Ho'okele - September 9, 2019 (Pearl Harbor-Hickam Magazine)

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

ARIZONA MEMORIAL Pg. 14-15

REOPENS

PPV housing survey results

Sentry Aloha takes flight at JBPHH

End of World War II commemoration

15th MDG restructures clinics

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

First class petty officers selected to become chief petty officers perform damage control efforts on a simulated ruptured pipe during a damage control challenge hosted by COMSUBPAC’s Chief Petty Officers Association on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Aug. 23. Sailors who are selected for promotion to chief petty officer go through six weeks of initiation training, to include leadership and physical training, to become better suited in their new roles as senior enlisted leaders. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Allen Michael Amani)

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Your Navy Team in Hawaii Commander, Navy Region Hawaii oversees two installations: Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam on Oahu and Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, on Kauai.

As Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific we provide oversight for the ten surface ships homeported at JBPHH. Navy aircraft squadrons are also co-located at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe, Oahu, and training is sometimes also conducted on other islands, but most Navy assets are located at JBPHH and PMRF. These two installations serve fleet, fighter and family under the direction of Commander, Navy Installations Command.

A guided-missile cruiser and destroyers of Commander, Naval Surface Force Pacific deploy independently or as part of a group for Commander, U.S. Third Fleet and in the Seventh Fleet and Fifth Fleet areas of responsibility. The Navy, including your Navy team in Hawaii, builds partnerships and strengthens interoperability in the Pacific.

Each year, Navy ships, submarines and aircraft from Hawaii participate in various training exercises with allies and friends in the Pacific and Indian Oceans to strengthen interoperability. Navy service members and civilians conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster response missions in the South Pacific and in Asia. Working with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Navy in Hawaii provides drug interdiction and fisheries enforcement operations for Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet. In even-numbered years Hawaii hosts the biennial summer Rim of the Pacific Exercise, the world’s largest military maritime exercise, featuring more than two dozen nations and 25,000 personnel.

The Navy family in Hawaii comprises around 50,000 people, most of whom are active duty service members and their families, and includes nearly 15,000 civilians and contractors as part of our workforce.

JBPHH includes the Pearl Harbor waterfront, Hickam flight line, Wahiawa annex and several other areas in West Oahu and provides a major logistics and other support hub for the military and military families.

Supporting the nation’s ballistic missile defense initiative, the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the western coast of “The Garden Island,” is the world’s largest instrumented multidimensional testing and training missile range.

We provide services to the U.S. Pacific Command, one of DOD’s six geographic combatant commands, with an area of responsibility covering half the globe.

We directly support two component commands whose headquarters are on JBPHH: Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander, U.S. Pacific Air Force. Close to our own Region/MIDPAC headquarters command is Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. With 18 forward-deployable combat-ready U.S. Navy submarines, Pearl Harbor is home to the largest submarine presence in the Pacific. The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, on JBPHH, is the largest ship repair facility between the West Coast and the Far East.

Within our region we support more than 100 tenant commands.

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Sentry Aloha Takes flight

PACFLT Band Honors WWII Sailors

COMMANDER, NAVY REGION HAWAII AND NAVAL SURFACE GROUP MIDDLE PACIFIC REAR ADM. ROBERT CHADWICK

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‘Mighty Mo’ commemorates end of WWII

15th MDG Restructures Clinics

Arizona Memorial Reopens

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CPO Selects Graduate Legacy Academy

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PPV Housing Survey Results

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RECP: Energy Coservation

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Hickam Communities Launches Survey

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CNIC Ready Navy Program

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Community Calendar

COMMANDING OFFICER PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY CAPT. TIMOTHY YOUNG

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The Benefits of RECP

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he RECP satisfies the requirement from the Office of the Secretary of Defense for resident payment of utilities for privatized housing.

Careful conservation of resources through less energy consumption contributes to our nation’s security and readiness and takes better care of our fragile ecosystem.

