September 19, 2019 NAVSTA Newport Graduates Largest HIGHLIGHTS CPO Class in Recent Years Congratulations to The Navy’s Newest CPOs!!!! NUWC to Host ‘Tech Bridges’ September: Mental Health Resources Ombudsmen Honored at Luncheon A regional fiscal year 2020 Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Pinning Ceremony was held Sept. 13, at Kay Hall in Naval Station Newport. The ceremony officially recognized the And More! promotion of 17 Newport-based CPOs. The newly promoted CPOs included: Chief Hospital Corpsman Christopher Muff, Chief Master-at-arms Thomas Breitfeller, Chief Operations Specialist Adam Charter, Chief Operations Specialist Colleen Fitzgerald, Chief Operations Specialist Edgar Hernandez, and Chief Builder David Fahy, assigned to the U.S. Naval War College, Chief Navy Career Counselor Esperanza Cailao, assigned to Naval Station Newport, Chief Quartermaster Michel Davis, assigned to Inside This Issue NROTC Maine Maritime Academy, Chief Hospital Corpsman Jeremy Baer, Chief Builder Frank Chibarro, Chief Damage Controlman Carlos Flores Jr. and Chief Around the Station 2-5 Information Systems Technician Christine Henault, assigned to Navy Operatinal Support Center, Newport, Chief Master-at-arms Justin Cummings, Chief Logistics Fleet & Family 6-7 Specialist Deveye Hademeon, Chief Engineman Luke Holt, Chief Boatswain’s Mate Stephen Jacquet, and Chief Electronic Technician Navigation Submarines Jason Rutkauskas, assigned to Costal Riverline Squadron EIGHT. BZ Shipmates 8 WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Today, around challenges were hard but nothing Meat & Potatoes 9 the Navy and around the world, men and compared to what they will face in the women—Sailors—are making an years to come. And that’s ok, because MWR 10 incredible transition and advancing to challenge is good. Challenges strengthen Chief Petty Officer. The Navy Memorial us. As I reflect on the critical impact Traffic Updates 11 is one of our most sacred places, here in Chiefs have had on my life and career, I Washington, D.C., and today I will stand am convinced of the importance of the Now Hear This 12-14 with a group of Sailors who will receive Mess as an institution. their anchors. I can’t think of a more My first Chief told me that our most Around the Island 15 fitting place to celebrate such a important weapons system is our Navy transformational day. Team and their families. Around the Fleet 16 Over the past six weeks, many Sailors have been challenged, and those Continued on next page Veterans News 17-19 1 AROUND THE STATION ... CPO Pinning continued who just donned their anchors, and I’ve charged them and those who People are and will continue to already wear anchors to think about be our key competitive advantage the Chiefs’ Mess as an institution: over any adversary. The fact that I the sum of the daily acts, both small am highlighting this enduring and large, that continue to challenge principle, 34 years after I first heard us and force us to rise to the it from my Chief, reflects how standards of those who came before. pivotal Chief Petty Officers have The actions that will leave our Navy been in my own life and career. mentorship provided by Chief Petty in a better position tomorrow. I also Every time I get the opportunity Officers. told them that this can’t happen from to reconnect with a group of Chiefs, I Later this year, we’ll the physical space of the Mess. They leave feeling uplifted and inspired. commemorate the 75th anniversary have to be constantly involved in Those brief times reinforce how of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The line their Sailors’ lives on and off duty. important the institution of the Chief of heroes we look to for inspiration Chiefs, carrying forward the Petty Officers’ Mess is to our Navy from that series of combat actions is legacy of those who came before you and our nation. long as well. We will remember will test you, and will draw on all the The word “institution” is the Cmdr. Ernest Evans and Lt. Cmdr. skills, knowledge, and experiences “action of establishing or founding” Robert Copeland and Gunner’s Mate that formed the basis for your and under this definition, the Third Class Paul Carr. A Chief isn’t selection. The demands you face are institution of the Chiefs’ Mess is not in that list, but the Sailors and tall indeed, and I have high who you are, or the insignia you Officers we lionize from that battle expectations of our Chief Petty wear, or the fact that we’ve marked were all trained and mentored by