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MagazineContents of the U.S. Navy March 1996, Number 947

.4 26 :Deckplates: Stay the course The fleet’s in 0 0 Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy remains a :John Hagan talks about the new popular event for the local folks as well evaluations and opportunities available as Sailors. to Sailors. 0 0 30 O6 USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) :200 years of change 0 0 The Navy’s newest nuclear-powered Navy uniforms have come a long way - ’AGE 18 isready on arrival. :from knee breeches and bare feet to women’s crackerjacks. 32 0 and the beat goes on :8 ... :Hard target Bands provide aNavy presence where 0 you can’t send ships. :NCIS wants you to know how to avoid being a victimof crime and who’s 36 :watching out for you. ADM Arleigh Burke, Sailor 0 :14 It’s tax time “31-Knot’’ Burke passed away Jan. I, 0 PAGE 30 1996, buthis rich legacy lives on. 0 Some tax changes could save you 38 :money, but the way you file can save Trainers trainfit fighters you time and effort. 0 :18 USS Vincennes (CG 49) Sailors finish They build, theyfight ship survivability training exercises : with ATSG Pacific. 0 :The “Bees” are back - building bridges 40 and tent cities - this time in Bosnia and Emergency response :Croatia. 0 24 Two Sailors place fourthin the 1995 : PAGE 32 International Rescue and Emergency All Hands Pullout Poster Care Association competition. 0 :The high-speed, tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey. 0 0

2 Charthouse 2 0 Front Cover: Photo by PH2 Douglas F. Mooney 42 Bearings : Back Cover: Photos by JOl Ron 46Around the Fleet Schafer 0 Shipmates 48 PAGE 40 Cha~house state address for the Florida vehicle registration; acopy of your current orders or an affidavit from your com- manding officer confirming that youare stationed If you are a resident of Florida but are stationed out outside Florida and the dateof assignment; and an of state, you may apply for an exemption to aFlorida affidavit stating the motorvehicle will not be operated law requiring insurance issued by a company doing in Florida. business in Florida. When the exemption isapproved, DHSMV will enter Until nowFlorida service members wererequired to a special code in theagency’s computer data base to flag either change insurance companies or register their your record. This prevents the automatic computer- vehicles in another state.If they didn’t comply, they initiated suspensionprocess that occurs when your out- could have had theirFlorida driver’s license andvehicle of-state insurance companyfails to update theDHSMV registration suspended. computer. To receive the exemptionyou must provide the For help in applying for this new exemption, contact following documents to theFlorida Department of your local legal assistance office. ;f. Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV)when registering or renewing your registration: your out-of- AD/AM/AE ratings If you are an AD, AM or AE and want a newand challenging career, talk toyour career counselor about becoming a P-3flight engineer. To apply, submit an Enlisted Personnel Action Request (1306/7)along with an endorsement letter from your commandingofficer, a current flight physical, second class swimmer certifica- tion and a copy of your ASVAB scores to Bureau of Naval Personnel PERS-404EH, AMSC Morgan [DSN 223-1385 or (703)693-1385]. Additionally, first and second class petty officers on shore duty or in excess at sea duty whoare former in- flight ordnancemen (NEC 8271) are encouraged to apply.

Although A0 is not currently a source ratingfor NEC P-3 flight engineer, exceptions will be madefor former in-flight ordnancemen since theyalready possess P-3 aircraft in-flight systems knowledge.In addition to NAVPERS 1306/7, an endorsement from the senior flight engineer NATOPS instructor in your command (orfrom VP 30/PATWING if your unit has no flight engineer NATOPS instructors assigned) should be submitted toPERS-404CR, AOCM Coker at DSN 224-8365or (703)614-8365. More information isavailable on BUPERS ACCESS and on theBUPERS Home Page. A

2 ALL HANDS career Daths I H Supervisors are often asked to advise their subordi- nates onspecific career moves and recommendduty assignments for the future.To help Sailors plan their careers effectively, an information guide is now available for every enlisted rating in theNavy with a typical career path for each rating from the time a Sailor enters theNavy through retirement. Thecareer paths outline whena.Sailor should be progressing through typical paths, andwhile no two Sailors will follow identicalcareer patterns, most successful Sailors will meet mostof the milestones in theguide at the same time. The career pathsheets for ~ all ratings were I developed by the ~ Bureau of Naval Personnel and are available onBUPERS Access. To download the files fromthe main menu, select files, then download. 13~~1 The file name is CPD.EXE. For more information, call (703) 614-4684. A

H In another effort to proveits commitment to listen and respond toSailor’s personal and profes- sional concerns, the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) has madeit possible for every detailer to be reached 24 hours a day from anywherein the world through the Internet. Internet addresses for detailers correspond to their respective PERS codes. The detailers address- es are [email protected] where theXxx represents thePERS Code of the detailer being contacted. For example, to e-mailthe AD E-1 through E-4 detailer, the addressis: w” [email protected]. For Sailors stationed overseas and deployed 96 issue of Perspective contain PERS Codes for Sailors, this customer service is especially valu- enlisted and officer detailers respectively. Future able. editions of both professional bulletins will contain The Oct/Dec95 issue of Link and the Jan/Feb details on contacting detailers by e-mail.A

MARCH 1996 3 Interview with the

MCPONInterview by JOl(SW)Jim Conner espite budget cuts and downsiz- saying I’m a masterchief with manyyears of ing, the U.S. Navy continues to service. What were my D maintain theworld’s most ad- 4.0 evals good for for the vanced and strongest fleet without last few years? Mailthem sacrificing the quality of life needs of its to my mother. She would enjoy reading them. I Sailors. think my mothereven All Hands recently spoke with the knows that theywere terribly inflated.My wife - Navy’s most senior enlistedSailor Mas- has constantlyread my evals and said, ’Geez, these ter Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John people don’t even know you, they should talk tome.’ Hagan, who talked aboutSailors’ concerns She’s right! We aren’t in the habitof doing frank and the high value the Navy places on its assessments. We have high hopes that we willreduce inflation, give Sailors a betterappraisal of their perfor- troops. mance and a betterbasis on which tobring about self AH: Are there any hot issuesyou’re working on right improvement. Sailors want to improve themselves in nowi their personal lives and their work centers.We just need to give them the rightkind of feedback and MCPON: The evaluationprocess is what I’m excited motivation, and shore up theirpersonal discipline a about. We have a few bumps in theroad ahead as we little withgood, frank counseling. begin the new system but, we will come out a better Navy for years to come. AH: When youtravel and talk to Sailors on the The lowroad is toinflate, stroke and game the deckplates, whatare some of the most common system which won’t do anybody anygood. questions they ask! The high road is to evaluateSailors objectively, according to the standard.Each individual trait must MCPON: During the threeyears I’ve been in the job be evaluated against the standard in which the5.0 has there’s been a very pleasant change to the tone and been made very difficult to justify. All of us know that tenor of what they ask.We‘ve evolved from about 75 the old system - the one we areleaving behind - is percent of the subjectsbeing very negative. At the terribly inflated. beginning of the drawdown we were talking about I’m hoping to seein thisfirst round of evaluations Voluntary Separation Incentive/Selective Separation lots of 3.0s’ lots of counseling forms that have honest, Bonus and TemporaryEarly Retirement - Will I be thorough feedback, and lotsof Sailors improving their eligible? If I’m not eligible, will I be a RIF (reduction in personal habits, their professional traits and lots of force)?If I don’t get RIFed, will I be a pettyofficer 1st competencies because of that feedback. I’m trying to class forever? Those were common concerns couplea get the word to thefleet that you won’t be helping of years ago. your people by stroking them with an inflated trait Today, 80 percent of the issues I’m spending my average. You’llactually be hurting them because you time on are positive things.Sailors ask about compen- will be saying to the selectionboard, ’We continued sation issues, single and family housing and about the old inflated system.’ education. I’m pleased to say there are good things happening in all those areas. AH: So, if you don’t get a 5.0, can you still be advanced! AH: How are housing, education,pay and other quality-of-life issuesaffected by budget cuts and MCPON: Absolutely. You can stress that pointby downsizing!

