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SAILORS, AIRMEN TAKEPART IN JOINT TRAININGNavy and Air Force personnelcompleted two weeks of training atNaval Station Norfolk’s AirTerminal,July 25. Patriot Partner 2014 is atraining opportunity that demonstratesthe joint capability of Air Force reserveaerial ports along with Navy airterminal units.

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MA2 Luke RobartFamily members of Sailors assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), watch as the ship prepares topulls into home port Naval Station Norfolk.

Oscar Austin returnsfrom BALTOPS 2014By Lt. j.g. Jacqui MaxwellNavy Public Affairs Support Element - East

NORFOLK

The guided-missile destroyerUSS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) re-turned to Naval Station Norfolk,July 26, marking the completionof a two-month underway periodin the U.S. 6th Fleet area of opera-tions.

While underway, Oscar Austintook part in the 70th anniversarycommemoration of the D-Daylandings in France; participated inthe 42nd annual Baltic Operations(BALTOPS) 2014, a multinationalexercise in the Baltic Sea and con-ducted numerous engagements withpartner nation governments and mili-tary officials.

“Despite deploying on very shortnotice, Oscar Austin performed

superbly supporting internationalexercises and engagements,” saidCmdr. Brian Diebold, commandingofficer of Oscar Austin. “The crewgreatly improved U.S. relationshipsand interoperability with our alliesand partners during Baltic Opera-tions 2014 and provided a tangiblediplomatic presence in the Balticregion, strengthening our partner-ships through key engagements inGermany, Estonia, Latvia, Poland,Lithuania and France.”

Following BALTOPS 2014, OscarAustin visited ports around the BalticSea as part of an ongoing effort byU.S. military forces to strengthenties with NATO allies and partnerswhile working toward mutual goalsof promoting peace and stability inthe region.

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USS Forrestal’sfallen rememberedBy MC3 Shane A. JacksonNavy Public Affairs Support Element - East

NORFOLK

The Farrier FirefightingSchool honored the memoryof 134 Sailors who died duringa fire on board aircraft carrierUSS Forrestal (CV 59), July 25.

Farrier, named in honorof a Forrestal Sailor, ChiefAviation Boatswain’s Mate(Handling) Gerald W. Farrier,holds the ceremony annuallyto recognize the living and

deceased veterans of the For-restal and their lasting impacton the Navy.

“It was our first time out onthe line and for 10 or 12 dayswe were doing everythingright,” said Chief ReligiousPrograms Specialist (AW/SW) Dennis Fiore (ret.), asurvivor of the Forrestal fire.“On that last day at 10:45, welaunched two fighters and at10:55 the fire broke out.”

MC3 Shane A. JacksonSenior Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Josef Costello(ret.), right, looks through names and photos of Sailors who diedaboard aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CV 59).

Lincoln Sailors participatein Lincoln Tides DayBy MC3 Brenton PoyserUSS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs

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Nimitz-class aircraft carrierUSS Abraham Lincoln (CVN72) teamed up with the Nor-folk Tides for Lincoln TidesDay at Harbor Park July 24.

Lincoln’s Executive Offi-cer, Capt. Randall Peck, andLincoln’s Senior Sailor of theQuarter, Personnel Specialist1st Class Mishell Brownlee,threw out the first pitch to the

Tides’very own Tyler Wilson.“I was so nervous to throw

out the first pitch, I justwanted to make sure I got theball to the catcher however Icould,” Brownlee said. “I wasvery proud I could representthe Lincoln and its extraordi-nary crew.”

More than 1,400 Sailorsfrom the Lincoln attendedthe game. The entire eventwas coordinated by Lincoln’s

MA2 Luke RobartFamilies of Sailors aboard the guidedmissile destroyer USS Oscar Austin(DDG 79) wait on the pier as the shipprepares to pull in to homeport NavalStation Norfolk.

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The Sailor accused of the June6 stabbing of another Sailor at theNaval Support Activity HamptonRoads Portsmouth Annex wascharged by the Navy Wednesday,July 23 with attempted murderand two counts of aggravated as-sault with a dangerous weapon.

Petty Officer 3rd Class WilburG. Harwell has been held in pre-trial confinement since beingturned over to Navy custody byFederal An Article 32 hearing forHarwell is tentatively scheduled

for Aug. 18.The victim of the assault,

Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin D.Powell, was released last monthfrom the Naval Medical Center inPortsmouth.

Agents say Harwell fled afterstabbing Powell in a barracksroom June 6. After the assault,agents say Powell exited the bar-racks and made his way to theNavy Exchange area for help.NCIS agents said they believe an-other service member may haveassisted Harwell in leaving theinstallation before the gates wereclosed, driving him to VirginiaBeach where he was apprehended

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Agents say there was enoughtime for Harwell to leave the basebefore the incident was reported.Emergency services received thereport of the stabbing at 8:33.Two minutes later, at 8:35 a.m.,the gates to the installation wereclosed and personnel ordered toshelter in place for more than eighthours while Navy, local, state andfederal law enforcement agenciesconducted a room-by-room searchon the installation for the suspect.

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■ thechargesPetty Officer3rd ClassWilbur G.Harwell wascharged withattemptedmurder andtwo counts ofaggravatedassault witha dangerousweapon.

CENTCOMCOMMANDERVISITS CVN 77Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III,commander, U.S. CentralCommand, spoke to thecrew of the aircraft carrier USS George H. W.Bush (CVN 77), provided an update on currentevents and thanked them for their service July 26.See the full story at http://tinyurl.com/nwvkzvf.

BIG AWARDEE INSPIRES YOUNG, OLDNavy Lt. Duane L. Motley, Flag Secretary, StaffExecutive Officer (XO) of Troops and AssistantChief of Staff (ACOS) Admin for Navy Cyber Forces(NAVCYBERFOR), has been named as a recipientof the Blacks in Government (BIG) MeritoriousService Award for 2014.See the full story at http://tinyurl.com/n5uc4wx.

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By MC2 Justin WolpertGeorge H.W. Bush Public Affairs

USS ROOSEVELT, AT SEA

Arleigh Burke class guided-missile de-stroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), suc-cessfully completed a replenishment-at-sea(RAS) with the Military Sealift CommandUSNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) the af-ternoon of July 20.

The RAS lasted approximately two hourswith more than 120,000 gallons of fuelbeing transferred to Roosevelt. Byrd is oneof 12 dry cargo/ammunition ships operated

by Military Sealift Command that provideunderway replenishment of fuel to U.S.Navy ships at sea. Byrd pulled alongsidethe Roosevelt to coordinate the transfer offuel lines from one ship to the other.

The RAS began when the two ships weretraveling parallel to each other movingat the same speed. Once the ships are ata close enough proximity, Sailors shot aphone and distance line from the receivingship to Byrd to establish communicationand help keep accurate distance betweeneach ship. Once communications were es-tablished, the process of transferring the

fuel lines began.“Without proper teamwork, the whole

evolution could completely come apart”said Cmdr. Jason Reller, commanding of-ficer of Roosevelt. “It takes the diligence ofboth ships to ensure a successful RAS.”

Once the fuel transfer hoses successfullycoupled the ships, the refueling could begin.

“A RAS will allow a ship to stay out tosea for prolonged periods of time which isan essential part of our mission readiness”said Cmdr. Meger Chappel, Roosevelt’s ex-ecutive officer. “During a deployment ourability to maintain our stores is paramount.”

Roosevelt is deployed as a part of theGeorge H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Groupsupporting maritime security operationsand theater security co-operation efforts inthe U.S. 5th fleet area of responsibility.

MC3 Andrew SchneiderGuatemalan servicemembers look at Military Sealift Command Joint High-Speed Vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) asits moored to the pier of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala in support of Southern Partnership Station 2014 (SPS-JHSV 14).

By MC1 Rafael MartieSouthern Partnership Station Public Affairs

PUERTO BARRIOS, GUATEMALA

Military Sealift Command Joint High-SpeedVessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) moored to thepier in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala July 22 to com-mence the offload of gear and personnel in support ofSouthern Partnership Station 2014 (SPS-JHSV 14).

The Sailors, Marines, soldiers and airmen thatmake up the adaptive force packages (AFPs) sup-porting SPS-JHSV 14, disembarked here to starttheir subject matter expert exchanges (SMEE)with Guatemalan military, government, and healthofficials.

The AFPs are comprised of Coastal RiverineSquadron (CORIVRON) 2, Construction BattalionMaintenance Unit 202, Explosive Ordnance Dis-posal Mobile Unit 3, Mobile Diving Salvage Unit2, Naval Criminal Investigation Service agents, En-gineering engagement teams, medical and dentalteams and various Marine components.

SouthernPartnershipStation 2014continues inGuatemala

ROOSEVELT COMPLETESREPLENISHMENT-AT-SEA

MC2 Justin WolpertSeaman Joseph Jena ties a line during replen-ishment-at-sea with the USNS Richard E. Byrd(T-AKE 4) aboard the USS Roosevelt (DDG 80).

“After great engagements in Belize, I hope wecontinue to do the same in Guatemala,” said Utili-tiesman 1st Class Corey Mueller. “We look forwardto working on their library out in town and havegreat things planned here with our host nation part-ners.”

For five weeks the AFPs will spend time work-ing with host-nation partners to strengthen relation-ships and fortify joint interoperability in areas suchas maritime security tactics, medical procedures,health prevention, dive operations, construction

projects, weapons handling, safely handling explo-sive devices, and land navigation.

For some servicemembers supporting the South-ern Partnership mission, this will be their first timevisiting the country of Guatemala.

“I am really excited to experience their cul-ture, customs, and meeting new people,” said U.S.Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Charles Alford.

After the offload, Spearhead is scheduled todepart Guatemala to conduct counter illicit traffick-ing operations.

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By MC2 (SW) Benjamin MalvezziCommander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Public Affairs

NEWPORT NEWS

The city of Newport News presented their namesake ship,the Los Angeles class-attack submarine USS Newport News(SSN 750), a proclamation commemorating the boat’s 25thcommissioning anniversary during a ceremony held in thecity’s Huntington Park, July 19.

Mayor McKinley L. Price expressed his gratitude to theship and her crew for their contribution to national securityand their involvement with the city.

“We thank you for your defense of our country,” said Price.“We thank you for your community spirit and the work youdo here at home. There are young children who are now ex-cited about books and reading because members of your crewtook the time to read to them as part of the mayors book club.There are families no longer homeless because of the workyou have done with habitat for humanities. You have partici-pated in environmental projects to help keep our parks andcity clean, and the list goes on and on.”

He then read the resolution, which stated: “Whereas, theCity Council of the City of Newport News, Virginia, wishesto recognize Commander Christopher Tarsa and the crew ofthe USS Newport News on the 25th anniversary of the ship’scommissioning… The motto Magni Nominis Umara (‘In theShadow of Great Name’) links the ship to the city for whichshe is named… It acknowledges and congratulates Com-mander Tarsa and the crew for its distinguished and decoratedservice to our nation.”

Accepting the proclamation from the mayor was Cmdr.Jasper Hartsfield, deputy executive director, Commander,Submarine Force Atlantic and former commanding officer ofUSS Newport News. Hartsfield accepted the proclamationon behalf of Cmdr. Christopher Tarsa, current commandingofficer, USS Newport News, and the crew, who could notattend due to operational commitments.

“I want to thank the city of Newport News, especial-ly Mayor Price,” said Hartsfield. “I am very pleased toaccept this award on behalf of Cmdr. Tarsa and the crew ofthe mighty ship, USS Newport News. Under the hands ofHampton Roads’ finest shipwrights calling upon centuries oflegacy, the submarine now sails the seas, as a front line war-ship with lethal capability. I also want to extend thanks to theliaison committee; to my fellow Newport News captains; toall the Newport News’ Sailors in attendance; and most impor-tantly their family members. God bless the Newport News,her crew, and the United States of America

Comments were also rendered by Navy Capt. Mark Keef,the commissioning commanding officer of USS NewportNews, emphasized the cities’ constant devotion to the shipand her crew.

“Ever since the Newport News was commissioned thepeople of Newport News have been paying tribute to theNavy and in particular their ship,” said Keef. “They are proudof them and always will be proud of them.”

