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March 12, 2015

Vol. XXXII No. 10

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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

Command Urges Personnel to Stay Safe around Navy Yard

By Patrick Gordon NSAW Public Affairs A series of recent incidents committed in neighborhoods around Southeast Washington D.C., not far from the Washington Navy Yard, has command officials reminding personnel to be safe when outside the Navy Yard.

While no incidents have occurred on the Navy Yard itself, one attempted armed robbery and one aggravated assault have occurred off base within the past two months to personnel who work on the yard. Personnel are reminded that certain precautions should be taken when walking or biking in areas off the installation to prevent being a victim of such crimes.

“First of all, be aware of your surroundings,” said Chief of Police Michael McKinney, NDW Regional Police at NSAW, “Don’t wear big headphones or walk while looking down at a device like an i-pod or a smart phone. These kinds of activities will attract attention, and if you have your belongings out like that while you’re not paying attention a criminal will seize that opportunity. If you really must listen to a device, only have one ear bud in so you can hear what’s going on around you, and keep your devices

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AlertDC is the official District of Columbia communications system that sends emergency alerts, notifications, and updates to your devices. This system enables the District to provide you with critical information in situations such as traffic conditions, government closures, public safety incidents and severe weather. Sign up at http://hsema.dc.gov/page/alertdc. in your pockets. Most people have their phones stolen because they’re so engrossed with what’s on their screen that they don’t notice someone approach them who then snatches the device and runs.”

McKinney added that by taking simple precautions, personnel can prevent being victims of crime. These include: - Only walk or bike along main thorough-

fares and in well-lit areas - Do not walk alone. Go with a friend or travel in a group - Avoid being distracted by electronics or music McKinney also advises that individuals consider the circumstances and what’s important if they are robbed.

“When it comes to running or handing

over your things, you have to consider where you are, are there a lot of people around, is the suspect brandishing a weapon,” said McKinney. “But what it really comes down to, is your cell phone or your wallet worth risking your life for? There is nothing you have that can’t be replaced, but you only get one life.”

For those looking to protect themselves, McKinney reminds all personnel that weapons are strictly prohibited on the grounds of the Washington Navy Yard. He adds that situational awareness, particularly wind direction, should be considered for those who may wish to protect themselves with aerosol devices such as pepper spray.

McKinney stresses that above all safety be considered by personnel wherever they are and to report any and all suspicious or criminal activity to police.

“If you can do so, walk with someone, stay on the main thoroughfares whenever possible, and trust your instincts,” said McKinney. “If you’re walking somewhere and you get a bad feeling, go another way, because your own body is telling you that you something isn’t right, you shouldn’t be doing this. Most importantly, though, if you see something, say something.”

NSAW Stays Green with Continued Energy Initiatives

By Patrick Gordon NSAW Public Affairs Simple actions by all personnel can help to save energy, and money, at home and at work. From turning off the lights when leaving a room, to powering down electronic devices at the end of the day, every individual can make a difference in energy efficiency.

On a larger scale, Naval Support Activity Washington is making great strides to make sure that saving energy is a goal for civilians and service members alike. The command is a part of a region-wide initiative to ensure that innovative and common sense energy saving actions come together in a way that conserves energy and resources for the Navy, the Department of Defense, and the environment.

“Energy is a key priority of the Secretary of the Navy,” said Rear Adm. Markham Rich, Naval District Washington Commandant.

“The NDW energy program supports specific SECNAV priorities and is driven by our five pillars: energy culture, energy information, energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy security.”

Ken Preuitt, acting installation energy manager for NSAW, agrees.

“Americans waste upwards of $300 billion a year in energy,” said Preuitt. “That’s more than the entire military budget.”

Preuitt said that NSAW is doing its part to be energy efficient with various initiatives designed to maintain smart energy usage throughout the year.

“We are participating in the President’s Capital Solar Challenge, which directed federal agencies and military installations to identify opportunities to deploy solar renewable energy at locations across the National Capital Region,” said Preuitt. “We have iden-

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Commandant’s Corner, page 2

Photo by Shawn Miller

Valentino Floyd, an Enterprise Industrial Control System operator at the Shore Operations Center (ShOC) at Washington Navy Yard, monitors energy usage in area buildings through a SmartGrid system. Operators and analysts at the ShOC maintain command and control of energy usage at the base through a secure network, allowing for more efficient power usage to enable mission readiness and lower operating costs.

