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Thursday, July 16, 2015

Display Ship Barry’s history kept alive through museums, sister ships

By Patrick Gordon NSAW public affairs While the Display Ship Barry is in the process of being dismantled in preparation for its departure from the Washington Navy Yard, many in the community have wondered about the potential history that will leave with it. Fortunately for everyone the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, and Naval Support Activity Washington are working to ensure that the Barry’s history is preserved for long after it departs from the yard.

From July 13 – 17, representatives from nonprofit organizations were allowed on the Barry to remove historical items and fixtures that can be featured elsewhere in museums and display ships.

“These nonprofits represent various museums and display ships from around the country,” said Lt. Luke Adams, NSAW port operations officer-in-charge. “In order to run their museums these nonprofits pull from other ships that the Navy is deactivating or scrapping in order to keep their ships stocked with display items, repair parts, and things of that nature” Adams explained that when a ship like

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Terrence Rooney, a volunteer with the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum, removes fixtures aboard Display Ship Barry for use aboard her sister ship USS Edson (DD-946), a floating museum in Bay City, Mich.

the DS Barry is slated for dismantling, the Naval History and Heritage Command’s curators decide what items of significant historical value – such as the ship’s bell, commissioning plaque, and cruise books – the Navy will retain ownership of to be saved for posterity. After these items have been removed from the ship, many items are still left aboard that are of possible interest to other nonprofit museums and libraries outside of the U.S. government. These nonprofits have applied through NAVSEA 21I’s material donation program to remove some of these items for their use. The organizations are then vetted by NAVSEA 21I under Title 10 of the U.S. Code § 2572 and § 7545, which dictate which organizations the Navy can donate certain items to from deactivated ships.

“All of this is in the interest of keeping the history of ships like the Barry alive,” said Adams. “That’s why NAVSEA 21I has the material donations program – to make sure that those items can be saved by nonprofit organizations to include in their museums.

They’re items that the government doesn’t think they need to retain ownership of, but can be used by these nonprofits who meet all the requirements and can use them in their museums. And that’s good for everyone because these items then get a second life aboard places like other museum ships that are going to show how ships of this class worked when they were in service.”

The organizations also submit a list of desired equipment they wish to remove from the ship for preapproval by the Inactive Ship Maintenance Office Philadelphia.

Once approved, they receive a safety brief and begin removing those items off the ship.

“The nonprofits organizations submit a list of what they need, we review that list, l and eliminate any items that might be a safety concern or potential hazard; otherwise, we try to work with them as best we can to get them the parts they need to keep their museums up and running,” said Matthew Grace, Inactive Ship Maintenance Office Philadelphia maintenance manager.

One of the nonprofits removing items from the Barry is the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum, which oversees the display ship USS Edson (DD-946), still in service as a museum in Bay City, Mich. Volunteers from SVNSM have been aboard the Barry removing items that will not only enhance the educational aspect of the ship, but aid in its maintenance for years to come.

“Basically, they can’t take things like

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Steve Boerner, maintenance engineer with the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum, inspects fixtures aboard Display Ship Barry for use aboard her sister ship USS Edson (DD-946), a floating museum in Bay City, Mich. Nonprofits vetted through NAVSEA 21I came aboard Barry July 14 to remove historical items for display and fixtures for maintenance in museums and other display ships around the country. handrails, ammunition, lifelines, installed safety equipment, life equipment unless there are spares, things like that,” said Grace. “It’s all about safety first, and then it’s about making sure these guys get what they need for their museums. They’re all volunteers; they’re doing this on their own time. A ship like this is they’re hot rod in the garage. They send so much time maintaining these ships on their own time, it’s important to them, so it’s important for us to help them.”

The volunteers from SVNSM take their job seriously, making sure everything they take is properly maintained and has a place aboard the Edson for future generations to enjoy and learn from.

