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Veteran entrepreneurs

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Many attendees of the Washington CASH business seminar at the Kitsap County Resource Center Jan. 10 were on their second or third job layoff in the past year.

Linda Lee, a former hospital corpsman, was laid off from Naval Hospital Bremerton. She had been looking for another job unsuccessfully and scrapping to keep her family afloat before their savings ran out. Then she remembered that before she joined the Navy, she had made some money selling quilts.

“Most quilters will only get as far as making the tops. I thought, if they bring them in, my business could bind and finish them,” Lee said.

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Evelyn Hamm and her children Brandon, 9, and Ashley, 11, prepare care packages at their kitchen table for sailors on the USS John C. Stennis. JJ SWANSON/STAFF PHOTO

Coupons fill sailors’ needs Bremerton woman uses her couponing skills to make care packages for sailors

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Don’t call Evelyn Hamm an extreme couponer.

Although she has been known to pack her car trunk full of groceries for only $10, she doesn’t consider herself to be like the ladies on the popular TLC reality show.

“Some of those people have a basement filled with $30,000 of overstock stuff from couponing,” said Hamm. “That’s a little ridiculous to me.”

Hamm targets her coupon skills towards a more altruistic endeavor – gathering basic toiletries for sailors aboard aircraft carriers and Trident II submarines deployed out of Naval Base Kitsap Bangor.

She sends three or four care packages a week for pennies on the dollar.

The former Navy wife explained that the link between coupons and patriotism started when her brother deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan with the Air Force. Hamm wanted to send him items that he had forgotten to pack or was running out of such as razors, shaving cream, deodorant and even toilet paper.

She kept her eye out for coupons in local newspapers for specific items that her brother had requested like eye drops. A $4 coupon for Visine allowed her to buy a vial for only 52 cents. The savings inspired her to buy not only for her brother, but his whole division whose eyes were drying out in the desert.

“These guys are making the ultimate sacrifice,” said Hamm. “I thought the least I can do is send them some eye drops to show that I support them.”

Hamm’s care packages expanded to include all the deals she could find with her coupons — deodorant, travel shampoos, razors, toothpaste, shaving cream and snacks.

Even though her family sends up to four care packages a week, the project is pretty

low impact on their budget thanks to the coupons, said Hamm’s husband Chad, who was once deployed himself.

“I’m glad she does it. I remember what it was like to be in that spot and really miss that stuff from home,” he said. “My favorite thing to get was Red Vines licorice. It reminded me of home.”

Their children Ashley, 11, and Brandon, 9, also decorate the boxes and include letters and drawings for the sailors. The last box had smiley faces drawn all over the outside and a message, “filled with love.”

“The most exciting thing is getting those little letters from people you don’t even know,” said Brandon Raile, public affairs officer for Commander Naval Air Forces in San Diego.

However, toiletries are not necessarily in huge demand on aircraft carriers, Raile said. Since those boats go out pretty wellstocked compared to submarines or ground troops. On carriers, care packages that have a “taste of home” with homemade cookies, magazines, letters and games are more popular than essentials.

There can also be too much of a good

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Stennis group saves Iranian fishermen ARABIAN SEA (NNS) -Forces assigned to the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, rescued an Iranian fishing vessel from pirates in the northern Arabian Sea, Jan. 5.

At approximately 12:30 p.m local time, an SH-60S Seahawk from guidedmissile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) detected a suspected pirate skiff alongside the Iranian-flagged fishing dhow Al Molai.

Simultaneously, a distress call was received from the master of the Al Molai claiming he was being held captive by pirates.

A visit, board, search and seizure team from Kidd boarded the Al Molai and detained 15 suspected pirates who had been holding a 13-member Iranian crew hostage for several weeks. The Al Molai had been pirated and used as a “mother ship� for pirate operations throughout the Persian Gulf, according to members of the Iranian vessel’s crew.

The pirates did not resist the boarding and surren-

dered quickly. “The Al Molai had been taken over by pirates for roughly the last 40-45 days,� said Josh Schminky, a Navy Criminal Investigative Service agent aboard the Kidd. “They were held hostage, with limited rations, and we believe were forced against their will to assist the pirates with other piracy operations.�

According to members of the Kidd boarding party, the Iranian crew said they were forced by the pirates to live in harsh conditions, under the threat of violence with limited supplies and medical aid. “When we boarded, we gave them food, water, and medical care,� said Schminky. “They had been through a lot. We went out of our way to treat the fishing crew with kindness and respect. “After securing the ship and ensuring the safety of all persons on board, we began distributing food and water to both the crew and the suspected criminals as

is our standard practice in counter-piracy operations,� said Schminky.

The pirates were detained on the Al Molai by the Kidd boarding party until the next morning when they could be transferred to the USS John C. Stennis where the matter will be reviewed for prosecution. The pirates currently remain on the Stennis. “The captain of the Al Molai expressed his sincere gratitude that we came to assist them. He was afraid that without our help, they could have been there for months,� said Schminky.

Piracy is an international problem that requires an international solution and a threat to all mariners. The presence of U.S. Navy ships in this region promotes freedom of navigation and protects the safety of those who transit the sea.

The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is conducting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

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Nimitz, a year hard in the yard BREMERTON, Wash. (NNS) -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68) marked one year since it officially began its docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) in Bremerton, Wash., Jan. 11.

Nimitz entered dry dock DPIA Jan. 11, 2011. During the past year, Nimitz has been busy working alongside PSNS & IMF workers to install and replace vital systems on the ship to keep them operational. The maintenance done while in the shipyard and following months will enable Nimitz to fully perform their duties at sea.

The work began at a meeting 24 months before the scheduled DPIA when officials met to discuss primary overhaul plans. After reviewing an extensive checklist, the team began making official preparations 18 months prior to the shipyard period. These preparations included figuring out what needed to be done and scheduling it to fit in the allotted time.

During the maintenance period, the ship went in and out of dry dock to remove and overhaul both rudders as well as work on the propellers. Workers also replaced some main shafting; installed new sleeving on the sea chest; inspected and preserved numerous tanks, voids, and JP5 fuel tanks; overhauled forward and aft refrigeration plants; and preserved the hull and other areas around the catwalks.