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Residents will earn rebates if they conserve more electricity than amounts identified in a normal usage band Monitoring usage offers families the chance to see how their conservation turns into savings

RECP: Energy conservation

By Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs Begnning Oct. 1, housing residents will be expecting a rate increase in their utility bill due to a change implemented by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and Commander, Navy Installations Command. (See “NAVFAC HI addresses financial change” story on pg. 18) Hickam Communities and Ohana Military Communities residents at Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam are encouraged to conserve energy.

Each home on JBPHH is metered for electricity and housing residents receive a monthly electricity consumption statement so they are fully informed about their usage and habits.

The more energy efficient Public-Private Venture (PPV) residents are, the more money saved. It is up to residents to determine what is acceptable energy usage based on their personal lifestyle choices.

Reduced project costs allow for future improvements to housing and neighborhoods

To learn more about RECP in your neighborhood, contact your privatized housing community manager or your local Housing Service Center.

www.cnic.navy.mil/RECP Visit us online or scan the QR Code with your phone!

With the help of the Resident Energy Conservation Program (RECP), it brings PPV utility usage in line with usage in private communities, and results in savings that can be reinvested to improve PPV community quality of life.

How does RECP work? It establishes Like-Type Groups of housing and measures the average usage for each like type group every month.

A 10% buffer is then added above and below the average to create a normal usage band. The RECP benefits service members and their families who live on base housing.

To learn more about RECP and energy conservation tips, visit www.cnic.navy.mil/RECP.

Hickam Communities to launch satisfaction survey

By Hickam Communities LLC On Friday, Sept. 20, Hickam Communities residents will receive an email from CEL & Associates (a third-party strategic consulting firm) containing a unique link and invitation to complete the annual resident satisfaction survey.

When the survey is administered this year, Hickam residents will be asked for their candid feedback about their experiences living with Hickam Communities — from the move-in process through every stage of residency.

Hickam Communities looks forward to the resident survey each year, as it provides firsthand feedback A Hickam Communities resident family poses for a photo in October 2018. This family participated in the 2018 CEL Survey and won free rent from families about their home, their community, for a month. (Photo courtesy of Hickam Communities) and their experiences with Hickam Communities property and maintenance services team. and more. One lucky Hickam Communities resident successful initiatives over the past year, as well as will win free rent for one month. Residents must “optThe survey is emailed to residents and should take opportunities for improvement or areas that would in” to be considered for all weekly prize drawings. fewer than five minutes to complete. In addition to benefit from a new program or service. rating Hickam Communities in a variety of areas, residents will also have an opportunity to share their ideas and suggestions.

Survey results, comments and suggestions are critical in helping Hickam Communities leadership identify the property management team’s

As a special incentive, residents who complete and submit their survey can “opt-in” to be entered to win a variety of prizes in a series of random drawings held each week over the four-week survey period that ends on Oct. 26.

Prizes include a golf package for two, a luau for four,

Hickam Communities residents are encouraged to update their current email address by contacting their community center as soon as possible.

Residents who do not receive an email from HickamSurvey@celassociates.com by Sept. 28 or have questions should contact their community center.

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By Senior Airman John Linzmeier, 154th Wing Public Affars More than 700 Airmen from across the country and a team from the Royal Australian Air Force wrapped up a large-scale, combat-aircraft exercise Sept. 4, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Since kicking off on Aug. 21, dozens of fighter, command and control, and tanker aircraft launched each training day of the Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) led exercise, Sentry Aloha 19-2. Two training missions were carried out daily, one in the morning and a second in the afternoon.

tors, [Falcons] and Eagles,’ said RAAF Flying Officer Nelson Mirus, Wedgetail aircrew member. “What we provide, with the airborne early warning, is giving them a heads up and let them know what they’re flying towards; and they can derive their own tactics according to that.”

While the majority of traveling participants flew halfway across the Pacific Ocean to join in the exercise, small teams of Airmen from the Hawaii ANG’s geographically separated units were called upon from neighboring islands.

