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September 5, 2013
Vol. XXX No.35
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‘101 Critical Days of Summer’ come to an End, Safety Still Paramount By Patrick Gordon NDW Waterline writer
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Cynthia Oliver, Naval District Washington (NDW) management and program analyst, attempts to walk a straight line while wearing vision impairment goggles, designed to simulate the effects of extreme intoxication, during an NDW alcohol safety brief to stress the importance of responsible drinking and sobriety throughout the “101 Critical Days of Summer.” Responsible drinking is a year-round concern and should be considered well past the “101 Critical Days.”
With the end of the Labor Day holiday comes an end to the “101 Critical Days of Summer,” the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day when the Department of Defense warns of an increase in off-duty injuries and fatalities. But safety personnel warn that many of the lessons learned in the 101 Critical Days of Summer can still be relevant throughout the year. Through the summer, the Navy has warned its service members and civilians to follow rules of safety that are relevant not only to the summer months, but throughout the year as well; e.g. alcohol, traffic, and weather safety. “The 101 Critical Days of Summer are a crucial time for service personnel to keep safety in mind, but safety is a year-round concern,” said Edward Lewis, Naval Support Activity Washington (NSAW) safety & occupational health specialist. “Summer, fall, winter or spring, a lapse in judgment can happen to anyone at any time. So it is imperative that everyone keeps a good head
on their shoulders and looks out for themselves, their coworkers or shipmates, as well as their families and friends to prevent mishaps and accidents through the summer and beyond.” Travel safety is a primary concern. Though the Labor Day holiday has past, many still take vacations and day trips into the fall, and lessons taken from the past summer can pay dividends later. “One of the most important things to do before getting on the road, especially before a long car ride, is having a plan including an alternate route, provide plenty of time to get there, and always get plenty of sleep,” said Walter Fulton, a contract safety instructor trainer with Cape Fox Professional Service, during a 101 Critical Days of Summer safety stand down at NSAW. “If you’re in the Navy, I recommend utilizing the Travel Risk Planning System - or TRiPS - before getting on the road. It’s available through Navy Knowledge Online and the Naval Safety Center, and it provides information and tips on safe travel.” Fulton added that simply following the rules of the road and paying close attention to what is on the road around you can mean the difference between a safe trip and an
unsafe one. Fulton’s advice comes as statistics of offduty traffic incidents from this year’s 101 Critical Days are beginning to be processed. The Navy reports that between May 31, 2013, and Aug. 16, 2013, 33 Navy personnel were killed in motor vehicle incidents; 15 deaths as a result of 4-wheeler mishaps, 14 deaths as a result of 2-wheel vehicular mishap (either operator or passenger), and four deaths as result of pedestrian involved mishap. Alcohol safety is also a 101 Critical Days concern that is important to remember throughout the year, as many service members and civilians enjoy a drink regardless of the season. But personnel are reminded to drink responsibly. “Alcohol has been a factor in 42 percent of the Sailor and Marine automobile fatalities during the last five years, said Barbara Vandenberg, regional safety program director. “Our folks need to make responsible alcohol choices to prevent this tragic loss of lives.” This initiative to curb alcohol-related incidents and injuries through the “101
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CPO Selectees, Personnel Volunteer to Beautify Navy Yard By Patrick Gordon NDW Waterline writer
Sailors, Marines and civilians conducted a “Clean the Yard” day aboard the Washington Navy Yard Aug. 28. In all, more than 40 volunteers joined in the effort of beautifying the oldest continuously operating naval station in the country. “This has been an ongoing effort as part of beautifying the Navy Yard. The chief selects came up with the idea of getting a group together to go around pick up trash,” said Capt. Monte Ulmer, Naval Support Activity Washington commanding officer. “Navy leadership is trying to promote the idea that you live here, you work here, let’s keep the base clean and keep the ‘Quarterdeck of the Navy’ looking prestigious.” Ulmer said that there was a great amount of support for the event, with volunteers
cleaning up sidewalks and flower beds around the Navy Yard. Among the volunteers were some of Naval District Washington’s new chief petty officer (CPO) selectees taking time from their CPO 365 training to help in the cleanup effort. “Events [like these] have really been an eye opener and a team effort,” said CPO selectee Chief Cryptologic Technician (Collection) (Select) Jamar Salters. “Not only have they been a way to meet the community, but they’re a way to really get involved with the other chiefs. It’s taught us to rely on our fellow chiefs and lets us know that we’ve got the support of the [Chief’s] Mess, like they have the support of us. I’ve definitely learned a lot.” Community involvement is a cornerstone of CPO selectee season, said Chief
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Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Mary Moro, NSAW Port Ops., collects trash during a beautification project at the Washington Navy Yard (WNY) Aug. 28. Sailors, Marines and civilians also volunteered during the “Clean the Yard” day aboard WNY, with more than 40 volunteers joining the effort of beautifying the oldest continuously operating naval station in the country.
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Eco Friendly Navy Exchange Recognized With Award By Ryan Hunter NSAB Public Affairs staff writer
Photo by Ryan Hunter
The grass roof of the Navy Exchange shopping center keeps the building cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
The recently rebuilt Navy Exchange (NEX) shopping center is quickly establishing itself as one of the greenest buildings on Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB) after receiving a 2013 National Merit Design-Build award. The NEX building was designed by CMH Architects to replace the older 40,000 square foot facility with a state of the art 150,000 square foot, two-story facility. “The base deserved a brand new Navy Exchange to match the needs of [Walter Reed Bethesda],” said Rico Macaraeg, NEX northern district marketing and public relations manager. “The fluctuating tenant hospital of over 11,000 people really required a Navy Exchange like the one we have today.” However, the new NEX building improves upon the old in more than sheer size and the addition of a food court. According to the Design-Build Institute of America, the presenters of the award, the NEX met budget and schedule goals, but most importantly, achieved innovation in design and construction. The building’s construction uses 100 percent American made materials, a portion of which were recycled from the old NEX. In addition, there are a number of design features which focus on eco-friendly sustainability.
