March 28, 2013

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By Patrick GordonNDW Waterline writer

Throughout Naval DistrictWashington (NDW) commandshave been celebrating Women’sHistory Month during the monthof March. The recognition ofWomen’s History Month is es-pecially important to the Navy,which has a proud history of fe-males serving in its ranks.

“Some would ask why the ser-vice of women in to our country,including the military, is so con-siderable, and the answer is be-cause it hasn’t always been thatway,” said Dr. Regina Akers, his-torian with the Naval History andHeritage Command. “So Women’sHistory Month is important, andyou’ll know why it is when we nolonger see the need to have it.”

The Navy began recruitingwomen to serve in the Navy NurseCorps in 1908, but began recruit-ing them for enlisted rates at thebeginning of America’s involve-ment in World War I. These femaleSailors were known as Yeoman (F),or “Yeomanettes,” and most of

the 11,000 who served worked inWashington, D.C., as draftsmen,interpreters, couriers and transla-tors. Later in the war, the Navy en-listed 24 African-American womenwho worked in the Navy Depart-ment building.

After the First World War,Nurses remained the only womenin the Navy until 1942. DuringWorld War II, women were againasked to answer the nation’s callwhen President Franklin D. Roo-sevelt authorized the creationof the Army, Navy and CoastGuard women’s auxiliary/re-serves; women who served in theNavy during this time served as“Women Accepted for VolunteerEmergency Service,” or WAVES.By the end of the Second WorldWar, 85,000 WAVES served as airtraffic controllers, artists, bakers,couriers, cryptologists, drafts-men, hospital corpsmen, lawyers,meteorologists, and translatorsat naval shore establishmentsacross the nation and overseas.Additionally, 11,000 Navy nursestreated patients in 12 hospitalships, on planes evacuating pa-

tients from combat zones, and atstateside and overseas hospitals.Women would find their place inthe armed services cemented in1948 when President Harry Tru-man signed the Women’s ArmedServices Integration Act grantingwomen permanent regular andreserve status in the Army, Navy,Marine Corps and the newly cre-ated Air Force.

Womenwould continue to servein the armed forces of the UnitedStates, and in doing so would breakbarriers time and again. Lt. j.g.Barbara Ann (Allen) Rainey earnedher wings in 1974 and became thefirst female naval aviator. 1976would see the first class to acceptfemale Midshipmen at the U.S.Naval Academy. Lt. Cmdr. DarleneIskra became the first woman tocommand a commissioned navalship, USS Opportune (ARS-41)in 1990. Space would serve as thenext frontier for female Sailors. In1992, Navy Capt. Wendy Lawrence,a 1981 graduate of the U.S. NavalAcademy, began astronaut train-

NavalDistrictWashingtonCelebratesWomen’sHistoryMonth

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Naval Academy

Capt. Sunita Williams, U.S. Naval Academy class of 1987,shakes hands with midshipmen at the Women’s HistoryMonth Tea for first class midshipmen at the Naval Acad-emy’s Buchanan House March 20. Commands throughoutNaval District Washington have been honoring the serviceof women in the Navy all month with a variety of eventsthroughout the region.See Women’s History, Page 10

By Patrick GordonNDW Waterline writer

Energy management is a primeconcern to today’s Navy. By moni-toring and using energy wisely,the Navy can move toward “goinggreen,” and savemoney in the pro-cess. Naval District Washington(NDW) is demonstrating its initia-tive in energy management withits testing of the Cognitive EnergyManagement System (CEMS) inBuilding 101 of the WashingtonNavy Yard.

CEMS is an NDW sponsoredtechnology demonstration de-signed to evaluate the effective-ness of intelligent occupancy-based building automation strat-egies to achieve energy savings.

CEMS will manage building light-ing and environmental condition-ing systems based on the presenceor absence of building occupantsto optimize energy usage.

“This is part of our overallSmart Grid Pilot Program, andwe’re looking for innovative proj-ects like CEMS that can yield areasonable return on investment,”said Jeff Johnson, NDW chief in-formation officer. “Any technol-ogy investment that we can maketo reduce our overall energy con-sumption is part of our strategy.”

CEMS works by leveraging ex-isting industrial control systemand access control capabilities toautomate the control of energy-consuming building infrastruc-tures such as lighting, heating,cooling, and other services based

on occupancy. Simply put, CEMSwill know how to regulate energybased on how many people areinside Building 101 at any giventime. This optimizes energy us-age throughout the day by ensur-ing that energy is not wasted whenpersonnel are not in the building.

Personnel working in Building101 can expect a few changes asa result of the CEMS testing laterthis year. An access card swipe willbe required to enter the buildingby tenants and visitors at all times.This will enable CEMS to activatebuilding lighting as well as envi-ronmental control systems based

Cognitive Energy Management System:Lights on When You Need Them

See CEMS, Page 7

U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Gordon

Jeff Johnson, Naval District Washington chief information of-ficer, explains componenets of the Smart Grid Pilot Program,including an energy guard panel similar to the one being testedin Building 101 of theWashington Navy Yard. The energy controlpanel is a component of the Cognitive EnergyManagement Sys-tem that the region is testing to optimize energy usage.

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My mother. She was a single moth-er, raising two children, and alwaysstayed motivated to be the best ineverything she did.

Seaman Anthony HivelyU.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard

Washington, D.C.

I would have to say my mother, ofcourse, due to her leadership byexample.

Matt Mason0-8

Washington Navy Yard

My mother, for bringing me intothis world.

Quan RobertsBuilding 36

Washington Navy Yard

By Ensign Jesse BoyetteNaval Education andTraining CommandPublic Affairs

The Naval Education andTraining Command (NETC) an-nounced the requirements for thefiscal year 2014 (FY14) Law Educa-tion Program (LEP) March 21.

Detailed in Naval Adminis-tration Message (NAVADMIN)066/13, applicants to the LawEducation Program must be De-partment of the Navy (DON)junior-grade officers (0-1 to 0-3)who have passed the Law SchoolAdmission Test (LSAT) and haveapplied to at least one law school.

