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March 7, 2013
Vol. XXX No.9
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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
NDW Rolls out Energy Saving Smart Grid Pilot Program By Patrick Gordon NDW Waterline writer
While many military installations across the nation concern themselves more and more with energy efficiency, Naval District Washington (NDW) is taking a step further by utilizing innovative technology to improve energy efficiency with the implementation of its Smart Grid Pilot Program. The Navy’s Smart Grid Pilot is comprised of interconnected technologies that collectively intelligently monitor, predict, control, and respond to building and utility management systems. Using Smart Grid technologies, the Navy can adjust energy distribution and controls to lower cost and divert energy to power critical assets during an emergency. “In fiscal year 2012, OPNAV funded the NDW smart grid pilot activity with the goal of establishing foundational capabilities to enable the energy mandates in a cyber-secure fashion,” said Rear Adm. David Boone, director, Shore Readiness (OPNAV N46). “They have accomplished the development
of the smart grid industrial control architecture that has been tested, validated and certified by fleet cyber command for Department of the Navy use. I’m excited about the progress that the NDW Pilot has made in achieving their goals.” The requirements of the NDW Smart Grid Program are to reduce cost and energy consumption, as well as support mission assurance. The core of Smart Grid is a cyber-secure command and control infrastructure for utility and building systems and is a modernized integration of utilities and energy industrial control systems and its infrastructure. “The NDW Smart Grid Pilot will provide information supporting command and control of shore operations including facility, utility, security, and space management enabling the Navy to meet its shore energy goals,” said Jody Davenport, NDW Smart Grid Pilot Program manager. “NDW Smart Grid will enable the Navy to develop policies to enable the most cost-effective approach to phased Navy-wide enterprise implemen-
See Smart Grid, Page 9
U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Kiona Miller
Shane Trexler, Energy Engineer with SilTek Incorporated, completes the installation of the Washington Navy Yards Visitor’s Center Axion Power International Inc. Energy Hub used to monitor energy usage. The project helped the Visitor’s Center become a NetZero building, meaning it produces more energy annually than it consumes. Naval District Washington is utilizing innovative technology to improve energy efficiency with the implementation of its Smart Grid Pilot Program.
Financial Management a Must for Servicemembers By Patrick Gordon NDW Waterline writer
U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Gordon
For servicemembers, monetary decisions can be a bit more involved than the average individual. Understanding wants versus needs and having a financial plan can help servicemembers avoid debt and achieve long-term saving goals throughout their careers.
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As tightening budgets in the government put a greater focus on finances, individuals tend to look more closely at their own spending habits as well. For servicemembers, monetary decisions can be a bit more involved than the average individual. Deployments, relocations, and other aspects of military life can add certain strains to personnel pocketbooks. Luckily, there are a number of financial planning resources available to members of the armed forces to keep their funds steady. “The personal financial educators at the Fleet/Military and Family Support Centers should be service member’s number one resource to keeping themselves out of debt,” said Paul Grossman, regional work and family life coordinator. “Financial educators provide one-on-one consultations and group sessions two address financial concerns and issues confronting service members and their families. Services are designed to support short and long range term financial
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needs, plans and goals to include assistance with money management, savings and investing, credit management, retirement planning and plethora of other topics.” Grossman said that additional services are available through Military OneSource for those unable to attend in-person counseling or in locations where in-person counseling is not available. Relief societies provide one-on-one assistance to service members and their families that have immediate needs with unforeseen family emergencies. Servicemembers should also consider contacting their local credit union or bank to determine if financial counseling services are available. These resources make it easy for servicemembers, deployed or at home, to manage finances. But for those who might already be facing debt or other monetary challenges, Grossman adds that there are outlets for them as well. “If a servicemember is facing debt, the first step is to gather their financial documents
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See Financial, Page 9
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JPAC Continues Identification Process for Two USS Monitor Sailors Slated for Burial at Arlington National Cemetery By MC2 Jon Dasbach Navy Public Affairs Support Element West, Det. Hawaii
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, conducted forensic analysis on remains of two Sailors found in the gun turret of the Civil War-era ironclad ship, USS Monitor, who are to be interred March 8 at Arlington National Cemetery. Sixteen Sailors were lost when the Monitor sank Dec. 31, 1862, off Cape Hatteras, N.C., during a storm. In an attempt to recover the USS Monitor’s gun turret in 2002, the remains of the two Sailors were discovered and sent to JPAC for possible identification. Once the remains arrived at JPAC, the mission to identify the two Sailors who lost their lives more than 150 years ago began. Forensic anthropologist Robert Mann, director of the Forensic Science Academy for JPAC, was assigned to do the skeletal analysis. “The Monitor Sailors were really very unusual for us; water recoveries first of all are not that common for us,” said Mann. “To recover remains from the bottom of the ocean that sat there for 150 years is really phenomenal.” “What I would like people to know is that we’re here, and committed to the ideal of bringing home our fallen,” stated
U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command
In this undated photograph provided by Naval History and Heritage Command the crew of USS Monitor stands near the ship’s turret after the Battle of Hampton Roads between Monitor and the Confederate navy ironclad CSS Virginia. Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, conducted forensic analysis on remains of two Sailors found in the gun turret of the Civil War-era ironclad ship, USS Monitor, who are to be interred March 8 at Arlington National Cemetery.
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Danang McKay, JPAC command senior enlisted leader. “It doesn’t matter if that happened during World War II or it happens in future conflicts, we will always be here. We’ll bring you home.” Other JPAC staff members who took part in the identification process included a dentist who analyzed the teeth from the remains, with the intent to cross reference them with any dental records that they might be able to find. “Our mission is to send out teams,” said McKay. “It’s a multiphase mission where we do investigations, recovery and identification of fallen warriors from our nation’s past conflicts.” “There are a lot of challenges when you are trying to identify someone, especially when you’re just dealing with skeletal remains. If you think about how you recognize somebody, and how we identify people, they identify them by visual examinations,” said Mann. “Look at the face or finger prints, well we don’t have finger prints after 150 years. We don’t have faces, we have bones and teeth.” One of the challenges faced was the amount of available records from the Civil War-era and when the Monitor sank in 1862. “We’re talking 150 years and from the Civil War. The records are not that good and we don’t have the dental x-rays.
See JPAC, Page 10
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How are you using Personal Financial Management to plan for your future?
