March 7, 2019 Edition Army Flies in to get a Naval HIGHLIGHTS Officer’s Career off the ground! WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

PPV HOUSING INSTRUCTION FOR NAVSTA NEWPORT

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Last Friday was a big enough Inside This Issue day in the life of Officer Candidate Around the Station 2-7 Derek Richmond, even without his BZ Shipmates 8-10 being the cause for an Army Chinook Postle reached out to the Fleet & Family 11 helicopter to arrive with his Commanding Officer of Naval Station commissioning officer and some fellow Newport earlier in the week to request At the Clinic 12 members of his New York National support in landing the Chinook and to use Guard onboard. this opportunity for a long-distance Meat & Potatoes 13 Ensign Richmond had served as a training mission that the unit was in need MWR 14 member of Bravo Company, 3d of. It was a win-win for all. Battalion, 126th Aviation, New York The aircraft arrived around 7:30 a.m., Now Hear This 15 Army National Guard and requested his Postle administered the oath of office, former commanding officer, Capt. and they were back in the air heading to Gate Hours & Hot jobs 16 Benjamin Postle, to administer the oath their New York Landing Zone by 9:30 Around the Fleet 17 of office. Richmond did not expect them a.m. so that Richmond could attend his to arrive via the air as opposed to using graduation with the rest of class 07-19, Veterans News 18 the front gate. and it all worked out. 1 AROUND THE STATION ... Women’s History Month: Serving in the U.S. Navy The first women to serve in the U.S. Navy were nurses, beginning with the “Sacred Twenty” appointed after Congress established the Navy Nurse Corps on May 13, 1908. The first large-scale enlistment of women into the Navy took place in order to fill clerical shortages during World War I, and the second came months before the U.S. entered World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Public Law 689 creating the Navy’s women reserve program on July 30, 1942, First group of WAVES which paved the (left) to report for duty way for officer and with VR-12, July 24, enlisted women to 1945. They are in the enter the Navy. Link Trainer building, a On March 7, Quonset hut at Naval Air 1994, the Navy Station, Quonset Point, issued the first R.I. They are identified orders for women to as Frances Jacobs, be assigned aboard Janice Angle, Evelyn M. a combatant ship, USS Dwight D. Gifford, Mary van Velzer (seated in Link trainer, center), Eisenhower(CVN-69). Dorothy Drawbert, Jeanne Euettl, Janet B. Greenwood, Today, women serve in every Joan de Vore, Fay Mildred Marlette and Priscilla C. rank from seaman to admiral and Morrison. Identifiable rating badges are Specialist in every job from naval aviator to (Teacher), indicating that these WAVES operated the deep-sea diver. squadron’s Link training unit. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph)

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The Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Military Housing took place this morning, Mar. 7, and can be viewed at: https://www.c-span.org/video/?458474-1/senate-armed-services-committee-hearing-military-housing.

Whaling Museum celebrates ‘Whales Today’ exhibit with Navy Day

The New Bedford Whaling Museum celebrated the opening of their new exhibit entitled “Whales Today” with a Navy Day on Feb. 23. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport contributed a variety of displays designed to highlight NUWC Newport’s and the Navy’s efforts in marine environment enhancement and the protection of marine mammals on Navy ranges and near Navy operational exercises. Part of the new exhibit featured interactive displays designed and fabricated at NUWC (upper center of photograph) and a full sized blue (U.S. Navy photo by John Woodhouse) whale heart.

