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October 17, 2013

The WaterlineThe WaterlineVol. XXX No.41

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By Patrick GordonNDW Waterline writer

During the month of October NDW iscommitted to educating its personnel ondomestic violence and its effects during Do-mestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM).Through this effort, prevention is beingpromoted to not only raise awareness ofdomestic violence, but also help to stop it.During DVAM, personnel should educatethemselves on how to stop domestic vio-lence should it occur.

This year the Navy has adopted, “SilenceHides Violence,” as its DVAM theme to en-courage every member of every communityto use their voice against domestic violence.The theme will also center on the impact ofgetting help for a victim of abuse, as well asthe consequences of a victim and the com-munity remaining silent in the face of abuse.

“Domestic Violence Awareness Month isa time for the community to come together

and build awareness and a movement to-wards safe and healthy relationships forall individuals and families,” said LolitaAllen, program analyst, Family AdvocacyProgram at Commander, Navy InstallationCommand (CNIC) headquarters. “DVAM isobserved to bring to light an issue that af-fects our community in a staggering way. It’san opportunity for domestic violence orga-nizations to connect with the communitythrough meaningful outreach and aware-ness events.”

Domestic violence is a pattern of behav-ior in any relationship that is used to gainor maintain power and control over an in-timate partner. It can affect anyone of anygender at any stage of a relationship. If anindividual is the victim of domestic violence- but not in immediate danger of harm, inwhich case they should call 911 - Allen sug-gests they take action and call their localFamily Advocacy Program (FAP) to get help.

“Call Family Advocacy; that is a surefireway that both the victim and the offender

will receive help,” said Allen. “We are con-necting families to resources, treatment andservices that will help them to be safe andbuild healthy relationships. We want victimswho experience abuse to have the supportsystems at their fingertips when needed.There is safety in having friends and familywho you trust to provide details related toabuse. However, we also understand thatthese systems are not always readily avail-able to military families who are geographi-cally separated from their extended familysupport. Additionally, we understand thatvictims of abuse need support - like the FAP- that can help them to navigate military andcivilian community support systems andconnect them to the appropriate services.”

FAP representatives offer a number ofservices to victims of domestic abuse, in-cluding connecting victims to emergencyservices and counseling, shelter, legal ser-

Domestic Violence AwarenessMonth: EducationKey to Prevention

See Prevention, 0

By Patrick GordonNDW Waterline writer

Naval District Washington (NDW) iscelebrating Energy Awareness Month inOctober. Designed to inform and educatepersonnel about energy consumption andconservation, the campaign also hopes toencourage energy conservation and re-sponsible usage by bringing awareness tothe forefront.

“Energy Awareness Month is so impor-tant because everyone has a role and re-sponsibility to increase energy efficiency forthe Navy,” said Jody Davenport, NDW N6(Technology) program manager. “The 2013NAVFAC/Naval District Washington energyawareness campaign will broaden our re-gional energy focus towards a new, compre-hensive regional energy strategy consistingof five energy pillars - energy culture, energyinformation, energy efficiency, renewableenergy/alternate fuels, and energy security.”

The region’s energy conservation initia-tives are not just confined to the month ofOctober, however. NDW has long been de-veloping and instituting energy saving pro-grams, such as the Smart Grid Pilot programstarted in 2012.

“In fiscal year 2012, OPNAV funded theNDW smart grid pilot activity with the goal

of establishing foundational capabilities toenable the energy mandates in a cyber-se-cure fashion,” said Rear Adm. David Boone,director, Shore Readiness (OPNAV N46).“They have accomplished the developmentof the smart grid industrial control archi-tecture that has been tested, validated andcertified by fleet cyber command for De-partment of the Navy use. I’m excited aboutthe progress that the NDW Pilot has made inachieving their goals.”

The Navy’s Smart Grid Pilot is comprisedof interconnected technologies that col-lectively monitor, predict, control, and re-spond to building and utility managementsystems. Using Smart Grid technologies,the Navy can adjust energy distribution andcontrols to lower cost and divert energy topower critical assets during an emergency.

In recent months, NDW has been imple-menting new energy initiatives to continueits commitment to energy conservation in asecure manner. Davenport said that withinthe NDW N6 Technology department, per-sonnel strive to show an impact throughthe use of technology to support awareness,accountability and effective planning. Thesmart grid provides the “technology back-bone” that provides data, and the people

NDWBringsEnergyInitiatives toForefrontduringEnergyAwarenessMonth

U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Gordon

Jody Davenport, NDW Smart Grid Pilot program manager, explains thesmart grid with a demo unit during a tour of the Washington Navy Yard’ssmart grid capabilities. NDW’s Smart Energy concept of operations identi-fies appropriate energy management actions based on information gainedfrom the grid.See Awareness, Page 8

U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Jim Remington

A staff member at the Joint Base An-acostia-Bolling CDC helps a younggirl put the finishing touches on abanner dedicated to Domestic Vio-lence Awareness Month.

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I turn of all the lights when I leavea room.

Operations Specialist 2nd ClassBrittany Carter

International Programs OfficeWashington Navy Yard

I turn my lights off when I’m not inthe room and shut off equipmentwhen it’s not in use.

Master Chief Yeoman Shawn NewcosteNaval History and Heritage Command

Washington Navy Yard

I turn off the lights whenever Ileave the room and drive a fuel ef-ficient vehicle.

Michael BeasleyContractor

Washington Navy Yard

Special to the South Potomac Pilot

Navy Air and Missile Defense Command, located inBuilding 1700 on Dahlgren, is the installation’s newest com-mand and one of three Navy Warfare Centers of Excellence.NAMDC is the Navy’s lead organization for Integrated Airand Missile Defense programs. The command supportsthe Fleet directly by conducting readiness assessmentsand providing doctrine, exercise, operations, planning andtraining support to enhance naval warfighting capabilities.

Founded in April 2009, NAMDC continues to sharpen itsfocus on the Fleet. As recognized technical and operationalexperts - with a talented, highly-educated uniform and civil-ian workforce - the command supports myriad IntegratedAir Missile Defense programs. IAMD, which includes Ballis-tic Missile Defense and Air Defense, is a Navy core missionwithin the U.S. Maritime Strategy. This strategy calls forcombat power continuously postured to protect America’svital interests and to defend against established and emer-gent threats.

NAMDC provides vital products to counter these threats.Mission packages provide planners and operators the abil-ity to make informed decisions on ship posturing and po-sitioning. Waterfront assessments ensure the deployingwarfighter is versed on the latest tactics, techniques andprocedures. NAMDC also offers the Air and Missile Defense

Commander’s Course and the Weapons Tactics InstructorCourse for advanced training.

The Air and Missile Defense Commander’s Courseteaches operational IAMD concepts derived from joint,strike group and unit missions. The curriculum - taught toprospective commanding officers and executive officers byNAMDC instructors - is continually updated with the latestFleet observations.

The Weapons Tactics Instructors Course - similar to theNavy Strike and Air Warfare Center’s Top Gun Course - ad-dresses the need for tactically proficient Integrated Air andMissile Defense Surface Warfare Officers. WTI curriculumstarts with a core competency course on the Aegis weaponsystem and branches into networks, electronic warfare,mission planning and space warfare modules. Course grad-uates become trainers and instructors at key training com-mands throughout the Navy and then return to operationalfleet commands.

Another globally significant program NAMDC supportsis Aegis Ashore. In 2009, the president approved a requestfor a phased, adaptive approach for missile defense of Eu-rope. The Navy’s charge is to deploy the heretofore sea-based Aegis weapon system on two land-based sites - onein Deveselu, Romania, in 2015 and a counterpart system forRedzikowo, Poland, in 2018.

In its role with Aegis Ashore, the command serves asexecutive secretary for the Navy Ballistic Missile DefenseEnterprise which oversees eight Cross Functional Teamstasked to provide the resources and equipment to meet op-erational deadlines.

The work accomplished in these broad ranging and farreaching programs is accomplished by a remarkable smalland capable staff. With some 75 members assigned - a work-force comprised of a nearly even number of contractors,civilians and Sailors - it is one of the Navy’s smallest com-mands supporting some of its largest programs.

NAMDC Brings Focus To Integrated Air and Missile Defense

How do you practice energy conservation?

Around the Yard

Courtesy photo

In this 2009 photo, Rear Adm. Alan B. Hicks,NAMDC commander, Adm. Robert F. Willard, U.S.Pacific Fleet commander and Vice Adm. SamuelJ. Locklear III, U.S. 3rd Fleet, commander partici-pated in the NAMDC establishment ceremony.

October 171922 – Lt. Cmdr. Virgil C. Griffin in

Vought VE-7SFmakes first takeoff fromU.S.Navy aircraft carrier, USS Langley (CV-1)anchored in York River, Va.

1941 - U-568 torpedoes and damagesUSS Kearny (DD-432) near Iceland, result-ing in 11 killed and 22 injured.

1944 - Naval Forces land Army rangerson islands at the entrance to Leyte Gulf inpreparation for landings.

1989 - Following San Francisco earth-quake, 24 Navy and Military Sealift Com-mand ships render assistance.