First thing I do is set automatic payments for my bills and for my savings, that’s something that I started way back when I was in the military. Once you set everything automatically, you are just so use to having a set amount of money and everything is already paid off and whatever is left is for you to enjoy. Tommy Heath PMW-205, SPAWAR PM Office
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Throughout the 24 years that I have been in the military and all of the classes that I have taken, I’ve just learned to keep my checkbook balanced to pay my bills off one at a time. I know they say take the smallest bill and start with that, however I look forward to paying the big bills off because that is more money that I can put into my savings.
Every month I save a percentage of money and I put it into a retirement account and at the same time I budget every dollar that I spend, that’s probably the best that I do. Lt. Matthew Bolduc, Dentist Washington Navy Yard Branch Health Clinic
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This Week in Navy History March 7
when OP-20G became the Communications Security Group. 1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act. 1942 - In a PT boat, Lt. Cmdr. John Bulkeley leaves the Philippines to take General Douglas MacArthur to Australia. 1945 - Use of first Navy landing craft to cross Rhine River at Bad Neuenahr. 1965 - Market Time patrols begin off South Vietnam coast.
1958 - Commissioning of USS Grayback (SSG-574), first submarine built from keel up with guided missile capability, to fire Regulus II missile. 1960 - USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) rescues four Russian soldiers from their landing craft 1,000 miles from Midway Island, which was drifting several weeks after their engine failed off Kamchatka Peninsula. 1966 - Department of the Navy reorganized into present structure under the Chief of Naval Operations. 1967 - PBRs assist Operation Overload II in Rung Sat Zone, Vietnam. 1968 - Operation Coronado XII begins in Mekong Delta, Vietnam. 1994 - Navy issues first orders to women assigned aboard a combat ship, USS Eisenhower (CVN-69).
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Photo courtesy of the Naval History and Heritage Command
1854 - Commodore Matthew Perry opens The first battle between ironclads, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia, is fought treaty negotiations with Japan. to a draw at Hampton Roads, Va., March 9, 1862. 1862 - Ironclad ram CSS Virginia destroys USS Cumberland and Congress. 1847 - Commodore David Connor leads 1933 - Pacific Fleet provides assistance 1945 - Phyllis Daley becomes first Afrisuccessful amphibious assault near Vera after earthquake at Long Beach, Calif. can-American Ensign, Navy Nurse Corps. 1945 - Navy and civilian nurses interned 1958 - Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) Cruz, Mexico. 1862 - First battle between ironclads, at Los Banos, Philippines, flown back to U.S. is decommissioned, leaving the Navy withThe Navy nurses were awarded Bronze Star out an active battleship for the first time USS Monitor and CSS Virginia. 1914 - First test of wind tunnel at Wash- for their service. since 1895. 1948 - First use of jets assigned to opera1965 - Seventh Fleet lands first major ington Navy Yard. tional squadron (VF-5A) on board a carrier, Marine units in South Vietnam at Danang. USS Boxer (CV-21). March 10
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1798 - Appointment of the first surgeon in the U.S. Navy, George Balfour.
1783 - USS Alliance, under Capt. John Barry, defeats HMS Sybil in final naval action of Revolution in West Indies waters.
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1935 - Birth of Naval Security Group
Military Day Celebrated at Special Olympics D.C.
By Master-At-Arms Seaman April Beazer NSAB Public Affairs staff writer
Members of the military, including five Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB) members, volunteered on Feb. 21 at AMF Capital Plaza Bowling Center for the Special Olympics D.C. bowling competition. Anthony Sokenu, associate director of sports, spoke of the passion he has for working with the Special Olympics team. “We give [the athletes] what they deserve, not what they need. They are the epitome of what an athlete should be,” he said. At the end of a game, regardless of their scores, they are always proud of themselves and the team members they compete with, said Sokenu. “Not only do they come out and do their best and show their amazing talents, they really show a great spirit,” said Sokenu. “Any athlete is about doing their best and hopefully getting the gold, silver or bronze, but the majority of my athletes, even the athletes that place fifth and sixth are equally as happy as the athlete that comes in first. So, not only are they excited for doing the best they can, they are excited for you to do the best you can.” The bowling competition takes place every winter. There are four competition dates each year that many volunteers attend, including the military. Sokenu said the athletes at the Special Olympics look forward to the day that military members come in to volunteer. “From the very first day when my ath-
Photo by Master-At-Arms Seaman April Beazer
A participant in Special Olympics D.C. throws a ball down the lane at AMF Capital Plaza Bowling Center, Feb. 21. letes come in, the first questions they ask are: ‘Is today the military day? Are they coming today? Are the men and women going to be in their uniforms?’ For the last 11 weeks, all I’ve been hearing about is ‘when is the military coming?’ So, the last time they are with me, I say, ‘next week is military week’ and they go crazy,” said Sokenu. The help the military provides and the
See Military Day, Page 10
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1917 - All American merchant ships are ordered to be armed in war zones. 1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt designates Admiral Ernest J. King to serve as the Chief of Naval Operations, as well as the Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet, to which he was appointed Dec. 30, 1941. 1956 - In first overseas deployment of Navy missile squadron, VA-83 left on USS Intrepid (CVA-1).
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1895 - Award of first submarine building contract to John P. Holland Torpedo Boat Co. 1917 - Armed merchant ships authorized to take action against U-boats. 1959 - Naval Research Laboratory takes first ultraviolet pictures of sun. 1963 - USS Albany (CG-10) and aircraft from Navy Airborne Early Warning Squadron Four from Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, aid five ill crewmembers of Norwegian freighter Jotunfjell.
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NSA Washington-JBAB Fleet Family and Fun 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 in-
Provides presentations to help commands meet requirements, as well as enhance operational and personal readiness
FFR/MWR Phone numbers
including parenting skills training, couples
Fitness Centers
communication, anger and stress man-
Washington Navy Yard, bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2282/2829
agement, conflict resolution, Child Abuse Awareness, Spouse Abuse Awareness and
Information, Tickets & Travel (ITT)
suicide prevention. Trainings can be cus-
Ticket Office, WNY Bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2484
tomized to fit needs of the command.
Travel Office, WNY Bldg. 184 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-8299
New Parent Support Program (NPS)
Food & Beverage
Assists new parents in coping with the
Catering & Conference Center, WNY Bldg. 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3041/4312
demands of parenting and military life
Mordecai Booth’s Public House, WNY Bldg. 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 678-0514
through parenting education and training and home visits to new parents prior
Military and Family Support Center
to delivery and after delivery; information
MFSC, JBAB Bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-6151
and referral for military and community re-
MFSC, JBAB Bldg. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-0450
sources; child development screenings and
formation that will benefit the transitioning
monitoring. All active duty members and
Other Important Numbers
military member.
their families who are pregnant and or have
FFR Administrative Office, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3659
children in the home from infancy to three
FFRP Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-4052
years old are eligible for these home visita-
MWR Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-4662
tion services.