3 AROUND THE STATION ... U.S. Naval War College conducts international law conference on Korean security NEWPORT, R.I. -- U.S. Naval War College’s Stockton Center for International Law hosted a conference Feb. 25-27 on the issue of Korean security - a long-planned event that happened to coincide with the U.S.-North Korea summit this week in Vietnam. “There is probably no greater pressing security issue facing the world today than the security of the Korean peninsula,” college Provost Lewis Duncan told the group in his welcoming remarks. “As the latest efforts in negotiating diplomatic solutions to the North Korean threat show, international law is central to the effort to establish regional security Ted McDorman, professor, University of Victoria, speaks about and stability.” maritime security during the International Law and Korean Security The Newport conference was co- conference held at U.S. Naval War College’s Stockton Center for sponsored by three South Korean International Law February 26-27, 2019. The conference brought research institutions: the Korea together experts and scholars from international academia and think Institute of Ocean Science and tanks, the armed forces and other governmental agencies, and non- Technology, Development of governmental organizations to consider the role of international law International Law in Asia-Korea and on the Korean Peninsula and to shape approaches to international the Korea Maritime Institute. law and policy. (U.S. Navy photo by Jaima Fogg) “We are glad to contribute to the dialogue to explore practical University of Foreign Studies and sessions. solutions to these difficult former South Korean ambassador to “We’re looking at not just challenges,” Moon Sang Kwon of the the Geneva Conference on resolving the Korean situation or Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Disarmament. unification issues, but also managing Technology said after the conference. “Undoubtedly, it is a rare and the security dynamic -- however it The event gathered international interdisciplinary attempt for eminent unfolds. We need to better experts from academia, think tanks, scholars of political science and understand how international law government, nongovernmental international law to meet together, applies,” he said. organizations, members of the U.S. exchange and combine their unique The conference explored the armed forces and representatives perspectives,” Im said during his application of international law to from foreign partner militaries. opening remarks. arrest the North Korea nuclear “I have come to believe that James Kraska, chair of the program, legal aspects of countering foreign policy, security or defense Stockton Center, said the proliferation of weapons of mass ought to be based on international conference’s goal is to explore the destruction, how to contend with law, or scrutinized through relationship between the legal and mass migration at sea if the regime international law, if it is to be more security dimensions in Korea. collapses and rules for use of force in solid, justifiable and effective,” said “International law is the language the event of a Korean contingency Hantaek Im, professor at Hankuk of diplomacy,” Kraska said between action.

4 AROUND THE STATION ... Cutting-edge foreign policy theory textbook published Focus is on educating national security professionals Jeanette Steele who are not planning to pursue a College but for a whole category of U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs Ph.D. In other words, a big swath of students in international relations,” the people working or bound for he said. Three U.S. Naval War College federal government, including According to the Association of professors have written an American Professional Schools of foreign policy theory textbook International Affairs, at least aimed at a unique niche: non- 67 institutions offer graduate academics bound for national degrees in international security jobs. affairs, and about a third of The professors are Nikolas graduates go on to careers in K. Gvosdev, Jessica D. the public sector. Blankshain and David A. Those are the students the Cooper in the National authors believe are most Security Affairs Department. served by this new work. Cooper, who is the James “We have, in essence, V. Forrestal Professor of distilled years of practitioner National Security Affairs, said experience to better prepare the project was born from a new generations of chance conversation with a policymakers as to what book publisher who asked they can expect when they what foreign policy textbooks enter the national security he used. realm,” Gvosdev said. “I said, we don’t use any The three professors come at textbooks,” Cooper the subject from different remembers, adding that his directions. department had searched for a Blankshain is the good advanced text on foreign traditional academic, with a policy analysis without 2014 Ph.D. in political success. economy and government “They are all either from Harvard University, undergraduate level, which where she focused on won’t work, or they are bureaucratic politics, foreign graduate-level books by academics military officers. policy and civil-military relations. for academics.” The authors feel there’s no other Gvosdev, a Russia specialist who Cooper said the next question foreign policy book out there focused recently co-authored books on was obvious: Do you want to write on this demographic. American and Russian foreign it? The result was “Decision-Making “We were trying to take a big, policy, spent time at think tanks and in American Foreign Policy, messy 50 years of academic literature as editor of The National Interest Translating Theory into Practice,” on the theories of how and why after getting his Ph.D. at the released by Cambridge University American foreign decisions are made University of Oxford. Press in January. and turn it into something that was Cooper, who wrote a prior book The book’s goal is to reach cohesive for students - but at the on comparative foreign policy, current or future practitioners - same time wasn’t dumbing it down,” worked at the Pentagon for nearly 20 students in public policy or Cooper said. years before dusting off his political international relations master’s or “This really was a gap not just for science doctorate and switching to upper-level undergraduate programs our students here at the Naval War higher education.

5 AROUND THE STATION ... U.S. Naval War College holds public-private forum on defense applications for quantum science Jeanette Steele U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs

NEWPORT, R.I. -- U.S. Naval War College gathered military and civilian leaders in science and technology for a workshop focused on how quantum science might shape the future of national defense. “We’re on the threshold of the next great scientific revolution,” said Lewis Duncan, college provost and a space physicist by training. “I believe quantum physics -- and the U.S. Naval War College hosted the first Quantum Science in Warfare applications that flow from it -- roundtable Feb. 21-22, 2019. Quantum information science academics represent the next great revolutionary and industry thought leaders gathered to examine how quantum phys- moment in the development of ics theories can be applied to future fleet functional and operational science and technology. That’s why capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Jaima Fogg) we are here today,” he told the group. The Quantum Science in Warfare “What that requires of us is that Her nearly 2-year-old roundtable on Feb. 21 and 22 was the we have networks and computing organization -- which includes the second event in what college leaders capability superior to our adversaries. University of Chicago, the University said they want to be a continuing Right now, we have to think hard of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and conversation, with additional about that,” he told roundtable the U.S. Department of Energy’s gatherings throughout the year. members. Argonne National Laboratory and Attendees included engineers Bundy said that the National Fermi National Accelerator from the Naval Undersea Warfare Defense Strategy calls for the United Laboratory -- is dedicated to Center and SPAWAR Systems States to lead in what has become a breaking down institutional barriers Center Pacific in addition to major-power competition among on quantum science. representatives from quantum-related nations - a competition being driven Naval War College officials technology companies such as by the accelerating adoption of asked the guests to talk about current Vancouver, British Columbia-based technology. projects, demonstrated progress, D-Wave, Zapata Computing in Cmdr. Michael Riordan, who applications, future planning and Cambridge, Massachusetts, and teaches in the college’s Ethics and what might have the potential for Entanglement Institute in Newport. Emerging Military Technology disruptive change. The civilian education sector was program, was co-coordinator of the D-Wave Government President represented by the University of event. René Copeland told a story about Chicago’s Chicago Quantum Kate Timmerman, executive how British online supermarket Exchange. director of Chicago Quantum Ocado used his company’s quantum Roundtable organizers said they Exchange, told the group that this is computing power to calculate how to hope to identify a group of an exciting time for work on best program 1,100 robots moving researchers who can collaborate on quantum science. several meters per second to fill quantum physics advances that can “Everyone in the room incoming grocery orders. be applied to a range of national understands where we are with the “You think about the routing of security and military needs. opportunity,” Timmerman said. the robots in the grocery example,” Display of credible combat “There have been some significant Copeland said. power is the way that the United technological advances that allow us “You could make an argument States deters potential enemies, said to not only better understand the that that could be modified for a Will Bundy, the college’s associate fundamental principles of quantum number of logistics problems that provost for warfighting research and physics but also to harness the might be suitable for something the development and the conference co- principles for a variety of Navy is doing.” coordinator. applications.”

6 AROUND THE STATION ... Retired admiral emphasizes importance of education, inclusion during visit to NUWC Division Newport

(US Navy photo by Dave Stoehr, McLaughlin Research Corp.)

Retired four-star admiral Cecil Haney (seated center) held lunch with new professionals during his visit to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport to celebrate Black History Month on Feb. 14. Seated with the admiral are NUWC Newport’s Technical Director Ron Vien (right), and Kendra Spencer, NUWC Newport’s African-American Employment Program Manager (left). The retired admiral is a member of the “Centennial Seven,” the Navy’s seven African-American submarine commanders during the 20th century.

Jeffrey Prater definitely inspires me to see someone parts of his career led Haney to NUWC Public Affairs who is of the same ethnicity make it discuss the amount of responsibility to those ranks,” Tavin Clary, an he enjoyed having early in his career, Whether it was during lunch with employee in NUWC Newport’s as well as learning to function as an a few dozen young professionals or Sensors and Sonar Systems effective member of a team. during his all hands talk with the Department, said. “It lets me know “I’ve seen it throughout my workforce, the topics of education that whatever you put your mind to, career, the importance of and inclusivity permeated retired you can do if you keep pushing inclusivity,” Haney said. “It’s really four-star admiral Cecil Haney’s visit forward.” about how does that team full of to the Naval Undersea Warfare Clary, who has worked at NUWC brainiacs coalesce together and come Center (NUWC) Division Newport Newport since 2016, was among up with solutions.” on Feb. 14. those who had lunch with Haney. Haney shared some of his “If I could urge you to do one The admiral began the meeting by thoughts on today’s asymmetric thing, it would be to continue to asking each person to give a brief warfare and the need to know how learn,” Haney said during the description of their background, adversaries will try to strike. that luncheon. “Don’t rest on your including where they went to college involve many of the lessons he laurels.” and what they do at Division learned throughout his career. Haney’s trip coincided with Newport. “Our days of just force-on-force NUWC Newport’s celebration of “I’m always in awe of the various warfare are over. We no longer have Black History Month. The retired institutions people attend,” Haney that luxury, and we really have to admiral is a member of the said. “All the disciplines mentioned think multi-domain, multi-region,” “Centennial Seven,” which refers to are very important in today’s Haney said. “Any adversary or the Navy’s seven African-American environment. The work you do here potential adversary that doesn’t like submarine commanders during the is ungodly important.” our democratic way of life will use 20th century. A question asked about the best an asymmetric way. “As an African-American male, it

