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HAPPY BIRTHDAY USMC tr celebrates 240 years of service
YOUR THOUGHTS ON ... secdef visit
ON WATCH PRIFLY
November 10, 2015
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 9, 2015) – Sailors wait to receive cargo delivered by a SA 330J Puma helicopter during a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jennifer Case/Released)
By MC1 R.D. Valdez
u.s. marine corps
celebrate 240
y e a rs o f servi ce
ailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier S USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) will have the opportunity to celebrate the 240th birthday of
the United States Marine Corps today. Capt. Samuel Nicholas formed the two battalions of the Continental Marines on Nov. 10, 1775, in Philadelphia. According to tradition, the formation of the two battallions happened at Tun Tavern, for the purpose of amphibious expeditionary warfare, just like it is today. While the Marine Corps was always associated with the Navy, the Corps wasn’t actually part of the Department of the Navy until 1834, following an act of Congress. During the Revolutionary War, Marines led the charges on Nassau, supported the Continental Army in multiple locations, enlisted the first African-American Marine, made the first ‘mustangs,’ captured Nautilus Island and raided British soil twice under the command of John Paul Jones. Today, Marines serve all over the world as expeditionary warfighters, as they’ve done for the past 240 years. They guard the nation’s embassies and consulates. Marines stand shoulder-toshoulder with Sailors and Soldiers alike, at sea and on the battlefield. Just as importantly, they are readily counted when called upon to provide humanitarian assistance at home and abroad. In his birthday message to the Corps, Gen.
Robert Neller, 37th commandant of the Marine Corps, spoke about the importance of tradition in the Corps. “We hope each of you will have a chance to reflect on our history, remember those who sacrificed and reaffirm your commitment to the strengthening of our Corps,” he said. Sgt Maj. of the Marine Corps Ronald Green echoed Neller’s c o m m e n t s regarding the legacy of the Marine Corps. “The Corps has seen many changes over the centuries,” Green said, “but one thing that hasn’t changed is each Marine’s commitment to contributing to our great legacy.” Lt. Gen. John Lejeune, 13th commandant of the Marine Corps, characterized that legacy as “the eternal spirit which has animated our Corps from generation to generation.” Neller also said today’s Marines are an “embodiment of that legacy; it’s the very embodiment of who we are and what we will continue to be ... We must remain ready for the next fight, wherever and whenever it is, and we must continue to uphold the legacy of those that have gone before, and we remain Semper Fidelis.” Happy birthday, Marines. Semper Fi.
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YOUR THOUGHTS
ON THE
SECDEF VISIT
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I thought it was a morale booster for the entire crew seeing someone who holds that much weight and has such a large impact on our country come aboard and speak. He told us how proud he is of us, how well we have done on our deployment, and how grateful he is for what we have done. Having the Secretary of Defense say he is proud to be a representative of the U.S. military because of ships like ours, gave us all a warm-hearted feeling. HT2 JAMES SILKWOOD
The Secretary of Defense acknowedged us junior Sailors, even though we had no rank he still willingly answered our questions pertaining to our mission and purpose for being here. ABEAN JANINE TYSON
BY YU By MCSN MCSN JOSEPH Joseph Yu
It reminded me why we are out here doing what we do and why I joined in the first place: That no matter how difficult it might be at times, what we do matters. IT2 DENNIS LANCASTER
For the SECDEF to come aboard is really special. To have someone that high up in our chain of command visit, it shows how important and significant our presence is. His visit also gives the ship’s crew motivation and a true understanding of our purpose. ABE3 DEMETRI BOYD
I thought it was cool to meet such a significant person in our government. Sometimes it seems my job is just another day on the boat but his visit lets us know we’re actually doing something important for the United States. ABH3 DIANA DOPP
It was an honor to have the Secretary of Defense visit us. On the streets of our country, we are reminded of our higher purpose and sacrifice with people who say “Thanks for your service.” Out at sea, we don’t often get those reminders. The SECDEF visit definitely did it for me, which was very heart-felt. ABH3 KIMBERLY NAVAL
NAVY NEWS
CNO: Innovation Comes From Learning From Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson attended the Reagan National Defense Forum (RNDF) in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. and participated in a discussion panel on military innovation, Nov. 7. CNO spoke on the panel, Harnessing Innovation for Defense: the Role of Defense and Nondefense Companies, a topic which complements his stated belief in the importance of creativity and initiative to the future of the U.S. Navy. The panel also included Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall; William Brown, chairman, president and chief executive officer (CEO) for Harris Corporation; Wes Bush, chairman, CEO and president for Northrop Grumman; and Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer (COO) for SpaceX. In his remarks, the CNO emphasized that with the current speed of change, learning faster on both the individual and the team level is key to keeping pace with and enabling innovation. “I see the pace of technology picking up very very quickly,” said Richardson. “How can we better learn how to acquire systems, so we can ride this technology curve, and have even the faintest hope of keeping up with the technological advances that are going on?”
