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US Navy deploys undersea rescue capabilities to Argentina From U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Public Affairs MAYPORT, FLA.

The U.S. Navy has ordered its Undersea Rescue Command (URC) based in San Diego to deploy to Argentina Nov. 18, to support the South American nation’s ongoing search for the Argentinean Navy submarine A.R.A. San Juan in the Southern Atlantic.

URC is deploying two independent rescue assets based on a number of factors, including the varying depth of ocean waters near South America’s southeastern coast and the differing safe operating depths of the two rescue systems.

Three U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III and one U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy aircraft will transport the first rescue system, the Submarine Rescue Chamber (SRC) and underwater intervention Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) from Miramar to » See RESCUE | A7

MC3 Tommy Gooley The guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) fires an SM-2 missile during a live-fire exercise. Normandy is underway with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group preparing for future operations.

Daniel Moreno Sailors assigned to Undersea Rescue Command (URC) and contractors from Phoenix Holding International launch the Pressurized Rescue Module (PRM-1) Falcon, part of the submarine rescue diving and recompression system, into the water for the PRM’s first dive of the operational readiness evaluation (ORE). URC successfully completed the ORE, certifying the Navy’s deep sea submarine rescue capability.

HONORING THE VANGUARD

By MC2 Justin Wolpert SURFLANT Public Affairs

Online retirement requests ready From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs MILLINGTON, TENN.

The Navy announced a selfservice function for retirements and separations within Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) in NAVADMIN 273/17.

According to NAVADMIN 273/17, the functionality allows members to initiate requests electronically using NSIPS selfservice, route them through their chain for review and recommendation and then electronically route the request to Navy Personnel Command for a decision.

This new capability is another interim enhancement to our legacy

systems while the new systems and processes of Sailor 2025 are finalized.

“The process was originally announced in NAVADMIN 133/16 when we ran a successful operational evaluation in four regions,” said Capt. Vince Smith, director, personal performance and career transition division. “The ability to submit online retirement and separation requests allows for online verification and will increase transparency of the application process for Sailors, their commands, personnel support detachments and Navy Personnel Command.”

Commands with access to NSIPS Web must set up their command hierarchy prior to the Jan. 1,

2018. Directions for setting up the hierarchy is posted on the NSIPS main page beneath the Training section, titled “User Productivity Kit (UPK).” In the UPK section, select “RnS Training,” then “Command Setup Training.” The NSIPS Web-Afloat implementation timeline depends on each ship and where it is in the modernization process. NSIPS-Web Afloat is scheduled to be completed in approximately 24 months.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2018, officers will submit their voluntary resignation or retirement requests, and enlisted personnel will submit their requests to transfer to the Fleet Reserve using NSIPS. Deployed Sailors without access to NSIPS Web

collect hydrographic, acoustic and bathymetric data, which are used to develop products and services for warfighter mission planning and surface and subsurface safety of navigation aids for the Fleet.

“USNS Maury is the world’s premier

It was an unbearably hot and humid day in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) in the summer of 2015.

Intolerably eager for something to drink, I began to interview Mr. Bob Inman, a World War II veteran, during the week-long, navy-centric celebration of Fleet Week Port Everglades.

He was there during the largest amphibious invasion in recorded human history, at Normandy, France he helped get Marines to the beach through heavy German resistance. Racking machine-gun fire, blood, searing shrapnel and the air thick with sulfuric-smoke from spent artillery shells is how he described that day.

I didn’t care about the temperature, the humidity or my thirst anymore.

Before we parted ways, we shook hands and he thanked me for my service; a crushingly humbling gesture because after learning about his incredible experiences, I was actively debating if we were made out of the same stuff.

I frequently think back to that handshake and my conversations with him, which I find myself often doing when working with surface ships named after vanguards of heroism, people like Inman.

The guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), carries the namesake and duty to live up to the standard set by the veterans who served, bled, fought and died on the beaches of Normandy, France.

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will submit their requests to their shore-based chain-of-command.

Sailor 2025 is a modernization of the Navy’s personnel system that is focused on adapting the Navy’s workforce to new and evolving threats while continuing to attract and retain the best Sailors in a competitive talent market. Today, Sailor 2025 features 45 initiatives built on a framework of three pillars: a modern personnel system, a career learning continuum and career readiness.

For more information, read NAVADMIN 273/17 at www.npc.navy. mil. For more news from Navy Personnel Command, visit www. navy.mil/local/npc/.

Navy’s newest oceanographic survey ship completes first operational mission Military Sealift Command’s oceanographic survey ship USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) pulls into Naval Station Norfolk. Maury arrived at Norfolk after completing survey operations off the East Coast.

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USNS Maury (T-AGS 66), the Navy’s seventh Pathfinder-class ship, successfully completed its first operational oceanographic survey Nov. 8.

Surveys by Maury and its sister ships are conducted to

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Navy sets new physical fitness standard to start boot camp From Naval Service Training Command Public Affairs GREAT LAKES, ILL.

Beginning Jan. 1, Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy’s only boot camp, will require recruits to pass an initial run standard before they may commence basic military training.

The initial run standard is evaluated on the 1.5 mile run of the first Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) at boot camp. The initial run standard for male recruits will be 16 minutes 10 seconds and 18 minutes seven seconds for female recruits.

“All military services have an initial physical fitness standard before recruits can commence basic training,” Commander of Naval Service Training Command Rear Adm. Mike Bernacchi said. “The initial run standard raises the bar at RTC, helping us develop tough, more qualified Sailors during basic military training and send a more lethal force to the fleet.”

To graduate boot camp, all recruits must score a satisfactory medium on the official Navy PFA. To ensure recruits advance toward this goal over their eight weeks of training, the initial run standard sets the minimum run time at which a recruit must start training in order to meet their expected level of progress.

If a recruit fails to meet the initial run standard, they will have one chance to retest within 48 hours. If they fail the retest, recruits will be discharged from the Navy with an entry level separation, which allows them to reapply at a later date with a waiver from Navy Recruiting Command.

U.S. Navy graphic Beginning January 1, 2018, Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy’s only boot camp, will require recruits to pass an Initial Run Standard before they may commence basic military training. The Initial Run Standard is evaluated on the 1.5 mile run of the first Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) at boot camp.

“It is the responsibility of each recruit to work hard and maintain all Navy standards,” RTC Commanding Officer Capt. Mike Garrick said.

“Physical fitness is one of the greatest predictors of Sailor success. Before they arrive at boot camp, recruits are expected to train to meet the physical fitness standards.”

For recruits who prove they are serious about physical fitness by achieving an outstanding high on their final PFA at boot camp, they will be meritoriously advanced

to the next pay grade upon graduation.

Navy Recruiting Command provides recruits with a fitness and nutrition guide, which they can follow on their own or with the help of their recruiting office. Using the fitness and nutrition guide to prepare for the initial run standard, more recruits will report to boot camp physically fit, reducing attrition due to PFA failures and raising the quality of Sailors that reach the fleet.

Recruits who pass the ini-

tial run standard may commence basic military training and are placed in groups based on their initial fitness abilities. Throughout their training, recruits are encouraged to advance to higher levels of fitness through participation in cardio and strength training exercises. As recruits advance, they improve their fitness level and prepare for success in the fleet.

Boot camp is approximately eight weeks long and all enlistees into the U.S. Navy begin their careers at the

A Dwight D. Eisenhower Thanksgiving

By MC3 K.A. DaCosta USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Public Affairs PORTSMOUTH

November traditionally marks the start of the holiday season with Thanksgiving on the last Thursday of the month, but it can also serve as a reminder of the sacrifices Sailors make each year in serving their country.

Because of their duties or distance from home, some shipmates are unable to spend this holiday with their loved ones, but USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) is making up for this with an on board Thanksgiving meal to rival family cooking back home.

“We want to show the crew they are important,” Food Service Officer Chief Warrant Officer Van Vergara said.

“We want to thank them for all their sacrifices and especially Sailors on duty who will not be able to be with their families on that day.”

MCSN Neo Greene III Culinary Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Ruiz, from Chicago, ices a Thanksgiving cornucopia cake design in the aft galley of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).

Vergara and his team of approximately 100 culinary specialists will provide a full Thanksgiving meal, including shrimp cocktail, steak, 336 pounds of turkey and prime rib, 180 pies, and 20 cases of corn. Vergara said this is only a small fraction of what he and his team plan to serve for Thanksgiving.

“We have been planning for the ship’s Thanksgiving

since June,” Culinary Specialist 1st Class Jerrod Clemons said. “This is considered the division’s super bowl as far as meals are concerned and it’s time for our division to show off our talents.”

Clemons added that every Sailor in the food service division, including food service attendants (FSA), will be aiding in prepping, decorating and cooking the day

before and day of Thanksgiving. Sailors also will have the opportunity to bring family members aboard to share the dinner with them.

“Being able to celebrate Thanksgiving with my Navy family makes ship life a little easier,” Culinary Specialist Seaman Shamya Curtis said.

“I’m looking forward to the food and I’m thinking about bringing my mom aboard to celebrate also.”

Vergara anticipates approximately 600 people, including family and friends, will attend the dinner aboard Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Dwight D. Eisenhower is undergoing a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard during the maintenance phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP).

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

command. Training includes physical fitness, seamanship, firearms training, firefighting and shipboard damage control along with lessons in Navy heritage and core values, teamwork and discipline.

About 30,000 to 40,000 recruits graduate annually from RTC and begin their Navy careers.

For more news from Recruit Training Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/rtc/.

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Before they arrive at boot camp, recruits are expected to train to meet the physical fitness standards.”

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NEWS FROM NAS OCEANA Oceana provides hunting and fishing opportunities for all personnel

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By MC2 Jacob S. Richardson

... it is important for them to come to our office, and receive all pertinent information before participating in any hunting or fishing activities on base.”

NAS Oceana Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH

Virginia’s 2017 deer season is finally upon us. Good news for sportsmen and sportswomen. It is also a good time to brush up on your fundamentals and the regulations or requirements that go with hunting in the area. This is especially true if you’re teaching a new hunter; it is essential to provide them with good habits and a strong foundation of skills to build on.

The natural resources program at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana is responsible for all hunting and fishing regulations at NAS Oceana, Dam Neck Annex, and NALF Fentress. With their office located at Building 78, across from the NASO horse stables, adjacent to the Archery Range, they are your one-stop source of all information regarding the procedures and regulations for sporting activity on base.

NAS Oceana’s conservation officer Lawrence McGrogan works toward ensuring everyone can enjoy all the hunting and fishing opportunities that NAS Oceana has to offer, and that they do so in a safe manner.

“There are a great number of hunting and fishing opportunities for service members in the area. For hunting, deer will be the most prevalent game,” said McGrogan. “As far as fishing is concerned, Fort Story, Little Creek, and Damn Neck are great areas.

Dam Neck, in particular, of-

NAS Oceana’s conservation officer Lawrence McGrogan

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fers a wide variety of saltwater fishing opportunities.”

To enjoy all activities NAS Oceana has to offer, individuals must be active duty or retired DOD personnel, a dependent, or a sponsored individual.

“A sponsored individual is a person with no military affiliation. Such as friend, neighbor, or non-dependent family member. Participating qualified individuals can have one sponsored person that can accompany them on their activity, this person must be designated at the time of obtaining your license and must be accompanied at all times while on base as they are essentially an escorted individual,” said McGrogan. “As for dependent family members, if they are 16 or older they must qualify and have their own permit or license. If 15 or younger, they

can participate under the supervision of a qualified license holder.”

For the vast majority of fishing opportunities, all that is required is a state fishing license, permit purchased at MWR, and signed a waiver and a parking pass from the natural resource office.

“While most rules and regulations are dictated by the state, there can be a number of regulations unique because of the fact that this is a military installation,” said McGrogan. “Because of this, it is important for them to come to our office, and receive all pertinent information before participating in any hunting or fishing activities on base.”

Hunting at NAS Oceana is a more involved process. This is due to the fact that weapons are involved. The first step would be to go through secu-

rity to have their firearms receive a “background check.”

Once cleared, the individual will be issued a weapons card signed by the security officer and approved by the base Commanding Officer.

“No individual can begin their hunting season or come aboard with a weapon without going through our security department and receiving a weapons card,” said McGrogan.

As for the weapons themselves, individuals must not only have completed a hunter safety course, but qualify with their weapon in order to be issued their license.

For Shotgun using Double 00 Buckshot, no qualification is necessary. For shotgun with slug and muzzleloader, a marksmanship qualification will be required.

“There are usually two op-

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portunities a year in order to qualify; August and September. The qualification requires you to make accurate shots from 50 yards,” said McGrogan. “As for archery, qualifications are done at the Oceana bow range next to the natural resource office. There is an average of 16 bow qualification opportunities a year, eight in August, eight in September.”

After qualifying, you can purchase your hunting permit at MWR. Ensure you also have your Virginia state hunting license.

There is also an introductory class that must be attended by all participating hunters.

This ensures participants are well versed in all rules and regulations that apply, check in and out procedures, where to park, and answer any questions you may have. After the class, you will also fill out the required waiver for the season. For archers, the class also includes an International Bow Education Program (IBP) hunter safety course.

“Around the July timeframe we release a schedule for all events; this would be the best

time for anyone wishing to participate to come and see us, get the schedule, and begin the process for the year,” said McGrogan.

Other information to be aware of is the fact that for the crossbow, shotgun, and muzzleloader, you must be in a tree stand twelve or more feet above the ground. For the bow, you may sit, stalk, or use a ground blind. You must also be out of the woods at least 1 ½ hours after the end of shooting hours for the day.

“I always recommend people go out and do a dry run before the season starts. Make sure you find the designated parking areas, scout for your preferred areas, where you want to set up for the hunt, basically get a lay of the land,” said McGrogan.

For more information on the state or base hunting requirements, please visit www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/ cnrma /installations/nas_ oceana /about/departments/ natural_resources/huntinginformation.html or www. hunter-ed.com /virginia /

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Culinary specialist seasoned in damage control

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By MC2 Grant Wamack USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Public Affairs PORTSMOUTH

When most Sailors think of the culinary specialist (CS) rating, they picture Sailors cooking in the galley, mixing cakes in a bakeshop or working the mess decks, but Culinary Specialist Seaman Blake Bentz is making his contribution by maintaining Supply department’s S-2 spaces as their damage control petty ofďŹ cer aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).

Bentz, who has been in the Navy almost two years, manages approximately 60 spaces, conducts routine zone inspections, serves as a galley watch captain and a bulk storeroom custodian. Expectations are high and the workload is large, especially for a seaman taking on roles usually reserved for seasoned petty ofďŹ cers, but Bentz enjoys the challenge. “It’s probably my work ethic, to be honest,â€? Bentz said. “I have a higher standard for myself. I wanted to stay in the galley, but I try to make the best of wherever they put me. My dad always told me whatever you do, go at it with a smile on your face and it will be 10 times better.

A lot of it is just the structure I’ve grown up with. I know if something has to be done, I make sure it gets done.�

His attitude may have come from his dad, but the military aspects have deeper roots in the family tree. His grandfather and cousin both served in the Navy, while one of his other cousins served in the Marines. “I love the military and the structure,� Bentz said. “Every day they tell you ex-

My dad always told me whatever you do, go at it with a smile on your face and it will be 10 times better. “ Culinary Specialist Seaman Blake Bentz actly what needs to be done.

I joined the military at 17 and my parents had to sign a waiver. I’m proud I’m not living off my parents. It’s just the sense of pride that I have that I don’t depend on them anymore.�

Bentz grew up in Ludwich, Michigan, where he developed a love for the culinary arts. He attended his local community college as part of dual enrollment in high school and gained a number of qualiďŹ cations and certiďŹ cations including a couple with the National Restaurant Association.

It takes a certain amount of motivation to accomplish these feats and this translates into the diligence and care he puts into his rating. “I love being a culinary specialist,â€? Bentz said. “One thing I learned while cooking a meal is that the quality of the food can change a Sailor’s day. If the food is bad, they’ll have a bad day. If the food is good, they’ll have a good day and their morale will stay high. People may not think about it, but it’s very difďŹ cult to feed the amount of people we do every day. I know that every CS still tries their best because they know it’s affecting everyone else around the ship.â€?

Even when Bentz has time to cool down during the workday, he tries his best to

give a helping hand in the galley and other parts of the division. He has a strong desire to learn about his rating and sharpen skills on a regular basis. “Bentz is a very exceptional Sailor,� Galley Supervisor, Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Allen said. “He has an extremely high standard in S-2. He comes to work with a smile on his face every day and a good attitude.

The knowledge this Sailor has about his rating and the Navy itself is well above his paygrade. His take-charge attitude for anything he gets tasked with separates him from his peers.�

Bentz plans to stay in the Navy as long as possible in hopes of one day achieving his most sought-after goal. “I want to accomplish the highest enlisted rank — master chief,â€? Bentz said. “If I have enough years in, I might try to become an ofďŹ cer. I want to run my own division one day and be able to help Sailors out with problems they may have. I know master chiefs have a real inuence on careers, so that’s what I want to do.â€?

Dwight D. Eisenhower is undergoing a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard during the maintenance phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP).

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Truman Sailors participate in namesake trip

By MC2 Travis J. Kuykendall USS Harry S. Truman Public Affairs NORFOLK

A group of Sailors from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) returned to Naval Station Norfolk following a four-day namesake visit to several cities in Missouri, Nov. 7-10.

Truman Commanding Officer Capt. Nicholas Dienna, Command Master Chief Antonio Perryman, three Sailors from Missouri, and a Truman plank-owner traveled to the state to learn more about the life and legacy of the ship’s namesake, President Harry S. Truman, a native of Missouri.

During the visit, the captain

and crew met with members of the USS Harry S. Truman Foundation, which provides support to Truman’s Family Readiness Group, as well as Truman’s commissioning committee, the Navy League and other civic and community organizations.

“We are here to reconnect with the heritage and lineage of the ship,” Dienna explained. “The Truman Foundation and the commissioning committee played a large part in the establishment of USS Harry S. Truman, and we are fortunate enough to reunite with the folks who did so much to bring the ship to life and who support Tru-

man’s mission from the great state of Missouri.

Truman Sailors kicked off the visit in St. Louis, meeting with members of the city’s Navy League and Truman Foundation and speaking to nearly 100 students and faculty at Pattonville High School, a participant in the St. Louis Region SeaPerch underwater robotics program sponsored by the Office of Naval Research.

“I was glad to be able to speak to the students about what I do in the Navy and maybe inspire them to join or pursue whatever dreams they may have,” a St. Louis native Aviation Ordnance-

man 3rd Class Latreyveon Mitchell said. “When I was in high school, my football team played Pattonville in the state playoffs. They beat us bad, 49-7.”

