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Navy Apps Assist Sailors

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For Whom the bird flies

MQ-4C Triton Begins Operational Assessment

Navy Apps Assist Sailors with Mandatory Training

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The Navy’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on Nov. 17 kicked off its operational assessment, a series of tests that will help the service evaluate whether to enter low-rate initial production.

Those tests include six flights and data-collecting scenarios that will gauge Triton’s performance in an operational environment, including conducting intelligence, surface warfare and amphibious warfare missions, according to a Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) news release.

Triton, which is built by Northrop Grumman, will be forward deployed at naval bases and flown to conduct surveillance in maritime and coastal locations. The UAV is equipped with various sensors and radar that allow it to track maritime targets and classify surface ships, and it can stay in the air for more than 24 hours. (DefenseDaily)

When a sailor is aboard ship in the middle of the Mediterranean, it can be difficult for them to complete general military training modules that allow them to carry out their day-to-day missions.

Service members at the Sea Warrior Program, an organization that provides IT business systems to recruit, train and support Navy personnel, know how frustrating it can be for sailors trying to manage their required GMTs, so they’ve created apps to help.

“When sailors take electronic training without mobile apps, they have to go to a desktop or kiosk,” said Ken Johnson, Sea Warrior Program technical director. “Now, we can provide them an opportunity to do it on a mobile device, such as a tablet, where they can download and take the training, and get credit for it.”

Produced by the Sea Warrior Program and developed by Tracen Technologies Inc., eDivo, Domestic Violence Prevention Training, and the Final Multiple Score Calculator mobile apps are available for free. eDivo provides quick access to information and resources often embedded in long documents. The Domestic Violence Prevention Training app allows sailors to complete and submit the Navy’s GMT requirement for Domestic Violence Prevention. And the FMS Calculator app calculates enlisted sailors’ projected Final Multiple Score, giving them a score based on what they need to achieve for each element.

Lt. j.g. Robbie Luers, a human resource officer at the Naval Education and Training Command, is especially excited about the Domestic Violence Prevention app because of its accessibility and user-friendliness.

“I have a lot of passion about the app and I’m actually pretty excited now that it’s at our fingertips,” Luers said. “It allows us as sailors to maintain operational readiness.”

The Domestic Violence Prevention app also provides important contact numbers and websites to national suicide, sexual assault and domestic violence prevention agencies, and the American Red Cross. And while the app is geared toward active

duty and reserve sailors, it’s available to civil service employees and Navy families as well.

“Military folks can complete the training requirements from home, before work, after work,” Luers said. “It’s very efficient. Also, in any instance that there’s a sexual assault, there’s a number of valuable resources at their fingertips.”

The FMS Calculator app is one that Master Chief James Berhalter is passionate about because educating the sailor is of the utmost importance to him. As one of the subject matter experts and senior advisers for the app, he’s interested in showing them how all the elements that make up their Final Multiple Score come into play.

“What we have out there is a lot of sailors, especially the junior ones, who don’t fully understand what goes into their advancement,” said Berhalter, command master chief for the Naval Education Training Professional Development Technology Center. “Now, we can give them an application that’s going to greatly streamline the process.”

In addition to the three apps already released, the Navy is also in the midst of developing New to the Navy, Operations Security, and Navy Credentialing Opportunities On-Line apps.

These apps will provide greater opportunities and flexibility to sailors, according to Lt. Cmdr. Kate Meadows, Naval Education and Training Center public affairs officer. The apps, she said, make it easier and more convenient for sailors for train and accomplish their mission.

“All of these advancements in mobile technology that we integrate into the military and our training will help our sailors,” said Meadows.

“(These apps) support where the Navy is headed in the future,” Luers said. “We’re trying to meet the need of the new sailors coming into the Navy.

Want More Information? The eDivo, Domestic Violence Prevention Training, and the Final Multiple Score (FMS) Calculator mobile apps are free and available for download on Google Play and iTunes. (Pensacola News Journal)

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OF THE MONTH

As the ship makes its way through choppy waters, the flight deck is alive with color and commotion. Jets land

and take off every few minutes; sprinkles of red, green, purple, yellow, white and brown move about theatrically. Everything has its place and moment.

Several floors above this scene, quartermasters are huddled over charts, officers and enlisted Sailors are on watch, and the navigator is settled into his chair. Everyone speaks in hushed tones, except for the seaman manning the helm, who periodically calls out to the conning officer. You can hear the roar of jets as they prepare to catapult off the bow or pass overhead. This is the bridge.

In an instant, someone breaks through the silence and yells, “Red deck!” Several people turn their heads, some reply, “Red deck, aye!” The officer of the deck stretches his arm and flips a switch on the overhead that turns on a red light. The crew on the flight deck has ceased recovery operations for the time being. The bridge is quieter.

