July 25, 2019 HIGHLIGHTS USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) NEX Hosts Grand Visits NS Newport, R.I. Opening Celebration Save the Bay Swim August at Fleet & Family Support BZ Shipmates Veterans News & Important Dates And More! Inside This Issue Around the Station 2-5 Fleet & Family 6 At The Clinic 7 BZ Shipmates 8 Meat & Potatoes 9 MWR 10 Traffic Updates 11 The USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) pulled into port the morning of July 16 Now Hear This 12 for a special school ship visit. The Surface Warfare Officer’s School Command plays host to U.S. Navy visiting ships throughout the year Around the Fleet 13 who stop here in Newport and often serve as the first Navy warships Veterans News 14-17 many of the newly-commissioned officers ever experience up close. 1 AROUND THE STATION ... Welcome Home! By Lisa Rama Roosevelt “the War College Foundation NS Newport Public Affairs Arsenal of members and nearly 100 Democracy.” Over engineers and new employees The USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) the past few months from the Naval Undersea pulled into port the morning of July alone, the Roosevelt Warfare Center. 16, and was somewhat of a and her crew had the The Surface Warfare homecoming for one of the crew honor of being in Officer’s School Command members who had family waiting on Normandy to plays host to U.S. Navy Pier 2 with signs, Allie’s Donuts and commemorate the visiting ships throughout the some Pier pizza. Fire Controlman 75th anniversary of year who stop here in Newport (Aegis) 2nd Class Alex Laramie’s the D-Day landing and often serve as the first grandmother, mom, dad, sister and and visit multiple European ports Navy warships many of the newly her sister’s fiancé were all there to hosting hundreds of guests onboard. commissioned officers take a step welcome her off the ship. While in Newport, the ship laid onto. The happy family had not seen down the brow to host hundreds of This orientation assists them “their” Sailor for the last year. FC2 students and staff assigned to one of greatly as they go onto their next had gone down to Mayport, Fla. and the many schools on the base in level of training and orientation with met up with the ship this time last addition to special guest a better understanding of where their year and proceeded to head out on Congressman Jim Langevin and his specialty will benefit and fit into the back to back deployments on the staff, members of the VFW, Naval 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. Johnson, Commanding Officer Instagram: @navstanewportri Lisa Rama, Public Affairs Officer LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/company/navstanewport Cmdr. Corey Barker, Public Affairs Officer Kalen Arreola, Public Affairs Specialist DISCLAIMER: The Department of the Navy does not endorse and is not associated with the non-federal Operational and Exercise Impacts are often entities in this publication. 2 AROUND THE STATION … Navy Exchange Celebrates Grand Opening of Newly Renovated Store From Left; NS Newport Executive Officer Cmdr. Al Lima; NEX General Manager Lisa Ballejo, and Admiral (Ret.) Bianchi, cut the cake during the Navy Exchange Newport Grand Opening July 18 at a ceremony marking the multiphase project completion. Welcome Aboard NAPSters Class of 2020! The Naval Academy Preparatory School Battalion formed for the 2019-2020 year the evening when 263 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen swore in during a brief ceremony in Kay Hall. The NAPS Battalion is comprised of 175 midshipman candidates entering directly from civilian status, 53 enlisted Navy Sailors, 15 enlisted Marines, and 20 Coast Guard cadet candidates. Together they have formed the NAPS Battalion for the Class of 2020. They will be led through the first three weeks indoctrination period by 50 USNA midshipmen and 9 USCGA cadets who make up the NAPS Cadre. 3 AROUND THE STATION ... Save The Bay’s 43rd annual Swim fundraiser makes waves Saturday, July 27 NEWPORT, R.I. – July 18, 2019 – On Saturday, July 27, hundreds of swimmers and kayakers will tackle a 1.7-nautical- mile journey from Newport to Jamestown during Save The Bay’s 43rd annual Swim. At 8:55 a.m., following opening remarks by returning Swim Ambassador and Olympic swimmer, Elizabeth Beisel, the first of five waves of swimmers will set out across Narragansett Bay in the nonprofit organization’s largest annual fundraiser. REGISTERATION / “The Swim, which began as a call DONATIONS to action for the entire Bay Go to the event website at community, continues to remind us all of the benefit and importance of swim.savebay.org/2019 for clean local waters,” said Save The more information; email event—if Save The Bay meets its Bay Executive Director and Swim Leanne Danielsen fundraising goal. Individuals participant Jonathan