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Heroes Act looks help tomorrow’s vet By GREG SKINER Kitsap Navy News

With a bevy of support, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veteran’s Affairs Patty Murray last week introduced the Hiring Heroes Act of 2011. Widely touted as a step forward in the federal government’s attempt to address the high unemployment rate of post-9/11 veterans, the act will not effect most veterans currently in Kitsap county – already home to 35,000 veterans. The proposed legislation, seeks to extend and further enhance the widely supported

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A sailor waves to the crowds at the 62nd annual Armed Forces Day Parade in Bremerton last May. This year’s parade, still the largest and longest running in the nation, begins at 10 a.m. on Naval Avenue and ends at Park Avenue.

AFF Parade looking good By ERIN JENNINGS

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Patriotism will be in full force on Saturday at the 63rd annual Armed Forces Day Parade in Bremerton. Veterans and active duty military members from all branches will be represented in the mile-long parade. Marching bands from Washington, Oregon and Idaho will provide the sound track for the day. Flag teams, drill teams and floats will round out the 150 parade entries. Cris Larsen has organized the parade for the past nine years. When he took the reigns, only a handful of marching bands participated. But under his leadership, the number has risen to 19. He believes that parades are all about marching bands and he doesn’t turn any away. “The love you feel in the city as the marching bands walk through is awesome,” Larsen said. The theme for this year’s parade is “Courage Brings Freedom.” The parade not only honors active duty military and veterans, but also the families of service

members. “So many of our men and women stationed out of [Washington] are in the front lines,” Larsen said. “People left at home are scared. We can give them a hug by putting on the most ultimate parade in the world.” Along with the parade, Larsen organizes the Heroes Barbeque for military families. Larsen is a firm believer that if you truly want to thank someone, you do so by breaking bread together. The barbeque gives active and retired military personnel a chance to kick back and relax after the parade. Military attendees and their families are given a meal, free of charge, as a thank you for their service. “I don’t want to have faceless people who show up for the parade and then go home,” Larsen said. Instead, he wants people to feel celebrated. Larsen remembers one year hearing a little boy say to his father, “Daddy, don’t you have to pay for our meal?” Upon learning that the meal was a gift because of his father’s service, the boy beamed

with pride. The recession has made planning for the parade a bit more difficult. Larsen said fund raising used to be easy. But due to the current economy, raising funds has become challenging. Even basic necessities such as PortaPotties add up in cost, he said. “I don’t like walking through the door and hearing people say ‘He’s going to ask for money,” Larsen said. In the habit of working the room, Larsen added with a laugh, “I do beg. And I hope all of your readers send in $8.95 to support a family and send it to the Bremerton Chamber.” Larsen is a funny guy by nature and is a stand-up comic. Later this year, Larsen will take his act to the Middle East and will perform for the stationed troops. And while Larsen hasn’t served in the military, his family has long ties to the service. Bremerton holds the distinction of having the largest and longest running Armed Forces parade in the nation.

THIS EDITION NBK cooks steal the show at AFF Iron Chef comp pg. 2 NBK sailor wins national father of the year....pg. 3 Sarah Smiley returns to the Pacific Northwest ...pg. 4 2011 Warrior Games begin in Colorado Springs . pg. 10

Navy takes Armed Forces Festival Iron Chef comp Chief Culinary Specialist 2nd Class, Michael McGee works through the Armed Forces Festival Iron Chef Competition May 14, 2011 at Olympic College in Bremerton. The festival continues this weekend with a parade and multiple activities. PHOTO CREDIT

BREMERTON, WASH. (NNS) – Beating out Air Force and and Army culinarians from around the region, sailors from Naval Base Kitsap won the 19th Annual Armed Forces “Iron Chef � competition at Olympic College in Bremerton, Wash., May 14. Naval competitors included sailors from the Pacific Northwest region assigned to NBK, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Navy Region Northwest, Naval Hospital Bremerton, Naval Base Everett and USS Nimitz (CVN 68). In addition to the sailors, service

members from the Air Force and Army also put their skills to the test during the annual competition as part of the city’s Armed Forces Day celebration. During the event, judges critiqued service members in several categories of cuisine including cakes, appetizers, sugar art displays, garnishments, ribs, a chili cook-off, cookies and chicken wings. NBK received the most first-place votes and was named the overall winner of the competition. Chief Warrant Officer Michael

Hill, food service officer assigned to Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) and a head coordinator at the event said he loved the display of foods showcased. “This type of atmosphere displays the type of excitement, pride and competitiveness that we have in today’s Navy and armed forces,� said Hill. “This competition gave them a chance to showcase their abilities, and I’m truly amazed at all the talent across the board.� Culinary Specialist 1st Class Stephen W. Harris, assigned to NBK, described the annual event as a way to show what every branch can bring to the table. “This competition is all about getting different branches of the military together to show their cooking abilities,� said Harris. “It also shows the public how we really operate and that we have come a long way when it comes to the food in the military.�

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NBK sailor wins Military Father of the Year By GREG SKINNER

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Petty officer first class Christopher Cady this week was named Military Father of the Year. An Awards Ceremony and Press Conference will be held mid-June by the sponsor of the national event that saw 600 entries shirk to three final candidates for the award, The National Fatherhood Initive. Cady, a single father and petty officer first class who works in the Priority Materials Office at Navy Base Kitsap, who’s fatherhood story tugs at the heartstrings. His son Joshua contracted Cytomegalovirus in utero, and as a result, his brain never fully formed. Doctors believed Joshua would be stillborn. The ailments Joshua suffers from due to CMV are many and challenging. Joshua, now 11 years old, is legally blind and deaf, has cerebral palsy and epilepsy. He is confined to a wheelchair, receives all of his nourishment through a feeding tube and has a tracheotomy. “I pretty much take him with me everywhere I go, and I don’t treat him any differently than I would a typically developing child,” Cady told the Kitsap Navy News in April. Prior to finding out about his being named father of the year, Cady said that if he did win his goal would be to use the platform to educate others about Cytomegalovirus and his son Joshua.

RUNDOWN ANOTHER 9-11 VICTIM IDENTIFIED The 1,630th victim of the attack on the World Trade Center was identified last week, the first since the death of Osama bin Laden. The New York medical examiner said only that the victim was a 32-year-old white man. With 69 percent of the bone fragments collected during site clean up operations, 6,435 fragments remain to be linked with individuals.