Applicants must have from twoto six years of active duty service.Once admitted into LEP, officersattend one of their accepting, ap-proved civilian law schools. After

graduating law school and pass-ing one of the state bar examina-tions, they attend the Naval JusticeSchool in Newport, R.I., beforeembarking on their first assign-ments as Judge Advocate General(JAG) Corps officers.

“This is a terrific program forthe JAG Corps and the Navy,” saidVice Adm. Nan DeRenzi, JudgeAdvocate General of the Navy. “Itallows a line officer to attend lawschool and become a judge advo-cate. That officer then brings valu-able leadership, military knowl-edge, and fleet experience to ourlegal practice and the support weprovide to our clients.”

According to JAG Corps Acces-sions Detailer Lt. Cmdr. ElizabethRosso, comprehension of the com-plex naval structure is not the onlystrength LEP JAG officers possess.

“By entering the JAG Corps

through the Law Education Pro-gram, JAG officers are uniquely po-sitioned to assume leadership rolesearly on, because of their previousleadership experience in other na-val communities,” said Rosso.

Lt. Adam Yost, Legal Assistancedepartment head of the RegionLegal Service Office Southeastaboard Naval Air Station Pensac-ola, Fla., entered the JAG Corpsvia LEP. After beginning his navalcareer as a Surface Warfare Officer(SWO), he developed an interestin becoming a lawyer. Discover-ing LEP, he found it to be the mostbeneficial option for entering theJAG Corps.

“The LEP completely financedmy transition to becoming a law-yer in the JAG Corps,” said Yost. “Itnot only providedme a full-tuitionscholarship but also paid me myfull officer salary while I was earn-

ing my Juris Doctor degree.”In return for receiving the law

school scholarship combined withtheir regular salary throughoutLEP, JAG Corps officers incur asix-year service obligation whichcommences at graduation fromlaw school.

“I give my highest recommen-

dation for LEP to any other officerinterested in the legal professionand desiring to continue to servetheir country,” added Yost.

Since LEP remains a highly se-lective program, Yost offered ad-vice to potential LEP applicants.

“An important part of the se-lection process for the programis performing well in your currentduties,” said Yost.

The deadline for applying tothe FY-14 Law Education ProgramSelection Board is Sept. 27.

For additional details about theFY14 LEP, see NAVADMIN 066/13,SECNAVINST 1520.7F or visithttp://www.jag.navy.mil/careers/careers/opportunities_lep.html.>

For more news from Naval Ed-ucation and Training Command,visit www.navy.mil/local/cnet/.

Law Careers Available for Qualified DON Officers

U.S. Navy photo

March is Women’s History Month. What women have made an impact on you?

Around the Yard

March 28

1800 - Essex becomes first U.S. Navy ves-sel to pass Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

1814 - HMS Phoebe and Cherub captureUSS Essex off Valparaiso, Chile. Before cap-ture, Essex had captured 24 British prizesduring the War of 1812.

1848 - USS Supply reaches the Bay ofAcre, anchoring under Mount Carmel nearthe village of Haifa, Israel, during expedi-tion to explore the Dead Sea and the RiverJordan.

March 29

1954 - Carrier aircraft begin reconnais-sance near Dien Bien Phu, Indochina.

1960 - Launch of first fully integratedFleet Ballistic Missile fromUSS ObservationIsland (T-AGM-23).

1973 - Naval Advisory Group and Navalforces, Vietnam, disestablished and last U.S.prisoners of war leave Vietnam.

1975 - Evacuation of Danang, Vietnam,by sea began.

March 30

1944 - First use of torpedo squadronsfrom carriers to drop aerial mines, PalauHarbor.

1972 - Easter Offensive begins in Vietnam.

March 31

1854 - Commodore Matthew Perry ne-gotiates Treaty of Kanagawa to open tradebetween U.S. and Japan.

1971 - Poseidon (C-3) missile becomesoperational when USS James Madison(SSBN-627) began her third patrol carrying16 tactical Poseidon missiles.

1992 - USS Missouri (BB-63), the lastactive American battleship, is decommis-sioned.

April 1

1893 - Navy General Order 409 of Feb. 25,1893, establishes the rate of Chief Petty Of-ficer as of this date.

1917 - Boatswain’s Mate First Class JohnI. Eopolucci, a Naval Armed Guard on boardthe steamship Aztec, dies when the vessel issunk by a German U-boat. He was the firstU.S. Navy sailor killed in action in WorldWar I.

1942 - First Naval Air Transportation Ser-vice (NATS) squadron for Pacific operationscommissioned.

1945 - Over 1,200 Navy ships and Armytroops begin invasion of Okinawa.

1966 - The command U.S. Naval ForcesVietnam is established.

1967 - Helicopter squadron HAL 3 acti-vated at Vung Tau, Vietnam.

April 2

1781 - Frigate Alliance captures two Brit-ish privateers, Mars and Minerva.

1827 - First Naval Hospital constructionbegins at Portsmouth, Va.

1947 - U.N. places former Japanese man-dated islands under U.S. trusteeship.

1951 - First Navy use of jet aircraft asa bomber, launched from a carrier, USSPrinceton (CV-37).

1960 - USS Glacier (AGB-4) begins 12days of relief operations, providing helicop-ter and boat transportation and emergencysupplies to residents of Paramaribo, Suri-name, after floods.

April 3

1797 - Capt. Thomas Truxtun issued firstknown American signal book using numer-ary system.

1942 - Adm. Chester Nimitz namedCommander-in-Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas,which is a joint command. He also retainedhis other title, Commander-in-Chief, PacificFleet.

1992 - First five coed recruit companiesfrom Orlando, Fla., Naval Training Centergraduate.

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Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command.

Chief Quartermaster R.C. Mehrtensin USS Olympia’s (C-6) pilothouse,circa September, 1899. Mehrtenswas an early chief in the U.S. Navy.Navy General Order 409 of Feb. 25,1893, established the rate of ChiefPetty Officer as of April 1, 1893.

ByMC2 Alexandra SnyderDefenseMedia Activity

A series of three instructional videos forthe Navy’s physical readiness test were re-leased on navy.mil March 21.

With just weeks left before the bi-annualPhysical Readiness Test, the Navy wants toremind Sailors that proper form while per-forming PRT exercises is an important as-pect of the test.

