George Welsh, Is Thesubject of a Feature Beginning on Page 16

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Chief of Naval Operations: ADM Thomas B. Hayward Chief of Information: RADM .David M. Cooney OIC Navy Internal Relations Act.: CAPT James E. Wentz Features 6 DDG 47"SHE MAY LOOK THE SAME BUT ... A look at a new class of ship for the 1980s

Page 10 10 FAMILY ADVOCACYPROGRAM Expanded program deals with spouse as well as child 13 NAW RELIEFHITS 75 Dispensing aid without benefit of a budget 16 GEORGEWELSH-"IT'S BEEN A TEAM EFFORT" His thoroughness is his mark of excellence 24 ENERGYCONSERVATION EFFORTS REAP AWARDS Sea and shore commands win SecNav Energy Awards 28 GREATLAKES CRUISE Mid-America responds to visits by three destroyers 30 SOUNDFOCUSING ON BLOODSWORTH ISLAND Chesapeake Bay range has served Navy since 1942 34 MEDICAL AND HEALTHCARE Second in a new series of Navy Rights and Benefits 42 MINORITY RECRUITMENTAT INDIAN HEAD One individual's novel approach to a difficult task 46 PLANNING FOR TOMORROW Paae 34 What's new and better aboard Pacific Fleet ships Departments Currents-2; Bearings-22; Mail Buoy-48

Covers Front: Navy's winning football coach, George Welsh, is thesubject of a feature beginning on page 16. Photo by D.B. Eckard. Back Sunset on Bloodsworth Island. Photo by PH2 Dave Longstreath.

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DC Bound Personnel Have Year to Repay ‘‘Dead Hose’’ 0 Navy men and women transferring to the Washing- ton, D.C., area soon may have up to a year to pay back a “dead horse.” Navy people under PCS orders to duty stations in CONUS other than the national capital region continue to have six months to pay back advance pay which may be authorized under PCS orders. In the past, the 12-month payback applied only to personnel going to or between overseas duty stations. The Navy alsois considering other high cost regions for the 12-month payback option. The high cost involved in setting up a household in the Washington, D.C.,area is the reason for the extra six months’ extension in paying back the “dead horse.” Commanding officers may approve the advance pay liquidation period of 12 months incident to transfer to the Washington, D.C., area. Approval will be granted only on a case-by-case basis when the need is evident. Further information will be included in NAVCOMPT Notice 7220. The national capital region includes the District of Columbia, Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland, and Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and PrinceWilliam Counties in Virginia.

Lexington Stays; No Basic Pilot Training At Corpus Christi ,0 USS Lexington, formerly slated for retirement in mid-1979, will continue in active service and remain homeported in Pensacola, Fla. The Navy decided to extend the ship’s life when it became apparent that the Navy’s flight training needs are best met by a carrier with a small crew fully dedicated to training. The Navy also announced it will conduct all primary undergraduate pilot training at Whiting Field Pensacola where most of that training already is being held. Training Squadron 27 (VT 27), now based at Corpus Christi, Texas, will be disestablished with the introduction of T-34C aircraft at Whiting Field during this fiscal year. At that time all primary undergraduate pilot training will take place in Pensacola. Naval Air Statio11 Corpus Christi will be used to conduct multiengine and advanced fixed wing maritime air training, using the T-44A aircraft. No other changes are planned at Corpus Christi. Navy and Marine Corps Undergraduate Helicopter Pilot Train- ing, which is now held at Whiting Field, will be consolidated with the Army’s Helicopter Pilot Training Program at Fort Rucker, Ala. This training will include specialized instruction required for Navy and Marine operations.

E-8/9 Advancement Authorization for Second Cycle Released 0 Almost 500 chief petty officers will be advanced to E-8 and 133 senior chiefs to E-9 during the first six months of 1979, the second segment of cycle 77 E-8/9 advancements. Advancements will be- come effective on the 16th of the month shown. January: E-8, 117; E-9,42. February, March, April, May: E-8,74 each month; E-9, 19 each month. June: E-8, 77; E-9, 15. Totals include active duty regulars and reservists, chiefs in the Training and Administration of Reserves (TAR) program, canvasser recruiters and divers. 2 ALL HANDS Highlights of New Information Security Program 0 The familiar GDS, ADS, and XGDS downgrading/declassification system is no more. That’s one of the changes made as a result of a new Navy Information Security Program placed into operation when the president issued Executive Order 12065 on Dec. 1. The program eliminates the existing system and provides for classification of information for six years,20 years, or for declassification review after 20 years. Among the changes to the Navy’s Information Security Program which are included in OPNAVINST 55 10.1F are: systematic review of classified material at 20 years instead of 30 years, as required in the past; establishment’of a full-time information security oversight office to monitor the program; establishment of administrative sanction for willful violations of security directives; requirement to classify information provided by a foreign nation in confidence, even if the releasing country does not classify. The markings on the last lineof a classified message will change too. If the information contained in the messageis being classified for the first time, the originator might put: DECL 6 JUN 95 REAS: E. That means, declassify the message on June 6, 1995. “REAS E” means paragraph “E” out of OPNAVINST 55 10. lF, Section 5-107.3, is the basis for extending classification longer than six years. If the message discusses information previously classified, it is a derivative classification. The last line of a message with a derivative classification of Top Secret might read: REVW: 18 DEC 98 // DG/C/ 18 DEC 88. This means the message will be subject to review on Dec. 18, 1998, to determine if it still needs to remain classified. Formerly, the message might have been classified30 years before review. In the meantime, the message will be downgraded to Confidential on Dec. 18: 1988. More particulars on how the new system works are contained in OPNAV- INST 5510.lF and NAVOP 158/78.

ACC Rodriguez Named Winner of Air Traffic Controller Award 0 Chief Air Controlman Robert F. Rodriguez was in a tense, potentially deadly situation. While monitoring his radar, he saw that a P-3 aircraft had overshot its final bearing for landing and was flying closer and closer to a mountain in its path. Although ACC Rodriguez saw the problem, he could do nothing about it because the P-3 co-pilot was transmitting on the radio. “I called the tower and told them ‘as soon as the co-pilot quit transmitting, I wanted to talk to him,” ACC Rodriguez said. “When he did,I gave him a climb which took him away from the mountain. The radar return at the time showed him within a mile of it.” For that action, combined withhis sustained superior performance, ACC Rodriguez was namkd winnerof the Vice Admiral Robert B. Pine Air Traffic Controller of the Year Award for 1978. In announcing the winner, Secretary of the Navy W. Graham Claytor Jr. said ACC Rodriguez’ “leader- ship and professionalism have measurably enhanced readiness and safety in naval aviation.” Chief Rodriguez, who is stationed at Naval Weapons Center China Lake, Calif., was attached to U.S. Naval Station Adak, Alaska, during the incident with the P-3. “It makes you stop and think,” he said. “There’s been a few instances during my career where events have taken place that I couldn’t do a thing about, and I really felt helpless. It made me feel good that I was ableto get him away from that situation.” JANUARY 1979 3 Dependent School Children Overseas0 Some school-aged dependents of Navy men and women stationed overseas will soon be eligible for free or reduced-price lunches if they attend schools administered by the Office of Dependents Education. This change is the result of a new law- The Defense Dependents Education Act of 1978 - which authorizes participation by overseas dependents in the National School Lunch Program. Free round-trip transportation from home to school and back for seven-day dormitory students is another provision of the new act. Sevenday dormitories are those provided when the active duty parent is stationed too far from the school to allow weekend commuting by the student. In the past, parents had to provide transportation home for their children during the Christmas and spring recesses and to and from school at the beginning and at the end of the school year. Another provision of the law directsall schools in the Defense Dependents Education System to set up an elected advisory com- mittee to advise the principal or superintendent of the school on school operations, and to make recommendations on curriculum and budget matters. The new law calls for an annual assessment of the quality of education provided to children attending Defense Dependents Education Schools. Results of this assessment will be reported to Congress and employees in the school system.

Command Advancement Program Clarifications 0 Small units authorized only one Command Advancement Pro- gram (CAP) promotion are exempt from the provision of NAVOP 135/78 which requires half of the CAP advancements to be in CREO Group A orB ratings, or an NEC. listed as open. In a clarification of the NAVOP which announced the program, the Chief of Naval Personnel also said time in rate and time in service should be computed to the actual date of advancement. Addi- tionally, personnel advanced under the authority of CAP must meet all advancement eligibility requirements, except the written examination, on the date of advancement. Under CAP, limited numbers of Navy men and women serving on sea duty in paygrades E-3,4 and 5 may be advanced to the next higher paygrade by their commanding officer without approval from higher authority. The program is designed to reward superior enlisted performance, but will not replace the Navy examination/advancement process.

Frocking For Some Petty Officer Selectees Authorized 0 Under a new policy, some men and women selected for advancement to petty officer paygrade E-4 through E-9 may be frocked to the next higher paygrade. Only those personnel serving in a billet of the grade for which they were selected, or higher, are eligible for the frocking privilege. Frocking will be at the commanding officer’s discretion and is voluntary. The reason for the change is togive commanding officers the flexi- bility to recognize deserving individuals by placing them into vacant billets of the next higher paygrade. Frocking, an administrative authorization to wear the uniform of a higher paygrade, does not entitle the wearerto the pay and allowances of the higher grade. Additional information is contained in NAVOP SECDEF seis Strong U.S. Navy in the Pacific 0 If push comes to shove in the Pacific, Secretary of Defense Harold Brown believes the U.S. Navy will come out on top. “I have no doubt that theU.S. Pacific Fleet can handle the Soviet Pacific Fleet,” Secre- tary Brown told newsmen at a press conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, recently. “It would not be a pushover in case of a war. It will be a tough conflict, Ibut believe our fleet is superior.” The defense secretary said everything must be counted together when gauging the strength of the Pacific Fleet.“I think the expansion of Japanese naval and naval air capabilities is a help in this regard. We would get allied contributions . . . from Australia and New Zealand.” While acknowledging a decrease in the number of ships in theU.S. Navy, Secretary Brown said the same thing has been happening to the Soviet navy. He explained it was a consequence of schedule lifetimes, and past and present ship construction rates. “But the Navy has not been reducing in tonnage and, in fact, it has been increasing in capability. Right here in the Pacific, we will be introducing more F-14s to replace F4s ona number of carriers.” Secretary Brown said the Pacific Fleet would not decrease in size, and may even increase slightly. “But there’s no doubt at all in my mind that the overall capability of our Pacific Fleet is increasing,” he said.

Search Is On For More Navy Recruiters 0 The Navy is in need of shore-eligible volunteers for recruiting duty in all recruiting districts. Although top performing career petty officers are needed in each of the 43 districts, the following recruiting districts havea significantrequirement for volunteers: New York, N.Y.; Detroit, Mich.; Newark, N.J.; Washington, D.C.; Boston, Mass.; Chicago, Ill.; Cleveland,Ohio; and Los Angeles, Calif. Minority petty officers for recruiting duty are needed as follows: Black - Chicago, Ill.; Memphis, Tenn.; Raleigh,N.C.; Columbus, Ohio; St. Louis, Mo.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Kansas City,Mo. Mexican American - Los Angeles and San Francisco, Calif. Puerto Rican - Miami, Fla., and Newark, N.J. NativeAmerican - Detroit, Mich.; San Francisco and San Diego, Calif.; Albuquerque, N.M.; and Boston, Mass. Petty officers can volunteer for recruiting duty by submitting NAVPERS Form 1306/7 to the Chief of Naval Per- sonnel (PERS 5021) in accordance with ENLTRANSMAN, Chapter 11.

