May 16, 2013

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By Patrick GordonNDW Waterline writer

Hurricanes are a major concern to theAtlantic Coast. Powerful storms can causegreat damage to areas they pass over, andthe Navy prepares every year to mitigatethat damage. In Naval District Washington(NDW), the region does its part by partici-pating in the HURREX/Citadel Gale exercise.

The NDW HURREX/Citadel Gale 2013 ex-ercise is running May 13 to 24. A Command-er, Navy Installations Command (CNIC)and Fleet Forces Command (FFC) exercise,HURREX/Citadel Gale is held annually tohelp commands prepare for the Atlantichurricane season, which begins June 1 andends Nov. 30.

“One of the reasons the annual HURREXis important is the exercise gives the NDWheadquarters, NDW installations, and ten-ant activities an opportunity to validatetheir destructive weather plans and makeadjustments from lessons learned prior to

the start of the annual hurricane season,”said Thompson Gerke, senior operationsplanner for NDW.

According to NDW’s training and readi-ness department, this year’s NDW exercisewill consist of three artificially constructedtropical cyclones that will develop and in-tensify to hurricane strength, which willthreaten the Eastern Coast of the U.S., theGulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean coastalregions. In preparation for the exercise, re-gional commanders, senior officers presentafloat (SOPAs), and SOPA administratorswill review disaster preparedness plans andconduct individual and team training. Re-gional commanders will also conduct pre-exercise and pre-tropical cyclone seasondiscussions with disaster preparedness of-ficers of subordinate commands to addressexercise scenarios, emergency plans, andrecovery efforts.

“The concept of operations for the exer-

HURREX/Citadel Gale Tests Region’sEmergency Storm Training

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Kiona Miller

Crisis Action Team members, part of the Naval District Washington’s Re-gional Operations Center, prepare to assist and provide disaster relief toinstallations in the region following a mock hurricane scenario during HUR-REX/Citadel Gale 2012.See Training, Page 9

By Patrick GordonNDW Waterline writer

As many look forward to the warm weath-er and events of spring, one day in particularstands out as a testament to those who servein our nation’s military: Armed Forces Day.In Naval District Washington (NDW) eventsare scheduled throughout the month tohonor those who serve our nation every day.

“This observance pays special tributeto past and present members of the armedforces, demonstrates the unity and commonpurpose of the armed forces in the fulfillmentof our national security requirement, andprovides a special occasion to satisfy publicinterest in the defense establishment,” saidRene C. Bardoff, deputy assistant Secretaryof Defense for Community and Public Out-reach. “This year’s theme is ‘Strong and Re-silient: Prepared to Meet any Challenge.’”

The holiday has special meaning toNDW, as it was in Washington, D.C., that

the holiday was created more than 60 yearsago. According to the Department of De-fense (DOD), then Secretary of DefenseLouis Johnson announced the creation of anArmed Forces Day Aug. 31, 1949, to replaceseparate Army, Navy and Air Force Days.The single-day celebration stemmed fromthe unification of the Armed Forces underone department, the DOD.

In a speech announcing the formation ofthe day, President Harry S. Truman “praisedthe work of the military services at homeand across the seas,” and said, “It is vital tothe security of the nation and to the estab-lishment of a desirable peace.”

In an excerpt from the presidential proc-lamation of Feb. 27, 1950, Truman stated,“Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20, 1950,marks the first combined demonstration byAmerica’s defense team of its progress, un-

Armed Forces Day in NDWA Tradition of Serving Those who Serve

See Tradition, Page 9

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Kiona Miller

Capt. Monte L. Ulmer, commanding officer of Naval Support Activity Wash-ington, answers questions during an interview with Brandon Nasby, radiohost of The Boxer Show aired on 98.7 WMZQ-FM, as part of a week longspecial for Military Appreciation Month held at the Washington Navy YardMay 15. The Boxer Show highlighted the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard, theU.S Navy Band and the Military Working Dogs during its four hour morningshow which airs in various states throughout the country.