To manage a physical readiness pro-gram, the Navy utilizes OPNAVINST 6110.1(series) to support a fit, fully capable andmission-ready force. To add a visual aidfor Sailors to use along with the instruc-tion, Navy Physical Readiness officials havefilmed a series of videos demonstrating theproper techniques for both the curl-up andpush-up PRT events. The videos also showthe common mistakes Sailors make whileperforming the exercises, and are for bothSailor and command level reference.

“We’re producing these videos for thefleet because there are several inconsisten-cies with the waymembers actually performthe [curl-ups] and the pushups,” said Lt.Cmdr. Austin Latour, an exercise physiolo-gist with the Navy Physical Readiness Office.“The purpose is to get this to them so theycan actually see the correct method.”

The third event, a 1.5 mile run, for whichthere are currently no instructional videos,can be substituted for swimming, treadmill,stationary bike and elliptical alternatives.

To view the proper way to do curl-ups,visit the following link: http://www.navy.mil/viewVideo.asp?id=18233.

For proper push-up techniques, seethe following video: http://www.navy.mil/viewVideo.asp?id=18234. For support withsustained healthy living, the Navy also hasonline guides to fitness, nutrition and injuryprevention available on the NPCWeb site atwww.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc.

For more news, visit www.navy.mil.

Navy Releases PRT Demo Videos

U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Eric Lockwood

Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)begin the run portion of the Navy’s Physical Readiness Test during a Physi-cal Readiness Test (PRT) last year. A series of three instructional videos forthe Navy’s physical readiness test were released on navy.mil March 21 toremind Sailors that proper form while performing PRT exercises is an im-portant aspect of the test.

By Kristine WilcoxAircraft Launch and RecoveryEquipment (PMA-251)Communications Support

The Navy’s future carrier aircraft launchsystem concluded a unique test eventMarch14, earlier than planned.

The Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equip-ment Program Office (PMA-251)’s Electro-magnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)from NAS Patuxent River completed sharedgenerator testing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. EMALS is replacing the currentsteam catapult systemon aircraft carriers, be-ginning with the Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).

“It is important that we ensure propersharing and operation of the generators atthe land-based facility prior to testing thefull four-catapult system onboard CVN 78,reducing risk to the ship,” said George Su-lich, EMALS integrated team lead.

With EMALS, the aircraft is attached toa shuttle that is propelled down the lengthof the catapult track by an electromagneticfield produced by the linear motors. Themotor generator stores the system’s energyin the inertia of its rotor and releases thatenergy upon initiation of the aircraft launch.

Navy Completes EMALSShared Generator Testing

U.S. Navy photo

The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) motor generator storesenergy in the inertia of its rotor and releases that energy upon initiation of theaircraft launch onboard carriers. EMALS completed shared generator testing atJoint BaseMcGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. EMALS is replacing the current steamcatapult system on aircraft carriers, beginning with the Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).

See EMALS, Page 8

CAREER SUPPORTAND RETENTION

The Transition AssistanceManagement Program (TAMP)

Offers an array of services and benefits

to transitioning service members, including

computers setup for individuals to go online

to different job banks, college and scholar-

ship resources and career assessment tools.

Resume Writing Workshops are offered

which includes Federal Resume Writing

Interview Skills, information on veterans’

benefits and a professional resource library;

Two TAP Seminars and one Executive TAP

Seminar - five-day programs - are offered

monthly sponsored by the departments of

Labor and Veteran Affairs, and include in-

formation that will benefit the transitioning

military member.

Family Employment Readiness

Program (FERP)Offers seven basic services, which in-

clude job search strategies, job readiness,

resource information, job referral service,

individual counseling assistance, career

planning and links to education and volun-

teer opportunities.

Personal FinancialManagement (PFM)Program offers individual and family fi-

nancial counseling, financial classes, and

is responsible for the Command Financial

specialist training in the Region (NDW).

Improve your speaking skills withHelmsmen Toastmasters

Join us Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 a.m., at

the Pentagon Library and Conference

Center. Toastmasters is an international

organization that helps everyone speak,

think, lead and listen better. For more info,

contact Carl Sabath at carl.sabath@osd.

mil, 703-695-2804, or Elizabeth Femrite

at elizabeth.m.femrite.civ@mail.mil, 571-

256-8674. Remember, great Helmsmen

say, “Yes!” To learn more about Helmsmen

Toastmasters, visit http://helmsmen.toast-

mastersclubs.org

DEPLOYMENT READINESS/FAMILY SERVICES

Life Skills EducationProvides presentations to help com-

mands meet requirements, as well as en-

hance operational and personal readiness

including parenting skills training, couples

communication, anger and stress man-

agement, conflict resolution, Child Abuse

Awareness, Spouse Abuse Awareness and

suicide 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 life

through parenting education and train-

ing and home visits to new parents prior

to delivery and after delivery; information

and referral for military and community re-

sources; child development screenings and

monitoring. All active duty members and

their families who are pregnant and or have

children in the home from infancy to three

years old are eligible for these home visita-

tion services.

Deployment/mobilization/readinessAssisting Sailors and family members

prepare for deployment, manage sepa-

rations and reunite and reintegrate with

families and community through services

including the Family Accountability and

Assessment System, Individual augmentee

(IA) Indoc Course and Deployed Family Fun

Days.

Exceptional Family MemberProgram (EFMP)

Provides assistance to service members

with special needs children and family

members with medical needs including re-

source referral to medical, counseling and

educational services, support groups and

care providers. Assists in finding duty sta-

tions where needs are met. Mandatory en-

rollment per OPNAVINST 1754.2D.

Fitness Center Renovations - Phase 1Begins March 1 | WNY Fitness CenterPhase 1 will include renovations to the

2nd and 3rd floors. The 2nd floor gym areaand locker rooms will be closed but theequipment and locker rooms on the 1stfloor will be available for use. Racquetballcourt #2 will also be closed so please coor-dinate reservations for use of racquetballcourt #1 at the front desk. The 3rd floorgroup exercise room will also be closed and

classes will be relocated to Building 73 onthe indoor tennis courts. Two changingrooms will be provided in Building 73. Tow-el service will be suspended throughout theentire renovations. For further informationand updates throughout all phases, pleasedo not hesitate to ask the staff members atthe Fitness center. You can also sign-up foremail alerts by emailing your full name andemail to nsaw.marketing1@gmail.com.

