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DAHLGREN, Va. - We don't build ships, we turn them into warships.

As a new cybersafe ship looms on the horizon, this maxim describing the Navy Warfare Center mission may need rebranding.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is leading the creation of a ship like no other - a virtual cyber testbed called USS Secure - in conjunction with three Navy system commands, cyber defense leaders, and experts from coast to coast.

Moreover, the test bed is designed to make the Naval Sea System Command Warfare Centers' vision - turning ships into cybersafe warships - a reality.

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89), left, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) transit in formation. A new virtual cyber ship called USS Secure - not pictured - is also emerging on the horizon. The USS Secure testbed is designed to turn Navy ships such as the Mustin, Washington, and Antietam into cybersafe warships. Cybersecurity experts from the Navy and Joint Staff will examine USS Secure’s ability to transition its cyberdefense technologies to the Fleet by replicating a naval combatant in a system of systems environment during a March 2016 test event.

Navy celebrates black history CSCS struts its stuff at SNA synposium

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Navy News Service WASHINGTON -- Throughout the month of February, the U.S. Navy joins our nation in celebrating the history and culture of African-American sailors during Black History Month.

Established in 1926, President Gerald R. Ford expanded the celebration in 1976 to include the entire month of February. This year, Navy commands are encouraged to celebrate and reflect on the theme "Hallowed Grounds: Sites of AfricanAmerican Memories."

"Our past is our history and our future is our destiny," said Victoria Bowens, Department of the Navy director for diversity and inclusion. "We must look at what worked, what did not work and how we can improve our efforts in promoting inclusion to optimize our results to achieve mission success."

From port cities where Africans disembarked

from slave ships to the battlefields where their descendants fought for freedom, from the colleges and universities where they pursued education to places where they created communities during centuries of migration, the imprint of Americans of African descent is deeply embedded in the narrative of the American past.

The USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) was named for Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate Carl M. Brashear (1931-2006). Brashear’s career spanned more than four decades and exemplifies outstanding service and dedication. Brashear enlisted in the Navy in February 1948 and qualified as a first class diver in 1964. In 1965, while recovering atomic bombs off the coast of Spain, Brashear sustained injuries which eventually required the amputation of his See History, page 7

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‘Active shooter’ exercise a success

By Barbara Wagner Naval Support Activity South Potomac DAHLGREN, Va. -- The words of Naval Support Activity South Potomac Chief of Police Bob Brooks were still fresh in the minds of exercise participants at Wednesday's Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield security exercise at Naval Support Facility Indian Head Feb. 3.

"We have a number of different commands [that] are very active in supporting the warfighters," Brooks said. "It's a well-known fact that they operate within our fence line and any faction that considers the United States a potential enemy will be looking at us as a target."

That is how Brooks summed up why annual training with an exercise like Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2016 is so vital to the security of the command.

Solid Curtain is designed to test the emergency management skills and abilities of the NSASP first responders and ensure they are prepared for any situation. A Navy-wide annual event, the Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield exercise is designed to not only "test the mettle" of the emergency responders, but also to refine the installations' crisis management practices and enhance the security measures in place. The exercise is important to ensure that NSASP and all service members and civilians are prepared and protected and that Navy property is secure in a crisis event.

Even as the exercise was underway, a prebrief held the week before ensured that those who would be taking an active role in the exercise were prepared for the event.

"It adds realism to the fact that 'hey, I have to lock a door or go through a window' and now I am in a situation where I actually have to do that it helps to identify any shortcomings or issues," Brooks said.

With Brooks' training guidance of, "Run, hide, fight," it becomes important for the participants to work out concerns they might encounter with contingencies they might have planned ahead of an event.

"We see shortcomings in plans, for instance if an office has planned to shelter in a particular room and during the exercise they discover that perhaps the door doesn't lock or realize the room is too small or even if they can't get to the room because the shooter is in between," Brooks said. "There are a lot of things that come out during these training evolutions that really highlight the ability of those inside the structures to learn what they should do in the event of an active shooter."

Photo by Barbara Wagner

The “active shooter” excercise at Naval Support activity South Potomac helped identify areas of security that need attention.

