ROUGH RIDER USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)
THURSDAY EDITION
sexual harassment no joking matter
SAILOR 2.0 Cyber warfare
BY THE NUMBERS
SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE
OCTOBER 1, 2015
REPLENISHMENT-AT-SEA Photos by Theodore Roosevelt Media
ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 30, 2015) – Sailors hold the phone and distance line on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Artic (T-AOE 8). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony N. Hilkowski/Released)
SEXUAL HARASSMENT:
NO JOKING MATTER by MC3 D’Artanyan Ratley
I
t starts on the mess decks, in p-ways and in work spaces. Someone makes a sexual joke or comment and it’s laughed off. Then come the suggestive gestures, and once again they aren’t addressed. Someone starts to get too close, failing to respect their shipmates’ personal boundaries. These words and actions aren’t supposed to happen, and if they aren’t addressed things could go too far. “It starts as easy as a sexual joke or a sexual comment and because it isn’t addressed right then and there it starts to progress to sexual harassment,” said Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Lino Aguilarbarron, command climate specialist for TR. “If it doesn’t get stopped there it [could] progress until you have inappropriate touching or grabbing, which can be sexual assault.” Sexual harassment and assault are real and damaging problems throughout the Navy and armed forces. According to the Provisional Statistical Data on Sexual Assault report for FY 2014, military services received a total of 5,983 reports of sexual assault involving service members as either victims or subjects, which represents an eight percent increase from the reports made in FY 2013. “I really feel that a majority of cases could have been stopped before it even became sexual harassment. “ said Lt. Jennifer Yedoni, TR’s sexual assault prevention and response (SAPR) coordinator. “We’ve gotten too comfortable with each other, and now we’re doing things we shouldn’t be doing.” General roughhousing, giving a ’good game,’ groping, and invading someone else’s personal space are some of the actions fostering an inappropriate environment, which can lead to more severe misconduct and erode the trust needed for a safe working and living environment. “We need Sailors to keep each other at arm’s length,” said Chief Aviation Electrician’s Mate Regita Moore, a TR SAPR liaison. “[We need to] maintain professional boundaries and speak up when someone isn’t maintaining those boundaries.” Not only do these actions make for uncomfortable situations for victims of sexual harrassment, they can lead down a path that can have irreversible effects. “It’s uncomfortable, and I think Sailors are missing a lot of social cues,” said Yedoni. “Sailors are
thinking, ‘Oh, if I keep going, they’ll get comfortable with it.’” Leaders throughout the command need to promote a professional shipboard environment free of sexual harassment and the type of behavior that could lead to it. “We want Sailors who are making others uncomfortable feel uncomfortable for perpetrating these actions and to have Sailors speak up,” said Moore. “If you don’t, it creates an environment where that victim doesn’t know where to turn because people are doing it, and everyone is laughing. So [then] it becomes the norm in the workplace, and it breaks down a boundary that should have stayed up.” Sexual misconduct is not gender specific as cases include male on male and female on female offenses. Any unwanted physical sexual contact is considered sexual assault, which can result in charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Persistent and unwanted sexual advances or speech can also land Sailors in trouble for sexual harassment. “This is a floating city,” said Chief Aviation Electronic Technician Nicholas Perry, a TR SAPR liaison. “There are 5,000-plus people on board this ship, but we’re all here to do a job. We can’t do that when we’re too busy flirting with one another and grabbing one another or messing with each other. That degrades and detracts from the whole purpose of us being out here.” In order to complete TR’s mission, every Sailor must focus on the task at hand. What one Sailor may take as a bit of harmless fun could cause irreversible damage in the life of a shipmate. “The best way to combat this issue is to occasionally take a step back, refocus and remind everybody that there are somethings that just aren’t appropriate when you’re on this ship,“ said Perry. “Aggravated sexual contact and things of that nature are the biggest detractors from what we’re out here doing.” For Yedoni, it all comes down to having a zerotolerance stance in and out of the work space and giving every shipmate the respect and dignity they deserve. “We’re on a warship,” said Yedoni. “None of this should be going on, but when we pull into port, unless someone is saying yes, you shouldn’t do anything at all.”
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response SAPR
84%
Medical Services 75% Mental Health Services
Victims Satisfied with Services Provided
79%
Sexual Assault Resource Center 89%
73% of vict
4.3% of Active Duty Women
recomme sex
Experienced Unwanted Sexual Contact
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Women Dropping from 6.8% in 2006
Up from an e
Survey Findings In
2014
0.9% of Active Duty Men
Men reporte
Men
Experienced Unwanted Sexual Contact
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Dropping from 1.8% in 2006
Infograph by MC3 Stephane Belcher
Estimated Number of Victims in the Military 19,300 Victims
26,000 Victims
18,900 Victims
2010
2012
2014
Reported
Reported
Reported
11%
25%
13%
87%
Unreported
89%
Unreported
75%
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24-7
Global Support with the DoD Safe Helpline
(877) 995-5247 safehelpline.org
Approximately 19,000 instances of unwanted sexual contact in 2014.
In 2014 the DoD estimated that it received a report from 1 in 4 victims of sexual assault.
Down from 26,000 in 2012.
tims said they would end others to report xual assault.
Indicating greater confidence in reporting.
orted at a rate of 40%
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estimated 21% in FY12
in 10 in 2012.
