PVs) are essentially electronic nicotine delivery systems providing battery-powered doses of nicotine and other additives to the user in an aerosol.

“We’re seeing a shift in what the view of smoking is becoming,” said Lt. Cmdr.

Michael Sracic, a medical doctor and the Public Health Department Head at Naval Branch Health Clinic Groton on SUBASE. “It’s been called the ‘renormalization’ of smoking behavior, and it’s due to public misconception from advertising out there of what this product actually is.”

Arguments over the target demographic of the advertising aside, the flavors of electronic cigarettes are very enticing to a youth market said Sracic and “should be a major concern for all of us, especially parents.”

Results from a national survey of U.S. students in grades 6 to 12 found that 44 percent of users of e-cigarettes intended to smoke conventional cigarettes, compared with 22 percent of never users.

“While this survey does not prove that ecigarette use increases the desire to smoke conventional cigarettes, it does raise concerns that e-cigarettes may be a gateway

to nicotine dependence in our youth,” said Sracic. “This would greatly push back the efforts from the ‘smoke free’ campaign in the past decade.”

Moreover, a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that an increasing number of calls related to e-cigarette use are being made to U.S. poison control centers.

The study highlights that from a low of one such call per month to poison control centers in 2010, some 215 calls per month were made 2014. That is an increase from less than one percent to nearly 42 percent of all smoking-related calls received by poison control centers.

“The nicotine in e-cigarette fluid poses a huge potential for accidental ingestion, especially by children,” said Sracic. “The typical 5 mL vial of e-cigarette liquid refill may contain a nicotine concentration of 100 mg per vial. The known lethal dose of nicotine is about 10 mg in children. E-cigarettes pose a critical risk in the hands of a child.”

Promoted as Helpful to Adults Of course, beyond the marketing of youth enticing flavors, e-cigs have been promoted as a “safer alternative” and a “helpful tool to quit smoking,” notes Sracic.

“There is no evidence that shows these products are safe to use over the long term or provide a physical difference in kicking a smoking addiction,” said Sracic.

A recent study published by the University of Rochester and conducted by one of the university’s professors of Environmental Medicine in its School of Medicine and Dentistry, suggests that ecigarettes could be a toxic replacement for tobacco products.

The study purports that inhaled vapors from an e-cig may contain heavy metals and other possible carcinogens from the ecigarette and its heating element.

While not associated with the study, Sracic urges similar caution.

“Until more is known about the longterm effects of e-cigs, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the American Cancer Association recommend steering clear of these devices,” advised Sracic.

Considered Similar by Navy With so much still unknown about ecigarettes and their impacts, the Navy and SUBASE view them fairly straightforwardly, points out SUBASE Safety Director Edgar Martinez.

“With regulations responding to studies that have linked cigarette use, smokeless tobacco use, and second-hand smoke to health problems and poor fitness, the Department of Defense and Navy have tightened rules around tobacco use and sales across the service and fleet,” noted Martinez. “In the 1990s, the Navy designated that smoking areas be set up away from non-smokers in offices, surface ships, and submarines.

And in 2010, the Submarine Force banned smoking in submarines outright.”

Today, SECNAVINST 5100.13E, the Navy and Marine Corps Tobacco Policy, outlines the service’s do’s and don’ts.

“With a few exceptions, such as personal housing units, tobacco use inside facilities is controlled by the tobacco policy,” said Martinez. “Currently, the Navy views tobacco products as cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, and smokeless tobacco. But as the FDA is seeking to extend its definition of a tobacco product to include e-cigarettes, the

Navy is treating them similarly.”

Thus, SUBASE treats the use of e-cigarettes in its buildings the same as with any other tobacco product, states Martinez. All use of e-cigarettes shall be in designated smoking areas, at least 50 feet away from buildings.

On the waterfront, submarines homeported at SUBASE currently follow guidance from the Submarine Atmosphere Control Manual. At this time, the manual authorizes the use of electronic cigarettes aboard a submarine only in designated areas upon the discretion of the commanding officer.

However, Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (COMSUBLANT) is soon awaiting an official recommendation from the Submarine Atmosphere Advisory Board (SAAB), according to Capt. Matthew J. Hickey, COMSUBLANT force medical officer.

Materials brought on board submarines, such as e-cigs, can impact the enclosed atmosphere of a submarine, and the SAAB plays a key role in reviewing and categorizing those materials as well as determining whether on board monitoring or restrictions are needed.

The board is comprised of representatives from undersea medical, toxicological, and occupational health activities with technical consultation from the submarine engineering community.

For Sracic and Martinez, the FDA, DOD, and Navy guidance on tobacco and e-cigarettes all highlight one thing: potential health and safety risks.

“Whether it’s a middle-aged chronic smoker trying to quit; a young teen drawn in by flavors and advertising; or a Sailor looking for a supposed ‘safer alternative,’ ecigarette users have to understand that misconceptions are everywhere,” said Sracic.

“The choice not to ‘vape’ may be the best choice of all.”

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FLAGSHIPNEWS.COM | AUG 6, 2015 | THE FLAGSHIP | B5 A Navy diver helps the Amador Valley High School vehicle enter the water at the 18th Annual International RoboSub Competition at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center PaciďŹ c.

Students race robot submarines in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Back to the Futureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; - themed competition

Since its inception 18 years ago, RoboSub has seen the number of teams and levels of competition grow. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 37 teams hailed from 10 states and various countries, including Canada, China, India, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand and Turkey.

By Sierra Jones ONR Corporate Strategic Communications

Alan Antczak

ARLINGTON, VA.

High school and college engineering students from across the globe competed for bragging rights and cash prizes at the 18th International RoboSub Competition, which wrapped up July 26.

The weeklong competition, co-sponsored by the OfďŹ ce of Naval Research (ONR) and the Association of Unmanned Vehicles International Foundation (AUVSIF), was held in San Diego at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center PaciďŹ c Transducer Evaluation Center (TRANSDEC) pool.

The TRANSDEC pool is a unique facility that simulates a large body of water â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it measures 300 by 200 feet and is 38 feet deep with six million gallons of water â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and provides RoboSub participants an ideal environment for navigating their autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) through realistic missions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These teams of students have been working on these subs for months and here theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll turn their prototypes into working

vehicles capable of operating in a real-world environment,â&#x20AC;? said Assistant Chief of Naval Research Capt. Rob Palisin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through this entire process, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gained valuable experience in maritime and system engineering. Someday we would love for them to put what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned into action to help our Sailors and Marines.â&#x20AC;?

Palisin explained that as unmanned and autonomous technologies advance, our warďŹ ghters will ultimately become beneďŹ ciaries of the capabilities these new systems will bring to the ďŹ ght. ONR-sponsored programs like low cost UAV swarming technology and autonomous swarmboats show what is possible as researchers work to reduce risk to Sailors and Marines while extending air, surface, underwater and ground vehicle capabilities at lower costs than existing manned systems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unmanned systems are being integrated into many aspects of everyday life,â&#x20AC;? said Dr.

South Korean National Assembly Interns Tour TSC

By Zach Mott Training Support Center Great Lakes Public Affairs

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Interns from the South Korean National Assembly taking part in a two-week exchange program visited with Training Support Center (TSC) Great Lakes July 30.

In addition to the meet and greet with TSC Commanding OfďŹ cer Capt. John B. Vliet and Command Master Chief Jeffrey Kirby, the interns visited â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Schools from Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit (CSCSU), and Surface Warfare OfďŹ cers School Unit (SWOSU) to learn how the Navy prepares Sailors for their duty in the ďŹ&#x201A;eet.

