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VOL. 43 • ISSUE 48 , FLORIDA Vol. 49 • Issue 11 www.cnic.navy.mil/kingsbay kingsbayperiscope.jacksonville.com Thursday, March 20, 2014 Change of Command for Sub Squadron 20 Commander, Submarine Group been superior,” Richard said. Capt. Christopher 10, was the guest speaker for the Harkins, a native of Pitts burgh, Harkins relieved by ceremony. praised the personnel at Kings He Bay Capt. William Houston com- and By MC1 Rex Nelson mend- “... I’ve had the pleasure ac- Submarine Group 10 Public Affairs ed of working with some of cred- Har- ited Submarine Squadron 20 held kins the highest caliber people his a change-of-command cer- for his in our submarine force.” suc- emony at the chapel on board excel- Capt. Christopher Harkins cess- Naval Submarine Base Kings lent Outgoing Squadron 20 commodore ful Bay, March 14. lead- tour Capt. William J. Houston ership. to Navy photo by MC1 Rex Nelson relieved Capt. Christopher “Chris, your performance in their perform-ance. Capt. Christopher Harkins looks on as Capt. William J. Houston L. Harkins as the Submarine direct support of our strategic “These past two years at Sub- salutes Rear Adm. Chas Richard, Commander, Submarine Group Squadron 20 commodore. deterrence mission as Com- 10. Harkins was relieved by Houston as Commander, Submarine Rear Adm. Chas Richard, modore of Squadron 20 has just See 20, Page 5 Squadron 20 during a change of command ceremony March 14. Post- Afghan options Full withdrawl or less eyed by end of year; election in spotlight

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. American Forces Press Service

The commander of the NATO- led International Security As- sistance Force in Afghanistan explained in detail March 14 his confidence in the ability to preserve mul- tiple options for a post- 2014 presence in Afghani- stan. Navy photo by EM1 Mark Treen During a Dunford Chief of Naval Operations visits NSB Kings Bay media round- Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations, and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Mike Stevens, visited Naval table at the Submarine Base Kings Bay Tuesday, March 18. Greenert held an All Hands Call discussing the Navy’s budget priorities and how Pentagon, Marine Corps Gen. that impacts the quality of service in the Navy. They also filmed another episode of conversations with a shipmate where they Joseph F. Dunford Jr. discussed discussed submarine programs and efforts to maintain Undersea Dominance. a potential timeline for “preserv- ing decision space” while wait- ing for a signed bilateral security agreement with the Afghan gov- ernment for a post-2014 pres- ence. Hagel: Sequestration would ‘cripple’ President Barack Obama has directed the military to plan for ments to the growth in pay and a full withdrawal from Afghani- Defense secretary, benefits,” the secretary said. “All stan by the end of the year in the Joint Chiefs chair these savings will be reinvested absence of a signed agreement. in training and equipping our A national council of Afghan testify before House troops. And there are no pro- elders and community leaders posals to change retirement in endorsed the agreement, but By Jim Garamone Afghan President Hamid Karzai American Forces Press Service this budget.” The Defense Department will has refused to sign it. If sequestration begins again continue to recommend pay However, all primary candi- in fiscal year 2016, the U.S. mili- increases, Hagel said, but they dates for next month’s presiden- tary will not be able to carry will not be as substantial as in tial election in Afghanistan have out defense strategy, Defense past years. The department will said they will sign it if elected. Secretary Chuck Hagel told the continue subsidizing off-base “When you start to get to July, House Appropriations Com- housing costs, he added, but I feel we can still manage provid- mittee’s defense subcommittee not at 100 percent, as it is today. ing decision space for both op- March 13. DOD will pay about 95 percent, tions,” Dunford said. “In other A return to sequester would he said, and it will be phased in words, if we’re going to with- put at risk “America’s traditional DoD Photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo over the next several years. draw, if we’re going to have the role as a guarantor of global se- Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs The budget request includes NATO regional approach we’ve curity, and ultimately our own of Staff General Martin Dempsey, and Department of Defense a provision to reduce subsidies talked about a few times, or if security,” Hagel said. Comptroller Robert Hale testify before the House Appropriations for military commissaries. we’re going to have anything in Events in Europe over the past Committee for Defense March 13. “We are not shutting down between.” few weeks underscore the need commissaries,” Hagel ex- In July and August, the general for American involvement, ment of values. It’s a statement form. The department is com- plained. “We recommend said, he can set up for success no Hagel said. President Barack of priorities. It’s a statement of mitted to providing service gradually phasing out some matter what decision is made. Obama’s fiscal 2015 defense our needs. It’s a statement of our members fair compensation, subsidies, but only for domestic “So we’re preserving [that] deci- budget request reflects that re- responsibilities.” he emphasized, “as well as the commissaries that are not in re- sion space until September,” he ality, he added, and sustains The budget request is realis- training and the tools and the mote areas.” added. U.S. commitments and leader- tic, Hagel said, and prepares the edge they will always need to Finally, the secretary said, the The general Check us out Online! ship at a very defining time. military to defend the nation at succeed in battle and return Defense Department recom- described a “I believe this budget has to a time of increasing uncertainty home safely.” mends simplifying and mod- 102-day time- be far more than a set of num- throughout the world. “To meet those obligations ernizing the three TRICARE bers or just a list of decisions,” From the troop side, Hagel under constrained budgets, military health plan systems by See Afghan, the secretary said. “It is a state- discussed compensation re- merging them into one. Page 3 we need some modest adjust- kingsbayperiscope.com 2 THE PERISCOPE, NSB KINGS BAY, Thursday, March 20, 2014

Local news and views Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Ga. Now hear this! Navy League to award scholarship From the Camden–Kings Bay Council, Navy Apri1 21 to receive consideration. Marine Corps League drive on League of the United States The scholarship winner will be an- The Kings Bay Detachment No. 1229 of the Camden Navy League nounced May 20 at Camden County Marine Corps League is looking for mem- The Camden–Kings Bay Council, High School’s Scholarship Night, bers. Meetings are the second Tuesday of each Navy League of the United States kingsbaynavylegue.org, and from and presented during the Coun- month. The league volunteers aid and -assis is is offering its 2014 Navy League the Camden County High School cil’s June 13 St. Marys River Sunset tance to Marine and Navy Corpsman widows Youth Scholarship. Scholarship Web page. Cruise. The scholarship recipient and and orphans and observes historical Marine The $1,000 scholarship is open to Applicants are required to submit his/her parents will be guests of the anniversaries. For more information, e-mail graduating seniors in the NJROTC a 500 to 750 word maximum original Navy League for the event. [email protected]. program and dependents of Sail- essay on The Importance of Ameri- For more information, contact ors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen or can Sea Power, and obtain a recom- David Burch at (912) 674-4252. Merchant Mariners, active duty or mendation from a teacher or from The Camden–Kings Bay Council Navy-Marine Relief Golf March 28 retired, attending Camden County their NJROTC or Sea Cadet unit of the Navy League of the United The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society will High School, and to graduating se- commander. States supports the commands and have a 4-man Scramble Golf Tournament be- niors in the Kings Bay Division of The scholarship winner will be the men and women of the sea ser- ginning with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m., Fri- the United States Naval Sea Cadet chosen based on the quality of the vices and their families stationed at day, March 28 at Trident Lake Golf Club. Entry Corps, who plan to further their ed- essay and the teacher/unit com- Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay fee is $40 per person, $160 per team, which ucation after high school. mander recommendation. and in St. Marys. includes cart, green fees, lunch. Prizes for lon- The application, available as an The complete application must be Additional information can be gest drive on No. 17 and more. To sign up, on- interactive PDF, can be downloaded received by the Navy League Schol- found on the council Web site at tact Kevin at 753-8475/8476 or kevin.doetch@ from the Council’s Web site at www. arship Committee no later than kingsbaynavyleague.org/. navy.mil. The tournament is hosted by the NSB Kings Bay Chief Petty Officers Association.

Youth Job Fair set for March 26 Officers’ spouses offer civic grants The Georgia Department of Labor and sev- From the Kings Bay Submarine Officers quest a grant application, send an eral other local organizations will participate Spouses Association e-mail to [email protected]. in the 19th annual Youth Job Fair and Career Sub Officers Spouses The KBSOSA exists as a social and Expo, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 26, in The Kings Bay Submarine Officers’ philanthropic nonprofit organiza- the cafeteria at Camden County High School, Spouses’ Association is accepting persed to local nonprofit organiza- tion dedicated to giving back to our 6300 Laurel Island Parkway. The job fair is de- applications for grant money from tions through the KBSOSA Commu- communities while building life- signed to help youth 15 to 22 years old find nonprofit organizations in the Kings nity Grants program. long friendships. In addition to rais- jobs and career opportunities. Parents are Bay and North Florida areas through The community grants are avail- ing funds for the Community Grants invited to to participate. Expo participants its Community Grants program. able by application to local non- program, KBSOSA members have include Camden County Chamber of Com- The funds were raised over the profit organizations needing as- held donation drives for local non- merce, Camden Community Alliance and Re- past several months by member- sistance with projects that produce profit organizations in need. source Center, Camden County High School’s ship-driven activities, including measurable results, contribute to The spouses in the group enjoy Youth Apprenticeship Program, Harvey’s Su- Make It, Bake It, Fake It auctions and the communities’ vitality and create friendship, mutual support, social permarket, Kings Bay’s Naval Sub Base’s Fleet a monthly Bunco social activity. transformative change. activities and charitable opportu- and Family Support Center and Morale, Wel- Beginning this year, 25 percent of The grant application deadline is nities. For more information about fare and Recreation Center, Lowe’s, OMNI the proceeds of the 2014 Kings Bay April 1. KBSOSA, visit Kings Bay SOSA on Amelia Island, and the Salvation Army. For Silver and Gold Auction will be dis- For more information or to re- Facebook. more information, contact the GDOL’s Kings Bay Career Center at (912) 673-6942, or e-mail [email protected]