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Commandant’s Corner - Stewardship Greetings Team 88, In the installation management business, we have two fundamental responsibilities which guide what we do: first, ours is a supporting role - we exist to provide the operations, facilities and services that ensure the success of our mission partners - their success is our success. Second, we have an enduring responsibility, as caretakers of the resources entrusted to us, to ensure the long-term viability of our installations and ranges. As a practical matter, the installations and ranges we manage today must also serve the Navy of the future. This is why good stewardship of our resources is absolutely critical - we aren’t standing up new bases or ranges - we already have what we will have in the future. This month I will address two key areas of stewardship - environment and energy.

Environmental stewardship enables our Sailors to carry out their missions while minimizing impacts on the environment, both afloat and ashore. Here at Naval District Washington we are committed to being an environmentally responsible neighbor that operates with public health and safety and protecting the environment in mind.

NDW employees, whether military, civilian or private contractor, regardless of rank or grade, are responsible for performing their duties in a manner that protects the environment, prevents pollution, and conserves our natural and cultural resources.

Throughout the region we have a legacy of responsible care of the environment as evidenced by several environmental projects that preserve our natural and cultural re-

sources. For example, at NSA Annapolis the Navy is proposing to repair and restore approximately 28,000 linear feet of shoreline at the North Severn Complex along Mill Creek, Carr Creek, the Severn River, and the Chesapeake Bay. The shoreline erosion in these areas is occurring at a dramatic rate, resulting in vertical embankments, threats to infrastructure, and degradation of water quality.

At NSF Dahlgren construction to the Willow Oaks Constructed Storm Water Wetland (wetland built to filter water that drains from the base to the Potomac River) at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, was completed in January to complement the already completed Upper Machodoc Constructed Storm Water Wetland nearby. Its completion brings NSF Dahlgren into compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s new maximum daily load rules. The rules, which limit the amount of pollutants that enter the Chesapeake Bay in storm water, came into effect in 2012 and will become progressively stricter until 2028. Dahlgren’s storm water wetlands will put it very close to meeting the 2028 requirement. Once weather permits, replanting will occur on both sides of the wetland. The area will also serve as a successful wildlife habitat with emergent wetland vegetation, shrubs and trees. The site will provide an excellent opportunity for viewing wildlife.

NAVFAC Washington is in the process of moving a historic watchbox from NSF Indian Head to the Washington Navy Yard. The watchbox was constructed ca. 1853-1854 at the Washington Navy Yard. The watchbox stood just inside the Latrobe Gate (8th and

M Streets SE) and functioned as a sentry post manned by Marines assigned to the Washington Navy Yard. In approximately 1905, the building was moved to the Naval Proving Ground at Indian Head. The watchbox is currently undergoing preparation work at Indian Head and will be moved by barge from Indian Head back to the Washington Navy Yard in March or April. It will be reinstalled in West Leutze Park and will be restored as a display piece with interpretive signage. Region wide we have completed renovations and upgrades to three waste water treatment plants to control point source discharges over the past three years. The upgrades reduced contaminant discharges of nitrogen and phosphorous releases by 74% for nitrogen and 86% for phosphorous per year.

We are also aggressively implementing storm water management upgrades to help control and filter non-point source discharges. We have made improvements to shorelines, stream beds, impervious surface reductions, and storm water management structures in order to better control rain water runoff to the Chesapeake Bay. Since 2006, in Maryland we have completed projects that are estimated to gain NDW credit for 778 acres of treated impervious surface area with another 1,300 acres of projects in planning or design. This 778 acres of work represents 38% of our 2,031 acres of untreated impervious surface area. The combined in-place and planned 2,078 acres of work represents 102% of our 2,031 acres of untreated impervious surface area. These projects are just a

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Rear Adm. Mark Rich, Commandant, Naval District Washington few examples of projects occurring throughout the region that demonstrate our commitment to environmental responsibility.

Energy is a key priority of the Secretary of the Navy. Energy security is critical to our Navy’s mission. The NDW energy program supports specific SECNAV priorities and is driven by our five pillars: energy culture,

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Board Games Available for Use at Humphreys Building From NAVSEA public affairs Connect Four, Jenga, a dart board, bubbles and an assortment of other stress relieving items can be found on the third floor of the Humphreys Building.

Many of these items are what would typically contribute to fun Friday evening with friends and family, but what are they doing at NAVSEA’s headquarters building?