Lt. Col. Matthew Ohman, Sentry Aloha Exercise director, said the routine exercise is held to provide tailored and cost-effective training for all participants with a focus on fourth and fifth generation fighter integration against an advanced threat.

Members of the 292nd Combat Communications Squadron, in Maui, relocated to JBPHH to set up lines of radio communication for the Australian Wedgetail and provided satellite network capabilities for visiting ANG members.

While Hawaii-based aircraft, assigned to the 154th Wing, practice combat sorties on a regular basis, dissimilar air combat training offers more diverse and realistic training. This resulted in heightened levels of readiness for pilots and the hundreds of support Airmen from a broad variety of career fields. In total, members from 20 units from 15 states and one unit from Australia participated in the exercise.

Unlike communication technicians at a normal squadron, ‘Combat Comm’ Airmen specialize in installing mobile communication centers at virtually any provided location. These agile-capabilities were demonstrated during an inclimate weather exercise in Saipan this year, which was used to provide command and control to a dispersed team of F-22s.

Visiting fighter aircraft included Oregon ANG F-15 Eagles from the 173rd Fighter Wing (FW) and Oklahoma ANG F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 138th FW. These fourth generation visitors took on alternate roles throughout the training, taking turns ‘fighting’ against and alongside the Hawaii F-22 Raptors.

Since the last iteration of Sentry Aloha in December 2018, the 154th Wing’s Raptor cadre has grown considerably as additional F-22s, originally assigned to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, are now maintained and operated at JBPHH. The Hawaiian Raptors belong to the Hawaii ANG’s 199th FS and also operated by active duty Airmen from the 19th FS. While the additional fifth-generation aircraft and large force employment of new partners serves as a force multiplier, Col. Michael Blake, 154th Operations Group commander, indicates that the goal of Sentry Aloha has constantly remained the same.

Similar to real-world flight operations, the success of each mission relied on the process of inflight refueling. A team of KC-135 Stratotanker from the Nevada, Utah and Hawaii ANG flew alongside the fighters and transferred fuel to each airframe, prolonging flight time and potentially maximizing lethality in the battle space.

“Our way of measuring success is in making sure that everyone is a better tactician,” said Blake “a better This iteration of Sentry Aloha also featured the integration of an airborne subject matter expert when they leave early warning control system, provided by members of the Royal Australian than when they arrived.”

Air Force No. 42 Wing. An Australian aircrew utilized a high-powered radar aboard an E-7A Wedgetail to monitor the battle space and provide friendly forces with an advantage over their opponents.

“The force integration is the main thing we’re looking to work on when we’re coming here, with the Rap-

An F-16 Tulsa Viper pilot taxies for flight during a Sentry Aloha exercise Aug. 26 at JBPHH. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. C.T. Michael)

Hawaii Air National Guard pilots cheer on an F-22 Raptor Aug. 21 at JBPHH. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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Pilots from the 138th Fighter Wing step toward F-16 Fighting Falcons at JBPHH Staff Sgt. Riley Mobly, phase dock crew Aug. 23. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier) an F-16 Tulsa Viper for takeoff at JBPHH Master Sgt. C.T. Michael)

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A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor takes off at JBPHH Aug. 21.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy)

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PACFLT Band concert honors World War II Sailors

Ensign David Harbuziuk directs the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band during a history and heritage concert at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Aug. 22. (National Park Service photo by Daniel Martinez)

By U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs The U.S. Pacific Fleet Band honored Sailors who served in the Pacific during World War II in a concert at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Aug. 22.

The band performed a wide range of selections including music preserved from that era. The tribute also honored the famous 'Battle of Music' held at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 6, 1941.

Planners respected the fundamental elements of what a concert at Pearl Harbor was like in the early 1940s.

One such example was performing the national anthem at the end of the program.