ALL HANDS MCPON: It’s affecting them, but thegreat thing is course for free and you justpay for the textbook. that ithasn’t stopped them. I mean thereisn’t a work PACE also includes an academic skillsrefresher. It force on earth that wouldbe going through the down- helps Sailors get their core competencies (math, sizing thatwe’re coming outof now and still bepaying English, science) to thelevel where they can docollege an annual costof living adjustment and accomplishing level workif theydesire. If Sailors want toraise their the manyforce parity issues we are currently.Single ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) BAQ for E-6s and TRICARE are examples. scores, this will help make them more competitive. There’s tremendous momentum and creativity being worked in family andsingle Sailor housing. AH: What are some examples of the courses that will Everywhere Igo there are newbarracks being built or be available throughPACE! rehabilitated - from Pensacola (Fla.),where they will have a complexof new BEQs, to theoverseas locations MCPON Sailors can take courses oneffective writing, like Souda Bay, Crete, andNaples, , where we are physics, geology, geography andEnglish. We want our going to havegood BEQs for the very first time. Look recruiters togo out into the civilianworld and say, at thefamily housingthat’s being bulldozed and ”Hey, join the Navy and on every ship you will have rebuilt in Norfolk and Pearl Harbor. the opportunity to take25 college courses after you get general damage controlqualified.” AH: You mentioned good news in education. AH: Any final thoughts! MCPON: Sailors ask a lot about education.It’s the best news. We’re finally going to have equityfor sea- MCPON I think we are lucky tobe serving in this duty Sailors in just a few short months. The CNO has time period. We’ve through a drawdown without directed that every ship and have PACE a RIFing one enlistedSailor in thecareer force. I repeat (Program for Afloat Education) installation.I like to it, without oneRIF. We’re in a period of fiscal con- call it an electronic textbookbecause it has the means straints and yetwe’re working hard through some true to interface the student with thecollege course. Sailors quality-of-life issues that in another time would have view a tape, answer questions asked on thetape, take been put on theback burner. However,let’s not lose exams proctored by the educationservices officer and sight of the fact that the qualityof our work, the send itback to the university whereit’s graded bya quality of our commitment to and understandingof professor. This is acollege course, done in a profes- our core values, of our termsof service and our true sional, effective way. The great thing about it is the willingness tosacrifice; are more important than Sailor on sea duty just pays for the textbook. With quality of life. tuition assistance[if you’re on shore duty], the student pays 25 percent of the costof the course, plus the price of the textbooks.If you’re at sea, you deserve a little more and youget a littlemore. You get the whole Conner is a staffwriter assigned to All Hands

MARCH 1996 What’s in, what’s out Na~yUnifotms: 200 years of change

here was a time when most enlistedSailors As the Navy expanded, specialized leading petty went barefoot. During theAmerican Revolu- officers became more important. Theybecame more Ttion, most of the Navy’s meager funds were identified with management.Revised uniform regula- spent onprocuring ships and ammunition. Littleeffort tions in 1874 modified the dress of principal petty was made to clothe seamen in anythingresembling a officers, by making their uniforms even more similar to uniform. Most Sailors wore pantaloons tied at the knee those of commissioned officers. or knee breeches, a jumper or shirt, neckerchief, short- By the late 19th century, modernwarships demand- waisted jacket and low-crownedhats. ed diversity andspecialized skills for effective opera- For nearly 20 years after the end of the Revolution- tion. Officers were no longer able to handleall the ary War there was no formal Americansea service. In management tasks, so the rank of chief petty officer 1797, the fledgling republic realized the need for a was established in 1894. The new rankrecognized Navy to protect its political and commercial interest, principal petty officers who had attained ahigher level and re-established theU.S. Navy. of knowledge, responsibility and skill. Lengthof With the War of 1812, the Navy earned a fine service was considered a source of pride among Sailors reputation andbegan to build acadre of volunteers and service stripes werealso introduced during that who elected to remainin service. The Navy made its year. first attempt at aprescribed uniform in 1817, providing As Sailors spent more and more time atsea, they winter and summer uniforms.However, since federal needed a moresuitable uniformfor dirty work. The funding wasvery limited, enlisted dress was rarely 1901 version of the Navy’s uniform regulations autho- standardized or enforced and Sailors added their own rized the first use of denim jumpers and trousersas a accessories such as buttons and striping as they working uniform. wished. The mobilization of 1917 for America’s entry into The first official enlisted uniformregulations, World War I brought about a new requirementfor published in 1841, not only contained a descriptionof enlisted uniforms- for women. While themen’s the first official enlisted uniform, butalso the first uniforms were distinctly nautical andevolved in grooming standards. The uniform was a blue woolen relation to maritimeneeds, enlisted clothingfor frock with whitecollars and cuffs, blue trousers, blue women closely followed civilian trends. vests, black handkerchief and shoes. The regulations The first enlisted women’s uniform wassingle- a also provided another first for enlisted Sailors, a breasted coat, blue in winter and white in summer, distinctive markfor petty officers. long gull-bottomed skirts and a straight-brimmed In 1862, masters-at-arms, yeomen, stewards and Sailor hat. Some picturesof the period show Navy paymaster stewards, who were considered important women wearing the neckerchief to give some identity and valuable leading petty officers, were authorized to with their male counterparts.After the war, all women wear a double-breasted coat, like the one wornby except nurses werereleased from activeduty. It was officers. This was the first step towardthe identifica- not untilWorld War 11, when the Navy established its tion of future chief petty officers. women’s corps (Women Acceptedfor Volunteer Emer-

6 ALL HANDS gency Service), that a new women’s uniform was designed. The sudden entry of the into World War I1 had no impact onNavy dress uniform styles. For the majority, the bell-bottom trousers and jumpers remained unchanged. In 1973 the most sweeping changein the history of enlisted dress occurred.In a survey conductedin 1970, Sailors said they wanteda different, more distin- guished dress uniform. Their traditional uniforms YN2 Elsie M. Long served on were replaced with a suit and tie which corresponded active duty from Oct. 7, 1918, to the officer/CPO-style uniform. to June 6, 1919. During that But the break with tradition was short-lived. In era, the women’s uniform more closely resembled 1980, the Navy re-issued the jumper-style uniform to civilian attire. recruits. The service also madea sweeping changeto women’s uniforms, making them more practical and jumper andneckerchief similar tothe men’s uniform. have survived the test of Another major change took placein women’s time and tradition.Today’s uniforms in October 1991. Since enlisted women had i Sailor is viewed as a no service dresswhite uniform, the Navy began , consummate professional issuing white jumpers as partof their sea bag in boot whose uniform reflects camp. However, the only women authorizedto wear the proud tradition of the most powerful fleet on earth the dress blue jumpers are those assigned to the U.S. -the U.S. Navy. a Navy Ceremonial Guardin Washington, D.C. This article was compiled by IO1 (SW)Tim Conner, a staff Although today’s Navy is immersed in space-age writer assigned to All Hands. GMCM(SW) Phillip R. technology and is light years ahead of our ancestors of Montgomery, head of staff, Navy UniformBoard, two centuriesago, portions of our uniform such as the contributed to this article.

They’ll be some changes made Fleetwide access to uniform regs Uniform changes are not made randomly. The Navy The latest version of the Navy’s Uniform Regulations, has strict guidelines that govern how changes are made. NAVPERS 156651, is being distributed to the fleet. The Recommended changes to the uniform must first be sent manual is broken down into three categories - officer, E- up the chain of command and through official channels 6 and below and chiefs uniforms. The uniform regs have a before they reach the Navy Uniform Board. new format that makes it easier to see the uniform The board is composed of seven people; the Deputy differences between genders. There are now photosof ; , Naval Supply men and women in the same uniform on facing pages. Systems Command; Special Assistant for Women’s Policy The Uniform Regulations Manual is also being (PERS-OOW); Master Chief Petty Officerof the Navy; distributed throughout the fleet on CD-ROM. Sailors can Atlantic Fleet Master Chief; Pacific Fleet Master Chief; access the regs at the push of a button. The reformatted and a senior enlisted womanwith extensive sea duty regs make scrolling the manual much easier. A “Hyper- experience to alternate between Atlantic and Pacific text Link” quickly guides Sailors to topics or instructions Fleet. related to the material they are viewing on the screen. According to Master Chief Gunner’s Mate (SW) Phillip Updated CD-ROMs are dis R. Montgomery, head of staff, Navy Uniform Board, the old ones can be discarded. mission of the board is to consider any matter related to Anyone wanting information on uniforms, Navy uniforms where a perceived problem exists or should first check the manual or the CD-ROM. where a possible improvement can be made. If those options aren’t available, Sailors can “Sailors should thinkthe entire process out before upload “Uniform Matters” off the main they submit a suggestion upthe chain of command,” said menu of BUPERS Access. Montgomery. “For instance, wouldthe change be cost For more information, contact Master effective, and wouldit be in keeping withthe Navy’s best Chief Gunner’s Mate (SW) Phillip R. interest? To get a favorable look bythe board, the sugges- Montgomery at (703)614-5076. tion should get favorable endorsements throughout the

chain of command.” ~ The board carefully reviews the requests for uniform changes, then forwards their recommendations to the Chief of Naval Operations, who makes the final decision.