The group then traveled to Jefferson City, where they spoke to the city’s Lions Club service organization, received a tour of the Missouri State Capitol and met with Senators Mike Kehoe and Bob Onder and Mayor of Jefferson City Carrie Tergin.

The Truman team was also hosted on KWOS Radio’s “Open Air with John Marsh and Dick Aldrich.”

During the radio interview, Perryman told listeners, “It

has been an honor and a pleasure to be in Jefferson City to see the namesake of Truman and that we are keeping [his memory] well aboard the ship. It’s exciting that we can come and bring some Sailors from Missouri to celebrate this [namesake trip].”

The trip concluded in Kansas City, first with a meeting with members of the Truman Foundation and Navy League, followed by a stop in Independence. There they toured the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, including the home President Truman and First Lady Bess lived in until their passing.

“To be able to go into the

home and see how the family lived all those years was pretty amazing,” Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Levi Boxley said. “It reminded me of my family, that President Truman did his own work on the house, which is the same as my folks. It gives me a little more pride knowing that we’re not the only Missourians doing that.”

Truman is currently moored at Naval Station Norfolk performing maintenance and preservation in preparation for future operations. For more news from USS Harry S. Truman, visit www.facebook.com /usstruman or visit

OAK HILL GETS UNDERWAY FOR COMPTUEX Think big, start small: Navy SBIR/STTR program can help advance your ideas

By MCSN Jessica Dowell Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Public Affairs NORFOLK

The amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) departed Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Virginia, to participate in Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of North Carolina.

Nearly 400 Sailors and Marines are embarked aboard Oak Hill for COMPTUEX, a six-week exercise designed to certify the ARG as a deployment-ready fighting force capable of completing operations in overseas theaters.

“This exercise capitalizes on the basic building blocks from our earlier training to prepare us to deliver military capability and support anywhere in the world,” Oak Hill Commanding Officer Cmdr. Nakia Cooper said.

Oak Hill returned home Oct. 29 after providing hurricane relief efforts for two months in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

COMPTUEX began Nov. 3, and the ship is joining the exercise in progress following its completion of routine maintenance.

COMPTUEX is the final event for ARG Sailors to operate as a team and integrate with Marines from the 26th MEU before deployment. The exercise develops Sailors’ skills in a multitude of areas including air defense, weapons handling, seamanship and boarding operations.

“We look forward to further integrating with the Iwo Jima ARG and 26th MEU team, as we exercise the various capabilities that this great warship and team have to offer,” Cooper said.

The Iwo Jima ARG embarks the 26th MEU and is comprised of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), the dock transport ship USS New York (LPD 21), Oak Hill, Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 8, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, Tactical Air Control Squadron (TACRON) 22, components of Naval Beach Group (NBG) 2 and the embarked staff of PHIBRON 4.

By Sierra Jones Office of Naval Research Public Affairs ARLINGTON, VA.

ABOVE: Sailors pay out mooring line during sea and anchor detail on the forecastle of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51). Oak Hill, components of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting a Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise.

LEFT: Sailors stand in formation for a well deck operations brief aboard the USS Oak Hill (LSD 51).

Photos by MCSN Jessica L. Dowell

NEO drill prepares Iwo Jima for deployment From Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Public Affairs ATLANTIC OCEAN

Components of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) drill Nov. 12 as part of its Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

A NEO is the safe evacuation of personnel in the event an emergency situation arises in a foreign country. The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted the drill to train personnel in case the need to conduct such an operation arises during their upcoming deployment.

“This is a vital piece of what we may encounter when we deploy,” Iwo Jima NEO Coordinator Lt. Aaron Fish said. “This is literally an all-hands effort; everyone on the ship has a key role to play. Whether it’s checking them into the ship, acting as an escort or any number of positions, the fact that everyone onboard is committed to the exercise helped this become a success and something to build off of into the future.”

Iwo Jima’s hangar bay was di-

MCSN Michael H. Lehman Lt. Jodie Bedard demonstrates the Volmer Splinting Technique during training in the triage area of the medical department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).

vided into separate stations, including administrative, medical, security and supply. Supply personnel provided food and water while security created an identification database for all of the “evacuees.” Each evacuee filled out census forms to account for themselves and their families.

Other key events during the exercise included a pair of medical emergencies, something Iwo Jima’s medical team knows it must be prepared for during an actual event.

“Whether an exercise or realworld, the kinetic operations of

Iwo Jima crewmembers played the role of evacuees arriving via aircraft during the exercise.

“I thought everything went pretty well,” Fire Controlman 3rd Class Leighna Chambers said, who played an evacuee during the drill. “It was fun to act a part and it shows how the ship can really work as a team.”

Iwo Jima, components of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting a Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise that is the culmination of training for the NavyMarine Corps team and will certify them for deployment.

The Iwo Jima ARG embarks the 26th MEU and is comprised of Iwo Jima, the dock transport ship USS New York (LPD 21), the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 8, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, Tactical Air Control Squadron (TACRON) 22, components of Naval Beach Group (NBG) 2 and the embarked staff of PHIBRON 4.

the amphibious ready group we support a mandate that Navy Operational Medicine is ready at all times,” Amphibious Task Force Surgeon and Commander of Fleet Surgical Team 8 Capt.

Brian Feldman said. “Integration with all of the shipboard emergency systems from litter bearers to tactical communications, demonstrated in dividends the impressive medical capability of this platform, when it’s put to the test. It takes an incredible group For more news from USS Iwo of individuals to make this hap- Jima (LHD 7), visit www.navy. pen and I’m proud of each and mil/local/lhd7/. every one of them.”

Qualcomm. iRobot. You might have heard of these companies — one making a huge impact on your wireless technology, the other keeping your home clean. But what you may not know is that they have deep roots in the Department of Defense (DOD), via the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.

It’s these two success stories, among many others, that brought together SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) leaders from the Departments of the Navy (DON) and Defense-along with representatives from across government agencies-for the third annual SBIR/STTR Training Workshop, held recently in Baltimore, Maryland.

“All it takes is one entrepreneur and the right resource to turn an innovative idea into a solution to our technical challenges and an economic success story,” Director of SBIR/STTR Program Robert L. Smith said. “This training workshop ensures the naval and defense SBIR/ STTR community is armed with the latest tools, knowledge and best practices, so we can be the resource that helps and encourages these small businesses as they look to engage in high-impact research and development.”

The SBIR/STTR program was established in 1982 by Congress and is coordinated by the Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA oversees 11 government agencies participating in the program, including the DOD, as well as the Navy program, based out of the Office of Naval Research.

The goal of the program is to provide funding, typically in the form of contracts, to companies with promising and innovative ideas to engage with federal research and development agencies through SBIR-or with colleges, universities and research institutions via STTR, on technologies that have dual-use potential in the military and commercial worlds. For the Navy, that potential technology should focus on critical naval acquisition program and operational needs.

“We serve as advocates for our naval technology customers and want to invest in technology that will make a difference to our Sailors and Marines in the field,” Smith said.

“Secondarily, we also want to invest in, and provide small businesses with, opportunities to grow and succeed. The SBIR/STTR program allows us to do both.”

Advocates note that the Navy and Marine Corps benefit from the innovative ideas the SBIR/STTR office discovers and supports.

“If a naval program officer has a technological need, the SBIR/STTR office is a great place to start searching for a solution,” Smith said.

“From battlefield robots to eyewear coatings to artificial intelligence, we’ve got a long history of technologies that have served as jumping off points for projects.”

Program officers can reach out to the SBIR/ STTR office to discuss upcoming requirements. Three times a year, the DoN SBIR/ STTR community releases topics, known as broad agency announcements, for small businesses to submit proposals. These research topics are based on mission-oriented needs and requirements of the fleet and force.

Topics typically open in January, May and September. The first fiscal year release for 2018 will occur on Nov. 29, 2017.

More information on the program can be found on the DoN SBIR/STTR website at www.navysbir.com/. For more news from Office of Naval Research, visit www.navy.mil/ local/onr/.

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Don’t become a victim this holiday season

By MC3 Lindsay Preston The Flagship staff NORFOLK

The holiday season is just around the corner and you may find yourself interested in saving money through buy-and-sell websites.

These sites can be a more convenient way of shopping for loved ones however, they pose several risks.

Some of these risks include being scammed on an item that is fake or falsely advertised. In worse cases, the buyer or seller is robbed at the meeting place. Recently a Sailor and his pregnant wife were shot while trying to buy a cell phone through a buy-and-sell site. While not all listings on these sites are fraud attempts, here are several tips that can help you stay safe and avoid becoming a victim.

Never assume the person purchasing or will to buy goods from you is who they say they are. Online advertisement websites like Craigslist and OfferUp have demonstrated the inability

to verify the identity of a buyer or seller. This vulnerability is exploited by criminals posing as wellintentioned persons.

To reduce the chances of falling victim to a violent crime, always meet in a public place where there are several people around.

Parking lots of large stores, such as grocery stores, Walmart or Target, increase the chances that someone else will see you. Also, several police departments across the country have offered use of their parking lots to conduct transactions in person. Whichever location you choose, ensure it is well lit and there are many people that can see you.

Conducting a transaction during daylight hours is always the best option.

Do not allow the other person to dictate the location of the transaction and beware of last-minute changes in location. One indication may be if the other person continues to give excuses why they cannot meet in a parking lot somewhere crowded or if the person

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asks to change the location at the last minute. Do not accept any changes that do not meet the criteria of being well lit and in a crowded area. Criminal tactics include trying to persuade you to change your mind.

Law-abiding persons won’t mind meeting at a police station.

Do not travel to a location to conduct a transaction alone if possible.

If you must travel alone, be sure to notify a friend or family member of your plans: where you are meeting, when you are meeting, who you are meeting and why you are meeting. If something unfortunate does happen to you, these details will be critical for law enforcement to assist you.

Avoid listing your residence as the place of transaction. Criminals search for such advertisements and use the information you provide to plan for a robbery. Likewise, avoid going to a buyer’s or seller’s residence to conduct the transaction.

When you find a buyer or seller, request their name

and cell phone number. If they refuse to provide it, this may be an indication that they are not well-intentioned.

Trust your instincts.

If something doesn’t seem right or makes you uneasy, do not go through with the transaction. If it seems too good to be true, it usually is. Selling an item or purchasing an item is not worth risking your life.

“The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is working with local law enforcement regarding incidents where Navy and Marine Corps service members and dependents have been victimized during these transactions,” said Dan Poche, NCIS Norfolk Field Office. “We also encourage anyone to report such incidents to NCIS, including if they have any information about persons utilizing these online platforms for criminal purposes.”

For more news from Commander, Navy Region Mid Atlantic, visit www.navy. mil/local/cnrma /

rescue system to arrive early next week

Continued from A1 Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. The four aircraft are scheduled to depart Miramar Nov. 18 and arrive in Argentina Nov. 19.

The second rescue system, the Pressurized Rescue Module (PRM) and supporting equipment will be transported via additional flights and is scheduled to arrive in Argentina early next week.

The SRC is a McCann rescue chamber designed during World War II and still used today. SRC can rescue up to six persons at a time and reach a bottomed submarine at depths of 850 feet.

The PRM can submerge up to 2,000 feet for docking and mating, with a submarine settled on the ocean floor up to 45-degree angle in both pitch and roll. The PRM can rescue up to 16 personnel at a time. Both assets are operated by two crewmembers and mate with the submarine by sealing over the submarine’s hatch allowing Sailors to safely transfer to the rescue chamber.

The U.S. Navy has also deployed unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) to join in the search for the Argentine navy’s submarine.

The equipment consists of one Bluefin 12D (Deep) UUV and three Iver 580 UUVs, which are operated by the U.S. Navy’s recentlyestablished Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron 1, based in Pearl Harbor, Ha-

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PH1 James Christopher The Submarine Rescue Chamber (SRC) from the U. S. Navy’s Deep Submergence Unit is strapped down aboard a 747 aircraft at the Air Mobility Command (AMC) terminal in San Diego, Calif.

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The UUVs are uniquely capable to help in the search. Both types are capable of deploying quickly and searching wide areas of the ocean using Side Scan Sonar, a system that is used to efficiently create an image of large areas of the seafloor. The Bluefin 12D is capable of conducting search operations at 3 knots (3.5 mph) at a maximum depth of almost 5,000 feet for 30 hours, while the Iver 580s can operate at a depth of 325 feet, traveling at 2.5 knots (2.8 mph) for up to 14 hours.

The U.S. government is providing rapid response capabilities, including aircraft,

equipment and personnel to assist the government of Argentina in its search for the missing submarine.

The URC Sailors deploying with the rescue systems are highly trained in its use and routinely exercise employing the advanced technology in submarine rescue scenarios.

Additionally, two Navy P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime aircraft and a NASA P-3 research aircraft are already in Argentina assisting ongoing search efforts near the submarine’s last known location.

The P-8A Poseidon is the Navy’s newest maritime, patrol and reconnaissance aircraft and is configured

with state-of-the-art sensors and communications equipment, allowing it to support a wide range of missions over large bodies of water, including subsurface search-and-rescue operations. It can reach an airspeed of 564 mph, has a ceiling of 41,000 feet and a range of 1,200 nautical miles with four hours on station, allowing it to loiter over search areas.

The U.S. government is supporting a request from the government of Argentina for international assistance to the ongoing search for the missing submarine and possible rescue opportunities once the vessel and crew are located.

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Sailors honor the sacrifices of D-Day Continued from A1 Christopher Sterner, who served aboard Normandy from August 1997 until July 2000, is an active administrator for the USS Normandy Reunion Group; a nonprofit, 100% volunteer group designed to keep Sailors who served on Normandy in touch with regular correspondence, clinics, and reunions.

“She is the best command I’ve ever served on,” said the former Fire Controlman 2nd Class. “No Matter the commanding officer, no matter the time frame. The blood on those beaches has somehow imbued something into the bulkheads of that ship — there’s no other reason for it.”

Shortly after commissioning in Newport, Rhode Island, Normandy was quick to enter the multinational campaign to free Kuwait in operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Normandy fired 26 tomahawk missiles, protected allied ships and aircraft in the area, conducted maritime interdiction operations and helped to locate and destroy enemy mines. She was the first US warship since 1945 to go to war on her maiden cruise.

Three years later, Normandy was tasked to support efforts, primarily as an Adriatic air-space controller, to assist the tumultuous and war-torn republic of Yugoslavia by providing humanitarian missions, air support for United Nations troops in Bosnia, and maintaining a naval blockade to limit supplies that stoked tensions in the region.

Later, Operation Deliberate Force, Operation Deny Flight, Sharp Guard, and Decisive Endeavor were executed flawlessly while also earning the distinction of “Most Tomahawks shot by a US Navy cruiser” Perhaps most importantly, however, Normandy embarked nine World War II veterans on May 18, 1994, for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the allied landings on the beaches of Normandy. Normandy served as a centerpiece for a national commemoration at the beachheads on June 6, attended by President William Clinton.

Garry Morris was on board the ship for the historic embark.

“Going to Normandy, France fifty years to the day after the battle, on the ship that bares the namesake, was probably the most surreal experience of my life,” said the former Gunner’s Mate Guns 3rd Class Morris. “When we later moored in La Havre, France, we were greeted by a huge crowd who were dying to meet us, shake our hands and — I’m not joking — get our autographs. I instantly knew they remembered. I

Leveraging opportunities to maintain the Navy’s superiority

Continued from 1 oceanographic survey ship,” said Oceanographer of the Navy and Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Rear Adm. John Okon. “The completion of Maury’s first successful oceanographic survey could not have been possible without the strong partnership between our civilian and military team. Our oceanographic ships and platforms deploy around the world and give our Navy a warfighting advantage.”

While underway, T-AGS ships are operated jointly by members of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command’s Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) and the Military Sealift Command

(MSC). Survey operations on Maury’s first, and most recent, operation were led by Senior NAVOCEANO Representative and Hydrographic Branch Head Lawrence Haselmaier.

“We used this deployment to significantly emphasize, expand, and improve our use of AUVs,” Haselmaier said.

“We recognize that the world is increasing its use of unmanned systems, so it’s vital that we leverage opportunities such as this one to maintain the Navy’s superiority in that realm.”

Maury, the first in its class fitted with a 300 square foot moon pool, is able to launch and retrieve unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).

UUVs allow Maury’s crewmembers to measure water columns for salinity, tem-

perature, conductivity, depth and currents. Maury is also equipped with high resolution, high-density multibeam sonars.

“These tools allow us to visualize the seafloor, position objects that could pose a hazard to safe navigation, and determine the topography and oceanographic environment of the area,” Haselmaier explained. “Once the data is collected, we can immediately begin to process the information required to generate products for the Fleet.”

That data collection begins with a team of Navy aerographer mates (AG) who are not only charged with the launch and recovery of AUVs, but also with collecting bathymetric data and processing it in addition to their traditional responsibilities.

“A typical watch for an AG on Maury begins at 4 a.m. when we prep weather briefs for the Senior NAVOCEANO Representative, ship’s crew and AUV personnel to highlight any potential hazards for that day,” said Aerographer’s Mate 1st Class Loren Springer. “In addition, I act as a liaison between the AUV personnel and the survey lab, so once the AUVs are launched or recovered, we begin to process the data collected by the vehicles.”

Springer, who was the senior AG onboard during Maury’s most recent survey, further explained the role of AGs while underway on oceanographic survey ships.

“While our (AGs) bread and butter is hydrography, we’re becoming more and more valued onboard these ves-

sels due to the flexibility we bring to the table. Our training covers a broad spectrum of operations. We all have some experience in meteorology, oceanography, acoustic operations, mine warfare operations, bathymetry and hydrography.”

Maury is operated by MSC and is technically controlled

by NAVOCEANO for Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command based at Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi.

The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more than 2,500 globallydistributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders

knew that the outpouring of love they gave us was earned by those who came before us, some of which we now had the unheard of honor of bringing with us on our trip. “ Normandy, alongside a multinational flotilla, was busy preparing for the commemoration ceremony. Rigging an “A-Comm” ladder, former Boatswain’s Mate 3rd class Jeffery Tueffel remembers when the magnitude of D Day hit him.

“During the routine evolution, while hard-pressed for time with a skeleton division, I looked up as sunrise dimly lit our small group of ships at anchor. We were only a fraction of what was present there 50 years prior,” he said.

“I had to hide the lump in my throat. How did they physically enter the breach of hell that awaited them? The Normandy rocker on our shoulders took on a whole new meaning that second. That strip of fabric memorializes every brave soul that fought and died.”

