MCPON ONLEADERSHIPCOURSEMaster Chief PettyOfficer of the NavyMike Stevens met withstudents and staff at theSenior Enlisted Academy(SEA) on July 14.

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NAVY GOLD STARPROGRAM AT OCEANALaunched last year, the NavyGold Star (NGS) programprovides Gold Star Families,families that have lost a Sailorwhile on active duty, a levelof long-term assistance andsupport not previously availablethrough the Navy.

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By Lt. j.g. Lily HinzUSS Iwo Jima

MAYPORT, FLA.

More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines fromthe Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group(ARG) and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit(MEU) completed a seven-month deploy-

ment July 15-20, returning to Naval StationMayport, Florida; Naval Station Norfolk;Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-FortStory; and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Deployed since Dec. 11, 2014, theARG and MEU supported theater secu-rity cooperation and provided a forwardnaval presence by providing crisis re-

sponse, humanitarian assistance, disasterrelief and combat capabilities in the U.S. 6thand 5th Fleet areas of responsibility.

The ARG/MEU team played a crucialrole in Yemen evacuation and contingencyoperations, participated in multiple bilat-eral and multi-lateral training exercises andconducted strategic transits of the Strait of

Bab-el-Mandeb.The MEU conducted sustainment training

in Kuwait and Djibouti as well as bilateraland multi-lateral exercises in Jordan andKuwait.

“The Sailors and Marines of the IWOARGand the 24th MEU did an outstanding jobduring this deployment,” said Navy Capt.

Iwo Jima ARG completesseven-month deployment

Galleyerectstable forfallenA table is set-up atNaval Station NorfolkGalley honoring thefour Marines andSailor who lost theirlives in Chattanooga,Tennessee.

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The Arleigh Burke-classguided-missile destroyerUSS Jason Dunham (DDG109) departed Klaipda, Lithu-ania, July 20, after a three-day scheduled port visit.

Jason Dunham’s visit toKlaipda demonstrated to re-gional partners and NATOallies that the Navy shares acommitment to strengthen-ing ties while working towardmutual goals of promotingpeace and stability in the

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DOD CIO DISCUSSES PENTAGONWIRELESS, MOBILITY PROGRAMSPart of Defense Department Chief InformationOfficer Terry Halvorsen’s work these days involveslaunching the Pentagon’s first wireless networkand managing the rollout of “secure enough”mobile devices, he told an audience here recently.See the full story at http://bit.ly/1MkVDJC.

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By Carrie AndersonJet Observer

The unthinkable happens all thetime. Sailors lose their lives on activeduty, leaving their family members topick up the pieces, grieve and try tomove on. Although they may not knowit, they are not alone. The Navy hasstarted the Gold Star Program to pro-vide long-term support to survivingfamilies of Sailors who pass while onactive duty.

Launched last year, the Navy GoldStar (NGS) program provides GoldStar Families, families that have losta Sailor while on active duty, a levelof long-term assistance and supportnot previously available through theNavy. There are also new NGS regionand installation coordinators, who areon hand locally to help coordinate thelong-term care needed for survivingfamily members.

“I’m very proud of the steps we’retaking to embrace our Gold Star FamilyProgram,” said Naval Air Station (NAS)Oceana Commanding Officer, Capt.Louis Schager. “I think it’s a long timecoming and Oceana’s excited to includethe Gold Star Program into our NavalAir Station Oceana Air Show this Fall.”

Samantha Blackwell, a tall womanwith a flower perpetually pinned inher hair and a ready hug for everyoneshe meets, is the Gold Star coordinatoron Oceana. Working out of Fleet andFamily Services, she is responsible forfinding and contacting surviving familymembers in the area to let them knowthere’s a program that can help them.

“As a Navy Gold Star coordinator,

my typical day is anything but routine.Because the program is new, I spendtime building case files and doing case/database management. Also, I mayspend a good portion of my day talk-ing to survivors seeking assistance ona range of topics from benefits to GoldStar events. In many instances, thesephone calls or visits require research toidentify benefits specific to the survi-vor’s circumstances, engaging organi-zations at the local/state/national levelto provide assistance or services to sur-vivors. My day is anything but ‘typical’and I love it,” says Blackwell.

Part of her job as Gold Star coordina-tor is to organize events for survivingfamily members in the area where theycan meet other Gold Star Families.

“My most successful event is ourmost recent event. For May, that wouldbe the Poetry Reading and Children’sStory-Time event on at Barnes andNoble Town Center. We were also ableto have Gold Star Families participatein Warrior Week and the Patriotic Festi-val through collaborating with USO ofHampton Roads and Central Virginia,”says Blackwell. “Because the programis so new, we are continuing to iden-tify creative, innovative ways to con-nect with and engage our survivors andour military/civilian community. Staytuned, more events are on the horizon.”

Personnel eligible to participate inthe NGS program include the widow,parents and the next of kin. The term“widow” includes widower; the term“parents” includes mother, father, step-mother, stepfather, mother throughadoption, father through adoption andfoster parents who stood in loco paren-

tis; the term “next of kin” only includeschildren, brothers, sisters, half-brothersand half-sisters; and the term “chil-dren” includes stepchildren and chil-dren through adoption.

Although the program is less than ayear old, it’s still hard for Blackwellto hear from survivors who have beenstruggling.

“The most difficult part of my jobis hearing a survivor state ‘I wish I’dknown about you sooner.’ That usu-ally means the survivor has had to walkthrough some difficult times alonewithout an advocate, without knowl-edge specific to survivors, without ben-efits or entitlements. It means the sur-vivor has endured living without theirloved one’s presence or any significantrecognition/remembrance of their loss.It also means awareness of and knowl-edge about the program lacking. How-ever, the newness of the program meansit will take time to get NGS program’spresence known and the community fa-miliar with it,” said Blackwell.

Blackwell’s goals for the OceanaGold Star program are tied to survivingfamily members getting recognition forthe sacrifices their families have made.

“I want Oceana to know what theGold Star and next of kin of deceasedpersonnel lapel pins mean. When theOceana community sees a Gold Starlicense plate on a vehicle, they will un-derstand the significance of that plate’smeaning. When personnel are access-ing the commissary, medical/dental,NEX, and MWR facilities, they willunderstand the meaning behind thatparking space reserved for Gold Starfamily members,” says Blackwell.

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By Sierra JonesONR Corporate Strategic Communications

ARLINGTON,VA.

On July 7-12, 16 teams from the U.S. andas far away as Indonesia, Taiwan and SouthKorea, hit the water with custom-built au-tonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) at theeighth annual RoboBoat Competition, heldin Virginia Beach.

The competition, sponsored by the Officeof Naval Research and the Association forUnmanned Vehicle Systems InternationalFoundation, is an autonomous roboticscontest where teams put their student-builtASVs through a series of challenges.

“The course provides students with real-istic maritime environment missions,” saidKelly Cooper, a program officer in ONR’sSea Warfare and Weapons, Ship Systemsand Engineering Research Division. “Thesuccesses and challenges students experi-ence via the competition are good prepa-ration for a future in engineering, hope-

fully for the Navy. From completing a runto making onsite adjustments, RoboBoatoffers students a firsthand look at what real-life engineers go through when developingand testing Navy technologies for our Sail-ors and Marines.”

The teams, largely composed of univer-sity students, were evaluated on their vesseldesign and performance. The design compo-nent focused on innovation, quality of engi-neering and craftsmanship; the performancechallenge looked at each vehicle’s ability toexecute specific missions on the water.

The mandatory tasks measured propul-sion, navigation and speed as the ASVspassed through a set of gates. These tasksdemonstrated their visual sensor and guid-ance integration, speed and ability to navi-gate a channel. All of those tasks had tobe successfully completed for any missionchallenge points to be awarded.

Other challenges included obstacleavoidance, automated docking, acousticbeacon positioning, launch and recovery of

an unmanned aerial vehicle from a movingboat, and finally, return to dock.

“Autonomy is a major focus for the Navytoday,” said Cooper. “The experiences re-ceived here provide students a crucial step-ping stone in developing the skills neededto be successful in this important navalcareer field. These are the scientists and en-gineers that will undertake the fundamentalresearch and development of our future au-tonomous naval systems.”

As recent programs like AutonomousSwarmboats, Low Cost UAV SwarmingTechnology and Laser Weapon Systemshow, autonomous and unmanned systemswill address a wide range of naval functionsin the future. From providing logistical sup-port to defeating asymmetric threats to hu-manitarian rescue operations, these systemswill provide crucial support to warfighters.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jona-than Greenert has emphasized the impor-tance of autonomy in his sailing directions.

Teams had four days of course practice to

troubleshoot system issues before enteringinto the qualifying sessions and final roundto compete for cash prizes.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universitywas this year’s biggest winner, bringinghome the top prize of $7,000. Florida At-lantic University won second prize and$4,000; University of Michigan took thirdand $3,000; and the Daytona Beach Home-schoolers came in fourth, earning $2,500.Smaller awards of $1,000 and $1,500 invarious special award categories went toElectronic Engineering Polytechnic Insti-tute of Surabaya, the University of Ulsanand the University of Florida.

The other participating institutions wereOld Dominion University, Temple Univer-sity College of Engineering, the CatholicUniversity of America, Georgia Tech, Na-tional Cheng Kung University, Universityof Central Florida, Villanova University andthe University of West Florida.

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By MC2 Stevie TateUSS Arlington (LPD 24) Public Affairs

ATLANTIC OCEAN

The amphibious transport dock shipUSSArlington (LPD 24) departed NavalStation Norfolk to begin CompositeTraining Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX),July 15, as part of the Kearsarge Am-phibious Ready Group (KSGARG).

The KSGARG consists of the Am-phibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4,26th MEU, the amphibious assault shipUSS Kearsarge (LHD 3), the amphibi-ous transport dock ship USS Arlington(LPD 24) and the amphibious docklanding ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51).

COMPTUEX is the final in a seriesof training exercises designed to cer-tify the KSGARG deployment-readyby testing its ability to react to trainingscenarios and perform as an integratedunit. Commander, Carrier Strike Group4 (CSG-4) will evaluate the KSGARG’sperformance during simulated air, sur-face and sub-surface threats, as well asship movements, such as transiting astrait in hostile waters.

COMPTUEX is the third integratedtraining for the KSGARG and MarineExpeditionary Unit (MEU). The othertrainings include PHIBRON-MEUIntegrated Training (PMINT) andARGMEU Exercise.

“WhatArlington began with PMINTand continued with the ARGMEUExercise, will be finished at the endof COMPTUEX, at which point Ar-lington will be certified as ready todeploy,” said Lt. Cmdr. Emily Bassett,Arlington executive officer. “Duringthis assessment, CGS-4 will evaluateour ability to perform various missionsets, including everything from coun-ter-piracy to maritime interdiction op-erations and strike warfare.”

