NNS150213-18. Puget Sound Naval Museum Hosts STEM Day
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NNS150213-16. USS Laboon Deploys
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NNS150213-12. Women in the Military Seminar
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NNS150213-11. Take a Run - Distance makes the Heart Grow Stronger
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NNS150213-10. 'First and Finest' to Depart For Field Training Exercise
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NNS150213-09. SPAWAR Cyber Imperatives, Efficiency Efforts and Fiscal Constraints Highlighted During West 2015
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NNS150213-08. Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Visits USS Boxer
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NNS150213-06. Ambassador Kennedy and First Lady of Japan Visit Olympia
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NNS150213-04. Sexual Assault Reports: Week of February 2-8, 2015
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NNS150213-03. Naval Supply Systems Command Announces 2014 Sailor of the Year
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NNS150213-01. SPAWAR Helps Fleet Go Virtual
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DNU -- In today's edition of All Hands Update, former Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter was confirmed to succeed Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense by the U.S. Senate, and President Barack Obama signed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act into law.
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DNU -- The Deputy Commander for the Enlisted Women in Submarines Task Force recently led a road show to encourage E-1 to E-8 enlisted females to join the submarine force.
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DNU -- Week in Review February 7th - 13th, 2015. A look back at your Navy in Action. Photos and video submitted by the Fleet. Submit your photos via www.navy.mil
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DNU -- Maintaining a United States Navy ship is not a simple job, it takes cooperation of hands in every department to ensure the vessel is in top shape.
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NNS150213-17. Current All Hands Update
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NNS011213-24. This Day in Naval History - Feb. 13
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Eye on the Fleet - U.S. Navy Photo of The Day
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NNS150213-18. Puget Sound Naval Museum Hosts STEM Day
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin A. Johndro, Navy Public Affairs Support Element Det Northwest
BREMERTON, Wash. (NNS) -- More than 100 students from three Puget Sound elementary schools participated in events built around the concept of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) at the Puget Sound Naval Museum in Bremerton, Feb. 12.
The STEM event was a cooperative effort between the Keyport and Bremerton Naval Museums with help from Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF).
Many volunteers from Navy Region Northwest, along with special guest appearances, spent half their day talking with and working alongside the 4th grade students. Bremerton Mayor Patty Lent was among the crowd.
"We support everything STEM stands for," said Lent, who has attended STEM events since becoming the Mayor of Bremerton in 2009. "I have been a judge at many science fairs from 1st grade to 5th grade and if I see anything that has potential, and that has to do with aerospace, I send the student's name and project to Boeing so there's a way to continue the encouragement to these kids."
Groups of students were able to test their robotic and engineering skills as well as seeing how their paper tube rockets flew through the air propelled by compressed air.
"I was surprised at watching the students in the robotics," said Mary Madison, 4th Grade teacher at Wilkes Elementary School in Bainbridge Island, Wash. "Students were putting different things together trying to figure out how to make things light sensitive or dark sensitive. When most of their ideas weren't working, they had to reevaluate the properties of each cube and make it work."
The ultimate test of the day was to protract the correct angle of the compressed air station that gave their rockets flight. Each student needed a precise angle to get the maximum distance with the rocket.
"Today was the first time out of the classroom for these students," said Madison. "A lot of the students will take what they learned from the volunteers today and apply it to their studies back in the classroom, that way when they come back they can expect better results."
The STEM program was implemented to show younger generations there are exciting jobs in the science and technology fields and to help foster the growth of future scientists for America.
For more news from Navy Public Affairs Support Element West, Det. Northwest, visit www.navy.mil/local/nwpacen/.
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NNS150213-16. USS Laboon Deploys
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael J. Lieberknecht, USS Laboon Public Affairs
NORFOLK (NNS) -- To conduct ballistic missile defense operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) deployed today from Naval Station Norfolk.
Electronic Technician 2nd Class James Heichel explained that they are ready and excited for this opportunity be part of a mission without limits.
"This is going to be a really great deployment; the crew is really focused and we are looking forward to doing our jobs and hopefully delivering freedom along the way," said Heichel.
In preparation for their deployment, the Laboon crew just completed their composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group. The crew trained during exercises involving small boat operations, routine flight operations, weapons firing and damage control drills.
"Laboon is a great ship capable of extraordinary things and will be used as a tool to deliver a message to the other side of the world," said Command Master Chief James Roberts. "We are deploying to support our allies in our never-ending mission to stand up for what is right."
Commissioned in 1995, Laboon is the eighth Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and the only Navy ship named after a Navy chaplain. Father "Jake" Laboon was awarded the Silver Star during World War II for diving off his submarine to rescue a downed aviator while under enemy fire.
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NNS150213-12. Women in the Military Seminar
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lauren Booher, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Public Affairs
HAMPTON, Va. (NNS) -- The bell sounded off and amidst the shuffle of students transitioning between classes, female students trickled into the auditorium. Some were timid, a few made comments about what branch they were interested but all were curious about the women there in uniform.
Female service members shared their experiences as women in the military with students from Hampton High School during a Women in the Military seminar, Feb. 10.
After introducing themselves in the auditorium, service members and students moved to the cafeteria where they broke up into smaller groups.
"We weren't there to recruit," said Cmdr. Eileen D'Andrea, from Edison, New Jersey, assigned to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC). "I feel like I helped clarify misconceptions about life in the military."
Some of the misconceptions were that everyone in the military has to live on base, it is extremely strict and regimented, and the only jobs available are combat related.
"I learned that women could do things that are stereotyped for men," said a student. "Usually when I see military all I see is men. I don't see women doing things like construction or architecture. There's even a cop here too. If she's doing that, then I can do that."
The main emphasis was to give interested students information about military life from a female perspective and then let them use that information to make an informed decision, said D'Andrea.
Students asked questions about moving, military entrance requirements, physical fitness, Afghanistan, family life and even whether you need to know how to swim to join the Navy.
"There are mainly women in our JROTC program," said Deb Clark, ret. Senior Master Sgt. and Hampton High School Air Force Junior ROTC teacher. "Hearing it first from women who are actually in the military, living it, breathing it, it means so much more to them. It gave them the chance to ask any of the burning questions they may have or even give them a reality check."
The reality check being that joining the military requires studying, whether it is to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), which is a multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military, or taking college classes to become a commissioned officer. Service members gave varying advice to the female students, but the main message remained the same: educate yourself.
"She [D'Andrea] gave me advice, like go to school and get your education, because that's something no one can take away from you." said another student.
Sailors from NECC are already making plans to participate next year so Hampton High School's Women in the Military Seminar will continue to be an annual event.
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NNS150213-11. Take a Run - Distance makes the Heart Grow Stronger
By Douglas H Stutz, Naval Hospital Bremerton Public Affairs
BREMERTON, Wash. (NNS) -- Don't you just love it when an article from a reputable source validates what you're doing and helps strengthen Navy Medicine's February theme of 'Heart Health?'
"Distance makes the heart grow stronger"
Jenni Osborne, MPH, CHES, Health Educator assigned to Health Promotion and Wellness Department at Naval Hospital Bremerton shared an article recently published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology entitled, 'Running reduces risk of death regardless of duration, speed.'
"The real purpose of running isn't to win a race; it's to test the limits of the human heart"
The premise of the article is that running for only a few minutes a day or at slow speeds may significantly reduce a person's risk of death from cardiovascular disease compared to someone who does not run.
In other words, running to the restroom at halftime might be better than nothing, but if a person dedicates a bit more energy and a little less sedentary, the benefits far outweigh the chips and dips.
"Run with your heart - not with your legs"
Exercise is a well-established manner to prevent heart disease and is essential to a well-rounded healthy lifestyle," said Osborne.
"Your legs can make you fast, your mind can make you faster, and your heart...every mile makes it stronger and your heart returns the favor"
Researchers studied 55,137 adults between the ages of 18 and 100 over a 15-year period to determine whether there is a relationship between running and longevity. Data was drawn from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, where participants were asked to complete a questionnaire about their running habits. In the study period, 3,413 participants died, including 1,217 whose deaths were related to cardiovascular disease. In this population, 24 percent of the participants reported running as part of their leisure-time exercise.