MWR Marketing Department, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-8298
Deployment/mobilization/readiness
Family Housing Office, JBAB Bldg. 414 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-0346
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.
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).
Improve your speaking skills with Helmsmen Toastmasters Join us Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 a.m., at the Pentagon Library and Conference Center. Toastmasters is an international organization that helps everyone speak, think, lead and listen better. For more info, contact Carl Sabath at carl.sabath@osd. mil, 703-695-2804, or Elizabeth Femrite
Regional Child Placement Office, JBAB Bldg. 414. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3055 Assisting Sailors and family members prepare for deployment, manage separations and reunite and reintegrate with families
Liberty Program/Center, JBAB Bldg. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-1802 Outdoor Recreation/Equipment Rental, JBAB, Bldg. 928 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-9136 Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, JBAB, Bldg. 602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 404-7050
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)
group exercise room will also be closed and
MWR & CMWR are hosting a new special
classes will be relocated to Building 73 on
event. The Bornstein’s are a comedy and
the indoor tennis courts. Two changing
mind-reading duo that will leave you say-
rooms will be provided in Building 73. Tow-
ing “Wow!” The event will begin with a lunch
el service will be suspended throughout the
buffet which includes fried chicken, fish,
Provides assistance to service members
entire renovations. For further information
with special needs children and family
and updates throughout all phases, please
members with medical needs including re-
do not hesitate to ask the staff members at
source referral to medical, counseling and
the Fitness center. You can also sign-up for
educational services, support groups and
email alerts by emailing your full name and
care providers. Assists in finding duty sta-
email to nsaw.marketing1@gmail.com.
tions where needs are met. Mandatory en-
MWR Ticket Office Hours in the Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Party at the Pub Town Center
rollment per OPNAVINST 1754.2D.
MWR Happenings
March 14 | 4 to 8 p.m. | Mordecai Booths
Public House Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day a few days early
at elizabeth.m.femrite.civ@mail.mil, 571-
Fitness Center Renovations - Phase 1
at the Pub. Join us after work for some great
256-8674. Remember, great Helmsmen
Begins March 1 | WNY Fitness Center
live music entertainment and Karaoke by DJ
say, “Yes!” To learn more about Helmsmen
Phase 1 will include renovations to the
Scott, party specials, giveaways and more.
Toastmasters, visit http://helmsmen.toast-
2nd and 3rd floors. The 2nd floor gym area
mastersclubs.org
and locker rooms will be closed but the
DEPLOYMENT READINESS/ FAMILY SERVICES Life Skills Education
equipment and locker rooms on the 1st floor will be available for use. Racquetball court #2 will also be closed so please coordinate reservations for use of racquetball court #1 at the front desk. The 3rd floor
The Bornstein’s - A Comedy & Mind Reading Duo March 21 | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Catering & Conference Center $15 in advance | $20 at the door (includes admission & lunch buffet)
macaroni & cheese, greens, salad and dessert. After lunch, the show will begin around 11:30am. Purchase your tickets at the MWR ITT offices or call 202-433-5912 for more information regarding this event!
The MWR ITT Office located in Building 22 (Town Center/Food Court) has new hours of operation. They will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you need to contact the office during normal hours of operation you can reach them at 202-433-2484.
March Group Exercise Schedule Please visit the Washington Navy Yard Fitness Center in Building 22 to receive a copy of this month’s Group Exercise Schedule.
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Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium The Sea Service Leadership Association has opened registration for its 26th annual Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium, the largest gathering of military women in the nation. Women from each of the five service branches are invited to register. The twoday symposium will be held March 10-12, at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. Attendees may register at www.sealeader.org.
Crews Into Shape It’s time to start thinking about getting your body back to that fit, energetic, healthy you. The good news is that you can have fun doing it. The 13th annual “Crews Into Shape” challenge will run March 3 to March 30. Begun in 2001, the challenge is a four-week long team approach to wellness where each team member earns points for exercising, maintaining or achieving a weight goal, eating fruits and vegetables, and other activities. Sponsored by the Navy Marine Corps Public Health Center, the challenge is open to the entire DoD family. Find two to 10 crew members, pick a crew leader and register your team by March 3. Sign-ups and forms are web-based, making participation smooth-sailing. Crew leaders receive frequent “Crews Notes” during the campaign to encourage their crew members. Crew names and locations are posted on the web. For challenge rules and registration information, visit www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcphc/health-promotion/ Pages/crews-into-shape.aspx.
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Coast Guard Reserve: 72 Years of Service to America By Rear Adm. Steven E. Day Acting director of Reserve and Military Personnel
The Coast Guard Reserve has been a flexible, responsive and cost-effective workforce that has maintained its primary purpose of providing surge capacity for Coast Guard missions for 72 years. The Coast Guard Reserve was established Feb. 19, 1941. Of the 214,000 personnel serving in the Coast Guard during World War II, nine out of 10 were reservists. Another 125,000 members served in the Temporary Reserve, which consisted of volunteers and auxiliary members whose paid and unpaid services were needed in a military capacity for coastal and port security details. Today, the Coast Guard Reserve consists of nearly 8,000 dedicated men and women who support the Coast Guard roles of maritime homeland security, national defense - domestic and expeditionary and response to natural and man-made domestic disasters. Reservists are always ready to mobilize with critical competencies in boat operations, contingency planning and response, expeditionary warfare, marine safety, port security, maritime law enforcement and mission support. Reservists bring a unique blend of civilian and military experience and proficiency to the Coast Guard. On any given day you will find members of this locally trained and ready force supporting a variety of Coast Guard missions across the country and overseas. And, as we have seen during surge events like Deepwater Horizon and more recently, Hurricane Sandy, this investment in time and training has an impact far beyond the local command’s area of responsibility and provides the nation with greater capacity and capability. Through forward-leaning program initiatives and prudent budget management we are ensuring that our Reserve force is staffed, trained and supported to remain
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Brahm
Coast Guard reservists perform underway training in Port Arthur, Texas. agile and ready to mobilize. In 2012 we completed the implementation of the Reserve Force Readiness System. This initiative has achieved notable efficiencies in the management of reservists assigned to drill at active duty units and made fulltime support billets more closely focused on Reserve training requirements. In addition, the Concept of Reserve Employment initiative ensures training is better aligned to deliver the specific competencies required by the evolving manner in which operational commanders employ the Coast Guard Reserve. As we celebrate this 72nd anniversary of the Coast Guard Reserve, it should be emphasized that mobilization is the Coast Guard Reserve’s primary purpose and function; and every day, through training and augmentation, reservists provide the vital surge capability that the citizens of our nation expect from the United States Coast Guard. As tightening budgets and increasing workloads continue to squeeze the active component’s capacity, the Coast Guard Reserve will continue to fill a vital role in the Commandant’s overall strategy to meet current mission requirements as well as the challenges and opportunities the future will bring.
