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Participants play lacrosse during the Wounded Warrior Sports Camp at the Waterfront Athletic Complex at Naval Station Norfolk.

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SECDEF Hagel: Total number of furlough days has been reduced from 11 to six.

The camp is hosted

by Navy Wounded Warrior Safe Harbor, the Department of the Navy’s Wounded Warrior support program.

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WOUNDED WARRIORS ENJOY RECREATIONAL SPORTS CAMP NAVSTA Norfolk hosts Wounded Warrior athletes

By Patty Babb Navy Wounded Warrior – Safe Harbor Public Affairs

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Twelve seriously wounded, ill and injured Sailors and Coast Guardsmen took part in a recreational adaptive sports camp at the Waterfront Athletic Complex at Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 1-3.

It was the second event of its kind to take place at the naval station.

In addition to wheelchair basketball and swimming, the three-day camp featured several new sports – adaptive lacrosse, racquetball and tennis – taught by world-class instructors.

“My doctors told me I would never walk or talk again. I had to relearn everything during more than three years of therapy,” said retired Navy Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class (AW/SW) Marlon A. Bevans, who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident on April 1, 2010. “Sports keep my mind off of my injury and focused on a goal. I feel some pain, but the pain is a sign that I am alive. You just have to keep moving forward.”

The camp was hosted by Navy Wounded Warrior (NWW) – Safe Harbor, the Navy’s Wounded Warrior support program. NWW makes adaptive athletics available to nearly all of the more than 1,130 enrollees in the program. Adaptive athletics have proven positive effects on Wounded Warriors, such as lower stress levels and fewer secondary medical conditions.

“The Wounded Warrior athletes really seemed to enjoy the new sports we offered at this camp and they had a great time together” said Lt. Megan Haydel, NWWs adaptive athletics coordinator. “Once again, our colleagues at Naval Station Norfolk were incredibly welcoming. We hope to continue hosting camps like this and offering our athletes on the East Coast opportunities to stay active.”

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Oceana hosts DEFY program

By MCSN Kayla King NAS Oceana Public Affairs

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Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana Child & Youth Programs (CYP) hosted the Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) program for 39 children from ages 9 to 12, July 15-25.

“DEFY summer leadership programs provide children with leadership skills, character development and volunteerism, while learning the necessary tools to resist drugs, alcohol and any other substance abuse,” explained Cynthia Mackey, lead DEFY program coordinator. “We also teach subjects like conflict resolution, how to resist peer pressure, life skills training and social skills and etiquette.”

DEFY began as one of several programs developed in 1993 by what was then the Secretary of the Navy’s Drug Demand Reduction Task Force. Over the years, DEFY has been offered at more than 50 sites worldwide.

“This is a very good age [9-12] for children to attend DEFY camp. This age is where most children start to differentiate who they are,” said Mackey. “They need to get information now so they don’t fall under peer pressure later. They need to be able to make good decisions for now and in the future.”

DEFY is sponsored by local commands, and

MCSN Kayla King Noel Paiso, 11, slides down a water slide at the Aeropalms Water Park, July 25.

according to the Navy Personnel Command DEFY website, the goal of DEFY is to empower youth to build positive, healthy lifestyles as drug-free, successful citizens. The program’s mission is to improve combat readiness by providing a drug demand reduction and comprehensive life skills program designed to improve youth resiliency and strength.

“I learned what I should do if someone offers me to smoke or do drugs and ways to say no,” said DEFY veteran Kaitlin Duriga, 10. “I like

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IdeaFest: Innovation for Sailors by Sailors

By MCSA Kameren Guy Hodnett Navy Public Affairs Support Element East

NORFOLK

The command center-like conference room, flooded with Space Age technology, went dark as all lights switched off and the glow from the TV monitors tinted the ceiling blue. Rock music began to blare as Rear Adm. Scott B.

Jerabek, Commander, Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC), entered announcing, “I am here to pump everyone up for innovation!”

His entrance kicked off IdeaFest: Hampton Roads at NWDC, where different perspectives were brought together to generate innovation for the Navy, July 31.

The Innovation Department at

NWDC designed this program to foster better communication up and down the chain of command by getting Sailors of all ranks together in a setting where everyone’s voice can be heard.

“Innovation is about bringing different ideas together,” said Capt. Rich Hencke, NWDC Innovation Department Head.

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The event provides parents and kids of all ages with an opportunity to meet school liaison officers, gather starter school supplies and learn about programs and services available to them.

EXAMINATION SHEET CHANGES The Navy advancement center announced a change in enlisted examination advancement sheets.

THE ROAR RETURNS The 88th annual Hampton Cup Regatta returns to Mill Creek in Hampton, Aug. 9 - 11.

The event promises onthe-water thrills, chills, and racing excitement.

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Naval Air Station Oceana wins Ney Award

By Jim Kohler NAVSUP FLC Norfolk Office of Corporate Communications

VIRGINIA BEACH

Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana was presented the Capt. Edward F. Ney Memorial Award, July 29, during a ceremony held at the “Hornet’s Nest” Galley in Virginia Beach.

The prestigious Ney Award is annually awarded to the highest-performing food service operations throughout the fleet.

Oceana took first place honors in the Large General Mess category.

The Oceana galley, which serves approximately 750 meals a day, including 90-120 meals a day from the Navy’s only galley drive-through window, previously won the award in 1998.

The award was presented by Rear Adm. Dixon Smith, Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic and was received by Culinary Specialist 1st Class Renita Monroe on behalf of the 28 Sailors and 35 civilian contractors who staff the galley.

“We have great teamwork here between our Sailors and their civilian counterparts,” said Chief Warrant Officer 3 Aleithia Castro, NAS Oceana Food Service Officer. “I checked in here just before the Ney winners were announced, but it was immediately obvious to me that I was walking into a winning situation.

The team here shows so much pride in everything they do. I am so thankful that my predecessor, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Wayne Cummings, built such a great

team. It made my transition here easy.

I’m so proud of this crew and everything they’ve accomplished.”

“We never stop training,” said Chief Culinary Specialist Charles Bigger, leading chief petty officer at the Oceana galley. “We recently conducted some speed-scratch cooking training with a visiting chef. One of the principles of this method is using items that are already on-hand, such as soups, combining them with other on-hand ingredients, such as rice, potatoes or leftover proteins to make delicious sauces. We are always looking for ways that we can enhance the dining experience of our Sailors.”

In a statement released in March when the Ney Award winners were announced, Rear Adm. Mark Heinrich, Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, emphasized the focus of today’s Navy culinary efforts.

“High quality food prepared fresh daily by culinary specialists is one of the biggest morale boosters the Navy provides,” he said. “More scratch cooking, updated menus and increased on-the-job training for culinary specialists are defining the future of Navy food service.”

Part of the dining experience is the environment where the meals are enjoyed. The Oceana galley underwent a year-long overhaul that was completed in late 2011. The result was a spectacular museum within the galley that serves as a reminder of the rich history at the base. The galley is divided into several

“Era Rooms” that each honor a former commanding officer and the aircraft and events during their tenure.

About 100 Navy culinary specialists, temporarily-assigned Sailors and civilians spent hundreds of man-hours in the almost one-year process of improving the aesthetics of the galley, including decorating the walls of the Era Rooms with frames of former commanding officers, jets and captions.

“It’s like a time machine of Naval Air Station Oceana aviation, where we began and where we are in modern naval aviation,” said former Oceana Food Service Officer Chief Warrant Officer 4 Wayne Cummings. “It is meant to inspire and educate the young Sailors who patronize the NAS Oceana galley, as well as the older Sailors. I know I personally have gained quite a bit of knowledge from this project.”

The Ney Memorial Awards Program is co-sponsored by the International Food Service Executives Association to encourage and recognize excellence in Navy Food Service programs. The goal of the award is to improve the quality of life for Navy personnel. The award is named for Capt. Edward F. Ney, an enlisted Sailor during World War I who later earned his commission as a supply officer. His work resolving problems within the military’s food service industry during World War II contributed to a higher standard of food service in the Navy.

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Students offer the energy and passion necessary to spark the ripple effect for change.� - Operation Smile co-founder Dr. William Magee

USNS Comfort hosts its largest group tour: Operation Smile

By Jessica Kraft Director of PR for Operation Smile

NORFOLK

In a blaze of orange T-shirts with the words “Change Forever� boldly inscribed on them, 550 high school and college students from 24 countries boarded the gangplank of the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) on Naval Station Norfolk, July 31.

The students were part of the International Student Leadership Conference (ISLC) with Operation Smile, an international children’s medical charity.

The conference was held at Old Dominion University in Norfolk and included 75 students from Hampton Roads.

It was the largest group to ever tour Comfort. “I have always admired and respected the Navy and this respect was only deepened through our visit,� said Katherine Duffy, a Norfolk Academy student and part of

The 550 students from the International Student Leadership Conference with Operation Smile made up the largest group to ever tour the Comfort.

the Operation Smile tour. “I thought it was great to see a different side of the Navy.�

Capt. George McCarthy, civil service mariner, master of Comfort and Capt. Kevin Knoop, director of the medical treatment facility, spoke with the students prior to their tour, regaling them with the history of the ship and its humanitarian missions around the world. Both captains then met with the students as they boarded.

Operation Smile is headquartered out of Norfolk and has a long history of working with the military medical staff of Comfort on humanitarian missions.

In 2007, Operation Smile joined Comfort during its humanitarian assistance deployment where Operation Smile volunteers and the ship’s medical team worked together during medical missions in Nicaragua, Peru and Colombia, providing more than 100 children with free reconstructive surgery.

In July 2009, Operation Smile joined Comfort and provided life-changing surgeries and medical services for 57 patients in Latin America and the Caribbean.

And in 2010, after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Operation Smile sent a team to work alongside the crew aboard Comfort. “I love that our Navy

values humanitarian support as our military advances,� said Duffy. “We can always turn to charitable acts to bring us together.�

Operation Smile works in more than 60 countries to provide free reconstructive surgery and related care to children worldwide who are born with facial deformities, including cleft lip and cleft palate. Students are important volunteers and advocates for the organization.

Today, more than 900 Operation Smile student clubs and associations in more than 40 countries create awareness and raise funds to give hope and news smiles. “I think it is amazing that so many countries value humanitarian support and can come together and put aside military differences,� said Duffy.

Hundreds of students from the U.S. and around the world also volunteer on medical missions, serving as translators and providing education on burn care and prevention, oral rehydration therapy, dental hygiene and nutrition, to inform local populations of basic health care that ultimately improves quality of life. “I think Operation Smile teaming up with Comfort and overlapping on missions is great,� said JJ O’Shea, a student from Gonzaga College in Dublin, Ireland. “They are

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Each year, the organization hosts the ISLC, where the goal is to educate students on the value of service within their communities and help develop their skills as future philanthropic leaders. ISLC participants hail from 24 countries including the U.S., Canada, Jordan, Philippines, South Africa, Brazil, Columbia, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Sweden, Vietnam and many others. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ISLC celebrated Operation Smileâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30th Anniver-

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During the ISLC, students participated in team building activities, competed in ďŹ eld games and completed a service project for future Operation Smile patients.

Touring Navy facilities like Comfortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medical treatment facility helps the students connect with what Operation Smile accomplishes on a global level. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it is important for the Navy to provide humanitarian support,â&#x20AC;? said Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have fantastic facilities that can really

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Dr. William Magee, cofounder and chief executive ofďŹ cer of Operation Smile, accompanied the students and provided insight into the cooperation between the medical treatment facility within the ship and the organization. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students offer the energy and passion necessary to spark the ripple effect for change,â&#x20AC;? said Magee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These children are our future leaders, and we are so grateful for their compassion and dedication that helps us make a difference in so many lives around the world.â&#x20AC;?

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20 Years | History

Enterprise’s legacy to live on in Ford-class carrier CVN-80 Compiled by Flagship Staff NORFOLK

This week, in support of The Flagship’s 20th Anniversary, we take a look back at stories that ran in The Flagship that highlighted the amazing accomplishments of aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) as it was inactivated, Dec. 1, 2012, and also announced its legacy will continue with the third Ford-class carrier (CVN 80).

The new ship will be the ninth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name, which is scheduled to be in operation in 2025.

Nearly 12,000 past and current crew members, family and friends attended

U.S. Navy file photos The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) began construction at Newport News Shipbuilding in 1958 (left) and was commissioned in 1961. After completing 51 years of service, the ship was decommissioned (right) in December 2012.

the inactivation of Enterprise at Naval Station Norfolk on Dec. 1, 2012.

Enterprise had just completed its 25th and final deployment and returned to its

homeport of Naval Station Norfolk on Nov. 4, 2012. The ceremony represented a celebration of life for the ship and the more than 100,000 Sailors who served aboard her.

