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TRUMAN AIMD ACHIEVES ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ PERFECT SCORE IN AVIATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTION

I’m not sure if our senior leaders will ever see a result like this again. It is truly historic.”

By MC3 Taylor M. DiMartino USS Harry S. Truman Public Affairs

USS HARRY S. TRUMAN, AT SEA

Sailors assigned to the aircraft intermediate maintenance department (AIMD) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) surpassed all others in the fleet in their Aviation Maintenance Inspection (AMI), Jan. 14.

During the bi-annual, one-day inspection, 10 individuals from the Aviation Maintenance Management Team (AMMT), representing Commander, Naval Air Forces (COMNAVAIRFOR), graded individual aircraft maintenance programs aboard Truman on a scale ranging from “on-track,” “needs more attention” to “offtrack” (when significant issues are present within a program).

All 44 programs within Truman’s AIMD received a grade of “on-track” in a showing considered “unprecedented and unbelievable” by the AMMT’s lead inspector, Lt. Cmdr. Don Moore.

Truman’s maintenance officer, Cmdr.

Art Harvey, said the AMI is designed to inspect a variety of AIMD’s processes to determine whether or not Sailors are working in line with current Navy directives and policies.

According to AIMD’s quality assurance officer, Lt. Rick Boswell, these directives included proper maintenance, safety and standardization within AIMD’s multiple divisions.

“It all boils down to whether or not we are fixing aircraft systems properly, by the book,” said Boswell. “Aviation is inherently dangerous, and everything that we do has some sort of safety contingency and procedure. But it’s not just about fixing parts, it’s also about the safety of our Sailors who conduct the maintenance.”

Harvey attributed careful execution and planning by AIMD’s leadership, hard work and preparation from all Sailors within the department as key factors that contributed to the success of the inspection.

“The inspectors recognized our Sailors’ good work and the amount of time put in to get the department ready for the inspection,” said Harvey. “From processes to ma-

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- Master Chief Aviation Maintenance Administrationman (AW/SW) Martin Snowden

Capt. Eric B. Moss (center), Commander, Coastal Riverine Squadron 1 (RIVRON 1), observes Cmdr.

William H. Snyder (left), Commander, Riverine Squadron Three, relinquishes his position to Cmdr. Jeremy P. Jurkoic, commander Coastal Riverine Squadron 3, during a disestablishment ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown.

NMCP recognizes donors during National Blood Donor Month

By MC2 (SW) Anna Arndt NMCP Public Affairs

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Naval Medical Center Portsmouth celebrated National Blood Donor Month with a donor recognition cake-cutting ceremony, hosted by the Apheresis Laboratory, Jan. 16.

The lab has celebrated the January observance for several years as a way to acknowledge its donors and to draw attention to the need for blood donations.

Six donor appreciation plaques are displayed in the laboratory, listing the names of frequent donors. There are 260 people who donated less than 25 times, 14 have donated more than 25 times, 10 gave more than 50 times, three donated more than 75 times and three have donated more than 100 times.

“We had such an increase in donors in the last two quarters that we are going to get new plaques made because there isn’t enough room to list all the names,” said Ralph Peters, blood donor recruiter.

“About 200 more names are going to be added to the plaques of people who took the initiative to come out and donate.”

The Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) provides blood products to activeduty service members and their families receiving care at military treatment facili-

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RIVRON 3 disestablishes at Naval Weapon Station Yorktown

By MCSN Shannon M. Smith Navy Public Affairs Support Element East

YORKTOWN

Sailors, former Riverines, and family members attended a disestablishment ceremony for Naval Expeditionary Combat Command’s Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 3 at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Jan. 17.

The disestablishment marks the merger of offensive Riverine forces with defensive Maritime Expeditionary Security Forces to form the Coastal Riverine Force (CORIVFOR), formally established on June 1, 2012.

REDEDICATION CEREMONY The Branch Health Clinic Boone at Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek-Fort Story was rededicated, Jan. 15.

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MC3 Lorenzo J. Burleson An F/A-18E Hornet assigned to the Gunslingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105 taxies on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations.

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The ceremony featured Capt. Frederick A. Olds, retired Vietnam veteran and former Riverine, as the guest speaker to highlight the legacy of Riverine capability in the Navy, as well as a transfer of authority between RIVRON 3’s Cmdr. William H. Snyder III and CORIVFOR’s Cmdr.

Jeremy P. Jurkoic.

CORIVFOR’s primary mission is to conduct maritime security operations across all phases of military operations by defending high value assets, critical maritime infrastructure, ports and harbors, both inland and on coastal waterways, and when

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commanded, conduct offensive combat operations.

The budget-initiated merger moved portions of the force to San Diego, Calif. as part of the National Defense Strategy’s rebalance to the Pacific, which will bring Riverine capability to the West Coast for the first time since 1974, according to Capt.

Eric B. Moss, Commander of Coastal Riverine Group 1, formerly Maritime Expeditionary Security Group 1.

“The Riverine forces will do what they’ve always done, which is continuing to hone

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Shore special programs detailers are currently looking for Sailors in pay grades E-5 and above to serve as recruiters, said a Navy official Jan. 16.

“The Navy is a rotational force and recruiting is essential to maintaining an experienced 21st century fleet,” said Capt. John Alexander, assistant commander, Navy Personnel Command (NPC) for Career Management.

The mission of recruiting is to recruit men and women for enlisted, officer candidate and officer status in the active duty and reserve components of the Navy. Interested Sailors should start by talking with their chain of command and command career counselor.

“Recruiters are important to the Navy because we’re always looking for the most highly qualified men and women to fill our ranks,” said Chief Navy Counselor Russell Custer, lead recruiting detailer for production recruiters, NPC. According to Custer, there are different types of recruiters.

“Some Sailors recruit officers, some recruit enlisted personnel and the Navy even has a Career Recruiting Force (CRF). Once selected for CRF, Sailors will spend the remainder of their career recruiting,” he said.

Enlisted Sailors in most rates, if eligible, can request to serve as a production recruiter. Production recruiters earn the 9585 Navy Enlisted Classification Code and are considered the classic recruiter for enlisted personnel.

“Recruiting duty is very demanding. It teaches you time management and prioritization unlike any other job in the Navy,” said Custer. “It’s very similar to a fast-paced sales environment and Sailors are expected to accomplish

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various goals and expectations on a daily basis.”

According to Custer, applicants must have no performance mark averages below 3.0, no alcohol related incidences, no NJP’s (non-judicial punishments) within the last 36 months and have a valid driver’s license. Sailors must also be within height, weight, or body fat standards and have passed their last three years of regularly scheduled physical fitness assessments and body composition assessments.

Lastly, Sailors must have a recommendation from their command master chief and their commanding officer.

A complete listing of eligibility requirements can be found in MILPERSMAN 1306-964. Sailors who meet the requirements and would like to apply for the recruiting duty program should contact their rating detailer when entering their permanent change of station orders negotiation window, nine months prior to their projected rotation date.

“There are recruiting opportunities for Sailors across all 26 Navy Recruiting Districts throughout the United States,” said Custer.

Sailors accepted to the recruiting duty program as pro-

duction recruiters attend the Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit in Pensacola, Fla. for five weeks of training. Students are taught sales skills, which will enable them to promote the Navy. Sailors will also learn, develop and practice competence in the areas of marketing, public speaking and social networking.

According to Custer, recruiters are currently eligible for Special Duty Assignment Pay of $450 per month, use of a government vehicle, cell phone and laptop, and Supplemental Clothing Monetary Allowance.

Tour lengths are a minimum of 36 months and begin when a Sailor arrives to their assigned Navy Recruiting District (NRD). A Sailor’s NRD will then further assign them to a Navy Recruiting Station (NRS). Therefore, a Sailor’s ultimate duty assignment is based on the needs of the NRD. Sailors may not always be stationed in the exact geographic location they request, but most Sailors are assigned to the location they request, or as close to the location they request as possible, Custer explained.

“I think that every Sailor

should apply to be a recruiter at some point in their career,” said Custer. “Recruiting gives a Sailor the opportunity to give back to the community.

It allows them to promote Navy awareness within their community, talk about what the Navy has done for them and give others the opportunity to achieve their ambitions, goals and dreams by serving in the Navy.”

Shore Special Program detailers assign Sailors to more than 20 shore special programs Navy-wide. These programs are not necessarily geared for a specific rating, but manning them with qualified Sailors is still important.

Examples include recruit division commander duty and brig staff duty, service on the USS Constitution or the USS Arizona Memorial, and assignment to the Blue Angels or the Navy Ceremonial Guard. MILPERSMAN 1306-900 contains a complete list of special programs available.

For more information and a list of currently available NRD’s, visit http://bit.ly/ SwDFsq. For more news from Navy Personnel Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/npc/.

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Branch Health Clinic Boone rededicated after renovations at JEBLCFS VIRGINIA BEACH

The Vice Adm. Joel T. Boone Branch Health Clinic at Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little CreekFort Story was rededicated, Jan. 15, following extensive renovations to the 40-year-old building.

The renovations cost approximately $3.8 million and included new walls, floors, heating and air conditioning, ventilation, interior lighting, suspended acoustic ceilings, and fire alarm and sprinkler systems.

Renovations began in 2005 and were completed in several phases, all while the clinic simultaneously provided care to more than 1.1 million patients.

“Our dedication to providing quality healthcare proves we are simply too valuable to the mission to close (for renovation),” said Cmdr. Gabriel Brown, the clinic’s officer-in-charge.

The ultimate goal was to provide patients a more comfortable and better environment for the delivery of healthcare.

Phase one involved replacing the interior structures and was likened to “building a new building within a building.” Some areas were gutted to the studs. The foyer was revamped to be more accessible to patients. During the second phase, the second floor dental clinic was remodeled.

Primary Care, Physical Therapy and the pharmacy were completed in the final phase. The clinical spaces were redesigned and some were relocated.

The clinic now has a more efficient layout, with radiology, the laboratory and immunizations located near Primary Care. The Pediatric Department now has a waiting

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MCSN Derek Paumen Rear Adm. Elaine C. Wagner, Commander, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (right) and Rear Adm. Earl P.Yates (ret.) hold a ribbon at a rededication ceremony for the Branch Health Clinic Boone at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Jan. 15.

room separate from the adult Primary Care section and an overflow waiting area was added.

Rear Adm. Elaine C. Wagner, Commander, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth reiterated the clinic’s importance in Hampton Roads.

“In 2012 alone, the clinic treated more than 230,000 patients, filled over half a million prescriptions, drew over 60,000 labs and processed over 18,000 x-rays,” she said.

“That’s a lot of healthcare, all while ensuring optimum readiness support for 162 commands on two bases.”

Guest speakers at the event also included Cmdr. Doug Rhoads, JEB Little Creek Executive Officer, and Rear Adm. Earl P. Yates (ret.), who attended the original ribbon-cutting ceremony when the clinic opened in 1972.

“With the cutting of this ribbon today, you can be assured that the dedicated staff of this clinic will

continue to improve upon what are already high standards of excellence for our warfighters, retirees and their families,” said Rhoads.

One project still remains. The Healthcare Benefits Office (HBO) will relocate closer to Primary Care for patient convenience, adding space for three more providers once HBO moves.

The clinic is named for Medal of Honor recipient Vice Adm. Joel T. Boone, a surgeon who served during World War I. Boone was awarded the Medal of Honor for demonstrating extraordinary heroism while his regiment battled the enemy in France in 1918.

Editor’s note: The article was written by MC3 Karen Blankenship, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East. Additional information was provided by Rebecca A. Perron, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Public Affairs.

The Navy Surgeon General publicly released a video, Jan. 15, detailing his priorities for the Navy Medicine enterprise moving into the New Year and beyond.

The priorities, which are readiness, value and jointness, were developed and fine-tuned by senior officer and enlisted Navy Medicine leadership throughout a series of workshops held in 2012.

In the video message to his 63,000-person organization, Vice Adm. Matthew L. Nathan, U.S. Navy Surgeon General and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, explained each of the priorities and what they mean for the future of Navy Medicine and the environment the organization is operating in today.

Nathan emphasized the importance of readiness, not only of his own Navy Medicine personnel, but also the importance of their role in maintaining the readiness of the fleet.

“Readiness is job one,” said Nathan. “We provide world-class care, anytime, anywhere. It is our hallmark, our ethos, so we’ve got to be sharp, on point to do what’s necessary to maintain that readiness.”

Nathan also acknowledged the current fiscal constraints and the realities facing the military health care industry today, and what he believes must be done to successfully maneuver it without impacting the

quality of care.

“In today’s fiscal resource conservation, we’ve got to look for the value in all we do,” he said. “Let’s evaluate everything we do, especially as we transition to operating in a peacetime care dynamic. We’ve got to be razor-sharp in quality, efficiency and value, and we need to be thinking about this all the time.”

