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Welcome Aboard! USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) WELCOME BACK LINCOLN NATION! Nap Time in the Navy? Sleep and Fatigue program Wouldn’t it be cool if the Navy manager as quoted from a recent news release from the had mandatory “nap time” like ONR Public Affairs. Steele’s Kindergarten class? Well, that team supports research on might not actually be as farthe effects of sleep loss on fetched as it sounds. warfighters and ways to increase physical and mental Power napping was actually resiliency. “You aren’t always something the Office of able to get as much sleep as Naval Research (ONR) and you should. Our goal is to find the Department of Defense’s ways to improve warfighter Human Performance endurance and make the Optimization Advisory sleep they get as restful as Committee has actually possible. After all, sleep has a discussed during a workshop direct impact on performance held Aug. 4. on the topic of and mission readiness.” sleep deprivation.
Sleep deprivation is a big concern in the military and some of the best scientists have been working on how to solve that problem. “In the military, the mission comes first,” said Lt. Cmdr. Chris Steele, ONR’s Circadian,
One of the ways was, yep, you guessed it: Napping. If ONR could experiment and prove that day-time sleep was comparable to nighttime sleep it’s somewhat within the realm of possibility that everyday between 1300
and 1400 could be mandatory Navy nap time. I dream of a day when the POOW comes over the 1 MC during the infamous postlunch afternoon rut and says: “Sleepers, Sleepers, man your racks...” (Yawns).. Well anyways, we’ve got some cool stuff in this issue, and I learned a lot by reading the stories. I finally got an idea of what they do over at LIFAC, found out how the Tides game went, and read about what Engineering Department is doing to get us out of RCOH on time. We hope you enjoy reading this issue as much as we enjoyed making it. Editor MCSN Derry Todd
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For our feature story, we go over to LIFAC to find out more of what they do over there. In the process, we learned how they saved the Navy a lot of cash.
CVN 72 and the Norfolk Tides team up for America’s favorite past time.
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hope everyone has been enjoying the summer months and staying safe because not only is it almost the end of another great summer, it’s also advancement time yet again. With the advancements right around the corner, eager Sailors are gearing up to take their exam, which are scheduled for September. With this exam we will be bringing top notch petty officers to our warship before we get our ship back out to sea. Sailors have many tools to use for study material, such as the Navy Advancement Center, chain of command, and their fellow Sailors aboard the ship. One of most popular products during this time is the Advancement Exam Strategy Guide. You should also obtain the current bibliography (BIBS) for your rating and paygrade to ensure that you are studying the right material and that it is up to date and more accurate for the questions that will show up on your exam. Just log in to Navy Knowledge Online at www.nko.navy.mil. Under the Career Management
heading, click “Navy Advancement Center”. Verify references used to create your exam question.
This week’s uniform note: -Males. Fingernails for shall not extend past fingertips. They shall be kept clean.
To get your BIBS, go to http://www.navybmr.com click your rate and then the exam that you will be taking in September.
-Females. Fingernails shall not exceed 1/4 inch measured from the fingertip. They shall be kept clean. Nail polish may be worn, but colors shall be conservative and complement the skin tone.
Be sure to use different study methods so you can grasp the knowledge you need in more than one way. Also, get a couple of Sailors who are taking the same advancement test and form a study group. Don’t forget to ask Sailors who have already taken the test what strategies they use to be successful on the test. Remember to take breaks and to relax while trying to study, it will help you in the long haul. Don’t stress and stay calm. Remember YOU GOT THIS!!! Stay safe, stray strong, and make good decisions Lincoln Warriors! -CMC
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U.S. Naval Academy in 1982. Adm. John M. Richardson the Richardson also holds master’s degrees from the Massachusetts Confirmed as Next CNO Institute of Technology, the Woods Story By MC1 Elliott Fabrizio, Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Adm. John M. Richardson, director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, was confirmed by the Senate as the 31st Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Aug. 5. Richardson will replace Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert who has been CNO since September 2011. Vice Adm. Frank Caldwell, who was also confirmed by the Senate today, will succeed Richardson later this month as the director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. “I am honored and humbled
to have been nominated and confirmed to succeed Adm. Greenert as our Navy’s next chief of naval operations,” said Richardson. “Adm. Greenert and his wife Darleen have been tireless and superb advocates for our Sailors and their families. I am deeply grateful for their service to our Navy and nation. I am excited to lead the extraordinary men and women in the world’s greatest Navy.” The change of office ceremony will be held in September at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Richardson, 55, hails from Petersburg, Virginia. He graduated with a degree in physics from
Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the National War College. As one of the Navy’s top leaders, Richardson has a broadbased record as an operational commander. Richardson commanded the nuclear attack submarine USS Honolulu (SSN 718), served as a naval aide to the president of the United States, as well as numerous other assignments through his career. Richardson received the prestigious Vice Adm. James Stockdale for inspirational leadership award in 2001, among a long list of personal and unit awards.