As the day of ceremony approached Morris was able to see the immense meaning behind the title of the ship.

“We could clearly see the cliffs that [allied forces] had to scale under extreme enemy fire in order to reach and neutralize German machine gun nests and pill boxes. The whole time I could not get the images out of my mind of Germans firing down on them, mowing them down while they were trying to advance and secure the beachhead — all right there where I was looking.”

For Morris, the experience cemented the importance of the namesake.

“Seeing that place and meeting those people proved to me that the legacy of DDay and the name Normandy are hallowed and sacred. The effects of that great invasion and the sacrifices made on that day are still felt 50, now almost 75 years later. It was a huge honor to serve in the Navy, but still not quite the honor of having served on that ship whose own name and legacy give me instant pride and instill respect for this day. “ The pride was universal.

“The men who died on the beach that day in the late spring of 1944 saved the world,” said Sterner. “Literal superheroes, fighting the forces of evil and winning. That’s what that ship means. That’s what her name means. It unites every one of her crews to attain a level of outstanding performances throughout her time on the water.

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in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary.

The Naval Oceanographic Office is comprised of approximately 800 military, civilian and contractor personnel. The Oceanographic Office uses a variety of platforms, including ships, aircraft, satellite sensors, buoys and unmanned underwater vehicles, to collect oceanographic and hydrographic data from the world’s oceans.

The Oceanographer of the Navy is a key advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations who provides naval leadership on issues related to oceanography, meteorology, hydrography, precise time, the Arctic, and geospatial and celestial referencing.

The Oceanographer also serves as the senior policy advisor for issues related to national ocean policy and governance.

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CNO to destroyer crew: ‘I’ve got your back’ Adm. Richardson visits USS Gridley on Nov. 15

By MC2 Alex Van’tLeven Navy Public Affairs Support Element, Det. Northwest EVERETT, WASH.

Photos by MC2 Ignacio D. Perez Chief Hospital Corpsman Wayne Papalski, assigned to Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island Search and Rescue, gives the signal to Sailors to safely enter an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during a high altitude training evolution in the North Cascades National Park. NAS Whidbey Island Search and Rescue’s primary mission is to be the first responder for the aircraft and personnel stationed at NAS Whidbey Island. Secondary to that, they work closely with local agencies in order to be a responder to anyone in legitimate danger.

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By MC2 Ignacio D. Perez Defense Media Activity WHIDBEY ISLAND, WASH.

The smell of crisp pine in the air and the peaceful quietness of nothing but the rushing of emerald green glacial rivers as they flow down the side of a mountain describes most of the state of Washington. However, this heartstopping landscape has a potentially lethal side that can claim even the most experienced hikers. But, luckily for

those in northern Washington, there’s a highly trained group of Sailors ready to answer the call.

From the frigid waters of the Puget Sound to the dense tree canopies of the Olympic forest to the towering rock facades of the Cascade Mountain Range, Sailors from the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue (NASWI SAR) team provide 24-hour SAR for the fixed winged assets in the area, as well as the civilian popula-

tion. While most squadrons in the fleet have multi-mission platforms, Whidbey Island SAR’s one focus is rescue.

“Generally, helicopter squadrons around the fleet, whether they’re a Romeo or Sierra Squadron, they’re going to have a multi-mission platform. Those helicopters, pilots and flight crews need to be able to do a multitude set of missions, from the Romeo side, which is hunting subs and possible rescues, where the Sierra side could

Lt. Chris Pitcher, left, and Lt. Cmdr. Dillon Jackson, right, assigned to Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Search and Rescue, review mission operations in an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during a high altitude training evolution in the North Cascades National Park.

go from rescue, logistics and operations officer. “Our job anti-mine warfare. Unfortu- is to go out and save people, nately, they don’t get to really whether it’s pulling them out ever focus on one,” said Lt. Chris Pitcher, NAWSI SAR » See RESCUE | B7

Language students participate in annual captain’s cup From Center for Information Warfare Training Public Affairs MONTEREY, CALIF.

Students assigned to Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey competed in the year’s final Captain’s Cup event on Nov. 13.

The competition is named the “HYPO” event in honor of Station HYPO, the United States Navy’s Pacific theater signals monitoring unit in Hawaii during World War II. The HYPO event is a new initiative designed and executed by the IWTC

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Retired Capt Thomas J Hudner Jr, Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient, passes away

By MC3 Casey Scoular USS Constitution Public Affairs Office BOSTON

CTIC Jamie L. Barron Seaman Logan Fracassa, left, and Seaman Elinor Snyder apply a soft patch to a damaged pipe as part of the basic damage control event during Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey’s HYPO competition. Named in honor of Station HYPO, the United States Navy’s Pacific theater signals monitoring unit in Hawaii during World War II, the HYPO competition is the final portion of IWTC Monterey’s annual Captain’s Cup.

Monterey staff and is geared to combine basic seamanship skills, fitness and esprit de corps through competition among the sailors.

“We are committed to training warrior-linguists,” said Commander Andy Newsome, IWTC Monterey’s commanding officer. “What we refer to as

‘sailorization’ is an integral part of our mission, and we continually seek opportunities to blend military skills with our sailors’ language training in a way that motivates them and prepares them for service in the fleet.” » See CUP | B7

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As part of a fleet visit to the Pacific Northwest, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson spent three hours aboard guidedmissile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) Nov. 15, where he told the crew, “I’ve got your back.”

The CNO’s time aboard Gridley was his first visit to a surface combatant following the recent release of the findings from the Comprehensive Review of Recent Surface Force Incidents.

“Getting out to the fleet is always a priority for me,” said Richardson. “Because I’m absolutely committed to breaking down barriers to success, these important visits give me the opportunity to hear directly from Sailors on how I can better support them, so that our Navy remains the most lethal force in the world.”

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More than 800 family, friends, and active duty and retired service members gathered in Concord, Massachusetts, Nov. 16, to pay their final respects to retired Capt. Thomas J. Hudner Jr., who earned the Medal of Honor during the Korean War. Hudner passed away Nov. 13, at his home in Concord.

He was 93.

Believed by many to be a man who embodied the ethos of the United States Navy, Hudner was accepted into the Naval Academy in 1943, commissioned as an officer in 1946 and became an avia-

tion officer in 1949.

On Dec. 4, 1950, Hudner and his squadron were providing air support to American troops during the battle of the Chosin Reservoir. One of Hudner’s squadron mates, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the first African-American to be trained as a naval aviator, was shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire.

Hudner saw that Brown was still alive in the wreckage and, fearing that if he didn’t land, Brown would succumb to his wounds or suffer at the hands of the enemy. In an effort to render aid to a fellow aviator, Hudner crash-landed his own aircraft near Brown’s downed plane. » See HUDNER | B7

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HeroesatHome NMRC-A researchers present findings on surveillance study for acute novel respiratory infections at ASTMH 2017 From Naval Medical Research Center Public Affairs BALTIMORE

Researchers from the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center-Asia (NMRC-A) presented findings on a study identifying novel respiratory viruses causing morbidity in people or domestic animals, with the potential to spread to people.

The findings were presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting, Nov. 7.

“We ultimately seek to detect and characterize viruses before they fully cross over to humans with the potential of causing an epidemic,” Principal Investigator Cmdr. Tyler Warkentien said.

Warkentien, along with others at NMRC-A, developed a multi-phase surveillance program at four hospitals in Vietnam focusing on severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) caused by viruses prone to causing epidemics.

“The aim of the first phase is to develop a sustainable sentinel surveillance system that strengthens the ability to detect emerging infections,” Warkentien said.

NMRC-A researchers in collaboration with Duke National University Singapore (Duke — NUS), trained local staff in the molecular techniques using algorithms developed for evidence in nasopharyngeal samples of human adenovirus, influenza viruses, enteroviruses and coronavirus infections.

Graphic by Naval Medical Research Center Public Affairs NMRC-A researchers present findings on surveillance study for acute novel respiratory infections at ASTMH 2017.

According to Warkentien, “when an algorithm indicates a patient may be suffering from a recognized human virus, a specimen will be shared

for further culture and sequencebased study. Additionally, samples of the specimens that screen negative for known pathogens will also be screened for veterinary viruses.”

Specimens collected will be isolated, sequenced and studied by collaborators in Singapore in an effort to detect emerging strains of viruses prone to transmission from a zoonotic origin.

In addition to collaboration with Duke — NUS, this project is being carried out in collaboration with the Vietnam National Institute of Health and Epidemiology, and the Vietnam Military Institute of Preventative Medicine.

“This effort will hopefully lead to an improved capability of Vietnam’s military and civilian public health

No blown smoke at Naval Hospital Bremerton

By Douglas H Stutz Naval Hospital Bremerton Public Affairs BREMERTON, WASH.

For years Naval Hospital Bremerton’s (NHB) tobacco cessation counselor has cut through blown smoke to annually circle the third Thursday of November for the Great American Smokeout.

Refuting exaggerated claims promoting tobacco usage is something Pat Graves, NHB tobacco cessation counselor, along with NHB’s Health Promotion and Wellness Department, will address on November 16, 2017. They will team up on the Great American Smokeout to encourage those who smoke to quit for just that day or make a plan to quit.

“We celebrate the ones who do quit. For them, it’s a huge life victory. For those who try and don’t succeed, it can and does take time.

It actually takes on average four to seven tries for a smoker to quit,” said Graves, noting that an estimated 70 percent of all smokers want to quit at some time, but are generally not sure where, when, or how.

“The irony is that 100 percent of all smokers want to quit before they have health-related problems. Unfortunately, by then, it might be too late,” Graves said.

Growing up in Minnesota, Graves did smoke. His best friend in high school was allowed to smoke at home by parents who both smoked. At 15 they both began to smoke. After high school Graves joined the Navy and found out later that his friend’s parents both passed away due to emphysema. Graves quit smoking over 20 years ago. His friend kept smoking, also developed emphysema and by age 54 got a lung transplant.

“His quality of life has improved.

He no longer has to lug around an oxygen bottle all the time. It’s because of smoking that he ended up like that,” related Graves.

Naval Hospital Bremerton provides support to approximately 600 to 800 beneficiaries — active duty, retirees, dependents — who try every year to quit using tobacco products.

“There are also approximately 200 repeat customers who have tried

and failed and are determined to try again. We turn no one away,” said Graves. “We don’t worry about those we can’t reach and don’t want any help. We focus on those who want help and are trying.”

The most gratifying aspect of Graves’ job is having a former smoker come back and thank him for his assistance.

“We have had retirees with significant health issues all due to smoking say that their life is so much better now that they have quit. There was one young lady we helped quit a few years ago. At the time she was trying to quit, she and her husband were having fertility issues trying to start a family. She came back recently and introduced her baby. She credited giving up smoking as part of why they were able to become a family,” Graves shared.

Yet despite all that Graves does, there still is some frustration.

“We recognize that there are defiant and stubborn smokers who want to remain willfully ignorant of the perils of smoking. The evidence is there. Even pre-school children know

it. But these smokers will openly ask ‘who are you to tell me what to do?’

But if they get to the point where they want to quit, we are there to help. We won’t say, ‘I told you so.’ We will say, ‘I’m glad you made the decision,’” said Graves.

Graves does acknowledge that giving up tobacco products is extremely difficult. Nicotine is highly addictive.

“Nicotine has an addiction property that is on the same level as a dangerous narcotic like heroin. That’s just not good,” Graves said.

The theme of this year’s Great American Smokeout is ‘one day is just the beginning,’ which Graves considers entirely relevant.

“A person quits one day at a time and builds upon the success of that initial day. As the old saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. That’s when it all starts. Same with quitting smoking.

Just take a day, and go from there.

That’s what the Great American Smokeout is all about,” Graves said.

For those deciding to quit, Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center statistical evidence notes that

Black Friday flunkies, we’re not alone As much as I’d like to think that Black Friday is a greedy retail industry conspiracy to fleece gullible consumers out of their hard-earned cash, I can’t deny the fact that it offers shoppers really good deals.

In fact, Black Friday has become so popular — last year, over one million shoppers braved the crowds to get average in-store “doorbuster” discounts of 37 percent — that similar retail events have cropped up such as Singles Day, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, Green Monday, and Super Saturday. It seems like every retailer is grabbing for a chunk of the $1.05 trillion in sales predicted for the 2017 holiday shopping season.

As trendy as these retail events are, I’ve never been motivated to shop so soon after Thanksgiving.

I’m too busy trying to get the burnt bits off of the bottom of the roasting pan to care. Besides, the puzzle isn’t done, there are more football games to watch, and I promised everyone I’d make tetrazzini with the leftover turkey.

I prefer to wait a couple more weeks to start shopping in earnest,

poker.

Even though I was left at home with my mother, she wasn’t much for shopping for the latest trends. I was encouraged to wear thick yarn hair just long enough for abject panic to ribbons, saddle shoes, and polyester set in. Why get everything purchased, dresses with white cardigan sweatpackaged and shipped, when I could ers until I was in the seventh grade. pay top dollar after the competition By adolescence, any burgeoning slows down, then stand in line for an fashion sense that I was developing hour at the post office only to be told had withered and died, apparently that my package will arrive too late asphyxiated by those stifling cardigan for Christmas? sweaters. I had to master the basics Perhaps I’m a Black Friday flunky if I was going to survive high school, because of my upbringing. I grew so I armed myself with simple color up in a small town where the only matching skills, lots of denim, and shopping done on Black Friday was a pair of brown shoes. My most for pork products and beer. This is fashion-forward outfit was an orange because the day after Thanksgiving wool sweater, a knee-length denim was when men and boys left to go skirt, matching orange knee socks, hunting. Every year, my father and and those brown shoes. That was as a dozen of his friends ensconced good as it was gonna get. themselves in fluorescent orange and After marriage, I was still the headed out to our hunting camp — a last one to clue into the latest trends small cinderblock cabin on a wooded among my peer group. In the 90s, pond in rural Western Pennsylvania. while the other navy wives were Everyone in those parts had school toasting pine nuts, wearing distressed and work off on Monday and Tuesjeans, painting their walls “Claret,” day for deer hunting season, so for and listening to Alanis Morrissette, five days, they tracked deer, ate like I was obliviously content in my kings, watched football and played shoulder-pad-reinforced sweater, Lisa Smith Molinari Military spouse contributor

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drinking a Zima in my Williamsburg blue kitchen with the duck toaster caddy.

No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t keep up with trends. Just when I thought I’d discovered the latest craze, it was already on a clearance rack at Big Lots or on the buffet at Golden Corral.

But there is good news for unsavvy shoppers like me. Apparently, the numbers are on our side. According to PwC market research, shoppers are becoming disenchanted with Black Friday. Only 35 percent plan to shop the day after Thanksgiving, down from 51 percent in 2016 and 59 percent in 2015. Eighty-one percent of consumers feel that holiday shopping is stressful, and 45 percent mark Black Friday as the most nerveracking time to shop. So this year, the largest group of consumers plan to do their holiday buying during the second week of December to avoid the Thanksgiving week rush altogether.

I guess, after all those years of being a Black Friday flunky, I’m finally a trendsetter after all.

laboratories to detect both common and novel respiratory viruses. The design of this project could potentially allow for broader coordination with military, government and academia partners in the region to prevent, detect and respond to an emerging respiratory virus epidemic,” Warkentien said.

“Being able to prevent and detect an emerging epidemic could play a valuable role in protecting the health, security and wellness of our warfighters and partner nations’ populations,” he concluded.

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on the first day of quitting, within just 20 minutes, a person’s heart rate and blood pressure drop. Within 12 hours, a person’s carbon monoxide level in their blood drops to normal. By the completion of that day, the chance of a heart attack has decreased.

Fast forward from that initial one day to the one year mark. A lot can and will happen — health wise — during that time. In the first month of quitting, a person’s skin appearance improves. Within three months, their circulation and lung function gets better. At the nine-month mark, there’s less coughing. Even breathing becomes easier.

After an entire year of not smoking, the risk of coronary heart disease is cut in half. After five years, the risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, and bladder are cut in half, and the chance of getting cervical cancer and a stroke return to normal.

Ten years after quitting, a former smoker is half as likely to die from lung cancer and their risk of the larynx or pancreatic cancer decreases.

After 15 years, a former smoker’s risk of coronary heart disease is the same as that of a non-smoker.

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MCSA Weston A. Mohr ABOVE: A turkey gets carved for USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Thanksgiving meal.

LEFT: Seaman Justin Malit, left, and Seaman Averie Davis, carve turkey in the galley of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) for a Thanksgiving celebration.

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What does it take to make a holiday meal on deployment?

By MCSN Emily Johnston USS Nimitz Public Affairs WESTERN PACIFIC

As the holiday season approaches, the crew aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) prepares to celebrate on deployment. Being away from home for the holidays can be challenging, but the Nimitz crew comes together as a family to make the holidays special and memorable.

The Sailors assigned to Nimitz’ food service division are devoted to making life on deployment as comfortable and gratifying as possible for the upcoming Thanksgiving celebration.

Every year on Thanksgiving, every culinary specialist in the Navy, deployed or ashore, do their best to prepare a memorable holiday meal for their fellow service members to enjoy. This year,

culinary specialists aboard Nimitz will work together to make one of the largest meals for nearly 5,000 shipmates.

“Thanksgiving can only be accomplished by the hard work and dedication of 159 culinary specialists, two Marine chefs, 137 food service attendants and eight Marine mess men,” Master Chief Culinary Specialist Stephen Boos said. “In total, a small army of 306 personnel dedicated to bringing a small portion of a ‘home for the holidays’ feeling to our Nimitz family.”

According to Culinary Specialist 1st Class Nora Velazquez, from Richmond, Virginia, Thanksgiving planning begins three to four months in advance. A few days prior, the food is taken out to thaw, and cooking begins the night before.

Cooking such a large meal for so many people is an all

hands effort and can be very demanding, Velazquez said.

Thanksgiving is one of the largest meals prepared every year, along with Christmas and the Navy’s birthday meal.

“Being in the kitchen can be really stressful,” Chief Culinary Specialist Tasia Penaranda said. “It’s also really fun because everyone comes together. We do our best and put our best foot forward to get the best food out to the crew. It sucks that we’re away, but for some reason, the morale is always higher and everyone is always happier.”

For this Thanksgiving meal, the Nimitz culinary team will prepare 3,000 pounds of turkey, all of which are airlifted from the U.S. and given names. Each year, one turkey is saved for the blessing and decoration.

This year’s special turkey’s

name is Homeward Bound.