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Washington Navy Yard

Thank you very much for your sac-rifice and that of your families. Staystrong, and know that we really ap-preciate what you do.

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From American Forces Press Service

President Barack Obama has issued a proclamation de-claring May 10 as Military Spouse Appreciation Day.

Here is the text of the president’s proclamation:As long as there have been courageous men and women

willing to protect our Union and our ideals, there have beenextraordinary spouses at their side -- patriots in their ownright who serve and sacrifice in ways many cannot fathom.They are moms and dads who take up the work of two dur-ing deployments, shuffling their careers and packing uptheir lives whenever our nation calls. They are dedicatedemployees at our businesses, committed volunteers in ourcommunities, and essential caretakers for our woundedwarriors. America’s military spouses are at the core of ourArmed Forces, and on Military Spouse Appreciation Day, wecelebrate their contributions to keeping our country safe.

Just as we are bound by a sacred obligation to care forour men and women in uniform, we are equally respon-sible for making sure their loved ones get the support theydeserve. My Administration has taken steps to uphold thatspecial trust, from investing in childcare and education formilitary families to providing mortgage assistance for mili-tary homeowners. Through First Lady Michelle Obama’sand Dr. Jill Biden’s Joining Forces initiative, we have part-

nered with the private sector to expand hiring for militaryspouses and veterans.

We have also called on states to streamline credential-ing and licensing procedures that hinder too many militaryspouses when they move from duty station to duty station.Military spouses with professional experience should nothave to wait for work, and our businesses should not haveto go without their skills. By simplifying the certificationprocess, we can help ensure the financial stability of ourmilitary families, strengthen our Armed Forces, and spurgrowth throughout our economy. To learn more and get in-volved, visit www.JoiningForces.gov.

In the past few years, we have seen every part of our so-ciety come together and make a real commitment to sup-porting our military families -- not just with words, but withdeeds. Yet, we must do more to honor the profound debt ofgratitude we owe our military spouses. Their strength andresolve reflects the best of the American spirit, and on thisoccasion, let us pledge once more to serve them as well asthey serve us.

Now, Therefore, I, Barack Obama, President of the Unit-ed States of America, by virtue of the authority vested inme by the Constitution and the laws of the United States,do hereby proclaim May 10, 2013, as Military Spouse Ap-preciation Day. I call upon the people of the United States

to honor military spouses with appropriate ceremonies andactivities.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand thisninth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousandthirteen, and of the Independence of the United States ofAmerica the two hundred and thirty-seventh.

-Barack Obama

President Issues Military Spouse Day Proclamation

Official U.S. Navy file photo

Armed Forces Day is next week. What would you like to sayto those currently serving in the military?

Around the Yard

May 161820 - USS Congress becomes first U.S.

warship to visit China.1919 - Three Navy flying boats begin first

trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland.1965 - First U.S. gunfire support in Viet-

nam by USS Henry W. Tucker (DD-875).

May 171940 - President Franklin Roosevelt an-

nounces plans to re-commission 35 addi-tional destroyers.

1942 - USS Tautog (SS-199) sinks Japa-nese sub I-28, while USS Triton (SS-201)sinks I-164.

1951 - Aircraft from carriers attack bridg-es between Wonsan and Hamhung, Korea.

1962 - Naval amphibious ready grouplands Marines to guard Thailand’s bordersfrom Communist probes.

1966 - Naval Support Activity Saigon es-tablished.

1973 - First woman to hold a major Navycommand, Capt. Robin Lindsay Quigley as-sumes command of Navy Service School,San Diego, Calif.

1987 - USS Stark (FFG-31) struck by IraqiExocet missile in Persian Gulf, killing 37Sailors and wounding 21.

1990 - USS Roark rescues 42 refugeesfrom unseaworthy craft in South China Sea(FF-1053).

May 181775 - Benedict Arnold captures British

sloop and renames her Enterprise, first ofmany famous ships with that name.

1798 - Appointment of Benjamin Stod-dert as first Secretary of the Navy.