Brooks held rapt attention from participants at the brief as he traced the historical evolution of "active shooter" events in the United States.

As those types of events increased, law enforcement tactics evolved to meet the threat and Brooks explained how the role of police officers is often the difference between life and death.

"It's all well and good to have a plan," Brooks explained. "But if you don't take it out and exercise it, it's not worth the paper it's written on.

Doing this kinetic work of actively and physically going through to identify the weaknesses and initiating that muscle memory of what we are actually going to do is critical."

The active exercise began at Naval Support Facility Indian Head with an active shooter drill that took place in Building 1558. The premise of the scenario could have been taken straight from the headlines: a disgruntled employee decides to lash out violently. Portrayed by Gunner's Mate 1st Class Josef Muench for the training, the employee gained entrance into the secure building and systematically swept through the building in search of fellow coworkers with whom he had issues

as well as taking aim at "collateral targets", individuals who happened to cross his path while he was on his way to his intended target.

Even though employees from BUilding 1558 participated in the prebrief and were prepared for the day's events, the view from the inside taken from a "victim's" perspective was tense and apprehensive. From the starting "shot" that began the exercise, the employees proceeded per their training, preparing to meet at a rally point at a nearby building. Left behind, however, several employees who were unable to retreat took their training to heart and sought safety in offices, barricading themselves inside to wait out the "active shooter."

The acrid sulfur smell lingered in the hall from the starter pistol that alerted the workers that the exercise was actively underway. Life-sized dummies represented the victims who were unable to move out of the way of the gunman before he could reach them. As Muench moved through the building in search of his prey, he tested doors throughout the halls, finding some securely locked and others open but empty.

Outside of the facility, the NSASP Police Special Response Force was already on the move, calculating the safest entry into the building. NSASP sent in relatively new staff to ensure that everyone on the NSASP SRF had the opportunity to experience this sort of event first hand.

The team members worked in unison, methodically sweeping through the building, checking the same doors that just moments before the gunman had rattled, in search of the perpetrator.

Following a brief "exchange of fire," the officers apprehended and cuffed the gunman. His victims were rapidly assessed and the information relayed back to dispatch and the Emergency Response Team who were standing by for the all clear.

Once the reported single gunman was neutralized, NSASP SRF began clearing the building, searching for potential other shooters and clearing the rooms of remaining staff trapped inside during the ordeal.

On this second sweep, responding to the alert from the officers, doors began to crack and the remaining employees nervously peered out to ensure that it was safe to exit their

secured location. Workers streamed out with arms up, filed out, and made their way to the safe location in an adjacent building. As employees made their way to safety, they assessed their numbers and began to question the location of others who were co-workers.

"It was terrifying," Jonelle Walters said. "I knew it was a drill but it was still terrifying. It was pretty effective I think, better than I had expected."

Walters shared that prior to the event, she and her co-workers questioned the extensive preparations and briefings they had received, all agreeing it seemed very calculated.

"I don't think we could have handled it if it had not been as calculated," Walters said.

"It would have seemed too real, now I understand." Walters went on to share how a phone call just minutes before the event brought home the seriousness of the event.

"Just literally two minutes before the exercise started I got a call from my husband," Walters said. "I told him I couldn't talk and that I had to go and as I hung up I thought, what if that was the last conversation we had?"

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CSCS strusts its stuff at annual SNA symposium

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Representatives from the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) educated the surface warfare community on who they train and how they support the Fleet at the Surface Navy Association (SNA) Symposium Jan. 12 – 14. Below is their display.

CRYSTAL CITY, Va. – Representatives from the Center for Surface Combat Systems educated the surface warfare community on who they train and how they support the Fleet at the Surface Navy Association Symposium Jan. 12 - 14.

Capt. Bill McKinley, CSCS commanding officer, oversees 14 learning sites and is responsible for combat systems training across the rates of fire controlman, operations specialist, gunner’s mate, sonar technician surface, mineman, interior communications electrician and electronics technician.

“One of my goals for the command is to improve the brand and name recognition of CSCS throughout the operational fleet,” McKinley explained. “Thus, what better way to publicize our training than at this year’s 28th SNA Symposium which focused on ‘The Surface Warfare Strategy - A View Beyond the Horizon.’”