7 BZ SHIPMATES ... First responders promoted, recognized for length of service and officially welcomed to the team! Capt. Ian Johnson, Commanding Johnson in is welcoming remarks. to the union and the leadership of the Officer of Naval Station Newport The installation fire department base for all of the support. We’re joined District Fire Chief Tommy team are a busy group—this calendar going to strive for excellence, and Clapsadle, members of the NS Fire year alone they have responded to we’re going to stay there,” he said. Department, friends, family and more than 119 calls including 31 in In addition to response calls, they fellow fire fighters from area stations support of our mutual aid partners in routinely assist with fire prevention last Thursday morning inside Fire the town of Middletown and City of classes and inspections AND provide and Security building for a Newport. free CPR training to anyone with promotion, awards and pinning Chief Clapsadle organized and routine installation access (keep ceremony led by District Fire Chief oversaw the presentations and his reading this publication for Clapsadle. pride and confidence in his team was, information on the next class “Firefighters never die– they live as always, clearly on display. “These schedule). BZ to our team—on duty on in the people they save,” said guys are out in front and I’m grateful 24/7, 365 days a year. PROMOTIONS

Well deserved promotions kicked off the recognition ceremony with Capt. Dan Miller (left) being promoted to Battalion Chief, B Shift, by his son and daughter, Owen and Olivia; Capt. Keith Knudsen was also pro- moted to Battalion Chief, A shift, by his father Leon and Fire Inspector Ron D’Aniello (right) was promoted to Battalion Training Chief by his fiancé Michelle. LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARDS

Capt. Johnson presented the certificates recognizing various lengths of service to the federal government and began with long-term employee Fire Inspector Dave Stimson (left) with his 30 year certificate and pin; Capt. Jeff Gavitt received recognition for 25 years of dedicated service and Firefighter Billy Tiedeman (right) also for 25 years of service.

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LENGTH OF SERVICE (CONTINUED)

Capt. Johnson also recognized Firefighter (FF) Miquel Saul (left) (who also received a certificate of achievement) with a 15 year certificate and pin; FF Kevin Murphy (center) with his 10 year certificate and pin and FF Abraham Barragnon for being with us for 5 years. Below left, FF Scott Grove also received recognition for 5 years of service.

District Fire Chief Tommy Clapsadle (right) presented Certificates of Appreciation to Capt. Ethan Scott (left) and Capt. Jeff Gavitt for going above and beyond with support to the installation. WELCOME TO THE STATION In a tradition followed in fire halls throughout the country, NS Fire Department welcomed new members in a “pinning ceremony” where they are presented and “pinned” with the shield of their station. Joining the NS team are (right) FF Christopher Viveiros (right) who was pinned by his colleague FF Scott Grove; (below right) FF Joshua Young who was pinned by Patrick Sullivan, a member of the Lynn, MA, Fire Department. FF Patrick Sullivan; (below left) was pinned by newly promoted Battalion Chief Danny Miller and FF Abraham Barragnon and (above left) Justin Cappetta poses after his pinning with his mother Sandra.

9 BZ SHIPMATES (& HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOC’s) NHCNE celebrates 148th birthday of Navy Medical Corps

Naval Health Clinic New England (NHCNE) held a traditional cake cutting celebration to recognize the Medical Corps staff as well as reading a letter of congratulations from the Navy Surgeon General, and staff members from the Nurse Corps, Medical Service Corps, Hospital Corps, Dental Corps, and Civilian Corps read letters from their leaders thanking the Medical Corps for their contributions to Navy Medicine. Today, more than 3,700 active duty and reserve doctors serve with the Navy throughout the world, providing exemplary care to Sailors, Marines and their families. Capt. William Mann and Lt. Leilani Dimond had the honor of cutting the cake as the most senior and junior Medical Corps Officers at NHCNE. (left to right) Lt. Cmdr. Amelia Sramek, Cmdr. Michael McDowell, Capt. William Mann, Lt. Leilani Dimond and Lt. Cmdr. James Dupree.

Thum Petrowsky, a Child Development Center CYP Lead received Junior Civilian of the Fourth Quarter from NAVSTA CO Captain Johnson and MWR Director Dean Weidman last Friday. BZ Shipmate!!