Incentives available for sea duty Kings Bay Sub Ball April 26 The 114th Submarine Birthday Ball for From Navy Personel Command Public MIN 230/12, authorized detailers to Sailors at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is Affairs fill opening high priority E7-E9 sea Personnel Command duty billets using their authorized April 26, from 5 p.m. to midnight at Jacksonville An increase in enlisted critical Hyatt Regency Hotel. Points of contact are ETC transfer window in conjunction with at-sea billets has Navy community expected to take place early this the candidate’s current length of Michael Steinhauer at (912) 573-8137 or mitch- managers reminding Sailors of the summer. [email protected]; ETC Aaron Ruffin at time on shore, recent advancement, various incentive programs avail- Additionally, Sailors may qualify fleet experience, and Navy Enlisted (912) 573-1499 or [email protected]; or able to them. for Sea Duty Incentive Pay if they Lt. Kelvin Rivera at (912) 573-3374 or kelvin. Classifications. “The Navy has several incentive serve in specific ratings, pay grades “When the CPO Early Return to [email protected]. programs that the enlisted com- and/or NEC’s and agree to remain Sea initiative was implemented, we munity managers and detailers use on sea duty past their Prescribed were focused very hard on improv- to fill vacancies at sea,” said Ron Sea Tour, volunteer for a back-to- ing the “Supervisor” (E7 to E9) man- Women in Military to be honored Dodge, deputy director of enlist- back sea tour, or curtail their current In honor of Women’s History Month, the ning at sea. However, we know that ed distribution at Navy Personnel shore duty and return early to sea ‘journeymen’ requirements are also Greater Jacksonville Area USO will host a fes- Command. “We want to give Sailors duty. important, particularly within the tival 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 28 saluting past good reasons to choose sea duty be- Sailors who wish to extend at sea technical (NEC) skills. With this ini- and present women in the military. Salute to cause that is where we need them.” or return to sea duty early may be tiative we are trying to create a more Women in the Military: Past & Present will be Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus entitled to receive an incentive pay holistic improvement in sea duty at the Navy Federal Credit Union across the announced in March an upcoming along with a choice of duty station manning by expanding this initia- street from the main gate of Naval Air Station increase in Career Sea Pay and Ca- via the Voluntary Sea Duty Program. tive to E4-E9 Sailors,” Dodge said. Jacksonville, celebrating the 40th anniversary reer Sea Pay Premium incentives for Updated instructions outlining the Navy detailers now will have in- of the first women to earn their Golden Wings eligible Sailors and Marines serving VSDP guidelines are forthcoming, creased flexibility in filling anticipat- and become Naval Aviators. Capt. JoEllen Drag aboard ships whose primary mis- but Sailors can continue to refer to ed fleet vacancies on time with a fully Oslund (Ret.), the first female military heli- sion is conducted at sea. NAVADMINs 043/12 and 205/12 un- trained and qualified relief, accord- copter pilot, will be the guest of honor. There This increase, the first since 2001, til the updates are released. ing to NAVADMIN 058/14. This is one will be activities for families, musical perfor- is intended to compensate Sailors The Chief Petty Officer Early Re- more tool to ensure proper manning mances by Blenton Blout and Jade Novah. The for extended deployments, and is turn to Sea, announced in NAVAD- of the fleet for all Sailors. festival is free and open to the public. March 29, Maverick’s at the Landing will host a USO benefit concert, A Country Salute to Women in the Military. For more, visit jaxuso.org. Plan carefully for all PCS moves By Amaani Lyle stand what the movers are supposed Battle of Midway dinner June 7 American Forces Press Service to do on your behalf, the better [pre- The Navy League of Mayport’s 72nd Anniver- Transportation pared you will be] to hold them ac- sary of the Battle of Midway Commemoration With warmer weather comes peak countable to do exactly that.” Dinner and Program, starts at 5 p.m., Saturday, moving season, so when orders are flexible and know what your rights By using the online Defense Per- June 7, at the Renaissance World Golf Village in hand, people should plan ahead are,” Stanley said. sonal Property System at http:// Resort, St. Augustine. The invited speaker is to ensure the most hassle-free relo- The main moving issue is volume, www.move.mil, Defense Depart- Adm. Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Op- cation, a senior official who over- with most families opting to relocate ment personnel and their families erations. Veterans who served at the Battle of sees personal property moves for after their children are out of school can self-counsel and submit their Midway have been invited. Ticket prices for military families said in a recent in- for the year, he said. applications online, track their ship- active duty and spouses E-6 and below are $25; terview. Stanley said the Defense Depart- ments, file a claim, and settle direct- E-7 to O3, $40; O4 to O5, $50, O6 and above, Navy Capt. Aaron Stanley, person- ment conducted 520,000 moves last ly with the moving company to get $65, civilians and retirees, $65. Tickets are al property program director for U.S. year, with about about 40 percent full replacement value of lost and mandatory. Seating is reserved. Sales end May Transportation Command’s Military occurring from May 15 to Aug. 15, damaged goods, as opposed to de- 30, unless seating capacity is reached before. Surface Deployment and Distribu- with similar numbers projected this preciated value offered in the past, Make checks payable to Navy League Midway tion Command, told the Pentagon year. Stanley explained. Dinner. Tickets may be purchased from: Channel that peak moving season Stanley encouraged those with a “There are some changes being ■ Navy League Mayport, Bob Price, (904) is a moving industry phenomenon permanent-change-of-station move made to the claims module that 246-9982, (904) 718-2118 or bpricex4@com- in which government and private- on the horizon to propose multiple should make it more user-friendly,” cast.net sector moves compete for the same windows or dates for moving con- he added. ■ Navy League St. Augustine. Bill Dudley, resources during busy summer sideration. Officials have been responsive to (904) 806-4712, (904) 794-7814 or anuday00@ months, typically between the Me- “By having multiple dates in mind, customer feedback, Stanley said, aol.com. morial Day and Independence Day we have the best chance of getting and he noted that a higher customer holidays. you the dates you’re after,” Stanley “Whether moving this summer said. “And because of the busy sum- or any time, do your homework, be mer season, the better you under- See PCS, Page 3

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Rykert, Publisher EM1 Mark Treen, MC2 Ashley Hedrick 1 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32202 Editor (904) 359-4168 Advertising Sales Bill Wesselhoff 573-4719, [email protected] (904) 359-4336 • (800) 472-6397, Ext. 4336 • FAX (904) 366-6230 LeAnn Hirschman, Territory Sales Representative (904) 655-1200 THE PERISCOPE, NSB KINGS BAY, Thursday, March 20, 2014 3 scribed as “friction” — bad weather or aircraft mainte- Afghan nance or enemy issues, for example. “So what I’d want From Page 1 to have is some kind of buf- fer,” he added. “What I’ve said to the leadership is, back and we did the math,” ‘Look, I’m pretty comfort- he said, “and we said, ‘All able that up until Septem- right, how [much] equip- ber, I can manage multiple ment do we have? How options.’” many airplanes can you The general emphasized land every day? How many this doesn’t mean multi- planes do you need to lift ple options can’t be man- this equipment out? How aged after September. many people do we have? “What it means is that And so on and so forth.’” my risk of conducting The result was a 102-day an orderly withdrawal … timeline that includes tak- starts to go up,” he said. ing home all equipment, “That doesn’t mean any transporting troops, elimi- of those things can’t be nating hazardous materi- reversed, and frankly, if als and unexploded ord- a decision is made later nance, and making sure than the first of Septem- Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark Bell bases are properly trans- ber, we’ll clearly adjust. A 2nd Cavalry Regiment soldier stands watch over-looking the valley south of ferred to the Afghans. But we’ll have done some Forward Operating Base Masum Ghar, in the Panjwayi District of Kandahar “So when I talk about things that will either have Province, Afghanistan. high risk in September, I to be reversed, or we’ll kind of take the physics work much harder and when he could say, “If you against, again, how many if you’re directed, … the part of the equation,” he probably less [efficiently] don’t have a decision by days you actually need to closer you get Decem- said. “I say that’s probably in terms of disposition this day, we can’t accom- close the theater down,” ber, the more you have to 102 days.” of equipment and those plish the mission.” he said. do things that would al- Dunford said executing kinds of things.” “There’s a period of “If you don’t have a de- low you to meet that 31 such a withdrawal plan Dunford restated that risk that starts in Septem- cision, but you know you December deadline,” he would entail what he de- there isn’t a specific day ber that is benchmarked have to empty the theater added. SEAL team takes tanker back from armed Libyans American Forces Press Service ernments, boarded and tions Command Europe, owned by the Libyan tained from the Libyan took control of the com- Kirby added. government National Oil port of As-Sidra.” American forces board- mercial tanker ‘Morning “The SEAL team em- Company,” Kirby said in The USS Roosevelt is ed and took control of a Glory,’ a stateless vessel barked and operated from the release. “The ship and homeported in Mayport, commercial tanker ship seized earlier this month the guided missile destroy- its cargo were illicitly ob- Fla. that was seized earlier this by three armed Libyans,” er USS Roosevelt,” Kirby month by three armed Kirby said in the release. said in the release. The USS Libyans, Pentagon Press The boarding operation, Roosevelt provided heli- Secretary Navy Rear Adm. approved by President copter support and served John Kirby said in a De- Barack Obama and con- as a command and control fense Department news ducted just after 10 p.m. and support platform for release issued March 17. EDT on March 16 in inter- the other members of the “No one was hurt to- national waters southeast force assigned to conduct night when U.S. forces, of Cyprus, was executed the mission, he said. at the request of both the by a team of Navy SEALs “The ‘Morning Glory’ Libyan and Cypriot gov- attached to Special Opera- is carrying a cargo of oil

percent — would improve approach accounts for 75 their ability to see that the percent of the formulae PCS best moving companies to allocate shipments for get the most business in [transportation service moving military families. providers],” he said. “More From Page 3 “That customer satisfac- feedback means a better tion survey is the underly- program and good ship- survey response rate — ing foundation for the pro- ments to the right compa- currently at about 35 to 45 gram, and its best-value nies.” 4 THE PERISCOPE, NSB KINGS BAY, Thursday, March 20, 2014

From left, SA Ebony Braun, SR Marcus Carrizales, SA Daniel Solorio, MASA Rioval Lance Cpl. Victor Martinez Rodriguez, SR Garrett Alexander and SA Zachary Snyder. added a tie and moustache. Photos by India Winslow Marine Corps Security Force Battalion Shamrock Run Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay

SA Zachary Snyder sets his pace. No telling if he’s way ahead or somewhere in the middle.

Capt. Andrew Wright pushes Huckleberry and Locklyn, while wife, Sgt. Chadwick McCrary with wife, Morgan, and Aidan Katie, keeps up the pace. (inset). Luke arrived two days later.