Brian Deters, technical support director, and Lt. Adam Galazka, Human Performance Requirements Review/Surface Warfare Enterprise/ Impaired Training and Education Report coordinator, led the effort in developing a training exhibit that not only illustrated CSCS’ training role in today’s Navy, but how CSCS will play an even larger role in shaping tomorrow’s Navy.

People visiting the exhibit were able to experience various training demonstrations; Seamanship Training Video Series, Synthetic

Combat Operator Trainer, and Virtual Schoolhouse training products.

“We wanted to illustrate to the surface community how we are incorporating new methods of instruction to support Ready Relevant Learning, our Navy's training vision of Sailor 2025 to ensure sailors are provided the right training at the right time,” Deters explained.

“We demonstrated our Virtual Schoolhouse projects, including Aegis Tactical Operations Course, Maintenance & Material Management and Basic Acoustic Analysis Refresher.

CSCS was also able to discuss how they are the leaders in surface combat systems training.

“Each individual who approached our booth learned that we oversee 14 learning

sites and provide nearly 70,000 hours of curriculum for 700 courses a year to more than 40,000 sailors,” Galazka said. “In addition, we stressed how we are building maritime partnerships by providing quality allied forces training to enable them to develop ready teams capable of operations that maintain and expertly employ surface combatants.”

As CSCS wrapped up its third day at the SNA Symposium, plans were already in development for next year.

“I think our team was very effective in educating a large population of military, government, and industry personnel about our training,” McKinley said. “Most importantly, we successfully communicated our message not only to the sailor of today, but also to the sailor of tomorrow. If you did not get a chance to stop by our booth, we will see you next January.”

The SNA was incorporated in 1985 to promote greater coordination and communication among those in the military, business and academic communities who share a common interest in Naval Surface Warfare and to support the activities of Surface Naval Forces.

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Kleinman named 2015 CSCS Civilian of the Year Kimberly M. Lansdale Center for Surface Combat Systems DAHLGREN, Va. – The Center for Surface Combat Systems announced its Headquarters 2015 Civilian of the Year Jan 29.

Capt. Bill McKinley, CSCS commanding officer, congratulated Lloyd Kleinman, CSCS International Programs’ training technologist, for his selection.

“Lloyd, with his strong work ethic and drive, has played a key role in executing not only our mission, but also the mission of the United States Navy.” “He has developed strong partnerships with our allied nations by facilitating an exchange of ideas and technology progressions.”

As a training technologist, Klein-

man’s responsibilities include researching emerging technologies and investigating their potential to increase both effectiveness and efficiency in a training environment and managing technology development efforts and ensuring their incorporation into applicable courses of instruction.

Darrell Tatro, the Director for CSCS International Programs and Kleinman’s immediate supervisor, says Kleinman excels in developing and delivering the most innovative and effective training technology to our international partners.

“Lloyd is diligent in his investigation to collaborate with academia, industry and other government agency partners seeking to meet the demanding training requirements of advanced hybrid combat systems

for both operators and maintainers,” Tatro explained.

“He is also leading the CSCS Virtual World Environment System experiment team in support of Sailor 2025 objectives.”

Kleinman, who has been part of the international programs’ community for 13 years, says he enjoys the miscellany of his job.

“The diversity of work and longterm relationships that I have developed throughout the years are truly the best aspects of my position,” he said.

CSCS’ mission is to develop and deliver surface ship combat systems training to achieve surface warfare superiority. CSCS headquarters’ staff oversees 14 learning sites and provides nearly 70,000 hours of curriculum for 700 courses a year

Kleinman to more than 40,000 sailors. CSCS delivers specialized training for Officer and Enlisted Sailors required to tactically operate, maintain, and employ shipboard and shore-based weapons, sensors, and command and control systems utilized in today’s navy.

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Navy goes green with alternative fuel ships CORONADO, Calif. -- Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack kicked off the Great Green Fleet Jan. 20, with the deployment of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group during a ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island.

The Great Green Fleet is a Department of the Navy initiative highlighting how the Navy and Marine Corps are using energy efficiency and alternative energy to increase combat capability and operational flexibility. At the close of the ceremony, the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Stockdale left the pier to begin its deployment, becoming the first U.S. Navy ship running on an alternative fuel blend as part of its regular operations.

