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November 13, 2014

Vol. XXXI No.46

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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

NDW honors generations of sea services veterans

By Shawn Miller NDW Public Affairs Naval District Washington (NDW) honored veterans of the sea services with a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony hosted

by NDW Commandant, Rear Adm. Mark Rich, at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11.

U.S. Coast Guard Director of Governmental and Public Affairs Rear Adm. Peter W. Gautier served as the ceremony’s key note speaker, and highlighted the connections made across generations because of the 1918 armistice in Europe.

“Today our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend our country, preserve our liberty and protect the freedom and dignity of peoples around the world,” Gautier said. “Veterans Day is a day to connect to those who have gone before us in wars past and for our daughters and sons who serve today. This day connects us to those who fought in the Great War 100 years ago for which Veterans Day was founded, marking the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, ending the ‘war to end all wars.’ It binds us in tribute to the Greatest Generation that fought across Europe and in the Pacific, freeing the world from fascism and global tyranny.”

Photo by Shawn Miller

U.S. Coast Guard Director of Governmental and Public Affairs Rear Adm. Peter W. Gautier speaks at the Veterans Day wreath laying ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. Gautier joined U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark Rich, commandant, Naval District Washington, in laying a wreath honoring veterans of the ea services.

The son of a World War II and Korean War veteran, Gautier offered a salute to service members from the Korean War and the later veterans who served in Vietnam.

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Photo by Shawn Miller

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark Rich, commandant, Naval District Washington, and U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Peter W. Gautier, Coast Guard director of governmental and public affairs, both center, lay a wreath at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. during a Veterans Day ceremony honoring veterans of the sea services.

Navy observes Native American Heritage Month

By Shawn Miller NDW Public Affairs

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Cassandra D. Thompson

Throughout November, the U.S. Navy is joining the nation in recognizing Native Americans’ culture and contributions to the country and armed services during Native American Heritage Month, with the theme of “Native Spirit: Yesterday, Today and Forever.”

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November marks the annual National Native American Heritage Month, and the Navy is joining in this year’s observances, themed “Native Spirit: Yesterday, Today and Forever.”

In his Native American Heritage Month proclamation earlier this month, President Barack Obama called on the country to reflect on the ways Native Americans shape the nation’s culture, citing environmental stewardship and serving as models of government to the founding fathers.

“American Indians and Alaska Natives helped build the very fabric of America,” Obama said. “Today, their spirit and many contributions continue to enrich our communities and strengthen our country. During National Native American Heritage

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Month, we honor their legacy, and we recommit to strengthening our nation-tonation partnerships.”

The month has its roots in New York, when in 1916, the governor established American Indian Day. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush gave the observance national designation as “National American Indian Heritage Month.”

Native Americans have a long history of military service, starting during the American Revolution when they enlisted in the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. More than 12,000 Sailors and 1,500 civilian employees of Native American descent currently serve in the U.S. Navy, carrying on the legacy of Native veterans before them.

Americans of native and Alaskan heritage began serving in the country’s Army, Navy and Marine Corps during the founda-

Gun’s conservation ensures Navy will always ‘remember the Maine’ Page 7

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Winter tuition assistance requests due

By Susan D. Henson Center for Personal and Professional Development Public Affairs Officer

The Navy’s TA program is funded quarterly. When funding runs out for a given quarter, Sailors must wait until the next quarter before their application can be authorized.

Additionally, applications are funded on a first-come, first-served basis and grouped by the term start date listed on the application, according to D’Antonio.

“We strongly recommend Sailors submit TA applications a minimum of 30 days in advance of the term start date, even if enrollment in the course with the school is still pending,” D’Antonio said. “We can modify or cancel the TA voucher after the fact with no harm to the Sailor.”

If requests are received on or after the date the term begins, those TA applications are denied. This can put Sailors in a difficult financial situation that could have been easily avoided.

In addition to submitting request on time, Sailors must meet all TA eligibility requirements. These include having current education counseling; a current, approved education/degree plan; current TA policy and procedures training; command approval; and not exceeded their annual TA credit cap.

Sailors who plan to take college courses in December and January using Tuition Assistance (TA) should submit their requests now so they may be reviewed in time for class.

Center for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD) Navy Voluntary Education (VOLED) Program Director Ernest D’Antonio said this is the best time for Sailors to begin the process of requesting TA. “November is historically a slow month in terms of receiving and processing TA requests,” he said. “Sailors who plan and take action now are in the best position for having their requests authorized.”

