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March 7, 2013

The WaterlineThe WaterlineVol. XXX No.9

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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

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By Patrick GordonNDW Waterline writer

While many military installations acrossthe nation concern themselves more andmore with energy efficiency, Naval DistrictWashington (NDW) is taking a step furtherby utilizing innovative technology to im-prove energy efficiency with the implemen-tation of its Smart Grid Pilot Program.

The Navy’s Smart Grid Pilot is com-prised of interconnected technologies thatcollectively intelligently monitor, predict,control, and respond to building and util-ity management systems. Using Smart Gridtechnologies, the Navy can adjust energydistribution and controls to lower cost anddivert energy to power critical assets duringan emergency.

“In fiscal year 2012, OPNAV funded theNDW smart grid pilot activity with the goalof establishing foundational capabilities toenable the energy mandates in a cyber-se-cure fashion,” said Rear Adm. David Boone,director, Shore Readiness (OPNAV N46).“They have accomplished the development

of the smart grid industrial control archi-tecture that has been tested, validated andcertified by fleet cyber command for De-partment of the Navy use. I’m excited aboutthe progress that the NDW Pilot has made inachieving their goals.”

The requirements of the NDW SmartGrid Program are to reduce cost and en-ergy consumption, as well as support mis-sion assurance. The core of Smart Grid is acyber-secure command and control infra-structure for utility and building systemsand is a modernized integration of utilitiesand energy industrial control systems andits infrastructure.

“The NDW Smart Grid Pilot will provideinformation supporting command andcontrol of shore operations including facil-ity, utility, security, and space managementenabling the Navy to meet its shore energygoals,” said Jody Davenport, NDW SmartGrid Pilot Program manager. “NDW SmartGrid will enable the Navy to develop policiesto enable the most cost-effective approachto phased Navy-wide enterprise implemen-

NDW Rolls out Energy Saving Smart Grid Pilot Program

See Smart Grid, Page 9

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Kiona Miller

Shane Trexler, Energy Engineer with SilTek Incorporated, completes the in-stallation of the Washington Navy Yards Visitor’s Center Axion Power Inter-national Inc. Energy Hub used to monitor energy usage. The project helpedthe Visitor’s Center become a NetZero building, meaning it produces moreenergy annually than it consumes. Naval District Washington is utilizing in-novative technology to improve energy efficiency with the implementationof its Smart Grid Pilot Program.

By Patrick GordonNDW Waterline writer

As tightening budgets in the governmentput a greater focus on finances, individu-als tend to look more closely at their ownspending habits as well. For servicemem-bers, monetary decisions can be a bit moreinvolved than the average individual. De-ployments, relocations, and other aspectsof military life can add certain strains topersonnel pocketbooks. Luckily, there area number of financial planning resourcesavailable to members of the armed forces tokeep their funds steady.

“The personal financial educators at theFleet/Military and Family Support Centersshould be service member’s number one re-source to keeping themselves out of debt,”said Paul Grossman, regional work and fami-ly life coordinator. “Financial educators pro-vide one-on-one consultations and groupsessions two address financial concernsand issues confronting service membersand their families. Services are designed tosupport short and long range term financial

needs, plans and goals to include assistancewith money management, savings and in-vesting, credit management, retirementplanning and plethora of other topics.”

Grossman said that additional servicesare available through Military OneSourcefor those unable to attend in-person coun-seling or in locations where in-person coun-seling is not available. Relief societies pro-vide one-on-one assistance to service mem-bers and their families that have immediateneeds with unforeseen family emergencies.Servicemembers should also consider con-tacting their local credit union or bank todetermine if financial counseling servicesare available.

These resources make it easy for service-members, deployed or at home, to managefinances. But for those who might alreadybe facing debt or other monetary challeng-es, Grossman adds that there are outlets forthem as well.

“If a servicemember is facing debt, the firststep is to gather their financial documents

Financial Management a Must for Servicemembers

U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Gordon

For servicemembers, monetary decisions can be a bit more involved thanthe average individual. Understanding wants versus needs and having afinancial plan can help servicemembers avoid debt and achieve long-termsaving goals throughout their careers.

See Financial, Page 9

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First thingIdoissetautomaticpay-mentsformybillsandformysavings,that’ssomethingthat IstartedwaybackwhenIwasinthemilitary.Onceyouseteverythingautomatically,youarejustsousetohavingasetamountofmoneyandeverythingisalreadypaidoffandwhatever is left is foryoutoenjoy.

Tommy HeathPMW-205, SPAWAR PM Office

Throughout the 24 years that I havebeen in the military and all of the class-es that I have taken, I’ve just learned tokeep my checkbook balanced to paymy bills off one at a time. I know theysay take the smallest bill and start withthat, however I look forward to payingthe big bills off because that is moremoney that I can put into my savings.

Master Sgt. Jennifer Davis,Washington Navy Yard Marine Corps

Institute Logistics

Every month I save a percentage ofmoney and I put it into a retirement ac-count and at the same time I budgetevery dollar that I spend, that’s prob-ably the best that I do.

Lt. Matthew Bolduc,Dentist Washington Navy Yard

Branch Health Clinic

By MC2 Jon DasbachNavy Public Affairs Support Element West,Det. Hawaii

Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), JointBase Pearl Harbor-Hickam, conducted forensic analysis onremains of two Sailors found in the gun turret of the CivilWar-era ironclad ship, USS Monitor, who are to be interredMarch 8 at Arlington National Cemetery.

Sixteen Sailors were lost when the Monitor sank Dec. 31,1862, off Cape Hatteras, N.C., during a storm.

In an attempt to recover the USS Monitor’s gun turretin 2002, the remains of the two Sailors were discovered andsent to JPAC for possible identification. Once the remainsarrived at JPAC, the mission to identify the two Sailors wholost their lives more than 150 years ago began.

Forensic anthropologist Robert Mann, director of theForensic Science Academy for JPAC, was assigned to do theskeletal analysis.

“TheMonitor Sailors were really very unusual for us; wa-ter recoveries first of all are not that common for us,” saidMann. “To recover remains from the bottom of the oceanthat sat there for 150 years is really phenomenal.”

“What I would like people to know is that we’re here, andcommitted to the ideal of bringing home our fallen,” stated

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Danang McKay, JPAC command seniorenlisted leader. “It doesn’t matter if that happened duringWorldWar II or it happens in future conflicts, we will alwaysbe here. We’ll bring you home.”

Other JPAC staff members who took part in the identi-fication process included a dentist who analyzed the teethfrom the remains, with the intent to cross reference themwith any dental records that they might be able to find.

“Ourmission is to send out teams,” saidMcKay. “It’s amul-tiphasemissionwherewedo investigations, recovery and iden-tification of fallen warriors from our nation’s past conflicts.”

“There are a lot of challenges when you are trying toidentify someone, especially when you’re just dealing withskeletal remains. If you think about how you recognizesomebody, and how we identify people, they identify themby visual examinations,” said Mann. “Look at the face orfinger prints, well we don’t have finger prints after 150 years.We don’t have faces, we have bones and teeth.”

One of the challenges faced was the amount of availablerecords from the Civil War-era and when the Monitor sankin 1862.

“We’re talking 150 years and from the Civil War. The re-cords are not that good and we don’t have the dental x-rays.

