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The Waterline

August 9, 2012

Vol. XXIX No.32

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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

When taking a night out, keep safety and friends close Benjamin Christensen, NDW Waterline writer A night out on the town should never be one someone will remember for the rest of their life – for the wrong reason.

With the end of summer rapidly approaching, the Waterline continues its emphasis on safety during the 101 Critical Days of Summer by discussing the need of being cautious while spending an evening out and about. Most of the mishaps that occur during the 101 Critical Days of Summer are preventable ones.

While there is a particular focus on recreational mishaps, such as motorcycle accidents and drownings, the carefree attitude brought on by warm summer nights should never overwhelm one's sense of being safe. According to Naval Support Activity Washington's Safety Installation Program Director Jim Peake, the summer months require particular caution.

"During the summer months,

when we feel jolly and sometimes us older people want to feel young again, you're going out and doing things that you haven't done in six, seven, eight months and you might not use your basic safety practices," said Peake.

When going out for a night on the town, there are a few safety points everyone should keep in mind. These points include avoiding situations that are dangeous and watching alcohol consumption.

Just a few months ago, the Navy dedicated particular attention to the issue of sexual assault, with the month of April being designated Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), with a variety of informational stand-downs and other tactics being used to spread the word on sexual assault prevention and response (SAPR). The effort looked to break down the barriers around talking about an admittedly uncomfortable topic by discussing the

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U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Kiona Miller

Two Sailors enjoy a game of pool at Naval Air Station Patuxent River's Liberty Center. When out on the town, everyone should always make sure to travel in groups and to avoid dangerous situations.

NDW Installation Spotlight: NAS Pax River Benjamin Christensen, NDW Waterline writer

U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Tristan Miller

Rear Adm. Mathias Winter, program executive officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, speaks with local media about the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) and other unmanned systems during a press conference. Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons is one of many programs at NAS Patuxent River.

Activity and history abounds at the famous Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Pax River) and is a prime destination for Sailors looking for something to do.

NAS Pax River is an installation with a rich foundation in the histories and traditions of naval aviation.

Located in southern Maryland partially on the former site of large plantations from the 17th century, NAS Pax River occupies the land steeped in Maryland colonial history. The major farms in the area belonged to the Johnson, Young and Weschler families.

On the property of NAS Pax River lies the Somerville House, the St. Nicholas Chapel, the site of the former Cedar Point Lighthouse, and

the famous Mattapany Estate. The land occupying the Mattapany estate changed hands multiple times in the 16-1800s, and the effort of restoring the house there was transferred to the Navy as a condition of it buying the land from George Weschler.

On April 1, 1943 NAS Pax River was commissioned, born to centralize widely dispersed air testing facilities established during the preWorldWar II years. Rear Adm. John S. McCain, then chief of the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics, called Pax River the most needed station in the Navy during the commissioning ceremony. During WWII, the station provided pilots the opportunity to not only test new aircraft, such as the first U.S. all jet-powered airplane, the XP-59A in 1944, but also to examine captured enemy

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aircraft as well.

The 1950s and 60s saw test programs expand at Pax River in response to the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Also, several airborne early warning squadrons operated from Pax River in the 1950s. Among them were VW-2, VW-11 and VW-15. The squadrons patrolled the Atlantic Ocean along the Distant Early Warning (DEW) line until their disestablishment in the 1960s. Antisubmarine warfare squadrons saw a buildup at Pax River in the mid1960s and then a decline as they move elsewhere into the 1970s.

Just a few months ago, the Navy dedicated particular attention to the issue of sexual assault.The month of April was designated Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), with a variety of informational stand-

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Blue Ridge Achieves Top 3M Score on Waterfront

By MCSN Samuel Weldin, USS Blue Ridge Public Affair U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) wrapped up a week-long Maintenance and Material Management (3M) assessment Aug. 3 with an overall score of 92.53 percent.

Afloat Training Group Western Pacific (ATGWP) evaluated Blue Ridge Sailors on the 3M system and its compliance with the new instruction COMNAVSURFPAC Instruction 4790.1F. According to Chief Engineman Tony Doyle, the lead ATGWP 3M inspector, Blue Ridge is in the lead across the waterfront after the implementation of the instruction.

"These are phenomenal numbers, Sir, they really are," Doyle said during the inspection out brief with Blue Ridge's Commanding Officer, Capt.Will Pennington and the ship's officers and chief petty officers.

"Continue to press on with your khaki engagement-there's no way you'd be where you are today without your officers and chiefs," Doyle added.

The inspection included spot checks, Administrative Effectiveness Reviews (AER) and equipment validations and a

thorough review of the Consolidated Ship's Maintenance Program (CSMP). The AER is a review of a division's 3M recordkeeping practice while the CSMP review challenges maintenance men and work center supervisors' knowledge on writing work candidates.

"Writing a work candidate the right way is extremely important," explains EA02 Work Center Supervisor, Enginemen 2nd Class David Kirchens. "It's through the work candidate that the big Navy receives material and equipment information from the fleet."

Kirchens added evaluations did not stop with the CSMP review. ATGWP also challenged work center supervisors and 3M assistants in their proficiency of the Navy maintenance scheduling program SKED. "Being called down and tested by a Master Chief from ATG on how well I know SKED can be kind of scary," Kirchens said.

"Luckily, my chain of command gave me all the support I needed to do well."

Through the 3MA, Blue Ridge maintained its high standards set by Senior Chief Machinery Repairman Edgardo S. Agustin, Blue Ridge's 3M Coordinator.

"The score was the highest of all the ships on Japan's wa-

terfront," said Agustin. "The work and effort by the 3M training team made this 3MA a success.The 3M process is all about intensive preparation and I challenge our Sailors to keep this level of maintenance and high standards."

3M is one of the most important inspections because it directly affects the ship's longevity. The 3M system is always a top priority for Blue Ridge Sailors because they understand how the program affects the crew and the ship.

"Blue Ridge was commissioned in 1970 and our goal is to prolong the ships life to the 2039 decommissioning date," said Agustin. "I expected us to pass, but my expectations were definitely exceeded. 3M is not a process, but a way of life for us.

Through maintenance, we are able to perform our mission with the upmost efficiency and safety."

Navy ships must re-qualify their 3M program every 18 to 24 months, to ensure equipment is being properly maintained and their programs are effective.

For more information, visit www.navy.mil, www.facebook.com/usnavy, or www.twitter.com/usnavy.

