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Lt. Jessica Miller (right), nurse midwife at Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville, provides support as Brandon and Morgan Santos bond with their newborn baby, Elena.
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USS Monterey (CG 61) will be docked for public tours and open to the general public Wednesday, July 4th, from 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. at the Nauticus Pier adjacent to Town Point Park. USS Monterey is a Ticonderoga Class Cruiser. Ticonderoga Class Cruisers are named after famous American Battles (with the Exception of Thomas S. Gates CG51). USS Monterey is named after the Battle of Monterey. Monterey returned home from a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation May 6, 2018.
NAVY RELEASES NEW PARENTAL LEAVE PROGRAM From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs WASHINGTON
Navy announced the establishment of the Military Parental Leave Program in NAVADMIN 151/18, released June 21. The new program increases parental leave and combines the current family leave policies into one. The Military Parental Leave Program also aligns the Navy with recently released Department of Defense guidance pertaining to changes about parental leave. Under the new program, parental leave for the secondary caregiver increases from, 10 days to 14 days, and consolidates Adoption Leave MILPERSMAN 1050-420, Paternity Leave MILPERSMAN 1050-430 and Maternity Leave MILPERSMAN 1050-435 into the
Military Parental Leave Program MILPERSMAN 1050-415 that will be published at a later date. The program applies to all active duty Sailors. Reserve Sailors who were performing active duties, or mobilized more than 12 continuous months, and are the parents of a qualifying birth or adoption on or after Dec. 23, 2016 are also eligible. The three family leave categories under the Military Parental Leave Program are: Maternity Convalescent Leave is a sixweek (42 days), non-chargeable leave period for the Sailor who gives birth, commencing the first full day after a Sailor is released from the hospital following a birth. Primary Caregiver Leave is a six-week (42 days) non-chargeable leave period for the
parent who gives birth or is designated with primary responsibility for caring for the child or children following a birth or adoption. Secondary Caregiver leave is a two-week (14 days) non-chargeable leave period for the parent not designated with primary responsibility for caring for the child following a birth or adoption. Details about the leave periods are described in NAVADMIN 151/18. Based on a command’s readiness requirements, members on or within three months of a deployment will normally have to defer executing Primary and Secondary Caregiver Leave until return of the deployment. Commanding Officers, in extenuating circumstances and where operational requirements allow, may authorize members to take parental leave.
Fleet Master Chief Smith temporarily assumes duties of MCPON From Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs Communication WASHINGTON
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson announced today that Fleet Master Chief Russell Smith has temporarily assumed the duties of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON). The announcement comes after Richardson accepted an offer yesterday from Master Chief Steven Giordano to step aside as MCPON. Smith will continue serving as senior enlisted leader for Manpower, Person-
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nel, Training and Education, an assignment he’s held since January 2017. “Master Chief Smith is an established leader and I thank him for accepting these important temporary duties until I select a new MCPON,” said Richardson. “He will represent our Sailors and families well.” The Navy will immediately start the process to select a new MCPON, who serves as the senior enlisted leader of the Navy, and as an advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations and to the Chief of Naval Personnel in matters dealing with enlisted personnel and their families.
GOLD STAR FATHERS DAY BBQ: NAS Oceana’s Navy Gold Star Program held a barbecue, providing an opportunity for service members and the community to spend time with Gold Star fathers from all branches of the military. » See A3
Navy’s parental leave program supports Sailor 2025’s goal of removing obstacles that negatively influence a Sailor’s decision to stay Navy when they are looking to start or raise a family. Sailor 2025 is the Navy’s program to more effectively recruit, develop, manage, reward and retain the force of tomorrow. It consists of approximately 45 living, breathing initiatives and is built on a framework of three pillars — a modern personnel system, a career learning continuum and career readiness. More information on Sailor 2025 can be found at http://www.navy.mil/local/cnp/mptestratdesign.asp For complete details on the parental leave program read NAVADMIN 151/18 at www. npc.navy.mil
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U.S. Navy photo Official file photo of Fleet Master Chief Russell Smith. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson announced June 22, that Master Chief Smith will temporarily assume the duties of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.
The Defense Department’s Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program is launching a new partnership with LinkedIn, the virtual professional networking platform. Military spouses will soon have access to a free LinkedIn Premium membership, valid for one year, every time they have a permanent-change-of-station move, including access to more than 12,000 online professional courses through LinkedIn Learning, as well as access to LinkedIn’s » See LINKEDIN | A7
WOUNDED WARRIOR VICTORY: Despite suffering serious injuries from an attack by a member of the Afghan security forces in 2014, Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Reina Hockenberry brought home 8 gold medals from the Warrior Games. » See B1
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PROFILE OF DEDICATION: ROBERT DAVIS By Ralph Peters ASBP blood donor recruiter, Portsmouth, Va. PORTSMOUTH, VA.
As a retired United States Navy Medical Service Corps officer of 20 years, Robert Davis spent most of his active duty career in blood banking. On May 23, Davis achieved an incredible personal milestone: his 100th platelet donation, supporting the Armed Service Blood Program’s mission of keeping a supply of blood products available to those in need. Davis explained that his passion for frequently donating platelets was because he saw its critical need on a daily basis while on active duty. On his 100th donation, he related it back to his reason for giving with, “Simply because of need.” Platelets are the natural clotting factor in one’s blood system and platelet donations are used for both adults and pre-natal infants in order to save their lives. However, platelets have a short shelf-life. They are only good for five days, and after their required testing to ensure safe usage for hospital patients, that shelf life decreases to less than four days. Consequentially, it is ever important that people donate platelets when eligible. Davis received his Master’s Degree in Blood Banking from Bowling Green University (now George Washington University) in Washington D.C. in 2000. He is currently employed at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in the blood bank donor operations department for quality control and validations for the blood bank. He enjoys motorcycle riding, fencing and cowboy action firearms. He has two sons, Isaac, 24 and Sam, 21. Davis said that he would encourage all platelet donors to accomplish donating milestones, to the best of their ability. He added that others should be supportive of these generous donors and should try donating blood or platelets, if they can. “The need for platelet donations is always there,” said Davis about the Armed Services Blood Program. Since 1962, the Armed Services Blood Program has served as the sole provider of blood for the United States military. As a tri-service organization, the ASBP collects, processes, stores and distributes blood and blood products to soldiers, Sailors, airmen, Marines and their families worldwide. As one of four national blood collection organizations trusted to ensure the nation has a safe, potent blood supply, the ASBP works closely with our civilian counterparts by sharing donors on military installations where there are no military collection centers and by sharing blood products in times of need to maximize availability of this national treasure. To find out more about the ASBP of to schedule an appointment to donate, please visit www.militaryblood.dod.mil. To interact with ASBP staff members, see more photos or get the latest news, follow@militaryblood on FB, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, Pinterest and usmilitaryblood on Instagram. Find the Drop. Donate.
Compliments of Ralph Peters Robert Davis (left), Navy Lt. Cmdr. David Koch and Ruth Ross celebrating Mr. Davis’ 100 platelet donations at the Apheresis Center of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
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NEWS FROM NAS OCEANA NAS Oceana hosts Gold Star Father’s Day BBQ By MC2 Jacob S. Richardson NAS Oceana Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH, VA.
Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana hosted its first annual Gold Star Father’s Day event at Main Gate Park, June 22. NAS Oceana’s Navy Gold Star Program held a barbecue, providing an opportunity for service members and the community to spend time with Gold Star fathers from all branches of the military. “We recently had the pleasure to host our Gold Star families for our annual Memorial Day Ceremony. When speaking with the Gold Star fathers that were present, they mentioned the desire to have an event for Father’s Day. We pride ourselves in our dedication to providing an inclusive program with specific catering to our family members, and wanted to create something for our fathers in all branches of service,” even years after the loss of their loved one. said NAS Oceana’s Gold Star program coordinator, Heather “In order to ensure the most inclusion in our program and Kuhn. “It is important for me to ensure that every Gold Star properly represent our family members, I work with other cofather knows that they are appreciated and valued within our ordinators from around Hampton Roads, and other branches community, part of our as well, such as the program, and event planArmy’s Survivor Outning.” reach Services. Our In 2014 the Navy area of operation curGold Star Program was rently assists about established and exnine hundred Gold Star panded throughout the family members,” said United States to create Kuhn. “It is my goal to local relationships with reach out through the Gold Star Families. The community and get to goal of the program is know as many family’s to provide dedicated as possible, directly services and support to communicating with Heather Kuhn, Survivors using a multithose in our immediNAS Oceana’s Gold Star program coordinator agency approach in or ate area, and raising near their communities. awareness and knowlNavy Gold Star connects and serves Surviving Families dur- edge in the community about our Gold Star family’s and the ing and/or immediately following the casualty assistance pro- program.” cess. Navy Gold Star Coordinators are the link to the longLosing a loved one is the most difficult time anyone can term survivor assistance process that allows the assistance of experience. The Navy Gold Star Program is designed to Emsurvivors with issues or questions that may surface months or brace and reassure Survivors that they are continually linked
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to the Navy Family through a unified support program that enables them to remain an important part of the Navy for as long as they desire, connecting them to the resources that will assist them along their path to resiliency. “When I became a Gold Star family member, there wasn’t much of a program to speak of, its grown much over the years into what you see today. The program continues to evolve, becoming more family friendly and inclusive of all its members. Rather than just focusing on individuals it’s a family thing,” said Larry Strickland, a retired Navy Senior Chief and Gold Star father. “For myself, the Gold Star program is about recognizing the sacrifice, not only of the fallen service member, but of the families of those lost.” Personnel eligible to participate in the Navy Gold Star program include the widow, parents and the next of kin. The term “widow” includes widower; the term “parents” includes mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, mother through adoption, father through adoption, and foster parents who stood in loco parentis; the term “next of kin” only includes children, brothers, sisters, half-brothers, and half-sisters; and the term “children” includes stepchildren and children through adoption. If you are a Gold Star family member and would like to connect with a Gold Star Coordinator or learn more about the program, please call 757-492-8282.
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Kohler relieved by Brown as NAVIFOR Commander By George Bieber NAVIFOR Public Affairs SUFFOLK, VA.
Vice Adm. Matthew J. Kohler, commander, Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) was relieved by Vice Adm. Brian B. Brown in a ceremony June 15 at the Department of Defense complex, Suffolk, Virginia. “The synergy of intelligence, information and weapons systems in order to realize the full potential of our capabilities as a Fleet is paramount to our warfighters operating forward, executing the missions across all domains and in contested and denied environments around the globe,” said Adm. Christopher Grady, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces, while addressing the NAVIFOR team. “NAVIFOR is at the forefront of this effort.” Kohler assumed command of Naval Information Forces October 2014. He is credited with establishing the Navy as a leader in information warfighting within the Department of Defense. “Our very existence as a command is due to the Navy’s foresight to position information as warfare to advance Navy warfighting,” Kohler said. “The Navy has instituted a more aggressive approach that harnesses the impressive talents of our information professionals and optimizes the readiness of our afloat platforms and operational shore organizations. With the standup of a Naval Information Warfighting Development Center (NIWDC) and Naval Information Warfare Training Groups (NIWTG) this past year and continuing improvements in manning, training and equipping the fleet, the Navy affirms its intentions and leadership in Information Warfare.” Commissioned as a naval intelligence officer through Aviation Officer Candidate School in 1984, Kohler has served in fleet, interagency, and combatant command leadership positions as an information warfare officer. He is the recipient of the Edwin T. Layton Leadership Award. In his next assignment, Kohler will serve as deputy chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (OPNAV N2N6) and the 67th director of Naval Intelligence. Brown earned his commission in 1986 from the U.S. Naval
Photos by MCC Rafael Martie Vice Adm. Brian Brown, left, incoming commander, Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) exchanges salutes with outgoing commander Vice Adm. Matthew Kohler during a change of command ceremony at the Department of Defense complex, Suffolk, Va. June 15. Brown relieved Kohler as commander of NAVIFOR during the ceremony.
Academy and most recently served as director, Warfare Integration for Information Warfare (OPNAV N2N6F). Brown said he felt extraordinarily privileged to lead the NAVIFOR team during the formidable challenges ahead. “Our focus will be ensuring delivery of relevant, consequential and value-added Information Warfare capabilities to our fleet,” Brown said. “We will measure our success by the development of a highly skilled, adaptable and capable workforce, and in equipping those professionals with reliable, sustainable, and fully interoperable networks, systems, capabilities and processes.” “Understanding that the stakes have never been higher, the NAVIFOR team must ensure that our Sailors and civilians are ready to fight and win in the global information domain,” he concluded. NAVIFOR’s mission is to provide combat-ready Information Warfare forces to operational commanders, ashore and afloat, that are forward deployable, fully trained, properly manned, capably equipped, always ready, well-maintained and combat sustainable. For more information about NAVIFOR, visit the website http://www.navifor.navy.mil/ and like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Forces.
(Left to right) Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Adm. Christopher Grady, Vice Adm. Matthew Kohler and Commander, Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) Vice Adm. Brian Brown participated in a cake cutting ceremony during a change of command ceremony at the Department of Defense complex, Suffolk, Va. June 15. Brown relieved Kohler as commander of NAVIFOR during the ceremony.