On the port side of the bridge is a wooden desk with brass legs. It curves around, almost making a complete circle – as if to envelop and consume whoever sits there. In the middle sits a

tall, leather and sheepskin chair, with the letters “IKE CO” stitched on the back. Phones and monitors showcasing navigation-related readings are tucked above and below the desk. A man is sitting in the chair, staring quietly at the flat, endless horizon. A low-key “bong, bong, bong” fills the bridge. The man swivels to answer his phone. He picks up the receiver, presses it to his ear and says, “Captain.”

Since the ship’s commissioning in 1977, 17 men have commanded the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike’s current commanding officer (CO) has

been at Ike’s helm for less than a month now, but he projects a comfort with the position that suggests he’s been preparing for this post his entire life. Capt. Paul C. Spedero Jr. has touches of gray in his brown hair, small wrinkles around his brown eyes, an athletic build and a disarming smile. He makes few gestures when he speaks, maintains eye contact and laughs easily. During the day, he can usually be found

on the bridge observing flight operations, meeting with various senior leaders or reviewing paperwork. Assuming command of more than 5,000 Sailors may seem to be a stress-inducing challenge, but Spedero said his mood over the last few months has been upbeat. He’s excited to be here.

Born in Springfield, Mass., Spedero attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in upstate New York, and earned a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1990. He credits his parents as the reason he joined the Navy.

“My parents were always very service-oriented,” Spedero said. “They took care of the family and made sacrifices to make sure we had the things we needed. It just gave me a sense of wanting to serve others. I thought I would enjoy being in the military and serving my country, and I knew I would enjoy being a pilot—because it looked so exciting—so I kind of combined them.”

FOR WHOM THE BIRD FLIESBy MC2 Hillary Browning

“I think I have the best job in the entire fleet right now.

I got here at the perfect time.”

Spedero admitted that over his more than 25 years of service he thought about separating on several occasions.

“There were times that I thought about getting out. You know, after one or two or five or six or eight deployments, you can’t help but think about that,” he said. “Fortunately, I always managed to get that thought out of my mind very quickly. I’m really glad I stayed in.”

His former duty stations include Fighter Squadron (VF) 124, Fighter Squadron (VF) 2, USS Constellation (CV 64), Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) (as a student and instructor), Fighter Squadron (VF) 32, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Naval War College, Joint Staff at the Pentagon, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86, USS Enterprise (CVN 65), USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the Aviation Nuclear Officer program, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and USS Peleliu (LHA 5).

Even with all of those commands under his belt, Spedero said that being the commanding

officer of a carrier was never among his specific goals.

“I didn’t ever see myself as the CO of an aircraft carrier,” he said, wide-eyed. “I have always taken it one job, or billet, at a time. Whenever I get somewhere, I’m focused completely on the job that I’m there to do.”

His job as CO for the next two to three years began when he joined forces with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 to lead the crew through a Tailored Ship’s Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Problem (FEP) and later through a major Board of Inspections and Surveys (INSURV) shipwide inspection and a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) before embarking on a scheduled seven-month deployment.

“I think I have the best job in the entire fleet right now,” he said. “I got here at the perfect time to see the crew train and to be able to train with them. More than 90 percent of the crew that’s going to make deployment is already here, so this is a fortuitous opportunity to be able to train with our air wing—who is also at the same readiness level.”

Now that the CSG and CVW staffs are aboard, Spedero wants to ensure that everyone feels at home.

“I’m very adamant about people respecting each other regardless of rank,” he said. “I don’t accept any kind of demeaning language or abusive behavior from anyone. I expect professionalism from everyone, no matter what

their job is—that includes everyone between me on the bridge and Sailors that are on watch down in shaft alley. Everyone needs to be a professional and mature adult. Misconduct and behavioral issues are things we don’t need.”

Even though Spedero won’t be able to spend quality time with every Sailor on board, he hopes to make each of their lives a little bit better.

“I want my Sailors to know, not just through my words but through my actions, that I sincerely care about them,” he said. “I want to bring balance to their lives and give meaning to what they’re doing here by stressing the importance of the mission. Then I’ll do everything I can to make sure they have the resources to accomplish that—whether it’s tools, materials, training or time.”

Always ready with a smile and a handshake, Spedero prefers to talk to people in person and encourages Sailors to say hello when they see him around the ship.

As the sun sets and the ship lists ever so slightly from port to starboard, Spedero sits at his desk on the bridge. In his flight suit with the sleeves rolled up, he puts on his wire-frame glasses and clicks his pen as he looks over a stack of papers. Even while in the midst of writing, he always looks up when the jets launch, and watches them with a focused intensity as they disappear into the orange-pink horizon.

Spedero leans back in his chair and smiles. “As far as I’m concerned, there’s nothing compared to being the CO of an aircraft carrier.”