Commissioned on Nov. 25, 1961, the eighth ship to bear the illustrious name Enterprise, the Big “E,” was the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

“Enterprise is a special ship and crew, and it was special long before I got here,” said Capt. William C. Hamilton, Jr., the 23rd and final commanding officer, during the ceremony. “Before I took command of this ship, I learned the definition of ‘enterprise,’ which is ‘an especially daring and courageous undertaking driven by a bold and adventurous spirit.’ Fiftyone years ago, this ship was every bit of that definition.”

“Here we are 51 years later,” he continued, “celebrating the astonishing successes and accomplishments of this engineering marvel that has roamed the seas for more than half the history of

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In June of this year, Enterprise made her final voyage to the Newport News Shipyard.

The ship at the time, nearly six months into her dismantling process, was moved by tugboat on the James River to Newport News Shipyard with nearly 150 Newport News Shipbuilding and Huntington Ingalls Industries shipbuilders aboard.

“The main purpose of bringing Enterprise up here is to defuel and deactivate her,” said Denis Geary, who works in the radiological controls department at Newport News.

“This is the only shipyard capable of this.”

The move marks one of Enterprise’s final trips underway and is expected to be the last opportunity for shipbuilders and crew to ride the ship.

“It’s sad to see a ship with such a history taken apart and the Sailors leave, but we are looking forward to commissioning the next Enterprise,” said Hamilton. “Right now our focus is the safety of our Sailors and shipyard workers as we take the ship on this underway and continue the dismantling process.”

Editor’s note: USS Enterprise Public Affairs contributed to this article.

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militarykids Left: Rising fourth grader, Tyeteona McPherson, 9, from Norfolk holds a “Kits for Kidz” box she won at the 2nd annual Back-to-School Extravaganza at Capt. Slade Cutter Athletic Park, Aug. 2. The kit will supply her with enough school supplies for an entire school year.

Sample boxes (pictured right) were on display during the event.

NSA HR hosts 2nd annual Back-to-School Extravaganza

By David Todd The Flagship Managing Editor

NORFOLK

Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads (NSA HR) held its 2nd annual Back-to-School Extravaganza at the Capt. Slade Cutter Athletic Park, Aug. 2. The free event was open to the public and nearly 700 attended.

The annual extravaganza started as a way to provide parents and kids of all ages – military and non-military – with an opportunity to meet School Liaison Officers (SLOs), gather starter school supplies for the upcoming school year and learn about the myriad of programs and services available to them, many of which are available at no cost.

In addition to the various school supply give-aways, parents received a raffle ticket for a chance at winning one of 48 “Kits for Kidz” boxes (elementary and secondary), that provided a winning child with enough school supplies for an entire school year.

Dr. Allison Foster, NSA HR SLO, and her colleagues once again spearheaded the function and strived to create an event that was not only fun, but more informational than the previous year. Activities were spread throughout the park to give families an opportunity to move around freely in an open environment.

“One of the most important jobs a School Liaison Officer has is making connections,” said Foster. “Every year I seem to meet more people who do more things for military families that I didn’t know before. This year’s goal was to have more resources, more information and more educational

resources available.”

Foster said providing starter school supplies during the event helps to offset the costs associated with going back to school for parents, but more importantly, families had an opportunity fill in the additional items needed during Virginia’s tax-free weekend for school supplies and clothing, Aug. 2-4.

“Particularly for young families, buying school supplies can be a hardship whether you are shopping at the Navy Exchange or wherever,” she explained. “Luckily this is taxfree weekend, so they’ll get their starter school supplies and then see what else they need to get.”

Kids had an opportunity to get creative at the military-themed coloring station, have fun at the bubble station and also expand their imaginations with LEGO bricks, which were provided by local vendor Bricks 4 Kidz. In addition to building new creations and problemsolving skills, kids used simple machines to create spin art with markers.

“It’s hands-on, we teach the kids about STEM [science, technology, engineering and mathematics] and they love it,” said Jessica Filosa, director/instructor with Bricks 4 Kidz, who was a public education teacher for eight years prior to opening her mobile franchise. “They don’t even know they’re learning how things work, using motors and batteries, so I enjoy it because the kids enjoy it and the parents enjoy it … it’s just a lot of fun.”

Filosa also said LEGOs help bring families together because it’s a familiar medium, but there are numerous educational benefits associated with them as well.

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“There are so many educational benefits of it [LEGOs] that are fantastic – motor skills, putting them [bricks] together, seeing if they press hard on something and it collapses … then learning from that and how to structure it differently,” she explained.

NSA HR Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) provided free sno-cones and popcorn, as well as food and drinks for a fee. They also setup and manned inflatable slides, a bounce house, a “Dunk the Sailor” tank and other fun games to provide kids an opportunity to play and get some exercise too, but safety remained paramount.

“We make sure we have enough volunteers and MWR help to have enough eyes on each station,” said Jody Powers, NSA HR MWR fitness coordinator. “Because safety is our first priority.”

For the smaller children, Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) Norfolk provided a puppet show about the first day of school told from a character’s point of view.

“They see the bright colorful cartoon-like faces and they automatically come forward,” said Danielle Gamez, FFSC Norfolk, noting that FFSC also does puppet shows on deployment and anti-bullying topics. “We try to get a little bit of interaction too by asking questions before [the show] and a little bit in the middle. I think they get a positive message out of it.”

Photos by David Todd Jon Kim from the City of Norfolk Bomb Squad shows off some of the capabilities of the Remotec ANDROS F6B robot, Aug. 2. The remote controlled robot was designed specifically for military, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and law enforcement applications.

FFSC staff members were also on-hand to answer questions about their programs, services, counseling and more.

“A couple of things that we focused on today was adjustments – children adjusting to school from no school or pre-K to kindergarten, but primarily children adjusting to schools who have relocated from another region to here – so we have provided resources and information to families,” said Wanda Byrd, FFSC Norfolk. “In addition to that, we are also focusing on families who are not only transitioning to a new area here, but there is a deployment also.”

Byrd said events such as the Extravaganza are important for all families, but especially for military families because information can be obtained in one central location.

“I think it’s one of the most valuable things we can do for parents,” she said. “It gives them an open forum to come and gather community resources, get some school supplies, have their kids come out and relax and get ready for the school year.”

A highlight of the event was the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire and Emergency Services high tech simulator trailer, which is operated under the Fire Safety Education Unit. The trailer simulates everything from natural disasters, including hurricanes and earthquakes, to kitchen and appliance fires, bedroom fires and evacuation routes, and more.

“It’s a public event, so we’re sharing the knowledge of fire safety and getting folks acclimatized to the fire department,” said Howard Thompson, fire inspector, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire and Emergency Services.

“We do safety standdowns, we

do unit functions,” said Patrick D. Murphy, chief fire inspector, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire and Emergency Services, noting that fire safety should be a year-round topic.

“Fire Prevention Week [in October annually] is a big week for us, but every week of the year we are out doing something.”

Another highlight was the City of Norfolk Bomb Squad’s Remotec ANDROS F6B robot and its operator Jon Kim, who spoke about the importance of STEM education as it applies to the robotics field and gave kids a glimpse at a promising career they can achieve when they grow up.

“It’s definitely the future,” he said, noting that robots save lives in hazardous environments and parts are replaceable, unlike human beings.

“There’s going to be a lot more need for robotics, as well as for people coming back injured [from war].

They are going to need help making animatronics or something to assist their living when they are injured or missing limbs.”

Overall the event was a huge success, but most importantly, it was a benefit to the local community.

“We wanted to give parents and children some tools to prepare for the upcoming school year. Education is too important to not have the necessary supplies, and hosting this event was a great way for us to ensure that all the families had what they needed,” said Lt. Cmdr.

John Williams, executive officer, NSA HR. “This extravaganza was important because it provided us the opportunity to give back to the community, and in particular, to our military families because they sacrifice so much.”

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic Sailors observe a mock VEX IQ robotics competition between STEM Academy students.

SSC ATLANTIC HOSTS 3RD ANNUAL HAMPTON ROADS STEM ACADEMY

By Jerry Sekerak SSC Atlantic (Hampton Roads) Public Affairs

NORFOLK

More than a dozen Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic employees took advantage of an academic diversion from their normal duties recently when they served as mentors and coaches to 25 Portsmouth public middle school students at the 3rd annual Hampton Roads Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (HR STEM) Academy, held July 22-25 at STARBASE Victory, also known as Victory Elementary in Portsmouth.

The group of all-volunteer scientists, technicians and engineers joined a handful of STEM instructors from Portsmouth Public Schools in navigating the students through three learning challenges throughout the four-day academy.

“It was awesome! We got to build robots and fettuccine bridges, and we also got to build our own boat and find out how much weight it will stand up to before it sinks,” said Jordan Mutlow, one of the STEM Academy participants. Mutlow, an aspiring engineer who will enter the ninth grade in the fall, said that while he thought the entire academy was amazing, his favorite part was building the (VEX) robots. “Robots are really cool! I play with a lot of K’NEX construction sets, which are similar to building the VEX robots. So, while VEX was new to me, the [building] process was not, and I really enjoyed it.”

The first two HR STEM Academies were hosted by Virginia Beach and

Norfolk Public Schools respectively, and this year the rotation fell to Portsmouth. However, according to one Portsmouth Public School educator, this year’s academy would not have made it off the ground had it not been for the dedication of several event coordinators.

“Around May 1, we found out that we were going to have very limited funding for this year’s academy, but with the help of SSC Atlantic we were able to put together a reduced, yet still effective program for Portsmouth Public Schools, and together we were able to make this happen,” said Dr. Laura Nelson, director of Science at Portsmouth Schools.

In the end, Nelson found a way to raise the money needed to pay her team of teachers, while SSC Atlantic provided the necessary supplies and volunteer mentors.

“Fortunately we were able to use our scientists and engineers to support the Portsmouth school teachers,” said Justin Langley, SSC Atlantic’s STEM Coordinator for Hampton Roads. “The main thing was working with Portsmouth, it was their turn to do the academy. We have done so many things with Portsmouth in the past – there was no way we could leave them out this year, so we figured out a way to carry on.”

Part of the solution to making this year’s academy a reality involved a little bit of creativity and a good amount of “food” for thought. According to Langley, the group of planners decided to swap out balsa wood for a lower-cost fettuccine in their build-

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a-bridge project. The group was also able to work with the National Defense Education Program (NDEP) to upgrade older LEGO Mindstorm robots with the newer and more versatile VEX IQ robots. The robots, which are similar to the standard VEX robots used at the high school level, will also be used for the first time at the middle school level.

“We were excited to see what the kids did with them, but it was even more exciting to see what the teachers did with them since they hadn’t used them before,” said Langley. “The projects were cost effective and innovative, so it was definitely a win-win.”

Regardless of the creative tools and equipment, the overall success of the academy would not have been realized without the commitment of SSC Atlantic’s volunteer mentors.

“They’re important. They are here to support and interact with the students.

They act as role models,” said Daron Moore, a Portsmouth teacher and the academy’s lead instructor. “The inter-

action is two-fold … the volunteers have a chance to share what they know and give back to the next generation, then at the same time, the students greatly benefit because they have the opportunity to personally interact with a mentor and to establish a connection.”

Jim Sutherland, an SSC Atlantic engineer, got involved as a mentor at the academy to see if there was some way he could help encourage the students to get interested in STEM and to share with them some of the benefits and blessings he’s had in life in the field of engineering.

“There are so many negative things happening in the world today that it’s great to see something positive,” he said. “What these [Portsmouth teachers] are doing is just an outstanding investment in the community, and is a valuable contribution to the lives of these kids, and just a real investment in the next generation of engineers. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to be involved in something so positive.”

The projects were cost effective and innovative, so it was definitely a win-win.”

- Justin Langley, SSC Atlantic’s STEM Coordinator for Hampton Roads

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Future event dates to be released Continued from front “That’s what IdeaFest is about: innovation.”

With animated enthusiasm, Hencke stated that the different perspectives of the fleet come from various communities within. He said these various perspectives are then combined together to create new ideas.

While not all ideas generated at IdeaFest make it, the ones that do are developed into reality to benefit Sailors throughout the fleet.

“What NWDC is trying to accomplish with this program is to bring the ideas of the warfighters on the forefront together,” said Jerabek. “We are trying to find out what we need to do in order to fill the gap of what Sailors need out in the field to better accomplish the missions of the Navy.”

Jerabek went on stressing what he calls “energizing the lower rail,” which is getting feedback from the fleet. He stated that it’s not about leaders saying what should be done, as much as it is listening to the Sailors on the deckplates saying, “You know what? We tried this and it was a failure,” or viceversa. After all, the reason for IdeaFest is getting ideas from the fleet so the decision makers can interject to help solve real problems.

