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The WaterlineThe WaterlineVol. XXXII No. 37

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The WaterlineCommander, Naval Support Activity Washington

Capt. Monte Ulmer

NSAW Public Affairs OfficerBrian Sutton

NSAW Deputy of Public AffairsPatrick Gordon

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By Whitney AndersonNSAW public affairs

No more foam for your food? Starting Jan. 1 Naval Ex-change facilities will no longer be using styrofoam contain-ers for carryout use.

The ban, which parallels local D.C. law, serves as part ofa larger environmental initiative for the city. Styrofoam, un-like other boxing products, cannot break down and there-fore proves an environmental hazard according to GaryElliott, NEX branch exchange manager for Naval SupportActivity Washington. NSAW will be removing all foam foodand drink containers in the coming months in compliancewith the city law.

Elliott said the NEX and all food contractors will be fall-ing in line with the new law by the first of the year.

“What I’ve been doing for the past few months now issending them reminders and letting them know about thestryrofoam ban,” said Elliott. These reminders have beensent out with the goal of having every food vendor on theinstallation on board by the effective date.

Javinia Givens, manager of Rice King at the WashingtonNavy Yard food court in Building W22, said that althoughsome may question the change, the conversion from sty-rofoam to plastic has more than just an environmental ad-vantage.

“The plastic ones you can reuse,” said Givens.Givens added that the take away cups would also be

changing from styrofoam to paper products.For more information on upcoming policy changes in

NSAW visit www.dcmilitary.com/waterline or on Facebookat www.facebook/NavalSupport ActivityWashington.

Styrofoam containers soon to be a thing of the past in NSAW

U.S. Navy photo by Whitney Anderson

Stacks of styrofoam containers sit waiting to be used at Building W22 at theWashington Navy Yard. Beginning Jan. 1 Naval Exchange facilities will nolonger be using styrofoam containers for carryout use.

U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Gordon

An employee at the Washington Navy Yard Rice King fills a styrofoam container with food at BuildingW22. Beginning Jan. 1 Naval Exchange facilities will no longer be using styrofoam containers for car-ryout use. The ban, which parallels local D.C. law, serves as part of a larger environmental initiativefor the city.


Some business use plastic containers, which are recyclable and can bereused.

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Augustwas abusymonth, but September isproving to be even busier. Since my last com-mandant’s corner, I’ve completed my installa-tion visits (except for NSF Thurmont), beguncommunity outreach, and initiated our com-mand-wide organizational climate survey. Ifyou haven’t completed your survey, I ask thatyou please do so. I value your input and needyour help to improve our work life and envi-ronment.

In August, I visited Naval Support Activ-ity Bethesda, NSA Washington and JointBase Anacostia-Bolling. As with the previ-ous installations visits, these visits were in-formative and enlightening as to how eachinstallation manages their unique challeng-es and opportunities. I continue to be im-pressed by the great work you do each andevery day with our limited resources and theoutstanding customer service you extend toour tenants.

I had the opportunity to address the South

Potomac Community Relations Council andmeet some of the community leaders thatCapt. Mary Feinberg works with every day.Regular, meaningful community engagementis critical and plays a key role in the ability ofour installations and tenants to accomplishtheir missions. This month I will begin en-gaging community and civic groups with onbase luncheons and speaking engagements.I look forward to these opportunities to tellthe Navy story and show off our installationsand people.

I also recently had the opportunity tomeet with the NDW Chief’s Mess and holdan all-hands call with NDW’s first classpetty officers and below. Both engagementsresulted in lively discussions about some ofthe key issues facing the Navy today. I es-pecially appreciated everyone’s candor andwillingness to share their thoughts and rec-ommendations for improvement. I greatlyvalue your input and opinion.

Thanks to all of those who attended theNDW command picnic. I had a fun timeand greatly appreciate the efforts of thosewho had a hand in scheduling and execut-ing the event.