Throughout COMPTUEX, CSG-4uses synthetic geopolitical scenariosto replicate real-world circumstancesthat ships could encounter during de-ployment.

“We immerse ourselves in this sce-nario the moment we get underway,”said Capt. Sean Bailey, Arlington com-manding officer. “This scenario acts asa representation of what we might en-counter during our deployment, such asfailed states, acts of piracy and counter-terrorism operations. We are expect-ing challenging missions that will testArlington and the rest of the ARG’sability to respond to different scenarios,ranging from non-combatant evacuationoperations to counter-piracy. Finishingthis assessment will essentially be theARG’s graduation ceremony from thecertification phase and show that we areready for the upcoming deployment.”

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By MC1 Amy KirkCP-15 Public Affairs

BUENAVENTURA, COLOMBIA

Colombian translators aboard the MilitarySealift Command hospital ship USNS Com-fort (T-AH 20) are serving a critical role infacilitating open communication betweenpatients and medical personnel during theContinuing Promise 2015 (CP-15) missionstop in Colombia.

Volunteer translators include a U.S. em-bassy staff member, two host nation physi-cians, medical and dental professors andstudents from Universidad del Valle in Cali,Colombia, and Universidad de San Bue-naventura in Bogota, Colombia.

“The translators who are embarkedaboard the ship are intended to minimizethe communication gaps between the pa-tients and the medical staff,” said Lt. DaviMack, the Translation Services Program co-ordinator for Comfort’s Medical TreatmentFacility (MTF).

Mack explained that in accordance withthe Joint Commission Hospital Accredita-tion Standards cultural and linguistics policy,the use of host-nation translators facilitatesbetter communication between MTF pro-viders, patients and their escorts, reducingerrors and misunderstandings.

While the ship does have Spanish-speak-ing service members aboard, host-nationtranslators provide more knowledge on thelocal language and cultural differences be-tween city residents and those living in thecountry, explained Lt. Cmdr. Jorge Marti-nez, the MTF’s pre-operation ward divi-sion officer.

“Because they understand the cultural dif-ferences, they are better able to interpret nu-ances or understand local idioms better thansomeone who is just giving a verbatim trans-lation,” said Martinez.

Daniel Mejia, a second-year medical stu-dent at Universidad del Valle, said his timeaboard Comfort has been a very unique ex-perience.

“We are surrounded by people, not onlyfrom different countries, but with differentcultures – even the culture of people fromthe cities in Colombia and the countrysidecan be very different. I feel we are not onlytranslating languages, but also cultures tothe physicians. That is so great, and we arelearning so much from each other.”

Many of the translators view the opportu-nity to work alongside CP-15 medical per-

sonnel as a way to not only serve their coun-try, but also as a unique learning opportunityfor them.

“All of the doctors, nurses and techs didn’tjust want our translation services, but theyalso wanted to make sure that as medicalstudents we were also learning. They alwaystook time to teach us something, and I gotso much out of this experience,” said MayraRendn, also a second-year medical studentat Universidad del Valle. “I know there was alot of planning and logistics behind this op-portunity. I appreciate the doctors, but I haveto thank our escorts and those who put thisall together.”

Mack explained that the translators are as-signed to the ship and continue to accompa-ny personnel to the medical sites establishedat Coliseo del Centro, Himno InstitucionEducativa Juanchaco, and to subject matterexpert exchanges (SMEEs) in Buenaventuraand Juanchaco.

“Coordination has been the key to suc-cess. We try to place the translators at lo-cations ashore and in different departmentsaboard the ship where they are needed, butalso afford them the opportunity to learn,”Mack said.

Several of the medical students said thisexperience has reaffirmed their commitmentto become physicians and served as an inspi-ration to many Colombians.

“As future physicians, I feel it is impor-tant for us to have a wider vision of whatour role in society is and it goes beyond sit-ting behind a desk,” said Whitney CrdoboGrueso, an intern in her final year of medicalschool at Universidad del Valle. “We haveto learn how to work in teams, cooperatingand scheduling. This mission shows whatcan happen when you unite efforts to helppeople. It is inspiring.”

Grueso said if she could tell Comfort’screw one thing, it would be that she hopesthey will not forget about the time they spentin Colombia and the importance of the Con-tinuing Promise mission.

“This mission has been so important to thepeople here. We see every day how thank-ful the people are to have this mission stophere,” she said. “When we arrive at the sitesevery day, the crowd will start clapping. Onelady stopped me and asked that I please tellthe nurses ‘God bless you for doing this formy community.’ I want the personnel fromUSNS Comfort to know how important themission they are doing is, and that I am gladto have been part of it.”

Translators, Continuing Promise2015 personnel serve together tobridge communication gap

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A volunteerwith the non-governmentalorganization(NGO) Universityof California SanDiego Pre-dentalSociety (UCSD-PDS) gives achild a Continu-ing Promise bal-loon at a medicalsite establishedat Coliseo DelCentro dur-ing ContinuingPromise 2015.

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By MC2 Aren EverettUSS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Public Affairs

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Sailors from the KearsargeAmphibious Ready Group(KSGARG) and Marines as-signed to the 26th MarineExpeditionary Unit (MEU)departed Norfolk, to partici-pate in composite trainingunit exercise (COMPTUEX)off the East Coast of the U.S.on July 16.

The KSGARG consists ofthe Amphibious Squadron(PHIBRON) 4, 26th MEU, theamphibious assault ship USSKearsarge (LHD 3), the am-phibious transport dock shipUSS Arlington (LPD 24) andthe amphibious dock landingship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51).

“COMPTUEX is our finalcertification exercise before

our fleet commander deter-mines that we are cleared formajor combat operations,”said Capt. Larry Getz, Ke-arsarge executive officer. “It’simportant that we go to seaand exercise our capabilitywith the Marines so that wecan execute the duties whenwe deploy to the 5th Fleetarea of responsibility (AOR)later this year.”

The ships of the ARG willtrain as individual units andat an integrated level, concen-trating on ship-specific capa-bilities and systems.

“We’ve prepared well,”said Ensign Valeta Wilson-James, Deck Department 2ndDivision officer. “I think oneof the great things about thisship is everyone has the op-portunity to learn everythingthat we will be doing.”

COMPTUEX supports theNavy’s mission of training toimprove warfighting capabili-ties and preparing to operateforward when the nation calls.

Wilson-James said she be-lieves COMPTUEX will bea successful exercise basedon what she saw duringPHIBRON-MEU Integrat-ed Training (PMINT) andARGMEU Exercise earlierthis year.

“I think we’re going todo very well,” said Wilson-James. “The Captain, theXO, everyone, they’re verycomfortable. The crew is verycompetent.”

The KSGARG deployslater this fall to provide anoverseas forward presenceand maintain maritime secu-rity to the U.S. 5th and 6thFleet AORs.

KEARSARGE ARGBEGINS COMPTUEX

ONE DAY IN 1989, California Highway Patrolman Les Page pulled over a tractor trailer truck. The driver of the truck stepped down and looked Page over. “He said to me ‘You were a Marine weren’t you?’

and I said yes. He said ‘You were in Vietnam weren’t you’ and I said yes. He said ‘You were in Quang Tri in January, 1967’ and I said yes. Then he looks at me and says, ‘I’ve been looking for you for 22 years. You saved my life,’” recounts Page. It was the fi rst time anyone had ever thanked him for being in Vietnam.

Page enlisted in the Marine Corps before he even graduated from high school. His father, also a Marine, escorted him to the recruiter to sign a waiver because Page was only 17 at the time. Two weeks after graduation, he was in boot camp. He always knew he wanted to work with helicopters. “I worked on fi xed wing aircraft for about 30 days,” he said. “Then I volunteered to be a part of the new helicopter unit.” He knew that meant he would be heading for Vietnam.

Once the squadron, HMM 164 arrived in Vietnam, their assignments included inserting and extracting troops, evacuating troops that needed medical attention and resupplying military bases that were otherwise inaccessible. As an aviation mechanic, his days revolved around the “birds.” When they weren’t out on missions, their job was to make sure the helicopters were fi xed and ready to fl y again when needed. Page remembers that over Christmas in 1966 his unit worked the fl ight line for 72 hours straight. “You grabbed a nap in a chair when you could,” he recounts. “When the birds were down, we made sure they were fl yable.”

“I was only supposed to be there 12 months but my tour was extended two months,” says Page. “Those were the shortest 14 months of my life. Vietnam was a life changing experience. The things you learned there were the things you fell back upon when you got back.”

After he got home Page married Elaine Navarro, the girl he met on the fi rst day of high school in 1961. They’ve been married for 48 years. He’s seen his son enlist in the Marines, and retire after 24 years of service. And now, he’s giving back to the veteran’s community in a unique way: quilting. “It’s just like woodworking except instead of wood, I use fabric. And instead of nails, I use thread,” he says.

He and his wife volunteer with Quilts for Valor, an organization run completely by volunteers with a mission to cover service members and veterans with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. Since the founding in 2003, Quilts for Valor has presented over 120,000 quilts to service members.

TOP PHOTO: Glad to be home Summer of 1967.

2ND PHOTO: A little down time with Gary Bailey at Marble Mountain, Summer of 66.

3RD PHOTO: Squadron Photo Guru Richard Henderson

4TH PHOTO: A group of ARVN’s (Army of Republic of Vietnam) loaded for insertion.

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USS Oak Hilldeparts forCOMPTUEX

By MC2 Justin YarboroughUSS Oak Hill (LSD 51) Public Affairs

ATLANTIC OCEAN

The amphibious dock landing ship USS OakHill (LSD 51) departed Joint ExpeditionaryBase Little Creek-Fort Story (JEBLCFS), July15, to participate in the Kearsarge AmphibiousReady Group’s (KSGARG) Composite UnitTraining Exercise (COMPTUEX) in prepara-tion for the ship’s upcoming deployment.

COMPTUEX is a series of training sce-narios designed to certify the KSGARG as adeployment-ready fighting force capable ofcompleting operations in overseas theaters.

“We look forward to further integrating withthe Kearsarge ARG and 26th Marine Expedi-tionary Unit (MEU) team, as well as exercis-ing several of the various capabilities that thisgreat warship has to offer,” said Cmdr. Orlan-do Bowman, Oak Hill’s commanding officer.

Oak Hill recently returned to JEBLCFSfollowing her participation in the ARGMEUExercise. In addition, the ship sailed in theamphibious training exercise Bold Alligator2014.

Oak Hill is the second dock landing ship tobear the name. Her namesake honors the resi-dence of the fifth President, James Monroe,and serves as a proud monument to Monroeand an important piece of American History.

