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Navy Exchange Service Commandnames new Chief Executive OfficerBy Kathleen MartinNavy Exchange Service Command Public Affairs

VIRGINIA BEACH

Navy Exchange Service Command

(NEXCOM) and the worldwide Navy

Exchange System NEXCOM welcomed

its first Chief Executive Officer (CEO),

Jan. 11.

In this position, Rear Adm. Robert J.

Bianchi (ret.) is responsible for the over-

sight of 104 Navy Exchange facilities with

nearly 300 stores worldwide, 40 Navy

Lodges, 158 Ship’s Stores, Navy Clothing

Textile and Research Facility and the Uni-

form Program Management Office.

“I am very pleased to have Rear Adm.

(ret.) Bianchi on our team,” said Rear

Adm. Mark Heinrich, Commander,

Naval Supply Systems Command. “He

brings a wealth of experience to the table

and I have great confidence that he can

lead NEXCOM into the future.”

In March 2011, NEXCOM’s flag billet

was converted to a senior civilian posi-

tion per the Secretary of Defense Track

Four Initiatives Decision memo. Rear

Adm. Glenn C. Robillard, Supply Corps,

transferred in August 2011 after serv-

ing as the 29th and final commander of

NEXCOM.

Bianchi is the first civilian CEO of this

organization. He joins NEXCOM after a

distinguished 29-year military career as

a Navy Supply Corps officer. Bianchi at-

tended the University of North Carolina

at Chapel Hill on a Navy ROTC scholar-

ship, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree

in Mathematics. Upon graduation in

1982, he was commissioned as an Ensign

in the Navy Supply Corps. He earned a

Master’s degree in Business Adminis-

tration with distinction from Harvard

University in 1992 and completed the

Wharton School of Business Executive

Development Program in 2003. Bianchi

served in various senior leadership po-

sitions including assistant deputy chief

of Staff for Fleet Readiness and Fleet

Supply officer, U.S. Fleet Forces Com-

mand; Commander, Navy Exchange Ser-

vice Command; deputy commander for

Aviation, Naval Inventory Control Point;

military advisor to the Deputy Under

Secretary of Defense (Logistics & Mate-

riel Readiness); and supply officer, USS

Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

NEXCOM’s four independently func-

tioning programs generated over $2.6 bil-

lion in sales in 2010 and provided $48.4

million to the Navy’s Morale, Welfare

and Recreation programs. NEXCOM’s

mission is to provide authorized custom-

ers quality goods and services at a sav-

ings and to support Navy quality of life

programs. NEXCOM is an Echelon III

command within the Naval Supply Sys-

tems Command (NAVSUP) Enterprise.

Rear Adm. Robert J. Bianchi (ret.)

Rear Adm.Tyson relievedas Commander,CSG 2Rear Adm. Gregory M. Nosal, incom-

ing Commander of Carrier Strike

Group (CSG) 2 (left) salutes outgoing

Commander Rear Adm. Nora W.

Tyson during a change of command

ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) at

Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 12.

Tyson was promoted to rear admiral

upper half by President George H.W.

Bush aboard the aircraft carrier USS

George H.W. Bush, July, 31, 2011.

She is the first female to command a

Carrier Strike Group.

MC3 Leonard H. Adams

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at an all-hands call in the

hangar bay.

“If you look at this ship

today, she is as modern and

as good as any of our air-

craft carriers out there,” said

Greenert. “It’s her Sailors

that make this ship run and

make this strike group so

great.”

During the all-hands

call, Greenert discussed

the impact of current world

events in response to Sailors’

questions.

Sailors were pleased that

the CNO and MCPON were

able to visit Enterprise and

show their support for the

50-year-old ship as it pre-

pares for its 22nd scheduled

deployment.

“Today, I had dinner with

the CNO,” said Machin-

ist’s Mate 2nd Class Drake

Grills. “It was exciting. You

don’t get too many opportu-

nities to have dinner with a

four-star admiral and it was

a great experience.”

Enterprise is underway

conducting a compos-

ite training unit exercise

(COMPTUEX) in prepara-

tion for her final deployment

scheduled for March.

before, but it did not pre-

pare him for this visit. “To

be able to go down and see

something modern that our

Navy is using right now was

really cool.”

Kress said his favorite

part of the tour was the visit

to the control room where

he saw the center of opera-

tions for the boat.

“We got a chance to look

through a periscope, which

was probably the highlight

of the tour,” he added.

The iCarly cast spent

about 30 minutes on the

submarine and the cast

members said they were all

impressed.

“Visiting the Hartford was

just awesome,” said Munck.

“What a great experience.”