The music payed homage to what Navy bands on ships in Pearl Harbor played during that era. The throngs of visitors at the memorial and embarking boats out to see the Arizona Memorial were treated to 8 / August 26, 2019 / Ho’okele

complete immersion in the music of the day. Dozens took seats and enjoyed the concert, while hundreds more joined the concert via the internet.

"We had people come up after the concert who had been in the Indian Army, New Zealand Army, Vietnam Army," said Ensign David A. Harbuziuk, the operations officer for the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band. "We also had audience members from Italy and Japan. A former Navy musician from the Brooklyn Navy Band was in the audience."

Concertgoers were treated to a performance that tied the heroic naval efforts of World War II to operations in the region now.

"While there, in the same place where Sailors and Marines from our countries once fought fiercely and valiantly as enemies, we were able to

join as partners in music to honor the memories of those who gave their lives in service," Harbuziuk said.

Honoring naval heritage is important to Sailors. Perhaps no ship in Pearl Harbor better identifies with Navy band members than the USS Arizona itself.

On the night of Dec. 6, 1941, there was a band competition called the 'Battle of Music' at Bloch Arena on Naval Station Pearl Harbor, featuring Navy bands from ships homeported in Pearl Harbor and attached to shore installations in Hawaii.

The USS Arizona band had already won the first round Sept. 13, 1941, and was not scheduled to play again until the final competition.

During the elimination tournament on the evening of Dec. 6, bands from the USS Pennsylvania (BB 38), USS Tennessee (BB 43), USS

Argonne (AG 31), and the submarine base competed against one another.

Several members of the USS Arizona band attended the contest to see their upcoming competition and to visit with School of Music shipmates in the Tennessee band.

On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, while the band from the USS Nevada (BB 36) played morning colors, the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor started. The entire USS Arizona Band, while at battle stations passing ammunition under gun turret number one, was killed in the attack. In the weeks to follow, all the bands that had participated in the 'Battle of Music' voted to posthumously award the tournament trophy to the USS Arizona Band, and renamed it the 'Arizona Trophy.'

That very trophy is on display at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial visitor's center.

World War II ENDS commemorated on

‘Mighty Mo’

By Battleship Missouri Memorial Seventy-four years ago, World War II came to an end when Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945.

Veterans, active duty service members, military leaders and community members came together aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial Sept. 2 to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Japanese representatives aboard USS Missouri (BB 63) during the surrender ceremonies Sept. 2 1945. (Photo courtesy of the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.)

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The ceremony featured a keynote address from U.S. Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District, and Maj. Gen. Ronald P. Clark, commander of the U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division, serving as the distinguished guest speaker.

Case spoke about how the ceremony of Sept. 2, 1945, signaled the start of the everlasting peace and friendship that exists between the U.S. and Japan.

“Every single year, Japan reinforces that we are allies, and we now enjoy one of the strongest partnerships our country has ever had. That would have seemed inconceivable at the close of World War II and for at least a decade afterwards. Yet, today we take it for granted that Japan is our close friend and ally.”

This year’s ceremony paid a special tribute to the 75th anniversary of Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s memorable return to the Philippines to lead the liberation of its people from the tyrannical rule of Imperial Japan.

Clark spoke about the proud history of the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division and its connection to Gen. MacArthur.

“Today on America’s last battleship, we commemorate duty, honor, and country. These timeless words made famous by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who stood near this very spot 74 years ago today. “With the support of the leadership in Washington and Adm. Nimitz’s Pacific fleet, Gen. MacArthur led a major offensive and heralded his return to the Philippines in October 1944.

Our Tropic Lightning soldiers of the 25th infantry division would join Gen. MacArthur on the shores of Luzon and liberate the soldiers that he was forced to leave behind.”

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A rie salute to honor all fallen veterans of World War II was conducted by the Marine Corps Air Station at Kaneohe Bay. Photo courtesy of Battleship Missouri Memorial.