October 181812 - U.S. sloop of war Wasp captures

HM brig Frolic.1859 - U.S. Marines reach Harper’s Ferry,

Va., and assault the arsenal seized by JohnBrown and his followers.

1867 - USS Ossippee and USS Resacaparticipate in formal transfer of Alaska toU.S. authority at Sitka and remain to en-force law and order in new territory.

1944 - 3rd Fleet Carrier aircraft attackJapanese ships in harbor and land forcesaround Manila.

1968 - In Operation Sea Lords, the Navy’sthree major operating forces in Vietnam (TF115, 116, and 117) are brought together forthe first time to stop Vietcong infiltrationdeep into South Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.

October 191843 – Capt. Robert Stockton in Princ-

eton, the first screw propelled naval steam-er, challenges British merchant ship Great

Western to a race off New York, whichPrinceton won easily.

1915 - Establishment of Submarine Baseat New London, Conn.

1944-SecretaryofNavyordersAfricanAmer-icanwomenaccepted intoNaval Reserve.

1987 - Destruction of an Iranian oil-drill-ing platform used for military purposes.

October 201824 - U.S. Schooner Porpoise captures

four pirate ships off Cuba.

1944 - Seventh Fleet lands over 60,000Army troops on Leyte, Philippines, whileJapanese aircraft attack.

1952 - Task Force 77 establishes ECMHunter/Killer Teams of two ECM equippedaircraft and an armed escort of four Skyraid-ers and four Corsairs.

1967 - Operation Coronado VII began inMekong Delta, Vietnam.

1983 - Due to political strife, USS Inde-pendence (CV-59) ordered to Grenada.

October 211797 - Launching of USS Constitution

at the Hartts Boston shipyard, Boston. Theship is now the oldest commissioned ship inthe U.S. Navy.

1942 - British submarine HMS Seraph(P219) lands Navy Capt. Jerauld Wrightand four Army officers at Cherchel, FrenchNorth Africa, to meet with a French militarydelegation to learn the French attitude to-ward future Allied landings.

1944 - Leyte Landings continue.

October 221846 - Miss Lavinia Fanning Watson of

Philadelphia christens the sloop-of-warGermantown, the first U.S. Navy ship spon-sored by a woman.

1951 - First of seven detonations, Opera-tion Buster-Jangle nuclear test.

1962 - President John F. Kennedy or-ders surface blockade (quarantine) ofCuba to prevent Soviet offensive weaponsfrom reaching Cuba during the CubanMissile Crisis.

October 231944 - Battle of Leyte Gulf, a series of

separate battles, begins with attacks onJapanese ships.

1983 - A suicide truck bomber attacksthe Marine barracks at Beirut airport, Leba-non killing 241 (220Marines, 18 Sailors, andthree soldiers)

1983 - Operation Urgent Fury in Grena-da, West Indies, begins.

This Week in Navy HistoryThursday, October 17, 2013 3Waterline

Photo courtesy of the Naval History and Heritage Command

President John F. Kennedymeetswith Soviet Ambassador Anatoli Dobrynin andSoviet ForeignMinister Andrei Gromyko, center, at theWhite HouseOct. 18, 1962.Onemonth later Kennedywould lift the U.S. Naval blockade of Cuba.

From Ray MabusSecretary of the Navy

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus an-nounced in a message to the fleet the 2013Department of the Navy Sexual Assault Sur-vey Oct. 13. The message is as follows:

This ALNAV announces the 2013 depart-ment of the Navy (DON) Sexual AssaultSurvey. This ALNAV applies to all militarypersonnel DON-wide.

There is no place for any form of sexualassault in the DON. Working in partnership,the Chief of Naval Operations, the Comman-dant of the Marine Corps and I are mutuallycommitted to confronting the challenge ofsexual assault across the department. Oursimultaneous goals are to prevent, if noteliminate, sexual assaults involving sailorsand marines; to ensure effective supportfor sexual assault victims; and to hold of-fenders appropriately accountable. Unfor-tunately, there is no proven road map forachieving success. We will invariably breaknew ground in doing so, and we may needto make course adjustments along the way.We have taken important steps already, andwe will domore. Our core values demand noless of us all.

In order to assess the effectiveness of ourefforts, it is important for us to understandtrends in the true number of sexual assaults,whether reported or not. There is no simpleway to do so. In this regard, we believe thatrecent increases in sexual assault report-ing by sailors and marines reflect increas-ing trust in our sexual assault preventionand response programs and recent training

about exactly what constitutes sexual as-sault. While no tool is perfect, confidentialand anonymous surveys provide a valuabledifferent mechanism to learn about the per-spectives and experiences of individual sail-ors and marines.

I have directed the Department of theNavy Sexual Assault Prevention and Re-sponse Office (DON SAPRO) to conduct avoluntary, anonymous, department-widesexual assault survey to explore the true fre-quency of sexual assaults involving sailorsand marines, the circumstances surround-ing those assaults, and factors affectingtheir reporting. We will use this information

Secretary of the NavyAnnounces SAPR Survey

Official photo

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus

See Survey, Page 9 01040449

Centralized SchedulingMilitary and Family Support Center

(MFSC) located on Joint Base AnacostiaBolling introduces a comprehensive cen-tralized scheduling service for your indi-vidual appointment needs. One call to ourscreeners gets you an appointment forpre-separation briefs, employment servic-es, clinical counseling, personal financialmanagement, relocation, deployment and ahost of other programs and services. MFSCis here to support you and stands ready toassist with every career and life change.Contact our Centralized Scheduling Centerfor individual, marriage and family counsel-ing, individual resume assistance, financialcounseling, relocation assistance or deploy-ment/reintegration support. Please call202-685-6019 to schedule an appointment.

CAREER SUPPORTAND RETENTION

The Transition AssistanceManagement Program (TAMP)

Offers an array of services and benefitsto transitioning service members, includingcomputers setup for individuals to go onlineto different job banks, college and scholar-ship resources and career assessment tools.Resume Writing Workshops are offeredwhich includes Federal Resume WritingInterview Skills, information on veterans’benefits and a professional resource library;Two TAP Seminars and one Executive TAPSeminar - five-day programs - are offeredmonthly sponsored by the departments ofLabor and Veteran Affairs, and include in-formation that will benefit the transitioningmilitary member.

Family Employment ReadinessProgram (FERP)

Offers seven basic services, which in-clude job search strategies, job readiness,resource information, job referral service,individual counseling assistance, careerplanning and links to education and volun-teer opportunities.

Improve your speaking skills withHelmsmen Toastmasters

Join us Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 a.m., atthe Pentagon Library and ConferenceCenter. Toastmasters is an internationalorganization that helps everyone speak,think, lead and listen better. For more info,contact Carl Sabath at [email protected], 703-695-2804, or Elizabeth Femriteat [email protected], 571-256-8674. Remember, great Helmsmensay, “Yes!” To learn more about HelmsmenToastmasters, visit http://helmsmen.toast-mastersclubs.org

Pre-Separation BriefingsService members preparing to transition

from military to civilian life are requiredby law to attend a pre-separation counsel-ing briefing. The pre-separation brief is de-signed to make transitioning military mem-bers aware of all the services and benefitsavailable to them and their family membersunder Transition GPS. These briefings willprovide the information necessary to make

more informed decisions. For your conve-nience the pre-separation counseling brief-ing is available through one-on-one ap-pointments at Military and Family SupportCenter and can be made through Central-ized Scheduling at 202-685-6019.

DEPLOYMENT READINESS/FAMILY SERVICES

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

nancial counseling, financial classes, andis responsible for the Command Financialspecialist training in the Region (NDW).

Life Skills EducationProvides presentations to help com-

mands meet requirements, as well as en-hance operational and personal readinessincluding parenting skills training, couplescommunication, anger and stress man-agement, conflict resolution, Child AbuseAwareness, Spouse Abuse Awareness andsuicide prevention. Trainings can be cus-tomized to fit needs of the command.

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

demands of parenting and military lifethrough parenting education and train-ing and home visits to new parents priorto delivery and after delivery; informationand referral for military and community re-sources; child development screenings andmonitoring. All active duty members andtheir families who are pregnant and or havechildren in the home from infancy to threeyears old are eligible for these home visita-tion services.

Deployment/mobilization/readinessAssisting Sailors and family members pre-

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

Exceptional Family MemberProgram (EFMP)

Provides assistance to service memberswith special needs children and familymembers with medical needs including re-source referral to medical, counseling andeducational services, support groups andcare providers. Assists in finding duty sta-tions where needs are met. Mandatory en-rollment per OPNAVINST 1754.2D.

Fitness Center - Phase 3The Washington Navy Yard Fitness Cen-

ter, located in W-22, is undergoing a majorrenovation project that began February 27,2013 and is expected to continue to No-vember 4, 2013. Each phase will have cus-tomer impacts; possible closures, alterna-tive workout sites and relocation of fitnessequipment. Phase Two is nearing comple-tion and below you will find details regard-ing the transition from Phase Two to PhaseThree.

