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September 13, 2012
Vol. XXIX No. 37
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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
Ready Navy: Disasters Happen, Stay Informed! By MC2 Kiona Miller, NDW Public Affairs
U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Kiona Miller
Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Luis Mojica views the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mobile application. The mobile application is one option to remain prepared during any disaster, along with registering with the Wide Area Alert Network to get up-to-date information during a crisis.
The U.S. Navy launched a new emergency preparedness program dubbed READY NAVY this month. Once known as Operation Preparedness, the program is designed to increase the ability of every person and family on or near Navy installations to plan and prepare for all types of hazards, to include Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear hazards. "This is a good time for this program to be introduced because we are at the height of hurricane season, so people are already thinking about being prepared and what they would do," said Deputy Region Emergency Manager Jeff Wilson. "Especially with recent storms that we have had, people have been out of power for a couple days, so getting them the additional information to make the kit, be prepared and make arrangements with things that they need to would help." According to Commander, Navy Installation Command, 2011 went down as a record year for natural disasters where thousands of Navy personnel and family members were directly impacted and forced to evacuate their home. Naval District Washington (NDW)
alone provided direct support to families displaced by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March of 2011 and even responded to the unexpected earthquake that rattled the National Capital Region in addition to the effects caused by Hurricane Irene all in one week in August of the same year. With these events coupled with those that happened worldwide throughout the year, it is important to realize that a natural disaster of any kind can happen anytime at any installation Navywide. This mindset is the focus of one of Ready Navy's key messages: "Disaster Happens". This message speaks to the fact that complacency can be the biggest downfall to Sailors, DoD personnel, contractors and their families during a disaster. "The mindset needs to be the same as it is for other folks who are in deployable forces. Do they have their sea bag ready do go? Is it fully packed? Are they deployable now? So that's the mindset," said Robert Klebahn, regional program manager for Fleet and Family Support Program. "If they can think of it that way that they are part of a rapid response team and they have to have their bags packed
See Ready, Page 5
WNY Visitors Center Completes Net Zero Project By MC2 Kiona Miller, NDW Public Affairs Naval DistrictWashington is undergoing a number of energy conservation projects within several buildings throughout each installation. One building that is in its completion stage is the Washington Navy Yard's (WNY) Visitors Center as it continues down the path of becoming a Net Zero building. "Net Zero refers to zero energy use on a net annual basis. This basically means the project produces as much or more energy in a year than it consumes," said Steven Miller, design project manager and architect with Public Works Department Washington. "This can apply to electrical consumption as well as water and gas consumption, although our project is focused on electrical energy and does not consume any gas." A few of the notable changes that will allow the Visitors Center to become Net Zero in-
clude: spray-foam and blown-in cellulose insulation, electro chromic windows, LED lighting, and a new geothermal heat-pump HVAC system. There are also Solar Panels and Micro-Wind turbines on the adjacent parking structure that tie into a cutting edge hybridgel battery system which can power the building in the event of a power failure. "The project evolved from the initial concept to best suit the discoveries made during the initial building energy audit," said Miller. "It was determined at this time that a replacement of the building's HVAC system with a super-efficient geothermal heat-pump system would yield the greatest energy savings. The approved design was based around this change and has remained constant throughout implementation." Naval Support Activity Washington has garnered significant success since the Net Zero project was employed last October. Ac-
See Net Zero, Page 5
U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Kiona Miller
Cmdr. Thomas McLemore, public works officer for NAVFAC Washington, right; Cmdr. David Varner, commanding officer of NSA Washington, middle; and Igor Boras, senior construction manager for NAVFAC Washington Public Works, left, tour the Washington Navy Yard's Visitors Center to view new energy conservation technologies installed for the building's Net Zero demonstration project.
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Around the Yard, Page 2
AFPAK Blog, Page 6
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Navy safe harbor enrollee swims for gold in 2012 Paralympics From Navy Safe Harbor Public Affairs
seconds - and a silver medal in the 50-meter freestyle. He competed in the 400-meter freestyle Sept. 7. Snyder currently holds the world record time for the event (within the visual impairment classification). "It's going to be a pretty amazing experience to compete on that day," said Snyder. "To me, it means I've conquered blindness. I won." Throughout the year, Snyder's Navy Safe Harbor nonmedical care manager, Lt. Kristi Bickel, has established a strong bond with him. Both attended the Naval Academy and share many friends. Bickel said before Snyder's MEDEVAC arrived atWalter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) in 2011, she felt as though she already knew him. "His was my first very serious case, and it was really emotional. I remember how his mother - who had held it together so well before he arrived - broke down when he was transported off the plane," said Bickel. "But Brad started making jokes with his family right away and kept a positive attitude. I will never forget what he said: 'I am so lucky I only lost my eyes.' I have never known someone to completely view the glass as half-full." In the weeks and months that followed, Bickel provided a
Navy wounded warrior Lt. Bradley Snyder competed on behalf of the U.S. Paralympic SwimmingTeam in London Sept. 7, precisely one year after a combat wound left him blind. Snyder was serving on a Special Forces bomb deactivation team in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device detonated in his face Sept. 7, 2011. In addition to losing his vision, he sustained burns, lacerations, and facial fractures. Shortly after the incident, he was enrolled in Navy Safe Harbor, the Navy's wounded warrior support program. "Lt. Snyder's astounding recovery further validates the mission of Navy Safe Harbor and serves as a powerful example of the healing power of sports," said Capt. Steve Hall, director of the program. "His accomplishments are the result of his drive, focus, and positive attitude, and we are proud to have played a role in his incredible journey." Snyder already has competed in four Paralympic swimming events within the visual impairment classification. He won a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle - setting a Paralympic record during the qualifying round with a time of 57.18
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sean M. Worrell
U.S. Navy Lt. Bradley Snyder, assigned to Explosive Ordinance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 based in Little Creek, Va., is pictured before the 2012 Paralympic Games. The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athleates with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy.
See Paralympics, Page 5
Around the Yard If the Washington Navy Yard evacuated today, would you have an emergency plan in place?