While at Boatswainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mate (BM) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; school the interns were shown the training Sailors go through to learn how to do one of the most versatile jobs in the Navy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like to give an insight on what the life of an (undesignated seaman) or BM is; to show them all the hard work that they actually do,â&#x20AC;? said Boatswainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mate 1st Class (SW/AW) Brandon Foor, lead petty ofďŹ cer for BM â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; School, CSCSU. Following BM â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; School the interns toured the Operations Specialist and SWOSU Quartermaster â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Schools to learn about the invaluable expertise those rates provide

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Daniel Deitz, a program ofďŹ cer in ONRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ocean Battlespace Sensing Department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can continue to advance the science of autonomous vehicles by challenging these next generations of engineers to contribute great ideas and innovative concepts â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what this competition is all about.â&#x20AC;?

Palisin and Deitz were two of several current and past ONR program ofďŹ cers and leaders at the competition, serving as judges and mentors to the competitors.

The mission theme for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contest played on the theme of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back to the Future,â&#x20AC;? movie trilogy. The individual AUVs had to navigate and complete an obstacle course â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with tasks like â&#x20AC;&#x153;check the ďŹ&#x201A;ux capacitorâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;travel through the time portalâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; without human or computer interaction by team members.

Missions ranged from simple tasks like touching colored buoys, passing over a PVC pipe without touching it and dropping

the ďŹ&#x201A;eet.

Visiting the Navy facilities is at the tail end of the internsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; two-week exchange.

They were previously at Washington, D.C., and the Chicago ofďŹ ces of Sen.

markers into a bin, to complex tasks like ďŹ ring mock torpedoes through a cutout in a piece of plywood, identifying sound from an acoustic pinger, grabbing and moving an object and surfacing the AUV. San Diego State University took this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top prize of $6,000; National University of Singapore won second prize and $4,000; Maritime State University placed third for $3,000; earning $1,000 each were California Institute of Technology, University of Arizona, Far Eastern Federal University and Amador Valley High School, which placed fourth to seventh, respectively.

Smaller awards of $500 in various special judge award categories went to San Diego Robotics, Southern Polytechnic State University, Carl Hayden High School, Montana State University, Amador Valley High School and McGill University.

For more news from OfďŹ ce of Naval Research, visit www.navy.mil/local/onr/.

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VIETNAM HONORING OUR LOCAL VETERANS

Photo by Harry Gerwien

Remembering the USS Forrestal In a light filled room and surrounded by mementos and a memorial to the dead, families, veterans and current Navy firefighters gathered at the Gerald R. Farrier Firefighting School on July 24, 2015, to pay tribute to the 134 Sailors who died and the 161 Sailors injured in the 1967 fire aboard USS Forrestal.

Addressing the assembled guests, Walter Stinner, an aviation ordnanceman, recalled that the morning of July 29, 1967, started out like any other.

“First launch was like any other. Send them off, get ready for the next 15 to 20 birds.

Get them loaded up, fueled up and ready for launch. It’s 10:52 a.m. I was all the way aft with my loading team when out of nowhere is an explosion.

I turned and looked forward and all you could see was black smoke,” recalled Stinner.

“The wind blew it away and we witnessed a disaster in the making. All those planes were loaded with ordnance. All those planes were topped off with fuel.”

An electrical anomaly had resulted in the firing of a live rocket from a loaded plane. It struck another A-4 Skyhawk that was loaded for flight, which led to a devastating series of explosions. The explosions ripped open the hull of the carrier and the fires spilled on to the floors below. The flight deck fires were not controlled for over an hour and the fires were not declared defeated until 4 a.m., the next morning.

“I was in the darkroom doing batch photos. We’d do them 25-50 at a time. When the first 500 pound bomb went off, I thought ‘who are we firing at.’

Those 50 mm guns couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn. When the second bomb went off, I thought ‘who is firing at us,’” recounted Pastor Roy Saxman, who was PH3 Roy Saxman at the time of the fire.

Stinner wept as he remembered those who were lost that day. “Down below 1ST PHOTO: Smoke from the burning FORRESTAL, as photographed was our shipmates who were from USS ORISKANY (CVA-34), near Vietnam, July 29, 1967. Planes on deck sleeping, who I had relieved are A-1 “Skyraiders” and F-8 “Crusaders.” | U.S. Navy photo just a few hours before. I found out I had lost all the shipmates 2ND PHOTO: Fire on the flight deck of USS Forrestal. | U.S. Navy photo I had relieved,” he remembered 3RD PHOTO: USS FORRESTAL crew members are assisted by to the assembled crowd. “We USS RUPERTUS (DD-851) personnel in fighting the raging fires aboard managed to save the ship FORRESTAL, while a helicopter ferries firefighting supplies, Gulf of Tonkin, July 1967. | U.S. Navy photo because of the heroism of thousands of our shipmates – 4,850 of us survived because of the heroism of those gents.”

The emotion was palpable in the room throughout the ceremony. It took 12 minutes for the names of the fallen Sailors to be read. The veterans assembled wiped away tears as they saw their friends and shipmates remembered.

“Bombs were supposed to just burn [if ignited]. They weren’t supposed to explode. It only took them a few seconds to explode,” said Lt. j.g. Allen Page, an intelligence officer stationed aboard Forrestal at the time, with anger in his voice. “Those were WWII bombs.

We never should have touched them and we tried not to.”

The ceremony concluded with a call for those present to lobby Congress to award the Purple Heart to the Sailors who lost their lives or were wounded that day. The Purple Heart is awarded for loss of life or injuries received while engaged in combat. Survivors argue that they were receiving combat pay and engaged in combat operations when the fire started, but because the fire was started by one of their own rockets, they have been considered ineligible for the award. While the criteria for receiving a Purple Heart was recently expanded to include the victims of the Fort Hood shooting in 2009, the survivors of the Forrestal would need to get the criteria expanded again to include incidents like the tragic event on July 29, 1967.

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MC1 Martin L. Carey Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens conducts a personnel inspection on 25 U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guardsmen. MCPON conducts the inspection each year to ensure that Sailors assigned there hold themselves to the highest standards possible. The Ceremonial Guard is the Navy’s most prestigious unit and conducts ceremonies for presidential inaugurations, distinguished visitors, and burials at Arlington National Cemetery.

MCPON inspects ceremonial guard

By MC2 Brandon Parker U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard

WASHINGTON

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens visited the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard to conduct a personnel inspection at Joint Base AnacostiaBolling on July 29.

“Our ceremonial guard is a very special unit, and it has very special duties and responsibilities, as such, we hold them to the highest possible standards,” said Stevens.

“I feel it’s appropriate to come over here at least once a year and conduct a complete personnel inspection, because they represent our Navy as a whole.”

Stevens said it is his honor to perform a uniform inspection on the Sailors of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard.

“Being a member of the ceremonial guard is to be someone who represents the entirety of the United States Navy,” Stevens said.

“The ceremonies they conduct, from the arrival of distinguished guests, memorial ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery and the many events they participate in throughout the year, are events in which they are able to represent the Navy. I couldn’t be more proud of our young Sailors at the Ceremonial Guard.”

Stevens said that any participants who passed the inspection without a single infraction would receive an award for their ex-

ceptional high standard of appearance.

“This inspection is a zero discrepancy inspection, in which 25 members competed, and 15 received a coin and a letter of appreciation from me,” Stevens said. “Going by the guard’s inspection criteria, they all received outstanding, but only 15 of them received zero hits.”

Some Sailors were anxious, yet confident about participating in the inspection.

“I was nervous, I’m not going to lie. I was shaking and hoping he wouldn’t see me shake,” said Airman Joshua Taione, a guardsman who passed the uniform inspection. “I wanted to look tough, but I mostly wanted to pass, and I passed with zero hits.”

