AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM TOP NEWS AHM TOP NEWS AHM Announces FY20 Senior Enlisted AHM AHM08 2019 Fleet and Family Support Program Celebrates Advancement-to-Position AHM AHM Four Decades of Service ALLAHM HANDS MAGAZINE By Tim McGough, Fleet and Family Support Program Public Affairs MAGAZINE OF THE U.S. NAVY Selection Board AHM ommander, Navy Installations to the current state of the Family kept Sailors and families healthy In 2001, the name changed from From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs AHMSECRETARY OF THE NAVY AHM CCommand’s (CNIC) Fleet and Readiness Program. and strong.” Navy Family Service Center to Fleet The Honorable Richard V. Spencer Family Support Program (FFSP) “From my perspective as the first A Navy captain, a chaplain, seven active and Family Support Center (FFSC) ctive-duty senior enlisted Sailors Chris Stillion, the Shore Allocations for the regularly scheduled FY- AHM celebrated 40 years of service to Sailors director of the Navy Family Support duty personnel, 10 civilian employees, and to emphasize that the center was to Alooking for their next billet in officer for the Career Management 20 Active Duty SCPO or MCPO CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONSAHM and their families at a ceremony held at Program, I can say whole-heartedly a local ombudsman chairperson staffed support the Sailor and the family. a higher paygrade will soon have Department in Navy Personnel advancement selection boards. ADM John M. Richardson CNIC headquarters on the Washington that you are all doing a great job,” the first FSC. The center also worked In 2002, the FFSC's incorporated a the opportunity to get a jump on the Command (NPC). “This results in a Applicants must sign and have their AHM Navy Yard, July 16, 2019. said O’Keefe. “You have adjusted closely with the Navy-Marine Corps Relief new lighthouse logo and theme line: process thanks to the Advancement- situation in which many of our newly CO witness a NAVPERS 1070/613 with NAVY CHIEF OF INFORMATION Personnel from CNIC Headquarters the program over the years as new Society, American Red Cross, Navy Wives “Meeting Your Needs, At Home, At to-Position (A2P) selection board, the advanced Sailors are not aligned to the following statement: “I understand RADM Charles W. Brown and Naval District Washington, along challenges emerged. You have kept the Organizations, and commands. Sea.” The new logo was designed to

Navy announced July 17. the billets the Navy needs them to fill, that by submitting an application for DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY with numerous special guests and program seaworthy. Over the next decade, other areas of give the centers a uniform identity The Fiscal Year (FY) 20 Senior Enlisted and are not immediately available for consideration by the FY-20 Enlisted some members from the original Navy Although the program has grown to support programs were added. The staff at naval bases around the globe. The A2P selection board, announced in distribution to those billets.” Advancement-to-Vacancy Pilot Selection SEA / SENIOR EDITOR Family Service Center came together be a major support to Navy families, it transformed to a diverse mix of full-time lighthouse logo still beacons the doors NAVADMIN 162/19, is a pilot program “While the Navy may have enough Board, I am certifying that I am assignable MCCM David Crawford to mark the day. has not always been the case. civilian service (GS), non-appropriated of centers worldwide. where active-duty senior enlisted senior enlisted leaders,” Stillion to any billets for which I applied and will Guest speaker Dr. Ann O’Keefe Taken from a Navy News article funds (NAF) and contract employees. Today, the Fleet and Family Sailors apply for specific, priority continued, “they are not in the places execute orders to those billets if directed.” EDITOR-IN-CHIEF started with the Navy in 1978. in 2009, O’Keefe stated, a big However, getting through the years the Support Program continues to billets listed in the NAVADMIN, and if the Navy needs them to be – leading Applicants must meet all prerequisite Andrew Carlson She was the Navy's first Family misconception the early staff dealt program did have to overcome some deliver the best services at the right selected, are temporarily advanced to Sailors at sea. To address this requirements detailed in NAVADMIN Service Center (FSC) director when with was that the program would try “rough terrain”. time in the right place. the billet paygrade. Those Sailors must challenge, NPC has initiated this pilot 162/19 for the specific billet(s) to which LCPO / MANAGING EDITOR the FSC opened its doors in Norfolk, to retain people who did not belong in O'Keefe recalled another difficulty The current FFSP director Shauna still be selected for advancement via program.” they are applying. MCC Ryan Tabios Va., in 1979, after the idea for a the Navy. in standing up the program. “People Turner agrees, “I feel great pride and the annual Senior Chief or Master Chief The selection board is scheduled to Interested Sailors who have service center grew out of the Family “We worked to keep good Sailors thought it (FSC) would be just another humility that our centers serving our CONTENT EDITOR Petty Officer (SCPO or MCPO) selection convene Sept 9. Electronic applications submitted voluntary Fleet Reserve/ MC2 Taylor Stinson Awareness Conference held in Norfolk by acknowledging their strength,” flash in the pan,” said O’Keefe. “They Navy families today are the finest boards to be permanently advanced. must be submitted no later than Aug. 7. retirement requests to NPC are not in November 1978. she said. “We set out from the said, ‘why should I get involved? It will professionals to help strengthen the “The current advancement system Applications submitted via mail must eligible for this board. DESIGNER Today, O’Keefe