January 24, 2019 Edition NGIS opens its’ doors as emergency shelter HIGHLIGHTS
THOUSANDS LOSE NATURAL GAS IN NEWPORT --
NAPS WINTER SPORTS ICING THE COMPETITION
-- NWC LEANING FORWARD TO STAY AHEAD IN CHANGING TIMES
Inside This Issue Welcome in from the cold! Carol Gray, Front Desk Manager, Navy Gateway Inns and Suites, welcomes a guest seeking shelter from the Around the Station 1-7 National Grid natural gas outage that impacted thousands of homes on Aquidneck Island this week. At the Clinic 8 NEWPORT, R.I. – In light of the experienced a low gas pressure situation Fleet & Family 9-10 recent natural gas outages across affecting Newport and Middletown Aquidneck Island, the Navy Gateway customers after freezing temperatures Meat & Potatoes 11 Inns and Suites (NGIS) at NS Newport damaged a valve. Up to 1,000 gas MWR 12 welcomed 106 families with installation workers and support personnel have been access seeking refuge from the bitter deployed to help resolve the issue as At the Chapel 13 cold after more than 7,000 National Grid soon as possible. utility customers were left without gas Monday was the coldest day in Now Hear This 14-15 starting Saturday afternoon. several years for the Newport area, Traffic Updates 16 “There were military families according to AccuWeather Chief needing help and we were happy to take Meteorologist Elliott Abrams, and sent Around the Fleet 17 them in.” said Operations Manager Ali families scrambling to find heat. Sukackas, NGIS. Veterans News 18-19 In a statement, the company said it Continued on page 2
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NGIS support: continued from page 1 “We knew we could count on Rooms were available for NGIS to welcome and take care of military personnel, DoD civilians, us”, retired civilian Joyce Novak retirees and sponsored civilians. “I said. “In the middle of a crisis, we am so happy we had the availability,” went back to what was familiar and said Sukackas. comfortable for us.” “I was thankful to find a room According to National Grid, with heat and hot water so close to significant progress has been made to my home,” said Navy Capt. (Ret.) bring the natural gas system on Kim Lyons as she checked in. “None Aquidneck Island back to full of the hotels in Newport had rooms pressure and begin the full restoration available.” process which could last until the end In order to accommodate as many of the week. families as possible, the Navy Gateway Inns and Suites opened Amy Schilling, her husband rooms in additional buildings and and dog Murfee, are at home and eased pet restrictions. staying warm inside their room at NGIS building 447. U.S. Naval War College creates faculty senate to modernize institution, increase ability to compete with outside academia Jeanette Steele to increased faculty-shared U.S. Naval War College governance and guidance of your Public Affairs Naval War College,” Harley said in an email. NEWPORT, R.I. -- U.S. The senate is made up of 21 Naval War College has appointed faculty members who established a faculty senate to Harley described as having modernize the institution’s strong reputations in their structure and increase the academic departments. Each was faculty’s role in shaping the nominated by his or her college, administrators said. respective dean. Harley’s first Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley, request of the senate was to Naval War College president, provide input back to him on announced the action in a criteria for faculty promotions. message to the faculty and staff “They will become the voice on Jan. 14. of the faculty that advises the Members of the newly created U.S. “As we begin the New Year, provost and me as we strive to Naval War College advisory faculty Provost (Lewis) Duncan and I modernize the Naval War senate gathered in front of the are pleased to announce the College to best suit the needs of college’s Mahan Rotunda following establishment of the Advisory today’s great-power competition the group’s first meeting on Jan. 15. Faculty Senate, which is our path focused Navy,” Harley wrote. (U.S. Navy photo by Jaima Fogg)
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2 AROUND THE STATION ... U.S. Naval War College holds groundbreaking workshop on educating the future U.S. cyberforce
Jeanette Steele U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs
NEWPORT, R.I. -- U.S. Naval War College gathered cyberwarfare experts and military educators Jan. 17-18 for a workshop tackling how to prepare U.S. military forces for the cyber realm. Attendees included leaders from U.S. Cyber Command, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, the Naval Postgraduate School, Air Force University and the U.S. Marine Corps University. The college’s Cyber and Innovation Policy Institute coordinated the conference, which officials called the first to bring together the military schoolhouses to Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger, U.S. Cyber Command examine how they teach cyber topics. director of exercises and training, delivers the Friday keynote Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley, Naval address at the 2019 Professional Military Education and Cyber War College president, told the Domain Workshop, held Thursday and Friday, Jan. 17-18, at group that the battle in cyberspace is U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I. (U.S. Navy photo by Jaima underway. “I feel, as a war fighter, that this Fogg) war has already begun. One of the exercises and training, told the group and Operational Research big realizations here in the past few that his organization is taking new Department, said part of the value of years is that a war doesn’t just start strides to address what he called “a the workshop was to ensure that the when the bullets fly,” Harley said. revolutionary change that’s sweeping military’s cyber educators know each “Many things are happening in through our society” and affecting other. parallel. One of the questions we deal the world’s power balance. “How to do cyber in a war- with here is the changing character of “In the last two years to 15 fighting context is something that all war, and how this cyber arena affects months, our government has taken a the services and all the PME our principle occupations.” new strategic approach to this,” (professional military education) Jerome Lynes, deputy director for Mauger said in the Friday keynote institutions are struggling to, not just joint education and doctrine at the speech. understand, but also learn how to U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said “Within CYBERCOM, we have teach,” Kollars said. defense officials have started turned that into an operational “That has meant that everyone is measuring U.S. abilities versus approach that is actively engaging doing it beautifully but in different adversaries in multiple military with our adversaries, contesting them ways, so we don’t yet have a good disciplines, including those related to in cyberspace and imposing costs on village map of what that looks like cyber superiority. them.” and how to prioritize.” “The United States needs a In breakout sessions, the group Professor Peter Dombrowski, competitive advantage in all of those discussed cyberspace education for Cyber and Innovation Policy Institute areas. And those just don’t fall out of junior and senior war fighters and director, said he hopes that the the sky,” Lynes told the group in the methods and topics for cyber conversation continues at future Thursday keynote address. research. workshops, either at one of the other Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Nina Kollars, associate professor educational institutions or again in Mauger, CYBERCOM director of in the Naval War College’s Strategic Newport.
3 AROUND THE STATION ... SPORTS NAPS boasts impressive winter sports season
(Above) Raphael Dohman fires a pass on an open Naval Academy Prep School (NAPS) shooter while surrounded by University of Connecticut Avery Point defenders. (Below) Caden Billak drives off the takeoff board in the long jump at the Boston University Season Opener.
The Naval Academy Prep School’s (NAPS) winter sports teams have been impressive thus far in their 2018-2019 campaign. Men’s basketball is leading the way with an 11-4 record highlighted by wins over archrival Army Prep and perennial prep powerhouse St. Thomas More of Oakdale, Conn. Women’s basketball has a winning record of 9-8 with a very strong performance 71-69 win over former U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association national champion Central Maine Community College. The wrestling team has competed in tournaments against tough collegiate level competition and has had four individual champions. They are led by Jacob Koser who has a recover of 18-3 in the 197 pound weight class. Rounding out the winter programs is indoor track. They competed at Boston University in December where they were led by a Ian Bartlett with a second place finish in the 800 meters (1:56.02) and Caden Billak with a fourth place finish in the long jump (21’ 10.75”).
