Flagship 11/12/15

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Rain doesn’t dampen reunions as Sailors return from deployment Petty Officer 1st Class Steven McMurtrey closes his eyes and kisses his three-month-old daughter Gabriella upon meeting her for the first time in Norfolk, Oct. 7. He returned with the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) after an eight-month deployment.

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Local news personality visits The Flagship Chief Mass Communication Specialist Nate Guimont explains the process of editing The Flagship newspaper to Joe Flanagan, a news reporter for WVEC 13. Flanagan produced a video documentary on The Flagship military editor as part of his weekly show “Joe’s Jobs.”

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SECDEF VISITS USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT By MCSN Chad M. Trudeau USS Theodore Roosevelt Public Affairs

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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visited the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Nov. 5, and met with Sailors and Marines to thank them for their service following more than eight months at sea. During the visit, Carter received a brief covering the operations of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, held

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a press conference, met with the Arleigh Burke-class guidedmissile destroyer USS Lassen’s (DDG 82) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Robert Francis, and spoke with a group of more than 200 Sailors and Marines. During his press conference, Carter discussed the U.S. role in security operations in the region. “The American approach to the security structure for Asia is an inclusive one. I believe

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Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks with service members aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as he and Malaysian Minister of Defense Hishammuddin Hussein visit the aircraft carrier.

THANKSGATHERING As a special “thank you” to the men and women of our armed forces, SC Johnson is sponsoring a Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation event and flying in the families of active-duty service members to spendThanksgiving with their loved ones. » see A2

SURLFANT hosts energy awareness fair By MC2 Melissa D. Redinger Naval Surface Force Atlantic Public Affairs

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Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) hosted an Energy Fair Oct. 30, to provide information and resources to Sailors and civilians working on and around Naval Station Norfolk. Since 1991, October has been recognized as Energy Awareness Month, a time to learn about energy conservation and responsible usage. Businesses and organizations represented at the fair, held outside the base gym, were: Naval Sea Systems Command; AGL Resources Virginia Natural Gas; Sam DeSanto Co., Inc.; Cavarocchi Ruscio Dennis Associates; CDI Corporation; Energy MAX, LC; Alaris Companies, LLC; and ConEdison Solutions. “We do a lot of training on ships, but it is difficult to get a large group of vendors like this on a ship on a regular basis,” event host Vince Marshall said. “So, we try to host events like this ashore, because it helps bring vendors and our Navy community together to see what products are out there for naval applications.” These vendors and Navy representatives hope to bring energy efficient technologies – like electric

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CHINESE WARSHIPS Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville supported a historic visit of Chinese warships to Naval Station Mayport.

By Gary Harki The Virginian-Pilot

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Heather Lawson was in the fourteenth week of her pregnancy when her husband, Jeffrey, deployed on the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), March 9. In her arms at the Navy pier on Oct. 7, she held her 2-month-old son, Talon. “I love daddy” was written on the pacifier clip attached to his onesie. Electrian’s Mate 3rd Class Jeffrey Lawson would meet him for the first time in less than an hour. “When he left, we knew we’d be here today,” Heather said. “I’m sad he missed my pregnancy, but I knew he’d be back. We knew we would be really excited.” Both the Churchill and the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) returned to Norfolk on Dec. 7, from their eight-month deployment, as part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group. Capt. Fred Pyle, commodore of Destroyer Squadron 2, stated the ships escorted merchant vessels through the Strait of Hormuz and helped ensure unencumbered navigation in Middle Eastern waterways. “I just want each and every Sailor and their families to know how proud I am of what they have accomplished,” Pyle said. “We have asked a tremendous amount of each of these Sailors and their families over the last two years.” By the time Churchill reached the pier, a heavy rain was falling. A young mother held up a sign for a Sailor, ink dripping onto her son’s soggy head. The boy’s eyes were fixed on the Sailors who stood waiting out the last minutes of their deployment by waving at their loved ones. Caran Jimenez was one of the first to be reunited with her husband, Fire Controlman 1st Class Michael Jimenez. Caran won the raffle for first hug, one of several “first” raffles Navy families participate in when a ship arrives. “This is my second deployment winning the first hug. It was pretty fantastic,” Caran said. “I was pretty speechless. They are the first ones off the ship, which is kind of nice on a day like today.” Grace and Samuel Jimenez approached their father shyly, at first hesitant before running into his arms. Michael said he’d been looking forward to the moment he was reunited with his kids since he left. “They’ve gotten bigger,” Michael said. Lt. Samantha Drumb’s family waited patiently on the dock for her first deployment to end. “This first one [deployment] has really been hard,” her fiance Greg Hardy said. Hardy came from Florida, along with several other family members. Drumb had already planned where they would go once she was off the ship, Drumb’s mother Diane McGovern said. “We’re going to Chick’s Oyster Bar to watch the Florida State game,” McGovern said. This article originally appeared in The Virginian-Pilot.

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