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By Patrick GordonNSAW public affairs

Earthquakes, fires, hurricanes, manmadedisasters; the things we don’t expect canhave drastic results on our day-to-day livesif they happen. But if they happen in NavalSupport Activity Washington, those effectscan be mitigated thanks to the emergencyaction plans, or EAPs.

The purpose of an EAP is to facilitateand organize employer and employee ac-tions during workplace emergencies. Justas emergency planning for home and travelcan help personnel better prepare for emer-gencies off duty, the EAP is in place to keepthem safe and prepared at work.

“Concerning emergencies, we all need tobe prepared for them whether at work or athome,” said Justin Petrick, NSAW installa-tion emergency manager. “What EAPs do ishelp us help our personnel during emergen-cies with a plan that will facilitate the safeand appropriate response of our personnel.”

Petrick said that as the installation emer-gency manager, his job is to help ensure thesafety of NSAW personnel in the event of anemergency. “At the same time, the person-nel on our base need to play an active rolein ensuring their own safety and that of theirco-workers as needed” said Petrick. “TheEmergency Action Plan helps personnel un-derstand what they need to do in the case ofan emergency, and with training and exer-cising of these EAPs, and gives a personmoreconfidence that they will react and respondappropriately and with no confusion.”

The idea is that while there is no one so-lution for every emergency, the more a per-son knows about how to deal with them, thesafer they will be should those emergenciesoccur. The EAPs are used in many differ-ent emergencies and can be built to servea specific area or command. Petrick ex-plained that EAPs are developed to what thecommand believes to be likely scenarios.These cover fire, evacuation – building andbase – shelter-in-place and lockdown, ac-tive shooter, destructive weather, and manyother emergencies that could happen withinthe command’s fence lines.

“All of our fence lines have different mis-sions as well as different needs,” said Pet-rick. “At the Washington Navy Yard we haveso many different tenants occupying thesame buildings that we have adopted the‘preponderant tenant’ as the way we woulddevelop the EAPs here. What this means isall of the tenants in a particular buildingwork together to collaborate on the EAP andshare responsibility so as not to cause ma-jor confusion or delay if an emergency hap-

pens in their buildings. On the other hand,a fence line like Carderock doesn’t have thissame issue and has a single EAP to cover allof their buildings for all emergencies. Again,it is one of the more difficult tasks we havebeen trying to accomplish because thereisn’t just one blanket EAP for all of NSAW,each fence line is unique.”

Petrick added that this fluidity in the de-veloping EAPs assures a greater level of safe-ty preparedness for these commands andtheir tenants. As an EAP goes, it is generallya set plan, but it can be adjusted to includenew tenants, floor plan changes or even ten-ants leaving; but the emergency informationwill usually stay the same, he said.

The EAPs are also tested periodicallyduring drills and exercises. The most recentexample of this is the HURREX/Citadel Galeexercise that tested the installation’s hur-ricane preparedness. These drills aim toprepare personnel in the instance of an ac-tual emergency, and in the event of such anemergency, Petrick stresses that personnelshould know what to do.

“If a building has a fire alarm go off, per-sonnel in that building should be referringto the EAP for what they are supposed to do,where there exit routs are, if persons withspecial needs are being assisted, and so on,”said Petrick. “These things should already beknown to personnel because the EAP can alsobe exercised during any fire drill. Addition-ally, it is imperative for personnel to ensurethey know what their building EAP says andknow how to react during an emergency.”

This is what lies at the heart of emergen-cy preparedness, said Petrick – if every per-son in the chain of command, from top tobottom, understands what to do in the eventof an emergency, safety and order can bebetter preserved, and lives can potentiallybe saved as a result.

“During any emergency the safety andsecurity of our personnel is paramount,”said Petrick. “Because of that I would en-courage all employees to talk with theircommands to ensure that they have an EAPfor their building or fence line and to en-sure that the employee is familiar with it tothe point that they don’t have to think dur-ing an incident but react. As with anythingthe more you know the better off you willbe but in this case knowing exactly what todo during an emergency can save your lifeand even the lives of the people around you.These tools are available; people just needto get familiar with them.”