"When it comes to power, my focus has been about one thing and one thing only: better warfighting," said Mabus. "The Great Green Fleet shows how we are transforming our energy use to make us better warfighters, to go farther, stay longer and deliver more firepower. In short, to enable us to provide the global presence that is our mission."

The blend fueling the JCS CSG's surface ships contains alternative fuel made from waste beef fat provided by farmers in the Midwest. It was purchased at a cost-competitive price through a partnership between the Department of the Navy and U.S. Department of Agriculture aimed at making alternative fuel blends a regular part of the military's bulk operational fuel supply.

With the USS John C. Stennis and Stockdale in the background, Mabus and Vilsack explained why this milestone alternative fuel purchase is important to the Navy and Marine Corps, and how it supports America's farmers, ranchers and rural manufacturing jobs.

Mabus said, "Diversifying our energy sources arms us with operational flexibility and strengthens our ability to provide presence, turning the tables on those who would use energy as a weapon against us."

"The Navy's use of renewable energy in the Great Green Fleet represents its ability to diversify its energy sources, and also our nation's ability to take what would be a waste product and create homegrown, clean, advanced biofuels to support a variety of transportation needs," said Vilsack. "Today's deployment proves that America is on its way to a secure, clean energy future, where both defense and commercial transportation can be fueled by our own hardworking farmers and ranchers, reduce landfill waste and bring manufacturing jobs back to rural America."

JCS CSG, the centerpiece of the Great Green Fleet, deployed using energy conservation measures, including stern flaps, LED lights and energy efficient operational procedures, and alternative fuel in the course of its normal operations. Other ships, aircraft, amphibious

and expeditionary forces and shore installations using ECMs and/or alternative fuels in the course of performing planned mission functions will be part of the Great Green Fleet throughout 2016.

Stockdale is the first surface combatant to receive alternative fuel as part of its regular operational supply. Following the ceremony, Mabus and Vilsack flew out to the destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) to witness it replenishing its tanks with alternative fuel from fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200). The remainder of the CSG's surface ships will receive fuel from fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7), which will take on over 3 million gallons of the alternative fuel blend in Washington

state before joining the CSG on deployment.

The advanced fuel blend was produced by California-based AltAir Fuels from a feedstock of beef tallow - waste beef fat - provided by Midwest farmers and ranchers, and traditional petroleum provided by Tesoro.

Pursuant to Navy requirements, the alternative fuel is drop-in, meaning it requires no changes to ship engines, transport or delivery equipment, or operational procedures. The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a contract to AltAir Fuels for 77.6 million gallons of the alternative fuel blend, at a cost to DLA of $2.05 per gallon, making it cost-competitive with traditional fuel.

Through the Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA is able to partner with the Navy

to help diversify its fuel supply and simultaneously support America's own farmers, ranchers and rural economies.

Carrier Air Wing 9, guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), and guided-missile destroyers USS Stockdale, USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) are part of the JCS CSG. Sailing the Great Green Fleet in 2016 was one of the five energy goals Mabus set in 2009 for the Navy and Marine Corps. It was named to honor President Theodore Roosevelt's Great White Fleet, which helped usher in America as a global power on the world stage at the beginning of the 20th Century.

The GGF will usher in the next era of Navy and Marine Corp energy innovation.

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Bundy recounts storied career for base audience

By John Joyce NSWC Dahlgren Division Corporate Communications DAHLGREN, Va. - Dr. William Bundy recalled the day he missed the bus for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C. It was Aug. 28, 1963 and he would have had the chance to hear Dr. Martin Luther King speak.

"I had to go home and get permission from my Mom and when I got back to Bethel AME Church the bus was gone," the 2016 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Black History Celebration keynote speaker told the audience at the base theater, Feb. 11.

Eventually he met the civil rights leader.

"Inspirational" is how Bundy described his 10-minute conversation with King at Penn Station in New York City.