Maternity Leave Guidance Released
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WASHINGTON (NNS) -- As promised in the July 2 ALNAV release, NAVADMIN 182/15 announces Navy specific maternity leave information for expecting and new mothers since the start of the new year. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced on July 2 that effective immediately, women who serve in the Navy and Marine Corps will have 18 weeks of maternity leave available to use during the first year of her child’s life.
“We have incredibly talented women who want to serve, and they also want to be mothers and have the time to fulfill that important role the right way.” Mabus said. “We can do that for them. Meaningful maternity leave when it matters most is one of the best ways that we can support the women who serve our county. This flexibility is an investment in our people and our Services, and a safeguard against losing skilled service members.” The guidance outlined in the
NAVADMIN outlines how Sailors can work with their commands to take advantage of this benefit, while still aligning with operational commitments. For more information, read the NAVADMIN. Sailors with questions should consult their chain of command or send an email to usnpeople@gmail.com. For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visit: www.navy.mil/local/cnp/.
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SS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Sailors assigned to Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipyard’s LIFAC (Light Industrial Facility) save the Navy money by learning jobs outside their rating. When Sailors are assigned to work at LIFAC, they go through various training sessions to teach them to operate the machinery they will soon be working with. “I give them training on safety first, and then they have to do the required reading for the personnel qualification standards,” said Pierre Rene, a retired Aviation Structural Mechanic in charge of quality control of powder coating and welding at LIFAC. “Then the Sailor has to do more hands-on training before they’re qualified to do the work.” Sailors assigned to LIFAC pick up doors from the Lincoln, take them to the LIFAC warehouse, completely refurbish the repairable doors and return them back to the ship to be reinstalled.
“We fix any wedges that need to be replaced, dents, rust and any cosmetic things in the doors,” said Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Dustin Truebenbach. “We take the doors inside the blast booth, a 400 degree oven, and strip them down to bare metal. After that we coat them with zinc, put them back in the oven to bake the zinc into the door for protection and powder coat them which is an alternative for painting that lasts 10 times longer than regular paint and won’t rust.” At LIFAC, Sailors use all the available materials to their fullest extent possible and will scrap the broken doors for parts before getting rid of them. “If doors are not repairable, they don’t go to waste,” Truebenbach said. “We’ll take parts off completely broken doors to put on repairable doors, which helps us save as much money as possible instead of buying new doors that are thousands of dollars.”
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Although doors may seem like a small addition to ships, they are costly and eventually have to be replaced. “There are a lot of watertight doors that we repair which easily save the Navy thousands of dollars,” Rene said. “When we refurbish them, we get them back working and looking the way they did when they were first installed.” Truebenbach tells his Sailors that even though they are not working in their rate, they are learning a new trade that can be used during and after the Navy if they need to. He makes sure they take pride in doing the work the correct way and are sending out doors that look like new that should last the ship for the next 25 years.
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Class Valeria Arellano. “When my son heard the song ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ he just had to have peanuts and Cracker Jacks afterward.” The Lincoln color guard was on hand to parade the colors during the national anthem, which was sung by Lincoln Sailor Logistics Specialist 1st Class Mark Pollard.
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“When I sing it’s an escape from everyday life and a chance to have fun doing what I enjoy,” Pollard said. “I am a little nervous when I go to sing, but once I start the world slips away and I can get lost in the music.”
ailors from the Nimitzclass aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) teamed up with the Norfolk Tides for Lincoln Day at Harbor Park, Aug. 6.
As the final touch to a great day of fun, the Norfolk Tides, the AAA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, took the win from the Louisville Bats for a 2-1 win.
