Fleet Readiness Center East, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.

Volume 36, Issue 4 May 2016

Photo by Chrystal Smith

Getting set to grind Jesse Barnett, machinist of Shop 93567, sets up the SIP Hauser jig bore to grind the bore on a housing assembly inlet (pictured in the lower right of photo) March 30 in Building 133.

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Commanding Officer: Col. Vincent E. Clark, USMCExecutive Officer: Col. Clarence T. Harper III, USMC

Public Affairs Officer: John Olmstead ....... (252) 464-9111Editor: Chrystal Smith ............................. (252) 464-7353

Photographer: Dave Marriott .................. (252) 464-7028Videographer: Kim Walker ...................... (252) 464-7230

Readiness Reader and Readiness Reader Lite are publications of the Fleet Readiness Center East Public Affairs Office, located on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The editorial content of this newsletter is approved by the Corporate Communications Division of FRC East. This newsletter is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. Its contents does not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. Government, the DoD or the Department of the Navy, and do not imply endorsement thereof. The editor reserves the right to edit submissions to conform to editorial policy and Associated Press Style Guide. The editorial staff is located in Building 137, Room 1049. Publication of hardcopy content occurs once monthly. Submissions are due at least two weeks before publication.Call 464-7353 for more information.

“Generating Combat Air Power for America’s Marines and Naval Forces”

By Mark BurrellOffice of Civilian Human Resources

During her two decades with the same insurance company, Re-becca Tittle never filed a claim. Never, that is, until a raging sum-mer storm sent her neighbor’s tree through her roof in 2011.

There was over $40,000 worth of damage to her Sacramento rent-al property, explained Tittle, the director of Labor and Employee Relations at Naval Sea Systems Command.

The insurance paid for all the damage, but when her policy came up for renewal she was denied.

“I called and I called every insurer in the book and I got the same negative response,” said Tittle. “I spent hours searching for someone to insure me. I was in dire straits because I can’t have a tenant without having insurance.”

Though she was familiar with the Department of the Navy Civil-

ian Employee Assistance Program (DONCEAP), she didn’t know the program would help with this situation.

“I’m intimately aware of all things DONCEAP, yet I’m con-tinually stunned at the things they provide,” said Tittle.

She decided to give them a call and they provided her a list of all the insurance companies she was pre-approved for the very next day.

“All the worry and the sick feeling that I had and the time I spent; they’re like having a little homemaker in your pocket,” Tittle said.

That was only one story of thousands of Navy civilians who have used DONCEAP to weather the storm life brings.

Where do you get trusted childcare suggestions? What about tax tips or credit card debt advice? Maybe you need a marriage coun-

selor to strengthen your relation-ship? Or just need reliable advice from a licensed counselor who un-derstands your life situation?

DONCEAP can help you an-swer all those questions for free.

“Say if you were new to the area and you were looking for childcare options in your neigh-borhood; and you had a price point you wanted to stay under or needed the childcare provider to meet certain requirements, they’d be able to do research for you and find what you’re looking for,” said Laura Stanley, DONCEAP program manager for the Office of Civilian Human Resources.

DONCEAP provides Navy ci-vilian employees with support for work/life benefits as well as sup-port for a variety of issues at no charge. Some of these issues are — childcare, finances, eldercare, identity theft, legal services, alco-hol and substance abuse, and more

since 2013.Services are offered at no

charge from the Department of the Navy to civilian personnel and their family members, and are confidential within the limits of the law.

“With the counseling servic-es, employees are entitled to up to six sessions for short-term coun-seling and those are covered by the Department of the Navy. Any additional counseling or medical referrals would be at the employ-ee’s expense,” Stanley said.

Counselors are available 24/7 by phone. Call 1-844-DON-CEAP (or 1-844-366-2327) and to speak with a counselor or to get a referal to an affiliate coun-selor in the local area. For more information on DONCEAP visit www.donceap.foh.hhs.gov. Fleet Readiness Center East civilians can contact Karen Bestsinger at 464-9041.

