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NAS OCEANA WELCOMES HOME AIR WING More than 300 members of CVW-8 return from seven-month deployment.

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More than 20 years of

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Remains of 10 USS John S. McCain Sailors recovered aboard ship Identities released; collision of ship with merchant vessel on Aug. 21 still under investigation From U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs CHANGI NAVAL BASE, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

MC2 Kayla Cosby Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Herb Banks chants a cadence alongside chief petty officers select before starting the Run with the Chiefs 5K. The run was open to active duty members, retirees, reservists, eligible family members and DOD civilians, and was held as part of CPO365 Phase II at Naval Station Norfolk.

Thousands gather to run with the chiefs

By MC2 Kayla Cosby NPASE East NORFOLK

Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk hosted the thirteenth annual, Run with the Chiefs 5K, Aug. 25.

More than 3,000 chiefs, senior chiefs, master chiefs, chief petty officer (CPO) selectees and participants from throughout the region, ran in support of the 2017 CPO selectees, singing cadence to celebrate the selectees’ pride and camaraderie.

Senior Chief Logistics Specialist Damien Burke, assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group (NSWG) 10, was among those leading the pack.

“When you come out to an event like this, you get to see all the selectees and genuine chiefs from all over the East Coast. It’s great to do the fellowship with your brothers and sisters that you haven’t seen.”

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Chief selectees participate in 17th annual chief petty officer days

By MC3 Taylor A. Elberg.

NPASE East NORFOLK

More than 750 Navy chief petty officer (CPO) selectees participated in the 17th Annual CPO Days, Aug. 24.

During the event, the staff of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum teamed up with local chief petty officers to present three days of heritage training for the selectees aboard the battleship MC3 Taylor A. Elberg USS Wisconsin (BB-64).

Chief selectees perform a cadence at the Nau“Perhaps more than any other program, this ticus for a guidon and cadence competition for signature event embodies our mission to interpret “best mess” during the 17th Annual Chief Petty naval history to reinforce the U.S. Navy’s proud Officer Heritage Days. tradition, heritage, honor, and esprit de corps,” John Pentangelo said, director, Hampton Roads African-American chief petty officers, famous Naval Museum “There is nothing else like it.”

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Arlington Sailors volunteer at local food bank

By MCSN Kohen Gillis USS Arlington Public Affairs NORFOLK

MC2 Anna Van Nuys Fire Controlman 1st Class Clifford Anderson, left, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class William Culp and Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class David Prieto, all chief petty officer (CPO) selectees assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), sort cabbage during a volunteer event at the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank.

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Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) packaged food for Hampton Roads families during a community relations (COMREL) project at the Virginia Peninsula Food Bank in Hampton, Va. August 11, 2017.

During the COMREL 12 Sailors from Arlington packaged over 300 bags of food

CHANGES IMPLEMENTED ON DEVICES ON AWARDS New guidance applies to wear of bronze letter V (Valor) and newly created C (Combat Conditions) and R (Remote Impact).

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totaling over 3,600 pounds during the threehour event.

“Arlington’s religious support team organized the event to help further positive community relations with the ship’s crew and the surrounding area,” Navy Chaplain Lieutenant Jason Ulven said. “We find these kinds of things to do because people on the ship are looking for meaningful opportunities to make a difference.” » See VOLUNTEER | A7

HYBRID CREW WINS SAFETY AWARD Sailors and civilian mariners aboard USS Frank Cable get Afloat Safety Award.

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U.S. Navy and Marine Corps divers have now recovered the remains of all 10 USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) Sailors.

The fallen Sailors are: - Electronics Technician 1st Class Charles Nathan Findley, 31, from Kansas City, Missouri - Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Abraham Lopez, 39, from El Paso, Texas - Electronics Technician 2nd Class Kevin Sayer Bushell, 26, from Gaithersburg, Maryland Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jacob Daniel Drake, 21, from Cable, Ohio - Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Timothy Thomas Eckels Jr., 23, from Manchester, Maryland - Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Corey George Ingram, 28, from Poughkeepsie, New York - Electronics Technician 3rd Class Dustin Louis Doyon, 26, from Suffield, Connecticut - Electronics Technician 3rd Class John Henry Hoagland III, 20, from Killeen, Texas - Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Logan Stephen Palmer, 23, from Decatur, Illinois - Electronics Technician 3rd Class, Kenneth Aaron Smith, 22, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey On Aug. 24, divers recovered and identified the remains of Doyon and Smith.

McCain was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC in waters east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Aug. 21. The incident is under investigation to determine the facts and circumstances of the collision.

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NDW’S CYBER SECURITY TEAM PLANS CAMPAIGN FOR OCTOBER From Naval District Washington Public Affairs WASHINGTON

U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries The amphibious transport dock ship Pre-Commissioning Unit John P. Murtha (LPD 26) is launched from the Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss.

Navy intends to restore USS Fitzgerald at Huntington Ingalls Industries From Naval Sea Systems Command OfďŹ ce of Corporate Communications WASHINGTON

The Navy intends to award a contract initiating the restoration of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) in Pascagoula, Mississippi, before the end of the ďŹ scal year.

The start date, scope, cost and the time required to fully restore the ship have not yet been determined.

The Navy chose this course of action following a review of the capabilities and workload of new construction and repair shipyards. Given the complexity of the work and the signiďŹ cant unknowns of the restoration, the Navy determined that only an Arleigh Burke-class shipbuilder could perform the effort. Only HII has the available capacity to restore Fitzgerald to full operational status in the shortest period of time with minimal disruption to ongoing repair and new construction work.

Additionally, the Navy is currently evaluating proposals to award a contract for the heavy lift transport of Fitzgerald from SRF-JRMC Yokosuka to the continental United States.

Fitzgerald was involved in a collision with the Philippine-agged merchant vessel ACX Crystal June 17. The ship suffered damage on her starboard side above and below the waterline. Compartments that were affected include two berthing spaces, a radio room, a machinery space, and various lockers, passageways, and access trunks.

In addition to the restoration effort, the Navy intends to incorporate previously planned modernization efforts into the availability that were to have taken place at SRF-JRMC Yokosuka in 2019.

MC2 Christian Senyk The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald sits in Dry Dock 4 at Fleet Activities Yokosuka to continue repairs and assess damage sustained from its June 17 collision with a merchant vessel. This view shows damage above the waterline to the outside skin of the ship.

US Navy awards contract for the heavy lift of USS Fitzgerald From Navy OfďŹ ce of Information WASHINGTON

The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command has awarded a $3.1 million ďŹ rm, ďŹ xed-price contract for the heavy lift of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62).

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Navy provides details of comprehensive review From Navy OfďŹ ce of Information WASHINGTON

In a memorandum dated Aug. 24, 2017, to Adm. Philip Davidson, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. William Moran, detailed Davidson’s respon-

sibilities as the head of the chief of naval operations directed comprehensive review. “During the last 69 days, the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and the USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) were involved in two separate major collision with commercial vessels while operation in

of Houston, Texas, has been awarded the contract to move Fitzgerald from Yokosuka, Japan, to Pascagoula, Mississippi where the ship will be repaired

by Huntington Ingalls Industries.

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by November 2017.

and a collision between the USS Lake Chaplain (CG 57) and a South Korean ďŹ shing vessel in May.â€?

The memorandum further directs Davidson to “lead a Comprehensive Review of surface eet operations and incidents at sea that have occurred over the past decade with emphasis on Seventh Fleet operational employment to inform improvements Navy-wide.â€?

the Seventh Fleet AOR [area of responsibility],� stated Moran in the memorandum. “Recent events indicate these tragic incidents are not limited occurrences but part of a distributing trend of mishaps involving U.S. warships in the AOR — include The memorandum is availthe grounding of the USS able at the following link: Antietam (CG 54) in January http://go.usa.gov/xRGNw

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Naval District Washington’s (NDW) cyber security team is planning to launch its ďŹ rst cyber security awareness campaign throughout the region in October.

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and NDW’s cyber security team is putting together a campaign to educate users on simple ways they can increase their online security in the ofďŹ ce and at home. The Team is preparing for guest speakers, videos, trivia and leadership surveys.

The foundation of the campaign originates from the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber security awareness campaign Stop.Think.

Connect.

Stop: Before you use the Internet, take time to understand the risks and learn how to spot potential problems.

Think: Take a moment to be certain the path ahead is clear. Watch for warning signs and consider how your actions online could impact your safety, your family’s or your command.

Connect: Enjoy the Internet with greater conďŹ dence, knowing you’ve taken the right steps to safeguard yourself and your computer. “We are very excited to join the Stop.Think.Connect campaign. DHS has done an excellent job developing a library of content for busy cyber security managers to bring

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... at the end of the day much of our security depends on the user.�

Cybersecurity Operations Lead Elmer Reyes to their organizations,â€? Cybersecurity Branch Manager at NDW Gianna Price said. “Our goal is to increase overall awareness of cyber security and the cyber security team. We want the command to know who we are and where we are because they’re our ďŹ rst line of defense. We want to give them an opportunity to ask questions and even vent frustrations,â€? Price said.

NDW’s cyber security team wants users to understand their role in keeping their networks safe against potential threats. “When it comes down to it, humans make mistakes,� Cybersecurity Operations Lead at NDW Elmer Reyes said. “I think a lot of folks aren’t aware that we can lock down our network as much as we want, but at the end of the day much of our security depends on the user. We want to make sure people understand their responsibilities in protecting the networks and the information housed on those networks. We want them to Stop.

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NEWS FROM NAS OCEANA

NAS OCEANA WELCOMES CVW-8 HOME

By MC2 Jacob S. Richardson NAS Oceana Public Affairs

More than 300 men and women and 58 aircraft of Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW 8) returned home August 17 and 18, following their sevenmonth deployment attached to the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG).

The air wing, commanded

by Capt. Jim McCall, left their home bases of Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Naval Station Norfolk, Naval Station Mayport, and Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Jan. 21 on a regularly scheduled deployment as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group and sailed toward the Mediterranean Sea and its 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

Under the command of Carrier Strike Group Two (CSG 2), Rear Admiral Kenneth Whitesell, CVW 8 conducted maritime and theater security operation efforts and missions supporting Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq and Syria.

While conducting flight operations in both the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf, CVW 3 performed a record number of accomplishments including 11,347 sorties, of which 1,924 were combat missions. An impressive 30,873 flight hours were logged with 12,603 of those in actual combat. In addition CVW 8 aircraft logged 7,868 arrested landings, or “traps” during the deployment.

The aviators delivered 1,717

Photos by MC2 Jacob S. Richardson The Pilots of the “Blacklions” of Strike Fighter Squadron 213 wait to be greeted by friends and family during their homecoming on the flight line at Naval Air Station Oceana Aug. 18. The squadron, along with the rest of Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) is returning home following a seven-month deployment attached to the USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group.

Family and friends of the pilots of the “Blacklions” of Strike Fighter Squadron 213 wait in anticipation as the squadron lands on the flight line at Naval Air Station Oceana during their homecoming Aug. 18.

pieces of ordnance including Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) for a total of 1,814,000 pounds (907 tons).

These numbers set post-Desert Storm records for a CVN/ CVW team.

CVW 8 squadrons are: The “Blacklions” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 flying

F/A-18 F “Super Hornets”; The “Tomcatters” of VFA-31 flying F/A-18E “Super Hornets”; VFA-37 “Ragin’ Bulls”, F/A-18C “Hornets”; and the VFA-87 “Golden Warriors” flying F/A-18E “Super Hornets.”

The “Bear Aces” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning

The Pilots of the “Tomcatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron 31 are greeted by friends and family during their homecoming on the flight line at Naval Air Station Oceana Aug. 18.

Squadron (VAW) 124 fly E-2C “Hawkeye” airborne command and control aircraft and The “Rawhides” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40, Detachment 2, operate the C-2A “Greyhound” carrier onboad delivery (COD) aircraft.

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(HSC) Squadron 9 “Tridents” fly MH-60S “Sea Hawk” helicopters.

Two additional squadrons round out CVW 8’s inventory: Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131, the “Lancers”, fly EA-18G “Growlers”, electronic warfare aircraft, based at Whidbey Island, Wa., and

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70 “Spartans” and their MH-60R “Sea Hawk” helicopters are based at Naval Station Mayport, Fla. The skill, expertise and dedication shown by the leadership and aviators of CVW-8 is a testament to their profession and Naval service as a whole.

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MCPON, OAL SPEAK TO CPO SELECTEE SPOUSES

By MC2Huey D. Younger Jr. VIRGINIA BEACH, VA.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Steven S. Giordano and his wife Navy Ombudsman at Large (OAL) Elka Franco-Giordano spoke to more than 220 spouses of chief petty officer (CPO) selectees at the Hampton Roads Continuum of Resources and Education (C.O.R.E.) Selectee Spouse Conference, Aug. 19, in Virginia Beach, Va. The Giordanos, who have been a CPO family for 14 years, shared their personal experience surviving the CPO season and adapting to the new lifestyle in a question and answer forum.

The spouses asked questions ranging from coping with the absence of their spouse to managing a personal

career.

“Elka and I have had those hard emotional conversations about the demand signals and careers. It’s been hard,” Giordano said. “But the best thing that we’ve been able to do is sit down and talk about it. No matter how hard it is, I encourage everybody to sit down and have those conversations.”

Giordano thanked the spouses for their supporting their Sailors.

“Thank you for being those people in our lives,” Giordano said. “We would not be who we are, were it not for each and every one of you.

There’s nothing better than being a United States Navy chief petty officer. It isn’t something to be taken lightly or to be treated as a shiny object.”

Franco-Giordano concluded the

forum.

“Just being here can be a challenge, but you are already taking a huge step into being a part of this family,” Franco-Giordano said.

“There are a lot of opportunities to get involved and be a part of this. It’s all provided by volunteer spouses who have gone through the process, so take advantage of the knowledge they are empowering you with and use it to contribute to the mess.”