Nathan’s final priority recognizes the move toward a more joint environment and aims to capitalize on the strengths of these joint opportunities.

“Jointness is key,” said Nathan.

“There’s more strength together than there is apart. We’re finding the synergy with our sister services and other partners. We’re sharing what we know and learning what others know and building a better team together. That’s critical.”

Nathan’s goal is for every member of the Navy Medicine team – from the doctors, nurses and healthcare administrators at a medical treatment facility, to an independent duty corpsman on a submarine – to know and recognize not only the priorities of Navy Medicine, but also how each of them relates to their own job.

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made in ‘capacity, but not capability’ Continued from front their skills and work in brown water and green water areas,” said Moss. “There is no abatement of requirements. We continue to get missions and are sourced to meet those requirements. We’re doing the same with less.”

The merge cuts the former seven active Maritime Expeditionary Security Force (MESF) squadrons and three active RIVRON’s down to three active Coastal Riverine squadrons and four reserve squadrons.

“This is a reduction in capacity, but not in capability,” said Moss. “I would say this is a very affordable force. We are light, expeditionary and bring a lot capability in small packages. We are familiar with dis-aggregated operations, so immediately we give the combatant commander a tailor-

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in short supply during winter months Continued from front ties worldwide. NMCP is one of 19 blood donor centers in the United States and 22 worldwide.

“We provide blood products to anywhere from NMCP to Camp Lejeune, and half of the units we receive are shipped overseas for active duty who are still down range,” said Peters.

“One unit of whole blood can save two or possibly even three lives. Platelets, the clotting factor in blood, can save the lives of children and cancer patients.”

Donated red blood cells must be used within 42 days of collection, platelets must

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be used within five days, and plasma can be frozen for up to one year.

“There’s always a need for platelets and whole blood and there is never enough to go around,” said Cmdr. Viviana Johnson, Blood Bank Medical Director. “So we really appreciate all donors and especially the ones that keep coming back to contribute to the lives of our patients.”

Blood donations are traditionally in short supply during the winter months due to the holidays, travel schedules, inclement weather and illness.

Many staff members make a point of donating because they work directly with pa-

tients whose lives depend on donations.

“Since I work in oncology, I like to give platelets as often as I can because I know that I am actually helping my patients on the ward as well. I see how much blood they need and how important it is,” said Lt. j.g.

Anna Beaman, a nurse in the oncology clinic, who has donated 16 units of platelets.

“Everyone who has the opportunity to give blood should definitely give blood because there is always a need, and here at the hospital, we do our best ensure that all the donors are reached,” said Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (SW) Lindsay Gray, the Apheresis leading petty officer.

■ how to give blood To help meet the goal, the lab offers appointments, which can be made by calling 953-1717, or 953-1730, or visiting the ASBP website at www. militaryblood.dod. mil.

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able and scalable force.”

The ceremony was emotional for most of the Riverines, many of which had been with the squadron since its beginning and will not follow the move to San Diego.

“Change isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it’s just weird looking back on everything I’ve done and seeing new changes come in,” said Quartermaster 1st Class Andrew McKnight, who served with RIVRON 3 in Iraq. “They will definitely have the growing pains of two different units merging forces and figuring out everybody’s place, but I think it’s a good thing. It’s a good day to look forward.”

Commissioned on July 6, 2007, RIVRON 3 served two deployments in Iraq, fulfilling a total of 502 combat missions, 268 water security operations and countless U.S./Iraq tactical convoy operations.

MC3 Frank J.Pikul Capt. Frederick A. Olds (ret.) addresses Sailors from Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 3 during a disestablishment ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Jan. 17.

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terial conditions, practical assessments that tested the Sailors, to emergency maintenance procedures and all of the administration work involved in AIMD, Truman reset the bar as the top carrier for this inspection and reestablished our excellent record from two-and-a-half years ago.”

Though certain AMMT members have conducted more than 100 inspections in their careers, Harvey said Truman’s AMI was the first perfect audit any had ever conducted.

“Of course, there are always things that we will have to work on, but the inspection team recognized that all of our programs were on track,” said Harvey. “The average across the Navy is six ‘needs more attention’ grades and six ‘off-track’ scores. We had 44 out of 44 programs labeled satisfac-

tory, truly a perfect score across the board.”

AIMD’s leading chief petty officer, Master Chief Aviation Maintenance Administrationman (AW/SW) Martin Snowden, said that in his 29 years of service, he never expected to achieve a perfect AMI. “Though we had very little time to prepare between the end of Truman’s shipyard period and all of the preparations that were being made for Truman’s upcoming deployment, our Sailors provided incredible effort to get our programs up to standards,” said Snowden. “I’m not sure if our senior leaders will ever see a result like this again. It is truly historic.”

Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 1st Class (AW/SW) Eddie Coley, leading petty officer for AIMD’s IM4 division aviation support equipment logs and records, said excelling in the inspection of life-critical

maintenance and procedures within AIMD was his personal “high-point” during the AMI. “Squadron and ship Sailors trust their lives to our critical equipment and they need to have peace of mind that it is all being properly maintained,” said Coley. “I take pride in my Sailors and I will keep pushing for great work like this as we continue moving toward deployment.”

Though his Sailors have set the bar for excellence throughout the fleet, Coley emphasizes humility to his Sailors after such an accomplishment.

“We can all feel happy about this result, but it can’t get to a point where we feel we are so good we don’t need to double check ourselves, or become complacent,” he said. “This inspection was a great opportunity to maintain our excellence and continue to train to keep the standard up.”

FLAGSHIPNEWS.COM | JAN 24, 2013 | THE FLAGSHIP | A5 Capt. S.R. Roth, Commanding Officer, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), and Ens. James Minge, Truman’s sales officer, prepare to cut a ribbon during a re-opening ceremony for the ship’s store.

Seabee Truman’s store becomes Battalion first shipboard NEX Battle ‘E’ awards announced

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Commander First Naval Construction Division (1NCD) recently announced the winners of the Naval Construction Force Battle “E” award, which recognizes outstanding operational performance of its Naval Mobile Construction Battalions.

Atlantic Fleet winners are Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 (active) and NMCB 27 (reserve). Winners from the Pacific Fleet are NMCB 4 (active) and NMCB 25 (reserve).

While supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, NMCB 11 supported engineering operations for three supported commands operating in 77 dispersed locations throughout six regional commands.

Based in Gulfport, Miss., the battalion completed more than 70 projects and 46,000 man-days of construction, counter-insurgency operations and training support to Afghan engineer forces.

“Your efforts improved force protection, enhanced freedom of movement and improved quality of life for U.S. and coalition forces, and set the stage for the surge drawdown of U.S. and coalition forces, and the eventual transfer of the mission to the Afghan Forces,” wrote Rear Adm. Mark Handley, Commander, 1NCD. Headquartered in Brunswick, Maine, NMCB 27 was commended for accomplishments in preparation for and during its deployment to U.S. Southern Command.

“The ‘Skibees’ have clearly demonstrated that you are deserving of selection as ‘Best of Type’ and I congratulate you on a job well done,” wrote Rear Adm. Handley.

Its unit level training included: two command post exercises, embark training exercises, a communications exercise and a field training exercise involving 376 battalion personnel. They completed more than 31,000 mandays of training and 19,000 mandays of homeport and contingency construction.

They deployed an 85-person Air Detachment to Guantanamo Bay and completed projects there, as well as El Salvador and Peru.

“Throughout a challenging year, NMCB 4 has consistently and unequivocally proven their commitment to excellence and an uncompromising ‘can-do’ attitude,” wrote Rear Adm. Handley.

During its fourth consecutive CENTCOM deployment, NMCB 4 worked at 72 sites across all six regional commands in Afghanistan. It provided mobility support by establishing and improving low-water crossing sites, emplacing bridges and building roads. The battalion completed 72 projects consisting of more than 42,000 man-days of tasking. Returning to homeport in Port Hueneme, Calif., it executed a solid homeport training plan for preparation for the next deployment to Europe and Africa.

NMCB 25 ramped up its training schedule to account for a six-month acceleration of its deployment timeline. Headquartered at Fort McCoy, Wis., the battalion completed 20,000 man-days of construction support and training, and attained more than 790 new technical skills.

They maintained 100-percent accountability in their supply outlets.

After a complete renovation, the ship’s store aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) re-opened with a completely different appearance, Jan. 10.

Truman’s ship’s store now resembles a Navy Exchange (NEX), like those found at almost any naval base.

“We recently finished a project renovating the ship’s store, which was meant to take some of the elements we use in our NEX’s and transfer them over to the environment within the ship’s store,” said Robert J. Bianchi, Chief Executive Officer of Navy Exchange Service Command. “We wanted to illustrate history and heritage through a shopping experience Sailors would expect from any NEX.” Of the many changes to Truman’s store, arrangement and organiza-

tion of shelves and products, amount and variety of stocked items, and the overall appearance of the store are some of the prominent elements designed to reflect features found in other NEX’s.

“Our hope is to take the experience we’ve gained from our $3 billion organization, which consists of 300 stores, and share it with the ship’s servicemen (SH) and sales officers in the 155 ship’s stores throughout the Navy,” said Bianchi. “We can take this experience and train the SH’s to deliver an experience in the ship’s store that a Sailor would expect in a NEX, or one of our other businesses.”

The rebranding of the ship’s store brought with it benefits not only for customers, but for the Sailors who work in the store.

“The remodeling of the store makes our job quite a bit easier because we have a lot more room for our products to be presented to the customer,” said

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SHSN Samantha Bader, who said she is excited to work in the remodeled store. “It’s also more visually appealing and cleaner, which also helps make our job easier.”

With their next deployment quickly approaching, SH3 (SW) Sadie Grant said Truman’s crew should benefit from the store’s enhanced services.

“The remodeling brought with it more variety in the store’s products and easier access for the customer,” she said. “This will help improve morale because the organization and variety will make Sailors want to visit the ship’s store more often. In

turn, this will increase the amount of money being given to the morale, welfare and recreation division (MWR), which goes directly back to the crew.”

According to Bianchi, Navy Exchange Service Command’s intent was to provide a better overall experience in the aboard store to the crew.

“Deployments are tough and I feel like the changes will provide an opportunity for Sailors to escape from the craziness and stress for a few minutes out of the workday,” said Bianchi.

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Dunes project gives new life to Christmas trees

JEBLCFS preserves dunes

By MC2 (SW) Kristin L. Grover Navy Public Affairs Support Element East

VIRGINIA BEACH

Project helps both environment, military

By Cathy Heimer NAS Oceana Public Affairs

VIRGINIA BEACH

Each year following the holidays, the Environmental Program Division of the NAS Oceana Public Works Department, in partnership with the 1st Lieutenant’s Department at Dam Neck Annex, offers a unique way to give Christmas trees a “new life,” by recycling the trees on Dam Neck’s beach.

For at least the past 10 years, Sailors from the 1st Lieutenant Department have used donated trees to build up the dunes along the Dam Neck’s four miles of beaches.

Beginning each January, as trees pile up at two collection sites, the bushy evergreens of every shape and size imaginable are placed side-by-side behind the fence. To catch the sand better, trees are placed with the cut end in toward the dunes. As the wind and waves blow the sand over the trees, it builds up the dunes. Over time, the pine trees underneath the sand will decompose.

“The purpose of the program is dune stabilization and to create a barrier between the Atlantic Ocean and our military mission,” explained Michael Wright, Natural Resources Specialist at Oceana. “It allows us to continue training on-base and it allows us to do it in a more natural way.”

Wright explained the trees help catch the sand and build up the dunes.

“So when we do have storms like [Hurricane] Sandy come through, we don’t end up with ocean water breaches, which would one, destroy habitat and displace wildlife, and two, cause delays and stoppage of military training,” he said.

This year’s recycling project began the first week of January, and by the second week, the Sailors were adding nearly 40 trees to those already lined up side-byside behind new wooden fencing put into place following the hurricane.

“Every couple of days, we’ve

MC2 Antonio P. Turretto Ramos To catch the sand better, trees are placed with the cut end in toward the dunes. As the wind and waves blow the sand over the trees, it builds up the dunes. Over time, the pine trees underneath the sand will decompose.

The purpose of the program is dune stabilization and to create a barrier between the Atlantic Ocean and our military mission. It allows us to continue training on-base and it allows us to do it in a more natural way.”

- Michael Wright, Natural Resources Specialist at Oceana

been coming out, laying as many out as there are, leaving about 15 just so there’s a good pile so people can see the distribution point,” explained Cryptologic Technician Technical 2nd Class (SW/AW) Noah McHugh from the 1st Lieutenant Department.

The number of trees recycled annually has ranged from 500 up to 2,000, and Wright expects in 2013, the total to be around 1,000 trees. In 2008, Natural Resources began contacting the regional landfills, local businesses and tree farms for any leftover trees that could be picked up by the 1st Lieutenant Department. But she noted that many businesses did not carry as many trees the past two holidays, resulting in fewer donations to the program.