1969 - Launch of Apollo 10, dress re-hearsal for first lunar landing mission.

Cmdr. John W. Young, was the commandmodule pilot and Cmdr. Eugene A. Cer-nan, was the lunar module pilot. During theeight-day mission, the craft made 31 lunarorbits in 61.6 hours. Recovery was by HS-4helicopters from USS Princeton (LPH-5).

May 191882 - Commodore Robert W. Shufeldt

aboard USS Swatara lands in Korea to nego-tiate first treaty between Korea and Westernpower.

1912 - Navy establishes North AtlanticIce Patrol following RMS Titanic disaster.

1965 - 30th Naval Construction Regimentactivated at Danang, Vietnam.

May 201801 - Four warships sent to Mediterra-

nean to protect American commerce.1815 - Commodore Stephen Decatur

aboard frigate Guerriere sails with 10 shipsto suppress Mediterranean pirates’ raids onU.S. shipping.

1844 - USS Constitution sails from NewYork on round-the-world cruise.

1943 - Establishment of 10th Fleet inWashington, D.C., under command of Adm.Ernest King to coordinate U.S. antisubma-rine operations in Atlantic.

May 211850 - Washington Navy Yard begins

work on first castings for the Dahlgren guns.1917 - USS Ericsson fires first American

torpedo of World War I.1944 - During preparations for the inva-

sion of Saipan an accidental ordnance blaston LST 353 sets off cataclysmic ammunitionexplosions at West Loch, Pearl Harbor, kill-ing 163 and injuring 396. Six tank landingships (LST-39, LST-43, LST-69, LST-179,LST-353, LST-480), three tank landing craft(LCT-961, LCT-963, LCT-983), and 17 tracklanding vehicles are destroyed in explosionsand fires.

1964 - The initiation of the standing car-rier presence at Yankee Station in the SouthChina Sea takes place.

May 221882 - Commodore Robert W. Shufeldt

signs commerce treaty opening Korea toU.S. trade.

1958 - Naval aircraft F4D-1 Sky Ray setsthe first of five world speed-to-climb re-cords.

1967 - New York City reaches agreementto purchase Brooklyn Navy Yard, ending166 years of construction and repair of na-val vessels.

1968 - USS Scorpion (SSN-589) is lostwith all hands.

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Photo Courtesy of the Naval History and Heritage Command

Damaged Dahlgren gun from CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack) photo-graphed at the Washington Navy Yard, D.C., April 27, 1933. Several otherguns, relics of the Civil War and earlier conflicts, are beyond. Dahlgren gunssuch as this one were first cast at the Washington Navy Yard in May of 1850.

From Naval Academy Public Affairs

The Naval Academy announced May 9,that a new major is available for the Class of2016 and beyond, bringing the number oftechnical majors offered to midshipmen to 18.

Cyber operations is an interdisciplinarymajor that covers the entire scope of cyber-space and related operations, both technicaland non-technical.

The new major provides a basic founda-tion in computer architecture, program-ming, data structures, networks, the inter-net, database systems, information assur-ance, cryptography, and forensics. The tech-nical aspects of the program are balanced

with courses and electives in areas such aspolicy, law, ethics, and social engineering.

Midshipmen in this major will partici-pate in hands-on cyber operations begin-ning their third-class year, and the programculminates in fully-immersed cyber opera-tions studies and simulations in the first-class year.

After completing the academy’s cyberoperations program, future officers can en-ter advanced study or possibly assignmentswith the various military cyber-related forc-es in support of national security.

“Cyber is a mix of different skill sets - a

Naval Academy Offers CyberOperations Major

U.S. Navy photo

Midshipmen work at computers during classes at the United States NavalAcademy in Annapolis, Md. The Naval Academy announced May 9, that thenew cyber operations major is available for the Class of 2016 and beyond,bringing the number of technical majors offered to midshipmen to 18. Cy-ber operations is an interdisciplinary major that covers the entire scope ofcyberspace and related operations, both technical and non-technical.

