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USS STOCKDALE (DDG 106) MAGAZINE April HONOR USS STOCKDALE (DDG 106) MAGAZINE April. 2019 Vol. 1 Issue 4 CONTENTS / // A Message to the Crew From the Commanding Officer 17 “Shipmates, with all this talk about canceled port calls, a second beer day, and the uncertainty with our schedule, I want to discuss the benefits of adversity with you. Adversity is usually not a welcome word due to Commanding Officer its direct association with pain. But it is important not to shy away from Cmdr. Leonard Leos adversity because adversity and the struggles and hardships that come with it make you stronger. Facing adversity builds confidence and will Executive Officer put you on a path to counter greater adversity. As Sailors, we are tested Cmdr. Brandon Booher daily all types of physical and mental adversity, such as working flight operations, standing watch, prepping food in the galley, or countless Collateral Duty Public hours of drills. Many of these shipboard duties are carried out in extreme Affairs Officer conditions and deprive us many hours of precious sleep. Attitude is very Ensign Alison Flynn important in dealing with adversity. Instead of feeling like a victim or feeling sorry for yourself, it is important to carry a tough, positive attitude. Editor/Designer This attitude becomes the foundation for creating a special breed of Sailor MC2 Abigayle Lutz who can tackle any challenges a Dynamic Force Employment has to offer. 4 MARCH IN REVIEW Our Sister Service, the Marine Corps, prides themselves on working in / TAKE A GLIMPSE AT MARCH the worst conditions having the crappiest gear and having the highest casualty rates. They carry a high capacity to endure adversity. This is 6 AWARDS called the joy of misery. CHECK OUT THE 2ND QUARTER AWARD RECIPIENTS / If it were easy, everyone would do it. But you’re not just anyone: you’re a STOCKDALE Sailor. 10 WOMEN THROUGHOUT HISTORY / NAVY WOMEN THROUGHOUT HISTORY So the next time adversity comes in your path, tackle it head on and view it as an opportunity to excel. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CPO This, my shipmates, is the advantage of adversity. 12 126 YEARS OF THE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER / “HONOR”, the USS Stockdale (DDG The payoff for a life of adversity is freedom.” 106) magazine, accepts submissions. All submissions are subject to review 14 STOCKDALE’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY and editing. “Honor” is an authorized READ ABOUT THE SHIP’S MILESTONE publication for members of military / services and their families. Its content CMDR. LEONARD LEOS, COMMANDING OFFICER does not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. Government, / ON THE COVER // the Department of Defense or the U.S. Navy Damage Controlman Fireman Recruit Timothy King, from Middeltown, New Jersey, Department of the Navy and does not collects a fuel sample during a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Gulf, March 24, 2019. (U.S. imply endorsement thereby. / 2 / / Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Abigayle Lutz) / 3 / / MARCH IN REVIEW 1) U.S. Navy Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Cameron Barrett, from Mount //////////////////Pleasant, South Carolina, welds a coffee machine to a table in the mess decks aboard Stockdale, in Manama, Bahrain, March 20. 2) .S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael Wettlaufer, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, talks with Ensign Lacey Kelley, from Tahlequah, Oklahoma, on the bridge wing of Stockdale, in the Arabian Gulf, March 31. 1 3) U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Joshua Kritsanajootha, from San Diego, signals to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) during a replenishment-at-sea aboard Stockdale in the Gulf of Oman, March 1. 4) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Stockdale practice helicopter in-flight refueling with an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, on the flight deck of the Stockdale in the Arabian Gulf, March 13. 5) U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Michael Lomano, from Westerville, 2 4 Ohio, turns the anchor brake during an anchoring evolution aboard Stockdale in the Arabian Gulf, March 27. 6) U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Alexis Reyes, from Columbia, Mississippi, loads an M9 magazine during an M9 pistol live-fire qualification exercise on the flight deck of Stockdale, in the Arabian Gulf, March 26. 