Recycling the trees is one of three parts of the dune restoration efforts by Natural Resources. Sand fencing and planting of native dune grasses and other plants twice a year is also part of the restoration efforts, which proved its

SURFLANT SAILOR HONORED DURING REDSKINS GAME

By Ens. Nicholas W Grady USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) Public Affairs

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During the recent holiday season, one Sailor received a gift and a memory which will last a lifetime.

Fire Controlman 1st Class (SW) Joshua T. Langlois was recently honored at Washington’s FedEx Field as part of a “Salute to Service” event in which military men and women were saluted during a National Football League game. In this case, the USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) Sailor was recognized when the Dallas Cowboys came to town to take on the rival Redskins.

“It was a great experience to be able to be on FedEx Field representing the Navy,” said Langlois of the gala event. “I am grateful to have been chosen for this honor.”

The program represents a partnership between USAA and NFL teams, including the Washington Redskins, to honor our country’s active duty service members. In addition to a short interview, Langlois was given a tour of the Redskin’s practice facility, two tickets to the football game and an on-field appearance where thousands of fans thanked him for his service to our country.

A seasoned fire controlman aboard the guided missile destroyer, Langlois is an invaluable asset to the command.

“Petty Officer Langlois represents the best of the United States Navy,” said Cmdr. Thomas P. Moninger, Arleigh Burke’s Commanding Officer. “He is a technical expert, a leader on the deckplates and I can think of no better person to represent ‘Team 51’ or our Navy.”

worth along the shoreline during Hurricane Sandy that hit Hampton Roads on Oct. 29, 2012.

“All these things work together and they did exactly what they were supposed to do,” said Wright. “We did not have any breaches. And in the man-made sections where we got hit the hardest, it didn’t unearth the hardened core.”

While Wright said Sandy didn’t do exceptional damage to the beach, the hurricane did destroy much of the wooden fencing along the beach and many of last year’s trees were gone. Although the 1st Lieutenant Department was able to retrieve some of the pine trees and put them back into place, others were carried out to sea by the rough waves.

“But had that barrier not been there, it would have gone into the next layer,” said Wright.

“The trees definitely served their purpose,” agreed Lt. Omar Robinson, Dam Neck’s assistant officer-in-charge.

As McHugh drove a load of trees down the beach on Jan. 8, he pointed out many of the twoby-four wooden posts, originally placed about every eight feet along the beach, were missing or snapped into very small pieces along the beach. But behind the broken and battered fence line, much of the dunes, built up over several years of recycling the trees, remained intact with grasses sprouting up from the sand.

“The trees definitely fared better than the fence,” laughed McHugh. “The trees kept the dunes from being completely washed up, but we still have to recreate the fence.”

So far, the trees used have been just those donated to one of two collection sites by individuals following the holidays. Donation is easy: for those without base access, trees can be dropped off at the Natural Resources Center, across from the Oceana stables on Oceana Blvd. At Dam Neck, new oversized wooden signs provide directions to the collection site behind CDSA in building 127, a site much closer to the beach than the 1st Lieutenant’s headquarters.

Wright said any extra trees collected this year will be used to build up height in locations on-base “where the storms are starting to wreak havoc and there could be a potential breach.”

While tree collection formally ended on Jan. 21, Robinson said, “We’ll keep putting trees on the dunes as long as people are bringing them.”

Soldiers, Sailors and Marines at Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek - Fort Story participated in an environmental project to help preserve the installation’s sand dunes, Jan. 14 and 16.

More than 300 Christmas trees were donated and used to repair the landscape of the beach.

Volunteers transported the recycled Christmas trees to the beach and built up the dunes to protect the roads and housing on-base from heavy winds and other extreme weather conditions.

“The trees are placed on the dunes to capture the sand and rebuild the storm-damaged areas,” said Roger White, the lead environmental protection specialist on JEB Little CreekFort Story. “With the trees in place, the dunes take the brunt of the storm and protect the infrastructure of the base.”

For the past six years, service members have taken pride in volunteering to help preserve their environment and community, while supporting the mission of the base.

“It feels good knowing that you are out here doing stuff for the community,” said Army Pfc. Omogbolahan Jokomba, assigned to the 368th Seaport Operation Company (SOC).

“You’re doing it basically not for yourself, but for the people that live in the environment and for your fellow Soldiers. It feels awesome.”

An increased interest in the recycling and preservation project allowed volunteers the opportunity to reach out and get involved with their community.

First-time volunteer Army Pfc. Christopher Hardin, assigned to the 368th SOC, was eager to get out into the community and meet new people.

“This is a great chance to get into volunteering,” said Hardin. “It feels nice to help out and do something good for people and the environment.

I’m glad to be here.”

MC2 Stuart Phillips Volunteers from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story unload Christmas trees donated for coastal dune preservation. The trees will be buried by windblown sand, helping to prevent dune erosion.

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a-thon for all service members on-base. In addition to reading to family members, the read-a-thon provides an opportunity for service members without children to read to students at Birch

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert concluded a week-long visit to Brazil, Jan. 19, where he spoke with naval leadership, toured multiple Navy and Marine Corps bases and expanded maritime partnership opportunities.

One of the main objectives of the visit was for Greenert to meet with the Commander of the Brazilian Navy Adm. Julio Soares de Moura Neto, who Greenert refers to as a friend and steadfast partner in this economically vibrant country with growing military capabilities.

Greenert’s visit symbolically renewed the U.S. Navy’s commitment to the two navies’ maritime partnership with roots reaching back to WWII. Greenert officially prolonged the relationship through a personal invitation to Moura Neto and the Brazilian Navy to take part in the multinational exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014.

Greenert and Moura Neto also secured future cooperation opportunities between the two nations through the joint signing of two memorandums

The Tax Assistance Center (TAC) provides tax preparation assistance to active duty service members and their dependents, retired service members and their dependents, and any reservists on active duty for more than 29 days during the 2012 tax filing season.

This year, in accordance with guidance from the Chief of Naval Operations, Region Legal Service Office operated Tax Assistance Centers (TACs) will continue to offer self-service tax assistance preparation for all eligible customers with limited exceptions. Self-service allows individuals to file returns electronically using an online-based filing program, while receiving assistance as needed, from IRS trained TAC personnel.

The TAC will continue to provide one-on-one tax preparation services to active duty, retired, their dependents and eligible reservists as defined above in limited circumstances. One circumstance where one-on-one tax preparation will be available is to assist customers unable to use self-service due to disability. This service allows eligible customers to come in with necessary documents and have their taxes prepared for them by TAC personnel.

Customers using the TAC can receive help on both Federal and State tax returns if they are being filed together.

Most customers that use the TAC and file an electronic tax return can expect to receive their tax refund in as little as two weeks from the date of filing.

The main TAC is located at Naval Station Norfolk, Building B-30, 1176 Gilbert St., Norfolk, First Deck. There is a branch office at Joint Expeditionary Base Little CreekFort Story, Building 3129, 1450 D Street (Fleet and Family Support Center Building), Virginia Beach, and another branch office at Naval Air Station Oceana, Building 320, 799 Hornet Dr., Suite 100, Virginia Beach.

All TAC customers, selfservice and one-on-one need to bring their military identification cards, W-2 forms, documentation of any interest income or mortgage interest paid and any other tax related documents. Customers receiving one-on-one assistance also need to bring their Social Security card and the Social Security cards for any individuals whom they claim on their taxes.

This year, the tax deadline is April 15. To avoid wait times that often occur right before the deadline, customers are encouraged to come in as soon as they have received all of their necessary tax forms.

While the TACs IRS trained personnel will assist eligible customers in processing their taxes correctly, the IRS does impose some restrictions. The TAC cannot process business taxes or returns that involve the sale of stocks, capital gains, or rental properties. Service members

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OBAMA TAKES OATH OF OFFICE RECOGNIZING MILITARY CONTRIBUTIONS

By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON

President Barack Obama took the ceremonial oath of office for his second term as the 44th U.S. president and commander in chief on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, honoring the men and women in uniform who

have preserved America’s freedoms throughout its history, Jan. 21.

More than 5,000 military members – some participating in the Inaugural Parade, others playing musical accompaniment, firing artillery rounds into the sky or providing behind-thescenes support – were among more than a half million people who gathered on the National Mall to watch

Obama and Vice President Joe Biden enter their second term.

Recognizing the drawdown of forces in Afghanistan and the ramping down of more than a decade of conflict, Obama offered high praise during his inaugural address for U.S. service members, their contributions and sacrifices.

“Our brave men and women in uni-

E.J. Hersom The U.S. Navy Band marches on Pennsylvania Ave. during military support for the 57th Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 21.

form, tempered by the flames of battle, are unmatched in skill and courage,” he said. “Our citizens, seared by the memory of those we have lost, know too well the price that is paid for liberty. The knowledge of their sacrifice will keep us forever vigilant against those who would do us harm.”

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Lauding Americans’ increased outpouring to service members, their families and veterans, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, have vowed to continue leading the Joining Forces initiative during the next four years with a goal of creating a national culture of appreciation and support.

The mission of Joining Forces is “to

rally this nation to support our military families to make sure that we are supporting them – our troops and our veterans – as well as they have supported us,” Obama said during an exclusive interview with Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Josh Hauser, a Pentagon Channel correspondent.

“Our belief is that everyone can do something,” she said. “And we have seen the country step up in ways big and small.”

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Courtesy photo First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden discuss the Joining Forces Initiative. Visit http://bit.ly/WkZ05k to watch the interview.

PRT Farah hosts United Through Reading reada-thon on FOB Farah

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FOB FARAH, AFGHANISTAN

More than 20 Soldiers and Sailors from Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah participated in a reada-thon through the United Through Reading (UTR) program on Forward Operating Base (FOB) Farah, Jan. 18.

Sailors and Soldiers from the PRT and other units on FOB Farah volunteered their time to read books to their loved ones and to students at Birch Elementary school in Idaho during a short operational pause.

The read-a-thon’s goal was to raise awareness of the UTR program, connect deployed service members

with their families and develop a love of reading for children who received books on DVD. PRT Farah is in its third month of a deployment in Western Afghanistan where they train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial level.

UTR enables deployed parents to share their love and support with their children by reading books aloud on DVD. Service members can also read to younger siblings, nieces, nephews and other extended family members, as well as to other children whom they mentor.

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jennifer Kleve is the command’s UTR coordinator and organized the read-

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Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup Operations Specialist 1st Class Megan Garcia, a tactical operations watchstander for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, reads a book to her children as part of a United Through Reading read-a-thon.

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FIGURE IT OUT!

Married to the Military

From changing a car battery to going through a pregnancy solo

You are strong

By Sara Jane Arnett

By Bianca Martinez

Military Spouse Contributor

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As a proud mama, never could I have fathomed any single event trumping a good labor and delivery story. That is, not until last month when I earned bragging rights by successfully installing a new car battery to my husband’s vehicle. After several dings and scratches caused by tricycles and sticks from our yard, I made the executive decision to protect my deployed husband’s “muscle car” with a cover as it sits in our garage. Unfortunately, with the cover on, I failed to notice the door had not been properly shut, therefore causing the interior light to kill the battery. Although friends and neighbors graciously offered their help, I declined while stubbornly insisting I could “figure it out.” Having to locate the battery and jump start it from the trunk took some major concentration while our 1 and 3-year-old boys watched their mama work with confusion, yet encouraging eyes during the slow process.

As military spouses, we can learn from our past experiences whether they were positive or negative. Depending on one’s perception, anything could be spun either way, but we have the ability to tackle our own destinies, grab separations and deployments by the horns and persevere! So often, I am asked the same question from others, “How

After last week’s article about military life not necessarily getting easier along the way, I wanted to remind all of the spouses how strong you are. I stumbled across this poem looking for some extra motivation one day and thought you would like to read it. I changed it to make sure we included our military husbands in the community as well. You probably know it is a pet peeve of mine when we assume all spouses are women.

Nevertheless, read it and be proud of what you do. It’s not an easy life, but it’s ours and might I say ... we rock it!

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online Sen. Mark Warner invited 2011 Heroes at Home winner and Flagship military spouse contributor Sara Jane Arnett to be his guest at the Presidential Inauguration!

To read more, visit http://1.usa.gov/11Orxqv do you do it while your husband is away?” Or the exclamatory statement that secretly makes me cringe, “I couldn’t do it!” My response to these concerned statements have finessed throughout the years as I have also evolved and truly appreciate this very unique military lifestyle … my universal reply is, “because there is no other alternative … my commitment to the strength of my family is that of my Soldier’s commitment to our country.” That pretty much nips that conversation in the bud!