Naval Air Board Looks At Ways to Retain Pilots 0 Monetary bonuses and more operational and pro- ficiency flying time are two possibilities top level Navy and Marine aviators are considering to increase retention rates among naval aviators. The discussions were part of a semiannual meeting chaired by Vice Admiral Frederick C. Turner, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air Warfare, which was held at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. N.C., recently. The purpose was to review topics of vital interest to the flying community. Retention of naval aviators and forecast reductions in pilot training rates were two areas which were discussed at length. Flight safety, especially during air combat maneuvering training, material readiness, training of enlisted technicians, and improvement of reserve aviation readiness were other items reviewed at the meeting. All areas discussed will receive further study and follow-up action as appropriate. JANUARY 1979 5 DDGM She may look

BY JOl(SS) PETE SUNDBERG come a long way since then. Last September, the Naval Sea Sys- In 1864, a small steam launch, with tems Command announced a contract onetorpedo attached to its side, award toLitton Industries, Ingalls attacked and sunk the ironclad Confed- ShipbuildingDivision, Pascagoula, erate ram Alhermarle in the mouth of Miss., for detail design and construc- the Roanoke River. Twelveof the 14 tion of thefirst Aegis-armed guided volunteer Union sailorswere killed, but missile destroyer of the DDG 47-class. the attack was so successful it caused the Construction of the new ship is slated to Southern Navy to cancel plans for an begin in mid-1979. Delivery is expected assault on theblockading Northern in early 1983. During the next 10 years, fleet. approximately 16 DDG 47-class ships Although that attack created a stir in Navy circles and p-roved the effectivenessof a hit-and-run vessel, it wasn’t until 1902 that the Navy commissioned itsfirst real destroyer-USS Bain- bridge. That ship, 250-feet long anddis- placing 590 tons, was powered by reciprocating engines and armed with4- inch guns and two torpedo tubes. She was built to operate in coastal waters and could maneuver at speeds up to 28 knots. In herday, Bainbridge was a very impressive ship. However,the Navy has the.sarnebut.. . hull and gas turbines to drive her at tems capableof detecting, targeting and energyagainst it. The Aegis missiles sustained speedsof 30 knots to carry out downing attacking enemy missiles and thenhome in onthe reflected energy combat operationsas part of an aircraft aircraft. It is the nucleus of the ship's and move in for the kill. carrier battle group, amphibious group,total combat system furnishing direc- Aegisuses theStandard Missile-2 underway replenishment group or con- tion, commands and engagement data (SM2) which is fired fromMark 26 voy. She will also have the at-sea tested to other weapons systems in the ship. launchers (located fore and aft). After maneuverability,range, sea keeping TheAN/SPY-IA radar, amajor firing, the Mark 26 loads another mis- and stabilityof the Spruance-class ship. component of Aegis, scans in all direc- sile ontothe launcher rail virtually tions,detects and tracks hundreds of instantaneously. The SM2 is not only targets simultaneously. It's also capable effective againstenemy aircraft and Armament of picking out and disregarding phony missiles, but can be used against ships; targets (created through electronic illu- SM2 is also being refitted to many of Readily noticeable in the new ship are sions). When it locates ahostile target, it our present-day ships. the flat, phased arraysof the AN/SPY- transmits firing orders automaticallyor Inaddition to Aegis, DDG 47 is 1A radar system-heart of one of the manually. armedwith anti-submarine rockets most important developments in fleet TheAN/SPY-1A radar works in (ASROC),guns, torpedoes and Har- history-the Aegis combat system. conjunction with guidance illumination poon missiles which are carried in, and Technical aspectsof the Aegis weap- radars.During the final, or terminal, launchedfrom, two deck-mounted on system are sophisticated.Basically, phase of the missile's flight, one of four quad-canister launchers. thesystem consists of computer- illuminators is automatically pointed at Two 5-inch/54-caliber guns (one for- controlled radar and fire control sys- the incoming target and bounces radar ward andone aft) provide defense

8 ALL HANDS against air and surface targets. DDG47 as redundancy in vital equipments and Surveillanceand trailing of hostile can carry conventional 5-inch ammuni- systems. ships. tion,infrared guided projectiles and Blockade extended range laser-guided projectiles Habitability Search and rescue at sea now under development. The Phalanx weaponssystems provide self-defense Automation to improvethe ship’s Characteristics against low-flying missiles and aircraft. efficiency combined with modern con- The new destroyer fires Mark 46 tor- struction materials reduces the number Length-overall ...... 563 feet pedoes from triple tubes port and star- of crewmen normally requiredto man a waterline ...... 529 feet boardand also from two assigned ship of the DDG 47’s size and leaves LAMPS I11 helicopters. roomfor more comfortable working Beam ...... 55 feet In additionto her many weaponssys- and living quarters. tems, she is equipped with an extensive Ordinary ship maintenance is eased Draft ...... 21.4 feet array of electronic and non-electronic through use of an aluminum superstruc- countermeasures to give her offensive ture, vinyl fabrics bondedto lightweight Displacement . . . .Approx. 8910 tons anddefensive capabilities against aluminum bulkhead structures that can (fully loaded) targets above and below the surface. be wiped clean with a damp cloth, and Speed (sustained) 30 knots vinyl tileand fireproof carpeting on Propulsion most decks. Also,new sealants between Aircraft ...... Helicopters partitions and decks to eliminate rust 2 LAMPS I11 Like theSpruance-class destroyer, and odors from scrub water, and tough DDG 47 is powered by four marine gas protective paints that resist rust, corro- Accommodations ...... turbine engineswhich can produce sion and wear do away with tiresome Approx. 360 total; 33 more than 80,000 horsepower to drive daily maintenance chores. officers, 327 enlisted the ship at speedsin excess of 30 knots. Living, eating and recreation spaces men More compact and lighter than steamaboard DDG 47 aredecorated with turbines, the gas turbine engines eas- are bright,cheerful colors and all living Propulsion...... 4 gas turbine engines; ier tomaintain, are more quickly spaces and interior work areas are air 2 controllable pitch repaired or replaced, and canbe started conditioned. propellers cold in only a few minutes rather than Berthingand eating spaces are the hour or more needed for conven- located in the center of the ship, reduc- Armament tional steam plants. ingdiscomfort of roll andpitch Theship has twinscrews, twin motions. 2 Mark 26 guided missile systems rudders and staggered twin main pro- Overall, living aboard DDG 47, with pulsion spaces, eachcontaining two herincreased space andreduction of 2 5-inch/ 54-caliber guns engines. The twin screwsare thereversi- upkeepproblems, should make the ble pitch type to give the ship a high sailors’ lot more pleasant. 2 ASW torpedo mounts, triple barrels degree of maneuverability. Besides con- Although destroyers, with their high trolling direction of the ship, the pitch speed,heavy armamentand sophisti- 2 Phalanx close-in weapons systems of the screws can be tuned to achieve catedelectronic equipment, have maximum efficiency for long-range changeddramatically over the years, 2 Harpoon missile launching systems cruising or maximum silence during their role remains as it was when that anti-subrparine warfare missions. Dur- first steam launch took on the Confed- Electronic warfare systems ing normaloperations, the destroyer erate ironclad-“to seek out the enemy can cruise on twoengines, goingto three and attack.” Aegis Mark 7 weapons system and then to four for greater speeds. Survivabilitywas one of themain design considerations of DDG 47. The Ship’s Missions ship incorporates many improvements in fragment and fire protection as well Anti-air warfare Anti-submarine warfare Anti-ship warfare Bombardment of shore positions Escort to military and merchant ship convoys. Amphibious assault support

JANUARY 1979 9 Family Advocacy Program

BY JOI DAVIDA MATTHEWS ties with setting upcommittees with the these people by expandingthe Child specific mission of ensuringthat not Advocacy Programto includespouse What causes a person to strike out at only abused children but also the fami- abuse victims.” other family members? ‘‘Frustratioli,” lies received help through further medi- PilotFamily Advocacy Programs states Carla Pittman, a counselor with cal care,psychiatric evaluations and should be operational by FY79 at Naval FairfaxCounty, Va., Social Services. case workervisits. In the program’s first RegionalMedical Centers in four “Aggression is normal, a healthy year of operation, 345 cases of child locations-Portsmouth,Va., Camp response to frustration-when it’s chan- abuse and neglect were reported and the Lejeune, CampPendleton and San neled intosolving the problem that children and their abusers were helped. Diego. creates the frustration. However, alltoo Duringthe same year, however, “We cannot afford to duplicate avail- often,frustration leads to family vio- nearly twice as many incidentsof spouse able community services,” Dr. McCul- lence. If a child is abused by one parent, abuse“647”werereported. In 1977, lah explained. “Whatwe intend to dois theother parent is there toact as a afterBuMedNote 6320 of Nov. 19, tap existingresources and makesure buffer. When it’s spouse abuse, there is 1976, established procedures for report- that those who need help are aware of no buffer.” ing suspected spouse abuse, that figure available alternatives.” The Navy has always been involved in jumped to over 1,000. Though the program is in the devel- the treatment and evaluation of abused “We feel that the numberof reported opmental phase, it is still an indication children and their families on a needed child abuseand neglect andspouse that the Navy recognizes spouse abuse basis. In February 1976, definite guide- abuse cases is a very significant underes- as a problemthat must be addressed-a lines for treatment, follow-up care and timation of thetrue incidence of the conclusion that manycommunities reopening procedures were set forth in problem,” says Lieutenant Commander seem to be slow in reaching. BuMedInst 6320.53, establishing the RobertMcCullah, MSC, specialty Dr. HarveyTaschman, coordinator ChildAdvocacy Program “.,. to deal advisor in clinical psychology forthe forBattered Women’s Project atthe with child abuseand neglect among Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and Center for Studiesof Child and Family Navy and Marine Corps families.” Program Manager for the Family Ad- MentalHealth, National Institute of This program tasked medical facili- vocacy Program. “Wehope to help MentalHealth, reports that there are 10 ALL HANDS

well-being of both the abused and the right after he retires from active duty,” abuser that they seek help. Herman said, Fairfax County. with a high concen- Dr.McCallah agrees. “Whenhe tration of military families as residents, returns from deployment, the husband hasone of the nation’s better,spouse usually finds his wife in complete con- aid programs. trol of the household. Even his children Pittman and Edith Herman, another look to her for direction. He may feel social worker involved with counseling out of place and be frustrated in his battered women, were instrumental in attempts to re-enter family life. When setting up a Law Enforcement Assist- he retires, he no longer has the security ance Association-funded project called that military life provided. In his fear CEASE-CommunityEffort for and frustration at startinga new life, he Abused Spouses. In addition to imme- may strike out at his family.” diate needs such as medical care orshel- In some ways, a womanseparating less than 50 community shelters nation- ter, the program deals with long-range from a military husband may have more wide set up tohelp abused spouses.“Yet solutions. benefits than most wives. Until the we have statistics that prove much more “When an abused spouse--usually a divorce is final, the wifeis entitled to aid is needed.” he added. “In Boston, woman, although we have helped a few military medical care, and usually the Mass.,” he continued,“police daily men-calls us for help, the first thingwe children continueto receive medical receive 35 wife abusecomplaints. In do is provideher and herchildren if care until they lose their eligibility Atlanta. Ga.. 60 percent of all nighttime need be, with a safe place to stay for a through adoption orby reason of age. If police calls are for domesticdisputes. In few weeks,” Herman said. “Sometimes, ahusband refuses to give her court- one year in Cleveland, Ohio, 36 percent a cooling-off period is all that’s needed. authorized support payments, shecan of all couples applyingfor divorce listed The fact that she can andwill leave is an take steps to have it sent to her through physical abuseas the cause. About eye-opener formany husbands. Usu- his command. 7,500 to IO.000 calls dealing with spouse ally, both will agree to counseling, and Spouseabuse has been called the abuseare received annuallyatthe gradually, work things out. “closet crime” because it is usually shut Washington, D.C., Citizens Complaint “If a reconciliation is out of the ques- away and hidden. A doctor, ever alert Center.“ tion, we try to help the wife get back on for suspected child abuse, will calmly Why do womenaccept abuseon a her feet and becomeself-supporting. treat a women’s broken arm ”her third continuing basis? (Thereare abused First we make sure she has applied for seriousinjury in a year-and never husbands but those cases are not that any benefits, such as foodstamps, to question her story of its source. Neigh- common andusually involve a man who which she may be entitled. If she has bors may never know the extent of the is elderly, ill or of small stature.) been out of the job market for awhile, abuse because, unlike a child, a woman “Many feel that the alternatives are we help identify job skills and aid in the can hide the bruises and hurts. worse thanthe abuse,” Dr. McCullah preparation of aresume. When she’s “People need to know that the prob- said. “If the wife does leave, she must ready, we help her find a place to live lem does exist and that thereis help for have a place to go anda means to sup- and will even provide temporary child those who seek it,” Dr. McCullah said. port herself. When thereare children care untilmore permanent arrange- “TheFamily Advocacy Program is a involved,her decision is even more mentscanmade,”be Herman steptoward recognizing the problem complicated. She may accept the abuse explained. and identifying rehabilitative and, most as payment for the security provided.” If she fileslegal actionagainst her importantly, preventive resources.” J, Some donot accept the abusecalmly husband,the wife canrequest a for long. As an abused spouse reviews companion, avolunteer who attends all injuries of the past, hurting the other court proceedings with her, to provide can be alife-affirming act. Accordingto moral support but not legal advice. Dr.Taschman, husband-wife slayings Throughout this transition, the wife aremore common than any other attendsgroup counseling sessions murders, accompanied by a great deal where she can meet and make friends of violence such as repeated shootings, with women who have faced similar stabbings, or beatings. It becomes problems. In one of Herman’s counsel- importantfor the safety andmental ing groups, five of 25 women involved are wives of active and retired military. “I havecounseled many military wives and it seems that themost danger- ous times for them are when the husband returns froma long separation or .n ALL HANDS , Navy Relief Hits 75