Since IdeaFest: Hampton Roads was the first of its kind, it was a “guinea pig experiment” for the future of other IdeaFest events. The program is designed to be an on-the-road show to gather some of the best representation from commands around the world to be held

MCSN Andrew Schneider Participants play racquetball during the Wounded Warrior Sports Camp at the Waterfront Athletic Complex at Naval Station Norfolk.

The camp is hosted by Navy Wounded Warrior – Safe Harbor, the Department of the Navy’s Wounded Warrior support program.

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features basketball, racquetball, swimming Continued from front On the afternoon of Aug. 1, members of the Virginia Sun Wheelers – a competitive wheelchair basketball team based in Hampton Roads – took part in a friendly scrimmage with the Wounded Warrior athletes. The game was open to the public free of charge and drew spectators and supporters from the area.

“I’m having a great time,” said retired Coast Guard Machinery Technician 1st Class Ramon A. Moore, who is recovering from cancer. “At this camp, I played racquetball for the first time in three-

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and-a-half years. I used to play regularly, but I haven’t played since my surgery. It was a little different, but I did pretty well.”

NWW provides Sailors and Coast Guardsmen, as well as their families, with non-medical care while they are recovering from serious illness or injury. Staff members throughout the country tailor support to each enrolled service member’s recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration needs.

The program allows service members and their families to focus on recovery without distractions.

MCSN Andrew Schneider Capt. David Tyler, Assistant Chief of Staff Concept and Innovation Department at Navy Warfare Development Command speaks to Sailors during IdeaFest: Hampton Roads.

at other naval bases such as Mayport, Fla. and San Diego, Calif.

“This is the first IdeaFest and we are sort of testing it out,” said Hencke.

“The idea for IdeaFest is to be a traveling show. That’s why we called this one IdeaFest: Hampton Roads.”

Hencke stated that they are solidifying the model and taking the show on the road. He added there’s nothing like shaking hands and talking to Sailors about how to improve the Navy.

Military personnel from petty officers to flag officers attended, sharing ideas and asking questions.

“My command gave me the opportunity to volunteer to come out here and bring ideas back to the command,” said Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Michele Miner. “I found out a lot of new information about the different outlets used to help innovate the Navy and that’s what I’m taking back to my command, so if anyone has an idea they have the appropriate tools to be heard.”

Throughout the day, those in attendance participated in numerous sched-

uled events including a question and answer session with the Type Commander (TYCOM) leadership panel, guest speakers and break-out sessions where Sailors discussed their issues with experienced innovators.

The break-out sessions consisted of discussions on administrative processes, health care development and technological advances.

“For the break-out sessions we had everyone break off into groups dispersed throughout several rooms,” said Hencke. “There they talked about their issues with those who have innovated before, to establish connections.”

He said that they were not expecting any ideas to come from the breakout sessions. Instead, what they are expecting is to build relationships.

Hencke stated the whole purpose of IdeaFest is to make those connections so follow-on development can happen and those crucial ideas can become something real.

Future IdeaFest events are currently in the planning stages and scheduled dates will be released in the future.

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“I hope to be a junior mentor next year even though I will only be 11,” said Duriga. “When you are 13 and

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During Phase I, youth learn important skills like team building, general social skills, selfmanagement skills and drug resistance skills. The first phase

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Internet safety and bullying, continuing an emphasis on physical fitness and providing important mentoring.

“Military parents have enough to worry about with deployment, separation from their family, finances.

The list goes on. DEFY camp provides the parents with one less thing to worry about,” said Mackey. “No parent wants to wonder or come upon their kids doing drugs. DEFY camp is a fun way to teach children how to make good choices.”

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VICE CHAIRMAN, SERVICE LEADERS WEIGH IN ON SEXUAL ASSAULT

By Amaani Lyle American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON

In remarks kicking off a panel discussion featuring service leaders, July 31, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff addressed efforts to eliminate sexual assault in the military.

Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld, Jr. spoke at a Navy Heritage Center Military Women Series event.

Though he faces many policy and investment challenges inherent to his job, the vice chairman said his greatest people concern is the insider threat of sexual assault within the military’s ranks. The fallout, according to a recent RAND Corporation report, costs taxpayers some $3.6 billion in victims’ medical, legal and mental health services, as it shatters lives and erodes morale.

“We’re all dedicated to conquering this challenge,” Winnefeld said, reaffirming his confidence that the Defense Department will prevail.

“We’re capable of looking inward and candidly, addressing where we have come up short, whether it’s in a training exercise or ... in addressing a cultural problem.”

But getting the facts right is critical to that success, he said, noting that media reports asserting that a survey of service members indicate that 26,000 sexual assaults take place each year in the U.S. military.

“Spoken that way, I think, ‘26,000 rapes,’” said Winnefeld. “What we’re really saying is that we calculate that there may have been 26,000 instances of, or attempts, at unwanted sexual contact.”

But the admiral added that though reports cross a broad spectrum -- from rape to some form of groping and other transgressions against men and women – none of that behavior is acceptable in the military.

He also addressed the misconception that the military simply doesn’t prosecute sexual assault and related crimes.

“Of sexual assault reports last year that completed law enforcement investigation, 24 percent were referred to a military court-martial,” said Winnefeld. “That compares to only 14 to 18 percent of the sexual assault cases ... prosecuted in civilian jurisdictions, according to the only study we could find on ... those statistics.”

Winnefeld said while initiatives to expedite investigations and make reporting easier for victims are yielding results, another enduring myth is that sexual assault victims can report an incident only through their chains of command.

“There are numerous resources available, first and foremost to provide help ... to a victim, and 10 different avenues for a victim to make a report confidentially or openly, both inside or outside the chain of command,” the admiral said.

If the victim agrees, he added, the case will be forwarded to military criminal investigators outside the chain of command.

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U.S. Marine photo by Cpl. Christofer Baines Rear Adm. Sean Buck, director of the 21st Century Sailor Office (center) responds to questions during a sexual assault prevention panel at the U.S. Navy Memorial. The panel is part of the Year of Military Women.

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White House launches SAVE awards for costparing ideas

By Amaani Lyle American Forces Press Service

SN Bradley Shadowens Pediatric resident Lt. Ashley Walker helps Air Force medical student 2nd Lt. Charles Dunn place an IV in a pediatric mannequin in Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s Simulation Center.

NMCPs joint residency programs prepare docs for joint-service medicine

By Rebecca A. Perron NMCP Public Affairs

PORTSMOUTH

The first month of training for many Navy doctors who began another year of residency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) is over, but the same is true for doctors from other uniformed services as well.

Among NMCPs 17 residency programs, four are joint, hosting doctors from the Air Force and the U.S. Public Health Service. The programs are radiology, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics and psychiatry.

Military physicians have already completed their first year of residency during their internship year. An intern is a physician who has com-

pleted medical school, but does not have a full license to practice medicine unsupervised. After completing this first year of post-graduate training, interns are either assigned to commands and military treatment facilities as flight surgeons or general medical officers, or they will continue with specialized training.

When they begin their residency, they are already considered secondyear residents, or R2s. Some graduate from their internship year and go straight into resident status, or continue the training after a GMO tour.

“We take people who have already done their internship, and it is a fouryear program after internship,” said Cmdr. Christopher T. Kuzniewski,

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USS Truxtun launches missile, prepares for deployment The guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) launches a Standard Missile (SM) 2 during a missile exercise. Truxtun is participating in the George H.W. Bush Group Sail to improve strike group interoperability and prepare for an upcoming deployment.

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Federal employees can submit their costcutting ideas through the White House’s annual SAVE Awards campaign that kicked-off July 30, administration officials said.

SAVE stands for Securing Americans Value and Efficiency.

The campaign, which runs through Aug. 9, stems from President Barack Obama’s belief that federal employees are best poised to generate effective and efficient ways to ensure good stewardship of taxpayer dollars, officials said.

“The SAVE Award represents a key opportunity to identify substantial savings in places that traditional financial managers may not know to look,” explained Elizabeth A. McGrath, the Defense Department’s deputy chief management officer. “Every member of our workforce has deep knowledge and experience in their jobs and knows where inefficiencies lay hidden.”

Federal employees can participate by submitting their ideas for more effective and efficient government or by encouraging co-workers to vote on their ideas or to submit their own, she added.

“The SAVE Award helps to empower these employees to speak up and become proactive change agents by promoting ways to achieve cost reductions,” said McGrath.

Since the inaugural SAVE Awards in 2009, federal employees have submitted more than 85,000 cost-shrinking ideas, with dozens of the most promising suggestions included in the president’s budget, specifically in the cuts, consolidations and savings volume, White House officials said.

Creativity counts, they added, encouraging participants to review previous submissions on the SAVE Awards website to avoid duplication.

Relevant agencies will review all ideas for potential action, including inclusion in the president’s budget proposals, as more than 80 ideas have been in the past four years.

“It is always our responsibility as good stewards of taxpayer dollars to adopt better business practices, and it is even more important in today’s constrained fiscal environment to aggressively target opportunities for improvement,” said McGrath.

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THE ART OF TRASH COLLECTING

By Lisa Smith Molinari Military Spouse Contributor

Every summer, the beaches of this nation are scattered with people who wander slowly, look quite seriously down at their feet and bend over frequently. Despite appearances, they are actually not contemplating the prognoses of their bunions, admiring their arches or watching their toenails grow.

For some reason, these people are compelled to search the beach for trash.

No, they are not environmentalists helping to keep our beaches clean. They are not members of a chain gang from the local jailhouse.

They are not clean freaks who incessantly wash their hands and flip light switches. Well, not necessarily, anyway.

These strolling garbage collectors don’t poke around in the swale’s flotsam and jetsam for any philanthropic, psychiatric or court-ordered purpose. Believe it or not, they are placing trash in their pockets for the sheer pleasure of it.

Wacky, I know, right?

Well then, what in heaven’s name is wrong with these people, one might ask?

Strangely, not a thing. They’re just on vacation.

You see, when we humans take a step away from the rat race for a summer vacation, we suddenly become curious about the world. We stop, smell the roses, hear the birds, sift the sands and notice the beauty all around us.

And interestingly, while on vacation, we find beauty in the remnants of long-abandoned beer bottles, mayonnaise jars, wine jugs and other broken bits of glass that have been tossed about on the sea floor long enough to become what is known as seaglass.

Shades of white, brown, green

and blue, it lures us on long, slow strolls along the shoreline, where we forget about the stresses of life and concentrate on seeing a glint of color amongst the infinite grains of sand.

We don’t like to think about the fact that our prized hunk of seaglass most likely had its start as a fisherman’s bottle of Budweiser, probably accompanied by a pack of smokes and a bag of greasy chips.

All we see is the beautiful juxtaposition of the sun-catching brown, green and blue against the neutral hues of nature. When we are lucky enough to spot one of these rough gems of the beach, we squirrel it away so we can take it home and plop it in a jar or trinket box, to be displayed and cherished like some kind of poor man’s Hope Diamond.

As a Navy family, we have been stationed all over the world, enabling me to collect my beloved seaglass from a variety of beaches both home and abroad.

I have jars and bottles of seaglass from Spain, Ireland, Italy, England, Florida, Mexico, Virginia, California, New Jersey, North Carolina, and – since our last PCS move – Newport, R.I. My husband thinks my extensive seaglass collection is evidence of some kind of clinical compulsive disorder, but I see it as a glimmering memento of our family vacations.

I must admit, however, that sometimes otherwise leisurely seaglass hunting becomes obsessive, like on our annual beach vacations with my extended family. While other families lounge on beach chairs, lollygagging over their latest novel, my relatives and I are intensely scouring the shoreline in ruthless competition for seaglass.

When we find a piece, we could discretely slip it into our pocket to admire later at home, but what fun would that be?

Honor through gratitude

By Bianca Martinez Military Spouse Contributor

Courtesy Photo Seaglass is one of the many trinkets that can be found while browsing the sandy beaches of almost any place in the world. Lisa Smith Molinari saves her seaglass treasures in a jar for all to see.

We prefer to high tail it back to the beach umbrella and flaunt our discovery shamelessly to our rivals, preferably while making obnoxious “Nana-nana-na-nah” sounds and performing a pompous victory dance.

This behavior might seem over-thetop if the seaglass is of the common variety. However, it is an unwritten rule of seaglass hunting that, if one is fortunate enough to find a rare color of seaglass – such as cobalt blue – flagrant bragging is mandatory.

And, like my sister-in-law who found a never-before-heard-of shard of red seaglass last summer, one is well within her rights to never shut up about it.

Ethics and tact aside, it is undisputed that seaglass hunting is a most relaxing summer pastime. Per-

haps finding the edgeless remains of broken glass signifies that, the jagged, cracked, wrecked things in life can be smoothed, polished and mollified with time.

Regardless of the symbolic qualities of this accidental paragon, seaglass hunting forces vacationers to forget their troubles and open their eyes to beauty – an elusive glint of color, a reflective sparkle, a luminous, watery glow amongst the sandy swale.

