April Newsletter 2012

COMMANDING OFFICER:

CDR Rob Peters EXECUTIVE OFFICER: LCDR Keith Floyd CHIEF OF THE BOAT:

MMCM (SS/SW) Dave Janowski

COMMAND SUPPORT TEAM

CO’s Wife

Sarah Peters XO’s Wife

Jennifer Floyd [email protected] COB'S Wife

Allison Janowski (360) 550-4092 [email protected]

April 2012

USS Louisiana SSBN 743 (G) The Louisiana Lookout Newsletter

Letter from the CO

Contact Information

LOUISIANA Gold Families,

This is my first letter to you as Commanding Officer,

USS LOUISIANA (GOLD); Sarah and I would like to

thank everyone for their hospitality and support through

the change of command process. We wish Joe and Julie

Turk all the best and fair winds and following seas in

their new assignment at Submarine Squadron 17.

As you read this letter, I hope that you and your Sailor

are enjoying a safe and well-deserved stand down

following our highly successful voyage repair period

where the crew assisted our brothers on LOUISIANA

(BLUE) get underway for their patrol and participated

in several trainers in preparation for our next patrol.

Right before we departed on stand down, we gave MM1

Ashander, ET1 Smith, and ETC Zink a well-deserved

thank you for their dedication and service while aboard

LOUISIANA (GOLD). We wish them the best of luck

in their future duty assignments!

The month of April will bring us the remainder of our

pre-deployment training period. Your Sailor will be

busy attending schools, trainers and making

preparations for our upcoming refit/patrol period. Our

schedule will be demanding for the foreseeable future.

I appreciate the tremendous sacrifices made by all the

LOUISIANA Gold Families in your support of our vital

strategic mission.

Thank you all again for your hospitality welcoming us

to the LOUISIANA (Gold) team – Sarah and I look

forward to our service to you!

Rob Peters

Commanding Officer

USS LOUISIANA (SSBN 743)(G)

Ombudsmen:

Shiloh E. Mahmood 360-598-0587 (H) 860-218-5001 (M) [email protected]

Stacie Hall 360-689-2662 (M) 843-437-4263 (M) [email protected]

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Happy Birthday! Tiffany Buckley

Jennifer Dew

Cameron Hagenbrock

Renee Hess

Zandra Hoff

Staci Martindale

Michael Miglio

Christina Miglio

Tyler Smith

Kannen Parker

Jennifer Rhoads

Madison Stone

Ambellina Tardiff

Happy Anniversary! ET3 Paoli and Nicole

EM2 Moore and Tawnya

Welcome to the World! Sophia Teagan Angelozzi

born 24 March 2012 to

ET1 Angelozzi and Elizabeth

COB’s Corner

LOUISIANA Gold Families,

Since we have returned from sea LOUISIANA and

her crew has been busy. We have worked alongside

the BLUE crew to get her to sea; we had CDR Peters,

relieve CDR Turk as Commanding Officer, enjoyed a

four day stand down, and participated in Command

and Control Exercise trainers, and Navigation trainers

while upholding the highest standards of conduct and

professionalism.

As our leave period approaches I look forward to

each of our Sailors enjoying their leave with family

and friends. This leave period presents the

opportunity for each of us to recharge our batteries

and look forward to the challenges on the horizon.

Upon completion of the seventeen day leave period,

LOUISIANA will enter the trainers for Ship’s

Control, Operations, Fire Fighting trainers and a host

of others. I am sure our men will excel in each of

these areas, while continuing to sharpen their battle

readiness.

Help me wish a farewell to MM1 Ashander, ET1

Smith, ETC Zink and their family’s as they move on

to their next assignment, best of luck to each of them.

Welcome aboard to STSSN Whorton, MMFN

Pennaayala, EM3 O’Hara, and MM3 Ginnings and

each of their families to LOUISIANA.

I encourage each of you to continue to down our path

of success. Maintain a solid, leave/liberty plan; keep

the safety of you and your family in the forefront of

your thoughts and actions. If your plans change

unexpectedly, use all the resources LOUISIANA has

to offer. I wish you all well; enjoy the leave period.

CMDCM Dave Janowski

Chief of the Boat

USS LOUISIANA (SSBN 743)(G)

April 2012

April 1st – All Fools Day

April 7th

– Passover

April 8th

– Easter

April 14th

– Enlisted Submarine Birthday Ball

April 15th

– Income Taxes Due

April 21st - Officer Submarine Birthday Ball

April 22nd

– Earth Day

Family Readiness Group

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Bremerton Rec. Center Kids Bowling Special April 1-30 ; Ages 17 & under

50 cents for games and shoes; must show child or parent’s

military I.D.

Olympic Lanes Kids Bowling Special April 1-30 ; Ages 17 & under

50 cents for games and shoes; must show child or parent’s

military I.D. Excludes Fireball bowling.

Parent & Tot Yoga Wednesdays, April 4,11,18,25 from 12:15- 1 p.m.