Staff members from the Navy’s Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) now run the Resilience Support Room to help assist NAVSEA employees transition back to the Navy Yard.

“NAVSEA and NDW leadership thought it was very important to have a counselor along

with resources within immediate reach of anyone that might require assistance,” said Paul Grossman, director of FFSC. “The room provides a comfortable and confidential way for anyone who would like to talk with a counselor, get referrals and collect useful information for their department.”

Employees are encouraged to use the room under any circumstances from having a rough day to longer, more persistent problems. “The office is staffed with a FFSC clinical counselor who can offer short term counseling to help with transition and anxiety related symptoms, and also provide referrals for specific long term needs,” said Grossman.

Grossman offered advice to employees who are unclear on when it’s time to seek

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This Week in Navy History March 13

1895 - Award of the first submarine building contract goes 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 the Norwegian freighter Jotunfjell.

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1863 - Rear Adm. David Farragut’s squadron of seven ships forces its way up the Mississippi River to support Union troops at Vicksburg and Baton Rouge.

1929 - Naval Air Station Pensacola aircraft make 113 flights for flood rescue and relief.

March 15

1943 - Numbered fleet system established.

1947 - Ensign John W. Lee becomes first the African American officer commissioned in the regular Navy. He was assigned to USS Kearsage (CV-12).

1957 - Airship ZPG-2 lands Naval Air Station Key West after an 11-day non-stop flight across the Atlantic.

1966 - Establishment of River Squadron Five in Vietnam.

U.S. Navy Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy Arctic Submarine Laboratory.

Three crew-members of USS Skate (SSN-578) checking the ice on deck while above the Arctic Circle in 1959. Skate surfaced at the North Pole March 17, 1959.

March 16

1911 - Hulk of USS Maine sunk at sea in deep water with full military honors.

1945 - Iwo Jima declared secure.

1966 - Launch of Gemini 8. Former naval aviator Neil Armstrong flew on this mission which completed seven orbits in 10 hours and 41 minutes at an altitude of 161.3 nautical miles. Recovery was made by USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852).

March 17

1898 - USS Holland, the first practical submarine, launched.

1942 - United States Naval Forces Europe established to plan joint operations with British.

1958 - A Navy Vanguard rocket launches a 3.25-lbs. sphere from Cape Canaveral.

1959 - USS Skate (SSN-578) surfaces at North Pole.

March 18

1945 - Carriers begin a three-month Okinawa Campaign by destroying aircraft on Kyushu, Japan.

1974 - U.S. Navy is sent to sweep mines from Suez Canal.

March 19

1898 - USS Oregon (BB-3) departs San Francisco for a 14,000-mile trip around South America to join the U.S. Squadron off Cub. 1917 - Navy Department authorizes enrollment of women in the Naval Reserve with ratings of yeoman, radio electrician, or other essential ratings.

1942 - Secretary of the Navy gives the Civil Engineering Corps command of the Seabees.

2003 - Operation Iraqi Freedom begins with Tomahawk strikes from Navy ships and submarines.

21st-century DARPA tool could work against ISIL

By Cheryl Pellerin DOD News, Defense Media Activity

Today’s national security landscape challenges the Defense Department with threats ranging from low-tech, lone-wolf terrorists and high-tech peer adversaries to extremist groups that use both approaches, like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency prepares for them all.

DARPA Director Dr. Arati Prabhakar spoke here recently with CNN defense correspondent Barbara Starr at the Future of War Conference.

“My first tour at DARPA was in the Cold War, and at that time [we] worked against the one monolithic existential threat and everything else was just sort of backseat,” Prabhakar said.

“We don’t really have the luxury of dealing with [just] one kind of national security threat today,” she added.

The National Security Landscape The spread and violence of ISIL is what she called a “today issue,” as is the historic West African outbreak of Ebola virus disease.

Such crises will flare up and be part of the national security environment, “and how we deal with them as technology changes and what those kinds of actors are able to do -- that’s part of the national security landscape but it’s not the whole story,” the director said.

“We know as well that nation states around the world are changing their mili-

tary positions, their military capabilities, and with those shifts come the concern about an acute national security threat in the future that we want to deter and defeat if that becomes necessary,” she added.

The challenge for the department is a wide spectrum of threats, Prabhakar said, from low-tech terrorist groups to peer adversaries.

A Wide Spectrum of Threats Deterring conflicts with peer adversaries will require sophisticated high-end technology, the director said.