See Academy, Page 9 1038423

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.

Personal FinancialManagement (PFM)

Program offers individual and family fi-nancial counseling, financial classes, andis responsible for the Command Financialspecialist training in the Region (NDW).

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 carl.sabath@osd.mil, 703-695-2804, or Elizabeth Femriteat elizabeth.m.femrite.civ@mail.mil, 571-256-8674. Remember, great Helmsmensay, “Yes!” To learn more about HelmsmenToastmasters, 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 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 and

community 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 Renovations- Phase 1

Begins 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 andclasses 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.

Group Exercise Schedulethrough May 31

Monday10:45 - 11:30 a.m. - Pilates11:40 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. - Cardio Condi-

tioningTuesday6:30 - 7:15 a.m. - Basic Training Chal-

lenge11:40 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. - Yoga12:35 - 1:20 p.m. - Cardio ConditioningWednesday11 - 11:45 a.m. - Zumba4:15 - 5 p.m. - YogaThursday10:45 - 11:30 a.m. - Cardio Conditioning11:40 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. - Boot CampFriday11 - 11:45 a.m. - Lean & Mean

Summer Party at the PubJune 20 | 4 to 8 p.m. | Mordecai Booth’s

Public HouseCelebrate the first day of summer at the

Pub! There will be a DJ, drink specials andgiveaways. For more information contactthe NSAW Marketing Department at 202-433-5912 or nsaw.merketing1@gmail.com

Washington Nationals TicketsSpecial order your Washington Nation-

al Home Tickets now at the Information,Tickets and Travel (ITT) Offices! Three ofthe four discounted ticket sections includefood and beverage credit with your ticket.For more information, contact the ITT Of-fice at 202-433-2484 or 202-685-8298.

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

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) 767-9136

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

CSCS Students Learn Hands-On

U.S. Navy photo by FC2 Kevin Arnold

A Guided Missile Loader is attached to the Nato Seasparrow SurfaceMissile System (NSSMS) MK 29 Guided Missile Launching System(GMLS) by Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) Unit Dam Neckstudents. CSCS has 14 learning sites and it headquarters is located inDahlgren, Va. CSCS falls under the Naval Education and Training Com-mand (NETC). The goal of NETC is to enable the Fleet to successfully ex-ecute the Maritime Strategy by providing quality training and educationto our Maritime Forces.

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vide updated information to all NDW residents,tenants, employees (military, civilian, and contrac-tors), 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 @navaldistwashhttp://twitter.com/NavalDistWashNSAW has a Twitter page for the Washington Navy Yard to provide the public with up-

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From Enemies to Allies: An International Conference on the War of 1812and its Aftermath

Registration is open for the premier conference on the War of 1812 highlighting themost current findings about Maryland’s unique contributions to the nation’s Star-Spangledheritage. The conference is scheduled for June 12-15 at the U.S. Naval Academy in An-napolis, Md. From Enemies to Allies commemorates the bicentennialof the War of 1812and the resulting two-century special relationship between the United States, Canada andthe United Kingdom. This three-day conference includes field trips to Maryland 1812 sites,presentations by leading experts from three nations and networking receptions. Sessionsinclude such subjects as “Privateers,” “The Enslaved Chesapeake,” “African-AmericanCombatants,” and “Chesapeake Victims.” Registration includes a special reception andtour of “Seas, Lakes & Bay: The Naval War of 1812” exhibit, continental breakfast, Fridaylunch, shuttle service and a flash drive of presented papers. To register, visit www.stars-pangled200.com/FETA

Retirement Planning for Federal EmployeesThe Human Resources Office-Washington is sponsoring “Retirement Planning for Fed-

eral Employees” seminars. This seminar will give attendants the most comprehensive andup-to-date information, tools, and techniques for a successful transition to retirement.Learn what your benefits are and how you can use them to your advantage. This trainingis for Federal employees with 5-10 years or less until retirement eligibility. Training will beheld at the Washington Navy Yard, Bldg. 22, Admiral Gooding Center, June 12-13, and Aug.28-29 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuition cost is $150 per person. Spouses can attend at nocost. To register, submit an approved SF-182 (Authorization, Agreement and Certificationof Training) to Janie Harens, janie.harens@navy.mil, or call (202) 685-0078.

