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Official: Flight 93 victims defended country’s freedom Marty van Duyne News Net News

Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial dedicated

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Meritorious Service Medal given to KG man

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Civilian employees honored for milestones

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Moreland tabbed as new deputy director

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Navy tests new guided weapon John Joyce

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RICHMOND — Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs John C. Harvey Jr. lauded the efforts of citizens on Flight 93 on Patriot Day. The retired Navy Admiral gave the keynote address at the Virginia War Memorial’s Sept. 11 ceremony in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks. He said the passengers and crew on the flight acted in concert to defend our country, not unlike the Minutemen that decided they had to act at Lexington in April of 1775. “It is very important to me to note for all of you that the very first actions taken against al-Qaeda after the initial plane hit the World Trade Center were not taken by operatives of the Central Intelligence Agency,”

said Harvey. “They were not taken by anyone in uniform, no sailor, no soldier, no airman, no marine.” “The first actions that were taken against al-Qaeda were taken by American citizens on Flight 93 in the skies above Pennsylvania,” said Harvey. The Secretary spoke of this random selection of people, our Bill of Rights, our Constitution and, “the tradition of what it means to be a citizen of the United States.” He noted the passengers on Flight 93 became aware the country was under attack and knowing they faced a grim personal fate banded together to act to defend our freedoms. “These citizens on Flight 93 determined a plan knowing how it would end, but knowing as Franklin

DAHLGREN – Navy engineers used technologies supporting the science of integration to guide live gun fire onto distant targets, demonstrating a new integrated surface warfare capability in a maritime environment Sept. 29. Military and civilian leaders observed as unmanned surface and air vehicles – integrated with naval guns and the Aegis combat system

– relayed targeting data to operators engaging fictitious threats on the Potomac River Test Range. “This is a major first step in demonstrating an integrated surface warfare capability utilizing unmanned vehicles in support of the key engagement functions of plan, detect, control, engage and assess,” said Neil Baron, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division distinguished scientist for combat control. “We are working hard at focusing on the integration sciences to deal with mission engineering challenges for surface

warfare.” Specifically, Baron and his team of Navy scientists and engineers used the science of integration to make surface warfare systems interoperable with unmanned air and unmanned surface vehicles, enabling streaming identification and shot correction data to naval gunnery throughout the test. “It’s a spectacular example of how scientists and engineers are enabling new technologies for the warfighter,” Baron said. Surface warfare officers evaluat-

ing the technology joined civilian technologists at the event to prove the Navy can bridge interoperability gaps – known as the interstitial space – between complex system-ofsystems. “The ability to send a small, persistent unmanned system down range in hostile territory for real-time gun or missile engagement spotting and targeting is needed by warships,” said NSWCDD Engagement Systems Department Military Deputy Cmdr.

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King George native receives Meritorious Service Medal Senior Master Sgt. Lee Rawlette has beenawardedTheMeritoriousService Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster). The award says: “Senior Master Sgt. Lee R. Rawlette distinguished himself in the performance of outstanding service to the U. S. as Quality Assurance Superintendent, 3 5 5 t h Maintenance Rawlette Group, 355th Fighter Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. During this period, Sgt. Rawlette’s exceptional aircraft maintenance leadership was validated through the 355th Fighter Wing’s first Headquarters Air Combat Command Unit Effectiveness Inspection. During the inspection, the Air Combat Command Inspector General

team deemed his quality assurance program “worthy of emulation:. Additionally, he highlighted the Wing Inspection Team’s ability by executing and evaluating a large aircraft emergency event which was lauded “best seen to date” by subject matter experts. Furthermore, he effortlessly integrated quality assurance manning requirements as the 355th Maintenance Group and the 924th Maintenance Group transitioned to a Total Force Integration unit. Moreover, by creating a post flight training class, Sgt. Rawlette’s focus on analysis proved vital to the health of the A-10 fleet by driving basic post flight inspection pass rates up 30 percent in 6 months. Finally, Sgt. Rawlette was hand selected as one of only four Airmen throughout Air Combat Command to attend the Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent Course, where he was awarded the prestigious “Top Wing” team award for his efforts. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Sgt. Rawlette reflect credit upon himself and the USAF.” Rawlette currently is stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. He is the son of Dennis and Deborah Rawlette of King George. He and his wife, Kristin, have three sons, James, Ty and Cody. Rawlette is a 1994 graduate of King George High School.