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Naval Station Norfolk awarded Hampton Roads Sanitation District Gold Achievement Award By EN3 Kaitlyn Guinazzo NORFOLK
Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk received the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) Gold Award at the HRSD 25th Annual Awards Ceremony, June 14. “NAVSTA Norfolk received its third consecutive Gold Achievement Award this year,” said Mr. Dustin Wheeler, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic Region’s Water Program Media Manager. “Three consecutive years of perfect permit compliance is a testimony to all the hard work from the installation, Public Works Department (PWD) staff, as well as the tenant commands.” Each year, HRSD honors businesses and industries for outstanding pollution prevention (P2) measures. P2 awards are presented for multi-media efforts that focus on reduction of waste at the source rather than traditional treatment, control, and disposal. HRSD also recognizes Pretreatment Excellence award winners for exemplary permit compliance. To protect the environment and local facilities, HRSD issues permits and monitors wastewater discharged from businesses and industries. These businesses pretreat their industrial wastewater before discharging it to HRSD’s system, protecting waterways and other natural resources. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized HRSD’s pretreatment program as one of the Nation’s best. The Gold Achievement Award signifies perfect permit compliance throughout the year. The award categories are as follows: Gold- At least one-year perfect permit compliance, Platinum- Five to nine consecutive years of perfect permit compliance, Diamond- Ten or more consecutive years of perfect permit compliance “This award is representative of those investing time, re-
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sources and environmental concern, and going above and beyond what is expected,” said Capt. Rich McDaniel, Naval Station Norfolk Commanding Officer. “We have an excellent partnership with HRSD and they have worked with us for many years to ensure that our mission improves the environment and quality of life onboard NAVSTA Norfolk. I am very proud of our Environmental team and all of the individuals who made this achievement possible.” NAVSTA Norfolk holds an industrial wastewater permit with HRSD and is considered a significant industrial user. The industrial wastewater permit authorizes discharges from industrial operations in accordance with federal, state, and
local laws. PWD staff work with the operators and tenant commands to ensure industrial operations and associated discharges are in compliance with the installation’s permit and regulations. PWD staff, HRSD staff, and tenant commands work collaboratively throughout from properly designing a wastewater and pretreatment system to constructing and operating a system that meets the mission’s needs. The installation staff also provides routine preventative maintenance as well as training for system operation and environmental compliance.
Spring has sprung, riding weather has begun By Michael J. Morris Naval Safety Center Public Affairs
With warmer weather comes an increase in motorcyclists hitting the road, often catching drivers by surprise. The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF), and the Naval Safety Center are encouraging all motorists to share the road and watch for motorcyclists. Motorcycles are some of the smallest vehicles on our roads and are frequently hidden in a vehicle’s blind spot or blending with traffic. Drivers can successfully interact with motorcyclists by being alert and taking extra time to look twice for motorcyclists. The majority of multi-vehicle motorcycle crashes are generally caused when other drivers don’t see the motorcyclist. Service members should also be aware of the risks associated with riding a motorcycle. Always make yourself as visible as possible, stay out of blind spots, use DOT-compliant motorcycle helmets, and stay vigilant. According to NHTSA data, in 2016 there were 5,286 motorcyclists killed in motor vehicle crashes in the United States, 12 of whom were Navy Sailors. While the national numbers have not been released for 2017, the Navy recorded that 21 Sailors died in motorcycle crashes during fiscal year 2017.
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Drivers should allow a following distance of 3-4 seconds behind a motorcycle to allow enough reaction time on the road. All motorists should always use turn signals for every turn or lane change. Drivers should also show extra caution at intersections. Crashes often occur when a driver fails to see a motorcyclist approaching an intersection, turning left in front of the motorcycle’s path. Drivers should never try to share a lane with a motorcycle. Always give a motorcycle the full lane’s width. Motorcyclists should practice operational risk management and never split or share a lane with a motor vehicle. Motorcyclists should avoid riding in poor weather, but sometimes it occurs unexpectedly. All motorists should take extra care and be more observant during periods of inclement weather. Use your vehicle’s rear-view and side-view mirrors properly to help eliminate blind spots where small vehicles
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like motorcycles can be missed. Motorcyclists should position their motorcycles to avoid being in a driver’s blind spot. Motorcyclists can improve visibility by applying reflective materials on their motorcycles and by keeping headlights on at all times to improve the chances of being seen by other drivers. The Naval Safety Center encourages drivers to be aware of their surroundings and watch for motorcyclists, not only dur-
ing the spring and summer months, but throughout the year. Motorcyclists should obey the rules of the road and always practice good safety measures to ensure they are more visible to other motorists. Reducing crashes is a shared responsibility for drivers and motorcyclists alike. Safe riding and cooperation from all motorists can help reduce the number of incidents. Remember to stay alert, use common sense, and always be courteous on the road.
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Joe Bullinger Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic employee Josh Heller, left, reviews CAD software designs for additive manufacturing while Ryan Wilhite verifies the printer is properly calibrated. By using Additive Manufacturing technology (3D printing), SSC Atlantic engineers and scientists can design and create prototypes for new components and replacement parts, and enhance and modify existing products. SSC Atlantic develops, acquires and provides life cycle support for command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems, information technology and space capabilities.
NAVSUP WSS STEAMS FULL SPEED AHEAD WITH ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING By Jenae Jackson NAVSUP WSS PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing or AM, is the newest phenomenon in the technology world. According to Forbes, engineers are now able to print everything from house keys to mechanical car parts. Just imagine what kinds of things the Navy can now do with 3D printers available for ships and submarines. The Navy is currently striving to continuously advance technologies and embrace innovation. And as a result, the Navy is working to expand the naval supply chain and develop efficiencies through the utilization of AM. AM has the ability to transform how the Navy produces aircraft and ship parts that will aid in keeping them flying, ship sailing and mission ready. It has the capability to save time, money and eliminate excess inventory. In comparison to traditional manufacturing, AM has already proven to be more effective and provides agility. Last year, Rear Adm. Jon Yuen, commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, established the framework for the NAVSUP Enterprise with the development of his 2017-2021 “Strategic Plan & Commander’s Guidance.” Over the next five years, one of NAVSUP’s key initiatives is enhancing the supply chain processes by developing policies and procedures to support the expansion of AM throughout the Navy. As the Navy’s premier supply chain manager, NAVSUP is playing a major role in the integration of AM throughout the Navy supply chain. As part of that role, NAVSUP WSS, who is the Navy’s only Program Support Inventory Control Point (PSICP), has been leading an effort to create an AM Contracting Guidebook that will enable the Navy to enhance its current acquisition processes, reduce procurement cost and lead time and enhance warfighter readiness. This will ultimately speed up production, maintenance and supply of parts by integrating AM throughout all phases of the acquisition cycle while also relieving an ongoing issue that supply planners are currently experiencing across the NAVSUP enterprise. “AM could bring about revolutionary changes to naval supply support, with an associated paradigm shift from the current order and stocking system to implementation of just-intime inventory,” said Capt. Armen Kurdian, NAVSUP WSS director of Engineering and Product Support, who has been
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leading the working group to develop the guidebook. “It has the potential to evolve how we support the warfighter tremendously.” NAVSUP WSS is steaming ahead with the development of a comprehensive contracting guide by collaborating with other Department of Defense agencies that have started to develop additive manufactured parts, such as Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Facilities Engineering Command and the Office of Naval Research, plus Air Force, Army, General Services Administration, and Defense Logistics Agency to consolidate best practices and acquisition roles into one document. The NAVSUP WSS team of engineers and contracting specialists plan to have a draft guidebook completed by the end of this year that lays out business models, contractual language and incorporates existing statements of work and objectives and references previously published articles by industry and DOD personnel. Once approved at the Department of the Navy level, the guidebook can be used by not only USN and USMC, but could be adopted by all services and ultimately used DOD wide. NAVSUP WSS has made the development of an inclusive AM Contracting Guidebook a priority in an effort to carry out the Navy’s mission of advancing technologies and innovation. According to Kurdian, this guidebook will improve supply chain management and bolster warfighter readiness, which is a crucial part of NAVSUP WSS’s business. AM is projected to improve naval supply support and will lead the charge in advancing technology and innovation for not only NAVSUP WSS, but the entire Navy. A field activity of the Naval Supply Systems Command, NAVSUP WSS is the Navy’s supply chain manager and Program Support Inventory Control Point providing worldwide support to the aviation, surface ship and submarine communities. NAVSUP WSS provides Navy, Marine Corps, joint and allied forces with products and services that deliver combat capability through logistics. There are more than 2,000 civilian and military personnel employed at its two Pennsylvania sites and Norfolk, Virginia, office. For more news from Naval Supply Systems Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/navsup/. For more news from NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, visit www.navy.mil/local/navsupwss/.
spouses to each other and employers. “It is important for military spouses to see LinkedIn Premium as more than just enhanced networking. LinkedIn has developed a learning path specific to military spouses to help them find and succeed in remote, flexible, and freelance work opportunities,” Mentzer said. “Additionally, LinkedIn provides enhanced resources for spouses that own and operate their own business as well as for employers to search the military spouse community for potential employees.” The LinkedIn partnership is designed to help military spouses overcome a common challenge, sustaining steady employment. The number one contributing factor to military spouse unemployment is continual relocation from duty station to duty station. On average, active-duty military personnel move once every two to three years, more than twice as often as civilian families, and military spouses move across state lines 10 times more frequently than their civilian counterparts. Empowering Spouses “Empowering our community of military spouses to reach their personal and professional goals is part of maintaining a healthy military community,” said A.T. Johnston, deputy assistant secretary of defense for military community and fam-
Cpl. Jon Sosner A 3D printer prints a replacement part aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 21, 2018.
Monique Randolph A 3-D desktop printer creates a screw at the X-FAB, or Expeditionary Fabrication, Facility Aug. 1 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
ily policy. “We encourage military spouses to take advantage of the LinkedIn Premium membership opportunity as just one of many tools available to them through the SECO program.” Military spouses interested in the LinkedIn Premium upgrade can visit MySECO for more information and to learn how best to maximize this new service. Eligible military spouses are expected to have access to the LinkedIn Premium membership later this summer. The DoD established the SECO program to provide education and career guidance to military spouses worldwide, offering free comprehensive resources and tools related to career exploration, education, training and licensing, employment readiness and career connections. This program also offers free career coaching services six days a week. This program may further develop partnership with private sector firms such as LinkedIn for purposes of enhancing employment opportunities for military spouses pursuant to authority in Section 1784 of Title 10, United States Code. The formation of such partnerships does not signify official DoD endorsement of any such private-sector entity or its products or services. Learn more about the SECO program by visiting Military OneSource or calling 800-342-9647 to speak to a SECO career coach.
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Staff Sgt. Vito T. Bryant Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Reina Hockenberry addresses media at the Pentagon, June 20, 2018. Hockenberry shared her experiences as a competitor in the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games, and of her return to active duty after recovering from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.
SAILOR OVERCOMES COMBAT INJURIES, BRINGS HOME 8 GOLD MEDALS FROM WARRIOR GAMES By Terri Moon Cronk DoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON
Despite suffering serious injuries from an attack by a member of the Afghan security forces in 2014, Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Reina Hockenberry was determined to avoid a medical retirement and stay on active duty. And not only is Hockenberry today serving on the guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the sailor just garnered eight gold medals from her participation early this month in the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Colorado, competing in rowing, powerlifting, swimming and cycling. In late October, she also will compete in those four events at the Invictus Games in Sydney. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Reina Hockenberry addresses media at the Pentagon. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Reina Hockenberry addresses media at the Pentagon, June 20, 2018. Hockenberry shared her experiences as a competitor in the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games, and of her return to active duty after recovering from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.
DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Vito T. Bryant “I was severely injured to the point where a medical retirement made sense,” she told reporters at the Pentagon yesterday. “But I can’t imagine not serving in the military. It’s part of who we are.” Hockenberry and 13 other American service members were injured when an Afghan soldier they were training began shooting at them. She was shot five times — twice in one of her legs, shattering a tibia, once in the groin and twice in the stomach. She wore a metal brace on her leg for more than a year as she went through a grueling limb-salvage process in an attempt to regrow 6 inches of her tibia. Walter Reed Treatment, Rehab The Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient was treated and recuperated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, for 18 months. During her stay there and at her request, her command gave her a laptop to continue working. “Being in the military is embedded in us. That laptop made me stop being a patient, and it put the power of being a senior chief back in my identity. It was a big driving force,” she said. Hockenberry hopes wounded warriors’ resilience, despite
their injuries and illnesses, shows the wounds of war won’t stop them from continuing on active duty and even taking part in such events as the Warrior Games. “There are a lot of opportunities for us to be just as good and in some cases better,” she said. Another Chance All the stars lined up for her return to active duty, she said. “People were willing to give me a shot. I kept going, I kept getting better, and I got the opportunity to go back to Afghanistan in 2016, which was huge. I showed that I could function in a combat zone. I got to pass my physical fitness assessments, so by hitting those wickets, and people encouraging me to hit those wickets … it basically allowed me to come back to full duty.” Hockenberry got caught up in the stigma that’s still attached to the term “wounded warrior,” she said. “I shied away from that term for the longest time because I didn’t want people to think that I wasn’t as much as any other sailor. Now I’ve learned to embrace it.” The sailors she competed with at the Warrior Games are amazing people, she said. “They have lived through stuff [that] some people didn’t think they could come out of the other end, and they did. So the fact that they consider me one of them is such an honor. I don’t shy away from the title.” For Hockenberry, the bottom line is just because service members have been injured or hurt doesn’t mean they can’t give their all to serving in the military. “If commanding officers and those in higher ranks are willing to give us a shot, I guarantee you they’re going to get their bang for their buck, because we are people fighting to be there. We want to be there,” she said. “It’s a part of who we are.”
