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Not too cold for us! Mar 17, 2017 Edition SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: NUWC CHANGES COMMAND Marine Corps Detachment NHCNE PATIENT SAFETY Newport WEEK NFCU NEWPORT TURNS 50 *Restrictions apply—please see page 13 for full details * Inside this issue: Around the Station 2-6 Bravo Zulu Shipmates 7 Meat & Potatoes of Life 8 Naval Science Institute from Of- Around the Island 9 ficer Training Command Newport (Top). At the Museum 10 Left: A R.I. State Policeman thanks Sgt Ariel Rosario and Morale, Welfare & Rec. 11 members of the MARDET color guard for their service prior to the Fleet & Family Support 12 parade start. At the Clinics/Chapel 13 Navy and Marine Corps men and Now Hear This/Traffic 14-15 women braved the frigid tempera- Around the Fleet 16-17 tures last Saturday morning to show their military pride in the annual St. Veteran News 18-19 Patrick’s Day parade in Newport. Capt. Scott Robertson, CO of Sur- face Warfare Officers School marched along with the USS Wasp float and members of his command. 1 AROUND THE STATION Happy 50th Birthday Newport Navy Federal Credit Union! Navy Federal Credit Union celebrated fifty years onboard Naval Station Newport last Friday with a cake cutting inside the local branch. Capt. Dennis R.D. Boyer, Commanding Officer of Naval Station Newport had the honors of executing the “first slice.” Navy Federal Credit Union has been in existence for over 80 years providing ser- vice to Department of Defense and Coast Guard Active Duty, Civilian and contrac- tor personnel and their families. Here on the base, Navy Federal got it’s start oper- ating out of the Navy Exchange back in 1967. The branch relocated to their current building in 1985 and have undergone sev- eral renovations to keep up with the changing needs of the customers and the changes in technology. “The continuity of service Navy Federal offers customers around the world gives those of us serving enormous peace of mind,” said Capt. Boyer. “Thank you for all that you do for us as individual customers, for your sponsorship of Morale, Welfare and Recreation Programs that benefit every- one, the educational products you offer to assist our young Sailors and their families and the convenience you offer all of us.” Congratulations to our hard working Navy Federal Team— Back row left to right... Patrick Monohan, Maryrose Dutcher, Amanda Tetreault, Jose Lora (Branch Manager), Angela Deyam- pert, Liz Ritchey and Christine McCormick. Front row, Kelly Scott, Nisha Farrell (Assistant Manager) and Dibya Tripathi . NAVSTA Newport Public Affairs Office Office# 841-3538 We are always looking for content to E-Mail: share with our community and welcome [email protected] emailed .jpg images; png formats and Capt. D.R.D. Boyer, Commanding word documents—please do not send Officer PDF formatted content. Lisa Rama, Public Affairs Officer Operational and Exercise Impacts are often communicat- Emily Holmes, Staff ed to the public first using the installation Facebook Page— Follow us on twitter @NAVSTANEWPORTRI ’like’ us at: www.facebook.com/NAVSTANewport to Base Condition Line: 841-2211 stay informed! 2 AROUND THE STATION Change of Command at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport Capt. Mi- His shore assignments have includ- chael R. ed duty on the staff of Commander, Coughlin Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet; relieved Office of the Secretary of Defense Capt. Geof- for Program Analysis and Evalua- frey G. deBeauclair as commanding tion, and as deputy commander for officer of the Naval Undersea War- Submarine Squadron Three. fare Center (NUWC) Division, New- Since entering the Navy’s Acquisi- port during a change of command tion Corps, Coughlin has served in a ceremony this morning at 10 a.m. at range of program management as- NUWC. signments including major program A naval submariner, Coughlin is a management responsibility for un- 1990 graduate of Northwestern Uni- dersea defensive warfare systems. versity with a Bachelor of Science Capt. deBeauclair reported as com- degree in chemical engineering. He mander, NUWC Division Newport also holds a Master’s degree in engi- in June 2016. neering management from Old Do- deBeauclair focused NUWC re- Captain Michael R. Coughlin , minion University. search, development, test and evalu- Commanding Officer, Naval Un- He received his commission from ation efforts on providing the fleet the Naval Reserve Officer Training with services and products that en- dersea Warfare Center, Divi- Corps at Northwestern. hance ship and system operational sion , Newport Coughlin has served aboard a vari- availability. ety of submarines and commanded Following the change of command, Welcome aboard Capt. Coughlin the nuclear powered attack subma- deBeauclair retired from the Navy and Fair Winds and Following Seas rine USS Olympia (SSN 771). after 30 years of service. Capt. deBeauclair! CNRMA Department of the Navy Energy Message Agile, globally engaged Navy and neuver around the world. initiatives transformed the way Marine Corps forces are essential to In