Dock landing ships support amphibiousoperations to include landings by air, landingcraft air cushion (LCAC) and conventionallanding craft, onto hostile shores.

Join the conversation with Oak Hill onlineat www.Facebook.com/OakHill.

Photos by MC2 Justin YarboroughSailors detach a hook used to lower a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) from the amphibious dock landing ship USSOak Hill (LSD 51) during small craft operations.

Deck Department Sailors position an anchor chain from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24)connected to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during a towing exercise.

A landing craft utility (LCU) vehicle approaches the well deck aboard the amphibiousdock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during well deck operations.

ChiefBoatswain’sMate Bran-don Carney,fromStratford,New Jersey,trainsSailors howto unravela line on acapstan dur-ing a towingexerciseaboard theamphibiousdock landingship USSOak Hill(LSD 51).

Left: Quartermaster SeamanAlicia Beumea records bearingsaboard the amphibious dock land-ing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) asthe ship departs Joint Expedition-ary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.

Center: Quartermaster 2nd ClassAlbert Maldonado records plotson a navigation chart aboard USSOak Hill (LSD 51) as the shipdeparts Joint Expeditionary BaseLittle Creek-Fort Story.

Right: Sailors and Marines posi-tion supplies on the flight deckaboard USS Oak Hill (LSD 51)during an on-load of equipmentand personnel.

We look forward to further integrating with the KearsargeARG and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) team,as well as exercising several of the various capabilitiesthat this great warship has to offer.” -USS Oak Hill’s Commanding Officer

Cmdr. Orlando Bowman

■ KearsargeAmphibiousReady GroupThe KSGARGconsists of theAmphibiousSquadron(PHIBRON) 4,26th MEU, theamphibiousassault ship USSKearsarge (LHD3), the amphibioustransport dock shipUSS Arlington (LPD24) and Oak Hill(LSD 51).

■ onlineFor more photos, go towww.flagshipnews.com/multimedia

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Baltic Sea region.“Our exchange with the Lithuanian

navy was extremely fulfilling,” saidCmdr. Darren Dugan, USS JasonDunham commanding officer. “Welearned a great deal about our coun-terparts and I know they learned alot about us. That kind of dialogueis what has made our bonding expe-rience here so successful, and it willallow us to continue working so ef-fectively alongside our Lithuanianallies in the interest of peace and sta-bility in the Baltic Sea region.”

Dugan visited with VytautasGrubliauskas, mayor of Klaipda, andCapt. Juris Roze, Lithuania’s chief ofnaval operations.

The ship gave tours to Lithuanmilitary and government personnel,

children from the Rytas orphanage, agroup of international Fulbright Asso-ciation alumni, patients and caretakersfrom the Pasaka special needs camp,several local scout troops and U.S.Embassy personnel and their families.

Sailors from Jason Dunham partici-pated in two outreach programs at theRytas orphanage and the Palangos Gin-taras Children’s Rehabilitation Sanato-rium. Sailors played sports and spent

time with children at both locations.A reception aboard the ship was

held for guests from the Lithuanianmilitary and government, and theU.S. Embassy in Lithuania.

Jason Dunham, homeported in Nor-folk, is conducting naval operations inthe U.S. 6th Fleet area of operationsin support of U.S. national security in-terests in Europe. The ship deployedfrom Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 27.

Michael McMillan, commodore, Amphibious Squadron(PHIBRON) 8. “This ARG/MEU team was ready to planand execute complex tasking in very dynamic environments,which was made possible by the hard work and dedication ofeach Sailor and Marine.”

The ARG, led by PHIBRON 8, consists of the amphibiousassault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), the amphibious transportdock ship USS New York (LPD 21), the amphibious docklanding ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), the 24th MEU,PHIBRON 8 staff, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 (HSC28) Detachment 5, Fleet Surgical Team 8, Tactical Air Con-trol Squadron 22, and detachments from Assault Craft Units 2and 4, Naval Beach Group 2 and Beach Master Unit 2.

The MEU is comprised of the 24th MEU Command Ele-ment; the Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Tiltro-tor Squadron 365 (Reinforced); the Ground Combat Element,3rd Battalion, 6th Marines; and the Logistics Combat Ele-ment, Combat Logistics Battalion 24.

“I am very proud of our Sailors and Marines aboard USSIwo Jima,” said Iwo Jima Commanding Officer, Capt. DanaGordon. “They have worked extremely hard over the lastseven plus months completing various missions and exer-cises, while receiving recognition and accolades from seniorleadership in every theater we’ve been in. Many of the Sailorsand Marines have also completed numerous personal and pro-fessional goals that they set for themselves, earning warfarequalifications as well as promotions. The spirit and “can do”attitude of each of them is absolutely amazing. As their CO,I could not have asked for more. They performed their jobsflawlessly and delivered each and every time something wasasked of them.”

During the deployment, the ARG transited nearly 135,000combined nautical miles and logged nearly 5,000 flight hours.Amphibious craft completed more than 4,000 passengertransfers and moved more than 350,000 pounds of cargo andmail to and from ARG shipping.

“It was an honor to deploy with such a professional group ofSailors and Marines,” said Lt. Cmdr. Cristobal Yera, HSC-28officer in charge. “We accomplished a lot on this deploymentand I definitely think we were an important player in the areaswe operated.”

The ARG conducted port visits in Italy, Spain, Portugal,Montenegro, Israel, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates,Oman and Jordan. The visits provided an opportunity for theU.S. military forces to strengthen ties with the host nationsand foster relationships.

The Essex ARG and 15th MEU relieved the Iwo Jima ARGin the 5th Fleet area of operations in July.

MC3 Mark AndrewLt. j.g. Chris Boniwell from the amphibious transport dock ship USSNew York (LPD 21) kisses his wife after arriving into homeport NavalStation Mayport.

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By Capt. GaryLoten-BeckfordSouthern Partnership Station2015 Public Affairs

HONDURAS

USNS Spearhead (JHSV1), operated by the MilitarySealift Command, arrived inHonduras, for its first missionstop during Southern Partner-ship Station-Joint High SpeedVessel 2015 (SPS-JHSV 15),July 11.

Cmdr. Robert Toth, com-manding officer, ExplosiveOrdnance Disposal MobileUnit (EODMU) 6, and thecommander of the AdaptiveForce Package ashore for SPS-JHSV 2015, said that he looksforward to the opportunitiespresented by the exercise.

“I have not operated in theU.S. Southern Command’sarea of responsibility before,but am excited for the oppor-tunity to do so,” said Toth.“After a career spent operat-ing in Asia and the MiddleEast I expect to learn a greatdeal about the culture fromthe people of the countrieswe will engage with, as wellas face some challenges thatare unique to the area of op-erations, such as the climateand jungle environment.”

Spearhead’s deploymentto the region exemplifies theU.S. commitment to coopera-tive partnerships in the Ca-

ribbean, Central and SouthAmerica.

The ship’s arrival to Hon-duras not only serves as ameans to assist the local com-munity, but also continues tostrengthen ties with countriesin the U.S. 4th Fleet area ofresponsibility.

For Marine Corps 1st Lt.James P. Magee, platoon com-mander, 8th Engineer Sup-port Battalion, 2nd MarineLogistics Group, out of CampLejune, North Carolina, thisis his second deployment insupport of Southern Partner-ship Station.

“The measure of successfor our mission is facilitatingpartnership capacity betweenthe host nation governmentsand that of the U.S. via bothMarines Corps Forces, South,and U.S. Naval Forces South-ern Command’s intent,” saidMagee.

U.S. Naval Forces South-ern Command and U.S. 4thFleet support U.S. SouthernCommand’s joint and com-bined military operations byemploying maritime forces incooperative maritime securityoperations to maintain access,enhance interoperability andbuild enduring partnershipsin order to enhance regionalsecurity and promote peace,stability and prosperity in theCaribbean, Central and SouthAmerican regions.

USNS Spearheadarrives in Honduras

MC3 Weston JonesLt. Andrew Hoyle, USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) command chaplain, plays with a childduring a community relations project at Rytas Orphanage in Klaipeda, Lithuania, July 18.

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USNS Impeccablerescues distressedfishermenBy MC2 Brian G. ReynoldsCommander, Submarine Group 7 Deputy Public Affairs

YOKOSUKA, JAPAN

The Military Sealift Command Impec-cable-class ocean surveillance ship USNSImpeccable (T-AGOS 23) rescued 11 fish-ermen while in route to Subic Bay, Philip-pines, July 19.

Impeccable Sailors spotted personnel ona partially submerged ship and noted debris

in the water.The Impeccable Master immediately

deemed assistance was required and beganpreparations to deploy their rigid hull inflat-able boat (RHIB) to rescue the personnel.

“This was a team effort with civilianmariners, SECDET [security detachment],MILDET [military detachment] and Lock-heed Martin working together to achieve anefficient rescue of all 11 fishermen,” saidImpeccable’s Master, Robert Wiechert.

“They [Impeccable crew] initially spot-ted only eight people on the partially sub-merged vessel,” said Lt. Cory Hilgart, thetheater anti-submarine watch officer atCommander, Task Force 74. “They then re-alized that it was actually 11 and made thecall to commence the rescue effort.”

The RHIB made three trips to the dis-tressed vessel and recovered all 11 indi-viduals.

“One of the crew members spoke Eng-

lish,” said Hilgart. “He told the Impeccablecrew that they were fishermen from theSubic Bay region. He confirmed that therewere only 11 on board.”

Once the mariners were brought aboardImpeccable, they were examined by medi-cal personnel and given food and water. Noserious injuries or illnesses were reported.

Shortly after Impeccable arrived in portin Subic Bay, July 20, all 11 mariners wereturned over to the Philippine Coast Guard.

Distressed fisher-men (above)await rescuefrom their sinkingfishing boat bythe Military SealiftCommand oceansurveillance ship(left) USNS Impec-cable (T-AGO-23).Eleven fishermenwere rescuedfrom the partiallysubmerged boat.

MC3 Alonzo M. ArcherSailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) look on as the ship prepares to take fuel lines from the RoyalAustralian navy afloat support force ship HMAS Sirius (O 266) during a replenishment-at-sea during Talisman Saber 2015.

George Washington CSG strengthensalliance with Australia, New ZealandBy MCSA Shayla D. HamiltonUSS George Washington Public Affairs

TIMOR SEA

The George Washington CarrierStrike Group (GWCSG) concludedits participation in exercise TalismanSabre 2015 (TS15), July 18.

“During TS15 we demonstratedour pacific partnership with theAustralians and Kiwis,” said Cmdr.Michael Posey, lead TS15 planner,Commander Task Force 70. “The

first level of TS15 validated ourlong-standing relationship with theAustralians and it was a reminderthat our two nations have fought to-gether in every major conflict sinceWorld War II.”

