Kitsap Navy News April 22, 2011

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Bangor wharf expansion not local favorite

Navy band is beltin’ it out

By GREG SKINNER

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The general consensus of those who spoke at Tuesday’s public comment period for the proposed expansion of the weapons loading wharf facilities at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor were that the project just wasn’t necessary in the post Cold War world.

While the Navy listed and took note of the comments, the political reasons for expanding the facilities that load, unload and maintain one of the largest stockpiles of sea-

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THIS EDITION Port Angeles – Sequim native and Musician First Class Joshua Sullins performed Wednesday night for his first trumpet teacher at the Stevens Middle School Jazz Night.

“If not for him, I would have quit decades ago,” Sullins said.

Sullins and his comrades in Deception Pass, a Naval Base Kitsap-based ensemble, followed the middle school and high school bands that performed for a crowd of 60 in the gym. Comprised of vocalists, a rhythm section, and a small horn section, the band’s repertoire includes rock, funk, soul, rhythm & blues, pop, and jazz.

Part of the band’s musical mission is Naval recruitment through performance and ambassadorship.

Wednesday’s performance reached into seats filled with band students and their parents.

“It might get loud,” said Sullins before his crew rolled into Gnarls Barkley medley and followed with Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition.”

Deception Pass will perform againt at 1 p.m. April 25 at the Naval Undersea Museum auditorium in Keyport.

– Photo and trext by Greg Skinner

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New CO for Naval Base Kitsap BANGOR (NNS) – In a change of command ceremony April 15, Capt. Peter Dawson relieved Capt.

Mark Olson as commanding officer of Naval Base Kitsap.

Since Naval Base Kitsap was established in 2004, Olson is the third commanding officer the base has had. He served as CO for the past three years. “I have the honor of the title of ‘Naval Base Kitsap,’ but clearly this base means so much more than just one person,� said Olson

during his final speech. “There are so many things I will remember about this tour because in this one, more so than any other I have ever had, you could turn a concept into a reality.�

Olson spoke about many of the projects and achievements the base has reached during his time, including the Bangor Galley turning 100 percent of its waste into compost or recyclable material. During his speech, Olson tried to thank as many people as

possible, including all the sailors of NBK. “Thank you for inspiring me about what a great group of young people we have in our service today,� he said. “I have had the opportunity to have many conversations with you in recent months and you have given me great hope for the future of our nation.�

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the legacy Olson has left behind for future commanders. “There is no base that I can think of that is more complex or has a more diverse mission than NBK.�

Biesel said. “I couldn’t be more impressed with the success Capt. Olson has had during his tour of this extremely dynamic installation.�

In his first official remarks as commanding officer, Dawson, a career submariner said, “I am honored to become the CO of such a complex and multi-faceted organization.

I consider myself fortunate.�

Commander Submarine Group 10 Rear Adm. Barry Bruner, outgoing Commanding Officer Naval Base Kitsap Capt.

Mark Olson, Commander Navy Region Northwest RADM Douglass Biesel, and Chaplain Cmdr. Alan Lenz listen to a speech from Capt. Peter Dawson during a change of command ceremony on NBK Bangor, April 15. Capt. Dawson is relieving Capt. Mark Olson who has served NBK since 2008.

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Nimitz shipyard documentary ‘Dry Dock’ gains notice Self-produced series catches Netflix’ eye

By GREG SKINNER

which approached the Chief of Naval Operations about the idea of putting the show Two episodes in and the in their catalog of streampublic affairs crew aboard ing documentaries. During the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) the last two weeks 13,000 is starting to get attention viewers have seen the for their multi-part docushow through the carrier’s mentary “Dry Dock.”

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They’re also setting a new “It’s getting attention,” standard for Navy commuRuh said. nications and use of social Production of the series networking. is a full time job for Ruh The Nimitz’ communica- and main team of four tions team is producing a communications specialists. multi-episode The entire documen22-person tary about the media “If you get the Nimitz Nimitz’ year department in the Puget chance, go in the is involved at Sound Naval dry dock and touch one time or Shipyard and writthe bottom of the another Intermediate ing, editing Maintenance ship. Not many and filming.

Facility – A Petty people get that first for Officer Devin opportunity. It is Wray, of the internal Navy communicatruly awe inspiring Nimitz comtions. to see it from that munications It’s a view said vantage point.” team, into the the project’s shipyards goal is to fol– Dave Anderson, Controlled low the many Industrial former Nimitz sailor different Area, a place stories and that not many experiences people, including most sail- of sailors during the year ors, get to see due to highly in the yard before heading restricted access. to their new homeport of “We did this so that Everett. The documentary everyone can have an eye idea was conceived by the on the Nimitz while in the communications team yard,” said Lt. Cmdr. Steve back in May 2010, months Ruh. before the Nimitz arrived Those keeping an eye in Bremerton. Like much on the production include of the communications past and present sailors, staff, Wray is working as families, shipyard workers, local and national leaders, the Pentagon and Netflix, Kitsap Navy News

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The first show focus on the Nimitz arrival to Bremerton for the beginning of work as Nearly 3,000 Nimitz Sailors pull into port at Naval Base Kitsap and begin the process of settling into their new home.