PAX Lab Demonstrates Ability for Unmanned Systems to Communicate
By Jamie Cosgrove Program Executive Office Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons Public Affairs
Engineers from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at NAS Patuxent River recently conducted a demonstration to test new technology, which allows for interoperability between unmanned air systems (UAS). In collaboration with U.S. Army personnel from Huntsville, Ala., the Common Standards and Interoperability (CSI) and the Battlespace Modeling and Simulation groups (AIR 5.4.2) held demonstrations at Pax River’s UAS Integration Lab, known as the UASIL, on Feb. 5 and 22. The demonstrations validated the government-developed interface, or the software and hardware that enables systems to communicate, for inclusion into future UAS. Interoperability, or the ability for systems to “communicate” with one another, is critical, said Rear Adm. Mat Winter, who oversees the Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, (PEO(U&W)) after observing the Feb. 22 demonstration. PEO(U&W)’s portfolio includes management of the U.S. Navy’s CSI group. “To truly capitalize on the capabilities of unmanned systems, these assets must op-
erate seamlessly across the air, ground and maritime domains while complementing our manned aircraft capabilities,” Winter said. The hourlong demonstration began with a UASIL operator controlling a sensor, or camera, located on a Shadow UAS at the Joint Technology Center/System Integration Laboratory (JTC/SIL) in Huntsville through the Defense Research and Engineering Network. The operator at the UASIL then relinquished control of the Shadow sensor and took control of a sensor at the UASIL using the same interface. The PEO(U&W) Interface Control Working Group (ICWG) leveraged NATO and Army work to develop a command and control interface that is Navy-owned and interoperable with Army UAS. Software engineers integrated hardware sensors and stimulators to their existing suite of simulations to develop and implement the interface for the demo. “In today’s operating environment, every UAS speaks a different language, making it impossible for the systems to communicate,” said Capt. Don Zwick, CSI program manager. “NAVAIR ownership and management of the interface not only reduces the effort required to make two systems interoperable, but it also develops a workforce skilled in how UAS, which are essentially flying robots, work internally.” This government-owned technology will
U.S. Navy photo
Chris Latham, an interface developer at NAS Patuxent River, demonstrates control of a payload sensor, which resides at the Joint Technology Center/ System Integration Laboratory in Huntsville, Ala. reduce cost and development time in the future since today’s defense contractors own the majority of data behind these messages, Zwick said. “This savings is great with regards to cost and schedule, but most importantly it gives the warfighter on the ground access to
abundant amounts of information, that to this point wasn’t available,” said Tim Hurley, UASIL manager. Another live demonstration is planned in May at Pax River, which will demonstrate a more advanced command and control technology.
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Allied Master Strategists: The Combined Chiefs of Staff in World War II
Reviewed by Cmdr. Youssef Aboul-Enein
Allied Master Strategists: The Combined Chiefs of Staff in World War II by David Rigby. Published by Naval Institute Press, 2012. 270 pages. There are volumes upon volumes about World War II ranging from biographies, battles, theaters, and campaigns to strategic relationships, technology, as well as logistics. Our current world is shaped by the events of World War II; institutions like the United Nations, the World Bank, and the organization of the United States military are the results of this conflict. Editor and adjunct college instructor David Rigby’s first book explores a little appreciated aspect of the Second World War. One of the many reasons the Allies won the conflict was the fact that the United States and Britain integrated their senior military staffs in ways unprecedented in the annals of warfare. Rigby tells the story of how the Combined Chiefs of Staff was created. He examines the senior officers that made up its members and, more importantly, how the British and Americans made it work despite setbacks and bitter disagreements over strategy and the allocation of resources. Imagine being at the conference table during one of several meetings during the day discussing the outlines for Operation TORCH (the Invasion of North Africa) or Operation OVERLORD (D-Day) and integrating these decisions with theater commanders in Europe and Pacific. This is no easy task when your theater commander is Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery or Gen. Douglas MacArthur. The book begins by narrowly defining who made up the Combined Chiefs of Staff, a claim that will undoubtedly be controversial among historians, as even those deeply immersed in the history of World War II cannot agree on this point.
Rigby then discusses the short biographies of the nine men he selected as representing the Combined Chiefs of Staff, starting with Gens. George Marshall on the American side, and Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff. Brooke would manage British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, while Marshall never allowed his Commander in Chief to address him by his first name--such was his conviction of the need to remain Franklin Roosevelt’s chief military advisor. The book also investigates Adm. Andrew Cunningham who commanded Royal Navy warships in battle against the Germans and Italians in the Mediterranean before joining the Combined Chiefs of Staff, as well as U.S. Navy Adms. William Leahy and Ernest King, each with their own biases and agendas. Sir John Dill headed the British Joint Delegation in Washington, D.C., as a result of having been demoted and worn down by Churchill from Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff. His candid assessments, despite Churchill’s occasional exuberance, would be a benefit to Marshall when he died in 1944; Marshall insisted that the British general be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. One chapter covers the organization and daily routine of the Combined Chiefs of Staff from where they worked in an ever increas-
ingly crammed wartime Washington, D.C., to the running of a global war. Rigby highlights the integration of these meetings into the major conferences between Churchill and Roosevelt in Cairo, Casablanca and Tehran. The author reminds us vividly of the nature of the state planned economy that the United States undertook during World War II, whereby the means of production from factories to tools were government owned and corporations provided management and organization to consolidate manufacturing and share profits. This allowed for competitors to share plans and technology and build better bombers, fighters, tanks, and other tools of warfare. Rigby reminds us that the Axis never similarly coordinated efforts and even deeply distrusted one another, such as when Italy’s Benito Mussolini invaded Greece without even hinting to Hitler of his intentions. The Italian dictator was angry that Hitler did not include him as an ally in war plans like the invasion of France. Only when German U-boats and commerce raiders decimated trade vessels in the Atlantic Ocean and started hunting in the Indian Ocean did the German admiralty coordinate with the Japanese, but it would be minor and would never lead to the kind of geo-strategic planning conducted by the Combined Chiefs of Staff. This is an excellent book and highly recommended for those interested in World War II, combined planning, the logistics and economics of large scale warfare, and inter-allied operations. Editor’s Note: Cmdr. Aboul-Enein is the author of two books on the Middle East. He teaches part time at the National Defense University’s Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. Aboul-Enein wishes to thank Ms. Sara Bannach, his teaching assistant, for her edits that enhanced this book column.
