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Navy Yard Fan Parking:

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Know before you park for Nationals games

By Patrick Gordon NSAW Public Affairs With spring comes numbers of fans in red and white flocking to Nationals Park in southeast D.C. The stadium sits mere blocks From the Washington Navy Yard which, for properly credentialed fans, can act as a convenient parking location for out of town fans.

But WNY security wants fans to know the particulars of parking on the yard so they’re not left out in the cold once the game ends.

“We still encourage the usage, and if you have the appropriate credentials, the Navy Yard is still a close and safe place to park,” said Lt. Nicholas Pecci, Naval Support Activity Washington security officer. “We want to make sure, though, they know how and where to properly access the installation.”

Pecci explained that access to the yard by vehicle traffic is available at several locations. The 6th Street gate is open 24-hours a day. The 9th Street Gate is open 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Monday through Friday to inbound traffic only, and closed all other times. The N Street and O Street gates are open 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday for inbound and outbound traffic, and closed all other times.

Proper credentials, such as a Department of Defense-issued common access card, must be held by at least one passenger to park on the yard. Once on the yard, all vehicles are subject to parking rules. Navy Yard employees in possession of a registered parking placard, issued by the visitor control center, can park their vehicle in the appropriate parking spaces, otherwise, visitor parking must be used. The placard system, which WNY security began enforcing March 15, is designed to limit how many vehicles can park on the yard at any given time and relieve congestion on the yard. Vehicles without a placard found to be parked illegally are subject to ticketing and towing.

Once parked, visitors can exit the Navy

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Properly credentialed personnel can use Washington Navy Yard parking, but knowing which gates to access, where to park, and how to get back on to the yard can require proper planning in order to conveniently use the installation to park.

Yard through any of the pedestrian turnstiles lining the installation. Pedestrian turnstiles at the Navy Yard are along the Riverwalk, and at the 6th, 9th, N Street, and O Street gates.

“The issue some people run into is getting to their car once the game is over,” said Pecci. “When you’re coming back on the yard, you need a DoD-issued common ac-

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Pecci added that while restrictions are in place, the Washington Navy Yard still provides a cheap parking alterative for personnel looking to enjoy what the surrounding neighborhood has to offer.

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How Did The Navy’s Greats Become Great?

The Power Of Career Intermissions

By B.J. Armstrong War on the Rocks On May 13th at the U.S. Naval Academy, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus rolled out a slate of new initiatives to reform the naval personnel system and make it more responsive in the 21st century. Many of the ideas he discussed have been foreshadowed in the writing of junior officers, as well as seniors like Vice Admiral Bill Moran. If the Department of the Navy is able to follow through on these reforms, historians may look back on them as having importance like the Naval Personnel Act of 1916, which introduced promotion by selection, and the reforms of the All-Volunteer Force.

While there are a number of policies that can be changed internally, there are other programs that will require congressional action and reform of laws and statute. Specifically, the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DOPMA), which has governed the military’s officer personnel system for three decades without change, will need to be updated and improved. The first place Congress should start is with the expansion and permanence of the Career Intermission Program.

Aside from the obvious benefit to service members looking to expand their horizons, career intermissions have the potential to improve the ability of our armed forces to effectively complete their missions. Though commonly cast as a modern creation, the Career Intermission Program actually has a historical foundation going all the way back to the earliest decades of the U.S. Navy. The use of career intermissions in the past has played a vital role in the professional development of many accomplished leaders including renowned naval figures like David Farragut, William Sims, and Chester Nimitz.

Study and Experience on the Barbary Coast In the fall of 1817, Midshipman David Farragut was serving aboard the Ship-ofthe-Line Washington, which was the flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron. At 16 years old, he had already seen combat in the War of 1812 and his service to that point had been exemplary. When his friend and mentor Charles Folsom was appointed American consul in Tunis he applied to Commodore Isaac Chauncey to take Farragut with him for the winter, writing that he wanted to do “all in my power to promote his education.”

The winter months in the Mediterranean normally found American warships sequestered in port to avoid turbulent weather.

Chauncey consented and gave permission for Farragut to leave the ship and join Folsom to “advance his knowledge” and “improve his character.”

