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CVN 73 on break after 25 years

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More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines from the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed a six-month deployment when the ships arrived at Norfolk Naval Station and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Dec. 24.

While deployed the Wasp ARG/22 MEU team operated in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility (AOR) conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts, and supporting Operation Odyssey Lightning (OOL) in Sirte, Libya.

“This ARG/MEU team has had an exceptional deployment at every level,” Commander of Amphibious Squadron Six Capt. F. Byron Ogden said. “The hard work and dedication of every one of our Sailors and Marines is what made that possible.

After months of superbly answering our call to duty, now we can enjoy the holiday with our families and friends.”

The Wasp ARG and 22nd MEU’s mission during OOL was to conduct precision air strikes against Daesh targets in Sirte to support the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) forces fighting there. Precision airstrike capability from the ARG was provided from Aug. 1 to Dec. 6. On Dec. 6 GNA forced claimed liberation of the city.

The Wasp ARG and 22nd MEU also participated in bilateral exercises in both AORs to include Exercise African Sea Lion with the Royal Moroccan Navy, Exercise Noble Shirley with the Israeli

By MC3 Wyatt L. Anthony USS George Washington Public Affairs NORFOLK

Photos by MC3 Elesia Patten The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrives Dec. 24 at Naval Station Norfolk as part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) homecoming from a six-month deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in Europe and Middle East.

Defense Force, and Exercise Sea Breeze, a 13 partner nation training exercise that was the largest ever international amphibious exercise in the Black Sea. To accomplish these missions the ARG traveled a total of 87,000 nautical miles, conducted more than 2,400 flight hours, and completed 44 replenishments-at-sea during the course of the deployment.

“Over the past six months, we have shown the incredible flexibility and combat power that the MEU and NavyMarine Corps team bring to the fight,” 22nd MEU Commanding Officer Col. Todd P. Simmons said. “Every Marine and Sailor contributed » See WASP | A7

Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Jonathan Perkins holds his son Gabrielle Perkins for the first time on Dec. 24 as the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk.

Navy Lodge supports Sailors on quick orders

By Kristine M. Sturkie Navy Exchange Service Command Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH

The Navy Lodge program is ready to support Sailors and their families who receive shortened timelines for a permanent change of station (PCS) orders.

Sailors are encouraged to contact the Navy Lodge at their departing and new duty station as soon as possible to make any needed reservations.

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MC3 Jessica Gomez The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) transits the Atlantic Ocean.

PCS moves,” Vice President of Navy Exchange Service Command’s (NEXCOM) Navy Lodge Program Michael Bockelman said. “We are always ready and available, even at the last minute, to support Sailors and their families during a PCS move.

As soon as you know where you’re being stationed, contact your Navy Lodge and we will do everything we can to accommodate you for as long as you need.”

The Navy Lodge offers guests value with room rates at an average of 45 percent below comparable civilian

hotels. Its family suites offer guests oversized rooms with living and dining areas, fully equipped kitchens, flat screen televisions with cable and DVD players and soft and firm pillow options.

On-site amenities include free breakfast, free Wi-Fi, guest laundry facilities, and vending machines, as well as children’s outside play areas and workout rooms at many locations. Every Navy Lodge is handicapped accessible.

As an added convenience, dogs and cats up to 50 pounds in weight can stay at many Navy Lodges when

LINCOLN SAILORS JOIN WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA December wreath-laying ceremony honored all veterans at the Hampton National Cemetery.

traveling with their owner – perfect for a family on PCS orders. Guests need to contact the specific Navy Lodge regarding pet policies.

Authorized Navy Lodge guests on PCS orders can take advantage of a scratchoff card offering 10, 15 or 25 percent discounts or a free stay for up to 20 nights. The discount is valid at all Navy Lodges in the continental United States until Feb. 28, 2017. Guests may use only one discount per stay.

Guests can pick up their scratch-off card on base at PSD (Personnel Support De-

tachment), the housing office, household goods, the personal property office or the NEX Customer Service Desk. Scratch-off cards can also be sent to a guest by calling the DoD Reservation Center at (800) 628-9466.

For reservations, call (800) 628-9466 or go on line at www.navy-lodge. com or www.dodlodging. com.

For more news from Navy Exchange Service Command, visit www.navy.mil/ local/nexcom/.

After nearly 25 years of serving the country, the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is preparing to take an extended, well deserved and much needed, 40-plus-month break for its Refueling Complex Overhaul (RCOH) maintenance period.

A U.S. Navy ship’s life journey is long, arduous and full of the dedication, tears, blood and sweat of its crew.

This journey is one that is loaded with hard work and long hours, all while at the mercy of the sea and its environment. After nearly 25 years of serving the country, the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is preparing to take an extended, well deserved and much needed, 40-plusmonth break for its Refueling Complex Overhaul (RCOH) maintenance period.

Throughout the first 25 years of an aircraft carrier’s life, it goes through several maintenance periods, but never anything to the extreme of an RCOH. The ship not only takes a toll from the elements and the sea, but also falls behind technologically after 25 years of innovation happening around it. RCOH is essentially the time to renew the ship.

During RCOH, and the follow-on outfitting period, nearly all combat systems equipment will be refurbished, upgraded or replaced with newer technology, George Washington’s combat systems officer Cmdr.

Don Wilson said. It truly is quite amazing how much work will be done. The ship will receive upgraded weapons systems; to include rolling airframe missile (RAM), Evolved NATO sea sparrow missile system, close-In weapons system (CIWS), Mk-38 25mm automatic gun systems, and anti-torpedo defense systems.

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Pearl Harbor survivors attend remembrance ceremony at JEB Little Creek-Fort Story

By SN Colbey Livingston

Editor’s Note In the Dec. 15 issue, the story and photo for “JEB Little CreekFort Story hosts Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony” were mistakenly published from 2011. This is the correct story and photo for the 2016 event.

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Members of the Hampton Roads community gathered to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor during a memorial service, Dec. 7, at Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek-Fort Story.

Three survivors of the attack were present to honor the sacrifices of their fallen comrades and the survivors who have passed on since.

“The events of December 7, 1941 are well documented,” Commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Adm. Phil Davidson said. “That day, our nation’s resolve was cemented, and the history of the world was forever altered.”

JEB Little Creek-Fort Story Executive Officer Capt.

Quinn Skinner paid tribute to the sacrifice of the World War II generation who responded to the attack.

“This team is honored to recognize our local heroes who not only survived that attack in 1941, but who rose to the challenge before them,” Skinner said. “They remain our country’s greatest genera-

tion and are great heroes and great Americans.”

During the ceremony each survivor in attendance “called out,” stating their name and rank. Children of Pearl Harbor survivors also called out the names and ranks of the survivors that passed on in the recent years.

During the attack on Pearl Harbor, 2,335 service members were killed, more than 1,000 were wounded and 16 ships were either sunk or damaged.

“It gives me great pleasure to announce that out of the 84,168 uniformed personnel on the island at the time of the attack, our current count, as close as our current information suggests, shows that we have approximately 2,300

SN Jonathan Clay Veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor Bill Muehleib is honored with a wreath during a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.

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Joshua Krauth: Journey as leading petty officer on USS Bataan

By MC3 Mutis A. Capizzi USS Bataan Public Affairs ATLANTIC OCEAN

In the U.S. Navy, a leading petty officer (LPO) is a title usually given to a first class petty officer, designating them as the “go-to person” in the work center.

An LPO is chosen on leadership ability and technical knowledge of their job and is the case with Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Krauth.

The LPO is responsible for leading Sailors in the division to accomplish their mission, as well as assisting the upper chain of command with administrative tasks.

Kruath, a native of Panama City, Florida, serves as LPO of the assault shop on board the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). He attended A. Crawford Mosley High School in Panama City, Florida, and

at age 22 he enlisted in the Navy. He operates, maintains and repairs ship propulsion machinery, auxiliary equipment and outside machinery which includes the ship’s steering engines, hoisting machinery, food preparation equipment, refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, elevators and laundry equipment.

“I am responsible for assigning the watch rotations and making sure my Sailors are doing their job,” Krauth said. “A lot of meetings and planning goes on behind the scenes to make sure the work is getting done. I also serve as the communicator between my Sailors and the upper chain of command. When I got here four and a half years ago I didn’t expect that I would one day be the LPO of the assault shop, but life throws you curve balls sometimes.”

Krauth said it has been a chal-

lenge, but at the same time, a great opportunity that he is proud to experience.

“I like this job because I get to see how things really work behind the scenes,” Krauth said. “I get to learn about the plant and auxiliary systems, which has a lot of application in and out of the Navy.”

After seven years in the Navy, Krauth said the best advice he can give his Sailors is to temper expectations, especially in the beginning of an enlistment. A Sailor may not always get what they want or get to be home; don’t set yourself up for failure with a bad attitude. Krauth said it is important to do the job, get the qualifications needed and make yourself a better Sailor; remembering to make some friends and have a good time while you’re doing it.

“I am thinking of working for NAVSEA [Naval Sea System Com-

MC3 Mutis A. Capizzi Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua D. Krauth, the leading petty officer of the assault shop on board the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

mand] and being a government inspector after I am out of the Navy,” Krauth said. NAVSEA engineers build buy and maintain the Navy’s

ships, submarines and their combat systems. “I would like to be the person who writes procedures and implements changes,” Krauth added.

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Lt. Khalia Bates, assigned to the Fighting Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32, embraces her daughter and husband after returning from a 7-month deployment on Dec. 29.

Carrier Air Wing 3 returns home

By MC2 Jacob S. Richardson NAS Oceana Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH

Three local squadrons, the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131, the Fighting Swordsmen of VFA-32, and the Gunslingers of VFA-105, returned home Dec. 29, following a seven-month deployment aboard the Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3.

The Carrier and its embarked air wing began missions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) from the Arabian Gulf, July 22.

While deployed, the strike group performed admirably in the 5th and 6th U.S. Fleet areas of re-

sponsibility while providing maritime security, conducting combat missions and launching F/A-18 strikes against ISIL in Syria and Iraq. The strike group’s support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Odyssey Resolve and Operation Oaken Steel was integral to each mission’s success.

Alongside the 19-nation air coalition, the U.S. Navy is committed to defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and helping set the conditions for improved security and stability in the region. The primary focus of the carrier strike group (CSG) in the region is to dismantle and roll back terrorist networks in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere and to ensure free flow of commerce.

Photos by MC2 Jacob S. Richardson Lt. Cmdr. Mark Kennedy, assigned to the Gunslingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105, embraces his family after returning home from a 7-month deployment, on Dec. 29.

VFA-15 performs “last flight�

By MC2 Jacob S. Richardson NAS Oceana Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH

Aircraft assigned to the Valions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 15, conducted the squadrons “last flight� on Dec. 22 before its scheduled deactivation March of 2017. The 75-year history if VFA-15 might be coming to an end, but their pride, professionalism, and service to the country and its Navy will be remembered.

MC2 Jacob S. Richardson Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 15 Commanding Officer Cmdr.

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Snapshot

Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) participate in a foreign object debris clean up on the flight deck to ensure safe flight operations.

GHWB is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

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GHWBCSG completes test of collaboration Sailors prepare to lift a stretcher during a mass casualty drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). GHWB is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

By MCSN Joe Boggio USS George H.W. Bush Public Affairs NORFOLK

The crew of USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), flagship of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG), has proven they are ready to enter the fight once again with the successful conclusion of composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), Dec. 21.

The 3-week assessment tested the ship’s ability to collaborate with other ships in the strike group based on real-world situations. GHWBCSG conducted various exercises and completed evaluations to certify the CSG for deployment.

“COMPTUEX provides the entire strike group the opportunity to stress our systems and test our tactics and teamwork in combat scenarios before actually entering combat,” George H.W. Bush Commanding Officer Capt. William Pennington said.

“I was extremely impressed with the way our Sailors and our embarked teammates handled themselves under some very dynamic and challenging situations.”

COMPTUEX tested and evaluated GHWBCSG assets through complex, scenario-based training exercises.

The dynamic nature of COMPTUEX brought Sailors as close to real scenarios as possible within a training environment.

“Each evolution mimicked potential real-world engagement,” Pennington said. “Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 threw the kitchen sink at us and the confidence we gained in our systems, tactics, and teamwork will serve us well on deployment.”

GHWBCSG conducted many evolutions during COMPTUEX to include medical emergency drills, propulsion plant drills, live-fire drills, general quarters drills, straits transits, and inspections. The exercise flexed the strike group’s anti-surface, anti-subsurface, anti-air, and electronic warfare capabilities.