BY JOANNE DUMENE

Brass bands will not play. Nor will bells peal out in jubilation. Instead, to celebrate its 75th birthday,the Navy Relief Society will spend another year quietly helping the “Navy and Marine Corps take care of their own.” The Navy Relief Society has come a long way since 1904 when $9,000 was donated from the proceedsof the Army- Navy football game.Organized as a self-help effort to take care of widows and orphansof Navy and Marine Corps personnel, the Societynow makes interest-freeloans, gives outright grants, providesfinancial aid for the education of dependents, and operates a layette service, thrift stores, and avisit- ing nurse program. Its 3,500 volunteers, many of whom have earned 5,000-hour pins, continue their service. When we talk Navy Relief today, Admiral Salzer said that establishing ments also were madeto make an addi- we’re talking big money, money that’s tighta budget guideline would be tional $5 million availableto sea service constantly in circulation, money that’s unrealistic. “We can’t say we’ll give so personnel. The crisis was averted when helping Navy and Marine Corps fami- much money in interest-free loans this Congresspassed the Appropriations lies who find themselves in difficulties. year and so much next year,” he said. Bill just in time, but the Society had Retired Vice Admiral Robert S. Salzer, “We don’t know how many people will been prepared to go the limit. President of theSociety, explains: bein need and we have to be truly The Society grantsinterest-free loans “Right now, we have more than 4,000 responsive and flexible to the people at under a wide variety of circumstances. dependentchildren with interest-free the time they need us.” It gives financial aid to those who have loansfor education. That’s about $7 One example of the Society’s respon- suffered losses as a result of a fire or a million. We’re alsoprocessing about siveness followed the recent pay crisis large-scale disaster such as a tornado. It 3,000 loan cases for emergency needs when no onewas sure if Navy paychecks helps withbasic living expenses, funeral every month. That’s’a lot of money.” would be delivered. The entire network expenses, CHAMPUS bills, and even Despite this large amount of money, of auxiliary officers and volunteers was emergency transportation in cases of the Navy Relief Society, unlike many primed foran influx of requestsfor serious illness or deathin the immediate other relief organizations, does not have financialaid. They were ready to family. a budget for relief operations. Instead, respond immediately with one-halfmil- According to the admiral, manycases themoney is dispensed according to lion dollars available for use overseas, involve young people with nottoo much need and circumstances at the time. and $2.5 millionstateside. Arrange- experience in financial management. In JANUARY 1979 13 these cases, the Society grants interest- requires special machines and nurses. we’re hereprimarily to helpthose in free loans only in conjunctionwith “Here we’re talking about thousands need.” he said. “We’re custodians of I budgetary counseling. Ofter the budget-and thousands of dollars,” Vice Admi- someone else’s money-money contrib- ary counseling is of more lasting value ral Salzersaid. “Even the 20 percent uted by sailors,marines and civilian than the loan. required under CHAMPUS’ cost-share friends who make contributionsat some Repaymentrates for interest-free program is hopelessly beyondthe finan- sacrifice to themselves. loansaverage 85 percent.This year, cial capability of this man. The Society “That’s why we cannot finance busi- possibly because of the emphasis on the simply has to help this person until the ness ventures or providehome mort- allotment method, the repayment rateis child is transferred to agovernment gagemoney or finance buying a new running about90 percent. “Allotmentis facility.” car,” he said. the most painless way of paying back a AdmiralSalzer admits that there He admitted, however, that there is a loan,” Admiral Salzer said. sometimesare misunderstandings value judgment which must be made as In somecases, if repayment is impos- about why some requests areturned to what’s essential and what’s not. “If a sible, the Society considers the money down. “People should understand that person can’t find housing close to work given as an outright grant. “Our busi- nessis helpingpeople,” the admiral said. “While we cannot encourage mis- management, the money belongs to the people in the Navy and Marine Corps who need it. And we’re notgoing to causethem a hardship by requiring them to repay when they can’t.’’ Who can get help? Navy andMarine Corps members, theirdependents, and their survivors are eligible for Navy Relief assistance. Inmost cases, the service member should be the oneto apply for aid. How- ever, dependents can be granted aid on an interim basis. Permission of the sponsor will be sought in the meantime. Survivorsthemselves may apply directly for aid. Verification of need is a requirement and is a protection for the majority of those who seek help from the Society. Verification can come through a com- mandrecommendation or sometimes through the American Red Cross. This year,a monthly average of 3,000 individual cases are getting some form of financial assistance. It ranges from small interest-free loans for basic living expenses to large sums for majormedi- cal or dental care which never can be fully paid back. It also includes educational aid for dependent children. An example of one of the bigger loan cases involvesthe child of a pettyofficer first class who is stationed where there are no adequate military medical facilities. The child has a lung problem which

Volunteer nurse Cheryl Whyms and one of her charges - it’s all part of the NRS Visiting Nurse bogram. Photo bySharon S. Brown 14 ALL HANDS 1 and there’s no public transportation, we sor’s income, number of dependents, ble clothingand other items and sell might consider making a non-interest and number of children attending col- them at discount. loan for car repairs,”he said. Therefore, lege or trade school. According to AdmiralSalzer, the even though the Society has established Repayment by the student does not greatest single accomplishment during basic rules forobtaining assistance, have to begin until three months after the Navy Relief Society’s 75 years is the therealways areexceptions. Admiral graduation and could extend for as longmanner in which theorganization Salzeremphasized that “eachcase is as 80 months. The 99 percent payback responded toand expanded withthe considered individually on its merits, rate on the programis high comparedto surge that took place in the personnel and it still takes twopeople to say ‘no’ to other educational loan programs. strength of the Navy and Marine Corps a request.” If you need financial help to pay for during World War 11. Because the Navy Relief Society was your child‘s education, the Navy Relief “Keeping pace with the needsof over established to provideemergency aid Society will consider your application three million people became a tremen- for those in need, it normally will not which must be submitted by March of dous challenge-we werea relatively pay expenses arising as a result of pur- this year to be considered for the com- small organizationat thetime,” he said. chasingluxuries or non-essentials. It ing 1979-80 school year. “Butwhat a response there was. All will not pay interest on loans or help to Another vahable service is the Visit- kinds of people, including war heroes, consolidate debts, nor will it pay debts ingNurses Program which currently responded. Then there was the patriotic incurred before a person joined serv- the operates at 24 of the larger or more iso- response of the civilian community ice. The Society will not help pay one’s lated Navy and Marine Corpsactivities. which led a nationwide fund drive. The taxes or cover bad checks,will not,pro- It answers the need for the special help proceeds from this really were the basis vide bail and will not pay court fines. that nurses provide for mothers of new for the Society’s reserve funds.” Apartfrom direct financial assis- babies,convalescent persons, or Fromits small beginning in1904 tance, the. Society operates other pro- elderly people confinedto their homes. through the World War I1 years and up grams. One of the biggest and most There is nocharge for the services to thepresent day pressures of inflation, importantare educational loans for which are funded by the Society. theNavy Relief Societyhas proved dependent children. Other ,special helps arethe layette itself as a force which can respond to With about $7 million committed to programand thrift shops. Under the any emergency. At a young and vigor- thisprogram at any one time, the layetteprogram, babies of certain ous 75, the Society is looking forwardto Society grants loans up to a maximum enlisted members are provided a dona- at least another 75 years of helping “the of $6,000 foreducating a dependent tion of clothingand supplies. Thrift Navy and Marine Corps take care of child. The amount depends on the spon-shops accept donations ofclean, weara- their own.” ;t

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,’ 0 Funerals 0 Layettes or medical bills. :JANUARY ‘1979 15 I “Kick it,” George Welsh yelled from University. Navy had put in its best sea- mostly for heating. When coalwent out the sidelines.It was a fourth-and-I son since 1973, when it was 9-1. as a primary heating source, Coaldale situation at the Army 17 in thethird The 28-0 romp over Army was became a depressed area. Still is today.” quarter of the 1978 Army-Navy classic. George Welsh’s fifth win over the Mil- Welsh went through his various sea- The TV camera was on him when he itary Academy in six tries. Before last sons with football. He played for Coal- called for the kick. There was no doubt year’s loss, he had taken four gamesin a dale High and Wyoming Seminary what George wanted. row. To addto his present laurels, Prep, went on to the Naval Academy in The resulting actionwas one of those Welsh’s midshipmen captured the Com- 1952 and was the Midshipmen’s starting sequels thatone never getstired of mander in Chiefs Trophy for the third quarterbackfor three seasons-1953, watching in a playback. time (they won in ’73 and ’73, beating ’54 and ’55. He played a year with the Placekicker Bob Tata stood ready to both Air Force and Army in the same NorfolkNaval Base Tarsbefore torn put in the field goal. Quarterback Bob season. knee ligaments in 1957 ended his active Leszczynski couldn’t handlethe high The Holiday Bowl bid was icing on playing. snap; it bounced away. Tata-all 150 the cake which George Welsh looked at Leaving the Navyin July 1963, he pounds ofhim-blocked for Leszc- as “a reward.” joined Rip Engle’s staff at Penn State zynski. The quarterback scrambled for “Our team did a good job. It’s good (Engle wrote saying he had an opening the ball, found tailback Steve Callahan forthe NavalAcademy andfor the and “no experience was necessary”). opened and hit him witha pass that sent Navy in general.” George had spent 10 seasons with the Callahan over forthe game’s fourth What kind of man is George Welsh? Nittany Lions in a very responsible- touchdown against Army. For one thing, he’s a man with a quiet, and secure-job, coachingquarter- Leszczynski was grinning from ear to determinedfaith inhimself and his backs and offensive backs. He was in a ear-George Welsh was in gravy. team.He constantly plays down solid position at Penn Sate. There was Welsh said, “We practiced that play bravado-even when he’s riding high no pressing reason why he would want all year.” But he knew no one believed and could be boastful. to take on a chancey proposition like him.He amended it-“No,we really Welsh comes from aquiet back- beinghead coach theat Naval didn’t practiceit, but I think Leszc- ground in southeastPennsylvania. Academy-a school which had been on zynski did it on purpose so hecould Football, however, isn’t just his life’s the football skidssince 1965. Navy’stwo throw for a touchdown.” work, it’s his life’s style. It’s something coaches before Welsh couldn’t get the Earlier in the season, however, Welsh he took tonaturally, as naturally as the blue and gold team behind them. What had given the answer to the situation rest of us learn to walk. was to say that George Welsh would which developed in Philadelphia. “I “If you knowanything about football fare any better? think we’re a pretty good team ... it’s history,” he said, “you’ve heard of the Before the Notre Dame loss(27-7), been a team effort, everybody playing Pottsville Maroons, only 15 miles from the failure to catch up to Syracuse (20- well. That’s the key. there. They put football on the map.” 17), and bombing out to Florida State “When we have breakdowns, some- “There” refers to Coaldale, what else University (38-6)“three big ones in a one covers up.” but a mining town. row-George wasplaying down his All told, the 1978 season was a pretty “It’s a town of five or six thousand seven-and-oh record.Those games good one forNavy. It had an 8-3 record people,” he said. “Probably less today. going into the inaugural Holiday Bowl “My fatherworked in a colliery for 20 George Welsh on the sidelines during the in San Diego against Brigham Young years.They mined anthracite, used Notre Dame game at Cleveland. 16 ALL HANDS t George Welsh 7L increased the Academy’s list of walking 1975. (Thatcoach is gonenow.) A1 wounded. Miller (el”, 219), middle guard, was “Look,” he said, “an undefeated sea- told pretty much the same thing. Defen- son is no guarantee of a bowl bid.” sive ends Charlie Thornton (6’, 202) It isn’t? andMark Stephens (6’, 210) almost “You have to consider the schedule didn’t get a tryout. we play-Connecticut (30-0) doesn’t The four turned outbe-in to Welsh’s help. Our schedule really started with words-“blue-chippers,” and he is more Pitt; it’s how we playthe remaining games that count.” (Pit fell (21-1 I).