“It’s important that we preserve these ships,” said Terrence Rooney, a volunteer with the SVNSM and a retired Navy senior chief information specialist. “For one, it’s part of our heritage. And that’s important for our young Sailors; for them to know how these ships work, how these guys lived, it’ll give them a better perspective for when they’re ‘haze grey and underway’ and doing this stuff themselves. We really want to be able to preserve this history for coming generations.”

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too,” added Steve Boerner, a maintenance engineer with SVNSM. “They’ll come aboard the Edson and learn about the ship’s history, spend a night aboard, participate in colors. It’s great that we are able to provide them with that opportunity.”

The effort put forth by volunteers like those from the SVNSM and similar organizations is admirable, said Adams.

“These aren’t private collectors, they’re nonprofits, so what they’re taking off they’re not going to sell or melt down,” said Adams.

“From my perspective, it’s really great to see a lot of these committed volunteers from these museums and display ships coming out. It’s really cool that you have this group of guys where this is their passion to make sure that things from these ships are saved for generations to come. They put a lot of heart and soul and effort into the display ships they maintain. Everything these guys are taking off the Barry they know what to do with and have a need for to integrate into their display ships. It really puts forth a really great image of the Navy and its history.”

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Carter: Vietnam War, veterans taught important lessons

By Karen Parrish DoD News, Defense Media Activity

As the United States and Vietnam mend and strengthen relations, a congressional ceremony here today commemorated a time 50 years ago when the two nations parted ways.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter spoke during the event at Emancipation Hall, addressing congressional leaders and members from both sides of the House and Senate aisles.

Carter’s remarks credited Vietnam veterans with helping the nation recognize and learn the lessons that divisive war taught.

“We honor our 7.2 million living Vietnam-era veterans, their fallen comrades-inarms, and the families of all who served,” he said. Some of the surviving veterans bear the wounds of war or the wear of age, he added.

While many of those veterans and many families still carry the memories of brothers, sisters, fathers and others who never came home, Carter said, their service has helped to strengthen the nation and its military.

“One of the reasons the United States has excelled is that, as a nation, we learn and innovate,” the secretary said. “And one reason why we have the finest fighting force the world has ever known is that our military is a learning organization.”

Important Lessons Learned Carter told those assembled that while some of the lessons the Vietnam War taught America were “difficult to swallow,” all have resulted in a better country and a better military.

Two of those lessons, he said, are particularly important.

“First, we leave no one behind,” Carter said, noting other nations share that ethos.

“But there are few that have such a steadfast and sustained commitment. . Thanks in part to Vietnam-era veterans, the Department of Defense has over 650 people devoted to accounting for the missing and searching for, recovering and identifying their remains, including the more than 1,627 still missing from the Vietnam War,” the secretary added.

The second lesson is that the nation must support its warriors, he said, “regardless of our feelings about the war.”

“Unfortunately,” Carter told the audience, “that was a lesson some learned the hard way in the Vietnam era.”

The secretary noted that Vietnam veterans have shown distinctive honor and comradeship to their fellow service members fighting more recent wars.

“I am pleased by . the support for today’s veterans and service members, including the post-9/11 GI Bill, and how our troops today are welcomed home,” he said. “And I want to take this opportunity to thank you, our Vietnam-era veterans, for that lesson, and to again welcome all of you home.”

Carter also spoke about Chuck Hagel, his predecessor as defense secretary, who followed him in remarks at today’s ceremony.

“Chuck Hagel was a soldier, he’s been a senator and a distinguished secretary of defense, and he remains one of our most thoughtful statesmen,” Carter said. “And I’m proud to have been able to call him a friend for many years.”

As a sergeant in Vietnam, Carter related, Hagel led an infantry squad in fighting that followed the Tet Offensive.

“Stories of his bravery and sacrifice there are well known,” the secretary said. “And throughout the rest of his life in public service, Chuck dedicated himself to those who served, to normalizing and improving relations with Vietnam, to bringing home those still missing, and to ensuring we remember the Vietnam War’s lessons.”

