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By Patrick GordonNSAW public affairs

Mere feet below the water’s surface, an interna-tional force of motivated individuals have broughtthe most innovative ways to deliver wetsuit clad menand women to a goal under their own power. Butwhile these may seem like the exploits of Navy SEALsor clandestine operators, they are the actions of par-ticipants in the 13th International Submarine Raceshosted by the Foundation for Underwater Researchand Education at the Naval Surface Warfare Center -Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md.

From June 22-26 approximately 500 contestantsand volunteers from high schools, colleges, and in-dependent race teams from around the world par-ticipated in the ISR. Participants came from as far asthe United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, and NewZealand to compete.

The official goals of the race are “To inspire stu-dents of the various engineering disciplines to delveinto broad areas of underwater technology advance-ment and to provide them an educational experiencethat translates their theoretical knowledge into reality;To foster advances in subsea vehicle hydrodynamic,propulsion and life support systems; and To increasepublic awareness of the challenges people face inworking in and exploring the ocean depths.”

But for those involved, it can mean much morethan that.

Speed and Innovation“The International Submarine Race is an interna-

tional competition with a marine engineering focus,”said Kurt Yankaskas, executive director of the ISR.“Basically, build an underwater, human-powered ve-hicle that is capable of going 100 meters. The analogyI use is mechanical engineers have the Baha Race, wellthis is the underwater Baha.”

The challenge facing the racers is to design, build,and race a one or two person, human powered sub-mersible on a 100-meter underwater course.

“The design can be summarized in very simplefashion: take a bicycle, throw away the wheels, build apropulsion system, build a control system, put a car-bon-fiber shell around it, grab a SCUBA tank, get in-side, submerge it, and go 100-meters. There is no en-gine other than the individual inside,” said Yankaskas.

Winning teams are recognized for best overallperformance, innovation, speed, best design outline,

and spirit of the race. Yankaskas explained that manycome to the race in the spirit of competition, eager todemonstrate their designs’ efficiency and speed. Oth-ers are less interested in speed, and more focused oncreating an innovative and unique design.

“There are some boats that are clearly going for aworld record,” said Yankaskas. “And good for them.I know of a specific case where a Navy organizationbought one of the boats. It left here and went Navy.Two races ago the Naval Academy had an entry whichbroke the standing record; they got back in line, putit back in the water and broke that record. It was awell-designed boat, so much so that it got repurposed,which meant I couldn’t snag it for display. But someboats are going for a truly innovative concept knowingthat they’re not going for speed.”

“You learn a lot here”The Umptysquatch VII team proved to be an ex-

ample of that innovative spirit. Comprised of a groupof students from New Jersey’s Sussex Technical HighSchool engineering program, the team decided earlyon to focus on innovative design.

“Everyone in the class decided that the race wassomething we wanted to do,” said Brandon Boyd, ofUmptysquatch VII.

“And we thought if we went with a more innova-tive design we could have more creativity, more free-dom of what we could do,” added teammate Harmo-ny Debowski.

The students said they considered a few designoptions before coming to the notion of a squid-likepropulsion design.

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“We were thinking of jet propulsion as a means ofpropelling the craft and we looked at nature, becausenature does it best, and chose the squid as our model,”said teammate Kevin Bishop.

In addition to the design challenge, the team ofUmptysquatch VII explained that a great deal of grati-fication came from working out design challenges pre-sented in the underwater environment. Calculationsregarding buoyancy and thrust were fixed, and in doingso, put the students in contact with other racers at theevent, creating a community spirit.

“You get to talk to everybody, see what their designsare like, what challenges they may have and how youcan help,” said Boyd. “No matter what, you can go toone of these other teams and ask for a tool and they’llhelp you.”

“It’s really cool asking everyone their backgroundand how they came up with their own idea because ithelps you develop your ideas too,” said Debowski. “It’slike traveling the world in one little place. You learn alot here.”

Investing in the futureThat community spirit is no accident, explained

Charlie Behrle, president of the Foundation for Un-derwater Research and Education. The biennial race issponsored by FURE as a way to promote science, tech-nology, engineering and mathematics to the thousandsof young men and women who have participated in therace’s 25-year history. Part of the experience is to learnnot only from your own team’s development, but thatof others participating.

