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The WaterlineThe WaterlineVol. XXIX No. 37

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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

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Inside

By MC2 Kiona Miller,NDW Public Affairs

The U.S. Navy launched a new emergencypreparedness program dubbed READY NAVYthis month. Once known as Operation Pre-paredness, the program is designed to increasethe ability of every person and family on ornear Navy installations to plan and prepare forall types of hazards, to include Chemical, Bio-logical, Radiological, and Nuclear hazards.

"This is a good time for this program to beintroduced because we are at the height ofhurricane season, so people are already think-ing about being prepared and what theywould do," said Deputy Region EmergencyManager Jeff Wilson. "Especially with recentstorms that we have had, people have beenout of power for a couple days, so gettingthem the additional information to make thekit, be prepared and make arrangements withthings that they need to would help."

According to Commander, Navy Installa-tion Command, 2011 went down as a recordyear for natural disasters where thousands ofNavy personnel and family members were di-rectly impacted and forced to evacuate theirhome. Naval District Washington (NDW)

alone provided direct support to families dis-placed by the earthquake and tsunami inJapan in March of 2011 and even respondedto the unexpected earthquake that rattled theNational Capital Region in addition to the ef-fects caused by Hurricane Irene all in oneweek in August of the same year.

With these events coupled with those thathappened worldwide throughout the year, itis important to realize that a natural disasterof any kind can happen anytime at any instal-lation Navywide. This mindset is the focus ofone of Ready Navy's key messages: "DisasterHappens". This message speaks to the factthat complacency can be the biggest downfallto Sailors, DoD personnel, contractors andtheir families during a disaster.

"The mindset needs to be the same as it isfor other folks who are in deployable forces.Do they have their sea bag ready do go? Is itfully packed? Are they deployable now? Sothat's the mindset," said Robert Klebahn, re-gional program manager for Fleet and FamilySupport Program. "If they can think of it thatway that they are part of a rapid responseteam and they have to have their bags packed

Ready Navy: Disasters Happen, Stay Informed!

See Ready, Page 5

By MC2 Kiona Miller,NDW Public Affairs

Naval DistrictWashington is undergoing anumber of energy conservation projects with-in several buildings throughout each installa-tion. One building that is in its completionstage is the Washington Navy Yard's (WNY)Visitors Center as it continues down the pathof becoming a Net Zero building.

"Net Zero refers to zero energy use on a netannual basis. This basically means the projectproduces as much or more energy in a yearthan it consumes," said Steven Miller, designproject manager and architect with PublicWorks Department Washington. "This canapply to electrical consumption as well as wa-ter and gas consumption, although our proj-ect is focused on electrical energy and doesnot consume any gas."

A few of the notable changes that will allowthe Visitors Center to become Net Zero in-

clude: spray-foam and blown-in cellulose in-sulation, electro chromic windows, LED light-ing, and a new geothermal heat-pump HVACsystem. There are also Solar Panels and Mi-cro-Wind turbines on the adjacent parkingstructure that tie into a cutting edge hybrid-gel battery system which can power the build-ing in the event of a power failure.

"The project evolved from the initial con-cept to best suit the discoveries made duringthe initial building energy audit," said Miller."It was determined at this time that a replace-ment of the building's HVAC system with asuper-efficient geothermal heat-pump sys-tem would yield the greatest energy savings.The approved design was based around thischange and has remained constant through-out implementation."

Naval Support Activity Washington hasgarnered significant success since the NetZero project was employed last October. Ac-

WNY Visitors CenterCompletes Net Zero Project

See Net Zero, Page 5

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Kiona Miller

Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Luis Mojica views the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA) mobile application. The mobile application isone option to remain prepared during any disaster, along with registering withthe Wide Area Alert Network to get up-to-date information during a crisis.

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Kiona Miller

Cmdr. Thomas McLemore, public works officer for NAVFAC Washington, right;Cmdr. David Varner, commanding officer of NSA Washington, middle; and IgorBoras, senior construction manager for NAVFAC Washington Public Works, left,tour the Washington Navy Yard's Visitors Center to view new energy conserva-tion technologies installed for the building's Net Zero demonstration project.

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If the Washington Navy Yard evacuated today, would you have an emergency plan in place?

Around the Yard

Yes. Me and my wife work here in DCand our daughter goes to schoolaround here. So we have a centralmeeting point for everybody and thenwe try to get down to southern Mary-land. If we all can't get out together thenwe have another plan to try and meetup somewhere and go from there.

Robert Penny,Commander, Navy Installations Command

No. But I think it would probably be agood thing to know about meetingareas and how to get out of the yard.When we had the earthquake a fewmonths back it was kind of hard toknow what to do. We were all lost, sohaving something would probablybe the best.

Ashley Sicher,Navy Audit

We have one for my office. After theearthquake it was apparent that weneeded to broaden our idea of whatcould happen here. We went throughall of our instructions and updatedthem then trained everybody onwhere to go and how to evacuate.

Lt. Cmdr. Greg Ball,Strategic Systems Programs

From Navy Safe HarborPublic Affairs

Navy wounded warrior Lt. Bradley Snyder competed onbehalf of the U.S. Paralympic SwimmingTeam in London Sept.7, precisely one year after a combat wound left him blind.

Snyder was serving on a Special Forces bomb deactivationteam in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device det-onated in his face Sept. 7, 2011.

In addition to losing his vision, he sustained burns, lacer-ations, and facial fractures. Shortly after the incident, he wasenrolled in Navy Safe Harbor, the Navy's wounded warriorsupport program.

"Lt. Snyder's astounding recovery further validates the mis-sion of Navy Safe Harbor and serves as a powerful example ofthe healing power of sports," said Capt. Steve Hall, director ofthe program. "His accomplishments are the result of his drive,focus, and positive attitude, and we are proud to have played arole in his incredible journey."

Snyder already has competed in four Paralympic swim-ming events within the visual impairment classification. Hewon a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle - setting a Para-lympic record during the qualifying round with a time of 57.18

seconds - and a silver medal in the 50-meter freestyle. Hecompeted in the 400-meter freestyle Sept. 7. Snyder currentlyholds the world record time for the event (within the visual im-pairment classification).

"It's going to be a pretty amazing experience to competeon that day," said Snyder. "To me, it means I've conqueredblindness. I won."

Throughout the year, Snyder's Navy Safe Harbor non-medical care manager, Lt. Kristi Bickel, has established astrong bond with him. Both attended the Naval Academy andshare many friends. Bickel said before Snyder's MEDEVAC ar-rived atWalter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRN-MMC) in 2011, she felt as though she already knew him.

"His was my first very serious case, and it was really emo-tional. I remember how his mother - who had held it togetherso well before he arrived - broke down when he was transport-ed off the plane," said Bickel. "But Brad started making jokeswith his family right away and kept a positive attitude. I willnever forget what he said: 'I am so lucky I only lost my eyes.' Ihave never known someone to completely view the glass ashalf-full."