Service Suspension of Shuttle Routes 1, 8, 11 The Department of the Navy recently notified Washington Headquarters Services that due to the reduced budget authority under sequestration and full-year continuing resolution potential, Department of Defense shuttles 1, 8, and 11 will suspend service as close-of-business March 15. The duration of the suspension is indefinite barring passage of further funding authority. Further information or assistance can be acquired by contacting Marc Oliphant, Naval District Washington regional employee transportation coordinator, at (202) 685-8049, or marc.oliphant@navy.mil
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Oscar and a Movie: Another Kind of Medicine for Wounded Warriors
Photo by Sharon Renee Taylor
Olga Page, and her husband Army Col. Benjamin Page, an outpatient at Walter Reed Bethesda, hold a golden Oscar statuette at a movie screening coordinated by the Warrior Family Coordination Cell. The Oscar was awarded to one of the winners during last Sunday’s Academy Award Ceremony. Page said outings coordinated by the WFCC are beneficial in the care of her husband and to her as his caregiver. Sharon Renee Taylor WRNMMC Journal staff writer A visit to the Motion Picture Association of America in Washington, D.C., recently proved to be a chance of a lifetime for a handful of wounded warriors from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) - an opportunity to screen a new movie before it opened in theatres, and to hold an actual Oscar statuette. “No one really gets a chance to hold an Oscar. This is the first time the Oscars have ever let one of these out of their sight,” explained comedian Angie Greenup, one of two Oscar Road Trip reporters hired by the Academy Awards to bring the gold statuette to fans across the country on a 21-day tour before it arrived on the Hollywood red carpet for the 85th Academy Awards presentation Feb. 24. Greenup called the trip to Washington and visit with wounded warriors one of the most memorable of the 12-city tour. “This, here, is pretty amazing,” she said. “What wounded warriors have done for everybody here and for our country, just doing something like this and making everyone smile means a lot to us.” And a smile goes a long way for Olga Page, who joined her husband Army Col. Benjamin Page at the movie screening coordinated by the
Warrior Family Coordination Cell (WFCC) at WRNMMC. “I haven’t laughed in a long time,” said Page, who explained she has spent the last year with her husband during his recovery at Walter Reed Bethesda. She said they take the tiring, stressful recovery day-by-day, with gratitude. The military spouse explained she canceled an appointment for herself to bring her husband to the movies for another kind of medicine: a dose of laughter. The colonel flashed a quick smile with a twinkle in his eyes as he held the golden Oscar statuette in his left hand with help from his wife, a walking cane in his right. “It’s a release to me to ... get him smiling and have a good time,” explained the native of Panama. “To see my husband smile makes me happy,” said Page, who participates in WFCC movie outings with her husband once a month. Alexandra Bitonti, an event coordinator with the WFCC, estimated the department offers between four and ten different events each week for wounded warriors and their families. She recalled a particularly memorable outing to a Washington Nationals baseball game that gathered the wounded warriors and service members with their group behind home plate, to a standing ovation and applause from the stadium. “I think it shows them their country is proud of
them and recognizes the sacrifices they’ve made,” Bitonti said. There are two important aspects of outings his department coordinates for wounded, ill and injured service members and their family members, according to Navy Capt. Thomas A. Craig, director of the WFCC. The first is re-immersion back into society. “Our microcosm on [the medical] campus is not like the community outside the fence. Excursions like this help our warriors travel as a group, a custom that military service members are comfortable with, into various social situations,” Craig said. “Allowing our warriors to go out in support groups of warriors and family members, allows them to gradually immerse themselves into our community.” Re-forming bonds with family members and forging bonds with other warriors is the second important aspect of events sponsored by WFCC, Craig explained. Spc. Kerry Bartholomew, an activated Army reservist with the 72nd Field Artillery Brigade at Fort Dix, N.J., attended the Oscar/movie screening. “I’m kind of an isolator, so it helps me to socialize, gets me out of my room, gets me out into the sunshine and meet new people, people that I have stuff in common with,” he said.
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Navy Museum Hosts SeaPerch STEM Initiative
U.S. Navy photos by MC2 Gina K Morrissette
Staff from Naval Sea Systems Command, the National Museum of the United States Navy, and teachers from the D.C. public school system participate in training to teach students how to build SeaPerch remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). SeaPerch is a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiative that allows middle school students to build their own underwater ROVs. Teachers and naval engineers work in tandem to instruct the students through the design and build process, with the goal of inspiring the next generation of ocean engineers.
Pollution Prevention Tackled During Employee Workshops By Paul Bello Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Affairs
A series of workshops featuring representatives from various organizations on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) were held recently to gauge an idea of how to enhance pollution prevention on the installation. Team members from JBAB’s Public Works Department (PWD) initiated the workshops, which came as a result of site visits they conducted over a two-month span with different supervisors, shop managers and other personnel at the end of last year. Diana Maimone, air media manager with PWD, began one workshop by reminding everyone of JBAB’s commitment to its environmental management system (EMS). This is a set of procedures that allows an organization to analyze, control, and reduce its impact on the environment. According to Maimone, it’s very important to comply with regulations and make a solid effort of reducing waste and eliminating pollution. “It’s vital that everyone knows how their job impacts the environment. There are
consequences for not performing in an environmentally friendly manner,” Maimone told a group on Tuesday. “These workshops allow us to prioritize potential options that were identified during our site visits. We’re hoping an informal discussion like this can generate ideas on funding and how we can make them a reality.” A total of 29 pollution prevention options were recognized out of the site visits to various facilities on JBAB this past November and December, according to Maimone. They were ranked for discussion according to their potential to comply with regulations, reduction in material output and their ability to improve employee health. Feasibility and cost were other factors in determining their ranking. The top 10 options are below: - Fluorescent bulb disposal - Waste labeling and storage - Used tire storage - LED lighting - Paint booth filter replacement - Plastics recycling - Newspaper recycling - Parts washer maintenance - Furniture and bulk item waste segregation - Maintenance of permeable pavers
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Employees from around Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling attended a series of workshops earlier this week on pollution prevention. Topics included the disposal of fluorescent bulbs, recycling and waste labeling and storage. In the case of fluorescent bulbs, packaging them whole or intact is always better than crushing them. Once broken, as PWD members explained, the bulbs release mercury which is hazardous to breathe. Workshops also discussed maintaining a central list of personnel who can handle
hazardous waste and covering used tires with a tarp to help prevent water accumulation and to deter mosquitoes from making a nest for themselves.