JPAC Continues Identification Process for Two USS Monitor Sailors Slatedfor Burial at Arlington National Cemetery

U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command

In this undated photograph provided by NavalHistory and Heritage Command the crew of USSMonitor stands near the ship’s turret after theBattle of Hampton Roads between Monitor andthe Confederate navy ironclad CSS Virginia. JointPOW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), JointBase Pearl Harbor-Hickam, conducted forensicanalysis on remains of two Sailors found in thegun turret of the Civil War-era ironclad ship, USSMonitor, who are to be interred March 8 at Arling-ton National Cemetery. See JPAC, Page 10

How are you using Personal Financial Management to plan for your future?Around the Yard

March 71958 - Commissioning of USS Grayback

(SSG-574), first submarine built from keelup with guided missile capability, to fireRegulus II missile.

1960 - USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) rescuesfour Russian soldiers from their landingcraft 1,000 miles from Midway Island, whichwas drifting several weeks after their enginefailed off Kamchatka Peninsula.

1966 - Department of the Navy reorga-nized into present structure under the Chiefof Naval Operations.

1967 - PBRs assist Operation Overload IIin Rung Sat Zone, Vietnam.

1968 - Operation Coronado XII begins inMekong Delta, Vietnam.

1994 - Navy issues first orders to womenassigned aboard a combat ship, USS Eisen-hower (CVN-69).

March 81854 - Commodore Matthew Perry opens

treaty negotiations with Japan.1862 - Ironclad ram CSS Virginia de-

stroys USS Cumberland and Congress.1945 - Phyllis Daley becomes first Afri-

can-American Ensign, Navy Nurse Corps.1958 - Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64)

is decommissioned, leaving the Navy with-out an active battleship for the first timesince 1895.

1965 - Seventh Fleet lands first majorMarine units in South Vietnam at Danang.

March 91798 - Appointment of the first surgeon

in the U.S. Navy, George Balfour.

1847 - Commodore David Connor leadssuccessful amphibious assault near VeraCruz, Mexico.

1862 - First battle between ironclads,USS Monitor and CSS Virginia.

1914 - First test of wind tunnel at Wash-ington Navy Yard.

March 101783 - USS Alliance, under Capt. John

Barry, defeats HMS Sybil in final naval ac-tion of Revolution in West Indies waters.

1933 - Pacific Fleet provides assistanceafter earthquake at Long Beach, Calif.

1945 - Navy and civilian nurses internedat Los Banos, Philippines, flown back to U.S.The Navy nurses were awarded Bronze Starfor their service.

1948 - First use of jets assigned to opera-tional squadron (VF-5A) on board a carrier,USS Boxer (CV-21).

March 111935 - Birth of Naval Security Group

when OP-20G became the CommunicationsSecurity Group.

1941 - President Franklin D. Rooseveltsigns the Lend-Lease Act.

1942 - In a PT boat, Lt. Cmdr. John Bulke-ley leaves the Philippines to take GeneralDouglas MacArthur to Australia.

1945 - Use of first Navy landing craft tocross Rhine River at Bad Neuenahr.

1965 - Market Time patrols begin offSouth Vietnam coast.

March 121917 - All American merchant ships are

ordered to be armed in war zones.1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt

designates Admiral Ernest J. King to serve asthe Chief of Naval Operations, as well as theCommander-in-Chief, United States Fleet,to which he was appointed Dec. 30, 1941.

1956 - In first overseas deployment ofNavy missile squadron, VA-83 left on USSIntrepid (CVA-1).

March 131895 - Award of first submarine building

contract to John P. Holland Torpedo BoatCo.

1917 - Armed merchant ships authorizedto take action against U-boats.

1959 - Naval Research Laboratory takesfirst ultraviolet pictures of sun.

1963 - USS Albany (CG-10) and aircraftfrom Navy Airborne Early Warning Squad-ron Four from Roosevelt Roads, PuertoRico, aid five ill crewmembers of Norwegianfreighter Jotunfjell.

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Photo courtesy of the Naval History and Heritage Command

The first battle between ironclads, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia, is foughtto a draw at Hampton Roads, Va., March 9, 1862.

By Master-At-Arms SeamanApril BeazerNSAB Public Affairs staff writer

Members of the military, including fiveNaval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB)members, volunteered on Feb. 21 at AMFCapital Plaza Bowling Center for the SpecialOlympics D.C. bowling competition.

Anthony Sokenu, associate directorof sports, spoke of the passion he has forworking with the Special Olympics team.“We give [the athletes] what they deserve,not what they need. They are the epitome ofwhat an athlete should be,” he said.

At the end of a game, regardless of theirscores, they are always proud of themselvesand the team members they compete with,said Sokenu.

“Not only do they come out and do theirbest and show their amazing talents, theyreally show a great spirit,” said Sokenu. “Anyathlete is about doing their best and hope-fully getting the gold, silver or bronze, butthe majority of my athletes, even the ath-letes that place fifth and sixth are equally ashappy as the athlete that comes in first. So,not only are they excited for doing the bestthey can, they are excited for you to do thebest you can.”

The bowling competition takes place ev-ery winter. There are four competition dateseach year that many volunteers attend, in-cluding the military. Sokenu said the ath-letes at the Special Olympics look forwardto the day that military members come in tovolunteer.

“From the very first day when my ath-

letes come in, the first questions they askare: ‘Is today the military day? Are they com-ing today? Are the men and women going tobe in their uniforms?’ For the last 11 weeks,all I’ve been hearing about is ‘when is themilitary coming?’ So, the last time they arewith me, I say, ‘next week is military week’and they go crazy,” said Sokenu.

The help the military provides and the

Military Day Celebratedat Special Olympics D.C.

Photo by Master-At-Arms Seaman April Beazer

A participant in Special OlympicsD.C. throws a ball down the lane atAMF Capital Plaza Bowling Center,Feb. 21.

See Military Day, Page 10 1037972

CAREER SUPPORTAND RETENTION

The Transition AssistanceManagement Program (TAMP)

Offers an array of services and benefits

to transitioning service members, including

computers setup for individuals to go online

to different job banks, college and scholar-

ship resources and career assessment tools.

Resume Writing Workshops are offered

which includes Federal Resume Writing

Interview Skills, information on veterans’

benefits and a professional resource library;

Two TAP Seminars and one Executive TAP

Seminar - five-day programs - are offered

monthly sponsored by the departments of

Labor and Veteran Affairs, and include in-

formation that will benefit the transitioning

military member.

Family Employment ReadinessProgram (FERP)

Offers seven basic services, which in-

clude job search strategies, job readiness,

resource information, job referral service,

individual counseling assistance, career

planning and links to education and volun-

teer opportunities.

Personal FinancialManagement (PFM)Program offers individual and family fi-

nancial counseling, financial classes, and

is responsible for the Command Financial

specialist training in the Region (NDW).

Improve your speaking skills withHelmsmen Toastmasters

Join us Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 a.m., at

the Pentagon Library and Conference

Center. Toastmasters is an international

organization that helps everyone speak,

think, lead and listen better. For more info,

contact Carl Sabath at carl.sabath@osd.

mil, 703-695-2804, or Elizabeth Femrite

at [email protected], 571-

256-8674. Remember, great Helmsmen

say, “Yes!” To learn more about Helmsmen

Toastmasters, visit http://helmsmen.toast-

mastersclubs.org

DEPLOYMENT READINESS/FAMILY SERVICES

Life Skills Education

Provides presentations to help com-

mands meet requirements, as well as en-

hance operational and personal readiness

including parenting skills training, couples

communication, anger and stress man-

agement, conflict resolution, Child Abuse

Awareness, Spouse Abuse Awareness and

suicide prevention. Trainings can be cus-

tomized to fit needs of the command.

New Parent Support Program (NPS)Assists new parents in coping with the

demands of parenting and military life

through parenting education and train-

ing and home visits to new parents prior

to delivery and after delivery; information

and referral for military and community re-

sources; child development screenings and

monitoring. All active duty members and

their families who are pregnant and or have

children in the home from infancy to three

years old are eligible for these home visita-

tion services.