About the time(in late October) that i Gregg Milo, the junior rover,was being Clockwise, beginning at right: Welsh with quarterback Bob Leszczynski; Leszczynski named ACC“Player of the Week,” ready to let one go;Welsh meets NotreDame’s anotherstory surfaced about Wilson, Dan Devine; and the Brigade of Midshipmen Thornton, Stephens andMiller. All had on the home turfi to beg for slots on the plebe team in

18 than glad thatthey all had stubborn worksooner-while I was onactive served aboardthe USS Des Moines, streaks. duty-but I kept putting it off. I regret USS Fletcher, and with Rear Admiral The biog on George‘Welsh statesthat that now,in a way. I didn’t make full use Ephraim Holmes, Commander, Cruiser hedoesn’t wantto do this forever. of my time then. I was on sea duty, had Division 5. He did a short stint at the What’s that really mean? kids, and ....” Academy ( 1960-61) asacompany “Just that. I don’t know what I want One can hardly imagine Welsh not officer helping Coach Wayne Hardin to doeventually. I have some ideas but making full use of his time. steer the Midshipmen to the ’61 Orange it’s not somethingI’m planning on now; Hehas a sense of humor-aquiet Bowl. that’s five or 10 years away. Right now one-but for the most parthe’s an indi- “I didn’t exercise regularly then I’m taking things as they are.” vidual who bores in on the task at hand (aboard ship). Even when the ship was Heconfesses a liking forliterature and never lets upuntil it’s complete. in port I let the routine goby. I paid the and the humanities. He reads whenever That accounts for theway he tackledhis price when I suited up with the Tars. he gets a chance and toyswith the idea role as a junior officer aboard ship and “That heat in August was akiller. My that someday he may teach. But, first, as part of a staff at sea. While in uni- body wasn’t ready. he feels he has to go back to school. form, he was an assistantnavigator, “Now I run 10 to 15 miles a week. Put “I should have gone after post-grad gunnery officer and an ops officer. He in sometime running each dayafter practice. I’m about five pounds under my Academy playing weightof 165-170 and I stayoff the sweets, go light on the meat and watch what I eat.” On the tablewas a“Spruance lunch,” the kind of lunch Admiral Raymond A. Spruance forced on his wardroom in the South Pacific in World War 11. The admiral,appalled at the size of the noonday meals being put away by his staff, forced his salad-soup-iced tea fare uponthem. They rebelled, butthey stayed awake in the afternoons. George had soup and saladin front of him but he fudged a bit with the choco- late milk. What’s the coach do to relax? How does he get away from it all? His weekends just don’t exist during theplaying season, andfootball, of course, burnsup most of the time in fall, winter and spring. “I get awayfor amonth in the summer,” he said. That one month a year is obviously GeorgeWelsh’s season of quiet. There was a hint, however, that

Top: Action during the Pitt game (and what appears to be a facemask foulin the making). Left: Welsh talks to quarterback Bob Powers (18). Women midshipmen now handle the Academy’s cheerleading chores. the time involves reading, being with his good education. Still, he qualifies that to Annapolis just to play football. wife and four children. by stating that he had offers from other “Then, these guys have to put in four Almost to himself he said, “I gave up schools to play football-Penn State or five hours every nightstudying. golf and I don’t play tennis very well.” and Yale for starters. (It was while try- Some might not be strong academically One wonders what a poor game of ten- ing out for Penn State thathe first met but they manage to keep their grades nis to George is all about. Rip Engle.) up. I never lost a first stringer.” “And I like the theater,”he continued He enjoyed his time on active duty, Welsh states that thefairly recent rule as he brightened up considerably. “I get but he reached a point when he had to limiting the number of scholarships a intoWashington every chance I can makea personal decision. He really school can hand out has helped Anna- duringthe year-the ArenaStage, didn’t know what he wanted to do by polis. “Before that, we were up against places like that.” thetime 1963 rolled around. He took it.The big schools were passingout Puttwo andtwo together and the boards for entrance to law school scholarships like newspapers and we anotherdetail concerning George and considered going in that direction. couldn’t compete. Welsh falls into place. The 1978 Naval His wife was a teacher and there would “Now, some of the high school kids Academyfootball billboards carrying be something comingin if he decided on are giving us a second look and a good the season’s schedule bore the phrase, studying for the law. But the idea never many of them like what they see. And “A Team for All Reasons.” It’s a cer- took hold. each spring practice results in a couple taintythat “AMan for All Seasons” He got off letters to some of the big ofmore joining the squad whom we ranks high on his list. companies-U.S. Steel, Campbell’s and weren’t counting on.” With one of his sons a senior at St. the like-and others to his former One key to Welsh’s success is that he John’s in Washington, he probably has coaches. George was “putting out feel- puts the best athlete on thefield regard- more reasons to make the 35-mile run ers.’’ He saw Engle in Hawaii during the less of position and, sometimes, regard- from Annapolis. Hula Bowl and let it be known that he less of status. After the 1977 season he Are his boys-George, 17, Matt, 11, was searching for a billet on theoutside. felt that he didn’t play the freshmen and Adam,8-into football? An affirm- He got“the” letter from Engle in (plebes) earlier, but well into the next ativenod, a word or two is all; his March; it put the cap onhis decision to season he had played them some. family-wife, Sandra,and children get out. Navy hasn’t had such an undefeated streak (Sally, 18)-is a private affair. Georgeis Ten years later, at the urging of the (7-0) since halfback Joe Bellino went on to take the Heisman Trophy. out fronteach Saturday-that’s enough Academy’s Director of Athletics, The team hasn’t had as many shutouts for the Welshes. retired CaptainJ. 0. Coppedge, he returned to the Navy. (four) since 1955. But what Navy needs, Whom does George Welsh admire? MaybeGeorge just arrived onthe said Welsh, “...is 5,000 more hard-core “Ephraim Holmes, my boss ...when I scene at theright timeand that accounts fans. If we had a better following, we was on his staff. I never met a man who for 1978’s success, but that’s a big could play more at home, and we’d win knew his job-knew the Navy-so thor- maybe. more. Traveling the way we do wears a oughly. Nomatter what came up, he Notre Dame Coach DanDevine said, team down.” knew the answer andhe knew all about “You could recognize this thing build- The flawless footballthat Navy the subject.” ing up over the years. In 1975, they had played at Philadelphia in December In a sense, Welsh was talking about a good team but slackedoff a bit in 1976 only proves Welsh’s point. With a good himself. The Welsh thoroughnessfor and 1977, but they weren’t 2-8 any of share of the 79,026 fans in JFK Stadium knowing his job in, out andsideways, is those years. on their side, Navy could do nowrong. his mark of success, his excellence. “Theirpeople were steadilygetting They didn’t get that bowl bid for Those abouthim unconsciously refer to better and better and now they have it nothing. him with a sense of respect almost bor- all together ... Now Navy has people who -JFC dering on awe. His drive, his intensity, can play any place and they’re all well Photos by D. B. Eckard his thirst forwinning filtersdown to the coached.” most junior member in his football and K. J. Mierzejewski complex. He’s the master of the situa- Welsh has to cope with things that tionsimply because he knows every many coaches aren’t bothered with. For facet of it. Springing a surprise detailon one thing, Annapolis is not like other Inaugural him would be an impossibility. schools. Lookingfor the heroic in this “There’s that service obligation time Holiday Bowl methodical man is like looking for the after graduation that scares off a lot of pot of gold at theend of the rainbow. It kids who might want to come to Anna- Navy = 23 does not exist. He went to the Naval polis,” he said. “Those five years plus thefour at Annapolis takes a good Academy simply because “it’s a good 4 school,” a place where he could get a chunk out of their lives. No one comes Brigham Young- 16

JANUARY 1979 21 rating exams and how much each has ever, and professionalism and produc- VF-84 Pas the Jky yet to complete. Every month, division tivity are outstanding. The Jolly Rogers of Fighter Squad- officers are informed of progress. The Jolly Rogers fly the F-14 Tom- ron 84 aboardUSS Nimitz (CV 68) con- Commander Emory Brown, VF-84‘s cat, one of the world’s most sophisti- tend that their personnel are the best ExecutiveOfficer, is personally cated fighter aircraft, and have proven and most qualified professionals in the involved incounseling and requires their mission capability second to none. fleet. They base this claim on their pol- each man to submit a study plan for theTo maintainthis distinction, they icyof advancement,education and exams. believe, each man must receive the best training. The effectivenessof this policy training and most comprehensive edu- The key to their success seems to be a towardadvancement training is cation available. To this end, the com- personal touch with a good helping of reflectedin thesquadron’s record of mand is dedicatedin its training commandsupport. “When a man advancements. During thefirst yearand programs. checks in to VF-84,” saidLieutenant one-half, every E-4 candidate in the ~ L T S.E. Benson John Stoelting,assistant personnel squadron had been advanced on his first officer, “we let him know that we want exposureto the Third Class Petty him to advance regardless of his career Officer exam. After I1 exams adminis- The Eyes Have It intentions.” tered for all rates from E-4 to E-9, the To get everyone involved, LT Stoelt- Jolly Rogers’ advancement rate is just Noise-that invisible threatto our ing keeps a running record of each per- under 80 percent. hearing-can now be seen at the Naval son’s advancementrequirements. He This system has proven to have some Air Station, Patuxent River, Md. knows what each man in the squadron surprising side benefits as well. Morale AviationStructural Mechanic has accomplished toward eligibility in among the Jolly Rogers is higher than 1

22 ALL HANDS that ear protectionis required when the substantially. compensated financially mended furniture and made minorelec- light flashes. Anynoise exceeding 90 than they are on military pay scales. trical repairs. decibels triggers the beacon. What is it that makes a man want to Inthe meantime, Marine Captain “The acoustics of the hangar amplify do those things which Commander Bill G.P. Turner coordinated the donation the noise from engines, ground support Matthewsand Lieutenant Patrick of fruits and other gifts for the Pusan equipmentand power tools,” King Kilcline and others like them choose as Children’s Hospital. explained. “The noise level in the han- their life’s work? They do not do it for Because of poornutrition, some garoften ranges from 88 to 105 the money,nor for the glamour, nor for childrenwere very weakwhen they decibels.” praise or vainglory, all of which are in entered the hospital. “It was so bad,’’ King added that the Navy, in com- short supply in the hard practical world said First Sergeant J.W. Winborn, “that pliancewith Federal Occupational of naval aviation. Certainly it is, in part, one little girl couldn’t feed herself. We Safety and Health Act guidelines, will a love of flying and pride in flying the had to feed her.” But the Marines made soon adopt 85 decibels as the highest finest aircraftwhich the skill of their the children forget their ills by enter- noise level acceptablefor those not countrymenand their nation’s taining them. wearinghearing protection. In the technology can produce. Perhaps it is When time came for the shipto weigh meantime, VQ-4 has initiated an audio- partly in the values of duty, service, and anchor, she left many happy children gram program to ensure that everyone love of country first awakened by their behind-the result of just a little Mid- assigned gets an annual hearing check. family upbringing and education in the way magic. The alarm is attracting attention-a early days of their youth, although you noise survey team from theNavy’s Air- could get few of them to admit it. In craft Environmental Support Office in each man, too, is the individual senseof San Diego viewed the device withfavor purpose, known only to himself, which and a neighboring Pax River squadron completes the formula.... is planning to install a similar device. There is not and never will be in our free society a substitute for suchmen or the job which they must do. Someone Tribute to Aviatoirs must always have the watch, someone mustalways be the sentinel, and The followingexcerpt fromthe someonemust climb into the cockpit Congressional Record pays tribute to and launch into the morning sky.” twonaval aviators, Lieutenant Commander William C. Matthews and Lieutenant(junior grade) Patrick Kilcline, both lost off San Diego this Midway Outreach past summer while on aflight from their carrier, USS Constellation (CV 64).The When the aircraft carrier USS Mid- words were read into the recordof July way (CV 41) dropped anchoroff Pusan, 19, 1978, by Senator S.I. Hayakawa(R- Korea, recently, the men, as you would Calif.): expect most crews to do, went ashore “...The Navyflier’s job is shorton forsome rest andrelaxation. For a glamour, but long on demands, stress, handful of sailors and Marines, how- andthe hazards inherent in military ever, the R&R gave way to some hard aviation.Flying from a large aircraft work. carrier, day or night, in good weather EnsignT.E. Bouquet and Gunner’s and bad, is enough challenge for any Mate Technician First ClassG. Dunbar man. It takes special men in terms of organized 40 volunteers from theship’s intelligence, technical skill, and courage crew and air wing to overhaul Pusan’s toattempt sucha job.The same Chung Duk Won Orphanage. Forthree qualities are in great demandelsewhere and one-half days--12 hours per day- inour society, wherethey aremore the men painted roofs, wallsand floors, JANUARY 1979 23 I BY JO1 RON BARKDULL