For more news from USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), visitwww.navy.mil/local/lcc19/.

Around The Yard What is your number one rule for staying safe while out on the town?

"Keep away from dangerous areas."

Daniel Freeman, Melwood Bldg. 22

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This Week in Naval History

1957 - In first test of Automatic Carrier Landing System, Lt. Cmdr. Don Walker is landed on USS Antietam.

1958 - USS Nautilus (SSN 571) arrives Portland, England completing first submerged under ice cruise from Pacific to Atlantic Oceans.

1815 - Capt. Stephen Decatur concludes treaty for U.S. with Tripoli 1842 - Signing ofWebster-AshburtonTreaty under which U.S. and Great Britain agreed to cooperate in suppressing the slave trade.

1865 - Return of Naval Academy to Annapolis after 4 years at Newport, R.I. 1919 - Construction of rigid airship ZR-1 (Shenandoah) authorized 1941 - Atlantic Charter Conference is first meeting between President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill 1942 - Battle of Savo Island begins; First of many sea battles near Guadalcanal 1945 - Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.Navyweaponeerarmstheatomicbomb.

1949 - First use of pilot-ejection seat for emergency escape in U.S. made by Lt. Jack I. Fruin of VF-171 near Walterboro, S.C.

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1777 - American explosive device made by David Bushnell explodes near British vessel off New London, Conn.

1846 - Joint expedition led by Cmdr.

Robert Stockton seizes Los Angeles, Calif.

1870 - Armed tug Palos becomes first U.S. Navy ship to transit Suez Canal

August 14

1813 - HMS Pelican captures USS Argus 1886 - SECNAV establishes Naval Gun Factory at Washington Navy Yard 1945-Japanagreestosurrender;lastJapanese ships sunk duringWorldWar II (Aug. 15 in DC)

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1916 - First Naval aircraft production contract, for N-9s 1921 - General Order establishes the Bureau ofAeronauticsunderRearAdm.WilliamMoffett 1944 - Guam secured by U.S. forces.

1964 - Signing of Gulf ofTonkin Resolution which is used as the starting point of theVietnam Conflict

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1812 - USS Constitution captures and destroys brig Lady Warren 1877 - Professor Asaph Hall of Naval Observatory discovers first of two satellites of Mars. He found the second one within a week.

1921 - Carrier arresting gear first tested at Hampton Roads.

1960 - USNS Longview, using Navy helicopters and frogmen, recovers a Discover satellite capsule after 17 orbits. This is first recovery of U.S. satellite from orbit.

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1812 - USS Constitution captures and destroys brig Adeona

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U.S. Navy photo

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CVA 16) underway in the Western Pacific, with Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG 21), on Aug. 16, 1958. Just eight days later, on Aug. 24, Communist Chinese artillery began shelling the Nationalist Chinese islands of Quemoy and Matsu, prompting the Blue Ghost's (as Lexington was called) deployment to the Taiwan Straits at various times during the next four months, along with other units of the U.S. Seventh Fleet.

1918 - SECNAV approves acceptance of women as yeoman (F) in U.S. Navy 1942 - USS Cleveland (CL 55) demonstrates effectiveness of radio-proximity fuze (VT-fuze) against aircraft by successfully destroying 3 drones with proximity bursts fired by her five inch guns.

1944 - Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., USNR, the older brother of John F. Kennedy, was killed

with his co-pilot in a mid-air explosion after taking off from England in a PB4Y from Special Attack Unit One (SAU-1). Following manual takeoff, they were supposed to parachute out over the English Channel while the radiocontrolled explosive filled drone proceeded to attack a German V-2 missile-launching site.

Possible causes include faulty wiring or FM signals from a nearby transmitter.

1845 - U.S. Naval Academy established at Annapolis, Md. on former site of Fort Severn.

1895 - Commissioning of Texas, the first American steel-hulled battleship. Texas served off Cuba during the Spanish-American War and took part in the naval battle of Santiago. Under the name of San Marcos, she was sunk in weapon effects tests in Chesapeake Bay in 1911. Her hulk continued in use as a gunnery target through World War II. 1908 - First Navy post offices established in Navy ships 1944 - Operation Dragoon, Allied invasion of Southern France 1953 - First naval officer appointed Chairman, Joints Chiefs of Staff, Admiral William Radford. He served from Aug. 15, 1953 until Aug. 15, 1957.

1958 - USS Lexington (CVA 16) arrives in vicinity of Taiwan

'Watch Box' to return to Navy Yard Hydrodynamic Bow Bulb Testing

By Thomas Wright, CulturalResourceManager Can you name the oldest building on Naval Support Facility Indian Head? Odds are you can't, and the reason is that the oldest building is not original to Indian Head, but was shipped from theWashington NavyYard (WNY).

Built in 1854, Building 185 (B-185) was the NavyYard's original "watch box."Watch box is an old Navy term for guard shack. B-185 is considered historic not only to the Navy, but also to the nation.

The fire station at theWashington NavyYard currently occupies the space previously occupied by B-185. The building was located there until 1912 when it was relocated from WNY to Indian Head to serve as a foreman's office. It was associated with the original Power Plant until 1915 when it was moved to the corner of Strauss Avenue andWard Road, where it served as the "telephone central." In 1942, B-185 was assigned as a grounds store house.

While at the Navy Yard, the watch box was passed by every visitor, including such notables as President Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln was a regular visitor to the Navy Yard, often going there to take Potomac River cruises, review troops, receive foreign visitors and inspect new weapon enhancements with then Capt. John A. Dahlgren, commandant of the Navy Yard.

Capt. Dahlgren took command ofWNY af-

ter the previous commandant defected to the Confederacy. Dahlgren biographer Robert J. Schneller wrote that "Lincoln drove down to watch a new invention being tested, but more often he came for just coffee, cigars and chat with his favorite naval officer (Dahlgren)."

During his frequent visits to WNY, Lincoln passed by the watch box and was recorded as he both entered and left the site. In the spring of 1865, it was obvious that the American Civil War was coming to an end. With the greatest challenge any American President has had to face, President Lincoln and his wife Mary went for a carriage ride without their security detail.

The date was April 14, 1865. They went to the WNY to visit the U.S.S. Montauk and the Sailors aboard who had been injured during the conflict.

Dr. George H. Todd, surgeon aboard the U.S.S. Montauk, wrote, "Both seemed very happy, and so expressed themselves, glad that this war was over, or near its end, and then drove back to the White House."

