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February 5, 2014

Vol. XXXII No. 5

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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

Navy Celebrates African-American/Black History Month

By NDW Public Affairs

The Navy joins our nation in celebrating the vibrant history and culture of AfricanAmerican and black Sailors during AfricanAmerican/Black History Month throughout the month of February.

The recognition of African American/ Black History Month originated in 1926 as Negro History Week, as an initiative led by Carter G. Woodson to recognize the contribution of African Americans to our country and to foster a better understanding of the African American experience. This year, Navy commands are encouraged to celebrate and reflect on the theme “A Century of Black Life, History, and Culture.”

“We (African-Americans) bring the same value as any other ethnicity in the Navy,” said Chief Mass Communication Specialist Sam Spain, Naval District Washington regional command climate specialist. “Now we’re able to show our talents and the things that we’re able to do because previously African-Americans were limited to do certain jobs in the Navy, but now we have our first female African-American Vice Chief of Naval Operations four star admiral, that lets everybody know that the sky is the limit.”

African-American Sailors have a legacy of honorable service that permeates our naval history through every major armed conflict since the Revolutionary War. During the Civil War, African-American Sailors fought on every kind of Union warship, accounting for 10 to 24 percent of each ship’s crew, and included eight Medal of Honor recipients.

During World War II, the Golden Thirteen were an example of African-Americans breaking new ground in the Navy and in American society. In February 1944, 12 prior-enlisted black servicemen were commissioned as ensigns and a 13th was made a warrant officer. They were the first group of black servicemen to complete officer training in the Navy and led the way for future African-Americans. These 13 officers not only made a contribution to the Navy during World War II, but to society as well. By the end of the war, 64 African-Americans had become officers in the Navy.

Striving for equality at home and blazing a trail for future African-American Sailors, Wesley A. Brown became the first black graduate of the United States Naval Academy in 1949, joining the Navy’s Civil Engineer

See Celebrate, Page 7

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives

Doris Miller, Mess Attendant Second Class, USN receives the Navy Cross from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, at an awards ceremony held on the flight deck of USS Enterprise (CV-6) at Pearl Harbor, 27 May 1942. The medal was awarded for heroism on board USS West Virginia (BB-48) during the Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941.

Volunteer Tax Assistance Now Open for Free Income Tax Assistance

By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Pedro A. Rodriguez

Photo by MC1(AW/SW) Pedro A. Rodriguez, NDW Public Affairs

Yeoman 2nd Class Dean Robinson of NDW works on his 2014 tax return.

Service members needing assistance in preparing their taxes should contact their local VITA office.

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The Naval District Washington Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Center is now open for business and ready to assist service members and their families with their tax preparation at no cost.

The VITA program provides free tax-filing assistance to active duty service members and their dependents, retirees and their dependents with adjusted gross incomes of less than $58,000, DoD civilians overseas or deployed with the U.S. Armed Forces, and, in limited cases military reservists.

“The primary purpose behind the program is to educate young military members about how to do their taxes, what are some of the credits and resources out there to help them and to keep as much of their money in their own pockets so they don’t have to pay it to outside providers,” said Carol Alli-

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son, Navy VITA/Electronic Filing (ELF) program manager. “Sometimes those providers talk members into rapid anticipated loans which they don’t need, we can help them with their taxes, do direct deposit with their refund and they can have it in their bag just about as quick as they can anywhere else, but they’re not having to pay the money to get that.”

All qualifying active duty service members, their dependents, retirees and reservist on active duty status will be able to file both federal and state tax returns for free.

Additionally, all of the centers are staffed with certified volunteers, who can assist with questions.

Taxes are submitted electronically, and refunds are deposited directly into a Sailor’s bank account on an average of two weeks from the date of transmission according to Waller.

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NAVFAC Washington Completes NAVSEA Headquarters Restoration on Washington Navy Yard NAVFAC Washington commanding officer, while reflecting on the efforts that took place during the past 16 months.

The restoration project applied distinct design features to achieve the overall objective of changing the building’s “sense of place” to mitigate the emotional impacts for the returning workforce. The historic atriums were upgraded with enhanced architectural elements, providing a warmer feel as well as a substantial reduction in noise carrying over into adjacent work areas. The historic entrance was re-opened on the South side of the building with an architectural portal to enhance the building’s character, along with a visitor processing area. The East employee entrance received a matching exterior portal, and other changes to increase capacity and throughput.