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Explosive Ordnance Disposal Techs Stay Sharp Andrew Revelos South Potomac Pilot Staff Writer For the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) techs assigned to EOD Mobile Unit 12 at Naval Support Facility (NSF) Dahlgren, a stateside shore tour is a time to relax and enjoy their families. EOD techs across the Navy have shouldered a fearsome deployment schedule since the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq began. Those frequent deployments almost always place EOD techs at the very tip of the spear, where they match wits with enemy fighters on a regular basis. The EOD community is understandably close-knit: few can comprehend the incredible challenges faced by EOD techs on the battlefield. The EOD techs assigned to Mobile Unit 12 certainly enjoy their break from deploying with the operating forces. Their responsibilities serving the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, however, are anything but light. They help operate the Potomac River Test Range (PRTR), retrieving test canisters and safely disposing of any ordnance that washes up, a consequence of the decades of testing on the range. At Pumpkin Neck, another premiere testing site onboard Dahlgren, the EOD techs serve in a similar capacity and help support vital research, development, training and evaluation (RDT&E) programs. Of course, there is no Environmental Protection Agency in the combat zones they frequent, so practicing their craft stateside presents the EOD techs with a bureaucratic learning curve. Occasional calls for support from law enforcement in the local community provide some welcome adrenaline.
Maintaining and growing their vital skill set is always a top priority for the EOD techs, shore duty or not. Those skills were put on display recently when EOD Mobile Unit 12 facilitated a dive qualification for other operators at the Dahlgren Aquatics Center. The qualification itself was not particularly difficult for the veteran Sailors, but like a pilot going through a pre-flight checklist, each diver methodically tested their dive equipment before entering the pool. Divers inspected tubes, regulators, inflators, depth and pressure gauges before submerging. Lt. Sam Massey and EODC Jason Jordan, the leaders of EOD Mobile Unit 12, administered the safety brief and Jordan served as the safety diver. “You go through the same tests on every dive,” Jordan explained. “The Navy dives within the safest parameters out there.” Those parameters are constantly evolving as new equipment and procedures come online. “Every dive you do, you have to have the newest Navy dive manuals [on-hand],” Jordan added. Later in the afternoon, it was a member of EOD Mobile Unit 12 who was in need of training. EODC Danny Ricks is no novice when it comes to EOD operations, but he wanted to put a new type of dry suit now issued to EOD techs through its paces. And so the team traveled by boat to a spot just upriver from the Harry Nice Bridge and prepared for a dive. The new dry suits consisted of two layers. A fleece inside layer to keep the diver warm and a neoprene outer layer to keep the diver dry. The outer layer, which fits tightly by design, requires a bit of customization and adjustment to the individual diver to obtain
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Capt. Jim Beene gives the okay hand signal at dive qualification at the Dahlgren Aquatics Center. Divers use a variety of non-verbal signals to communication while wearing diving masks. a comfortable fit. After some improvised tailoring from Jordan and EODC Brian Cummings fit the dry suit to Ricks’ neck, it was time to dive. Massey, who had prior experience with the new type of dry suit, dove into the river first, followed by Ricks. Strong waves and currents prevented the pair from diving beneath the surface and Massey soon made the call to re-board the
small craft. After the ride back to the pier at Machodoc Creek, the EOD techs trailered their boat and headed back to the shop. A more extensive dive would have to wait until more favorable conditions. Until then, the EOD techs of Mobile Unit 12 will continue fulfilling their responsibilities and enjoying what is for them a relatively easy tour.
Learning Robotics Through STARBASE 2.0 By Donna Cipolloni Tester staff writer Each Thursday after the final class bell, the media center at Spring Ridge Middle School fills up with 24 eager blue-shirted students and their committed NAS Patuxent River mentors for an afternoon of problem solving, learning and just plain fun-all part of a Department of Defense youth program known as STARBASE 2.0. STARBASE 2.0, an extension of STARBASE-Atlantis Academy, is an after-school program that mentors atrisk youth and introduces them to activities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “Our purpose is to get these kids involved in something at school that gives them a positive attitude toward school and introduces them to activities they may not otherwise have the opportunity to experience,” explained Julie Guy, director of STARBASE-Atlantis Academy at Pax River. This year’s program focuses on robotics and meets two hours after school, each week, for ten weeks. Using LEGO Mindstorm
kits, the kids must first build a robot and then program it to carry out a series of five mini-challenges developed by Guy, an educator by profession. The challenges demonstrate how well the robots have been programmed to accurately perform tasks such as moving forward, stopping, pivoting, traveling a specified distance, maneuvering a maze or being sensitive to light and touch. The students, a mixture of boys and girls from grades 6 through 8, are broken into teams of three and each team works with one or two mentors who direct them, give suggestions and answer questions. “Our volunteer mentors are all Pax River engineers-some civilian, some military,” Guy said. “They encourage the students by pointing out their strengths and giving positive feedback. They push them to realize their own potential so they can nurture it in themselves and set goals to be successful in life.” Jazz Parker, also known by his STARBASE 2.0 call name, “DJ Jazzy Jazz,” initially got into the program because he “likes building LEGOs and thought it would
be neat to try a robot.” Now, after just a few weeks, he has impressed himself with his accomplishments so far. “It was really hard, but I’ve learned a lot already,” he said. While Myla “Elmo” Davis ran her robot through a distance challenge on one side of the room, and other students were busily hunched over computer screens and notebooks on the other side, Myles “Terminator” Davis sat at a desk attempting to modify the wheels on his team’s robot. “The axle is bumping into the chassis, limiting the robot’s ability to turn around,” explained his mentor, Blaine Summers, project engineer with NAWCAD Special Communications Requirements Division. “He’s trying longer shafts to extend the axle below the chassis to see if that will work out the problem.” Summers, like all of the program’s mentors, became involved because he wanted to share his passion and experience with the kids. “We get to teach them about engineering in a fun, collaborative environment,” he said. “They get so caught up in the excitement of the
robots, they don’t realize they’re learning and practicing key problem solving and engineering principles.” Guy believes that when the students see the mentors’ enthusiasm, it helps them realize that work can be fun. “The mentors show these kids how the engineering process can be related to real world careers, how school subjects are important to what they can do in their own life, and how math and science fit into the work environment,” she said. “They demonstrate that work doesn’t just have to be work, it can also be fun. When the students see the mentors are excited, it helps make them more excited.” There are 76 STARBASE locations nationwide, each at a different military site in all branches of the armed services, including 15 Navy STARBASE-Atlantis academies. Opened in fall 2007, the Pax River academy is the Navy’s newest. For information on the Navy academies visit www. netc.navy.mil/community/ starbase/; or to learn more about the DOD STARBASE 2.0 program, visit www.dodstarbase.org.