For any personnel wishing to learn moreabout their fence line or command’s emer-gency action plans ask your chain of com-mand for details.

NSAW emergency action plans prepare personnel for the unforeseen

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Patrick Gordon

Naval Support Activity Washington security personnel and volunteers takepart in an active shooter drill at the U.S. Naval Observatory during the Cita-del Shield 2013 exercise Feb. 22. Exercises such as these sharpen respons-es to emergencies and help to test emergency action plans. Personnelshould familiarize themselves with their command’s EAPs in order to betterprepare, and react to, emergencies.

U.S. Navy photo by Shawn Miller

Commander Bart Jumaoas, Joint Forces Headquarters-National Capital Re-gion, opens the discussions for Ambitious Guardian, a joint forces exerciseat Washington Navy Yard, Feb. 11, 2014.

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By Rear AdmiralYancy B. Lindsey, Commandant,Naval District Washington

This month’s photo is my dog, Sassy’sfirst visit to the NDWheadquarters building.

First and foremost, I’m happy to an-nounce that I’ve selected Command Mas-ter Chief (CMC) Dee Allen as the next NDWRegion CommandMaster Chief. CommandMaster Chief Allen had been temporarilyfilling in at the Region and doing an out-standing job. I’m glad she was willing toapply for the Region CMC position and lookforward to continuing to work with her.

My secondmonth in command has beenas interesting and encouraging as the first.I continue to be impressed with the enthu-siasm and dedication with which our NDWfamily supports our myriad of customers.From complex warfare centers and highlyvisible ceremonial events to educating thenext generation of naval leaders and operat-ing the finest military medical center in theworld, we facilitate and support our tenants’vitally important work 24/7/365. Again,thank you for what you do for our Navy andour nation.

I’ve now had the chance to visit two ofour installations, Naval Air Station Patux-ent River and Naval Support Activity (NSA)South Potomac. Both were great visits andprovided me a valuable perspective onthese installations’ mission and some ofthe challenges they and their tenants face.Captain Fleming and Captain Feinberg andtheir staffs are doing a great job supportingtheir tenants, leading/protecting their in-stallations and maintaining an informative,collaborative engagement with their respec-tive local communities.

I also visited the ceremonial guard. Whata sharp, enthusiastic, and motivated groupof professionals. I am honored to serve withthem and am looking for opportunities toget them more involved in the Navy’s com-munity outreach and recruiting efforts.

This past month, I had the privilege ofhosting a full honors arrival for AdmiralTomahisa Takei, Chief of Staff, Japan Mari-time Self-Defense Force, in Leutze Park on

the Washington Navy Yard. It was a greatand fitting ceremony for such an importantmilitary leader and friend of the U.S. mili-tary. If you’ve never attended a full honorsarrival, I recommend you join us for one inthe future. I think you’ll find them interest-ing and patriotic.

Looking ahead, in August I’ll visit NSAAnnapolis, NSA Washington, Joint BaseAnacostia-Bolling and NSA Bethesda. Thatleaves just Naval Support Facility Thurmontremaining. I’m looking forward to seeingthese installations through the command-ing officers’ and staff’s eyes.

I’ll host the final Concert on the Avenue(COTA) on Tuesday, Aug. 11. If you’ve neverattended a COTA, then you should put it onyour TO-DO list. The ceremonial guard andNavy band put on a great show at the navymemorial here inWashington D.C. on Tues-day evenings at 7:30 p.m. throughout thesummer. After Aug. 11 you’ll have to waituntil next summer, but I promise it will beworth the wait.

And, last but not least, the Navy’s 240thbirthday is just around the corner on Oct.13. Hope you’re planning to join in the cele-bration. I’ll provide additional informationon the events as it comes available.

Commandant’s corner:enthusiasm and dedication

By Mass CommunicationSpecialist 1st Class Elliott FabrizioChief of Naval OperationsPublic Affiars

Adm. John M. Richardson, director, Na-val Nuclear Propulsion Program, was con-firmed by the Senate as the 31st Chief ofNaval Operations Aug. 5.

