USS Enterprise (CVN 65)
The Shuttle Newsletter Edition
“We are Legend”
April 3, 2012 Issue
Enterprise Lay Leaders, Faith is Their Mission Story and photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Randy J. Savarese
USS ENTERPRISE, At Sea – The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) is able to offer a wide variety religious services on a daily basis thanks in large part to its lay leaders. A lay leader is a service member who is designated to lead religious services in order to accommodate the practices of a particular faith’s followers. “Religious lay leaders are important when a need is identified within a command to provide for a particular faith group not represented by a chaplain or civilian ministry professional,” said Religious Programs Specialist 3rd Class Pricilla Vasquez. These representatives provide many important services and are vital to improving the morale of the ship. Their duties often include things such as organizing fellowship meetings, religious and bible studies, and religious services. “Without lay leaders aboard, it would be impossible to take care of all of the faith groups,” said Lt. Cmdr. Fred Holcombe, principal assistant for Religious Ministries department. “I appreciate them FAITH continued on page 2
With the assistance of the lay leaders, command chaplains like Lt. Daniel J. Fullerton (above), are able to perform their jobs more efficiently.
Official: Take Time to Honor Military Kids’ Service By Elaine Sanchez, AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2012 – Children of U.S. service members around the world will be honored throughout April for their contributions to their families’ well-being and sacrifices on behalf of the nation, a Defense Department official said. Each April, Americans pause to recognize the nation’s 1.8 million military children during the Month of the Military Child. “It’s really important to recognize that military children also serve,” Barbara Thompson, director of military community and family policy, children
and youth, told the Pentagon Channel and American Forces Press Service. It’s also important, Thompson said, to take time to let military children “know how proud we are as Americans that they … are supporting mom or dad in uniform, who is making great sacrifices for this country.” While frequent moves and school transitions can be challenging, Thompson said she believes the most challenging endeavor a military child has to endure is a parental separation due to deployment. “While we’ve made great strides with technology and Skype … it’s not the
same as having your mom or dad at your baseball game or high school graduation or one of your birthday parties,” she said. These separations can have a “serious impact” on military families’ wellbeing, Thompson noted, particularly on the children. Younger children may experience separation and attachment issues, while older children may engage in risky behaviors, she explained. Thompson noted a specific concern for children from Guard and Reserve families. These children, living in every community around the nation, may be lacking nearby support. A military child KIDS continued on page 3
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CSG 12 Happenings FAITH continued volunteering and being willing to serve because they are willing to go the extra mile and serve their fellow man.” Chief Hospital Corpsman Theresa Somers, the Presbyterian lay leader, went through a rigorous process to become a lay leader. To qualify, an applicant must be an E-5 or above and endorsed by the chain of command. The applicant must also have a letter of recommendation sent from a pastor or church official of the faith the applicant wishes to represent. The applicant must be interviewed by the command chaplain and appointed in writing by
the commanding officer. These leaders of faith provide Sailors with valuable resources that are especially important during a deployment. “Sailors have a stressful time while away from their church, home and families,” said Somers. “During a deployment it is especially important to keep fellowship with one another and help each other through these difficult times knowing we have a connection in our faith.” Services are posted daily in the plan of the day and many of those services are led by lay leaders, including the popular Gospel service.
CSG 12 in 6th Fleet
The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the guidedmissile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69), and the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) participate in an underway replenishment (UNREP). (Photo by MC3 (SW/AW) Class Daniel J. Meshel)
Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) conducts a replenishment at sea (RAS) with Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) while Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) and guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG69) wait. (Photo by MC3 Jeff Atherton)
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ESWS Question of the Day: How often are internal MOV’s validated? Yesterday’s ESWS answer: MOV stands for Material Obligation Validation.
The Shuttle is published and printed daily underway and bi-weekly in port by the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Media Department, FPO AE 09543-2810. This newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. Please direct all story ideas, questions and comments to MC1 (SW) Steve Smith at smithsw@cvn65.navy.mil. Commanding Officer Capt. William C. Hamilton, Jr.
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3M 3M Question of the Day: What symbol indicates mandatory related maintenance? Yesterday’s 3M answer: The executive officer is the ship’s 3M manager.
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Navy News CNO Blog: We Have a Problem… Hello shipmates, The Secretary of the Navy recently announced our “21st Century Sailor and Marine” initiative, which pulls together a set of objectives, policies and programs, new and existing, to maximize personal and family readiness. I’d like to cover one of the five areas in the initiative: readiness. More specifically, it’s a readiness problem that has grown at an alarming rate, and we have not been able to turn around – sexual assault. Folks, we’ve got to face the facts—sexual assault is an attack on a Sailor. On average, these attacks take place every day. Yes, every day. These attacks include “blue on blue”— Sailor on Sailor—think about that. We’ve had a former commanding officer go to jail for ten years because he raped one of his Sailors and we have had junior officers and chiefs, who have also been charged and convicted of sexual assault. We have shipmates committing crimes against shipmates, and we all have to do something about it. This is my problem and this is your problem. Sexual assault is unacceptable and its roots need to stop at all levels; I can’t tolerate it and you shouldn’t either. It undermines our Navy Core Values and Ethos, and it undercuts safety and readiness. We need to address it for what it is – a real danger. It is important that we support sexual assault victims and hold offenders accountable. But what we really need to do is prevent sexual assault before it occurs. Some call this “getting to the left of the event.” This means taking a hard look at command climate, and I need your help in this regard. We need to watch our humor, our language and ensure it’s appropriate for the work place. We need to prevent the abuse of alcohol, which is a primary contributor to sexual assaults. We need to promote responsibility for ourselves and each other. Sexual assault is not just happening at “some” commands, it is happening at your command. We need to commit, as a Navy, to not accept this crime at our commands and get rid of the myth that it’s just “part of life.” It is not. It’s about changing attitudes. It is about leadership at every level getting engaged. It’s about creating a safe environment of dignity and respect for our shipmates. It’s about declaring and committing that we won’t tolerate this in our Navy. And it is especially about “by stander intervention,” stepping in when you see one of our shipmates threatening another. We stand to gain confidence and trust in a Navy that cares about all of its Sailors. In short, everyone needs to do something about it! In the coming weeks you will hear from your leadership on the prevention of sexual assault as we renew our emphasis Navy wide on this important issue. Let’s face it together, there is no place for sexual assault in our Navy and I know we can resolve this with your effort and focus.
JONATHAN W. GREENERT Admiral, U.S. Navy
Thompson said. The department already has made strides by partnering may be the only student in a school with a deployed with other agencies and organizations, she said. DOD parent, she said, and the school oftentimes isn’t even works closely with Zero to Three’s Coming Together aware. Around Military Families initiative, and with Sesame “School districts are key partners,” Thompson said. Street’s military support programs such as Talk, Listen, “That’s where 92 percent of our school-age kids are Connect and Military Families Near and Far. located. They need to know they have military children in Officials have partnered with the Boys and Girls their schools.” Clubs of America and 4-H to increase the programs and To combat a sense of isolation, officials have posted resources for school-age military children, Thompson information online to educate teachers, school added. administrators and parents on supporting military The DOD also has partnered with the U.S. Department children. of Agriculture, land-grant universities and the On installations, child development centers, youth Cooperative Extension System to reach out to military programs and the New Parent Support Program are children in communities, she said, noting 70 percent of geared for providing “safe havens” for military kids, military kids live off of installations. KIDS continued
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