Following the ceremony the city of Newport News’ liaisoncommittee coordinated an event including food and a varietyof events for the families and all attendees.

Newport News is the third U.S. Navy ship to be namedafter the city of Newport News, Va. The contract to build herwas awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry DockCompany in Newport News, Va., on April 19, 1982, and herkeel was laid down on March 3, 1984. She was launched onMarch 15, 1986, sponsored by Mrs. Rosemary D. Trible, andcommissioned on June 3, 1989. The 361-foot ship has a crewcompliment of 13 officers and 121 enlisted Sailors.

For more information on the submarine force visit the Sub-marine Force web site at http://www.public.navy.mil/subfor/hq/Pages/default.aspx.

MC2(SW) Benjamin MalvezziMayor McKinley L. Price, city of Newport News, presents a proclama-tion to Cmdr. J. Carl Hartsfield honoring the city’s namesake ship, theLos Angeles class-attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750).

Namesake cityhonors submarine’s25th anniversary

By Lt. j.g. Jared GriffinUSS Bainbridge (DDG 96) Public Affairs

NORFOLK

A USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) crewmem-ber and her young son participated in a time-honored Naval ceremony held aboard theship here July 18.

Culinary Specialist 1st Class Cindy Garza,from Laredo, Texas, had her son, EthanEugene Slentz, baptized in the ship’s bell byDeacon Walker King from St. Pius X Catho-lic Church, in Norfolk.

Before the ceremony, the ship’s bell wasremoved from the forward deckhouse, filledwith holy water by King and used as thechristening bowl for the ceremony.

“This was really nice and moving,” saidKing.

About 30 Sailors and friends attended theceremony, including Ethan’s Godparents,

Nancy Garza and Evaristo Hernandez alongwith his grandparents, Yvonne and RicardoGarza. The officers and crew welcomedEthan to the Bainbridge family, and in thetradition of the U.S. Navy, his name was en-graved on the inside of the bell. According toNaval history, it is in this way that an invis-ible tie is created between the country, theship and its citizens.

“Thank you all for coming out and sup-porting us,” said Garza. “It really means alot to share this moment with my family andmy shipmates.”

The bell will remain with the ship whilecommissioned and the permanent propertyof the US Government and the Departmentof the Navy after decommissioning. U.S.Navy bells are part of the many artifactsremoved from decommissioned vessels andpreserved by the Naval History and Heri-tage Command.

BAPTISM TAKES PLACEABOARD BAINBRIDGEIt really

meansa lot toshare thismomentwith myfamily andmy ship-mates.”

-CulinarySpecialist 1st

Class Cindy Garza


By MC2(SW) Jeff AthertonThe Flagship Military Editor

NORFOLK

Navy and Air Force person-nel completed two weeks oftraining at Naval Station Nor-folk’s Air Terminal, July 25.

Patriot Partner 2014 (PP14) is a training opportunitythat demonstrates the jointcapability of Air Force re-serve aerial ports along withNavy air terminal units totest and satisfy their wartimetasking requirements to thefullest extent possible in apeacetime environment.

During the two weeks ofPP 14, reserve Sailors andAirmen took control of theNaval Station Norfolk aerialport and under the supervi-sion of the civilians that nor-mally run day-to-day opera-tions, became responsible forall of the passenger services,ramp services, cargo servic-es, hazardous cargo services,data services and terminat-ing cargo that go through theaerial port.

“Reserve forces are calledupon more and more everyyear to support missionsaround the world,” said AirForce Lt. Col. Paul Neef, PP14officer in charge. “These twoweeks were important becausewe have to keep war fighterskills sharp, proficiency sharp,and train newer Airmen andSailors to meet the mission forboth services.”

PP 14 puts Sailors andAirmen into a scenario wherethey are forced to integrateinto or take over an aerial port,a situation that could happen

in a wartime environment.“Basically, we make sure

the service members acrossthe globe get what they need,”said Boatswain’s Mate 2ndClass Wanda Nunez, assignedto Navy Cargo Handling Bat-talion 10, air cargo. “It maybe vaccines, blood, food, am-munition or just mail, but ev-erything that comes throughthis air terminal is essential.”

The joint partnership is ademonstration of how a di-verse team with various expe-riences can come together toaccomplish a critical mission.

“More and more, joint op-erations are becoming the wayof our service,” said Neef.“The integration is essentialbecause to be successful wehave to act together as oneforce, and it tends to breed ca-maraderie and more of an un-derstanding of the importanceof working together.”

For many of the partici-pants in this year’s training,it is their first time workingwith the other service.

“I have worked with otherbranches and other nation’smilitaries before but this ismy first experience work-ing with the Air Force,” saidNunez. “All of their person-nel out here are hard chargersand we all get along great.At the end of the day, we areall military and it has been agreat experience.”

For Neef, PP 14 is his firstexperience working withNavy and has served as anopportunity to broaden hisunderstanding of what theNavy is capable of.

“This was my first time

working with Navy and Iwas very impressed,” he said.“When you think of the Navyyou think of ships and sub-marines and I really did notknow much about their careerfield that deals with aerialport operations and it hasbeen great to see and under-stand how they complete themission.”

Following the two weeks oflong days and hands-on train-ing, the Sailors and Airmendeveloped an appreciationfor the other branch and theknowledge and capabilitiesthey bring to the fight.

“Everyone participating inPatriot Partnership receivedthe training they need to besuccessful when the timecomes,” said Neef. “Eachone of the services has a re-newed respect for one anoth-er and understand that whenthe time comes we can meshtogether to get the job done.”

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Above: Sailors andAirmen prepareto load cargo ontoan airplane duringPatriot Partner14, a joint trainingexercise held atNaval Station Nor-folk’s Air Terminal.

Left: Sailors andAirmen load cargoonto an airplaneduring PatriotPartner 14, a jointtraining exerciseheld at Naval Sta-tion Norfolk’s AirTerminal.

Airmen preparecargo for transportduring PatriotPartner 14, a jointtraining exerciseheld at Naval Sta-tion Norfolk’s AirTerminal.

Reserve forces are called upon moreand more every year to support missionsaround the world.” -Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Neef

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“I think it’s great that our MWR Depart-ment can organize events such as this forLincoln Sailors,” said Aviation Boatswain’sMate (Equipment) Airman Apprentice Sa-mantha Yates. “I always look forward to en-joying the day off relaxing and having funwith my shipmates.”

The Lincoln color guard presented thecolors during the singing of the NationalAnthem, which was sung by Lincoln’s ownAviation Support Equipment Technician 2ndClass Angela Adair.

“I definitely had some butterflies when Isaw that everyone was watching me,” Adairsaid. “Once I got started, I calmed down. Iwas just happy I didn’t freeze and forget thewords.”

“I had a blast at the game,” Yates said. “Ihaven’t been to many baseball games before,so it was a great experience, especially whenthe weather decided to cooperate.”

To cap off the day, the Norfolk Tides beatthe Toledo Mudhens, 11-4. The Tides are theAAA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

According to Fiore, the 1967Forrestal fire was a devastatingblaze and series of chain-reactionexplosions that also injured 161 ofthe ship’s crew. Fiore, an aviationboatswain’s mate (equipment) atthe time, said the events that daychanged the course of damage con-trol operations in the Navy.

“Before the end of that year, they

were coming out with PKP andlight water to help stop fires,” saidFiore. “Everyone assigned to a shiphad six months to go to fire fightingschool.”

Many of the staff members ofthe Farrier Firefighting School at-tended and participated in the cer-emony.

“It doesn’t matter what rate youare or what rank you are, you are afire fighter,” said Damage Control-

man 1st Class (SW/AW) JessicaKreps, assistant coordinator for theceremony. “If a fire happens at seaand the people who primarily fightfires, like those in my rate go down,you only have you, the water andyour shipmates to save the ship.”

Kreps said every time a ceremo-ny is held for Forrestal veteransthey always thank the instructorsat Farrier for teaching new genera-tions of Sailors the techniques and

importance of damage control.For the most recent ceremony,

Hugh McCabe, president of theForrestal Association, presentedCapt. Brent Kyler, Farrier’s com-manding officer, with a copy of thenovel “Sailors to the End.” An in-scription inside the cover thankedthe school for all they do to keepSailors safe at sea.

Kyler said the real thanks goesto the veterans of Forrestal for

sharing their stories with the Sail-ors at Farrier. “You’ve got to re-member all the lessons we learnedback then,” said Fiore. “The factthat there hasn’t been a major fireon an aircraft carrier since is aliving legacy to those 134 guys.”

The ceremony paid special trib-ute to the memory of Lt. Cmdr. OtisKight (ret.), a recently deceasedsurvivor of the Forrestal fire.

Forrestal was engaged in combatoperations in the Gulf of Tonkinduring the Vietnam War at the timeof the casualty.

MA2 Luke RobartA Sailor assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin(DDG 79) greets his wife and daughter after returning from a sched-uled deployment.

OSCAR AUSTIN | Shipvisited ports on Baltic Sea

LINCOLN |Tides won 11-4

MEMORIAL | 134 Sailors lost in 1967 ship fire

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BataanSailors,MarinesvisitBahrainBy MC3 Mark HaysUSS Bataan Public Affairs

MANAMA, BAHRAIN

The multipurpose amphibious assaultship USS Bataan (LHD 5) pulled into portin Bahrain July 15, 2014, for a mid-deploy-ment maintenance period and much-neededdown time for the crew after an extended135 days at sea.

Bahrain, a small island country situatednear the western shores of the Arabian Gulf,is the home of the U.S. Naval Forces Cen-tral Command and 5th Fleet’s headquarters.Bataan, with elements of the 22nd MarineExpeditionary Unit, has been assigned inthe U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations sinceFebruary to augment U.S. Crisis Responseforces in the region.

The ship’s crew and embarked Marinesare using the time in port to perform main-tenance needed during the ship’s scheduledeight-month deployment. The ship is under-going this maintenance solely for the accom-plishment of corrective maintenance of mis-sion - or safety - essential items necessaryfor a ship to continue on its deployment.

Bataan Sailors and Marines are also usingtheir limited free time after work to visitManama and view its Middle Eastern culture.

Sailors, who normally work on the ship’sflight deck directing aircraft movement,spent the first few days re-painting visuallanding aids which slowly deteriorate onthe ship’s non-skid decking. The flight deckwas sectioned off to paint and at the sametime allow traffic and maintenance to takeplace around them.

“The first day in port, we washed andscrubbed the deck to prepare it for paint-ing,” said Aviation Boatswain’s Mate(Handling) Airman Quentin Ellis fromHarrisburg, Pennsylvania. “We painted thetramway, the safety lines, and landing spotsso the pilots could see the flight deck betterwhen they are approaching the ship.”

Electronics Technician 2nd Class PhilipStrube, of Portland, Texas assisted in theinstallation of the ship’s AN/SPN-43 radar,used for vectoring aircraft into final ap-proach to the ship.

“We spent about 20 hours the first fewdays after we pulled into Bahrain gettingthe new antenna ready to bring on the shipand getting the pedestal ready for the in-stall.” Strube said. “On about the third orfourth day, we started at about 5 a.m. get-ting the new antenna on the ship and inplace on the ship.

“This radar system is very important forair traffic control or air marshalling,” Strubesaid. “We’ve operated without it, using othersystems, but having this back makes it much

easier to accomplish our mission.”Bataan’s Commanding Officer, Capt.

George J. Vassilakis, explained the stopin Bahrain for maintenance was based

on keeping ship’s systems at theiroptimum operating levels.

“An eight-month deploymentis a long time to operate with-

out the need to stop and re-set,” Vassilakis said. “Afterfive months of constant

operations, we neededa few days to take care

of tasks like painting

MC1 Julie Matyascik

MC1 Julie Matyascik

Above:Yeoman2nd Class Mi-chael Hall, fromMilpitas, Calif.,shops at GoldCity in Manama,Bahrain.

Left: Sailorsand Marinesattached to themultipurposeamphibious as-sault ship USSBataan (LHD 5)enjoy a night ofmusic and danc-ing on boardNaval SupportActivity, Bahrain.

the flight deck visual aids or replacing theradar antenna. It was a good opportunity toeven perform maintenance on the ship’s airconditioning systems.”