2013 Special Olympics D.C. Summer Games Needs Volunteers for Military DayThe District of Columbia Special Olympics program has requested assistance to sup-

port this year’s summer games, which will be hosted by Catholic University May 22 from8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. All branches of the military have been invited to come out on this day tovolunteer. The kick-off event will be an all branch 4x100 meter relay. Each team will consistof two active duty military personnel and two Special Olympics athletes to compete in thisevent. Come out and support your branch of the military. Volunteers are needed to help setup tables, serve as athlete escorts, field events umpires, award presenters, athlete stagingpersonnel, paramedics, and finish line personnel. The event will take place at Raymond Du-four Athletic Center at Catholic University, 3600 John McCormick Street, NE, Washington,D.C. For on-line registration go to www.cnic.navy.mil/ndw, scroll to Community Serviceand then click on-line registration. All questions can be directed to

- Army - 202-685-0493 - Air Force - 202-404-2957- Coast Guard - 202-372-4087 - Marines - 202-433-0016- Navy - 202-433-6854

NDW News

By Michael A. SmolekNAS Patuxent RiverCultural Resources ManagerNAVFAC WashingtonRegional Archaeologist

When the first plane landed at the stillunfinished NAS Patuxent River airfield in1943, it was housed in a temporary hangarof tarpaper and wood since the permanenthangars were not yet complete.

Thousands of aircraft of all kinds havelanded here since, and it can be arguedthat Patuxent River has seen more differenttypes and variants of military aircraft thanany other airfield in the world.

Although the base was still under con-struction, Pax River established its reputationearly on as an important new test and evalu-ation facility when it hosted the week-longJoint Fighter Conference in October 1944.

It was not your average conference.More than 36 different fighter planes, 23

manufacturers and approximately 125 repre-sentatives and pilots from the Navy, Marines,Army and U.S. allies were at the conference.Even Charles Lindbergh attended as a repre-sentative of United Aircraft Corporation.

The latest variants of the allied planes ofthe day were not just exhibits to be exam-ined at the conference. The Hellcat, P-38

Lightning, P-39, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51Mustang, Corsair, Mosquito, Spitfire andothers were there to be examined, and thepilots were expected to flight test the vari-ous aircraft and provide written and verbalevaluations of each. There was also a cap-tured Japanese Zero available to be flown.

The resulting discussions, aircraft evalu-ations and photographs were compiled andpublished in a report which, at the time,provided a critique of the latest in fightertechnology, but today, stands as an impor-tant historical document that comparesflight characteristics of various, now his-toric, planes.

The report also provides interesting insightinto what was considered important with re-spect to the type of war being fought during atime of rapidly evolving technologies.

Reprinted in 1998, the report is still availablein book format, “Report of Joint Fighter Confer-ence, NAS Patuxent River, 16-23 October 1944,”Schiffer Military History LC#97-67601.

Pax River had its beginnings when pistonengine aircraft were the fastest and most so-phisticated aircraft around, but, by the endof World War II, the possibilities of jet-pow-ered aircraft were becoming clearer.

During the war, Pax River tested the Bell

Echoes from Our Past:The Early Years of AircraftTesting at PAX River

See Pax River, Page 9

By Cmdr. Kimberly HimmerJoint Base Anacostia-BollingPublic Affairs

The Chesapeake Bay is a sailing mecca.The region boasts one of the world’s largestannual sailboat shows, and every small in-let and cove seems to have a marina full ofboats. Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB)also has a sailing club, the Pentagon SailingClub, which operates out of the Capital CoveMarina on base.