The restoration project included an improved way finding system and associated color scheme as well as new office cubicles with ergonomically adjustable work surfaces and small coat closet lockers. A Remembrance Area was built in the atrium where the main entry previously existed. The Remembrance Area provides a peaceful, private area to commemorate the fallen and accommodate personal reflection.

In addition to increasing overall building capacity from 2873 to 3194 seats, the project also achieved an 18 percent reduction in energy consumption and associated utility costs.

“A project of this magnitude typically takes three to four years to run through the entire process, said Michelle Con-

By Regina Adams NAVFAC Washington Public Affairs Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Washington completed repairs and restoration to the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Headquarters Building on board the Washington Navy Yard Jan. 30, one day ahead of schedule and just one year after the contract was awarded.

“The enhanced facility that we’ve turned over to NAVSEA represents an impressive accomplishment by a diverse, highly-focused Navy-contractor team that shared a common goal, which was to complete the facility in the short time allotted while effectively changing the sense of place to support the return of the NAVSEA workforce,” stated Capt.

Jay Mitchell, NAVFAC Washington’s operations officer.

NAVSEA Headquarters, Building 197, suffered extensive and widespread damage during the tragic shooting that occurred on the Washington Navy Yard Sept. 16, 2013. Two weeks later NAVFAC awarded an initial contract to conduct critical repairs and develop concept designs for the complete restoration. Those concepts led to the overall restoration project that was just completed.

“Throughout this entire time, a strong spirit of partnership among the stakeholders, Navy and contractor alike, enabled our shared success,” said Capt. Tony Edmonds,

nor, NAVFAC Washington’s on-site Project Manager. “This project was condensed into one year.”

The speed of execution reflected the strong partnership between NAVFAC, NAVSEA and the contractors, CH2M Hill and Whiting-Turner. Their combined, collaborative efforts resulted in the delivery of a world-class facility in an extremely condensed period of time. Despite the tremendous pressure to get the job done, safety was never compromised.

More than 175 contractors put in over 320,000 work hours with zero lost time mishaps. The project was completed just ahead of schedule and within budget.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command: The Facilities and Expeditionary Combat Systems Command NAVFAC is the Systems Command that delivers and maintains quality, sustainable facilities, acquires and manages capabilities for the Navy’s expeditionary combat forces, provides contingency engineering response, and enables energy security and environmental stewardship.

NAVFAC Washington is located on the historic Washington Navy Yard and serves its supported commands in Maryland, Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia. Additional updates and information about NAVFAC can be found on social media sites Facebook and Twitter. Become a Fan at www.facebook.com/navfac and follow us at www.twitter. com/navfac

Around the Yard What is the importance of African-American contributions to the Navy?

“If it wasn’t for the contributions of the past members that were African-American I probably wouldn’t be in the position that I am today.

So the first African-American Yeoman to ever serve was very instrumental in my decision of enlisting in the military.”

“Diversity is one of the cornerstones in the Navy, it helps us assimilate as we go into all the different countries.”

Tim Kroha HII industries

“African-Americans have made contributions for many years and I think that it is important that all of those contributions are recognized.”

Amanda Williams SPAWAR

Yeoman 2nd Class Aaron Rudd AFPAK Hands

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This Week in Naval History Feb 5

at the North Pole.

1813 - During the War of 1812, the frigate Chesapeake chases the British merchant brig Earl Percy ashore on Long Island. Chesapeakes crew saves the Earl Percys crew and the 58 prisoners who are on board.

1854 - The dedication of the first chapel built on Naval property was held at Annapolis, Md. 1942 - USS Bernadou (DD 153), escorting convoy HX 173, rescues 10 survivors of the Belgian freighter Ganda that had been sunk

by German submarine U 135 on Jan. 22.

1944 - USS Flasher (SS 249) sinks Japanese army cargo ship Taishin Maru off Mindoro. Also on this date, USS Narwhal (SS 167) lands 45 tons of ammunition and cargo to support Filipino guerrilla operations at Libertad, Panay, Philippines.

1962 - USS Stoddard (DD 566) and USS Surfbird (ADG-383) rescue 29 crewmen from the sinking Greek merchant vessel Yanix off Luzon, Philippine Islands.

1971 - Apollo 14 astronauts Capt. Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander, and Cmdr. Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, become the fifth and sixth humans to walk on the moon.