While Talisman Sabre has been abilateral exercise, members of theNew Zealand Defense Forces par-ticipated as embedded units withinthe Australian Defence Force, andmembers of the Japan Self-DefenseForce participated, for the first time,

as embedded personnel within U.S.military units.

During TS15, F/A-18 Super Hor-nets from Carrier Air Wing (CVW)5, executed an in-flight tank refu-eling from a Royal Australian airforce (RAAF) KC-30A.

According to Posey, this symbol-izes the ever-growing partnershipbetween the U.S. and Australia. Thestrategic partnerships and tactical

By Bob FreemanOffice of Naval Research

ARLINGTON,VA.

On July 14, Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Mat Winterwas the Navy keynote speaker at the sixth Symposium on theImpacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Maritime and NavalOperations.

Winter discussed ONR’s investments in Arctic science,stressing the importance of international partnership and sci-ence and technology diplomacy.

“The Office of Naval Research has extensive research oncomputer modeling and prediction of sea waves, ice move-ment, seasonal ice cycles and air-ocean interaction,” Wintersaid.

He highlighted a few current initiatives: An integratedprogram of observations and computer simulations to studythe marginal ice zone (MIZ), the transition area between seaice and the open ocean; an initiative to provide better phys-ics for computer modeling of waves in the MIZ; experimentsto understand the effects of changing Arctic conditions onlow-frequency sound in the water and sonar operations; andresearch into vertical heat distribution and movement in theArctic Ocean.

Winter also addressed ONR’s research in issues like shipstability risk from ice accretion, improved hull design for iceoperations, ice-phobic coatings to prevent ice from adheringto exposed material, and propellers and propulsors that areless vulnerable to ice damage.

Science andtechnology helpNavy preparefor future Arcticoperations

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By Lisa Smith MolinariMilitary Spouse Contributor

Ah, Summertime … that happy time of yearwhen, after months of running the veritable ham-ster wheel of work, school, bills, and chores, wefinally loosen up and have a little fun.

Hike the Appalachian Trail? Take a Carib-bean Cruise? Stay at a B&B in the French coun-tryside? Camp in the Grand Canyon? Sightseeat Yosemite? Rent a beach house in the OuterBanks?

Simple, adventurous or extravagant, the pointis to relax and have a good time.

But wait. Hold up. Just a sec. [Cue tire-screeching sound effects.] What do we do withthe kids?

Unless you have a team of well paid nan-nies who will keep your offspring entertainedat home all week (not likely on our militarybudget) then I’ve got some bad news: The kidsare coming along.

Instead of leisurely lunching on brie andwine at a Parisian street café, you’ll find your-self at nibbling nuggets at the McDonalds onthe Champs d’Elysie. Rather than braving classIV rapids on Pennsylvania’s Ohio Pyle Gorge,you’ll be splashing the sticky cotton candy offyour face on the logjam at Six Flags. Forgetabout scheduling your couples massage at thespa, because you’ll be wading in a suspiciouslycloudy kiddie pool at a motel off the interstate.

Take it from me. I know.While stationed in California, England, Vir-

ginia, Germany, and Florida, I planned count-less family trips. I wanted to jam-pack our timeoverseas and in different states with cultural andeducational experiences that our kids would ap-preciate for the rest of their lives.

Problem was, I forgot. Oh, yea, they’re kids.Bummer.

I soon learned that kids don’t want to waittwo hours for traditional indigenous foods at anauthentic local restaurant. They could care lessabout mountain scenery or sylvan country set-tings. And they absolutely hate lingering in artand history museums.

We discovered the hard way that, unless we

w e r eplanning a trip tothe Thresh-old ofH e l l ,w e ’ dbetterf i g u r e out how tokeep the kids happy.

First, we adopted theCardinal Rule of Trav-elling with Children:

“Lower your expec-tations.”

Don’t envision au-thentic ambiance, cul-tural experience, thrillingadventure, and romanticinterludes. Just tell your-self that your family va-cation will be about asrelaxing and culturalas chaperoning a fifthgrade field trip to Bowl-O-Rama. With that mindset,you’re bound to be pleasantlysurprised.

Next, follow the strate-gies I finally learned whileon the brink of family vaca-tion insanity:

■ My kids are so cultured, they have thrownup in six states and seven foreign countries.Nothing kills ambiance like the lingering scentof upchuck on your shoes, so keep gallon zip-lock bags and wet wipes in your purse at alltimes.

■ Take appropriate steps, literally. Belltowers, monuments, castles, sand dunes, fortsand tall buildings are great places to run the“squirrelly” out of kids. Beware that you mayneed a portable defibrillator for yourself, but acoronary event may be worth it if it means yourkids will sit through dinner.

■ Pommes fritz, furai, chips, papas fritas –

whatever you call ‘em,don’t even think aboutsitting down at a res-taurant that doesn’thave French fries onthe menu.

■ Space out. No,I’m not suggest-ing that you takesedatives whiletraveling with thekids, but find wideopen spaces whereyou and hubbycan soak up localambiance whilethe rugrats spreadtheir grubby littlewings and fly. Youcan nibble local

cheese andbread whilethey scare pi-

geons in thepiazza, chase bumblebees

in an alpine meadow, or roll in thegrass at a city park.

■ Wet them down while you wetyour whistle. When deciding where

to stop for a glass of wine, look for anearby fountain, stream, lake, pond, beach

or tropical fish tank. If they can splash, throwrocks, feed ducks or tap on the glass, you havea decent chance of sipping your wine in peace.

Oh – and be sure to take lots of photos, be-cause no matter how torturous family vacationsmay seem, take it from me, someday you’ll lookback and wish you could do it all over again.

Currently stationed in Newport, R.I., Lisa is a20-year Navy spouse and mother of three teen-agers, whose award-winning columns appearin military and civilian newspapers nationwide,and on her blog, themeatandpotatoesoflife.com.Follow Lisa @MolinariWrites.

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Standard beneficiaries can visit any TRI-CARE-authorized, network or non-networkprovider; simply call the doctor to schedule anappointment. Referrals are not required, butyou may need prior authorization from yourregional contractor for some services. If youuse a non-network provider, you may have tofile your own claim. You may also have to payup front for your care, so look for a networkprovider for treatment and save your receipts tofile a claim later. Using a network provider ex-ercises the TRICARE Extra option giving youa five percent cost-share discount.

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By MC1 Martin L. CareyMCPON Public Affairs

NEWPORT, R.I.

Master Chief Petty Officerof the Navy (MCPON) MikeStevens met with studentsand staff at the Senior Enlist-ed Academy (SEA) on July14, to discuss the recentlyredesigned leadership course.

“Leadership starts from thetop down, and it starts here,”said Stevens. “In order to beeffective leaders we must es-tablish and maintain the con-ditions that provide all of ourSailors with the opportunityto be successful, and the SEA

is one of those opportunitiesto build effective leaders.”

Stevens started by speak-ing with the staff during around-table discussion wherehe listened to concerns andtroubles encountered duringthe first three classes.

“Make no mistake aboutit, you are all pioneers as wework towards implementingthis new course of instruc-tion,” said Stevens. “It is im-perative that we talk aboutany issues or problems we arehaving so we can fix them, inorder to provide the best lead-ership training possible forevery student.”

MCPON recognized thestaff for their hard work andthanked them for all the timeand effort they have givensupporting the new changes.

“The standards are high,and that’s where they willremain. It is up to each of youto keep challenging the stu-dents academically and con-tinue holding the line,” saidStevens.

Senior Chief YeomanRichard Miller, from OrangeCounty, California, and aninstructor at the SEA, spokeabout some of the positive as-pects of the training, includ-ing the benefit of students

having already built a senseof ‘forming’ and ‘storming’during the distance-learningportion that allows for animmediate ‘norming’ phaseupon arrival at the SEA.

He also offered somewords of advice to futurestudents. “Don’t underesti-mate this course,” said Miller.“You have earned your seatand you should be proud thatyou’re here, but it’s not overwhen you arrive. You mustcontinue giving it your besteffort.”

MCPON later spoke withthe third class of the newtraining curriculum, whichnow includes nine weeks ofdistance learning followedby three weeks of in-houseresidence training.

“As most of you know,developing leaders is mynumber one priority,” saidStevens. “What you learnhere will only be impactfulin the fleet if you embrace it,share it, and lead your Sail-ors with it.

“My vision for leader-

ship training is to somedaybe able to provide this typeof training for every one ofour chiefs and first classpetty officers,” said Stevens.“I believe that by armingour senior enlisted leaderswith meaningful leadershiptraining, we will somedayachieve that goal.”

Starting with the March2016 selection boards, Sail-ors who make senior chiefwill have to attend the SEAin order to be eligible forMaster Chief.

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Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs

MILLINGTON,TENN.

The fiscal year 2016 (FY-16) performance-based Senior EnlistedContinuation Board is postponed until December.

Navy Personnel Command (NPC) received information that theboard membership list was inadvertently released prior to the boardconvening. The public disclosure of these documents compromisesthe integrity of the board.

The list of Sailors eligible for the board will not change, and a newNAVADMIN will be released regarding the board.

As outlined in NAVADMIN 088/15, active component (AC) and FullTime Support (FTS) E-7 to E-9 Sailors with at least 19 years of activeservice computed from their active duty service date as of Feb. 28,2015, and three-years' time-in-rate (TIR) as of June 30, 2015; and Se-lected Reserve (SELRES) and Voluntary Training Unit (VTU) E-7 toE-9 Sailors with at least 20 years qualifying service as of Feb. 28, 2015,and three-years TIR by June 30, 2015, will be considered by the board.

The Naval Education and Training Professional Development andTechnology Center published the names of board-eligible Sailorson June 8. The names are posted to the Navy Enlisted AdvancementSystem website at https://neasos.cnet.navy.mil, and individuals canview their board eligibility profile sheet on Navy Knowledge Online(https://wwwa.nko.navy.mil).

By MC1 Trevor WelshNaval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific FleetPublic Affairs

SAN DIEGO

The surface warfare officer(SWO) lead detailer deliv-ered a brief on the new SWOCareer Chart during the 2015Surface Navy Association(SNA) West Coast Sympo-sium in San Diego, July 16.

Capt. Brad Cooper, from the

Surface Officer DistributionDivision (PERS-41), spokeabout Vice Adm. Tom Row-den’s initiative to improve thecareers of current and futuresurface warfare officers andcontinuing the Navy’s focuson warfighting first.

The goal of the new SWOCareer Chart is to raise thelevel of talent in the SWOcommunity and grow futuredepartment heads, command-

ing officers, warfare com-manders, and flag officerswho can think, lead, operate,and win in a variety of futureenvironments.