In the weeks and months that followed, Bickel provided a

Navy safe harbor enrollee swims for gold in 2012 Paralympics

See Paralympics, Page 5

U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sean M. Worrell

U.S. Navy Lt. Bradley Snyder, assigned to Explo-sive Ordinance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2based in Little Creek, Va., is pictured before the2012 Paralympic Games. The Paralympic Gamesare a major international multi-sport event whereathleates with a physical disability compete; thisincludes athletes with mobility disabilities, ampu-tations, blindness, and cerebral palsy.

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Kiona Miller

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September 131814 - British bombardment of Fort

McHenry inspires the Star Spangled Banner.1847 - Marine Brigade leads U.S. forces

that storm Chapultepec Castle near MexicoCity, inspiring one line of the Marine Hymn

1906-SailorsandMarinesfromUSSDenverlandinHavanaattherequestoftheCubangov-ernment to preserve order during a revolution.

1939 - Navy suspends transfers to the FleetReserve after 20 years service and retains menon active duty.

1985 - Commander Middle East Force or-ders escort of Military Sealift Ships in PersianGulf because of Iranian seizure of merchantvessels.

September 141899 - Gunboat Concord and monitor

Monterey capture two insurgent schooners atAparri, Philippine Islands

1939 - Atlantic Squadron Neutrality Patrolships deploy

September 151944 - Invasion of Peleliu, Palau Islands, af-

ter several days of intensive carrier aircraftbombing and ship bombardment.

1950 - U.S. forces under VADM ArthurStruble achieve an amphibious landing at In-chon, Korea

1967 - Operation CrimsonTide in MekongDelta

September 161854 - Cmdr. David G. Farragut takes pos-

session of Mare Island, the first U.S. NavyYardon the Pacific.

1917 - Navy Department authorizes estab-lishment of 16 Naval air stations abroad

1922 - Commander Halsey Powell in USSEdsall became the senior officer directing theevacuation of 250,000 Greek refugees fromTurkey after war between Greece and Turkey.

1940 - President Roosevelt signs SelectiveTraining and Service Act, the first peacetimedraft.

1958 - USS Grayback fires first operationallaunch of Regulus II surface to surface guidedmissile off CA coast; Missile carries first U.S.mail sent by guided missile.

1966 - USS Oriskany helicopters rescue 44-men crew of British merchant ship AugustMoon near Hong Kong

September 171861 - Union landing party from USS Mas-

sachusetts takes possession of Ship Islandsouth of New Orleans, LA. This was the head-quarters for ADM David Farragut's Gulf CoastBlockading Squadron.

1944 - Navy Task Force lands Army troopson Angaur, Palau Islands supported by Navycarrier aircraft and shore bombardment

September 181926 - Navy brings relief aid to Miami, FL,

after a severe hurricane.1936 - Squadron 40-T, based in the

Mediterranean, established to protect U.S. in-terests and citizens around Iberian peninsulathroughout the Spanish Civil War.

1941 - U.S. Navy ships escort eastbound

British trans-Atlantic convoy for first time(Convoy HX-150). Although the U.S. Navyships joined HX-150, which left port escortedby British ships on 16th, on night of 17 Sep-tember, the official escort duty began on 18th.

1947 - National Security Act becomes ef-fective

September 191915 - SECNAV Josephus Daniels organiz-

es the Naval Consulting Board to mobilize thescientific resources of U.S. for national de-fense.

1957 - Bathyscaph Trieste, in a dive spon-sored by the Office of Naval Research in theMediterranean,reachesrecorddepthof2miles

1992 - Joint Task Force Marianas standsdown after providing assistance to Guam afterTyphoon Omar

This Week in Naval History

U.S. Navy photo courtesy of U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command

LCVPs from USS Union (AKA-106) circle in the transport area off Inchon, pri-or to going to the line of departure on the first day of landings, Sept. 15, 1950.

From Chief of Naval Personnel PublicAffairs

Navy announced updates to the SelectiveReenlistment Bonus award plan, Sept.. 8, inNAVADMIN 273/12.

The intent of the Selective ReenlistmentBonus (SRB) is to incentivize Sailors with crit-ical skills and experience to stay Navy. SRB re-wards Sailors who attain special training inskills most needed in the fleet, and helps meetcritical skill reenlistment benchmarks and en-hance Navy's ability to size, shape and stabi-lize manning. Award levels are strategicallyadjusted as reenlistment requirements forspecific ratings and skill sets are met.

From the 100 skill/zone combinations de-tailed in NAVADMIN 143/12, this update in-cludes reductions for three skills, one skillelimination, 10 skills award level increasesand 11 skills added to the list.

"The SRB program provides a retention in-centive to our top-performing Sailors withcritical skills needed in the fleet," said RearAdm.Tony Kurta, director, military personnelplans and policy. "We will continue to moni-tor our bonus programs to maximize reten-tion behavior in our most critical skills withinthe constraints of our budget."

Sailors should consult NAVADMIN 273/12to determine their SRB eligibility and awardlevel. The increased award levels are effectiveimmediately and decreased levels are effective30 days from the release of the NAVADMIN.

This update also announces the upcomingchange to annual SRB installment paymentsfrom October to the anniversary month ofreenlistment date.This policy change will takeeffect for all Sailors reenlisting for SRB on, orafter, Oct. 1, 2012. For example, Sailors reen-listing in December 2012 will receive their ini-tial SRB payment upon reenlistment, and allsubsequent installment payments annually inDecember until the full bonus amount has

been reached. Sailors under current SRB con-tracts, as well as those reenlisting prior to Oct.1, 2012, will continue to receive anniversarypayments annually in October until the fullbonus amount has been reached.

Additionally, NAVADMIN 273/12 tem-porarily lifts the restriction preventing Sailorswith FY13 end of active obligated service(EAOS) dates from reenlisting for SRB in FY12.

With this change, all FY13 EAOS Sailors, re-gardless of SRB tier, are encouraged to applyfor SRB and reenlist on, or before, Sept. 30,2012. Sailors electing this temporary earlyreenlistment option must be otherwise eligi-ble for SRB and have a valid PTS quota priorto their selected reenlistment date.

As with Perform to Serve (PTS), eligibleSailors desiring SRB reenlistment are encour-

agedtoworkwiththeircommandcareercoun-selors, command master chiefs, and chain ofcommand to discuss timing of reenlistmentand procedures well before their EAOS.

Sailors can read the complete list of SRBaward levels and policy at http://www.pub-lic.navy.mil/bupers-npc/career/enlistedca-reeradmin/pages/srb.aspx.

Navy Adjusts Selective Reenlistment Bonus Plan to Retain Skilled Sailors

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate

Sailors man the rails on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the shipgets underway. John C. Stennis is returning to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility four months aheadof schedule in order to maintain combatant commander requirements for the presence in the region.

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CAREER SUPPORTAND RETENTION

The Transition AssistanceManagement Program (TAMP)

Offers an array of services and benefits totransitioning service members, includingcomputers setup for individuals to go onlineto different job banks, college and scholarshipresources and career assessment tools. Re-sume Writing Workshops are offered whichincludes Federal Resume Writing InterviewSkills, information on veterans' benefits and aprofessional resource library; Two TAP Semi-nars and one Executive TAP Seminar - five-day programs - are offered monthly spon-sored by the departments of Labor andVeter-an Affairs, and include information that willbenefit the transitioning military member.