This month we pin a new group of Navychiefs. This is always a special time in ourNavy as we welcome these new leaders, withtheir new ideas and energy, into the khakiranks. Early congratulations to our newestchiefs and their families - quite an accom-plishment.

October is National Energy AwarenessMonth and in next month’s commandant’scorner I’ll be sharing some thoughts on theNavy’s energy program and our role in it asthe installation enterprise.

V/R,RDML Yancy B. Lindsey89th Commandant, Naval District Wash-

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Commandant’s corner: installation visits

U.S. navy photo by Patrick Gordon

Rear Adm. Yancy B. Lindsey, com-mandant, Naval District Washington,discusses installation operationswith Capt. Monte Ulmer, Naval Sup-port Activity Washington command-ing officer, and NSAW staff. Lindseytoured NDW installations and metwith their leaders and staff earlier inthe month.

by Patrick GordonNSAW public affairs

Commuters of the Washington Navy Yard know themorning routine at the Washington Navy Yard very well.Every morning at peak travel hours they are greeted by longlines of vehicles trailing up roads around the installation.But the frustration of traffic - and the inevitable search forparking - at the yard is easily avoidable. In fact, drivers passby the solution every day on their way in and out of the gate:pedestrian access gates.

The pedestrian entry gates at the Navy Yard allow foottraffic to easily enter and exit the base with few to no delays.A further benefit of these gates is that no vehicle parking isrequired for personnel who access the installation by foot.

“In theory, the idea is that the more people are walkingto work and using the pedestrian access, the fewer cars willbe trying to access the vehicle gates and find parking on theyard,” said Kirk Avery, NSAW information technology instal-lation program director. “But we still don’t have enough em-ployees using public transportation to get to and from workand using those pedestrian gates.”

Avery cites his own experience using pedestrian accesspoints as an argument against driving in to work every day.

“I mean, when I catch the metro, I just walk right on in tothe yard,” said Avery. “But people who are driving are stuckin traffic. Walking down M Street I have seen cars lined allthe way down the block waiting to drive on to the yard at the6th Street gate. And it’s pretty telling that as a pedestrianI am moving faster than traffic to get on to the Navy Yardproperty.”

Using the pedestrian access gates is simple. Gates withpedestrian turnstiles are unlocked with a common accesscard scanner. When the scanner reads the CAC that infor-mation is sent to middleware which takes the informationand sends it to Defense Enrollment Eligibility ReportingSystem. DEERS validates that person’s name against its da-tabase, and then sends it back to the middleware, whichrecognizes that card as valid and the turnstile is unlockedthrough the Lenel enterprise access control system allowingthe individual to come through. For any personnel who ex-perience trouble using the scanners, instructions are postedat most gates to ease use.

“A lot of people run into problems using the pedestrianaccess gates simply because they’re not using them cor-rectly,” said Avery. “Remember to swipe the barcode partof your Common Access Card, not the magnetic stripe.Another feature of the reader is a small camera, but somepeople think that they can gain access by holding their card

to the camera, which won’t do anything. So using properprocedure is key.”

Avery added that while the system is very effective,sometimes a gate will not read a CAC. Should this happen,he advises personnel to simply use one of the other gates togain access to the yard.

“If someone tries to scan their ID at an unmanned gateand it doesn’t work, they just need to walk down to a mannedaccess gate where security can scan the card and allow themaccess,” said Avery. “In most cases of that happening the IDscanner at the pedestrian gate simply are not reading thecard properly, which is usually just a network or system is-sue. If the card worked yesterday and it’s just not reading to-day, it’s nothing to worry about. They just need to gain accessto the yard through a manned gate.”