David Farragut traveled through south-

ern Europe with his mentor, picking up language and cultural lessons in Marseilles and Malaga, before taking to the consul’s house in Tunis. The young officer set to work at his studies, which were made up of mathematics, English literature, and French and Italian language courses. He mingled with the diplomatic corps in Tunis and made visits to the ruins of the ancient city of Carthage, experiencing the presence of history firsthand. He joined a number of expeditions into the interior of North Africa, learning about Muslim traditions, culture, and faith.

Ten months later, Farragut returned to the Mediterranean Squadron and resumed his duties. His broad experience and education immediately came to the attention of the captain of the new flagship Franklin, who made him his aide. Within a year he was promoted to acting-lieutenant and he leapt ahead of many of his peers in a career that would see him become the U.S. Navy’s first admiral and the most accomplished naval combat leader of the Civil War. Professionalism and a Parisian Cafe In January of 1889, Lieutenant William Sims set sail for Paris, France. After nine years at sea as a junior officer, his progress toward promotion had been slower than he expected and he wanted to experience something new. After trying to learn some French from a shipmate during a deployment, he decided instead to apply to the Navy Department for a furlough, or a leave of absence, to go to France and study. As was relatively common in the 19th century, his request was granted, and he took off his uniform and headed across the Atlantic.

Sims spent a year in Paris, where he studied French as well as European history and society. He learned from a pair of expatriate American artists about their bohemian lifestyle, and a French tutor helped him establish an academic routine for his studies.

Sims became a regular attendee of the Paris theatre. He traveled throughout Europe with his new friends and instructors, picking up on culture and languages.

In 1890, he returned to the Navy and was ordered to the training ship Saratoga.

Sims was a new man. He took all he had learned and experienced in Paris and put it into instructor duty. His outlook on the Navy and on his profession had been reinforced by his time away. When the opportunity to return to Paris as an attaché presented itself a few years later, Sims applied and was selected because of his new language skills. It was in this position that Lieutenant Sims began his career-long study of battleship design and gunnery, which would lead him to drive the Navy toward the techniques of continuous-aim

fire and the all-big-gun battleship. Without his year in Paris, the admiral who led U.S. naval forces in World War I may never have achieved the prominence we know today.

Technology and Naval Learning In May of 1913, Lieutenant Chester Nimitz and his recent bride Catherine headed for Hamburg, Germany. Chester had just completed orders in the nascent American submarine force, where the Navy was experimenting with the new technology of diesel engines. Because of his service as one of the older officers in submarines, the 28-year-old Nimitz was seen as a leading uniformed expert in the new propulsion field. For this reason, he was selected to take off his uniform and accompany two civilians to Germany to study the design and industrial production of large diesels used to drive entire ships.

The three Americans reported to the Blohm and Voss works, where they worked with the company’s executives and observed operations. Nimitz organized trips throughout Germany to visit and study design and production facilities in Augsburg (where Rudolf Diesel completed his first commercially successful engine), Nuremberg, and Kiel. While his time in Europe was clearly dedicated to work, with many long days at the plants and learning from German executives, the Nimitzes also found time for short trips together to see Germany, Demark, and Sweden.

Nimitz returned to the United States and was ordered to the New York Navy Yard. He was given the task of leading the manufacture and installation of engines aboard the U.S. Navy’s first diesel-powered ship. It was a ship, the oiler Maumee, which he would later command and use for the early development of underway replenishment for the Navy. As he supervised the construction, Nimitz was approached by American firms who had learned he was the Navy’s leading diesel engine expert. The young officer was offered incredible sums to leave the service and assume an executive role in industry. At one point a company from St. Louis told him he could write his own ticket, offering him nearly a blank check. But Nimitz turned them all down. He knew the education and training he gained through his experience in Germany was important to the future of the Navy, and he believed the Navy would recognize it eventually. It was one of the many experiences that prepared him to command the Pacific Theater in World War II. Career Intermission: Retrospect and Prospect Today, the idea of taking a break from service has been cast as a modern and

creative solution to the talent management issues of the 20th century. However, the furlough or leave of absence actually has a long and important history in the Navy. Historian Christopher McKee has shown that it extends all the way back to the formative years of the service. His research demonstrated that in the first fifteen years of the Navy’s existence “between one-fifth and one-quarter of the navy’s officers were furloughed to gain career-related experience.”

And it wasn’t just the Navy. In the 19th century, the Army also offered furloughs to officers who were in search of new experiences or knowledge.

Our modern discussion of career intermissions tends to focus on the talent management concepts of work-life-balance, personal agendas, or family considerations.