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NAPS sports: continued from page 4
(Right) Nyah Garrison (10), Faith Butler and Nia Silver (11) surround a UCONN Avery Point ball handler. (Bottom Right) Ian Bartlett (407) strides past a St. Thomas Aquinas College opponent on his way to a 2nd place finish at the Boston University Season Opener. (Bottom Left) Jake Koser has his hand raised in victory after defeating his Army Prep opponent on the mat. All of the NAPS home sporting events are open to anyone with routine installation access and their guests, free of charge so come out and cheer n the home team! For full schedules, go to: Www.usna.edu/NAPS
5 AROUND THE STATION ... Winter wonderland at the naval station
(Above Left) A Peregrine Falcon stood sentinel over Lt. Brendan Looney Plaza at the Naval Academy Preparatory School last week. According to The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, these birds are powerful and fast-flying. The Peregrine Falcon hunts medium-sized birds, dropping down on them from high above in a spectacular stoop. They were virtually eradicated from eastern North America by pesticide poisoning in the middle 20th century. After significant recovery efforts, Peregrine Falcons have made an incredible rebound and are now regularly seen in many large cities and coastal areas. (Above Right) NS Newport was not spared the frigid cold that hit R.I. earlier in the week as portions of Narragansett Bay were frozen over—this view is from the fitness path that borders Coddington Point and shows the new NGIS facility in the distance. NS Newport Fire Fighter Saul Miguel talks to members of Middletown Boy Scout Troop #77 who were onboard visiting the station January 21. Members of the troop, along with their scout master, were given a tour of the station and training that ena- bled them to earn their Webelos First Aid Badge. "The scouts were incredibly bright young people and it was a pleasure helping them," said Battalion Chief Dan Miller. Also assisting with the training was Lt. Matt Brown. NS Newport Fire and Emergency Service personnel do multiple outreach and community support events annually and are truly integrated into the framework of our island community. The station has Mutual Aid and Assistance Agreements with the towns of Portsmouth and Middletown as well as the City of Newport. Go Navy!
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7 AT THE CLINIC ... Centralizing Patient Access at Naval Health Clinic Newport, R.I.
By Lt. j.g. Micaela Barter, MSC Division Officer Patient Administration
What’s New? Starting in February 2019, Naval Health Clinic New England (NHCNE) Newport’s Central Check-In (CCI) will be enhanced with the addition of patient wristbands. All patients (pre-booked appointments and walk-ins seeking an appointment) will be required to check-in and receive a wristband prior to navigating to the clinic or receiving medical care. These wrist bands will indicate that you have provided all pertinent information needed and that your eligibility has been verified. Patients will only need to provide their demographic and insurance information once while in the facility no matter how many clinics or services they will be accessing that day. As healthcare delivery models increasingly move toward Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH), collaboration between clinics and administrative support staff will strengthen while reducing costs and improving patient care. One element of PCMH is centralized patient access; when executed successfully, centralized processes can increase patient satisfaction, reduce expenses, and enhance patient safety. NHCNE is dedicated to the advancement of collaboration and integration of healthcare delivery.
8 FLEET & FAMILY SUPPORT ... Resolve to Build Trust in 2019
Trust is soon as possible. one of the Listen with respect and key empathy. If you want to be trusted, principles of those around you must feel resilience and comfortable sharing their stress control. What makes a person perspectives. Communication can’t trustworthy and how can you build thrive in an environment of trust within your own relationships judgement and criticism. Use active and teams? listening to show you understand and Building trust takes time and can relate. commitment and there are no Trust others. To be trustworthy, shortcuts. The new year is a great you have to be willing to trust those opportunity to make building trust around you. Trust is never a one-way one of your resolutions. The rewards, street, and this goes double for those both personally and professionally, in leadership positions. Micro- are immense. managers aren’t willing to trust, and about the mission and the team. Take their teams reciprocate that energy. time to learn about yourself and Why is Trust so Important and those around you. How Do You Build It? Trust Tips for Leaders Open communication fosters Trust plays a critical role in Developing trust is critical for trust. People must be able to speak withstanding hardships and extends people in supervisory and leadership freely but with respect for all parties beyond individual relationships. A positions. Along with the general tips to communicate effectively. A good recent study by the National Bureau for building trust, some specific way to develop communication is to of Economic Research reported characteristics are helpful to develop make time to have one-on-one living in a high-trust environment the relationship between superiors conversations in a relaxed but makes people more resilient to and subordinates. On the Military professional manner. adversity. Leader website, Phillip Gift, a U.S. These tips can be particularly The authors of the paper Naval Academy graduate and helpful for trust-building with examined data from three large helicopter pilot, describes the Millennial and Gen Z generations international surveys, and determined components as “the three C’s.” (people born from the early 1980’s to even negative situations like ill- Competence. A leader doesn’t late 1990’s), who make up a big health or unemployment were much have to be the best at the task, but he portion of most Navy workplaces. less damaging to those living in or she does need to be competent. For people in these generations, trust trustworthy environments. Being competent means being is crucial, valuable and hard to earn. Conversely, a loss of trust can mentally, physically and emotionally Millennials and those from Gen erode stress control efforts and ready to accomplish duties. If others Z consistently rank as less trusting in increase risk of psychological are always having to correct the general when compared to other difficulties. Trust is built through leader’s work, or to remind the generations. In order to bridge the experience and includes certain leader of tasks, then there will be a gap, remember that age and expectations. Keep these three lack of trust. Stay on top of your experience aren’t automatic keys to simple steps in mind to build and game in your field and encourage authority, but competence, maintain trust when communicating others to do the same. mentorship, authenticity and with your shipmates. Strong Caring. There’s an old saying, accountability can be. relationships are imperative to our “People don’t care how much you It’s also important to check in ability to navigate stress. know; they want to know how much often. Your Sailors may not ask for Act with integrity. It may seem you care.” This is especially true of feedback, but many expect frequent simple, but showing integrity is the leaders and supervisors. input on their work and their cornerstone of trust. Say what you Gift cites three levels of caring: progress. mean and mean what you say. Honor Caring for yourself, caring for the Use texts or other instant your commitments, and if you aren’t organization and caring for others. A communication channels as able to complete something you said leader must authentically care about appropriate and make yourself you would do, let your team know as personal development, as well as available for interaction.
