Black History Month Observed with Their Mission Requirements and Command Direction

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See page 5 See page 17 See page 21 Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard Army Air Force AT AT EASE ARMED FORCES San Diego Navy/Marine Corps Dispatch www.armedforcesdispatch.com 619.280.2985 FIFTY SIXTH YEAR NO. 34 DISPATCH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2017 Serving active duty and retired military personnel, veterans and civil service employees FEBRUARY MONTHLY OBSERVANCES Adopt A Rescued Rabbit Month AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month American Heart Month Bake for Family Fun Month Barley Month Beat The Heat Month Black History Month Canned Food Month Creative Romance Month Cricket World Cup (2/13-3/29) Dog Training Education Month Official Navy file photo of Full Speed Ahead training, From Africa to Virginia Month designed to reinforce the Navy’s core attributes and Grapefruit Month Great American Pie Month help build a strong foundation for professional and Int’l Boost Self-Esteem Month resilient Sailors. It follows Chart the Course and By- Int’l Expect Success Month stander Intervention training that was conducted the Int’l Hoof-care Month past two years. Navy photo Int’l Black Women in The Arts Int’l Prenatal Infection Prevention Jobs in Golf Month Navy launches ‘Full Speed Library Lovers Love The Bus Month Ahead’ training for 2017 Marfan Syndrome Awareness WASHINGTON - The Chief of Naval Personnel announced Jan. 30 Marijuana Awareness Month Nat’l African American History new training for 2017 that expands on existing efforts to prevent destruc- Month tive behaviors across the Fleet. Nat’l African American Read-In The training entitled, Full Speed Ahead, is designed to reinforce the Nat’l Bird Feeding Month Navy’s core attributes and help build a strong foundation for professional Nat’l Black History Month and resilient Sailors. It follows Chart the Course and Bystander Interven- Nat’l Care About Your Indoor Air tion training that was conducted the past two years. Month “The goal of Full Speed Ahead is to continue the positive work we’ve Nat’l Cherry Month done combating destructive behaviors while reinforcing our core at- Nat’l Condom Month tributes,” said Rear Adm. Ann Burkhardt, Director, 21st Century Sailor Nat’l Children’s Dental Health Month Office. “Behavior change takes leadership and practice. This is about Nat’l Grapefruit Month building the strong foundation of a resilient and professional force. Nat’l Haiku Writing Month Like earlier efforts, Full Speed Ahead blends scenario-based videos Nat’l Hot Breakfast Month with facilitator-led discussions to focus on all Sailors, with a unique Nat’l Laugh-Friendly Month emphasis on the critical role of mid-level leaders in addressing and pre- Nat’l Mend A Broken Heart venting destructive behaviors and their associated effects on individuals, Month work centers, and commands. Nat’l Parent Leadership Month But unlike the peer-led sessions of Chart the Course and Bystander Nat’l Pet Dental Health Month Intervention, the new training will consist of small groups of less than Nat’l Prevent A Litter Month Nat’l Teen Dating Violence 30 Sailors that are drawn from all paygrades. Awareness Month Training will be delivered to all Sailors by facilitators selected by their Nat’l Therapeutic Recreation commands. All facilitators will receive the training from Naval Educa- Month tion and Training Command’s (NETC) Master Mobile Training Teams Nat’l Time Management Month (MMTT) starting in February. Nat’l Weddings Month As the training rolls out to the commands across the Navy, leaders are Nat’l Women Inventors Month encouraged to regularly assess how their Sailors are incorporating these North American Inclusion Month lessons in their day-to-day lives. Training must be completed for all Pet Dental Health Month Sailors no later than Dec. 31, 2017. Civilians and other service personnel Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month assigned at Navy commands are encouraged to participate in accordance Pull Your Sofa Off The Wall Black History Month observed with their mission requirements and command direction. Month Full Speed Ahead training materials are available for download at Relationship Wellness Month WASHINGTON - Throughout throughout the year. Sailors and and author Dr. Carter G. Woodson https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/navy-fsa . Details are outlined in Responsible Pet Owner’s Month the month of February, the Navy Navy commands are encouraged founded the Association for the NAVADMIN 018/17. Return Shopping Carts to the Su- joins our nation in celebrating to use this month to celebrate Study of Negro Life and History. permarket Month the history and culture of African and recognize the exceptional Dr. Woodson and the association