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March 14, 2013

Vol. XXX No.10

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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

Smart Grid Energy Management Keeps the Lights On at the Right Price By Patrick Gordon NDW Waterline writer

Since its deployment, the Smart Grid Pilot Program of Naval District Washington (NDW) has been working to monitor and evaluate energy usage among Navy installations throughout the region. At its core, this energy management concept provides responsible usage of resources while improving NDW’s cost effectiveness in a secure manner. “In fiscal year 2012, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations 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. Patrick Lorge, commandant of Naval District Washington. “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; and we have only scratched the surface. While I’m excited about the prog-

ress that the NDW team has made in achieving the Pilot’s goals, what is more impressive is how this team has established the criteria for and built an operational Smart Grid.” According to Jody Davenport, NDW Smart Grid Pilot program manager, the region’s Smart Energy concept of operations deﬁnes appropriate energy management actions based on information gained from the grid. In keeping with this concept, the Smart Grid Pilot identiﬁes opportunities obtained from data analysis leading to the reduction of energy costs and consumption without impacting the mission. This in turn leads to an appreciable return on investment while providing improved mission readiness. “The Navy has thousands of building systems for temperature and lighting control and hundreds of utility delivery systems to manage and monitor energy supply and demand,” said Davenport. “Today, each system functions in a passive and disconnected

See Smart Grid, Page 5

U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Gordon

Jody Davenport, NDW Smart Grid Pilot program manager, explains the smart grid with a demo unit during a tour of the Washington Navy Yard’s smart grid capabilities. NDW’s Smart Energy concept of operations identiﬁes appropriate energy management actions based on information gained from the grid.

As Tax Day Approaches, VITA Stands Ready to Help By Patrick Gordon NDW Waterline writer

April 15 is fast approaching, and some personnel may be scrambling to finish their taxes in time. With tightening budgets, most taxpayers want to get the most out of their returns. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance/Electronic Filing (VITA/ELF) program is available to ensure service members and their dependents receive the support they need to file correctly and on time. The program provides free tax-filing assistance to active duty service members and their dependents, retirees and their dependents with adjusted gross incomes of less than $57,000, DoD civilians overseas or deployed with the U.S. Armed Forces, and in limited cases, military reservists. “The primary purpose of the Navy VITA/ ELF program is to ensure that Sailors and their dependents receive basic federal and state tax assistance at no cost, so they can focus on mission execution and spare themselves the cost of expensive commercial tax-filing services,” said Lt. Audrey Koecher,

Navy VITA/ELF program manager aboard Naval Support Activity Washington. “Navy tax assistance centers are located at Region Legal Service Offices, select Fleet and Family Support Centers, and select Fleet units located around the globe and afloat.” The program is especially helpful for young service members who may be filing for the first time, or are new to filing jointly or with dependents, said Koecher. She explained that personnel filing jointly or with dependents for the first time should speak with a trained volunteer at a tax assistance center about a variety of issues unique to joint filers. Potential issues such as separate properties, any relevant family court financial obligations which could trigger tax interception, and determination of whether dependents are in fact qualified dependents can and should be addressed when speaking with a tax center volunteer, said Koecher. “The potential application of the Military Spouse Residency Relief Act may also be an issue for those filing jointly for the first time,

See Tax Day, Page 8

Around the Yard, page 2 Link directly to www.dcmilitary. com /waterline on your Smart phone

U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Gordon

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance/Electronic Filing (VITA/ELF) program is available to ensure service members and their dependents receive the support they need to ﬁle correctly and on time. The program provides free tax-ﬁling assistance to active duty servicemembers and their dependents, retirees DoD civilians overseas, and in limited cases, military reservists.

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Sailors Honored at Arlington National Cemetery, page 7

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Navy Creates iPad App for Managing Stress and Fending off PTSD By Katherine H. Crawford Ofﬁce of Naval Research Public Affairs

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is co-funding an affordable, hi-tech, solution for managing stress that could help prevent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), helping warfighters and potentially saving billions of dollars in associated medical costs, officials announced March 6. ONR, in conjunction with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is sponsoring development of the Stress Resilience Training System (SRTS), an iPad app training program that teaches Sailors and Marines to understand their stress responses and manage them by learning biofeedback techniques that work for their individual needs. The system will undergo field testing at the Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control (NCCOSC) in San Diego in April. Lessening the impact of PTSD to warfighters, the military and the nation is crucial. According to a February 2012 Congressional Budget Office report, 21 percent of military personnel returning from overseas contingency operations (OCO) in Afghanistan and Iraq suffer from PTSD. The cost to treat these individuals is nearly 3.5 times higher than for someone without PTSD or traumatic brain injury, which works out to close to $1 billion when multiplied by the total number of OCO patients.