Family Employment ReadinessProgram (FERP)

Offers seven basic services, which includejob search strategies, job readiness, resourceinformation, job referral service, individualcounseling assistance, career planning andlinkstoeducationand volunteeropportunities.

Personal Financial Management (PFM)Program offers individual and family fi-

nancial counseling, financial classes, and isresponsible for the Command Financial spe-cialist training in the Region (NDW).

Volunteer ProgramOpportunities are available as an admin-

istrative assistant, counseling mediator, tran-sition assistant, Information & Referral assis-tant, data entry/word processor and a retiredactivities volunteer.

DEPLOYMENTREADINESS/

FAMILY SERVICES

Life Skills EducationProvides presentations to help com-

mands meet requirements, as well as en-hance operational and personal readiness in-cluding parenting skills training, couplescommunication, anger and stress manage-ment, conflict resolution, Child Abuse Aware-ness, Spouse Abuse Awareness and suicideprevention. Trainings can be customized tofit needs of the command.

New Parent Support Program (NPS)Assists new parents in coping with the de-

mands of parenting and military life throughparenting education and training and homevisits to new parents prior to delivery and af-ter delivery; information and referral for mil-itary and community resources; child devel-opment screenings and monitoring. All ac-tive duty members and their families who arepregnant and or have children in the homefrom infancy to three years old are eligible forthese home visitation services.

Deployment/mobilization/readinessAssisting Sailors and family members pre-

pare for deployment, manage separationsand reunite and reintegrate with families andcommunity through services including theFamily Accountability and Assessment Sys-tem, Individual augmentee (IA) Indoc Courseand Deployed Family Fun Days

Exceptional Family MemberProgram (EFMP)

Provides assistance to service memberswith special needs children and family mem-bers with medical needs including resourcereferral to medical, counseling and educa-tional services, support groups and careproviders. Assists in finding duty stationswhere needs are met. Mandatory enrollmentper OPNAVINST 1754.2D.

MWR HappeningsDisney On Ice: Rockin' Ever After

Patriot Center, Fairfax Va.Oct. 19 - 7:30 p.m. | Oct. 20 -10:30 a.m, 2:30 p.m. & 6:30pm | Oct. 21 -12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.Tickets - $18.75Get ready to rock out with some of the

most magical idols of all in a musical show-case that features the hottest tunes and talentfrom across the kingdom in Disney On Icepresents Rockin' Ever After! Jam to a Scottishjig as a group of royal contenders from the lat-est Disney Pixar film, Brave, compete to winthe heart of headstrong, sharp-shootingMerida, making her ice debut! Experience ashowstopping performance as Sebastianbreaks out of his shell for one night only tomake waves with Ariel. A chorus of harmlesshooligans from Tangled unleash musicalmayhem when they get a visit from the sassyand spirited Rapunzel and her charming allyFlynn. And, get your feet moving as the Beastand his castle's enchanted entourage takecenter stage in a spectacular show for Belle.

Please contact the NSA Washington ITTOffices for more information and to pur-chase tickets!

MWR ITT OFFICE - Bldg. 22 Town Center- Open Monday thru Friday from 7 a.m. to 3p.m. | 202-433-2484

MWR TRAVEL OFFICE - Bldg. 184 NavyExchange - Open Monday thru Friday from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | 202-685-8298

Cirque de Soleil: TotemUnder the Grand Chapiteau at the Na-

tional Harbor, 163 Waterfront Street, OxonHill, Md. 20745

Now through Oct. 7Tickets are available for the following:Tuesday throughThursday at 8 p.m. | Friday

at 4 p.m. & 8 p.m. | Sundays at 1 p.m. & 5 p.m.Ticket Prices Range by Seat Level: Level 1

- $73 | Level 2: $58 | Level 3: $42.75Cirque de Soleil - TOTEM traces the fasci-

nating journey of the human species from itsoriginal amphibian state to its ultimate desireto fly.TOTEM illustrates, through a visual andacrobatic language, the evolutionary progressof species. Somewhere between science andlegend TOTEM explores the ties that bindMan to other species, his dreams and his in-finite potential. No refunds will be given un-less show requested is sold out.

Please contact the NSA Washington ITTOffices for more information and to pur-chase tickets!

MWR ITT OFFICE - Bldg. 22 Town Center- Open Monday thru Friday from 7 a.m. to 3p.m. | 202-433-2484

MWR TRAVEL OFFICE - Bldg. 184 NavyExchange - Open Monday thru Friday from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | 202-685-8298

Atlantic City Day TripSaturday, Oct. 6 | 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Atlantic

City, N.J.Spend the day in Atlantic City with MWR!For $38.75 you will receive round trip

transportation and resort credit when you ar-rive in Atlantic City.You will depart the Cater-ing and Conference Center, Bldg. 211 locatedon theWashington NavyYard at 8 a.m. and re-turn at 10 p.m. that evening. Please book yourspot on the bus by Sept. 27, 2012!

Please contact the NSA Washington ITTOffices for more information and to purchasetickets!

MWR ITT OFFICE - Bldg. 22 Town Center- Open Monday thru Friday from 7 a.m. to 3p.m. | 202-433-2484

MWR TRAVEL OFFICE - Bldg. 184 NavyExchange - Open Monday thru Friday from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | 202-685-8298

Cruise it or Lose itNSAWashington MWR ITT has reopened

the "Cruise It or Lose It" Group Cruise. This

is a 7-day cruise heading out of Baltimore,Md. on Dec. 9-16 sailing out on the CarnivalPride. Pricing is as follows: MD Residents -$1,673.00 with Gratuities and Vacation Pro-tection Plan or $1,515.00 with Gratuities only.The pricing for military is $1,693.00 with Gra-tuities and Vacation Package Plan or$1,535.00 with Gratuities only. Deposit of$250 due at the time of booking and finalpayment of remaining balance due by Sept.25. Any questions or concerns please contactour Travel Specialist at Navyyardtravel@gmail.com or 202-685-8299.

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FFR/MWR Phone numbersChild Development ProgramsChild Development Center 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 767-2890Child Development Center 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 404-8071Child Development Center 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-0771Child Development Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3223 or (202) 404-1454Regional Child Placement Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-3055 or (877) 269-9322Regional Child & Youth School Liaison Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-0942

Family HousingJBAB Housing Office 1, Bldg 414 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-0346JBAB Housing Office 2, Bldg 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 404-6828

Fitness Centers & Information, Tickets, and Tours (ITT)JBAB Fitness Center 1, Bldg 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 767-5895JBAB Fitness Center 2, Bldg 419 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-2962Washington Navy Yard, bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-2484/2829

Military and Family Support CenterJBAB MFSC Bldg 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-6151JBAB MFSC Bldg 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 767-0450

Liberty Program (E1-E6 Single/Unaccompanied Service Members)Liberty Center, bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-1802JBAB Liberty Program Office, Bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-2636JBAB Liberty Center, Bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 685-1802

Food & BeverageCatering and Conference Center, WNY Bldg. 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-3041Mordecai Booth's Public House, WNY Bldg. 101 . . . . . . . . .(202) 678-0514 or (202) 433-3041Furnari Restaurant, JBAB Bldg. 418 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 433-2574

Other Important NumbersWFR Administrative Office, JBAB Bldg. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-7707WFR Marketing and Special Events Office, JBAB Bldg. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-1371Gateway Inns and Suites, JBAB Bldg. 602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 404-7050MWR Sports Program/Sports Complex Rental, JBAB Bldg. 419 . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 685-0483Outdoor Recreation, JBAB Bldg. 928 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 767-9136Vehicle Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-9136/8562

NSA Washington-JBAB Fleet Family and Fun

Are you prepared for an emergency? For the next 12 weeks we'll ask you one ques-tion each week to test your"RQ". RQ stands for Readiness Quotient. Let's see howprepared you are. Ready.gov or your Fleet and Family Support Center can help, ifyou want to know more. Personal preparedness supports mission readiness.