For the last five fiscal years, average TA enrollments in October have been around 15,600. That number drops to 5,500 in November, and then then triples in December to more than 17,000.

Sailors can visit the Navy College Program website to get the latest VOLED information such as current policies and procedures, NCO locations and VEC contact information.

Recent updates to the website include revised FAQs and an example of a command approval chit for Sailors to use when requesting TA. For more information, Sailors can contact their servicing NCO or the VEC, or visit the Navy College Program website at https://www.navycollege.navy.mil/.

For more information about the Center for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD), visit: https://www.netc. navy.mil/centers/cppd/.

For more news from the Center for Personal and Professional Development, visit: www.navy.mil/local/voledpao/.

Find CPPD on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ pages/Center-for-Personal-and-Professional-Development/100056459206 and on Twitter @CENPERSPROFDEV. CPPD: Where Mind Meets Mission

Around the Yard “Thanksgiving is coming soon. What are you thankful for this year?”

“I’m thankful that I’ll be able to enjoy Thanksgiving this year.”

Ray O’Donnell Naval Sea Systems Command

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All submissions must also include the author’s name and office or telephone number where they can be reached. If you have further questions, call or contact the editor at (202) 433-9714, fax (202) 433-2158.

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“I’m thankful for my girlfriend and I’m thankful for having a good job.”

Jeremy Ackerman Naval Sea Systems Command

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This Week in Naval History November 13

USN, to develop a solid propellant ballistic missile for use in submarines.

1776 – Capt. John Paul Jones in Alfred with brig Providence captures British transport Mellish, carrying winter uniforms later used by Washington’s troops.

1942 – Loss of USS Juneau (CL-52) during Battle of Guadalcanal results in loss of Five Sullivan Brothers.

1943 – Fifth Fleet carriers begin long range night bombing attacks on Japanese positions in Gilberts and Marshalls in preparation for landings.

1957 – First firing of Regulus II bombardment missile.

November 18

1890 – USS Maine, first American battleship, is launched.

1922 – Cmdr. Kenneth Whiting in a PT seaplane, makes first catapult launching from aircraft carrier, USS Langley, at anchor in the York River.

1962 – USS Currituck (AV-7) rescues 13 Japanese fishermen from their disabled fishing boat Seiyu Maru, which was damaged in Typhoon Karen.

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November 14

1846 – Naval forces capture Tampico, Mexico.

1910 – Civilian Eugene Ely pilots first aircraft to take-off from a ship, USS Birmingham (CL-2) at Hampton Roads, VA. He lands safely on Willoughby Spit, Norfolk, Virginia.

1941 – Order to withdraw Marines at Shanghai, Peiping, and Tientsin, China.

1944 – Carrier aircraft attack Japanese shipping in Philippines sinking five ships and damaging one.

U.S. Navy photo

1924 – USS Langley, first aircraft carrier, reports for duty.

1882 – Lt. Cmdr. French Chadwick reports to American Legation in London as first Naval Attache.

1942 – Although U.S. lost several ships in Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Naval Force under Rear Adm. Willlis Lee, USS Washington (BB-56), turns back Japanese transports trying to reinforce Guadalcanal. The Japanese never again try to send large naval forces to Guadalcanal.

1960 – First Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine, USS George Washington (SSBN598), leaves Charleston, South Carolina, on initial fleet ballistic missile patrol.

Navy ship Andrew Doria, by Dutch fort at St. Eustatius, West Indies.

1856 – Barrier Forts reduction began at Canton China.

1942 – Navy’s first Night Fighter squadron (VMF(N)-531) established at Cherry Point, North Carolina.

1963 – President John F. Kennedy on USS Observation Island witnesses launch of Polaris A-2 missile by USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619).

1968 – Operation Tran Hung Dao began in Mekong Delta.

1973 – Launch of Skylab 4 under command of Lt. Col. Gerald P. Carr, USMC. The missions lasted 84 days and included 1,214 Earth orbits. Recovery by USS New Orleans (LPH-11).

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November 17

November 15

1776 – First salute to an American flag (Grand Union flag) flying from Continental

rine, U-58, off Milford Haven, Wales.

1924 – USS Langley, first aircraft carrier, reports for duty.

1941 – Congress amends Neutrality Act to allow U.S. merchant ships to be armed.

Navy’s Bureau of Navigation directs Navy personnel with Armed Guard training to be assigned for further training before going to Armed Guard Centers for assignment to merchant ships.

