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HSL-60, Elrod Rescue Four in Caribbean Sea by Ensign Willie Jeter Tigate and Located Four Survi- Treatment 2008 CHINFO Award Winner Vol. 54 • Issue 27 www.nsmayport.navy.mil www.mayportmirror.com THURSDAY, July 19, 2012 More Vicksburg Hits Halfway Mark Sea Duty PaysFrom Navy Personnel Command Off Public Affairs Navy released additional guidance for the Voluntary Sea Duty Program (VSDP) which provides incentives to Sailors who extend at sea or return to sea duty early officials said, July 13. “This program allows Sailors and their families to stay in their same duty location or relocate to a duty location of their choice,” said Capt. Kent Miller, director, Enlisted Distribution Division, Navy Personnel Command (NPC). “Applicants may also be eligible to defer Perform-to-Serve (PTS), providing an opportunity to enhance their record with operational duty.” VSDP was announced in January to support the Navy’s war-fighting mis- sion of operating forward and maintain- ing readiness. The program encourages highly trained and motivated Sailors to voluntarily extend their enlistment in their current sea duty billet beyond their prescribed sea tour, to terminate shore duty and accept new orders to a -Photo by MC2 Nick Scott sea duty billet or to accept back-to-back U.S. Navy Sailors enjoy a steak cookout held by “Cooks from the Valley” aboard guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69). sea duty orders beyond their prescribed Vicksburg is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security coopera- sea/shore flow. The sea duty assign- tion efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. ment may be on board ships, squad- rons, or other qualified sea duty assign- By MC2 Nick Scott ments. Enterprise Carrier Strike Group Public Affairs as a time to enhance their in-rate and and upkeep slide just because we are NAVADMIN 205/12 clarifies 15 items Sailors assigned to guided-missile military skills. scheduled for decommissioning,” said from the initial message. Among the cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69) passed “This deployment has helped me Lt. j.g. Brett Lincoln, Auxiliaries Officer updates: their deployment’s halfway point the grow as a Sailor,” said Culinary Specialist aboard Vicksburg. “We need to stay *Sailors in the PTS eligibility window first week of July. 2nd Class Christopher Sims, who is on focused on our goals. Just like in a race, who wish to apply for VSDP must have This marks a significant milestone in his fourth deployment. “I learn new you are supposed to sprint at the end.” their VSDP application submitted for the 20-year-old cruiser’s final deploy- things about my job and about the Navy The Vicksburg crew marked the half- consideration no later than the last day ment. everyday. No matter how many deploy- way point by sending a video made by of the month, two months prior to their “It’s definitely been an interesting ments you go on, you can always learn the crew to Mayport, Fla., for friends final PTS application. deployment so far,” said Cryptologic more and improve your skills.” and family to view. *VSDP orders will not be cancelled Technician (Technical) Seaman Roger During the first half of deployment, 18 Vicksburg’s crew also celebrated the for Sailors who subsequently receive a Coleman, who is on his first deploy- Vicksburg Sailors earned their Enlisted halfway mark by holding a steak cook- PTS quota after VSDP orders have been ment. “I’ve learned a lot and visited a lot Surface Warfare Specialist pin and more out for Sailors July 5. negotiated. of places I’ve never seen before and I’m than 100 are poised to earn it before the Vicksburg is on her final deployment *Sailors on shore duty must submit looking forward to visiting more.” end of deployment. operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of their VSDP request no later than 12 Vicksburg has visited three ports so This is scheduled to be Vicksburg’s responsibility conducting maritime months prior to their projected rotation far this deployment including Greece, final deployment before decommission- security operations, theater security date. United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. ing in 2013, but work has not slowed for cooperation efforts and support mis- Visiting ports is a big part of deploy- Sailors aboard. sions as a part of Operation Enduring See Sea Duty, Page 12 ment, but Sailors also use deployment “We can’t let things like maintenance Freedom. Training Day For USS Farragut Navy Issues New Shore Energy Policy From Chief of Naval Operations Shore Readiness Division The Navy issued a new energy policy that will drive energy consumption reduction at all Navy installations, transform the shore energy culture and seek new