After graduating from Rensselaer, he was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps and entered pilot training the same year. He was designated a Naval Aviator in Meridian, Miss., in 1992 and subsequently attended the Defense Language Institute at Monterey, Calif., where he earned a degree in French.

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ISIS Followers in U.S. are Diverse and Young

Red CrossWorkers Kidnapped

Taliban Kill Leaderof ISIS Faction

Brazil’s Economic Downturn Deepens

After months of Taliban infighting that has left hundreds dead, the prominent head of a splinter faction allied with Islamic State has been killed, Afghanistan government officials and Taliban commanders said on Tuesday. The splinter commander, Mullah Mansour Dadullah, died last

American authorities this year have arrested nearly five dozen people in the United States for helping to support or plot with the Islamic State, according to a new study, the largest number of terrorism-related arrests in the country in a single year since September 2001.

The Islamic State recruits defy any single profile, the study found, although they draw heavily on converts to Islam and reflect prominent roles for women.

The volume and diversity of those arrested underscore the growing challenge that the F.B.I. and local law enforcement agencies face in trying to identify, monitor and, if necessary, apprehend suspects at a time when the Islamic State has increased its appeal to Westerners through social media.

“The individuals range from hardened militants to teenage girls, petty criminals and college students,” said Lorenzo Vidino, the director of the George Washington University program on extremism, which conducted the study.

The report, titled “ISIS in America: From Retweets to Raqqa,” was made public on Tuesday.

Even before the attacks in Paris, at least three dozen people in the United States suspected of ties to the Islamic State were under electronic or physical surveillance, according to American officials. Those under investigation typically have little terrorism expertise or support from a cell,

month in a gunfight after being caught by core Taliban fighters in the Khak-e-Afghan district of Zabul, a province that borders Pakistan, according to Ghulam Jilani Farahi, the provincial security chief. Taliban commanders in Helmand and Uruzgan Provinces confirmed Dadullah’s death, speaking on condition of anonymity to avoid retribution. His killing would remove a major rival to the Taliban’s new leader, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, who has presided over major insurgent offensives this year. (NYT)

The International Committee of the Red Cross said that two of its staff members were abducted by gunmen as they drove to work on Tuesday in Sana, Yemen’s capital. One of the workers, a Yemeni man, was later released, but the second, a Tunisian woman, was still being held, the group said in a statement. It was the latest in a series of attacks in Yemen against the Red Cross, one of the few international humanitarian organizations that has continued operations in Yemen since a civil war started in March. (NYT)

On Tuesday, Brazil reported its worst economic performance in two decades. The dismal result is the culmination of months of economic crisis and political paralysis. Investment plummeted 15 percent in the quarter from the same period a year earlier. If current trends persist into 2016, as many economists forecast, Brazil could face its first consecutive years of economic contraction since 1929-30. (NYT)

Marshall Islands Slip into the Rising Seas

Linber Anej waded out in low tid to haul cement chunks and metalscraps to shore and rebuild the makeshift sea wall in front of his home. The barrier is no match for the rising seas.

“It’s insane, I know,” said Anej, 30, who lives with his family of 13, including his parents, siblings and children, in a four-room house. “But it’s the only option we’ve got.”Worlds away, in hotel conference rooms in Paris, London, New York and Washington, Tony A. deBrum, the foreign minister of the Marshall Islands, tells the stories of men like Anej to convey to powerful policy makers the peril facing his island nation as sea levels rise and to shape the legal and financial terms of a major United Nations climate change accordbeing negotiated in Paris.

Many other low-lying nations are just as threatened by rising seas. In Bangladesh, some 17 percent of the land could be inundated by 2050, displacing about 18 million people. But the Marshall Islands holds an important card: Under a 1986 compact, the roughly 70,000 residents of the Marshalls, because of their long military ties to Washington, are free to emigrate to the United States.

The debate over loss and damage has been intense because the final language of the Paris accord could require developed countries, first and foremost the United States, to give billions of dollars to vulnerable countries like the Marshall Islands. Republicans in Congress are already preparing for a fight.

“Our constituents are worried that the pledges you are committing the United States to will strengthen foreign economies at the expense of American workers,” 37 Republican senators wrote last month. “They are also skeptical about sending billions of their hard-earned dollars to government officials from developing nations.”

DeBrum is undeterred.“It does not make sense for usto go to Paris

and come back with something that says, ‘In a few years’ time, your country is going to be underwater,’ ” deBrum said at his seaside home.

In the global fight over climate change, leaders of vulnerable low-lying island nations have long sought to draw attention to their plight. They have staged symbolic events like an underwater cabinet meeting, gone on hunger strikes and delivered anguished speeches to the United Nations. Those efforts have had little impact on the substance of the energy and economic policies that dictate governmental response to climate change. (NYT)

making it even more difficult for the authorities to predict or detect who might carry out a strike. “For law enforcement, it’s extremely difficult to determine who makes a big leap from keyboard jihadist to doing something,” Vidino said.