C.O.R.E. offers a selection of seminars, workshops, classes, and individuals dedicated to empowering the Navy spouse, educating the Navy family and, promoting the Navy lifestyle.

For more news from Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, visit www.navy.mil/local/mcpon /.

MC3 Kaitlin Rowell Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Steven S. Giordano addresses U.S. Naval Academy plebes about the criticality of relationships between senior enlisted and junior officers.

Popular coffee brand signifies to CMWR’s coming changes

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Norfolk Naval Shipyard Civilian Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s Four Flags Cafe introduced a familiar brand of coffee to the shipyard through a re-brand opening event, Aug. 22.

Now, employees who need to fuel up on java can purchase Starbucks cold and hot beverages-and according to Cris Sigler, CMWR Director, the best part being the price, she said.

“Our prices are competitive and affordable. You can get a venti (large) cup of Starbucks coffee for less than $2,” she said.

“We are one of the few installations in the area to offer Starbucks,” NNSY Facility Manager Capt. Paul Amodio said. “Our goal is to make each eating facility a ‘brand destination.’”

The new brand will also bring with it a new look to the Four Flags Cafe which includes signage, green shutters and an awning with matching outdoor tables and chairs as well as some curb appeal.

“The cafe will really stand out.

When you see it there will be no doubt it is a Starbucks,” said Sigler.

Although Starbucks has been in the shipyard for approximately two months, it was important CMWR staff were trained and comfortable with serving the coffee before it was fully advertised. Now the staff can proudly wear the title ‘barista’ and can make any drink available at Starbucks which includes seasonal favorites. Four Flags Cafe will also carry other Starbucks items and treats such as mugs and biscotti.

“I encourage everyone to visit Four Flags, the ladies who work there, Kisha and Amy, know many of their customers by name and what they like to order,” Amodio said. “They exemplify the spirit and energy we want to see throughout our eating facilities.”

The changes aren’t just about the brand of coffee, said Sigler. They signify a much larger goal-to improve the overall CMWR dining services and introduce greater variety of food and beverages to match shipyard diversity.

“We want to fuel our people with good, quality foods for every meal and I want them to have a place they can consider a sanctuary from all the hard work of the day,” Sigler said.

Some of the things that will be implemented are a centralized kitchen where items like salads and bakery are made.

This creates consistency throughout the dining facilities to ensure the same quality, amount and ingredients are included in similar items. A centralized kitchen will also allow CMWR to be a better steward

of resources, providing savings that can be returned back into the program.

Plans to renovate the Rusty Anchor are also on the horizon with the goal of it being a flagship location. Sigler hopes to get work started the first week of September and open the doors sometime in January.

The project will add new flooring and furniture and a food service area that allows customers to choose what they want. Ambient lighting will be added with fresh paint and an open kitchen, as most of the food service will be done right in front of the customer.

“I plan to also add a coffee and bakery center that includes both quick breakfast and lunch options,” Sigler said. “My favorite part is adding a soup and seasonal salad bar which will provide fresh, local veggies and other healthy options.”

The current plans include a conference room that will allow offices to have space for working lunches. A large hearth oven will also be added and used for baking things like pizza, homemade macaroni and cheese and casseroles as well as hand carved roast beef and turkey.

Sigler believes improving the CMWR will not only enhance the customer experience but also provide a return that will contribute to her employees training, career enhancement and recognition.

“I show up to work every day striving to make improvements and looking for ways to best support my employees as well as the shipyard employees,” Sigler said.

Government workers are typically familiar with acronyms and one dear to Sigler is something she has learned from her own experiences known as “W.I.T.Y” (What’s Important to You?).

“That’s what I want to do with CMWR,” Sigler said. “I want to make what is important to shipyard employees and our Sailors important to us and I want to make sure we take care of ‘you.’”

Sigler She also encourages employees to continue to share their comments and feedback with her through email as she realizes there are often growing pains with changes. She is continuously working towards higher quality, standards and services while offering reasonable and affordable prices.

“I want these improvements to say ‘we will always be there for you’ because we greet you with a smile, we fill your stomach with good food and we offer something that appeals to every employee and Sailor,” Sigler said.

“We want that spirit to be what keeps you coming back for more.”

For more news from Norfolk Naval Shipyard, visit www. navy.mil/local/nnsy/.

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Navy christens littoral combat ship Charleston From Department of Defense WASHINGTON

The Navy christened its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Charleston (LCS 18), during a ceremony Saturday, Aug. 26, in Mobile, Alabama.

The future USS Charleston, designated LCS 18, honors Charleston, the secondlargest city in South Carolina.

She is the sixth ship to be named for Charleston.

The Honorable Richard V. Spencer, secretary of the Navy, delivered the ceremony’s principal address.

Charlotte Riley, the wife of 10-term, former Mayor of Charleston Joe Riley, serves as the ship’s sponsor. The ceremony was highlighted by Mrs. Riley breaking a bottle

MC1 Armando Gonzales Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer delivers remarks during the christening ceremony for the littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) at the Austal USA shipyard.

of sparkling wine across the bow to formally christen the ship, a time-honored Navy tradition.

“I am honored to be here as we christen the newest LCS, the future USS Charleston,” Spencer said. “Charleston, like the other ships in the

LCS program, is going to be highly maneuverable, able to operate where other ships cannot, and will project power through forward presence.

The ship and her crew will serve our nation for decades to come, but let us not forget our industrial force whose

service makes this great ship possible. I am grateful for the men and women of Austal for their dedication, and to the citizens of Mobile for their support, as we continue to make our Navy stronger.”

The name Charleston has a long and storied history in the U.S. Navy. The first Navy ship to bear the name Charleston was a row galley that defended the coast of South Carolina during the Quasi-War with France. The second Charleston (C-2) was a protected cruiser that received the surrender of Guam during the Spanish-American War. The third Charleston (C22) was a St. Louis-class protected cruiser that performed escort and troop transport duties in World War I. The ship named Charleston (PG-51) was an Erie-class patrol gun-

boat that earned the AsiaticPacific Campaign Medal with one battle star for her service in the northern Pacific during World War II. The fifth Charleston (AKA-113/LKA113) was an amphibious cargo ship that served during the Vietnam War. The USS Charleston is a fast, agile, focused-mission platform designed for operation in near-shore environments yet capable of open-ocean operation. It is designed to defeat asymmetric “anti-access” threats such as mines, quiet diesel submarines and fast surface craft.

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

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is working on expanding their 3-D printing capabilities using acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastics through additional funding and further modification.

Conduto, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) tech currently serving as course chief for the explosive ordnance exploitation course at the EOD Training Center in California, is also focused on bringing AM capabilities directly to the warfighter. He pointed out that the major problem he sees is that ordnances are constantly evolving; however, the tools that exploit these explosives are not evolving as quickly. His goal with his idea for a deployable fabrication system is to give EOD techs the ability to build their own tools in the field for ordnance exploitation.

“This system consists of 3-D scanner, a 3-D printer for plastic and metal, and a computer numerical controlled (CNC) mill and CNC leg,” Conduto said.

“All of these items — and this is not new technology by any means — but this is a new application and we’re giving it to the EOD tech. The reason we have to do that is because I can’t walk down to the Marine Corps machinist with a stinger missile in my hand and say, ‘I need a set of tools made, can you get these back to me next week?’ There are ordnance-related oddities we have to deal with in the field and I need to be able to do this in house.”

Conduto is currently working with engineers at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Keyport Division to build these deployable quick-ready kits to bring directly to the warfighter. He added that these kits will give deployed techs the ability to keep generating the tools they need in a very quick, cost-effective manner.

Following the presentations, the Marine Corps leadership was given a tour of some of the Carderock facilities including the command’s MAKE Lab which offers employees an open workspace to learn AM and the 3-D printing process.

Author and newspaper columnist John Sinor once said “It is admirable for a man to take his son fishing, but there is a special place in heaven for the father who takes his daughter shopping.” In many cases, people think of fishing as a fun activity between father and son.

Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Jose Paz, an avid fisherman and father of four daughters, breaks that stereotype by taking time with each of his girls to teach them the ins and outs of fishing.

“I don’t have any sons,” Paz said. “I don’t regret it though. I raise my daughters to understand that they can do anything.”

Knowing they can do anything gives them the confidence they need to fish successfully.

“I was out fishing with my seven year old one day, and she thought she had a pretty large fish,” Paz said. “I told her she probably just got a tire or something stuck on her hook. She was so confident that it was a big fish, so I helped steady her so she wouldn’t fall in the water.

Sure enough she reeled in a bass.”

The Paz girls aren’t only confident in their beliefs on the water, but also in day-to-day life.

“There was a time when an older boy was bullying one of the girls,” Paz said. “The oldest sister didn’t like knowing that her little sister was having a rough time. In true big sister fashion, the oldest took matters into her own hands and defended her sibling when she caught wind of another incident between the boy and her younger sister.”

Just as Paz teaches his daughters to protect each other, he also teaches them to be kind to animals.

“We don’t catch fish just to kill them,” Paz said. “If we catch a smaller fish I make sure that we take it off the hook and carefully release it back into the water.”

Thanks to people like Paz who care about the environment, Hampton Roads has plenty of viable places to enjoy a good day of fishing.

Jon Kurowski, an employee at Wilcox Bait and Tackle, recommends a few.

“There’s really no wrong choice in venue when it comes to fishing in Hampton Roads,” Kurowski said. “Places like Ocean View fishing pier, James River Bridge fishing pier, Buckroe Beach fishing pier and 16th street fishing pier are just a few.”

After being stationed in a particular area for a lengthy period like Paz, a person is bound to find their own favorite spots for fishing.

“For me where I want to fish depends on the time of year,” Paz said. “In the summer months I fish in Prince Lake, Western Branch Lake and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel area.

In the winter months I fish in Rudee Inlet and Lynnhaven Inlet for saltwater fish.”

As with any hobby or sport involving nature, there are rules and regulations that must be followed. When it comes to fishing, laws may vary by location and water type.

“In most cases you will need a salt water or fresh water fishing license,” Kurowski said. “People can obtain a license digitally on their cell phone or a paper version by coming into our store. It is important to double check guidelines online because some piers don’t require a license at all, while others may have additional requirements.”

Fishing can include technicalities on the regulations side as well as the physical side.

During fishing adventures with his daughters, Paz ensures they understand both.

For more news from Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock, visit www.navy.mil/ local/nswcc/.

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Marines using additive manufacturing to bring innovation to the battlefield Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Public Affairs BETHESDA, MD.

The Marine Corps Innovation Challenge was established to bring new ideas to the warfighter from the warfighter. Several Marines introduced their winning innovations to senior leaders during a presentation session at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, in Bethesda, Maryland, Aug. 15.

Carderock’s Additive Manufacturing Project Office, along with the Corrosion and Coatings Engineering Branch, provided support for the competition.

They hosted three of the seven winners — Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Ben Lacount, Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Daniel Diep and Marine Corps Capt. Kyle McCarley — earlier in the year. These Marines were given the opportunity to work with Carderock engineers in the Manufacturing, Knowledge and Education (MAKE) Lab to prototype their ideas using the MAKE Lab’s 3-D printers and additional resources.

Marine Corps Capt. Christopher Wood, active duty lead for additive manufacturing (AM) in the Marine Corps, gave the introduction to a crowd including Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael G. Dana, deputy commandant for installations and logistics; Maj. Gen Neil “Rick” Nelson, deputy commanding general of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command; Marine Corps Brig. Gen. (Sel) Christian F. Wortman, commanding officer of The Basic School; and Jeannette Evans-Morgis, deputy to the commander of Systems Engineering and Acquisition Logistics at Marine Corps Systems Command.

Lacount gave a presentation on his prototype for an expended rounds counter, nicknamed the “Lacounter,” which he developed two prototypes for with the help of Bryan Kessel, an engineer from Carderock’s Additive Manufacturing Project Office.

The last thing on the warfighter’s mind when trying to suppress enemy fire, he said, is keeping mental track of how many rounds are left in the weapons. He hopes that this new device will better provide situa-

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Bryan Kessel, an engineer assigned to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Additive Manufacturing Project Office, gives visiting U.S. Marine Corps leadership a tour of the Manufacturing, Knowledge and Education Laboratory in Bethesda, Md.

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odd-numbered hulls, e.g.

LCS 1). The Independence variant team is led by Austal USA (for LCS 6 and the subsequent even-numbered hulls).

Each LCS seaframe will be outfitted with a single mission package made up of mission modules containing warfighting systems and support equipment. A dedicated ship crew will combine with aviation assets to deploy manned and unmanned vehicles and sensors in support of mine countermeasures, antisubmarine warfare or surface warfare missions.

tional awareness to Marines and other warfighters alike inside a combat environment.

“My goal for this project was to have a simple, lightweight, low-cost and no battery solution to this issue,” Lacount said.

“So what we developed with this team of Carderock engineers is a counter that attaches to any Picatinny rail on a weapons system.

This includes your M-16, your M-4, your 249s, 240s and even your 50-caliber machine guns.

And the way it does this is either by using the recoil of the weapon by what we call the inertial design, or the lever-action design which will count the rounds as it strikes the brass inside the weapon.”

Staff Sgt. Deip, who serves as a maintenance chief stationed at the 14th Marine Regiment, is using his innovation to alleviate a problem he came across while maintaining gear for the Marines. Deip said that a few years ago the Marine Corps decided to modernize the M777 howitzer by adding a piece of technology called the Chief of Section Display (CSD) used for aiming navigation. While it has proved to be a useful tool in aiming such a large piece of artillery with long-rang capabilities, sometimes the cable that attaches the CSD to the weapon can be damaged from debris that gets stuck in the cable and then is further damaged by being jammed on the end of the device.

