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MWD Take a Bite Out of Re-certification Training
Military Working Dog Jimmy bites acting suspect Lt. Cmdr. John Frajman during re-certification training for the MWD held at Girl Scout Beach on Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Jan. 20. MCC Keith Bryska Public Affairs Officer
ilitary Working Dogs (WMD) Kili and Jimmy M along with their Patrolman conduct important recertification training, Jan. 20. The re-certifications are
completed for patrol dogs yearly. According to Master-at-Arms 1st Class Lenny Borja these certifications are important to conduct because they ensure that the dog are still capable of fulfilling their mission. “There are several items we look at when we conduct this certification,” said Borja. The first is the dogs scent. The dog has to be able to search and locate a suspect in any area/field using the human odor. Then a sound test is conducted to make sure the dog is able to alert/focus on any sounds made at any direction to show that the dog is paying attention to his/her surroundings. Last but not least is the sight test. That’s when we check to see if the dog is able to remain alert and focused on a suspect in any area and to indicate to the handler something or someone is out there Since a dog’s nose contains up to 225 million scent receptor nerves, compared to the five million receptors in the human nose, military working dogs can detect
narcotics, explosives, illegal currency, gas leaks, arson accelerants and illegally imported food, according to the Department of Defense (DoD) Dog Program. Naval Station Security Officer Lieutenant Paul Tidd believes that the Military Working Dogs are an instrumental part of the base. “Like other highly specialized pieces of equipment, MWDs supplement and enhance the capabilities of military security forces,” said Tidd. “When integrated into existing military security forces, MWD teams enable those forces to perform their mission more effectively and, in many cases, with significant savings in manpower, time and money.” The qualifications also test the dog’s ability to bite and subdue a suspect. The dogs have to be able to bite on command if suspect doesn’t comply with the handler’s instruction, as well as having the ability to be able to stop the pursuit (bite) if the suspect decides to give up. “Both MWD Kili and Jimmy were successful and qualified on all their requirements,” said Borja. “They will both be able to serve beside their handler and to continue providing the base the protection it deserves.”
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NS Guantanamo Bay Commanding Officer, Capt. David Culpepper congratulates YN3 Ware on his selection as Sailor of the Week.
YN3 DAVION WARE
■Job/Department: Yeoman/ ADMIN ■Age: 22 ■Hometown: Atoka, TN ■TV Show: House ■Movie: Apocalypto ■Musician: Brian McKnight ■Hobby: Drawing ■Greatest Passion: Traveling and studying all types of artwork. ■How The Navy Improved My Life: Many of the problem solving and work oriented things I learned in the Navy can be applied to everyday life and I think it really does help give the upperhand in most situation. ■Sailors of the Week Because: YN3 Davion Ware was selected as Sailor of the Week for being instrumental as the Assistant Leading Petty Officer for the Admin department. He has processed 25 awards and has prepared for the awards ceremony that encompasses 38 awards for presentation to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and other tenant command Sailors and civilians. As a petty officer 3rd class, he took on the responsibilities of being a sponsor to a newly arriving seaman recruit, which is normally held by a senior second class. He is the Admin go-to junior Sailor who shows dedication and reliability in his work. VOL. 73 • NO. 03
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Guantanamo Bay Gazette
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PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER GAZETTE EDITOR
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MCC(SW/AW) KEITH BRYSKA MC2 KEGAN KAY
The Guantanamo Bay Gazette is an authorized publication for members of the military services and their families stationed at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Navy, and do not imply endorsement thereof. The editorial content is prepared, edited and provided by the Public Affairs Office of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. The Guantanamo Bay Gazette is printed by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Document Services with a circulation of 535.
