AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM TOP NEWS AHM TOP NEWS AHM Navy Announces FY20 Senior Enlisted AHM AHM08 2019 Fleet and Family Support Program Celebrates Advancement-to-Position AHM AHM Four Decades of Service ALLAHM HANDS MAGAZINE By Tim McGough, Fleet and Family Support Program Public Affairs MAGAZINE OF THE U.S. NAVY Selection Board AHM ommander, Navy Installations to the current state of the Family kept Sailors and families healthy In 2001, the name changed from From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs AHMSECRETARY OF THE NAVY AHM CCommand’s (CNIC) Fleet and Readiness Program. and strong.” Navy Family Service Center to Fleet The Honorable Richard V. Spencer Family Support Program (FFSP) “From my perspective as the first A Navy captain, a chaplain, seven active and Family Support Center (FFSC) ctive-duty senior enlisted Sailors Chris Stillion, the Shore Allocations for the regularly scheduled FY- AHM celebrated 40 years of service to Sailors director of the Navy Family Support duty personnel, 10 civilian employees, and to emphasize that the center was to Alooking for their next billet in officer for the Career Management 20 Active Duty SCPO or MCPO CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONSAHM and their families at a ceremony held at Program, I can say whole-heartedly a local ombudsman chairperson staffed support the Sailor and the family. a higher paygrade will soon have Department in Navy Personnel advancement selection boards. ADM John M. Richardson CNIC headquarters on the Washington that you are all doing a great job,” the first FSC. The center also worked In 2002, the FFSC's incorporated a the opportunity to get a jump on the Command (NPC). “This results in a Applicants must sign and have their AHM Navy Yard, July 16, 2019. said O’Keefe. “You have adjusted closely with the Navy-Marine Corps Relief new lighthouse logo and theme line: process thanks to the Advancement- situation in which many of our newly CO witness a NAVPERS 1070/613 with NAVY CHIEF OF INFORMATION Personnel from CNIC Headquarters the program over the years as new Society, American Red Cross, Navy Wives “Meeting Your Needs, At Home, At to-Position (A2P) selection board, the advanced Sailors are not aligned to the following statement: “I understand RADM Charles W. Brown and Naval District Washington, along challenges emerged. You have kept the Organizations, and commands. Sea.” The new logo was designed to Navy announced July 17. the billets the Navy needs them to fill, that by submitting an application for DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY with numerous special guests and program seaworthy. Over the next decade, other areas of give the centers a uniform identity The Fiscal Year (FY) 20 Senior Enlisted and are not immediately available for consideration by the FY-20 Enlisted some members from the original Navy Although the program has grown to support programs were added. The staff at naval bases around the globe. The A2P selection board, announced in distribution to those billets.” Advancement-to-Vacancy Pilot Selection SEA / SENIOR EDITOR Family Service Center came together be a major support to Navy families, it transformed to a diverse mix of full-time lighthouse logo still beacons the doors NAVADMIN 162/19, is a pilot program “While the Navy may have enough Board, I am certifying that I am assignable MCCM David Crawford to mark the day. has not always been the case. civilian service (GS), non-appropriated of centers worldwide. where active-duty senior enlisted senior enlisted leaders,” Stillion to any billets for which I applied and will Guest speaker Dr. Ann O’Keefe Taken from a Navy News article funds (NAF) and contract employees. Today, the Fleet and Family Sailors apply for specific, priority continued, “they are not in the places execute orders to those billets if directed.” EDITOR-IN-CHIEF started with the Navy in October 1978. in 2009, O’Keefe stated, a big However, getting through the years the Support Program continues to billets listed in the NAVADMIN, and if the Navy needs them to be – leading Applicants must meet all prerequisite Andrew Carlson She was the Navy's first Family misconception the early staff dealt program did have to overcome some deliver the best services at the right selected, are temporarily advanced to Sailors at sea. To address this requirements detailed in NAVADMIN Service Center (FSC) director when with was that the program would try “rough terrain”. time in the right place. the billet paygrade. Those Sailors must challenge, NPC has initiated this pilot 162/19 for the specific billet(s) to which LCPO / MANAGING EDITOR the FSC opened its doors in Norfolk, to retain people who did not belong in O'Keefe recalled another difficulty The current FFSP director Shauna still be selected for advancement via program.” they are applying. MCC Ryan Tabios Va., in 1979, after the idea for a the Navy. in standing up the program. “People Turner agrees, “I feel great pride and the annual Senior Chief or Master Chief The selection board is scheduled