Six Navy commands and a Marine Corps Air Station were winners in the firstannual Secretary of the Navy Energy Conservation Award program. The winners-selected on thebasis of outstandingaccomplishments in fuel and energy savings during 1978-are: Pacific MissileTest CenterPoint Mugu, Calif.; Pear4 Harbor Naval Ship- vard. Hawaii; USS John F. Kennedv (CV 67); USS BMa/v (FF 1072); Air Test andEvaluation SquadranOne (VX 1); Naval Security Group Activity WinterHarbor, Maine; andMarine Corps Air Station, iwakuni, Japan. Awardswere presented during the Navy Energy Week, October 23-27, by Secretary of the NavyW. Graham Ciay- torJr. and other Navy Department officials. Entrants competed with commands of similar size in seven categories. They were required to document energy saying programs by providing exact fuel- savingsfigures compared to a predetermined 1973 base. Winners in eachcategory demon- strated a blend of practical application andimaginative approaches toward ters,and demolished or remodeled reducingfuel consumption. For energy-inefficient structureson base. example: They also asked-and got-voluntary 0 Aboardthe aircraft carrier compliance of station energy conserva- Kennedy, courses were generally plot- tionguidelines fromthe air station’s ted to followocean currents. This residents. increased the wind speedacross the 0 VX 1, atNAS Patuxent River, Activity Winter Harbor, Maine, height- deck during launching and recovery of Md., captured the Aviation Squadron enedenergy conservation awareness aircraft while lessening fuel consump- category for its vigorous aviation fuel allowed that command to document a tionas the currents helped“push” savingsprograms. Their conservation steady decline in energy consumed dur- Kennedv through the water. These and techniques were so successful that they ingthe past five fiscal years. They otherinnovative approaches helped developed authoritative P-3 Orion and achieved this reduction while continu- save the ship an estimated $6.3 million’ S-3 Viking FuelManagement Guides ing to maintain a high peakof readiness. in fuel costsduring the qualification which aresubsequently distributed to In an earlier message, Secretary Clay- period. all P-3 and S-3 operators Navywide. tor said, “Thewinners are tobe congrat- 0 USS Blakely’s automatic boiler 0 Although the Navy’s goal was to ulated for demonstrating supremacy in control system permitted that ship to realize a 15 percent reduction in energy allcategories of energyconservation: alternate routinely the use of boilers consumption, the Pearl Harbor Naval awareness, planning, innovation, train- while under way. Operating on one Shipyard almost tripled thesavings to a ing and efficiency in use of equipment. boiler becamea commonunderway 40 percent cutbackover 1973 figures. Their hard work and dedication have procedure without impairing Blakelv’s Theydid it in big ways:replacing helped thenation conservecritical mission requirements. floodlights withenergy-efficient sodium energy resources and their efforts serve 0 In realizing a whopping 45 percent vapor lights. And they did it in small asparticularly outstanding examples savingsover 1973 levels, MCAS Iwa- ways: Asupply clerk recommended a for the entire Departmentof the Navy.” kuni secured steam distribution lines to photosensitive deviceto control outside Eachwinning command was pres- work areas during non-working hours, security lights at a snack bar. entedthe Secretary ofthe Navy’s cut off steam to unoccupiedliving quar- 0 And at NavalSecurity Group Energy Conservation flag and trophy. JANUARY 1979 25 A Bite of the Big Apple

BY J02 JOE QUIMBY It used to be that if you wanted good liberty, you would have to be on a ship pulling into Palma de Mallorca or arriv- ing Down Under. Things have changed -now it’s the Big Apple. New York Harbor was the gathering place forthousands of sailorsfrom aroundthe world duringthe Inter- national Naval Review in July, 1976. It also was theport that USS Suipun (LHA 2) didn’t want to leave last summer. Morethan 50,000 New Yorkers swamped the ship for a look-see. New Yorkers have always had close ties withthe Navy-even before 1807 when the Brooklyn Navy Yard opened. Ships of our Continental Navy pulled into the port many a time during the Revolutionary War. Times have changed butNew York is still considered the cultural and entertainment capital of the world. And it’s still a Navy town with attractions by the dozens. If you doubt it, ask any of the 250 crew members of USS Stump (DD 978) who visited the city recentlyfor the destroyer’s first port visit away from her homeport of Norfolk. Stump’s visit also was the first port call tothe city by a Spruance-class destroyer. USO-sponsoredbus tours of Man- hattan gave the sailors a chanceto take in allthe sights. Some went to the “House that Ruth Built”(Yankee Stadi- um) to watchthe Yankees and the 1 KansasCity Royals. Others saw the I New York Jets, who offered free tick- 26 ALL HANDS ets through the USO, play the Buffalo Bills. Then therewas a double-header at MadisonSquare Garden with the Knicks and BostonCeltics and,then, theWashington Bullets againstthe Detroit Pistons-again with free tickets. The US0 alsoprovided play and theater tickets and other tickets at reduced prices. The New York chapter of theNavy League andNaval Support Activity Brooklyn sponsored a Satur- day night dance in the ship's honor at the activity's enlisted men's club. A contingent of Stump crew members marched in the city's Colum- bus DayParade and their skipper, Commander CarlA. Anderson, a native New Yorker, was an honored guest on the reviewing stand. In additionto host- ing a number of dignitaries aboard ship, Stump welcomed morethan 7,000 people during the three afternoons she held open house. On departure, the ship steamed of out theharbor escorted by several water spraying Coast Guard boats fromGov- ernor's Island. & JANUARY 1979 Owens, Lawe, Davis- Great Lakes Cruise

For the firsttime in morethan 15 attended social and ceremonial events The 1978 cruise of the Great Lakes wasan years,people in the Midwest had the with civic and elected officials. operatiorl to be remembered both by thevisi- opportunity to see the Navy up close ~i~~~~~~~~ D~~~~~~~~d, recruiting tors and the visited--evident in the faces of the vounxsters at right. Maneuvering in locks was when three Reserve Forcedestroyers Officer in “The ;rickJ,, Below, at rjKht: USS William c. L~~~ conducted a cruise of the Great Lakes, benefits of this visit will last a lot longer at T~~~~~~~ ahovr. a sailor and hisRirl in I ~ ~, Thethree ships, USS Rohert A. than my recruitingduty. Those most Detroit.Photos by PH3s G. Frederick,-J. Ovt,ens (DD 827), USS William C. Lawv enthusiastic about it are the kids. They Mdijnnelland S.Anderson. (DD 763) and USS Davis (DD 937) are our future recruits.” cruised the Great Lakes during August and early September, visiting 12 cities. Their mission: to enhancethe Navy’s image,support Navyrecruiting and provide training for theactive duty and reserve crews aboard. More than 150,000 people toured the shipsthat operated as NavalReserve Force Destroyer Squadron Thirty-four under the commandof Captain William D. Daniels. The cruise tookthe destroyers to Ogdensburg, Oswego and Buffalo, N.Y.; Erie, Pa.; Ashtabula, Toledo and Cleveland,Ohio.; Detroit, Mich.; and Quebec,Montreal, Toronto and Halifax in Canada. In every port,the original time planned for visitors had to be extended to give everyonea chanceto see the ships. Some people waited in the rain andmany drove miles forthe rare opportunity to go aboard the destroyers.In Ogdensburg, 15,000 people- almost twice the town’s population- visited the ships. In each city,residents and crews par- ticipatedathleticin matches and

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...‘,. Ic',;;nd STORY BY JOl EUGENE DRIGGERS, PHOTOS BY PH2 DAVE LONGSTREATH

The morning mist shrouding Bloods- worth Island could easily lead one to believe it to be a model of serenity- until the mist clears andreveals Bloods- worth’s true characteristics. Located north of where the Potomac River dumps into the Chesapeake Bay, Bloodsworth is an uninhabited marsh island that has been used as a practice site for aviators and gunners since the governmentbought the land in 1942. The island, which also forms the north- ernboundary of TangierSound, has been an important training area for our national defensepreparedness since World War 11. Numerous factors have combined to make Bloodsworth Island increasingly important to the Navy. It houses the only range of its kind on the Atlantic Coast,there being noalternate uninhabited island of sufficient size with the necessary maneuvering area and water depth to accommodate Navy ships. Combined with increasing fuel costs and theever mindful needfor maximum economy of tax money,Bloodsworth Island, located near several major Navy ports, is of vital interest and concernto the US. Navy. Naval air units and the Air National Guard useBloodsworth regularly. Althoughnormally dropping reduced ordummy charges, theseunits occa- sionally drop up to 500-pound bombs forcertain exercises. To reduce the noise level, aircraft are restricted from using afterburners and heavier types of ordnance. However, the most important use of the island is as a range for Naval Gun- fire Support(NGFS) training. This training,which simulates naval shore bombardment in support of amphibious landings, is an important element of overall fleet readiness. Infact, all ships thatwould normally provide such

Watermen work the watersoff Bloodsworth Island even though the Navy’srange has been there since 1942.

31 Below: Aerial view of Bloodsworth Island where Navy conducts firing and bombing exercises. Left: A simulated amphibious assault involving Marine Corps and Navyunits. Top: Peaceful scenes on Bloodsworth in the Chesapeake Bay.

A support mustqualify by passingsix intensify and channel sound waves in a Island as a bombing range was empha- separate exercises, five of which involve particulardirection away from the sized recently by Admiral Harry D. firing rounds atshore&targets. Each ship range area. Train 11, Commander in Chief, Atlantic must re-qualify annually, or earlier, if By collectingsound focusing data, Fleet. “The Navy relies on the island to prospective fleet operationswould the Navy is better able to predict the assure preparedness to fulfill national carry a ship beyond its regular qualifica- results of firingduring. adverse commitments by maintainingready, tion date. conditions. well-trained forces. But the Navy has an Aware of its dual responsibilities of Joseph E. Berry of the Naval Surface additionalcommitment to ensurethe maintaining fleet readiness and being a Weapons Center’s White Oak Labora- peace and comfortof local residents and good neighbor, the Navy recently com- tory was the on-site directorfor the to minimize their inconvenience by the pleted its initial phase of noise level and tests. He manned the main communica- Navy’s presence,” he said. ground motion testing in the area sur- tions,test andmonitor site on Deal “The Bloodsworth Island naval gun- rounding Bloodsworth. The Naval Sur- Island. fire range has played a vital role in the face Weapons Center, White Oak, Md., “We also should come away with a readiness and effectiveness of our mil- tested explosives, fuses and explosive recommendation to theNavy regarding itaryforces, and itsimportance has safety techniques. optimum locations for measuring and grown dramatically inrecent years,” the A preliminary paper study of the det- monitoringweather conditions for admiralcontinued. “Naval use alone onation effects of 12 pounds of explo- future testing,” Berry said.“And I has risen from an average of 23 ships sives (equivalent to the explosion of a believe wewill beable to establisha annually to as many as 45 ships firing single shell) was conductedfirst. It sound data base from which the Navy fortraining this year. The Navy, showed that noise levels should be low can formulate a procedure to decrease throughthe sound focustesting, has under ideal weather conditions. the blast noise levels in the local com- launched a concerted effort to solve the Sound or blast focusing was the most munitiessurrounding Bloodsworth problems created by the Navy’s activity interestingphenomenon examined in Island.” in the area, and allayto the fears of local the preliminary study.Just asa lens in a Theimportance of Bloodsworth residents. J, pair of eye glasses focuses light into the retina of your eye, the atmosphere can act like a focal lens for blast waves. Dur- ing a thermal inversion (reversal of the normalatmospheric temperature gra- dient) and when the wind is from the right direction, the blast wave from an explosion may go up into the atmosphere. Itthen comesdown focused many miles away from the sourceof the explosion, andcauses noise many times greater than that normally anticipated. The first phase of tests, which took three weeks to complete and lasted until October 1978, was designed to measure the noise levels created during gunfire supportand aerial bombing exercises along with the effects that local weather conditionshave upon these levels. Known as sound focus, this uniquephe- nomenon refers to certain atmospheric conditions which have a tendency to

Joseph E. Berry monitors noise and ground motion levels during sound focusingtests on Bloodsworth Island. Berry is attached to the Naval Surface Weapons Center’s White Oak Laboratory.