Fans of the show bran-

dishing posters and pictures,

hoping to obtain autographs

began lining up at the the-

ater around lunchtime in

the hopes of getting as close

to their iCarly idols as pos-

sible.

“I’m really excited to get

to see iCarly in person,” said

10-year-old Isabella Iaccari-

no. “I’ve never seen anyone

from television before and

I’m kind of really looking

forward to this.”

Although the show’s audi-

ence focus is the 5 -12-year-

old demographic, there were

even a few more mature fans

in attendance.

“I guess I’m a fan too,”

said Chief Master-at-Arms

Charlie Wenzel, who, in ad-

dition to ensuring security,

was making sure his daugh-

ter Rylie got to see the show.

“I watch it with my daughter

and it’s a funny show. I like

it. I also like the fact that it

deals with kids that have a

parent in the military de-

ployed away from home and

how they handle things.”

iCarly revolves around

the show’s namesake Carly

Shay (played by Miranda

Cosgrove) and her friends

Sam (played by Jennette

McCurdy), Freddie (played

by Kress), Gibby (played by

Munck) and brother Spencer

(played by Jerry Trainor). In

the show, Carly’s father is

an Air Force colonel perpet-

ually deployed away from

home, sometimes on a sub-

marine. Although most kids

here at SUBASE don’t have

a parent deployed year-

round, it is a theme that is

very well understood among

the population of this base

inSoutheastern Connecticut.

In Wednesday’s screening

of the episode titled, “iMeet

the First Lady,” Carly is dis-

appointed when her father

is unable to make it home

for his birthday because of

another deployment. Carly’s

friends to try to brighten

her mood by putting on a

special webisode for her

and her dad, which captures

the attention of the govern-

ment and the First Lady of

the United States Michelle

Obama.

Obama guest stars on the

show, which will air, Jan.

16. In the episode, the first

lady surprises the iCarly

gang to thank them for sup-

porting Carly when her dad

is away.

Obama is a staunch sup-

porter and spokesperson for

the Joining Forces organiza-

tion. Obama, along with Dr.

Jill Biden, the wife of Vice

President Joe Biden, spear-

head the organization to

help support military fami-

lies and advocate for their

priorities.

Following the premiere,

the cast was brought out on

stage to the excited screams

of those in attendance. The

cast members spoke about

their experiences meet-

ing the first lady and even

demonstrated some of their

personal skills, like juggling

and human beat boxing to

the enjoyment of the audi-

ence.

After leaving the stage,

the iCarly cast stuck around

to meet some of their fans

in the back of the Dealey

Center Theater.

For Nathaniel Rivers, who

just turned 10 on Wednes-

day and his sister Alyssa,

8, it was a chance like no

other. Both Rivers children

met the actors, posed for

photos and received auto-

graphs from the cast.

“It was really fun because

I got to see them for the first

time,” said Alyssa. “I got

to meet Miranda Cosgrove.

She is a really good singer.”

“I thought it was awe-

some,” said Nathaniel. “I’ve

never done something like

this. This is my favorite TV

show. I especially like to

thank my parents – it was

the best birthday ever.”

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

For more news fromNaval Submarine Base NewLondon, visit www.navy.mil/local/subasenlon/.

MC1 Peter D. BlairCast members of Nickelodeon’s TV show iCarly sign autographs and meet fans before touring the Los

Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hartford (SSN 768) at Naval Submarine Base New London.

ENTERPRISE | Ship

underway in preparation

for final deployment

iCARLY | Episode about military

family issues to star Michelle Obama

Continued from front

Continued from front

MCSN Harry Andrew D. GordonChief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert and Master Chief

Petty Officer of the Navy Rick D. West speak to Sailors during an all-

hands call aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).


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If you would have asked me

10 years ago where I would

picture myself at this point

in my life, I would have an-

swered: a mom, maybe mar-

ried to some sleek business-

man, a writer working on my

second book, doing humani-

tarian work overseas … any-

thing that did not involve the

military. Never would I have

guessed that I would marry a

Soldier. I like stability, roots,

a predictable home.

Funny how that happens,

isn’t it? You know what your

life will look like, you know

how you’re going to get from

Point A to Point B and have

listed all possible diversions

and goals between the two.

But as soon as you try to start

moving down your own path,

in swoops a gigantic curveball

you didn’t see coming that

knocks you off course. I would

classify marrying a man in the

military as a massive curve-

ball, for myself at least. There

is no predictability in that.

What city do you want to

live in? Orders will come let-

ting you know where home

will be.

Is he going to deploy? Yes.

But that date could move four

months in either direction on

the calendar.