The roof of the NEX is covered with plots of lush green grass. According to Macaraeg, the fresh vegetation not only looks appealing to commuters driving by the base, but it also plays a vital role in maintaining the temperature inside the building. “In the summer, it absorbs the heat coming from the sun keeping our building cooler, as opposed to a tar, shingled or cement roof. During the winter, it insulates the building, keeping the building warmer by trapping heat in the building.” The building also houses an internal irrigation system, which reduces public water usage by collecting rain water. The water is stored in tanks inside the building and later used to irrigate the grass roof and plants surrounding the store as well as operate the sprinkler systems and restroom facilities. The store’s massive second floor skylight provides more than just natural light for shoppers. “There are sensors that are positioned near the skylight that measure the amount of light that’s coming in,” said Macaraeg. “If there is enough light coming in during the day that our store can operate, the [electric] lights will turn off, reducing energy use and increasing efficiency.” “An eco-friendly yet pleasing to look at building was al-
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Around The Yard How did you spend your Labor Day weekend?
Went out on a sailboat Yeoman 2nd Class (PJ) Kenneth Fontaine Navy International Programs Washington Navy Yard
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This Week in Navy History September 5
up the ship” flag, defeats British squadron and says: “We have met the enemy and they are ours...” 1925 - Submarine R-4 rescues crew of PN-9 10 miles from their destination of Hawaii. The PN-9 crew had crash landed at sea Sept. 1, 1925.
1776 - Adoption of first uniforms for Navy officers. 1813- USS Enterprise captures HM brig Boxer off Portland, Maine. 1918 - USS Mount Vernon (ID-4508) is torpedoed by German submarine off the coast of France. 1923 - U.S. Asiatic Fleet arrives at Yokohama, Japan, to provide medical assistance and supplies after Kondo Plain earthquake. 1939 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders Navy to form a Neutrality Patrol to report the presence of foreign warships within 300 miles of eastern United States. 1946 - USS Franklin Delano Roosevelt (CVB-42) and four escorts visit Greece to underscore U.S. support for the Greek Government which faced a Communist insurgency. 1990 - USS Acadia (AD-42) departs San Diego for first war-time deployment of male-female crew on combat vessel.
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1918 - Sailors fire first of the five railroad batteries at Tergnier, a German rail head in the Comeigne Forest. These 14”-50 caliber guns were originally designed for battleships. 1939 - Navy begins formation of Neutrality Patrol for Atlantic Ocean. 1940 - First destroyers transferred to Great Britain at Halifax, Nova Scotia, under “Destroyers-for-Bases” agreement. 1944 - USS Independence (CVL-22) begins use of specially trained air group for night work. It is the first time that a fully equipped night carrier operates with fast carrier task force. 1945 - U.S. troops begin returning to U.S. when Task Force 11 left Tokyo Bay, Japan, for U.S. 1953 - Exchange of prisoners of war from Korean War, Operations Big Switch, ends. 1997 - USS Hopper (DDG-70), named for Rear Adm. Grace Hopper, commissioned.
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1775 - The first prize, the British supply ship Unity, was captured by the Continental schooner Hannah. 1776 - David Bushnell attempts to destroy a British Ship of the Line, HMS Asia, in New York harbor with his submarine Turtle. 1942 - First air evacuation of casualties to hospital ships off shore occurs at Guadalcanal.
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1923 - In disaster at Point Honda, California, seven destroyers run aground through faulty navigation. 1939 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims limited national emergency and
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The First “Computer Bug.” Moth found trapped between points at Relay # 70, Panel F, of the Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator while it was being tested at Harvard University, Sept. 9, 1945. The operators affixed the moth to the computer log, with the entry: “First actual case of bug being found”. They put out the word that they had “debugged” the machine, thus introducing the term “debugging a computer program”. increases enlisted strength in the Navy and Marine Corps; also authorizes the recall to active duty of officer, men and nurses on the retired lists of the Navy and Marine Corps. 1954 - U.S. signs Manila Treaty forming South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). 1958 - Lt. R. H. Tabor, wearing a Navy developed pressure suit, completes 72hour simulated flight at altitudes as high as 139,000 feet. It was another step in the development of the Navy spacesuit, which NASA accepted in 1959 for use by Mercury astronauts.
affixed the moth to the computer log, where it still resides, with the entry: “First actual case of bug being found.” They “debugged” the computer, first introducing the term.
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1813 - In Battle of Lake Erie, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, flying his “Don’t give
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1825 - USS Brandywine sails for France to carry the Marquis de Lafayette home after his year-long visit to America. 1841 - First iron ship authorized by Congress. 1940 - Navy awards contracts for 210 ships, including 12 carriers and seven battleships 1943 - Operation Avalanche, Western Naval Task Force under Vice Adm. Henry Hewitt lands Allied forces at Salerno, Italy. 1944 - Fifth Fleet carrier aircraft begin air strikes on Japanese shipping and facilities at Mindanao, Philippines. 1945 - A “computer bug” is first identified and named by Lt. Grace Murray Hopper while she was on Navy active duty in 1945. It was found in the Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator at Harvard University. The operators
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1814 - In Battle of Lake Champlain, Commodore Thomas Macdonough defeats a British Squadron. 1939 - Bear (AG-29) is commissioned by the U.S. Navy for Antarctic operations under command of Rear Adm. Richard Byrd. 1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces order to the Navy to “shoot on sight” vessels threatening U.S. shipping or ships under U.S. escort. 1942 - Pharmacist’s Mate First Class Wheeler B. Lipes, performs emergency appendectomy on Seaman First Class Darrell D. Rector, on board USS Seadragon (SS-194) on patrol in South China Sea. 1943 - Italian Navy surrenders to Allies. 1945 - Operation Magic Carpet, the return of troops to the U.S., begins. 2001 - American Flight 77 hijacked by terrorists struck the Pentagon. Casualties include 33 sailors, six Department of the Navy civilians, and three Navy civilian contractors reported missing, Arlington, Va. Two commercial airliners also struck the World Trade Center in New York City, N.Y., destroying both towers. 2002 - The “Don’t Tread on Me” First Navy Jack is flown by Navy ships marking the first anniversary of the terrorists attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center.