2015:YearofAnniversaries,NewAgreements Carter noted that while today’s ceremo-

ny honored the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam Service Ribbon, created by President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Executive Order 11231, this year also marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and the 65th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. Carter visited Vietnam for official meetings on his latest Asia-Pacific tour in May and June. On June 1 in Hanoi, he and Vietnamese Defense Minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh signed a joint vision statement for the two nations’ bilateral defense relationship.

Defense officials said at the time that during his visit, Carter “reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Vietnam and the Asia-Pacific region, reiterating the United States’ support for a regional architecture that allows all countries in the Asia-Pacific to rise and prosper.”

State-Level Agreement President Barack Obama and Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met yesterday at the White House and adopted a national-level joint vision statement.

That document noted “positive and substantive developments in many areas of cooperation over the past 20 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations.”

The statement acknowledges growth in economic and trade efforts; addressing war legacy issues; and cooperation in science and technology, education, health care, environment and response to climate change, defense, security, human rights, “and increasing regional and international cooperation on issues of mutual concern.”

The statement notes “continued rapid growth in bilateral trade and investment; the entry into force of the ‘123’ Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy; Vietnam’s endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative’s Statement of Interdiction Principles; the easing of U.S. restriction of arms sales; the signing of the Joint Vision Statement on Defense Relations; and increased cooperation on regional and multilateral issues.”

U.S. Role in Vietnam: War on Many Fronts In American history, “Vietnam War” and “Age of Protest” are two enduring phrases about an era of stark social unrest: political, generational, racial and philosophical tides divided along lines etched by changing attitudes toward civil rights, love and marriage, civic duty and economic systems.

America’s involvement in the war peaked from 1965 to 1975. U.S. troops sent to fight in Vietnam in those years often found themselves on the front lines of not only Southeast Asia, but also the ideological struggle back home.

More than 2 million American service members assigned worldwide during that era were conscripted, or enlisted without choice, under the then-active draft system, which applied to men 18 to 26. The draft offered various exemptions for education and other factors, which partially fueled the era’s rising tensions between “haves” and “have-nots.”

Meanwhile, many American citizens who opposed the war turned against service members returning from Vietnam -- who were frequently shunned, openly insulted or even physically attacked.

Long, Drawn-Out Conflict The conflict in Vietnam, beginning in the 1940s, involved many nations and may be viewed historically as an outgrowth of World War II. U.S. participation in the war is dated variously, but official sources set America’s role as occurring primarily between 1954 and 1975, involving five separate presidential administrations.

More than 58,000 U.S. troops died in the Vietnam War. U.S. troop commitments to the conflict increased sharply after 1964, peaking at more than a half million in 1968.

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NSAW news you can use: safety

By Lt. Cmdr. John Liddle Naval Support Activity Washington Executive Officer Hello to everyone aboard Naval Support Activity Washington! I recently asked the NSAW Public Affairs team to give me the opportunity to share “news you can use” with our tenants at the Washington Navy Yard, Naval Observatory, Naval Research Laboratory, and our Naval Support Facilities in Arlington, Carderock, and Suitland.

Frequently, I share information with tenant commands via brief emails and the public affairs team passes this information along via Facebook and Twitter (@WNYRiverwalk, @NSAWashingtonPA). Sometimes, 140 characters and mass emails aren’t the best way to give background and create a real understanding of why we do business in a certain way on the installation, so I’ll use this column to give a little more depth on issues on our bases that matter to all of us.

If you have questions I can answer in this column, please reach out to us via Facebook and Twitter and we’ll start a dialogue.

Starting out, I’d like to address a topic that should always be on our minds: safety.

