2016 Donald M. Mackie Award Winning Newsletter THE LAKE WASHINGTON & EVERETT COUNCIL NEWSLETTER VOL. vol. 89 71 DELGENE Delgene PHILLIPS Phillips -- EDITOREditor www.lakewashnlus.org www.lakewashnlus.org September March 2019 2015 FUTURE EVENTS November Dinner features remarks by Scuttlebutt Social Hour 17 Oct LT Jessica Shafer, USCG Dinner Meeting 13 Nov Dinner Meeting 14 Dec Wednesday, 13 November 2019 1800 - 2100 Bellevue Red Lion Hotel 11211 Main Street, Bellevue, WA 98004 ABOUT US LT Shafer is commanding officer of USCG Station Cape Disappointment, WA and is the second woman in the The Lake Washington & Everett USCG to earn the Surfman rating – qualified to operate Council (LW&EC) is part of the Navy League of the United CG boats in seas up to 30 feet and 50 knots wind speed. States, www.navyleague.org SUPPORTED UNITS USCG Base Seattle USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) USCGC Henry Blake (WLM 563) USCGC Blue Shark (WPB 87360) USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) Undersea R & D Detachment Liberty High School NJROTC U. of Washington NROTC NavSta Everett Sea Cadet Div USNSCC USNLCC TS Henry M Jackson US Naval Station Everett Carrier Strike Group ELEVEN Destroyer Squadron Nine USS Shoup (DDG 86) USS Kidd (DDG 100) USS Momsen (DDG 92) Above, LT Shafer speaks during a change of command USS Gridley (DDG 101) ceremony at the station in Ilwaco, WA, on 18 June 2018. USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) Shafer was commissioned in 2013 after starting her USS Sampson (DDG 102) Afloat Training Group - PACNW Coast Guard career in 2002 as an enlisted member. Regional Support Organization - PACNW Naval Operational Support Center Everett Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Register for the dinner at www.lakewashnlus.org Intermediate Maintenance Facility U.S. Coast Guard photo by PO1 Levi Read VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE Week, the US Naval Sea Cadet Corps conducted a recruiting drive, in conjunction with the Navy Re- gion Northwest Talent Acquisition Group. The Happy fall every- cadets had a great time working with the recruiters one! and were able to get more than 80 new referrals for the Sea Cadet Corps for the Greater Seattle I hope all of you Area. It was my honor to run such a successful had a wonderful event as my last major official duty as the Region- summer. The Lake al Director of the US Naval Sea Cadet Corps for Washington & Ev- the Greater Seattle Area. I really appreciate all the erett Council had a help that our council has provided to the Naval very busy summer Station Everett Division of the USNSCC and the as you will see in rest of the Sea Cadet Corps. On 11 September, the following pages. But first, I invite all to at- Navy League National President Bill Stevenson tend our 13 November dinner featuring LT Jessi- spent a couple of hours with our board. We had a ca Shafer, commanding officer of USCG Station wide-ranging conversation on how the National Cape Disappointment and home of the USCG Navy League can assist the local councils. We al- National Motor Lifeboat School. Early this year, so spent time updating him on all our student our council was invited by the Seattle Navy groups, especially the need for the National Navy League Council to assist with various Seafair League to support the US Naval Sea Cadet Corps. Fleet Week activities. I was honored to be a Co- In this issue you will also read about the USCGC Chair of Fleet Week this past summer. Witness- Healy which left for the Arctic on 24 July, under ing the work done by the Seattle Navy League her new Commanding Officer, CAPT MaryEllen Council, along with the Seafair committee and Durley. You will also read about the amazing the Navy and Coast Guard teams in the Pacific work that the cadets from our prestigious student Northwest, was a humbling experience. As part group, Liberty High School's NJROTC unit, who of the festivities of Seafair, this humble immi- competed in the National SeaPerch competition. grant got an opportunity of a lifetime to ride in Over the summer, US Coast Guard District Thir- the Seafair Torchlight Parade, which is some- teen had a change of command where a great thing I will never forget. Our council was hon- friend of the council, RADM David Throop was ored, along with other local councils, to host the relieved by RADM Anthony "Jack" Vogt. I had Eagles & Anchors event for Fleet Week as well. the utmost pleasure of spending a lot of time with You will also read about the a ship ride some of RADM Vogt over the Seafair Fleet Week events our council members and supporters experienced and I am sure he will be a great friend to our coun- during Fleet Week. As part of Seafair Fleet cil as well. We wish RADM Throop the best as he transfers to Coast Guard Pacific Area as a deputy to VADM Linda Fagan. I am excited to announce 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS that our annual Naval Station Everett Holiday Dinner is scheduled for Saturday, 14 December at President…………….