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The Puget Sound Veterans’ Monthly | JANUARY 2014
SERVING WHIDBEY ISLAND’S VETERANS, RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL AND FAMILIES
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By JANIS REID
Naval Hospital Oak
Harbor is gearing up for a series of changes and expansions that will aid them in providing healthcare to the growing military population.
The hospital serves more than 20,000 service members, retirees and their families liv-ing in and around Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.
In the coming years, the base is anticipating sev-eral new squadrons to be installed, increasing the need of healthcare on base.
“Medical practice, and the people we serve, has changed significantly since we opened 45 years ago, and Naval Hospital Oak Harbor has adapted over the years to ensure we continue to provide the very best care to those who rely on us,” said Capt. Edward Simmer, the hospi-tal’s commanding officer.
The main changes will include the closure of the hos-pital’s Urgent Care Center, an expansion of the Medical Home Port Primary Care Center and its hours and an expansion, upgrade of the birthing center and the addi-tion of a 24-hour nurse hot-line.
The Navy will also part-ner with area hospitals so that Navy surgeons can perform operations at civilian hospi-tals that are better equipped for such procedures and have Intensive Care Units, which the Naval Hospital does not.
“The changes will ben-
efit our patients in a couple of ways,” Simmer said. “It’s going to let us do more surger-ies, offering more care than we do now and in more than one location.”
The Navy took some flack in 2007 when it announced plans to close the emergency room and limit the urgent care to day-time hours. The military community was con-cerned at the time that they would not have 24-hour care options like they did before, said Sharon McIntyre, the hospital’s public affairs offi-cer.
McIntyre said hospital leadership has learned from that experience, and has tried to notify people of the new changes and make sure they know that their needs will still be met.
The hospital’s decision to close its Urgent Care Center was made because of its lack of use, Simmer said. In addi-tion, the Medical Home Port model focuses on wellness and maintaining good health, which has decreased the hos-pital’s need for non-maternity inpatient care.
“Our Urgent Care Center also has had a significant decrease in utilization, since most people are now healthier and can get an appointment with their regular provider when they need it, generally on a same-day basis,” Simmer said.
In addition, instead of going to urgent care and having to wait to see a doc-tor, patients can now call and make an appointment with their primary care staff, which will lead to better, more consistent care, Simmer said.
“That’s all going to be a plus for the patients,” Simmer said. “For example, con-verting urgent care, where patients are seen by a doc-tor they likely do not know and have never seen before, to an expanded Medical Home Port with evening and week-end hours will ensure patients can be seen by the team they know and trust.”
The 24-hour nurse hotline will also be available to retir-ees and active duty patients with concerns and questions. The nursing staff will have access to hospital schedules and if they determine the need, they can schedule and appointment.
The hospital is in negotia-tions with two area hospitals and is expected to make an announcement with one of them in January, Simmer said. They hope to have the majority of the changes implemented by April of next year, and have the birthing center upgrades completed by 2016.
For more information, call 360-257-9974 or stop by the hospital.
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P. Ruczynski, assigned to Naval
Hospital Oak Harbor laborato-ry, reads a micro-
scopic specimen during urinalysis
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Naval hospital gearing up for changes, expasion
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SECURITY CRITICISMThe recent placement of cement blocks around Outlying Field Coupeville has caused neighboring residents to criti-cize the appearance as well as the Navy’s failure to consult the community.5
4HOSPITAL EXPANSIONWhidbey Island Naval Hospital is gearing up for expansion and upgrade of the hospital’s emergency room.2
COMING HOMEPatrol Squadron 1 (VP-1) returned from a six-month deploy-ment Dec. 2. VP-1 completed the deployment to Isa Air Base in Bahrain and Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in support of oper-ations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. 6
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CYBER SAFETYCybercrime, espionage and other threats are growing in today’s
online society, making it increasingly more important for Navy sailors, civilians and family members to remain vigilant.9
VETERAN SERVICESThe sailors of Electronic Attack Squadron 142 returned home to
Whidbey Island Naval Air Station Dec. 12 8
Veterans, their families and survivors receiv-ing disability compensation and pension ben-efits from the Department of Veterans Affairs will receive a 1.5 percent cost-of-living increase in their monthly payments beginning Jan. 1, 2014.