In the last year, have you participated in a drilled at work or home, on what to doin an emergency?

SEPTEMBER IS NATIONALPREPAREDNESS MONTH

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO PREPARE?

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dated information to all NDW residents, tenants, employees(military, civilian, and contractors), and the American public.

Show your support, "Like Us," and become a fan to see ex-citing news relating to the Naval District Washington.

www.facebook.com/NavDistWashFollow us on Twitter @navaldistwashhttp://twitter.com/NavalDistWashNSAW has a Twitter page for the Washington Navy Yard to provide the public with

up-to-date operating hours of the Navy Yard portion of DC's Riverwalk.Follow us on Twitter @WNYRiverwalkhttp://twitter.com/WNYRiverwalk.

Improve your speaking and leadership skills!Come to Helmsmen Toastmasters!

Join us Thursdays from 7:30-8:45a.m. at the Pentagon Library and Conference Center(PLCC). Toastmasters is an international organization that helps everyone speak, think,lead and listen better. For more info, contact Carl Sabath at carl.sabath@osd.mil or 703-695-2804 or Elizabeth Femrite at elizabeth.m.femrite.civ@mail.mil or 571-256-8674. Re-member - Great Helmsmen say "YES!"

Defenders of Freedom Appreciation DayNaval District Washington's (NDW) Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) will be

hosting an Appreciation Day for all Department of Defense personnel and their guestson Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 at Six Flags of America in Largo, Md. The park will be openfrom 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. with a special performance by legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrdfrom 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Tickets are available at all Navy Information, Tickets, and Tours(ITT) offices throughout NDW and select locations within the National Capital Regionfor $20. The first 5,000 eligible customers to purchase tickets will gain admission to theperformance by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Please call 202-404-6576 for more information.

Navy Spouses Welcome CoffeeAll naval officers' spouses are invited to a Welcome Aboard and Activities Coffee

on Monday Sept. 24, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Capital Ballroom at theClub at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling located at 50 Theisen St. The quests speaker isAdm. Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations. Cost is $12, payable at the door.RSVP by Sept. 17 through www.noscdc.com or Facebook "Naval Officers Spouses Clubof Washington DC" or by emailing secondvp@noscdc.com. The Coffee offers a won-derful opportunity to learn about many of the organizations that support the militaryand families in the greater Washington, DC area and about the activities offered byNOSC. Come meet new people and connect with friends from prior duty stations.There will be door prizes, giveaways, and a continental breakfast. The Coffee andMembership in NOSC is open to spouses of active duty, reserve and retired officers.

Make Your Vote CountThere is still time for military voters and their voting age dependents who are sta-

tioned here away from their state of legal residence to register as an absentee voter.This is completely free, and can be done on your own (for all but 4 states) by visitinghttp://www.fvap.gov and using the online registration tool, which will generate a PDFform that you can print and mail. Most states allow you to submit this form electron-ically via fax as well.

If you are a resident of Alabama, Alaska, Virginia, or Wisconsin (which requires a wit-ness), or if you have any questions at all about voting, you can visit your installation'sVot-ing Assistance Office (IVAO) to register. Anyone who can reach an IVAO can get voting as-sistance, not just absentee military.The hours of operation may vary, so please call ahead.Points of contact can be found at https://www.cnic.navy.mil/NDW/About/NavyVotin-gAssistanceProgram/index.htm.

You should register promptly to ensure you receive a ballot. You may still vote evenwithout one, but that process is more involved.

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and ready to go at a moment's notice thenthey will get it."

One of the first lines of defense to beingprepared is becoming and staying informed.The best way of being informed is to be con-nected through the Navy's Wide Area AlertNetwork (WAAN). The WAAN system pro-vides Navy Installations worldwide with aneffective and reliable mass notification sys-tem that can be used during a crisis to warnand direct affected personnel. All military,civil service, and contractor personnel withan NMCI or One Net user account are re-quired to register their office email addressand phone number, at minimum, in theWAAN. Registering personal emergency con-tact information is also strongly encouraged.

According to Wilson, NDW has increasedits WAAN users significantly over past the sixmonths and now have more than 50,000 per-sonnel registered. He also spoke on the recenttornado warning that happened over theweekend. Even though personnel where notat their desk, the warnings sent out by theWAAN system was still received by at least 60

percent of those registered to their phonesand other mobile devices.

"It's the difference between being in-formed and not being informed. I'm signedup and I live in Montgomery County, so I getthe severe thunderstorm warning before itsobvious for us that winds are turning," saidWilson. "So I will go and cleanup anything inthe yard and do simple things like that whichcould have a big impact with things smashingthe windows or flying across streets andyards. Every little of bit of knowledge helps."

Wilson also encourages everyone to alsoseek out community alert systems. He men-tions that many of the larger counties withinthe NDW region offer alerts as well asstatewide notifications.

"We try to hit everybody that lives withinour region but with county alerts they mayget the information out a little faster or havesome additional details that we didn't pro-vide," he said. "In addition, look througheverything and let us know if you need addi-tional guidance.The worst that could happenis that you're better informed for a disaster inthe future."

For more tips and guidance on Being In-formed, visit http://www.ready.navy.mil/Be-Informed/index.htm.

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cordingtoMiller,eachnewtechnologyanden-ergy conservation method that was installedhas exceeded energy reduction estimates.

"The technologies were chosen for vari-ous reasons, some performance based andsome economic based," he said. "Our biggest'bang for our buck' is coming from the geot-hermal system where we've seen a 70 % re-duction in our energy consumption and,more importantly, a huge increase in occu-pant comfort. "

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Hon-orable Ray Mabus announced in 2010 duringEnergy Awareness Month five energy goalsfor the Department of the Navy (DoN). Oneof those goals was to make half of all Navy in-stallations net-zero energy consumers, usingsolar, wind, ocean, and geothermal powergenerated on base. With the Navy's newestNet Zero building at theWNY, the Navy is onestep closer to achieving this goal.

