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Vol. XXXI No. 45

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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

Warrior Care Month highlights ‘A Show of Strength’

By Shawn Miller NDW Public Affairs November marks Warrior Care Month, an annual initiative to raise awareness and recognize wounded, injured and ill service members, as well as their families and caregivers, for their service and sacrifice.

“This year’s theme, ‘A Show of Strength,’ recognizes the fortitude and resiliency that seriously ill and injured service members exhibit during their journey toward recovery,” said Cmdr. Dante Terronez, Naval District Washington (NDW) regional director for Navy Wounded Warrior-Safe Harbor (NWW).

Throughout the month, NWW is hosting a series of events across the region. Organizers kicked off Warrior Care Month with an observance event Nov. 3 at Washington Navy Yard, featuring a keynote address by Chief Logistics Specialist Averill Malone about his struggles with post traumatic stress.

Malone, from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, recently returned from the fifth annual Wounded Warrior Games in Colorado, where he represented Team Navy in archery. For Malone, art and adaptive athletics through NWW have become his therapy.

U.S. Navy graphic courtesy Navy Wounded Warrior-Safe Harbor

“Our Sailors and Coast Guardsmen came into the service looking to serve our country and be part of something bigger than them,” said Terronez. “Pausing in the year to highlight the efforts, struggles and triumphs that our service members deal with everyday helps people to know we have not forgotten, and that our wounded, ill and injured are important to the military.”

NWW also hosted their first Wounded Warrior Family Symposium Nov. 6 at the

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U.S. Navy photo by Sandra Niedzwiecki

Navy Chief Logistics Specialist Averill Malone shares a personal story of recovery from post traumatic stress with military and civilian members of Navy Installations Command at Washington Navy Yard, Nov. 3. November marks Warrior Care Month, which aims to increase awareness of resources available to wounded, ill and injured service members.

NDW kicks off Month of the Military Family

By Shawn Miller NDW Public Affairs

Photo by Shawn Miller

Service and support organizations provide information to visitors at the inaugural Month of the Military Family Expo at Washington Navy Yard, Nov. 5.

The expo, sponsored by Naval Support Activity (NSA) Washington Fleet and Family Readiness, sought to spread awareness of programming designed for military family members.

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Throughout November, Naval District Washington (NDW) is recognizing the sacrifices and contributions of military spouses, parents, children and relatives through Month of the Military Family.

The Armed Services YMCA began Month of the Military Family in 1996, and the U.S. Government, communities and businesses across the country have recognized the occasion annually since then in a show of support.

In the annual presidential proclamation declaring the start of the commemoration, President Barack Obama said the country must reaffirm a solemn vow to serve military families as well as they have served the nation.

“The selflessness of our military families tells a story of unfailing duty and devotion,” the proclamation states. “Through long deployments, difficult separations, and moves across the country and overseas, spouses and partners put their careers on hold and

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children take on extra responsibilities. With grace and resilience, families endure the absence of loved ones and shoulder the burdens of war. And when battle ends and our service members return home, their families support their transition and recovery.”

The Naval Support Activity (NSA) Washington Fleet and Family Support Center hosted the inaugural Month of the Military Family Expo Nov. 5 at Washington Navy Yard (WNY) to open festivities for the month.

“The expo involved several organizations that serve and support service members, veterans, and their families; both on and off the installation,” said Paul Grossman of NDW Fleet and Family Readiness. “WNY is a very diverse population consisting of service members, veterans, family members, government and contract employees; all with a common bond supporting our military. Visiting the expo provided all attendees an opportunity to learn about the programs and

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Art collection donated to U.S. Naval Academy

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Caswell United States Naval Academy Public Affairs

An art collector donated reproductions of 10 historical paintings from his maritime collection to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, Oct 24.

The collection, donated by William I. Koch, will be on display in Smoke Hall and contains paintings that depict various naval vessels and sea battles from the War of 1812.

The collection’s centerpiece, a painting by Thomas Henry, depicts close quarters battle between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon. It pays tribute to Capt. James Lawrence and the legacy of his dying command, “Don’t give up the ship,” which became a popular battle cry and was adopted

by Lawrence’s friend, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, as the battle flag on his flagship, USS Lawrence.

“Mr. Koch’s interest in Lawrence’s naval career stems from a shared ancestry with him,” said Sara Philips, Naval Academy architect and project manager for the 2013 “Seas, Lakes and Bay: The Naval War of 1812” art exhibit. “He has a deep respect for the United States Navy and the men and women who serve in it.”

The Naval Academy borrowed extensively from Koch’s collection in 2013 and displayed the items in the “Seas, Lakes and Bay: The Naval War of 1812,” art exhibit in Mahan Hall.

Combined with related items from the Naval Academy col-

lection, this exhibit provided a detailed overview of the naval battles in the war and described the impact that this time period had on the future development of the U.S. naval fleet.

The collection will serve as a reminder to the midshipmen of their naval history and heritage, and the sacrifices made to protect the nation, according to Koch’s friend, Roy Bell, Naval Academy Alumni.