VCNO checks out latest with Ready, Relevant Learning From Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs PENSACOLA, FLA.
Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Bill Moran visited Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) to discuss developments with Ready, Relevant Learning (RRL), June 20. RRL is a pillar of the Navy’s Sailor 2025 initiative, with an overarching goal to provide Sailors the right training at the right time and in the right way. The new training model will eliminate the current practice of front-loading training at the very beginning of a Sailor’s career by providing incremental training, or Block Learning, across a career-long learning continuum that delivers the training closer to when a Sailor is expected to perform the specific work. Doug Schaub “This isn’t clicking through slides. With Ready Relevant Learning, our Sailors will learn A Sailor explores a virtual Virginia-class fast-attack submarine forward compartment lower level. the things they need to know in smaller, but effective and more frequent doses, and ultimately The Virtual Interactive Shipboard Instructional Tour 3D (VISIT 3D) provides a photo-realistic interthey will get that training right on the waterfront,” Moran said. “We are already seeing sucactive experience of a real-world environment. cess with this approach in our LCS training facilities and in some of our submarine training systems. Additionally, with modern training applications, training will be tailored to the strengths and weaknesses of each Sailor rather than having to repeat things they do well, while getting less time on things where they need practice.” reers, at a point where they will actually use those skills. Almost 5,400 fleet Sailors have completed Block 0, which is initial technical training, and “To most of these Sailors, this process has been relatively transparent,” said Rear Adm. now the first phase of their learning continuum. The first batch of Block Learning was deliv- Kyle Cozad, NETC commander. “They’ve completed the training that they’ve been assigned ered by Naval Technical Training Center in Meridian, Mississippi, to new-accession logistics up to now and reported to their first operational unit with the mission-essential skills needed specialists in April 2017. Almost 250 Sailors are within six months of their Block 1 window, where they will gain the next level of skillsets to prepare them for the next stage of their ca» See LEARNING | B7
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The wheels of change
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By Lisa Smith Molinari
This summer, my husband and I must decide whether our daughter should take a car to college in the fall. We are wary about insurance payments, fender-benders, speeding tickets and expensive mechanical troubles. Worse yet, college kids who have cars are tempted to engage in risky activity such as road trips, tailgating, and transporting kegs, stolen mascots, and/or sorority sisters in their trunks. But, the drive to Syracuse University is a real pain. Six hours of mindnumbing Upstate New York highways is not my idea of fun during Thanksgiving break. In considering this decision, we have thought back to our own college days. After a year of driving for hours through boring pig farms to pick me up at Miami of Ohio for holidays, my parents were ready to let me hitchhike back from school if need be. So in the fall of my sophomore year, I packed my 1974 Volkswagen Beetle with clothes, posters, and my popcorn popper, and off I went. It wasn’t long before my parents’ fears about giving me the car were realized. It was Labor Day weekend, when folks flock to “Riverfest,” Cincinnati’s end-of-summer celebration with music, food and one of the largest fireworks displays in the Midwest. There wasn’t much going on in Oxford, so four sorority sisters and I decided a road trip was in order. I responsibly filled the Beetle’s tank with gas and checked the oil. I covered the tear in the horsehair-stuffed back seat with a fresh piece of duct tape and put a cassette in the tape deck. The battery was temperamental, but I was prepared, having perfected popping the clutch by myself, pushing it from the driver’s side then jumping in and putting her in gear. The Bug and I were ready. On the ride to Cincy, I heard a funny sound coming from the back left wheel. I stopped to look under the fender but couldn’t see anything obvious, so we kept driving, making it safe and sound to the Ohio River. We spent the day ogling cute guys, rubber ducks, grilled sausages, and
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fireworks. After an earsplitting finale, all half-a-million people headed to their cars in one gigantic human wave. It seemed like everyone was on Interstate 75 all at once. Six lanes of wall-to-wall traffic, all moving at 60 miles an hour. My little Bug was somewhere in the middle of it all, chugging right along, keeping up with the pack. Just then, I heard that funny sound again. It was getting louder, but there was nothing I could do. I was surrounded by moving cars on all sides. Just then, I felt a jerk, then a loud boom. The entire car shifted back and left as we careened down the highway. My girlfriends started to scream, and as I held the useless steering wheel, I screamed too. Somewhere in my panicked peripheral vision, I saw my wheel bouncing across the highway. The back left axle was dragging directly on the asphalt, sparks spraying into the air in a massive arc as we fishtailed across three lanes of traffic. Miraculously, the vehicles parted like the Red Sea, and we ground to a gradual stop. My shaken friends and I got out of the paraplegic Beetle and wondered how we were going to get back to school. We didn’t realize there were countless good citizens (lecherous males) ready to offer five blondes a helping hand (grope) and a room for the night (motel) if we so desired. As luck would have it, there was an honest mechanic behind us who retrieved the wheel from a ditch and put my Beetle back together. Apparently, the whole mess had been caused by a broken cotter pin – a tiny piece of metal that held the wheel onto the axle — and I made it back to my dorm that night no worse for the wear. I never told my parents about the incident. For me, the experience was a rite of passage, in which I gained a wealth new knowledge about independence, responsibility, cotter pins, flying sparks, lecherous males, and human kindness. And for my parents, ignorance was bliss. www.themeatandpotatoesoflife.com
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NEWS ANCHOR HARRIS FAULKNER TO MEET WITH MILITARY FAMILIES THIS 4TH OF JULY NORFOLK
On Wednesday, July 4, 100 military family members will have an opportunity to participate in a meet and greet with Harris Faulkner, anchor of Fox Report, co-anchor of Outnumbered and host of Outnumbered Overtime. Faulkner recently released her second book, “9 Rules of Engagement — A Military Brat’s Guide to Life and Success”. Faulkner was born at Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Georgia in 1965. Her father, retired Lt. Col. Bob Harris, a United States Army officer and Army aviator, was stationed at the base and had served
three tours in Vietnam. Faulkner lived in different places as a child, including Stuttgart, Germany. At the meet and greet, family members can engage in candid discussion with Faulkner (who is a military child) about the trials and tribulations facing military families today, after facing more than a decade engaged in the Global War on Terrorism. Participating families also have the opportunity to watch the evening’s fireworks from a reserved area in Town Point Park.
Come meet with Harris Faulkner this 4th of July at the Half Moon Cruise Terminal from 6 p.m.-6:30 p.m. The first 100 RSVPs are guaranteed a spot. Please RSVP no later than July 3, at 4 p.m. by calling (757) 322-2852. Alex Kroke
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520 Sailors salute Pearl Harbor survivor in Hawaii By Bill Doughty Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific Public Affairs PEARL HARBOR
Sailors from seven home-ported surface ships in Pearl Harbor saluted, cheered and thanked 97-year-old former Chief Boatswain’s Mate Ray Emory in a surprise farewell ceremony, June 19. Emory thought he was visiting the site of where his beloved USS Honolulu (CL 48) was berthed Dec. 7, 1941. On his way down the pier toward the Honolulu’s commemorative marker, Emory, riding in an open-air golf-cart-style vehicle, was treated to an honor cordon of 520 Sailors. Sailors lined the rails on three nearby ships. USS O’Kane rendered three cheers, and chief petty officers shouted the “Navy Chief, Navy Pride” chant as Emory, followed by several family members and close friends, approached. The ceremony also included a fly-by from three SH-60Rs from the HSM-37 Easyriders. USS O’Kane provided a wreath that was placed at the USS Honolulu marker. Rear Adm. Brian Fort, commander Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, welcomed Emory and thanked him for his service throughout the War in the Pacific. During the attack 76 years ago, Emory ran to his battle station, a .50-caliber machine gun, to return fire.
MC2 Justin Pacheco Retired Chief Boatswain’s Mate and Pearl Harbor survivor Ray Emory delivers remarks during a farewell ceremony held before he departs Hawaii to be with family.
“He then fought across the Pacific,” Fort said. “He served in seven invasions across the Pacific: Tarawa, Kwajalein, Saipan, Guam, Leyte Gulf, Lingayen Gulf and Iwo Jima.” After the war and after he retired from a civilian career, Ray continued to serve. He made it his life’s mission to identify the remains of more than 100 previously unidentified service members killed on Dec. 7 and buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl). Pearl Harbor Survivor Liaison retired Master Chief Yeoman Jim Taylor spoke at the ceremony and said, “Ray, you’re the man that did it ... If it wasn’t for you, it would have never been done.” Taylor presented Emory with a shadowbox and folded POW/MIA flag printed with the words: “You are not forgotMC2 Justin Pacheco ten.” Retired Chief Boatswain’s Mate and Pearl Harbor survivor Ray Looking out over the hundreds of Sailors, Fort said, “Ray Emory is rendered honors by the sideboys during a farewell never forgot his shipmates. We will never forget our ship- ceremony held before he departs Hawaii to be with family. mate: Navy Chief Ray Emory.” Emory is departing Hawaii to live with family. Earlier this week, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that another USS Oklahoma Sailor was For more news from Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, MC2 Justin Pacheco identified and will be buried June 26 in Pensacola, Florida; visit www.navy.mil/local/cnrh/. Hawaii-area Sailors render honors to retired Chief Boatswain’s Pharmacist’s Mate 1st Class John H. Schoonover, 39, of Port Mate and Pearl Harbor survivor Ray Emory during a farewell Edwards, Wisconsin, was killed during the attack on USS ceremony held before he departs Hawaii to be with family. Oklahoma in World War II.
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Machinery Repairman 2nd Class Maria Guzman oversees a simulated damage control exercise in the forward main machinery room aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).
Operations Specialist 1st Class James Brown controls helicopter operations from the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109).
Logistic’s Specialist Seaman Gabrielle Deem lubricates a hatch fitting aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58).
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NIMITZ: 50 YEARS OF TEAMWORK AND TRADITION
MC2 Craig Z. Rodarte The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) underway.
By MC3 Michael A. Prusiecki NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BREMERTON, WASH.
USS Nimitz (CVN 68) has completed 28 deployments, over a quarter of a million catapult launches and arrested landings, five homeport changes, and countless operations and missions successfully executed. These accolades are attributed to the oldest U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in active service.
U.S. Navy photo The keel of the Nimitz is lowered into the shipyard dock in Norfolk on June 22nd, 1968.
The decorated history of Nimitz began 50 years ago this month, when the keel was laid on June 22, 1968. This was a plan set in motion long ago when, after the successful implementation of the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the Navy recognized the need to expand its projection and influence and create an en-
A bust of Adm. Nimitz is revealed at the commissioning of the ship on May 3, 1975.
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tire class of aircraft carriers powered by nuclear reactors. Nimitz’s story began when congress authorized the construction during fiscal year 1967, and negotiated a contract with Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., in Newport News, Virginia, to begin building the following year. The ship was christened May 13, 1972, by the late Fleet Adm. Nimitz’s daughter Catherine, and commissioned May 3, 1975, by President Gerald R. Ford at its first homeport at Naval Station Norfolk. The namesake of the Nimitz-class, this state-of-the-art warship boasts a 100,000 ton displacement, is 1,092 feet long and has a compliment of 5,000 Sailors and Marines onboard. The ship is powered by two nuclear power plants providing steam powered propulsion to four engines with more than 250,000 horsepower. There are also four catapults and four arresting wires, the capability of serving 18,000 meals per day, and four distilling units making more than 400,000 gallons of fresh water daily. Since being commissioned into active service, Nimitz has spent years out to sea and has been an instrumental part of the success and longevity of the Navy’s mission. Its 28 deployments have been an essential aspect in supporting peace, security, and prosperity throughout the oceans of the world, with its latest deployment concluding December of 2017. Throughout its time, tens of thousands of Sailors have spent formative years of their naval careers as Nimitz crewmembers, some having completed multiple tours onboard. Cmdr. Chuck Jones, from LaCenter, Washington, is currently on his third Nimitz tour. He served as a chief electricians mate and leading chief petty officer of a division in reactor department from 1995 to 1997. On his second tour, from 2010 until 2013, he was a lieutenant commander serving as the ship’s maintenance manager. His current tour began in April 2017, and he serves as the ship’s chief engineer. He recognizes the importance of perpetuating the proud history and heritage of the ship the crew calls home. “It’s a big deal for a ship to reach close to 50 years and have people say she looks like she can do many more. We have done a very good job of taking care of her over the years,” Jones said.
U.S. Navy photo Adm. Nimitz’ daughter, Catherine, breaks a bottle of champagne to christen the ship on May 13, 1972.