JANUARY 1979 33 wife, whetherdependen It or ncIt upon the active duty member or retiree. 2. Widow or Widower-A spouse at thetime of death of theactive duty memberretireeor who has not remarried. 3. Child-An unmarriedindividual in one of the following classes: A. Legitimate child or stepchild. B. Adopted child. C. Illegitimate child whose pater- nity has been judicially determined, or an illegitimate child of a female member or retiree judicially directed to support 'Navv the child. D. Illegitimate child (whose pater- nity has not been judicially determined) or stepchild who: Right6 .&' (1) Is, or was at the timeof sponsor's death,dependent for more than one half of his or her support. (2) Resides. with, or in a home 6enef i.tsprovided by, the member parent or the parent who-is the spouseof the member. Ordinarily,a child's .eligibility for USHBP benefits ends on the21st birth- e d c a I a ea It a re day.There twoare exceptions:mentally or physically disabled children,and full- Thissecond presentation in the AIL HANDS series on NavyRights and Benefitsdiscusses Navymedical and health care for military members and their families. It explains the Uniformed ServicesHealth Benefits Program (USHBP),including theCivilian Healthand Medical Program of the UniformedServices (CHAMPUS), which provides medical and healthcare for retirees and eligible dependents. Because of the advantages the medical andhealth care programsoffer, Navy families should be familiar with thesebenefits and keep abreast of changes. This article will bring them up to date. USHBP/CHAMPUS Medical and health care are someof the most valuable benefits enjoyed by the Navy family. In termsof dollars and cents, they represent considerable savings for Navy families every year. They provide active duty members with complete hospital care, routine dental care, necessary prostheticaids and other medical equipment,and occupational

34 ALL HANDS semester hours or more at an accreditedfor more than 30 days. memberscan receive careat a Uni- college or university) and is, or was at 2. Retirees. formedServices facility andunder the time of sponsor’s death, dependent 3. Members ordered to active duty CHAMPUS (Basic andHandicapped for over one-half of his or her support, for more than30 days whodied whileon programs). remains eligible for benefits untilthe that duty. 2. Retirees, theirdependents and student’s 23rd birthday. 4. Deceased retired members. dependents of deceasedmembers are 4. Parents,parents-in-law or Retirees are members who: entitled to medical care on a spaceavail- adoptive parents who are orwere at the 1. Retiredafter fulfilling min- able basis at Uniformed Services facili- time of sponsor’s death, dependent on imum length of service requirements. ties andunder CHAMPUS, too, but the member for over one-half of their 2. Were permanently or temporar- only for the Basic program and not the support and reside in a dwelling pro- ily retired for physical disability. Handicapped program. (An exception vided or maintained by themember. 3. Are on the emergency officers’ to this is dependents receiving treatment Thisdoes not include stepparentsor retired list and entitledto retired pay for under the Handicapped program at the those who stood in loco parentis. (Par- physical disability. time of sponsor’s death. They continue ents, parents-in-law and adoptive par- 4. Are retired reservists who have to be eligible until they pass their 21st ents are excluded from allCHAMPUS met minimum length ofservice require- birthday or until they ceaseto be an elig- benefits.) ments, who are60 years of age or older, ible dependents, whichever comes first.) Eligible beneficiaries include depend- and who are in receipt of retired pay. 3. Parents,parents-in-law or ents of: USHBPhas three basic treatment adoptive parents are eligible for treat- 1. Service members on active duty categories: ment on a space availablebasis in Uni- 1. Dependents of activeduty formed Services facilities only. Changes in USHBP Eligibility

When you leave active duty (unless you retire or die while on active duty), your dependentslose their eligibility for all USHBP benefits. If a retired member loses entitlement to retired, retainer, or equivalent pay, he or she and dependentslose eligibility for USHBP. A retiree who waives pay, etc., does not, for that reason, lose the right to medical treatment. (Also note that aretired member is eligible for care in Veterans Administration facilities on a space available basis for non-service connected disabilities or illnesses.) A spouse loses all USHBP benefits upon final divorce from sponsor. This includes loss of maternity care forwives pregnant at the time a divorcebecomes

JANUARY 1979 35 I Navy Rights &Benefits final. In suchinstances, the service when anybeneficiary otherthan a Dependents and survivors of active member’s child becomes eligible for dependent of an active duty service dutyand retired Navy members are USHBP benefits at birth. member becomes eligible forSocial excluded from: With the exception of stepchildren, a Security’s Medicare, Part A (Hospital I. Domiciliary or custodial care. child’s eligibility is not affected by Insurance). This can pose special prob- 2. Prosthetic devices, hearing aids, divorce or when a divorced spouse re- lems for individuals living outside the orthopedicfootwear and spectacles. marries. A stepchild relationship ends United States whereMedicare cannot (Outside the United States and at sta- when a parent and stepparent divorce. pay for healthcare. Dependents of tions where civilian facilities are inade- For eligibility purposes,stepchilda active duty service memberswho quate,such itemsmay be sold to relationshipcontinues upon death of remain eligible for all CHAMPUS ben- dependents or survivorsat cost.) In the member stepparent, but does cease efits yet are entitled to Medicare must some instances, artificial limbsand eyes if the natural parent remarries. useMedicare benefits before may be provided. When a member dies and his or her CHAMPUSpayment enters the Generally, care is consideredon an child is adopted by a person whois not a picture. If Any amountremains after inpatient basis when abeneficiary is service member or retiree, that child Medicarepayments are made, admittedto a medicalfacility and remainsentitled toUSHBP benefits. CHAMPUS will pay up to the amount, expected to staythere for at least 24 However,a child of a living member and for those services that CHAMPUS hours. All other care forwhich a benefi- loses benefits when adopted by some- would have paid if there were no ciary is not admitted to amedical facil- onewho is nota service member or Medicarecoverage. A beneficiary not ity is considered outpatient. There is no retiree. eligible for Medicare Part A can con- charge for outpatient care at Uniformed If a child marries before reaching age tinue to receive CHAMPUS benefits Services facilities. 21, but not to a service member or re- after age65 by obtaining anotice of dis- For inpatient benefits, retired officers tiree, eligibility stops on the dateof mar- allowance from Social Security. and warrant officers pay a subsistence riage. However, if themarriage ends, charge; retired enlisted menand women the child regains entitlement to care if Uniformed Services Facilities paynothing; dependents pay $4.65 a otherwise eligible. day.No charge is madefor newborn Technically,anindividual who infants while the motheris also a patient received benefits before annulment of a Generally, if you live neara Uni- in thehospital. If themother is dis- marriage was not eligible for these formed Services facility, you and your benefitsbecause, in effect, anannul- dependentsare already somewhat mentmeans thatthe marriage never aware of the medical care available.But existed.Normally, repayment would remember, providing health benefits to then be required.However, to avoid USHBP beneficiaries is asecondary financial hardship in thisinstance, function of that facility. USHBP treats annulment in the same The primary concernof the staff must manner as divorce. be the military member’s health. Con- A child 21 or 22 years old must be gress established that benefits provided pursuing a full-time course of study to to USHBP beneficiaries are “...subject remain eligible for health care benefits. to the availability of space and facilities However, if the child suffers a disabling and the capabilityof the medical staff.” illness or injury and is unable to return The medical or dental officer in charge to school, he or she remains eligible for of the facility determines the extent of health benefits until sixmonths after the such treatment. By law, that decision is disability is removed, or until the 23rd final. birthday is reached, whichever comes Within this limitation and somelisted first. below, awide variety of medical services The Navy SurgeonGeneral recom- are available at yourlocal dispensaryor mends on case-by-casea basis whether a clinic. child is handicapped to the extent that Retireesare entitled tothe same he or she is eligible for benefits beyond health care as the active duty member, the 21st birthday. If the capacity of the but on aspace available basis. Some child improvessignificantly or ceases retirees on physical disability must get after age 21, the child loses eligibility their care for these disabling conditions for all CHAMPUS benefits. This eligi- throughthe Veterans Administration bility cannot be reinstated later if the unless facilities aren’t readily available. incapacityrecurs orthe condition (VA medical benefits will be covered in deteriorates. a future segment of this series on Navy By law, CHAMPUS benefitsend Rights and Benefits.) 36 ALL HANDS chargedbefore the infant, the single, CHAMPUS can process claimsfor hos- ice hospitalsare an often overlooked daily charge continues. pitalization.In some situations, on a Uniformed Services medical facility. If there is a Uniformed Servicesfacil- case-by-case basis, acommander can ity within 40 miles ofyour home capable issue a Non-availability Statement even of providing the needed inpatient care thoughthe hospital could havepro- USHBP-CHAMPUSBasic you are requiredby law to use that facil- vided the care. If you have any ques- Program ity. There are exceptions-for instance, tions or doubts, you should check with true medical emergencies. This “40-mile the Uniformed Services facility before Many CHAMPUS beneficiaries mis- rule” applies only to inpatient care. receiving inpatient care from a civilian takenly believe that the program pays If the facility within theradius is source. the full cost of care fromcivilian sourc- unable to provide the inpatient care youAnd remember, Public Health Serv- es. This is not the case. CHAMPUS is require,you must obtain “Non-a acost-sharing program. The govern- availability Statement” from the com- ment pays a significant portion of the mander (or designated representative). chargesdetermined to be reasonable. Thisstatement is neededbefore You pay the remainder. CHAMPUS sets a reasonable charge for every service and supply that a civilian source provides. The lowest of the followingthree totalsdetermines this charge: 1. Actual billed amount; or 2. Usualcharge of theprovider renderingthe medical service or supplies, or 3. Prevailingcharge of similar providers for the same service or supplies in the geographic area. Notevery civilian source of health care participates in CHAMPUS. “Par- ticipate” means that the source of care submitsa claim for you directly to CHAMPUSon CHAMPUS forms. These forms contain a statement to the effect that the claimant (sourceof care) agrees to acceptas full payment the reasonablecharge as determined by CHAMPUS.Other than your cost- shareobligation, the claimant cannot collect anyadditional amount from either the government or you. When a sourcedoes not “participate” and charges arein excess of those determined by CHAMPUS tobe reasonable, you will have to pay not onlyyour share of the reasonable charge, but also any amount in excess. Participation is voluntary-a civilian source of care is not bound to accept everyCHAMPUS beneficiary. Beforeyou receive any care,make sure the provider participates in CHAMPUS.

CHAMPUS OutpatientCost haring

If you are on active duty and your dependent receives outpatient care,you JANUARY 1979 37 Navy Rights & 6enef its pay thefirst $50 each fiscal year (amaxi- mum deductible of $100 if two or more dependents are receiving benefits) plus all changes exceeding 80 percent of the determinedreasonable charge. - For otherbeneficiaries (retirees, their dependents, etc.), CHAMPUS pays 75 percent of the reasonable charge after the same deductible has been met.