“He knew that in the chill of the morning, at 6 a.m. before reveille, there would be [midshipmen] in here studying and thinking,” said Bell. “He knew at the end of the day when mother Bancroft closed her eyes, there would be students here looking. He wants the midshipman to come across these paintings and know the ultimate sacrifice men like Capt. Lawrence have given for this country. He wants them know that freedom isn’t free.”

At the donation ceremony, Wyatt Koch spoke on behalf of his father, stating his father’s donation came because of the contribution the Naval Academy gives our country by developing future leaders for it.

“My father thinks very highly of the United States Naval Academy,” said Koch. “It teaches science, team work, leadership and values. It teaches the fundamentals everyone needs to reach his or her life goals. He is honored to be a part of this wonderful Academy. USNA has a great heritage, and every one of these students has a chance to add to that legacy.”

For more news from U.S. Naval Academy, visit www. navy.mil/local/usna/.

U.S. Navy photo

A painting shows a scene from the Battle of Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813. The battle took place between the opposing forces of the U.S. and Britain on the contested waters of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. The Battle of Lake Erie was one of the pivotal points of the war, with the United States trying to invade parts of Canada to use as a bargaining chip against the British in order to gain Sailor’s rights and Free Trade.

Around the Yard “What does Veterans Day mean to you?”

“I think it’s a way to commemorate what they’ve been through and what they go through for us to live the way that we live.”

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This Week in Naval History November 7

1861 – Naval forces under Rear Adm. Samuel F. DuPont capture Port Royal Sound, South Carolina.

1881 – Naval Advisory Board submits report recommending the new ships in U.S. Navy be constructed of steel instead of iron.

1973 – War Powers Resolution becomes law.

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1861 – Capt. Charles Wilkes seizes two Confederate diplomats from the British steamer Trent, causing an international controversy with Great Britain (known as the Trent Affair).

1942 – Operation Torch (Allied landings in French Northwest Africa). American forces land at Casablanca. French naval forces attack U.S. Navy ships and 13 French ships are sunk without a loss to the U.S. 1956 – Navy Stratolab balloon (Lt. Cmdrs. Malcolm D. Ross and M. Lee Lewis) U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elliot Fabrizio better world height record soaring to 76,000 1954 – November 11 designated as Veterans Day to honor veterans of all feet over Black Hills, South Dakota, on flight U.S. wars. to gather meteorological, cosmic ray, and other scientific data.

1941 – U.S. escorted convoy WS 12, car1975 – Over 100 Sailors and Marines from ment between MIG-15 and F9F jets (USS USS Inchon (LPH-12) and USS Bagley (DE- Philippine Sea), Lt. Cmdr. William T. Amen rying 20,000 British troops to Singapore, 1069) fight a fire aboard a Spanish merchant (VF-111) shoots down a MIG and becomes sails from Halifax. first Navy pilot to shoot down a jet aircraft. vessel at Palma.

1956 – Secretary of the Navy proposes November 11 the Polaris missile program to the Secretary November 9 1870 – Navy expedition to explore the of Defense.

Isthmus of Tehuantepec, southern Mexico, 1921 – USS Olympia arrives at the Washcommanded by Capt. Robert W. Shufeldt, ington Navy Yard from France carrying the enters the Coatzacoalcos River to begin body of the Unknown Soldier for intern- November 10 1775 – Congress votes to raise two bat- a survey for possible inter-oceanic canal. ment at Arlington National Cemetery.

1950 – Task Force 77 makes first attack talions of Continental Marines, establishing Support provided by USS Kansas and USS Mayflower. on the Yalu River bridges. In first engage- the Marine Corps.

1918 – Armistice ends World War I. 1920 – Lenah S. Higbee becomes the first woman to be awarded the Navy Cross. It was awarded for her World War I service.

1921 – Washington Naval Conference begins.

1943 – Two Carrier Task Forces strike Japanese shipping at Rabaul, sinking one carrier and damaging other ships. Raid was first use of SB2C Curtiss Helldivers in combat.

1954 – November 11 designated as Veterans Day to honor veterans of all U.S. wars.

1966 – Launch of Gemini 12, with Cmdr.

James A. Lovell, Jr., USN the command pilot. Mission lasted 3 days, 22 hours and 34 minutes and included 59 orbits at an altitude of 162.7 nautical miles. Recovery by HS-11 helicopter from USS Wasp (CVS-18).

1981 – Commissioning of first Tridentclass Nuclear Powered Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine, USS Ohio (SSBN-726).

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1912 – Lt. Theodore Ellyson makes first successful launching of an airplane (A-3) by catapult at the Washington Navy Yard.

1940 – CNO Adm. Stark submits memorandum to Secretary of the Navy on four plans if U.S. enters war. He favors the fourth one, Plan Dog, calling for strong offensive in the Atlantic and defense in the Pacific.

1942 – First day of the three days of fighting in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.

1943 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt embarks on USS Iowa (BB-61) to go to the Allied conferences at Teheran, Iran, and Cairo, Egypt.