With COMPTUEX complete, GHWB and the rest of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group

MC2 Justin Yarborough Aircraft is staged on the flight deck during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). GHWB is underway conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

(GHWBCSG) are mission-ready and set to deploy early next year.

The GHWBCSG is comprised of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, Carrier Strike Group 2 staff, Carrier Air Wing 8 and its squadrons, Destroyer Squadron 22 staff and its destroyers, and guided-missile cruisers USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) and USS Hue City (CG 66).

Pre-deployment exercises better prepare the Navy’s strike groups to safely and effectively further the goals of America’s maritime strategy.

For more information on USS George H.W. Bush follow the ship’s Facebook page at www.facebook. com/USSGeorgeHWBush For more news from USS George H.W. Bush, visit www.navy.mil/local/cvn77.

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Speed mentoring session helps match Sailors to leaders

By MC2 Cole Keller USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Public Affairs MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) there are more than 5,200 Sailors from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, and this alone can make the all-important task of finding a mentor who fits the individual Sailor’s needs complicated.

To alleviate this difficulty, Eisenhower’s leadership recently provided the crew an opportunity to meet and speak with leaders throughout the ship to find the right fit through a speed mentoring session.

Hosted on the mess decks, the program focused on introducing newer Sailors to potential mentors by cycling

MCSN Zachary Sleeper Seaman Vanessa Alisasis speaks to a prospective mentor during a speed mentoring exercise on the mess deck.

them through one-on-one sessions in short rotations. It allowed crew members to get to know a variety of people in a small amount of time.

“Having the right role model can help navigate

the path in finding success and meeting realistic goals,” Command Mentorship Program Coordinator Chief Phil Ballard said. “Having mentors look out for junior Sailors helps keep them on track

to better themselves and better the future of the Navy.”

Speed mentoring gives the opportunity for a prospective protégé to choose who they want as a mentor in and out of their field, and to receive mentorship for their career and their personal life. The relationship is also beneficial to the mentor.

“Everyone benefits from a strong mentorship program,” Ballard said. “The protégé will build confidence and have a better understanding of what is needed to succeed and advance. By becoming more involved both personally and professionally, the mentor can learn how to cater to the individual Sailor and become a better overall leader.”

The speed mentoring pro-

gram has been a success for over a year on Eisenhower, connecting many junior Sailors with mentors that they would not have met during their normal routines.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Dylan Stinson attended the session and was able to find a mentor who had achieved the goals he has set for himself.

“I’m glad I attended the event,” Stinson said. “I see now there are so many more qualifications I can achieve.

It’s awesome to have someone who can guide me and point me in the right direction and I can trust him because he’s been in my position and can point out mistakes I need to avoid making.”

The speed mentoring program is an ideal opportunity for Sailors looking to find a

leader who they are confident can set them on their path to success.

“Overall I think the program was a huge success,” event organizer Petty Officer 1st Class Tamia Daniels said.

“Sailors got to see different options and find someone who fits their needs. I hope we can do this again in the near future.”

Eisenhower, currently deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.

For more news from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), visit www.navy.mil/local/cvn69/.

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MCSN Jake Stanley Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) participate in a city tour of Arles, France, sponsored by the ship’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) during a port visit to Marseille, France. Eisenhower is currently deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group and is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.

Eisenhower completes port call in France

By MC3 Liam Antinori

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A lot of the sights were impressive, and there is so much history here. It’s also MEDITERRANEAN SEA a great opportunity for Sailors to see the The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN world and gain an understanding of another 69) departed Marseille, culture.”

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France, after a four-day port call where the crew was given the chance to enjoy the French culture by touring the host city and surrounding areas.

Eisenhower hosted a formal reception the day of arrival for esteemed government and military officials as its hangar bay was transformed from a haze gray airplane garage to a well-lit and decorated banquet hall.

“It was an amazing experience to meet French service members,” Petty Officer 3rd Class Kathryne Drlicka said, who attended the reception.

“We had a lot of fun discussing our differences and the many similarities inherent to our service. The more I talk to members of the military from our allied countries, the more I realize how much we are all on the same team.”

Off-ship tours were organized by the ship’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation program and included Marseille, Monte Carlo and Monaco city tours, wine tasting, skiing in the French Alps, and overnight trips to Disney World and Paris. The Sailors who took advantage of these tours were treated to the extensive, and delicious, French culture.

“It was fun,” Petty Officer 1st Class Dianne Thorpe said, who went on a half-day tour of Marseille. “A lot of the

Petty Officer 1st Class Dianne Thorpe

sights were impressive, and there is so much history here.

It’s also a great opportunity for Sailors to see the world and gain an understanding of another culture.”

Eisenhower also hosted several in-port tours throughout the port call for local citizens, firefighters, police officers and junior and senior military personnel, including commanding officer for both the French Navy Marseille and the Battalion of Navy Firefighters of Marseille Vice Adm. Charles-Henri Garie.

Garie met with Commander of Carrier Strike Group 10 Rear Adm. Jim Malloy, who gave a tour of Eisenhower and thanked Garie for all the contributions the French navy has made to Eisenhower in the war against ISIL. Eisenhower’s hospitality was well reciprocated as 15 enlisted Sailors were invited to attend a Christmas party at the town hall of Marseilles’ 6th and 8th arrondissement hosted by the French, U.S. Association. During the event, hosted by the city’s mayor, Eisenhower Sailors socialized with local citizens and politicians, once again strengthening the bond between the two allies at mul-

tiple levels.

Eisenhower deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG), June 1. Eisenhower CSG consists of the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 staff, the staff and squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 staff, the guided-missile cruisers USS San Jacinto (CG 56) and USS Monterey (CG 61), and guided-missile destroyers USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), USS Mason (DDG 87) and USS Nitze (DDG 94).

Eisenhower is homeported in Norfolk, Virginia and is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of our allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe.

U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interested in security and stability in Europe and Africa.

For more news from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), visit www.navy.mil/local/cvn69/.

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Lincoln Sailors lay wreaths at Hampton cemetery

By MC3 Clint Davis USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs HAMPTON

ceremony had a little something special.

“The wreaths before you represent our commitment as a United America,” Master of Ceremonies Cmdr. Jimmy Landrom said. “To our children, we want you to understand the freedoms you have today.”

After two-years of small ceremonies with just six wreaths, a decision was reached to make sure there was a wreath on every one of the approximately 2,000 graves.

“When we lay wreaths on veterans graves we say their names,” said Landrom. “A person dies twice: once when they take their final breath, and later, the last time their name is spoken.”

More than 1,700 wreaths were laid by volunteers early in the morning, with the final 25 being placed by active-duty Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen during the ceremony.

“We thank those who gave their lives to keep us free and we shall not forget you,” Curt Lowrey said.

Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) participated in the Wreaths Across America wreath-laying ceremony, Dec. 17 at the Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia. to honor all veterans past, present and future.

“I like going to ceremonies like these so I can remember those who have fallen,” Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Fuller said, a Sailor assigned to Lincoln. Fuller was one of more than 20 Sailors from the Lincoln who laid a wreath at the cemetery that morning.

Active-duty service members, members of the Patriot Guard Riders, veterans from all services and family and friends attended the event meant to “remember the fallen, honor those who serve and teach our children the value of freedom.”

As part of the nationwide Wreaths Across America initiative, six ceremonial wreaths were placed in front of a monument honoring the For more news from USS five services and all POW/ Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), MIA veterans. However, visit www.navy.mil/local/ those involved in the plan- cvn72/. ning made sure this year’s

MC3 Jessica Paulauskas Chief Petty Officer Patrick Lumas, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), salutes after laying a wreath on a grave during the National Wreaths Across America remembrance ceremony at Hampton National Cemetery. Wreaths Across America annually provides wreaths to honor and remember fallen service members for the holiday season.

USNS Trenton left Dec. 20 on first deployment

By Bill Mesta Military Sealift Command Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH

Military Sealift Command’s expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) departed from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story to begin its first operational deployment, Dec. 20.

Trenton will be forward deployed to U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Command’s area of responsibility, supporting 6th Fleet’s efforts to conduct theater security operations and to promote peace, security, and preserve freedom of the seas.

“We are very excited about supporting the team downrange and we are ready to go,” Trenton’s Military Detachment Officer-in-Charge Lt. Cmdr. Johnny Quilenderino said.

“The deployment means a lot to us because this will be the first time the ship is able to perform operational missions and contribute to our military efforts,” USNS Trenton’s Master Capt. Susan Orsini said. “We participated in lots of exercises and training evolutions in preparation for this deployment. We worked

very hard to ensure we are prepared for this deployment.”

The service members who are deployed on Trenton began to arrive on the ship in Sept. and originated from 17 different commands.

“The Trenton team for this deployment came together in a very short amount of time with a highly compressed schedule,” Orsini said, “The military detachment and the civil service mariners (CIVMARS) who crew the ship really ‘hit the ball out of the park’ getting [Trenton] ready to leave. They all really did a great job.”

“Everyone is family aboard Trenton,” Quilenderino added. “Our Sailors and CIVMARS all treat each other like family and work great together.”

Trenton is the fifth of 12 expeditionary fast transport ships planned for the Military Sealift Command.

“Trenton is going to be operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea, supporting U.S. forces in any way we can,” Orsini said. “The ship is going to primarily perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions on this deployment.”

Expeditionary fast transport ships are versatile, noncombatant transport ships which are capable of transporting 600 short tons for 1,200 nautical miles at an average speed of 35 knots.

These ships are designed to operate in austere ports and waterways, thus providing added flexibility to U.S. warfighters worldwide.

“Trenton is very well suited and up to the task to meet our military mission,” Quilenderino said. “When the military detachment first arrived, we had qualifications to complete and modifications to complete and now we are set to deploy.”

Trenton is one of the Navy’s expeditionary fast transport vessels operated by Military Sealift Command. The ship is crewed by nearly 80 U.S. Navy Sailors and civil service mariners.

“Trenton received a lot of support from many people and commands while getting ready for this deployment,” Orsini concluded. “We are very grateful to everyone who helped make this deployment possible.”

For more news from Military Sealift Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/MSC/.

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Bill Mesta The Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) gets underway from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Dec. 20. Trenton departed Virginia to begin its first forward deployment. Trenton deployed to support military operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

MC3 Mutis A. Capizzi Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Michael Williams is the Bataan’s only biomedical equipment technician and the key person in charge of keeping the ship’s medical equipment operational.

Bataan’s only biomedical equipment technician keeps medical equipment in order

By MC3 Mutis A. Capizzi USS Bataan Public Affairs ATLANTIC OCEAN

The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) is the primary casualty receiving ship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG).

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Michael Williams is the key person in charge of keeping the ship’s medical equipment operational.

Williams is the Bataan’s only biomedical equipment technician and is responsible for assembling, maintaining, troubleshooting, aligning and calibrating the medical and dental equipment on board. Williams assembles and maintains equipment such as dental chairs and x-ray machines.

Williams who is a native of Denmark, South Carolina, and a graduate of Blackville High School didn’t know this specialty existed in the Navy when he enlisted at age 23.

“For my first command I was assigned to the 2nd Dental Battalion in Camp Lejune,” Williams said. Due to the biomedical equipment shop being undermanned at that time, Williams did a lot of on-the-job training. “On my first day in the shop, I was then given a brand new dental chair to put together. It took me two days, but I finally finished. After that, I decided I wanted to do this for the rest of the time I am in the Navy.”

After his first deployment with the Marines, he put in a request for biomedical repair school.

The school was 14-months long and can be pretty challenging for many of the students in the beginning, but Williams pushed through the trials and headed back into the

“

On my first day in the shop, I was then given a brand new dental chair to put together. It took me two days, but I finally finished. After that, I decided I wanted to do this for the rest of the time I am in the Navy.”

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Michael Williams

fleet as an official biomedical equipment technician.

“The most challenging part of my job is that this is my first ship,” Williams said.

“At a shore command, we actually have a whole shop, and we have certain people doing the equipment management side, and the technicians do the maintenance.”

When Williams first joined the Navy the only rate option offered to him at that time was Hospital Corpsman.

“Now I’m glad that’s all they had,” Williams said. “I can’t imagine myself anywhere else. This specialty allows me to combine my pleasure of helping people and my love of working with my hands.”

Williams said the biomedical equipment technician field is a promising career both in and out of the Navy. His work ethic, professionalism and leadership have inspired other Sailors within his department to pursue advanced training in their specialties.