9 FLEET & FAMILY SUPPORT ... January Workshops at the Fleet & Family Support Center Monday, Jan. 28, 2019 Wednesday, January 30, 2019 All classes are held inside the Fleet 10 a.m. Thrift Savings Plan 10 a.m. Sponsorship Training & Family Support Center (building Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 1260 near the Navy Federal Credit 8 a.m. Family Advocacy 9 a.m. FAP Command Union). Stop in to register and pick Program and SAPR Command Duty Leadership Training up a full calendar of events or call Officer Training 1 p.m. Anger Management 841-2283 in advance.
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10 THE MEAT & POTATOES OF LIFE ... DoD medical force cuts hurt military families
“Sorry, but you What gives? Another, “The Military Doctor can’t be seen at the In the past few years, both Shortage — The Department of military clinic for that military and civilian contract doctor Defense Is Intent On Making It anymore,” a health shortages were reported at military Worse,” could have been written care provider told me treatment facilities, prompting today: “This ill-advised, peremptory last week when she military hospitals and clinics to action can only make a bad situation prescribed physical reduce services, refer patients to worse. The net result over the long therapy for my back Lisa Molinari civilian doctors who are also in run will be fewer doctors in uniform. pain. She explained shortage, and send veterans to VA more hospitals closed and more that the clinic was drawing down facilities for treatment. military families forced to seek staff, especially many of its However, the Pentagon, in its medical care in expensive and specialists which will soon only treat infinite wisdom, has recently declared crowded civilian facilities.” active duty uniformed personnel. that there are too many military “We’re short staffed,” my health One reason my husband and I doctors. Huh? So, they are planning care provider confided after decided to stay in Rhode Island after to cut the total number of the examining my back, and we both he transitioned out of the Navy two combined military medical force by shook our heads at the sad state of years ago was because we could keep 13%. About 17,000 uniformed military healthcare today. our Tricare Prime insurance and use military billets will be converted to “What will the families stationed the military clinic for most of our war fighting or combat billets, and the here with sick kids, or the flu, or healthcare. work will be heaped on the remaining depression do if you can’t see them,” We bought a house a few miles military healthcare providers. I asked her, wanting to hear that the from base, where we could see the How does this make any sense? It military will somehow take care of its base across the bay, be at the doesn’t, but unnamed DoD officials dependent families. commissary in less than eight claim that reducing the medical force “They’ll go to urgent care,” she minutes, and hear the national anthem and increasing the workload of the said, “or they simply won’t get care at across the water each morning. We remaining military staff will make all.” believed that having base services them “more suited for battlefield close by would help us transition into care.” DoD officials are asking us to civilian life after being active duty for take a leap across an empty abyss of Lisa’s syndicated column appears in 28 years. reason and believe that, less doctors military and civilian newspapers But the writing is on the wall. will improve quality of care and including Stars and Stripes, Literally. readiness. and on her blog at themeatandpotatoesoflife.com. The wall outside the clinic’s Although senior defense officials She can be contacted at family practice desk displays claim that the cuts have nothing to do [email protected]. nameplates of the practitioners who with the billions of dollars that will be can see patients. The list was long saved from the defense budget, it Reminder: the views of the author when we got stationed here five years admits that the decision will force do not necessarily reflect the views of ago. Now, there are only a few names more families to turn to civilian the Naval Station Newport, Department of the Navy, or the left. And active duty patients take healthcare providers who are also in Department of Defense. priority, as they should. short supply. From the drawdown of services at History may be repeating itself, as The appearance of external our medical clinic, one might think evidenced by two Association of the hyperlinks does not constitute our military base must have less need. United States Army editorials from endorsement by the United States To the contrary, Naval Station 1979. One titled “The Military Doctor Department of Defense of the linked websites, or the information, products Newport went through a major Shortage: Is It Real or Just a or services contained therein. expansion as a result of the 2005 Base Management Problem” states, active Realignment and Closure duty military people, military retirees For other than authorized activities recommendations. and their families have watched a such as military exchanges and But our rapidly shrinking medical succession of hospitals being Morale, Welfare and Recreation clinic sits surrounded by the long- downgraded to clinics or have been sites, the Department of Defense does not exercise any editorial abandoned, crumbling buildings that turned away from military treatment control over the information you may once housed a thriving full-blown facilities to seek care from civilian find at these locations. military hospital. sources. »