Another group of people with special ties to Nimitz are Sailors who were part of the first crew upon the ship’s commissioning. These Sailors, known as “plankowners,” have the distinction of being the first crew to take a newly commissioned ship out to sea. Scott Telecky, from Wenatchee, Washington, is one such Sailor. Telecky served as an electronics technician first class onboard Nimitz from 1975 until 1978, and he looks back on his time on Nimitz with much fondness. “Being a plankowner creates a special bond with the ship. Watching the president of the United States actually commissioning the ship is a moment I’ll always recall with great clarity,” he said. Telecky also warmly spoke about the long-standing friendships he made with his fellow Sailors. “After 43 years, I still keep in touch with many of my shipmates. The comradery is still there whenever we start reminiscing about the old days. It’s a bond we’ll always have,” he said. With the coming implementation of the Gerald R. Fordclass of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, and due to the active service life of a Nimitz-class carrier being 50 years, the legendary career of the USS Nimitz is projected to end in the coming years. However, the legacy of this renowned ship and its monumental achievements over its storied, decades-long career will never be forgotten, and the tradition of teamwork will continue to live on. Nimitz is conducting a docking planned incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility where the ship is receiving scheduled maintenance and upgrades. For more news from USS Nimitz (CVN 68), visit www.navy. mil/local/cvn68/.
6.28.2018 | The Flagship | www.agshipnews.com | B5 From U.S. Fleet Forces Command Public Affairs HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command and the U.S Coast Guard joined Canadian Armed Forces’ Joint Task Force Atlantic for the 2018 Tri-Party Staff Talks and Frontier Sentinel tabletop exercise at Canadian Armed Forces Base Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 19-21. USFF Reserve Deputy Maritime Operations Rear Adm. Brian S. Hurley joined Commander, First Coast Guard District Rear Adm. Andrew J. Tiongson and Commander of the Canadian Fleet Atlantic Commodore C.T. Skjerpen to discuss current and future maritime operations between their forces. The talks evaluated the joint organizations’ ability to conduct inter-organizational communications at the operational and tactical levels, achieve and maintain shared maritime domain awareness, and conduct collaborative operational planning. All groups will be required to identify any problems, considerations, constraints and restraints they are likely to encounter within this scenario. “It’s these kind of exercises and staff talks that enhance and build upon our joint interagency and international relationships,� said Hurley. “They directly strengthen our ability to respond to any kind of crises and lay the groundwork for protecting the collective maritime interests of the U.S., its allies and partners.� Frontier Sentinel is an annual exercise between all three organizations that serves as the cornerstone activity for validating the interoperability of the tri-party commands and tactical assets, highlighting challenges
to interoperability and identifying solutions. The series was conducted as a live exercise running three to ďŹ ve days from 2006 to 2016. In 2017, the exercise changed to a facilitated discussion and tabletop exercises. “As an operator I am fully in support of the idea of a record of discussion,â€? explained Tiongson. “We are sharing intelligence and information, which we have to do to continue to be successful.â€? This year’s exercise focused on nefarious and suspicious activities in the vicinity of the undersea cable networks of the two countries, expanding on last year’s iteration of the exercise and focusing on the face-to-face collaborative planning process with the operations, intelligence, communication and public affairs working groups. “We have lots of details coming from the working groups about how we can better communicate in the future and share in our collaboration to accomplish the mission,â€? concluded Skjerpen. USFF, originally established as Commander-inChief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet in 1906, supports both the chief of naval operations (CNO) and combatant commanders worldwide by providing responsive, relevant and sustainable naval forces readyfor-tasking. The command provides operational and planning support to combatant commanders and integrated warďŹ ghter capability requirements to the CNO. For more news from U.S. Fleet Forces Command, visit http://www.public.navy.mil/ usff and for more information visit http://www.facebook.com/ useetforces or http://www. twitter.com/useetforces.
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Photos by MC1 Gary Prill Focus groups attend the out brief and hot-wash closing out the 2018 Tri-Party Staff Talks tabletop exercise. U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command and the U.S Coast Guard joined Canadian Armed Forces’ Joint Task Force Atlantic for the 2018 Tri-Party Staff Talks and Frontier Sentinel tabletop exercise at Canadian Armed Forces Base Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 19-21.
Focus groups discuss problems, considerations, constraints and restraints they are likely to encounter within the 2018 Tri-Party Staff Talks tabletop exercise.
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An MQ-8C Fire Scout sits on the deck of USS Montgomery (LCS 8). The MQ-8C Fire Scout is a larger variant than the MQ-8B and provides longer endurance, range and greater payload capability.
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USS Coronado underway for MQ-8C Fire Scout testing By Lt. j.g. Caroline Zotti Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One Public Affairs PACIFIC OCEAN
USS Coronado (LCS 4) began underway operational testing of the Navy’s newest unmanned helicopter, the MQ-8C Fire Scout, off the coast of San Diego, June 15. The operations are a continuation of MQ-8C operational testing that began in April. This next phase is testing the MQ8C’s ability to operate concurrently with other airborne assets and littoral combat ships. The enhanced capability will provide commanders an improved and integrated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance picture. Coronado is one of four designated LCS testing ships and the ship’s commanding officer says he and his crew are excited to help further advance Navy lethality. “It is a great privilege to advance the Navy’s ability to conduct unmanned aerial vehicle operations,” said Cmdr. Law-
rence Repass, USS Coronado’s commanding officer. Fire Scout operations are a whole-ship effort, requiring effective coordination between the aviation and surface entities aboard. “Whether it is ensuring that the data links required are functional, fire team personnel are standing by to respond, or managing the airspace and contact pictures; every single Sailor plays a role in Fire Scout operations,” said Lt. Josh Riley, the ship’s combat systems officer. “These Sailors and this testing will help shape how the surface force will utilize the strengths and advantages that this valuable asset brings to the table in the coming years.” During Coronado’s 2016-2017 deployment to the Western Pacific, the ship successfully used MQ-8B Fire Scout as an organic sensor to strike a target beyond visual range using a Harpoon surface-to-surface missile. With that recent success fresh in their minds, LCS Sailors are excited for future employment of the MQ-8C Fire Scout,
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SECNAV censures three naval officers
Secretary Spencer determined that Capt. Johnson, between 2004 and 2010, repeatedly and improperly accepted gifts from Leonard Francis and GDMA, a prohibited source, while serving in a number of leadership positions, in the Seventh Fleet area of operations. In light of the nature and circumstances of those gifts and his interactions with GDMA, Secretary Spencer also determined that Capt. Johnson’s personal behavior constituted conduct unbecoming an officer. Finally, Secretary Spencer determined that in 2014, Capt. Johnson made false official statements by failing to disclose his relationship with Mr. Francis when required to do so. Capt. Johnson is currently serving in the Navy on active duty. The foregoing officers’ conduct was examined as part of the joint investigation led by the From Navy Office of Information Department of Justice (DOJ) and reviewed by the Navy Consolidated Disposition Authority (CDA) for GDMA matters. In each case, Secretary Spencer has determined that the officer’s WASHINGTON conduct was contrary to the Standards of Ethical Conduct, the Joint Ethics RegulaSecretary of the Navy Richard Spencer has issued Secretarial Letters tion, U.S. Navy Regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The of Censure to now-retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Richard Wren, laws and standards that these three officers violated represent the ethical now-retired U.S. Navy Capt. Timothy Conroy, and U.S. Navy rules that bind all federal employees, as well as long-established ethiCapt. Charles Johnson, based on findings regarding each of cal standards of the naval service. those officers’ improper interactions with and acceptance “It is incumbent that naval officers, particularly those placed of gifts from Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), a in positions of great trust and responsibility, be held to the defense contractor and prohibited source. highest standards of both personal and professional behavior. Secretary Spencer determined that Rear Adm. Rear Adm. (Ret.) Wren, Capt. (Ret.) Conroy and Capt. John(Ret.) Wren, between 2007 and 2010, repeatedly son, while serving in such positions, each disregarded those and improperly accepted gifts from Leonard Franstandards and engaged in conduct that reflected unethical cis and GDMA, a prohibited source, while serving and improper personal behavior and set poor standards of as Commander, Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG-5) leadership. Each officer’s conduct is an embarrassment to and Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan, in the the thousands of officers, Sailors and civilians who do the Seventh Fleet area of operations. Secretary Spenright thing every day,” said Spencer. cer also determined that in 2015, Rear Adm. (Ret.) GDMA is the subject of an ongoing federal fraud and Wren made a false official statement to mislead inbribery investigation, which was initiated by the Naval vestigators about the nature of his relationship with Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). In March 2014, the Mr. Francis. Finally, in light of the nature and circumSecretary of the Navy directed the appointment of a CDA to stances of those gifts and his interactions with GDMA/ act as an independent authority to review GDMA matters forMr. Francis, Secretary Spencer also determined that Rear warded by the DOJ to the Department of the Navy after the DOJ Adm. (Ret.) Wren’s personal behavior constituted conduct has declined to press criminal charges in the federal judicial sysunbecoming an officer. Rear Adm.(Ret.) Wren retired from the tem. The purpose of the CDA is to review the GDMA-related conduct Navy in 2011. of Navy members and determine what, if any, disciplinary or administraSecretary Spencer determined that Capt. (Ret.) Conroy, over several tive actions are warranted and available. Department of Justice months in 2008, repeatedly and improperly accepted gifts from GDMA/ The GDMA investigation continues, led by DOJ and supported by NCIS and Mr. Francis, while serving as the Chief of Staff, Carrier Strike Group Seven (CSG-7), in the DCIS. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California in San Seventh Fleet area of operations. In light of the nature and circumstances of those gifts and Diego and the Department of Justice Criminal Division in Washington, D.C., are leading the his interactions with GDMA, Secretary Spencer also determined that Capt. (Ret.) Conroy’s prosecution. personal behavior constituted conduct unbecoming an officer. Capt. (Ret.) Conroy retired from the Navy in 2010.
SPAWAR provides unique perspective for USAFRICOM Women’s Military-to-Military Engagement Program By Steve Davis Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Public Affairs SAN DIEGO
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) hosted a delegation of African women military communications specialists June 19 as part of U.S. Africa Command’s (USAFRICOM) Women’s Military-to-Military Engagement Program. The African nation officers and enlisted participants are in San Diego to attend the 31st annual Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium, June 21-22. Their attendance was coordinated by USAFRICOM’s command, control, communications and computer systems directorate. This year’s engagement included 14 women military representatives from Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. “USAFRICOM is committed to building partner capacity on the continent of Africa. It is a strategic main effort of our campaign plan,” said Army Brig. Gen. Christopher L. Eubank, USAFRICOM director of communication (J6). “USAFRICOM will work by, with and through our partners to create conditions that allow our partners to build capabilities to address the drivers of instability.” As the Navy’s information warfare systems command, SPAWAR played a valuable role in the participants’ military professional development experience in San Diego. One of SPAWAR’s fundamental efforts is to implement the information warfare platform across the Navy, which integrates individual command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) capabilities within the fleet. This strengthens combat capabilities by aggregating, fusing and exposing data and services across mission areas to provide actionable knowledge to the Navy and Marine Corps, as well as U.S. coalition partners. “Our goal was to share with our African nation partners how the Navy trains communicators and delivers essential capability to warfighters,” said SPAWAR Commander Rear Admiral Christian Becker. “We provided the attendees a U.S. Navy perspective on the significance of information warfare, with a broad view on the communications profession. It was an honor for SPAWAR to host these extraordinary military leaders from across the African continent.” A key element of the command’s engagement with coalition partners is fulfilled by the International C4I Integration Program Office, PMW 740. The program office played the central
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Continued from B1 to succeed in their first two years aboard. What we have ongoing now is close coordination between their unit training officers and our training support centers to keep these Sailors on track to get the next block of training when they need it, anywhere from 12 to 24 months from their initial report date.” Moran leads the RRL Integration Board, a senior leader forum for the commanders involved in various RRL aspects, such as strategic direction, overseeing implementation, and resourcing requirements. U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command, as the RRL executive agent, and the type commanders are responsible for developing training requirements. Naval Air Systems Command and Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division acquire the courses and the modernized software and hardware systems, and NETC delivers the training. Cozad’s team provided Moran with an overview of NETC’s role in delivering converted training content and modern training systems to the fleet. Although there are ex-
amples of modernized training systems in use throughout the fleet today, that long-term strategy delivers training systems closer to the waterfront and flightlines in fleet concentration areas. “Block Learning is a transition phase that supports a continuum of career-long learning,” said Cozad. “This takes us to the next phase of what we are calling ‘modern delivery,’ which captures all the aspects of training, whether it’s the content itself or the software or hardware component, and delivers that training with the latest, easier to access, ondemand content with the best resources and tools when and where our Sailors need it.” The long-term goal of RRL is to have the ability to reach back to training content and resources through a robust learning management system, while incorporating modern technology-based solutions along with more traditional delivery methods, such as instructor-led and laboratory training. During the discussion, the operations specialist (OS) rating served as an example for accelerated delivery of RRL. The OS rating has no career training continuum beyond “A” School and was entirely dependent on the brick-and-mortar schoolhouse. “Up to now, training for the OS rating has been primarily through instructor-facilitated PowerPoint slides, along with some handson radar simulated training with the Part Task Trainer, and some computer-based simula-
Steven A. Davis Navy Rear Adm. Christian Becker, commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (center), welcomes a delegation of African women military communications specialists June 19 aboard SPAWAR Headquarters as part of U.S. Africa Command’s Women’s Military-to-Military Engagement Program.