Response on Facebook has been good. Dave Anderson of Flagstaff Ariz., a former Nimitz sailor who went through the dry dock process back in the 1990’s, thank the filmmakers for the series and gave today’s crew a good tip.

“If you get the chance, go in the dry dock and touch the bottom of the ship.

Not many people get that opportunity,” Anderson said. “It is truly awe inspiring to see it from that vantage point.”

Big production The second episode focuses on moving the 80,000-ton carrier onto blocks in the Controlled Industrial Area. Capturing the process on camera took all day. Episode three is in post production and four is in the planning stage, Wray said.

“It takes us about a month to edit everything.

We need about a week to shoot and another week to capture all of the tapes and transfer them,” said Wray. “Then we need a

A member of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) communications team shoots video of a shipyard worker working on the hull of the storied carrier for the multi-part documentary “Dry Dock.” The series can be seen on the Nimitz’ website and Facebook page. US Navy photo. week to assemble them into a logical manner that makes a story that can be understood. Finally it takes another week of just tweaking and adding our special effects and graphics, our music, credits and so on.”

Californian Don Strunk posted a note saying Dry Dock goes a long way to humanizing a 5,000 person crew.

“The individuals you featured put faces on that number,” Strunk said.

Ultimately the initial idea credit goes to Mass Communication Specialist Master Chief John McMillan, who said the 2007 PBS documentary “Carrier” filmed aboard the Nimitz was his inspiration.

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personal time. It’s a classic production process, if the sailors don’t know how to do something they find out and get it done, said Ruh. The Northwest weather has been a change of pace for the Nimitz’ former San Diego-based media crew as they work to produce one 19 minute episode every six weeks with a total output of eight to 10 by the time the Nimitz leaves the yard.

The series can be seen at the Nimitz website and their Facebook page, but it is too long for YouTube’s 15-minute time limit.

The Navy is exploring whether YouTube will waive the time limit for their project.

“YouTube would be the primary target,” Ruh said.

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Nimitz, I watched the PBS documentary ‘Carrier’ and thought that was an excellent portrait of what life at sea is like,” said McMillan.

“Knowing that Nimitz was going into dry dock, I thought it would be an awesome training opportunity for our MCs to be able to do something big.”

Part of the hope for the production crew is that others in the Navy facing yard time in the near future will watch Dry Dock to see what they will go through.

“If they are not watching it they should be watching it,” Ruh said.

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Tuesday’s public hearing on the Environmental Impact Statement for Naval Base Kitsap Bangor’s plans to expand their missile maintenance abilities with a second Explosives Handling Wharf was a missed opportunity for the public to talk with the Navy on the record about the issue at hand – the environmental effects of building and maintaining a $750 million 184,000 square feet wharf on Hood Canal.

The Navy did its homework producing the 900-page EIS and brought a group of professionals and engineers to explain the role of the project, the impact its construction will cause in the environment, and Navy plans to mitigate those effects to local and transient species such as salmon, sea lions and orcas.

The project seeks to prolong the life of the Trident missile program 30 years into our future, and how that fits into the national and local debate is another subject. The lone environmental point brought up by a non-Navy person during the hearing came from Kitsap County Commissioner Robert Gelder who asked that the Navy pay attention to the mitigation of known effects on the environment and the money to pay for it. From the county’s perspective, a clean, functional and diverse natural environment equals revenue when considered against the county’s tourism and bedroom community status.

There were only a few prepared to say anything at all about the mammoth project, out of the 60 citizens gathered in the North Kitsap High School Commons.

Those who did speak questioned the national military posture and criticized the continued Trident Missile program in a post-Cold War world. They could have better applied their time to press the issue before them and perhaps done some good.

Comments about the legality of the Trident Program following the recent ratification of the New START treaty in February were well intended, but fell outside the purview of the hearing on environmental concerns.

Besides, all treaty participants, including the U.S., have seven years to become fully complaint.

One commentator deftly noted that once begun large government projects are hard to stop. Had he, and others, kept to issues of the environment and the large footprint of the proposed $750 million project, they might have found more traction for their desired outcome.

More projects have ground to a halt over a bird or fish species in the way, than protesters.

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Navy parents: understand CMV As most parents would be, Military Fatherhood Award Nominee Christopher Cady (“Navy dad a hero among heroes,” Kitsap Navy News, April 15) and his former wife were overjoyed to find out they were going to have a baby. Chris couldn’t wait to teach his baby how to throw the football and go fishing. Dreams and plans were made for a wonderful life with their soon-to-be-born son.

The Cady’s dreams were shattered when their son was born, and baby Joshua was diagnosed with Cytomegalovirus, one of the most common viruses in the United States, which proved to have devastating effects.

Joshua was born with permanent disabilities including deafness, microcephaly (small brain), cerebral palsy, blindness, and seizure disorder. He requires a tracheotomy for breathing and a feeding tube to intake liquid food.