Richardson will replace Adm. JonathanW. Greenert who has been CNO since Sep-tember 2011. Vice Adm. Frank Caldwell, whowas also confirmed by the Senate today, willsucceed Richardson later this month as thedirector, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Pro-gram. “I am honored and humbled to havebeen nominated and confirmed to succeedAdm. Greenert as our Navy’s next chief ofnaval operations,” said Richardson. “Adm.Greenert and his wife Darleen have beentireless and superb advocates for our Sailorsand their families. I am deeply grateful fortheir service to our Navy and nation. I amexcited to lead the extraordinary men andwomen in the world’s greatest Navy.”

The change of office ceremony will beheld in September at the United States Na-val Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

Richardson, 55, hails from Petersburg,Virginia. He graduated with a degree inphysics from the U.S. Naval Academy in1982. Richardson also holds master’s de-grees from the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, the Woods Hole Oceanograph-ic Institution, and the National War College.

As one of the Navy’s top leaders, Rich-ardson has a broad-based record as anoperational commander. Richardson com-manded the nuclear attack submarine USSHonolulu (SSN 718), served as a naval aideto the president of the United States, as wellas numerous other assignments through his

career. Richardson received the prestigiousVice Adm. James Stockdale for inspirationalleadership award in 2001, among a long listof personal and unit awards.

For biography on Richardson visitwww.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=440.

Richardson confirmedas next CNO

U.S. Navy photo

An undated file photo of Adm. JohnM. Richardson, director of the NavalNuclear Propulsion Program. Rich-ardson was confirmed Aug. 5 by theSenate as the 31st Chief of NavalOperations.

By Warren DuffieOffice of Naval Research PublicAffairs

To discuss the impact of sleep depriva-tion on warfighters, and share ideas on howtomake sleepmore revitalizing, the Office ofNaval Research and the Department of De-fense’s Human Performance OptimizationAdvisory Committee on Aug. 4 held a work-shop titled the “Restorative Effects of Sleep.”

Americans are famously hard chargerswhousually don’t get enough shut-eye. That’sparticularly true in military ranks, where op-erational tempo is fast paced and missioncompletion paramount. Sleep can become acasualty, and fatigue too often a reality.

“In the military, the mission comes first,”said Lt. Cmdr. Chris Steele, ONR’s Circa-dian, Sleep and Fatigue program manager.Steele’s team supports research on the ef-fects of sleep loss on warfighters-and waysto increase physical and mental resiliency.“You aren’t always able to get as much sleepas you should. Our goal is to find ways to im-prove warfighter endurance and make thesleep they get as restful as possible. After all,

sleep has a direct impact on performanceand mission readiness.”

Workshop speakers included Dr. CharlesCzeisler, professor of sleepmedicine at Har-vard Medical School, and Dr. David Dinges,chief of the Division of Sleep and Chrono-biology at the University of Pennsylvania.Both are responsible for groundbreakingresearch in human circadian -- 24 hour --rhythms and the physiological and behav-ioral effects of sleep deprivation.

“You have military people who are work-ing 18-hour shifts or participating in nightoperations and training exercises lasting forhours,” said Czeisler. “Such a lack of sleepis harmful. We must emphasize how crucialsleep is to health and performance.”

Workshop discussions covered topicssuch as the value of power naps, whetherto split up warfighters’ sleep time over thecourse of a day, and if daytime sleep is asbeneficial as nighttime sleep.

Presenters also highlighted currentsleep research endeavors, many of whichare sponsored by ONR. These included thevalue of establishing fixed work-rest sched-ules, monitoring alertness with and without

proper rest and the effects of caffeine duringsleep loss.

“There’s also research sponsored by ONRtargeting the newly discovered glymphaticsystem of the brain,” said Steele, who holdsa doctorate in zoology. “That’s an internalplumbing system that may open duringsleep, letting fluid flow through the brain,enabling it to flush out toxins that build upduring waking hours. Essentially, sufficientsleep could literally clear your head.”

Besides its military focus, Steele said hebelieves the conversations emerging fromthe workshop will benefit the greater public:“People are more aware of the importanceof sleep than ever before. We’re all busier,more stressed and have a hard time discon-necting from our smart devices at night. Allof that impacts the quantity and quality ofour sleep.”