MARCH 1996 7 et’s face it. Crime and crimi- after he was robbed at gun point of nals are a partof life. Open any his cash, watch, necklace and credit Lnewspaper from coast to coast cards. and you’ll read about crimesof hate, Scene #2: In a mad rush to get passion, greed, jealousy. . . the listgoes home after work, you forget tostop on and on. Unfortunately,Sailors are by thebase post office to mail a bill not isolated frombecoming victims you’ve carried around for days. “No

of crime. problem, ” you tellyourself. “I’ll drop It doesn’t matter if you live under it off in town.” the bright lights of the big city or in To save time, you leave your car rural mid-America. It’s safe to say double-parked with the keysin it. It Avoid that you, a friend or a family mem- shouldn’t take more thana fewsec- ber will become avictim of crime. onds to drop off a bill that’s already Consider these scenarios: stamped, right! becoming a Scene #1: A Sailor is approached Ten minutes later, you realize the outside a convenience store by a big mistake as you’re calling the po- crime victim stranger who says, “Hey,my car just lice to report your vehicle stolen. broke down, could you give me a ride Believe it or not, these scenarios to my chief’s house!” are not uncommon. Reducing your Was this so-called stranded motor- chances of becoming a crime victim Story and photos by ist really a fellow Sailor or just some is notvery complicated, according to JOl(AW)Michael R. Hart petty thief? TheSailor who provided C. Barry Marushi, a special agent his services answered that question with the Naval Criminal Investiga-

8 ALL HANDS 4 An easy way to deter criminal activity is simply locking up your possessions.

A Use ATMs during daylight hours and indoors whenever possible. your car to be gone. Lock your doors while you’re in thecar and whenyou 4 Be aware of your surroundings. Scan get out. Don’t leave your wallet or the area around your vehicle before getting in or out. other valuables on the seat or dash- board or anywhere in sight; put them tive Service (NCIS)in Norfolk. or other possessions in public. List in theglove compartment or trunk.” Marushi, an eight-yearNCIS agent the serial numbers of your property Phone scams/cons: Computer currently assigned to USS George or video tape your items.” scams are becoming more popular Washington (CVN 73)’ investigates Home theft: “Keep your lights on with the great surge in computer cases involving Sailors aboard the air- whenever possible. Don’t divulge in- technology and computers being in craft carrier and within the battle formation on your comings and go- more homes. “There have been cases group. “I handle all cases of theft, ings (i.e.,’I won’t be here next week, where people call requesting credit credit card and checkfraud, assaults, we‘re going out on local ops’ or ‘I’m card numbers for ‘verification.’ Do bad check cases, rape.Everything that going TAD for two months.’) Don’t not give out your creditcard number a team of agents might handle on hide extra house keys outside your under any circumstances.” shore, I handleat sea.” house; leavethem withneighbors.” An important thing to remember, Hereare some suggestions Carjacking: “Again, be aware of according to Marushi, is to have a Marushi has to make you a hard tar-your surxoundings. Does it look safe? plan for the situation. “What would get for criminals. Is it well-lit? Is there more than one you do if someone broke into your Physical/sexual assault:“Be aware exit? When stopped in traffic, leave house while you were there? What of your surroundings and use good enough room between you and the would youdo if you were carjacked? judgment. Try to get out of uncom- car in front of you in case you have How about if you were caught on a fortable situations and use the’bud- to pull off suddenly. You should be dark street alone?”asked Marushi. dy system.’ Travel in groups of three able to see the bottom of the back The bottom line is use common or more - not just two.” tires of the car. sense, be aware andbe alert. a Personal theft: “Don’t leave items “Don’t leave your keysin thecar. unsecured in lockers or keep valu- That two minutesyou take togo back Hart is a staff writer assigned to All ables in your car. Do not flash cash in the store is enough time for Hands. a MARCH 1996 9 SO NCIS: The eyes and ears of the Naw

Story and photos by JOl(AW) Michael R. Hart

ho knows what theday A NCIS Special Agent Mark Russ. will bring for a team of Agents are assignedto commands WNaval Criminal Investi- ashore and atsea. gative Service (NCIS) agents? It worldwide and aboard ships, includ- may be interviewing witnesses, ing 16 field offices, NCIS is the victims and alleged perpetrators; Department of the Navy’s law giving security briefingsto Sailors enforcement and counterintelli- aboard ships and ashore; gathering gence agency. crime-scene evidence; working There are approximately 1,000 procurement fraud cases; checking special agentsin NCIS. Agents leads on counterintelligencecases; train at theFederal Law Enforce- exchanging information with local ment Training Center in Glynco, police; making undercover drug Ga., where they complete15 1/2 buys and arrests;or installing weeks of instruction beginning hidden surveillance cameras to with thebasic criminal investiga- record suspected thieves in action. tor’s course. During their first two Either way, it’s just anotherday years on the job, agents are exposed at theoffice. to awide range of investigative

With more than 160 offices ~ fields. 10 ALL HANDS 4

A Pete Ausili, an NCIS forensic chemist, A NCIS Special Agent FredV. Ewell, a crime scene specialist at theNorfolk Field analyzes a controlled substance to Office, dusts for prints on an automobile roof at a simulated crime scene.“1 collect determine its legality. the evidence and presentit in an objective manner.” After initial training, agents federal law enforcement agent.An fraud,” said Special Agent Steven V. specialize in one of four major assistant special-agent-in-chargeof Kolodji, a six-yearNCIS veteran career fields: general criminal fraud cases in the NCIS Norfolk who works in theSan Diego Field investigations, foreign counterintel- Field Office, he and 12 other agents Office. “I’m helping the Sailors by ligence investigations, naval investigate white-collar crimes ensuring their airplanes, helos and security or technical services, such as defective pricing, product other systems arein 100 percent which includes technical surveil- substitution, defective equipment working order when they’re built. I lance countermeasure specialists and environmental crimes. don’t want a flap, or something and polygraph examiners. Ever wonder what would happen cracking ... We‘re keeping the lives “The missionof NCIS is varied,” if those hatches you open every day of Sailors safe by pursuing these said Frank Melia, special agent-in- didn’t work properly because of a fraud cases.” charge of the Field manufacturer’s defect or the weap- Mike and Bob are special agents Office. “Every investigation has a ons systems you operateweren’t up who work undercover in Norfolk victim, whether it’s the U.S. to specs? Whatif the fire-retardant and surrounding cities. Cruising government or a Sailor. We are here material you rely on wasn’t so fire the area identifying possible drug to assist that victim in anyway we retardant? dealers, they’re dressed in semi- can by identifying and arresting a “We detect goods that aren’t up ratty jeans and T-shirts.Sneakers suspect,” said Melia, whose 29 to standards,” said Razzano, whose work much better thanwing tips years of law enforcement have all office had more than $2 million for the work these agents do. Mike, been with NCIS. worth of recoveries last year. “This the younger of the two, looks about ”We ferret out individuals who has a hugeeffect on operational two weeks overdue for a shave. try to detract fromthe Sailors’ readiness and on the lives of our These agents havethat “Hill Street quality of life,” said Special Agent Sailors. We ensure the systems are Blues” undercover look. Joseph E. Razzano. Sharply dressed top-notch so the Sailors can go out Their work consistsof gathering in charcoal gray suit and spit- and complete their mission.” intelligence on drug dealers - who shined loafers, Razzano looks more “I’m making a difference by they are, where they ply their trade like an investmentbanker than a creating a deterrent to contract and when. They gather intelligence