Stevens said that he expects Sailors in the fleet to conduct inspections that are just as thorough.

“The inspection was conducted in a manner that I would hope any personnel inspection would be conducted, very thorough with the same high expectations” he said. “I’m confident that our chief petty officers, first class petty officers and division officers are out doing similar inspections throughout the Navy on a regular basis. The tradition of upholding people to high standards in the Navy is alive and well.”

For more news from the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, visit www.navy. mil/local/mcpon/.

Newest Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Carson City keel authenticated Team Ships Public Affairs MOBILE, ALA.

The keel of the future USNS Carson City (JHSV 7) was authenticated during a ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard on July 31.

The keel was authenticated by the Mayor of Carson City, the Honorable Robert Crowell. By etching his initials into the keel plate, Crowell confirmed that the “keel” of the ship had been “truly and fairly laid.” Today’s ceremony serves to recognize the joining together of a ship’s components, representing a major milestone in the ship’s construction.

“We’re honored to have Mayor Crowell of Carson City give life to the ship by authenticating its keel,” said Capt.

Henry Stevens, Strategic and Theater Sealift program manager, Program Executive Office (PEO), Ships. “This ship will fill a role critical to our maritime strategy, providing forward naval presence, and strengthening alliances and partnerships, and the keel laying is the first significant milestone in her journey.”

Joint high speed vessels (JHSVs) are versatile, noncombatant vessels designed to

This ship will fill a role critical to our maritime strategy, providing forward naval presence, and strengthening alliances and partnerships, and the keel laying is the first significant milestone in her journey.” -Capt. Henry Stevens operate in shallow-draft ports and waterways, increasing operational flexibility for a wide range of activities including maneuver and sustainment, relief operations in small or damaged ports, flexible logistics support, or as the key enabler for rapid transport.

They are capable of interfacing with roll-on/roll-off discharge facilities, as well as on/ off-loading vehicles such as a fully combat-loaded Abrams Main Battle Tank.

JHSVs support a variety of missions including the overseas contingency operations, conducting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, supporting special operations forces, and supporting emerging joint seabasing concepts.

JHSVs provide fast intratheater transportation of troops, military vehicles and equipment. Each JHSV is capable of transporting 600 short tons 1,200 nautical miles at an average speed of 35 knots. Each vessel includes a flight deck to support day and night aircraft launch and recovery operations. Brunswick will have airline style seating for 312 embarked forces with fixed berthing for 104.

As one of the Defense Department’s largest acquisition organizations, PEO Ships is responsible for executing the development and procurement of all destroyers, amphibious ships, special mission and support ships, and special warfare craft.

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part of exercise since inception in 1995 Continued from B1

MCC Bill Mesta The North East Gate at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is the only entry and exit point to mainland Cuba from the naval station.

Naval Station Guantanamo Bay performs public health review Commander, Navy Installations Command Public Affairs GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA

In response to a notification on July 14, Commander, Navy Region Southeast (CNRSE) is working with Navy public health and environmental experts to conduct a preliminary inquiry into allegations of cancer among personnel assigned to the Department of Defense Office of Military Commissions site at Naval Station (NS) Guantanamo Bay. The complaint alleges that military and civilian personnel who worked at the Commissions area of Guantanamo Bay were likely exposed to carcinogens. According to the complaint, up to seven individuals who lived and worked in the area have subsequently been diagnosed with cancer.

In response to this complaint,

CNRSE and NS Guantanamo Bay Commanding Officer Capt. David Culpepper have requested the support of the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) and other Navy environmental officials to review available records pertinent to the site and the allegations in the complaint.

As part of their review, NMCPHC public health experts are reviewing historical medical records of the individuals identified in the report to confirm the type of cancer and date of diagnosis. Historical environmental data is also being reviewed by NMCPHC to determine if there are any potential health risks from exposure to environmental hazards. This initial review must be completed before a final plan would be developed.

The initial records search is in coordination with NS Guantanamo

Bay, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic and NAVFAC Southeast. To ensure an exhaustive process and review are met, the records search could take several weeks. Additionally, while records review is taking place, a small team of Public Health professionals will be traveling to Guantanamo Bay next week to provide subject matter expertise for the base commanding officer and leadership.

Navy leadership is committed to the safety and security of all personnel at its installations and will provide regular updates on the progress of the inquiry at http://www.cnic.navy.mil/ regions/cnrse/installations/ns_guantanamo_bay.html on the Armed Forces Network’s weekly radio news program “Open Line,” and in the pages of the “Guantanamo Gazette.”

NASSIG OMBUDSMAN CHOSEN FOR CNIC 2015 MRS. SYBIL STOCKDALE SHORE OMBUDSMAN OF THE YEAR

By MC1 Tony D. Curtis Naval Air Station Sigonella Public Affairs

SIGONELLA, SICILY

Christine Coumbe and her family leave Sigonella Aug. 3, and she’ll openly admit the emotional challenges that accompany departure from a place she’s grown to love. Many who know Coumbe feel likewise. How can we not esteem a neighbor who’s been a voice for those desiring to be heard, and a sounding board for the many just needing someone to listen.

Coumbe will leave with her memories, our affections, and the recently-awarded title as Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) 2015 Mrs. Sybil Stockdale Shore Ombudsman of the Year – a fitting distinction that appropriately sums up what the Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella ombudsman has meant to this community.

Coumbe says she didn’t sign up as an ombudsman for the recognition, but to merely give back to military families stationed here. As a liaison between NAS Sigonella and its supporting families, she felt confident she could put to good use her abilities to communicate and rigorously pursue issues or misunderstandings.

“Since becoming an ombudsman, my phone has remained constantly charged so I can respond to e-mails and Facebook messages as soon as they come in,” said Coumbe. “When I tell someone I’m going to help resolve an issue, I make sure to be accessible and follow through until the problem is resolved.”

In competition against CNIC’s other 71 installation commands for the shore accolade, the tenacity is in large part why Coumbe was chosen one of the Navy’s very best ombudsman; and all while balancing life at home as a wife and mother to Jacob, 7, Lexi, 6, and 8-month-old Eleanor. While her value is now being trumpeted throughout the fleet, her husband, Navy Counselor 1st Class Gary Coumbe, has long been a front-row fan of his wife’s rare abilities.

“What makes my wife unique is her brutal honesty combined with her in-depth knowledge of the base inner workings and the Navy community as a whole,” Gary said. “She knows a lot more about what’s going on on the base than I do and she won’t tell me anything that might breach the confidence of those whom she serves. She’s talented and has integrity.”

Coumbe might be brutally honest, but she’s not brutal.

Armed with a calm voice backed by solid logic is the type of straight-forward approach that makes one sense they are confiding in a trusted family member, not a preachy know-itall. The trust Coumbe has earned by the community follows a simple formula: Take the time to listen whenever someone has an issue, no matter how big or small.

“I’ve learned the importance of completely hearing out those who approach me with a problem,” said Coumbe.

“They aren’t asking me for my opinion; they are asking for help, and for something to be done.”

The Rochester, New York, native began her ombudsman duties after her appointment by NAS Sigonella Commanding Officer Capt. Christopher Dennis in April 2014. Before serving as ombudsman – the traditional “bridge” that helps keep command and community unified – she attended an ombudsman basic training course at Sigonella’s Fleet and Family Support Center tailored to help these command-community liaisons with: identifying systematic shortcomings; complaint research; aiding unofficial dispute resolution; alleviating communication gaps, injustices, inadequacies, and the all-too often overlooked but perhaps most important of all – the capacity to lend a caring ear to families and the command leaders those families support. The best ombudsmen take these lofty responsibilities head on with a neutral, unbiased approach and with zero financial compensation; hefty requirements Coumbe accomplished with excellence and poise. And that’s not all.