As devastating as Joshua Cady’s disabilities are, the numbers of diagnosed children is very upsetting: approximately 40,000 newborns in the United States each year are diagnosed at birth. Only 10% of these infants show no apparent symptoms (most symptoms develop over time) and most of these will suffer with permanent disabilities.

So, what is CMV? It’s a common virus that most adults in America have had by the time they are 40 years old. It is often harmless and presents itself similar to a cold. CMV is spread through contact with human bodily fluids, and it only takes casual contact with a contaminated surface, object, or person to acquire the infection.

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When a pregnant woman contracts CMV, the virus can attack the brain of the unborn child. This infection can result in a wide range of neurodevelopmental disabilities, such as the ones that Joshua Cady suffers.

There are devastating effects of this virus, and we certainly need more research developed to reduce the number of babies affected with CMV. However, there are ways to help reduce these tragic statistics. Women who are pregnant should remember to wash their hands more, use gloves when needed, and perhaps have limited exposure to children under the age of two, who typically have more germs than other age groups.

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Every hour, a child is disabled due to CMV. This horrible virus is a leading cause of disabilities in children, yet the general public appears to have little knowledge of it. Public awareness is needed and extremely important for women that are planning a pregnancy. Ask your physician for more information. Preparing for and researching could save your unborn child’s life!

Common viruses such as Cytomegalovirus could provide the first clue as to why some children are born with severe disabilities.

– Wendy Kruse is the spokesperson for Military Special Needs Network and the mother of a special needs child.

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Dubya returns to Yokosuka YOKOSUKA, JAPAN (NNS)– The forwarddeployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington returned to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka on April 20.

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was completing routine maintenance March 11 when the earthquake and tsunami struck northern Honshu.

The ship departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka March 21 with 466 civilian contractors and shipyard workers embarked, who continued to conduct scheduled maintenance while the ship operated in waters near the Japanese islands of Shikoku and Kyushu.

USS George Washington left Yokosuka to allow workers to continue work required to support the U.S.-Japan alliance.

The situation in Japan has improved since the departure of George Washington. As of April 14, the U.S. Department of State said the situation at the Fukushima nuclear power plant remains serious, but work to cool the failed plant continues and

Puget Sound and Norfolk Naval Shipyard workers prepare to disembark from the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) April 15. The civilian workers deployed with George Washington to complete repairs after the ship departed from her forward-operating port of Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka on March 21, 2011. U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MASS

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planning continues for the effort to reduce additional releases of radioactivity.

USS George Washington made two visits to Sasebo while it was away from Yokosuka, April 5 and April 12-14, in order to exchange shipyard personnel as well as components and equipment to support

the routine maintenance.

Throughout this time, the U.S. Navy has maintained a strong desire and every intention to return the George Washington to its homeport at Yokosuka.

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Commander Capt. Mark

Whitney said that 140 workers and radiological control technicians returned to Bremerton last week. Their return was a third wave of PSNS employees returning since the March 11 record earthquake and following tsunami that inundated the nuclear power plant caus-

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Several PSNS employees remain with USS George Washington to finish up work. “A small number of our work force remain onboard the ship to assist with the next phase of this availability,� Whitney said. I know their families can’t wait to see them, so as soon as they wrap up they’ll be coming home. I do not have a date for this yet, but I will be sure to update you when I have that information.

While George Washington was at sea continuing its routine maintenance, more than 20 U.S. 7th Fleet ships, including the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group, supported disaster relief operations off the coast of northern Honshu.

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to Yokosuka, George Washington will continue its maintenance, while maintaining a heightened state of readiness to return to sea if necessary.

The Navy remains committed to completing George Washington’s routine maintenance so that it can fully meet the obligation of the U.S. government to defend Japan and support peace and stability in the region.

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Maine returns, eight earn dolphin during 71-day deterrent patrol BANGOR, WASH. (NNS) – USS Maine (SSBN 741) (Gold) crew members returned to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor March 30, ending its 71-day strategic deterrent patrol. “I was most impressed with the performance of my crew, especially considering the limited sea time we’ve had over the past year,� said Cmdr. Richard Massie, USS Maine (Gold) commanding officer. “They pulled together with professionalism, motivation, and a positive attitude to overcome all challenges.�

USS Maine’s patrol began Jan. 19.

During this time, a total of eight Sailors – seven enlisted and one officer – completed their submarine qualifications. As a result, those Sailors earned the right to wear the traditional submariner’s dolphins. “These Sailors are truly outstanding; I look forward to our next opportunity to perform at sea,� Massie said.

Maine also saw four Gold Crew Sailors come home as new fathers.

USS Maine is one of eight ballistic missile submarines homeported at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, providing the survivable leg of the nation’s strategic deterrent forces.

Enterprise rescues overboard sailor USS ENTERPRISE, AT SEA (NNS) – USS Enterprise (CVN 65) successfully recovered one of its sailors who went overboard, April 18 at 9 p.m. local time, while the ship was operating in the Arabian Gulf.

The sailor, who’s name was not released, was recovered in approximately 30 minutes by a SH-60F helicopter from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 11, assigned to Carrier Air

Wing 1. A Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat from Enterprise and a SH-60B Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 48 from USS Leyte Gulf assisted in the search and rescue efforts.