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NSA Washington-JBAB Fleet Family and Fun Centralized Scheduling 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.
CAREER SUPPORT AND RETENTION
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
Pre-Separation Briefings
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.
FFR/MWR Phone numbers Fitness Centers Washington Navy Yard, bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2282/2829
DEPLOYMENT READINESS/ FAMILY SERVICES
Ticket Office, WNY Bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2484
Personal Financial Management (PFM)
Travel Office, WNY Bldg. 184 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-8299
Program offers individual and family financial counseling, financial classes, and is responsible for the Command Financial specialist training in the Region (NDW).
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.
Fitness Center - Phase 3
The Washington Navy Yard Fitness Center, located in W-22, is undergoing a major renovation project that began February 27, 2013 and is expected to continue through mid-October, 2013. Each phase will have customer impacts; possible closures, alternative workout sites and relocation of fitness equipment. Phase Two is nearing completion and below you will find details regarding the transition from Phase Two to Phase Three. Phase 3 renovations of the 1st Floor Gym Area began Aug. 19. The 1st Floor Gym Area and 2nd Floor Cardio Area will be closed
Information, Tickets & Travel (ITT)
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
during this phase of the renovation project. The fitness equipment will be relocated to the Tennis Court Area in Building 73. Racquetball Court #2 will also be closed during this phase. Please coordinate your court reservations at the front desk for use of racquetball court #1. During all phases of this renovation that towel service will be suspended due to limited access to laundry facilities. Building 73 will serve as an alternative fitness facility throughout the renovations. Please be aware that Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Fitness Centers are also available for use during renovations. For further information and updates throughout this major renovation project, please do not hesitate to ask the staff members at the Washington Navy Yard Fitness Center. You can also sign-up at the front desk for renovation email alerts or by emailing the NSAW MWR Marketing Department at nsaw.marketing1@gmail.com. Please provide your full name and email address.
CMWR Ice Cream Socials
WNY, Bldg. 22 Town Center/Fitness Center - 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
Mordecai Booth’s Hours Change
Mordecai Booth’s, located on the ground floor of Building 101 on the Washington Navy Yard, has changed its hours. The new hours of operation are Tuesday-Friday, 2:30-8:30 p.m. Come on in and enjoy the same great service at a new time!
2013 Ombudsman & Key Spouse Appreciation Luncheon
Sept. 18 | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.| Bolling ClubTuskegee Room, Joint Base Anacostia Bolling This appreciation luncheon is to honor the Ombudsman and Key Spouses who devote their volunteer hours to serve the families in their command/squadron. For reservations please call 202-404-1640. Tickets are $20 for club members, and $22 for non-members. Please purchase tickets by Sept. 16.
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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.
Influenza Shot Exercise (Shot-Ex) Branch Health Clinic Washington Navy Yard is offering Shot Exercises to individual commands for active duty personnel on the Navy Yard. The Influenza vaccination is an annual requirement for all Active Duty members and will be conducted from Sept. 2 to Nov. 1. The benefit of using Shot Exercises is to allow medical personnel to administer a mass number of influenza vaccines at designated location provided by commands, reducing wait times for patients and loss of work hours. Shot Exercise requirements are only available to Active Duty members. A command must have a minimum of 25 personnel and a completed command executive approval form. For scheduling, please contact HM2 Hansen via email at kody.hansen@med.navy. mil or by telephone at: 202-433-3730/0880 no later than Oct. 16.
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The Art of War: The Denma Translation Reviewed by Cmdr. Youssef Aboul-Enein The Art of War: The Denma Translation published by Shambhala, Boston, 2007. Three CDs and one 160 page book. In 500 B.C., the military wisdom of China’s Warring States period was collected into a book that was a series of bamboo strips tied together and rolled into a scroll. It was known as “Sun Tzu, Ping Fa,” or Master Sun’s Art of War. Since its translation in the eighteenth century to French, and its translation into English into 1905, there are literally book shelves of Sun Tzu translations of his “Art of War.” While visiting Tokyo, it was not uncommon to see Sun Tzu’s strategic wisdom in comic book form, and currently video games and Hollywood have not missed out in marketing this 2,500 year old text. The “Art of War” is required study in America’s war colleges, and rounds out a classical military education that would also include Thucydides’ “History of the Peloponnesian War,” written around 400 B.C. My first serious introduction to studying Sun Tzu came when I was Lieutenant completing my Naval War College Command and Staff diploma through correspondence and while at sea. Since the 1990s, I have read many translations of Sun Tzu, from my very first one by the late Marine Brigadier Gen. Samuel Griffith to military historian Alexander Bevin, who synthesized Sun Tzu and the Battle of Gettysburg into his 2011 book, “Sun Tzu at Gettysburg.” You may be familiar with such maxims, as “Know the
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enemy and know yourself and in battle you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles,” or, “the supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” On its face this sounds simple, but to truly understand Sun Tzu you have read and re-read his maxims, and then read variations of translations, finally immersing yourself in the period in which the ancient text was written. The Denma Translation is interesting as the Denma Group was formed in 1991 to translate Sun Tzu and brought together academics who argued for over a decade over every word of Sun Tzu. This is not only a historic or philosophic study but also has an appreciation for the nuances of the Chinese language. Each academic has received training in contemplative, meditative, and monastic practices of Tibetan Buddhism to get into the mindset of the region. Denma was a Tibetan general, a skilled archer and strategist who focused on a contemplative method of studying strategy and mastering aggression. What makes these CDs and volume unique was the contrasting of what was
never regularly translated in the bamboo text, and there focus on multiple meanings, versus many translations of Sun Tzu focused on one meaning. Having published abridged translations and synthesis of Arabic works of military significance, even I am guilty of this on occasion. However, I would like to recommend for anyone who has never studied Sun Tzu to start by watching an excellent 90 minute History Channel Documentary released in 2009. Then pick up Samuel Griffith’s translation of the Art of War, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1963). Once you are done with those two and you are hungry for more, read Roger Ames 1993 translation that incorporates newly discovered materials in 1971 (New York, Ballantine, 1993). Then you can move beyond Sun Tzu to the expert on Ancient Chinese History Ralph Sawyer and his “Seven Military Classics of Ancient China” (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1993) and the Japanese strategist Miyamoto Musahi (d. 1645 A.D.), A Book of Five Rings, (New York: Overlook Press, 1974). Editor’s Note: Cmdr. Aboul-Enein teaches parttime and the National Defense University and is the author of “Militant Islamist Ideology,” “Iraq in Turmoil,” and “The Secret War for the Middle East,” all published by Naval Institute Press. He maintains a regular book review column in Waterline and wishes to thank the National Defense University library for providing various editions of Sun Tzu to read and write this review.