“I am currently working on certifications so I can continue in this career field once

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The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk as part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) homecoming following a six-month deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in Europe and Middle East.

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Continued from A1 phenomenally and I couldn’t be prouder of this incredible team.”

The Wasp ARG consist of Amphibious Squadron Six, amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41), amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Fleet Surgical Team (FST) Two, Assault Craft Unit (ACU) Four Detachments, Beachmaster Unit (BMU) Two detachments, TACRON 22, HSC-22 detachment Two. The 22nd MEU consists of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Command Element, the Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team 1/6, Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264, and Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22.

For more information about the Wasp ARG, visit www. navy.mil/local/lhd1 or join the conversation at www.facebook. com/ussWasp/

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Photos by MC2 Andrew Schneider The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk as part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) homecoming following a six-month deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in Europe and Middle East. Wasp ARG includes Amphibious Squadron 6, USS Wasp (LHD 1), USS San Antonio (LPD 17), USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unity (MEU).

Multiple systems to get upgrades during RCOH

Continued from A1 systems and sensors will be upgraded, Wilson said. consolidated afloat networks and enterprise services will become the new ship-wide network, which will include a new video distribution and surveillance systems, and the mast and the SPN-49 radar tower will be cut off and replaced with a modern design.

Compared to the first ship to bear the first President of the United States name, a schooner that was re-rigged as a brigantine to conduct operations against the Royal Navy in 1775, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier George Washington is something unimaginable.

The ship that Sailors now call home has a mission a little different from the 1775 rerigged brigantine. Instead of fighting off the Royal Navy in the coastal waters and riverways of the United States, the Spirit of Freedom now travels across the globe providing maritime security in waters ranging from the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf, to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Just two years after commissioning, USS George Washington set out on her maiden deployment where she served as the backdrop for the 50th anniversary of D-Day before responding to rising tensions between Iraq and Kuwait in the Middle East. Her arrival to the Red Sea was enough to deter Iraq away from Kuwait’s border.

From 1996-2000 USS George Washington participated in three more deployments, all of them included assisting in Operation Southern Watch (OSW), before entering Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a six-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) maintenance period. During the 2000 PIA, the ship received upgrades to its berthing areas, ventilation systems and computer networking systems.

Following PIA, in 2001, USS George Washington began preparations for a 2002 deployment. On the morning of Sept. 11, USS George Washington was operating off the coast of Virginia conducting routine carrier qualifications when the attacks of 9/11 took place. USS George Washington was diverted north and arrived in New York City the next day. For the next three days, as volunteers pulled survivors and the deceased from mountains of twisted metal, the ship and her air wing, which was hastily transferred from the USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), provided airspace defense for the city and surrounding area.

Nine months later, on June 20, 2002, USS George Washington deployed to the Persian Gulf, relieving USS John F. Kennedy, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and OSW. I think this is going to be a very memorable deployment, said Cmdr. Jeff Amick, USS

George Washington’s Operations Officer during this deployment. I’m especially proud of everyone we have working aboard the ship.

There’s going to be a lot of hard work during this deployment, but we all know that it’s going to be worth it.

During her three months in the Gulf, USS George Washington’s embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, launched more than 10,000 sorties.

We were there dropping weapons when necessary to ensure that there would be a safe no-fly zone in Southern Iraq, said thenGeorge Washington Battle Group Commander Rear Adm. Joseph A. Sestak Jr. Sept. 11, 2002, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) took over the watch. USS George Washington conducted one more deployment between 2002-2005, once again to the Persian Gulf, before entering an 11-month drydock PIA period.

During this PIA, many of the ship’s systems were upgraded, work was done to the hull and the four jet blast deflectors were removed and upgraded to handle the increased heat from the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. USS George Washington’s defensive weapons configurations were also altered, as one MK-15 phalanx CIWS and one NATO sea sparrow surface missile system (NSSMS) were removed and replaced with two RAM launchers.

The reason behind adding the RAM in 2005 was to provide USS George Washington with a more robust, lightweight, fast reaction, high-firepower defensive system to counter incoming anti-ship capable missiles, helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft, and to engage and intercept surface craft, Wilson said.

On Dec. 1, 2005, the Navy announced that USS George Washington would be replacing the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the forwarddeployed carrier at Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan, making it the first nuclear-powered surface warship permanently stationed outside the continental U.S. I find the city very supportive of this move for USS George Washington, said then Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen during a 2007 visit to Yokosuka. Japan is a vital ally in the Pacific and is very supportive of our forward-deployed presence over there.

In a ceremony held on Sept. 1, 2006, Capt.

Garry White, USS George Washington’s commanding officer at the time, was promoted to Rear Admiral, marking a rare occasion when a flag officer commanded a ship.

USS George Washington underwent one last PIA in September of 2006, in preparation for her homeport transfer to Yokosuka.

During this PIA, work included the removal and replacement of the ship’s radar mast and propeller screws, as well as the re-alignment of the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance De-

partment (AIMD).

Following this maintenance period, USS George Washington departed Norfolk April 7, 2008, for the transit around the horn of South America. On May 22, 2008, while in transit off the Pacific Coast of South America, a fire broke out in the ship’s air-conditioning and refrigeration space and an auxiliary boiler room. The fire spread throughout the ship via a cableway and ventilation ducting, causing extreme temperatures in some parts of the ship. It took 12-hours for the crew to contain and extinguish the fire, injuring 37 Sailors in the process.

We learned significant lessons from this fire in both shipboard fire prevention and firefighting, said Capt. Timothy Kuehhas, USS George Washington’s commanding officer.

The Navy has incorporated these lessons fleet wide. They inspire damage control training evolutions like general quarters to improve the crew’s response to any challenge with which they may be presented.

After the fire, USS George Washington made a stop in San Diego for repairs on May 27. On June 20, the Navy announced that the damage from the fire was more serious than expected and that repairs would take at least until August and would cost $70 million.

The ship departed San Diego Aug. 21, 2008, and arrived at Yokosuka, Japan, Sept.

25, where several hundred local supporters and protestors greeted the crew.

More than 60 years ago a long and bitter struggle came to a close, said then U.S. Ambassador to Japan, J. Thomas Schieffer. Neither of us could have imagined the event that we witnessed today the forward-deployment of an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, not to subjugate Japan but to defend Japan.

Throughout 2009, USS George Washington went underway in the Pacific and Indian Oceans several times and participated in different operations with allied navies, such as Operation Talisman Sabre off the coast of Australia’s Northern Territory, and the Indonesian Fleet Review during Sail Bunaken in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

2010 held a similar schedule, as the ship conducted numerous operations with the Republic of Korea’s Navy and Air Force in the Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea off the coast of North Korea.

Following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Fukushima, Japan, George Washington was ordered to leave her dock in Yokosuka, during a maintenance period, to avoid the possibility of being contaminated by the radioactive plume and assist in disaster relief efforts.

George Washington left Yokosuka, Japan March 21 as a precautionary measure to en-

sure sustained readiness in support of Japan, wrote Petty Officer 3rd Class Juan Manuel Pinalez, in a March 24, 2011 article published on Navy.mil.

During 2012 and 2013, USS George Washington partook in two deployments. During these deployments, the ship and her crew participated in several joint training exercises with other service branches and regional partners, conducted dual-carrier operations with the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and provided humanitarian assistance in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan.

In January 2014, it was announced that USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) would replace USS George Washington during her RCOH period. This decision caused the first ever three-carrier hull swap and homeport change.

USS George Washington departed from Japan for the last time in May 2015 to participate in Exercise Talisman Sabre (ETS) 2015 with Australia and New Zealand. Following ETS, USS George Washington arrived in San Diego Aug. 10, and began a 10-day turnover period with the Reagan. After members of both crews swapped ships, USS George Washington left Southern California to travel around the Horn of South America and eventually dock in her new homeport of Naval Station Norfolk.

After her arrival in Norfolk and USS Theodore Roosevelt’s (CVN 71) arrival in San Diego, crew members began flying across the U.S. to continue their sea service aboard either the USS Theodore Roosevelt or USS George Washington depending on where their families resided.

After a busy 2016 full of carrier qualifications, general quarter drills, a humanitarian assistance mission to Haiti and countless other mission requirements, USS George Washington concluded her last underway for at least four years, Dec. 17.

It has been a great honor to serve alongside the crew of USS George Washington, said Kuehhas. I am certain that USS George Washington will move forward safely and efficiently through her refueling and complex overhaul and continue to accomplish great things during the second-half of her life.

During the first half of her life, USS George Washington and her innumerable crew members have served under 12 commanding officers, consumed more than 150 million meals, and launched and recovered 184,149 aircraft.

Join the conversation with GW online at www.facebook.com/USSGW and www.twitter.com/GW_CVN73. For more news from USS George Washington, visit www.Navy. mil/local/cvn73/.

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Navy leaders bring back rating titles From Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs WASHINGTON

On Dec. 21, the Navy announced that effective immediately, Sailors may continue to be addressed by their Rating Titles.

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral John Richardson, with the support of Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Steve Giordano, made the announcement in NAVADMIN 283/16.

“Our Navy needs to be a fast-learning organization – that includes Navy leadership,”

Richardson wrote in the NAVADMIN. “The Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority states that our most junior teammate may have the best idea and that we must be open to capturing that idea. We have learned from you, and so effective immediately, all rating names are restored.”

“The SECNAV, MCPON and I, along with other Navy leadership, have had the opportunity to speak with thousands of Sailors during our travels throughout the fleet. The feedback from current and former Sailors has been consistent that there is wide support for the flexibility that the plan offers,

but the removal of rating titles was unnecessary and detracted from accomplishing our major goals.”

The rating modernization working group will continue its work on the substantive portion of the rating modernization effort.

“As we looked at rating modernization effort over the past few months, we saw that we could still achieve the positive results we want without changing rating titles right now,” Navy’s Chief of Personnel Vice Adm. Robert Burke said. “However, modernizing our industrial-age personnel system in order to provide Sailors choice and flexibility still remains a priority for us. Our personnel system has not fundamentally changed since the 1970s, and just like our ships, aircraft and weapons systems, it needs updates to keep pace with a rapidly changing world. We must not shy away from adapting to meet the needs of a 21st century Navy – including the way we manage our people.”

“As we move forward into the execution stages of the rating modernization, more and more Sailors will have multiple occupational skill sets or ratings,” Burke continued.

“Before we get there, we will need to tackle the issue of managing rating names. We will involve Sailors throughout the Fleet and leverage the Rating Modernization working group to figure out how to best do that.”

Sailor 2025 is a set of initiatives collectively aimed at modernizing the personnel system, improving the training process and improving career readiness of the Navy’s Sailors. The program has been a major focus of effort for SECNAV and CNO as they seek to better prepare the workforce for the current and future operating environment.

Sailors have a direct line to provide input to the Rating Modernization working group to make sure their ideas are heard. Send them to NavyRatingMod.fct@navy.mil.

For more news from Chief of Naval Operations, visit www.navy.mil/local/cno/.

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SECNAV announces need for 355-ship Navy

Navy lab’s GunnAR helmet brings rapid tech transition to the fleet

From The Office of the Secretary of the Navy

By Patric Petrie Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific Public Affairs

WASHINGTON

information-sharing and authorization to fire is currently done, is via decades-old radios and sound-powered phones that are hard to hear over the din of machine guns and through the required ear protection.

His innovative concept, GunnAR, is an AR overlay placed onto helmets manufactured by

Secretary of the Navy announced the results of the 2016 Force Structure Assessment (FSA), a year-long effort which began in January that was conducted to evaluate long-term defense security requirements for future naval forces today at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.

The 2016 FSA recommends a 355-ship fleet including 12 carriers, 104 large surface combatants, 52 small surface combatants, 38

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It may look like a prop from a Star Wars movie, but this helmet can potentially save lives on the battlefield.

Scientists from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific’s (SSC Pacific) Battlespace Exploitation of Mixed Reality (BEMR) Lab were joined, Dec. 13, by members of industry and representatives from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for a demonstration of the winning idea from ONR’s March 2016 Innovation Jam, which featured activeduty Sailors pitching their technological solutions to fleet challenges.

Lt. Robert McClenning’s winning Unified

Alan Antczak Lt. Steven McGhan demonstrates GunnAR developed at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific.

Gunnery System concept is an augmented reality (AR) helmet that would fuse information from a ship’s gunnery liaison officer and weapon system into an easy-to-interpret visual format for the gunner manning a naval gun system.