Since deploying in February, the ship’screw has operated in several locations in the5th Fleet and 6th Fleet regions. The ship’stasking includes providing the regionalcombatant commander with a versatilesea-based, expeditionary force that can betailored to a variety of missions, includingquick reaction crisis response options inmaritime, littoral and inland environmentsin support of the nation’s maritime strategy.

“The Bataan team’s performance has

been absolutely phenomenal throughoutthis deployment,” said Vassilakis. “Endur-ing 135 days at sea isn’t the easiest task but,they’ve pushed through like professionals.When called upon, these Sailors and Ma-rines have given their all.”

During their off time, Bataan’s Sailorsand Marines spent time on Naval SupportActivity, Bahrain, where they were able toshop in the base’s Navy Exchange, enjoymeals in the Exchange’s food court, andalso catch a movie or go bowling in thebase’s bowling alley.

“I just checked aboard the ship so this ismy first port call in the Navy,” Ellis said.

“I liked being able to get off the ship afterwork each day but, I’m looking forward toactually seeing a real liberty port.”

In Manama, Bahrain’s capital city, thecrew visited Souq Bab-al-Bahrain, a MiddleEastern-style open air market where vendorssell traditional perfumes, jewelry and sweets,local handicrafts, antiques, handmade car-pets, local spices, teas and much more.

“It was awesome to get into Bahrainand see the culture.” Ellis said. “Everyonethinks that 135 days at sea is all that bad,but it really wasn’t. Now, with all thosedays underway behind us, we’re ready toget back out and complete our mission.”

Hospital Corpsman 3rdClass Dustin Letson, from

Moulton, Ala., conductscolors aboard the mul-

tipurpose amphibi-ous assault ship

USS Bataan.

Enduring135 days atsea isn’t theeasiest taskbut, they’vepushedthroughlike profes-sionals.”

-USS Bataan COCapt. George J.

Vassilakis

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonaldU.S. Marine Corps chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense (CBRN) specialists with the22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, familiar-ize themselves with the M26 joint service transportable decontamination system during a CBRN train-ing evolution on Naval Station Bahrain.MC1 Julie Matyascik


Naval Special Warfare Group 2 Public Affairs

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Service members and competitors gathered on the ocean-front boardwalk to participate in the “14th Annual AllenStone Braveheart Run-Swim-Run,” July 19.

The event is held at the Virginia Beach Boardwalk eachyear to honor the memory of fallen service members as-signed to Naval Special Warfare.

Allen Stone, the event’s namesake, was born and raisedin Norfolk and enlisted in the Navy in 1992. He graduatedBasic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training in 1993. Heserved with teams on both coasts until his death in 1999.

The event raises money for the Navy SEAL Foundationand strengthens the bonds betweenVirginia Beach residentsand military members who serve in the region. The eventwas renamed in honor of Allen Stone who competed duringthe inaugural race but, was later killed in a training accident.

Allen’s brother Carl Stone said, “Allen died before mydaughters were born but they feel like they know him andare close to him because of this race. They get to hear all ofthe stories aboutAllen all throughout the race and to me thisis a great way to honor him, and it is priceless.”

Prior to the start of the race the names of all of the fallenNaval Special Warfare Sailors who died while serving since9-11 were read by a commanding officer of an East Coast-based SEAL team and by some of the family members ofthe fallen.

The national anthem was then played while a U.S. NavySEAL, bearing the American Flag parachute jumped on tothe beach which signaled the start of the races.

Hospitalman, Tyler Sweed, who is assigned to Logis-tics and Support Unit TWO (LOGSU TWO) said, “It wasa great way to start the weekend and I’m trying to go toBasic Underwater Demolition School (BUD/S) and theFleet Transition Program let me and other SEAL candidatesparticipate. Besides it being challenging both mentally andphysically, we all wanted to show support for the fallen.”

Racers who competed had the choice of running a fivekilometer race on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk or a run-swim-run event along the beach. The racing events werewrapped up by a one-mile run for children. Prizes wereawarded for the top finishers in each age group and foroverall top finishers.

“It was amazing,” said Hospitalman Mark Skibicki, as-signed to LOGSU TWO. “The run-swim-run was brutaland the waves were powerful. I got beat up and it was achallenge but that’s what I was looking for.”

Other participants agreed that the race proved to be chal-lenging but also successful.

“I think it went great, a lot of people showed up and ev-eryone finished with a smile on their face” said Sweed.

Fallen NSWmembers honoredat Allen StoneBraveheart run

By MC3 Christopher MarshallNavy Personnel Command Public Affairs

MILLINGTON,TENN.

Sailors looking to make themost of their career shouldprepare now for the Septem-ber advancement exams, ac-cording to detailers here.

Exams take place in Marchand September for Sailors as-piring to achieve the ranksof petty officer third classthrough petty officer first class.The chief petty officer examoccurs every year in January.

The number of Sailors whoadvance to the next rank fluc-tuates every cycle and variesbetween the different rates.

“In preparation for yourexam and after determiningeligibility, you should print outthe most current bibliographyfrom your rate and read overit in its entirety,” said Hospi-tal Corpsman First Class (SW/AW/FMF) Jerry R. Horton, anHM detailer at Navy Person-nel Command. “The bib tellsyou what you need to study.”

Sailors should start pre-

paring for the exam bynavigating to the “CareerManagement” tab on NavyKnowledge Online (NKO)and clicking “Navy Advance-ment Center. “Each rating’sbibliographies can be foundthere and provide the list ofinformation required to studyfor the exam.

“Sailors need to ensurethey have all required topicsavailable to study, developa plan and stick to the bib,”said Horton. “Most impor-tantly, designate time to

study each day.”Once Sailors know what

resources and study materi-als are available to them, theycan begin using websites suchas Navy Personnel Command(NPC) (www.npc.navy.mil),the Navy Advancement site(www.navyadvancement.com), the Navy-wide Ad-vancement Exam Prep (www.navybmr.com) and Google tofind the documents listed onthe bibs. If all else fails, theycan turn to lead or assistantlead petty officer for help.

The Tidewater Sectionof the American Society ofNaval Engineers (ASNE) isproud to present the FleetMaintenance & Modern-ization Symposium 2014(FMMS 2014) at the Virgin-ia Beach Convention Center,on September 9-10, 2014.

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New superintendent takescommand of Naval AcademyBy Jessica ClarkU.S. Naval Academy Public Affairs

ANNAPOLIS, MD.

The U.S. Naval Academy(USNA) held a change ofcommand ceremony July 23in Annapolis, Maryland.

Vice Adm. Walter E.“Ted” Carter Jr. relievedVice Adm. Michael Miller,becoming the 62nd academysuperintendent.

Carter, a native of Burrill-ville, Rhode Island, served aspresident of the Naval WarCollege in Newport, RhodeIsland, before he was nomi-nated in June as the next su-perintendent. A career navalaviator, he graduated fromthe Naval Academy in 1981.

Miller, a native of Minot,North Dakota, and 1974USNA graduate, retired atthe ceremony, completing40 years of active duty navalservice.

“Every change of com-mand is a bittersweet event,mixing the achievementof what has been with thepromise of what is to come,”said Secretary of the NavyRay Mabus, the ceremony’skeynote speaker. “Our Navyand our nation face somesignificant challenges in thecoming years and decades,and our ability as a navalservice to meet these chal-lenges in a very real and avery central sense beginshere at the academy.”

Mabus spoke about theadvancements the NavalAcademy has experiencedunder Miller’s leadership,including the increase in di-versity within the Brigade ofMidshipmen, improvementsin admissions standards,and the development of thecyber security curriculumand founding of the Centerfor Cyber Security.

“During his four years assuperintendent, Mike hasput the academy on a 21stCentury footing, with a firmsense of what the futureneeds of the naval serviceswill be,” said Mabus.

In his speech, Miller alsoemphasized the importanceof the cyber security curricu-lum as well as the enhance-ment of the Naval Academysports programs, the expan-sion of the Stockdale Centerfor ethical leadership, thecreation of three new majors- operations research, nucle-ar engineering and cyber se-curity - and the selflessnessof the midshipmen who vol-unteered 25,000 communityservice hours in the last year.

» see ACADEMY | B7

MC3 Scott Barnes

USNS Richard E. Byrd rescuesnine in the Gulf of OmanU.S. Naval Forces CentralCommand Public Affairs

MANAMA, BAHRAIN

USNS Richard E. Byrd(T-AKE 4), a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, rescuednine crew members from a Ye-meni-flagged cargo vessel that

had lost power, was taking onwater and was adrift in the Gulfof Oman, July 28, at approxi-mately 9 a.m. local.

The crew from Asaed re-quested assistance and Byrdwas the first ship on scene.Asaed crewmembers departedtheir vessel via the ship’s own

lifeboat and maneuvered toByrd, where they were safelyrecovered.

There are no reports of casual-ties or injuries to personnel. TheYemeni sailors are being furtherevaluated by Byrd’s medicalteam. The Navy will coordinatethe Sailors’ transfer ashore.

Richard E. Byrdis currently ona scheduleddeployment tothe U.S. 5thFleet area ofresponsibil-ity conductingmaritime secu-rity operationsand theatersecurity coop-eration efforts.

By MC3 Pyoung K. YiUSNS Mercy Public Affairs

USNS MERCY, AT SEA

The crew of the Military SealiftCommand hospital ship USNSMercy (T-AH 19) took part in amass casualty drill July 27 duringthe sea phase of Rim of the Pacific(RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.

The drill, which was based onan oil platform explosion, includ-ed 30 patients with mock injuriesand a series of helicopter medicalevacuations.

USNS Mercyholds masscasualty drill

RIMPAC2014

» see MERCY | B7

By MC1 (SW/AW) John ScorzaUSS America Public Affairs

USS AMERICA, AT SEA

Eight distinguished visitorsand 14 guests from Trinidad andTobago embarked the future am-phibious assault ship USS Amer-

ica (LHA 6) at sea for a key lead-ership engagement July 25.

The visit’s main focus was forTrinidad and Tobago representa-tives, which included the min-ister of national security, chiefof defence staff, representativesfrom the office of the prime min-

ister, as well as military leader-ship, to engage in a “roundtable”discussion with America’s keyleadership, including: Com-mander, Expeditionary StrikeGroup 3, Rear Adm. Frank L.

AMERICA EMBARKS TRINIDAD ANDTOBAGO DISTINGUISHED VISITORS

» see AMERICA | B7

MC3 Pyoung K. YiHospital Corpsman 1st Class JosephLanyon, right, bandages a patient witha mock injury as Hospital Corpsman3rd Class Laura Schenderlein, left,provides assistance during a medi-cal response team training exerciseaboard the USNS Mercy (T-AH 19).

MC3 Nathan A. Wilkes

■ newheadU.S. NavalAcademySuperin-tendent ViceAdm. MichaelH. Millerspeaks duringa change ofcommandceremony atthe academy.

Donald Cookreturns to RotaArleigh Burke-class guided-missiledestroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG75) returned to Naval Station Rota,Spain, July 25, after completingher first patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleetarea of operations. » see B6

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It’s never too late to get into aroutine so here are a few ideas thatcan make a big difference in yourhome according to education.com’sarticle, “Why they matter and howto get started”:

1. Plan at least one meal per day

that you have together as a family.This meal does not have to be dinner;even a 15-minute breakfast whereeveryone gets to share their plansfor the day can be effective. Turn offthe television and do not answer thephone during your family time. Thisis a great way to start a routine thatallows children to take responsibil-ity, even for something small, such ascarrying the silverware to the table.

2. Have a bedtime ritual, whichwill help children slowly calm down,and allow them to associate certainactivities with getting sleepy. Thinkabout what calms your child. Is ittaking a bath? Reading a story?Always do the bedtime preparationin the same order, and ask your childquestions such as, “What do we doafter we put on our pajamas?” Agreat item to include in the bedtimeritual is that of talking about yourday. Let your child tell you what hedid that day, and prompt him if heforgets. This part of the routine notonly helps children with memory,time orientation, and language skills,but it also shows them that you careabout what they did that day.

3. Include preparation for tran-sitions in the routine. For example,say, “We have 10 minutes left beforewe start getting ready for bed. Whenthe big hand gets to the 12, it will betime to put on your pajamas.”