Lincoln’s Sailor of the year, Ship’s Serviceman 1st Class Marquita Canada, threw the first pitch on behalf of the ship to kick off the game.
“Today was one of my first experiences getting to do something of this nature and not only was it fun, but I got to see the Tides win too,” Canada said.
“I was really nervous because I didn’t want to embarrass myself by not getting the ball to the catcher,” Canada said. “It was a huge honor to represent Lincoln and have fun doing it.” More than 1,200 Sailors from Lincoln attended the game. The event was organized by the head of Lincoln’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) department, Brooke Webber, and John Muszkewycz, director of group sales for Norfolk Tides baseball club. “I was really glad to get the opportunity to take a day away from work and be with my family for an event like this,” said Operations Specialist 1st
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SS Abraham Lincoln's (CVN 72) Engineering Department, completed the certification process to enable a portion of the ship's collection, holding, and transfer (CHT) system to be brought online this July at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia. Lt. Michael Blackwood, who oversees the CHT system aboard Lincoln, discussed the importance of having this capability ahead of schedule. "Bringing portions of the CHT system online allows production work to start on the aft galley and mess decks," Blackwood said. "I think we're in good hands and have taken a significant step in the right direction to get the ship operational and back to the fleet." Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Kennith Malone emphasized the importance of this key system and attaining this milestone. "Habitability: it's a major milestone in order to get the ship back into a livable condition," Malone said.
With Crew Move Aboard (CMA) scheduled for early 2016, bringing key systems online is critical to Lincoln's ongoing refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH). "We are significantly ahead of schedule. When it comes to RCOH we want to get the CHT online in order to take care of the ship's needs," Malone said, who added that the aft portions of CHT from frame 180 aft were already operational. "The faster we can get them online throughout the ship the less time is spent for people running back and forth to the Floating Accommodation Facility (FAF). It enables people to stay in one work area and not have to go from FAF to ship and back just to eat." Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Kobi Thurman added that turning on CHT affects the entire ship's crew. "Quality of life is the biggest thing that can help affect CMA. We can't have people move onto a ship and not be able to have personal hygiene, showers, heads, and water," said Thurman.
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Lincoln Sailors are getting ready to ride out the last four months of a deployment aboard the USS George Washington (CVN 73)
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elect Sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) will be getting underway aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) to develop their in-rate skills and help bring the aircraft carrier from San Diego to Newport News, Va. via a route around South America, where it will begin its mid-life refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH).
“I wanted experience in my rate and I wanted to see new things outside of the shipyard,” said Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Mark Vargas, one of those Sailors who will embark Washington. “I volunteered to go on the deployment in hopes of seeing parts of the world that I have not had the opportunity to see and I also plan to learn more about the functions of my job while underway.”
Ninety-five Lincoln Sailors will meet the Washington in California to join Washington during the final four months of her transit.
While Lincoln has been completing its RCOH, many Sailors have been unable to perform certain components of their rate because the ship is not operating at sea. This makes the opportunity to get underway exciting and new for those participating.
“During RCOH it is important that we take advantage of every opportunity to send Sailors to different platforms,” said Lt. Cmdr. Roger Phelps, Lincoln’s Training Officer. “Sailors can gain atsea operating experience and qualify in their rates when they are given the chance to work on an operational ship.” Many Lincoln Sailors have jumped at the opportunity and volunteered to make the underway.
“Classroom training is great and labs help our Sailors learn their skill set but one thing you cannot teach is experience. Experience is the biggest benefit of these Sailors getting underway,” said Command Master Chief Lee Salas.
This will be a new experience for most of these Sailors; however, it’s not just about benefiting Lincoln Sailors, but also helping Washington complete her mission. “Actual selection of the Sailors is up to the departments those Sailors belong to,” Phelps said. “Sometimes we are able to coordinate sending our Sailors underway for training at our request, but other times we may get a request from other ships for specific skills that they need for them to get underway.” Ultimately, the training Sailors receive while underway benefits them in their careers and also helps the Lincoln as it completes RCOH. “Sailors should let it be known to their departments that they are ready and willing to get underway for training,” Phelps said. “But it is key that they are high-performing Sailors who we know will go out there and represent the Lincoln and the captain well, while also accomplishing the mission by receiving their qualifications.”
World War I Navy Recruiting poster, “Deliver The Goods,” Artist Herbert Paus