McClenning, a training officer aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) who claimed the top spot and $100,000 in prototyping funds for his idea, said the way the

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HeroesatHome How to choose a counselor or therapist From Navy Gold Star and Military OneSource NORFOLK

We’re all subject to the pressures that come with everyday life, relationships, and responsibilities.

Gold Star families face the added challenges of coping with their loss. With everything you have to manage in your life, you or someone in your family might feel overwhelmed and want to talk to a professional with a different perspective. For those times, a counselor or therapist may be the answer.

Read on to learn more about the different types of counselors, their qualifications, the kinds of problems they address, and how they can help.

Medical and nonmedical counseling The words counseling, therapy and psychotherapy are often used to describe the same process. Counseling may be designated as either medical or non-medical. Medical counseling specifically addresses issues such as drug and alcohol abuse, mental illness, posttraumatic stress disorder,

traumatic brain injury, child abuse or neglect, domestic violence, suicidal ideation, and other medically diagnosable issues.

Non-medical counseling addresses issues such as improving relationships at home and at work, stress management, adjustment difficulties – returning from a deployment – marital problems, parenting, and grief or loss.

Counseling and therapy can take place individually or with another person – a spouse, with a family, in a group, or in some combination of these. During counseling sessions, you work with a trained professional who talks to you about selfidentified problems and helps you find ways to cope with them. For example, the counselor can help you identify patterns of thinking and behaving that either benefit or work against you.

Confidentiality Non-medical counseling is confidential, with the exception of situations that are required by state laws or federal and military requirements to be reported – e.g., domestic violence, child

abuse, threats of harm to self counseling and are trained to or others, and other “duty- deal with interpersonal relationships, including family to-warn” situations. and couple conflicts.

Different types of Mental health counselors counselors and also have a master’s or doctherapists toral degree in psychology Several different types or education. As with many of counselors who meet counselors or therapists, professional standards and mental health counselors licensing requirements specialize in helping people may provide counseling or cope with a particular probtherapy for a wide range of lem. Others may specialize issues, including parenting, in a particular area, such grief, and couples or family as educational or religious relationships. The following counseling. information will help you Psychologists have a masbetter understand the dif- ter’s degree – and possibly ferent types of recognized a doctoral degree – in psycounseling specialists and chology, education or social how they are qualified to science. Psychologists are help. specially trained to use psySocial workers have a chological and educational master’s or doctoral degree testing to help identify and in clinical social work. They resolve problems. Like are trained to understand other types of counselors, how people are affected by they work in many settings, their environment, including including mental health cenfamily and culture, and can ters, hospitals and clinics, provide individual, family schools, and private pracand group counseling. tice.

Marriage and family Psychiatrists are licensed therapists have a master’s medical doctors specially or doctoral degree in psy- trained to assess, diagnose, chology, education or social and treat a patient’s mental work; postgraduate certifica- and physical condition, oftion in marriage and family ten working as part of a team therapy; or both. They usu- with other professionals. ally focus more on practical They are able to hospitalize

‘Small stuff’ to sweat in 2017 You may not be able to change

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As we board life’s runaway train for another year of twists and turns and ups and downs, we can’t help but wonder, “How can we ensure our happiness, when we have no control over the economy, deployments, interest rates, orders, our health and the future?”

Fact is we can’t control the “big-ticket” items in our lives, but what about the small stuff? Throughout the course of a normal day, we make hundreds of seemingly insignificant choices that can affect our overall happiness. Like the tiny Lilliputians in Gulliver’s Travels, we can wrestle giants by pulling a few small strings in our daily routines.

1. Wear comfortable underwear.

Ever had one of those days when your undies were in a bunch, literally?

You dig your skivvies out of your crevasse, but they creep back in. The constant wedgie adds a subtle undertone of discomfort to your day, making you grumpy and more likely to snap at your boss, your kids, and your spouse.

It doesn’t matter if you prefer the near-commando feel of a thong, or the maximum coverage of cotton briefs – wear comfy undies if you want to this to be a good year.

2. Install a new

the lottery in 2017, but here are seven things you can make a little better. shower head.

Does your shower emit a wimpy trickle, making it difficult to lather, rinse and repeat? Do you spend the rest of the day feeling greasy and lacking selfconfidence? Dash to your nearest hardware store, and find a shower head with a water output similar to that of a regulation fire hose.

The therapeutic massaging action of the pelting water will blast away stress, tension, toxins, troubles, soap, conditioner … and sometimes the first layer of skin. Regardless, you will emerge cleansed, refreshed, and ready to face the year with confidence.

3. Attain digestive regularity.

Have you ever had one of those days when your pipes are clogged? Do your intestines occasionally go on strike? Does your digestive tract stubbornly maintain a holding pattern, with no landing scheduled on the flight plan? Let’s face it – if the “magic” doesn’t happen, it can ruin your day. You feel full, heavy, lethargic, bloated, and irritable. Eat leafy greens, guzzle copious amounts of coffee, get new reading material for the

wanting to eat less, but “grazing” throughout the day really can make you happier. Eating six healthy meals/snacks spaced evenly throughout the day will keep your blood sugar, energy level, weight, and mood on an even keel.

4. Go to bed!

7. The Dog Days aren’t over.

5. Good morning sunshine!

Not only will 15 minutes of exposure to sunlight three times a week boost your body’s supply of vitamin D, but sunshine – even in artificial forms for those of you stationed in Alaska – can have a positive affect on people prone to depression and anxiety.

6. Manage, manage!

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According to the National Sleep Foundation, adults need 7-9 hours of sleep.

Lack of adequate sleep negatively affects physical and mental health, attention span, memory, learning and even body mass index. Put down that clicker and toddle off to bed an hour earlier, and 2017 may be the year of your dreams.

patients and, in most states, they are the only therapists who can prescribe medication. Psychiatrists treat people with more severe problems and collaborate with primary care physicians, as well as therapists, to implement and manage a medication regimen for clients.

Certified pastoral counselors are members of the clergy with specialized training in psychotherapy. All service members have access to pastoral counseling by trained, qualified military chaplains through their commands and installations. These counselors are ordained by individual religious denominations before entering the military.

Once commissioned, they are further trained and certified to provide assistance to service members of all faiths and their families.

Licensed professional counselors generally have a master’s degree in counseling or in a related field and provide general mental health counseling services.

Regardless of which type of counselor or therapist is right for you, the important thing is that you find the help you need when you need it.

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Africa Partnership Station: Building trust, friendship during Belgian Naval Ship Godetia’s Maritime Capacity Building 2016 deployment

By Cmdr. Chuck Ridgway GULF OF GUINEA

The Belgian Navy ship Godetia glides up the narrow channel of the Wauri River on the approach to the port of Douala, Cameroon.

Small fishing canoes paddle past, their occupants tending nets, oblivious to the gray ship. Godetia’s white ensign, crossed with the black-gold-red of Belgium, streams proudly from the mast.

The silence on the bridge is broken by the conning officer.

“Gouvernez 042 (steer course 042),” she says in French, bringing the ship to starboard to leave more room for an oncoming vehicle carrier; a giant that towers over Godetia as the two ships pass just a cable length apart.

The conning officer gives another soft command that brings the ship back toward the center of the channel, away from the shallow banks beyond its edge. One would never guess that it is Ensign Midiha Mora’s first time conning this ship in narrow waters, or that she graduated from the Belgian Military Academy just this past July.

But Ensign Mora is not Belgian. She is a naval officer in the Marine Nationale (navy) of Benin, the second officer of the Beninese patrol ship Zou. She was a top graduate from a Beninese military high school and was selected to attend Belgium’s six-year long officer training program, one of a small number of Africans and just the second woman from Benin to do so.

And now, six months after returning to her home country, she, along with nine of her countrymen and five personnel from neighboring Togo, have been embarked for the past week aboard Godetia, while the ship participated in the French Exercise for Maritime Operations (NEMO). In an hour’s time, the ship will moor in Douala port and she and her compatriots will return home.

These 15 “ship riders” came on board to participate in the Belgian navy’s Maritime Capacity Building 2016 mission to the Gulf of Guinea, within the framework of Africa Partnership Station (APS).

Godetia has been deployed to African waters since mid-October, conducting a variety of cooperative activities with U.S., European and African partners designed to enhance maritime

security in Africa.

As part of that mission, Godetia is embarking ship riders from several countries who will participate in the daily routine on board and practice shipboard firefighting, navigation, and maritime operations.

When the Beninese and Togolese ship riders debark in Douala, Cameroon, their place will be taken by 15 Congolese and Gabonese ship riders who will sail 2,000 nautical miles with the ship to Dakar, Senegal.

Their participation is made possible through the APS program. One of the four pillars of APS for enhancing maritime security capacity is the development of maritime professionals.

Ship rider programs like this one allow maritime professionals from African navies the opportunity to see how other navies operate in the areas of shipboard organization, navigation, provision of services to the crew and damage control.

Godetia’s participation in NEMO was an added bonus for this group of ship riders. The exercise brought together warships from several nations, including Belgium, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Nigeria, Spain, and Togo, for six days of naval operations.

“The chance to experience multi-ship exercises is extremely valuable since most African navies are made of up patrol forces that operate singly,” says Cmdr. Chuck Ridgway, the Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF)/APS liaison officer aboard Godetia. “The presence of other ships maneuvering, communicating by flag hoist and flashing light, and interacting within the exercise scenario added a level of complexity and interest to the on board training program.

Even for the European ships this was a rare opportunity to practice task group operations and there’s no doubt the ship riders benefited from and enjoyed this aspect of their time aboard.”

In addition to a standard program of task group exercises, NEMO included a scenario where Godetia had been pirated by the French frigate Ventose. Regional and national maritime operations centers (MOCs) along the Gulf of Guinea tracked the two vessels and vectored their own patrol forces to intercept.

“Regional MOCs used the opportunity provided by NEMO to exercise the information sharing architecture created in the Gulf of Guinea, as a result of the Yaounde Code of

Cmdr. Chuck Ridgway Sailors from Benin and Togo observe a replenishment-at-sea with FS Ventose from the Belgian navy ship BNS Godetia during the French navy’s Exercise for Maritime Operations (NEMO) in the Gulf of Guinea. Godetia is conducting a Maritime Capacity Building mission to West Africa within the framework of Africa Partnership Station.

Conduct.” says Belgian navy Lt. Florian van Pimperzele, who was located at the Benin navy MOC in Cotonou. “It’s just as important for navies to be able to communicate at an operational level like this as it is for ships-at-sea.”

Once on scene, boarding teams were dispatched to retake the pirate vessel and its prey.

Godetia was boarded four times over three days, offering training value not just for the visiting boarding teams, but also for the ship riders.

“I’m a fusilier (naval infantry) and qualified boarding team leader”, explains Togo navy Ensign Mouzou Banadjuba. “During the boardings, I played the role of the pirate captain. I learned an incredible amount, observing and interacting as the bad guy with the other boarding teams, seeing their mistakes and strong points. And I think it was especially helpful to them to be debriefed afterwards by a fellow African.”

There were many other highlights for the ship riders. Four of them were invited to Ventose for lunch and returned by helicopter.

Other highlights included crossing the equator, when “Neptune, God of The Sea” welcomed 15 new “shellbacks” to his “southern realm”, an abandon ship drill and a swim call in the open ocean.

But by far the biggest highlight was also the biggest challenge.

Ventose was required to exercise rendering assistance to another vessel at-sea. Godetia’s ship riders simulated the crew of a merchant ship that suffered both flooding and fire simul-

taneously, while several crew members simulated injuries.

Although able to contain the damage and provide some first aid, they sent out a distress call and Ventose came to the rescue. The exercises tested their damage control and team coordination skills requiring them to cooperate with Ventose’s rescue personnel when they arrived by helicopter.

As Benin navy Petty Officer Pascal Ahouanse said, “I was really stoked. This was a tough exercise, but we nailed it. Most of all, I was proud that Godetia trusted us enough to try it!”

Trust is what programs like APS are all about. After all, not every ship’s captain would entrust his vessel to an officer from a different country. Now, with the ship moored in Douala, Cameroon, Ensign Mora heads down from the bridge and gets ready to leave the ship.

She and the rest of the ship riders will step ashore with mixed emotions, pleased with what they accomplished, confident in the trust they earned, but sad that their time on the Godetia has come to an end. And the feelings are mutual, Godetia’s crew will be sorry to see their new friends go.