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Petty officer first class Christopher Cady, seen here with his son Joshua, 11, was named Military Father of the Year, a national competition with 600 nominees. Cady works in the Priority Materials Office at NBK. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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A former Russian submariner, and Pravda columnist, last week said that women will never serve on Russian submarines. “It seems absolutely unacceptable and out of the question,” Andri Mikhailov wrote in his May 11 column discussion the recent entry into Submarine Officer’s Basic Corse of 18 women. Mikhailov went on to detail the troubles brought aboard one sub with a “rubber woman” sent along by an officer’s wife.

S.D. NAVAL OFFICIAL BRIBED WITH TOYS AND CASH A San Diego aerospace contractor Monday pleaded guilty to bribing a Navy official with toys and $18,000 in credit card payments during a twoyear period, according to the Associated Press. The Navy is investigating the official alleged to have

placed $300,000 in orders with JD Machine Tech, Inc. in return for a $2,500 bike, a $449 model airplane engine and the credit card payments from 2004 to 2005.

ANNUAL USO GOLF TOURNAMENT PACKED

The USO Puget Sound Area’s “Red, White & Blue Golf Classic” will host its largest field of players ever during the annual golf tournament. The May 24 mach to be held at The Golf Club at Newcastle will host more than 300 golfers, 90 of whom are active duty military. The tournament proceeds the July 11 45th anniversary of the USO Puget Sound.

LAST KEEL LAID

The keel for a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship laid in Diego last week is the last for the class. The 689-foot ship is the 14th in the class.

NAVY CAPT. LINKS DUST TO WAR-ZONE ILLNESS

A Captain at the Center for Naval Warfare Studies at the Naval War College says dust in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait is the “smoking gun” behind a bevy of undiagnosed symptoms of battlefield illnesses dating back to the 1990 Persian Gulf War. Capt. Mark Lyles said his research showed microscopic dust particles contained 37 metals, including aluminum, lead, manganese, strontium, tin and 147 kinds of bacteria.

Don’t leave the rest behind The recently introduced Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 will be a great and much needed addition to the services and benefits provided to our nation’s veterans. Its goal to help Post-9/11 veterans find their way into the civilian and federal workforce is to be commended in a time where high unemployment caps 10 years of war. The bi-partisan legislation comes with claims of wildly high unemployment numbers among newly departed veterans aged 18-24. Heroes, if passed, would deliver new training and placement benefits for veterans leaving the services to combat unemployment rates as high as 27 percent, according to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs Patty Murray’s office. With 22 million veterans living in the US, only about one percent have served since the Twin Towers fell in 2001 and would benefit from the act’s provisions. REG According to experts, there is no statisKINNER tical difference between the unemployment rate of young veterans and nonveterans, or veterans and non veterans of any era or age when compared to non-veterans. In Kitsap County the gap is slightly smaller, about 4,500 of the 35,000 veterans living here have served since September 2001. While the younger generation is every bit deserving of everything that a nation can provide its sailors, Marines, soldiers and Airmen, a veteran is a veteran and all are deserving of benefits equally. To do otherwise begins to become divisive as one generation seems more valuable than the preceeding one. It’s a consistent political trend to promise and provide for those currently serving and those in the recruiting process. Over the years, politics has led to separate classes of veterans emerging as Viet Nam Veteran’s got special programs that Korean War vets never saw and Gulf War I vets saw more than their Southeast Asia predecessors would have dreamed of. According to Kitsap County WorkSource Veterans of all eras need equal help and access to the available job pool locally. Most looking for work here are vets from Viet Nam and the Gulf War. It’s not hard to see that program cost is the primary blocking issue to providing equal benefits across the board in medical, education and employment services to veterans of all eras, but it is a terrible excuse to those veterans in need without access.

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War or no war, your military deploys Like most Americans, I remember where I was on September 11, 2001. Ford (now in fourth grade) was 10-months old. I was feeding him smashed sweet potatoes and singing “Happy Birthday” to our dog (a Sheltie named Tanner) while thinking of my grandfather, Big Jack, who would have been celebrating his 83rd birthday but had died the year before. Dustin was on deployment. He was supposed to be home in a month. In fact, the aircraft carrier had already turned around and was headed west. My mom called. “Are you watching the news?” she asked. “No, Ford and I are having a breakfast birthday party with Tanner. What’s up?” “Sarah, turn on the news.” I took the cordless phone into my bedroom and turned on the television. Just then, the first tower collapsed. I sat on the edge of my bed and tried to understand. Then, in an admittedly horrible, selfish way, I realized what this meant for my family: Dustin wasn’t coming home anytime soon. Later that morning, we got word that the aircraft carrier had turned around and was headed east again.

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My experience hearing about Osama bin Laden’s death will UEST be just as memorable, but vastly different. OLUMN I was sitting on the couch watching a rerun of “The ARAH Colbert Report.” Dustin was MILEY upstairs reading. During a commercial break, I checked Facebook on my iPhone. A friend’s post read: He’s dead! Osama bin Laden is dead! What? I yelled upstairs to Dustin: “Osama bin Laden is dead!” What? Thirty minutes later, we watched the president’s announcement together. I turned to Dustin and asked, “What does this mean? Will this change anything?” (A few days earlier, Dustin had told me that he’ll soon leave for a 13-month deployment.) Dustin shook his head. “No,” he said. “Doubtful.” The next morning, I called my trusted source for all things military: Dad. “Do you think Dustin will still deploy?” Dad didn’t hesitate. “Yes, of course,” he said.

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Alabama returns with 12 new dolphins BANGOR, WASH. (NNS) – Trident ballistic missile submarine USS Alabama (SSBN 731)(Blue) returned to its homeport of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Wash., after a 45-day strategic deterrent patrol, May 10. Rear Adm. Bob Hennegan, commander of Submarine Group 9, was among those on hand to welcome home the crew which departed for its patrol March 27. “I am proud to lead the finest sailors that our country has to offer,� said Cmdr. Christopher Kline, USS Alabama (Blue) commanding officer. “They love their

families and our country, and show it by making every minute at sea count through their dedication, hard work and commitment to excellence.� While underway, a total of 12 Blue Crew Sailors – 10 enlisted and two officers – earned the coveted submariner’s “dolphins� by completing their submarine qualifications. “The guys worked hard, and it paid off with the successful completion of our mission,� said Master Chief Electronics Technician Lance Mefford, Blue Crew chief of the boat.