Deployment/mobilization/readinessAssisting Sailors and familymembers pre-

pare for deployment, manage separations

and reunite and reintegrate with families

and community through services including

the Family Accountability and Assessment

System, Individual augmentee (IA) Indoc

Course and Deployed Family Fun Days.

Exceptional Family MemberProgram (EFMP)

Provides assistance to service members

with special needs children and family

members with medical needs including re-

source referral to medical, counseling and

educational services, support groups and

care providers. Assists in finding duty sta-

tions where needs are met. Mandatory en-

rollment per OPNAVINST 1754.2D.

MWR Happenings

Fitness Center Renovations - Phase 1Begins March 1 | WNY Fitness Center

Phase 1 will include renovations to the

2nd and 3rd floors. The 2nd floor gym area

and locker rooms will be closed but the

equipment and locker rooms on the 1st

floor will be available for use. Racquetball

court #2 will also be closed so please coor-

dinate reservations for use of racquetball

court #1 at the front desk. The 3rd floor

group exercise room will also be closed and

classes will be relocated to Building 73 on

the indoor tennis courts. Two changing

rooms will be provided in Building 73. Tow-

el service will be suspended throughout the

entire renovations. For further information

and updates throughout all phases, please

do not hesitate to ask the staff members at

the Fitness center. You can also sign-up for

email alerts by emailing your full name and

email to [email protected].

Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Party at the PubMarch 14 | 4 to 8 p.m. | Mordecai Booths

Public House

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day a fewdays early

at the Pub. Join us after work for some great

live music entertainment and Karaoke by DJ

Scott, party specials, giveaways and more.

The Bornstein’s - A Comedy & MindReading Duo

March 21 | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Catering &

Conference Center

$15 in advance | $20 at the door (includes

admission & lunch buffet)

MWR & CMWR are hosting a new special

event. The Bornstein’s are a comedy and

mind-reading duo that will leave you say-

ing “Wow!” The event will begin with a lunch

buffet which includes fried chicken, fish,

macaroni & cheese, greens, salad and des-

sert. After lunch, the show will begin around

11:30am. Purchase your tickets at the MWR

ITT offices or call 202-433-5912 for more in-

formation regarding this event!

MWR Ticket Office Hours in theTown Center

The MWR ITT Office located in Build-

ing 22 (Town Center/Food Court) has new

hours of operation. They will be open Mon-

day through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. If

you need to contact the office during normal

hours of operation you can reach them at

202-433-2484.

March Group Exercise SchedulePlease visit theWashingtonNavy Yard Fit-

ness Center in Building 22 to receive a copy

of this month’s Group Exercise Schedule.

NSA Washington-JBAB Fleet Family and Fun


FFR/MWR Phone numbersFitness CentersWashington Navy Yard, bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2282/2829

Information, Tickets & Travel (ITT)Ticket Office, WNY Bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2484

Travel Office, WNY Bldg. 184 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-8299

Food & BeverageCatering & Conference Center, WNY Bldg. 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3041/4312

Mordecai Booth’s Public House, WNY Bldg. 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 678-0514

Military and Family Support CenterMFSC, JBAB Bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-6151

MFSC, JBAB Bldg. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-0450

Other Important NumbersFFR Administrative Office, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3659

FFRP Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-4052

MWRDirector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-4662

MWRMarketing Department, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-8298

Regional Child Placement Office, JBAB Bldg. 414. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3055

Family Housing Office, JBAB Bldg. 414 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-0346

Liberty Program/Center, JBAB Bldg. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-1802

Outdoor Recreation/Equipment Rental, JBAB, Bldg. 928 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-9136

Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, JBAB, Bldg. 602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 404-7050

Thursday, March 7, 2013 5Waterline

By Rear Adm. Steven E. DayActing director of Reserve andMilitary Personnel

The Coast Guard Reserve has beena flexible, responsive and cost-effectiveworkforce that has maintained its primarypurpose of providing surge capacity forCoast Guard missions for 72 years.

The Coast Guard Reserve was estab-lished Feb. 19, 1941. Of the 214,000 per-sonnel serving in the Coast Guard duringWorld War II, nine out of 10 were reserv-ists. Another 125,000 members served inthe Temporary Reserve, which consisted ofvolunteers and auxiliary members whosepaid and unpaid services were needed ina military capacity for coastal and port se-curity details.

Today, the Coast Guard Reserve con-sists of nearly 8,000 dedicated men andwomen who support the Coast Guard rolesof maritime homeland security, nationaldefense - domestic and expeditionary -and response to natural and man-madedomestic disasters. Reservists are alwaysready to mobilize with critical competen-cies in boat operations, contingency plan-ning and response, expeditionary warfare,marine safety, port security, maritime lawenforcement and mission support.

Reservists bring a unique blend of ci-vilian and military experience and profi-ciency to the Coast Guard. On any givenday you will find members of this locallytrained and ready force supporting a va-riety of Coast Guard missions across thecountry and overseas. And, as we have seenduring surge events like Deepwater Hori-zon and more recently, Hurricane Sandy,this investment in time and training hasan impact far beyond the local command’sarea of responsibility and provides the na-tion with greater capacity and capability.

Through forward-leaning program ini-tiatives and prudent budget managementwe are ensuring that our Reserve force isstaffed, trained and supported to remain

agile and ready to mobilize. In 2012 wecompleted the implementation of the Re-serve Force Readiness System. This initia-tive has achieved notable efficiencies inthe management of reservists assigned todrill at active duty units and made full-time support billets more closely focusedon Reserve training requirements. In ad-dition, the Concept of Reserve Employ-ment initiative ensures training is betteraligned to deliver the specific competen-cies required by the evolving manner inwhich operational commanders employthe Coast Guard Reserve.

As we celebrate this 72nd anniversaryof the Coast Guard Reserve, it should beemphasized that mobilization is the CoastGuard Reserve’s primary purpose andfunction; and every day, through trainingand augmentation, reservists provide thevital surge capability that the citizens ofour nation expect from the United StatesCoast Guard. As tightening budgets andincreasing workloads continue to squeezethe active component’s capacity, the CoastGuard Reserve will continue to fill a vitalrole in the Commandant’s overall strategyto meet current mission requirements aswell as the challenges and opportunitiesthe future will bring.

Coast Guard Reserve:72 Years of Service to America

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd ClassRichard Brahm

Coast Guard reservists performunderway training in Port Arthur,Texas.

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Joint Women’s Leadership SymposiumThe Sea Service Leadership Association has opened registration for its 26th annual

Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium, the largest gathering of military women in thenation. Women from each of the five service branches are invited to register. The two-day symposium will be held March 10-12, at the Gaylord National Hotel & ConventionCenter in National Harbor, Md. Attendees may register at www.sealeader.org.

Crews Into ShapeIt’s time to start thinking about getting yourbodyback to that fit, energetic, healthy you.

The goodnews is that you canhave fundoing it. The 13th annual “Crews Into Shape” chal-lengewill runMarch 3 toMarch 30. Begun in 2001, the challenge is a four-week long teamapproach towellnesswhere each teammember earnspoints for exercising,maintainingorachieving a weight goal, eating fruits and vegetables, and other activities.

Sponsored by the Navy Marine Corps Public Health Center, the challenge is open tothe entire DoD family. Find two to 10 crewmembers, pick a crew leader and register yourteam byMarch 3. Sign-ups and forms are web-based, making participation smooth-sail-ing. Crew leaders receive frequent “Crews Notes” during the campaign to encourage theircrew members. Crew names and locations are posted on the web. For challenge rulesand registration information, visitwww.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcphc/health-promotion/Pages/crews-into-shape.aspx.