role in explaining how the United States provides C4I to allies and coalition partners via the Foreign Military Sales process. “We modernize our international partners’ computer and electronic systems and integrate them across ships, submarines, aircraft and shore stations,” explained Sean Moone, PMW 740’s program manager. “By maximizing the United States’ ability to communicate and share information with friendly nations, our allies are able to better defend themselves, protect their waterways, and respond to humanitarian assistance or disaster relief efforts.” The goal of the AFRICOM Women’s Military-to-Military Engagement Program is to build partner capacity by familiarizing and exposing African women military signal personnel with Department of Defense signal and cyber defense key processes and training procedures. SPAWAR identifies, develops, delivers and sustains information warfighting capabilities supporting naval, joint, coalition and other national missions. SPAWAR consists of more than 10,000 active duty military and civil service professionals located around the world and close to the fleet to keep SPAWAR at the forefront of research, engineering and acquisition to provide and sustain information warfare capabilities to the fleet. For more news from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, visit www.navy.mil/ local/spawar/.
tion,” said Lt. Cmdr. Roger Phelps, a member of the NETC RRL team. “What we’re going to see in the very near future is the addition of interactive courseware, demonstration videos, and step-by step guides, along with newly established refresher training courses with virtual simulation that will span across the OS career continuum. The ultimate goal is to have improved training and a robust electronic resource library available to them anytime, anywhere.” Even the personnel qualification standards for each rating will be modernized through RRL, moving away from the current paperbased system. Mobile, modernized content will incorporate science of learning techniques that enhance Sailor readiness. “Key to all of this is technology and looking for the next generation of training systems while thinking outside of the box,” said Cozad. “Technology advancements will help transform training away from a heavy emphasis on memorizing, describing or listing and toward more performance-based training with application, repetition and practice.” The NETC team also discussed with Moran how the latest modernized training systems are being used today in some of NETC’s learning centers. Technology, such as the Multipurpose Reconfigurable Training System 3D® (MRTS 3D®), Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Immersive Virtual Ship Environment (IVSE), and Virtual Interactive Ship-
board Instructional Tour 3D™ (VISIT 3D™), is giving students the opportunity to increase the number of training “reps and sets” a Sailor can perform before actually interacting with physical equipment or systems. Sailor 2025 is comprised of nearly 45 initiatives to improve and modernize personnel management and training systems to more effectively recruit, develop, manage, reward and retain the force of tomorrow. It is focused on empowering Sailors; updating policies, procedures and operating systems; and providing the right training at the right time in the right way to ensure Sailors are ready for the fleet. Sailor 2025 is organized into three main lines of effort, specifically Personnel System Modernization, Ready Relevant Learning and Career Readiness. Multipurpose Reconfigurable Training System 3D®, MRTS 3D®, and the MRTS 3D logo are registered trademarks of the U.S. Navy. Virtual Interactive Shipboard Instructional Tour 3D™ and VISIT 3D™ are trademarks of the U.S. Navy. For additional information on the Naval Education and Training Command, visit the NETC website at https://www.netc.navy.mil or http://www.navy.mil/local/cnet/. Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ netcpao and twitter @netcpao
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WARGAMING UNVEILS WORLD OF TANKS: MERCENARIES Break all the Rules and Become Your Own Hero as the Most Significant Content Update and Expansion to Wargaming’s Biggest MMO Franchise Rolls Out on June 26, 2018 Award-winning online game developer and publisher Wargaming is thrilled to announce today that World of Tanks on consoles — the global phenomenon that has attracted over 15 million players — will experience a radical evolution, exclusively on PlayStation®4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. On June 26, 2018, Wargaming will globally launch World of Tanks: Mercenaries, World of Tanks’ largest and most encompassing expansion of single- and multiplayer content for the beloved armor-themed World War II massively multiplayer online game. Through a free content update, the Mercenaries will rise. World of Tanks: Mercenaries plunges players into a terrifying new reality, where history has been rewritten and law and order ceases to exist. Endless wars have left the world fractured, and in the vacuum of power left by the destabilization of global powers, soldiers and civilians now fight for themselves. World of Tanks: Mercenaries invites players across the globe to join the fight; anyone can be a hero in the age of Mercenaries. World of Tanks: Mercenaries introduces a brand new Mercenaries “nation” and a full tech tree of never-before-seen combat vehicles, giving players access to a fascinating armada of powerful tanks, helmed by unique Mercenary crews. The new suite of tanks in World of Tanks: Mercenaries are comprised of parts scavenged from vehicles from different nations, becoming original war machines tailored to the traits and needs of the new Mercenary characters. Five vehicles will be available at launch, and as their notoriety across the world’s changed landscape grows, so too will the Mercenary nation over the coming months. Players can immerse themselves in the alternative history setting of World of Tanks: Mercenaries by taking on the riveting new PvE story campaign, The Heist. This action-packed tale
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of espionage follows a motley crew of Mercenaries contracted to set up, execute and escape from a raid on a secret war facility. Their mission is to steal nuclear material for a client who harbors his own atomic ambitions, but the crew soon finds itself at the mercy of the combined powers of the United States and the Soviet Union. Players can expect adrenaline-fueled tank battles as they tackle this story alone – like a true Mercenary – or band together with friends for co-operative online multiplayer action! In addition to the new story campaign, the Mercenaries will have a far-reaching impact across the entire game, with the addition of new maps to Multiplayer battles. Players can expect to explore and fight through an array of fan-favorite maps ravaged by war and time, with original Mercenary vehicles available to battle with or against the game’s existing roster of over 680 vehicles. World of Tanks: Mercenaries is the future of World of Tanks on home consoles. Expect more electrifying Mercenaries content in the future, with frequent post-release updates.
”Heat Wave” Summer tour series brings sizzling music and comedy lineup to U.S. military serving abroad From Globe Newswire
Starting in late June and spanning the 4th of July time frame, Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE) is presenting the “Heat Wave” Summer tour series, which includes performances for more than 50,000 U.S. service members and their families stationed overseas. As part of this year’s 4th of July celebrations, the Department of Defense organization is sending 12 celebrated artists and groups on tour to the five regions of the world it serves. Artists performing for our troops around the globe include: Famed rockers Stone Temple Pilots, multi-talented R&B artist Tinashe, Australian hard rockers Sick Puppies, Marine Corps veteran-rockers American Hitmen, pop-punk emo rock band Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, alt-rockers The Mowgli’s, high-energy cover group Pop Rocks, Las Vegas-based pop group Soultry City, country music performers Rodney Atkins, The Rachel Lipsky Band and Rhinestone Cowboy and comedy tour, Operation Laughter. “This is one of those times of year when our deployed service members and their families might especially be missing home,” said Brian Burke, Marketing and Business Analyst for AFE. “So, around the Fourth, we really strive to brighten their time by bringing high-quality entertainment that will help them celebrate America’s independence, no matter where they are in the world.” Service members and their families stationed at installations throughout Europe, the Mediterranean, Southwest Asia, the Western Hemisphere and the Pacific will enjoy a variety of acts from comedy shows to concerts in a range of musical genres.
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While AFE provides yearlong-quality entertainment in the genres of music, comedy, sports and fitness and resiliency/ motivational tours, the Independence Day holiday timeframe brings a more concentrated number of tours. This annual peak season of performances serves as the basis for AFE’s “Heat Wave” Summer tour series and includes more highprofile acts and a greater variety of music. The tour series also includes a 4th of July performance during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise, the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise. “We are beyond grateful for all the sacrifices our U.S. military members and their families living abroad make,” said Burke. “We work extra hard to ensure the types of tours we send out during this timeframe are top-notch and that this
quality entertainment is reaching our military all around the world.” One of the most highly-anticipated shows from the “Heat Wave” series is Stone Temple Pilots’ 4th of July performance during RIMPAC, which is held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor — Hickam, Hawaii. Several of the music artists in the lineup are currently touring commercially either on the heels of, or in anticipation of their newest album releases. During their performances for U.S. military audiences, the artists are expected to cover some of their most recognizable hits but will also be sharing new music from their recently released singles or albums. For more information on AFE’s “Heat Wave” Summer tour series, please visit www.afetours.com
From The American Red Cross
As part of an international movement, the American Red Cross has launched the Missing Types campaign June 11th to raise awareness of the need for blood donors to ensure lifesaving blood is available for patients. During the campaign, iconic corporate and civic brands, celebrities and influencers will remove the A, B and O – the main blood groups – from signage, websites and other public-facing platforms to illustrate the critical role every blood donor plays. When the letters A, B and O vanish from everyday life, the gaps are striking. And when A, B and O blood types are missing from hospital shelves, patient care could be impacted. The goal is to inspire new and former blood donors to give this summer and become regular blood donors for patients in need in the years to come.
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29th Annual Bayou Boogaloo Music & Cajun Food Festival June 22-24, Noon-10 p.m. (Sun. 12-6 p.m.) - FREE Town Point Park at Waterside www.festevents.com The 29th Annual Bayou Boogaloo Music and Cajun Food Festival is Norfolk, Virginia’s annual three-day love letter to New Orleans and Louisiana held along the downtown Norfolk, VA waterfront in Town Point Park, Friday-Sunday, June 22-24, 2018. Straight out of Louisiana, award-winning regional and national recording artists will perform diverse cultural musical entertainment on two stages during the festival. Guests may enjoy authentic Cajun food from Louisiana and local chefs, as well as shop for art from artists of the famed Louisiana Crafts Guild!
Bad Wolves with Ashes To New and Diamante at the Norva June 22, 7 p.m. $15.50 advance, $19.50 door The Norva, 317 Monticello Ave. Norfolk www.thenorva.com Bad Wolves aren’t just a band, they’re a sonic wrecking ball that’s destroying everything in their path. The act—which is composed of drummer John Boecklin (exDevildriver), vocalist Tommy Vext (Divine Heresy, Snot) as well as guitarists Doc Coyle (ex-God Forbid), Chris Cain (Bury Your Dead) and bassist Kyle Konkiel (ex-In This Moment), may seem like they just exploded onto the scene, but the result is of this joint effort is Disobey, an album that music fans have been clamoring for and that has already birthed a viral single via their impassioned (and seemingly ubiquitous) cover of the Cranberries’ 1993 protest song, “Zombie,” which has racked up over 33 million views over Facebook and YouTube, hit #1 on Spotify’s viral chart in over 40 countries countries and gone to #1 on the iTunes songs chart.
Latin Fest - Virginia Beach Oceanfront June 22-23, FREE 24th Street Park, Virginia Beach Oceanfront www.beachstreetusa.com For two days, Virginia Beach celebrates the sights and sounds of the Latin experience. Latin Fest, presented by LaSelecta Radio, Friday-Saturday, June 22-23, 2018, possesses the key ingredients of good food, family participation, and first-rate Latin music. National performers electrify the diverse audience with high-energy tunes that move the crowd to dance under the stars. Local and regional Latin acts take the stage and unite festival-goers with the rhythms of Salsa, Merengue, and Jazz. Headline performances will take place on a giant stage built right on the beach at 24th Street. Additional activities include the Mambo Room Zumba Marathon on Saturday, June 23, from 8am-noon at the 17th Street Park. Our friends from the Mambo Room will have dozens of instructor on-site ready to share some of their favorite moves with patrons of all ages and skill levels. Vendors and cultural activities in the 24th Street Park will round out this fun-filled festival weekend.
Color Me Awesome Family Fun Run June 23, 9 a.m. Same day registration at 8 a.m. NNSY, St. Juliens Creek Annex www.navymwrmidlant.com/nnsy/cma Bring the whole family on this wild, colorful fun run!
Norfolk Tides vs. Gwinnett Stripers June 25-27 Harbor Park, Downtown Norfolk www.norfolktides.com The Tides are in! Catch the Norfolk Tides as they take on the Gwinett Stripers in a 3 day home series at the beautiful Harbor Park in downtown Norfolk!
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Virginia Beach native serves as “Vanguard in Peace, Spearhead in War” By MC1 Steve Watterworth
A 2001 Salem High School graduate and Virginia Beach, Virginia, native is serving in the U.S. Navy with Assault Craft Unit FOUR (ACU 4), one of the Navy’s most advanced amphibious warfare units. Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Dulski is a gas turbine systems technician (electrical) with the group operating out of Virginia Beach, Virginia. A Navy gas turbine systems technician (electrical) is responsible for the operation, maintenance and repair of propulsion system electrical components on the assault craft. “What I like most about my job is the opportunity to further my education, the benefits I get being in the military, and job security,” said Dulski. Dulski credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in his hometown of Virginia Beach. “The most important lesson I bring from home is to strive for more,” said Dulski. “If there is something better, get it.” ACU 4 is one of the components of Naval Beach Group TWO (NBG 2). Commissioned in 1948, just after World War II, NBG 2 trains and equips military forces for deployment overseas. Sailors with NBG 2 serve a vital role in the Navy our nation needs by ensuring that amphibious operations
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“ACU 4 sailors and craft are the connector and where the rubber meets the sand between the Amphibious Ready Group and the fight,” said Capt. Erik Nilsson, ACU 4’s commanding officer. “The maintenance team is dedicated to ensuring the craft are ready at a moment’s notice to engage in missions from high-end combat to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.” Though there are many ways for a sailor to earn distinction in their command, community, and career, Dulski is most proud of passing the engineering school and making first class petty officer. “I put on first class petty officer in four years,” said Dulski. “I was responsible for thirty-seven sailors at my last command.” While serving in the Navy presents many challenges, Dulski said he has found many great rewards, too. “The most important lesson the Navy has taught me is that you don’t have to be the last one with a secret,” said Dulski. “Disseminate the information with your people.”