FRC East welcomes new senior civilianCommentary by James Ogburn

Fleet Readiness Center East Senior Civilian

Hello, Fleet Readiness Center East. I'm honored to join you as the senior civilian. I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself. Al-though I'm coming from the U.S. Na-val Ship Repair Facility in Yokosuka, Japan; I am a North Carolina native. I was born and raised in Winston-Salem, graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992. I served in the U.S. Navy as a surface war-fare officer. After I left the service, I had the opportunity to work at the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. under the assistant commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protec-tion. I returned to the Department of the Navy as a civilian employee, moving with my family to Guam in 2007. In 2012, I be-came part of the Navy's largest forward-de-

ployed organic surface ship maintenance depot in Yokosuka, Japan.

I am excited to be here at Cherry Point. Prior to my arrival, I had the opportunity to travel with Dennis West, Com-mander, Fleet Readiness Centers deputy, visiting

FRC Southwest, FRC Southeast, COMFRC Headquarters and FRC Mid-Atlantic. I also had the opportunity to visit the detachment at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, N.C. last week to see the great work they are do-ing on the F-18 production line. The visits gave me an excellent opportunity to view all parts of the aviation depot community, as well as an understanding of some of the challenges that the Naval Aviation Enter-prise faces.

As the senior civilian, I hope to continue

the great work started by Mark Meno pro-viding a clear vision and unified effort work-ing closely with the commanding officer, ex-ecutive officer and the FRC East team.

I want to thank Mark for all of his ef-fort while covering the senior civilian du-ties along with his 4.0 responsibilities. He did an outstanding job and has set me up for success.

I will return to Japan in late-May to pack up and get my family ready for the permanent change of station. I hope to meet as many of you as possible before I go back. If you see me out walking the plant, please don't hesitate to say hello and tell me a little about yourself and what you do at FRC East. I will return to Cherry Point in June ready to hit the ground running. I look forward to working with you and support-ing you, as together we execute FRC East's mission "Generating Combat Air Power for America's Marines and Naval Forces.”

Employee assistance program can help in many cases

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What’s your role in generating combat air power?

Officer Michael ArmstrongSecurity Guard Officer

“We protect personnel, property and high-

priority resources. My role allows employees to get the job done in a safe

environment.”

Claudia BinghamOffice Automation Assistant“I provide a key administra-

tive support function for artisans by facilitating their

access to Occupational Health to ensure they are

qualified to work on the aircraft. It’s a crucial part of

business if artisans aren’t qualified to do their jobs.”

Ken HorstMule Train Operator

“We work closely with production control

to distribute various aircraft parts to needed areas. A lot depends on

us. Without us there would be a lot of delay

and a lot of waiting.”

Craig SheppardMaterials Engineer, Nondestructive Inspections“I identify critical com-ponents failing in flight. I determine nondestruc-tive techniques to detect if a component is failing or about to fail. We make sure fleet has an inspec-tion tool to monitor the safety of aircraft.”

Alison EldredgeFinancial Management Analyst“I maintain the funding of the depot in suport of the production line. Without funding it’s hard to support the fleet. You can’t do the work without the money.”

Dante GodetteDynamic Components Production Control and Task Manager Supervisor“I ensure my people have all proper training and what they need to perform their jobs. When things are done properly, it eliminates hazards, helps ensure safety, through-put, quality and cost.”

Matthew StreicherMaterials Handler Work Leader

“I ensure all sealants are mixed and dispensed

correctly, which keeps the wrench turners turning, and ultimately the aircraft flying.

My shop directly touches ever aircaft which leaves this

facility. They have to have sealants to stay in the air”

David HalseyQuality Assurance Specialist“I’m associated primarily with landing gear compo-nent work. I make sure all technical data and proce-dures are done properly and safely. I check each component before it leaves here; making sure the fleet is getting ‘A-condition’ parts.”

