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April 2, 2015

Vol. XXXII No. 13

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Pedestrian access saves time, hassle at Washington Navy Yard

By Patrick Gordon NSAW public affairs

Commuters of the Washington Navy Yard know the morning routine at the Washington Navy Yard very well. Every morning at peak travel hours they are greeted by long lines of vehicles trailing up roads around the installation. But the frustration of traffic - and the inevitable search for parking - at the yard is easily avoidable. In fact, drivers pass by the solution every day on their way in and out of the gate: pedestrian access gates.

The pedestrian entry gates at the Navy Yard allow foot traffic to easily enter and exit the base with few to no delays. A further benefit of these gates is that no vehicle parking is required for personnel who access the installation by foot.

“In theory, the idea is that the more people are walking to work and using the pedestrian access, the fewer cars will be trying to access the vehicle gates and find parking on the yard,” said Kirk Avery, NSAW information technology installation program director. “But we still don’t have enough employees using public transportation to get to and from work and using those pedestrian gates.”

Avery cites his own experience using pedestrian access points as an argument against driving in to work every day.

“I mean, when I catch the metro, I just walk right on in to the yard,” said Avery.

“But people who are driving are stuck in traffic. Walking down M Street I have seen cars lined all the way down the block waiting to drive on to the yard at the 6th Street gate. And it’s pretty telling that as a pedestrian I am moving faster than traffic to get on to the Navy Yard property.”

Using the pedestrian access gates is simple. Gates with pedestrian turnstiles are unlocked with a common access card scanner.

When the scanner reads the CAC that information is sent to middleware which takes the information and sends it to Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System.

DEERS validates that person’s name against its database, and then sends it back to the middleware, which recognizes that card as valid and the turnstile is unlocked through the Lenel enterprise access control system allowing the individual to come through.

For any personnel who experience trouble

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Using pdestrian access turnstiles at the Washington Navy Yard is an easy way to avoid long lines of vehicle traffic on the yard. using the scanners, instructions are posted at most gates to ease use.

“A lot of people run into problems using the pedestrian access gates simply because they’re not using them correctly,” said Avery. “Remember to swipe the barcode part of your Common Access Card, not the magnetic stripe. Another feature of the reader is a small camera, but some people think that they can gain access by holding their card to the camera, which won’t do anything. So using proper procedure is key.”

Avery added that while the system is very effective, sometimes a gate will not read a CAC. Should this happen, he advises personnel to simply use one of the other gates to gain access to the yard.

“If someone tries to scan their ID at an unmanned gate and it doesn’t work, they just need to walk down to a manned access gate where security can scan the card and allow them access,” said Avery. “In most cases of that happening the ID scanner at the pedestrian gate simply are not reading the card

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properly, which is usually just a network or system issue. If the card worked yesterday and it’s just not reading today, it’s nothing to worry about. They just need to gain access to the yard through a manned gate.”

Pedestrian access is available at the following WNY gates: 6th Street Gate - An officer is present 24 hours a day to check ID cards; in late April, 6th Street gate hours will change to 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday - Friday for pedestrians, turnstile access after 6 p.m. and weekends 9th Street and N Street Gates - ID Swipe access only via the turnstile O Street Gate - During operating hours ( 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday - Friday), an officer will be present to check ID cards, during nonoperating hours, swipe access is available via the turnstile; in late April, O Street gate hours will change to being a manned post 24 hours a day, seven days a week Riverwalk Gates - Swipe access only via the turnstiles If personnel experience malfunctions with DoD-issued ID cards at a pedestrian gate

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And while using pedestrian access gates can reduce vehicle traffic, Avery points out that they save the Navy in many ways.

“The idea behind using electronic access control is to reduce man hours and reduce the number of bodies necessary to support these gates,” said Avery. “If you’re using your card to gain access to the base at a pedestrian-only gate, that frees up a police officer to patrol the yard who would otherwise have to be standing a post checking ID’s. So the scanners are two-fold: access control and man-hour reduction.”

So the next time you make your way to the Washington Navy Yard, ask yourself this: Where is your time best spent, inside or outside the gate?

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“Be part of the solution” when accessing the yard

By Brian Sutton NSAW public affairs officer

It’s no secret that Washington Navy Yard traffic is nightmarish. Six thousands cars making the daily mad dash to the three open gates, all at roughly the same time, is a recipe for long wait times, frustrated drivers, and upset commanders and supervisors.