Modified March Exercise ScheduleMonday10:45 - 11:30 a.m. - Pilates11:40 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. - Cardio Conditioning

Tuesday6:30 - 7:15 a.m. - Basic Training Challenge11:40 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. - Yoga12:35 - 1:20 p.m. - Cardio Conditioning

Wednesday11 - 11:45 a.m. - Zumba4:15 - 5 p.m. - Yoga

Thursday10:45 - 11:30 a.m. - Cardio Conditioning11:40 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. - Boot Camp

Friday11 - 11:45 a.m. - Lean & Mean

Tax Day Relief Party & Karaoke@ the PubApril 18 | 4 to 8 p.m. | Mordecai Booth’s Pub-

lic House

Stop by the Pub and relax after turning your

taxes in! DJ Scott Entertainment will be

there playing great music and you can also

do karaoke.

MWR/ITT Travel’s Peru Program10 days | Oct. 11-20

If you’re looking to savor Peru’s highlands

but don’t want to miss its Amazon region,

this adventure tops the menu in comfort

and style. After taking in your fill of Ama-

zonian wildlife from the comfort of our in-

timate and exclusive “G Lodge Amazon,”

embrace cultures past and present in Cuz-

co where you’ll have lots of time to explore

ruins, museums and markets. Finally, de-

light in the sweet views of the Sacred Val-

ley from the comfort of your coach as you

travel by rail to Machu Picchu. With years

of experience, we employ the best local

guides, ensuring that you’re free to enjoy

the beauty of the region. Trip cost is $3500.

For more information and full terms, please

visit go.gadventures.com/MWRPeruExperi-

ence2013.

NSA Washington-JBAB Fleet Family and Fun

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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

MWRDirector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-4662

MWRMarketing 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) 767-9136

Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, JBAB, Bldg. 602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 404-7050

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CSADD Self Defense SeminarThe Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD)Washington Navy

Yard Chapter will host a Self Defense Seminar in support of Sexual Assault AwarenessMonth April 10 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Fitness Center II,Bldg. 419.

Participants will learn basic defense techniques taught by a certified black belt JiuJitsu instructor.

To sign-up and for more information contact Electricians Mate 2nd Class ScottJones at scott.a.jones5@navy.mil or 202-685-0277. Deadline for registration is April 3.

NDW News

By Bernard S. LittleWRNMMC Journal staff writer

To foster professional development andteam building, 43 nurses and junior officersfrom Walter Reed National Military Medi-cal Center (WRNMMC) were one of the lastgroups to tour the hospital ship USNS Com-fort (T-AH-20) in Baltimore, before the shipset sail for its new home port in Norfolk, Va.

The Comfort provides an afloat, mobile,acute surgical medical facility to the U.S.military to support expeditionary warfare.The ship also provides full hospital servicesto support U.S. disaster relief and humani-tarian operations worldwide.

Nurses from WRNMMC’s Clinical NurseTransition Program (CNTP), andmembers ofthe Junior Officer Council (JOC) who touredthe ship, described it as “a unique and greatlearning opportunity” to see an environmentin which they could one day work.

“As a Soldier, it is not often that I get tosee how the Navy operates, especially whenout to sea,” said 2nd Lt. Melinda Beyerl, anurse in the CNTP. “I found the tour to beinformative and I loved hearing about whatlife is like while aboard ship, as well as thedifferent missions and capabilities of theUSNS Comfort. It was very interesting to mehow much individuals are responsible for,especially when the ship is docked.”

Army 1st Lt. Rory Walton, of the JOC,agreed. “This vessel has history with theNavy, which is neat for Army folks to see andbe a part of. Its recent deployment to Haiti[to provide humanitarian support followingthe 2010 magnitude 7.0 earthquake], andits ‘always ready’ operating status made ita rare chance to experience a new operatingenvironment and logistics. Seeing a hospitalvessel was a great learning opportunity, par-ticularly since many of our officers deal withmedicine and hospital care.”

Staff and nurses of the 25-week CNTPwho participated in the Comfort tour agreed.CNTP is for new nurses with less than sixmonths experience. It focuses on developingtheir physical assessment skills, providingclinical rotations with assigned preceptors,and monthly didactic seminars with an of-ficer professional development component,explained Army Maj. Janell Pulido, one oftwo deputy directors for the program. CNTPbridges the nurses’ baccalaureate educationand civilian experience with their militarynursing practice, added Navy Lt. MaricarAberin, co-deputy director for CNTP.

“I believe this is an excellent program fo-cused on orienting new graduate registerednurses with minimal clinical experience tothe profession of nursing and the U.S. mili-tary,” Pulido said. “Our program is struc-tured to provide new nurses with a supportsystem, an integral piece to ensuring theirsmooth transition as new military nursecorps officers. CNTP also facilitates the de-velopment of critical thinking and clinicaldecision-making skills through clinical ex-periences, classroom instruction, and otherunique learning and officer professional de-velopment opportunities.”

Ensign Aline Marques, who has been inthe Navy five months and will be assignedto WRNMMC’s hematology/oncology unitonce she completes CNTP, agreed. “Being inthe CNTP has really helped make my transi-tion to the work environment much easierand less stressful,” she said. “It has helpedby providing us with clinical experience,classroom lectures and seminars on a va-riety of topics related to our work environ-ment and to military culture.”

“I enjoyed the program because it pro-vided me with a diverse understanding ofthe different nursing opportunities at thecommand,” said Ensign Kyle Waite, whorecently completed CNTP and works in thepost-operative care unit at WRNMMC.

2nd Lt. Tara Connolly said she appreci-ates going through CNTP, which she com-pletes in June with 13 other new registerednurses, because of the camaraderie. “It pro-vides a level of comfort and support whenbeing new and becoming oriented to a newcommand.”

Connolly, who will be assigned toWRNMMC’s 4 Center ward as a medicalsurgical nurse working with wounded war-riors once she finishes the program, de-scribed CNTP as an invaluable experience.“Since I started in December, I have workedon 4 [East] with wounded warriors for fourweeks; the medical intensive care unit for aweek; 5 [West] hematology/oncology for aweek; 3 [Center] telemetry for a week; and5 [Center] with geriatric and post surgicalpatients for a week. It is a way to help us besuccessful nurses.”