’ MARCH 1996 11 and makedrug buys. They make together: the investigating agents, arrests too, but thisisn’t Holly- crime scene specialists, evidence wood. Cases aren’t neatly wrapped analysts and forensic experts are up in an hour or two. just a fewof the players. “We do a lotof surveillance, “I’m part of the team,” said making buys, coordinating with the Special Agent Fred Ewell, of the local authorities,” said Mike. Norfolk Field Office. Ewell process- “We’re attacking thatstreet-level es crime scenes on a full-timebasis, availability.” According to the which hesaid can take hoursor agents, dealers sometimes work sometimes days. “I enjoy going to a right outside the gatesof some crime scene and trying to find a bases and even livein some of the piece of evidence that links the same civilian neighborhoods as suspect to thescene. Evidence can Sailors. support or refute testimony of “It’s a never-ending cycle,” said suspects, victims andwitnesses,” Bob. “We can’t get it all, but we’re said Ewell. hitting it one chip at a time.” There is no limit to what kindof That’s the only wayto fight evidence Ewell can findat acrime crime - one pieceat a time- scene. He’s collected hair, thread, according to manyagents, and one blood, cigarette butts, andof course, agent can’t do it alone. Everyone fingerprints and footprints. has a role toplay in putting a case ”I take thephysical evidence and

12 ALL HANDS present it in an objectivemanner,” Ewe11 said. “I haveto be [objective]. What Ido can prove or disprove the facts of the case.” Even though NCIS works an average of 30,000 cases a year, each case is unique.However, they do have one common thread. Agents agree that helping Sailorsand their families put theexperience of being a victim behind them is great a reward. “When you see a victim have a sense of resolution - to havea perpetrator prosecuted- it gives everybody a sense of closure,” said Special Agent Diane M. Nelson, of the San Diego Field Office. “It ‘ liberty in exotic Ports, spend time Susan Kazmer, an NCIS Special Agent makes you feelgood to know with family and friends, and in aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) you’ve made adifference.” general, spend your days defending investigates cases with the help of ship’s Rest assured, whileyou sleep, andprotecting our country, NCIS personneln eat, deploy, stand watch, enjoy agents are watching out for you. & Hart is a staff writerassigned to All Hands.

MARCH 1996 $ The tax man cometh

emember theold saying, Additional Extension of time to File Gross Income “Nothing is certain inlife U.S. Individual IncomeTax Re- R.except death and taxes?” turn.” Members of the U.S. Armed Well, it’s tax timeagain, and for Many family service centers, Forces receive many different types some it’s a timefor nightmares of legal services or installationsoffer of pay and allowances. Some are filing 1995 income tax forms. Let’s tax preparation workshops and tax included in gross income while look at someof the special rules filing assistance. Check with your others are excluded. Items that are and circumstancesyou, as an local Navy Legal Service Office included are taxable and must be active-duty memberof the military, (NLSO)for information. reported on your tax return. They need to know tofile yourreturn. Navy personnelget their W-2 are included on yourW-2 form The InternalRevenue Service forms, which report earned income, which must accompany your (IRS)offers the following tips and in January. If you filed taxes last income tax return.Excluded items helpful hints to active-duty mili- year, you haveprobably received are not subject to tax and are not tary personnel. This information your tax package (instructions and counted in incomereported on your does not cover retirees’ or veterans’ forms based onlast year’s filing) in W-2, but may have to bereported benefits or give the basic tax rules the mail.If you moved, the package on your tax return. that apply to all taxpayers. It also will ultimatelyget to your mail box For information on the exclusion does not reflect all the policies and but it could arrive after thefiling of pay for service in a combat zone information that mayapply. deadline. To get forms and instruc- and other tax benefitsfor combat First, you have untilDec. 15, tions contact theIRS, check with zone participants, see the section, 1996, to file your return if you are legal services or call your local post “Combat ZoneExclusion and serving in Operation Joint Endeav- office. If you just need additionalor Extension of Deadline,” in Publica- or and depart on or after March 1, new forms, call yourbase or local tion 3, Tax Informationfor Military 1996. Otherwise, thedeadline for community’s publiclibrary. Librar- Personnel. filing returns is April 15, 1996, for ies usually have a bookof tax forms most people. You may apply to the that canbe copied. IRS for an extensionof your filing deadline. 1 If you liveoverseas, you might have problemsfiling your 1995 federal tax return,so the IRS usually gives a two-monthfiling extension. Military membersliving overseas automatically get this extension. If you take the extension and owe anytaxes, IRS officials said, you shouldpay them by the April 15 deadline. If not, penalties and interest begin to accrue onthe amount owed. According to IRS officials, a second two-month extension, ending Aug. 15, may be granted on a case-by-case basis. This extension must be requested by June 17 using IRS Form 2688, “Application for 14 ALL HANDS The IRS offers free tax help throughout the year. Publica- tion 910, Guide to Free Tax Services, describes many of the free t receive.

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MARCH 1996 15 Speedy filing option for April I5 deadline he countdown is on. Many probably take 45 days or more Accuracy - Accuracy rate is Sailors still have tofile a before an OCONUS-based Sailor more than 99.9 percent. The T1995 Income Tax Return even receives the refund check. average paper return is handledby and timeis running out.For those more than adozen IRS workers. Sailors who just don’t have time to ELF refunds - All military ELF Someone at IRS has to take the fill out the 1040 long form, there’s returns are transmitted electroni- information off the paper return another optionavailable. The cally via modem to a stateside and key it into theIRS’s computer. electronic taxfiling (ELF) system transmitter and then retransmitted You can imagine that workers who allows Sailors to file their taxes to IRS. ELF returns aregenerally spend 40 hours aweek at such a electronically. accepted by IRS within 24 hours of task might make anoccasional According to theoffice of the the timeyou send them to the mistake or two. Those mistakes Navy Judge Advocate General, you stateside transmitter. TheIRS can resultin a computer-generated should look into theELF program if processes ELF returns using a letter to thetaxpayer who has to time isn’t on your side. ELF also weekly cycle. For ELF returns spend alot of time andeffort trying reduces the number of tax-related received by IRS bythe Wednesday to correct the matter.Sailors who problems encounteredby Sailors. noon cutoff, the IRS will generally use ELF may not have as many tax- And best of all, there’s no prepara- make adirect deposit of the refund related problems. tion or transmission cost to Sailors by Friday of the weekfollowing the at militaryELFs. Wednesday cutoff. So, a taxpayer At-sea ELF - USS Theodore whose return isreceived by IRS at 8 Roosevelt (CVN 71) andUSS Faster refund for taxpayers- A a.m. on aWednesday, will generally America (CV 66) are transmitting paper return has tobe mailed to the have access to therefund nine to 16 returns atsea using INMARSAT. IRS. For Sailors attached tode- days later. With ELF on a ship, aSailor can ployed ships or remote overseas electronically file during extended stations, it maybe two weeks or Direct deposit of ELF refunds - at-sea operations and still have his more before the IRS receives the Direct deposit takes the hassle out or her refund electronically deposit- return. Add another 40 more days of dealing with therefund check ed in a bank account in as littleas for processing and additional time and is particularly advantageousfor nine to 16 days later, even if the to deposit the check into anac- deployed Sailors. ship doesn’t have mail service. count. All thingsconsidered, it will

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16 ALL HANDS Where are the ELF Sites? NLSC Sites USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) NAS Kingsville, Texas NLSO Northwest, Bangor, USS Constellation (CV 64) Fleet Air Keflavik, Iceland Wash. USS Enterprise (CVN 65) NLSO Great Lakes, Chicago USS America (CV 66) Family Service Center/Other NLSO Southeast, Jacksonville, USS John F. Kennedy (CV 6 7) Sites Fla. USS Nimitz (CVN 68) NCBC Port Hueneme, Calif. NLSO EURSWA, Naples, Italy USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) NAS South Weymouth, Mass. NLSO MIDLANT, Norfolk USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN NAS Meridian, Miss. NLSO MIDPAC, Hawaii 71 1 NAF Adak, Alaska NLSO Central, Pensacola, Fla. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) NCBC Gulfport, Miss. NLSO Southwest, San Diego USS George Washington (CVN NAVSTA Pascagoula, Miss. NLSO West, San Francisco 74) NWS Yorktown, Va. NLSO NATCAP, Washington, USS Holland (AS 32) NSGA-NW, Chesapeake, Va. D.C. NLSO USS Simon Lake (AS 33) NSWCDD, Dahlgren, Va. Northwest Pacific, USS L.Y Spear (AS 36) NWS Earle, N.J. Yokosuka, USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) NAS Corpus Christi, Texas NLSO Det., Guantanamo, USS Frank Cable (AS 40) NTTC Corey Station, Fla. USS McKee (AS 41) NAES Lakehurst, N.J. NLSO Det., Kings Bay, Ga. USNA, Annapolis, Md. NLSO Det., Memphis, Tenn. Staff Judge AdvocateSites NAVSTA Ingleside, Texas NLSO Det., , Spain NAS Fallon, Nev. COMNAVETOCCOM, Stennis NLSO Det., Sigonella, Italy NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii' Space Center, Miss. NLSO Branch Office, Bahrain NAWS Lake, Calif. SUBASE New London, Groton, NLSO Branch Office, London NAS Dallas, Texas Conn. COMSUBPAC, Pearl Harbor Moat Legal Office Sites NAVCOMTELCOM HQ, USS Independence (CV 62) Washington, D.C.