"I just arrived from England. My ship was deployed and I was leaving the ship. I was in uniform and he was standing there all by himself," said Bundy. "I walked over and talked to him. The civil rights struggle that he represented is very important to all of us, but from the Navy perspective I want you to understand that we've been there. We're still there and as a race, our heritage is strong."

Throughout the month of February, the Navy joins our nation in celebrating the history and culture of African-American and Black Sailors during African-American/Black History Month.

Established in 1926, President Gerald Ford expanded the celebration in 1976 to include the entire month of February. This year, Navy commands are encouraged to celebrate and reflect on the theme "Hallowed Grounds: Sites of AfricanAmerican Memories." Bundy - a retired Navy Captain who began his Navy career as a sonar technician reflected on the lives and service of African-Americans, especially those who died in combat, making the land and seas from Pearl Harbor to the skies over Korea hallowed.

He spoke about Doris "Dorie" Miller who enlisted as a Navy mess attendant 3rd class in September 1939.

Miller distinguished himself by courageous conduct and devotion to duty during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, while serving aboard USS West Virginia (BB-48).

He was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions on this occasion. Miller then served aboard USS Indianapolis (CA-35) from December 1941 to May 1943. He was next assigned to the escort carrier Liscome Bay (CVE-56).

He was lost with that ship when it was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine on Nov. 24, 1943, during the invasion

U.S. Navy photo by Barbara Wagner

Capt. Brian Durant, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) commander, presents the Dahlgren history book, “The Sound of Freedom,” to Dr. William Bundy, Gravely Naval Warfare Research Group director, at the 2016 Black History Month Observance, Feb. 11. “The research and development progress that was shared with me on the railgun and directed energy systems was very reassuring,” said Bundy, a U.S. Naval War College professor who toured NSWCDD electromagnetic railgun and directed energy facilities after inspiring a military and civilian audience with his keynote speech at the observance.

“Those capabilities will certainly deliver advantages for our maritime forces. It was absolutely encouraging to witness first-hand the remarkable effort and work that is continuing today at Dahlgren.”

Gravely Naval Warfare Research Group Director Dr. William Bundy, keynote speaker at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division 2016 Black History Month Observance, inspires the audience while emphasizing that diversity and inclusion is about leadership from the top and accountability throughout the chain of command.

of the Gilbert Islands. On Nov. 25, 1944, Miller was presumed dead by the Secretary of the Navy a year and a day after being carried as missing in action since the Nov. 24, 1943 attack on the Liscome Bay. USS Miller (DE1091) was named in honor of Cook Third Class Doris Miller.

Bundy also recounted Ensign Jesse LeRoy Brown, the Navy's first black aviator, who wanted not only to fly, but to be of service to mankind. On Dec. 4, 1950, Brown's aircraft was hit while making a strafing run against the enemy during the Korean War. With tremendous skill, he managed to crash land on a rough, boulderstrewn slope. He survived the crash, only to remain stuck in the cockpit as smoke began to billow from the wreckage. He risked his life to help a Marine regiment without any race considerations, knowing only that Americans were in trouble. Although his career was met from start to tragic finish with immeasurable odds, his courage and devotion live on throughout our Navy's history.

"Jessie L. Brown consecrated that land, making it hallowed," Bundy said, emphasizing that the naval aviator left behind a legacy. "Based on his story, Marine Corps general Frank Petersen - who was a seaman

apprentice in the Navy - decided to really pick himself up by the bootstraps and become a pilot."

Petersen, the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and the first African-American Marine Corps general, served during the Korean War in 1953 and Vietnam in 1968. During his career, he flew more than 350 combat missions and more than 4,000 hours in various military aircraft.

Winston Scott - former NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain - among others also followed Brown's example. "It all started with Jesse L. Brown," said Bundy, director of the Gravely Naval Warfare Research Group and a U.S. Naval War College professor. "It has to start somewhere, and these are the foundations on which I hope to leave an impression on you. That junior engineer or junior administrator under your supervision needs more than just supervision. They need sponsorship - somebody that is going to get me that next difficult job. Somebody that is going to make sure that when I complete that job, it's communicated to senior leadership so that when promotions and opportunities arise, people are prepared. As you see these heroic sailors, we'll start with that discus-

sion. They are not black Sailors, they are courageous Navy fighting men."