“It’s about the team that can bring the people, the technology and the processes together to learn the fastest-that’s the team that has the advantage,” said Richardson. CNO noted that innovation is commonplace in the Fleet, likening the ingenuity with which Sailors accomplish the Navy’s objectives using their available tools to the Apollo 13 mission. “There’s a tremendous amount of creativity going on at the fleet level,” said Richardson. “They’re the end users of all that we send them, and sometimes those tools are ideally suited to the situation that they face. Oftentimes, the situation has changed, and they have this toolkit that’s been given to them-then the ingenuity starts. It’s like the Apollo 13 scene in the movie where they just dump all this stuff on the table and say ‘OK, this is what we have, how are we going to make this work?’” A challenge the CNO
addressed is connecting the innovation occurring on the tactical level to the operational and strategic levels as well as the Navy’s acquisition system. “The first step is getting visibility on this fleetlevel innovation,” said Richardson. “I had a chance to go and see some of that innovation firsthand, and I’m happy to use whatever topdown pressure I can to inject that into the acquisition system. There’s a lot of ‘HOV lanes’ being created around the more traditional acquisition system, just because speed is of such an essence.” CNO highlighted new communication technologies as key to gaining visibility on and connecting with tactical innovation, and sees opportunity in connecting the Sailors using systems in the Fleet directly with the Navy’s industry partners and their teams responsible for designing and developing Navy systems. “One of the most
rewarding things that I’ve been able to do is bring some of the people that do this research and development out to the waterfronton that carrier, that submarine, that destroyer or aircraftand say ‘Hey look, this is what you did.’” said Richardson. “Then they get to interact with the Sailors that are using that equipment, and that’s a very powerful dynamic. As the panel addressed creating environments that cultivate innovation, the discussion touched on the role of failure, a fear of which can stifle cutting-edge ideas. “Experimentation and failure is appropriate early on in the development process,” said Richardson. “That environment needs to be a little more agile and perhaps a little bit riskier. Going through that, we actually gain confidence and field a much better tested product, so that when it goes forward into the fight, it’s completely tested. So failure at the proper point is key to getting to a higher level of confidence faster.” RNDF brings together leaders and key stakeholders in the defense community, including members of Congress, military and civilian defense officials and leaders in the defense industry, to address the health of American national defense and stimulate discussions that promote policies to strengthen the U.S. military.
