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February 12, 2015

Vol. XXXII No. 6

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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

NSA Annapolis conducts active shooter exercise

By Mass Communication Specialist Annapolis security and Fire department coordinated with Annapolis Police and City 1st Class Pedro A. Rodriguez Naval Support Activity (NSA) Annapolis teamed up with the city of Annapolis, Md., to conduct an active shooter exercise as part of the annual exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield (SC-CS) 2015, Feb. 6.

SC-CS 15 is a Force Protection exercise conducted by Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) and Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) on all Navy installations in the Continental United States to enhance the training and readiness of Navy security personnel as well as establish a learning environment for security personnel to exercise functional plans and operational capabilities.

“This is a great training opportunity for this type of event should it happen on campus,” said Phil Card, NSA Annapolis operations director. “It’s one of those things that keep me awake, it’s great for the population - for the Midshipmen and faculty and staff - to see they have a security force do this training and understand what their role is as well.”.

First responders teamed up in a scenario consisting of multiple “active shooters” in the Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library. NSA

and County Fire Departments to neutralize the shooters and help the simulated casualties on the scene.

“We have the City of Annapolis in here with us as well just so that we are able to function as a team and have the same priorities and are looking at the same things,” said Card. “I mean they get a lot of great training and sharing that with our Sailors and DoD security is critical to our success.”

As an annual exercise, SC-CS allows military and civilian responders alike to hone emergency skills as threats evolve, but in a safe environment, much like any other military evolution.

Capt. Logan Jones, NSA Annapolis commanding officer, emphasized that the exercise helps to practice military forces’ interoperability with local first responders in the case an active shooter emergency would happen in his installation.

“It is wonderful for us to be able to exercise with our mutual aid partners. We have established some great relationships with the city police, and that relationship is not just a drill relationship but it’s a year round

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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Pedro A. Rodriguez

Annapolis police and Naval Support Activity Annapolis security forces arrive at the scene of a simulated active shooter at the Naval Academy during Exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2015. Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield is an annual exercise that assesses the readiness of Navy security personnel to respond to threats located on naval installations and individual units.

Commandant’s Corner: Outreach is essential

Rear Adm. Mark Rich, Naval District Washington commandant

Greetings Team 88, In a previous Commandant’s Corners’ I discussed my focus areas, one of which is community. No installation or region can reach its potential without being engaged in and with its local community. You will recall the guiding principles Vice Adm. Smith outlined upon assumption of command of Navy Installations Command - in them you will find a discussion of the value & importance of representing the Navy in the surrounding communities. In the Secretary of Navy priorities you will find partnerships and how our global partnerships are critical to the future success of the Navy. You can see the common theme here. Community involvement, whatever you happen to define as “community,” matters.

In practical terms, this means engaging externally; leadership building relationships with stakeholders and key influencers. It means looking for opportunities to engage and telling our story around the region. As the Regional Commander, over the past year

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I have met with state and local elected officials, state and federal agency officials, civic organizations, community and neighborhood groups, and many more. The venues change, but each engagement presents the opportunity to meet with some of our biggest supporters, or those who can impact how we or our tenant commands operate.

These are invaluable opportunities to establish or grow meaningful relationships and a chance to communicate regional and installation objectives and perhaps build those relationships into partnerships. For example: On opening day for the 2014 baseball season the Washington Nationals dedicated a memorial to the victims of the 2013 Washington Navy Yard shooting. The initial discussion of the memorial event took place during a meeting I had with executives from the Washington Nationals.

Meetings with the Washington D.C. Chief of Police and her staff have led to an increased level of information sharing and cooperation between the Metro Police De-

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partment (MPD) and Naval Support Activity (NSA) Washington; enabling MPD to be better prepared to respond to emergencies on installations within the region, and NDW installations better prepared to cooperatively respond with MPD. For the past five years, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling has partnered with Project Giveback, a Washington-based charity, to ensure needy military families are able to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday week. Volunteers from the military and the District of Columbia’s Ward 8, team up each year to make this event a success.

Active engagement with the staffs of Senators Cardin and Mikulski and Congressman Van Hollen, and participation in Montgomery County Citizen Action Transportation Committee meetings has resulted in an invitation for NSA Bethesda to be part of an action committee for the Rapid Transit System.