to Interested Sailors who have service center grew out of the Family “We worked to keep good Sailors thought it (FSC) would be just another humility that our centers serving our CONTENT EDITOR Petty Officer (SCPO or MCPO) selection convene Sept 9. Electronic applications submitted voluntary Fleet Reserve/ MC2 Taylor Stinson Awareness Conference held in Norfolk by acknowledging their strength,” flash in the pan,” said O’Keefe. “They Navy families today are the finest boards to be permanently advanced. must be submitted no later than Aug. 7. retirement requests to NPC are not in November 1978. she said. “We set out from the said, ‘why should I get involved? It will professionals to help strengthen the “The current advancement system Applications submitted via mail must eligible for this board. DESIGNER Today, O’Keefe took a moment to beginning to provide proactive just go away.’” resiliency of our Sailors and their is designed to advance ‘fully and best be postmarked no later than Aug. 7. For a list of all available billets MC2 Timothy Hale reflect from her time as director and educational programs that The program persevered. families and the lethality of our Navy.” qualified’ personnel, regardless of To be eligible for the board, Sailors and prerequisite requirements, specific billet, location or Navy Enlisted must meet the following criteria: read the NAVADMIN at www.npc. All Hands Number 8, 2019 is published by Sea Breeze 2019 concludes in Odesa, Ukraine Classification (NEC) needs,” said Cmdr. Must meet all eligibility requirements navy.mil. the Defense Media Activity, Navy Production Department, 6700 Taylor Avenue, Fort George G. From U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs Meade, Maryland 20755. xercise Sea Breeze 2019 (SB19) During SB19, more than 3,000 there, he presented medals to Ukrainian three continents participating in the Post-9/11 GI Bill Education Benefits FRONT COVER: Sailors run past the foul line as a SA- Eended with a closing ceremony participants trained in areas including service members, toured foreign ships Black Sea was something that really 330J Puma picks up pallets from the flight deck of the in Oddesa Ukraine, July 12, after two maritime interdiction operations, and attended several meetings and a brought into perspective the vastness of Transfer Deadline Extended for amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) weeks of intense, multinational training. air defense, special forces training, briefing on SB19 with Vice Adm. Lisa M. the Ukraine and U.S. cohosted exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Sea Breeze’s 19th iteration began anti-submarine warfare, damage Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet. Countries from those continents 2nd Class Markus Castaneda/Released) July 1 and was designed to enhance control tactics, search and rescue and “It’s a pleasure for members of the U.S. included Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Members with 16 Years of Service interoperability among participating amphibious warfare. Those same Navy to have the opportunity to work Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Italy, BACK COVER: Infographic on heat stress (U.S. Navy From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs nations and strengthen regional participants spent more than 200 hours alongside Ukrainian sailors and friends Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, infographic by MC2 Andrew Skipworth/Released) security by focusing on a variety of underwater conducting dive training from other nations,” said Franchetti Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turkey and he deadline for Sailors who have Transfer of Education Benefits (TEB) completed the online self-service security and stability scenarios in the and more than 200 in the air conducting during remarks later that day. the United Kingdom. Tover 16 years of service to transfer after July 11, 2019 include: Statement of Understanding must areas of land, sea and air. air component training. Many of the exercise’s 32 ships also U.S. participation included the their Post-9/11 GI Bill education - Enlisted members within four first complete it at the MyNavy At the ceremony, U.S. Navy Capt. On July 7, SB19 participating participated in a final photo exercise Arleigh Burke class guided-missile benefits to dependents has been years of the high year tenure date for Education website. Matthew Lehman, commodore, Task nations were given the opportunity July 11, where participating ships came destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), extended to Jan. 12, 2020 based on their current pay grade Once members complete the OUR MISSION IS SHARING THE NAVY STORY Force 65 and U.S. exercise director for to celebrate Navy Day in Ukraine, a together in a formation to conclude the the expeditionary fast-transport recently revised guidance issued by the - Officers within four years of the Statement of Understanding, they will SB19, said that he was proud of the work national holiday that celebrates the sea component of the exercise.