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USS Missouri (BB 63) steams past Diamond Head, Oahu, after the ship departed Pearl Harbor en route to New York, Sept. 29, 1945.

(Photo courtesy of U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command)

Next year, Sept. 2, 2020, the Battleship Missouri Memorial will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II aboard the battleship where the surrender took place, now berthed in the hallowed waters of Pearl Harbor.

“Paving the way to peace in World War II came with heavy sacrifices,” said Michael Carr, president and CEO of the Battleship Missouri Memorial. “Our 75th anniversary ceremony in 2020 will extend our nation’s eternal gratitude to all those service members who fought and died, making the freedoms we enjoy today possible. Here at Pearl Harbor’s Battleship Row at the Battleship Missouri Memorial, we will recognize the courageous Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, Coast Guardsmen, merchant marines and wartime labor force of America’s greatest generation for the honor and distinction of their service.”

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15th MDG:

Restructures clinics to better serve Airmen, families

Col. W. Halsey Burks, 15th Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Michael Cole, 15th WG command chief, receive their seasonal influenza vaccine at the 15th Medical Group Clinic, Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam Oct. 5, 2018.

(Air Force photo by Tech.

Sgt. Heather Redman)

By Maj. Mark Pomerleau 15th Medical Group Over the past several months, the 15th Medical Group (MDG) has worked to reorganize its medical personnel to better serve Airmen and their families, and return Airmen to duty quicker.

Last month, the 15th MDG completed and opened the new Sky Warrior and Ohana Clinics.

The two clinics will feature separate provider teams: one that will care for active-duty Airmen and one that will care for families of service members and military retirees.

“This new structure optimizes both priorities and allows us to return Airmen back to full mission capability as quickly as possible without decrementing care to our beneficiaries,” said Brig. Gen. Susan J. Pietrykowski, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General director of manpower, personnel and resources. “Restructuring where care is delivered lets our providers focus on each group to improve the quality of care, create efficiencies, and most importantly, get injured or ill Airmen back into the fight more quickly.”

The 366th MDG from Mountain Home Air Force

Base, Idaho, began this organizational structure as a pilot in the summer of 2018. The group reorganized into two squadrons with the goal of returning Airmen to duty as quickly as possible.

“This reorganization allows us to focus on “Ready Airmen” to make sure our commanders have the people they need to accomplish their mission,” said Col. Kara Gormont, 15th MDG commander.

“This model is truly about building a relationship between the primary care manager, the patient, and the commander.”

Under the new model, provider teams are able to holistically treat Airmen instead of waiting for an Airman to seek out care. They visit with Airmen in their duty locations to understand the personal and workplace challenges they face and partner with unit leaders to proactively manage Airmen’s care and minimize downtime.

“Equally as important as our focus on our Airmen is our focus on dependents and retirees,” added Gormont. “Our Airmen can’t be fully mission capable if the medical care of their families is neglected. Providing a clinic that is focused solely on dependents and retirees allows our Ohana Clinic to meet the unique needs of this population

while the Sky Warrior Clinic focuses on Active Duty requirements. Our goal is to improve care for all of our patients.”

Maj. Mark Pomerleau, 15th MDG nurse manager, addressed the current impact the new changes are having on appointments.

"Our appointment availability in the Ohana Clinic (beneficiary) has been reduced temporarily due to decreased availability of our providers, he said.

We anticipate that our appointment availability will improve over the next few weeks as we return to normal operations."

The reorganization is in its early stages and staff are excited to see the results in the upcoming months. The Air Force Medical Service plans to initially roll out the new medical organization model to 43 Air Force military treatment centers within the continental United States, using Mountain Home and Hickam as pilot locations.

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Arizona Memorial reopens

A dock dedication and blessing ceremony was held aboard the USS Arizona Memorial Aug. 31.

The USS Arizona Memorial has been closed for 14 months due to dock repairs and renovations.