A Sailor assigned to the Ohio class ballistic missile submarine USS Alabama (SSBN 731) places the hull number on the sail of Alabama after tying up at the Delta Pier at Naval Base Kitsap in this U.S. Navy file photo. PHOTO CREDIT

The sixth of 18 Ohioclass SSBNs, Alabama is one of eight ballistic missile submarines homeported at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, providing the survivable leg of the nation’s strategic deterrent forces.

Stennis group preps for coming deployment

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91), left, the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steam alongside each other during a replenishment at sea. John C. Stennis is participating in a composite training unit exercise off the coast of Southern California May 12, 2011. U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 3RD CLASS TIMOTHY AGUIRRE

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USS JOHN C. STENNIS, AT SEA (NNS) – John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group simulated a strait transit May 13 off the coast of southern California. The simulation was planned by Commander, Strike Force Training Pacific, as a part of a composite unit training exercise. “We scheduled an exercise encompassing the air wing, destroyers and carrier strike group in order to test the individual units’ tactics and procedures,� said Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Toriello, assistant intelligence officer for CSFTP. “The test is also an observation of the staffs’ integration with various components of the entire strike group.� During the simulation, CSFTP worked with a government contractor to coordinate a series of small boats to antagonize the strike group. As the ship dealt with the potential threats, CSFTP assessed the individual units and the strike group as a whole. “We saw good defensive measures taken by ships and aircraft to protect the strike group using techniques and procedures that the strike group has not been able to

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practice since the last deployment,� said Toriello. “Many team elements went well and were done right.� Toriello called the experience beneficial to the complete strike group. All ships need to understand and recognize the difference between a threatening fast attack craft and an illicit, non-threatening smuggler, which is a possibility on the high seas in the Fifth and Seventh Fleet areas of operation, he said. “Our training is SECNAVdirected for certification for the carrier strike group for global operations,� said Toriello. “Without the certification, carriers cannot deploy.� This was the initial assessment of the carrier strike group’s teamwork and capabilities. “We saw a lot of potential and some room for improvement as expected with the first true exercise of the strait transit scenario,� said Toriello. As COMPTUEX continues, CSFTP will continue to prepare Sailors of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group for upcoming deployment.

congratulations! Daniel R. N. Maleski graduated from Air Force Boot Camp at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas on April 15, 2011. Daniel was part of TRS 321 Flight Unit 281. His Flight Unit graduated as Warrior class. Daniel is currently training in munitions at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls, Texas. Upon completion of his training, he will be stationed at Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage Alaska.

Navy names final ship of class for civil rights leader

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The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) anchors in Manila Bay between the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and Manila, Philippines May 15, 2011. U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS JAMES R. EVANS.

Crew escapes crash at Point Mugu POINT MUGU, CALIF. (NNS) – The three crew members aboard an Omega Air Boeing 707 tanker that crashed on the evening of May 18 from Naval Base

Ventura County Point Mugu escaped with minor injuries. The jet was attempting to take off when the mishap occurred. The result-

ing fire was contained by responding units within a few hours. Responding to the fire were two engines and three crash trucks from NBVC’s Federal Fire Department, one Air Squad helicopter from the Ventura County Sheriff ’s Department, four engines and one water tender from the Ventura County Fire Department and one water tender from

the City of Ventura Fire Department. Omega Air Refueling is a civilian company under contract by the Navy to provide fleet operations support on Point Mugu’s sea test range. The National Transportation Safety Board is conducting an investigation into the cause of the crash.

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WASHINGTON (NNS) -Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced May 18 the selection of the USNS Cesar Chavez as the 14th Lewis and Clark-class of dry cargo/ammunition ships. Continuing the Lewis and Clark-class tradition of honoring legendary pioneers and explorers, the Navy’s newest underway replenishment ship honors the memory of Mexican-American civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. Chavez served in the Navy from 1944-1946 after which he became a leader in the American Labor Movement and a civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers. “Cesar Chavez inspired young Americans to do what is right and what is necessary to protect our freedoms and our country,” said Mabus. “The Cesar Chavez will sail hundreds of thousands of miles and will bring support and assistance to thousands upon thousands of people. His example will live on in this great ship.” Designated T-AKE 14, Cesar Chavez is being built by General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. Eleven of the T-AKEs are slated to serve as combat logistics force (CLF) ships, and three are slated to be part of the maritime prepositioning force (MPF). Cesar Chavez will serve the CLF missions, helping the Navy maintain a worldwide forward presence by delivering ammunition, food, fuel and

other dry cargo to U.S. and allied ships at sea. “This proud ship will honor one American. But the story of my father’s family is a lot like the story of so many other immigrants, especially Latinos,” said Paul F. Chavez, son of the ship’s namesake and president of Cesar Chavez Foundation. “They came to America seeking a better life. In so doing, they brought to their new land a fervent patriotism that has been demonstrated over and over again throughout the storied history of our nation. My dad was like many Latinos and African Americans from his generation who returned home in the years following World War II determined to see that the country for which they sacrificed lived up to its promise as a beacon to the nations of equality and freedom.” Cesar Chavez will be designated as a United States Naval Ship (USNS), and operated by the Navy’s Military Sealift Command with a crew of civil service mariners (129 in CLF mode, 75 in MPF mode). For CLF missions, the T-AKEs’ crews include a small detachment of sailors. Like her sister dry cargo/ammunition ships, T-AKE 14 is designed to operate independently for extended periods at sea and can carry two helicopters and their crews. The ship is 689 feet in length, has a waterline beam of 105 feet, displaces approximately 41,000 tons, and is capable of reaching a speed of 20 knots.

