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By GREG SKINNERKitsap Navy News

The general consensus of those who spoke at Tuesday’s public comment period for the proposed expansion of the weapons loading wharf facilities at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor were that the project just wasn’t necessary in the post Cold War world.

While the Navy listed and took note of the comments, the political reasons for expanding the facilities that load, unload and maintain one of the largest stockpiles of sea-

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Port Angeles – Sequim native and Musician First Class Joshua Sullins performed Wednesday night for his first trumpet teacher at the Stevens Middle School Jazz Night. “If not for him, I would have quit decades ago,” Sullins said.Sullins and his comrades in Deception Pass, a Naval Base Kitsap-based ensemble, followed the middle school and high school bands that performed for a crowd of 60 in the gym. Comprised of vocalists, a rhythm section, and a small horn section, the band’s repertoire includes rock, funk, soul, rhythm & blues, pop, and jazz.

Part of the band’s musical mission is Naval recruit-ment through performance and ambassadorship. Wednesday’s performance reached into seats filled with band students and their parents. “It might get loud,” said Sullins before his crew rolled into Gnarls Barkley medley and followed with Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition.”Deception Pass will perform againt at 1 p.m. April 25 at the Naval Undersea Museum auditorium in Keyport.

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BANGOR (NNS) – In a change of command cere-mony April 15, Capt. Peter Dawson relieved Capt. Mark Olson as command-ing officer of Naval Base Kitsap.

Since Naval Base Kitsap was established in 2004, Olson is the third com-manding officer the base has had. He served as CO for the past three years.

“I have the honor of the title of ‘Naval Base Kitsap,’ but clearly this base means so much more than just one person,” said Olson

during his final speech. “There are so many things I will remember about this tour because in this one, more so than any other I have ever had, you could turn a concept into a real-ity.”

Olson spoke about many of the projects and achieve-ments the base has reached during his time, includ-ing the Bangor Galley turning 100 percent of its waste into compost or recyclable material. During his speech, Olson tried to thank as many people as

possible, including all the sailors of NBK.

“Thank you for inspir-ing me about what a great group of young people we have in our service today,” he said. “I have had the opportunity to have many conversations with you in recent months and you have given me great hope for the future of our nation.”

Rear Adm. Douglass Biesel, commander, Navy Region Northwest, who also served as the base’s first CO, commented on

the legacy Olson has left behind for future com-manders.

“There is no base that I can think of that is more complex or has a more diverse mission than NBK.” Biesel said. “I couldn’t be more impressed with the success Capt. Olson has had during his tour of this extremely dynamic instal-lation.”

In his first official remarks as commanding officer, Dawson, a career submariner said, “I am honored to become the CO of such a complex and multi-faceted organization. I consider myself fortu-nate.”

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By GREG SKINNERKitsap Navy News

Two episodes in and the public affairs crew aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is starting to get attention for their multi-part docu-mentary “Dry Dock.”

They’re also setting a new standard for Navy commu-nications and use of social networking.

The Nimitz’ communica-tions team is producing a multi-episode documen-tary about the Nimitz’ year in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility – A first for internal Navy communica-tions.

It’s a view into the shipyards Controlled Industrial Area, a place that not many people, including most sail-ors, get to see due to highly restricted access.

“We did this so that everyone can have an eye on the Nimitz while in the yard,” said Lt. Cmdr. Steve Ruh.

Those keeping an eye on the production include past and present sailors, families, shipyard workers, local and national leaders, the Pentagon and Netflix,

which approached the Chief of Naval Operations about the idea of putting the show in their catalog of stream-ing documentaries. During the last two weeks 13,000 viewers have seen the show through the carrier’s Facebook page.

“It’s getting attention,” Ruh said.

Production of the series is a full time job for Ruh and main team of four communications specialists.

The entire 22-person Nimitz media department is involved at one time or another writ-ing, editing and filming.

Petty Officer Devin Wray, of the Nimitz com-munications team, said the project’s goal is to fol-low the many different stories and experiences

of sailors during the year in the yard before heading to their new homeport of Everett. The documentary idea was conceived by the communications team back in May 2010, months before the Nimitz arrived in Bremerton. Like much of the communications staff, Wray is working as

producer, writer, editor and cameraman on the project.

The first show focus on the Nimitz arrival to Bremerton for the begin-ning of work as Nearly 3,000 Nimitz Sailors pull into port at Naval Base Kitsap and begin the pro-cess of settling into their new home.

Response on Facebook has been good. Dave Anderson of Flagstaff Ariz., a former Nimitz sailor who went through the dry dock process back in the 1990’s, thank the filmmakers for the series and gave today’s crew a good tip.

“If you get the chance, go in the dry dock and touch the bottom of the ship. Not many people get that opportunity,” Anderson said. “It is truly awe inspir-ing to see it from that van-tage point.”

Big productionThe second episode

focuses on moving the 80,000-ton carrier onto blocks in the Controlled Industrial Area. Capturing the process on camera took all day. Episode three is in post production and four is in the planning stage, Wray said.

“It takes us about a month to edit everything. We need about a week to shoot and another week to capture all of the tapes and transfer them,” said Wray. “Then we need a

week to assemble them into a logical manner that makes a story that can be understood. Finally it takes another week of just tweak-ing and adding our special effects and graphics, our music, credits and so on.”

Californian Don Strunk posted a note saying Dry Dock goes a long way to humanizing a 5,000 person crew.

“The individuals you featured put faces on that number,” Strunk said.

Ultimately the ini-tial idea credit goes to Mass Communication Specialist Master Chief John McMillan, who said the 2007 PBS documentary “Carrier” filmed aboard the Nimitz was his inspiration.