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Spring Ridge Middle School STARBASE 2.0 student participant Jose “Dark Eagle” Martinez, lower left, cheers on his team’s robot during a performance challenge. STARBASE 2.0 is an after-school program offering opportunities for students to explore hands-on STEM activities.
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NSWCDD Hosts UK Military Delegation By John J. Joyce NSWC Dahlgren Division Corporate Communications
Navy officials briefed a group of British Naval officers recently on key U.S. Navy technological programs and the potential for new science and technology collaboration during a tour at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren. U.K. Royal Navy Commodore Alex Burton led the delegation of British officers who toured Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) laboratories and test sites for overviews on programs ranging from directed energy weapons and the Littoral Combat Ship Gun Mission Module to the Electromagnetic Railgun and the Potomac River Test Range. “Tightening budgets and technology advancements drive us to seek more collaborative opportunities with our international partners,” said NSWCDD Chief Technology Officer June Drake. “Through the years, our close working relationship with the U.K., fostered by our U.K. Personnel Exchange Program officers, has been key to continued discussions as we seek to define future technical collaborative efforts.” NSWCDD Commander Capt. Smith presented an overview focusing on NSWCDD facilities and capabilities to the delegation. Burton, based at the U.K. Ministry of Defense, directs the U.K. Above Water Capability and is responsible for the development, definition and delivery of all Royal Navy capability beyond the strategic deterrent. Coincidentally, a U.K. Royal Navy officer played a leading role in planning the delegation’s Dahlgren tours and information exchange. Lt. Cmdr. Steven Conneely, the Personnel Exchange Program’s (PEP) U.K. Naval officer assigned to NSWCDD, was not a part of the U.K. Royal Navy delegation, NSWCDD International Partnering Office Lead Jed Ryan pointed out. “As a PEP, Steve was critical in organizing the visit from his U.S. position.” The Personnel Exchange Program – formalized in the 1970s to develop closer ties between the U.S. Navy and foreign services – enhances inter-service relationships, encouraging mutual confidence and under-
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tation, to include determination of total ownership costs and efficiency gains to inform future budget cycles.” Davenport explained that within NDW, the Smart Grid Pilot Team initially pilots a technology leveraging existing assets and identifying new opportunities. Independent testing and fleet cyber accreditation ensure a clean solution that can be competitive in the industry for a commercial off-the-shelf acquisition and is part of the pilot process. Once these capabilities have been piloted, the team deploys them throughout the region to validate the scalability and interoperability and collect data to support a return on investment and savings cost. These projects have already seen success throughout the region, said Davenport, with more expected. “NDW currently has approximately 90 active projects focused on building the foundational capabilities of the secure network platform, security system integration, advanced metering infrastructure and connectivity, industrial control systems and command and control elements,” said Davenport. “Additionally, the Pilot has competed and won four projects supported by the Environmental Security Technology Certifi-
standing, and prepares officer and enlisted personnel for future assignments involving multinational operations. “I have enjoyed the last two years here at Dahlgren working alongside so many dedicated, well led, and well-motivated U.S. engineers and scientists,” said Conneely. “The value of our US/UK special relationship is illustrated by the fact that Dahlgren has been hosting a U.K. Personnel Exchange Program officer for more than 30 years.” Currently, Conneely supports the U.S. Teams for Maritime Theater Missile Defense, Coalition Distributed Engineering Plant, the Electromagnetic Railgun, directed energy weapons and unmanned systems. At the directed energy test facility, the five British military officials toured a facility dedicated to directed energy systems and applications that use electromagnetic energy to project military force and augment conventional capabilities. The energy systems include the High Power Microwave which offers a unique warfighting capability for non-lethal, nonkinetic missions. These microwave systems are capable of engaging multiple targets, reattack, and dramatically reduce collateral damage and reconstruction costs. This capability opens targets for which no engagement option currently exists. Potential mission sets for high power microwave include disruption of communications networks, infrastructure, sensors and vehicle stopping. Directed energy programs, such as the Laser Weapon System, offer unique “game changing” alternatives to traditional kinetic weapons such as guns and bombs because a myriad of targets can be engaged with more precision and variable effects. NSWCDD technologists have been making a difference in directed energy research and development throughout the decades. Their understanding - and discoveries - led to the methodologies behind the electromagnetic launch of projectiles using stored electrical energy. These methodologies are critical to the evolution of the railgun program. At the Electromagnetic Railgun facility, the U.K. visitors saw prototype launchers that engineers are testing. The Electromagnetic Railgun is a longrange naval weapon that fires projectiles
cation Program [ESTCP]. For FY13, the Pilot was selected for two out of 22 selected ESTCPs from the 468 proposals submitted by private firms, universities, and federal agencies. As projects mature, advanced capabilities can be piloted and continue to inform the Navy enterprise.” Davenport said the output of the NDW Smart Grid is a cyber-secure environment that provides enables visibility and control of energy distribution and demand at the individual building, installation, and regional levels while also assuring the physical security of critical assets. NDW Smart Grid will affect existing Navy investments in systems such as the Public Safety Network, Shore Sensor System Platform Network, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Direct Digital Controls systems, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems, Virtual Perimeter Monitoring System, Navy Emergency Response Management System, and base/building access controls systems to provide an accredited and horizontally integrated environment to enable compliance with federal and Navy mandates. “The interconnection of these technologies will provide decision makers with the capability to intelligently monitor, predict, respond to, and control facility building and utility management systems,” said Davenport. This story is part one of a four-part series on the NDW Smart Grid Pilot Program.