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1862 - A flotilla under Cmdr. Stephen C. Rowan aboard USS Delaware engages the gunboats and batteries at Elizabeth City, N.C, capturing CSS Ellis and sinking CSS Seabird.

1900 - Commodore Seaton Schroder is appointed the first naval governor of Guam.

1943 - USS Pickerel (SS 177) sinks Japanese freighter Amari Maru off Sanriku.

1944 - USS Pogy (SS 266) attacks a Japanese convoy and sinks destroyer Minekaze and freighter Malta Maru 85 miles northnortheast of Formosa.

1945 - U.S. Navy submarine USS Batfish (SS 310) sinks three enemy submarines from Feb. 10-13.

1991 - During Operation Desert Storm, A-6 Intruders attack two unidentified patrol boats in the northern Arabian Gulf, destroying both.

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1862 - During the Civil War, naval forces under Flag Officer A. H. Foote capture strategic Fort Henry on the Tennessee River, breaching the Confederate line and opening the flood gates for the flow of Union power 1862 - Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles directs the formation of an orgadeep into the South.

1922 - The world powers of the United nization to evaluate new inventions and technical development which eventually leads to the National Academy of Science.

States, Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy, sign the Washington Naval Treaty pro1942 - While undergoing conversion at Maru off Port Arthur, Korea. viding for limitation of naval armament.

New York City pier 88, USS Lafayette (AP 1973 In accordance with the agreement 1944 - Lt. j.g. C.I. Purnell, in his PB4Y-1 Liberator aircraft, sinks German subma- at the Paris Peace Talks, Navy Task Force 53) catches fire resulting in the total loss of the ship. rine U-177 west of Ascension Island, in the 78 begins Operation End Sweep, the mine 1943 - Organized Japanese resistance on clearance of North Vietnamese waters of South Atlantic.

Guadalcanal ends, bringing to a close the mines laid in 1972.

1945 - U.S. Navy submarine USS Pampabattle that started in August 1942. nito (SS 383) attacks a Japanese convoy and Feb 9 1945 - PV-1 Ventura patrol plane sinks sinks merchant tanker Engen Maru about 1799 - During the Quasi-War with France, small Japanese cargo vessel No.177 Nanshin 200 miles northeast of Singapore. Also on USS Constellation, commanded by Capt. Maru in Flores Sea west of Maumere. this date, USS Spadefish (SS 411) sinks Japa- Thomas Truxtun, captures French frigate 1960 - USS Sargo (SSN 583) becomes the nese merchant passenger-cargo ship Shohei lInsurgente off Saint Kitts and Nevis Island. third submarine to surface through the ice

1862 - Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles directs the formation of an organization to evaluate new inventions and technical development which eventually leads to the National Academy of Science.

1943 - USS Fletcher (DD 445) and Scouting Observation Plane, SON, (VCS 9) from light cruiser Helena (CL 50) sink Japanese submarine I-18 in the Coral Sea. 1944 - USS Gudgeon (SS 211) sinks Japanese freighter Satsuma Maru that was previously damaged by Chinese B-25s off Wenchow, China.

1945 - The Yalta Conference, in session since Feb. 4, ends. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, along with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Josef Stalin, had discussed Europe’s post-war reorganization and the reestablishment of a wartorn Europe, and for the Soviets to enter the war against Japan upon Germany’s defeat.

1957 - USS William C. Lawe (DD 763) rescues all hands from the sinking Italian merchant vessel, Giacomo H. Atlieri, off Cape Bonifati, Italy.

NAVSEA Employees Return to Navy Yard Home

By Brian Leshak NAVSEA Public Affairs

U.S. Navy photo by Scott Adam Webb

Beverly Hilarides, in the time-honored tradition of Navy shipbuilders, christens the Humphreys Building, Building 197, during a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard. The event marks the first time employees are returning to work in the building nearly 17 months since the tragic events of Sept. 16, 2013. Looking on are her husband, Vice Adm. Willy Hilarides, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command; Rear Adm. Katherine Gregory, commander of Naval Facilities Command; and Bill Deligne, executive director of Naval Sea Systems Command. The renovated building is named in honor of 19th century American frigate designer Joshua Humphreys,the architect of the original six U.S. Navy frigates, including USS Constitution.

Forty-three million seconds, 725,000 minutes, 12,000 hours, 504 days, 72 weeks or one year, four months and seventeen days.

