January 17, 2019 Edition Professor William Bundy: From sailor to HIGHLIGHTS submarine captain to associate provost WINTER WEATHER for technology integration -- By Jeanette Steele U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs SHAKESPEARE FOR ALL AGES William Bundy is U.S. Naval War College’s new associate provost for -- technology integration – a job, you might say, he has been training for almost his OTCN whole life. GRADUATION Bundy joined the Navy as a high GOES DIGITAL school kid in Baltimore in 1963, inspired by his aunt’s service in the WAVES, -- Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. FIRE, POLICE A sonar technician, he served on SAVE THE DAY various assignments until someone suggested he might like the challenge of a submarine. He did. “It was pretty exciting. I enjoyed it, and when the commanding officer comes up and says, ‘Hey, you kind of fit, you Inside This Issue ought to be here,” I followed that Bundy said, “This was a great Around the Station 2-4 approach,” Bundy said, remembering the opportunity for me.” moment. The officer’s path took him to fast- Emergency Prep 5-6 After making chief petty officer in attack and ballistic-missile submarine eight years, Bundy got a shot at posts, culminating in command of the becoming an officer, earning his USS Barbel, one of the Navy’s last BZ Shipmates 7 commission in 1975. diesel fast-attack subs. Fleet & Family 8 His timing was good, in terms of As an African-American submarine submarines and the Navy. captain, he was in select company known Meat & Potatoes 9 “At that time, the submarine force as the Centennial Seven. was looking for more officers. We were Only seven African-American MWR 10 going to go into the missile age in officers were given command of a submarines, for our attack submarines, submarine in the first 100 hundred years and they were looking for officers to go of the U.S. submarine force. Bundy was Now Hear This 11-12 into that business,” Bundy said. the third, and the first to rise from the Also, then-Chief of Naval Operations enlisted ranks. Traffic Updates 13 Elmo Zumwalt had his sights on About the group, Bundy said, “There addressing racial discrimination in the are a lot of firsts for African Americans Around the Fleet 14 Navy. Zumwalt’s now-famous 1970 “Z- in the Navy. … Over time, African gram” declared that “there is no Black Veterans News 15-16 navy, no white navy – just one navy.” Continued on page 2 1 AROUND THE STATION ... Bundy: cont’d from page 1 sector -- working on technology planning at FleetBoston Financial Americans achieved success in – in 2003, Bundy returned to the the Navy, just like everybody else. Naval War College, where he had It wasn’t a matter of getting an previously served. opportunity because of ‘equal Currently, he leads the Vice opportunity,’ it was getting an Adm. Samuel L. Gravely Jr. opportunity to perform just like Naval Warfare Research Group, everybody else.” which has developed concepts of Along the way, as a operations for systems such as submariner, Bundy became ballistic-missile defense and Ohio steeped in technology, particularly -class guided-missile submarines in computer systems, weapons, and the strategy known as electronic navigation and ship distributed lethality. propulsion engineering. Later, In his new role, he will his doctoral research looked at continue that concept leadership and governance in development writ large. Bundy technology-driven organizations. said he plans to bring together After retiring from the Navy, a leaders from around the college to series of public-service posts led create technology-based Bundy to the Rhode Island operational concepts, experiment Department of Transportation, in war games, conduct exercises where he was director from 1994 and gather academic research on to 1996. high-end warfare. Ironically, despite a lifetime of Part of his new role is to serious technical jobs, his most collaborate with the director of public legacy may be low-tech: as warfighting development, an transportation director, Bundy got office being created by the chief legislation passed that allows the of naval operations as OPNAV popular red, white and blue street N7. striping for Bristol’s big Fourth of “We are in a major-power July celebration to stay year- competition,” Bundy said. round. “The technology we are It was a proud moment when, seeing today will provide new in 2008, Bristol asked him to ways for us to operate the Navy deliver the marquee speech at that and the joint force, everything celebration. from how we manage people to “That was a pretty big honor weapons and sensors and here in Rhode Island to be the capabilities in terms of ships, patriotic speaker,” Bundy said. “I submarines and aircraft,” he said. spoke on a ‘principled United “At the same time, we have to States’ and the idea that we have a … have our moral and ethical need for common justice.” vectors addressed as we bring After a