…..….. Sanu Chacko the Blue Heron Room at the Port of Everett at First Vice-President….…..… Vacant 1205 Craftsman Way, Everett. More details and Treasurer…………... ...……. Jeff Garret ticket sales will begin in the next few weeks. This Secretary……………………. Janie Nicodemus Judge Advocate………...…… Bert Kinghorn is the 25th anniversary of Naval Station Everett Chaplain………………..…… Jim Ardissono and the 50th anniversary of the Navy League's presence in the Everett area. Please join us in cele- Other Directors: Cec Allison John Deehr Kevin Isherwood Phil Johnson Bob Lockyer brating with the sailors and commands at Naval Delgene Phillips Karmin Pincus Pete Stiles Station Everett. Finally, I welcome Karmin Pincus John Thoma to our Board of Directors and I look forward to Honorary Members: Jim Britt “Mitch” Mitchell working with her on the board. National Director Emeritus: Louise Chase (LWC) (NLUS) Sanu Chacko Roger Ponto (LWC) (NLUS) / Past LWC President RADM John Lockwood, USCG, Retired President 2 VOYAGER September 2019 LW&EC BUSINESS AFFILIATES Corporate Sponsors The Boeing Company GE Energy Connections GEICO—Military Honeywell, Inc. Microsoft SAFE Boats International Schneider Electric USAA Above on 27 July 2019, CAPT Steve Keith, USN, Vigor Shipyards, Inc. Retired, President of Seattle Council Navy League US and Sanu Chacko, President of Lake Washing- Community Affiliates ton & Everett Council Navy League US ride in the Alaska Airlines Seattle Seafair Torchlight Parade American Licorice Company & FanFest as co-chairs for Seafair Fleet Week. American Publishing & Printing, Inc. Aviation Technical Services The Na- B.E. Meyers & Company, Inc. tional Cadick Corporation Motor Craig Chapman, CFP, Financial Advisor Lifeboat Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. School is First Command Financial Services a unique Flags & Flagpoles Northwest USCG Forde Financial & Tax, Inc. training Global Construction Services, Inc. center. Gloria R. James, P.L.L.C. With 60 Heritage Bank person- Human Resources of Auburn, Inc. nel, it Port of Everett serves as a center of excellence for the Motor Red Lion Hotel Bellevue Lifeboat (MLB) providing resident training as US Family Health Plan (USFHP) at Pacific well as MLB Readiness and Standardization as- Medical Center sessments. Located near the mouth of the Colum- Vertical Path Recruiting, Inc. bia River at Cape Disappointment WA, the area is known as the "Graveyard of the Pacific" and pro- Through their financial contributions, these vides the training grounds for Coast Guard per- business affiliates demonstrate their commit- sonnel learning to care for and operate the 47 foot ment to LW&EC-NLUS, to the mission of the MLB. Navy League, and their desire to support young people through our programs and scholarships. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: John Kartak Michael Madrid Partners Voyager is the official newsletter of the LW&EC NL-US and is published electronically in March, Bremerton-Olympic Peninsula Council of June, September and December and provided to the Navy League all members. Comments and suggestions are wel- Hire America’s Heroes come and should be sent to: Voyager Editor, P.O. Tacoma Council of the Navy League Box 547 Bellevue WA 98009-0547 or email to: [email protected] 3 VOYAGER September 2019 NJROTC Competes in the 2019 SeaPerch Challenge By John Deehr Photos courtesy of NJROTC On the weekend of 1-2 June, four members of NJROTC Patriot Company traveled to the Uni- versity of Maryland to participate in the 2019 SeaPerch Challenge (Underwater Robotics Na- tional Championships). Evan Rosenfelt (11), Dominic Ogino (11), Carson Tucker (10) and So- fia VanHuss (9) competed against over 100 high school teams from United States, the US and British Virgin Islands and New Zealand. After the technical presentations and two in water competi- tions, Patriot Company finished 71st out of 110 The team had the opportunity to show their vehicle teams. Although we didn't do as well as we had to and discuss their engineering design process hoped, it was a great weekend to meet, learn with RADM Brett Heimbigner, USN, Retired, from, and compete against other highly capable (above second from right) Raytheon's VIP repre- high school underwater ROV teams. sentative at the competition and former NROTC graduate of the University of Washington. Below from left to right: CAPT Deehr, Dominic Ogino, Evan Rosenfelt, Carson Tucker, Sofia VanHuss, and Mr. Dee Crouch prepare to have Patriot Company's underwater ROV checked by the judges prior to the national championship competition. 4 VOYAGER September 2019 On Friday, 31 May the team had the opportunity to see the US Marine Corps Sunset Parade at the Marine Barracks at 8th and I Streets (the oldest Marine Barracks in the United States).