“Before I came out to

Nimitz, I watched the PBS documentary ‘Carrier’ and thought that was an excel-lent portrait of what life at sea is like,” said McMillan. “Knowing that Nimitz was going into dry dock, I thought it would be an awe-some training opportunity for our MCs to be able to do something big.”

Part of the hope for the production crew is that others in the Navy facing yard time in the near future will watch Dry Dock to see what they will go through.

“If they are not watching it they should be watching it,” Ruh said.

Dry Dock is filmed on consumer-level Sony high definition cameras and much of the editing is being done by the sailors on

personal time. It’s a classic production process, if the sailors don’t know how to do something they find out and get it done, said Ruh.

The Northwest weather has been a change of pace for the Nimitz’ former San Diego-based media crew as they work to produce one 19 minute episode every six weeks with a total output of eight to 10 by the time the Nimitz leaves the yard.

The series can be seen at the Nimitz website and their Facebook page, but it is too long for YouTube’s 15-minute time limit.

The Navy is exploring whether YouTube will waive the time limit for their project.

“YouTube would be the primary target,” Ruh said.

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Nimitz shipyard documentary ‘Dry Dock’ gains notice

A member of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) communications team shoots video of a shipyard worker working on the hull of the storied carrier for the multi-part documentary “Dry Dock.” The series can be seen on the Nimitz’ website and Facebook page. US Navy photo.

Self-produced series catches Netflix’ eye

“If you get the chance, go in the

dry dock and touch the bottom of the

ship. Not many people get that opportunity. It is

truly awe inspiring to see it from that

vantage point.”– Dave Anderson,

former Nimitz sailor

Tuesday’s public hearing on the Environmental Impact Statement for Naval Base Kitsap Bangor’s plans to expand their missile maintenance abilities with a second Explosives Handling Wharf was a missed opportunity for the public to talk with the Navy on the record about the issue at hand – the environmen-tal effects of building and maintaining a $750 million 184,000 square feet wharf on Hood Canal.

The Navy did its homework producing the 900-page EIS and brought a group of professionals and engi-neers to explain the role of the project, the impact its construction will cause in the environment, and Navy plans to mitigate those effects to local and transient species such as salmon, sea lions and orcas.

The project seeks to prolong the life of the Trident missile program 30 years into our future, and how that fits into the national and local debate is another subject. The lone environmental point brought up by a non-Navy person during the hearing came from Kitsap County Commissioner Robert Gelder who asked that the Navy pay attention to the mitigation of known effects on the environment and the money to pay for it. From the county’s perspective, a clean, functional and diverse natural environment equals revenue when considered against the county’s tourism and bedroom community status.

There were only a few prepared to say anything at all about the mammoth project, out of the 60 citizens gathered in the North Kitsap High School Commons.

Those who did speak questioned the national military posture and criticized the continued Trident Missile program in a post-Cold War world. They could have better applied their time to press the issue before them and perhaps done some good.

Comments about the legality of the Trident Program following the recent ratification of the New START treaty in February were well intended, but fell outside the purview of the hearing on environmental concerns. Besides, all treaty participants, including the U.S., have seven years to become fully complaint.

One commentator deftly noted that once begun large government projects are hard to stop. Had he, and others, kept to issues of the environment and the large footprint of the proposed $750 million project, they might have found more traction for their desired out-come.

More projects have ground to a halt over a bird or fish species in the way, than protesters.

Real issues missed

As most parents would be, Military Fatherhood Award Nominee Christopher Cady (“Navy dad a hero among heroes,” Kitsap Navy News, April 15) and his former wife were overjoyed to find out they were going to have a baby. Chris couldn’t wait to teach his baby how to throw the football and go fishing. Dreams and plans were made for a wonder-ful life with their soon-to-be-born son.

The Cady’s dreams were shattered when their son was born, and baby Joshua was diagnosed with Cytomegalovirus, one of the most common viruses in the United States, which proved to have devastating effects.

Joshua was born with permanent disabilities including deafness, microcephaly (small brain), cerebral palsy, blindness, and seizure disorder. He requires a tracheotomy for breathing and a feeding tube to intake liquid food.

As devastating as Joshua Cady’s disabilities are, the numbers of diagnosed children is very upset-ting: approximately 40,000 newborns in the United States each year are diagnosed at birth. Only 10% of these infants show no apparent symptoms (most symptoms develop over time) and most of these will suffer with permanent disabilities.

So, what is CMV? It’s a common virus that most adults in America have had by the time they are 40 years old. It is often harmless and presents itself similar to a cold. CMV is spread through contact with human bodily fluids, and it only takes casual contact with a contaminated surface, object, or per-son to acquire the infection.

When a pregnant woman contracts CMV, the virus can attack the brain of the unborn child. This infection can result in a wide range of neurodevel-opmental disabilities, such as the ones that Joshua Cady suffers.

There are devastating effects of this virus, and we certainly need more research developed to reduce the number of babies affected with CMV.

However, there are ways to help reduce these tragic statistics. Women who are pregnant should remember to wash their hands more, use gloves

when needed, and perhaps have limited exposure to children under the age of two, who typically have more germs than other age groups.

There are many national foundations that aim to increase awareness and encourage legislation to have CMV screening become a standard part of every woman’s care prior to pregnancy.

Every hour, a child is disabled due to CMV. This horrible virus is a leading cause of disabilities in children, yet the general public appears to have little knowledge of it. Public awareness is needed and extremely important for women that are planning a pregnancy. Ask your physician for more informa-tion. Preparing for and researching could save your unborn child’s life!

Common viruses such as Cytomegalovirus could provide the first clue as to why some children are born with severe disabilities.

– Wendy Kruse is the spokesperson for Military Special Needs Network and the mother

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YOKOSUKA, JAPAN (NNS)– The forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington returned to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka on April 20.