However the time is interpreted, it is a long time to be away from home, but that is how long employees from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) have spent away from theirs, since the tragic shootings of Sept. 16, 2013 at the Washington Navy Yard (WNY).

NAVSEA Commander Vice Adm. William Hilarides officially opened the doors to the command’s newly renovated workplace during a christening ceremony held Feb. 2 on the steps of the Humphreys Building, Building 197.

“Seventeen months ago we got knocked down. But, we didn’t stay down. We returned to work, kept NAVSEA going, supported the fleet, the Navy and each other,” said Hilarides during the christening ceremony.

“We did so thanks to numerous people both at the Navy Yard and in the neighborhood. Though today is about looking forward and getting back to where we belong, we’ll never forget those we lost that terrible day. They will always remain a part of us, the Navy, and NAVSEA.”

Following Sept. 16, employees were displaced across the Washington D.C. metro area as authorities conducted a multimonth investigation inside Building 197. A decision was quickly made to renovate the building upon conclusion of the investigation, but it would be more than a year before the workforce could return.

With employees working in borrowed workspaces in neighboring commands or teleworking from home, NAVSEA leadership worked feverishly to find a way to bring the workforce back together under one roof until the Humphreys Building could be repaired and renovated.

Coincidentally, just a few blocks away, at Buzzard Point in Southwest Washington, D.C., members of the U.S. Coast Guard were vacating their headquarters building and moving to a new location.

NAVSEA leadership worked with the General Services Administration to put together an occupancy agreement allowing NAVSEA to temporarily move into the building. The 850,000-square foot building, dubbed by employees as “NAVSEA West,” would serve as a temporary workplace for nearly 2,800 employees until renovations

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NSA Washington-JBAB Fleet Family and Fun Centralized Scheduling

Military and Family Support Center (MFSC) located on Joint Base Anacostia Bolling introduces a comprehensive centralized scheduling service for your individual appointment needs. One call to our screeners gets you an appointment for pre-separation briefs, employment services, clinical counseling, personal financial management, relocation, deployment and a host of other programs and services.

MFSC is here to support you and stands ready to assist with every career and life change. Contact our Centralized Scheduling Center for individual, marriage and family counseling, individual resume assistance, financial counseling, relocation assistance or deployment/reintegration support. Please call 202-685-6019 to schedule an appointment.

CAREER SUPPORT AND RETENTION

The Transition Assistance Management Program (TAMP)

Offers an array of services and benefits to transitioning service members, including computers setup for individuals to go online to different job banks, college and scholarship resources and career assessment tools. Resume Writing Workshops are offered which includes Federal Resume Writing Interview Skills, information on veterans’ benefits and a professional resource library; Two TAP Seminars and one Executive TAP Seminar - five-day programs - are offered monthly sponsored by the departments of Labor and Veteran Affairs, and include information that will benefit the transitioning military member.

Family Employment Readiness Program (FERP)

Offers seven basic services, which include job search strategies, job readiness, resource information, job referral service, individual counseling assistance, career planning and links to education and volunteer opportunities.

Pre-Separation Briefings

Service members preparing to transition from military to civilian life are required by law to attend a pre-separation counseling briefing. The pre-separation brief is designed to make transitioning military members aware of all the services and benefits available to them and their family members under Transition GPS. These briefings will provide the information necessary to make more informed decisions. For your convenience the preseparation counseling briefing is available through one-on-one appointments at Military and Family Support Center and can be made through Centralized Scheduling at 202-685-6019.

DEPLOYMENT READINESS/ FAMILY SERVICES Personal Financial Management (PFM)

Program offers individual and family financial counseling, financial classes, and is responsible for the Command Financial specialist training in the Region (NDW).

Life Skills Education

Provides presentations to help commands meet requirements, as well as enhance operational and personal readiness including parenting skills training, couples communication, anger and stress management, conflict resolution, Child Abuse Awareness, Spouse Abuse Awareness and suicide prevention. Trainings can be customized to fit needs of the command.

New Parent Support Program (NPS)

Assists new parents in coping with the demands of parenting and military life through parenting education and training and home visits to new parents prior to delivery and after delivery; information and referral for military and community resources; child development screenings and monitoring. All active duty members and their families who are pregnant and or have children in the home from infancy to three years old are eligible for these home visitation services.