A 20-year Navy spouse and mother of three, Lisa has plenty of humor to share in her column, “The Meat and Potatoes of Life,” which appears in military and civilian newspapers and on “Stripes Military Moms” website. Read more of Lisa’s wit at www. themeatandpotatoesoflife.com and follow @MolinariWrites.

Early back-to-school checklist

By Jacey Eckhart Military Spouse Contributor

I confess that back-to-school checklists are my own secret way of anticipating the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.

This year our school got into the checklist thing even before the moms. They sent the list of necessary school supplies in the same packet as the report card. They mailed a special checklist of inoculations that sixth graders must have.

They suggested checklists for the bus route to school. Checklists of office equipment every mom needs (a scanner??). They even sent a checklists for getting the kid back to a school night bedtime schedule even before he had a chance to sleep in.

Funny, I’m not going to prepare for back-toschool doing any of those things. In fact, I think I can do almost everything for back-to-school in about three hours. What I can’t do in three hours is to make the summer memories I want my son to have before the summer is over.

So my 11-year-old and I sat down and made our own back-to-school lists.

Early back to school list before summer ends: Collect mosquito bites. My son likes to put on his worst shoes and tramp through a local creek.

He calls this “hiking through the woods.” I call it collecting mosquito bites. There isn’t enough Off in the world.

Sleep under the stars. Some people call this

camping. I am not a Marine. I am not a Soldier. I do not camp. But I am not against sitting outside with my family, talking until the stars come out and the kids get so sleepy that they beg to sleep outside (usually in a tent of their own making).

You can’t do that during the school year.

Spook yourself silly. My son and I like to watch Mysteries at the Museum on the Travel Channel.

One of our favorite episodes is about Black Aggie, a statue hidden in a courtyard in Washington, D.C. The urban legend says that her eyes glow red at the stroke of midnight and that if you spend the night in her arms you will be crushed in her giant hands. Cool! We must find her – in broad daylight, please.

Live at the pool. At our local pool, you get a wristband every time they check your pass. You are supposed to tear them off when you leave the pool. Pete has his entire collection on his arm.

Before the end of summer he wants to fill his entire forearm. This might happen.

Bodysurf at the beach. The pool is one thing.

The beach is another. While my Sailor loves the ocean, he does not love the beach – too much sand. So before he gets home from deployment, I want to cut out of work with my kid and bodysurf until the lifeguards go home. (This is one of the major advantages of Navy life – you always live near an ocean.) Nothing makes you feel the freedom of childhood like the rise and fall of an ocean wave.

Steal away in a convertible. When my husband was a boy, he thought kids who rode around

in the back of convertibles were rich. Now he knows they are mostly wind-blown unto deafness. Still, now that we have a ragtop of our very own (circa 1988), no summer is complete without riding around with the top down, blasting Jimmy Buffet and looking for an ice cream cone. If you don’t have a convertible, borrow one, rent one or put down the windows and sunroof and pretend.

Because the summer is ending so much faster than we know.

Jacey Eckhart is the Director of Spouse and Family Programs for Military.com. Most recently she has been featured as a military family subject matter expert on NBC Dateline, CBS morning news, CNN, NPR and the New York Times. Eckhart is an Air Force brat, a Navy wife and an Army mom.

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As I sit and write this article, I look out at the rainy and dreary day and can’t but help to think it is fitting. This week we mark the 2nd Anniversary of the helicopter crash that took the breath away of this entire military community. It also took away 31 heroes from their families.

Thirty active duty military and one military working dog laid their lives down in Afghanistan when the Chinook they were riding in was taken down by enemy fire. It was tragic. It was heartbreaking. It was simply paralyzing to all of Hampton Roads, and really, to so much of the country.

For weeks later, the stories of the memorials were told.

We learned about these individuals and how their courage was just a part of who they were. We learned about the families and how we could help them and honor the memories of their loved ones lost.

Two years later, I am wondering how to continue honoring these men you see in news reports with smiles you could see for miles. These tough, war-hardened men who radiated nothing but goodness in photos, all had families, moms, dads, sisters, brothers, pets. They were all someone’s sun and moon. Yet those families carry on knowing their hero died doing what they loved. Shouldn’t we all have that strength in the everyday things we do?

I am making a commitment to honor the 31 heroes and their families by stepping back from my “problems” and by looking at the big picture. I have my husband. I have two beautiful children. I have my mother and my brother. I have so many blessings including my freedom, which those men gave the ultimate sacrifice for.

Everyday I need to stop before I complain and think about all the families and all of the men and women who have given their lives in the name of this country It’s simple ... honor through gratitude.

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service taking measures Continued from B1 criminal investigators, the vice chairman noted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the last two years, Army commanders exercised jurisdiction in 49 sexual assault cases that independent local civilian authorities had declined to prosecute,â&#x20AC;? the admiral said, adding that there are 44 similar cases in the other services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You ďŹ nd a very high military conviction rate, most often with conďŹ nement and also punitive discharge.â&#x20AC;?

Winnefeld said he believes the principal way to combat sexual assault is through deterrence and the message that perpetrators will be caught. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Had these commanders not acted when an independent authority chose not to,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;there would be nearly 100 victims out there who would not have had a chance for justice to be served.â&#x20AC;?

As Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel prepares to announce a directive with six new executive actions to combat sexual assault, panelists from all of the services described strides already being taken to stamp out the crime.

The Armyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;multi-imperativeâ&#x20AC;? approach includes facets of prevention, investigation, command and climate, and accountability, said Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Seamands, the Armyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of military personnel management. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s imperative that we hold every individual, every unit, every organization and every commander accountable for their actions, their behavior and their inactions,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Resourcing, he added, will be key. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are in the process of hiring more than 900 victim advocates, sexual assault response coordinators and trainers at brigade and equivalent units,â&#x20AC;? the general said.

The Army also has hired sexual assault investigators and lab examiners to increase capabilities and strengthen prosecution. The serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sexual assault response coordinator and victim advocate certiďŹ cation course programs, he noted, were recognized as DOD best practices.

The Navy has taken an operational and regional approach in its prevention efforts, said Rear Adm. Sean S. Buck, director of the Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

21st Century Sailor program.

Awareness, Buck said, is a key component of sexual assault prevention efforts. Two recent pilot programs have focused on ďŹ&#x201A;eet concentration areas such as San Diego, Calif. and the Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Great Lakes training center in Illinois, where roving barracks patrols increase the visible presence, and community and civic leader engagement efforts are ongoing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We must continue to be good neighbors and partners in our community and reduce incidents of destructive, and sometimes embarrassing behavior by encouraging our civilian community partners to help us with situational awareness,â&#x20AC;? the admiral explained.

The Navy also has deployed resilience counselors who will provide continuity of care even when a Sailor goes to sea.

In tackling one of the more reported instances of military sexual assault, Air Force Maj. Gen. Margaret H. Woodward submitted a command-directed investigation of incidents at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in August of 2012.

Woodwardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommendations became a roadmap to changing basic and technical training instructor vetting processes.

But despite what she learned there, Woodward said in last nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discussion, that her recent experience leading the Air Forceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sexual assault prevention and response ofďŹ ce has given her far greater insight on the complex issue.

She now works alongside survivors, and law enforcement and mental health professionals, legal experts and data analysts who help her to better understand the issues and analyze input from Airmen.

That input, she said, has originated in large part from the Air Forceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sexual assault prevention and response blog.

Airmen also have responded favorably to the Air Forceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special victims counsel program, an independent initiative that ensures no one in a victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or alleged perpetratorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chain of command will inďŹ&#x201A;uence their representation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As of [July 12], 369 victims have requested special victim counsel representation,â&#x20AC;? said Woodward. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a three-fold successful conversion rate,

meaning that 36 percent of restricted victims with SVCs convert to unrestricted report status [and] we can take their case to investigation and prosecution, compared to just 13 percent before the SVC program.â&#x20AC;?

Similarly, Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Russell A. Sanborn, service member and family program director for his service, said he expects to see an uptick in reporting to about 65 percent, based in part on the Marine Corpsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; overhaul of its legal response in prosecuting complex sexual assault cases. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We respond to the victim and the alleged crime,â&#x20AC;? said Sanborn, adding that trial teams are composed of a highly qualiďŹ ed civilian expert, two experienced military prosecutors, a military criminal investigator and a school-trained paralegal administrative ofďŹ cer.

The complex trial team, Sanborn explained, gives the Marine Corps the ability to prosecute cases more effectively. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[We] recognize the need to sustain and intensify these efforts if the improvements are to be made permanent and the historically high standards of the Corps are to be upheld,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Rear Adm. Daniel A. Neptun, the Coast Guardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistant commandant for human resources, touted his organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victim advocate training program, which he said uses interactive, scenario-based training.

Despite its small size, the Coast Guard has received overwhelming response from victim advocate trainees, the admiral said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A thousand of anything in our service is a pretty big number,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at about 800 right now. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had phenomenal response from each of those participants on how it equips them to be more responsive to the [victims].

Neptun noted that 90 percent of reported sexual assaults in the Coast Guard involved alcohol use by the accused, the victim, or both.

Coast Guard ofďŹ cials want to develop initiatives to combat alcohol abuse as another tool to help prevent sexual assaults, he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We see it almost as a codependency ... weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re reviewing our policy for ships at sea or units that deploy, ... all with the focus on reducing sexual assault,â&#x20AC;? said Neptun.

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Continued from B1 Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program director chief. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My residents during those four years will rotate through nine subspecialties. When they leave here, they are competent, board-certiďŹ ed radiologists who can practice anywhere in the world.â&#x20AC;?

According to Kuzniewski, training together helps to increase patient safety and satisfaction, and with the continual integration of health care among the services, joint training also helps prepare the doctors for the jointservices environment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It helps me know how different services interact, because I get to see the Navy, Marine Corps and the Air Force patients we have here, and occasionally Army, too,â&#x20AC;? said Lt. Elizabeth Hosselkus, a third-year radiology resident and a member of the U.S. Public Health Service. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m an Air Force brat, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to stay in the military system and that familiarity. The Navy is different, but similar at the same time.â&#x20AC;?

Hosselkus already sees the value of training in the joint environment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having a joint program adds to diversity and opens up viewpoints to other ways of doing things,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you can step outside your usual thought patterns and think of something from a different angle, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helpful. It is immensely valuable having this ďŹ rsthand knowledge about how the operations of the Navy and other service work.â&#x20AC;?

While Hosselkus is one of a handful of U.S. Public Health Service doctors in the radiology and psychiatry programs, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theAir Force that has the bigger presence in the OB/GYN and pediatrics programs. NMCP initially picked up 10 Air Force residents after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast disrupting the programs at Keesler Air Force Base and leaving the residents without a place to train.

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to permanently offer 26 positions, which means more patients can be cared for at the medical center.

Capt. Michael Bidus, OB/GYN Residency Program director, sees the strength of the program in the pool of highly qualiďŹ ed candidates, which enables the program to remain healthy in the current environment of limited budgets and the need for highly capable staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The population here still needs to be cared for and having the Air Force involved solidiďŹ es the applicant pool,â&#x20AC;? said Bidus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We work well across the region as they sometimes train at the hospital at Langley. If this is any indication about what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to do jointness, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really good move.â&#x20AC;?

Rita Rountree, OB/GYN Residency Program coordinator, believes a big advantage for the residents is the lifelong connections they make. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It may seem as though we have a lot of doctors, but each specialty is a small community,â&#x20AC;? Rountree explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Regardless of service, when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a class, you become a small-knit group. Now you have someone you can call in another location and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got this patient. What do you think?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I think it makes them more rounded.â&#x20AC;?

The Pediatric Residency Program has the largest group of non-Navy residents with 18 from the Air Force. Air Force Capt. Aaron Brady, chief of pediatric residents, was excited to be in the group that graduated in June.

He enjoyed his time at NMCP so much, he applied for and received the job of chief resident in the Pediatrics Department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have imagined a better place to train as a resident,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I looked into all of the options available as an Air Force resident and this was the best program I could ďŹ nd. It has proven to be a great place to train. We get to see a variety of patients; we acquire a lot of skills and get to do a lot of procedures.â&#x20AC;?

SUBASE studies wind power to invest in the warďŹ ghter

By MCSN Gabriel Bevan Naval Submarine Base New London Public Affairs

GROTON, CONN.

October is Energy Awareness Month for the Navy, and at Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE), employing energy conservation as a means of reducing shore infrastructure costs to invest more in support of the warďŹ ghter is in full swing.

In concert with many other clean energy programs, the SUBASE Public Works Department and the base detachment of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic team are looking into capturing the power of wind as a method of promoting clean energy and energy independence.