“Christine was a principal Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE) program committee member who worked directly with me, the command master chief, the public affairs officer and other base leaders with tremendous composure and insight,” said Dennis. “She reviewed hundreds of comments annually and was critical in remedying and communicating decisions and responses that ultimately strengthened the fabric of our community.”

Dennis also mentioned Coumbe’s impressive coordination during the October 2014 visit of Martha Faller, U.S. Navy Ombudsman at Large (OAL). During the OAL’s visit to address community issues and future ombudsman initiatives, Coumbe organized and helped facilitate all meetings and Faller’s overall agenda.

“As base CMC I can think of no one more deserving of this award than Christine Coumbe,” said base Command Master Chief Mike Kaszubowski. “She’s a consummate team player who genuinely cares for all stationed here.”

Regional challenges increasingly require regional solutions, and it’s through yearly engagements like CARAT where we are able to build and strengthen our interoperability.”

U.S. units participating in the exercise include the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3), the dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD42), the rescue and salvage ship USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) with embarked Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, a P-3C Orion, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) FIVE , Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) ONE, and U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade.

Indonesia has been part of the CARAT exercise series since it began in 1995. After more than two decades of annual training events between the armed forces, CARAT Indonesia remains a model for cooperation that has evolved in complexity and enables both navies to refine operations and tactics in response to both traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges.

CARAT Indonesia is part of a broader bilateral exercise series the U.S. Navy conducts with nine partner navies in South and Southeast Asia to address shared maritime security priorities, strengthen maritime partnerships and enhance interoperability among participating forces. Following CARAT Indonesia, additional bilateral phases of CARAT will occur from July through November 2015 with Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia and Thailand.

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included contests, music, food, concerts Continued from B1 By providing these tours and experiencing that unique bond shows how much support we have from the Japanese locals, from the Japanese military ... and it fills you with pride.”

CFAY also hosted ship tours aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) and two visiting JMSDF ships, JS Hatsushima (MSC 606) and JS Enshu (AMS 4305).

“Friendship day gives our Japanese neighbors and partners an opportunity to visit the base, experience a little Americana and an opportunity for the families here on base to interact with the families out in town,” said Fleet Activities Deputy Public Affairs Officer Jim O’Donnell. “The commands and tenet commands here on base put out a lot of effort setting up booths and getting ready for this thing, and everyone had a lot of fun as we got to interact with our Japanese hosts.”

The event included a tug-of-war contest, food booths, live music, and concerts by the U.S. 7th Fleet Band.

“I’ve been in the Navy for 33 years now and one of my favorite things to do is Friendship Day”, said Master Chief Fire Controlman Ed Campbell, assigned to Mustin. “I just love hosting the Japanese, talking to them and getting to know them.”

At nightfall the festivities were concluded with a fireworks display over the waterfront.

McCampbell and Mustin are two of seven destroyers assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15, and are forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

Despite the praise of the CO and CMC, Coumbe was apparently shocked when she learned of the Stockdale accolade. “I didn’t even know I was nominated,” she said.

The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations established the Mrs. Sybil Stockdale Ombudsman of the Year Award in May of 2015 to annually honor one ombudsman who typifies Stockdale’s support to families. During the seven-year internment of her husband, Vice Adm. James Bond Stockdale, Stockdale tirelessly worked to aid the fraught families of other Vietnam War POWs. A Stockdale award is given to the Navy’s four top ombudsmen in recognition of selfless dedication and commitment rendered to inspire family readiness at three command levels: afloat (one award for both Pacific and Atlantic), ashore, and Navy Reserve Force.

Each winner must first be nominated by their commanding officers under the criteria of maintaining the highest standards of professionalism. The awardee must also be positive role models in creating a healthy sense of community.

Even had she not been selected as CNIC’s Stockdale winner, Coumbe said she would have left the island satisfied.

“The partnership I’ve had with people like the CO, XO, CMC, MACM Wojtal, Paul Lopez, Chris McKibbin, FFSC, Admin, and fellow ombudsmen made this experience worth it in itself and I can’t thank them enough,” Coumbe said.

“But the things that make this job truly fulfilling are the simple things. Like helping families resolve issues before they get to the command level. Or providing them information that helps relieve stress or uncertainty. Seeing them walk away happy or at least a little less concerned, or a big ‘thank you’ on Facebook because I provided a simple answer, made the whole thing worthwhile.”

For more news from Naval Air Station Sigonella, visit www.navy.mil/local/nassig/.

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Celebrating the Navy’s 240th birthday The Flagship, Inc. invites you to celebrate the U.S. Navy’s 240th birthday at the 2015 Hampton Roads’ Navy Ball on Saturday, October 3 at The Norfolk Waterside Marriott, 235 East Main Street, Norfolk. This event is open to all hands and is a time honored tradition not to be missed. Seating is limited - tickets will be sold on a first come first served basis. $5 discount if ticket purchased before August 15. For tickets and more information, visit www.hamptonroadsnavyball.com

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Above: Cornell Jiles, of Virginia Beach, runs through a foam obstacle during the 6th Annual Flagship Military Challenge.

Right: Participants navigate through a mud obstacle during the 6th Annual Flagship Military Challenge. The Flagship Military Challenge is a military-style confidence course that consists of a 5K run with multiple obstacles designed to challenge even the most fit individual.

Photos by MC3 Scott Barnes.

Y R A T I L I M P I H S FLAG K 5 E G N E L L A CH S R E N N U R S E LEAV D U M N I D E R E COV

By MCSN Lindsey E. Skelton Navy Public Affairs Support Element East

VIRGINIA BEACH

Runners of all ages marked their footprints on the dew-covered field at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex during the 6th Annual Flagship Military Challenge, Aug. 1.

The Flagship and military newspapers of Virginia hosted the 5K obstacle course of mud pits, tunnels and other confidence challenges open to civilian and military personnel. Although the race was a friendly competition for the fastest time, the event was designed as

a fundraiser for the United Service Organization (USO) of Hampton Roads and Central Virginia.

The USO is not federally funded and only functions on donations and profits from events like the Flagship Military Challenge.

“We rely solely upon individual donations as well as special events to fundraise in order to provide the programs we offer to our local service members,” said Mallory Lushenko, special events and volunteer coordinator for the USO of Hampton Roads and Central Virginia Mettle Events, a non-profit organi-

zation, donates roughly $1.2 million to the Hampton Roads community and partners with the Flagship and USO each year to help coordinate the race.

“We would love for more military to come and support the event,” said Ann Hupp, Mettle Events race director. “The obstacle course this year is the best ever. There’s more mud at runners’ requests.”

Ryan L. Carroll, 32, from Portsmouth, ended first overall with a time of 23:33.

“I’m just proud this race is going on,” said Carroll. “Races like this are great to bring awareness to our mili-

tary and help the military community.

I’d like to see more of these.”

The second finisher, Philip C. Hancock, 18, from Chesapeake, finished the race with only one shoe.

“Coming through the first mud pit, it’s shallow on the left side and right as I came out, the shoe came off,” said Hancock.

Despite the difficulty he faced during the race, Hancock still has a positive attitude.

“It’s a lot of fun and it gives me a chance to get in touch with the military community,” said Hancock. “Go Navy.”

online For all the photos from the event, visit us online at flagshipnews.com.

Race results can be viewed at http:// mettleevents.com/ results.html.

For more information about the Flagship Military Challenge, visit http://www. flagshipnews. com/app/ militarychallenge/.

Information for the USO of Hampton Roads and Central Virginia can be found at http:// usohrcv.com/.

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48th Annual Virginia Beach Antiques Show ■ ■

For a complete list of events in Hampton Roads or to submit your own, visit www. flagshipnews.com/calendar

When: Aug. 7, 10 a.m.