Deployment/mobilization/readiness

Assisting Sailors and family members prepare for deployment, manage separations and reunite and reintegrate with families and community through services including the Family Accountability and Assessment System, Individual augmentee (IA) Indoc Course and Deployed Family Fun Days.

Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)

Provides assistance to service members with special needs children and family members with medical needs including resource referral to medical, counseling and educational services, support groups and care providers. Assists in finding duty stations where needs are met. Mandatory enrollment per OPNAVINST 1754.2D.

New PHA Process

The purpose of this policy is to inform all tenants of the new PHA process at the Branch Health Clinic Washington Navy Yard. In attempts to alleviate the daily PHA congestion, patients will now have an appointed date and time to complete their PHA. PHAs will be scheduled through the appointments line, 202-433-3132, and the service member will be complete their PHA on the provided date and time. PHAs will not be completed without a hard copy of the services member’s medical record.

The patients’ medical record must either be maintained at the Branch Health Clinic Washington Navy Yard or the patient must physically bring in their medical record.

If you have specific questions, please direct your questions to me or the Medical Readiness Department Leading Petty Officer, HM2 Matteson, Althea, althea.matteson@med.navy.mil , office 202-433-6713.

Boys and Girls Club volunteers

The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington needs volunteer coaches for their youth baseball league for 10-year-olds and 12-year-olds. For more information or to sign up, call 512-560-5548 from 7 a.m.5 p.m. or email Michael.martinez@afncr. af.mil.

Download the Free “ABSalute” App

The JBAB Warfighter & Family Readiness Marketing Department developed a free smartphone application, bringing its

FFR/MWR Phone numbers Fitness Centers Washington Navy Yard, bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2282/2829

Information, Tickets & Travel (ITT) Ticket Office, WNY Bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2484 Travel Office, WNY Bldg. 184 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-8299

Food & Beverage Catering & Conference Center, WNY Bldg. 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3041/4312 Mordecai Booth’s Public House, WNY Bldg. 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 678-0514

Military and Family Support Center MFSC, JBAB Bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-6151 MFSC, JBAB Bldg. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-0450

Other Important Numbers FFR Administrative Office, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FFRP Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MWR Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MWR Marketing Department, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Regional Child Placement Office, JBAB Bldg. 414. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Family Housing Office, JBAB Bldg. 414 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Liberty Program/Center, JBAB Bldg. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Outdoor Recreation/Equipment Rental, JBAB, Bldg. 928 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, JBAB, Bldg. 602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . resources to customers and employees on a mobile platform. Perfect for iPhone and Andriod devices.

“ABSalute” is a fast and easy-to-use application designed to allow quick access to events and programs. Download the app and receive the latest information about MWR, as well as Warfighter and Family Readiness programs.

The app features: - Facility finder including hours of operation, phone listings, and GPS capabilities - Upcoming special events and programs that can be added directly to your calendar - Outdoor Recreation and Capital Cove Marina equipment and boat rentals - Full dining facility menus - Quick links to the Navy-Air Force Half Marathon and Navy 5 Miler website, CNIC JBAB website, Naval District Washington (NDW) Facebook page and the current edition of the 411 magazine - Facility and Event Photos - Push notifications to alert users with the most current information.

Start off the New Year at the Fitness Center!

If your New Year’s Resolution for 2015 was to get into shape, the Washington Navy Yard Fitness Center has some great programs and promotions for you!

January Group Exercise Schedule Classes throughout the month of January are FREE* to all! So come on out and try something new to spice up your workout routine!

Monday Extreme Fitness 1045-1130 High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) 1140-1225 Stretch & Tone 1235-1320 (NEW!) Cycle Strong 1615-1700 (NEW!) Tuesday Yoga 1140-1225 Cycling 1235-1320 Wednesday

(202) 433-3659 (202) 433-4052 (202) 433-4662 (202) 433-5912 (202) 433-3055 (202) 433-0346 (202) 685-1802 (202) 767-9136 (202) 404-7050

Cross Training 1100-1145 (NEW!) Absolute and Roll & Stretch 1200-1245 (NEW!) Yoga 1615-1700 Thursday Yoga Express 0700-0730 (NEW!) Beginner HIIT 1045-1130 (NEW!) Yoga 1615-1700 (NEW!) Friday Delvin’s Challenge 1100-1145 *Tae Kwon Do Class is not included in the FREE Group Exercise Promo. Please see the Fitness Center Staff for more information about Tae Kwon Do.