“The SRTS app provides users with an easy-to-access tool that helps them build resilience toward stressful events so that when they encounter those events, the likelihood of experiencing PTSD or any other aftereffects from stress is reduced,” said Cmdr. Joseph Cohn, program ofﬁcer in ONR’s Warﬁghter Performance Department and originator of the SRTS project. Using only an iPad and a heart rate monitor clipped to one earlobe, the SRTS App comprises four sections: “Know How,” which provides Sailors and Marines with information about stress and resilience and how to apply this knowledge to their missions; “Techniques,” which explains how they can bring themselves into the best mental and physiological state possible to build resilience and achieve peak performance; “Games,” which allows them to practice applying the resilience skills learned; and “Review,” which helps them track their training progress. The game-based app allows players to choose from several increasingly challenging training scenarios while the monitor records when the heart rate rhythm, also known as heart rate variability, becomes incoherent - a sign of stress. Through game-play, Sailors and Marines will learn which techniques, such as deep breathing or muscle relaxation, help them maintain or regain coherence, to manage their unique stress responses. Once learned, users can transfer these approaches to real-life situations.

“We’re capitalizing on past research and making a leap that one way of managing PTSD lies in learning to more effectively manage your stress,” Cohn said. The SRTS is unique because it pulls together two proven premises - that novices and experts manage stress in different ways, so there’s the potential for training, and that good training requires good feedback. It then combines them with an already established distribution point: the NCCOSC, which focuses on promoting resilience and investigating best practices in diagnosing and treating PTSD. Preventing PTSD is critical for mission preparedness and success, and it goes to the heart of one of the chief of naval operations’ “Sailing Directions,” that the Department of the Navy has “a professional and moral obligation to uphold a covenant with Sailors, civilians and their families - to ably lead, equip, train and motivate.” “The SRTS’s development and operational evaluation would not have been possible without the funding we received from DARPA and ONR, who exhibited a willingness to take risks that yield signiﬁcant S&T advances” said Dr. Gershon Weltman, vice president of Perceptronics Solutions, the prime contractor for the app’s development. To view a short video that explains the game-based system and shows it in action, go to: http://goo.gl/lCyos.> For more news from Ofﬁce of Naval Research, visit www. navy.mil/local/onr/.

Around The Yard What tips can you offer for tax season?

If you ﬁle in Maryland, have them withhold a little bit so you dont end up owing when you ﬁle, but you would need to do that at the beginning of the year. Chris McDonald Naval History and Heritage Command Washington Navy Yard

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This Week in Navy History March 14

1974 - Navy sent to sweep mines from Suez Canal.

1863 - Rear Adm. David Farragut’s squadron of seven ships forces its way up the Mississippi River to support Union troops at Vicksburg, Miss., and Baton Rouge, La. 1929 - Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola aircraft make 113 ﬂights for ﬂood rescue and relief in the Southern United States.

March 19 1898 - USS Oregon (BB-3) departs San Francisco for 14,000 mile trip around South America to join U.S. Squadron off Cuba. 1917 - Navy Department authorizes enrollment of women in Naval Reserve with ratings of yeoman, radio electrician, and other essential ratings. 1942 - Secretary of the Navy William Franklin Knox gives the Civil Engineering Corps command of Seabees. 2003 - Operation Iraqi Freedom begins with Tomahawk strikes from Navy ships and submarines.

March 15

1943 - Numbered fleet system is established. 1947 - Ens. John W. Lee becomes the first African-American officer commissioned in the regular Navy. He is assigned to USS Kearsage (CV-33). 1957 - Airship ZPG-2 lands NAS Key West after 11-day, non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. 1966 - Establishment of River Squadron Five in Vietnam.

March 16

1911 - Hulk of USS Maine (BB-10) 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 7 orbits in 10 hours and 41 minutes at an altitude of 161.3 nautical miles. Recovery was by USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852).

Photo courtesy of the Naval History and Heritage Command

USS Holland, the ﬁrst practical submarine in the United States Navy, underway in Long Island Sound, during trials in 1899.

March 17 1898 - USS Holland, ﬁrst practical submarine, launched. 1942 - United States Naval Forces Europe established to plan joint operations with British. 1958 - Navy Vanguard rocket launches 3.25 pound sphere from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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

March 18

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

March 20 1833 - Cmdr. David Geisinger, in command of the Peacock, negotiates first commercial treaty with the King of Siam. 1922 -USS Jupiter recommissioned as USS Langley (CV-1), the Navy’s first aircraft carrier. 1939 - Naval Research Lab recommends financing research program to obtain power from uranium.

Sale Gives New Life to Excess C-130s Through FMS

ian efforts; transport of senior leaders; and By Tara N. Strickland medical evacuation. Tactical Airlift Adversary and Currently, four aircraft have been recovSupport Aircraft Communications Retired Marine Corps KC-130R aircraft will live to fly another day as part of a foreign military sales (FMS) case between the U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. Six KC-130R excess defense articles, extra to the needs of the U.S. government, are on a journey to restoration and active-duty status with the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, or JMSDF. “This FMS sale supports a global strategic initiative for preserving the security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region,” said Capt. Michelle Guidry, program manager for the Tactical Airlift, Adversary and Support Aircraft program (PMA-207), which manages Navy and Marine Corps C-130s. “We look forward to a continued partnership with the JMSDF through the sustainment of their KC-130Rs.” The JMSDF will receive KC-130Rs capable of roll-on, roll-off cargo compartment configurations to support the movement of troops, goods and services; humanitar-