The people in the George Washington University study ranged from a 15-year-old boy to Tairod Pugh, a former Air Force officer who was 47 at the time of his arrest. The average age of the American supporter of the Islamic State was 26, the report found.

John P. Carlin, the assistant attorney general for national security, has said that of the terrorism-related arrests in the past 18 months, mostly involving the Islamic State, 80 percent of those arrested were younger than 30, and 40 percent were under 21.

According to the study, about 14 percent of those arrested were women, and the vast majority were American citizens or permanent residents.

Some 40 percent of those arrested were converts to Islam, a larger representation among American supporters of the Islamic State than the 23 percent of American Muslims over all who are converts, according to the study.

Slightly more than half of those arrested had tried to travel abroad, most likely to Iraq or Syria, or were arrested during their travels to conflict zones, the report said. At least seven Americans have died fighting with the Islamic State in Iraq or Syria. (AP)

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Israel Aims to Recreate Wine Drunk by Jesus

Red Sox Sign Priceto a $217 Million Deal

Woods Says He Has‘No Timetable’ to ReturnThe new crisp, acidic and mineral white

from a high-end Israeli winery was aged for eight months, or, depending on how you look at it, at least 1,800 years.

The wine, called marawi and released last month by Recanati Winery, is the first commercially produced by Israel’s growing modern industry from indigenous grapes. It grew out of a groundbreaking project at Ariel University in the occupied West Bank that aims to identify, through DNA testing — and recreate — ancient wines drunk by the likes of King David and Jesus Christ.

Eliyashiv Drori, the Ariel oenologist who heads the research, traces marawi — also called hamdani — and jandali grapes to A.D. 220 based on a reference in the Babylonian Talmud. “All our scriptures are full with wine and with grapes — before the French were even thinking about making wine, we were exporting wine,” he said. “We have a very ancient identity, and for me, reconstructing this identity is very important. For me, it’s a matter of national pride.”

The redevelopment of local varietals, however, is not free of political friction. It comes amid contentious new labeling guidelines by the European Union requiring that wines from the West Bank and Golan Heights carry a label saying they were made in settlements. And, perhaps predictably, Palestinians have their own ownership claims on these grapes.

The Palestinian farms that sold the grapes to Recanati have insisted on anonymity, for fear of backlash over working with Israelis, or just helping make wine, which is forbidden in Islam. Recanati, for its part, embraced the heritage, using Arabic on marawi’s label and hiring an Arab-Israeli singer to perform at its October unveiling to 50 select

Tiger Woods, speaking on Tuesday from the Hero World Challenge, painted a bleak picture regarding when he might return to golf. Woods, who is in the Bahamas as the tournament host, had two back operations in 18 months followed by what he described only as another “procedure” last month. He has not started his rehabilitation. As to when he might play again, he said: “I have no answer for that, and neither does my surgeon or my physios. There is no timetable.” (AP)

The Boston Red Sox have agreed to a record seven-year, $217 million contract with left-handed pitcher David Price, one of the top starting pitchers available in the free agent market, The Boston Globe reported on Tuesday. Price went 18-5 with a 2.45 E.R.A. in 32 starts for the Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays last season. The 30-year-old Price, who won the Cy Young Award in 2012, is 104-56 with a 3.09 E.R.A. over eight seasons and has been named to five All-Star teams. (AP)

sommeliers.The vintner, Ido Lewinsohn, said his product

is “clean and pure of any political influence,” adding of the grapes: “These are not Israeli; they are not Palestinian. They belong to the region — this is something beautiful.”

Today, Israel’s 350 wineries produce65 million bottles a year. The sticky-sweet

Manischewitz was long ago overshadowed by top-quality chardonnay, cabernet, merlot, syrah, carignan and more. But there is only so far to go with such imports.

“Have we managed to create a DNA for Israeli wines? Not yet,” lamented Haim Gan, owner of Grape Man, a company that advocates Israel’s wine culture.

Researchers have identified 70 distinct varieties, using DNA and a three-dimensional scanner that has never before been successfully employed this way, from burned and dried seeds found in archaeological digs. The idea is to match such ancient seeds with the live grapes, or someday perhaps to engineer fruit “Jurassic Park” style.

Itay Gleitman, the wine writer for Haaretz, called marawi “this year’s most important Israeli wine,” for its provenance, if not taste.

Next up is dabouki, also white, which the well-known Israeli vintner Avi Feldstein plans to debut along with his new winery in a couple of months. Dabouki might be the oldest of the local varieties, a good candidate for what filled the glass of Jesus (who Drori believes drank white as well as red).

“If you are a true winemaker, you want to express a place,” Feldstein said. “Without locality and the diversification it gives, wine is reduced to alcoholic Coca-Cola.” (AP)

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