4. Work together to make pic-tures that indicate each step of theroutine, put the pictures in order on

a colorful sheet of paper, and hangthe finished product in your child’sroom. You will not only be helpingbuild creativity in your child, butyou will also promote self-suffi-ciency, as your child will be able tolook at the pictures to identify whatstep comes next.

5. Although routine is very im-portant for young children, do notbe too rigid. Children do need tolearn how be flexible and deal withminor changes. If there is an interrup-tion to the routine, tell your child, “Iknow we usually do x, but today weare going to do y because (reason).Tomorrow we will go back to ourusual schedule.” If most of their dayis predictable, young children will beable to deal with small changes, es-pecially if they are prepared for thechanges and see you modeling calmbehavior as you deal with problemsthat occur (education.com).

All of the suggestions above areeasy ways to ensure a healthy andsmooth transition for you and yourchildren from summer-mode toschool. What are some ways thatyou motivate your children at thebeginning of the school year? Howdo you balance self-motivation asyou attend school as well?

There are no wrong ways ofdoing things that help the overallfamily function…just be open andreceptive to incorporating new andout-of-the-box ideas – watch yourchildren flourish with routines!

Sara Jane Arnett is an activeArmy spouse, mother of three boysand military children’s author of“My Daddy’s a Soldier.” In 2011,she was selected as the “HeroesAt Home” Military Spouse of theYear and also received the MilitaryPolice Corps “Order of the Vivand-iere” award.

Courtesy of Sara Jane ArnettSara Jane Arnett and family spent the summer with family at a farm in Kentucky.The daily “chores” included gathering eggs from the hen house, riding along withPa to check the cows, and feeding baby pigs.

Let routines kickoffyour school year

By Jim GaramoneDoD News, Defense Media Activity

WASHINGTON

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs ofStaff and his wife kicked off the MilitaryChild Education Coalition’s 16th NationalTraining Seminar in Washington, July 29.

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey and hiswife, Deanie, will set the tone of the sem-inar at the Washington Marriott WardmanPark Hotel. The theme of the seminar is“Keeping the Promise … for the Sake ofthe Child.”

The Dempseys have a deep understand-ing of the unique needs of military chil-

dren, having raised three children duringtours of duty around the world.

Their opening remarks will begin thetwo-day event, which will feature lec-tures, panel discussions and hands-onlessons geared toward professionals in-volved with the education of military-connected children.

Education Secretary Arne Duncanspoke to the group July 30. He was joinedby Navy Adm. Michelle Howard, the vicechief of naval operations, and Army Gen.Frank Grass, the chief of the NationalGuard Bureau.

The seminar featured a number ofissues that educators, parents and children

need to deal with. For example, Dr. Ste-phen Cozza, a retired colonel, discussedpost-traumatic stress and traumatic braininjury in military families.

The seminar also featured training oneating well, exercise and how to commu-nicate with teens. Army Lt. Col. JeffreyBergmann spoke on treating depressionin teens and preventing suicides.

Other experts spoke about militarymoves and making sure parents and chil-dren can address the challenges of newschools and new friends. Navy Adm. Wil-liam H. McRaven, commander of U.S.Special Operations Command, wrappedup the seminar July 30.

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Norfolk-based shipreturnshomeFamily members of Sailorsaboard the guided missiledestroyer USS Oscar Austin(DDG 79), wait for their lovedones to depart the ship.Oscar Austin is returningfrom a scheduled deploymentsupporting maritime securityoperations and theatersecurity cooperation effortsin the U.S. 6th Fleet area ofresponsibility.

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By MC3 Chris CavagnaroUSS George Washington Public Affairs

USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, AT SEA

Twenty-two Marines assigned toFleet Anti-Terrorism Security TeamPacific (FASTPAC) embarked the U.S.Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft car-rier USS George Washington (CVN73) as part of ADIUTRIX SPEAR14-2, July 23-25.

George Washington acted as ashort-term sea platform for the exer-cise and provided ship to shore move-ment for Marines to develop scalableemployment concepts from afloatplatforms for use during contingencyresponse operations.

“Using platforms such as GeorgeWashington gives us a myriad of ca-pabilities,” said Marine Capt. Bran-don Wheeler, FASTPAC companycommander. “The George Washing-ton Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG)

is able to support our combined mis-sion through close air support as wellas provide strike assets and navalgun fire from every platform if calledupon to do so.”

The ship provided helicopter assetsfrom the “Golden Falcons” of Heli-copter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC)12 to assess George Washington’scapabilities for tactical insertion andlogistical resupply for future employ-ment concepts from non-standardNavy platforms.

“Aircraft carriers are not intendedfor the purpose of housing and trans-porting Marine units,” said Wheeler.“George Washington had to accom-modate us quite a bit to ensure wewere taken care of and able to carryout our mission.”

FAST companies maintain forward-deployed platoons at naval installationsaround the world in order to quicklyrespond to crises. They are frequently

tasked to provide antiterrorism andweapons training to other security per-sonnel, along with performing limited-duration security missions and augmentexisting installation security.

“Immediate response is our prior-ity,” said Marine Sgt. Gerald Adams,assigned to FASTPAC. “Our missionis to rapidly and expeditiously rein-force and secure national and navalassets.”

During the two-day embark, theMarines were given an opportunity toparticipate in joint training with theship’s embarked explosive ordnancedisposal (EOD) unit and given a first-hand look into life aboard an at-seaaircraft carrier.

“It was really fantastic being here,”said Adams. “This is my first timeaboard an aircraft carrier, and I wouldreally like to thank everyone on boardfor their hospitality and making usfeel welcome.”

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MC3 Chris CavagnaroFleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Pacific (FASTPAC) Marines prepare to board an MH-60S Seahawk from the “Golden Falcons” ofHelicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 after conducting ADIUTRIX SPEAR 14-2 exercise aboard the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployedaircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).

By MC1s Joshua HammondNavy Public Affairs Support Element Japan,Sasebo Det.

SASEBO, JAPAN

Naval forces from India,Japan and the United Statesparticipated in exercise Mala-bar 2014, July 24 - 30.

Malabar is a complex, high-end warfighting exercise thathas grown in scope and com-plexity over the years. Malabar2014 is the latest in a continu-ing series of exercises conduct-ed to advance multinationalmaritime relationships andmutual security issues.

The exercise will feature both ashore and at-seatraining. While ashore in Sasebo, Japan, training willinclude subject matter expert and professional ex-changes on carrier strike group operations; maritimepatrol and reconnaissance operations; anti-piracy op-erations; and visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS)operations.

“The United States, India and Japan hold commonvalues and seafaring traditions, making our naviesnatural partners,” said Vice Admiral Robert Thomas,Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet. “We believe that buildingmaritime partnerships through exercises like Malabarfoster security and stability in the entire Indo-AsiaPacific region.”

The at-sea portion, which is designed to advanceparticipating nations mil-to-mil coordination andcapacity to plan and execute tactical operations in amulti-national environment, will be conducted in thewaters south of Japan.

“This [Malabar 2014] will certainly advance pro-fessional interaction and understanding between ourSailors and help us to achieve better synergy to tacklecommon maritime challenges,” said Indian Navy RearAdmiral A. K. Jain, Flag Officer Commanding, East-ern Fleet. “This will also help us to take naval coopera-tion between the U.S., Japan and India to a new level.”

Events planned during the at-sea portions include li-aison officer professional exchanges and embarks; com-munications exercises; search and rescue exercises; he-licopter evolutions; underway replenishments; gunneryexercises; VBSS; and anti-submarine warfare exercises.

“Throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans theU.S. 7th Fleet and its allies, Japan and partner India,maintain a consistent presence; it’s absolutely criticalthat we train together and build our maritime part-nership and understanding,” Captain Shan M. ByrneCommodore Destroyer Squadron 15. “Exercises likeMalabar continue to help maintain and strengthenstability and security in the Asian Pacific and IndianOcean region.”

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By SN Matthew FairchildUSS Constitution Public Affairs

CHARLESTOWN, MASS.

The Charles W. Morgan, an 18thcentury commercial vessel, depart-ed Charlestown Navy Yard July 23after a week-long visit to Boston,one of the ship’s port stops alongher voyage up the eastern seaboard.

The Morgan sailed to Bostonduring her 38th voyage to not onlyshare with the public the ship’s richhistory, but to also share her his-tory with USS Constitution, as thetwo historic ships moored alongthe same pier in Charlestown NavyYard for the week.

This visit marked the first timethat Constitution, the world’s oldestcommissioned warship afloat, andthe Charles W. Morgan, America’soldest and last sailing woodenwhaling ship, have ever ‘met’.

When the Morgan was launchedin 1841 to join a whaling fleet ofnearly 2,700 ships, Constitutionwas already in her 44th year ofactive naval service - working todefend the global trading lanes uti-lized by vessels like the Morgan.Together, both Constitution andthe Morgan have a combined 390years of American naval heritageand history under their respective

keels.”It’s quite an honor to havea ship that represented America’seconomic growth moored up nextto the type of ship that protectedit,” said Kip Files, captain of theCharles W. Morgan.

The Morgan was originally con-structed for a cost of $52,000 andembarked on 37 voyages duringher 80-year whaling career, earningmore than $1,400,000 and visitingmore than 100 ports of call includ-ing the Azores, Madagascar and theGalapagos Islands. The Morganwas later named a National HistoricLandmark in 1967.

During the Morgan’s visit, Con-stitution Sailors had the privilegeto climb the 173-year-old whalingship’s rigging and furl her sailsalongside Morgan crew members.

“Furling aboard the Morganwas a pretty cool experience,” saidYeoman Seaman Brianna Bays.“We got to use the climbing and

furling experience we’ve gainedaboard Constitution, but Morgan’ssails were much lighter than oursand we were able to furl thempretty quickly. It was neat gettingto see and experience the differ-ences between modern day andoriginal rigging.”

“[Constitution and Morgan] aretwo pieces of history right there,”

said Jeff Koffman, a deck handaboard the Charles W. Morgan.“To simply have these two shipsmoored beside each other is his-tory itself.”

After departing Boston Harbor,the Morgan will make her waysouth, back to her homeport inMystic, Conn. to complete her 12-week, seven-port east coast voyage.

SN Matthew R. FairchildUSS Constitution passes by downtown Boston during the ship’s IndependenceDay underway demonstration in Boston Harbor.

Historic merchant vessel visits USSConstitution, Charlestown Navy Yard

■ about the shipUSS Constitution, the world’soldest commissioned warshipafloat, actively defended sealanes against global threats from1797 to 1855. Now a featureddestination on Boston’s FreedomTrail, Constitution and her crewoffer community outreach andeducation about the ship’shistory and the importance ofnaval seapower.

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WASHINGTON

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus an-nounced July 25 that Naval Facilities En-gineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacificawarded a contract to Pacific Energy Solu-tions LLC, for the procurement of electricityproduced from renewable energy generationsystems.

Pacific Energy Solutions, based out ofBoca Raton, Florida, will design, construct,own, operate and maintain various solarphotovoltaic (PV) power generation sys-tems that will provide renewable electricityto Navy and Marine Corps bases on Oahu,Hawaii. The total amount of power gener-ated is anticipated to be about 17 megawattsof alternating current that will be shared be-tween the Navy and Marine Corps.

“This is a large project with 10 roof topphotovoltaic systems and four ground-basedor elevated systems, built on three differ-ent bases,” said Secretary of the Navy RayMabus. “In the first year alone we expectthat these systems will save the taxpayers$1.6 million. That’s the equivalent of theelectricity that can be generated from 54,000barrels of oil here in Hawaii. It’s the amountof electricity needed to power more than5,000 average homes here. And that’s just inthe first year. This program will be gener-ating those savings for decades. The workwe are doing here will serve as a model forother projects around the world.”

The sites under this task order include:three roof tops and one ground mount loca-tion on Waipio Peninsula at Joint Base PearlHarbor Hickam (JBPHH); six roof tops andtwo elevated PV structures at Marine Corps

Base Hawaii; and one roof top and one el-evated PV structure at Camp Smith, Aiea.

