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February 7, 2013

Vol. XXX No.5

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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield on the Horizon for Naval District Washington

By Patrick Gordon NDW Waterline writer

Personnel in Naval District Washington (NDW) can soon expect to see a familiar change around their bases. Increased security, closed gates, vehicle searches, and other heightened security measures can be expected, and some may be asking what all the trouble is for. But there is no need for worry; it is all part of NDW’s participation in the Navy’s annual Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield (SC/ CS) exercise, scheduled for February-March.

Since 1999, SC/CS has been a field training exercise in and outside of the continental United States used to test antiterrorism procedures at the fleet, regional and installation levels. Solid Curtain is an exercise focused on command, control, and communication (C3) between all echelons Navywide. Citadel Shield is an installation-level training exer-

cise that will include active shooter and improvised explosive device drills.

“Citadel Shield will basically be installation run exercises or drills,” said Naval Support Activity Washington Antiterrorism Officer William Holdren. “Solid Curtain is Navy driven; it is going to be run off of Navy intelligence reports and incidents, increasing the force protection conditions and how we react, all the way through reporting procedures up to Fleet Forces.”

Holdren explained that SC/CS is an effective means of not only training personnel, but creating a safe training environment where other personnel can familiarize themselves with emergency procedures.

“First and foremost, Solid Curtain/CitaU.S. Navy photo by Gin Kai del Shield gives us the opportunity to exerNaval Support Activity Annapolis conducted a simulated active shooter cise our antiterrorism plan. It allows us to

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scenario at the U.S. Naval Academy March 22, 2012, in support of Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield (SC/CS) 2012. SC/CS 2013 exercises will take place throughout Naval District Washington between Feb. 19 and March 1.

‘Home School at the Museum’ Brings STEM to Life for Home School Students

By Patrick Gordon NDW Waterline

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Gina K. Morrissette

Students participating in Home School at the Museum, a program offered by the National Museum of the United States Navy, create makeshift telephones using cups and string during a lesson taught by the museum’s director of education, Karin Hill. Home School at the Museum began in 2010 and has since grown to teach more than 250 children a month. The program was designed for all home schooled students, aged 18 months to 18 years and has lesson plans based on science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The National Museum of the United States Navy at the Washington Navy Yard has much to offer students interested in the history of our nation’s sea services. But for several years, it has been offering a group of students much more. Since 2010 the education department at the museum has been educating home school students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with a Navy twist.

“It is programming specifically designed for family learning groups, with a focus on STEM,” said Karin Hill, director of education and public programs at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy. “Anybody is welcome to come, but the reason we’re able to provide this level of programming is because parents participate in the program; so it’s our parent to child ratio that makes it possible to do what we’re doing.”

Hill explained that the museum’s home school program offers a variety of educa-

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tional projects to a wide range of students aged 18 months to 18 years. Courses in the program have focused on the scientific and mathematic principles of sound, weather, and sailing sciences to name a few. And each comes with research and hands-on elements that allow the students to practice what they’ve learned. Hill cites the unique nature of the museum and its staff as a means of bringing the practical elements of STEM to light for the students.

“For example, when we were doing sound science, we were talking about sonar,” said Hill. “So my students were doing mathematical equations similar to those that Navy antisubmarine warfare pilots use.

And we were able to have our chief of staff officer, who is an antisubmarine warfare pilot, come in and give us a two-hour lesson on what pilots like him have to do be able to drop sonobouys on patrol so we could explain that to the students. So it’s really a unique opportunity for these kids.”

She explained that the program has grown by leaps and bounds in the three years of its existence. What started with a handful of

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students has grown to monthly programs of 250 students at a time. Hill said that word of mouth in the home school community helped to spread the program’s popularity.

“We’ve always had home school groups come in to the museum, and we had always treated them the way every other museum treats home school groups, which is to provide them with programming for public school students,” said Hill. “And that doesn’t work, because they’re family learning groups, and you have to provide something for the entire family, because with a home school group, the entire family will come.

So we started building programs specifically for home school students, which is why our program is different than those of most museums in the area, and probably why it is so popular; the home school families know that it is built specifically for them.”

Hill said that she and Laura Hockensmith, the deputy director of education and public programs at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, work diligently every month to provide fresh and engaging educational programs for every home school student that

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Prepare Families for 2013, Update Information Now FromNavyPersonnelCommand PublicAffairs

U.S. Navy photo by MCSN Sean Furey

Damage Controlman 2nd Class Alex Joppe, assigned to the guidedmissile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60), holds his baby for the first time after returning from a sevenmonth deployment. Military families should prepare for 2013 by reviewing and updating their personal information, Navy officials said Jan. 30.

Military families should prepare for 2013 by reviewing and updating their personal information, Navy officials said Jan. 30.

“With all the reporting and record systems that maintain service member information, it can be confusing for Sailors to know where to start when updating their personal information,” said Navy Personnel Command Force Master Chief (SW/ AW/NAC) Jon Port. “But as we’ve seen with earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan, floods and storms on the East Coast; disasters strike and maintaining current data may expedite assistance for our Sailors and their families.”

There are several online systems that maintain Sailor and dependant or beneficiary information. It is important that when a Sailor has a permanent change of station move, or undergoes any life-changing event, such as marriage, divorce, birth of a child or adoption, or death of a dependant, that they

make updates to their personal information.

Most of a Sailor’s personal, dependant, family member or beneficiary information can be viewed and updated through the following reporting and record systems: - Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) - https://nsips.nmci.navy.mil; - BUPERS Online (BOL) - https://www. bol.navy.mil; - Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System (NFAAS) - https://navyfamily. navy.mil; - Defense Enrolment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) - http://www.dmdc.osd. mil/milconnect.

It is important for Sailors to visit each website separately and verify their information is accurate, because making updates to one does not mean your information will be updated across all Navy or Department of Defense reporting or record systems.

Service members and beneficiaries can also visit http://www.dmdc.osd.mil/rsl, to locate the nearest personnel office or Personnel Support Detachment (PSD), where

they can update DEERS information in person, request a military or dependant ID card, update their Record of Emergency Data (Page 2), Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) or Family SGLI and death gratuity benefits, or make corrections to their pay.

Keeping one’s personal information upto-date is important because failure to do so could result in breaks in certain benefits or eligibility for a Sailor and their family.

These reporting and record systems provide valuable information to a Sailor’s chain of command and can also be used to manage a service member’s assignments, training, advancement and separation.

For a complete description of all Navy human resource records or detailed instructions on how to update service records, visit the records management and policy Web Page on the NPC website at www.npc.navy. mil/career/recordsmanagement/militarypersonnelrecords/Pages/default2.aspx.

For more news from Navy Personnel Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/npc/.

Around the Yard Winter weather can strike suddenly. What is your winter weather emergency plan?

I will say this: always have a full tank of gas.

Logistics Specialist 1st Class Phil Montoya OJAG, Washington Navy Yard

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This Week in Navy History of the Navy, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy.

1955 - Seventh Fleet ships begin evacuation of Chinese nationalists from Tachen Islands, China.