“Most of these men and women are college stu-dents, not all, but most,” said Behrle. “But they’ve hadclassroom education, they may have had some labora-tory education, and now they’re actually getting somereal world experience with not only doing the paperdesign or scale model, but also a full-sized deliver-able and meeting the challenge of being in a marineenvironment and facing a whole new set of challengeswhen they have to enter that environment. And they allrespond superbly in their own way. And it’s interestingto see the various approaches they take.”

Behrle pressed the importance the race has on thedevelopment of STEM in the minds of the racers. Hesaid a major mission of the race is to ensure future gen-erations have “sufficient resources in our young menand women to answer the technical challenges” theymay face. The challenges presented by the race helpthe participants foster problem solving and criticalthinking in a variety of STEM fields, said Berhle.

“From the initial requirement development to ac-tually meeting it with a vehicle that you’ve designed,built, modified, repaired, and operated, and all thelearning that takes place in the process is the unique-ness of this opportunity,” said Behrle. “Add to it the un-derwater domain, the human powered performance,it’s an opportunity that brings it all together for theseparticipants that is hard to duplicate elsewhere.”

This spirit of investing in the future is why theevent is open to everyone, said Behrle. He describedthe satisfaction he gains every time he participates ina race because each event is an opportunity to growyoung minds.

“Yesterday I was talking to one of the home schoolteams from southern Maryland,” said Behrle. “I met aseven-year-old and his mom and asked him, ‘So whatdid you do on this craft, young man?’ and he told me‘I did the windshield.’ He proceeded to explain to mehow he and his mom had taken the material, heatedit up in the oven, and actually pressed it in to place.So here’s this seven-year-old, his eyes wide, excited totell people about this project – at that point you knowyou’ve got them. He’s going to come back and wantto do this, not just the race, but you’ve got them onexactly what STEM is about. You’ve captured his imagi-nation as to how to meet challenges, in this case tech-nical challenges.”

So while the finish line lies underwater, for partici-pants of the ISR the sky is the limit.

For more information on the ISR and FURE, visitwww.isrsubrace.org.


By Army Sgt. 1st ClassTyrone C. Marshall Jr.DoD News,Defense Media Activity

Hiring military veterans as they transi-tion back into America’s communities isbeneficial for businesses and the nation,the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staffsaid here today.

Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr. spokebefore theU.S. Chamber of Commerce’sMis-sion Transition Summit, where he encour-aged businesses to hire veterans and theirspouses and dispelled misconceptions con-necting veterans and post-traumatic stress.

Reasons to Hire VetsWinnefeld said there are many good rea-

sons why American businesses should hireveterans.

“First, our people motivated by the rightideals,” Winnefeld said. “Our recruitingstatistics show that most of these folks en-tered themilitary because they wanted to dosomething important.”

The vice chairman pointed to a recentsurvey that said people join the military forreasons of “pride, self-esteem, and honor,followed by a desire to better their lives, thenduty and obligation to country and everythingelse you would imagine came after that.”

Winnefeld added, “I would sure want tohire someonemature enough at a young ageto think of country before self. Americanscan count on the fact that we’ve only addedto that maturity over their time in uniform.”

A Diverse WorkforceWinnefeld said the military has invested

in a diverse workforce, including additionaleducation.

“In many cases,” he said, “these veteransoffer technical expertise directly relevant tothe job for which they’re applying. In othercases, they bring the ability to quickly ab-sorb new training in a skill similar to whatthey might have been doing in the service.”

The vice chairman said veterans “justknow how to learn,” and that service mem-bers gain highly sought-after skills and ex-periences during their time in the military.

“It’s a diverse workforce that made thecut to get into the military in the first placefrom a generation in which only three of 10young people qualify,” the admiral said.

Key Attributes of Military VetsWinnefeld cited more than 40 years of

peer-reviewed academic articles from sev-eral fields suggesting several key attributesrequired for success in business and indus-try that the military passes onto its veter-ans. These include being entrepreneurial,assuming high levels of trust, being adept atskills that transfer across contexts and tasks,leveraging advanced technical training, ad-vanced team-building, he said.

