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MC3 Brian Stephens Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) man the rails as the ship pulls into Naval Station Norfolk.

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NMCP’s annual Diabetes Boot Camp provides quality care

By MC1 (SW/EXW/AW) Gary Johnson Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Public Affairs

PORTSMOUTH

U.S. Navy photo The Navy’s Child Development Center (CDC) on Hampton Boulevard will be closing for renovations and is in the process of reassigning its children.

HAMPTON BLVD CDC TO UNDERGO RENOVATIONS

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) staff sponsored their fourth annual Diabetes Boot Camp inside the endocrinology clinic and along the main hallway of the Charette Health Care Center in Portsmouth, Nov. 14.

The boot camp was a one-stop shop for patients to complete their annual appointments and health checks.

The event was held as part of Diabetes Awareness Month and allowed more than

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By MC1 Eric Brown Naval Station Norfolk Public Affairs

The Navy’s Child Development Center (CDC) on Hampton Boulevard is currently in the process of temporarily closing for renovations that will begin in late January.

The center, run by Naval Station Norfolk’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR), will undergo renovations for 18-24 months.

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130 NMCP’s diabetic patients over age 19 to receive multiple screenings and gather information about methods of maintaining their health and living with the illness.

“Some of our patients have difficulties getting to multiple appointments for all the different care and education that is needed when someone has diabetes,” said Carmina Bautista, a diabetes nurse in the endocrinology clinic and co-organizer of the event. “We really want to help our patients and make sure they receive the care and education they need.

This event lets us condense everything into one visit for them.”

La Jolla changes homeport to Norfolk

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NORFOLK, Va. – The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS La Jolla (SSN 701) arrived at its new homeport in Norfolk, Nov. 17.

Under the command of Cmdr. Kevin Roach, the submarine was previously assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 1, home ported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

The submarine arrived in Norfolk to begin

MC1 Gary Johnson Participants of the Diabetes Boot Camp take part in a Pilates demonstration class.

Among the services offered were A1C blood sugar checks, blood and urine tests, dilated retinal exams, foot examinations, flu and pneumonia vaccinations, and glucometer testing and troubleshooting.

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its conversion to a Moored Training Ship (MTS). La Jolla will remain at Naval Station Norfolk until it is transported in February to Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth for the 32-month MTS conversion. During the conversion, La Jolla will have its missile compartments removed, but will have fully operational reactor power plants.

“La Jolla is being converted to a state-ofthe-art moored training ship,” said Roach. “La Jolla was chosen as the next MTS based on

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OPERATION JINGLE NMCRS is inviting all eligible Hampton Roads active duty troops to participate in Operation Jingle.

The deadline for submissions is Dec. 18.

VETERANS DAY HONORED THROUGHOUT THE FLEET On Nov. 11, commands across the fleet observed Veterans Day in various ceremonies.

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Ships pass Gibraltar on return to Norfolk Above: The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) transits the Strait of Gibraltar.

Left: The Bush, left, the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), center, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), right, transit the Strait of Gibraltar.

The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) is inviting all Hampton Roads area active duty service members to participate in the 22nd annual Operation Jingle, sponsored by the hotel associations and convention and visitors bureaus from Norfolk and Virginia Beach. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 18.

The annual holiday program provides a complimentary three-night stay in local hotels from Dec. 23-26 for the visiting families of locally stationed service members who are unable to go home for the holidays. Families check-in after 4 p.m. on Dec. 23, and check-out before 11 a.m. on Dec. 26.

To qualify, service members must be stationed and live aboard ships, reside in one of the local barracks, or reside in single Sailor PPV housing. Commands must verify that the rooms will be used for families traveling to the Hampton Roads area to spend the holidays with their service member. Room availability is limited, and rooms will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.

To participate, each command must designate a representative as the command’s single point of contact to coordinate the delivery of applications and confirmation information with the NMCRS Norfolk office. The only charge for the room is a non-refundable reservation fee of $10 per room, per night. The entire reservation fee will be donated to the NMCRS. Reservation fees ensure that all rooms are used. Hotels require a 24-hour cancellation notice in the event rooms cannot be used.

Information about the program may be obtained from Loretta Russell at the NMCRS Norfolk office, located inside the Fleet and Family Support Center in Norfolk (7928 14th street, Ste. 238). Program information should be obtained and completed by no later than 3 p.m. on Dec. 18. Command representatives may request the registration form from by email at loretta.russell@nmcrs. org or by phone at 322-1175. For underway commands/ units unable to meet the Dec. 18 deadline, command representatives should call 322-1175 to discuss alternative arrangements.

All incidental expenses incurred during the hotel stay, including phone calls, laundry services, movies, room service and other meals are the responsibility of the service member reserving the room.

FLU VACCINE AVAILABLE FOR TRICARE BENEFICIARIES Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Public Affairs PORTSMOUTH

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and its branch clinics are now offering annual flu vaccine for all eligible TRICARE beneficiaries.

All flu vaccines – the FluMist nasal spray and the traditional injectable – administered at NMCP and its clinics protect against four strains of influenza.

Flu immunizations are available at the main medical center in Portsmouth at the Immunizations Clinic from

8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursdays. The clinic has extended hours on Tuesdays in November until 5:30 p.m.

Naval Station Norfolk Branch Clinic (formerly Sewells Point Clinic) offers flu vaccines Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and on Fridays 7 a.m. to noon.

Admiral Joel T. Boone Branch Clinic at Joint Base Little Creek-Fort Story offers flu vaccines from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; flu vaccines are available on Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m.

online For a downloadable version of the flu vaccine schedule, go to www. to 3 p.m. The clinic has ex- med.navy.mil/sites/NMCP. tended hours on Tuesdays Additional clinic hours and Thursdays in November will be added as needed. until 5:30 p.m.

Oceana Branch Clinic offers flu immunizations from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on offers flu vaccines from 7:30 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday and Friday; and 9 a.m. to 2 through Friday. p.m. on Wednesdays. The Yorktown Branch Clinic clinic has extended hours on offers flu vaccines Monday Mondays in November until through Friday from 7:30 4:30 p.m. a.m. to 3 p.m.

Dam Neck Branch Clinic Beneficiaries enrolled to offers flu vaccines Monday TRICARE Prime Clinics in through Thursday from 7:30 Virginia Beach and Chesato 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 2:30 peake should call (866) p.m. Friday hours are 7:30 to MIL-HLTH (866-645-4584) 11 a.m. to make an appointment for Northwest Branch Clinic their flu vaccines.

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NMCP RAISES FUNDS FOR CFC DONATIONS

By MC2 (SW) Terah L. Bryant Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Public Affairs

PORTSMOUTH

Combined Federal Campaign representatives began collecting donations through outreach tables at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), Nov. 10.

The tables allow staff, patients and visitors to donate money to help NMCP reach its goal of $140,000 in contributions for charities during this year's fund drive.

CFC representatives will continue to staff the tables Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. near the Navy Exchange in Building 3. They are also organizing a bake sale, pizza sale and basketball tournament.

The CFC annual fundraising drive provides an opportunity for federal civilian, postal and military to donate to local, national and international non-profit organizations.

Last year, NMCP's total was $126,000 between donations and fundraisers. According to Lt. Sandra Baxter, a campaign co-chair, staff has been challenged by raising the goal by $13,000.

We have a pretty lofty goal this year, but I think we can make it happen, Baxter said.

More than 5,300 active-duty, reserve and civil service staff will be contacted by representatives and can donate to more than 21,000 organizations.

The campaign requires 100 percent contact of staff, while donations are voluntary. To ensure that all are contacted, Baxter is personally visiting staff throughout the medical center to talk to them about how donating to CFC can benefit the community.

The CFC still offers the traditional paper form for making a donation, but is gearing toward online donations only in the future.

After staff donate online, they have a receipt that they print, sign and hand to their respective CFC representative, which is one way that we keep track of donations, Baxter said.

Donors can choose any charity, whether it's a nationwide charity or one local to their duty station or hometown. As long as they signed up with the CFC, they can donate to a charity from their hometown, or their church, which I think most people may not be aware of, Baxter said.

Charities belonging to the campaign also inform what percentage of money donated goes to the cause and how much goes to administration fees.

It is a very transparent organization, if you were to cut a check to that charity on your own you wouldn't necessarily know that information, but the CFC makes sure we know, Baxter said. There is a charity for everyone, she continued. You can search and donate to whatever charity means something to you.

The campaign is scheduled to end Dec. 15, but in previous years, the deadline for donations has been extended.

To search for a charity, visit www.cfctoday.org. Donations can be given at www.cfcshr.org.

U.S. Navy photo Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike), along with friends and family, participate in the Ike Heritage 5K Autumn Classic. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Heritage 5K Committee sponsored the event, which was held aboard JEBLCFS.

Ike 5K raises funds for CFC

By MC3 Sarah Horne USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Public Affairs

VIRGINIA BEACH

The sky was the kind of cloudless blue that could only appear on a perfect, autumn day like Nov. 8.

Sailors and their families, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) filled SEAL Park on Joint Expeditionary Base Little-Creek-Fort Story to run the third annual Ike Heritage 5K run.

Every year Ike Sailors run 3.25 miles to raise money for various non-profit organizations. This year, Sailors raised $3,000 from the race, which was donated to the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). The proceeds for CFC came from the registration fees and merchandise sold, such as the Ike 5K T-shirts.

“Originally, the run was just a way to get Sailors together to create an event that could raise money for a good cause,” said Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Scott Cross, the event coordinator.

The black-top course was shaded by tall pines as Ike Sailors made their way toward the finish line. Hull Maintenance Technician

This race is really to bring the crew together, meet former crew members and just have something that people can bond with.”

- Electronics Technician 2nd Class Kevin Neberman

Fireman Harry Major was the first to break the tape at the end of the road where groups of volunteers stood waiting with hot coffee, water and snacks for the runners.

“It was a good turn out,” said Electronics Technician 2nd Class Kevin Neberman, the event’s sales and communication coordinator.

“This race is really to bring the crew together, meet former crew members and just have something that people can bond with. I’ve met a lot of people at these runs that I would have never met just being on the ship.”

Ike’s chain of command also ran in the event to support their shipmates who participated.

“This is our third run and, as you guys know, I get all fired up to go run so I’m glad you guys are out here to run with me and it’s a great day to do that,” said Capt. Stephen T. Koehler, Ike’s commanding officer.

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is currently undergoing a docking planned incremental availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

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Sailors and their loved ones reunite after the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWB CSG) returned to Norfolk, Nov. 15.

Photos by Harry Gerwien | Military Newspapers of Virginia

George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group returns to homeport

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From day one, our Sailors came together and remained focused on the mission. I’m extremely proud of our Sailors and all they’ve accomplished.”

USS George H.W. Bush Public Affairs

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After completing a nine-month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility (AOR), the ships and squadrons of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWB CSG) returned to their homeports in Norfolk, Whidbey Island, Wash., and Mayport, Fla., Nov. 15.

The GHWB CSG is comprised of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8), Destroyer Squadron 22 (CDS 22), the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), and the guided-missile destroyers USS Truxtun (DDG 103) and USS Roosevelt (DDG 80). The strike group, which deployed on Feb. 15, steamed a total of 73,400 nautical miles throughout two different AORs in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) as well as Maritime Security Operations (MSO) and Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) efforts while working with joint, coalition and allied forces.

“I am extremely proud of each and every Sailor in the George H.W. Bush Strike Group and our many accomplishments during this nine-month deployment. The flexibility and striking power inherent in a carrier strike group made a difference on this deployment, and professional Sailors made it all happen,” said Rear Adm. DeWolfe H. Miller III, Commander, GHWB CSG. “I am also eternally grateful for the wonderful support we all received from family members

-USS Bush CO Andrew Loiselle

Sailors wave to their family and loved ones as the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWB CSG) returns to Norfolk, Nov. 15.

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Sailors and their loved ones reunite after the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWB CSG) returned to Norfolk, Nov. 15.

Sailors and their loved ones reunite after the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWB CSG) returns to Norfolk, Nov. 15.

and friends, many of whom welcomed us home today.”

Highlighting the versatility of a CSG, in one 30-hour period, CVW-8 flew combat sorties in support of the Afghan Democratic run-off elections, CVN 77 then quickly steamed west executing an inbound Strait of Hormuz transit and then launched armed sorties into Iraq to counter ISIL extremist advances. Ships and aircraft of the GHWB CSG were the first U.S. forces on scene providing combat capability over Iraq and options for the President. GHWB CSG commenced the first airstrikes in Iraq, Aug. 8.

“This ship and air wing team possesses tremendous capabilities which can, and did, have an immediate impact on events in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. This impact is generated not only by the incredible striking power of a Carrier Strike Group, but by the committed men and women aboard these ships that make it happen day in and day out in extremely trying conditions,” said Capt. Andrew Loiselle, commanding officer of George H.W. Bush.

“From day one, our Sailors came together and remained focused on the mission.

I’m extremely proud of our Sailors and all they’ve accomplished.”

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Sailors and their loved ones reunite after the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWB CSG) returned to Norfolk, Nov. 15.