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F-35 beating expectations after 36 flights PATUXENT RIVER, MD. (NNS) -- Naval Air Systems Command announced May 17 that the test aircraft for the carrier variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is exceeding test and evaluation program goals so far this year. According to the announcement, the F-35C test aircraft, ‘CF-1,’ currently at Naval Air Station Patuxent River has completed 36 test flights as of May 11, nearly half the program’s goal for the year of 85. “CF-1’s been flying well, even with a number of planned and unplanned maintenance periods,� said U.S. Marine Corps Col. Roger Cordell, military site director. “It’s a great sign for the fleet that the aircraft is doing well so early in the test program.� In April, CF-1 completed 13 flights, tying a record for the number of test flights for any aircraft at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Additionally, the inte-

grated test team has completed seven CF-1 test flights this month. “The team has been doing a great job staying on top of maintenance requirements,� said Jim McClendon, Lockheed Martin site director vice president. “Just last week, CF-1 flew six flights in six days, which is a great accomplishment in any test program, let alone test and evaluation for a brand new aircraft.� Coupled with this week’s arrival of the second carrier variant, CF-2, and arrival of CF-3 later this year, the F-35C test program is making rapid progress toward initial carrier suitability testing this year at Joint Base Lakehurst-McGuire-Dix in New Jersey. First carrier suitability testing this summer is scheduled to include the first catapult launches, and the F-35C is scheduled to commence shipboard testing in 2013. The F-35C is the carrier variant of the F-35 Joint

The U.S. Navy variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C, conducts a test flight over the Chesapeake Bay. Lt. Cmdr. Eric “Magic� Buus flew the F-35C for two hours, checking instruments that will measure structural loads on the airframe during flight maneuvers earlier this year. The F-35C is distinct from the F-35A and F-35B variants with larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear for greater control when operating in the demanding carrier take-off and landing environment. U.S. NAVY PHOTO COURTESY LOCKHEED MARTIN.

Strike Fighter, with larger wing control surfaces and reinforced landing gear to

operate in the maritime environment. The F-35C is undergoing test and

evaluation to evaluate flutter, loads and mission systems at NAS Patuxent

River prior to eventual delivery to the fleet.

DEPSECDEF says some progress in DOD VA partnership WASHINGTON (AFPS) – The partnership to ensure seamless transitions for wounded warriors from military to Veterans Affairs medical care has made significant progress, but work remains to be done, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said here today. In testimony before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Lynn and Deputy Veterans Affairs Secretary W. Scott Gould laid out their goals and achievements to show the progress of the partnership, established four years ago. “The professionalism and commitment of the staff in both departments is helping make [seamless transition] a reality,� Lynn told the committee. “We’ve reached a historic level of cooperation between the departments.� A modernized disability evaluation system is one of the vital tools to create seamless transitions, Lynn said, noting that the former system remained relatively

unchanged for decades. The new Integrated Disability Evaluation System, which DOD and VA developed, serves more service members, Lynn said, and full adoption of the new system, expected to be in place by year’s end, is the partnership’s top priority. In the new system, service members will get a single set of physical disability exams based on VA medical protocol, and processing will be done simultaneously by DOD and VA. “This will create more consistent evaluations and a more orderly experience for service members and their families,� Lynn told the committee. Also, he said, service members will continue to receive their full pay, allowances, compensation, medical base support care and benefits under the new system, which “largely eliminates the benefits gap� under the former system. The new evaluation system is faster and more fair, and it’s expected to cut processing time substantial-

ly, he added. Processing time now is down to 400 days, compared to 540 days under the former system, he said. “It has not reached [our] goal of processing in less than 300 days,� he acknowledged. “We have further to go, but we don’t plan to stop there.� Lynn noted that as DOD and VA work together toward a common electronic health records system, they’re collaborating on a number of other fronts. “Among the many current systems that exchange data to varying degrees, DOD and VA have created a service called the “Blue Button� that will allow beneficiaries to safely and securely access personal health data at TRICARE Online,� he said. To support the most severely wounded and injured, he added, the large military medical centers provide scanned records and radiology images for patients transferring from to VA polytrauma rehabilitation centers. “But to create a truly

integrated electronic health record,� Lynn said, “DOD and VA have agreed to implement a joint common platform that has compatible data and services, joint data centers, common interface standards and a common presentation format.� It’s is an ambitious program, but one with great potential benefits, Lynn said. Noting the effort required in developing any large-scale information technology system, especially an interoperable system across two major federal departments, he said DOD and VA officials are observing lessons from other successful large joint IT systems. “We plan to use those lessons to lead us to the best possible outcome,� he said. The achievements of the DOD-VA partnership so far cannot be overstated, Lynn said, and the work that remains cannot be underestimated. “Taking care of our wounded, ill and injured service members is one

of the highest priorities for the department, the service secretaries, and the service chiefs,� Lynn told the committee, noting that Defense

Secretary Robert M. Gates has made it clear that “other than the wars themselves, we have no higher priority.�

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Dispelling the VA home loan Funding Fee By the Legacy Group If you have ever considered using your VA Home Loan Benefit, you may have heard about the “VA Funding Fee”. There are a lot of rumors and misinformation about who pays the funding fee, and where it goes, but with the help of the VA Lenders Handbook and the Regional VA loan Center in Denver Colo., things can be clarified. The reality is that in order to defray the cost of administering the VA home loan program, some veterans must pay a funding fee to the VA at loan closing. The VA lender must verify the status of any vet-

eran who may be exempt from paying the funding fee, determine the amount of funding fee owed by any non-exempt borrower, and collect the appropriate amount for payment to the VA, which may be paid from loan proceeds or cash from the Borrower. Congress may periodically change the funding fee rates to reflect changes in the cost of administering the program, or to assist a certain class of veterans. If the veteran’s exempt status cannot be verified prior to loan closing, the funding fee must be remitted as if the borrower was not exempt. If it is later determined that the vet-

eran borrower was exempt from the funding fee, VA will refund the funding fee. It is also advised that the veteran contact the VA RLC to request a refund if it is later determined that the veteran is entitled to compensation retroactively to a date prior to loan closing. If it is determined that the Veteran Borrower is not exempt from paying the funding fee, the fee is determined by applying the appropriate percentage (derived from the VA Funding Fee Tables) to the Borrower’s loan amount. The most common funding fee is 2.15% for activeduty/first-time use, but there are 3 major factors

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Persons who are exempt from paying the funding fee are: • Veterans receiving VA compensation for serviceconnected disabilities (there is no 10% minimum requirement, but compensable disabilities less than 10% are rare) • Veterans who would be entitled to receive compensation for serviceconnected disabilities if they did not receive retirement

pay. • Veterans who are rated by VA as eligible to receive compensation as a result of predischarge disability examination and rating. • Veterans entitled to receive compensation, but who are not presently in receipt because they are on active duty. • Surviving spouses of veterans who died in service or from service connected disabilities.