Cmdr. Ridgway summed up the sentiment.

“Developing maritime professionals isn’t just about exercises and training. It’s about relationships, professional and personal; about building trust and friendship. I’m not alone in saying that I found some new colleagues this last week and that I made some new friends.”

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Navy accepts delivery of future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) littoral combat ship From PEO LCS Public Affairs MOBILE, ALA.

The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) during a ceremony, Dec. 23.

Gabrielle Giffords is the ninth littoral combat ship (LCS) to be delivered to the Navy and the fifth of the Independence variant to join the fleet. The Independence variant is noted for its unique trimaran hull, ability to operate at high speeds and large flight deck size.

“We are pleased to receive the future USS Gabrielle Giffords into the LCS class,” Commander of LCS Squadron (COMLCSRON) 1 Capt.

Harrison said. “Gabrielle Giffords will join her sister littoral combat ships in their homeport of San Diego in 2017, commencing testing and training for deployed operations upon arrival.”

COMLCSRON-1 supports the operational commanders with warships ready for tasking by manning, training, equipping and maintaining all littoral combat ships in the fleet.

The delivery marks the official transfer of LCS 10 from the shipbuilder, an Austal USA-led team, to the Navy. It is the final milestone prior to commissioning, which is planned for 2017 in Galveston, Texas.

“Today marks a significant milestone in the life of the future USS Gabrielle Giffords, as transfer to the Navy occurs and her in-service counter begins,” LCS Program Manager Capt. Tom Anderson said. “I look forward to celebrating the commissioning of this fine ship, along

Photo courtesy Austal USA Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords waves to a crowd in front of the littoral combat ship, USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), named for her. Giffords was on the stage as Dr. Jill Biden christened the ship at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala.

with the ship’s namesake, this coming spring as she makes her way to her homeport of San Diego.”

Following commissioning, Gabrielle Giffords will be homeported in San Diego with her fellow ships USS Freedom (LCS 1), USS Independence (LCS 2), USS Fort Worth

(LCS 3), USS Coronado (LCS 4), USS Jackson (LCS 6) and USS Montgomery (LCS 8).

The LCS class consists of two variants, the Freedom variant and the Independence variant, designed and built by two industry teams.

The Freedom variant team is led by

Lockheed Martin, with the Independence variant team led by Austal USA. Each LCS will be outfitted with a mission package made up of mission modules containing warfighting systems and support equipment.

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bine with aviation assets to deploy manned and unmanned vehicles and sensors in support of mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare or surface warfare missions.

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Hulking hurricanes: Seeking greater accuracy in predicting storm strength

By Warren Duffie Jr. Office of Naval Research Public Affairs ARLINGTON, VA.

PO2 Jermaine M. Ralliford USS Barry (DDG 52) Navigator Lt. j.g. David Dinkins tours Republic of Korea (ROK) ship Bucheon (PCC 773) during the officer exchange program Combined Edge. “Combined Edge” is a program focusing on improving combined warfighting integration between the U.S. and ROK navies by allowing U.S. Navy officers to embark on ROK navy ships.

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By PO2 Jermaine M. Ralliford U.S. Naval Forces Korea Public Affairs WATERS SURROUNDING THE KOREAN PENINSULA

A junior officer from U.S. 7th Fleet embarked on a Republic of Korea (ROK) navy ship as part of the newly created Combined Edge junior officer exchange program, Dec. 21-23.

Combined Edge was formed to improve combined warfighting integration between the U.S. and ROK navies by allowing U.S. Navy officers to train with ROK Sailors on a ROK ship at sea.

“I was very excited to be the first officer to take advantage of this opportunity,”USS Barry (DDG 52) Navigator Lt. j.g.

David Dinkins said. “I am honored to have the chance to work alongside my counterparts on their ship; it was an awesome and eye-open-

ing experience.”

Prior to embarking on the ROK ship Bucheon (PCC 773), a Pohang-class corvette, Dinkins received guided tours at the West Sea Protection Hall and Cheonan Memorial and witnessed first-hand the defensive capabilities available to the ROK navy and Marine Corps at the North West Island of YP-do.

“Creating better interoperability starts from the bottom up,” Bucheon Executive Officer ROK navy Lt. Cmdr. Kim, Sangkuk said. “This program allows both U.S. and ROK Sailors to get a better understanding of each other, learn how we both work at sea, and strengthen our relationship.”

While aboard Bucheon, Dinkins had the opportunity to observe watch procedures, learn about Bucheon’s mission capabilities, and he worked side-

by-side with his navigation counterparts on the bridge.

“I would recommend the experience to anyone willing to learn and improve,” Dinkins said. “The ability to see and experience the ROK perspective is critical, and this has been an experience I will not soon forget.”

Kim echoed Dinkins sentiment and said he hopes Combined Edge brings more Sailors to embark on ROK ships.

“Our mutual goal is ensuring the defense of the peninsula,” Kim said, “but programs like this embark, where we work, eat, and live together, will lead to a deeper understanding between our Sailors and in the end, our navies.”

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To better predict tropical cyclone intensity, scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently worked with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to gather atmospheric data from storms that formed in the Atlantic Ocean in 2016.

Fully developed tropical cyclones-variously called hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones, depending on their region-can grow as wide as several hundred miles and sustain winds faster than 150 mph. For example, Typhoon Tip, 1979, had 190 mph winds and Hurricane Patricia, 2015, whipped up 215 mph winds – the record.

Such storms are notoriously difficult to predict, presenting a volatile meteorological cocktail that can change direction; speed and strength; quickly and unexpectedly. They pose a severe threat to Navy fleet operations – so accurate forecasting is critical for protecting ships at sea, evacuating vulnerable bases, and performing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

“Think about the ships, equipment, people and assets that must be moved to safety before a hurricane hits,” ONR’s Ocean Battlspace Sensing Department Program Mananger Dr. Ronald Ferek said. “This represents a huge investment of resources. If we can improve the lead time and accuracy of storm forecasts, it would give naval leadership more time and detailed information for preparations, evacuation or shelter-in-place decisions.”

The recent research involved flying NASA’s unmanned Global Hawk planes above hurricanes – more than 60,000 feet in the air – and deploying sensor-laden dropsondes. Dropsondes are parachute, and GPS, equipped devices that measure temperature; humidity; moisture; wind speed and direction; pressure and altitude – crucial factors in determining the potential strength and destructiveness of a hurricane.

The Global Hawks flew nine missions this year-dropping 647 dropsondes – culminating in three flights above Hurricane Matthew, a Category 5 storm that battered the East Coast

in October. ONR is sponsoring efforts by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and several universities to analyze and interpret the collected data, and integrate it into computerized prediction models.

“Dropsondes are valuable because they take numerous readings as they descend through the storm to the ocean’s surface,” NRL’s Marine Meteorology Division in Monterey, California, Dr. James Doyle said. “This provides in-depth information about internal storm structure, and the environment surrounding the storm.”

This year’s work builds on the Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System-Tropical Cyclone (COAMPS-TC).

This groundbreaking computer-forecasting tool was developed under ONR sponsorship and put into operations at the Fleet Numerical Meteorological and Oceanographic Center in 2013. COAMPS-TC uses complex algorithms to predict hurricane intensity by processing real-time and historical meteorological data, fed by information from satellites and remotesensing stations.

Although weather forecasters have become better at forecasting a hurricane’s path and landfall, they struggle with predicting its strength. Doyle said this is improving as unmanned planes like the Global Hawk enable data collection from the storm’s upper layer, which can rise over 60,000 feet in height. This layer is where tropical cyclones expel the air that ascends rapidly through deep thunderstorms found in the eyewall – where the greatest wind speed and precipitation are found.

Both Ferek and Doyle believe the upper layer dramatically impacts hurricane intensity. They’re especially interested in learning how jet streams interact with the upper layer-as well as its effects on the eyewall and secondary circulation – when hot, moist air flows upward from the storm’s bottom, fueling greater intensity.

Doyle’s team will use this year’s data to create an advanced version of COAMPS-TC for the 2017 season-and will further test this new version by simulating hurricanes that occurred worldwide from 2013-2016. The goal is to see how accurate previous predictions were and use the new information to improve future forecasting.

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Chinese vessel returns U.S. Navy UUV

By Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook From Department of Defense WASHINGTON

The People’s Liberation ArmyNavy vessel 510 returned a U.S. Navy Ocean Glider Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Dec. 19, to the U.S., near the location where it had been unlawfully seized on Dec. 15.

USS Mustin (DDG 89) received the vehicle for the U.S. in international waters approximately 50 nautical miles northwest of Subic Bay. The seized UUV is a sovereign immune vessel of the U.S. Navy which was conducting routine operations in the international waters of the South China Sea in full compliance with international law. It had just completed a pre-programmed military oceanographic survey route and was returning to the nearby USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62). Ocean Gliders such as this are used regularly by the U.S. Navy and other

Littoral battlespace sensingglider (LBS-G) is deployed from a Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) T-AGS 60-class vessel. NAVOCEANO has been deploying LBS-G operationally since 2012. Today, NAVOCEANO employs a fleet of LBS-G around the world.

militaries throughout the world.

This incident was inconsistent with both international law and standards of professionalism for conduct between navies at sea. The U.S. has addressed those facts with the Chinese through the appropriate diplomatic and military channels, and have called on Chinese authorities to comply with their obligations under international law and to refrain from further efforts to impede lawful U.S. activities.

The U.S. will continue to investigate the events surrounding this incident and address any additional findings with the Chinese, as part of our ongoing diplomatic dialogues and the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement Mechanism.

The U.S. remains committed to upholding the accepted principles and norms of international law and freedom of navigation and overflight and will continue to fly, sail, and operate in the South China Sea wherever international law allows, in the same way that we operate everywhere else around the world.

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Mayport welcomes Milwaukee, Detroit From Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 2 Public Affairs MAYPORT, FLA.

U.S. government and senior U.S. Navy officials, along with several local distinguished visitors, held a ceremony Dec. 30 to officially welcome USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) and USS Detroit (LCS 7) to Naval Station Mayport.

Local U.S. Congressmen Ander Crenshaw, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Rear Adm. Sean Buck and Com-

mander of Littoral Combat Ship Squadron (LCSRON) 2 Capt. Paul Young participated in the ceremony officially welcoming the ships to Mayport.

The littoral combat ships’ (LCS) homeport officially shifted from San Diego Dec. 22. Naval Station Mayport will eventually become the home for all of the Navy’s Freedom-variant LCSs with Milwaukee and Detroit leading the way for LCSRON 2, which was stood up just over two years ago.

“The entire waterfront is

excited to add Milwaukee and Detroit to the Mayport Basin, but none more so than Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 2,” Young said. “This team is ready to commence LCS operations in earnest from the east coast.”

Milwaukee was commissioned Nov. 21, 2015, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since arriving in Mayport Feb. 19, the ship’s crew has successfully completed full-ship shock trials and is currently undergoing a planned maintenance availability at BAE Shipyard.

Detroit was commissioned

Oct. 22 in Detroit, Michigan.

On Nov. 23, she arrived at Naval Station Mayport, where she has been conducting her combat systems ship qualification testing (CSSQT).

Slated to following them over the course of the next year are USS Little Rock (LCS 9), USS Sioux City (LCS 11), and USS Wichita, LCS 13) – all of which are yet to be commissioned.

The design for these ships is a semi-planning steel monohull with an aluminum superstructure built in Marinette, Wisconsin, by Lock-

heed Martin. Milwaukee is the third and Detroit is the fourth LCS of the Freedom class. They follow USS Freedom (LCS 1), the class lead, and USS Fort Worth (LCS 3).

The Navy has proposed Freedom and Fort Worth be reassigned to Mayport, as well, where they will take on most of the crew training.

LCS vessels were designed to be high-speed, shallow draft multi-mission ships capable of operating independently or with a strike group.

They are designed to defeat growing littoral threats and provide access and dominance in coastal waters. A fast, maneuverable, and net-

worked surface-combatant, LCSs provide the required warfighting capabilities and operational flexibility to execute focused missions such as surface warfare, mine warfare, and anti-submarine warfare.

For more information on USS Milwaukee (LCS 5), visit www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lcs5/Pages/default.aspx/.

For more information on USS Detroit (LCS 7), visit www.public.navy.mil//surfor/lcs7/Pages/default.aspx/.

Enhanced energy: ONR Global seeks more powerful devices

By David Smalley Office of Naval Research Public Affairs ARLINGTON, VA.