“At DARPA what we think about is how do we prepare for that environment, how do we get ourselves to a place where we are able to deter and defeat if necessary a very technologically enabled peer adversary, but how do we do it in a way that isn’t just more of the same from the past? You’ll see those kinds of ideas about rethinking complex military assistance throughout our portfolio,” she explained.

Adversaries like ISIL use low-tech approaches combined with 21st-century components in their use of social media for terrorism and recruitment, she said.

“The 21st-century tools are the scalable part,” Prabhakar added, “and I think that’s the piece that needs addressing in order to deal with the whole situation. In fact, we’re beginning now to have tools and techniques to start dealing with that.”

Using Internet Tools Against ISIL For their own nefarious purposes, she said, ISIL uses the same infrastructure that everyone uses for connectivity, commerce and interacting with family and community.

“Today at DARPA we are developing some of the tools and technologies to start seeing patterns of interconnection in the vastness of the Internet,” she said.

A DARPA program called Memex started by developing a way to understand linkages among websites, initially to help fight sex trafficking, the director explained.

The program got its name and inspiration from a hypothetical device described in “As We May Think,” a 1945 article for the Atlantic Monthly magazine written by Vannevar Bush, director of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II, according to DARPA’s website.

A Tool for Law Enforcement The early Memex work rapidly led to the ability to see, for example, the same phone numbers that would pop up over and over again in a website, Prabhakar said.

“And we started quickly being able to give law enforcement, in that case, a tool that allowed them,” she said, to do domainspecific deep web searches rather than a single-threaded search through the small portion of the web indexed by Google or Bing.

In the human trafficking world, Memex is leading to indictments and convictions, the director said, “but those tools can be used for many other purposes, and today we’re starting to help in the fight against [ISIL] using those same kinds of tools.”

The director declined to discuss that ongoing work, but she said the tool’s usefulness has played out well in the case of law enforcement and human trafficking.

Looking for Patterns and Networks

“There, we started working with law enforcement in the Dallas, Texas, region, where they were looking for sex-trafficking patterns and networks,” the director said.

Memex experts looked at back-page ads in the region and from there were able to build a quick assessment of where the same phone numbers kept showing up on multiple websites.

“If you’re looking across thousands and thousands [of ads] manually, you wouldn’t have seen it,” Prabhakar said, “but we were able to scoop up these high-value phone numbers and hand them to law enforcement.”

The law enforcement colleagues were “sort of taken aback initially by how rich that dataset was,” she added, and many of the numbers tied to criminal violations the officers were familiar with through conventional law enforcement means.

Fighting ISIL Online More interesting from a national security point of view, the director said, was the discovery that some of the phone numbers linked to fund transfers in the region around North Korea, and that started them on the trail of looking for a trafficking network.

“That’s the kind of work that is now being picked up by law enforcement and is starting to help put people behind bars for human trafficking and sex trafficking,” Prabhakar said.

“But you can imagine how that might give you a way to see how the [ISIL] global community, that’s spreading like cancer,” she added, “is using that infrastructure similarly.”

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NSA Washington-JBAB Fleet Family and Fun St. Patrick’s Day Party at the Pub

Tuesday, March 17 4 to 8 p.m.

Mordecai Booth’s Public House Put on your GREEN and be ready to celebrate this Irish Tradition with all your friends and co-workers DJ, Karaoke, Prizes and free Admission!

Women’s History Month Open Mic Night

Thursday, March 19 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Mordecai Booth’s Public House, Bldg. 101 Come One, Come All! Enjoy free hors d’oeuvres and wine specials by celebrating Women’s History Month and World Poetry Day at Mordecai’s Booth Public House (Bldg. 101) on Thursday, March 19th starting at 4:30pm.

This special Open Mic Night is open to all patrons and those who would like to recite a poem or song by your favorite female poet or music artist. Poems, songs, or standup comedy skits of your own are welcome as well!

Please register via e-mail at market.mwrnsaw@navy.mil with your artistic selection topic for your 5-minute time slot!

Those talented performers will receive a gift in honor of their participation.

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 profes-

sional 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.

Transition GPS

5-Day Core Curriculum: The five-day Transition GPS Core Curriculum will include a financial planning seminar, a workshop offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs on available veterans’ benefits and services, and a re-designed employment workshop offered by the Department of Labor. Transitioning service members will also undertake a Military Occupational Code Crosswalk to translate their military skills, training, and experience into civilian occupations, credentials, and employment. An Individual Transition Plan session will allow Members to seek guidance from subject matter experts, identify career goals, and develop a roadmap for their transition.