USS John Ericsson rescues five souls and their boat at sea USNS JOHN ERICSSON, AT SEA (NNS) – Civil service mariners aboard Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) rescued five people lost at sea in a small boat near the Solomon Islands May 18. While conducting routine operations in the Solomon Sea May 17, Ericsson received notification from the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centers in Australia and Papua New Guinea at about 11 p.m., to be on the lookout for a missing commercial vessel. At approximately 8 a.m. local time the following morning, Ordinary Seaman Tyrone Mouzon spotted a small commercial vessel with five individuals aboard waving frantically. Mouzon notified the watch officer, Third Mate Timothy Gervais, who alerted Ericsson’s civil service master Capt. Richard Kirk, who immediately ordered the ship to head toward the small craft and render

assistance. “Visibility at the time was very limited by rain squalls, so it was very fortunate that the mate on watch spotted these commercial sailors,” said Kirk. Ericsson carefully inched close to the boat and the ship’s crew secured lines to the small craft. Safely secured alongside, Ericsson brought the commercial sailors on board where they received medical examinations as well as food and water. “The sailors were tired and dehydrated but they appeared to be in good condition,” said Kirk. According to Kirk, the five Solomon natives said they were transiting between the Solomons’ Nissian and Bougainville islands when they became disoriented by bad weather and heavy seas, spending two nights and three days lost more than 35 miles out to sea. “They had no food and water remaining,” said Kirk. Ericsson’s crew was

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VET | FROM PAGE 1 2007 Wounded Warrior Act, which brought modern and specific care and services to the types of wounds and injuries suffered by active duty troops serving since the 2001 World Trade Center attack and their lives’ after service. Murray’s office this week said, the significant change from the Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 comes with a plan to require every member of the armed forces to go through a week-long job hunting and preparation course before their discharge date. Secondarily, the act seeks to speed veteran access to federal jobs, through enhanced recruiting and training for those without a directly transferable skill gained during service through direct federal placement. Heros is widely supported by veterans groups and is expected to see action in the Senate following a June hearing during which the Department of Veterans Affairs will deliver their opinion of the proposed legislation. The act, with the support of 17 senators, is being sold on the high unemployment rate of

veterans, specifically age 18-24. Murray’s office said the unemployment rate for youngest of America’s veterans is 27 percent. “Today, with the help of everyone here, we are taking a huge step forward in rethinking the way we treat our men and women in uniform after they leave the military,� Murray said during the act’s introduction. According to a ten-year study by the VA, Post9/11 veterans do not have a statistically significant higher unemployment rate than their non-veteran counterparts. Even among Veterans 18-24, which the VA said suffered the highest unemployment rate of all veterans, were largely on par with young non-veteran men across the country. The specific rate of unemployment for veterans in Kitsap County is not known. But, veterans living in Kitsap County can be broken down by era and age. According to Regional Labor Economist Elizabeth Scott, 13 percent are post 9-11 veterans that would fall under the acts provisions. On a national level the unemployment rate for young male veterans 18

to 24 was 21.9 percent in 2010 and showed no statistical difference from young male non-veteran who saw an unemployment rate of 19 percent, Scott said. All told, about 89 percent of the veterans in Kitsap County would see no benefit from the act if passed. Veterans advocate Margaret Joiner has no idea what the unemployment rate is of veterans age 20 to 24 in Kitsap County, that’s not her wheelhouse. Her work at the Kitsap County WorkSource office keeps her busy helping veterans of all eras find work and make the transitions and life changes to build more success around work. Regardless of the proposed legislation’s intended reach, Joiner said she sees a lot of veterans returning to Kitsap County looking for work that had no idea they had access to the Transitional Assistance Program before leaving the military. TAP provides several days of job hunting classes, resume building, and instruction. Part of Joiner’s job includes teaching those skills and providing information in the local TAP programs. “I absolutely believe [TAP] should be mandated,� said Joiner, a former

Navy career counselor who now works to connect veterans with “whatever they need� to build a foundation for long-term education and employment after leaving the nation’s service. If Joiner wrote the legislation, she would have made the program two weeks instead of one. The amount of good useful information and resources given to departing service members equates a fire hose. They need more time to absorb all the important details, she said. Kitsap’s WorkSource office already reaches out to recently separated veterans looking for work to ensure they know of and have access to services. If Heroes passes the same service would be required

across the nation, including funding for the increase in programs. Murray spokesperson Matt McAlvanah said that some of the Heroes Act was modeled on the successful Washington state programs seen by Murray during her tour last fall. While much of the training offered will not effect Kitsap county on a big scale. If passed as written, Hiring Heroes could change the way Puget Sound Naval Shipyard hires veterans. McAlvanah said Bremerton shared many things with veteran-heavy communities, but one issue rose to the top during the session – veterans have a tough time getting work at the Shipyard.

Heroes would require a plan to directly place trade-skilled soldiers and sailors separating from service into federal and Department of Defense jobs for which they qualify. Similar legislation passed both houses of the Washington State legislature this year. Veterans struggle like anyone else job hunting, but allow more time they don’t know how their military career connects with a trade, Joiner said. On the other hand, sailors who have worked 4.5 years on a ship should be allowed directly directly into a skilled shop or an apprenticeship, she said. “We get people who apply for years and don’t get accepted,� Joiner said.

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PSNS engineer earns bronze at Warrior games COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (NNS) – A PSNS shipyard engineer and retired Navy lieutenant helped Team Navy/Coast Guard bring eight medals home on the first day of competition in the 2011 Warrior Games. Retired U.S. Navy Lt. John C. Edmonston, joined teammates from commands around the nation to win the bronze medal in the 4x100 meter relay held Tuesday on the ground of the Olympic Training Center. The team finished third with a time of 1:03.80. The team took five silver medals and three bronze medals during the morning’s track and field events at the Gerry Barry Stadium. U.S. Navy Master-atArms 3rd Class Nathan R. DeWalt, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Angelo Anderson, Explosion Ordinance Disposal 1st Class Patrick Woodruff, and Lt. Daniel B. Cnossen won individual medals during the first day of competition. DeWalt was Team Navy/ Coast Guard first medal winner, earning two silvers, one each for the men’s 800and 100-meter wheelchair races. “[Having won] the first medal - it feels good,” the

Team Navy/Coast Guard member Lt. John Edmonston, right, runs in the 100-meters finals during the second annual Warrior Games May 17, 2011. The Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style sport event among 200 seriously wounded, ill, and injured service members from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 1ST CLASS ANDRE N. MCINTYRE.