Spay/Neuter Awareness Month American and Black Sailors during and distinctive contributions and initiated the first Negro History Force protection exercise Spunky Old Broads Month National African American/Black the unique histories and cultures Week in February 1926.Every U.S. Sweet Potato Month underway at local bases Wise Health Care Consumer History Month. that our African American/Black President has officially designated Month shipmates bring to our Navy. the month of February as National Exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield is underway through Feb.10. Worldwide Renaissance of the ALNAV 006/17 encourages African American/Black History This two-part anti-terrorism/force protection exercise may cause in- Heart Month participation in all the heritage cel- This month’s observance has Month since 1976. creased traffic around bases or delays in base access. Area residents may Youth Leadership Month ebrations and special observances its origins in 1915 when historian see BHM, page 4 also see or hear security activities associated with the exercise. Navy uniform policy update released ASHINGTON - On Jan. patch. Sailors with the Navy forms only. The Navy continues quired. Sailors must buy these W26, the Navy released Enlisted Codes (NEC) of 2008, to rollout previously announced optional brown boots if they are NAVADMIN 015/17 that updates 9575 or 9516 and performing uniform changes as scheduled. not issued them by their com- several previously announced correction specialist duties will mands as organizational cloth- uniform policy changes. wear the correction specialist 4. Female Officer and Chief ing. Optional boots not required badge or patch only when as- Petty Officer SDB Uniform. as organizational clothing will These include specifics for signed to a corrections facility. Effective immediately, the op- be procured at the expense of the occasion for wear of Navy tional wear of male officer’s the Sailor and not the authorizing Security Force (NSF) identifi- * Chief Master-At-Arms and chief petty officer’s SDB command. Navy file photo cation badges/patches, revised (CMAA) is the new name for the Trousers is authorized with the of the Navy certified implementation schedule for the Command Master-At-Arms and female SDB uniform. We are 7. Coyote Brown Command desert tan or coyote brown Navy fitness suit, policy clari- those with Permanent Change continuing our efforts to rede- Ball Cap. Guidance was provid- rough-side-out leather non- safety boots when wear of safety fication for combination cov- of Station to CMAA duties are sign women’s pants that will ed on the manner and occasion boots is not required that com- ers, female Service Dress Blue authorized to wear the CMAA result in an improved fit. for wear of the Coyote Brown manding officers may autho- (SDB) covers and black slacks, badge and patch only for the Command Ball Cap with the rize for optional wear. safety boot wear, coyote brown duration of their assignment. 5. Enlisted SDB. Enlisted NWU Type III to be consistent command ball cap manner of female Sailors E-1 - E-6 and be- with how the Blue Command the web at http://www.public. uniforms/ or by e-mail at umo_ wear requirements, and Cold 2. Navy Fitness Suit. Pro- low Sailors may wear the SDB Ball Cap is worn. For officers navy.mil/bupers-npc/support/ cmc(at)navy.mil. Weather Parka insignia. duction challenges delayed uniform with four button jacket O-5 and above, visor ornamen- recruit issue of the new Navy and slacks or skirt until Dec. tation for Navy head gear shall Below are some of the key Fitness suit at Recruit Training 31, 2019. When wearing the be gold in color, consistent with U.S. forces kill 14 al-Qaida in uniform policy updates: Command (RTC) Great Lakes optional SDB uniform, the fe- Navy standards. from the previous target issue male enlisted combination cover the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen 1. Badges. Effective imme- date of Oct. 1, 2016. The new shall be worn. The White Hat 8. Cold Weather Parka. Sail- WASHINGTON - An estimated 14 al-Qaida in the Arabian diately, the eligibility criteria to target date to issue the fitness is not authorized for wear with ors E-4 through O-10 will wear Peninsula terrorists were killed Jan. 28 during a raid by U.S. wear NSF identification badges suit is now Apri1 l, with fleet this uniform. The new jumper rank insignia, either a metal rank forces in Yemen, according to a U.S. Central Command news and patches is as follows: availability for personal pur- style female enlisted SDB began insignia or NWU Type I slip-on release issued Jan. 29. chase at Navy Uniform and call introduction at RTC Oct. 1 and rank insignia, centered on the One U.S. service member died of wounds suffered in the raid, * Security Limited Duty and centers to follow at a later date.

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