Scott's journey to the stars started in Miami. His largely segregated education provided little access to resources, but his own determination combined with the dedication of his teachers, set him on an inspiring path of achievement. Scott entered Naval Aviation Officer Candidate School in 1973 and was designated a naval aviator in 1974. As a naval aviator, Scott piloted the F-14 Tomcat, F/A18 Hornet, and the A-7 Corsair. All together he has flown more than 5,000 flight hours on 20 different aircraft.

He was selected by NASA for the astronaut program and reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1992. He served as a mission specialist on STS-72 in 1996, and STS-87 in 1997, and has logged a total of 24 days, 14 hours and 34 minutes in space, including three spacewalks totaling 19 hours and 26 minutes.

"I really believe that diversity and inclusion is about leadership from the top," said Bundy, one of the Centennial Seven African-American submarine skippers who served during the first 100 years of the Navy's submarine service.

"It is about accountability throughout the chain of command. It's about human development. We need everybody. We are in the fight for our lives.

There are countries out there that are able to produce faster than us. They know what we do. They are trying to push us out and we need every one of you, and others who are still playing Xbox at home to come join us in this fight.

"China produces 100,000 engineers a year and we're nowhere close.

So when you have those STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) programs - be inclusive. When you have the opportunity to bring someone along - bring them along. We are one Navy, and I believe this observance is about recognizing who we are, what we're up against, and for us to come together individually, and as an organization, so we can continue to enjoy the liberty, freedom, and access we have today."

After the observance, Bundy toured the NSWCDD electromagnetic railgun and directed energy facilities.

"My tour reinforced my belief that Dahlgren remains a center for innovation and development of credible combat capabilities," said Bundy. "The research and development progress that was shared with me on the railgun and directed energy systems was very reassuring. “ Those capabilities will certainly deliver advantages for our maritime forces. It was absolutely encouraging to witness first-hand the remarkable effort and work that is continuing today at Dahlgren."

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leg. Despite his injuries, he became recertified in March 1968 as a diver, the first amputee to serve as such in the Navy, and in 1970, Brashear became the first African-American master diver in the Navy.

USS Mason (DE 529), manned by a predominantly African-American crew came under dire conditions during WWII in heavy weather when Mason's deck split, threatening the structural integrity of the ship. The crew made emergency repairs allowing the ship to continue its convoy operations. In 1994, President Clinton awarded commendations to the 67 surviving crew members.

USS PC 1264 was a submarine chaser built during World War II. She was one of only two U.S. Navy ships to have a predominately Afri-

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can-American enlisted complement during the war, the other being the Evarts-class destroyer escort USS Mason (DE 529). PC 1264 was in service for less than two years, but the performance of her crew -- and of the USS Mason's -- caused the U.S. Navy to re-evaluate the role of African-American sailors. Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal and Navy Commendation Medal winner Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely served aboard the PC 1264 during the war, paving the way for future African-American Navy leaders.

In April 2009, Vice Adm. Michelle Howard commanded CTF-151, a multinational task force established to conduct counterpiracy operations in the Indian Ocean, when the U.S.-flagged M/V Maersk Alabama container ship was hijacked by pirates off the Somali coast. Howard and 12 U.S. naval forces coordinated the rescue of the ship and its crew including Captain Richard Phillips, who had been kidnapped and held

hostage in a lifeboat.

African-Americans continue to serve with distinction, now comprising almost 19 percent of our active duty enlisted force, 8 percent of our active duty officers and 5 percent of our flag officers. The Navy continues to do outreach to African-American youth in order to ensure a diverse pool of people and backgrounds comprises the best talent possible.

Sailors and their commands are encouraged to use this month to celebrate and recognize the exceptional and distinctive contributions and the unique histories and cultures that our African-American shipmates bring to our Navy.

More information on the many milestones achieved by black Sailors and the history of the AfricanAmerican Navy experience can be found at the Naval History and Heritage Command at www.history.navy.mil/browseby-topic/diversity/african-americans.html.

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your diet will help achieve this. Any good health food store will carry this supplement.

Consuming meat, dairy, sugar, white flour, alcohol and nicotine will all increase uric acid and aracadonic acid levels in the body, which increases inflammation.