Medical center, clinic conduct Ebola exercise

By Sharon Renee Taylor WRNMMC Public Affairs staff writer

Walter Reed Bethesda and Andrew Rader U.S. Army Health Clinic staffers participated in a medical readiness exercise Oct. 24 to test the preparedness and response to a patient presenting with suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).

Emergency and incident officials at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) who led the exercise that began at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., called the aligned efforts with the Army Office of the Surgeon General, the Old Guard and Arlington County, Va. emergency management services an overall success. The exercise was a culmination of education, preparation and discipline in the fight to contain what has been cited as the largest Ebola outbreak in recorded history.

“The goal for our facility was to test our current plans and procedures for accepting a patient — in this case it was a planned consult and ambulance transfer of a patient with suspected Ebola Virus disease — that was our overall goal,” explained Chris Gillette, Walter Reed Bethesda’s emergency manager. “This exercise was a success because we got the key players together,” he said about the third official drill at the medical center since August when planning for the effort first began. The facility has continued to train with a number of unofficial walk-throughs and practice sessions.

Subject matter expert evaluators like Angela Michelin, an infection control consultant in hospital epidemiology at the National Institutes of Health, joined experts from the Army Office of the Surgeon General for Biodefense, Uniformed Services University,

along with authorities in critical care, infectious disease and other areas to observe the staff’s execution of plans and procedures as well as identify areas for improvement.

“Anytime you can bring the key players together in order to rehearse plans, you’re not only going to see clear evidence of training and education, you’re also going to see some things that you might have missed,” said Gillette, who explained that multiple experts “have to be engaged daily because there are so many moving parts to tying our plans and processes together.”

The colleagues who worked with Gillette in the planning of the exercise, agreed.

“It’s absolutely true,” said Dr. Margan Zajdowicz, a retired Navy Medical Corps captain who serves as incident commander for the Ebola planning team and as the public health emergency officer for Naval Support Activity Bethesda.

“This is an incredibly complex endeavor and we’ve been planning from the very beginning, since August, but it has gotten evermore complex and so we rely on many, many experts in getting this right, and that includes infection control, infectious disease, emergency management, clinical medicine, legal, logistics, housekeeping — almost every part in the hospital is involved in the planning for this,” explained Zajdowicz.

Melissa Knapp, program manager for Emergency Management Plans, Training and Exercises at WRNMMC, explained a small group of nurses and physicians will provide direct care to patients who may be exposed to the Ebola Virus Disease. Continuous training and attention to detail about donning and especially doffing (removing) their personal protective equipment, after treating a patient, will continue to be a focus according to Knapp, who noted that

Photo by Sharon Renee Taylor

Sarah Krajnik, a registered nurse in the Simulation Department and observer in the Oct. 24 Ebola Virus Disease exercise at Walter Reed Bethesda, watches as Navy Hospitalman Sedrick Watkins, a corpsman in the Emergency Department, assists Navy Lt. j.g. Brent Pavell, a registered nurse, in removing his personal protective equipment during the medical readiness exercise.

EVD is only transmitted by a person who is sick with a fever and symptoms of the illness — contracted through direct contact with patient bodily fluids. “[Doffing] is the most critical stage to protect the health care workers,” she said, “to make sure they don’t contaminate themselves with any bodily fluids that have Ebola Virus Disease.”

Gillette added that ensuring staff are in the appropriate level of protective equipment for their safety while at the same time providing superb care to the patient, is the mission.

“There are many pieces [to the effort]

and we have multiple subject matter experts that have developed a series of standard operating procedures. This exercise was really taking those various plans and polices they’ve been working on and seeing all that gelled together,” he said.

It’s definitely a team effort, according to Gillette, who explained those experts throughout the command meet daily, “to make sure that everyone takes their own individual processes and put them into the entire, consolidated plan — so we’re all reading from the same sheet of music.”

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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

Information, Tickets & Travel (ITT)

Personal Financial Management (PFM)

Ticket Office, WNY Bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2484 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.

New PHA Process

The purpose of this policy is to inform all tenants of the new PHA process at the Branch Health Clinic Washington Navy Yard. In attempts to alleviate the daily PHA congestion, patients will now have an appointed date and time to complete their PHA. PHAs will be scheduled through the appointments line, 202-433-3132, and the service member will be complete their PHA on the provided date and time. PHAs will not be completed without a hard copy of the services member’s medical record.

The patients’ medical record must either be maintained at the Branch Health Clinic Washington Navy Yard or the patient must physically bring in their medical record.

If you have specific questions, please

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FFRP Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MWR Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MWR Marketing Department, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Regional Child Placement Office, JBAB Bldg. 414. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Family Housing Office, JBAB Bldg. 414 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Liberty Program/Center, JBAB Bldg. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Outdoor Recreation/Equipment Rental, JBAB, Bldg. 928 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, JBAB, Bldg. 602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(202) 433-3659 (202) 433-4052 (202) 433-4662 (202) 433-5912 (202) 433-3055 (202) 433-0346 (202) 685-1802 (202) 767-9136 (202) 404-7050

direct your questions to me or the Medical Readiness Department Leading Petty Officer, HM2 Matteson, Althea, althea.matteson@med.navy.mil , office 202-433-6713.

the crowd. Focusing on your accomplishments vs. simple job experience and using key words can open the door for an interview.