ered from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Tuscan, Ariz., also known as AMARG, and inducted into the depot at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah, for phased maintenance interval regeneration. Using historical data from previous U.S. Navy depot maintenance, the PMA-207 FMS team determined what maintenance is required to ensure safety of flight is achieved. The first aircraft inducted into Hill AFB depot, bureau number 160015, began regeneration in November 2012 and is expected to complete regeneration by fall of 2013. “Depending on the condition of the aircraft when recovered from AMARG, maintainers are performing varying levels of structural modifications before completing JMSDF specified modifications,” said Ken Moritz, FMS deputy program manager, PMA-207. “The total regeneration, overhaul and upgrade of each aircraft is expected to take approximately 10-12 months.” Structural modifications being per-

Courtesy photo

The Tactical Airlift, Adversary and Support Aircraft program (PMA-207) at NAS Patuxent River manages Navy and Marine Corps C-130s and determines what maintenance is needed to ensure safety prior to prior to delivery. formed on all six aircraft include the replacement of landing gear supports, cargo door supports, center wing rainbow ﬁttings and corrosion repair. In addition to structural modiﬁcations, the Japanese will receive thirty overhauled T56-A-16 engines and digital cockpit upgrades to include a digital GPS. “The Japanese Navy is assuming responsibility for the non-recurring engineering

efforts required to incorporate a new digital GPS onto JMSDF aircraft,” Moritz said. “This effort creates cost avoidance for the U.S Navy/Marine Corps if the information gathered is utilized as an interim cockpit solution for current ﬂeet GPS systems faced with obsolescence issues.” The U.S. Navy plans to deliver the ﬁrst aircraft to Atsugi, Japan by March 2014 and the sixth aircraft one year later.

‘Hero 2 Hired’ Mobile Job Store Visits NAS Pax River By Lucy Balite Hero 2 Hired The Ofﬁce of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs’ “Hero 2 Hired” program rolls into the NAS Patuxent River area Friday with its Mobile Job Store operation. The “Hero 2 Hired” program, better known as H2H, is a comprehensive, multifaceted program that uses an electronic job and career web platform, mobile applications and Facebook integration, and virtual and physical career fairs to address the unique employment challenges facing members of the Guard and Reserve. The Mobile Job Store allows Guard and

Reserve service members, spouses and veterans to search for available jobs through the H2H jobs website, specifically designed to connect Guardsmen and Reservists with military-friendly civilian employers who have made a stated commitment to hire veterans. The Mobile Job Store also provides service members assistance with résumé building and translating their military skills to civilian job qualifications. Army Sgt. Maj. Wayne Bowser, Sr., Family and Employer Programs and Policy senior enlisted advisor in the Pentagon’s Office of Reserve Affairs, will be on the ground to demonstrate H2H program tools and functionalities. “We’re proud to provide this empowering tool absolutely free for Guard and Re-

serve service members, spouses, veterans and employers,” said Ronald Young Family and Employer Programs and Policy director. “The Mobile Job Store is just a small part of H2H’s focused effort to help service members and their spouses ﬁnd employment through various activities including employment assistance workshops, job fairs, employment summits, and many other local community programs.” The Mobile Job Store is traveling across the country to help members of the Guard and Reserve ﬁnd employment through the H2H program. Launched in December 2011, H2H is a comprehensive employment program designed to address the unique needs of Re-

serve Component members. The mission of H2H is to simplify the job search while reducing the number of unemployed Reserve Component service members. H2H.jobs also allows military-friendly companies to access the talented men and women in the military, post job openings, search for candidates and invite them to apply, and participate in hiring events—all free of charge. H2H is managed by the Ofﬁce of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs and works in partnership with the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program and ESGR. More information for H2H can be found on their website at H2H.jobs.

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NSA Washington-JBAB Fleet Family and Fun CAREER SUPPORT AND RETENTION The Transition Assistance Management Program (TAMP)

Life Skills Education Provides presentations to help commands meet requirements, as well as enhance operational and personal readiness including parenting skills training, couples

Offers an array of services and beneﬁts

communication, anger and stress man-

to transitioning service members, including

agement, conﬂict resolution, Child Abuse

computers setup for individuals to go online

Awareness, Spouse Abuse Awareness and

to different job banks, college and scholar-

suicide prevention. Trainings can be cus-

ship resources and career assessment tools.

tomized to ﬁt needs of the command.