1955 – Navy sets up Special Projects Office under Rear Admiral William F. Raborn,

1917 – USS Fanning (DD-37) and USS Nicholson (DD-52) sink first enemy subma-

5 things you need to know about flat rate per diem

From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

To provide an incentive to Sailors and civilians on long-term temporary duty assignment (TDY) to seek out extended-stay lodgings, the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) were changed Nov. 1.

The change to a flat rate will help the Department of Defense (DoD) save more than $22 million a year and is in keeping with what many federal agencies already outline for reduced travel rates for longer stays.

Here are five things you need to know about flat rate per diem: 1. Long-term TDY is any temporary duty longer than 30 days. Travel from 31 to 180 days will receive a flat-rate per diem of 75 percent. For travel greater than 180 days, the flat-rate per diem will be at 55 percent.

Flat rate will apply to all three parts of the per diem - lodging, meals and incidentals.

2. When staying in government lodging, a traveler will be reimbursed for actual lodging costs. The flat rate per diem does not apply when government lodging or contracted government lodging is available and directed, when contracted government lodging is

provided at no cost, or if a traveler chooses to stay in government quarters.

3. Currently the Defense Travel System (DTS) does not automatically calculate the reduced per diem based on the length of the TDY. Travelers should follow their component guidelines for how to handle TDY in DTS. 4. Travelers may consider furnished apartments or similar types of lodging, which are typically cheaper than the standard room rate at commercial hotels. This policy change also simplifies travel expense management as you will not be required to submit lodging receipts or itemize utilities and furniture rental when renting a home, if receiving the flat rate per diem.

5. You still have options if you are unable to find extended-stay lodging within a reasonable distance of the duty location, or if additional costs arise. You may work with your approving official to do actual-expense authorizations, which may go above the flat-rate per diem to 100 percent, if needed.

At no time should travelers end up paying out-of-pocket for authorized TDY expenses.

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

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1813 – Capt. David Porter claims Marquesas Islands for the United States.

1943 – Carrier force attacks bases on Tarawa and Makin begun.

1943 – USS Nautilus (SS-168) enters Tarawa lagoon in first submarine photograph reconnaissance mission.

1961 – At the request of President of Dominican Republic, U.S. Naval Task Force sails to Dominican Republic to bolster the country’s government and to prevent a coup.

1969 – Navy astronauts Cmdr. Charles Conrad Jr. and Cmdr. Alan L. Bean are third and fourth men to walk on the moon. They were part of Apollo 12 mission. Cmdr. Richard F. Gordon, Jr., the Command Module Pilot, remained in lunar orbit. During the mission lasting 19 days, 4 hours, and 36 minutes, the astronauts recovered 243 lbs of lunar material. Recovery by HS-4 helicopters from USS Hornet (CVS-12).

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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.

DEPLOYMENT READINESS/ FAMILY SERVICES Personal Financial Management (PFM)

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

FFR/MWR Phone numbers Fitness Centers Washington Navy Yard, Bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2282/2829

Information, Tickets & Travel (ITT) Ticket Office, WNY Bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2484 Travel Office, WNY Bldg. 184 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-8299

Food & Beverage Catering & Conference Center, WNY Bldg. 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3041/4312 Mordecai Booth’s Public House, WNY Bldg. 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 678-0514

Military and Family Support Center MFSC, JBAB Bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-6151 MFSC, JBAB Bldg. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-0450

Other Important Numbers FFR Administrative Office, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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.

Boys and Girls Club volunteers

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?

(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

Your resume should portray your skills, talents, career highlights and make you stand out from the crowd. Focusing on your accomplishments vs. simple job experience and using key words can open the door for an interview.

Download the Free “ABSalute” App

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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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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Knowledge revolution: NAVAIR launches new websites to capture and share naval aviation acquisition expertise

By Paula A. Paige Program Management (AIR 1.0) Public Affairs Offering a virtual knowledge library, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) will launch two websites Nov. 19 to make it easier to collect, categorize and share vital acquisition information.

The two Knowledge Management System (KMS) sites will be accessible to all NAVAIR government and contract support professionals with a common access card and a SharePoint account, and both focus on meeting the needs of the NAVAIR workforce, with one providing Logistics and Industrial Operations (AIR 6.0) content, at https:// myteam.navair.navy.mil/air/60KMS/default.aspx; and the other acquisition knowledge, at https://myteam.navair.navy.mil/ corpapps/ams/home/default.aspx#.