Along with the turkeys, 3,000 pounds of prime rib, 2,200 pounds of honeybaked ham, 2,500 pounds of potatoes and 4,500 pounds of sweet potatoes will be served. For dessert, there will be five types of pies: pumpkin, sweet potato, peach, cherry and apple, four types of cheesecake: lemon, tuxedo, traditional and almond, and four types of cookies: chocolate chip, white chocolate macadamia nut, peanut butter and ginger snap.

“Putting a smile on everyone’s faces and giving back to the crew is what gives us satisfaction,” Penaranda said.

“The planning is easy, but execution and timing are always the hardest.”

Just as Sailors celebrate their family traditions at home, it is a Navy tradition for many Sailors to celebrate and be thankful during the

holidays with their Navy family, due to being deployed, underway or on duty.

“It’s three-fold,” Boos said, when asked his favorite part about preparing holiday meals underway. “One is happiness. As a member of the food service community for over 20 years, the ability to put smiles on people’s faces, remind them of home and make deployment just a little bit easier is our ultimate goal.

The second is pride. The accomplishment of this meal will be discussed for years to come. food service division is made up of dedicated professionals that have the ability to move mountains. This will be the second year in a row that Nimitz is underway for Thanksgiving. Last is the ‘lean.’ Nothing brings us more joy than looking around the mess decks and seeing all the people leaning to one side in their chairs. The ‘I ate

too much’ lean. The rubbing of the belly is key as well.”

As the Nimitz Strike Group’s 2017 deployment nears completion, the crew is thankful to spend Thanksgiving with their Navy family and thankful to each and every culinary specialist, Marine and Sailor food service attendant who work tirelessly, day in and day out.

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.

The U.S. Pacific Fleet has patrolled the Indo-Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional security, stability and prosperity.

For more news from USS Nimitz (CVN 68), visit www. navy.mil/local/cvn68/.

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Brazilian woman takes Oath of Allegiance at NWC

Chaplain candidates pose for a photo in the ship’s chapel aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The candidates are underway with the ship to gain on-the-job experience as part of their training pipeline.

John C. Stennis is underway conducting routine training as it continues preparing for its next scheduled deployment.

By MC2 Jess Lewis U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs NEWPORT, R.I.

MC3 Cole C. Pielop

A Marine, a Soldier and a Sailor walk into a ship’s chapel

By MC3 Cole C. Pielop USS John C. Stennis Public Affairs PACIFIC OCEAN

When Sailors join the service they raise their hand and swear to serve a higher purpose, but for three Sailors who got underway aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Nov. 3, it was to serve a higher calling.

Lt. Sarah Gomez-Lorraine, Lt. j.g. Jerry Roberts and Lt. j.g.

Frank Tillotson are inactive reserve Sailors enrolled in chaplain candidate school.

The chaplain candidates, each with different religious backgrounds and prior enlisted service in the Marine Corps, Army and Navy, came together on the underway to gain onthe-job experience and use the skills they learned during the first part of their chaplain candidate schooling.

“My mission here is to use what we’ve been trained in and actually see it in action,” said Gomez-Lorraine, a prior enlisted Sailor, from Kodiak Island, Alaska. “Now that I’m on a ship with over 3,000 Sailors, it’s an incredible place to implement that. I believe everyone has a story and I want to hear them, and see how I could help them in whatever their journey is. This is just a great time for all of us to learn while we’re here.”

Each candidate has his or

her own reason for becoming a chaplain. For Roberts, from Dyersburg, Tennessee, it seemed destined.

“I’m a military brat and a preacher’s kid,” said Roberts.

“I’ve got two great passions in life; that’s ministry and military. I served 13 years in the army and two were spent in Iraq. Being on a ship of this magnitude is a day and night difference, but I feel like I can help make a difference.”

Tillotson was inspired to become a chaplain after seeing the struggles other service members have dealt with after coming home from combat.

“After six years as an active duty Marine and meeting Sailors and Soldiers coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan and dealing with issues, I saw how impactful chaplains could be,” said Tillotson, from Columbus, Ohio. “As I was growing in my faith, I started understanding there was a need for healing above and beyond physical wounds. I met with a retired Navy chaplain at the VA [Veterans Affairs] and that’s where the seed was really planted for me to be a chaplain.”

After years of schooling and preparing, the candidates were enthusiastic to put their skills to work.

“On the job experiences like these are hard to come by and getting this opportunity was

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phenomenal,” said GomezLorraine. “We got to come out here and do what we have been trained to do and the hospitality that was shown made me really feel like I was part of the crew.”

Lt. j.g. David Albano, a commissioned chaplain stationed aboard John C. Stennis who recently completed the same program, said he was excited to share the experience with the chaplain candidates. From showing them around the ship and meeting Sailors to leading services, Albano said this has been a great experience for everyone. He also added how grateful he was to the crew for welcoming the candidates and making them feel at home.

The road to becoming a Navy chaplain can be long and difficult. Requirements differ depending on the religion and denomination, but the common standard for entering the chaplain candidate program is having a master’s degree in divinity, which can take anywhere from two to five years. After that most chaplains complete at least two years of postgraduate full-time ministerial experience, before being eligible to apply for active duty.

After the candidates finish the underway aboard John C. Stennis, they will return home where they will continue on the path toward becoming a Navy chaplain.

“I filled out all the necessary paperwork three times because I wanted it to be perfect.”

The first step is to see if a person is eligible to be a citizen. Next, an application for naturalization must be completed and submitted. Biometrics are taken following the application submission so background checks can be performed.

“When I got my first letter for my biometrics, I cried a little,” Hall said. “I felt like I was one step closer to becoming an American.”

Once all the background checks are cleared, an interview with a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officer takes place and an English and civics test is administered. Once completed, a decision is made by USCIS on the naturalization status. Once approved to be a U.S. citizen, an oath ceremony is conducted by USCIS. During the ceremony, the Oath of Allegiance is given and once completed, the person is now a U.S. citizen.

“When I got the letter for my interview, I was a nervous wreck,” Hall said.

“I think the interview was the hardest part for me. For months, I studied and read that booklet like it was my job. The morning of my interview, I got sick and had to stop on the side of the road. I remember sitting in my car, in tears, praying and asking God to help me through the interview and the test. I passed but I was definitely nervous. I thought that if I failed at everything else in the world, this was the one important thing in my life that I had to succeed in.”

Hall encourages anyone who is considering becoming a citizen to go for it.

“I think filing for my citizenship is one of the most adult things I’ve done in my life,” Hall continued. “I feel a sense of responsibility and I’m ready to participate in what being a citizen is all about. I don’t think you can go wrong with being an official part of this great country.”

Hall said she felt blessed and is grateful to everyone who helped her through the process of becoming a citizen.

“It was an amazing journey and everyone just made it that much better for me,” Hall said.

Mia Hall officially became a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony held in U.S. Naval War College’s (NWC) Mahan Rotunda on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Hall has been working at NWC for nearly two years.

“It’s an honor to be here today and witness Mia’s naturalization ceremony,” President of NWC Rear Adm. Jeffrey A. Harley said. “She is a valuable member of our team here at the college and it’s a blessing to be able to be a small part of her naturalization story.”

Hall’s father, Fidelis, believed he and his family would have a better life and more opportunities in the U.S. than they had in Brazil so, in the late 1980’s, he and his family migrated to the U.S. “He was right,” Hall said. “My parents worked very hard to be able to give my brothers and me the things we needed and I am very grateful to my parents for that.”

When asked why she wanted to be a citizen, Hall said she felt it was important to participate and really belong to the country she’s lived in for most of her life.

“Without naturalization, my voice wouldn’t and couldn’t be heard,” Hall continued. “I think it’s important to participate in what’s going on in the country. Elections are one way to do that and without being a citizen, I couldn’t vote.”

After spending more than two decades in the U.S., Hall decided that it was time for her to pursue her citizenship through the naturalization process.

“My motivation to become an American citizen changed for the better,” Hall said. “I received a lot of support from everyone I spoke to in regards to becoming a citizen. A day never went by at the college without someone coming into the barbershop to ask how the process was going and where I was at. I really loved that about everyone who took time out of their day to ask me about the process and how I was doing with it.”

The naturalization process can be complicated. There are steps that have to be met in order to complete the process and for some, it can take years to accomplish.

“The process for me wasn’t as difficult For more news from Naval War College, as it is or was for some people,” Hall said. visit www.navy.mil/local/nwc/.

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CNO VISITS NAVAL BASE KITSAPBANGOR AND USS KENTUCKY

By MC1 Amanda R. Gray Submarine Group 9 Public Affairs BANGOR, WASH.

The Navy’s 31st Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. John Richardson, visited Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) Bangor, Nov. 15.

During the trip, he paid a visit to the ballistic missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) to tour the submarine and speak with Sailors.

“Kentucky is honored to have the CNO onboard and excited to show him our ship,” Kentucky Commanding Officer Cmdr. James Hurt said. “We’re happy to know strategic deterrence continues to be important to our senior leadership. It confirms for us that strategic deterrence is the Department of Defense’s number one mission.”

While on board, he pinned an enlisted submarine warfare device, or “dolphins”, onto Machinist’s Mate (Auxiliary) Fireman Joshua Suh, and reenlisted three Sailors; Missile Technician 2nd Class Robert Albury, Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) 2nd Class Joseph Korn and Fire Control Technician 3rd Class Brent Peterka.

“It is not every day that you can say that you got reenlisted by the Chief of Naval Operations, a four-star Admiral,” Albury said. “It means a lot to me that he would take time out of his busy schedule to visit our boat to see us, to see how we are doing, especially with everything that is going on in the world, it means a lot

that he cares that much.”

Kentucky Gold is currently going through a routine maintenance refit period to prepare for their upcoming patrol.

“I take a lot of pride in this boat and the amount of work that we do, and the CNO coming down to recognize it, feels great,” Korn said.

Following the submarine tour, more than 900 Sailors, Marines and civilians attended an all-hands call with the CNO at the Naval Base Kitsap Bangor gym.

“We are here in Bangor, Washington to get a look at the fleet,” Richardson said.

“We started on the ballistic missile submarine USS Kentucky, which is one of the absolute stealthiest, most survivable legs of the nuclear strategic deterrent triad.

These submarines have been on patrol 100% of the time since 1960, serving as the bedrock for the nation’s defense. So it is an honor to be here.”

Richardson discussed the current forward-deployed status of our Navy. He explained that there are currently a lot of navies out there fighting for our title of being the best Navy in the world, and stressed the importance of each person doing their part to hold on to that title.

This is accomplished through accountability, responsibility and ownership.

“This individual responsibility goes all away up to me and I have to make sure that you have the resources that you need; the money, the equipment, the people, and I

Lt. Cmdr. Michael L. Smith Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson shakes hands with Machinist’s Mate (Auxiliary) Fireman Joshua Suh, following a pinning and reenlistment ceremony for Sailors assigned to the Gold crew of the ballistic missile submarine USS Kentucky.

During the ceremony, Suh received his enlisted submarine warfare device dolphins, and three Sailors were reenlisted by the CNO.

Lt. Cmdr. Michael L. Smith Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson meets with Sailors while touring the ballistic missile submarine USS Kentucky as part of his visit to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor.

am committed to doing that; I’ve got your back,” Richardson said. “Whatever obstacles stand in your way that prevents you from being the best that you can be at your job, let me know, I am ready to knock those down. If we

all come to work every day saying, ‘you know what, I am going to be the best in the world at what I do,’ we will retain the title of being the best Navy in the world.”

The all-hands call then turned into a question-and-

answer session, as Sailors asked questions regarding sequestration, submarine incentive programs, crossrating possibilities, women in submarines, and future improvements and funding for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Richardson also talked about the competition of talent, confident watch standing and stressed the importance of sleep.

“We are really learning a lot about the detrimental effects of not getting enough sleep,” Richardson said.

“You should be getting six to eight hours of sleep, and from a policy standpoint we have that in place, but the execution of that policy resides with you and your leadership. Be part of that solution, be a small unit leader. Watch out for your people and their sleep. If you don’t, you pay a

tremendous price in performance, decision making, and the whole thing.”

Richardson became the 31st CNO Sept. 18, 2015, serving as the Navy’s most senior officer, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a principal advisor to the Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of Defense and the President.

NBK is the nation’s thirdlargest naval installation and the largest naval organization in Navy Region Northwest, composed of installations at Bremerton, Bangor, and Keyport. NBK serves as the host command for the Navy’s fleet throughout the West Puget Sound, in support of surface ships and submarines.

For more news from Commander, Submarine Group 9, visit www.navy.mil/local/ csg9/.

Excellence and its pursuit continue on Navy Quarterdeck From Naval Support Activity Washington Public Affairs WASHINGTON

An old sports adage holds that no team ever truly repeats an accomplishment; the challenges, competition and composition of the team itself are always changing. The same certainly holds true for Navy installations and the annual tradition of noting excellence among them.

Building on recognition for fiscal year 2016 as the Commandant, Naval District Washington (NDW) Installation Excellence Award (small category) winner, Naval Support Activity (NSA) Washington recently earned this NDW distinction again for its 2017 performance. This was welcome news for a combined militarycivilian team that evolved sig-

nificantly over the past year while maintaining its staunch determination to provide the best possible support.

“Our team is dedicated to continuous improvement, and this latest NDW recognition only reinforces that commitment,” NSA Washington Commanding Officer Capt. Jeff Draeger noted.

NSA Washington encompasses six separate facilities across the National Capital Region, including the Washington Navy Yard and Naval Support Facilities Arlington, Carderock, Naval Observatory, Navy Research Laboratory and Suitland. On these dispersed bases, the installation supports numerous important tenant commands with widely varying missions, including five Echelon One and 34 Echelon Two Commanders; an aggregate

workforce of more than 30,000 active duty military, DoD civilians and contractors.

Underpinning an innovative installation level support plan, the first of its kind in the Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) enterprise, NSA Washington has five overarching goals: Protect Our Base; Deliver Effective and Reliable Navy Shore Services; Deliver Prestige Level Services to Executive Customers; Maintain Our Facilities; and Leverage REGCOM Support to Man, Train, and Equip our Team. “Our plan anchors the many mission partnerships we value inside and beyond our fence lines. Straightforward goals focus our team’s efforts to achieve results and reduce inefficiency,” Draeger said.

In the course of pursuing its goals, NSA Washington posted

numerous accomplishments this past year. Highlights include the successful execution of the first Navy Yard-wide active shooter exercise with interagency involvement since the tragic events of 2013; significant renovations and updates to the Navy Yard Town Center Food Court; completing the establishment of a fully staffed Fleet and Family Support Center to support National Capital Region Sailors and their families; hosting 31 missions on Ceremonial Barge Chesapeake; completing expedited renovations to and supporting a change of occupancy in the Vice President’s Residence; and the performance

of decades-delayed preventative maintenance on the Navy Yard’s main high voltage electrical distribution panels.

“This was my third opportunity to prepare an award package on behalf of the Sailors and civilians of NSA Washington, and it was definitely the most difficult,” Executive Officer of NSA Washington Lt. Cmdr.

John Liddle said. “Our team’s contributions were numerous, diverse, and meaningful to our tenant commands. It was challenging to select from all the great accomplishments of the past year in meeting the space limitations of the nomination package, but that is a very good problem to have.”

As winner of the 2017 NDW Installation Excellence Award (small category), NSA Washington advances to enterprisewide competition at the CNIC level.

NSA Washington is proud to have earned this Region level recognition again, but never satisfied. On the Quarterdeck of the Navy, where the daily support routine would make headlines elsewhere, there is no resting on laurels, and no one is calling it a repeat.

For more news from NSA Washington, visit www.cnic. navy.mil/regions/ndw/installations/nsa_washington.html.

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Navy accepts delivery of future USS Ralph Johnson From Team Ships Public Affairs PASCAGOULA, MISS

The Navy accepted delivery of future guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) from shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Nov. 15.

In early September, DDG 114 successfully demonstrated its ship’s systems and readiness during a series of at sea and in-port trials for the U.S. Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). Due to the success of the trials, INSURV recommended the ship be accepted for delivery to the U.S. Navy.

“The namesake of this ship is a true American patriot who sacrificed his life for the safety of his fellow Marines and his

Andrew Young Ingalls Shipbuilding completed builder’s sea trials for Pre-Comissioning Unit (PCU) Ralph Johnson (DDG 114). The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer spent more than three days in the Gulf of Mexico testing the ship’s main propulsion, combat and other ship systems.

country,” said DDG 51 Class Program Manager and Program Executive Office Ships Capt. Casey Moton. “We’re looking forward to commissioning a ship that will not only honor the legacy of one of our finest Marines but also

provide today’s Sailors and Marines with one of our most capable warfighting assets.”

DDG 114’s namesake, Pfc. Ralph H. Johnson, received the Medal of Honor for his actions during Operation Rock in the Vietnam War, 1968.

Johnson jumped on top of a tossed grenade to spare his fellow Marines from the blast.

The heroic action took Johnson’s life but saved the lives of his brothers in arms and undoubtedly prevented the enemy from penetrating his sec-

tor of the perimeter.

DDG 114 is the 64th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and the third of the DDG 51 Flight IIA restart ships to deliver. The ship is equipped with Aegis Baseline 9 combat system, which includes an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) capability incorporating Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) 5.0 and Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air. Aegis Baseline 9 IAMD destroyers have increased computing power, along with radar upgrades which improve detection and reaction capabilities against modern anti-air warfare and BMD threats. These capabilities are designed to provide the Navy with a 21st-century fighting edge.

HII’s Pascagoula shipyard

is currently in production on future destroyers PCU Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), PCU Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), PCU Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121) and PCU Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123). Additionally, HII is under contract for the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) which will be the first Flight III ship.

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

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

Seabees participate in restoration project on Diego Garcia Vegetation removed from colonial monuments on island territory

By BU2 Christopher Moore Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 Public Affairs Office DIEGO GARCIA, BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

Seabees assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 participated in a community relations restoration project of colonial monuments in Diego Garcia.

Since its discovery in 1509, the island has had several occupants including the French who established four coconut plantations and a leper colony of small outlying villages in the 1790s. The regions where the plantations and colony were created are now controlled and monitored areas by the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) with minimal access. Due to the tropical weather, the jungle quickly took over the buildings.

NMCB 4 and Public Works Department (PWD) Diego Garcia worked over three hours to restore two monuments by clearing the overwhelming vegetation around the houses where the lepers lived.

“By gaining permission to access this area, we have the opportunity to become involved with an island-wide project to bring back the historical sites of the island,” Chief Construction Mechanic James Eaton said. “I think this is one way we can show the Chargos Islanders that we care to maintain their original history, culture and heritage.”

After the cleanup, the ancestors of the Islanders came out to tour the area and lay flowers in memory of their loved ones.