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Americans across the country will honor the victims and heroes of the 9/11 tragedy by serving their neighbors and communities as part of the second federally recognized “National Day of Remembrance.” This year’s Joint Services “National Day of Remembrance” project will take place Sept. 14 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Historic Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E Street South East, Washington, D.C. Military personnel and their family members as well as DoD civilians will restore grave markers, remove weeds, do some tree planting and engage in minor landscaping around the cemetery roadways and path to the 9/11 Memorial. Volunteers will receive T-shirts, water and lunch. In the event there are questions regarding the weather, call 202543-0539. This is a great venue for students of American history and an opportunity to earn community service hours. For on-line registration go to www.cnic.navy.mil/ ndw, click on the category “About”, scroll to community service. Air Force - 202-404-3196 Army - 202-685-0493 Coast Guard - 202-372-4087 Navy - 202-433-6854 Marines - 202-433-0016
In an effort to keep you informed of military discipline and administrative matters that have occurred in Naval District Washington, the Waterline will periodically publish Court-Martial and Administrative Separation results. Administrative Processing Boards of Inquiry (BOI): - A Lieutenant was taken to a Board of Inquiry for PFA failure. The officer submitted a qualified resignation. - A Lieutenant Commander was taken to a Board of Inquiry after having been found guilty at NJP for unauthorized absence and failure to obey an order or regulation. The Board voted to retain the officer. - A Commander was taken to a Board of Inquiry after being found guilty at NJP for unauthorized transportation of classified material. The Board voted to retain the officer. - A Commander was taken to a Board of Inquiry for falsifying official flight training records. The Board voted to retain the officer. - An additional Commander was taken to a Board of Inquiry for falsifying official flight training records. The Board voted to retain the officer.
From the Staff Judge Advocate for Naval District Washington
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Navy Dental Corps Celebrates 101 Years By Sharon Renee Taylor WRNMMC Journal staff writer
On Aug. 22, 1912, President William Howard Taft signed a bill from the 62nd Congress authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to appoint 30 acting assistant dental surgeons as part of the Medical Department of the Navy - establishing the U.S. Navy Dental Corps. Today, Navy Dentistry has grown to nearly 14 specialties, with more than 1,300 active and reserve officers providing care for service members, retirees and beneficiaries. More than 100 Navy dental officers serve as faculty, residents or staff at either Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) or the Naval Postgraduate Dental School (NPDS), a directorate of Navy Medicine Professional Development Center (NMPDC), a tenant command at Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB), according to Navy Capt. (Dr.) Glenn A. Munro, who serves as NPDS dean and director of NMPDC. Moving into its next century of dentistry, the Navy Dental Corps celebrates the pride of its past, and sets the foundation for the course of its future - a future led by dentists like Navy Lt. (Dr.) Gregory M. Gittleman, who recently completed a two-year Comprehensive Dentistry Residency at NPDS. “The Journal” followed Gittleman for a look at “the day in the life” of a Navy dentist as he prepared to leave for his first duty station, U.S. Naval Hospital, Guam. After beginning his Monday morning with a 7 a.m. Officers’ Quarters for a plan of the week, Gittleman heads to Operatory Room 2482 to see his first patient of the day: Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Hadetamu Desta, a lab tech in transfusion services at WRNMMC. The dentist draws a picture on a dry erase board to explain an upcoming gum surgery and uses a camera to take photos of his patient. He said photography is an important learning tool for students at the NPDS. The Naval Dental Corps officer reviews X-rays. His patient doesn’t
have enough bone for a graft and his military career ends in November. Gittleman must change his original treatment plan - not uncommon for a military dentist. “There are unique circumstances [which] come up that challenge a person [to go beyond] the textbook answer on treatment,” Gittleman said. One patient may deploy much sooner than expected, another travels frequently. A military dentist must find different options for a patient, like those for a wounded warrior without enough manual dexterity to remove a dental prosthesis, Gittleman explained. “You have to be creative and really work with the patient, talk with them and figure out what the best treatment is for them,” he said. Changing variables are routine challenge for military dentists. After Desta leaves with a handshake and a smile, Gittleman explains a casting technique with Hospitalman Shand Gilbert, a new dental assistant. “At some moments of the day you’re the teacher, sometimes you’re the student,” the Navy dentist said. “As dentists, we’re always learning.” Gittleman heads to the office to complete his notes immediately while they’re still fresh in his mind. It’s 8:20 a.m. He stops to answer a question from Dr. Benjamin Gantt, a second-year comprehensive dental resident. Gittleman graduated from the same program two months earlier. It’s 9:30 a.m., and Gittleman consults with his next patient, retired Air Force Col. Gerald Volloy. The retired colonel said he attended the Naval Postgraduate Dental School’s June graduation in full uniform, to honor the residents and show his gratitude. “I’ve been a patient here for over five years and I couldn’t have had better care anywhere in the world; this is an outstanding program, manned by outstanding students. They pick the best to be here, and Dr. Gittleman is one of them,” Volloy said, flashing a grin. “I’ve got a better smile now than when I [first] walked in.” Gittleman returns to his office to complete notes, and then it’s
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Gittleman uses his camera to take photos of his patient. He said photography is an important learning tool for students at the Naval Postgraduate Dental School. back to the room to refine a set of porcelain veneers for a patient. It’s 10:20 a.m. He dons a set of lightedmagnifying glasses and uses a tiny hand tool to add character details. “Real teeth aren’t perfectly smooth,” he said, interrupting his close inspection. He’ll return the veneers to the lab one last time for another glazing. “If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it again?” “Looks good,” said Navy Capt. (Dr.) Scott Kooistra, who runs the Operative Dentistry department at the school. The expert on dental implants with 18 years of service as a Navy dentist will join Gittleman for the placement of the veneers. Gittleman heads to the office at 11:10 a.m. for a quick lunch and makes some phone calls to confirm moving arrangements of his household goods to Guam. He looks forward to seeing the world as a Navy dentist. As the son of a retired Air Force surgeon and former Air Force nurse, he knew he would join the military one day.