Yes. Me and my wife work here in DC and our daughter goes to school around here. So we have a central meeting point for everybody and then we try to get down to southern Maryland. If we all can't get out together then we have another plan to try and meet up somewhere and go from there. Robert Penny, Commander, Navy Installations Command
No. But I think it would probably be a good thing to know about meeting areas and how to get out of the yard. When we had the earthquake a few months back it was kind of hard to know what to do. We were all lost, so having something would probably be the best. Ashley Sicher, Navy Audit
We have one for my office. After the earthquake it was apparent that we needed to broaden our idea of what could happen here. We went through all of our instructions and updated them then trained everybody on where to go and how to evacuate. Lt. Cmdr. Greg Ball, Strategic Systems Programs U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Kiona Miller
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This Week in Naval History September 13
1814 - British bombardment of Fort McHenry inspires the Star Spangled Banner. 1847 - Marine Brigade leads U.S. forces that storm Chapultepec Castle near Mexico City, inspiring one line of the Marine Hymn 1906-SailorsandMarinesfromUSSDenver landinHavanaattherequestoftheCubangovernment to preserve order during a revolution. 1939 - Navy suspends transfers to the Fleet Reserve after 20 years service and retains men on active duty. 1985 - Commander Middle East Force orders escort of Military Sealift Ships in Persian Gulf because of Iranian seizure of merchant vessels.
September 14
1899 - Gunboat Concord and monitor Monterey capture two insurgent schooners at Aparri, Philippine Islands 1939 - Atlantic Squadron Neutrality Patrol ships deploy
September 15
1944 - Invasion of Peleliu, Palau Islands, after several days of intensive carrier aircraft bombing and ship bombardment. 1950 - U.S. forces under VADM Arthur Struble achieve an amphibious landing at Inchon, Korea 1967 - Operation CrimsonTide in Mekong Delta
September 16
1854 - Cmdr. David G. Farragut takes pos-
session of Mare Island, the first U.S. NavyYard on the Pacific. 1917 - Navy Department authorizes establishment of 16 Naval air stations abroad 1922 - Commander Halsey Powell in USS Edsall became the senior officer directing the evacuation of 250,000 Greek refugees from Turkey after war between Greece and Turkey. 1940 - President Roosevelt signs Selective Training and Service Act, the first peacetime draft. 1958 - USS Grayback fires first operational launch of Regulus II surface to surface guided missile off CA coast; Missile carries first U.S. mail sent by guided missile. 1966 - USS Oriskany helicopters rescue 44men crew of British merchant ship August Moon near Hong Kong
September 17
1861 - Union landing party from USS Massachusetts takes possession of Ship Island south of New Orleans, LA. This was the headquarters for ADM David Farragut's Gulf Coast Blockading Squadron. 1944 - Navy Task Force lands Army troops on Angaur, Palau Islands supported by Navy carrier aircraft and shore bombardment
September 18
1926 - Navy brings relief aid to Miami, FL, after a severe hurricane. 1936 - Squadron 40-T, based in the Mediterranean, established to protect U.S. interests and citizens around Iberian peninsula throughout the Spanish Civil War. 1941 - U.S. Navy ships escort eastbound
U.S. Navy photo courtesy of U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command
LCVPs from USS Union (AKA-106) circle in the transport area off Inchon, prior to going to the line of departure on the first day of landings, Sept. 15, 1950. British trans-Atlantic convoy for first time (Convoy HX-150). Although the U.S. Navy ships joined HX-150, which left port escorted by British ships on 16th, on night of 17 September, the official escort duty began on 18th. 1947 - National Security Act becomes effective
September 19
es the Naval Consulting Board to mobilize the scientific resources of U.S. for national defense. 1957 - Bathyscaph Trieste, in a dive sponsored by the Office of Naval Research in the Mediterranean, reaches record depth of 2 miles 1992 - Joint Task Force Marianas stands down after providing assistance to Guam after Typhoon Omar
1915 - SECNAV Josephus Daniels organiz-
Navy Adjusts Selective Reenlistment Bonus Plan to Retain Skilled Sailors From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs Navy announced updates to the Selective Reenlistment Bonus award plan, Sept.. 8, in NAVADMIN 273/12. The intent of the Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) is to incentivize Sailors with critical skills and experience to stay Navy. SRB rewards Sailors who attain special training in skills most needed in the fleet, and helps meet critical skill reenlistment benchmarks and enhance Navy's ability to size, shape and stabilize manning. Award levels are strategically adjusted as reenlistment requirements for specific ratings and skill sets are met. From the 100 skill/zone combinations detailed in NAVADMIN 143/12, this update includes reductions for three skills, one skill elimination, 10 skills award level increases and 11 skills added to the list. "The SRB program provides a retention incentive to our top-performing Sailors with critical skills needed in the fleet," said Rear Adm. Tony Kurta, director, military personnel plans and policy. "We will continue to monitor our bonus programs to maximize retention behavior in our most critical skills within the constraints of our budget." Sailors should consult NAVADMIN 273/12 to determine their SRB eligibility and award level. The increased award levels are effective immediately and decreased levels are effective 30 days from the release of the NAVADMIN. This update also announces the upcoming change to annual SRB installment payments from October to the anniversary month of reenlistment date.This policy change will take effect for all Sailors reenlisting for SRB on, or after, Oct. 1, 2012. For example, Sailors reenlisting in December 2012 will receive their initial SRB payment upon reenlistment, and all subsequent installment payments annually in December until the full bonus amount has
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate
Sailors man the rails on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the ship gets underway. John C. Stennis is returning to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility four months ahead of schedule in order to maintain combatant commander requirements for the presence in the region. been reached. Sailors under current SRB contracts, as well as those reenlisting prior to Oct. 1, 2012, will continue to receive anniversary payments annually in October until the full bonus amount has been reached. Additionally, NAVADMIN 273/12 temporarily lifts the restriction preventing Sailors with FY13 end of active obligated service (EAOS) dates from reenlisting for SRB in FY12.
With this change, all FY13 EAOS Sailors, regardless of SRB tier, are encouraged to apply for SRB and reenlist on, or before, Sept. 30, 2012. Sailors electing this temporary early reenlistment option must be otherwise eligible for SRB and have a valid PTS quota prior to their selected reenlistment date. As with Perform to Serve (PTS), eligible Sailors desiring SRB reenlistment are encour-
agedtoworkwiththeircommandcareercounselors, command master chiefs, and chain of command to discuss timing of reenlistment and procedures well before their EAOS. Sailors can read the complete list of SRB award levels and policy at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/career/enlistedcareeradmin/pages/srb.aspx.
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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 - fiveday programs - are offered monthly sponsored by the departments of Labor andVeteran 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).
Volunteer Program
Opportunities are available as an administrative assistant, counseling mediator, transition assistant, Information & Referral assistant, data entry/word processor and a retired activities volunteer.
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.