Sporting a bowler for the March 11 run. Families also were welcome for the 8 a.m. starting time. THE PERISCOPE, NSB KINGS BAY, Thursday, March 20, 2014 5

Navy photos by MC1 Rex Nelson Rear Adm. Chas Richard, Commander, Submarine Capt. Christopher Harkins addresses guests and staff during a change of command ceremony for Submarine Group 10, presents Capt. Christopher Harkins with a Squadron 20 March 14 at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay’s Chapel. Legion of Merit award.

marine force”, Harkins said. none of our submarines in operations of five Ohio- and USS Wyoming (SSBN Bay. I am honored and Harkins went on to ac- Kings Bay would be able to class ballistic missile sub- 742). humbled to take com- 20 knowledge “Team Kings do their jobs”, he said. marines — USS Alaska “[Ohio-class] subma- mand of Squadron 20.” Bay,” including all major Richard awarded Har- (SSBN 732), USS Tennes- rines have two crews be- Harkins will report to commands at Naval Sub- kins with the Legion of see (SSBN 734), USS West cause you have to be that Commander, Submarine From Page 1 marine Base Kings Bay. Merit for his service as Virginia (SSBN 736), USS good”, Houston said. “It Force Atlantic for his new “Each of the organiza- commodore. Rhode Island (SSBN 740) takes a team; team Kings assignment. marine Squadron 20, I’ve tions directly contribute Houston took command had the pleasure of working to the nation’s strategic of Submarine Squadron with some of the highest deterrence mission readi- 20 which is responsible caliber people in our sub- ness, and without them, for the maintenance and

Courtesy photo CFC Celebration The 2013 Combined Federal Campaign Celebration was at the the Naval Air Station Jacksonville Officers Club March 6. Representing Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay were, from left, Trident Refit Facility Chief David Wood, Public Work’s Fred Naylor and Community Planning’s Melinda NesSmith-Picard. Naylor was Kings Bay’s CFC coordinator, while Wood and NesSmith-Picard were loaned executives. NesSmith-Picard received a CFC Star Award for Dedication for the 2013 CFC Region. The CFC of Northeast Florida-Southeast Capt. William J. Houston, Commander, Submarine Squadron 20, salutes as he is Georgia encompasses a 48-county region with more than 44,000 federal piped through sideboys following the change of command ceremony. employees and military members. World War I centennial planning begins Overlooked in America, Great War’s impact still felt worldwide today By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service

It was called The Great War even as it was going on. It engulfed the world, and the world is still feeling its effects. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, and U.S. offi- cials are gearing up to mark the centen- nial. In his day job, Robert J. Dalessandro is the director of the U.S. Army Center of Military History at Fort Lesley J. McNair here. He also is the acting chairman of the World War I Centennial Commission. The Great War began in July 1914 with the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This triggered an inter- connecting network of alliances to spark mobilization, bringing in the empires of Europe. England, France and Russia lined up against Germany, the Austro- Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Em- pire. A generation of men died in battle on the fields of France. The Somme, Verdun, From Marine Corps History Division Ypres and Meuse-Argonne became kill- During World War I, the Marine Corps distinguished itself on the battlefields of France as the 4th Marine Brigade earned the ing grounds. title of “Devil Dogs” for heroic action during 1918 at Belleau Wood. On the Eastern Front, millions of Ger- mans, Austrians and Russians battled. United States lost 116,516 service mem- interview. “It was complex politically America’s youth,” Dalessandro said. Overall, about 16.5 million people were bers in World War I. Another 205,690 and internationally, and Americans to- The education aspect may be the com- killed in the war. were wounded. day need to know what Americans then mission’s most important challenge, he At first, the United States stayed out of While the United States didn’t enter thought about the war.” added. “We need to wake up the interest it. In fact, when President Woodrow Wil- the war until 1917, the U.S. commemora- This summer begins the centennial, of a new generation of Americans on the son ran for re-election in 1916, his cam- tion commission is beginning its mission Dalessandro said, calling the archduke’s effects of World War I,” he said. paign slogan was “He kept us out of war.” of education now to provide Americans assassination “the Fort Sumter of World Americans today need to know that But on April 7, 1917, the United States some context for the epochal war. War I,” W o r l d declared war on Germany and the other “You can’t just drop into World War refer- War I Central Powers and raised a military I in April of ’17 without understanding ring to “There isn’t a person changed force of more than 4 million men. The the road to war,” Dalessandro said in an the site every- of the in the United Kingdom thing for U . S . who doesn’t know America, C i v i l these guys are not Dales- W a r ’ s s a n d r o first en- coming back.” said. gage- Robert J. Dalessandro In the ment. Army Center of Military History short Con- t e r m , g r e s s he ex- char- plained, tered the commission to encourage pri- the experience of the slaughter of the vate organizations and state and local Western Front turned America away from governments to organize activities com- entangling alliances in Europe. memorating the centennial. The panel But the lesson for leaders, he added, will coordinate activities throughout the was 180 degrees from that. United States tied to the centennial and “They learned we have to be engaged will serve as a clearinghouse for the dis- in Europe and involved in business,” he semination of plans and events, he said. said. While its charter covers the United States, While the Civil War saw a draft, Da- the commission also is looking at inter- lessandro said, World War I saw the first national events, and will mark those ap- universal draft. propriately, he added. “The first question is if you have a “We want to lead efforts that raise universal draft for men, what do you do Air Force photo awareness, that encourage a spectrum with African-American men?” he said. World War I was the first war in which air planes were used extensively. Pictured of organizations to plan programs and is a U.S. Nieuport model at an Air Force re-enactment fly-in. develop an education program targeting See WW I, Page 6 6 THE PERISCOPE, NSB KINGS BAY, Thursday, March 20, 2014

Fleet & Family Support Center workshops

New Moms and Dads Support times you need help to figure out what Group to meet to do with them. Meet with the parenting A New Mom’s and Dad’s Support Group class from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Mondays, will meet every Tuesday at the Fleet and March 24 and 31. Enrollment in this six- Family Support Center throughout the week class is ongoing. Attendees must month. This workshop is scheduled for complete all six weeks in order to receive 10 a.m. to noon, March 25. This work- a certificate. A minimum of six partici- shop is an opportunity to share experi- pants is needed in order for a new class to ences, meet and gain support from oth- start. Registration required at 573-4512. ers, and exchange new ideas. To register, call 573-4512. Veterans Affairs rep visits Kings Bay Anger management A Department of Veterans Affairs seminar March 26 representative for Kings Bay is in Anger is not an effective method for the office from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. getting what you want and is often a Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. smoke screen for other emotions. This Appointments are required. Service mem- workshop is slated for 8:30 a.m. to noon, bers wishing to participate in the Benefits March 26. It can help you focus on identi- Delivery at Discharge program should be fying the feelings anger hides and explore within 60 to 180 days of discharge or behaviors helpful in resolving primary retirement and be available for an exam issues. Pre-registration is required. Call by the VA. To set up an appointment, call 573-4512 for details. Katherine Fernandez at 573-4506.

Transition GPS Fleet and Family class upcoming offers classes on site Transition GPS is a seminar for those Ten Steps to a Federal required by calling 573-4513. Fleet and Family will take most of separating, retiring or contemplating job examined its regular workshops on the road if a leaving the military. The five day semi- Gain information on the federal em- Parenting classes unit can furnish a conference room or nar provides information on benefits, ployment process, salaries and benefits. offered on Mondays classroom and guarantee a minimum of job search skills, employment resources, Learn how to interpret job announce- Are you frustrated with your children? five participants. Personnel will tailor resume writing, interviewing and other ments and determine whether you are Would you like suggestions on how to presentations to cover a unit’s General skills. Spouses are encouraged to attend. eligible to apply. Attendees will be pro- stop temper tantrums or how to get your Military Training requirements when Retirement Transition GPS is 7:30 a.m. to vided guidelines, information, samples teen to complete chores without asking those requirements deal with human 4 p.m., March 24 to 28. You must be reg- and tips on completing the electronic them 14 times? We believe parents are the resources and social issues. Counselors istered by Command Career Counselor. Federal resume. This class is from 9:30 experts on their children. But, children also can create a presentation in response For more information, call 573-4513. a.m. to 12:30 p.m., March 27. Registration don’t come with a manual! So, some- to a unit’s area of special concerns.

Navy History and Heritage Command Marine Corps Historical Division photo Lt. Frank L. Muller, left, and Lt. j.g. Junius H. Fulcher were taken prisoner by the After 16 days on the line during the Battle of Belleau Wood, 2nd Battalion, 6th crew of the U-152 after it sank the USS Ticonderoga in 1918. Much of the Navy’s Marines march to a rest area. World War I efforts were combating U-boats.

Union was born. Paths of Glory or Wings, the Austro-Hungarian The Versailles Peace Dalessandro said. Empire, the Russian Em- WW I Treaty set the stage for Act “This is our biggest chal- pire and the Ottoman Em- 2 in 1939. lenge,” he added, noting pire. From Page 5 The Battle of Meuse- that a scene at the end It also set the stage for Argonne was the largest of a recent British movie current conditions in the African-American lead- American battle up to that shows two soldiers going Middle East by the Balfour ers were determined that point. More than 500,000 over the top in the Somme Declaration, which called black men fight as combat doughboys and Marines in 1916. for a Jewish homeland in soldiers and fight in in- fought, and many died, “There isn’t a person in the region and by the vic- tegrated units. They also on the fields and forests the United Kingdom who tors drawing the borders pushed for black officers, of France. They faced not doesn’t know these guys of new countries. Dalessandro said. “Part of only bullets and artillery, are not coming back,” he One hundred years on, that happened,” he added. but also poison gas, tanks said. “We [in America] World War I continues to For many African- and planes. don’t have a national con- cast a shadow, Dalessan- Americans, he noted, the And yet, the American sciousness like that.” dro said. experience in France was impression of the war is World War I set the stage The nation needs to their first taste of an en- Snoopy vs. the Red Baron for the rest of the 20th cen- learn from it, he added, vironment without Jim or movies such as All Qui- tury. It destroyed four em- and the commemoration NSB Kings Bay Chapel Crow laws. “There, they et on the Western Front, pires: the German Empire, is a place to start. are looked on as equals Sundays and that is a revelatory ex- 8:30 a.m. - Confessions perience,” he said. 9 a.m. - Catholic Mass World War I was the first 10:10 a.m. - Religious Faith Formation time masses of American women entered the work- (Catholic) force, Dalessandro said. 10:10 a.m. - Adult Bible Study There were nurses, “yeom- 10:30 a.m. - Protestant Divine Service anettes,” telephone opera- Mondays-Wednesdays and Fridays tors, Red Cross workers, 11:15 a.m. - Catholic Mass “Doughnut Dollies” and Wednesdays women working in facto- ries. And at the end of the 6:30 p.m. - Rite of Christian Initiation war, women had the vote. Adults “In the Civil War, you Saturdays have Irish and German im- 4:30 p.m. - Confessions migrants in great numbers 5 p.m. - Catholic Mass in the Army,” Dalessandro said. “But in World War I, Catholic Services Lent you have Italian-Ameri- and Easter Schedule cans, Eastern Europeans, ■ Saturday, April 12, 5 p.m. Palm Sun- Jews, large numbers of day Russians, Poles, Czechs, ■ Sunday, April 13, 9 a.m. Palm Sunday Slovaks — soldiers from ■ Maundy Thursday, April 17, 6 p.m. ethnic groups that have emigrated, and it’s a quick Mass of the Lord’s Supper road to citizenship.” ■ Good Friday, April 18, noon Liturgy of The question was the Lord’s Passion whether these men would ■ Saturday, April 19, 8 p.m. Easter Vigil fight together — wheth- ■ Sunday, April 20, 9 a.m. Easter Mass er they would consider themselves Americans, Protestant Services he added. And the answer Easter Schedule was yes, he said. ■ Sunday, April 13, 10:30 a.m. Palm Some historians call The Sunday Great War just Act 1 of a ■ Sunday, April 20, 10:30 a.m. Resur- greater war that includes rection Sunday with Communion World War II and the Cold War. Vacation Bible School Fascism grew out of the ■ Monday through Friday, June 16 to experiences in the war. 20, 8 a.m. to noon. Registration will Revolution took hold begin May 1. in Russia, and the Soviet THE PERISCOPE, NSB KINGS BAY, Thursday, March 20, 2014 7 Pirates Cove Galley menus