The memorial reopened to the public on Sept. 1, following the work of 125 personnel and over 1,000 hours of work. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jessica O. Blackwell)

By National Park Service

anchoring system and addresses a critical infrastructure need at the park. Since May The USS Arizona Memorial reopened 2018, the park service has completed Sunday, Sept. 1. The National Park Service, multiple phases of the project to include in coordination with the U.S. Navy and analysis, contracting, design, environmental contractors, completed the final phase of compliance, mobilization, unexploded construction. The reopening of the memorial ordnance screening, resource preservation provides for a safe and enhanced visit to and project execution. All of this was Pearl Harbor, allowing visitors to more closely facilitated with much assistance from the park understand the story and pay their respects services dedicated partners in the U.S. Navy to the men aboard the Arizona. and Department of Defense.

“The National Park Service is excited to Visitors can continue to visit the Pearl Harbor welcome our visitors back to the USS Arizona Visitor Center’s two free museums and Memorial,” said Pearl Harbor National participate in ticketed programs that include a Memorial Acting Superintendent Steve Mietz.

25-minute feature film and a narrated harbor “It is a great honor to share the stories of the tour of Battleship Row on U.S. Navy vessels. men of the USS Arizona, and all of those Information on programs and how to obtain who served, suffered and sacrificed on Oahu tickets can be found at https://www.nps.gov/ on Dec. 7, 1941. That is the cornerstone of pearlharbor/faqs.htm. our mission here, and restoration of public For more information about the Pearl Harbor access to this iconic place is critical as we National Memorial, visit their website at continue to tell their stories and honor their https://www.nps.gov/pearlharbor and their memory,” Mietz said.

Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ The $2.1 million project improves the dock’s PearlHarborNPS. 14 / September 9, 2019 / Ho’okele

Adm. Philip S. Davidson, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, shares remarks and acknowledgments during the USS Arizona Memorial dock dedication and blessing Aug. 31. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jessica O. Blackwell)

Pearl Harbor National Memorial Acting Superintendent Steve Mietz recognized several people and organizations for their efforts in reopening the USS Arizona Memorial Aug. 31. (L-R: Superintendent Steve Mietz, Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Winckler of NAVFAC HI, Lt. Eric Moore of JBPHH, Tom Fake of the National Park Service, Cmdr. Mike Baldwin of the Mustang Association, CTT Nickolas Pazar of the CPO Mess Volunteer Group, Howard Howell of Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility Hawaii, Beatrice Soutar of Hawk Contracting Group and Jim McCoy of Pacific Historic Parks.) (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jessica O. Blackwell) A member of the Ha Ola Village, Kupuna Kahu Council, begins the USS Arizona Memorial dock dedication and blessing ceremony with the blowing of the conch shell for a Hawaiian blessing Aug. 31.

(U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jessica O. Blackwell)

Musician 1st Class Collin Reichow, assigned to U.S. Pacific Fleet Band, plays “Taps” during the dock dedication and blessing for the USS Arizona Memorial Aug. 31. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jessica O. Blackwell)

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CPO Legacy Academy graduates 39 new c Story and photo by MCC Alexander Gamble NPASE Det. Hawaii The Chief Petty Officer Legacy Academy graduated its 20th iteration of future chief petty officers aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial Aug. 23.

The 39 first class petty officers selected to become chief petty officers spent a week living aboard the vessel under the guidance of 17 live-aboard mentors.

“This program really drives home the importance of heritage for these young Sailors,” said Command Master Chief Chris King, of Nashville, Tennessee, the liveaboard command master chief for the week.

“As chief petty officers, they will be expected to carry on the legacy of our naval heritage.

Living aboard the ship, they get to experience that legacy in a way that will stick with them for life. This experience helps forge the chief petty officer we need leading our Navy today and into the future.”

The future chief petty officers toured and provided community service efforts to the maintenance of Battleship Missouri Memorial while they lived aboard. They also toured various historical sites such as Pearl Harbor, USS Bowfin Museum and Park, Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, and the Defense Prisoner of War Missing in Action Accountability Agency. There was also physical readiness training each morning, with a hike up Koko Crater Railway Trail – one of the more difficult hiking trails on Oahu.