NDW News

By Jamie CosgroveProgram Executive OfficeUnmanned Aviation and StrikeWeapons Public Affairs

Engineers from the Naval Air WarfareCenter Aircraft Division at NAS PatuxentRiver recently conducted a demonstrationto test new technology, which allows for in-teroperability between unmanned air sys-tems (UAS).

In collaboration with U.S. Army per-sonnel from Huntsville, Ala., the CommonStandards and Interoperability (CSI) andthe Battlespace Modeling and Simulationgroups (AIR 5.4.2) held demonstrations atPax River’s UAS Integration Lab, known asthe UASIL, on Feb. 5 and 22.

The demonstrations validated the gov-ernment-developed interface, or the soft-ware and hardware that enables systems tocommunicate, for inclusion into future UAS.

Interoperability, or the ability for systemsto “communicate” with one another, is criti-cal, said Rear Adm.MatWinter, who overseesthe Program Executive Office for UnmannedAviation and Strike Weapons, (PEO(U&W))after observing the Feb. 22 demonstration.PEO(U&W)’s portfolio includes manage-ment of the U.S. Navy’s CSI group.

“To truly capitalize on the capabilities ofunmanned systems, these assets must op-

erate seamlessly across the air, ground andmaritime domains while complementing ourmanned aircraft capabilities,” Winter said.

The hourlong demonstration began witha UASIL operator controlling a sensor, orcamera, located on a Shadow UAS at theJoint Technology Center/System Integra-tion Laboratory (JTC/SIL) in Huntsvillethrough the Defense Research and Engi-neering Network. The operator at the UASILthen relinquished control of the Shadowsensor and took control of a sensor at theUASIL using the same interface.

The PEO(U&W) Interface Control Work-ing Group (ICWG) leveraged NATO andArmy work to develop a command andcontrol interface that is Navy-owned andinteroperable with Army UAS. Software en-gineers integrated hardware sensors andstimulators to their existing suite of simula-tions to develop and implement the inter-face for the demo.

“In today’s operating environment, everyUAS speaks a different language, making itimpossible for the systems to communi-cate,” said Capt. Don Zwick, CSI programmanager. “NAVAIR ownership and man-agement of the interface not only reducesthe effort required to make two systems in-teroperable, but it also develops a workforceskilled in howUAS, which are essentially fly-ing robots, work internally.”

This government-owned technology will

reduce cost and development time in the fu-ture since today’s defense contractors ownthe majority of data behind these messages,Zwick said.

“This savings is great with regards tocost and schedule, but most importantly itgives the warfighter on the ground access to

abundant amounts of information, that tothis point wasn’t available,” said Tim Hur-ley, UASIL manager.

Another live demonstration is planned inMayatPaxRiver,whichwilldemonstrateamoreadvanced command and control technology.

PAX Lab Demonstrates Ability for Unmanned Systems to Communicate

U.S. Navy photo

Chris Latham, an interface developer at NAS Patuxent River, demonstratescontrol of a payload sensor, which resides at the Joint Technology Center/System Integration Laboratory in Huntsville, Ala.


Sharon Renee TaylorWRNMMC Journalstaff writer

A visit to the Motion Pic-ture Association of Americain Washington, D.C., re-cently proved to be a chanceof a lifetime for a handful ofwoundedwarriors fromWal-ter Reed National MilitaryMedical Center (WRNMMC)- an opportunity to screen anew movie before it openedin theatres, and to hold anactual Oscar statuette.

“No one really gets achance to hold an Oscar.This is the first time theOscars have ever let oneof these out of their sight,”explained comedian AngieGreenup, one of two OscarRoad Trip reporters hiredby the Academy Awards tobring the gold statuette tofans across the country ona 21-day tour before it ar-rived on the Hollywood redcarpet for the 85th AcademyAwards presentation Feb. 24.

Greenup called the tripto Washington and visitwith wounded warriors oneof the most memorable ofthe 12-city tour. “This, here,is pretty amazing,” she said.“What wounded warriorshave done for everybodyhere and for our country,just doing something likethis and making everyonesmile means a lot to us.”

And a smile goes a longway forOlga Page,who joinedher husband Army Col. Ben-jamin Page at the moviescreening coordinated by the

Warrior Family CoordinationCell (WFCC) at WRNMMC.

“I haven’t laughed in along time,” said Page, whoexplained she has spent thelast year with her husbandduring his recovery at WalterReed Bethesda. She said theytake the tiring, stressful re-covery day-by-day, with grat-itude. The military spouseexplained she canceled anappointment for herself tobring her husband to themovies for another kind ofmedicine: a dose of laughter.

The colonel flashed aquick smile with a twinkle inhis eyes as he held the gold-en Oscar statuette in his lefthandwith help from his wife,a walking cane in his right.

“It’s a release to me to ...get him smiling and have agood time,” explained thenative of Panama. “To seemy husband smile makesme happy,” said Page, whoparticipates in WFCC movieoutings with her husbandonce a month.

Alexandra Bitonti, anevent coordinator with theWFCC, estimated the de-partment offers betweenfour and ten different eventseach week for wounded war-riors and their families. Sherecalled a particularly mem-orable outing to a Washing-ton Nationals baseball gamethat gathered the woundedwarriors and service mem-bers with their group behindhome plate, to a standingovation and applause fromthe stadium.

“I think it shows themtheir country is proud of

them and recognizes thesacrifices they’ve made,” Bi-tonti said.

There are two importantaspects of outings his de-partment coordinates forwounded, ill and injuredservice members and theirfamily members, accordingto Navy Capt. Thomas A.Craig, director of the WFCC.The first is re-immersionback into society.

“Our microcosm on [themedical] campus is not likethe community outside thefence. Excursions like thishelp our warriors travel asa group, a custom that mili-tary service members arecomfortable with, into vari-ous social situations,” Craigsaid. “Allowing our warriorsto go out in support groupsof warriors and family mem-bers, allows them to gradu-ally immerse themselvesinto our community.”

Re-forming bonds withfamily members and forgingbonds with other warriorsis the second important as-pect of events sponsored byWFCC, Craig explained.

Spc. Kerry Bartholomew,an activated Army reservistwith the 72nd Field Artil-lery Brigade at Fort Dix, N.J.,attended the Oscar/moviescreening. “I’m kind of anisolator, so it helps me tosocialize, gets me out of myroom, gets me out into thesunshine andmeet new peo-ple, people that I have stuffin common with,” he said.

Oscar and a Movie:Another Kind of Medicinefor Wounded Warriors

Photo by Sharon Renee Taylor

Olga Page, and her husband Army Col. Benjamin Page, an outpatient atWalter Reed Bethesda, hold a golden Oscar statuette at a movie screeningcoordinated by the Warrior Family Coordination Cell. The Oscar was award-ed to one of the winners during last Sunday’s Academy Award Ceremony.Page said outings coordinated by the WFCC are beneficial in the care ofher husband and to her as his caregiver.

Reviewed by Cmdr.Youssef Aboul-Enein

Allied Master Strate-gists: The Combined Chiefsof Staff in World War II byDavid Rigby. Published byNaval Institute Press, 2012.270 pages.