took a moment to beginning to provide proactive just go away.’” resiliency of our Sailors and their is designed to advance ‘fully and best be postmarked no later than Aug. 7. For a list of all available billets MC2 Timothy Hale reflect from her time as director and educational programs that The program persevered. families and the lethality of our Navy.” qualified’ personnel, regardless of To be eligible for the board, Sailors and prerequisite requirements, specific billet, location or Navy Enlisted must meet the following criteria: read the NAVADMIN at www.npc. All Hands Number 8, 2019 is published by Sea Breeze 2019 concludes in Odesa, Classification (NEC) needs,” said Cmdr. Must meet all eligibility requirements navy.mil. the Defense Media Activity, Navy Production Department, 6700 Taylor Avenue, Fort George G. From U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs Meade, Maryland 20755. xercise Sea Breeze 2019 (SB19) During SB19, more than 3,000 there, he presented medals to Ukrainian three continents participating in the Post-9/11 GI Bill Education Benefits FRONT COVER: Sailors run past the foul line as a SA- Eended with a closing ceremony participants trained in areas including service members, toured foreign ships was something that really 330J Puma picks up pallets from the flight deck of the in Oddesa Ukraine, July 12, after two maritime interdiction operations, and attended several meetings and a brought into perspective the vastness of Transfer Deadline Extended for amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) weeks of intense, multinational training. air defense, special forces training, briefing on SB19 with Vice Adm. Lisa M. the Ukraine and U.S. cohosted exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Sea Breeze’s 19th iteration began anti-submarine warfare, damage Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet. Countries from those continents 2nd Class Markus Castaneda/Released) July 1 and was designed to enhance control tactics, search and rescue and “It’s a pleasure for members of the U.S. included , Canada, Denmark, Members with 16 Years of Service interoperability among participating amphibious warfare. Those same Navy to have the opportunity to work Estonia, France, Georgia, , Italy, BACK COVER: Infographic on heat stress (U.S. Navy From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs nations and strengthen regional participants spent more than 200 hours alongside Ukrainian sailors and friends Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, infographic by MC2 Andrew Skipworth/Released) security by focusing on a variety of underwater conducting dive training from other nations,” said Franchetti Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turkey and he deadline for Sailors who have Transfer of Education Benefits (TEB) completed the online self-service security and stability scenarios in the and more than 200 in the air conducting during remarks later that day. the United Kingdom. Tover 16 years of service to transfer after July 11, 2019 include: Statement of Understanding must areas of land, sea and air. air component training. Many of the exercise’s 32 ships also U.S. participation included the their Post-9/11 GI Bill education - Enlisted members within four first complete it at the MyNavy At the ceremony, U.S. Navy Capt. On July 7, SB19 participating participated in a final photo exercise Arleigh Burke class guided-missile benefits to dependents has been years of the high year tenure date for Education website. Matthew Lehman, commodore, Task nations were given the opportunity July 11, where participating ships came destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), extended to Jan. 12, 2020 based on their current pay grade Once members complete the OUR MISSION IS SHARING THE NAVY STORY Force 65 and U.S. exercise director for to celebrate in Ukraine, a together in a formation to conclude the the expeditionary fast-transport recently revised guidance issued by the - Officers within four years of the Statement of Understanding, they will SB19, said that he was proud of the work national holiday that celebrates the sea component of the exercise. ship USNS Yuma (T-EPF 8), a Department of Defense (DoD). statutory limit for their current rank receive a link to go to MilConnect to and training during the exercise, but founding of the . “Yesterday, along with Capt. Lehman, P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol NAVADMIN 020/19 announced DoD’s - Members in a limited duty status submit their benefits transfer request. countries must remain focused because Service members from participating we watched our photo exercise at sea,” aircraft, U.S. Marines from Marine exception to policy for enlisted and or undergoing medical or physical Sailors will require a four-year service work continues. countries gave tours of their respective said Ukrainian Rear Adm. Alexey Rotational Force-Europe; Navy officers who cannot obligate for four evaluation board processing and found obligation in order to transfer benefits. “Today exercise Sea Breeze 2019 ships and equipment, and interacted Neizhpapa, the exercise director for Underwater Construction Team more years due to statute or service not fit for duty For more information on Post-9/11 is over, but the work for exercise Sea with Ukrainian residents. Ukraine, speaking on the scope of the UCT-1B, and members of the U.S. regulations expires July 11, 2019. All Sailors applying or reapplying GI Bill education benefits transfer Breeze 2020 starts tomorrow,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr formation of ships. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and U.S. Members who will be ineligible for the for TEB who have not previously procedures, read NAVADMIN 236/18. Lehman. Zelenskyy attended the event. While Neizhpapa said seeing the crews of 6th Fleet staff.