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Navy COOL Mobile App Now Available Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs
ailors can now access several tools and resources S found on Navy Credentialing Opportunities Online (COOL) via their mobile devices with a new
Navy COOL application that launched Jan. 28. The Navy COOL app, available for both Android and iOS/Apple devices, is designed to help Sailors, both enlisted and officer, to find information on credentialing, career development, and civilian crosswalks related to their military occupation. “This new app provides an expanded capability for Sailors to help them translate the skills they’ve learned on the job into civilian credentials, career growth opportunities and related civilian occupations,” said Keith Boring, Navy COOL program manager. “The app is a great complement to our newly redesigned website and provides extra features that I think Sailors will find handy to have at their fingertips.” Besides credentialing information, the app provides enlisted members with Learning and Development Roadmaps (LaDRs), which are rating-specific online guides that explain in detail what Sailors need to succeed at specific points in their career. Additional app features include snapshots of related civilian occupations and United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP) trades, along with generic joint service transcripts associated with each enlisted Navy rating. Rating Information Cards also provide summary information such as school locations, training time, qualifications and working environment. These and the other features within the app are particularly useful for recruiters and career counselors, especially when they are on the go, as they advise potential recruits and Sailors of professional options available to them. “The Navy COOL app is another valuable tool that will provide training and resources to our Sailors to support their Navy career and beyond,” said Rear
Adm. Mike White, commander Naval Education and Training Command. “We want to ensure, especially with today’s younger generation that we’re giving them the means and tools to access information wherever they are, when they want it and in ways they find most convenient for them.” For enlisted Sailors and veterans who are not using Navy COOL to fund credentialing exams and fees, the app also provides a gateway to Department of Veterans Affairs GI Bill funding options. The Navy COOL app is a bring-your-own device (BYOD) tool designed to work on personal devices outside of the NMCI domain. Users can download the Navy COOL app from the Apple store and Google Play Store at no cost. The Navy COOL app is the latest in a series of apps produced by the U.S. Navy Sea Warrior Program (PMW 240). Other recent apps include the Final Multiple Score Calculator, Operations Security General Military Training (GMT), and Domestic Violence GMT. To find the free Navy COOL app, search “Navy COOL” in app stores or in your web browser. The Navy COOL office is located at the Center for Information Dominance (CID) at Naval Air Station Pensacola Corry Station. CID is the Navy’s learning center that leads, manages and delivers Navy and joint forces training in information operations, information warfare, information technology, cryptology and intelligence. For more information on Navy COOL, visit https:// www.cool.navy.mil/usn/. For more information on the Naval Education and Training Command, visit the NETC website at http:// www.netc.navy.mil. For more news from Naval Education and Training Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/cnet/.
1. As of COB Friday, 23 Jan, we are no longer able to accept leisure travel reservations on AMC flights out of or into GTMO. 2. All existing Leisure Travel reservations will be honored. 3. Until further guidance is promulgated, any residents of Guantanamo Bay in the following categories are approved for Space A travel: (a) DoD civilians (including NAF) and their dependents (other than EML). (b) USG agency employees and their dependents. (c) U.S. citizen DoD contractor personnel and their dependents. (d) TCN direct hire employees. (e) U.S citizens, when the visit has been approved by the Commander, Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay. 4. For eligibility, you must see the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Admin Officer in Bulkeley Hall room
218 for proper documentation. Per DODINST 4515.13 Section 4.8(p): p. Guantanamo Bay approved travelers must have a government-issued identification card and travel approval documentation. Space A transportation will not be used in lieu of authorized space-required travel. (2) When scheduled commercial transportation is not reasonably available to meet the traveler’s needs and travel is approved by the Commander, Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, round-trip space-available travel is permitted between Guantanamo Bay and the nearest intermediate destination serviced by scheduled commercial airlines. Leave or travel approval documentation will include a statement that scheduled commercial transportation was not reasonably available. To find out what the Space A categories are please check out the command facebook page.