Boys and Girls Club volunteers

Download the Free “ABSalute” App

The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington needs volunteer coaches for their youth baseball league for 10-year-olds and 12-year-olds. For more information or to sign up, call 512-560-5548 from 7 a.m.5 p.m. or email Michael.martinez@afncr. af.mil.

Toastmasters Club seeks members

The Bolling Toastmasters Club is available for everyone on JBAB as a place to practice your leadership skills. Toastmasters clubs are where leaders are made, and leadership starts with good communication. The program is self-paced, and it works. The Bolling Toastmasters Club meets Wednesdays from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. at the JBAB Chapel Center. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call Jim Queen at 301-452-6931.

Military and Family Support Offers Resume Review Call for appointment | 202-685-6019 Military and Family Support Center 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 TheLadders, recruiters spend just six seconds scanning your resume for certain information.

Will your resume make it in those six seconds?

Your resume should portray your skills, talents, career highlights and make you stand out from

The JBAB Warfighter & Family Readiness Marketing Department developed a free smartphone application, bringing its resources to customers and employees on a mobile platform. Perfect for iPhone and Andriod devices.

“ABSalute” is a fast and easy-to-use application designed to allow quick access to events and programs. Download the app and receive the latest information about MWR, as well as Warfighter and Family Readiness programs.

The app features: - Facility finder including hours of operation, phone listings, and GPS capabilities - Upcoming special events and programs that can be added directly to your calendar - Outdoor Recreation and Capital Cove Marina equipment and boat rentals - Full dining facility menus - Quick links to the Navy-Air Force Half Marathon and Navy 5 Miler website, CNIC JBAB website, Naval District Washington (NDW) Facebook page and the current edition of the 411 magazine - Facility and Event Photos - Push notifications to alert users with the most current information.

Mordecai Booth’s Hours Change

MordecaiBooth’s,locatedonthegroundfloor ofBuilding101ontheWashingtonNavyYard,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!

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NDW News Follow NDW on Facebook and Twitter NDW has a Facebook fan page in order to provide updated information to all NDW residents, tenants, employees (military, civilian and contractors), and the American public. www.facebook.com/NavDistWash Also, follow us on Twitter @navaldistwash - http://twitter.com/NavalDistWash.

NSAW also has a Twitter page for the Washington Navy Yard to provide the public with up-to-date operating hours of the Navy Yard portion of DC’s Riverwalk.

Follow us on Twitter @WNYRiverwalk - http://twitter.com/WNYRiverwalk Show your support and see exciting news relating to Naval District Washington by visiting http://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/ndw and subscribing to our news!

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.

NAVY 311

“NAVY 311” is the place to go for all types of information to help support Navy military, civilian, and retiree personnel and their families. Access NAVY 311 at 1-855NAVY-311 or (DSN) 510-NAVY-311. You can also email NAVY311@navy.mil or visit www.NAVY311.navy.mil.

Navy Wives Clubs of America

The D.C. Metro chapter of Navy Wives Clubs of America, Eleanor Roosevelt #37, hosts meetings every second Thursday of the month to discuss and plan volunteer activities in the local military and civilian communities. Military spouses of all branches are welcome to attend. For more information, email angeladowns@ me.com or visit www.facebook.com/NWCA37.

PAX Clinical Counseling Services

Clinical Counseling services can directly improve the quality of life of service members and their family by addressing the stressors facing today’s military: family hardships, marital conflicts, parent/child issues, money concerns, frequent moves, health and environmental factors, and many other difficulties. Make an appointment with a counselor by calling 301-342-4911 or 202-685-6019.

New PHA Process at WNY Clinic

In attempts to alleviate the daily PHA congestion, patients will now have an appointed date and time to complete their PHA. PHAs will be scheduled through the appointments line, 202-433-3132, and the service member will be complete their PHA on the provided date and time. PHAs will not be completed without a hard copy of the services member’s medical record. The patients’ medical record must either be maintained at the Branch Health Clinic Washington Navy Yard or the patient must physically bring in their medical record.

If you have specific questions, please direct your questions to me or the Medical Readiness Department Leading Petty Officer, HM2 Matteson, Althea, althea.matteson@med.navy.mil , office 202-433-6713

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CNIC recognizes National Disability Employment Awareness Month

By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Belanger Navy Installations Command Public Affairs

Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) hosted a small ceremony to recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month at the Washington Navy Yard command headquarters in Washington, D.C., Oct. 29.

Approximately 100 staff members attended the event, hosted by Lt. Karla Fuentes, CNIC’s port operations officer.

Fuentes announced the theme for the month’s event, “expect, employ and empower” and introduced Vice Adm. Dixon Smith, CNIC’s newest commander, who remarked on the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workforce.