I have personally grown emotion-

ally, spiritually and mentally because I am a military spouse. Sure, this lonely lifestyle without our service member probably was not what any of us had in mind when we envisioned our marriage. Although, I guarantee you never thought you could muster the courage to go through an entire pregnancy by yourself, possibly even a crosscountry move or had to cope with a death in the family alone while your service member was away? The point is that we are strong, capable and loyal military spouses who draw strength from one another’s laughter, experiences and friendship.

If your spouse, partner, or other half is away right now leaving you to maintain the homefront, remember to rely on the support of your friends and family, but most importantly – your inner strength. Also remember to give me a ring if you need a car battery changed, if not, I know you can “figure it out” too because you are strong and capable … you are a military spouse!

The Silent Ranks I wear no uniforms, no blues or greens.

But, I am in the military, in the ranks rarely seen.

I have no rank upon my shoulders. Salutes I do not give.

But in the military world is where I live and am rarely seen.

I am not in the chain of command, orders I do not give or get.

But my husband/wife is the one who does, this I can not forget.

I am not the one who fires a weapon, who puts his/her life on the line.

But my job is just as tough, I’m the one who is always left behind.

My husband/wife is a patriot, brave and pride-filled, ready to stand.

And the call to serve his/her country not all can understand.

Behind the lines, I see things needed to keep this country free.

My husband /wife makes the sacrifice, but so do my kids and me.

I love the man/woman I married. The military is his/her life.

So I pledge to support my hero and stand among the silent ranks known as THE MILITARY WIFE/HUSBAND.

You can catch Bianca Martinez anchoring the 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts with Kurt Williams, Barbara Ciara, and Juliet Bickford during the work week. You can also follow her laughter, stress and tears as a military wife in her blog, “Married to the Military,” weekly in the Flagship. Reach out to Bianca at bianca.martinez@wtkr.com.

CNIC releases new online Navy spouse orientation course Press Release Commander, Navy Installations Command Public Affairs

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■ course tips This course is open to anyone. This is a self-paced course that may be viewed at your convenience. For any questions or technical issues regarding the course, email the LMS Helpdesk at learning@zeiders. com.

Commander Navy Installations Command’s (CNIC) Work and Family Life Department released an online training course for new Navy spouses called New Spouse Orientation (NSO), officials announced Jan. 16.

The course is designed to support new Navy spouses that may be geographically isolated or unable to attend this Fleet and Family Support Center workshop in person. The NSO course is available on demand 24/7.

The online training provides information on benefits, support services, military culture and resources to help Navy spouses adapt to the military lifestyle.

According to Dede O’Rourke, CNIC Relocation Assistance Program Analyst, “the NSO course should be at the top of any new Navy spouse’s to-do list.”

For direct access to the course, visit http://bit.ly/ WkpZh8, or http://tinyurl.com/NewSpouseOrientation.

This online training does not replace the Fleet and Family Support Center new spouse workshop, it provides access to those who cannot attend in person.

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DOD FOCUSES ON FINANCIAL HEALTH OF MILITARY FAMILIES

By Nick Simeone American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON

Since it can directly affect force readiness, the financial health of service members and their families is a high priority for the Defense Department, and a senior DoD official emphasized that January is a great time for military families to take stock of their financial situation.

As part of a department-wide effort to encourage military families to avoid debt by creating a workable spending plan, Barbara Thompson, director of the Pentagon’s office of Family Policy/Children and Youth outlined steps families can take and the resources that are available to them for achieving financial stability.

“The first step in attaining financial security is making a commitment to changing personal spending and savings habits,” Thompson recently told American Forces Press Service and the Pentagon Channel.

It’s important, she said, that military families manage their income to meet financial obligations and achieve long term goals.

“When you map your money coming in against your money going out, you are one step closer to paying off debt, building savings and feeling confident about your financial status,” she said.

Eliminating debt is the key, but Thompson stressed not all debt is created equal. High-interest credit card debt, she said, should be paid off first.

“We know when we go through financial planning that it is important to look at our credit cards … and if we don’t pay off those credit cards every month [it’s important to find out] how much interest is being charged,” she said.

“If you overdid holiday spending,” she added, “take some time to make a plan for paying off your debt and planning for next year’s gifts.”

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When service members feel confident that their financial affairs are secure, they can focus on their mission without worrying about things at home.” - Barbara Thompson fund is necessary to achieving financial stability, said Thompson, who recommended military families put a minimum of $500 aside for unexpected expenses.

There are a range of tools and services available to military personnel and their families to help them create a spending plan and remain financially stable, Thompson said. The service branches provide financial counselors at military bases and personal financial management assistance programs to help military families successfully plan for the future.

Thompson recommends military families visit the website, militaryonesource.mil, to access money management tips and tools.

“There are all these different

financial calculators and tips and tools to help you understand how you can meet your savings goals,” she said.

Financial readiness is a priority for the Pentagon, Thompson said, because it can have a direct effect on mission and force readiness.

“When service members feel confident that their financial affairs are secure, they can focus on their mission without worrying about things at home,” she said.

DoD officials also note that financial security is a force readiness issue in another key respect – falling into debt can jeopardize the ability of service members to maintain the security clearances they need to do their jobs.

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DEMPSEY: SEQUESTRATION WILL HOLLOW OUT FORCE FAST

By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON

The across-the-board spending cuts that would result if a “sequestration” mechanism in budget law kicks in on March 1 will hollow out U.S. military forces faster than most Americans imagine, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, Jan. 17.

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said during a recent news briefing that if sequestration happens, the American military “will be less prepared in months and unprepared in a year.”

During an interview on his return trip from NATO meetings in Brussels, the general said the cuts would quickly bring about a new type of hollow force.

The chairman stressed that deployed and deploying service members will be exempted from the effects of a sequester. The United States will not send any service member overseas without the best preparation, equipment and supplies possible, he said.

This actually covers a great many people. Service members in Afghanistan, Kosovo and Kuwait, aboard ships at sea, and flying and supporting deployed aircraft “will continue to have our unwavering support,” Dempsey said. “We have a moral obligation to make sure that they are ready and the next [unit] to deploy is ready.”

If sequestration is triggered on March 1 – six months into fiscal year 2013 – the department will have only six months to absorb those cuts, the chairman

noted. So, if the deployed force is ready, and the next force to deploy is getting ready, “there’s not going to be any operations and training money left for the rest of the force,” he said.

The forces after the “next to deploy” will be the ones hurting, Dempsey added.

The U.S. military force generation process is such that when a unit comes home from deployment, it generally dissipates. Coming back is the natural time for service members to transfer to other units, go to schools or get out of the service.

“It’s an important point to remember – in our force management model, we are constantly rebuilding units,” said Dempsey.

Rebuilding these units entails beginning with individual training and working

up through collective training. For ground units, it starts with individual skills and moves through training at the squad, platoon and company levels. Battalion and brigadelevel training follows that, the general explained.

“That’s why I’m saying that we will be unprepared in a year, because we won’t be able to go to that level of collective training,” he said.

“Will we be able to go to the rifle range or go to the motor pool to turn a wrench? Sure.

But we won’t be able to do the kind of live-fire training that pilots need. Flying hours [and] steaming hours will be cut back and it’ll take about a year to feel the full effect.”

Sequestration will cause a hollow military, Dempsey said, albeit different from the hollow forces of the past.

Personnel problems associated with the transition of the military from a drafted force to an all-volunteer force caused a hollow force in the late 70s. In the 90s, personnel issues were fine, but there were problems with equipment.

“The military took a procurement holiday in order to protect to the greatest extent possible end strength and training,” he said.

The kind of hollowness facing the military now is different, Dempsey said.

“We’ve got the people.

We’ve got the equipment that we need, but we won’t have the ability to train.”

The Abrams tank is going to remain the king of the battlefield through 2025, but tankers will not be able to train on the tank or maintain it properly.

D. Myles Cullen Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, prepares paperwork at the beginning of NATO conference in Belgium, Brussels.

We have a moral obligation to make sure that they are ready and the next [unit] to deploy is ready.”

- Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

“What we’re experiencing is the potential for hollowness related to readiness,” he added.

The lack of training opportunities could affect personnel. Dempsey noted that

this generation of service members had incredible responsibilities in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“We pushed responsibility, authority, resources to the edge – to where captains and majors and lieutenant colonels had capabilities, responsibilities and authorities that I didn’t have as a major general,” he said.

With this generation, the military can’t “bring them back and sit them in a motor pool with no money to train,” Dempsey said. “We haven’t even begun to model the effect of a prolonged readiness problem. I can tell you that readiness problems always have an effect on retention.”

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Navy to celebrate 2013 African-American / Black History Month

By Ens. Amber Lynn Daniel Navy Office of Diversity and Inclusion

WASHINGTON

As announced by NAVADMIN 009/13, released on Jan. 16, the Navy joins the nation in celebrating the vibrant history and culture of AfricanAmerican and Black Sailors during African-American / Black History Month throughout the month of February.

Established in 1926 as Negro History Week, President Gerald R. Ford expanded the celebration in 1976 to include the entire month of February.

This year, Navy commands are encouraged to celebrate and reflect on the theme, “At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington.”

African-American Sailors have a legacy of honorable service in every major armed conflict since the Revolutionary War. African-Americans continue to serve with distinction, now comprising more than 17 percent of the active duty Navy Total Force endstrength.

Striving for equality at home and blazing a trail for future African-American Sailors, Wesley A. Brown became the first African-American graduate of the United States Naval Academy in 1949, joining the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps and retiring at the rank of lieutenant commander. He died on May 22, 2012 after a distinguished career both in the Navy and in the civilian workforce.

Edna Young, the first African-American woman to enlist in the regular Navy and later the first African-

MCC Sam Shavers Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus delivers remarks at the 25th annual Surface Navy Association Symposium in Arlington, Va., Jan. 17.

MC2 Joshua Mann Chief Musicians Daryl Duff and Kenny Carr, assigned to the U.S. Navy Band, perform an American folk song to celebrate black musicians at Naval Station Norfolk.

American woman to achieve the rank of chief petty officer also died in 2012. Young was a World War II veteran who joined the Navy after the passage of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act on July 7, 1948.

In 2012, Vice Adm. Michelle Janine Howard became the first African-American woman to receive a third star in flag rank within the Department of Defense when she was promoted on Aug. 24.

Howard is currently serving as deputy commander for U.S. Fleet Forces Command. This was not Howard’s first time in the Navy history books, however. In 1999, she became the first African-American woman to command a ship in the U.S. Navy when she took command of USS Rushmore (LSD 47).

Immediately following this year’s celebration of AfricanAmerican / Black History Month, Force Master Chief April Beldo, currently the Naval Education and Training Command Force Master Chief, will make history as the Navy’s first female AfricanAmerican Fleet Master Chief.

Beldo will become the Man-

power, Personnel, Training and Education Fleet Master Chief in March.

Sailors and their commands are encouraged to use this month to celebrate and recognize the exceptional and distinctive contributions, and the unique histories and cultures that our AfricanAmerican shipmates bring to our Navy. More information on the many milestones achieved by African-American Sailors and the history of the African-American Navy experience can be found at the Naval History and Heritage Command website at http://1.usa.gov/pxvsTD. A full-color brochure on the history of African-Americans in the United States Navy is also available for download through the Naval History and Heritage Command link.

A complete educational presentation, including a downloadable educational poster on African-American / Black History month can be requested from the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) by email at deomipa@us.af.mil.

NAVY RESCHEDULES FY14 RESERVE CPO SELECTION BOARD Press Release Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs

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The Navy has rescheduled the Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14) Reserve and Full-Time Support Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Selection Board, according to a Navy message, released Jan. 16.

The board, originally scheduled to convene in May, has been rescheduled to convene on July 22, according to

NAVADMIN 006/13.

Eligibility requirements and the timeline of events initially announced in NAVADMIN’s 294/12 and 308/12, still apply with the following updates: ■ All reserve candidates changing ratings must be in their new rating by June 22 to be considered for selection to CPO in their new rating.

■ Individual correspondence for reserve CPO selection-board-eligible candidates

must be received at Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center, July 1.

■ Reserve CPO selection board convenes on July 22.

There are approximately 109,000 Sailors serving in the reserves as selected reserves, full-time support, or individual ready reserves.

For more information on the FY14 CPO Selection Board, read NAVADMIN’s 294/12, 308/12 and 006/13, available at www.npc.navy.mil.

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SECNAV discusses his focus areas

By MC2 Alexandra Snyder Defense Media Activity – Navy

ARLINGTON, VA.

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus rolled out his new “Four P’s” during a speech at the 25th annual Surface Navy Association Symposium in Arlington, Va., Jan. 17.

Mabus said the Four P’s of “People, Platforms, Power and Partnerships” are a way to bin key areas that are interrelated priorities for the Navy.

“A top priority of mine and of our Navy is people ... taking care of our people,” said Mabus. “Unlike most organizations, we push responsibility down ... down in rank, down in age, and day-in, day-out, we get the type of positive results we need and expect.”