“Initially, I was upset that we volunteered on our first Saturday off, but after I saw what we accomplished, I realized I did something bigger than myself,” Equipment Operator Con-

BU2 Christopher Moore Builder 3rd Class Michael Johnson, left, observes Steelworker 3rd Class Alisha Silva, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, as she cuts material from a demolished building to stack on pallets to remove from a project site.

structionman Dorian Macal said. “I hope the Chargos are happy with the work we’ve done and the work we will do.”

NMCB 4, PWD and other volunteers have already made arrangements to return to the monuments to continue clearing vegetation in late November.

NMCB 4 is a forward deployed pacific NMCB, ready to support major combat operations and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations and to provide general engineering and civil support to Navy, Marine Corps and joint operational forces.

Homeported out of Port Hueneme, California, NMCB 4 has detail sites deployed throughout the United States and Pacific area of operations, including Diego Garcia, Guam, Japan, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea and Timor Leste.

For more news from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, visit www. public.navy.mil/seabee/nmcb4/ Pages/default.aspx or follow NMCB 4 on Facebook at www.facebook.com / NMCB4 or visit http://www.navy.mil/ local/nmcb4/

Graphic by MC2 Armando Gonzales

Keel laid for future USS Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee From Team Ships Public Affairs PASCAGOULA, MISS.

The keel of the future USS Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) was ceremoniously laid Nov. 14 at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard.

The ship’s keel was authenticated by the ship’s sponsors, Louisa Dixon, Virginia Munford and Rolanda Pickett Wilson. The authenticators etched their initials into the keel plate to symbolically recognize the joining of modular components and the ceremonial beginning of the ship.

“The keel laying is the first major event in a shipbuilding program and the keel is known as the backbone of the ship,” DDG-51 Class Program Manager, Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships Capt. Casey Moton said. “With the keel in place, the ship will begin to take shape and I look forward to seeing that happen over the next several months.”

The ship’s namesake, Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee, served as the second Superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps in 1911 and received the Navy Cross for distinguished service in the line of her profession and devotion to duty. When she entered naval service in 1908, she was one of the first 20 women to join the newly established Navy Nurse Corps and contributed her nursing skills to the Navy during the First World War. DDG-123 will be configured as a Flight IIA destroyer, which enables power projection, forward presence, and escort operations at sea in support of low-intensity conflict, coastal and littoral offshore warfare as well as open ocean conflict. The ship will be equipped with the Navy’s aegis combat system, the world’s foremost integrated naval weapon.

The ship will also incorporate cooperative engagement capability that, when combined with

the aegis combat system, will permit groups of ships and aircraft to link their radars to provide a composite picture of the battlespace, effectively increasing the theater space. The capability is designed to provide the Navy with a 21st-century fighting edge.

HII’s Pascagoula shipyard is also currently in production on the future destroyers PCU Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) , PCU Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), PCU Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) and PCU Frank E. Petersen, Jr (DDG 121). Additionally, HII is under contract for the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) which will be the first Flight III ship.

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

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Seabees complete Hari’I Hamatuk 2017

By CE3 Ji Han Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 Public Affairs Office METINARO, TIMOR-LESTE

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, marked the end of Exercise Hari’i Hamutuk 2017 with a closing ceremony at Metinaro Military Base.

Representatives from NMCB 4, U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JMSDF), Royal Australian engineers (RAE) and

CNO

engineers from the TimorLeste Defense Force (FFDTL) celebrated the successful completion of Hari’i Hamutuk, which included the renovation of a 3,000 sq. ft. kitchen facility at Baucau Military Base and refurbishment of the Sidara Health Clinic in Hera community.

“Hari’i Hamutuk,” in Tetun means “building together,” and is a multilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability between partnering countries.

Beginning Oct. 29, 120 engineers participated in the

exercise and despite the different backgrounds, cultures and languages, the units worked together to complete the two major projects and various smaller projects over the course of 30 days.

Sidara Health Clinic has been helping the Hera community for 15 years. The clinic was founded by a local nurse practitioner, Bianca Lopez. To refurbish the clinic, participants constructed a masonry block bathroom facility and replaced three corrugated roof structures.

“It was a good opportunity

to trade skills with other nations. I learned a great deal about masonry from [our] Australian counterparts,” said Utilitiesman Constructionman Whitney Bussell.

“They were very patient and great teachers.”

The new kitchen facilities at Baucau Military Base will improve the sanitation and enhance the quality of food served for Timorese troops.

“It was a great learning experience. I was able to take what I have learned and combine it with knowledge from Australian and

Timorese counterparts. The collaboration of knowledge between two counties created cooperation and we executed a successful renovation,” said Steelworker Constructionman Clayton Peterson.

For more news from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, visit www.public. navy.mil/seabee/nmcb4/ Pages /default.aspx , www. navy.mil/local/nmcb4/ or follow NMCB 4 on Facebook at www.facebook. com /NMCB4.

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group meetings with Chiefs Mess and junior officers Continued from B1 pierside visit by eating lunch with Sailors in the crew’s mess. Commanding officer Cmdr. Michael Mortensen then gave the CNO a tour of Gridley, which is currently in the maintenance phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan and will progress to basic phase training this spring.

The CNO then gathered with the crew to reenlist Chief Sonar Technician Mathew Cline, Fire Controlman (Aegis) 2nd Class Kevin Grenald and Damage Controlman 3rd Class Calli Cushing.

“Most people don’t take many oaths in their lives, so it’s always an honor for me to do this and to emphasize that we all listen to the important words of this oath,” said Richardson. “Because families are an important part of our Navy team, it’s also great that the families of these terrific Sailors could join us today for this important moment.”

Crewmembers appreciated CNO’s visit to hear review recommendations firsthand and how they can help build the future of their Navy.

“I think it is great the CNO took time to visit the

ship,” said Chief Quartermaster Shawn Wilson, a native of Stockton, California.

“He used focus groups, with junior officers and chiefs, to see things from the deckplate leadership’s perspective.

That type of feedback will be very beneficial towards making improvements in the long run.”

The CNO conducted focus group meetings with the Chiefs Mess and with the junior officers, where he discussed the need for a sense of urgency in swiftly implementing the findings of the Comprehensive Review.

“I got some terrific feedback from these Sailors,” said Richardson. “It was important for me to tell them directly that, ‘I’ve got your back.’ I have complete faith in the Surface Forces to make these changes and I am committed to providing the resources--the money, the equipment, the people — this community needs to ensure we retain the title of best Navy in the world.”

The CNO’s engagement comes on the heels of a visit

by Vice Adm. Tom Rowden, commander, Naval Surface Forces last month to discuss Pacific Northwest maintenance and training support to the five Everett-based ships, as well as a review of

Photos by MC2 Joseph Montemarano Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson eats lunch with Sailors aboard the guidedmissile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) at Naval Station Everett prior to an all-hands call. The purpose of the all-hands call was to talk about the importance of behavior, technical competence, and character.

specific actions taken across the fleet during the Navywide operational pause.

“It was a great pleasure to host the CNO,” said Mortensen. “The visit was an opportunity for my Sailors to provide feedback and see that senior leadership is committed to effective culture change in the Surface Forces.”

For more news from Naval Surface Forces, visit www. navy.mil/local/cnsp/.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson performs the duties of the reenlisting officer during a reenlistment ceremony held aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) at Naval Station Everett.

RESCUE | NAWSI SAR only squadron with advanced life-support helicopter platform Continued from B1 from the water or from the side of a mountain, and we train almost every day for those different scenarios. So when those scenarios do pop up, we’re not surprised, and we can get the job done and get that person to a higher level of care.”

Because of this, NAWSI SAR is the only squadron in the fleet that is outfitted with an advanced life-support helicopter platform. It allows crews to not only save pilots in case of emergencies, but also work with local hospitals and emergency rooms to provide care for anyone in need of medical attention.

“We are a fully outfitted, advance life-support helicopter platform,” said Chief Hospital Corpsman Wayne Pa-

palski, NAWSI SAR’s flight paramedics lead chief petty officer. He explained that the team operates the same way as first responders who save lives after someone calls 911 for a family member. “We strive to mirror ourselves with the civilian community, so that way we can have that continuum of care that started in the civilian community and continue to a local hospital.”

With the millions of visitors, the Pacific Northwest sees every year, NAWSI SAR has not only performed rescues in the Cascades and Olympic National Parks, but also in Idaho, Oregon and even Canada. This has made the Sailors learn to quickly adapt to changing environments.

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assigned language program and physical fitness.

“Unit cohesion is essential to our mission performance,” said Newsome. “In addition to encouraging each sailor to do their best, we want to emphasize collective excellence — the notion that we succeed or fail as a team.

This program serves to do that in a fun way, while also

The HYPO event served as the capstone event for the command’s growing divisional competition program, which serves to encourage and recognize superior group performance in all facets, from basic personnel and military standards to academic performance in the

“The terrain here is pretty diverse. You have the ocean that can range from the mid50s to high 40s. You have mountain ranges that can have some of the densest forests with 200-foot firs to some the rockiest sheer rock cliff faces that you can imagine. And once you get past the other side of the Cascades, it turns from this nice coastal 60 degrees here in Whidbey Island into this dry desert that reaches 110 to 112 degrees,” said Pitcher. “It just depends on what the mission calls for, and to be ready to be able to respond to any kind of situation, because, obviously, if the jets go that far, we need to be able to respond.”

The unpredictable landscape has made Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd

exposing our newest Sailors to what they may see in the Fleet. I’m especially proud of the staff members who designed these events for the benefit of our students.”

More than 300 initial entry training sailors participated in the HYPO event.

Each division competed in team events which included a strength and endurance

Class Francisco Toledo learn to be uncomfortable, he said.

But he also said that the only way to become comfortable is by constant training.

“It doesn’t matter who you are or where you came from, we kind of check your ego at the door. We have our own training syllabus, so when you check in, you start from scratch using what you learned previously in the fleet to come up here to make yourself a better aviator or crewman,” said Papalski. “We have a pretty robust training syllabus that takes you throughout the entire state to all of our local working areas. Pretty much any situation that you will probably face as a qualified crewman or pilot, we try to put you in.”

challenge, shipboard damage control events such as pipe patching, casualty evacuation under fire conditions and a fire hose challenge.

“It was great seeing the atmosphere as people were cheering on their divisions,” said Seaman Richard Lopez. “The application of shipboard skills was a great refresher and a reminder of

Because of the level of difficulty and danger of the job, Sailors said it leaves a lasting memory. Most believe that when they look back at their careers someday, they will consider their time at Whidbey to be some of the best years they have had.

“Looking back at my four years here, I’ll tell you this is the best command I’ve been at. It’s just been an amazing and humbling experience, getting to do what I got to do up here, and what some of my brothers and sisters in the other room got to do to help people,” said Papalski.

“When you look back at your career 20 or 30 years from now and know that you actually did something that was giving more than you were taking, it means a lot.”

what I could expect in the future.”

IWTC Monterey provides a continuum of foreign language training to Navy personnel, which prepares them to conduct information warfare across the full spectrum of military operations.

For more news from Center for Information Warfare Training, visit www.navy. mil/local/cid /.

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Received Medal of Honor on April 13, 1951 Continued from B1 As soon as Hudner dropped his flaps and made his wheels up hard landing, he quickly made his way to Brown. Hudner’s attempts to pull Brown out of the wreckage revealed Brown’s right leg was crushed under the damaged instrument panel. While Brown drifted in and out of consciousness, Hudner kept trying to free his fellow aviator, all the while packing snow into the stillsmoking engine.

By the time a U.S. helicopter arrived to help, Brown was unconscious. For almost 45 minutes, Hudner and the helicopter pilot used an ax to hack away at the damaged plane but they could not free Brown. Even a plan to amputate the leg with a knife wouldn’t work because they had no firm footing due to the snow. As nightfall approached with the corresponding drop in temperature, Hudner and the helicopter pilot reached a grim decision to leave Brown behind since the pilot would be unable to fly in the dark.

Brown was already near death and died shortly afterward.

Hudner’s decision to save Brown came just 2 years after the Navy had desegregated.

For the rest of his life, Hudner claimed that the reason he landed to save Brown was because Brown, like all service members, would have done the same for him.

On April 13, 1951, Hudner received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Chosin Reservoir. He served 27 years in the Navy.

Retired Capt. Thomas V. Hennessey Jr. U.S. Navy, knew Hudner for more than 30 years from the Wardroom Club, a dining club for active and former Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Officers.

“He was the most selfeffacing modest guy you’d ever meet,” Hennessey said.

“Everyone knew him, he was such a warm and friendly guy. Everyone loved him” Hudner was extremely active in the veteran’s community of Massachusetts, even going so far as to serve as the commissioner of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Veterans’ Services from 1991 to 1999.

Francisco A. Ureña, the current secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Veterans’ Services, was one of Hudner’s successors and mentees.

“After retiring (from the Navy), he could have gone into business but continued with government service by becoming the commissioner of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Veterans’ Services,” Ureña said. “He was someone who was extremely caring and passionate, not only about veterans, but specifically about their social needs. He was someone that made us all proud to be civil servants.”

Despite all of his personal and professional titles, to some, the one he’ll be remembered most as is dad.

“My dad was always there for me,” Thomas J. Hudner III said. “I knew he was busy, but he would always attend my sports games. It didn’t matter whether my team won or lost, he was always supportive.”

For more news from Naval History and Heritage Command, visit www.history. navy.mil.

For additional information about naval history, contact the Naval History and Heritage Command’s Communication and Outreach division at 202-433-7880 or via email at NHHCPublicAffairs@navy.mil.

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What the Dickens?

With fanciful backstory, movie puts new twist on Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol,’ plus other ways to enjoy the holiday classic

By Mal Vincent Virginian-Pilot correspondent

It is that time of year when there is an urge to go to the Dickens. Specifically, to Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” which urges us not to be loners and to give away money.

Don’t even try to resist its message of communal cheer. It is everywhere: on stages in Hampton Roads; at the downtown Norfolk riverfront; in dozens of movie versions that pepper your TV screens; even in a Thea Musgrave opera that had its world premiere in Norfolk.

All of these rely on the world that Dickens created in his 1843 novella, published on Dec. 19 and sold out by Christmas Eve. But a new take this year, in a movie that opened last week at the Naro Expanded Cinema in Norfolk , offers a fanciful look at how he created that world.

It suggests that Dickens wrote the story, with a working title of “Humbug: A Miser’s Lament,” because the bills were piling up after two flops – the novel “Martin Chuzzlewit” and his travel book “American Notes” about his lecture tour to America.

His financially irresponsible father (Jonathan Pryce) shows up to add to the bills. This was the same father who was once hauled off to debtor’s prison, necessitating that his boy work in a squalid factory.

The most daring thing about “The Man Who Invented Christmas” is its title. We had thought that title was reserved for someone born about 1,840 years earlier, but the movie tells us that Christmas was regarded in Dickens’ time as something of a dark holiday.

The movie asks us to accept that “A Christmas Carol” rewrote the perception of the holiday, incorporating among other things the Christmas trees that were a

movie review new idea in the Dickens home. It may be closer to the truth to say that Dickens caught the Christmas trends of the time and amplified them. For example, “Merry Christmas” was not a new phrase, as the movie suggests, but with a push from Dickens, it took wing and became ubiquitous.

One could argue that today’s trappings of the holiday suggest that the moneychangers have taken revenge for being thrown out of the temple, and that we still need Dickens’ linking of the season with charity and the phrase “God bless us, every one!”

In this new film, Dan Stevens, from “Downton Abbey” and the hit movie “Beauty and the Beast,” plays a young Dickens going on a “magical journey” to create “A Christmas Carol.” This is a revelation to those of us who have spent years attempting to write and never experienced such help as deadlines drew near.

Dickens wanders the streets of London with a notebook and picks up lines that will become world-famous. Such silliness suggests that the novella was not so much written as reported. This device enables characters from the novel to appear to Dickens in hallucinations to inspire him or argue with him about the book.

Thus Christopher Plummer appears to play Scrooge as a kind of critic who wants to tell “his side” of the story. He adds, with contempt: “I thought this was a ghost story, not a fairy tale.”

Plummer obviously relishes his turn here.

As always, Scrooge’s redemption happens overly quickly and just in time to send us all out in a holiday mood. Anglophiles and “Masterpiece” theater fans will be charmed enough to go along

Kerry Brown | Garlands Films DAC Dan Stevens and Christopher Plummer play Charles Dickens and Scrooge in “The Man Who Invented Christmas.”

“THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS” This feature film tells a tale about Charles Dickens writing “A Christmas Carol.” It stars Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer and Jonathan Pryce. Director: Bharat Nalluri. MPAA Rating: PG. Mal’s rating: two and one-half stars

VIRGINIA STAGE COMPANY’S “A CHRISTMAS CAROL” Samuel Flint Gregor Paslawsky plays Scrooge in Virginia Stage Company’s “A Christmas Carol.”

with the game.

As lightweight as this movie is, at least “The Man Who Invented Christmas” builds on the traditional tale in a new way.

Mal Vincent has been a longtime culture writer for The Virginian-Pilot. He can be reached at mal.vincent12@ gmail.com.

All-new lineup at Dickens’ Christmas Towne From Nauticus

Courtesy of Nauticus Father Christmas reads to fans at Dickens’ Christmas Towne.

Norfolk’s Decker Half Moone Center has been converted into Dickens’ Christmas Towne, an immersive holiday tradition, featuring all-new highlights this eyar.

The Elizabeth River will transform into the River Thames with an interactive, pier-side London Docks experience, featuring a 120-foot-long children’s maze built entirely from shipping pallets. A new interactive literary experience will be a focal point for children, and a “Whodunit?” mystery will take families on

a journey throughout the village. Most notably, an Ebenezer Scrooge character has been added to entertain families and create a tie back to Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol.”

“We’re consciously trying to grow and develop this holiday tradition,” said Stephen E. Kirkland, Nauticus executive director. “That means keeping those things that families return for each year, but also adding new experiences and concepts.”

Tickets to Dickens’ Christmas Towne are $5. Children aged 2 and younger are free.

Hours are: Thanksgiving Weekend: Nov. 24, 25, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Nov. 26, Noon–6 p.m.

Dec. 1–17: Friday, 4–8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sunday, Noon –6 p.m.

Dec. 18–20: 4–8 p.m.

Dec. 21–23: 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

Dec. 24: 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Closed Christmas Day Dec. 26–30: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Dec. 31: Noon–5 p.m.

For more information, visit http://dickenschristmastowne. com.

Dec. 8–24, The Wells Theater, 108 E. Tazewell St., Norfolk. vastage.com, 757-627-1234.