Also for the first time, payments will not be rounded down to the nearest dollar. Until this year, that was required by law. Veterans and survivors will see additional cents included in their monthly compensation benefit payment.
For veterans without dependents, the new compensation rates will range from $130.94 monthly for a disability rated at 10 percent to $2,858.24 monthly for 100 percent. The full rates are available on the VA’s website.
The increase also applies to death pension recipients, survivors receiving dependency and indemnity compensation, disabled veterans receiving automobile and clothing allowances, and other benefits.
Under federal law, cost-of-living adjust-
ments for VA’s compensation and pension must match those for Social Security benefits. The last adjustment was January 2013 when the Social Security benefits rate increased 1.7 per-cent.
In fiscal year 2013, VA provided over $59 billion in compensation benefits to nearly 4 million veterans and survivors, and over $5 bil-lion in pension benefits to more than 515,000 veterans and survivors.
For veterans and separating servicemembers who plan to file an electronic disability claim, VA urges them to use the joint Department of Defence/VA online portal, eBenefits. Registered eBenefits users with a premium account can file a claim online, track the status, and access a variety of other benefits, including pension, education, health care, home loan eligibility, and vocational rehabilitation and employment programs.
For more information about VA benefits, visit www.benefits.va.gov, or call 1-800-827-1000.
Veterans to receive 1.5 percent cost-of-living increase in January
At a mid-December hearing before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Under Secretary for Benefits, Allison A. Hickey, out-lined progress made by the Veterans Benefits Administration in reducing the backlog of veterans’ disability compensation and pension claims. That benefit was reduced by 36 per-cent since March. She attributed the success to the combined impact of the administra-tion’s transformation initiatives and increased employee productivity.
“We know there is much more work to be done to reach our goal of eliminating the dis-ability claims backlog in 2015,” said Hickey. “But I’m encouraged that the improved tools and processes we’ve put in place so far are hav-ing a real impact so that we may better serve our nation’s veterans, their survivors and their families.”
Hickey detailed the elements of the trans-formation plan, which includes re-training and reorganizing its workforce, streamlining business processes, and building, and imple-menting new technology solutions. With each transformation milestone, said Hickey, VBA is successfully moving away from a paper-bound, manual process to improve benefits delivery to veterans, their families and sur-vivors through paperless claims processing. She also noted that if full funding is received, mandatory overtime for claims processors, which helped bring down the backlog this
year, will continue for much of 2014.
Also, VA’s web-based, paperless electron-ic claims processing solution, the Veterans Benefits Management System, was successful-ly deployed to all 56 of VA’s regional benefits offices across the country, six months ahead of schedule.
In fiscal year 2013 alone, VA provided more than $59 billion in compensation benefits to four million veterans and survivors, and more than $5 billion in pension benefits to more than 515,000 Veterans and survivors.
For veterans and separating servicemem-bers who are planning to file a disability claim, VA urges them to do so by filing elec-tronically through eBenefits. Those who need help filing their claims can contact their local veteran service organization for assistance.
Under current law, veterans filing initial disability compensation claims through Aug. 5, 2015, may be eligible for up to one year of retroactive benefits. Registered eBenefits users with a premium account can file a claim online, track the status, and access a variety of other benefits, including pension, educa-tion, health care, home loan eligibility, and vocational rehabilitation and employment programs.
For more information about VA benefits, visit www.benefits.va.gov, or call 1-800-827-1000.
Veteran claims backlog down 36 percent since March
RESURRECTING MEMORIESFred McCarthy shares memories sparked by a recent reunion he attended with other veterans. 10
NAVY FORUMSThe Navy held a series of community open houses to discuss an Environmental Impact Study looking at the Navy’s pres-ence on the island.
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By JANIS REIDOfficials from Whidbey Island
Naval Air Station and the Navy’s Fleet Forces Command held three public scoping meetings for an environmental impact study the first week of December. The meet-ings were held in Coupeville, Oak Harbor and Anacortes and drew more than 300 people.
The three scoping meetings, held Tuesday through Thursday, marked the beginning of an Environmental Impact Statement which aims to look at the potential environmen-tal effects associated with ongoing EA-18G Growler airfield opera-tions at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station’s Ault Field and Outlying Landing Field Coupeville. It will also include the proposed introduc-tion of two additional expedition-ary electronic attack squadrons and the addition of aircraft to the fleet replacement squadron.