In August, four installations within the re-gion were recognized for reaching Blue LevelAchievement under the SECNAV Energy andWater Management Award. The annualaward evaluates Navy commands of their

overall energy and water management per-formance, and then they are ranked accord-ing to a system of SECNAV award winners,then platinum, gold or blue level of achieve-ment. Each installation will receive a certifi-cate of achievement and will be listed amongothers in the awards ceremony program.

"Blue, Gold, and Platinum Level Achieve-ment recognizes commands who executecomprehensive energy efficiency programs.When striving for Net Zero, energy efficiencycomes first," said Miller. "Our project demon-strates innovative, cutting edge ways to re-duce energy consumption which can be ap-plied to larger buildings."

According to Capt. Branch, regional engi-neer for NDW, "NDW now intends to track allthe actual operations and sustainment costsand compare them to other 'control facilities'of similar size and usage.We not only need toknow the capital costs vs. economic return;we need to know the level of sustainmentneeded to keep it working."

FormoreinformationonNAVFACenergyre-duction initiatives, please visit https://portal.navfac.navy.mil/portal/page/portal/navfac/.

ForadditionalinformationonNDW'sEner-gy Program, please visit NDW's Facebook pageat http://www.facebook.com/NavDistWash.

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great deal of support to the Snyder family. Sheserved as the primary point of contact for themany people eager to visit them. She alsoarranged for Snyder's brother to travel to hisbedside with support from the Hero Miles Pro-gram (through the Fisher House Foundation).

In addition, Bickel helped coordinate Sny-der's Purple Heart ceremony, and she workedwith theWalter Reed Judge Advocate to final-ize his Power of Attorney document. Shehelped Snyder process travel claims and ac-cess entitlement pay. She also connected himwith assistive technology support for his iPad,enabling him to communicate via e-mail.

"It has been amazing to see how muchprogress he's made. A lot of it is Brad's per-sonality. I knew he would charge ahead. I justtried to make sure he didn't have to worryabout anything else while he focused on get-ting well," said Bickel. "It has been great to seehim complete the cycle, from recovery, to re-habilitation, to reintegration."

Bickel first discussed adaptive athletic re-conditioning as a recovery tool with Snyder'sfamily shortly after he arrived at WRNMMC.Prior to his injury, Snyder was an avid com-petitive swimmer who was captain of theNaval Academy swim team during the 2005-06 season. Less than eight months after his

injury, Snyder competed in the third annualWarrior Games, where he earned seven goldmedals. The Games also served as a reunionfor Bickel and Snyder's mother and siblings,who call her a member of their family.

"I began swimming as soon as I left thehospital," Snyder said during the Games. "I'mnot physically disabled, but navigationallydisabled. When I swim, I can relax and nothave to worry about whether I am going towalk into a wall or into a piece of furniture."

Today, Bickel is cheering on Snyder as aspectator at the Paralympics.

"It's wonderful to see Brad representingour country again," said Bickel. "His amazingstory has been a source of inspiration that Ican share with other recovering service mem-bers to help motivate them when they areworking through their own recovery and re-habilitation."

The Navy Safe Harbor program is a keycomponent of the Department of the Navy's21st Century Sailor and Marine initiative,which is designed to maximize Sailor andMarine personal readiness, build resiliency,and hone the most combat-effective force.

For more information about Navy SafeHarbor, visit http://safeharbor.navylive.dodlive.mil. To access the latest news aboutSnyder's Paralympic achievements, visit theNavy Safe Harbor Facebook page (www.face-book.com/navysafeharbor).

For more news from Chief of Naval Per-sonnel, visit www.navy.mil/local/cnp/.

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Pride of Baltimore II, a reproduction of a privateer from the War of 1812 era, will bevisiting theWashington NavyYard onThursday Sept. 20 through Friday Sept. 21. It will beon public display as part of the bicentennial commemoration of the war. The schoonerhas worldwide recognition as the "Goodwill Ambassador of the State of Maryland andthe Port of Baltimore". According to Pride of Baltimore II's web site (www.pride2.org) shehas visited 40 countries. The ship and its crew seek to educate the public as to how priva-teer vessels were able to assist in securing victory on the seas during the War of 1812.

The ship will be open for tours by Navy personnel from 10-Noon.Public visiting hours will be 1-4 p.m. on Sept. 20-21.Special events will take place during Pride of Baltimore II's visit in the National Muse-

um of the U.S. Navy. At 12 p.m. on Sept. 20, Dr. Michael Crawford of the Naval History &Heritage Command will provide a presentation on "Pirates and Privateers". On Sept. 21theYankee Frolics will be performing American music of theWar of 1812 in the MuseumEducation Center, Building 76 at 11:45 a.m. and again at 3 p.m.

Pride of Baltimore to Visitthe Washington Navy Yard

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Reviewed by Cmdr.Youssef Aboul-Enein

End This Depression Nowby Paul Krugman. Publishedby W. W. Norton, New York.238 pages, 2012.

The United States ArmedForces is not immune fromthe fiscal challenges facingour nation. In many waysour economic security is partand parcel of our national se-curity. It is also important tounderstand that in difficulteconomic times there aremany who may attempt topeddle quick fix solutions,and therefore reading asmuch as possible aboutAmerica's economic down-turn is important to makeyou not only an informedleader within our military butan informed citizen. NoblePrize winning economistPaul Krugman has publisheda new book, which for amacro-economics text is veryreadable, it is my hope thatreading this book will leaveyou with an appetite to readmore on this issue and possi-bly even have you checkingout some very well done PBSFrontlineT documentarieson America's fiscal crisis.

Krugman argues that theGreat Recession began in2007 and is four years old andcounting, he also postulatesthat 24 million Americans areunemployed or underem-ployed and that the remedyhas been staring us in theface by looking into previousdepressions, recessions, andinflations in American histo-ry. Krugman is clear Americais not in a Great Depressionbut is nonetheless in a De-pression, and that our prob-lems are not at the level of

Greece or Spain that have a23 and 50 percent unemploy-ment rate among the young.The beginning of book dis-cusses how we got to thispoint and dispels the sound-bite of the lazy young workerby citing examples of Mc-DonaldsT announcing thecreation of 50,000 jobs inApril 2011 with one millionapplicants. He makes a casethat involuntary unemploy-ment is very real. The bookdiscusses the series of finan-cial regulations that were putin place in the 1930s onbanks, derivatives, and themerger among financial in-stitutions, coupled with theamounts of reserves bankscould hold that slowly erodedand jeopardized the struc-ture of our financial marketsleading to the collapse ofLehman Brothers, and themassive bailout of banksdeemed too big to fail.

Some of Krugman'sremedies no doubt are con-troversial, such as restructur-ing the debt of those mort-gages deemed unstable tobring stability to the housingmarket as foreclosure im-pacts both those who are indebt and those who main-tained their payment andplayed by the rules since itdepresses entire neighbor-hoods and counties. He alsoargues that the last thing oneshould do in an economic is

tighten the government's beltas this means laying offcounty, state, and federalgovernment employeesthereby placing even morepeople in unemploymentand depressing the economyeven further. He also placesthe economic theories ofJohn Maynard Keynes in a21st century perspective.This book is worth reading ifyou want to begin to under-stand what went wrong andto immerse your mind in se-rious proposals that go be-yond simple slogans. You willbegin to understand that fix-ing the economy will requirea much higher level of coop-eration from all Americansand an understanding thatour fates are tied socially, po-litically, and economically.Once you have read that andif you are interested in more,watch the multi-part seriesby PBS FrontlineT "Money,Power, and Wall Street,"which can be viewed on yourcomputer at http://video.pbs.org/video/2226666502.