Recently, Naval District Washington Fire Department personnel were dispatched to an office building on the Navy Yard following a report of smoke. The source of the smoke was an unauthorized space heater plugged into an unoccupied cubicle. Luckily, an employee spotted the danger in time to prevent significant damage and made the emergency call to NDW Regional Dispatch (202-433-3333). According to Naval District Washington’s policy of Fire Prevention, NDWINST 11320.10E, “use of portable heating shall be limited to only those spaces which do not have heating capability, or in cases where documented medical conditions require additional heat.” What does that mean to me? First of all, unless you have a note from your doctor, heaters are not allowed for personal use in any buildings aboard NSAW unless you have a medical condition

that requires one. If you do obtain a doctor’s note, your command will need to obtain one for you in order to be in compliance with the policy. Why? Government-issued heaters are chosen to minimize the risk of fire and are inspected regularly to ensure they are safely operated. You may think it’s silly for such a regulation to be in place, but the Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that more than 25,000 residential fires and 300 deaths are caused each year by space heaters. Those numbers suggest that we need to be vigilant on this issue to ensure our missions that support Sailors at sea are not impacted by such seemingly harmless devices.

Now, I know what you’re thinking, “I wouldn’t need a heater if the building was kept at a reasonable temperature.” It’s a legitimate complaint, especially for the many of us who work in office spaces and need a decent room temperature to be able to focus on our work. However, as the Installation XO, I’d ask that you follow a different path when trying to keep yourself warm and toasty in an overly-air conditioned or under-heated in the winter building. Find your command’s building/facilities manager or NAVFAC Facility Management Specialist and work with them to enter a public works trouble ticket. Filing trouble tickets allows your installation team to allocate resources, track progress, and manage energy resources. When repairs or changes are made, ensure the contractor checks out with that manager/FMS. That will minimize the occurrences of short cuts and poor workmanship that cost taxpayer money and detract from quality of service to you.

Thanks for taking the time to read this first installment. In the weeks ahead, I’ll talk about other issues that impact life aboard NSAW, especially parking, commuting, security, support from Fleet and Family Readiness and other issues that interest all of us.

Please feel free to raise your own concerns at www.facebook.com/NSAWashington or @NSAWashingtonPA. Sail Safe!

Navy Calls for Applicants From the Office of the Chief of Information The Navy released a Call for Applications today for the Academic Year 2016-2017 Federal Executive Fellowship and the PoliticoMilitary Master’s programs with applications due by August 28.

The FEF program provides fourteen lieutenant commanders, commanders or captains an opportunity to improve their understanding of the national security decision-making process through a one-year assignment at world-class, non-profit research organizations such as the Brookings Institution or leading academic institutions such as Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

The PMM program provides eight lieutenants, lieutenant commanders, or commanders a one-year graduate education in

strategy and politico-military affairs at leading universities in the United States.

The education programs are key elements of the education portion of the Navy’s Strategic Enterprise, which aims to develop and foster the Navy’s 21st Century strategists. Graduates of these programs could serve in a number of critical positions related to strategy and policy, national security decision-making, and international engagement billets.

A selection board for the programs is scheduled for October. Primary and alternate selections will be announced in December, and selected officers will begin their fellowships or graduate education programs as early as next July.

For more on the PMM program visit http://www.npc.navy.mil/bupers-npc/ reference/messages/Documents/NAVADMINS/NAV2015/NAV15152.txt.

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Carter asks county execs to find New ways to work with service members, vets

By Jim Garamone DoD News, Defense Media Activity

As the nation’s military adapts new strategies and personnel policies, Defense Secretary Ash Carter today asked counties and communities across America to consider new ways to provide service to troops and veterans.

Carter told the National Association of Counties conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, that as strategies change to keep America safe, personnel policies will change, too. Counties, cities and towns across America will be affected, he said.

“Our men and women don’t come from the Pentagon,” the defense secretary said. “They come from your communities. We recruit from your communities. Our service members and their families live in your communities while they’re serving, including our Guardsmen and reservists. And when they leave military service, they are, once again, in your communities.”

This is happening at a time when fewer Americans have a personal connection to the military, Carter said. From World War II to the advent of the all-volunteer force in 1973, three out of four Americans had a personal connection to the military. That number is now one in three and is likely to go down. Put another way, at the

end of World War II, 10 percent of Americans were in the military.