FLIGHT 93 from page 1 Delano Roosevelt said, ““We would rather die on our feet than live on our knees,”” he said. “And so they attacked and they took control back from those who sought to make another attack on our nation,” said Harvey. He noted that the War on Terror would not have a finite end, as was the case with WWII. “We’re all citizens and I suggest to you that we all have a duty, just as those citizens saw their duty. It’s our duty never to forget. It’s our duty to reflect on what this day means,” he said. “And it’s our duty to serve in some capacity in this war that’s going on today.” He reminded the attendees that as citizens, we need to ensure that the words of President Abraham Lincoln still endure, “ . . . that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Adjutant General of Virginia Brig. Gen. Timothy Williams and War Memorial Board Ex-Officio and former prisoner of war, retired Navy Cmdr. Paul Galanti attended the ceremony. Memorial spokesman Jeb Hockman said, “This is the first Patriot Day ceremony we’ve held at the memorial.” “Nearly 3000 died in the unprovoked attacks thirteen years ago on 9/11. Of those, 115 were our fellow Virginians. All of us can never for-

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Chief Select Electronic Technician Philip Makuch tolled the Memorial Bell during the ceremony. get where we were on that horrific day,” said the Memorial’s Executive Director Jon Hatfield. “We feel that there is no place more fitting to stand together in prayer and memory of the men, women and children who perished than the hallowed grounds of the Virginia

9/11 memorials n World Trade Center: Dedicated Sept. 11, 2011. National 9/11 Memorial Museum opened May 2014 www.911Memorial.org n Pentagon: Dedicated Sept. 11, 2008. 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visi-

War Memorial.” The Virginia War Memorial includes the names of the nearly 12,000 Virginian’s who made the ultimate sacrifice during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and the Global War on Terror. tor Education Center is in the planning stage http://PentagonMemorial.org

n Flight 93: Dedicated Sept. 10, 2011. Visitor center, flight path walkway and learning center are under construction www. NPS.Gov/FlNi/

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Dahlgren honors 67 civilian employees John Joyce NSWC Dahlgren Division Corporate Communications DAHLGREN – Navy leaders honored 67 government civilians for their achievements at the annual Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Academic Recognition Ceremony Sept. 12. The ceremony – marking the event’s 18th consecutive year – recognized scientists, engineers and business and human resource leaders who completed professional certifications or academic milestones covering the spectrum of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. “We are indeed proud of their accomplishments,” said NSWCDD Technical Director Dennis McLaughlin to the audience engineering management, and year 2015 Academic Fellowship gathered in the University of Mary human systems integration. Program. The competitive Washington’s Dahlgren campus “Maintaining a highly skilled program accelerates academic and !"#$%&'($)*+%,(-.#/$0%1$.2*03 auditorium. “With their academic workforce is critical to our mission,” professional growth of employees goals met, they will be better McLaughlin said. “We recognize and contributes to the increase in equipped to meet the scientific, the benefits of partnering with degrees awarded at Dahlgren. technological, operational, and our employees to invest in their This year, five of the selected management challenges ahead.” education in a way that will enable employees are progressing in their In addition to core engineering them to meet the ever-increasing master’s degree programs in fields disciplines – mechanical, electrical demands of rapid change. To achieve of study that include aerospace and systems engineering – this year’s this, we have developed a strong engineering, computational and graduates earned degrees in nuclear program to support intellectual applied mathematics, advanced engineering, computer science, development.” safety engineering and management, material science, mathematics, For example, seven NSWCDD as well as mechanical engineering. modeling and simulation, civilians were selected for the fiscal The command’s academic fellowship

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program also is helping two engineers complete doctoral degree programs – one in engineering management and systems engineering, the other in human factors and applied cognition. “NSWC Dahlgren remains committed to supporting education opportunities for the workforce,” said McLaughlin, adding that, “the division’s commitment pales when compared to the commitment and dedication of the individual employee to complete these degrees and certifications.”