What’s worse, those six thousand cars are competing for only 4,911 spots on the yard. Once you factor in reserved, executive, and handicapped spaces against that number, only 3,470 spots are open parking for those trying to cram their way into the yard in their vehicles. There are not nearly enough spaces to accommodate all of those cars, and creating your own parking spaces in fire lanes, sides of buildings and edges of parking lots is just going to get you ticketed and towed. So why drive to the yard at all?

That’s a question you need to ask yourself as a driver, if you are one. Why drive to work when there are more convenient, more affordable options that don’t contribute to a growing problem on the yard?

To fully understand the situation, first we must take a look at some background information that should shed some light on the situation and give readers a greater understanding of the problem.

Security of the WNY To truly understand the problem, first the issue of command should be explored.

Commanders have an obligation, both legally and morally, to protect employees, visitors and facilities on their respective installations. That’s a hefty responsibility and one that Capt. Monte Ulmer, Naval support Activity Washington commander, takes very seriously.

Part of the Navy requirements for helping ensure security on the Washington Navy Yard is the directive to actively scan the identification cards of those attempting to enter Navy installations, both on foot and in vehicles. That’s no easy task, but it’s an important step to take to ensure that those who enter the Washington Navy Yard have legitimate business to conduct here.

It takes a bit of time to get 6,000 vehicles through the gates in the morning and through the required security scanning. On average during peak commuting times, our police officers can accommodate one vehicle per lane per gate every 10 seconds. If our scanners are running slow, it may take a few seconds longer per vehicle.

Should a commander trade the safety and security of his workforce for the sake of convenience? The answer is obviously, “No.” Security regulations set by Commander, Naval Installations Command must be followed. NSAW is in compliance with all applicable guidance and directives for installation access.

After all, it’s for your safety, right?

Why don’t you add more police officers at the gates?

That’s an often-asked question, and one that, on the surface, appears to make a lot of sense. Doubling officers on the gates would, theoretically, increase traffic flow onto the yard.

NSAW is currently doing that. We have increased the numbers of police officers during heavy commute times, using overtime hours to provide you with greater access through our gates during peak traffic times. We are also using Navy Reserve forces and our Auxiliary Security Forces to better man the gates for your convenience.

In addition, we’ve added more hours to our gates that are typically only open for a short time each day.

Even with the addition of police officers, there are still heavy backups at our gates.

Adding more and more police officers on the gates may reduce the wait time outside our gates, but traffic already moves slowly on the yard, and we will just be transferring a problem outside our gates to inside our gates as traffic backs up. People hunt and scramble for parking spaces. You are remembering that 6,000 cars are trying to find their way to 4,911 spaces, right?

Barrier construction The installation currently has the O Street gate closed for barrier maintenance/replacement.

Construction on that gate should be complete by the end of April, and on May 1 those attempting to access the yard will have one more gate to use. That will help shift the traffic flow to an additional gate making access slightly easier for you. We do expect to see some internal congestion relief when the O Street gate opens back up.

That should give commuters a bit of relief but only a little.

The good news on the O Street barrier continues to come in. The barrier construction is ahead of schedule, in fact, so that May 1 date is an improvement over the original projected gate opening. The 6th Street gate was also completed early in order to help accommodate the return of Naval Sea Systems command to the yard.

Traffic Patterns The barrier construction at O Street leads me to a related topic - changes in traffic patterns. NSAW has worked closely with the District of Columbia Department of Transportation to change the traffic light cycles along M and 11th streets to better accommodate our traffic congestion. In the past few months, DDOT has shortened the cycles between lights so that traffic flows more smoothly at high volumes. We are in frequent contact with DDOT reps to make sure we are doing all we can in conjunction with the district to make your commuting experience more efficient.

One of the interesting points we’ve taken a look at is the efficiency of completed projects within the DDOT framework. Regional transportation improvements, such as the connections to 295 and the addition of a new ramp from 695, have reduced commute time to the WNY, resulting in vehicle stacking at the gates due to less commute time on local roads. In more simple terms, those 6,000 cars are arriving to our gates faster than ever before, creating a bottleneck. The end result is that drivers are sitting farther back in longer queues.

Return of NAVSEA Beginning in January, Naval Sea Systems Command began its return to WNY. With the return come many thousands of employees who, for the past 16 months, were

working out of Buzzard’s Point while the Humphrey’s Building was being renovated.

Obviously having such a large population return to an installation creates a commuting surge. We’ve done what we can with the resources we have to mitigate the effects of this surge.

The solution Now that you have the background and understand a few of the key issues at hand, the obvious question you might have is, “What’s the solution?”