Today it is around 1 percent.

Department Seeks Talent America’s military today is the “finest fighting force the world has ever seen,” he said. People are at the heart of that and attracting the right mix of people moving forward is key to military preeminence in the future.

Attracting and retaining men and women with high-demand talents and high-level skills means moving away from an Industrial Age recruiting and retention model, the defense secretary said.

“To attract and compete for talent in these new generations, we’re trying to build what I call the Force of the Future. We’re pushing to be attractive to this new generation,” Carter said. The military needs to be more geographically diverse, he said. There has to be “more on-ramps and off-ramps to give our people more choices” as DoD brings the personnel system into the 21st century.

“We’re drilling tunnels through the walls that too often separate government and the private sector particularly in scientific and commercial technology areas,” he said. “Because we need America’s brightest minds to contribute to our mission.”

DoD, Community Health Tied to Education These changes will affect communities across the country, the defense secretary said. He noted

DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Hurt

Defense Secretary Ash Carter delivers the keynote address at the 80th Annual Conference of the National Association of Counties in Charlotte, N.C., July 11, 2015. Carter called on counties and communities across America to consider new ways to provide service to troops and veterans. that community schools are the wellsprings for future scientists and technology professionals and he urged members of the association to continue the recent emphasis on science, technology, engineering and math programs.

The bottom line is that counties and local communities “are the source of the American military’s enduring strength, because you provide our men and women in uniform the preparation, the care and the purpose they need to defend our country,” he said.

And when their military service is over, they will return to their communities. But even that will

change, Carter said.

“Transition out of the military will look different than it did 70 years ago, or, for that matter, 10 years ago,” he said. “It’ll mean that in the future, some might only serve for a time, while others may spend 25 years moving back and forth between national service and other opportunities.”

Service members and their families may spend more time in communities without having to move around as often as they do now, Carter said.

Support Troops by Knowing Them Each community is different,

as are the foundations of preparation, care and purpose, the defense secretary said.

“People from urban areas and rural areas may have different ideas of what their community should look like,” he said. “Still, in a future where each community’s foundation should be different . there should be some elements that they have in common.

“For example, let’s make a future where more Americans nationwide strive not only to support our troops, but to know our troops.

Let’s make a future where this is a two-way street where both military and civilian communities contribute to each other,” Carter said.

Embracing service members, veterans and their families also makes good sense for local jurisdictions, he said. When veterans come into communities, “empower them with opportunities to continue leading lives of meaning and purpose,” he told the conferencegoers.

“To be clear, they aren’t looking for handouts,” Carter said.

Veterans are 20 percent more likely to give to charities, volunteer 30 percent more hours per year and are three times more likely to join a service or civic organization, the defense secretary said.

“The 9/11 generation volunteered to serve in a time of war, and they have a strong desire to continue making a difference in the world,” he said. “All it takes is finding the right opportunity.”

OPM acts to protect federal workers, others from cyber threats

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U.S. Office of Personnel Management officials announced July 9 the results of the interagency forensics investigation into a recent cyber incident involving federal background investigation data and the steps it is taking to protect those affected.

In late May, as a result of ongoing efforts to secure its systems, OPM discovered an incident affecting background investigation records of current, former and prospective federal employees and contractors, officials said.

The forensics investigation determined that the types of information in these records include identification details such as Social Security numbers; residency and educational history; employment history; information about immediate family and other personal and business acquaintances; health, criminal and financial history; and other details.

Some records also include findings from interviews conducted by background investigators and fingerprints. Usernames and passwords that background investigation applicants used to fill out their background investigation forms also were stolen.

21.5 Million Social Security Numbers Stolen Since learning of the incident affecting background investigation records, OPM and the interagency incident response team concluded that sensitive information, including the Social Security numbers of 21.5 million individuals, was stolen from the background investigation databases. This includes 19.7 million people who applied for a background investigation, and 1.8 million non-applicants, predominantly spouses or cohabitants of applicants, officials said.