"You don't need a runner body - just a runner's heart"
Compared with non-runners, the runners had a 30 percent lower risk of death from all causes and a 45 percent lower risk of death from heart disease or stroke.
Runners on average lived three years longer compared to non-runners. Also, to reduce mortality risk at a population level from a public health perspective, the authors concluded that promoting running is as important as preventing smoking, obesity or hypertension. The benefits were the same no matter how long, far, frequently or fast participants reported running. Benefits were also the same regardless of sex, age, body mass index, health conditions, smoking status or alcohol use.
"Running is like a metaphor for life - there's always someone faster, and always someone slower - all you can do is hang in there and put your heart in it"
"Short of quitting smoking, staying physically active with something like running is the best thing someone can do for themselves," said Capt. Steven Kewish, NHB director for Medical Services.
"You're a runner if you run. It's not about how far or how long or how fast. It's all about your heart"
NHB's Health Promotion and Wellness is actively showcasing the Heart Health theme at local events such as the Naval Base Kitsap Sweetheart 5K Fun Run held on Feb. 12, 2015. The fun run attracted more than 125 runners and walkers and also included a Kid's Dash for younger family members.
"By supporting these events we are able to show other commands and communities what we offer in the way of support groups, classes and other events which help individuals and groups meet or exceed their health and wellness goals. Our vision is to empower people to live healthier lives," explained Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (Fleet Marine Force) Christopher Spangler,
Health Promotion and Wellness Department leading petty officer.
"You don't have to train for competition; you don't have to try and set a personal best and you don't need to impress anyone. Yet every run helps to strengthen your heart, fuel your soul and improve your life"
Spangler notes an event like a fun run offers an avenue for people to be healthy and have fun. These events eliminate the competitive spirit most fear by attending a marathon or race.
"This allows runners from beginners to advanced to compete but still have fun," Spangler said.
"If you're in it for the long run...your heart appreciates that..."
According to Spangler, there are some people who might have read or heard that running is overrated, bad or not good for knees. But not if a person is properly trained and prepared.
"The sweet spot for many appears to be five to 19 miles per week, spread throughout three or four sessions per week. Runners who followed these guidelines reaped the greatest health benefits. Their risk of death dropped by 25 percent, according to results published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise," cited Spangler, adding that consistency is key.
"Tempo Runs - where your heart takes a licking' but keeps on ticking'!"
Spangler attests that for those unable (or unwilling) to run, even if they are able to participate at a fun run by walking they can have just as much fun and reap the benefits. Runs are open to all family members and some even allow the family dog on the course.
"A fun run can be a great opportunity for dog walkers to meet and walk or run while supporting a great event for a good cause, and improve heart health for themselves and their pet," Spangler said.
"The question was once asked, 'does running hills ever get easier?' The truthful reply was, 'No, but a person can get stronger and their heart can get healthier in taking on the challenge.'"
Starting up a program of running or walking, or combining both on a course, might be undertaken as a New Year's resolution or because the command's physical readiness training is around the corner. There are even marathoners and ultra-distance athletes who understand that adding a walk portion to a long run is okay. The bottom line is still putting one foot in front of the other.
"We forget the reason we do cardiovascular fitness is for the health benefits and to feel good! Moving around increases blood flow to our muscles, strengthens the heart and lungs and teaches the heart to work more efficiently," Spangler added.
"Whether it's a ten miler or one mile run, your heart will never regret you lacing up those sneakers and just taking that first step"
It's proven that cardiovascular exercise also benefits more than just a stronger heart and lungs. It promotes weight loss; increased bone density; reduced stress; reduced risk of heart disease and some types of cancer; temporary relief from depression and anxiety; more confidence about how you feel and how you look; better sleep; more energy; and even the intangible element of setting a good example for children to stay active as they get older.
"Make your heart smile"
Studies have shown that running promotes a Heart Health by helping to manage or prevent high blood pressure; keep arteries clear of plaque by boosting good cholesterol and lowering triglycerides (fats in blood); lower risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), heart attack and stroke. Running can also help prevent or manage other chronic conditions that greatly impact heart health such as diabetes, overwe
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NNS150213-10. 'First and Finest' to Depart For Field Training Exercise
By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kim Martinez, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 Public Affairs
GULFPORT, Miss. (NNS) -- Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 departed for Operation Bearing Duel, a field training exercise (FTX), Feb. 12, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi.
The scenario for this training exercise is a deployment to the fictitious location 'Semerica,' where the battalion will conduct construction operations and infrastructure repair in the wake of an invasion by the notional 'Chirean Armed Forces.'
"This is typical of the type of situations Seabees were made to support. The training environment will challenge each Seabee physically, tactically and technically," said Cmdr. Kemit Spears, NMCB-1 commanding officer. "I am excited to see the great work this team is about to showcase."
During the FTX, the bees will be graded on how well they execute the fundamental skills necessary to have a successful mission in a diverse area of operations.
"One of our goals during this exercise was to obtain real world projects that our Seabees could complete and turn over to the Nation of Semerica," said Lt. Cmdr. Ben Waite, NMCB-1 operations officer. "Overall, NMCB-1 will have more than 100 Seabees in direct support of enduring construction projects. These are also projects that could be constructed at any location around the world during a peacetime or contingency deployment."
Upon successful completion of Operation Bearing Duel, NMCB-1 will become Gulfport's ready battalion, who would immediately mobilize in the case of an emergency and be fully qualified for its upcoming deployment.
"The Battalion has undertaken a very rigorous homeport training program since returning from deployment," said NMCB-1 Command Master Chief Mike Lopez. "It has included combat and military skills and construction training, which has prepared us to complete our certification exercise at Camp Shelby. Our Seabees are charged and ready to tackle this challenge!"
The evolutions are graded by representatives from Naval Construction Group 2, who will also provide constructive feedback and training.
NMCB-1, "The First and The Finest," is homeported in Gulfport, Miss. The battalion is scheduled to deploy in 2014. NMCB-1's vision remains to serve the world's greatest Navy and sustain its proud Seabee heritage.
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NNS150213-09. SPAWAR Cyber Imperatives, Efficiency Efforts and Fiscal Constraints Highlighted During West 2015
By Tina C. Stillions, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Public Affairs
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) provided a full line-up of speakers and panel sessions at the Western Conference and Exposition (WEST 2015), one of the largest defense and technology exhibitions on the West Coast, Feb. 11-12.
The theme of this year's premier Sea Services event focused on "Lower Budgets and Higher Demands: How do the Sea Services Strike the Right Balance," a topic that resonated throughout many of the key note speeches and panel discussions.
Leadership from across SPAWAR reiterated the challenge of maintaining innovation while at the same time increasing cyber warfighting capability in an era of shrinking budgets.
"There is great opportunity in adversity. Budgets are down and that's not always a bad thing because it makes us think harder about what we are doing," said SPAWAR Commander Rear Adm. David Lewis. "When I look at the Navy's history, many of our greatest innovations have come from times of down budgets following war."
In order to remain innovative and speed capability to the fleet, product lines must be consolidated and adapted for modularity, a good example being SPAWAR's Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) effort, which Lewis called a lightning rod for success.
"We have a double incentive here: budgets are down and cyber is up, so we ought to be able to really use those two burning issues and drive innovation into all of our processes," said Lewis. "This is systemic across everything we do. It's not just technology or better training or architecture. It's everything."
The drive toward innovation provides ample opportunity to determine how SPAWAR will work with industry and create better products for the fleet. In addition to touching on some high-visibility initiatives like CANES and the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), Lewis explained why the organization will play a key role in the Navy's Task Force Cyber Awakening effort.
"Cyber is an all hands on deck evolution and everyone will have to be a cyber-expert," said Lewis referring to the changing dynamics of the future workforce. "It is fundamental to what we do on ships and for the warfighter. If it has a computer, it will be affected by cyber. The current warfighting environment has changed radically, so we are going to have to change some of our behaviors to remain cyber defendable."
Despite much of the budget foreboding that permeated the conference key notes, it did not take away from the discussion about innovation that has been the hallmark of the Navy's MUOS program.
Rear Adm. Christian "Boris" Becker joined with Maj. Gen. Daniel Hughes on a two-person panel during the three-day conference and answered questions regarding MUOS and joint acquisitions from a Navy and Army perspective.