Ahoskie native serves as “Workhorse of the Fleet” ACU 2 operates landing craft, which are specialized to transport personnel An Ahoskie, North Carolina, native and equipment from surface ships to is serving in the U.S. Navy with As- shore. The LCU is a displacement craft sault Craft Unit TWO (ACU 2), one of capable of carrying a payload of more the Navy’s most advanced amphibious than 170 tons. The LCU can be used to warfare units. transport weapons systems, cargo and Petty Officer 2nd Class Keith Odom personnel of Marine assault units. The is a information systems technician current LCU fleet has been in naval serwith the group operating out of Virgin- vice since the late 1960s. Gun mounts ia Beach, Virginia. on the craft can support .50 Cal maA Navy information systems tech- chine guns, M240 machine guns, and nician is responsible for maintaining 40mm grenade launchers. computer systems. The exercises and real-world opera“I like that my job allows me to help tions that ACU 2 sailors participate in you,” said Odom. “Being the way I was include evacuation of American citiraised it’s rewarding.” zens from a hostile territory, delivery Odom credits success in the Navy of food and medical supplies after a to many of the lessons learned in his natural disaster, and many other tasks hometown of Ahoskie. that involve movement from ships off“My hometown taught me that no shore to the beach, according to Navy matter how anyone treats you, you officials. always treat them with respect,” said “I’m happy to be serving at a comOdom. mand that enables me to serve my ACU 2 is one of the components of country,” said Odom. Naval Beach Group TWO (NBG 2). Jobs are highly specialized and keep Commissioned in 1948, just after each part of the command running World War II, NBG 2 trains and equips smoothly, according to Navy officials. military forces for deployment over- The jobs range from operating boats seas. Sailors with NBG 2 serve a vital to maintaining engines and handling role in the Navy our nation needs by weaponry. ensuring that amphibious operations “The Sailors, Chiefs, and Officers of remain ready to defend and protect Assault Craft Unit 2 work in conjuncAmerica at all times. tion with other Naval Beach Group By Dusty Good
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JUNE IS MEN’S HEALTH MONTH From Tricare
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remain ready to defend and protect America at all times. ACU 4 operates landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) vehicles, which are specialized to transport personnel and equipment from surface ships to shore. The LCAC is a high-speed, over-thebeach craft capable of carrying a payload of more than 60 tons. The LCAC can be used to transport weapons systems, cargo and personnel of Marine assault units. Air cushion technology allows the vehicle to reach more than 70 percent of the world’s coastline, while only 15 percent of that coastline is accessible by conventional landing craft, according to Navy officials. The exercises and real-world operations that ACU 4 sailors participate in include evacuation of American citizens from a hostile territory, delivery of food and medical supplies after a natural disaster, and many other tasks that involve movement from ships offshore to the beach, according to Navy officials. “My favorite part of serving here is that you take ownership of everything, bad or good,” said Dulski. “You can put your name on it.” Jobs are highly specialized and keep each part of the command running smoothly, according to Navy officials. The jobs range from operating boats to maintaining engines.
June is Men’s Health Month. This month-long observance is an opportunity for men to take command of their health. Taking preventive steps and making changes to your lifestyle can improve your health. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the leading causes of death among men in the U.S. include heart disease, cancer, respiratory diseases, and stroke. Here are a few tips for men to improve their health having just celebrating Fathers Day: • Recognize Preventable Health Problems Early — Be aware of potential health concerns, even if you aren’t sick or injured. Your doctor can help you identify problems, like being overweight, or experiencing depression or anxiety. So it’s important to see a doctor or health care professional for regular checkups and preventive screenings. Also, review your family health history. Your provider can assess your risk of disease based on your family history and other factors. • Get Regular Screenings — TRICARE covers clinical preventive services. You can get one Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Examination each year if enrolled in TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select. Your doctor can help you decide what tests you need based on your age and risk factors. Important health screening tests for men include: • Blood pressure screening • Cardiovascular screening
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elements to grant our Amphibious Ships heavy lift and over-the-horizon, extended-duration ship-to-shore movement with the Landing Craft Utility and Maritime Pre-positioning Force boats,” said Cmdr. Thomas Mays, commanding officer, Assault Craft Unit 2. “We are proud to do our part in the NavyMarine Corps team to project power or provide sustained assistance as needed around the world.” Though there are many ways for a sailor to earn distinction in their command, community, and career, Odom is most proud of contributing to command morale. “Making people happy throughout the day is what makes my day good,” said Odom. “I want to be a part of boosting morale.” While serving in the Navy may present many challenges, Odom said he has found many great rewards. “The Navy has taught me that expectation isn’t always reality,” said Odom.
• Colorectal cancer exams • Prostate cancer exams • Skin cancer exams • Testicular cancer exams • Speak Openly with Your Provider — Establish a working relationship with your doctor. Also, don’t be afraid to talk to him or her honestly about your health concerns. Honest doctor-patient communication can prevent misdiagnoses and unnecessary tests. If you don’t have a primary care manager or need help finding a doctor, visit Find a Doctor on the TRICARE website. • Make Healthy Lifestyle Choices — Get adequate sleep, exercise regularly, and eat healthy balanced meals to stay in control of your mental and physical health. If you’re depressed, seek help. Depressed men may appear to be angry or aggressive instead of sad, making it more difficult to recognize symptoms. Learn about TRICARE’s mental health coverage. • Minimize Risky Behavior — If you smoke or use other tobacco products, ask your doctor to help you quit. Smoking can cause conditions, such as heart disease and cancer – top two leading causes of death among men. If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation. Drinking too much can contribute to poor health. For resources to help you quit smoking check out TRICARE Tobacco Cessation Services. Also, visit the TRICARE Alcohol Awareness page for information about alcohol and drinking responsibly. Check out the TRICARE monthly tips on the Healthy Living page for more information and resources about your health.
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Sports TOP 5 NBA FREE AGENTS THIS OFFSEASON By Steve Santoro www.couchguysports.com
Now that the NBA season is over, its time to look forward to the offseason. That’s right, there’s no sleep if you’re an NBA fan. We go hard 12 months a year! Today we are ranking the best free agents on the market. Before you ask, no Kevin Durant does not count. He’s already said he’s going back to the Warriors. So let’s rank the top free agents on the market starting with some honorable mentions. Honorable Mentions- Clint Capella, Aaron Gordon, Jabari Parker, Julius Randle, and Isaiah Thomas 5 DeAndre Jordan- With the Clippers in the mist on a rebuild on the fly, DeAndre Jordan is probably a goner. Despite being a traditional big, he still has a lot of value. Jordan is one of the best rebounders in basketball and still a fantastic shot blocker. A lot of teams could use that. 4 DeMarcus Cousins- If Cousins didn’t suffer that ACL tear in February, he’d number 2 on this list easy. But he did and his value has dropped. When Cousins played, he was his typical dominate self averaging 25 points and 12 rebounds. You just don’t find those type of players like that. I think he’ll stay with the Pelicans to give him and Anthony Davis another shot, but I wouldn’t be shocked if Dallas makes a run.
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3 Chris Paul- Paul was almost in the same category as Durant but it now sounds like Houston isn’t a lock anymore to resign Paul. He said he doesn’t want to sign anything less than the max and that could be a problem in Houston’s recruit of another certain free agent. I’d still be shocked if he isn’t back with Houston. 2 Paul George- What was expected to be a huge year in OKC, turned into a disappointing first round exit. The Thunder don’t have much room to improve as they gave up most
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of their assets to get George and Carmelo Anthony. If George doesn’t see a future with the Thunder, he could be well on his way to LA. 1 LeBron James- Was there any doubt? “The Decision: Part 3” takes place in 2018 as LeBron James hits the market once again. No other player shifts the balance of power in the NBA quite like LeBron, which is why he’s clearly the number one free agent. The next month of speculation is going fun. Reprinted with permission from www.couchguysports.com.
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Friday, June 22 6 p.m. Solo: A Star Wars Story (PG-13) 9 p.m. Deadpool 2 (R)
Friday, June 22 6 p.m. Breaking In (PG-13) 9 p.m. Solo: A Star Wars Story (PG-13)
Saturday, June 23 1 p.m. Book Club (PG-13) 4 p.m. Solo: A Star Wars Story (PG-13) 7 p.m. Deadpool 2 (R)
Saturday, June 23 12 p.m. Overboard (PG-13) 3 p.m. Deadpool 2 (R) 7 p.m. Life OfThe Party (PG-13)
Sunday, June 24 1 p.m. Life OfThe Party (PG-13) 4 p.m. Solo: A Star Wars Story (PG-13) 7 p.m. Breaking In (R)
Sunday, June 24 12 p.m. Book Club (PG-13) 3 p.m. Tully (R) 6 p.m. Solo: A Star Wars Story (PG-13)
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Schedule is subject to change. For your weekly movie showtimes and more, check out the Navy Mid-Atlantic Region MWR website at discovermwr.com.
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4 EASY WAYS TO SNAP BETTER PICTURES ON YOUR SUMMER VACATION From Brandpont
For millions of Americans, summer vacation is just around the corner. Whether they plan to go on a hiking adventure in the mountains, to the beach, explore a new city or tour vineyards, most everyone will end up with a bunch of photos at the end. With advanced lens technology on smartphones and professional-grade cameras now affordable and available to consumers, it’s easier than ever to capture memories from summer travel and adventures. However, it’s not enough to have great equipment. Before that big trip, it’s important to get familiar with a camera’s settings and its capabilities. In addition, everyone can unleash their inner photographer and ensure their vacation memories look better than ever with a few tips on how to shoot like a pro.