Hashed Brown Potatoes French Fries Roasted Red Potatoes Dinner Pastry Bar Baked Beans Orange Rice Beef Noodle Soup Asst. Yogurt Healthy Choice Salad Bar Hush Puppies Chicken Alfredo Lunch Assorted Salad Dressings Glazed Carrots Blackened Salmon New England Clam Chowder Assorted Desserts Simmered Peas Wild Rice BBQ Chicken Asst. Fruit Bar Healthy Choice Salad Bar Buttered Linguine Tempura Battered Fish Assorted Breads & Spreads Assorted Salad Dressings Corn O’Brien French Fries Assorted Beverage Bar Tartar Sauce Steamed Broccoli Baked Macaroni & Cheese French Bread Healthy Choice Salad Bar Green Bean Almandine Assorted Desserts Assorted Salad Dressings Simmered Succotash Asst. Fruit Bar Toasted Garlic Bread Healthy Choice Salad Bar Assorted Breads & Spreads Assorted Desserts Assorted Salad Dressings Assorted Beverage Bar Asst. Fruit Bar Cornbread Muffins Lunch speed line Assorted Breads & Spreads Assorted Desserts Asst. Pizza Assorted Beverage Bar Asst. Fruit Bar Potato Bar Assorted Breads & Spreads Chicken Tenders Assorted Beverage Bar Dinner Lunch speed line Asian Stir Fry Soup Grilled Cheeseburgers Beef w/ Broccoli Grilled Hamburgers Sweet and Sour Chicken Baked Beans Shrimp Fried Rice Burger Bar Boiled Pasta BBQ Chicken Stir Fired Vegetables Pulled Pork Egg Rolls Thursday BBQ Ribs Healthy Choice Salad Bar Bratwurst Assorted Salad Dressings Breakfast Cole Slaw Hot Rolls Thursday Breakfast Juice Bar Macaroni Salad Assorted Desserts Breakfast Ready-to-eat Cereal Potato Salad Asst. Fruit Bar Breakfast Juice Bar Eggs and Omelets to Order Dinner Assorted Breads & Spreads Ready-to-eat Cereal Grilled Bacon Doubly Good Chicken Soup Assorted Beverage Bar Eggs & Omelets to Order Asst. Instant Oatmeal & Grits Roast Turkey Grilled Bacon Rolled Oats Baked Ham Asst. Instant Oatmeal / Grits French Toast w/Asst. Syrups Mashed Potatoes & Gravy Rolled Oats Sausage Patties Steamed Rice Soft/Hard Cooked Eggs Cottage Fried Potatoes Savory Bread Dressing Sunday Sausage Patties Asst. Yogurt Seasoned Corn Brunch Hash Brown Potatoes Pastry Bar Healthy Choice Salad Bar Tomato Soup French Toast w/ Asst. Syrup Lunch Assorted Salad Dressings Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Pastry Bar Chicken Noodle Soup Hot Rolls Grilled Ham & Cheese Sand- Asst. Yogurt Fried Shrimp Assorted Desserts wiches Lunch Hot Rolls Wednesday Asst. Fruit Bar French Fries Breakfast Black Bean Soup Creole Macaroni Assorted Breads & Spreads Oven Fried Bacon Fried Pork Chops Franconia Potatoes Breakfast Juice Bar Assorted Beverage Bar Lyonnais Carrots Ready-to-eat Cereals Grilled Salmon Rice Pilaf Breakfast Juice Bar Noodles Jefferson Simmered Carrots Eggs & Omelets To Order Ready-to-eat Cereal Grilled Bacon Mashed Sweet Potatoes Steamed Peas Grilled Sausage Steamed Green Beans Healthy Choice Salad Bar Corn Beef Hash Healthy Choice Salad Bar Asst. Instant Oatmeal & Grits Steamed Zucchini Assorted Salad Dressings Assorted Salad Dressings Healthy Choice Salad Bar Assorted Condiments Grits Assorted Desserts Soft/Hard Cooked Eggs Assorted Salad Dressings Cocktail Sauce Asst. Fruit Bar Cornbread Assorted Desserts Grilled Steak Assorted Breads & Spreads Pancakes w/ Asst. Syrup Assorted Desserts Asst. Fruit Bar Assorted Beverage Bar Asst. Fruit Bar Assorted Breads & Spreads Asst. Breads & Spreads Pastry Bar Asst. Fruit Bar Assorted Breads & Spreads Assorted Beverage Bar Dinner Assorted Beverage Bar Lunch speed line Hash Brown Potatoes Chicken Rice Soup Lunch Lunch speed line Chicken Pattie Sandwich Prime Rib au Jus Chicken Pattie Sandwich Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich White Bean Chicken Chili Fried Shrimp Tuesday Baked Italian Fish Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich Grilled Peppers & Onions Cocktail Sauce Grilled Pepper and Onions Baked Beans Breakfast Chicken Parmesan Twice Baked Potatoes Breakfast Juice Bar Cream Gravy Baked Beans Chili Wild Rice Chili Cheese Sauce Ready-to-eat Cereals Rice Pilaf Cheese Sauce Eggs To Order Boiled Pasta Cheese Sauce Sandwich Bar Steamed Broccoli Sandwich Bar Cold Cut Sandwich Waffles w/ Asst. Syrup Mixed Vegetables Corn on the Cob Grilled Bacon Club Spinach Cold Cut Sandwich Dinner Healthy Choice Salad Bar Dinner Cheddar Cheese Soup Asst. Instant Oatmeal / Grits Healthy Choice Salad Bar Assorted Salad Dressings Cream of Wheat Assorted Salad Dressings Minestrone Soup Beef Stroganoff Hot Rolls Meat Lasagna Fried Catfish w/Tartar Sauce Soft/Hard Cooked Eggs French Bread Assorted Desserts Omelets to Order Assorted Desserts Grilled Italian Sausage Mashed Potatoes & Gravy Asst. Fruit Bar Marinara Sauce Buttered Egg Noodles Texas Hash Asst. Fruit Bar Assorted Breads & Spreads Cottage Fried Potatoes Assorted Breads & Spreads Bow Tie Pasta Seasoned Corn Assorted Beverage Bar Mixed Vegetables Herbed Broccoli Saturday Pastry Bar Assorted Beverage Bar Brunch Asst. Yogurt Lunch speed line Herbed Cauliflower Toasted Parmesan Bread Healthy Choice Salad Bar Healthy Choice Salad Bar Cream of Chicken Soup Monday Lunch Hot Dogs Chili Dogs / Hot Dog Bar Breakfast Texas Tortilla Soup Grilled Hamburger Assorted Salad Dressings Assorted Salad Dressings Garlic Bread Cocktail Sauce Chili w/o beans Breakfast Juice Bar BBQ Ribs Grilled Cheese Burger Chicken Nuggets Assorted Oatmeal Grilled Chicken Breast French Fries Assorted Desserts Hot Rolls Asst. Fruit Bar Buttermilk Biscuits French Fries French Toast w/ Asst. Syrup Chicken Gravy Baked Beans Steamed Broccoli Omelets to Order Steamed Rice Burger Bar Assorted Breads & Spreads Assorted Desserts Assorted Beverage Bar Asst. Fruit Bar Breakfast Juice Bar Ready-to-eat Cereal Mac & Cheese Dinner Assorted Breads & Spreads Ready-to-eat Cereal Grits Simmered Green Beans Chicken Noodle Soup Assorted Beverage Bar Oven Fried Bacon Eggs to Order Steamed Carrots Meatloaf Eggs & Omelets to Order Soft/Hard Cooked Eggs Healthy Choice Salad Bar Turkey Pot Pie Galley hours Friday Healthy Choice Salad Bar Grilled Bacon Assorted Salad Dressings Egg Noodle Monday through Friday Breakfast Assorted Salad Dressings Breakfast Burritos Corn Bread Muffins Mashed Potatoes Breakfast 6 to 7:30 a.m. Breakfast Juice Bar Hot Dog Rolls Hash Brown Potatoes Assorted Desserts Brown Gravy Lunch 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 Ready-to-eat Cereal Assorted Desserts Pastry Bar Asst. Fruit Bar California Medley p.m. Eggs to Order Asst. Fruit Bar Asst. Breads & Spreads Assorted Breads & Spreads Steamed Peas Dinner 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Grits Assorted Breads & Spreads Asst. Fruit Bar Assorted Beverage Bar Healthy Choice Salad Bar Weekends and holidays Omelets to Order Pastry Bar Asst. Beverage Bar Lunch speed line Assorted Salad Dressings No breakfast served Blueberry Pancakes w/ Syrup Assorted Beverage Bar Asst. Yogurt Chicken Tacos Hot Rolls Brunch - 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 Grilled Bacon Dinner Lunch Beef Tacos Assorted Desserts p.m. Asst. Instant Oatmeal / Grits Minestrone Soup Crab Bisque Spanish Rice Asst. Fruit Bar Dinner - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Cottage Fried Potatoes Asst. Pizza Fried Fish Refried Beans Assorted Breads & Spreads Menu items subject to Sausage Links Asst. Wings Beef Brisket Taco Bar Assorted Beverage Bar change. CNO establishes Information Dominance Type Command