Eat a diet high in raw fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts reducing the foods mentioned that increase inflammation.

Get on a regular exercise program that includes cardio and resistance training as well as stretching. This cleans out toxins that cause pain and rebalances the muscles, nervous system and joints.

Massage has many of the benefits of reducing pain that exercise does, but without the work.

Ice, Ice, Ice! greatly decreases inflammation. 20 minutes on and an hour off for extremities and neck, double this time for larger areas.

Physical Therapy: specific modalities and exercises designed to flush out inflammation, fluids, clean out joints and strengthen muscle.

Natural pain killers: Berries decrease the time it takes for healing to occur. Strawberries contain aspirin.

Learn to manage stress chemicals -- try a berry smoothie with soy milk or ice.

Learn acupressure points to do on yourself or find a licensed practitioner.

Biofeedback — your doctor can schedule you for this treatment.

Anti-inflammatory drugs/ muscle relaxers/ cortisone shot — In severe cases this can give you the time and freedom to use other options.

Chiropractic can help balance the frame, free up joint fixation, balance tense muscles and allow for healing and proper function.

Evaluate your ADL's (activities of daily living) that may contribute to your pain — do you talk on the phone a lot, slump in front of the computer, sleep on your stomach, carry a bag or child on one side? Find the cause of your problem and STOP the pain cycle.

Dr. Shawn Pallotti is honored to share his years of experience and research in natural health. However, the information contained in each of these reference materials is not intended to replace your relationship with your current physician and should never be construed as medical advice. Call (540) 7752250 for more information.

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FEBRUARY 2016 • THE SOURCE

Cyber: Future is now From page 11 "The Navy really needs USS Secure and this is the right way to go," NSWCDD Commanding Officer Capt. Brian Durant told USS Secure builders at a final planning conference here in January.

"What you're doing today and what will be fleshed out and executed in the next few months will be briefed to senior Navy leadership."

In all, 28 cybersafe shipbuilders - from NAVSEA Warfare Centers at Dahlgren, Philadelphia, Corona, and Crane; Naval Air Systems Command Warfare Centers Lakehurst and Patuxent River; National Cyber Range, the Defense Department’s Test Resource Management Center, Joint Staff, and the Navy Red Team - are collaborating on an inaugural test exercise slated for March.

The event will test USS Secure's ability to replicate a naval combatant in a system of systems environment.

It will also determine the effectiveness of USS Secure's real and virtual systems to simulate live systems so the combatant's cyber defense capabilities can be evaluated without impacting real-time performance requirements.

“This test will give us a snapshot view of the existing interface configuration from the adversary point of view, specifically the Navy Information Operations Command Navy Red Team and the National Cyber Range Penetration Team,” said Dennis Schaeffer, NSWC Philadelphia cybersecurity systems engineer for hull, mechanical and electrical systems aboard Navy nuclear aircraft carriers.

“The results of the exercise will provide input into our current plans for improving the defense of the system over time.”

Throughout the test, NAVSEA’s Integrated Warfare Systems Engineering Directorate will assess the adequacy of USS Secure to deliver an operationally realistic test bed for cyber certifications and future cybersafe test activities.

“We can use the USS Secure distributed test environment to test multiple systems located in different geographic areas without trucking racks of equipment to different labs and warfare centers,” he added.

In effect, Schaeffer and his USS Secure collaborators are creating a multienclave test environment to enable the Navy’s development, evaluation, and testing of cybersecurity concepts and technologies to defend mission critical systems at sea and ashore.

“USS Secure is the first collaboration among major systems commands to simultaneously join forces to address cyber problems for the Navy,” said Chuck Campbell, USS Secure project manager.

Image courtesy U.S. Navy

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division is leading the creation of a ship like no other - a virtual cyber testbed called USS Secure in conjunction with three Navy system commands, cyber defense leaders, and experts from coast to coast. The test bed is designed to make the Navy Warfare Centers’ cyber warfare vision - turning ships into cybersafe warships - a reality. On the left, the cyber adversaries are being portrayed by certified and accredited Navy and Army Red Teams. The middle portrays a portion of the virtual test environment provided by Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command, and the National Cyber Range. This virtual test environment includes hardware in the loop in addition to the live, virtual, and constructive components of the maritime testing environment in the form of laboratories and associated infrastructure. On the right, the cyber defenders are portrayed by the Network Operations Centers and the Cyber Protection Teams.