Stone. “By at [email protected]; interested in donating to this year’s swimming in an area that was once or call 401-272-3540 x140. Swim can do so knowing their gift fouled with oil, trash, and human may leverage additional funds, waste, Swim participants demonstrate further bolstering Save The Bay’s VOLUNTEERS the progress that has been made education, habitat and advocacy toward Save The Bay’s vision of a Anyone interested in lending efforts. Information about how to fully swimmable, fishable, healthy a hand in either Jamestown help Save The Bay meet the “Fish Narragansett Bay.” or Newport can sign up Challenge,” including details about As one of the most storied open- online at savebay.org/ donating to the organization’s new water swimming events in the volunteer or by contacting Swim Scholarship program, is country, the Swim attracts nearly 600 Save The Bay Volunteer available online at savebay.org/ participants from more than 25 states, support-the-swim. as well as more than 150 local Manager July Lewis Additional support for the Save volunteers. at [email protected]. The Bay Swim comes from event “A great sense of community sponsors, including: Sage Family emerges at the Swim,” said Save The Foundation, Navigant Credit Union, Bay Events Manager Leanne $266,000, the Swim is Save The REI, F.L. Putnam Investment Danielsen. “When you see the Bay’s largest annual fundraiser, Management Company, Blue Cross athletes, volunteers, and spectators providing critical support toward the Blue Shield of Rhode Island, gather in the shadow of one of Rhode organization’s mission to protect and Absolut, Roger Williams University, Island’s most recognizable improve Narragansett Bay and its and MOO; as well as Dassault landmarks, the Claiborne Pell watershed. This year’s fundraising Systèmes, Rexel Energy Solutions, Newport Bridge, to tackle this one-of efforts have the potential to be more Brown Medicine, Granny Squibb’s -a-kind physical challenge, you impactful than ever in light of a Organic Iced Tea, Bradford Soap realize just how worthy Narragansett fundraising match challenge posed by Works, Howes Lubricant, Roy Bay is of celebration and protection.” longtime swimmer, Larry Fish, who Carpenter’s Beach, The Foundry, and With a fundraising goal of has pledged to donate $25,000 to the Belmont Market. 4 AROUND THE STATION ... Navy Modernizing PCS Move Process MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- Continuing efforts to improve the Permanent Change of Station (PCS) experience for Sailors and their families, the Navy launched the MyPCS Mobile app July 17. “Sailors executing Active Duty PCS orders will immediately realize a better experience with MyPCS Mobile. We have heard the Sailor and family feedback, and are enhancing the PCS move process through greater customer focus, increased flexibility, choice and the use of modern tools,” said Rear Adm. Jeff Hughes, Commander, Navy Personnel Command. MyPCS Mobile is accessible to all Sailors on their personal or work mobile devices, tablets, laptops and desktop computers. MyPCS Mobile provides Sailors who are planning a PCS move with access to a personalized checklist tailored for an individual Sailor’s PCS move as well as the ability to apply for government housing and and personnel system. have access to either Wi-Fi of childcare at their next duty station. A modern tool to enhance the cellular data services to complete the Later this month, MyPCS Mobile PCS experience for Sailors and process. will provide Sailors the ability to families is one of the first capabilities Other upcoming enhancements view a streamlined, simplified, plain we wanted to deliver,” Hughes said. include a PCS entitlements calculator language set of PCS orders referred Sailors who presently do not have a and an upcoming pilot program to to as “lean orders.” In a subsequent set of Active Duty PCS orders can provide the ability to use the release toward the end of summer, still explore the functionality of the Government Travel Credit Card for MyPCS Mobile will provide Sailors checklist through an on-line PCS-related travel expenses. the ability to prepare and submit their demonstration. Future NAVADMINs will PCS travel claim voucher. Sailors may access MyPCS announce launch dates and outline Sailors will simply upload travel Mobile either through the Navy App specific details for each of these receipts from their mobile devices, Locker (www.applocker.navy.mil) or programs. complete a voucher that has been MyNavy Portal (https:// Meanwhile, Sailors can minimize prepopulated with basic information, my.navy.mil). Access to MyPCS any out-of-pocket expenses by taking electronically sign and provide it to Mobile does not require a Common advantage of the travel entitlements their Command Pay and Personnel Access Card (CAC); however, for available to them today.