Where: Virginia Beach Convention Center ■ Cost: Free ■ For more information, visit: http:// www.visitvirginiabeach.com

Anchor Scholarship GolfTournament

The Virginia Beach Antiques Show has been the largest and highestquality antiques show in Hampton Roads for over 40 years. This once a year event is one of the oldest and most respected antique shows in the country and features over 100 dealers from 22 states and Canada. This show always draws serious antique collectors, interior designers and avid home decorators looking for a diverse and interesting selection of genuine antiques. Extensive collections of fine period furniture, silver, porcelains, Oriental and Persian rugs, art glass, vintage linens, garden elements, Americana, antique prints, old chandeliers, primitives, books, original fine art and more will be featured in this year’s prestigious event.

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When: Aug. 7, 8 a.m.

Where: Cahoon Plantation Cost: $90 per player - $350 per team For more information, call: 671-3200, option 3 or visit http://bit.ly/1Ho2B8R Open to all. Golf, cart, goody bag, two on course drink tickets and lunch included. Registration is at 7 a.m., Shotgun Start at 8 a.m.

PolyFest 2015

90th Hampton Cup Regatta

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When: Aug. 7, All Day Where: 24th Street Park, Virginia Beach ■ Cost: Free ■ For more information, visit: http:// www.pacificislandersofva.org/

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The PolyFest Festival is free to the public. Two days filled of culture, Polynesian Entertainment, food & vendors.

This August 8-9, speed into aquatic action as the 90th annual Hampton Cup Regatta, the oldest continuously running hydroplane boat race in the country, returns to Mill Creek in Hampton. Join 25,000 spectators for a weekend of on-the-water thrills, chills, and racing excitement. Up to 80 hydroplane boats and Jersey Speed Skiffs from the U.S. and Canada are expected to compete. This year, the Hampton Cup Regatta will welcome some of the fastest watercraft in the world.

At 19-feet long, these nautical rockets often reach speeds of 150 mph, setting both national and world records. Best of all, the Hampton Cup Regatta is one of the last remaining boat races in the country free of charge!

KROC Center Summer Bazaar ■ ■

When: Aug. 8, 9 a.m.

Where: The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, Norfolk ■ Cost: Free ■ For more information, call: 622KROC (5762) Browse select vendors (tables available). Buy a lunch ($5.00) and receive one free hour of time in the aquatics center. Help us raise money to support our missionaries overseas (World Services).

When: Aug. 9, noon Where: Inside Fort Monroe, Hampton ■ Cost: Free ■ For more information, visit: http:// bit.ly/1KONZnO

TNT’s “The Last Ship” turns spotlight on Norfolk... ..but the pronunciation’s slippery and scenery looks like San Diego

By Larry Bonko Virginian-Pilot correspondent

In a recent episode of “The Last Ship,” a corking good doomsday drama on TNT, the command master chief (CMC) of the guided missile destroyer Nathan James delivers good news to a crew of 216, weary after five months at sea.

The word from CMC Russ Jeter, played by Charles Parnell: “We’ll soon be landing in Norfolk.”

Yep. He said “Norfolk.”

That’s our Norfolk he’s talking about.

The co-creators and executive producers of “The Last Ship,” Hank Steinberg and Steven Kane, have given the city oodles and oodles of free prime-time pub. At times this season, the series has attracted more than five million viewers to its

9 p.m., Sunday time slot, according to Nielsen ratings. The series finale is scheduled for Sept. 6.

The name of Norfolk, the Nathan James’ homeport, pops up often on “The Last Ship.” For example: ■ Rhona Mitra as Dr. Rachel Scott: “We’re transporting 12 doctors and scientists to the naval base in Norfolk.”

■ Marissa Neitling as Lt. Kara Foster: “Heading back to Norfolk has everyone feeling hopeful and anxious.”

■ Navy SEAL teams searching for survivors: “Second Street in Norfolk is clear.”

The actors pronounce “Norfolk” in several variations.

One says, “Nor-FOLK.” Another says, “NOR-fick” Another lands softly on the second syllable.

“NAW-fuk.”

Any way they say it, the dialogue carries music to the ears of those at the Norfolk Convention and Visitors Bureau.

“It’s good news for the city to be on so large a national stage,” Mayor Paul Fraim said. “It’s been a terrific run for Norfolk and the Navy.”

Why has Norfolk been so blessed by the producers of “The Last Ship”?

For one thing, Kane, in a telephone interview, said he regards Norfolk as a cool Navy town. So cool that on June 4, the producers arranged for a showing of the season two premiere in the Nauticus theater. Neitling attended.

Also, Kane saw Norfolk as the perfect jumping-off place for the destroyer’s training mission in arctic waters. That mission was crucial to the series’ plotline because while ship and crew were

Courtesy of TNT Actors Eric Dane and Rhona Mitra throw “Norfolk” around regularly, and the show’s researchers endeavor to create a reasonably accurate facsimile of the Virginia city.

far to the north, a deadly virus tore through the world’s population.

Seventy percent of Norfolk’s population was infected.

But alas, the Norfolk pictured in “The Last Ship” is not our fair city.

The series is shot in and around San Diego, which is homeport to more than 50 Navy ships.

It would be great to film in Norfolk, Kane said. “But, we don’t have the budget to fly everyone on the show out to Norfolk.”

Understood.

Kane’s team of researchers endeavors to create a reasonably accurate facsimile of the Virginia city.

Viewers see maps that show Nor-

folk State University, Norfolk International Airport and Virginia Beach Boulevard. The Navy SEAL teams talk of “joint operations” at the Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base.

“Our research is solid,” said Kane, who in the past has worked on several other TV dramas, including “The Closer.”

Well, mostly solid. TNT’s Norfolk has a high school football team nicknamed the Sharks. Really? As planes take off from the naval air station in TNT’s Norfolk, we see mountains in the background.

Mountains in Norfolk? Really?

This article originally appeared on Hamptonroads.com.

STEVE TYRELL IN TOWN POINT PARK CONCERT THIS WEEKEND NORFOLK

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Grammy Award-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell will appear in concert Sunday, Aug. 9, for a free evening Downtown Norfolk Waterfront performance at Town Point Park. The Steve Tyrell concert is the first, in a new series of five annual summer concerts that feature national recording artists, all sponsored by the Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation.

Produced by Norfolk Festevents, admission to the concert is free and open to the public. Open lawn seating is available and picnics are welcome. The evening will include gourmet artisan

foods and beverages for purchase. Town Point Park will open at 5 p.m., for pre concert picnics. The show begins at 8 p.m.

Tyrell is truly a renaissance man. In over four decades in the music business, he has achieved great success as an artist, producer, songwriter, music supervisor and performer.

With his breakthrough performances in “Father of the Bride” and “Father of the Bride II,” Steve Tyrell reinvented and re-popularized classic pop standards for a modern-day audience. Tyrell has sold hundreds of thousands of albums and gained a

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Aside from being a Grammy Award winner, Tyrell has earned two Emmy nominations, received a daytime Emmy, three Ace Nominations, 2004 American Society of Young Musician’s “All That Jazz Award,” 2004 The Wellness Community “Human Spirit Award,” 2006 Society of Singers “Lifetime Achievement Award,” and 2008 Los Angeles Jazz Society’s “Jazz Vocalist of the Year.” His productions were not only nominated, but have earned over 11 Grammy Awards themselves. The

Courtesy photo Grammy Award –winning vocalist Steve Tyrell will appear in a free concert Sunday, August 9 at Town Point Park, Norfolk.

music he produced for the children’s special “Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue,” which aired on all three major networks simultaneously, was given special recognition by the Emmy’s. For music samples and more information about the artists, please visit http://www.stevetyrell. com.