3 3 5 6 /////////////////////// / AWARDS // BLUE JACKET JUNIOR SAILOR SAILOR SENIOR SAILOR OF THE OF THE OF THE OF THE QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER SN James Kallberg IT3 Alexander Apin DC2 Justin Moore PS1 Nigel Ross Seaman James Kallberg works with deck Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Damage Controlman 2nd Class Justin Moore Personnel Specialist 1st Class Nigel Ross department while he waits to strike the rate Alexander Apin operates and maintains the is involved in damage control, ship stability, provides Stockdale Sailors with information quartermaster. Undesignated personnel must Stockdale’s global satellite telecommunications firefighting, fire prevention, and chemical, and counseling related to Navy occupations, be undesignated for at least one year to be systems, mainframe computers, local and wide biological and radiological (CBR) warfare opportunities for general education and job eligible to choose a rate. While waiting to strike area networks, and micro-computer systems. defense, including the instruction of personnel training, requirements for promotion, rights a rate, Sailors do hands-on work around the in these areas. and benefits, and maintains and audits pay and ship, stand watch and operate the helm. “My daily responsibilities include ensuring personnel records. communications circuits are up and functional, “My proudest accomplishment in the Navy “My proudest accomplishment in the Navy maintenance on equipment, and inventory and is that I have successfully completed two full “I joined the Navy to provide for my family would be getting Master Helmsman qualified,” destruction of classified materials,” said Apin. deployments along with two training cycles and do something meaningful they would be said Kallberg. “If you’re a Master Helmsman “My favorite part of my job is that every day aboard the Stockdale,” said Moore. “What I proud of,” said Ross. “It’s been my most proud you drive the ship for special evolutions such can be a different learning experience. The enjoy most about the Navy is coming across moment so far to make personnel specialist as underway replenishment, sea and anchor, knowledge never stops for my rate because new challenges and evolutions that I would first class. It seems easy the last few years to and straits transits, to name a few. It was a technology and equipment can always be never be able to experience in the civilian make rank, but that has not been my story. qualification that took hard work to get and it’s modified.” world.” There were years when it seemed impossible.” something I really enjoy doing.” / 6 / / / 7 / / CELEBRATING ALL WOMEN HONORING ALL STOCKDALE SPOTLIGHT WOMEN STOCKDALE CELEBRATED WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH IN MARCH Quartermaster 2nd Class Larissa Begay, left, Cdr. Leonard Leos, middle, Stockdale commanding officer, and Ensign Briana Schmidt, right, cut a cake during a women’s history month celebration on the mess decks in the Arabian Gulf, March 30. SEAMAN ALBERTO BUTKUS CHIEF MATTHEW GARCIA Job Title: Operations Specialist Job Title: Chief Hospital Corpsman, Independent Duty Corpsman Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Hometown: Austin, TX Time in the Navy: 1 year Time in the Navy: 10 years! Previous Ships: Stockdale is my first ship Previous Ships: USS Squall (PC 7), USS Peleliu Best advice to Sailors: As tiring as it is to work (LHA 5), USS Stennis (CVN 74), USS Ronald all day everyday, the Sailors around you can Reagan (CVN 76) make your day easier. Whether it’s a simple hello, it may go a long way for your fellow Best advice to Sailors: Don’t worry about Sailors. what other people think. Personality begins where comparison leaves off. Be unique. Be Hobbies/Interests: Working out, playing memorable. Be confident. Be proud. Be sassy. spades, playing basketball, playing video Work hard in silence and let success make the games noise. What is your anthem/jam? Love Yourz by J. Hobbies/Interests: Long distance running Sailors aboard the Stockdale honored women “Women have always been there,” said Ens. Cole throughout history with a presentation and cake Briana Schmidt, from Boone, North Carolina. What is your anthem/jam? Current jam is I’m cutting ceremony, March 30. “History seldom includes the full picture that So Tired by Lauv embraces the irreplaceable impact of women in Favorite food: Tacos, Spanish rice, pizza The presentation highlighted this year’s the armed forces. By celebrating the powerful Women’s History Month theme, “Visionary women of our history, we complete the story. We Most Memorable moment on Stockdale: Favorite food: pizza, cookies, pudding....not Women: Champions of Peace and Nonviolence”. give these women the credit they might have My most memorable moment on Stockdale necessarily in that order According to the National Women’s History never received.” would have to be when I first stepped on Alliance, the theme honors women who led board. I didn’t know what to expect, nor did Most Memorable moment on Stockdale: he efforts to end war, violence and injustice through i know anyone. Everyone was so welcoming day the CPO results came out and my name the use of nonviolence. and open to showing me around. was called and I thought it was another Garcia cause we have like 80 and realized it was me Story By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Abigayle Lutz / 8 / / and freaked out. / 9 / / WOMENTHE FIRST WOMEN TO SERVE IN THE U.S.IN NAVY WERE NURSESTHE WHEN CONGRESS U.S.ESTABLISHED THE NAVY NURSENAVY CORPS IN 1908. NOW 111 YEARS LATER, WOMEN SERVE IN IN EVERY JOB AND IN EVERY RANK - FROM SEAMAN TO ADMIRAL.
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