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July 25, 2013
Vol. XXX No.29
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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
NSAW DEFY Program Entertains, Educates Local Youth for Third Straight Year
By Patrick Gordon NDW Waterline writer
Naval Support Activity Washington (NSAW) held the Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) eight day non-residential camp for children of active duty and Department of Defense (DoD) employees at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, July 8 through 17. Uniformed service members and DoD employees volunteered to work with youth between the ages of 9-12 years old to promote drug education, leadership and character development, positive role model mentoring, and community outreach. The DEFY program uses a specific curriculum that focuses on substance abuse, gang involvement, and crime to deter youth from negative risk factors and strengthen positive life skills. “This is a program that not only allows the kids to have fun, but also learn some really effective skills that are geared specifically to their age group,” said Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Jason Simmons, assigned to NSAW. “And all the Sailors that are volunteering are here because they believe in the program and really want to reach the youth when it comes to saying no to drugs and other similar problems.” This is the third consecutive year that
DEFY has been held at the installation and numbers have grown in youth participants. Throughout the week more than 30 students were treated to presentations by the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard and the Naval District Washington K-9 Unit, as well as tours of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and the Display Ship Barry at the Washington Navy Yard. “Two Years ago was our first year. We started off with 13 kids in our first year, the next year we got up to over 30 kids, and this year we’re around 30 kids again,” said Simmons. “It feels good to do this for a third year especially since budget cuts can make it tough. But our commands have been really supportive in freeing up personnel to volunteer and for various demonstrations. It really is great.” According to Simmons, the function that the children enjoyed the most was when they were able to see firsthand what military service members did on a daily basis. “The kids really got into seeing the Ceremonial Guard,” said Simmons. “They were just really impressed by their precision and the twirling of the rifles. After that they wanted to shake all their hands and let them
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U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Gordon
Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class (SW/SCW) Denise Domingo explains the purpose of the Mk 25 torpedo tubes to Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) Camp members aboard the Display Ship Barry (DD-933) at the Washington Navy Yard July 12. The DEFY program began as a special initiative of the Secretary of the Navy in 1992 after the Secretary of the Navy’s Drug Demand Reduction Task Force (DDRTF) was established. The first two programs were conducted in 1993 using a science-base curriculum to approach the issue of fleet readiness and the need to improve the levels of support to deployed Sailors and Marines and their families.
Beat the Heat this Summer to Stay Safe By Patrick Gordon NDW Waterline Writer Summer heat can be a joy to some and burden to others. Whether relishing in the warmth, or trying to avoid it, the rising temperature can wreak havoc on the body. With three deaths in the region already attributed to the heat, the recent spike in warm weather should be considered with safety in mind. “Hyperthermia is caused by a failure of the U.S. Navy Photo by Lt. Cmdr. Jim Remington heat-regulating mechanisms of the body to Military members barbecue at one of deal with the heat coming from the environJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling’s fixed ment,” said Kim Calvin, program assistant at the National Institute on Aging. “[Heat emergrills along the Anacostia River waterfront. Whether relaxing or working gencies such as] heat fatigue, heat syncope sudden dizziness after prolonged exposure to in the heat, be aware of its effect on the body and avoid heat-related emer- the heat - heat cramps, heat exhaustion and gencies such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke are all forms of hyperthermia. These conditions can pose special health heat stroke.