Mabus added that although the majority of Sailors are responsible and successful, leadership realized that there needed to be more attention paid to programs to ensure their mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. In response, the Navy introduced the 21st Century Sailor and Marine initiative to maintain or improve the resilience of the force. Recognizing abuse of alcohol was a common factor in sexual abuse, domestic violence, suicide and other issues, breathalyzers were brought into commands to help prevent alcohol-related incidents.

“This is not intended to be punitive.

But, if you pop positive when reporting for duty, we’re going to get you into a program to help you,” he said. “We don’t want a career or life-threatening alcohol-related incident, and because of that, we have to focus on health – physical, mental and emotional.”

Mabus also noted that part of maintaining the health of the fleet means taking steps to help Sailors as they transition out of the Navy by ensuring they have access to education, training and employment opportunities. This is especially true for Wounded Warriors.

“Last year, we set a goal to hire one Wounded Warrior a day in the Navy,” he said. “We tripled it ... we hired over 1,000 wounded veterans.”

The Navy is also helping those who want to join the military, by reestablishing the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps in universities, such as Harvard, Yale and Columbia, and implementing it for the first time at other colleges like Arizona State University.

“No one should be denied the honor of serving this country,” said Mabus.

The second P, platforms, refers to the ships, aircraft, submarines, unmanned vehicles and hardware the Navy buys and builds. For the Surface Navy Association audience, Mabus focused on shipbuilding programs as a strategic priority for the Navy today and in the future.

“I think that we have made great strides in ship building,” said Mabus. “We’re getting the ships we need, the mix we need and the numbers we need, while being good stewards of the taxpayer’s money.

I’m proud of where we are.”

“We owe the shipbuilding industry transparency ... I feel we’re giving them that,”

Last year, we set a goal to hire one Wounded Warrior a day in the Navy. We tripled it ... we hired over 1,000 wounded veterans.”

- Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus

he said. “In turn, they owe us that every ship built without major design changes, should cost us less than the one before it.

This is happening and we currently have 288 ships.”

Additionally, Mabus noted that the Navy has 42 ships currently under contract and is making steady progress toward building a fleet of 300 ships by the end of the decade.

The third P, power, focuses on Mabus’ five energy goals, which include pursuing energy efficiencies and alternative sources of energy.

“The U.S. military is the largest single consumer of fossil fuels in the world,” he said. “Every time a barrel of oil goes up one dollar, it costs the Navy 30 million dollars.”

Mabus illustrated that additional cost in terms of steaming days, saying it was roughly the equivalent of 142 steaming days for LHD’s, or 293 days of combat operations for an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.

Last year the Navy demonstrated the Great Green Fleet in Hawaii, as part of RIMPAC. The Great Green Fleet included a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, aircraft and ships operating on 50/50 blends of traditional and advanced biofuels, and several firsts, such as underway and air-to-air refueling using biofuels.

“Something truly remarkable happened when we demonstrated the Great Green Fleet,” said Mabus. “Nothing. Not a single engine or process had to be changed. They simply did not know the difference. I don’t want to fly less, steam less or deploy less.

And I don’t think we have to, but we have to make this move.”

Partnerships may be the last P, but they’re a top priority, according to Mabus, who links it back to our new Defense Strategy and its focus on innovative, small footprint engagements around the world.

“The Navy is America’s away team,” he said. “When we’re working, we’re usually a long way from home. Because of that, we need to build partnerships, build capacity around the world. Our presence around the world, working with our friends and allies, is important and the demand will continue to increase.”

Mabus concluded by telling the audience the Navy and Marine Corps team, America’s “away team,” stands ready to answer all bells.

“We are and will continue to be the finest fighting force the world has ever known,” said Mabus.

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Audience members wave flags from the National Mall during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21.

More than 700,000 people made their way to the National Mall for the day’s events. For centuries, Marines and other service members have supported the inaugural events.

This year, more than 180 Marines from Marine Barracks Washington marched in the Inaugural Parade behind The President’s own band.

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Fayloga

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Continued from B1 Obama expressed hope for a more peaceful future, noting that Americans understand that “enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.”

Americans are “heirs to those who won the peace and not just the war, who turned sworn enemies into the surest of friends,” the president said. “And we must carry those lessons into this time as well.”

The president affirmed the nation’s resolve to defend its people and uphold its values through both the “strength of arms and rule of law” – and with an arm extended to its friends, as well as adversaries, to

help lay conditions for long-term peace.

“We will show the courage to try and resolve our differences with other nations peacefully – not because we are naive about the dangers we face, but because engagement can more durably lift suspicion and fear,” he said.

Meanwhile, “America will remain the anchor of strong alliances in every corner of the globe,” he said. “We will renew those institutions that extend our capacity to manage crisis abroad, for no one has a greater stake in a peaceful world than its most powerful nation.”

The United States will support democracy around the world, “because our interests and our conscience compel us to act

JOINING FORCES Continued from B1 Joining Forces has mobilized every sector of society by encouraging employers to hire veterans and military family members, promoting efforts to cut through red tape to transfer professional licenses as military spouses move between states with their loved ones and giving teachers the tools to help military children, the first lady noted.

“People have really reached out and we have gotten such great response. We feel pretty good about that,” said Biden.

“And we are going to continue this for the next four years – to keep pushing that and plugging away ... we hope this continues in our culture for years to come.”

As they prepared to kick off the presidential inauguration weekend by hosting a tribute to military families, Jan. 19, Obama and Biden told Hauser they’ve seen increasing understanding among

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the American people of the contributions and sacrifices service members and their families make every day.

“There is growing appreciation, but I think there is still more work to do,” said Obama. “We want to keep shining that spotlight.”

Recognizing the end of U.S. military operations in Iraq and the drawdown in Afghanistan, the first lady said support for service members, veterans and military families is more important than ever.

“That is not when it ends. That is when it begins,” said Obama. “Because as families are making that transition to civilian life, it is going to be more important than ever before for us to show them how valued they are to us – and not just in words, but in deeds.”

Obama and Biden said they are struck as they meet with military families by their strength and resilience, and

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from Jan. 30 to April 30, appts. accepted Continued from B1 that are deployed during the regular tax season, which runs from January through April, receive an automatic extension on filing.

You should come prepared with the following documents: • Military ID. • Social Security cards for you, your spouse and dependents and/or a Social Security number verification letter issued by the Social Security Administration if using one-on-one tax preparation services.

• Birth dates for you, your spouse and dependents listed on your tax return.

• Current year’s tax package if you received one.

• Wage and earning statement(s) Form W-2, W-2G, 1099-R, from all employers.

• Interest and dividend statements (Forms 1099).

• A copy of last year’s Federal and State tax returns, if available.

• Bank routing numbers and account numbers for direct deposit.

• Total paid for daycare provider and the daycare provider’s tax identifying number (the provider’s Social Security number or the provider’s business Employer Identification Number).

• To file a married-filing-joint tax return electronically, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms.

on behalf of those who long for freedom,” said Obama. “And we must be a source of hope to the poor, the sick, the marginalized, the victims of prejudice – not out of mere charity, but because peace in our time requires the constant advance of those principles that our common creed describes: tolerance and opportunity; human dignity and justice.”

Obama urged the nation to put partisanship aside and come together to support their universal ideals.

“With common effort and common purpose, with passion and dedication, let us answer the call of history, and carry into an uncertain future that precious light of freedom,” he said.

the maturity and adaptability of military children.

“They are learning to juggle responsibilities, dealing with their emotions and dealing with the highs and lows of life in very stressful, emotional conditions,” she said. “And they are succeeding.

They are successful, smart, bright young people.”

The skills they are learning now will give them a leg up when they face other challenges in life and an appreciation of the tradition of service that has made America great, Obama said.

“Our military kids are the best that the country has to offer. So we want to make sure they know this and they can talk about their skills in a positive way,” she said. “And we want to make sure the country can appreciate and understand the uniqueness that these kids bring to any task, to any group, to any situation, so that we embrace that.”

■ individual base information NAVSTA Norfolk The TAC is located at Building B-30, 1776 Gilbert St., Norfolk, First Deck. Hours of operation will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Quarterdeck number for questions and appointments is 444-9081. This site will accommodate walk-ins at self-service tax preparation terminals on a first-come, firstserved basis and also provide one-on-one tax preparation services, which is limited to customers unable to use self-service terminals due to disability, by appointment only.

NAS Oceana The TAC is located at Building 320, 799 Hornet Dr., Suite 100, Virginia Beach, RLSO MIDLANT Branch Office.

Hours of operation will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. This site will

accommodate walk-ins at self-service tax preparation terminals on a first-come, firstserved basis and also provide one-on-one tax preparation services, which is limited to customers unable to use self-service terminals due to disability, by appointment only.

Official White House photo by Lawrence Jackson Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administers the oath of office to President Barack Obama during the official swearing-in ceremony in the Blue Room of the White House on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20. First Lady Michelle Obama, holding the Robinson family Bible, along with daughters Malia and Sasha, stand with the President.

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benefits troops, families Continued from B1 Elementary, a school that the command partnered with in Idaho.

“One way we’ve tried to encourage UTR participation is by partnering with a school,” said Kleve. “Many people don’t participate because they don’t have kids, but there are plenty of elementary school students who would love to have someone read them a book.

This is a great chance to do just that.”

Cmdr. Louis McCray, Commanding Officer of PRT Farah, fully supports the program and recognizes its benefits to service members and their families.

“Personal fortitude is a big part of our command philosophy and UTR supports the strong family connections that foster personal growth and fortitude. We all know that reading to children in their developmental years is of great benefiy and this program not only helps to connect deployed families, but it helps children

grow as well,” said McCray.

“Military commands love this program,” said Sally Ann Zoll, Ed. D., Chief Executive Officer of UTR. “It minimizes deployment miles and helps military personnel parent from afar. The reassurance of seeing the deployed service member and having them talk to their children provides immense relief to the child and the spouse at home. The morale of the whole family is boosted.”

Through UTR, deployed parents get a chance to share their love and support and children receive essential communication and literacy skills. While in the past, military personnel have been able to write letters, email and send audio cassettes, UTR offers children a chance to see their parent’s face, listen to their voice and read along as their parent reads them a children’s story. It also allows them to spend as much time with the deployed parent as they wish by watching the DVD over and over again.

JEB Little Creek-Fort Story The TAC is located at the Fleet and Family Support Center, Building 3129, 1450 D St., Virginia Beach. Hours of operation will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

This site will accommodate walk-ins at self-service tax preparation terminals on a first-come, first-served basis and also provide one-on-one tax preparation services, which is limited to customers unable to use self-service terminals due to disability, on an appointment basis only.

All sites will begin operations on Jan. 30 and remain open through April 30. Appointments at any site can be made by calling 444-9081.

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two memorandums Continued from B1 of understanding: one of which is to continue the Military Personnel Exchange Program (MPEP), which allows for Brazilian and U.S. officers to swap jobs and learn defense practices from the host country.

The other memorandum signed by both naval service chiefs enacted the Foreign Liaison Officers memorandum of understanding, which appoints a liaison officer to a specific

command to represent his or her country regarding matters of government policies, procedures, laws and regulations.

In honor of Greenert’s visit and as a military capabilities demonstration, the Brazilian Navy and Marine Corps executed a live amphibious assault exercise, performed a simulated pilot rescue mission and paraded by marine forces at the marine amphibious division headquarters near Rio de Janeiro.

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ONR program uses cell phones to fight epidemics

By Eric Beidel Office of Naval Research

ARLINGTON, VA.

MC2 Alexandra Snyder Guests at the 25th annual Surface Navy Association Symposium visit event booths in Crystal City, Va. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Answering All Bells: People, Technology and Innovation,” which ran through Jan. 17.

Surface warriors wrapped up symposium with focus on future

By MC2 Alexandra Snyder Defense Media Activity – Navy

As a junior officer, just coming off a ship, I like hearing from the four-stars about where the Navy is headed.”

- Lt. Ann Patterson, Navy flag aide

ARLINGTON, VA.

The Surface Navy Association wrapped up three days of information sharing and networking when the 25th annual National Symposium in Arlington, Va. concluded, Jan. 17.

Sailors and naval officers visited booths and attended roundtable discussions and briefs centered on the symposium’s theme, “Answering All Bells: People, Technology, and Innovation.”

The final day featured Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, as well as other leaders in the fleet discussing a variety of surfacerelated issues.

“The symposium is a great opportunity to get together and interact with the fleet and

industry, and talk about how we can make the surface Navy better,” said Capt. Roy Kitchener, chief of staff, Naval Surfaces Forces, who attended the conference.

The symposium also offered a chance for those new to the surface community to gain knowledge about its platforms and leadership.

“I like the seminars,” said Lt. Ann Patterson, a Navy flag aide. “As a junior officer, just coming off a ship, I like hearing from the four-stars about where the Navy is headed. I think it’s beneficial to anyone who is looking to stay in the surface community.”