“Our past heritage and history have shaped today’s Navy,” said Yeoman 1st Class Jennifer Pare, of Gladstone, Michigan, selected to become a chief petty officer and a graduate from the legacy academy. “I didn’t realize the Navy’s heritage was so deeply engrained in military history. I didn’t realize it was such a big part. This week really put into perspective the magnitude and importance of naval heritage.”

Battleship Missouri’s Chief Petty Officer Legacy Academy began in 2007. The first five years, the memorial only hosted one class each year. Beginning in 2012, the memorial began hosting two classes each year, with an average of 37 future chief petty officers in each class.

Modeled after a similar program on USS Constitution, the Battleship Missouri Memorial Chief Petty Officer Legacy Academy is one of several live-aboard chief petty officer legacy academies around the Navy. These legacy academies provide an opportunity for Sailors selected to become chief petty officers to live the Navy heritage.

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chiefs on Battleship Missouri Memorial

First class petty officers selected to become chief petty officers and their mentors stand in formation for graduation from the Chief Petty Officer Legacy Academy on board Battleship Missouri Memorial Aug. 23.

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Diverse VIEWS Approaching the anniversary of Sept. 11, where were you that day and how has it impacted your life?

Submitted by Helen Zukeran and David D. Underwood, Jr.

Information Systems Technician 1st Class Louis Doss USS Decatur

“I was working at an old folks home facility when it happened. I joined the military after September 11 happened.”

Lani Agostosa ITT Fleet Store

“I was in Canada with my friends when the attack happened. It’s made the way I secure things important.”

CNIC’s Ready Navy Program: ‘Prepared, Not Scared’

By CNIC Public Affairs Hurricane Erick and Flossie may have missed the Hawaiian Islands, but personnel at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Pacific Missile Range Facility and associated commands are encouraged to stay prepared.

September is National Emergency Preparedness Month. Commander, Navy Installations Command's (CNIC) Ready Navy Program educates Sailors and their families on how to be prepared when an emergency occurs.

This year’s overall theme is “Prepared, Not Scared.”

Each week in September will have a focused theme: Save Early for Disaster Cost; Make a Plan; Teach Youth to Prepare for Disasters; and Get Involved in Your Community’s Preparedness.

“The recent earthquakes near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake and the destruction left behind at Naval Support Activity Panama City from Hurricane Michael are timely reminders of how important this campaign really is,” said Tim Alexander, CNIC director of operations. “Making a plan, being prepared for disaster, getting the family involved with preparedness, are crucial to the Navy’s ability to bounce back effectively from disasters and improves the overall strength of the enterprise.”

the ability of every person and family on or near Navy installations to meet today's challenges head on, plan, and prepare for all types of hazards, ranging from hurricanes and earthquakes to terrorist attacks. By exploring the links on the Ready Navy site, you will: * Be informed of potential hazards and what to do before, during, and after an emergency, * Understand the steps to make an emergency plan that includes what to do, where to go, and what to take with you, * Learn to build a kit to support basic needs for a minimum of three days, and * Access tools and resources to help you and your family prepare for emergency situations that could arise at any time with no warning.

Navy Personnel and families are strongly encouraged to strengthen emergency planning at home, as well as at work, by reading and following the tips and information found at www.ready.navy.mil.

The installations, along with their tenant commands, account for Sailors and Navy families during emergencies through the Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System (NFAAS). Sailors, civilian employees and Navy families can log in to NFAAS at https://navyfamily.navy.mil or utilize the NFAAS mobile app at https://applocker.navy.mil for accountability Ready Navy is a Navy-wide emergency preparedness, throughout the exercise and during any real-time public awareness program. It is designed to increase natural disaster.