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risks for older adults, and can increase with the combination of outside temperature, general health and individual lifestyle.” The Red Cross advises being informed of weather conditions and expected heat waves, and to be aware of any personal physical conditions such as heart disease or high blood pressure that can put a person at higher risk of being affected by a heat related emergency. If a local heat advisory is in effect, avoid or postpone outdoor activities and stay inside, preferably in air conditioned spaces. Wear light, loose-fitting clothing, and drink plenty of water. For those without air conditioning in their homes, public facilities such as libraries, malls and some local museums - such as the Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C. - offer free entry to an air conditioned space to spend time during the warmest parts of the day. A common cause of heat related injuries
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is dehydration. Water should be drank at all times when the temperature is high, and beverages such as sodas, energy drinks, and especially alcohol - though popular at summer barbeques and other outings - should be avoided. “Alcohol is a diuretic and can cause someone to become dehydrated even though they feel the drinks are satisfying their thirst,” said George Revoir Jr., Naval Support Activity Washington safety installation program director. “Once the ‘buzz’ is begun to be felt persons should switch from alcohol to water to maintain proper hydration.” If a person is affected by a heat emergency they will display certain tell-tale symptoms. Heat exhaustion is characterized by cool, moist, pale, ashen or flushed
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Highest Ranking Russian Sailor Visits U.S. Naval Museums By MC1Tim Comerford Navy History and Heritage Command Communication and Outreach Division
Adm. Viktor Chirkov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Federation Navy, visited three U.S. Navy museums July 15-18 to learn more about its history as part of a larger official visit to the U.S. Navy. He began his history visit at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy where he was hosted by Capt. Henry J. Hendrix, director of the Navy’s History and Heritage Command (NHHC), which is responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of the U.S. Navy’s art, artifacts, and objects. The nine U.S. Navy museums report to NHHC, with the original one located at the Washington Navy Yard. “The National Museum of the United States Navy (NMUSN) was created by Admiral Arleigh Burke,” Hendrix explained to the Russian admiral as the group entered the museum. It was established to both capture and promote the great history of the U. S. Navy. The Russian commander-in-chief asked about the industrial nature of the building in which the museum is housed. “It was a shipyard factory building and then became a museum?” Chirkov asked. “The entire Washington Navy Yard was the Washington Gun Factory,” explained Hendrix, pointing out the large
U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Julia A. Casper
Lt. Cmdr. Claude Berube, director of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, explains ship designs to Adm. Viktor Chirkov, Commander in Chief of the Russian Navy, upon his visit to the U.S. Naval Academy. Chirkov is visiting the Academy to discuss the possibilities of exchange students through the U.S. and Russian Naval Academies.
overhead cranes. “This was just one of the many factory buildings where large guns were assembled. These cranes can still work, so when we have to move large objects we test them and then use them.” Chirkov was then led on a whirlwind tour of the museum’s exhibits and learned much about the history of the U.S. Navy. The first stop was the museum’s newest exhibit “Don’t Give Up the Ship” which opened in June. The exhibit details the support the U.S. Navy leant the U.S. Army during the war of 1812’s lake battles. The director called the admiral’s attention to one of the main artifacts of the exhibit, the Chambers Gun. “This is one of the most interesting pieces in our collection,” Hendrix explained. “It was the secret weapon of the War of 1812. They would pack 24 bullets into each of its seven barrels, and once the trigger was pulled, it would fire off up to 145 shot [in about two minutes]. The gunner would be up on the fighting top firing down on the opposing ship. Once you cleared the enemy’s gun deck, you would board.” Hendrix explained that NHHC holds many firearms, most in working order. “We try to retain a working copy of all arms back to the beginning of our Navy,” Hendrix said. “We still have mus-
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Around the Yard What is your favorite way to beat the heat?
Stay in shaded areas. I’m in preventative medicine, and we’re always telling people to stay in the shade and stay hydrated in the heat. Hospitalman Israel Castro WNY Branch Medical Clinic Washington Navy Yard
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This Week in Navy History
1779 - Amphibious expedition against British in Penobscot Bay, Maine. 1863 - U.S. Squadron bombards Fort Wagner, N.C. 1866 - Rank of Admiral created. David G. Farragut is appointed the first Admiral in the U.S. Navy. 1898 - Landing party from armed yacht Gloucester occupies Guanica, Puerto Rico. 1912 - First specifications for naval aircraft published. 1934 - First President to visit Hawaii, Franklin D. Roosevelt, reaches Hilo on board USS Houston (CA-30). 1941 - Bureau of Ordnance issues first Navy “E”certificates (for excellence) for industry. 1943 - Launching of USS Harmon (DE-72), first ship named for an African-American. 1990 - USS Cimarron (AO-177) rescues 25 refugees adrift southeast of Subic Bay, Philippines.