"The history of space started with our Army and Navy. While the Army had the first crack at sending something into orbit in 1958, a couple of years later the Navy sent something and it is still there," said Becker. "A few years after that, the Naval Research Lab sent a spacecraft up into space that was the first national intelligence spacecraft. That partnership, of Army and Navy working together on the medium of space, determining what capability we can bring to the warfighter, is one that stretches way back."
Becker reiterated the importance of industry partnerships and their relationship to the capability that MUOS brings to the warfighter.
"It takes a great deal of collaborative effort, not just to design the technology, not just to deliver something as innovative as MUOS, but to support the effort that's behind it," said Becker. "MUOS supports an important mission. It enables us to shoot, move, communicate, locate, close-in and then destroy the enemy with fire in close combat."
Several top scientists and engineers behind SPAWAR's innovative technologies hosted one-on-one technical innovation sessions for conference attendees aimed at providing a comprehensive overview of their portfolio. They explained how their cutting-edge efforts keep the warfighter ahead of the game. Moderated by Dr. Roger Boss, SPAWAR's deputy chief technology officer, the senior technical staff members answered questions about information dominance (ID), outlined opportunities for collaboration, and elaborated on the diversity of technical efforts aimed at creating ID capabilities for various cyber initiatives.
"The pace of technical innovation in fields related to cyber and C4ISR continues to increase," said Boss. "In order to provide the warfighter with the most up-to-date capabilities, we must team with our academic and industry partners to both participate in collaborative research and development and to transfer the intellectual property we have developed for inclusion in future products. These sessions allow those of us to provide additional awareness of our technical capabilities and innovations."
Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work said that the technological advantage the U.S. currently holds is eroding. Trying to stop the erosion will be difficult because there is no single foe and commercial adaption of technology is complicating the issue. In order to keep pace, innovation must be applied to emerging technology, thus enabling the U.S. to maintain its superiority while providing troops with a competitive advantage in a burgeoning cyber warfighting domain.
"We need to use the force we have very dynamically to execute our strategic defense," said Work in stressing the need to remain agile, flexible and innovative in light of the current economic environment. "Readiness remains at troubling levels and the surge force isn't as ready as it has been in the past."
WEST 2015 is co-sponsored by Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International and the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI), both non-profit, non-lobbying membership associations. Now in its 25th year, WEST 2015 featured exhibits from key technology leaders and discussions by some of the top leading military and industry experts. This year, the conference had more than 10,000 attendees during the three-day event.
As the Navy's Information Dominance systems command, SPAWAR designs, develops and deploys advanced communications and information capabilities. With more than 8,900 active duty military and civil service professionals located around the world and close to the fleet, SPAWAR is at the forefront of research, engineering, acquisition and support services that provide vital decision superiority to our forces at the right time and for the right cost.
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NNS150213-08. Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Visits USS Boxer
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Briana Taylor, USS Boxer Public Affairs
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Vice Adm. Thomas S. Rowden, commander, Naval Surface Forces, returned to USS Boxer (LHD 4) on Feb. 9, to visit Sailors and assess the ship's status as Boxer gets ready to finish its maintenance period and regain her operational certifications for the strike group and fleet commanders.
Rowden, and other members of his staff, were greeted by Capt. Martin L. Pompeo, Boxer's commanding officer, Capt. Michael S. Ruth, Boxer's executive officer and Capt. Keith G. Moore, commander, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 1.
The group toured Boxer's hangar bay, flight deck and forward main machinery room. Rowden was briefed on the ship's condition, and the remaining maintenance evolutions that must be completed before Boxer can get underway for sea trials.
Ensign Lauren M. Hood and Ensign Sebastian R. Delossantos received their surface warfare pins from Rowden in the wardroom aboard Boxer during the visit. Rowden removed his own surface warfare pin during the ceremony to pin Delossantos.
When the floor was opened for questions, Lt. Cmdr. Bryan Breeden, Boxer's Command Control Communications Computers Collaboration and Intelligence department head, asked Rowden to expand upon distributed lethality, a recent combat readiness initiative.
"We need to change the rules of the game in the middle of the game," said Rowden.
The evolution of requirements for defense on surface ships has, since the 30's, revolved around protecting aircraft carriers, according to Rowden. Because of the high cost of this approach and concerns about its efficacy, more emphasis will be put on the offensive capabilities of the surface force.
"We need to make them worry about our surface ships," said Rowden. "We have to take what we have today and make it better; use it differently, which includes the possibility of bringing back our expeditionary strike groups."
In Boxer's Chiefs' Mess, Rowden stressed the importance of formality, procedural compliance, a questioning attitude, watch team backup and level of knowledge for Sailors under their watch.
"You have to have standards in everything," said Rowden. "The trick is to decide that you're going to expend the energy to make sure everyone understands them and complies. The Chiefs' Mess is the heart and soul of any ship. Your Sailors deserve the best leadership."
"Admiral Rowden's visit demonstrated the importance our Surface Warfare community is placing on getting planned maintenance right, not only for our ships readiness, but also for our Sailor's safety," said Capt. Pompeo. "The admiral noticed and appreciated the great deal of time and energy our Sailors have expended into getting Boxer ready as we prepare for the operational challenges that lie ahead."
This is Rowden's second visit to Boxer during the planned maintenance availability (PMA) period. During this visit Rowden took time to tell the engineering department exactly what he looks for when he visits ships, and was happy with the current condition of the forward main machinery room.
"They say we have ten aircraft carriers," said Rowden. "I say that with ships like this one, it's more like twenty."
Boxer is in a planned maintenance availability period (PMA) at its homeport of Naval Base San Diego. For more news from USS Boxer (LHD 4), visitwww.navy.mil/local/lhd4/.
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NNS150213-06. Ambassador Kennedy and First Lady of Japan Visit Olympia
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian G. Reynolds, Fleet Activities Yokosuka Public Affairs
FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The crew of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) welcomed First Lady Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during a tour of the submarine Feb. 12.
The tour was conducted to reinforce the strategic alliance that exists between the U.S. and Japan, highlighting U.S. 7th Fleet's partnership with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.
"I think this was a great opportunity for Mrs. Abe to gain an appreciation for what we bring to the alliance in terms of capabilities - both material and personnel," said Cmdr. Thomas Shugart, commanding officer of Olympia.
Abe was accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy.
"It was a great honor to have the wife of the prime minister, as well as Caroline Kennedy, who is a terrific representative of our country," said Lt. j.g. Erik Edwards, supply officer aboard Olympia. "Our two countries are close allies and it's an honor to be a part of these two countries working so closely together."
Sailors aboard Olympia were excited to show off what they do every day to ensure peace and stability in the region. The tour highlighted Olympia's torpedo facilities and control center.
"It's very exciting to be able to show off the hard work that we do here and for them to see our day-to-day activities," said Electronics Technician Seaman Alexander Pearce. "We take a lot of pride here."
Olympia visited Yokosuka as a regularly-scheduled port visit as a part of its Western Pacific deployment.
Olympia is a multi-mission platform submarine, capable of supporting anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike, naval special warfare involving special operation forces, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, irregular warfare and mine warfare.
For more news from USS George Washington (CVN 73), visitwww.navy.mil/local/cvn73/.
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NNS150213-04. Sexual Assault Reports: Week of February 2-8, 2015
From the Office of the Chief of Information
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- This week's overview of alleged sexual assaults was compiled based on 10 initial reports across the Navy from Feb. 2-8. This timeframe reflects only the receipt of the initial reports; two of the reported incidents occurred during this period and eight occurred outside the report period. Each report will be fully investigated. Looking at this snapshot in time, we see the following:
* Three reports were from events that occurred on-base, four were from events that occurred off-base and three were unknown.
* Among the 11 alleged offenders, three were petty officers, four were civilians and four were unknown.
* Ten of the alleged offenders were male and one was unknown.
* Three of the reported incidents were alleged to be service member on service member, two non-service member on service member, one service member on non-service member and four were unknown.
* Among the nine alleged victims, two were petty officers, five were E3 and below and two were civilians. All nine of the alleged victims were female.
To contact a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator at the Department of Defense Safe Help Line, call (877) 995-5247.
To learn more about Navy's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program, visit www.sapr.navy.mil.
