Road Runner Staff

Cmdr. Derek WessmanCommanding Officer

Cmdr. Alex OrtizExecutive Officer

CMDCM(SCW/SW) Eric ColeCommand Master Chief

MC1(AW) Adrian MelendezPublic Affairs Officer

Editor/Layout and Design

The Road Runner is a monthlynewslet-ter produced by the U.S. Navy Recruit-ing District Phoenix Public Affairs. It is intended primarily, but not exclusivly, for the use, information and entertain-ment of it’s active duty and reserve members, civilian employees and their families. Any views exspressed herin are not necessarily the official postions of the U.S. Navy. The Road Runner staff encourages feedbacl from it’s readers. Please submit all articles, suggestions, ideas, comments, photos, compliments or complaints to MC1(AW) Adrian Melendez at adrian.b. melendez@navy.mil.

Inside This Issue

Page 4 RMHC

Page 6 Under Water Robotics

Page First Class Food Bank

Page 8 D-Backs 4th of July

Page 9 Adopt a Highway

Page 11 Around the Fleet

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COMMAND CORNERVALUES – A Game ChangerCmdr. Derek WessmanNRD Phoenix, Commanding Officer

Our Navy Core VALUES set us apart… Why? As you consider this question, I want to address the timing of our VALUE Oriented Recruiting (VALOR) training and implementation. It is particularly fitting for our district for a few reasons. First, the turnover of personnel (approximately 30 by the end of the fiscal year) sets the stage for change… in the form of leadership opportunities and recruiting tactics/techniques/procedures (TTPs). Second, the market is changing – Prior Service,

Female Test Category Upper and Officer Medical are just the beginning. Notice I didn’t say it’s getting harder. One thing I’ve learned since entering the recruiting enterprise is that recruiting is always challenging, regardless of market conditions. Every type of market has its unique challenges, but it’s our job to stay ahead of them.

Finally, focus on VALUE has never been more important to our Navy, not just in recruiting, but in every aspect of our conduct as individuals and as a Navy Family – ashore and afloat, on and off the job, in and out of uniform. This is where true deckplate leadership makes the difference… changes the game by emphasizing and modeling Core Values.

So, why do our Core Values set us apart? The answer has everything to do with attitude – positive mental attitude (PMA) as it is often called. According to renowned author Stephen Covey, there are essentially three types of situations in life: experiential – that which happens to us; creative – that which we bring into existence; and attitudinal – our response to difficult circumstances. The highest of these is attitudinal. I would add that “Value-Driven” people, which every Sailor strives to be, elevate this concept even higher because they are pro-active not re-active. In other words, attitude (guided by a deep belief in core values) transcends any external factors. So, no matter what is going on around us (market changes, personnel turnover, new VALUES Continued OnPage 3

On the Cover: Personnel Spe-cialist 1st class Aaron Spann from Navy Recruiting Processing Station Phoenix throws out the first pitch during the Arizona Diamondbacks salute to service members pre-game ceremony, July 4. Representatives from each of the armed services threw out the first pitch simul-taneously. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1(AW) Adrian Melendez)

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Shipmates and families, this month I will talk about an initiative from the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). It is called the 21st Century Sailor and Marine. The initiative combines existing policies with some new ones. The program is meant to emphasize the importance of people in the success of operations in the Navy Marine Corps team. This initiative is di-vided into 5 areas: Readiness:- Reduce suicides and man-age stress by providing a support network, health care and skill needed to overcome adversity and training to leaders to recognize

when people need help.- Curb alcohol abuse and re-duce incidents that end careers and sometimes lives.- Reinforce zero tolerance on drugs to include newer designer drugs and synthetic substances like Spice.- Aggressively prevent sexual assaults, support victims, and hold offenders accountable. Sailors and Marines will not tolerate sexual as-sault!Safety:- Improve motorcycle safety by closing the training gap with Military Sport bike Rider Course(MSRC)Physical Fitness:- Move from a culture of testing to a culture of physical readiness by strengthening PRT requirements and providing better nutrition options. - A NOFFS App is now avail-able for your smart phone.Inclusion:- Increase the diversity of ideas, experiences, areas of exper-tise, and backgrounds necessary to fulfill the variety of missions asked of us.Continuum of Service:- Recruit Sailors once and

retain them for life through flexible service options that provide op-portunities to work across a career whether in the Navy Reserves or in the civilian workforce. - Provide tools for life after the Navy for our wounded warriors and those affected by force man-agement. What does this all mean? We realize the importance of our people. We have many programs to support our shipmates and their families. If you are a leader (we all are), get smart on the various pro-grams. If you are a Sailor or fam-ily member having difficult times, ASK FOR HELP! We cannot fight and win our nations wars without our most valuable resource. PEOPLE!