As President Lincoln and his wife left, their exit was recorded as they passed by the watch box. Later that night, President Lincoln was assassinated by JohnWilkes Booth.The next day, Marine guards had stated in the watch box log book that it was a "sad day."

Today, B-185 is part of the Naval Proving Ground Historic District. Descriptions praising its architectural features have stated that

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Completed at Naval Surface Warfare By: Nicholas Malay, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division Public Affairs

Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division researchers completed two weeks of hydrodynamics testing to optimize the size and shape of bow bulbs aboard DDG 51-class ships.

Partnering with Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships and the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Fleet Readiness Research and Development Program, NSWCCD conducted testing as part of the Navy's overall initiatives to reduce fuel consumption.

Located near the waterline, the bow bulb is an inverted tear drop shape that protrudes from the hull and is designed to reduce the ship's wave resistance. Specifically, the bow bulb creates a wave designed to interfere with the existing bow wave which reduces the amount of drag on the ship as well as fuel consumption and engine exhaust emissions.

"It is my hope that the DDG 51 class bow bulb will parallel the success of previous [NAVSEA] sponsored designs such as the stern flap, and not just improve the capabilities of the Navy's combatants, but provide for a reduction in fuel consumption and for millions of dollars in cost savings as well," said

Dominic Cusanelli, NSWC Carderock Bow Bulb testing project lead, who developed the current bow bulb design for use on a naval combatant in the early 1990s.

Through computational fluid dynamics, NSWC Carderock designed and evaluated more than 20 bow bulb prototypes for DDG 51-class ships. Following the evaluation, NAVSEA selected the four most promising bow bulb prototypes for fabrication and model testing. The model tests will identify the bulb design with the best potential for powering and fuel reduction.

The bow bulb testing is one of several innovative energy saving initiatives NSWC Carderock provides in order to support the Navy's overall efforts to reduce energy consumption, decrease America's reliance on foreign sources of oil and significantly increase its use of alternative energy. Additionally, NSWC Carderock engineers are constantly looking for ways to improve the performance of the Navy's surface Fleet based on rapidly changing technology.

NSWC Carderock Division's responsibilities span a broad range including science and technology, research and development, test and evaluation, product delivery and fleet support. Specifically, NSWC Carderock Divi-

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NSA Washington-JBAB Fleet Family and Fun CAREER SUPPORT AND RETENTION The Transition Assistance Management Program (TAMP)

Offers an array of services and benefits to transitioning service members, including computers setup for individuals to go online to different job banks, college and scholarship resources and career assessment tools. ResumeWritingWorkshops are offered which includes Federal Resume Writing Interview Skills, information on veterans' benefits and a professional resource library; Two TAP Seminars and one ExecutiveTAP Seminar - five-day programs - are offered monthly sponsored by the departments of Labor andVeteran Affairs, and include information that will benefit the transitioning military member.

Family Employment Readiness Program (FERP)

Offers seven basic services, which include job search strategies, job readiness, resource information, job referral service, individual counseling assistance, career planning and links to education and volunteer opportunities.

Personal Financial Management (PFM)

Program offers individual and family financial counseling, financial classes, and is responsible for the Command Financial specialist training in the Region (NDW).

Volunteer Program

Opportunities are available as an administrative assistant, counseling mediator, transition assistant, Information & Referral assistant, data entry/word processor and a retired activities volunteer.

DEPLOYMENT READINESS/ FAMILY SERVICES Life Skills Education

Provides presentations to help commands meet requirements, as well as enhance operationalandpersonal readinessincludingparenting skills training, couples communication, anger and stress management, conflict resolu-

tion, Child Abuse Awareness, Spouse Abuse Awareness and suicide prevention. Trainings canbecustomizedtofitneedsofthecommand.

New Parent Support Program (NPS)

Assists new parents in coping with the demands of parenting and military life through parenting education and training and home visits to new parents prior to delivery and after delivery; information and referral for military and community resources; child development screenings and monitoring. All active duty members and their families who are pregnant and or have children in the home from infancy to three years old are eligible for these home visitation services.

Deployment/mobilization/readiness

Assisting Sailors and family members prepare for deployment, manage separations and reunite and reintegrate with families and community through services including the Family Accountability and Assessment System, Individual augmentee (IA) Indoc Course and Deployed Family Fun Days

Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)

Provides assistance to service members with special needs children and family members with medical needs including resource referral to medical, counseling and educational services, support groups and care providers.

Assists in finding duty stations where needs are met. Mandatory enrollment per OPNAVINST 1754.2D.

MWR Happenings

FFR/MWR Phone numbers Child Development Programs

Child Development Center 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 767-2890 Child Development Center 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 404-8071 Child Development Center 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-0771 Child Development Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3223 or (202) 404-1454 Regional Child Placement Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-3055 or (877) 269-9322 Regional Child & Youth School Liaison Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-0942

Family Housing

JBAB Housing Office 1, Bldg 414 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-0346 JBAB Housing Office 2, Bldg 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 404-6828

Fitness Centers & Information, Tickets, and Tours (ITT)

JBAB Fitness Center 1, Bldg 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 767-5895 JBAB Fitness Center 2, Bldg 419 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-2962 Washington Navy Yard, bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-2484/2829

Military and Family Support Center

JBAB MFSC Bldg 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-6151 JBAB MFSC Bldg 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 767-0450

Liberty Program (E1-E6 Single/Unaccompanied Service Members)

Liberty Center, bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-1802 JBAB Liberty Program Office, Bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-2636 JBAB Liberty Center, Bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 685-1802

Food & Beverage

Catering and Conference Center, WNY Bldg. 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-3041 Mordecai Booth's Public House, WNY Bldg. 101 . . . . . . . . .(202) 678-0514 or (202) 433-3041 Furnari Restaurant, JBAB Bldg. 418 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-2574

Mordecai Booth's Public House 5th Anniversary Party!

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New Service for Washington Navy Yard Customers

NAWCAD earns unit commendation

Join us on Thursday Aug. 30, 2012 from 4 p.m.-9 p.m. to celebrate our 5th Anniversary! DJ Scott will be live on the 1's and 2's playing hits fromthepastandthepresent.Therewillbeplenty of contests to participate in for free giveaways!

For more information call the MWR Special Events and Marketing Office at 202-685-8298.