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was com-pleting routine mainte-nance March 11 when the earthquake and tsunami struck northern Honshu.

The ship departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka March 21 with 466 civilian contractors and shipyard workers embarked, who continued to conduct scheduled maintenance while the ship operated in waters near the Japanese islands of Shikoku and Kyushu.

USS George Washington left Yokosuka to allow workers to continue work required to support the U.S.-Japan alliance.

The situation in Japan has improved since the departure of George Washington. As of April 14, the U.S. Department of State said the situation at the Fukushima nuclear power plant remains seri-ous, but work to cool the failed plant continues and

planning continues for the effort to reduce additional releases of radioactivity.

USS George Washington made two visits to Sasebo while it was away from Yokosuka, April 5 and April 12-14, in order to exchange shipyard person-nel as well as components and equipment to support

the routine maintenance. Throughout this time, the U.S. Navy has maintained a strong desire and every intention to return the George Washington to its homeport at Yokosuka.

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Commander Capt. Mark

Whitney said that 140 workers and radiologi-cal control technicians returned to Bremerton last week. Their return was a third wave of PSNS employees returning since the March 11 record earthquake and following tsunami that inundated the nuclear power plant caus-

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“A small number of our work force remain onboard the ship to assist with the next phase of this availabil-ity,” Whitney said. I know their families can’t wait to see them, so as soon as they wrap up they’ll be coming home. I do not have a date for this yet, but I will be sure to update you when I have that informa-tion.

While George Washington was at sea continuing its routine maintenance, more than 20 U.S. 7th Fleet ships, includ-ing the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group, sup-ported disaster relief operations off the coast of northern Honshu.

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WASHINGTON (NNS) – The top enlisted Seabee position changed faces April 15 during a cer-emony held at the Seabee Memorial in Arlington, Va.

Bremerton’s own Master Chief (SCW) Douglas R. Dickey became the Seabees’ 15th force master chief when he relieved Master Chief (SCW) Michael E. Holdcraft.

“I am truly honored, privileged and humbled to be the force master chief for our Seabees,”

he said to the crowd of Civil Engineer Corps offi-cers, Seabees and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) employees. “There has never been a better time to be a Seabee, and the demand for Seabees has never been greater. Our brothers in arms know we are capable and ready to support them as they carry out their missions every day.”

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Holdcraft, who retired after 32 years of honor-able service, became Force Master Chief of the Seabees in April 2008, after serving as the command master chief for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Amphibious Construction Battalion Two, and the 30th Naval Construction Regiment.

BANGOR, WASH. (NNS) – USS Maine (SSBN 741) (Gold) crew members returned to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor March 30, ending its 71-day strategic deterrent patrol.

“I was most impressed with the perfor-mance of my crew, especially considering the limited sea time we’ve had over the past year,” said Cmdr. Richard Massie, USS Maine (Gold) commanding officer. “They pulled together with professional-ism, motivation, and a positive attitude to overcome all challenges.”

USS Maine’s patrol began Jan. 19.

During this time, a total of eight Sailors – seven enlisted and one officer – completed their submarine qualifications. As a result, those Sailors earned the right to wear the traditional submariner’s dolphins.

“These Sailors are truly outstanding; I look forward to our next opportunity to perform at sea,” Massie said.

Maine also saw four Gold Crew Sailors come home as new fathers.

USS Maine is one of eight ballistic mis-sile submarines homeported at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, providing the survivable leg of the nation’s strategic deterrent forces.

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(NNS) – USS Enterprise (CVN 65) successfully recovered one of its sailors who went overboard, April 18 at 9 p.m. local time, while the ship was operat-ing in the Arabian Gulf.

The sailor, who’s name was not released, was recovered in approximately 30 minutes by a SH-60F helicopter from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 11, assigned to Carrier Air

Wing 1. A Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat from Enterprise and a SH-60B Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 48 from USS Leyte Gulf assisted in the search and rescue efforts.

It was the second over-board rescue operation aboard USS Enterprise this month. A sailor was res-cued in a similar incident on April 3 that left them

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SNOQUALMIE, WASH. NNS – Naval Hospital Bremerton’s five-person Fleet Feet running team participated in the 28th annual Mt. Si Relay Run, April 10.

NHB’s runners joined approximately 100 other groups for the 59-mile relay, with each runner responsible for two legs through the Cascade foothills and valleys of Snoqualmie, Fall City and North Bend.

“I had never competed in a relay before and was unsure what to expect,” said Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Michael Mathis, a Beaverton, Ore., native, and NHB laboratory tech-nician. “The most difficult part was a combination of the short time in between

runs, and not knowing what your leg actually entailed. It’s one thing to run a tough run for a day but turning around and running a second difficult run in a few hours really adds starts to make you second guess your condi-tioning. The fact that you see what your distance and elevation gain and loss on paper is helpful but once your feet are on the ground it is a totally different story.”

The ten legs of the relay ranged in distance from 3.4 miles to 8.3 miles, with a maximum gain or loss of 490 feet. Much of the route followed an old railroad spur, as it wound through Snoqualmie Valley up to Rattlesnake Lake and John Wayne Pioneer Trail.

Along with the relay teams, 43 runners participated in the Ultra 50-mile portion of the event, and another 79 competed in the Ultra 50K run.

“The best part was the

camaraderie of the teams cheering each other on, especially my own team motivating me,” Mathis said. “Having such a positive team enhanced my motivation to work harder

and really push to do my best and finish strong. The feeling of accomplishment was a big part of it. I am proud that I completed the race and that I can say I pushed myself pretty hard to do well. I can smile because of that.”

“I was jazzed the entire time,” said HM2 Gil Umayam, of NHB’s Optometry Clinic. Umayam said he ini-tially started distance running when stationed at Expeditionary Medical Facility Kuwait several years ago, and has since completed eight half mara-thons.