Steele’s work aligns with the Naval S&TStrategy, which emphasizes health and re-silience as key components of warfighterperformance. Last year, ONR hosted a focusarea forum to discuss how science and tech-nology can improve warfighter performanceand resilience.

For more news from Office of Naval Re-search, visit www.navy.mil/local/onr/.

Worn-out warriors? ONR looks at importance of sleep to warfighters

U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams

Dr. David Smith, deputy assistantsecretary of defense for health read-iness policy and oversight, providesthe keynote address during the Re-storative Effects of Sleep Workshoporganized by the Office of Naval Re-search Aug. 4.

By Jim GaramoneDoD News, Defense Media Activity

Even in an age of terror groups like theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant and al-Qaida, deterrence remains at the heart ofAmerica’s security strategy, said Navy Adm.Cecil D. Haney, the commander of U.S. Stra-tegic Command.

The key to deterrence is any adversaryhas to understand “that they cannot esca-late their way out of a failed conflict,” hesaid during an interview at the WashingtonNavy Yard Aug. 4.

The admiral spoke following a stakeholdersmeeting at the Navy’s Strategic Systems Pro-gram -- the folkswhomaintain theNavy’s sub-marine-launched ballistic missile program.

Any attack directed at the United States“would be very costly for them and theywill not get the benefits they are trying toachieve,” he said.

Successful deterrence, he said, compelsan adversary to acknowledge that “restraintis a much better option.”

Nuclear DeterrenceNuclear deterrence is the one aspect that

most people are familiar with and that is a

main concern for Haney.“We have to be aware of the fact as long

as we have countries like Russia and Chinathat have developed this kind of nuclear ca-pability and are deploying this kind of capa-bility,” the admiral said.

Haney emphasized that deterrence ismore than nuclear weapons or even themil-itary. “We are not locked into one domainthinking,” he said. “If you take on the UnitedStates of America, we will use the appropri-ate tools out of our kit to associate with thatparticular business.”

Sometimes a response will be diplomat-ic, the admiral said. Other times it will beeconomic or informational. All “are backedby sufficient military capability,” he said.

“At the end of the day, it is my job todeter a strategic attack against the UnitedStates of America and its allies,” Haney said,“and to provide the president the decisionspace and options if deterrence fails.”

Improvements for Nuclear EnterpriseSome past issues involving the nuclear

enterprise have been reviewed and improve-ments are being implemented, Haney said.

“We were able to identify specificallyeach area we needed to improve in,” theadmiral said. Stratcom has been working

with the Air Force and Navy in all areas, hesaid, to institutionalize the improvementssuggested by the reviews. These run fromchanges in training, manning and equip-ping the associated forces and how the ser-vices employ them.

There is no end point to these improve-ments, the admiral said.

“You have to continue to assess whereyou are and to work on improving things,either because your adversaries are improv-ing or because you want to do it in a moreefficient and effective way,” he said.

All components and members of thenuclear enterprise will build this continu-ous improvement into their battle cycle, theadmiral said. Since the reviews, the com-mand has done another review of the nu-clear command and control capability. Thatreview pointed to areas that needed atten-tion, and the command and the services areaddressing them, he said.

Nuclear TriadThe nuclear triad of ICBMs, submarine-

launched ballistic missiles and mannedbombers needs attention, the admiral said.These systems need to have the right attri-butes and performance factors to work to-day and in the future, Haney said.

Looking ahead, the peak funding for thenuclear triad will be in the mid-2020s andshould constitute about six to sevenpercent ofdefense total obligation authority, Haney said.

There really isn’t a choice, he said. Haneyused the ballistic missile submarines as anexample.

“When we decommission it, [the Ohio-class submarine] will have 42 years of servicelife—well beyond the 30 years it was designedfor,”Haney said. “Thegoodnews iswe’vebeenable to extend that platform, but we can’t do itany further so it has to be replaced.”

There’s a program for the bomber andfor the ICBM force, he said.

“As we work these, we still have to bethoughtful and look at our requirements toensure we can save where we can,” he said.“One area is the commonality that we canhave, and generate a synergistic effect . inlooking at what things we can have that arecommon between the intercontinental bal-listic missile and the submarine-launchedballistic missile program.”