Phase 3 renovations of the 1st Floor GymArea began Aug. 19. The 1st Floor Gym Areaand 2nd Floor Cardio Area will be closedduring this phase of the renovation project.The fitness equipment will be relocated tothe Tennis Court Area in Building 73.

Racquetball Court #2 will also be closedduring this phase. Please coordinate yourcourt reservations at the front desk for useof racquetball court #1.

During all phases of this renovation thattowel service will be suspended due to lim-ited access to laundry facilities. Building73 will serve as an alternative fitness facil-ity throughout the renovations. Please beaware that Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Fit-ness Centers are also available for use dur-ing renovations.

For further information and updatesthroughout this major renovation project,please do not hesitate to ask the staff mem-bers at the Washington Navy Yard FitnessCenter. You can also sign-up at the frontdesk for renovation email alerts or by email-ing the NSAW MWR Marketing Departmentat [email protected]. Pleaseprovide your full name and email address.

Military and Family Support OffersResume Review

Call for appointment | 202-685-6019Military and Family Support Center of-

fers a one-on-one resume review sessionfor those that are job seeking. Knowledge-able staff will sit down with you and reviewyour resume and assist you in developing aresults-oriented resume. Having a solid andeffective resume can greatly improve yourchances of landing an interview. Accordingto a recent study from TheLadders, recruitersspend just six seconds scanning your resumefor certain information. Will your resumemake it in those six seconds? Your resumeshould portray your skills, talents, careerhighlights and make you stand out from thecrowd. Focusing on your accomplishmentsvs. simple job experience and using keywords can open the door for an interview.

Download the Free “ABSalute” AppThe JBAB Warfighter & Family Readi-

ness Marketing Department developed a

free smartphone application, bringing itsresources to customers and employees on amobile platform. Perfect for iPhone and An-driod devices.

“ABSalute” is a fast and easy-to-use appli-cation designed to allow quick access to eventsand programs. Download the app and receivethe latest information about MWR, as well asWarfighter and Family Readiness programs.

The app features:- Facility finder including hours of op-

eration, phone listings, and GPS capabilities- Upcoming special events and programs

that can be added directly to your calendar- Outdoor Recreation and Capital Cove

Marina equipment and boat rentals- Full dining facility menus- Quick links to the Navy-Air Force Half

Marathon and Navy 5 Miler website, CNICJBAB website, Naval District Washington(NDW) Facebook page and the current edi-tion of the 411 magazine

- Facility and Event Photos- Push notifications to alert users with

the most current information.

Mordecai Booth’s Hours ChangeMordecai Booth’s, located on the ground

floor of Building 101 on the WashingtonNavy Yard, has changed its hours. The newhours of operation are Tuesday-Friday,2:30-8:30 p.m. Come on in and enjoy thesame great service at a new time!

NSA Washington-JBAB Fleet Family and Fun


FFR/MWR Phone numbersFitness CentersWashington Navy Yard, bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2282/2829

Information, Tickets & Travel (ITT)Ticket Office, WNY Bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2484

Travel Office, WNY Bldg. 184 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-8299

Food & BeverageCatering & Conference Center, WNY Bldg. 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3041/4312

Mordecai Booth’s Public House, WNY Bldg. 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 678-0514

Military and Family Support CenterMFSC, JBAB Bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-6151

MFSC, JBAB Bldg. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-0450

Other Important NumbersFFR Administrative Office, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3659

FFRP Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-4052

MWR Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-4662

MWR Marketing Department, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-5912

Regional Child Placement Office, JBAB Bldg. 414. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3055

Family Housing Office, JBAB Bldg. 414 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-0346

Liberty Program/Center, JBAB Bldg. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-1802

Outdoor Recreation/Equipment Rental, JBAB, Bldg. 928 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-9136Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, JBAB, Bldg. 602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 404-7050

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provide updated information to all NDW resi-dents, tenants, employees (military, civilian, andcontractors), and the American public.

Show your support, “Like Us,” and become a fanto see exciting news relating to the NavalDistrict Washington.www.facebook.com/NavDistWashFollow us on Twitter @navaldistwash - http://twitter.com/NavalDistWashNSAW has a Twitter page for the Washington Navy Yard to provide the public

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

DSO Changes Walk-in HoursDefense Service Office North has changed walk-in hours to Monday, Tuesday and

Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. DSO North is the local office for legal defenseservices. Attorneys are available to provide advice to servicemembers regarding nonju-dicial punishments, summary courts-martial, Article 138 and 1150 complaints, admin-istrative separation processing, hardship discharges and suspect’s rights. Consultationsare confidential. DSO is located onboard WNY in Building 200, Suite 1200. Servicemembers should present in uniform.

Wearing of Portable headphones, earphones, and Bluetooth devices:Thewearing of portable headphones, earphones, cellular hands-free devices, radios,

recording devices or other portable listening devices while running, jogging, walking,bicycling, skating, or skate boarding in roadways and streets interfereswith and impairsrecognition of emergency signals, alarms, announcements, and the approach of EVs.

NSAWpersonnel are advised use of these deviceswhile performing the noted activi-ties aboardNSAW fence line installations is prohibited. (TRAFFICOPNAVINST5100.12J)

Helmsmen ToastmastersWant to improve your speaking and leadership skills? Come to Helmsmen Toast-

masters! Join us Thursdays,7:30-8:45 a.m., at the Pentagon Library and ConferenceCenter (PLCC). Toastmasters is an international organization that helps everyonespeak, think, lead and listen better. For more info, contact Annika L’Ecuyer ([email protected] or 703-614-7160) or Elizabeth Femrite ([email protected] or 571-256-8674). More information can be found at the HelmsmenToastmasters website, http://helmsmen.toastmastersclubs.org.

Influenza Shot Exercise (Shot-Ex)BranchHealth ClinicWashington Navy Yard is offering Shot Exercises to individu-

al commands for active duty personnel on the Navy Yard. The Influenza vaccinationis an annual requirement for all Active Duty members and will be conducted fromSept. 2 to Nov. 1. The benefit of using Shot Exercises is to allow medical personnelto administer a mass number of influenza vaccines at designated location providedby commands, reducing wait times for patients and loss of work hours. Shot Exerciserequirements are only available to Active Duty members. A command must havea minimum of 25 personnel and a completed command executive approval form.

For scheduling, please contact HM2Hansen via email at [email protected] or by telephone at: 202-433-3730/0880 no later than Oct. 16.

2013 Hiring Our Heroes Veterans Hiring FairJoin us at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in the Bolling Club, Building 50, Nov.

1 for the 2013 Hiring Our Heroes Veterans Hiring Fair from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. TheU.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes event is sponsored by LockheedMartin and co-sponsored locally by Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) MilitaryFamily Support Center, the Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve (ESGR), theU. S. Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service (DOL VETS),U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Legion, NBC News, and otherlocal partners.

A workshop for veterans and other military job seekers that focuses on resumewriting, tips for successfully navigating hiring fairs, military skill translation, andinterviewing will start at 9 a.m. To register for the Hiring Our Heroes EmploymentWorkshop, visit hohworks.eventbrite.com/

Employers can register for free at HOH.Greatjob.net; job seekers can register forfree at HOH.Greatjob.net to guarantee admission. Walk-ins are welcome but spaceis not guaranteed. For registration questions, please contact us at [email protected] or call 202-463-5807.

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From The Staff Judge Advocate For Naval District Washington

In an effort to keep you informed of military discipline and administrative mat-ters that have occurred in Naval District Washington, the Waterline will periodicallypublish Court-Martial and Administrative Separation results.

Administrative ProcessingAdministrative Separation Boards:- A Hospitalman was separated under MILPERSMAN 1910-142 (commission of a

serious offense).- An Administrative Separation Board was held for an Operations Specialist 2nd

Class under MILPERSMAN 1910-170 (PFA failure). The Operations Specialist 2ndClass was retained.

- An Information Systems Technician Seaman was separated under MILPERS-MAN 1910-170 (PFA failure).

- A Culinary Specialist 1st Class was separated under MILPERSMAN 1910-170(PFA failure) via Notification Procedure.

- An Information Systems Technician 3rd Class was separated under MILPERS-MAN 1910-170 (PFA failure).

Legal Corner

From Defense Media Activity-Navy

The Navy announced today that thechristening of the future USS Zumwalt(DDG 1000) originally scheduled for Oct. 19has been cancelled and postponed until afuture date.

“It is incredibly unfortunate that we arebeing forced to cancel the christening cer-emony for this great warship,” said Secre-tary of the Navy Ray Mabus, “but the ongo-ing government shutdown prevents us frombeing able to honor Admiral Zumwalt’smemory with a ceremony befitting his andhis family’s legacy of service to our Nationand our Navy.”

The future USS Zumwalt is a first ofclass ship for the Navy’s next generationdestroyer. Zumwalt class ships are tailoredfor sustained operations in the littorals andland attack, and will provide independentforward presence and deterrence, supportspecial operations forces, and operate as anintegral part of joint and combined expedi-tionary forces.