For more information about this event and many others at Town Point Park visit festevents.org, or call 441-2345.

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NUTRITIONAL SECRETS OF TOUR DE FRANCE CAN FUEL EVERYDAY ATHLETES Brandpoint

Nutritional bars and packets of energy gel are what you might think of when you imagine a champion cyclist’s diet. But for the 198 men set to embark July 4, for the 102nd Tour de France, a balanced diet based in whole foods – and a lot of them – is critical.

The 2015 edition of the world’s greatest race covers 2,087 miles and visits three countries en route from Utrecht, in The Netherlands, to Paris over three weeks in July. Along the way, the race’s 198 rail-thin riders will produce roughly enough energy to power the average American household for 2.5 days, each of them consuming an astounding 5,000 calories or more per day.

And while an ice-cold soda is a welcome first drink at each day’s finish line, it is pounds of rice, pasta and proteins that will

fuel riders like 25-time stage winner Mark Cavendish across the high mountains of the Alps and Pyrénées.

“You have the 200 best bike riders in the world all in the best condition of the year, which means everything is faster, everyone rides closer together and winning and losing means so much more,” says Cavendish, the former world champion from the British Isle of Man, who rides for Belgian squad EtixxQuick Step. “Whether training in the early spring or chasing race wins at the Tour, diet is one of the top-three most important things in a cyclist’s, or any professional athlete’s, way of life.”

Nigel Mitchell, head of nutrition for British Cycling and educational ambassador for American Pistachio Growers, serves as Cavendish’s go-to dietician. Mitchell has overseen the diets of Tour de France and Olym-

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“In events like the Tour de France, you’re constantly working to maximize recovery, and some people get a little more sensitive to things like wheat. The stomach takes a big pounding,” says Mitchell. “It’s really important to make sure we’ve got easily digestible foods there. In Mark’s case, we’ll build a simple diet based around chicken, rice and nutrient-dense nuts like pistachios, which are rich in B vitamins, protein and iron.”

And, Mitchell says, a simple, nutritious diet is vital to recovery for athletes of all abilities and sports – not just the select few competing in the Tour each year.

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“For instance, you can easily incorporate pistachios with a carbohydrate to replenish your stores through a power-packed snack like my Pistachio Rice Cakes.”

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BMX event, this weekend in Hampton August 7-9, up to 350 BMX bikers and more than 900 spectators from across the country will head to Hampton for the USABMX Gold Cup QualiďŹ er and 9th annual Eddie Townsend Memorial Pro Am, taking place at Hampton BMX (formerly Hampton Supertrack). Competitors from up and down the east coast are expected to participate in this action-packed event. The event is free and open to the public, however BMX bikers hoping to register for the competition can do so on-site. For more, check out www.hamptonbmx.com.

Courtesy of NASCAR Kensethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win at Pocono has earned him a berth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

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KENSETH USES FUEL STRATEGY TO CLAIM VICTORY AT POCONO

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On Aug. 2, Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway saw an unusually large number of drivers run out of fuel before Matt Kenseth drove across the ďŹ nish line to take his ďŹ rst-ever victory at Pocono and his ďŹ rst anywhere in a fuel-mileage race.

Before that, Joey Logano, who led a race-high 97 laps, had his No. 22 Ford out front with just two laps to go, when he ran short of fuel. That put Kyle Busch in the lead with his fourth straight Cup victory seemingly a matter of cruising to the ďŹ nish line as his closest challenger, Martin Truex Jr., also ran dry.

But just after taking the white ďŹ&#x201A;ag, Busch also ran out of fuel, which allowed Kenseth, his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, to motor by and get JGRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth consecutive Sprint Cup victory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never thought Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d ever win at Pocono, and I never ever thought Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d win a fuel-mileage race, so we did both (Sunday),â&#x20AC;? said Kenseth, who has an average ďŹ nish of 15.2 in 32 career starts at the Tricky Triangle.

The key for Kenseth was stretching his fuel, which goes against the instincts of those who earn a living driving cars as fast as possible. But his crew chief, Jason Ratcliff, kept insisting that he take it easy in the ďŹ nal laps. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t catch the leaders anyway, but I just

SPRINT CUP STANDINGS 1. Kevin Harvick, 780 2. Joey Logano, 734 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 717 4. Jimmie Johnson, 713 5. MartinTruex Jr., 694 6. Brad Keselowski, 681 7. Matt Kenseth, 662 8. Jamie McMurray, 631 9. Kurt Busch, 620 10. Jeff Gordon, 617 wanted to get as close as I could in case they ran out, and (Ratcliff) wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let me,â&#x20AC;? Kenseth said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard, to not go as fast as you can in the last ďŹ ve or six laps. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough to discipline yourself to do that.â&#x20AC;?

Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Greg BifďŹ&#x201A;e completed the Top 5.

For Kenseth, his 33rd career win was just as sweet as others in which he overpowered the competition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been able to explain it after all these years, but no matter what race Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever won or how Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve won it or what position weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no feeling in the world like when you come off the corner and know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to win a Sprint Cup race,â&#x20AC;? he said.

For Busch, who is trying to get into the top 30 in the standings and thereby earn a spot in the Chase, another quart of gas in the tank likely would have been enough to make it to Victory Lane. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We ran out, but we went down swinging,â&#x20AC;? Busch said.

Busch wound up 21st and remains 32nd in the standings, but now is just 13 points out of 30th place.

Even as the JGR team celebrated its recent string of successes, team owner Joe Gibbs cautioned that the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fortunes could change with the next race unless the team members continue to work as hard as theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been working. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always aware of, we climb to get up here, but in this sport itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very easy to â&#x20AC;Ś slip back, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve experienced that,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just really need to keep working, and I think our guys will.â&#x20AC;?

I never thought Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d ever win at Pocono, and I never ever thought Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d win a fuelmileage race, so we did both (Sunday).â&#x20AC;?

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Roosevelt Memorial Park-Chesapeake. 2 graves, side by side, Section Redemption, $3500 (or best offer). Perpetual care. Call 757-351-5188 or 757-739-0175, ask for Liza.

All Houses Bought Cash Paid To You. 285-1234

Antiques & Classics For Rent-Condo 2BR, 2BA, 2 balconies, new appls, new carpet, prkg space, swimming pool & tennis court access, walking distance to TCC, bank and grocery store.

Just off Buckner Rd. $830mo. 757-430-1735

Buick 1989 Riatta. REDUCED. Great car, collector, no rust, must see. $4300. 757-646-2652

Mercedes 1984 280SL. REDUCED. Euro model, good cond., Must see. $7300. 646-2652

VW 1973 Super Beetle REDUCED. Auto, col-

For Rent-Duplex Norfolk, Little Creek area - 2BR, 1BA eat in kitchen, just upgraded. No pets, laundry room CAC, off street parking $995 mo. Call 757-434-4886.

lector, excel 0 rust, must see. $7300. 646-2652.

Automobiles for Sale Acura 1992 Legend L, excel cond, auto, air, loaded, leather, sunroof, new insp, runs perfect. $2450. 439-8017. Va Dlr.

For Rent-House (All) House for rent- 3BR, 1.5 BA ,Single Car garage.

1300 sq.ft. $1150 mo. neg. Call anytime.

757-620-8509.

Acura 1998 TL, 3.0 CL, excel cond, auto, air, leather, sunroof, loaded, $2990. 439-8017, va dlr.

Acura 2001 TL leather seats, 4dr, sunroof, good cond., 144k miles, $3000. 757-343-3432

For Rent-Rooms Ches.-Georgetown E. Furn. rm, nice neighborhood, $550 inclu utils & cable + deposit. 757-420-5371.