The 21st Century SailorCMDCM(FMF/SW) Eric ColeNRD Phoenix Command Master Chief

TTPs), we remain successful because we remain grounded in our Core Values and we “carry our own weather with us.” We are never at the mercy of the environment because our core values remain unaffected. As stated in our Command Philosophy:

We must PRO-ACTIVELY

drive every challenge, don’t let it drive us.

This will produce measurable results … WINS that we will all celebrate together as ONE Navy Family!

As you continue to put your new VALOR training to work, remember what it stands for, what you stand for and the power of your attitude … and continue recruiting

for and with VALUE - the game changer!

Thanks for your continued pro-active professionalism and Core Value leadership.

Stay Hungry!

Skipper

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Sailors from Navy Recruiting District Phoenix Division 4 took time out to help those in need at the Ronald McDonald House in Phoenix, June 8.

The team of Sailors spent the afternoon cleaning the facilities at the house including a playground, library, kitchen and rooms which act as temporary homes for family members who have a serious ill child going through treatment at a local hospital.

“I have always had a place in my heart for families and children who are dealing with illness,” said Equipment Operator 1st Class Alana Siegwald, Division Four’s volunteer organizer. “When I was looking for a volunteer opportunity for our division I instantly thought of Ronald McDonald House.”

This was the first time the division volunteered at the house and impressed the staff with their

work ethic and the quickness they were able to complete the jobs they were given.

“Our volunteer activity for the group was a ‘House Spruce-Up’ and immediately U.S. Navy volunteers came in with a great attitude and eagerness to get involved with our organization,” said Nelson Evangelista, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Phoenix volunteer coordinator “Once tasks were assigned, they

could be seen all over our campus, cleaning, moving furniture and overall making our house beautiful and homelike for the families that stay here.”

Evangelista said that volunteers and their efforts are important to the not for profit organizations mission in providing a clean and comfortable living space for the families during a hard time.

“Volunteers are vital to accomplishing our mission of making Ronald McDonald House Charities of Phoenix, a home away from home for families with children that are going through a medical crisis. Volunteers not only enhance the environment of the house but allow our organization to be fiscally responsible by stretching out donor dollars and keeping operation costs down,” said Evangelista.

Siegwald said that the project was very rewarding and

Division Four Gives Back to CommunityBy MC1(AW) Adrian MelendezPhotos Courtesy of Nelson Evangelista

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added the importance of every volunteer effort that Sailors are part of.

“It’s important to create Navy awareness in a land locked state, but more importantly it’s great for people to see that the military is not only about

defending the country, but also and equally we are here to help our communities,” said Siegwald.

“The staff at Ronald McDonald House Charities of Phoenix would like to thank every U.S. Navy member that came to volunteer and every member of the U.S. Navy for their service and sacrifice to this nation,” said

Evangelista “We also want to thank the U.S. Navy for making time to personally invest in our community.”

If you are interested in volunteer opportunities at the Ronald McDonald House Charities visit http://rmhc.org/who-we-are/chapter-search/ to find your local chapter.

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Sailors Volunteer to Judge National Underwater Robotics ChallengeStory and Photo by MC1(AW) Adrian Melendez