Cooper told the group thatthe program is about empow-ering junior officers, provid-ing them flexibility and op-tions.

“We are shifting away froma ‘conveyor belt’ approachand toward a multi-track,

option-based, agile approachto career management,” saidCooper. “Surface warfare offi-cers will now have the optionto pursue different tracksas part of their career chart.These options connect strong-ly with and enable our top pri-ority of ‘Warfighting First!’”

Cooper said this program isthe first of its kind and offersSWO junior officers careeroptions that give them theopportunity to develop skillsvaluable to the community,apply for education at Ameri-ca’s elite institutions, work at aFortune 500 Company to gainvaluable corporate experienceand knowledge, increase thepotential retention bonus andtake career intermission topursue goals, among others.

“Among the new optionsare going to Naval Postgrad-uate School after the first di-vision officer tour, earning amaster’s degree in a skillsetwe value then returning to seafor a second division officer

tour then to department headschool,” said Cooper. “Wewant to offer an option-based,flexible and agile career, un-derscored by opportunitiesemerging from Sailor 2025initiatives, a restructuredbonus proposal that rewardsperformance and pro-activeoutreach to retain talent.”

Cooper said that junior of-ficers and their families havedifferent tracks on the SWOcareer chart available to them.

“This effort builds on cur-rent policies that have servedus well,” said Cooper. “Underour new approach, com-manding officers and juniorofficers are more empoweredto influence the future and le-verage new opportunities ingraduate education, personalgrowth and career flexibility.”

Cooper said the initiativewas not developed due to re-tention or accession issues,but is a new approach thatfocuses more on retainingthe most talented vice the

most willing.“We’ll put a rocket on the

backs of our best performersand propel those officers tonew heights as those officersachieve their absolute maxi-mum potential,” said Cooper.

The new initiative had beenpreviously briefed to morethan 60 flag officers on July15, during the Surface War-fare Officer Flag OfficersTraining Symposium (SWO-FOTS) in San Diego.

Along with the unveiling ofthis program to surface war-fare leadership at SNA West2015 and SWOFOTS, Cooperand his team has a globalface-to-face tour planned toeducate the surface warfarecommunity.

“In the coming weeks, wewill travel to every fleet con-centration area and Washing-ton, D.C., to brief this plan,”said Cooper. “The plan willalso be briefed at the U.S.Naval Academy and to everyNROTC [Navy Reserve Of-ficer Training Corps] unit inAmerica starting this fall. Wewill also pursue opportuni-ties to virtually connect withSWOs serving throughout thecountry in other locations andassignments.”

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By Zach MottTraining Support Center Great Lakes Public Affairs

GREAT LAKES, ILL.

Training evolves. Training thatwon wars generations ago is not thesame as today. At Training SupportCenter (TSC) Great Lakes that evolu-tion is taking place with fitness regi-mens as well. Sailors learned the rolenutrition plays in their fitness duringa briefing, July 15.

“It’s a two-fold thing, you have toeat (well) and you have to work out.You can’t just work out; you can’tjust eat (well.) You have to do both,”said Jacqueline Jackson, a fitnessspecialist with TSC.

During the briefing, Jackson in-structed the Sailors about the dif-ferent food groups and the role they

play in fueling a workout. Addition-ally, she talked about foods that helpweight loss and which foods to avoid.

“Without the knowledge behindit, you’re just working out,” saidFire Controlman Seaman BroderickLaws, a student assistant who wasattending the briefing. “You don’treally know what you’re doing with-out the knowledge behind it.”

In addition to the briefing, Jacksonalso set up individual meetings witheach Sailor in order to address morespecific fitness goals and how theycan achieve them.

“This is just the basic stuff that stillworks,” she said. “A lot of people aremoving away from the conventionalstuff and it can be more hurtful thanhelpful. The basic stuff works just asgood if you stick to it.”

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“The new Global TradeCompliance program will re-quire the data on all customsforms for packages mailed toand from our Navy FPOs tobe entered into the U.S. Cus-toms and Border Protection(USCBP) database, similarto the way U.S. Postal Ser-vice post offices are currentlyconducting business for inter-national and military pack-ages with customs forms,”said Naval Supply SystemsCommand (NAVSUP) NavyPostal Director Gabe Telles.

“Sailors can reduce waitingtime in line to mail packagesby filling out their customsforms online with the U.S.Postal Service’s website, andbringing them to the postoffice, which is good news forSailors,” Telles added. “Navypostal personnel will experi-ence an increased workloaddue to the manual input ofthe customs form data intothe USCBP database. How-ever, if Sailors come to theNavy FPOs with their cus-toms forms already complet-ed online, this will save timeand only require the scanningof a barcode on the customsform.”

Sailors can complete theircustoms forms online atwww.usps.com under the“International” tab when theyclick the link titled “Com-plete Customs Forms.”

For more news fromNAVSUP, visit www.navy.mil/local/navsup/

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By MC3 Derek A. HarkinsCommander, Amphibious Squadron 11 Public Affairs

INDIAN OCEAN

There is a new player at Talisman Sabre 2015 (TS15),and it comes in the form of the innovative San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay(LPD 20).

Each ship in the Bonhomme Richard (BHR) Expedition-ary Strike Group (ESG) has a role to play in the bi-lateralexercise Talisman Sabre. This includes everything fromthe planning stages of the exercise to the rehearsal and ex-ecution of the amphibious assault.

Lt. Joe Brisco, operations officer on board USS GreenBay (LPD 20), said that while no ship’s mission outweighsthe others, Green Bay’s mission is likely the most diverse.

“What sets the new LPDs apart from any other ship inan amphibious team are their flexibility and versatility,”he added.

During the simulated amphibious assault, Marines fromthe 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), AustralianArmy soldiers, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force sol-diers launched from Green Bay’s well deck in 32 combatrubber raiding craft and simulated landing on a beach inAustralia. Brisco said the ship’s key mission is to embarkup to 800 Marines and transport them quickly and effec-tively to shore.

“Our main goal is to put troops on the beach,” he said.“On time, every time.”

Brisco said Green Bay brings assets and capabilitieswhich its predecessor – the Austin class – did not, allow-ing Green Bay to integrate to a greater level with the ESGor amphibious ready group (ARG), carry heavier missionloads, and support a wider range of operations.

While the new ships accommodate fewer Marines,Green Bay can store twice as much equipment. This in-creased capacity allows the ship to store a greater quantityof troop transportation, such as the high mobility multi-purpose vehicles, or “Humvees”, various Earth movingequipment, and the M1 Abrahms Main Battle Tank for theembarked troops to operate with. This greater storage ca-pacity, coupled with embarked landing craft utility fromNaval Beach Unit 7, allows Green Bay to reliably fulfillits mission of getting Marines and their equipment to thebeach and back.

The increased carrying capacity does not just apply tovehicle and equipment storage. Green Bay can house a

MC3 Derek A. HarkinsAn MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter conducts a vertical replenishment on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bayas the ship sails ahead of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland, left, the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard, theguided-missile destroyer USS Preble and the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart.

GREEN BAY,THE NEWESTLPD CLASSSUPPORTINGTALISMANSABRE 2015

larger number of aircraft on theship’s flight deck, with the abil-ity to operate several at once.Typical launches and recoverieson the flight deck include up totwo simultaneously-operatingaircraft. The ship’s company in-cludes a full air department andis augmented by a portion of anembarked Marine Corps AviationCombat Element. This Navy andMarine Corps integration accom-modates larger modern aircraft,such as the MV-22 Osprey.

“Green Bay is definitely not an amphibious assault shipor an aircraft carrier,” Brisco added. “But we certainly pro-vide a significant aviation capability to compliment the airside of Bonhomme Richard’s mission, and provide a sub-stantial amount of support to landing troops.”

During and following a simulated assault on July 11,pilots launched from Green Bay’s flight deck in helicop-ters and joined other aircraft from the ESG as they pro-vided surveillance from above.

“They are the eyes and ears for the troops on the ground,”said Brisco.

The contributions of Green Bay to the successful am-phibious assault did not end in the well deck or on theflight deck. Sailors throughout the ship also had a role toplay. The ship’s Operations Department worked in closecoordination with other members of the ESG to plan thedozens of ship’s movements, create safe ship-to-shoreroutes and ensure hundreds of flight hours were carriedout safely.

Brisco called the exercise “a success across the board.”“Exercise Talisman Sabre has been a superb litmus test

for Green Bay,” said Capt. Kristy D. McCallum, the ship’scommanding officer. “The diversity of the 31st MEU andmaritime missions that the crew supported confirms theversatility of the San Antonio-class. We are a potent ad-dition to the BHR ARG and are proud to have played ourpart in the exercise. Of course, the ship could not reach itspotential without the creativity and dedication of my out-standing crew. I am proud of their performance and theirwillingness to go the extra mile to ensure the success ofTS15. “

■ about theexerciseTalisman Sabre isa bilateral exerciseintended to trainAustralian and U.S.forces in planningand conductingcombined taskforce operations.

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By MC1 Ty C. ConnorsUSS Bonhomme Richard Public Affairs

INDIAN OCEAN

During the dynamic amphibious landing onthe Northern Territory shores of Australia aspart of Talisman Sabre 2015, a huge range ofmen and material was moved quickly acrossone of the most challenging transition areas inthe world; from the unforgiving sea to a con-tested shore.

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, with part-ners from the Royal Australian navy and Aus-tralian Defense Force, used a wide-range oftechnology to move personnel and equipmentfrom ship to shore for the exercise, July 11.

The aerial lynchpin of this effort is the U.S.tiltrotor, the MV-22 Osprey.

The Bell Boeing V-22 (MV-22 is the MarineCorps variant) is a joint-service, multi-missionaircraft introduced in February of 2007 to re-place the Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight he-licopter, which flew its last service flight withthe U.S. Marine Corps in May 2015.

Like the CH-46, the MV-22 is a medium-liftvertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.Unlike the CH-46, which is a conventional he-licopter using tandem rotor blades to providethe additional thrust capability of a medium-lift helicopter; the MV-22 uses large propro-tors mounted on rotating nacelles to the wings.

The wings and nacelle-mounted propro-tors give the MV-22 the unique capability toperform VTOL missions as effectively as ahelicopter, while having the long-range cruiseabilities of a twin turboprop aircraft.

"It is a thrill to watch these birds (MV-22)lift off from the flight deck day-after-day,"said Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling)3rd Class Devyn Brower, a landing signalmanfrom Dundee, Florida, assigned to forward de-ployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhom-me Richard (LHD6). "I get to stand right infront of the Ospreys to help the pilots launchsafely, and it awesome to see these aircraft inaction up close."