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HOMES.mil Offers Navy OCONUS Online Community Listings For the First Time

By Carol Casto special to Navy Installations Command Public Affairs

available on HOMES.mil are accurate and meet our minimum requirements,” said Anne-Marie Snodgrass, EURAFSWA regional housing director. “We are excited to finally have the opportunity to provide our customers with the additional service of being able to search for community housing listings online, before they arrive.”

“The HSC staff is experienced in working with landlords throughout the world,” said Snodgrass. “Each location has its own set of local customs, agreements, laws and command policies that the HSC staff considers before accepting local listings, as necessary.”

HOMES.mil is part of the integrated services offered OCONUS through the HSC. In addition to home finding in the community, the HSC also offers showing services and language translation services (when needed). HSC counselors can provide translation services between the Service member and landlord during home tours, lease negotiation, and issue resolution.

“The staffs post each listing on HOMES.mil and work with their translators and the local community to offer Service members and their families the best possible local

HOMES.mil, the official Department of Defense (DoD) housing website, which was activated on Dec. 14, is dedicated to helping Service members, families, and DoD civilians find housing, wherever they choose to live.

For the first time, the HOMES.mil website is offering Navy housing listings for those living Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS).

The website enables Housing Service Center (HSC) professionals, landlords, and property managers to find and share vital information about community rental listings. Just as in the Continental United States, OCONUS HSCs work closely with landlords in their communities to assist service members with finding safe, suitable and affordable housing.

“Living OCONUS is a unique experience, and our HSC staff works directly with landlords to ensure the listings

housing,” said Snodgrass.

Additional HSC services OCONUS may offer include community orientation; providing information about entitlements such as Overseas Housing Allowance, Temporary Lodging Allowance, and Cost of Living Allowance; and temporary and full-tour furnishings. Service members should contact their local HSC or sponsor to determine if there is a mandatory military family housing assignment or on-base first policy at their location.

The Navy HSC is available to assist service members and their families find a home wherever they choose to live, either OCONUS or stateside. HOMES.mil improves the home finding experience for Service members and their families and alleviates some of the burdens and stress of PCS. To find information about your local HSC, including contact information, visit Navy Housing online at www. cnic.navy.mil/ContactHousing.

For more information about the Navy Installations Command, visit http://www.cnic.navy.mil.

Carol Casto is Navy Installations Command Program Analyst for Navy Housing.

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This Week in Naval History Feb 12

1935 - USS Macon (ZRS-5) crashes into the sea off Point Sur, Calif., after encountering a storm that tears off her upper fin, effectively ending the Navys trouble-plagued rigid-airship program. Only two of her crew are rescued.

1945 - USS Hawkbill (SS 366) sinks the small Japanese cargo vessel Kisaragi Maru and the two large boats she is towing, at Lombok Strait, N.E.I. 1947 - The first launch of a guided missile, the Loon, takes place on board USS Cusk (SS 348).

1994 - Coastal Patrol Ship USS Typhoon (PC 5) is commissioned.

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1913 - The Naval Radio Station, Arlington Va., begins operations. The station is a pioneer in communications, most notably with ether wave experiments with the Eiffel Tower in France.

1917 - Marine Capt. Francis T. Evans performs the first loop with a seaplane in an N-9 float plane at 3,000 feet, then forces it into a spin and successfully recovers. For this contribution to the science of aviation, he is later awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

1943 - Women Marines were reestablished as Marine Corps Womens Reserve.

Col. Ruth Cheney Streeter, the first Director of the United States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve, serves until Dec. 7, 1945.

1945 - USS Sennet (SS 408) is damaged by gunfire of Japanese gunboat (No.8 Kotoshiro Maru or No.3 Showa Maru), east of Tanega Shima, but then Sennett sinks No.8 Kotoshiro Maru after it had been shelled by

USS Lagarto (SS 371) and USS Haddock (SS 231). Haddock then sinks No.3 Showa Maru, which had already been shelled by Lagarto and Sennett.

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1804 - Lt. Stephen Decatur, with volunteers from frigate Constitution and schooner Enterprise, enters Tripoli harbor by night in the ketch Intrepid to burn the captured frigate Philadelphia.