1965 - In response to a Viet Cong attack on barracks area at Pleiku, South Vietnam, aircraft from carriers, USS Coral Sea (CV43), USS Hancock (CV-19), and USS Ranger (CV-61) attack North Vietnamese area near Donghoi, Vietnam.

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1862 - Joint amphibious force capture Roanoke Island, key to Albemarle Sound, N.C. 1890 - USS Omaha sailors and marines assist Hodogary, Japan, in subduing a large fire on the request of the United States Consul-General.

February 9 Photo courtesy of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

Commodore Matthew C. Perry landed at Yokohama, Japan, on March 8, 1854 with 500 men amid pomp and ceremony and received the answer to President Fillmore’s letter which he had personally delivered.

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1800 - USS Essex becomes first U.S. Navy vessel to cross the Equator.

1815 - The Board of Naval Commissioners, a group of senior officers, is established to oversee the operation and maintenance

1799 - USS Constellation, under Capt. Thomas Truxtun, captures French l’Insurgente.

1943 - Organized Japanese resistance on Guadalcanal ends.

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1862 - Union gunboats destroy Confed-

Class Helps Servicemembers Take Control of Their Finances

By MC2 John K. Hamilton NSAB Public Affairs Journal staff writer

Naval Support Activity Bethesda’s (NSAB) Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) recently held a class to teach service members the importance of creating a spending plan to take charge of their financial situation.

“Poor money management can affect a lot of things such as getting assignments overseas and this applies to everyone not just people in the military - getting better interest rates and credit ratings,” said Brian Pampuro, FFSC financial counselor. “If you manage your credit well and you manage your finances well you can save upwards of $350,000 in interest fees over the course of a lifetime.”

Classes such as this one serve the best interests of the military by giving service members the ability to not be distracted by their personal finances and focus better at work.

“We use a Navy curriculum because the Navy cares about its Sailors, service members, DOD (Depart-

ment of Defense) civilians and contractors and feels their quality of life is a little bit better because they have this type of education,” said Pampuro. “We want folks to be able to come to work and focus on their jobs without having to worry about a lot of stuff.

“At some point you’re going to leave the Navy or the Marine Corps and the Navy wants us to be prepared to do that,” he added. “They want us to be able to transition having the skills and the knowledge and the ability to transition with very little difficulty and be financially fit.

That is why we have this program. We want people to go from, ‘oh my god, what am I doing with my money?’ to feeling confident and feeling good about their money.”

The class taught service members how to avoid falling victim to financial pitfalls.

“The top three reasons people struggle financially are: not knowing how to budget or how to manage money, not knowing how to save or invest properly and poor credit management,” said Pampuro. “The Navy did a survey a couple years ago and this is why people

get in trouble: cars. We’ve got youngsters who go to Great Lakes for boot camp and then they go to school and the first thing they do is go buy a car. A lot of people get in trouble because of credit and uncontrolled spending - you start to get a little expendable cash and it starts burning a hole in your pocket.”

Cryptologic Technician 1st Class Jennifer Andersson of Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group attended a recent session of the class and wants service members to take advantage of the opportunities that the military provides and to know there is nothing to fear from financial counseling.

“I think people might be a little reluctant to take these classes because they might think they will be judged harshly on their financial standing but it’s not like that at all,” said Andersson. “They provide a really comfortable and relaxed atmosphere.”

For more information on class schedules or to make an appointment for a financial counseling session, contact Pampuro at 301400-2414.

erate ships at Elizabeth City, N.C. 1900 - Appointment of first naval governor of Guam, Commodore Seaton Schroder.

1960 - USS Sargo (SSN-583) surfaces at the North Pole.

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1862 - Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles directs the formation of an organization to evaluate new inventions and technical development which eventually led to National Academy of Science.

1971 - U.S. and U.S.S.R. sign a treaty prohibiting the deployment of nuclear weapons on the ocean floor.

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1945 - USS Batfish (SS-310) sinks its second Japanese submarine within three days.

1947 - First launching of guided missile, Loon, from a submarine, USS Cusk (SS-348).

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1854 - Admiral Mathew C. Perry anchors off Yokosuka, Japan, to receive Emperor’s reply to treaty proposal.

1913 - Naval Radio Station, Arlington, Va., begins operations.

1945 - First naval units enter Manila Bay, Philippines, since 1942.

1968 - Operation Coronado XI begins in Mekong Delta, Vietnam.

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NSA Washington-JBAB Fleet Family and Fun CAREER SUPPORT AND RETENTION The Transition Assistance Management Program (TAMP) Offers an array of services and benefits to transitioning service members, including computers setup for individuals to go online to different job banks, college and scholarship resources and career assessment tools.

Resume Writing Workshops are offered which includes Federal Resume Writing Interview Skills, information on veterans’ benefits and a professional resource library; Two TAP Seminars and one Executive TAP Seminar - five-day programs - are offered monthly sponsored by the departments of Labor and Veteran Affairs, and include information that will benefit the transitioning military member.

Family Employment Readiness Program (FERP) Offers seven basic services, which include job search strategies, job readiness, resource information, job referral service, individual counseling assistance, career planning and links to education and volunteer opportunities.

Personal Financial Management (PFM) Program offers individual and family financial counseling, financial classes, and is responsible for the Command Financial specialist training in the Region (NDW).

Improve your speaking skills with Helmsmen Toastmasters Join us Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 a.m., at the Pentagon Library and Conference Center. Toastmasters is an international organization that helps everyone speak, think, lead and listen better. For more info, contact Carl Sabath at carl.sabath@osd. mil, 703-695-2804, or Elizabeth Femrite at elizabeth.m.femrite.civ@mail.mil, 571256-8674. Remember, great Helmsmen say, “Yes!” To learn more about Helmsmen Toastmasters, visit http://helmsmen.toastmastersclubs.org

DEPLOYMENT READINESS/ FAMILY SERVICES Life Skills Education Provides presentations to help commands meet requirements, as well as enhance operational and personal readiness including parenting skills training, couples communication, anger and stress management, conflict resolution, Child Abuse Awareness, Spouse Abuse Awareness and suicide prevention. Trainings can be customized to fit needs of the command.

New Parent Support Program (NPS) Assists new parents in coping with the demands of parenting and military life

through parenting education and training and home visits to new parents prior to delivery and after delivery; information and referral for military and community resources; child development screenings and monitoring. All active duty members and their families who are pregnant and or have children in the home from infancy to three years old are eligible for these home visitation services.

FFR/MWR Phone numbers Fitness Centers Washington Navy Yard, bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2282/2829

Information, Tickets & Travel (ITT) Ticket Office, WNY Bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2484

Deployment/mobilization/readiness

Travel Office, WNY Bldg. 184 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-8299

Assisting Sailors and family members prepare for deployment, manage separations and reunite and reintegrate with families and community through services including the Family Accountability and Assessment System, Individual augmentee (IA) Indoc Course and Deployed Family Fun Days.

Food & Beverage

Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)

MFSC, JBAB Bldg. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-0450

Provides assistance to service members with special needs children and family members with medical needs including resource referral to medical, counseling and educational services, support groups and care providers. Assists in finding duty stations where needs are met. Mandatory enrollment per OPNAVINST 1754.2D.