Both groups presented informa-tion to Capt. Mike Nortier, NAS Whidbey Island’s commanding officer and posed for group photo-graphs. Nortier accepted both pre-sentations as part of the Navy’s pro-cess to gather information as part of the EIS process. His acceptance of the information was not an endorse-ment of the information presented.
Traditionally, scoping meetings do not include any formal presenta-tions, but involve a series of infor-mational stations where visitors can ask questions and speak with Navy staff and pilots. Tables are placed in the center of the room where com-ment sheets can be filled out.
Notwithstanding, Commissioner Jill Johnson, Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley, and Oak Harbor
Chamber of Commerce President Jason McFadyen presented to Nortier a series of letters, a resolu-tion of support, an economic impact study and petitions in support of the EIS, the base and its operational missions.
“It was important for me to dem-onstrate to the base captain the level of support out there,” Johnson said Friday. “There has been some strong visuals fro the anti-OLF side, and I wanted there to be a visual represen-tation that there is strong support.”
Hearing that this presentation might occur, organizers of the Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve, who have been vocally against the Growler, decided to follow suit and present their own materials to the captain.
“We decided to present our mate-rials in a formal manner as opposed to just slipping them in the com-ment box,” said Michael Monson, COER president. “We wanted to present them with our documents in a way that they were unable to just shove into a corner. That we were organized, had intelligently gathered materials, and not to be dismissed.”
Though the scope of the Navy’s planned Environmental Impact Statement is still being determined, project managers said the study will be “comprehensive,” responsive to public feedback and will look at more than just jet noise.
The Navy maintains that an Environmental Impact Statement, or EIS, was in the works for some time, but members of a Central Whidbey-based citizen group claim it’s the direct result of a lawsuit they filed against the Navy in July.
The group, Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve, is calling for a complete closure of OLF, claiming that the outlying runway is unsafe.
Not only will the study be look-ing at noise, but it will also look at air quality, safety, the habitats of migratory birds and other factors, said Lisa Padgett, U.S. Fleet Forces Command project manager for the EIS.
“All the potential environmental effects,” Padgett said.
Padgett said the Navy has already
begun an airspace and airfield anal-ysis in preparation for the public forums to be held in December.
The EIS process under the National Environmental Protection Act is a “very regimented” sched-ule with public input opportunities available throughout, according to Ted Brown, the Navy’s Installations and Environmental public affairs officer.
“Public input is very important to the process.”
After the public comment period is closed Jan. 3, the Navy will deter-mine the necessary scope of the EIS, he said. The required training asso-ciated with the base will be deter-mined, then the Navy will conduct a comprehensive noise analysis.
After a draft EIS is completed, one that includes all of the above information, more public com-ments will be taken, and the Navy will again address concerns.
Two expeditionary, or land-based Growler squadrons will be joining the base along with two individual Growler aircraft assigned to the base for a total of 13 additional aircraft.
Navy representatives, including Padgett, have stressed that pilots f lying in expeditionary Growler squadrons do not require ongoing Field Landing Carrier Practice, or touch-and-goes, because they are land-based squadrons.
Brown said the VAQ community comprises both the older EA-6B and the newer EA-18G aircraft, and they expect the transition to the EA-18G to be complete in 2016 based on current fiscal budget pro-jections.
Navy completes Growler scoping meetings
Janis Reid photoCoupeville residents fill out comment sheets during the Navy’s scoping meetings regarding the EA-18G Growler and its impacts on the environ-ment.
NAS Whidbey squadron says goodbye to the ProwlerNovember marked the
end of an era for Electronic Attack Squadron 131 lancers stationed at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.
The Lancers flew their three EA-6B Prowlers off of the USS Ronald Reagan and back home to NAS Whidbey Island last month, culminating over 40 years of carrier operations with the Prowler.
Despite operating in a fis-cally challenging environment, the Lancers have worked hard to stay both current and tacti-cally proficient.
In the last six months, the squadron participated in sever-al strike of the month events, a
high-speed anti-radiation mis-sile shoot, as well as providing aircrew to augment VAQ-134 for their air wing fallon events and composite rraining unit exercise.