MARCH 1996 17 ..tory -,,- - Ron Schafer

Theyear was 1941. With the attack onPearl Harbor and I our entrance intoWorld War I1 ADMBen Moreel, chief of the Navy's yards and docks, laid the foundation for the Naval Const tion Force. He organized construb- tion battalionsnecessary for the long march to andBerlin - the . The earliestSeapees came from he ranks of civilian construction rades and wereplaced under the :adership of officers of the Navy's . More than 32,000 men served with the'Be" in World War 11, fighting and building in more than400 places before the war's end. In Korea, as inWorld War 11, the Seabees performed admirably, landing withforces at Inchon, Korea, and providing pontoo causeways within hoursof their ' anding. During theyears of peace fol" . ng the Korean War, Seabees de- bloyed to nearly every major n; )ase outside the United States. With the escalationof the Jietnam War looming, the Seabees gain proved their readiness. From the Deltaregion to the demilita- ,ized zone, they provided air strips, :amps, hospitals, exchanges, rcgJc warehouses, storage tanks and :owers. In recent years, Seabees havt nade theirpresence known in Ither hostile environments ncluding Lebanon, Saudi Arabia md in support of Operation Desert

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SchafeJorfolk-based staff writer assigned to All Hands. ; A Seabeesana uoan migrantspour a concrete pad for a building in the migrant i campsat Naval Station Guantanamo Bay,

Cub ~ < BU2 Alonso Cadena-Solorzano, trorn San Diego, saws a plank for a building durina NMCB 3's field exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, Cal" 4 SWI (SCW/DV) John A. Allen, fron- , of Underwater Construction Team 2, uses a hydraulic drill to attach rock bolts to an underwater cable. V V Seabees of NMCB 133 receiv training on the safe use ofthe MK- I Y 50 caliber machine gun during afield exercise. VCECN Katressa L. Sanders, from I Birmingham, Ala., helps load a truh a- members of NMCB 5 move from Cam1 Phillips to Camp Bulkley on U.S. Nava Station Guantanamn Bay, Cub-

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25 Fleet Week Story by 102 Cindy D. Alvarez, photos by pH1 (AW/NAC) Stephen Bath ifteen years ago Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), then-Mayor of San Francisco, generated public support and enthusiasmfor the U.S. FNavy with Fleet Week San Francisco. This year, approximately 500,000 citizens turned outfor the and a civilian aerobatic Air Show. Crowds also hit thedecks of USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730). “This was myfirst Fleet Week and I participated in theParade of Ships,” said LCDR Chip Hilarides, chief engineer aboard USS Henry M. Jackson. ”We gave tours to more than 1,000 visitors andfor a sub, that’s a big deal,” Hilarides added. “Any time wego into port it’s great fun,” said Chief Machinist’s Mate (SS)John M. Thomasberg, also assigned to USS Henry M.Jackson. “The best trip I made was duringFleet Week San Francisco 20 years ago, while I was assigned to USS Wahoo (SS 565), a single deck submarine thatrecycled breathing air,” hesaid. Other popular Fleet Week San Francisco activities includedRiver Patrol Boat Rides, the Host-A-Sailor Booth, a World War I1 Commemoration Service aboard Hornet (CV 12), and sterling performancesby the Marine Corps Silent DrillPlatoon, Navy Band San Diego, and theU.S. Naval Academy Women’s Glee Club. Winery toursin Sonoma and NapaValley provided free lunches for Sailors and locals. Even though theSailors had towork hard to prepare their ships and for Fleet Week, their perseverance had its own reward.

A Crew members of USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) bWvisitors during a tour of the submarine. The submarinewas part of the parade of ships. 26

The Navy Honor Guardpresents colors to begin Fleet Week J San Francis0 1995.

The Blue Angels blast off into the California sky during one of their performances during Fleet Week San Francisco.

28 4 Military and civilian volunteers worked together to I assemble historic artifacts for theNAS Alameda Navy Museum. V v Visitors photograph Blue Angels.

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I aaa and the beat goes on Story by J03Jeremy E. Allen

here’s an old vaudeville joke about a tourist asking a New Yorlter, “How do I get to Carnegie Hall?’’The punchline: “Practice, Tpractice, practice.” But practice is nojoking matter for Navy musicians, who practice daily to perfFct the sounds of harmony. The firstNavy band- now theU.S. Naval Academy Band - was created more than 143 years ago when 13 men reported to Annapolis, Md. Then, and now, however, Navy musicians were notemployed strictly for entertainment. “Entertainment isa by-product of our mission,” said Master Chief Musician Jeffrey A. Taylor, command master chief for U.S Navy Band, Washington, D.C. “Ourmission is toprovide musical support for honors and official ceremonies and functions, andfor community and public relations. We are in thepublic information business.We are putting out animage. We are the Navy presence where you can’t send ships.” “The band is right [out front]for any port visitof a protocol nature because we havethe potential toget out and reach people more than anybody on theship,’’ said MUCS John W. Johnson; band directorfor the recently disestablished NavyBand Guam. In their ambassadorial role, Navy.musicians must always present a sharp appearance. “It is our job to look good all the time.We want to put the Navy’s best foot forward,” said Taylor. “Representing the Navy to the world is what it’s all about. said MUCM ChuckW. Yates, cdnductor and directorof the “Sea Chanters’ chorus atWashington, D.C. “I want [theaudience] to walk out of a concert and feel good about theNavy.” Being a Navy musician goes far beyond just looking good. There isa‘lot of travel involved, and members will tellyou it takes hard work. “Last year alone, Navy Band, Washington, D.C., played about 2,400 concerts,’’ said Taylor. “These Sailors don’t go home each night to their families when touring the country. When the Navy Band is on the road touring, they travel 200 to 250 miles a day,’‘ Taylor said. Navy recruiters becomevery familiar with band members because they rely on the musiciansas an important instrument inrecruiting, said MUCS L.P. McIntyre, senior musician detailerat theBureau of Naval Personnel. “Sometimes we’ll stay in five-star hotels, othertimes we’re put up in an old gymnasium on a cot. You learn to adjust,”said MU3 Shane Ellis, lead saxophone player for the 6thFleet Band, out of Gaeta, Italy. Navy musicians don’t always play in nice, cozy, acoustically sound theaters, either. Taylor said musicians play in 32-degree weather when mouth-pieces stick to their lipsand in blistering heat up to 105 degrees -

MUC Mary Fitzgerald, from New London, Conn., practices on the harp for an upcoming concert with theUS. Navy Band, Washington, D.C. the showgoes on no matter what the conditions.“We’ve even played in the outfield duringbaseball a game,” Taylor said. To deal with therigors of con- stant traveland publicappearances, musicians rely on personal drive. “I h get to pickup the hornevery day and play,’’ said MUC Rick Jasper, unit leader for the 6thFleet Show Band. “This is the main thing that attracts most musicians... the opportunity toplay music andget paid for it.” There’s a long-standing rumor that MUS must play at least two instruments. That is simply not true anymore, Taylor said. “Just be able to play one really well.’’ Reed players often know how toplay another reed, but it’s not required, said McIntyre. “I get the opportunity todo what I love most, toplay music,” said MU1 Connie M. Frigo, a saxophone player for the Navy Concert Cere- monial Band, Washington, D.C. “Full-time musicjobs [outside the Navy] arehard to comeby. If I were in thecivilian sector I would probably only play weekends, since there are no full-timeperforming opportunities for saxophonists in orchestras. Being a Navy musician is agood stable job to have,”said Frigo. “It never gets boring. It is the best job in theNavy. It really is,” added Frigo. “Playing music is one thingI have always wantedto do. It’s a chance to work withworld- class musicians, and thereis no guessing about apaycheck. It’s always there,”said MU1 Keith Ameson, abanjo player assigned to the U.S. Navy Band. Navy musiciansbring quality music to audiences from Annapolis to Japan. “Music is an international language that is understood and appreciated no matter what country you’re in,” said Johnson.