Lt. Alexander Allen, Military Sealift Command, agreed.

“As a junior officer, it’s good to attend these sorts of events because you’re new in

the Navy. Chances are, you’ve spent the last few years on a ship working with the technology, but your view of the surface Navy is one-dimensional,” he said. “By coming here, you’re offered a new perspective from those who are manufacturing the equipment that you work on every day and are inventing the next generation.

It’s also nice to get the higherup perspective about where the surface community is heading.”

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

A program managed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to get ahead of epidemic outbreaks has led to the deployment of new healthcare monitoring and information collection technology in South America and Africa, officials announced Jan. 15.

Building off of an original project funded by ONR, researchers are collecting data through a text messagebased system set up to take advantage of widespread access to handheld devices in Colombia and Zambia.

Through the collection of pictures, videos, texts and geolocation information from cell phones in a given population, researchers can perform complex data analysis and begin to track and map a fluid situation, such as an earthquake or the spread of disease.

In Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert’s Sailing Directions meant to guide the Navy, he called on the service to employ resources in a variety of situations.

“The U.S. military continues to take on a bigger role in disaster relief and humanitarian assistance operations around the globe,” said Cmdr.

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“When you’re trying to get information from people in an area devastated by a natural disaster, you have to use technology that the population already has in their pockets,” said Ryan Paterson, CEO of IST Research, LLC, which created an Android-based short message service (SMS) gateway to support the work being done in Colombia and Zambia.

The project, which also includes funding from Naval Sea Systems Command, is a partnership with the Zambian Ministry of Health, the University of South Alabama and Tiny People Matter, a global medical relief team that provides care for children and infants in developing countries.

“This effort shows it doesn’t require expensive solutions to effectively collect highly structured data from local populations in some of the least-networked locations around the globe,” said Cohn.

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FLAGSHIPNEWS.COM | JAN 24, 2013 | THE FLAGSHIP | B7 Approximately 600 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $22 million was conďŹ scated by the U.S. Coast Guard team aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Gary (FFG 51) after an interdiction while conducting Operation Martillo in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility in Central and South America.

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The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Gary (FFG 51) and its embarked U.S. Coast Guard team leveraged the capabilities of partner nations and the interagency to intercept a small drug trafďŹ cking vessel and conďŹ scated more than 600 pounds of cocaine while on patrol in U.S. 4th Fleet while conducting Operation Martillo, Jan. 4.

The estimated street value of the seizure is approximately $22 million. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was one of those vessels we were chasing in the dark,â&#x20AC;? said USS Garyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s embarked Naval Criminal Investigative Service Agent, Leatrice Daniels. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was great open communication with everybody involved. Everything just ďŹ&#x201A;owed, from pursuit to initial contact and boarding.â&#x20AC;?

Shortly after the intercept, and search of the drug vessel and its contents, the ship was deemed a hazard to navigation and subsequently sunk. This case concluded a week in which the Garyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crew successfully boarded three vessels and disrupted the smuggling of more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine destined for the United States worth an estimated street value of $272 million.

Gary is homeported in San Diego, Calif. and is currently deployed to Central and South America in support of Operation Martillo and U.S. 4th Fleetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission, Southern Seas 2012.

Operation Martillo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Spanish for â&#x20AC;&#x153;hammerâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is a U.S., European and Western Hemisphere partner nation effort targeting illicit trafďŹ cking routes in coastal waters along the Central American isthmus. U.S. military participation is being led by Joint Interagency Task Force South.

Operation Martillo is part of the U.S. governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coordinated regional security strategy in support of the White House strategy to combat transnational organized crime and the U.S. Central America Security Initiative.

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SAPR MOBILE TRAINING TEAM VISITS DAHLGREN TRAINING CENTER

By Kimberly M. Lansdale Center for Surface Combat Systems

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The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Fleet (SAPR-F) Master Mobile Training Team (MMTT) visited Aegis Training and Readiness Center (ATRC) onboard Naval Support Facility Dahlgren to train its command training team, Jan. 7.

The SAPR-F training is the latest event in the Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aggressive efforts to prevent sexual assaults and promote essential culture changes within the force.

The 20 SAPR-F MMTTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s began deploying around the globe on Dec. 6, 2012 to provide SAPR-F Preparation Training to designated mid-level leadership command training teams in ďŹ&#x201A;eet concentration areas and locations with

signiďŹ cant Navy presence. These command training teams will then deliver the SAPR-F training to their E-6 and below personnel, which must be completed at each command by March 31.

ATRCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Commanding OfďŹ cer Capt. Ian Hall said the training is necessary because sexual assault hurts the victim and the command, and signiďŹ cantly damages a military unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s esprit de corps. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The mobile training team provided superb training,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s essential for us to be aligned with Navy leadership as we deliver this important message to our Sailors,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Getting it right the ďŹ rst time is essential as we work to get rid of sexual assault in our Navy.â&#x20AC;?

Beginning in December, more than 1,000 face-to-face SAPR-F Preparation Training sessions are

online Information on the MMTT and SAPR-L training efforts, including command registration for SAPR-F training, can be found at http://bit.ly/VxLH3R.

scheduled through January, providing training for active and reserve component training teams.

Those teams that are deployed and unable to attend a face-toface training session can receive the training via Defense Connect Online. After command training teams provide the SAPR-F training to their E-6 and below, each command is responsible for documenting completion via the Fleet Training Management Planning System (FLTMPS).

ATRC plans on completing its

training by the end of February.

Chief Fire Controlman Steven Dillenschneider, ATRCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SAPR liaison, said the command beneďŹ tted from the training. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our command training team has been well-equipped with the tools necessary to provide effective training to our Sailors,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This training is especially important for the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;preventionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; part of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sexual Assault Prevention and Response.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

ATRCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parent command is the Center for Surface Combat Systems, who oversee 14 learning sites that provide maintenance and operations training for surface combat systems. Other CSCS learning sites that received the SAPR-F training include CSCS Unit Dam Neck, located in Virginia Beach, and CSCS Unit Great Lakes.

PANETTA: TERRORISTS â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;WILL HAVE NO PLACE TO HIDEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service

LONDON, ENGLAND

U.S. and allied ofďŹ cials are working â&#x20AC;&#x153;around the clockâ&#x20AC;? to resolve the hostage situation in Algeria, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said, Jan. 18.

Earlier this week, Panetta conďŹ rmed that Americans are among those taken hostage in Eastern Algeria on Jan. 16 when terrorists attacked and occupied a natural gas plant. During a speech at Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College, the secretary

departed from his prepared remarks to comment on the situation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just received a brieďŹ ng from my staff and we are continuing to work very closely with the British government and with other nations ... to assess precisely what is happening on the ground,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even as we continue to try and gather better information about what has happened, let me make a few points.â&#x20AC;?

First, Panetta said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Regardless of the motivation of the hostage-takers, there is no jus-

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tiďŹ cation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no justiďŹ cation -for the kidnapping and murder of innocent people ... going about their daily lives.â&#x20AC;?

Second, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are working around the clock to ensure the safe return of our citizens and we will continue to be in close consultation with the Algerian government.â&#x20AC;?

Third, he continued, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Terrorists should be on notice that they will ďŹ nd no sanctuary, no refuge -- not in Algeria, not in North Africa, not anywhere.

Those who would wantonly attack our country and our

people will have no place to hide.â&#x20AC;?

Shortly after his speech, the secretary attended an unscheduled meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron. As the two entered the meeting, Cameron was heard to say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s start with Algeria.â&#x20AC;?

Senior defense ofďŹ cials traveling with Panetta said the Algeria and Mali discussion took up approximately half of the meeting. It focused on policy rather than tactics, ofďŹ cials said. The two leaders had

an in-depth discussion of the unfolding situation in Algeria, exchanged assessments and compared notes..

Cameron and Panetta also discussed budget issues, Syria, Iran, the bilateral relationship between the two countries and how they can work with other countries to address counterterrorism, ofďŹ cials said.

Panetta is in London on the ďŹ nal leg of a week-long European tour, which he has said is likely his last international trip as defense secretary before he retires.

Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta speaks at Kings College in London, England, Jan. 18.

Panetta is on a six-day trip to Europe to visit with foreign counterparts and troops in the area.

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Best of the Mess! Raising awareness for the CPOSF ■ when and where 3rd annual CPOSF Best of the Mess is Jan. 25 at Founders Inn in Virginia Beach. It will feature six teams of local Navy culinary specialists, while raising money for scholarships for Navy chiefs and their immediate family members. Each team will prepare a tasting menu to celebrate an American region.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.cposf.org and are $40 each, or $75 for two. (Includes dinner, two drinks and dancing.)

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Courtesy photo Reggae/rock band BALLYHOO! hails from Baltimore, Md.

The reggae/rock band BALLYHOO! will be coming to Virginia as part of their Winter Wonderland Tour, with support from Kayavibe, a “party band with reggae tendencies.” During their tour, which began on Jan. 18 in Cape Canaveral, Fla., they will perform at 29 different locations, stopping in to play for the Hampton Roads audience at Jewish Mother in Downtown Norfolk on Feb. 6.

A rock band with punk energy and pop reggae grooves, BALLYHOO! are a fun, fan-loving powerhouse. These road-dogs have tirelessly toured coastto-coast taking their music to the people. Between the road and the studio, BALLYHOO! has crafted a sound distinctly their own – fresh, fun and embodied by the soul of the party lifestyle. Lead singer and guitarist, Howi Spangler, has a reputation for mixing slick lyrics with his smooth but powerful voice. Drummer Donald “Big D” Spangler lays out the hard-hitting beats, which are underlined by J.R. Gregory’s funky and witty bass

■ on the rise BALLYHOO!, which has released four albums, including two self-released, played the House of Marley Stage on the Warped Tour 2012 and has opened for bands such as 311, Dirty Heads and Slightly Stoopid.

lines. Scott Vandrey (aka DJ Blaze) rounds it out on the turntables and keys.

For more information on BALLYHOO!, visit www. ballyhoorocks.com.

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OUT OF THE BOX Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art to open three new exhibits VIRGINIA BEACH

The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is scheduled to open three new exhibitions featuring more than 60 artists on Jan. 25. Half of the artists represent contemporary art history and half represent the contemporary talent found currently in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The exhibits will be on display through April 28.

“Out of the Box: Trends in Contemporary Jewelry” explores and celebrates the emerging trends that are taking place in contemporary jewelry. As artists move away from traditional jewelry-making materials, boundaries are crossed and whole new categories are evolving. While museum visitors move through this exhibition, they won’t have to ask whether it is sculpture, installation or jewelry. The answer will be yes to all of the above.

The artists featured include: Arthur Hash, Emiko Oye, Rachel Rader, Lauren Kalman, Rachel Timmins, Joe Churchman, Jennifer Crupi and Margaux Lange. This exhibition is organized by MOCA. MOCA will also present its annual juried exhibition, “New Waves 2013,” for the 18th year. More than 180 artists from across Virginia submitted work and proved, yet again, that the Commonwealth contains a rich and vast array of artistic talent. This exciting exhibition demonstrates the diversity of materials

and approaches that are used in contemporary art today, and features 19 artists from Hampton Roads.

MOCA will award more than $4,000 in artist prizes at the opening reception on Jan. 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The juror for “New Waves 2013” is Carla Hanzal, an independent curator based in Charlotte, N.C. Hanzal previously served as the Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Mint Museum (2002-2012) where she organized 40 exhibitions. Prior to working at the Mint, Hanzal was curator of the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, now MOCA, (1997-2002) where she first organized the New Waves exhibit 18 years ago.

“The Nexus: Selections from the Chrysler Museum” offers an insightful overview into the significant art of our time.

With works dating from 1959 to 2004, this exhibition illustrates how contemporary art has evolved over the past 50 years and is a chance for MOCA to retrace its rich and diverse exhibition history. As part of MOCA’s mission to stimulate critical thinking and dialogue throughout the community, the museum is presenting a sample of works from artists that MOCA has exhibited in the past and the Chrysler currently has in its collection. The result is a visual representation of the two museums’ common ground – the Nexus.

This exhibition is organized by The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. Artists include: Cindy Sherman, Carrie Mae Weems, Chuck Close and Dale Chihuly The opening reception and artist awards celebrating these exhibits will be held Jan. 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

This event is open the public. Tickets are $10. MOCA members plus one guest and Chrysler Members are free.

MOCA is located at 2200 Parks Ave. at the he entrance of 264 in Virginia Beach. ch. The Museum is open Tuesdays days from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesdays nesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. .m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults; $5 for seniors, students and active military; ary; and $3 for children ages 4-14. MOCA members mbers and children underr 4 are admitted free of charge.

Forr more information call 425-0000, or visit MOCA’s website at www.VirginiaMOCA.org.

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■ home-grown talent The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art’s three new exhibits will feature more than 60 artists, half of whom are from Virginia.