This matters, for whilenational unemploymentrates are at 10 percent, I haveread veterans unemploy-ment rates at between 12 and17 percent. It is vital to planand prepare for life after themilitary and set yourself upfor success through educa-tion, understanding how tomarket your military skills inthe civilian world, and if mar-ried invest in yourself andyour spouse through retrain-ing. In addition take advan-tage of veteran's networks,benefits and programs thatgive you the edge.

Editor's Note: Cmdr.Aboul-Enein teaches part-time at the Industrial Collegeof the Armed Forces. Hemaintains a regular non-fic-tion book column in theNDW newspaper,Waterline.

End This Depression Now!

Book review

By Paul BelloJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Affairs

Ted Kelly had somethingspecial in mind for his EagleScout project. He wanted tomake sure he gave some-thing back to those that havebeen so good to him. Withthe help of family, friendsand fellow residents here atJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling,Kelly has not only achievedthe rank of Eagle Scout, butJBAB has a gift that will keepon giving.

Kelly’s vision was an out-door fitness gym with pull-up bars off the base track.After getting approval fromNavy Capt. Anthony Calan-dra, JBAB commander, backin January, Kelly went right

to work on fundraising. As amember of Boy Scout Troop#996 in nearby Alexandria,Va, the teenager raised$3,500 through a bake sale,car wash and countless oth-er donations from residents.He even donned an apronand sold ice cream on awickedly hot summer day.Indeed a good day for sales,he joked later.

With all he did on hisown, Kelly admits the projectwouldn’t have been possibleif not for the help he receivedalong the way. The Oxon HillHome Depot donated $800worth of materials andmembers of JBAB’s Civil En-gineering Organization do-nated their time to help withthe project and make sure itmet all the necessary safetyrequirements. Some of his

fellow scouts also pitched inwith a helping hand.

“I’m incredibly gratefulto everyone who helpedmake this possible. Whetherit was through donations ora hand with construction,everyone really camethrough,” Kelly said. “Itmeans a lot to have thismuch support. It was truly acommunity project.”

Calandra acknowledgedKelly’s efforts and gave spe-cial thanks for his contribu-tion to the JBAB community.

“This is a fantastic proj-ect. Everybody got some-thing out of this,” Calan-dra said. “I can’t thank Tedenough for what he’s done.This is something our res-idents will enjoy for yearsto come.”

Teen achieves Eagle Scout rank with base project

U.S. Navy photo by Paul Bello

Navy Capt. Anthony Calandra, JBAB base commander, thanks Boy ScoutTed Kelly for his work on building an outdoor fitness gym off the base trackTuesday, Sept. 4. Kelly has been elevated to the rank of Eagle Scout.

Courtesy Photo

In this photo Lt. Cmdr. Mark Tipton (back row center) and the Afghanengineers that worked for him in the Kabul South Resident office.Also, pictured is fellow AFPAK Hand, Maj. Jeremiah Hammill (front rowseated wearing scarf and pakhol hat).

Editor's Note:This is part two of a two-part series of an article written by Lt.Cmdr.MarkTipton, an AFPAK Hand who recently completed his first year of in-theater deployment inKabul, Afghanistan and the surrounding areas. It highlights his project successes and de-scribes his numerous accomplishments during this relatively short time.

Projects completed during his deployment included the build-out of an Afghan Na-tional Army (ANA)Special Operations Forces base; a central maintenance facility for ANAequipment and vehicles; various improvements for the ANA National Military Hospitalto include installing lead-lined walls for x-ray rooms, increasing heating capacity of theexisting boiler system and constructing additional space for medical records storage; anAfghan National Police (ANP)uniformed police (UP) headquarters in Mosahi District,which is one of the insurgents' primary infiltration routes into Kabul city; new clinic forthe Kabul City Police Center; electrical and security upgrades for the headquarters of thenewly formed Afghan Public Protection Forces (APPF); and renovations of an auxiliarykitchen and construction of waste water treatment facility for the Kabul Police Academy.

Although he was able to complete many projects aimed at increasing the capacity ofthe Afghan governance and security institutions, the most enduring effect resulted fromhis interactions with the Afghan people and mentoring of Afghan contractors and engi-neers. During his deployment, he greatly expanded and improved the Afghan First con-struction contractor database. Through his personal outreach efforts, the database grewto over 400 qualified Afghan-owned contractors. Additionally, he improved the reviewand vetting process for Afghan First contractors which resulted in a higher quality poolof contractors. He also coordinated a robust training program for 40 Afghan engineersthat worked for USACE as Quality Assurance Representatives. The training program con-sisted of monthly training sessions that focused on three separate areas: constructionsafety requirements, USACE specific construction management techniques and process-es and specific construction technical topics, such as proper electrical wiring and conduitinstallation. While subject matter experts were routinely asked to provide training, the

AFPAK Blog:On the Ground

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Photo and storyby Donna CipolloniTester staff writer

Two new building projects be-gan Aug. 29 with pomp and the cer-emonial breaking of ground atWeb-ster Outlying Field. Military leaders,Sen. Ben Cardin, Rep. Steny Hoyerand a group of distinguished guestsgathered to celebrate the projects:the P-140 Special CommunicationsRequirements Engineering Facilityand the Unmanned Aerial SystemsOperations Building.

P-140 Special Communica-tions RequirementsEngineering Facility

The Special CommunicationsRequirements Division is engagedin all facets of electronic and com-munications systems, subsystemsand equipment used by the Navy,Army, Air Force, Joint Special Oper-ations Forces, and other DoD andgovernment agencies.

Capt. Ted Mills, commandingofficer of NAS Patuxent River, servedas the master of ceremony for thecommunication engineering facilitygroundbreaking.

"In the hours following 9/11, wefound that many of the agenciesworking to help our nation recoverwere having trouble communicatingsecurely," Mills said. "The SCR Divi-sion is here to make sure that doesn'thappen again. Here (at WebsterField), SCR designs for critical com-munication and electronic tech-nologies will be conceived and de-veloped which will then enable ourwar fighters in the Special Opera-

tions Forces and Intelligence com-munities to be the best in the world."

The 18,000 square foot, $9.6 mil-lion facility will house a high-bayMechanical Integration Area for

communications installation, se-cure lab and office spaces, mechan-ical engineering and computer-aid-ed-design space. Exterior amenitieswill include site access road, staff

parking, pedestrian walkways, sim-ulated C-130 loading ramp andpaved vehicular staging area. Thebuilding will also achieve a LEEDSilver rating and feature sustainable

elements such as a green roof andsolar power.

Unmanned Aerial SystemsOperations Building

Maj. Gen. James A. Adkins, adju-tant general of Maryland, later wel-comed many of the same guests tothe groundbreaking for the Mary-land Army National Guard TacticalUnmanned Aerial Systems Opera-tions Building.