Will he be home in time

for dinner tonight? In theory,

yes. But you better make sure

that a good episode of Project

Runway is on tonight in case

his release from work comes

at 10 p.m. versus 5 p.m.

It’s hard to anticipate how

difficult this life is. You can

talk to all of the military wives

you possibly can, you can read

books, you can go to spouse

classes, but the only way to

truly learn about it is by living

it. It is a hard life to live, but

it is possible to live it well.

To accept life and adjust. It’s

easy to resent your husband

over the fact that it was “his

job” that moved you across

the country away from your

family and friends and now

you’re left to fend for yourself.

But don’t let yourself go there.

It will start an ugly snowball

effect that will not be good for

yourself or your marriage.

The military life presents

you with many challenges,

stressors, and yes, opportu-

nities that you likely would

not face in another life. PCS

moves, training trips, de-

ployments, new careers, new

neighborhoods, new every-

thing are all likely and all

almost promised when enter-

ing into the life of a military

wife. All are stressful, but can

be dealt with in ways that are

healthy and productive.

Whether your husband is de-

ployed, on a TDY trip, or out

in the field, much of the time

you’re left to fend for yourself.

Embrace this time and use it to

take care of yourself. There

are many things you can do

to use this time apart for your

benefit and growth.

1. Learn something new.

Are you ever jealous of your

friends that can turn out a

handmade crocheted scarf or

baby blanket in just a matter of

hours? Ask them to teach you,

and voila, you now have pres-

ents to bring to baby showers

that everyone will love. Have

you always wanted to learn

to paint? Cook? Scrapbook?

Skydive? This is the time to

go learn a new skill. It will be

fun and you might even make

some new friends in the pro-

cess.

2. Take classes. Remember

how you wanted to become a

realtor? Now is the best time

– you have more free time to

study and become the best re-

altor your town has ever seen.

Did you want to be a nurse,

teacher, or a personal trainer?

Go get certified and you’ll

have a job before you know it.

3. Get in shape. Start walk-

ing, lifting weights, or running

a few times a week. It’s a great

way to release any pent up

feelings you have inside that

you didn’t realize were there.

You’ll feel better about your-

self, and let’s be honest, it will

just make homecoming that

much more fun.

4. Plan date nights with

your friends. Any “Grey’s

Anatomy” fans out there? Get

a group together, show up an

hour early to relax and chat

and then watch the show to-

gether regularly. Make Mon-

days your night to meet up

at a local restaurant. Find a

playdate group to meet with at

least once a week. The possi-

bilities are endless.

5. Travel. Go visit that

friend in New York who is

studying at culinary school or

take that trip you’ve always

wanted to go on.

Experience life. It doesn’t

only exist when you can share

it with your hubby. Yes, mem-

ories are that much sweeter

when shared with him, but

you can use the time away to

do things that you wouldn’t

have the opportunity to do oth-

erwise. Embrace this time, ap-

preciate it and use it for good.

By Bianca MartinezMilitary Spouse Contributor

I will admit that I have had a unique life when it

comes to being married to a military man. In fact, I

tease him all of the time. I tell him, “I married you to see

the world.” So far I have seen Honolulu and Hampton

Roads. Well, folks we have been married 12 years now.

I suppose we are very lucky that we have been able to

make a career out of sticking in one spot, since that is

such a rare thing. I have watched my sister, on the other

hand, live everywhere you could possibly imagine. Her

husband is in the Coast Guard. Every time I talk to

Rosa, all she can say is, “I am so tired of it. I am ready

to settle in one place and call it home.” She’s ready, but

all of the sudden for them it is very real.

Let’s look back and take a look at their duty stations.

First it was Cape Cod, then Miami, Hawaii, Savan-

nah, Puerto Rico, and now, San Francisco for one year.

Well, Chuck, a helicopter mechanic, is about to retire.

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end it was, “You are going to (fill in the blank) and you

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my sister really stressed out.

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when your roots have been cut off every three to four

years. According to the Department of Veterans Af-

fairs, more than 200,000 people are discharged from

the military each year. There seems to be a lot of infor-

mation out there for the service member transitioning

to the civilian world, but not much when it comes to

the family.

However, I did learn about the Transition Assistance

Program (TAP), a partnership among the Department of

Defense (DoD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

and the Department of Labor’s Veterans Employment

and Training Service (DOL VETS), thar was devel-

oped to ease the transition of active duty military per-

sonnel, civilian employees and family members from

government service to the civilian sector. TAP goes

beyond just job fairs and résumé assistance. Spouses

are strongly encouraged to become familiar and utilize

TAP workshops to find out about resources that can

help with, not just employment, but also relocation and

education. If you want to know more about TAP, The

family support website for each service branch has in-

formation and links related to transition.