There are volumes uponvolumes about World WarII ranging from biographies,battles, theaters, and cam-paigns to strategic relation-ships, technology, as well aslogistics. Our current worldis shaped by the events ofWorld War II; institutionslike the United Nations,the World Bank, and theorganization of the UnitedStates military are the re-sults of this conflict. Editorand adjunct college instruc-tor David Rigby’s first bookexplores a little appreciatedaspect of the Second WorldWar. One of the many rea-sons the Allies won the con-flict was the fact that theUnited States and Britainintegrated their senior mili-tary staffs in ways unprece-dented in the annals of war-fare. Rigby tells the story ofhow the Combined Chiefs ofStaff was created. He exam-ines the senior officers thatmade up its members and,more importantly, how theBritish and Americans madeit work despite setbacks andbitter disagreements overstrategy and the allocationof resources. Imagine beingat the conference table dur-ing one of several meetingsduring the day discussingthe outlines for OperationTORCH (the Invasion ofNorth Africa) or OperationOVERLORD (D-Day) andintegrating these decisionswith theater commandersin Europe and Pacific. Thisis no easy task when yourtheater commander is FieldMarshall Bernard Mont-gomery or Gen. DouglasMacArthur.

The book begins by nar-rowly defining who madeup the Combined Chiefs ofStaff, a claim that will un-doubtedly be controversialamong historians, as eventhose deeply immersed inthe history of World War IIcannot agree on this point.

Rigby then discusses theshort biographies of thenine men he selected asrepresenting the CombinedChiefs of Staff, starting withGens. George Marshall onthe American side, andSir Alan Brooke, Chief ofthe Imperial General Staff.Brooke would manage Brit-ish Prime Minister WinstonChurchill, while Marshallnever allowed his Com-mander in Chief to addresshim by his first name--suchwas his conviction of theneed to remain FranklinRoosevelt’s chief militaryadvisor. The book also in-vestigates Adm. AndrewCunningham who com-manded Royal Navy war-ships in battle against theGermans and Italians in theMediterranean before join-ing the Combined Chiefs ofStaff, as well as U.S. NavyAdms. William Leahy andErnest King, each with theirown biases and agendas. SirJohn Dill headed the BritishJoint Delegation in Wash-ington, D.C., as a result ofhaving been demoted andworn down by Churchillfrom Chiefs of the Impe-rial General Staff. His can-did assessments, despiteChurchill’s occasional exu-berance, would be a benefitto Marshall when he died in1944; Marshall insisted thatthe British general be bur-ied at Arlington NationalCemetery.

One chapter covers theorganization and daily rou-tine of the Combined Chiefsof Staff from where theyworked in an ever increas-

ingly crammed wartimeWashington, D.C., to therunning of a global war. Rig-by highlights the integrationof these meetings into themajor conferences betweenChurchill and Roosevelt inCairo, Casablanca and Teh-ran. The author reminds usvividly of the nature of thestate planned economy thatthe United States undertookduring World War II, where-by the means of productionfrom factories to tools weregovernment owned andcorporations provided man-agement and organizationto consolidate manufactur-ing and share profits. Thisallowed for competitors toshare plans and technologyand build better bombers,fighters, tanks, and othertools of warfare.

Rigby reminds us that theAxis never similarly coordi-nated efforts and even deep-ly distrusted one another,such as when Italy’s BenitoMussolini invaded Greecewithout even hinting to Hit-ler of his intentions. TheItalian dictator was angrythat Hitler did not includehim as an ally in war planslike the invasion of France.Only when German U-boatsand commerce raiders deci-mated trade vessels in theAtlantic Ocean and startedhunting in the Indian Oceandid the German admiraltycoordinate with the Japa-nese, but it would be mi-nor and would never leadto the kind of geo-strategicplanning conducted by theCombined Chiefs of Staff.This is an excellent bookand highly recommendedfor those interested inWorldWar II, combined planning,the logistics and economicsof large scale warfare, andinter-allied operations.

Editor’s Note: Cmdr.Aboul-Enein is the authorof two books on the MiddleEast. He teaches part timeat the National Defense Uni-versity’s Dwight D. Eisen-hower School for NationalSecurity and Resource Strat-egy. Aboul-Enein wishes tothank Ms. Sara Bannach,his teaching assistant, forher edits that enhanced thisbook column.

Allied Master Strategists:The Combined Chiefs of Staff inWorldWar II

The Department of the Navy recently notified Washington Headquarters Servicesthat due to the reduced budget authority under sequestration and full-year continuingresolution potential, Department of Defense shuttles 1, 8, and 11 will suspend ser-vice as close-of-business March 15. The duration of the suspension is indefinite bar-ring passage of further funding authority. Further information or assistance can beacquired by contacting Marc Oliphant, Naval District Washington regional employeetransportation coordinator, at (202) 685-8049, or [email protected]

Service Suspensionof Shuttle Routes 1, 8, 11


Navy Museum Hosts SeaPerch STEM Initiative

U.S. Navy photos by MC2 Gina K Morrissette

Staff fromNaval SeaSystemsCommand, theNationalMuseumof theUnitedStatesNavy, and teachers from theD.C. public school systemparticipate in trainingto teach students how tobuildSeaPerch remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). SeaP-erch is aScience, Technology, EngineeringandMathematics (STEM) initiative thatallowsmiddle school students to build their ownunderwater ROVs. Teachers andnaval engineerswork in tandem to instruct the students through thedesignandbuild process,with thegoal of inspiring thenext generationof oceanengineers.

By Paul BelloJoint Base Anacostia-BollingPublic Affairs

A series of workshops featuring represen-tatives from various organizations on JointBase Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) were held re-cently to gauge an idea of how to enhancepollution prevention on the installation.Team members from JBAB’s Public WorksDepartment (PWD) initiated the workshops,which came as a result of site visits they con-ducted over a two-month span with differ-ent supervisors, shop managers and otherpersonnel at the end of last year.

Diana Maimone, air media manager withPWD, began one workshop by remindingeveryone of JBAB’s commitment to its en-vironmental management system (EMS).This is a set of procedures that allows an or-ganization to analyze, control, and reduceits impact on the environment. Accordingto Maimone, it’s very important to complywith regulations and make a solid effort ofreducing waste and eliminating pollution.

“It’s vital that everyone knows how theirjob impacts the environment. There are

consequences for not performing in an en-vironmentally friendly manner,” Maimonetold a group on Tuesday. “These workshopsallow us to prioritize potential options thatwere identified during our site visits. We’rehoping an informal discussion like this cangenerate ideas on funding and how we canmake them a reality.”

A total of 29 pollution prevention optionswere recognized out of the site visits to vari-ous facilities on JBAB this past Novemberand December, according to Maimone. Theywere ranked for discussion according totheir potential to comply with regulations,reduction in material output and their abil-ity to improve employee health. Feasibilityand cost were other factors in determiningtheir ranking. The top 10 options are below:

- Fluorescent bulb disposal- Waste labeling and storage- Used tire storage- LED lighting- Paint booth filter replacement- Plastics recycling- Newspaper recycling- Parts washer maintenance- Furniture and bulk item waste segregation- Maintenance of permeable pavers

In the case of fluorescent bulbs, pack-aging them whole or intact is always betterthan crushing them. Once broken, as PWDmembers explained, the bulbs releasemercury which is hazardous to breathe.Workshops also discussed maintaining acentral list of personnel who can handle

hazardous waste and covering used tireswith a tarp to help prevent water accumu-lation and to deter mosquitoes from mak-ing a nest for themselves.

Pollution Prevention Tackled During Employee Workshops

U.S. Navy photo by Paul Bello

Employees from around Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling attended a series ofworkshops earlier this week on pollution prevention. Topics included thedisposal of fluorescent bulbs, recycling and waste labeling and storage.

