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March 24, 2017• VOL. 74 • NO. 38• NAVY.MIL/LOCAL/GUANTANAMO • FACEBOOK.COM/NSGuantanamoBay
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Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
Testing What Ails You
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NS Guantanamo Bay Exucutive Officer, Commander Dennis Mojica and CMC Thomas Mace congratulate Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Leslie Savage for the Week of 7-14 March 2017 and Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Robert Howell March 14-21 .
MA2 LESLIE SAVAGE
BM2 ROBERT HOWELL
Job/Department: Security Hometown: Detroit, MI Age: 30 Position: Training ALPO Hero(s): Pamela Butts (Mom) Ambition/goal: Financial Freedom Currently working on: Associates Degree in Science Biology Hobby: Reading Sports team: Atlanta Hawks TV Show: Game of Thrones GTMO Restaurant: Triple B’s Musician: Jimmy Hendrix Movie: Color Purple Book: Alex Cross series Greatest accomplishment: Joining the Navy Quote: “Float like a butterfly, sting like a Bee. Rumble young man rumble.” ■Sailor of the Week Because: On 4 March 2017, while in the windjammer lobby, MA2 Savage noticed a verbal altercation between two service members. She immediately noticed the situation was escalating and was turning bad so she intervened. After talking with both individuals about the problem she was able to assist them in a peaceful solution. MA2 Savage’s quick and decisive intervention stopped a bad situation from getting worse. VOL. 74 • NO. 38
COMMANDING OFFICER EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMMAND MASTER CHIEF
Job/Department: Port Operations Hometown: Ohio Age: 29 Position: Coxswain Hero(es): The Military Working Dogs Ambition/goal: To be happy in life TV Show: Who’s Line is it anyways Quote: “We have more faith in what we imitate than originate” Currently working on: Small Craft and dock master Quals GTMO Restaurant: Tropical Cabana ■Sailor of the Week Because: BM2 Howell consistently displays his devotion to duty and mission accomplishment. His duties as Port Operations Coxswain greatly enhanced the working relationship between NAVSTA GTMO and Army South Command during IA-17. He conducted eight unplanned boat runs for Admirals, Generals, and other distinguished visitors ensuring they were at their appointed places on time. BM2 Howell represented the best of Port Operations during these time critical runs, many of which were on the fly calls that turned him right back around from dropping one VIP off and picking up another. BM2’s military bearing and skills as a coxswain resulted in numerous phone calls extending gratitude for his diligence and hard work. His devotion, reliability, and superb performance have earned him the honor of Sailor of the Week.
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MS. JULIE ANN RIPLEY MA1 MEAGANN FOSTER MC2 JOHN PHILIP WAGNER, JR.
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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NHGB Helps Put Your Best Fork Forward
by Lt. Nelson Guadalupe, Resgisterd Dietitian Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay
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t’s that time again Guantanamo Bay; National Nutrition Month. During this time, look back on the past few weeks and examine goals set for the New Year. It is likely a better diet and overall health was on the list. Here are a few simple tips that can help. First, increase vegetable intake. There are so many health benefits being missed if a person does not take advantage of the offerings at the salad bar. For example, carrots gives skin a summer look and glow, and also fight wrinkles. Likewise, spinach is loaded with antioxidants that can reduce the onset of wrinkles. It also has natural properties that help strengthen skin tissue and anti-inflammatory capabilities, flushes out toxins and gives clear glowing skin. Second, be smart with fruits. It is easy to gain weight eating fruit or drinking juice, but fruit is extremely important in a diet. A person should consume two - three servings a day. Fruit is best consumed raw. However, if getting it from a can or container, make sure it is packaged in natural juices and not in high fructose corn syrup. Bananas are a good choice for a performance edge because the body can easily digest them. This provides immediate fuel before practices, physical training or games. Bananas are also a great source of potassium; an electrolyte that can be lost during strenuous exercise. Third, make sure to eat protein each meal. Everyone needs protein daily for the body to function normally. Protein is an important building block of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood and provides necessary enzymes, hormones, and other body chemicals.
Photo by Joycelyn Biggs, NHGB PAO
It is best to choose lean sources of protein such as chicken breast, turkey, fish, soy beans and lean cuts of beef. Just be careful, don’t overdo the protein. A body needs a certain amount of grams per day and if that amount is passed, the body will store it as fat. A palm sized portion each meal is just about right for the body. Lastly, drink plenty of water throughout the day. Water is an underrated nutrient needed by the body. It is not only involved in almost every process of the body but it also has some short and long term health benefits. Males need to consume around 3.7 liters of water a day and females need approximately 2.7 liters per day. Performance on the physical fitness test might waiver if the body is not adequately hydrated. Studies have also shown that energy levels decrease as a body becomes dehydrated and it also affects the brain function. If a person is suffering from headaches, studies have shown being well hydrated can help prevent and treat headaches. Finally, water is essential for that pump and fullness of the muscles. If you are dehydrated, the hard work and iron pumping in the gym will not show true muscular potential. These simple tips of increasing your vegetables, getting in two - three servings of fresh fruits daily, eating at least a palm full of protein each meal and drinking plenty of water will all help those New Year’s goals set weeks ago. Remember, eating right is a lifestyle. As with anything in life there will be bumps in the road, especially in the beginning. It may be tough to keep up, but never give up. If you would like to attend the Sport Nutrition/Weight Loss Class or schedule a one on one with the Registered Dietitian, please contact the Primary Care Clinic at 72944.