Bradley-Morris, Inc., a company connecting former

military to top national companies looking to hire, actu-

ally encourages folks to not automatically look to their

hometowns. So, kudos to Rosa and Chuck on this one.

According to Bradley-Morris, “a huge advantage for

a military-experienced job seeker is that many times,

their military move can pay for relocation to the city of

their new job,” this could be the leg up you need to get

a great position!

I also hate to sound like I am complaining, because it

seems that our generation of military spouses have the

world at our finger tips in certain situations. This tran-

sition phase is one of them. Relocation has become a

little easier with the help of the Internet, Skype, review

boards and the ability to find tons of information with-

out leaving a computer. Rosa has been online looking

at homes, looking at school districts for the boys, and

let’s not forget looking at the current temperatures and

Farmer’s Almanacs for weather information. Then they

cross-check that information with job availability for

Chuck (Rosa’s job moves with her) and it seems they

are really narrowing down the field.

Change is scary, especially when it feels like you are

doing it on your own for the first time in years. Mili-

tary spouses can deal with change, we know that. If you

are getting ready to make this move, do what you have

done for years and be the strong spouses you are. You

have always put your family first (and your country),

and you will make it this time too.

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Now what?

By MC3 Trevor WelshNavy Public Affairs Support Element West

CULVER CITY, CALIF.

Military spouses were featured

as contestants on the television

game show Wheel of Fortune at

Sony Pictures Entertainment Stu-

dios in Culver City, Calif., Jan. 12.

This is the first time Wheel of

Fortune has dedicated the show

to military spouses to honor their

sacrifices in support of their loved

one’s service in theArmed Forces.

“During military spouse’s

week it’s not just about the

men and women serving,” said

Pat Sajak, Wheel of Fortune

host. “It’s about the men and

women behind the scenes, the

wives, husbands and kids who

are doing without someone for a

while, they’re making sacrifices

as well. It’s a way to honor them

and to remind all of America

that there are a lot of people

behind this effort.”

Fifteen spouses of service

members were chosen to compete

for cash and prizes on the 41-year-

old game show and were filmed

on a redecorated set to honor the

United States military.

“It’s funny how great ideas

come into being, and I don’t

know exactly how this one did,

but we’ve always had military

weeks and most weeks we’ll

have someone from the military

on,” said Sajak. “We consider

ourselves America’s game show

and this is just a part of what we

do.”

Grace French, one of the con-

testants and wife of Chief Navy

Counselor Brad French, sta-

tioned at Coronado, Calif., spoke

about the challenges and adven-

tures of being a “Navy wife.”

“Besides being a one woman

operation (while my husband

is deployed), we move at least

every three years,” said French.

“It can be difficult because you

are constantly leaving these

friends we have made and then

we have to make new ones,

which in itself, I find, is fun and

adventurous. I enjoy it – I like

the sense of adventure and the

unexpected.”

The program began airing on

network television on Jan. 6,

1975 on NBC. While retaining

most of the elements from the

daytime version, Wheel of For-

tune has added many new game

play elements and is the longest-

running syndicated game show

in United States television his-

tory, with more than 5,000 epi-

sodes aired. The shows featur-

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By MC3 Andrea PerezNavy Personnel Command Public Affairs

MILLINGTON,TENN.

In support of mission read-

iness and worldwide deploy-

ability in the New Year, Navy

officials remind Sailors of the

importance of maintaining a

current Family Care Plan.

“A Family Care Plan ben-

efits Sailors by allowing them

to have instructions in place

to take care of family mem-

bers who are unable to care

for themselves,” said Bill

Harris, Family Care Plan pro-

gram manager.

“A detailed plan also en-

sures Navy personnel can

fulfill their military duties, in-

cluding deployments, normal

and extended work hours,

temporary assigned duty,

weekend duty and more.”

A Family Care Plan is

a group of documents, in-

cluding a Family Care Cer-

tificate (NAVPERS 1740/6),

Family Care Plan Arrange-

ments (NAVPERS 1740/7),

and legal documents, such as

custody or separation agree-

ments, custody and support

orders, divorce decrees or re-

lated written agreements.

“A good Family Care Plan

takes care of Sailors and

family members and contrib-

utes to commands being fully

mission ready,” said Harris.

Formal documentation of a

Family Care Plan is required

under any of the following

conditions:

� A Sailor with primary or

shared physical custody of a

minor child or children who

is not married to the other

natural or adoptive parent of

the minor child or children.

� Both members of a mar-

ried dual-military couple

where one or both have pri-

mary or shared physical cus-

tody of a minor child or chil-

dren.