FLAGSHIPNEWS.COM | NOV 20, 2014 | THE FLAGSHIP | A5 Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Scott Barnes’ son adds stickers to a welcome home sign. Barnes was deployed onboard the Arleigh Burkeclass destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) as part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2 in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

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23, GHWB CSG and coalition partners participated in the ďŹ rst offensive strikes deep into Syria, engaging both ISIS and Khorasan Group targets using a mix of strike ďŹ ghter and bomber aircraft as well as Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs). The 47 TLAMs employed in the strikes were launched from USS Arleigh Burke and USS Philippine Sea operating in international waters from the Red Sea and North Arabian Gulf, respectively.

During 2014, the GHWB CSG team amassed 12,774 sorties for a total of 34,831 ight hours. Of the sorties, 3,245 were combat sorties with 18,333 combat ight hours.

The aircraft made 10,003 catapult launches and arrested landings (traps) for the deployment.

During the deployment, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 delivered a total of 232 precision guided bombs, launched 47 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) and ďŹ red more than 2,400 rounds of 20 mm ammunition.

This was the second combat deployment for CVN 77, which deployed after the successful completion of a Fleet Readiness Training Plan that included Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX), Air Wing Detachment Fallon, and Fleet Synthetic Training exercises.

Upon return to homeports, GHWB CSG Sailors received a warm welcome by family and friends.

CVN 77 was commissioned Jan. 10, 2009 as the 10th and last Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier.

Named after the 41st U.S. President, USS George H.W. Bush is the only aircraft carrier in the eet with a living namesake.

For more news from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), visit www.navy.mil/local/cvn77/.

â– Bush Strike Group The strike group is comprised of the USS George H.W. Bush, Carrier Air Wing 8, Destroyer Squadron 22, USS Philippine Sea, USS Truxtun and USS Roosevelt.

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Ensign Jessica Kellogg Fire Controlman 2nd Class Rodney Bush’s daughter’s birthday wishes were ďŹ lled this year when her father returned from a nine-month deployment on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) as part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2.

Ensign Jessica Kellogg Sailors raise the national ensign over USS Truxtun as she returns to her Norfolk homeport following a nine-month deployment as part of CSG 2 in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

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4 things you need to know: Modernizing enlisted detailing U.S. Navy

The goal of detailing is to place the best Sailor for the job in each billet. Over the last few years we have been working to improve our enlisted manning process to support commands’ management of their personnel and provide accurate information on billet needs to Navy Personnel Command (NPC).

Currently we fill jobs based on manning reports that do not fully reflect billet-level needs or accurately identify a Sailor’s current assigned position. This means we can’t accurately measure or ensure enlisted personnel readiness, leaving gaps in the “Fit” of skills-to-position requirements.

To do that we are implementing Billet Based Distribution (BBD) to allow leadership to effectively manage “Fit” by aligning people to positions and make better-informed detailing decisions.

1. What is Billet Based Distribution (BBD)?

Billet Based Distribution (BBD) will replace or modify many of the antiquated personnel systems allowing for greater flexibility and improve our ability to react to unexpected events or issues.

Building on the Career Management System – Interactive Detailing (CMS-ID) BBD will upgrade software programs used in the enlisted detailing system and provide accurate and timely manning information to fleet personnel managers via the web. They will have greater access to their Sailors’ information, and in most cases, will see the same information available to detailers and placement coordinators.

The end state will be a near complete overhaul of our current electronic manning systems. The new system will be more comprehensive and flexible providing greater transparency between our organization, commands and our Sailors.

2. Why is BBD needed?

In addition to being outdated, our current processes use manning reports that do not fully reflect the billet-level needs of Navy commands or accurately identify Sailors’ current assigned position. This hinders our ability to accurately measure or ensure personnel readiness, leaving gaps in the “Fit” – meaning some positions are filled with Sailors who do not possess the needed skills for the job.

BBD is a focused effort to support fleet personnel managers, so they will see most of the changes. Although the process behind the scenes will change, Sailors will not have to learn a new system. To fleet Sailors, the upgrades will be seamless.

3. What are the capabilities and benefits of BBD? BBD will allow command personnel managers, detailers and placement officers to more reliably assess a vacant position’s impact on readiness. Ultimately, BBD will help drive improved personnel readiness across the Fleet.

Specific goals include: The alignment of every enlisted Sailor, who is available for assignment, to a Navy position.

A system that has the tools and accurate demand signal needed to maximize rating and Navy Enlistment Classification (NEC) “Fit.” The capability to better use available Perma-

MC2 Stevie Tate Quartermaster 2nd Class Allen Lemonds, Quartermaster Seamen Alexandra Marsden and Jonathan Jones review plotting at the quartermaster of the watch station on the USS Arlington, Oct. 29.

nent Change of Station (PCS) and Temporary Duty under Instruction (TDI) funds.

The capability to forecast future fleet vacancies which will lead to better Sailor and fleet customer service.

The foundation for an improved assignment process.

4. What do I need to do now?

As always, Sailors should review their records often for accuracy – especially for the NECs they hold to ensure accurate information for the detailing process.

Leaders and personnel managers should begin educating themselves on the process to prepare for the transition. Training materials will be available soon on the PERS-4013/ Placement Management at www.npc.navy.mil/ enlisted/placement/Pages/default2.aspx.

A new instruction is in work to replace the EDVR Manual and a BBD User Guide. These materials should become available later this spring.

Billet Based Distribution will not be static but continue to develop and improve to better serve the fleet.

Sailors receive deployment pay in mid-December Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

summer, was approved by the Department of Defense, Sept. 17. It authorizes the pay for Sailors and Marines, active duty and reserve, deployed beyond 220 consecutive days as of Sept. 17.

Sailors and Marines will receive HDP-T on a prorated daily basis of $16.50, not to exceed a monthly rate of $495, when they are operationally deployed beyond 220 consecutive days.

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Eligible Sailors will begin receiving Hardship Duty Pay - Tempo (HDP-T) in their December midmonth paycheck Navy officials announced Nov. 10.

The Department of the Navy HDP-T proposal, authorized by the secretary of the Navy earlier this

USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and USS George H. W. Bush Strike Group were among the first units eligible to receive HDP-T. Bataan returned to Norfolk, Oct. 31, while Bush returned home Nov. 15.

Sailors and Marines on those platforms accrued the pay since September and will see the full amount earned in their mid-month December paycheck.

Sailors and Marines will receive

the pay on a monthly basis. Reservists serving in individual augmentee assignments that meet the 220-day threshold will receive their pay upon completion of their mobilization.

The DoD has authorized HDP-T for two years. Military pay systems are being updated to handle payment of HDP-T with implementation by Dec. 1, allowing time for eligible service members to see the pay in their midmonth paycheck.

Sailors, Marines deployed during the holidays get free phone cards

By Kristine M. Sturkie Navy Exchange Service Command Public Affairs

VIRGINIA BEACH

Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) announced Nov. 17 that Sailors and Marines in more than 70 deployed units away from their homeports and those forward deployed to overseas ports during the holiday season will be given a free $10 phone card to call loved ones back home.

“NEXCOM has been giving away free phone cards to deployed Sailors and Marines for many, many years,” said Thomas Harris, NEXCOM Afloat Personal Telecommunications Service Program. “This is just one small way that we can thank these service members and their families for their service to our country.”

The $10 AT&T prepaid phone cards can be used via the Afloat Personal Telecommunications Service system, the ship’s Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) system or ashore in the United States or any foreign port where AT&T has a presence. NEXCOM distributed 36,250 free phone cards for the holidays.

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A8 | THE FLAGSHIP | NOV 20, 2014 | FLAGSHIPNEWS.COM Graduates from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s annual Apprentice Graduation pose for a photo after the ceremony at the Chrysler Hall in Norfolk, Nov. 6

NNSY apprentice graduation, awards ceremony held at Chrysler Hall

By Brian McNeal Norfolk Naval Shipyard Public Affairs

NORFOLK

Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) held its annual Apprentice Graduation and awards ceremony Nov. 6, at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk.

The 168 graduates, representing 26 trades across the shipyard, have completed a four-year training program which includes academics, trade theory and on-the-job experience. At the graduation, the apprentices received a Technician Career Studies Certificate and were converted to the journeymen level of their trade.

Dr. Edna Baehre-Kolovani, president of Tidewater Community College, was the keynote speaker for the ceremony. “In 1767, the leaders of our country, like you, were ap-

prentices of a sort. Their task was to create a nation – indeed, a new sort of country that would be different than any the world had known before,” said Baehre-Kolovani.

“They had their teachers, as you have had. And they were just as proud and eager to move forward into the future as you are. Today, you are celebrating the completion of your apprenticeships and you are prepared to take on a greater role in a world that is challenging and ever-changing. But the foundation that this apprenticeship has given you will strengthen you, and will always support you.”

The Apprentice Program Class of 2014 co-valedictorians, Brian R. Dykeman and James Hardin, were recognized at the ceremony.

Dykeman is a Suffolk resident and graduate of Seton Catholic Central

TR SAILORS STAY MISSION READY WITH MEDITATION

By MC3 Bounome Chanphouang USS Theodore Roosevelt Public Affairs

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The walls of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt’s (TR’s) (CVN 71) chapel shuddered as F/A-18 Super Hornets landed overhead, but Sailors within remained still, silent and in a

state of inner peace.

TR’s Command Religious Ministries Department (CRMD) helps Sailors relieve stress through a new meditation class introduced Sept. 15.

“We have chosen a lifestyle, whether we know it or not, that is very stressful,” said Cmdr. Kim Donahue, Theodore Roosevelt’s Command Religious Ministries Depart-

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High School in Binghamton, New York. Hardin lives in Chesapeake and is a Graduate of Pembroke Pines Charter High School in Pembroke Pines, Fla. “In front of me today are nearly two hundred brand new mechanics who are extremely intelligent in a variety of different areas, all of which are equally important to the success of our shipyard,” Said Dykeman. “I challenge each and every one of you to know your

ment head. “Some Sailors are doing the same thing over and over again, and they don’t see the end result.”

Everyone should be able to recalibrate from time to time throughout the day, said Donahue. Stress should be knocked down before it builds up into an explosive state.

Donahue wanted to find a way to help Sailors cope with stress so she teamed up with Electronics Technician 1st Class Clarence Hairston, certified in in hypnotherapy, to develop a new meditation program.

“It’s just unclouding the mind,” Hairston said. “Allowing the mind to take a break, because even in your sleep it

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NNSY Shipyard Commander Capt. Scott Brown said, “I am honored to be your shipyard commander and to work alongside all of you who have chosen to pursue a career of maintaining the ships that protect the interests of this nation. It is not a path that everyone can walk, but you are already proving yourselves up to the challenge. Thank

doesn’t rest. Physically, your body will start feeling better because your mind is able to function better.”

“You want them to have a tool that they can take with them,” said Donahue. “It’s a helpless feeling when you sit with someone and you know that they are going to get back into a situation that will stress them out. That’s really what the whole program is about.”

There are many variations of meditation. These variations can range from breathing exercises to dancing. Donahue and Hairston teach basic methods of meditation that members can learn quickly and practice frequently.

“I see it as a positive thing,” said Seaman Joane Audena, who attended TR’s first meditation session. “It’s never a

you for all you’ve done and thank you for all you will do in keeping the 21st century Navy fit to fight!”

The NNSY’s Apprentice Program is one of the most historic and honored apprentice programs in the nation. The program has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor, in partnership with the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA), as a 21st Century Registered Apprenticeship Trailblazer and Innovator.

bad thing if you can have a place to go to that brings you comfort or peace of mind.”

“I wanted to know if there was such a thing as an inner guide,” said Audena. “A presence larger than myself and what is known as my intuitive voice.”

Audena began practicing meditation in college and sometimes meditates through literature.

“Meditation overall helps me to make better sense of my experiences, past or present,” said Audena. “As a writer, it helps me embrace and welcome solitude, observe my thoughts and get acquainted with silence. I also meditate as a way to calm my nerves.”

Donahue and Hairston alternate leading the sessions.

They teach Sailors how to find

a single point of focus in order to dissect their problems or to just be still in silence.

“It’s just you paying attention to your own mind, your own body, your own emotions and your own thoughts, and that’s the driving force of it,” said Hairston. “It begins to heal your mind and you get to see this happen. “ Service members are perceived to be strong, but when it comes down to it, they are human with human emotions, said Donahue.

“We are all expected to look strong, externally, but we degrade internally,” said Hairston. “In reality, we can be strong on the outside, but on the inside you can be hurting or dealing with stuff we just don’t feel comfortable talking to people about.”

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Virginia Beach holds Veterans Day parade

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Rear Adm. Lewis observes USS Forrest Sherman hub change-out

By Shelby West MARMC Public Affairs Specialist

NORFOLK

Carrier Strike Group 12 Commander Rear Adm. Andrew L. Lewis visited USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) during the underwater hub change-out, Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) divers are currently performing at Naval Station Norfolk, Nov. 5.

MARMC Dive Teams Delta and Bravo began working around the clock in midOctober to replace Forrest Sherman’s existing propeller blades and hub, in order to keep Forrest Sherman mission ready in 2015.

“Having this ship fixed without any hindrance or restrictions, as soon as possible, within the repair plan and having the ship underway, being able to fight is what it’s

This is only the second time this job has been done underwater in the Navy, and is the first time this job has been done underwater on an Arleigh Burkeclass guided missile destroyer.”

-MARMC Diving Officer Chief Warrant Officer 3 Tim Andros

all about,” said Lewis.