The Zumwalt honors Navy Adm. ElmoR. “Bud” Zumwalt Jr., who became the 19thChief of Naval Operations (CNO) in 1970, andpassed away in Durham, N.C., Jan. 2, 2000.

The Navy is in coordination with theZumwalt family and General Dynamics -Bath Iron Works to reschedule the christen-ing ceremony.

Additional information about the Zum-walt-class destroyer is available online athttp://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_dis-play.asp?cid=4200&tid=900&ct=4.

Navy Cancels, PostponesZumwalt Christening

U.S. Navy graphic by MC1 Arif Patani

An informational graphic depictingUSS Zumwalt (DDG 1000).

From Secretary of the NavyPublic Affairs

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus an-nounced Oct. 10 the establishment of theWashington Navy Yard Recovery Task Force.

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for En-ergy, Installations and Environment (EI&E)Dennis McGinn will lead the task force. ViceAdm. William D. French, commander, NavyInstallations Command (CNIC), is designat-ed the Task Force deputy commander.

“We will continue to care for our Navyfamily impacted by this tragedy, and ensurethose commands are able to continue doingtheir job,” Mabus said. “This task force willserve as the single point of contact for all de-partmental actions and activities focused ontheir recovery.”

Specifically, the task force will develop acomprehensive infrastructure restoration planwhile ensuring the proper coordination of

physical and behavioral health care needs of allindividuals affectedby the tragedy, the recoveryof personal effects from the crime scene, andtemporary spaces for displaced commands.

Washington Navy Yard Recovery TaskForce assumes the responsibility of actionsassigned to the Emergency Family SupportTask Force established, Sept. 16.

Washington Navy Yard RecoveryTask Force Established

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Stuart Phillips

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) RayMabus delivers remarks during amemorial service at the Marine Bar-racks for the victims of the Washing-ton Navy Yard shooting.


By Bernard S. LittleWRNMMC JournalStaff Writer

Military medical facili-ties in the National CapitalRegion (NCR) will salute theefforts of the behind-the-scene individuals respon-sible for guiding the seam-less transition of world-class care for patients,during Case ManagementWeek Oct. 13-19. This year’stheme focuses on innova-tion, collaboration and ad-vocacy, according to eventplanners.

This is the 15th year forNational Case Manage-ment Week, started by theCase Management Societyof America. The week-longcelebration serves to recog-nize case managers, educatethe public about the profes-sion, and increase knowl-edge of the contribution ofcase managers to qualityhealth care for patients, ac-cording to officials with theCase Management Societyof America.

Activities planned forCase Management Weekat Walter Reed NationalMilitary Medical Center(WRNMMC) include anopening ceremony andbreakfast on Oct. 15 at 9 a.m.in the Warrior Café in Build-ing 62; a luncheon on Oct. 16at 11 a.m. in the National In-trepid Center of Excellence(NICoE); a symposium onOct. 17 at 10 a.m. in Building10’s Laurel B. Clark Audito-rium; a health awareness

fair on Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. inBuilding 17’s atrium andgymnasium; and a dinnercruise on Oct. 19 at 8 p.m.at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.For more information aboutevents during Case Manage-ment Week, call Rhonda D.Leonard at 301-295-4224.

What does a case man-ager do?

“A case manager worksbehind the scenes to facili-tate access to care for thosepatients unable to do sofor themselves,” explainedAnne Cobb, a nurse casemanager at WRNMMC. “Wecoordinate appointmentsand procedures and link theproviders and facilities toensure we keep the patientat the center of our efforts,”she added.

April Gibson, a nursecase manager for the War-rior Transition Unit at Kim-brough Ambulatory CareCenter, Fort Meade, Md.,added, “case managers arevital participants of a coor-dinating team who empow-er people to understand andaccess quality health care.”

“Case management iswhere advocacy and collabo-ration come together,” notedElaine D’Aprile, nurse casemanager at the DiLorenzoTRICAREHealth Clinic at thePentagon. “The case manag-er is an advocate, a collabo-rator and an important facili-tator among the client, fam-ily, caregiver, health team,payer and community.”

She explained woundedwarriors require “a compre-hensive care plan with short

and long-term measurablegoals according to evidence-based outcomes.” Casemanagers assist wounded,injured and ill service mem-bers and their families withthis by helping them “navi-gate the recuperation andrehabilitation process. Thecase manager must identifythe resources they require torespond to their life-chang-ing events both physicallyand emotionally.”

“If I had to sum it up inone sentence it would bethis: a case manager doeswhatever has to be done,within our scope of practice,to make sure the patient hasthe best medical outcomepossible,” said Jasmine Lit-tle, a nurse case manager atWRNMMC.

Case managers said theyfind helping patients to bethe most rewarding part oftheir job.

“I feel rewarded by know-ing that as part of the multi-disciplinary team, we affectchange or help to impactthe member’s quality of lifefor the better,” explainedKhalilah Hill-Best, nursecase manager at Joint BaseAndrews, Md.

Gibson agreed, addingwhat she finds rewardingabout case management in-cludes, “helping people withcomplex situations, workingwith a team of competentprofessionals in caring for[those complex cases], andhelping facilitate communi-

Case ManagementWeek To CelebrateCoordinators Of Care

ByKimberlyM.LansdaleCenter For SurfaceCombat Systems

The Center for SurfaceCombat Systems (CSCS)falls under the Naval Educa-tion and Training Command(NETC). The goal of NETC isto enable the Fleet to success-fully execute the MaritimeStrategy by providing qual-ity training and educationto our Maritime Forces. Tosupport the Maritime Strat-egy and achieve operationalexcellence, CSCS providesthe backbone of the surfaceforce’s warfare capability.

In 2000, the U.S. Navyrecognized that it needed toreform the way it trained. Tolay the groundwork for thisreformation, the Navy per-

formed a top-level reviewof its training programs.The Executive Review ofNavy Training (ERNT) in-terviewed Sailors, reviewedpolicies and proceduresand compared its trainingagainst effective, corporatetraining programs.

Among the most impor-tant findings and recommen-dations of the study were forthe creation of centers of ex-cellence or learning centers.As a result, a major reorgani-zation of Navy education andtraining, including the estab-lishment of centers such asCSCS, had begun.

One of the learning cen-ters that would become partof CSCS was located in Dahl-gren, Va. The Aegis TrainingandReadiness Center (ATRC)opened its doors in October

1985 with the first class of 14students graduating Dec. 18,1985, from the Aegis Com-puter Fundamentals course.In October 2002, CSCS wasprovisionally establishedand the Navy decided that itsheadquarters would be co-lo-cated on the historical Dahl-grenNavy basewith ATRC. InMay 2004, ATRC and its sevendetachments were realignedfrom Naval Sea SystemsCommand (NAVSEA) to theNETCorganization andCSCSwas officially established inSeptember 2004.

“Being part of the Dahl-gren community is being partof Navy history,” explainedCapt. Don Schmieley, fourthcommanding officer of CSCS.“Dahlgren excelled in devel-oping new technology for ourNavy ships, and it is where

the Navy’s first weaponsresearch and developmentprogram emerged. What bet-ter place is there to train ourfuture Navy in surface com-bat systems?”

Today, the CSCS head-quarters’ staff oversees 14learning sites and providesalmost 70,000 hours of cur-riculum for close to 700courses a year to more than40,000 Sailors. CSCS usesa mix of blended learningcomprised of instructorled classes, hands on labs,simulation and computer-based training. Domain-wide, CSCS has over 1,980staff members comprised ofmilitary, government civil-ians, and industry partners.

CSCS: Where Surface Combat Systems Training Begins

See Training, Page 9

See Celebrate, Page 9

Reviewed by Cmdr.Youssef Aboul-Enein

Red Star Over the Pacific:China’s Rise and the Chal-lenge to U.S. Maritime Strat-egy by Toshi Yoshihara andJames R. Holmes. Publishedby Naval Institute Press, An-napolis, Maryland. 312 pag-es, 2010.

Toshi Yoshihara andJames Holmes, associateprofessors at the Naval WarCollege in Newport, R.I.,have published a book thatis an interesting and thoughtprovoking discussion of therise of China’s naval capa-bilities. It is however a ho-listic approach looking atcapabilities, strategic think-ing, cultural influences andother regional powers to as-sess potential options thatChina may consider in as-serting dominance its hemi-sphere. The book openswith the Chinese rehabilita-tion of the works of Ameri-can naval strategic theoristAdm. Alfred Thayer Mahan(1840-1914) and Chineseapplication of his theories ofcontrol of maritime commu-nications. The authors quoteAmerican national securityjournalist Robert Kaplan’scriticism that the U.S. Navypays homage to Mahan bynaming buildings after him,the Chinese avidly read him.It is however, according tothe authors, an amalgama-tion of Mao “active defense”concept; with Mahan’s the-ories of sea power that syn-thesizes a truly 21st centuryChinese naval strategy.

