® Serving the Hampton Roads Navy Family Vol. 17, No. 43, Norfolk, VA FLAGSHIPNEWS.COM October 29, 2009 USJFCOM and USFF presents new building at ribbon cutting ceremony COMPILED BY components within it: the Joint De- MC2 MANDY HUNSUCKER ployment Center (JDC) and the Flagship Staff Writer MOC. The JDC provides USJFCOM NORFOLK — U.S. Joint Forces with a facility that improves the Command (USJFCOM) and U.S. efficiency of global force man- Fleet Forces (USFF) Command agement and joint force-providing presented the Joint Deployment processes through enhanced col- and Maritime Operations Centers laboration, improved coordination, (MOC) building to the public at a and a state-of-the-art command and ribbon cutting ceremony held on control center for tracking the en- Naval Support Activity Norfolk, tire joint deployment process. Oct. 21. The JDC is designed to pro- The facility is the brainchild of vide a consolidated view of global Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., force requirements and a compre- vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs hensive understanding of the of Staff, who served as the guest availability of forces to meet the speaker at the event. war fighting requirements of the “We had a model of this building combatant commanders in a tech- back in 2004. If you looked at that nologically advanced, collaborative model today, you would see that it and ergonomic work environment. is exactly the same. We did several It supports USJFCOM’s execution virtual walk-throughs of this build- of tomorrow’s global force man- ing, then we had a designer design agement and joint force-providing it, then an architect engineer the mission. design,” said Giambastiani. “What The new MOC provides the you see is a successful application commander of U.S. Fleet Forces of that. The facility is all of what Command with a state-of-the-art we envisioned and I’m really proud facility to provide command and of what’s going on here.” control (C2) of forces in its role as Giambastiani commented that Joint Forces Maritime Component Senator John Warner and his staff Commander North. were “incredibly strong supporters This new facility provides global of getting this project approved.” Photo by MC2 Mandy Hunsucker The facility includes two major See CEREMONY, A15 Navy commissions energy-effi cient amphibious assault ship Makin Island PRESS RELEASE From Department of Defense WASHINGTON — The Navy commissioned the amphibious assault ship Makin Island Oct. 24, during a 10 a.m. ceremony at North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado, Calif. Makin Island is named for the daring raid carried out by Marine Corps Companies Alpha and Bra- vo, Second Raider Battalion, on the Japanese-held Makin Island, in the Gilbert Islands, on Aug. 17- 18, 1942. The raid was launched from the submarines USS Nautilus and USS Argonaut and succeeded in routing the enemy forces based there, gaining valuable intelligence. Twenty-three Navy Crosses were awarded for actions during the raid, including to the raid’s leader, Marine Corps Lt. Col. Evans Carl- son, and executive offi cer, Marine Corps Maj. James Roosevelt (son Photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Gulf Coast of President Franklin Roosevelt). Marines. Makin Island can ac- second only to the Navy’s hospi- Photo by MC3 Jeffrey Stewart Marine Corps Sgt. Clyde Thom- commodate three landing craft air tal ships. The ship is armed with The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), middle, and the ason was awarded the Medal of cushion, a squadron of AV-8B Har- two NATO Sea Sparrow surface guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) transit behind the Honor posthumously for heroism rier II aircraft, and a full range of missile systems for anti-air warfare Republic of Korea guided-missile destroyer SeJong the Great (DDG KDX during the raid and was the fi rst Navy/Marine Corps helicopters protection, two rolling airframe 991) during a bilateral exercise. enlisted Marine to be so honored and amphibious vehicles to per- missile systems and two Phalanx during World War II. One previ- form sea control and limited power close-in-weapons systems mounts Record Year for Navy’s ous ship, a Casablanca-class escort projection missions. to counter threats from low fl ying aircraft carrier (1944-1946), has Makin Island is the fi rst Navy aircraft. Six missile decoy launch- borne the name Makin Island, and amphibious assault ship to replace ers augment the anti-ship missile i-ENCON Program received fi ve battle stars for World steam boilers with gas turbines, defenses. PRESS RELEASE War II service. and the fi rst Navy surface ship Capt. Robert Kopas, born in From Naval Sea Systems Command “These efforts increase Fleet Adm. Patrick Walsh, command- to be equipped with both gas tur- Cleveland and raised in Phoenix, Offi ce of Corporate Communications readiness by enabling Sailors er, U.S. Pacifi c Fleet, will deliver bines and an auxiliary propulsion is the ship’s commanding