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Seminar offers benefit information

Local veteran Marty van Duyne News Net News

Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division systems engineer Elma Coleman, right, reviews veteran benefits with NSWCDD scientist Erica Borgers-Klonkowski at “A Veterans Affair” seminar at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus in September. The event introduced veterans to a variety of resources and benefits available to them. “I received a lot of information that I will pass on to my brethren currently serving and those preparing for separation,” said Borgers-Klonkowski. “The most interesting thing I learned was that I could apply to the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) and that the VFW provided group therapy sessions with other veterans, which I did not consider previously,” she said. “Just by being around other veterans gave me an insight to programs which I would not have thought to pursue on my own.” Organizations such as the NSWCDD Blacks In Government Chapter provided veterans with information and assistance about Navy employment, education, recruiting skills, and benefits, such as life insurance, compensation and home loans.

WASHINGTON — Retired Army Capt. Leslie Smith and her service dog, Isaac, were invited guests at the AVDLM dedication Oct. 5. “Having been a spokesperson for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, along with National Spokesperson Gary Sinise, I was very proud to attend the memorial dedication ceremony,” Smith said. Smith experienced a blood clot while serving as a Public Affairs Officer in Bosnia in 2001 that resulted in debilitating injuries. Smith lost her left leg below the knee, and suffered damage to her right thigh. She was treated at Walter Reed Medical Center where it was originally thought a blood disorder caused the clot. Subsequent bouts of hemorrhaging since that time led doctors to believe she came in contact with a chemical or toxin while in Bosnia. Smith continues to have health issues since her original diagnosis. She has lost total vision in her left eye and a small slit rep-

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Leslie Smith, right, chats with another attendee while her canines for veterans service dog, Isaac, rests by her side.

resents her total field of vision in her right eye. “This memorial represents the four million disabled veterans and wounded, ill, and injured warriors from all generations

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‘proud’ to be at disabled vets event and all conflicts,� Smith said. “It is a tribute to our service, sacrifice, and survival.� From a personal standpoint Smith said, “This Memorial is very special to me because it is alive with a heartbeat and represents the courage and fortitude

all of us have had to continue.� “I felt peace and comfort at the Memorial and I know this will always be a powerful place for healing and closure,� said Smith. In 2009 Smith was partnered with her ‘Canines for Veterans’ Service Dog Isaac.

Isaac is always by her side as she travels throughout the country for Wounded Warriors and as an Ambassador for Gary Sinise in support of his foundation’s programs to assist veterans. Information about the AVDLM can be found at www.avdlm.org

“This memorial represents the four million disabled veterans and wounded, ill, and injured warriors from all generations and all conflicts. It is a tribute to our service, sacrifice, and survival.�

Leslie Smith

National memorial dedicated to veterans Marty van Duyne News Net News WASHINGTON — The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial was dedicated Oct. 5. Disabled veterans from all wars and conflicts gathered at the memorial that came to fruition 17 years after philanthropist Lois Pope conceived of the idea. President Barack Obama reflected on the impact of disabled veterans as they first realized that their life was changed forever. He said, “Here we feel your fears — the shock of that first moment when you realized something was different; the confusion about what would come next; the frustrations and the worries -- as one veteran said — “that maybe I wouldn’t be quite the same.� “ The president went on to speak about the veterans’ resolve and perseverance and refusal to give in to despair in the face of overwhelming odds. Obama told the veterans that Americans would come to the memorial and ponder the immense

sacrifice made on their behalf “so that we might live in freedom and peace.� National AVDLM spokesman and actor Gary Sinise addressed the crowd. Perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Dan in the movie Forrest Gump Sinise has supported veterans from the earliest days of his career. In 1980 he was so emotionally impacted by a play performed by young Vietnam veterans about their war experiences that Sinise’s fate was sealed as a veterans’ advocate. He went on to direct another Vietnam themed play at the Steppenwolf Theater he co-founded in Chicago. Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band performs benefits for veteran organizations and events. Some have dubbed the actor a modern day Bob Hope as he has toured the world for years with the USO entertaining troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sinise set aside his fear of hospitals to personally visit troops that have suffered massive injuries on