While this work was being done primarily by PSNS & IMF civilian workers, with the help of Sailors here and there, ship’s company also spent the shipyard period overhauling a lot of their spaces. Sailors gutted out and rebuilt 30

berthing spaces, tiled and resurfaced hundreds of decks, and repainted hundreds of spaces. Altogether ship’s force, PSNS & IMF personnel and contractors logged almost 700,000 man-days worth of work costing over $260 million dollars.

“Obviously you have to work as a cohesive team to complete that amount of work,” said John Simpson, project engineering planning manager for Nimitz’ 2011 DPIA. “The ship’s crew was an integral part of that.”

Ship’s crew and PSNS & IMF workers have been working especially hard to take complete advantage of the DPIA. During the past year, they have completed even more work than what was originally planned and scheduled.

“I am extremely proud of the work that has been accomplished,” said Lt. Cmdr. Charles Jones, ship’s maintenance manager.

“We did 25 to 40 percent more work than expected.

The work that was completed between Puget Sound Naval Shipyard [and Intermediate Maintenance Facility] and Nimitz ship’s force will help us get to the end of ship’s life.”

Today’s carriers are designed with a 50-year life span but some significant maintenance is required at specific intervals during the ship’s life. Most of the work done this past year falls under this preventive maintenance. Other maintenance includes updates to weapons systems to increase security on board.

Dry-dock availabilities like the one Nimitz recently completed are less frequent. This was Nimitz’ first dry-dock availability in 12 years.

“This was the first Nimitz class carrier to go

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12 years between dry dock availabilities as opposed to the original six to nine years,” said Simpson.

Now that Nimitz is done with its scheduled maintenance the crew is busy testing systems and preparing for what lays ahead in dock and sea trials.

“Ship’s force is at its end of the maintenance period,” said Jones.

“Shipyard personnel are still working on the weapon system and contractors are putting in new laundry appliances. That’s the last of our production work.”

With the end of production work comes the task of firing up new and recently unused systems.

“We are still bringing systems out of lay-up and firing systems that aren’t working properly,” said Jones. “We still have testing to do during dock trials.

Whatever we don’t get done during dock trials, we will get done while we are out to sea.”

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Airman Apprentice Jonathan Benoit attaches a hold back bar to an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron 41 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis Jan. 10, 2012. John C. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate.

Bangor galley wins again SILVERDALE, Wash. (NNS) -- Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) Bangor’s Trident Inn Galley received its tenth consecutive Five-Star Excellence Award for food service during a ceremony held at the NBK-Bangor galley Jan. 6.

Recognizing the best general messes in the Navy, this award was designed to improve the quality of food service operations.

“We have food management teams come out and do inspections on us [ranging] from cleanliness, food preparation and morale to the over all operation of our dining facility,” said Chief Culinary Specialist (SW) Shawn R. Fuhlrodt, lead-

ing chief petty officer of the awarded galley.

The Sailors and civilians responsible for earning the award were excited to share their accomplishments “Receiving the Five-Star award is a piece of recognition of all the hard work we do on a daily basis, breakfast, lunch and dinner, 365 days a year,” said Culinary Specialist 2nd Class (AW/ SW) Travis Rhinehart, galley watch leader, “A lot of hard work and dedication from the whole team is put into this.”

Fuhlrodt and Rhinehart say that every one of the Sailors are proud of their work, and it’s that mindset

that brings home the gold.

“The group of men and women I am working with here at the galley is a second-to-none, unstoppable crew. There’s nothing that the Navy can throw at us we can’t accomplish on a fivestar level,” said Rhinehart.

The five-star accreditation is the first step to achieving the Capt. Edward F. Ney Memorial award, established by the Secretary of the Navy and the International Food Service Executives Association in 1958.

“We are finalists for the Capt. Edward F. Ney Memorial award,” said Fuhlrodt, “Hopefully we’ll find out we won this Feb.”

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It’s the American way Nothing less could be said of last week’s actions by the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group to rescue 13 Iranian fisherman, held captive by Somali pirates, than it is the American way.

Though Gen. Ataollah Salehi, head of Iran’s army, warned the John C. Stennis aircraft carrier to not return to the Arabian Sea, reachable only through the Straight of Hormuz, and the Iranian government’s recent announcement that it sentenced to death a former American Marine accused of spying for the CIA, the American way is to help those truly in need without service to the political games farther up the chain of command on either side.

Days later, a US Coast Guard cutter, operating in the area, rescued Iranians aboard the Ya-Hussa as it flooded. Six men were taken in, cared for and fed halal meals by U.S. forces GREG during the pre-dawn hours Tuesday.

SKINNER Again, the American way.

With the pirates secure in the Stennis’ brig and all the men sent home to their people, the pentagon took advantage of the “good press” during a tense time of international disagreement over threats to block the straight and talks of sanctions as effort to halt Iranian nuclear weapons programs.

But, in the end, perhaps all the upper echelon efforts to spin the rescues of the 19 men into international goodwill and diplomatic clout are trumped by the very casual act of placing U.S. Navy baseball caps on the Iranian men’s heads before sending them home – something done for most visitors to Navy ships.

Odds are those caps will be passed around the men’s villages during the recounting of their ordeals with pirates or sinking ships. Odds are they will be cherished by the families who had returned to them thier husbands, sons and brothers that without the American way, would have been otherwise lost.

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Sen. Susan Collins has dinner with the Smileys Ford, 11, wrote the first round of invitations for Dinner with the Smileys (you can read his invitation on my Facebook page at http://www.facebook. com/sarah.is.smiley), so he wanted to set the table for our first guest, Sen. Susan Collins.

I told him to Google “proper place setting” because I was busy making sure I didn’t burn the lasagna, a recipe passed down from a fellow military wife.

Plates and silverware banged together as Ford moved between the kitchen and table. I knew he was on the right track when he asked if I’d be serving a salad and whether or not he should include “the small forks.”

Owen and Lindell were in the living room watching their favorite SpongeBob episode... in reverse. They laughed hysterically at the way Patrick appears to spew soda, instead of inhaling it, when the DVR is on rewind. This is when I began to worry about our night. I regretted not making a bigger deal about table manners.