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NNS150213-03. Naval Supply Systems Command Announces 2014 Sailor of the Year
By David Rea, NAVSUP Office of Corporate Communications
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (NNS) -- Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Rear Adm. Jonathan A. Yuen named Logistics Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW) Jairo Guity as the NAVSUP 2014 Sailor of the Year, Feb. 10. He currently serves as Department/Site Logistics Support Center leading petty officer at NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Sigonella-Site Rota.
He led 46 Sailors and 60 civilian personnel in the safe movement, transportation, delivery, offload, onload and shipment of more than 15 million pounds of cargo, mail, provisions, advanced traceability and control (ATAC) retrograde, DRMO turn-ins, hazardous material (HAZMAT) waste offload, oily waste offload, collection, holding and transfer (CHT) offload, medical waste offload, and recycling materials.
"Using his expertise, knowledge and dedication to professional growth, LS1 Guity formulated an in-rate training program and provided rigorous training to the command which resulted in an 85 percent advancement rate for the command during the last two Navy-wide examinations," Rear Adm. Yuen said. "He is responsible for the training and qualification of more than 50 Reservists in basic Logistics Support Representative Personnel Qualification Standards (LSR PQS), strengthening the command's Reserve support force and surge readiness capability. His accomplishments speak to his dynamic, hands-on leadership and represent a major component of NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella's success in supporting the fleet and shore infrastructure."
"LS1 Guity is a chief in first class uniform, expertly leading 46 Sailors and Marines in the highly-successful change of homeport for the first two Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) ships to Rota, Spain, through his level-headed nature to plan, ability to articulate needs and willingness to adapt as unforeseen obstacles appeared," said NAVSUP FLC Sigonella Commanding Officer Capt. Kevin Jones. "His zeal and enthusiasm coupled with his professional demeanor make him a truly reliable first class petty officer who can handle any task in any environment across my command," Jones continued.
"I want to extend a heartfelt congratulations to LS1 Jairo Guity for his selection as the NAVSUP 2014 Sailor of the Year," said CMDCM(SW/IDW) Donald Myrick, NAVSUP Command Master Chief and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Supply Community. "His selection confirms that hard work, selfless dedication, commitment to mission success and professionalism are a catalyst to future success. The leadership, mentorship and pure concern for mission accomplishment that LS1 Guity displayed during calendar year 2014 was truly remarkable! He exemplifies the highly motivated and talented Sailors within our Supply Community and Navy enlisted ranks. "
"Petty Officer Guity has been recognized by many titles such as CFL, SSOQ, SSOY, but I'm going to settle on leader because that's the word I think of when I hear his name. LS1(SW/AW) Guity exemplifies what it means to be a NAVSUP Enterprise leader in today's Navy," Jones noted in the package he submitted nominating Guity.
A native of La Ceiba, Honduras, Guity enlisted in the Navy as a Fireman recruit in 2001. After completing training, he first served aboard USS Carter Hall (LSD 50). He then served at Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 202 East Coast Headquarters, and then on to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28. Guity transferred to NAVSUP FLC Sigonella-Site Rota in August 2012.
NAVSUP provides U.S. naval forces with quality supplies and services. With headquarters in Mechanicsburg, Pa., and employing a diverse, worldwide workforce of more than 22,500 military and civilian personnel, NAVSUP oversees logistics programs in the areas of supply operations, conventional ordnance, contracting, resale, fuel, transportation, and security assistance. In addition, NAVSUP is responsible for quality-of-life issues for our naval forces, including food service, postal services, Navy Exchanges, and movement of household goods.
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NNS150213-01. SPAWAR Helps Fleet Go Virtual
By Krishna M. Jackson, SPAWAR Public Affairs
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Instructors from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command's (SPAWAR) Reserve Program provided the first of its kind virtualization training to Sailors, in preparation for receiving the latest information technology system known as the Consolidated Afloat Network Enterprise System (CANES).
Sailors from USS Pinckney (DDG 91), USS Higgins (DDG 76), USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) graduated with a certificate in data center virtualization as a VMware vSphere Certified Associate. The certification helps provide the skills necessary to manage the virtual environment of CANES once it is installed.
"My experience in the VMware course was a bit overwhelming the first day. There was a lot of unfamiliar material and I felt like it would be difficult to master in time for the certification exam by the end of the week. The training by the instructors, however, was thoroughly planned out and extremely informative," said Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Ryan Berckmoes, from USS Pinckney (DDG 91). "I had improved from an 18/50 on the pre-test we took on Monday to a 41/50 on the post-test on Thursday. When we took the certification exam on Friday, I tied for the highest score on the exam. I could not believe how much I had improved."
VMware is a company that specializes in "virtual machine" software that enables a user to access networked operating systems from a single or multiple stations. The Navy is moving towards a cloud centric format due to its ability to reduce the cyber footprint and increase security.
"Ships have limited space for servers and virtualizing the cyber environment makes sense. We need to train the fleet on how to use software like VMware. This is an historic event as this is the very first Navy-wide virtualization training anywhere," said Cmdr. Eric A. Stoeckel, customer advocate, Naval Air Systems Command Systems, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Keyport, Wash.
The SPAWAR Reserve Program provides free cyber security training across the globe. The training teams are made up of reservists who are attached to the SPAWAR Reserve Program at multiple sites across the country. The program provides unique military and technical capabilities in support of SPAWAR's mission, contingency response and resolution of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, issues that impact current and future fleet readiness.
"With the growing dependence on virtualization, the fleet really needed additional hands-on experience with this technology. The SPAWAR Reserves, in collaboration with SPAWAR's Tactical Networks Program Office (PMW 160) and the Fleet Readiness Directorate (FRD), developed this five-day training event to provide that hands-on training. Navy COOL provides vouchers for the students to then take their knowledge and get the VCA certification," said Dennis Stewart, CANES training manager at SPAWAR. "This is a great example of multiple entities working together to provide the fleet with the tools to help them manage and operate their networks more effectively."
In a message released to the fleet, the Navy emphasized the importance and availability of VMware training for ships that have received or will soon receive CANES. It states that emerging virtualization technology and the reliance on virtualization within Navy networks has necessitated a need for VMware training. The FRD, Reserves and SPAWAR PMW 160 have developed a VMware curriculum that will be offered at various times and locations beginning in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015.
"The course was excellent and I've already recommended it to a friend of mine who is an IT on another ship," said Berkmoes. "I'm very impressed that they were able to teach us so much in so little a time and with 100% success rate."
Commands that will receive a CANES upgrade in the near future should contact Dennis Stewart at dennis.b.stewart1@navy.mil to learn more or schedule training.
As the Navy's Information Dominance systems command, SPAWAR designs, develops and deploys advanced communications and information capabilities for the warfighter. With nearly 10,000 acquisition professionals located around the world and close to the fleet, the organization is at the forefront of research, engineering and support services that provide vital decision superiority for the warfighter.
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NNS150213-17. Current All Hands Update
From Defense Media Activity - Navy
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Daily Report for Friday, Feb. 13, 2015
All Hands Update features three one-minute newscasts today.
First one-minute newscast-
- Headlines for Friday, February 13, 2015: Ash Carter Confirmed to Succeed Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense; President Signs SAV Act into Law
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- Senior Navy Leadership Encourages Enlisted Females to Join Submarine Force
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- Enginemen Keep U.S. Navy Vessels in Top Shape
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NNS011213-24. This Day in Naval History - Feb. 13
From Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division
1913 - The Naval Radio Station, Arlington Va., begins operations. The station is a pioneer in communications, most notably with ether wave experiments with the Eiffel Tower in France.
1917 - Marine Capt. Francis T. Evans performs the first loop with a seaplane in an N-9 float plane at 3,000 feet, then forces it into a spin and successfully recovers. For this contribution to the science of aviation, he is later awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
1943 - Women Marines were reestablished as Marine Corps Womens Reserve. Col. Ruth Cheney Streeter, the first Director of the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve, serves until Dec. 7, 1945.
1945 - USS Sennet (SS 408) is damaged by gunfire of Japanese gunboat (No.8 Kotoshiro Maru or No.3 Showa Maru), east of Tanega Shima, but then Sennett sinks No.8 Kotoshiro Maru after it had been shelled by USS Lagarto (SS 371) and USS Haddock (SS 231). Haddock then sinks No.3 Showa Maru, which had already been shelled by Lagarto and Sennett.