By Joseph F. Gradisher s h i p s Full operational capa- The IDC is an inter-disci- highly trained and moti- the entire Navy the ID ca- Office of the Deputy Chief with the bility for NAVIDFOR is plinary corps that possess- vated workforce. I’m con- pabilities needed to deter, of Naval Operations for rest of expected by the end of the es a deep understanding fident the new NAVIDFOR fight and win within this Information Dominance, Public the Navy, calendar year. of potential adversaries will provide the Fleet and information domain.” Affairs focusing A Navy Type Command and the battlespace, is primar- or TYCOM, coordinates able to accurately identify Chief of Naval Opera- ily on the the Man, Train and Equip targets and brings an array tions Admiral Jonathan Navy’s functions for specific com- of non-kinetic, offensive Greenert has directed infor- Greenert munities within the Navy. and defensive capabilities Commander, U.S. Fleet m a t i o n For example, Com- to the fight in the Informa- Forces Command to es- environ- mander, Naval Air Forces tion Age. tablish an Information ment. exercises administrative Vice Adm. Ted N. Dominance Type Com- Commander, Navy Cy- control over aviation forc- “Twig” Branch, Deputy mand. ber Forces, Rear Adm. Di- es and Commander, Navy Chief of Naval Operations In his March 4, 2014 ane Webber will have her Surface Forces does the for Information Domi- memorandum to CUS- command re-designated same for the surface war- nance and the lead for FFC, Greenert wrote, “I as Commander, Navy In- fare community. the Navy’s IDC, said, “The approve the establish- formation Dominance NAVIDFOR will serve in continuing evolution of ment of Navy Information Forces and will provide that capacity for the Infor- Information Dominance Dominance Forces as an the initial infrastructure, mation Dominance Corps. as a Navy warfighting dis- echelon III command un- resources and assets for The IDC was formed in cipline demands a single, der your administrative the TYCOM. 2009 and built on the deep integrated TYCOM to pro- control. As the immedi- Webber noted that the expertise and strengths of vide relevant and effective ate superior in command, new TYCOM’s mission will the officers/enlisted, ac- capabilities, including a oversee the command’s be to “support Combatant tive/reserve, and civilian implementation...with an Commanders and Navy workforce from the ocean- initial operating capability Commanders ashore and ography/meteorology, of 1 October 2014.” afloat by providing forward information professional, The TYCOM will report deployable, sustainable, information warfare, na- directly to CUSFFC and combat-ready Information val intelligence and space have supporting relation- Dominance forces.” cadre. 8 THE PERISCOPE, NSB KINGS BAY, Thursday, March 20, 2014 Marine Corps women train for combat roles By Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn Headquarters Marine Corps

The Marine Corps plans to stand up an experimen- tal task force comprised of both men and women volunteers in primar- ily ground-combat-arms specialties for about a year so analysts can assess their performance, the general officer overseeing the Marine Corps’ force- integration planning effort said March 10. Brig. Gen. George W. Smith Jr. said one of the Corps’ four efforts in a deliberate, measured and responsible approach to integrating women into combat units and occupa- Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin A. Rodriguez tional specialties by Jan. 1, Pfc. Cristina Fuentes Montenegro and Pfc. Julia Carroll, right, two of the first 2016 — the Defense De- three female Marine graduates from the School of Infantry-East’s Infantry Training partment’s deadline for Battalion course visit with Shirley M. John, center, from the North Carolina Tarheel full integration across the Chapter of the Women Marines Association. services — will be borne Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kristin E. Moreno the combat readiness that by the Ground Combat El- Educators view a portion of the Crucible, a 54-con- America demands of her ement Experimental Task tinuous-hour test of physical and mental challenges, Marines.” Force. during an Educators Workshop aboard Marine Corps Smith said female Ma- Pending final approval Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. of human-research re- rines have time and again quirements, the approxi- those very, very different try battalion – conceding it expressed to the comman- mately 460-Marine task environments with unique was an extreme example: dant that all they want is force is slated to activate demands associated with “You do a hike program the opportunity to com- this summer at Camp those environments.” over the course of many an interview with Marin- assault amphibian vehicle pete on an equitable play- Lejeune, N.C., allowing The task force’s head- months. You’re hiking, esTV Feb. 29. “And there’s crewman courses. ing field, and given the informed, female Marines quarters element — slated week in and week out, ex- no force on the face of the ■ Pending completion mandates of the Secretary the opportunity to volun- to have a male command- tended distances well in earth that obeys laws more of Congressional notifica- of Defense, the Marine teer as test subjects in oc- er and a female senior-en- excess of 20 kilometers.” than the United States Ma- tion, the Marine Corps will Corps must gather all it can cupational specialties that listed advisor — is expect- Responsible research, rines do. We not only obey open 11 occupational spe- in the next 18 months “to have been heretofore held ed to stand up sometime he said, must account for them, we enforce them.” cialties in three previously ensure that when we open only by men. this summer, with volun- the physiological differ- Data collected from the closed fields: artillery, an MOS, that our female Guidance for command- teers arriving in the fall. ences between men and task force will support ground ordnance main- Marines are going to be ers and instructions for vol- Female volunteers ac- women when studying other efforts the Corps is tenance and low-altitude successful in that MOS.” unteers will be published cepted for the task force’s the “sustained wear and conducting, which officials air defense. Following the And success, Smith said, in a Marine administrative combat-arms cohort must tear on the body,” and the announced March 12: opening of these military must be measured beyond message at a later date. first report to military physical endurance asso- ■ Since 2012, female of- occupational specialties, entering into that occupa- The task force will be occupational specialty ciated with increasingly ficers and staff noncom- the Corps will have 20 tional specialty and get- comprised of about 25 schools to learn the en- more demanding individ- missioned officers have of its 335 primary MOSs ting to that unit: “It is be- percent women and will try-level tasks for respec- ual and collective tasks. had the opportunity to closed. ing successful over a truly help the Corps assess tive ground-combat-arms “The only way to truly serve in more than 20 The efforts are unprec- viable career path, over the outcome of physical jobs. understand the potential ground-combat-arms bat- edented; however, Smith the course of 20 or even 30 demands Marines must Since October 2013, 40 challenges for our female talions that were previ- pointed to the Corps’ years.” meet in the execution of female Marine volunteers Marines out in the operat- ously closed to women. decades of incremental The Corps may request individual and collective have completed infan- ing forces is to develop this Sergeants and corporals integration: “I’ll use the an exception to the De- tasks, Smith said. try rifleman training at purpose-built experimen- will now have the same aviation-combat element partment of Defense poli- This pilot effort will the School of Infantry in tal task force and put that opportunity, and females as an example: We’ve had cy if opening certain units simulate the functions of Camp Lejeune; however, task force through a train- will now be assigned at fully integrated combat or occupational special- an expeditionary unit’s the Corps needs to con- ing syllabus,” Smith said, the company and battery squadrons for 20 years. We ties by deadline does not ground-combat element, tinue measuring female adding that such training levels. just had our first female meet specific guidelines. Smith said. performance beyond en- requires a building-block ■ Female Marine re- squadron commander a That includes ensuring “It will look somewhat try-level tasks, Smith said. approach that progresses cruits will have the op- couple years ago. They’ve mission readiness as well like a small version of a He said all Marines into increasingly more de- portunity to volunteer for performed tremendously as viable career paths. battalion landing team must have “the physical manding individual tasks. more ground-combat- in Iraq and Afghanistan — “We are not going to in that it’s got an infantry capacity to meet the de- “We need to do that by arms schools following pilots, aircrew, maintain- lower the standards, and nucleus, and then it will mands of those occupa- simulating an operational their graduation from ers; you name it — fully I want all Marines every- have those attachments tional specialties in the environment.” boot camp, much like the integrated, fully cohesive, where to understand that,” — tanks, artillery, (tracked operating forces, which in By late summer 2015, Corps has been doing with high-morale squadrons.” Amos said. “We are Ameri- amphibious landing ve- some cases is significantly researchers from within its infantry rifleman train- The recent research ef- ca’s premier fighting force. hicles) and the like, with different and greater than the Marine Corps and ing since September 2013. forts are near-term but When the Klaxon sounds, a headquarters element,” what we find in our entry- external agencies are ex- The additional schools Smith said they are meant and they say, ‘Send in the Smith said. level training pipeline.” pected to present their include more infantry to shape the Marine Corps Marines,’ we are going to Planners also intend to Smith gave hiking as an data to the commandant training such as machine for decades to come: “As be ready, and we better send the task force to the example and mentioned of the Marine Corps to gunner, mortarman, as- we do this, the comman- be ready because the first Corps’ premier combat the 20-kilometer hike re- “inform his best military saultman and anti-tank dant has been absolutely time we fail, then America training center in Twenty- quired to complete entry- judgment as to how he missleman courses, as clear that we are going to quite honestly doesn’t nine Palms, Calif., and to level infantry training. wants to proceed in mak- well as artillery cannon- maintain the highest lev- need a Marine Corps any- mountain-warfare train- He said although it is ing recommendations to eer, tank crewman and els of combat readiness – more.” ing in Bridgeport, Calif. “something to certainly the Secretary of the Navy “We expect them to be proud of,” it is a one- and the Secretary of De- deploy for training into time event that must be fense,” Smith said. those two locations, in ad- sustained in the operating “It’s important for ev- dition to what they’ll do forces. erybody to understand at Camp Lejeune,” Smith He went on to describe that (full integration) is said. “They may be based the standard, progressive actual law,” Commandant at Camp Lejeune, but our hike program a Marine of the Marine Corps Gen. units deploy … to train in must undergo at an infan- James F. Amos said during THE PERISCOPE, NSB KINGS BAY, Thursday, March 20, 2014 9

Up eriscope with Bill Wesselhoff Who will win NCAA men’s hoops tourney? did these interviews one week ago, prior to Sunday’s Kentucky at 40/1, Duke at 10/1, Arizona at 15/2, Wichita by Kansas (6/2) and Arizona. That’s just Vegas. Actually seedings and brackets, while conference tourna- State at 8/1 and Louisville18/1. Vegas bookmakers had a lot of people are picking Kentucky to win it. Me? I’m Iment play was ongoing. At that time, Las Vegas had the Florida Gators (11/2) as the team to beat, followed like the bookies. I like the Gators.