MWR Happenings Upcoming ShipShape Weight Management Program Jan. 10-Feb. 28 | Thursdays, noon-1:30 p.m. | WNY Branch Health Clinic, Building 175 The Branch Health Clinic Washington Navy Yard will offer the next session of the ShipShape Weight Management Program for active duty members in the classroom at the Branch Health Clinic, Building 175.

Participants are required to attend no fewer than seven of the eight classes.

ShipShape is an eight-week program that reflects the current most up-to-date knowledge on weight loss. It is designed to assist active duty members in meeting the Department of Navy body composition standards.

Active duty members may self refer or will get a referral from their Command Fitness Leader if they have failed the body composition assessment portion of the Physical Fitness Assessment.

The program presents a healthy and permanent approach to weight loss and provides basic information on nutrition, stress management, physical activity, and behavior modification techniques to lower and maintain a healthy body weight. Participants will learn about goal setting, building support systems, portion control, and handling obstacles to exercising. To register for the program or get further information, please call the Health Educator at 202-4336311 or email leigh.houck@med.navy.mil.

For active duty members unable to attend ShipShape and who need help managing and losing weight, Military One Source offers one-on-one coaching.

Catering & Conference Center, WNY Bldg. 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3041/4312 Mordecai Booth’s Public House, WNY Bldg. 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 678-0514

Military and Family Support Center MFSC, JBAB Bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-6151

Other Important Numbers FFR Administrative Office, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3659 FFRP Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-4052 MWR Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-4662 MWR Marketing Department, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-8298 Regional Child Placement Office, JBAB Bldg. 414. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3055 Family Housing Office, JBAB Bldg. 414 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-0346 Liberty Program/Center, JBAB Bldg. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-1802 Outdoor Recreation/Equipment Rental, JBAB, Bldg. 928 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-9136 Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, JBAB, Bldg. 602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 404-7050

Group Exercise Promo Jan. 2-Feb. 28 | Washington Navy Yard Fitness Center Extended through February! DoD Civilians and Contractors can enjoy free group exercise classes throughout the month of January. Come out and try new ways to workout with the WNY Fitness Center Group Exercise Program. Sign up for free group exercise emails at the Fitness Center in Building 22. For more information, please contact the WNY Fitness Center at 202-4332282/2829.

February Group Exercise Schedule WNY Fitness Center Monday 10:45-11:30 a.m. - Pilates 11:40 a.m.-12:25 p.m. - Cardio Conditioning 12:35-1:20 p.m. - Lean & Mean 4:15-5 p.m. - Peaks & Valleys Tuesday 6:30-7:15 a.m. - Basic Training Challenge 8:30- 9:15 a.m. - Basic Training Challenge 10:45-11:30 a.m. - Boot Camp 11:40 a.m.-12:25 p.m. - Yoga 12:35-1:20 p.m. - Cardio Conditioning Wednesday 6:30-7:15 a.m. - Pilates 11-11:45 a.m. - Zumba Noon-12:45 a.m. - Pliates 4:15-5:00 p.m. - Yoga

Thursday 6:30-7:15 a.m. - Basic Training Challenge 8:30-9:15 a.m. - Basic Training Challenge 10:45-11:30 a.m. - Cardio Conditioning 11:40 a.m.-12:25 p.m. - Boot Camp 12:35-1:05 p.m. - Core Conditioning Friday 11-11:45 a.m. - Lean & Mean Noon-12:45 p.m. - Cardio Conditioning

Mardi Gras Party at the Pub Feb. 12 | 4-8 p.m. | Mordecai Booths Public House Celebrate Fat Tuesday in style at the Pub! Join us after work for some great live music entertainment and karaoke by DJ Scott, party specials, giveaways and more!

Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival Feb. 24 | 1 & 4 p.m. | Patriot Center, Fairfax, Va. Ticket Price: $30.25 each Disney hits are remixed to the hottest sounds of today featuring hip hop, pop, swing, reggae, rock, country and much more. Mickey Mouse and friends rock the world with the stars from the Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story in their new show, “Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival.” Tickets are on sale now in the MWR ITT Ticket Office located in the Town Center, Building 22. Call for more information at 202-433-2484.

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Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium

The Sea Service Leadership Association has opened registration for its 26th annual Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium, the largest gathering of military women in the nation. Women from each of the five service branches are invited to register.

The two-day symposium will be held March 10-12, at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. Attendees may register at www.sealeader.org.

2013 Special Olympic Bowling Championships

The District of Columbia Special Olympics program has requested Navy assistance in support of this year’s bowling championships. Locations and dates are: - Feb. 12 and 19 at AMF Marlow Heights Lanes, 4717 St. Barnabas Road, SE, Temple Hills, Md. - Feb. 14 and 21 at the AMF Capital Plaza Bowling Center, 4601 Cooper Lane, Hyattsville, Md. Volunteers are needed between 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on all days. Volunteers will escort athletes, assist with score keeping, and facilitate the orderly participation of athletes.

To volunteer for the 2013 Special Olympics Bowling Championships event, or for more information, call 202-433-6854.

NASA Assembles Full-Scale Model of Mars Curiosity Rover on JBAB

Photo courtesy of NASA

A full-scale model of NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover was recently assembled on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in preparation for its appearance during the 57th presidential inaugural parade.

By Paul Bello Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Affairs A full-scale model of the Mars Curiosity Rover was recently assembled on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in preparation for its appearance during the 57th presidential inaugural parade. The size of a Mini Cooper, the model is

an exact replica of the Rover that is currently exploring Mars.

“The Curiosity Rover represents NASA science at its best. The rover achieved the most difficult landing ever attempted on another planet and will help lay the groundwork for President Obama’s goal of sending humans to the red planet in the 2030s,” said Lauren Worley, press secretary for NASA

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Combat Exclusion Rule Rescission Adds 5,500 Navy Jobs for Women

By Connie Hempel NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs

Changes continue to be made in how America’s Armed Forces protect freedom, and these changes aren’t limited to technology.

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta recently strengthened America’s freedomfighting forces as he and Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey announced their decision to rescind the 1994 Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule, allowing women serving across the board to fill combat positions previously closed to them-237,000 positions DOD wide.

“To maintain our warfighting edge, it is essential that all of our people be diverse in experience, background and idea,” said Capt. Ted Mills, NAS Patuxent River commanding officer. “To maintain the strongest Navy in the world, we must continue to pull from the largest possible talent pool.”

During a news conference Jan. 25, Panetta and Dempsey said the DoD’s goal for rescinding this exclusion is to ensure DoD’s mission is met with the best-qualified and most capable people, regardless of gender.

“Women have shown great courage and sacrifice on and off the battlefield, contributed in unprecedented ways to the military’s mission and proven their ability to serve in an expanding number of roles,” Panetta said.

Nearly 16 percent of the Navy’s active force is women, roughly 15 percent DODwide. With the rescission of the combat exclusion, these women may now find themselves eligible for the 5,500 positions Navy-wide from which they were previously excluded.