It was the second overboard rescue operation aboard USS Enterprise this month. A sailor was rescued in a similar incident on April 3 that left them

injured.

The average winter surface temperature of the water in the gulf is 72 degrees.

The sailor was not injured and has been in contact with family members.

Due to privacy considerations, the Sailor’s identity will not be released.

The incident is under investigation.

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Bremerton native becomes Seabee’s Force Master Chief WASHINGTON (NNS) – The top enlisted Seabee position changed faces April 15 during a ceremony held at the Seabee Memorial in Arlington, Va. Bremerton’s own Master Chief (SCW) Douglas R. Dickey became the Seabees’ 15th force master chief when he relieved Master Chief (SCW) Michael E. Holdcraft. “I am truly honored, privileged and humbled to be the force master chief for our Seabees,�

he said to the crowd of Civil Engineer Corps officers, Seabees and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) employees. “There has never been a better time to be a Seabee, and the demand for Seabees has never been greater. Our brothers in arms know we are capable and ready to support them as they carry out their missions every day.�

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Group, located at in Port Hueneme, Calif.

A native of Bremerton, Wash., Dickey enlisted in the Navy in 1981 and attended basic training in San Diego.

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Navy Hospital runners take on Mt. Si relay SNOQUALMIE, WASH. NNS – Naval Hospital Bremerton’s five-person Fleet Feet running team participated in the 28th annual Mt. Si Relay Run, April 10.

NHB’s runners joined approximately 100 other groups for the 59-mile relay, with each runner responsible for two legs through the Cascade foothills and valleys of Snoqualmie, Fall City and North Bend. “I had never competed in a relay before and was unsure what to expect,� said Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Michael Mathis, a Beaverton, Ore., native, and NHB laboratory technician. “The most difficult part was a combination of the short time in between

runs, and not knowing what your leg actually entailed. It’s one thing to run a tough run for a day but turning around and running a second difficult run in a few hours really adds starts to make you second guess your conditioning. The fact that you see what your distance and elevation gain and loss on paper is helpful but once your feet are on the ground it is a totally different story.�

The ten legs of the relay ranged in distance from 3.4 miles to 8.3 miles, with a maximum gain or loss of 490 feet. Much of the route followed an old railroad spur, as it wound through Snoqualmie Valley up to Rattlesnake Lake and John Wayne Pioneer Trail.

Runners from Naval Hospital Bremerton pass the baton during the 59-mile Mt. Si Relay April 10.

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Along with the relay teams, 43 runners participated in the Ultra 50-mile portion of the event, and another 79 competed in the Ultra 50K run. “The best part was the

camaraderie of the teams cheering each other on, especially my own team motivating me,� Mathis said. “Having such a positive team enhanced my motivation to work harder

and really push to do my best and finish strong. The feeling of accomplishment was a big part of it. I am proud that I completed the race and that I can say I pushed myself pretty hard to do well. I can smile because of that.� “I was jazzed the entire time,� said HM2 Gil Umayam, of NHB’s Optometry Clinic.

Umayam said he initially started distance running when stationed at Expeditionary Medical Facility Kuwait several years ago, and has since completed eight half marathons.

Besides the cardiovascular benefits of the run, bragging rights are also at stake. Mathis said that every mile — his two legs

Naval Hospital recognized for dedication in fight against autism BREMERTON, WASH. NNS – Military Special Needs Network representatives thanked Naval Hospital Bremerton staff April 15, for their dedication to helping families affected with autism. “We wanted to thank everyone at NHB for their continued hard work, dedication and support in the lifelong journey of autism,� said Wendy Kruse, Military Special Needs Network spokesperson.

According to complied statistics by Department of Defense, there are currently over 22,000 family members and dependents of active duty and retired service members with autism diagnoses.

One out of 88 military family members is diagnosed with autism, a neurodevelopmental disorder

that affects a person’s ability to communicate and interact socially. “NHB has always had strong ties with our EMFP families,� said Capt. Mark E. Brouker, commanding officer, NHB. “It’s an honor to be recognized and we also thank them for their passion in caring for family members with autism and other disorders.�

Kruse noted that the Military Special Needs Network group is comprised of approximately 200 families, with 48 percent having an child with autism. “We know our children are a little different, but they don’t have to live in a bubble. With the help of the NHB staff, we are enabling them to come out and experience what it is like to be a kid,� said

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and really show that our support group is 24 hours, seven days a week,� said Kruse. “We’re also linked to other similar groups around the country in such places as New Jersey, Arizona and southern California.�

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CDR Dick has been a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) since 2004.

FACP is an honorary designation that recognizes ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice of medicine. He is currently serving as Governorelect in transition for the ACP Governor position. Governors for the armed forces chapters are

selected by local ACP members and appointed by their respective services Surgeon General to serve four-year terms. Working with a local council, they supervise ACP chapter activities, appoint members to local committees, and preside at regional meetings. They also represent members by serving on the ACP Board of Governors. CDR Dick received the ACP Sparks Award in 2008 and the Medical Student Clerkship Award from the Missouri Chapter in 1992.