York, Penn., native said after the 800-meter race. “When I crossed the finish line, I couldn’t breathe - I gave it 110 percent.” Though he suffers from paralysis as a result of a motorcycle accident, DeWalt had a full morning of competition, participating in the 100-, 200-, and 800-meter

wheelchair races, as well as the sitting discus event. He will participate in the 10-kilometer handcycle race and wheelchair basketball later in the week. Anderson also earned two medals, a silver in the 200meter wheelchair race and a bronze in the 100-meter wheelchair race.

“It’s phenomenal to represent Team Navy/Coast Guard,” the Atlanta native said, describing what propelled him to the victories. “I realize this is so much bigger than me. I had a lot more motivation outside of myself to win this for our team.” Anderson, who suffered

broken limbs during combat operations in Afghanistan, currently serves on active duty at the Navy Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va. Cnossen, a native of Topeka, Kansas, took bronze in the men’s 800meter race for lower-body amputees. “The 800-meter race was my best chance.” he said after the race. “At the 500meter mark I began to close the gap.” Cnossen, an active duty Navy SEAL injured by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, also participated in 100- and 200-meter races and will compete in the men’s 50- and 100-meter swimming races May 18. Woodruff left the field as Team Navy/Coast Guard’s leading medal winner, earning individual silver medals in the men’s 100- and 200-meter races (lowerbody amputee), and a team bronze medal in the mixed 4x100-meter relay. He also placed fourth in the men’s standing shot put event. After learning that he had won his first medal, he said, “It feels good - I’m glad it helps my team. It feels great to be out here and competing again.” Woodruff, who became a

single, lower-body amputee eight months ago following a motorcycle accident, continues to serve on active duty in San Diego, Calif., with Explosive Ordinance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit 1. The Leonard, Texas native is also a member of the Navy/Coast Guard wheelchair basketball team, which defeated the Air Force team in the first round of the tournament later in the day. The 2011 Warrior Games will continue through May 21, and will include competitions in cycling, archery, shooting, wheelchair basketball, seated volleyball, and swimming. Team Navy/Coast Guard is sponsored by Navy Safe Harbor, the lead organization for coordinating nonmedical care of wounded, ill and injured Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and their families. Through proactive leadership, Safe Harbor provides a lifetime of individually tailored assistance designed to optimize the success of enrollees’ recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration activities. Team Navy/Coast Guard had participants in 19 of the 20 men’s and women’s adaptive events.

Ultimate Champions look to repeat COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (NNS) – A retired Navy officer and Puget Sound Navy Shipyard engineer will help the Navy/ Coast Guard team members compete for the Ultimate Champion title during the 2011 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 16-21. The Ultimate Champion competition is a pentathlon featuring five different events throughout the week. “It definitely is a big deal,” said retired Navy Lieutenant John C. Edmonston, Bremerton resident and PSNS employee. “We are two people representing our entire team and trying to be crowned the Ultimate Champion. It also means that our team has faith in us to represent the Navy well.” The Ultimate Champion competition events are the same for men and women, and include a 50-meter freestyle, 10-meter prone air rifle shooting, 100-meter sprint, shot put, and 30-kilometer

cycling. “It is a great honor to represent the Navy and my teammates as an elite competitor,” said Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Aaron T. Heldreth. “I will demonstrate the fighting spirit of everyone on our team and in our Navy.” The athletes understand the race toward the Ultimate Champion title is more than a test of physical strength; it also measures the heart of a champion. “I am determined to push harder even when I think I am too tired to go on,” said Heldreth. “I know my teammates are counting on me. My teammates would never quit, and I will not quit on them.” “We won the Ultimate Champion title last year,” said Edmonston. “We would like to maintain the winning tradition, but it will be a greater challenge this year. Last year we had three athletes vying for the trophy, but this year we are down

Team Navy/Coast Guard march the walkway to begin opening ceremonies of the second annual Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center May 10, 2011. Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style sport event among 200 seriously wounded, ill, and injured service members from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 1ST CLASS ANDRE N. MCINTYRE

to two. The reality is that the bar of excellence has been raised. We will have to perform at the highest level, because we can’t rely on another teammate to pick up the slack.

With less people there are greater expectations.” “No matter what it looks like or feels like, we should always stay positive,” said Heldreth. “I am ready for the challenge, because the only

person that can beat me is me.” Team Navy/Coast Guard’s Ultimate Champion hopefuls show no fear because they already have overcome great obstacles.

“I was in a motorcycle accident and my helmet came off,” said Edmonston. “The end result was a traumatic brain injury, which is what got me in the competition. But I also had to recover from a broken back, a face broken in three places, a broken arm, and small muscle damage up and down my spine.” During the 2010 inaugural Warrior Games, Navy Chief Special Boat Operator Daniel Hathorn earned the title of Ultimate Champion. “The Navy has done a great job of taking care of its people,” said Edmonston. “Really, it is not about me, it is more about what Safe Harbor has done for me and my teammates. I have been in service for eight years and have always been proud to serve my country, but because of all that I have been through and how the Navy has helped, I am even prouder to put on that Red, White and ‘Navy’ Blue. HOOYAH!”

Navy warriors reach for the future SAN DIEGO (NNS) – Navy Medicine launched its Reintegrate, Educate and Advance Combatants in Healthcare (REACH) program at the Naval Medical Center San Diego, Calif., May 12. The program is designed to help wounded warriors develop skills and qualifications for careers in the health care field. “The REACH program is one of the ways Navy Medicine can assist our wounded warriors and provide them more than just medical care,” said Jerry LaCamera, deputy chief and director of Total Force, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. “While our primary goal and mission is to get these brave men and women rehabilitated from their injuries, it is just as important to ensure we’re providing them with career opportunities for success in the future. That is what REACH is all about.” REACH is co-sponsored

by BUMED’s Total Force and Wounded, Ill and Injured programs and conducted in partnership with its medical treatment facilities and the Veteran’s Individual Training Assist Link. It is a mentorship program that will provide career advice, education counseling, experience through part-time employment with on-the-job training and the potential of job placement for qualified graduates. REACH is designed for wounded service members with a strong likelihood of a 30 percent or more disability rating based on DoD or VA standards. The program is specifically targeting wounded warriors interested in pursuing the following careers; respiratory therapist, dental assistant, medical technician, physicians assistant, nurse, medical recorder, medical coder, diagnostic radiologic technician, occupational therapist, and case manager.