Deip was able to develop a short cable cap about six inches in length that can easily be plugged into the cable itself and is disposable. Deip added that this is a very cost-effective way to keep the M777 howitzer in the action and from being rendered defective due to the damage to the CSD cable. These cable caps can be produced for around $10, which offers an incredible savings from having to replace the entire cable which Deip estimated to cost around $3000 and would normally take him a week to repair.

“The neat thing about this cable cap is the cable heads themselves can be additively manufactured, and Marines like myself can take all the old cables, cut them down, and we can put new heads on them after 3-D printing,” Deip said.

Capt. Carley visited Carder-

ock most recently May 22-24 where he developed a prototype for his “Bang Bag” which is a modified field backpack that enables the warfighter to easily carry Bangalores, explosive charges used by combat engineers to clear obstacles in the field.

According to McCarley, Bangalore torpedoes are bulky and difficult to take on patrol, but are often used in training to rehearse the breaching fundamentals and conduct an assault breach. With the implementation of a quiver like backpack that he designed with elastic straps that can hold Bangalore torpedoes, flexibility at the tactical level would be afforded to combat engineers when conducting mobility operations. McCarley added that this backpack could be created as a modification to the existing assault pack in the squad demolition kit.

Capt. Tony Molnar and Master Sgt. Gage Conduto are working to bring AM capabilities to forward-deployed Marines abroad. Molnar, a combat engineer and project officer currently stationed at Marine Corps Systems Command at Quantico in Virginia, wants to bring AM labs directly to the warfighter while also using readily available resources with his product: a recycled plastic processing center.

“It’s a 20-foot intermodal container where we can turn plastic bottles, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic right now, from a used bottle into a usable filament that can be used to 3-D print,” Molnar said.

“This container will benefit the Marine expeditionary units and the Marine Corps and DOD because it can do two things: One, it enhances the expeditionary readiness of forward-deployed units by being able to print parts locally on site using recycled materials, and second, it helps those combat units forward by providing stuff that they can’t do, as well as printing stuff for the local populous during humanitarian disaster relief that we couldn’t normally do and that we’d have to pay someone to do.”

Molnar exhibited a radio bracket that was 3-D printed out of 12 water bottles in just six hours. He added that his team

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Navy implements changes to devices on awards From Office of Information WASHINGTON

The Navy announced Aug. 21 in ALNAV 055/17 that it is implementing changes to the letter-type devices worn on certain medals and ribbons.

The ALNAV provides Sailors and Marines guidance on the proper authorization and wear of the more restrictive bronze letter V

(Valor) as well as the newly created bronze letters C (Combat Conditions) and R (Remote Impact).

The devices are intended to provide more distinctive recognition of acts of valor (V device), meritorious achievement or service under combat conditions (C device), and meritorious achievement that had direct impact on combat operations, albeit from a location

where the awardee was not at significant risk of exposure to hostile action (R device).

“All previous decorations that had a V device remain valid and are in no way diminished or called into question by the new policy,” said Jim Nierle, president, Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals.

“Additionally, none of these awards will be rescinded, altered, or otherwise recon-

sidered as a result of this ALNAV.” The devices only apply to personal decorations. They are not authorized on any unit awards or any campaign, expeditionary, or service medals and ribbons.

The new policy for the C and R devices is retroactive only to Jan. 7, 2016, which is when then-Secretary of Defense Ash Carter approved the recommended changes

following a 2016 Department of Defense review of the military awards program.

Any Sailor or Marine who received a personal decoration for meritorious achievement or service after Jan. 7, 2016, and who believes the circumstances met the criteria for the C device or R device, may directly contact the command that issued the award and request reconsideration. However, be-

cause the new policy for the V device is more restrictive than the previous policy, no consideration will be given to adding a V device to any previously approved award.

For specifi c details about which awards are authorized with the three devices, read ALNAV 055/17 at www.npc.navy.mil.

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MC2 Ramon Go An MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced) prepares to land on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) after returning from aerial surveillance in support of the Arleigh Burke-class guidedmissile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) following a collision in the Straits of Malacca. America, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU), is operating in the Indo-Asia Pacific region to strengthen partnerships and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

5K since his advancement to chief in 2013. Burke said he loves bringing selectees to the run to show them what it means to make chief.

“Everything has a reason, so even if you think you’re getting beat down, it’s all for a purpose. The way you’re going to survive is to honestly have fun with it. You may not understand everything now, but it will come to you.”

The event is part of CPO365, year-round training that first class petty officers and chief petty officer selectees go through before being officially receiving anchors.

Chief Aviation Electronics

Technician Roderick Whittaker, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), said that camaraderie and fellowship with his brothers and sisters is what inspired him to come out to the run.

“Any opportunity I can go to that involves the Chiefs’ Mess, I go to it,” Whittaker said. It gets me inspired seeing these young guys go from Airman all the way to chief … that’s what keeps me going. I’ve been in 22 years now and I’m going to keep going until they tell me to.”

The Norfolk base pinning ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 15.

USS America concludes support to USS John S. McCain On maiden deployment, ship sent help after Aug.21 collision From USS America Public Affairs CHANGI NAVAL BASE, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit departed Singapore after supporting the guidedmissile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) Aug. 27. America will continue on its maiden deployment.

While in Singapore, Sailors and Marines aboard America provided initial support for the McCain crew to include berthing for 155 Sailors, daily supplies, counseling, medical/dental services and communications network support. Additionally, America’s Sailors assisted with damage control efforts by providing watchstanders and additional equipment.

“I was glad to help out

our fellow shipmates,” Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Brad Cooper said. “We jumped on it immediately to make McCain Sailors feel as comfortable as possible.”

With America’s departure McCain Sailors will continue to receive all necessary support from the American military community in Singapore.

This support includes: lodging, meals, new uniforms, transportation, counseling services, Wi-Fi access; and a call center for Sailors to continue communicating with their families.

Upon notification of the collision Aug. 21, America immediately deployed MV22B Ospreys and MH-60S Sea Hawks for search and rescue (SAR) operations with embarked Amphibious Squadron (CPR) 3 leading the efforts as the on-scene commander. Through coordination with Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Australia, the search continued for more than more than 80 hours and spanned an approximately 2,100-square mile area.

“It was impressive to see these nations come together and provide their unrelenting support,” Cmdr. Michael “Farva” Margolius said, officer in charge of embarked Tactical Air Control Squadron 11 Detachment 1. “The around-the-clock coordination showed the true resolve of our partnership with these countries.”

The 15th MEU’s Marine Aviation Combat Element and America’s embarked helicopter squadron, Helicopter Combat Squadron 23 flew 17 sorties for a combined 68.5 hours in support of SAR operations.

“This is what we train for; this is what we do,” Capt.

Ramon Bernd said, a pilot assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), who assisted in the search-and-rescue operations. “Even in tragic situations such as those that have happened to the John S. McCain, we will do everything in our scope to assist.”

Additionally, the 15th MEU’s Force Reconnais-

sance Detachment assisted diving operations with eight Marines and three Sailors working both topside and in the water. Some of those divers will stay behind to continue helping with search and recovery efforts.

“I’m grateful that America Sailors and Marines of the 15th MEU were able to assist the crew of USS John S. McCain,” Commanding Officer of USS America Capt. Joseph Olson said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the crew and their families during this challenging time.”

McCain was involved in a collision with the Liberianflagged merchant vessel Alnic MC in an area east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, Aug. 21.

America is the flagship of the America ARG, and with the embarked 15th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 3, is currently conducting maritime security operations and supporting theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

MC2 Kayla Cosby Chief petty officers (CPO) and CPO selectees chant a cadence before the “Run with the Chiefs” 5K. The run was open to active duty members, retirees, reservists, eligible family members and DOD civilians, and was held as part of CPO365 Phase II at Naval Station Norfolk.

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history, guidon marching Continued from A1 naval battles and the history of women in the Navy.

“This is an opportunity for chief selectees to connect with their history and gain new insights that will help them become stronger Navy leaders,” Senior Chief Boiler Technician (Ret.) Tom Dandes said, Military Ceremonies Coordinator, Hampton Roads Naval Museum.

Selectees were able to speak with Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (Ret.) Duane Bushey among many other guest speakers.

After the presentations, commands competed for

“Best Mess” where they were tested on naval history and judged on guidon marching and cadence.

“It was cool seeing the large variety of the selectees and seeing what was important to them through their guidons and presentations,” said Chief Select Electrician’s Mate (Nuclear) Joseph Ramson, assigned to Navy Recruiting District Pittsburgh, “You really got to see the things that they take pride in.”

The event concluded with guest speakers and an open forum with senior navy leadership.

Naval Station Norfolk pinning ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 15.

Team’s next function is with Hope House thrift store VOLUNTEER |

Continued from A1 The Virginia Peninsula Food Bank distributes food through collaborative efforts to minimize hunger, promote nutrition and encourage selfreliance through education.

“The group was energetic and exhibited good teamwork,” Volunteer Coordinator for the Virginia Peninsula Food Bank Maria Quigley said. “They exuded a nice, positive attitude and the food bank is grateful for their service.”

The volunteers from Arlington said they felt a sense of fulfillment from giving their

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time toward a worthy cause.

“It made me feel like I was using my time to help further something larger than myself,” Religious Programs Specialist Seaman Michael Dube said. “I really look forward to the next opportunity to get out and help people.”

Arlington’s Religious Support Team’s next volunteer function is at the Hope House thrift store. Hope House is an Religious Programs in-home assisted living serSpecialist Seaman Michael vice for adults with learning Dube and developmental disabilities.

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I really look forward to the next opportunity to get out and help people.”

MC2 Anna Van Nuys Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Mark Gauthia, a chief petty officer (CPO) selectee assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, sprays baskets during a volunteer event at the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank.

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Future USS Portland passes trials From Team Ships Public Affairs PASCAGOULA, MISS.

MC2 Kaleb R. Staples A harpoon missile launches from the missile deck of the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) off the coast of Guam. Coronado is on a rotational deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, patrolling the region’s littorals and working hull-to-hull with partner navies to provide U.S. 7th Fleet with the flexible capabilities it needs now and in the future.

USS Coronado hits target with lethal, harpoon missile during training near Guam From CTF 73 Public Affairs GUAM

The Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) conducted a successful live-fire of the harpoon block 1C missile off the coast of Guam Aug 22, striking a surface target at significant distance beyond the ship’s visual range.

Coronado’s successful firing of the harpoon over-the-horizon missile system demonstrates the lethality of LCS while deployed overseas.

“LCS will play an important role in protecting shipping and vital U.S. interests in the maritime crossroads,” Commander of Task Force 73 Rear Adm. Don Gabrielson said. “Its ability to pair unmanned vehicles like

Fire Scout with Harpoon missiles to strike from the littoral shadows matters — there are over 50,000 islands in the arc from the Philippines to India; those shallow crossroads are vital world interests. Harpoon and Fire Scout showcase one of the growing tool combinations in our modular LCS capability set and this complex shot demonstrates why LCS has Combat as its middle name.”

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The Navy launched expeditionary sea base Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams (ESB 4) at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, Aug. 19.

The launch of ESB 4 involved slowly flooding the launching dock with water until the ship could freely float for the first time. Following launch, the ship completed construction and final outfitting before going to sea to complete a series of tests and trials prior to delivery in early 2018.

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“The USS Portland is a well-designed ship that is going to increase our Navy and Marine Corps warfighting capability for years to come,” Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command Vice

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7th Fleet Commander relieved due to loss of confidence From U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs YOKOSUKA, JAPAN

Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, was relieved the commander of Seventh Fleet, Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.

Rear Adm. Phil Sawyer, who has already been nominated and confirmed for the position and promotion to vice admiral, will assume command immediately.

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Free resources for military youth and educators for back-to-school From the National Center for Telehealth & Technology JOINT BASE LEWISMCCHORD, WASH.

While all kids can face some stress heading back to school after a long break, military kids in particular could use additional help transitioning back to school.

Military kids often experience challenges that set them apart from their peers such as coping with a parent’s combat injury, the deployment of a family member, and frequent moves due to a change in duty station and going to a new school every couple of years.

This back-to-school season, the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Military Kids Connect® program is highlighting helpful resources for military children and their educators. Military Kids Connect is the first and only DoD web-based resource designed specifically to support kids of all ages dealing with military life.

The DoD’s 2015 Demographic Profile of the Military Community reported that there are more than 1.7 million military kids worldwide.

According to the DoD Education Activity, the average military child will move six to nine times during their school career — three times the average for non-military families. Often, these students are in civilian schools where educators and peers may not understand the challenges they may face.

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time to raise awareness about the challenges military-connected students face when going back to school, because it can be a completely different experience for them,” said Kelly Blasko, a counseling psychologist at the National Center for Telehealth & Technology (T2).

“When relocating to a new

school, military children can have a tough time maintaining and initiating friendships, and adapting to a new school culture. They also might have a teacher who doesn’t understand what’s going on. While our military kids are resilient, they may feel lonely and frustrated.

Military Kids Connect offers resources to help them

stay strong, while offering information for educators to work better with them.”

Created by psychologists and technology specialists at T2, the Military Kids Connect website has three portals — for kids ages 6 to 8, tweens ages 9 to 12, and teens ages 13 to 17 — as well as a separate educator track with information

The spin cycle of life With our three kids finishing up summer jobs or out with friends, the house was unusually silent this week, except for the whirr of the ceiling fan and the soft tap of Moby’s dog nails on the tile kitchen floor.

One afternoon, I was going over the planner I’d been neglecting all summer.

I threw out expired coupons and “To Do” lists I’d never gotten to, and ran a finger across the hole-punched calendar. The upcoming weekend squares read, “Take Anna and Hayden back to college.”

Moby’s stout yellow frame clunked down at my feet, seeking a cool spot to beat the afternoon heat. He stretched out his webbed toes as I scratched his belly.

In a couple of days, Hayden and Anna would be back at college, Lilly would be in high school, and Moby would be my daytime companion again.

As a military spouse and work-from-home mom, I

was used to being alone.