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DNU -- In today's edition of All Hands Update, former Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter was confirmed to succeed Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense by the U.S. Senate, and President Barack Obama signed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act into law.
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DNU -- The Deputy Commander for the Enlisted Women in Submarines Task Force recently led a road show to encourage E-1 to E-8 enlisted females to join the submarine force.
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DNU -- Maintaining a United States Navy ship is not a simple job, it takes cooperation of hands in every department to ensure the vessel is in top shape.
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NNS150213-18. Puget Sound Naval Museum Hosts STEM Day
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin A. Johndro, Navy Public Affairs Support Element Det Northwest
BREMERTON, Wash. (NNS) -- More than 100 students from three Puget Sound elementary schools participated in events built around the concept of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) at the Puget Sound Naval Museum in Bremerton, Feb. 12.
The STEM event was a cooperative effort between the Keyport and Bremerton Naval Museums with help from Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF).
Many volunteers from Navy Region Northwest, along with special guest appearances, spent half their day talking with and working alongside the 4th grade students. Bremerton Mayor Patty Lent was among the crowd.
"We support everything STEM stands for," said Lent, who has attended STEM events since becoming the Mayor of Bremerton in 2009. "I have been a judge at many science fairs from 1st grade to 5th grade and if I see anything that has potential, and that has to do with aerospace, I send the student's name and project to Boeing so there's a way to continue the encouragement to these kids."
Groups of students were able to test their robotic and engineering skills as well as seeing how their paper tube rockets flew through the air propelled by compressed air.
"I was surprised at watching the students in the robotics," said Mary Madison, 4th Grade teacher at Wilkes Elementary School in Bainbridge Island, Wash. "Students were putting different things together trying to figure out how to make things light sensitive or dark sensitive. When most of their ideas weren't working, they had to reevaluate the properties of each cube and make it work."
The ultimate test of the day was to protract the correct angle of the compressed air station that gave their rockets flight. Each student needed a precise angle to get the maximum distance with the rocket.
"Today was the first time out of the classroom for these students," said Madison. "A lot of the students will take what they learned from the volunteers today and apply it to their studies back in the classroom, that way when they come back they can expect better results."
The STEM program was implemented to show younger generations there are exciting jobs in the science and technology fields and to help foster the growth of future scientists for America.
For more news from Navy Public Affairs Support Element West, Det. Northwest, visit www.navy.mil/local/nwpacen/.
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NNS150213-16. USS Laboon Deploys
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael J. Lieberknecht, USS Laboon Public Affairs
NORFOLK (NNS) -- To conduct ballistic missile defense operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) deployed today from Naval Station Norfolk.
Electronic Technician 2nd Class James Heichel explained that they are ready and excited for this opportunity be part of a mission without limits.
"This is going to be a really great deployment; the crew is really focused and we are looking forward to doing our jobs and hopefully delivering freedom along the way," said Heichel.
In preparation for their deployment, the Laboon crew just completed their composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group. The crew trained during exercises involving small boat operations, routine flight operations, weapons firing and damage control drills.
"Laboon is a great ship capable of extraordinary things and will be used as a tool to deliver a message to the other side of the world," said Command Master Chief James Roberts. "We are deploying to support our allies in our never-ending mission to stand up for what is right."
Commissioned in 1995, Laboon is the eighth Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and the only Navy ship named after a Navy chaplain. Father "Jake" Laboon was awarded the Silver Star during World War II for diving off his submarine to rescue a downed aviator while under enemy fire.
For more information, visit the ship's website at http://www.navy.mil/local/
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NNS150213-12. Women in the Military Seminar
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lauren Booher, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Public Affairs
HAMPTON, Va. (NNS) -- The bell sounded off and amidst the shuffle of students transitioning between classes, female students trickled into the auditorium. Some were timid, a few made comments about what branch they were interested but all were curious about the women there in uniform.
Female service members shared their experiences as women in the military with students from Hampton High School during a Women in the Military seminar, Feb. 10.
After introducing themselves in the auditorium, service members and students moved to the cafeteria where they broke up into smaller groups.
"We weren't there to recruit," said Cmdr. Eileen D'Andrea, from Edison, New Jersey, assigned to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC). "I feel like I helped clarify misconceptions about life in the military."
Some of the misconceptions were that everyone in the military has to live on base, it is extremely strict and regimented, and the only jobs available are combat related.
"I learned that women could do things that are stereotyped for men," said a student. "Usually when I see military all I see is men. I don't see women doing things like construction or architecture. There's even a cop here too. If she's doing that, then I can do that."
The main emphasis was to give interested students information about military life from a female perspective and then let them use that information to make an informed decision, said D'Andrea.
Students asked questions about moving, military entrance requirements, physical fitness, Afghanistan, family life and even whether you need to know how to swim to join the Navy.
"There are mainly women in our JROTC program," said Deb Clark, ret. Senior Master Sgt. and Hampton High School Air Force Junior ROTC teacher. "Hearing it first from women who are actually in the military, living it, breathing it, it means so much more to them. It gave them the chance to ask any of the burning questions they may have or even give them a reality check."
The reality check being that joining the military requires studying, whether it is to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), which is a multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military, or taking college classes to become a commissioned officer. Service members gave varying advice to the female students, but the main message remained the same: educate yourself.
"She [D'Andrea] gave me advice, like go to school and get your education, because that's something no one can take away from you." said another student.
Sailors from NECC are already making plans to participate next year so Hampton High School's Women in the Military Seminar will continue to be an annual event.
For more news from Navy Expeditionary Combat Command , visitwww.navy.mil/local/necc/.
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NNS150213-11. Take a Run - Distance makes the Heart Grow Stronger
By Douglas H Stutz, Naval Hospital Bremerton Public Affairs
BREMERTON, Wash. (NNS) -- Don't you just love it when an article from a reputable source validates what you're doing and helps strengthen Navy Medicine's February theme of 'Heart Health?'
"Distance makes the heart grow stronger"
Jenni Osborne, MPH, CHES, Health Educator assigned to Health Promotion and Wellness Department at Naval Hospital Bremerton shared an article recently published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology entitled, 'Running reduces risk of death regardless of duration, speed.'
"The real purpose of running isn't to win a race; it's to test the limits of the human heart"
The premise of the article is that running for only a few minutes a day or at slow speeds may significantly reduce a person's risk of death from cardiovascular disease compared to someone who does not run.
In other words, running to the restroom at halftime might be better than nothing, but if a person dedicates a bit more energy and a little less sedentary, the benefits far outweigh the chips and dips.
"Run with your heart - not with your legs"
Exercise is a well-established manner to prevent heart disease and is essential to a well-rounded healthy lifestyle," said Osborne.
"Your legs can make you fast, your mind can make you faster, and your heart...every mile makes it stronger and your heart returns the favor"
Researchers studied 55,137 adults between the ages of 18 and 100 over a 15-year period to determine whether there is a relationship between running and longevity. Data was drawn from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, where participants were asked to complete a questionnaire about their running habits. In the study period, 3,413 participants died, including 1,217 whose deaths were related to cardiovascular disease. In this population, 24 percent of the participants reported running as part of their leisure-time exercise.
"You don't need a runner body - just a runner's heart"
Compared with non-runners, the runners had a 30 percent lower risk of death from all causes and a 45 percent lower risk of death from heart disease or stroke.
Runners on average lived three years longer compared to non-runners. Also, to reduce mortality risk at a population level from a public health perspective, the authors concluded that promoting running is as important as preventing smoking, obesity or hypertension. The benefits were the same no matter how long, far, frequently or fast participants reported running. Benefits were also the same regardless of sex, age, body mass index, health conditions, smoking status or alcohol use.
"Running is like a metaphor for life - there's always someone faster, and always someone slower - all you can do is hang in there and put your heart in it"
"Short of quitting smoking, staying physically active with something like running is the best thing someone can do for themselves," said Capt. Steven Kewish, NHB director for Medical Services.
"You're a runner if you run. It's not about how far or how long or how fast. It's all about your heart"
NHB's Health Promotion and Wellness is actively showcasing the Heart Health theme at local events such as the Naval Base Kitsap Sweetheart 5K Fun Run held on Feb. 12, 2015. The fun run attracted more than 125 runners and walkers and also included a Kid's Dash for younger family members.