Resume Writing Workshops are offered which includes Federal Resume Writing

New Parent Support Program (NPS)

Interview Skills, information on veterans’

Assists new parents in coping with the

beneﬁts and a professional resource library;

demands of parenting and military life

Two TAP Seminars and one Executive TAP

through parenting education and train-

Seminar - ﬁve-day programs - are offered

ing and home visits to new parents prior

monthly sponsored by the departments of

to delivery and after delivery; information

Labor and Veteran Affairs, and include in-

and referral for military and community re-

formation that will beneﬁt the transitioning

sources; child development screenings and

military member.

monitoring. All active duty members and

Family Employment Readiness Program (FERP) Offers seven basic services, which include job search strategies, job readiness, resource information, job referral service,

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

individual counseling assistance, career

Assisting Sailors and family members pre-

planning and links to education and volun-

pare for deployment, manage separations

teer opportunities.

and reunite and reintegrate with families

Personal Financial Management (PFM)

the Family Accountability and Assessment

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

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

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

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

Other Important Numbers FFR Administrative Office, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3659 FFRP Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-4052 MWR Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-4662 MWR Marketing Department, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-8298 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 Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, JBAB, Bldg. 602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 404-7050

and community through services including

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

System, Individual augmentee (IA) Indoc Course and Deployed Family Fun Days.

Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) Provides assistance to service members

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,

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.

and locker rooms will be closed but the

event. The Bornstein’s are a comedy and

equipment and locker rooms on the 1st

mind-reading duo that will leave you say-

ﬂoor will be available for use. Racquetball

ing “Wow!” The event will begin with a lunch

court #2 will also be closed so please coor-

buffet which includes fried chicken, ﬁsh,

dinate reservations for use of racquetball

macaroni & cheese, greens, salad and des-

court #1 at the front desk. The 3rd ﬂoor group exercise room will also be closed and classes will be relocated to Building 73 on the indoor tennis courts. Two changing rooms will be provided in Building 73. Towel service will be suspended throughout the entire renovations. For further information and updates throughout all phases, please do not hesitate to ask the staff members at the Fitness center. You can also sign-up for

contact Carl Sabath at carl.sabath@osd. mil, 703-695-2804, or Elizabeth Femrite

email alerts by emailing your full name and

at elizabeth.m.femrite.civ@mail.mil, 571-

email to nsaw.marketing1@gmail.com.

The Bornstein’s - A Comedy & Mind Reading Duo

say, “Yes!” To learn more about Helmsmen Toastmasters, visit http://helmsmen.toast-

DEPLOYMENT READINESS/ FAMILY SERVICES

11:30am. Purchase your tickets at the MWR ITT ofﬁces or call 202-433-5912 for more information regarding this event!

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.

Opening Day Party at the Pub April 1 | 4 to 8 p.m. | Mordecai Booth’s

256-8674. Remember, great Helmsmen

mastersclubs.org

sert. After lunch, the show will begin around

Fitness Center Renovations - Phase 1 Begins March 1 | WNY Fitness Center Phase 1 will include renovations to the 2nd and 3rd ﬂoors. The 2nd ﬂoor gym area

March 21 | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Catering & Conference Center $15 in advance | $20 at the door (includes admission & lunch buffet) MWR & CMWR are hosting a new special

Public House Stop by the Pub after the game to enjoy some post-game fun! DJ Scott will be there playing great music and you can also do karaoke. The Pub will be your pre- and postgame tailgating spot on the Yard this baseball season.

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NDW News

Navy Asks You to Share Your Culinary Creativity

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NDW has a Facebook fan page in order to provide updated information to all NDW residents, tenants, employees (military, civilian, and contractors), and the American public. Show your support, “Like Us,” and become a fan to see exciting news relating to the Naval District Washington. www.facebook.com/NavDistWash Follow us on Twitter @navaldistwash http://twitter.com/NavalDistWash NSAW 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.

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 smoothsailing. 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.

SMART GRID

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‘on’ or ‘off’ world without fully accounting for internal and external factors such as maintenance issues, usage trends, emergencies, or changes in the cost of energy.” To remedy this, the Navy is installing more than 20,000 new advanced meters at every installation to electronically monitor energy consumption and demand down to the building level. “The NDW/NAVFAC Washington Regional Energy Program continues to innovate and leverage resources to reduce energy consumption, while partnering with the Department of Energy on renewable energy alternatives,” said Lt. Cmdr. Keith Benson, regional energy program director. “The secure Smart Grid integrated with the Advanced Meter Initiative will provide the means to improve efficiencies, pinpoint data accountability across all six NDW installations and focus on smart business process reengineering.” Davenport added that other technologies aid the Smart Grid Pilot as well. Smart buildings and Net Zero buildings, such as the Washington Navy Yard’s Visitor Center, take the integration of technology and utilities into the future. She said that these systems provide the links between the facets of the energy strategy being implemented in the Smart Grid. 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. “Initial Smart Grid capability is to enable the existing controls in the building to be remotely managed through sensors and controls,” said Davenport. “Smart buildings

allow us to provide active facility management, reduce work orders, minimize diagnostics, provide improved set point controls based on the building mission, and allow you to move from reactive to predictive maintenance. Utilizing the advanced metering deployment on energy consumption, industry smart buildings have provided benchmark information on optimal consumption by building type and the return on investment when a building is commissioned and employs continuous commissioning.” Davenport explained that the NDW Smart Grid Pilot will network these advanced meters and the existing building and utility control systems onto a single, highly secure, modern architecture. The resulting Smart Grid will allow the Navy to respond to external drivers such as current energy pricing and emergency outages, as well as internal demand signals such as military operations and facility maintenance and modernization issues. This type of control of energy usage, combined with improved resource management, results in a greater return on investment, said Davenport. The Smart Grid will leverage existing systems for cost efﬁciency and add security to older systems that are still functional but not currently accredited, resulting in scalable and interoperable capability packages, she said. According to her, the initial capabilities of the NDW Smart Grid include an expected 5 percent return on investment on advanced metering infrastructure deployment, $200,000 per accreditation package in reciprocity for Enterprise Industrial Controls Systems, and 15 to 30 percent return on investment upon commissioning of buildings. This story is part two of a four-part series on the NDW Smart Grid Pilot Program.