Haney said a letter signed by himself,

Navy Assistant Secretary for Research, De-velopment and Acquisition Sean J. Stackleyand Air Force Assistant Secretary for Acqui-sition William A. LaPlante, highlights thismove to commonality and savings.

Warhead fusing components are a col-laborative effort between the Air Force, Navyand Department of Energy labs, he said.

“It doesn’t mean they all look the same,but there are common parts and pieces andcommon methodologies so we can avoidpaying bills twice,” Haney said. “Where wecan have common designs that makes sensegiven the technological and advantages wehave today.”

Visiting ‘Strategic Warriors’Haney spends a lot of time visiting what

he calls “the strategic warriors” in their fox-holes—the silos, subs and planes.

“These folks are passionate about get-ting the mission right for the United Statesof America and I’m proud of each and everyone of them,” he said. “I find inmy frank dis-cussions with them . that they are in there toserve our country, do themission right and Ido sense an improvement in morale.”

Haney addressed deterrence in the cyberworld, saying it is much like any other realmof combat.

“Any adversary that wants to take us onin [cyber or space] domains must under-stand that we not only work on the defensiveaspect, but our national leaders can pickwhat methodology they want to use, not re-stricted to a particular domain,” he said.

They need to understand, they won’t getthe benefits they hope to achieve with a cy-ber or space attack, the admiral said.

“We have to be able to differentiate be-tween working against a cybercrime that oc-curs rather than a strategic attack using thecyberspace domain,” he said.

The United States will not spell out whatwill happen to those who launch cyberat-tacks, the admiral said, and that is fine be-cause some ambiguity is necessary.

“The whole of government approach thatour country uses has to be thoughtful andtailored to the right answer,” he said.

Deterrence still cornerstone of U.S. strategy, Haney says


From Naval Research Labpublic affairs

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory electricalengineer, Mr. Robert Gignilliat, in the Tacti-cal Electronic Warfare Division, along withan international task group comprised of 10member-nations, have been awarded theNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization, Scienceand Technology Organization, 2014 Scien-tific Achievement Award.

Head of the Electro-Optic/InfraRedMea-surements and Simulation Section and U.S.delegate to the NATO task group, Gignilliatand fellow teammembers of the Sensors andElectronics Technology Panel (SET-144), re-ceive the award in recognition and appre-ciation for outstanding work and significantscientific contribution in the “Mitigation ofShip Electro-Optical Susceptibility againstConventional and Asymmetric Threats.”

This work focused on several new areasidentified as critical in protecting NATOvessels through development of improvedunderstanding and mitigation of ship vul-nerabilities to infrared missiles and asym-metric weapons like highly maneuverablesmall watercraft.

The SET-144 Task Group successfullytested the effectiveness of an IR ship-sig-nature-reduction system and conclusivelyshowed its capability to reduce the ship’s IRsignature, and improved the effectiveness ofoff-board decoys against threat missiles intheir terminal phase - both critical capabili-ties for the self-protection of NATO vessels.

Arriving at NRL in 1999, Gignilliat holdsa Bachelor of Science degree in ElectricalEngineering from the Catholic Universityof America and a Master of Science degreein Electrical Engineering from the GeorgeWashington University. During his tenureat NRL, his research interests have focusedon: EO/IR Low Observables, EO/IR radi-ometry, IR signature modeling, infrared LOcoatings/materials, model validation meth-odologies, and camouflage paint schemedevelopment for Naval platforms.

He has designed several paint schemesthat are applied to operation craft, such asthe USS Fort Worth (LCS 3), the Coastal Riv-erine Group 1 Riverine Command Boat, andmultiple Naval Special Warfare craft and hasauthored over 15 scientific talks and papers,twice receiving NRL’s Allen Berman AnnualResearch Publication Award.

The SET-144 Task Group awardedmembers include: Mr. Leo de Yong, Aus-

tralia (Observer Nation); Mr. AlexanderBorghgraef, Belgium; Dr. Luc Forand, Can-ada; Dr. Karin Stein, Germany; Dr. NikolaosSolomos, Greece; Lt. Raffalle Vita, Italy;

Mr. Henny Veerman, Netherlands; Dr. LarsTrygve Heen, Norway; Lt. Umit Cotuk, Tur-key; Mr. Pierre Adedze, United Kingdom;and Mr. Robert Gignilliat, United States.