Board-certified in internal medicine and geriatrics, CDR Dick earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology with

Distinction and a Doctor of Medicine with Distinction from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He completed an internship and an internal medicine residency at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego.

CDR Dick also completed a fellowship in geriatrics at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York.

A resident of Silverdale, Wash., CDR Dick is the chairman of the executive committee of the medical staff after previously serving as the internal medicine department head at the Naval Hospital in Bremerton, Wash. He previously served as an internist at the

Naval Hospital in Naples, Italy, from 1998-2000 and as assistant program director and internist at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego from 2000-2002.

In addition to internal medicine and geriatrics, another main area of professional interest and expertise for CDR Dick is patient safety. He is also the chairman of the CPR Committee and chairman of the bioethics committee at the Naval Hospital in Bremerton.

The American College of Physicians is the largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group in the United States.

Naval Hospital Bremerton honors Red Cross BREMERTON, WASH. (NNS) – Naval Hospital Bremerton recognized its American Red Cross volunteers during a ceremony held in conjunction with National Volunteer Week, April 14.

During the ceremony, the volunteers were thanked for their many contributions as vital members of the command and

were each given flowers.

“We’ve set aside this day as a small token of our appreciation and to thank you all,” said Capt. Mark E. Brouker, NHB commanding officer. “Our Red Cross volunteers are critical to what we do every day and are such a big part of our Naval Hospital Bremerton family. They bring tradition, heritage and incred-

ible skills.

“I have known since 1983, as a young ensign assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego’s pharmacy, that Red Cross volunteers can be counted upon for three things; they always have a good attitude, they always are helpful and patient with beneficiaries, and they always give good advice and help mentor our young Sailors.

Those compassionate traits are demonstrated here on a daily basis and we are blessed to have you,” said Brouker.

Joyce Berry, NHB American Red Cross coor-

dinator and also a volunteer, said there are approximately 75 American Red Cross volunteers at NHB. Last month, they donated 957 hours of their valuable time, expertise, and effort in numerous clinics, departments and offices.

“It doesn’t matter how much or how little, everything that every one of our volunteers does is valued,” said Berry.

Shirley and Charlie Young said their involvement as Red Cross volunteers for almost two years has given them the perfect opportunity to give back and help others.

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“There is always interesting work to do, and I enjoy being back in the work force, because retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. It’s nice to wake up with a purpose,” said Shirley Young, who volunteers in NHB’s Outpatient Records

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More than 1,000 people attend the event, including distinguished guests from the U.S. military, maritime industry, NASSCO employees who built the ship and Marines from the Wounded Warrior Unit West at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

The USNS William McLean is the 12th of a class of 14 dry cargo/ ammunition ships slated to serve as Combat Logistics Force ships or be part of the Maritime Prepositioning Force.

Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force ships deliver ammunition, food, fuel and other supplies to U.S. and allied ships at sea, enabling our Navy to maintain a worldwide forward presence.

USNS William McLean is named after William Burdette McLean (1914– 1976), the U.S. Navy physicist who conceived

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McLean’s eldest niece, Mrs. Margaret Taylor, served as the ship’s sponsor. Mrs. Taylor christened the ship by breaking the traditional bottle of champagne against the bow before the 689-foot-long vessel slid into the waters of San Diego Bay. During World War II, McLean worked on ordnance equipment and testing at the National Bureau of Standards in Washington, D.C. Following the war, he moved to the Naval Ordnance Test Station in Inyokern, Calif. – now the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake – where he led

the project team developing the Sidewinder missile from 1945 to 1954. “William McLean’s legacy is set on land, but his heart was in the sea,� said Vice Adm. David J. Venlet, program executive officer – F-35 Lightning II Program. “The crew of this ship shares that spirit and will carry it with them on their missions.�

In April 1954, he was appointed technical director, the senior civilian position at the station, a position which he held

until 1967. He then served as technical director for the U.S. Navy’s submarinewarfare research center in San Diego until 1974.

USNS William McLean is the twelfth ship of the 14-ship Lewis and Clark Class of dry cargo ammunition ships General Dynamics NASSCO is building for the Navy’s Military Sealift Command.

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U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, U.S. Fleet Forces Command Announce Realignment FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MD. (NNS) — U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and U.S. Fleet Forces Command realigned the Navy’s cyber organizational structure April 18, to enhance efficiency and maintain optimal effectiveness of the cyber domain.

Vice Adm. Barry McCullough, commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. Tenth Fleet, said the realignment will enhance the Navy’s ability to remain a leader in cyberspace operations and provide the command and control structure necessary to achieve decision superiority in the information domain. “This realignment solidifies the operational and administrative control of our cyber force and creates the foundation for a capability never before seen in the Navy,� said McCullough. “It will enhance the operational readiness of our cyber forces and help ensure we can maintain freedom of action and achieve military objectives in and through cyberspace by delivering integrated cyber, information operations, cryptologic and space capabilities to the Fleet.�

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Blue Star Banners still waving Local non-profit that honors service wins community grant third time

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hen Lynette George set out to honor hers sons’ service in the War on Terror in 2004 she had no idea that her pursuit would grow into a non-profit organization to do the same for hundreds of West Sound families.