The stability of Chinarests on raising the stan-

dard of living for its peopleand fueling the appetite ofChinese industries with rawmaterials. What is importantto note is that the Chinesemilitary is debating the im-portance of sea power versusland power as it relates toChina’s security and domi-nance in Asia. In a chapterentitled, “Fleet Tactics withNaval Characteristics,” thebook games out potentialscenarios for a U.S.-Chinanaval engagement. The au-thors use the method andlanguage of Wayne Hughesto dissect Chinese tactics inthe 21st century in the nearshore and on the high seas.The book discusses China’snaval undersea element,its anti-ship missile com-ponent, and Chinese navalconcern for America’s AEGISsystems that are discussed.What is clear is that Chinahas only begun to project na-val power, deploying a navalcontingent in 2008 to fightSomali piracy along withother nations, including theUnited States. India, Japan,and other Asian powers are

expressing concern regard-ing the building of Chinesenaval basing in Pakistan andSri Lanka. India is sensitivethat the British successfullyoccupied India from the sea,and is taking measures toassert its dominance in theIndian Ocean.

The book is thought pro-voking, and discusses thePeople’s Republic Army(Navy), its maritime stra-tegic view of island chainsthat encircle China, and theview of Taiwan in allowingit access to an outer chainof islands. It also does notpostulate necessarily an ag-gressive China, but one inwhich its interest and influ-ence are taken into consid-eration by the United States.The book’s final chapterdiscusses the incorpora-tion of regional navies alongwith the United States in as-suming the burden of guar-anteeing free access to theseas and how China may fitwithin this American navalstrategy known popularlyas the 1,000-ship navy. Thisvolume is an excellent readfor those interested in Asia,maritime strategy, and geo-strategic questions.

Editor’s Note: Cmdr.Aboul-Enein is author of“Militant Islamist Ideology:Understanding the GlobalThreat,” published in 2010by Naval Institute Press. Heteaches part-time at the In-dustrial College of the ArmedForces and maintains a reg-ular book review column inthe Naval District Washing-ton newspaper, Waterline.

Red Star Over the Pacific: China’s Rise andthe Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy

Book review

U.S. Navy photo by FC1 Eduardo Bustamante

Center for Surface Combat Systems DetachmentSan Diego’s Fire Controlman 2nd Class ScottBentz (standing) and Fire Controlman 1st ClassSteven Magee (left) are instructing Fire Controlman3rd Class Anderson (right) from the USS Higginsduring their Advanced Warfare Training Phase III.


By Jim WalshNaval Air Station Fleet AndFamily Support Center PersonalFinancial Manager

Investing for your retirement is one ofthe most important actions you can makefor your long-term financial and mentalhealth. Even if you receive a military pen-sion, it still may not be enough to retirewith the standard of living you desire. TheThrift Saving Plan (TSP) is one of those toolsavailable to the military and civilian govern-ment workforce that can help you supportthe lifestyle you wish. Here are some of thehighlights of the program:

- Simplicity - Five core investment op-tions.

- Diversification - Four of those five op-tions give exposure to the entire U.S. stockmarket, most of the international stockmar-ket, and the U.S. aggregate bond market.

- A special government fund (G) thatyields longer term bond returns without anyloss of principal.

- Lifecycle funds that own all five coreinvestments, rebalance automatically, andbecome more conservative over time - allfor no additional costs.

- Ultra low costs - Less than 0.027 per-cent annual administration costs.

I want to expand on this last bullet point.You may contribute to retirement savingsfor another 20-30 years and then draw onthose funds another 20 plus years once re-tired.

It’s feasible that you won’t use the lastdollars from retirement savings for anoth-er 30-50 years. Fees charged for managingyour savings, especially over a long period,have a significant impact that is importantfor you to consider.

Illustrated below are the fee amountsaccumulated by a TSP plan participant pay-ing 0.027 percent a year, versus a company

managingmy retirement savings and charg-ing 1 percent a year — assuming 7 percentannualized return on $5,000 annual contri-bution over 30 years.

Fee Comparison:TSP vs. PrivatePlan Cost (in %) - 0.027 vs. 1.0Account Value (GT)30 years - $470,016

vs. $395,291The TSP plan participant ends up with a

nest egg worth nearly $75,000 more, thanksto the low fees. Imagine the disparity in sav-ings if we considered more, expensive man-agement fees than the modest 1 percentused in this example.

The administrative fees charged by TPSare often half, or less, of what most privatesector funds charge to maintain your ac-counts.

There are many retirement and invest-ing options for members of the military andFederal Government civilian employees.Careful consideration must be taken whenchoosing the right options for each individ-ual based on their own circumstances.

Have a financial question? Submit finan-cial questions to [email protected] include “Money Talk Question” in thesubject line.

TSP’s Golden Egg

By Pat WoodburnNaval Air Warfare CenterAircraft Division

Dec. 7, 1941— the bombing of Pearl Har-bor — was a moment of awakening for allAmericans, and it was no different for theresidents of Priest’s Point in St. Inigoes, Md.

A quiet, beautiful parcel of farmland ly-ing gracefully along the western shore of St.Mary’s River, Priest’s Point was the propertyof the Jesuit fathers of the Catholic Church.The Jesuits had held ownership of the landdating back to 1634 and the very origin ofthe Maryland colony.

Most of the Priest’s Point residents, ifnot Jesuits, were tenant farmers who, liketheir ancestors, had plied the lands and lo-cal waters of the St. Mary’s and the PotomacRivers to support their households for threecenturies. Whatever small profit they madethey shared with the Jesuits, as that wastheir tenant arrangement. Some of the sur-names of people who lived there in 1941 in-clude Trossbach, Norris, Taylor and Raley.Descendants of these families are still verymuch a part of the community today.

In a 1996 interview with former residentsof Priests Point, George Trossbach stated:“My dad [Lynwood Trossbach] farmedDominic Raley’s farm. The Raleys lived onVilla farm next to ours.”

The local residents referred to the prop-erty as the “Villa farm,” hence the name VillaRoad, which leads from Maryland Route 5into the entrance of Webster Outlying Field.

After the Pearl Harbor attack, the defensedepartment went into action to build an in-frastructure that would allow the nation todevelop the types of products needed toachieve victory in the theater of war, whichwas suddenly worldwide. The Departmentof the Navy had selected Cedar Point forthe construction of a testing center, and theNavy’s long reach would quickly affect thePriest Point property also.

Here comes the NavyIn need of an outlying field to send its

aircraft during busy test days at Pax, theproperty at Priest’s Point was quickly iden-tified as sufficient to satisfy the Navy’s need.

With over-the-water approaches fromtwo sides, the property was purchased anddeveloped.

It was designated as Webster Field inJune 1943 after a deceased naval aviatornamed Walter W. Webster, and the airfieldwas operational by October 1943.

Documentation indicates that the finalcompensation awarded to the Corporation ofRoman Catholic Clergymen was $96,000, yetpayment was not finalized until March 1944.

The country’s war machine was movingfast. Bertille Norris Cooper, in that same1996 interview said, “I remember when [theNavy] started working on the property; mymother rented rooms to two engineers be-fore we moved away.”

Coming down, going upWith construction beginning at Webster

Field, the focus was on creating an opera-tional airfield, not on building testing facili-

ties; hence, every structure on the propertywas torn down except for the Jesuit fathers’residence on Priest’s Point, and a tobaccobarn near Fort Point which was to be usedfor material storage.

The priest’s residence became building 1and was modified to include indoor plumb-ing — a distinctively modern conveniencein 1943 rural Maryland. A coal fired boilerwas also installed in the basement.

Building 1 was to be used as quarters for

themilitary. Three new structures were builtinitially: a barracks for enlisted men; an ad-ministrative structure; and a building thatcombined a control tower, a mess hall anda fire house.

Troublesome runwayThe runway system at Webster Field con-

sisted of three runways laid out in accor-

Webster Outlying Field, The Early Years

See Field, Page 10

By Elliott FabrizioNaval Surface Warfare CenterDahlgren Division Public Affairs

Naval Support Facility Dahlgren hits the95-year mark this October, and is distinctiveamong military bases in that is continuesthe same mission focus that began with itsnamesake in the Civil War.

That mission, then and now, is primarilytesting and developing weapon systems forthe current and future Navy.

Today, the role of the Naval Surface War-fare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD)consists of a diverse capabilities spectrum,including chemical, biological and radio-logical defense, lasers and electromagneticthe railgun; however, the focus on weaponsystem research and development, that be-gan with Rear Adm. John Dahlgren, has re-mained constant.

“Admiral Dahlgren is known as the fa-ther of modern Naval Ordnance,” said theDahlgren History Project’s Wayne Har-man. “He had some ideas about how touse scientific criteria to design a cannonthat wouldn’t explode.”

Early cannons used a straight tube designand frequently exploded when fired, killingtheir crew. Rear Adm. Dahlgren designedthe soda bottle-shaped Dahlgren Gun thatwas structurally stronger where explosivepressure was greatest.

“Dahlgren’s guns never exploded, andthat was a big deal,” said Harman. “Thisbase was put together to shoot guns, so theynamed it Dahlgren.”

At the beginning of World War I, Navyguns were getting bigger, and with corre-sponding increases in range, they requireda larger proving ground for test fires.

Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamationtaking land to establish the Lower Station,Dahlgren Naval Proving Ground, and onOctober 16, 1918 they fired the first big gun,a 7-inch, .45-caliber, Caterpillar tractor-mounted gun.

“One month later World War I ended,so these guns remained here,” said Har-man. “There was a lot of congressional ac-tion looking at this base, wondering if westill need this base, since there’s no waranymore.”

As Dahlgren’s long-term role in the Navytook shape, proofing ammunition and bar-rels took a back seat to studying the scienceof ordnance and ballistics.

Dr. Louis Thompson became Dahlgren’sfirst chief physicist in 1923.

“He was focused on trying to figure outwhy these bullets did what they did andhow we can aim them better using advance-ments in interior and exterior ballistics,”said Harman.

“The ordnance testing and the testingof armor plates all led to a concentrationon material science issues like metallurgy,hardness and alloys,” said Robin Staton, ateammember on the Dahlgren History Proj-ect. “There was a deeper and deeper con-centration on technical issues associatedwith guns and armor.”

The advent of early computers fueled thedevelopment of Dahlgren’s weapons systemresearch capability.

“One of the first things they did was asimulation with six-degrees of freedom ona projectile,” said Harman. “They found aninstability problem in the shell trajectory.That was a big step when they learned theycould simulate something they didn’t un-derstand to solve a problem.”

There were few people with computerscience degrees during this period and tooperate these new computers Dahlgrenhired mathematicians and trained them toprogram computers.

“Having those capabilities led to laterprogram acquisitions like the AEGIS pro-gram, the tomahawk program, the HERO[Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation toOrdnance] program and a number of major

One Purpose, 95 Years Strong

See 95 Years, Page 10

Courtesy photo

Priest’s Point looking west. The priest’s residence, which became building1, is to the left of the photo. The four-story building in the center was re-ferred to as the Villa. It was constructed circa 1870s as a summer house foryoung men in training to become Jesuit Priests. The Villa house and all theother buildings shown were torn down by the Navy, leaving only the Jesuitresidence, building 1.

Courtesy photo Jim Walsh


By Tara N. StricklandTactical Airlift, AdversaryAnd Support AircraftCommunications Support(PMA 207)

When Cmdr. Eric Washingtonjoined the U.S. Navy 20 years ago,he dreamt of making a differencethrough honor, courage and com-mitment.

Now, two decades later, hisdream is realized as he becomesthe first African-American to at-tain the rank of captain in theReserve Full Time Support (FTS)Aerospace Maintenance Duty Of-ficer (AMDO) community.

At an Oct. 1 ceremony in theatrium of the William A. MoffettBuilding, Naval Air Station Patux-ent River, Rear Adm. C.J. Jaynes,the program executive officer forthe Air ASW, Assault and SpecialMissions Programs (PEO (A)),and Washington’s wife, Jossie, at-tached captain shoulder boards toWashington’s uniform.

“Throughout his career, Eric’smet every challenge head on andhas proven himself to be an in-novative and inspiring leader,”Jaynes said. “This is an incrediblyproud moment for Eric. To be ableto punctuate your advancement ina stellar career as a first within yourpeer groupmakes this momentousoccasion even more special.”

Active-duty and retired mem-bers of the AMDO community,

Washington’s co-workers as wellas family and friends were witnessto the historical event.

Initiated in 1990, Reserve AM-DOs serve as experts in Navy Re-serve personnel managementsystems and aircraft systems ac-quisition and sustainment. Thisblend of skills brings an addedstrategic depth to naval aviationengineering, acquisition, logisticsand maintenance at affordablecost. Additionally, this group of of-ficers maintains knowledge of con-tracted logistics, naval aviation air-worthiness and maintenance, and14 Code of Federal Regulations(Aeronautics and Space) practicesand policies.

Since inception, the FTSAMDO community has promotedfewer than 30 officers to the rankof captain.

“When you set standards, theodds don’t matter,” Washingtonsaid. “The pursuit of excellencetranscends a person’s race, reli-gion or gender.

“Regardless who has comebefore me, what they look likeor where they’ve come from, theNavy Sailor’s Creed recognizesthat we are bound by things muchmore important like core values, afighting spirit, and a commitmentto excellence,” Washington said.“Among countless other factors,the Sailor’s Creed aids in creatingan environment in which we allcan succeed.”

Originally from the Bronx, N.Y.,

Washington earned his commis-sion through Aviation Officer Can-didate School in 1993. He com-pleted Aviation Maintenance Offi-cer School in 1994 after attendingSouth Carolina State University formechanical engineering.

“My plan was to gain experiencein the Navy for four years and thentransfer to the commercial sector,”Washington said. “My wife wouldlike to say she made me stay in theservice, but the truth is, I felt like Iwas contributing to something big-ger than myself and truly enjoyednaval aviation maintenance.”

His diversified experiencestems from assignments at the or-ganizational, intermediate, type-commander and systems com-mand levels. Washington’s navalcareer includes tours with PatrolSquadron 10 and Fleet Air Recon-naissance Squadron Six, both inJacksonville, Fla.; Aircraft Inter-mediate Maintenance Depart-ment, New Orleans; Commander,Naval Air Forces Reserve, San Di-ego; Commander, Fleet ReadinessCenters and Naval Air SystemsCommand (NAVAIR), both housedat NAS Pax River.

Washington currently serves asdeputy program manager for Tac-tical Airlift, Adversary and Sup-port Aircraft Program (PMA 207)’sFixed Wing and Operational Sup-port Aircraft program, which in-cludes seven of the 10 type-modelaircraft managed by the program.

“Eric is an exemplary naval of-ficer,” said Capt. Michelle Guidry,

PMA 207 program manager. “Ourprogram office has benefittedgreatly from his leadership. I knowhe will continue to strive for excel-lence as a new senior officer in theU. S. Navy.”

Washington’s decorations in-clude theMeritorious ServeMedal,five Navy and Marine Commen-dation medals, and three Navyand Marine Corps Achievementmedals. He also holds a Master ofBusiness Administration from theUniversity of New Orleans, a Cer-tificate in Legislative Studies from

Georgetown University, and is aDefense Acquisition Corps mem-ber, level III certified in programmanagement, production qualityand manufacturing and logistics.

Washington’s next assignment iswith NAVAIR’s Operational SupportOffice where he’ll serve as an opera-tional support officer — the com-mand’s prime advocate to accessingthe entrepreneur and business ex-perts that serve as selected reservemembers in the Navy Reserve andNAVAIR Reserve program.

Newly-Minted Captain Makes History

By Ryan HunterNSAB Public AffairsStaff Writer

“It’s easy to donate items for acause, but it’s hard to give some-one a feeling,” said volunteer JodiWarshel. Warshel heads a program,formed by an all volunteer non-profit organization in partnershipwith a nationwide barbershopchain that provides free haircuts forinpatient wounded warriors.

Once a month, she and a smallcrew of professional volunteerstylists and barbers transform aconference room, sandwiched be-tween hospital suites, into a fullystaffed, patient-friendly barber-shop. Rock and roll music playsnext to a table depicting musicicons from Frank Sinatra to 50Cent. Vertical barber mirrors withblack painted bottom halves arepropped against the walls to allowservice members to inspect them-selves without being distracted bytheir wounds. Large rubber matsare available to allow wheelchairaccess for patients who can’tclimb into a typical barber chair.“We want to try to make it feellike a real barbershop,” said AnneO’Brien, barbershop owner andmarketing events coordinator.

Many patients in Building 10 arerestricted or physically incapableof leaving the ward, making theprogram their only opportunity tomaintain their appearance. “My fi-ancéwas in the hospital for two and

a halfmonths before [becoming an]outpatient,” said caregiver EmelyRamlo. “He was on IV’s and woundvacs [and] couldn’t leave the hospi-tal, so going down the hall [to get ahaircut] was awesome.”

The success of the programcan be measured in more than thewounded warrior’s outward ap-pearance. As members of the mili-tary, “most patients have nevergone more than a week without ahaircut,” said Ramlo. She contin-ued to say being well-groomed,“brings a bit of normalcy back intotheir lives.” Warshel recalled onewounded warrior during her firstvisit to the hospital who, “touchedhis [newly] shaved head and said,

‘I feel like a Marine again.’”The national chain that pro-

vides barbers and stylists for theevent doesn’t just use the programas an opportunity to give back; it’sa reward for their employees. “Bar-bers interested in volunteeringmust be in good standing and theyhave to be good employees,” saidO’Brien. “Then, if they [performtheir job] well and have time offon Tuesdays we will give them theopportunity to volunteer. We havea lot of people that want to help.We’re not begging employees tocome here.”

The selected employees wash,style and cut hair for up to a dozendisabled service members withoutpay. JosephHardy, a volunteer hairstylist, said, “I take the day off, Icome down here, give up my tips,give up my hourly wage and all myregular clients wait for me. This isall volunteer work and I love it.”Volunteer barber Cassandra Tiradoadded, “It feels good to help them.”