An eternal flame TheAmericanVeteransDisabledforLife Memorialfeaturesaceremonialflameset withintheconfinesofstone,glass,and water. Theflame,withhigh-techcontrols, burnswithinthestar-shapedfountainthat is the memorial’s focal point. Thoughthestructureismainlygranite andglass,agroveoftreesbordersthe reflecting pool to signify hope. Fourbronzesculpturesrepresentthe pathtakenbyalldisabledveterans,while the battlefield. Shortly after being named AVDLM National Spokesman he appeared at the National Press Club in 2007 to help kick off the capital campaign. Army Staff Sgt. Christian Bagge, a double leg amputee who also served as an AVDLM spokesperson

glasspanelsdepictsoldiers’storiesthrough words and images. Thegranitebordersfeaturequotations fromleaderssuchasPresidentGeorge WashingtonandGen.DwightD.Eisenhower. Thoughthememorialisboundedby buildingsandroads,theCapitalDomeis clearly visible from the site. Thatparticularviewisperhapsafitting ancillaryadditiontothismonumentas itissymbolicofthegovernmentand Americanidealsoffreedomforwhich thesewoundedveteranssacrificed. accompanied Sinise to the NPC. Sinise’s Lt. Dan Band performed at the Washington Convention Center the following evening. Since kicking off the campaign, Sinise has traveled the country as AVDLM National Spokesman to promote the memorial. Though he has a history of

staunch support to veterans, he has always maintained that it is the troops that deserve the recognition. His humility in his charitable efforts shone through at the dedication ceremony where he thanked the veterans for allowing him to speak at the dedication of their memorial. Sinise concluded his remarks saying, “Thank you to all those brave warriors in attendance today for everything you have done for our country. May God bless all those still serving in harms way, our military families, and may God bless and watch over, our America and help us to continue to honor our heroes, so that we may long endure.� Speakers at the dedication also included Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell.

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Moreland named Naval Warfare deputy director John Joyce NSWC Dahlgren Division Corporate Communications WASHINGTON – A civilian engineer recognized for revolutionizing the Navy with a new mission engineering process to resolve critical integration and interoperability issues began his new role as Naval Warfare deputy director, the Navy announced Sept. 22. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert recently presented James D. Moreland Jr. with the Distinguished Civilian Service Award for extraordinary contributions to Navy warfighting technology and policy developments. A week later, Moreland - who served as the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division chief engineer and the Naval Sea Systems Command Integration and Interoperability (I&I) Surface Warfare chief engineer - arrived at the Pentagon. “It was a great honor to receive my Distinguished Civilian Service Award from Admiral Greenert and at the same time be selected into the SES (senior executive service) ranks,� said Moreland, who is now supporting the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. “It is very rewarding to have the opportunity to bring my knowledge and experience to bear in the development of integrated warfighting capabilities across the naval enterprise.� Navyofficialsbelievetheintegration of all warfighting technologies and capabilities - from acquisition to deployment - dramatically will transform the Naval community’s air, surface, undersea, land, and network systems today and in the future. “Naval Aviation leadership has embraced a forward-thinking innovative concept to realign ‘stove piped’ programs to a ‘system of systems’ perspective,� said Vice Adm. David Dunaway, commander, Naval Air Systems Command. “Often re-

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ferred to as I&I, this perspective requires us to explicitly link our technical expertise and solutions with operational tactics from the very start of acMoreland quisition. Simply put, Jim’s robust and expert leadership has helped Naval Aviation move our I&I initiative forward by delivering measureable results.� The I&I initiative - an assessment of naval technologies, systems and capabilities - requires a systems-ofsystems approach to analyze the impact of making naval investments across diverse warfighting domains of surface, undersea, air, land, and networks as well as maritime coalition force integration. Moreland worked with leaders throughout the Navy system commands and the larger naval enterprise on a regular basis, including Dunaway, to combine structured system-of-systems engineering with operational planning - tightening the link between tactical operations and technical development. “To have the support and backing of senior Navy leadership in this endeavor is tremendous,� Moreland said. “My personal achievements could not have been reached without the dedication and expertise of the larger naval enterprise team in the areas of acquisition, engineering, fleet operations, and operational test.� The Naval Integrated Fire Control Counter Air project is an example of executing the I&I system-of-systems engineering effort which extended the battlespace to the maximum range of Navy weapons. The project’s capability focuses on targets beyond the detection range of the shooter, including ‘engage on remote’ and ‘over the horizon’ targets. Detailed examinations using effects/ kill chains and operational test data were used to determine operational

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An MK45 5-inch lightweight gun fires on a fictitious threat on the Potomac River Test Range during a surface warfare integration test Sept. 29. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division engineers relied on unmanned surface and air vehicles to guide live gun fire onto distant targets, demonstrating a new integrated surface warfare capability in a maritime environment.