Retired Navy Cmdr. Curtis Reaves is his next patient, at 1:15 p.m. The prostate cancer survivor sought to become a patient at the Naval Postgraduate Dental School after his radiologist told him about the NPDS program which provides patient care. Military medicine, the NPDS, and Dr. Gittleman have been very good to him, the retired commander explained. After completing notes in his chart, Gittleman takes a moment for conversation in the lobby to say goodbye to the commander. Most likely this will be the last time Gittleman sees him before the lieutenant goes to Guam. At 2:30 p.m., the Navy dentist reviews a cast of Desta, his first patient that day, with Bernadette Kasozi, a dental assistant at the Naval Postgraduate Dental School. The cast will be used to make a retainer for Desta. Gittleman will end his day completing paperwork, and reading a recent academic journal article that may help with the Sailor’s treatment plan.
Spending some time in the dry lab removing excess material from a mold, Gittleman refines the cast before dropping it off to the dental lab for the mouth guard. Next, he’s off to discuss a case he will transfer to Cmdr. (Dr.) Daniel Barcomb, a dentist with the Public Health Service completing his second year as a resident at the school. As a resident, Gittleman saw four to six patients a day; less than the average military dentist who sees about one patient per hour. He said NPDS residents move a little slower, to do bigger, more challenging cases so that when they graduate and go to their assignments they can be the subject matter experts, the leaders in the field, the ones who get the tricky cases, and provide answers to the tough questions. Munro called Gittleman one of the new “super-trained” dentists leading the Naval Dental Corps into its next century. “He represents the best of the best. Our future is even brighter.”
Navy FitRep and Eval Changes: See How Command Climate Affects Your Eval By MC1 Xander Gamble Defense Media Activity Navy fitness reports and evaluations continue to change as Navy priorities and requirements evolve; with each change comes a clear definition of what it takes to be a 5.0 Sailor. Now it will take more. Navy Leaders need to do more to prevent sexual assault and harassment, according to Vice Adm. William Moran, chief of naval personnel. This has prompted an update to the way annual evaluations are written, holding Navy leaders responsible for developing a climate of transparency and accountability. A recently released NAVADMIN, effective immediately, lays out these changes.
“The accountability aspect of that is, in part, dealt with in how we hold people accountable in writing, and also give credit to people in writing for those that are doing great things in the fleet,” said Moran. With the new instruction, Sailors will be held accountable on their evaluations and fitness reports for command climate. For officers, petty officers, and below, the blocks set aside for Command or Organizational Climate/Equal Opportunity (block 35 enlisted, 34 officer) and Military Bearing/ Character (block 36 enlisted, 35 officer) will be tied to sexual assault and harassment prevention efforts. For the chiefs, this is related to Professionalism (block 35) and Character (block 37). To receive high marks in these cat-
egories, Sailors will have to prove their efforts in promoting a positive command climate. The change to the evaluations and fitness reports show that sexual assault prevention is more than an annual training topic. It requires Sailors to be proactive in their approach at all times. “It is the Navy’s way of showing Sailors that we’re serious,” said Ens. Melissa Caban, on the USS Hue City (CG-66). Caban said that during the six years she spent as an enlisted Sailor, the annual sexual assault prevention training got her to the point where she is not embarrassed to talk about it with her Sailors. “It is to make sure that the commanding officers and those that are responsible for writing fitness reports and evals are address-
ing the climate and the culture of commands that are encouraging ... supporting the right kind of behaviors that we all would agree are part of who we are as Sailors and that are consistent with our core values,” said Moran. “Now that we are a more conscious Navy,” said Hospitalman Carlos Rangel-Manjia, at the Medical Education Training Campus, “we know what the indicators [of sexual assault] are, how to communicate it in the command, be able to report it if it happens, or report it if one becomes a victim of it.” Regarding sexual assault prevention, Logistics Specialist 1st Class (EXW) Jamie Osborne, at the PreCommissioning Detachment Zumwalt (DDG-1000), said, “It’s coming along; it’s just not there yet.”
“It’s a beginning,” said RangelMajia. “We still have to be more preventive.” “Sailors will look at this and say, ‘are there ways that I can get involved. That I can help to a greater degree - allow me to contribute to an overall positive command climate,’” said Moran. “The more we stand behind, and we help push, and we talk about it, the more people will understand how serious it all really is,” Osborne said. This puts emphasis on the Sailor-every Sailor-to work hard to improve command climate. “We want commanders to be held accountable and to hold their Sailors accountable for both the positive and the negative aspects of creating the right command climates,” said Moran.