“Normally, this job would be done in dry-dock; but with the invention of this new type of cofferdam, it allows us to do this job underwater,” said

USS Forrest Sherman hub and cofferdam are lifted out of the water pier side, Norfolk, Oct. 30, after Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center divers utilize the cofferdam to remove the hub underwater.

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MARMC Diving Officer Chief Warrant Officer 3 Tim Andros.

The cofferdam provides a dry environment for divers to work in and protects all equipment, so there is no water intrusion into the ship when divers remove the hub of the ship.

“This is only the second time this job has been done underwater in the Navy, and is the first time this job has been

done underwater on an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer,” said Andros.

MARMC divers completed the first ever underwater hub replacement to USS Taylor (FFG 50), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate, in Souda Bay, Greece, earlier this year, giving them experience for this job on Forrest Sherman. Although the

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two jobs are similar, the configuration on the bottom of each ship is slightly different; a frigate has one screw where a destroyer has two, affecting how the cofferdam fits underneath the ships.

“This same group of individuals handled the Taylor hub replacement, which has given us a lot of experience towards a ship that isn’t damaged this time,” said Navy Diver 2nd Class Nicholas Barna. “The smaller aspects of such a large job are some of the things that are overlooked sometimes, and having the integral knowledge and the familiarization of the mechanics of the underwater proceedings helps a lot when it comes down to doing a job in less visibility than we had last time. This job is running a lot smoother than the Taylor because we have done it before.”

There are three dive lockers that fall under the leadership of Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center; MARMC, Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) and Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC). In order to gain experience to perform this job on destroyers home ported in Mayport, Fla., SERMC has sent a few of their divers to Norfolk to help with the Forrest Sherman job.

“It is really fun to work with people from other commands and spread our knowledge,” said Barna. “Although we have done this before, it’s really nice to give that same hands-on attitude and atmosphere to other people within our community. We want as many people within the dive community as possible to fully understand the circumference of this whole procedure. It’s great to have guys here from SERMC and SWRMC. It helps to lighten our work load while giving them a lot of beneficial knowledge.”

MARMC’s dive teams are made up of military and civilians. Each team is currently working a 12-hour shift, 24 hours a day. If one team primarily consists of civilians, a few military divers will be added to the team for that shift in order to get the experience and learn from the civilians.

Changing out the hub on Forrest Sherman is a joint effort by MARMC divers, Waterfront Operations, welders, machinists, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA00C), and Naval Station Norfolk Port Operations.

“The divers are the underwater work force working with the NAVSEA technical experts who are overseeing all components of the work package, and they are working with Ship’s Force who is working internal equipment to help facilitate the positioning of the new hub and blades,” said USS Forrest Sherman Chief Engineer Lt. PJ Remillard. “All three entities are working together during this entire evolution to keep everything on track and safe. We’ve had nothing but great results from the MARMC divers and experts. Everyone has been phenomenal, communicating and making sure everything stays on schedule.”

The hub replacement is expected to be complete later this month. “It’s exciting for the whole maintenance community to do this because they are building a skill set that we haven’t had in the past, and we have all the right people doing hard work to get it done,” said Lewis.

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| Hampton Boulevard CDC has 42 children

Continued from front

U.S. Navy photo La Jolla is 362-feet long and displaces 6,900 tons. The submarine can be armed with sophisticated Mark-48 Advanced Capability (ADCAP) anti-submarine torpedoes and Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles.

Will remain fully manned during conversion SUB |

Continued from front her service life and amount of nuclear fuel remaining.

If not converted, the submarine would have been inactivated and decommissioned in 2015.”

Once converted, La Jolla will be designated Moored Training Ship (MTS 701), and will be assigned to the Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) at Naval Support Activity in Charleston, S.C. At NPTU, the ship will provide a platform for naval officers and enlisted personnel to train in the operation, maintenance and supervision of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Plants.

The ship will be the first Los Angeles-class submarine to undergo conversion to a NPTU. The current NPTUs in service at Charleston are Daniel Webster (MTS 626), a converted Lafayatte-class ballistic-missile submarine, and Sam Rayburn (MTS 635), a converted James Madisonclass ballistic-missile submarine. Sam Rayburn was reclassified as MTS 635 in July 1989 and will remain in service until May 2019. Daniel Webster was designated MTS 626 in August 1990 and will remain in service until November 2022.

La Jolla will remain in service for the majority of the conversion until its reclassification to MTS around August 2017, a few months before the boat is scheduled to complete conversion. La Jolla is expected to provide 20 years of service as a MTS. “The conversion will require a one-of-a-kind hull separation of the forward compartment,” said Roach. “Then a newly-fabricated hull section will be welded in place,

and the new space will contain training spaces, office spaces, and an emergency safeguard system. The ship’s new mission will provide an operational training unit for future nuclear operators during their initial qualification process.

La Jolla will be replacing the MTS 626 Daniel Webster in Charleston, S.C. in 2018.”

Master Chief Electronics Technician (Submarines) Edward Brennan said the crew has mixed emotions on the conversion.

“We are very proud that our great ship will continue her service in the Navy for decades to come,” said Brennan.

“We believe La Jolla still has some operations left in her so it is bitter-sweet in bringing her to Norfolk for conversion.”

He also stated the ship will remain almost fully manned through the conversion process.

“Non-nuclear personnel will remain on board until the conversion process is complete. We will continue through the conversion to receive additional nucleartrained personnel until we are fully manned to be a MTS in 2017. During the process, our Sailors will maintain or complete their submarine qualifications by riding operational boats in the Atlantic and Pacific. Many of our nucleartrained Sailors want to remain on the ship during its move to Charleston, and become the first group of instructors on MTS 701 to train students.”

Commissioned Oct. 24, 1981 at Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn., La Jolla was the first warship named after the township of La Jolla, Calif., and the 14th ship of the nuclear-powered Los Angelesclass fast-attack submarines.

Boot camp offers info on diet, exercise

DIABETES | Continued from front “The boot camp is really meant to let us provide a onestop shop for our patients,” said Casey Knapp, a disease manager in NMCP’s Population Health Department and co-organizer of the event. “It really helps us get our delinquent patients in when they know they are going to get all of their appointments out of the way at one time. While patients are here for the care they need, we can also take time and educate them on different concerns with their health and what to be mindful of.”

Staff from dental, endocrinology, health and wellness, immunizations, laboratory, ophthalmology, podiatry, and population health manned tables to allow patients the opportunity to address their concerns with someone one on one. Vendors from around the area and organizations like the American Diabetes Association set up displays with programs, books and products that can help patients manage their diabetes.

Knapp added, it is important for patients to know who they can talk to about their concerns; from eye, foot and teeth to diet and exercise routines.

This year, the camp offered classes on smoking cessation, exercises such as Pilates, yoga and Zumba, and personal time to talk to a nutritionist.

“Diet and exercise can mean the difference between someone who has their dia-

betes under control and someone who has to routinely take medicine to keep it in line,” Bautista said. “The patients we try to get at these events are the ones who need help getting it under control. But a lot do show up because they are extremely proactive about keeping healthy.”

Dorothy E. Walker, a retired chief petty officer who was stationed at NMCP, has been a diabetic for nine years and said she has attended the event every year since it began.

“I love coming to this event because it is a very educational experience where I learn about so much, from taking care of my feet and what shoes I should wear to different diets and exercise programs,” Walker said. “The staff here really does an awesome job at being a team to provide the best care for patients.”

The staff’s current plan is to continue this event yearly and continue to encourage those patients who are having difficulty with their diabetes and keeping it under control to attend.

“Everybody knows that if you don’t keep your diabetes under control, your kidneys could fail or you have other organs you could lose,” Walker said. “The doctors at this facility really talk to each other and provide some great care and information. I would highly encourage those who didn’t attend to make it next time. This is too good of an event to miss out on.”

“The technology will be much better when the center reopens,” said Shannon Lowe, Naval Station Norfolk Child and Youth Program Administrator. “The spaces are designed around the children’s needs, which have changed over the years, based on studies conducted.”

MWR plans to award the $7 million contract for the project by the end of December, said Chris Robus, director of Naval Station Norfolk’s MWR. Work on the facility will include renovations to the kitchen, four enclosed playgrounds and 21 classrooms, as well as upgrades to mechanical and electrical systems, including the HVAC and utility hookups. The windows will be replaced in compliance with new force protection requirements.

The CDC on Hampton Boulevard was opened in the 1980s, and Naval

Station Norfolk assumed its operation in February 2013. Like all Navy CDCs, it is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, and inspected annually by Commander, Navy Installations Command.

In preparation for the renovation, the CDC has drawn down from 286 children, to currently 42 children on its roster.

“We are finding childcare for every child in this facility and we are working with the preferences of every parent on which facility they want their children to go to,” Robus said.

Many parents are placing their children at Willoughby CDC and the Joint Expeditionary Base Little/Creek/Fort Story CDC, he added.

Navy CDCs offer child development programs for children ages six weeks through five years. A center-based program allows opportunities for children to socialize with other children his/her

■ $7 million contract MWR plans to award the $7 million contract for the project by the end of December, said Chris Robus, director of NAVSTA Norfolk’s MWR.

age in a setting designed for young children in a classroom environment.

“CDCs are a great place for childcare because our caregivers are highly trained, specifically with military children.” Lowe said.

“The Navy’s CDCs are also very affordable,” Robus added. “The options out in town can be up to five times more expensive than what the Navy is able to provide childcare for.

“We tailor our programs to meet the needs of active duty military – we get it. We understand the challenges to the Navy community and do our best to meet their needs, while our clients work to meet their missions.”

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S E C T I O N B | F L AG S H I P N E W S . C O M | 11. 2 0 . 14

Pearl Harbor survivor laid to rest among shipmates

By MC3 Johans Chavarro Navy Public Affairs Support Element West, Detachment Hawaii

HONOLULU

A burial ceremony in honor of Pearl Harbor survivor Signalman 1st Class Paul Goodyear was held Nov. 10, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

The event in the historic Punchbowl Cemetery was attended by Sailors, friends and family members of Goodyear, who passed away May 23 at the age of 96.

Presiding over the ceremony was Pearl Harbor Survivors Liaison, Jim Taylor, who gave an overview of Goodyear’s life and spoke about Goodyear’s experiences the morning of Dec. 7, 1941.

Born May 6, 1918 in Belleville, Mich., Goodyear joined the naval reserve at the age of 21 in September of 1940. After attending signalman school, Goodyear reported to his first command, the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB 37), in March 1941.

Working on the signal bridge aboard USS Oklahoma the morning of Dec. 7, Goodyear was one of the first Sailors aboard USS Oklahoma to realize an attack was occurring when he witnessed a Japanese bomb strike a hangar at Ford Island about a half-mile away.

After the call to abandon the ship was made, Goodyear went on to aid in the defense of the battleship USS Maryland (BB 46).

“He would not want to be called a hero,” said Taylor. “He would tell you the real heroes are buried over there, the ones who didn’t make it through the war, the ones who didn’t make it home to live a long life. He would not say he was a hero, he would say he was just doing his job.”

Goodyear was reassigned to the battleship USS Indiana (BB 58) following USS Oklahoma’s capsizing. He served aboard USS Indiana until 1943 when he was assigned to the staff of battleship division eight on board battleship USS Massachusetts (BB 59), where he served until the end of World War II. Goodyear went on to become a driving force in the creation of the USS Oklahoma Memorial on Ford Island.

Ed Vezey, Pearl Harbor survivor and shipmate of Goodyear, also attended the ceremony and said Goodyear never stopped being a shipmate to the crew of USS Oklahoma.

“There are two words that characterize Paul [Goodyear], “shipmate” and “caring,” said Vezey. “Paul cared. He cared not only for his friends, but he cared for the rest of us. He was our nominal leader to those of us who called ourselves USS Oklahoma survivors. He knew all of us by first name, knew most of our parents, family and kept in touch with us. He got us all together from time to time and we had some wonderful times in those reunions. He just couldn’t stop caring about the USS Oklahoma and all its crew.”

At the end of the ceremony Goodyear received full military honors for his dedication and service including a rifle salute by the Joint Base Honors and Ceremonial Guard and the playing of Taps by a Navy bugler. His close friend, Gloria Smith, was presented with the national ensign during a flag presentation.

■ hill of sacrifice More than 13,000 Soldiers and Sailors who died during World War II are laid to rest in the Punchbowl Cemetery, whose Hawaiian name, “Puowaina,” means “Hill of Sacrifice.”

MC3 Johans Chavarro A Sailor from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honors and Ceremonies presents Gloria Smith with a flag during the burial honors ceremony for Pearl Harbor survivor Signalman 1st Class Paul Goodyear at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Operations Specialist 1st Class Savanna Rogers, a Recruit Division Commander at the Golden 13 Recruit In-processing Center at Recruit Training Command, observes new female recruits checking boxes with their new Navy equipment, clothing and toiletries during night of arrival.

WOMEN LEADERS NEEDED FOR SHORE SPECIAL PROGRAMS Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs Scott A. Thornbloom MILLINGTON, TENN.

Career opportunities for active-duty female Sailors are abundant with the Women Ashore program, Navy detailers said, Nov. 12.

“There are opportunities for female Sailors to earn their Instructor Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) (9502), their master training specialist qualification, corrections specialist NEC (9575), or even their

Littoral Combat Ship Squadron Two establishes

Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) instructor NEC (9505),” said Chief Yeoman (AW) Anna Masterson, detailer, Shore Special Programs.