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Sailors from Navy Recruiting Station Chandler joined engineering and technology professionals to assist in judging the 2012 National Underwater Robotics Challenge at the Chandler High School Aquatic Center in Chandler, Ariz., June 8-10. The annual competition is in its sixth year and features teams from junior high school through adult, who compete against other teams in their age bracket. This years mission consisted in teams having to free hostages taken by aliens, which were being held in a mock spaceship built in the 13-foot deep pool at the aquatics center. The teams had to maneuver their robots into the ship and pull a lever in the ship, which released a buoy that would float to the top. Maneu-vering the robots had to be done by the operator only being able to see video on their monitor from the robot’s mounted cameras. “This is a challenge. It gives the kids something hard to do and they get to build something. Its not just solving one equation,” said Ken Whitley, the competition’s volunteer coordinator. “They have to find answers to a bunch of dif-ferent problems and work together in order to get their robot to func-tion properly.” Not only were teams judged on the mission itself, but they are also judged in other categories such as a technical report due before the competition, team website, and a oral presentation. One of the teams that stood out to the Sailors was a group of students who created a solar pow-ered battery system to power their robot and was sending their devel-

oped technology to students at a village in Fiji to assist them to be able to have light in order to study past sunset. “This technology will help keep their books illuminated into the night, and help inspire them to continue learning,” said Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) 2nd Class Pete Williams. “It goes to show, that through advancing technol-ogy for one thing can also improve another and help others in the pro-cess.” Both Whitley and Williams agree that it is pertinent for military and civilian professionals from the science, technology, engineering and math communities get out and talk with students about the impor-tance of what they are learning and how that knowledge can be applied to help them find jobs in those areas in the future. “It’s important to show kids how really cool all this stuff

is,” said Whitley, who is also a math teacher at Carl Hayden High School in Phoenix. “Just like trying to get the best football players, if you want the best engineers you’re going to have to get out there and find them.” “It’s important for us (Sail-ors) to get involved with science and engineering students so they can see not only the end result of their effort though military technol-ogy, but also a higher purpose for their innovation,” said Williams.

Teams at the 2012 National Underwater Robotics Challenge place their robots in the pool at the Chandler High School Aquatics Center for a test run in Chandler, Ariz., June 9. Sailors from Navvy Recruiting Station Chandler volunteered as judges at the annual competition, which helps get students interested in the sci-ence, technology, engineering and mathematic fields.

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U.S. Navy photos by CTR1(SW) Charles Dodd

El PasoAdopt a Highway Clean Up

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Navy Closer to Landing UAV on Aircraft Carrier By MC2 Leona MynesUSS Harry S. Truman Public Affairs

USS HARRY S. TRUMAN, At Sea - A team from the Navy Unmanned Combat Air System program office tested communication software for the Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) program aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during its sea trials, July 7-10. The UCAS-D program, based at the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on Naval Air Station (NAS) Paxutent River, Md., is designed to demonstrate the ability for the unmanned, autonomous X47-B unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to launch from and land safely on an aircraft carrier. Thirty-seven NAVAIR engineers and contract personnel were embarked on Truman to test UCAS-D unmanned aircraft and shipboard UCAS-D software. “We are one of the first aircraft carriers in the fleet to have Navy UCAS-D equipment installed on board,” said Lt. Cmdr. Chad Young, Truman’s assistant air operations officer. “Its purpose is to communicate with the UCAS-D flight software on their unmanned aircraft.”

The tests aboard Truman ensured shipboard UCAS-D software was interfacing properly with the unmanned aircraft’s software using a surrogate aircraft, which was a contracted King Air. “They are looking for confirmation that our systems are properly monitoring the unmanned surrogate aircraft,” said Young. “This testing will eventually lead to unmanned aircraft landing on and launching from U.S. Navy aircraft carriers.”

The software on board the King Air, an aircraft that is comparable to the Navy’s C-12 Huron, was modified to include an accurate representation of X-47B on-board systems. In June 2011, UCAS-D was tested aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) using an F/A-18D Hornet. “We’re refining the system,” said Lt. James Reynolds,

Photo courtesy of Naval Air Systems Command

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UCAS-D surrogate project officer with Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 of NAS Patuxent River. “During last year’s tests on Ike, we found minor interfacing issues with the in-flight software aboard the Hornet, and have modified that software to be more similar to the software in the X-47B. The King Air has more room on board compared to the Hornet, so we were able to include a better model of UAV software and more accurately test the software.”