This is the 25th year that Virginia Stage Company has staged the Dickens work.

There was a two-year break in the mid1980s when the company tried a new holiday show that met with loud protests.

Ebenezer Scrooge will be played by Clark Carmichael, last seen on this stage as Felix in “The Odd Couple.” Bob Cratchit will be played by Equity actor John Forkner while Tiny Tim will be played by Aiden Clarkson, a third-grader at Cedar Road Elementary School. Tickets are from $25 to $79.

DICKENS’ CHRISTMAS TOWNE Through Dec. 31 (Closed Christmas Day), Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center, One Waterside Drive, Norfolk. http://dickenschristmastowne.com In this annual attraction, a Victorian London village is recreated along the Elizabeth River in downtown Norfolk. New this year: a pier-side London Docks experience, featuring a 120-foot-long children’s maze built from shipping pallets; a new interactive literary experience for kids; a “Whodunit?” mystery for families walking through the village; and the return of an Ebenezer Scrooge character. Tickets: $5, children 2 and under get in free.

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Disabled veterans can apply for free HRT bus passes From United Way of South Hampton Roads

Local disabled veterans who lack adequate transportation can now apply for free bus passes, through a partnership between United Way of South Hampton Roads, Mission United Hampton Roads, Hampton Roads Transit and Norfolk Southern. “Transportation is one of the top ďŹ ve requested services Mission United gets from our local veterans in need.

It is especially vital for the disabled vets, so they can get to their healthcare providers.

We owe it to them, after all the sacriďŹ ces they’ve made for us,â€? says United Way of

South Hampton Roads President and CEO Carol McCormack. “We want to thank Norfolk Southern for providing a grant that will make this happen, as well as for their compassionate corporate leadership.�

To qualify for the free bus pass, the disabled veteran must: Be honorably discharged from any branch of the Armed Forces Provide a copy of DD 214 or certifying veteran status Meet speciďŹ c income qualiďŹ cations – to learn if you are eligible, talk to a Mission United case manager.

Navy veteran at ODU awarded scholarship From Globe Newswire

SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced medical technologies to veterans, has awarded a Navy veteran studying at Old Dominion University with a SoldierScholar scholarship.

Stephanie Primeaux is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at ODU. Primeaux is a qualiďŹ ed nuclear electrician with six years of experience in the nuclear industry. Skilled in nuclear operations, maintenance, and management, she served as a nuclear electrician’s mate on the US. Harry S. Truman, and more recently as a facilities manager at the Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic.

While pursuing her degree, she is interning at NASA’s Langley Research Center as a cost analysis intern in the Proposal Development OfďŹ ce. “Though I knew I wanted to join the Navy, I had applied to attend ODU ďŹ rst,

but ďŹ nances were an issue,â€?

Primeaux said. “The Navy not only helped better prepare me for college, both ďŹ nancially and academically, but it helped connect me to a great advisor who recognized my hard work and made me aware of opportunities like the SoldierStrong scholarship. I feel beyond honored to have been selected for this scholarship. It has given me the conďŹ dence and means to continue my education.â€?

The scholarship program aims to help supplement the Post-9/11 GI Bill by ďŹ lling tuition gaps it may leave for select students. “Supporting our nation’s heroes take their next steps forward in life is an honor ... ,â€? said Chris Meek, cofounder and chairman of SoldierStrong. “To date, the SoldierScholar program has raised nearly $450,000, which has helped 13 men and women advance their education following their return from the battleďŹ eld.â€?

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In addition to the completed application, which has a section to be signed by the veteran’s doctor, HRT will need the veteran to submit one passport photo and a state-issued driver’s license (or non-driver ID, or valid passport, or current employee ID). After HRT validates these items, they will issue one HRT Discounted Fare ID Card at no cost to the disabled veteran, which will enable the veteran to ride for free.

Flickr.com Through a partnership between United Way of South Hampton Roads, Mission United Hampton Roads, Hampton Roads Transit and Norfolk Southern, disabled veterans can apply for free bus passes.

The Downtown Hampton Lighted Boat Parade is expected to feature more than 20 lighted boats, along with music and food vendors, Dec. 8.

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Dec. 8, 6 p.m., Downtown Hampton Waterfront, 710 Settlers Landing Road, Hampton 757-727-1271 Live music by Little Doors beginning at 6 p.m., parade starts at 7 p.m., visible anywhere along the Hampton River. Awards ceremony at 8:30 p.m. Free.

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Downtown Hampton Boat Parade, Dec. 8 From Hampton Convention and Visitors Bureau

Cruise into the holiday spirit at the 29th annual Downtown Hampton Lighted Boat Parade, Dec. 8. More than 20 boats are expected to participate in this free nautical light show taking place on the downtown Hampton waterfront.

The lighted boat parade will take place on Friday evening, the same weekend as the Hampton Holly Days Parade “Holiday Lift Off: In Celebration of NASA’s 100th

Anniversary in Hampton,�

Hampton History Museum’s Holiday Market, and SelďŹ es with Santa at the Hampton Carousel, all taking place Dec. 9.

The event will kick-off with live music by Little Doors beginning at 6 p.m., Downtown Hampton Waterfront, 710 Settlers Landing Road.

At 7 p.m., the parade of illuminated power and sail boats will be visible from anywhere along the Hampton River. Spectators wanting to hear the narration will want

to ďŹ nd a cozy spot near the Hampton Maritime Center.

Those who don’t have a boat but want to join the action can board Hampton Roads Charters: The Ocean Eagle. Spectators interested in riding on The Ocean Eagle are encouraged to make reservations by calling 757868-3474. A contribution of an unwrapped toy that will be donated to Toys for Tots is required. As in years past, the Miss Hampton II also will participate, but is already completely booked.

The awards ceremony will take place at 8:30 p.m., followed by Bedtime Story with Santa at 8:45 p.m. in the Crowne Plaza Hampton Marina Hotel lobby.

This year, each vessel that enters the lighted boat parade will have an opportunity to win a free dock slip during the 19th annual Blackbeard Pirate Festival, June 1-3, 2018.

The event is free for spectators, with free parking and food vendors available. For more information, call 757727-1271.

NSA Hampton Roads team takes top prizes in NAVSTA Norfolk Fleet Fest chili cook-off

By Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads Public Affairs

Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads-Northwest Annex Culinary Specialists placed ďŹ rst for the “People’s Choiceâ€? category and placed second in the overall “Best Chiliâ€? category in Fleet Fest Chili Cook-off, held in Octo-

ber in Norfolk.

Naval Station Norfolk held the Fleet Fest to commemorate the start of the next 100 years. In addition to the Chili Cook-off, the event offered ship tours, static aircraft displays, children’s entertainment area, military demonstration, car show, beer garden, food trucks, conces-

sions, concert and a grand ďŹ nally ďŹ reworks show.

CS1 Kienyatta Nelson, CS1 Jose Artegaduran, CS2 Adam Johnson, CS2 Todd Harding, and CS2 Jon Martinsen represented the NSA Hampton Roads Chili Cookoff team. “It felt good to get outside the work environment and re-

lax, have fun, and to get our name out there,� Nelson said. “It felt amazing to know that all of our hard work paid off.�

They competed against eight other teams. Winning teams were presented with plaques and awarded funds to their Command Fund Raiser accounts.

calendar Holiday Cards for Sailors Nov. 23–25, 10 a.m.– 5 p.m., Norfolk Public Library, Larchmont Branch, 6525 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk 757-441-5335 All ages can create a card in the library to be sent to deployed Sailors in time for the holidays. Free.

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Saint Leo University Alumni game and reception

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Annual model train show, Nov. 24–26 at Virginia Beach’s Military Aviation Museum From Military Aviation Museum

Families can watch Santa fly in for an intimate meet-and-greet and photo opportunity, explore an elaborate display of model trains, and check out rare vintage aircraft during the annual Planes, Trains & Santa event. It will be held at the Military Aviation Museum, 1341 Princess Anne Road in Virginia Beach, Nov. 24-26.

Event hours on Friday and Saturday are 9 a.m.–5 p.m., and 9 a.m.– 3 p.m. on Sunday. Children aged 17 and younger receive free admission all weekend. General admission prices apply for all others.

St. Nicholas touches down at 11 a.m. all three days. Children should come with Christmas lists in-hand, as after a little one-on-one mingling with the children, he’ll be settling into the balcony overlooking the Museum’s Army hangar.

Members of the Tidewater Division of the National Model Railroad Association will showcase model trains of all shapes and sizes. Junior train enthusiasts can control a model engine themselves as well as check out a model train built entirely out of Lego building blocks.

Also included are up-close looks at the museum’s collection of op-

Arthur E. Norfolk The Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach hosts its annual Planes, Trains & Santa event Nov. 24–26, featuring members of the Tidewater Division of the National Model Railroad Association.

erational World War I and World War II vintage aircraft and a special appearance by fire engines from Independent Fire Company. The Greater Atlantic Rescue Dogs will greet guests as they walk through the doors. Girl Scouts and other organizations will attend.

The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve will accept donations for their an-

nual Toys for Tots drive throughout the weekend. Bring a new, originalpackaged toy for donation or purchase one from the museum’s gift shop.

For additional information about Planes, Trains & Santa, visit www. militaryaviationmuseum.org/ Planes_Trains_Santa.html.

Register by Nov. 30 for free volunteer family workshop to be presented at Busch Gardens, Dec. 5 From Busch Gardens

In honor of World Kindness Day, Busch Gardens’ Mrs. Claus and her elves are on a mission to make Christmas bright with big and small gestures. Throughout the holidays, she will share volunteer ideas for families to do together.

To help with the charge, Mrs. Claus will be hosting a free Family Volunteer Workshop at Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s Das Festhaus on Dec. 5, 4:30– 7:30 p.m.

Families are encouraged to bring a toy to donate to Toys for Tots. The workshop will include volunteer stations along with raffles, a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and hot

cocoa. To participate in this event, please make reservations online at www.christmastown.com/giveback before Nov. 30. Space is limited.

Mrs. Claus also will be hosting a Facebook Live series to share volunteer ideas for families and tips to survive the hustle and bustle of the holidays.

Join Mrs. Claus Live @BuschGardensVA Facebook at 8 p.m. each Wednesday during Christmas Town, starting Nov. 15.

Giving back to the local community is important to the Busch Gardens family. Each year, Busch Gardens and Water Country USA Team Members rally together in

support of numerous local organizations and community outreach programs located throughout Coastal Virginia.

Busch Gardens is asking the local community to log their volunteer time and report those hours back to the theme park. The goal is to collect 5,000 volunteer hours in November and December. If the goal is met, Busch Gardens and Water Country USA will donate 5,000 hours of community outreach in 2018.

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Busch Gardens® Christmas Town™ will be closed to the public Dec. 5. Paid admission is not required and event will only be held in Das Festhaus. Other areas of the park will be closed.

Access to the park will be closed and participants will be requested to show I.D. and parking pass at toll plaza. Event details to be sent via email after R.S.V.P. is received.

Visit www.christmastown.com/ giveback for details regarding the logging of volunteer hours and the Family Volunteer Workshop.

Dominion Energy warns against utility scam calls From Dominion Energy

Utility scams are on the rise again in Virginia and across the country.

Reports of scammers calling Dominion Energy customers threatening disconnection in exchange for immediate payment has increased by 49 percent since last year.

“Customers report that the caller ID on their phone says ‘Dominion’ when they are actually being contacted by a scammer,” said Marc Gaudette, director-Corporate Security, Safety & Health at Dominion Energy. “They are told the power to their home or

business will be cut within minutes if payment (usually via a pre-paid debit card or credit card) is not provided immediately. Customers are given a fake number to call for payment, and the recording is a copy of Dominion Energy’s own phone greeting.”

Dominion Energy reminds customers that it doesn’t do business this way.

“We never threaten customers with immediate disconnection when they are behind on their bills,” said Charlene Whitfield, vicepresident-Customer Service at Dominion Energy. “We

contact customers by phone or in writing multiple times to work out a payment plan before disconnection occurs. The payment plan never requires payment within an hour or less.”

Dominion Energy is working with local and federal law enforcement as well as other energy companies and utilities to monitor these scams. The best defense against scams is education and awareness. This year alone, nationwide scams awareness and education has resulted in the shutdown of more than 500 bogus phone numbers.

Dominion Energy does not: Use aggressive threats to disconnect service (usually within an hour or less) Insist on immediate payment, over the phone Request a pre-paid card to be used for payment over the phone But customers can protect themselves and their community by remembering: Never purchase a prepaid card to avoid shut off— we will not insist on just one type of payment.

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Hang up and call us at 866-DOM-HELP to confirm whether or not a payment is due, not any other number.

Collect information from the scammer, such as phone numbers or names, to help us and law enforcement track and spread the word to customers.

For more information about protecting yourself against scams, visit www.dominionenergy.com/scams.

Virginia Symphony volunteer wins top Cultural Alliance award

By Dan Duke The Virginian-Pilot

For her tireless work as a volunteer for the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Fran Pedersen received the Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads’ top award for support of the arts.

Pedersen started playing bass with the symphony while she was a student at Maury High School in Norfolk. She was president of the Virginia Symphony League from 2012-16 and wrote its newsletter for 10 years. While working for Virginia Beach schools, she played in music ensembles, bands and church groups and has long been a volunteer extraordinaire, said Joan L. Rhodes-Copeland, executive director of the alliance.

“Fran has spent her life giving back to the Hampton Roads community,” Rhodes-Copeland said. “Her passion for music and the arts has permeated nearly all the musical organizations and ensembles in the area.”

Pedersen was presented with the Vianne B. Webb Lifetime Achievement Award on Nov. 12 during the Cultural Alliance’s annual Alli Awards at The American Theatre in Hampton.

Four special Alli Awards were presented : Support Portsmouth Public Art, the Arts Partner Award; Nicole Harp, Norfolk-based artist and educator, the Bettie Minette Cooper Alli Educator Award; Renata Sheppard, artistic director of Experimental Film Virginia in Cape Charles, Creative Leadership; and Deborah Thorpe, assistant director and foundation director of the Governor’s School for the Arts, the Star Alli Award.

Three business Alli Awards were presented : Croc’s 19th Street Bistro in Virginia Beach, Small Business Award; the Muse Writers Center in Norfolk, Medium Business Award; and YNot Italian, Large Business Award.

Three Alli Awards were presented to individuals: Charles J. Woodward, artistic director of the Virginia Chorale, Arts Professional Award; Andy Li of the Virginia Opera, Emerging Volunteer Award; and Susan Grube of Symphonicity, Individual Volunteer Award.

Dan Duke, 757-446-2545, dan. duke@pilotonline.com

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Waterpark to get military-themed ride

By Stacy Parker The Virginian-Pilot VIRGINIA BEACH

and splash through an “S”shaped waterway before ending in a pool.

The ride will be red and blue and begin at the top of a 70-foot-tall platform. Rafts will hold up to four people.

ProSlide Technology will develop the ride, to be built over the Jungle Falls attraction next to The Hurricane slide, which is near the park’s mascot gorilla on the General Booth Boulevard side of the water park.

The tower will feature a conveyor lift to carry tubes back to the top of the ride.

The ride’s canopy will reach 95 feet high. Ocean Breeze applied for a city permit last year, which was approved.

Ocean Breeze Waterpark will have a new family raft ride with a Virginia military theme when it opens next season.

The ride, which has not been named, will have 10 main turns varying from 90 to 360 degrees, according to General Manager Brian Baker.

Park officials described it in a news release as a “mega-tube serpentine raft ride” that will “blast visitors into a dark, enclosed tunnel with a series of unpredictable twists and turns, breathtaking drops, and back-to-back curves.”

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“We do this every night, and it don’t come easy,” Ringo Starr said before launching into his second number of the night Sunday at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk.

Not to correct a Beatle, but it seems to come very easy. For anyone asking why a man in his 70s should tour the country year after year playing rock ‘n’ roll and dancing about, the answer was clear. For Ringo and His All-Starr Band, every show is a love fest.

Ringo, 77, has been touring with All-Starr bands for 28 years, on and off; six years with the current lineup: Todd Rundgren, guitar and vocals; Steve Lukather, guitar and vocals (Toto), Richard Page, bass and vocals (Mr. Mister), Gregg Rolie keyboards (Santana and Journey); Warren Ham, saxophone, keyboards, percussion and vocals; and Gregg Bissonette, drums.

Their experience and camaraderie showed in a hitfilled show that clocked in at two hours, with no warmup band and no intermission.

Starr got a standing ovation just for walking onto the stage, flashing peace signs and getting them back in return. He later joked that he could just walk around the stage saying “peace and love” for the rest of the night. And he has the charm to pull it off.

He started with a highenergy “Matchbox,” then “It Don’t Come Easy,” with the band projecting a big wall of sound, and “What Goes

concert review On.” Starr introduced the last one as having his first songwriting credit, along with a couple of guys who wanted to help, so he humored them – John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Then the love fest began in earnest. Starr would introduce a member of the band, and he would say how great it was to be playing with you know who, and the audience would roar, and then he would take the lead on a hit or two from his career – for starters Todd Rundgren on “I Saw the Light,” Rolie’s “Evil Ways,” Lukather’s “Rosanna,” Page’s “Kyrie” and so on. Then Ringo was back at the mic with peace signs, a joke or two and a few more classics.

For the majority of the crowd, who grew up with Beatles’ music, there was a real joy in singing along with an actual Beatle to “Don’t Pass Me By,” “Yellow Submarine” and others.

Ringo acted as if there was no place he’d rather be than at the Ted singing and playing drums. He was full of energy and perfectly comfortable bantering with the crowd and his band mates. His voice sounded as good as ever.

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made it his mission to connect with the other members of the band. Mugging with drummer Bissonette, dancing with Page, climbing stairs up to Ringo’s elevated drum kit to ham it up with him, running behind the stage to get to the other side and egg on Rolie – he was having fun. They all showed a kind of infectious, brotherly joy.

Ringo started to wind things up with “Photograph,” laughing at the line “as we grow old and gray.”

With “Act Naturally” people on the floor swarmed up

to the stage. “All right, now we’re cooking,” Ringo said.

Then came the grand singalong for “With A Little Help From My Friends.”

After Ringo ran – yes, ran – off the stage, the band started into “Give Peace A Chance.” Ringo shortly came out for his final bow.

The concert, the history lesson, the clinic in how to own a stage, and the love fest were over.

Dan Duke, 757-446-2545, dan.duke@pilotonline.com

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Angela Madison created her artwork titled “2 SparrowsMatt.10:29-31,” using a “jail safe” pen and deodorant that she rubbed on a magazine to transfer the color to her picture. She said her piece is about hope and self worth.