Groundbreaking energy research from the United Arab Emirates, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG), is the focus of an article published this week in the acclaimed Nature Magazine journal “Scientific Reports.”

Dr. Ammar Nayfeh’s article – www.nature.com/articles/ srep38712 – reveals unique use of zinc oxide (ZnO) to improve semiconductors and energy output in electronic devices. The research could have enormous benefits not only for Marines in forward operating bases and Sailors at sea, but also for a global population of consumers eager to see increased capability and faster performance from their electronic devices.

“This is an excellent example of expanding the Naval Research Enterprise’s network to ensure we are capitalizing on the high-quality, novel research that is being conducted across the globe,” ONRG Commanding Officer Capt. Clark Troyer said. “Dr. Nayfeh’s team at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology [Abu Dhabi, UAE] has demonstrated new ways to increase efficiency in solar cells and photodetectors – research which could be pivotal in reducing our dependency on both fuel and battery resupply for the warfighters.”

ONR Global is ONR’s international arm for basic research sponsorships outside

of the U.S., working with researchers and partners around the world to discover and advance research that will benefit U.S. naval forces. ONRG’s science directors promote collaboration with international scientists through research grants.

Dr. Nayfeh’s partnership with ONRG began during a visit from the science director responsible for ONRG projects in the Middle East and North Africa, Dr. Monique Beaudoin.

“There is a growing capacity in academic institutions in the Gulf region for hypothesis-driven, basic research in support of renewable energy initiatives in the countries of the region,” Beaudoin said.

“This project highlights some of that research. In parallel, Gulf countries like the UAE are aiming to move toward knowledge-based economiesin fact; Dr. Nayfeh’s lab has a strong contingent of graduate students from the region who are now becoming recognized in their own right as scientists as well.”

Energy resupply has been a serious issue for Marines on the ground in international engagements. Reducing the need for, and vulnerabilities of, energy convoys has been front and center for naval research efforts in recent years.

Nayfeh’s research focuses on a new nanomaterial called zinc oxide. Changing the size and structure of the oxide allows scientists to “tune” its electrical properties, thereby optimizing the performance of the memory in electronics

such as cell phones, digital cameras, laptops and even medical devices and military equipment.

It could also improve the efficiency of fabricated solar cells, which play a role in a number of naval applications and settings.

“We are very happy and honored to have ONR Global-sponsored research featured in this publication,” Nayfeh said. “We believe that research is key to building strong human capacity and to continue to enhance technologies to better our world.”

The abstract for the article notes that low-dimensional semiconductor nanostructures are of particular interest in high-performance electronic and photonic devices.

ZnO “nanoislands,” it says, are promising for future lowpower memory applications.

Nayfeh says he realizes the important long-term potential of the research, particularly given the disaster relief role the Navy plays when crises occur around the world.

“The U.S. Navy is the largest and most capable navy in the world,” Nayfeh noted.

“Moreover, the U.S. Navy has a noble duty to support humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Therefore, it is our honor to be a part of this great mission through innovating and providing the latest technology advancements related to future energy devices.”

For more news from Office of Naval Research, visit www.navy.mil/local/onr/.

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Navy develops, tests maritime Autonomy in a Box

By Katherine Mapp Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Public Affairs PANAMA CITY, FLA.

Scientists and engineers at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Panama City Division (PCD) have developed a way to change unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) mission information as easily as updating an app on your cell phone.

NSWC PCD Autonomous Systems Engineers Drs. Matthew Bays and Drew Lucas, refer to the system as “Autonomy in a Box.” Autonomy in a Box is designed to dramatically reduce the level of effort and lead time required to program an UUV’s mission.

“Autonomy in a Box is designed to make installing configurations of autonomy software on a vehicle as easy as installing an application from an app store,” Bays said.

The goal of Autonomy in a Box is to develop a quicklydeployable software solution to give unmanned systems a basic autonomy capability, support configuration management of an autonomy framework to facilitate easier experimentation and compartmentalize autonomy software development.

Currently, UUVs are a shared asset between many software developers and autonomy protects. When developers write access to their algorithms and operating system, it requires step by step installations before every new test, in addition to a verification process. This effort can take anywhere from days to weeks to perform and at a great cost in both dollar terms and schedule for mission execution.

Bays said Autonomy in a Box makes it significantly

easier to install, deploy, reconfigure and test an autonomy solution within an unmanned system in a fraction of the time.

With Autonomy in a Box, NSWC PCD has introduced the use of Docker software pre-developed “containers” to solve this problem. The container itself is basically one large file which allows users to package an application into a standardized unit for software development.

These containers condense the software into a complete file system that contains everything it needs to run.

From this, autonomy developers can develop their own Docker containers or work with provided baselines.

“Any group or program that wants to test their autonomy software can get a copy of the base frameworks within a Docker image and integrate their experimental software off-site into the image,” Bays said. “After the copy is returned, the integrity of the software would need to be verified with respect to the changes they have made and deploy it onto our unmanned assets.”

The same physical platform might be used to perform a different mission, run a different autonomy experiment, or otherwise be modified in configuration from one day to the next by different groups.

“The Autonomy in a Box system facilitates sharedasset scenarios by making it significantly easier to install and re-configure autonomy software,” Lucas said.

The Autonomy in a Box system was demonstrated using National Unmanned Systems Shared Resource Center (NUSSRC) vehicles at the Hell Bay IV Trials in Scotland as part of the United Kingdom’s Unmanned

Anthony Powers Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Research Engineers, Dr. Joshua Weaver and Jesse Ardonne, perform modifications on Autonomy-in-a-Box algorithms before a sea test.

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THE DIVING AND LIFE SUPPORT DEPOT KEEPING THE NAVY’S DIVING RIGS OPERATIONAL

By MC2 Robert R. Sanchez Defense Media Activity FORT MEADE, MD.

Whether at sea, in the air or on land, the Navy’s elite depend on their equipment to be mission ready at all times.

Sailors assigned to Naval Special Warfare (SPECWAR) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units rely on two underwater breathing apparatuses while conducting missions beneath the surface – the MK-16 and Viper rigs.

“The MK-16 is a deep-diving set and electronically controlled,” retired Navy saturation diver Neil Patterson said.

“The Viper is a mechanically controlled shallow-water dive set. The MK-16 is for both SPECWAR and EOD, and the Viper is for EOD.” Although divers are trained to perform planned maintenance and corrective maintenance on the rigs, the Diving and Life Support Depot (DLSD) at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City, Florida performs extensive depot level repairs on the equipment.

“This is the only facility for the repair and maintenance of the MK-16 or the Viper UBA [underwater breathing apparatus],” Patterson said, now employed at the DLSD. “We’re responsible for fleet safety, the knowledge to maintain the rigs and dive it safely.”

The MK-16 uses 100 percent oxygen to maintain the breathing mixture, which can be very dangerous if not maintained properly, thus requiring special cleaning processes to prevent contamination.

“High-pressure oxygen can be very dangerous if you do not have clean tools or you don’t clean your components properly,” Patterson said.

“That’s why it is very important to have oxygen cleanliness when you are working on any of these sets. It has to meet [MIL-STD] 1330 standards, which is the oxygen cleaning document that you have to follow.”

MIL-STD 1330 standards provide the requirements for precision cleaning and testing of oxygen or oxygen-

Jacqui Barker Neil Patterson, a retired saturation diver now employed at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) in Panama City, Florida, prepares saturation fly away stem (SATFAD) equipment for diving bell lock out training procedures March 10, 2015. Patterson supported a two-week SATFAD training evolution conducted in Panama City, Florida.

enriched systems and components; oxygen generating plants including nitrogen, hydrogen and demineralized water support systems and components; and helium, helium-oxygen and hydrogen life support systems and components.

With the amount of responsibility that the rig technicians have, they must be knowledgeable about all aspects of the rigs. Fortunately, they get a lot of practice.

“We work on these rigs every day so we’ve stayed proficient,” Patterson said. “Remember this is life-support equipment, this is going to keep you alive. So when you send the item in, you want the system experts to be working on your equipment.”

“When somebody calls us from overseas, a long distance phone call, and they got to get in the water [because] they got a mission to do and one of the rigs is acting up,” Patterson explains. “They just call us, 24-7, they can call us up and I can walk them through that. Nine times out of ten, we can fix the problem over the phone. We have a lot of tools available for the guys in the fleet to get information from us.”

As long as Sailors continue to use the MK-16 and Viper, the repair specialists at the DLSD will continue to support their mission.

The MK 16 Underwater Breathing Apparatus Weighs 64 pounds Two 21-cubic foot gas bot-

tles Battery has a 24 hour operational life Maximum depth of 150 feet on N202, 300 feet on HeO2 The MK 16 is a nonmagnetic, acoustically quiet, closed circuit, mixed gas underwater breathing apparatus.

It’s primary application is in mine counter-measure diving. Because the rig is nonmagnetic and acoustically quiet, it is reliable for divers working to render safe, recover or dispose of influence (magnetically or acoustically) detonated mines. Used

by Naval Special Warfare and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD).

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-Neil Patterson

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Continued from B7 amphibious ships, and 66 submarines. The assessment will be one input to the Navy’s FY-2018 30-year shipbuilding plan. The current proposed Navy budget is seen as a bridge to this larger Navy, with shipbuilding on an upward glide slope towards 308 ships.

Navy leadership is confident that, if funded, this plan is executable, as each ship class called for in the FSA has an active shipbuilding line already up and running.

“To continue to protect America and defend our strategic interests around the world, all while continuing the counter terrorism fight and appropriately competing with a growing China and resurgent Russia, our Navy must continue to grow,” Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said. “All of the analysis done to date, inside and outside of the Navy, recognizes, as we have for nearly the last eight years, the need for a larger Fleet. That is why, working with Congress and our partners in industry, we have successfully reversed the decline in shipbuilding that occurred from 2001-2009, putting 86 ships under contract over the last seven years. Maintaining this momentum, and the costsaving business practices we have established, will be critical to ensuring the Navy is able to achieve the FSA-recommended fleet size and is positioned to maintain the global presence the Navy and Marine Corps uniquely provide our nation.”

The update reflects changes in the strategic environment since the last update in 2014. Future updates will continue to take into account changes in the environment, defense guidance and technology.

The 2016 FSA was not constrained by budget control act funding levels.

Three thousand pounds of oxygen going through a small line, with contamination in it, will start a fire.”

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WHERE’S MY TAX REFUND? NEW CHANGES FOR 2017 From Defense Media Activity FORT MEADE, MD.

Some early filers may not receive their refund until after Feb. 15.

Many taxpayers plan their holiday shopping and other purchases on the fact they will get their tax refund from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at the earliest possible date.

In 2017, that may not be the case.

The protecting Americans from tax hikes (PATH) act, signed into law December 2015, requires the IRS to hold tax refunds which include earned income tax credit (EITC) and additional child tax credit (ACTC) until February 15, 2017. Also, new identity theft and refund fraud safeguards by both the IRS and indi-

vidual states may mean some tax returns and refunds face additional review.

Some Refunds Delayed in 2017 Beginning in 2017 the IRS, by law, must hold the entire refund – even the portion not associated with the EITC and ACTC – until at least Feb. 15. The IRS says this change helps ensure taxpayers get the refund they are owed by giving the agency more time to help detect and prevent fraud.

“This is an important change, as some of these taxpayers are used to getting an early refund,” IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said. “We want people to be aware of the change for their planning purposes during the holidays. We don’t want anyone caught by

surprise if they get their refund a few weeks later than in previous years.”

As in past years, the IRS will begin accepting and processing tax returns once the filing season begins. All taxpayers should file as usual, and tax return preparers should submit returns as they normally do. Although early filers may not have their refunds issued until at least Feb. 15, the IRS reminds taxpayers most refunds will be issued within the normal timeframe: less than 21 days, after being accepted for processing by the IRS. The Where’s My Refund? tool on IRS.gov and the IRS2Go phone app remains the best way to get the status of a refund.

For more information, visit www.irs.gov.

We don’t want anyone caught by surprise if they get their refund a few weeks later than in previous years.”

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– IRS Commissioner John Koskinen

industry partner, DAQRI, an AR technology company based in Los Angeles, California. SSC Pacific and DAQRI have entered into a collaborative research and development agreement to further explore and develop this technology.

What is the potential payoff for the Navy with this technology?

According to McClenning, GunnAR provides greater situational awareness for the gunner wearing the helmet, and a quicker response time to ward off potential threats.