1815 - The frigate Constitution captures British ship Susannah, despite the War of 1812 being over six weeks earlier. Word is slow getting to the fleet.

1944 - USS Skate (SS 305) sinks the Japanese light cruiser Agano as she deploys from Truk, Caroline Islands.

1945 - PB4Y-1 Liberators from (VPB 117) sink Japanese army cargo ship Ida Maru at Cape St. Jacques, French Indochina.

1952 - USS Gregory (DD 802), USS Twining (DD 540), and USS Rowan (DD 782) greet the first anniversary of the siege of Wonsan, Korea, with destructive interdiction fire.

1996 - Fast Attack Submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) is commissioned.

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1864 - While at anchor off Charleston, S.C., the Steam Sloop of War USS Housatonic is attacked by the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley using a spar torpedo. USS Housatonic is recorded as the first warship to be sunk by a submarine.

1942 - The first Construction Battalion (Seabees) arrives in the Pacific during World War II at Bora Bora, Society Islands.

1944 - USS Nicholas (DD 449) sinks the Japanese submarine I-11 in the Marshall Islands.

1944 - During Operation Hailstone, aircraft from the nine aircraft carriers of Task Force 58 attack the Japanese fleet at Truk.

During the 2-day strike, 33 Japanese vessels are destroyed and nine more damaged.

1945 - While wounded and gravely weakened, Medal of Honor Recipient Lt Rufus G. Herring takes the helm of the Landing Craft Infantry Gunboat (LCI(G)-449), which was heavily hit by Japanese counter-fire, rallies his men, and keeps the ship in action protecting UDT swimmers.

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1846 - Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft issues the General Order to change Larboard to Port for identification of the left side of a sailing vessel.

1865 - In order for CSS Charleston, CSS Chicora, and CSS Palmetto State not to be captured by Rear Adm. John A. Dahlgren’s squadron during the evacuation of Charleston, S.C., Confederate Capt. John R. Tucker, orders the ships be set afire and blown up.

1942 - USS Truxtun (DD 229) and USS Pollux (AKS-2) sink during a heavy storm in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, with the loss of 204 lives.

1944 - The amphibious force under Rear Adm. Harry W. Hill lands troops on Engebi Island, Eniwetok, securing the island before the end of the day.

1945 - U.S. Navy destroyers engage Japanese vessels off Iwo and Chichi Jima. USS Waldron (DD 699) is damaged after intentionally ramming a gunboat; USS Dortch (DD 670) sinks auxiliary submarine chaser

Women Marines were reestablished as Marine Corps Women’s Reserve.

Col. Ruth Cheney Streeter, the first Director of the United States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve, serves until Dec. 7, 1945.

Ayukawa Maru north-northwest of Iwo Jima; USS Barton (DD 722), USS Ingraham (DD 694), and USS Moale (DD 693) operating near Chichi Jima, sink Japanese guardboats No.35 Nanshin Maru, No. 3 Kyowa Maru, and No.5 Kukuichi Maru.

1994 - Mine Countermeasures Ship USS Ardent (MCM 12) is commissioned.

Indian Head residents participate in JLUS

By Zack Shelby NSASP Public Affairs Area residents participated in a public forum for the Indian Head Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) on Jan. 28 at the Village Green Pavilion in Indian Head, Md. The Indian Head JLUS, in collaboration with Naval Support Facility (NSF) Indian Head, the town of Indian Head, and Charles County, was designed to protect and preserve the mission at NSF Indian Head while supporting continued community economic development, and to preserve the health, safety and welfare of the surrounding community.

“It’s an opportunity for a military base and the surrounding community to have a dialogue about any compatibility issues that the two may be facing and to try and find ways to address and resolve those issues,” said Project Manager Amy Blessinger, Charles County Department of Planning & Growth Management.

U.S. Navy photo by Zack Shelby Indian Head Mayor Dennis Scheessele Dozens of Indian Head area residents gathered to participate in a public welcomed everyone in attendance and to forum for the Indian Head Joint Land Use Study on Jan. 28 at the Village the JLUS. “The project is a study of the planning, Green Pavilion. zoning and land use policies and practices of the three parties being studied,” Schees- citizens of the town of Indian Head and the an opportunity for citizens of the town of sele said. “The objective is to deter adverse workforce on the base. Scheessele offered a Indian Head to organize their hiking advenimpacts among those project policies and few updates related to ongoing projects in- tures on the Indian Head Rail Trail.