The solution is quite simple. Be a part of the solution rather than expect others to be the solution for you. The way I see it, here’s what needs to happen: 1. If you must physically report to work each day, make good use of alternate work schedules to alleviate traffic flow during peak hours. Do that in conjunction with using vanpools or mass transit to also help us reduce the traffic footprint on the yard.

After all, we are trying to encourage you to help us keep more than 1,000 vehicles from coming through our gates each morning in addition to changing the volume during peak hours. If you are a commander or supervisor, please look for ways you can have your command be the example.

2. If you can, make use of telework opportunities. Teleworking is a presidential mandate for the federal workforce to reduce workforce footprint, reduce traffic, and help the environment by reducing carbon emissions. Try it. Federal employees can agree with their employers to work from home up to three days per week. If even 10 percent of our driving force telecommuted three days a week, that would reduce vehicles coming through our gates by as much as 600 during the morning rush and would free up those parking spaces, getting us closer to our goal.

Supervision of teleworkers is not difficult to accomplish if you have a plan in place.

Many teleworkers report greater productivity because they are not constantly interrupted when working from home.

3. Switch your regular day off. I get it.

Everyone with an RDO wants to take it on a Monday or Friday in order to get a threeday weekend. You or your command may request that your RDO be on days other than Mondays or Fridays. Frankly, since I know the Navy Yard typically does not have a traffic problem on Mondays and Fridays, if I were a driver I’d request another day off just so my commute would be easier and I could avoid coming to work on a high-volume day. It just makes sense. Our tenant commands are encouraged to explore those options with their employees.

4. The best thing you can do is to stop driving. Help us make everyone’s commuting experience better by using mass transit, van pools, biking and walking in to work.

Heck, you can even get a government-paid mass transit subsidy of up to $130 a month.

You can’t beat that.

I understand that when asked to sacrifice, we always expect others to sacrifice so that we may continue to get what we want, but the reality is that all of us need to sacrifice, including you. Take advantage of one or more of the options above. Your commuting life will be better, the traffic flow will be better, and you might just have a little extra money in your pockets reducing commuting costs and wear on your vehicles. Be a part of the solution, not a continuation of the problem.

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Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month:

Changing Culture for the Better

By Patrick Gordon NSAW Public Affairs

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month is underway in Naval Support Activity Washington and with it comes a variety of events around the command. A central theme of these of events is preventing sexual assault whenever and wherever it may occur, and to accomplish this goal coordinators say that a cultural shift must occur.

“While 18- to 24-year-olds are at the highest risk of assault, everyone - regardless of age - contributes to our culture,” said Liz Blanc, NSAW sexual assault and response coordinator. “So even if you don’t fall into that high-risk age group you can help control the culture and influence what those 18- to 24-year-olds do. And I think we need to change the culture in how we view intervention and even how we view sexual assault victims.”

Blanc said that while increased efforts in the Department of Defense have made it easier for victims receive treatment for and report incidents of sexual assault, bystander intervention to prevent such incidents is still a topic that needs to be pressed.

“One of the challenges with bystander intervention is that we can train on skills all day long, but there is a ton of research that looks at why are people so bad at interven-

ing,” said Blanc. “And it points to the fact that bystanders tend to move through a series of steps before they actively engage, and what motivates them to act. Sort of a cost-benefit analysis that bystanders go through determining what the potential consequences are to themselves versus the benefit to the person they are acting on the behalf of.”

Research further indicates that bystanders want to be sure that person they are helping is “worthy” of those efforts before they intervene, said Blanc.

“And that’s where victim blaming tends to come from,” said Blanc. “So when we try to address changing the culture we need to do two things: Help people understand that intervening is a socially responsible thing to do, and make them realize that they can intervene effectively.”

Others note that while the DoD has made great strides to train its personnel in how it views and prevents sexual assault, society as a whole needs to change its treatment of the issue.

“This is a cultural problem, not just a military problem,” said Cmdr. Ann Lundwall, Navy Victims’ Legal Counsel at NSAW. “Our service members don’t learn how to rape in boot camp.”

Lundwall said that part of the problem is in how sexual assault is presented as a subject, even in entertainment.

“It has been pointed out recently that if you look at films like ‘Animal House’ and ‘Revenge of the Nerds,’ there is

conduct in those films that would be considered chargeable offenses of sexual assault, and these are comedies,” said Lundwall. “But I’m glad that we are starting to focus on things like bystander intervention, because it takes the focus of blame off of the sexual assault survivor, and more looking to what we can do as a society and recognizing what is not acceptable.”