CSSN Antwan Brown MT2 Dean Moore Lance Cpl. Kylere MM2 Brice Wilson STS1 Harris Behrman ETC Kevin Grant USS Florida Gold USS West Virginia Gold Paulsen USS Georgia Blue Trident Training Facility Trident Training Facility Savannah Montrose, Pa. Marine Corps Wichita, Kan. East Windsor, N.J. Baltimore “Kentucky. They’ve got a “Duke, because Security Force Battalion “Wichita State. I’m from “I don’t think Wichita “I’ve got to go with the solid defense. The offense of Jabari Parker.” Cedar Rapids, Iowa Wichita. They’re playing State. Arizona’s not a bad home team, the is doing pretty well. “Arizona. They’re angry.” pick. They’ve got a well- Maryland Terrapins. They’ve got a lot of young playing pretty well.” rounded team.” But my second pick is guys. They’ll take it. ” Louisville to repeat.” Sailors go to Mardi Gras

By Ensign Alexander Washofsky in the television show House. USS Mahan Public Affairs On March 2, Mahan’s Crew hosted a group of local Navy Junior Reserve Of- The crew of the Arleigh Burke class ficer Training Corps (NJROTC) Sea Ca- guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan dets. The Sea Cadets were given a tour of (DDG 72) wrapped up a five-day port vis- the destroyer and were able to get some it March 10 to New Orleans, the first ship hands-on training on damage control in five years to make a visit there during equipment and line handling at various Mardi Gras. stations around the ship. While in port, the crew participated in “It was great being able to give them a number of events, including marching some real fleet experience,” said Yeoman in both the Bacchus and Rex parades. 2nd Class Jason Taylor. Fire Controlman 1st Class Joshua Briles Wrapping up their stay, a group of 20 chose to have his re-enlistment ceremo- Mahan Sailors visited the New Orleans ny on the USS Constitution float during Children’s Hospital March 10, to deliver the Bacchus Parade. gifts and spend time with the kids. For “It was a unique experience that I’ll crewmembers like Senior Chief Logis- never forget,” said Briles. tics Specialist LaClondria Caddell, the Louisiana Office of Tourism photo USS Mahan (DDG 72) Sailors marched in two Mardi Gras parades. The ship’s distinguished visitors included children’s hospital visit was just another Rear Adm. Brian Brown, commander, Na- example of how the port call was about val Meteorology and Oceanography Com- more than Mardi Gras. vorite part of our port visit.” with history and tradition, especially mand; Erin Kern, director, Shore Readiness “Anywhere we go, we always reach out Cmdr. Zoah Scheneman, Mahan com- during the Mardi Gras,” Scheneman said. and Logistics; and actor Hugh Laurie, fa- and help the local community however manding officer, said the visit was great. “It was an experience for our Sailors to mous for his lead role as Dr. Gregory House we can,” said Caddell. “This was my fa- “We were happy to visit a city so rich participate in the celebration.” 10 THE PERISCOPE, NSB KINGS BAY, Thursday, March 20, 2014

Naval History and Heritage Command Naval History and Heritage Command photo USS Helena (CL 50), center, firing during the Battle of Kula Gulf, just before it was Survivors of USS Helena after their rescue from the waters of the Central Solomons, torpedoed and sunk. William Henderson served on USS Helena. July 6, 1943. Helena had been sunk by Japanese torpedos on the previous night. Pearl Harbor, Helena survivor laid to final rest

By MC2 Tiarra Fulgham “I feel very fortunate to have survived the war without Navy Public Affairs Support Element West Detachment Hawaii a scratch or wound. To this day I have a poignant feeling for the Helena, but have no desire to repeat the harrow- Ashes of Pearl Harbor survivor, Machinist’s Mate 1st ing experience of action in the South Pacific. I left the Class William Henderson, were scattered into the calm Navy after serving a six year hitch and worked thirty six waters at the USS Utah Memorial on Ford Island, Joint years for the Pacific Telephone Company in California, Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during a ceremony March 10. retiring in 1984. Francis and I have three fine daughters, Henderson was born Nov. 12, 1922 and joined the U.S. three great son-in-laws and six wonderful grandchil- Navy the day after his 18th birthday Nov. 13, 1940. Fol- dren. How sweet it is.” lowing graduation from Recruit Training Command, he To show his feelings and love for the Helena, he named received orders to the Brooklyn-class cruiser USS Hel- all three of his daughters after the ship. They all have the ena (CL 50) in Pearl Harbor. same initials C-L-H after the cruiser light Helena. On the morning of the 1941 Japanese attacks, Hender- Henderson’s son-in-law, Mike Danaher, talked about son was asleep in his rack and awakened by a general many of the things Henderson did to continue to honor alarm calling for all crew to report to their battle stations. his shipmates even after he retired. While getting dressed, the ship was hit by a Japanese “He raised money and ran a sculpture competition to torpedo, knocking out the power throughout the ship build a World War II memorial in our hometown and and flooding the engine and boiler rooms. now that’s the focus for the 4th of July activities,” said Henderson managed to make it to his battle station Danaher. shortly after a brief state of unconsciousness. His family mentioned that Henderson began to col- Capt. Larry Scruggs, deputy commander of Pearl Har- lect stories from surviving shipmates and put them into bor Naval Shipyard, spoke at the ceremony about Hen- his book. derson’s dedication and bravery he put forth that day. “He did a lot to honor his shipmates and he would re- “I am sure he felt that this was his last day as he ran to ally appreciate this,” said Danaher. perform his duties as trained,” Scruggs said. “He would “I’m thankful for all the fine men and women who witness his world forever changed that day, and yet, he contributed to the ceremony,” said Fran Henderson, his would go on to serve his country honorably, with pas- wife of more than 63 years. “I feel appreciation for the sion and courage, and a deep commitment to his ship- many years I had with my husband and his contribution mates.” to the war.” Despite extensive damage, the ship was repaired and Navy photo by MC2 Tiarra Fulgham “He was a hero to his family, the Navy, and the United returned to full active status, deploying to sea as a part of Family members scatter the ashes of a retired Chief States,” said Jim Taylor, Pearl Harbor Survivors Liaison the task force to intercept the Japanese fleet in Oct. 1942. Petty Officer over the USS Utah Memorial on Ford who spoke at the ceremony. “His desire was to make a Henderson continued to serve in the Navy and on the Island following a farewell ceremony. final voyage to Pearl Harbor and have his remains re- Helena during the Battles of Esperance, Guadalcanal turned to honor his fellow friends and shipmates lost and Kula Gulf, in which the ship was hit by three torpe- but later died in the water or aboard the rescue ships. during the attacks. Thanks to the efforts of his family, his does, breaking it into three parts and ultimately sinking. They were all shipmates who made the supreme sacri- wish has came true.” In an excerpt from his book Escape from the Sea he re- fice. Some were friends, men with whom I had been on Henderson passed away in Aug. 2013. called the night he survived the Japanese attacks on the liberty. They will be sorely missed until we are all called His ashes were returned to the site of the attacks to Helena in the Kula Gulf in great detail: to meet the Supreme Commander.” join his shipmates and received full military honors in- “For us the battle was over but we had lost eight of- After the sinking of Helena, he was later reassigned cluding a flag presentation, playing of Taps, and a three- ficers, 186 enlisted men and four Marines. Most of them to the attack transport USS President Polk (AP 103) and volley rifle salute from members of the Joint Base Pearl died while manning their battle stations during the fight. served until the end of the war and later discharged in Harbor-Hickam Honors and Ceremonies and a member Some severely wounded men managed to abandon ship 1947: of the Pacific Fleet Band. Navy, Marines, VA work in harmony at BHC Albany By Colie Young, Frank Jordan and sources will bring the best in patient care bers, new services will include podiatry physical rehabilitation,” Goldman said. Tami Begasse for our active duty and veterans in Alba- and optometry and increased staffing of NH Jacksonville has another joint effort Navy News Service ny,” said Capt. Gayle Shaffer, NH Jackson- existing services. The jointly staffed clinic with the VA at its BHC in Key West, Fla. for ville’s commanding officer. “Our collabo- will provide high quality, efficient and mental health and physical therapy care. For the 5,800 veterans and 1,500 ac- ration not only expands and enhances convenient care to patients in the region. “This latest partnership with the Na- tive duty military living in the Albany, Ga. care, but we are able to deliver that care The joint clinic will complement an ex- val Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., and the area, accessibility to health care services in a cost-effective way as good stewards isting agreement the VA has with MCLB Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dub- has been expanded and enhanced thanks of taxpayer dollars.” Albany, entered into May 16, 2013, that lin, Ga., combines resources to open a to an agreement between Naval Hospital The VA relocation to BHC Albany’s provides a separate building near BHC VA community-based outpatient clinic Jacksonville and the Department of Vet- 22,179 square-foot building provides vet- Albany. Carl Vinson VA Medical Center aboard the base. This offers the promise erans Affairs. erans a state-of-the-art facility and access director John S. Goldman was enthusias- of greater access for veterans and active- The agreement relocates VA health care to new ancillary services such as phar- tic about the move. duty military, while maximizing existing providers and services to NH Jackson- macy, laboratory and radiology. They will “In addition to offering primary care, resources and offering potential expan- ville’s Branch Health Clinic Albany on- also have expanded access to services we will expand services for veterans and sion of medical services in a joint effort,” board the Marine Corps Logistics Base. from primary care to mental health. active duty military to include optometry, said Marine Col. Don Davis, MCLB Alba- “Combining Navy Medicine and VA re- For existing BHC Albany service mem- audiology, mental health, podiatry, and ny’s commanding officer. THE PERISCOPE, NSB KINGS BAY, Thursday, March 20, 2014 11

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This dress code has been ap- proved and is supported by the Intramural Sports NSB Kings Bay Command. It is the same dress code being used MWR Intramural Sports photo at some of the other bases across 7x7 Soccer League Team W L T As the 7-vs-7 Spring Soccer season nears its end, registration is open for Average Joes Bowling. The the Navy and at CNIC. We would captains meeting is March 25 in the Fitness Center classroom. Play begins April 4. 1, MFPUGC 5 0 0 ask that all patrons abide by 2t, Turf Toe 3 1 1 the new regulations beginning 2t, Danger Zone 3 1 0 March 10. 4, Kings Bay United 3 2 0 ■ Triplex is coming — The re- 5t, USS Florida Gold 2 2 1 branding of Building 1039 is al- 5t, Slow Attack 1 1 1 Lifeguard class nearing most complete and could be up 7, Ballbusters 2 3 0 and running as early as May 1. 8, Black Sails 2 4 0 Registration open for Life- the course. For further informa- join in the fun at Lake D with MWR is looking forward to this 9t, Trident Training 1 3 1 guard Training, held 8 a.m. to 4 tion, call (912) 573-3001 or (912) the festival in full swing from exciting new venture and is cer- 9t, The Agency 1 3 0 11, TRF FC 1 4 0 p.m. daily, March 31 to April 4, 573-3990. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with lots of fun tain that you, the patron, will en- at the Fitness Complex Pool. The ■ The Spring Adventure Fes- things to do, including a zipline, joy the easy accessible and user- deadline to register is March 28, tival Driathlon — It starts at halo jumper, rock wall, obstacle friendly areas. MWR appreciates however, class is limited to the 10 a.m. Saturday, March 22 at inflatable, kids fishing, geo- your patience and understanding ■ Tae Kwon Do — It’s at the first 20 to pre- Etowah Park caching and more. Food will be during this process. Fitness Complex Tuesdays and pay and regis- and ends at available for purchase. Call Navy ■ Ten Dollar Tuesday at Thursdays, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. for 7 ter. Cost is $175 Liberty call Lake D Fun, Adventures Unleashed for more Rack-N-Roll Lanes — It’s 5 to year olds and under, 6:15 to 7:15 and class is re- including ori- details at (912) 573-8972. 9 p.m., Tuesday nights. $10 will p.m. for 8 to 12 and 7:15 to 8:30 stricted to ages e n t e e r i n g , ■ Fitness Attire — To provide get you shoes and all the bowl- p.m. 13 to adult. For more infor- 15 years and up. Participants running, biking and paddling. an atmosphere that is healthy, ing you can handle. mation, call (912) 573-3990. must be 15 years old by April 4. Register at the Fitness Complex, clean and family friendly, NSB Payment is due at registration. cost is $15 for each team of two, Kings Bay Bring your lunch, towel, goggles, which includes t-shirts. All two- has elected to swimsuit, sunscreen and bug person teams must complete all adopt a dress spray. All candidates must pass events together. All bike types code for pa- the pre-test given on Monday, are welcome. The event is lim- trons using the March 31, in order to continue ited to 15 teams per wave. After, Fitness Center. 12 THE PERISCOPE, NSB KINGS BAY, Thursday, March 20, 2014 DARPA hunts fake tech

From Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Used and non-authen- tic counterfeit electronic components are wide- spread throughout the de- fense supply chain. Over the past two years alone, more than one million suspect parts have been associated with known supply chain compromis- es. The problem is perva- sive, with both expensive and inexpensive electron- ic parts being targeted. Counterfeit, or other- DARPA image NASA photo wise suspect electronic An artist’s concept of Supply Chain Hardware Integrity One of the booster rockets that will power NASA’s Orion spacecraft. components, present a for Electronics Defense tech. critical risk for the Depart- ment of Defense, where ■ Parts marked with Authenticity testing a malfunction of a single falsely elevated reliability could be done anywhere part could lead to system or newer date of manufac- with a handheld probe or Booster rockets make trip failures that can put warf- ture with an automated one ighter lives and missions ■ Clones and copies, for larger volumes. Probes From the National Aeronautics and Space 3,600 miles into space — farther than a Administration at risk. which may be of low qual- need to be close to the di- spacecraft built for humans has been in A new DARPA program ity, or may include hidden elet for scanning. more than 40 years — and orbit the Earth Two of the boosters that will help send seeks to develop a tool to functionality After a scan, an inex- twice. NASA’s Orion spacecraft into space for verify, without disrupting ■ Components that are pensive appliance — per- The capsule will re-enter Earth’s at- the first time have made their way to or harming the system, covertly repackaged for haps a smartphone — up- mosphere at speeds approaching 20,000 Florida. the trustworthiness of a unauthorized applica- loads a serial number to a mph, generating temperatures as high as Orion will launch on top of a Delta IV protected electronic com- tions central, industry-owned 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, before splash- rocket this fall, and two of the rocket’s ponent. “SHIELD demands a server. ing down in the Pacific Ocean. three boosters were rolled out of the The DARPA Supply tool that costs less than a The server sends an un- The uncrewed flight will provide engi- United Launch Alliance facility in Deca- Chain Hardware Integrity penny per unit, yet makes encrypted challenge to the neers with important data about Orion’s tur, Ala., and loaded onto a Mariner cargo for Electronics Defense counterfeiting too expen- dielet, which sends back heat shield and other elements, including barge Feb 21. program seeks proposals sive and technically diffi- an encrypted answer and the spacecraft adapter’s performance. ULA is constructing the Delta IV for to develop a small (100 cult to do,” said Kerry Ber- data from passive sensors The spacecraft adapter will connect the flight test of Orion, called Exploration micron x 100 micron) nstein, DARPA program — like light exposure — Orion to the Delta IV and also will con- Flight Test-1, or EFT-1. component, or dielet, that manager. “The dielet will that could indicate tam- nect Orion to NASA’s new rocket, the From ULA, the boosters arrived at authenticates the prove- be designed to be robust pering. Space Launch System, on its first mission Cape Canaveral, Fla., in early March for nance of electronics com- in operation, yet fragile “The Department of in 2017. final processing prior to the launch. ponents. in the face of tampering. Defense puts severe de- The adapter was completed earlier this A third booster is still in fabrication at Proposed dielets should What SHIELD is seeking mands on electronics, month at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight the Decatur facility. contain a full encryption is a very advanced piece of which is why a trusted sup- Center and will be delivered to ULA in “This is a very exciting time for NASA,” engine, sensors to detect hardware that will offer an ply chain is so important” mid-March. SLS, NASA’s new rocket, will said Bill Hill, NASA assistant deputy as- tampering and would on-demand authentica- Bernstein said. “SHIELD is be capable of taking humans to deep sociate administrator for exploration readily affix to today’s tion method never before a technology demonstra- space missions, including Mars. systems. “EFT-1 is a big milestone for us, electronic components available to the supply tion leveraging the asym- “NASA and our partners have worked and is the start of venturing further into such as microchips. chain.” metry of scaling for secu- very hard to get Orion ready for EFT-1,” space than we ever have before. Seeing Successful development The dielet will be in- rity. While the program is said Paul Marshall, NASA’s Orion assistant these rocket boosters roll out headed for of SHIELD technology serted into the electronic being funded by DARPA, program manager. “It truly is a team effort, the Cape is a testament of the hard work would provide 100 percent component’s package at industry will adapt future and that has been showcased here today. taking place to help further NASA’s space assurance against com- the manufacturing site or implementations to make We really can’t wait to see Orion fly this fall exploration goals.” mon threat modes: affixed to existing trusted the technology scalable to on the Delta IV, and use that data to get us During the flight test, Orion will travel ■ Recycled components components, without any the industry and the De- ready for the first SLS flight in 2017.” that are sold as new alteration of the host com- fense supply chain.” ■ Unlicensed overpro- ponent’s design or reli- SHIELD is seeking pro- duction of authorized ability. posals that revolutionize components There is no electrical electronic authentication ■ Test rejects and sub- connection between the with potential scalability standard components dielet and the host com- and advanced technology sold as high-quality ponent. not available today. THE PERISCOPE, NSB KINGS BAY, Thursday, March 20, 2014 13 Old salts mentor Sailors By MC3 Karl Anderson USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Public Affairs