Today, both of her sons, one a Marine the other Army, are done with multiple tours and out of the military. George, a Seabeck resident, has seen to the raising of nearly 200 six-foot banners honoring individuals for their service in the five branches of the military.

“I’m serving the [service members] and their families. I wanted this to bring the community together.”

Lynette George, organizer

Earlier this month, Kitsap Community Organization awarded a $2,500 grant to Blue Star to help the non-profit organization keep going.

This year’s award is the third from KCO and put them atop the list of sponsors of the banners adorning light poles in Bremerton, Silverdale, Poulsbo and many other West Sound communities.

The first blue star flag George saw came from her sister back in the Midwest. She’d sent a banner for the boys, she said.

As George’s two sons came and went during their enlistments, she put the flag in her window.

The blue star flag in her window was a version of the original created in 1917 by Army Capt.

Robert L. Queisser, of the Fifth Ohio Infantry, in honor of two sons serving in World War I. The more she worried about her boys the more she wanted something positive and supporting to do. George set out to put banners up in a public place to honor their service to America.

The banners increase awareness of the numbers of men and women in uniform.

In one case the banner serves

Lynette George holds just one of the hundreds of Blue Star Banners that have flown across Kitsap County in recent years. George’s Blue Star Banner program was recently awarded a $2,500 grant by the Kitsap Community Organization..

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as more than a marker of significance; a local woman drives by her son’s banner just to talk to him while he is away, George said.

“I’m serving the [service] members and their families,” George said. “I wanted this to bring the community together.”

With no knowledge about zoning or public space, the effort took more than a year and before the first banner went up her sons had separated from their services and no longer required the banners of honor.

George, a former sailor and current Navy pay clerk, now works 20 hours per week on the banners project that has grown into a non-profit organization to insure banners are up and stay up.

She recently hired a person to market sponsorships in effort to increase the numbers of banners and their illustration of service.

“The program has taken off itself,” George said.

Kitsap Community Foundation Executive Director Pete Atha said the awarded grants all go to fund programs that improve the Kitsap community in some way.

Money is awarded based on

Fly it proud For more information on the Blue Star Banner Program, see www.bluestarbanner.org, 3604406497, private or business sponsorships are $350 per banner

how it will benefit the community, he said. KCF is the now largest sponsor of Blue Star Banners with at least 20 flying on poles throughout the county.

Blue Star Banners serves Kitsap County by keeping at the forefront the role that the military plays locally.

It’s a positive opportunity for families with wives, sons, fathers, daughters or husbands in the

military, Atha said.

A mother recently sent a card to the KCF regarding the banner hoisting her son’s name in Bremerton for the community to see and know of his service. It made her family feel that the community outside the military honored her son.

“It helps deal with the fact that the loved one is not at home,” Atha said.

Today, local retailers, a firefighters union, a Montessori school and a motorcycle club are on the donor list with 100 other families and service organizations.

About a dozen service member’s names entered into the system await sponsorship.

Among her first sponsors were the Sub vets and Fleet reserve association.

Don Bassler, of US Submarine

Veterans Bremerton Base, said one of the members recommended the group sponsor a banner for the one member who is active.

Bassler said that most of the sub vets are retired or otherwise removed from active service – Electronic Technician 1 John Perkins is the exceptional dolphin.

George said that even though the first banners went up after her boys left the service, her sons love the program she started in their honor.

At $350 each, banners are built to last three-to-five years and can take winds up to 90 mph. They stay up until the person leaves their branch of service.

Gold Star banners of those who will never return have joined the blue stars.

American Legion Post 68 sponsored Sgt. Christopher Bunda’s banner on the corner of Farragut Ave. and Navy Yard Highway. The six-foot tall banner will remain as an indefinite reminder of the first West Sound soldier to die in the Iraq War. Long term, George would like the program to continue as long as men and women serve the country.

The program, she said, is not just about war, it’s about the everyday general sacrifice made by men and women serving the nation.

“I just want America to see the sacrifice,” George said.

Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System engages intermediate range ballistic missile for the first time

KAUAI, Hawaii, — Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense

system successfully tracked and engaged an intermediate range ballistic missile

using data from a remote AN/TPY-2 radar during a test off the coast of Hawaii.

This marked the Aegis BMD system’s first engagement against an intermediate range ballistic missile, as well as the first time the system used a launch-onremote capability, which allows the Aegis BMD system to employ remote sensors to detect threats as early in flight as possible.

The Aegis BMD system fired a Standard Missile using real-time information from a remote sensor prior to the shipboard SPY-1 radar acquiring the inbound ballistic missile. “The Lockheed Martin-

led team has evolved Aegis from an anti-ship missile system to the basis for the U.S. approach to global missile defense,� said Lisa Callahan, vice president of maritime ballistic missile defense programs. “With this test, Aegis BMD proves that it can expand the battlespace and destroy ballistic missile threats earlier in their trajectory than ever before.�

The USS O’KANE (DDG-77) employed the first generation Aegis BMD configuration to complete this exercise conducted

by the Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin. This configuration, which added the capability for ships to defend themselves from short range ballistic missiles in the terminal phase of flight, was certified for operations by the Navy in March 2008.