recent years, the DoN has im- Sailors and Marines view energy by U.S. national security. To deploy plemented energy innovations that changing the perception of energy combat power at sea and ashore, the increase mission capability. These as a tether to acknowledging its role Services require secure, as a mission enabler. readily accessible energy re- Energy improvements afloat sources. enable ships to remain on sta- The Department of the Na- tion longer between refuel- vy (DoN) must seize all rea- ing. Energy conservation sonable opportunities to re- measures and the use of re- duce the logistical con- newable power ashore have straints imposed by the pro- lowered costs and improved curement, storage and deliv- installation energy security. ery of energy to naval forces. Technological innovations We must continue to im- have enabled expeditionary prove our Services’ energy forces to travel farther with- posture to enhance warfight- out resupply. Navy and Ma- er freedom of action and ma- rine Corps have leveraged 3 AROUND THE STATION third-party financed projects to im- curity/mission capability require- decade as Navy and Marine Corps prove installation energy efficiency ments, conducting a gap analysis of introduce new platforms and weap- and energy security. needs, and addressing shortfalls by on systems with higher energy de- Naval forces are more lethal and leveraging distributed generation, mands. capable than ever before. Naval en- microgrids, smart grid technolo- The DoN must continue to im- ergy objectives that enhance energy gies, and/or cyber security solu- prove readiness, combat effective- awareness and improve naval oper- tions; and ness and flexibility through initia- ations include: -Optimizing the Non-Tactical Vehi- tives that focus on energy reliabil- -Leveraging technological advances cle fleet to increase utilization and ity, resiliency and efficiency. to increase mission capability; reduce the size of inventory to real- This message is from Rear Adm. -Mitigating supply chain risks by ize cost savings. Jack Scorby, Commander, Navy diversifying energy sources; Fleet energy requirements will Region Mid-Atlantic. -Incorporating energy considera- grow significantly over the next tions into war games and exercises to identify potential vulnerabilities and opportunities to improve our energy posture; -Refining expeditionary energy so- lutions that reduce logistical bur- dens and bolster operational effec- tiveness and flexibility; -Considering energy intensity as a performance parameter in the ac- quisition of weapons platforms and new facilities; -Identifying installation energy se- Need-To-Know: ities include using all of the available security tools, such as secure phones, faxes, safes, and badges, and Security Principle learning the security skills needed to succeed in a high- -Telephone Concerns- security environment. One of these skills is the ability You probably use standard DOD secure and unsecure and courage to ask for sufficient information to enable telephones and fax machines. Standard security proce- you to make an informed decision regarding a person’s dures dictate the types of information you can discuss need to know. Remember, not every cleared person or transmit on each. However, when someone calls to who casually asks you about your job is a spy, but con- discuss classified or sensitive information or asks for a tinued questioning regarding classified or secure infor- fax, you must also ensure there is a need to know the mation where an obvious need to know does not exist information. Follow the same routine as if you were may be a security concern. If you notice this behavior, speaking face-to-face. Do not try to talk around classi- discuss it with your supervisor or security officer. Re- fied or sensitive information. member the need-to-know principle was developed as a -Your Responsibility- personal security measure to prevent unauthorized dis- You, along with every person associated with DON, closures of classified and sensitive information. Let’s share the requirement to protect classified, sensitive, use it! and proprietary information. Your personal responsibil- 4 AROUND THE STATION Naval Health Clinic New England observes Patient Safety Awareness Week Awareness Week does not honor Posters were judged by CAPT a specific area of the health care Sanchez, HMCM Ed Kay and workforce, and it does not target Quality Management Officer Dave a single issue. Instead, this Krieger, and ribbons and certifi- week challenges all health pro- cates were presented to Population fessionals and workers to put the Health, Medical Home Port, Labor- focus on patients and families atory and Surgery. The poster and on the need to create the saf- which earned the highest score was est health care delivery environ- Susan Mizgala and the Wellness ment possible.” Team and they won ‘Lunch with The accomplishments of individ- the CO’. uals and teams to patient safety NHCNE staff members had a were recognized by CAPT ‘Gown Up’ and posed for a group Sanchez with certificates and photo with the banner “We Are All CAPT Phillip Sanchez, Mary Ellen awards.