2-Day Optional Career-Specific Curriculum: In addition to completing the Transition GPS Core Curriculum, transitioning service members will also have the option of participating in a series of two-day tailored tracks within the Transition GPS curriculum: (1) an Education track, for those pursuing a higher education degree; (2) a Technical and Skills Training track, for those seeking job-ready skills and industry-recognized credentials in shorter-term training programs; and (3) an Entrepreneurship track, for those wanting to start a business.

For more information on Transition GPS please call the Military and Family Support Center at 202-767-0450.

Family Employment Readiness Program (FERP)

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. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 767-0450

Other Important Numbers FFR Administrative Office, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3659 FFRP Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-4052 MWR Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-4662 MWR Marketing Department, WNY Bldg. 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-5912 Regional Child Placement Office, JBAB Bldg. 414. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-3055 Family Housing Office, JBAB Bldg. 414 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-0346 Liberty Program/Center, JBAB Bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 685-1802 Outdoor Recreation/Equipment Rental, JBAB, Bldg. 928. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 767-9136

Services include job search strategies, job readiness, resource information, job referral service, individual counseling assistance, career planning and links to education and volunteer opportunities. Program is held on the last Thursday of each month, 10:00-12:00, at JBAB, Bldg.

13. Registration is required.

is responsible for the Command Financial specialist training in the Region (NDW).

Pre-Separation Briefings

Employment Classes/Workshops

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.

Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, JBAB, Bldg. 602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 404-7050

Military and Family Support Center offers an array of services and benefits to assist personnel looking for employment.

Resume Writing Workshop, Applying for a Federal Job, Job Searching Skills, and Interview Techniques are all offered on a monthly basis.

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.

DEPLOYMENT READINESS/ FAMILY SERVICES New Parent Support Program (NPS) Personal Financial Management (PFM)

Program offers individual and family financial counseling, financial classes, and

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.

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NSAW News Join the Washington Rugby Club

The Washington Rugby Club is seeking players to join its ranks. Practices are at Model Secondary School for the Deaf on the Gallaudet Campus, Gallaudet-NOMA metro on the red line, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 PM and last roughly two hours.

For more information, visit the club’s website at http:// washingtonrugbyclub.org/.

Navy Museums Offers Well-Appointed Ceremonial and Meeting Spaces

Looking for a suitable location to hold your retirement/promotion or change of command ceremony?

Look no further! The Navy Museum located at the historical Washington Navy Yard has just what you’re looking for. We have two locations to choose from, both with one of kind naval backdrops (Main Museum - Bldg. 76, and the Cold War Gallery - Bldg. 70). Both venues are free of charge to both active duty military and Civil Service personnel to use during our normal business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays (except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day).

We also provide support for receptions in conjunction with ceremonies. In addition, the Navy Museum is available for after-hour and weekend events to both military and civilian organizations.

Besides ceremonial support, the Navy Museum also boasts an ample Museum Education Center which can be used for meetings, command training, lectures, etc. (seating capacity is approximately 100 and has audio and visual capability) Another popular meeting location

we offer is our Ready Room Theater within the Cold War Gallery, which resembles an actual carrier ready room aboard ship. This venue seats 23 people comfortably (can be expanded to 30) and has audio and video capability. If you would like further information, or would like to schedule one of our venues during normal working hours, please contact Mr. Frank Arre at (202) 433-2385. For after-hour and weekend events, please contact the Naval Historical Foundation at (202) 678-4333, Ext 1. Stop by and check us out. We’re sure you won’t be disappointed!

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.

Follow NSAW on Facebook and Twitter

Wearing of Portable headphones, earphones, and Bluetooth devices:

NSAW has a Facebook fan page in order to provide updated information to all NSAW residents, tenants, employees (military, civilian and contractors), and the American public. www.facebook.com/NavalSupportActivityWashington Also, follow us on Twitter @NSAWashingtonPA - http:// twitter.com/NSAWashingtonPA. 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 Support Activity Washington by visiting http://www. cnic.navy.mil/regions/nsaw 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

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)

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

Sailors not affected by new D.C. law on marijuana

By Shawn Graham, NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs

At 12:01 a.m. Feb. 25, Initiative 71 took effect in D.C., having dropped most criminal penalties for pot. Initiative 71 makes it legal for residents 21 and older to possess up to two ounces of marijuana for recreational use, grow up to six marijuana plants inside a D.C. residence and transfer up to an ounce of marijuana to others.