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Navy Housing Launches Military and Family Support Offers Resume Review Annual Satisfaction Survey By Irina Fedorova Training Instructor, JBAB Military and Family Support Center
From Commander Navy Installations Command Navy Housing Office
From Sigonella to Sasebo, Whidbey Island to Wallops Island, and everywhere in between, Commander, Navy Installations Command’s Navy Housing Office and its privatized housing partners are gearing up for their annual resident satisfaction survey (RSS). The annual survey, which is mailed to residents of military housing at the end of August, asks residents to provide feedback and thoughts regarding their Navy Housing experience. The RSS measures all aspects of customer satisfaction with Navy Housing, including our staff services, the condition of the homes and barracks, and other provided amenities such as loaner furnishings and the use of housing community centers. A comment card accompanies the surveys, and residents are encouraged to mention particular issues and request follow-up as a way to seek resolution of these issues. “Navy Housing is a customer-focused organization, and hearing from our customers is critical for us to understand and meet their needs,” said Cindy Mogan, Navy Housing RSS project manager. “We encourage everyone that receives an RSS to take the time to complete and send it in. It’s an easy way to give us important and anonymous feedback on how we’re doing.” The RSS is also used to target funding for facility and amenity improvements. “Our residents play a vital role in improving the
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Family housing surveys must be returned by Oct. 21; unaccompanied housing survey must be returned by Nov. 12. services and facilities we provide,” said William Pearson, acting Navy Housing program director. “RSS results assist housing professionals to prioritize projects that best meet service members’ needs.” Service members living in family housing will receive their surveys late August, early September depending on location and it must be returned by Oct. 21. The family housing survey can be filled out and returned by mail or electronically on the survey website, and a link to the website will be included in the survey. Service members living in unaccompanied housing will receive their survey by mail the second week of September and must be returned by Nov. 12. This survey is available by mail only. For more information about the RSS, visit www.cnic.navy.mil/HousingSurvey.
Are you ready? By Cheryl Pile Life Skills Coordinator, Military and Family Support Center Could you live on Pop Tarts for 3 days? Sure, but would you really want to? Preparing for a disaster ahead of time can make all the difference in not only your safety, but also your comfort. If an emergency were to strike without any notice, would you have all the things your family needs to not only survive but also stay comfortable? A few simple steps can make all the difference in being prepared for emergencies. 1. Get Prepared-Do you know the sorts of disasters most likely to occur in your area? Are you confident in your knowledge of how to prepare for those specific situations? If not, take a class to build your knowledge and confidence. Military and Family Support Center offers free emergency preparedness classes that will give you the tools and information you need to start preparing. 2. Put together a kit-Disasters can occur with little warning so it is critical to have your supplies not only ready but available wherever you are. Use the list below to put together emergency kits for home and minikits for work, your car, or anywhere else you spend a great deal of time. Plan to include at least 3 days worth of supplies. 3. Have a communication plan-If you and your family were apart when an emergency happens, how would you communicate? If your cell phone wasn’t working or got lost, would you know important phone
numbers? Create a plan for how to communicate and where to meet, make sure all family members know the plan, and practice your plan. Have a hard copy of important phone numbers, documents, and an area map incase tech tools are not available. Taking a few simple steps today, can make a big difference in how you and your family handle an emergency. Contact Military and Family Support Center at 202-4336151to register for Emergency Preparedness or to schedule a training for your command or group at your location. Basic Emergency Supply List Source: FEMA and Ready.gov - Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation - Food, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food - Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both - Flashlight and extra batteries - First aid kit - Whistle to signal for help - Dust mask, to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place - Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation - Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities - Can opener for food (if kit contains canned food) - Local maps For a more comprehensive list of emergency supplies, contact Military and Family Support Center at (202) 433-6151.
Military and Family Support Center (MFSC) offers a one-on-one resume review session for those that are job seeking. Knowledgeable staff will sit down with you and review your resume and assist you in developing a results-oriented resume. Having a solid and effective resume can greatly improve your chances of landing an interview. According to a recent study from The Ladders, recruiters spend just six seconds scanning your resume for certain information. Will your resume make an impression in those six seconds? Your resume should portray your skills, talents, career highlights and make you stand out from the crowd. Focusing on your accomplishments instead of simple job experience and using key words can open the door to an interview.
Don’t let a job opportunity pass you by. Call the MFSC centralized scheduling office for an appointment at 202-685-6019. There will be a Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair at the Bolling Club located at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) on Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Over 90 companies will be there ready to hire. This job fair is for veteran job seekers, active duty military members, guard and reserve members, and military spouses. It will be a one-of-a-kind free hiring fair for both employers and job seekers. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes event is co-sponsored locally by JBAB Military Family Support Center, the Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve (ESGR), the U. S. Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service (DOL VETS), U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Legion and United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard, NBC News, and other local partners. For registration questions, please email hiringourheroes@uschamber.com or call 202-463-5807.