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Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and U.K. military officials pause in front of the static 16-inch gun on the Dahlgren parade field during the U.K. delegation’s tour in February. The delegation engaged Dahlgren scientists and engineers in discussions and learned more about U.S. technological programs and capabilities. From left are Jed Ryan, NSWCDD International Partnering Office Lead; Cmdr. Ian Atkins, U.K. Embassy Assistant Naval Attaché; Capt. Michael Smith, NSWCDD Commander; Commodore Alex Burton, U.K Royal Navy; Cmdr. Jeremy Bailey, U.K Royal Navy; Stephen Waterworth, U.K. Embassy British Defense Staff Maritime Systems; and June Drake, NSWCDD Chief Technology Officer. using electricity instead of traditional gun propellants such as explosive chemicals. Magnetic fields created by high electrical currents accelerate a sliding metal conductor, or armature, between two rails to launch projectiles at 4,500-5,600 mph. The Navy is pursuing development of the launcher system through industry teams to reduce risk in the program and to foster innovation in next-generation shipboard weapons. The U.K. delegation’s tour also featured the Dahlgren Potomac River Test Range – 715 acres of land and a 169-square-nauticalmile water area that stretches along the lower 51 miles of the Potomac River. The five visiting British officials looked out over the Potomac and saw firsthand how Dahlgren’s
gun test facility evolved and expanded to include numerous scientific and responseforce missions serving all branches of the United States armed forces. After taking in the guns and scenery of Dahlgren’s test range on the river, NSWC Dahlgren engineers briefed the delegation on the Littoral Combat Ship Gun Mission Module – an integral part of the LCS Surface Warfare Mission Package used for counterpiracy, maritime interdiction and security missions. This mission module consists of two MK 46 turret mounted, axis-stabilized, 30mm chain gun systems that can fire up to 200 rounds per minute.
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military they need to understand their leave and earning statement,” said Grossman. “It’s so easy to want to ‘keep up with the Jones.’ However, it’s not always practical. Before making any large purchases, every servicemember should ask, ‘Do I really need it, and can I afford it?’ Think about the purchase for couple of days. Most of the time making impulsive purchases is very costly.” Grossman added that financial management should be a concern to servicemembers throughout their careers, from E-1 to O-10. The only things that should change in that time, said Grossman, are personal financial goals. “Financial planning is a roadmap to get from your twenties to your eighties. It’s marking on the roadmap where you are today and the destinations you want to reach at each stage of your life,” said Grossman. “These destinations include dreams and goals such as buying a home, starting a family, building an emergency fund, reducing debt, funding a college education, taking care of elderly parents and retiring comfortably. Will you reach every goal? You probably will not. However, with smart financial planning, you might not have to take too many detours.” For more information on military financial management, contact your local Fleet/ Military and Family Support Center, or visit www.saveandinvest.org/MilitaryCenter.
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and meet with a personal financial educator to complete a financial analysis,” said Grossman. “At a minimum, documents should include latest leave and earning statement, banking, credit cards, and utility statements. During the one-on-one session, a servicemember should be prepared to evaluate how their income is being expended each month in terms of living expenses, savings, and debt. The goal of the session is to develop a roadmap to determine where they are today and the destinations they want to reach. Financial planning is about helping servicemembers - single or married - envision and realize their dreams and goals by managing their financial resources, regardless of age and financial circumstances. Additionally, most Navy commands have command financial specialists who can also assist service members struggling with their finances.” Grossman explained that financial management takes some discipline, and an understanding between “wants and needs.” He said that a common pitfall of servicemembers is a lack of understanding between gross income, take-home pay, and living within their means. “The day a service member enters the
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spirit they bring is something the Special Olympics can’t do without, said Sokenu. “All of you coming together to work for this event - it shows. We can’t thank you guys enough, and we honestly can’t do this without you. Not only do you guys come to volunteer, you bring the spirit, you bring the joy - you are clapping, you are excited. You make this championship for our athletes a highlighted event, and that’s not us, that’s
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Employees attending the workshops also inquired about the feasibility of replacing fluorescent lights with light-emitting diode (LED) lights and whether it’s possible to install large recycling receptacles in concentrated areas around base. The ability to add a bulk item pick-up day to base housing was also mentioned, as was the idea of designating days out of the year where hazardous waste could be collected base-wide. “At JBAB, we do a lot of great things. But, I think this is one area where we can always do better,” said JBAB base commander Capt. Anthony Calandra. “I come from a family that’s been in the recycling business since 1915. I know if we take steps to reduce
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missing Sailors. “What we’re going to hope for is we may still find ancestors of the other missing Sailors,” said Mann. “If that happens we can get DNA samples from them, then we may be able to exclude the other 15 Sailors, we may end up with a match. We may end up with one or both of these Sailors [identities].” Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Feb. 12 that the remains recovered from the Monitor will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery on March 8, 2013. The date was chosen to honor Monitor’s role in the Battle of Hampton Roads 151 years ago. “The importance of recovering a fallen warrior is to let the nation know that the United States has made a commitment that once we’ve put someone it harm’s way, and they are either missing or killed in action, that we have a resolve to go back and return them back to their families,” said McKay. Although the interment ceremony for the two recovered Sailors will be held in March, the search for their identity will continue. “We will never give up trying to identify these Sailors,” said Mann. McKay also expressed the importance of JPAC’s role to future service members, and their families and to those who are currently serving today. “It gives the family closure, and I think it gives the war fighter a sense of comfort to know that no matter what happens, the nation has not forgotten them and will return them back home with honor,” said McKay. The Navy will honor Monitor Sailors with a graveside interment ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery for the remains of the two unknown Sailors. All 16 Sailors will be memorialized on a group marker in section 46 of the cemetery, which is between the amphitheater and the USS Main Mast memorial. For more information, visit www.navy. mil <http://www.navy.mil/#_blank> , www. facebook.com/usnavy <http://www.facebook.com/usnavy#_blank> , or www.twitter.com/usnavy.<BR< a>> <http://www. twitter.com/usnavy.%3cbr#_blank>
you guys. We thank you very much,” said Sokenu. Master-At-Arms 2nd Class Alyssa Rivera was one of the five NSAB volunteers to attend the event. Rivera said she really enjoys volunteering with the Special Olympics. “I have done it before and I enjoyed it a lot last time, so I was happy when the opportunity came up again for me to do it.” Rivera added that she loves engaging with the athletes. Her favorite part is “interacting with kids and seeing their smiles on their faces.”
what we use, we’ll be much better for it in the future.” Lorie Duplantier, environmental planning media manager for PWD, agreed with Calandra, adding that JBAB has made great strides in pollution prevention since standing up as a joint base three years ago. Workshops like these, she noted, also help go over existing opportunities on base that are being underutilized. “Communication is the only way our pollution prevention program will work properly,” Duplantier said. “We need constant feedback from our commands and tenants on the installation. That includes all contractors, civilian and military personnel.” Anyone with questions regarding these workshops or JBAB’s environmental management system, please call Diana Maimone at 202-767-4497 or Lorie Duplantier at 202-767-1254.
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