You do not need to know how to sailto join the club. In fact, the club Commo-dore Eduardo Conde, states that the club isin existence in order to teach sailing skillsand foster a love of the sport amongst mili-tary members and their families. The clubmaintains strong camaraderie with monthlymeetings and social events, as well.

The Pentagon Sailing Club has been inexistence for thirty-one years and is a volun-

teer-only club. It is not affiliated with baseMWR, but is a non-profit association that isopen to membership by active duty, retired,and reserve uniformed personnel, Depart-ment of Defense civilians, and their families.

The club has five Catalina 22 sailboats,which are used to teach the basic sailingcourses, as well as race. The club takes partin the Tuesday evening races at DangerfieldIsland, and according to Conde, they rou-tinely have three or four boats participateevery week. Members of the club can alsorent the boats at a rate of $20 for four hours.

In order to rent the boats, members musthave completed the Basic Sailing Course.The course is part of the American SailingAssociation standards, and is recognizedaround the country, and even around theworld. It is comprised of ASA courses 101and 103, which teach basic keelboat sailingand coastal cruising. It encompasses sailing,docking, and basic maintenance of sailingvessels from 22 to 27 feet in length.

These are only the first two courses of theASA program, and while the Pentagon Sail-ing Club does not currently teach the moreadvanced ASA courses, you can take thesebasic qualifications to other ASA schools toearn more advanced sailing and navigationqualifications.

The Pentagon Sailing Club is also affili-ated with the United States Naval Sailing As-sociation (USNSA). This worldwide, militaryaffiliated organization can be found at Navyand Marine Corps bases worldwide. Clubsaffiliated with USNSA recognize qualifica-tions and experience gained from otherclubs, such as the Pentagon Sailing Club.

As a result, the qualifications gained herecan transfer easily to a club at your new dutystation, and you can pick up where you leftoff. The USNSA has its own qualification

Sail Into Spring with the Pentagon Sailing Club

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

A sailboat moves down the PotomacRiver on a clear, sunny day nearJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB).JBAB has a sailing club, the Penta-gon Sailing Club, which operatesout of the Capital Cove Marina See Sailing, Page 10

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German Messerschmitt ME262 with a pilot sitting in cockpit. Thousands of air-craft of all kinds have landed at Patuxent River since it first began flight oper-ations in 1943, and it can be argued that the installation has seen more differ-ent types and variants of military aircraft than any other airfield in the world.

Reviewed by Cmdr.Youssef Aboul-Enein

War, Clausewitz and theTrinity by Thomas Wald-man. Published by AshgatePublishing Limited, Surrey,England, 2013.

British academic Thom-as Waldman teaches at theUniversity of York. His re-cently published book seeksto make Carl von Clause-witz’s classic work, “OnWar,” published posthu-mously by his wife between1832 and 1835, relevant tothe problems of 21st centuryconflict. “On War” is not aneasy read, but every officerin the United States militarywho undertakes an educa-tion with one of our war col-leges, both at the advancedand senior levels, will spendtime in class discussing thework of this Prussian mili-tary thinker. Many are awareof the simplified Clausewitzquote, “War is a continu-ation of politics by othermeans,” although what heactually said in proper trans-lation is much deeper andnuanced. Waldman focusesentirely on one of Clause-witz’s concepts, his famoustrinity. Much like the quoteon war and politics, his trin-ity is also misunderstood.It is not simply war in con-sideration of the people orpublic will, commander andarmy, and finally govern-ment. Waldman does a goodjob of explaining its com-plexity as primarily passion,chance and policy; second-arily people, commander

and army, and government;and finally context. Thisprovides a model for under-standing a conflict in muchmore depth.