Based on customer inputs and requests, Navy Exchange (NEX) and Naval Support Activity Washington (NSAW) have partnered to install a Redbox DVD rental machine located at the Town Center Bldg. 22 next to the ITT sales office. Please come by and check out the new service!

WFR Administrative Office, JBAB Bldg. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-7707 WFR Marketing and Special Events Office, JBAB Bldg. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-1371 Gateway Inns and Suites, JBAB Bldg. 602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 404-7050 MWR Sports Program/Sports Complex Rental, JBAB Bldg. 419 . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 685-0483 Outdoor Recreation, JBAB Bldg. 928 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 767-9136 Vehicle Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-9136/8562

By Brian Seraile, NAWCAD Communications Support

SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO PREPARE? Are you prepared for an emergency? For the next 12 weeks we’ll ask you 1 question each week to test your “RQ”. RQ stands for Readiness Quotient. Let’s see how prepared you are. Ready.gov or your Fleet and Family Support Center can help, if you want to know more. Personal preparedness supports mission readiness.

Do you have a small emergency supply kit in your car, or where you work, to take with you if you had to leave quickly?

The Naval AirWarfare Center Aircraft Division, called NAWCAD, was awarded a Chief of Naval Operations commendation for its contributions to Fleet combat readiness and objectives.

Vice Adm. David Architzel presented the Meritorious Unit Commendation to NAWCAD Commander Rear Adm. Randy Mahr during a ceremony at NAS Patuxent River on July 30, and said the award was for the more than 9,300 NAWCAD team members stationed here and at Lakehurst, N.J., from January 2010 to December 2011.

Architzel read from the commendation, which noted that NAWCAD consistently demonstrated "unparalleled success in developing, fielding and supporting warfighting systems that directly and significantly contributed to Fleet combat readiness and objectives."

The commendation praised NAWCAD for its diverse technical capability in science, technology, research, development,

testing and evaluation, and for having established "itself as the premier Center for development, delivery and Fleet support of Navy and Marine Corps aircraft and aircraft systems, specialized communications equipment and support to the Special Operations community."

It also praised NAWCAD's "focus on streamlining acquisitions, targeting research and development opportunities, improving processes and enhancing employee morale and welfare [which] resulted in considerably reduced costs, accelerated delivery and overall value for the Warfighter."

The Meritorious Unit Commendation is awarded by secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations or the Navy Command Master Chief to any Navy or Marine Corps unit that has distinguished itself under combat or non-combat conditions.

The award may also be conferred upon other U.S. Armed Forces units or armed forces of friendly foreign nations serving with U.S. Armed Forces, provided such units meet the standards established for Navy and Marine Corps units.

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Improve your speaking and leadership skills!

Come to Helmsmen Toastmasters!

Join us Thursdays from 7:30-8:45a.m. at the Pentagon Library and Conference Center (PLCC). Toastmasters is an international organization that helps everyone speak, think, lead and listen better. For more info, contact Carl Sabath at carl.sabath@osd.mil or 703695-2804 or Elizabeth Femrite at elizabeth.m.femrite.civ@mail.mil or 571-256-8674. Remember - Great Helmsmen say "YES!"

100,000 Jobs Mission Hiring Event

As part of an ongoing initiative to provide jobs for wounded warriors, transitioning service members, veterans and their spouses, Naval DistrictWashington (NDW) Family Support ProgramswillhostasecondhiringeventSaturday,Aug.25atNavalSupportActivityBethesda(NSAB).

The initiative - "100,000 Jobs Mission" - was launched in March 2011 by a number of leading companies, with a goal of hiring 100,000 transitioning service members and veterans by 2020.

Throughtheirefforts,thusfar,theyhavehiredmorethan12,000veterans.Attheevent,attendees willhaveanopportunitytomeetwithseveralpotentialemployers.

"Our nation's military and veterans represent the best this country has to offer.We owe our nation'sveteransmorethangratitude-weowethemtheopportunitytoleadsuccessfullivesfollowing their service," the initiative's website states. Additionally, "We believe hiring veterans is not only the right thing to do for veterans, but it's a great thing to do for our businesses. Our nation'smilitaryandveteransrepresentthebestthiscountryhastoofferandtheybringmeaningful skills to the workplace."

Thehiringeventwilltakeplaceinthegymnasium(Building17)from10a.m.to3p.m.Attendees must show proof of military service, i.e. military ID card, veteran ID card issued by theVA, or DD-214 along with a photo ID, to enter the base. For more information about the initiative, and to register visit www.100000JobsMission.com.

Defenders of Freedom Appreciation Day

Naval District Washington's (NDW) Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) will be hosting an Appreciation Day for all Department of Defense personnel and their guests on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Six Flags of America in Largo, Md. The park will be open from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. with a special performance by legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Tickets are available at all Navy Information, Tickets, and Tours (ITT) offices throughout NDW and select locations within the National Capital Region for $18. The first 5,000 eligible customers to purchase tickets will gain admission to the performance by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

This unique special event will offer these military and DoD civilian personnel a wonderful opportunity for exclusive use of the Six Flags of America theme park and admittance to see one of the all time legendary bands, Lynyrd Skynyrd, perform that evening. Without question, this is a great opportunity for MWR to show appreciation for those who put their lives at stake for the personal freedom we all enjoy. MWR is offering this program, which has a value of over $150 per ticket, for only $18 per ticket including free parking. This very affordable opportunity will hopefully provide the means for up to 25,000 DoD personnel to participate in a day of appreciation for our Defenders of Freedom.

Please call 202-404-6576 for more information.

National Day of Remembrance Project

Americans across the country will honor the victims and heroes of the 9/11 tragedy by serving their neighbors and communities as part of the second federally recognized “National Day of Remembrance”. This year's Joint Services "National Day of Remembrance” project will take place on Saturday Sept. 8, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 PM at the Historic Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E Street South East, Washington DC. Military personnel and their family members as well as DoD civilians will restore grave markers, remove weeds, do some tree planting and engage in minor landscaping around the cemetery roadways and path to the 9/11 Memorial. Volunteers will receive T-shirts, water and lunch. In the event there are questions regarding the weather call 202-543-0539 and listen to the recording. This is a great venue for students of American history and an opportunity to earn community service hours. For more information contact: Navy – 202-433-6854, Marines – 202-433-0016. For on-line registration go to www.cnic.navy/ndw then scroll to community service and click on-line registration.

Military Moves Did you know?