1,840
ted at a rate of 10%
estimated 3% in FY12
1,501
Initial Restricted Reports
Initial Restricted Reports
981
Initial Restricted Reports
17% Converted to Unrestricted
FY 2012
14%
20% Converted to Unrestricted
Converted to Unrestricted
FY 2013
FY 2014
Percentage of Initial Restricted Reports Converted to Unrestricted Reports
nformation from the FY14 DoD SAPRO Annual Report & DoD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Fact Sheet safehelpline
Sailor 2.0 by: MC3 Taylor Stinson
“Cyberwarfare is internet-based conflict
involving politically motivated attacks on information and information systems. Cyberwarfare attacks can disable official websites and networks, disrupt or disable essential services, steal or alter classified data, and cripple financial systems -among many other possibilities.”
59%
of surveyed respondents were more concerned about cybersecurity than the previous year (2013).
135
“Cybercrime is a clear, present and permanent danger. While it’s a permanent condition, however, the actors, threats, and techniques are very dynamic.”
average number of cyber incidents per organization in the last year (2014).
77%
Tom Ridge, CEO of Ridge Global and first secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
of organization have reported a security event in the past 12 months.
and the number of security incidents has increased each year.
Data breach 2
affected 21.5 million individuals, including 19.7 million individuals who applied for background investigation and 1.8 million non-applicants, predominantly spouses or co-habitants of applicants.
IRS breach
Beginning in February, IRS officials said hackers tried to get about 200,000 accounts but succeeded in penetrating only 104,000. Officials say the hack lasted until May when the agency discovered the suspicious activity.
$39 m
is the estimated cost in falsely filed refund requests and stolen funds which greatly affect the 104,000 compromised accounts.
Cyberwarfare study reveals 8 major cybersecurity concerns 1. Organizations do not take a strategic approach to cybersecurity spending 2. Organizations do not assess security capabilities of third-party providers 3. Supply chain risks are not understood or adequately assessed 4. Security for mobile devices is inadequate and has elevated risks 5. Cyber risks are not sufficiently assessed 6. Organizations do not collaborate ot share intelligence on threats and responses 7. Insider threats are not sufficiently addressed 8. Employee training and awareness is very effective at deterring and responding to incidents, yet lacking at most organizations
What is PII? Personally identifiable information (PII) is any data that could potentially identify a specific individual. Any information that can be used to distringuish one person from another and can be used from de-anonymizing anonymous data can be considered PII.
avoid being a victim
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Be suspicious of unsolicited phone calls, visits, or email messages from individuals asking about employees or other internal information. If an unknown individual claims to be form a legitimate organization, try to verify his or her identity directly with the company. Do not provide information or information about your organization, including its structures or networks, unless you are certain of a person’s authority to have the information. Do not reveal personal or financial information in email, and do not respond to email solicitations for this information. This includes following links sent in email.
Do not send sensitive information over the internet before checking a website’s security Pay attention to the URL of a website. Malicious websites may look identical to a legitimate site, but the URL may use a variation in spelling or a different doman (e.g., .com vs. .net) If you are unsure whether an email request is legitimate, try to verify it by contacting the company directly. Do not use contact information provided on a website connected to the request; instead, check previous statements for contact information. Install and maintain anti-virus software, firewalls, and email filters to reduce some of this traffic Take advantage of any anti-phishing features offered by your email client and web browser Employees should take steps to monitor their personally identifiable information and report any suspected instances of identity theft to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov For more information visit: www.opm.gov
Senior Chief Machinery Repairman
james slay :
26 YEARS OF SERVICE
For 26 Years, this Sailor has stood the Watch. The Watch now stands relieved; relieved by those you have led, guided and trained. Shipmate, you stand relieved. We have the watch.
Senior Chief Machinery Repairman James Slay is honored in a retirement ceremony in the fo’c’sle aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) September 29, 2015. Senior Chief Slay began his career as an undesignated fireman in February of 1990. He served aboard the USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49), USS L. Y. Spear (AS 35), USS Anzio (CG 68) and USS Frank Cable (AS 40). His shore commands include Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Illinois, (twice) and Center for Naval Engineering before arriving to his final ship, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) to serve as the command 3MC. Senior Chief Slay was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal before being piped ashore for the final time.
HOMETOWN HERO
Jarvis Wright
Chief Electrician’s Mate
DEPT/DIV: Engineering / E-Div HOMETOWN: Pine Bluff, Arkansas WHY HE CHOSE THE NAVY:
To make a better life for myself.
HIS FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB:
Being a chief petty officer.
PROUDEST NAVY MOMENT: Seeing his Sailors rewarded. Making chief. SHOUT OUT: Engineering Department and E-Div.
FUN
FACT
I’m a reservist.
HOMETOWN HERO
Nicole Labruzzo Electrician’s Mate Fireman
DEPT/DIV:
Engineering / E-Div
HOMETOWN: Meadville, Pennsylvania WHY SHE CHOSE THE NAVY: To see the world and get assistance with college. HER FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB: Traveling the world. PROUDEST NAVY MOMENT: Earning a commanding officer’s coin for work on 9AC.
SHOUT OUT: Engineering Department and E-Div.
FUN
FACT
I was a trained dancer before I joined the Navy.
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