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1812 - Frigate Essex captures British brig Leander. 1912 - First airborne radio communications from naval aircraft to ship. The message was sent by Lt. John Rodgers to USS Stringham (TB-19). 1946 - Capt. Joy Bright Hancock appointed Director, Women’s Naval Reserve. 1948 - President Harry S. Truman orders desegregation of the Armed Services. 1954 - Three aircraft from USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47) shoot down two Chinese fighters that fired on them while they were providing air cover for rescue operations for a U.K. airliner shot down by a Chinese aircraft.
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1953 - Koean War armistice signed at Panmunjon, Korea, and Korean cease-fire went into effect at 10:00 P.M.
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1846 - Sailors and Marines from U.S. sloop Cyane capture San Diego, Calif. 1918 - Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt visits Queenstown, Ireland. 1945 - U.S. warships bombard Hamamatsu, Japan. 1967 - Fire on board USS Forrestal (CV59) killed 134 members of the crew.
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Major General Blackshear M. Bryan, U.S. Army (2nd from left), Senior Member of the Military Armistice Commission, United Nations’ Command, exchanges credentials with Major General Lee Sang Cho, North Korean Army (3rd from right), Senior Communist delegate, at the Conference Building at Panmunjom, Korea, 28 July 1953. This was the day after the Korean War Armistice went into effect. The Korean War armistice was signed July 27, 1953, at Panmunjon, Korea, and went into effect at 10 p.m. that evening.
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1915 - Sailors and Marines land in Haiti to restore order. 1916 - Navy establishes a Code and Signal Section which initially worked against German ciphers and tested the security of communications during U.S. naval training maneuvers. 1926 - Team of scientists from Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and Carnegie Institution determine height of the Ionosphere through use of radio pulse transmitter developed by NRL.
1945 - USS Callaghan (DD-792) is the last ship sunk by a Japanese kamikaze attack, off Okinawa. 1973 - Launch of Skylab 3, the second manned mission to the first U.S. manned space station, was piloted by Marine Maj. Jack R. Lousma, with Navy Capt. Alan L. Bean as the commander of the mission and former Navy electronics officer Owen K. Garriott as Science Pilot. The mission lasted 59 days, 11 hours and included 858 Earth orbits. Recovery was performed by USS New Orleans (LPH-11).
1918 - Units of First Marine Aviation Force arrive at Brest, France. 1941 - Japanese aircraft bomb USS Tutuila (PR-4) at Chungking, China; First Navy ship damaged by Axis during World War II. 1942 - President Roosevelt signs act establishing WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). During World War II, over 80,000 officer and enlisted women served in the WAVES. 1944 - Naval Task Force lands Army troops near Cape Opmarai, New Guinea. 1945 - Japanese submarine, I-58, sinks USS Indianapolis (CA-35) in Philippine Sea; 316 out of 1199 crew. survived.
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1815 - Commodore Stephen Decatur concludes agreement with Bey of Tunis to compensate U.S. for seizure of merchant ships during the War of 1812. 1865 - East India Squadron established to operate from Sunda Strait to Japan. 1874 - Commissioning of USS Intrepid, first U.S. warship equipped with torpedoes. 1912 - First attempt to launch an airplane by catapult made at Annapolis, Md. 1964 - All-nuclear task force with USS Long Beach (CGN-9), USS Enterprise (CVN65), and USS Bainbridge (CGN-25) leaves Norfolk, Va., to begin voyage of Operation Sea Orbit to circle the globe without refueling. They returned on Oct. 3, 1964.