NRL’s Robert Gignilliat presented joint NATO scientific achievement award

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory photo by Jamie Hartman

Mr. Robert Gignilliat, electrical engineer in the Tactical Electronic WarfareDivision at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, along with an internationaltask group comprised of 10-member nations, has been awarded the NorthAtlantic Treaty Organization, Science and Technology Organization, 2014Scientific Achievement Award. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory/JamieHartman

From NDW Regional Commu-nity Service Program

Volunteers are needed for the NationalDay of Remembrance observance Satur-day, Sept. 12, at the Historic Congressio-nal Cemetery at 1801 E. Street, SE, Wash-ington, D.C.

Military personnel, their family mem-bers, and DoD civilians are needed to re-move weeds, perform tree mulching, andengage in minor landscaping around thecemetery roadways and path to the 9/11Memorial. Volunteers will receive T-shirtsand lunch. The event serves as an oppor-

tunity for anyone interested in Americanhistory to learn and earn community ser-vice hours.

The event will take place Sept. 12, 2015,from8:30a.m.tonoon.Thoseinterestedinvol-unteering should use the on-line registrationform at http://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/ndw/about/community_services/commu-nity_service_sign_up_form.html , or contacttheir command’s volunteer coordinator:

Army -- 571-431-2343Air Force -- 240-857-6344/ 414-708-

8208/ 202-404-5562Coast Guard -- 202-372-4087Navy -- 202-433-6854Marines -- 703-693-1253

National Day of Remembrancevolunteer opportunities


From MFSC public affairs

Management of personal financespresents an increasing challenge tomilitary members and their families.For some, the lack of basic consum-er skills and training in how to pru-dently manage finances sets the stagefor financial difficulty. The PersonalFinancial Management program ex-ists to provide education, counseling,information and referral to personneland commands in order to increasepersonal, family, and operations

readiness. The PFM program assistcommands in achieving a higher stateof mission readiness, thereby improv-ing the servicemember’s performanceand retention through personal fi-nancial readiness.

Commanding Officers utilizingtrained Command Financial Specialisthave a responsibility to encourage fi-nancial responsibility and sound finan-cial planning. This promotes solid finan-cial practices, personal integrity, andresponsibilities among its members.Providing current PFM information tomilitary personnel is an integral part

of the program. The success of the pro-gram is a collaborative effort betweenthe Command, the CFS and the MFSC.

The Joint Base Anacostia-BollingMFSC will be sponsoring a CommandFinancial Leadership Forum on Aug.25 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in Bldg. 13, 118Brookley Ave. This forum is for Com-mand Leadership and will focus on anychanges to theCommandFinancial Spe-cialist program, financial informationand resources available to leadership,and available trainings and educationalopportunities. Registration is required;please call (202) 767-0450 to do so.

Military and Family Support Center to host CommandFinancial Management Leadership Forum

By Amaani LyleDoD News, Defense Media Activity

In remarks at the National Purple Heart Ceremony atGeorge Washington’s Mount Vernon estate Aug. 8, the se-nior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs ofStaff praised heroes across wars and eras who have exempli-fied bravery and endured incomprehensible peril.

Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia stressed thatthe Purple Heart is a decoration of explicit distinction, rec-ognizable not just to the American citizen, but to peoplearound the world. “Many nations, militaries envy our cul-ture and the dignifiedmanner that we hold to our fallen, butalso how we recognize and care for our wounded,” he said.

The event at the Robert H. and Clarice Smith Auditoriumwithin the 400-acre Potomac riverfront estate commemo-rated the Purple Heart honor, which began as Washington’screation during the Revolutionary War.

Purple Heart’s Storied HistoryWashington established the Badge of Military Merit on

Aug. 7, 1782, and at that time, only three revolutionary warsoldiers earned the decoration, Battaglia explained. “Sowhile extremely rare, it was never abolished,” he said.