U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Molly A. Burgess

Chef Jud Flynn, senior executive chef of On-Site Culinary Solutions, watches as Culinary Specialist 1st Class Tony Johnson, attached to Naval Station Norfolk (NSN), inspects a pan of scratch-styled cooked yams during a 5-day culinary training course. The course is for Navy culinary specialists to relearn basic cooking principles to implement more healthy and nutritious meals into base galleys in the mid-Atlantic region. From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs The Navy is looking for recipes that are easy, healthy and created with Sailors living in bachelor quarters in mind. To inspire a little “healthy” competition, Navy Nutrition is holding a recipe contest to compile an online barracks cookbook officials said March 6. “This cookbook contest is meant to be a fun way to encourage Sailors to showcase the creative ways they eat well with limited resources,” said Lt. Cmdr. Jennifer Wallinger, a dietitian with the Navy Physical Readiness Office. “Many Sailors are finding ways to make easy and tasty meals, without a full size kitchen and pantry. We want you to share these ideas”. The goal of the contest is to compile a collection of recipes that are compatible with barracks life. A recipe may consist of cooking foods in a microwave or as simple as assembling ingredients. If you are making it and it is healthful, we want it in the cookbook. Each recipe may only be submitted once, but you may enter as many recipes as you like. The rules include a limit on the number of

ingredients, pieces of equipment and recipe steps. “If you live in the barracks, you have limited storage space, limited utensils and, in compliance with housing rules, a microwave for a heating element.” explained Wallinger. With the recipe contest running in conjunction with Navy Nutrition Month, there is also focus on nutritional value. “The number of ingredients will be limited, but there is no limit to the ﬂavor, herbs and spices are encouraged” Wallinger continued. “We are just limiting added components such as sodium, which affects many prone to high blood pressure, and fat to keep in line with dietary guidelines. We have included an explanation on how to determine the amount of sodium and fat for each recipe in the rules.” Entries to the contest will be accepted in seven categories, which are broken down by when you are likely to eat them, for instance; breakfast, sandwich/wrap, snack, vegetables, starchy side, main course (entre) and sweet treat. The contest will run from now until March 31 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time zone. For more information and contest rules visit http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/ support/navynutrition/Pages/default2.aspx. For more news from Navy Personnel Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/npc/.

Naval Ofﬁcers’ Spouses’ Club of Washington Scholarship Program The Naval Officers’ Spouses’ Club (NOSC) of Washington, D.C., is accepting applications from dependents of U.S. Navy ofﬁcer and enlisted active duty, reserve, or retired personnel. Scholarship awards will be given to dependents in the following categories:

- High school seniors - Spouses Blank applications are available at http://www.noscdc.com. Completed applications must be postmarked by April 1st, 2013. Please direct all queries to Mary K. Page at scholarship@noscdc.com.

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The American Future: A History

Reviewed by Cmdr. Youssef Aboul-Enein

The American Future: A History by Simon Schama. Published by HarperCollins, New York, the Ecco Books Division. 2009, 370 pages. As members of the United States armed forces, personnel may be faced with the future of our nation and how it is re-inventing itself. Simon Schama’as latest book does just that with his observations on America as a person steeped in European history. He is a modern manifestation of Alexis de Tocqueville, who in 1835 published “Democracy in America,” and left us an excellent means of pondering the direction of the unique political experiment of America’s democracy. Schama discusses topics that ﬁgure prominently in America’s political discourse. Concepts such as war and peace, faith, civil liberties, and questions like, “what does it mean to be an American,” and “what of America’s prosperity,” are all presented. “The American Future,” is a 21st century civics debate and there will be discussions that may make the reader uncomfortable, such as a critique of how informed Americans are for a democracy to be successful. Another problem raised is the notion of imposing certain religious values on American policy. However, if viewed as a consistent and constant search for a more perfect democracy, such debates are necessary. Part one of the book will be of especial interest to military members. It is a fresh debate on civil military relations. Only in America, can a son of Korean immigrants enlist in the United States Army, serve in the current war on terrorism, attempt to learn the language of our adversary and pay the ultimate

price for the defense of this nation. Schama discusses the debate between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over the creation of a standing army, yet it was under Jefferson that the U.S. Military Academy was created. Both Hamilton and Jefferson debated the nature of civilian control of the military, and we have perfected the debate in the 21st century. The book also contains an excellent biography of Gen. Montgomery Meigs, Quartermaster General of the Union Armies during the American Civil War. Meigs is the first military leader to view war not only in terms of strategic objectives, but coupled the industry and economics needed to achieve strategic aims. The story of Meigs is an interesting perspective of the Civil War. His brother supplied Confederate forces in Georgia. Yet Meigs planned for such items as providing soldiers stitched instead of wood framed footwear, and understood that four boots per soldier was needed per year. This is just one example of how Meigs would increase Union combat effectiveness using the logistical empire he ran from what is today the Renwick Gallery of Art located behind the Old Executive Building in Washington, D.C.