Allen isa staff writer for All Hands. 102 John Wipple,102 Brian Naranjo and JOl Rebecca Celli contributed to A Their own roadies, Navy musicians move tnousands of pounds of equlpment from this story. one performance site to another, set up the gear and break it down after the show.

34 ALL HANDS Are you ready to rock? (Or swing, sing, fiddle ...) avy musicians are in Career nently assigned on a nonrotating N Group 2, meaning they cur- basis. The other 11 bands are on a rently are filledat adequate levels. standard Navy rotatingbasis. However, vacancies exist in some To apply for the U.S. Navy Band, instruments. If you playthe oboe, Washington, D.C.; the Naval flute, clarinet, bassoon, French Academy Band, Annapolis, Md.; or horn or piano, there maybe a place to transfer into theMU rating, for you as an MU. contact the musician detailerat To be an MU you mustperform, (703)693-05 13 or DSN 223-05 13. If by sight, a varietyof musical cross-rating, first contact your pieces, plus all major and minor command career counselor.To scales and prepared material. become anMU you must pass an There are approximately 700 active- official auditionfor the Navy music duty musiciansin theNavy. They program at any official Navy Band have only 13 different duty station location or at the School of Music, choices. Amongthem are two Little Creek, Va. premier bands, one inAnnapolis, Md., at the NavalAcademy and the Information provided by the Bureau of Na- other atNavy Band, Washington, val Personnel, Special Assistant for Music D.C. Both have musicians perma- (Pers 6 I").

4 U.S Naw Band Guam member. MU3 Bill Patrick. is fluent in the universal lan- I guage of misic. Here, he works with his Russian band counterparts during departure ceremonies pierside in Russia.

A MU2 Romanze Willoughby (left) and MU2 Jeff Wrenn, both from Woodbridge, Va., shake up the place in Clarke Quay, Singapore, with the 7th Fleet Band's "Orient Express" rock group.

4 Practice makes perfect for Navy Band Newport members such as this saxophone player.

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“life has been good to me. I didn’t die young. I wasn’t killed in the war. I did almost every- thing I wanted to do, and some things I didn’t want to do. I had a job I liked and a woman I loved. Couldn’t ask for more than that.” . Arleigh A. Burke

36 ALL HANDS 31-knot legacy

A Sailor’s Sailor passes on

etired Navy ADM Arleigh Burke, the U.S. Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) in 1991, Burke issueda Navy’s most famous squadron combat characteristic challenge to the ship’s crew. “This ship is R commander andchief of naval operations from built to fight,” hesaid. “You’d better knowhow.” 1955 to 1961, passed away Jan. 1, 1994, at National Burke once described his approach to life as, ” ... an Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md. He was 94 years old-time philosophy - a philosophy of realism. You old. The 42-year Navy veteran retired from active duty in 1961 after an unprecedent- ed three terms as chief of naval opera- tions. A 1923 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he wasbest remembered for his World War 11 command of Destroyer Squadron 23, that came tobe known as the “LittleBeavers” after their insignia based on a comic strip character. In the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, , in No- vember 1943, Burke brilliantly distin- guished himself in leading several attacks that sanka number of Japanese warships. At the endof the month herepeated his performance at the Battle of Cape St. George, New Ireland, Papua, . Thefinal score of the Little Beavers’ sinkings was one enemy , nine destroy- A The guided-missile destroyerUSSArleigh Burke (DDG 51) was ers, one submarine andseveral small vessels, plus commissioned July 4, 1991, at Town Point Park, Norfolk. some 30planes shot down. Burke’s ability to lead his squadron in spectacular dashes at high speeds earned must always ask yourself the question,‘What is him the nickname,“31-Knot Burke.” important in life?’... I think I did my best and even “The nation has losta true hero,” said Secretary of tried to do a little more.But I don’t think it’s very the Navy John H. Dalton.“Arleigh Burke was a patriot important that I be remembered ... the ideas I stoodfor in the mostclassic tradition.He will be remembered should be remembered. as thevery embodiment of honor, courage and com- “Life has been good to me. I didn’t die in thewar. I did mitment,” Dalton said. most everything I wanted to do, and some thingsI Chief of Naval Operations ADM Mike Boorda said, didn’t want to do. I had ajob I liked and a woman I “ADM Arleigh Burke defined what it means tobe a loved. Couldn’t ask for more than that.” naval officer; relentless in combat, resourceful in Burke was buried atthe U.S. Naval Academy under command andrevered by his crews. He was a Sailor’s a black granitemonument that hasfour stars, an Sailor. The entireNavy grieves as it remembers ‘31 - etching of USS Adeigh Burke (DDG 51)and “ Knot’ Burke.” Arleigh A. Burke, Sailor.” The Navy recently named an entireclass of destroy- He is survivedby the formerRoberta “Bobbie” ers, the most modern andcapable ever built, Gorsuch, his wife of more than 72 years. 1 ’ after the naval hero. During the commissioning of USS

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.- - ” 'p Final exam: 1 rainers train fit fighters

38 ALL HANDS 4 LT Steve D. Filley, from El Paso, Texas, the damage control assistant (on phone) aboard USS Vincennes (CG 49) plots and plans the care of the ship’s battle damage during a combat scenario. He is surrounded by phone talkers communicating with repair lockers and battle dressing stations throughout the ship.

v Adding realism to the exercise, FN Eric D. Greentree, from Philadelphia, simulates an amputation injury.

“Before, ATSG and ATG would come on board and be both the inspectors and the graders,” said Electronics Warfare Technician 1st Class Michael W. Hinton, who works in combat systems aboard USS Vincennes. “Now we can conduct drills with our own training team.” It is then their responsibility to make sure the next genera- tion of Vincennes Sailors are trained. ”If the experienced people train the new ones coming in,” said Hinton, “then they should be able to step right in and take over.” Teamwork was required at every stage of the training process. The FEP aboard USS That’s what ATSG did for six months Vincennes was a true test of the crew’s grit. aboard USS Vincennes. Whenever the ship “They tried to make the FEP one of the was under way, ATSG instructors went with worst scenarios a ship could encounter,” said them. They made sure the ship’s own train- Damage Controlman 2nd Class Glen A. ing team learned how to prepare and conduct Stone, a Lake Arrowhead, Calif., resident. “If challenging drill scenarios during general we couldn’t handle this [in real-lifea situa- quarters (GQ)- a change from past ATSG tion], the ship could go down.” exercises. The finalcommand was given overthe “Under the old system, ATSG would come 1MC and echoed throughout the ship - “Se- on board and grade just the senior Sailors, cure from general quarters. ’I while the junior people were at GQ,” said Armed with all the knowledge that comes Signalman 1st Class (SW)Richard McNabb of from intense training, Sailors aboard USS Vernon, Texas. “Now, the senior crew mem- Vincennes are confident that should a threat bers become the trainers for the ship.” The be made to the ship, they’ll be ready. ship’s training team learns notonly how to critique aGQ drill, but how to put together a scenario that affects every aspect of the ship. Mooney is a San Diego-based staff writer for AI1 Hands.