Deployment/mobilization/readiness
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
Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)
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 Disney On Ice: Rockin' Ever After
Patriot Center, Fairfax Va. Oct. 19 - 7:30 p.m. | Oct. 20 10:30 a.m, 2:30 p.m. & 6:30pm | Oct. 21 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tickets - $18.75 Get ready to rock out with some of the most magical idols of all in a musical showcase that features the hottest tunes and talent from across the kingdom in Disney On Ice presents Rockin' Ever After! Jam to a Scottish jig as a group of royal contenders from the latest Disney Pixar film, Brave, compete to win the heart of headstrong, sharp-shooting Merida, making her ice debut! Experience a showstopping performance as Sebastian breaks out of his shell for one night only to make waves with Ariel. A chorus of harmless hooligans from Tangled unleash musical mayhem when they get a visit from the sassy and spirited Rapunzel and her charming ally Flynn. And, get your feet moving as the Beast and his castle's enchanted entourage take center stage in a spectacular show for Belle. Please contact the NSA Washington ITT Offices for more information and to purchase tickets! MWR ITT OFFICE - Bldg. 22 Town Center - Open Monday thru Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. | 202-433-2484 MWR TRAVEL OFFICE - Bldg. 184 Navy Exchange - Open Monday thru Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | 202-685-8298
FFR/MWR Phone numbers Child Development Programs
Child Development Center 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 767-2890 Child Development Center 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 404-8071 Child Development Center 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-0771 Child Development Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3223 or (202) 404-1454 Regional Child Placement Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-3055 or (877) 269-9322 Regional Child & Youth School Liaison Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-0942
Family Housing
JBAB Housing Office 1, Bldg 414 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-0346 JBAB Housing Office 2, Bldg 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 404-6828
Fitness Centers & Information, Tickets, and Tours (ITT)
JBAB Fitness Center 1, Bldg 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 767-5895 JBAB Fitness Center 2, Bldg 419 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-2962 Washington Navy Yard, bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-2484/2829
Military and Family Support Center
JBAB MFSC Bldg 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-6151 JBAB MFSC Bldg 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 767-0450
Liberty Program (E1-E6 Single/Unaccompanied Service Members)
Liberty Center, bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 6851802 JBAB Liberty Program Office, Bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-2636 JBAB Liberty Center, Bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 685-1802
Food & Beverage
Catering and Conference Center, WNY Bldg. 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-3041 Mordecai Booth's Public House, WNY Bldg. 101 . . . . . . . . .(202) 678-0514 or (202) 433-3041 Furnari Restaurant, JBAB Bldg. 418 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-2574
Other Important Numbers
WFR Administrative Office, JBAB Bldg. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-7707 WFR Marketing and Special Events Office, JBAB Bldg. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-1371 Gateway Inns and Suites, JBAB Bldg. 602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 404-7050 MWR Sports Program/Sports Complex Rental, JBAB Bldg. 419 . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 685-0483 Outdoor Recreation, JBAB Bldg. 928 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 767-9136 Vehicle Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-9136/8562
Cirque de Soleil: Totem
Under the Grand Chapiteau at the National Harbor, 163 Waterfront Street, Oxon Hill, Md. 20745 Now through Oct. 7 Tickets are available for the following: Tuesday throughThursday at 8 p.m. | Friday at 4 p.m. & 8 p.m. | Sundays at 1 p.m. & 5 p.m. Ticket Prices Range by Seat Level: Level 1 - $73 | Level 2: $58 | Level 3: $42.75 Cirque de Soleil - TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary progress of species. Somewhere between science and legend TOTEM explores the ties that bind Man to other species, his dreams and his infinite potential. No refunds will be given unless show requested is sold out. Please contact the NSA Washington ITT Offices for more information and to purchase tickets! MWR ITT OFFICE - Bldg. 22 Town Center - Open Monday thru Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. | 202-433-2484 MWR TRAVEL OFFICE - Bldg. 184 Navy Exchange - Open Monday thru Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | 202-685-8298
Atlantic City Day Trip
Saturday, Oct. 6 | 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Atlantic City, N.J. Spend the day in Atlantic City with MWR! For $38.75 you will receive round trip transportation and resort credit when you arrive in Atlantic City.You will depart the Catering and Conference Center, Bldg. 211 located on theWashington NavyYard at 8 a.m. and return at 10 p.m. that evening. Please book your spot on the bus by Sept. 27, 2012!
SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO PREPARE? Are you prepared for an emergency? For the next 12 weeks we'll ask you one question each week to test your"RQ". RQ stands for Readiness Quotient. Let's see how prepared you are. Ready.gov or your Fleet and Family Support Center can help, if you want to know more. Personal preparedness supports mission readiness. In the last year, have you participated in a drilled at work or home, on what to do in an emergency?
Please contact the NSA Washington ITT Offices for more information and to purchase tickets! MWR ITT OFFICE - Bldg. 22 Town Center - Open Monday thru Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. | 202-433-2484 MWR TRAVEL OFFICE - Bldg. 184 Navy Exchange - Open Monday thru Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | 202-685-8298
Cruise it or Lose it
NSAWashington MWR ITT has reopened the "Cruise It or Lose It" Group Cruise. This
is a 7-day cruise heading out of Baltimore, Md. on Dec. 9-16 sailing out on the Carnival Pride. Pricing is as follows: MD Residents $1,673.00 with Gratuities and Vacation Protection Plan or $1,515.00 with Gratuities only. The pricing for military is $1,693.00 with Gratuities and Vacation Package Plan or $1,535.00 with Gratuities only. Deposit of $250 due at the time of booking and final payment of remaining balance due by Sept. 25. Any questions or concerns please contact our Travel Specialist at Navyyardtravel@ gmail.com or 202-685-8299.
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NDW News Follow NDW on Facebook and Twitter
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Improve your speaking and leadership skills!
Come to Helmsmen Toastmasters! Join us Thursdays from 7:30-8:45a.m. at the Pentagon Library and Conference Center (PLCC). 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 or 703695-2804 or Elizabeth Femrite at elizabeth.m.femrite.civ@mail.mil or 571-256-8674. Remember - Great Helmsmen say "YES!"
Defenders of Freedom Appreciation Day
Naval District Washington's (NDW) Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) will be hosting an Appreciation Day for all Department of Defense personnel and their guests on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 at Six Flags of America in Largo, Md. The park will be open from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. with a special performance by legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Tickets are available at all Navy Information, Tickets, and Tours (ITT) offices throughout NDW and select locations within the National Capital Region for $20. The first 5,000 eligible customers to purchase tickets will gain admission to the performance by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Please call 202-404-6576 for more information.