In addition, the sites will also be available to government and contract support personnel from Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), Naval Air Warfare Center Training Support Division (NAWCTSD) and the Fleet Readiness Centers Enterprise.

“Pockets of excellence exist throughout the command and need to be more readily shared, documented and replicated,” said Vice Adm. David Dunaway, who leads NAVAIR. “The Knowledge Management System will allow us to capture and communicate ‘best practices’ and ‘lessons learned’ across professional communities as we seek to eliminate common barriers and constraints to program and project execution.”

Officials have organized three events at NAS Patuxent River to showcase the portal’s capabilities. All scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the “roadshows” will be held Nov. 20 on the first floor atrium of the Rear Adm. William A. Moffett Building; Dec. 3 on the first floor of Building 2185; and Dec. 10 on the first floor of Building 2187.

Users of the KMS sites will have access

to eight categories of information: Process Tools; Policy and Guidance; Subject Matter Experts; Lessons Learned; Document Repository; Community; Training; and FAQs/Help.

Todd Balazs, who oversees AIR 6.0, said the Knowledge Management System is a key strategic centerpiece.

“It will ultimately provide the tools, techniques, methods and processes to identify, capture and promulgate standard work packages, and best practices across the national organization,” Balazs said. “It will reduce cycle time, accelerate developing the workforce, reduce instances of ‘reinventing the wheel’ and improve accessibility to our subject matter experts across the organization.”

NAVAIR’s KMS leverages a learning organization concept to capture and share knowledge and resources among teams.

“It’s simply taking what’s in someone’s head or what they’ve gathered and stored in a variety of formats, and sharing that with the entire organization,” said Tom Drobeck, the Knowledge Management and Best Practices division head, who has been promoting the learning organization culture to NAVAIR’s senior leaders.

“Imagine you’re a program manager, who has transferred from the engineering community to the logistics community, the Knowledge Management System will offer a list of subject matters experts who can help guide your growth, a documents depository, policy and guidance — direct access to a world of information. You’ll have the collective wisdom of a team with the click of a mouse.”

For a demonstration of the Knowledge Management System, contact Thomas Drobeck at Thomas.Drobeck@navy.mil or Angela Tennyson at Angela.Tennyson@navy. mil. For a demonstration of the AIR 6.0’s KMS capability, contact Mike Overs at Michael.Overs@navy.mil or Tonia Marable at Tonia.Marable.ctr@navy.mil.

Toys for Tots The Marine Corps’ annual Toys for Tots drive has begun. From now through Wednesday, December 10, the Naval Services FamilyLine will be one of the designated Toy Drop sites for Toys for Tots. On the Navy Yard, the Naval Services FamilyLine has two toy drop-off boxes.

Please bring a new unwrapped toy to our office located at 1043 Harwood Street SE, Bldg 154 Suite 100, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. 20374. We are open Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 1 PM. If you are unable to come by our office we also have an additional drop off location at the Gooding Center. The Box will be located adjacent to the Temptations Gift Store during store hours. Temptations has a well stocked toy area and will be open Monday to Friday 10am until 2pm.

For further information please call Naval Services FamilyLine at 202-433-2333 during office hours.

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Remembering Pax River’s long-forgotten veterans Unlike Memorial Day, which honors American service members who died in service to their country, Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans, both living and dead, who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.

In St. Mary’s County, veterans are everywhere—in our community and our workplace; but some veterans close by, while passed by thousands of people each day, remain unnoticed and long forgotten.

Although the present St. Nicholas Chapel was built in 1916, the site’s original church was erected in 1796 and, for generations, the parish served many Catholic families who lived on the land now occupied by NAS Patuxent River.

When the Navy acquired that land to build the installation in 1942, the headstones in the cemetery surrounding the chapel were laid over and covered with sod.

They remained that way until 2006 when Scott Lawrence, local resident and contractor with the Special Requirements Communications Division at Webster Outlying Field, acquired permission and began restoring the cemetery — a task that took seven years.

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who served as far back as the Revolutionary War. The Veterans of Yesteryear “The procedure for restoring the graveyard was done in phases, with the first being the recovery and re-erection of all the known veterans,” Lawrence explained.

“Initially, 12 veterans were identified, but subsequent research found more. There are at least 23 veterans from some of the earliest wars in American history.”

Research shows Robert Jarboe, who served in the Revolutionary War, was born in 1752 and died in 1803. Buried in grave No. 64, he was an ensign in Lower Battalion of the St. Mary’s Militia. While never proven, local lore has it that he accompanied George Washington across the Delaware River.