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By Chrystal SmithFleet Readiness Center East

Public Affairs Office

Fleet Readiness Cen-ter East metrologists are going outside their stan-dard measures to affect current and future Ma-rine readiness.

Marines from Ma-rine Aviation Logistics Squadrons 14 and 29 have been taking turns completing temporary duty in the Navy depot labs at Cherry Point, get-ting on-the-job training on equipment they never see in their squadron labs.

“We are trying to help broaden their scope of calibration knowledge,” said Bradley Miller, Physical Dimensional Calibration work lead.

And by going beyond the established parameters, the Pre-cision Measurement Equipment Lab is seeing immediate returns. With the extra sets of hands, the shop is able to get work out a little quicker without spending so much time orienting interns to the PME environment.

“We get more workload ac-complished when they’re here,” said Nelson Dale, calibration quality manager. “They get to work with some stuff they know and OJT on other systems. It gives them better understand-

ing … translating theory to operational.”

Joseph Moody, calibrations training leader, said the coop-erative came as a result of the work FRC East PME special-ists or metrologists had been doing in squadrons. He said the squadrons’ personnel were impressed at the level of work the depot-level civilians were performing, and they began to inquire of possible internships opportunities with FRC East about five years ago.

At the squadron level the scope of work is limited, and

the civilian-run depot labs are working with by far more stan-dards and metrics and equip-ment, and performing calibra-tions that Marines PME would likely only see after leaving the military.

Lance Cpl. Tyler Ruther-ford, MALS 29 PME calibra-tion and repair technician, said he wanted to participate in the OJT because he was seeking more knowledge about the work the civilian PME techs perform.

“I always like learning new things. I’m getting exposure to stuff I’ve never seen before,”

he said, as he moved around in the shop to look over the shoulder of another metrologist set-ting up a station to test a micrometer.

The Marine, who spent about six weeks with the shop, said the practicum was an op-portunity to get insight into the job market of the specific career path and possibilities after the military, also.

“This gives me a glimpse of future pros-pects for my skill set,” said Rutherford. “This is a stepping stone. I’m try-ing to get as much train-ing as I possibly can be-fore I leave (the Marine Corps).”

Moody said the shop hopes the program would

be a conduit for recruiting PME technicians to the local work-force and retaining the skill set in the Department of Defense.

“We’re trying to establish a pipeline … so when the young Marines get out of the service they can come work with us,” he said.

The shop is set up to host two Marines at a time for six to eight weeks and the training leader is in constant communi-cations with the Marine training liaison to ensure the program keeps active.

Taking different measures for Marine readiness

Photo by Chrystal Smith

Lance Cpl. Tyler Rutherford, works to calibrate a cargo hook load applicator, used to check load application on aircraft, in the Preci-sion Measurement Equipment Lab at Fleet Readiness Center East, March 9.

Reusing, recycling resources Dennis Reavis and David Girard, Information Tech-nology/Information Management Department IT specialists, work to harvest valuable components from the former kiosk communication media in Building 137, April 13 to reuse the components in various ways to aid in completing various proj-ects in their work centers. The old kiosk systems were replaced with a newer technology offering a number of capabilities for sharing organiza-tional information, viewable in several locations of the Fleet Readiness Center East facilities.Photo by Chrystal Smith

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Two former Fleet Readi-ness Center East employees were convicted on federal criminal charges in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Caro-lina, April 13.

The federal convictions were handed down after Linda B. Simmons and Michael D. Jenkins appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert B. Jones Jr. in New Bern.

Jenkins, formerly a wage grade-10 pneudraulic systems mechanic, plead guilty to il-legal drug possession on Ma-rine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Simmons plead guilty to falsifying her application for federal workers compensa-tion benefits by not accurately reporting work activity and earnings on work certification forms she submitted to the De-partment of Labor.

