USS Enterprise (CVN 65)
The Shuttle Newsletter Edition
“We are Legend”
September 14, 2012 Issue
Enterprise to Celebrate Jewish New Year Story by Lt. j. g. Matt Greene
USS ENTERPRISE, At sea − Sailors and Marines deployed aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) will celebrate the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, underway in the Arabian Sea this week. Lt. Aaron Kleinman, a rabbi assigned to aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), is scheduled to fly from his homeport in Norfolk, Va., to visit deployed service members on several ships in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and lead High Holy Days services for the ships’ Jewish Sailors and Marines. He is slated to be aboard Enterprise today through September 19. The Jewish High Holy Days are a period of spiritual renewal where Jews hope for a fresh start. The High Holy Days commence September 16 with the New Year’s celebration, Rosh Hashanah, which literally means “head of the year,” and continue for ten days through Yom Kippur, or the “Day of Atonement.” All Jewish holidays are based on the lunar Hebrew calendar where the holidays begin at sundown. Rosh Hashanah will ring in the year 5773 on the 1st day of the month of Tishrei, according to the Hebrew calendar, which corresponds to starting sundown September 16th. During the holiday, participants in the services aboard Enterprise will eat traditional foods, such as matzah (unleavened bread). They will also enjoy apples and honey, customarily served due to their sweet taste, to remind celebrants of the sweet possibilities of the new year and a new beginning. During Rosh Hashanah, it is a mitzvah (good deed) to hear someone play an instrument made from a ram’s horn called a shofar and read prayers from a machzor, a holiday prayer book. Rabbi Kleinman will also lead a Tashlich service during
one afternoon of his visit to Enterprise. A Tashlich service, which means “to cast away,” is always held near a body of water, making it easily accommodated by a ship at sea. In the ceremony, Jews symbolically cast away sins and transgressions of the past year by throwing bread crumbs into the water, getting themselves ready for a fresh start after the upcoming Day of Atonement at the end of the High Holy Days. The Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, will be celebrated September 26th. During this holiday, the holiest of the year in the Jewish faith, Jews reflect on their deeds of the past year and meditate on how they can improve themselves for the upcoming year. They repent for any wrongdoings they may have caused, either known or unknown to themselves, and forgive anyone who has wronged them. In this time of spiritual cleansing, where most of the day is spent in prayer, Jews remind themselves of their sins in the past and hope for a clean slate by fasting for 25 hours, abstaining from all food and water, until a large feast after sundown. The High Holy Days will be the first time a rabbi has visited Enterprise since Passover in April when Cmdr. Joel Newman, a rabbi from Naval Base Coronado, visited the ship and led a Passover Seder dinner in the commanding officer’s in-port cabin. Enterprise Sailors have continued to practice their Jewish faith through Shabbat (Sabbath) services on Friday nights in the ship’s chapel, as well as Torah (Bible) services on Saturday mornings. Rabbi Kleinman is scheduled to lead Shabbat services in the ship’s Chapel tonight at 5:30 p.m. He is also scheduled to lead a Torah discussion Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and a Havdalah service Saturday at 6:15 p.m., both in the Chapel. The schedule of locations and times for the rest of the services will be released upon his arrival.
U.S. Increases Embassy Security Worldwide After Libya Attack By CNN
The United States moved to increase embassy security around the world after the attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three staffers. “I have directed my Administration to provide all necessary resources to support the security of our personnel in Libya, and to increase security at our diplomatic posts around the globe,” U.S. President Barack Obama said in a statement Wednesday morning in response to the attack. The United States deployed a group of Marines known as a Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team to Libya to assist with securing U.S. facilities, two U.S. officials said Wednesday. It was unclear what steps the United States was taking elsewhere in the world.
The moves come a day after the attack in Benghazi that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens amid protests at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Demonstrators also attacked the U.S. Embassy in Cairo on Tuesday. Protesters in both countries were apparently angry about an online film considered offensive to Islam. “There’s a lot of skittish people at the State Department right now,” said CNN foreign affairs reporter Elise Labott. It is unclear whether Stevens’ death resulted from the broader anti-American protests or a separate, local plot against the ambassador, former State Department official James Rubin said.