Navy Spouses Welcome Coffee
All naval officers' spouses are invited to a Welcome Aboard and Activities Coffee on Monday Sept. 24, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Capital Ballroom at the Club at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling located at 50 Theisen St. The quests speaker is Adm. Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations. Cost is $12, payable at the door. RSVP by Sept. 17 through www.noscdc.com or Facebook "Naval Officers Spouses Club of Washington DC" or by emailing secondvp@noscdc.com. The Coffee offers a wonderful opportunity to learn about many of the organizations that support the military and families in the greater Washington, DC area and about the activities offered by NOSC. Come meet new people and connect with friends from prior duty stations. There will be door prizes, giveaways, and a continental breakfast. The Coffee and Membership in NOSC is open to spouses of active duty, reserve and retired officers.
Make Your Vote Count
There is still time for military voters and their voting age dependents who are stationed here away from their state of legal residence to register as an absentee voter. This is completely free, and can be done on your own (for all but 4 states) by visiting http://www.fvap.gov and using the online registration tool, which will generate a PDF form that you can print and mail. Most states allow you to submit this form electronically via fax as well. If you are a resident of Alabama, Alaska, Virginia, or Wisconsin (which requires a witness), or if you have any questions at all about voting, you can visit your installation'sVoting Assistance Office (IVAO) to register. Anyone who can reach an IVAO can get voting assistance, not just absentee military.The hours of operation may vary, so please call ahead. Points of contact can be found at https://www.cnic.navy.mil/NDW/About/NavyVotingAssistanceProgram/index.htm. You should register promptly to ensure you receive a ballot. You may still vote even without one, but that process is more involved.
READY Continued from 1 and ready to go at a moment's notice then they will get it." One of the first lines of defense to being prepared is becoming and staying informed. The best way of being informed is to be connected through the Navy's Wide Area Alert Network (WAAN). The WAAN system provides Navy Installations worldwide with an effective and reliable mass notification system that can be used during a crisis to warn and direct affected personnel. All military, civil service, and contractor personnel with an NMCI or One Net user account are required to register their office email address and phone number, at minimum, in the WAAN. Registering personal emergency contact information is also strongly encouraged. According to Wilson, NDW has increased its WAAN users significantly over past the six months and now have more than 50,000 personnel registered. He also spoke on the recent tornado warning that happened over the weekend. Even though personnel where not at their desk, the warnings sent out by the WAAN system was still received by at least 60
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percent of those registered to their phones and other mobile devices. "It's the difference between being informed and not being informed. I'm signed up and I live in Montgomery County, so I get the severe thunderstorm warning before its obvious for us that winds are turning," said Wilson. "So I will go and cleanup anything in the yard and do simple things like that which could have a big impact with things smashing the windows or flying across streets and yards. Every little of bit of knowledge helps." Wilson also encourages everyone to also seek out community alert systems. He mentions that many of the larger counties within the NDW region offer alerts as well as statewide notifications. "We try to hit everybody that lives within our region but with county alerts they may get the information out a little faster or have some additional details that we didn't provide," he said. "In addition, look through everything and let us know if you need additional guidance.The worst that could happen is that you're better informed for a disaster in the future." For more tips and guidance on Being Informed, visit http://www.ready.navy.mil/BeInformed/index.htm.
Pride of Baltimore to Visit the Washington Nav y Yard Pride of Baltimore II, a reproduction of a privateer from the War of 1812 era, will be visiting theWashington NavyYard onThursday Sept. 20 through Friday Sept. 21. It will be on public display as part of the bicentennial commemoration of the war. The schooner has worldwide recognition as the "Goodwill Ambassador of the State of Maryland and the Port of Baltimore". According to Pride of Baltimore II's web site (www.pride2.org) she has visited 40 countries. The ship and its crew seek to educate the public as to how privateer vessels were able to assist in securing victory on the seas during the War of 1812. The ship will be open for tours by Navy personnel from 10-Noon. Public visiting hours will be 1-4 p.m. on Sept. 20-21. Special events will take place during Pride of Baltimore II's visit in the National Museum of the U.S. Navy. At 12 p.m. on Sept. 20, Dr. Michael Crawford of the Naval History & Heritage Command will provide a presentation on "Pirates and Privateers". On Sept. 21 theYankee Frolics will be performing American music of theWar of 1812 in the Museum Education Center, Building 76 at 11:45 a.m. and again at 3 p.m.
PARALYMPICS Continued from 2 great deal of support to the Snyder family. She served as the primary point of contact for the many people eager to visit them. She also arranged for Snyder's brother to travel to his bedside with support from the Hero Miles Program (through the Fisher House Foundation). In addition, Bickel helped coordinate Snyder's Purple Heart ceremony, and she worked with theWalter Reed Judge Advocate to finalize his Power of Attorney document. She helped Snyder process travel claims and access entitlement pay. She also connected him with assistive technology support for his iPad, enabling him to communicate via e-mail. "It has been amazing to see how much progress he's made. A lot of it is Brad's personality. I knew he would charge ahead. I just tried to make sure he didn't have to worry about anything else while he focused on getting well," said Bickel. "It has been great to see him complete the cycle, from recovery, to rehabilitation, to reintegration." Bickel first discussed adaptive athletic reconditioning as a recovery tool with Snyder's family shortly after he arrived at WRNMMC. Prior to his injury, Snyder was an avid competitive swimmer who was captain of the Naval Academy swim team during the 200506 season. Less than eight months after his
NET ZERO Continued from 1 cordingtoMiller,eachnewtechnologyandenergy conservation method that was installed has exceeded energy reduction estimates. "The technologies were chosen for various reasons, some performance based and some economic based," he said. "Our biggest 'bang for our buck' is coming from the geothermal system where we've seen a 70 % reduction in our energy consumption and, more importantly, a huge increase in occupant comfort. " Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Honorable Ray Mabus announced in 2010 during Energy Awareness Month five energy goals for the Department of the Navy (DoN). One of those goals was to make half of all Navy installations net-zero energy consumers, using solar, wind, ocean, and geothermal power generated on base. With the Navy's newest Net Zero building at theWNY, the Navy is one step closer to achieving this goal. In August, four installations within the region were recognized for reaching Blue Level Achievement under the SECNAV Energy and Water Management Award. The annual award evaluates Navy commands of their
injury, Snyder competed in the third annual Warrior Games, where he earned seven gold medals. The Games also served as a reunion for Bickel and Snyder's mother and siblings, who call her a member of their family. "I began swimming as soon as I left the hospital," Snyder said during the Games. "I'm not physically disabled, but navigationally disabled. When I swim, I can relax and not have to worry about whether I am going to walk into a wall or into a piece of furniture." Today, Bickel is cheering on Snyder as a spectator at the Paralympics. "It's wonderful to see Brad representing our country again," said Bickel. "His amazing story has been a source of inspiration that I can share with other recovering service members to help motivate them when they are working through their own recovery and rehabilitation." The Navy Safe Harbor program is a key component of the Department of the Navy's 21st Century Sailor and Marine initiative, which is designed to maximize Sailor and Marine personal readiness, build resiliency, and hone the most combat-effective force. For more information about Navy Safe Harbor, visit http://safeharbor.navylive. dodlive.mil. To access the latest news about Snyder's Paralympic achievements, visit the Navy Safe Harbor Facebook page (www.facebook.com/navysafeharbor). For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visit www.navy.mil/local/cnp/. overall energy and water management performance, and then they are ranked according to a system of SECNAV award winners, then platinum, gold or blue level of achievement. Each installation will receive a certificate of achievement and will be listed among others in the awards ceremony program. "Blue, Gold, and Platinum Level Achievement recognizes commands who execute comprehensive energy efficiency programs. When striving for Net Zero, energy efficiency comes first," said Miller. "Our project demonstrates innovative, cutting edge ways to reduce energy consumption which can be applied to larger buildings." According to Capt. Branch, regional engineer for NDW, "NDW now intends to track all the actual operations and sustainment costs and compare them to other 'control facilities' of similar size and usage.We not only need to know the capital costs vs. economic return; we need to know the level of sustainment needed to keep it working." FormoreinformationonNAVFACenergyreduction initiatives, please visit https://por tal.navfac.navy.mil/portal/page/portal/navfac/. ForadditionalinformationonNDW'sEnergy Program, please visit NDW's Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/NavDistWash.