1. Take a lot of pictures. For some reason, many people wait for just the right moment to carefully take one picture. This is a throwback to the days of ďŹ lm, when people had to be careful to conserve their rolls. Those days are long gone. Take 10 or 25 shots at a time. The more pictures someone takes, the more likely they’ll get just the right shot. 2. Some tips on portraits. Portrait photography is one of the simplest, yet most challenging, styles to master. A few points of advice that will make portraits look great include: Get in close so the subject’s face is the focal point. Check the background: Are there people walking by or a trash can in view? Waiting a few seconds or shifting the angle can remove a distraction. Finally, a natural smile or expression makes a good portrait, so have a conversation or tell a joke when taking photos. 3. Take pictures outside. Natural light is just easier to work with. Take advantage of overcast days for soft colors and that evening glow. The diversity of natural light can create some stunning effects, and it’s easy! Just remember to shoot with the sun to your back. 4. Fall in love with the magic hour. The hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset are what photographers call the magic hour. This is when the low light creates soft shadows and spectacular, natural colors that make the best photographs. Avoid taking pictures in the middle of the day, when the sun is high and casts harsh shadows. This can lead to squinting and unhappy subjects. After capturing and editing, chances are there are many great shots. While posting them on social media is a great way to share with all your family and friends, celebrate and commemorate your vacation memories with prints and display them on a canvas or in photo books. It’s easy to print your photos in-store by visiting one of the thousands of Kodak Picture Kiosks, which can be found at most CVS and Target locations. Photo books and photo gifts, perfect for a host thankyou, are available at KodakMoments.com or on the Kodak Moments App, which offer options to pick up in store or deliver straight to a doorstep. With high-powered cameras now so accessible, it’s never been easier to snap a photo at a moment’s notice. With a few tips, it’s easy to turn good photographs into great ones for sharing and reliving your summer memories. Brandpoint image
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5 PET-FRIENDLY PREPARATIONS FOR YOUR SUMMER TRAVELS From Brandpoint
On your most challenging days you can always count on your pet to greet you at the door when you come home or cuddle up in your lap in the evening. They are a vital part of your home life all year long, but when your life takes you away from home — as it often does during summer travel — are you thinking of them before you head out the door? With so much to pack and prepare for your trip, it’s easy to forget about those you’ll leave behind, like your pets. That’s why if you’re planning to leave for a day or longer, you should make sure to employ these five tips to make sure your pet is happy and safe while you’re away. Find a quality pet sitter. Dogs need to be walked and let out during the day, so when you’re gone, you’ll need a pet sitter to fill these duties. Finding a quality, reliable pet sitter can be the difference between a happy pet and damage to your home when you return. Try to trade sits with a fellow pet owner, and if that’s not possible, the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters is a nonprofit organization with resources to help you find the best pet sitter for you. Be mindful of the temperature. Knowing the temperature patterns in your destination city plays a big role in how you pack, but have you looked at what the weather has in store for your home while you’re gone? Allowing your home to get overly hot while you’re away isn’t good for your pet. You can control the temperature in your home — even while you’re away — with the Coleman Echelon Hx Touch-screen Thermostat. This WiFi-enabled smart thermostat provides more than just comfort, it monitors the temperature in your home, allowing you to al-
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Chesapeake $329,9000 3 BR w/ FROG, lg kit ,SS appl , formal LR & DR, family rm w/ vaulted ceiling & FP. Yard w/ huge deck. Att garage plus a det workshop. New HVAC. Val Lee 971-3205
Norfolk $249,999 4 BR/ 2.5 BA w/ open concept, 9’ ceilings & laminate flooring on first level, Kit w/ granite, SS appl. & upgraded cabinets. Good size yard & att garage. Val Lee 971-3205
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Chesapeake $462,500 5+ BR/ 3.5 BA, 2 master suites. Spacious kit w/ center island, & nook opens to huge great rm, formal DR & att 2c garage. Breathtaking lake view. Carmon Pizzanello 754-0393
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Portsmouth $252,9000 Located on a cul-de-sac this 2-story home offers 4 BR/ 2.5 BA, a welcoming front porch plus a rear porch. Open Floorplan. Joan Revell 621-8249
Chesapeake $409,0000 Brick 4 BR/ 3 BA ranch on 1.5 acres. Updated kitchen w/ granite counters, SS appl. & tiled back splash. formal LR & DR, family rm & lg utility rm . Jill Blank 573-6265
Smithfield $559,0000 Horses welcome! 4 BR/3.5 BA on approx 11 acres. Open plan. Pool house. New deck. Barn w/ fenced pasture, greenhouse, &storage shed. Natalie Etheredge 757-435-2981
Smithfield $369,000 3 BR/ 2 BA brick ranch on 4.49 acres. Plenty of upgrades. Lg kitchen & sun room, custom master BA, 2 c garage & 2 c det garage. New decking w/ hot tub. Natalie Etheredge 757-435-2981
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Chesapeake $400,0000 Convenient location to all you need & want - Room for everyone - Fun back yard with sun room & large deck. Brand new french provincial kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Cheryl Hickok 717-7325
Chesapeake $324,9000 Beautiful home on golf course w/ a large office, spacious bedrooms, formal DR, fireplace, large backyard all on a cul-de-sac. New carpet & fresh paint! Bonnie E Campbell 618-4587
Suffolk $529,0000 Custom 4BR, 3.5BA plus loft, & 1st floor master on 1/2 acre lot. Many upgrades! . Exterior Hardie Plank w/stone accents, 2 car garage, porch & deck. Nora Edwards 621-9334
Portsmouth $234,900 Pristine 3BR, 2BA ranch w/ sunroom. Open floor in gated community. Lots of Ameninities! Yard maintenance incl, relax on your private patio. Nora Edwards 621-9334
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Norfolk $207,280 Coastal and relaxed 2 bb, 2 bth w/access to landscaped courtyard w/ gas grills & fire pit, roof top area with cabanas & big screen TV’s &stereos. Dwight Meekins 621-2199
Norfolk $207,2800 Move in Ready! 2 blocks from the Bay! Open floor plan. Many upgrades. PLENTY of storage. Outdoor shower & fenced in backyard. Close to bases! Wendy Halman 675-6728
Yorktown $295,2088 Open floorplan 2 car garage. Master suite features large walk-in closet, oversized shower & double vanities. 3-4 bedroom,2.5 baths. Close to bases. Chris Saunders 344-0297
Chesapeake $154,9000 This home boasts potential! 3 bdrms, 2 1/2 baths, spacious living room and dining area. New kitchen cabinets!!! Great investment or starter home!!! Kat Brinkley 202-3370
Virginia Beach $244,900 Brick front 3 BR, 2 BA ranch , one car garage on culde-sac lot. Above ground pool, Remodeled master BA. Fenced rear yard w/ deck. Call to view. Donn Irby 757-434-3073
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Virginia Beach $799,0000 Immaculate 4 Bedroom Brick Ranch on 1.13 Acres. Stunning interior with huge kitchen and sensational master bedroom. Excellent schools, easy access to interstate and bases. Kathy B Good 757-435-1406
Suffolk $267,9000 STUNNING, IMMACULATE, UPDATED THROUGHOUT! That’s what describes this spacious 4br/2.5ba home on a quiet cul-de-sac in Suffolk. This home is move-in ready & comes with Samsung appliances incl. W/D. 1yr home warranty. Angelia Williams Graves 757-237-0494
Portsmouth $219,0000 New construction to make your own. Act now and pick flooring, cabinets, granite and paint color. 4br/2.5ba, 2180sqft. Call now for details. Angelia Williams Graves 757-237-0494
Virginia Beach $625,0000 Beautiful 4 BD w/ loads of charm and curb appeal in highly sought after Bishopsgate. Gorgeous kitchen offers Quartz counter tops, Carrera marble back splash, Electrolux double oven, and stunning light fixtures. Kathy B Good 757-435-1406
Virginia Beach $425,000 Sensational, Move In Ready 4 BD Brick Ranch beautifully situated on 1/2 acre corner lot! Many improvements , new windows, stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops, tile back splash, vanities, flooring, paint and so much more! Kathy B Good 757-435-1406
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Antiques & Collectibles
Pets-Dogs,Cats,Other
WANTED
Lab Pups-Chocolate, AKC, shots, wormed, vet
ANTIQUES & ESTATES 18th, 19th & 20th Century, Furniture, Artwork, China, Crystal & Collectibles. 1 Piece Or Entire Contents. We Come To You With & Courteous & Professional Service. No Obligation Offers. Please Get My Offer Before You Sell! Tag Sales & Estates Settled.
Children’s Entertainment EBENEZER UNITED METHODIST VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL! EBENEZER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL JULY 9TH-12TH/ 9:00-12:00 THIS IS A FREE EVENT OPEN OPEN TO ALL CHILDREN 5 YRS-5TH GRADE/ Adult & Youth Volunteers Welcomed. Join us for a super fun week of games, crafts, music and much more!!! ~Spaces are Limited~ For more information please call 757-238-2359 Register on line at ebumc.net
Estate Sale
ESTATE SALES MOVING SALES
We Offer On-Site Tag Sales With A Knowledgeable & Courteous Sales Team. Over 45 Yrs. Exp. In Handling Antiques, Estates & Moving Sales. References Available. We Do It All For You! Call Larry Zedd 422-4477. FABULOUS ESTATE SALE - Middle Plantation Thurs thru Sun June 21st - 24th 9am-3pm 3249 Stapleford Chase VB 3 Story House,5 Car Garage PACKED FULL! Antiques,Mid Century,Primitive,Con temporary,Lots of Furniture,Henkel Harris,Unique Collectibles,Military,Old Western,Silver,Coins,Jewel ry,Vintage Toys & Cars & More. For Pictures go to ThisNThatCompany.com Linkhorn Estates, 1505 Quail Point Rd., June 22, 1pm-5pm & 23/24, 10am-4pm Beautiful high-end brand furniture meets decorators and collectors dream! Leather sofa by Sherill, 4 bedrm., liv. rm., roll top desk, secretary, Asian fun. & decor, China, art, rugs & runners, lamps, vint. toys, figurines, historical books galore, primitives, large coin glass collection, huge train display, trains & accessories, art glass, kit., clothes, gar., jewelry, fine, sterling, costume. Pics. available at Facebook Boulevard Treasures.
Flea Markets/Bazaars Church Yard Sale Sat.6/23 w/Spaces to sell.$12. 7-2 @ PAPUMC.208 S Plaza Trail 23452. 340-5775 FLEA MARKET June 23. 8 AM - 2 PM Oakland Christian Church, Suffolk. Household, books, collectables, Fine Fleas. 5641 Godwin Blvd. Hosted by Junto Woman’s Club.
Garage Sale - Chesapeake Great Bridge East/ Hickory Big garage sale Saturday June 16th 7-2. Kitchen ware, dish ware,tools, huge amount of costume jewelry, bike, clothes and on and on. Come check it out. 1029 Weeping Willow Dr 23322 Norfolk Highlands Area SASSY SISTERS UPSCALE YARD SALE! We have it all - decor, furn, kids, art and the unusual! 100’s of quality, clean and priced items. Fri, 6-15 thru Sun, 6-17, 8-2. New items daily! 334 Kemp Lane
Garage Sale - Portsmouth 1901 Airline Blvd. Portsmouth Church Yard Sale! One Day - 9am Sat. June 23 - House & Baby Items!
Garage Sale - Suffolk Riverwood-133 Riverwood Trace, Fri., Sat. & Sun., June 22-24, 10-6 PM. Tools, lawn tractor, din rm set, liv rm couch, bookcases & more.
Garage Sale - Virginia Beach Arrowhead 352 W. Chickasaw Rd Thurs-Sat 6/2123 9-5 ENTIRE home furn collect tools Lladro vintage Kids Fb: Betterhomesandbargainsestatesales1
Bow Creek-Moving Sale. 3245 Brookbridge Rd.,
Sat., 6/23, 8-1. Furniture, Lenox China, household items, books, freezer, tools, indoor porch furniture, gas grill, dryer. No Early Birds Please.
Great Neck Garage Sale 1464 Shoveller Ave 23454 8am-12pm ***Saturday 16 June*** 8am-12pm MOVING SALE!!!!! flat screens, various electronics, paintings, furniture, scuba gear, kitchen, appliances, Christmas decorations, eclectic decorations, mens and womens clothing
LARRY ZEDD 422-4477
Virginia Beach Antique Co. Appraisal Service With 40 Years Experience.
Appliances APPLIANCES - Refrigerator $195; A/C $99; Stove $125; Freezer $150; Washer $150; Dryer $125; Dishwasher $100. All Items Like New. DELIVERY AVAIL 757-447-7347
Articles For Sale Parts or whole 1988 Ford Ranger Partingout P/U Likenew transmission/body parts in excellent condx 8’ 1991bed w/camper shell.Heads with new valves and seals. Engine block in ex. condx. 757-718-7498
Tuxedo Shoes, suits, wedding gowns, dishes, antique table, chairs, fabric, notions. 754-1811.
Baby Items/Toys AMERICAN GIRL DOLLS Lots or original dolls, clothes, accessories. 757-412-7869 Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Two spaces w/custom built crypts $2500 757-412-7869
Bikes-Mopeds-Dirt Bikes Yamaha 2015 Zuma, 544 miles, like new,
$1775. Snyder’s RV 499-8000.
Boats/Rigs
checked, microchipped, Master Hunter Pedigree insures smart, easy to train, healthy pups. Raised in home, handled & played with from birth for socialization. $1000. 757-710-8458.
Maltipoos & Shi Poos, M & F
Thursday, June 21, 2018 9am 6pm Doubletree Norfolk Airport 1500 N. Military Highway, Norfolk
Pups, 6 yellow males, 2 chocolate males, 2 black females. 1 chocolate female, parents on site, wormed, family raised, ready 6/21. 804-943-5746. 252-207-9353
majesticmaltese.com
Mini. Schnauzers-All Colors. Super Coats. Year Health Guarantee. www.smithschnauzers.com For More Info 434-349-3854 or 434-770-1464
Power Boats/Cruisers Pioneer 2014 22 ft 222 Sportfish powered by a Yamaha F200 Four Stroke, 120 engine hours w/ Tandem Trailer $49,900 757-286-8734
SeaRay Sundancer 250
1989 26’9” new
exhausts,rebuilt I/O,AC,microwave,head/shower,5.7 Mercruiser, new GPS/Plotter,asking 12k nego,Can be seen by appt. Call (757)286-6463
Sailboats 30’ Hunter, docked in Hampton, w/propane
Topsoil-Mulch A-1 BLACK, Screen/Sifted Black Topsoil, Mulch, Sand, Compost. Prompt Delivery. Visa/MC.
Jack Frost Enterprises 430-2257
Wanted To Buy Freon R12 WANTED: Certified buyer will pay CA$H for cylinders + cans. 312-291-9169 RefrigerantFinders.com
Auctions AUCTION
50+ - CARS l TRUCKS l VANS OPEN TO PUBLIC
Sat., June 23, 10:30 AM
5312 Va Bch Blvd, Suite H, VB 23462 www.downtownauctioncompany.com
DOWNTOWN AUCTION COMPANY VAAF #712. Va. Lic #98 ED ZEDD, AUCTIONEER (757) 713-1711
Barrett Street Auction, next Auction June
30th. Now Accepting Consignments. 463-1911
Jack’s Towing, monthly auto auction 3rd Sat. at 12 Noon. Call 461-5765 for info. Phoebus Auction Gallery. Next Auction
June 24. VAAR #1597. 722-9210
Positions Wanted
with removable tower. Low time. Excellent condition. Garaged off season.Used in freshwater only. Original trailer. $14,000 757-286-1465
Cameras-Photography WANTED: High-End Film
Accounting/ Finance Chief Financial Officer
Needed for Large physician group in Hampton Roads. Must have Bachelor of Science in accounting, CPA candidate preferred. Must demonstrate excellent communication and analytical skills, be a team player and collaborate well with all levels of the organization. Will be responsible for overseeing all fiscal responsibilities, financial plans, budgeting and accounting. Please email resume to hr@atlanticortho.com
Cameras. 757-481-5375.
Furniture-Household 2 Pc. All New Mattress Sets-In Plastic
Twin $99, Full $119, Queen $129, King $189 Financing Available. Can Deliver. 757-490-3902.
Cabinet-6’ high, 3’ wide, 13” deep, 10 adjust-
able glass shelves, mirrored back, fluorescent light, plexi-glass doors, for diecast cars or knick-knacks, $200 obo. Call Bob 757-714-1724.
Old School Desk, seat folds, hi-back wicker chair, small wicker table, 100 yr old pressed wood mantle clock, other interesting items, 466-0098.
Golf Equipment Golf Equipment-Too much to list, plenty of golf clubs, bags, cart, new balls, old balls. Call 757-486-6644.
Good Things To Eat AT HENLEY FARM
Cucumbers, Beets, Blackberries For Pickling, etc. $20 for 20 lb box. 3484 Charity Neck Rd., 426-7501 or 426-6869.
CHEAP CRABS-#1 Male Crabs $90 Bushel. #2 Males $50 Bushel. 30 minutes from Great Bridge or Pungo, 252-455-5279.