NAVFAC Hawaii addresses financial changes for fiscal year 2020

By Denise Emsley, NAVFAC Hawaii Public Affairs Tech. Sgt. Mark Crabbe 204th Airlift Squadron HIANG “I was up and out of bed watching CNN reporting airplanes crashed into the twin towers in New York. I got a call from my unit to report to work immediately. That day gave me a higher sense of pride in the military to defend our nation.”

Capt. Amanda Nelson 17th Operational Weather Squadron “I was in middle school, about 10 miles from the Pentagon. I remember friends that were out during recess saying they heard a “Boom.”

I remember being incredibly sad. It made me realize that not every person is good and it requires brave men and women to stand up and protect the country.”

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A financial transformation is underway at Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) that will create a new paradigm for the command’s many customers across the globe.

NAVFAC Hawaii held a Town Hall Meeting on Aug. 7 with over 150 attendees at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Makai Community Center. During this event, Delao presented three major financial changes.

need funding provided on a quarterly basis in advance of delivering recurring products and services.

The third major change is the implementation of a new financial management system called Standard Accounting, Budgeting, & Reporting The first major financial change System (SABRS) on Oct. 1. Although established Commander Navy this new system mostly affects Installations Command (CNIC) as the comptroller interactions and our single shore Budget Submitting Office internal funds requests/acceptance (BSO) in October 2018. NAVFAC is no processes, it will be another step longer a BSO and all funds will flow to towards NAVFAC becoming more and from CNIC. financially accountable.

The Department of Defense (DoD) and non-DoD customers from Europe to the East/West coasts of the continental U.S., across the Pacific to Hawaii, Guam, and the Far East who obtain products and services from a NAVFAC entity will be affected by a number of new funding policies with the start of fiscal year 2020 which begins on “The second change, which is a really big deal to us and you, is our transition Oct. 1. out of Navy Working Capital Fund “This financial transformation (NWCF) to a General Fund (GF),” is being directed by the Navy said Delao. “Starting this October, we in an effort to better achieve will begin billing fully burdened actual financial auditability,” said Capt. costs for products and services which Marc Delao, commanding officer, may fluctuate monthly throughout the NAVFAC Hawaii. “It is a big deal fiscal year.” to us and to all of our customers, Another important part of this financial especially with the start of fiscal change is the need for all customers to year 2020.” provide funding in advance of service, In an effort to inform supported which was also the case with NWCF. commands and customers on However, without the flexibility that what to expect in the near future, NWCF provided, NAVFAC Hawaii will

“There is a lot I know and there are some things I do not know about this financial transformation,” said Delao.

“NAVFAC headquarters and CNIC are still working on many details but we didn’t want to wait any longer to speak with you. My promise to you is that I will be transparent and forthright in providing any, and all, pieces of information to you in the future. I am here to support you.”

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Are you or someone you know on a path to suicide?

Know the

WARNING SIGNS! I S P A T H W A R M

Ideation

Thoughts of suicide (expressed, threatened, written).

What to do: ASK

Increased or excessive

Substance Abuse alcohol or drug use.

Purposelessness

Seeing no reason for living, having no sense of meaning or purpose in life.

Anxiety

Anxiousness, agitation, nightmares, inability to sleep or excessive sleeping.

Trapped

Feeling as though there is no way out of current circumstances.

Hopelessness

Feeling hopeless about oneself, others or the future.

Withdrawal

Isolating from friends, family, usual activities, society.

Anger

Feelings of rage or uncontrollable anger, seeking revenge for perceived wrongs.

Recklessness

Acting without regard for consequences, excessively risky behavior.

Mood Change

Dramatic changes in mood, unstable mood.

Ask your shipmate questions that will help you get help: “Are you thinking about killing yourself? Do you have a plan to kill yourself?”

CARE

Tell your shipmate that you are concerned about him or her. Without judgment, express why you’re concerned. They may not show it, but they likely appreciate that someone cared enough to say something.

TREAT

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Call 911 if danger is imminent.

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