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End This Depression Now! Reviewed by Cmdr. Youssef Aboul-Enein
Book review End This Depression Now by Paul Krugman. Published by W. W. Norton, New York. 238 pages, 2012. The United States Armed Forces is not immune from the fiscal challenges facing our nation. In many ways our economic security is part and parcel of our national security. It is also important to understand that in difficult economic times there are many who may attempt to peddle quick fix solutions, and therefore reading as much as possible about America's economic downturn is important to make you not only an informed leader within our military but an informed citizen. Noble Prize winning economist Paul Krugman has published a new book, which for a macro-economics text is very readable, it is my hope that reading this book will leave you with an appetite to read more on this issue and possibly even have you checking out some very well done PBS FrontlineT documentaries on America's fiscal crisis. Krugman argues that the Great Recession began in 2007 and is four years old and counting, he also postulates that 24 million Americans are unemployed or underemployed and that the remedy has been staring us in the face by looking into previous depressions, recessions, and inflations in American history. Krugman is clear America is not in a Great Depression but is nonetheless in a Depression, and that our problems are not at the level of
Greece or Spain that have a 23 and 50 percent unemployment rate among the young. The beginning of book discusses how we got to this point and dispels the soundbite of the lazy young worker by citing examples of McDonaldsT announcing the creation of 50,000 jobs in April 2011 with one million applicants. He makes a case that involuntary unemployment is very real. The book discusses the series of financial regulations that were put in place in the 1930s on banks, derivatives, and the merger among financial institutions, coupled with the amounts of reserves banks could hold that slowly eroded and jeopardized the structure of our financial markets leading to the collapse of Lehman Brothers, and the massive bailout of banks deemed too big to fail. Some of Krugman's remedies no doubt are controversial, such as restructuring the debt of those mortgages deemed unstable to bring stability to the housing market as foreclosure impacts both those who are in debt and those who maintained their payment and played by the rules since it depresses entire neighborhoods and counties. He also argues that the last thing one should do in an economic is
tighten the government's belt as this means laying off county, state, and federal government employees thereby placing even more people in unemployment and depressing the economy even further. He also places the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes in a 21st century perspective. This book is worth reading if you want to begin to understand what went wrong and to immerse your mind in serious proposals that go beyond simple slogans. You will begin to understand that fixing the economy will require a much higher level of cooperation from all Americans and an understanding that our fates are tied socially, politically, and economically. Once you have read that and if you are interested in more, watch the multi-part series by PBS FrontlineT "Money, Power, and Wall Street," which can be viewed on your computer at http://video.p bs.org/video/2226666502. This matters, for while national unemployment rates are at 10 percent, I have read veterans unemployment rates at between 12 and 17 percent. It is vital to plan and prepare for life after the military and set yourself up for success through education, understanding how to market your military skills in the civilian world, and if married invest in yourself and your spouse through retraining. In addition take advantage of veteran's networks, benefits and programs that give you the edge. Editor's Note: Cmdr. Aboul-Enein teaches parttime at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He maintains a regular non-fiction book column in the NDW newspaper,Waterline.