The main strand thatflows through Clausewitz’swork is that war is aboveall a human affair, and ap-preciating the behavior andinteraction of humans in asocial context, is key to un-derstanding war at a higherlevel of the tactical, opera-tional, and strategic levels.Clausewitz, the author, mat-ters as he forces a seriousdebate in the rapid pace oftechnology lifting the “fog orfriction of war.” But a deeperstudy of Clausewitz clearlyfinds him reminding hisreaders that the task of the-ory is to clarify reality and toanalyze the constituent ele-ments of war. In essence, henever advocated his theoriesas remedies, but as mod-els necessary to reduce thecomplexity of war. Othersargue that Clausewitz wrotefor a nation on nationalconflict, and in the world ofglobalization his work is less

relevant. If that is the case,then why do al-Qaida ideo-logues read and quote, “OnWar,” as a means of under-standing and countering thewestern way of war?

Other big questions thePrussian master forced usto ponder, was whether warwas an art or a science? Hisemphasis on the humanand social framework of warmade him conclude that it isa complex interplay of both,but sided more that war is anart, particularly at a higherlevel. Another concept wasa discussion he laid out wasthe theory versus the realityof war, and the material ver-sus the moral aspects of war.Clausewitz admires Napo-leon’s maxim, “that the mor-al is to the physical as threeto one.” Napoleon and hisforces would defeat Clause-witz’s armies in the field, andthe young officer took muchby learning from his failuresthan his successes, provid-ing us a timeless example ofwhy the French leader wassuccessful in battle.

There is much to learnfrom Clausewitz, and Wald-man forces readers to re-discover his complex work.Clausewitz is one of thosebooks that must be andread and re-read to trulyunderstand and appreciateits many complex facets. Ido not recommend Wald-man as an introduction toClausewitz, having read thework as a lieutenant, and re-read it more than once. Myown recommendation toun-packaging his work is tofirst read Michael Handel’s“Masters of War: ClassicalStrategic Thought” (Rout-ledge, 2000), then Peter Pa-

ret, et al, Makers of ModernStrategy from Machiavelli tothe Nuclear Age (PrincetonUniversity Press, reprint edi-tion, 1986). These two bookswill place Clausewitz in con-text to other strategic think-ers. After completing thesetwo books, the best transla-tion is Michael Eliot Howardand Peter Paret’s, “On War”(Princeton University Press,1989). Finally, the late Ray-

mond Aron’s book, “Clause-witz: The Prophet of War,”(Simon and Schuster Paper-back, 1986) can be tackledalong with this new volumeby Waldman. An intellectualstruggle to be sure, but asEwin Rommel paraphrasedAugust Willich, “Sweat savesblood, blood saves lives, andbrains saves both.”

Editor’s Note: Cmdr.Aboul-Enein is the author of

two books on the Middle Eastand is working on a third,“Secret War for the MiddleEast,” which is scheduled forpublication this fall by NavalInstitute Press. He teachespart-time at the NationalDefense University, andwishes to thank the NationalDefense University libraryfor providing him the bookand a quiet place to read andwrite this review.

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By Army Sgt. 1st ClassTyrone C. Marshall Jr.American ForcesPress Service

Libraries across the De-fense Department will beginoffering the fourth annualSummer Reading Programto students on their instal-lations to promote readingfun, a Navy General Libraryofficial said.

Nilya Carrato, programassistant for the Navy Gen-eral Library Program, high-lighted DOD’s SummerReading Program duringan interview with AmericanForces Press Service and thePentagon Channel.

“The Summer ReadingProgram operates on DOD in-stallations worldwide, and itruns, generally, between Me-morial Day and Labor Day,although we know schoolgets out at different times allaround the world,” she said.“And it’s a way for students

to have fun reading so theydon’t go back to school be-hind the [power] curve.”

Carrato used sports as anexample of practicing a skillto stay prepared.

“If you play a lot sports,you need to know how torun,” Carrato said. “If youwant to learn in school, you’vegot to already have your read-ing skills. And if you don’tpractice, you lose them.”

Reading is much less of achore for a child who enjoysit, she added.

“If you don’t practice[reading] over the summer,you can go back a few weeksbehind your classmatesin terms of your readingskills,” Carrato said. “Andthat might not be so bad thisyear, but by the time they’rein sixth grade, they can bea whole year behind theirclassmates as far as theirreading skills, because itdoes add up over time.”