“Diversity is important because it makes us better, and the more we take in all those varying perspectives and skill sets, collectively, we become a better society,” said Smith.

Smith said it is not only the right thing to do, but it is essential to the success of the organization. “We have a responsibility to be inclusive,” said Smith. “We have to do it for our survival as a country, as CNIC and as an employer.”

Smith added that after 10 years of war, our wounded warriors are coming home. He

said they bring a skill set to the workforce and employers need to make concessions for disabled employees.

“You can address those kinds of things to make sure that they can be the most productive employee or citizen,” said Smith. “They are capable and contribute because they add value.”

Keynote speaker for the event was Billy W. Wright, program manager for the Disabled Veteran Affirmative Action Program.

Wright served in the U.S. Marine Corps and deployed twice to Beirut, Lebanon. He is the recipient of the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities “Evie Cutler Public Service Award.”

Wright focused his remarks about his own personal struggle with his disability and emphasized the value of people.

“I expect that everyone is part of daily operations and you want to empower those who want to be part of a team,” said Wright. “It comes down to leadership...and people matter.

“I come to work every day and hear the people I work with, the families and the veterans that we serve say, ‘thank you,’” said Wright. “It is all about showing genuine concern, and I think we all want to be valued, accepted, understood, loved and trusted.”

Wright shared his story about a car accident in 1986 that left him paralyzed from the

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DoN SAPRO aims to educate with ‘Did You Know?’ series From the Department of the Navy SAPR Office The Department of the Navy Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (DoN SAPRO) will begin a monthly multimedia series titled “Did You Know?” in November 2014.

The series is intended to educate and inform Sailors and Marines on the different aspects of sexual assault prevention and response. Some examples of topics to be addressed include how sexual assault is defined in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), the responsibilities of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARCs) and victim advocates, and various resources available to victims.

“The goal of this series is to continue educating our Sailors and Marines beyond

annual SAPR training requirements,” said Jill Loftus, director, DoN SAPRO. “A better understanding of what defines a sexual assault, the knowledge that each and every victim will have quality care and support, and the importance of bystander intervention will help to continue the increase of sexual assault reporting.”

Each month, a different topic will be presented via article, blog, infographic or through social media ensuring a wide audience is reached.

“The use of different forms of multimedia will allow us to present the information in creative ways,” said Loftus.

For more information on SAPR, visit http://www.donsapro.navy.mil or http:// www.sapr.mil and http://www.myduty.mil.

2014 Hiring Our Heroes Veterans Event-Washington, D.C. Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling The Bolling Club, Theisen Street, Building 50 November 12, 2014 EMPLOYMENT WORKSHOP: 8:30 a.m.

HIRING FAIR: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Job seekers should register for FREE at HiringOurHeroes.org to guarantee admission. Walk-ins welcome but space not guaranteed. Employers must register for free at HiringOurHeroes.org.

A workshop for veterans and other military job seekers that focuses on resume writing, tips for successfully navigating hiring fairs, military skill translation, and interviewing will start at 8:30 a.m. To register for the Hiring Our Heroes Employment Workshop, visit HiringOurHeroes.org.

For registration questions, please contact us at hiringourheroes@uschamber. com or call 202-463-5807.

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Joint Base teaches kids that hands are not for hitting

By Nicole M. Woods Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Affairs

A group of energetic 3-to-5 year-olds, along with staff at the Joint Base AnacostiaBolling (JBAB) Child Development Center (CDC) Three, welcomed JBAB Commander Navy Capt. Frank Mays to their classroom Oct. 21 for a reading on why hands are not for hitting.

Mays and JBAB Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate Amelia Flores visited the preschoolers to read a children’s book which teaches kids that violence is never okay.

Mays read aloud to the enthusiastic children and discussed other ways they could use their hands, from greeting people with a friendly handshake or a wave, to drawing pictures and writing words.

Throughout the reading, a few kids interjected, “no fighting,” “no biting,” “no hitting on the head,” as they interpreted the meaning of the book.

Flores explained that she puts on these types of events for the kids because it is a form of prevention.

“This is not only prevention at home with their siblings and other family members, but it’s also prevention for them here at school,” she said. “It’s anti-violence.”

The idea for this event came from Flores’ determination to find activities that involve the JBAB community and have a positive influence.

Following the reading and several highfives from the little audience members,

Mays and the children joined Flores to color their hands with blue, red, yellow and purple paint, placing colorful hand prints on a poster that reads “Hands are not for Hitting.” The posters will be hung around the CDC and other facilities on JBAB. “When adults see the display, they can see that the kids are learning at a young age that hands are not for hitting,” said Flores.

“It also acts as a reminder to the community, bringing awareness to domestic violence prevention.”

“Because they will hurt. Just give them a hug,” said 4-year-old Vivian Lynch, while explaining that hands are not for hitting.

“Sometimes your nails can get really sharp, and when you hit someone, it can give them a boo-boo,” said 4-year-old Kai Ellis. “If somebody hits me, I tell the teacher.”