Beyerl added, “I am very thankful for theCNTP because it has allowed me to simul-taneously ease into nursing, yet also jumpin with both feet. The outpatient rotations

Orientation Tour HelpsOfficers, Nurses Acclimateto Command

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Nurses and junior officers from Walter Reed National Military Medical Cen-ter were one of the last groups to tour the hospital ship USNS Comfort(T-AH-20) in Baltimore, before the ship set sail for its new home port in Nor-folk, Va. in February.

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By Paul BelloJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Affairs

A heavy contingent ofemployees from Joint BaseAnacostia-Bolling (JBAB)turned out in force March20 for an important townhall meeting at the BollingClub to hear discussion onthe looming Department ofDefense (DoD) budget cuts,which include a mandatoryreduction in force (RIF),as well as the possibility ofgovernment furloughs stem-ming from sequestration.

Tom McGuire, executivedirector for Naval DistrictWashington (NDW), statedthere’s close to a billion dol-lar shortfall for the Com-mander, Navy InstallationCommand (CNIC) come2014 if government seques-tration were to stick. Toprepare the NDW workforcefor the hard times ahead,McGuire noted that severalmeasures have already beentaken to alleviate some ofthat pressure.

While performing theirown cost analysis, McGuireand his team found thatNDW was spending moremoney than it actually hadin certain areas. As soon asthat problem was solved,budget analysts turned

their attention to reshapingthe overall region and be-gan downsizing by voluntarymeansrather than involuntary.

“Our first step was toreduce management over-head. Once that was accom-plished, we began to reduceovertime,” McGuire said.“We made a lot of progressthere, as it was discoveredthat NDW was spendingnearly seven million dollarsin overtime. That number isnow two million.”

The third step was re-gionalizing some NDWfunctions - not its employ-ees. Examples were fire,emergency communication

dispatching and explosivesafety. This approach, asMcGuire explained, wouldallow for the core job toget done by using the leastamount of resources. Thiswasn’t the only good news.

During a previous visitto JBAB, McGuire said therewould be a RIF of about80 positions to the region.Based on what’s been ac-complished so far, in addi-tion to allowing voluntaryearly retirement authorityand voluntary incentive sep-aration payouts (VERA/VISP)

Navy Officials Present Framework onAddressing Budgets Cuts, Furloughs

U.S. Navy photo by Paul Bello

Tom McGuire, executive director for Naval DistrictWashington, discusses pending budget cuts andthe possibility of government furloughs during atown hall meeting at the Bolling Club March 20.

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Reviewed by Cmdr.Youssef Aboul-Enein

Six Months in 1945: FDR,Stalin, Churchill, and Tru-man-From World War toCold War by Michael Dobbs.Published by Alfred Knopf,2012.

Michael Dobbs is theauthor of several books onhistory, and his latest bookexamines the perhaps mostsensitive time of any ma-jor conflict - its conclusion.Dobbs discusses the final sixmonths of the SecondWorldWar; the personalities,meetings, and dispositionof forces would shape whatwould evolve into the ColdWar. The first chapters area detailed look at the Febru-ary 1945 Yalta Conferencewhere Churchill, Rooseveltand Stalin met to discussand decide the fate of mil-lions. Borders were redrawn,but also relationships wouldchange, as Roosevelt beganto decouple himself fromChurchill and attempt tonegotiate with Stalin overhow post-war Europe wouldlook. Hours were spent dis-cussing the borders of Po-land as well as the division ofGermany into various alliedzones. There are layers andlayers of biographical infor-mation on the wartime lead-ers Stalin, Churchill, Frank-lin Roosevelt (FDR), and

later Harry Truman. Trumanwould later become lockedin amental duel with Stalin’sgenerals Zhukov, Konev, theSoviet henchman LaventiBeria, and FDR’s aide HarryHopkins and his ambassa-dor, Averill Harriman.

Dobbs captures how theso-called “Iron Curtain”descending over EasternEurope first began as an in-formation veil engineeredby the Soviets. The bookcaptures Harry Truman’sfears as he assumed thepresidency after the deathof FDR in April 1945, thesame month American andSoviet Forces linked up inGermany. Readers will dis-cover the ways Stalin deniedSoviet atrocities from KatynForest to the rape of millionsof German women. EvenAmerican POWs who fell

into Soviet hands were notimmune from abuses. Thebook ends with Truman at-tempting to understand thenew technology of the atom-ic bomb, and finally with hisdecision to drop it August 6,1945, on Hiroshima, Japan.Dobbs includes many de-tails that shape various partsof the globe from Germany,Poland, and the Baltic Statesto China, Japan, and Korea.It is told in narrative downto the way conferences wereorganized and behind thescenes intrigue not only inYalta, but also Potsdam. Ad-ditionally, “Six Months in1945” analyzes Churchill’sdiscomfort at FDR visit-ing Middle Eastern lead-ers at the Great Bitter Lakein 1945, which the Britishprime minister considered asphere of British influence.This is an excellent bookfor those with a passion forWorld War II.

Editor’s Note: Cmdr.Aboul-Enein is the authorof two books on the MiddleEast. He is publishing a bookthis fall with his brother onMiddle East intelligence op-erations in World War II.Aboul-Enein teaches part-time at the National DefenseUniversity. He wishes tothank Ms. Sara Bannach forher edits that enhanced thisbook column.

Six Months in 1945:FDR, Stalin,Churchill, and Truman-From WorldWar to Cold War Book review

What can residents do further to reduce their home energy consumption?

Heating and Air Conditioning (AC) equipment are the major sources of utility us-age in the home. AC uses a lot of electricity - as much as 50 percent of the electricityused in housing. When you need to cool your home, setting the AC temperature at 78degrees and using fans will reduce the A/C usage and keep your homes cool. Duringdays that require heat, set the thermostat at 68 degrees. Residents can also turn off andunplug appliances they are not using.