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AFPAK Blog: On the Ground
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In this photo Lt. Cmdr. Mark Tipton (back row center) and the Afghan engineers that worked for him in the Kabul South Resident office. Also, pictured is fellow AFPAK Hand, Maj. Jeremiah Hammill (front row seated wearing scarf and pakhol hat). Editor's Note:This is part two of a two-part series of an article written by Lt.Cmdr.Mark Tipton, an AFPAK Hand who recently completed his first year of in-theater deployment in Kabul, Afghanistan and the surrounding areas. It highlights his project successes and describes his numerous accomplishments during this relatively short time. Projects completed during his deployment included the build-out of an Afghan National Army (ANA)Special Operations Forces base; a central maintenance facility for ANA equipment and vehicles; various improvements for the ANA National Military Hospital to include installing lead-lined walls for x-ray rooms, increasing heating capacity of the existing boiler system and constructing additional space for medical records storage; an Afghan National Police (ANP)uniformed police (UP) headquarters in Mosahi District, which is one of the insurgents' primary infiltration routes into Kabul city; new clinic for the Kabul City Police Center; electrical and security upgrades for the headquarters of the newly formed Afghan Public Protection Forces (APPF); and renovations of an auxiliary kitchen and construction of waste water treatment facility for the Kabul Police Academy. Although he was able to complete many projects aimed at increasing the capacity of the Afghan governance and security institutions, the most enduring effect resulted from his interactions with the Afghan people and mentoring of Afghan contractors and engineers. During his deployment, he greatly expanded and improved the Afghan First construction contractor database. Through his personal outreach efforts, the database grew to over 400 qualified Afghan-owned contractors. Additionally, he improved the review and vetting process for Afghan First contractors which resulted in a higher quality pool of contractors. He also coordinated a robust training program for 40 Afghan engineers that worked for USACE as Quality Assurance Representatives. The training program consisted of monthly training sessions that focused on three separate areas: construction safety requirements, USACE specific construction management techniques and processes and specific construction technical topics, such as proper electrical wiring and conduit installation. While subject matter experts were routinely asked to provide training, the
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Teen achieves Eagle Scout rank with base project By Paul Bello Joint Base AnacostiaBolling Public Affairs
Ted Kelly had something special in mind for his Eagle Scout project. He wanted to make sure he gave something back to those that have been so good to him. With the help of family, friends and fellow residents here at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Kelly has not only achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, but JBAB has a gift that will keep on giving. Kelly’s vision was an outdoor fitness gym with pullup bars off the base track. After getting approval from Navy Capt. Anthony Calandra, JBAB commander, back in January, Kelly went right
to work on fundraising. As a member of Boy Scout Troop #996 in nearby Alexandria, Va, the teenager raised $3,500 through a bake sale, car wash and countless other donations from residents. He even donned an apron and sold ice cream on a wickedly hot summer day. Indeed a good day for sales, he joked later. With all he did on his own, Kelly admits the project wouldn’t have been possible if not for the help he received along the way. The Oxon Hill Home Depot donated $800 worth of materials and members of JBAB’s Civil Engineering Organization donated their time to help with the project and make sure it met all the necessary safety requirements. Some of his
fellow scouts also pitched in with a helping hand. “I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who helped make this possible. Whether it was through donations or a hand with construction, everyone really came through,” Kelly said. “It means a lot to have this much support. It was truly a community project.” Calandra acknowledged Kelly’s efforts and gave special thanks for his contribution to the JBAB community. “This is a fantastic project. Everybody got something out of this,” Calandra said. “I can’t thank Ted enough for what he’s done. This is something our residents will enjoy for years to come.”
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Navy Capt. Anthony Calandra, JBAB base commander, thanks Boy Scout Ted Kelly for his work on building an outdoor fitness gym off the base track Tuesday, Sept. 4. Kelly has been elevated to the rank of Eagle Scout.
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Groundbreaking ceremonies mark Webster Field construction
Photo and story by Donna Cipolloni Tester staff writer
elements such as a green roof and solar power.
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Two new building projects began Aug. 29 with pomp and the ceremonial breaking of ground atWebster Outlying Field. Military leaders, Sen. Ben Cardin, Rep. Steny Hoyer and a group of distinguished guests gathered to celebrate the projects: the P-140 Special Communications Requirements Engineering Facility and the Unmanned Aerial Systems Operations Building.
P-140 Special Communications Requirements Engineering Facility
The Special Communications Requirements Division is engaged in all facets of electronic and communications systems, subsystems and equipment used by the Navy, Army, Air Force, Joint Special Operations Forces, and other DoD and government agencies. Capt. Ted Mills, commanding officer of NAS Patuxent River, served as the master of ceremony for the communication engineering facility groundbreaking. "In the hours following 9/11, we found that many of the agencies working to help our nation recover were having trouble communicating securely," Mills said. "The SCR Division is here to make sure that doesn't happen again. Here (at Webster Field), SCR designs for critical communication and electronic technologies will be conceived and developed which will then enable our war fighters in the Special Opera-
Distinguished guests and NAS Patuxent River military leaders break ground for the new P140 Special Communications Requirements Engineering Facility at Webster Outlying Field during a ceremony Aug. 29. From left, Steve Smith, G-W Management; Todd Morgan, St. Mary's County commissioner; Vice Adm. David Archizel, commander, Naval Air Systems Command; Sen. Ben Cardin; Rep. Steny Hoyer; Randy Morris, director, Ship and Shore Based Electronic Systems 4.5 at St. Inigoes; Cmdr. Jim Watts, NAS Patuxent River Public Works officer; John Bohanan, District 29B delegate; and Capt. Ted Mills, NAS Pax River commanding officer. tions Forces and Intelligence communities to be the best in the world." The 18,000 square foot, $9.6 million facility will house a high-bay Mechanical Integration Area for
communications installation, secure lab and office spaces, mechanical engineering and computer-aided-design space. Exterior amenities will include site access road, staff
parking, pedestrian walkways, simulated C-130 loading ramp and paved vehicular staging area. The building will also achieve a LEED Silver rating and feature sustainable
Maj. Gen. James A. Adkins, adjutant general of Maryland, later welcomed many of the same guests to the groundbreaking for the Maryland Army National Guard Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems Operations Building. Approximately 10,000 square feet, the $4.7 million TUAS facility will support A Company, Detachment 1, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, which operates and maintains the Shadow 200 aircraft, a relatively new system fielded to Army, Army National Guard and U.S. Marine Corps forces around the world. Featured areas of the building include mission and flight operations, hangar/aviation maintenance, simulation center, training support, classrooms, administrative and support areas and an observation platform. Supporting infrastructure will include hangar aprons, vehicle parking, site and runway access roads, security lighting, fencing, utilities and other items required to make the facility complete and usable. Both Cardin and Hoyer agreed that the new facilities will greatly augment two important missions at Webster Field—communications and unmanned aircraft—by enhancing intelligence capabilities and providing valuable resources for the Maryland National Guard. Both buildings are scheduled for completion by summer 2013.
NAVSUP announces 2012 holiday season mailing dates From Naval Supply Systems Command Corporate Communications The Naval Supply Systems Command's (NAVSUP) Postal Policy Division mail-by dates for pre-Dec. 25, delivery of holiday cards, letters, and packages were announced Sept. 5.