The delivery of your personal property shipment to your residence includes a onetime placement of all carpets and furniture into the room you designate?

What does this mean to you?

The member/civilian must ensure that all required services are accomplished prior to signing any delivery documentation and releasing the crew. Once the crew have left, they are not required to return to accomplish this service. Please contact yourTransportation Officer for additional information or visit your nearest Personal Property Processing Office or Transportation Management Office at your location for assistance; or you can contact our office at the following website for assistance and guidance: http://www.belvoir.army.mil.

Legal Corner In an effort to keep you informed of military discipline and administrative matters that have occurred in Naval DistrictWashington, theWaterline will periodically publish CourtMartial and Administrative Separation results.

Court Martial U.S. v. MMFN, USN, In a Special Court-Martial, MMFN pled guilty to 1 specification of violating a lawful general order by possessing drug paraphernalia, and 2 specifications of possessing heroin. The Military Judge sentenced the MMFN to confinement for 180 days and a bad conduct discharge.

Non-Judicial Punishment A Captain was found guilty at Nonjudicial Punishment of Abuse of Subordinates and Assault. The Captain was given a Punitive Letter of Reprimand.

Records Reveal Enterprise is on 25th Deployment

By USS Enterprise Public Affairs Aug. 3, marks the 50th anniversary of the first deployment of USS Enterprise (CVN 65), and historians recently discovered the actual number of deployments is higher than commonly reported.

Now as the Big E continues her final deployment, scores of Sailors and historians are reviewing and double checking all aspects of the carrier's storied career.

The number of arrested landings, historic milestones, major evolutions, and, yes, even number of deployments are being checked and double checked for accuracy. As the Navy entered into the digital age, many of the historical documents associated with the carrier were made available online.

Cases in point are the command history reports, which outline the milestones and accomplishments that occur over each calendar year. Research into these and other documents have led researchers to a startling new discovery.

Tracing the number of deployments that Enterprise has completed would seem like a relatively easy task - simply tally up the number from the command history reports. Unfortunately, a few format changes over the years made for a task a bit more challenging than expected.

According to retired Navy captain Todd Creekman, executive director of the Naval Historical Foundation in Washington D.C., researchers at the foundation have unearthed some surprising news.

"In reviewing Enterprise's operational history, we made an interesting discovery" Creekman said. "All the current reports say that the ship is on her 22nd deployment.

Actually, it is on the 25th deployment."

Research from the Naval Historical and Heritage Command's (NHHC) online database and other reports reveal that the carrier has "been there, done that" more often than commonly thought.

"We've run it by NHHC historian Mark Evans and it matches his data," Creekman said.

As researchers worked to piece together what happened, it appeared that a focus on the ship's WestPac deployments led to the error.

In a number of accounts, including command history reports, a particular deployment would be listed, for example, as "the tenth WestPac deployment," which would be accurate counting from the ship's first 1965-66 epic "first nuclear carrier in combat" deployment to the Vietnam War. The carrier completed its fourteenth and last sequential WestPac in 1990, before entering Newport News Shipyard in 1990 for the ship's third refueling.

Following the final refueling, Enterprise made Norfolk, Va., her homeport once again and only made deployments to the Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf.

"The problem began when later history reports used the same number sequence but dropped "WestPac" from the description," Evans explained. "The refueling reports failed to re-account for the three deployments Big E made to the Mediterranean Sea between 1962-1964."

One example is the command history report from the ship's historic 2001 deployment, which reads: "On April 25, the Enterprise Navigation Department set Special Sea and Anchor Detail to begin a historic 17th deployment for operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Arabian Gulf and North Arabian Sea." Thiswas,infact,theship's20thdeployment.

As the 51-year-old carrier steams along today on its 25th and final deployment, researchers continue to verify and cross reference important facts and milestones to ensure accuracy.

"It's already exciting to be a part of Enterprise's final deployment, but each day we are discovering more and more about the rich history of which we are a part," said Capt. William C. Hamilton, Enterprise's commanding officer. "We estimate over 200,000 Sailors and Marines have served aboard the Big E, and every one has helped in making her the legend we serve aboard today. We are a very, very proud crew."

The eighth ship to bear the name Enterprise is scheduled to inactivate from service on December 1, 2012, in a Ceremony in Norfolk, Va., in preparation for her defueling and decommissioning in 2016.

For more information about Enterprise and a detailed account of her history, visit www.enterprise.navy.mil

For more news from other bases around the Washington, D.C. area,

visit www.dcmilitary.com.

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The Road to Monticello:

The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson

The Road to Monticello: The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson by Kevin J. Hayes.

Published by Oxford University Press, New York. 709 pages, 2008.

Thomas Jefferson is a complex figure among America’s Founding Fathers, and we shall forever debate, discuss, and disagree about this enigma, what famous American historian Joseph Ellis calls,“The American Sphinx.”

He drafted the key words that are American scripture, such as our Declaration of Independence, believed in the natural rights of man, yet owned hundreds of slaves.

Yet Jefferson is product of his time, and unlike others like John Adams who abhorred slavery, he like many other gentlemen planters could not see themselves without the institution of slavery.

Jefferson is also a master of the English language, and his political thoughts are essential to the understanding of the evolution of the concept of liberty in modern human history. Kevin Hayes is an English Professor at the University of Central Oklahoma, who delves into the evolving intellectualism of one of the most important minds of the late eighteenth century, not just in the United States but in the world. The book is a delight as it traces Jefferson’s voracious and lifelong appetite for books, how they have influenced his writings and his discussions with Americans founders such as Madison, Washington and Hamilton.

Jefferson read widely from gardening to classical history, he owned perhaps the earliest translation of the Quran by George Sale entitled,“The Koran, Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mohammad.” He read how religious customs and beliefs were passed from

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one culture to another, and tried to understand all works that influence the course of human events. At Williamsburg, Virginia, Jefferson studied at the College of William and Mary, before leaving to apprentice as a lawyer under the famous and thorough George Wythe. You can see Wythe’s home today in Colonial Williamsburg.

At this juncture Jefferson could not afford many fine books, but many allowed him to borrow from their personal library likeWilliam Small, and even Lieutenant Governor Francis Fauqier not only provided books but invited him for discussions on philosophy, science, and political events. Williamsburg, Virginia was an important part in the education of Thomas Jefferson, it was here he heard Patrick Henry’s oration, “give me liberty or give me death.”