When one of these impressive aircraft clawsits way into the sky the flight deck crews mustlean low into the enormous thrust of windcaused by the rotors as it tries to blow thembackward, until at last, the aircraft frees itselffrom the ship's flight deck and banks out andup into the sky.

The MV-22 lifts a gross loaded weight ofalmost 20,000 lbs off the flight deck and car-ries 24 passengers at a cruise speed of over280 knots, with a combat radius of more than325 nautical miles.

The MV-22's abilities to launch from a shortrunway or vertically, carry heavy loads andrefuel in the air make it the perfect aircraftfor amphibious assault ships, like BonhommeRichard, to deliver over the horizon capabilityto amphibious forces.

MC3 Christian M. CaldwellAn MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), takes off from theflight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).

THE IMPOSSIBLE BIRDMV-22 Osprey

■ about thestrike groupBonhommeRichard is thelead ship of theBonhomme RichardExpeditionaryStrike Group (ESG)which is comprisedof BonhommeRichard, theamphibioustransport dockship USS GreenBay (LPD 20), theamphibious docklanding ship USSAshland (LSD 48),the embarked31st MEU, and theguided-missiledestroyer USSPreble (DDG 88).

The ESG iscurrently in theIndian Oceanparticipating inTalisman Sabre, abilateral exerciseintended to trainAustralian and U.S.forces in planningand conductingcombined taskforce operations.

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interoperability were two ofthe important elements incor-porated to achieve success inTS15.

“This exercise was plannedfor almost two years,” saidPosey. “I really enjoyedworking with members fromother nations and services. Ithas been a reminder of whywe fight. To realize and seefirsthand that U.S. and Aus-tralian forces share thosesame values has been veryvaluable.”

For more news from USSGeorge Washington (CVN73), visit www.navy.mil/local/cvn73/.

Reflecting higher level strategic guidance, includ-ing the Navy’s Arctic Roadmap, Winter emphasizedthe importance of partnerships in Arctic preparations.He noted that his researchers are uniquely posturedto build partnerships, a practice he called “S&T di-plomacy.”

“Our ONR global outreach mission allows our sci-entists to collaborate with other scientists around theworld to discover the breakthrough technologies andbuild the scientific relationships vital to addressingthe unique challenges in the harsh Arctic environ-ment,” Winter said.

Later in the day, ONR’s Dr. Scott Harper, lead forthe Navy’s Arctic and Global Prediction initiatives,went into more detail about environmental researchin his presentation. Harper noted that there are threemain focus areas.

First is to develop an improved understanding ofthe changing Arctic environment, which will enablemore accurate representation in environmental com-puter models and improved forecasting capabilities.

Harper explained that the loss of summer sea icecover was allowing more interaction between the at-mosphere, waves and ocean surface, creating muchmore dynamic conditions.

“Understanding how these things work togetheris the first step towards making reliable predictivemodels for better forecasting,” he said.

The second focus is the development of technolo-gies for sustained observations and measurementsthat will provide long-term monitoring, further scien-tific understanding and improve models. This focusincludes the use of unmanned and autonomous ve-hicles and the collection of remote sensing data.

“We need to build the operational data set,” Harpernoted. “Not only for the science that we need to do,

but also to provide real-time awareness to operationalforces.”

Improved understanding and enhanced data col-lection support the third focus: The development ofcomputer models that include the influence of ocean,atmosphere, ice and waves.

“The goal is to build system models that operate inhigh resolution, capture important Arctic processesand assimilate all this data and then run these modelsout to the future to predict not only what will happenin the next few days, but to also provide seasonalguidance as well as looking out multi-year to decadesto figure out how fast the ice will continue to dimin-ish,” Harper said.

The Symposium was jointly sponsored by the U.S.Arctic Research Commission and the National NavalIce Center, with funding support from ONR.

For more news from Office of Naval Research, visitwww.navy.mil/local/onr/.

By Kevin CopelandCommander, Submarine Force Atlantic Public Affairs

NEW LONDON, CONN.

USS North Dakota (SSN 784) returned toits homeport at Naval Submarine Base, NewLondon, Connecticut, July 20, after conduct-ing ground-breaking operations in the Medi-terranean Sea.

Under the command of Capt. DouglasGordon, the ship finished its first-ever missionby deploying and retrieving unmanned under-water vehicles (UUVs) from the ship’s drydeck shelter (DDS) in an operational environ-ment. The six-week mission was conductedprior to completing the ship’s post shakedownavailability (PSA), joining a small group ofVirginia-class submarines to accomplish thefeat. Others have been USS Virginia (SSN774), USS Hawaii (SSN 776) and USS NewHampshire (SSN 778).

“The crew was very excited to be chosen totake the ship forward and conduct operationsin support of fleet and combatant command-ers’ operational objectives,” said Gordon. “Itwas a rare opportunity for the crew to be ableto deploy prior to executing its post shake-down availability. Many crew members hadnever deployed before and were able to expe-rience first-hand the hard work and effort re-quired in preparing a ship for deployed opera-tions. They trained hard and expertly executedour mission. I could not be more proud of theirperformance and the professionalism that theyexhibited during our operations.”

Capt. Jim Waters, commander, SubmarineSquadron 4, and the submarine’s immediatesuperior in the chain of command, expandedon the captain’s comment.

“The timing within USS North Dakota’sschedule, along with its highly-trained andcertified crew, made it the optimal choice toconduct this mission,” said Waters. “The mis-sion completed by North Dakota also demon-strated the promising and emerging technol-ogy of UUVs within the Submarine Force.”

North Dakota is the 11th Virginia-classattack submarine to join the fleet, and the firstof eight Block III Virginia-class submarinesto be built. The Block III submarines are builtwith new Virginia Payload Tubes designed tolower costs and increase missile-firing pay-load possibilities.

The 10 current Virginia-class submarines have12 individual 21-inch diameter vertical launchtubes able to fire Tomahawk Land Attack Mis-siles (TLAMS). The Block III submarines beingbuilt will have two-larger 87-inch diameter tubesable to house six TLAMS each.

As the most modern and sophisticatedattack submarine in the world, the submarinecan operate in both littoral and deep oceanenvironments and presents combatant com-manders with a broad and unique range ofoperational capabilities. North Dakota is a

flexible, multi-mission platform designed tocarry out the seven core competencies of thesubmarine force: Anti-submarine warfare, an-ti-surface warfare, delivery of special opera-tions forces, strike warfare, irregular warfare,intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissanceand mine warfare.

The submarine is 377 feet long, has a 34-foot beam, and will be able to dive to depthsgreater than 800 feet and operate at speeds inexcess of 25 knots submerged. It will operatefor 33 years without ever refueling.

Construction on North Dakota began March2009; the submarine’s keel was authenticatedduring a ceremony on May 11, 2012; and thesubmarine was christened during a ceremonyNov. 2, 2013.

North Dakota is the second Navy ship, andfirst submarine, to be named in honor of thepeople of “The Peace Garden State.” The othership was the Delaware-class battleship BB-29,which was commissioned April 11, 1910, anddecommissioned Nov. 22, 1923.

For more news from Commander, Subma-rine Force, Atlantic, visit www.navy.mil/local/sublant/.

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ARCTIC | ONR scientist lists main focus areasJohn F. Williams

Chief of Naval Re-search Rear Adm.Mat Winter paintsa portrait of navaloperations in achallenging Arcticenvironment, July14, at the sixthSymposium on theImpacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arcticon Naval and Mar-itime Operationsheld at the NavalHeritage Center inWashington.

Winter discussedONR’s invest-ments in Arcticscience, stressingthe importanceof internationalpartnership andscience and tech-nology diplomacy.

USS NorthDakota (SSN784) completesgroundbreakingmission

U.S. Navy PhotoThe PCU North Dakota (SSN 784) during bravo sea trials. The crew performed exceptionally well on bothalpha and bravo sea trials. The submarine North Dakota is the 11th ship of the Virginia class, the first U.S.Navy combatants designed for the post-Cold War era.

GW |Strikegroupconcludesrole inTalismanSabre 2015

■ the missionTS15 is a biennial land, seaand air military trainingexercise between U.S.and Australian forcesthat features more than33,000 personnel, 21ships, 200 aircraft andthree submarines, whichincreases U.S.-Australianinteroperability to respondto a wide variety ofcontingencies and maintainsecurity, peace, andstability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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FREAKY KON-TIKI HAMPTON RIVERRAFT RACE AT MILL POINT PARK

Hampton Bay Dayspresents the sixth annual

HAMPTON

This Saturday, July 25, head to Mill PointPark in downtown Hampton for the Sixthannual Freaky Kon-Tiki! The river raft race,presented by Hampton Bay Days, allows ateam of five people to build a raft on-siteand race other contestants around a coursein the Hampton River. Each participantmust be at least 14 years old to compete.

Raft construction begins at 9:30 a.m. inMill Point Park. All rafts must be home-made and all rafts will be inspected priorto launching. In addition, all rafts must behuman propelled and self-propelled. Nopower is available and no generators can beused in construction of the rafts. There is a$100 maximum for the amount allowed onbuilding materials and teams must bring re-ceipts (pre-approved household recyclablesdo not count towards $100 maximum).

The first heat of the day is scheduled for11:30 a.m. Teams can be as large as fivepeople, however all rafts must have twopeople during the heat race (no more, noless) and rest of the team can help move theraft from the water to the finish line. Afterthe start, the rafts will proceed around thecourse with each heat being timed. The besttimes of all heats will go into the final.

The Freaky Kon-Tiki Cornhole Tourna-ment returns this year, beginning at 2 p.m.Registration is $10 per person and entryfees are due at 1 p.m. the day of the event.The tournament will be a blind draw tour-nament, with the drawing starting at 1:30p.m. Rules are based on American Corn-hole Association (ACA) rules.

Cost to enter the Sixth annual FreakyKon-Tiki is $25 per team until July 22.Teams can register the day of the event for$40.

Spectators are welcome to come out andjoin the fun free-of-charge! There will belive music in Mill Point Park, as well asfood and libations available for purchase.

YORKTOWN

Beginning Saturday, July 25, York-town Battlefield, the headquarters and aunit of Colonial National Historical Park,proudly presents its own Ranger JeromeBridges and his portrayal of a Soldier ofcolor assigned to the Rhode Island LightInfantry, present at the battle of Yorktown,September and October of 1781. The out-come of this famous battle signaled thebirth of a new nation, and the beginningof the end of British control of the thirteenAmerican colonies.