See Pollution, Page 10

By Donna CipolloniTester staff writer

Each Thursday after thefinal class bell, the mediacenter at Spring Ridge Mid-dle School fills up with 24eager blue-shirted studentsand their committed NASPatuxent River mentors foran afternoon of problemsolving, learning and justplain fun-all part of a De-partment of Defense youthprogram known as STAR-BASE 2.0.

STARBASE 2.0, an exten-sion of STARBASE-AtlantisAcademy, is an after-schoolprogram that mentors at-risk youth and introducesthem to activities in science,technology, engineering andmathematics.

“Our purpose is to getthese kids involved in some-thing at school that givesthem a positive attitude to-ward school and introducesthem to activities they maynot otherwise have the op-portunity to experience,”explained Julie Guy, directorof STARBASE-Atlantis Acad-emy at Pax River.

This year’s program fo-cuses on robotics and meetstwo hours after school, eachweek, for ten weeks.

Using LEGO Mindstorm

kits, the kids must first builda robot and then programit to carry out a series offive mini-challenges devel-oped by Guy, an educatorby profession. The chal-lenges demonstrate howwell the robots have beenprogrammed to accuratelyperform tasks such as mov-ing forward, stopping, pivot-ing, traveling a specified dis-tance, maneuvering a mazeor being sensitive to lightand touch.

The students, a mixtureof boys and girls from grades6 through 8, are broken intoteams of three and each teamworkswithoneor twomentorswho direct them, give sugges-tions and answer questions.

“Our volunteer men-tors are all Pax River engi-neers-some civilian, somemilitary,” Guy said. “Theyencourage the students bypointing out their strengthsand giving positive feed-back. They push them torealize their own potentialso they can nurture it inthemselves and set goals tobe successful in life.”

Jazz Parker, also knownby his STARBASE 2.0 callname, “DJ Jazzy Jazz,” ini-tially got into the programbecause he “likes buildingLEGOs and thought it would

be neat to try a robot.”Now, after just a few

weeks, he has impressedhimself with his accom-plishments so far.

“It was really hard, butI’ve learned a lot already,”he said.

While Myla “Elmo” Davisran her robot through a dis-tance challenge on one sideof the room, and other stu-dents were busily hunchedover computer screens andnotebooks on the other side,Myles “Terminator” Davissat at a desk attempting tomodify the wheels on histeam’s robot.

“The axle is bumping intothe chassis, limiting the ro-bot’s ability to turn around,”explained his mentor, BlaineSummers, project engineerwith NAWCAD Special Com-munications RequirementsDivision. “He’s trying longershafts to extend the axle be-low the chassis to see if thatwill work out the problem.”

Summers, like all of theprogram’s mentors, becameinvolved because he wantedto share his passion and ex-perience with the kids.

“We get to teach themabout engineering in a fun,collaborative environment,”he said. “They get so caughtup in the excitement of the

robots, they don’t realizethey’re learning and practic-ing key problem solving andengineering principles.”

Guy believes that whenthe students see the men-tors’ enthusiasm, it helpsthem realize that work canbe fun.

“The mentors show thesekids how the engineer-ing process can be relatedto real world careers, howschool subjects are impor-tant to what they can do intheir own life, and howmathand science fit into the workenvironment,” she said.“They demonstrate thatwork doesn’t just have tobe work, it can also be fun.When the students see thementors are excited, it helpsmake them more excited.”

There are 76 STARBASElocations nationwide, eachat a different military sitein all branches of the armedservices, including 15 NavySTARBASE-Atlantis acad-emies. Opened in fall 2007,the Pax River academy is theNavy’s newest.

For information on theNavy academies visit www.netc.navy.mil/community/starbase/; or to learn moreabout the DOD STARBASE2.0 program, visit www.dod-starbase.org.

Learning Robotics Through STARBASE 2.0


Andrew RevelosSouth Potomac Pilot Staff Writer

For the Explosive Ordnance Disposal(EOD) techs assigned to EODMobile Unit 12at Naval Support Facility (NSF) Dahlgren, astateside shore tour is a time to relax and en-joy their families. EOD techs across the Navyhave shouldered a fearsome deploymentschedule since the wars in Afghanistan andIraq began. Those frequent deploymentsalmost always place EOD techs at the verytip of the spear, where they match wits withenemy fighters on a regular basis. The EODcommunity is understandably close-knit:few can comprehend the incredible chal-lenges faced by EOD techs on the battlefield.

The EOD techs assigned to Mobile Unit12 certainly enjoy their break from deploy-ing with the operating forces. Their respon-sibilities serving the Naval Surface WarfareCenter Dahlgren Division, however, areanything but light. They help operate thePotomac River Test Range (PRTR), retriev-ing test canisters and safely disposing of anyordnance that washes up, a consequenceof the decades of testing on the range. AtPumpkin Neck, another premiere testingsite onboard Dahlgren, the EOD techs servein a similar capacity and help support vitalresearch, development, training and evalu-ation (RDT&E) programs. Of course, there isno Environmental Protection Agency in thecombat zones they frequent, so practicingtheir craft stateside presents the EOD techswith a bureaucratic learning curve. Occa-sional calls for support from law enforce-ment in the local community provide somewelcome adrenaline.

Maintaining and growing their vital skillset is always a top priority for the EOD techs,shore duty or not. Those skills were put ondisplay recently when EOD Mobile Unit12 facilitated a dive qualification for otheroperators at the Dahlgren Aquatics Center.The qualification itself was not particularlydifficult for the veteran Sailors, but like apilot going through a pre-flight checklist,each diver methodically tested their diveequipment before entering the pool. Diversinspected tubes, regulators, inflators, depthand pressure gauges before submerging. Lt.Sam Massey and EODC Jason Jordan, theleaders of EOD Mobile Unit 12, adminis-tered the safety brief and Jordan served asthe safety diver.

“You go through the same tests on everydive,” Jordan explained. “The Navy diveswithin the safest parameters out there.”

Those parameters are constantly evolv-ing as new equipment and procedures comeonline. “Every dive you do, you have to havethe newest Navy dive manuals [on-hand],”Jordan added.

Later in the afternoon, it was a memberof EOD Mobile Unit 12 who was in need oftraining. EODC Danny Ricks is no novicewhen it comes to EOD operations, but hewanted to put a new type of dry suit nowissued to EOD techs through its paces. Andso the team traveled by boat to a spot justupriver from the Harry Nice Bridge and pre-pared for a dive.

The new dry suits consisted of two layers.A fleece inside layer to keep the diver warmand a neoprene outer layer to keep the diverdry. The outer layer, which fits tightly bydesign, requires a bit of customization andadjustment to the individual diver to obtain

a comfortable fit.After some improvised tailoring from

Jordan and EODC Brian Cummings fit thedry suit to Ricks’ neck, it was time to dive.Massey, who had prior experience with thenew type of dry suit, dove into the river first,followed by Ricks.

Strong waves and currents prevented thepair from diving beneath the surface andMassey soon made the call to re-board the

small craft. After the ride back to the pier atMachodoc Creek, the EOD techs traileredtheir boat and headed back to the shop. Amore extensive dive would have to wait untilmore favorable conditions.

Until then, the EOD techs of Mobile Unit12 will continue fulfilling their responsibili-ties and enjoying what is for them a rela-tively easy tour.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Techs Stay Sharp

U.S. Navy photo by Andrew Revelos

Capt. Jim Beene gives the okay hand signal at dive qualification at theDahlgren Aquatics Center. Divers use a variety of non-verbal signals tocommunication while wearing diving masks.

Courtesy photo

Spring Ridge Middle School STARBASE 2.0 studentparticipant Jose “Dark Eagle” Martinez, lower left,cheers on his team’s robot during a performancechallenge. STARBASE 2.0 is an after-school pro-gram offering opportunities for students to explorehands-on STEM activities.