In October, VAQ-131 began a rigorous field carrier landing practice program preparing to embark aboard the Reagan with the Carrier Air Wing 2 Broadsword team. This would be VAQ-131’s last time aboard an aircraft carrier, flying the venerable EA-6B Prowler.
The Lancers also completed basic fighter maneuver coun-ters’ sorties against F/A-18 Hornets, and completed 10 critical qualification flights. With an aggressive flight
schedule, VAQ-131 successful-ly completed 53 sorties over 79 hours of safe flight operations and attained 87 traps during the short detachment aboard the Reagan.
VAQ-131 transitioned to the EA-6B in 1971. Two ver-sions of the Prowler are still in use today, but they are being phased out to be replaced by the EA-18G Growler, intro-duced in 2007.
On May 5, 2014 VAQ-131 will officially begin the process of transitioning to the EA-18G Growler starting a new chapter in their long history of service in the electronic attack com-munity. Contributed photo
Whidbey Island based VAQ-131 flies Prowlers before they being their transition to the Growler.
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By JANIS REID Staff reporterThe recent placement
of cement blocks around Outlying Field Coupeville has caused neighboring residents to criticize the appearance as well as the Navy’s failure to consult the community.
More than 1,000 40-inch cement barriers have been placed around the perimeter of the OLF, stamped with the words “government property, do not trespass.” Additional fencing will also be placed at the entryways.
Maryon Attwood, a mem-ber of the Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve, or COER, said she feels that the barriers are a “keep out” sign to island visi-tors and that the Navy should have consulted neighbors about the appearance.
“They should have sought local input,” Attwood said. “That’s my group’s continu-ing problem with them. They talk the talk, but they don’t walk the walk.”
COER had speculated that the cement blocks were an added security as a result of their criticism of the jet noise and the Navy’s intention to resume touch-and-go opera-tions in January.
The group filed a federal lawsuit against the Navy in July, asking a judge to com-pel the Navy to conduct an Environmental Impact Statement or EIS. The group alleges that the Navy’s new EA-18G Growlers are louder than previous aircraft and that the Navy is performing more operations at OLF than estimated in recent years.
The Navy says they have intended to increase security at the field for several years.
“We’ve been trying to get those blocks out there for some time,” said Bill MacMillan, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station airfield manager and deputy operations officer. “I had this identified as a secu-rity risk a long time ago.”
MacMillan said he’s pro-posed additional security at OLF since he took the posi-tion in 2005, but it took a drunk driver to cause dam-age to OLF’s arresting gear to raise the priority of the project.
In March of 2007, 46-year-old Coupeville resident James Slone led police on a high-speed chase onto OLF accord-ing to court documents.
Slone plead guilty and was convicted in May 2007 to attempting to elude police and driving under the influ-ence.
According to the police report, Slone sped up and down the runway running over arresting gear causing the vehicle to spark and smoke, and a tire was torn off and was running on the rim.
The drunk driving inci-dent has been compounded with other incidents such as vandalism, driving onto the property and “doing donuts,” harrassment of onsite mili-tary staff and bullet holes in structures, according to NAS Whidbey’s Public Affairs Officer Mike Welding.
A first round of blocks were placed out at OLF in 2009 at the easiest entry points to make it more dif-ficult to enter, and protecting the Navy’s millions of dollars worth of equipment at the field, Welding said.
Attwood said she wondered why the Navy is doing it now and not back in 2005 when they first identified the need.
“The story seems weak,” Attwood said. “To me it looks like a power play and I think that’s how a lot of people view it.”
Welding said that while number of people have con-tacted Navy about the per-ceived “sudden” added secu-rity, this type of project takes time.
“You have to put forth a request to get funding through the Department of
Defense where things are pri-oritized according to need,” Welding said.
Welding said he has seen funding requests for addition-al security at OLF dating back to 2008, but requests may have been made prior to that.
A main complaint of Attwood and some other area residents is that the Jersey bar-riers are an eyesore in an area that butts up against Ebey’s Landing National Historic Reserve.
“It’s the entry way to Ebey’s Reserve and the second oldest town in Washington State,” said Attwood. “They had a long time to talk to local people. They did what they thought they should do from their military point of view and did not get additional ideas from the civilian com-munity.”