The next proposal came Oct. 10, 1927, after World WarI, when then-Army Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Pelot Sum-merall directed delivery of a bill to Congress in order to re-suscitate the badge.

“The bill had been withdrawn, and during January of1928, any momentum on the case ceased,” Battaglia said.

Later, the new chief of staff, Gen. Douglas MacArthur,reopened work on a new design involving the WashingtonCommission of Fine Arts. Military officials selected Eliza-beth Will, an Army heraldic specialist in the Office of theQuartermaster General, to redesign the badge into what’snow known as the Purple Heart.

Battaglia said nearly 2 million uniformedmen and wom-en have been decorated with the award since WWI.

A Personal StoryIn August 2005, the Purple Heart became Battaglia’s per-

sonal reality during the first of two yearlong combat toursin the Middle East, when he was injured in a small town

outside of Fallujah, Iraq.“While the incident itself was certainly traumatic . what

I found just as challenging . was forcing myself to get backin the saddle,” he said.

Battaglia said he believes he’s alive today thanks to thetraining and tactical advice of his unit leaders who served,fought, and survived -- and even the legacies of those wholie across the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cem-etery in Virginia.

“They have displayed the ultimate sacrifice to our coun-try,” the sergeant major said of the fallen. “They, too, wearthis Purple Heart, symbolizing the bravery, patriotism andcourage -- key attributes and principles that our ArmedForces were founded upon.”

Battaglia recounted the story of Army Sgt. Maj. DonaldSparks, who sustained injuries from a landmine explosionin 2005. “[Sparks] said his uncle, a combat vet himself, ex-pressed emphatically that, ‘this is the one damn medal youdon’t want to try and earn,’” he said.

Battaglia said a young soldier, Army Pfc. Joseph Knott,did not survive the bomb blast that injured Sparks.

“Sparks tells his soldiers and others . not to be enamoredwith the medal on his chest, as it serves as the etched-in-stone reminder of the young troop he lost that day,” Batta-glia said. “The Purple Heart was no longer just a symbol ofinjury or death to Sergeant Major Sparks -- rather a badgeof honor and resilience, which afforded him an opportunityto talk about the sacrifices of the bravemen and women andhis personal challenge to return to duty.”

Battaglia also acknowledged the tens of thousands ofU.S. troops today who still survive and endure in trenchesaround the world.

“While the Purple Heart represents courage, bravery, pa-triotism to the [people] who wear it, it also symbolizes resil-ience for the families who are there to serve as the backboneand the springboard for the wounded warrior on the roadto recovery,” Battaglia said. “The Purple Heart is our oldeststandingmilitary decoration, and the nature of our businessto ensure our country’s freedom will likely cause the PurpleHeart to be our longest-standing military decoration.”

Battaglia observes National Purple Heart Day, acclaims heroes

U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Peter D. Lawlor

Vietnam veteran George Alexander waves ascoaches, players and football fans applaud himas he departs the field with a Purple Heart medalpresented to him by Chief of Naval OperationsAdm. Jonathan Greenert during an NFL “Salute toService” game hosted by the Pittsburgh Steelersat Heinz Field Nov. 2, 2014. Alexander receivedthe Purple Heart for injuries sustained as a NavyEquipment Operator 2nd Class during the Viet-nam War. The senior enlisted advisor to the chair-man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff praised heroesacross wars and eras who have exemplified brav-ery and endured incomprehensible peril duringNational Purple Heart Day.

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From Chief of Naval Personnel,Public Affairs

The Navy recently reiterated its com-mitment to building resilience, releas-ing Operational Stress Control ProgramInstruction (OPNAVINST 6520.1), whichdetails policy, guidelines, procedures andresponsibilities to standardize the OSCProgram across the Navy.

The OSC Program, part of the 21st Centu-ry Sailor Office’s (OPNAV N17) Suicide Pre-vention Branch (OPNAV N171), promotesan understanding of stress, awareness ofsupport resources, and provides practicalstress navigation tools to help build resil-ience of Sailors, families, and commands.

“This instruction was written using ateam approach, and relied on the exper-tise of stakeholders from across the Navyto formalize the guidelines for an effectiveprogram,” said Capt. Michael Fisher, thedirector of Operational Stress Control andSuicide Prevention. The instruction, as wellas the OSC Program in general, is Sailor-focused and research-informed.