RECP Aims to ReduceEnergy Consumption

were helpful in understanding the patientflow in the hospital. I especially appreci-ated the day spent at the laboratory. Thetemporary assignment to an inpatient unitwas also very beneficial to me. I spent fourweeks on 5 West (hematology/oncology)and had numerous opportunities to learnabout central lines, ports, chemotherapy,blood transfusions and IV lines in general.Overall, this is a great program.”

CNTP was established by Pulido, CNTPdirector Cynthia Goldberg, and former co-deputy CNTP director Lt. Cmdr. BridgetteFerguson following the integration of theformer Walter Reed Army Medical Centerand former National Naval Medical Cen-ter in September 2012. CNTP merged theNavy Internship Program and the Brig. Gen.(retired) Anna Mae Hayes Clinical NurseTransition Program. More than 400 military

nurses from each of the two military servic-es have completed the programs since theywere initially established several years ago,Puildo said.

The JOC also supports junior officersacross services at WRNMMC, Puildo added.“They support nurses, physicians, otherhealth-care providers and specialties acrossall services,” she said in explaining theirparticipation in the USNS Comfort tour withthe CNTP staff and nurses.

“We represent more than 1,200 officers,and our membership is currently growingas we are a new stand-up organization forthis joint service base,” Walton added. Hesaid the JOC meets monthly and any offi-cers O-3 and below can become a memberand be afforded “a unique opportunity forcamaraderie, mentorship and professionaldevelopment.”

For more information about the JOC,contact 1st Lt. RoyWalton at rory.k.walton@health.mil.

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during 2012, that number is now down to 40.NDWwas also careful about bringing aboardnew people and decided to fill whatever po-sitions they had from within.

“It was once 80 and that number is stillshrinking with several months to fine tunethis. We currently have about 40 people whohave indicated interest for another VERA/VISP from around the region,” McGuire said.“Not all will be eligible, but some will. Thatwill chip away at that number of involuntaryseparations even more.”

McGuire mentioned the RIF is driven bybudget numbers from the original DoD cutsput in place by President Barack Obamaand then Secretary of Defense Robert Gatesmore than a year ago. It’s in no way relatedto sequestration. The furloughs, however,are related to sequestration and that is a“unique thing” just for 2013, he said.

Wendy Blankenship, regional programdirector of NDW’s Human Resource Office(HRO), said less than six percent of the totalNavy workforce is exempt from a furlough.In NDW,most firefighters are exempt, as areemergency dispatchers and some police. Adecision is still pending on childcare profes-sionals, she said.

“Furlough days are intermittent and can’tbe taken all at once. No one can earn com-pensatory time during the furlough periodand overtime is not permitted,” Blanken-ship continued. “The use of alternative workschedules is also suspended, as is telework.Though, telework for mission requirementshas been left open. That lies with the com-manding officer of the joint base.”

Blankenship reiterated that employeescan’t work on a furlough day. They can’t sendemails after work and contractors can’t per-form work in their place.

“There are many days off from now untilSeptember, if furloughs go that long,”Blanken-ship said. “Proposal letters related to this willbe issued to employees beginningMarch 22.”

The furlough period begins April 26 andcould run until Sept. 30. Furloughs are not toexceed 176 hours or 22 days. If the furloughperiod ends early, termination letters stating

such will be sent out to employees. By law,no one can use personal leave or compensa-tory time earned as a substitute for a furloughday, Blankenship said.

“Themost you’ll lose during the furloughperiod is two full days of leave. This is anadministrative furlough. All non-appropri-ated funds employees are exempt,” she toldthose in attendance. “It’s important to notethere are two holidays during this period -Memorial Day and Labor Day. If that’s yourfurlough day, you will not get paid for theholiday.”

One question that came up during thetown hall presentation was whether peoplecan have the first Friday off in the pay periodand the second Monday off. This approachwould allow for a four-day weekend everytwo weeks. This would be a risk, accordingto Blankenship, if someone is in a non-paystatus the work day before and work day af-ter a holiday. Not only would an employeenot get paid for the holiday, but that personwould lose three days of pay for that period,she said.

“Right now under the continuing reso-lution, we have to operate with exactly theamount of money that’s in the operationspot to pay salaries,” McGuire said. “If thispending legislation becomes law, we canmove money that was initially going to-wards airplanes, ships, buildings and homesinto operating accounts to pay salaries andavoid a furlough.”

Felix Patterson, also of NDW’s HRO, saidit’s the only region to offer anyone volun-tary retirement. It’s also been proactive inimplementing hiring restrictions. RIF no-tices go out June 26 to unions and all af-fected employees. There is a 60-day mini-mum notice for the RIF. NDW will also beconducting counseling and start its PriorityPlacement Program to help employees findnew jobs, he said.

“We can’t speculate on what will happenwith this pending legislation,” said JBABBase Commander Navy Capt. Anthony T.Calandra. “It’s in our best interest to pre-pare. In the end, if favorable legislation oc-curs, we are ahead of the ballgame.”

Congressional action on the continuingresolution is still pending. For the latest up-dates, visit www.facebook.com/jointbase orwww.twitter.com/jointbase.

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By MC2 Kiona MillerNDW Public Affairs

More than 130 military service mem-bers and civilian personnel gathered at theWashington Navy Yard’s Catering and Con-ference Center to enjoy a duo comedy andmind reading show performed by The Born-steins, March 21.

The Bornstein’s “OperationMagic” showis an entertainment initiative aimed to pro-vide morale boosting performances for theArmed Forces around the world.

“I was in the Army in 1981 stationed overin Germany and the USO sent the cast ofHappy Days over to play soft ball with us. Iremember thinking ‘How cool would this beif I could do something like this?’” said JeffBornstein. “In 2004 I was part of Iraqi Free-dom and I went over with a bunch of comicsand it hit me. I said, ‘Oh man I’m doing this,wow this is what I want to do,’ and it was re-ally cool, so we put this whole tour togethercalled Operation Magic.”

Jeff’s comedy skills and Kimberly’s mindreading abilities kept the crowd entertainedwith laughter. Some of the highlights in-cluded guessing contact information from acell phone and items inside of a wallet.