Owen came into the kitchen with his fake pack of gum, the one that smacks your finger if you try to pull out a piece. “Can I show this to the Senator?” he asked. I took the opportunity to tell the boys there would be no gags, no whoopie cushions and no potty humor.

Ford still worked at setting the table. I grew nervous that he might never finish. “The Senator will be here soon,” I said. “Let’s make

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sure the table is ready.”

“You can’t rush a good AVY place setting,” Ford said.

“That’s what the website says, ISE at least.”

The Senator arrived ARAH promptly at 6:00 with the MILEY head of her Bangor office, Carol Woodcock. Owen and Lindell were surprised the women didn’t pull up in a limo. It seemed that the enormity of what was about to happen had finally hit them. They looked nervous.

But when Senator Collins came into the house, she brought with her the same warmth and excitement of a favorite aunt. She hugged each of the boys and immediately found a spot on the couch by Lindell. My boys relaxed, which theoretically is a good thing, but there is a fine line between “relaxed” and “Want to pull a piece of gum out of this pack?”

I held my breath.

The Senator presented Lindell with a gift bag, which he eagerly disassembled. Inside was a stuffed bear dressed like a United States pilot.

Just like Lindell’s daddy.

Next Sen. Collins handed Ford and Owen a box. Inside was an American flag. Owen read the enclosed letter aloud: “This is to certify that the accompanying flag was flown over the United States Capitol at the request of Senator Susan Collins. It was flown for the The Smiley

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Navy to maintain focus on Middle East, Strait of Hormuz

By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2012 – The Navy will remain focused on the Middle East, particularly the strategic Strait of Hormuz, while ensuring its sailors operating there are remain properly equipped for the mission, the chief of naval operations said yesterday.

Navy Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert told a Center for New American Security forum that tensions over the Strait of Hormuz top his list of concerns. “If you ask me what keeps me awake at night, it’s the Strait of Hormuz and the business going on in the Arabian Gulf,� he said during a questionand-answer session following his keynote address.

Greenert, who discussed the importance of cooperation and partnerships, particularly in light of the new defense strategic guidance, told a reporter he sees no major movement of naval assets

from the Middle East. “There won’t be a taking of my eye off the ball,� he said.

He cited tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, the only sea passage to the open ocean for petroleum-producing nations in the Persian Gulf region. An estimated 20 percent of the world’s oil supply passes through the strait.

Iran has flexed its muscles, threatening to cut off access to the strait if the United States continues to maintain an aircraft carrier presence there.

Defense officials have emphasized that closure of the strait will not be tolerated. They called carrier strike group deployments vital to maintaining continuity and operational support to ongoing missions in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. “Our interest is in safe and secure maritime passage for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz,�

Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told reporters last month when the

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issue first arose.

Greenert told reporters yesterday he rode the Strait of Hormuz during his recent visit to Bahrain. “I ‌ took a look around and view that as an important aspect,â€? he said. “So the Navy won’t be taking their eye off the ball.â€?

He promised to work to ensure naval forces that operate in these waters “have the right equipment to do the right thing.â€? “It’s something I mull over ‌ again and again,â€?

Greenert said. “Our folks that transit in and around that area, I want to make sure that they’re able to deal with the things that they need to deal with,� he added.

That, Greenert explained, includes selfprotection and antisubmarine warfare assets.

It also includes “antiswarm� assets to protect against “swarm attacks� by small high-speed boats that have been called the Navy’s equivalent of the improvised explosive device issue.

SMILEY | FROM PAGE 4 Family of Bangor, Maine.�

It would be several more days before I realized that by “flown,� the boys thought the Senator had pulled the flag over the capitol in an airplane.

Then, as if all this wasn’t enough, the Senator had made brownies.

(More about the brownies later.)

At dinner, Sen. Collins asked the boys about their dad and our military-family lifestyle. Previously, through emails, Dustin had asked the boys to prepare a list of questions for the Senator. But he was thinking with his military brain that follows rank and order. And even Ford had told him that this wasn’t some kind of school project.

The Senator, however, seemed to intuitively know that dinner had more to do with her learning about a local military family than us interviewing a Senator.

But Ford did have one question for the Senator: What does Maine mean to you? Sen. Collin’s answer: “To me, Maine means ‘home,’ particularly after a long, hard week in Washington. It’s the place where I was born, where my family and friends are, and where the natural beauty renews my energy.�

You might find this hard to believe, but, although my respect for the Senator and her position was ever present, our time together at the dinner table felt a lot like visiting family.

I blushed only slightly when Lindell told our guests that his favorite part of Maine is “eating lots of sugar.�

And when all three boys picked apart the Senator’s brownies, leaving three separate piles of nuts in front of them at the table, I knew Sen. Collins would not be offended. In fact, it gave her a good laugh.

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After dinner, we had a chance to Skype with Dustin overseas. The Senator marveled at the way this relatively new technology can keep military families connected through deployments. Lindell climbed on the Senator’s lap as he jockeyed for position in front of the computer to tell his dad about the flying teddy bear. Ford and Owen proudly showed Dustin the flag.

Before she left, Sen. Collins asked three times to help with the dishes. “I come from a family of six children,� she said. “I can do dishes.� But I knew I had to stop while I was ahead.

Given more time, the kids surely would have brought out the trick gum or light sabers.

The next day, I packed the boys’ school lunches with a special treat: leftover brownies baked especially for them by a United States Senator.

That afternoon, three lunch boxes returned home with three separate piles of nuts in them.

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(NNS) – In support of mission readiness and worldwide deployability in the new year, Navy officials remind sailors of the importance of maintaining a current Family Care Plan. “A Family Care Plan benefits sailors by allowing them to have instructions in place to take care of family members who are unable to care for themselves,� said Bill Harris, Family Care Plan program manager. “A detailed plan also ensures Navy personnel can fulfill their military duties, including deployments, normal and extended work hours, temporary assigned duty,

weekend duty and more.�

A Family Care Plan is a group of documents, including a Family Care Certificate (NAVPERS 1740/6), Family Care Plan Arrangements (NAVPERS 1740/7), and legal documents such as custody or separation agreements, custody and support orders, divorce decrees or related written agreements. “A good Family Care Plan takes care of sailors and family members, and contributes to commands being fully mission ready,� said Harris.