Retired Chief Operations Specialist Gerald Wayne Williams demonstrates wheelchair handling techniques during basketball practice in preparation for the second annual Warrior Games, a Paralympic-style sport event among 200 seriously wounded, ill, and injured service members from the armed servces May 10, 2011. U.S. NAVY PHOTO. REACH assigns each candidate a dedicated person who acts as a career counselor helping the service members select and achieve the neces-

sary requirements among a variety of occupational career fields in medicine and health care. The counselor will assist the service members to enroll

in school, assign them to mentors and coaches, and provide part-time jobs and on-the-job training as needed to candidates throughout their educa-

tion, and help them with job placement, after they graduate from the program. Additionally, Navy Medicine has committed to providing job opportunities at several Navy MTFs or facilitating job placements within the Federal workforce for qualified REACH graduates. “The San Diego launch of REACH is just a starting point,” said LaCamera. “We will be expanding to our Naval Medical Centers at Bethesda and Portsmouth in the coming weeks.” REACH will launch at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Va., May 18, and at the National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, Md., in June 2011, with the hope of further expansion in the future. “REACH has tremendous potential and we all look forward to seeing how far it can go,” said Capt. Sara Kass, deputy chief, Wounded, Ill and Injured program, BUMED.

Warrior games begin COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (NNS) – More than 200 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen opened the 2011 Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympics Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 16th. The ceremony began with a “march of the athletes” along the Olympic Path which was lined with flag-waving and cheering family members, friends and supporters, and was followed by the timehonored tradition of carrying the torch to light the Olympic flame. Replete with military honors, including a flyover by Navy F-18 Super Hornet fighter jets, the ceremony kicked-off a challenging and competitive week for wounded, injured and seriously-ill athletes. Representing the Navy-Coast Guard team as torchbearers were Logistics Specialist 1st Class Robert Lipscomb and retired Coast Guardsman Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Michael K. Bell.

They were part of a group of six service members representing each of the military branches along with Special Operations Command who were given the honor to carry the torch to Medal of Honor recipient Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, who lit the flame above the training center for the games. For Lipscomb and Bell, carrying the torch meant much more than merely fulfilling a tradition. “Carrying that torch shows that we can overcome anything before us,” said Lipscomb. “It also represented the men and women who’ve given the ultimate sacrifice. That flame was a symbol of hope and freedom.” The 2011 Warrior Games are Lipscomb’s first. The Goldsboro, N.C., native was diagnosed with stage IV diffuse gastric cancer in August 2010. Although he is still in the process of taking chemotherapy, Lipscomb said he is highly motivated to beat his odds and has set

Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Nathan DeWalt is a competitor in the 50-meter backstroke at the inaugural Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. DeWalt suffered a spinal chord injury in 2008, which left him paralyzed from his T3 vertebra. U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 1ST CLASS R. JASON BRUNSON some high goals for the competition. Lipscomb will participate in three events during the games: cycling (30-kilometer road race), shooting (10-meter air pistol) and wheelchair basketball. The husband and father of two daughters, Lipscomb

serves on active duty with Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group in Williamsburg, Va. For Bell, a two-time participant and bronze medal winner in the inaugural 2010 Warrior Games, being a torch bearer provided a symbol of hope.

“For me carrying that torch shows that there is hope after injury,” he said. “You have to adapt and overcome.” Bell will be competing in the 10-kilometer Recumbent Cycling Road Race as well as shot put and discus events. In 2007,

Bell was stricken at the age of 22 with a stroke that left his entire right side paralyzed. Through a year-anda-half rehabilitation and hard work, he relearned to walk, talk, eat and do many other basic daily tasks. The 2011 Warrior Games continue through May 21.

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Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Class Thomas Hawley, from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, connects the percussion-actuated nonelectric disruptor (PAN) to TALON, a bomb disposal robot, for operation during a controlled demolition at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor. The PAN fires high velocity compressed water to destroy small the componates on small explosives. The demolitions get rid of hazardous and potentially dangerous ordnance and provide training for team members. PHOTO CREDIT

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Nurse corps reaches 103 birthday Nurse Anesthetist Christine Maclan hangs an intravenous drip while preparing the operating room for a laparoscopic appendectomy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). U.S. NAVY FILE PHOTO

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WASHINGTON (NNS) -The Navy Surgeon General sent a message to the Navy Nurse Corps commemorating the corps’ 103rd birthday which will be celebrated May 13. “Today, Navy nurses serve at sea, pier side, on deployments and humanitarian missions, and at clinics and inpatient facilities around the world,� said Vice Adm. Adam M. Robinson, Jr., Navy surgeon general and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. “Their work in times of peace and conflict, have earned the Nurse Corps a prominent place in

the proud history of the U.S. Navy.� The Nurse Corps was founded May 13, 1908. By October of that year, the first nurses, later called “The Sacred Twenty,� reported for duty at the Naval Medical School Hospital, Washington, D.C., now the home of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Today, active duty and Reserve Navy nurses representing more than 15 specialties serve with both the Navy and the Marine Corps throughout the world, providing exemplary care to Sailors, Marines and their

families, from the garrison to the deck plates and to the battlefield. According to Robinson, the Navy Nurse Corps has fluctuated in size over the years and peaked during World War II with over 11,000 members. Two groups of Navy nurses even became prisoners of war during World War II. One group called the “Angels of Bataan� continued their work as a nursing unit while imprisoned in an internment camp for over 3 years until they were rescued by American forces. “It is their honor, courage, and commitment we honor today,� said Robinson. “We celebrate the men and women of the Nurse Corps and all they do around the world to ensure our Nation has a medically ready, fit, and fighting force. To the almost 4,000 Active Duty and Reservist Nurse Corps personnel, I thank you for your service and for the sacrifice of you and your families. Happy Birthday Nurse Corps!�

Senior officers get more time to decide on retirement WASHINGTON (NNS) – Active duty captains and commanders who wish to be exempted from consideration by the fiscal year 2012 Selective Early Retirement boards now have until May 30, to submit their requests, according to NAVADMIN 165/011, released May 17. The extension is being offered to provide officers with additional time to thoughtfully consider their options following release of the recent O-6 selection board results. “These officers serve our Navy capably and faithfully,� said Rear Adm. Anthony Kurta, director of military personnel plans and policy. “It is the right thing to do and in the Navy’s best interest to provide them with extra decision-making space at an important time in their careers.� The SER boards, originally announced in NAVADMIN 006/11, are designed to balance the force by ensuring sufficient senior officers are available at the right time in their careers to serve in critical bil-

lets in the Fleet. The boards will consider the records of all active-duty Unrestricted Line captains with at least four years time in grade as of July 1, 2011, and commanders who have twice failed for promotion to O-6. Current projections indicate the SER boards will select approximately 120 captains and 120 commanders for early retirement. The numbers may be adjusted based on the volume of voluntary retirement requests received prior to the board. Officers selected by the board for early retirement will be required to retire no later than the first day of the seventh month following the secretary of the Navy’s approval of the board recommendations. The target date for this approval is Sept. 1, 2011. In contrast, officers who submit retirement requests before the deadline will not be considered by the SER board and can choose retirement dates no later than Sept. 1, 2012.