The children eagerly took turns sharing their thoughts with Mays, explaining why they should not hit others and what to do if that should occur.

“Children are our future, and anytime I get a chance to visit them, it’s really the highlight of my day,” said Mays. “Since October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, it’s a good time to talk to the kids early on and let them know what other useful and constructive ways they can use their hands. What’s encouraging to me is that when I ask them questions, they already know the answers. So they’ve heard it often, and it’s just good to be here with them and remind them.”

As Mays headed for the door to leave, he was accompanied by several goodbye hugs and more high-fives from the children.

U.S. Navy photo by Nicole M. Woods

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Commander, Navy Capt. Frank Mays, visited a JBAB Child Development Center (CDC) Oct. 21 to read a children’s book to a group of energetic 3-to-5 year-olds, teaching kids that hands are not for hitting and that there are other ways to manage anger and stress.

The book readings took place at all three JBAB CDC’s throughout the month of October to educate both children and adults on prevention and ways to get help in the event

of domestic violence.

For more information about getting help, contact the JBAB Military and Family Support Center at 202-767-0450 or 202-404-7393.

Calling All Volunteers!

National Family Volunteer Day at the Armed Forces Retirement Home Event–National Family Volunteer Day Date–15 Nov 2014 Time–8:30 a.m. - Noon Location–Armed Forces Retirement Home 140 Rock Creek Church Road NW, Washington, DC 20011 National Family Volunteer Day is a day when families are encouraged to volunteer as a unit to perform community service and to instill the value of volunteering in children.

Military personnel from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, DoD civilians and their families will join together to perform some interior and exterior clean-up. Project will include: Wheelchair washing, playing of board games with residents, working in the library, children will be making holiday and thank you cards for inpatients, and some light landscaping such as clearing of invasive weeds and raking of leaves (Please bring a rake). For online registration go to: www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/ndw/about/community_services/community_service_sign_up_form.html

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Midshipmen donate more than 60,000 pounds of food

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan L. Correa U.S. Naval Academy Public Affairs The U.S. Naval Academy’s (USNA) Midshipman Action Group (MAG) and the USNA’s Chaplain office raised more than 60,000 pounds of food for the Anne Arundel County Food and Resource Bank during the 2014 Harvest for the Hungry Food and Funds Drive.

Harvest for the Hungry is an annual food drive sponsored by during the Anne Arundel County Food and Resource Bank to help low income families with meals and other basic needs year round.

The Food and Resource Bank not only collects food but other resources like clothes, furniture and other household items to help those in need.

“One in eight families in Maryland and one in three children in Anne Arundel County are food insecure,” said Midshipman 1st Class Gabrielle Dimaapi, Harvest for the Hungry project leader.

USNA and the Midshipman Action Group partnered with Anne Arundel Public Schools for the Harvest for the Hungry: Kids Helping Kids campaign to raise money,

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan L. Correa

The U.S. Naval Academy chaplain office and the Midshipman Action Group store more than 60,000 pounds of food collected for the Anne Arundel County Food and Resource Bank during the 2014 Harvest for the Hungry Food and Funds Drive. Harvest for the Hungry is an annual food drive sponsored by Anne Arundel County Food and Resource Bank to help low income families with meals and other basic needs year round. food, supplies and awareness for those in need in Maryland. In 2013 midshipmen contributed two thirds of the total amount of food

donated to the food bank.

MAG collected food during sporting events, held drive competitions throughout the Brigade

of Midshipman, and turned the food drive into a friendly competition between companies within the brigade.

“The food drive is important to the county and Maryland. We wanted to make sure the midshipmen wanted to give so we turned it into a friendly rivalry between companies,” said Midshipmen 3rd Class Megan Rosenberger, assist Harvest for the Hungry project leader. “The midshipmen collected food all month long and throughout that month we weighed the food in King Hall at the Anchor.”

A food bank truck made repeated trips to the academy to gather the food during the month of October, after learning from last year that one truck was not enough for the midshipmen.

“It is good for the midshipmen to see what they have done to help the community,” said Dimaapi. “A lot of hard work and volunteering went into making this happen and it could not have been done without the help of the brigade. They are the ones to who need to he highlighted.”

With the help of the midshipmen, the food bank distributed more than $1.6 million in food to the needy during fiscal 2013.

For more news from U.S. Naval Academy, visit www.navy.mil/local/usna/.

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VX-1 brings Poseidon to Penn State

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX-1) Public Affairs

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate

Cmdr. Michael Howe gives a tour of a P-8A Poseidon assigned to the Pioneers of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1 to midshipmen during a visit to Penn State University, Oct. 14.

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The “Pioneers” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1 introduced midshipmen from Penn State University to Naval Aviation, Oct. 14, with an up-close look at the P-8A Poseidon.

The Penn State Applied Research Laboratory invited VX-1 to present the P-8A’s mission and capabilities to their researchers and scientists, giving the university’s midshipmen an opportunity to learn more about the platform.