This includes more than 400 Navy positions in the Coastal Riverine Force and more than 5,000 Navy positions in the Marine Corps Ground Combat Element. Women Sailors assigned to the Marine Corps Ground Combat Element billets will be required to meet physical standards determined by the Marine Corps.

The positions affected by this rescission are not yet open to women, but services must have an implementation plan to Panetta by May. Once they are in place, assignments will be made through the normal personnel assignment process. All of the positions affected must be open by January 2016.

Senior women Sailors are expected to be assigned to units before junior women Sailors to provide leadership, mentorship and support.

This rescission does not open all of the closed positions. Where the assignment of women to specific position or occupational specialties is in conflict with the DOD’s guiding principles of integration, exceptions

U.S. Navy photo by Connie Hempel

Hospitalman Victoria Guthrie, Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River, checks a patient’s vital signs before his visit with a provider. The hospital corpsmen rate is one of the Navy rates affected by the Combat Exclusion Rule rescission announced last week which opens more opportunities to women service members. to this policy will be considered by the Secretary of Defense.

As for special operations openings, services were tasked by the Chairman to proceed in a deliberate, measured and responsible way to assign women to currently closed positions as physical standards and operational assessments are completed and as it becomes possible to introduce cadres as described above. All services and the U.S. Special Operations Command must complete all studies in this area by the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.

The Navy also continues to assign women Sailors to afloat units based on the following conditions: As reasonable privacy and appropriate berthing arrangements are completed; as female officer and enlisted leadership assignments can be implemented; and as ships’ schedules permit.

Currently, privacy, berthing and leadership requirements restrict 19,000 Navy positions to women, mostly in enlisted ranks, onboard submarines, frigates, patrol coastal craft and mine countermeasure ships.

About a year ago, the DoD rescinded its co-location policy which excluded nearly 14,500 positions from women service members. After an extensive review by the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the effects of that rescission, the Joint Chiefs of Staff unanimously concluded that now is the time to end all unnecessary gender-based barriers to service.

“Assignment of women to currently closed positions enhances our ability to fight and win today, while building on the ability to win tomorrow,” Mills said.

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The Anatomy of Glory, Napoleon What to Do in an Active Shooter/Hostage Situation and his Guard Book review

By Donna Cipolloni Tester staff writer

little model soldiers led to a lifelong endeavor to amass perhaps one of the most significant collections on Napoleon’s army from books and miniatures to maps and prints. Her collection is housed in the John Hay Library at Brown University and consists of 12,000 prints, 5,000 miniatures, and 18,000 albums. She then collaborated with French Commandant Henry Lachouque, translating his “Napoleon et Garde Impérial” marrying her translation with her collection of prints to produce this important volume. This is a detailed study of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard from its creation to its end at the Battle of Waterloo.

In January 1800, Napoleon created the Guard of Consuls consisting of 2,089 men who had to be 25 years or older, between 1.78 and 1.84 meters tall, could read and write, and must have participated in three Wars of Liberty, when the French Revolution was threatened by the external powers of Europe. Napoleon saw to every detail of this elite force, from dress to pay. Throughout his meteoric rise from Consul to Emperor he conducted uniform inspections as a means of solidifying unit pride and enhancing his cult of personality.

His first test of the Guard would come in June 1800 at the Battle of Marengo. He supplemented his reserve units with the Guard and choreographed the deployment of two armies to push a superior Austrian force against the Alps Mountains

trapping them in confined spaces where their numbers were useless. Napoleon’s leadership included writing personal letters to troops that distinguished themselves along with battlefield promotions to such ranks as captain.

The book delves into how hardened veterans competed for Napoleon’s attention, even keeping gold coins with his image that he would personally hand out for superior fighting. In Austerlitz, in 1805, he defeated a combined Austrian and Russian force that failed to link up in time by taking the offensive. In Spain, guerilla warfare would test the limits of the Guard and Napoleon with atrocities committed by Spanish guerillas and French forces alike. It is likely Britain’s Duke of Wellington studied carefully the weakness of Napoleon’s forces while in Spain inciting and financing Spanish insurgents. The volume contains fascinating statistics, such as Napoleon’s mobilization of 2,545,357 men from 1800 to 1815, of which 1,350,000 were called to service. The highest firing speed of the musket at that time was four shots in three minutes, and the Guard’s artillery consisted of 12, 8, and 4 pounder canons that were highly maneuverable in battle. What American Civil War generals would call flying artillery was first developed by Napoleon. This is an important work that you can obtain through your base library or local library through inter-library loan.

Editor’s Note: Cmdr.

Aboul-Enein is author of “Militant Islamist Ideology: Understanding the Global Threat,” published in 2010

by Naval Institute Press. He teaches part-time at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington D.C. Aboul-Enein wishes to thank the National Defense University Library for providing the volume and a place to write his regular non-fiction book column for The Waterline.

sions in development to expand their knowledge of the planet well into the future, Worley said. Members of the Mars Science Laboratory Program walked alongside their model during the inaugural parade - much to the delight of thousands in attendance. The group’s mission is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the red planet. Curiosity was designed to assess whether Mars ever

had an environment able to support small life forms called microbes.

“In other words, its mission is to determine the planet’s habitability,” Worley said. “The Mars Science Laboratory is charged with studying Mars’ habitability.”

To find this out, the rover carries the biggest, most advanced suite of instruments for scientific studies ever sent to the Mars surface.

The rover will analyze samples scooped from the soil

and drilled from rocks. The record of the planet’s climate and geology is essentially “written in the rocks and soil” in their formation, structure, and chemical composition.

“The rover’s onboard laboratory will study rocks, soils, and the local geologic setting in order to detect chemical building blocks of life on Mars,” Worley said.

“It will assess what the Martian environment was like in the past.”

Reviewed by Cmdr.

Youssef Aboul-Enein

The Anatomy of Glory, Napoleon and his Guard: A Study in Leadership adapted from the French of Henry Lachouque by Anne S. K. Brown. Published in 1997

by Greenhill Books in London, and Stackpole Books in Pennsylvania. 564 pages.

No study of military history would be complete without an examination of Napoleon’s campaigns and army. Among the important volumes written about the French military leader, and there are thousands, “The Anatomy of Glory” stands as a required work for those serious about studying Napoleon. First published in 1961 by Brown University Press, this book went through four editions, the last one being in 1997. The last edition contains a foreword by U.S. Army Colonel John Elting, a noted military historian. Elting opens the book with a description of the Battle of Leipzig in 1813. Here 7,000 weary French soldiers come across 43,000 Bavarians, Austrians, and Cossacks. This will be a loss for the French, as their force of 7,000 was poised to be overwhelmed. However, when Napoleon moved up from behind them with cavalry and artillery, it is his Guard and Old Guard infantry making the difference. He brought to bear 48 12-pounder cannons into position to rake the 43,000 enemy troops, while sending two battalions of his battle hardened Old Infantry Guard into the confused enemy ranks. The day went to Napoleon.