� Sailors who are legal-

ly responsible for an adult

family member who is inca-

pable of providing for them-

selves in the absence of the

Sailor.

� Certain family circum-

stances or other personal-

status changes resulting in a

Sailor becoming legally and

primarily responsible for the

care of another person.

“Sailors must submit a new

or updated Family Care Plan

upon reporting to a new duty

station, change in caregiver

circumstances, or change in

personal or family circum-

stances, such as birth or adop-

tion of a child, or assumption

of sole care for an elderly

or incapacitated family

member,” said Harris. “Fail-

ure to maintain an adequate

Family Care Plan may result

in administrative separation

from the Naval service.”

More information can be

found in the Family Care Plan

instruction, OPNAVINST

1740.4D.

Support for caregivers

designated in Family Care

Plans is available Navy-wide

through Fleet and Family Ser-

vice Centers, Navy-Marine

Corps Relief Society, Mili-

tary One Source, base Child

Development Centers, Navy

Operational Support Centers

and community and family

support groups.

For more information,visit www.npc.navy.mil/SUP-PORT/READINESS/Pages/FamilyCarePlan.aspx

PLAN YOURFAMILY’S CAREOfficials remind

Sailors about main-

taining a current

Family Care Plan

MC2 Kyle Steckle

Press ReleaseChief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

WASHINGTON

The Navy released an updated Se-

lective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB)

award plan, Jan. 6, in NAVADMIN

013/12.

SRB is a special incentive pay to

help meet critical skill reenlistment

benchmarks. The intent of the SRB

is to reward those who attain special

training in skills most critical to cur-

rent needs and mission requirements.

While the Navy has 31 overmanned

ratings, there are 91 specific critical

skills that use SRB to help meet criti-

cal skill needs.

“The SRB program provides a

needed incentive to our top perform-

ing Sailors with critical skills,” said

Rear Adm. Tony Kurta, director, mil-

itary personnel plans and policy. “We

will continue to monitor our bonus

programs to maximize retention

behavior in our most critical skills

within the constraints of our budget.”

Enlisted Community Managers

continuously monitor the health of

their community and make recom-

mendations to leadership, as re-

quired, to maintain acceptable man-

ning levels.

From the 91 skill/zone combi-

nations detailed in NAVADMIN

253/11, this update includes reduc-

tions for eight skills, four skills elimi-

nation, 31 skills award levels increase

and 11 skills added to the list.

The plan also continues the quota

management policy established in

NAVADMIN 166/11, whereby re-

enlistment requests for SRB will be

approved based on quota availability.

For updates to SRB eligible rat-

ings/skills, visit www.public.navy.

mil/bupers-npc/career/enlistedca-

reeradmin/pages/srb.aspx.

As with Perform to Serve (PTS),

eligible Sailors desiring SRB reen-

listment are encouraged to work with

their command career counselors,

command master chiefs and chain of

command to discuss timing of reen-

listment and procedures well before

their end of active obligated service.

Command career counselors can

use the Force Management System

or the Officer Personnel Information

System (OPINS) to submit an SRB

request. For commands with limited

Internet access, career counselors

should contact PERS-811 directly

at (901) 874-2526/DSN 882, FAX

(901) 874-2623/DSN 882.

For the complete list of SRB awardlevels and policy in NAVADMIN013/12, visit www.npc.navy.mil.

Navy adjusts SRB plan to retain critical skilled Sailors

A good Family Care Plan takescare of Sailors and family membersand contributes to commands beingfully mission ready.”

-Bill Harris, Family Care Plan program manager

If certain familycircumstancesor otherpersonal-sta-tus changesresulting in aSailor becom-ing legallyand primar-ily responsiblefor the careof anotherperson, formaldocumentationof a FamilyCare Plan isrequired.

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exemptions. The IRS has six important facts about depen-

dents and exemptions that will help you file your 2011 tax

return.

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tions for dependents. For each exemption you can deduct

$3,700 on your 2011 tax return.

2. Your spouse is never considered your dependent. On a

joint return, you may claim one exemption for yourself and

one for your spouse. If you’re filing a separate return, you

may claim the exemption for your spouse only if they had

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the dependent of another taxpayer.

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still be required to file your own tax return. Whether you

must file a return depends on several factors including the

amount of your unearned, earned or gross income, your

marital status and any special taxes you owe.

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tion. If someone else – such as your parent – claims you as

a dependent, you may not claim your personal exemption

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U.S. citizen, U.S. resident alien, U.S. national or resident

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The Tax Assistance Center (TAC) pro-

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duty service members and their depen-

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during World War II and the USS

Coronado, an Austin-class amphibi-

ous transport dock later re-designat-

ed as an auxiliary command ship,

served as flagship for the 3rd Fleet

and was decommissioned in 2006.