“Who wouldn’t want these character-istics in their workforce?” he asked. “Andthat’s before you consider the tax creditsthat are available under several programsunder which you can hire a veteran.”

Character of VeteransWinnefeld also lauded what he called the

“vital” values veterans bring to any organi-zation -- values that include loyalty, integ-rity and teamwork.

“When asked about employees they’verecently released, employers most often citecharacter flaws rather than gaps in skill astheir rationale,” he said. “Well, we’re prettygood at ironing out character flaws in themilitary, yet many companies hire for a skill

set listed in a vacancy announcement, notcharacter.”

Higher PerformanceThe vice chairman also cited a study by

CEB aimed at capturing the value proposi-tion of veteran employees.

“They found that veteran performance is4 percent higher than for nonveterans, andthat veterans experience 3 percent less turn-over,” he told the audience.

“When you apply this to a companywith aworkforce of only 25 percent veterans,” Win-nefeld added, “that translates into at least anextra percent or two in annual revenue.”

A survey conducted by the job-searchcompany Monster notes that 99 percent ofemployers believe their veteran employeesperform better than, or as well as, their non-veteran peers, the vice chairman noted.

Winnefeld said hiring veterans shouldnot be looked upon as an act of charity, butrather as an act of patriotism, because it ac-tually contributes to the military’s future.

Helping Veterans Make the TransitionThe admiral also discussed what the mil-

itary is doing to help its service members asthey transition to civilian life.

“We recently redesigned our TransitionAssistance Program … to provide contem-porary, relevant, and mandatory informa-tion, tools, and training to ensure our mem-bers are prepared for civilian life,” he said.“This year, the services will begin imple-menting the Military Life Cycle model intotheir TAP programs, including grabbing onto whatever equivalency certifications thatwe can find.”

Military leaders recognized that simplybriefing people as they walk out the doorwill not lead to their success, Winnefeldsaid. This model is designed to ensure ser-vice members’ careers are aligned with theircivilian career goals and highlight thingsthat they should address well before theyseparate, he explained.

Successful transition is ultimately an in-dividual responsibility that requires plan-ning and deliberate execution, the admiralsaid, and the military has made transition aleadership priority.

“I believe it’s going to take a while to getour program right,” he acknowledged, “and

we definitely need your feedback -- whatwe’re looking for is continuous improve-ment over time.”

Misconceptions About VeteransBut despite programs to assist with hir-

ing transitioning service members, Win-nefeld said, veterans still face stereotypesthat can raise barriers to their ability to findemployment.

“Many prospective employers are scaredoff by the misimpression that veterans suf-fer disproportionately from post-traumaticstress,” the admiral said. “Indeed, 46 per-cent of [human resources] pros surveyed bythe Society for Human Resource Manage-ment cited PTS and mental health issues aspotential barriers to hiring employees withmilitary experience. What a shame.”

The reality, he said, is that while a smallminority of veterans do experience post-traumatic stress and mild traumatic braininjury, their susceptibility to it is no greaterthan the average American.

Moreover, Winnefeld said, these condi-tions can be treated, and may well be bet-ter treated for some veterans than any othersector of society -- although there is stillmuch more that can be done.

“But there’s no data that confidently linksPTSwith a propensity for violence, soweneedto dispense with that narrative,” he added.

Hiring Veterans is a ‘Win-Win’Winnefeld encouraged all Americans to

take an interest in successfully transitioningthe nation’s veterans, who have regainedtheir rightful place of dignity in America thatthey’d unfairly lost decades ago in the wakeof the Vietnam War.

That dignity, Winnefeld said, is extendedand leveraged in a “good and honorable andprofitable way when these magnificent menand women come home and their talentsare put to use in the private sector.”

He added, “I don’t use the phrase ‘givethem a job’ -- that sounds like a handout.I much prefer, ‘recognize their exceptionalpotential to make a solid contribution to thebottom line.’”