Formal documentation of a Family Care Plan is required under any of the following conditions: * A sailor with primary

or shared physical custody of a minor child or children who is not married to the other natural or adoptive parent of the minor child or children. * Both members of a married dual-military couple where one or both have primary or shared physical custody of a minor child or children. * sailors who are legally responsible for an adult family member who is incapable of pro-

viding for themselves in the absence of the sailor. * Certain family circumstances or other personal-status changes resulting in a sailor becoming legally and primarily responsible for the care of another person. “sailors must submit a new or updated Family Care Plan upon reporting to a new duty station, change in caregiver circumstances, or change

in personal or family circumstances, such as birth or adoption of a child, or assumption of sole care for an elderly or incapacitated family member,� said Harris. “Failure to maintain an adequate Family Care Plan may result in administrative separation from the Naval service.�

More information can be found in the Family Care Plan instruction,

OPNAVINST 1740.4D. Support for caregivers designated in Family Care Plans is available Navy-wide through Fleet and Family Service Centers, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Military One Source, base Child Development Centers, Navy Operational Support Centers and community and family support groups.

Greenert: Navy advances Asia-Pacific partnerships

By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2012 – The Navy is working to bolster existing partnerships and forge new ones in Asia and the Pacific, an initiative that supports U.S. Pacific Command’s overarching goals in implementing the new defense strategic guidance, the service’s top officer said here yesterday.

Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, chief of naval operations, told a forum at the Center for a New American Security that the Navy will focus largely on relationships -- rather than a naval buildup in the region -- to support President Barack Obama’s strategic guidance.

The new strategic guidance, announced last week to guide the military through 2020,

underscores the growing strategic importance of Asia and the Pacific.

Greenert noted that the Navy will need to review its numbers of ships, aircraft and equipment and how they are distributed around the world in light of the new guidance. “But my first assessment is we’re in good shape in the Navy where we stand in the Western Pacific,� he said.

He noted the strong naval presence already there. “On any given day, ‌ we have 50 ships underway in the Western Pacific,â€? he said, with about half of those forward-deployed naval forces in and around Japan. “We put our best in the Western Pacific,â€? he said. This includes not only “the most advanced air wing we have, the most advanced cruisers

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Emphasizing the need for the U.S. Navy to be “tangibly present out there,� Greenert said it enhances that presence by continuing to nurture partnerships and potential partners. “There are many out there, and they are growing, through a range of missions that we will have to foster,� he said, some through closely integrated operations and some in a more ad hoc manner.

Greenert also expressed a need to continue dialogue and work

toward a relationship with China.

Navy Adm. Robert F. Willard, U.S. Pacific Command commander, struck these same notes earlier this week during an address to the Hawaii Military Partnership Conference.

U.S. relationships with Asian allies and key partners will remain critical to the region’s future stability and growth, he said. So while strengthening existing alliances that have provided a vital foundation for regional security, Willard said, the United States also will strive to forge closer ties with emerging regional partners.

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The economy of shopping on base

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But like all stores, the prices for some items are better than others. “The meat and produce here are very good. We always stock up when we come out,� Chris Gordon says. Other shoppers within earshot nod their agreement.

But Lynette Gordon, the active duty enlisted sponsor adds, “Diapers, actually most baby items, are the same or more expensive on base, and it’s just cheaper to buy in bulk at Costco.�

As a mother of two young boys, the price difference is enough to make her split the trip for a bargain.

The Commissary faces some price competition with the rise of bulk stores like Costco and big chains like Walmart.

Nancy O’Nell, a Commissary public affairs officer, explains “other stores may offer “loss leaders� to draw customers in by selling certain items below cost, they pay for such promotions by marking up prices of other products to account for their overhead costs and their desired profit. Since Commissaries sell at cost, we do not have profits to cover losses we would

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in 15,000 civilian workers from around Kitsap County.

The ethnic demographic of Bremerton is 74 percent White, 10 percent Hispanic, 7 percent Black, 6 percent Asian, 2 percent Native American and 1 percent Pacific Islander.

2. What are the schools in the area?

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District 2.

Mayor Patty Lent began her four-year term as the mayor of Bremerton in Jan. 2010.

Congressman Norm D. Dicks represents the sixth congressional district of Washington.

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Carrell, who holds a doctorate in special education, has experience working with autistic children, and has served on the school board for the North Kitsap School District was a major find for the Navy, according to Danaher. “We looked for a long time because we wanted someone who knew the ropes here, not an outsider.

Someone who knew CK, SK, NK, private schools, public, and homeschooling,� said Danaher.

The school districts in Kitsap County are sensitive to military students’ needs, according to Carrell. The officer works regularly with Greg Lynch, superintendent of Central Kitsap School District, to discuss the specific needs of military kids who are attending Central Kitsap schools. Lynch is a retired U.S. Army officer.

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Children of active duty military could change schools as many as nine times in their young lives.

With a new crop of “military brats� that arrived with the the USS Ronald Reagan this week, the Navy Region Northwest school liaison has her job cut out for her.

When a Navy family arrives at their new duty station, their first two questions are almost always “where are my household goods?� and “where are the good schools?� explained Tom Danaher, Navy public affairs officer and former school liaison officer.

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Navy families upside down Some are turning to short sales and foreclosures

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When active duty members are forced into a short sale or foreclosure, it means more than just a bad credit score. Severe financial struggles can lead to losing a security clearance or being fired.

Many military families who bought homes in Kitsap County before the housing bubble burst are finding themselves upside down on their mortgages, according to Rodney Blackburn, a Bremerton based Windermere real estate agent. “I do see a lot of enlisted and even some officers who are doing short sales or foreclosures

this year,� said Blackburn. “They can’t keep up with the payments anymore and decide that’s the best thing to do.�

The average sale price for a home in West Bremerton, where many enlisted sailors buy homes, was $240,296 at the end of 2006, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service records on closed homes sales.

This year, the average sales price has dropped to $143,482. This figure represents a 40 percent decline, one of the worst declines in the county, according to listing agencies.

Homes in the surrounding areas of Silverdale, Seabeck, Chico, East Bremerton, and Port Orchard also took hits as the housing market tumbled, with Silverdale faring the best at a 10 percent decline in home prices.