The next free barbershop pro-gram will be held Tuesday, Oct. 22and will continue on the last Tues-day of every following month. Tosign up for the program, contactWarshel at [email protected] patients in theWalter ReedNational Military Medical CenterBuilding 10 on the fourth floor areencouraged, but not required tosign up in advance. To find moreinformation about the program,visit www.OperationWard57.org.

Volunteers Help Wounded Warriors Look And Feel Good

and processes of Smart Shore al-low N6 to effectively use that tech-nology to make smart decisions.

“The Smart Shore Report wasinitiated through a business pro-cess re-engineering study andallowed us to look at our pro-gram portfolio,” said Davenport.“Through leveraging enterpriseinvestments and infrastructure ofATFP [Antiterrorism/Force Pro-tection] and AMI [Advanced Me-tering Infrastructure], NDW N6optimized our portfolio of supportefforts and embarked on an inte-grated smart grid. Our report ana-lyzed this approach and found sig-nificant cost avoidance in allowingNDW to break even on enterpriseinvestments that did not anticipatesavings. By identifying the key en-ergy consumers and performancetrends, the smart grid foundationenables active facility manage-ment and provides the data thatcan support targeting key energyprojects or process adjustmentsleading to improved energy con-servation that can be monitoredand maintained.”

Davenport explained that ener-gy-saving initiatives are constantlymoving forward, and NDW cur-rently has plans that are alreadytaking shape. Among them is thetransition to an integrated opera-tions center. She said the initialstaff is supporting a yearlong pro-totype to vet the most effective

processes and begin actively op-erating a select group of buildingsthat are connected to the smartgrid. According to Davenport, ap-proximately 26 percent of the totalregional buildings were identifiedas beneficial to connect and ac-tively operate.

“Through the use of a program-mer and operator, the buildingsystems and alarms can be ana-lyzed and adjusted to support op-timal operations,” said Davenport.“For example, if an air handler ispulling too much outside air re-sulting in excessive run time, theprogrammer and operator couldmake remote adjustments. Addi-tionally, as trouble calls come in, aprogrammer and operator can re-view the building system and per-form initial diagnostics to targetthe root cause, thus minimizingmultiple service calls.”

With NDW constantly movingforward, Davenport said that theregion is always looking to the fu-ture of energy conservation.

“Our main focus is to increaseour presence in active facilitymanagement and work with ourstakeholders, such as the NAV-FAC Washington Energy Teamand Recommissioning Team, toprovide the data and analysis theyrequire to measure and reducecost of building and utility opera-tions, continue to identify energyefficiency opportunities andmain-tain awareness of existing energyinvestments,” said Davenport.

To learn more about energyawareness month in NDW, visitwww.facebook.com/NavDistWash.

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Courtesy photo by Valerie Doster

Program Executive Officer for Air ASW, Assault and SpecialMissions Programs, Rear Adm. C.J. Jaynes, right, and JossieWashington attach boards to Capt. Eric Washington’s uni-form during his promotion ceremony Oct. 1 at Naval Air Sta-tion Patuxent River. Washington is the first African-Americanin the Reserve Full Time Support Aerospace MaintenanceDuty Officer community to achieve the rank of captain.

Photo by Ryan Hunter

Barber Cassandra Tiradostyles Spc. Casserly Sheal-ynn’s hair in the makeshiftconference room barbershopin Building 10 on Sept. 24.


By Kimberly M. LansdaleCenter For SurfaceCombat Systems

The Aegis Training and Readiness Cen-ter (ATRC) falls under the Center for Sur-face Combat Systems (CSCS) command.ATRC’s mission is to provide enlisted per-sonnel with the knowledge, ability, and skillto operate and maintain the Aegis CombatSystem through timely, effective, and inte-grated training delivered across the Sailors’careers. ATRC also provides officers theknowledge, ability, and skill to operate, em-ploy, and assess the readiness of the Aegisand Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) com-bat systems aboard surface warships.

In 1983, the Aegis Training CenterGround Breaking ceremony took place andit was formally established as a trainingcommand in November 1984. The facilityopened for training in October 1985 withthe first class of 14 students graduating Dec.18, 1985, from the Aegis Computer Funda-mentals course.

“In the beginning, the Aegis program hadits critics,” explained Capt. Ian Hall, com-manding officer, ATRC. “But I think retiredNavy Rear Adm. Wayne E. Meyer, known asthe ‘Father of Aegis,’ said it best, ‘Give Aegisyour best shot. After all, you’re building themeans to defend your country, your chil-dren, and your grandchildren, well into the21st century.’”

In the late 1980s and throughout the1990s, various changes took place at ATRC.In 1988, Baseline 3/4 Building was addedand in 1990, a new addition was built, theArleigh Burke Hall. In 1991, the Aegis Train-ing Center Complex was renamed the ‘’RearAdm. Wayne E. Meyer Aegis Education Cen-ter,” but in 1997, it was renamed to what itis known as today, the Aegis Training andReadiness Center. In 1999, an additionalwing was added, Huchting Hall.

Today, the Aegis Combat System is awell-designed grouping of the Aegis Weap-ons Systems with Anti-Air, Ballistic MissileDefense, Anti-Submarine, Anti-Surface andStrike Warfare, and associated weaponsand communications equipment. Aegis el-ements of these overall systems are taughtat ATRC.

“ATRC offers technical training coursesspecifically designed to prepare individualsfor serving in a combat system role,” Hall

explained. “Specifically, Aegis Fire Control-men and surface warfare officers learn theAegis Combat/Weapons System equippedon all U.S. Navy destroyers and cruisers.Likewise, Fire Controlmen and officers des-tined for certain aircraft carriers and largedeck amphibious ships receive training onthe SSDS.”

ATRC’s traditional school house instruc-tion is delivered 24 hours a day, five daysa week. ATRC has over 350 staff memberscomprised of military, government civil-ians, and industry partners.

“Our Aegis fleet needs trained techni-cians as they deploy to the four corners ofthe globe,” Hall said. “Today, in an ever-ad-vancing world, we utilize a blended learningsolution that includes standard classrooms,hands-on labs, simulations, as well as com-puter-based and interactive coursewaretraining while still maintaining our trainingmission for the legacy Aegis fleet.”

For information on the Aegis Trainingand Readiness Center, visit https://www.netc.navy.mil/centers/cscs/atrc.

ATRC Provides CriticalCombat Systems TrainingFor Sailors, Officers

By Lea JohnsonSpecial To Joint Base Journal

Almost immediately after getting the re-port of an active shooter at the WashingtonNavy Yard (WNY) on Sept. 16, Navy civilianpersonnel at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling(JBAB) sprang into action.

JBAB’s DOD Police and its Naval DistrictWashington Fire and Emergency ServicesCentral Battalion responded to assist theirNaval Support Activity Washington (NSAW)counterparts based at WNY to handle thetragic incident.

Less than 25 minutes after the shootingsat the Washington Navy Yard ended, JBAB’sMilitary and Family Support Center (MFSC)staff established an Emergency Family As-sistance Center (EFAC) to provide supportand assistance to the thousands of military,civilian and contract workers at WNY andtheir families.

According to Virginia J. Figgins, JBAB’sDirector of the MFSC, “The MFSC staff hadthe EFAC up and running by 11 a.m., despitebeing in a shelter in place situation them-selves for a time.”

The EFAC was initially staffed by JBABMFSC personnel, including clinical, coun-seling and support staff. That afternoonand well into the evening, staff membersanswered 513 phone calls from individu-als seeking information or assistance. Sincethen, nearly 10,000 calls have been received.

The EFAC was opened 24-hours per dayfor 10 days, when the number of person-nel seeking assistance had been greatly re-duced. EFAC services remain available. Per-sonnel seeking services may obtain moreinformation by calling 1-855-677-1755.

The morning after the tragic shootings,the MFSC staff was augmented at the EFACby members of the Navy Medicine Spe-cial Psychiatric Rapid Intervention Team(SPRINT); the Walter Reed- National Mili-tary Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir, whoassisted with counseling resources and de-briefings.

Additional personnel from multipleagencies also arrived and integrated into

the EFAC. MFSC personnel met each per-son and family arriving at the EFAC to greetthem; access their needs and escort them tothe appropriate agencies and services theyneeded.

“The EFAC developed quickly into amulti-agency emergency response effort,”Figgins remarked.

Personnel came from the Federal Oc-cupational Health; JBAB and Naval DistrictWashington Chaplains; the FBI Office forVictim Assistance; U.S. Public Health Ser-vice; the WilliamWendt Center for Loss andHealing; the Social Security Administration;the JBAB Regional Legal Services Office; theFederal Employees Workers’ CompensationProgram; National Capital Region Chapterof the American Red Cross and the Districtof Columbia governmental agencies.

Additional counseling staff memberscame from Naval installations at PatuxentRiver, Dahlgren, Annapolis, and Bethesda,Md; Ft. Meade, Md.; and Norfolk, Oceanaand Yorktown, Va.

In addition to assisting the many tele-phone callers with counseling, referrals andinformation, the EFAC team personally as-sisted 229 people, providing in-person clini-cal counseling and debriefings.