The department recently installed a 193foot wind survey tower in Polaris Park, located in the Balfour Beatty Housing Community, which will be used to study the amount of wind that gusts along the Thames River and may be a potential power source in the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The tower will be up for at least a year to study wind patterns and the average velocity of wind in the area in order to determine if a utility size wind turbine would beneďŹ t the base,â&#x20AC;? said Bill Jankowski, energy manager at SUBASE Public Works Department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If feasible, this would be a good deal for the Navy and a good deal for taxpayers.â&#x20AC;?

Electricity is the most expensive form of power that is purchased by the base according to an EPA study; SUBASE spent $10,864,429 on electric power in Fiscal Year 2011.

Jankowski said having a wind turbine would help to curtail those costs.

He estimates that one utility size wind turbine would output an average of two to ďŹ ve

megawatts of power a year. Not including the shore power used to support submarines tied up to the piers, SUBASE commands use an average of 10 megawatts per year, so a turbine could make an impact of 20 to 50 percent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about reducing the operating costs of shore operations,â&#x20AC;? said Jankowski. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Energy efďŹ ciency and reducing our environmental footprint are big priorities for the Navy.â&#x20AC;?

The Navy has set aggressive goals to reduce overall energy consumption by 30 percent by 2015, and SUBASE and Jankowskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team are committed to contributing to those goals.

The Navy has outlined a shore energy program that will increase the Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy security and comply with federal energy mandates by pursuing energy efďŹ ciency ďŹ rst, integrating viable renewable energy technology and transforming the serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy culture and behavior.

Through cooperation and collaboration, Jankowski believes the SUBASE community can make a signiďŹ cant impact on the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy security. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we are able to reduce costs ashore we can spend more of that money on our forces at sea and better support our warďŹ ghting abilities,â&#x20AC;? said Jankowski.

At a GreenGov Symposium in Washington, D.C., Secretary of the Navy Ray Maybus remarked about the direction the Navy is going with energy independence and how this will enhance the overall capabilities of the service. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are pursuing energy alternatives that will increase our energy security and make the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps more ďŹ&#x201A;exible and better warďŹ ghters,â&#x20AC;? said Mabus.

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By Ed Barker Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs

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By MC3 Randy Savarese Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 Public Affairs

WASHINGTON

Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians showcased the Navy EODs unique equipment and capabilities during the Congressional EOD Caucus’s “Day on the Hill” at the U.S. House of Representatives, July 31.

The day’s event was an open invitation to lawmakers in the capitol to become more knowledgeable of the people and equipment behind the EOD missions carried out every day around the world.

Eight Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2, EODMU 6, EODMU 12 and technicians from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head EOD Technology Division brought gear to highlight Navy EODs maritime role, such as mine countermeasures and dive capabilities, which sets it apart from the other services.

EOD Technician 1st Class Wesley Cody and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Steve Rivers, both from EODMU 12, shared their knowledge to U.S. Representatives and congressional staffers by demonstrating equipment including gear similar to what they used during a recent deployment to Afghanistan.

“Our guys can live and thrive in any environment, we can integrate with any service or operate independently whether we’re in the water, in the air or on the ground,” said Rivers.

During his deployment, River’s platoon spent nine months without having anyone injured in an IED strike, an unfortunately rare event for those working downrange. They covered more than 500 kilometers in that time period and cleared 93 IEDs. Chief EOD Technician Jeremy Lindquist, assigned to EODMU 2, supports special operation forces and recently returned from his 10th deployment.

“We’re really the only EOD service that can fully support all the forces because we’re the only one as a community have jump, free fall, fast roping and dive qualifi-

MC3 Randy Savarese Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician 1st Class Wesley Cody (right) demonstrates the use of an optics piece to the PackBot portable robotics system to a House of Representatives staff member during the Congressional EOD Caucus EOD Day on the Hill.

cations,” said Lindquist. “We’re the primary EOD special operations forces support for the Army and the Navy, and we’re the only EOD force that has any underwater capabilities.”

Navy EOD technicians also gave a hands-on opportunity for everyone to interact with their gear which included a Mk. 16 mixed-gas diving rig, SeaBotix underwater rover, and a Mk. 12 acoustic firing system.

U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, co-chair of the Congressional EOD Caucus and a former Army EOD technician, spoke with Navy EOD techs and offered words of praise to EOD Group (EODGRU) 2 for their contributions after recently returning from Afghanistan leading Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) Paladin and working alongside other EOD services.

“I think that anytime you can have the level of success that they’ve had, and this underscores the joint nature of these operations over there, I just say congratulations,” said Crawford. “[EOD] Group 2 has done great work and I’m sure they will continue to do great work.”

CJTF Paladin is responsible for all Counter-Improvised Explosive Device operations, training, evidence collection and analysis in Afghanistan.

EODGRU 2, headquartered at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, oversees all East Coast-based Navy EOD mobile units, including one forward deployed mobile unit in Spain, as well as EOD Expeditionary Support Unit 2, EOD Operational Support Unit 10, EOD Training and Evaluation Unit 2, and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2.

U.S. Navy EOD is the world’s premier combat force for countering explosive hazards and conducting expeditionary diving and salvage.

Naval officers unable to pursue full-time graduate studies have an additional education option with the FY-14 Graduate Education Voucher (GEV) program, announced July 26.

Detailed in Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 185/13, the GEV program offers eligible officers the opportunity to receive funded graduate education during off-duty hours.

Through GEV, unrestricted line (URL) officers can apply to receive funding for Navyrelevant graduate education meeting the requirements of at least one subspecialty code as specified by the Navy Subspecialty System.

“Many officers find it difficult to maintain career progression and simultaneously schedule full-time education at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Naval War College or other institutions,” said Cheral Wintling, Graduate Education coordinator for Naval Education and Training Command (NETC).

“The GEV program offers a streamlined path to an off-duty master’s degree with financial support of up to $20,000 per fiscal year, with a total limit of $40,000 for the entire course of study.”

All required fees normally charged by the university relating directly to student application and enrollment, including mandatory health fees and health insurance, laboratory fees, vehicle registration and identification cards, and computer fees are reimbursable. Other reim-

bursable expenses include the cost of textbooks and course materials, and limited expenditures for transcript and entry fees, and final thesis production.

Lt. Gary Redman, a E-2C Hawkeye weapons and tactics instructor at the Airborne Command Control and Logistics Weapons School in Norfolk is a current GEV participant pursuing his Master of Science in Systems Engineering with George Washington University satellite campus in Newport News.

“This degree will give me flexibility both inside and outside the Navy, as it helps me understand the technical aspects of research and development, including contracting and future technology,” said Redman. “The GEV allows you to choose your school ... on your own time.

The instructors understand that you’re working full-time and structure their assignments accordingly.”

GEV applicants select a regionally accredited school and choose a specific course of study meeting community subspecialty requirements.

The education plan is reviewed and approved for the Navy subspecialty code by NPS. The GEV program is targeted at officers with demonstrated superior performance and upward career mobility who are transferring or have recently reported to shore duty, in order to allow sufficient time for completion of a graduate program. The GEV program is open to URL active duty list officers in paygrades O-3 through O-5, in designators 111X, 112X, 113X, 114X, 131X and 132X.

There are 130 planned quotas available for FY14 as follows: Surface Warfare 44; Submarine - 34; Aviation - 49; Special Warfare/Special Operations - 3.

Quotas by degree program and warfare areas are available in NAVADMIN 185/13 and additional information can be found on the Navy College Program’s GEV website at http://goo. gl/2dEIl3.

Some restrictions apply and enrollment in the program carries a service obligation of three times the number of months of education completed, with a minimum of 24, and a maximum of 36 months obligation.

Officers completing a degree using GEV should expect to serve one tour in a subspecialty billet not later than the second tour following graduation. OPNAVINST 1520.37B contains additional information on specific program requirements.

Interested officers should submit written requests to their detailer, per the NAVADMIN and OPNAV instruction. For ships at sea, applications via naval message containing the required information will be accepted.

Program-specific GEV questions should be addressed to Marjoriette Dilworth at (850) 473-6064, DSN: 7536064, or via email at marjoriette.dilworth@navy.mil.

For those not qualifying for the GEV program, educational assistance may be available through the Tuition Assistance program, G.I. Bill or other graduate education programs, as listed on the Navy College website at https://www.navycollege. navy.mil/.

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Joint Forces Staff College changes hands Press Release

NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER ANNOUNCES ENLISTED EXAMINATION ANSWER SHEET CHANGE

By Tom Updike Naval Education Training Professional Development Technology Center

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Dave McManaway Army Maj. Gen. Gregg F. Martin, president, National Defense University, passes the Joint Forces Staff College flag to incoming Commandant, Rear Adm. John W. Smith, Jr. during a change of command ceremony, Aug. 1.

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down, we have to develop new some 300 reservists who take a and innovative ways to edu- combined online/in-residence Rear Adm. John W. Smith, cate, develop and inspire our version of the course each Jr. assumed command of Joint students.” year. In addition, about 50,000 Forces Staff College (JFSC) After two years at the JFSC senior enlisted members have and became its 31st comman- helm, Ward reflected on the taken courses online through dant after relieving Air Force relevance of JFSC and the the life of the program.

Maj. Gen. Joseph Ward in a continuing need to train for a Ward elaborated on the relchange of command ceremony joint environment in spite of evance and value of JFSC. in Norfolk, Aug. 1.

10 years of war.

“The importance of jointSmith arrived at JFSC from “Jointness does not come ness cannot be measured in his previous tour in Guanta- naturally and must be con- terms of value because it is namo Bay where he served stantly cared for,” he said. priceless,” he said. “It is an as Commander, Joint Task “It’s perishable and has a fixed investment that yields an unForce Guantanamo. Ward will shelf life.” paralleled rate of return … our transfer from Norfolk to arrive The military services were national security.” in Dallas to assume the new directed by Congress to work JFSC is not only relevant, deputy director position of together through the Goldwa- but also resilient, he said. Like the Army and Air Force Ex- ter Nichols Act of 1986. That many military institutions, change. act led to new institutions and JFSC has undergone beltArmy Maj. Gen. Gregg new requirements for all mili- tightening in recent years, inMartin, president of National tary officers to receive “joint” cluding a 30 percent reduction Defense University (NDU), education where students from to its civilian work force. presided at the ceremony and all services are immersed in a In spite of “an unprecedentgave remarks. communal setting with their ed level” of fiscal uncertainty, Martin emphasized the need interagency partners to share JFSC passed the fiscal test to develop leaders “who will perspectives and learn to ap- “brilliantly,” he said. “You imagine, create and secure a proach complex global contin- exemplify doing more with more lasting peace” in a con- gencies with a whole-of-gov- less in an era of declining retinually changing world. ernment approach. JFSC leads sources.”

“We have to be receptive to this effort.

As he took the helm, Smith change,” he said. “We have to During the ceremony, Ward pledged to continue the JFSC be the leaders of change.” stated that JFSC remains the mission to “till, nourish and He acknowledged that JFSC nation’s number one producer harvest jointness” in the face itself has undergone change of Joint Professional Military of economic uncertainty. through the effects of budget Education Phase II graduates, “With challenges, we seek cuts. out-producing all others com- opportunities – even in times “As strategic complex- bined. JFSC graduates at least when dollars are tight and re17024 GiantUsedLiquidation_flagship.ai 1 7/26/13 12:31 PM ity goes up and (resources) go 1,400 officers per year, plus sources are dwindling,” he said.

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The updated enlisted examination answer sheet announced in naval administrative message (NAVADMIN) 195-13, Aug. 5, will be implemented for the E4-E6 Navywide advancement exams, administered starting in August for reserve and active duty personnel.

The new form, NETPDTC 1430/2 (REV 3-2013), is green in color and replaces the red answer sheet which has been in use for more than 10 years. A key change to the new form is the use of the Department of Defense Identification Number (DOD ID).

The DOD ID is a unique 10-digit number that is associated with personnel and their common access card (CAC). A DOD ID is assigned to each person registered in the Defense Enrollment and Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS).

“The new green exam answer sheet is part of a larger effort within NEAS (Navy Enlisted Advancement System) to support the Department of Defense’s social security number reduction plan,” said Cmdr.

Scott Briquelet, Navy Advancement Center (NAC) director. “We are taking steps to inform all command ESOs (Educational Services Officers) of the answer sheet change in advance of the upcoming exam cycles.”

The NAC ships and processes more than 300,000 examination answer sheets each

year. The use of the DOD ID rather than an individual Sailor’s Social Security Number (SSN) mitigates exposure of advancement candidates’ personally identifiable information (PII).

CACs issued after June of 2011 will have the DOD ID number displayed on the back of the card. Sailors with access to an NMCI computer can also get their DOD ID number by looking for the window containing the 10-digit DOD ID number during log in or upon removal of the CAC. The new green answer sheet must be used for all future examination cycles.