“This project signals the Navy’s largestphotovoltaic array in the Pacific, and a sig-nificant step toward achieving our renewableenergy goals,” said NAVFAC Pacific Com-mander Rear Adm. Bret Muilenburg. “Re-newable energy initiatives are paramountto enabling the Navy and Marine Corps

to improve energy security and efficiencyashore, and operational reach afloat. In ad-dition, we are very proud to be partneringwith Pacific Energy Solutions as we workto execute this substantial investment.”Onceconstructed, the PV systems will deliver re-newable energy for a term of 25 years. Theconstruction of the PV systems is expectedto take 12 months.

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Secretary of theNavy (SECNAV)Ray Mabus, cen-ter, helps place aceremonial solarpanel during aground breakingand blessing cer-emony at the USSNevada Memorialat Hospital Point.

The ceremonysignifies the startof the Navy’s larg-est solar powergeneration systemproject in Hawaii.

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RESERVE SAILORS BRINGSUPPORT DURING RIMPAC

By MC1 Steven KhorCommander, Submarine Force,U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs

PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII

Reserve Sailors fromaround the nation are at JointBase Pearl Harbor-Hickam tosupport Commander, Anti-Submarine Warfare Force,U.S. 3rd Fleet (CTF-34),participating in the world’slargest international maritimeexercise, the Rim of the Pa-cific (RIMPAC), with activi-ties situated in and around theHawaiian islands.

RIMPAC brings together22 nations, more than 50ships and submarines, 200aircraft, and 25,000 person-nel from June 26 to Aug. 1.

Capt. Rod Urbano, chief ofstaff for CTF-34, notes thatreservists are a critical com-ponent to the success of exer-cises like RIMPAC.

“I view the Reserve Com-ponent as a powerful forcemultiplier for CTF-34 staff,”said Urbano. “They are fullyintegrated into our TheaterAnti-Submarine WarfareWatch Team, and withouttheir support it would be im-possible for us to execute allof our assigned missions. ForRIMPAC specifically, ourReserve personnel have beeninvolved in every phase, fromplanning to execution, andare a critical component tothe successes we’ve been ableto achieve.”

Capt. Timothy Wolters,commanding officer of Un-dersea Warfare OperationsDetachment I and SubmarineForce Reserve Component/RIMPAC coordinator, saidreservists come from a mul-titude of backgrounds.

“There are a wide varietyof military and civilian ex-periences that the reservistsbring to the table,” said Wolt-ers. “More than half of the re-servists supporting RIMPAChave performed an IndividualAugmentee deployment, andcivilian occupations rangefrom stay-at-home parents,to university professors, tobiomedical engineers, to in-dependent business owners.”

Reservist Electronics Tech-nician 2nd Class Sarah Bo-stick and other enlisted re-

servists support CTF-34 bycompiling and tracking unitsto provide the battle watchcaptains a picture of the battlespace during RIMPAC andother exercises.

“I spent three years trainingand learning with my reserveunit,” said Bostick, who drillsat Navy Operational SupportCenter Fort Worth, Texas.

Enjoying the opportunityto put her training to practicaluse, Bostick added, “It’s niceto be able put two and two to-gether to understand the dy-namics and relationships wehave with the different com-ponent commands.” Despitemany reservists leaving theirfulltime jobs in the civilianworld for sometimes undeter-mined amounts of time, andoften faced with logisticalchallenges, they continue tosupport various assignmentslike RIMPAC and continue bean integral part of the Navy.

Wolters said reservists con-tinue to help in the overallmission by providing criticalskills at a moment’s notice.

“Since many reservists al-ready have extensive active-duty experience, they alreadyhave the knowledge of howundersea warfare works andhelp save time and money forthe Navy who would other-wise have to train new activeduty personnel,” he said.

“RIMPAC is a rewardingexperience for both the re-servists and the Navy,” saidWolters. “It provides excel-lent training for the reservistsand provides the Navy withquality, experienced individ-uals who fit the needs of themany positions required. TheReserve Force helps man theneeded positions to completeany number of critical jobs tosupport a task force.”

Reservist and RIMPACparticipant, Lt. Cmdr. JoshuaHepola, commanding officerof Naval Reserve Expedi-tionary Unit, Detachment Iin Louisville, Ky., has spentmore than seven years onactive duty including duty inIraq, and currently works forBell Helicopter.

“It’s a good framework fororganizing anything,” saidHepola, referring to a mili-tary background as a strongfoundation for civilian com-panies to hire prior military.

Hepola added that it is ben-eficial for reservists to partici-pate in exercises like RIMPACbecause it gives exposure towhat is going on in today’sNavy, allowing reservists theability to keep their skills atoptimal levels needed to be ofsupport at a moment’s notice.

In addition to helping re-servists maintain proficiency

with the active-duty Navy,being sent to many differentplaces has other advantages.

Reservist and RIMPAC par-ticipant Electronics Techni-cian 1st Class Long Han fromHouston, said he enjoys theopportunity to bring family tothe places he himself enjoyswhen not working. Han saidhe enjoys Hawaii very much,and would like to bring hisfamily to Hawaii to enjoy thefun in the sun.

“Hawaii is always awe-some,” said Han. “When

I’m not busy doing RIMPACstuff, I can spend time at thebeach, so that’s kind of cool.”

Han’s involvement withRIMPAC as a database man-ager helps build the “digitalpicture,” from which otherscan make decisions based onthis picture.

For RIMPAC, Navy Re-serve Sailors have filled orare filling billets in supportof Commander, SubmarineForce, U.S. Pacific Fleet(COMSUBPAC), as well asCTF-34. The functions range

from planning to watch-standing to naval liaisons atsea with our internationalcounterparts. Reservists arean excellent, cost-effectiveway to augment the active-du-ty component for large exer-cises like RIMPAC, bringingextended expertise to the tableand saving taxpayers money.

“With approximately 130members serving duringRIMPAC for at least 16 dayseach, reservists have been anintegral part of this exercise,”added Wolters.

Photos by MC1 Christopher D. BlachlyA U.S. Navy patrol boat assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CORIVRON) 11, a U.S. Navy Reserveunit, escorts the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182),not pictured, through Pearl Harbor during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014.

Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CORIVRON) 11,a Navy Reserve unit, conduct a pre-mission briefing before escort-ing the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Hyuga-class helicopterdestroyer JS Ise (DDH-182) through Pearl Harbor during Rim of thePacific (RIMPAC) 2014.

I viewthe ReserveComponent as apowerful forcemultiplier forCTF-34 staff.”

-CTF-34 chief of staffCaptain Rod Urbano

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ROTA, SPAIN

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missiledestroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75)returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain,July 25, after completing her first patrolin the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

Donald Cook arrived on station inFebruary, and departed Rota a monthlater to conduct naval operations withpartners and allies in both the Mediter-ranean Sea and Black Sea in order to ad-vance security and stability in Europe.

“Our presence within the Mediter-ranean Sea emphatically demonstratesthe U.S.’s resolve to further strengthenour trans-Atlantic bond with NATO andour European friends and partners,”said Cmdr. Scott Jones, Donald Cook’scommanding officer. “It demonstratesa clear commitment to furthering theinteroperability between our sea faringforces and helping to ensure peace andstability in the region. We are fully com-mitted to being present where it mat-ters, so that we can be relevant when itmatters.”

While on patrol, Donald Cook per-formed numerous missions, includingNATO missile defense and maritimesecurity operations. The patrol also in-cluded engagements during port visitsin Constanta, Romania, where the crewhosted Romanian President TraianBsescu.

“Coming on the heels of their 10th an-niversary in NATO, our presence in theBlack Sea standing shoulder to shoul-der with the Romanian Navy serves toassure the world that the United Statesis committed to standing by our alliesand friends during times of heightenedtensions,” said Jones.

After departing Constanta, Donald

Cook conducted a multilateral train-ing exercise with the Romanian shipsROS Regina Maria (F 222) and ROSMarasesti (F 111), along with the OliverHazard Perry-class frigate USS Taylor(FFG 50).

“The exercise was well executed, andgave us a chance to learn the methodsof how they operate, and strengthenour relationship with Romania,” saidOperations Specialist 1st Class BobbyBenavidez.

Before her return to Rota, DonaldCook also conducted a port visit toDurres, Albania, where the crew con-ducted a maritime interdiction opera-tions exchange with their counterparts

from the Albanian navy, Border Police,and Customs Service aimed at improv-ing regional cooperation and efforts be-tween the two nations.

“I think we all knew we were part ofsomething special; that we were part ofa really meaningful patrol,” said Cryp-tographic Technician (Technical) 2ndClass Brandy Doggett. “But for me,this patrol was made great because ofthe teamwork. Whether it was workingon qualifications, defending the ship,or looking out for a shipmate while onliberty, we all learned to work togeth-er. We all truly relied on one another.I attribute the huge success of our firstpatrol to teamwork.”

Donald Cookreturns toRota after firstFDNF Patrol

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The ArleighBurke-classguided-missiledestroyer USSDonald Cook(DDG 75) tran-sits the BlackSea.

Donald Cook,the first of fourArleigh Burke-class destroyersto be forward-deployed toRota, Spain,is serving on ascheduled patrolin the U.S. 6thFleet area ofresponsibility aspart of the presi-dent’s Europeanphased adaptiveapproach toballistic missiledefense inEurope.

By Joseph BattistaNAVSSES Public Affairs

PHILADELPHIA

A team of engineers fromNaval Ship Systems Engi-neering Station (NAVSS-ES), Naval Surface WarfareCenter, Carderock recentlycompleted a 3-D computeranimation model of the inte-rior of Virginia-class subma-rine USS Texas (SSN 775)

to help emergency responsepersonnel navigate the shipduring a flood or fire.

Training exercises revealedthe difficulty emergency per-sonnel face combatting firesaboard submarines becauseof not knowing how to accessparticular spaces. The vir-tual walkthrough helps crewsplan how to get to spaces ef-ficiently during training andreal emergency situations.

The engineering team spentthree weeks at Pearl HarborNaval Shipyard scanning thesubmarine followed by a fewmonths in post-production tocreate the virtual environment.

“The videos give the emer-gency personnel a true aware-ness as to where they are onthe ship and the equipmentaround them,” said CaitlinSwec, sail systems engineer-ing branch. “We were able to

create an immersive environ-ment that should help trainthe emergency personnel toget to the proper space in themost efficient manner.”

The final computer-gen-erated model is an animatedwalk-through of multiplepre-planned paths from thesubmarine’s main hatch toareas on all three platformsforward of the watertightdoor. The team created sixvirtual routes, one of which isthe path to get to the engineroom where the threat of fireis much higher.

The goal is for emergencyresponders to receive guid-ance from their counterpartsusing the computer model toget to the shipboard incidentquickly, suppress the prob-lem, and minimize damage tothe submarine.

The Ship Systems Engi-neering Station, Philadel-phia, is a major component ofNaval Surface Warfare Center,Carderock Division. It is theNavy’s principal test and eval-uation station and in-serviceengineering agent for all hull,mechanical and electrical ship

systems and equipment andhas the capability to test andengineer the full range of ship-board systems and equipmentfrom full-scale propulsionsystems to digital controls andelectric power systems.

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“I take credit for none of it,” he added. “ButI’m oh so proud to say I was a witness to thehistory as it was being written.”

Cyber will continue to be a focus, saidCarter. “Our nation is pivoting toward po-tential adversaries and perilous challenges.Technologies are advancing at a frightening,dramatic pace. Our training, our facilities andour curriculum must evolve rapidly.”

Carter also stressed the importance of charac-ter development in the training of future leaders.

“Character matters. It is the most importantelement of ethical leadership. It is neededtoday more than ever before,” said Carter.“Building a strong foundation of characterwill shape the midshipmen’s individual deci-sion making. It will prepare them to becomethe next great generation of Americans whowill persevere where and when Americaneeds them the most.”

“The purpose of today’s drillwas to prepare Mercy’s medi-cal providers, nurses and hos-pital corpsmen to be ready fora real-life mass casualty,” saidLt. Gary Galicinao, casualty re-ceiving division officer aboardMercy. “In case we are calledupon anywhere in the world,we will be ready to provide thenecessary medical help.”

The multinational eventincluded patients flown infrom the Royal AustralianNavy ship HMAS Success(OR 304) via a Japanese he-licopter from the Japan Self-Defense Force Destroyer Ise(DDH-182).