Sailors aboard the air- craft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) are helping one another us- ing a mentorship program that pairs veteran Sailors with less experienced Sail- Navy photo by MC3 Taylor M. DiMartino Coast Guard photo by PO2 Patrick Kelley ors to help foster career Sailors onboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp provides testimony to the House development and profes- Truman (CVN 75) have a mentoring program that Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security March 12. sional growth. fosters career development and professional growth. Senior Chief Logistics Specialist Randy Caras He found such a mentor self.” is a mentorship program in Chief Mass Communi- Nance said mentorship coordinator. He said it is cation Specialist Harold is not only about profes- Papp talks budget request important to find the right Nance. sional guidance, but help- mentor to guide you per- “Chief Nance is like a ing Sailors in all aspects of By Cmdr. Rick Wester saved 3,200 lives, seized 88 metric tons of sonally and profession- big brother mixed with a their life. From Coast Guard Compass cocaine and 37 metric tons of marijuana, ally. career counselor,” Navarro “When a Sailor is deal- responded to 11,146 reports of pollution, “It’s always good to have said. “He doesn’t let me ing with problems at Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob interdicted more than 2,000 undocu- someone else provide in- slide and he doesn’t shoot home, you offer a differ- Papp testified March 12 before the U.S. mented migrants and detained 190 sus- sight from their experienc- from the hip. If he doesn’t ent perspective to make House of Representatives Committee on pected smugglers. es,” he said. “Regardless of have the facts he’ll find the situation better,” said Appropriations Subcommittee on Home- As the nation’s maritime governance where you are in your ca- them.” Nance. “Not necessarily land Security on the Coast Guard’s Fiscal force, the Coast Guard aims to interdict reer, you can always ben- Navarro said he and how they can fix the prob- Year 2015 budget request. threats as far from U.S. shores as possible efit from a mentor.” Nance help each other ac- lem, but you give them the The Commandant led his opening per DHS’ layered security strategy, and a Caras said mentoring is complish their goals. tools to make it better.” statement by thanking both the Subcom- capable offshore fleet of cutters is critical. part of Harry S. Truman’s “Chief Nance makes He said a mentor is mittee and Secretary of Homeland Secu- However, the average Reliance Class Me- command culture and is sure I’m on track to ac- pertinent to success-they rity Jeh Johnson for their continued sup- dium Endurance Cutter is 46 years old, an integral aspect of naval complish my goals, but are the glue that binds port of Coast Guardsmen. and the oldest turns 50 this year. leadership. this is not a one-sided re- everything together. The “I will be eternally indebted to all of you “I sailed aboard one of these cutters, “Senior Sailors have lationship,” said Navarro. whole goal of the mentor- for your hard work behind the scenes to the Valiant, as a cadet at the Coast Guard a responsibility to pass “I help him accomplish ship program is to set the make sure our people are taken care of,” Academy,” said Adm. Papp, who gradu- down their experience, his goals as well. Even precedent that you are not said the Commandant. ated from the Coast Guard Academy in wisdom and expertise to though he’s had a success- alone. The Commandant also thanked the 1975. “Due solely to the determination of junior Sailors,” he said. ful career, he still has his “Nobody can live and subcommittee for their support of the our cuttermen, naval engineers and our When Hospitalman own goals and ambitions. operate in the world Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 modernized mission support system, Val- Herbert Navarro report- I admire that. It keeps me alone,” said Nance. “No which helped to relieve the erosive effects iant will still be sailing when I retire this ed to Harry S. Truman, motivated.” matter how successful you of sequestration on the Coast Guard, re- Ma y .” he knew exactly what he Navarro said everyone are, nobody knows ev- storing front line operations and badly Recently the Coast Guard awarded the wanted in a mentor. can benefit from a mentor, erything. Even as a chief needed training hours. preliminary and contract design con- “I looked for someone regardless of rank or age. petty officer, I can learn In his testimony, the Commandant fo- tracts for the Offshore Patrol Cutter fleet to inspire me to push “It’s always nice to know something from the ju- cused on the need for cutter recapitaliza- which will replace the aging Medium En- harder and try to do better that you have at least one nior Sailors. You have to tion efforts to allow the Coast Guard to durance Cutters. in all aspects of my life and person in your corner,” be open for the opportu- better serve our maritime nation. In his recent State of the Coast Guard career,” he said. “Some- said Navarro. “If for no nity to learn. That is what “We rely on the safe, secure and free Address, the Commandant called this the one with experience more other reason, at least you is rewarding. The return is flow of goods across the seas and into our most important shipbuilding initiative in than anything else.” know you’re not by your- much more than the give.” ports and waterways,” said the Comman- the service’s 223-year history. dant. “Every day the Coast Guard acts “We now sit at a critical point in time to both prevent and respond to an array where the vital necessity to recapitalize of threats that, if left unchecked, would our aging offshore fleet connects with impede trade, weaken our economy and the expertise and strong competition to create instability.” During fiscal year 2013 the Coast Guard See Papp, Page 14 14 THE PERISCOPE, NSB KINGS BAY, Thursday, March 20, 2014 New strategy evolves By Claudette Roulo Most of the time, American Forces Press Service there’s enough room in the device standard The Defense Department’s chief infor- for many connections, mation officer unveiled the Pentagon’s but as the number of strategy for addressing the ever-increas- wireless devices in- ing demand for wireless spectrum to creases, so does the achieve national security goals Feb. 20. potential for conflict, “All of our joint functions, our ability she said. This can lead Takai to fight, our movement and maneuver, to slow or inaccessible fires, command and control, intelligence, networks, and it can protection and sustainment are accom- become a public safety risk or a threat to plished with systems that depend on national security. spectrum,” Teri Takai said. For example, numerous problems were The strategy announcement puts DOD reported with cellphone networks over- on the path to developing a comprehen- whelmed by a surge in traffic following sive implementation plan that will ad- the bombings at the Boston Marathon dress spectrum shortages, she said. last year. “The safety and security of U.S. citi- So, in 2010, President Barack Obama Navy photo by MC2 Kiona Miller zens, the effectiveness of our U.S. combat signed an executive order directing fed- Naval District Washington officials present their smart grid pilot to John Conger, forces, and the lives of our U.S. military eral agencies to make 500 MHz of federal Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment, members, our allies, and noncombatants and nonfederal spectrum available over during a presentation at the Washington Navy Yard. The team displayed energy depend on spectrum access more than the next 10 years, suitable for both mobile conservation technology, such as the Energy Guard, a wireless sensor interface ever,” Takai said. and fixed wireless broadband use. device for digital control systems and the Virtual Fence, a wireless video sensor for Wireless technologies can be found in The spectrum strategy outlines the de- critical infrastructure protection. practically every piece of electronics cur- partment’s objectives for achieving the rently available. Televisions, refrigerators president’s vision, Takai said. changes,” Takai said, noting that this pro- creasing demand so that they don’t have and even cars are communicating via The DOD is examining a number of op- cess begins with acquisitions. to operate with radios that are either Wi-Fi, and DOD is seeing the same ex- tions for freeing up bandwidth — contin- Third, she said, is increasing the par- more difficult to use or that have to be re- ponential growth of wireless usage in its uous sets of frequencies — on the wire- ticipation of the DOD in spectrum regu- calibrated.” equipment. less spectrum. latory policy discussions. Instead, the next generation of de- “I used to say that everything’s con- Among the challenges facing DOD is “Effective engagement in the develop- vices that operate on the wireless spec- nected to the network except for if you the fact that parts of the wireless spec- ment of policies helps us to better influ- trum would contain technology flexible carry around a weapon, and I was very trum are unsuitable for national security ence new regulatory developments in a enough to adjust to the frequency re- quickly corrected that no, in fact, most purposes, she said. way that enhances sharing opportunities quirements of the operational environ- of our weaponry is facilitated by posi- To overcome this challenge, Takai said, and increases the agility of our spectrum ment, Takai said. tion navigation and timing — or what the first goal of the strategy is to improve use,” Takai said. The department is partnering with the you’d call GPS,” Takai said in an interview the technology in DOD’s spectrum-de- The release of the spectrum strategy is private sector to develop new technolo- with American Forces Press Service. “All pendent systems. Technologies currently just the first step, she said. Over the next gies that will provide warfighters with the of that is dependent upon the networks, in development could manage network six months, the department will develop flexibility they need to operate in the next which are … when we use wireless, de- demands by allowing for dynamic shar- an implementation plan that will take battlespace. pendent upon spectrum.” ing of frequencies, more efficiently com- into account the strategy’s goals as well “If we can work together on commer- Spectrum is a finite resource, she said. pressing data or by using time-based fre- as the practical issues inherent in real- cial technologies and innovative tech- Every new device places an additional quency sharing. locating space on the electromagnetic nologies, those technologies are going to demand on the network. While wireless The second objective is to improve the spectrum. be applicable to us just as they are appli- devices are governed by a standard that flexibility of DOD’s spectrum operations, Ideally, Takai said, the coming changes cable to industry,” Takai said. directs what frequencies they can use, she said. to spectrum allocation will be invisible to The effort to find better ways to use the each additional device takes up a certain “Simply put, DOD spectrum-based op- the warfighter. wireless spectrum isn’t just about freeing amount of space on its assigned set of fre- erations must be able to move with and “The whole idea behind the spectrum up bandwidth. “It’s really about enabling quencies. adjust to the spectrum environment as it strategy is to try to get ahead of this in- one of our key industries.” Special Ops eye threats By Amaani Lyle American Forces Press Service

While the scale of the homeland security threat has diminished, overseas threats to U.S. interests con- tinue to g r o w , the mil- i t a r y ’s Navy photo by MC2 Robert Stirrup t o p The guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. special opera- tions McRaven leaders said on Russell mourns shipmate Capitol Hill March 12. Michael D. Lumpkin, as- sistant secretary of defense Navy photo by Mc2 Martin Carey By Lt. j.g. Jeff Brauser for special operations and Navy SEALs climb a caving ladder during training on USS Russell Public Affairs low-intensity conflict, and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. The officers and crew Navy Adm. William H. of the guided missile de- McRaven, commander of Similar opportunities bulence. stroyer USS Russell (DDG U.S. Special Operations exist in Africa and the “Globally, we are devel- 59) remembered the life Command, told the Sen- Middle East, Lumpkin re- oping plans to better serve of Dr. Barry Friedman, a ate Armed Services Com- ported. the geographic combatant World War II veteran, au- mittee’s emerging threats “Our support to the commanders who, ow- thor and special friend of and capabilities subcom- French in [Africa’s Sahel ing to the past 12 years of the crew during a special Naval History and Heritage Command mittee that al-Qaida still region] has been criti- engagement in Iraq and memorial service held on Dr. Barry Friedman served on board this USS Russell retains sanctuaries in cal in stemming the tide Afghanistan, have gone board the ship, March 9. (DD 414) during World War II. remote areas of Afghani- of extremism in Mali,” he under-resourced with Receiving a commission stan, Pakistan, Yemen and noted. “Modest support [special operations] forc- in the Navy Reserve in man’s children expressed world, and who chose to Somalia, with burgeoning to [the African Union Mis- es,” the admiral said. June 1941, Friedman was what they described as spend his later years be- sects in Syria, North Africa sion in Somalia troops in] McRaven stressed the called to active duty as their father’s proudest coming part of our family.” and the Sahel. the Horn of Africa have importance of maintain- the medical officer aboard moments while serving The Russell’s crew, knew “The threat continues helped to reverse the tra- ing readiness as the Unit- USS Russell (DD 414) in aboard DD 414. Coming to Friedman well and he had to evolve,” Lumpkin said. jectory of [terrorist group] ed States and its partners the Pacific Theater dur- the aid of Sailors in need last joined the crew as the “We must maintain pres- al-Shabab. In Yemen, we continue to sustain forces ing World War II and kept after the sinking of USS guest of honor during the sure on terrorist organiza- have had successes, but around the world, with close ties with the Navy Lexington (CV 2) and USS ship’s change of command tions.” require a more robust and people in 84 countries and until his passing. Yorktown, as well as many ceremony Jan. 24. Despite austere fiscal sustained effort to turn 7,000 people deployed During his service on other ships, the crew of DD “He was an incredible conditions, Lumpkin said, the tide of [al-Qaida in the globally. board DD 414 during 414 would save the lives man, part of the Greatest the Defense Department Arabian Peninsula’s] ex- The future of special op- World War II, Friedman of more than 1,200 Sailors Generation,” said Master- has provided counterin- pansion.” erations will be in helping saw action during cam- during the war. at-Arms 1st Class Joseph surgency training and hu- McRaven said special to build partner capacity paigns in the Aleutian Friedman’s ties to the Cook. “This day, while manitarian assistance in operations will continue with willing nations who Islands, the Gilbert and crew of the current USS somber, reminds you why Colombia, not only bring- to meet priority demands share U.S. interests, McRa- Marshall Island invasions, Russell began when the we do this, to be part of ing security and prosper- globally, to prepare for ven said. New Guinea, and Leyte ship arrived in San Diego something bigger than ity to the region, but also current and future con- “No nation alone can and Lingayen Gulf actions Jan. 9, 2013 after having yourself that will span helping it emerge as an flicts, and to take of its stem the rise of extrem- in the Philippines and been previously home- generations.” expert in regional security. people, despite fiscal tur- ism,” he added. Okinawa. ported at Joint Base Pearl Following the memorial After leaving the Navy, Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. serve there was a small re- Friedman practiced med- “It’s a privilege to be ception in the wardroom Strategic Plan and I have personally icine as an orthopedic able to honor a man as where guests shared sto- talked to about 35,000 Coast Guardsmen surgeon for more than special as Dr. Friedman,” ries of Friedman. Papp over the last 18 months during all hands 40 years and authored 12 said Cmdr. James Harney, Russell is currently un- meetings,” the Commandant said. “Even books. His most recently Russell’s commanding of- dergoing a 12-month, From Page 13 though the number of reports are going published book “Survi- ficer. “When we learned $70 million Extended Dry up, I feel that is a sign that victims are vor” chronicles his ex- of his passing, we started Dock Selective Restric- now trusting the system, and allowing us do so affordably,” the Commandant said. periences as the medical working immediately to tive Availability at the BAE to vigorously hold the perpetrators ac- “To lose this opportunity would affect the officer on board DD 414 put together a memorial Shipyard in San Diego. countable.” very shape of our service and impact our during World War II. to honor such a great man, Russell is assigned as part ability to conduct our missions for the During the eulogy, Fried- who gave so much to the of Destroyer Squadron 1. next 40 years.” As important as the Offshore Patrol Cutter recapitalization project is, Adm. Papp noted that his top priority over the past two years has been eliminating sex- ual harassment from the service. “We started a military campaign of- fice to oversee the implementation of our Sexual Assault Prevention and Response THE PERISCOPE, NSB KINGS BAY, Thursday, March 20, 2014 15 16 THE PERISCOPE, NSB KINGS BAY, Thursday, March 20, 2014