Currently available billets include: ■ Instructor Duty at Training Support Center (TSC) Great Lakes, Ill. This duty is primarily designated for Navy Military Training Instructors (NMTI). NMTIs at

Great Lakes perform essential “Sailorization” functions for thousands of apprenticelevel (“A” school) students following their initial accession training at Recruit Training Command. There are currently 17 E-5/E-6 billets available, and those selected will earn a 9505 NEC en route.

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Capt. Paul Young assumed command of the newly formed Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron (LCSRON) 2 during a ceremony held at Naval Station Mayport Nov. 7.

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USS Simpson departs for final deployment MAYPORT, FLA.

MC1 Michael Wiss The guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) departs Naval Station Mayport for a scheduled deployment.

To begin the ship's final deployment, USS Simpson (FFG 56) departed her homeport Nov. 14, for regularly scheduled theater security missions in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

Commanded by Cmdr. Ken Anderson, the crew concluded a highly-successful maintenance availability and intense training exercises, and was outfitted with four Fire Scout (MQ-8B) vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicles prior to departure.

Simpson returned from her last 6th Fleet deployment just eight months ago and recently got underway with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit completing a unit exercise designed to prepare the ship for a wide-range of warf-

ighting missions.

As one of the few remaining Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates, Simpson excels as a multiwarfare platform and stands ready to answer any and all tasking in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

Simpson was commissioned Sept. 21, 1985, and named for Rear Adm. Rodger Whitten Simpson, who commanded USS Mahan (DD364) and Destroyer Division 15 during World War II. During his years of combat duty in the Pacific, Simpson was awarded the Navy Cross, Silver Star and Legion of Merit for rescuing and evacuating more than 7,500 Allied prisoners of war and civilians interned in Japanese concentration camps.

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Sailors, both active and reserve, Navy civilian employees, and contractors working aboard installations with Navy Marine Corps Intranet or One Net user accounts are required to register in the Wide Area Alert Network (WAAN) and the Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System (NFAAS).

“The number of Navy personnel who have completed their required WAAN registration is shockingly low,” said Dan Haacke, Navy Installations Command’s emergency management systems operations specialist, noting roughly 44 percent compliancy rate across the enterprise.

Updating WAAN and NFAAS is part of the Navy Ready program under Navy Installations Command. Navy Ready is vitally important in the event of a catastrophic situation. Part of an ongoing effort to emphasize the importance of preparedness, Navy

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Families reunite in Hampton Roads Above: Friends and family wait for their Sailors on the pier as aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) pulls in to homeport Naval Station Norfolk as part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2 from a nine-month deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

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A military spouse’s Thanksgiving Eve prayer

By Lisa Smith Molinari Military Spouse Contributor

Now I lay me down to pray, that I’ll survive Thanksgiving Day. That the special dinner I agreed to host, won’t make me a laughing stock on post.

That as the day gets on I’ll keep my sanity, and have no outbursts of profanity.

That our turkey, overnight, will thoroughly thaw, so that stuffing the bird won’t require a hacksaw.

That the kids will get along, maybe even play a game, instead of bellyaching that the Macy’s Day Parade is “so lame.”

That base neighbors will play football so the guys feel athletic, but no one will get tackled and require a paramedic.

That the turkey will fry to a nice golden brown, without a conflagration that burns the base down.

That the beans will steam, the potatoes will boil, and the gravy won’t resemble a batch of crude oil.

That our friends won’t mind if the cranberries are canned, and when the smoke detector goes off, they’ll all understand.

That everyone will gather at our table without haste, before the mashed potatoes become wallpaper paste.

That the kids will remember to put napkins on laps, chew with mouths closed and not feed the dog scraps.

That no one will giggle when we all say the blessing, and my husband won’t grimace at the neighbor’s vegan dressing.

That while carving the turkey, a wishbone we’ll find, not the sack of giblets that got left behind.

That dinner conversation will be without drama, and no one will bring up religion or Obama.

That around our table, stories will be told, about experiences we’ve had, both young and old.

About patriotism, honor, joy and strife; about the laughter, wisdom and strength in military life.

That sharing our stories will help us to see, that our sacrifices make America the home of the free.

And before we get too sentimental with tears in our eyes, someone will remind us that we haven’t yet had pie.

That dessert won’t send me on a guilt trip, because even store bought pie tastes good with enough Cool Whip.

That after dinner everyone will help clear the grub, so I’m not left with dishes to scrub.

That while watching football my husband will squelch, his manly urges to itch, scratch and belch.

And if the quarterback fumbles, he’ll turn a blind eye, rather than throw the remote and let expletives fly.

That our friends won’t linger because they’ve had too much booze, or lay on our couch and take a long snooze.

Gathering with military friends was surely long overdue, but they’ll politely take the clue and bid us adieu.

That they’ll leave our house with just coats and umbrellas, and not any symptoms of acute salmonella.

That we’ll have a quiet moment to let tryptophan digest, and agree that the day was one of the best.

And if we happen to go in for round two of the pie, that we’ll have Pepto Bismol in our supply.

Now, as I lay my head down to rest, I pray that Thanksgiving Day will be blessed without stress!

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■ the writer A 21-year Navy spouse, Lisa and her family are currently stationed in Newport, RI. Her selfsyndicated columns appear on her blog, www. themeatandpotatoesoflife. com, and she recently coauthored Stories Around the Table: Laughter, Wisdom, and Strength in Military Life. Follow Lisa @MolinariWrites.”

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Regional Family Symposium benefits Wounded Warriors

By Sue Brink NAVFAC Southeast Public Affairs

By Patty Babb Navy Wounded Warrior - Safe Harbor Public Affairs

BETHESDA, MD.

Seven seriously wounded, ill and injured service members, as well as their spouses and parents, shared moving testimonials at the inaugural Naval District Washington Wounded Warrior Family Symposium Nov. 6 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

“What a great way to kick off Warrior Care Month,” said Capt.

David A. Bitonti, commanding officer of Naval Support Activity Bethesda, at the start of the event. “Our goal today is have some discussions that will help us better support our wounded warriors and military family.”

“Today is really all about you,” Bitonti told the Wounded Warriors and caregivers in the audience.

The focus of the event was two panel discussions with Wounded Warriors and their caregivers.

The first panel included Sailors struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The second panel featured Sailors and a Coast Guardsman battling long-term illnesses such as cancer and heart disease.

“I’ve had PTSD since 2009, and if it wasn’t for Safe Harbor and the people that run it, I’m pretty sure I would be a statistic, I wouldn’t be here,” said Navy Senior Chief Damage Controlman John Flanagan.

“When you first start getting treated, it’s a huge hit to your ego. You feel worthless, like you can’t lead people. You get in your head and you can’t get out; you get trapped.”

The symposium was coordi-

nated by Navy Wounded Warrior (NWW) - Safe Harbor staff members in Naval District Washington, who provide assistance to more than 100 seriously wounded, ill and injured service members throughout the region.

More than 70 people attended the event, including medical professionals, wounded warrior and veteran support organizations, and enrollees and their family members.

The goal of the symposium was to hear directly from the families of NWW enrollees about their experiences, their ups and their downs, since learning of their loved ones’ injury or illness. Their testimonials will inform the delivery of non-medical services – nationally and in Naval District Washington – to current and future NWW enrollees and their caregivers.

“This event is an opportunity for you to come together and share common experiences,” said NWW Director Navy Capt.

Brent Breining while addressing the panelists and the families in the audience. “Hopefully, at the end of the day, you’ll have a better understanding of the resources available to you. And you’ll be reminded that you are not in this alone.”

“The person next to you may not share the exact same story, but they also have been handed something in life that was unexpected,” he added.

The symposium also included brief lectures on PTSD and TBI from experts who treat wounded warriors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. They shared insights about symptoms, diagnoses and the latest developments in treatment.

“Only two-thirds of those with PTSD will get help in their lifetime,” said Navy Cmdr.

James West, who works at the department of psychiatry at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in Bethesda. “Treatment for PTSD is not easy, and it requires a lot of ongoing support. These are just some of the barriers we have to overcome to help people get the treatment they need.”

The event concluded with a resource fair featuring various Wounded Warrior and veteran support organizations, such as the Office of Warrior Care Policy, the Semper Fi Fund and Operation Homefront.

“For anybody out there who has a family member with PTSD, and you are dealing with it, you need to get counseling too,” said Ida Malone, wife of Navy Chief Logistics Specialist Averill Malone, a Wounded Warrior. “It’s a strain for you, too. We go through so much in life, and a lot of times you don’t realize that you’re dealing with stuff, as well.”

Throughout the month of November, NWW and other Wounded Warrior support programs will host a variety of activities and highlight stories of recovery and personal triumph.

Warrior Care Month is not only about what is being done for our nation’s wounded, ill and injured service members, but also about what they do for us, how they continually give back to our communities, their families, and our nation that they have sacrificed so much to protect.

For more information about Warrior Care Month activities or Wounded Warrior resources, visit http://safeharbor.navylive. dodlive.mil or www.facebook. com/navysafeharbor. For more news from Commander, Navy Installations Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/cni/.

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Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast hosted over 100 energy experts and Navy leaders Nov. 5 in Jacksonville, Fla. to talk about a challenging energy project for Naval Station (NS) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The focus of this meeting was to hear from energy industry leaders on what creative ideas they could suggest to meet the needs of infrastructure upgrades needed at NS Guantanamo Bay. “We are here for an open dialogue today,” said Rear Adm. Mary Jackson, commander, Navy Region Southeast, as she welcomed everyone in attendance. “All of our installations are unique, but Naval Station Guantanamo Bay is perhaps the most unique.

With its remote setting and location within the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of responsibility, Guantanamo Bay must be completely self sufficient.”

“We are thinking outside the box and looking for the experts to provide us creative solutions,” said NAVFAC Deputy Public Works Business Line Leader Capt. Kathryn Donovan to the contractors in attendance. “We are not looking for a cookie cutter outcome.

This is a very exciting opportunity that will be a long-term relationship with one of you.”

Examples of projects include photovoltaic, waste to energy, energy efficient generator power and automated controls.

“We cannot continue to do business the same way,” said Donovan. “We are open to being creative, holistic and innovative, shockingly innovative, but we still need to look at economic payback and cash flow. It has to be economical in its life.”

The Navy will not be specifying what they want, they want industry to make recommendations based on their knowledge and expertise.

“This may be the largest capital investment the Navy has made in many

years to the infrastructure of one of its bases,” said Donovan.

The island of NS Guantanamo Bay is a constrained environment. Supplies are transported by barge, there is no outside support, the island supplies its own water, electricity, and waste removal.

“Naval Station Guantanamo Bay is in a strategic location being the only U.S. base in the Navy’s SOUTHCOM,” said Capt. John Nettleton, NS Guantanamo Bay’s commanding officer. “It is a storm safe haven situated on an active fault line and in the hurricane corridor.”

The environment is harsh on everything from sun damage and sea salt spray.

“We have a lot of systemic issues such as having items being shipped to the island by barge or the expense of flying fruits and vegetables by plane,” explained Nettleton. “We have huge logistics challenges here.”

Contractors looking at working in NS Guantanamo Bay will have many challenges and will need to plan way ahead. Compared to Jacksonville, Fla., things can be up to five times more expensive.

“Normally, the Navy puts its requirements out for bid and reviews proposals based on criteria set for the individual project,” said Donovan.

“This time, we want to take a holistic look at how to best proceed.”

“The infrastructure has been piecemealed for a long time. There is a lot of work to be done,” said Nettleton.

“We are good citizens of the world and will act as such during this process,” said Lynn Torres, contracting officer, NAVFAC’s Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center.

The Navy’s goal is to improve NS Guantanamo Bay’s infrastructure, be energy efficient and continue to meet mission requirements.

Donovan closed stating, “This is America at its best. Be innovative, bring us your creative ideas and thank you all for taking the time to come out and listen to what the Navy is looking at doing for this partnership.”

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Medal of Honor recipient: I’m am no hero I’ve served with heroes. We can be heroes. I am no hero.”

Former Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta

By Lisa Ferdinando Army News Service

SIMI VALLEY, CALIF.

Former Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta, who in 2010 became the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War, says he is not a hero.

“It makes me feel awkward. I struggled with it for a long time,” Giunta said about being called a hero.

Giunta, who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Afghanistan, participated in a panel discussion at the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Nov. 15.

“It’s almost been four years since I’ve been out of the military and the fact that someone would call me personally a hero seems inappropriate,” he said.

Discussion on Heroism, Valor All the Soldiers worked together and fought together, Giunta said during the panel discussion about military heroism and valor.

“Nothing I ever did, did I do alone. I followed what someone told me to do and someone followed me,” he said.

“I’ve served with heroes. We can be

heroes. I am no hero,” he said.

Giunta’s received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a fierce battle following an enemy ambush in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley in October 2007.

Two U.S. Soldiers, Sgt. Joshua Brennan and Spc. Hugo Mendoza, were killed in the attack.

“Oct. 25, 2007, was my date of action that I would receive this award. My life didn’t change other than I lost two good friends,” Giunta said.

He said his life did “change drastically” in 2010, when the recognition of what he did became public.

Medal of Honor is ‘Awesome Responsibility’ He said it is not a burden to have the Medal of Honor but rather an “awesome responsibility.”