Approximately 10,000 squarefeet, the $4.7 million TUAS facilitywill support A Company, Detach-ment 1, 278th Armored CavalryRegiment, which operates andmaintains the Shadow 200 aircraft,a relatively new system fielded toArmy, Army National Guard andU.S. Marine Corps forces aroundthe world.

Featured areas of the buildinginclude mission and flight opera-tions, hangar/aviation mainte-nance, simulation center, trainingsupport, classrooms, administrativeand support areas and an observa-tion platform. Supporting infra-structure will include hangaraprons, vehicle parking, site andrunway access roads, security light-ing, fencing, utilities and otheritems required to make the facilitycomplete and usable.

Both Cardin and Hoyer agreedthat the new facilities will greatlyaugment two important missions atWebster Field—communicationsand unmanned aircraft—by en-hancing intelligence capabilitiesand providing valuable resourcesfor the Maryland National Guard.

Both buildings are scheduled forcompletion by summer 2013.

Groundbreaking ceremonies mark Webster Field construction

Distinguished guests and NAS Patuxent River military leaders break ground for the new P-140 Special Communications Requirements Engineering Facility at Webster Outlying Fieldduring a ceremony Aug. 29. From left, Steve Smith, G-W Management; Todd Morgan, St.Mary's County commissioner; Vice Adm. David Archizel, commander, Naval Air SystemsCommand; Sen. Ben Cardin; Rep. Steny Hoyer; Randy Morris, director, Ship and ShoreBased Electronic Systems 4.5 at St. Inigoes; Cmdr. Jim Watts, NAS Patuxent River PublicWorks officer; John Bohanan, District 29B delegate; and Capt. Ted Mills, NAS Pax Rivercommanding officer.

From Naval Supply SystemsCommand Corporate Com-munications

The Naval Supply Systems Com-mand's (NAVSUP) Postal Policy Di-vision mail-by dates for pre-Dec. 25,delivery of holiday cards, letters,and packages were announcedSept. 5.

The dates are as follows:Shore APO/FPO/DPO AE zips

090-098 (except 093); AA zips 340;AP zips 962-966

Express Mail: Dec. 17* First-Class Mail (letters/cards

and priority mail): Dec. 10* Parcel Airlift Mail: Dec. 3* Space Available Mail: Nov 26* Parcel Post: Nov. 13

ShoreAPO/FPO/DPOAE ZIP 093* Express mail Military Service:

N/A* First-Class Letters/Cards/Pri-

ority Mail: Dec. 3* Parcel Airlift Mail: Dec. 1* Space Available Mail: Nov. 26* Parcel Post: Nov. 13

For mail addressed from allshore FPOs (except 093)

* Express Mail Military Service:Dec. 17

* First-Class Mail (Letters/cards,priority mail): Dec. 10

* Parcel Airlift Mail: Dec. 3* Space Available Mail: Nov. 26Express Mail Military Service

(EMMS) is available from selectedmilitary post offices. If mailing toan APO/FPO address, check withyour local post office to determineif this service is available.

Parcel Airlift Mail (PAL) is aservice that provides air trans-portation for parcels on a space-available basis. It is available forParcel Post items not exceeding 30pounds in weight or 60 inches inlength and girth combined. Theapplicable PAL fee must be paid inaddition to the regular surface rateof postage for each addressedpiece sent by PAL service.

Space Available Mail (SAM)refers to parcels mailed toAPO/FPO addresses at parcel postrates that are first transported do-mestically by surface and then tooverseas destinations by air on aspace available basis. The maxi-mum weight and size limits are 15pounds and 60 inches in lengthand girth combined. From over-seas locations, items mailed atParcel Post rates are sent toCONUS by air on a space availablebasis. The maximum weight andsize limit are 70 pounds and 130inches in length and girth com-bined.

It is also recommended that

customers check with their localcivilian or military post office forinformation on size restrictionsand possible need for customs dec-laration forms. Additionally, cus-tomers are advised that certainmail restrictions apply and someitems cannot be mailed. Examplesare: switchblade knives, pornogra-phy, controlled substances, and ex-plosive or incendiary devices. If indoubt as to what can or cannot besent through the mail, contact yourlocal civilian or military post office.

As a final note, customers arecautioned that packages must notbe mailed in boxes that havemarkings related to any type ofhazardous material, such asbleach, alcohol, or cleaning fluids.Parcels found by the U.S. PostalService with such markings or la-bels on the outside of the box willnot be processed.

The NAVSUP and Navy SupplyCorps team share one mission--todeliver sustained global logisticscapabilities to the Navy and Jointwarfighter. NAVSUP/Navy SupplyCorps' diverse team of more than25,000 civilian and military per-sonnel oversee a diverse portfolioincluding supply chain manage-ment for material support to Navy,Marine Corps, joint and coalitionpartners, supply operations, con-ventional ordnance, contracting,

resale, fuel, transportation, securi-ty assistance, and quality of life is-sues for the naval forces, includingfood service, postal services, NavyExchanges, and movement ofhousehold goods. TheNAVSUP/Navy Supply Corps teamforms a vast network of profes-sionals who deliver unparalleledproducts and services to cus-

tomers in the fleet and across theworld.

For more information, visitwww.navy.mil,www.facebook.com/usnavy, orwww.twitter.com/usnavy.

For more news from NavalSupply Systems Command, visitwww.navy.mil/local/navsup/.

NAVSUP announces 2012 holiday season mailing dates

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shawn J. Stewart

Personal Specialist Seaman Keith Joseph, from Oakland,Calif., holds a parcel as Master-at-Arms 2nd Class MichaelPaulsen scans its barcode while sorting mail in the hangarbay of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) dur-ing a replenishment at sea. Ronald Reagan is operating inthe Bay of Bengal.

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By Sharon Renee TaylorWRNMMC Journal staff writer

In this second of a two-part story, engi-neers explain the science behind the 3Dtechnology they use to create one-of-a-kindprostheses for amputees at Walter Reed Na-tional Military Medical Center.

When Zach Harvey, chief prosthetist atWalter Reed National Military Medical Cen-ter (WRNMMC), learned the 3D MedicalApplication Center (3DMAC) at Walter ReedBethesda could help him create titaniumparts, he found the solution to a designproblem that halted his progress on aunique prosthetic for a bilateral, above theknee amputee.

Harvey and engineers at the 3DMAC col-laborated to make a set of “flat bottom rock-ers,” short feet that attach to the amputee’ssockets that enable him to walk on unevensurfaces, or climb in and out of the pool byhimself. Peter Liacouras, a biomedical en-gineer who serves as director of services forthe 3DMAC, explained the science behindthe prosthetic project that generated threedimensional solid objects from virtual,computer-generated images by adding ma-terials layer by layer.

Additive ManufacturingAfter measuring the joint that fits on the

end of the prosthetic piece Harvey provided,Liacouras created a top portion as well as abottom foot pad with a rocking mechanismusing computer aided design (CAD) soft-

ware. The team completed a prototype de-sign and manufactured it in plastic on oneof their stereolithography machines, a typeof additive layer manufacturing machine.