“We wanted the midshipmen to join us for the day and experience one of the Navy’s newest pieces of technology,” said Lt. Patrick Dieugenio, a P-8A pilot assigned to VX-1. “Any chance we get to interact with our next generation of pilots and flight officers is a positive experience.”

The tour gave guests a look at the interior of the aircraft including the flight station, main work stations, and sonar buoy launchers as well as the exterior and weapons bay.

“We have a very active aviation club at the university and this was a great chance for the midship-

men to tour this aircraft,” said Lt. Cmdr. Rich Dungan, sophomore and aviation advisor for Penn State NROTC. “This event has definitely reached out to the midshipmen, which is great to see from an instructor stand point.”

For many midshipmen, touring the aircraft and facilities sparked an interest in the P-8A community; for others it furthered their passion for the Poseidon and Naval Aviation.

“I thought the aircraft was really cool,” said Midshipman 4th Class Kalee Strawbridge, who has aspirations of becoming a P-8A pilot. “Seeing everything that goes into the aircraft and how the different systems work together was a great opportunity.”

The crew of the P-8A thought this experience was a great chance to display the aircraft and answer questions for future military leaders.

“It is always a pleasure to interact and impart knowledge about our aircraft and duties with the military’s future leaders and other visiting personnel,” said Naval Aircrewman (Operator) 1st Class Stacy Graves. “Hopefully our efforts may have helped some members in deciding which aviation platform they might want to strive for.”

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USO aboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bethesda, where service members and clinical experts spoke on the challenges of overcoming wounds, illnesses and injuries.

Additionally, there are several seated volleyball tournaments scheduled later this month, as well as a Wounded Warrior Rehabilitation Expo slated for Nov. 20 at the Pentagon, featuring artwork, music and other forms of therapy.

The events throughout the month offers NWW opportunities for further outreach and education efforts, Terronez said.

“For NWW, every month is Warrior Care Month,” he said. “NWW deals with our wounded warriors every day, so we are aware of the dynamic situation that our Sailors and Coast Guardsmen live with all the time.”

Terronez added that becoming involved with NWW helped him better understand the nuances and complications of administrative and medical issues that program participants deal with on a regular basis, and encouraged leadership on all levels to familiarize themselves with the Sailors and Coast Guardsmen and their challenges.

To get involved in Warrior Care Month and beyond, NWW encourages commands to spread stories and awareness of the program through social media channels, engage in conversations with leadership and shipmates, and visit recovering service members at local medical treatment facilities. They also recommend learning more about the Anchor Program, which pairs recovering Sailors and Coast Guardsmen with volunteer mentors to help with transition and reintegration into communities.

“This is an opportunity to highlight these people who now need the help from the organizations they wanted to dedicate part of their lives to,” Terronez said.

For more information on Warrior Care Month and to see a calendar of events in the region, visit www.safeharbor.navylive.dodlive.mil.

NEX offers optional collar closure for service dress whites From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs Office

Male officer and chief service dress white (SDW) coats can now be fitted with a single metal hook and eye closure at Navy Exchange (NEX) tailor shops that will improve the collar neck closure, according to the Navy’s Uniform Matters Office.

This optional closure can replace the Velcro closure that is the standard closure for the uniform coat.

Some wearers found the standard closure did not provide the right fit and appearance, particularly after repeated wear and dry cleaning. The hook and eye closure can help provide a better fit to the SDW coat.

“The optional closure will help Sailors ensure the proper fit and professional appearance of their service dress whites, which must be maintain with all uniforms,” said Capt. Ja-

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net Bristol, head of Navy Uniform Matters. “Sailors should replace or make alterations as needed to maintain proper appearance, wear and functionality of their uniforms.”

The SDW coat hook and eye closure is optional and now available for alteration through the NEX at a cost of $13.50.

“As we consider any change to uniforms to improve fit, function, or appearance, our goal remains to have uniforms that our Sailors will proudly wear at sea and ashore that project our Navy heritage,” said Bristol.

The hook and eye closure is also available for purchase via the NEX Uniform Call Center (1-800-368-4088 / Fax 1-757502-7532 and USC_Customer_Service@NEXWEB.ORG. Sailors can provide feedback on uniforms to umo_cmc@ navy.mil or usnpeople@gmail.com.

For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visit www. navy.mil/local/cnp/

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F-35C completes first arrested landing aboard aircraft carrier

From Naval Air Forces Public Affairs

The Navy made aviation history Nov. 3 as an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducted its first arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego.

Navy test pilot Cmdr. Tony Wilson landed F-35C test aircraft CF-03 at 12:18 p.m. aboard USS Nimitz’s (CVN 68) flight deck.

The arrested landing is part of initial atsea Developmental Testing I (DT-I) for the F-35C, which commenced Nov. 3 and is expected to last two weeks.

“Today is a landmark event in the development of the F-35C,” said Wilson, a Navy test pilot with Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23. “It is the culmination of many years of hard work by a talented team of thousands. I’m very excited to see America’s newest aircraft on the flight deck of her oldest aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz.”

Commander, Naval Air Forces, Vice Adm. David H. Buss, was aboard Nimitz to witness the milestone event.