This is unfortunate because throughout American military history career intermissions have been used to educate and develop officers in order to make them better at their profession. The examples provided by Farragut, Sims, and Nimitz show how some of our most accomplished combat leaders and strategic admirals benefited from their own career intermissions. But these examples also show how the Navy benefited by sending the young officers into the world to develop themselves, which resulted in more professional leadership, tactical innovation, and technological development for the service.

Career intermission programs are inexpensive for the military to run, but the benefits accrued from returning service members with greater experience, leadership ability, and knowledge should be seen as a great opportunity and potential force multiplier. There is always a chance that someone on an intermission might be tempted not to return. However, with the right administrative management and incentives in place the small amount of attrition that programs like these might generate is tolerable. And the future greats, like Nimitz, will stick around.

There are a growing number of voices calling for reform to the military personnel system, and these voices come from across the spectrum of experience and seniority.

As political leaders consider changes to the laws that govern this system, it is important to remember our history. If they were made permanent and expanded, the talent management options created by career intermissions could help provide the educated, professional, and adaptive military that successfully faced the challenges of our past.

BJ Armstrong is a naval officer and PhD Candidate with the Department of War Studies, King’s College, London.

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NDW Hosts Energy Management Course

By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Pedro Rodriguez NDW Public Affairs Naval District Washington is teaming up with the Civil Engineer Corps Officer School to proctor the Secretary of Navy-approved Facilities Energy Management Course at the Washington Navy Yard, May 18-22.

The five-day course is designed to provide students fundamental energy management training and guidance on topics ranging from basic awareness, energy and water management practices and audits to projects and execution, use of Energy Star products and project designs, metrics, renewable energy and new technologies.

“It’s a mandatory course for all energy managers to attend every three years to ensure each installation has a qualified and certified energy manager, yet open to all who support their respective energy and water programs” said Lt. Cmdr. Keith Benson, NDW energy director. “Ultimately the course provides a comprehensive energy framework which resembles the SECNAV’s priorities from an energy strategy and management perspective.”

He explained the course is an excellent networking opportunity and is the first step towards meeting the goals of the 2005 Energy Policy Act, 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act as well as Executive Order 13693, signed March 19, 2015, which addresses Federal sustainability over the next decade.

Personnel eligible to participate are those in energy management, public works, facilities support, engineers, planners, con-

Lt. Cmdr. Keith Benson speaks at an energy symposium fro NDW commands at the Washington Navy Yard April 21. Naval District Washington is teaming up with the Civil Engineer Corps Officer School to proctor the Secretary of Navy-approved Facilities Energy Management Course at the Washington Navy Yard, May 18-22. tracting officers and other facility management professionals.

“This course benefits NDW by having people learn about our NDW energy policy and energy focus areas for which to apply their time and resources, in building a comprehensive energy program to improve readiness and mission support,” said Benson. “It will also introduce people to other energy managers around the region and industry professionals, so we can leverage skillsets and help each other solve challenging energy related issues.”

The course also helps to promote and achieve NDW’s energy policy statement in building a sustainable energy culture.

“It is everyone’s responsibility to understand the focus areas and add value to our energy culture by taking positive actions,” said Benson.

The NDW energy policy outlines five energy pillars to include energy culture, energy information, energy efficiency, renewable energy and alternative fuels, and energy security, which serve as our focus areas to guide progress and energy awareness through persistent leadership.

“The NDW energy policy and five energy pillars are an important aspect to our program and other federal programs, which will be discussed during the course,” said Benson.

Some of the topics include detailed instruction on advanced meter infrastructur, measurement and verification, energy project financing and development, alternative fuels, renewable energy, smartgrid, energy reporting, as well as roles and responsibilities for building energy monitors, installation energy managers and other key players, such as supported commanders across the region. Opening remarks are to be provided

by Vice Adm. Dixon R. Smith, commander, Navy Installations Command.

“The building energy monitors are fundamentally the eyes and ears to the installation energy program, signed in writing by installation commanding officers; they are also our “energy warriors” leading the daily efforts with public works at the building level, to maintain fully operational and efficient buildings,” said Benson.

There are more than 40 confirmed personnel attending the course.

“We are enthusiastic with our current roster and the diverse commands represented, for which we can continue to increase energy awareness and support across NDW and within each respective installation,” said Benson.