"By supporting these events we are able to show other commands and communities what we offer in the way of support groups, classes and other events which help individuals and groups meet or exceed their health and wellness goals. Our vision is to empower people to live healthier lives," explained Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (Fleet Marine Force) Christopher Spangler,
Health Promotion and Wellness Department leading petty officer.
"You don't have to train for competition; you don't have to try and set a personal best and you don't need to impress anyone. Yet every run helps to strengthen your heart, fuel your soul and improve your life"
Spangler notes an event like a fun run offers an avenue for people to be healthy and have fun. These events eliminate the competitive spirit most fear by attending a marathon or race.
"This allows runners from beginners to advanced to compete but still have fun," Spangler said.
"If you're in it for the long run...your heart appreciates that..."
According to Spangler, there are some people who might have read or heard that running is overrated, bad or not good for knees. But not if a person is properly trained and prepared.
"The sweet spot for many appears to be five to 19 miles per week, spread throughout three or four sessions per week. Runners who followed these guidelines reaped the greatest health benefits. Their risk of death dropped by 25 percent, according to results published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise," cited Spangler, adding that consistency is key.
"Tempo Runs - where your heart takes a licking' but keeps on ticking'!"
Spangler attests that for those unable (or unwilling) to run, even if they are able to participate at a fun run by walking they can have just as much fun and reap the benefits. Runs are open to all family members and some even allow the family dog on the course.
"A fun run can be a great opportunity for dog walkers to meet and walk or run while supporting a great event for a good cause, and improve heart health for themselves and their pet," Spangler said.
"The question was once asked, 'does running hills ever get easier?' The truthful reply was, 'No, but a person can get stronger and their heart can get healthier in taking on the challenge.'"
Starting up a program of running or walking, or combining both on a course, might be undertaken as a New Year's resolution or because the command's physical readiness training is around the corner. There are even marathoners and ultra-distance athletes who understand that adding a walk portion to a long run is okay. The bottom line is still putting one foot in front of the other.
"We forget the reason we do cardiovascular fitness is for the health benefits and to feel good! Moving around increases blood flow to our muscles, strengthens the heart and lungs and teaches the heart to work more efficiently," Spangler added.
"Whether it's a ten miler or one mile run, your heart will never regret you lacing up those sneakers and just taking that first step"
It's proven that cardiovascular exercise also benefits more than just a stronger heart and lungs. It promotes weight loss; increased bone density; reduced stress; reduced risk of heart disease and some types of cancer; temporary relief from depression and anxiety; more confidence about how you feel and how you look; better sleep; more energy; and even the intangible element of setting a good example for children to stay active as they get older.
"Make your heart smile"
Studies have shown that running promotes a Heart Health by helping to manage or prevent high blood pressure; keep arteries clear of plaque by boosting good cholesterol and lowering triglycerides (fats in blood); lower risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), heart attack and stroke. Running can also help prevent or manage other chronic conditions that greatly impact heart health such as diabetes, overwe
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NNS150213-10. 'First and Finest' to Depart For Field Training Exercise
By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kim Martinez, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 Public Affairs
GULFPORT, Miss. (NNS) -- Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 departed for Operation Bearing Duel, a field training exercise (FTX), Feb. 12, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi.
The scenario for this training exercise is a deployment to the fictitious location 'Semerica,' where the battalion will conduct construction operations and infrastructure repair in the wake of an invasion by the notional 'Chirean Armed Forces.'
"This is typical of the type of situations Seabees were made to support. The training environment will challenge each Seabee physically, tactically and technically," said Cmdr. Kemit Spears, NMCB-1 commanding officer. "I am excited to see the great work this team is about to showcase."
During the FTX, the bees will be graded on how well they execute the fundamental skills necessary to have a successful mission in a diverse area of operations.
"One of our goals during this exercise was to obtain real world projects that our Seabees could complete and turn over to the Nation of Semerica," said Lt. Cmdr. Ben Waite, NMCB-1 operations officer. "Overall, NMCB-1 will have more than 100 Seabees in direct support of enduring construction projects. These are also projects that could be constructed at any location around the world during a peacetime or contingency deployment."
Upon successful completion of Operation Bearing Duel, NMCB-1 will become Gulfport's ready battalion, who would immediately mobilize in the case of an emergency and be fully qualified for its upcoming deployment.
"The Battalion has undertaken a very rigorous homeport training program since returning from deployment," said NMCB-1 Command Master Chief Mike Lopez. "It has included combat and military skills and construction training, which has prepared us to complete our certification exercise at Camp Shelby. Our Seabees are charged and ready to tackle this challenge!"
The evolutions are graded by representatives from Naval Construction Group 2, who will also provide constructive feedback and training.
NMCB-1, "The First and The Finest," is homeported in Gulfport, Miss. The battalion is scheduled to deploy in 2014. NMCB-1's vision remains to serve the world's greatest Navy and sustain its proud Seabee heritage.
For more news from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, visitwww.navy.mil/local/nmcb1/.
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NNS150213-09. SPAWAR Cyber Imperatives, Efficiency Efforts and Fiscal Constraints Highlighted During West 2015
By Tina C. Stillions, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Public Affairs
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) provided a full line-up of speakers and panel sessions at the Western Conference and Exposition (WEST 2015), one of the largest defense and technology exhibitions on the West Coast, Feb. 11-12.
The theme of this year's premier Sea Services event focused on "Lower Budgets and Higher Demands: How do the Sea Services Strike the Right Balance," a topic that resonated throughout many of the key note speeches and panel discussions.
Leadership from across SPAWAR reiterated the challenge of maintaining innovation while at the same time increasing cyber warfighting capability in an era of shrinking budgets.
"There is great opportunity in adversity. Budgets are down and that's not always a bad thing because it makes us think harder about what we are doing," said SPAWAR Commander Rear Adm. David Lewis. "When I look at the Navy's history, many of our greatest innovations have come from times of down budgets following war."
In order to remain innovative and speed capability to the fleet, product lines must be consolidated and adapted for modularity, a good example being SPAWAR's Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) effort, which Lewis called a lightning rod for success.
"We have a double incentive here: budgets are down and cyber is up, so we ought to be able to really use those two burning issues and drive innovation into all of our processes," said Lewis. "This is systemic across everything we do. It's not just technology or better training or architecture. It's everything."
The drive toward innovation provides ample opportunity to determine how SPAWAR will work with industry and create better products for the fleet. In addition to touching on some high-visibility initiatives like CANES and the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), Lewis explained why the organization will play a key role in the Navy's Task Force Cyber Awakening effort.
"Cyber is an all hands on deck evolution and everyone will have to be a cyber-expert," said Lewis referring to the changing dynamics of the future workforce. "It is fundamental to what we do on ships and for the warfighter. If it has a computer, it will be affected by cyber. The current warfighting environment has changed radically, so we are going to have to change some of our behaviors to remain cyber defendable."
Despite much of the budget foreboding that permeated the conference key notes, it did not take away from the discussion about innovation that has been the hallmark of the Navy's MUOS program.
Rear Adm. Christian "Boris" Becker joined with Maj. Gen. Daniel Hughes on a two-person panel during the three-day conference and answered questions regarding MUOS and joint acquisitions from a Navy and Army perspective.
"The history of space started with our Army and Navy. While the Army had the first crack at sending something into orbit in 1958, a couple of years later the Navy sent something and it is still there," said Becker. "A few years after that, the Naval Research Lab sent a spacecraft up into space that was the first national intelligence spacecraft. That partnership, of Army and Navy working together on the medium of space, determining what capability we can bring to the warfighter, is one that stretches way back."
Becker reiterated the importance of industry partnerships and their relationship to the capability that MUOS brings to the warfighter.
"It takes a great deal of collaborative effort, not just to design the technology, not just to deliver something as innovative as MUOS, but to support the effort that's behind it," said Becker. "MUOS supports an important mission. It enables us to shoot, move, communicate, locate, close-in and then destroy the enemy with fire in close combat."