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12 AT THE CHAPEL ...
CHAPEL OF HOPE HAS NEW PHONE The new after-hours cell phone number for the Area Duty Chaplain is: (401) 862 8408. During duty hours - a chaplain can be reached at (401) 841-2234.
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DID YOU OR WILL YOU SERVE IN the fall of 2019, or be enrolled in a should be interconnected JAPAN? program of study designed to so that when one sounds, After serving nine years in three transfer directly into a four-year they all sound. locations in Japan, Capt. Rob A.Y. program. Dahlin would like to do something For more details regarding CPR TRAINING AVAILABILITY here in Newport to ensure the scholarship requirements and to The next CPR class will be held strength of the alliance and to complete an online application, on Feb. 26 and there are currently promote Japan-America Navy please visit the Foundation’s 10 openings. Group classes for friendship. website, www.bbcommunities commands/departments that would Capt. Dahlin is organizing a no- foundation.org. Applications must like their personnel to be trained in host social at the Officers’ Club later be submitted no later than March CPR can be coordinated. Classes are this month for people who have 22, 2019. open to DoD personnel (military or been stationed in Japan or are civilian) and DoD dependents with transferring to Japan for their next 2019 NEWPORT SEABEE BALL installation access and are free of tour. This applies to folks in all SAVE THE DATE: March 9, 2019 will charge. Please contact Miguel Saul services, to civilians who have be the by email at [email protected] worked/will work in Japan, and to annual or call (757) 444-7264. both Americans and Japanese. Newport If you are one of those people or Seabee Ball 8 BELLS LECTURE SERIES if you know of retired folks in the with guest The next 8 Bells Lecture will be area who might be interested, speaker held on Thursday, Feb.7. “Admiral please email Command Lord Nelson in Context” by Dr. Evan [email protected]. Master Chief Delbert Terrell, Jr., Wilson . Vice-Admiral Horatio, Lord Director of the Senior Enlisted Nelson, is among the best-known BALFOUR BEATTY COMMUNITIES Academy. The event will be held at and most-studied figures in naval FOUNDATION ACCEPTING the Naval Station Newport Officers history. He was voted the ninth APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP Club. Tickets are not on sale yet but greatest Briton by a BBC poll in PROGRAM stand by—for more information 2002, and memorials to him can be Applications are now being email: [email protected]. found all over Britain and its former accepted for the Balfour Beatty empire. The lectures are held at the Communities Foundation JANUARY 2019 BLOOD DRIVES McMacken Community Center, 402 scholarship program for the 2019- January is National Monroe Rd, Newport beginning at 2020 academic year. All residents Blood Donor month. noon. The lectures are free and living in Balfour Beatty Communities As a thank you, all open to the public. housing – including spouses and donors will receive a children – who are pursuing a $5 Dunkin Gift Card! ISSUES IN NATIONAL SECURITY degree are eligible to apply. Jan. 30 from 9 LECTURE SERIES The Balfour Beatty Communities a.m. - 3 p.m. Naval War College The next lecture of this series, Foundation Scholarship Program in Spruance Lobby open to anyone with routine recognizes those residents who are Jan. 30 from noon - 3 p.m. OTCN installation access and their guests, students or aspiring students bloodmobile at Kay Hall is: U.S. Naval Power in the Pacific by excelling academically and looking to Professor Jim Holmes, S&P, from make a difference both in and out of FIRE SAFETY TIP OF THE WEEK 4:30 to 5: 45 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5. the classroom. Scholarship Did You Know? Smoke detectors The lecture is held inside Pringle Hall applicants must currently reside in should be installed inside every Auditorium at the Naval War Balfour Beatty Communities housing sleeping room, outside each College. No RSVP necessary but and plan to attend or already attend separate sleeping area, and on every parking is limited. Full schedule, an accredited college or university in level of the home. Smoke alarms email: [email protected].