Blanc and Lundwall agree that with effort and continued initiatives like SAAPM, cultural perceptions of sexual assault will change. Similar efforts have yielded positive results in the past on other issues, said Blanc.

“It’s been done before,” said Blanc. “25 or 30 years ago, it was pretty common to see people letting their friends drive drunk. Now people don’t think twice about preventing that from happening in a number of ways because the culture was changed. It wasn’t overnight, and it required a lot of effort from a number of people and organizations, but that is an example of how the message changed from ‘this is acceptable’ to ‘I need to do something to prevent this from happening.’”

And sexual assault, said Blanc, is something everyone needs to prevent from happening.

This article is part two of a series on Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Month in NSAW.

NSAW Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Month events From NSAW Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

blanc@navy.mil or 202-615-9820.

April 21

April 2 For parents with teenagers, helping them prepare for life after high school can come with a unique set of challenges. Sometimes parents feel like they don’t have the tools to talk to their teens about difficult topics.

Recognizing that the issue of sexual assault is one of these tough subjects, the NSAW Sexual Assault Response Coordinator will be giving a training that specifically addresses these concerns. Parents will be given the information and support they need to talk to their teenagers about consent and sexual assault.

The event will be held for NSAW at the Admiral Gooding Center April 2 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. An additional session will be offered at the Office of Naval Intelligence April 16at 11 a.m. Registration is required.

Please contact Liz Blanc at elizabeth.blanc@ navy.mil to reserve a seat.

April 7 Why: Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) continues with the Teal Tuesday River Walk Wear April 7 at 11 a.m. Join the NSAW Command, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response staff, Fitness Center, and Civilian MWR to raise

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awareness and show support for this issue.

Personnel are encouraged to wear teal during this walk along the Anacostia. The event will kick off at the Catering and Conference Center and participants will walk or jog down to Nationals Park and back.

Registration is not required. For more information about the event and SAAPM, please contact Sarah McCallister, NCR SAPR VA at sarah.mccallister@navy.mil or 202258-3696.

April 10 Naval Support Facility Arlington will kick off Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month with a proclamation signing April 10 at 11 a.m. Personnel are invited to show support by placing a teal painted handprint on the SAAPM banner following the proclamation. Free ice cream will be available for attendees.

For additional information please contact Liz Blanc, NSAW SARC at elizabeth.

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Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month continues on NSAW with a resource fair April 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside of Building 22. Personnel are invited to learn about the local Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program and its allied partners while enjoying lunch and live music. On hand to offer information and resources will be representatives from SAPR, NSAW Fleet and Family Support Center, US Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Region Legal Service Office, NSAW Branch Health Clinic, NSAW Chaplin, and Navy Victim’s Legal Counsel. Attendees will be able to enjoy a chicken fry, free ice cream provided by Civilian MWR and live music from the Navy Band’s Cruisers.

In the event of inclement weather, the Resource Fair will be held in Building 73.

For more information please contact Liz Blanc, NSAW SARC at elizabeth.blanc@ navy.mil or 202-615-9820.

April 29

The NMIC commands will be closing out Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month with a Teal to Toe 5k. The 5k will kick off at April 29 at 9 a.m. within the Suitland Federal Center. For more information please contact Liz Blanc, NSAW SARC at elizabeth.blanc@navy.mil or 202-615-9820.\

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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!

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

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

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Commandant’s Corner From Rear Adm. Markham Rich commandant, Naval District Washington

Greetings Team 88, The month of April is designated as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

This year’s theme is “Eliminate Sexual Assault: Know Your Part. Do Your Part.” Preventing Sexual Assault is in our hands… it’s about knowing and upholding our core values and standards. Everyone has a role a role to play in preventing and responding to sexual assaults, and if you see something wrong, you must step in and do the right thing, no matter how uncomfortable.

So this is the perfect month to discuss Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, and give you an update on some big picture SAPR issues, as well as what has been happening at Naval District Washington to mark National Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

The Department of Defense SAPR program has undergone significant review and growth, with major changes to key policies and programs. One of the more important things that happened last year was that on Dec. 1, the Department of Defense delivered a report to the president that detailed the progress made in the campaign against sexual assault. In addition to the comprehensive report by the Department of Defense, each of the military departments and the National Guard Bureau contributed a supporting report, further detailing their progress. The reports highlighted the significant improvements made in the sexual assault prevention and response program, criminal investigations, and the military justice system over the past three years.