Giunta, then a specialist with Company B, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, exposed himself to heavy enemy fire to aid a fellow Soldier he believed was injured during the ambush.

He engaged the enemy and advanced up a hill alone and under fire. Giunta saw two insurgents carrying away a gravely injured Brennan. Giunta killed one of the insurgents and prevented the enemy

from taking Brennan.

“When I was told I was going to receive the Medal of Honor it hurt my feelings. I was so angry. I was so upset,” he said.

“The fact that I did this with everyone and you want to put an award around my neck and slap me on the back and tell me ‘congratulations’ when I didn’t do it alone,” Giunta explained.

“Two of my buddies gave every single-one of their tomorrows so I could have a today, and you’re going to put a medal around my neck? I struggled with that,” he said.

Term ‘Hero’ Not Taken Lightly The Army wants to know what makes a hero, according to Army Gen. David G. Perkins, the commanding general of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.

“This term ‘hero’ we don’t take lightly,” Perkins said during the panel discussion.

“We actually think about it quite a bit and try to figure out what is it that makes one.”

A hero is someone, in the face of adversity or danger and from a position of weakness, displays a will for self-sacrifice for the betterment of others, he said.

Perkins said Giunta did all of that during the battle.

“Valor is really the strength of mind and will to face danger and stand firm in the face of it,” he said. “You have to possess valor to act in a heroic manner.”

Giunta is an example of that, Perkins said.

“The medal that Sergeant Giunta wears is not the ‘Medal of Heroism,’ it’s called the Medal of Honor,” Perkins said.

Dr. Steve Grice, Alumnus Business Professor. Father of four.

Saluting Valor It is a great honor to be an officer who salutes a Medal of Honor recipient, retired Air Force Gen. Paul Hester said.

“A sergeant wearing the Medal of Honor no longer offers his salute to an officer; the officer offers his salute to the Medal of Honor recipient,” Hester said.

“A prouder moment for me as a one-star was when I stood at the bottom of the ramp of an airplane and [Army] Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez came to my base, Medal of Honor recipient from Vietnam, for me to stand there and offer him the salute as he came down the stairs,” he said.

“It is a true honor,” Hester said.

Kevin O’Brien Medal of Honor recipient former Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta, center, takes part in a panel discussion at the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Nov. 15.

■ battle in 2007 Giunta’s received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a fierce battle following an enemy ambush in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley in October 2007.

Two U.S. Soldiers, Sgt. Joshua Brennan and Spc. Hugo Mendoza, were killed in the attack.

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USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) and U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), in support of Operation Martillo, recovered approximately 1,100 pounds of cocaine found adrift in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 27, in connection with illegal drug smuggling while on patrol off the coast of Central America.

One of Vandegrift’s SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopters, from Helicopter AntiSubmarine Squadron Light (HSL) 49, located a small debris field in a known drug trafficking area.

The debris field was identified by the on-board LEDET team as possible weighted down cocaine bales.

The 11th Coast Guard District directed Vandegrift to deploy its joint Coast Guard LEDET/Navy Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) boat crew to further identify and search the field. Upon arriving, the LEDET discovered approximately 13 large bales in the water.

“Our success on this mission is a direct result of the exceptional team that we have here on Vandegrift,” said Cmdr. Daryl Robbin,

executive officer of Vandegrift. “Vandegrift’s Sailors, air department, and LEDET have shown great pride and dedication to their work and have become a highly-effective team. I could not be more proud of their performance.”

This interception brings Vandegrift’s total amount of disrupted cocaine shipments to an approximate 9,800 pounds of cocaine off the coast of Central America.

Vandegrift is currently deployed to the 4th Fleet area of operations in support of Operation Martillo, which began in January 2012.

Operation Martillo, a joint operation involving the U.S., European and Western Hemisphere partner nations, targets illicit trafficking routes in the waters off Central America.

U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) leads the U.S. military involvement in the Joint Operation Task Force.

Overall coordination of counter-drug patrols and surveillance in the Eastern Pacific is done by a joint inter-agency task force headquartered in Key West, Fla. U.S. maritime law enforcement and the interdiction phase of operations in the region occurs under the tactical control of the 11th Coast Guard District headquartered in Alameda, Calif.

FLAGSHIPNEWS.COM | NOV 20, 2014 | THE FLAGSHIP | B5 An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducts its first carrier-based night flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).

F-35C completes first night flight aboard carrier Commander Naval Air Forces, Public Affairs SAN DIEGO

The aircraft launched at 6:01 p.m.

(PST) and conducted a series of planned touch-and-go landings before making an arrested landing at 6:40 p.m.

The F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducted its first carrier-based night flight operations aboard an aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego, Nov. 13.

Navy test pilot Lt. Cmdr. Ted "Dutch" Dyckman piloted F-35C test aircraft CF-03 for the inaugural night flight, taking off from USS Nimitz (CVN 68). At 6:01 p.m. Dyckman conducted a series of planned touch and goes before making an arrested landing at 6:40 p.m.

The night flight was part of Development Testing I (DT-I) for the F-35C, which commenced Nov. 3 and is expected to last two weeks. The Nimitz is hosting the F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 during the initial sea trials of the F-35C. During DT-I, the test team has conducted a series of events designed to gradually expand the aircraftoperating envelope at sea, including crosswind and low-energy, high-wind catapult launches and approaches to test the aircraft's ability to perform in both nominal and off-nominal conditions.

Through Nov. 13, two test F-35C aircraft have completed 28 flights for a combined 34.5 flight hours and accomplished more than 75 percent of threshold test requirements. The aircraft also performed 108 catapult launches, 215 planned touch-and-go landings, two long touch and go landings, 110 arrested landings and zero bolters.

Testing thus far has demonstrated the aircraft's exceptional handling qualities throughout all tested launch and recovery conditions. F-35C maintenance and operations have integrated well with standard Navy carrier procedures onboard Nimitz. The F-35C has proven its ability to operate in the carrier environment and has consistently caught the optimal three-wire during arrested landings. The test team successfully landed during every attempt, with zero hook-down bolters, or failures to catch an arresting cable on the flight deck.

The goal of DT-I, the first of three at-sea test phases planned for the F-35C, is to collect environmental data through added instrumentation to measure the F-35C's integration to flight deck operations and to further define the F-35C's operating parameters aboard the aircraft carrier. A thorough assessment of how well the F-35C operated in the shipboard environment will advise the Navy of any adjustments necessary to ensure that the fifth-generation fighter is fully capable and ready to deploy to the fleet in 2018.

The successful night flight of the F-35C represents a step forward in the development of the Navy's next generation fighter.

U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Andy Wolfe

GUNNER’S MATE ‘A’ SCHOOL UPGRADES TO WIRELESS FIREARMS TRAINING SIMULATOR

By Sue Krawczyk Training Support Center Great Lakes Public Affairs

GREAT LAKES, ILL.

In an effort to provide the highest level of realism in weapons handling training, gunner’s mates (GM) at the Fire Arms Training System (FATS) at Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit (CSCSU) Great Lakes, Illinois, used a new wireless training system for the class that graduated, Nov. 7.

Previously, students were trained using a tethered firearms training simulator, but now have the ability to train with weapons using commercial wireless Bluetooth technology. The wireless weapons communicate with the FATS, giving the same control as tethered weapons, but with a full range of motion.

“The new wireless weapons replicate the fit and function of live weapons providing the same accurate, real-time training diagnostics as did our older tethered weapons simulator, but better,” said Cmdr. Gregory C. Ludwig, commanding officer, CSCSU. “Students are now afforded a broader range of motion – as the new Bluetooth-equipped weapons are wireless with no external components.”

According to Ludwig, to further enhance the virtual firearms training experience, weapon recoil is achieved with a rechargeable magazine of compressed air. This is significant in that while not tethered, these weapons retain full sensor feedback for robust diagnostics and after action review.

“If you took your own personal firearm out to the range and fired, you wouldn’t have any cables coming off of it,” said Matt Wooldridge, CSCSU weapons instructor. “It feels like, operates and looks like the real deal.”

Students use a M9 9 mm pistol as well as the M-16 rifle in class, which is the same weapons previously used, except without the cables, and are the same types of weapons used in the fleet.

“These weapons are just like they are going to get out of a weapons locker on board ship,” said Lenny Swaney, CSCSU weapons instructor. “This simulation allows the students to get more accustomed to the weapons, as they have the same realistic feel.”

Lt. Joseph Luthy, director, combat systems “A” school at CSCSU, believes this latest technology is a significant upgrade for the students because of the more re-

alistic features of the weapon simulator.

“Any time you have a cable tethered to something, it feels as if you’re firing something other than a weapon,” said Luthy. “Students more likely to follow the weapons handling safety precautions with a realistic weapon, which helps them put the right foot forward in the future.”

CSCSU GM “A” school is approximately 27 weeks long and has an average annual throughput of 386 students. GMs are responsible for the operation and maintenance of guided-missile launching systems, underwater explosive weapons such as torpedoes, rockets and missiles and the systems used to launch them, gun mounts and other ordnance equipment, as well as small-arms magazines.

They work with electrical and electronic circuitry and mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

“Combining this Bluetooth technology with our seasoned instructors makes weapons training as realistic as possible,” added Ludwig. “Our eventual goal is for students to safely achieve weapon handling experience that allows them to quickly and accurately qualify on a live range; it saves the Navy both time and money.”

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Dempsey: Iraqis play key role in anti-ISIL mission

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The most important aspect of the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is an inclusive and responsive Iraqi government, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told U.S. service members during his visit to Baghdad, Nov. 15.

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey also said the anti-ISIL campaign could take several years to accomplish.

In an unannounced trip to Iraq, the general today visited with U.S. troops in Baghdad and Irbil and spoke to Iraqi and Kurdish leaders facing off against ISIL. During a town hall-type meeting at Baghdad International Airport, Dempsey assured troops that the current mission in Iraq is a different one than Operation Iraqi Freedom.

“This time we want to have a partner in the government of Iraq that actually takes ownership of the security threats that face their nation,” he said. “We want to enable them, so that as this thing evolves …

ISIL is rejected by the Iraqi population.”

Assisting Iraqis to Provide Their Own Security American troops now in Iraq are advising Iraqi forces, a mission that Dempsey said supports the fundamental goal of Iraq taking responsibility for its own security.

“What we are asking you to do is work, by, with and through the Iraqis to get the job done,” the chairman said.

Dempsey said ISIL is an insurgency targeting the government of Iraq. It also is a terrorist organiza-

D. Myles Cullen U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey addresses questions from U.S. military members during a town hall meeting in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 15. Dempsey provided his insights and addressed questions to the US military members deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

What we are asking you to do is work, by, with and through the Iraqis to get the job done.”

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tion, he said, because of its radical ideology, its brutality, and its stated exclusiveness and its antiWestern, anti-modern ideology.

“That’s why it’s a threat not only to the region, but to us,” the chairman said.

Defeating ISIL will mean the terrorist group “no longer has the ability to impose its will on Iraq or export terror outside the boundaries of Iraq,” Dempsey said.

The battle against ISIL will take place on several fronts, the general said.

“We’ve got to, at some level, militarily defeat it,” he said. “That is to take away its ability to maneuver, take away its ability to plan, take away its ability to resupply itself.”

Iraqis and the coalition also have a counterfinancing operation underway that’s designed to remove ISIL’s ability to generate funds, Dempsey said. Also, coalition aircraft are striking the terrorist group’s small oil refineries and depots, while coalition nations are disrupting ISIL’s funding streams.

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Countering ISIL’S Message There’s also a counter-messaging aspect to the anti-ISIL operation, the chairman said.

“That means we need to strip away this mythology that somehow that this group is the ultimate coming of the Sunni caliphate,” Dempsey said. This must be done by people and groups in the region, he said.

The most important part of defeating ISIL is “the Sunni population is going to have to reject it,” the chairman said. “And the Sunni population will only reject it if they feel the government in Baghdad is actually contributing toward a government of national unity where everyone has an equal chance to compete for commerce, for freedom and so on.

“If we keep all those lines of operation pacing each other,” Dempsey continued, “then I think we will set the conditions where we will be able to draw down.”

Dempsey said he doesn’t currently foresee a situation where U.S. troops would be employed in direct-combat missions against ISIL. “I don’t think we need to do that,” he said.

| Sailors, civilians should

update NFAAS information twice yearly Continued from B1

MC1 John Parker Capt. Paul Young, commodore of Littoral Combat Ship Squadron (LCSRON) 2 delivers remarks during a command establishment ceremony at Naval Station Mayport.

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construction cite of headquarters Continued from B1 Waterfront and community leaders joined Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, Rear Adm. Pete Gumataotao, in welcoming the Sailors and staff that will support the arrival of littoral combat ships (LCS) in Mayport starting in 2016.

The ceremony was held at the construction site of the LCSRON 2 headquarters where the support squadron staff and ship crew members is expected to grow to 900 Sailors.

“This is a major command set to do some heavy-lifting for us in the very near future,” Gumataotao said. “LCS is set to do very specific missions, but brings capabilities to the warfighter that can adapt and flex quickly to a very dynamic operational environment of the 21st century.”