Hiring veterans is a “win-win” proposi-tion, the vice chairman said -- one that ben-efits the nation’s veterans as well as Ameri-ca’s businesses.

Winnefeld: Hiring Military Veterans a ‘Win-Win’ For Businesses

DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp

Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs ofStaff, speaks during the Mission Transition conference in Washington, D.C.,June 24, 2015. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s “Hiring OurHeroes” program and the George W. Bush Institute’s Military Service Initia-tive hosted the national summit, which focused on creating employmentopportunities for post-9/11 veterans and military families.

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By Robin Hillyer-Miles, Fleet and FamilyReadiness Public Affairs,and Shannon Leonard, Navy Wounded War-rior -- Safe Harbor Public Affairs

TeamNavy claimed its first gold medals at the DoDWar-rior Games during track and field competitions June 23 atMarine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.

Additionally, for the first time since the inception of thegames in 2010, Navy’s wheelchair basketball team advancedto the finals, ultimately taking home a silver medal.

“I’ve had the pleasure of watching this [wheelchair bas-ketball] team play together many times, and they make usproud,” said Vice Adm. Dixon R. Smith, commander, NavyInstallations Command. Navy Wounded Warrior - Safe Har-bor, which sponsors Team Navy, is a CNIC program.

On the field, the wounded warrior athletes contendedwith blistering heat while competing in seated and stand-ing shot put, and seated and standing discus. Team Navy’sretired Naval Air Crewman Brett Parks, who is friends withwounded warrior athletes on all of the teams, raised hisarms in exclamation and waved to everyone when his namewas called and he entered the shooting circle.

“I beat my personal best with an 8.95 score,” Parks saidexcitedly after his shot put throw. “I’m throwing furtherthan I did last year by two meters, but everybody else im-proved, too!”

Wife of Team Navy member Senior Chief Explosive Ord-nance Disposal Technician Ryan “Austin” Reese, and theirdaughters, Aspen, age 13-weeks, and Nadia, age 4 years old,cheered all of the athletes on the field. “The games are in-spirational! This is a fantastic opportunity for us to meetpeople in similar situations and gain a support network,”said Charity Reese.

After a morning of tough competition on the field, trackevents were interrupted by a severe thunderstorm. RetiredNavy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Donald Jacksonwon a gold medal in a sprint event before wet conditionspostponed the competition. The remaining track eventshave been rescheduled for Sunday, June 28, before the clos-ing ceremony.

At the wheelchair basketball game in Barber Gym, en-

thusiastic spectators filled the stands and gave both teamsa standing ovation at halftime. Team Navy ultimately fell tothe Marines 57 to 24 after a grueling match during whichthey fought for every point.

On June 24, virtually all of the U.S. service memberscompeting in the Warrior Games took part in meet-and-greet events on Capitol Hill. During the morning, membersof Team Navy took time to meet with their local represen-tatives. After lunch, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) welcomed the wounded warriors to Capitol Hill dur-ing remarks in Statuary Hall in the Capitol building.

On June 25, Navy’s sitting volleyball team took part in around-robin tournament to determine the bracket for theupcoming playoffs. The team earned a gold medal at lastyear’s games, and the athletes are looking forward to an-other great year.

“These games mean so much to me,” said Team Navymember Lt. Cmdr. Maria Gomex-Mannix, a sitting volley-ball player who also claimed a silver medal in two women’sfield events. “I sat by my friendMark Brown’s bed until I goton my flight to come here on Sunday. He died while I wasin the air. I am dedicating these games to him. I know that Igot the silver medal with his help.”

Thirty-nine seriously wounded, ill and injured Sailors arecompeting on behalf of Team Navy this year. The WarriorGames are being held June 19-28. Approximately 250 wound-ed warrior athletes are participating in the competition.

NWW is the Navy and Coast Guard’s wounded warriorsupport program. Team members have upper-body and/orlower-body injuries, spinal cord injuries, traumatic braininjuries, visual impairments, serious illnesses and post-traumatic stress.

To learn more about NWW, the DoDWarrior Games andadaptive sports, visithttp://safeharbor.navylive.dodlive.mil; call 855-NAVY WWP (628-9997) or email [email protected].