Jackie Queen, an environ-mental planner for the Navy base, said the Navy contacted the appropriate state agen-cies as well as local tribes before resuming the project. Queen also said that the bar-riers along Highway 20 were placed behind existing bushes in the hopes that the blocks will be obscured as the plants grow.
According to the National Historic Preservation Act, projects involving national parks like Ebey’s Reserve must be approved by the state Historic Preservation Officer, according to Greg Griffith, deputy state historic preserva-tion officer.
The Navy contacted the state office Sept. 11 and were issued a letter later that month stating that there would be “no adverse effect” to the his-toric property due to the addi-tional security, Griffith said.
Navy responds to criticism of new OLF security fencingOn Base
Janis Reid photosAbove: A row of cement barriers lines the perimeter of Outlying Field Coupeville as an added security measure to protect arresting gear and other Navy property.Left: The blocks are intended specifically to keep unauthorized vehicles driving onto the field.
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ACTIVE DUTYFamily, friends welcome returning patrol squadron
Patrol Squadron 1 (VP-1) returned from a six month deployment Dec. 2. VP-1 completed the deployment to Isa Air
Base in Bahrain and Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in support of operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
Family members wait in the hangar bay as sailors assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 1 return home at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
Photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joan E. JenningAviation Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Joseph Tucker holds his family at a homecoming for Patrol Squadron (VP) 1 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. VP-1 completed a six-month deployment to Isa Air Base in Bahrain and Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in support of U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
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Wolves return after extended deployment
Photos by U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joan E. JenningsFamily members of Sailors assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 142 wait for sailors to return home during a homecoming celebration at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI). VAQ-142 returned home after an extended deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
By Lt. Candice Nunley, VAQ-142 Public Affairs Officer
The sailors of Electronic Attack Squadron 142 returned home to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station Dec. 12, following the completion of an extended deployment to the U.S. third, fifth, sixth and seventh Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AOR) aboard the Everett-based aircraft car-rier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
The Gray Wolves left Whidbey Island in early April to join Carrier Strike Group 11 (CSG 11). During their nine-month Western Pacific deployment, the Gray Wolves flew training missions in the skies around Hawaii, Wake Island, South Korea, and many Western Pacific islands.
After port calls in Busan, South Korea and Phuket, Thailand, the Nimitz CSG-11 steamed west to relieve USS Eisenhower (CVN 69) in supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
The VAQ-142 Gray Wolves began flying combat missions over Afghanistan in June and celebrated the completion of their last OEF mission in late August.
They had good reason to
celebrate as, in a little less than three months, the squad-ron flew 93 combat sorties amounting to 637 mishap-free flight hours and a 100 percent mission completion rate.
However, shortly before chopping out of Fifth Fleet, CSG-11 received the first of what would be three exten-sions for potential contin-gency operations in support of the chemical weapons de-armament of Syria.
The Gray Wolves remained ever vigilant, tirelessly work-ing to execute sorties in prepa-
ration and training.
In a turn of events, the Gray Wolves transited the Suez Canal in mid-October.
Escaping the heat of the Red Sea, personnel were excit-ed to be part of a once-in-a-lifetime West Coast cruise to the Mediterranean Sea.
Shortly before pulling into port in Naples, Italy, the Gray Wolves explored the blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea and participated in joint operations with the French Chevalier Paul (D 621) and the British HMS Dragon (D 35).
An economic impact study completed by the Island County Economic Development Council this month highlights the monetary impact of the island’s Navy presence.
The study was requested by Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson, who presented the data to Navy representatives at a recent public event for the Environmental Impact Statement initiated to study the impact of the new EA-18G Growler.
“Naval Air Station Whidbey Island con-tributes significantly to Island County’s economy and to a lesser degree Skagit’s,” the report states.
At approximately 10,000 employees, the base is four times the size of the next near-
est employer in Island, San Juan, Skagit and Whatcom counties, according to the report. The base contributed $726 million into Island County’s economy in 2011 and $15 million into Skagit’s.
In addition, the numbers of veterans living near the base are three times higher than the national average. In 2011, veterans in Island County received $44 million in retirement and disability payments and $28 million in Skagit County.
The base also contributes significantly to education with more than 50 percent of the students in Oak Harbor School District being military dependents and 13 percent of Skagit Valley College students.
Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Don Gardner feeds his baby for the first time at the homecoming of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 142 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. VAQ-142 returned home after an extended deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
Study cites ‘significant’ impacts from Navy
Whidbey Island remembers Pearl Harbor
Contributed photos(Left) VAQ-129 Command Master Chief Greg Renick intro-duced Gayle Vyskocil (left) and Lorene Pevota, widows of Pearl Harbor Navy survivors, prior to laying a wreath at a Pearl Harbor commemoration ceremony on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Seaplane Base Dec. 6 with Capt. Michael Nortier. (Above) Nortier stands with Pearl Harbor survivors Harold Shimer (left) and Cecil Calavan.
By JANIS REID
Island County Veterans Services has seen substantial growth over the last few years, but service coor-dinators would like to do more.
Before 2009, 10 or less veterans were served each year. In compari-son, the Island County program has served increased to serve more than 100 in 2013.
The Veteran’s Assistance Program, formerly the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Relief Act, provides emergency funding to indigent or struggling veterans and their fam-ilies to pay for food, rent or mort-gage, utilities, medical expenses and miscellaneous bills, such as the cost of burial.
Gerry Pfannenstiel, the pro-gram’s coordinator for 16 years, said the growth has been due to increased outreach and creating new partnerships. But there are likely many veterans and their families who need assistance but aren’t aware of the programs that are available.
Financial assistance may consist of paying for housing or utility bills that may be behind or at risk of being shutoff. The office pro-vides vouchers for food, fuel, work
specific clothing and school cloth-ing and supplies for dependent children.
“We’re helping people stay in their homes,” Pfannenstiel said. “Food vouchers free up money to pay other bills. It’s really impor-tant to indigent veterans too.”
The county can also provide assistance with Department of Veterans Affairs claims for com-pensation, pension, health care and all other VA claims.
Pfannenstiel said working with other organizations that help vet-erans like Worksource Whidbey and the Opportunity Council is key.
“Between the three of us we should be able to cover just about everything and provide a lot of information and referrals,” Pfannenstiel said.
In recent years, the Island County has been a partner in the annual Veterans “Stand Down” event, where veterans are invited to learn about all the benefits they are entitled to because of their service.
Started for veterans, by veter-ans, the event is designed to help servicemen and women return to
a civilian lifestyle after their term of military service is completed. Collaborating community organi-zations assist in housing, solving legal issues, finding employment opportunities, accessing health services and benefits, enrollment in VA systems and helping them reconnect with their communi-ties.
“We are always looking to help people,” Pfannenstiel said.
To be eligible, veterans must: have served under honorable or general under honorable condi-tions; show an original or certified copy of a DD-214 or, if discharged prior to 1950, a certificate of dis-charge; have been a continual resi-dent of Washington state for one year immediately prior to appli-cation and a resident of Island County at time of application; be able to provide proof of their iden-
tity and documentation of eligi-bility of dependents; be homeless or have income at 150 percent of poverty level.
For a family of three, 150 per-cent of the federal poverty guide-line is $27,465 annual income.
For more information, please call or email Pfannenstiel at 360-678-7805 or [email protected]
County services aim to help struggling vets
Janis Reid photoGerry Pfannenstiel, coordinator for Island County Veterans Services, offers information to local veterans at a forum earlier this year alongside Congressman Rick Larsen.
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Cybercrime, espionage and other threats are growing in today’s online society, making it increasingly more impor-tant for Navy sailors, civil-ians and family members to remain vigilant.
There are many different types of threats related to the Internet and computers, leav-ing many sailors wondering: “What exactly are the cyber threats out there, and what can I do to stop them?”
“Technology is reshaping every aspect of our lives and protecting our digital infra-structure from cyber threats is one of our highest security pri-orities,” said President Barack Obama in his 2013 Cyber Security Awareness Month proclamation. “All of us have a role to play in safeguard-ing the networks we use in our daily lives. Understanding the risks associated with being online can help secure person-al information and prevent identity theft and fraud.”
Information technology has become deeply entwined with both our personal and professional lives. Because of this, cyber crime, cyber ter-rorism and other such digital attacks have become increas-ingly threatening and higher in priority. It is imperative not to underestimate the significance of these threats. The first step in protecting yourself is to understand the threat.