Designated LCS-4, Coronado

is an innovative surface combat-

ant designed to operate in littoral

seas and shallow water to counter

mines, submarines and fast surface

craft threats in coastal regions. The

ship is capable of speeds in excess

of 40 knots and can operate in water

less than 20 feet deep. Coronado

will address a critical capabilities

gap in the littorals and conduct the

Navy’s mission to enhance mari-

time security by deterring hostility,

maintaining a forward presence,

projecting power and maintaining

sea control.

A fast, agile and high-technology

surface combatant, Coronado will

be a platform for the launch and

recovery of manned and unmanned

vehicles. To meet increased demand

for mission-tailored packages, its

modular design will allow the ship

to be reconfigured for antisubma-

rine warfare, mine countermea-

sures, or surface warfare missions

on an as-needed basis. The LCS-

class ships have the ability to swap

out mission packages in a matter

of days – adapting as the tactical

situation demands. The modular ap-

proach allows the Navy to incorpo-

rate new and improved systems into

the fleet as advanced technologies

mature, providing flexibility and

evolving capability.

Coronado will be manned by two

rotational crews, Blue and Gold,

similar to the rotational crews as-

signed to large submarines. These

core crews are augmented by one

of the three types of mission pack-

age crews and an aviation detach-

ment. The commanding officer of

the Blue crew will be Cmdr. John

Kochendorfer, from Dana Point,

Calif. The commanding officer of

the Gold crew will be Cmdr. Mi-

chael “Shawn” Johnston, from

North Carolina. After commission-

ing, the ship will be homeported in

San Diego, Calif.

Constructed by General Dynam-

ics in the Austal USA shipyard

in Mobile, Ala., Coronado is the

second of the Independence-variant

in the LCS class.

scenario is a little different,”

said Penley. “But the thought

process we use in defeating

the IED’s is always the same

– it’s one of the most impor-

tant things we learned at the

schoolhouse and we use it

every day.”

Seaman Apprentice

Thomas Dahlke first watched

the show with several ship-

mates while in the EOD

preparatory curriculum at

Naval Station Great Lakes,

Ill. Dahlke recently began

his EOD/Dive training in

Florida and said the Sailors

were not put off by the real-

ism and danger portrayed by

the show.

“If anything, it made us

want to be EOD technicians

even more,” said Dahlke.

“To see how crucial their job

is to operations in Afghani-

stan and to see the awesome

equipment that they use, who

wouldn’t want to do that as a

career?”

Joe Venafro works for Big

Fish Entertainment and was

the supervising producer/

cameraman in Afghanistan

embedded with the Navy

EOD platoons. He and his

production team shot more

than 4,000 hours of video

during the five-month de-

ployment.

“These EOD guys are a

new breed of warrior – highly

intelligent and skilled,” said

Venafro. “They totally blew

me away with how smart

they were – no fear and ex-

ceptionally well-trained. Get-

ting compelling video for the

series was not a problem.”

The final episode of the

show included the most in-

tense firefight of the series,

and the return home for the

platoons, all of whom re-

turned safely from the de-

ployment.

Future episodes of the

show scheduled to air this

spring will include missions

that weren’t used in the origi-

nal series and a behind-the-

scenes special showing the

production crew in action

with the EOD teams.

For more informationabout the Naval School of Ex-plosive Ordnance Disposal,visit https://www.netc.navy.mil/centers/ceneoddive/eods/Default.aspx

For additional information,visit https://www.netc.navy.mil/.

Continued from B1

Continued from B1

EOD | ‘If

anything,

(the show)

made us want

to be EOD

technicians

even more.’

CORONADO | Third ship to be named

after California city with deep Navy ties

U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Austal USASusan Ring Keith, the ship’s sponsor,

christens the Coronado, the second

Independence-variant Littoral Combat

Ship (LCS 4), Jan. 14, during a ceremony

in Mobile, Ala. Upon her birth in Coronado,

Keith joined a long family history associ-

ated with the Navy and Coronado.

� the nameThe ship’s name recognizes thecity of Coronado, Calif. and honorsthe city’s deep ties to the U.S.Navy. Coronado has been home toNaval Air Station North Island andNaval Amphibious Base, since1917.

U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Austal USA

The littoral

combat ship

Pre-commission-

ing Unit (PCU)

Coronado (LCS

4) is rolled-out at

the Austal, USA

assembly bay.

Coronado was

christened, Jan.

14, and will un-

dergo sea trials

later this year.