CHAMPUSInpatient Cost Sharing

Dependents of activeduty service- members pay $4.65 a day or$25 for the entirehospital stay, whichever is greater.When there are less than 60 days betweensuccessive admissions, care on a outpatientbasis, CHAMPUS encourages her to obtain the statement CHAMPUS considers it as oneconfine- assoon as pregnancy is established. ment in computingcharges with two This will protect her from expenses con- exceptions: nected with unforeseeninpatient mater- 1. Successive inpatient admissions nity care since unexpected or early related to a single maternity episode are delivery, in itself, is not evidence of an counted as one confinement regardless emergency that would waive the Non- of thenumber of daysthat elapse availability Statement requirement. between admissions. 2. A maternity admission and an admission related to an injury are con- CHAMPUS Preauthorization gramorplan that duplicates sidered separate admissions and cost- CHAMPUS benefits. shared accordingly. Before CHAMPUS will sharethe Rules governing double coverage do Whena professional (doctor, etc.) cost of certain services andsupplies, not apply to Medicaid, privately pur- chargesseparately from the hospital, prior approval from CHAMPUS must chased non-group coverage,or anycov- CHAMPUS pays all allowable profes- be obtained in writing before the careis eragespecificially designed to sional fees. For beneficiaries other than received. Thispreauthorization pro- supplement CHAMPUS benefits. dependents of activeduty members, tects you financially in those areas of When doublecoverage exists, the CHAMPUS pays 75 percent of allowa- CHAMPUS with program limitations. otherprogram or plan must pay its ble professional fees andhospital All benefits under the Handicapped benefits first. When the dependent anof charges. programrequire preauthorization. active duty member is entitled to Medi- Other areas that require preauthoriza- care,that program's benefit mustbe ChampusMaternity Cost tion include cosmetic, reconstructiveor usedbefore CHAMPUSpayment Sharing plastic surgery; dental care; and inpa- entersthe picture. Forother double tientadmission to aresidential treat- coverage situations involvingdepend- A maternity care episode starts when ment center, special treatment facility ents or active duty members, CHAM- a woman becomes pregnant and con- or skilled nursing facility. PUS officials and representatives of the tinues through the endof the sixthweek Unlessotherwise indicated by the programor plan determine who has afterthe birth of her child. Special preauthorization letter, treatment must primary responsibility on a case-by-case maternity care cost-sharing provisions begin within 90 days. Otherwise thelet- basis. cover this period of time only. Thereaf- ter is void. A new request is necessary CHAMPUS benefits are not availa- ter, regular cost-sharing rules apply. for any authorizedservice or supply not ble for services or supplies provided in When an expectant mother plans to obtained within the time limit. connection with work-related illness or have her baby at a civilian hospital or injury. In suchcases, you must apply for similarmedical facility, CHAMPUS CHAMPUS Double Coverage benefits underapplicable workmen's will share the cost on an inpatientbasis compensation laws. aslong as shehas obtained a Non- Retirees do not have the option of availability Statement. Evenif a mother Double coverage occurs when a bene-choosing CHAMPUS rather than the planshome delivery and receives all ficiary has coverage under another pro- Veterans Administration for health care 38 ALL HANDS sliding scale (ranges from $25 to $250) based on pay grade. CHAMPUS then pays their share up to a maximum of $350 per month for firstfamily member. Thesponsor pays anyadditional amount. Additional members receiving handicappedprogram benefits come under special provisions and are cost- shared differently. Health Benefits Advisors AlthoughCHAMPUS generally sharesthe cost formost medically necessary care, benefits are subject to cines, and durable medical equipment definitions, conditions, limitations and such as wheelchairs, etc. exclusions. To aid youin understanding your entitlements under USHBP, most CHAMPUS HandicappedPro- Navy and Marine Corpsfacilities main- gram Benefits tain a Health Benefits Advisor (HBA) onboard. Generallyappointed by the com- The second part of CHAMPUS is a mander of a Uniformed Services facil- special programto assist activeduty ity, an HBA serves as a pointof contact members with handicapped dependents in matters involving CHAMPUSor who couldn’t obtain state-funded serv- otherstate and federal medicalpro- ices because they did not meet residency grams. He or she can help you apply for requirements. Only seriously physically CHAMPUS benefits and otherwise aid handicapped or moderately or severely in relations with the Office of CHAM- retarded qualify for assistance. Depend-PUS (OCHAMPUS, Denver, Colo. ents of active duty members and those 80240) orCHAMPUS contractors. receiving care in the programat the time However, the HBA is not responsible of sponsor’s death are eligible. forCHAMPUS policies and proce- Before an individual receives bene- duresand has noauthority to make of military service-connected illnesses fits, he or she must meet certain general benefitdeterminations or obligate or injuries. VA benefits must be used. criteria.The condition must be government funds. CHAMPUS will recover any amount expected to last for at least 12 months. paid in error for such care. Because of the condition, the impaired Filing a CHAMPUS Claim individual cannot engagein activities of daily living expected of individuals in CHAMPUSBasic Program The two basic categories for submit- Benefits the same age group. CHAMPUSthen determines ting claimsunder theBasic program are whether the situation warrants partici- institutionaland non-institutional. Inmany aspects, theCHAMPUS pation in the handicapped program. Non-institutional claims (care fromciv- Basic Program is similar to private med- Benefits include diagnosis, rehabilita- ilian providers suchas physicians, phar- ical insurance. Benefits fallinto three tion, training,special education, institu- maciesorambulance companies) categories. tionalcare, durable equipment and accountfor about. 70 percent of all 1. Institutional benefits-services certain transportation. claims. Because of errors, CHAMPUS and supplies provided by hospitals or CHAMPUS must approve all serv- returnsthree out of every 10 claims. skilled nursing, residential treatment ices and supplies before they arereceiv- Thisslows payment to you. CHAM- and certain special treatment facilities. ed (preauthorization) except for there- PUS personnel cannot fill in items you 2. Professional benefits-services pairof, or purchase of replacement omit; they mail the claim back to you rendered by physicians, dentists, clini- parts for durable equipment provided for completion. cal psychologists, podiatrists, midwives underthe program when thecost is andcertain other paramedical under $50. CHAMPUS Forms providers. Underthe program for the handi- 3. Otherbenefits-ambulance capped, the beneficiary pays a portion For claims involving services or sup- service, prescriptiondrugs and medi- of the costs each month according to a plies provided by civilian hospitals or JANUARY 1979 39 Navy Rights &Benefits institutions, use DA Form1863-1. Non- Dec. 31of the calendaryear imme- ment of a disease, condition or injury. institutional services or supplies can be diately following the calendar year in 0 Preventivedentistry program claimed on DA Form 1863-2 until Feb. which care was received. For example, a including, in some cases, the flourida- 1,1979. After thatdate, CHAMPUS claim for care during calendar year1978 tion of water. and CHAMPVA beneficiaries must use must be filed nolater than Dec.3 1, 0 Consultation,examination and CHAMPUSform 500 foroutpatient 1979. diagnosis only when they are an integral care. Send claims for care under CHAM- For either DA Form 1863-1 or 1863- PUS Basic and Handicapped programs I 2, fill out onlySection I, thefirst 13 to the contractor in the area where care items. Many mistakes occurin item 5. A was received. Forpreauthorization, key point to remember in completing sendapplications to Director, Benefit I MEDICAL thissection is that “effective date” Services, OCHAMPUS, Denver, Colo. means date of eligibility, notdate of 82040. identification card. Effective date for Send claims fordental care and retirees is the date of retirement. preauthorization of dentalcare or If you are using CHAMPUS Form relatedinstitutional services to Blue 500, fill out the “Patient/Sponsor” sec- Shield of California, P.O. Box 85135, PATIENTS tion, items 1 through 18. San Diego, Calif. 92 138. Submita claim for each service received. For example, if you see two CHAMPUS Appeals and doctors, even for the same ailment, you Hearings Procedures must fill out two separate claims. Spouse or child of If you received care from a participat- You and certain providersof care are ing provider,the provider completes entitled toappeal CHAMPUS claim and sends the form to the organization decisions. Thisadministrative process that handles claims for that area.If you does not replace a beneficiary’s right to Spouse or child of use anon-participating provider, the initiate legal action. However, a court retired member government sends its shareof the charge rarelyagrees to considersuch a case directly to you after you submit a claim.until all other remedieshave been Surviving spouse or Payment of the entire cost then becomesexhausted. child of deceased your responsibility. If you wish to appeal a CHAMPUS active duty or retired member When a non-participating provideris claim decision, askyour HealthBenefits involved, fill out Section I, attach legi- Advisor to help you obtain a copy of ble copies ofitemized paid or unpaid Dependent parent or CHAMPUS FactSheet No. 12 on parent-in-law of active bills or itemized receipts to the form, Appeals Procedures. and mail it to the contractor in the area duty, retired, or where you received care. deceased member Identify by name and dosage, drugs Dental Care and injectionsdispensed or adminis- COSTS tered by providers. Bills or receipts for As an active dutymember, you are prescription drugs must show name andentitled to a wide range of dental care. address of pharmacy,prescription UnderUSHBP, UniformedServices Spouse or child of numbers,dates prescriptions were Iactive duty member facilities offerthese same services to filled, drug name and strength, nameof retirees, but on a space available basis. patient and amount charged. Other eligible beneficiaries(same After you meet your annual outpa- requirementsas for medical care) are Retired: Enlisted tientdeductible ($50 perperson or a restricted in their access to dental care at Officer family maximum of $loo), CHAMPUS UniformedServices facilities. Nor- Spouse or child of retired issues a Deductible Certificate. Attach a mally, dependents receive routine den- or deceased member copy of this certificate to all claims for talcare at overseas or designated outpatientcare so CHAMPUS won’t locationsonly, on aspace available deduct the amount again. Also attach basis. When routine dental care is not copies of other necessary documenta- available or authorized, dependents are Dependent parent or tionsuch as a Non-availability limited to certain services: parent-in-law of active duty, retired, or Statement. 0 Emergency dental or oral care. deceased member Submit all claims to the appropriate 0 Dentalcare deemednecessary as CHAMPUS contractor no later than an adjunct tomedical or surgical treat- 40 ALL HANDS part of authorizeddental care. limited circumstances, CHAMPUS accident. CHAMPUS requirespreau- covers dental care when it is adjunctive thorizationfor any adjunctive dental CHAMPUS Dental Care to otherwise covered medical treatment. care except when such care involves a An example of adjunct dental careis the medical (not dental)emergency that can As such, CHAMPUS does not pro-removal of teeth or tooth fragments to be documented. vide dentalcare benefits. Under very treatfacial trauma resultingfrom an 3ENEFITS FOR THE NAVY FAMILY

:ORMED SERVICES CIVILIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL PROGRAM OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES (CHAMPUS) LlTlES

Basic Program italization/Outpatient Program for the Handicapped

Hospitalization Outpatient

Eligible, but may need a space-available basis Eligible Eligible nonavailability statement

Eligible unless entitled toMedicare Eligible unless a space-available basis (Part A).Also, entitled to Not eligible may need nonavail- Medicare (Part A). ability statement

a space-available basis Not eligible Not eligible Not eligible

&italizationOutpatient Hospitalization Outpatient Program for the Handicapped I per day $4.65 per day or $25, 20% of allowable charges Patient’s share per month depends on paygrade of sponsor - $25 for No charge whichever is greater above the deductible (first Yed (rate reviewed $50 each fiscal year - E-I to $250 for 0-10. CHAMPUS dly) annually) $100 maximum per family) pays remainder up to $350 per mo. large No charge stence No charge 25% of the allowable 25% of allowable charges i per day No charge medical facility charges above the deductible (first and allowable $50 each fiscal year - Not eligible professional fee $100 maximum per family)

i per day

No charge Not eligible Not eligible Not eligible Ned ally)

JANUARY 1979 41 Minority Recruitment .,at'Indian Head

When Hugo R. Lopez tackles a job- even onapart-time basis-he puts everything he has into the task.By con- stantlyapplying himself, takinginto account even the smallest detail, he achievesconcrete results, notjust so many figures on a sheet of paper. A native of Cuba, Lopez volunteered to headup theHispanic Recruitment' Program at the IndianHead Naval Ord- nanceStation in southernMaryland, not far from the nation's capital. Infour years since he began his efforts, Hugo has seen the Hispanic civilian workforcegrow to 31 and still growing. Not included in the present- day figure are 12 other Hispanics who also wererecruited during the sametime frame but have since moved on toposi- tions with other facilities. Hispanicrepresentation at thestation, therefore, has increasedto 1.5 percent of the total workforce, up from the 1973 figure of .1 percent. By the end of 1979, 2.2 percent of the workforce will be Hispanics, a figure thatwill represent 10 percent of the engineers at the station. How did the Naval Ordnance Station at Indianat Head-specifically Hugo Lopez-achieve this success? It took a complete commitment, coupled with a lot of hard work. Armed with full information on the Hispaniccommunity in theWashing- ton,D.C., area, along with. detailed information onspecific jobs available at Indian Head and housing and transpor-.