Regulation of the sale of marijuana is a task left up to city lawmakers, who thus far have been unable to enact any legislation due to the prohibitions enacted by Congress.

Although the District of Columbia has recently updated the law on the use of marijuana, drug policy regulations for the military remain unaffected - zero tolerance for servicemembers.

The zero tolerance drug policy was implemented after a fatal crash of an EA-6B Prowler onboard USS Nimitz in 1981, killing 14 crew members and injuring 45 others.

Autopsies were performed and several members of the flight deck crew tested positive for marijuana. After this discovery, then-President Ronald Reagan instituted a zerotolerance drug policy across all of the U.S. armed forces.

As a result, regular, random urinalysis drug checks are conducted on all military personnel.

Illegal or wrongful use, possession, sale, transfer of controlled substances or any attempt to commit drug offenses results in maximum punishment under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which includes forfeiture of a half month’s pay for two months, reduction in rank, courts martial, three days confinement on bread and water (for Sailors in the rank of E-3 and below), 45 days of extra duty and 45 days on restriction or 60 days of restriction and discharge from military service.

Aside from the typical punishment that follows drug use, there are collateral consequences to being dismissed from the military, increased difficulty finding a job and the loss of your GI Bill benefits.

For more information about the misuse of controlled substances and its consequences, reference Milpersman 1910-146.

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Navy Reserve celebrates centennial anniversary

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class(SCW/SW/AW) Jonathan Pankau Defense Media Activity

Service members and civilians packed the Pentagon Library Conference Center for the Navy Reserve Centennial Kickoff Celebration March 2.

Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Robin R. Braun delivered the opening remarks, commending Navy Reserve Sailors for being ready then, ready now and ready always, and introduced Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the centennial’s keynote speaker.

“Serving through the Cold War, I’ve seen the Navy Reserve go from a group of ‘One day we may need them, let’s hold on to them. That’s our strategic reserve,’... to integration, to addiction in Desert Shield/ Desert Storm ... to really, frankly, total integration today,” Greenert said.

Greenert and Braun visited the U.S. Navy Reserve displays set up in the Pentagon’s Navy corridor after the opening ceremony and performed the cake and ribbon cutting.

“All 59,000 Sailors are very proud to celebrate the history and the heritage of our service and especially to highlight the millions who have served over the past century,” said Braun.

Congress authorized the establishment of the Federal Naval Reserve on March 3, 1915. Initially, the only Sailors eligible to enroll were enlisted Navy veterans. On Aug. 29, 1916, with the prospect of America’s entry

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Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Robin Braun, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Juan Garcia and Navy Reserve Force Master Chief C.J. Mitchell cut a ribbon in front of the new Centennial of the U.S. Navy Reserve display in the Pentagon March 2. into World War I looming, the Navy Reserve reorganized to allow the enrollment of nonveterans and designated as the U.S. Naval Reserve Force.

Since Sept. 11, 2001, there have been

more than 70,000 Selected Reserve mobilizations, along with an additional 4,500 deployments by Full Time Support Sailors, including more than 8,000 who have done a second combat tour.

Since its establishment in 1915, five U.S. presidents have served in the Navy Reserve.

For more information on the Navy Reserve, search Navy.mil or visit https://www. navyreserve.navy.mil.

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tified several buildings to install photovoltaics on. Photovoltaics are panels that convert sunlight directly into electricity.”

The photovoltaics generate electricity by using the solar panels as a semiconductor.

When photons from the sun’s rays contact the solar panel, the outer electrons break free of their atomic bonds. These electrons are forced in one direction by the semiconductor, which creates a flow of electrical current.

This technology is expected to have a noticeable return in NSAW, according to Preuitt.

“We will produce 2 to 4 megawatts of power that will have a utility cost savings based on the energy supplied by the photovoltaic solar system,” said Preuitt.

In addition to photovoltaics, the command is moving forward with other energy saving programs as well. The Washington Navy Yard, in conjunction with Shore Operation Center, is employing temperature set points to reduce climate control system usage.

“ShOC operators will be working closely with facility management specialists and energy representatives to monitor the changes and review reduction in energy,” said Preuitt. “This implementation will continue as additional buildings are brought online with the ShOC.” Preuitt explained that NSAW is looking ahead with other energy saving initiatives.