“It’s about our military and giving backto them. For me it’s the most exciting thingto meet all of these people and hear all oftheir stories,” said Kimberly Bornstein. “Ihave sat down with so many wives wheretheir husbands have been deployed andthey are just in tears. They are like, ‘Youmade me not think about the fact that myhusband is gone for one hour.’ How excitingis that for me?”

Operation Magic is now in its fifth yearof entertaining at military installations, andaccording to Jeff the couple has performedcountless shows since its inception.

For more information on events happen-ing in region, visit the Naval District Wash-ington Facebook page at http://www.face-book.com/NavDistWash.

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

Formore news fromNaval District Wash-ington, visit www.navy.mil/local/ndw/.

Operation Magic Brings Laughter to theWashington Navy Yard

“Operation Magic” hosts Jeff and Kimberly Bornsteinwarm up the crowd at the Washington Navy Yard

The crowd applauds after a trick by Jeff and KimberlyBornstein of “Operation Magic”

U.S. Navy photos by MC2 Kiona Miller

Culinary Specialist 1st Class Craig Houston, assigned to Naval Support Activity Washington, participates in amind reading and comedy performance with “Operation: Magic” hosts Jeff and Kimberly Bornstein at the Washing-ton Navy Yard. The “Operation Magic” variety show is an entertainment initiative aimed to provide morale boost-ing performances for the Armed Forces around the world.

on the tenants entering the building.

When tenants swipe in, CEMS will be no-

tified of the building entry and activate the

lighting associated with the tenant’s work

space. The system will also utilize motion

sensors and passive infrared occupancy

sensors deployed throughout the building to

determine occupancy and control the light-

ing accordingly. Environmental condition-

ing is also enabled when tenants swipe in,

as CEMS will be notified of the building en-

try and control the heating or cooling of the

area associated with the tenant’s work spaceto maintain appropriate comfort levels.

Extensive use of CEMS and other smartenergy initiatives are expected to result in adecline in not only energy usage, but pub-lic works maintenance man hours as well.According to the Department of Defense’sStrategic Environmental Research and De-velopment Program, NDW’s CEMS programis expected to result in energy savings ap-proaching 35 percent in locations whereit is deployed with a return on investmentwithin 5 years. By adding additional intel-ligence to the enterprise as well as com-ponents used to secure the critical infra-structure, CEMS will evolve in such a way

to provide the visibility of real-time building

occupancy and the analytics to manage the

associated energy.

“This test is going to inform us on future

projects,” said Johnson. “Once the test is

complete, we will look at the results and see

what would be a reasonable investment on

technologies such as this for future projects

in the region.”

Testing of the CEMS in Building 101 is

expected to last through April, 2013, and

CEMS building management is expected to

last until April, 2014.

This story is part four in a four-part se-

ries on the NDW Smart Grid Pilot Program.

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By Donna CipolloniTester staff writer

Twenty-two acres ofwarm season grasses near theapproach to Runway 06, in anarea known as the clear zone,were intentionally set ablazeMarch 15 under the directionof Naval Facilities Engineer-ing Command Conservationand Planning Branch at NASPatuxent River.

The effort, known as aprescribed burn, is the con-trolled application of fire toaccomplish a specific landmanagement goal.

“An airfield’s clear zoneshould not have trees orvegetation above a certainheight,” said Jim Swift, natu-ral resources manager. “Thisarea is planted with warmseason grasses as an alterna-tive to forest cover and thebest way to maintain thatgrass is through periodicburning.”

Swift explained howthe grass will grow longthroughout the growingseason and then die off andlay over in winter. When theweather warms up again,new grass will rise from theold dried clump and the pro-cess begins anew. Over sev-eral years, however, a layerof thatch builds up and be-gins to choke out and kill thenew grass.

“Burning it off periodi-cally allows the grass to con-tinue coming back and alsoprevents any woody veg-etation - trees and shrubs- from growing,” Swift said.“That maintains the clearzone the air operations peo-ple require.”

In addition to recyclingsoil nutrients and provid-ing a habitat for wildlifelike rabbits and ground-dwelling birds such as quail,prescribed burns cost lessmoney than mowing.

“It’s actually cheaper toburn every three years thanto mow the area annually orput it on a regular mowing

schedule,” Swift said. “To-day we’re burning 22 acres,next year we’ll burn another25 acres, the year after thatanother 22 acres-for a totalof 69 acres-that are burnedon a rotational basis.”

Prior to the burn, the sitewas prepared and Sustain-able Solutions, the compa-ny subcontracted to do thework, provided a detailedfire management plan whichcovered the burn objectives,necessary weather and fuelconditions, fire techniques,smoke management andother pertinent safety infor-mation.

A six-member crew, allcertified wildland firefight-ers, conducted the burn.The team-leading Burn Bossmade the final decision, onsite, to commence the burnafter taking into consid-eration the steady 20 mphblowing winds, among otherconditions.

“The ground can’t betoo wet or too dry,” Swiftsaid. “A couple days of dryweather following a rainis required. That providesenough drying time so thefuels can catch, but there’sstill enough moisture in thegrass and on the ground sothat the fire won’t burn sofast or hot that it’s uncon-trollable.”

The fire was started slow-ly, one small area at a time,and the crew vigilantly mon-itored its progress by run-ning the fireline-a preparedarea at the perimeter of theburn site meant to containthe fire-on all-terrain ve-hicles that held water tanksand hand tools like swattersand fire rakes.

“If anything looks like it’sbeginning to creep beyondthe fireline,” Swift said,“they’ll squirt it and pat itdown to put it out. “

The fire lasted a total ofthree hours before burningitself out, as planned.

Prescribed BurnsProvide AirfieldClear Zone

U.S. Navy photo by Donna Cipolloni

Under the direction of NAVFAC Conservationand Planning Branch at NAS Pax River, certifiedwildland firefighters light a prescribed burn in theairfield clear zone near the approach to Runway06, March 15. A drip torch, a can of liquid fuel witha long spout burning lightly at the end, was usedto start and spread the carefully controlled fire bydripping a 3-1 oil and gas mixture on the grass ata steady rate.

EMALS consists of sixsubsystems working togeth-er and sharing componentsto power the four catapultson the ship. The test site hasonly one catapult so, up tonow, the system has had tocontrol only one launcher.