JBAB Commander, Navy Capt. AnthonyT. Calandra and Commander, Navy Instal-lations Command Commander, Vice Adm.William D. French, were among the manypeople who visited the EFAC and gave praiseto the EFAC staffers.

“While I continue to express my deepestsorrow to the families of our Navy familywho lost loved ones and to those employeesand their families who were among the in-jured, I’m very proud of the great work thatall of the hard-working, dedicated and com-passionate people have done at the EFAC tohelp them cope. I saw firsthand how busythey were and how demanding the workthey were doing was,” Calandra stated.

(JBAB Public Affairs Officer, Joseph P.Cirone contributed to this story)

Thousands Helped By Joint Base EmergencyCenter After Navy Yard Shootings

cation among everyone involved with theend result of a service member transition-ing successfully as a civilian or returningto duty.”

In the NCR, there are approximately 230case managers, according to Rhonda Leon-ard, a nurse case manager at WRNMMC.Case loads for managers vary dependingon referrals from providers, self-referrals ordischarges.

“The case manager is involved priorto the patient’s arrival,” Cobb explained.“We receive the medical evacuation rosterand have an embedded nurse case man-ager track the patient’s hospitalizationuntil it is clear where they will be sent forfurther care.”

“The relationship begins immediatelyand evolves throughout the care and recov-ery of the member,” Hill-Best added. “Thenurse case manager is involved with the pa-tient until he or she is transitioned to a ci-vilian nurse case manager, federal recoverycare coordinator, or transitions to VeteransAffairs for ongoing care.”

“A lot of times we work in the back-ground, and a lot of what we do goes unno-ticed although it often has a huge impact,”Little added.

“[We] are involved in the continuum ofhealth care, client-centered and patient-centered case management,” D’Aprile add-ed. “[We] wear many hats – care coordina-tors, facilitators, clinical utilization reviewcoordinators and educators. [Our] day, attimes, does not end until the standard ofcare is met and collaboration with the teamand/or family has taken place. For me, it issimilar to caring for my own family.”

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“CSCS’s mission is to develop and de-liver surface ship combat systems trainingto achieve surface warfare superiority,”Schmieley said. “Meaning, we train Sailorsto conduct prompt and sustained combatoperations at sea and prevail.”

CSCS conducts training for nine enlistedratings: Fire Controlman, Electronic Tech-nician, Interior Communication, SonarTechnician (Surface), Gunner’s Mate, Mine-man, Operations Specialist, Boatswain’sMate, and Quartermaster. CSCS also trains

surface warfare officers in skills required totactically operate and employ Aegis, ShipSelf Defense System (SSDS), and Tomahawkweapon system-equipped ships.

By building maritime partnerships, thecommand also provides training to manyinternational students. CSCS InternationalPrograms provides quality allied forcestraining to enable them to develop readyteams capable of operations that maintainand expertly employ surface combatants.

“CSCS plays a large role in enhancing to-day’s Navy, but will play an even larger rolein tomorrow’s Navy,” Schmieley said.

For information on the Center for Sur-face Combat System, visit https://www.netc.navy.mil/centers/cscs/.

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to help build and assess our sexual assaultprevention and victim support activities.

The 2013DON-wide sexual assault surveyis short and completely anonymous. It canbe accessed from any web-enabled comput-er, tablet or smartphone at www.donsapro.navy.mil/donsas.html beginning 15

October 2013. The password for all mili-tary participants is 2013survey and the sur-vey will be available through 6 January 2014.

The success of this survey, just like our

larger efforts to combat sexual assault, de-pends on the support and contribution ofSailors and Marines world-wide. I encour-age every Sailor and Marine to participate.Commanders and leaders at every level shallencourage and facilitate participation aswell. Just as important, I also ask every par-ticipant to provide their most honest inputson this vital subject. I am inspired every dayby the energy and commitment of SailorsandMarines. Together, we can show the na-tion what it takes to confront and overcomethe intolerable scourge of sexual assault.

I am directing you to provide DON SAP-RO assistance as they require.

ReleasedbyRayMabus,SecretaryoftheNavy.

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Retired Navy Rear Adm. Wayne E. Mey-er speaks at the dedication ceremonyat the Aegis Training Center Complexthat was being renamed the ‘’RearAdm. Wayne E. Meyer Aegis EducationCenter,” in 1991. The Aegis Trainingand Readiness Center (ATRC) fallsunder the Center for Surface CombatSystems (CSCS) command.


dance with the prevailing wind directions. Two of the run-ways were 5,000 feet in length, but the third runway— builtin a north-south orientation — was only 4,300 feet long. Itwas this north-south runway that was to prove troublesome.

While the flight patterns for the two 5,000-foot runwayswere mostly over water or woodland, the flight pattern forthe operations of the north-south runway directed turningaircraft over the property of a small farm today bordered bySt. Inigoes Road and Lawrence Street.

With heavy touch-and-go air traffic occurring at Web-ster Field into the 1950s, the farm’s owner, who predomi-nantly raised chickens, quickly complained to the Navy thatthe resulting noise had disrupted his chickens from layingeggs. This meant economic disaster for the farmer, who pe-titioned for relief.

The Navy eventually negotiated and purchased an airnavigation easement from the farmer for $10,000, whichallowed unrestricted flight over the property but, almostimmediately, the decision was made to permanently closethe 4,300-foot long runway deeming it too short to accom-modate modern high performance aircraft.

When the war ended, flight activities at Webster de-clined. It wasn’t until 1960 that a project assigned to theformer Electronics Test Division at Pax River was moved toWebster Field.

Known as the Naval Air Navigation Electronics Project,or NANEP, the project became eminent in the developmen-tal phases of several air navigation systems.

The transfer of the NANEP project to Webster Field wasmade to obtain isolation from the main air station’s opera-tional navigational aid, communication, and radar equip-ment. Operations and testing didn’t mix well and there weremany instances of interference.

The decision to move NANEP to Webster Field was aprudent one and, though unknown at the time, would havelong lasting effects on the future growth possibilities ofWebster Outlying Field.

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programs that came as a result of having the scientific capa-bilities,” said Staton.

This technical depth snowballed, making Dahlgren thepremier Navy research laboratory it is today.

“For nearly a century, we have maintained a workforcethat is well versed in these areas, and who have used theirskills and ingenuity to find amazing, innovative solutionsto the challenges facing our warfighters and our fleet,” saidCapt. Michael Smith, NSWCDD Commander.

Dahlgren’s commitment to Science and Technology, Re-search and Development, and Test and Evaluation promisesto deliver the future of naval weaponry.

“Since its inception in 1918, the Dahlgren naval labora-tory has been a leader in naval weapons technology” saidSmith. “This technology has seen many changes and diver-sifications. From 16-inch guns to the electromagnetic railgun - Dahlgren maintains a reputation as a leading navalresearch and development facility and a center of excellencefor systems engineering integration.”

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vices and other resources on and off base. They can alsoexplain reporting options, provide information about mili-tary and civilian response to domestic violence, and explaintransition compensation available to family members ofservice members who are separated from the military dueto a dependent-abuse offense.

Allen advises that personnel who suspect someone theyknow is a victim of domestic violence should act, but avoidgetting in to a dangerous position themselves.

“Don’t ignore it, but don’t get physically involved; youcould get hurt,” said Allen. “Call 911, let the police handleit safely. If someone you care about - a friend, co-worker orneighbor - is a victim of domestic violence don’t give ad-vice. Instead, tell them that you care about them and areconcerned about their safety. Refer the victim to the FamilyAdvocacy Program. They may or may not want to use themright away, but knowing what resources are available givesthem options to respond.”

Military One Source (http://www.militaryonesource.mil) offers a number tips for reaching out to a suspectedvictim. The website advises personnel to show their con-cern, and offer information on support services, as well asremind the victim of the impact that abuse has on thosearound the violence, especially children.

For more information on DVAM and domestic violence,or to learn more on how to help, visit the CNIC Family Ad-vocacy Program website at www.cnic.navy.mil/ffr/family_readiness/fleet_and_family_support_program/family_ad-vocacy.html.

This article is part two of a series on Domestic ViolenceAwareness Month. For more information on events in Naval

DistrictWashington, visit www.facebook.com/NavDistWash.Naval District Washington Fleet and Family Support

Directory- Naval Support Activity - WashingtonWashington, D.C. 20373DSN: 288-6151Phone: 202-433-6151- Naval Support Activity - AnnapolisAnnapolis, Md. 21402-5073DSN: 281-2641Phone: 410-293-2641- National Naval Medical CenterBethesda, Md.Phone: 301-319-4088/4086DSN: 319-4088/4086- Naval Support Activity - South PotomacDahlgren, Va. 22448-5150DSN: 249-1839Phone: 800-500-4947/540-653-1839- NAS Patuxent River, Md.Patuxent River, Md. 20670-1132DSN: 342-4911Phone: 301-342-4911- NIOC Ft. MeadeFort Meade, Md. 20755DSN: 622-9014Phone: 301-677-9014/9017/9018The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-

7233 or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) is available 24 hours a day forsafety planning and referrals for local resources, visit http://www.ndvh.org/.

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