Only three and a half hours fromWashington DC, it is recommended you visit. Members of the United States Armed Forces enter Colonial Williamsburg free of charge on Veteran’s Day. The book continues with Jefferson preparing a draft of the “Declaration of the Causes and Necessity for Taking Up Arms,” in 1775. This is a different document than the

Declaration of Independence in which Jefferson drafted, and the book devotes an entire chapter on the books and pamphlets as well as ideas that formulated the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson asked that books on such topics as Irish Rebellion be sent to him, he also had use of Benjamin Franklin’s first ever lending library, established in Philadelphia. The book continues with Jefferson’s lifelong love of books, while America’s Minister to Paris, he would walk around Europe’s major cities acquiring books.

A major portion of Jefferson’s collection would be sold to the Library of Congress, and you can visit and view this marvelous collection that was purchased for about $23,000. It is displayed on the 2nd Floor of the Library of Congress. Regrettably, a fire in 1851 destroyed two thirds of Jefferson’s books. Those interested in language, Jefferson, American history, and America’s founding will enjoy this new volume by Hayes.

For a full Jefferson experience here are some recommended websites to plan your visits while you are stationed in the Washington DC area: http://www.monticello.or g/ is the website for Jefferson’s home Monticello, located near Charlottesville, Virginia. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/ is the website for the Library of Congress Jefferson book exhibit in downtown Washington DC. http://www.history.org/ is the website for Colonial Williamsburg, plan to stay more than just a day and obtain your tickets through MWR. Editor’s Note: Commander Aboul-Enein is an avid reader who maintains a regular book review column in NDWWaterline.

AFPAK Blog: On The Ground

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Maj. Gen. William Rapp, then-deputy commander for support, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, addresses new Afghan Hands during training at Camp Julien in November 2011.

Editor's Note:This is part two of a five-part series of an article by Sgt.1st Class Mark Porter entitled 'Afghan Hands helping to reshape Afghanistan'.It helps to better describe the AFPAK Hands program and its impact on the region.

A presence in the palace In just the first five months that Afghan Hands were working in Afghanistan, they were serving at every level - national, provincial, district, and military HQ levels - throughout the country, including the presidential palace.

Until 2010 there was no permanent American presence in the Afghan Presidential Palace. For nearly 10 years, International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) attempted to install a presence in President Hamid Karzai’s palace for full-time information coordination, but to no avail.

This changed with the creation of a temporary “situation room” for 24/7 monitoring of the parliamentary elections in September 2010. Several American officers were allowed into the palace to work with Afghan national security officials in monitoring the elections.

Based on the success of this temporary situation room, Karzai and ISAF leaders agreed to turn it into a permanent joint Afghan-ISAF office, the Presidential Information Coordination Center.

Navy Capt. Edward Zellem was about three months into his Afghan Hands deployment and working as a senior intelligence officer at the National Police Coordination Center under ISAF Joint Command at the time. He was nominated for the position at the PICC by the Afghan Hands Management Element – Forward and officially transferred to ISAF in September 2010 to take over the Coalition side of the PICC. When he arrived, Zellem said he realized “this was a place that needed a bunch of [Afghan] Hands for success.”The office consisted of representatives from each of the major Afghan security agencies – The Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Defense, and the National Directorate of Security – and was headed by Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Ali Shah Ahmadzai.

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Navy 50-50 program visits West Virginia From Naval Sea Systems Command Office of CorporateCommunications Executive Director for Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers Bill Deligne kicked off the Navy's 50-50 Community Outreach Program in West Virginia with a visit to Huntington, Aug. 1.

The 50-50 program is a new outreach program designed to increase Americans' understanding of the Navy's mission, capabilities and relevance to national security.

"The Navy's 50-50 program shows Americans in cities across the country the

tremendous investment they have in their Navy," Deligne said. "As a native of West Virginia, I'm excited to share the Navy's role in maintaining our maritime security here at home and around the globe, and meet some of the West Virginians who help support that mission."

As part of the program, 50 Navy leaders will visit 50 cities across the United States to meet with corporate executives, civic leaders, government officials, university faculty and administrators, nonprofit executive directors and members of the media.

Electrician's Mate 2nd

Class Ronald Anthony, assigned to USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) and also a West Virginia native, accompanied Deligne for the 50-50 event. Their Huntington visit kicked off with an appearance on a local morning radio show where they discussed the importance of the Navy and what the Navy means to West Virginia.

"Water covers about 70 percent of the Earth's surface, about 80 percent of the people on this planet live near the sea, and 90 percent of all commerce that travels across this globe travels on the water," Deligne said. "West Vir-

ginia's exports have been on the rise, especially coal exports to India and China.

Keeping sea lanes free, open and in business is extremely important for every American and everyWestVirginian."

Deligne and Anthony also met with Huntington Mayor Kim Wolfe, a Navy veteran himself, and visited two local businesses supporting the construction of Navy ships and submarines, including USS Gerald Ford (CVN 78), the Navy's next-generation aircraft carrier.

"The Navy's never been stronger," Deligne said. "The capability we have in our

ships is just tremendous. It's been a great opportunity to meet some of the local businesses that are such a big part of carrier and submarine construction."

Deligne and Anthony also met with disabled veterans at the Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing program at the local Veterans Administration Recreational Center.The pair participated in fishing lure tying lessons with program participants, discussed the Navy's efforts to transition disabled veterans to civil service, and both the capability and flexibility of the U.S. Navy Fleet.

"As a Sailor, I'm proud that my service makes a difference," Anthony said. "Meeting with local officials, businesses, and everyday citizens has been a great opportunity to represent both the Navy and the state ofWestVirginia."

Deligne and Anthony's visit also included a luncheon with the Barboursville Rotary Club and a meeting with the Huntington Herald Dispatch.

Their outreach visit continues through Aug. 3, with visits to Marshall University, Charleston businesses and government, and throwing

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Federal Program Helps Sailors Serve Again From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs Sailors transitioning from the Navy who would like to pursue a career in teaching may be eligible for assistance and monetary compensation from a federal program called Troops to Teachers (TTT), officials said Aug. 2.

"Our classrooms are looking for leadership and service members bring that to the classroom," said Cliff Yager, TTT regional director for Tennessee and Northern Alabama. "Service members understand leadership, management, organizational skills and those are skills we need in the classroom today."

Last yearTTT helped nearly 2,000 former service members begin new careers as teachers, but Yager admits that just like the military, teaching is not for everyone.