Officers, as do the Sailors you serve this occasion for many years, but Chief Petty Officers. and lead. what you do, the actions you take, Those Chiefs would probably tell However, I am confident that day-in, and day-out, large and you that they weren’t looking for you’ll rise to meet these obligations, small—that Chiefs routinely credit. They weren’t looking to get making the most of each and every undertake to enable our Sailors to their name mentioned by the CNO day, leading Sailors and Officers to perform at their very best. 75 years later. They were focused on fulfill the promise of their potential. Even the briefest review of the actions they needed to take to The challenges we face as a Navy history demonstrates that Chief Petty establish the Chiefs’ Mess, to and a nation demand that you do so, Officers are Sailors of action. Some institute the Chiefs’ Mess—every as do those who wore anchors before of their names, like John Finn, or day. you. We need your best efforts more Oscar Peterson or Peter Tomich—all They were focused on making than ever. I want every Chief in the Chiefs who were awarded the Medal our Navy team the most lethal fleet, new and old, to remember that of Honor—are legends in their own weapons system in our arsenal and the Navy not only expects more of right. These examples of valor and of they were focused on creating you, but demands it—now more than sacrifice are worthy of telling and winners - the Sailors and Officers ever. retelling, but there is something even whose actions would cement the To those of you donning your greater than these individual U.S. Navy’s combat record and show anchors today, congratulations. You examples. Our Navy’s achievements that our destroyers can fight like are now the Chief! Thank you for all throughout our history are due in battleships as they did at Leyte Gulf. that you do, and I’ll see you out in large measure to the training and I sent a letter to all of the Chiefs the fleet. NS Newport Public Affairs Office communicated to the public PAO Office Line: (401) 841-3538 first using the installation Base Condition Line: (401) 841-2211 social media outlets: E-Mail: [email protected] FB: Facebook.com/ NAVSTANewport Command and Staff Twitter: @NAVSTANEWPORTRI Capt. Ian L. 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Geurts said the other Tech Bridges will be located in Keyport, Washington; Crane, Indiana; Orlando, Florida; and San Diego, California. Each will focus on Navy- (U.S. Navy photo by Bobby Cummings) wide issues unique to the sites’ expertise and locations, though James F. Geurts (from left), assistant secretary of the Navy for Geurts declined to go further into research, development and acquisition (ASN RDA), and Capt. specifics at this time. “Tech Bridges can create a Jon Margolick, U.S. Marine Corps Naval Expeditions (NavalX) combustion chamber for innovation. liaison, announce the Department of the Navy's plan to rapidly This will allow us to carry across expand its collaboration capabilities through the creation of much broader systems, scaling out as Tech Bridges on Sept. 3, in Alexandria, Virginia. NUWC Division a much larger piece,” Geurts said. Newport will host one of five Tech Bridges that will partner with “Think of it as a franchise model. academia, industry and government entities to remove the Each has their own unique flavor, but barriers that traditionally hamper external collaboration. they do this with a standard of performance. We can take these Tech Bridges and leverage big programs economic development and job- Partnering with the Office of across the Navy.” creating initiative focused on climate Naval Research (ONR) and the Mary Sylvia, head, Technology change, resilience, cybersecurity and Navy’s Systems Commands, Tech Partnership Office, Valerie Larkin, related marine technology. Our Bridges will connect, reinforce and Technology Transfer (T2) manager, engagement with City of Newport sustain acceleration ecosystems in off and Public Affairs Officer Jeff Prater, (and Innovate Newport) is through a -base locations across the DON. represented Division Newport on the Partnership Intermediary Agreement These Tech Bridges will partner with conference call. The group called in (PIA). PIAs are an important T2 start-up companies, academia, from Innovate Newport, the 34,000- mechanism to enable Tech Bridges.” corporations, small businesses, square-foot collaborative working The Tech Bridges were birthed nonprofits, private capital and space that opened in early June in the from NavalX.