14 NOW HEAR THIS ... NEX JANUARY HOURS UDPATE year all applications will be encourage him or her to participate The Navy Exchange submitted online at Fisher House in the Hometown News Release will be conducting web site: www.militaryscholar.org. Program. This program helps the inventory this GIRLS SCOUT COOKIES AT Navy and Marine Corps team in weekend. They will COMMISSARY THIS WEEKEND recruiting new members as well as have to open certain locations later Overdue for your annual fix of Thin instilling pride in the service. than normal and also close others Mints or Caramel deLites? The Girl Military can check with their public early. Scouts will be at the entrance to our affairs officers at their commands or Commissary this weekend selling email: [email protected] Saturday January 26: their wares. Stop in and help out a for more details. Greene Lane Mini Mart- opens at good cause while saving a lot of noon money on your grocery bills inside STARSHIP POSEIDON SUMMER Bayside Gas Station- opens at 11 the Commissary. STEM CAMP APPLICATIONS DUE a.m. MAR. 15
Sunday January 27: STAY The Newport, Rhode Island Package Store- opens at noon INFORMED! based Navy Starship Poseidon STEM Monday January 28: On base program, with the support of the NEX Main Store- closes at 4 p.m. military and Office of Naval -Re search and Naval civilian War College, is pleased to offer this WATER SHUTOFF VALVE personnel opportunity for students. High Know where your water shutoff should be school students are invited to valves are in your home and office. registered participate in a week-long in- With temperatures dipping for AtHoc residence summer camp designed to extremely low, then warming up notifications. provide insight into career rapidly, buildings are seeing pipes Registration opportunities in the Science, freezing, which often leads to pipes is done via an NMCI computer Technology, Engineering, and Math bursting after the freeze melts. To (https://www.ready.navy.mil/ (STEM) fields of study. prevent flooding, know where to stay_informed/waan.html). Some of Throughout the week, attendees shut the water supply off in your the tenants have their own participate in hands on projects that home or office. Also, leave water automated notification systems so require creative thinking and running over night to avoid make sure you find out if you are teamwork. They will also participate complete freezing and potential assigned to one of them and get in visits to see and talk with STEM leaks. enrolled. Additional methods of professionals from industry, staying on top of operational education and the military. Initial NGIS MICROMART OPEN 24/7 impacts/emergency situations are to deadline for applications is 15 Need something in the middle of the follow the installation on social March. More information can be night but don’t feel like leaving media: www.facebook.com/ found here: https://usnwc.edu/ base? Head over to the newest Navy NAVSTANewport; Instagram.com/ News-and-Events/Events/Starship- Gateway Inns and Suites just inside navstanewportri and/or Poseidon-Summer-STEM-Camp. gate 1 and shop at your convenience Twitter.com/NAVSTANewportRI— any time of day or night. winter weather often impacts ID CARDS/CAC ISSUES installation operations so make sure Services are still available inside SCHOLARSHIPS FOR you are in the know. building 690, Monday thru Friday MILITARY CHILDREN from 7 a.m. to 3:30 P.M. OR BY The Scholarships for Military HOMETOWN NEWS RELEASE appointment at: https://rapids- Children Program will be accepting Are you a military dependent appointments.dmdc.osd.mil applications from eligible students proud of the accomplishments of beginning December 14, 2018. This your Sailor or Marine? If so,
15 TRAFFIC & COMMUTING ... STANDARD GATE HOURS Gate 1: Open 7-days-a-week / 24- hours-a-day for routine traffic. Gate 2: Open for a.m. commute Monday through Friday, 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. to alleviate Gate 1 backups. Gate 10: Closed until further notice. Gate 17: Open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (CLOSED ON HOLIDAYS) Gate 7: NHCNE Gate, open Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Gate 23: NUWC Gate open 24/7 for commuters. Gate 32: Open Monday Fri 6:30 to 9 a.m. and 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for commuters.