Complicating matters, include sailors receiving new duty stations and

then they find that they are stuck with a house that they can’t sell or even rent out for the cost of the mortgage before they have to move, said Daniel Jones, legal officer for Naval Base Kitsap.

Some sailors from this command have gone so far as to take Individual Augmentee assignments to war zones in order to earn tax-free money and make up the difference on their mortgage, Jones said.

Jones explained that when Navy investigators evaluate a sailor’s “judgment,� it could compromise a security clearance if they determine that the sailor has put himself in a vulnerable enough financial situation to be open to bribes or manipulation. “There’s no rule that says being upside down on your mortgage will automatically make you lose your security clearance,� said Jones. “But the actions around it, failing to pay bills or garnishment, being forced by

creditors to pay, all these things can call into question a sailor’s judgement.�

The key is to take action quickly, before things get out of hand and the Navy has to get involved, Jones said. “Sticking your head in the sand and ignoring it is not a good idea,� Jones said. “There are options before it comes to that.�

Some sailors will choose to rent their homes, even if the monthly rent does not quite cover the mortgage, to avoid a short sale or foreclosure. They cover the monthly difference out of pocket. “The goal is to get some financial assistance from the rental, even if it doesn’t cover the whole mortgage,� said Chrysztyna Montanez, managing broker for Lighthouse Cove Property Management.

Chief Petty Officer Brian Osborn bought his home in Bremerton near the base but found himself upside down on

his mortgage when he received new orders to Charleston, SC. “I thought I could always rent it out to a couple sailors when I had to move on, but with how much the value has dropped, I’m renting it out at a $200 loss every month,� said Osborn. “But it’s still the best option until the market changes.�

A few Navy pilots have talked to Blackburn about renting their homes. At the rental rates they have discussed for this market,

they would still be about $500 short every month, he said. “There’s some denial.

They’re hoping that it’s going to bounce back in couple years to previous levels,� said Blackburn. “They want to try and tough it out.�

Montanez explained that homeowners have to be competitive when setting rental prices or listings will just sit there.

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“When the rent on a home is above $1,500 a month, people will wonder why am I renting? This could cover a mortgage, so you have to set those prices well as the home owner to attract tenants,” Montanez said.

Some Navy homeowners will rent their properties in tandem with listings for sale. They reach agreements with tenants to show the home to potential buyers while they rent it.

“Everyone is doing whatever they can in this economy,” said Jonathan Perry, a broker at Lighthouse Cove.

Former enlisted sailor Jack Frazier now works at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. He plans to hunker down and brave out the storm by living in his home for as long as possible while refinancing.

“I’m fairly optimistic on a lot of things,” said Frazier. “While I don’t see recovery in the foreseeable future since there’s just not a lot of money coming into our area, I can wait five to six years since we’re not moving soon.”

Frazier recently refinanced his Bremerton home through the Legacy Group in Silverdale. According to the homeowner, it took 21 days, and he is closing on Jan. 9.

His payments will be lowered approximately $256 per month and he will save $26,000 in interest over the lifetime of the loan, according to Shane McGraw, VA home loan specialist at Legacy.

“I would suggest shopping around,” said Frazier. “There’s institutions that offer all sorts of refinancing so that you can lower your interest rate or lower

monthly payments. This put a lot of money in our pocket now that we need.”

But refinancing does cost money, in lender fees and taxes which range from 3 to 6 percent of the mortgage principal.

This is money that a lot of struggling sailors simply don’t have.

McGraw also suggests shopping around. Navy families don’t necessarily have to refinance through the same lender who provided their initial home loan.

Some banks, like Navy Federal Credit Union in Silverdale, offer standard modifications where fees for refinancing to a lower interest rate are waived to help families out. But only some loans are eligible for this program.

“From my experience, the requirements for mortgage relief are pretty stringent,” said Blackburn. “Not everyone will necessarily qualify.”

“But every single Navy family that is struggling with their mortgage owes it to themselves to check,” said McGraw.

“It could be your solution to stay above water.”

The Homeowners’ Assistance Program through the Department of Defense is another resource for sailors who are looking at short sale. HAP can subsidize closing costs, reimburse people for part of their loss from selling the home, or, in rare cases make a government purchase of the home.

Homeowners that find themselves in trouble should look for every resource that the Navy offers, Blackburn said.

“You will get a lot of stock answers,” said Blackburn. “The resources are out there for Navy but not all that helpful unless people are really persistent, ask lots of questions, and advocate for themselves.”

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New state legislation will help military spouses transfer their out-of-state professional licenses so that they have a better shot at employment when they relocate to Washington.

Gov. Chris Gregoire signed Senate Bill 5969 into law on Dec. 20. The bill requires that licensing agencies expedite licenses for military spouses moving to Washington for a new duty station as long as they meet minimum requirements for their profession in another state.

Professions that require licenses or certificates include nurses, engineers, hairdressers, accountants and teachers.

In other words, a nurse from Norfolk can still work as a nurse in Bremerton without waiting through all the red tape.

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the news while some licensing agencies are unsure of what specific changes will come. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This should have been done a long time ago,â&#x20AC;? said Joey Price, president of the Navy Wives Club No. 46 in Bremerton.

Price, who was a Navy wife for most of her life, moved with her husband to countless duty stations before settling in the county.

She said that licensing obstacles and career mobility shaped her career choices.

She took secretarial work as an accountantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistant rather than become a certified public accountant because â&#x20AC;&#x153;it was better not to be certified, no licensing worries, you could take that anywhere.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It really is a pain for young Navy families moving constantly from state-tostate,â&#x20AC;? said Price.

She commented that many families simply canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford for the wife to go back to

school to re-qualify for a job that she was already doing in another state.

Eva Craven, a Navy spouse from Silverdale, said that she has was limited by licensing when moving to Kitsap County.

Delays in her cosmetology license forced her to take interim work as an aerobics instructor and sales clerk during the holidays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a cosmetologist, but I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take my first job with me. I knew I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be jobless when moved here; back then we really needed the money,â&#x20AC;? said Craven.

Two incomes are becoming increasingly important for the military family, according to Deborah Delisle, National Military Family coordinator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And aside from the money, which is important, some spouses also need to work on their careers when their husband is deployed,

even for their own feeling of self-worth and self-esteem,â&#x20AC;? said Delisle.