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Calendar

Black Pearl Sings!� When: Jan. 17 - Feb. 5

� Where: Wells Theatre

� For more information, visit:www.vastage.com

The stirring, heartfelt melodies

of African American folk songs

and spirituals will fill the Wells

Theatre as Virginia Stage Com-

pany presents Black Pearl Sings!

by Frank Higgins. Imprisoned

for murder, Alberta “Pearl”

Johnson is the living storehouse

of dozens of songs passed down

from her African American an-

cestors. When Library of Congress song collector Susannah Mullally finds her, Pearl must

decide whether to entrust the woman, not only with the songs of her ancestors, but with

her chance at freedom. Tickets range from $33 - $50. Students and active military tickets

are $15 day of show, with identification presented at VSC’s Box Office. Tickets may be

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box office, or online at www.vastage.com. Group discounts are available by calling

627-6988 ext. 358.

For a complete list of events in Hampton Roads or tosubmit your own, visit www.flagshipnews.com/calendar

Veterans information seminar� When: Jan. 21, 10 a.m. to Noon and

2 to 4 p.m.

� Where: American Legion Federal Post

#60, 4610 Colley Ave., Norfolk

� For more information, contact: NSO

Tracey M. Torres at (540) 597-1731

So many veterans feel confused about ben-

efits and services they’ve earned. There’s

so much to know and so many changes

from one year to the next. That’s why

local members of the non-profit Disabled

American Veterans (DAV) will present

a veterans information seminar. Like all

DAV services, this seminar is free to all

veterans and members of their families.

Instrumentalist of theYear� When: Jan. 20 - 22

� For more information, contact: VSO

Patron Services at 892-6366 or visit www.

virginiasymphony.org.

The Virginia Symphony begins the new

year with a spectacular program of Ameri-

can Classics. Violinist Gil Shaham, who

was recently named Instrumentalist of the

Year for 2012 by Musical America will

join the orchestra to perform Samuel Bar-

ber’s Violin Concerto. Performances are

Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. at the Ferguson Center,

Jan. 21 at 8 p.m. at Chrysler Hall, and Jan.

22 at 2:30 p.m. at the Sandler Center. Fal-

letta will take to the stage one hour before

each performance for a Behind the Notes

conversation with audiences to share more

about the music to be performed. Tickets

begin at $20 and $10 student tickets are

available with student ID.

Bison opens Art After 5� When: Jan. 19, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

� Where: Peninsula Fine Arts Center, 101

Museum Dr., Newport News

� For more information, call: 596-8175

or visit www.pfac-va.org

The band Bison is the musical guest for

Peninsula Fine Arts Center’s free live

music, poetry and art happening “Art After

5.” This is the first of the spring series and

one of many events taking place this year

recognizing Pfac’s 50th Anniversary. In

addition to the music, the Art After 5’s

Poetry Open Mic led by poet Pete Freas is

being bolstered through guest presenters

organized by Hampton University English

professor Shonda Buchanan. The poetry

starts at 6:15 p.m. While admission to the

event is free, Pfac encourages donations

and membership.

Courtesy of Virginia Stage CompnayJessica Wortham as Susannah Mullally and Jannie Jones

as Alberta “Pearl” Johnson star in “Black Pearl Sings!”

By David ToddThe Flagship Managing Editor

NORFOLK

Over the holidays, The Gallery at Military

Circle joined forces with Operation Home-

front Hampton Roads to give support to

children of military service members. As a

part of “Operation Give Back,” mall shop-

pers were asked to contribute unwrapped

toys and children’s items to brighten the

holiday season for those in need.

“They (The Gallery at Military Circle)

wanted to do something a little more com-

prehensive that they could give, not just the

one time a year support to the military, but

something they could do for on-going ac-

tivities throughout the year,” said Carol H.

Berg, Operation Homefront Hampton Roads

Executive Director and Chapter President.

“They contacted Operation Homefront be-

cause they wanted to develop a relationship

with an organization that gave back to the

military and provided services to them, and

an organization that would be willing to

partner with them on a regular basis.”

The Gallery at Military Circle saw the

holidays as a perfect opportunity to show

support and give back to military service

members in Hampton Roads.

“I felt that the military as a group was

being overlooked to some extent in this

area,” said Michael P. Glenn, CSM, the

General Manager of The Gallery at Military

Circle. “…(we wanted to) establish a rela-

tionship with the military.”

The goal for this year’s event was to col-

lect 1,000 unwrapped toys, and through the

partnership, Operation Homefront met and

surpassed it in a very short period of time.