Besides the cardiovas-cular benefits of the run, bragging rights are also at stake. Mathis said that every mile — his two legs

logged in at more than 11 miles — counts towards NHB Captain’s Cup points for his directorate.

“Racking them up,” said Mathis. “The Portland Shamrock Run was 15K (9.3 miles), so these two runs together add up to over 20 miles. The consis-tency is helping to build a solid base for upcom-ing summer runs like the Ragnar Relay in July.”

For Sheila Cole, an opti-cian, the run was not only a challenge to conquer but a family affair to engage in with her husband Pete, a retired chief hospital corpsman.

“We did have fun, and actually knowing that my teammates were rooting for me and concerned,” she said.

Navy Hospital runners take on Mt. Si relay

BREMERTON, WASH. NNS – Military Special Needs Network representatives thanked Naval Hospital Bremerton staff April 15, for their dedication to helping families affected with autism.

“We wanted to thank everyone at NHB for their continued hard work, dedi-cation and support in the lifelong journey of autism,” said Wendy Kruse, Military Special Needs Network spokesperson.

According to complied statistics by Department of Defense, there are cur-rently over 22,000 family members and dependents of active duty and retired service members with autism diagnoses.

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“NHB has always had strong ties with our EMFP families,” said Capt. Mark E. Brouker, commanding officer, NHB. “It’s an honor to be recognized and we also thank them for their passion in caring for family members with autism and other disorders.”

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“It was unexpected. But we had been told before it was something else and was undetected,” Barosh

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The Military Special Needs Network for the greater Kitsap/Navy Region Northwest area meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month. An average of 75 people, along with their children, attend.

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were each given flowers.“We’ve set aside this day

as a small token of our appreciation and to thank you all,” said Capt. Mark E. Brouker, NHB command-ing officer. “Our Red Cross volunteers are critical to what we do every day and are such a big part of our Naval Hospital Bremerton family. They bring tradi-tion, heritage and incred-

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“It doesn’t matter how much or how little, every-thing that every one of our volunteers does is valued,” said Berry.

Shirley and Charlie Young said their involve-ment as Red Cross volun-teers for almost two years has given them the perfect opportunity to give back and help others.

“We have always got-ten excellent service here as patients,” said Charlie Young, a retired Marine who now volunteers sev-eral days a week at NHB’s Information Center. “Being able to come in and assist in any way we can, even if it’s in some small way, means we’re making a posi-tive difference.”

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CDR Dick has been a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) since 2004. FACP is an honorary designation that recognizes ongoing indi-vidual service and contributions to the practice of medicine. He is currently serving as Governor-elect in transition for the ACP Governor position. Governors for the armed forces chapters are

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By GREG SKINNERKitsap Navy News

W hen Lynette George set out to honor hers sons’ service in the War on Terror

in 2004 she had no idea that her pursuit would grow into a non-profit organization to do the same for hundreds of West Sound families.

Today, both of her sons, one a Marine the other Army, are done with multiple tours and out of the military. George, a Seabeck resident, has seen to the raising of nearly 200 six-foot banners honoring individuals for their service in the five branches of the military.

Earlier this month, Kitsap Community Organization award-ed a $2,500 grant to Blue Star to help the non-profit organization keep going.

This year’s award is the third from KCO and put them atop the list of sponsors of the ban-ners adorning light poles in Bremerton, Silverdale, Poulsbo and many other West Sound communities.

The first blue star flag George saw came from her sister back in the Midwest. She’d sent a banner for the boys, she said.

As George’s two sons came and went during their enlistments, she put the flag in her window.

The blue star flag in her win-dow was a version of the original created in 1917 by Army Capt. Robert L. Queisser, of the Fifth Ohio Infantry, in honor of two sons serving in World War I.

The more she worried about her boys the more she wanted something positive and support-ing to do. George set out to put banners up in a public place to honor their service to America.

The banners increase aware-ness of the numbers of men and women in uniform.

In one case the banner serves

as more than a marker of significance; a local woman drives by her son’s banner just to talk to him while he is away, George said.

“I’m serving the [ser-vice] members and their families,” George said. “I wanted this to bring the community together.”

With no knowledge about zoning or public space, the effort took more than a year and before the first banner went up her sons had separated from their services and no longer required the banners of honor.

George, a former sailor and current Navy pay clerk, now works 20 hours per week on the banners project that has grown into a non-profit organization to insure banners are up and stay up.

She recently hired a person to market sponsorships in effort to increase the numbers of banners and their illustration of service.

“The program has taken off itself,” George said.

Kitsap Community Foundation Executive Director Pete Atha said the awarded grants all go to fund programs that improve the Kitsap community in some way.

Money is awarded based on

how it will benefit the communi-ty, he said. KCF is the now larg-est sponsor of Blue Star Banners with at least 20 flying on poles throughout the county.

Blue Star Banners serves Kitsap County by keeping at the fore-front the role that the military plays locally.

It’s a positive opportunity for families with wives, sons, fathers, daughters or husbands in the

military, Atha said. A mother recently

sent a card to the KCF regarding the banner hoisting her son’s name in Bremerton for the community to see and know of his service. It made her family feel that the community outside the military honored her son.

“It helps deal with the fact that the loved one is not at home,” Atha said.

Today, local retailers, a firefighters union, a

Montessori school and a motor-cycle club are on the donor list with 100 other families and ser-vice organizations.

About a dozen service mem-ber’s names entered into the sys-tem await sponsorship.

Among her first sponsors were the Sub vets and Fleet reserve association.

Don Bassler, of US Submarine

Veterans Bremerton Base, said one of the members recom-mended the group sponsor a banner for the one member who is active.