MARCH 1996 39 Emergency response Navy team scores big in EMT competition

Story by J03Jeremy Allen and photos by PH3 Sam Dallal oaring flames engulf the top floors of a high- the test questions,” he rise. People rush to the streetsfor safety. Sirens said. wail as fire trucks and ambulances arrive on the Then theyfaced three scene.R Someonein thecrowd yells, “There’s a man in emergency scenarios. a wheelchair stuck on the 14thfloor.” Each one wasconfined Without hesitation twofire fighters don breathing to a 10 foot by 10 foot apparatus and run up14 flights of stairs. Almost square. “We had 20 instinctively, they find thefrightened man andcarry minutes towork a him down to safety. problem that required Scenes like thisare played out all too oftenfor critical skills and Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Karl Terwilliger and actions based on a point Cryptologic Technician (Administrative)Seaman Vera system. During each Calpeno, both volunteers at theLaurel Volunteer Fire problem we hadto tell and Rescue Stationin Laurel, Md. the judges our every Terwilliger, of Killeen, Texas, and Calpeno, from move,” explained Staunton, Va., formed theLaurel Volunteer Navy Calpeno. Team andput their emergency medicaltechnician The first responder (EMT) skills to work. Theyplaced fourth in theEMT competition came next, competition and seventh in the firstresponder compe- with 24 four-person tition at the1995 International Rescue and Emergency teams tryingfor the top Care Association (IRECA)competition in Nashville, position. “Ourjob as a Tenn. “This is the first time theNavy has been repre- first responder was to sented since 1948,” Terwilliger said. stabilize victims and “IRECA is an organization consisting of people from prevent further injury various businesses, rescue squads and fire departments until advanced medical throughout theworld. Their goal is to informemergen- help arrived. It was an extremely intense weekof cy medical services and fire and rescue services about scenarios and tests,” Calpeno said. any changes, techniques, equipment, protocols or Their hard work and skillpaid off. “For a first-time anything that lets usdo our jobs better,” said Calpeno. team toplace fourth in this competitionis impres- The twoNavy EMTs started practicing six weeks sive,” said John l? Harding, assistant chief of the before the competition.“You want as much practice as Laurel Fire and Rescue Station.Terwilliger and Calpe- possible so you can think as one person, rather than no earned top honorsfor having the highestscore two,” said Terwilliger. They practiced for three hours a among all first-time competitors.“We second-guessed day, three days a week.Fellow EMT and co-volunteer, ourselves and didn’t know how wedid until it was Michael K. Carlson said, “They put a lotof heart and over,” Terwilliger said. soul intopreparing for the competition.” Winning these awards wasan honorfor Terwilliger, The week-long event was broken up into two a 10-year veteran stationed at the CeremonialGuard at competitions. Thefirst competition had two partsfor Naval StationAnacostia, Washington, D.C., and his the 3 1 two-person teams,Terwilliger explained. The partner, Calpeno who’s assigned to NavalSupport first part was agrueling 100-question written test. Group Activity, Fort Meade, Md. “Even some of the paramedics couldn’t answer allof “They aredriven by sincerity and concernfor their 40 ALL HANDS MARCH 1996 41 Bearings

uring a recentport visit to Vancouver, British D Columbia, USS Constel- lation (CV 64) brightenedthe lives of six terminally ill chil- dren by inviting themand their families aboard for an extensive tour and aride into Vancouver harbor. The children were spon- sored by the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an international organization that assists families in fulfilling their child’s wishes. The youngsters came aboard on an CH-46 Sea Knight helicop- ter and rode one of Connie’s four massive aircraft elevators down four stories to the hangar deck, where they were welcomed with coloring books presented by Connie’s clown patrol. The clown patrol is a group of Sailors who perform for children during Connie’s port visits. The carrier’s first class petty officer’s mess sponsored the event by providing the children old Make-A-Wish child launched DC1 James Riesen, USS Constellation’s with the ship’s ball caps, patches an F/A- 18 Hornet with thehelp of leading damage control petty officer, and photos of the air wing, the catapult officer. adjusts the chin strap on Evan Fritz’s fire helmet. Fritz was oneof six Make-A- The children talked with fighter “He went through thesignals Wish youngsters who visited the carrier. pilots in the hangar bay and sat in with the catapultofficer standing the cockpit of an F-14D Tomcat. behind him,’’ Clugston said. “He for hosting Make-A-Wish during The Marine Corps detachment’s gave the salute, touched the deck the 1994 Family Day cruise when display of battle gear fascinated the and launched the aircraft.” he saw the look in his own chil- youngsters and the ship’s fire- Clugston said parents were dren’s eyes as they toured Connie. fighting team helped dress the grateful for Connie’s involvement “I saw we had something great children in fire-fighting equipment. in Make-A-Wish because coming here,” Clugston said. “It was a The children toured the bridge, out to theship lifted their chil- once-in-a-lifetime chance for most combat direction center, signal dren’s spirits. people. I thought it would be a bridge and the main deck. After “After the tour, one of the perfect opportunity for Make-A- lunch in thegalley, they dressed in grandparents came up to me and Wish to make a few kid’s dreams gear and went to the said he was impressed with the come true.” A flight deck to watch flight opera- professional and courteous atti- tions. tudes of the crew,” said Clugston. Engineman 1st Class (SW) Clugston explained Make-A- Story by AN Harry T Golden assigned Laforne Clugston, Connie’s Make- Wish fulfills the dreams of these to the public affairs office,USS Constel- A-Wish coordinator, said a 16-year- children. He came upwith the idea lation (CV 64).

42 ALL HANDS USS SaipaPnSailor gives “Ouija Board” new twist hen asked to repair USS to track the movements of all proach to what would normallybe a ’s (LHA 2)aircraft aircraft on Saipan. plain piece of equipment. Wspotting board, Drafts- “I took alook and decided it “I decided to give the painting a man 1st Class (AW) Bruce Beecher needed to be totally redone,” said three-dimensional look by using knew he had his work cut outfor Beecher. Since an accurate repro- shadows,” said the 18-year Navy him. duction of the flight deck is critical, veteran. The aircraft spotting board, Beecher traced the old board’s For the Ouija Board, he added a commonly known as the “Ouija markings and matchedcolor codes. dolphin, a sea gull in flight, a whale Board,” is a model of the ship’s After roughing and priming the and submarine. flight deck with scaled cutouts of aluminum panels, Beecher began Beecher said he takes pride airplanes and helicopters.It’s used reproducing the flight deck in small knowing he’s created something scale. “I made acut-out of that’s different but useful. “AS an the flight deck from poster illustrator-draftsman, you only see board and used it as a a few jobs come your way that are template,” he said. Beech- as much funas this and that you er took a different ap- get to sign your name on,”he said.

LI1 Joe Leach, LlSN Kelly Weaver and DMI(AW) Bruce Beecher hold up Saipan’s new Story by IO1 ‘Ron Poole, photo by PHI Ouija Board for flight deck Ernie Nordquist, both assigned to USS control. Saipan (LHA 2).

MARCH 1996 43 Bearings m ntil recently, Lexi and Ricardo were a brother and Usister living in Acapulco, Mexico, with a roof over their heads - but that was all. The two youngsters lived with their four brothers and sisterson a dirt lot under a tarpaper platform that was little more than a lean-to. The six siblings slept on one rottingmat- tress that was lying in the mud, and whenever it rained, the chil- dren got soaked. Just as theirprospects were getting dimmer, a concerned Mexican citizen and several Ameri- can Sailors helped out. Ricardo Irvine and the U.S. Defense Atta- che’s Office coordinated a ship’s visit to thecountry, which brought USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)to a port call in Acapulco, Mexico. Kitty Hawk Sailors loaded the Sailors,’’ said Chaplain (CDR) dozens of sheets of plywood, two- Gene Theriot. “We were able to by-four boards and supplies in San build two houses, including beds, Diego and headed south of the electrical wiring and an outhouse, border. A day after their arrival, which is something they didn’t about 200 Sailors tackled a number have,” said Theriot. ”Having of community projects. Sailors in thevillage created quite a The volunteers renovated a bit of interest. Nota lot of people Salvation Army orphanage and knew we were coming.” built two homes. Sailors painted, “The amount of work completed did electrical work, landscaped, in one day was something these and finished general cleanup. folks are not usedto seeing,’’ said There were dozens of boxes of the chaplain. “They build houses Project Handclasp materials when they areable to get the including food, clothing, books and materials. It might take months to hygiene products donated to needy finish them, so they weren’t used families. The carrier’s crew also [to a building going up in that delivered a much-needed ambu- A HMCS Jackie Dirosa paints a bannister length of time]. during renovations to a Salvation Army lance to thecity. The emergency “Now there is hope,” said orphanage in Acapulco, Mexico. vehicle was a gift from Acapulco’s Theriot. “There is hope [Lexi and sister city of Beverly Hills, Calif., Ricardo] can begin to live in a A A Hundreds of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) but there was no way to transport it different way.” a Sailors gave upa day on the beach to until Kitty Hawk stepped in. build houses, renovate an orphanage or Story by TOC Brent Tohnson, photos by deliver Project Handclasp materialsto The house-building project was, PHAN fohn Collins, bothassigned to the needy families in Acapulco, Mexico. The by far, the most satisfying. “It public affairs office, USS Kitty Hawk carrier spent four days visitingthe porl generated a lot of interest among (CV 63). city.