Chrysler Museum presents Virginia Beach inmate art show using ‘jail safe’ materials

By Lee Belote Virginian-Pilot correspondent

As a mobile tattoo artist, Jonathan LaCount used to create his custom artwork in the comfort of people’s homes.

After being arrested on a drug charge, his cell block became his new art studio and the toilet seat is where he designed his latest composition. That was the best environment because it was quiet and others were not leaning over his shoulder.

His three-dimensional piece titled, “Straight & Narrow,” was crafted by using card stock, a flexible ink pen and powdered milk for an adhesive. It features a portrait of his wife and daughter and includes 20 individual pieces of paper arranged in a kaleidoscope shape.

“It’s meant to be hung on a wall and to be viewed completely straight on,” said LaCount. “If you veer from the straight-on view, it breaks up and you can’t see it.”

He explained that his wife and daughter are his inspiration to stay on the “straight and narrow” path and that’s why he crafted this unique artwork. LaCount, who has created art his whole life, said he was never good at portraits.

“Ironically, I learned to draw portraits from doing time. It’s all about patience,” he said. “I can’t stare at the wall and do nothing. I’m not wasting my talent.”

LaCount’s artwork was one of 25 pieces that was chosen to be displayed at the Chrysler Museum’s exhibit titled, “Beyond the Block: An Art Exhibition created by inmates at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center,” that runs through Nov. 26.

The museum partnered with the Virginia Beach Sheriff’s office to present art that reflect inmates’ experiences as well as responses to objects in the Chrysler Museum’s collection. The museum donated paper and surplus

books from its library, and the inmates used materials that are available to them inside the Correctional Center, including “jail safe” pens, candy, soap, deodorant, magazines and other items.

Michael Berlucchi, Chrysler Museum’s community engagement manager, pursued the idea after learning many of the inmates were gifted artists. He said the sheriff and the deputies implement many programs designed to empower people in their care and support their rehabilitation.

“Art can be therapeutic and transformative, both for the viewer and the person who created it,” said Berlucchi.

“The Chrysler Museum is committed to presenting exhibitions and programs that appeal to diverse audiences.

That includes traditional museum audiences and underserved audiences, such as people who are incarcerated and their families.”

Angela Madison, an in-

Photos by Lee Belote | For The Virginian-Pilot Jonathan LaCount’s artwork “Straight & Narrow,” is a three-dimensional piece that features a portrait of his wife and daughter. He said that his wife and daughter are his inspiration to stay on the “straight and narrow.” He used a flexible ink pen and powdered milk as an adhesive to craft the composition.

mate at the Correctional Center, said the idea for her artwork titled “2 SparrowsMatt.10:29-31,” came from an inspirational article in a magazine that told the story of a woman’s simple joy of watching the birds even when cancer started to take her vision away.

The story resonated with her and reminded her to have hope. Madison used a creative technique to add color to her sparrows. She took deodorant and rubbed it on magazines and then transferred the color to the drawing paper.

When her final product was chosen for the Chrysler Museum exhibit, she cried.

“It was such a good inspiration for me. People said I wouldn’t amount to anything,” said Madison. “I learned I have a gift and art has changed me. I’m worth more, and I’m going to make it.”

Angela Madison cried when her artwork, “2 SparrowsMatt.10:29-31,” was chosen to be displayed at the “Beyond the Block: An art exhibition created by inmates at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center,” at the Chrysler Museum. Madison said art has inspired and changed her. “People said I wouldn’t amount to anything,” said Madison. “I learned I have a gift. I’m going to make it.”

Jonathan LaCount, an inmate at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center, has his artwork “Straight & Narrow” displayed at the Chrysler Museum. The exhibit is called “Beyond the Block: An art exhibition created by inmates at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center.”

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Retired Navy master chief just keeps running Virginia Beach cancer survivor has run more than 1,000 races, with no plans for stopping

By Cindy Butler Focke Virginian-Pilot correspondent

Mission accomplished on a bright, sunny day for Linda “Sunny” Fox. In 2006, she pledged to participate in 1,000 races.

“I wasn’t thinking!” joked the retired Navy master chief.

On Sept. 11, 2017, she and her team pushed two children of a Navy family in race chairs along the 5-kilometer race route and across the finish line of the Remembrance Run at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. She placed third in her new age category – 60 and above – and was celebrated with cake and applause.

The day exemplified the importance of patriotism, she said. It was fitting for the 1,000th race to be on 9/11, “since I bleed red, white, and blue,” she said. Plus, the organizers from the shipyard’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation department were “awesome,” she added.

“The race director looked for race bibs for me for whatever race number I was on when doing races at the shipyard, and always made those races special,” she said.

Fox was diagnosed with thyroid cancer 11 years ago.

Doctors told her that staying in shape could help recovery, so she took the advice and ran

with it. Both she and her husband Bill, also a retired Navy master chief, are cancer survivors who undergo regular monitoring.

Life is good, she said.

Running has not only helped her stay physically fit, but has also provided other rewards, such as spreading her love for the sport to students.

“Probably the biggest joy is having kids who have never been able to run a race, run and help me push the chair,” she said. Many times, she pushed race chairs carrying children or adults with disabilities, including her neighbor and special friend Hunter Berns, who lost his fight with brain cancer in July at the age of 21.

Most of her races are 5, 8, or 10K and benefit charitable causes, including Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Down Syndrome Association of Hampton Roads, Tidewater Striders, and the Make-a-Wish Foundation. She’s even traveled to Hawaii to compete in the Honolulu Marathon seven times.

Somehow, she finds the time to run her own embroidery business, Sunny’s Stitches, and substitute teaches for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, mostly in NJROTC. She has no plans to stop running.

Recently, she participated in the Warrior 8K Challenge, Fallen Heroes 5K, & Jr. Warrior 1 Mile on Veterans Day. Next up, the Reindeer Trot 7K & Reindeer Rally 5K on

Courtesy of Linda “Sunny” Fox Cancer survivor Linda “Sunny” Fox pledged to run 1,000 races in 2006. She accomplished her mission this year but has not stopped.

Dec. 2 at Mount Trashmore – numbers 1,011 and 12.

But who’s counting?

What do you enjoy most about what you do? Teaching leadership and helping kids What is the greatest challenge you’ve faced? Keeping teenagers (NJROTC cadets) in school and out of trouble and on task and off drugs!

Whew!

What do you love most about the people you work/ volunteer with? Teachers,

the true superheroes. They are underpaid and overworked, but are still dedicated to making a difference every day.

Were there people or experiences in your life that made a huge impact on who you are today? The awesome people (too many to list) that I had the privilege of working with in the world’s finest Navy for 21 years and Capt. John Warren, who was a great NJROTC instructorpartner at Maury High School for 12 years.

If a snapshot was taken of you enjoying a perfect day, what would it look like?

Hiking some awesome trails on the Hawaiian Islands and then going to Cholo’s Mexican Restaurant on the North Shore with good friends (to put some salt back in my body lost from all the hiking!)

Favorite gadget: My Gear 3 smart watch — it does everything but cook dinner.

Favorite movie: “McFarland USA” Pet peeve: People littering and people driving while yackin’ on their cell phones.

Put the phone down and drive!

Hobbies: Gardening, sports, eating chocolate. Is that a hobby?

Best/worst job: Best: U.S. Navy; Worst: None, because you can learn something from every job.

First car: Toyota pick-up truck Favorite Virginia Beach spot: Running NAB Little Creek Base Beach at sunrise Favorite races: Honolulu Marathon and all the local MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation) base races, because they do a fantastic job and it’s my favorite type of race, free.

Your celebrity twin, separated at birth: Sandra Bullock Comfort food: Chocolate — not the cheap stuff either; and ice cream. It’s why I have to run.

Of what achievements are you most proud? Advancing

to the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer in the world’s finest Navy (from E-1) in 15 years and getting to 1,000 races before I kick the bucket.

Something you’ve done that others might not expect of you: I have some orchids, anthuriums and coffee plants.

Always trying to get them to grow and bloom better.

If you could invite three famous people, living or dead, to dinner, who would they be? Tom Hanks, Coach Jim White (McFarland High School Cross Country Coach), Walt Disney If you could choose your theme song, what would it be? “Try A Little Kindness”

by Glen Campbell The song you’re most likely to be caught singing along to: “Does your Mother Know” (by Abba). I’d sing it in the classroom to students when they got in trouble, and asked them “Does your mother know?” and “Would you like to call mom?” No more problems in the classroom.

What is your personal motto? Six feet up beats six feet down.

The most memorable words of wisdom you received and from whom: Honor, courage, commitment, from the U.S. Navy The words of wisdom you’d share with someone interested in doing what you do: Quitters never win and winners never quit.

Cindy Butler Focke, fockecindy@gmail.com

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Labradoodle puppies will be ready to go to their new home by Christmas. Multi generation. $1000 (804)761-1583 for more info

Maltipoos & Shi Poos, M & F

DECOYS WANTED Highest CA$H prices paid Old wooden ducks or Canvas geese Swans and Shorebirds. Also buying Old fishing tackle & Wooden lures Boat oars Nautical & Lifesaving items Call Mark at 757-721-2746

I BUY COINS

Coin Collections

STAMP COLLECTIONS

757-474-1303

WANTED ANTIQUES & ESTATES 18th, 19th & 20th Century, Furniture, Artwork, China, Crystal & Collectibles.

1 Piece Or Entire Contents.

We Come To You With & Courteous & Professional Service. No Obligation Offers. Please Get My Offer Before You Sell!

Tag Sales & Estates Settled.

LARRY ZEDD 422-4477

Virginia Beach Antique Co. Appraisal Service With 40 Years Experience.

Appliances APPLIANCES - Refrigerator $195; A/C $99; Stove $125; Freezer $150; Washer $150; Dryer $125; Dishwasher $100. All Items Like New. DELIVERY AVAIL 757-447-7347

Articles For Sale Battery Outlet, Inc. CAR BATTERY SPECIAL! Factory Seconds $49.95 With Exchange (for most U.S. & Foreign Cars.)

1608 Campostella Rd., Chesapeake (757) 545-4442 2815 Geo. Washington Hwy., Yorktown 757-867-8280. www.batteryout.com

Boat Trailers USED TRAILER SALE !!!

OVER 100 Avail. For Boats 12'-38' BUDGET BOATS: (757) 543 -7595

Boats/Rigs SeaRay Sundancer 250 1989 28 ft Cab-

in Cruiser, AC, Microwave, head and shower, Rebuilt Mercruiser w/ new exhausts, rebuilt outdrive. Asking $12000.

Can be seen by appointment. (757)286-6463

Cameras-Photography WANTED: High-End Film Camera Collections.

Call 757-481-5375.

252-207-9353

majesticmaltese.com

Mini. Schnauzers-All Colors. Super Coats.

Year Health Guarantee. www.smithschnauzers.com For More Info 434-349-3854 or 434-770-1464 Newfoundland Puppies. Gentle Giants. Loving and loyal. Exp.Breeder. $1,500 757-617-3932

Puppies To Good Home, prices from $200 &

up. Call 757-537-9521 anytime or text.

Sheltie Pups-AKC. Sable w/full white collar,

shots, dew claws. $850-$1100. 757-613-6651.

Standard Poodle Pups-AKC reg, cremsh,

white & black, shots worming health guaranteed, $1000. 434-349-3854 or 434-770-1464.

Yorkie Puppies AKC, Health Guar., Family Raised, microchip 757-778-7081 www.dynamoyorkies.com YORKIE PUPPIES AKC Reg.Superior Quality$2200-2500 tiffntellyorkies.com 757-277-2204

YORKIE PUPS-Reg. Shots. Potty Trained Loving, Beautiful & Brilliant, 757-672-7797.

Power Boats/Cruisers SEADOO 19’ CHALLENGER JET BOAT

2006 19’ SEADOO CHALLENGER 180 JET BOAT! Excellent Condition, Brand NEW Motor, Electronics and Upholstery. Great Family Boat, Safe, Fun & Fast! $12,000 757-343-8874

Sea swirl striper 2000 21 ft Center console, 200 hp oil injected Johnson outboard. Motor and boat in good condition. Trailer included but need brakes. $5000 obo. 804-317-0534.

Topsoil-Mulch #01A Black Sifted TOPSOIL

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

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

Wanted To Buy FREON 12 WANTED:Certified buyer will pick up and pay CASH for R12 cylinder and cases of cans (312)291-9169, RefrigerantFinders.com Get Cash Today For Vinyl Records, CDs, Textbooks No collection too large or small. Rock, Jazz, R&B, Punk, Metal, Reggae, Country, Hip Hop, etc. Quotes 7 days weekly, 9:30am to 7pm. Call 757-962-1996

I WANT TO BUY WWII 30 Caliber Military Carbine. 757-558-9304.

Auctions 8:00 AM Sat., Nov. 25 BARRETT STREET

AUCTION CENTER

Comics will sell at 12:30 PM. Cars will sell at 1:30 PM 2005 Chevrolet Equinox, 147,250 miles w/aftermarket Kenwood stereo, 10/18 inspection, 1998 Buick Regal, under 65,000 mis., 12/17 inspection, Waterford crystal, Royal Doulton Toby jugs, 10 & 15 cent comics sold as a lot, large boxes of assorted comic books, Gorham Celeste sterling flatware, Globe 4 stackable barrister bookcase, RS Prussia bowls, Case XX Knife collection including a few Bowie, vintage license plates, Depression era beaded handbag, brass Foo Dogs, hard-carved Foo Dogs, Franklin Enid sterling flatware, antique 200 pound anvil, Case knife display cabinet, Leica M-3 camera, Conn saxophone, Bundy trumpet, Oriental items, estate wool rugs, Ecuadorian antiquities, original Pokeman factory packs, nautical items, large ship model, US Military Grumman aircraft fire bottle, USN aviation liquid oxygen convertor, large nutcrackers, vintage The Chad Valley Co. Teddy Bear, costume jewelry, Link wicker furniture, much more. Victorian Sofa, Bookcases, ...

See www.facebook.com/barrettstreetauction.

Preview: Fri., Nov. 24 - 9 am to 5 pm

13% Buyer’s Prem. discounted 3% for Cash/Check.

Barrett Street Auction 2645 Dean Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 757-463-1911 Tom Giroux VAAF #229

www.barrettstreet.com

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

Phoebus Auction Gallery. Next Auction

Mon., Jan. 1st, 2018. VAAR #1597. 722-9210

Ports. R.E. Tax-Nov. 30, 10 AM. On Site.

538-0123. www.VaAuctionCo.com #662 The Contents of the Following Units

will be offered for online auction ending Mon., Nov. 27 at 11 AM at Western Branch Storage, Listings will posted on Storageauction.com. Cash Only.

A1-Blue, B40-Buchanan, B107-Diggs, B144-Clark, C61-Kendrick, C65-Bollinger, C-103-Hill, E37-Robinson, E75-Rouson, F14-Carthen.

Accounting/ Finance Foundations Senior Accountant (00543A)

Assist the Accounting Supervisor with maintaining accurate and meaningful financial records for the Educational, Athletic and Real Estate Foundations, as well as, the Alumni Association and the Community Development Corp.

Salary range is between $33,598 $42,500. Close Date is November 24, 2017. To review position requirements in full, and submit an application, please visit http://jobs.odu.edu/postings/7004

Administration/ General Office

Management

For Sale-Mobile Home

Accomack County Public Schools

Oceana-Derby Run 08 Clayton-Mobile Home

PROJECT MANAGER

School Board Office/Bayly Hall

Benefits include sick leave, personal leave, health insurance, state retirement benefits, group life insurance, credit union and disability.

QUALIFICATIONS: Must possess a Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Construction Science, or related field, or a 2 year Engineering Technology degree with 5 years of relevant experience. Advanced knowledge of all general construction methods including but not limited to concrete, ironwork, masonry, etc. Excellent verbal, math, and written communication skills relating to technical information. Demonstrated administrative and follow up skills to achieve successful maintenance and repair programs. Demonstrated mechanical aptitude. Strong technical knowledge of electrical, HVAC and mechanical repair. Good driving record.

Knowledge of and ability to manipulate various project software applications and services including project scheduling, schedules of values, project budgeting, cost codes and project accounting.

SUMMARY: The successful candidate will serve as a Project Manager, with the responsibility for coordinating all phases of engineering, construction, construction inspection, renovation and repair projects. This includes resolving field problems through interpretation of contract documents or through contract amendments, reviewing and approving of shop drawings, approval of invoices for payment, and recommending actions to be taken to maintain projects on schedule and within budget.

It also includes developing or coordinating a broad range of project management activities covering a variety of facilities throughout Accomack County; applying a variety of statutory, regulatory, funding, and procedural controls, updating and implementing long-range programs for expansion, new construction, and remodeling of educational facilities to accommodate and support ACPS goals and School Board directives.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: OPEN UNTIL FILLED

SUBMIT TO:

Mrs. Clara Chandler Director of Human Resources P.O. Box 330; Accomac, VA 23301

Automotive/ Mechanics INSTALLERS

Emergency vehicle equipment company seeks Installers in the Fredericksburg, VA area. Must be reliable & self-motivated. Auto, electric knowledge a must. Must supply own basic tools. Full time, full benefits. 40-hour work week. Must have valid driver’s license. Equal Opportunity Employer. Send resume to: Jobrien@majorpolicesupply.com.

www.majorpolicesupply.com

Building & Construction/ Skilled Trades

Partnership Managers, Will support 4 bus. units to manage, dev., build, maintain, & lev. downstream subcontr. & upstream sys. integrator partnerships. Telecommuting is permitted, from anywhere in the U.S. Some US travel reqd, less than 10% on annual basis. Min reqts: Master's degr. in Bus. Admin. or a rel fld, or in the alt., a Bach. degr. in Bus. Admin. or a rel. fld. (for. equiv. degrs accptd) & 5 yrs of progr. exp. in any rel. occup. perform. partnership managmnt & dev. Mail resumes to Josh Fedalen, Dir. of Talent Acquisition, Mythics, Inc., 8219 Leesburg Pike, Ste 300, Vienna, VA 22182, w/ref to Job Code: MIDC17.

Part-Time/ Seasonal

Healthcare/ Medical Dental Assistant Experienced chairside dental assistant needed in busy Portsmouth office. Call 397-3296 or fax resume to 397-0893 Lake Taylor Hospital is hiring for all Healthcare Related Positions. Visit our website at www.laketaylor.org for more information.