This important volume dissects Napoleon’s elite forces, and is the work of an extraordinary American woman with a love of French military history. Anne Seddon Kinsolving Brown was a young journalist who collected Napoleonic miniatures. Her passion for these

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Continued from 5 headquarters in Washington, D.C. “Curiosity will help us determine if Mars was ever hospitable to life and what local conditions astronauts will encounter on the planet’s surface when they arrive.”

NASA is currently exploring Mars with rovers and orbiters, and has a robust portfolio of new mis-

It’s everyone’s nightmare. While the chances of your encountering an active shooter may be slim, recent headline events prove it’s not improbable-and working on a military installation makes it more likely.

The Department of Homeland Security defines an active shooter as an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area, typically through the use of firearms.

Should the situation ever occur at NAS Patuxent River, security personnel here want you to remember these three words: escape, evade, engage.

“Get out as soon as you can, any way you can,” said Sgt. James Williams, Naval District Washington police training officer assigned to NAS Patuxent River. “Familiarize yourself with your work area and know it well.

Don’t just locate doorways, but windows, stairwells or even a loading dock that can be used as a means of exit.”

Williams advised taking along your cell phone and grabbing your ID card, if you can, but don’t spend a lot of time doing so; and don’t necessarily run for the elevator.

“They’re slow and you’re in a confined space,” Williams explained. “You may not know when the door will open or who will be on the other side.”

“If you’re unable to escape; hide wherever you can,” he said. “If you can’t hide, barricade yourself in place. Know what furniture in your office you can move to block a doorway-desks, cabinets, tables. If there’s

U.S. Navy photo by Donna Cipolloni

When faced with an active shooter, remember these three words: Escape, evade, engage. nothing like that, think outside the box and pile up chairs, tables, boxes and trash cans-any type of debris to slow down their progress.”

Williams suggests not hiding in a conference room or lunch room, if possible, because rooms where large numbers of people gather are what an active shooter might look for.

When phoning the police, give as much detailed information as possible such as the location of the shooter, number of shooters, what the shooter is wearing, number and type of weapons being used, any distinctive physical appearance, your own location and how many are injured, Williams said.

As an absolute last resort, it may be necessary to engage the shooter.

“Pick up whatever you can to use as a weapon, sneak up from behind, if possible; but remember that you’re going into a gunfight with basically your bare hands,” he said. “Don’t stop until the shooter is neutralized because once you engage, you become their target.”

When police do arrive, ask for an ID to be slipped

under a door or phone the dispatch office to verify an officer’s name before opening a door to anyone.

Cooperate fully and follow their directions to the letter.

Don’t grab at anyone and don’t interfere.

“When we enter a situation like that,” Williams explained, “we don’t know what’s going on and everyone is considered a threat until we can sort it out. You may be asked to get down on the ground or even be handcuffed. Cooperate for everyone’s safety.”

In the event a hostage situation occurs, attempt to remain calm and do whatever you can to survive at all cost, advised Williams.

“A hostage situation can last from minutes to days,” he said, “but know that help is on the way. Think of it as being a POW. Self-preservation is the key to survival.

Don’t give up hope.”

There have been two exercises conducted at Pax in the past few years to prepare employees, law enforcement, and fire and emergency personnel for an active shooter scenario. Maybe this year’s Solid Curtain/ Citadel Shield will be number three. Will you be ready?

Link directly to www.dcmilitary.com /waterline on your Smart phone

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Navy to Implement New Fleet RIDE/PTS Rules

From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs

The Navy will implement two new programming changes within the Fleet RIDE-Perform to Serve (FR-PTS) system that are designed to align the FR-PTS and Career Management System-Interactive Detailing (CMS-ID) application windows, helping Sailors with order negotiation, and improving system efficiency for career counselors, according to a Navy message released Feb. 1.

NAVADMIN 021/13 announces the automation of Special Circumstance FR-PTS Applications for Projected Rotation Date (PRD) for Sailors who will have less than 24 months of obligated service remaining at their PRD. Sailors who will have more than 24 months of obligated service remaining at their PRD do not require FR-PTS approval to negotiate orders.

Beginning Feb. 4, FR-PTS will automatically generate a Special Circumstance Application 15 months prior to a Sailor’s PRD if they will have less than 24 months of obligated service remaining at their PRD. This gives career counselors three months to submit the application. These Sailors will receive up to three looks in FR-PTS 12, 11, and 10 months prior to their PRD. Sailors who receive a special circumstance quota will be able reenlist for up to 6 years to cover any obligated service for their next set of orders.

If a Sailor does not receive a quota, detailers will be able to make a determination sooner if the Sailor will remain at their current command or if orders will be issued in accordance with sea shore flow. Under the old method, de-

tailers would wait for FR-PTS determination. Some Sailors didn’t get FR-PTS approval prior to their PRD placing them in the needs-ofthe-Navy-window and creating additional work for career counselors who continued to work with their Sailors through the order negotiation and FR-PTS submission process. In addition, Sailors with less than 12 months of obligated service remaining were often left in place but orders were already generated to relieve the Sailor at PRD, creating a situation where two Sailors were filling one billet. This change aligns the FR-PTS with the CMS-ID window while preventing many Sailors from missing their opportunity to negotiate for orders during their prescribed orders negotiation window, benefiting both the Sailor and the Navy.

In other cases, Sailors who didn’t actually require a special circumstance FR-PTS application were submitted in FR-PTS creating unnecessary competition for FR-PTS quotas. The new special circumstance FR-PTS application will prevent Sailors from applying if they don’t need a FR-PTS quota which will improve opportunities for Sailors who do require a quota.

Sailors who don’t receive a special circumstance FR-PTS quota at their PRD are still required to submit a regular FR-PTS application during their next FR-PTS application window when they are 12 months from their end of active service.

The second change covered in the NAVADMIN improves career counselor efficiency by eliminating monthly denial letters and generating a single final determination letter for Sailors. The denied final active letter has also been reformatted to include the

U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Ramon G. Go

Newly promoted petty officers stand in formation aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while Capt. G.J. Fenton, the ships commanding officer, presents their frocking letters during a frocking ceremony. The Navy will implement two new programming changes within the Fleet RIDE-Perform to Serve (FR-PTS) system that are designed to align the FR-PTS and Career Management System-Interactive Detailing (CMS-ID) application windows, helping Sailors with order negotiation, and improving system efficiency for career counselors, according to a Navy message released Feb. 1.

Sailor’s entire FR-PTS end of active obligated service, as extended (SEAOS), application history to help authorizing officials in determining a Sailor’s eligibly for involuntary separation benefits.

Unless specifically changed

by NAVADMIN 021/13, all other FR-PTS program policies remain in effect. Contact the Navy

Personnel Command Customer Service Center, at 1-866-U-ASKNPC/1-(866)-827-5672 or via email at cscmailbox@navy.mil with questions concerning this policy update and new FR-PTS implementation procedures. The Navy will implement two new programming changes within the Fleet RIDE-Perform to Serve (FR-PTS)

system that are designed to align the FR-PTS and Career Management System-Interactive Detailing (CMS-ID) application windows, helping Sailors with order negotiation, and improving system efficiency for career counselors, according to a Navy message re-

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Groundbreaking ceremony held for NSA Annapolis Commissary and Navy Exchange

By MC2 Kiona Miller NDW Public Affairs

Naval Support Activity (NSA) Annapolis held a groundbreaking ceremony to commence the expansion of its Commissary and Navy Exchange (NEX), Feb. 1.