2 3 Sailors can minimize any out-of-pocket expenses by taking advantage of the travel entitlements available to them today. Those who are about to make a PCS move should talk to their CPPA to help decide if a travel advance is the right choice for them. The Navy launched the MyPCS Mobile app July 17 -- “lean orders” and the ability to submit travel vouchers will be available later this summer!

MyPCS Mobile provides Sailors who are getting ready to move with access to a personalized checklist tailored for an individual Sailor’s PCS move. The app is available through the Navy App Locker or MyNavy Portal (MNP). For CAC-free access, Sailors will need to provide a one time setup via MNP on a CAC-enabled machine. DIVING DEEPER DEPTHS

By: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor Stinson, All Hands Magazine Over the years, America has faced While the USS Oklahoma project many conflicts: World War II, is still ongoing, it has been so Korean War, Iraqi War and more. successful that it serves as a Unfortunately, sometimes service pathfinder. It was the way forward members aren’t able to make it and showed us we can be successful doing this so based on Oklahoma’s home – whether alive or in a casket. success we made the argument to However, over the years, the Defense disinter the USS West Virginia and POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) the USS California, explained Dr. had made it their mission to reunite Laurel Freas, forensic anthropologist service members and their families. and recovery leader for the USS West Currently, there are still 1,589 Virginia (BB-48) and USS California missing and unaccounted for, but (BB-44) projects. recent advances in technology have allowed scientists and researchers to Unlike popular forensic shows such explore the terrestrial landscape but as Bones or Forensic Files, these also underwater. projects take a long period of time because each step is to be taken “One of the exciting programs that we seriously and with careful attention have that are beginning to be utilized to detail. The process begins with obtaining the stamp of approval more and more is our underwater before the teams can be dispatched archaeology program,” says Dr. Paul to various locations all over the Emanovsky, supervisory forensic world. Once in the field, recovery teams use examine the The entire process is carried out by dozens of Even though these projects are time consuming archaeologist at DPAA. “We have excavation site, much like a detective oversees a people and takes weeks, months, even years, and require a lot of manpower, DPAA hopes to several underwater archaeologists “The historians [do] analytical re- crime scene. Each mission is unique and comes to analyze DNA from remains recovered from uphold its word that it will reunite every lost now and teamwork from Army search based on historical files that with its own hazardous territory for the team to sites. Oftentimes the remains are comingled, service member with their family, no matter how and Navy divers to do underwater we have and then once the histo- consider and varies depending on if the site is on meaning they are remains from multiple people. long that takes. recoveries that years ago would rians have a candidate or a group land or in the water. When the site is established, Additionally, remains have gone through a have been deemed unrecoverable of candidates for a proposal,” said it is combed through carefully, grid by grid, and process which makes it harder for scientists to “There’s a promise that we make as a nation to Emanovsky. “They send it to the but now we’re making progress on a screened for potential remains, life support extract DNA from them, such as being soaked in our service members and that they make to one laboratory and then an anthropolo- equipment or material evidence. formaldehyde or being buried more than once another that no one will be left behind, no one myriad of underwater sites.” gist and a dentist can check the list over the years. These additional factors are taken will be forgotten, and so this is how the nation of historical candidates against the The next important step is when the remains into consideration, but make the reality of the executes that promise, this is how we go about Over the past years, DPAA focused remains that are historically docu- arrive at the lab. Upon arrival, they are stored in a situation a lot more time consuming than the fulfilling that,” said Freas. “Even if it takes 75 much of its energy on the USS Okla- mented. For instance, checking the secured areas. Forensic