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WASHINGTON (NNS) – The official U.S. Navy Facebook page has issued a challenge to Facebook fans in the form of a virtual scavenger hunt starting May 18. The scavenger hunt will help promote the Maritime Strategy while highlighting other U.S. Navy command Facebook pages. The event will begin with a clue posted Wednesday, May 18 at 9:30am EDT on the U.S. Navy Facebook page that teaches fans about the Maritime Strategy and hints at a command that exemplifies that pillar of the strategy. Scavengers will have to search for the official Facebook page of the command that corresponds to each clue. Upon

finding that page, fans should post a comment under the game clue, then return to that page the next day at 9:30am EDT to find a new clue representing a different core capability of the Maritime Strategy from a new Navy command. Ulitmately six clues will lead scavengers to six different, official command Facebook pages. The scavenger hunt ends when all six clues have been solved and winners have been verified. The top three winners will be featured in “Navy Fan Focus� posts, and the first place winner will assist in selecting the official U.S. Navy Facebook page profile picture for the week of Memorial Day. In order to win, fans must find and

post a comment under the game clue on each participating page. The first place winner will be a fan who has commented on each page and is the first to comment on the last page of the scavenger hunt. Introduced in 2007, the Maritime Strategy outlines the sea services six core capabilities: forward presence, deterrence, sea control, power projection, maritime security, and humanitarian assistance and disaster response. The strategy focuses on security, stability, and sea power. There are more than 300,000 fans of the U.S. Navy Facebook page and 750 commands on the U.S. Navy Social Media Directory. Happy Hunting!

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Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs

PENSACOLA, FLA. (NNS) – Navy Recruiting Command headquarters implemented a continuity of operations plan May 12, to ensure continued accessibility for their computer network systems located on board Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tenn. The plan was placed into effect in response to potential flooding affecting the installation and surrounding areas. As the Mississippi River expanded to more than three times its normal size due to melted snow and spring rains, the Naval

Education and Training Command Professional Development Technology Center in Pensacola, Fla. has partnered with NRC’s information technology team to receive and prepare backup servers to handle multiple active and Reserve recruiting applications should the rising waters affect NRC headquarters. “Navy recruiting across the U.S. can’t stop just because there’s a natural disaster affecting our headquarters data center,” said Cmdr. Edward Bosque, deputy director for information technology and communications for NRC. “It’s vital for us to maintain our systems in an ‘up’ position with connectivity to support more than 5,000 recruiters in the field.”

Official U.S. Navy file photo of flooding at Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tenn in May 2010. Two days of rain dumped more than 14 inches in the area, causing a levee to become overrun, flooding the base and surrounding community. U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MARK WILSON.

A team from NRC arrived in Pensacola May 4 with a van-full of technicians and hardware and immediately began building the capability to provide COOP support in Pensacola for continued recruiting operations. “Between the hardware they brought with them and the equipment that we can share, NRC will

have 15 application servers with six terabytes of accessible data for contingency operations,” said David Schisler, NETPDTC’s acting command information officer. “We are prepared to provide the necessary support as quickly as possible to handle NRC’s applications and data processing requirements in response to natural or man-made disasters.”

A comprehensive test of the entire failover suite of NRC recruiting network applications is currently scheduled for early June. “We’ve had significant experience and success in developing, testing and executing our COOP capability and processes in response to Mother Nature,” said Capt. Katharine Reed, NETPDTC commanding

officer. “Assisting NRC with an interim COOP capability as they develop a long-term solution helps not only recruiting, but education and training’s business processes by keeping the flow of new Sailors into recruit training and ‘A’ schools steady and predictable.”

This Week in Navy History May 20, 1943: the Tenth Fleet is established under the command of Adm. Ernest King, chief of Naval Operations, to direct antisubmarine war in the Atlantic. The fleet had no seagoing assets, but rather was completely headquarters-based. May 22, 1943: the Bouge, (CVE9) becomes the first escort carrier to destroy a German submarine by sinking the U-569 in the North Atlantic. May 19, 1944: The destroyer escort England (DE 635) began a 12 run sinking 6 submarines. No other warship has ever approached the record established under Lt. Cmdr. Walton Pendleton. May 20, 1944: for the second day, planes from the Essex (CV9) and Jacinto CVL30 and Wasp (CV18) attack Marcus

Island, near Wake Island. Wake is attacked three days later.

riffle on the Dihn Ba River in the Rung Sat Special Zone.

May 23, 1945: The high-speed transport Bates (APD47) and one landing ship is sunk by the seventh kikusui attack off Okinawa. The 165 kamikazes damaged seven other ships.

May 20, 1967: Operation Hickory kicks off in the Quan Tri Provence the Third Marine Division kill 445 enemy troops during the eight-day mission.

May 25, 1949: Pancis P Matthews becomes the 50th Secretary of the Navy.. May 20 1950: the Battleship New Jersey (BB62) is recommissioned for the Korean War and delivers her first munitions to Kangsong. May 20, 1965: The Seventh Fleet delivers the first shore bombardment of the Viet Nam War, following the arrival of the first Army combat unit. May 22, 1966: Swift Boat PCF 41 is sunk by a 57-mm recoilless

May 21, 1968: the Scorpion (SSN 589) disappears while returning to Norfolk Va. From training operations in the Mediterranean Sea. The nuclear-powered attack boat was found months later at a depth of more than 10,000 feet and located 400 miles from the Azores. Foul play was ruled out but the Navy never determined the cause of the sinking. May 26, 1972: SALT 1 treaty is signed with the Soviet Union, limiting the number of antiballistic missile systems the United States and the Soviets could develop to two.

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