Bassler said that most of the sub vets are retired or otherwise removed from active service – Electronic Technician 1 John Perkins is the exceptional dol-phin.

George said that even though the first banners went up after her boys left the service, her sons love the program she started in their honor.

At $350 each, banners are built to last three-to-five years and can take winds up to 90 mph. They stay up until the per-son leaves their branch of service.

Gold Star banners of those who will never return have joined the blue stars.

American Legion Post 68 sponsored Sgt. Christopher Bunda’s banner on the corner of Farragut Ave. and Navy Yard Highway. The six-foot tall ban-ner will remain as an indefinite reminder of the first West Sound soldier to die in the Iraq War.

Long term, George would like the program to continue as long as men and women serve the country.

The program, she said, is not just about war, it’s about the everyday general sacrifice made by men and women serving the nation.

“I just want America to see the sacrifice,” George said.

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Lynette George holds just one of the hun-dreds of Blue Star Banners that have flown across Kitsap County in recent years. George’s Blue Star Banner program was recently awarded a $2,500 grant by the Kitsap Community Organization..KITSAP NAVY NEWS/FILE PHOTO

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This marked the Aegis BMD system’s first engage-ment against an intermedi-ate range ballistic missile, as well as the first time the system used a launch-on-remote capability, which allows the Aegis BMD system to employ remote sensors to detect threats as early in flight as possible.

The Aegis BMD system fired a Standard Missile using real-time informa-tion from a remote sensor prior to the shipboard SPY-1 radar acquiring the inbound ballistic missile.

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The USS O’KANE (DDG-77) employed the first generation Aegis BMD configuration to complete this exercise conducted

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The attack transport USS Bonttineau (APA 235) entered the fleet at the tail end of World War II. Had she made it, her motto could have been, “You call we haul.”Bonttineau, named after a North Dakota county, was laid down October 11, 1944 at Kaiser Cp., Inc., in Vancouver Wash, under a maritime contract. The ship was transferred to the Navy on Dec. 30, 1944 and commis-sioned the same day. Bonttineau, a Haskell class attack transport displaced 6,720 tons and was 455 feet long. She was 62 feet at her beam and drafted 24 feet from keel to waterline. Bonttineau’s sin-gle propeller pushed the Washington state built transport to 17.5 knots. She received one battle star for service in World War II.With a single five-inch gun on board, Bonttineau’s complement of sailors was 536 men. After a shakedown cruise of the West Coast, Bonttineau reported to Pear Harbor in March 1945. Within weeks, Bonttineau was ferrying troops to Saipan in the Marianas Islands and evacuating casualties from Okinawa before returning to Hawaii on June 10, 1945. A short time later Bonttineau carried replacements to the Philippines and again returned to Pearl Harbor to prepare for the much anticipated invasion of the Japanese mainland later that summer.Before Operation Downfall could com-mence efforts to capture the southern reaches of Japan, US atomic bombs brought

a September surrender in Tokyo Bay. After the surrender, Bonttineau landed troops with the 98th Division at Wakayama on the Japanese mail island of Honshu on Oct 1, 1945.Bonttineau then loaded up on Pacific vet-erans and sailed for the United States and arrived in Seattle on Jan. 26, 1946.With the post-war effort winding down, Bonttineau operated between San Francisco and San Diego through May 1946. The transport left San Pedro, Calif., on May 25, 1946, heading for the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific to act as transport to target vessels during Operation Crossroads and its tests on the effects of atomic bombs on Navy ships.

Bonttineau returned to San Francisco in August following the atomic tests. Bonttineau was placed out of commission in reserve on March 8, 1947. She was recom-missioned on March 24, 1952 and served with the Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet until August when Bonttineau steamed for Norfolk, Va. She arrived on Sept. 4, 1952.The ship then served with the Atlantic Feet in amphibious training exercises and other routine peacetime duties until being placed out of commission at the Philadelphia Shipyard on Aug. 31, 1955.

Yesterday’s Fleet features are drawn from the Kitsap Navy News archives

Washington-built transport delivered fast, sees closing action in Pacific

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USS Bottineau (APA-235) moored pierside at a Naval Shipyard, date and location unknown. PHOTO BY RONALD ROY SMC USN RET.

This Week in Navy History

April 27, 1813: Commodore Isaac Chauncey’s squadron of 12 vessels lands 1,700 men at York (modern day Toronto), captures the British schooner Duke of Gloucester and destroyed the 24-gun sloop Sir Isaac Brock.

April 26, 1839: the Sea Gull, a tender serving on the Wilkes Expedition becomes separated from the Flying Fish en route from Tierra del Fuego to Valparaiso and disappears at sea with 16 men.

April 23, 1846: Mexico declares war on the United States, months before Naval action begins.

April 24, 1862: six days into the Battle for New Orleans, Flag Officer Farragut determines the bombardment is going nowhere and 18 wooden vessels upstream between Confederate fortifications in a waning moon. None of the flotilla is harmed by the burning Fort Jackson and the Farragut destroys Confederate forces.

April 27, 1898: The armored cruiser New York (ACR2), cruiser Cincinnati (C7) and monitor Puritan (BM1) engage and silence batteries at Matanzas, Cuba, which had previously fired on the torpedo boat Foote.

April 25, 1914: Lt. P.N.L. Bellinger takes a Curtis AB-3 flying boat off the deck of the Mississippi to look for mines in the harbor at Veracruz during the first combat naval flight.

April 25, 1922: the cruiser Albany (CL23) lands her Marine detachment at Peking to reenforce the guard there during the Chinese civil war.

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launched nuclear weapons in the national magazine was not up for debate.