As much as I missed my peaceful, organized solitude during the school year, I wanted to savor the crazy, cluttered, sticky, sandy, loud, fun inconvenience of having a house full of kids.

I remembered that the kids would need clean clothes for school, so I stepped over Moby in search of dirty laundry.

Passing through the foyer, I spied Lilly’s tennis bag where she’d thrown it after working at the local recreation center. As I pulled her dirty uniform out of the bag, gritty clay sprinkled onto my hardwood floors.

All summer, I’d been trying to get Lilly to leave her equipment on the porch.

But after working on the hot tennis courts, she’d burst into the house with so much enthusiasm for whatever was next — inviting friends over, snuggling with Moby, lunch — all she could do was drop her bag and bound into the kitchen

seeking chocolate milk.

I smiled thinking of how Lilly’s optimistic nature had brightened my summer days.

On my way upstairs, I nearly tripped over Anna’s shoes — fringed denim mules this time. A fashion design major, Anna left clothing and accessories all over the house, each piece specifically chosen for her unique daily ensembles, then summarily discarded.

This summer, I had told Anna to pick up her things too many to count. Despite her chronic disorganization, she had a uniquely creative mind. I grabbed her shoes, and her purple tasseled handbag draped over the banister, and continued to the bedrooms, thinking about how much I would miss Anna’s quirky sense of style.

I paused at Hayden’s room, instinctively inhaling before opening the door.

Entering his lair was like embarking on a danger-

on how to support military children at school. The educator portal includes videos of experienced teachers and counselors offering advice on teaching students from military families; lesson plans with content about military life and world cultures, with key concepts in language arts, math and other subjects; and information on military culture, students in transition and students coping with a parent’s deployment.

Military Kids Connect is a safe online community were military kids can interact with one another. The website offers age-appropriate resources and activities— such as the Where Are You Going? interactive map, which explains the culture and customs of locations around the world where service members deploy — and information on tougher topics, such as coping with grief and a parent’s combat injuries. The Military Kids Connect YouTube page also features military kids sharing their advice and experiences on going back to school.

“Military Kids Connect is a valuable resource yearround but it’s particularly helpful this time of the year when students and teachers are making a new start,” said Blasko.

Visit militarykidsconnect. dcoe.mil to learn more, and follow Military Kids Connect on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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ous wilderness expedition.

The air was thick the sharp aroma of stagnant soda, dirty socks and dead skin cells. The treacherous path around the furniture was tangled with electronics wires, discarded clothing, and pretzel bags. The bed was a jumble of twisted sheets and video game equipment.

When he wasn’t at his full-time summer internship, Hayden was usually in this room playing video games, talking to friends, or sleeping. Sounds would emanate — laughter, blingbling, bloop-bloop, silence.

He’d emerge for dinner, and on rare occasions, he’d plop down on the couch to watch TV with me. Despite his gruff nature, he never complained when I snuggled a little, holding his hand or letting my foot rest on his lap. As I pinched his smelly laundry between my thumb and forefinger, I giggled at the paradox that our sweet,

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In the laundry room, I stuffed the clothes and a few sandy beach towels I found over the porch rail into the washing machine and punched the buttons.

The water rose in the round door’s glass window — preparing to wash away the remnants of summertime adventures, sticky ice cream cones, smokey fire pits, dusty bike rides, and saucy spaghetti dinners — and I felt the water in my eyes rising too.

Watching the socks and t-shirts slosh to and fro, I reminded myself that this is the cycle of life. After nine months of peace and quiet, the kids will come rushing back again, crowding our house with noise, sand, laughter, crumbs, laundry, and — as always — love.

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Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America supply department inventory coveralls in the ship’s hangar bay. America Sailors are providing support to the crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain following a collision in the Straits of Malacca. America, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Asia Pacific region to strengthen partnerships and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

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Navy family, USS America provide support for USS John S. McCain Sailors and families From U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs CHANGI NAVAL BASE, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

While efforts continue in the search to locate their missing shipmates, Sailors from USS John S. McCain (DDG56) are trying to regain some stability and their Navy family is working to aid that process.

Initial assistance took the form of 155 beds on the USS America (LHA 6), as well as basic clothes and toiletries for all those Sailors who needed them. America Sailors are currently providing meal

services for John S. McCain Sailors, and assisting with operations aboard their sister ship.

Meanwhile the America’s chaplain and medical personnel are providing counseling and other support services to help the Sailors.

“I see our 7th Fleet leaders and our Navy community responding to the crisis effectively, caring for Sailors and families with full confidence that we will learn from this experience and bounce back to be stronger and better in every way,” U.S. 7th Fleet Chaplain Capt. Gary W. Clore said.

The Navy also has a Special Psychiatric Rapid Intervention Team (SPRINT), which has arrived in Singapore. SPRINT provides short-term mental health support to Sailors immediately after a disaster. The goal is to prevent long-term unit and individual psychiatric dysfunction or disability.

Other counseling and medical resources are available to the Sailors and their families at nearby Sembawang Naval Base, and counselors are coming from Guam and Yokosuka as well to lend a hand.

“This influx of support will be important as events un-

fold over the next few days,” Medical Service Corps, U.S. 7th Fleet Surgeon’s office Lt. Cmdr. Carlos Coleman said.

Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Admiral Scott Swift, announced that some remains of John S. McCain Sailors had been discovered.

“Although most people will spontaneously emotionally recover, there may be some that experience signifi- Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America cant psychological distress supply department organize towels in the ship’s hangar bay. and may need attention from America Sailors are providing support to the crew of the Arleigh mental health professionals,” Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain.

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Joint Typhoon Warning Center improves tsunami readiness New website provides timesensitive products, information From Joint Typhoon Warning Center Public Affairs PEARL HARBOR

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) released a new, publicly available tsunami decision-support website that improves tsunami readiness for U.S. and coalition forces. “The new website is designed to improve the tsunami information dissemination processes, which will improve access to, and enable the expeditious delivery of, time-sensitive tsunami information and products for U.S. and coalition forces operating near coastal areas,�

JTWC Commanding OfďŹ cer of JTWC Cmdr. Jillene Bushnell said. “The changes increase access to tsunami products that are critical for decision makers and mission planners preparing for approaching tsunami waves.

The degree to which destructive waves extend from the point of origin inuences decisions regarding installation and aircraft evacuations as well as ship sorties.�

Communicating through JTWC’s public facing website, in addition to JTWC’s notiďŹ cations sent over email, chat and text, enables swift repackaging of tsunami information from the PaciďŹ c Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) and the National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) through JTWC for American and Coalition Forces in low-lying, coastal areas.

This information was added to JTWC’s existing Tropical Cyclone Warning website due to the collaborative efforts led by Lt.j.g. Chi K. Maxey and Mr. Angelo Alvarez, as well as, contributors from PTWC, NTWC, and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). “JTWC is repackaging tsunami warning data and making it quickly available publically, as well as, through classiďŹ ed means, to DoD personnel all over the world, even during denied commu-

nications scenarios,� JTWC Tsunami Program Manager LT.j.g. Edward Jacobs said. “By having tsunami warning information on our existing website, we open another path of information to the public that could potentially save lives.�

On JTWC’s website, tsunami threat messages, information statements, travel maps, predicted wave heights, a Google Earth overlay ďŹ le (.kmz), and asset impact table arrival times are expeditiously displayed for seismic events with magnitudes of 6.5 and greater, up to 100km deep and that have the potential for tsunami generation.

The website refreshes every 30 seconds, enabling new information to populate as it becomes available; eliminating manual refresh by users. Previously, tsunami information was not as widely and easily accessible. Former methods relied on email distribution and restricted website access, which, at times, delayed information dissemination.

Further details on available tsunami products can be found at http://metoc.ndbc. noaa.gov/JTWC/tsunami.

JTWC provides tsunami advisory information and decision support services to shore installations and aoat units, as well as ISR impact forecast and decision support services for operational advantage to U.S. PaciďŹ c Fleet and other commands, as directed.

JTWC also provides tropical cyclone reconnaissance, forecast, safety warning, and decision support services to U.S. government agencies throughout the Western PaciďŹ c and Indian Oceans.

JTWC is jointly staffed

by U.S. Navy and Air Force personnel and falls under the operational control of Commander, Task Group 80.7 — Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. U.S. Air Force personnel are sourced to JTWC by the 17th Operational Weather Squadron, a subordinate squadron of the 557th Weather Wing.

For more news from Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, visit www. navy.mil/local/cnmoc/.

U.S. Navy graphic by Jennifer Ervin The Joint Typhoon Warning Center released a new, publicly available tool to aid users through the launch of its tsunami decision support website. This example of the Tsunami Travel Time product simulates a 7.9 magnitude earthquake occurring off the coast of Chile. The image displays the time (in hours) a tsunami wave will take to reach a given location.

Chief of Naval Operations visits personnel, recruiting commands From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs MILLINGTON, TENN.

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson and Master Chief Petty OfďŹ cer of the Navy (MCPON) Stephen Giordano visited with Sailors from Navy Personnel Command and Navy Recruiting Command, Aug. 23. “MCPON and I have spent a lot of time here,â€? said Richardson. “The most important thing is people and that all happens here.â€?

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Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson were briefed by Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Robert P. Burke and Commander, Navy Personnel Command Rear Adm. Richard Brown about the Navy’s Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education transformation efforts and Billet Based Distribution. “So much happens here in Millington. Having an opportunity to talk to the Sailors who are responsible for distribution, selection

boards and transforming the future of Navy Personnel is a good thing,� said Richardson.

The CNO and MCPON also took an opportunity to congratulate senior chiefs assigned to Navy Personnel Command who had just learned they have been selected for master chief.

To cap off the visit, Richardson and Giordano conducted an all-hands call at the Pat Thompson Theater,

which focused on global events, building partnerships, humanitarian efforts and keeping the sea lanes free. “To meet these obligations we need more power, ships, training and people,� said Richardson.

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SWOSU GREAT LAKES HOSTS NAVY SENIOR ENGINEER LEADERSHIP

By Brian Walsh Training Support Center Public Affairs GREAT LAKES

Surface Warfare Officer School Unit (SWOSU) Great Lakes hosted an annual leadership summit for senior engineer officers and enlisted throughout the Navy, onboard Naval Station Great Lakes, August 22-23.

SWOSU Great Lakes Commanding Officer Cmdr.

Eric Williams and staff welcomed more than 50 attendees with information and tours of training facilities, and introduced them to the staff that trains Sailors going out to the fleet.

“It is an honor to bring everyone here to Great Lakes so they can see training provided today and where we are heading in the future,” Williams said. “It also gives those out in the fleet to offer their input and concerns.

We owe it as deliverers to the customer to take the information they give us to try and solve any issue that may arise in our training.”

The summit demonstrated the broad scope of training techniques utilized by SWOSU staff in the classroom including use of virtual technologies, and offered participants tours of the trainers including the steam plant, gas turbine, diesel and firefighting.

Senior Chief Engineman Jerry Fegen, from USS Germantown (LSD-42) home-

ported in Sasebo, Japan, was impressed by the virtual trainer utilized in the LPD 17 ECS Maintainer Course.

“It is eye-opening to see the training that is being provided to students at SWOSU,” he said. “The command is making great strides in technique and technology to deliver a better trained Sailor to the fleet.”

Williams also wanted put on display the highly skilled staff that are training the Navy’s future leaders.

“I want attendees to see that we have professional engineers here that are training these Sailors,” he said.

“I take pride in watching my staff brief participants on our training. Stand in the back of the room watching my staff up front briefing senior leaders in the fleet over the past couple confidently telling them what they do, reaffirms that we have true professionals at SWOSU.” SWOSU offers 63 total schools featuring nine “A” schools, two accession pipeline schools, and 52 “C” schools covering all surface engineering rates (DC, EN, EM, GSE, GSM, HT, MM, MR), as well as Quartermaster “A” school, and awards 22 total NECs (Navy enlisted classification).

For more news from Training Support Center, Great Lakes, visit www.navy.mil/ local/tscgl/.

U.S. Navy photos by Brian Walsh Chief Engineman Darren Manick shows Navy senior engineer leadership engines used for training in Engineman C School. The lab was one of many summit members visited at Surface Warfare Officer School Unit Great Lakes. More than 50 attendees traveled from all over the world to see how future engineers are trained.

More than 50 attendees participating in the leadership summit at Surface Warfare Officer School Unit Great lakes pose for a group photo in front of the engineering building. Sailors traveled from all over the world to see how future engineers are trained.

Preventive medicine takes the fight to diseases

By Jason Bortz Naval Hospital Pensacola Public Affairs PENSACOLA, FLA.

Preventing a medical condition before it has a chance to affect others is the goal of Naval Hospital Pensacola’s Preventive Medicine Department.

“We work very hard to prevent any kind of disease or outbreak,” Preventive Medicine Technician Hospital Corpsman Second Class Jonathan Harris said. “[Preventive Medicine] is important whether it’s keeping our operating forces healthy on the battlefield or protecting their families from the spread of disease at home.”

The Preventive Medicine Department at NHP is responsible for ensuring the health and well-being for everyone that works or lives on the military installations in Pensacola.

The department also provides guidance to NHP’s 10 branch clinics and their respective military installations across five states. Whether performing inspections of food

U.S. Navy photo by Jason Bortz Hospital Corpsman Second Class Jonathan Harris, a preventive medicine technician at Naval Hospital Pensacola, speaks to galley employees while performing an inspection of a galley on board Corry Station, Fla. The Preventive Medicine Department at NHP is responsible for ensuring the health and well-being for everyone that works or lives on the military installations in Pensacola.

service facilities, berthing spaces, child care facilities, recreational facilities, swimming pools or surveying potable water systems, solid waste and waste water disposal

sites, the Preventive Medicine Department is always working to make the area safe for service members, their families and the community.

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tors health concerns that could impact military installations or local communities.