Washington Navy Yard Branch Health Clinic Service Hours
From Washington Navy Yard Branch Health Clinic
The Washington Navy Yard Branch Health Clinic provides clinical and ancillary care for Naval District Washington. Our highly credentialed and qualified clinical and administrative staff members take pride in providing world-class medical and dental services in a patient-centered environment to eligible Active duty, and activated reserve staff. Additionally, we are pleased to provide Medical Readiness related services including but not limited to Immunizations, Physical Health Assessments (PHA), annual dental exams, and Occupational Health Services. We provide non-emergency medical and dental services Monday through Friday. Emergency care is not provided at the WNY clinic. Please call (202)-433-3333 for all on base emergencies .Each department within our clinic maintains its own operating hours as follows: Dental: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Thurs. 7 a.m. - noon (202)-433-2480 Primary line for dental appointments, please arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment. Medical Homeport: Mon. - Fri. 6:30 a.m. - 3:30, Thurs. 6:30 - noon (202)-433-3132 Primary line for medical appointments, please arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment. Medical Readiness: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m. - 3 p.m., Thurs. 7 a.m. - noon (202)-433-6713 Provides PHA, Pre-deployments (13001500), IMR Reports, Allergy Tags, and related services Medical Records: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Thurs. 7 a.m. - noon (202)-433-3290 Provides Medical check in/out, copies of Medical Record, and other record related services Physical Exams: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m. - noon and 2 - 3:30 p.m., Thurs. 7 a.m. - noon (202) -433-7339 All physical exams except Flight Physical are initiated here. Occupational Health: Mon., Wed., Fri. 7 a.m. - 11 a.m. and 1 - 3:30 p.m.( 2 0 2 ) -433-3758 Occupational Health Staff can be reach on Tuesdays & Thursdays at NRL at (202)-
767-3593 Immunizations: Mon. - Fri. 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Thurs. 7 a.m. - noon (202) -433-0880 Clinical Public Health hours 0700-1500 M-F Pharmacy: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m. - noon and 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. (202) -433-6808 In addition to our Active Duty members, eligible retirees may pick up their prescriptions at our pharmacy Audiograms: Mon., Wed., Fri. 1 - 2 p.m. (202) -433-7339 Due to time-intensive nature of audiograms, Physical Exams will be unavailable from 1300-1400 8th and I Marine Support: Mon. - Fri. 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (202) -433-4374 8th and I Marines are WNYBHC enrollees. Please utilize appointment line for your medical needs Optometry: Mon.-Fri. 7 - 11:45 a.m. and 12:45 - 3 p.m., Thurs. 7 a.m. - noon ( 2 0 2 ) -433-3937 Services provided for active duty patients only. Reservists must be on active duty orders for greater than 30 days in order to receive services. To schedule a routine eye examination, call 202-433-3937 or 202-4333132. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to appointment time. Bring all medical records not maintained at WNY BMC. Please wear eyeglasses to appointment. The doctor may determine that a dilated eye exam is necessary. Please bring a pair of sunglasses to your appointment. Tricare does not cover contact lens examinations or contact lens supplies. New contact lens fittings are performed only if determined mission essential. Contact lens updates are performed only if space available and at the discretion of the doctor. Patients must bring current contact lens prescription and pair of contacts for update. Our goal at the Washington Navy Yard Branch Health Clinic is to create a patientcentered, healing environment for all enrolled and eligible military beneficiaries. We are proud of the support that the Washington Navy Yard Branch Health Clinic provides to our patients. We sincerely look forward to providing whatever medical support you may require within our capabilities in the future.
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Innovative Programs, Centers Keep MWR Relevant
By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service
Military fitness centers, swimming pools, lodging facilities and outdoor recreation offices might sound to some like a footnote among competing budget requirements. But Ed Miles, the Defense Department’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) policy director, and his counterparts across the military services see a close connection to military readiness. “We have a direct impact on the readiness and retention and resilience of the troops and their families,” Miles told American Forces Press Service. “When you have a healthy and fit force, it has absolute national security implications -- in terms of stress reduction, physical and emotional health and esprit de corps.” Congress has long agreed, authorizing funds since 1989 to cover 85 percent of programs with the most direct link to readiness: fitness centers, community centers and library programs, among them, Miles explained. Amenities such as arts-and-crafts centers, outdoor recreation centers and youth programs that are less directly tied to readiness receive a lower authorization of 65 percent. Meanwhile, “nice-to-have” offerings such as military golf courses, bowling alleys, campgrounds, food and beverage services and similar services generally must be selfsupporting, with user fees covering all costs and overhead. A variety of factors has thrown this formula off kilter, Miles said. With increased
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privatization, almost three-quarters of military families now live off installations and tap services and programs in their communities. Many, like their civilian neighbors, have fewer spare dollars to spend on recreation. And with sequestration putting a big dent in already-reduced MWR budgets, the military services find themselves struggling to provide quality-of-life programs and services to their members. All of the service branches are looking at other ways to keep MWR programs viable. They’re beginning to scale back operating hours at fitness centers to the Defense Department-mandated 90 hours per week. Patrons increasingly find themselves being asked to pay nominal fees for aerobics and other fitness classes taught by paid staffers. Library hours at many installations have been reduced to 40 hours a week. Most bases now operate just one pool to reduce lifeguard salaries and other overhead costs. Outdoor recreation centers are considering charging rental fees for skis and other equipment, rather than the smaller maintenance fee charged in the past. Concerts and other special entertainment have been scaled back or cancelled altogether. Volunteers, long the backbone of many MWR services and programs, are putting in more time in fitness centers, family support centers and libraries as well as on intramural fields to cover personnel shortfalls. “It would be a lot tougher for our staff to deliver the quantity and quality of programs they do without those volunteers,” Miles said. “And with sequestration, we find that we are depending on them more than ever. Without our volunteers, we would be in a world of hurt.”
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Ensign Benjamin McLaury throws a ball during a dodgeball tournament in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during one the ship’s Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR) celebration days full of games and entertainment. Ed Miles, Defense Department’s MWR policy director, and his counterparts across the military services see a close connection to recreation and military readiness. Committed to preserving quality-of-life offerings despite ever-tighter budgets, military MWR officials are scaling back in some areas as they introduce innovative approaches to delivering services and programs. Based on extensive surveys, the Air Force identified fitness, appropriated-fund dining facilities, youth and child care services, outdoor programs and libraries as its most important offerings, said Michael Bensen, the
Air Force Personnel Center’s deputy director of services. In some cases, the services are trying new innovations to keep popular programs running. The Air Force, for example, is testing a pilot program at six bases that gives qualified users 24/7 access to fitness centers, even after the paid staff has left for the day. Based
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Dahlgren School Welcomes New Principal
By Andrew Revelos Pilot Staff writer
Dahlgren School welcomes a new principal this year. Dr. Jeffrey Duncan has a wealth of experience as an educator, most recently working as an instructional technologist for the Department of Defense Education Activity in New York, Virginia and Puerto Rico district. Duncan’s professional career began when he enlisted in the Army with the goal of using his GI Bill to attain a college degree. He served in Panama and was later accepted to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Upon graduation he was commissioned and served as an armor officer in Germany. Nine days before the Berlin Wall fell, Duncan left the service to become a teacher, returning to his native Iowa. Duncan earned a Master’s degree from the University of Iowa in arts and teaching in science education. “I liked the east coast so I was going to come out to Virginia and then go to New York and be a teacher there,” he said. “I’ve been here 20 years and I haven’t left Virginia yet.” Duncan has taught science at Culpeper Middle School and Courtland High School, where he later became the science department chair. His first role as a school administrator came when he accepted an assistant principal position for Henrico County school system. “Then an opportunity came for me to be able to stay in science and work for [DoDEA] as a secondary science specialist,” he said. His work at DoDEA soon brought him to Dahlgren School. “I visited Dahlgren on a number of occasions and worked for the school in [science, technology, engineering and math] and other efforts,” said Duncan. “I worked with science teachers and students and even read books to first graders in the library; unbeknownst to me, I would be coming back and putting on the admin hat to serve as the principal.” On the eve of his 21st year as an educator, Duncan remains passionate about his profession. “I like learning,” he explained. “They have that line about being a life-long learner, but I really like it. Whether it was teaching my fellow enlisted soldiers in the Army, or later as a platoon commander and company [executive officer], I really enjoyed teaching different skills. Being an educator now, I like teaching. I like being in there with the students. There’s nothing like going into a classroom and sharing a love of science and seeing the light bulbs turn on in students.” The teachers and students at Dahlgren School impressed Duncan during his visits, most recently with fourth graders for an advanced science project. “These guys were just loving science and loving education,” he said. “We had a great conversation about it and yet I wasn’t talking to high school kids. These were fourth graders. They could have held their own with any high school kid.”