The major licensing agencies in Washington state have pledged to expedite military licenses and some already have reciprocity in place, according to Mark San Souci,

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Nurses working at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton are licensed through the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department of Health which has a deadline of March 13 to make licensing considerations for military spouses in health care professions, according to Bob Nicoloff, executive director of the department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Starting now, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be looking at the process for each type of license and evaluate if changes need to be made,â&#x20AC;? said Nicoloff.

What the specific changes may be remains the question. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As far as the nursing commission goes, we are already expedited. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unclear how we can be more expeditious,â&#x20AC;? said Terry West, deputy executive director of the Washington state Nursing Commission.

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Cassandra Hutts, a junior officerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife and employee of Walmart, observes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Commissary prices compared to say Central Market, Fred Myers, and Albertsons are less, but I think equal compared to Walmart.â&#x20AC;?

When prices are so similar, shopping just becomes a matter of geographical convenience. Hutts says that she often picks up groceries after a work shift

to save the drive from Poulsbo to the Bangor base.

With the price of gas continuing to hover near $4 per gallon, distance from the base is a definite factor in whether or not people will come from distances to shop.

Over all savings Though the Commissary does not price match, it does go to bat for its military families by negotiating top quality, low-cost contracts with vendors which lead to an average savings of more than 30 percent

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In the produce section, Paula Sullivan, who has worked at the store for 25 years, stocks bags of precut salad. Never taking her eyes of the rows of leafy green, she explains that the current supplier of produce for the store is Spokane Produce, an Eastern Washington distributor who had to compete to win the Commissary contract. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Different companies bid for contracts every couple of years.

It changes all the time, but the best bid gets it,â&#x20AC;?

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She believes that this is one way that the buyers for the Commissary work to keep prices competitive and quality high. Distributors are put through their paces, presenting their freshest produce at the best possible price to secure the military contract.

The Navy Exchange, just next door, has much more freedom with price matching.

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Military discounts are for Some of the best and easieverything from eating out to est ways to get coupons, aside getting your car tuned up. from local newspapers, is Here are some retailers by printing them from your

home computer. Most coupon sites such as coupons. com, red plum.com, and smartsource.com will let you print two times per computer, per week. Following blogs like Krazy Coupon Lady, Queen Bee, Frugal Living NW, and Coupon Connections can help you spot deals easily.

I print so much that I am always purchasing new ink and of course I had to figure out way to save on that too.

Staples has a rewards program that will give you credit for recycling your old ink cartridges.

Couponers here in Kitsap County have formed networks on blogs and social media sites like Facebook.

So if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a military family on a tight budget, couponing may be your answer as well as a great way to meet other thrifty Navy wives.

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ECONOMY | FROM PAGE 8 terpart to the Commissary, but runs on a completely different model. While the Commissary is government funded and must sell all products at-cost, the NEX is a self-funded nonprofit, meaning that it keeps itself running with its own revenue. 30 percent of profits at the end of the year are put into remodeling, maintenance, employee pay, and updating facilities. The other 70 percent is placed directly into MWR programs like the gym, bowling alley, and other programs on base that increase quality of life for military families. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fine balance. While we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a board of directors, we do have to create some profit to sustain the NEX and for donation to better MWR. Some [NEX] locations make no profit, especially the smaller ones; then we have to pay to keep them open as well. But all NEX locations have the primary goal of giving back profits to the Navy community.

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Matt Jogerst, NEX Lead Sales Tech, explains that though Apple products are price locked by the manufacturer, most other electronics will be 5 to 10 percent outside of the market price, and if a customer finds a better deal

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Bringing in an advertisement leads to an immediate discount. Just saying that you saw a lower price is also enough. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the difference is greater than five dollars, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll call the store for you and look it up right there.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a done deal,â&#x20AC;? Mathews says.

Even with such competitive pricing, families that live off base sometimes show reluctance in driving the extra miles and go through security to shop on base. One challenge that both stores face is getting the word out.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Only so many people are allowed to shop here.

So there are no ads in the Sunday paper, like the other stores. Navy families have to opt in, friend us on Facebook, create a military log in on our website, and sign up for email alerts. We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reach out as much as they can get to us. In some cases our hands are tied,â&#x20AC;? explains Mathews.

Families that are newly stationed in Bangor and Bremerton bases are given information about the savings on base during orientation. They are also encouraged to go online where they can access phenomenal deals on a grow-

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Mathews explains that the earliest NEX locations were run by military officers with no background in retail. They were tiny with no real assortment of products. Now the NEX is run by managers with strong backgrounds in retail and sales that push for more variety in the stores. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We realize that people have a million places to shop. So we have to be competitive, better than all the other stores in the area.

We have to continually evolve like any other business to bring those shoppers into our stores,â&#x20AC;? says Mathews.

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STUDENTS | FROM PAGE 4 â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we moved from Coronado, my boys never forgave me, because there you can get surfing credits,â&#x20AC;? said Danaher.

Curriculum differs dramatically from state to state as well. An elementary school student learning addition and subtraction may move to a new school whose class has already moved on to division. In addition, a student enrolled in a gifted program at one school may not be able to jump into a similar program at a new school without being

FAQS | FROM PAGE 3 par with the Washington state average.

5. What are the neighboring cities?

Bremerton is bordered

by Silverdale and Poulsbo to the North, Port Orchard and Tacoma to the South and Bainbridge Island and Seattle to the East.

Kitsap Mall on Silverdale Way NW is a short, 8-mile drive.

To get to Seattle, Bremerton residents may drive via the Interstate 16 through Tacoma which is approximately 65 miles or take the Bremerton-Seattle ferry which has a sailing time of 60 minutes.

6. Where are parks and places to play sports?

Kitsap Kids Playground at 1200 NW Fairgrounds Rd. in Bremerton is known to locals as â&#x20AC;&#x153;castle park.â&#x20AC;?

The completely fenced-in structure has giant wooden turrets and features swing sets, two slides, a sand box, monkey bars and a drawbridge. It is located near the 129 acre Kitsap Fairgrounds and Events Center.

