" "Congratulations Professional Military on a job well done! Knowledge Answers: While serving as a member of the Fleet Reserve, you may be ordered to active duty without your consent. A. True B. False What is the correct size of a Velcro black nametag? March 17th A. 2 x 4 inches AZ3 Yancey Reynolds B. 20 x 40 millimeters C. 200 x 400 meters D. 1 x 1 miles When are service members notified of dates for upcoming PFAs? A. 1 day B. 143 weeks C. 7 days D. 10 weeks March 18th IS3 Kenneth Paganrodriguez Media Department Staff Public Affairs Officer MC1 Brian M. Wilbur Penny Press is an authorized publication 72 Lt. Cmdr. Megan Isaac for members of the military services MC2 Jacques-Laurent Jean-Gilles MC3 Clint Davis and their families. Its contents does not uss abraham lincoln Media Department DLCPO necessarily reflect the offical views of penny press MC3 Cody Anderson MCC Mike Lenart the U.S. Government, the Department www.facebook.com/usslincoln MC3 Kyler A. 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Stedding MC2 Jessica Paulauskas MCSN Darcy McAtee MCSN Daniel Snow 2 Submarines USS Hartford, USS Connecticut Surface Together in the Arctic Circle By Cmdr. Corey B. Barker, Ice Exercise 2018 Public Affairs os Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Hartford (SSN The first Arctic under-ice operations by submarines were done in 768) and Seawolf-class fast attack submarine, USS Con- 1947-49. On August 1, 1947, the diesel submarine USS Boarfish (SS- Lnecticut (SSN 22) both surfaced in the Arctic Circle March 327), with Arctic Submarine Laboratory's founder Dr. Waldo Lyon 10 during the multinational maritime Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018 in onboard serving as an Ice Pilot, conducted the first under-ice transit the Arctic Circle north of Alaska. of an ice floe in the Chukchi Sea. Both fast-attack submarines as well the UK Royal Navy submarine In 1958, the nuclear-powered USS NAUTILUS made the first HMS Trenchant (S91), are participating in the biennial exercise in the crossing of the Arctic Ocean beneath the pack ice. The first Arctic Arctic to train and validate the warfighting capabilities of submarines surfacing was done by USS Skate (SSN 578) in March 1959. USS in extreme cold-water Sargo was the first conditions. submarine to conduct "From a military, a winter Bering Strait geographic, and scien- transit in 1960. tific perspective, the The units partici- Arctic Ocean is truly pating in the exercise unique, and remains are supported by a one of the most chal- temporary ice camp lenging ocean environ- on a moving ice floe ments on earth," said approximately 150 Rear Admiral James miles off the coast of Pitts, commander, Un- the northern slope of dersea Warfighting Alaska in international Development Center waters. The ice camp, (UWDC). administered by the ICEX provides the Arctic Submarine Lab- U.S. Submarine Force oratory (ASL), is a re- and partners from the mote Arctic drifting ice Royal Navy an oppor- station, built on multi- tunity to test combat year sea-ice especially and weapons systems, for ICEX that is logis- BEAUFORT SEA (March 10, 2018) The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) and the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine sonar systems, commu- USS Hartford (SSN 768) break through the ice March 10, 2018 in support of Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018. Photo by MC2 Michael Lee. tically supported with nications and navigation contract aircraft from systems in a challenging operational environment. The unique acous- Deadhorse, Alaska. The ice camp will be de-established once the ex- tic undersea environment is further compounded by the presence of a ercise is over. contoured, reflective ice canopy when submerged. ASL is an operational fleet support detachment of the Undersea According to Pitts, operating in the Arctic ice alters methods and Warfighting Development Center (UWDC). ASL is also the Navy practices by which submarines operate, communicate and navigate. Program Manager for the Submarine Arctic Warfare Program. "We must constantly train together with our submarine units and For more information about ICEX 2018, visit www.dvidshub.net/ partners to remain proficient in this hemisphere," Pitts said. "Having feature/ICEX2018or www.facebook.com/arcticsublab. both submarines on the surface is clear demonstration of our profi- For more information, visit www.navy.mil, www.facebook.com/ ciency in the Arctic." usnavy, or www.twitter.com/usnavy. In recent years, the Arctic has been used as a transit route for sub- For more news from Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific marines. The most recent ICEX was conducted in 2016 with USS Fleet, visit www.navy.mil/local/subpac/. Hampton (SSN 767) and USS Hartford (SSN 768). 