anthropologists are then general public might think. years, or longer, we’re not going to give up, we’re homa (BB-37), a Nevada-class battle- dental work verses the dental work responsible for analyzing the human remains and going to keep trying. … I think it’s just really, really ship that was on Battleship Row in that the service member would have all the material evidence that is part of the file – i.e. “One of the main differences that people expect important for people to understand that level of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. had. When we make the compari- military uniforms, personal affects, I.D. tags, etc. when they see [forensic analysis] on TV or in the commitment, that level of dedication, that we’re After the Pearl Harbor attack, 429 sons and we have enough of those Dental remains are also very important because movies versus the reality of working in a human never going to give up on this.” indicators and thresholds met, we deaths were confirmed from the USS it may contain mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The identification lab, or a crime lab, is that DNA submit that memo for approval and odontologists take samples from the bones and results don’t come back within that 30 minute Oklahoma. As of February, DPAA hit get approval to exhume.” teeth to amplify the surviving mtDNA to determine episode,” says Emanovsky. “It often takes much its first major milestone with the the genetic sequence. The sequence is then long for any of the analytical tests to yield a result USS Oklahoma project, confirming compared to sequences from family references that we can use in the laboratory.” a positive identity match of its 200th provided by living people who are maternally crewman. Fireman 1st Class Billy related to the unknown service member. James Johnson was identified from a set of 388 individual remains.

6 7 Students learn from a variety of instructors, including active-duty Navy Sailors and Al Shatti emphasized that performing formation maneuvers with other boats within special warfare combatant-craft crewmen, as well as top-level civilian contractors who a riverine environment was a valuable learning experience. teach operational, strategic and tactical courses that include: diesel systems overhaul and “Being in a group formation with boats in a narrow river, doing all kinds of maneuvers, maintenance, outboard motor maintenance and overhaul, strategic leadership, patrol craft, that is something that came in handy that I can use back home,” he explained. and combat lifesaver training. “Tristan” [real name withheld], a lieutenant in the German Naval Force Protection Although the students are exposed to a number of real-time, high-risk evolutions Battalion, also participated in the PCO-R course and gained new experiences that will throughout the tactical courses, the top priority in each phase of training is safety of enhance his capabilities. personnel and equipment. “I am a coastal guy, and what I have learned here is a totally different environment. Abdullah Al-Shatti, an officer in charge of Mark V boats for the Kuwait Naval Force The riverine environment, the facility and training area here from my point of view is explained during the final exercise of the Patrol Craft Officer – Riverine (PCO-R) course that totally unique. It is the best training environment I have ever seen and the training safety comes first. "Before we start you get safety precautions, safety procedures, safety gear capabilities shown to us are awesome.” Tristan expressed. “It is a great opportunity to and then you hit the river.” be here and to take part in this training.” In the eight-week course, students learn handling and maneuvering techniques for The NAVSCIATTS schoolhouse operates under U.S. Special Operations Command boats, speed variations for coastal and riverine operations, operating boats within tactical and has trained more than 12,000 international students from 121 partner nations formations, as well as weapons handling. since its inception as a U.S. Coast Guard training team in Rodman, Panama. It “In high school, you study mathematics, chemistry or biology; and in real life you maybe use currently offers 20 courses including small craft strategy, operations, maintenance, five percent of it. But here at NAVSCIATTS, what we got from the instructors, everything that we communications, weapons and instructor development through in-resident courses learned in class or in the boat we did [in] every single step during our final exercise.” said Al-Shatti. and mobile training events.