The NAVAIR team also tested shipboard UCAS-D software integration with Truman’s Carrier Air-Traffic Control Center and primary flight control, said Reynolds. “The testing went well,” said Reynolds. “We accomplished all of our objectives and it was a very successful detachment. [The UAV] is certainly much closer to ready for prime time than it has been in the past.” Testing a new aircraft, especially one which is unmanned, is a slow process, said Reynolds. Initial UAV testing was completed in 2002, followed by more testing

aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in 2005. “This is what developmental flight testing is all about,” said Reynolds. “It’s the small steps that make the big evolutions happen.” The UCAS-D program is scheduled to return to Truman for upcoming underway periods to conduct further tests. “I think our effort makes the evolutionary steps necessary to arrive at a capability the Navy needs,” said Reynolds. “There are challenges, but we are doing what it takes to achieve our goal.”

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Mobile Training Teams Readying for DeploymentChief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Mobile Training Teams Readying for DeploymentChief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Master Mobile Training Teams from the Navy’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Task Force are preparing to deploy worldwide to provide SAPR training to fleet leaders, Navy officials said July 12. Part of the Navy’s aggressive efforts to prevent sexual assaults and promote essential culture changes within the force, the 14 SAPR Master Mobile Training Teams (MMTTs) will deploy from the Center for Professional and Personal Development (CPPD) around the globe starting July 13 to provide SAPR leadership training (SAPR-L) to command leadership triads (commanding officer/officer in charge, executive officer/

assistant officer in charge, and command master chief/chief of the boat/senior enlisted advisor) in fleet concentration areas and locations with significant Navy presence. The command triads will then deliver the SAPR-L training to their command leadership, E-7 and above. The MMTT preparatory training to command triads will prepare the command triad to provide valuable SAPR training to officers and enlisted leaders, explained Capt. Scott Seeberger, chief of staff for the SAPR Task Force. “The MMTTs have a great journey ahead of them as they train our command leaders and provide tools critical to reducing sexual assault and promoting a culture of respect and professionalism in the force. SAPR-L will be the first phase of this training utilizing a top-down leadership approach,” said Seeberger. “We’ve structured

the MMTTs to reflect the command triad with a captain, commander and master chief. We’ve also added a Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer to each team to explain the legal procedures that follow an allegation of sexual assault and discuss recent changes in the Uniform Code of Military Justice that apply.” The MMTT training is coordinated and hosted by CPPD and uses videos and a variety of methods to reinforce the fact that sexual assault is a crime and will not be tolerated in the Navy. “We’ve put a lot of time and effort into working with the contractor to ensure that the training is innovative, effective and relevant with today’s Navy,” said Capt. John Newcomer, CPPD commanding officer. “There isn’t a single briefing slide in the entire presentation - the focus

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is on interaction and facilitated face-to-face discussion to provide command leaders the tools to develop and promote a culture of change.” Nearly 650 SAPR-L training sessions are scheduled in the next month, providing training for regular and reserve commands. The few commands that are deployed and unable to host a MMTT can receive the training via Defense Connect Online. SAPR-L training must be completed for all E-7 and above by Sept. 30 and SAPR-L training completion will be documented by individual commands via the Fleet Training Management Planning System

(FLTMPS). Capt. Clark Price, commanding officer of the Navy ROTC unit at Savannah State University and assigned as team leader for the Florida/Central Command MMTT, will present some of first SAPR-L sessions, starting at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. “The training for the MMTTs was excellent; it got the teams up to the podium almost immediately and ready to prepare the command triads to conduct interactive training with their senior leadership,” said Price. “My team has an aggressive schedule of 11 cities in 30 days allowing us to see a lot of the fleet. My team is looking forward to delivering the

CNO’s message on sexual assault prevention.” Sexual assault prevention is an important element of the readiness area of the 21st Century Sailor and Marine initiative, which consolidates a set of objectives and policies, new and existing, to maximize Sailor and Marine personal readiness, build resiliency and hone the most combat-effective force in the history of the department of the Navy (DoN). Additional information on the MMTT and SAPR-L training efforts can be found at the SAPR L/F training Web pages, including command registration for SAPR-L training: http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/support/sapr/Pages/training.aspx.

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PENSACOLA, Fla. (July 12, 2011) The U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, perform the “line-abreast flat pass” ma-neuver during a practice flight demonstration over Pensacola Beach. The Blue Angels 2012 performances are in celebra-tion of the centennial of naval aviation and commemoration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812. U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Andrew Johnson