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ROUGH RIDER USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

Underway

October 28, 2013 • DAILY

inside:

Ridgid Hull Infatable Boat

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TR Muesem Tours

Ridgid Hull Inflatable Boat

Story by MC2 (SW) Brian Reynolds Photo by MCSN Brian Flood

Sailors perform ridgid hull inflatable (RHIB) drills, during a traing exercise abaord the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevel. The RHIB drills ar eto ensure tahtSailors are profficent in operations during ship’s movement. Theodore Roosevelt is curently underway conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by MCSN Brian Flood.)

Theodore Roosevelt Muesem Tours

Story and Photo by MCSN John M. Drew

MCSN Brian Flood (left) describes some of the artifacts in the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) museum to ABE3 Mitchell Mackenzie (AW). Theodore Roosevelt museum holds numerous artifacts from Theodore Roosevelt’s life before and during his presidency. Theodore Roosevelt is underway conducting carrier qualifications.

Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) toured the Theodore Roosevelt museum from 1300-1500. The tour was led by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brian Flood, and Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Stephane Belcher. “We enjoy showing off the museum to teach people about our namesake and why Theodore Roosevelt deserves to have a ship named after him,” said Flood. “It shows us why we should take pride in every single thing we do on this ship.” Designed after his home in Sagamore Hill, Ny., the Theodore Roosevelt museum reflects Theodore Roosevelt’s love for the outdoors and is home to over 30 authentic artifacts from Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency and life. “This is a warship so you don’t really expect a museum to be onboard with authentic relics from Theodore Roosevelt’s life,” said Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Mitchell MacKenzie (AW). “It’s just a great piece of history.”

YOURNAVY IN THE NEWS Personnel Exchange Program Can Take You Places By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrea Perez

For Sailors who have ever wondered what it’s like in another branch of the military or in a foreign military, there’s a special program offering that experience, said a Navy detailer Oct. 25. The Navy’s Personnel Exchange Program (PEP) lets selected Sailors make a one-for-one exchange with personnel from another military service or foreign service. The program’s objective is to integrate participants into the host organization as though they belonged to the service to which they become assigned. “Sailors should consider serving in the exchange program because they may get the opportunity to work hand-in-hand with foreign militaries and serve in highly-visible and unique billets,” said Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class (AW) Justin Armstrong, PEP detailer, Navy Personnel Command (NPC). The Defense Personnel Exchange Program (DPEP), the overarching DoD program, permits military and civilian participants to spend one or more years working in a host nation’s defense research and development organizations, joint program offices or operational defense establishments on projects directly related to their expertise. DoD Directive 5230.20 governs visits, assignments, and exchanges of all foreign nationals. “Officers and enlisted Sailors in pay grades E-5 and above can participate in the PEP program,” said Armstrong. “The program is designator and rating-driven as well as NEC-driven (Navy Enlisted Classification), so not all designators, rates or NECs are accepted. Most locations also require a security clearance.” The nature of the PEP is to share professional knowledge with members from other services and nations. Applicants must be able to serve as subject matter experts in their designator or rate. Applicants for foreign PEP billets are military ambassadors of the U.S. and must be able to demonstrate cultural sensitivity. “Germany, Canada, Italy, United Kingdom and Australia are the foreign nations that currently participate in the PEP program,” said

Armstrong. “As billets in these countries become available, they show up on CMS-ID (Career Management System - Interactive Detailing).” According to Armstrong, Sailors selected for a non-English speaking country will be required to get language training en route at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. Training may also be available for accompanying family members on a space available basis. Required obligated service for the program is 24 months, which does not include training time. PEP members will receive normal pay and allowances, but may be entitled to special allowances based on their final assignment, such as Overseas Housing Allowance, Cost of Living Allowance, Hardship Duty Pay and Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus.

Cyber Warrant Officer Program Broadens Eligibility By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrea Perez, Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs In order to meet the increasing demand for officers with specific computer network operations knowledge, skills and abilities, requirements for the Cyber Warrant Officer Commissioning Program have changed, Navy officials said Oct. 25. NAVADMIN 259/13 outlines amendments to the program. The following is a summary of the changes: * The 9308 Navy Interactive ON-NET (ION) Operator NEC (Navy Enlisted Classification) has been removed as a requirement. * Cryptologic Technician Networks rated Sailors who have been certified as Cyber Targeteers, Cyber Fire Support Planners, Cyber Fire Support Coordinators, Cyber Weaponeers and Endpoint Exploitation Analysts are now considered highly competitive candidates. * Information System Technician rated Sailors who have graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School with a Master of Science in Applied Cyber Operations have been added as highly competitive candidates. “We wanted to increase the number of applicants who are eligible for the Cyber Warrant Officer Commissioning Program,” said Capt. Baron V. Reinhold, director of Military Community Management, Bureau of Naval Personnel. “Removing the 9308 NEC requirement allows for a larger pool of highly-qualified and competitive candidates to apply for the program.”

According to Reinhold, 9308 NEC duties represent only one of ten work roles the Navy requires to execute offensive and defensive cyber operations. The Cyber Warrant Officer designator was established in 2010. The program identifies, develops, and commissions technically proficient Sailors to operate, analyze, plan and direct full-spectrum cyber operations. All prerequisite criteria for the Chief Warrant Officer Commissioning Program are applicable to the Cyber Warrant Officer program. Selections to the program will be made via the annual Active duty and Reserve Limited Duty Officer (LDO) and Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) In-Service Procurement Boards. Applications for the Fiscal Year 2015 active-duty and Reserve LDO/ CWO In-Service Procurement Boards must be postmarked no later than Oct. 1, 2013. However, for Cyber Warrant Officer applicants only, the deadline has been extended to Nov. 15, 2013. All applications for Cyber Warrant Officer must be received by Navy Personnel Command by the new deadline. Basic eligibility requirements are outlined in NAVADMIN 176/13 for active duty and NAVADMIN 177/13 for Reservists. Specific requirements and additional information about LDO/CWO programs can be found in OPNAVINST 1420.1B, Enlisted to Officer Commissioning Programs Application Administrative Manual, chapter 7.

photos of the day Photos by MCSN Anthony Hilkowski (1) AD2 Nick Gibbon hooks up lift to a jet engine. (2) Sailors from IM-2 move a jet engine to perform maintenance on the engine. (3) ET3 Amanda performs an electrical check. (4) AD2 Perry Rush tightens down bolts after moving a jet engine (5) AD2 Nick Gibbon helps guide a jet engine on a trailer to perform maintenance

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