“We monitor communal disease rates on or near military installations for diseases such influenza or sexually transmitted diseases and use that information to inform commands and the local community,” Associate Director for Public Health Cmdr. David Veenhuis said.

“We work very closely with local health departments to ensure everyone in our community is safe.”

The nature of their job also makes preventive medicine technicians highly deployable. When deployed, the technicians monitor food and water supplies to ensure service members do not contract an illness that may affect mission readiness.

They also research disease rates in foreign countries, which can be very different than disease rates here in the United States.

“One outbreak can stop the mission,” Veenhuis said, who experienced this first hand when deployed to Iraq with an aviation squadron.

“If a squadron is sick, then a squadron can’t fly.”

The same applies to any military command, even educational commands that are prevalent on Naval Air Station Pensacola and Corry Station. Every year, thousands of students live in close proximity to each other, eat in the same dining facilities and train in the same swimming pools. The spread of a disease like food poising could impact training.

“We try and stop the spread of disease before it can impact service members or their families,” Harris said. “That is why I love preventive medicine. We are at the forefront of ensuring our troops are healthy.”

For more information on NHP, please visit www.med.navy.mil/ sites /pcola /Pages /home.aspx or www.facebook.com /NavalHospPensacola .

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Beat the heat

By MC3 Weston A. Mohr USS Nimitz Public Affairs ARABIAN GULF

A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is arguably one of the most dangerous work places in the world. Aircraft loaded with ordnance are launched day and night in some of the most hostile areas of the world; but the enemy and workplace hazards aren’t the only danger.

With the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) deployed to the Arabian Gulf, where the heat index can reach upwards of 125 degrees Fahrenheit, there is a new threat to the safety of the crew — heat stress.

The average human body regulates itself to 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. When the temperature outside is greater than that, your body uses sweat to cool itself down. Your body can only take so much heat before it can’t handle anymore, which leads to injury and will take you out of the fight.

In a 10-day span running from July 24 — Aug. 4, there were 12 heat related injuries reported aboard the ship.

“I have to constantly be hydrating,” Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Sime Facini said, from New York. “I never knew I could sweat so much. Every time I come down from the flight deck I take my shirt and squeeze it out. By the end of the day I bet I could fill a bucket full of sweat.”

Being made of steel, the inside of the skin of the ship can almost be as hot as it is on the flight deck. Buckets are filled with ice from the galley so that Sailors can have some cold

MC3 Leon Wong U.S. Navy Sailors direct an aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, Aug. 9, 2017, in the Arabian Gulf. Nimitz is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. While in this region, the ship and strike group are conducting maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, preserve freedom of navigation, and maintain the free flow of commerce.

water before it turns warm.

Fan coil maintenance throughout the ship has to be done on a weekly basis to increase air flow throughout the ship. It’s so hot out that it’s considered lucky if you get a cold shower.

“I haven’t touched the hot water knob once since we’ve gotten to the gulf,” Facini said. “Since we use the water from outside, it’s usually very warm. So we work in hot conditions then take a warm shower and then go right back to sweating.”

Lt. Magnus Perkins, Nimitz’s industrial hygiene officer from Wayne, Ill., and Nimitz’s Safety Officer, Cmdr. Jason Thompson, from El Paso, Texas, have recognized the issues affiliated with the heat of the Arabian Gulf and have revamped Nimitz’s heat stress

prevention program.

“The name of the game is ‘stay cool’, and the best part is that we can all win with a little bit of knowledge,” Perkins said.

Heat acclimatization can take anywhere from five days to 12 weeks, where the typical individual usually acclimates within two weeks. The recommended water intake during these high heat conditions is a quart per hour.

“Surprisingly, a lot of our heat stress casualties had to do with Sailors not eating, instead of hydration,” Perkins said.

“So in addition to hydrating, Sailors should be eating regular meals to keep their energy up so their bodies can make their own electrolytes when needed.”

Sailors are recommended

to steer clear of caffeinated drinks such as energy drinks and coffee as it causes further dehydration.

“Heat casualties detract from mission readiness,” Thompson said. “So far we’ve lost 270 man hours due to heat related injuries. We urge all supervisors to keep an eye on their Sailors and get them out of the hot spaces and into the cool ones to recover.”

There are chairs set up in the mess decks for those Sailors without air conditioned spaces to cool down before having to go back to work. Changes have been made to the ship’s uniform standards to account for the increased temperature.

These changes include being able to wear coveralls at “halfmast”, meaning tied around a Sailor’s waist. Flight deck jer-

seys need not be worn unless on the flight deck. This helps Sailors, like Facini, who are in the heat most of the day.

“The heat isn’t going away any time soon,” Facini said.

“The only thing to do is wait for your body to acclimate and stay hydrated. If I’m thirsty then it’s too late, because not only do I have to make up for the lack of water in my body, I have to drink enough to account for what I’m about to sweat out.”

Many Sailors have embraced that the heat is here to stay and have come up with new ways to try and keep cool.

Some Sailors use USB powered fans in their racks in addition to the air conditioning in their berthings. A simple thing such as closing a hatch or door behind you can mean

a huge difference in keeping your space cool. It’s easier to keep a space cool than to cool it down.

Surrounded by water, it’s next to impossible to escape the heat of the scorching sun.

As long as Sailor’s are doing everything in their power to beat the heat, there is next to nothing that can bring down the crew of the mighty warship Nimitz.

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. While in the region, the strike group is conducting maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, preserve freedom of navigation, and maintain the free flow of commerce.

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Frank Cable’s hybrid crew awarded CNO Afloat Safety Award

By MC3 Alana M. Langdon USS Frank Cable Public Affairs PORTLAND, ORE.

The Chief of Naval Operations Afloat Safety Award, FY 2016, was presented to the hybrid crew of Sailors and Military Sealift Command (MSC) civilian mariners aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), Aug. 21, in Portland, Ore. Christopher D. Thayer, U.S. Navy’s MSC Director, Contractor Operated Ships arrived aboard and praised Frank Cable’s safety program, which maintained safe and healthy working conditions for 810 Navy and MSC personnel, throughout 2,965 in-theater repairs to forwarddeployed submarines and surface vessels of 5th and 7th Fleet Areas of Responsibility.

“I read all 13 pages of the write up and this is a very comprehensive safety program lead by Lt. Gonzalez,” Thayer said. “I was involved, back in the early 2000’s, in the decisions to transfer the submarine tenders to the hybrid crew. It’s amazing how far we’ve come and I wanted to thank this crew.”

Lt. Malia Gonzalez, safety officer on board Frank Cable,

by more than 41 percent in 2016. The crew took it upon themselves to complete a ship-wide 10 day intensive preservation plan, removing workplace health hazards and corrosion. Sailors and civilian mariners also receive regular safety training and are frequently tested on their knowledge and capability to operate equipment.

“We take the time to give proper training, which makes safety a clear standard onboard,” Abundo said. “Our safety team does a great job of implementing the program and we will always take time to educate the crew. It’s simple, we train and we hold each other accountable.”

Frank Cable is currently in Portland, Oregon, undergoing a scheduled dry-dock maintenance availability, receiving critical preservation MC2 Allen Michael McNair and repairs that will add to Workers from the Vigor Shipyard use a combination of sand and water to sand blast the hull of the submarine tender USS Frank her award-winning safety Cable Frank Cable is in Portland, Ore., for a planned dry-dock phase maintenance availability. program. and Chief Damage Controlman Cyprus Abundo, also from safety department, teamed up with MSC deck department 3rd Officer Darrel V. Tracy to coordinate Frank Cable’s safety program.

“This award is a reflection

of our command climate,” Tracy said. “Our guys don’t need safety police because they use our program’s procedures and look out for each other. Yes, we’re in a hurry, but the climate is to take the time to do jobs safely.”

Tracy heads up fall protection safety and regularly inspects deck department equipment to ensure standards are met.

“I think this award is welldeserved, especially for Gonzalez and Abundo,” Tracy

said. “We have a hybrid crew and it’s a big success to have created a diplomatic and cooperative command that goes above standard.”

Safety on Frank Cable went beyond just work. Total command mishaps dropped

PEARL HARBOR DEPARTS GOA, INDIA From USS Pearl Harbor Public Affairs GOA, INDIA

The Whidbey Island-class (cargo variant) amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), with embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), departed Goa, India, after a scheduled port visit and subject matter expert exchange, Aug. 27.

Pearl Harbor, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), is currently operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to strengthen partnerships and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

While in Goa, the ship’s Sailors and Marines conducted exchanges with the Indian Navy and Indian Navy Marine Commandos relating to amphibious warfare as well as tours, a press conference and meetings with military leadership.

“Our subject matter expert exchanges were very successful, and it is our sincere hope that they will lead to more robust

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exchanges in the future and enhanced interoperability between our forces,” Commanding Officer of Pearl Harbor Cmdr. Theodore Essenfeld said. “This continuation of our nations’ long history of military cooperation is based on our shared national ideals of democracy, international rules and norms, and our desire for peace, security and prosperity throughout the region.”

“No single nation can combat regional threats alone,” Commanding Officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 15 Lt. Col. James Stover said. “During the Amphibious Warfare Subject Matter Expect Exchange (SMEE), we discussed topics ranging from amphibious training continuums, MEU force generation, and the 15th MEU’s ability to conduct operational maneuver [and logistics] from the sea. Through these topics and small group discussions, we shared each other’s unique experiences while encouraging further interoperability and teamwork in future engagements.”

In addition to the topics dis-

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Cpl. F. Cordoba The amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor is pierside in Goa, India, to experience the city’s rich culture and history as part of their scheduled patrol in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

cussed above, the exchange also offered an in-depth look at the MEU’s pre-deployment training program and personnel and equipment assignment to shipping. Once the SMEE completed, the crew had the opportunity to enjoy liberty and experience rich Indian culture during the ship’s first visit to India.

“After a very fruitful four-day visit, the officers, crew and embarked forces on board USS Pearl Harbor are grateful for the hospitality, camaraderie and friendship shown to us by our Indian hosts in Goa,” Essenfeld said. “While we thoroughly enjoyed the rich culture and heritage of Goa we look forward to further exchanges and future operations with our Indian

military partners.”

After visiting India, Pearl Harbor will continue training with allies and partners in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations AOR. The 7th Fleet AOR includes more than 48 million square miles of the Pacific Ocean, running from the international dateline to the eastern coast of Africa, and from the Antarctic to the Kuril Islands, Northeast of Japan.

For more information on Commander, Amphibious Squadron 3, visit:www.public.navy.mil/ surfor/cpr3/Pages/default.aspx For more information on the USS Pearl Harbor, visit:www. public.navy.mil/surfor/LSD52/ pages/default.aspx

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Continued from B1 Adm. Thomas Moore said. “The material condition of the ship is fantastic, and the success she had during acceptance trials is a true testament to the men and women that built her.”

Moore embarked on Portland for the first underway day of sea trials.

He observed the anchoring and the detect-to-engage demonstrations, and visited with government and shipyard workers who achieved this milestone. He also addressed Portland’s crew, who will take ownership of LPD 27 next month.

“The success of these trials reflects a continuing trend of delivering highly-capable ships to the fleet,” Capt. Brian Metcalf said, LPD 17 class program manager for Program Executive Office, Ships. “Completing this milestone is another significant step in Portland’s progres-

U.S. Navy photo by Lance Davis Huntington Ingalls Industries’ shipbuilding division announced the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) has completed its first set of sea trials.

Ingalls’ test and trials team spent four days in the Gulf of Mexico operating the 11th San Antonio-class ship and demonstrating its systems.

sion toward joining her 10 sister ships — LPDs that have conducted operational missions, air strikes, and humanitarian relief missions along with their Marine Corps partners for 20 deployments worldwide.”

Acceptance trials began with dockside checks and continued with dem-

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onstrations of several major systems while at sea. Systems tested included main propulsion engineering and ship control systems, combat and communications systems, damage control, food service and crew support. LPD 27 successfully completed a full-power run, steering

checks, quick reversal, boat handling, anchoring and ballast demonstrations. The ship also completed a flawless detect-to-engage evolution, executed by Portland Sailors.

“The Navy and shipbuilder worked diligently to complete Portland and to fully demonstrate her

capabilities in over 200 events,” Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Gulf Coast Capt. Brian Lawrence said. “Their collective, exceptional efforts over the past five days are a culmination of years in planning, production, quality assurance, and testing by every member of the government/industry team.”

Portland is scheduled to deliver to the Navy later this fall and will be commissioned next spring in her namesake city, Portland, Oregon.

As one of the Defense Department’s largest acquisition organizations, PEO Ships is responsible for executing the development and procurement of all destroyers, amphibious ships, special mission and support ships, and boats and craft.

For more news from Naval Sea Systems Command, visit www.navy. mil/local/navsea /.

really came together as a team to accomplish this live-fire event,” Commanding Officer of Coronado Cmdr. Douglas Meagher said. “Our Sailors worked hard to prepare for this exercise and I’m extremely proud of the way they performed.”

Harpoon is an all-weather, over-the-horizon weapon designed to execute anti-ship missions against a range of surface targets.

It can be launched from surface ships, submarines and aircraft and is currently used on 50 U.S. Navy ships: 22 cruisers, 21 Flight I destroyers, seven Flight II destroyers, and select littoral combat ships.

Coronado’s successful strike on a target using the harpoon missile system follows a test fire of the harpoon that was conducted in July, 2016 during RIMPAC. Lessons from the RIMPAC test informed preparations and helped set the team up for success this time.

“USS Coronado’s success in a real-world deployment of the harpoon missile system is a result of how we are changing the way we operate and think about LCS,” Commodore of Destroyer Squadron 7 Capt. Lex Walker said. “By focusing on how a deployed LCS fits in the larger maritime domain with regional partners, we are ensuring a secure and cooperative regional environment while increasing the ship’s capabilities.”