Capt. Michael Brown Carroll — grave No. 401 — is associated with the War of 1812. Born in 1768, he served on three of the six frigates authorized by Congress in 1794: the Philadelphia, the Constellation and the President. He was commissioned as a lieutenant on April 10, 1802, and that commission, signed by President Thomas Jefferson, is in the possession of the St. Mary’s Historical Society in Leonardtown.

Born in 1842, Charles H. Chapman was a slave owned by D. Freeman in the Factory District of St. Mary’s County, located in the Indian Bridge Road area of what is now Great Mills. He gained his freedom during the Civil War by

U.S. Navy photo by Donna Cipolloni

On display at the St. Mary’s County Historical Society in Leonardtown is a silver-handled sword once presented to Michael Brown Carroll, a naval veteran who participated in some of the nation’s earliest wars, including the Barbary Coast Wars and the War of 1812. Brown is buried in the cemetery that surrounds St. Nicholas Chapel at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. enlisting in Company H of the 7th Regiment, United States Colored Troops (USCT) in July 1863. He saw duty in Virginia, South Carolina and Florida. He was discharged in August 1865, died after 1910, and is buried in grave No. 98.

“There are grave markers that note both Confederate and Union soldiers [at St. Nicholas],” Lawrence said. “Black burials are segregated on the hill and all of the Union soldiers known to be buried there are black. There are no white Union soldiers.”

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David Hammett — Lawrence’s third great grandfather — served the Confederacy as a private with Company D, 2nd Maryland Infantry, Confederate States of America (CSA). Wounded at the Battle of Pegram’s Farm, he was captured and held at Point Lookout Prison in Southern Maryland until the end of the war. Buried in grave No. 204, he was born in 1841 and died in 1897.

One of the more current graves, No. 120, is that of John Albert Edgeston who was killed by the flu serving with the Army in Eu-

rope during World War I. He was born 1890 and died in 1919 before reaching his 29th birthday.

Burials at the cemetery stopped with the Navy’s arrival, and families could no longer look to St. Nicholas to lay their loved ones to rest.

The next time you drive past the cemetery on Cedar Point Road, take a moment to glance at the historic headstones and remember those who walked this land in the past — thus honoring the brave men who once served their country a very long time ago.

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Gun’s conservation ensures Navy will always ‘remember the Maine’

By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tim Comerford Naval History and Heritage Command Communication and Outreach Division

Conservators from Clemson University working with the Naval History and Heritage Command conducted an assessment of a century-old, 6-inch, .30-caliber gun at the Washington Navy Yard’s Willard Park Nov. 4 in preparation for a conservation of the artifact that was once part of a storied warship.

The gun’s story began in 1888 when the ship was commissioned, but the ship rose to prominence on the evening of Feb. 15, 1898 at 9:40 p.m. when an explosion rocked the U.S. Navy battleship Maine, docked in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 252 men immediately and 14 more, soon after.

After a month, a navy board of inquiry came to the conclusion that the explosion was caused by a mine. Though the board fixed no blame, newspapers across the U.S. fed into public opinion that the Spanish government was to blame, causing an outcry of rage from the American people.

“Remember the Maine!” would act as the catalyst that led to the Spanish-American War. Although opinions continue to differ on whether the ship was struck by a mine or suffered an internal explosion, there was doubt as early as 1910 when Congress voted funds to raise the wreck. Maine’s hulk was finally floated Feb. 2, 1912 and towed out to sea where it was sunk in deep water in the Gulf of Mexico with appropriate ceremony and military honors March 16. Before being laid to rest, one of the ship’s 6-inch, 30 caliber guns was removed and put on display at the Washington Navy Yard.

Fast forward 102 years to 2014 and the conservation effort which is part of an initiative with three functions, the first two have the University of Montana helping the command with its artifact baseline reset in Richmond and an artifact baseline reset at the National Museum of the United States Navy, the third part was for the gun’s conservation.

“The University of Montana subcontracted out two conservators from Clemson University to work with the Maine gun,” explained Jeff Bowdoin, NHHC Curator Branch Collection Manager. “It’s an exceptionally historic artifact, and given its significance and the amount of money we figured it was going to cost, we thought we would have it conserved.”

The lab at Clemson University has had a good amount of experience working on guns and has done work for the Navy before as well.

“We have done extensive work for the National Parks Service conserving several of their guns at Fort Moultrie, Fort Sumter and Sullivan Island,” said Stephanie Crette, director of Clemson University’s Warren Lasch Conservation Center. “Our main project is an artifact owned by the Navy, H.L. Hunley.”