"The thing they need to ask themselves is whether they are passionate about teaching, being involved with parents, and making a difference in young children's lives," Yager said.

TTT provides counseling and referral services to eligible service members and veterans interested in beginning a second career in public education as a teacher. StateTTT will help applicants identify teacher certification requirements, programs leading to certification and employment opportunities in their state.

According to Yager, TTT offers funded and unfunded assistance based on an individual's military service.

Funded assistance provides financial support for both the certification process and for employment in a high need school. Unfunded assistance offers counseling and assistance regarding certification.

Math, chemistry, physics, special education and foreign

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U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Kenneth Abbate

Machinist's Mate Fireman Eugene Mayes, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), helps students with their class work during a community service project at Jackson Park Elementary School.

WAVES help turn the tides of military gender segregation

By MC1 Tim Comerford, Naval History and Heritage Command Public Affairs It was July 30, 1942 -- 70 years ago -- that the U.S. government realized the need for women to take their place beside their male counterparts in the Navy.

It is difficult to imagine what life was like in America in 1942: Walking was still the primary means of transportation, only a little more than half of residences had any indoor plumbing, male life expectancy was 6o years old and females 68 years old, and the rationing of every resource, including food, metal and energy sources, was the norm.

On July 30, 1942 President Franklin Roosevelt signed public law 689 creating the Women’s Naval Reserve commonly known asWomen Accepted forVolunteer Emergency Service (WAVES).

“With the war imminent, members of Congress and the services started to prepare for what was likely to happen,” said Regina T. Akers (PhD), a historian for Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) whose doctoral thesis was on the impact of the WAVES. “It had become evident to the War Department (who preceded the Department of Defense) that they would not have enough people to do all the jobs that might be required.”

Though the Army was the first to accept women into their ranks, Akers saw this as an advantage. The Navy was able to learn from the Army’s experiences.

“The Secretary of the Navy put his foot down and said, ‘Look, we are not going to do what the Army did. We are not going to have these women as an auxiliary. They are going to have access to information and we want to be able to use them in any way we can,” explained Akers. Mildred McAfee, President of Wellesley College, was sworn in as a Naval Reserve Lieutenant Commander becoming the first female officer and was selected to become assistant chief of naval personnel for women. McAfee was given the charge of the female Sailors and unlike World War I where they were relegated to nurses or yeomen (a clerical job), the women could now choose a wider variety of jobs.

“There wasn’t a piece of mail processed that wasn’t touched by WAVES, few pilots were trained without interacting with WAVES. About one third of the women served in the aviation community and had integrated training, which was unheard of before then,” Akers said. She explained that the

changes were due to Joy Bright Hancock, a former WWI Yeoman F (female yeoman) who worked in the Bureau of Aeronautics afterWWI. Hancock was commissioned duringWWII

by McAfee and worked her way up to becoming the WAVES director in 1946 and a captain.

According to Akers, theWAVES had other gender non-traditional Navy jobs such as in intelligence, as pilots, dentists and lawyers.

Male sailors started to resent the impact the females hard work had on their jobs.

“WAVES did so well in certain ratings they could come and do the job of two or three males,” Akers said.

Despite the misgivings of male Sailors and that of Congress, the WAVES impressed many.

“One of the best compliments, McAfee often remarked, was the repeated demand for the WAVES. In some ratings they couldn’t keep enough of them,” Akers said. “They volunteered to serve knowing they would be in service for the duration of the war and six months after. They didn’t know what the war’s duration was going to be. But they took the oath and they served with great distinction.”

And that distinction won over many of their former detractors.

“Even before the war was over, some of those congressmen that were so against having women in the military and opponents in theWar Department and the Navy Department were considering having a permanent place for these women.

Why? Because of the incredible contributions these women made,” Akers said.

By the end ofWorldWar II, theWAVES had become a large part of the Navy, numbering more than 8,000 officers and 80,000 enlisted sailors and leaving an indelible mark on the history of the U.S. Navy. Currently, the Navy employs more than 52,000 active duty women in a total force of 321,000.

Sailors today are grateful for the groundbreaking impact of WAVES , whose courage and sacrifices contributed to the U.S. victory in 1945.

"I have the greatest admiration and respect for these firstever pioneers. I have met some of these remarkable women, most recently at our March 2012 Sea Service Leadership Association, Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium, and they are still going strong and setting the example,”Vice Adm. Car-

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WATCH BOX Continued from 3 B-185 displays "the most ornamentation embellished by German novelty siding, scrolled brackets, and a finial," also known as a Victorian era Italianate style.

While currently intact, B-185 is aged and is now in need of repair and conservation. In 2012, NDW, the District of Columbia State Historic Preservation Officer and the Maryland State Historic Preservation Officer signed a memorandum of agreement allowing the Navy to move B-185 from NSF Indian Head back to the Washington Navy Yard as part of mitigation efforts for the demolition of a historic structure at the WNY. As a result, B-185 will be located once again near its original location. It will be restored to its original condition where it will be incorporated as a historic and educational display.

AFPAK Continued from 6 According to Zellem, the strategic importance of the office and the fact that only Ahmadzai spoke strong English meant that getting Afghan Hands into the PICC was essential to the mission. He was able to insert language into the staffing documents stating only Afghan Hands would be accepted for the seven coalition positions.

Once assembled, the Afghan Hands in the PICC worked closely with their Afghan counterparts to coordinate and funnel information between the presidential palace and the provinces, and between the Afghan government and the coalition. Over time, the Afghans in the PICC came to see the Afghan Hands not as mentors but as members of their team – and the Afghan Hands were very careful never to insult their partners by trying to take charge.

“We took the honey approach rather than the vinegar approach,” Zellem said, “and that’s an [Afghan Hand] skill-set.”

He said the Afghan Hands’ skill-set was essential to their success. Additionally, their ability to wear civilian clothes, understand the culture, and speak the language all signaled to the Afghans that they understood and respected the Afghan point of view.

The group’s success did much to validate the Afghan Hands concept to ISAF leaders. To Zellem, it was proof of something he already knew. “There were no better people for this job,” he said. Based on those early successes, the PICC continues to be staffed only by carefully vetted Afghan Hands.

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SPOTLIGHT Continued from 1 downs and other tactics being used to spread the word on sexual assault prevention and response (SAPR).