Toys were collected from Nov. 25 through

Dec. 15, 2011, and then distributed to chil-

dren only – one toy per child on a first-come,

first-serve basis. Additional toys collected

were distributed to military children at local

military hospitals and military child devel-

opment centers across Hampton Roads. All

of the toys were cataloged and then wrapped

by volunteers so that the children receiving

the gifts would receive age-appropriate gifts.

Some donors also gave monetary donations,

which in return was used to purchase addi-

tional gifts to distribute.

The inaugural event was a success and

The Gallery at Military Circle has plans to

continue to provide support for military ser-

vice members in Hampton Roads. They’ve

also said that next year they want to start

sooner and try to double, if not more, the

amount of donations.

“We want next year’s (event) to be the

2nd annual, and we want this to be the 3rd,

4th and grow and get better,” said Glenn.

“One thing that we learned is that we may

not limit it to toys in the future … there is

no reason why we can’t get clothes for kids

(too).”

“This shows the support our community

has for our military families, particularly

those that are experiencing a financial hard-

ship of some kind,” said Berg. “The families

that we’re going to be able to give gifts to …

the junior enlisted population, which is in our

goal E1-E6, is going to take a burden off of

them for the holidays that they may not have

already had an opportunity to have lifted.”

Berg said that the support they received

over the holidays was paramount to provid-

ing a quality and happy holiday experience

for the military families, but it also shows

that support for the military is increasing.

“We’re seeing that the level of support to

our military continues to increase year after

year, at least through Operation Homefront’s

standpoint because we are becoming better

known, but as the information in the news

is indicating families are coming home, de-

ployments are starting to drawdown, there

is a better understanding, or a better aware-

ness, of the role of our military and their

families, and how they are impacted,” she

explained. “I think the drawdowns through

Iraq and the decreases in some of the de-

ployments are bringing the military families

to the forefront of our community’s mind.”

Although the Christmas and New Year

holidays are over, Operation Homefront

Hampton Roads will be gearing up again

shortly for the Easter holiday to provide

baskets for pediatric patients on Easter

Sunday. They will also have an inaugu-

ral event called “Homefront Celebration,”

which will provide an evening out for 200

military spouses in Hampton Roads area,

including a motivational speaker, dinner,

door prizes and additional thank you gifts

to show support for their service to the mili-

tary and to their service member throughout

their career.

Operation Homefront Hampton Roads

looks for volunteers throughout the year,

performing a wide variety of tasks, such as

administrative functions, social media, web-

site, military spouse bloggers and special

events. Visit www.operationhomefront.net/

hamptonroads for more details.

Operation Give Backsurpasses goals forinaugural event

Courtesy photo

This showsthe support ourcommunity hasfor our militaryfamilies,particularlythose that areexperiencing afinancial hardshipof some kind.”

- Carol H. Berg, OperationHomefront Executive Director

and Chapter President

The goal for this year’s event

was to collect 1,000 un-

wrapped toys, and through the

partnership with The Gallery

at Military Circle, Operation

Homefront met and surpassed

it in a very short period of time.

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ROMAN CATHOLICMass schedule: 8:30 a.m., Sun.

PROTESTANTWorship service:10:30 a.m.,Sun.

DAM NECK ANNEXCHAPELROMAN CATHOLICConfessions: 4:15 p.m. - Sat.Mass Schedule: 5 p.m. - Sat.

PROTESTANTWorship service: 9 a.m. - Sun.

JEB FORT STORY ChapelROMAN CATHOLICMass schedule: 9 a.m., Sun.Bible study: 9:30 a.m., Tues.

PROTESTANTWorship service:11 a.m., Sun.Bible study: Noon, Wed.

Naval Station NorfolkROMAN CATHOLICOur Lady of Victory ChapelMass schedule: 11:45 a.m.,Wed.10 a.m., Sun..

PROTESTANTDavid Adams MemorialChapelWorship services:10:30 a.m., Sun.

Jewish SABBATHCommodore Levy Chapel(Second Floor Bldg. C7)Sabbath: 730 p.m., Fri. (Sab-bath Fellowship Oneg Shab-bot Follows)

ISLAMIC WORSHIPMasjid al Da’wah 2nd Floor(Bldg. C-7)Services: 1:30 p.m., Fri.Chapels are open daily forprayer.

NAS OCEANA CHAPELROMAN CATHOLICMass schedule: 11:30 a.m.,Mon. - Thurs.9 a.m. & 12:15 p.m., Sun.

PROTESTANTSun. school: 9:15 a.m., Sun.Worship service:10:40 a.m.,Sun.Bible study/ 11 a.m., Wed.

Norfolk, call 444-7361.JEB Little Creek-Fort Story, call 462-7427.Yorktown, call 887-4711.Oceana, call 433-2871.Dam Neck Annex, call 492-6602.

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