PEB at Bangor Fitness Center

Free for ages 2 and older

Warrior and Cadet Workout Saturdays, April 7, 14, 21 from 11 a.m. – noon

PEB at Bangor Fitness Center

FREE for ages 7 and older. Child must be with adult.

Kids Eat Free! Wednesdays, April 4,11,18,25 from 4-7:30 p.m.

Inside Out Café, Bangor

Thursdays, April 5,12,19,26 from 4-8:30 p.m.

Samuel Adams Brewhouse and Restaurant, Bremerton

Kids Camp Deployment April 5, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Crista Camps, Island Lake

Preschool Story Hour Tuesdays, April 10,17 & 24 from 11 a.m. – Noon

Admiral Boorda Center

Thursdays, April 5,12,19,26 from 11-11:45 a.m.

Bremerton Recreation Center

FREE! Ages 6 and younger, parents must accompany children.

Pirates of NBK April 6th, 7-9:30 p.m.

Capture the Flag, Treasure Hunt, Golden Coin Toss, “Peg

Leg” 3-legged race and more! Free to all NBK families;

children must attend with family member.

Easter Eggstravaganza Saturday, April 7 from noon – 2 p.m.

Field behind Bangor gym; hosted by NBK CYP

Mark your Calendars! The next FRG meeting is scheduled for 26 April at

6:30. Location TBD.

Interested in becoming more involved in the FRG or

possibly joining the board? Come to the next

meeting for more information and training

opportunities!

The FRG is looking to start fundraising! If you have

any good ideas or are willing to volunteer your time,

please contact Lisa Guzman at

[email protected]

The FRG now has a sunshine committee. If you are

in need of support due to the birth of a child, illness,

surgery, etc., please feel free to contact the FRG via

email or Facebook.

The FRG is on Facebook!

Be sure to friend “Louisiana Gold FRG” to get

updates from the Family Readiness Group.

Month of the Military Child


ENLISTED

14 April 2012 at 1800

Sheraton Seattle

Guest Speaker:

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

(MCPON) (SS/SW) Rick D. West

Prices: $50 for E-6 and Below

$60 for E-7 and Above

Parking at the Sheraton is very expensive! If

you do not wish to drive, there will be a

shuttle from the Inside Out Café to bring you

to the Ferry. The Sheraton is a short walk

from the ferry terminal.

OFFICER

21 April 2012 at 1800

Bangor Ballroom Plaza

Prices: $65/person for O-3 and Below

$75/person for O-4 and Above

Uniform: Dinner Dress Blue/Dinner Dress

Blue Jacket ("Mess Dress Blues")

Civilian Attire: Appropriate Civilian Attire

http://www.bangorsubball.com/

2011 FBM Dates (“Boomer Letter”) If you need a copy of the 2011 FBM dates for your

taxes, please let the Ombudsmen know and we can

email a copy to you!

FOCUS GROUP MWR is looking for 12 to 14 family members that

live in Jackson Park and NBK Bremerton housing

areas to participate in a focus group on Tuesday,

April 10 at the Bremerton Recreation Center from

noon to 1 p.m. Lunch will be provided. We are

looking for ideas on how we can enhance the facility

to attract families. To participate, please RSVP 476-

8899.

PSD KITSAP CAC/ID Lab Limited Service

for Hardware Upgrade 11-12 APR 2012 PSD Kitsap CAC/ID Lab located at B/1050 NBK-

Bangor will be operating on one workstation and

offering limited service from 0730, 11 April through

1600, 12 April to facilitate a scheduled RAPID

hardware upgrade. CAC/ID issuance and DEERS

enrollment/verification are offered at the following

alternate sites:

CAC/ID Lab, NBK-Bremerton, B/1013

POC: Ms. Maricela Espinosa, Site Rep/SSM, 360-

627-3331

CAC/ID Lab, PSNS Bremerton, B/981

POC: Ms. Michelle Peralta, Site Rep/SSM, 360-

476-0724

Customers are strongly encouraged to make

appointments via the DEERS/Rapids appointment

system at https://rapids-appointments.dmdc.osd.mil

Appointment system ensures that a Customer does

not encounter a waiting period that could take up to

1-2 hours.

111th

Submarine Birthday Ball

http://www.bangorsubball.com/

https://rapids-appointments.dmdc.osd.mil/

Quick Links to Remember www.myffr.navyaims.com

www.militaryonesource.com

www.navylifepnw.com

http://www.gocompass.org/kitsap.html

Ombudsman Contact Information:

[email protected]

Shiloh E. Mahmood

360-598-0587 (H)

860-218-5001 (M)

Stacie Hall

360-689-2662 (M)

843-437-4263 (M)

To keep current crew members and their families

updated on boat information as well as local events,

please "Like" the Command page:

"USS Louisiana (SSBN-743G)".

If you would also like to be able to contact the

Ombudsmen via Facebook, please feel free to add

"Louisiana Gold Ombudsman" to your Friends List.

http://www.myffr.navyaims.com/

http://www.militaryonesource.com/

http://www.navylifepnw.com/

http://www.gocompass.org/kitsap.html


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