New AMC Flight Changes
NHGB Sailors Undergo First Receiver Evaluation MCC Keith Bryska Public Affairs Officer
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n January 15th, Sailors from Naval Hospital’s First Receivers Operations Team were tested on their ability to receive, detect and decontaminate “simulated” casualties suffering from Chemical, Biological and Radiological exposure. Sailors had to apply both the didactical and hands on training provided to them prior to the evaluation. Team members must be able to be respond, set up and decontaminate personnel who may have been exposed to these types of hazards. They utilize detection equipment to assess the substance or type of exposure and once identified begin a process of decontamination while providing immediate life-saving procedures,” said Robarge. “After being decontaminated they are re-assessed and this process continues until they are “Clean” and can be transferred into the facility for any higher level of care.” “I am pleased to report the team did an outstanding job and stands ready to support the Naval Station and it’s residents”, said Robarge. “It is important to remember, this is not a Fire and Forget type training, team members are required to train monthly and are tested quarterly to ensure they are ready to respond” said Robarge. “This is one of those things you hope never happens but one that would have devastating effects. Recent events across the Nation and around the world are stark reminders that just hoping it never
happens is not enough. We must remain ready and capable to combat this ongoing threat.” T.J. Bocek of DECON, LLC training manager who taught the course believes it’s important to make sure the base has full mission capability in the case of an event. “This training gives back to the base and the community by ensuring that a team is ready to respond to a plan and to do it in a timely manner,” said Bocek. “If these corpsmen don’t do their job, then no one on base would be able to do their job either.” The final phase was a timed event where Bocek monitored the time it took individuals to be mission capable. This included having team members dress out in full PPE, the decontamination tent set-up, and able to accept incoming patients. This phase consisted of a potential contaminated casualty coming to the team, which are then immediately checked for CBRNE agents and sent through an assembly line procedure that initially removes the outer layer of clothing and bags them to prevent any spreading of the contaminant, and then the person is cycled through the rinsewash-dry decontamination station. “The team did an outstanding job and I am proud of them,” said Bocek. “Many of the students stepped up to include Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Manuel Dixon who was rewarded the team leader coin for his outstanding work.”
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It Truly Doesn’t GTMO Better! LT Baron Miller
NS Guantanamo Bay Chaplain
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uantanamo Bay community, this is my final Gazette article and I’m pleased to share that I’ve enjoyed my entire tour here. I’ll be leaving this week, along with my family, to serve Marines in Camp Lejeune, NC and though we look forward to the new adventure, we will miss this place. In the 30 months I’ve served here, I can honestly say that this duty station has lived up to every one of my expectations. “Really Chaps—it’s all been THAT good?” Actually, yeah it has. You see, I possess something called PMA—Positive Mental Attitude. I believe that with a positive mental attitude, you can make the best of a difficult situation. Over the years I’ve counseled hundreds of individuals that didn’t take joy in their tour here and were discontent with the location, lack of services, or the fact someone licked the red off their candy and I gotta say, with some PMA, anyone’s perspective can change for the better. For instance, with poor wireless service, we spend less
time downloading YouTube videos of kittens and more time exercising. With only one grocery store, we rarely struggle to make food choices, because, well, there are not many choices so we can then use that brain power toward life’s real challenges like when to go fishing and boating. Instead of constantly stuck on our phones texting, we get to have real conversations with real people and build real relationships. See how PMA works—it’s about having an attitude of gratitude for what God has given you rather than complaining about what’s been kept from you. So think differently about the context of your work and take joy in the fact you’ve been called to serve—serve our country and serve your fellow service member. By taking joy in your work you may find that whether you’re in Djibouti, or San Diego, or Guantanamo Bay; it doesn’t GTMO better! pax Christi Chaplain Baron Miller
BBD is Here: What You Need to Know Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs
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he Navy announced Jan. 28 that Billet Based Distribution (BBD) will be implemented February 2016 in NAVADMIN 016/16. BBD will enable the Navy to more efficiently assign personnel in support of warfighting readiness and match Sailors to specific billets based on rate, rating and Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC). The new functionality is being added into the Career Management System - Interactive Detailing (CMS-ID), but Sailors will continue to apply for jobs the same way they do now. “Although the process behind the scenes will change, Sailors will not have to learn a new system to negotiate for PCS orders. To fleet Sailors, the upgrades will be transparent and seamless,” said Rear Adm. Ken Whitesell, assistant commander for Career Progression, Navy Personnel Command (NPC). “Ultimately, BBD will help drive improved personnel readiness across the Fleet.” BBD will allow command personnel managers, detailers and placement coordinators to more reliably assess a vacant position’s impact on readiness. Specific goals include: * The alignment of every enlisted Sailor, who is available for assignment, to a Navy position. * A system that has the tools and accurate demand signal
needed to maximize rating and Critical Navy Enlistment Classification (NEC) “Fit” * The capability to better use available Permanent Change of Station (PCS) and Temporary Duty under Instruction (TDI) funds. * The capability to forecast future fleet vacancies which will lead to better Sailor and fleet customer service. * The foundation for an improved assignment process. The first BBD enlisted requisition will run Feb. 5. Additionally, the February cycle of CMS-ID, which will use the new BBD capability, will be open for fleet applications Feb. 12. To ensure they are placed in the right job, Sailors should review their records often for accuracy - especially for the NECs they hold to ensure accurate information for the detailing process. The implementation of BBD requires all fleet users to resubmit paperwork for access. Enlisted Sailors who are negotiating for orders don’t need to take any action. Leaders, personnel managers and others who require access for any other reason can send their requests now. Guidance on filling out and submitting paperwork can be found on the NPC BBD web page at www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/enlisted/billet_ based/Pages/default2.aspx. For more information, visit the NPC BBD web page or contact your command’s placement coordinator.
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10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the NEX atrium. Stop by early as the chicken and waffles will sell fast.
MACAROON VALENTINES The GTMO Professional Nurse Association will be selling macaroons for Valentine’s Day. Get one for you special someone. Three macaroons with gift tag for $5. To pre-order call 72295 by February 11. Pickup will be held February 12 at the Exchange Atrium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
FRIDAY Jan 29 PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Kung Fu Panda 3 The Guantanamo Bay 7 p.m.: PG Photography Club will be having a meeting on Sun., Star Wars: Episode VIIJan. 31 at the Windjammer 9 p.m.: The Force Awakens Pavilion at 3 p.m. Questions, PG13 comments, or interested SATURDAY Jan 30 in joining? Contact us: 7 p.m.: The Big Short R photographyclub.GTMO@ gmail.com or call 77951.
SPACE A CHANGES For information regarding the recent changes for AMC flights please check out the roller, the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay CNIC or Facebook page.
POKER 101 for WOMEN Wed., February 10 the Family Advocacy Program is hosting a Poker 101 for Women as part of their Women Empowerment Series. The event is free to all women 18 and older. Meet at the Windjammer Classroom from 7 to 8 p.m. No money will be used in the game. For more information please call 4141.
NEX CLOSURES The NEX will be conducting their annual physical inventory and will need close early. On
CHICKEN & WAFFLES The Black Heritage Organization will be selling Chicken and Waffles on Sat., Jan. 30 from
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Sat., Jan. 30 the Main Store will close at 5 p.m. All other locations should resume normal hours.
IGUANA CAFE Our hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon. through Sat., and 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sundays. at the Chapel Annex. Enjoy a quiet place on base to relax. We have: A Keurig Machine, snacks, Dart Boards, foosball table and board games. You can watch television with full cable access and a bluray player. We are always looking for donations for any of the above items. You can also volunteer here via the Chaplains Office 2323.
OMBUDSMAN CONTACT INFORMATION: NAVFAC: NAVSTA: Brittany Roley Laura McManus gtmopwdombudsman@gmail.com ombudsmangtmo@gmail.com Home: 78096 Cell: 84792 Home: 77182 Brittany Morrell nsgtmoombudsman@gmail.com Cell: 55268 Home: 77129
Naval Hospital: Lauren LaBoy Usnh.gtmo.ombudsman@gmail.com Home: 75877
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SUNDAY Jan 31 6:30 p.m.: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip PG
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MONDAY 7 p.m.: Concussion
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TUESDAY Ride Along 2 7 p.m.:
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WEDNESDAY Brooklyn 7 p.m.:
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THURSDAY 7 p.m.: Sisters
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