16 AROUND THE FLEET ... Navy Leadership Focuses on Sea Power Innovation and a Culture of Excellence CRYSTAL CITY, Va. (NNS) -- Leaders from the surface community have emphasized sea power innovation and a culture of excellence as the 31st Annual Surface Navy Association (SNA) National Symposium in Crystal City, Virginia started Jan. 15 with the theme “Ready, Agile, Focused: Own the Fight!” During the first keynote address of the three-day symposium, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran discussed leadership and the uniqueness of the U.S. Navy and how U.S. Navy photo by it remains the world's most powerful MC2 Kashif Basharat naval force. “America’s sea power is unique, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran delivers the keynote and as we all know it has a address at the Surface Naval Association’s 31st National Symposium. substantial influence in times of This year's theme is “Ready, Agile, Focused: Own the Fight!” and the event will provide an opportunity to highlight the Surface Navy’s war,” said Moran. “Our Navy is vision for the future. bigger and more capable than ever, and we need to be focused on excellence,” said Brown. “A culture symposium. innovating and developing new that simply strives to be the best of The Surface Navy Association platforms.” the best, always improving and was incorporated in 1985 to promote Moran went on to talk to the always focused on owning the fight. greater coordination and future officers in attendance and give So what’s the difference on being a communication among the military, them an insight into the future culture of compliance and a culture business and academic communities expectations of the surface warfare of excellence? Compliance is about who share a common interest in fleet and how to cultivate a more inspections; excellence is about naval surface warfare and to support lethal and effective Navy. superior performance and winning.” the activities of Surface Naval “They deserve a Navy that moves The symposium’s roundtable Forces. faster, buys and delivers faster and discussions and mentoring sessions The SNA is dedicated to ultimately puts a weapon on target for junior officers, midshipmen and recognizing the continuing faster,” said Moran. “They deserve a enlisted Sailors highlighted the contributions of the United States Navy that places an aggressive, scheduled events for the first day, Navy and Coast Guard’s surface determined and unrelenting focus on and provided an opportunity for those forces, showcasing professional war-fighting in the here and now.” attending to ask questions and excellence within the surface naval Commander, Naval Surface receive guidance from leaders forces, dealing with the challenges Forces, Vice Adm. Richard A. throughout the surface warfare that faced as surface naval forces, Brown highlighted the need for a community. nurturing communication among Navy that is focused on excellence, Individuals that were unable to military, academic and business which he describes as a mindset that attend today's sessions will have communities, enhancing and is necessary to become winners and additional opportunities throughout preserving the heritage of surface establish an elite naval force. the three-day event to interact and naval forces and providing forums on “We need to transition from a learn as panels, briefings and keynote professional matters affecting the culture of compliance to a culture of addresses continue throughout the surface naval forces. 17 VETERANS NEWS ...
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WICKFORD ART ASSOCIATION The "Journeys Onward" Call for Art is open to current or past members of the U.S. Armed Forces (i.e. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard), the Reserve Corps of the U.S. Armed Forces, or the National Guard; or a member of the immediate family (i.e. a parent, sibling, child (by blood, adoption, or marriage), spouse, grandparent, or grandchild) of a current or past member of the U.S. Armed Forces (i.e. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard), the Reserve Corps of the U.S. Armed Forces, or the National Guard.
All 2D and 3D media are accepted and the exhibit is juried. Artists should reflect in their respective medium some aspect of the veteran experience.
Please visit www.wickfordart.org to read the "Journeys Onward" prospectus then apply online.
The deadline to apply is Friday, March 15, 2019 at 11:59 PM MST.
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