10 FLEET AND FAMILY SUPPORT ... March is National Nutrition Month By Anne Champney FFSC EXTRA RESOURCE LINKS

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11 AT THE CLINIC ... Naval Health Clinic New England earns The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval

By Kathy MacKnight Health Care, Behavioral NHCNE Public Affairs Health Care and Primary Care by Medical Home. Naval Health Clinic New Capt. Marnie England (NHCNE) and its three Buchanan, NHCNE branch clinics have achieved The commanding officer, had Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of high praise for the staff of Approval for another three years by the medical facilities. “I demonstrating continuous am absolutely honored to compliance with performance be a part of this dedicated standards. team. I had no doubt that The onsite survey was Naval Clinic conducted October 15-19, New England 2018 by surveyors who was staged for evaluated areas such as success. We infection control, ethics were excited to and patient rights, training host The Joint and competence of staff, Commission and patient care and safety, Medical medication management, Inspector General leadership, management of teams at our command so information, and performance we could show them how improvement. proud we are to provide NHCNE has earned the distinct word class health care for honor of being the site with the least our tenant commands and number of Joint Commission beneficiaries. Being recognized as findings Navy Medicine East/Navy- setting the standard for other health successfully passed a Bureau of wide during 2018! The command care commands is a testament on Medicine and Surgery Medical not only met the standards of their what we do each and every day here Inspector General Inspection inspection, NHCNE set benchmarks at NHCNE. I am extremely proud of (MEDIG) with 66 different programs for the rest of the health care every member of the NHCNE inspected, some of which include community to follow. Standards family,” she said. occupational health, quality of care, reviewed were for Ambulatory The staff of NHCNE also materials management, education and training, deployment readiness, effective force health protection, DHA TRANSITION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: patient privacy and contracting. The Joint Commission (an Question: Why are we shifting the administration and independent, nonprofit organization) management of Navy MTFs to the Defense Health is the nation’s oldest and largest Agency? standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Founded in Answer: Congress enacted this change in December 1951, The Joint Commission 2016 to create a single agency focused on enhancing accredits and certifies more than 21,000 health care organizations and the patient access to care and the overall health care programs in the United States, benefit. It also provides Navy Medicine an opportunity including hospitals and health care to enhance operational readiness and focus on facilities that provide ambulatory and office-based surgery, behavioral medical assistance, training and equipment health, home health care, laboratory, responsibilities. and nursing care center services.

12 THE MEAT & POTATOES OF LIFE ... Quit Stepping on My Turf

The beauty of being a columnist is split with CBS that I can write whatever I damned well where she had please. been a top “60 That is, as long as Minutes” every column is correspondent interesting, timely, since 2002, said in unique, well-written, a February 15 accurate, properly interview, “The attributed, thoroughly media everywhere researched, thought is mostly liberal. provoking, honest, But in this inoffensive, witty, country, 85 intelligent, and no Lisa Molinari percent of more than 700 words. journalists are Above is an original photo I took of Piece of cake, right? registered Democrats.” Logan James Bennet, editorial editor of the Frankly, writing columns isn’t easy. acknowledged that her comments would New York Times, on Tuesday, In fact, there are moments when I’d amount to “career suicide,” but published February 26 at Harvard University. rather chew my own arm off than pen my a piece last week stating that one-sided Seated beside him is Harvard weekly submission. But what makes reporting has damaged the press’ professor Nancy Gibbs, former column writing special is that, like credibility. Others agree with Logan’s managing editor of Time magazine. editorial and commentary writers, claims, like New Y ork Times columnist columnists are called upon to give their David Leonhardt who said, “Most opinions, while the rest of the media is mainstream journalists do lean left,” and conformity today,” Bennet said about the unbiased. Washington Post columnist Margaret news industry. “We need a sense of Wait, did I just say “the media is Sullivan who said, “Impartiality is still a humility. To recommit to the unbiased?” That statement must be my value worth defending in mainstream fundamental tools of our trade.” attempt at wit, because it is impossible to news coverage.” The fact that the print news media take seriously. According to a recent poll in industry has changed from an advertising In today’s 24/7 media cycle, opinion Columbia Journalism Review, less than -based business model to a subscription- has crept into every aspect of the news. half (42 percent) of democrats and only based model “means the journalism Years ago, reporters and anchors didn’t 10 percent of republicans believe that the needs to be good,” Bennet said. reveal their personal biases. We huddled media is unbiased. The majority of all He believes that readers want around our console televisions, transistor respondents reported having “hardly any unbiased reporting of straight news and radios, and coffee-stained newspapers, confidence at all” in the press. diversity of opinion because it unaware of the personal opinions of Why won’t the news media stick to encourages “the kind of debate we need David Brinkley, Helen Thomas, Peter the facts? Do they no longer trust the in our society.” Jennings, Connie Chung, Seymour public to think for themselves? Have “Let people think for themselves,” he Hersh, Walter Cronkite, and Ted Koppel ethical standards in journalism changed? said, and I agree. Readers, subscribe to who reported raw facts. Allowing bias to Will opinion-saturated news make publications that commit to objectivity. creep into news reporting was once editorials, columns, and commentary News media, stop stepping on opinion considered unethical. Opinion was obsolete? writers’ turf. That way, columnists like reserved only for editorials, columns, and One-sided commentary in the news me can get back to writing whatever we commentary. and social media “is making opinion damned well please. But nowadays, we accept that news journalism and opinion writers less Oops, not quite 700 words. anchors double as commentators, interesting,” said James Bennet, editorial Need two more. reporters are activists, and everyone in page editor of the New Y ork Times, in a There. the media Tweets. All day, every day, lecture at Harvard University that I Done. one can turn on MSNBC for the left wing attended on February 26 titled “What’s spin, and Fox News for the right wing the Point of Publishing Opinion, perspective. Anyway?” Lisa’s syndicated column Websites such as Since Bennet took over the Times’ appears in military and AdFontesMedia.com and editorial page in 2016, he has been civilian newspapers MediaBiasFactCheck.com publish charts criticized by his own newsroom for including Stars and Stripes, rating and categorizing media outlets by launching a “Diversification Project” and and on her blog at their ideological leanings. Arguably, no hiring conservative columnists Bret themeatandpotatoesoflife.com. news organization offers neutral fact Stephens and Bari Weiss. She can be contacted at reporting anymore, and most lean left. “Back in the day, there were rewards [email protected]. Award-winning journalist Lara for being contrarian, but we have Logan, who recently announced that she unfortunately moved toward radical 13 MORALE, WELFARE & RECREATION ...