offi - at sea to train or deploy lon- the ceremony’s principal address. system. By using this unique pro- cer. Built by Northrop Grumman WASHINGTON — Na- ger while spending the same Silke Hagee, wife of former com- pulsion system, the Navy expects Shipbuilding, Ingalls Operations in val Sea Systems Command’s amount of money on fuel,” said mandant of the Marine Corps Gen. over the course of the ship’s life- Pascagoula, Miss., the ship is 844 (NAVSEA) Incentivized Energy Hasan Pehlivan, i-ENCON pro- Michael Hagee, will serve as ship’s cycle to see fuel savings of more feet in length with a 106-foot beam, Conservation (i-ENCON) ini- gram manager. sponsor. In the time honored Navy than $250 million, further demon- and has living areas for nearly 3,200 tiative announced Oct. 19 that These savings also increase tradition, she will give the fi rst or- strating the Navy’s commitment to crew members and embarked forc- Navy ships realized a record Fleet readiness by providing der to “man our ship and bring her energy awareness and conserva- es. 1.36 million barrels of oil in fuel enough fuel to support 27 Ar- to life!” tion. Upon commissioning, the ship avoidance during fiscal 2009. leigh Burke-class destroyers Makin Island is the eighth Wasp- Makin Island is fully equipped becomes a member of U.S. Pacif- The banner year savings rep- (at an average of 2,500 under- class amphibious assault ship. with command, control, communi- ic Fleet as part of Expeditionary resent an increase of 10.35 way hours) per year. Second only to an aircraft carrier cation, computers and intelligence Strike Group 3 and will be home- percent more than the previ- The i-ENCON program is in size, LHDs embark, transport, systems for fl agship command ported in San Diego. ous high of 1.23 million barrels a “Meet-the-Fleet” initiative deploy, command and fully sup- duty. The afl oat capability of Ma- For more news from the fl eet, visit of fuel avoidance during fiscal port an expeditionary unit of 2,000 kin Island’s medical facility is www.navy.mil 2006. See RECORD, A15 INSIDE: TRAINING A8 FRONT & CENTER B9 OFF DUTY C1 USS Bush Air Department Fitting New York Real Pirates continues training into Norfolk The Untold Story of the Whydah from Sailors of the USS George H.W. Bush The amphibious transport dock PCU Slave Ship to Pirate Ship organized Air Department continues to train and New York (LPD 21) arrives at its by National Geographic. keep their warfighting skills sharp. home port of Naval Station Norfolk. NavAdmin states permanent makeup uniform policy for offi cers, enlisted Naval Administrative 312) for inclusion in the (NavAdmin) message electronic service record. 304/09 announces the pro- Members not complying cess and procedures for with permanent makeup obtaining cosmetic perma- policy requirements may nent makeup as announced be subject to administra- in NavAdmin 217/09. Cos- tive or disciplinary action. metic permanent makeup If removal or alteration is an elective procedure ob- of non-compliant perma- tained by female service nent makeup conditions is members at their individual determined by a military expense and during person- medical healthcare provid- al off duty time. For more er not to be feasible, the information regarding per- member may be processed manent makeup procedures for involuntary separation, and policy in the form of if deemed appropriate by frequently asked questions the commanding offi cer. (FAQ), visit: www.npc.navy. Commanding offi cers mil/commandsupport/us- and offi cers-in-charge shall navyuniforms/. review the service records Effective Nov. 1, cosmet- of all reenlistment eligi- ic permanent makeup is ble sailors to determine if a authorized for female sail- NavPers ors. Permanent makeup is 1070/613 was previ- authorized for eyebrows, ously issued. If so, the eyeliner, lipstick and lip lin- commanding offi cer or of- er only. It shall be in good fi cer-in-charge shall ensure taste, blend naturally with the member has complied the skin tone and enhance with the NavPers a natural appearance. 1070/613 before execut- Exaggerated or faddish ing the reenlistment. cosmetic styles are not Uniform policy changes authorized. Approved per- are a direct result of fl eet manent makeup colors are The Navy Naval Administrative Message 304/09 announces feedback and staffed re- as follows: eyebrows shall the advent of the Navy’s policy on permanent makeup. search. be shades of black, brown, The next navy uniform blonde or red that matches enhancements is in com- leave to facilitate heal- board is scheduled to con- natural hair color. Eyelin- pliance with cosmetic ing and return to full duty, vene fall 2009. er shall be shades of black, policy requirements and permanent makeup not File this NavAdmin until brown, blue or green to that requesting sailors are available via military treat- changes are incorporated match natural eye color and counseled prior to obtain- ment facilities, and explain into the quarterly Bureau not extend past the natural ing permanent makeup.