Pedestrian access is available at the following WNY gates:6th Street Gate - An officer is present 24 hours a day

to check ID cards; in late April, 6th Street gate hours willchange to 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday - Friday for pedestri-ans, turnstile access after 6 p.m. and weekends 9th Streetand N Street Gates - ID Swipe access only via the turnstileO Street Gate - During operating hours ( 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.Monday - Friday), an officer will be present to check IDcards, during non-operating hours, swipe access is avail-

able via the turnstile; in late April, O Street gate hours willchange to being a manned post 24 hours a day, seven days aweek Riverwalk Gates - Swipe access only via the turnstilesIf personnel experience malfunctions with DoD-issued IDcards at a pedestrian gate and cannot gain access via theturnstile, they are advised to email the turnstile access func-tional mailbox at [email protected] to report theproblem. When doing so, include your name, date, time,turnstile number, and the 10-digit ID number on the backof card.

And while using pedestrian access gates can reducevehicle traffic, Avery points out that they save the Navy inmany ways.

“The idea behind using electronic access control is toreduce man hours and reduce the number of bodies nec-essary to support these gates,” said Avery. “If you’re usingyour card to gain access to the base at a pedestrian-onlygate, that frees up a police officer to patrol the yard whowould otherwise have to be standing a post checking ID’s.So the scanners are two-fold: access control and man-hourreduction.”

So the next time you make your way to the WashingtonNavy Yard, ask yourself this: Where is your time best spent,inside or outside the gate?

Pedestrian access saves time, hassle at Washington Navy Yard


Display Ship Barry departure ceremony setA public departure ceremony for the Display Ship Barry (DD 933) is scheduled for

Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. at the Cold War Gallery at the Washington Navy Yard. The event,hosted by Naval Support Activity Washington, will honor the ship and its past crewmembers in a final send-off before the ship is towed down the Anacostia River andscrapped.

Members of the public interested in attending the ceremony may enter the Wash-ington Navy Yard via the Cold War Gallery directly off the riverwalk with a govern-ment-issued photo ID. Members of the public should RSVP if planning to attend. Formedia interested in covering the event, contact the Naval Support Activity WashingtonPublic Affairs Office at 202-433-2669 or 202-433-2607.

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Need an ear to talk to or a few reassuring words? Mili-tary personnel and their families are not alone with Fleetand Family Services available to them. The Fleet and Fam-ily Support Center celebrates its one year anniversary thisSeptember and will soon be adding to its staff. FFSC is acounseling and support system provided to Naval SupportActivity Washington military personnel and their families.The center has made progress in establishing its presence inthe year it’s spent as a resident on the yard; however FFSCstaff members said the center looks to make even greaterstrides in the months ahead.

Raymundo Villarreal, director of Fleet and Family Sup-port Center at NSAW, said that he is looking forward toreaching a greater growth potential in the year to come.

“We’re at the one year anniversary for Fleet and Fam-ily Support Center at NSAW and we’re still growing and ex-panding our business lines,” said Villarreal. “Right now ourbusiness lines are limited to our Family Advocacy Program,Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, and Ombudsman,but we’re still growing and adding staff.”

Villarreal added that FFSC is looking to undergo a com-plete facelift in the upcoming months with expanding proj-ects, renovations, and a center relocation to make servicesmore localized and available to personnel.

“We have the ability to provide counselors and clinicalresponse, which we’ve done over the year that we’ve beenhere, but more employees and more infrastructure will go along way,” said Villarreal.

Lisa Wilson, NSAW clinical case manager for FFSC, saidthat the center opened its doors Sept. 8, 2014 and has got-ten much accomplished since, but it will not be resting on

its laurels anytime soon as it steams forward to expansion.“We anticipate that in the new year we’ll be expanding

and adding the work and family life business lines,” saidWilson. “We’ll be moving to another location on the yardand bringing in additional staff both to expand the currentservices we’re offering - so we’ll have additional clinicalstaff to provide expanded counseling services, and we’realso bringing on board new staff members that will be in

the work and family life area.”Wilson said work and family life services would consist

of areas such as financial management and career guidedworkshops.

“In this first year one of the most important things thatwe’ve done is just establish a presence here and be ableto get out and meet people and let them know that we areavailable on the yard,” said Wilson.