With the establishment of LCSRON 2, six LCS of the Freedom variant are expected to be stationed in Mayport within the next few years. These ships include USS Little Rock (LCS 9), USS Sioux City (LCS 11), USS Wichita (LCS 13), USS Billings (LCS 15), USS Indianapolis (LCS 17), and LCS 19.

The Mayport LCS community will include three new buildings where Sailors assigned to the ships will train, while the support squadron staff addresses administrative, scheduling, maintenance, logistics and equipment issues for the ships and crews.

During the ceremony, LCSRON 2 Commodore, Capt. Paul Young, said that this was his third and the most exciting time assuming command.

“We are going to ask a lot of these Sailors,”Young said. “They are going to have to be as innovative as they ever have before.

We are going to ask them to challenge and

question things they spent years learning.

And then, we’re going to ask them to take those innovations and fold them neatly and smoothly into the greatest surface force in history. Any of you who have worked with Sailors know they’ll do it. They’ll get it done and that excites me. It will be an honor and a privilege to watch.”

Fast, agile and mission-focused, littoral combat ships are designed to operate in near-shore environments and employ modular mission packages that can be configured for surface warfare, mine countermeasures or anti-submarine warfare. The LCS class consists of two variants, the monohull design Freedom variant and the trimaran design Independence variant. The ships are designed and built by two industry teams, led by Lockheed Martin and Austal USA, respectively. They operate with a core crew of 50, a composite aviation detachment of 23, and a mission module crew of 15 to 20 depending on the assignment.

“Littoral Combat Ships will play an important role in today’s Fleet meeting our CNO’s key tenets of Warfighting First, Operate Forward, Be Ready,” Gumataotao said. “It’s very motivating to see the diverse mix of surface ships down here in Mayport... Amphibs, CRUDES, PCs and soon the LCS Hull 1 variant. The sense of team and partnership is not just evident on the waterfront but also with the community here in Mayport. If you’re a junior officer, this is a good place to put on your dream-sheet!”

Construction is currently underway for a two-story logistics support facility that will house classrooms, an operations work space, a reference library, office spaces for the ship crews when they are not shipboard, video teleconference rooms, and a crew lounge.

Ready needs everyone’s participation in order for the accountability system to be effective. In what only takes a few moments, registering in the WANN or NFAAS is the key to success.

Registration is not automatic, however. The two programs are independent and perform unique functions critical to force protection and personnel accountability and must be updated separately.

“Whereas NFAAS is used for accountability and needs assessments after an emergency, updating your information in NFAAS does not update your information in the WAAN,” said Haacke.

“The WAAN is used by region commanders and installation commanding officers to provide real-time

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alerts before, during, and after emergencies, force protection condition (FPCON) changes, severe weather hazards, major traffic changes and other situations that may affect personnel.

Sailors and civilians should update their NFAAS information twice a year to avoid outdated information which can delay the Navy’s ability to account for and provide assistance to affected personnel.

Haacke cited Superstorm Sandy and recent typhoons in Hawaii as prime examples when those who had self-registered in the WAAN were able to receive alerts and updates on the evolving situation.

“While work phone numbers and e-mails are required to be registered, personnel have the option of registering personal cell phones as well as alternate cell phones

of family members so personnel may receive alerts at work, at home, or on the go,” added Haacke. “In doing so, personnel and their families have access to information on what to do and where to go in case of an emergency, base closure, or all-clear notice.

Bottom line, your command cannot inform you if they cannot reach you. Register today.”

To register on the Wide Area Alert Network go to www.ready.navy.mil/stay_informed/waan.html and for NFAAS go to http://1.usa. gov/1oZwHx5.

For more information on emergency preparedness and Ready Navy, visit www.

Ready.Navy.mil, or contact Ready Navy by e-mail at ready.navy@navy.mil or by phone at (202)433-9348, DSN 288-9348.

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Command Career Counselor for info Continued from B1 ■ Transient Personnel Units (TPU) Jacksonville, Fla.; Norfolk; and San Diego. TPUs are responsible for the efficient and expeditious processing of all transient personnel assigned and the operation of the disciplinary barracks. TPU customers include those Sailors traveling to a deployed or underway command, personnel being separated from a deployed or overseas command who have orders, and personnel transitioning between two commands. There is one E-5 billet available at Jacksonville, one E-5 billet at Norfolk, and three E-6 billets at San Diego.

■ Navy Consolidated Brigs (NAVCONBRIG).

Brig duty enables Sailors to develop their leadership

online For more information visit the Women Ashore page at http://1.usa.gov/1vmCDCF, or talk to your Command Career Counselor.

skills through work in a challenging and demanding environment. Duties include guarding, directing, guiding, mentoring and training incarcerated men and women for successful reintegration into society. Those selected for brig staff duty will undergo three weeks of Corrections Specialist Training at the Naval Corrections Academy in San Antonio where they will earn the 9575 Correctional Custody Specialist Ashore NEC. There is currently one E-7 (NEC 3529) billet and one

E-5 (NEC 3527) billet at NAVCONBRIG San Diego, one E-4 billet at NAVCONBRIG Chesapeake, and one E-7 and two E-6 billets at NAVCONBRIG Charleston, S. C. Women Ashore billets are available to active-duty female Sailors and are advertised in Career Management SystemInteractive Detailing (CMSID) under the 9999 NEC. Interested applicants should speak with their detailer 12 months prior to their projected rotation date (PRD). After speaking with their detailer, Sailors can submit an application in CMS-ID upon entering their permanent change of station orders negotiation window, nine months prior to their PRD. For more news from Navy Personnel Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/npc/.

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Retired Navy nurse recognized as Veteran of the Year

By Lisa Rama NAVSTA Newport Public Affairs

NEWPORT, RI

Retired Capt. Shirley Hill of the Nurse Corps was honored Nov. 16, as the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 4487 2014 Veteran of the Year in front of scores gathered to celebrate her achievements at the post in Middletown.

Attendees included many members of organizations Hill is actively affiliated with – the Navy League; the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA); RI WAVES Unit 118 and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Newport Chapter.

Hill, a Mississippi native, began her military career as a seaman recruit at Bainbridge, Md. and attended Hospital Corps School at Great Lakes, Ill. She was commissioned in the Navy under the Navy Enlisted Nursing Education Program (NENEP) after graduating from Boston University School of Nursing in 1964.

Her 31 years of active military service included a tour of duty aboard USS Repose hospital ship (AH-16) off the coast of Vietnam, Directory of Nursing Services at Naval Hospital Subic Bay, Republic of Philippines and numerous naval hospital assignments stateside including Naval Hospital Newport. Hill also served in Newport as the Director of Nursing Services prior to retiring from the Navy in 1989.

It was in this position that she met the guest speaker for the luncheon, current commanding officer of Naval Health Clinic New England, Newport, Capt. Maureen

Pennington. Hill was thenLieutenant Pennington’s Director of Nursing Services.

“You made me, and many other nurses, better because of what you demanded of us,” Pennington said during her remarks.

Pennington relayed anecdotes about what is was like to work for Hill, “I remember so wanting to make her happy,” she said.

Hill not only influenced Pennington’s active duty development but has since gone on to teach the role we have as veterans and how we learn to be a veteran.

“Thank You for influencing me 28 years ago and for setting the example of what I have to do next,” she said.

In addition to remarks made by Pennington, individuals cued to present Hill with certificates and mementos.

Newport Mayor Harry Winthrop declared Nov. 9 Shirley Hill Day in the city; U.S. Senator Jack Reed and U.S. Congressman David Cicilline both sent along letters of appreciation; WAVES presented her with a plague; Rhode Island statehouse recognized her with citations and letters; retired Air Force Brig.

Gen. James D’Agnostino presented her with a challenge coin and Capt. Richard Hartman presented her with the 2014 VFW Veteran of the Year plaque.

“The Navy has always been my secondary family, but you are all my family,” Hill said to the audience. Hill specifically pointed out WWII veterans Luisa White and Carol Rotkin, saying “these two ladies set the pace for the rest of us,” she said, “this (event) has been awesome.”

Since retiring, Hill has been

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Gather the family for this elf on the shelf Navy tale!

Just in time for Veterans Day, gather your little ones together to read about the voyage of USS Hampton submarine and its Navy crewmen, featuring pictures of Santa and his scout elves at the North Pole! When the Navy submarine has to surface to avoid an iceberg, none of the crew members can believe that they’ve arrived at the North Pole!

Visit www.elfontheshelf.com/blog/ uss-hampton for the story!

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You made me, and many other nurses, better because of what you demanded of us.”

-Naval Health Clinic New England CO Capt. Maureen Pennington

very active in the community.

She volunteers many hours at the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society and the retired activities office at Naval Station Newport. She was a member of the Secretary of the Navy’s

Committee for Retired Personnel for three years where she was an advocate for the Navy retired population.

Hill is certified as a Rhode Island Long-Term Care Ombudsman and actively advo-

cates for nursing home residents. She also received the NAACP 2001 Community Service Award and is on the Rhode Island Black Regiment Committee and served as chairperson of the Dr. Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration Committee for the past 15 years and is currently the secretary of the Newport County Branch of the NAACP. Hill received the MOAA Leadership Award in 2014, is a life member of the Navy League of the United States and was president of the New-

port County Council for three years; the Southern New England Area President and the New England Region president. She is currently a national director for Navy League on the Naval Sea Cadet Corps Board. Hill is active in the Navy Nurse Corps Association and a life member and immediate past president of MOAA; current vice president and former president of WAVES and current secretary for the Rhode Island United Veterans Council.

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VeteransDayTributes On November 11, 2014, commands across the fleet observed Veterans Day.

Right: Sailors stationed throughout Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) toss flowers into Pearl Harbor during a Veterans Day sunset service aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial at JBPHH. More than 300 flowers were released into the Pearl Harbor waters, each signifying a Hawaii Medal of Honor recipient who made the ultimate sacrifice. Veterans, along with friends and family members, gathered with service members from all branches of the military to honor those that have served.

Below: Pearl Harbor survivor, Ed Vezey, is recognized by guests for his service during a Veterans Day sunset service aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

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Wicked ies into Chrysler Hall for two weeks

By Yiorgo Contributing Writer

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It just does not get any better then this. Just in time for Thanksgiving and an early Christmas present for us all, the wickedly popular Wicked, “Broadway’s biggest blockbusterâ€? (The New York Times) is coming for a return engagement to Chrysler Hall Nov. 26 - Dec. 7. Winner of more than 50 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, it continues to break box ofďŹ ce records all across North America.

Wicked is the untold story of the witches of Oz and how these two unlikely friends eventually became the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.

One time or another we all want to go see and talk to the Wizard. I had the distinct pleasure of doing just that, talking recently with the Wizard in this touring Broadway production. He is non other then the multi-talented, longtime actor John Davidson.

Yiorgo: Early on in your career you were on Broadway playing Bert Lahr’s son in Foxy. Mr. Lahr of course was the cowardly lion in The Wizard of Oz and now you are playing the Wizard. What is a memory that you have working with Mr. Lahr?

John Davidson: He was a lesson in Intensity.

He was the ďŹ rst actor I ever met who was intentionally critical of himself to try to make the show better so that was a great lesson in what one needs to do to be great because he was certainly great.

I’ve had a great 50 years in this business, I look back on it and I’ve done a lot of silly things and a lot of good things and you never get it right. I’m still trying to get it right in my mind. I have not done my best show and every time I hit the stage, I try to do it better.

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The holiday season will be larger than ever in Hampton Roads – Nauticus and Virginia Stage Company are building a massive, 15,000 square foot Christmas village, complete with strolling carolers, actors, a large-scale train display, merchants, games, activities and entertainment. Dickens’ Christmas Towne gives visitors an opportunity to journey through a magical world, transforming the ďŹ rst oor of Norfolk’s Half Moone Cruise & Celebration Center into festive Victorian London.

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(Saturday and Sunday nights), make holiday crafts, discover the “Science of Christmas,� purchase seasonal treats from a variety of vendors, and much more. “This is the start of a major new tradition in Hampton Roads,� said Stephen E. Kirkland, Nauticus executive director. “It’s a huge undertaking, and our main goal is to give families an opportunity to create special, long-lasting holiday memories.�

Dickens’ Christmas Towne will be brought to life with activities for children as well as performers that include magicians, jugglers, stilt walkers and other entertainment popular in the 19th century. Beginning Nov. 29, every Saturday morning children are invited to take part in a Toy Parade at 10:30 a.m. Free admission will be granted to all kids participating in the parade. In

addition, visitors will be able to purchase items from vendors in storefronts along the streets of the Victorian village including Barnes & Noble, Binns of Williamsburg, Carolina Cupcakery, Chocollage, Flashback Old Time Photos, Jody’s Popcorn, London Docks Gift Shoppe, Photogenic, We Are Nuts and Virginia Zoo-Tique.

Dickens’ Christmas Towne will be open: Nov. 21 - Dec. 14, on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. and on Sundays from noon - 6 p.m.; Nov. 22, the night of the Grand Illumination Parade, from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m.; Dec. 17 - 28 on weekdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., and on Sundays from noon - 6 p.m.; Dec. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed on Christmas Day.

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C2 | THE FLAGSHIP | NOV 20, 2014 | FLAGSHIPNEWS.COM Matt Shingledecker and Laurel Harris star in Wicked, playing at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk from Nov. 26 to Dec. 7.

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Lone Sailor and Marine Thanksgiving Dinner

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When: Nov. 25, 6 p.m.