NDW has reduced its energy intensity by up to 27% from the 2003 baseline and continues to make improvements across all five energy pillars, ensuring we set the standard for energy excellence in every facet of shore operations. NDW was awarded with both the FEMP and GreenGov Energy Program Awards for energy excellence.

USNO and NIST Formally Coordinate Timing Efforts

From U.S. Naval Observatory public affairs

The U.S. Naval Observatory and the Time and Frequency Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology have signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding to align their respective Coordinated Universal Tim programs. UTC, the international time standard, is generated by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Sèvres, France, under the terms of the Treaty of the Meter.

Clock data contributed by over seventy timekeeping laboratories around the world are used to form this time scale.

UTC is published monthly in the form of time differences between UTC and the clock times of the contributing laboratories, approximately a week after the previous month’s data are submitted to the BIPM. It is realized in real-time by the participating laboratories. These local realizations of UTC are designated by abbreviations of the name of their institution in parentheses following the term UTC, such as UTC(USNO) and UTC(NIST).

According to the America Competes Act of 2007, maintenance of UTC in the United States is a joint responsibility of the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Navy. These parent bodies have delegated their timekeeping responsibilities to NIST and USNO for execution. NIST provides a standard used principally for commercial

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Capt. Brian Connon, Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory, and Dr. Tom O’Brian, Chief of Time and Frequency Division, NIST sign a Memorandum of Understanding. and industrial development of U.S. products, and for trade certifications and licenses. It certifies compliance of U.S. products with national and international standards.

UTC(USNO) is the standard for real-time timekeeping requirements principally for the U.S. Department of Defense, but it also serves as the time standard for many civilian applications that utilize the Global Positioning System (GPS) as a timing refer-

ence. The signing of this Memorandum of Understanding ensures alignment and coordination between USNO and NIST and, perhaps most importantly, provides formal traceability between UTC(USNO) and UTC(NIST).

USNO and NIST have agreed to maintain equivalence of their time scales at the level of 50 nanoseconds and both time scales will then serve as national refer-

ences for both time and frequency. Metrological traceability between USNO and NIST timescales will be made available in a new weekly publication of UTC(USNO)UTC(NIST) time differences as well as via the BIPM publications.

“USNO and NIST have a long history of collaboration,” said CAPT Brian Connon, Superintendent of the US Naval Observatory. “This MOU formally captures work that is already being done and provides clear identification of roles and responsibilities to avoid duplication while providing useful redundancy and backup capability. In addition, it provides our timing users with a clear path of traceability between UTC(USNO) and UTC(NIST).”

Dr. Thomas O’Brian, Chief of the NIST Time and Frequency Division, added “The long and successful history of coordination and collaboration between USNO and NIST continues to broadly benefit the nation. Precision timing underpins many key technologies and national priorities. The dedicated scientists, technicians and administrative staff at USNO and NIST take very seriously their responsibilities to provide the highest accuracy and reliable timing and related measurements.”

The five-year agreement allows for expanded coordination in research and implementation of time scales, development of standards, dissemination of time and frequency, and collaboration in other areas of mutual interest.

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NRL Licenses New Polymer Resin for Commercial Applications

From Naval Research Lab public affairs

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Chemistry Division and Technology Transfer Office announce the signing of licensing agreements for the commercial manufacturing of an NRL-developed PEEK-like phthalonitrile (PN) resin composition. Inventors of the licensed patents are Teddy M. Keller, Matthew Laskoski, and Andrew P. Saab of the Materials Chemistry Branch in the Chemistry Division. “The many attractive features of the secondgeneration polyetheretherketone PEEK-like phthalonitriles make these resins excellent candidates for numerous military and domestic applications,” said, Teddy Keller, Ph.D., head, NRL Advanced Materials Section. “The NRLdeveloped phthalonitrile-based polymeric composites exhibit superior flame resistant, high temperature, and low water absorption properties that do not exist in the current marketplace.” Phthalonitrile-based polymers constitute a class of high temperature thermosets that remain strong at temperatures up to 500 degrees Celsius (C) and are easily processed into shaped fiber reinforced composite components by low-cost non-autoclave techniques. The resin can be used to make composite components by established industrial methods such as resin transfer molding (RTM), resin infusion molding (RIM), filament winding, prepreg consolidation, and potentially by automated composite manufacturing techniques such as automated tape laying and automated fiber placement. NRL’s PEEK-like phthalonitrile resins were also measured to have excellent dielectric permittivity and loss tangent characteristics for potential high temperature radomes and other applications requiring radiofrequency transparency. The viscosity of the curing PN