As the conservators from Clemson University studied the gun, they took photos of its state and took paint chips from its surface.

“We will make a cross section and run them through a scanning electron microscope to try and identify the different coating layers,” said Crette. “We will try and identify the earliest paint layer so we can replicate the color.”

The gun, which has been exposed to the elements in the park for years, has some obvious issues that the conservators found.

“There is most likely iron and other metals that are heavily corroded and it has lead, so we will have to remediate it to remove the lead,” Crette said. “There are parts of it that are less corroded or painted better, which looks to me like it’s a different metal. Maybe a copper alloy, but we will have to see when the paint comes off. But it looks like we may not have to desalinate it, which will make it easier. We will have to remove all the paint layers and re-coat it, but we will not have to soak it in an alkaline solution to remove the salt.”

Eventually the gun will be transported from the Navy Yard to their laboratory for treatment, but it may have to wait for the right time.

“But we are entering winter and we don’t want to transport it when the weather might not be good,” Crette explained. “So probably, it will be early spring before we receive it.”

Once at the lab, they don’t believe it will take long to get the gun to a state where it can be shown again.

“Since we don’t have to do the desalination soaking treatment which can take up to a several years, I would esti-

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tim Comerford

Lisa Nasanen, left, a conservator from Clemson University’s Warren Lasch Conservation Center takes photos as Stephanie Crette, director of the center, looks at the condition of a 6-inch, .30-caliber gun from the battleship USS Maine on display in Willard Park at the Washington Navy Yard. Naval History and Heritage Command owns the gun and arranged for the conservation of the gun because of deterioration due to exposure to the elements. mate a couple of months,” said Lisa Nasanen, a Conservator from the lab. “We only have one chance to do it right, so we are going to take our time. The coating removal has to be done perfectly and then to get the re-coating option right and the color right, to get it to look the part.”

They stressed that the timetable is only an estimate.

“It should be ready for display next summer,” Crette said. “But as usual with a cultural heritage project like this, until you have removed all the paint and can see the original surface of the object, you can’t have a hard deadline.”

“A lot of the diagnostics, right now, are covered by the paint,” Nasanen added. “So as soon as we take that off, we will know exactly the kind of piece we are dealing with.”

Once it is restored, NHHC is looking at a couple of options for the gun.

“It can go one of two places, into the national museum of the U.S. Navy or, if they can’t accommodate it, we can put it in storage at our collection management facility in Richmond,” Bowdoin said. “So it will be conserved and pro-

tected in an indoor environment. We would even entertain a loan, so long as it was held inside.”

For more information about the battleship Maine and NHHC visit the command’s website at www.history.navy.mil.

For more news from Naval History and Heritage Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/navhist/.

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Sailor earns DAISY award for ‘extraordinary’ nursing care

By Sharon Renee Taylor WRNMMC Public Affairs staff writer

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) recently honored Navy Hospital Apprentice Esperanza Medina as the August DAISY Award Winner for extraordinary nursing care.

“This person stood out from all the rest.

Every time this team member entered the room, it was with a smile, and that was very comforting. I knew that when this team member was on my team of nurses, I would be checked on and not just when it was time for vital signs or when I called for help,” explained the patient nomination that secured the honor for the young Sailor.

The patient called Medina an exceptional individual who should be recognized for her selfless efforts. “This person watched over me in my time of need and I will forever be grateful for the care provided,” the nomination concluded.

Medina began working at Walter Reed Bethesda in May, and said she was surprised when Navy Capt. Carolyn McGee, deputy director of nursing, announced her as a nominee for the award along with three other of her 5-East nursing colleagues: Lt. j.g. Rachael Birmingham, 2nd Lt. Christina Suever and Dieudonnee Kamora.

Medina said her fellow DAISY award nominees were “super-friendly” and all of them helped her when she arrived on 5-East. “I started working with Kamora when I first got here and she helped me a lot,” the Sailor said.

“I started here five months ago and I definitely was not expecting this [award],” Medina said. “I got really nervous.”

Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Krucke

Navy Hospital Apprentice Esperanza Medina takes the vitals of retired Air Force Master Sgt. Jimmie Plummer. She was recently recognized for providing “extraordinary” nursing care, earning the DAISY Award, presented by her colleagues at Walter Reed Bethesda during a ceremony on her ward.