Annual 10lb. Challenge

January 5th thru March 31st Do you need direction and motivation to lose the weight you’ve always wanted to loose or the weight that snuck up on you during the holidays?

Goal - Lose 10 lbs.!

Registration & Weigh-In/Weigh-Out Dates - Everyone must weigh-in at the Fitness Center, in the Lobby on the same scale. This keeps it consistent.

First Weigh-in: January 5-7, 2015 Required Mid Weigh-in: February 16-18, 2015 Weigh-out: March 30-31, 2015 Cost & Eligibility - $10 & Open to all WNY Personnel Program Incentives FREE Group Exercise Classes for ALL during the month of January. Contractors who participate in the program will be given access to the Fitness Center at no charge throughout the program. Losers of 10lbs or more will split the pot of money made from registration. If all registrants lose 10lbs (we will work for that to happen) then everybody will get their $10 back!

For additional information, contact: WNY Fitness Center Staff at 202-433-2282 or stop by the Washington Navy Yard, Bldg. 22

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NDW News Follow NDW on Facebook and Twitter

NDW has a Facebook fan page in order to provide updated information to all NDW residents, tenants, employees (military, civilian and contractors), and the American public. www.facebook.com/NavDistWash Also, follow us on Twitter @navaldistwash - http://twitter.com/NavalDistWash.

NSAW also has a Twitter page for the Washington Navy Yard to provide the public with up-to-date operating hours of the Navy Yard portion of DC’s Riverwalk.

Follow us on Twitter @WNYRiverwalk - http://twitter.com/WNYRiverwalk Show your support and see exciting news relating to Naval District Washington by visiting http://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/ndw and subscribing to our news!

DSO Changes Walk-in Hours Defense Service Office North has changed walk-in hours to Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. DSO North is the local office for legal defense services. Attorneys are available to provide advice to service members regarding nonjudicial punishments, summary courts-martial, Article 138 and 1150 complaints, administrative separation processing, hardship discharges and suspect’s rights. Consultations are confidential. DSO is located onboard WNY in Building 200, Suite 1200. Service members should present in uniform.

Wearing of Portable headphones, earphones, and Bluetooth devices: The wearing of portable headphones, earphones, cellular hands-free devices, radios, recording devices or other portable listening devices while running, jogging, walking, bicycling, skating, or skate boarding in roadways and streets interferes with and impairs recognition of emergency signals, alarms, announcements, and the approach of EVs. NSAW personnel are advised use of these devices while performing the noted activities aboard NSAW fence line installations is prohibited. (TRAFFIC OPNAVINST 5100.12J)

Helmsmen Toastmasters Want to improve your speaking and leadership skills? Come to Helmsmen Toastmasters! Join us Thursdays,7:30-8:45 a.m., at the Pentagon Library and Conference Center

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(PLCC). Toastmasters is an international organization that helps everyone speak, think, lead and listen better.

For more info, contact Annika L’Ecuyer (annika.lecuyer@pentagon.af.mil or 703-614-7160) or Elizabeth Femrite (elizabeth.m.femrite.civ@mail.mil or 571-256-8674). More information can be found at the Helmsmen Toastmasters website, http://helmsmen.toastmastersclubs.org.

NAVY 311 “NAVY 311” is the place to go for all types of information to help support Navy military, civilian, and retiree personnel and their families. Access NAVY 311 at 1-855NAVY-311 or (DSN) 510-NAVY-311. You can also email NAVY311@navy.mil or visit www.NAVY311.navy.mil.

Navy Wives Clubs of America The D.C. Metro chapter of Navy Wives Clubs of America, Eleanor Roosevelt #37, hosts meetings every second Thursday of the month to discuss and plan volunteer activities in the local military and civilian communities. Military spouses of all branches are welcome to attend. For more information, email angeladowns@me.com or visit www.facebook.com/NWCA37.

PAX Clinical Counseling Services

Clinical Counseling services can directly improve the quality of life of service members and their family by addressing the stressors facing today’s military: family hardships, marital conflicts, parent/child issues, money concerns, frequent moves, health and environmental factors, and many other difficulties. Make an appointment with a counselor by calling 301-342-4911 or 202-685-6019.

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Social media: Do’s and Don’ts Winter driving safety tips

By Shawn Graham NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs

Social media, including sites like Twitter and Facebook, can help you find a job and reconnect with people from your past.