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April 26, 1839: the Sea Gull, a tender serving on the Wilkes Expedition becomes separated from the Flying Fish en route from Tierra del Fuego to Valparaiso and disappears at sea with 16 men.

April 23, 1846: Mexico declares war on the United States, months before Naval action begins.

April 24, 1862: six days into the Battle for New Orleans, Flag Officer Farragut determines the bombardment is going nowhere and 18 wooden vessels upstream between Confederate fortifications in a waning moon. None of the flotilla is harmed by the burning Fort Jackson and the Farragut destroys Confederate forces.

April 27, 1898: The armored cruiser New York (ACR2), cruiser Cincinnati (C7) and monitor Puritan (BM1) engage and silence batteries at Matanzas, Cuba, which had previously fired on the torpedo boat Foote.

April 25, 1914: Lt. P.N.L. Bellinger takes a Curtis AB-3 flying boat off the deck of the Mississippi to look for mines in the harbor at Veracruz during the first combat naval flight.

Washington-built transport delivered fast, sees closing action in Pacific YESTERDAY’S FLEET The attack transport USS Bonttineau (APA 235) entered the fleet at the tail end of World War II. Had she made it, her motto could have been, “You call we haul.�

Bonttineau, named after a North Dakota county, was laid down October 11, 1944 at Kaiser Cp., Inc., in Vancouver Wash, under a maritime contract. The ship was transferred to the Navy on Dec. 30, 1944 and commissioned the same day.

Bonttineau, a Haskell class attack transport displaced 6,720 tons and was 455 feet long.

She was 62 feet at her beam and drafted 24 feet from keel to waterline. Bonttineau’s single propeller pushed the Washington state built transport to 17.5 knots. She received one battle star for service in World War II. With a single five-inch gun on board, Bonttineau’s complement of sailors was 536 men. After a shakedown cruise of the West Coast, Bonttineau reported to Pear Harbor in March 1945.

Within weeks, Bonttineau was ferrying troops to Saipan in the Marianas Islands and evacuating casualties from Okinawa before returning to Hawaii on June 10, 1945.

A short time later Bonttineau carried replacements to the Philippines and again returned to Pearl Harbor to prepare for the much anticipated invasion of the Japanese mainland later that summer.

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a September surrender in Tokyo Bay. After the surrender, Bonttineau landed troops with the 98th Division at Wakayama on the Japanese mail island of Honshu on Oct 1, 1945.

Bonttineau then loaded up on Pacific veterans and sailed for the United States and arrived in Seattle on Jan. 26, 1946.

With the post-war effort winding down, Bonttineau operated between San Francisco and San Diego through May 1946.

The transport left San Pedro, Calif., on May 25, 1946, heading for the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific to act as transport to target vessels during Operation Crossroads and its tests on the effects of atomic bombs on Navy ships.

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Bonttineau returned to San Francisco in August following the atomic tests.

Bonttineau was placed out of commission in reserve on March 8, 1947. She was recommissioned on March 24, 1952 and served with the Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet until August when Bonttineau steamed for Norfolk, Va. She arrived on Sept. 4, 1952.

The ship then served with the Atlantic Feet in amphibious training exercises and other routine peacetime duties until being placed out of commission at the Philadelphia Shipyard on Aug. 31, 1955.

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WHARF | FROM PAGE 1 launched nuclear weapons in the national magazine was not up for debate.

Up for debate was a second wharf facility to be built at Bangor at the estimated cost of $750 million that will take four years to complete and have some negative effect on the environment of Hood Canal in the vicinity of Bangor.

For decades, expanding the handling capacity at Bangor has been on the Navy’s collective mind.

In 2009 they restarted the Environmental Impact Statement required before permits can be filed with state and federal agencies.

March saw the release of the draft EIS and the beginning of the 45-day public comment period, which ends on May 2. A final decision is expected by late fall and construction could begin in 2012.

At issue, the Navy’s desire to build a second Explosives Handling Wharf at Bangor. Current support and maintenance loads for the eight Trident submarines and their complement of Trident II D-5 missiles require the equivalent of 400 days each year to maintain them. To reach that level of work a second wharf would bring

submarine facilities up to 730 days of available time.

The program looks to extend the D-5 missiles lifespan into the year 2042.

Project engineer David Gibson said not all the available days brought about by the expansion would be used in direct support of the missiles maintenance schedule.

About 200 operational days would be spent maintaining the wharf facility itself. “As they [D-5 missiles] age they require more and longer maintenance,�

Gibson said.

The Navy’s preferred choice includes a 150,000 square-foot large-pile wharf, a 34,000 square-foot warping wharf, six 30-foottall lighting structures and cranes to be constructed 600 feet off shore in water up to 95-feet deep and connected to shore by a 81,000 square foot trestle. “It’s a large structure out there,� Gibson said.