“Follow on activities will add fidelity and representative systems into the varying enclaves to ultimately instantiate an entire strike group – surface, subsurface, and airborne.”

For years, the Navy has been challenged with its warships failing cyber vulnerability assessments. Navy commanders are very limited in the types of malicious cyber testing they are allowed to support on their ships, operational platforms, or systems because of the platform’s accreditation or certified configuration.

Campbell believes the USS Secure test bed resolves a myriad of challenges from a platform’s initial design and development to testing, evaluation and deployment.

“The long term goal of USS Secure is to provide the Navy with the ability to conduct system of system cyberfocused research, development, test and evaluation,” said Campbell. “We cannot afford to wait until operational testing or after a capability is fielded to expose cyber issues in our Naval systems as it’s too costly and time consuming to address them that late in the acquisition lifecycle.”

Once deployed to protect the Fleet with its cyber defense systems, USS Secure and its crew of cyber experts from the military, government, and private sectors will work to immunize Navy surface, undersea, and air warfare systems against the effects of

a cyberattack and so they can rapidly recover when systems are impacted.

"Cyber has added a whole new domain to war fighting – the adversary is attacking us differently, so we need to defend ourselves differently,” explained Keith Jordan, NAVAIR Cyber Warfare Detachment AIR-4.8 cyber lead. “USS Secure gives us an environment to do that. It’s a collaborative effort to enable both vulnerability and adversarial assessments in very complex system of system architectures.”

NAVAIR and NAVSEA officials anticipate that USS Secure will enable engineers to address cybersecurity holistically across the entire platform so that cybersecurity in the combat system extends to the hull, mechanical, electrical and other areas.

“This distributed environment facilitates labs from multiple DOD organizations to test concurrently and enable us to assess risk at both the platform and mission level," said Jordan.

"By utilizing the distributed environment, USS Secure permits us to leverage unique capabilities only found in certain locations. The collaboration between the Navy system commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command), as well as other Navy and DoD organizations has been like nothing I've seen before. Cyber is an

enormous challenge – with tentacles in all disciplines – and it’s going to take us all working together to address it.”

NSWCDD cybersecurity engineer Adam Simonoff – upon receiving the Navy’s Information Management/ Information Technology Excellence Award in February 2014 for his impact in developing the initial concept behind USS Secure - said he anticipates USS Secure's availability throughout DoD and the Department of Homeland Security to protect and defend the nation's critical infrastructure in addition to the transition of its cyberdefense technologies to the Fleet.

"Our men and women in uniform will be able to execute their mission trusting their automated systems to communicate reliable information and return home to their families and loved ones," he said.

Simonoff added. "For the Navy, it means increasing maneuverability in cyberspace to execute the assigned mission undeterred by a cyberattack.

For DoD, the nation is well served because America's Navy stands available 24/7, even in the face of a cyberattack."

The USS Secure research was conceptualized using Naval Innovation for Science and Engineering funds.

The NISE program provides the DoD science and engineering organizations the capability to develop and transition technology as well as

develop the workforce and enhance laboratory facilities and equipment.

"NSWCDD and its partner warfare centers will prepare the U.S. Navy to successfully operate in the challenging cyber combat domain by providing technical leadership in the design, development, integration and certification of combat and weapons systems that integrate required cyber warfare (defensive, offensive and situational awareness) capabilities across the full range of military operations," said NSWCDD Cyber Lead Chris Nerney. "We will partner with cyber professionals, facilities and external partnerships to support the investigation of promising new cyber technologies, the development and integration of those technologies into existing programs of record, and the testing and certification of weapon, combat and warfare systems that support missions across all warfighting domains."

NSWCDD, a NAVSEA warfare center division, is a premier research and development center that serves as a specialty site for weapon system integration.

The command's unique ability to rapidly introduce new technology into complex warfighting systems is based on its longstanding competencies in science and technology, research and development, and test and evaluation.