or existing technical solutions for reducing energy, officials announced July 10. The Shore Energy Management Instruction sig- nifies a complete revision from the previous ver- sion published in 1994. The instruction codifies Navy’s policy and strategy to ensure energy security as a strategic imperative, meet federal mandates and executive orders, and achieve Department of the Navy (DoN) shore energy goals. Since naval forces require constant support from shore installations, Navy is mitigating its vulnerabili- ties related to the electrical grid - such as outages See Energy, Page 12 New Pass/ID Hours From Staff -Photo by MC3 A.J. Jones New Pass and ID hours of operation go into effect Lt. James Gensheimer climbs down a ladder onto a rigid hull inflatable boat during a visit, board, search and sei- this week. The Pass Office, Building 1983, new hours zure training exercise between the Italian destroyer MM Luigi Durand De La Penne (D 560) and the guided-missile will be Monday-Friday from 6:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99). The training was part of a passing exercise, also involving the guided-missile office will be closed on weekends. After hours and cruiser USS Hué City (CG 66), meant to improve interoperability between U.S. and Italian naval forces. Farragut, part weekend passes will be issued at the Main Gate. of the Eisenhower Strike Group, is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and Gate 5A and 48A Commercial Vehicle Station theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. See Pages 4-5 for more USS hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 6:30 Farragut stories and pictures. a.m.-2 p.m. Check us out Online! Give Blood, Save Lives HSL-60 Makes Waves Housing Residents Urged Naval Station Mayport will host a blood In Caribbean To Complete Survey drive on July 24 from 9 a.m.-2 pm. in Building One Room 104. Page 6 Page 13 mayportmirror.com 2 THE MIRROR, NS MAYPORT, Thursday, July 19, 2012 expect a lot of extra folks out and about throughout the fleet...one is too many. so drive safe. Take advantage of all the resources CAPTAIN’S Very happy to welcome U.S. Coast we have at our Fleet and Family Support CORNER Guard Cutter Valiant to our basin on Center, and sound off if you, or someone Aug. 4, as they make a permanent home- else has been sexually assaulted in any throughout the Caribbean Sea, Eastern port change here. Valiant is a multi- way shape or form. The Sexual Assault Atlantic and Western Pacific Oceans sur- mission medium endurance cutter Prevention and Response (SAPR) hotline rounding Central and South America in that specializes in search and rescue, number is 563-1254. support of Operation Martillo, Spanish maritime law enforcement and national Big thanks to our own Lonnie Kenney for hammer. During the 175-day deploy- defense operations. They will be a wel- and his entire MWR team for putting Capt. Doug Cochrane ment, Nicholas conducted a combina- comed addition to our operations and on a spectacular Freedom Fest marking tion of six disruptions. the Mayport team. another year of our nation’s indepen- Shipmates, Welcome back for the crew of USS With the recent heat index topping the dence. I know there is a ton of work and Massive amounts of drugs are off the Simpson (FFG 56) and the “Jaguars” news, I don’t want anyone to lose sight coordination involved, and you knocked streets thanks to Norfolk based USS of HSL-60 with their homecom- that we are still in hurricane season until it out of the ballpark. Well done! Nicholas (FFG 47), HSL-42, our Coast ing on July 17. During their deploy- Nov. 30. Make sure you have had that CPO selection board results will hit the Guard counterparts, and a host of other ment to the African Command Area of conversation with your families about streets very soon. This milestone is sig- Mayport agencies with the seizure of Responsibility, the ship participated in where you may evacuate if directed to do nificant, and I look forward to hopefully more than 7,500 pounds of cocaine and several maritime security operations and so and ¬†make sure your TWIMS infor- many selected Chiefs. Your leadership, 240 pounds of marijuana off loaded here community service projects in Ghana, mation is updated. Think of the little experience and deck plate mentorship is last week. Nigeria, Senegal and Cape Verde. things too like having a supply of water extremely important to our Sailors and Each gram of the cocaine recovered Your hard work and dedication will on hand, fresh flashlight batteries and a your responsibility will increase tenfold. equals 1 PURE dose (the size of a sweet never go unnoticed. Congratulations for “grab and go” box with your important I know all of you are up for the challenge.
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