“Later this spring, we plan to have a ribpractices, minimize and mitigate those im- cluding renovations to the Indian Head Cenpacts. The town of Indian Head is embark- ter for the Arts, so it can increase programs bon cutting and dedication ceremony for ing on an economic development strategy. it can provide to the citizens of Indian Head. the connector trail and trail head plaza,” “The town has completed the connector Scheessele said. “Another project we’re We’ve hired a consultant to develop an actrail from Village Green to the Indian Head moving along with is the Potomac River tionable strategic plan for us.”

He said the study is designed to provide Rail Trail,” he said. He also said a trail head Boardwalk. We hope to start construction goods and services to meet the needs of the plaza has been completed that will provide this summer. It looks like things are start-

ing to come around for the town of Indian Head. We’re making progress. We want to get ready for an economic development surge. We’re looking forward to the conclusion of this JLUS study to get us headed in the right direction.”

Capt. Mary Feinberg, Naval Support Activity South Potomac commanding officer, offered support in working together to improve the area and maintain relations.

“We look forward to participating with the town of Indian Head on [JLUS] and making sure we remain good neighbors for what you guys bring to the base,” Feinberg said.

Edith Hoschar, of Resource Management Concepts Inc. is part of a consultant team designed to help the Indian Head JLUS effort thrive.

“The intent of this meeting is to get feedback from you all on your concerns,” Hoschar said. She invited residents to ask questions during the forum, which also included a 15 to 20 minute break to discuss pamphlets, maps and other information related to the JLUS that were handed out.

“This is where you come in,” Hoschar said to the residents. “You provide us with input and guidance in the process.”

She said the consulting team has established the project website www.indianheadjlus.com, reviewed existing information and reports, collected demographic information and interviewed 31 stakeholders.

“That’s a wide range of military representatives and local community representatives and businesses,” Hoschar said. “Our

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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

(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

Wednesday 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

(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.

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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.

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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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relationship.” said Jones. “I think it’s critical and maybe it’s more critical for us than other bases - to have those relationships with the other agencies. We’re not a number of miles out of town and really out of reach.

We’re right in the city of Annapolis - the state capital.”

Exercise SC-CS is the largest force protection exercise across the Department of Defense and consists of roughly 130 simultaneous field training exercise attacks across the country.

“For our young folks, we’re trying to introduce them to the concepts of what are your priorities of action in an active shooter and to teach them the tactical movements necessary to go through a facility and find the bad guy, and make sure [the building] is clear,” said Jones. “I think that the annual exercises we do for Solid Curtain and Citadel Shield are invaluable for really focusing everybody’s attention on a very important reality in our lives - the need to keep ourselves safe and secure and to respond to threats to our security.”

SC-CS15 is not in response to any specific threat, but is a regularly scheduled exercise.

For more information on events happening in NDW, visit www.facebook.com/ NavDistWash

Photos by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Pedro Rodriguez

Naval Support Activity (NSA) Annapolis teamed up with the city of Annapolis, Md., to conduct multiple “active shooters” in the Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library as part as part of the annual exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield (SC-CS) 2015, Feb. 6.

STAFF POSITION AVAILABLE - PILOT DEPARTMENT OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK The Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park (http:// www.aero.umd.edu) is seeking highly qualified candidates for a position supporting the UMD Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site in Southern Maryland. Candidates with the requisite skills, demonstrated technical expertise, creativity and leadership are sought to serve as a Pilot for the UAS Test Site. Candidates must have demonstrated a proven record for excellence in the unmanned aviation industry and must be certified by the FAA as a Private Pilot (at a minimum) with a second class medical.

Under the direction of the Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, the UMD UAS Test Site leverages the capabilities of the people and infrastructure in Southern Maryland and the University of System of Maryland for technical and policy issues associated with UAS. The UAS Test Site offers a collaborative approach to applying advanced capabilities to meet the challenges facing the UAS industry.

For best consideration, applications should be submitted online by February 23, 2015: http://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/31900 Information on the Department is available at the following website: www.aero.umd.edu The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status.