Chevy 2008 Aveo ES looks & runs great, auto, air, loaded, insp, $3,950. 439-8017 VA DLR

Dodge 1991 Shadow Convertible spotless, auto, air, NEW TOP. $1,990. 439-8017 VA DLR

ALL-BRITE PRESSURE WASHING, LLC. Chesapeake, Nice Room for Rent Central air & heat, cable, $165/wk. 757-409-2343

Ford 2002 Thunderbird, hardtop/conv, black with black & red interior. $15,000. 757-487-2486

EXTREME POWER WASHING-Deck sanding & staining, interior & exterior painting.

Custom sheds. 25+ yrs. exp. Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. 757-615-3070

CHES-Battlefield/Volvo Pkwy, furnished, incl. all utils & cable. $525/mo + dep. 757-681-4067.

Ford 2007 Fusion excellent condition, auto,

Roofing-Guttering

Downtown Ports.-Cable TV, washer/dryer, a/c,

Honda 1998 Accord LX Spotless, 5 spd, air,

all utils inclu. Have job, $140 wk. 757-513-5763.

loaded, inspected, $2,990. 439-8017 VA DLR

CALVINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ROOFING REPAIR - Roofing of all types - flat, tile, slate, shingle, torch down & rubber.

Free estimates, 30+ yrs exp. BBB. 757-382-0031

ROOFING/FLAT RUBBER, HOT TAR, Shingles, Slate, Tile, Chimney Flashing, Siding.

Licensed & Insured Call Today! 757-718-1072

Furnished room by Lynnhaven Mall.Cable, utils,& WIFI, Kit,W/D incl. Non-smoker. $600 Sec.Dep. Call 757-472-3581.

LICENSED & INSURED

air, loaded, insp, $5,450. 439-8017 VA DLR

Honda 2002 Civic EX, 2 dr coupe, spotless, 136K, auto, air, loaded, $3990. 439-8017, va. dlr.

Honda 2003 Civic Hybrid, new inspection, SPOTLESS, 5 spd, air, $3950. 439-8017. Va. Dlr.

Grassfield-Furnished rm, house access, nice

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

Call (757) 880-5215 CONCRETE WORKS - 757-455-5866

Grady White 2002, 232 Gulfstream, 255 hrs.

neighborhood, pool, $700 mo+ dep. 757-541-7172

Lawn Maintenance

Concrete work. Driveways. We Accept All Major Credit Cards. 652-4050. www.shabazznva.com 25 Yrs. of Quality Service. A Free Est. When You Call

Hyundai 2004 Santa Fe 4dr, 4wd, auto, air, p/w, p/l, cruise, alloys, $3990. 439-8017 VA DLR

Tractors & Trailers

also 7 fishing poles. Call 461-1346.

Golden Lab Mix Pups-Ready to go 7/21, 1st

General Repairs

18 Yrs. Concrete Exp.-S & H. All Types of

air, loaded, insp, 3rd seat, $6650. 439-8017. Va Dlr

M/F, $250 each. Call for info 757-270-8368.

Beaufort Home Repairs, carpentry, electrical,

Now is The Time To Get On The List To Rid Your Home of Those Unsightly & Aggravating Cracks.

(Walls, Steps, Etc.) Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Earl Smith, Also Known As The Stonesmith, Semi-Retired And Have Worked Tidewater As A Professional Mason 40 Yrs. Talk To Me About Any Structural issues. Ask Around, Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Not Find A Better Man, 270-0578.

Ford 2005 Expedition XLT, 4WD, mint cond,

up-to-date, Males. $325. Text 252-714-1338

10â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Avon Hardbottom Dinghy, excel cond,

H SUMMER SALE H On Central Air, Heat Pumps & Gas Furnace Sys. Clean & Check for $69. Call Comfort Energy Systems 757-335-0290.

Brick Block Work

needs timing chain, $1000 OBO. 757-675-6018.

Cavalier King Charles Spaniels-CKC,

Air Conditioning & Heating

Uncontested. $350 + $88 filing fee.

No court appearance required.

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

Sport Utility Vehicles Ford 2004 Explorer, new trans, runs but

bug $550, also 1 Puggle Pup $400. 757-274-2381. papers. Shots started. $950. 757-274-2381.

757.622.1455

DIVORCE

Honda 2007 1300, 1915 mis., beautiful bike, gar kept, looks like new, sacrifice. 757-477-0745.

auto, air, loaded, leather, $5950. 439-8017, va dlr

For Sale-Chesapeake Home

1989 19â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Boat w/trailer (make offer)

BUGS-Half Boston Terrier & half Pug, cute as a

#50456 go on 454GM engine, $175, 757-754-2101

Honda 2006 VTX 1800, 14K, great shape, loads of chrome, $7495 OBO. 757-435-9695

Freightliner Day Cab dual-axle, 9spd, 478k

Aussiedoodles Pups-11 wks. old, M/F, shots, wormed, $400 cash only firm. 757-6 19-4694.

Boat Motors

business Attorneys

If interested call Mr. Davis 340-6642

1 boy $400, 1 girl $500. 757-309-1438

Pets-Dogs,Cats,Other

Volvo Penta Manifolds #3861459, Risers

2+2, 46K, excel cond, $23,500 obo. 757-961-7235

London Bridge & Va Beach Blvd. 1+ Acre.

Yorkie Pups-Adorable, ready to go, 1st shots,

Hallet Davis Upright Piano

24/7. Free Estimates.

757-617-4043

For Sale Commercial

raised. $795. Avail. Aug. 7. 252-473-5619

Excellent condition, $800. 490-3021 (9-7)

American Antique Picker Furniture, Glassware, Artwork Costume Jewelry, COINS Clocks. I WILL BUY IT ALL

THE PROPERTY SHOPPE (757) 496-1986 Licâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Agent

WESTIES - AKC, vet checked, 1st shots, lovingly

Musical Merchandise

Brittany Pups-AKC, male/female, liver or

Buying All Antiques

de-wormed, ready to go. $800. 252-357-4829, 252-548-8327, call or text

Riding Lawn Mower 30â&#x20AC;?, 10hp, w/ mulcher &

Clothing * Jewelry * Appliances * Cameras & Electronics * Books * Linens * Antiques * Kitchen Items * Vintage Items * China/Glassware * Hi-End Treasures & Unbelievable Prices!! Thurs. & Fri. Aug. 6 & 7, 10am-6pm & Sat. Aug. 8, 9am-Noon Payments Accepted: Cash, Check w/ ID, Visa, Mastercard, Discover minimum charge card purchase $15.00 Cox High School, 2425 Shorehaven Dr., Virginia Beach, off Great Neck Rd. Use rear parking lot.

Ray Higgins

St. Bernard Pups-Males/females, 1st shots,

YOU PICK PEACHES! Large & Plentiful, Yellow Free Stone.

U-Pick Vegetables. Estate Bottled Wines.

For Info, Call 252-429-3564 or 757-646-6637

Lawn & Garden

Spa & Hot Tub Covers - $99 & Up.

Honda 2004 Goldwing Motor Trike, Spider

mi, $5,250. 757-235-3040

FREE PICKUP of broken or unwanted lawn

WESTMINSTER-CANTERBURY SUPER SUMMER SALE

A Basic

757RENTALS.COM Aragona- 4 BR, 2 BA, gar., fenced yd. Credit ck.

Owner/Agent, $1400. 757-581-4368.

For Sale- 2 Horse Trailer

912-674-8358

Harley 2010 Fatboy, Denim black, sissy bar, 8K mis., 2 helmets inclu. $10,500. 757-373-5707.

Power Boats/Cruisers

$1700 757-923-0409

Antiques & Collectibles

wormed, fam raised, $875 cash. 757-580-0281.