Standing before Jones with his attorney, Jenkins apolo-gized for his crime and told the court that he lost his job over it. Simmons admitted she had made and sold jams, jellies and cakes at a local farmers mar-ket at the same time she was collecting workers compensa-tion pay from the government. Jones and Simmons were both fined, and Simmons also lost her entitlement to future work-

ers compensation benefits.Both convictions were the

result of lengthy undercover investigations conducted by the Naval Criminal Investi-gative Service and Marine Corps Criminal Investigation Division. The initial evidence in each case was provided by Kyle Tutwiler, FRC East com-mand evaluation officer, or Glenn Coleman, command investigator.

Former employees receive federal convictions in New Bern court

Torquing windscreen Allen Williamson, sheet metal mechanic, works in a calculated strategy to install the front wind screen on a V-22 Osprey in the Fleet Readiness Center East han-gar March 8. The windscreen is secured by multiple screws which have to be torqued to a specific amount and in a specific pattern to be considered properly installed.

Photo by Chrystal Smith

Standing for Earth Day Vicki Lewis, Environmental Protec-tion specialist, discusses recycling and other environmental matters with Michael Edwards and Kenneth Dila-hunt, Occupational Safety and Health specialists, in Building 137, April 22 in observance of Earth Day. Lewis and other members of the Environmental Division marked the day by informing employees about Fleet Readiness Cen-ter East’s environmental initiatives and other matters such as recycling, waste disposal, good environmental prac-tices and more. Contact the Industrial Environmental Division for more infor-mation or assistance with recycling ef-forts at 464-8051 or 464-7491.Photo by Dave Marriott

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Fleet Readiness Center East honored employees hav-ing more than 25 years of fed-eral service with ceremonies April 5. Col. Vincent Clark presented each employee who attended with a certificate and service pin. Employees whose anniversary years of service were 20, 15 and 10 received certificates and pins through distribution to their respective competencies. The following is a complete list of all who were honored (not all were present during the ceremonies):

35 Years — Jesse C. Bar-nett Jr.; Danny E. Barrow; John J. Bertram; Joseph P. Ca-dorette; Earnestine T. Cothran; Jean C. Dail; Emma F. Davis; Joseph C. Doppes; Joseph B. Gaylor; John S. Hart; Kevin L. Henry; William C. Horst; Douglas D. Karr Jr.; Kim H.

Lawrence; Willie F. Lewis III; Tommie D. Oglesby; Richard E. Robbins Jr.; Jerry B. Starnes Jr.; Lesley E. Statler;

30 Years — Robbie D. Atencio; Rodman G. Coburn; William R. Davis Jr.; Jackie P. Dixon Jr.; John G. Fichter; Richard L. Garrett; Candace T. Godwin; Harold R. Gustafson; David A. Holland; Solomon Jones Jr.; Paul E. Lambert; Da-vid E. Pope; Harold Rankin; Joseph P. Rucker; Robert L. Temucin; Eugene Thompson Jr.; Richard L. Weires;

25 Years — Richard A. Bennett; Steven K. Bordeaux Jr.; Kenneth Chandler; Mark K. Gillikin; Robert S. Hob-good; Roger L. Johnson; Mi-chael S. McClure; William G. Nobles Jr.; Sheila S. Purifoy; Michael Len Taylor; Alonza Windley;

20 Years — David N. Bun-ton; Velda G. Davis; Michael D. Fulton; Marcus L. Harden; Roy D. Hill; Samuel C. John-son; Ilona M. Murta; James W. Randolph; Bobby J. Silvers; Martin D. Ward; William O. Wilkinson;

15 Years — Anthony B. Bennett; Peter A. Carey; Ear-nestine T. Cothran; Bradford D. Darrow; Ronaldo Elepe; Jeffrey K. Ellman; Tyrone L. Frazier; William E. Grantham; Donald A. Greene; Jack G. Harker; Thomas J. Harless; Kevin L. Henry; Constance H. Hopkins; Chad E. Hughes; Timothy E. Hunt; Brent M. Kort; Ronald C. Lewis; Mi-chael S. Mcintosh; Joshua E. Morales; Steven W. Register; Kevin D. Sherry; Patrick B. Tosto; Michael W. White; John A. Wilson;