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NEWPORT ST. PATRICKS DAY kinds of devices including smart PARADE INFORMATION phones, laptops, scooters, e- Make plans now to attend this cigarettes, smoke alarms, toys, and annual celebration of the “wearing even cars. of the green,” being held, rain, snow Take care when using them, or shine on Saturday, March 16. because in some cases, they can The parade will kick off promptly cause a fire or explosion. Stop using at 11 a.m. from Newport City Hall on the battery if you notice any of the Broadway, proceed to Carroll Ave. at following problems: an unusual St. Augustin’s Church in the heart of odor, change in color, unusual the Fifth Ward (the Irish hub of heating, change in shape, unusual Newport). noise, or leaking. Come out and support members of Officer Training Command, SPRING AHEAD MARCH 10 Marine Corps Detachment Newport, Friendly reminder: on March 10 - the Navy Supply Corps School and Daylight Savings begins – set clocks the Surface Warfare Officers School ahead one hour. Command as they march to show “Those who hold the Purple their Sea Service pride. MILITARY ONESOURCE Heart, the recognition of wounds NEWSLETTER FOR MARCH 2019 taken in battle, will now receive LTJG FRANCIS L. TONER, IV , This edition features information priority consideration when it comes COMMEMORATION on Mastering Tax Law Changes with to claims before the Department of Wednesday, Mar. 27 beginning MilTax, staying “Deployment Veterans Affairs,” said Secretary at 9:30 a.m., location TBD for pre- Strong,” transitioning, and much Wilkie. wreath laying but a wreath laying more! Access the newsletter at any The Veterans Benefits will take place at 10 a.m. at the base time at militaryonesource.mil/ Administration will amend its priority of the plaque to him outlining his enewsletter. processing categories to include heroic actions that resulted in his initial claims received from Purple being killed in action Mar. 27, 2009. PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS WILL Heart recipients on or after April 1, Toner, a R.I. native, was a SEABEE RECEIVE EXPEDITED TREATMENT 2019. serving in Afghanistan at the time of VA Secretary Robert Wilkie Purple Heart recipients are his death. More details will follow announced that effective in April, it already treated on a priority basis at but the commemoration, which will will provide priority disability VA hospitals and are exempt from co be attended by his family and many benefits claims processing for the -payments for their medical care. of his friends, will be open to anyone initial claims from discharged The Purple Heart award is the with routine base access. combat Veterans who oldest U.S. military have been awarded decoration and is MARCH 2019 the Purple Heart awarded to U.S. service BLOOD DRIVES Medal. members for wounds March 5: Secretary Wilkie suffered at the hands of NSCS 9 a.m. - 2 announced his the enemy. General p.m. MPR 1&2 decision at a hearing George Washington March 20: NHCNE Noon - 4 p.m. before the House awarded the first purple Command Conference Room Appropriations -colored heart-shaped Subcommittee on badges to soldiers who FIRE SAFETY TIP OF THE WEEK Military Construction, fought in the Did You Know? Lithium ion Veterans Affairs, and Related Continental Army during the batteries supply power to many Agencies. American Revolution.