Several top scientists and engineers behind SPAWAR's innovative technologies hosted one-on-one technical innovation sessions for conference attendees aimed at providing a comprehensive overview of their portfolio. They explained how their cutting-edge efforts keep the warfighter ahead of the game. Moderated by Dr. Roger Boss, SPAWAR's deputy chief technology officer, the senior technical staff members answered questions about information dominance (ID), outlined opportunities for collaboration, and elaborated on the diversity of technical efforts aimed at creating ID capabilities for various cyber initiatives.
"The pace of technical innovation in fields related to cyber and C4ISR continues to increase," said Boss. "In order to provide the warfighter with the most up-to-date capabilities, we must team with our academic and industry partners to both participate in collaborative research and development and to transfer the intellectual property we have developed for inclusion in future products. These sessions allow those of us to provide additional awareness of our technical capabilities and innovations."
Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work said that the technological advantage the U.S. currently holds is eroding. Trying to stop the erosion will be difficult because there is no single foe and commercial adaption of technology is complicating the issue. In order to keep pace, innovation must be applied to emerging technology, thus enabling the U.S. to maintain its superiority while providing troops with a competitive advantage in a burgeoning cyber warfighting domain.
"We need to use the force we have very dynamically to execute our strategic defense," said Work in stressing the need to remain agile, flexible and innovative in light of the current economic environment. "Readiness remains at troubling levels and the surge force isn't as ready as it has been in the past."
WEST 2015 is co-sponsored by Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International and the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI), both non-profit, non-lobbying membership associations. Now in its 25th year, WEST 2015 featured exhibits from key technology leaders and discussions by some of the top leading military and industry experts. This year, the conference had more than 10,000 attendees during the three-day event.
As the Navy's Information Dominance systems command, SPAWAR designs, develops and deploys advanced communications and information capabilities. With more than 8,900 active duty military and civil service professionals located around the world and close to the fleet, SPAWAR is at the forefront of research, engineering, acquisition and support services that provide vital decision superiority to our forces at the right time and for the right cost.
For more news on the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, visithttp://www.public.navy.mil/
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NNS150213-08. Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Visits USS Boxer
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Briana Taylor, USS Boxer Public Affairs
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Vice Adm. Thomas S. Rowden, commander, Naval Surface Forces, returned to USS Boxer (LHD 4) on Feb. 9, to visit Sailors and assess the ship's status as Boxer gets ready to finish its maintenance period and regain her operational certifications for the strike group and fleet commanders.
Rowden, and other members of his staff, were greeted by Capt. Martin L. Pompeo, Boxer's commanding officer, Capt. Michael S. Ruth, Boxer's executive officer and Capt. Keith G. Moore, commander, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 1.
The group toured Boxer's hangar bay, flight deck and forward main machinery room. Rowden was briefed on the ship's condition, and the remaining maintenance evolutions that must be completed before Boxer can get underway for sea trials.
Ensign Lauren M. Hood and Ensign Sebastian R. Delossantos received their surface warfare pins from Rowden in the wardroom aboard Boxer during the visit. Rowden removed his own surface warfare pin during the ceremony to pin Delossantos.
When the floor was opened for questions, Lt. Cmdr. Bryan Breeden, Boxer's Command Control Communications Computers Collaboration and Intelligence department head, asked Rowden to expand upon distributed lethality, a recent combat readiness initiative.
"We need to change the rules of the game in the middle of the game," said Rowden.
The evolution of requirements for defense on surface ships has, since the 30's, revolved around protecting aircraft carriers, according to Rowden. Because of the high cost of this approach and concerns about its efficacy, more emphasis will be put on the offensive capabilities of the surface force.
"We need to make them worry about our surface ships," said Rowden. "We have to take what we have today and make it better; use it differently, which includes the possibility of bringing back our expeditionary strike groups."
In Boxer's Chiefs' Mess, Rowden stressed the importance of formality, procedural compliance, a questioning attitude, watch team backup and level of knowledge for Sailors under their watch.
"You have to have standards in everything," said Rowden. "The trick is to decide that you're going to expend the energy to make sure everyone understands them and complies. The Chiefs' Mess is the heart and soul of any ship. Your Sailors deserve the best leadership."
"Admiral Rowden's visit demonstrated the importance our Surface Warfare community is placing on getting planned maintenance right, not only for our ships readiness, but also for our Sailor's safety," said Capt. Pompeo. "The admiral noticed and appreciated the great deal of time and energy our Sailors have expended into getting Boxer ready as we prepare for the operational challenges that lie ahead."
This is Rowden's second visit to Boxer during the planned maintenance availability (PMA) period. During this visit Rowden took time to tell the engineering department exactly what he looks for when he visits ships, and was happy with the current condition of the forward main machinery room.
"They say we have ten aircraft carriers," said Rowden. "I say that with ships like this one, it's more like twenty."
Boxer is in a planned maintenance availability period (PMA) at its homeport of Naval Base San Diego. For more news from USS Boxer (LHD 4), visitwww.navy.mil/local/lhd4/.
For more news from USS Boxer (LHD 4), visit www.navy.mil/local/lhd4/.
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NNS150213-06. Ambassador Kennedy and First Lady of Japan Visit Olympia
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian G. Reynolds, Fleet Activities Yokosuka Public Affairs
FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The crew of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) welcomed First Lady Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during a tour of the submarine Feb. 12.
The tour was conducted to reinforce the strategic alliance that exists between the U.S. and Japan, highlighting U.S. 7th Fleet's partnership with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.
"I think this was a great opportunity for Mrs. Abe to gain an appreciation for what we bring to the alliance in terms of capabilities - both material and personnel," said Cmdr. Thomas Shugart, commanding officer of Olympia.
Abe was accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy.
"It was a great honor to have the wife of the prime minister, as well as Caroline Kennedy, who is a terrific representative of our country," said Lt. j.g. Erik Edwards, supply officer aboard Olympia. "Our two countries are close allies and it's an honor to be a part of these two countries working so closely together."
Sailors aboard Olympia were excited to show off what they do every day to ensure peace and stability in the region. The tour highlighted Olympia's torpedo facilities and control center.
"It's very exciting to be able to show off the hard work that we do here and for them to see our day-to-day activities," said Electronics Technician Seaman Alexander Pearce. "We take a lot of pride here."
Olympia visited Yokosuka as a regularly-scheduled port visit as a part of its Western Pacific deployment.
Olympia is a multi-mission platform submarine, capable of supporting anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike, naval special warfare involving special operation forces, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, irregular warfare and mine warfare.
For more news from USS George Washington (CVN 73), visitwww.navy.mil/local/cvn73/.
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NNS150213-04. Sexual Assault Reports: Week of February 2-8, 2015
From the Office of the Chief of Information
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- This week's overview of alleged sexual assaults was compiled based on 10 initial reports across the Navy from Feb. 2-8. This timeframe reflects only the receipt of the initial reports; two of the reported incidents occurred during this period and eight occurred outside the report period. Each report will be fully investigated. Looking at this snapshot in time, we see the following:
* Three reports were from events that occurred on-base, four were from events that occurred off-base and three were unknown.
* Among the 11 alleged offenders, three were petty officers, four were civilians and four were unknown.
* Ten of the alleged offenders were male and one was unknown.
* Three of the reported incidents were alleged to be service member on service member, two non-service member on service member, one service member on non-service member and four were unknown.
* Among the nine alleged victims, two were petty officers, five were E3 and below and two were civilians. All nine of the alleged victims were female.
To contact a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator at the Department of Defense Safe Help Line, call (877) 995-5247.
To learn more about Navy's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program, visit www.sapr.navy.mil.
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NNS150213-03. Naval Supply Systems Command Announces 2014 Sailor of the Year
By David Rea, NAVSUP Office of Corporate Communications
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (NNS) -- Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Rear Adm. Jonathan A. Yuen named Logistics Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW) Jairo Guity as the NAVSUP 2014 Sailor of the Year, Feb. 10. He currently serves as Department/Site Logistics Support Center leading petty officer at NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Sigonella-Site Rota.
He led 46 Sailors and 60 civilian personnel in the safe movement, transportation, delivery, offload, onload and shipment of more than 15 million pounds of cargo, mail, provisions, advanced traceability and control (ATAC) retrograde, DRMO turn-ins, hazardous material (HAZMAT) waste offload, oily waste offload, collection, holding and transfer (CHT) offload, medical waste offload, and recycling materials.