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Continued from 1 know that they thought it was really cool. And it’s really great to show the kids different aspects of the military that they may not have ever seen before.” The summer camp is phase one of a two part program. Phase II takes place during the school year where volunteer mentors reinforce training received during the summer program and provide positive support through group mentoring sessions and interactive workshops. “The camp doesn’t end when the eight days are over. One Saturday a month we will meet with the kids to see how they are doing in school,” said Simmons. “We stick with them to make sure they’re not encountering any problems in school and are applying the principles they learned in the camp. We may not reach every one of them, but if we make a difference in just one kid’s life so that when they’re on the fence about whether he should do something like try drugs or participate in other illegal activities - and then make the right decision - I’ll say it’s worth it. And I have a feeling we’re going to reach more than just one.” The volunteers see a great impact as well. Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Denise Domingo, assigned to the Display Ship Barry at the Washington Navy Yard, sees the impact of the camp right away. “It’s such a great program for the kids,” said Domingo. “This is my first year volunteering, but I can tell the kids really love it. They have a lot of energy when they come here, and they get really excited about things like the zoo and the K-9 handlers. It’s just so much fun for them.”
U.S. Navy photos by Patrick Gordon
Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class (EXW) Scott Hay, NSAW port ops, discusses conflict resolution with two Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) Camp members at Joint Bases Anacostia-Bolling July 11. The DEFY program began as a special initiative of the Secretary of the Navy in 1992 after the Secretary of the Navy’s Drug Demand Reduction Task Force (DDRTF) was established. The first two programs were conducted in 1993 using a science-base curriculum to approach the issue of fleet readiness and the need to improve the levels of support to deployed Sailors and Marines and their families. The DEFY program began as a special initiative of the Secretary of the Navy in 1992 after the Secretary of the Navy’s Drug Demand Reduction Task Force (DDRTF) was established. The first two programs were conducted in 1993 using a sciencebase curriculum to approach the issue of fleet readiness and the need to improve the levels of support to deployed Sailors and Marines and their families. For more information on the DEFY program and other programs offered within the region visit Naval District Washington’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook. com/ NavDistWash.
Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class (SW/SCW) Denise Domingo describes the different ratings that would have served aboard the Display Ship Barry (DD-933) to Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) Camp members
From left, Naval District Washington (NDW) K-9 Unit members Master-atArms 3rd Class Shamar Copes, Chip, and Chip’s handler Master-at-Arms Christopher Zlotke demonstrate the unit’’s capabilities to Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) Camp members at Joint Bases Anacostia-Bolling.
Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Brandon Taylor, Naval District Washington (NDW) K-9 Unit dog, explains the use of a training toy for his dog to Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) Camp members at Joint Bases Anacostia-Bolling.
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NSA Washington-JBAB Fleet Family and Fun Centralized Scheduling
Pre-Separation Briefings
Military and Family Support Center (MFSC) located on Joint Base Anacostia Bolling introduces a comprehensive centralized scheduling service for your individual appointment needs. One call to our screeners gets you an appointment for pre-separation briefs, employment services, clinical counseling, personal financial management, relocation, deployment and a host of other programs and services. MFSC is here to support you and stands ready to assist with every career and life change. Contact our Centralized Scheduling Center for individual, marriage and family counseling, individual resume assistance, financial counseling, relocation assistance or deployment/reintegration support. Please call 202-685-6019 to schedule an appointment.
Service members preparing to transition from military to civilian life are required by law to attend a pre-separation counseling briefing. The pre-separation brief is designed to make transitioning military members aware of all the services and benefits available to them and their family members under Transition GPS. These briefings will provide the information necessary to make more informed decisions. For your convenience the pre-separation counseling briefing is available through one-on-one appointments at Military and Family Support Center and can be made through Centralized Scheduling at 202-685-6019.
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Program offers individual and family financial counseling, financial classes, and is responsible for the Command Financial specialist training in the Region (NDW).
The Transition Assistance Management Program (TAMP) Offers an array of services and benefits to transitioning service members, including computers setup for individuals to go online to different job banks, college and scholarship resources and career assessment tools. Resume Writing Workshops are offered which includes Federal Resume Writing Interview Skills, information on veterans’ benefits and a professional resource library; Two TAP Seminars and one Executive TAP Seminar - five-day programs - are offered monthly sponsored by the departments of Labor and Veteran Affairs, and include information that will benefit the transitioning military member.
Family Employment Readiness Program (FERP) Offers seven basic services, which include job search strategies, job readiness, resource information, job referral service, individual counseling assistance, career planning and links to education and volunteer opportunities.