3 Lincoln Celebrates Women's Navy History Story and Photos by MC3 Allen Lee ailors aboard the Nimitz-class Aircraft carrier USS Abra- tor and command climate specialist aboard Lincoln, shared her ham Lincoln (CVN 72) celebrated Women’s History thoughts on the importance of women in naval history. Month during a ceremony held on the ship’s mess decks, Avila said it’s important to remember the women who forged MarchS 12. social change for future women in the service, to remember the Guest speakers Betty Hand, a retired senior chief personnel women who helped fight for workplace equality and create equal specialist, and April Maletz, a retired senior chief yeoman, pro- opportunity for female Sailors. vided keynote speeches about the history of women in the Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Tamika Lewis, a Sailor assigned and their journey to being recognized as full-fledged Sailors. to the Abraham Lincoln, shared her thoughts on the event. This year’s theme was As women’s roles “women who fight all changed, so did forms of discrimina- their uniforms. tion.” During the event According to Maletz displayed Maletz, up through many uniforms the 70s, female Sail- from different eras ors were classified that were donated as WAVES, Women to Military Women Accepted for Vol- Across the Nation, untary Emergency a women veterans Service. WAVES be- association. gan in 1942 as a way “It was so amaz- for women to free ing to see all the up male personnel old WAVES uni- for sea duty during forms,” said Hos- World War II. Wom- pital Corpsman en took over admin- 2nd Class Tamika istrative based rates Lewis, a Sailor as- for men to be free to April Maletz, a retired senior chief yeoman, displays a WAVES cover to Sailors. Photo by MC3 Allen Lee. signed to the Abra- deploy overseas. After WAVES, females were classified as WINS, ham Lincoln. “The guest speakers were really captivating, I loved Women in Naval Service. WINS became classified as WAS, hearing their sea stories about working through the ranks as fe- Woman Aboard Ship, then became classified as Sailors. male Sailors while wearing skirts.” “When I walked on board my first and only ship’s chiefs mess, This year’s ceremony was coordinated by the combined efforts a male chief who has never served with females told me, ‘what of Abraham Lincoln’s medical, dental and media departments. are you going to do for us’,” said Hand. “I said ‘stand back and “I think our team did such an amazing job,” said Avila. “Every- watch.’ When he left the ship two years later, he came up to me body came together to coordinate an amazing celebration for the said, ‘I owe you an apology, you taught me to give female Sailors Sailors to enjoy, and hopefully to learn.” a chance. I used to look at them as males and females, but now This is the 31st observance of Women’s History Month in the all I see are Sailors.’” United States of America. Women’s history month has been ob- Chief Hospital Corpsman Jennifer Avila, a Women at Sea men- served annually during the month of March since 1987. 4 "With the repetition of some tasks, it Story by MCSN Daniel Snow “Eight of the nine watch standers made it out alive, but by the time the can be easy to get comfortable in a casualty was over, the ship’s boiler plant was so severely damaged that routine. However, as a key member the decision was made to decommission her rather than repair her,” said of the team, it’s up to you to bring a Cleveland. “Can you imagine being a Sailor onboard that ship? Would you allow the material condition of your ship to become so poor that it could questioning attitude to each day. The possibly lead to her decommissioning?” answers to your questions could mean For this reason Cleveland said Sailors should never be fearful of having a questioning attitude. A simple question may be the very thing that saves the difference between mission success our systems, ship or a Sailor’s life.