The Sept. 30 DAISY Award ceremony was the first hosted by Navy Capt. Shirley M. Bowens, ambulatory clinics department chief of nursing, who presented the award to Medina.

“This is the first DAISY Award that I’ve had the honor to present,” Bowens explained. “When you recognize peers you want to make sure you get it absolutely

right. I wanted to make sure that this program would be a significant one for their professional growth and development.”

With a nursing career that spans nearly 40 years, Bowens said nursing is a job that she would do whether someone thanked her or not; when they do, it’s special.

“When you receive recognition from a patient that you care for, there’s really no

greater honor; there’s no greater show of appreciation because that’s what we’re here for. That’s why we chose nursing,” Bowens said. “When patients share with you that they appreciate the care you’ve given or the education you’ve provided, or the coordination that you’ve provided in their services, that’s exactly what we intended to happen when we went into the profession. And I think, for me, the elements of nursing excellence are care, compassion and competency so, if we have those things right, then we know that we are providing excellent nursing care. “ McGee explained nominations for the DAISY Award can be submitted by patients, their families, or other staff members. Every month there are a large number of nominations, and the selection committee has a very difficult time narrowing it down to one person, she said. For the month of September, 24 nominees were named.

Bowens described the history and significance of the award.

“The DAISY Foundation was formed 15 years ago by the family of James Patrick Barnes. His wife Tina coined the term DAISY, to symbolize ‘Diseases Attacking the Immune System.’ Patrick was very caring and friendly with a great sense of humor.

He had survived Hodgkin’s disease twice.

When he was admitted to the hospital he was diagnosed with ITP, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura. Pat and his wife had just had their first child six weeks earlier.

Patrick’s family stayed at his bedside and had the opportunity to see the interactions between Patrick and his nurses. His family expected them to provide great clinical care

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Navy energy projects recognized by president

By Don Rochon Naval Facilities Engineering Command Public Affairs The White House recognized two Navy energy projects as winners of the 2014 GreenGov Presidential Awards, Oct. 31.

The awards celebrate extraordinary achievement in the pursuit of President Barack Obama’s Executive Order on federal leadership in environmental, energy and economic performance. They honor federal civilian and military personnel, agency teams, agency projects and facilities, and agency programs that exemplify leading by example toward a clean energy economy.

“We are honored to be recognized for our energy accomplishments,” said Rear Adm. Kate Gregory, commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC). “These projects reflect our ongoing commitment in meeting the president’s and secretary of the Navy’s energy goals.”

The energy team at Naval District Washington received recognition in the Building the Future Award category, and Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa won in the Lean, Clean, and Green Award category.

With assistance from NAVFAC’s energy experts, Naval District Washington developed a comprehensive energy and water management program that reduced energy intensity by 25 percent relative to the 2003 baseline, reduced water intensity by 13 percent relative to the 2007 baseline, and completed 99 percent of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meter installation.

In addition, by employing state-of-theart technologies such as geothermal energy and micro-wind turbines, LED lighting and

Photo courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Rear Adm. Mark Rich, commandant, Naval District Washington (NDW), center left, and Lt. Cmdr. Keith Benson, NDW and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Washington energy director, center right, accept the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) 2014 GreenGov Presidential Award in the Building the Future Category during a ceremony, Oct. 31. The award recognized the NDW and NAVFAC Washington Energy Program’s dedicated efforts to reduce energy, water and fuel consumption while building a diverse and comprehensive energy program focused on all five NDW Energy Pillars: energy culture, energy information, energy efficiency, renewable energy and alternative fuels, and energy security. “We are honored and humbled to be selected for this competitive energy award, and especially thank those who take action and lead from the front in the energy arena,” said Benson. cellulose insulation, the Washington Navy Yard Visitor Center was recently certified as a net-zero building. Naval District Washington is also providing proof of concept for cyber-secure smart grid capabilities that have been deployed in concert with advanced metering. This allows operators to collect real-time consumption data down to the individual building level and use that information to improve building performance in real time.

Camp Lemonnier is located in an extremely challenging climatic environment and power is provided solely by diesel gener-

ators on base. The installation’s public works department recognized that opportunities for efficiency and improvements would support the camp’s mission. The camp’s energy team focused on improving machine efficiency and upgrades, and operation of generators, power plants, air conditioning units, chilled water stations and water fountains.

As a result, in fiscal year 2013, energy intensity was reduced by 13.5 percent relative to the 2003 baseline, and more than 15 percent from 2012. Camp Lemonnier successfully reduced actual energy consumption by nine percent from 2012, resulting in a $2 million

cost avoidance.