“It is a great team gathering here because for the last 10 years this team has been working together to make this event happen,” said NSA Annapolis Commanding Officer Capt. Lang Reese. “It’s come together for this event today, where we have the chance to break ground and then on Monday we are going to immediately start construction.”

Those in attendance during the ceremony included the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller, NEX Service Command Chief Executive Officer Robert Bianchi, Defense Commissary Agency Zone Manager Mary Williams and a host of managers and store employees.

“This is a tremendous contribution to the installation,” said Williams. “This installation, being

that we have the Naval Academy here, deserves a beautiful, brand new facility with the space for military personnel and retirees and it will just be a great added benefit to the military.”

The new commissary will increase in size from 25,800 square feet to approximately 51,500 square feet and the size of the NEX will increase from 37,200 square feet to approximately 98,500. It will include added amenities such as outdoor garden area, barber and beauty shop, food court and jewelry store. According to Reese, once construction is completed Sailors and their families will have a facility where many needs can be met within one location.

“What I am excited about is that we will have a large parking facility, and it will have a truly one stop shop. With the Navy Exchange, the Commissary and then in about a year from now we will be breaking ground and building our Medical Health Clinic,” said Reese. “So as our customers, the Sailors families, the retired and the committee members come in, they will literally be able to do everything in the

one brand new facility.”

KBE Building Corporation of Farmington, Conn. was selected in August 2012 as the general contractor for the $27.2 million project, which is required to be LEED Silver certified by the U.S. Green Building Council.

“This will be an interesting project from an environmental standpoint; we will have a LEED Silver designation when it’s done. It is designed and constructed in such a way to comply with those requirements,” said Senior Vice President of Operations Erick Brown for KBE Construction. “Quality will be a stringent requirement with regular inspections throughout so that when we are done here, this building will stand here for decades and it’s something that we all can be very proud of.”

The commissary and NEX will be located on Kinkaid Road just outside of the installation and is tentatively scheduled to be completed in 2014.

For more information on NSA Annapolis and future projects visit us at our Facebook page at www. facebook.com/NavDistWash.

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Kiona Miller

Navy Exchange Annapolis General Manager Lisa Brennan, left, Senior Vice President of Operations for KBE Construction Eric Brown, U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Michael Miller, NEX Service Command Chief Executive Officer Robert Bianchi, NSA Annapolis Commanding Officer Capt. Lang Reese, Defense Commissary Agency Zone Manager Mary Williams and NSA Annapolis Commissary Officer Jim Marino participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the installation’s new commissary and Navy Exchange facility Feb. 1. The completion of the facility is scheduled for 2014 and will increase the size of the commissary from 25,800 square feet to 51,500 square feet and the NEX from 37,200 square feet to 98,500 square feet.

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Naval Academy Midshipman Wins Award for High-Energy Laser Research

By Jessica Clark Naval Academy Public Affairs

Naval Academy Midshipman 1st Class Andrew Tresansky, of Trenton, N.J., recently won the Directed Energy Professional Society’s 2012 award for the best undergraduate research report for his work with high-energy lasers.

Tresansky’s project addresses the effects of high-energy lasers on carbon fiber composite materials, such as those used in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles.

The Directed Energy Professional Society’s annual award goes to the best report by an undergraduate in the area of high-energy laser research. It is based on excellence of work, its pertinence to high-energy lasers and the quality of the written report.

Under the guidance of Professors Peter Joyce, Joshua Radice and Capt. Joe Watkins, Tresansky developed a computer model to predict what happens when a high-energy laser hits these materials and conducted experimentation to validate the model.

His research is highly relevant in the wake of the Office of Naval Research’s announcement last year that it aims to develop costeffective, high-energy laser weapons. In August, the ONR began accepting industry proposals for laser weapon prototypes designed to counter unmanned aerial vehicles and small boat threats.

“This research, coupled with what I have learned in my professional lectures, makes me confident that high-energy lasers will be a part of the Navy I serve in during my career. I would like to

be a part of making them more effective weapons,” said Tresansky, who will be commissioned into the submarine community in May. A mechanical engineering major, he began working with highenergy lasers as part of the Naval Academy’s Trident Scholar program, which provides select midshipmen the opportunity to engage in independent study and research during their senior year.

He has since applied to graduate programs at Johns Hopkins and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the hope that he can continue his research in the field of high-energy lasers.

“Since I have enjoyed working on the project so much, and since it has so many future applications for the Navy, I would like to keep working on it,” he said.

HX-21 V-22 Pilot Receives Air Medal

By Jim O’Donnell V-22 Joint Program Office Public Affairs A pilot for one of the two V-22s that rescued a downed F-15E pilot from Libya in March 2011 was recently recognized for her actions during an award ceremony at the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 hangar at NAS Patuxent River.

Marine Corps Capt. Rebecca Massey, now assigned to HX-21 as a test team pilot, received the Air Medal with ‘V’ for valor Jan. 14 for her actions as a member of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 Reinforced supporting the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in spring 2011.

The 26th MEU was embarked on the Wasp class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) supporting Operation Odyssey Dawn, the armed suppression of the Libyan government’s air defenses and ground forces in March 2011 when an F-15E aircraft was downed near Benghazi, Libya.

Massey was part of the MEU Tactical Recovery of Aircraft Personnel (TRAP) recovery team on alert for this type of event and along with another MV-22 and two CH-53 Super Stallions responded.

The F-15E has a crew of two aviators, a pilot and weapons officer, both of which ejected safely from the aircraft, however, the crewmembers became separated after ejecting. The weapons officer was recovered by rebel forces allied against the Libyan government, but the pilot landed in hostile territory.

Massey, the co-pilot of her aircraft, and her MV-22 wingman were in the air for the recovery within two hours of the initial report of the crash. The TRAP team was directed to the location of the F-15E pilot and maneuvered to recover the pilot. Massey’s wingman

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Marine Corps Capt. Rebecca Massey receives the Air Medal with “V” for Valor from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 commanding officer, Cmdr. Wade McConvey, during an award ceremony at the HX-21 hangar on Jan. 14 at NAS Patuxent River. Massey received the award for her actions rescuing a downed U.S. Air Force F-15E pilot during Operation Odyssey Dawn in March 2011. Massey was a pilot onboard one of two MV-22s that rescued the downed Airman and is now a test team pilot assigned to HX-21. made the landing while Massey’s crew circled overhead preparing for the return back to USS Kearsarge. Upon recovery of the F15E pilot, which took less than 90 seconds on the ground, the TRAP team proceeded back to Kearsarge for a total round trip of more than 300 nautical miles (345 miles) in less than 90 minutes.

Massey said it was a humbling experience to receive the Air Medal and attributed the accolades to her fellow TRAP teammates.

“I am very honored to have received this medal, but the credit really should go to my crewmates and squadron maintainers who made it possible for me to help rescue the F-15E pilot.