Little is made of the fact that a sub-stantial number of the Soldiers of theRhode Island regiment were indeed blackmen. Several historical references, mostnotably by French soldiers here duringthe battle, describe them as well-drilled,well-dressed, and well-respected. By thetime of the battle at Yorktown in the fall

of 1781, attrition had claimed a large per-centage of the 1st Rhode Island "BlackRegiment" and resulted in the consoli-dation of its companies with that of the2nd Rhode Island. It would be thereafterreferred to as simply the Rhode IslandRegiment. The Rhode Island Regimentwould be chosen by Maj. Gen. La Fayetteto execute the battle-changing attack on apart of the British outer defenses referredto as Redoubt #10. This attack is famousfor not having fired a shot, but rather wasaccomplished at the point of a bayonet indarkness. This attack, combined with thesimultaneous French attack on Redoubt#9, expedited the battle and forced a Brit-ish surrender before the British relieffleet could arrive. Interestingly, that Brit-ish fleet sent to relieve the besieged LordCornwallis would arrive only a few daysafter the surrender. One could only guess

at the outcome had Redoubts #9 and #10not been successfully taken, prolongingthe battle, with the British fleet imminent.

Come visit with Jerome Bridges at theYorktown Battlefield and learn about ablack Soldier in the American Revolution,on Saturdays, beginning July 25, and willrun through September 5. Jerome will wel-come visitors between 10 a.m. and noon atthe renowned Redoubt #10, and then at thehistoric Moore House (site of the surren-der negotiations) from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.These presentations are free with normalpark admission fee. Adults are $7 each,good for seven days. Children 15 and underare free. National Park passes, includingsenior passes, Access passes, and militarypasses are welcomed. Visitors that do notalready possess one of the aforementionedpasses can obtain them at the YorktownBattlefield visitor center.

Yorktown Battlefield Presents Award-winninghistorian and actor-interpreter Jerome Bridges

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■ When: July 25, 11 a.m.■ Where: Bank Street Memorial Baptist Church■ Cost: Free - children under 3; $3 - children ages3-18; $10 – ages 18 and older■ For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/1LnOBU6Tutorial Lectures by Courtney is a company thatbelieves in the financial freedom to all ages, butprimarily, the youth. This year we are hosting ourannual Run for Your Money Youth-A-Thon. We willbe hosting this fun filled event with food and gamesto all participants. We invite you to help us promotefinancial literacy and empowerment throughout thecommunity.

Virginia Jerk Fest

■ When: July 25, p.m.■ Where: Virginia Beach Sportsplex■ Cost: $10■ For more information, visit:http://www.virginiajerkfest.comThis annual event will feature a multicultural displayof culinary experiences, visual arts, and entertainmentby multiple musicians, artists, and live bands. Ourfriendly, motivated and culturally diversified associateswill strive to inspire, educate and create an atmospherewhere people of all ages can come together and learnabout the Caribbean culture. The Virginia Jerk Festis a family affair! Jerk Fest also offers an interactivearea just for children with face painting and games, aneducational and cultural area, souvenirs, folk dances,and amusement for the entire family.

Florida Georgia Line -Thomas Rhett andFrankie Ballard

■ When: July 26, 7 p.m.■ Where: Farm Bureau Live■ Cost: $27 - $89■ For more information, call: 368-3000 or visithttp://floridageorgialine.com/tour-datesOver the past year, Florida Georgia Line has cherishedthe good times seeing their quadruple Platinum debutsingle “Cruise” dominate Billboard’s Hot CountrySongs Chart at No. 1 for 19 straight weeks, the longeststretch for any song in the past 50 years and theiraptly titled, GOLD-certified Republic Nashville debutHere’s to the Good Times top the Billboard CountryAlbums Chart. The breakout duo has taken homeACM and CMT awards and scored opening slots forTaylor Swift’s The Red Tour and Luke Bryan’s DirtRoad Diaries Tour.

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With summer in full swing, and tem-peratures regularly in the high 90’s, ifyou are looking for something new, ex-citing and fun to do inside a cool air-conditioned setting now, away fromthe scorching heat, then make sure tocheck out the Williamsburg DinnerTheatre. Located near Historic Colo-nial Williamsburg, Virginia, this brandnew dinner theatre features the hilari-ous mystery/comedy skit “My Big FatMurder” by Nita Hardy. And the food isto die for with a grand buffet meal thatincludes a classic Greek salad, succulentpork tenderloin or beef entrée, plumpand tender poultry entree (chicken orturkey), mouthwatering local baked fishentrée, and included on the buffet fla-vorful Greek dishes and deserts.

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‘Kooza’ acharming return toCirque du Soleil’soriginal premiseBy Mal VincentThe Virginian-Pilot correspondent

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It’s definitely an unusualsight for the Oceanfront – justblocks from the bikinis andstingrays.

Tents!Rising to the sky like winged

invitations of blue and gold isthe “Grand Chapiteau” – thebig top. And there are others.Tents for meals. Tents for re-hearsals and tents for cottoncandy and other treasuredmementos. The inhabitantscome from Mongolia, Russia,South America, China and lotsof other far-flung places. Ofcourse, it is no coincidence thatFrench-speaking Canadiansare most in evidence.

You might see them atthe grocery store in the nextmonth. They are the resi-dents of “Kooza,” the Cirquedu Soleil attraction that hasmoved into the parking lot ofthe Virginia Beach ConventionCenter for a full month. It isthe most daring booking since“Phantom of the Opera” wasbrought into Chrysler Hall in1995 for a six-week run with atop price of $75. The naysayerssaid it would never work in thismarket: The run was too longand the price too high.

“Phantom” changed the eco-nomics of show business for-ever for Norfolk, and “Kooza”could do the same for VirginiaBeach.

It’s quite a show that doesmuch to hide the fact that itis actually a circus. Cirque duSoleil (“circus of the sun”) has

become an international brandname, like Coca-Cola, since1984 when Guy Laliberte de-cided to try to merge the cul-tures of artistic and acrobaticdisciplines in a studio in Mon-treal.

Dozens of “Cirque” showsare currently on the road allover the world, with the mostfamous attractions dominatingLas Vegas in a way that FrankSinatra and Elvis once did.

“Kooza,” which takes itsname from “box” or “circusin a box,” is a return to theoriginal, intimate qualities of“Cirque.” It is not – repeat –not, the multimillion-dollarspectacle of “O,” the wateramazement at Las Vegas’ Bel-lagio, which remains my fa-vorite. Neither is it the stridentdrama of “Ka,” still running atVegas’ MGM Grand.

It seems that Cirque canadapt to any format, includingtributes to the Beatles (at theMirage) or Michael Jackson(at the Mandalay Bay) or theskin version, ”Zumanity,” atthe New York, New York, alsoin Vegas. (Strangely, only theElvis production was a flop.)Locally, this is not the firstouting. Arena versions haveplayed both Norfolk’s Scopeand Hampton’s Coliseum.

But the intimacy of the

tent is a charming return toCirque’s original idea of ac-robatics as theater. “Kooza’s”plot, if you could call it that,is pretty sparse. A stocking-capped childlike figure whois called The Innocent tries,without success, to fly a kite.He’s vulnerable in a threaten-ing world. “Cirque’s” theatri-cal touches are more moodthan substance. They suggestan ominous threat at the sametime they sell joy. There’ssomething a bit ironic, perhapssarcastic, about the doublemeanings. The clowns have atouch of evil. (Ask children.They know.)

The Trickster, played withtumbling aggressiveness byJoey Arrigo, is suspicious inthat he might be leading TheInnocent into dangerous ter-ritory (think Pinocchio). TheHeimloss, looking somethinglike a fire hydrant, pops upfrom the floor. (He lives be-neath the stage.) The King is afool (and overly committed toslapstick). My favorite is theDog, who can wag both histongue and his tail. Folks in thefront row had best beware. Hemight pee on you. Dogs will bedogs, even in Cirque du Soleil.

There are lots of ooh-and-ahmoments provided by the tum-blers, acrobats, contortionistsand unicyclists. A scary oneon the trapeze is a Russian girlnamed Yulia Korosteleva, whohas a habit of faking falls. YaoDeng Bo, from China, bal-anced eight chairs more than23 feet up, only to do a bal-ancing act on top. If you havethat many chairs, one supposes

you have to do something withthem.

There was a fall (harmless)among the teeterboard group,but they came back and did thequintuple twisting somersaultsuccessfully. Irina Akimova,also from Russia, does morethan any island hula girl couldever do. (You go, girl!)

But the champions are theperformers in the Wheel ofDeath. These two guys dashabout like hamsters in a high-speed cage.

Stephane Roy’s set designhas a central bandstand thatevolves from tent coveringsthat rise to suggest we are en-tering yet another world, eventhough we’re in one tent. Themusic, with a live band, has adecidedly Indian strain. Thestage is lit with blues, greensand oranges, with a specialeffort to make the clowns havefacial identities. Marie-Chan-tale Vaillancourt’s costumesare knockouts – particularly forthe skeleton dance.

Is it overpriced? We’ll see.“Kooza” opens on top of apromotional campaign that hasbeen exhaustive, but its longrun still will be a challenge.However, it’s a knockout showwithout the plane fare to Vegas.

And, more notably, the cityof Virginia Beach didn’t putup any money as incentive.“Cirque” proudly announcesthat it hasn’t taken grants foryears. This booking is a coup.

Eat your heart out, MyrtleBeach.

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By Jonathan McLartyContributing Writer

Spartyka Fight League(SFL) presented SFL XX:Fight for the Warriors onJuly 18, at Old DominionUniversity’s Ted ConstantConvocation Center. In frontof a large, vocal crowd, 23matches were witnessed. Thethree headlining bouts sawchampionships being de-fended: Lightweight, Feath-erweight, and Welterweight.Going to a split decision,Tevin Cooke defeated AndresEnciales for the LightweightChampionship. Sodiq Yusuffdefeated Dmitriy Yakovlev inthe closing moments of thethird round by knockout dueto strikes and was awardedthe Featherweight Champi-onship. Mitch Aguiar quicklydefeated Damon Miner witha guillotine submission and isnow the Welterweight Cham-pion. Miner, after he regainedhis bearings, was visiblyupset about the loss.

A new contender to theWelterweight Championshipwas decided after DemarHolloway defeated ChrisGardner within the first roundby submission due to repeat-ed strikes to Gardner’s ribs.In the feel good moment ofthe night, 56-year-old Sgt.Maj. Clark Wright went thedistance and defeated JamesHurley by split decision. Thecrowd was behind Wright andthe excitement grew as hewas able to overcome devas-tating blows that left a notice-able lump above his left eye.

A touching tribute for thosefallen members of the mili-tary in Chattanooga, Tennes-see, earlier this month waslead by SFL owner Jimi Par-tyka as he asked everyone inattendance to raise a toast.

SFL XXI will take placeon Saturday, October 10. In-formation about this eventand the fighters of SFL canbe found at SpartykaFight-League.com.