Task Force 73 and Destroyer Squadron 7 staff conduct advanced planning, organize resources and directly support the execution of maritime exercises such as the bilateral CARAT series, NEA with Vietnam and the multilateral Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) with Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

For more news from Commander, Task Force 73, visit www.navy.mil /local /ctf73/.

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Delivery is set for early 2018 Continued from B1 GD-NASSCO is currently under contract to build ESB 5, which started fabrication in January and the keel laying is planned for early September. They are also the construction yard for the Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oilers.

As one of the Defense Department’s largest acquisition organizations, PEO Ships is responsible for executing the development and procurement of all destroyers, amphibious ships, special mission and support ships, and boats and craft.

For more news from Naval Sea Systems Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/navsea /.

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BACKYARD GARDENS with front-yard curb appeal

By Kathy Van Mullekom Virginian-Pilot Correspondent

Backyard gardens are often a mishmash of whims and wants, with all the real landscapedesign focus on curb appeal concentrated for the front of the house.

In The Villages at West Neck in southeastern Virginia Beach, there is a different mindset about backyards. Some are getting front-yard treatments – and, in return, lots of admiring looks.

Wide sidewalks bordering Cadence Way, one of several main roads in West Neck, take you past backyards with wrought-iron fences and quaint garden gates that remind you of cute English cottages.

Three of those gardens have evolved within the past two years. In fact, once one gardener put in a backyard walkway and gate leading to Cadence, others followed. The result is a series of backyard gardens with a front-yard presence.

Some still have simple yards with a few evergreens. Others have incorporated bubbling fountains, artsy statuary, tables and chairs shaded by colorful umbrellas, subtle landscape lighting, eye-catching containers and musical wind chimes. Porches or patios provide places to sit and “people watch.”

Walkers and bikers slow down to admire the stretch of seasonal scenery – iris, tulips and daffodils in the spring, followed by summer’s roses, daylilies and hydrangeas. Planters filled with mandevilla, portulaca, geraniums and impatiens provide pops of summer color.

What fall brings in the way of flowers and foliage remains to be seen, but that’s part of the delight in passing these backyard gardens on a regular basis.

Porch people Tom and Faye Grigsby love nothing better than sitting on their backyard screened porch, where they watch and greet passers-by and also reflect on what he has done in the yard that day.

Health issues keep Faye, 78, from doing the physical part of the gardening she used to love, so Tom, 80, spends about 15 hours a week making everything pretty and proper for her. He cuts the yard with a self-propelled mower, prunes or deadheads something almost daily, and waters each morning as needed.

“I try to be an extension of the way she feels – she’s my inspiration,” says Tom of his wife of 60 years.

Having moved from the Eastern Shore of Maryland to West Neck two years ago to be near their children in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, the Grigsbys still decide the garden’s look together – she selects the plants she likes while he places and cares for each one.

Some of the garden’s “good bones” were already there, including a white-flowering Natchez crape myrtle, spring-blooming tulip tree, purple-flowering Vitex tree and some major

Lynn Hanes removed old, overgrown shrubs and kept a mature palm tree in her backyard, which fronts a main street in The Villages of West Neck in Virginia Beach.

shrubs. A lush fescue yard planted with Southern Gold seed provides a thick green carpet of comfort underfoot.

They’ve extended the yard to include a gray paver stone walkway that begins at Cadence’s sidewalk and wraps to the porch and around the house to the front door. An impressively large, white-flowering Pee Gee hydrangea grows next to a concrete fountain the Grigsbys have moved with them for 20 years. Daylilies, catnip, iris, roses, coneflowers, butterfly bush, tropical hibiscus, impatiens and mandevilla add summer touches.

His motto for keeping a small but intense garden: “Don’t let it get ahead of you.”

“I patrol the yard every day and do whatever needs to be done,” he says.

One with nature Lynn Hanes does not mind getting her hands dirty – and her renovated backyard shows it.

Hanes, 64, moved into her West Neck bungalow a year ago. Front and backyard shrubs crowded everything, so much that smaller flowers were declining. Most of those shrubs are gone now and in their place are better-behaved, showier specimens like improved species of butterfly bush and nandina, Golden Mop Sawara cypress, Happy Chappy groundcover rose and hydrangeas.

Plus, there’s her all-time favorite, Major Wheeler red honeysuckle. She’s had the crawling, creeping vine with its red and gold blooms and red to purple stems in previous gardens, and admires its hardiness and long-lasting flowers, even in mild winters.

“Putting something in the ground and watching it grow and be healthy is fulfilling; it is a feeling of accomplishment and one with nature,” Hanes says.

Like residents on each side of her, Hanes often comes and goes via her new sidewalk – a stained, stamped concrete path that meanders to the gate and sidewalk on Cadence. You know her backyard when you see the roof-tall palm tree growing at the corner of her patio. Masses » See GARDENS | C3

Photos by Kathy Van Mullekom | For The Virginian-Pilot Stacked stones edge the gardens and colorful annuals fill planters at the Virginia Beach home of Lynn Hanes.

Sybil and Rob Mays have created the look of English cottage gardens in their backyard, which fronts a main street in The Villages at West Neck.

Rare WWII warbird visiting in September

By Commemorative Air Force

Courtesy Commemorative Air Force The B-17 “Sentimental Journey” will be at the Hampton Roads Executive Airport in Chesapeake, Sept. 5–10.

One of the most iconic airplanes from World War II, B-17 Bomber “Sentimental Journey,” will make a stop in Hampton Roads in September.

The plane will be at the Hampton Roads Executive Airport at 5172 W. Military Highway in Chesapeake, Sept.

5–10, as part of its Summer Flying Legends of Victory Tour across U.S. and Canada.

The tour, made possible by the volunteers of the non-profit 501©3 Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum, is visiting about 50 cities, June–October

Flying Legends tour Sept. 5–10, Hampton Roads Executive Airport, 5172 W. Military Highway, Chesapeake http://bit.ly/NorfolkVirginia 2017.

The public will have the opportunity to climb aboard the B-17 Bomber, an exceptionally rare aircraft, as it’s one of 10 in the world that is still flying.

Nicknamed the “Flying Fortress,” the B-17 was a strategic weapon in WWII

because of its ability to suffer extensive battle damage and still return home. The public can book a ride in advance at http://bit.ly/NorfolkVirginia.

Tours will be Monday, Friday–Saturday: 2–6 p.m.; Tuesday–Thursday: 9 – 2 p.m. Rides are Friday–Sunday: 10 a.m. – 1 pm. Tours cost $10 per person and $20 for a family of four. Seats are $425 per waist compartment seat and $850 for bombardier/navigator seats and limited to eight passengers per flight.

For more information about the Flying Legends of Victory Tour, visit www. flyinglegendstour.com.

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Museums offer programs for homeschooled students From Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown will offer special admission and family and student tours Sept. 9–24 during its annual “Homeschool Program Days.” The two museums are administered by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, an educational agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The homeschool ticket – $12 per family member – provides unlimited admission to both museums during this event. Ticketholders also have the opportunity to preregister at no additional cost for optional student hands-on theme tours or family guided tours of the museums’ outdoor living-history areas – re-creations of a Powhatan Indian village, 1607 ships, and colonial fort at Jamestown Settlement, as well as a Continental Army encampment and Revolution-period farm at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.

Children age 3 and younger are free.

Depending on the age group, homeschool programs allow students to explore activities in the re-created Powhatan Indian village, join in a military drill in the re-created colonial fort, or use simple

machines to raise sails and cargo on board one of the three re-created 1607 ships at Jamestown Settlement. At the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, students may learn about the life of a farmer and soldier, decode spy messages or discover the role of artillery, trenches and redoubts in the 1781 Revolutionary War victory at Yorktown.

Jamestown Settlement visitors also can take in the ongoing special exhibition, “Pocahontas Imagined,” which examines the Powhatan Indian woman’s legacy after 400 years and her impression on popular culture and art. At the American Revolution Museum of Yorktown, the special exhibition, “AfterWARd: The Revolutionary Veterans Who Built America” explores veterans after the Siege of Yorktown and how they shaped the America we know today with interactive experiences.

Tours at both museums address Virginia and United States standards of learning for history and social studies. Based on space availability, families can enroll family guided tours and student theme tours at each museum, according to age level.

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The museums are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Jamestown Settlement is located on State Route 31 near the Colonial Parkway in James City County, just southwest of Williamsburg and adjacent to Historic Jamestowne. The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown (formerly the Yorktown Victory Center) is located on Route 1020 in Yorktown, near Yorktown Battlefield. Visit www.historyisfun.org.

Girl Scout Mackenzie Tate, 13, of Chesapeake, practices operating a hose line at Camp Fury Chesapeake while Hailey Villalpando, 14, also of Chesapeake, helps Mackenzie support the weight of the hose.

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Girl Scouts get firefighting, rescue lessons From Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast

On a recent Monday morning, 21 Girl Scouts were issued turnout gear, helmets, gloves and safety glasses at the Chesapeake Fire Department Central Supply Warehouse.

The girls were preparing to spend the week taking part in Camp Fury Chesapeake, a firefighting and emergency preparedness camp hosted by Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast and the Chesapeake Fire Department.

With stormy weather threatening their scheduled activities on the first day, the Scouts made some adjustments and headed to Norfolk International Airport, where they watched an airport fire training demonstration and learned about the airport’s unique fire department and equipment.

Later in the week, the girls had the opportunity to put firefighting skills to the test at the Southside Regional Fire Training Academy in Portsmouth, where they climbed an aerial ladder on a firetruck, learned forcible entry skills using a Halligan

Girl Scout Amber Harris, 17, of Chesapeake, posed for a photo in her turnout gear during Camp Fury Chesapeake. Harris also attended Camp Fury last year, and she wants to pursue a career as a firefighter.

bar, took part in confined space training and operated hose lines. For many of the girls at Camp Fury, the highlight of the week was rappelling inside Chrysler Hall in Norfolk.

Amber Harris, a rising senior at Western Branch High School, attended Camp Fury for the second year. Inspired by her first experience with the camp, Amber took an emergency medical techni-

cian training class during the school year.

“I thought that the class would be complicated, but it wasn’t, especially because I had gone to Camp Fury,” she said. “I am now planning to pursue a career as a firefighter.”

In addition to the firefighting experiences they had during the week, the girls learned about other nontraditional careers for women and met women who work in those fields.

A panel of female scientists and engineers from NASA spoke to the girls about aeronautical engineering. The Scouts also welcomed guest speakers from the Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office and a female commanding officer in the Navy. During the week, the girls toured the emergency department at Chesapeake Regional Healthcare and learned defensive tactics with the Chesapeake Police Department.

This was the second year that Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast and the Chesapeake Fire Department have partnered to host Camp Fury.

Virginia Beach 9/11 Heroes Run 5K to be Sept. 10 From Travis Manion Foundation

The Travis Manion Foundation will host the Virginia Beach 9/11 Heroes Run 5K race at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 10 at the Military Air Museum, 1341 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach.

The annual race will unite the community to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on 9/11, as well as to honor our veterans, military, and first responders who serve our country and our communities.

Proceeds from the 9/11 Heroes Run will benefit the Travis Manion Foundation, which empowers veterans and families of fallen heroes to develop character in future generations.

The 9/11 Heroes Run 5K

series was inspired by Marine 1st Lt. Travis Manion, who was killed by a sniper in Iraq in April 2007 as he selflessly protected his battalion.

Before his final deployment, Manion visited Rescue One in NYC — famous for losing almost all of their men on 9/11 — and returned home with deeper passion about why he was fighting in Iraq.

At its heart, the 9/11 Heroes Run is a tribute to a personal commitment to never forget the heroes of that day.

Now in its 10th year, the 9/11 Heroes Run national race series will be held in more than 50 locations across the country and around the world.

“We challenge all Americans to join us this September, to ensure our next

generation never forgets the sacrifices of our veterans, active duty military, first responders, and civilians who were affected by the attacks on 9/11 and in the wars since,” said Ryan Manion, president of Travis Manion Foundation.

Last year, more than 50,000 people participated in race locations around the world or as virtual runners, to support military, veterans, first responders and their families through TMF. National sponsors of the events include Comcast NBC Universal and CBS Radio.

To learn more and to register, visit www.911heroesrun. org.

Navy Lodge in D.C. under renovation From NEXCOM

Navy Lodge Washington, D.C., is undergoing a $440,000 renovation of its lobby and guest rooms. The guest rooms will receive updated furniture, new flooring and new bedding package including mattresses and box springs while the lobby will receive new furniture. The renovation is scheduled to be completed in winter 2017.

Navy Lodge Washington, D.C., offers family suites

and oversized guest rooms that feature a fully equipped kitchen complete with cooktop, refrigerator, microwave and utensils, satellite TV with premium channels and DVD player with free DVD loan.

The Navy Lodge also accepts cats and dogs up to 50 pounds.

To make a reservation at a Navy Lodge, call 800-6289466, 24 hours a day, seven days a week or go online at navy-lodge.com.

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One Day University coming to Norfolk in October

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Some of professor Leonard Steinhorn’s favorite students are the ones who show up for one day. They bring their own books and tons of questions, especially after seeing the award-winning lecturer offer political analysis for CBS News. These students would probably do homework if he asked, if only this were that kind of class.

Steinhorn, a professor of communication and history at American University, is a regular with the One Day University program, which is coming to Norfolk on Saturday, Oct. 14.

One Day U. pulls in some of the country’s most popular college instructors for intriguing talks for the public.

The October event is being held at the Chrysler Museum of Art and is in partnership with The Virginian-Pilot.

The day is open to everyone but tends to attract older students, usually those who are 50 and older who still love to learn. That’s why Steinhorn started teaching with One Day about five years ago.

He said there’s a generation of people who wanted to go to college and didn’t, or those who did and have those warm memories of being in class.

“Without the pressure of tests and to just learn,” Steinhorn said. “This is a great experience.”

Steinhorn is the author of “The Greater Generation: In Defense of the Baby Boom Legacy” and co-author of “By the Color of Our Skin: The Illusion of Integration and the Reality of Race.” In Norfolk, he will talk about the 1960s and how the decade changed America.