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Carrell advocates for military students by informing district schools of the Interstate Compact on the Education of Military Children. The non-binding agreement, which has been signed by 39 states including Washington, is a pledge by school administrators to give special consideration to military children when dealing with transfer records, inclusion in extra-curricular activities, and dates for entrance testing.

For example, a military student might be allowed to be tested for the gifted

program mid-year, so he or she can continue her studies at the new school and not be penalized for having to move.

However, Carrell pointed out that civilian schools can choose whether or not to honor the compact. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t demand that schools help in these areas, but it helps to know where their efforts are most needed,â&#x20AC;? said Carrell.

Emotional issues are also something that active duty children must deal with when they enroll in a new school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After 2001, active duty

Warren Avenue Playfield at 1017 Warren Ave. is another option for the kids, featuring lighted youth baseball and football fields, a playground, and picnic tables on 1.9 acres.

at 6002 Kitsap Way has an ultimate frisbee golf course. Hiking enthusiasts will also appreciate 1,320 linear feet of trails. There is a play area for children, five picnic tables and a BBQ.

Pendergast Regional Park at 1199 Union Avenue sits on 50+ acres and has three lighted ballfields, two soccer or football fields, two sand volleyball courts and an off-leash dog run.

The park also offers seasonal concessions when the weather warms up.

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Those looking for water views or a boat launch should check out Kitsap Lake Park at 1978 Price Road which has a fishing pier and boat launch along with 30 acres of wetlands.

Evergreen Rotary Park at 1400 Park Avenue also offers boat launches and 1,900 feet of shoreline.

selves to a new group of peers, maybe six or seven times, often in the middle of the year when things are already set. How courageous does that make them as adults?â&#x20AC;? said Danaher.

Carrell said that high schoolers at the teen centers at Jackson Park and Bangor show a take-charge attitude at almost every social event hosted by the command.

The teen center offers a book which is created by Navy high school students themselves which include all the best places to shop, hang out, eat, skateboard, or play music after school.

At the Friday night socials, coordinators learn right away that these kids donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need any help networking or entertaining themselves, according to Danaher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They let us know, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not what we came here to do. Right now cooking is really popular, so theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get together and start doing that and let us know what they need,â&#x20AC;? said Carrell.

Families with specialneeds children or high schoolers getting ready for college often choose to homestead in the Northwest area.

The command will afford special needs families a number of consecutive tours so that they can be near

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The counselors then become the point of contact, and every parent can reach me,â&#x20AC;? said Carrell.

Carrell is gearing up to help the new wave of families on the USS Reagan with pre-registration, school selection, childcare, finding homes in school zones, school bus schedules, gifted and special programs, and even post-secondary alternatives like job corps and apprenticeships.

Some USS Reagan families have already started moving to the area and contacting Carrell for help.

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School counselors at schools throughout Kitsap County are briefed on the specific emotional difficulties students might face during a deployment cycle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes a school might not get it, and the school liaison officer has to translate why certain things are happening and why kids are angry or acting a certain way. And no, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell you exactly when boats are going in and out,â&#x20AC;? said Carrell.

Carrell has a mountain of pamphlets, books, materials, and diagrams that illustrate the emotional cycle of deployment, how to talk to children of sailors, and how to recognize signs of distress.

Carrell said that she is amazed at the courage displayed by even the youngest military kids during her school visits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, moving is hard, but children are so resilient, and we are really focusing on that, finding their strength and helping support that in our students,â&#x20AC;? said Carrell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our kids are learning a new social structure. They learn to introduce them-

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CASH | FROM PAGE 1 Kitsap County has the second highest veteran unemployment rate in the state, said Elizabeth Scott, regional labor economist. Joel Courreges, service officer for Disabled American Veterans believes that the situation is getting worse based on the number of newly unemployed veterans coming in to his office seeking relief aid.

Bremertonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Washington CASH is a nonprofit group which offers budding entrepreneurs from â&#x20AC;&#x153;low-income situationsâ&#x20AC;? business training, community support and loans so they can set up a small business. Bill Hoke and Stuart Walton, program organizers, believe that the creation of jobs is the solu-

tion to the veteran unemployment problem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can employ one veteran or you can help him set up a business that employs four others and supports that many more families,â&#x20AC;? said Walton, who holds business and law degrees.

The course accepts entrepreneurs with annual household incomes below $42,000.

All students will purchase a $40 course book, but tuition works on a sliding scale depending on family size and income. The most anyone will pay for tuition is $60 for the whole course, Hoke said. Those with extenuating circumstances may apply for a grant.

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COUPONS | FROM PAGE 1 thing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In 2003 at the start of the war in Iraq, word got back to the states that our guys needed wet wipes,â&#x20AC;? Raile said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It blew up into everybody sending wet wipes. We had so many wipes coming through the mail that actual mail wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t making it anymore!â&#x20AC;?

Sending packages is not always so easy and though Hamm tries to serve the sailors aboard the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nuclear deterrent fleet out of Naval Base Kitsap Bangor, she bumps up against security concerns which often throw up red tape before her care packages. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bangor public affairs is so tight-lipped about who is gone,â&#x20AC;? said Hamm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I understand that they have to be, but I keep trying anyway. I have to help somebody.â&#x20AC;?

Sub Group 9 has turned Hamm away several times for security reasons. The USS Jimmy Carter said that they do not receive care packages outside of designated drops for families. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Submarine guys are the hardest to reach because they never come up,â&#x20AC;? said Hamm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hate being told â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;no.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Hamm finds ways around blockades by putting out Facebook messages to Navy wives on the boatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s page.

Wives or girlfriends will send her a private message, without compromising the boatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s location, and she will arrange packages for them to send.

When exact addresses become a problem, Hamm simply addresses her packages to a certain department number with a note instructing the command to â&#x20AC;&#x153;pass aroundâ&#x20AC;? the contents to all sailors in that division.

Recipients of Hammâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s packages on the USS Stennis have written her back with thanks and photos of themselves on the boat. One enlisted sailor wrote that his mother had recently passed away and he had not gotten a care package in a while. A package from an unknown family with drawings from her children â&#x20AC;&#x153;warmed his heartâ&#x20AC;? and made him feel like he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t alone in the world.

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veteran and graduate of the Bremerton class, had security training through the military and the idea to start his own security company. Through Washington CASH, Rush Security was born and now has 14 employees. Lujan recently handled security for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle.