15 TRAFFIC, GATE HOURS & HOT JOBS ... Area Traffic Alerts

South County Delays STANDARD Charlestown: Shannock Hill Rd. East and West, from Rte. 2 to Rte. 112, partial GATE HOURS right lane closures in a moving operation Hopkinton: Motorists are for pothole patching, Fri. from 3 to 5 a.m. experiencing an alternating one-way Gate 1: Open 7-days-a- North Kingstown: Lafayette Rd. North traffic pattern controlled by a temporary week / 24-hours-a-day for and South, under Rte. 4, alternating one- traffic signal for bridge work 24 hours per routine traffic. way traffic for bridge work, Mon.-Fri. from day on Mechanic St. North and South, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. under the I-95 overpass. Gate 2: Open for a.m. South Kingstown/Charlestown: Rte. 2 West Greenwich: Rte. 3 East and North and South, from Rte. 138 to West, from Burnt Sawmill Rd. to Kitts commute Monday through Shannock Hill Rd., partial right lane Corner Rd., travel lanes reduced from 4 Friday, 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. closures in a moving operation for to 2 and eastbound and westbound traffic to alleviate Gate 1 pothole patching during the early shifted to the west side of the Big River morning hours, Fri. from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. Bridge for construction through Spring backups. West Greenwich: Hopkins Hill Rd. 2019. East over I-95, alternating lane closures West Greenwich: Rte. 102 (Victory Gate 10: Closed until for bridge work, Thurs. and Fri. from 7 Hwy.) North and South, over I-95 at the further notice. a.m. to 3 p.m. Victory Hwy. Bridge, lane shift and Charlestown/Richmond: Motorists shoulder closures remain in place for Gate 17: Open Monday are experiencing an alternating one-way construction, weekdays from 7 a.m. to through Friday from 6 traffic pattern controlled by temporary 3:30 p.m. Motorists on Route 102 North traffic signals, for bridge work, 24 hours a and Route 102 South are now utilizing a.m. to 6 p.m. (CLOSED day on Rte. 112 North and South, from the new Northbound bridge as we rebuild ON HOLIDAYS) Butter Lane to Carolina Mill Lane. the Southbound one. Gate 7: NHCNE Gate, open Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Gate 23: NUWC Gate open 24/7 for commuters. Gate 32: Open Monday Fri 6:30 to 9 a.m. and 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for commuters.

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16 AROUND THE FLEET ... Four Things You Need to Know About Strengthening the Culture of Operational Excellence Recently, we released our one- year update on the Readiness Reform Oversight Committee’s work to make our Navy a safer and more combat- effective force that places the safety, readiness and training of our people first. The update covered a lot of ground, so we’re sharing the four things that you need to know about strengthening the culture of operational excellence: Empower transparent, data- driven decision-making at every echelon of command as foundational for achieving sustainable readiness. Safety and combat readiness are never mutually exclusive – rather, they are synonymous in the unforgiving medium of the sea. Invigorate and continually reinforce our culture of mission ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 21, 2019) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke command, preserving the -class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) observe commanding officer’s ability to as the ship pulls alongside the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo execute with initiative, creativity and and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) before a re- clarity, while inspiring the best ideas from every rate and rank. plenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Navy photo by mc2 Jacob Milham/Released) Continue to improve and modernize naval talent management, Armor Up (Surface Warfare assessment processes and enhancing maintenance and all training systems Officers School Toughness operational safety analysis. – both digital and hands-on – towards Initiative): Beginning in July 2019, The presence of Embedded their maximum potential. SWOS is adding an additional two Mental Health (EMH) professionals Place our Sailors and our Navy weeks to the Surface Commander is being enhanced across all fleet families at the forefront of our efforts Course focusing on stress concentration areas; to date, 33 to create a dominant naval force that inoculation, coping skills and additional EMH billets (17 officer, produces outstanding leaders and significant additional simulator time. nine enlisted and seven civilian) have teams, armed with the best Updated Manning Models: An been validated by the Bureau of equipment and continually able to Afloat Work Week study found 4 Naval Medicine (BUMED) and learn and adapt faster than our percent fewer productive hours funded across the Future Years rivals.ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 21, available than expected on ships Defense Program. 2019) Sailors aboard the Arleigh conducting operations at sea, Integrated Industry Lessons in Burke-class guided-missile destroyer resulting in a requirement for an Support of Team Effectiveness: A USS Mitscher (DDG 57) observe as additional 1,400 billets across the new learning culture steering group, the ship pulls alongside the Lewis fleet. A follow-up study currently led by a Navy Reserve three-star and Clark-class dry cargo and underway, including Condition V admiral who is also a Fortune 500 ammunition ship USNS Alan watch requirements and in port work executive, conducted comparative Shepard (T-AKE 3) before a requirements, is expected to yield analysis spanning 30 companies, 15 replenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Navy similar results. Navy commands and the feedback of photo by Mass Communication Human Factors Expertise: Human 25 culture experts in order to Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Milham/ Factors Engineers have been spearhead progress toward a learning Released) incorporated into TYCOM staffs in culture that maximizes individual and Here are examples of our ongoing support of optimizing training/ team performance. This analysis will efforts: inform future RROC initiatives.