“Basically what we’re doing here is addingmaterial, layer by layer,” Liacouras said.

The 3D Medical Applications Center has

several different additive manufacturingmachines. The machine that produced Har-vey’s plastic prototype uses a liquid, pho-topolymer resin and laser.

According to Liacouras, a stainless steelplatform is initially aligned with the surfaceof the resin. The laser bounces off a mirror

and hits the surface of the resin. Whereverthe laser path goes, the resin hardens into aplastic material. The platform sinks 0.15millimeters and the process repeats againand again, with each layer fusing togetheruntil the end, emerging from the vat of resinas a solid object.

The first plastic the lab made for Harveycomprised of more than 800 layers and tookfour hours to build the five inch part. OnceHarvey fitted the amputee with the plasticpart to test, the 3D MAC engineers workedwith the prosthetist to make additional en-hancements.

Wurth used an electron beam melting(EBM) machine to produce the final designin titanium. The EBM machine spreads alayer of titanium powder and uses an elec-tron beam to melt the layer in a specificarea representing a two dimensional slice ofthe three dimensional part. The process re-peats, layer by layer, bonding each togetherto create the three dimensional part.

The machine manufactures the titaniumunder a controlled vacuum of helium at ap-proximately 700 degrees Celsius and usesmagnetic fields to control and direct thebeam’s path. The parts were taken to ablasting cabinet, where they were blastedwith additional titanium powder, to removeand recycle the titanium powder that didnot melt. Wurth estimated the final versionof the prosthetic part took five hours toprint in titanium with an additional two tothree hours to cool using electron beam

3D technology supports unique amputee needs: The science of 3DMAC

Photo by Sharon Renee Taylor

Zach Harvey, chief prosthetist, fits Marine Cpl. Tyler Southern (right) withthe new prosthetics Harvey developed with engineers in the 3D Medical Ap-plications Center at Walter Reed Bethesda. The engineers used computer-aided design software to create the short feet that enable the amputee toclimb in and out of the pool by himself.

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From Team Ships Public Affairs

The future USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) departed Gen-eral Dynamics Bath IronWorks (BIW) shipyard Sept. 5 for NewYork City, where she will join the fleet in a commissioning cer-emony, Oct. 6.

This milestone marks the completion of the initial 62-shipprocurement for the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyerprogram, and the 34th DDG 51 class ship built at BIW, untilthe class-restart ships begin delivering in fiscal year 2016.

"This sailaway is a poignant milestone for both this shipand the program," said Capt. Mark Vandroff, DDG 51 classprogram manager for the Navy's Program Executive Office,Ships (PEO Ships). "This has been, and continues to be, atremendously successful shipbuilding program. I have everyconfidence that PCU Michael Murphy, as with the previous 61Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, will 'lead the fight' and makeour world a safer, better place."

The new destroyer honors the late Lt. Michael P. Murphy,

who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for hisactions as leader of a Navy SEAL team in Afghanistan. Murphywas the first person to be awarded the medal for actions inAfghanistan, and the first member of the U.S. Navy to receivethe award since the Vietnam War. Maureen Murphy, Lt. Mur-phy's mother, will serve as the ship's sponsor.

"It's truly an honor for all of us that are part of this initialcrew to not only bring this great warship into the Fleet, but toalso do our part in upholding the legacy of Lt. Murphy and his18 additional Operation Red Wings teammates that gave theultimate sacrifice," said Cmdr. Tom Shultz, commanding offi-cer of PCU Michael Murphy (DDG 112).

Shultz and many of the 280-person crew have trained inBath for close to a year to safely sail the ship away and begintheir transit to the ship's future homeport of Pearl Harbor,Hawaii, also the location of Lt. Murphy's former command,SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1.

The DDG 51 class ship is a multi-mission, guided-mis-sile destroyer designed to operate in multi-threat air, sur-

face and sub-surface threat environments. The class of shipprovides combat capability and survivability characteris-tics, while minimizing procurement and lifetime supportcosts due to the program's maturity. The DDG 51 programcontinues to reinforce affordability and efficiency in itsshipbuilding program with a commitment to deliver shipsat the highest possible quality and to manage a seamlesstransition to the Fleet.

As one of the Defense Department's largest acquisition or-ganizations, PEO Ships, an affiliated program executive officeof the Naval Sea Systems Command, is responsible for execut-ing the development and procurement of all major surfacecombatants, amphibious ships, special mission and supportships, and special warfare craft. The majority of shipbuildingprograms currently managed by PEO Ships are benefitingfrom serial production efficiencies, which are critical to deliv-ering ships on cost and schedule.

For more information, visit www.navy.mil,www.facebook.com/usnavy, or www.twitter.com/usnavy.

Future USS Michael Murphy sails away from shipyard

(EBM) technology.

The historyAdditive manufacturing began in the early 1980s, Wurth

explained. It was introduced to the automobile industry inthe late 1980s, slowly used in medical applications, and lat-er, titanium emerged in the last 10 years. He said there areabout 20 EBM machines in North America and perhaps an-other 40 or more throughout the rest of the world. The Wal-ter Reed Bethesda 3DMAC produces medical models, sur-gical guides and custom implants for the medical center,as well as VA hospitals and other DoD facilities, accordingto Navy Capt. Gerald Grant, a maxillofacial prosthodontistwho serves as the center’s service chief.

“We’re possibly the largest medical additive manufac-turing center in a medical facility within the United States,possibly in the world, military or civilian,” Grant said. “Thefacility — with its equipment, software and personnel —represents big technology and we’re all trying to learn howto use it for patient care, explore possibilities through activeresearch, and teach providers how to use it,” he added.

RevolutionaryThe use of 3D additive manufacturing technology to cre-

ate flat bottom rockers for the bilateral amputee reducednearly a month’s worth of trial and error to a little more thana week, which will enable the prosthetic and orthotic lab atWRNMMC to service many more amputees, more preciselythan ever before.

Once 3DMAC churned out the first part for Harvey, he con-sidered a dozen other projects “on hold” that the technologycould aid. Some are small scale, ways to make things morestreamline or efficient.

“Everything sort of evolves and comes to a standstill to acertain point where there are mechanical limitations,” Harveysaid. “Now there’s a way to make this work pretty easily justwith the missing part.”

The prosthetist and certified orthotist colleagues call “theidea guy,” envisioned a host of new projects with the help of3D imaging and manufacturing technology: an alignmentadapter that would attach to the bottom of a socket and allowrapid change alignments as a person’s flexibility improves withtherapy; an upper terminal device that would work well withparallel bars for triple amputees, or for hand railing on stairs— devices Harvey said don’t exist.

“There’s been talk about 3D [technology], in fact a lot oftalk, about the socket, the actual interface with the patient, be-gin constructed in a positive fashion rather than using our tra-ditional mold-making techniques which are very time con-suming and hard to repeat,” said Harvey, who called the useof 3D imaging “revolutionary” for prosthetics.

“Those are the kinds of things in the future this technologycould bring,” Harvey said. “It’s what we’ve been waiting for.”

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