SSC Pacific’s innovative and groundbreaking BEMR Lab allows scientists and engineers to prototype virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, to generate ideas for low-cost solutions for fleet training and operational challenges.

BEMR Lab Director Heidi Buck said GunnAR is an example of taking a Sailor’s concept – a unified gunnery system – from idea to prototype in a short amount of time with a small amount of funding.

“By using low-cost, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS), virtual reality technology to aid in prototyping the concept, and low-cost COTS augmented reality technology to demonstrate the concept, we’ve been able to build this capability very quickly, all the while keeping the Sailors endorsing the idea in the loop,” Buck said. This demonstration is just the beginning. Trident Warrior 2017 – the Navy’s fleet exercise off the Pacific Coast where Sailors and Marines test out new ideas and innovations in a real-world environment – will be held in June 2017 and we’ll be demonstrating a more mature capability on USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Additionally, Waterside Security programs are interested in adapting it to shore facility security problems.”

For more news from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/ spawar/.

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January 2016 Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Commander Receives Second Star

Williamson has been the Mid-Atlantic regional commander since September 2014.

U.S. Fleet Forces Commander, Adm. Phil Davidson, presented Williamson with his second star and frocked him to rear admiral (upper half) during a ceremony this morning at the Fleet headquarters in Norfolk.

Ike Conducts First CVN Launch of Nulka

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) completed the first successful carrier launch of the MK 234 Nulka countermeasure fired from the MK 53 Decoy Launching System (DLS) on Dec. 16.

Driving sexual assault to zero

A line of effort in the recently released “Design to Maintain Maritime Superiority” is to strengthen our Navy team – composed of active and reserve Sailors, Navy civilians, and families. On Jan 14, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson announced a new set of sexual assault prevention and response initiatives to lower the obstacles to reporting, provide added support to survivors, and prevent re-victimization.

SECNAV, SECAG visit William P. Lawrence of the Great Green Fleet

Guided missile-destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) hosted Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Jan. 20, while participating in the Great Green Fleet kickoff celebration.

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February 2016 NAVSTA Norfolk recognized for environmental efforts

Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk was recognized as a Sustained Distinguished Performance River Star Business during a recognition luncheon at the Founders Inn & Spa, Jan. 28.

Carter announces 12 weeks paid military maternity leave, other benefits The Defense Department is increasing military maternity leave and instituting other changes in an effort to support military families, improve retention and strengthen the force of the future, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said.

Cherry Point family earns Military Family of the Quarter Award

As members of the armed forces, service members spend countless hours protecting Americans and their freedoms.

In the same manner, military members also dedicate their time to uplifting and rebuilding their local community.

Among the number of individuals who volunteer in the community, Naval Hospital Clinic Cherry Poitn (NHCCP) Lab Technician Hospital Corsman 1st Class Anacleto De La Garza and his family have dedicated more than 200 hours to support the Havelock, North Carolina, community.

USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) delivered

The Navy accepted USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) from builder VT Halter Marine Feb. 16.

The USNS Maury was designed to perform acoustic, biological, physical and geophysical surveys. The vessel will provide the military with essential information on the ocean environment.

“The Navy’s acceptance of T-AGS 66 is the culmination of a dedicated team effort between the Navy and VT Halter,” Navy’s Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships Support Ships, Boats, and Craft Program Manager Mike Kosar said. “I look forward to learning of the new and innovative contributions to science and ocean exploration that USNS Maury and her crew will undoubtedly make over the next 30 years.”

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March 2016 Great Green Fleet visits Korea

John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG), the centerpiece of the U.S. Navy’s Great Green Fleet (GGF) initiative, arrived in the Republic of Korea (ROK) for a scheduled port visit March 13.

Medal of Honor Awardee Inducted into Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes

Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr., joined the more than 3,460 other Medal of Honor recipients listed in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes March 1 during an induction ceremony in the Pentagon auditorium.

The Great Green Fleet Operates in South China Sea

The John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) is conducting routine operations in the South China Sea. The ships transited the Luzon Strait March 1 and have maintained a location in the eastern half of these international waters for four days.

Wounded Warriors take part in Invictus Games celebrations

Two retired Sailors and one retired Coast Guardsman are among the wounded warrior athletes invited to attend a prestigious event March 16 at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C. The event coincided with a video announcement from Britain’s Prince Harry that Canada will host the 2017 Invictus Games.

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April 2016 NDW SAPR program creates conscience during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Service members assigned to Naval District Washington (NDW) gathered together to witness the signing of the Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) at the Washington Navy Yard April 1.

The Navy’s effort to eradicate sexual assault within its ranks is a task that should be taken very seriously by the every service member or civilian and at NDW there is no exception.

Purple Heart awarded to Marine in MARDET Newport ceremony

Marine Corps Detachment Newport Commanding Officer Marine Corps Maj. Kimberly Rhodes awarded Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Richard P. Lawson the Purple Heart, April 8, for injuries he sustained while serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II.

Fun and games at Norfolk Month of the Military Child event

Military families celebrated the Month of the Military Child with a day of fun in the sun at Capt. Slade Cutter Athletic Park in Norfolk, April 23.

The event is hosted annually by Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Child Development Homes (CDH) to honor the sacrifice and resiliency of area children with parents serving in America’s armed forces.

The Fab Lab – repairs at sea have never been easier

Printing capabilities have been around for a long time. Pictures and documents can be produced in record time. If it’s on the screen, it can be printed in hard copy. That’s not particularly incredible. What is incredible is now Sailors have access to 3D printers and computer numerical controlled (CNC) mills, which allows them to create things they never thought possible.

The Fab Lab, located at Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) in Norfolk, trains Sailors from all ranks and rates on how to create and design tools and circuits using these printers and CNCs.

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May 2016 We all have a part in eliminating sexual assault

In keeping with the theme for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) “Eliminate Sexual Assault: Know Your Part, Do Your Part,” the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) hosted two events to raise awareness about sexual assault and teach practical self-defense skills to staff.

Invictus Games 2016 sounds off in Orlando

Under the sunny, clear blue skies of Orlando, Florida, more than 500 wounded, ill and injured athletes from 15 nations gathered for the opening ceremonies of the 2016 Invictus Games, May 8.

The Invictus Games are an international Paralympic-style, multi-sport event created by Prince Harry in 2014 after he saw the Warrior Games in the U.S. He wanted to demonstrate the power of sports to inspire recovery, support service members’ rehabilitation, and to demonstrate that there is life beyond their disability.

NMCP’s Simulation Center trains expeditionary medical team

“Helo five mikes out, carrying two improvised explosive device blast [IED] casualties,” calls the radio operator to the anxious team of medical providers.

As an MH-60S Sea Hawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron 22 touched down at the cold and rainy landing zone on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, May 10, members of the Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) team rush to carry their simulated patients’ stretchers to their makeshift operating room and officially start their field environment training event.

WWII veterans receive Legion of Honor

Amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) hosted a Legion of Honor ceremony as part of Fleet Week Port Everglades, May 7.

More than 300 guests attended the ceremony honoring nine WWII American veterans who participated in at least one of the four main campaigns of the Liberation of France.

The award is France’s highest and pays tribute to those who have provided exceptional service to France.

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June 2016 Fleet Master Chief Giordano selected as 14th MCPON

The chief of naval operations (CNO) announced the selection of the 14th master chief petty officer of the Navy (MCPON), June 9, during an all-hands call in Newport, Rhode Island.

CNO Adm. John M. Richardson said Fleet Master Chief Steven S. Giordano will take charge from MCPON Michael D. Stevens Sept. 2, during a change of office ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard.

SECNAV visits USS Mason for biofuel RAS

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy Joseph M. Bryan and Chief of the Italian navy Adm. Guiseppe De Giorgi, visited guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) to observe the ship’s role in the Great Green Fleet (GGF) initiative, June 16.

Nitze Sailor to be among first enlisted women on submarines

Fire Controlman 2nd Class Jessica Staley, assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), is on the doorstep of history.

Like many Sailors, Staley joined the Navy to travel the world and get an education.

“I wanted to be on submarines when I joined, but it wasn’t available [for women] at the time,” Staley said.

That all changed in January 2015, when the Navy announced enlisted women would be eligible to cross-deck to Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBN), Ohioclass guided-missile submarines (SSGN) and Virginia-class attack submarines (SSN) after allowing female officers the chance to serve on submarines in 2011.

Navy’s final satellite in MUOS Constellation launches successfully The Navy’s fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite launched from Space Launch Complex 41 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket in the 551 launch vehicle configuration on June 24.

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July 2016 Virginia governor signs corpsmen to civilian health care bill

Approximately 20 corpsmen and staff members from Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) were given the opportunity to attend a historical event, June 27, when Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed a unique bill establishing the Virginia Military Medics and Corpsmen (MMAC) pilot program.

MARMC readies patrol boats of the future

Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) oversaw the successful completion of a continuous maintenance availability of the MK VI Patrol Boat 1202, which got underway July 5, from Colonna’s Shipyard in Norfolk.

Ceremony commemorates USS Arleigh Burke’s silver anniversary

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, joined crew members past and present, family and friends commemorated the 25th anniversary of the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), at the Nauticus Naval Heritage Museum in downtown Norfolk where the ship was commissioned.

Self defense test ship completes test trials using alternative fuels

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s (NSWC PHD) Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS), the former spruance-class destroyer USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964) went underway for final-phase testing of two alternative fuels.

The SDTS traveled to San Diego, where it took on approximately 30,000 gallons of two types of alternative fuels. The ship then proceeded on a normal cruise, demonstrating that the alternative fuels could function as a drop-in replacement, requiring no changes to equipment or operating procedures. The two fuels were developed using different methods: Synthetic Iso-Paraffin (SIP) and Catalytic Hydrothermolysis Conversion Diesel (CHCD).

CNATTU Oceana recognized as NAS Oceana Energy Challenge winner

The Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Oceana was named the winner of a Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana-sponsored six-month energy conservation contest, July 7.

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August 2016 Blackhawks forge ties during Operation Steel Root

Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron 15 (HM-15) pilots and aircrewmen recently visited Fort Drum, New York, to participate in Operation Steele Root alongside the U.S. Army 1/108th Field Artillery Regiment.

During the three-day training exercise, the pilots took shifts flying over the regiment in an MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter to perform sling-load external lifting operations. Each pilot practiced individually lifting and moving five M777 Howitzers, a 155 mm .39 caliber towed gun, testing the power and maneuvering capabilities of the aircraft.

Navy celebrates Virginia solar deals

The Department of the Navy (DON), the Commonwealth of Virginia and Dominion Virginia Power (Dominion) celebrated an agreement today to construct a 21 megawatt (MW) direct current (DC) solar energy facility at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana.

NROTC midshipmen participate in sailing lessons at ODU

Midshipmen from around the country received sailing lessons at the Old Dominion University (ODU) Sailing Center, Aug. 7.

The event was part of a four-week summer training program Navy ROTC midshipmen attend after completing their first year in college.

Bold Alligator exercises amphibious forces

Commander of U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command and Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM) commenced Exercise Bold Alligator 2016 (BA16) in Norfolk, Aug. 15.

USS Mason assists mariners in distress

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG), assisted the motor vessel Marzouk, a stricken dhow off the coast of Yemen, July 27.

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September 2016 Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group leads the way Out of the Darkness

Sailors from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG) held “Out of the Darkness” suicide awareness walks on the aircraft carrier’s flight deck, aboard guided missile-cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) and guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), Aug. 26.

Patriot Guard to commemorate 9/11’s fallen at Oceana Air Show

The Virginia Patriot Guard is one of the many entities to participate in the 2016 Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show, taking place Sept. 10 and 11.

The Patriot Guard will have flags at the air show for patrons to sign, and will ride their motorcycles across the flightline while carrying the badge of a New York firefighter who died during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The badge was later given to a local Navy SEAL to carry on missions.

Navy’s most advanced warship, Zumwalt arrives at NAVSTA Norfolk

The Navy’s newest and most technologically advanced surface ship PreCommissioning Unit Zumwalt (DDG 1000) pulled into Naval Station Norfolk Wednesday for another port visit on the 3-month journey to its new homeport in San Diego.

Navy tests 100-percent advanced biofuel

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus’ energy vision came to fruition in September when the EA-18G “Green Growler” completed flight testing of a 100-percent advanced biofuel at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. The Navy is a leader in incorporating alternative fuel into operational supplies, in order to increase mission capability and flexibility.