Testing What Ails You
By MC2 John Philip Wagner, Jr.
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veryone knows going to see the doctor means you’ll be seeing your primary care provider, getting your periodic health assessment completed, blood pressure readings; things of that nature. But it also means you’ll be doing one of the most important things you can when you go to Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay (NHGB) - visiting the laboratory to have blood drawn or have other tests done. These provide information which allows your doctors to have a base line for treatment purposes. NHGB’s lab is open 24 hours a day seven days a week and is a facility dedicated to the care and treatment of the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) community, testing for a multitude of ailments that any community member needs to come in and see they’re doctor for. NHGB lab technicains run approximatley 40 samples a day, with 100 or more samples during a week which may be shipped off island to be processed. “We start our day getting a pass-down of any information that the night tech that needs done, news on any of our testing machines operations,” said Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Joshua Haygould, NHGB Lab Technician. “Then we start our primary responsibility of testing any samples that come in from the front desk, the emergency room, operating room and anything else that has come in from any part of the facility.” The Lab falls under the Directorate for Clinical Support Services, we provide clinical or ancillary services in the form of lab testing, whether it blood, bodily fluids, sputum,” said Lt. Ashley Russell, Office in Charge Laboratory Operations NHGB, “We provide an avenue for the providers to get the results that they need for accurate diagnosis for their patients. We aid the providers with that
key piece of information to fine tune their treatment.” The lab can test for several different issues, taking just a few minutes to perform. “We test for any abnormalities in the kidneys, liver, any bacteria in any of the bodily systems, blood type, blood sugar tests, troponin levels,” Haygould said. “While most of the test are not very time consuming - up to approx. 10 minutes getting the samples ready for testing is probably the most time consuming part.” With just a few Sailors working in the lab they days go by quick. “The best part of the job is it keeps the day busy whether is running the test, performing administrative functions, actual blood testing, and before you know it the days over and it’s time to go home and relax,” said Haygould. “It is a role I love. I am a lab rat by nature; I was an enlisted lab tech. I did that for 13 years,” said Ashley.” It’s a role I am proud of. I chose NSGB because of the uniqueness of the billet. This is really what I love to do.” Haygould expressed the importance of having lab work done. “As painful as it can be to have blood drawn, if a patient does not go to the lab and have these tests performed it could be a matter of life and death. Lab work is approximately 80% of the diagnostic work in the hospital. Doctors may not be able to make a proper diagnosis and treatment regiment without the lab. They need to know what’s going on inside the patient’s body.” Whether you are a service member trying to get your periodic health assessment complete prior to a physical readiness test, Department of Defense contractor, or a family member - having lab work done is a very important part of your medical care.
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Easier Moves with Move.mil
By MC2 John Philip Wagner, Jr.
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s spring comes to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) so does the permanent change of station (PCS) season a time where service members and their families transfer from NSGB to go onto other assignments around the world and back to the United State. Homes.mil is a new official Department of Defense (DOD) website for all branches of the armed services to use that allows service members and their families to find community housing and rental opportunities near U. S. military bases and overseas locations if they decide to live off post. “This website allows the NSGB housing office to assist service members know where there are rental opportunities,” said Sam Perrotta, Deputy Director for Family House, NSGB. According to Perrotta, this website allows for several for several advantages one of which is a family wouldn’t have to pay a relator fees when trying to find a place to live all they would have to do is going into their housing office. This free website requires a username and password to be able to search for a new place to live once you transfer. One of the other advantages to this website is that if you have rental property you can register your property to be rented if you own a home and ddelay the posting date. Perrotta says this website has been around for several years, but its new to the DOD; feeling it needs to be better advertised to service members or anyone in DOD.