Up for debate was a sec-ond wharf facility to be built at Bangor at the esti-mated cost of $750 million that will take four years to complete and have some negative effect on the envi-ronment of Hood Canal in the vicinity of Bangor.

For decades, expanding the handling capacity at Bangor has been on the Navy’s collective mind. In 2009 they restarted the Environmental Impact Statement required before permits can be filed with state and federal agencies.

March saw the release of the draft EIS and the beginning of the 45-day public comment period, which ends on May 2. A final decision is expected by late fall and construc-tion could begin in 2012.

At issue, the Navy’s desire to build a second Explosives Handling Wharf at Bangor. Current sup-port and maintenance loads for the eight Trident submarines and their complement of Trident II D-5 missiles require the equivalent of 400 days each year to maintain them. To reach that level of work a second wharf would bring

submarine facilities up to 730 days of available time.

The program looks to extend the D-5 missiles lifespan into the year 2042.

Project engineer David Gibson said not all the available days brought about by the expansion would be used in direct support of the missiles maintenance schedule. About 200 operational days would be spent maintain-ing the wharf facility itself.

“As they [D-5 missiles] age they require more and longer maintenance,” Gibson said.

The Navy’s preferred choice includes a 150,000 square-foot large-pile wharf, a 34,000 square-foot warping wharf, six 30-foot-tall lighting structures and cranes to be constructed 600 feet off shore in water up to 95-feet deep and con-nected to shore by a 81,000 square foot trestle.

“It’s a large structure out there,” Gibson said.

Charles Schmidt of Bainbridge Island, testi-fied that the Cold War had ended more than two decades ago and that the country would do well to move on from nuclear weapons designed to deter the Soviet Union.

“There are not that many Russian subs out there,” Schmidt said. “The threat

is not there.”Schmidt said the wharf

project, which is estimated to cost $750 million would probably cost more than $1 billion by the time it’s complete.

“Dealing with the reality of government projects,” Schmidt said, “it’s tough to stop a project that is started.”

Bremerton resident Brian Watson said the Navy was acting like it was 1975 and the Cold War was still on. The Navy has done a fine job for a decade servicing the eight missile submarines based at Bangor with the single wharf and the Defense

Department said no new wharf was needed until the number of subs ported at Bangor reaches 10, he said.

“The need doesn’t add up,” Watson said. “It’s as if we anticipate more weap-ons.”

Poulsbo resident and retired submarine officer Tom Rogers left the Navy shortly before the Cold War ended in 1991. The end of the mission to deter Soviet aggression and nuclear war was the high-light of his career. Rogers asked the Navy to consider killing the project, which is one of the available options in the EIS. Rogers called the Trident program a

“Cold War relic” that was expensive and barbaric.

“The continued use is an unmistakable sign that we are not ready to give up nuclear weapons,” he said.

Kitsap County Commissioner Rob Gelder said the project was gen-erally favored by county authorities for the jobs that would be created and that support would remain as long as the in-lieu-fees pro-gram designed to mitigate environmental damage remained intact.

No responses were given at the hearing. Answers will be provided in the final EIS when finished.

Naval Base Kitsap Commander Capt. Pete Dawson and several civil-ians involved in the project listened to comments.

While the concerns voiced were heard and doing nothing is also an option, it is unlikely. Congress has approved the $750 million for the construction of the missile wharf and the D-5 missiles

must be maintained.The Navy also took

public comments earlier in the project. In a previ-ously written comment the Suquamish Tribe made note of its concern for the “industrialization” inside Hood Canal’s sensitive marine environment and their fishing grounds lead-ing to loss of additional habitat and water quality.

“The tribe is concerned about the cumulative effects of this project when combined with past and future projects on or in the vicinity of the Bangor waterfront,” Tom Ostrom wrote for the tribe. “The Navy’s actions are resulting in an increasingly industri-alized shoreline adjacent to the sensitive Hood Canal marine environment.”

The Navy’s draft for the preferred choices shows that habitat for endangered and non-endangered spe-cies will be affected if the project goes forward.

According to the Navy, the economic benefits of the wharf project, regard-less of which alternative, will bring to the area about 100 temporary direct jobs during the construction and 394 indirect jobs asso-ciated with the nearly $1 billion in federal money expected to be spent in Kitsap County.

Long term, the new wharf and longer opera-tions hours are expected to employe about 20 addi-tional people.

The Navy will host more public hearings in Seattle and Chimacum and accept written comments until May 2 via U.S. Mail or the website www.nbkeis.com/EHW.

WHARF | FROM PAGE 1

Gelder testifies Tuesday evening on county support for a second missile handling wharf to be built at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor. GREG SKINNER/KITSAP NAVY NEWS.

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JELLY BEAN GUESS CONTEST: Bangor Olympic Lanes, April 1-23. The closest guess wins an Easter basket filled with goodies. 360-535-5917

MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD BOWLING SPECIAL: Bangor Olympic Lanes. 360-535-5917 April 1-30

MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD SPECIAL: Bangor Theater, FREE small popcorn.

MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD BOWLING SPECIAL: Bremerton Rec Center, all bowling groups with a child bowl half price, April 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 30. Call 360-476-3178

APRIL 23EASTER EGG-STRAVAGANZA: Field behind Bangor Gym, noon-2 pm. Activities include inflatables, face painting and more! Free and open to children ages 12 and under. 360-535-5953

SAKURA-CON: Transportation to WA Convention Center, times TBA, pay at the door

MARINERS’ SALUTE TO ARMED FORCES NIGHT: Mariners vs. Oakland A’s, tickets available only at ITT. 360-476-3178

APRIL 24JEFFERSON COUNTY EXPO: Transportation provided, free entrance to military Note: Prices, dates and times may be subject to change without prior notice.