BRINGING THE WORLD TOGETHER By Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Brittney Kinsey, All Hands Magazine

n the current period of renewed global power competition, the Naval Small ICraft Instruction and Technical Training School’s (NAVSCIATTS) methods of training create a network of international partner nations that operate as a collective, in order to reach across oceans and continents, to address shared security threats. Located on the Stennis Space Center along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, NAVSCIATTS provides crucial skills solely to foreign allied countries whose graduates return to their regions with world-class knowledge and technical expertise, which can then be leveraged as force-multipliers in those regions. “NAVSCIATTS provides world-class training. We have coastal, riverine, ground- based and air-based environments all at our disposal, and within a five-minute drive we can be on land or flying UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles].” explained NAVSCIATTS’ Training Officer Chief Warrant Officer Four Greg Griffin. The ability to teach a full spectrum of skills that can be adapted to each student’s home environment is the reason Griffin believes that partner nations continue to seek the partnership and expertise provided by NAVSCIATTS. “Our primary mission is to provide the most realistic and premier training to our partners around the world. We do that in two ways: via in-resident courses where students from their countries come to our command, and through mobile training team engagements and subject-matter expertise down-range in their countries.” Although NAVSCIATTS has an important relationship with the United States Southern Command area of operations that dates back to its origins in Panama, Griffin stressed that this security cooperation command is a global training facility. “We still have that heritage with Southcom, but we are a global command that is focused on geographic combatant commands and theater special operations commands,” said Griffin. “Their countries are looking to increase their capabilities, but also the Navy gets the ability to create a force-multiplier. Because we have created those partnerships when we go down range, we don’t have to send 100 U.S. troops. Now we only have to send 20, because we know that we have trained those [students] to a certain level and we know what we’re getting.” REMEMBERING

DAKOTABy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Richard Rodgers n the night of February 25, 2019, Morgan Kinkton will never be the same. His little brother, his kids, nobody Morgan and Laura stress that such decisions take a Owoke up to the ringing of her doorbell. Believing will be the same.” significantly larger toll on the families of victims than it was her husband, Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Kody’s four-year-old son Levi and two year old daughter is often understood. In Kody’s case, he leaves behind a Class Dakota “Kody” Kinkton, she opened the door only Alli are nearly too young to remember their father, but he young wife, two small children, his parents and step- to find police. lives on for them with help from Laura and Morgan and parents, siblings and countless friends and extended The police informed her that her husband, who she’d through the pictures and memories that now form the man family members. expected to be home at any moment, had been badly they barely met. “I’d like to say that him doing that - making the right injured and was currently in the hospital, where he’d “Morgan’s going to miss out on a lifetime with him that decision to not get behind the wheel - would’ve saved a undergo surgery in an attempt to save his life. they deserved together,” said Laura. “My grandkids are life, but honestly him doing that would’ve saved hundreds “I made my phone calls, got everything situated,” never going to know how much he loved them other than of lives,” said Morgan. “His one bad decision has affected said Morgan. “It took me awhile to figure out what from what we're going to be able to tell them. I don't think hundreds of lives.” actually happened.” that's fair.” Before drinking and driving, consider the way your Kody Kinkton had been struck by a drunk driver while Everything about the Kinkton’s home is different choices will impact the people furthest from you. Morgan, riding his motorcycle home from work at Naval Air Station now. Areas that used to be used for family time are now now a widow and single-mother of two, experienced this Jacksonville (NAS). The damage to Kinkton’s head and reminders that Kody isn’t there. They gather on the family first hand. body was too much; after a week of hanging on, he passed couch and try to relive moments that, though once seemed “Think about the little girl's life that you are away on March 4, 2019. small, now mean the world to them. changing forever,” said Morgan. “That little one- “It was a week of hell,” said Laura Kinkton, Kody’s mother. Morgan keeps a space where she can look over year-old that’s going to look at a picture and cry “A lot of ups and downs. Our Kody was gone the minute that Kody’s belongings and reflect, with hopes that he’ll about her daddy, because that's the life they're accident happened.” help her somehow. taking away by getting behind the wheel. They're Kody’s life had begun on NAS Jacksonville and had been “I talk to him all the time,” said Morgan. “He may not ruining that little girl's life.” taken just outside its gate in a senseless loss of life which could answer me in voice but he comes to me in my dreams, so Responsible drinking means always having a plan have been prevented by making a single, thoughtful decision. I’ll take that.” whenever you drink and knowing your limit - before “It’s very tragic to me that it was not necessary,” said Kody died as the result of the irresponsible you get there. Have a plan in place including when Laura. “Somebody's bad decision has stolen my grandkids consumption of alcohol and the inherent dangers of you will stop drinking and how you are getting lives - stolen all our lives. I’ll never be the same. His stepdad drinking and driving. home safely.