Charles Schmidt of Bainbridge Island, testified that the Cold War had ended more than two decades ago and that the country would do well to move on from nuclear weapons designed to deter the Soviet Union. “There are not that many Russian subs out there,�

Schmidt said. “The threat

Gelder testifies Tuesday evening on county support for a second missile handling wharf to be built at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor. GREG SKINNER/KITSAP NAVY NEWS. is not there.�

Schmidt said the wharf project, which is estimated to cost $750 million would probably cost more than $1 billion by the time it’s complete. “Dealing with the reality of government projects,�

Schmidt said, “it’s tough to stop a project that is started.�

Bremerton resident Brian Watson said the Navy was acting like it was 1975 and the Cold War was still on. The Navy has done a fine job for a decade servicing the eight missile submarines based at Bangor with the single wharf and the Defense

Department said no new wharf was needed until the number of subs ported at Bangor reaches 10, he said. “The need doesn’t add up,� Watson said. “It’s as if we anticipate more weapons.�

Poulsbo resident and retired submarine officer Tom Rogers left the Navy shortly before the Cold War ended in 1991. The end of the mission to deter Soviet aggression and nuclear war was the highlight of his career. Rogers asked the Navy to consider killing the project, which is one of the available options in the EIS. Rogers called the Trident program a

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Kitsap County Commissioner Rob Gelder said the project was generally favored by county authorities for the jobs that would be created and that support would remain as long as the in-lieu-fees program designed to mitigate environmental damage remained intact.

No responses were given at the hearing. Answers will be provided in the final EIS when finished.

Naval Base Kitsap Commander Capt. Pete Dawson and several civilians involved in the project listened to comments.

While the concerns voiced were heard and doing nothing is also an option, it is unlikely.

Congress has approved the $750 million for the construction of the missile wharf and the D-5 missiles

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The Navy also took public comments earlier in the project. In a previously written comment the Suquamish Tribe made note of its concern for the “industrialization� inside Hood Canal’s sensitive marine environment and their fishing grounds leading to loss of additional habitat and water quality. “The tribe is concerned about the cumulative effects of this project when combined with past and future projects on or in the vicinity of the Bangor waterfront,� Tom Ostrom wrote for the tribe. “The Navy’s actions are resulting in an increasingly industrialized shoreline adjacent to the sensitive Hood Canal marine environment.�

The Navy’s draft for the preferred choices shows that habitat for endangered and non-endangered species will be affected if the project goes forward.

According to the Navy, the economic benefits of the wharf project, regardless of which alternative, will bring to the area about 100 temporary direct jobs during the construction and 394 indirect jobs associated with the nearly $1 billion in federal money expected to be spent in Kitsap County.

Long term, the new wharf and longer operations hours are expected to employe about 20 additional people.

The Navy will host more public hearings in Seattle and Chimacum and accept written comments until May 2 via U.S. Mail or the website www.nbkeis.com/ EHW.

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APRIL 28

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MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD & FAMILY FIT FACTOR PARTY: Litehouse and Jackson Park, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Includes activities for children ages 5-12.

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TALK AND BOOK SIGNING: With Don Ulmer Undersea Museum Auditorium. Mr. Don Ulmer will talk about USS Springer (SS-414), that rescued 8 downed B-29 airmen from the sea during World War II.

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Movie schedules are subject to change depending on availability. Call the 24-hour movie line for recorded information (360) 535-5923 or see the line up at navylifepnw.com FRIDAY, APRIL 22 Double Feature Night 6:00 pm - Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13) 8:15 pm - Beastly (PG-13) SATURDAY, APRIL 23 FREE Matinee 1:00 pm - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG) Double Feature Night 6:00 pm - Rango (PG) 8:00 pm - Mars Needs Moms (PG) SUNDAY, APRIL 24 Double Feature Night 5:00 pm - Red Riding Hood (PG-13) 6:55 pm - The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 FREE Movie

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Free family friendly movies are shown Friday and Saturday nights at 6 p.m.

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Wednesdays are Premier Movie Nights; $5 gets you in the door for the show and covers Pizza and bowling. Call 4673178 for more information.

FRIDAY, APRIL 22 6:00 pm - The Spy Next Door (PG) SATURDAY, APRIL 23 6:00 pm - The Spy Next Door (PG) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 Premier Movie Night Movie, Pizza & Bowling!

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FRIDAY, MAY 27 6:00 pm - Tooth Fairy (PG) SATURDAY, MAY 28 6:00 pm - Tooth Fairy (PG) habits, planning and more!

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Join the Kitsap Navy News team in recording Navy life in West Puget Sound Kitsap Navy News is looking for a few good photographs from homecoming events at Naval Base Kitsap.

The officers and sailors of NBK deploy and return as part of the Navy cycle of life and no one is better suited to capture those moments than friends and

families on the docks.

Kitsap Navy News and the Legacy Group are sponsoring the inaugural Home Coming Photo Contest this month. Entries are due by April 22 at www. kitsapnavynews.com, and online voting via email, Facebook and Twitter commences April 23.

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