Cmdr. Gilbert Seda, medi-cal director of casualty re-

ceiving aboard Mercy saidthe crew is preparing itself torespond at moment’s noticein the event of a real-life mili-tary incident or humanitariandisaster. “The drills ensurethe medical staff, ship securi-ty, administrative department,and flight crew are familiarwith various procedures sothat we can provide the bestcare possible,” Seda said.

One of the main goals of themass casualty drill was to helpteam leaders evaluate howMercy’s crew would managepatients arriving en masse.

“This drill has given Mercya great opportunity to see whatit’s like to manage multiple

casualties while at the sametime managing all other as-pects of the medical treatmentfacility, like the ward and in-tensive care unit,” Seda said.“It is also a chance to how towork on how to properly dis-tribute our staff in such a masscasualty situation.”

The drill featured the mostpatients of an RIMPAC masscasualty drill to date.

“We actually allowed allthe patients to go through theentire ship so we could seehow effective we are as farfrom both a logistical and anoperational standpoint,” saidHospital Corpsman 3rd ClassCharles Hogue.

As one of RIMPAC’s goalsis to foster cooperative rela-tionships between nations,the drill continues to keepMercy’s crew ready whencalled upon for medical assis-tance from an allied partnernation or another country, ac-cording to Seda.

This year’s RIMPAC marksthe first time in the exerciseshistory that hospital shipshave participated. Twenty-twonations, 49 ships and subma-rines, more than 200 aircraftand 25,000 personnel are par-ticipating in RIMPAC exer-cise from June 26 to Aug. 1,in and around the Californiacoast and Hawaiian Islands.

Ponds, America’s Commanding Officer Capt. Robert A.Hall Jr. and Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground TaskForce (SPMAGTF) South Commanding Officer, Lt.Col. George Hasseltine.

During the roundtable discussion, the group empha-sized the importance of humanitarian assistance and di-saster relief (HADR) preparedness, and the capabilitiesall countries bring to the effort.

“Building relationships establishes trust and deliversefficiencies during a time of crises,” said Ponds. “Whena crisis occurs, the region and countries affected mustbe ready to take a whole of government approach, in-cluding community leaders, to address the challengesand meet the needs of those impacted. Conversation anddialogue like the one today help to focus our efforts;leverage unique capabilities and identify our strengthsto and build a joint, interagency and coalition team thatis seamless and interoperable. “

Margaret Diop, charge d’Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Trin-idad and Tobago, expressed her gratitude for America’shospitality and for the opportunity to engage in suchproductive conversation.

“When I think of events like this, with the newest shipin the U.S. fleet, it shows our Trinidanian counterpartsthat we are partners of an enduring type,” said Diop.“For America to take the opportunity to meet with ourpartners provides proof of that [strong and growing] re-lationship.”

The group toured the ship’s medical facilities, hangarbay, vehicle stowage area and flight deck. SPMAGTFSouth displayed ground support vehicles and equip-ment, as well as a water purification system, which canbe used to provide drinking water during HADR mis-sions. Also on display was an MV-22 Osprey, assignedto the “Argonauts” of Marine Operational and Test Eval-uation Squadron (VMX) 22.

“[Being able to visit the ship today] was a magnificentoccasion,” said Diop. “I was particularly impressed withthe level of knowledge of everyone we spoke with.”

The visit concluded with a gift exchange between U.S.military leadership and guests from Trinidad and Tobago.

“I believe that our regional partners, neighbors andfriends of Trinidad and Tobago greatly enjoyed theirtime on board and appreciated the importance of ourengagement as a significant step in addressing ‘key’ re-gional issues of mutual interest in a meaningful way;especially humanitarian assistance and disaster relief,”said Ponds. “These engagements are invaluable and nomatter how short their duration, we should never miss anopportunity to strengthen relationships and reassure ourfriends, allies and partners in the Western Hemispherethat we are here for them during their time of need.”

America is transiting through the U.S. Southern Com-mand and U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations en route toits assigned homeport, San Diego. U.S. Naval ForcesSouthern Command and U.S. 4th Fleet employ mari-time forces in cooperative maritime security operationsin order to maintain access, enhance interoperability andbuild enduring relationships that foster regional securityin the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.

America is the first ship of its class, replacing theTawara-class of amphibious assault ships. As the nextgeneration “big-deck” amphibious ship, America is op-timized for aviation, capable of supporting current andfuture aircraft such as the tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey andF-35B Joint Strike Fighter. The ship is scheduled to beceremoniously commissioned Oct. 11 in San Francisco.

Makin Island ARG, 11th MarineExpeditionary Unit deployAmphibious Squadron 5Public Affairs

SAN DIEGO

Nearly 4,000 Sailors and Ma-rines from the Makin Island Am-phibious Ready Group (ARG) and11th Marine Expeditionary Unit(MEU) departed San Diego on July25 for a deployment in support ofthe Navy’s maritime strategy.

The Makin Island ARG is com-prised of the amphibious assaultship USS Makin Island (LHD 8),the command ship for AmphibiousSquadron (PHIBRON) 5 and the11th MEU, as well as amphibiousdock landing ship USS Comstock(LSD 45), and the amphibioustransport dock ship USS San Diego(LPD 22) who is embarking uponits maiden deployment.

“These last couple of months theMakin Island ARG has taken onmany challenges during this train-ing cycle and have successfullypassed every evolution with flyingcolors,” said Capt. Vic Cooper,commander of PHIBRON 5. “Thehard work, dedication, and unit

cohesion shown by the Sailors andMarines have impressed me and Iam confident that we will have asuccessful deployment and are wellprepared for all missions.”

While deployed, the ARG/MEUteam serves as a sea-based, expe-ditionary crisis response force ca-pable of conducting amphibiousmissions across the full range ofmilitary operations.

“We have a fantastic Navy andMarine Corps team, and we havejust completed, very successfully,a challenging and comprehensivepre-deployment training period thathas prepared us for the uncertaintyof our upcoming deployment,” saidCol. Matthew Trollinger, com-manding officer of the 11th MEU.“We are ready to get underway andsuccessfully execute any missionassigned.”

The mission of the Makin IslandARG is to help provide deterrence,promote peace and security, preservefreedom of the seas and provide hu-manitarian/disaster response as wellas supporting the Navy’s MaritimeStrategy when forward deployed.

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USS INDEPENDENCE, AT SEA

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV)Ray Mabus visited Sailors aboardUSS Independence (LCS 2) July 24as the ship participated in the 2014Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exer-cise off the coast of Hawaii.

During RIMPAC, the largest in-ternational maritime exercise in theworld, Independence, the secondlittoral combat ship to be commis-sioned, has been conducting exercis-es including gunfire exercises, tacti-

cal maneuvering, search and seizureboarding, and multi-ship air defense,anti-submarine and surface warfareexercises.

“They can accomplish an amaz-ing variety of missions,” said Mabus.“They’ve done everything from actingas a staging base for special forces toparticipating in humanitarian assis-tance/disaster relief exercises.”

Prior to RIMPAC, Independencewas conducting testing and evalua-tion of the ship’s Mine Countermea-sures (MCM) mission module of thecoast of San Diego.

For their participation in RIMPAC,the ship shifted to its Surface Warfare(SUW) mission module, a changethat exhibited one of the primarystrengths of LCS.

“LCS gives you two things wedon’t have in the fleet,” said Mabus,“modularity and very high speed.Independence is a great example ofthat.”

“They were told they were comingto RIMPAC and they put on the sur-face warfare module and came outhere. They did not need to be refueledat sea and got here (to Hawaii from

San Diego) with 30-percent of theirfuel still in the tank.”

The SUW mission module in-cludes two 30mm gun turrets andtwo 11-meter rigid-hulled inflatableboats.

During his time aboard LCS,Mabus had lunch with junior Sailors,observed a boarding exercise and metwith Sailors in workspaces through-out the ship, coming away impressedwith their skill and ability.

“I think that now, and in the future,LCS will fit the needs of the Navy,”he said.

An MH-60S Sea Hawkhelicopter assigned to theBlack Knights of Helicop-ter Sea Combat Squad-ron 4 operates near theMilitary Sealift Commandhospital ship USNS Mercyand the People’s Republicof China medical shipPeace Ark during a closeformation of 42 ships andsubmarines from 15 inter-national partner nationsduring RIMPAC 2014.

MC2 Armando Gonzales

SECNAV Mabus visits USS IndependenceLCS gives youtwo thingswe don’t havein the fleet:modularityand very highspeed.”

-Secretary of the Navy(SECNAV) Ray Mabus

■ a visitfrom theSECNAVSecretaryof the Navy(SECNAV)Ray Mabus,right, receivesa tour of thelittoral combatship USSIndependence(LCS 2) fromCmdr. JosephGagliano, left,commandingofficer ofIndependence.


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Life-sized board games might besomething seen in a movie, but onAug. 2, the Virginia Sports Hall ofFame & Museum will replicate classicboard games and make them life-sized.Games like checkers, Candy Land andJenga will be at least 10 times theirnormal size. A live family game showwill be held where there will be plentyof opportunity for prizes.

Accompanying the games will be ashowing of the Disney film “Wreck-itRalph,” an animated film about videogame characters that come to life afterthe arcade closes at night. The film issponsored by Grove Baptist Church inPortsmouth.

Admission to the event is $10, $7 foractive military and their dependents,and $6 for members.

The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame &Museum is located at 206 High Street inPortsmouth. Summer operating hoursare Monday through Saturday from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5p.m. Parking is located behind the Vir-ginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museumin the Middle Street Parking Garage.Free parking is available on weekendsand after 6 p.m. on weekdays.

For more information about FamilyGame Night at the Museum, visit theHall of Fame’s website at www.vshfm.com or call (757) 393-8031.

■ when and whereGame is Aug. 2 at Harbor Park in Norfolk. Gates open at 6 p.m.,game begins at 7:05 p.m.Enjoy a pregame ceremony and fireworks after. Tickets cost $7.50for active duty and retired Navy personnel and their dependents.Call John Muszkewycz at 622-2222, ext. 107 for special grouprates and more information if your command or unit wishes to sittogether in one location.

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Virginia Beach hostsMilitary Challenge 5K

Photos by MC3 Justin R. DiNiro

Participantsrunning the5th AnnualMilitary Chal-lenge 5Kcrawl throughthe mud pitduring theconfidencecourse atVirginia BeachSportsplex.

The coursefeatures a 5Krun with ob-stacles coursedesigned tochallengeathleteswith civilianscompetingalongside themilitary andtake on ob-stacles usedin militarytraining.

By MC3 Justin R. DiNiroNavy Public Affairs Support Element East

VIRGINIA BEACH

Military personnel, civilians, friends and familiescompeted in the 5th Annual Military Challenge at theVirginia Beach Sportsplex, July 26.

The 5th Annual Military Challenge held at theSportsplex contained a wide array of obstacles andchallenges used in military training such as a ropeladder climb, mud pits, hurdles and a bouncy houseobstacle all during a 5K run.

“This is a great event, it’s a big supporter of themilitary and I’ve competed every year that the Sport-splex has been hosting it,” said William Varnier, em-ployee of WTKR-TV news channel 3. “A lot of staffcame from the news channel to enjoy the 5K obstaclecourse while supporting our local troops.”

Though the event was a challenge for the fast-est time, the main objective for all the participantswho were meeting new people and building cama-raderie throughout the endurance-testing run wasto have fun.

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It’s a greatevent we have here,although, each yearis different in itsown respect. Wehave local staff andsponsors comingout to support themilitary and the otherparticipants as well.”

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“This was my first time and I couldn’t haveenjoyed it more,” said Brad Brown, a civil-ian contestant. “I highly recommend comingout and participating, it was well worth themoney and some of my friends and I met a lotof great people during our time here.”

There was music playing and spectatorscheering on the race contestants throughoutthe length of the event, fueling a passion tofinish the race by any means.

“It’s a great event we have here, although,each year is different in its own respect. Wehave local staff and sponsors coming out tosupport the military and the other participantsas well,” said United States Marine Corps Gun-nery Sgt. (Ret.) Michael Kottmer, event staff.“I ran the race the first few years and I had somuch fun I’ve been back helping ever since.