In order to defend them-selves and their shipmates from these attacks, it is impor-tant for sailors to understand the wide variety of forms cyber threats take.
Jay Williams, an informa-tion assurance manager at Naval Station Everett, said there are two broad classifica-tions of cyber security: tech-
nical and physical controls. These are the controls that are defeated in order for a cyber threat to be realized.
Technical threats are wide ranging and include phishing spear phishing, and malicious software. These threats take place through digital means and do not require physical interaction.
Phishing is a common cyber threat, designed to covertly secure a victim’s per-sonal information.
This threat usually takes the form of an official-look-ing email, or some other elec-tronic correspondence, that prompts an unsuspecting vic-tim to enter data such as bank account information, pass-words or social security num-bers. The email may appear to be from a bank, vendor or other reputable institution, but it is a trap to steal money or valuable information from someone.
“With a very little bit of information, a hacker can compromise a system,” said Williams.
Phishing is sent out at ran-dom, a ‘wide net’ meant to ensnare as many innocent vic-tims as possible. However, a new, more targeted version of phishing has emerged that can be even more dangerous.
Spear phishing, as this threat is known, is the same as phishing, except that it is tailor-made for a particular person. For example, a spear-phishing email may contain the victim’s name or basic information. It may even come from the organiza-tion a victim works for or an institution the individual is a member of, which makes this kind of attack much harder to detect.
“If it was not initiated from the user … if you didn’t inquire about something and they were just responding back to it, that should be a red flag,” said Williams.
Another technical means
of a cyber attack is malicious software. Malicious software comes in many forms and is known by many names, including spyware, malware, Trojan horse, or virus.
Malicious software is often downloaded and activated by clicking on a link or access-ing a certain website. Once on your computer, smartphone or device, malicious software infiltrates software defenses and will fulfill a specific pur-pose. This purpose may be to obtain passwords or other sensitive or financial infor-mation. It may even record keystrokes, take screenshots or take photos using a device’s webcam.
“It’s very scary,” said Williams. “These things hap-pen very quickly and very qui-etly.”
There are also physical threats to cyber-security. These threats involve the common access card (CAC), password on private identifi-cation numbers (PIN), and unsecured computer hard-ware. These threats are physi-cal, because they utilize physi-cal access to a device.
The threat posed by an unattended CAC is of high importance for military members. The CAC ID card, which is used by sailors and other Department of Defense personnel, is used to gain access to government comput-ers. Combined with a person-al identification number, the CAC allows access to govern-ment email and other cyber resources.
If left unattended in a com-puter, a CAC card can be the opening someone needs to commit a cybercrime. For example, if a person uses an unlocked computer to send a email, that email is sent in that person’s name. That is
why it is important to not leave it unattended when you leave your desk.
“It doesn’t make a differ-ence if it’s five feet away or 15 feet away,” said Williams. “It only takes a half a second for someone to walk up on an open workstation to do one thing real quick, and walk away and it can ruin a sailor’s career very quickly.”
Another physical threat is PINs or passwords being written down near a computer or other device. Information like this must be kept secret in order to protect the user against cyber criminals.
Information can also be gleaned by unauthorized physical access to a computer or other device. By leaving a computer out in the open or in plain view, someone could steal it, acquiring not only the hardware, but sensitive digital information as well.
So why do cyber criminals commit such crimes? Though there are many reasons such cyber threats exist, there are two that are of paramount importance.
First, cyber criminals may be after your assets. Much of cyber crime is committed in order to gain access to your personal information and, thus, your finances. Identity theft and financial fraud are common end-games for cyber crime. In order to keep r iden-tities and finances safe, it is important to remember that there are people out there who want to steal them for their own personal gain.
Another reason for cyber crime, especially against mili-tary members, is to attack the United States, its security and its infrastructure. Digital information is a means that terrorists use to gain sensitive
information about military members and operations, as well as attempt to harm mili-tary capability of the United States. Cyber warfare and dig-ital espionage are real threats and are high priorities in the military.
Chief of Naval Operations Jonathan Greenert said that cyber warfare is one of the most important subjects in the Navy.