Other event results:■ Alex Albus d. Derrick

Carter – 1st Round GuillotineSubmission

■ Matthew Rouland d.Marcus Lindsey – 1st RoundRear Naked Choke Submis-sion

■ Marlon Curry d. Jona-than Mulder – 1st RoundTKO due to strikes

■ Charles Wood d. RickyCarr – 2nd Round TKO dueto strikes

■ Scott Davis d. RyanMcElraft – Decision

■ Chris Garnes d. DamianBobbit – Decision

■ Jamal Benford d. JeremySalvador – 2nd Round TKOdue to strikes

■ Trevor Harris d. KeithFreeland – 2nd RoundArmbar Submission

■ Nick Peters d. OrlandoWade – 1st Round (:25) Guil-lotine Submission

■ Zack Taylor d. BrandonClifton – 1st Round RearNaked Choke Submission

■ Kasim Ruffin d. AaronSupernaw – 1st Round TKOdue to strikes.

■ Geno Quintin d. RichardCollier – 1st Round TriangleSubmission

■ Francis Ayro d. RamonHurtado – 2nd Round RearNaked Choke Submission

■ Tony White-Moye d.Robert White – 1st Round RearNaked Choke Submission

■ Garret Williams d. RobShermer – 2nd Round RearNaked Choke Submission

■ Damien Hatcher d. AlHenderson – Impressive (:11)KO in 1st Round

■ Ryan Parker d. KedrickHarris – Decision

■ Thomas Blair d. KeithWhitehead – 1st Round Guil-lotine Submission (Bantam-weight Contender Match)

Jonathan McLarty is acontributing writer for TheFlagship, as well as a localsports and event photogra-pher. Connect with him onTwitter (@JonathanMcLarty)and view his photography atMcLartyPhoto.Zenfolio.com.

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By Jonathan McLartyContributing Writer

Vanguard Championship Wrestling(VCW) returns to Norfolk Masonic Templeon Saturday, July 25, for their annual Lib-erty Lottery event. This is the company’sbiggest event of the year and the show willfeature a 20 man over-the-top-rope BattleRoyal. Two men will start the match and,in 90-second intervals, the next entrant willbe drawn at random by the VCW fans atringside. The only way to win the match isto throw your opponents over the top ropeand have both of their feet touch the arenafloor. The last man standing will earn a titleopportunity of their choosing at any timewithin the next year.

At VCW’s June 13 event, a match withBattle Royal implications, took place as JoeKing, Chatch, and Country Kidd competedin a triple threat match. The winner of thematch would be the 20th and last entrant inthe Battle Royal, while the individual whowas pinned or forced to submit would beforced to enter at number one. Chatch, thewinner of the 2008 Liberty Lottery BattleRoyal, scored a roll-up victory on Joe King.Chatch has greatly improved his chancesof becoming the first ever two-time Liberty

Lottery winner, while Joe King now has theworst odds of the entire field.

Following the split between QuarterPound and Ground members BenjaminBanks and Big MC 1-2-3, Benjamin Banks’singles career is on the rise. Back on June13, manager Jerry Stephanitsis announcedBanks as becoming one of his new clients.This is the second new client Stephanitsishas recently acquired as he did the samewith Logan Easton Laroux in May. DevinLopez’ high-flying offense was no matchfor the size and strength of Banks on thisoccasion.

VCW Tag Team Champion Sean Dennytook on “The Enforcer” CW Anderson ina physical encounter. Anderson scored thevictory with a Shotgun Superkick to theface of Denny. To determine the numberone contender to James Dallas Hall’s Com-monwealth Heritage Championship, Bran-don Scott faced “Number One” JeffersonEarly, accompanied by Neil Sharkey. Hallsat at ringside to provide commentary forthe match. Early got the pinfall victory withthe assist of Sharkey, who held Scott’s legsdown to the mat, preventing Scott from kick-ing out. After a face off in the ring, Earlyslapped Hall and fled from the ring. Earlywill be receiving his championship match at

Liberty Lottery.VCW Tag Team Champion Mark Denny

took on one half of the Pink Pride Nationin Frankie Fontaine. The Geordie Bulldogswill be defending their championshipsagainst Pink Pride Nation (Fontaine andLuscious Lance) at Liberty Lottery. Lance,who had been down in recent months dueto a knee injury, surprised Denny and thefans when he entered the ring, took off his

knee brace, and cracked Denny with it frombehind. Fontaine got the pin and the chal-lengers have the advantage going in to theirtitle match.

In the night’s main event, new VCWHeavyweight Champion Jay Steel defendedhis championship against former championDirty Money. This was a back-and-forthmatch as both competitors had done theirshare of research on their opponent. Theaction spilled to the backstage area, bring-ing the crowd to their feet. Following arunning powerslam, Steel was ready to de-liver his clothesline finisher. At that point,the Tongan giant Asaafi ran to the ring andchokeslammed Steel to the mat. The matchwas thrown out as Asaafi continued to de-liver punishment. Asaafi physically threat-ened Brandon Metheny to award him a titleopportunity against Steel at Liberty Lottery.Asaafi got his wish, and The Geordie Bull-dogs ran out to pull Asaafi away. With theassistance of the Pink Pride Nation and PhilBrown, Steel was able to stand tall at the endof the night.

Also at Liberty Lottery, “Mr. Mid-Atlan-tic” Damien Wayne will defend his U.S.Liberty Championship against former TNASuperstar Chase Stevens. Tickets are on saleat VCW-Wrestling.com.

Jonathan McLarty is a contributing writerfor The Flagship, as well as a local sportsand event photographer. Connect with himon Twitter (@JonathanMcLarty) and viewhis photography at McLartyPhoto.Zenfolio.com.

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Tevin Cooke delivering a viciouspunch to Andres Enciales at SFLXX: Fight for the Warriors on July18, at Old Dominion University’sTed Constant Convocation Cen-ter. Photo by Jonathan McLarty.

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Michael Bisping’s first fight in theUnited Kingdom since October of2010 was a winning one, July 18,but the middleweight contender hadto dig deep to eke out a five-roundsplit decision win over Rio de Janei-ro’s Thales Leites in their UFC FightNight main event at the SSE Hydro inGlasgow, Scotland.

Judges scores: 49-46, 48-47 and47-48 for the number-nine rankedBisping, now 28-7; the tenth-rankedLeites, who saw an eight-fight win-ning streak snapped, falls to 25-5.

The 36-year-old Bisping had a solidopening round, especially when hefired off combinations at Leites. TheBrazilian didn’t panic as he stalkedthe Brit, and even when Bisping setthe pace on the mat late in the first,

Leites took his time, eventually get-ting his opponents back just beforethe end of the frame.

Leites, 33, had success with hisstrikes in spurts, but Bisping keptoutworking him with volume in thestand-up game. The heavier shotswere definitely being landed by theformer world title challenger, yet aflush kick to the body by “The Count”may have been the hardest strikelanded up until that point in the fight.

Going on the attack as soon asround three opened, Leites thuddingright hand briefly knocked Bispinginto the fence. The Manchester nativegot out of trouble quickly and wentback to work on Leites, with bothfighters now sporting cuts over theleft eye. Simply stated, Bisping wasjust putting in more work, and evenwhen Leites got a takedown, whichhe did with a minute left, Bisping

bounced right back up and went backto the game plan. A hard right upper-cut by Leites did end the scoring forthe round in a big way though.

Despite the bout moving into thechampionship rounds, Bisping lookedto be in his best rhythm of the fightin round four, with his stick andmove strategy working well as Leitessimply stalked, unable to put his op-ponent on his back or get off morethan one big shot at a time.

Showing a sense of urgency as thefinal round began, Leites went onthe attack and scored well, but Bisp-ing had his moments as well, and hisreturn fire was coming in volume,not one at a time. And while Leiteslooked to always be inches away fromlanding a fight-altering blow on sev-eral occasions, it never came.

The bout headlined the first UFCevent in Scotland.

Bisping pushed to the brink, beats Leites

NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNEDAT SPARTYKA FIGHT LEAGUE’S‘FIGHT FOR THE WARRIORS’

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18 Yrs. Concrete Exp.-S & H. All Types ofConcrete work. Driveways. We Accept All MajorCredit Cards. 652-4050. www.shabazznva.com

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BEST PRICE EXTERIORS: 757-639-4692Siding, Windows, Trim, Roofing & Gutters.

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10% OFF ABSOLUTELY ANY JOBFree Estimates $100 OFF ANY BREAKER BOX

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ReligiousServicesJEB Little Creek ChapelROMAN CATHOLICMass schedule: 5 p.m., Sat.(fulfills Sunday obligation)8:30 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. , Sun.Confessions:3:30 - 4:45 p.m., Sat.

PROTESTANTSun. School : 9 a.m. Sun.(Ages 4 - Adult)AWANA / Children’s Church :10 a.m., Sun. (Ages 4 - 10)Worship service:10:30 a.m.,Sun.Fellowship: 11:30 a.m., Sun.Coffeehouse: 5 p.m., Sun.Bible Study/ Band Practice:5 p.m., Mon.WOC: 9:30 a.m., WedChapel choir practice: 7 p.m.,Wed.Handbell choir: 7 p.m. Thurs.

NWS Yorktown ChapelROMAN CATHOLICMass schedule: 8:30 a.m., Sun.

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

NSA NorthwestAnnex ChapelROMAN CATHOLICRosary: 9:30 a.m., Sun.Confessions: 9:30 a.m., Sun.Mass Schedule: 10 a.m., Sun.CCD (Sept-May) 11 a.m., Sun.

PROTESTANT (EPISCOPAL)Worship service: 8 a.m., Sun.VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLJuly 29 - Aug. 2; 6 to 8 p.m.

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 MemorialChapel Worship services:10:30 a.m., Sun.

Jewish SABBATHCommodore Levy Chapel(Second Floor Bldg. C7)Sabbath: 7 p.m., Fri.(Sabbath Fellowship OnegShabbot Follows)

ISLAMIC WORSHIP: Masjid alDa’wah 2nd Floor (Bldg. C-7)Services: 1 p.m., Fri.Chapels are open daily forprayer.

NAS Oceana ChapelROMAN CATHOLICMass schedule: 11:30 a.m.,Tues.-Fri.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.

Dam Neck AnnexChapelROMAN CATHOLICConfessions: 4:15 p.m., Sat.Mass Schedule: 5 p.m., Sat.

PROTESTANTWorship service: 9 a.m., Sun.

Norfolk: 444-7361JEBLCFS: 462-7427Yorktown: 887-4711Oceana: 433-2871Dam Neck: 492-6602NSA NorthwestAnnex: 421-8204

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