It was not a clean race by any means butthe runners’ expressions said they couldn’thave been any happier once they ran throughthe foam to clean up.

“Its my job during and after the race tohose down the runners with a fire hose,” saidKottmer. “It is a look of relief once they reachthat shower, knowing they are that close tothe finish line. I keep telling them to push onthrough and you see so many of them encour-

aging one another. Its truly a great thing.”The race was followed up by a special event

for the children having a race of their own. Itwas hard to tell who enjoyed the event more,the children or the adults.

“The Annual Military Challenge 5K con-fidence course is a great event for people tocome out and test their endurance and per-severance,” said Varnier. “ It builds great ca-maraderie and you have people from all overtesting their might, inspiring people they’venever met in their lives.”

A portion of the proceeds from the eventwent to the local USO Hampton Roads chap-ter to support the military in and aroundHampton Roads.

Mettle Events served as race director andofficial timers for this event.

The 2014 Military Challenge was present-ed by The Flagship and sponsored by: NavyMutual, United Concordia, Walgreens, NavyFederal and USAA. The Kids Mini Challengewas sponsored by Grand Kids/Grand Furni-ture. The Family Activity Area was sponsoredby Ochave Family Dentistry. Media sponsorsincluded WTKR, 97.3 The Eagle and Hot100.5 and Military Newspapers of Virginia.

For more on this event, visit www.themili-tarychallenge.com or visit the Facebook pageat www.Facebook.com/militarychallenge.

Calendar

Norfolk Latino Music Festival■ When: Aug. 16, 5 to 10 p.m.■ Where: Town Point Park, Norfolk■ Cost: Admission is free■ For more information, visit: www.festevents.org or call (757) 441-2345

This popular annual community celebra-tion will feature many new authenticLatino/Hispanic attractions includingtraditional games and contests, authenticfood and beverage menus plus five hoursof traditional and contemporary Latinmusic and dancing. The Hampton RoadsHispanic Chamber of Commerce Business Expo will also run from 5 to 10 p.m. Meetlocal Hispanic owned businesses and learn about what’s new in the community. A por-tion of the proceeds to benefit scholarships for local Hispanic students.

For a complete list of events in Hampton Roads or tosubmit your own, visit www.flagshipnews.com/calendar

Fort Huger walking tour■ When: Aug. 2, 10 a.m.■ Where: Fort Huger, 15080 Talcott Ter-race, Smithfield (from Route 10 follow theCivil War Trails signage)■ Cost: Free■ For more information, contact: Isle ofWight County’s Historic Resources De-partment at (757) 357-0115 or visit www.historicisleofwight.com

Visitors to Fort Huger are invited for afree walking tour of the site to learn thesignificance of this gateway to the Confed-erate capital. Led by local historian AlbertBurckard, this tour will last approximatelyone hour. Reservations are not required;wear comfortable walking shoes.

Sphere and Laser Show■ When: Aug. 9; 9:30, 10 and 10:30 p.m.■ Where: On the beach at 20th Street,Virginia Beach oceanfront■ Cost: Free■ For more information, visit: www.BeachStreetUSA.com

The “Salute to America Sphere and LaserShow” offers a patriotic salute to thepeople, places and things that make ourcountry great. This spectacular 3-D lightshow will immerse the Boardwalk of Vir-ginia Beach in a dramatic display.The presentation tells a richly passionatetale about the best moments of Americanhistory using pictures and classic and

pop songs accompanied by meticulouslychoreographed video projection, lasers,patriotic soundtrack, and special effects.This is a unique multi-media show, createdwith the use of innovative projection tech-nologies. The sphere screen is an inflat-able five-story projection surface. Specialeffects are created with two flame towersand three lasers. The show uses 180-de-gree video projection bursting with color,sound, and emotion.

Salute to America■ When: Aug. 6 12:15 p.m.■ Where: Museum of the Albemarle, 501S. Water Street, Elizabeth City, N.C.■ Cost: Free■ For more information, contact: (252)335-1453 or visit www.museumofthealbe-marle.com

The Museum of the Albemarle will hostHistory for Lunch spotlighting the “Avia-tion Technical Training Center and theRescue Swimmer Program.” Bring yourlunch and enjoy a lecture. You may comeearlier to eat your lunch before the lecturebegins. Did you know that the UnitedStates Coast Guard provides training forthe three Coast Guard Aviation ratingshere in Elizabeth City? Captain CharlesA. Hatfield, P.E. will discuss the role thatthe Aviation Technical Training Centerprovides in training enlisted aviationforces in order to meet the mission of theUnited States Coast Guard.

HAMPTON

Speed into aquatic action as the 89th annualHampton Cup Regatta, the oldest continuous-ly running hydroplane boat race in the country,returns to Mill Creek in Hampton, Aug. 2- 3.

Join over 30,000 spectators for a weekend ofon-the-water thrills, chills and racing excite-ment. Enjoy a children’s area, food vendors,Bay Education and environmental exhibits.

This year, the Hampton Cup Regatta playshost to the Eastern Nationals and welcomessome of the fastest watercraft in the world.At 19 feet long, these nautical rockets oftenreach speeds of 150 miles per hour, settingboth national and world records. Best of all,the Hampton Cup Regatta is one of the lastremaining boat races in the country free of

charge. On Saturday and Sunday, racing startsat noon and ends at 5 p.m.

The fun kicks off Friday night with theBash at the Bridge. The event, free and opento the public, will feature live musical enter-tainment as well as food and beverages forpurchase. Other weekend festivities includefood and beverage vendors, souvenir pro-grams, children’s area, and racing-enthusiastclothing and collectibles.

Lawn chairs are highly encouraged asbleacher seating is extremely limited. Attend-ees are also encouraged to bring pop-up tentsor umbrellas for shade; however coolers, pets,bikes, and skateboards are not permitted.

For more information, call (757) 727-8311

HAMPTON

Join over 800 plastic modelers from acrossthe globe at the 2014 International Plas-tic Modelers Society National Convention,taking place at the Hampton Roads Conven-tion Center in Hampton, Aug. 6 - 9.

This event will mark the 50th anniversaryof the International Plastic Modelers Societyin the United States. Over 2,500 models willbe on display. Models entered in the contestand on display will include civilian and mili-tary aircraft, tanks and other military vehicles,civilian and military ships, space craft, auto-mobiles, motorcycles, trucks, figures, and di-oramas in a wide variety of scales.

Nearly 100 vendors are expected to attend,with almost 400 tables stocked with new,old, and even rare model kits, as well as ac-cessories, aftermarket parts, decals, model-ing tools, and supplies including; airbrushesand compressors, paints, reference books,t-shirts, and more. Other highlights includemodel displays and photographs highlightingthe last 50 years of the International PlasticModelers Society/USA, restored military ve-hicles, and more.

Plastic modelers are hobbyists that enjoythe art, science and historical aspects of build-ing model kits. In the contest area, attendeeswill see everything from scratch-built models(built without the use of a manufactured kit) tomodels assembled from commercially avail-able kits built and painted using techniques

that increase the realism of the subject.Convention hours are from 2 to 9 p.m. on

Aug. 6, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Aug. 7, 9 a.m. to 7p.m. on Aug. 8, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 9.

Admission is $5 daily, and $10 for families.Admission fees will enable the public accessto the model contest and vendor areas, as wellas the displays and the concession area

For more information, call (757) 727-8311or visit www.ipmsusa2014.com.

Courtesy photoThe Hampton Cup Regatta, scheduled for this weekend at Mill Creek in Hampton, features watercraftthat can reach speeds of up to 150 miles per hour.

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■ anniversary eventThe 2014 International Plastic ModelersSociety National Convention, Aug. 6 - 9 atthe Hampton Roads Convention Center,will mark the 50th anniversary of theInternational Plastic Modelers Societyin the United States and will feature over2,500 models on display.

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Physical activity may not be the first thingparents or teachers think about when theywant to boost a child’s academic perfor-mance, but evidence supports the notion thata bit of exercise for the body is beneficial tothe brain as well.

In fact, kindergarteners who participatedin Build Our Kids’ Success (BOKS), a freebefore-school program involving physicalactivity and nutrition education, had signifi-cantly improved memory skills as rated byteachers, compared to their peers who did notparticipate. A study of the children’s perfor-mance also concluded that those who partici-pated in the program exhibited good behav-ior in the classroom.

“A sedentary life and poor eating habits

can lower kids’ performance in the class-room and start a cycle of health problemslater in life,” says Kathleen Tullie, Founderand Executive Director of BOKS and the Di-rector of Social Responsibility for Reebok.“Simply stated, a healthy body and a healthybrain go hand in hand.”

So how can you incorporate more healthyhabits into your family’s routine?

Active weekends – Instead of a lazy Sat-urday or Sunday, get outside and get moving.Take a soccer ball to the park for a pick-upgame or hike a local trail. Make exercise onthe weekends a regular habit for your family,and those habits will extend to the rest of theweek as well.

Fuel throughout the day – A heartybreakfast sets kids up for a great day. Followthat up with a healthful, satisfying lunch and

snacks such as nuts and fruit, to help kidsavoid the pitfalls of the junk food machines.

Cook together – Take-out is great whenyou’re crunched for time, but be sure to cookat home at least a few times a week. Not onlyare homemade meals one of the only waysyou can be exactly sure of what you’re feed-ing your family, but the act of cooking to-gether is a great opportunity to impart somelessons about nutrition and eating right.

Bed time – Adequate sleep is crucial fora healthy, functional mind and body. Settinga regular bedtime and sticking to it is best toensure kids get a full night’s rest.

Volunteer to get your school involved –Children should have one hour or more ofphysical activity daily, according to the Cen-ters for Disease Control and Prevention. Un-

fortunately, physical education class may notbe sufficient. Investigate what other oppor-tunities your child’s school has for physicalactivity, such as before school programs likeBOKS or after school sports. If your schooldoesn’t have such a program in place, lookinto starting BOKS at your school.

BOKS, for example, can be run by anyone– parents, teachers, the school nurse or acommunity activist. To learn more, visitwww.BOKSKids.org.

Healthy habits will not only reduce yourchild’s risk for such problems as obesity, dia-betes and heart disease, they can help primechildren for more success inside the class-room and beyond. So give your children a legup and encourage them to get moving.

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With childhood obesity on the rise, makingsure kids eat right and get plenty of exerciseis vital.

Parents and caregivers can play a big rolein children’s nutrition and health, teachingkids about healthy foods, being a good rolemodel and making sure physical activity isincorporated into each day.

August, which is Kids Eat Right Month,is a great time for families to focus on theimportance of healthful eating and

active lifestyles. The Academy of Nutritionand Dietetics is encouraging families to takethe following steps:

Shop smart – To encourage a healthy life-style, get your children involved in selectingthe food that will appear at the breakfast,lunch or dinner table.

Cook healthy – Involve your child in thecutting, mixing and preparation of meals.They will learn about food and may even beenticed to try new foods they helped prepare.

Eat right – Sit down together as a familyto enjoy a wonderful meal and the opportu-nity to share the day’s experiences with oneanother. Research indicates that those fami-lies who eat together have a stronger bond,and children have higher self-confidence andperform better in school.

Healthy habits – You can help kids formgreat, healthy habits by setting a good exam-ple. Fill half your plate with fruits and veg-

etables, choose lower-sodium options, andmake at least half thegrains your family eatswhole grains. For bev-erages, choose waterover sugary drinks,and opt for fat-free orlow-fat milk.

Get moving –Aside from being agreat way to spendtime together, regu-lar physical activ-

ity is vital to strengthen muscle and bones,promote a healthy body weight, supportlearning, develop social skills and build self-esteem. Kids are encouraged to be active for60 minutes per day.

Getting kids to eat right can sometimes be achallenge, particularly if they are picky eaters.But experts say that a conversation can help.

“Talk to your children. Learn the foodsthey like. Teach them about the foods theyneed for their growing bodies. Find ways to-gether to make sure they have the knowledgeand ability to eat healthy and tasty foods atevery meal,” says Angela Lemond, registereddietitian nutritionist and Academy of Nutri-tion and Dietetics spokesperson.