17 VETERANS NEWS ... Important dates coming up in March …

PEER-TO-PEER CAMP RESILIENCE RETREAT: MARCH 8-10 2038 Warwick Avenue, Warwick. For more information, The Gunstock Inn, 580 Cherry Valley Road, Gilford, New please call 401.223.3651. Hampshire. Camp Resilience is partnering with Clear Path for Veterans New England’s Peer 2 Peer Program ANNIVERSARY: IRAQ WAR BEGINS (CP4VNE) to run a retreat focused on Veteran peer-to- Wednesday, March 20, Iraqi War Begins (2003) peer support. For more information about Camp Resilience, visit www.prli.us, or www.facebook.com/ ANNUAL VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES OUTREACH CampResilience www.facebook.com/CampResilience. DAY Please send questions to [email protected], or call Thursday, March 21, 2:30 p.m., “3rd Annual Veterans & (978) 219-4003. Military Families Outreach Day,” State House Rotunda, 82 Smith Street, Providence. For additional information, NATIONAL GUARD RETIREES’ ASSOCIATION MEETING please call Camille at 401.952.7340. [UPDATED Saturday, March 9 at 9 a.m. Refreshments, 10 a.m. WOMEN VETERAN CELEBRATION Speaker, at the Schofield Armory, 705 New London Friday, March 22, 1 – 3 p.m., “Women Veteran Avenue, Cranston. Point of contact is Bob Urquhart at Celebration”, Providence VA Medical Center, Main boburquhart @cox.net. Guest speaker: Mr. John Clarkson, Hospital, 5th Floor Classrooms, 830 Chalkstone Avenue. Security Officer, Pawtucket Credit Union. Topic: VA applauds Women Veterans of all eras for their courage Defrauding Older Citizens by Scammers. and contributions across the generations. Point of contact is Tonya Maselli-McConnell, Women Veteran Program 13th ANNUAL MACARONI AND MEATBALL DINNER Manager, at 401.273.7100, Ext. 6191, or via email at FUNDRAISER [email protected]. Saturday, March 9, Noon – 4 p.m., “13th Annual Macaroni & Meatball Dinner Fundraiser,” Combat Veterans’ SAVE THE DATE - MORE TO FOLLOW Motorcycle Association, Rhode Island Chapter 9-1, VFW Tuesday, March 26, “2nd Annual Rhode Island Women Post #237, 850 Hope Street, Bristol. For more information, Veteran of the Year,” Providence VA Regional Office, 380 questions, and/or tickets, Westminster Street. contact Gary Rehak at 401.828.3004, or via email at ANNIVERSARY: NATIONAL [email protected]. VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY Friday, March 29th, National ANNUAL STEAK FRY Vietnam War Veterans Day Saturday, March 9, 1 – 6 p.m., “Annual Steak Fry”, Operation RI MILITARY ORDER OF FOREIGN Stand-Down Rhode Island, WARS DINING IN Smithfield Elks Lodge, 326 Friday, March 29, Reception 6 Farnum Pike. Tickets remain p.m., Banquet 7 p.m., “1st Annual available online by visiting RI Military Order of Foreign Wars www.osdri.org or by calling Dining-In”, Quonset O Club, 200 Sherry at Lieutenant James Brown Road, 401.383.4730/401.261.9468. North Kingstown. Points of contact are LTC (Retired) James RI WOMEN VETERANS Kenney at 401.225.2707, or via NETWORK email at Wednesday, March 13, 5:30 - 7 [email protected], and p.m. “Briefing on Women Colonel (Retired) David Russell at Veterans’ Benefits,” Vet Center, 401.641.2990, or via email at [email protected]. 18