"Using his expertise, knowledge and dedication to professional growth, LS1 Guity formulated an in-rate training program and provided rigorous training to the command which resulted in an 85 percent advancement rate for the command during the last two Navy-wide examinations," Rear Adm. Yuen said. "He is responsible for the training and qualification of more than 50 Reservists in basic Logistics Support Representative Personnel Qualification Standards (LSR PQS), strengthening the command's Reserve support force and surge readiness capability. His accomplishments speak to his dynamic, hands-on leadership and represent a major component of NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella's success in supporting the fleet and shore infrastructure."
"LS1 Guity is a chief in first class uniform, expertly leading 46 Sailors and Marines in the highly-successful change of homeport for the first two Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) ships to Rota, Spain, through his level-headed nature to plan, ability to articulate needs and willingness to adapt as unforeseen obstacles appeared," said NAVSUP FLC Sigonella Commanding Officer Capt. Kevin Jones. "His zeal and enthusiasm coupled with his professional demeanor make him a truly reliable first class petty officer who can handle any task in any environment across my command," Jones continued.
"I want to extend a heartfelt congratulations to LS1 Jairo Guity for his selection as the NAVSUP 2014 Sailor of the Year," said CMDCM(SW/IDW) Donald Myrick, NAVSUP Command Master Chief and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Supply Community. "His selection confirms that hard work, selfless dedication, commitment to mission success and professionalism are a catalyst to future success. The leadership, mentorship and pure concern for mission accomplishment that LS1 Guity displayed during calendar year 2014 was truly remarkable! He exemplifies the highly motivated and talented Sailors within our Supply Community and Navy enlisted ranks. "
"Petty Officer Guity has been recognized by many titles such as CFL, SSOQ, SSOY, but I'm going to settle on leader because that's the word I think of when I hear his name. LS1(SW/AW) Guity exemplifies what it means to be a NAVSUP Enterprise leader in today's Navy," Jones noted in the package he submitted nominating Guity.
A native of La Ceiba, Honduras, Guity enlisted in the Navy as a Fireman recruit in 2001. After completing training, he first served aboard USS Carter Hall (LSD 50). He then served at Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 202 East Coast Headquarters, and then on to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28. Guity transferred to NAVSUP FLC Sigonella-Site Rota in August 2012.
NAVSUP provides U.S. naval forces with quality supplies and services. With headquarters in Mechanicsburg, Pa., and employing a diverse, worldwide workforce of more than 22,500 military and civilian personnel, NAVSUP oversees logistics programs in the areas of supply operations, conventional ordnance, contracting, resale, fuel, transportation, and security assistance. In addition, NAVSUP is responsible for quality-of-life issues for our naval forces, including food service, postal services, Navy Exchanges, and movement of household goods.
For more news from Naval Supply Systems Command, visitwww.navy.mil/local/navsup/.
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NNS150213-01. SPAWAR Helps Fleet Go Virtual
By Krishna M. Jackson, SPAWAR Public Affairs
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Instructors from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command's (SPAWAR) Reserve Program provided the first of its kind virtualization training to Sailors, in preparation for receiving the latest information technology system known as the Consolidated Afloat Network Enterprise System (CANES).
Sailors from USS Pinckney (DDG 91), USS Higgins (DDG 76), USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) graduated with a certificate in data center virtualization as a VMware vSphere Certified Associate. The certification helps provide the skills necessary to manage the virtual environment of CANES once it is installed.
"My experience in the VMware course was a bit overwhelming the first day. There was a lot of unfamiliar material and I felt like it would be difficult to master in time for the certification exam by the end of the week. The training by the instructors, however, was thoroughly planned out and extremely informative," said Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Ryan Berckmoes, from USS Pinckney (DDG 91). "I had improved from an 18/50 on the pre-test we took on Monday to a 41/50 on the post-test on Thursday. When we took the certification exam on Friday, I tied for the highest score on the exam. I could not believe how much I had improved."
VMware is a company that specializes in "virtual machine" software that enables a user to access networked operating systems from a single or multiple stations. The Navy is moving towards a cloud centric format due to its ability to reduce the cyber footprint and increase security.
"Ships have limited space for servers and virtualizing the cyber environment makes sense. We need to train the fleet on how to use software like VMware. This is an historic event as this is the very first Navy-wide virtualization training anywhere," said Cmdr. Eric A. Stoeckel, customer advocate, Naval Air Systems Command Systems, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Keyport, Wash.
The SPAWAR Reserve Program provides free cyber security training across the globe. The training teams are made up of reservists who are attached to the SPAWAR Reserve Program at multiple sites across the country. The program provides unique military and technical capabilities in support of SPAWAR's mission, contingency response and resolution of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, issues that impact current and future fleet readiness.
"With the growing dependence on virtualization, the fleet really needed additional hands-on experience with this technology. The SPAWAR Reserves, in collaboration with SPAWAR's Tactical Networks Program Office (PMW 160) and the Fleet Readiness Directorate (FRD), developed this five-day training event to provide that hands-on training. Navy COOL provides vouchers for the students to then take their knowledge and get the VCA certification," said Dennis Stewart, CANES training manager at SPAWAR. "This is a great example of multiple entities working together to provide the fleet with the tools to help them manage and operate their networks more effectively."
In a message released to the fleet, the Navy emphasized the importance and availability of VMware training for ships that have received or will soon receive CANES. It states that emerging virtualization technology and the reliance on virtualization within Navy networks has necessitated a need for VMware training. The FRD, Reserves and SPAWAR PMW 160 have developed a VMware curriculum that will be offered at various times and locations beginning in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015.
"The course was excellent and I've already recommended it to a friend of mine who is an IT on another ship," said Berkmoes. "I'm very impressed that they were able to teach us so much in so little a time and with 100% success rate."
Commands that will receive a CANES upgrade in the near future should contact Dennis Stewart at dennis.b.stewart1@navy.mil to learn more or schedule training.
As the Navy's Information Dominance systems command, SPAWAR designs, develops and deploys advanced communications and information capabilities for the warfighter. With nearly 10,000 acquisition professionals located around the world and close to the fleet, the organization is at the forefront of research, engineering and support services that provide vital decision superiority for the warfighter.
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NNS150213-17. Current All Hands Update
From Defense Media Activity - Navy
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Daily Report for Friday, Feb. 13, 2015
All Hands Update features three one-minute newscasts today.
First one-minute newscast-
- Headlines for Friday, February 13, 2015: Ash Carter Confirmed to Succeed Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense; President Signs SAV Act into Law
http://youtu.be/APtBuR9AMgo
http://www.navy.mil/viewVideo.
Second one-minute newscast-
- Senior Navy Leadership Encourages Enlisted Females to Join Submarine Force
http://youtu.be/1IFURF7pmFU
http://www.navy.mil/viewVideo.
Third one-minute newscast-
- Enginemen Keep U.S. Navy Vessels in Top Shape
http://youtu.be/oUkOtBn0CIw
http://www.navy.mil/viewVideo.
Defense Media Activity-Navy produces All Hands Update (AHU) newscasts each day. AHU can be seen throughout the day and evening on the Direct-to-Sailor (DTS)satellite television service available aboard 160 ships of the fleet and via the Navy Web site at www.navy.mil. Check your local DTS program schedule for air times. AHU can also be seen throughout the world on the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS).
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NNS011213-24. This Day in Naval History - Feb. 13
From Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division
1913 - The Naval Radio Station, Arlington Va., begins operations. The station is a pioneer in communications, most notably with ether wave experiments with the Eiffel Tower in France.
1917 - Marine Capt. Francis T. Evans performs the first loop with a seaplane in an N-9 float plane at 3,000 feet, then forces it into a spin and successfully recovers. For this contribution to the science of aviation, he is later awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
1943 - Women Marines were reestablished as Marine Corps Womens Reserve. Col. Ruth Cheney Streeter, the first Director of the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve, serves until Dec. 7, 1945.
1945 - USS Sennet (SS 408) is damaged by gunfire of Japanese gunboat (No.8 Kotoshiro Maru or No.3 Showa Maru), east of Tanega Shima, but then Sennett sinks No.8 Kotoshiro Maru after it had been shelled by USS Lagarto (SS 371) and USS Haddock (SS 231). Haddock then sinks No.3 Showa Maru, which had already been shelled by Lagarto and Sennett.
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