Massey also credits the Osprey for making that mission easy to accomplish.

“I really enjoy the flexibility that this aircraft provides, and it’s a joy to fly,” said Massey, who has flown

Ospreys for nearly six years. “Although I believe this mission could have been accomplished by other legacy USMC TRAP assets, I don’t think any other aircraft could have done it as quickly or efficiently.”

Massey joined HX-21 in July 2012 and according to V-22 Joint Program Office Program Manager Marine Corps Col. Greg Masiello, her experience and professionalism are a welcome addition to the program.

“We are grateful to have Capt.

Massey here at Pax and as part of the larger ‘Osprey Nation,’” Masiello said. “Capt. Massey exemplifies the professionalism we find in our MAGTF officers serving forward and aboard ships everyday in our corps. The fact that she, her flight crew and wingmates were able to respond faster than any legacy asset is testament to the Marines ‘standing the watch’ and the versatility of the V-22.”

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Midshipman 1st Class Andrew Tresansky performs an experiment with a laser at the U.S. Naval Academy. Tresansky recently won the Directed Energy Professional Society’s 2012 award for the best undergraduate research report for his work with high-energy lasers. His project addresses the effects of high-energy lasers on carbon fiber composite materials, such as those used in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles.

The prize for best paper included travel to the society’s annual Directed Energy Education Workshop in November where Tresan-

sky presented his paper, entitled “Numerical Modeling of Electromagnetic Radiation Effects in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers.”

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if it is an exercise, the notifications will indicate that - just to get the average employee in to the frame of mind as to what to expect in the event of a real scenario.”

Both Holdren and Payeur recommend that personnel take certain actions to limit operational impact on day to day operations.

Personnel should register for the AtHoc wide area alert network if they have not already done so in order to be aware of force protection conditions and other emergency, environmental, or exercise related impacts on the area. Staggered entry and exit times for personnel working on installations should be considered in order to limit traffic at entry control points.

Personnel should also familiarize themselves with their command or tenant command antiterrorism plan to better know what to expect during the exercise. These are especially important to consider due to the fact that SC/CS is expected to have a lengthened training window for the exercise this year.

To register with AtHoc, log in to an NMCI workstation and click the purple globe at the bottom right of the desktop, or visit www.cnic. navy.mil/NDW/About/WAAN/index.htm.

In the coming weeks, NDW will provide information and updates regarding exercise SC/CS in the Waterline and NDW Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ NavDistWash.

Continued from 1 develop, and then test, our antiterrorism plan so that we know that it works correctly,” said Holdren.

“So this is a very big deal, especially from an antiterrorism perspective. But in addition to allowing antiterrorism forces, police and naval security forces an opportunity to exercise, it also gives everybody on the installations that glimpse into what would happen should we have to increase force protection condition measures.”

When these force protection measures are increased, personnel can expect to see greater changes on installations throughout NDW. Holdren said that longer wait times at gates, vehicle inspections for drivers and bag inspections for pedestrians at gates, and increased scrutiny on proper identification can be expected during this time.

But SC/CS exercise planners are working to ensure that the impact is minimal.

“We are being considerate of operational impact, so the installations want to make sure that the average employee can still go to work and be able to do their job,” said NDW Exercise Planner Chad Payeur. “During some of these exercises personnel should expect to see an increased security presence, as well as AtHoc notifications if they are registered for them - and

For more news from other bases around the Washington, D.C. area,

visit www.dcmilitary.com.

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Naval Proving Grounds Historic District

By Thomas Wright Cultural Resources Officer

Naval Support Facility (NSF) Indian Head has been a naval installation since 1890 when the Navy first established the Naval Proving Ground (NPG). The installation served as the Navy’s main testing and evaluation center for new guns that were produced at the Washington Navy Yard.

Due to the Indian Head Naval Proving Ground’s unique contribution associated with energetic, explosives, research and development and production of these materials, the Naval Proving Ground is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. It was developed by the Navy in 1890 to replace the proving ground located at Annapolis, Md. Its relocation to Indian Head was due in part to the increasing river traffic on the Severn River by Annapolis. The increasing range of naval guns also forced the Navy to seek an alternate location to proof naval guns being produced at the Washington Navy Yard. Locating the new proving ground at Indian Head also provided a more efficient means of transporting guns for proofing by using the Potomac River to barge the material from the Navy Yard to Indian Head, conduct the test, and ship it back to the Navy Yard within one day if necessary.

The Indian Head Naval Proving Ground tested its first gun in January 1890. Gun proofing and explosives testing activities continued until 1921 after proving ground activities were relocated to a new site in Virginia, at first designated as the Lower Station of the Indian Head Naval Proving Ground and later renamed Dahlgren.

Isolation required self-sufficiency The proving ground mission at Indian

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Head was to provide an isolated location for testing guns, ammunition and armor plates for Navy ships. Not only were new guns proofed, the facility also proofed powder, projectiles, gun mounts and cartridge cases, as well as conducted experimental work.

Scientists studied naval gun ballistics, armor plate penetration, fuses, explosives, gun mechanism and anti-aircraft guns. Famous ships whose armor, turrets and guns were tested at Indian Head included the battleships USS Iowa, USS Maine and USS Indiana.

The Indian Head proving ground was located in the “valley” of 659 acres initially purchased land. This area encompasses the valley from NSF Indian Head’s present-day sewage treatment plant down the valley extending to Building 62. To prepare the site, the officer in charge, Ensign Robert B. Dashiell, directed a team of 40 men to clear the land, drain the marshes and erect a dock where barges from the Washington gun factory could unload and load weapons, ordnance material and support personnel.

As the work increased, so did the need for manpower. The labor force nearly tripled in sized, from 40 in 1890 to 110 in 1891. These men were responsible for all of the construction at the site. Construction projects included housing, gun platforms, magazines, storehouses, railroad tracks between the wharf and the batteries, and a chronograph building.

Due to the cost of transportation, all of the bricks used in building the facility were produced locally at a brickyard established at the Indian Head proving ground. Further land was cleared, with the lumber primarily used mainly for range backstops. The cleared land was then used for growing much of the corn, maize and hay, as well as the raising

An early photograph shows the dock at the Indian Head Naval Proving Ground site on the Potomac River. The view is looking south from where the current-day Dashiell Marina is located. The road climbing the hill is the present-day N. Dashiell Rd. beef cattle in order to the support the installation. However, in the 1950s, significant erosion issues forced the installation to develop a reforestation plan for the station.

Ens. Dashiell, always persistent in trying to obtain material and equipment required for the installation, spent three years requesting in his reports to the Chief of Ordnance for the “erection of cheap dwellings for the leading men and boat crews... for it is impossible to keep skilled labor here unless they have somewhere to live.” It was not until 1896 that those first brick houses were built from natural resources, obtained from the installation. For the next 24 years, efforts were made to meet the requirements of the growing installation needs. In 1920 the housing needs of the installation were finally fully satisfied when the construction of the Village Green was completed.

Fire suppression system first conceived As it is now, fire was also a concern.