BOWLING: Easter Sunday Bowling Special Bangor Olympic Lanes. 360-535-5917

EASTER BRUNCH: Bangor Plaza, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

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APRIL 25ANGER MANAGEMENT: Part 3, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Bldg. 97, Keyport.

INTRAMURAL SOFTBALL LEAGUE: Sign up by April 15 at Bangor or Bremerton Gear Issue. 360-315-2141

APRIL 27DAMAGE CONTROL RELATIONSHIPS: Match Mate - Intimacy 101 1-4 p.m., Bldg. 97, Keyport.

APRIL 28IA FAMILY SUPPORT DISCUSSION GROUP: 10-11:30 a.m., Jackson Park Community Support Facility.

MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD & FAMILY FIT FACTOR PARTY: Litehouse and Jackson Park, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Includes activities for children ages 5-12. Free to currently enrolled CYP families. 360-535-5953/627-2041

APRIL 30TALK AND BOOK SIGNING: With Don Ulmer Undersea Museum Auditorium. Mr. Don Ulmer will talk about USS Springer (SS-414), that rescued 8 downed B-29 airmen from the sea during World War II.

MAY 5CINCO DE MAYO PARTY: Bremerton Rec Center, bowl 4-9 p.m. Enjoy light refreshments and cultural entertainment straight from Mexico! 360-476-3178

MAY 6GUARDSTART AQUATICS COURSE: Ages 12-15, 5:30-9 p.m., Bangor pool. myFFR trip ID #623016-01. Register by May 3. 360-315-2131

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SPRINGBOARD DIVING: Ages 7 and older with minimum Level 4 swim ability, 10-11 am. Sign up online, myFFR #623015-02 or stop by Bangor Fitness. 360-315-2131

MAY 8MOTHER’S DAY BOWLING: Bangor Olympic Lanes, noon-6 p.m. Moms bowl for FREE when accompanied

by a child. 360-535-5917

MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL: Bangor Cinema Plus Theater, moms get FREE admission. 360-535-5923

MAY14SKAGIT CHEESE & WINE TOUR: NEW TRIP! Register by May 5. myFFR trip ID #5411134B. 360-535-5919/476-3178

SOUNDERS GAME: Sounders FC vs. Portland Timbers 360-476-3178

SEA KAYAKING: Intro to Sea Kayaking I, II, III One-day

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MAY21SOUNDERS GAME: Sounders FC Military Appreciation Day vs. Sporting Kansas City Includes food and soft drinks. Game starts at 7 p.m. 360-476-3178

MAY24MISSION NUTRITION: Four hours per day at Bangor Plaza. Learn nutrition,

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MAY27REGISTRATION DUE: Ultimate Frisbee League Starts June 6, open to all F&FR eligible patrons with priority given to active duty. Player fee applies to all except active duty and reservists. For info: nbk.sports@navylifepnw.com, 360-315-2141.

NAVAL BASE KITSAP - CINEMA PLUS THEATER BANGORMovies are open to all active duty, retirees, reservist, DOD civilians, base contractors, families and guests.

Movie schedules are subject to change depending on availability. Call the 24-hour movie line for recorded information (360) 535-5923 or see the line up at navylifepnw.com FRIDAY, APRIL 22 Double Feature Night6:00 pm - Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13)8:15 pm - Beastly (PG-13)SATURDAY, APRIL 23 FREE Matinee1:00 pm - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG)Double Feature Night6:00 pm - Rango (PG)8:00 pm - Mars Needs Moms (PG) SUNDAY, APRIL 24 Double Feature Night5:00 pm - Red Riding Hood (PG-13)6:55 pm - The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13)WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 FREE Movie

6:00 pm - The Dilemma (PG-13) THURSDAY, APRIL 28 6:00 pm - Take Me Home Tonight (R)

BREMERTON RECREATION CENTER MOVIE LOUNGELocated in the Bremerton Recreation Center, Building 502.

Free family friendly movies are shown Friday and Saturday nights at 6 p.m.

Wednesdays are Premier Movie Nights; $5 gets you in the door for the show and covers Pizza and bowling. Call 467-3178 for more information. FRIDAY, APRIL 22 6:00 pm - The Spy Next Door (PG) SATURDAY, APRIL 23 6:00 pm - The Spy Next Door (PG) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 Premier Movie Night - Movie, Pizza & Bowling!6:00 pm - Black Swan (R)Open to ages 18 and up only. Register online FRIDAY, APRIL 29 6:00 pm - The Pink Panther 2 (PG) SATURDAY, APRIL 30 6:00 pm - The Pink Panther 2 (PG) WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 Premier Movie Night - Movie, Pizza & Bowling!

6:00 pm - True Grit (PG-13)

Open to ages 18 and up only.

FRIDAY, MAY 6 6:00 pm - Rudy (PG)

SATURDAY, MAY 7 6:00 pm - Rudy (PG)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 Premier Movie Night - Movie, Pizza & Bowling!

6:00 pm - The Green Hornet (PG-13)

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FRIDAY, MAY 13 6:00 pm - The Incredibles (PG)

SATURDAY, MAY 14 6:00 pm - The Incredibles (PG)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 Premier Movie Night - Movie, Pizza & Bowling!

6:00 pm - The Mechanic (R)

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FRIDAY, MAY 20 6:00 pm - Tangled (PG)

SATURDAY, MAY 21 6:00 pm - Tangled (PG)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 Premier Movie Night - Movie, Pizza & Bowling!

6:00 pm - The Roommate (PG-13)

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FRIDAY, MAY 27 6:00 pm - Tooth Fairy (PG)

SATURDAY, MAY 28 6:00 pm - Tooth Fairy (PG)

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Join the Kitsap Navy News team in recording Navy life in West Puget Sound

Kitsap Navy News is looking for a few good photographs from home-coming events at Naval Base Kitsap.