composition can be readily controlled as a function of the curing additive and temperature and the B-staged prepolymer intermediate can be stored indefinitely under ambient condition until ready to convert to the thermoset polymer or to use in the fabrication of a composite component. The ability to cure to a shaped solid or composite below 200 C and the superior physical properties relative to other high temperature polymers such as polyimides enhance the importance of the phthalonitrile system. Due to their low water absorption, processing temperatures comparable to common epoxy resins, and superior thermo-oxidative stability at temperatures in excess of 375 C, the secondgeneration PEEK-like phthalonitrile-based polymers can revolutionize the use of composites in applications including lightweight automobiles, ships, oil rigs, aircraft, wind blades, high temperature bearings, valves, battery and electronic casings, fire resistant textiles, robotic and autonomous firefighting on ships, ammunition casings and storage

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NRL to Showcase Autonomous Systems at Fleet Week New York, May 20-26 From Naval Research Lab public affairs

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is taking some of its newest technologies to the Big Apple May 20-26 to participate in Fleet Week New York, that city’s time-honored celebration of the sea services. On Pier 86, alongside the former aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, NRL will showcase the WANDA unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) and the Flimmer “flying swimmer” hybrid unmanned platform. Thousands of visitors are expected at this week-long event that shows off the latest technology of the maritime services and the skilled expertise of our dedicated service members. NRL is participating together with the Office of Naval Research, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Naval Academy, and U.S. Fleet Forces Command.

“Fleet Week is a fantastic opportunity to show a wide audience the kind of innovative work NRL is doing to give the Navy and Marine Corps the technological edge, today and into the future,” says NRL Commanding Officer Captain Mark Bruington. “We also consider it a privilege to be part of New York’s Memorial Day commemoration, honoring our service men and women.”

NRL technologies will be displayed on Pier 86, in Times Square, and at Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Night at the New York Science Center.”Fleet Week is a fantastic opportunity to show a

wide audience the kind of innovative work NRL is doing to give the Navy and Marine Corps the technological edge, today and into the future,” says NRL Commanding Officer Captain Mark Bruington. “We also consider it a privilege to be part of New York’s Memorial Day commemoration, honoring our service men and women.”

The WANDA and Flimmer programs are investigating several unique aspects of autonomous systems. WANDA is a bio-inspired UUV that has flapping, deformable fins based on those of a coral reef fish. The fins allow WANDA to achieve low-speed maneuvering and station-keeping in dynamic shallow waters, where traditional platforms experience stability and control problems.

WANDA is advancing the capabilities needed for littoral zone missions such as harbor protection and shoreline monitoring.

Flimmer is a vehicle that combines both flying and swimming capabilities: it is deployed from the air, flies to the area of interest, glides to a water surface landing, then dives to swim underwater. The design successfully balances the requirements of flying and submerging, and modifies WANDA’s fin technology to function both in the air and underwater. Flimmer provides a way to rapidly emplace a UUV in hard-to-reach areas.

“Both WANDA and Flimmer are thinkingoutside-the-box technologies, just the kind of thing NRL excels at,” says NRL Director of Research Dr. John Montgomery. “These uncon-

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Lacordrick Wilson

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will showcase the WANDA unmanned underwater vehicle and the Flimmer “flying swimmer” hybrid unmanned platform at Fleet Week New York, May 20-26. Thousands of visitors are expected at this week-long event that shows off the latest technologies of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. ventional vehicles are expanding the Navy’s operational envelope and represent NRL’s multidisciplinary, synergistic character.”

At STEM Night at the New York Science Center, NRL aerospace engineer Jason Geder will have the WANDA and Flimmer models on hand and will take part in a panel discussion answering student questions about what inspired him to pursue his field, and where his career journey has taken him.

Also on display will be an engineering model of NRL’s Vanguard satellite, always a favorite at STEM events.

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Hosted nearly every year since 1984, Fleet Week New York is an opportunity for visitors to get a first-hand look at the latest capabilities of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. Activities include dozens of demonstrations, displays, hands-on science activities, concerts, and tours of participating ships. Navy participating ships include amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and Aegis guided missile destroyers USS Barry (DDG 52) and USS Stout (DDG 55).

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