Wilson explained that up until September 2014 FFSCservices were only available at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling,and they immediately set to work helping personnel.

Wilson mentioned that one goal in the upcoming year isto strengthen the relationship between FFSC and the indi-vidual commands.

“We really rely on solid relationships from commandsin order to do our best work to support service membersand their families,” said Wilson. “We really look forward toreaching out and continuing to develop relationships withall the commands.”

Wilson emphasized that the better they are able to com-municate with commands, the better they will be able tosupport service members and their families.

Fleet and Family Support Center is currently gearingup for Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Octoberand will be pushing that initiative in the coming weeks. Al-though no date has been specified, relocation for the centeris said to take place in January. To hear more about upcom-ing events by NSAW’s Fleet and Family Support Center orinquire about services provided call 202-685-0229 or visitthem at their current site on the Washington Navy Yard inBuilding 36.

Fleet and Family Support Centermarks one-year anniversary at WNY


The Fleet and Family Support Center at the Wash-ington Navy Yard offers a variety of service tomilitary personnel and their families. The Navyyard FFSC is marking its one-year anniversary onthe yard this month while it plans an expansion toreach more people.

For more news from other bases around the Washington, D.C. area,

visit www.dcmilitary.com



In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, antiter-rorism protection and awareness came tothe forefront of the national consciousness.Just days after the 14-year anniversary of9/11, Naval Support Activity Washingtonwill be undergo its Reliant Shield antiterror-ism training from Sept 16-18, to ensure theinstallation remains prepared in the eventof a similar emergency.

This localized training will serve as awork up to the bigger U.S. Fleet Forces’event of Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield, an an-nual capstone antiterrorism event designedto evaluate Navy antiterrorism plans fromFeb. 1-12.

Audrey Champagne, NSAW training offi-cer, will be conducting training that calls forthe NSAW police force, emergency manage-ment personnel, command, and staff to allbe on one accord.

“Reliant Shield-these are command-lev-el training and readiness exercises where wepractice our force protection and antiterror-ism protection,” said Champagne.

Champagne went on to describe the ef-fort as an integrated event where all sup-port faculties are included to work togetherinstead of by their own individual agendas.She emphasized that in times of duress aplanmust be devised for all to adhere to and

follow as a guide.This year’s campaign will focus only on

soft targets and their levels of anti-terrorismpreparedness.

“Soft targets include the Navy exchange,gyms, fitness center-any place that is a sup-port function of the base where actual workdoes not occur but it’s a mixed use facility

where people from various commands arecongregating - food courts and things likethat,” said Champagne.

Champagne explained that training willbe conducted to include all six fence lines ofNaval Support Activity Washington, but nodaily schedules will be obstructed.

“This is really a walkthrough,” saidChampagne. “It’s no big impact on every-day activities. I’ll be notifying the tenants,but we’re not going to be impeding.”

Champagne said that on this exercise notraffic or work will stop. Everything will beconducted off to the side by asking ques-tions of the NSAW police to get an under-standing of where their abilities stand in theface of a potential threat.

Although the main focus will be that ofthe NSAW police force and emergencyman-agement team, training will not be limitedto them.

“We anticipate input from the fire de-partment, input from command and staff,safety, public works, and Fleet and FamilyServices,” said Champagne.

Reliant Shield will be conducted Sept.16-18 for Naval Support Activity Washing-ton. To learn more about Navy antiterror-ism efforts and hear about the steps lead-ing up to Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield, go towww.dcmilitary.com/waterline or on Face-book at www.facebook/NavalSupportActiv-ityWashington.

Reliant Shield begins in NSAWAnti-terrorism exercise tests soft target defense

U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Gordon

Naval Support Activity Washington Security personnel and volunteers takepart in an active shooter drill at the U.S. Naval Observatory during the Cita-del Shield 2013 field training exercise. NSAW is planning to launch the Reli-ant Shield exercise Sept. 16, which serves as a workup to this year’s fleet-wide of Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield exercise.

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