One Day U. was born in 2006 when Steven Schragis was dropping his

Noon The Emoji Movie (PG) 3 p.m. Dunkirk (PG-13) 6 p.m. Annabelle: Creation (R) 9 p.m. Atomic Blonde (R) Sunday, Sept. 3

1 p.m. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (PG-13) 4 p.m. Girls Trip (R) 7 p.m. The Dark Tower (PG-13)

1 p.m. The Emoji Movie (PG) 4 p.m. War for the Planet of the Apes (PG-13) Schedule is subject to change. For your weekly movie showtimes and more, check out the Navy MWR website at www.navymwr.org/movies/theater/.

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Continued from C1 of yellow-flowering lantana encircle the palm’s base, creating a frilly and fun feeling.

Although her gardening space is small, there’s always plenty to do. She’s careful to not let plantings get too crowded, because she knows air circulation helps keep them healthy. Her tools include hand trimmers for daily clipping, loppers for heavier work and a sturdy shovel and bucket.

Gloves are not her thing – they just get in the way, she says.

Therefore, an old toothbrush and soap get her dirty fingers and hands clean.

Her gardening motto? Tend to your garden every day – then you know how everything

Symphony presents free outdoor concerts From Virginia Symphony Orchestra Jeff Watts Leonard Steinhorn, professor of communication and affiliate professor of history at American University, will lecture about how the 1960s changed America during the One Day University program in Norfolk.

daughter off at college in upstate New York. The parents were invited to attend short lectures given by professors.

Schragis was surprised at how much he enjoyed them.

“It was really fun,” he said. “You had this feeling that you wanted to stay the whole year.”

He held a program, and a newspaper called and said it wanted to get it on the fun. Schragis started going to colleges and stopping students and asking them who the cool teachers were on campus.

“When two-thirds of the students give you the same professor, that’s the one,” he said.

He also did his research and studied the students who were showing up for the one-day classes. While 30 years ago, retirees were looking to settle near golf courses, Schragis said, he found that many are now happy to settle near colleges.

Today’s seniors are better educated and healthier and wanting more learning experiences.

“Not to get a better job or to network,” Schragis said. “They want to have a really fun, educational experience and go to a college campus and not be around 17- and 18-year-old students.”

Schragis said that this the first time the program will be in Norfolk.

Steinhorn enjoys teaching the One Day classes three or four a year.

“The nice thing is that this is an engaged audience, people want to be there,” he said. “They take it in the best spirit of what an education is so supposed to be.”

Once again this Labor Day, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra will perform at outdoor venues in Norfolk, Chesapeake, Williamsburg and Yorktown. All concerts are free and open to the public. The concerts are in celebration of Naval Station Norfolk’s Centennial Celebration.

Aug. 31, 7:30 p.m., Lake Matoaka, Williamsburg (at the College of William & Mary) Making his conducting debut is special guest, W. Taylor Reveley III, president of the College of William & Mary.

He will conduct one piece during the concert. Personal coolers and picnic baskets will be permitted; however, no external alcohol will be allowed.

Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m., Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown Come early for a pre-concert performance by the Fifes and Drums of Yorktown, and a “just for fun” judging of the most creative picnic set-up at 6 p.m. For more information, call 757890-4490.

Sept. 3, 1 p.m., Waterside District, Norfolk The Virginia Symphony Orchestra Brass section will perform a medley of songs. Free VIP seating will be available on a first-come,first-served basis with reservation via www.watersidedistrict.com.

Sept. 3, 7:30 p.m., Chesapeake City Park, Bagley Stage Bring lawn chairs and/or blanket (no pop-up tents permitted). Food vendors on-site. Concessions open for a picnic dinner at 6 p.m.

For more information please visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call 757-892-6366.

we ever hoped it would be.’

is doing, and it keeps you from perennials and a couple of Japdoing a lot later. anese maples.

“Since our backyard faces a Color reigns busy street, we wanted walkRetired from owning and ers and bikers to see yellow, operating the small-fruit Para- red, salmon and pink flowers dise Nursery in the Blackwater generally peaking in summer,” area of Virginia Beach, Sybil Rob says. “We will add pansies and Rob Mays knew they still and tulips in the fall for autumn wanted to garden, just on a and spring blooms.” smaller, more intimate basis.

Early mornings find the Before ever buying or plant- couple outdoors on their patio ing anything, the couple cor- or walking the garden, steamrected some drainage issues ing coffee cups in hand, to and put in a paver pathway see what is blooming, about from the street to the covered to bloom or past showing patio. They didn’t want major color. Their favorite plants garden maintenance but still are groundcover roses, Shasta longed for the wow factor, es- daisies, vinca in many colors pecially in the backyard. and their burgundy Japanese They think they have maple. Sybil adores the longachieved that – in a short few lasting snapdragons she gets months, thanks to annuals and at the Virginia Beach Garden

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Used to having 5 acres for whatever plants they wanted, the Mays restrain themselves now, restrict ing their “want list” to a small number. In addition to flowers in beds, they have pots of pretties like annual Angelonia.

“Plant size for a small garden is a substantial challenge,” Rob says.

For tending the garden, Rob favors a pair of sharp pruning shears and a soil knife.

“It’s amazing what you can do with both,” he says.

For now, the Mayses are satisfied with their garden’s look but who knows what next year may bring. That’s the beauty of annuals and perennials – you aren’t committed to a huge

Kathy Van Mullekom/for The Virginian-Pilot Tom Grigsby loves to putter around his backyard garden where a fountain and eye-catching hydrangea are enjoyed from the patio and porch — and from the sidewalk along a main street in The Villages at West Neck.

shrub that breaks your back tearing it out.

“This has been so much fun,” Sybil says. “We know everybody, even their dogs, and so many people just stop to chitchat. It’s just everything we

ever hoped it would be.”

Kathy Van Mullekom, kvanmullekom@aol.com Kathy Van Mullekom, kvanmullekom@aol.com

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NAVSTA Auto Auction to be held Sept. 6 From MWR Community Recreation, Naval Station Norfolk

Make sure that you are aware of the following rules and regulations of the auction before bidding on any of the vehicles.

All vehicles have been abandoned on the Naval Station and are sold as is. There is no guarantee that the vehicles will run. Vehicles are not guaranteed as to year or state inspection.

SPECIAL ODOMETER NOTE DO NOT rely on the odometer reading, as it could be incorrect. Odometer reading could be more or less. Bidders are explicitly advised to closely examine the vehicle they are bidding on. There are no guarantees expressed or implied.

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BIDDING ON VEHICLES The auction will normally start at noon on Wednesday at the direction of the auctioneer. The auctioneer will proceed down the row of vehicles taking verbal bids on each vehicle in turn. Bidders who are interested in a partic-

ular vehicle should stand near the vehicle so that the auctioneer will hear their bid. All sales are ďŹ nal. Please be sure of the vehicle you are bidding on. The MWR Department reserves the right to refuse any and all bids and to settle any and all disputes involving bids. This is an absolute auction. There are no extra fees or charges that must be paid.

The bid price is the sale price.

Once the auctioneer declares a vehicle â&#x20AC;&#x153;soldâ&#x20AC;?, the high bidder must sign a Form 1348-I (transfer of government property) acknowledging the bid price.

working days of the auction, the CertiďŹ cate to Obtain Title will be issued to the buyer.

The signed Form 1348-I will act as a bill of sale for removal of the vehicle from the auction site.

Failure to make full payment within ďŹ ve working days: The failure on the part of the bidder to make full payment within ďŹ ve working days of the auction will make the sale null and void, and result in the forfeiture of the deposit. The vehicle will then be re-offered for public sale at the next abandoned vehicle auction.

PAYMENT FOR VEHICLES If payment is made on the day of the auction: The highest bidder on each vehicle may pay in full on the day of the auction at the auction site. Such payment must be made in the form of cash or credit card (no checks). If payment is made in full on the day of the auction, the CertiďŹ cate to Obtain Title (Form 97) will be prepared immediately and presented to the buyer.

Payments are taken until 3:30 p.m. auction day.

If payment is not made in full on the day of the auction: The highest bidder must pay a minimum of $20 or 10 percent deposit, whichever is greater, on the day of the auction. This non-refundable payment may be made by cash or credit card. The remaining balance must be paid with cash or credit card (no checks) within ďŹ ve working days. Payment must be made at the Naval Station Impound Lot ofďŹ ce, Bldg SP-314 located at the end of 10th Ave., between the hours of 9 a.m.4:30 p.m. When the complete payment is made within ďŹ ve

REMOVAL OF VEHICLES Vehicles must be paid for in full before they are removed from the auction site. Vehicles must be registered and insured to be driven out of the lot. Otherwise, the vehicle must be towed. Buyers have ďŹ ve working days from the day of the auction to remove their vehicle and may do so from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. MondayFriday. You must show a signed Form 1348-I, Form 97, or registration for the vehicle to be released. Buyers who have paid in full for their vehicle and have not removed it within ďŹ ve working days will be assessed a $15 per day/vehicle storage charge. Vehicles left for two weeks from the auction date will be declared abandoned and will be towed.

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Outdoor drama â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Tempestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to be presented at Jamestown From Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

Courtesy photo The American electronic dance group Bassnectar will bring a magical, musical experience to Hampton Coliseum this weekend.

Bassnectar and friends to transform Hampton Coliseum, Sept. 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3

By Yiorgio

One of the longest-standing and most-respected artists in American electronic dance music, Bassnectar brought its magical, musical experience to the Hampton Coliseum in 2015. It was a huge success, and Sept. 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3, Bass Center X: Magical Pandemonium will transform the Coliseum into a musical world with expanded spaces to roam, immersive production and the thickest, most all engulfing sound imaginable.

A huge ambassador squad will welcome â&#x20AC;&#x153;bass headsâ&#x20AC;? from all over the country with games, art projects and ways to make new friends within a safe and healthy experience.

Over the course of three days, those fortunate enough to attend will be truly immersed with such

special-event-mainstay features like The Haven with ambient DJs, yoga and massage therapists, free juice and water, and an interactive gift altar, for sanctuary and the opportunity to just chill.

This year, they unveil â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lot,â&#x20AC;? where participants can bring their own arts and crafts to a fair outside the venue, with sound systems and guest performances.

Bassnectar will play each night alongside such musical guests as Cashmere Cat, Dan Deacon, Mr. Carmack, CloZee, Tsuruda, Bleep Bloop, Shlump, Son of Kick and CharlesTheFirst.

Critically acclaimed

by Rolling Stone, Spin, The New Yorker, National Public Radio and others, Bassnectar started with Lorin Ashton, a San Francisco-

based DJ, producer and artist. His innate ability to fuse music with state-of-the-art live light shows attracted fans of all genres, from hip hop to punk rock and dubstep to metal, and all forms of EDM and beyond.

Bassnectar has performed as a headliner throughout the United States and at noted venues and festivals, such as Lollapalooza, ACL, Coachella, Bonnaroo, HARD, Hang Out, and Ultra Music Festival.

Ashton also contributes to global charities for social change and nonproďŹ ts by giving $1 from every ticket sold as part of his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dollar Per Bass Headâ&#x20AC;? Program.

Fans say that Bassnectarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sound unlike anything else. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One moment itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slow and beautiful like the ďŹ&#x201A;apping of wings on a butterďŹ&#x201A;y, the next youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re launched

into space ... and the lights and sounds hit every sensory nerve, and everyone with you experiences the same thing,â&#x20AC;? said Cory Moody, a longtime â&#x20AC;&#x153;bass head.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love taking people to their ďŹ rst show. I let them know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be loud enough at ďŹ rst, and the bass up front will literally suck the air out of your lungs and tickle your nose. Buckle up, he takes you on a ride into his kaleidoscopic mind.â&#x20AC;?

For tickets and more information, visit www. bassnectar.net/latest-nectarhome/ Yiorgo is a Hampton Roads arts, entertainment and sports writer. A stage, TV and movie actor, he is also an educator, motivational speaker, writer, storyteller and columnist.

An adaptation of William Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tempestâ&#x20AC;? will be performed aboard Jamestown Settlementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s re-creations of the Susan Constant and in the colonial fort on six evenings â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sept. 14, 15 and 16 and Sept.

21, 22 and 23.

The adaptation will depict how colonists in Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst permanent English settlement would have staged their own production of Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tempest,â&#x20AC;? complete with music and dance.

An Elizabethan Fair preshow at the shipsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pier will set the stage for the outdoor drama, which will begin at 7 p.m. aboard Jamestown Settlementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Susan Constant, where the events of the storm will unfold. A procession of dancers and music will move the drama to the re-created colonial fort, where the play will resume at 7:45 p.m.

Doors open at 6 p.m.

The inspiration for Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tempestâ&#x20AC;? is based on the 1609 wreck of the Sea Venture, an English supply ship en route to Jamestown, on the unknown island of Bermuda. The Sea Ventureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passengers survived the disaster, built two smaller vessels in Bermuda and in 1610 sailed on to Virginia. News of passengersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; survival was perceived as a miracle in London and included reports of the strange and magical island of Bermuda, ďŹ lled with unusual creatures.

Each performance is limited to 150 participants. Tickets are $20 for adults, and $18 for ages 6-16, seniors age 62 and older, and groups of 15 or more. Admission is free for children under 6.

Performance details and tickets are available online at www.historyisfun.org/jamest ow n - s e t t l e m e n t / t h e - t e m pest/. Guests are encouraged to bring their own chairs.

Coolers, food and outside beverages are not permitted.

The production is being presented by The Guild of the Virginia Shakespeare Festival and the JamestownYorktown Foundation, the state agency that administers Jamestown Settlement living-history museum. The performance is sponsored by the 2019 Commemoration, AMERICAN EVOLUTION TM, which highlights events that occurred in Virginia in 1619 that continue to inďŹ&#x201A;uence America today.