Improve your speaking skills with Helmsmen Toastmasters Join us Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 a.m., at the Pentagon Library and Conference Center. Toastmasters is an international organization that helps everyone speak, think, lead and listen better. For more info, contact Carl Sabath at carl.sabath@osd. mil, 703-695-2804, or Elizabeth Femrite at elizabeth.m.femrite.civ@mail.mil, 571256-8674. Remember, great Helmsmen say, “Yes!” To learn more about Helmsmen Toastmasters, visit http://helmsmen.toastmastersclubs.org
DEPLOYMENT READINESS/ FAMILY SERVICES Personal Financial Management (PFM)
Life Skills Education Provides presentations to help commands meet requirements, as well as enhance operational and personal readiness including parenting skills training, couples communication, anger and stress management, conflict resolution, Child Abuse Awareness, Spouse Abuse Awareness and suicide prevention. Trainings can be customized to fit needs of the command.
New Parent Support Program (NPS) Assists new parents in coping with the demands of parenting and military life through parenting education and training and home visits to new parents prior to delivery and after delivery; information and referral for military and community resources; child development screenings and monitoring. All active duty members and their families who are pregnant and or have children in the home from infancy to three years old are eligible for these home visitation services.
Deployment/mobilization/readiness Assisting Sailors and family members prepare for deployment, manage separations and reunite and reintegrate with families and community through services including the Family Accountability and Assessment System, Individual augmentee (IA) Indoc Course and Deployed Family Fun Days.
Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)
Provides assistance to service members with special needs children and family members with medical needs including resource referral to medical, counseling and educational services, support groups and care providers. Assists in finding duty stations where needs are met. Mandatory enrollment per OPNAVINST 1754.2D.
FFR/MWR Phone numbers Fitness Centers Washington Navy Yard, bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2282/2829
Information, Tickets & Travel (ITT) Ticket Office, WNY Bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2484 Travel Office, WNY Bldg. 184 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-8299
Food & Beverage Catering & Conference Center, WNY Bldg. 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3041/4312 Mordecai Booth’s Public House, WNY Bldg. 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 678-0514
Military and Family Support Center MFSC, JBAB Bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-6151 MFSC, JBAB Bldg. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-0450
Other Important Numbers FFR Administrative Office, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3659 FFRP Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-4052 MWR Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-4662 MWR Marketing Department, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-5912 Regional Child Placement Office, JBAB Bldg. 414. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3055 Family Housing Office, JBAB Bldg. 414 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-0346 Liberty Program/Center, JBAB Bldg. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-1802 Outdoor Recreation/Equipment Rental, JBAB, Bldg. 928 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-9136 Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, JBAB, Bldg. 602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 404-7050
Fitness Center Renovations - Phase 2 The first floor locker rooms will be closed during this phase of the renovation project. The fitness equipment on the first floor, the second floor locker rooms, and third floor group exercise area will be available for use. All group exercise classes will resume in the 3rd floor group exercise area at the beginning of Phase 2. The front desk and first floor laundry area will also be closed during this phase. Staff will be located on the first and second floor of building W-22 for assistance. For more information please contact the Fitness Center at 202-433-2829/2882 or visit their website site at www.cnic.navy. mil/nsawfitness.
CMWR Ice Cream Socials WNY, Bldg. 22 Town Center/Fitness Center - July 11 & 25 - Aug. 8 & 22 - Sept. 5 & 19
NEX Barbershop Rate Increase NEXCOM is dedicated to provide our service members with the best services possible. In this continuous effort to enhance these services the NEX Barbershop located at WNY Bldg 22 will need to increase the
cost of haircut services from $9 to $9.25. Thank you for your service and patronage in support of NEXCOM’s
Keep What You’ve Earned Summer Splash Photo Booth This summer, Navy bases coast to coast are hosting “Keep What You’ve Earned” summer safety events to remind Sailors that drinking responsibly is a key element to having a safe summer. NDW/NSAW CSAAD Chapter will be hosting its own summer safety event July 25, featuring a photo booth at the Ice Cream Social at the Washington Navy Yard Towne Center where Sailors could get their pictures taken with speech bubble props showing a personal reason for choosing to drink responsibly.