Schama continues with a discussion on tension between faith and freedom. In America, it is the freedom to practice one’s faith, but not at the expense of other liberties. At the 1964 Democratic National Convention, African-American civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer challenged the Mississippi delegation that condoned segregation, leading to her being seated as a member of Mississippi’s ofﬁcial delegation to the Democratic National Convention of 1968. It was the momentum of the church that would lead to the abolition of slavery and a century later bring about civil rights legislation. Yet on the other hand, legislating religious morality has been a constant and necessary argument in our democracy. In 2007, Congressman Keith Ellison took his oath on a Quran owned by Thomas Jefferson. Schama writes of this moment, “.this suggests all that is right about the United States.” I would add it is these moments celebrated by Americans that challenges militant Islamist ideology, as Ellison’s mother celebrated the moment by attending Catholic mass. Few places other than America can accommodate such a complex range of human experiences and theologies. Schama’s book is an interesting addition to the debate of the American experience. Of note, this book was turned into a four part documentary by the BBC. Editor’s Note: Cmdr. Aboul-Enein maintains a regular book review column in the Naval District Waterline. His book, “Militant Islamist Ideology: Understanding the Global Threat,” will be published in June by Naval Institute Press. AboulEnein wishes to thank Ms. Jean Hodges for her edits and discussion that enhanced this column.

Regional Shuttle Bus Service Reductions Coming March 18 Due to funding shortfalls, regional shuttle bus service will be signiﬁcantly reduced as of March 18. The majority of Navy operated shuttle routes, which provide ofﬁcial business transportation throughout the region, will suspend service. DoD shuttle routes 1, 8, and 11 will suspend service, as will Navy route 12N. The Anacostia Metro to JBAB route will continue as normal. Notices will be posted on the shuttles, at the

bus stops, and at the WNY Commuter Central Station kiosk in Building 22. For more information on DoD shuttle schedules, visit http://www.whs.mil/ Transportation/index.cfm Specific questions about the service change may be referred to Marc Oliphant, regional employee transportation coordinator, at marc.oliphant@navy.mil, or 202-685-8049.

Resident Energy Conservation Program (RECP) Saves

What is RECP and how does the program works? The office of Secretary of Defense originally established the policy for the payment of utilities in Public Private Venture (PPV) housing to encourage energy efficiency. The Resident Energy Conservation Program is in alignment with the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy’s energy conservation initiatives to reduce dependency on foreign oil and over-use of electricity and to encourage good stewardship of our nation’s resources. How the RECP works: - RECP focuses on utility conservation efforts to reduce electricity and gas usage in PPV housing. - Residents will be responsible for paying utility costs that are 10 percent or more above the established utility usage target for their residence. To help offset out-ofpocket expenses, residents may accrue credit when their utility consumption is 10 percent or more below the established usage target. - Research indicates that when utilities are included in the rent, utility consumption is higher than when residents pay for utilities separately and residents can see their monthly usage. - Cost savings will be reinvested back into the housing community in which Sailors and their families reside to fund reserve accounts for renovations and improvements to homes and neighborhoods. Welcome to NDW’s RECP weekly column in which we will be providing you with tools and information on how to get smart with the Navy’s Resident Energy Conservation Program. RECP for electricity only is scheduled to start for NDW in October 2013. If you have specific questions regarding RECP, please email the waterline.ndw.fcm@navy.mil and your questions might just be featured on our column.

Arlington Museum Showcases Military Women’s Contributions

By Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service

A living legacy to women who served in all branches of the U.S. military honors their service and sacrifice inside the Women’s Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. The museum in the memorial depicts the “duty, honor and pride” of the 2 million women who served to defend the United States, from the beginning of the Revolutionary War through today’s war in Afghanistan. Situated at the ceremonial entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, the $22 million memorial offers a grand welcome to the sacred military burial grounds with its neoclassical architecture. Following 11 years of construction, the museum was dedicated on Oct, 18, 1997, after the Women’s Memorial Foundation spearheaded the effort to educate the public and honor women who defended the nation during all eras and in all services. The museum’s “living” exhibits depict the past, present and future of military women on active duty, in the reserves, the Nation-