Black Dart exercise tests C-UAS capabilities aboard Jason Dunham, Lassen

Guided-missile destroyers USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) and USS Lassen (DDG 82) tested counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) capabilities during exercise Black Dart off the coast of Destin, Florida, Sept. 20.

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October 2016 Personnel changes on the horizon

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven Giordano spoke with Sailors and Navy civilians at Naval Station Norfolk during an all-hands call Sept. 29.

Military families evacuate Guantanamo Bay

Approximately 700 spouses and children are evacuating from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), Cuba during preparations for the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.

U.S. Transportation Command provided four C-17 and two C-130 aircraft as military airlift traveling to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. With their help, the evacuation will be completed by tonight.

USS Mesa Verde steams toward Haiti in response to Hurricane Matthew

The amphibious transport docking ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) steamed toward Haiti Oct. 7 to support Joint Task Force Matthew, which is overseeing U.S. military relief efforts in the island nation.

Navy secretary issues stern warning

Less than 48 hours after USS Nitze missiles destroyed radar sites in Houthicontrolled territory in Yemen, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus reiterated a stern message pierside from the destroyer’s home port.

“You attack us at your peril,” Mabus said.

Sailors and community work to preserve Dam Neck beaches

Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana and Dam Neck Annex Sailors worked in cooperation with the National Aquarium to participate in an annual environmental project to help preserve the installation’s sand dunes Dec. 19 through 21. The Dune Restoration Project was established to monitor, preserve, and repair Dam Neck installation sand dunes and beach ecosystem.

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November 2016 Navy begins six-month LiveSafe app pilot program

U.S. Fleet Forces command began a six-month pilot program Oct. 29 with the pre-launch of the Navy’s newest tool to counter destructive decisions, the LiveSafe smartphone application. The pilot program will allow Sailors and their families assigned to Hampton Roads, Virginia and Rota, Spain a chance to download and interact with the application prior to its release.

New Navy College website a hit with Sailors

The redesign of the Navy College website has proven an immediate hit with Sailors, and feedback about virtual capabilities, response times, and improved access has been overwhelmingly positive.

According to Navy Voluntary Education (VOLED) Director Ernest D’Antonio the new virtual features are helping his team to meet their key goal of improving customer service.

Navy announces policy guidance for transgender personnel

On Nov. 5, the secretary of the navy published guidance on the Department of the Navy’s (DON) transgender policy in SECNAVINST 1000.11. Following the release of the SECNAVINST, the Navy announced its interim guidance for service of transgender personnel Nov. 7, via NAVADMIN 248/16.

Veterans and wounded warriors: An inspiration to us all

This past weekend, I had the distinct privilege of representing our Navy in the city of Chicago for Veterans Day. This was my first opportunity to really take in all that the city has to offer, and it is clear to me that the decision to host the 2017 Department of Defense (DOD) Warrior Games there next summer was the right choice.

Navy Region Mid-Atlantic announces Installation Excellence Award recipients Commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA) recently announced the 2017 Installation Excellence Award recipients in Norfolk.

The awards program recognized the region’s top large and small installations, and rewards them for performance consistent with the command’s strategic goals and mission over the course of the preceding fiscal year.

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December 2016 NAVSTA Norfolk Security trains with Norfolk PD

Norfolk Police Department (NPD) Training Academy Cadets and Sailors assigned to Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk Security Department trained together onboard NAVSTA Norfolk.

Cadets and Sailors trained on multiple scenarios such as bank robbery, domestic violence, basic traffic stop procedures and high-risk traffic stops with the supervision and guidance of qualified NPS academy instructors and leadership from NAVSTA Norfolk’s Security Department.

USS Nitze assists stranded Iranian mariners

Guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), currently deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of maritime security operations, assisted three Iranian mariners in distress.

Nitze received notification from aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) of a small fishing vessel in distress. Once Nitze’s crew identified the distressed vessel, the ship took immediate action to render assistance.

What to know about BRS

On Nov. 28, the Navy released NAVADMIN 259/16 which serves as the official notification of eligibility to opt-in to the Blended Retirement System (BRS) additionally, the Navy plans to send emails to all eligible Sailors notifying them of the retirement system choices they may have to make during 2018.

Mentoring the Navy’s future

Sailors are told to cut out their own path, but they are encouraged not to do it all alone either. Participating in the mentorship program as a mentor and protégé encourages Sailors to help and learn from one another and to push each other to reach their full potential.

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) allows Sailors the opportunity to choose who they want as a mentor in and out of their field and to receive mentorship for their career and their personal life.

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has the following openings available: Part Time Receptionist - Evening and weekends Full Time Activity Assistant PT LPN every other weekend-all shifts PT CNA every other weekend-all shifts 3 Full Time Dietary Aide Positions Interested candidates should apply in person at 715 Argyll Street Chesapeake, VA or fax resume to 757-547-0632.

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Auctions PUBLIC AUCTION Waterfront Cottage with Fabulous Views of the Chesapeake Bay Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 10 AM 15638 Smith Beach Road, Eastville, VA 23347 Inspection: Sunday, Jan 8th 1 - 2:30 pm, Day of Sale and by appointment.

EASTERN SHORE AUCTIONS Auction Hotline 443-235-5717 or 410-548-3137 Visit our website for additional details

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Barrett Street Auction, next Auction Jan. 28. Now Accepting Consignments. 463-1911

Frank’s Siding & Repairs 227-8964

$150 wk, all utils. Incl. 478-8488.

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Norfolk-Furn rm, kit. priv’s, TV, $450 mo. 8325 Norristown Dr. 757-423-0377, 757-714-1651.

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Va.

Beach-1 BR furnished w/cable & utils. $500+ $200 dep No smoking/pet. 757-403-1920.

Jack’s Towing, monthly auto auction 3rd Sat. at 12 Noon. Call 461-5765 for info.

INSIDE MACHINIST Experienced inside machinist position is available at EMS Industrial Electric Motor Shop. No CNC. Offering good benefits package, vacation time, health insurance, 401K. Apply at 802 Live Oak Drive, Chesapeake, VA. 23320.

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For Rent-Suffolk House

Maple HillsFor rent, $1,200 per month - 152 Gene Ave, Suffolk, Va; 3 bedroom, 1 bath (1,125 sq. ft); quiet neighborhood; Just off of Rt. 58; No pets, No smoking**Available now**Serious inquires only. Call Buck Johnson (757)291-8446

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$1250

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Wanted Real Estate Antiques & Classics

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Office Warehouse Chesapeake 1200 & 1500 sq. ft. Call 485-1323.

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Consignment Auction, 421-2525. VA #527

incl. No Pets. $450+ $200 dep. 757-582-2565.

For Rent-Condo

VAF#662 www.vaauctionco.com 538-0123

Saturday, Jan. 28, 9:30 AM, Peoples

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Feb. 12th, 2017. VAAR #1597. 722-9210.

al w/refs, w/d with house privileges, all utils incl. $500 mo.+ $100 dep. 471-4748 or 470-6360.

Hampton Rds I BUY HOUSES ANY CONDI-

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Autumn Care of Chesapeake l l l l l

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Healthcare/ Medical

Law Enforcement/ Security

A1 PLASTER & REPAIR 32 Yrs Exp. Small Repair Specialist. Affordable Pricing.

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ROOFING/FLAT RUBBER, HOT TAR,

B & J MOVING

Wanted To Buy

recently tuned. $500 obo. 757-721-6152.

CALL 774-TRIM (8746)

Household, demo inside & out, construction sites, dumpster drop off, backhoe work. We haul it all!

20 yrs exp, lic & ins. 485-1414

6 yds $205, Mulch $25/yd; Compost $30/yd.

Rock, Sand & Firewood. D. Miller’s, 482-5083

Upright Wurlitzer Piano, beautiful wood,

services

Phone: 757-545-8585

Yorkie Puppies AKC, Health Guar., Family Raised, Vet Check 757-778-7081 www.dynamoyorkies.com

Topsoil-Mulch

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NEAR NSU/ODU - Norfolk, Furnished,

Wood Worker/Cabinet Builder Laminate, solid surface, custom wood working.

YORKIE POO Ready for Christmas! 1st shots & wormed, parents on site. Call 757 404-8990

Yorkshire terrier true tcup male akc weighs 15 ozs at 6 months babydoll face 7500 must go to special home. chorkie females black and gold 999 ready now. will travel to deliver come with health certs. call 7274219895

Appliances

Kempsville-Fully furn, internet, Fios, all utils, washer/dryer/kit access, $600 mo. 701-5852.

To apply please email/fax/mail to: W.M. SCHLOSSER COMPANY, INC. 2400 51ST PLACE HYATTSVILLE, MD 20781 FAX (301) 773-0963 EMAIL: APPLY@WMSCHLOSSER.COM The W.M. Schlosser Company is an equal opportunity employer

Hunting Equipment

APPLIANCES - Refrigerator $195;

tral heat & cable, $495 mo. Lv. msg, 757-474-1011

The Project Engineer is an entry level position that provides administrative and technical services in the fields of scheduling, cost engineering, subcontract coordination, and general project administration. Along with job site project managers and superintendents, project engineers have responsibilities in overall project oversight and may be assigned to a particular section, subcontractor, or other facet(s) of the project

ANTIQUES & ESTATES

1998 John Deere Gator 6x4 Trailer hitch, dump box, Automatic, Hours 1354, $1600, CALL: 8144144306

Kempsville Area-Rm furnished, use of kit., cen-

PROJECT ENGINEER

our country farm in Smithfield, Va. Ready now. $700 each. Cash only. 757-357-3159.

WANTED

Appraisal Service With 40 Years Experience.

Greenbrier/Clearfield-Furn rm, kit priv’s, cable, utils & Wi-Fi inclu. $600 mo. or $150 per wk.+ deposit. Call Brian 757-472-3518.

ESTIMATOR

Southampton Stockyard, Courtland, Va. Saddles & Tack Sell at 6 PM. Horses & Ponies Sell Following the Tack. Info 804-227-3434.

Virginia Beach Antique Co.

shared bath w/kit. priv’s. $550. Furn. Utils inclu.

Dep. Ref needed. Avail 1/11. 757-717-9332.

Golden Retriever Pups-AKC, family raised on

Horses, Cattle, etc.

422-4477

Great Bridge-Ches. Quiet/clean, basic cable,

wormed, $800. AKC, 1st shots, wormed, $800.

See Facebook Williams Goldensof-IndianNeck Rountree. 252-357-4829, 252-548-8327

TRAINS & Old Toys Wanted American Flyer, Lionel, LGB, HO Collections CALL 757-715-5173

LARRY ZEDD

utils & internet/HBO. $550 + dep. 757-681-4067

The Estimator's goal is to help grow the Schlosser Company's capabilities in the Southern Virginia Area. This position will focus on a variety of project types, mainly in the government arena. This key member of our team will help promote the development of creative, innovative solutions to very diverse and unique construction challenges.

LAB PUPS-AKC. Strongly bred for hunting, hunt tests and/or loyal companion. Champion bloodlines.

Email: bylabs6@mchsi.com. Call 252-619-4180.

Lawn & Garden

tems must be clean $135wk+Dep 718-3991

CHES-Battlefield/Volvo Pkwy, furnished, incl. all

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the administrative and technical management of a construction project. This person functions as the point person for the project and steers the project forward. Successful candidates will be able to share their passion for and dedication to getting the job done. Leadership and staff management skills are a must as a vital part of this role

Golden Retriever Pups-AKC, 1st shots,

757-474-1303

Horse & Tack Auction, Sat, Jan 7

For Rent-Rooms Campostella n/s on busline near baesys-

SR. PROJECT MANAGER

German Shepherd Pups-AKC, lg boned,

power positioning sys w/Q Logic Drive controls & Ride Away Handicap Trailer fits any compact or sub compact car w/a trailer hitch. Paperwork & CD inclu. w/a battery charger. $5000. 757-365-9810.

STAMP COLLECTIONS

bed 2 bath, plus loft can be converted to 3rd bedroom. Cathedral ceilings, sunny skylights! Minutes to LAFB. Contact Susan Longman 757-715-1568.

The W.M. Schlosser Company is seeking the most qualified candidates to join our team in Chesapeake, Virginia

German Shepherd Pups-AKC, excel German

Quantum Q6 Edge Electic Wheelchair,

Coin Collections

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NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Engineering Command has immediate openings for Construction Managers in the Hampton Roads Area. Salary ranges from $60,000 to $90,000.

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