It may help to consult a registered dieti-tian nutritionist in your area to ensure yourfamily is getting the nutrients it needs with ameal plan tailored to your lifestyle and busyschedule.

For more healthful eating tips, recipes,videos and to learn more about Kids EatRight Month, visit www.KidsEatRight.org.

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Everybody wants to be in shapefor bathing suit season, but all thosefun seasonal activities – from barbe-cues to vacations to baseball games– can derail a diet.

Here are some tips to help you getfit, so you can look and feel your bestall summer:

VacationsIt’s tempting to leave healthy habits

behind when heading out of town.But an off week can permanentlywreck your diet.

When possible, opt for active va-cations, such as camping trips ortouring a city by foot. If you’re plan-ning a more sedentary getaway, staysomewhere with a fitness facility.

Vacations can be rare, so don’tsacrifice all the treats of the trip. Pri-oritize meal-time indulgences so youcan enjoy yourself mindfully. Fortravel days, pack healthful snackssuch as fresh fruit, nuts and yogurtas alternatives to high-calorie airportor roadside food.

Daily DietIt’s important to assess whether

you’re eating the foods you need toget “fit,” versus foods that merely en-courage weight loss, say experts.

“Unfortunately, many fad diets canleave you feeling fatigued, sluggishor undernourished,” said Andrew

Eckhardt, Owner and Founder ofThinSlim Foods and a veteran dietfood consumer.

To eat right, don’t starve yourself.Stock up on fruits and vegetables,low-fat dairy and lean meats. Andjust because you’re slimming down ormaintaining your already svelte figure,doesn’t mean you need to sacrificeyour favorite foods or go carb-free.

“Alternative foods can allow youto enjoy favorite options without ex-pending your calorie budget in onemeal,” says Eckhardt.

Try replacing standard cake orwheat flours with healthy alterna-tives, like oat fiber and almond fiber.In one shot, you’ll cut calories and in-crease your protein and fiber intake.If regular baking is unrealistic, lookfor brands that replace low-quality in-expensive flours and sugar substituteswith good-for-you alternatives.

ExerciseSummer is a great opportunity

to start a fitness regimen that youcan stick with all year. You should

strive to get at least two and a halfhours a week of moderate-intensityaerobic physical activity, preferablyspread throughout the week, accord-ing to the Department of Health andHuman Services.

Additionally, you should incorpo-rate muscle-strengthening activitiesinto your regimen to stay strong andimprove your metabolism. A workoutbuddy can help you stay motivated.

Wherever summer takes you, lookand feel great, while enjoying all yourfavorite foods and activities.

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By Jonathan McLartyContributing writer

RICHMOND

World Wrestling Entertainment visitedRichmond on July 14, prior to its Battlegroundpay-per-view event. The original main eventwas supposed to feature WWE World Heavy-weight Champion John Cena tagging withRoman Reigns and Dean Ambrose to takeon Seth Rollins, Randy Orton and Kane. AsCena addressed the live audience at the top ofthe program, backstage footage was shown ofRollins, Orton and Kane attacking Ambrose.WWE Hall of Famer “The Nature Boy” RicFlair appeared in Richmond and predicted thatCena would be victorious at Battleground.

The night’s main event would still takeplace, leaving Cena and Reigns without a thirdmember for their team. Nobody was declared awinner in that match as an uncontrollable brawltook place. Cena and Reigns were able to getthe upper hand as the show went off the air.

Another notable happening during this eventwas the announcement that World Champion-ship Wrestling alumnus Sting will be a play-able character in WWE 2K15, the next install-ment in the WWE video game series. Bothversions of Sting’s character will be playable– the early 1990s surfer look, as well as theblack & white “Crow” look. WWE2K15 willbe released in October.

“The Real American” Jack Swagger, ac-companied by Zeb Colter, had a debate withthe “Hero of the Russian Federation” Rusev,accompanied by Lana. As the words becameheated between the two, Lana slapped Colter.After avoiding a kick by Rusev, Swagger wasable to lock in the Patriot Lock on Rusev.The crowd was solidly behind Swagger and

Colter with loud, proud chants of “USA!”The Battleground pay-per-view event oc-

curred on July 20 with the following results:Adam Rose defeated Fandango; Cameron de-feated Naomi; The Usos retained their WWETag Team Championships against The Wyattsin a 2 out of 3 falls match; AJ Lee retainedher WWE Divas Championship against Paige;Rusev defeated Swagger by count out; Rollinsdefeated Ambrose by forfeit; Chris Jericho de-feated Bray Wyatt; The Miz won the Intercon-tinental Championship Battleground BattleRoyal; and Cena retained the WWE WorldHeavyweight Championship in a fatal four-way match against Orton, Kane and Reigns.

In recent WWE news, Triple H announcedthat Cena will be defending his WWE WorldHeavyweight Championship at SumerSlamagainst Brock Lesnar on Aug. 17 in the “big-gest fight of the Summer.” Lesnar has notbeen in action since Wrestlemania 30, whenhe broke The Undertaker’s 21-0 WrestleMa-nia undefeated streak.

SummerSlam, along with every monthlyWWE pay-per-view, can be viewed on theWWE Network. New to the Network is aweekly program called “The Monday NightWar.” The program features a look at the tele-vised battles between WWE and WCW as theirflagship Monday night television programsfought for ratings supremacy.WWE Network is$9.99 a month with a six-month commitment,and can be viewed on your PC, Mac, televisionstreaming devices, as well as your smartphone.Visit WWE.com for more information.

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Jeff Gordon’s win on at Indianapolis MotorSpeedway on July 27 – his fifth career triumphat what he considers his home track – was amoment to be savored by anyone who followsmotorsports.

Gordon got the record win for the mostcareer victories on the oval at Indy 20 yearsafter his triumph in the inaugural Brickyard400. It was the 90th win in a Cup career thathas seen him win four championships, and itcame at a time when he might be considered tobe in the twilight of his career if he wasn’t run-ning so competitively week to week.

He leaves the Brickyard atop the Sprint Cupstandings, 24 points ahead of second-placeDale Earnhardt Jr., and is a lock to make the cutfor the Chase for the Sprint Cup if he simplyruns the remaining races in the regular season.

In his post-race interviews, Gordon talkedalmost as much about what was ahead ofhim as the events in the past, including thoseof Sunday afternoon, where he used a strongrestart with 17 laps remaining to overtake hisHendrick Motorsports teammate Kasey Kahneand take a lead he would not relinquish.

Gordon seemed excited to talk about his suc-cess on the fateful restart, especially in lightof the fact that he’s not been strong on restartssince NASCAR instituted double-file restartsseveral seasons back.

“Out of nowhere, I have the restart of my life

at the most important moment that you could askfor in a race – in a season – at a race like this,”he said. “So that was awesome, just awesome.”

But he spent a lot of time talking about reach-ing another milestone involving the numberfive – a fifth Cup championship, which markeda change from the recent off-season where hehad to answer a lot of questions about when heis going to retire.

“This team certainly has rejuvenated me ina lot of ways – makes me want to dig downeven deeper than I possibly can to give themeverything back that they’re putting into it,” hesaid. “They’ve inspired me in so many ways.I’m just having a blast this year driving awe-

some race cars.“To win now two races – this one being such

a big one – leading the points; I’m not thinkingabout anything else, in all honesty, other thangoing race to race in this season to try to battlefor a championship.

“That’s the only thing I’m thinking about atthis point.”

He said the motivation behind his resurgencecomes from several places, including his wifeand kids, who weren’t in the picture when hewon earlier titles, and from his teammates andcompetitors, who have outrun him often inrecent seasons.

“You feel like you’ve kind of won all thatyou could win, you’ve won four champion-ships, then a guy like Jimmie Johnson comesalong and starts dominating, you kind of losethe motivation,” he said.

And he said he’s aware of the effort his carowner, Rick Hendrick, and crew chief, AlanGustafson, put into providing him with a fastrace car.

“I don’t want to be the weak link,” he said.“So it’s pushed me to give more, do more,work harder.

“My wife and kids – they’ve never experi-enced it. Ingrid has never experienced a cham-pionship. I told her, ‘Hey, I know you want toknow what it’s like to win a championship.Well, there’s a big commitment that it takes.’

“She’s like, ‘Whatever it takes.’“That’s the kind of year that we’re having.

We’re just putting everything we possibly can

Gordon claims record fifth Brickyard win

Courtesy of NASCARJeff Gordon, surrounded by his family and teamowner Rick Hendrick, kisses the bricks at Indy aftertaking the checkered flag in the Brickyard 400 onJuly 27.

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#06A ‘03 JAQUAR S TYPE $7419

#32 ‘05 TOYOTA MATRIX $7884

#81 ‘03 FORD EXPLORER $7909

#01 ‘08 HYUNDAI SONATA $7999

#11 ‘06 DODGE DURANGO $8767

#02 ‘07 MAZDA RX8 $8909

#51 ‘07 SCION TC $8959

#29 ‘03 NISSAN 350 Z $8979

#61 ‘02 TOYOTA SEQUOIA $9763

#51 ‘08 HONDA CIVIC $9808


#91 ‘06 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER $10931

#29 ‘09 TOYOTA PRIUS $11317

#01 ‘08 TOYOTA PRIUS $12999

#61 ‘03 LEXUS GX 470 $13988

#41 ‘09 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER $14758

#61 ‘07 TOYOTA TUNDRA $15949

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ReligiousServicesJEB Little Creek ChapelROMAN CATHOLICMass schedule: 5 p.m., Sat.(fulfills Sunday obligation)8:30 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. , Sun.Confessions:3:30 - 4:45 p.m., Sat.

PROTESTANTSun. School : 9 a.m. Sun.(Ages 4 - Adult)AWANA / Children’s Church :10 a.m., Sun. (Ages 4 - 10)Worship service:10:30 a.m.,Sun.Fellowship: 11:30 a.m., Sun.Coffeehouse: 5 p.m., Sun.Bible Study/ Band Practice:5 p.m., Mon.WOC: 9:30 a.m., WedChapel choir practice: 7 p.m.,Wed.Handbell choir: 7 p.m. Thurs.

NWS Yorktown ChapelROMAN CATHOLICMass schedule: 8:30 a.m., Sun.

PROTESTANTWorship service:10:30 a.m.,Sun.

NSA NorthwestAnnex ChapelROMAN CATHOLICRosary: 9:30 a.m., Sun.Confessions: 9:30 a.m., Sun.Mass Schedule: 10 a.m., Sun.CCD (Sept-May) 11 a.m., Sun.

PROTESTANT (EPISCOPAL)Worship service: 8 a.m., Sun.VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLJuly 29 - Aug. 2; 6 to 8 p.m.

JEB Fort Story ChapelROMAN CATHOLICMass schedule: 9 a.m., Sun.Bible study: 9:30 a.m., Tues.

PROTESTANTWorship service:11 a.m., Sun.Bible study: Noon, Wed.

Naval Station NorfolkROMAN CATHOLICOur Lady of Victory ChapelMass schedule: 11:45 a.m.,Wed. | 10 a.m., Sun.

PROTESTANTDavid Adams MemorialChapel Worship services:10:30 a.m., Sun.

Jewish SABBATHCommodore Levy Chapel(Second Floor Bldg. C7)Sabbath: 7 p.m., Fri.(Sabbath Fellowship OnegShabbot Follows)

ISLAMIC WORSHIP: Masjid alDa’wah 2nd Floor (Bldg. C-7)Services: 1 p.m., Fri.Chapels are open daily forprayer.

NAS Oceana ChapelROMAN CATHOLICMass schedule: 11:30 a.m.,Tues.-Fri.9 a.m. & 12:15 p.m., Sun.

PROTESTANTSun. school: 9:15 a.m., Sun.Worship service: 10:40 a.m.,Sun.Bible study: 11 a.m., Wed.

Dam Neck AnnexChapelROMAN CATHOLICConfessions: 4:15 p.m., Sat.Mass Schedule: 5 p.m., Sat.

PROTESTANTWorship service: 9 a.m., Sun.

Norfolk: 444-7361JEBLCFS: 462-7427Yorktown: 887-4711Oceana: 433-2871Dam Neck: 492-6602NSA NorthwestAnnex: 421-8204

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THANKS TO ALL THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMENFOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.

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