He said that the command is reviewing innovative technology under the Cognitive Energy Management System project. An NDW sponsored demonstration is underway at the Washington Navy Yard’s Building 101 to evaluate the effectiveness of intelligent occupancy-based building automation strategies, added Preuitt.

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energy information, energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy security. Energy security is the bottom line. It means having a resilient and reliable energy supply - sufficient to meet the demands of the mission.

The Navy seeks to reduce energy demand and increase alternative and renewable energy supplies. So what have we done? Over the past year we completed renewable energy assessments for all of our installations and are now moving forward with projects from our best opportunities: large solar photovoltaic projects at both Joint Base Anacostia Bolling and Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Alternative fuels is another important part of our renewable energy program and we continue to increase integration of alternative fuels vehicles and supporting infrastructure into our transportation fleets to reduce petroleum consumption, increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions.

Any meaningful progress in increasing our energy security requires thinking creatively. Naval Air Station Patuxent River recently launched an energy reduction incentive contest with the goal of reducing annual energy and water usage for every eligible building on station. The top facility winner can win up to $50,000 toward facility improvements next January. NAS Patuxent River’s objective is to achieve greater energy reductions while at the same time raising awareness and improving behavior.

At Naval Support Activity Washington a pilot program with the National Renewable Energy laboratory is using customizable

Waterline “CEMS manages building lighting and environmental conditioning systems based on the occupancy to optimize energy usage,” said Preuitt. “The CEMS architecture will allow for energy savings with legacy industrial control and access systems in any Navy or DoD information assurance environment. Currently, the information is revealing a lighting energy savings in the range of 10 to 15 percent. We’re continuing to collect data through the ShOC and expect to utilize this technology in future energy savings projects.”

Preuitt said that cost saving measures can also come from utilizing readily available materials. The command is reviewing near real-time measurement, monitoring and management of building systems through a pilot program with National Renewable Energy laboratory using SkySpark.

“This software package utilized the current Industrial Control System platform at the ShOC and combines customizable off-theshelf software to produce automated alerts of energy related HVAC building performance issues,” said Preuitt. “This package collects, consolidates, filters, analyzes, and visualizes data provided by the building systems and integrates facility equipment and control system information to identify energy and operational cost reduction opportunities.”

In the end, though, Preuitt stresses that energy saving comes down to individuals, which is why training is planned for key personnel throughout the command.

“We are preparing to conduct Building Energy Monitors training for each of our Facility Managers and POC’s for each building,” said Preuitt. “Their goal is to assist in identifying and eliminating energy waste.”

With these plans in action, NSAW continues its commitment to the community and the environment by staying energy conscious top to bottom.

off-the-shelf software to produce automated alerts of energy related HVAC building performance issues. The software collects, consolidates, filters and analyzes data to identify energy and operational cost reduction opportunities.

Installation of energy smart devices at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling is one measure the installation estimates will help reduce energy cost. A $2.3 million investment has included the replacement of incandescent light bulbs with more energy efficient LED bulbs and occupancy sensors in building hallways and rooms, turning lights on only when an area is occupied. JBAB also installed electric meters that provide energy managers with the ability to monitor electric consumption in buildings. The data collected from the meters enables the energy managers to determine the reduction in energy consumption and the amount of savings achieved. As a result of our collective efforts and commitment to continuously improve our energy posture, the NDW/ NAVFAC Washington Energy Program was recognized as a 2014 Federal Energy and Water Program Management Award Winner.

Next month’s annual Earth Day celebration is a perfect opportunity for you to get involved and help your command demonstrate positive stewardship practices. Navy and Marine Corps commands worldwide celebrate Earth Day on 22 April and throughout the months of April and May. Earth Day activities allow commands to build relationships across command departments, with sister services and government agencies, and the local communities where we live and work. Installations throughout the region will be holding Earth Day events and I encourage your participation.

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Spring Forward means checking smoke alarms

Photo courtesy of U.S. Fire Administration

Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8. The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) recommends checking smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors at the same time you change your clocks during the semi-annual Daylight Savings time changes in the spring and fall. For traditional smoke alarms, USFA recommends changing the batteries annually. As an alternative, 10-year sealed lithium battery smoke alarms are available in many home improvement stores and only require semi-annual testing. For more information about fire safety, visit the U.S. Fire Administration website: http://www.usfa.fema.gov

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