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The Battle of Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White and the Making of a New World Order
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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)
Helmsmen Toastmasters
Want to improve your speaking and leadership skills? Come to Helmsmen Toastmasters! Join us Thursdays,7:30-8:45 a.m., at the Pentagon Library and Conference Center (PLCC). Toastmasters is an international organization that helps everyone speak, think, lead and listen better. For more info, contact Annika L’Ecuyer (annika. lecuyer@pentagon.af.mil or 703-614-7160) or Elizabeth Femrite (elizabeth.m.femrite. civ@mail.mil or 571-256-8674). More information can be found at the Helmsmen Toastmasters website, http://helmsmen.toastmastersclubs.org.
Retirement Planning for Federal Employees
The Human Resources Office-Washington is sponsoring Retirement Planning for Federal Employees seminars. This seminar will give you the most comprehensive and up-to-date information, tools, and techniques for a successful transition to retirement. You’ll learn what your benefits are and how you can use them to your advantage. This training is for Federal employees with 5-10 years or less until retirement eligibility. Training will be held at the Washington Navy Yard, Bldg. 22, Admiral Gooding Center, from 0830-1530. Tuition cost is $150 per person. Spouses can attend at no cost. One seminar remaining: August 14-15, 2013. To register, submit an approved SF182 (Authorization, Agreement and Certification of Training) to Janie Harens, janie. harens@navy.mil, (202) 685-0078.
Reviewed by Cmdr. Youssef Aboul-Enein The Battle of Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White and the Making of a New World Order by Benn Steil. A Council on Foreign Relations Book published by Princeton University Press, New Jersey. 2013, 426 pages. Economic security is national security, and you can look no further than the pain sequestration is causing and may cause the United States Armed Forces. An informed citizenry includes an understanding of our economy and how it is integrated into the global financial system. For this, it is important to start from the beginning and the series of discussions that occurred among 44 nations in the idyllic and calm resort at Bretton Wood, N.H., in 1944. Benn Steil is Director for International Economics at the Council of Foreign Relations, and his new book details not only the meeting but the deep arguments between the British economist John Maynard Keynes (died 1946) and an unlikely advocate for American interests Undersecretary of the Treasury Harry Dexter White (died 1948). The meeting included 730 delegates and at the end and much to the consternation of Great Britain, the United States dollar became the world’s fiat (or main) currency. Now many currencies would be coupled to the dollar, and understanding the Bretton Woods meetings is to understand how President Richard
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Nixon decoupled the dollar from the gold standard. Meaning no longer was ever dollar backed by a reserve of gold bullion. The Bretton Woods Conference also created new global financial institutions such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The book looks at the biographies of the major economic policymakers but at the center are Keynes and White. Keynes is famous for his economic theories and his book, “General Theory,” published in 1936, argued that in a contrasting economy and a depression government needs to inject the economy with money and not restrict access to money. Keynes is known among the titans of economic theorists and is contrasted with his alter-ego Frederich Hayek (died 1992) who believed in the absolute self-regulation of the market without government interference. Less known and an unlikely figure is the American Harry Dexter White; the book ex-
plores this controversial figure. For some he is a communist spy for others the architect of Bretton Woods who as the author wrote outsmarted Keynes and lay the foundation for America’s rise in global finance. White would be dragged into the 1948 House on UnAmerican Activities and a chapter covers the details of his testimony, he died three days later. Historians agree that he passed secret documents to the Soviet Union during World War II. The Bretton Woods conference matters, as China and Russia occasionally call for a restructuring of global finance and a less reliance on the dollar. The Chinese has demanded that America address its structural debt problem and ensure the security of China’s dollar denominated assets. Beijing is rightly concerned about the stability of the American economy to safeguard their own investments in American securities. The author leaves the reader asking if a new Bretton Woods needs to be conducted. This is a serious book of political economic history. Editor’s Note: Cmdr. Aboul-Enein teaches parttime at the National Defense University’s Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. His time as a student at the Eisenhower School has reignited his appreciation for global finance and economics.
