VOL.54 NO. 12 MARCH 26, 2015
SERVING NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, DAM NECK ANNEX, AND NALF FENTRESS
Navy’s first Information Dominance Basic Course graduates
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ENLISTED WOMEN IN SUBMARINES TASK FORCE VISITS OCEANA
BY THOM SEITH CID Public Affairs The U.S. Navy's first Information Dominance Basic Course (IDBC) concluded March 20 at the Center for Information Dominance Unit Hampton Roads (CIDUHR) at Dam Neck Annex, Virginia Beach. Guest speaker at the graduation ceremony was Rear Adm. Matthew Kohler, commander, Navy Information Dominance Forces. IDBC is a three-week pilot course for all new Information Dominance Corps (IDC) officers. The course is designed to expose new IDC officers — most of whom are new to the Navy — to the organizational structure and functions unique to each of the IDC specialties: Information Professional (IP), Information Warfare (IW), Intelligence, Meteorology/Oceanography (METOC), and Space. "The IDBC is an important step forward for the Information Dominance Corps," Kohler said. "It sets the foundation for all Information Dominance professionals, before they begin development within their individual information dominance tribes, by providing a comprehensive understanding of the collective strength of information dominance capabilities, and the warfighting advantage it brings to the Navy." The first IDBC iteration was a pilot and gave the CID team an opportunity
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Photo provided BOEM and NAS Oceana announced that a shore protection project at Dam Neck Annex is expected to begin within the next month. Dredging will be done from the Sandbridge Shoal about three miles offshore to stabilize and restore the Dam Neck oceanfront and dune system.
Virginia shorline protection project to begin at NAS Oceana From Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
resilience, protecting the environment, and enabling the regional economy,” she said. Dredging by Navy contractor Great Lakes The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Naval Air Station Oceana at Dam Neck, an- Dredge & Dock will take place from the Sandnounced that a shore protection project at the bridge Shoal about three miles offshore to staDam Neck annex is expected to begin within bilize and restore the Dam Neck Annex oceanthe next month. Sand from the U.S. Outer Con- front and dune system. The entire project area tinental Shelf (OCS), to be used for this project, is about two miles long. Within that area, the will enhance coastal resilience by protecting sand dune runs about one mile, is 20 feet high shoreline infrastructure. In addition, the proj- and 50 feet wide. As the federal agency authoect will restore shorebird and sea turtle nesting rized to lease sand from the OCS, BOEM exehabitat and improve the recreational beach in cuted an agreement with the Navy for use of up to 700,000 cubic yards of OCS sand for the this Virginia Beach community. “BOEM recognizes the important defense project. This is the third reconstruction cycle mission NAS Oceana carries out for the nation, for Dam Neck. Initial construction of the beach and is pleased to contribute to the protection occurred in 1996, and maintenance construcof its valuable assets with sand from federal tion occurred during 2004. waters,” said BOEM Director Abigail Ross Hopper.“Other benefits include maintaining coastal — See Project, page 9
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CLOSURE DAM NECK ANNEX MAIN GATE The main gate of Dam Neck Annex, located on Dam Neck Road, will be closed due to construction on March 28 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Access to the installation during this period will be through the Sandbridge gate located on Sandfiddler Road. If construction is delayed, the main gate may remain closed until Sunday, March 29 at 6 p.m. For updated information concerning this gate closure, please go to the NAS Oceana Facebook page.