Cindy’s Produce-White peaches, sugar plums, half runner beans, heirloom tomatoes. 2385 Harpers Rd, Va Bch. 10-6. 427-2346. MC/Visa
FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVE
FIRST FINANCIAL GROUP-VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. First Financial Group is looking for candidates with prior experience as an FR and/or a bachelor’s degree in business. FFG offers a comprehensive mentorship program, competitive pay, and benefits. Call Darrell Williams for more information 757-477-0554. Darrell Williams. First Financial Group is an Agency of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY. Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC. OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200 Bethesda, MD 20814, ph# 301.907.9030. PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Guardian. This firm is not an affiliate or subsidiary of PAS. 2018-57338 Exp 5/20.
Building & Construction/ Skilled Trades Field Supervision/Skilled Labor
Antiques & Collectibles
Lawn & Garden
A Basic
FREE PICK UP of your broken or unwanted lawn equipment. No riding mowers. Call 412-5664.
Granite/Parsons/Corman, a Joint Venture ("GPC"), is accepting applications for the following positions in support of its I-64 Southside Widening and High Rise Bridge (Phase I) construction project in Chesapeake, VA: Carpenter, Labor and Piledriver Foremen, Construction Laborer (Skilled and Unskilled), Carpenter, Flagger, Piledriver, Survey Party Chief, Survey Instrument Operator, Truck Driver (Tandem Rear Axle, Flatbed, and/or Boom Truck), Equipment Operators (Backhoe, Bulldozer, Excavator, Forklift, and/or Front End Loader), Crane Operators (Hydro R/T, and/or Crawler > 100T), Mechanic, Oiler/Greaser. Apply in person 814 Greenbrier Circle, Suite A, Chesapeake, VA 23320, on Wednesdays & Thursdays from 8:00 AM-1:00 PM. A resume to accompany your application is desired. GPC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action EmployerMinorities, Women, Veterans and/or Disabled are encouraged to apply. GPC is a drug-free workplace.
Pets-Dogs,Cats,Other
HVAC LEAD Duct Installers
Salem Woods Multi Family Yard Sale Jun 23 with rain date of Jun 24, 8am-2pm. 1601 Boston Ct, Vbch Wellington Wds Sat 7-2 2221 N Wolfsnare Dr MOV/DNSZ 45yr of STUFF Furn(4P bed,Hutche s,dining,living),Appl,Kitch,Glassware,Tools,clot hes,Kids,Mil.,18cft Refrig and Granadillo Wood.
American Antique Buyer
RAY HIGGINS
Buying All Antiques
Horses, Cattle, etc. HELP NEEDED to exercise horse in Suffolk. Call 757-923-0409.
Hunting Equipment SKEET GUNS FOR SALE-Winchester Model
50, 12 ga. & 20 ga. (WS-1), Beretta Silver Pigeon 20 ga. Valmet 333, 12 ga. w/20 ga. Briley Tubes, Miroku 12 ga (Winchester 101). Parker VH 12 ga. 28” F/M Mirror Bores 1925 Manufactured. 757-818-7599, 9 AM to 9 PM.
AKC Bloodhounds - Male & Female, Black & Tans, shots, DOB 3/27/18, $500.00, 252-287-6097.
& ESTATES. FURNITURE, ART GLASSWARE, ANTIQUE GUNS
Sterling Flatware Older Men’s/Women’s
Wrist Watches
Pocket Watches
AKC Lab Puppies All Black. 4 M/3F. Ready 6/16/18. First Shots and Wormed. Champion Bloodline. Pedigrees and photos may be seen at indianridgelabradors.com. Both Parents on Site. Health Guarantee. Price $850. 252-336-2281.
25 Yrs. Exp. Licensed
Australian Shepherd Pups-8 wks old, reg, pedigree, shots, de-wormed, parents on site, health guarantee. $350. 252-396-0233.
Working or Broken
Will Come to You for Antiques
24/7. Free Estimates.
757-617-4043
Australian Shepherds MINIs RTG 6/15 $600^ 7572973345 lilaussieposse.weebly.com Beagle puppies. 3M, 2F. 8wks on 6/12/18. Dewormed & 1st shots. $200/ea. 757-575-1799 before 5 PM Chcolate Lab Pup, male. 7 wks. AKC. parents on site. fat and Healthy ! 1st shot,dewormed $800 (252) 339-1972
DECOYS WANTED Highest CA$H prices paid Old wooden ducks or Canvas geese Swans and Shorebirds. Also buying Old fishing tackle & Wooden lures Boat Oars Nautical & Lifesaving Items Call Mark at 757-721-2746
I BUY COINS
Coin Collections
Cock A Poo Pups-F1b, shots, wormed, vet ck, buff & black, family raised. $1200. 757-416-8253. German Shepherd Pups-AKC, black & tan, shots, parents & grandparents on site, good quality pups from local breeder. $800. 804-691-6717.
Golden Doodles-F1B, 9 wks., 2 sets of shots,
have parents, $850. 757-421-7708.
Golden Lab Mix Pups-Ready to go. 1st shots
& de-worming $150. 252-357-4829, 252-548-8327
Great Dane Pup-AKC, males. Harlequin & merle, shots/wormed, ready July 17. $1500. 635-3964 Jack Russell Pups-10 wks., 1 male, tails docked. 1st shots. $350. 919-414-8672.
STAMP COLLECTIONS
Small hummels, $25 each. 757-321-7301.
$55-$165.Call for info, 757-486-2191.
Computers/IT/Technology Computer/IT : ADP Technology Services, Inc. seeks an Implementation Engineer at our Norfolk, VA loc. to design, test, & implmnt OS s/w or prog. & assist in install., testing, & debugging of s/w. Bach’s degree in Comp. Sci., Comp. Engg., Elec. Engg., Info. Tech. or a rel. field + 3 yrs of exp. Employer will accept a master's deg. + 1 yr of related exp. 1 yr. of exp. must incl: z/OS operating sys.; JES2 subsys.; JCL; TSO; CLIST/REXX;DFSMS/VSAM/HSM/RMM; IBM utilities; Debugging; RACF Security; VTAM/TCPIP; UNIX; OEM products, incl. CA, BMC, or Vanguard; & Operation sys. mgmt/support, incl. SMP/E, customization, install., & rollout. To apply, please respond to req. 156071 at http:// jobs.adp.com. Alternatively, applicants may mail their resume to the following address referencing req. 156071: Employment Practices, 1 ADP Blvd., MS 248, Roseland, NJ 07068.
Healthcare/ Medical
Lab Pups-8 wks old, reg, shots, de-wormed, par-
ents on site, health guar. $100. 252-396-0233.
tainment, nav, 3rd row seats, low mis., 4WD, excel cond, $7500. 757-647-3954.
Mercedes 2001 ML320 AWD, 6 cyl 3.2L, 4D, 141K, auto, a/c, just insp, $1950 OBO, 757-630-5923
Trucks Hyundai 2015 Accent GS 6 spd, 35k mi, CAR FAX, Excellent condition, maintenance records,477-0584
Ford 2005 F150 XLT. 4.2 Liter, regular cab,
2WD, 8’ long bed, good cond $4500. 757-228-6656
Lincoln 2008 Town Car, Signature Ltd., gar kept, excel cond, under 99K. $7900 obo. 630-1193.
Ford 2013 F-150 4X4 Supercrew 3.5L V6, 88k miles, Price $8976. More info at : (757) 372-4965
5 lucky attendees will be randomly selected to win gift cards.
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES District 19 Community Services Board Area Clinic Manager Hopewell/ Prince George/Surry Mental Health/Substance Use Disorder Senior Therapist (Licensed) For job descriptions and applications, please visit our website on the next business day at www.d19csb.com or visit our Human Resources office at 20 W. Bank Street, Suite 7, Petersburg, VA 23803. Sign on bonus available for some positions. Restrictions apply. District 19 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center www.vbpcweb.com
Part-Time/ Seasonal PT Parking Cashier The Norfolk Airport Authority® is currently accepting application forms for a PartTime Parking Cashier until 4:00 PM on June 29, 2018. Visit www.norfolkairport.com/employment for details. EOE F/M/Vets/Disabled
Nissan 2015 Murano MINT CONDITION $25,900 Gorgeous AWD FULLY LOADED Meticulously Garage Kept. Pristine leather interior STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY!! Call or Text 757-477-4557 for SERIOUS buyers only!
Toyota 2002 Camry LS, 2.4, all leather, all power, great cond, new insp, $3500. 228-6656.
Campers/RVs
For Rent-Furnished Apts Motel 6-Newly renovated, offering low weekly &
daily rates, near pier & base. $225. 757-480-9611
For Lease-Industrial Office Warehouse
Chesapeake 1200 & 1500 sq. ft. Call 485-1323.
For Rent-Norfolk Apts Clean 1 BR Apt-East Ocean View, 7th Bay, $650 mo. includes water/sewer. 646-2398. GHENT-8 Great Locations
1 & 2 BR, free heat & hot H20, $650-$995. Meredith Mgmt. 622-8233 www.meredithmgmt.com
$300 Moves You In. $735 Mo.
Ingleside Square Apts. 3515 Gatling Ave. 466-8111
Little Creek Rd-2 BR Twnhse. Central heat/air, carpet. $700-$730. Credit 4 req’d. (888)368-5920 Ask About Our Specials Meredith Mgmt. www.meredithmgmt.com Wards Corner - 1BR, $650 & 2BR, $750 Call 460-1992 or 625-8193.
WATERFRONT, 570 W. Ocean View Ave. $925. BEACH LIFE, Near NAS, REMODELED, Lg 2BR, 1BA No Pets. Tricia 757-735-2876 Agent
For Rent-Norfolk House Rental in Norfolk - 2BR, 2BA Duplex, Central H/A, Washer & Dryer. $775 per month w/ $775 Deposit. Call Sydney @ 804-503-3950 Rental in Norfolk - 2BR, 2BA Duplex, Central H/A, Washer & Dryer. $775 per month w/ $775 Deposit. Call Sydney @ 757-955-4419
For Rent-Portsmouth Apts CALL ABOUT FREE HALF MO. RENT SPECIAL!! $250 Sec Deposit. Starting at $675. 393-2111
For Rent-Portsmouth House Churchland, W. Branch, Suffolk Homes, apts,
twnhmes. $725-$1800. Kline Realty 484-0123
Churchland-3 BR, 1.5 BA, liv rm, din rm, kit., den, fenced-in yard. Close to base. 4609 W. Norfolk Rd. $1150 mo.+ sec. dep. 757-488-2994.
For Rent-Rooms CHESAPEAKE-Battlefield/Volvo Pkwy, furnished,
incl. all utils, Wi-Fi. $550 mo. + dep. 757-681-4067
Chesapeake-Rooms for rent, near offices, shopping, restaurants & interstate, $500 mo. or $600 mo. with private bath. 757-580-5587. KEMPSVILLE-Near Rock Church. Cable, fridge. No smoking, drinking, pets, drama. $500 mo. Reduced rent for handyperson. 757-575-2379. ROOM 4 RENT-Chesapeake-Great Bridge Nice area, fenced in yard, utilities included. $500 per/mo. Call Diane at 757-560-0575
Wanted Automobiles $ABSOLUTELY ABLY ACQUIRING AUTOS All Makes & Models, Best Price Paid!! FREE TOWING. 749-8035
USED TRAILER SALE
Dozens 2004-2016 Cheap-Make Offer. Example: ‘08 Shamrock, $5000. Snyder’s RV 499-8000. WINNEBAGO 2017 MINNIE WINNIE LIKE NEW, ONLY USED ONE TIME 1800 MILES PAID 80,000 WILL SELL FOR 55,000 OBO CALL 757-583-0020 or 757-214-1140
Motor Homes Winnebago 2016, Vista, 35F, 1.5 BA,
8K mis, like new, $89,500. Snyder’s RV 499-8000.
Motorcycles
PLEASE HELP,MISSING!-MY 1ST CAR-ORANGE 1973 VW SUPER BEETLE! PLEASE HELP find Gertie. Bought her 1973,VW dealer Laskin Rd.,sold 1993-94,someone Va. Bch. Gertie had CB antenna on top,vin 1332325451. PLEASE CALL 757-412-0506 if you see Gertie,or own this car. I would like to make offer to buy her back. I MISS HER!
Harley 2012 Tri-Glide, metallic blue/chrome,
4-Wheel Drives
very nice, clean, radio, 45K mi, $23,000. 264-8761 Harley Davidson 2005 FXDLI Helping a friend, 1 owner, 8100 mile, fuel inj, 1450 cc, HD FXDLI. Clean bike, cln title, garage kept, screaming eagle pipes, heated grips, over 2k in chrome, 7800.00 firm. Call Myles at 757-619-4106 After 5pm. Serious inquiries only.
For Lease-Commercial offices & 12 bay service. Call 647-3954.
27’, brand new, never used, 757-710-5948.
sell, & finance your RV. Snyders RV 499-8000.
Rosewood Memorial-C05 Garden Bldg. #1 Section, PC Crypts 33D-1 & 33D-2 includes opening, closing & plaque. $12,000. 757-406-4092. Va. Beach Blvd. at Newtown Rd.-Large lot,
Utility Trailers 2018 Kaufman Goose Neck Utility Trailer,
CONSIGNMENTS WANTED! Let us clean,
Burial/Cemetery Plot
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