Failure is Not an Option: Public Works Operations at NMIC Thorough, Continuous Facilities Maintenance and Sustainment Branch Head Public Works Department Washington Within Naval Support Activity (NSA) Washington there is a base where the saying “failure is not an option” becomes an operational reality. Though it conjures images of missile defense silo or control bunker in a far-off locale, it is just down the road at the National Maritime Intelligence Center, also known as NMIC. Located in Suitland, Md., NMIC is one of the only lo-
cations within Public Works Department (PWD) Washington where real-time operations from around the world occur 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Maintaining a smoothly operating facility on a continuous basis poses a formidable challenge to Ensign Andrew Stitt, PWD Washington assistant public works officer for NMIC. Stitt and his team of four have a small margin of error when maintaining or upgrading the state-of-theart facility. Every second of the day, NMIC’s “integrated workforce of active duty and Reserve naval and civilian professionals supports combat operations
and provides vital information for planning America’s defense against maritime threats at home and around the world,” said Stitt. The Office of Naval Intelligence, or ONI, is the major tenant at NMIC, along with smaller intelligence units from the Navy and Coast Guard. According to their mission statement, “ONI is a core element of the Navy’s Information Dominance Corps whose goal is to gain and hold a decisive information advantage over America’s potential adversaries. ONI produces meaningful maritime intelligence and moves that intelligence rapidly to key strategic, op-
erational, and tactical decision makers.” How does this translate for Stitt and his four-person team of Beau Cook, Bob Kendall, Lynwood Jacobs and Mario Newman? Every day they work hand-in-hand with the NMIC tenant liaison to respond and quickly mitigate maintenance issues as they arise, address and facilitate ever-changing tenant requirements, and continue to build a relationship between Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Washington and NMIC. If they don’t, it could easily impact Sailors, Marines and soldiers on the front lines.
Due to the highly sensitive nature of NMIC’s mission, the entire facility requires Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance, where all work in the building must be performed by cleared contractors or with TS/SCI cleared escorts. Absolutely no outside transmitting electronics are authorized within the building, which creates difficulties when coordinating projects or work as they occur. The PWD Washington team has learned to adapt and overcome this challenge through planning and preparation down to the smallest element, and no
detail is overlooked. “[ONI] produces maritime intelligence on weapons and technology proliferation and smuggling and illicit maritime activities that directly supports the U.S. Navy, joint war fighters and national decision makers and agencies,” said Stitt. He added that kind of responsibility provides plenty of motivation to the PWD Washington team to stay focused. “We work together to create the best possible facility to accomplish ONI’s mission – getting Intel out to the very tip of the spear,” said Stitt. Simply put, failure just is not an option, ever.
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ing the naval museum from its old building into the new building,” Chirkov told Hendrix, who responded by wishing that the new museum reflected the great history of the Russian navy since its founding by Peter the Great in 1696. The next day, Chirkov visited Annapolis, Md., to gain a better idea of how the U.S. Naval Academy prepares the next generation of Navy and Marine Corps officers. As part of the visit, he toured the John Paul Jones Crypt and the U.S. Naval Academy Museum. According to Tim Disher, the U.S. Naval Academy’s Director of International Programs, the admiral was, “impressed and was quite inquisitive about the Rogers Ship Model Collection, the largest collection of 17th- and 18th-century ship models on public display in North America.” Disher added that there was “lively interaction with the Russian language faculty and Russian language-proficient midshipmen.” At Naval Air Station Pensacola on Thursday, Chirkov’s first stop was to the National Naval Aviation Museum, where he took particular interest in the large flying boats once flown by the U.S. Navy. “This is real history,” he commented when looking at the PB2Y-5R Coronado that carried members of Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz’s staff to Tokyo Bay for the signing of the surrender ending World War II. Appreciating the tremendous number of school age children who were in the museum on a hot summer day, Chirkov said, “Museums are important in teaching the lessons of history that are generally not taught in schools.” For more information on the Navy History and Heritage Command’s museums visit www.history.navy.mil.
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