The officers and sailors of NBK deploy and return as part of the Navy cycle of life and no one is bet-ter suited to capture those moments than friends and

families on the docks. Kitsap Navy News and

the Legacy Group are sponsoring the inaugu-ral Home Coming Photo Contest this month. Entries are due by April 22 at www.kitsapnavynews.com, and online voting via email, Facebook and Twitter com-mences April 23.

The winning photo earns the photographer a $100 gift certificate to Anthony’s Homeport in Bremerton.

Entries will be accepted as long as online voting continues through May 4, but earlier entries have

more voting exposure.

Sub Vets scholarship apps due

U.S. Submarine Veterans Bremerton Base Lt. Willie Spoon Memorial Scholarship applications are due May 6.

The sub vets offer $1,000 scholarships to 10 children or grandchildren of quali-fied submariners each year.

Applications are avail-able in local high school counselor offices. Extra

copies and additional information can be had by calling John Gardner at 360-692-8994 or email at jgardner@donobi.net

Club awards scholarships

Each year the Navy Wives Clubs of America awards up to 47 scholar-ships in amounts from $1,000 to $1,500.

Those eligible are natu-ral born, legally adopted or stepson/daughter of an enlisted member of the Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard on active duty or retired with pay or the son or daughter of a deceased member of these categories.

Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard Dependent Spouse Scholarship: Two scholarship are awarded

each year to assist two Sea Service enlisted dependent spouses. This includes spouses of all active duty and retired Sea Service Personnel as well as any widowers of the same. Each scholarship awarded is $1,000.

The deadline for both categories is May 30, 2011 and you can get the appli-cation at www.navywives-clubsofamerica.org

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STANLEY BURRELL Stanley Burrell joined the Navy in the early 1980’s shortly after graduating high school as an alternative to the college life or street life of Oakland Calif.By the time, Burrell joined the Navy, he’d already earned the nickname Master of Ceremonies as a result of his serving much of the 1970’s as the Oakland A’s Bat Boy. It is rumored that the Hammer moniker of his eventual stage name was given to Burrell by Reggie Jackson because he looked like Hank Aaron. Following a three year enlistment served at Mo� ett Field in Mountain View, California, MC Hammer left the Navy as a Petty O� cer Third Class Aviation Store Keeper (AK3) and formed a Christian rap group. The 1987 self produce album “Feel My Power” sent Bur-rell into the big time with a Capital Records contract.

Two years later, “U Can’t Touch This,” debuted on the Arseino Hall Show and sent Hammer pants into homes across the nation.

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By Shane McGrawThe Legacy Group

What allowance is specifically given to active duty members of the military to cover the cost of the roof over their head? The allowance is called Basic Allowance for Housing; most commonly referred to as BAH. This can be a great financial tool for the savvy consumer.

You’ll receive this income when you live outside of base housing. If you have a fam-ily you receive even more to cover the cost of a bigger home to provide your depen-dents a comfortable and safe place to live.

This allowance is something, as an active duty member, that you have earned as a form of remuneration and you defi-nitely deserve to make the most of it.

If you’re an E-4 with dependents and in the market to buy an average priced 3 bed-room home in our area, you could easily pay the same amount whether you’re pay-ing your landlord or a mortgage payment.

When you make a monthly mortgage payment you’ll receive from your lender for the full amount of the interest you paid out during the year. This interest may be deducted from your taxable income, greatly offsetting your tax liability.

Additionally, BAH is income you receive that you do not have to pay taxes on.

If you continue to rent, each month you give your BAH to your landlord to help pay their mortgage. They’ll claim the mortgage interest deduction on their taxes and may greatly offset their own tax liability, passing over your own financial interest.

Take the benefits of tax free income, apply it to an asset, in this case a house for you and your family, and help your money grow in more ways than one.

For those of you who don’t know, your loan is backed by VA. This means that a lender can make a loan for you and know that if you default, they will recoup their losses by the government. Lenders love the reassurance of a loan that is backed by the government so they pass along better rates to veterans.

From a Loan Officer’s perspective, VA loans are easy to set up. Lenders offer highly competitive rates compared to Conventional financing with the added bonus of no money down, even for first time homebuyers.

Renting is actually costing you money in the long run. A smart consumer would take this special allowance and put it toward an asset that helps them possibly pay less in taxes, grow equity (value) in their home, and have a place for them and their family to call their own.

Buy a home and put your BAH to work for you

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EASTER SERVICE TIME – 9:45AM

Faith Community Bible Church

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Morning Services at 8:15 and 11:00

Our Holy Week Worship times will be:Maundy Thursday: April 21, 11am & 7pm

Good Friday: April 22, 7pmEaster Sunday: April 24

8am, 9:30am & 11am Festive Worship

11701 Ridgepoint Drive NW, Silverdale

Silverdale Lutheran Church Easter Service:

10:30am

Continental Breakfast: Served from 8:30-10:00 by our Women’s Circles.

Bremerton United Methodist Church

Easter Vigil Mass

8:30pmEaster Sunday

Mass 7am, 9:30am,

12 Noon

500 Veneta Ave, Bremerton, 98337360-479-3777

SPECIAL LOCATION: Bremer Student Center, Olympic College,

1600 Chester Avenue, Bremerton

Easter Service:

Easter, April 24th Worship Celebrations at 8:30am & 10:30am

Easter Brunch After both worship services

Easter Egg Hunt at Noon (nursery for young children provided during worship services)

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Holy Week Services

Peace Lutheran Church & School

Palm Sunday8:00 am & 10:45 am

Sunday School & Bible Study 9:30 amMaundy Thursday 6:30 pm

Good Friday Tenebrae Service 8:00 pmEaster Sunday 6:30 am Sunrise Service

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