stint in the private these technologies onboard.” NAVSTA Newport Public Affairs Office Operational and PAO Office Line: (401) 841-3538 Exercise Impacts are Base Condition Line: (401) 841-2211 often communicated to the E-Mail: [email protected] public first using the installation social outlets: Command and Staff FB: Facebook.com/NAVSTANewport Capt. Ian L. Johnson, Commanding Officer Twitter: @NAVSTANEWPORTRI Lisa Rama, Public Affairs Officer Instagram: @navstanewportri Cmdr. Corey Barker, Public Affairs Officer LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/company/navstanewport Kalen Arreola, Public Affairs Specialist 2 AROUND THE STATION ... Officer Training Command Newport graduations now streaming LIVE! The graduations of the Navy's work into newest officers are now available live transforming from Officer Training Command these young (OTC) so that family, friends and men and anyone interested in the ceremonies women into can view it wherever they are. the next The live stream is broadcasting generation of the graduations from Kay Hall at Navy OTC through the Defense Visual leaders. Distribution Service (DVIDS) “Our website (https://www.dvidshub.net/ Navy family unit/NSTC). The first live streamed is composed broadcast was Dec 14. The next live of not only streamed graduation will be Jan. 18 our service and can be viewed at https:// members and www.dvidshub.net/webcast/18219. civilians, but their Development School (ODS), Direct “Unfortunately, not all of the families and friends Commission Officer Indoctrination family members and friends that as well. The live Course (DCOIC), Limited Duty want to attend the graduation stream connects our Officer and Chief Warrant Officer ceremonies for any of our five graduates and staff (LDO/CWO) Academy and Seaman- programs (Officer Candidate School, with our Navy family to-Admiral (STA-21) program. Officer Development School, LDO/ and the American The staff officers, Recruit CWO Academy, Direct Commission public, sharing the Division Commanders and Drill Officer Indoctrination Course, and results of their commitment and Instructors also provide training Naval Science Institute) can afford sacrifice and inspiring others to do assistance for these schools, the time or funds to make the trip to the same.” especially with the physical training Newport,” said Capt. Mark Response to the live streaming of of the students. Nicholson, commanding officer of the OCS graduation has been greatly Navy OCS was established in OTC. received by the officer candidates. 1951. The Navy previously operated “Live stream gives them an “They are extremely thrilled to be two officer candidate programs, OCS opportunity to participate in the able to share their graduation in Newport and Aviation Officer excitement of what is a big milestone experience with their families and Candidate School (AOCS) at Naval for these junior officers as they begin friends that were not able to travel to Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Fla. their careers in the Navy.” Newport,” Nicholson said. AOCS trained prospective naval Nicholson said he and his OTC The Navy’s only boot camp, aviators, naval flight officers, staff were excited to have this Recruit Training Command (RTC), aviation maintenance duty officers, capability up and running. “We were on Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. and air intelligence officers, while finally able to take advantage of RTC has been livestreaming their OCS trained all other officer technology and share the excitement weekly Pass-In-Review graduations communities. and energy of commissioning these since September 2013. The original Navy OCS in young men and women with our OTC is supported by Naval Newport was closed in April 1994 Navy family and the American Service Training Command (NSTC), when the programs were merged as a public.” headquartered on Naval Station Great single OCS aboard NAS Pensacola. According to Nicholson, “the Lakes, Ill. NSTC manages all initial Subsequently, in 2007 the young men and women undergoing Navy officer and enlisted accessions consolidated Navy OCS curriculum training here at Officer Training training except for the U.S. Naval was relocated back to Newport by Command Newport (OTCN) have Academy (USNA). direction of the Base Realignment made a commitment to serving in our OCS is one of five officer and Closure (BRAC) Commission of Navy,” he said. training schools located aboard Naval 2005. “Furthermore, our OTCN staff Station Newport, Rhode Island. For more information on OTC put in a lot of long hours and hard There is also the Officer and OCS, visit www.ocs.navy.mil. 3 AROUND THE STATION ... 4 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS... Local weather forecasters are calling for snow this weekend. Be prepared by getting shovels, salt, windshield wipers and tires ready before the snow starts. 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