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Suffolk Visitor Center to celebrate kid-friendly Groundhog Day ■ groundhog day history European Roots (Adapted from “Groundhog Day: 1886 to 1992” by Bill Anderson)

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Suffolk Tourism is partnering with the Early Childhood Education Center and the Suffolk Art Gallery to celebrate Groundhog Day (a day early), on Feb. 1, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Suffolk Visitor Center Pavilion. This free kid-focused event will include: a petting zoo by The Teeny Tiny Farm, Groundhog Day crafts, Playdoh and blocks stations, as well as storytelling.

Attendees are encouraged to bundle up for the event, however, outdoor heaters will be provided. Families and preschool groups are welcome to provide their own snacks.

The Suffolk Visitor Center Pavilion is located behind the Historic Nansemond County Courthouse at 524 North Main Street. Please call 514-4130 for additional information.

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Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses centuries, with its origins clouded in the mists of time with ethnic cultures and animals awakening on specific dates. Myths, such as this, tie our present to the distant past when nature did, indeed, influence our lives. It is the day that the groundhog comes out of his hole after a long winter sleep to look for his shadow. If he sees it, he regards it as an omen of six more weeks of bad weather and returns to his hole. If the day is cloudy and, hence, shadowless, he takes it as a sign of spring and stays above ground.

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Virginia Flower & Garden Expo ■ When: Jan. 25 - 27 ■ Where: Virginia Beach Convention Center, Va. ■ For more information, visit: www.vafgs.org

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The Virginia Horticultural Foundation produces the annual Expo. This year’s theme is “Where Joy Begins.”

The Expo features 11 gardens and hardscapes created by local landscapers, a wide variety of garden-related products and vendors, and speakers and demonstrations.

There will be entertainment for children and plenty of plants for sale. Expo hours are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $10.

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New Year, New You 2013 ■ When: Now through March 20 ■ Where: NSA HR, JFSC Fitness Center ■ For more information, contact: 443-6110, or 443-6041

Each fitness activity earns feet. Awards given to anyone who reaches 20,000 feet.

Great Neck Baseball League registration ■ When: Now until Feb. 22 ■ Where: Hampton ■ For more information, contact:

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at 651-3742 The Great Neck Baseball League is a local baseball recreational league that is available to Fort Monroe families. Try-outs for all ages will be held Feb. 23 - 24.

Presence at try-outs is not required to be placed on a team.

All players will be placed on a team if signed up by the deadline. Register online at www.greatneckbaseball.com.

Practice starts March 2 and first games are March 25.

Powerlifting clinic ■ When: Jan. 24; 11:30 a.m. or 4:30 p.m.

■ Where: JEB Little Creek, Pierside Gym ■ For more information, contact: 462-2399

A Tony Award-nominee for Best Musical and Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Show Album in 2010, Broadway hit “American Idiot” is scheduled to take the stage at Chrylser Hall, Jan. 25 - 26. Called “wonderfully raucous” and “emotionally charged” by The New York Times, and “flat-out electrifying” by the Boston Globe, “American Idiot” features the music of Green Day with the lyrics of its lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong. The book is by Armstrong and Michael Mayer, and direction is

by Tony Award-winner Mayer.

Single tickets start at $40 and are available at the Norfolk Scope box office (201 E. Brambleton Ave.), all Ticketmaster outlets, by visiting ticketmaster.com, or by calling (800) 745-3000. Discounted group orders of 15 or more may be placed by calling 664-6957.

“American Idiot” is a special add-on performance of the 2012-2013 Broadway in Norfolk season.

Winner of two Tony Awards, “American Idiot” is the story of three boyhood friends, each searching for meaning in a post 9/11 world. Through incredible spectacle, thrilling performances and with the hope embodied by a new generation, “American

Idiot” has given Broadway audiences the time of their lives night after night since its Broadway run at the St. James Theatre (March 2010 through April 2011) and its subsequent national tour, which launched in December of 2011 in Toronto, Canada.

“Since its inception, audiences have been surprised by the emotional journey the show takes them on, told almost exclusively through Green Day’s songs, including many they are already familiar with and love,” said producer Tom Hulce. “This is such a potent time for our country and the search of our characters for what to believe in is gorgeously celebrated through Billie Joe and Green Day’s wonderfully lush score.”

The musical features the hits “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “21 Guns,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Holiday” and the blockbuster title track “American Idiot” from Green Day’s 2004 Grammy Awardwinning, multi-platinum album. Also included in the score are several songs from Green Day’s 2009 release “21st Century Breakdown,” and an unreleased love song, “When It’s Time.”

For more information, visit www.americanidiotthemusical.com, and for more information about the Broadway in Norfolk season, visit www.broadwaynorfolk.com.

■ sounds on stage “American Idiot” features the hits “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “21 Guns,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Holiday” and the title track “American Idiot” from Green Day’s 2004 Grammy Award-winning, multiplatinum album. Also included in the score are several songs from Green Day’s 2009 release “21st Century Breakdown,” and an unreleased love song, “When It’s Time.”

Learn basic moves and form. Advance registration is required to attend.

A.J. GATORS CHILI COOK-OFF TO BENEFIT SUFFOLK HUMANE

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■ When: Jan. 25; 5 p.m.

■ Where: NNSY, Strike Zone

Bowling Center

■ For more information, contact: 396-2451, or 953-5095

Feel like a star and sing your heart out.

Lunch and Learn: Mission Nutrition ■ When: Fridays starting on Jan. 25; 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

■ Where: NWSY, MWR Conference Center ■ For more information, contact: 887-7453, or 847-7828

Topics include: basic nutrition, weight control, meal planning, supplements, eating patterns and more.

Quick start your kayaking this winter ■ When: Jan. 26; 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

■ Where: NSN, Fleet Rec Park Pool ■ For more information, contact: 444-2918

Get your ACA Level 1 kayak certification before the season starts at the heated pool. Only $30 per person.

A.J. Gators at Chesapeake Square (4300 Portsmouth Blvd., Chesapeake) will host its 5th annual chili cook-off to benefit Suffolk Humane on Jan. 26.

The event, which starts at 11 a.m., will feature live music, drawings and prizes.

The event is free and open to the public.

The entry fee is $15 to compete in the cook-off. Entrants must bring a one gallon crock pot of their favorite red, white or vegetarian chili to receive a free event T-shirt.

Entrants need to have their chili at the restaurant by 11 a.m. Judging will start no later than Noon. Entry forms are available at the restaurant. Contestants are limited to the first 50 to turn in registration forms.

Chili samples will be on sale at the event for 50 cents each. There will be live music from popular local musicians Johnny Bland, Don Hamlet, Win Winslow and many more, as well as prizes and drawings.

“We hope everyone will come out and enjoy great music, chili and fun at A.J.

Gators and help homeless animals,” said Rhonda Jones, event coordinator for Suffolk Humane. “This event gets more popular each year and we are excited about this opportunity to not only have lots of fun on a winter afternoon, but to also let people know more about what we do so close to the Chesapeake Square PetSmart, where we have wonderful cats up for adoption.”

Call the restaurant at 405-3996 or the contest coordinator at 729-2554 for more details.

The Suffolk Humane Society is dedicated to promoting the welfare of companion animals in the community through sponsoring spay/neuter programs, placing homeless animals in loving permanent homes and providing quality humane education with an emphasis on responsible pet ownership.

Visit www.SuffolkHumaneSociety.com each week to get the latest information about the group’s activities, including infor-

mation about the Mutt Strut Dog Walk and Festival on May 5, and to view the up-to-date photos of the adoptable animals at Suffolk Animal Control, 124 Forest Glen Dr., Suffolk.

Call Suffolk Humane at 538-3030 for more information about the group’s activities.

ROTC Information Day ■ When: Feb. 9; 10 a.m. to Noon ■ Where: Maury High School, 322 Shirley Ave., Norfolk ■ For more information, contact: Capt. William D.

Daniels (ret.), U.S. Naval Academy Information (Blue & Gold) Officer at 444-7019 The U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association – Hampton Roads Chapter will be hosting the 5th annual South Hampton Roads (Virginia) Service Academy and ROTC Information Day. This event is intended primarily for interested students in grades 8 through 11. However, all interested students, their parents and high school guidance counselors, as well as eligible active duty and reserve military personnel interested in applying for entrance to the service academies and ROTC programs, are invited to attend. Information regarding USNA is available at www. usna.edu/Admissions. Information regarding NROTC is available at www.nrotc.navy.mil.

Pig Tales: Educational program offers hog-wild time for kids at the Isle of Wight County Museum ISLE OF WIGHT, VA.

Pigs and hogs are linked to the history of America and Isle of Wight County. Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World from Spain with eight pigs, while Hernando de Soto brought 13 hogs to Florida. Since that time, swine have flourished in North America. A relatively easy animal to raise, the pig was a staple for most farmers by the 17th century, and in Smithfield, Va., the first ham export business laid the framework for this area’s future.

On Jan. 26, from 2 to 4 p.m., “Pig Tales,” an educational program for children ages 7 to 12, elaborates upon this area’s fascination with all things porcine. Participants will be able to make their own special piggy crafts, participate in a scavenger hunt and create their own candle from lard.

Participants are encouraged to read Laura Ingalls Wilder’s

“Farmer Boy” before attending.

A small snack will be served. Cost is $10 per child. Registration and pre-payment are required.

Interpreting local history, the museum’s exhibits include: prehistoric fossils, Native American and Colonial artifacts, a country store and the museum’s most notable artifact – the world’s oldest, edible cured ham. The 1902 pork product exemplifies the patented Smithfield curing process.

The Isle of Wight County Museum is located at 103 Main Street in Smithfield. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission to the museum is free.

For more information about the event, contact the Isle of Wight County Museum at 356-1223, or visit www.historicisleofwight.com.

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Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution.

Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted and must face an evil far greater than witches – their past.

Famke Janssen and Peter Stormare also star.

Movie 43 Take a hilarious director, add a brilliant cast, mix in some twisted jokes, remove all boundaries and then stand back – way back. In “Movie 43,” comedy is served steaming hot (literally) by director Peter Farrelly of The Farrelly Brothers (“Some-

thing About Mary,” “Dumb & Dumber”) in one of the most shocking, original and dangerous comedies ever made.

Starring Johnny Knoxville, Gerard Butler, Anna Faris, Seann William Scott, Hugh Jackman, Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, Halle Berry, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Kate Bosworth, Kate Winslet, Terrence Howard, Liev Schreiber, Elizabeth Banks, Justin Long, Kristen Bell, Patrick Warburton, Josh Duhamel, Jason Sudeikis, Chloe Grace Moretz, Stephen Merchant, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jack McBrayer, Kieran Culkin and Chris Pratt, Movie 43 is jaw-dropping, uproarious, outrageous fun. Warning: not for the weak-stomached, faint of heart, or easily offended.

team up to get their cut in the crime thriller “Parker,” based on the series of bestselling novels by Donald E. Westlake.

Parker (Jason Statham) is a professional thief who lives by a personal code of ethics: Don’t steal from people who can’t afford it and don’t hurt people who don’t deserve it. But on his latest heist, his crew double crosses him, steals his stash and leaves him for dead.

Determined to make sure they regret it, Parker tracks them to Palm Beach, Fla., playground of the rich and famous, where the crew is planning their biggest heist ever. Donning the disguise of a rich Texan, Parker takes on an unlikely partner, Leslie (Jennifer Lopez), a savvy insider who is short on cash, but big on looks, smarts and ambition. Together, they devise a plan to hijack the score, take Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez everyone down and get away clean.

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such as Falco and Kaioh, will also appear making for an even greater variety of characters to control.

The ability of the successors of Hokuto Shinken and Nanto Seiken to kill opponents in a single blow has been merged with Warrior-style gameplay.

This time, there will be even more exhilarating action than ever before. In addition to the various techniques, taunts and special moves of the previous game, new moves, such as dodges and dashes, will be added as well. Experience life as a martial arts master as you predict an enemy’s attack and close the distance to finish him off before he can even land a single punch.

The popular “Dream Mode,” featuring original stories based on the characters, has been completely revamped.

Focused on the original manga, these stories will fill in the gaps around the stages of the Legend Mode. Even characters that did not get much coverage in the original manga will be given their time in the spotlight, allowing you to enjoy plenty of hypothetical stories unique to “Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2.”

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Become a legend with latest from ‘Fist of the North Star’ “Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2” will feature a number of additions to the formula, including the all new “Legend Mode.”

The Legend Mode serves as the main mode of the game and includes episodes not found in the previous title in the series. The Raoh story arc has been completely reimagined, while the Celestial Emperor and Land of Shura story arcs have been added as well.

Whether you are familiar with the source material or not, the story is more complete and more enjoyable than ever before.

By playing as different characters throughout each episode of the story, you will be fully immersed in the Fist of the North Star world.

With features like boss battles faithfully recreating scenes from the manga series, fans have plenty to be excited about.