Similarly to all of the installations in the Washington D.C. region, NAS Pax River was consolidated into the auspices of Naval District Washington (NDW) as it is today. Along with the extensive history that is provided by the ground of Pax River, there are a variety of activities for Navy visitors to participate in.

If one is interested in the history of Pax River and of naval aviation, it is highly recommended that they start with the official Patuxent River Naval Air Museum. (www.history. navy.mil/museums/paxmuseum/index.htm) The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum preserves and interprets the Patuxent River Naval Air Base history and heritage of advancing naval aviation technology, and is open Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For recreation, NAS Pax River is also home to the Navy Recreation Center (NRC) Solomon's Island. Lodging facilities include 15 apartments, 14 cottages, 21 bungalows, 10 log cabins and four cozy cabins. There are threehundred-and-six campsites with 146 sites being full hookups; 158 sites with electricity and water; 55 primitive sites; and 15 group sites. In

season, patrons may find plenty to do everyday including the Adventure Zone Recreation Center which features aTV lounge, arcade and gear issue. The center also hosts a variety of special events which include contests, tournaments, outdoor movie nights, outdoor concerts, and many other youth related activities.Workshops include arts and crafts, painting and other creative ideas. NRC also offers patrons a miniature golf course and driving range.

"NRC Solomons is the newest addition to the Navy Getaways family," said NRC Solomon's Director Carrie Rose. "Whether you or and your family are looking for peaceful waterfront strolls and quiet moments to sit and reflect or you are looking for fun and adventure throughout the day, Solomons has something for everyone."

Finally, there are many available sources of activity directly on the NAS Pax River grounds: an auto skills center, beach house for rent, 39 campsites, the Cedar Point beach and golf course, the Center Stage Theater, the Energy Zone/Drill Hall, Bowling Center, Liberty Center, Marina (with sailboats for rent), pubs, lounges and restaurants.

Visit NAS Pax River at https://www. cnic.navy.mil/Patuxent/index.htm.

For more information on Solomon's Recreational Center, visit their website at http://www.cnic.navy.mil/Patuxent/FleetAndFamilyReadiness/ThingsToDo/Recreation/SolomonsRecreationCenter/index.htm

SAFETY Continued from 1 issue around four themes: Hurts One, Affects All, Prevention is Everyone's Duty, and We Will Not Tolerate Sexual Assault.

Roughly three sexual assaults or rapes occur each day in the Navy, so precaution is extremely important. In the evenings, always travel in groups if at all possible, and maintain awareness of one's surroundings.

The SAAM themes of 'Prevention is Everyone's Duty' certainly applies here; if someone is in or about to be in a dangerous situation, it is their friends' or shipmates' duty to try to get them out of it. After all, it is a problem that affects everyone.

"If one is affected we're all affected," said Deputy Equal Employment Officer (EEO) for Naval District Washington (NDW) Chandra Vickers. "If you look at it like links in a chain, one link that is weak makes it so there's no strength in that entire force."

TESTING Continued from 3 sion leads the Navy in hull, mechanical and electrical engineering expertise and delivers technical solutions in order to build and sustain a dominant, ready and affordable fleet.

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out the pitch at a West Virginia Power baseball game.

PEO Aircraft Carriers is responsible for the acquisition, modernization and sup-

SAILORS Continued from 7 languages have the greatest demand for teachers according to Yager.

"There is a tremendous amount of opportunity available in those areas, especially for male teachers in elementary and middle school arenas."

Yager suggests Sailors try volunteering with a local school or even work as a substitute teacher if their schedule permits in order to determine is teaching for them. Sailors

WAVES Continued from 7 ol Pottenger, the Navy’s senior-most female Sailor, said. “Our Navy today would not be the same without their sacrifices and commitment to service - they make me proud to put on my uniform every day."

Pottenger, a commissioned naval officer since 1977, is currently the Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability and Development, at North American Treaty Organization (NATO) Supreme Allied CommanderTransformation.

From the days of haveing only one captain in the Navy, to now having 35 female active duty and reserve admirals and 143 master chiefs across the diverse communities, Akers believes the WAVES would be

In the same vein, alcohol consumption, if done in excess, can be a problem that can affect everyone, not just the person who has put themselves in that situation. Asking 'who would stand their watch' if a Sailor was incapacitated is a serious question.

One of the first brain processes affected by the use of alcohol is the execution of judgment, so it is easy to see how a dangerous situation could be ignored or made even more so by adding alcohol to the mix. 30 to 60 percent of sexual assaults involve either a victim or perpetrator who has been drinking. According to the FBI, violent crime in general is more likely to occur with the presence of alcohol.

Avoiding dangerous situations such as those leading to sexual assault by avoiding excessive alcohol consumption are vital when spending an evening out with friends.

By using caution in all situations, there can be a safe and enjoyable conclusion to the 101 Critical Days of Summer.

For more information on SAPR efforts, visit www.sapr.navy.mil.

Headquartered in West Bethesda, Md., approximately 3,600 scientists, engineers, technicians and support personnel are located across the U.S., which includes the Ship Systems Engineering Station in Philadelphia.

For more information on NAVSEA and its warfare centers, visit: http://www.navsea. navy.mil/OnWatch/index.html port of the Navy's in-service and future aircraft carriers.

Information on the Navy's Executive Outreach visits is available at http://www.navy. mil/navco/display.asp?page=speakers.html.

For more information, visit www.navy.mil, www.facebook.com/usnavy, or www.twitter. com/usnavy.

For more news from Naval Sea Systems Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/navsea/. may get more information and guidance by speaking with the TTT representative in the state where they would like to teach.

TTT is managed by the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) and was established in 1994 with the primary objective of helping qualified service members successfully transition into careers in teaching.

Sailors can learn more about Troops to Teachers at their website www.proudtoserveagain.com .

For more news from Navy Personnel Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/npc/. impressed with the progress of today’s female Sailors.

“This is an unprecedented era,” Akers explained.“I don’t think theWAVES could imagine what the women in the Navy are doing today -- the wide variety of duties and the types of positions that they are in. I think if those women that served duringWWII could see and fully understand the female Sailors of today, they would be proud and amazed.”

For more Information on theWAVES visit Navy History and Heritage Command's Website at http://www.history.navy.mil/special%20highlights/women/Womenindex.htm For information on U.S. Navy women’s policy visit Naval Personnel Command’s website www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/orga nization/bupers/womenspolicy/Pages/de fault.aspx

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