However, it works both ways. Social media, when used the wrong way, can backfire and jeopardize your job, your safety and even your life.

It’s important to be careful and consider what you shouldn’t do, as well as what you should do, when using social media. The best practices listed below will help guide you through the “Do’s and Don’ts” of social media.

Facebook best practices - Only establish and maintain connections with people you know and trust. Review your connections often.

- Assume that anyone can see any information about your activities, personal life or professional life that you post and share.

- Ensure that your family takes similar precautions with their accounts; their privacy and sharing settings can expose your personal data.

- Avoid posting or tagging images of you or your family that clearly show your face. Select pictures taken at a distance, at an angle, or otherwise concealed. Never post Smartphone photos and don’t use your face as a profile photo, instead, use cartoons or avatars.

- Use secure browser settings when possible and monitor your browsing history to ensure that you recognize all access points.

- Do not log in to or link third-party sites (e.g. Twitter, Bing) using your Facebook account. “Facebook Connect” shares your

Courtesy of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Safety Office

U.S. Navy photo illustration by Shawn Graham

Social media, including sites like Twitter and Facebook, can help you find a job and reconnect with people from your past. information, and your friends’ information, with third party sites that may aggregate and misuse personal information. Also, use as few apps as possible. Apps such as Farmville access and share your personal data.

Twitter best practices - Avoid using hashtags (#) in updates to avoid being indexed and associated with a topic by Twitter Search.

- Tweet responsibly. Do not provide personal details regarding your whereabouts and activities in your post.

- Do not upload links to personal photos or websites on Twitter.

- Do not allow Twitter to use your location on mobile devices.

- Change your Twitter username periodically to limit account exposure.

You can also visit these websites for more information: www.doncio.navy.mil/TagResults. aspx?ID=114 www.defense.gov/social media/

The holiday season may be over, but winter has only just begun, so the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Safety Office would like to remind everyone to practice safe winter driving.

- If you have to drive in weather conditions that may be treacherous, be prepared for icy areas in shady spots, bridges and overpasses. They freeze first.

- Keep a safe distance between you and other vehicles.

- Look for signs of ice on windshield wipers, road signs, trees or fences. If ice is forming on any of these items, it’s possible that it may be on the road as well.

- If your car begins to skid, remove your foot from the accelerator or brake and steer in the direction of the skid. After the vehicle steadies itself, straighten the wheels and proceed.

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Continued from 3 were completed. “The building really fell into our laps and it could not have come at a better time,” said Hilarides.

With employees back together under one roof, the temporary move to NAVSEA West was symbolic of the workforce collectively taking their first step forward together. The year that followed would prove difficult for many, both emotionally and logistically.

“We’ve been here for a little more than a year now and we’ve obviously had our challenges, coming and going, but it’s been a good year, a year to prepare ourselves, both spiritually or emotionally to go back,” said Capt. Karin Vernazza, director, NAVSEA Total Force Management, one of the NAVSEA employees who returns to the Navy Yard this week. “I believe we’re stronger and better prepared to handle the challenges ahead.

Over the past year we have grown closer as a result of the incident and we are committed to our mission to get the job done. That’s what we’re all about, supporting the fleet, so now it is about going to go back to where we belong - in the Navy Yard.”

- Anti-lock Braking Systems are designed to overcome a loss of steering control. To make antilock brakes work correctly, apply constant, firm pressure to the pedal. During an emergency stop, it may be necessary to push the brake pedal all the way to the floor, even in wet or icy conditions.

- When driving in snow, do everything slowly. Just because you feel in control, doesn’t mean you are in control of the vehicle. The tires are just barely grabbing the road when it is covered in snow.

- Rapid movements lead to skids and loss of control. Drive as if there are eggs on the bottom of your feet - step on the gas and the brake pedal gently so you don’t break the eggshell.

- Change your wiper blades at least twice a year if they have ever been iced.

- Ensure your windshield washer fluid contains antifreeze.

- Do not put hot water on your windshield to melt ice, it may crack.

NAVSEA’s workforce will continue to transition back to the Navy Yard in the coming weeks. The last wave of employees is scheduled to return by the end of March.

While it won’t be the first time many employees have been in the building, it will have a new look and feel.