“Since 2008, OSC has teamed with re-searchers, medical professionals and deckplate leaders, and we’ve made significantstrides in advancing understanding of op-erational stress,” Fisher said. “This instruc-tion represents years of hard work, and thepriority that our senior leaders place on thecomprehensive well-being of our Sailors.”

One way the OSC Program ensures thatits efforts meet the needs of Navy stakehold-ers is through the OSC governance board.The makeup of the governance board, which

meets quarterly, is defined in the new in-struction. Participants include representa-tives from Naval Education and TrainingCommand, the office of the Master Chief Pet-ty Officer of the Navy, the Navy Reserve, theChaplain Corps, U.S. Fleet Forces Commandand U.S. Pacific Fleet, Navy InstallationsCommand and the U.S. Naval Academy.

The new instruction also outlines OSCtraining requirements, an integral part ofensuring all Sailors are trained and moti-vated personally to navigate stress and toassist their shipmates. Per the instruction,Sailors are taught OSC at accession pointsand military career milestones. Addition-ally, Sailors can receive instruction throughgeneral military training requirements, andthe work of mobile training teams, whoprovide pre-deployment Navy operationalstress control skills training to commandswithin six months of deployment.

Leanne Braddock, the MTT programmanager, has worked with the OSC Programsince its inception. According to Braddock,the instruction represents an importantmessage. “Our top Navy leadership doesn’tjust want people to get by; they want peopleto thrive, not just survive. The instructionspeaks to how important leaders think ourpeople are.”

For more information, visit the OSC blogat navstress.wordpress.com, follow them onFacebook at www.facebook.com/navstress,or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/navstress.Immediate help can be obtained throughthe Military Crisis Line at 1-800-273-TALK(Option 1).

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

Navy releases updated operational stress control program

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Russell

Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL students participate in Surf Passage atNaval Amphibious Base Coronado. The Navy recently reiterated its commit-ment to building resilience, releasing Operational Stress Control ProgramInstruction (OPNAVINST 6520.1), which details policy, guidelines, proceduresand responsibilities to standardize the OSC Program across the Navy.

Maternity leave guidance releasedFrom the Chief of Naval Personnel

As promised in the July 2 ALNAV (http://www.npc.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/Documents/ALNAVS/ALN2015/ALN15053.txt ) release, NAVADMIN 182/15announces Navy specific maternity leaveinformation for expecting and new motherssince the start of the new year.

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus an-nounced on July 2 that effective immediate-ly, women who serve in the Navy and Ma-rine Corps will have 18 weeks of maternityleave available to use during the first year ofher child’s life.

“We have incredibly talented womenwho want to serve, and they also want to bemothers and have the time to fulfill that im-portant role the right way.” Mabus said. “We

can do that for them. Meaningful maternityleave when it matters most is one of thebest ways that we can support the womenwho serve our county. This flexibility is aninvestment in our people and our Services,and a safeguard against losing skilled ser-vice members.”

The guidance outlined in the NAVAD-MIN outlines how Sailors can work withtheir commands to take advantage of thisbenefit, while still aligning with operationalcommitments.

For more information, read the NAVAD-MIN (http://www.npc.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/NAVADMINS/Pages/NAVADMIN2015.aspx ) .

Sailors with questions should consulttheir chain of command or send an email [email protected].

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

Maternity leave guidance released

From NSAW Public Affairs

The Tenant Executive Council is scheduled to meet Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. in the AdmiralGooding Center at the Washington Navy Yard.

Topics scheduled to be discussed include major events taking place in the nextquarter, new parking plan and implementation, Barry ceremony and removal, andzone inspection implementation.

The Tenant Executive Council is a representative body of all tenants assigned toNSAW fence lines. It serves as a quarterly meeting between the NSAW commandingofficer, key staff members, and tenant command representatives to ensure all partiesare aware of important and upcoming issues affecting them, and can vote on specificcourses of action. Additionally, it acts as a forum to discuss any tenant-specific issuesaffecting them or the installation.

Tenant Executive Council Meeting Aug. 24

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