Through its sustainable water initiative, Camp Lemonnier also achieved a 7 percent reduction in water intensity relative to 2012, and it has eliminated the need for bottled water stations and an associated 10 million plastic water bottles annually. Camp Lemonnier is on track to continue these improvements and will be deploying other sustainable practices in the future.

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

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“As we recognize the 50th anniversary of this war, we give our gratitude, which was so long postponed, for their service and sacrifice,” he added.

Beyond the connections between different generations of Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and Merchant Marines, Gautier also recognized the service and sacrifice of families and loved ones at home who endure hardship and absence, as well as the pain of those lost to war.

Gautier joined Rich in laying a remembrance wreath at the statue of the lone Sailor at the memorial, honoring veterans from

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tion of the United States in the American Revolution, and have served in every war since, even though they were not granted citizenship until 1924.

During Native American Heritage Month, Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) is highlighting some of the many Native Americans to serve in the armed forces. In 1917, Joseph James “Jocko” Clark, of Cherokee lineage, became the first Native American graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the first to achieve the rank of admiral. Clark served in World War II and

all wars who answered the call the serve whether on land or on the sea.

Gautier said he is both humbled and honored to share a connection and serve with the current group of the nation’s newest veterans from the post-9/11 era.

“They are the best of us, reflecting the greatness of a nation where young men and women volunteer with a noble spirit and a passion to serve, to go to nations they may not have heard of, to protect people they don’t know, at great personal risk,” he said.

“As they return from the wars, let us give them every measure of love and support as they adjust back to life in the United States, just as they have supported us.”

For more news and information, as well as more photos from the wreath-laying ceremony, visit www.facebook.com/NavDistWash.

the Korean War, and according to NHHC, earned a reputation as a pioneer in carrierattack and aviation strategy.

Cmdr. Ernest Evans, of Cherokee and Creek descent, led the crew of the USS Johnston during the Battle off Samar, Philippines in 1944. Evans’ efforts helped repel the Japanese attack, although he and half the crew did not survive the battle. For his actions in helping defeat the enemy forces and leading his crew, Evans was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

For more information and biographies of Native Americans in the Navy and U.S. military, including stories about the famous Navajo code talkers of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, visit www.history.navy.mil.

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Continued from 8 but, ‘what we did not expect was the way his nurses delivered that care,’ they explained,” the Navy captain said.

When Patrick died at age 33, the family felt compelled to symbolize their profound gratitude for the exceptional care the nursing staff gave them with the DAISY Award, she said.

Today, there are nearly 2,000 health-care facilities nationally that honor nurses with the DAISY Award, Bowens explained.

“How incredible is it to know that 40,000 nurses have been honored and over 400,000 nurses have been nominated. I just think that’s incredible. To imagine that so many families and patients and co-workers took the time to nominate and to point out and identify nurses that went above and beyond,” Bowens added.

She presented a certificate, pin and the DAISY Award, a unique, hand carved sculpture called the ‘Healer’s Touch,’ to Medina.

“With deep appreciation for all you do, who you are and the incredible meaningful difference you make in the lives of so many people,” Bowens told Medina as her colleagues cheered.

Carved from Serpentine stone, a mineral from Zimbabwe, the award is carved specifically for the DAISY Award. To recognize

nursing care excellence as a team effort, the DAISY Award Committee brought cinnamon rolls for Medina and her 5-East colleagues.

Julius Adejola is a licensed practical nurse who has worked with Medina for two months.

“Even when she first started she had this enthusiasm of doing things, you don’t have to remind her to get her stuff done, once you do it, even before she comes back to you, she’s already documented it in the system,” Adejola said. “[She] makes the nurse’s job so easy. I always look forward to working with her.”

Medina, who hails from Winnie, Texas, will celebrate the first year of her Navy career in November. She hopes to go on to earn her nursing degree and eventually become an officer. The young Sailor explained why she likes nursing.

“I just like helping people. Even when I was in high school, I always wanted to help people and I looked in the medical field. I love helping people, and I love my job — I love doing this,” said Medina, who added that receiving the DAISY Award helped to affirm her as well as her choice of career.

“I didn’t know I made such a big impact on people,” said the young Sailor who is the second oldest in a family of six children. She is the first in her family to join the military.

“My little sisters look up to me,” Medina said. “My little sister [Cassie] is 3. She gets her back pack and says she’s going to the Navy like her big sister.”

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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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