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In the News Naval Station Norfolk to Conduct Pilot ID Scan Program Naval Station Norfolk has been selected by CNIC to conduct a pilot program testing the capability to scan and authenticate Common Access Cards (CAC) and Teslin cards (Dependents and Retirees) at Entry Control Points. NACMS scanners are the same scanners currently used to authenticate NCACS (RAPIDGate) cards, but with a software upgrade to conduct a query of the DEERS database. The base will implement the pilot on September 24, 2012 and it will run until October 31, 2012. During the pilot, all ID cards (CAC, NCACS, Dependent, and Retiree) will be scanned, but the results of the scan will not be used for an access decision. Security will follow the same procedures they do now when they examine a card - if based upon a visual inspection they see an ID is expired, or appears to have been tampered with, or is potentially invalid, they will handle it just as they do now. Otherwise, they will grant access even if the system indicates an issue. Security will notify the cardholder if their scan would have resulted in denial to Naval Station Norfolk, so they have an opportunity to fix the card before the base shifts to full implementation phase where the scan will determine access. This date is tentatively scheduled for December 1, 2012. During the pilot phase, security personnel, as well as the public, will be on this new system. To assist in validating the system, data will be collected on the number of cards
rejected and why. This may influence the decision of when and how the system as an access control decision tool is implemented. The process will take 2 to 8 seconds per customer for the initial scan. Subsequent scans on the same card will require less verification time. The sentry will see one of the following messages and will follow through the expected actions when fully implemented: 1. Credential Authenticated (Access granted to the installation) 2. Credential failed to authenticate (Card confiscated, individual directed to obtain an escort for access) 3. Failed to complete transaction (Card physically verified by sentry and access granted) 4. Unknown Credential (Card confiscated if CAC/ Teslin/NCACS, card holder detained and NSF requested for investigation) 5. Unable to determine authentication (Card physically verified by sentry and access granted) When fully implemented, 100 percent of ID cards (CAC, NCACS, Dependent and Retiree) will be scanned at all gates. Cards will be confiscated if prompted to do so and access will be denied. During the pilot program, please take your initial indications seriously and investigate any problems with your cards.
U.S., Russia bridge Differences on Iran at Nuke Meet
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
VIENNA - The United States and its Western allies have persuaded Russia and China to support a resolution critical of Iran’s nuclear defiance in hope of showing Israel that diplomacy is an alternative to military force in pressuring Tehran, diplomats said Wednesday. The resolution, which demands that Iran stop activities that could be used to make nuclear arms, cannot be enforced by the 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy Agency, even if approved by vote or consensus as expected Thursday. But with Israel increasingly floating force as an alternative to failed international efforts to curtail suspected Iranian nuclear activities, the document is significant in seeking to show world-power resolve in pursuing a diplomatic solution to the standoff. Israel views a nuclear-armed Iran as a mortal threat, citing Iran’s persistent calls for the destruction of the Jewish state, its development of missiles capable of striking Israel, and Iranian support for Arab militant groups. Tehran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. But it refuses foreign offers of reactor fuel if it stops making its own through uranium enrichment - a
process that worries the international community because it could also be used to arm nuclear warheads. Concerns also focus on IAEA suspicions that Iran has worked secretly on nuclear arms - allegations Iran dismisses as based on fabricated U.S. and Israeli intelligence. With fears growing over the possibility of Israeli military attack and other diplomatic efforts on Iran deadlocked, diplomats told The Associated Press that a resolution supported by the six powers seeking to engage Tehran on its nuclear program had become a priority discussed at the highest level. The text was agreed on only after consultations involving U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her counterparts in Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany, said the diplomats, who demanded anonymity because the negotiating process was confidential. While the four Western powers had no differences, it was unclear until Wednesday whether Russia and China, ó which Iran has relied on to blunt harsh U.N. and other sanctions, would agree to join in backing the resolution.
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Sailors of the Day Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Bonita Huffman
Yeoman 3rd Class Johnny Wallace
PS2 Bonita Huffman, from Montgomery Ala., joined the Navy four years ago to support her son. In her spare time, she enjoys sleeping and shopping. In the future, she plans to make the Navy a career and retire.
YN3 Johnny Wallace, from Boiling Springs, S.C., joined the Navy four years ago to better himself, support his son and to further his education. In his spare time, he enjoys working out, reading and playing video games. In the future, he plans to advance in rank and earn a college degree.
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