tation leads, Lopez tooka new '

42 ALL HANDS approach. He directed a major part of our engineers leave becauseof the many Morales and Norbert0 Almeyda. Two his effort toward University of Puerto promotion possibilities for them in the others-mechanicalengineers Jose R. Rico graduates-both men and women. Washingtonarea outside of Indian Leonand Hector N. Torres-today Hugo began his recruiting effortsat a Head.” occupy senior project positions. time when the base had a critical need But the people at Indian Head also In 1974, Lopez, whose primaryjob is for entry-level engineers. According to know that engineers are usually more head of the station’s engineering sup- CommanderStephen Lowe, Indian attracted by thework they will do- port department, was named collateral Head’s public worksofficer, filling engi- although money’s important. Hugo left dutyHispanic Employment Program neeringvacancies has alwaysbeen a for Puerto Rico armed with informa- Coordinator. The commandurged con- problem at theNaval Ordnance Station tion about specific billets and projects tinued emphasis in recruiting Hispanics for a variety of reasons. being undertaken by thestation for as well as other minorities. “Places like the Naval Ordnance Sta- whichthese engineers would be It was at about this time, too, that tion have trouble recruiting entry-level working. Lopez’s efforts began affecting the sta- engineers because of the stiff competi- Thepilot recruitment program tion in other ways than just gainingnew tion they get from private industry,” he yielded eight Hispanic engineers, two of employees.Captain Thomas C. said. “After afew years with us, some of them honor graduates: LidiaSanchez Warren,commanding officer atthe Naval Ordnance Station, explained. “Welearned very quickly thatan effective recruiting program aloneis not enough,” he said. “You not only haveto get the people here but keep them here. No matter how expertthe recruiter, those recruited won’t stay if the conditions of employment aren’t acceptable. So you have to have a parallel program which constantlyworks to improve thingson station overall. And that’s something that benefits everybody on the station.”

Left and above: Hugo Lopezconfers with NOS I Indian Head skipper CAPT Thomas C. Warren.

JANUARY 1979 43 It becameobvious that one of the and money and also openedhis home to with civic organizations and job fairs major tasks in Indian Head’s recruiting the new Hispanicemployees. Once held in areas with high Hispanic repre- program was the assistance needed by settled, thenew employees, in turn, pro- sentation like southwesternUnited new employees in obtaining ho-using, vided the same assistanceto other new- States and Puerto Rico. The word was transportation and initial funds to get comers at the station. spread at EEO conferences, social func- started. It simply wasnot enough to tell As the recruiting program expanded, tionsand civic meetings thatIndian them what was avaihble andleave it at Lopez trained Hector N. Torres, a Uni- Head needed peopleand that the station that. versity of Puerto Rico graduate, to aid would offer them a job or help findthem Sincemost of theHispanics were in recruiting.Together, they inter- one. To help bridge the language bar- coming to Indian Head straight out of viewed 8 1 Hispanic job seekers; 12 came rier,Lopez translated the station’s college, lack of funds, temporary hous- toIndian Head and 32 others were recruiting brochure into Spanish. ing and transportation were problems referred to other naval activities in the Today, despite the fact that housingis for many. Lopez took it upon himself to Washingtonarea. At that point, the scarce and the cost of living high, the coordinate the availabilityof free room HispanicRecruitment Program was program continues tomeet with success and board as well as transportation to furtherexpanded to also seek out through the same commitment and ded- and from work for mostof the new His- minorities for other than professional ication.The station’s Hispanic panic employees. Lopez’s contribution positions. employees, with roots not only in the to the effort was total. He gave his time The station’s recruiters got in touch US. and Puerto Rico, but in Mexico, Colombia.Santo Domingo. Chile, Equador and Cuba aswell, are reaching out to other Hispanics. “YOU mustrecognize thatthe best recruiters are therecruited themselves,” CAPT Warren said. “The students we try to recruit can best relate to those who’ve just been out of school for a few vears.” CAPT Warren also pointed out one other important aspect of theIndian Head program and how Hugo helped insure success. “It’s harder in some ways to attract Hispanic people to this general area because of the lack of cultural contacts.Hugo recognizedthis and worked to make sure there were social opportunities as well.” Along these lines, the station established theAssociation of Hispanic Americans.Membership is open to anyone who wishes to fosterits goals of increased understandingamong the races. Far from being an Hispanic-only organization, Lopezsaid it’s been instrumental in bringingdiverse a cross- section of station employees together. With the local credit union nowlend- ing upto 10 percent of a new employee’s annual salary,with the Buddy Systemin operation(whpein an experienced employee assists a new employee), and with a new awareness on the part of management, it’s easier for the Hispanic EmploymentProgram at the Naval

Left: Lidia Sanchez Modes.

44 ALL HANDS Ordnance Station todevelop and retain Hispanic employees. The efforts of people like Lopez, Torresand others boil down toone main thing forCAPT Warren: “We’d be hurting ifwe didn’t have that pool of Hispanic employees to count on. We’d not be able to meet our commitments if we hadn’t recruited them.’’ Luckily forIndian Head andthe Navy, that’s not likely to happen, thanks to the continued success of the HispanicRecruitment Program at Naval Ordnance Station, Indian Head, Md. & Photos by JOI Jerry Atchison Left:HectorN. Torres. Below:Humberto Urzua, Milton Sotoand Jesus Torres.

JANUARY 1979 45 Planning for tomorrow

BY J02 DEBORAH GALLOWAY

Life onboard PacificFleet aircraft carriers is gettingbetter these days thanks, in part, to the Fleet Habitability and Personal Service Symposium con- ductedlast year. Improvements in modernized food services, more inviting ships' stores, installation of electronic games and labor saving devices for the crews are afew of the improvements for entertainment. Here's a rundown on what's new and better today on board Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) is remodeling its enlisted dining facilities, CPO mess and wardrooms. Aluminum mural wall panels will cover pipes; new chairs, tables, curtains, and up-to-date general food service equipment will replace aging gear. The enlisted dining areas in USS Constellation (CV 64) alsowere upgraded by using new false overheads, colorful curtains, floor tiles, tables and chairs. The latest french fry and milk- shake equipment for improvedfast food preparation are on order. 0 USS Coral Sea (CV 43) is having the same type of renovations made in her galleys during her current overhaul in Bremerton, Wash. Improvements are being made to the ship's library, CPO lounge and wardrooms, including wall paneling and new furniture. The ship's stores and baI;ber shops are being mod- ernizedwith better lighting andthe latest equipment,a new dry cleaning plant is beinginstalled and thesoda fountain is being enlarged. Workis also being accomplished to increase the Electronic games (above) allowoffduty Ranger laundry'swashing and drying sailors an escape from theshipboard routine. capabilities.

46 ALL HANDS Improving theappearance of mess decksby add- ing murals and covering exposed pipes (below) and installing new bunks and lockers (rep) for more storage and cornfort reflect the Navy’s concern for better habitability.

bility during her 1979 overhaul in Bre- incorporated-Constellationhas merton, Wash. Work will include installed a typeof vacuum cleaner/mag- remodeling of the forward enlisted din- netic sweeper onthe flight deck whichis ing facilities with equipmentfor fast designed to pick up FOD (foreign food service. Through a self-help pro- object damage) faster and easier. gram,most berthing and sanitation Alsobeing tested areelectronic areas will be renovated with new bunks games for use aboard Constellation and and lockers. Ventilation, to improve air Ranger.Any resulting profits will go circulation in these spaces, willbe toward the ships’ welfare and recreation repaired, cleaned or replaced. funds. An ongoing self-help program to In the meantime, thestaff of the U.S. upgradeberthing areas, heads, locker Pacific Fleet Naval Air Force (COM- and space availabilityon all carrierswill NAVAIRPAC)has made plans for be a continuing project for the nextfive deployed ships to have their vent sys- years. tems cleanedat the Ship RepairFacility In the areaof personal services, ship’s in Subic Bay. Deteriorated vent systems barbers arebeing professionally trained are being replaced. 9. to give better haircuts. Ship’s stores are beingrenovated to makeshopping more pleasant. Laborsaving devices are being

Completefast food service is scheduled forinstallation in USS Ranger (CV 61). This includes an entire new galley designed for fast food preparation,along withmajor improvements to the forward bakery shop and vegetable preparationroom. A new, modern ship’s store will replace an old .A one which was moved to create space for the new galley. Renovations being made to USS Midway’s (CV 41) clothing and small stores and retail outlets include better lighting, countersand larger spaces. Plansinclude improvements to the forward galley to incorporate preparation of fast foodservice by summer. The dry cleaning plant hasbeen rebuilt and an additional drycleaning unit will be installed. USS Enterprise(CVN 65) will receive extensive remodeling for habita-

JANUARY 1979 47 Mail Buoy

the end of the Civil War,the Navywas reduced from 622 vessels to a paltry 30. According to the textbookAmerica’s Mari- timeHeritage. U.S. Naval InstitutePress, 1975, which is used in the NJROTC program, the U.S. Navy fleet numbered almost 700 in 1866, was cut to 185 in 1871and to 139 in 1881. It further states that by 1885 there were no more than 90 ships,with only 25 at sea.-CDR J.H. De Loach, USN(Ret.) Upon rechecking our source and corn- paring it to otheravailable references. we have.fbund that you are correcf-the Nayy didhave more than “a paltry 30 ships” immediately,fo/lowing the Civil War. Three qfour sources list conflicting,figures,for various years during the Navy’s doldrums, yet none cite the,figure30 until 1880. However, navalstrength varied wide1.v duringthat perioddepending on whowas counting and, perhaps, the on1.v true ,figure ,for any given periodcan be,found in the Archives.- ED. Reun.ions USS Philadelphia (CL 41)-Sixteenth reunion, September 1979, in New York City. Contact Frank Amoroson, 93 Dunbar St., Somerset, N.J. 08873. 0 USS Harding (DD625jDMS 28)- Reunion in Springfield,Ohio, July 12-15, 1979. ContactG.T. Watson, Box 13A, McDaniel, Md. 21647. USS Chandeleur (AV IO)-Reunion at Niagara Falls, N.Y., Aug. 3-5, 1979. Contact Kenneth E. Boyd, Route 4, Box 145, Cul- pepper, Va. 22701. USS Chicago (CA29)“Proposing reunion of Chicago. ContactDonald C. Kramer, 41 Homestead Drive, Youngstown, Ohio 44512. USS Ticonderoga (CVjCVAjCVS 14)-Reunion in Charleston, S.C., May 3-6, 1979. Contact Ben C. Dantzler, Box 151, Fireball Elloree, S.C. 29047. Number of Ships? 0 USS Maryland (BB 46)”Reunion SIR:By now I am sure thata wnole lot of July 26-29, 1979, in Atlanta,Ga. Contact former Fireball drivershave written to SIR: As a long-time reader of your excel- Wm. C. Chick Jr., 5709 N. Holly, Kansas express theirfeelings about your response tolent publication, I have always enjoyed it City, Mo. 641 18. PO2 D.E. Hess’ letter in the September1978 and found it to have few errors. However, I issue. questionthe historical answer in your ”- The Ryan Fireball was, of course, both a October 1978 issue in “For the Navy Buff‘ prop and a jet plane. The jet could, and did, regarding early steamship COS paying for provide thrust for flight while the “front” their own coal. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds engine wasshut down and feathered.So, any The answer stated that,within one year of Through Payroll Savings

48 ALL HANDS Stern Shots

Here are some of the more colorful terms once in common use by sailors but seldom used today. Just for fun, try matching the following with the appropriate meanings:

1. monkey drill A.spaces or gapscarelessly left unpainted

1. spit kit 6. Navy prison ashore

3. prayerbook C. corned beef in a tin

4. stone frigate D. bread

5. SaintNicholas E. retire andmove ashore

6. JemmySquaretoes F. a holystone

7. canned Willie G. calisthenics

8. cheese knife H. hand-operated sewingmachine

9. hurdy gurdy I. officer’s sword

10. punk J. a seagoing cuspidor

11. swallow the anchor K. the patron saint of seamen

12. holidays ’_. the seafarer’sname for the devil

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