In addition to repairing the damage, building renovations were also made. They include a new main entrance, a remembrance area and redesigned atriums. NAVSEA’s renovation team also made a concerted effort to maintain the historical facade of the building.

Hilarides explained that among his priorities of helping to restore normalcy, he wanted to ensure the building had a new sense of space, felt safer and brighter for employees and also had a space for employees to reflect.

“The Remembrance Area inside the building is the physical manifestation of that truth. It’s also a place where those of us who were physically and emotionally affected by the 16th can go for quiet reflection and healing,” said Hilarides. “Getting to this day hasn’t been easy. It’s been a long road - physically, mentally and emotionally but we’re back. Our work home is complete.”

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Continued from 1 Corps and retiring at the rank of lieutenant commander. He passed away May 22, 2012 after a distinguished career both in the Navy and in the civilian workforce.

“My dad did 30 years in the Marine Corps so I kind of followed that and looked up to him, but I also have Doris Miller, the stuff that he was able to do during World War Two it actually good, but there was actually a lot of people that actually paved the way for us African-Americans males and females to open up the door to do more than just the average culinary specialist or mess attendant,” said Spain.

Edna Young was the first black woman to enlist in the regular Navy and later the first black woman to achieve the rank of chief petty officer. Young joined the Navy after the passage of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act July 7, 1948.

In December 1996, Adm. J. Paul Reason became the first black naval officer to wear four stars and assumed command of the Atlantic Fleet, comprising nearly 200 warships, 1,400 aircraft, and 122,000 service men and women based at 18 major shore facilities.

These outstanding examples of African-American Sailors are just a handful of those marking history with firsts and distinguishing the Navy as a force for freedom and equality.

“I think it is very important that everyone knows the achievements that African-Americans have brought to the table,” said Spain. “Each culture from each branch have done something tremendous I am glad that the AfricanAmerican History Month is being recognized and it is good

for Junior Sailors as well as Senior Enlisted and Officers to know that, you didn’t get this on your own, there’s people that paved the way for you and this is a tremendous tribute to give to them.”

Observed during the second week of February, a week that encompassed the birthdays of two champions of equality, Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, the event brought National recognition to African American contributions to America throughout her history. Fifty years after its creation, during the bicentennial of the United States in 1976, President Gerald R. Ford expanded the observance and proclaimed February to be Black History Month.

More information on the many milestones achieved by black Sailors and the history of the African-American Navy experience can be found at the Naval History and Heritage Command webpage at http://www.history.Navy.mil/ special%20highlights/africanamerican/african-hist.htm.

A full-color brochure on the history of African-Americans in the United States Navy is also available for download through the Naval History and Heritage Command link.

A complete educational presentation, including a downloadable educational poster on African American/Black History month, can be requested from the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) by email at deomipa@us.af.mil.

More information on Navy diversity events, including the observance of African-American/Black History Month, can be found on the Navy Office of Diversity and Inclusion calendar at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/ support/21st_Century_Sailor/diversity/Pages/default2.aspx.

For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visit www. navy.mil/local/cnp/.

For more news from other bases around the Washington, D.C. area,

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In addition to learning how to file their own taxes, personnel who use the VITA/ELF program will usually end up saving money by filing themselves instead of going to a tax preparation company.

“This program wouldn’t exist without the volunteers that take the time to take the training and pass the Internal Revenue Service certification to come in and help their coworkers,” said Allison. “The fact that the program is a way to get out and educate not only the clients we see, but the volunteers also learn a lot of things with their own taxes.

They may not know they could’ve been saving money and also it gives them the chance to try a job that they may like.”

The local center is located at the Fleet and Family Support Center, 6027 School House Ln., Ste. 208 at Naval Support Facility (NSF) Dahlgren and at the Morale Welfare and Recreation building at NSF Indian Head, with services available by appointment only. To set up an appointment call (540) 653-1839. Before going to a VITA/ELF office, Allison advises costumers to bring the following items to ensure proper and thorough tax filing: - W-2s, 1099s, 1098s, and other tax forms - Bank account/routing information for direct deposit of refunds - Applicable receipts for Schedule A and adjustment items - If filing in the status of “Married Filing Jointly,” both taxpayers must be present to sign the return or present a signed power of attorney for taxes.

Additionally, Allison recommended that members should bring all documents relating to tax year 2014.

To find the nearest VITA center, or for more information, visit the Navy JAG Corps web site at http://www.jag.navy. mil/.

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