By John J. JoyceNSWC Dahlgren Division Corpo-rate Communications

Navy officials briefed a group of BritishNaval officers recently on keyU.S. Navy tech-nological programs and the potential for newscience and technology collaboration duringa tour at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren.

U.K. Royal Navy Commodore Alex Bur-ton led the delegation of British officers whotoured Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahl-gren Division (NSWCDD) laboratories andtest sites for overviews on programs rang-ing from directed energy weapons and theLittoral Combat Ship Gun Mission Moduleto the Electromagnetic Railgun and the Po-tomac River Test Range.

“Tightening budgets and technology ad-vancements drive us to seek more collab-orative opportunities with our internationalpartners,” said NSWCDD Chief TechnologyOfficer June Drake. “Through the years, ourclose working relationship with the U.K.,fostered by our U.K. Personnel ExchangeProgram officers, has been key to continueddiscussions as we seek to define future tech-nical collaborative efforts.”

NSWCDD Commander Capt. Smith pre-sented an overview focusing on NSWCDDfacilities and capabilities to the delegation.

Burton, based at the U.K. Ministry of De-fense, directs the U.K. AboveWater Capabil-ity and is responsible for the development,definition and delivery of all Royal Navy ca-pability beyond the strategic deterrent.

Coincidentally, a U.K. Royal Navy officerplayed a leading role in planning the del-egation’s Dahlgren tours and informationexchange. Lt. Cmdr. Steven Conneely, thePersonnel Exchange Program’s (PEP) U.K.Naval officer assigned to NSWCDD, was nota part of the U.K. Royal Navy delegation,NSWCDD International Partnering OfficeLead Jed Ryan pointed out. “As a PEP, Stevewas critical in organizing the visit from hisU.S. position.”

The Personnel Exchange Program – for-malized in the 1970s to develop closer tiesbetween the U.S. Navy and foreign services– enhances inter-service relationships, en-couraging mutual confidence and under-

standing, and prepares officer and enlistedpersonnel for future assignments involvingmultinational operations.

“I have enjoyed the last two years here atDahlgren working alongside so many dedi-cated, well led, and well-motivated U.S. en-gineers and scientists,” said Conneely. “Thevalue of our US/UK special relationship is il-lustrated by the fact that Dahlgren has beenhosting a U.K. Personnel Exchange Programofficer for more than 30 years.”

Currently, Conneely supports the U.S.Teams for Maritime Theater Missile De-fense, Coalition Distributed EngineeringPlant, the Electromagnetic Railgun, directedenergy weapons and unmanned systems.

At the directed energy test facility, thefive British military officials toured a facil-ity dedicated to directed energy systems andapplications that use electromagnetic en-ergy to project military force and augmentconventional capabilities.

The energy systems include the HighPower Microwave which offers a uniquewarfighting capability for non-lethal, non-kinetic missions. These microwave systemsare capable of engaging multiple targets, re-attack, and dramatically reduce collateraldamage and reconstruction costs. This ca-pability opens targets for which no engage-ment option currently exists. Potential mis-sion sets for high power microwave includedisruption of communications networks, in-frastructure, sensors and vehicle stopping.

Directed energy programs, such as theLaser Weapon System, offer unique “gamechanging” alternatives to traditional kineticweapons such as guns and bombs because amyriad of targets can be engaged with moreprecision and variable effects.

NSWCDD technologists have been mak-ing a difference in directed energy researchand development throughout the decades.Their understanding - and discoveries - ledto themethodologies behind the electromag-netic launch of projectiles using stored elec-trical energy. These methodologies are criti-cal to the evolution of the railgun program.

At the Electromagnetic Railgun facility,the U.K. visitors saw prototype launchersthat engineers are testing.

The Electromagnetic Railgun is a long-range naval weapon that fires projectiles

using electricity instead of traditional gunpropellants such as explosive chemicals.Magnetic fields created by high electricalcurrents accelerate a sliding metal conduc-tor, or armature, between two rails to launchprojectiles at 4,500-5,600 mph.

The Navy is pursuing development of thelauncher system through industry teams toreduce risk in the program and to foster inno-vation innext-generation shipboardweapons.

The U.K. delegation’s tour also featuredthe Dahlgren Potomac River Test Range –715 acres of land and a 169-square-nautical-mile water area that stretches along the low-er 51 miles of the Potomac River. The fivevisiting British officials looked out over thePotomac and saw firsthand how Dahlgren’s

gun test facility evolved and expanded toinclude numerous scientific and response-force missions serving all branches of theUnited States armed forces.

After taking in the guns and scenery ofDahlgren’s test range on the river, NSWCDahlgren engineers briefed the delegationon the Littoral Combat Ship Gun MissionModule – an integral part of the LCS SurfaceWarfare Mission Package used for counter-piracy, maritime interdiction and securitymissions. This mission module consists oftwo MK 46 turret mounted, axis-stabilized,30mm chain gun systems that can fire up to200 rounds per minute.

NSWCDD Hosts UK Military Delegation

Courtesy photo

Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and U.K.military officials pause in front of the static 16-inch gun on the Dahlgrenparade field during the U.K. delegation’s tour in February. The delegationengaged Dahlgren scientists and engineers in discussions and learnedmore about U.S. technological programs and capabilities. From left are JedRyan, NSWCDD International Partnering Office Lead; Cmdr. Ian Atkins, U.K.Embassy Assistant Naval Attaché; Capt. Michael Smith, NSWCDD Com-mander; Commodore Alex Burton, U.K Royal Navy; Cmdr. Jeremy Bailey,U.K Royal Navy; Stephen Waterworth, U.K. Embassy British Defense Staff -Maritime Systems; and June Drake, NSWCDD Chief Technology Officer.

tation, to include determination of totalownership costs and efficiency gains to in-form future budget cycles.”

Davenport explained that within NDW,the Smart Grid Pilot Team initially pilots atechnology leveraging existing assets andidentifying new opportunities. Independenttesting and fleet cyber accreditation ensurea clean solution that can be competitive inthe industry for a commercial off-the-shelfacquisition and is part of the pilot process.Once these capabilities have been piloted,the team deploys them throughout the re-gion to validate the scalability and interop-erability and collect data to support a returnon investment and savings cost.

These projects have already seen successthroughout the region, said Davenport, withmore expected.

“NDW currently has approximately 90active projects focused on building thefoundational capabilities of the secure net-work platform, security system integration,advanced metering infrastructure and con-nectivity, industrial control systems andcommand and control elements,” said Dav-enport. “Additionally, the Pilot has compet-ed and won four projects supported by theEnvironmental Security Technology Certifi-

cation Program [ESTCP]. For FY13, the Pilotwas selected for two out of 22 selected ES-TCPs from the 468 proposals submitted byprivate firms, universities, and federal agen-cies. As projects mature, advanced capabili-ties can be piloted and continue to informthe Navy enterprise.”

Davenport said the output of the NDWSmart Grid is a cyber-secure environmentthat provides enables visibility and controlof energy distribution and demand at theindividual building, installation, and re-gional levels while also assuring the physi-cal security of critical assets. NDW SmartGrid will affect existing Navy investments insystems such as the Public Safety Network,Shore Sensor System Platform Network,Advanced Metering Infrastructure, DirectDigital Controls systems, Supervisory Con-trol and Data Acquisition systems, VirtualPerimeter Monitoring System, Navy Emer-gency Response Management System, andbase/building access controls systems toprovide an accredited and horizontally in-tegrated environment to enable compliancewith federal and Navy mandates.