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Continued from 3 next step is to identify any conflicts between the military and local communities, prepare recommendations and develop an implementation plan.”

She also said another public forum is slated for March.

“That’s where we’re going to provide our recommendations, any implementation plans and hopefully some more of the report,” Hoschar said. “After that public forum, we’re going to have a final report and that will go the town and county.”

She said that in addition to participating in the forums, residents can visit the project website and send questions to Blessinger at BlessingA@charlescounty.MD.gov. There will also be an online survey available to make comments and ask questions.

Several residents also took advantage of the forum as an opportunity to do just that.

One resident wondered what the JLUS process was all about and wanted to know what attendees would be giving input for, the purpose of the study and where info would go.

While that question and others like it were clarified by local leaders, another about the potential for NSF Indian Head to be affected by the Base Realignment and Closure commission was not directly related to the JLUS. Nevertheless, Feinberg tried to assuage the concern by setting the record straight.

“Right now. there are no plans for BRAC,” she said. “This is something completely separate from a BRAC. [The JLUS] makes sure we remain good stewards of the environment surrounding the base and good neighbors. We want to make sure we do what we need to inside the fence lines and

help outside the fence lines where we can.”

A retiree posed another military question, asking about goals, projections or plans related to the base and its economic development that might also extend into and affect the surrounding community.

That inquiry was fielded by Cmdr. Jeff Brancheau, the public works officer responsible for NSF Indian Head.

“Being the public works officer, I’m intimately familiar with the facilities piece of what’s going on in the installation,” Brancheau said. “I’ll tell you right now that we have probably in the range of about $100 million in new construction that’s ongoing on the installation. I will tell you that future plans have additional construction coming on the installation.”

Brancheau added the caveat that the majority, if not all of that construction, is a “one-for-one” replacement for old or nonfunctioning facilities. “I do not expect to see a substantial growth in what’s going on at Indian Head,” he said.

After the break for table discussion where consultants and military and community leaders assisted residents with other questions and concerns, another round of questions related to water quantity and quality, ecosystems, striped bass management and wetlands protection highlighted the second half of the forum.

Other common compatibility issues covered by the JLUS include, but are not limited to community growth, energy compatibility and availability, marine resources, and unexploded ordnance and munitions.

To learn more about the Indian Head JLUS or to provide input, visit www.indianheadjlus.com or contact Blessinger at 301-645-0650 or BlessingerA@CharlesCountyMD.gov

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In January, the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland finalized the 18-month long Naval Air Station Patuxent River Joint Land Use Study, a collaborative land use planning effort conducted as a joint venture between the Navy (locally NAS Patuxent River), surrounding jurisdictions, state and federal agencies, and other affected stakeholders.

At Naval Support Activity South Potomac, the Commanding Officer chairs a 450-member Community Relations Council (COMREL) that meets quarterly. The COMREL council provides an opportunity for critical information sharing and allows her to work directly with her four local communities, elected officials and business and community leaders.

The region is about to host the first regional education forum with educators who work with military families to discuss unique educational requirements of NCR military families. This comes after meetings with several state and county school officials.

These are all good news stories that resulted from establishing or fostering strong relationships. Throughout the region you will find many success stories like the ones just mentioned that stem from active engagement with local leaders and commu-

nities. At NDW I continue to support and promote an active and aggressive community relations program; we reach out to local communities and try to reinforce the Navy’s ethical and responsible stewardship of the financial, natural and human resources that have been placed in our trust. We collaborate on issues that impact the long-term sustainability of our installations and seek to be involved in the discussions leading up to decisions that impact our mission and people.

For the annual Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield exercise NSA Annapolis works closely with community partners including the city of Annapolis’ police and fire departments and the Anne Arundel Medical Center. The exercise provides exceptional training not only for NSA Annapolis security forces but also provides these local community organizations needed skills and training. Additionally, their community outreach was critical during the construction of the new commissary/ Navy Exchange complex and mitigated noise and disruption complaints.

Community engagement can take many forms and covers a broad range of activities, but however you look at it, engagement is a key contributor to our mission success. It’s not just something we do, but rather, it is integral to how we work. Moving forward, we will continue to refine our model for community engagement that will strengthen region/installation- community partnerships and become an enterprise model for community engagement.

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

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