Command ESOs should destroy any outdated red answer sheets held. Use of a red answer sheet will result in scanning errors and exam discrepancies.

NAC also updated the Advancement in Rate or Change of Rating Worksheet (NETPDTC 1430/3 REV 06-13) which is used locally by commands to perform calculations and establish eligibility for enlisted advancement cycles. Advancement information on the form, such as a Sailor’s performance mark average (PMA) and individual award points is copied from the cycle worksheet to the examination answer sheet on the day of the exam. The new worksheet also requires the use of the DOD ID. The form can be downloaded on the Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS) website at https://neasos.cnet.navy.mil/.

“We are also using NEAS website to help ESOs look up individual advancement candidate DOD IDs to support exam ordering and processing,” added Briquelet.

Sailors take the Navywide third class petty officer advancement exam on the mess decks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).

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Navy turns to UAVs for help with radar, communications

By Eric Beidel OfďŹ ce of Naval Research

ARLINGTON

Scientists launched unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from a research vessel, July 13-18, in a signiďŹ cant experiment that could help boost the Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s radar and communications performance at sea.

Sailing off Virginia Beach, the OfďŹ ce of Naval Researchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (ONR) Research Vessel (R/V) Knorr explored ocean and atmospheric weather variations that can change the angle that radar and radio waves bend, making it more difďŹ cult for ships to remain undetected and hindering their ability to communicate or locate adversaries.

Sponsored by ONRs Ocean Battlespace Sensing Department and the Oceanographer of the Navy, the initiative was part of Trident Warrior â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a

large annual ďŹ&#x201A;eet experiment organized by Navy Warfare Development Command.

Researchers used ONRowned ScanEagle UAVs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; along with unmanned undersea and surface vehicles â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to obtain accurate, real-time measurements of variations in atmospheric and ocean conditions. Fluxes and turbulence caused by the interaction between the air and sea can signiďŹ cantly alter the path of electromagnetic waves in radar and communications systems.

Atmospheric â&#x20AC;&#x153;ductsâ&#x20AC;? can trap energy in the lowest layer of the atmosphere, allowing radar and communications to travel over much longer distances, increasing the chances that information could reach unintended audiences. Energy also could be trapped aloft, preventing Navy radars from seeing things even if they nor-

mally would be well within range. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to understand where we are in relation to this ducting environment and understand the energy weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re emitting and the energy an adversary is emitting,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Dan Eleuterio, program ofďŹ cer for ONRs Ocean Battlespace Sensing Department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know these things, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like rolling the dice. If we do know them, it can give us a tactical advantage.â&#x20AC;?

Smaller, light unmanned aircraft are ideal for the task because they can launch from a ship, get close to the oceanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surface and ďŹ&#x201A;y for extended periods of time. During the experiment, the UAVs ďŹ&#x201A;ew as close as 100 feet above the oceanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surface, allowing for more precise measurements.

Developed by the Marine Physical Laboratory at Scripps Institution of Ocean-

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ography, the sensor packages used on the ScanEagles measured everything from surface waves, winds, humidity and temperature to ďŹ&#x201A;uxes in mass, momentum and energy. Once collected, the data was delivered to personnel aboard a destroyer and an amphibious assault ship participating in the experiment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the old days, we launched weather balloons to give us the best data on the real environment, but that

only happened in one place and at one time of day,â&#x20AC;? said Cmdr. Rob Witzleb, head of capabilities and requirements on the staff of the Oceanographer of the Navy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many miles and hours later, we were often left looking for answers when weapon systems didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t perform the way we thought they would.

Using UAVs is a giant leap forward in that they can give us near-continuous data, across multiple parameters

where the atmosphere is the most unpredictable.â&#x20AC;?

The recent research aboard R/V Knorr is in keeping with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call for the Navy to expand the reach of its sensors and platforms with unmanned and autonomous systems. He has described these assets as critical for the Navy to dominate the new arenas of the electromagnetic spectrum and cyberspace.

Admiral calls attention to ships as top NAVSEA mission priority

By John J. Joyce Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Corporate Communications

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Navy technological leaders packed the Naval Support Facility Dahlgren base cinema to hear more about Vice Adm. William Hilaridesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mission priority â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about the shipsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; at a July 29 Town Hall meeting.

The vice admiralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ ve words sounded like a movie featuring Navy warships playing at the theater. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about the ships,â&#x20AC;?

Hilarides reemphasized.

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They listened intently as Hilarides presented a big picture NAVSEA perspective with two more mission priorities: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Technical excellence and judiciousness,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Culture of affordability.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have been part of creating an awesome Navy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Navy that is the envy of the world,â&#x20AC;? Hilarides told Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) leadership, including NSWCDD Commander Capt. Michael Smith, Acting Technical Director Stuart Koch, command staff, heads of departments, divisions and branches in addition to senior scientists and engineers.

While touring the command, the admiral saw ďŹ rsthand how the business of research, development, test and evaluation is conducted in technical programs, including Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense; Weapons System Integration and CertiďŹ cation; Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense; and Electromagnetic Railgun.

Dahlgren technical experts briefed the NAVSEA commander on programs and the speciďŹ cs of what they are doing to create and sustain an awe-inspiring Navy of the present and future.

At one stop, Hilarides watched the electromagnetic railgun ďŹ re a projectile. This long-range weapons system

is designed to ďŹ re projectiles using electricity instead of chemical propellants. Magnetic ďŹ elds created by high electrical currents accelerate a sliding metal conductor or armature between two rails to launch projects 4,500 to 5,600 miles per hour.

The NAVSEA commanderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three mission priorities are part of his strategic framework for the NAVSEA warfare centers. It features his vision for NAVSEA, core values and the key enablers to accomplish the priorities.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Congratulations on having created a Navy that is awesome,â&#x20AC;? said Hilarides. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By that I mean, it is held in awe by countries like North Korea, Iran, Libya, Syria and China and that awe is what makes the nation safe. I think you can see a direct connection to Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s place in the world from your work and thank you for that work.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really unbelievable, and everywhere I go, I am impressed as I see the span of capabilities that you and your teammates bring to the table every day,â&#x20AC;? he continued.

Within â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about the ships,â&#x20AC;? Hilarides intends to focus on improving ship maintenance, reinvigorating shipboard preventative maintenance and warďŹ ghting system commonality. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our Navy sustains a pace overseas at a rate greater than anybody has done, probably in history, with deployability and sustainment rates in forward areas from 3,000, 5,000 and 8,000 miles away from their home port,â&#x20AC;? said Hilarides. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was not easy. It was done with a lot of hard work over a lot of years.â&#x20AC;?

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Navy Night! Norfolk Tides to host military, families ■ when and where Aug. 10 at Harbor Park when the Tides host Rochester.

Pregame festivities include the U.S. Fleet Forces Ceremonial Band, Naval Station Norfolk Color Guard, Oath of Enlistment and fireworks following the game.

Tickets are $7.50 for active duty, military families and retiree ID card holders at the Tides Box Office. Contact John Muszkewycz at 622-2222, ext. 107 for group seating.

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THE ROAR RETURNS Fort Monroe welcomes annual Hampton Cup Regatta back to Mill Creek for its 88th running HAMPTON

Speed into aquatic action as the 88th annual Hampton Cup Regatta, the oldest continuously running hydroplane boat race in the country, returns to Mill Creek in Hampton, Aug. 9 - 11. Join more than 30,000 spectators for a weekend of on-the-water thrills, chills and racing excitement. More than 75 hydroplane boats and Jersey Speed Skiffs from the United States and Canada are expected to compete during the event.

This year, the Hampton Cup Regatta welcomes some of the fastest watercraft in the world. At 19 feet long, these nautical rockets often reach speeds of 150 miles per hour, setting both national and world records. Best of all, the Hampton Cup Regatta is one of the last remaining boat races in the country that is free of charge.

In 2013, Hampton hosts 10 classes of the fastest hydroplanes in North America. Considered the loudest piston-powered racing boats in the world, these hydroplanes are sure to have on-lookers marveling at their warp-like speed.

The fun kicks off at 6 p.m. on Friday night with the Bash at the Beach, taking place at Paradise Ocean Club on Fort Monroe. The event, free and

■ event information What: 88th annual Hampton Cup Regatta When: Aug. 9 - 11 Time: Friday, 6 to 10 p.m., Bash at the Beach at Paradise Ocean Club on Fort Monroe; Saturday, first day of racing, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, second day of racing, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: Mill Creek at the entrance of Fort Monroe Admission: Free

open to the public, will feature live musical entertainment by Tailgate Down, as well as food and beverages for purchase.

On Saturday and Sunday, racing starts at noon and ends at 5 p.m. in Mill Creek, located at the entrance of Fort Monroe from the East Mercury Blvd.

Bridge in Hampton.

Other weekend festivities include: food and beverage vendors, souvenir programs, children’s area, and racing-enthusiast clothing and collectibles.

Lawn chairs are highly encouraged as bleacher seating is extremely limited. Attendees are also encouraged to bring pop-up tents or umbrellas for shade, however coolers, pets, bikes and skateboards are not permitted.

For more information on the 88th annual Hampton Cup Regatta, visit www.hamptoncupregatta.com, or call 727-8311.

■ did you know?

The oldest continuous inboard race in North America, Hampton Cup Regatta, was first held in 1926. The regatta is the largest sporting event in Hampton, drawing spectators from as far away as Canada and having drawn racers from as far away as New Zealand.

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Summertime sizzles with salsa at Downtown Norfolk Latino festivals NORFOLK

The Downtown Norfolk waterfront heats up with three Hot Latin Nights of music and dancing over the next three weekends.

Enjoy dancing under the stars with AT&T Summertime Salsa on Aug. 10 and 17 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Town Point Park.

DJ Carlos Casanova Munoz mixes all the latest dance hits using a wide range of music from cha-cha, swing, beach, salsa and line dancing. Come “dance the night away” at the Fountain. Both events are free and open to the public.

The summer party continues to sizzle as the sun goes down and the stars come out at the 13th annual AT&T Norfolk Latino Music Festival on Aug. 24 from 5 to 10 p.m. at Town Point Park. This year’s festival hosts Latin singer-songwriter Toby Love performing a unique pop style that mixes R&B, hip-hop and elements of the traditional Dominican musical form bachata. Dubbed “crunkchata,” the music often features the Bronx, New York-based vocalist singing in Spanish as well as English.

The Latin vibe carries over into the food and beverage menus available to festival guests. Feast on a variety of authentic Latin favorites and wash it all down with frosty adult beverages and frozen non-alcoholic drinks.

For more information on these events, visit www.festevents.org, call 441-2345, or find them on Facebook and Twitter.

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Lee Hall Mansion to host annual car show NEWPORT NEWS

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■ event information What: AT&T Summertime Salsa When: Aug. 10 and Aug. 17 Time: 7 to 10 p.m.

Where: Town Point Park in Downtown Norfolk Admission: Free

■ event information What: 13th annual AT&T Norfolk Latino Music Festival When: Aug. 24 Time: 5 to 10 p.m.

Where: Town Point Park in Downtown Norfolk Admission: Free Special Note: Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. Coolers, food and soft drinks are permitted. No alcohol or glass is permitted – food and alcohol will be available for purchase during the events.

The annual Car Show at Lee Hall is scheduled for Aug. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join in the fun of this automotive extravaganza as we celebrate our 12th year.

Experience the sights and sounds of elegant autos from yesteryear to the technologically advanced super cars of today on the beautiful grounds of Lee Hall Mansion in Newport News.

The show is open to all makes, models and years of vehicles and anyone can bring out their ride and participate in the show.

The first 100 registered show vehicles receive goody bags and dash plaques. Vehicle registration is $20 per vehicle and registration begins at 9 a.m. Participant’s Choice judging will result in more than 30 awards. The award presentation will take place at 2:30 p.m.

Spectator parking and admission is free. Vendors will have food, drinks and more throughout the day. Everyone can take part in a silent auction, discounted mansion tours, door prizes, a 50/50 drawing and more. Children can participate in car related games and a coloring book activity. Author Colin Romanick will be selling and signing copies of his book “Muscle Cars.”

The car show will be held rain or shine. The proceeds from this event benefit the continued restoration of Lee Hall Mansion.

For more information on the Lee Hall Car Show, call 888-3371, or visit www.leehall.org.

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

Chamber of Commerce to host military appreciation reception ■ When: Aug. 9, 3 ■ Where: Norfolk

p.m.

Waterside Marriott, 235 E. Main St., Norfolk ■ Cost: $15 for Chamber members, $25 for prospective members ■ For more information, visit: Events.Hampton RoadsChamber.com The Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce will host a Military Recognition Reception to recognize more than 50 military personnel from local commands. The service members will be joined at the reception by their families, military leadership, elected officials, and businessmen and women from the region. The guest speaker is Congressman Robert Scott, who is currently serving his eleventh term in Congress. This event is open to the public. The cost is $15 for Chamber members and $25 for prospective members.