“The interconnection of these technolo-gies will provide decision makers with thecapability to intelligently monitor, predict,respond to, and control facility building andutilitymanagement systems,” saidDavenport.

This story is part one of a four-part serieson the NDW Smart Grid Pilot Program.

SMART GRIDContinued from 1

and meet with a personal financial educatorto complete a financial analysis,” said Gross-man. “At a minimum, documents shouldinclude latest leave and earning statement,banking, credit cards, and utility statements.During the one-on-one session, a service-member should be prepared to evaluate howtheir income is being expended each monthin terms of living expenses, savings, and debt.The goal of the session is to develop a road-map to determine where they are today andthe destinations they want to reach. Finan-cial planning is about helping servicemem-bers - single or married - envision and real-ize their dreams and goals bymanaging theirfinancial resources, regardless of age andfinancial circumstances. Additionally, mostNavy commands have command financialspecialists who can also assist service mem-bers struggling with their finances.”

Grossman explained that financial man-agement takes some discipline, and an un-derstanding between “wants and needs.”He said that a common pitfall of service-members is a lack of understanding be-tween gross income, take-home pay, andliving within their means.

“The day a service member enters the

military they need to understand their leaveand earning statement,” said Grossman.“It’s so easy to want to ‘keep up with theJones.’ However, it’s not always practical.Before making any large purchases, everyservicemember should ask, ‘Do I really needit, and can I afford it?’ Think about the pur-chase for couple of days. Most of the timemaking impulsive purchases is very costly.”

Grossman added that financial manage-ment should be a concern to servicemem-bers throughout their careers, from E-1 toO-10. The only things that should changein that time, said Grossman, are personalfinancial goals.

“Financial planning is a roadmap to getfrom your twenties to your eighties. It’smarking on the roadmap where you are to-day and the destinations you want to reachat each stage of your life,” said Grossman.“These destinations include dreams andgoals such as buying a home, starting a fam-ily, building an emergency fund, reducingdebt, funding a college education, takingcare of elderly parents and retiring comfort-ably. Will you reach every goal? You prob-ably will not. However, with smart financialplanning, you might not have to take toomany detours.”

For more information on military finan-cial management, contact your local Fleet/Military and Family Support Center, or visitwww.saveandinvest.org/MilitaryCenter.

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We don’t have DNA samples from everybodymissing and family members missing, wedon’t have all 16 individuals who aremissing,this really is a difficult job,” explained Mann.

Due to the conditions and elements theremains were exposed to during the last 150years, Mann and other JPAC staff memberswere faced with more challenges in their at-tempts to identify the two Sailors.

The first major step in identifying theSailors remains was a desalination process,which removed the salt from the bones. Theremains were also covered in rust, coal andsediments from the ocean, all of which haveto be removed before the identification pro-cess can begin. This process alone lastedseveral months.

Once the bones were cleaned, Mann wasable to examine the remains and establishbiological profiles of the two Sailors.

“From the bones and teeth, we examinethem visually. I can tell the individuals age,their race, their sex, how tall they were, anykind of injuries they may have had duringtheir life time, their oral health and any kindof distinguishing features they may have,”said Mann. “Those are the things that canhelp us identify them.”

The biological profiles concluded thatthe Sailors were both white males, one was17 to 24 years old; the other was in his 30’s.Both Sailors stood about 5 foot 7 inches tall.

With the biological profiles established,Mann was able to create a short list of pos-sible identities based off of the age, race andheight of the Sailor’s remains, and narrowdown the identities by comparing them tothe 14 other Sailors.

“We narrowed down the 16 individualsthat were missing from the Monitor, downto about six,” explained Mann.

Due to the limited number of recordsand lack of dental x-rays from the Monitor,the next step in attempting to identify thefallen Sailors is through DNA testing. Gene-alogists have been able to determine pos-sible descendants for 10 families of the 16

missing Sailors.“What we’re going to hope for is we may

still find ancestors of the other missing Sail-ors,” said Mann. “If that happens we can getDNA samples from them, then we may beable to exclude the other 15 Sailors, we mayend up with a match. We may end up withone or both of these Sailors [identities].”

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus an-nounced Feb. 12 that the remains recov-ered from the Monitor will be interred inArlington National Cemetery on March 8,2013. The date was chosen to honor Moni-tor’s role in the Battle of Hampton Roads151 years ago.

“The importance of recovering a fallenwarrior is to let the nation know that theUnited States has made a commitment thatonce we’ve put someone it harm’s way, andthey are either missing or killed in action,that we have a resolve to go back and returnthem back to their families,” said McKay.

Although the interment ceremony for thetwo recovered Sailors will be held in March,the search for their identity will continue.

“We will never give up trying to identifythese Sailors,” said Mann.

McKay also expressed the importance ofJPAC’s role to future service members, andtheir families and to those who are currentlyserving today.

“It gives the family closure, and I thinkit gives the war fighter a sense of comfort toknow that no matter what happens, the na-tion has not forgotten them and will returnthem back home with honor,” said McKay.

The Navy will honor Monitor Sailorswith a graveside interment ceremony at Ar-lington National Cemetery for the remainsof the two unknown Sailors. All 16 Sailorswill be memorialized on a group markerin section 46 of the cemetery, which is be-tween the amphitheater and the USS MainMast memorial.

For more information, visit www.navy.mil <http://www.navy.mil/#_blank> , www.facebook.com/usnavy <http://www.face-book.com/usnavy#_blank> , or www.twit-ter.com/usnavy.<BR< a>> <http://www.twitter.com/usnavy.%3cbr#_blank>

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spirit they bring is something the SpecialOlympics can’t do without, said Sokenu.

“All of you coming together to work forthis event - it shows. We can’t thank youguys enough, and we honestly can’t do thiswithout you. Not only do you guys come tovolunteer, you bring the spirit, you bring thejoy - you are clapping, you are excited. Youmake this championship for our athletes ahighlighted event, and that’s not us, that’s

you guys. We thank you very much,” saidSokenu.

Master-At-Arms 2nd Class Alyssa Riverawas one of the five NSAB volunteers to at-tend the event.

Rivera said she really enjoys volunteer-ing with the Special Olympics. “I have doneit before and I enjoyed it a lot last time, soI was happy when the opportunity came upagain for me to do it.”

Rivera added that she loves engagingwith the athletes. Her favorite part is “inter-acting with kids and seeing their smiles ontheir faces.”

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Employees attending the workshops alsoinquired about the feasibility of replacingfluorescent lights with light-emitting diode(LED) lights and whether it’s possible to in-stall large recycling receptacles in concen-trated areas around base. The ability to adda bulk item pick-up day to base housing wasalso mentioned, as was the idea of designat-ing days out of the year where hazardouswaste could be collected base-wide.

“At JBAB, we do a lot of great things. But,I think this is one area where we can alwaysdo better,” said JBAB base commanderCapt. Anthony Calandra. “I come from afamily that’s been in the recycling businesssince 1915. I know if we take steps to reduce

what we use, we’ll be much better for it inthe future.”

Lorie Duplantier, environmental plan-ning media manager for PWD, agreed withCalandra, adding that JBAB has made greatstrides in pollution prevention since stand-ing up as a joint base three years ago. Work-shops like these, she noted, also help goover existing opportunities on base that arebeing underutilized.

“Communication is the only way our pol-lution prevention program will work prop-erly,” Duplantier said. “We need constantfeedback from our commands and tenantson the installation. That includes all con-tractors, civilian and military personnel.”

Anyone with questions regarding theseworkshops or JBAB’s environmental man-agement system, please call Diana Maim-one at 202-767-4497 or Lorie Duplantier at202-767-1254.

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