Marc Williams. “The technology has the potential to be important for surface ships, especially relating to Aegis weapon system, Naval Surface Fire Support, and surface warfare.” Williams – the surface warfare tactical action officer for the experiment – ordered a gun engagement on a fictitious threat based on identification and targeting data he saw streaming from an unmanned surface vehicle. At that point, the commander used a deployed Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle’s streaming video data to spot, precisely target, engage and continually support reengagement through gun targeting corrections to the MK160 gun weapon system operator. “Scan Eagle has been deployed on guided missile destroyers for years to provide persistent electro-optical and infrared surveillance,” said Williams, adding that, “it has been used for Naval Surface Fire Support spotting to walk gun rounds onto an enemy target, but not in an automated fashion like in this experiment.” The NSWCDD-patented system is an automated, computerized method for determining gunfire miss distances using video data. With a non-line of sight weapon system, VASS allows the gunner to adapt gun pointing angle and converge gunfire onto a target without having to risk the lives of forward observers. “This was as much a demonstration about integration as it was about the three research initiatives being exercised,” Baron said. The NSWCDD-funded initiatives featured a virtual ship called the USS Dahlgren, VASS adaptive fire control, and new mission engineering efforts to link surface combatant warfare systems with unmanned vehicles. Throughout the test, the cybernetic USS Dahlgren responded to reports of hostile threats by searching intelligence and data across multiple air and ship control operational systems, maximizing response accuracy and timeliness. Bridging the interstitial space between Navy surface combatants, integrated systems, and adaptive fire control is vital to accomplish key fiscal year 2015 Navy objectives – proliferating unmanned systems, integrating unmanned systems into the Navy culture, and developing, fielding, and deploying unmanned systems in the air, on and under the sea, and on the ground. “The science of integration hides in the interstitial space,” Baron said. “We are working hard at focusing on the integration sciences to deal with mission engineering challenges for surface warfare. These demonstrations are casting a strong light into the interstitial space to address naval interoperability and integration challenges and continue to advance warfighting capabilities into our surface fleet.”

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Emory’s championship racing dreams come true Leonard Banks Tyler Emory’s dream of winning a major race car championship has been fulfilled. Recently, in a field of 20 competitors, the 21-year old King George resident recently won the Limited Late Model Championship. After falling behind in 12th place, at Potomac Speedway, in southern Maryland, Emory rallied with his 2012 Lazer (tube built purpose) to overcome his fellow competitors to win the race. For the last year and a half, Emory has dedicated his professional life as a machinist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren. Emory’s love of racing was inspired by his father Larry, who competed in car racing before starting his business, Total Machines. During Emory’s motorcross early years, his father’s chassis builder, made a bold challenge to

“Eventually I would like to drive for somebody some day.� Tyler Emory of King George him. “When I competed in motorcross, he said that whenever I get tired of getting hurt on my bike that he had a car waiting for me.� Several years later, Emory’s father asked if he started that car yet. The chassis mechanic laughed and asked why, and his father replied that Emory was done with motorcross, and to get the car ready. After four years of racing cars, and winning three points-race competitions, including one championship, the 21-year old King George High School alumni is ready to move up to the next level. “I really would like to move up to

the Super Race level, but there is a lot of money involved in that class,� Emory said. “Eventually I would like to drive for somebody some day.� During his high school years, Emory learned the value of preparation and proper car -care from owning a late model car. “Some drivers who don’t do maintenance on their cars are the ones that have problems,� Emory

said. “If you want to be competitive, you have to take care of your stuff. I am out almost every night working on my car.� Nowadays, life hasn’t changed much for NSWC machinist. He rives a 1997 Taurus that he affectionately calls a beater with over 300,000 on it to work every day. His racing crew consists of his father Larry, and friends James Baker, and Kevin Bisson. Emory

and his father primary focus is the building of engines, while Baker and Bisson assist in mechanical support. In addition, he has the full support of his mother, LeMoyne, girl friend and sister Natalie Moore. Emory’s race sponsors include: Elabs, Total Machine, B&L Hauling, Custom Tech, Garner Construction, Boteler Automotive, and BRC.

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