The DoD report to the president was more than 1,000 pages long, which makes for a long read, but I encourage you to review it. Here is a link to the report: http:// sapr.mil/public/docs/reports/FY14_POTUS/FY14_DoD_Report_to_POTUS_SAPRO_Report.pdf The report presented a list of 10 promising indicators and/or agents of positive change. Two of these items stood out for me. One was the extensive leadership engagement – Navy leaders at all levels are cognizant, involved and are leading the way with the SAPR program. There has been a positive effect throughout our entire community. The second item that stood out was that prevalence is down and reporting is up. Viewed together, these two trends indicate that we’ve made progress in terms of our Sailors’ willingness to report, which is a vitally important issue. Based on the 2012 RAND survey, it was estimated that only 1 in 10 victims reported a sexual assault. From the 2014 RAND survey, this number has improved to 1 in 4.

Preventing and responding to sexual assaults will always be a priority at NDW. Our ultimate goal is to eliminate sexual assault from our ranks. We are using a proactive approach that consists of focused education, comprehensive response, compassionate advocacy, and just adjudication in order to promote professionalism, respect, and trust, while preserving our mission readiness.

The regional sexual assault prevention and response officer is a good example of our proactive approach. Every region within CNIC now has a SAPRO assigned as a direct report to the commander whose sole responsibility is to help the commander implement an effective SAPR program. Our new SAPRO is Cmdr. Stephen Frangos, located on JBAB in the N9 building. The RSAPRO is the military counterpart to the civilian regional sexual assault response coordinator. These two positions make up the SAPR team, which

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maintains awareness of SAPR program and initiatives, ensures policy and procedural compliance with subordinate commands, recognizes and recommends best practices, lessons learned and trend analysis.

Our SAPR team has been very busy the past few months with educational programs and training. We recently held the first sexual assault response drills throughout the region. These drills will be conducted every June and December. The first set went well and we gained some valuable lessons learned to improve the program effectiveness. Drill scenarios begin with a person reporting an exercise sexual assault through one of the various reporting channels and are designed to all exercise the full range of installation response processes. The NDW SAPR team will be working with the installation training officers to conduct the next round of drills in June.

Our region led the way for best practices by having the majority of our installations run the same drill scenario, which enabled us to compare results and better understand what worked well and where we needed to improve. NDW unit victim advocates also played the part of the victim. The feedback received was that the UVA’s learned just as much by playing the victim in the drill as compared to the UVA’s that were being assessed. These best practices are going to be recommended by CNIC to all other regions.

NDW also created a standardized assessment check list so that all installations will be evaluated using the same criteria.

Beginning in April and through September, we will be rolling out new Bystander Intervention to the Fleet, or BI2F. This training is going to be a comprehensive bystander skills-based facilitated experience.

BI2F is going to teach how to recognize and address destructive behaviors on the continuum of harm (bullying, inappropriate behavior, offensive humor, posters, pictures, harassment, sexual harassment etc...). It will revolve around the concept of “See something, say something.” The two-hour training will be mandatory for military personnel, but our civilian workforce is welcome and highly encouraged to attend what we believe to be excellent training.

Sexual assault in all forms is unacceptable. Providing critical training and awareness programs and trained advocates to handle sexual assault response ensures NDW continues to have a command climate of respect, trust and professionalism.

I encourage you to participate in the Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month activities at your installations and take some time to educate yourself on DoD and Navy SAPR programs and initiatives.

Thanks, Team 88.

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STARBASE-Atlantis program preparing to launch at WNY

Thursday, April 2, 2015

This Week in Navy History

From NAVSEA public affairs Naval Sea Systems Command is preparing to launch a version of the former DoD STARBASE-Atlantis program, defunded since September of 2013, at the Washington Navy Yard. The program will offer Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math-focused after school and summer programs to school-aged children through partnerships with local area schools and organizations. The NAVSEA program leads, in coordination with the NSAW N9 organization, are in the process of preparing WNY facilities for use, soliciting program volunteers, and completing hiring actions in anticipation of a spring/summer 2015 kickoff window.

Food trucks coming to WNY

From NSAW public affairs

Food trucks are will be open for business on the Washington Navy Yard beginning in April. A food truck for Mobil Kitchen Heavan will be available across from The Navy Museum at Building 76 April 6. More food trucks will be available around the Washington Navy Yard on a date to be determined.

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U.S. nuclear test “George” of Operation Greenhouse test series, May 9, 1951. The “George” shot was a “science experiment” showing the feasibility of the Teller-Ulam design concept.