Where: Dam Neck Annex Chapel Cost: Free For more information, call: RPC Martin or RP1 Thompson, 492-6602/6723

The Dam Neck Annex Chapel will be hosting its annual “Lone Sailor and Marine Thanksgiving Dinner” on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 6 p.m.

All active duty or reserve military members away from their families this Thanksgiving are invited to attend this no-cost, catered, traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

4th annual Million Bulb Walk ■ ■

When: Nov. 21 – 26, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Where: Norfolk Botanical Garden, 6700 Azalea Garden Rd., Norfolk ■ Cost: $8 for NBG members, $10 for non members, $8 for military members with current military ID ■ For more information, call: 4415830 ext. 319, email at cathy.fitzgerald@nbgs.org or visit www.noroflkbotanicalgarden.org Grab your walking shoes and let’s get moving at Norfolk Botanical Garden’s (NBG) 4th annual Million Bulb Walk.

Immerse yourself in more than a million light bulbs displayed throughout the Garden. The synchronized show is back with the TREEmendous Dancing Trees.

Watch in amazement as the trees dance to your favorite holiday music! Guests will also enjoy the traditional lighted displays strategically placed throughout the Garden for an all new experience!

There are more LED lights this year than ever before!

Photo with Santa Paws ■ ■

When: Nov. 29, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Where: Magnolia Ruritan Club, 1029 Nansemond Parkway, Suffolk ■ Cost: Free to attend; Photos with Santa Paws start at $20 ■ For more information, call: Suffolk Humane, 538-3030 Santa Paws is coming to town, and his list includes everyone (including our furry best friends) who would like

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Not only will there be refreshments and photos with Santa Paws, but there will be a drawing for dog and cat gift baskets, as well as the opportunity to purchase personalized Christmas ornaments!

Hampton Holiday Market and First Light Celebration ■ When: Nov. 29, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. for the Holiday Market; 4-6:30 p.m. for the Light Celebration ■ Where: The Hampton History Museum, 120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton.

■ Cost: Free and open to the public ■ For more information, call: 727-1610

The Hampton Holiday Market features a wide array of vendors offering homemade, homegrown and locally sourced merchandise, food and produce. An extensive 18 by 8 foot train display, created by the Peninsula Model Railroad Club, will dominate the museum’s Great Hall, featuring several N-scale trains running simultaneously through city, farm and countryside and by a truck terminal and other interesting scenes.

Immediately following the Hampton Holiday Market is the 7th annual First Light Celebration where attendees can create new memories as the light atop the museum is lit to commemorate the start of the holiday season in downtown Hampton.

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musical of the decade’ Continued from C1 Y: Who are some of your favorite characters you’ve played on stage?

JD: The fun is in playing con men with a real objective to bamboozle people and off course that is just what the wizard is doing trying to save himself because he has been placed by a whims chance in this weird land. Also Harold Hill (Music Man) is also trying to bamboozle people and Billy Flynn in Chicago is also a con man. Playing Cervantes in Man of La Mancha is my other favorite role because he has such an objective a strong character who is trying to do a great thing either for survival or trying to be somebody like Don Quixote.

Y: Any wow moments someone who you admired looked up to met and complemented you on your work?

JD: I made two films at Disney so meeting Walt Disney, he called me John and I called him Walt and being on the Disney studios for the two films he was such an inspira-

Joan Marcus John Davidson plays the Wizard in Wicked, playing at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk from Nov. 26 - Dec. 7.

tion and just such a real guy and very supportive of me very easy to work with and he had a great ego but his ego was about getting the work done Y: Why should people see this musical?

JD: The reason you should see it is because it has been called the defining musical of the decade the story is phenomenal. It is a story of friendship of being different and when

you go against the grain, have faith in yourself and do great things. Also the music score, it is the best Stephen Swarts musical that he has written.

The complexity of the score, the way different themes work together, I think it is a perfect, perfect, perfect example of what the best musical theater has to offer today and I am so, so proud to be a part of it. And it is for the whole family.

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Comedian to perform at Norfolk’s Attucks Theater

By Yiorgio Contributing Writer

Comedian extraordinaire Kathleen Madigan will be performing live at the historic Attucks Theater in Norfolk Nov. 21, at 8:00 p.m. Over her distinguished 25-year career, she has performed in many parts of the world and nearly every standup television show ever made.

From Leno to Letterman, to Conan to Ferguson, from HBO and Comedy Central specials to Showtime and Netflix, Madigan has seen and done it all, and she recently sat down to talk about her career and bringing her show to Norfolk.

Yiorgo: Why did you decide to become a stand up comic?

Kathleen Madigan: I’m from Ferguson, Missouri and most of my jobs were in restaurants and working at bars. I’ve always liked to tell jokes and get that immediate cash. I went with a buddy of mine across the street from where I was working where they had open mike and because there were only like 30 people maybe in the crowd we decided to go for it. It was not a big leap for me because I did that across the street anyway as a bartender. First I did it as a hobby but once a hobby is bringing in more than what you’re making to survive you say I’m going to do the hobby then. The key is to make it over the hump of what you need to exist week in and week out.

Y: On behalf of our military I would like to thank you for your active involvement with the USO. You have been oversees multiple times.

Can you share a special memory?

KM: I have been to Iraq and Afghanistan among other places. It was an eye opening, mind-blowing experience and there is nothing, and I mean nothing on earth that is cooler then when we are back in the states and someone will come to one of my live shows and say “I saw you in Kabul in 2012, or Bagdad 2010.” I’m just so happy that they made it home OK because crazy things can

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happen there no matter where you’re stationed. It’s so nice to see them in normal clothes in a comedy show and they made it back. It makes you want to hug them and cry because I’m so happy.

Y: Who do you consider funny enough that you would pay money to see?

KM: Hands down if you count everything from actors, to stand up, to comedians, it’s Fred Willard for me. He brings me a lot of Joy. He is my favorite person to see.

Y: If you can pick only three, what has been your top three moments in your career?

KM: Number one has to be what I said earlier about performing in front of our troops and meeting them afterwards back home.

Second would be getting to meet the legendary comedian Phyllis Diller at her house. She was probably 85, still on the ball, and just so wonderful. Third would have to be a tie between meeting Fred Willard and Rosanne Bar. Fred Willard was at some event that I was and he came up to me and said he and his wife were big fans and he was quoting some of my jokes and stuff, and that was just literally another mind-blowing thing. You just forget that other people are watching you. I’m sure Fred has television. Also when Rosanne Bar, who I admired very much, knew who I was. I saw her at somebody’s house for a Friday night get together. She knew who I was and I was so shocked. I thought that was really awesome because I would watch her on TV at my house and she was so funny. That was kind of cool.

To know that someone I laid on the floor at my house watching her on Johnny Carson knew who I was, now that really was awesome.

Y: What should your fans expect to see at this show and why should new fans come to your show?

KM: It’s an hour and a half of fun! That’s what entertainment is supposed to be. I like to make people laugh so they can unwind and escape from real life.

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Tips to grill your Thanksgiving turkey and trimmings StatePoint

Thanksgiving can mean too many cooks in the kitchen, so consider taking some prep outside. While grilling is usually associated with summer, more Americans are recognizing its year-round potential.

In fact, 80 percent of North American households own a grill or smoker and 60 percent use it year-round, according to recent statistics from the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association. It’s no surprise that many Thanksgiving recipes can be reinvented outdoors.

“Grilling your bird over lump charcoal creates a succulent, flavorful entrée,” says Don Crace, President of Cowboy Charcoal, a brand that caters to grilling purists of the charcoal variety.

For a uniquely smoky flavor sure to impress the crowd, try this recipe for Cowboy’s Perfect Bourbon-Maple Smoked Turkey: Ingredients ■ 1 thawed or fresh turkey ■ 1 onion ■ 2-3 garlic cloves ■ 3 sprigs rosemary ■ 3 sprigs thyme ■ 1 bay leaf ■ Olive oil ■ Salt (at least 2 cups) ■ Pepper ■ Cowboy All Natural Lump Charcoal ■ Hickory wood chips ■ 1 cup bourbon ■ 1/2 cup real maple syrup

■ Create brine with 2 gallons water (or enough to cover turkey), 2 cups salt, 1 cup bourbon and 1/2 cup maple syrup.

■ Refrigerate at least four hours.

■ Remove turkey from brine, rinse and thoroughly pat dry.

■ Add onion (sliced in half), garlic cloves, rosemary, thyme and bay leaf to inside of turkey. Season the inside with salt and pepper.

■ Tie legs together with cooking string and twist wing tips under the back or cover with foil to prevent burning.

■ Brush outside of turkey with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

■ Soak a full package of Cowboy’s Hickory Wood Chips in a large bowl for 30 minutes.

■ Place a foil pan below the grate on one side of grill to catch drippings. To prevent excess smoke, fill it halfway with water.

■ On the other side of grill, add two pounds charcoal and light it.

■ Drain water from wood chips.

■ When lump charcoal is ash gray, add about one cup of wood chips to the fire.

Place grate back on grill. Let preheat for about 10 minutes.

■ Arrange turkey on the grate, above the pan.

■ Place lid on grill and cook turkey for approximately 15 to 20 minutes per pound, until internal temperature reaches 180 degrees.

■ Add additional wood chips and charcoal every 30 minutes or as needed.

■ When done, transfer turkey to serving platter, cover with foil and let stand 15 to 20 minutes before carving.

Turkey isn’t the only food to take outdoors on Thanksgiving – impart dynamic, smoky flavors to vegetables, fruits and even desserts by grilling over charcoal.

Directions ■ Remove neck, giblets and excess fat from turkey. Make gravy from giblets and neck, if desired.

■ Completely rinse turkey inside and out.

■ Place turkey in large brining bag that will fit in your refrigerator.

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Wrestling Legends to visit with fans at Dave and Busters

By Yiorgo Contributing Writer

Pro wrestling fans in the Hampton Roads are rejoicing.

Mega Star Wrestling is bringing wrestling legends Road Warrior Animal, Masked Superstar/Demolition Ax and Coco B. Ware to Dave and Busters in Virginia Beach this Sunday for a meet and greet with these legends and to watch the WWE Survivor Series together. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to mingle, take pictures, buy pictures and other memorabilia as well as talk wrestling with these legends and other wrestling fans.

It was my pleasure to talk to Road Warrior Animal Joe Laurinaitis. We reminisced about his time here in our area among many other things. And you can do the same at the event Sunday.

Yiorgo: How did you get into wrestling?

Animal: I had an opportunity to do a walk on trial with the New Jersey Generals football team in the USFL, and at the same time got the opportunity to go to a pro wrestling camp with Eddie Sharkey. I decided to do wrestling. We all paid our dues back then. When I got in the business I was sent to Georgia Championship Wrestling and from there Ole Anderson sent me down to the Crocketts in the MidAtlantic. I was the low man on the totem pole and I basically starved. I lived on one bag of pretzel sticks and half a gallon of milk making $150 a week and working 9 times.

Y: How did you team with Hawk Mike Hegstrand?

A: Ole came back to Minnesota and went to where we

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all trained. He saw some pictures on the wall and asked Eddie Sharkey our trainer who also trained Hawk Barry Darsow/Demolition Smash, Rick Rude and many others why do you have pictures of Joe up there?

Eddie told him that’s not Joe that’s Mike and Ole said you mean there are two of them? Great, they are now my Road Warriors.

Y: Congratulations for your son James Laurinaitis who played for Ohio State and now is playing for the St. Louis Rams.

A: James is Mr. Football in Minnesota and a three time All American at Ohio State. As a dad I coached James all the way up to ninth grade and you hope your kid can be a great human being and when he ends up succeeding beyond your expectations but not his, because he knows what he is capable off and then makes it to the NFL for the Saint Louis Rams it is a great blessing. He is a great young man and a first time father. I am a very proud five-time grandpa. My oldest boy has three, my daughter has one and now James has one.

Y: You have been everywhere and done it all can you share a WWE and NWA memory?

A: OK here is a Vince McMahon story. One time we were in a male establishment club in Saint Antonio, Texas long before we were all saved. Vince was challenging a lot of the guys that he could take their finishing move and he is messing around with the Warlord, Bulldog, and me. So I tell Hawk go jump on that stage and Vince had no idea I was going to do this, I put him on my shoulder, Hawk jumps off the stage and dives, taking Vince off my shoulder. We did have Hogan behind me and he caught Vince when he fell back so he would not fall. I loved those times. Vince was one of the guys and I would love to work for again behind the scenes at the performance center

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coaching the guys and help train them. I can develop great talent with the guys. Its like going to the Super Bowl. You are not going to go there if you have not been in the game and you cannot train a main eventer if you have not been a main eventer.

NWA Jim Crockett Promotions was a great experience and a growing stepping stone in my career. Some of my best times were spent there. And that’s why I jumped at the chance to do this fan event in the Norfolk –Virginia Beach area. I loved it there and I have great memories from the Hampton Coliseum, Norfolk Scope and the Richmond Coliseum. I can’t wait to talk about those memories with the fans. I’m also painting my face, bringing my Spikes, and the fans can put them on, take pictures and watch the WWE Survivor series together. I’m really looking forward to seeing everybody there. This is my way of giving back. I stopped doing them for four years but picked up doing them three months ago because it is about giving back to the fans.