Licensed Practical Nurse (01159A)

Student Health Services at Old Dominion University (ODU) is seeking candidates for a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) position. This position will be responsible for providing administrative and clinical support to Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistant and Registered Nurse by performing tasks within the scope of an LPN that contribute to the health and well-being of ODU students. Salary range is $25,718–$42,139.00. This position closes on Dec. 1, 2017. To review position requirements and submit an application, please visit: http://jobs.odu.edu/postings/6916

REGIONAL MANAGER

Fidura & Associates, Inc. a multi-regional, private provider of services to individuals with intellectual disabilities, is seeking a manager for its Tidewater Region. The individual in this position will be responsible for the overall management and direction of a program providing residential services for adults with disabilities.

Position is an excellent match for someone looking for a challenging career. Requirements include, but are not limited to: must be a “Qualified Developmental Disabilities Professional (QDDP)’’; have a strong knowledge of ID Waiver; experience in the supervision of residential programs; a minimum of three years of supervisory experience; experience in writing and implementing individual service plans; and experience training staff. Also requires flexible schedule, including participating in on-call rotation, ability to bend, kneel and lift up to 50 lbs., reliable transportation, acceptable driving record and ability to pass federal and state background investigations.

Salary range is $46,000 - $48,000, with strong consideration being given to experience. Benefits also offered, including healthcare, dental and life insurance, as well as paid leave. Interested parties may contact Barbara, (888) 343-8721. EOE.

Residential Manager

functions as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team. The manager is responsible for the provision of care and training of the residents in a manner consistent with behavioral principles. The incumbent has 24 hr supervisory responsibility for the Assistant Residential Manager, Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, and staff members; and administrative responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of the physical plant.

B.S. Degree in Human Services field/and or eight years of supervisory exp. in a residential setting.

Effective communication skills, both oral & written.

Demonstrates good organizational skills. At least 8 yrs’ exp. in a residential setting. Apply at Holiday House of Portsmouth, 4211 County Street, M-F 9-4 PM or email: rratliff@hhpinc.org.

SCHOOL NURSES

Portsmouth Public Schools is seeking energetic, team oriented Nurses looking to make a difference for our children.

Nurses keep children healthy so these young people can create a phenomenal future. Work is 7 ½ hours per day with only 192 days per year, which includes school holidays off and receive the same benefits as teachers in the division. Must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills. If interested please contact the Health Services Supervisor at 757-393-8661 or go online to the Portsmouth Public School website under jobs to apply (ppsk12.us)

Wanted Real Estate I Buy Apartments, Any Price, Any Place, Any Condition, Any Amount.

Call 757-478-7969 Kempsville Mr. Kempsville will buy your town home or condo. Any condition, “as is” cash and quick closing. Call direct at 757 434 3532 The Real Estate Group. (23464, 23462)

Hyundai 2012 Sonata GLS Awesome 2012 in great condition. ONLY $6995! 1 owner 35-44 mpg. All maintenance done. 4 new tires. Test drive Call 757 706 2694

Antiques & Classics Cushman 1963 Motor Scooter-Super Silver

Eagle. Like new, low mi, red, $4500 obo. 338-3239 FIREHAWK SLP PONTIAC 2000 2-DOOR COUPE 1-owner,t-tops,LS-1engine,all options,low mileage,garage kept,very clean,call Richard@757-585-6884 for info.&pricing MAYBACH 2007 MODEL 57 - VERY RARE, NEW CONDITION, GRAY EXT., W/BLACK LEATHER INT. LOW 39K MILES, 2 TV’S & DVD PLAYER, REAR ENTERTAINMENT PKG, REFRIGERATOR, 20’ MAYBACH CHROME WHEELS, 2 REMOTE KEYS, ONE OWNER CLEAN CARFAX. UNMATCHED LUXURY, PERFORMANCE & ELEGANCE, NEW $341,000. CURRENT BOOK $149,000. ON SALE @ $96,000. CALL 1(757)373-3257.

VaDlr FORD 1984 Mustang BOSS 5.0 HO ORIGINAL OWNER, Garaged since new. Factory T-tops, Many current upgrades incl. Eldebroke manifold and carb, performance flywheel and clutch, shocks /struts, coated headers, st.stl. dual exhst. new tires & wheels. Just inspected.

Strong H.O motor/ no issues. $6,000. Local Cell 210-787-0534.

Nissan 2013 370Z 1 owner, garage kept, auto, drk blue, 36Kmis, $22,000, 757-771-2012 Toyota 2008 Prius Touring Package $7,495 Blue, 70K miles, 45 mpg Org. Owner, Nav, Bluetooth, JBL sound system, Leather seats, Power windows, Rear camera, 4 dr htbk 757-305-8329

NEED A CAR? ZERO DOWN? BAD CREDIT?

CALL 757-717-1715 VA DLR VW 2014 Passat Premium, black w/tan interior, low mis., $13,500. 757-438-4500.

Jewett 1923 touring car complete frame off in 2012, black and burgundy, runs and looks great. one of 111 know in existence. $17,500 obo.call 757-787-1116 or email tippe7deaux@ gmail.com

Campers/RVs CONSIGNMENTS WANTED! Let us clean, sell, & finance your RV. Snyders RV 499-8000.

LET DIXIE RV SELL YOUR RV!

THE #1 RV WHEELATOR IN VIRGINIA!

LET US CLEAN/SELL/FINANCE YOUR RV! Call Dennis @ 757-249-1257

Automobiles for Sale

MAIL ORDER PROCESSING Great Bridge.

3 days a week. 9:00-1:30 (No Weekends) EMP@RTLFASTENERS.COM (No Calls or Walk-ins)

Ship Building Ship Repair Buick 2014 Verano Base, silver, 10,850 miles, auto, excel cond, warranty, $12,990. 757-793-0447

MHI is accepting applications for the following positions immediately:

Ford 1999 Windstar Red w/ gray int. A/C PS PB AM/FM CD Player. Recent tires,Alt.,Fuel/Water Pumps. K-N Air filter 732 850 8873 1250 OBO

Auto Mechanic l Tool Repair Mechanic l Shipfitters l Electricians l Pipefitters l Inside & Outside Machinists l Ship Diesel Mechanic l Assistant Project Manager l Marine Estimator l Estimating Material/ Subcontract Pricing Coordinator l Administrator Bids & Proposals l Scheduler (Ship Repair) MHI offers competitive wages and an excellent benefit package.

Qualified applicants apply at

543 E. Indian River Rd., Norfolk, VA or email resume to

Employment@mhi-shiprepair.com.

www.mhi-shiprepair.com

Motor Homes Processing Fee $225. Snyder’s RV 499-8000.

800-722-WISH • www.wish.org Share the power of a wish .

SM

Make-A-Wish Foundation® is a CFC participant.

Additions

Burial/Cemetery Plot

Additions, Sunrooms, Roofs, Decks &

For Rent-Furnished Apts 5819 Northampton Blvd, Va. Bch. Rms start at $45.99 + tax daily & $225+ tax wkly. 460-1000.

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

Other home Improvements. Chesapeake Office 757-274-4533. Suffolk Office 986-3777. BBB Accredited. www.builderscorporation.com

Attorneys

DIVORCE/WILLS

Motel 6-Ocean View. New rms, near fishing pier,

Uncontested. $395 + $86 filing fee.

No court appearance req’d. Wills $275 Member BBB. Se Habla Espanol Hilton Oliver, atty. 757-490-0126

For Rent-Norfolk Apts

Economical Auto Repair On Wheels-Tune

Low Weekly Rates avail starting $215 week.

Oceanfront Hotel. 1719 Atlantic Ave. 757-425-5511 $199 wk, kitchenette avail. Pet ok. 757-480-9611

A Newer Remodeled 1 BR apt., walk-in closet,

E. Ocean View. $650. Water included. 646-2398.

GHENT-8 Great Locations

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

Meredith Mgmt. 622-8233 www.RENTMEREDITH.com

Lindenwood-831 Hayes St. 5 rms, 2 BR, gas

heat, carpet, appliances $650. 623-5193. Keystone

Little Creek Rd-2 BR Twnhse. Central heat/air, carpet. $700-$730. Credit 4 req’d. (888)368-5920 Ask About Our Specials Meredith Mgmt. www.RENTMEREDITH.com OCEAN VIEW’S BEST-5 Locations, 1-2 BR, extras Near beach, air, laundry. www.capitalrentalsva.com

Some/Most Utils. 625-7110. 623-8383

Wards Corner - 1BR, $650 & 2BR, $750 Call 460-1992 or 625-8193.

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

Near Shipyard-On Elm Ave. 2 BR, 2 BA down-

stairs apt., near busline, no pets. 757-399-0749.

For Rent-Portsmouth House

Automotive Service

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pilotezads.com

House Cleaning Need A Housekeeper?? Very affordable, can clean weekly, bi-weekly or 1 time. Lic & Ins’d. Residential/Commercial. Call for quote, 757-831-5943.

Landscape/Gardening COMPLETE YARD WORK-Weeding, mulching, trimming, planting & transplanting of grass, trees & shrubbery. Leaf Raking, 25 Yrs Exp. 757-918-4152

Lawn Maintenance

MOBILE MECHANIX

We Service All Lawn Mowers & Tractors Including John Deere

757-478-3474

Moving-Hauling

Brick Block Work

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

20 yrs exp, lic & ins. 485-1414

Brick waterproofing, brick repairs & Point Up, Walls, Steps, Etc. Semi-Retired Stone Mason, Earl Smith, AKA Stone Smith. Free Est & Great Prices. You Won’t Find A Better Man. 270-0578

Concrete/Asphalt *S & H Enterprise 20 Yrs. Concrete Exp. All types of concrete work driveways, stamped & exposed. We Accept Card Cards 652-4050. www.shabazznva.com

(A) FAMILY TRASH MAN

ATTICS & GARAGES CLEANED

Contents hauled away, also tree limbs & shrubs.

Call 934-2258

B & J MOVING

Reasonable Rates, Licensed & Insured. bandjmoving.com 757-576-1290

Painting/Decorating E & P Painting & Drywall, Popcorn ceiling

removal, wallpaper hanging & removal, deck staining, power washing, painting interior & ext. Lic’d/ Insured. Credit Cards accepted. 757-512-4433

Plumbing/Heating/Air HONEST PLUMBING

Asphalt Sealed Coating-Striping, potholes, driveways, demolition & trash hauling, scrap metal, concrete removal, pressure washing 757-718-1072

757-408-7555. Honest prices, reliable service, military discount, emergency service.

WHY PAY MORE?

NORFOLK PLUMBING, INC.

Only $5-$6 Per Square Foot Complete.

Since 1960. Call Joe Beale 757-297-6698.

For Rent-Rooms

10% OFF ABSOLUTELY ANY JOB

Room For Rent: Near Princess Anne Plaza Near Base, off Rosemont & Va. Beach Blvd.

Furnished $500/mth Call 757-340-4835

mas gift, 145 mis., brand new $5100. 228-6656

ups, brakes & rotors, tire repair, belts, cold air intake, starters & alternators, 757-452-0025.

Churchland, W. Branch, Suffolk Homes, apts, twnhmes. $725-$1800. Kline Realty 484-0123

Honda 2014 CBR500R Sport great Christ-

757.622.1455

*D & J Home Improvements. Complete

2 side-by-side plots in the Singing Tower, Section B, Lots 244, 1 & 2. $1000 each. 757-495-1856.

Motorcycles Honda 2003 VTX1800R One owner, garage kept.

30600 miles, good condition. Saddlebags, tool pouch, trunk available. $3500. call 757 403-8488.

business services

Affirmative Action Employer/EOE of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Rosewood Memorial Park, Va. Beach

Palomino 2015 Canyon Cat 26RLS Like new, sleeps 6, 12’ slide, electric tongue jack, purchased May 2016 new, 2” wielded receiver hitch. $15,500 757-477-6827

Coachmen 1995 31’ clean, new insp $9900.

l Welders (3rd Class - Lead) l General Maintenance Worker/

FOREMAN - Working field Foreman, experienced

in underground utility structures and concrete work.

Two years of construction supervision experience required. Must have a valid driver's license and a copy of DMV record. Must be able to pass a background check for badging and pre-employment drug test. Fax resume to (757) 368-8825 or call (757) 368-8820. Drug Free Workplace. EOE.

16’X80’ (3)Brms, (2)Full Baths, All Appls., Like new W/D, New Carpet, Great Cond., Clean- $27K. Call: (757)288-5126/(757)714-7707.

All applications must be completed online at www.accomack.k12.va.us. Please contact the Human Resources Department at (757) 787-5754 with questions regarding application procedures.

Administrative Assistant to the Business Office Versatile, dedicated, team player needed to support business office. Seeking highly-motivated, well-organized, over-achiever who can work in a fast paced environment. Involves general office management, formatting and printing reports, and bookkeeping. Focus on technology, attention to detail, and solid customer service. Applicants must have a strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Experience with Google applications and Blackbaud is desirable. College degree preferred. Please send resume w/cover letter, salary history, and two supervisory references to ccresumes@pilotonline.com, refer to Box # 20782 in the subject line.

Automobiles for Sale

Electrical Work Free Estimates $100 OFF ANY BREAKER BOX COLE ELECTRIC - 498-2653

Floors

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

Roofing-Guttering

Campus East, VB-Furn rm, shared BA, no pets.

#1 GAF Master Elite Contractor

Greenbrier-Furnished room, month to month, no

JAYHAWK EXTERIORS

Class A - Lic. & Ins. Angie's List Winner '08-'16

Outside smoking. $350 mo.+ utils. 757-287-4553, no calls before 4:30 PM. dep. Utils inclu. Cable, Wi-Fi, own parking, no pets.

No indoor smoking, $500 mo. 757-773-7775.

Greenbrier- Roommate wanted, near mall, beau-

tiful gated apt. community, $500 mo+ 1/2 mo elec, no pets. Military welcome, 757-548-9678.

Kings Grant-Furnished rm, TV. $110 wk. plus dep. Call Eddie 340-4990.

N. Witchduck Rd., Va. Beach-Cable & utils

included. Shared bath, work reference req’d. $170 wk. plus 1 week dep. Call 757-274-7964.

Norfolk, Wards Corner-On busline, $520 mo.

& rm with a deck $600. 757-338-7188, 469-4355.

Norfolk Room For Rent 714-3852

South Norfolk Area Furn’d, cable, kit. privileges. Drug free! No deposit. $150/wk. 494-7848.

Va. Bch-Furnished room, cable & Wi-Fi, utils

included. Washer/dryer. $500 mo., 757-364-4457.

For Rent-To Share VA BEACH - LYNNHAVEN

Share Lg 5 BR House. Huge Kit/Liv Rm. Lg Yd, Washer & Dryer, Tiki Bar, Hot Tub, Professional, Clean, No Drama, Reliable, Helpful.

Master BR w/bath $700 mo. Also 2 BR avail. neg

AWESOME DEAL. TEXT 757-779-1056

For Rent-Va. Beach Apts OCEANA/HILLTOP AREA Newly renovated throughout, Spacious 2 BR, 1 BA. $795/mo. 631-1306.

For Sale-Chesapeake Home Western Branch-3 BR, 2 BA brick ranch, $212,000. Kline Realty 484-0123.

963-6559 jhawkext.com

NEW FLOORING FAST!!

We'll bring samples to your home, measure, and can even install the next day. We are Hampton Roads largest flooring dealer, so you get your floors installed right and at the lowest price guaranteed.

CALL 453-8000 for your free quote.

Garages

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

$17,995; 24x30’ $20,995; w/Slab & Vinyl Siding.

Call 465-0115 or 362-1833. dandwgarages.com

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

General Repairs

Call (757) 880-5215

D&W Garages - 20x24' $15,995; 24x24'

H AFFORDABLE SAME DAY REPAIR H All Handyman, Int & Ext: Bathrooms, Small Jobs, Remodel. 30 Yrs. Exp. BBB A+ Rating. 430-2612.

Home Improvements AIR-DUCT CLEANING

UNIVERSAL DUCT CLEANING FREE INSPECTIONS Member BBB 757-502-0200 B & B Handyman Services-No job too

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

HOME INSULATION

PLUS HANDYMAN. LICENSED & INSURED

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.

UNIVERSAL INSULATION DOCTOR Attic Insulation l Insulation Removal l Crawl Space Insulation l l Insulation Upgrade l

Pruning. Trimming, Removal. Firewood.

Free Estimates. Licensed & Insured. 420-6396

757-502-0200.

(Mention This Ad and Get $100 Off)

Free Stump Grinding With Tree Removal H 100% Price Match Guarantee. 757-587-9568 H

FREE INSPECTIONS

FLOYD'S TREE SERVICE

H AMERICANTREESERVICE.CO H

FLAGSHIPNEWS.COM | NOV 23, 2017 | THE FL AGSHIP | C7 Sport Utility Vehicles Chevy 2011 Traverse LTZ, 85K mis., dark gray, excel cond. $16,000 obo. 757-814-9594.

Ford 2002 Escape XLT, V-6, insp, very good

MILITARY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW SERVICE MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS ENTERTAINMENT

cond, maintained, reliable, $2850 obo. 423-5298.

Isuzu 2002 Rodeo, clean, no accidents, 115K mis., Michelins, 5 spd, $2495. 757-721-9546.

Toyota 2013 Highlander Plus 56K miles, extended warranty to 2019, burgundy, excellent condition, $18,900, 757 434-2685

Tractors & Trailers Three rail motorcycle trailer will handle one large bike and two smaller bikes call 757 7556631 ramp, oversize wheels and spare tire $700.00 OBO

Trucks

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Chevrolet Silverado 2011 3500 HD Duramax 41,500 only 9,900 MILES Dually CrewCab 4x4 757-532-0690 DODGE 2004 RAM 1500 SLT QUAD CAB 4WD 4.7 NO ACCIDENTS! CLEAN CAR FAX!$7250 323-1190.

Ford 2003 F150, work ready, tool box & roof rack, inspected, $2700 make offer. 757-228-6656.

FORD 2011 F650 20 FT BOX TRUCK w/LIFTGATE, BACKUP CAMERA, A/C 162,000 MI ASKING $24,900 CALL RICK 757-435-8137 OR ELI 786-281-3184

Ford 2013 F150 XLT, 4WD, 51K mis., gold, new tires & inspection, $26,500. 757-420-6189.

GMC 2006 W3500 18 FT BOX TRUCK 89,000 MI A/C ASKING $12,500 GOOD CONDITION CALL RICK 757-435-8137 OR ELI 786-281-3184

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Toyota 2016 Tacoma Limited White,chestnut leather int. Like new, outstanding condition. 20,250 miles. $34,500. Call or text 757-470-2905

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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!

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