Dashiell noted that the station water supply was not sufficient to meet either the domestic or mission needs. He reported in 1893 that all buildings were equipped with “full rain barrels, grenades and extinguishers and the station force has been organized and exercised as a fire brigade” but that the water supply was “utterly inadequate should a large fire get headway.”

The idea of fitting all buildings with a fire suppression system was conceived under Dashiell. He recommended that an “artisan well be sunk to 200 feet and be fitted with a wind generator, make a supply tank and run a system of water lines to all buildings for fire purposes.”

This laid the ground work for future fire suppression systems.

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Continued from 9 In 1897, the first “electric light plant” was built with a 22.5-kilowatt Westinghouse dynamo, and was installed in 1896. A larger plant was built to provide steam and power in 1900. This advancement supplied the installation with electricity and removed the risk of using kerosene lanterns, which proved to be a significant reduction in fire risk.

In 1897, the Naval Proving Ground began firing down the Potomac River. It was soon realized that the Navy needed to purchase the land at Stump Neck in order to reduce the hazards presented to the civilian population nearby. There were several incidents where shells landed nearby or on civilian homes. In one instance, for example, the Irwin Farm was purchased to prevent the complaints of projectiles falling on private property on Cornwallis Neck, known today as the main installation. In the 1900 report to the Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, Lt. Strauss identified the need for obtaining land down range. Lt. Strauss reported “it would be advisable to purchase ... the property to obviate the annoyance to people residing in the vicinity when shells pass close to this point.”

As with any military testing facility, there has to be a complaint that involves a cow.

There was an incident when the proving ground fired a shell over the river to Virginia.

A week later, a letter from the Skinner farm arrived complaining that the shell that landed in Virginia adversely affected her cow. It seems that the cow would no longer give milk.

After a visit from Dr. and Mrs. Peterson, Capt. Lackey and the Peterson children, the Navy agreed to pay $30 for the sickly cow. The cow, known as Molly, was barged over from the Skinner farm and lived out her life on the installation, never once producing milk.

Smokeless powder factory expands mission The first gun fired at the proving Ground

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was a 7-inch rifle in January 1890 with not only dignitaries but also the general public in attendance. Guns were first tested by firing up river (Potomac) into the large hill. Once the capability of the range was reached, testing moved to fire up the valley, then across the Potomac, and finally down river.

With the range of the ordnance everincreasing (up to 13,000 yards), the Navy found it necessary to buy the property at Stump Neck in 1900. This property also encompassed the small community of Winthorp, Md. As the Navy moved from black powder to smokeless powder in the 1890s, the Navy faced production shortages. Private industry was hesitant to move toward the new technology. This left the Navy with only one alternative: to produce it on its own. As research advanced for the development of smokeless powder, much of the testing was conducted at the Indian Head Naval Proving Ground.

In 1900, the Navy opened the first government-owned facility to produce smokeless powder at Indian Head. This was a major leap forward in warfare technology with less smoke being produced from a shell. It was quicker and easier to determine where the shell hit, and therefore faster and easier to adjust the gun sights. In combination with the new breech mechanism that Ens. Dashiell patented, this doubled the cycle times between loadings. The combination of these two new technologies advanced American naval power and dominance for generations.

The role of the Naval Proving Ground lead to significant advancements in explosive, energetic, and research and development of systems associated with American naval needs. Based upon the unique contribution to Navy history, the Naval Proving Ground earned a significant place in both Naval and American history by advancing the development of more efficient manufacturing processes and new armament technology, much of which is foundational to today’s weapon systems and future weapon technology. orders were already generated to relieve the Sailor at PRD, creating a situation where two Sailors were filling one billet. This change aligns the FR-PTS with the CMS-ID window while preventing many Sailors from missing their opportunity to negotiate for orders during their prescribed orders negotiation window, benefiting both the Sailor and the Navy.

In other cases, Sailors who didn’t actually require a special circumstance FR-PTS application were submitted in FR-PTS creating unnecessary competition for FR-PTS quotas. The new special circumstance FRPTS application will prevent Sailors from applying if they don’t need a FR-PTS quota which will improve opportunities for Sailors who do require a quota.

Sailors who don’t receive a special circumstance FR-PTS quota at their PRD are still required to submit a regular FR-PTS application during their next FR-PTS application window when they are 12 months from their end of active service.

The second change covered in the NAVADMIN improves career counselor efficiency by eliminating monthly denial letters and generating a single final determination letter for Sailors. The denied final active letter has also been reformatted to include the Sailor’s entire FR-PTS end of active obligated service, as extended (SEAOS), application history to help authorizing officials in determining a Sailor’s eligibly for involuntary separation benefits.

Unless specifically changed by NAVADMIN 021/13, all other FR-PTS program policies remain in effect. Contact the Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center, at 1-866-U-ASK-NPC/1-(866)-827-5672 or via e-mail at cscmailbox@navy.mil with questions concerning this policy update and new FR-PTS implementation procedures.

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“It’s like being a first-year teacher every single year, because we’re in our third year, but we’ve never repeated a program,” said Hill. “A lot of the STEM concepts are the same, but the overall theme of a program has never been repeated. So we’re creating from scratch every single month.”

Despite the hard work, both Hill and Hockensmith say the program is rewarding for them as well as the students.

“One of my favorite parts of this program is seeing kids come back and tell me that they’ve been able to use what they’ve learned in our program,” said Hockensmith. “I just got an email from the mother of a student who said that they went to a performance at the Kennedy Center, and her child said that they were able to better understand how sound affects music based on our sound science class. So it’s fun to see that they’re not only learning, but applying what they’ve learned, here.”

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Gina K. Morrissette

Students participating in Home School at the Museum, a program offered by the National Museum of the United States Navy, create makeshift telephones using cups and string during a lesson taught by the museum’s deputy director of education, Laura Hockensmith.

For information on the National Museum of the United States Navy Home School at the Museum program contact Laura Hockensmith at laura.hockensmith@navy. mil or call (202) 433-6826.

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NAVADMIN 021/13 announces the automation of Special Circumstance FR-PTS Applications for Projected Rotation Date (PRD) for Sailors who will have less than 24 months of obligated service remaining at their PRD. Sailors who will have more than 24 months of obligated service remaining at their PRD do not require FR-PTS approval to negotiate orders.

Beginning Feb. 4, FR-PTS will automatically generate a Special Circumstance Application 15 months prior to a Sailor’s PRD if they will have less than 24 months of obligated service remaining at their PRD. This gives career counselors three months to submit the application. These Sailors will receive up to three looks in FR-PTS 12, 11, and 10 months prior to their PRD. Sailors who receive a special circumstance quota will be able reenlist for up to 6 years to cover any obligated service for their next set of orders.

If a Sailor does not receive a quota, detailers will be able to make a determination sooner if the Sailor will remain at their current command or if orders will be issued in accordance with sea shore flow. Under the old method, detailers would wait for FRPTS determination. Some Sailors didn’t get FR-PTS approval prior to their PRD placing them in the needs-of-the-Navy-window and creating additional work for career counselors who continued to work with their Sailors through the order negotiation and FR-PTS submission process. In addition, Sailors with less than 12 months of obligated service remaining were often left in place but

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