Follow NWW on Facebook (www.facebook.com/na-vysafeharbor) and Twitter (@navysafeharbor) for the latestnews from Marine Corps Base Quantico.

For more news from Commander, Navy InstallationsCommand, visit www.navy.mil/local/cni/.

Team Navy Gets Gold at the DoD Warrior Games

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elisha N. Peake

Navy veteran Lt. Steve Simmons competes inthe Track and Field portion of the 2015 Depart-ment of Defense Warrior Games at Marine CorpsBase Quantico, Va. The Warrior Games, foundedin 2010, is a Paralympic-style competition thatfeatures eight adaptive sports for wounded, ill,and injured service members and veterans fromthe U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard,Air Force, Special Operations Command, and theBritish Armed Forces. This year marks the firsttime the Department of Defense takes responsi-bility for operational planning and coordinationof the event, in which approximately 250 athletesare expected to compete. U.S. Marine Corps pho-to by Lance Cpl. Elisha N. Peake

By Terri Moon CronkDoD News, Defense Media Activity

The Defense Department’s common access card is un-dergoing modification to make it easier for visually color-impaired security officials to identify bearers who are mili-tary, government or contractor civilians, or foreign nationals,a Defense Human Resources Activity official said recently.

The changes to the cards are federally mandated, SamYousef, a DHRA identification card and benefits policy pro-gram manager, said in a DoD News interview June 16.

Beginning in July, only new CACs will be issued with thechanges -- encircled letters “W” for military and civilianemployees, “G” for contractors and “B” for foreign nation-als, Yousef said. The encircled letter will appear under thecard’s expiration date.

The letters will accompany white, green or blue bandsacross the cards, so security officials who cannot discerncolor can rely on the letter instead, Yousef said.

Security officials will recognize the new format as validDoD cards onmilitary installations both stateside and over-seas, Yousef said.

Another change on the CAC will be varied type size to ac-commodate the length of employees’ names, he said. Stan-dard type size is 10 point, but 7-point type will be used forlonger names, he explained.

New Format Only for New CardsYousef emphasized that DoD employees with up-to-date

CACs do not need to get new cards. The new format willonly be issued for new and expiring cards.

“The change is going to be implemented through thenatural life cycle of the cards, so people don’t need to havetheir cards replaced for this purpose,” he said.

New CAC holders and those whose cards are about to ex-pire can update them at their Defense Eligibility EnrollmentReporting System ID card office, Yousef said.

CAC Change Aids Visually ColorImpaired Security Officers

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New DoD common access cards will aid securityofficials who are visually color impaired by add-ing encircled letters “W” for military and civilianemployees, “G” for contractors and “B” for for-eign nationals.

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From Navy Judge AdvocateGeneral Corps Public Affairs

The U.S. Navy’s Judge Advocate Gener-al’s Corps held a change of office ceremonyon June 26, at the Washington Navy Yard.

During the traditional change of officeceremony, presided over by the Chief of Na-val Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert,Vice Adm. Nanette M. DeRenzi retired andwas relieved by Vice Adm. James W. Craw-ford III who became the 43rd Judge Advo-cate General of the Navy. Crawford previ-ously served as the Deputy Judge AdvocateGeneral and Commander, Naval Legal Ser-vice Command.

“We go where it matters, when it mat-ters,” said Greenert. He went on to empha-size that the Navy has to do that legally andthat DeRenzi was responsible for keeping theJudge Advocate Corps on course and speed.

Additionally Greenert said, “[DeRenzi]was responsible for an enormous array ofdiverse issues. She served the Navy and Na-tion very well.”

During DeRenzi’s tenure as the JAG, theCorps provided counsel on a wide rangeof complex issues including sexual assaultprevention and response, Military Com-missions, protection of navigational rightsand freedoms, and support to wounded, ill,and injured Sailors and Marines. DeRenzipraised the members of the JAG Corps com-munity for their work fulfilling the Navy’smissions.