Washer & Dryer $225, Stove $150, Refrig.

Types of Collections

W/D in unit, no pets/smokers, screened porch, lg yard, parking, $995 mo yrly. 757-646-7345.

Blackberries

Stove $125; Freezer $150; Washer $150; Dryer $125; Dishwasher $100. All Items Like New. DELIVERY AVAIL 757-447-7347

I Pay Cash For All

For Rent-Va. Beach Apts

For Rent-Va.Beach House Old English Bulldog Pup-Reg, shots, de-

8 wks old, $200 each, cash. 252-482-3658.

APPLIANCES - Refrigerator $195;

Army Kroc Center, 1401 Ballentine Blvd., Norfolk.

Music, vendors, games, prizes, free swimming w/lunch purchase. 757-543-8100.

lines, health guarantee, shots, dewormed, parents on premises, M & F, 434-374-8004

Mt. Pleasant Farms

Appliances

Summer Bazaar-Sat., Aug. 8, The Salvation

Norwich Terrier Puppies - AKC, Champion

SIAMESE

You Pick, Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat. 7-7 PM. 3477 Muddy Creek Rd., Va Beach.

Cash or Check Only. 721-7434.

Sat & Sun Year Round 3416 N. Military Hwy

to share private residence w/male or female. 1 furnished BR w/balcony. Single occupancy. Must share bath w/1 other person. All utils., cable & internet incl. Must have own telephone & TV. Non smoker, no pets. $435 mo.+ $200 security dep. Available now. 757-474-2810.

Oceanfront- 2 BR, 1 BA, some utils, remodeled,

White Corn, Cut Fresh Daily Also Canning Tomatoes 9a-6p 3116 New Bridge Rd., VB 721-6226

At Tidewater's Most Eclectic Antique Mall Over 22,000 Sq Ft and 100 Dealers.

Virginia Beach Antique Mall 3900 Bonney Rd #111, Va. Beach, VA 23452

FLEA MARKET OF NORFOLK!

Kempsville, Va. Bch-Lake Christopher. Male

chip, huge, M/F. 5yr hip guar. 804-829-5512 VISA

Pungo Blueberries

Local Business for 15 years.

35 Indoor Shops/200 Outside Tables Crafts, antiques, furniture, tools, baseball cards, clothes, tools, jewelry, cd's, dvd's, sporting goods, auto parts & much more.

Tables avail at $11. More info call 857-7824

Min Pins Pups-Rare colors, blue & merles, 7 wks, wormed, 1st shots, $700. 434-265-2954.

Rottweiler AKC Pups Giant German, micro-

Appraisal Service With 40 Years Experience.

Annual Basket Party/Turkey Tray Lighthouse Community Church 9609 9th Bay (off Ocean View Ave.) August 8, Doors Open at 11 AM. Lots of Baskets, Have A Fun Time!

Will Be Selling Lunch & A Bake Sale. For More Details, Call Pastor Stover 757-652-8450

Mini. Schnauzers All Colors. Super Coats.

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

CROMWELLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PRODUCE

Virginia Beach Antique Co.

Flea Markets/Bazaars

majesticmaltese.com

Corn, Tomatoes Squash, Cucumbers, More. Poor Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farm, Open Daily 8:30-6. 757-679-9707.

PEACHES ARE BACK! Chesapeake Grown Peaches from our Orchard Also Fresh Produce & Fresh Eggs Mon-Sat 10a-6p, Su 12-5p. 757-482-0739 2201 Mt. Pleasant Rd, Chesapeake.

Check us out on Facebook for special events

BEAT THE HEAT!

Maltipoos & Shih-Poos, M & F 252-207-9353

Can deliver. 757-706-3667

Keyboard & Guitar Lessons for senior citizens, six 1 hr lessons $49.95. 18 yrs. exp. Many refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Layaway Available

Motorcycles

Lincoln 2000 Town Car,, white, leather seats, 74K mis., $4800. 757-538-9488.

Kempsville-Lg rm, private entrance, private BA, kit., dinette w/mini frig & microwave, pet friendly, Wifi avail, $300 to move in, $175 per wk. Available immediately. 757-681-1130.

Lincoln 2005 Town Car Limited, excel cond, white, $8500. 757-588-8601.

Nissan 2006 Sentra SER manual, 61k mi, all power, new insp, cold ac, $6300. 232-9225

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

Frankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Siding & Repairs 227-8964

Kempsville- Nice rm, quiet & clean, no smokers, job reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Full-Time Students 1/2 off rent. Background check required. 757-419-6611.

Pontiac 2000 Firebird, extra clean, low mis., auto, air, loaded. T-top, $3950. 439-8017. Va. Dlr.

Norfolk-Furnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Rm. Clean, Quiet, Cable, Fresh Paint, A/C. $140/wk + Dep. 757-718-0698

Toyota 1999 Solara, immaculate, auto, air,

Repairing Siding & Trim. Also Small & Large Jobs.

Lic/Ins. LOW PRICES. BBB A+ RATING.

Tree Service 100% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ABSOLUTE TREE SURGEONS - Will Beat Any Written Estimate By 10% COMPLETE TREE & STUMP REMOVAL, TRIMMING. Licâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d & Insâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d.

FREE ESTIMATES. (757) 735-1128

AFFORDABLE TREE SERVICE-Tree pruning & complete tree removal, stump grinding available.

Senior Citizen Discount. 757-515-6933.

FLOYD'S TREE SERVICE Topping, Trimming, Removal.

Free Estimates. Licensed & Insured. 420-6396

Godwin Tree Service-Over 25 YRS Exp. ProTrimming, total removal (stumps), Lisc./ Insured, Senior/Military Disc. free estimates- 237-1285 H AMERICANTREESERVICE.CO H 757-587-9568 H Cord Hardwd Firewood Mix $150 H Free Stump Grinding With Tree Removal H

Norfolk-South Norfolk Furnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d Rms., Share BA/Kit., Clean, Quiet, ALL Utils Inclu. Sec. Dep. $150. $150/week.

MUST BE EMPLOYED!!! Available Now.

loaded, leather, sunroof, $2990. 439-8017. va dlr.

Toyota 2001 Camry, great cond, auto, air, recent insp, 200K+ mis. $2200. 757-580-8884.

Toyota 2005 Corolla LE SPOTLESS, auto, ice cold air, inspected, $5,850. 439-8017 VA DLR

757-858-8246 Toyota 2011 Camry XLE, silver, 1 owner, excel cond, 53K mis., $14,500. 757-434-0129.

Prentis Park-Furnished rm, priv bath, $600 mo. all included. Smokers ok, no pets. 757-927-5541.

Volkswagen 2001 Beetle 5 spd, air, p/w, p/l, cruise, runs great, $2,990. 439-8017 VA DLR

Va Beach-2 Rooms+ priv. half bath in mobile home, lg priv. lot. $400+ mo. 757-390-5898.

VW 2008 Jetta SEL leather, sunroof, heated seats, loaded, insp. $4990. 439-8017 VA DLR

Va Beach Furnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d room, kitchen, laundry, utilities, cable, $550, full time employed w/car, 473-9284

NEED A CAR?

VB Furnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d Rm by Lynnhaven Mall, cable, utils, wifi

ZERO DOWN? BAD CREDIT? CALL 757-717-1715 VA DLR

incl., non-smoker, $600/mo+ sec. dep. 472-3581

AT FIRST I WAS EMBARRASSED. ME, A CAT, LIVING WITH A SINGLE GUY. BUT WHEN I WATCH HIM PICK SOMETHING UP WITH HIS HANDS AND EAT IT, I CANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T HELP BUT LOVE HIM. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;MARU adopted 01-10-10

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