The dates are as follows:
Shore APO/FPO/DPO AE zips 090-098 (except 093); AA zips 340; AP zips 962-966 Express Mail: Dec. 17 * First-Class Mail (letters/cards and priority mail): Dec. 10 * Parcel Airlift Mail: Dec. 3 * Space Available Mail: Nov 26 * Parcel Post: Nov. 13 ShoreAPO/FPO/DPOAE ZIP 093 * Express mail Military Service: N/A * First-Class Letters/Cards/Priority Mail: Dec. 3 * Parcel Airlift Mail: Dec. 1 * Space Available Mail: Nov. 26 * Parcel Post: Nov. 13 For mail addressed from all shore FPOs (except 093) * Express Mail Military Service: Dec. 17 * First-Class Mail (Letters/cards, priority mail): Dec. 10
* Parcel Airlift Mail: Dec. 3 * Space Available Mail: Nov. 26 Express Mail Military Service (EMMS) is available from selected military post offices. If mailing to an APO/FPO address, check with your local post office to determine if this service is available. Parcel Airlift Mail (PAL) is a service that provides air transportation for parcels on a spaceavailable basis. It is available for Parcel Post items not exceeding 30 pounds in weight or 60 inches in length and girth combined. The applicable PAL fee must be paid in addition to the regular surface rate of postage for each addressed piece sent by PAL service. Space Available Mail (SAM) refers to parcels mailed to APO/FPO addresses at parcel post rates that are first transported domestically by surface and then to overseas destinations by air on a space available basis. The maximum weight and size limits are 15 pounds and 60 inches in length and girth combined. From overseas locations, items mailed at Parcel Post rates are sent to CONUS by air on a space available basis. The maximum weight and size limit are 70 pounds and 130 inches in length and girth combined. It is also recommended that
customers check with their local civilian or military post office for information on size restrictions and possible need for customs declaration forms. Additionally, customers are advised that certain mail restrictions apply and some items cannot be mailed. Examples are: switchblade knives, pornography, controlled substances, and explosive or incendiary devices. If in doubt as to what can or cannot be sent through the mail, contact your local civilian or military post office. As a final note, customers are cautioned that packages must not be mailed in boxes that have markings related to any type of hazardous material, such as bleach, alcohol, or cleaning fluids. Parcels found by the U.S. Postal Service with such markings or labels on the outside of the box will not be processed. The NAVSUP and Navy Supply Corps team share one mission--to deliver sustained global logistics capabilities to the Navy and Joint warfighter. NAVSUP/Navy Supply Corps' diverse team of more than 25,000 civilian and military personnel oversee a diverse portfolio including supply chain management for material support to Navy, Marine Corps, joint and coalition partners, supply operations, conventional ordnance, contracting,
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shawn J. Stewart
Personal Specialist Seaman Keith Joseph, from Oakland, Calif., holds a parcel as Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Michael Paulsen scans its barcode while sorting mail in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a replenishment at sea. Ronald Reagan is operating in the Bay of Bengal. resale, fuel, transportation, security assistance, and quality of life issues for the naval forces, including food service, postal services, Navy Exchanges, and movement of household goods. The NAVSUP/Navy Supply Corps team forms a vast network of professionals who deliver unparalleled products and services to cus-
tomers in the fleet and across the world. For more information, visit www.navy.mil, www.facebook.com/usnavy, or www.twitter.com/usnavy. For more news from Naval Supply Systems Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/navsup/.
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3D technology supports unique amputee needs: The science of 3DMAC By Sharon Renee Taylor WRNMMC Journal staff writer In this second of a two-part story, engineers explain the science behind the 3D technology they use to create one-of-a-kind prostheses for amputees at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. When Zach Harvey, chief prosthetist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), learned the 3D Medical Application Center (3DMAC) at Walter Reed Bethesda could help him create titanium parts, he found the solution to a design problem that halted his progress on a unique prosthetic for a bilateral, above the knee amputee. Harvey and engineers at the 3DMAC collaborated to make a set of “flat bottom rockers,” short feet that attach to the amputee’s sockets that enable him to walk on uneven surfaces, or climb in and out of the pool by himself. Peter Liacouras, a biomedical engineer who serves as director of services for the 3DMAC, explained the science behind the prosthetic project that generated three dimensional solid objects from virtual, computer-generated images by adding materials layer by layer.
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ware. The team completed a prototype design and manufactured it in plastic on one of their stereolithography machines, a type of additive layer manufacturing machine. “Basically what we’re doing here is adding material, layer by layer,” Liacouras said. The 3D Medical Applications Center has
several different additive manufacturing machines. The machine that produced Harvey’s plastic prototype uses a liquid, photopolymer resin and laser. According to Liacouras, a stainless steel platform is initially aligned with the surface of the resin. The laser bounces off a mirror
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After measuring the joint that fits on the end of the prosthetic piece Harvey provided, Liacouras created a top portion as well as a bottom foot pad with a rocking mechanism using computer aided design (CAD) soft-
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Zach Harvey, chief prosthetist, fits Marine Cpl. Tyler Southern (right) with the new prosthetics Harvey developed with engineers in the 3D Medical Applications Center at Walter Reed Bethesda. The engineers used computeraided design software to create the short feet that enable the amputee to climb in and out of the pool by himself.
and hits the surface of the resin. Wherever the laser path goes, the resin hardens into a plastic material. The platform sinks 0.15 millimeters and the process repeats again and again, with each layer fusing together until the end, emerging from the vat of resin as a solid object. The first plastic the lab made for Harvey comprised of more than 800 layers and took four hours to build the five inch part. Once Harvey fitted the amputee with the plastic part to test, the 3D MAC engineers worked with the prosthetist to make additional enhancements. Wurth used an electron beam melting (EBM) machine to produce the final design in titanium. The EBM machine spreads a layer of titanium powder and uses an electron beam to melt the layer in a specific area representing a two dimensional slice of the three dimensional part. The process repeats, layer by layer, bonding each together to create the three dimensional part. The machine manufactures the titanium under a controlled vacuum of helium at approximately 700 degrees Celsius and uses magnetic fields to control and direct the beam’s path. The parts were taken to a blasting cabinet, where they were blasted with additional titanium powder, to remove and recycle the titanium powder that did not melt. Wurth estimated the final version of the prosthetic part took five hours to print in titanium with an additional two to three hours to cool using electron beam
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Future USS Michael Murphy sails away from shipyard From Team Ships Public Affairs The future USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) departed General Dynamics Bath IronWorks (BIW) shipyard Sept. 5 for New York City, where she will join the fleet in a commissioning ceremony, Oct. 6. This milestone marks the completion of the initial 62-ship procurement for the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer program, and the 34th DDG 51 class ship built at BIW, until the class-restart ships begin delivering in fiscal year 2016. "This sailaway is a poignant milestone for both this ship and the program," said Capt. Mark Vandroff, DDG 51 class program manager for the Navy's Program Executive Office, Ships (PEO Ships). "This has been, and continues to be, a tremendously successful shipbuilding program. I have every confidence that PCU Michael Murphy, as with the previous 61 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, will 'lead the fight' and make our world a safer, better place." The new destroyer honors the late Lt. Michael P. Murphy,
who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions as leader of a Navy SEAL team in Afghanistan. Murphy was the first person to be awarded the medal for actions in Afghanistan, and the first member of the U.S. Navy to receive the award since the Vietnam War. Maureen Murphy, Lt. Murphy's mother, will serve as the ship's sponsor. "It's truly an honor for all of us that are part of this initial crew to not only bring this great warship into the Fleet, but to also do our part in upholding the legacy of Lt. Murphy and his 18 additional Operation Red Wings teammates that gave the ultimate sacrifice," said Cmdr. Tom Shultz, commanding officer of PCU Michael Murphy (DDG 112). Shultz and many of the 280-person crew have trained in Bath for close to a year to safely sail the ship away and begin their transit to the ship's future homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, also the location of Lt. Murphy's former command, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1. The DDG 51 class ship is a multi-mission, guided-missile destroyer designed to operate in multi-threat air, sur-
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Additive manufacturing began in the early 1980s, Wurth explained. It was introduced to the automobile industry in the late 1980s, slowly used in medical applications, and later, titanium emerged in the last 10 years. He said there are about 20 EBM machines in North America and perhaps another 40 or more throughout the rest of the world. The Walter Reed Bethesda 3DMAC produces medical models, surgical guides and custom implants for the medical center, as well as VA hospitals and other DoD facilities, according to Navy Capt. Gerald Grant, a maxillofacial prosthodontist who serves as the center’s service chief. “We’re possibly the largest medical additive manufacturing center in a medical facility within the United States, possibly in the world, military or civilian,” Grant said. “The facility — with its equipment, software and personnel — represents big technology and we’re all trying to learn how to use it for patient care, explore possibilities through active research, and teach providers how to use it,” he added.