Fall Softball League ■ When: Aug. 13, 10 a.m.

■ Where: Bldg. N-24 Gym ■ Cost: Free ■ For more information, contact:

444-4016

HISTORY MUSEUM PRESENTS ‘SECRET GARDENS REVEALED’ HAMPTON

Families are invited to get a start on gardening for the fall at the Hampton History Museum at “Secret Gardens Revealed!” the theme for this month’s second Saturday Family Day on Aug. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The activities are free and open to the public.

Children can plant a small fall seed garden of carrots, kale, or radishes; find seeds in fruit; and learn how to grow a plant from a cutting. Have fun learning about the differences between Powhatan and English gardens. With the help of expert volunteers, families can help plant the museum’s fall heirloom vegetable garden for the “Hampton Garden to Table” project, which is a group of interpretive beds used to educate visitors about the food people have enjoyed throughout Hampton’s history.

“Gardening is an enjoyable way to put food on the table and you discover a lot about people through time when you see how and what they grew,” said Sarah Heinsman, Hampton History Museum Educator.

The free family day activities will take place in the museum’s Great Hall and courtyard. Separate admission can be purchased to visit the Hampton History galleries and the exhibit “A Fragile Balance: Man and Nature in Hampton.”

The Hampton History Museum is located at 120 Old Hampton Ln., Hampton. There is plenty of free parking in the garage across the street. Military families are free through Labor Day with proper ID. Admission is $5 for adults; $4 for seniors, active NASA and children ages 4 to 12; and children under 4 are free. Museum hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.

For more information call 727-1610, or visit www. hamptonhistorymuseum.org.

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■ learning to grow At “Secret Gardens Revealed!” children can plant a small fall seed garden of carrots, kale, or radishes; find seeds in fruit; and learn how to grow a plant from a cutting.

Organizational meeting. League play beings Aug. 26.

Nauticus adds new 3D film to its lineup

Summer Youth Golf Clinics ■ When: Aug. 14, 15, 21 and 22; 8 to 9:30 a.m.

■ Where: Eagle Haven Golf Course ■ Cost: $60 per student ■ For more information, contact: 462-8526

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Four-day clinics for students ages 10 to 16. Space is limited to register early.

Animal Adopt-a-Thon ■ When: Aug. 17, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

■ Where: PetSmart Charities Adoption

Center North Suffolk PetSmart, 6243 College Dr., Suffolk ■ For more information, contact: Suffolk Humane at 538-3030 Suffolk Humane Society and Suffolk Animal Control will sponsor an adopt-a-thon on Aug. 17 at the PetSmart Charities Adoption Center North Suffolk PetSmart.

Keepin’ It Real Teen Leadership Summit ■ When: Aug. 19 - 23, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

■ Cost: $30 for non-teen program members

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Nauticus has followed the success of its first 3D movie, “Wild Ocean,” with a brand new offering, “Fighter Pilot 3D: Operation Red Flag.” This 48-minute adrenaline-packed giant screen hit was directed by Stephen Low, one of the foremost large format filmmakers, and provides a rare insider’s view into the teamwork and dangers inherent in military flight training.

Described as “the closest audiences will ever get to a ride in the world’s greatest fighter jet,” the movie follows a young F-15 fighter pilot through Red Flag, the final training phase before pilots are sent into actual combat. Established in 1975, Red Flag is a two-week realistic combat training exercise involving the elite aerial forces from all four branches of the U.S. military, plus their Guard/reserve components. It is commonly described as being more challenging than actual combat.

Aviation fans should know that the film features 20 F-15E Strike Eagles, representing four American squadrons, considered by many to be the greatest fighter ever built.

“Fighter Pilot 3D: Operation Red Flag” is included in regular Nauticus admission.

For more information, including times, call 664-1000. For more information on “Fighter Pilot 3D: Operation Red Flag,” visit www.fighterpilotfilm.com.

Open to youths ages 13 to 18 years old. Teen program membership not required. Contact your youth center for more information.

Virginia Children’s Chorus auditions ■ When: Aug. 24, 26 and 27 ■ Where: Talbot Park Baptist

Church, 6919 Granby St.,

Norfolk ■ Cost: Free ■ For more information, contact: 440-9100, email

vcccmgr@verizon.net, or visit www.vachildrenschorus.org Do you know a child who loves to sing? The Virginia Children’s Chorus will hold auditions for new students for the 2013-2014 season. Auditions must be scheduled in advance by calling the Chorus Manager at 440-9100.

We welcome boys and girls entering grades 1 to 12, from young beginners to serious high school singers.

We have a choice of Norfolk or Virginia Beach rehearsal sites for singers in the two younger choirs (approx. grades 1 to 7). Group tryouts are available for children entering grades 1 through 3. All students receive excellent voice training and perform in concert while making new friends and having fun.

2013 Armed Services YMCA 8K Mud Run ■ When: Aug. 10, 8 a.m. to noon ■ Where: JEBLCFS ■ For more information, visit: www.asymcamudrun.

com The 2013 Armed Services YMCA 8K Mud Run, to be held August 10, from 8 a.m. to noon, onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. This fun filled event is promising even more obstacles, more challenges, more running and more mud! This year JEB Little Creek will be host to an estimated 2,500 children and adults, civilian and military mud runners, who will be running, slipping and sliding through the surf, sand and mud of the course. The Mud Run has become the signature event for the ASYMCA, a non-profit organization serving junior military families throughout the region. The proceeds from the Mud Run help the ASYMCA provide junior military families child care, child development, spouse support activities and much more. Each year the ASYMCA gives adult runners an 8K, mud-slinging, heart-pumping course to conquer and a fun-filled but challenging Mini-Mud Run for children.

NEX rewards students with A-OK Program The NEX wants to help its customers finance their children’s college education through its A-OK Student Reward Program. All qualified students will participate in a quarterly drawing for monetary awards of $2,500, $1,500, $1,000 or $500 for a total of $5,500 per quarter. The next drawing will be held at the end of August.

Any eligible full-time student that has a B-grade point average equivalent or better, as determined by their school system, may enter the drawing. Eligible

students include dependent children of active duty military members, reservists and military retirees enrolled in first through 12th grade. Dependent children without an individual Dependent Identification Card must be accompanied by their sponsor to submit their entry. Each student may enter only once each grading period and must re-enter with each qualifying report card.

To enter the drawing, stop by any NEX with a current report card and have a NEX associate verify the minimum

grade average. Then fill out an entry card and obtain an A-OK ID, which entitles the student to discount coupons for NEX products and services.

The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) has been offering students a chance to pay for college through its A-OK Student Reward Program since 1997. Since the program began, NEXCOM has awarded over $611,000 in Series EE U.S. savings bonds and monetary awards with the help of its generous vendor partners.

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Bruce Hornsby coming to nTelos Pavilion ■ Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach Aug. 8 – Matchbox Twenty and Goo Goo Dolls Aug. 9 – Jason Aldean with Jake Owens and Thomas Rhett Aug. 17 – Backstreet Boys with Jesse McCartney and DJ Pauly D Aug. 22 – Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley Aug. 24 – John Mayer and Phillip Phillips Aug. 30 – Maze and Frankie Beverly Aug. 31 – Shinedown and Papa Roach Sept. 4 – The Allman Brothers Band with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals For more information on events at Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach, call 368–3000, or visit http://goo. gl/4Cft5a

.■ nTelos Wireless Pavilion Aug. 11 – Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers with Railroad Earth Aug. 12 – KISS with LeoGun Aug. 28 – KE$HA with Michael Posner and SPW Aug. 30 – Phoenix Aug. 31 – Hank Williams Jr. with Seth Stainback and Roosterfoot For more information, call 393–8181 or visit www.pavilionconcerts.com.

■ The Norva Aug. 12 – Scott Weiland and The Wildabouts Aug. 13 – Mastodon Aug. 16 – GLX Show featuring The Jolley Bros Aug. 17 – JJ Grey and Mofro Aug. 20 – Less than Jake and Badfish

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Aug. 23 – The Jack Dewitt Band with Rellen, Odyssey and Secret Mark Aug. 27 – We the Kings Aug. 28 – Iration’s Automatic Tour For more information on events at The Norva, call 627–4547, or visit www.thenorva.com.

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Gym changes made on JEB Little Creek-Fort Story Pierside Gymnasium at JEB Little Creek Due to the upgrade into a Multi-Functional Fitness Arena, the facility has become one of the most reliable training facilities because of the multifaceted approach to training that has been adopted at the gymnasium. The facilityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enhanced arena and classes are designed to train your muscles to work together and prepare them for daily tasks by simulating common movements you might do at home, at work or in sports. Classes offered at the gym include: â&#x2013; Fitness training â&#x2013; Command physical training â&#x2013; Multi-functional training The new ďŹ tness classes offered at Pierside incorporate rowing, sprinting, jumping, rope climbing, tire ďŹ&#x201A;ipping, Olympic lifting, weight lifting, kettlebells, barbells, dumbbells, gymnastic rings, pull-up bars, TRX and medicine balls.

All command physical training classes will be designed directly for the command and their level of ďŹ tness.

Classes are on Mondays and Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m., and Fridays at 6 a.m.

For questions or additional information, call 462-8280.

Rockwell Hall at JEB Little Creek The gym has a new boxing and martial arts training facility which replaced the racquetball court, perfect for patrons to come in to help develop and harness their skills in boxing and martial arts. Rockwell Hall now offers a variety of classes that include: â&#x2013; Core Kick â&#x2013; Boxing Skills and Drills A professional-grade hanging bag was installed as the facilityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upgrade to help patrons with ďŹ tness development with kicks and punches during an instructor-led class or on your own. The new classes focus on proper technique and performance using dynamic kick-punch combinations providing the elements of core stabilization, muscle recruitment, functional strength training and cardiovascular conditioning.

Core Kick classes are on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 p.m., and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Boxing and Skills and Drills classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 a.m.

For questions or additional information, call 462-7735.

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highly processed foods, breading, deep-frying and added fats and sodium.

Use these healthy eating tips in the restaurant the next time youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re out on the town grabbing a bite to eat to make sure you stay ďŹ t and healthy. â&#x2013; Avoid before-the-meal â&#x20AC;&#x153;extrasâ&#x20AC;? like cocktails, appetizers, bread and butter. These scream extra (unnecessary) calories, fat and sodium. â&#x2013; Just because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re eating from a salad bar doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all good for you. Choose fresh greens, raw vegetables, fresh fruits, garbanzo beans and reduced fat, low fat, light or fat free dressings. Avoid lots of cheese, marinated salads, pasta salads and fruit

salads with whipped cream. â&#x2013; Remember that sauces and creamy dressings may taste good, but will eventually cause you to gain weight. â&#x2013; Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be hesitant to ask your server how a certain entrĂŠe was prepared and what ingredients that entree contains. Ask what kinds of oils your food was prepared in.

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Fort Story The facility has converted two outdoor basketball courts into an outdoor portable ďŹ tness and agility arena.

The multi-functional ďŹ tness arena offers outdoor agility courses as well as outdoor portable ďŹ tness equipment. The perimeter of the arena offers pull-up bars, pushup bars, parallel bars and sit-up stations.

Check out the shed key to open all equipment needed to perform multi-functional command workouts. In the shed jump ropes, medicine balls, tires, GHD machines, Olympic lifting equipment, rowers, TRX and additional ďŹ tness equipment is available for use.

Commands can also reserve the facility and the equipment for command physical training with prior reservations.

Hours of operation for the outdoor facility are Monday through Thursday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fridays from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For reservations, questions or additional information, call Morale, Welfare and Recreation at 422-7052.

sarah says With help from our registered dietician, Sarah, we found the healthiest entrees from chain restaurants across the country.

Top picks for casual family restaurants: â&#x2013; Subway â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sarahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice: Oven

Roasted Chicken and Swiss Salad (Calories: 250, Fat: 13g, Sodium: 440mg) â&#x2013; Chick-Fil-A â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sarahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice: ChickFil-A Grilled Chicken Cool Wrap (Calories: 330, Fat: 12g, Sodium: 990mg, Fiber: 15g) â&#x2013; Panda Express â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sarahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice: Grilled Chicken Teriyaki (Calories: 250, Fat: 11g, Sodium: 440mg, Protein: 30g) â&#x2013; Wendyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sarahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice: Small Chili with Garden Side Salad (Calories: 150, Fat: 17g, Sodium: 420mg) â&#x2013; Smoothie King â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sarahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any of these three smoothies are perfect

healthy meal replacements: Gladiator, Lean1 Vanilla, or High Protein Banana.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Gladiator (Calories: 180, Fat: 0g, Sodium: 150mg, Protein: 45g) â&#x20AC;˘ Lean1 Vanilla (Calories: 273, Fat: 10g, Sodium: 317, Protein: 22g) â&#x20AC;˘ High Protein Banana (Calories: 322, Fat: 9g, Sodium: 297, Protein: 27g) Top picks for casual family restaurants: â&#x2013; Bob Evans â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sarahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice: Be Fit

Breakfast (Calories: 352, Fat: 3g, Sodium: 540mg) â&#x2013; Ruby Tuesday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sarahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice: Barbecue Grilled Chicken with White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes and Fresh Steamed Broccoli (Calories: 550, Fat: 20g) â&#x2013; Olive Garden â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sarahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice: HerbGrilled Salmon (Calories: 480, Sodium: 360mg, Fat: 20g)

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Planes From above the world of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carsâ&#x20AC;? comes Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Planes,â&#x20AC;? an action-packed 3D animated comedy adventure featuring Dusty (voice of Dane Cook), a plane with dreams of competing as a high-ďŹ&#x201A;ying air racer. But Dustyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not exactly built for racing ... and he happens to be afraid of heights.