I would not be where I am today without them. May God continue to bless them!

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Kevin Harvick is 2014 Sprint Cup champion

I didn’t think that that was going to be the case coming into the week, just for the fact that you had so many good cars that were just kind of going for

By Rick Minter Universal Uclick

When NASCAR chairman Brian France announced a revamping of the formula for the 2014 Chase for the Sprint Cup, his goal for the elimination-style format was to have a “Game 7” feel for the season-ending, championshipdeciding Ford EcoBoost 400 at HomesteadMiami Speedway.

And it worked out just that way, as Kevin Harvick had to win the final two races of the season, including the Ford 400, to capture the 2014 Sprint Cup championship. The race played out to be one of NASCAR’s all-time great events, as all four of the finalists ran at the front of the pack for most of the race before Harvick roared back from a four-tire pit stop that left him 12th in line to beat fellow Chase finalist Ryan Newman in a late-race duel to take the sport’s biggest prize. Denny Hamlin, after leading with just a handful of laps to go, faded to seventh at the finish, and Joey Logano, a top-5 driver for most of the day, dropped to 16th after his car fell off the jack during a laterace pit stop. Jeff Gordon dominated most of the race, leading 161 laps, but dropped to 10th after a late pit stop took him out of contention.

Longtime NASCAR car owner Eddie Wood saw his No. 21 Ford fall out of the 400 with 60 laps to go, but instead of rushing to beat the crowd to the airport, he stayed around to witness history.

“I congratulate Brian France and everyone at NASCAR for putting on one of the best races I’ve ever been to,” Wood said of the championship battle. “I was around when Bill France Sr., who started NASCAR, was running things.

And I was there when Bill Jr. came along and gave it a new dimension with corporate sponsorship, TV coverage and the involvement of Winston as the title sponsor of the series.

“Now, it’s Brian’s time. He’s the chief, and

broke.”

- Kevin Harvick

Kevin Harvick celebrates his Ford EcoBoost 400 victory and his first Sprint Cup title.

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he’s come up with a way to add a lot of excitement to our sport.

“It’s great stuff.”

To most in the sport, Harvick is a deserving champion, not only because of his victories in the final two races, but because he and his No. 4 Chevrolet have been the fastest car and driver at many a Sprint Cup race this season. He led the series in poles, with eight, laps led with 2,137, track qualifying records with six, and he had five victories.

Even so, he had to find a way to get in the lead at the end at Homestead to win the title, and standing in his way were some of the best drivers and teams in NASCAR. Harvick said that despite the pre-race hype and predictions, he really didn’t anticipate having to win at Homestead to take the title.

“I didn’t think that that was going to be the case coming into the week, just for the fact that you had so many good cars that were just kind of going for broke,” he said. “In the end, it turned out you had to go for broke just to be competitive, and I think that’s really what this format has turned every week into over the last 10 weeks – if you want to win the championship, you’re going to have to figure out how to win races.

“In the end, that’s what it came down to was winning the race, and obviously a gutsy call for four tires on the pit box. In the end, you had to win the race to win the championship, and it all worked out.”

Ironically, Harvick’s closest challenge came from a driver – Newman – who he basically swapped rides with after last season.

Newman left Stewart-Haas Racing, Harvick’s current team, to drive for Richard Childress Racing, Harvick’s longtime employer.

Team co-owner Tony Stewart said that the driver swap proves that sometimes people just need a change of scenery.

“Change isn’t always a bad thing, you know, and especially in this sport,” he said. “It’s just a performance-based industry. There’s crew guys moving all the time.

There are drivers making changes, crew chiefs making changes, but it boils down to people, and it boils down to putting the right packages together.

“It’s gratifying for me. I had two of my really good friends run first and second in the points this year. How they got there and who they got there with doesn’t matter. I’m happy for Ryan and I’m happy for Kevin because of that.”

Admirals sign two from ECHL NORFOLK

The Norfolk Admirals announced today that the club has signed two forwards, Matthew Pistilli and Casey Pierro-Zabotel, to professional tryout contracts (PTO). Prior to the acquisition, the wingers’ 2014-15 seasons were spent in the ECHL. Pistilli, 26, has played 12 games so far with the Fort Wayne Komets. In that time he has amassed 13 points on five goals and eight assists, as well as a plus-minus rating of +2.

The 6-foot-2, 219-pound right wing was a member of three teams in 2013-14, bouncing between the Florida Everblades of the ECHL and the Charlotte Checkers and Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL). With Florida, he contributed 17 goals and 40 points in 52 games, to go along with a combined 15 points in the AHL in 34 games.

Pierro-Zabotel, 26, has been primarily with the Gwinnett Gladiators for the last three years. Over the span of 11 games this season, the Ashcroft, British Columbia native offered seven goals and 13 points. In a total 113 games with the Arizona Coyotes’ affiliate dating back to 2012-13, he has scored 36 goals and 80 assists for 116 points. During that time span, he has also spent time with the Checkers for five games (two points) as well as the Lausitzer Foxes of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for 33 games (22 points).

The Admirals travel to Charlotte to face the Checkers tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. before returning to Scope this Friday and Saturday in a back-to-back with the Portland Pirates. Tickets for this weekend’s series are available for purchase at the Scope Box Office, ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster outlets and chargeby-phone at (800) 745-3000.

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Turn over a new leaf with your diet this fall to achieve healthy, glowing skin

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A healthy diet, rich in leafy greens, and a holistic approach to skincare can also have complexion-beautifying benefits. You can turn over a new leaf this fall by incorporating more skin-loving “power greens” (full of vitamins and minerals) like kale, spinach and bok choy into meal time.

Registered dietician nutritionist Ellie Krieger, a New York Times bestselling author and host of the Food Network and Cooking Channel’s hit show, “Healthy Appetite,” is a member of the Simple Advisory Board – a panel of lifestyle experts that educate others on the benefits of adopting a holistic approach to skincare. As kitchens across the country prepare for a healthy reset to mark the start of fall, Krieger offers these easy ways to sneak more leafy greens into your daily dishes.

Start the day with a smoothie Breakfast smoothies and pressed juices are an increasingly popular choice for onthe-go types. These liquid meals deliver an assortment of health benefits since they’re chock-full of fruits and vegetables. Add kale to a breakfast smoothie or juice (without even knowing it’s there) to experience the superfood’s nutrients – such as antioxidants, calcium and potassium – and beauty benefits like healthy skin and hair. “If you’re looking for an energizing way to start the day, try my superfood smoothie recipe,” says Krieger. “Blend 1/2 frozen ripe banana, 1/2 cup frozen blueberries, 1/3 cup chopped fresh kale leaves, 1/4 cup sliced almonds , 1 cup nonfat milk, 1 teaspoon honey and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth.”

nutrient-dense spinach, which contains lots of beta carotene shown to promote healthy, glowing skin. Top off the health benefits with radicchio which is rich in lutein and antioxidants known to help preserve vision and protect skin from sun damage. Make a savvy salad by combining these three leaves (arugula, spinach and radicchio) and tossing with a can of light tuna in olive oil (drizzling in some oil from the can). Add the juice from half a lemon and some salt and pepper for flavor.

End the day with a skinbenefitting routine A healthy spinach dinner dish doesn’t need to take a million years to prep. Buy prewashed baby spinach, toss into store-bought pasta sauce after it’s heated and serve over whole grain pasta for a dish that’s quick, delicious and good-forskin. Spinach contains vitamin C, which is important for collagen production. The result is skin that’s smooth, supple and elastic. Post-dinner, it can be tempting to hit the sheets immediately, but supplement the

overnight benefits of a healthy diet by taking a moment to remove makeup with kind-toskin cleansers and facial wipes from Simple Skincare before heading to bed (so skin starts with a glowing base in the morning). Try Simple Moisturizing Facial Wash - it contains vitamins B and E (the same skin-loving ingredients found in leafy greens). It cleanses gently, removing dirt and oil without drying skin and contains no dyes, artificial perfumes or harsh chemicals that can upset skin.

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Friday, Nov. 21 6 p.m. Ouija (PG) 9 p.m. Fury (R) Saturday, Nov. 22 1 p.m.The Book of Life (PG) 4 p.m. Ouija (PG) 7 p.m. JohnWick (R) Sunday, Nov. 23 1 p.m. FREE Oz the Great and Powerful (PG) 4 p.m. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day (PG) 7 p.m. The Good Lie (PG-13)

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The Hunger Games saga continues in this sequel that finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) faced with a decision that could sway the fate of a nation.

In the wake of the Quarter Quell, the Hunger Games have been changed forever, and Everdeen ends up in District 13. Her courage having inspired a nation, the brave young heroine heeds the advice of her friends, and sets out to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson). Meanwhile, Everdeens' fragile alliance with President Coin (Julianne Moore) could lead to disaster.

Sunday, Nov. 23 1 p.m.The Book of Life (PG) 4 p.m. Dracula Untold (PG) 7 p.m. Annabelle (R)

Admission to all movies is only $3 per person at both Aerotheater and Gator Theater. Children ages two and younger are admitted free. Patrons 17 years of age or younger must be accompanied by a paying adult to attend all R rated movies. Doors open approximately one hour before showtimes. Both theaters are now accepting credit cards for admission and snacks.

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

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KENNY CHESNEY ADDS OWEN, RICE, SWINDELL TO BIG REVIVAL TOUR Visit http://bit. ly/1qOPEhv for 2015 tour dates, tickets

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Kenny Chesney’s 2015 Big Revival Tour keeps getting bigger. He has added Jake Owen, Chase Rice, and Cole Swindell to the tour. The three acts will join him for select dates of the summer tour. While rice and Swindell are turning heads with their debut albums, Chesney is recognizing them for their songwriting abilities.

“When I came to town, I was a writer, trying to get my songs cut – and playing on a stool down on Lower Broadway,” he said.

“I didn’t have nearly the success Cole and Chase are enjoying right now, but I know the difference getting your music in front of an audience makes. For both of these guys, who have a lot of energy and a real way of grabbing people, I think it’s the perfect way to get the audience fired up for the show.”

Owen is no stranger to a Chesney tour.

This will mark the third time Owen has hit the road with Chesney. Owen’s laid-back personality and fun songs like “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” and “Days of Gold” fit right in with Chesney’s fan base.

“It’s about fresh faces people need to know,” Chesney said. “If I can turn people on, or remind them of an artist like Jake, I know they’re gonna get a show that rocks them, but also opens up some new music,” Chesney says. “To me, that’s the secret of a great show: what you know and what you find out.”

Chesney previously announced he will merge his tour with Jason Aldean’s Burn It Down Tour for stadium dates, which will also include Brantley Gilbert. Gilbert will join Chesney for five more dates. In addition, Eric Church will join the Big Revival Tour for five dates.

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How to cut the clutter and take back your home Brandpoint

You’ve reached your breaking point.

You’ve tripped over the same thing in the living room too many times. Now you’ve picked it up to finally put it away and you realize – you have nowhere to put it. You have too much clutter in your home. So what do you do? How do you decide where to start so you can reduce the clutter in your home and make your walkways safe once more?

Getting started is easier than you think.

If you want to take control of clutter, get a few boxes – start with one for each room in your home and begin organizing one room at a time.

Begin this initiative by removing everything on top of your cabinets, tables and in bookcases, and then place it all in a box, says Keith McCleary, academic director of Interior Design at The Art Institute of York - Pennsylvania. If there are other random accessories in the room, remove those, too. Keep just the basic furnishings. Now sit with the room in its simplest form for a short time.

“In room design, make good decisions about what you choose to put in the room and, often more importantly, in what you choose to leave out,” McCleary says. “Simplicity and clean lines make a room feel livable, and that’s what it’s really all about:

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comfortable living.” Think about the kind of focal point you’re trying to create. How should you orchestrate this space and show off your special pieces in terms of size, scale, color and texture?

After a day or two has passed, go back to the box and look for items that define your personality, or will be noticed by guests visiting your home. “Ask yourself: when is enough, enough?” says McCleary. “Each piece of furniture in the room can function to complement. Accessories and works of art should contrast.”

When you look at your well-designed room, you should see positive elements, as well as appreciate the possibility for negative space by removing unnecessary pieces that don’t add to the design composition.

Interior design students at The Art Institute of York - Pennsylvania are taught to help their clients step back and ask themselves: Is it finished now? You can err when you go

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In room design, make good decisions about what you choose to put in the room and, often more importantly, in what you choose to leave out.”

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shopping and purchase nice pieces for your home, because before long you may have accumulated too many of those nice things.

Take a hard look at some of those things you don’t really want or need; it might be time

to share that stuff with your local Goodwill.

Sometimes, you might think you have to keep memorabilia or outdated gifts from Aunt Ethel in your home all the time. “Not so,” says McCleary. “It’s perfectly acceptable to remove those items when you do your box exercise.” If you get a call from Auntie when she plans her next visit, head to the attic and put those old Beanie Babies she gave you when you were a fanatical collector decades ago on a shelf in your den temporarily. She’ll be happy for the gesture.

When she leaves, feel free to put them back in the box of memories until her next visit.

After you complete this exercise in each room in your home, you’ll notice that the clutter has disappeared. Now you can recognize how attractive the remaining items are in that same space. This initiative takes determination and focus, but when you’ve completed the exercise, your focus can be on the lovely space you’ve recreated.

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