It commemorates the ongoing journey toward the key ideals of democracy, diversity and opportunity. Learn more at www.AmericanEvolution2019.com.

Jamestown Settlement, a living-history museum of 17th-century Virginia, is located at State Route 31 and the Colonial Parkway (2110 Jamestown Road) south of Williamsburg. For information about the museum or â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tempestâ&#x20AC;? performance, call 757-253-4838 or visit http://www.historyisfun.org/ jamestown-settlement/thetempest/.

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clean, excel cond, low mis., $3500. 757-403-7170

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trimming, planting & transplanting of grass, trees & shrubbery. Clean Ups, 25 Yrs Exp. 757-918-4152.

Lawn Maintenance

MOBILE MECHANIX

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Moving-Hauling ATTICS & GARAGES CLEANED

Contents hauled away, also tree limbs & shrubs.

Call 934-2258

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Additions

Home Improvements AIR-DUCT CLEANING

BMW 2000 323i, black, 5 spd manual, runs

Winnebago 1997 Rialta 60k miles, $4512. Contact me at : (757) 656-2298

Additions, Sunrooms, Roofs, Decks &

D&W Garages - 20x24' $15,995; 24x24' $17,995; 24x30’ $20,995; w/Slab & Vinyl Siding.

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BENTLEY 1997 BROOKLANDS BUILT BY ROLLSROYCE, LOW 38K MILES, WHITE EXTERIOR, W/TAN LEATHER INT, BENTLEY CHROME WHEELS, TURBO V8 ROLLS-ROYCE ENGINE, BROWN PIPPING ON LEATHER SEATS, ICE COLD AC, EXTREME COMFORT, ELEGANCE AND LUXURY ALL IN ONE! A TRUE COLLECTOR’S CAR! CURRENT BOOK OVER $40k, OFFERED AT $26,890. CALL OR TEXT @ 757-373-3257

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Garages Acura 2008 TLs Great condition, $5k in upgrades including performance, $3k recent maintainence. 300+ Hp. Looks, goes, and sounds fast. Call for full details. Can be seen at 905 E Ocean View Ave Norfolk $6900.00 757-759-1597

1 used handyman special, $5000 & $1200.

Snyder’s RV 499-8000.

business services

Pontiac 1969 Model “J” 400 cubic inch, AC, Power Windows, New Tires, Top, Paint. Starter, Alternator.

80 K original miles. A one family car. Garage kept most of its life. $21,500. 757 340 2213

Automobiles for Sale

Campers/RVs

Mercedes 2007 SLK280, blue, V-6, loaded, gar kept, great cond, $13,500. 757-839-2037.

For Rent-Portsmouth House twnhmes. $725-$1800. Kline Realty 484-0123

Toyota 2014 Corolla S plus 77,000 miles.

Nothing wrong with car. New tires, new windshield, good inspection. Sunroof, Bluetooth, great car. I have all maintenance records. 757646-9531 text. Email is Zanderhman@aol.com.

Price is $13,000 or best offer

CONSIGNMENTS WANTED! Let us clean,

SCION 2012 xB AUTO AC ALLOYS NAV NEW INSP. MUST SEE! SUPER NICE CAR 9,950.00 963-2299 TRINITY PRE-OWNED vadlr

Churchland, W. Branch, Suffolk Homes, apts,

TOYOTA 2014 CAMRY SE AUTO AC ALLOYS LEATHER 17K MILES MUST SEE! 15,950.00 963-2299 TRINITY PRE-OWNED AUTO vadlr

Mercedes 2006 C350 One Owner. new state insp. clean .4700.oo 757 717- 0104

CALL ABOUT FREE HALF MO. RENT SPECIAL!! $250 Sec Deposit. Starting at $675. 393-2111

MEDICAL ASSISTANT Learn on the job.

Good pay/benefits, 30 days vacation/yr, $ for school. No exp OK. HS grads ages 17-34. Call Mon-Fri 1800-533-1657

DINING COOK & MEDICATION AIDE

Polar Kraft Dakota 2014 15’ Aluminum run-

Burial/Cemetery Plot

Government/ Civil Service

Healthcare/ Medical

ZERO DOWN? BAD CREDIT?

experienced Account Executive. For details and how to apply visit www.eagle97.com/jobs. EEO

6 BR homes from $450-$620 mo. 757-650-0996 Taxprepseasonaljobs@gmail.com

NEED A CAR?

Sales

$300 Moves You In. $720 Mo.

INCOME TAX PREPARES INCOME TAX PREPARERS FT/PT seasonal positions available with FLEXIBLE WORK hours for the next tax season at our NORFOLK & PORTSMOUTH offices.

Experienced or will train.

Must have Data Entry / PC Operation knowledge.

Wages and Bonus.

Free training starts in two weeks. Books fee applies.

blemish, 76K mis., $7950. 757-403-4980.

Max Media is now hiring for an

GHENT-8 Great Locations

Call 757-481-5375.

Golden Tech Mobility ScootersWe are Tidewater’s largest Golden Tech dealer. We are located in the Military Circle area of Norfolk. We have the low price guarantee and free shipping. Drop by a pick out your scooter today. Mobility Works @ 6059 E. Virginia Beach Blvd. Norfolk 455-9889.

Fontanini Italian Meats & Sausages is looking for a Manufacture’s Sales Rep to cover the VA & NC. Candidate must have foodservice sales exp. Prior brokerage foodservice exp a plus. You must live in the Norf/Hpt Roads, VA area. Please contact Basil Klosteridis at 443-824-2575.

1 & 2 BR, free heat & hot H20, $650-$995.

Meredith Mgmt. 622-8233 www.RENTMEREDITH.com

WANTED: High-End Film Camera Collections.

Australian shepherd mini, reg & vet checked. All colors! 804-725-6987 aussiepup4u@gmail.com

Antiques & Collectibles

Restaurant/ Food Service

table & chairs, dolls, much more. 757-484-2668.

RIVERVIEW VILLAGE 3-FAM SAT 9/2 8-12 (RAINDATE SUN) 256 E 39TH ST TOUR BUSES WELCOME!

Antiques, collectibles, pictures, knick-knacks.

A-1 BLACK, Screen/Sifted Black Topsoil, Mulch, Sand, Compost. Prompt Delivery. Visa/MC.

Topsoil-Mulch

Kid’s Clothes, Girl 0-16, Boy 0-2, toys, kit set,

AFRICAN GREY BABIES HANDFED/VETTED. AVAIL NOW $1400 7577537518

Fairfield-821 Niland Ct., Sat., 9/2, 8-1 PM.

#01A Black Sifted TOPSOIL

residential property mgmt. Drywall repair, light carpentry, plumbing, electrical all a plus. Good driving record.

Background Ck. Medical ins. not offered.

Salary based on skill level. Email questions, resume to rjandkhomeservices@gmail.com

Baby Items/Toys

colonial heights 8.26.17 756 Lesner Ave 8am-3pm Yard Sale 54 gl corner salt water fish tank, misc household items, tools, light fixtures, bathroom vanity & accessories, men/women clothes, etc.

Garage Sale - Virginia Beach

cruising sailboat for Bay or coast. Dependable inboard diesel and bimini. Sleeps five. $9800. 757 442-3013.

Automobiles for Sale

small or large, by the job or by the hour. See us on Facebook. Free Estimates. 757-472-3518.

D & J Home Improvements. Complete

renovations, bathrooms, kitchens, fences & decks, tile, painting, gutter maintenance, 757-839-7771.

House Cleaning FREE CLEANING-(10) free 1 hour cleaning for

trying us out. 1 Per Person. Regular 2 hr cleaning $75. Ms. Perfection Cleaning 757-353-3872.

Landscape/Gardening 100% Drainage & Yard Cleanup, Shrub & Tree Removal, Pruning, Tractor Work & Grading, French Drains, Mulching, 757-282-3823

Affordable Cuts - Landscaping, Lawn & Tree Service, Edging & Mulching. Grass Cut - Minimum Charge $60. Lic & Ins. Credit Cards Accepted, We Do Anything In The Yard. Free Est. 472-8370

“THE ORIGINAL” 757-466-0644 “YOUR PLUMBERS IN THE BRIGHT YELLOW TRUCKS”

Power Washing ALL-BRITE PRESSURE WASHING, LLC.

2 story siding & trim, cleaning from top to bottom, $115 to $135. Our promise to remove all mold, mildew & surface dirt. Call Gil to schedule, 272-5395. www.all-britepressurewashingllc.com

Roofing-Guttering BAY ROOFING-Shingle, torch down roofs

only. 30 yrs. exp. Licensed/Insured. 10% Off Seniors/Military. Veteran Owned. 757-753-8426.

CALVIN’S ROOFING REPAIR - Roofing of all types-shingles/gutters. Free est. 10% Ad Discount.

30+ yrs exp. BBB. Lic/Insured. 757-382-0031.

J.K. ROOFING

LEAKING ROOF, REPAIR SPECIAL 30 YEAR ARCHITECT SHINGLE. $1.99 PER SQ. FT. GUTTER & SIDING. PLUS HANDYMAN. LICENSED & INSURED

Call (757) 880-5215

Siding

BEST PRICE EXTERIORS: 757-639-4692 Siding, Windows, Trim, Roofing & Gutters.

FREE ESTIMATES! Lic. & Insured. Lowest Prices & Top Quality Work. BBB A Plus Rating

Frank’s Siding & Repairs 227-8964 Repairing Siding & Trim. Also Small & Large Jobs.

Lic/Ins. LOW PRICES. BBB A+ RATING.

Tree Service 100% ALL TREE & SHRUB REMOVAL Pruning, Broken Limbs, Bucket Truck, Overgrowth Removal & Cleanup. Lic & Ins. 757-282-3823.

Godwin Tree Service-Pro-trimming & total removal of trees & stumps. No job too large or too small, Free Est. Lic/Ins. BBB. 237-1285. 816-3759

Tutoring solver@Homework-Help.US Math, Algebra, Statistics, Geometry, Calculus, MORE! (757) 729-3969

FLAGSHIPNEWS.COM | AUG 31, 2017 | THE FL AGSHIP | C7 Handicapped Wanted Automobiles

Wheelchair vans from $9995 Mobility Works is the largest mobility dealer in Virginia and the nation with over 800 vehicles to choose from. VA approved. We have low rate financing available with approved credit. Located in the Military Circle area of Norfolk so we’re close to all points in Tidewater. We have experience and compassion to find the best solution for your needs. Mobility Works @ 6059 E. Virginia Beach Blvd.,Norfolk.Give us a call today @757-455-9889.

DROP BY AND VISIT OUR SHOWROOM AT 6059 E. VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD. NORFOLK.

MISSING!-MY 1ST CAR-ORANGE 1973 VW SUPER BEETLE! PLEASE HELP find Gertie.

Bought her 1973,VW dealer Laskin Rd.,sold 1993-94,someone Va. Bch. Gertie had CB antenna on top,vin 1332325451. PLEASE CALL 757-412-0506 if you see Gertie,or own this car.

I would like to make offer to buy her back. I MISS HER!

Motor Homes

Ford 2004 Explorer XLT Sport Utility 4D Sirius XM Radio, New tires, Brake rotors & pads; Oil, Coolant, Brake fluid service. Vehicle available 1 September 2017. Cargo motor Vehicle Report Available. Very good condition. Inspection till 11/2017. $4.4000, 757-300-7462

Winnebago 2011, 31J bunkhouse, loaded,

excel cond, 32K mis., NADA book $59,395. Now $49,995. Snyder’s RV 499-8000.

Winnebago 2015 Tribute 27B Excellent condition, low mileage, $69,500. Call 805-444-4567

Motorcycles

4-Wheel Drives

JEEP 2000 Grand Cherokee Ltd State Inspected.

Very Clean 156K miles. $2795 757-464-2100

Harley 2016 Tri-Glide, excel cond, all the extras, 1500 mis., $29,000. 757-556-6831.

Harley Davidson 2015 FLHTK Limited Like new. Removable Tour Pack, 17000 mi, Dark Green/black, pinstriped, GPS, weather band, CB, etc. $19K OBO. 757-871-0331

CHOOSE CAR SEAT:

BY AGE & SIZE

Honda 2014 CBR500R, gar kept, 140 mis., red & black, brand new cond, $5000. 228-6656.

Sport Utility Vehicles Ford 2007 Edge SEL PLUS, AWD, Black, Gas, Auto, 3.200$, 3.5L V6, 70k miles, call 757-743-2539 FORD 2011 EXPEDITION XLT 4x4 LEATHER ROOF REAR ENT. FULLY LOADED MUST SEE! 17775.00 963-2299 TRINITY PRE-OWNED vadlr

THE ONES

WHO ACTUALLY DO.

JEEP 2014 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4 AUTO AC ALLOYS FULLY LOADED BLUETOOTH MUST SEE! 18,975.00 963-2299 TRINITY PRE-OWNED vadlr

Trucks

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE

WHO THINK THEY HAVE THEIR CHILD IN THE RIGHT SEAT.

Toyota 1999 Tacoma SR5 Prerunner V6 XCab OFF Road Automatic Clear title.$2200 Call:3048022213 Toyota 2005 Tacoma Prerunner, Blue SR5, 89Kmi, $13,000 757-409-0846

Vans Honda 2015 Odyssey EX-L White exterior; gray leather interior; 17,900 miles; $27,000; 757-8312889

Wanted Automobiles $ABSOLUTELY ABLY ACQUIRING AUTOS All Makes & Models, Best Price Paid!!

FREE TOWING. 749-8035 AUTOS ACCEPTED - Any Year, Make Or Model TOP DOLLAR, FAST, FREE TOWING. 757-737-2465 Or 757-754-9675

KNOW

FOR SURE IF YOUR CHILD IS IN THE RIGHT CAR SEAT.

VISIT SAFERCAR.GOV/THERIGHTSEAT

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