April 3

April 6

1797 - Capt. Thomas Truxtun issues the first known American signal book using a numerary system.

1942 - Adm. Nimitz named Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, a joint command, and retains his other title, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet 1992 - First five coed recruit companies graduate from Orlando, Fla., Naval Training Center.

1776 - Sloop-of-war Ranger, frigate Queen of France, and frigate Warren cap ture British Hibernia and seven other vessels.

1862 - Naval gunfire from USS Tyler and USS Lexington help save Union troops at Battle of Shiloh.

1909 - Cmdr. Robert E. Peary reports reaching the North Pole.

1917 - U.S. declares war on Germany.

1945 - First heavy kamikaze attack on ships at Okinawa.

1961 - USS Lake Champlain (CV-39) brings oxygen to aid stricken passenger of British liner Queen of Bermuda.

1968 - USS New Jersey (BB-62) recommissioned for shore bombardment duty in Vietnam.

1989 - President orders DoD to assist in Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup.

1993 - Branch Navy Hospital Adak responds to crash of civilian Chinese airline providing lifesaving treatment and medical evacuation of 89 injured passengers. Only one passenger out of 265 passengers dies.

April 4 1776 - Continental Navy frigate Columbus captures HM Tender Hawke in the first American capture of British armed vessel.

1854 - Sailors and Marines from sailing sloop, Plymouth, protect U.S. citizens at Shanghai.

1898 - Appointment of the first Civil Engineering Corps officer, Mordecai Endicott, as Chief, Bureau of Yards and Docks.

1949 - Establishment of NATO.

April 5 1946 - USS Missouri (BB-63) arrives in Turkey to return the body of Turkish ambassador to the U.S. and to show U.S. support and willingness to defend Turkey.

April 7

1776 - Continental brig Lexington captures British ship Edward.

1917 - Navy takes control of all

wireless radio stations in the U.S. 1942 - Navy accepts African Americans for general service.

1945 - Carrier aircraft defeat last Japanese Navy sortie in the Battle of East China Sea; Yamato, world’s largest battleship, and five other ships sunk.

1979 - Launching of the first Trident submarine, USS Ohio (SSBN726) at Groton, Conn.

April 8

1925 - First planned night landings on a carrier, USS Langley (CV-1), by VF-1.

1950 - Unarmed Navy patrol aircraft shot down over Baltic Sea by USSR. 1951 - First of four detonations in Operation Greenhouse nuclear test.

April 9 1861 - Second relief convoy for Fort Sumter leaves New York.

1941 - Commissioning of USS North Carolina, which carried 9 16-inch guns.

1943 - Re-establishment of Commodore rank.

1959 - Selection of first seven Mercury astronauts, including four naval aviators.

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Are you safe with social media?

By Patrick Gordon NSAW Public Affairs

In the wake of the ISIS “hit list,” which contained the names and addresses of about 100 service members, DoD leadership is urging personnel to limit what they share online and who they share it with.

The DoD is reminding personnel that the list does not show any evidence of an imminent threat, but its release has shown what information can be gathered with minimal research.

“This incident is a reminder of the importance we individually have to place on our personal safety and operations security,” said Vice Adm. S. H. Swift, Director, Navy Staff, in a release to Navy Live. “The guidance shared with Sailors in their sustained and cyclic training remains valid... stay aware, stay vigilant and be prudent about the information you share. Standing guidance for our web pages and command social media accounts remain valid as well-there is not a need to make a change.

Ongoing intelligence and law enforcement assessments continue to reinforce that sharing information smartly and with due caution remains safe-this includes dealings with vetted U.S. and international media. If

anything changes or new intelligence becomes available, we will pass that information via the appropriate channels.”

But keeping information safe on social media is easier than one may think. It is more about what you don’t share than what you do. Navy Live released a list of guidelines March 23 for keeping information safe when using sites like facebook and twitter.

Among their tips, they advise against sharing too much information, never to disclose operational information, be savvy about who you friend or follow online, know what is safe to share, and to be general when describing military service or duty.

Overall, though, personnel are urged not to be overly concerned by the incident. By following protocol and understanding how to protect themselves, personnel can keep their information and themselves safe.

“We serve in the most dynamic and powerful Navy on earth, made possible by our Sailors’ efforts and the support of their families,” said Swift. “Taking the time to discuss this issue, to place it in the appropriate context, will help ease anxiety and focus responsive effort on productive, appropriate and necessary measures. This approach serves our Sailors and their families best.”

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