After completing thesystem functional demon-stration phase in November2012, the EMALS team read-ied the site to replicate afour-catapult ship environ-ment. The testing simulatedgenerator-sharing for mul-

tiple catapults by launch-ing dead-loads, or weightedsleds.

“As EMALS successfullycompletes another testphase, I am confident weare providing the fleet witha reliable and efficient sys-tem that will revolutionizethe way we launch aircraftfrom the Navy’s newestclass of carriers,” said Capt.Jim Donnelly, PMA-251 pro-gram manager.

Sulich attributed theteam’s ability to team startand finish formal sharedtesting earlier than planned,to good preparation and co-ordination.

One such preparation, hesaid, was using a ship repre-

sentative controls lab, locat-ed at prime industry partnerGeneral Atomics’ facility inRancho Bernardo, Calif., toconduct extensive modelingand simulation of the four-catapult system, ensuringthe launch controls were setup correctly.

“Instead of using the full-scale system at Lakehurst totest the full EMALS softwaresuite, we used the ship-rep-resentative controls lab,”Sulich said. “By using thelab before we started for-mal testing, we were able togroom the software so thatduring commissioning test-ing we weren’t really discov-ering anything new.”

EMALS is designed to

expand the operational ca-pability of the Navy’s futurecarriers to include all cur-rent and future carrier airwing platforms - lightweightunmanned to heavy strikefighters.

It delivers necessaryhigher launch energy ca-pacity; substantial improve-ments in system mainte-nance; increased reliabil-ity and efficiency; and moreaccurate end-speed control.The system’s technologiesallow for a smooth accel-eration at both high and lowspeeds, increasing the carri-er’s ability to launch aircraftwith less stress on the shipand its systems.

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By Nicholas MalayNSWC CarderockPublic Affairs

Naval Surface Warfare Center(NSWC) Carderock engineers re-leased innovative new softwarethat provides the government, in-dustry and academia a standard-ized method of analyzing data thatis expected to improve high-speedcraft design.

The Standard G software usesa physics-based approach to ana-lyze data recorded during wave-impact testing on watercraft andwas developed in partnership withthe Office of Naval Research, theU.S. Naval Academy and the Vir-ginia Polytechnic Institute andState University.

“Prior to this research, the com-plex nature of collecting, process-ing and analyzing [this] data, aswell as the subjectivity that existedat various stages of data process-ing, resulted in numbers generatedby government, industry and aca-demic researchers that were notcomparable,” said Dr. TimothyCoats, director of research anddevelopment, Combatant CraftDivision in Virginia Beach, Va.“Achieving consistency in data iscritical to improve the overall de-sign of high-speed watercraft re-

lated to seaworthiness, hull designloads, ruggedness and crew or pas-senger comfort and safety.”

The Standard G software isavailable to government, industryand academia for use and is com-patible with widely used industrysoftware that analyzes other en-gineering aspects of small boats.More improvements are antici-pated in other technical areas in-cluding computer simulation vali-dation, wave-slam mitigation, andmodel-scale to full-scale compara-tive evaluations.

“We are very pleased with thepositive feedback we are receivingfrom academia, private industry,other Navy laboratories, and ourinternational partners,” said Coats.

The research was initially fund-ed by ONR and was completedusing NSWCCD Naval InnovativeScience and Engineering (NISE- 219) funds. NISE provides theDoD science and engineering or-ganizations the capability to de-velop and transition technology aswell as develop the workforce andenhance laboratory facilities andequipment.

Research in craft wave slammitigation is tied to NSWCCD’sTechnical Capability (TC) in com-batant craft and Marine Corps ve-hicles. Under this TC, NSWCCDprovides boat/craft level integra-

tion for all naval architecture andmarine engineering aspects ofboat, craft and vehicle develop-ment including vehicles with alltypes of hull forms and missionrequirements from unpowered,towed craft to high speed vehicleswith dynamic as well as buoyant

lift. To learn more about the 132technical capabilities across theNAVSEA Warfare Centers, pleasevisit: http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Organization/WFC_TECHNI-CAL_CAPABILITIES_%20Rev4%20FINAL_01June2011.pdf.

Located in Virginia Beach, Va.,

the Combatant Craft Division is adetachment of NSWC Carderockand provides the Department ofDefense full-spectrum, full life-cycle engineering for combatantcraft, boats, watercraft and asso-ciated hull, mechanical, electricaland electronic systems.

MAR21-02 NSWC Carderock Engineers Release New Software toAnalyze Accelerations on High-Speed Boats

U.S. Navy photo

Naval Special Warfare (NSW) 11-meter Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RIB) during a training ex-ercise conducted by Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) Coronado, San Diego. The airbornelaunch shown here is not uncommon for such craft. Landings are characterized by high-acceleration impacts that may be damaging to structure, mechanical and electrical sys-tems, and people.

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ing at the Johnson Space Center and wouldgo on to be the first female Naval Academygraduate in space.

As the 20th century ended and the 21stcentury dawned, women are continuing thatgroundbreaking spirit in the Navy. Cmdr.Michelle J. Howard was the first AfricanAmerican woman to command a combatantship, USS Rushmore (LSD-37), in 1999, andby the end of 2010 she had achieved two-star flag rank. 2010 also saw the first groupof female officers selected for submarineduty, and in January, 2013, then-DefenseSecretary Leon E. Panetta lifted the ban onwomen serving in direct combat roles.

“Today’s women are standing on theshoulders of those who came before them,”

said Akers. “As far as the Navy is con-cerned, women have done quite a bit justin the first 13 years of this century, and itsuggests that they will do that much morein the years ahead.”

Naval District Washington has been hon-oring the service of women in the Navy allmonth with a variety of events throughoutthe region. Naval Support Facility Dahlgrencelebrated with a ceremony and a “Womenin STEM” panel discussion March 13. JointBase Anacostia-Bolling held a Women’s His-tory Month luncheon March 19. The U.S.Naval Academy invited its personnel to aWomen’s History Month Tea event March20, with special guests astronauts U.S. NavyCapt. Sunita Williams and Aki Hoshde ofJapan. And the Naval History and HeritageCommand at the Washington Navy Yardhosted an all hands call March 27 featur-ing a presentation on the contributions ofwomen in the military.

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