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Dr. Jeffrey Duncan, right, new principal at Dahlgren School, greets Ninfen Rattanaxey, center, and her daughter during a backpack and school supply event at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren on Aug. 15. Dahlgren School welcomed Duncan as its new principal this year. Awakening that kind of intellectual curiosity in young people never gets old for Duncan. “That’s rewarding to me,” he said. “I was never in education for the pay; I just like sharing my knowledge and continuing to gain knowledge. Hearing their feedback. that keeps me going.” The small size of Dahlgren School and its wide range of student ages is an advantage, said Duncan. “Here we have eighth grade, seventh grade and sixth grade students being models for younger students about how to act in school, how to talk and lead things as a student to a student. In Dahlgren, I saw third graders participating in STEM activities with fourth and fifth graders, almost seeming like they were already middle school kids. That’s the beauty of Dahlgren being small. Students don’t mind taking over and leading something. I look forward to continuing and building that so all the students are comfortable taking over and leading.” That kind of focused, close-knit education environment is critical for military children, who must transition to new schools regularly. “It’s perhaps a little bit easier [for students] to go from a military school to a military school, but we’re working on those transitions outside the gate,” said Duncan. “We’re working on those public school transitions
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so we can help those schools understand where military kids are coming from. Military children are totally different from regular public school students. These are children whose parents are deployed, have been deployed or will be deployed.” Military children have much to offer public schools, said Duncan. “The majority of the kids in public school were born and raised near the school. Military kids have lived all around the world, whether they are Navy, Marines, Army or Air Force. So they have a wealth of world experience that most public school students don’t have.” Duncan also looks forward to continuing his work with teachers at Dahlgren School. “They were open and asked me to share my ideas. I would elicit what they would like me to do and ask them how I could support them. For me, that’s going to continue. My role as the building principal is to support them and their role of teaching, and the students’ role in learning. These teachers are very professional; they’re not set in their ways. We’ve got to learn as we get new technologies, new ideas, and ways of teaching and doing things. If we run into challenges or road blocks, it will be my task to help teachers overcome them.”
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ways our goal,” said Capt. Frederick “Fritz” Kass. “This project was a great collaboration between our facilities team, both with NSA Bethesda and Naval District Washington along with NEX and the contractors. There was a lot of consideration involved with the design of the building in regards to surrounding areas and communities outside the gates.” This isn’t the first time the building was recognized for its green construction and
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Religious Programs Specialist (FMF/SW) Amalia Rodriguez, Regional Chaplain Headquarters Naval District Washington leading chief petty officer. “Helping out in the community is an important lesson for any CPO selectee,” said Rodriguez. “Being involved in the local community is just as important as being involved in the Chief’s Mess. In any Sailor’s career, they can expect to travel to a number of places around the world, and it’s a matter of pride to leave an installation better than when we arrived.” Rodriguez added that as the CPO selectees learn to support each other and other members of the Chief’s Mess to make a stronger Navy, that same involvement ex-
drinking to excess, and if drinking at all, to employ a designated driver. As the summer comes to a close, weather safety should always be on the minds of personnel. Even as the days get cooler, hurricane season still continues until the end of November, at which point winter storms can begin. “Following your local weather updates and ensuring compliance with preparedness guidance is an essential part of the process,” said Larry R. Nelson, director of training and readiness for Naval District Washington (NDW). “Advanced preparedness is the key to having an advantage over an inclement weather situation.” To stay informed of any emergency weather situations, regularly check weather reports on the radio, television or online. NDW personnel can receive weather and other emergency alerts by signing up for the Wide Area Alert Notification (WAAN) system. AtHoc WAAN alerts can be received by workstation alerts, email, phone calls or texts. To register with the Wide Area Alert Network, visit http://www.cnic.navy.mil/ regions/ndw/about/waan.html. For more information on safety in NDW, visit www.facebook.com/NavDistWash.
design. Upon its completion, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) awarded the NEX a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification. This designation, the second highest certification awarded by the USGBC, identifies the building as having one of the lowest potential environmental impacts and the greatest human benefit in the United States. “This is one of the first LEED buildings for the Navy Exchange,” said Macaraeg. “It’s part of our commitment to the Secretary of the Navy and its service members to make sure that any [NEX location] we’re building or refurbishing is conscious of the environment and preserves it for the future.”
tends outward to make a stronger bond with the community. “Community involvement makes us allaround better Sailors, for a successful installation, and a stronger Chief,” said Rodriguez. Other events planned for the region’s CPO selectees include car washes, “burger burns,” and a 5k run at Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va. CPO 365, a year-long development and training process for first class petty officers, was first introduced in 2010 under former Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West. It includes two phases, the first of which begins in September each year. Phase two of training begins when CPO selectees are announced and concludes with the anchor-pinning ceremony making the selectees full-fledged Navy chiefs. For more information and photos about CPO selectee events in NDW, visit www. facebook.com/NavDistWash.
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