In addition to a more faithful recreation of the story, a large number of characters are added to the game series as well. In addition to the playable characters from the previous game, those that appeared only as NPC’s, such as Juza and Shew, are now playable. In total, there will be more than twice as many playable characters as the previous title.

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Guida uses painful motivation to help him succeed

By Jon Lane UFC.com

For one of the rare times in his life, Clay â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Carpenterâ&#x20AC;? Guida was on his couch between hours of slumber when the call arrived. His junior college wrestling team at William Rainey Harper College (Palatine, Ill.) had a shot at a national championship and a teammate was 10 to 15 pounds overweight. A week before national qualiďŹ ers, Guida had lost a wrestle-off to be on the U.S. National team and his weight ďŹ&#x201A;uctuated, so the call from his coach was a concurrence of good luck and bad timing.

Guidaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s phone rang the day before the national qualiďŹ er. He was asked if he can make weight. Weighing 160 pounds, Guida had wrestled at 149, so he deduced the challenge was just too daunting, even for someone whose motor could replicate the RPM of a Formula One. Assuming a drastic weight cut was unrealistic at the time, Guida passed on a challenge for one of the few times in his life.

To this day, the tinge of regret that pains the UFC featherweight contender, one who was previously on the doorstep of a lightweight title shot, is unrelenting and highly inspiring. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I kind of gave in and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even give it a try,â&#x20AC;? said Guida. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was on the couch when I got the phone call, sitting there eating and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even try. That really motivated me after that to not let something like that happen ever again. It was tough for me to handle, knowing if I would have maintained my weight I could have gone in there and maybe helped a little more in the national title, and been more a part of the team than getting bumped the last week of the season. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always motivated me, especially in this weight cut and this diet now. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to make good on it, the commitment I made to myself, my team and my family.â&#x20AC;?

A three-sport athlete at Johnsburg High School (Ill.), Guidaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career took awhile to take traction, but the seeds to whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a memorable journey through the world of mixed martial arts were rooted by osmosis. He shared the same room with a group who knew what it took to become JUCO champions in 2001 and has parlayed it into a UFC experience thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x201C; win or lose â&#x20AC;&#x201C; pushed virtually every opponent to the brink of their limits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m making up for things now,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Simple.â&#x20AC;?

Such simple words were spoken deep into

Courtesy of UFC Clay Guida was a top lightweight for a long period of time, however, after suffering back-to-back losses for the ďŹ rst time since 2009, Guida made the decision to make the move to the featherweight class.

preparation for The Carpenterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inaugural UFC bout as a 145-pound contender this Saturday at UFC on FOX 6 against Hatsu Hioki. Hailing from Japan and heralded as the top featherweight outside of Zuffaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boundaries, Hiokiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s UFC experience has been lukewarm at best.

He managed a split decision over George Roop at UFC 137, looked awesome in defeating Bart Palaszewski at UFC 144 in Saitama, Japan, but comes off a loss to Ricardo Lamas at UFC on FX 4 last June that dealt a body blow to his chances at a featherweight title shot.

That elusive shot at gold is up for grabs for Guida. He chose the drop down after a lightweight run that included notable victories over Nate Diaz, Takanori Gomi and Anthony Pettis, mixed with defeats to Diego Sanchez, Kenny Florian, Benson Henderson and Gray Maynard. A title at 155 may have evaded him, but Guida insisted his road there didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come to an end, but rather made the decision to create a new beginning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I absolutely did not hit a ceiling at lightweight,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once you hit a ceiling in life, you need to kind of rewind and we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done that. Anyone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen my ďŹ ghts, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never fought the lesser competition. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always gone after the bigger and better guy. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to change now in the featherweight division. It had to do with seeking out another challenge,

so we ďŹ gured we shed a few more pounds off and test the waters at featherweight.â&#x20AC;?

If you choose to spar with Guida, you better be in triathlon shape. He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t walk the aisle, he runs in place slapping hands with fans.

Until selecting a more calculated approach against Maynard, Guida has come at his opposition with the fury of an elephant gun, hair dancing to the beat of a hurricane, difďŹ cult to read, and inexorable in both his striking and ground game. After his frenzied split-decision loss to Sanchez, one where Guida took an onslaught of punches and survived a ďŹ erce head kick that would have knocked a lesser man out cold, Guida still had the energy to run in place upon Bruce Bufferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision announcement.

How is that humanly possible? Simple, said Guida, good old work ethic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; along with that painful reminder of what it feels like to not even try. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The hard part is getting the skill set down,â&#x20AC;? said Guida. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy, but if you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go out there and push yourself to your limits and get yourself in shape, then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the wrong sport. If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go hard for 15 or 25 minutes, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not a mixed martial artist. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not getting through the workouts. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what you get out of your workouts.â&#x20AC;?

An average wrestler in high school, Guida found himself at Harper, and sharing a room with multiple state champs and medal win-

ners was critical to his growth as a wrestler and a man. He looks no further than the story of his Johnsburg High teammate and best friend Jared Karlen, a successful freestyle and GrecoRoman All-American national ďŹ nalist. The ďŹ rst day at nationals, Karlen dropped a match to the eventual national champion before winning his next four. The next day called for a weigh-in and Karlen had to burn eight to 10 pounds by eight in the morning. Guida helped by running in tandem up and down a 12-story hotel stairwell for 45 minutes in three layers of sweats â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and then came a date with the treadmill.

After making weight, Karlen won four more matches before losing a consolation match, but the vicious cycle led to him losing the weight and helping Harper to a national team title. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seeing his motivation really drove me in a positive direction,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know I should have been right there with him, cutting that weight for my own good, to wrestle in the second day of that tournament too. That was a huge point in my wrestling career. My season was over, but to see him â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he could have just thrown in the towel and blown weight the next day, and we wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have won a national title.

Without him, I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have this national championship ring on my ďŹ nger as a reminder to never be satisďŹ ed. To win a national championship is a reminder to me to seek out the best training and always look for the best teammates and keep working hard towards my goal. It motivates me to win a UFC belt at featherweight or lightweight, or whatever weight it might be, and to help those around me.â&#x20AC;?

Defeating Hioki is motivation enough.

Having to do it off a roundly-criticized performance against Maynard, during which he chose tactics over excitement, serves as new incentive.

If anyone deserves a mulligan, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guida. Five Fights of the Night awards, two Submissions of the Night, and Fight of the Year honors in 2007 (Roger Huerta) and 2009 (Sanchez), are proof solid that Guida is off the couch for good. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some ďŹ ghts are barnburners and then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen me using a little more tactical approaches in these past few,â&#x20AC;? said Guida. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been criticized, but we ďŹ nish ďŹ ghts, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve beaten some top contenders and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost to some of the best. But we go out there knowing I ďŹ ght every ďŹ ght like it could be my last. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how I played football every down.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how I practiced in football growing up.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the approach I take in life, to get the most out of every day.â&#x20AC;?

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Great 5 bedroom, 3 bath brick beauty only one block from Chesapeake Bay and private neighborhood beach.

Inground pool. View of bay from 3rd floor deck. Lots of new updates: roof, HVAC, granite, Stainless. Beautiful hardwood floors. Bette Bartz 373-8969

Immaculate 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath home. Detached In-Law/pool/guest all brick house with kitchen & full bath. Gourmet kitchen.

Kathy Worthen 536-9513

Lovely 2396 sq.ft. brick ranch in well respected waterfront community! 770 sq.ft. great room and master bedroom addition. Many recent updates!

Jennifer Cool 739-5859

4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home with 2 master suites one on 1st floor level, fireplace, hardwood floors, deck, and 2-car garage.

Ginny Gill 873-6900 or 784-4889

Glenshellah

Bellamy Plantation

Driver Village

Village of Westminster

York Point

$405,000

$379,500

$369,000

$356,900

$350,000

Desirable and stately 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath with 2-car detached garage. Stunning inside and out. Updated and professionally landscaped.

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1700 Grey Friars Chase You must see this home!

Updated throughout, meticulously kept, designer decor, custom kitchen, open master with sitting area, oodles of storage, kayak access to deep water and more. Kim Johnson 639-4968

Gorgeous, 4 large bedrooms, master down with an exquisite master bath. Open floor plan, granite, wood floors, deck and 2-car garage.

Kathy Worthen 536-9513

Lovely spacious brick and vinyl home 4 bed, 2.5 baths living and dining rooms, updated kitchen, breakfast nook.

Cathy Richardson 220-9500 or 814-9084

3 bedroom + recreation room contemporary ranch on deep water canal with new dock and more!

Ruby Conn 873-6900 or 291-4744

Grafton

Driver

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Port Norfolk

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5 bedroom, 3.5 bath brick Colonial with 3,358 sq ft! 1st floor master, bonus room and screened porch on big lot.

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Brick ranch with 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 3 car detached garage, new converted garage and master bedroom bath and a large open kitchen.

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Neat as a pin. Updated started in 2005.

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House is top of the line.

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Eagle Harbor

Huntersville

The Mews

Norview

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Amazing 3 bedroom home in established neighborhood. Large rooms, newer windows, detached garage & shed, large yard plus more!

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3 bedroom, 2 bath condo with fireplace in living room, kitchen with granite counters and much more.

Charnell Havens 873-6900 or 234-1445

Beautiful brick 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath townhome with Energy Star/Earth Craft certified stainless appliances, porch and 2-car detached garage.

LeAnn Amory-Wallace 332-0991

3 bedroom, 3 full bath end unit with first floor master, office/4th bedroom, recent improvements and fresh paint.

Ruby Conn 873-6900 or 291-4744

New Listing! Great 4 bedroom, 2 bath home with finished attic, basement plus a huge 2 car detached garage! New roof in 2011, new light fixtures and tons of storage! See more photos at www.charleegowin.com. Charlee Gowin 434-5859

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Clipper Creek

Tidemill Farms

Belvedere

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Great quality & care thru-out , gorgeous true hardwood floors, spacious rooms, great location, priced right for the family budget. Nicely done converted garage. Make-it what you wish - office, man-cave, Etc.. 6 ft red cedar privacy fence. A pleasure to tour!! http://tours. snapshotamerica.com/80792 Dana Gustafson 339-1125

4 bedroom Colonial with big rooms, covered front porch, deck and shed, great condition near Fort Eustis.

Ruby Conn 291-4744

Close to LAFB, Interstate and shopping. Move in ready 3 bedroom Rancher. Great schools, no flood insurance required.

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Powhatan Park

Runnymeade

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The Woods at London Bridge $175,000

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Close to everything but tucked away in quiet neighborhood. 1958 sq ft, 3 bedroom Rancher with remodeled kitchen and more.

Anna Gimpel 329-4808

Move in ready 4 bedroom colonial with large fenced yard. Amazing community with parks and pool close by.

Anna Gimpel 329-4808

Just Listed! Sweet 2 bedroom, 2 ½ bath townhome with garage in Great Neck area! New windows & carpet, updated baths and much more! Close to everything! Don’t miss this great opportunity! See more photos at www.charleegowin. com. Charlee Gowin 481-8433 or 434-5859

The charm of this Victorian home will wow you! Centrally located to downtown Norfolk and Portsmouth. Many upgrades.

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Hot property! New kitchen, large fenced backyard, huge pecan tree, climate controlled garage for workshop.

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Belmont Park

Ahoy Acres

Georgetown Condos

$179,900

$155,000

This home is renovated and ready to enjoy. It features a versatile 4th bedroom or office, 2 full baths, a utility room, granite, stainless, new cabinets,vinyl windows, central AC and a super fenced yard with a perfect place for activities, an RV or boat. Kim Johnson 639-4968

Remington Park

$140,000

Immaculate and well kept condominium.

Almost new! Minutes to shopping, movies, mall and interstate.

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$154,999

2 story, end unit townhome with master on the first floor, fenced backyard and garage with part as a play room.

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Rosemont Forest

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Impeccable 3 bedroom ranch. hardwood, new carpet, on canal, new appliances, vinyl windows, home warranty, security System, 42” wall mounted color TV. Cam Templeton 287-2268

Kiln Creek $139,900

Norview

2 bedroom condo in exceptional location, 2 master bedrooms, living room with wood burning fireplace.

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$170,000

$182,500

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Norview

$169,900

$144,000

Like new and ready to move in. All new stainless steel appliances. Refinished hardwood floors. Den with fireplace.

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All brick townhome with pier and available boat slip on the Hampton river. Walk to downtown. A must see!

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Olde Wythe

Truxton

$109,000

Well kept 2 bedrooms Bungalow. Short stroll to James River. Updated within last 5 years including new roof, HVAC, landscaping.

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Updated three bedroom single family home with open floor plan, front sunroom and back yard. New lighting and plumbing fixtures. Replacement windows and new doors.

Updated kitchen cabinets and countertops. New ceramic tile, carpet and paint. Jon Decker 757-560-1676

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