DoD photo by Terri Moon Cronk

A painting by artist Chris Demarest on display at the Women’s Memorial museum at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., was created from a black-and-white World War II-era photo of members of the Women’s Army Corps. al Guard and U.S. Public Health Service, in addition to the Coast Guard Auxiliary and Civil Air Patrol. Additionally, the women who served in support of U.S. armed forces during wartime overseas in such organizations as the Red Cross, United Service Organizations, Special Services and the PHS Cadet Nurse Corps have a place of honor in the museum. The Women’s Memorial is the only national museum of its kind, according to The Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation Inc. website. Its staff collects, preserves, documents and analyzes the his-

tory of women’s military service by gathering ofﬁcial and personal records, oral histories, photographs and memorabilia for its exhibits. “Although women have always volunteered in defense of our nation, many of their contributions have been forgotten and are not recorded in today’s history books,” the website notes. A signature feature of the museum is the Register, a computerized database of information on about 3,500 former military and current active-duty women who voluntarily registered. Each entry shows the ser-

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USS Monitor Unknown Sailors Honored at Arlington National Cemetery

By MC2 Kiona Miller Naval District Washington Public Affairs

The U.S. Navy honored two unknown Sailors, found inside the sunken USS Monitor during an expedition to recover artifacts in 2002, with an interment ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, March 8. Special guests at the ceremony included Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Kathryn Sullivan and James McPherson, Professor of American History, Emeritus, Princeton University. Mabus spoke on the sacrifice the Sailors made during the Civil War and the importance of honoring the crew who paved the way for the modern Navy. “This ceremony also honors every individual who ever put to sea in defense of our country,” said Mabus. “From the Marblehead men who rowed Washington across the Delaware, to these brave souls, to those who serve today in nuclear-powered carriers and submarines, Sailors have always been the same; they are at heart risk-takers, willing -- even eager -- to brave the unknown to peer past distant horizons.” The date for the ceremony was chosen to recognize an historic day in naval history, the day Monitor arrived in Hampton Roads before its famous battle with Confederate iron clad CSS Virginia which took place 151 years ago March 9, 1862. Known as the Battle of Hampton Roads, it was the first fight between two ironed-armored ships. Although the battle ended in a draw, Monitor fulfilled her orders to protect the Union ship Minnesota. “This was one of the most important naval battles in history, one of those rare occasions when technology raced ahead of our understanding of how to fully employ it,” said Capt. Henry Hendrix, director of Naval History and Heritage Command. “The battle between USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia will always serve as an anchor point for U.S. naval history.” The Monitor would only serve until Dec. 31, 1862, when she sank near Cape Hatteras, off the coast of North Carolina. She remained sunken for 112 years until the wreckage was discovered in 1974 and was designated the nation’s first national marine sanctuary. In 2002, during an expedition to recover the ship’s gun turret, the remains of two Sailors were discovered and transported to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC). During Sullivan’s remarks to the more than 200 who attended the chapel service, she read a letter written by Dr. Grenville Weeks, the surgeon aboard the Monitor, which expressed his feelings on losing the sunken ship and his devotion to ensure she is remembered by future generations. “Just as the crew of the Monitor fought tirelessly to keep their ‘old-time knight in armor’ afloat that day, so have many worked tirelessly since her loss to fulfill Dr. Weeks’ commitment to the ship, and her crew and

U.S. Navy photos by MC2 Gina K. Morrissette

Sailors from the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard participate in an internment ceremony for two unknown Sailors whose remains were discovered inside the gun turret of the USS Monitor during her excavation from the sea in 2002. Held at Arlington National Cemetery, the ceremony coincides with the 151st anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads which was the first battle between two ironclads and which the Monitor fought in. Months after the battle, the unknown Sailors were lost along with 14 of their shipmates when Monitor sank off Cape Hatteras, N.C. All 16 Sailors will be memorialized on a group marker in section 46 of the cemetery. to the 16 souls who were lost that night,” said Sullivan. “Today we take another somber step, laying two of her Sailors to rest in the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery. As we do so, let us all reaffirm our own commitment, to forever remember the work of the Monitor and to ensure her story is told to our children’s children.” With the help of facial reconstruction created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Louisiana State University’s Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services Laboratory, JPAC continues to search for the identity of the two Sailors. In keeping with the Navy’s tradition to honor a service member’s final resting place, possible descendants of 30 family members from 10 different families, confirmed through a biological profile created by JPAC, were invited to take part in the ceremony. “It’s amazing -- what they went through and what we have today, and it’s a blessing to be here to pay final tribute to the [service members] who have given their lives to help us have a better life,” said Jamie Nicklis, descendant of Jacob Nicklis, one of the 16 Sailors honored during the ceremony. “It was a beautiful service that they provided for us and we are very thankful for the government and our country and for all the families here today.” The unknown Sailors and 14 other crew members who died as the Monitor sank will be memorialized on a group marker in section 46 of the cemetery. For information on the USS Monitor visit the NHHC website at www.history.navy.mil. Follow the Naval District Washington Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ NavDistWash to view photos from the event.

Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, speaks to attendees of an internment ceremony honoring two unknown Sailors whose remains were discovered inside the gun turret of the USS Monitor during her excavation from the sea in 2002.