There is no information at this time to suggest any misuse or further dissemination of the information that was stolen from OPM’s systems, they added.

“While background investigation records do contain some information regarding mental health and financial history provided by those that have applied for a security clearance and by individuals contacted during the background investigation, there is no evidence that separate systems that store information regarding the health, financial, payroll and retirement records of federal personnel were impacted by this incident,” OPM officials said in a news release.

Separate From Previous Incident This incident is separate, but related to, a previous incident discovered in April affecting person-

nel data for current and former federal employees officials said.

OPM and its interagency partners concluded “with a high degree of confidence” that personnel data for 4.2 million individuals had been stolen, officials said.

“This number has not changed since it was announced by OPM in early June, and OPM has worked to notify all of these individuals and ensure that they are provided with the appropriate support and tools to protect their personal information,” the news release says.

Assistance for Those Affected To protect those affected, OPM is providing a comprehensive suite of monitoring and protection services for background investigation applicants and non-applicants whose Social Security numbers or other sensitive information were stolen.

For the 21.5 million background investigation applicants, spouses or cohabitants with Social Security numbers and other sensitive information that was stolen from OPM databases, OPM and the Defense Department will work with a private-sector firm specializing in credit and identity theft monitoring to provide services tailored to address potential risks created by this particular incident for at least three years, at no charge.

Notification Packages In the coming weeks, OPM will begin to send notification pack-

ages to these individuals, which will provide details on the incident and information on how to access these services. OPM also will provide educational materials and guidance to help them prevent identity theft, better secure their personal and work-related data, and become more generally informed about cyber threats and other risks presented by malicious actors.

Other individuals whose name, address, date of birth, or other similar information may have been listed on a background investigation form, but whose Social Security numbers are not included, could include immediate family members or other close contacts of the applicant.

In many cases, the information about these individuals is the same as information generally available in public forums, such as online directories or social media, and therefore the compromise of this information generally does not present the same level of risk of identity theft or other issues, officials said.

The notification package that will be sent to background investigation applicants will include detailed information that applicants can provide to people they may have listed on a background investigation form. This information will explain the types of data that

may have been included on the form, best practices they can exercise to protect themselves, and the resources publicly available to address questions or concerns, officials said.

New Resources Today, OPM launched a new, online incident resource center at https://www.opm.gov/cybersecurity to offer information regarding the OPM incidents as well as direct individuals to materials, training, and useful information on best practices to secure data, protect against identity theft, and stay safe online.

This resource site will be regularly updated with the most recent information about both the personnel records and background investigation incidents, responses to frequently asked questions, and tools that can help guard against emerging cyber threats, officials said. A call center will follow in the weeks to come, they added.

In June, OPM identified 15 new steps to improve security, leverage outside expertise, modernize its systems and ensure internal accountability in its cyber practices.

This includes completing deployment of two-factor “strong authentication” for all users, expanding continuous monitoring of its systems, and hiring a new cybersecurity advisor.

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Obama: won’t accept budget that shortchanges readiness

By Jim Garamone DoD News, Defense Media Activity President Barack Obama assured service members yesterday that they “are going to get paid” despite disagreements over the fiscal year 2016 defense budget.

Speaking at the Pentagon following a meeting with his national security team, Obama said it is important to take a long view of the defense budget and understand that the American military must be ready to fight and win today as well as 25 years in the future.

The president said he is not going to accept a budget “that shortchanges our long-term requirements for new technologies, for readiness.”

“We’re not going to eat our seed corn by devoting too much money on things we don’t need now and robbing ourselves of the capacity to make sure that we’re prepared for future threats,” he added.

The administration has informed Congress that the president’s senior advisors would recommend that the president veto current House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act. “I’ve worked very closely with the chairman and the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to develop a budget that is realistic and that looks out into the future and says, ‘This is how we’re going to

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President Barack Obama addresses reporters at the Pentagon after meeting with his national security team, July 6, 2015. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, flank the president. handle any possible contingency,’” Obama said. “And we can’t do that if we’ve got a budget that shortchanges vital operations and continues to fund things that are not necessary.”