Hoke and Walton accepted business applications from each of the attendees at the orientation. They plan to review each proposal from more than 50 attendees and invite the most viable 30 entrepreneurs back for the 8-week training session. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frankly, your desire to own your business is not enough,â&#x20AC;? Walton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You need to learn the laws of money and be practical

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Walton asked attendees to fill out forms to determine how much they need to live monthly and also take stock of assets which could include government assistance, savings or investments.

Hoke helped entrepreneurs estimate overhead costs for starting up such as licensing, insurance, marketing and equipment fees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The goal is to determine a break-even point where the money going in equals the money coming outâ&#x20AC;? Walton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Too many business owners start with unrealistic expectations about time and find themselves in hot water.â&#x20AC;?

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over 500 disposable razors ready to go along with travel size shampoos and deodorants.

Using coupons, she bought everything at only the cost of sales tax.

Hamm is looking to

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Reynaldo Milano, former chief machinist mate in the Navy, is rethinking his business model for solar panel water heaters.

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Milanoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new strategy for his green energy company, Solare, centers on bio digesters that produce methane to run a generator for homes and apartments.

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The ship was commissioned Feb. 9, 1943, at Consolidated Steel Corp. in Orange, Texas. The Rodgers displaced just more than 2,000 tons, was 376 feet long, almost 40 feet wide and carried a 273-man crew along swiftly at 35 knots. The ship carried five 5-inch guns; 10 40mm guns; 10 21-inch torpedo tubes and multiple depth charges.

After a shakedown in the Caribbean, the ship departed Norfolk May 13 via the Panama Canal bound for Pearl Harbor. Rodgers joined a convoy screening a fast carrier task force in August 1943 that was raising havoc

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The destroyer then joined a joint cruiser-destroyer force around Bougainville Nov. 1 and helped the USS Santa Fe in â&#x20AC;&#x153;splashingâ&#x20AC;? a Japanese airplane.

The ship protected transport ships helping brave Marines storming ashore until Tarawa Atoll was secure.

After a short stay in Pearl Harbor, she joined a task force in January 1944 headed for the retaking of the Marshall Islands. The John Rodgers added valuable antiaircraft and antisubmarine protection until late March.

In May John Rogers operated out of Guadalcanal, screening convoys and bombarding enemy positions as Allied Forces moved to invade Guam.

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Beginning July 21, the ship fired more than 3,600 rounds at targets on Guam knocking out Japanese troop concentrations.

By Oct. 2, the ship was preparing for the longawaited retaking of the Philippines. The Rodgers was part of the convoy of ships that actually escorted Gen. Douglas MacArthur back to the Philippines.

By Oct. 30, 1944, the John Rodgers was in Mare Island, Calif., getting a badly needed overhaul. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rejuvenatedâ&#x20AC;? by January 1945, the ship sailed west to join Adm. Spruanceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous Task Force 58 for the final offensive operations against Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mainland.

The ship served admirably off Iwo Jima as an escort and screening vessel for carriers and was among the first to provide screening as the first assaults hit Okinawa April 1.

Smoke from kamikaze hit and shell bursts are in distance beyond the USS Bennington and the USS John Rodgers. NAVY PHOTO

The Rodgers stood by protecting carriers; its gunners shot down two kamikazes as they dove toward the flattops.

As the war wound down, the John Rodgers operated with Destroyer Division 25, penetrating within two miles of the Japanese shoreline off Suruga Wan - probably the closest approach by Allied surface ships to the Japanese mainland in the entire war. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have been enrolled

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Following the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the destroyer again proved indefatigable in screening transports that were taking occupation forces into Japan and then entered Tokyo Bay for the signing of surrender documents on board USS

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The USS John Rodgers sailed home for Boston on Oct. 17 and was decommissioned at Charleston, S.C., Nov. 3, 1945. The ship was moved to Philadelphia and then Texas in the mothball fleet and finally was sold to Mexico for $225,000 in August 1971.

The ship received 12 battle stars for World War II service.

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U.S.-Iran tensions begin to ease

By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON– Pentagon officials said today they believe tensions between the United States and Iran have cooled in recent days.

Meeting with reporters, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said the United States has been very clear “that we seek to lower the temperature on tensions with Iran, and we think that things have calmed down a bit in recent days.”

Navy Capt. John

Kirby, Pentagon spokesman, said the presence of two U.S. carrier groups in the U.S. Central Command area of operations is just “prudent force posture requirements set by the combatant commander,” and is nothing out of the ordinary.

The two carrier groups in the 5th Fleet region continue the nearly constant U.S. naval deployments to the region since World War II, Kirby noted. “That presence changes all the time,” he said. “It fluctuates based on needs and requirements set by the com-

batant commander and approved by the Joint Staff and the secretary of defense.”

The presence of the two carriers is not tied to recent strains with Iran, the captain said, pointing out that it takes months for a battle group to train up and deploy.

“I don’t want to leave anybody with the impression that … we’re somehow ‘zorching’ two carriers over there because we’re concerned about what happened … today in Iran,” he said.

“It’s just not the case.”

Iranian media reported

that a scientist from a uranium enrichment plant and his bodyguard were killed today in Tehran.

The fact that two carriers are in the region is not an indication of any specific trouble with respect to Iran, Kirby said.

Neither carrier group is inside the Strait of Hormuz, Kirby told reporters. The strait is an international waterway and a key sea lane for the oil of the Middle

East to reach customers around the world.

“It’s a key chokepoint,” he said. “And the United States Navy has and will continue to remain a force in that region to help protect the free flow of commerce in international waters.”

Kirby acknowledged that Iran could use access-denial capabilities to close the waterway temporarily, noting that Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

Pentagon Press Secretary George Little, right, and Pentagon Spokesman Navy Capt. John Kirby brief the press at the Pentagon, Jan. 11, 2012. DOD PHOTO BY ERIN A. KIRK-CUOMO

Staff, said as much Jan. 8 on the CBS program “Face the Nation.” But he emphasized that any such closure would be of short duration.

“We’re very comfortable with the capabilities that we have and we maintain, and the partnerships and the commitments we have in the region,” the captain said.

“We’re very comfortable that we will be able to meet those requirements and those commitments.”

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