So he turns to a seasoned naval aviator who helps him qualify to take the defending champ of the race circuit. Dustyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s courage is put to the ultimate test as he aims to reach heights he never dreamed possible, giving a spellbound world the inspiration to soar. Actors Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett, Teri Hatcher, John Cleese, Anthony Edwards, Cedric the Entertainer, Sinbad, Gabriel Iglesias and Val Kilmer are also lend their voices to supporting characters.

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Elysium In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the planetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crime and poverty, and they critically need the stateof-the-art medical care available on Elysium â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but some in Elysium will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve their citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; luxurious lifestyle.

The only man with the chance to bring equality to these worlds is Max (Matt Damon, above), an ordinary guy in desperate need to get to Elysium. With his life hanging in the balance, he reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one that pits him against Elysiumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) and her hard-line forces â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but if he succeeds, he could save not only his own life, but millions of people on Earth as well.

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon, continues his epic journey to fulďŹ ll his destiny, as he teams with his friends, Annabeth Chase, Clarisse La Rue and Tyson, his half brother, to retrieve the Golden Fleece, which has the power to save their home and training ground, Camp Half-Blood.

The story is an adaptation of Rick Riordans book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sea of Monsters,â&#x20AC;? with writer Marc Guggenheim and director Thor Freudenthal. Logan Lerman reprises his role

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a risky job for sure, but with the help of a few neighbors, Burke might just pull it off. With sardonic stripper Rose (Jennifer Aniston) assuming the role of housewife, teenage misďŹ t Kenny (Will Poulter) posing as the awkward son, and rebellious Casey (Emma Roberts) ďŹ lling in as his sister, Burke slips on some khakis and starts heading South.

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Spartyka Fight League hosts night of fights for a good cause

By Lawrence Bagwell Contributing Writer

NORFOLK

Old Dominion University’s Ted Constant Convocation Center was host to Spartyka Fight League XII, July 27.

The event showcased some of the upcoming talent in the sport of mixed martial arts from the greater Hampton Roads area while raising money and awareness for Wounded Warrior Project.

Spartyka Fight League is run by Chief Boatswain’s Mate Jimi Partyka. Even with a day job as an enlisted service member, Partyka finds time to organize, promote and manage premiere fight events. He takes no pay from the league as his duty is to showcase the area’s best talent, while raising awareness and donations for worthy causes.

The Fight of the Night award went to a bout between Delwayne Stepney and Julian Salcido, where the fight went the distance. Both men had a fair argument as to who won and the crowd was evenly split as a loud chorus of boos were heard at the announcement of the victor.

Great moments from the event included first round knockouts by Chris Bibyon, who won with some devastat-

■ what they’re about Spartyka Fight League was established in September of 2010 with the purpose of becoming the top promoter of amateur mixed martial arts events in Virginia, while also raising awareness and donations for worthy causes such as the Wounded Warrior Project. ing strikes; Conrad Barrett, who had the ref step in after dominating his opponent; and Lawrence Crutchfield, who enjoyed a victory after his elbows stopped his challenger. The fans had a few favorites including Dustin Wilson, who won via stoppage due to punches; Conrad Mendoza, who won a decision; and Dustin Parker, who was stopped in the first round due to strikes against Bibyon.

The evening included 22 fights on the card, including two title bouts. The festivities also included a moment to honor and remember a fallen hero, organizing unofficial chive events at O’Leary’s in Virginia Beach and highlighting upcoming events that benefit organizations and people, such as the “Miracles for Maddox”on Oct. 19.

What was most impressive from the evening were the people surrounding Partyka during the event. Volunteers

from all ages and backgrounds were present as teenagers would clean the mats between rounds and open the cage doors for competitors and ring girls. The fight league is just a small part of the Spartyka organization’s efforts to reach out and help those in need and those who don’t ask for help even when the need is there. The fight league itself is local to Virginia, but the events have been held across the country.

As the evening progressed, interests transitioned from the battles in the cage to the ones outside of the cage. The previously mentioned event, “Miracles for Maddox” is for a young 7-month-old boy who was diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma (eye cancer). His father spoke at the event and nearly brought tears to the eyes of everyone with the story of hope and survival of this incredible young man.

You can read more about this amazing story at miraclesformaddox.com.

Another highlight of the evening was the announcement of the Spartyka non-profit organization which kicksoff on Aug. 31.

You can learn more about the organization by visiting spartyka.com.

Visit spartykafightleague.com for information on upcoming fights and spartyka.com for information regarding runs, chives and other events.

Courtesy photo Shawn Steen (right) applauds as Josh Mizelle’s hand is raised after becoming Spartyka Fight League’s new 135-pound champion at SFL XII, July 27 at Old Dominion University’s Ted Constant Convocation Center.

■ upcoming mma schedule WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING 4 Aug. 10, 10:30 p.m., NBC Sports Featured bouts: Tyrone Spong vs. Angel DeAnda B. Hempleman vs. M. Moraes Dave Huckaba vs. Ray Sefo Keon Caldwell vs. Nick Newell G. Cavalcante vs. Tyson Griffin

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 27 Aug. 28, 6 p.m., FOX Sports 2; 8 p.m., FOX Sports 1 Featured bouts: Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann Donald Cerrone vs. R. dos Anjos Kelvin Gastelum vs. B. Melancon Sarah Kaufman vs. Sara McMann

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 26 Aug. 17, 6 and 8 p.m., FOX Sports 1 Featured bouts: Mauricio Rua vs. Chael Sonnen Travis Browne vs. Alistair Overeem Yuri Alcantara vs. Urijah Faber Matt Brown vs. Mike Pyle Uriah Hall vs. John Howard Michael Johnson vs. Joe Lauzon

UFC 164 Aug. 31, 8 p.m., FOX Sports 1; 10 p.m., PPV Featured bouts: Ben Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis Josh Barnett vs. Frank Mir Clay Guida vs. Chad Mendes Ben Rothwell vs. Brandon Vera ■ Cards subject to change.

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Sabin, TNA to bring ‘Impact’ to ODU

By Jonathan McLarty Contributing Writer

Lee Southern TNA World Heavyweight Champion Chris Sabin is scheduled to defend his title against Bully Ray when Total Nonstop Action Wrestling visits Old Dominion University’s Constant Convocation Center, Aug. 15.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) presents “Hardcore Justice” on Aug. 15 at Old Dominion University’s Ted Constant Convocation Center. This event will be broadcast that night on Spike TV and two matches are already announced. One headlining match will see the Main Event Mafia taking on members of Aces and Eights with the stipulation that whoever is defeated will have to leave Impact Wrestling for good. The main event of the evening is TNA World Heavyweight Champion Chris Sabin defending his championship in a steel cage match against the leader of Aces and Eights, and former World Heavyweight Champion, Bully Ray. I spoke with Sabin briefly to get his thoughts on what’s brewing within Impact Wrestling.

Sabin knows that Norfolk, and the rest of the seven cities, has a large military presence and had this message to those service members who will be attending the event.

“Thank you to all of the military personnel for defending our freedom. I hope you guys have a really great time,” he said.

Sabin made his return to Impact Wrestling in May after rehabbing his second ACL injury.

“Wrestling has been my dream ever since I was a little kid,” he said. “To be able to go back, it was the greatest feeling in the world.”

Sabin and Bully Ray have had several encounters in the past, including tag-team matches with Sabin’s then Motor City Machine Guns partner Alex Shelley taking on Team 3D (Bully

Ray and Devon).

Sabin is the first and only individual to have kicked out of the 3D finishing maneuver, something I thought may still weigh on Bully Ray’s mind.

“It definitely does,” he said. “He has actually mentioned it numerous times after it happened.

That’s pretty good. That kind of gives me a psychological advantage over him.”

The cage match stipulation that will be in play on Aug. 15 prevents the competitors from escaping the ring easily, but also helps curtail outside interference.

“The Aces and Eights cannot interfere. It’s just going to be me against Bully, so I think I finally have the chance to prove that I can beat Bully, one-on-one, in a regular match,” he said.

“I don’t necessarily need a hammer to do it. I can just beat him straight up.”

Now that Sabin has achieved the highest attainable accolade in Impact Wrestling, that being the World Heavyweight Championship, I questioned if Sabin had anything further to prove to the company and the wrestling audience.

“I think there is a lot more to prove. Winning the championship is one thing, but holding on to the championship is another,” the champ said. “You’re just a walking target for everyone. You have what everyone else is working their butts off to get. I think that I have to be a fighting champion, to not just win the belt, but to hold on to the belt and defend it over, and over, and over.”

TNA Wrestling has visited Norfolk several times in the past, presenting the 2008 Destina-

tion X pay-per-view and a handful of non-televised events. This is the first time that fans in the Hampton Roads area will be able to attend a television broadcast for the company. Previously, their television program had only been filmed in front of die-hard fans at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. “I think that going on the road and seeing fresh faces – I think the crowds are a lot more excited and a lot more in to the show,” he explained.

Sabin recently moved from the X-Division of the company, where all matches have three competitors, (a division of high-risk and fastpaced competitors) into the Heavyweight division.

“I think three-way matches make it more difficult for the wrestlers,” he said. “At the same time, that gives those wrestlers a chance to actually prove themselves more because they’re put in such a difficult position. If they’re able to shine in a three-way match, it shows something about who they are and what they can accomplish.”

Tickets for Impact Wrestling in Norfolk start at $15 and can be purchased at YnotTix.com.

ImpactWrestling.com provides all of the latest information on the Superstars and Knockouts.

Fans in attendance will not only be treated to the Hardcore Justice event, but will also witness the taping of the Aug. 22 episode as well – two shows for the price of one.

Jonathan McLarty is a contributing writer for The Flagship, as well as a local sports and event photographer. Connect with him on Twitter (@JonathanMcLarty).

TIDES HOST LINCOLN DAY EVENT AT HARBOR PARK

By SN Phylicia A. Hanson USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Public Affairs

NORFOLK

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) teamed up with the Norfolk Tides for Lincoln Day at Harbor Park, July 25.

Lincoln’s Commanding Officer, Capt. Karl O. Thomas, and Lincoln’s Sailor of the Year, Aviation Support Technician 1st Class Vincent Carmona, exchanged ball caps on the first baseline with the Tides’ General Manager Joe Gregory and Team Manager Ron Johnson.

“I am proud to say that we support our military as a team,” said Tides Coach, Jose Hernandez. “I don’t think that my boys would have it any other way than to come out today and enjoy playing America’s favorite pastime to boost the morale of Lincoln Sailors.”

More than 1,300 Sailors from the Lincoln attended the game. The entire event was coordinated by Lincoln’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) department representative Shannon Smith, along with the cooperation of

the Norfolk Tides Director of Military Sales, John Muszkewycz.

Thomas threw the ceremonial first pitch and reflected on the special day for his Sailors.

“It’s great that the team opened their doors for us and dedicated a special day to honor Lincoln Sailors,” he said.

The Lincoln Color Guard presented colors during the singing of the national anthem.

Thomas, Lincoln’s Command Master Chief Gregg Weber and Carmona stood near the Tide’s bullpen during the performance.

“I had a lot of fun at the game,” said Quartermaster Seaman Brianna Suits of Navigation.

“I haven’t been to a baseball game before, so it was a great experience. It was a beautiful day outside to have the day off!”

“I’m not one for baseball, however, I did get to hang out with my friends,” said Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class James Hyde. “So that made going to the game totally worth going to.”

To cap off the day, the Norfolk Tides beat the Pawtucket Red Socks, 6-5. The Tides are the AAA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

SN Phylicia A. Hanson Capt. Karl O. Thomas (second from left), commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), receives a team jersey signed by the Norfolk Tides, presented by Tides manager Ron Johnson during Lincoln Day at Harbor Park, July 25. Lincoln is undergoing a four-year complex overhaul in Newport News.

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