Currently in the housing office here there is one station set aside strictly for homes.mil use. Once you log onto homes.mil you need to get registered. Then you can search through housing where you are getting stationed and pick the criteria that is important to you and your family (location; what part of a new area, rental or to buy, how big of a home or apartment, rental scales and much more.) One Hospital Corpsman that has used the website Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ashley Parker said that the website helped ween out where she could to move and where she didn’t want to move. It has a lot of information about which owners are selling properties, if there are military discounts included, agreements for the military members that are included. “It just really helps you out if you are undecided about where you want to live (base housing and other considerations.)” While living at NSGB you don’t have a lot of options on where to live, using this website will help when you leave. “I think this will help people transfer easier because it gives you options, homes.mil,” said Parker “It gave me the choice of base housing or if I wanna gamble to see what some of the other options are and to see if it would be beneficial to go outside the gate to find a place to live.” As the summer season and the PCSing season approaches make sure you go over to the housing office set up an appointment and have them walk you through Moves.mil and make your transfer less stress full
Columbia College Here for all Educational Needs
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olumbia College is a military and family friendly school accredited by The Higher Learning Commission since 1918. 36 Columbia College campus locations spread among 13 states and 15 military bases make it easy to transfer to a new location at any time. Our Guantanamo Bay campus is a National Testing Center - meaning students from other institutions can have their midterms and finals proctored through us. Our campus proctor, Summer Anders, is located at the Chapel Annex in room 10. Summer is also able to proctor Pearson VUE exams and Clep/DSST exams for applicable testers located on the island. The NSGB Bay campus is currently only offering online classes for students. One great benefit of online learning is it allows you to build your class schedule around work and any other commitments you may have such as family or volunteering. Online classes also allow you to learn at your own pace; so even though there are weekly assignments and deadlines to meet you determine the speed of your completion. Unlike regular in-person classes, online courses provide students with non-traditional 8-week sessions, six times per academic year. With over 350 undergraduate courses offered through the online campus, and two sessions per academic session (fall, spring, and summer) students may complete their choice of the 27 degrees offered at a faster pace. Other benefits of being enrolled with Columbia College here at NSGB are the lower-than-average tuition rate and access to student support. Online undergraduate courses are $250 per credit hour for all active duty students and $290 per credit hour for all others during the 2016-2017 academic year. The student sup-
port assistant, Melissa Battle, is here to assist currently enrolled students with their student accounts; the registration process for adding or dropping classes; connecting students with online academic advisors for academic advice or with Navy College for questions about Tuition Assistance; and to address any questions or concerns students may have. Melissa is also able to assist new candidates with the application and enrollment process; answering questions candidates may have. For more information or to get in contact with a Columbia College representative, stop by our office Monday through Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. We are located on Chapel Hill in the Annex rm. 6 or call us on x. 75555.
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MWR Top Official Earns Certification
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by MA1 Meagann Foster, NSGB PAO
ompleting the highest level of certification in your job field is a tough accomplishment to achieve. To be able to do so, as well as be the youngest ever in doing it, is rarely ever done. Tim Baugh is able to say that he has done this in the Marina Industry. As the Morale Welface and Recreation (MWR) Marina Manager here in Guantanamo Bay, Tim has completed both the Intermediate and Advanced Marina Manager courses offered by the International Marina Institute (IMI), and has received his Certified Marina Manager certificate, the highest level of certification offered by the IMI. He has done this all by the age of 30. In late January, when Tim received all the certificates, plaques and pins, he found out that he was the first person to ever receive the Marina Operator and Marina Manager certificates at the same time. When asked how the certifications he has received will benefit the residents here in Guantanamo Bay, Tim stated that “It ensures that the community on base has someone
Safety Centerra’s #1 Priority
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very day in the U.S. four construction workers fall to their deaths. Falls are the leading cause of death in the workplace for construction workers. According to OSHA, one-third of all construction deaths stem from falls from elevated heights. Centerra Safety completed Fall Protection training for 205 Centerra employees March 10, 2017. 193 employees were certified at the “Fall Protection Worker” level, which was 3 hour course and 12 employees were certified at the “Competent Person” level, which was a 24 hour course. A total of 903 man hours were spent to ensure the safety of employees when working at elevated heights. Centerra’s Fall Protection training is designed to train its craftsmen the best practice methods of identifying and eliminating fall hazards. This training involved the use of lectures, demonstration, and hands-on engagement. Centerra recently purchased and replaced all of its antifall protection gear. These straps are designed to help a worker overcome the potential negative health impacts of suspension trauma (otherwise known as Orthostatic Intolerance) when suspended at height after a fall. Suspension
that is experienced and understands the marina industry, and can provide them with the safe recreational experience. It helps me lead our younger managers, and our newer managers, too. The more people we have in our organization who have achieved this, the better. Right now in the Navy there are eight of us that went to the International Marina Boatyard Conference from the Southeast Region, but there are only two of us who are certified Marina Managers, myself and Billy Adkins from Key West, who was a driving force in getting us into the classes.” Being backed by the MWR has only strengthened Tim’s ability to reach these achievements. According to Tim, knowing that the MWR has assisted with helping him achieve these accomplishments and wants him to do well has helped him grow professionally. As the MWR Operations and Facilities Director, Tim is passionate about his career. “I love the job that I have, I get to service a great community of people, and I hope to do it for many more years.” The community of Guantanamo Bay also hopes that in a harness may cause blood to pool in the veins of the legs which can result in unconsciousness; if not rescued promptly, serious injury or death may occur. The Suspension Trauma Safety Strap allows the worker, who is suspended, to stand up in their harness and to relieve the pressure being applied to the arteries and veins around the top of the legs. Safety in the workplace is Centerra’s #1 goal and this training will help ensure that everyone goes home at the end of the workday.