“To themen andwomen of the JAGCorpsfamily -- from every corner of the globe, onthe seven seas, and in harm’s way on distantshores, you performed magnificently in ev-ery area of our practice; and in building andsustaining a vibrant, high-performing, well

respected community of professionals,”said DeRenzi.

Crawford will serve as the Navy JAG forthree years.

“We have made a promise - we deliverlegal support; more important legal solu-tions,” said Crawford. Speaking to themem-bers of the JAG Corps community, Crawfordcontinued, “You advance our ability to de-liver on our shared promise for the Navy oftoday, the Navy of tomorrow and the Navyof the future.”

Rear Adm. John Hannink was promotedprior to the ceremony to the rank of rearadmiral (upper half) and will serve as theDeputy Judge Advocate General and Com-mander, Naval Legal Service Command.Most recently, he served as a Fellow on theChief of Naval Operations Strategic StudiesGroup, Newport, Rhode Island.

“I am grateful for the opportunity towork in an organization that has service atits core, both in advising Navy leaders andin taking care of Sailors and their families,”said Hannink.

The Judge Advocate General of the Navyprovides legal and policy advice to the Sec-retary of the Navy and the Chief of NavalOperations on all legal matters from mili-tary justice to environmental law. The JudgeAdvocate General also directs a worldwidelaw firm of more than 2,300 attorneys, para-legals and support staff.

Naval Legal Service Command providesprosecution, defense, personal representa-tion, legal assistance, and other commandservices to shore and afloat commandsthroughout the world.

For more information on the Navy JAGCorps, visit www.jag.navy.mil

For0 more news from Navy Judge Advo-cate General, visit www.navy.mil/local/jag/.

Navy JAG Corps WelcomesNew Leadership

By Jim GaramoneDoD News, Defense Media Activity

U.S. dominance will shrink in the newmultipolar world but the military is workingtomaintain its advantage, ActingUndersecre-tary of Defense for Intelligence Marcel Lettresaid at the GeoInt Symposium here today.

“We’ve laid out detailed strategies andinvestment plans for preserving and grow-ing key capabilities that make up our stron-gest advantages,” Lettre said.

These include special operations forces,power projection, space capabilities, cyber de-fenseand in intelligencecollectionandanalysis.

Defense Intelligence Undergoing aTransformation

Defense intelligence is undergoing a trans-formation, Lettre said. The intelligence com-munity will concentrate on global coverage,anti-access/area denial capabilities, counter-terrorism and counterproliferation capabili-ties and protection from insider threats.

In addition, DoD must ensure the “intel-ligence, surveillance and reconnaissancecapabilities provide the warfighter with theability needed and particularly that it is per-sistent, resilient and innovative,” he said.

Lettre noted there will be two types ofintelligence support for operations. First,he said, intelligence professionals mustenhance their capabilities against terror

groups in the Middle East, Africa and otherareas of the world.

“Second, we must ensure that [intelli-gence, surveillance and reconnaissance] ca-pabilities are available to support potentialconflicts against nations or peer competi-tors, including ones that might be fieldingvery capable anti-access/area denial capa-bilities,” Lettre said.

DoD must fund enough ISR capabilitiesto cover the full range of conflict, he added.

Funding Space-Based CapabilitiesIt also must fund space-based capabili-

ties and protect them, Lettre said. Chinahas demonstrated the ability to shoot downsatellites. Russian strategy calls for conflictin space.

This is expensive, butnecessary, Lettre said,becausemany earthbound capabilities rely oninformation,whether generated in space or in-formation that travels through space.

Lettre noted that while the intelligencecommunity does a good job with fixed sites,it is less able in tracking mobile targets. Mo-bile missile launchers are a problem andonly persistent geospatial intelligence willsolve this, he said.

“We believe the future solution is an in-tegrated overhead architecture, a system ofmultiple layers tightly linked with airbornesystems,” Lettre said.

Intel Community Aims to MaintainU.S. Military Advantage

U.S. Navy photo by Jennifer Zeldis

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert presides achange of command ceremony as Vice Adm. Nanette M. DeRenzi retiresand is relieved by Vice Adm. James W. Crawford III who became the 43rdJudge Advocate General of the Navy.


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