Best Military in History The president said Americans must remember that the U.S.

economy powers the best military in history.

“We also have to remind ourselves that the reason we have the best military in the world is, first and foremost, because we’ve got the best troops in history,” he said.

“But it’s also because we’ve got a strong economy, and we’ve got a well-educated population.

“And we’ve got an incredible research operation and universities that allow us to create new products that then can be translated into our military superiority around the world,” he continued. “[If] we shortchange those, we’re going to be less secure.”

The bottom line, the president

said, is that Americans must think long-term and recognize that a strong economy is an integral part of national security.

America must “continue to make the investments that we need in things like education and research that are going to be vital for us to be successful long-term,” he said.

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NAVFAC Washington welcomes new commanding officer

By Regina Adams NAVFAC Washington Public Affairs Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington held a change of command ceremony in District of Columbia, July 9.

Capt. Frederick Burgess III relieved Capt. Antonio Edmonds during a ceremony held at the Washington Navy Yard.

“To the men and women of NAVFAC Washington, I am truly impressed with your abilities, your teamwork and your dedication to the command, the supported commands and to the United States Navy,” said Burgess. “I am counting on you to continue that dedicated service as we face the challenges that will arise on my watch. It will truly be my privilege to serve with you all at such an outstanding command.”

Burgess becomes the seventh commanding officer of NAVFAC Washington since its establishment July 2004. He will fill a dual role, as NAVFAC Washington commanding officer and as Naval District Washington regional engineer.

NAVFAC Washington’s workforce of approximately 1,300 civilian and military personnel provide a full range of facilities and engineering products and services to Navy, Marine Corps and other federal agencies in Maryland, Northern Virginia and the District.

A native of Staten Island, New York, Burgess earned Bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Modern Languages (French) at the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering from Old Dominion University. He also completed the Advanced Executive Program at the Kellogg School of Management.

The official party included NAVFAC Atlantic Commander Rear Adm. Louis Cariello, Naval District Washington Commandant Rear Adm. Yancy Lindsey and U.S. Navy Chaplain Capt. Steven Unger.

Edmonds will report to NAVFAC Headquarters.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington plans, builds and maintains sustainable facilities and delivers best-value public works, utilities, transportation, environmental, real property, energy, facilities engineering con-

U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Gordon

Capt. Frederick Burgess III, left, relieves Capt. Antonio Edmonds as commanding officer of Naval Facilities Engineering Command July 9 at the Washington Navy Yard. struction and acquisition services to support Naval District Washington; Navy, Marine Corps and Joint Installations; and Federal activities throughout the National Capital Region.

For more news from Naval Facilities Engineering Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/navfachq/.

For more news from other bases around the Washington, D.C. area,

visit www.dcmilitary.com

SPECIAL RATES FOR MILITARY AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES Barcroft Apartments is now offering its garden apartments with 10% discount for military personnel & month to month leases available.

Efficiency......................................................$979-$1005 One Bedroom..............................................$1070-$1105 Two Bedrooms............................................$1315-$1400 Three Bedrooms Plus Electric.................$1500-$1545 Townhome..............................................................$1500 All prices subject to change.

A month. All utilities paid.

• Park right at your door in this park-like setting.

• Walk to elementary and high school or Army National Guard Readiness Center.

• Take the express bus to the Pentagon, Ft. Myer, Henderson Hall or Ballston in 12 minutes.

• Cats welcome. No dogs.

PLEASE CALL (703) 521-3000

HOURS: MON. - FRI. 9-5 Call for Saturday hours

Link directly to www.dcmilitary.com /waterline on your Smart phone

BARCROFT APARTMENTS 1130 South George Mason Drive • Arlington, VA 22204 At Columbia Pike and So. George Mason Drive

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