10 Years — Terrence M. Abney; George S. Barlow IV; Gary L. Baumer; Mathew J. Bertalot; Michael L. Brock; David M. Casillas; Aaron L. Cole; Portia R. Coleman; Brandon J. Dennis; Douglas P. Ford; Joseph J. Gilleece; Wil-liam C. Godwin III; Johnny M. Granstaff; Ethan J. Han-son; Jennings Z. Ipock; Aar-on T. Jett; Adam T. Koonce; Scott D. Kozup; Keith A. Lewis; Michael J. McAlo-nan; Laurie McCoy; William J. Morgan; Jesus Pacheco; Justin C. Piccione; Alejandro A. Ramos; Erick R. Rubin-stein; Danny Santiago; Tonya M. Stone; China A. Taylor; Calvin L. Ushry Jr.; Rhoda J. Voss; James F. Wasko; Hugh T. Wayne; Donald W. White; George S. Wiggins; David L. Wilson.

Honoring years of federal service

Photo by Dave Marriott

Employees recognized for more than 25 years of federal service stands with Col. Vincent Clark, FRC East com-manding officer, April 5 in the FRC East Multipurpose Training Room in Building 4034.

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Sign-in reminder for CPWEBSince the Cherry Point Website or CPWEB is a

Microsoft SharePoint application, users must sign in at least every 30 days to keep his or her access active. Contact Mary Norman at 464-7375.Direct auditors, investigators to CEO

The Command Evaluation Officer is the liaison between Fleet Readiness Center East and external government audit and investigatory teams such as Department of Defense Inspector General, Naval Audit Service, Government Accountability Office, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Naval Air Systems Command Inspector General and more. Site visits for audits and investigations conducted by external agencies must be coordinated through the Command Evaluation Office. If you are con-tacted by a representative from one of the listed agencies regarding a site visit for an audit or inves-tigation, direct them to the Command Evaluation Officer at 464-7216.Marine Ball fundraising efforts

Fleet Readiness Center East Marines are rais-ing funds to host the organization’s celebration of the 241st Marine Corps birthday. The group hosts lunchtime barbecues on civilian payday Fridays. Plates — two meats, chips and a drink — during the barbecues are $5 each. Commemorative coins, patches and letter openers will also be sold to sup-port the effort. Coins will sell for $10 each and letter openers for $15. For more information, call SSgt. Rykhus at 464-7968.FOD awareness

A recent Internal Tool Control audit determined that an Aviation Maintenance Inspection finding is still an issue in some shops. In order to ensure the issue has been sufficiently addressed, employ-ees should view Tool Control Program Newsflash 6305A to ensure awareness of the issue with flash-lights, mirrors, magnets, feeler gages and various other tools, which present foreign object debris hazards. Contact the Tool Control Program man-ager at 464-9741 for more information.Diversity advisory teams

Get more involved and engaged at Fleet Readi-ness Center East to help create a culture that values contributions from all by becoming a member of a Diversity Advisory Team: African-American Pipe-lines Team, Women’s Advisory Group, Hispanic Engagement Action Team, Individuals With Dis-abilities Advisory Team or Asian-American Pacific Islander Team. Contact Harsheen Eady in the Equal Employment Opportunity Office at 464-7411.

Things of note

Photo by Chrystal Smith

Aircraft forensicsJoshua Ishmael, materials engineer, inspects a series of fasten-ers from a V-22 Osprey as a part of an engineering investigation to determine the cause of failure in the Metals Lab April 19 at Fleet Readiness Center East in Building 4032. Ishmael said his work of “figuring out why things broke,” is usually submitted by the overseeing engineers, and comes from the fleet from all over the world as well as within the local depot.