“The level of investment that we put into cyber in the department is as protected or as focused as it would be in strategic nuclear,” Greenert said in an interview with Reuters. “It’s right up there, in the one-two area, above all other programs.”
So how do sailors help to defend themselves and the Navy from these numerous cyber threats?
The answer is both simple and complicated. First of all, it is important to understand these threats and realize that cyber security is “Our Shared Responsibility,” the theme for the 2013 cyber security aware-ness month, in October.
“Education and being alert are the two primary things,” said Williams. There are also several practical ways Sailors can prevent cyber crime.
“When you walk away from your workstation, make sure it is locked. Pull your CAC card out,” said Williams. “Without that they can’t get in.”
Keeping passwords, PINs and other important infor-mation memorized instead of written down for all to see is greatly important as well. Also, keep your personal com-puters and other hardware secure and safe from theft. Do not leave them in your car or in view from open windows when you leave home.
“It’s important to make sure you have your software up to date,” said Williams.
Williams also strongly recommends using reputable anti-virus software and updat-ing that software as soon as prompted.
Do not click on links in emails, especially if you are not sure if it is from a legiti-mate source. Even if you get a credible looking email from your bank or other trusted source, call to make sure it is legitimate before giving per-sonal information or clicking any links.
Be wary of unanticipated login screens, and be aware of what accounts you have actu-ally created yourself.
Be sure to not divulge any personal or compromis-ing information to anyone unless you are absolutely sure that it will be safe and secure.
Remember, being safe online is your responsibil-ity, and a choice that can protect yourself, your family and your nation from the danger of cybercrime.
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other old war veterans and the “Mother Theresa” women who married them. The reunion was in Fort Worth, Texas.
As you can imagine reunions of Vietnam helicop-ter pilots, crew chiefs, and door gunners are a unique experience.
I entered the Army at 20 years old and we thought we were as the country song lyr-ics say, “10 feet tall and bul-let proof.” We are a lot more humble now that we are older.
A few experiences were par-ticularly memorable from the Fort Worth reunion.
It was a reunion of about 80 flight crew members of the 121st Assault Helicopter Company. We had been sta-
tioned at the southernmost airbase in the IV Corps Mekong Delta area of South Vietnam.
We enjoyed serving with this company. We had hon-ored the memory of 26 flight crewmembers from our com-pany who gave their lives dur-ing the Vietnam War with a monument at the helicopter training center at Fort Rucker, Ala., the summer before in 2012.
My fellow fire team leader, Jim Lucking, and his wife, Liz, have a ranch home northeast of Fort Worth with a fenced pasture and gaited horses. My wife enjoyed riding one of them, a painted gelding.
As we relaxed in Jim’s game room afterwards, I noticed a framed military letter on
the wall and began to read it. “For heroism in aerial flight … under intense hos-tile fire … maneuvered their ships between the enemy positions and the evacuation aircraft … the lives of two seri-ously wounded soldiers were saved … Lucking, James R.; McCarthy, Frederick C … Air Medal with “V” device.” I knew I had received this award but I had never seen this letter before. Jim gave me a copy to bring home.
During the reunion at a social event I asked some door gunners and crew chiefs near the bar if they remembered riding through a night engine failure in a B Model gunship in 1968.
One guy, Paul Woodby, said, “I was on that ship.” I
responded, “So was I. I was the aircraft commander.”
We did some catching up during the rest of the reunion. He had been a county com-missioner and owned a num-ber of bail bond companies in Tennessee. I had a career in education in teaching and administration and now was also serving in municipal gov-ernment.
We relived that flying expe-rience a few times over … the engine failure … the open muddy clearing surrounded by jungle … the autorotation … the enemy fire … the perim-eter we set up … the “Dustoff” helicopter that came in, land-ed, and took us out … the fact that the ship was overrun by Vietcong before dawn after our extraction and blown up.
We ended up calling it our “Magic Carpet Ride” after the 1960s popular song.
These were the treasured memories shared on a hot May evening in Fort Worth, Texas, by a few men with a common experience 44 years ago in a far away place that changed our lives forever.
n Fred McCarthy is the mayor of Langley and serves on the Council of Advisors for the Veterans Resource Center (VRC). The VRC is a 501 (C)3 organization located in Langley, Wash., that accepts contributions from the local community and serves the needs of vet-erans, their families, and communities.
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