“What a historic day today is for Naval Aviation. With the first traps of the F-35C Lightning II aboard an aircraft carrier, we begin the integration of the next generation of warfighting capability into our carrierbased air wings,” said Buss. “This important milestone is yet another indicator of Naval Aviation’s ongoing evolution to meet future threats and remain central to our future Navy and National Defense Strategy.”

DT-I is the first of three at-sea test phases planned for the F-35C. During DT-I, the test team from the F-35 Lightning II Pax Riv-

er Integrated Test Force (ITF) has scheduled two F-35C test aircraft from Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Patuxent River, Maryland to perform a variety of operational maneuvers, including various catapult takeoffs and arrested landings. ITF flight test operations also encompass general maintenance and fit tests for the aircraft and support equipment, as well as simulated maintenance operations.

As with the initial testing of any new aircraft, the goal is to collect environmental data through added instrumentation to measure the F-35C’s integration to flight deck operations and to further define the F-35C’s operating parameters aboard the aircraft carrier.

The ITF test team will analyze data obtained during flight test operations, conduct a thorough assessment of how well the F-35C operated in the shipboard environment, and advise the Navy to make any adjustments necessary to ensure that the fifthgeneration fighter is fully capable and ready to deploy to the fleet in 2018.

“Our F-35 integrated test team has done an amazing job preparing for today. This will be one landing out of thousands more that will happen over the next few decades,” said Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, F-35 Program Executive Officer. “For months, we’ve been working with the Nimitz crew, Naval Air Forces, and our industry partners, Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney, as well as their suppliers, to prepare and train for this event. We plan on learning a lot during this developmental test and will use that knowledge to make the naval variant of the F-35 an even more effective weapons platform.”

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelly M. Agee

An F-35C Lightening II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducts its first arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting routine training exercises.

The F-35C combines advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fused targeting, cutting-edge avionics, advanced jamming, network-enabled operations and advanced sustainment. With a broad wingspan, reinforced landing gear, ruggedized structures and durable coatings, the F-35C is designed to stand up to harsh shipboard conditions while delivering a lethal combination of fighter capabilities to the fleet.

The F-35C will enhance the flexibility, power projection, and strike capabilities of carrier air wings and joint task forces and will complement the capabilities of the F/A18E/F Super Hornet, which currently serves as the Navy’s premier strike fighter.

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Organizations represented included the School Liaison Program, National Military Family Association, Navy Family Line, NavyMarine Corps Relief Society, the USO, and Navy Wounded Warriors, among others.

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waist down and how he found closure from taking a different perspective about the accident, which changed his life. He found peace within himself and knew the accident was not intentional and could have happened to anyone at any time.

“It’s been 20 years, and I saw him (the driver from the accident) only once after the accident and never heard from him again,” said Wright. “But, I’ve forgiven him because I know that you don’t decide to go out and get one of your best friends paralyzed in a car accident.”

Wright struggled with reaching out, but eventually took the steps and made contact with him.

“Something came over me that I had never felt before,” said Wright. “I felt like the weight was off my shoulders, and then I realized that call wasn’t for him, it was for me.”

Wright summed up his remarks when he reiterated the importance of giving respect to

By 2025, the Navy’s aircraft carrier-based air wings will consist of a mix of F-35C, F/A18E/F Super Hornets, EA-18G Growlers electronic attack aircraft, E-2D Hawkeye battle management and control aircraft, MH-60R/S helicopters and Carrier Onboard Delivery logistics aircraft.

The successful recovery of the F-35C represents a step forward in the development of the Navy’s next generation fighter and reinforces Navy-industry partnership goals to deliver the operational aircraft to the fleet in 2018.

For more news from Commander, Naval Air Forces, visit www.navy.mil/local/airpac/.

lations across NDW will continue to host other events, Grossman added. “At each installation are planned events to include informational tables, special tree lighting, a variety of special classes, pizza night, crafts for children, and holiday card marking for troops overseas,” he said.

For more information about specific events on local installations, contact your local Fleet and Family Support Center. For more news and information from around NDW, visit www.facebook.com/NavDistWash.

get respect, and the value of leadership to those above and below in the chain of command.

“The way that I led my life and the way that I supported my fellow employees was confirmation to not be afraid to help someone,” said Wright. “It’s all about serving -that’s leadership.”

Before the end of the ceremony, Joseph Ludovici, deputy commander for CNIC shared with the audience a story he read recently in the news about disabled persons becoming distance runners and accomplishing goals that seemed out of reach.

“If we can have events with sight disabled people running marathons,” said Ludovici, “we ought to have people with a variety of disabilities in our workforce doing the same thing that you and I do day in and day out.”

Ludovici closed with the sentiment about the value of embracing disabled employees in the workforce.

“There is nothing that a person with a disability can’t do in our workforce,” said Ludovici. “We need to acknowledge that.”

For more information about Navy shore installations visit http://www.cnic.navy.mil For more news from Commander, Navy Installations Command, visit www.navy.mil/ local/cni/.

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