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Continued from 1 and members with questions concerning the application of MSRRA should make an appointment with a legal assistance attorney at the Region Legal Service Ofﬁce,” added Koecher. The Naval Legal Service Command (NLSC) selfservice program allows service members the ability to do their own taxes in an environment where help is available should they have questions. Koecher said this translates to financial accountability and teaches Sailors how to prepare their own taxes, a skill they can use throughout their careers.

“Under the self-service program, Sailors and their families file their own tax returns using free tax filing software on computers established in Navy tax centers with the assistance of IRS-trained volunteers,” said Koecher. “Taxes are submitted electronically, and refunds are deposited directly into a Sailor’s bank account on an average of two weeks from the date of transmission.” Koecher said in addition to learning how to file their own taxes, personnel who use the VITA/ELF program will usually end up saving money by filing themselves instead of going to a tax preparation company. “Commercial tax preparation companies charge, on average, more than $170 for a typical electronically-

filed return,” said Koecher. “There is no charge for VITA/self-service tax preparation. Additionally, access to free and quick tax filing at Navy tax centers should reduce the attractiveness of costly ‘refund anticipation loans’ offered by many commercial tax-preparation companies. Using a Navy tax assistance center will also reduce errors. Navy tax assistance center volunteers are trained and certified by the IRS to file taxes and are knowledgeable on militaryspecific tax issues.” Koecher advises that personnel that visit a command’s VITA/ELF office should bring the appropriate paperwork to ensure proper and thorough tax filing. These include W-2s, 1099s,

1098s, and other tax forms; bank account and routing information for direct deposit of refunds; applicable receipts for Schedule A and adjustment items; copies of receipts for any charitable donations; and social security numbers of any children claimed as dependents. She added that personnel filing in the status of “Married Filing Jointly,” must both be present to sign the return or present a signed power of attorney for taxes. Koecher said that bringing records of the previous year’s taxes are not required, but are usually helpful in filing. To find the nearest VITA center, or for more information, visit the Navy JAG Corps web site at http:// www.jag.navy.mil/.

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WOMEN

Continued from 6 vice woman’s picture, dates of service, awards received, key memories of her service and other statistics. The foundation registry invites veterans, activeduty, National Guard and Reserve servicewomen to register. Cadet nurses and service organization employees who served overseas during a war also are eligible to register. The museum’s Hall of Honor pays tribute to fallen servicewomen in a somber room amid ﬂags of U.S. states, territories and the military services. A small exhibit displays two books of female casualties while serving in the line of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. The hall also honors women who served with “...particular sacrifice and achievement. Honored are those who were killed in action, died in the line of duty, were prisoners of war or were recipients of the nation’s highest awards for service and bravery,” a description reads. A marble “Sister Block,” taken from the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, stands formidably tall and wide, nearly ceilinghigh in the room. The glass-enclosed exhibits in the museum’s main section vary by era, and among them are reminders of today’s wars; one depicting “The War on Terror,” and another displaying service uniforms worn in Iraq and Afghanistan with the backdrop of a ﬂag that reads, “We Remember 9/11.” Exhibits titled, “Serving in the Military, from 1901 to 1945” and another “Since 1946,” comprise the work of early servicewomen. The exhibits include World War II dog tags, identification cards, worn photos and service manuals titled, “If You Should be Captured, These are Your Rights,” and “Survival on Land and Sea.” A citation for a Bronze Star medal, awarded to Della Polacek, reads, “In support of combat operations against the enemy in Manila, the Philippines,” for her ser-

vice from April to July 1945. Today, “The Greatest Generation” of World War II veterans are in their 80s and 90s, and the museum offers a multitude of World War II-era artifacts from 1941 to 1945 in exhibits titled, “Overseas in the Military,” “POWs Under Fire,” and “The War Ends.” A huge wall visual tribute, “The Greatest Generation” displays life-like, handpainted portraits, taken from old black-and-white photographs. Men also are depicted in this display -- the only mention of male service members in the museum. “The Forgotten War,” exhibit covers women who served during the 1950-53 Korean War. “The Era of Conflict -- the Vietnam War,” tells the story of Army, Navy and Air Force nurses who comprised 80 to 90 percent of U.S. military women in Vietnam working on the ground, at sea and on evacuation flights, from 1964 to 1973. March 4 marked the opening of “Celebrating 40 Years of Women Chaplains: A Courageous Journey of Faith and Service.” The Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation Inc. website says the exhibit “tells the story of the scores of women, beginning in 1973, who answered God’s call to minister to the nation’s military members and their families in times of war and peace.” Of all the meticulously planned exhibits and tributes, however, one extemporaneous display features a painting on an easel of Army Staff Sgt. Jessica Clements, who left the military on a medical retirement following a roadside-bomb explosion in Iraq that left her with such severe traumatic brain injury that she had to learn to walk and talk again. Behind her painting is a large wall, filled with hundreds of notes to her, written by visitors. Resident artist Chris Demarest said it started with a single drawing by a 6-yearold child. One week later, he said, the wall was filled with notes left by visitors, thanking Clements for her service. He calls it “The Wall of Thanks.”

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