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The use of 3D additive manufacturing technology to create flat bottom rockers for the bilateral amputee reduced nearly a month’s worth of trial and error to a little more than a week, which will enable the prosthetic and orthotic lab at WRNMMC to service many more amputees, more precisely than ever before. Once 3DMAC churned out the first part for Harvey, he considered a dozen other projects “on hold” that the technology could aid. Some are small scale, ways to make things more streamline or efficient. “Everything sort of evolves and comes to a standstill to a certain point where there are mechanical limitations,” Harvey said. “Now there’s a way to make this work pretty easily just with the missing part.” The prosthetist and certified orthotist colleagues call “the idea guy,” envisioned a host of new projects with the help of 3D imaging and manufacturing technology: an alignment adapter that would attach to the bottom of a socket and allow rapid change alignments as a person’s flexibility improves with therapy; an upper terminal device that would work well with parallel bars for triple amputees, or for hand railing on stairs — devices Harvey said don’t exist. “There’s been talk about 3D [technology], in fact a lot of talk, about the socket, the actual interface with the patient, begin constructed in a positive fashion rather than using our traditional mold-making techniques which are very time consuming and hard to repeat,” said Harvey, who called the use of 3D imaging “revolutionary” for prosthetics. “Those are the kinds of things in the future this technology could bring,” Harvey said. “It’s what we’ve been waiting for.”
AFPAK Continued from 6 40 Afghan engineers had developed enough construction knowledge and experience that they actually presented over 75% of the training themselves. AFPAK Hands is a language and cultural immersion initiative which consists of three phases: language and cultural training, in and out of theater deployment. During an out of theater deployment a service member can be assigned to a government agency, DoD command or other organization where their work in country can be applied and then add to
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face and sub-surface threat environments. The class of ship provides combat capability and survivability characteristics, while minimizing procurement and lifetime support costs due to the program's maturity. The DDG 51 program continues to reinforce affordability and efficiency in its shipbuilding program with a commitment to deliver ships at the highest possible quality and to manage a seamless transition to the Fleet. As one of the Defense Department's largest acquisition organizations, PEO Ships, an affiliated program executive office of the Naval Sea Systems Command, is responsible for executing the development and procurement of all major surface combatants, amphibious ships, special mission and support ships, and special warfare craft. The majority of shipbuilding programs currently managed by PEO Ships are benefiting from serial production efficiencies, which are critical to delivering ships on cost and schedule. For more information, visit www.navy.mil, www.facebook.com/usnavy, or www.twitter.com/usnavy.
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On Sunday, September 2, 2012 Lt. Colonel Frederick Fotis C h i r i g o t i s ( R E T ) U . S A r m y, peacefully left to be with our Lord. He was the devoted husband of Marguerite Reynolds Chirigotis for 68 yrs, the loving father of his daughter Jeannette Marie, and the proud grandf a t h e r o f Va n e s s a M a r i e , Lindsay Michelle, his great granddaughter Audrey Marie and his God children. Fred, the eldest of four Chirigotis, Frederick F. brothers and two sisters, was born in New Bedford Mass. to Antone Chirigotis and Panayota Lavakos Chirigotis of Kythera and Sparta Greece. From the beginning, he was a leader, faithful to his heritage and a devote servant in the Greek Orthodox Church, where the ideals of education, philanthropy, civil responsibility, and family values was a way of life. With pride he retired from the U.S Army in 1961, having served as a tank commander in WWII with the 745th Tank Battalion, First Infantry Division under General George S. Patton. His Battalion was awarded Presidential unit citation, French Fourragere, Belgian Fourragere, three distinguished service crosses, three Croix de Guerre (French Purple Heart), over seventy silver stars, over two hundred seventy five bronze stars and eleven battle field commissions. These awards are in remembrance of the Victory in Normandy and also the Liberation of Alsace. His name and Battalion is dedicated at the National D-day Museum in New Orleans, LA., where his story of American Bravery is preserved by an Academy Award nominated documentary film “D-day Remembered”, which is shown continuously in the Museum Theater. Lt Col. Chirigotis loyally served his Country again in Korea with honor, pride, bravery and humility. Following his military career, Fred worked twenty years as a project officer for the State of Maryland’s Office of International Development to promote and develop import and export for the state. Fred was a member along with his wife at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Annapolis Md., for over forty years and assisted with the original building of the church at it’s current location. He was a committed Parishioner and loved by everyone. He kept the Ideals of the Orthodox Church alive in all paths of his life. In addition, Fred was the Vice President of the Achilles Foundation dedicated to provide archaeological activities uncovering the lost beauty of ancient Greece. These studies in Pharsala, Greece and the United States are conducted by President Dr. James Brianas of the University of Florida. The Achilles Foundation project of twenty years currently excavates primarily where the Trojan War took place in Thessely and is working to foster continuous academic studies on site. Everyone who knew Fred understood he was full of heart, sharp wit and humor that truly would do anything for the love of his life, his wife and best friend Marguerite. Together they dedicated their mind, heart and soul into every path they chose. They kept their heritage alive. God’s angels led him home that Sunday morning: however, we know he is now our guide from heaven and still very much a part of each and every one of us. “So don’t worry, because I am with you.” Isaiah 41:10
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