Reminder on recycling, trash disposalFleet Readiness Center East Industrial Environmental Division will contin-

ue to provide containers for shop and office areas to collect mixed recyclables. Mixed recyclables do not have to be sorted. Material, such as glass containers and steel food cans, may go into the mixed recyclables dumpster. Cardboard must be broken down, free of packing material, and placed in designated re-cycling dumpsters. Continue to use the shredding/recycling paper bins for the recycling of all types of office paper and newspapers. Various shop areas will need to use the larger recycling containers or devise a management method that coordinates with the current trash removal schedule to meet FOD require-ments. The recyclable containers are located near trash dumpsters, allowing the convenience of removing trash and recyclables at the same time.

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Photos by Dave Marriott

David Rose, right, Industrial Operations Department director, presents David Jones a certificate for Shop 95775 Employee of the Month for February in the Fleet Readiness Center East Conference Room in Building 137, April 8.

Kudos

FRC East to celebrate, honor workforce

Teammate Appreciation MonthSoftball Tournament — June 4, 8 a.m. MCAS Cherry Point Softball Field Dan Gillman: 464-9938 Joey Karam: 464-8976Soccer Tournament — June 6, 5 p.m. MCAS Cherry Point Softball FieldBowling Tournament — June 10, 4:30 p.m. MacDaddy’s of Cape Carteret Kelly Chapman: 464-6920 Connie Koontz: 464-8964Golf Tournament, June 10, 10:30 a.m. Sound of Freedom Golf Course Bob Fiesler: 464-9965 Sue Thatch: 464-8576

Open House Luncheon — June 17 Invite Family to Work Competency Secretary

Baseball Game Outing — June 17, 5 p.m. Morehead City Marlins vs. Peninsula Pilots Dale Gillikin: 464-6111 Kim Walker: 464-7230 Melissia Forsblad: 464-6030Motorcycle Fun Ride — June 18 Havelock City Park to Berkley Mall, Goldsboro, N.C. Jonathan Orr: (252) 259-6658Fun Themed Fridays June 10: Favorite Team Jersey Day June 17: Red, White and Blue Day June 24: Hawaiian Shirt DayFeds Feed Families Food Drive More information at www.fedsfeedfamilies.gov Lori Glass: 464-9718 Sue Thatch: 464-8576

June is designated as Teammate Appreciation Month, a time set aside by Naval Air Systems Command to honor its employees for their efforts made toward mission accomplish-ment throughout the year.

Fleet Readiness Center East will take the opportunity to celebrate by opening its doors June 17 from 10:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. to invite family members (and friends) in for a visit. Visitor names much be turned in to competency secretaries no later than June 3 to attend.

Volunteers will organize and host a number of activities that will al-low its team members occasions to socialize outside of normal business hours.

This year’s events will include a softball/kickball tournament, June 4; soccer tournament, June 6; golf tour-nament, June 10; a bowling tourna-ment, June 10; a softball game at Big Rock Stadium, June 17; and a mo-

torcycle fun ride, June 18. Interested individuals should contact event or-ganizers to sign up to participate.

Employees are also encouraged to show their spirit by wearing the themed attire on Favorite Team Jer-sey Day, June 10; Red, White and Blue Dress Day, June 17; and Hawai-ian Shirt Day on June 24.

Additionally, leaders will take special opportunities to get a better appreciation of what Fleet Readiness Center East artisans do on a daily basis. Many will participate in job shadowing activities around the fa-cility to see details of accomplishing the mission up close.

For specific information on each event, see the call out box on this page, check the television kiosks or find more information included in News and Announcements online at CPWeb. For additional information contact the Corporate Communica-tions Office at 464-9111.

David Rose, right, Industrial Operations Department director, presents Clifford Grebe a certificate for Shop 94303 Employee of the Month for February in the Fleet Readiness Center East Conference Room in Building 137, April 8. Grebe was one of many honored with an on-the-spot cash award as a part of the division’s revi-talized recognition program.