NAVY NEWS
U.S., Brunei Conduct Closing Ceremony For Historic CARAT By Lt. Kevin Chambers, Destroyer Squadron 7 Public Affairs
MAURA, Brunei (NNS) -- A closing ceremony for the 21st annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei exercise was held at Maura Naval Base, Nov. 6. CARAT is a bilateral exercise series between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations in South and Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and TimorLeste. As one of the original CARAT partners, the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) have been part of CARAT since the exercise series began in 1995, and the United States and Brunei have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1845, when the USS Constitution dropped anchor in the Brunei Bay. “For 21 years we have worked together with our partners from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, and each year we add more complexity into the exercise,” said Capt. H. B. Le, commodore, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7. “This speaks to the importance that both our armed forces place on the exercise, and this is a trend that will continue when we return next year for CARAT 2016.” CARAT is an adaptable, flexible exercise. Its scenarios are tailored with inputs from the United States and partner nations to
meet shared maritime security priorities, such as counter-piracy, counter-smuggling, maritime interception operations, and port security. The exercise series is also a venue to share the latest best practices in search and rescue, military law and medicine and humanitarian assistance/disaster response (HA/DR). During the sea-phase portion of the exercise, U.S. Ambassador to Brunei Mr. Craig Allen participated in a wreath laying ceremony aboard the guidedmissile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82). The ceremony was held at the wreckage site of USS Salute (AM 294), a minesweeper that sank in Brunei Bay after being struck by a mine in June 1945. During the ceremony on Lassen, Allen honored the bravery and service of the fallen Sailors of Salute and expressed his deep appreciation to all U.S. and RBAF personnel involved for their efforts in making this year’s CARAT exercise a success. “For the last 21 years,
CARAT has been our largest bilateral military event with Brunei, and we recognize this sort of exercise cannot take place without detailed planning, coordination and strong cooperation,” the ambassador said. Highlighting this year’s sea phase, the Royal Brunei Air Force’s Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopter made deck landings on board Lassen, and a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft conducted maritime domain awareness missions and participated in search and rescue (SAR) and over-thehorizon targeting exercises. Additionally, the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) participated in CARAT for the first time during the sea phase, which included a replenishment-atsea (RAS) approach exercise and tactical maneuvers with vessels from the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN). “Executing a sophisticated exercise such as CARAT Brunei takes detailed planning
and coordination by both sides,” said Le. “The success of this year’s exercise is a credit to the hard work put in by members of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces and the U.S. Navy team.” During the shore phase, Sailors from Commander, Task Force (CTF) 73, DESRON-7, Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1 detachment Guam, Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, Lassen, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 participated in professional symposia to share best practices in military operations and law, military medicine, public affairs, aviation maintenance and operations, port security and rescue swimming. The U.S. 7th Fleet rock band “Orient Express”, together with the RBN band, played a series of public concerts throughout Brunei in front of more than 10,000 people. In addition to the public concerts, the band played two community service concerts at the International School of Brunei and the Society for the Management of Autism Related issues in Training, Education and Resources (SMARTER). While closing ceremonies have been held, CARAT continues ashore with a fourday jungle operations exercise, which began Nov. 6, where Marines from the 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion (3rd LEB) will train alongside soldiers from the Royal Brunei Landing Force (RBLF). Additionally, Marines
HOMETOWN HERO
Lucien Gomeyac
senior chief culinary specialist
DEPT/DIV: SUPPLY/S-2 HOMETOWN: Baguio City, Philippines WHY HE CHOSE THE NAVY: Job opportunity and to travel the world. HIS FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB: Deployment and visiting various countries. PROUDEST NAVY MOMENT: Graduating my first division in boot camp as a recruit division commander.
SHOUT OUT: Shout out to the food service team.
FUN
FACT
I’m a golfer.
HOMETOWN HERO
Mylando J. Monroe LOGISTICS SPECIALIST SEAMAN
squadron/DIV: HS-11/Material Control HOMETOWN: Chicago WHY HE CHOSE THE NAVY:
To better my life and provide a better life for my
son than I had growing up.
HIS FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB: I’ve made some great friends and learned a lot.
PROUDEST NAVY MOMENT: Getting my Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist (EAWS) pin.
FUN
FACT
I play four instruments and I sing.
SHOUT OUT: HS-11 Supply, S-2, S-6, S-8 and CSADD.
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