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~ Volunteers add color to Ingleside, show community spirit I hoever said, ”Let’s paint Six houses owned by elderly or his father, Interior Communica- the town,”was probably handicapped residents were tions Technician 3rdClass (SW) one of the 94 volunteers touched up and repaintedby local Dennis Elola, of Corpus Christi, participating in Operation Paint volunteers, including morethan 24 Texas, Operation Paint Day was Day in Ingleside, Texas. Navy personnel. not iust a volunteer activity but Paint supplieswere donated by quality family time, too. ‘ 8 local businesses. “We painted as “1 painted the frontof the house. many houses as we had volun- My dad just taught me how to paint teers,” said Care Quintanilla, a today,” Daniel said. 3 member of the Ingleside Beautifica- “It’s an excellent way to come tion Committee. out and enjoy a father-and-sontime sK Volunteer CherieAnhorn said together, while helping out the x she heard of Operation Paint Day community,” said Elola. from her husband, LT Walter Chief Personnelman Max Hodge, Anhorn, of Seneca Falls, N.Y. a Tempe, Ariz., native, said volun- “I think the turnoutfor Paint Day teeting is the bestway to spend his was great,” Anhorn said. spare time. ”It shows the spiritof For 7-year-old Daniel Elola, and the community whenpeople volunteer,’’ said Hodge. a IC3(SW) Dennis Elola and his 7-year-old son, Daniel, enjoy one-on-one time Story andphoto bySR Bethany A. Monk, together as they paint a house during assigned to the publicaffairs office, Na- Ingleside’s OperationPaint Day. val Station Ingleside, Texas. I MARCH 1996 45 Around The Fleet ... terrorist bombing. Naval Hospital Bremerton, Wash., USS Guam’s (LPH 9), quarter- deck has been transformed into a showplace, thanks to the craftsmanship of Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class (SW)Randy W. Suhr, of New Boston, Mo. Using skills he honedfor nine years, Suhr fashioned an anchor, a helm, four Turk’s head knots and a rope chain to, “make the quarterdeck a showplace and show pride in theboatswain’s mate rate,” said Suhr. “The anchor took about eight hours to complete and the helm took another four or five,” Suhr explained.

He said some knotsare frus- trating, but the challenges are worth their rewards. Suhr would like to pass the torch to some- one else by teaching what he calls, ”the lost art of knot ty- ing.” Suhr remarked, ”If some- body wants to learn to tie knots, I’ll take the time to show them.” a

46 ALL HANDS display that flashes colored lights in random order from NAS Pensacola, Fla., Train- morning until close of busi- ing Air Wing (TRAWING) 6, ness. set up a traffic signal in the To help explain the display, passageway outside the there is aparagraph about wing’s administration depart- each behavior zone engraved ment and now the signal in colored plaques accompa- blinks at passers-by all day nying the light. The traffic long. The large yellow signal light behavior rating system is a constant reminderof the is fully explained in the Navy’s standards of behavior Navy’s pamphlet, Resolving and a graphic demonstration Conflict...Following the Light of their importance to the of Personal Behavior command. (NAVPERS 15620). The light is the brainchild “The idea behind it (the of LCDR Kathy Campbell, Barberton, Ohio; AMH2 traffic light) is that theNavy TRAWING 6’s admininstra- David G. Moore of Cumber- has annual (sexualharass- tive officer. The Clarksville, land, Wis.; and AK2 Gary ment awareness) training, but Tenn., native saw the poten- Walker of Olteechobee, Fla.; that’s not the only time to tial of the dilapidated traffic made the light display-wor- focus on it. It’s supposed to be signal in a junk store window thy. They scraped, drilled, an every day, day-in and day- and bought it for the com- painted, wired and rewired out focus,” explained Camp- mand. the light, and turned theold bell. & AMH1 Jeffery A. Moritz of relic into a presentable I Community ...

MARCH 1996 47 Shipmates Yeoman 2nd Class JacquelineD. Jacobs received the Navy Achievement Medal for initiating and implementing the Navy Communication Gate- guard System at Naval Air Station JointReserve Base, New Orleans, where she serves as leading petty officer in the administrationdepartment. The St. Clair Shores, Mich., native is working on her enlisted aviation warfare specialist qualification.

Intelligence Specialist3rd Class Robert A. Silaghi was selected as Commander, United States Naval Forces Central CommandBluejacket of the Quar- ter for 4th Quarter 1995. The SouthBend, Ind., native is astaff military analyst in supportof Operations Southern Watchand Vigilant Sentinel. Silaghi developed data bases that analyze Iranian and Iraqi naval tactics and operations.

LT Joe Hart received the Association of Naval Aviation’s Junior Officer of the Year Award for Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Wash., for his leadership as a mission and aircraft commander. Hart logged more than 2,000 hours of international flight time while attached toFleet Air Reconnais- sance Squadron 1. The Iowa City, Iowa, native is an instructor pilot and functional check pilot.

Gunner’s Mate (Guns) 1st Class RobertP. Tram- me11 was named USS Rainier (AOE 7) Senior Sailor of the Year for 1995. A nativeof Steele, Miss., Trammel1 led an eight-person tiger team that I repaired Rainier’s ammunition storage sprinkler system. This saved the Navy $30,000 and paved the way for the ship’s certification to handle ammunition.

Dental Technician 3rd Class Chad J. Renick was named Junior Sailor of the Quarter, 4th Quarter 1995, at Naval Dental Center, Great Lakes, Ill. Renick, a Darlington, Ind., native, was recognized for serving as supply petty officer for the Branch Dental Center, where he managed a $45,000 budget, and successfully monitored the procure- ment of $50,000 in physical plant upgrades.

March ALLUQHlS Contributors LT David Albritton LengfieldComerfordKurt GaryPH1 PH1 R.J. Oriez J02 Cindy D. Alvarez JOl(SW) Jim Conner LT Brent S. Miller JO1 Ron Poole J03 Jeremy Allen PH3 Sammy Dallal SR Bethany A. Monk J03 David Reish PHl(AW/NAC) Stephen Batiz ENSCarterEdman GMCM(SW) Phillip R. PH3 Rich Sargeant William E. Beamon JOC(AW) David Evans Montgomery JO1 Ron Schafer JO1 Charles L. Bear ENS Brad Fagan PH2 David F. Mooney LCDR Bill Spann JOl(AW) Laurie Butler AN Harry T. Golden JO1 Ray Mooney J02 Jason Thompson PH1 Leroy Cameron JOl(AW) Michael R. HartJO2 Brian Naranjo JO2(AW) Alida Toler JO1 Rebecca Celli PHC(AW)Thomas Hensley PH1 Ernie Nordquist J02 John Wipple LT Jeffrey P. Cole DMZ Brian Hickerson J02 Lisa M. Novak PH2 Thomas Witham PHAN John Collins JOC Brent Johnson Patricia Oladeinde

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Don't rock the boat Midshipmen slice through the chilly waters of the Severn River during the annual International Nautical Competition recently held at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. i i

” ____2 Joseph K. Bart .___3ss ASSIGNED TO:Fleet Composite Squad- ron 6, Detachment Little Creek, Va. HOMETOWN: Atlanta JOB DESCRIPfION: Assistant Naviga- tor, Drone Launch and RecoveryRe- triever. “To ensure safe navigation of the boat to wherever the (drone) is going to land.”

PLACES VISITED WHILEIN THE NAVY: Egypt, Spain and Italy. BEST PART OF THE JOB: “Navigation is fun, especially when you’reon a bigger ship taking fixes and makingsure you’re in the channel. Just the stress of the job is real fun. It gets the adrenaline pumping.”