This year’s Summer

Reading program theme isa travel theme: “Have Book,Will Travel.”

“We’ll be reading aboutairplanes and cars, and[asking], ‘If you could goanywhere, where would yougo?” Carrato said. “But it’snot necessary that you haveto read about [that] theme-- just [have] fun. Those arethe program ideas.”

The program will ap-ply throughout the DefenseDepartment, and it will beavailable at installation li-braries and at some childand youth programs duringthe summer, Carrato said.

“It goes all ages,” sheadded. “Some bases willeven do it for adults.”

In addition to the traveltheme, the program in-cludes incentives for stu-dents to participate, Carra-to said, such as bookmarksand other prizes, as well ascrafts parties. This year, shesaid, participants can earn

a military challenge coinfor reading.

In last year’s program,Carrato said, Defense Depart-ment children put in almost30 years of reading time.

“We get the reports backfrom all of the installationsaround the world about howmany minutes their kidsread, and how many pagestheir kids read, and I add itall up,” Carrato said. “It’smillions of minutes.”

Last year’s programnotched a 30-percent in-crease over the year before,“which was like a 300-per-cent increase over the yearbefore that,” Carrato said.

“So it will probably beabout a 50-percent increaseif things keep building,” sheadded. “It’s pretty insane.This is the fourth year we’vebeen doing it. It’s a lot of fun.”

Students can sign up attheir local installation li-brary or online.

Installation Libraries Kick Off Summer Reading Program

U.S. Navy photo MC2 Jeremy M. Starr

Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Tarrant, assigned to U.S. NavalHospital Guam, and children look at “The Nap-ping House” by Audrey and Don Wood at the Mo-rale Welfare and Recreation Library during storytime at Naval Base Guam. Libraries across theDefense Department will begin offering the fourthannual Summer Reading Program to students ontheir installations to promote reading fun, a NavyGeneral Library official said.

Book review

How and when will I expect a rebate or a payment?

Residents whose monthly utilities usage is below the Normal Usage Bandwill be notified in the monthly utility usage report including the amount of therebate earned. When the accumulated rebate exceeds $25 the property man-ager will issue a check to the resident. Residents have the option to “bank” thesavings if they want and use savings to offset future payments. The paymentswork in a similar fashion - the resident will be notified monthly and will makepayment whenever the total owed exceeds $25.

NDW’s weekly RECP column will be providing you with tools and informa-tion on how to get smart with the Navy’s Resident Energy Conservation Pro-gram. RECP for electricity only is scheduled to start for NDW in October 2013.If you have specific questions regarding RECP, please email them to waterline.ndw.fcm@navy.mil and your question might just be featured on our column.

Getting Your Money’sWorth through RECP

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From NAVSEA Office ofCorporate Communications

The Naval Sea Systems Com-mand will host the fifth meeting ofthe International Frigate WorkingGroup (IFWG) May 6-10, at NavalStation Mayport, Fla., bringingtogether the current users of theOliver Hazard Perry class frigates.

The navies currently operatingthe class meet annually to assesslessons learned and to discuss op-portunities to improve capabili-ties, maintenance and support ofthese ships.

The U.S. Navy currently oper-ates 19 Perry-class frigates, all ofwhich are slated for decommis-sioning in the next several years.A total of 34 Perry-class frigatesare in use by partner navies, in-cluding Australia, Bahrain, Egypt,Turkey, Poland, Spain, Taiwan andPakistan. Hosting responsibilityfor these yearly meetings rotates

among IFWG membership.“The International Frigate

Working Group continues to pro-vide an open and collaborative fo-rum for the U.S. Navy and its inter-national partners to exchange vitalinformation to ensure these shipsremain combat ready,” said RearAdm. Jim Shannon, NAVSEA’sdeputy commander for surfacewarfare. “Fostering communica-tion and sustaining cooperativerelationships with our interna-tional partners is a cornerstone ofthe U.S. Navy’s global maritimestrategy. These meetings providea unique opportunity to share suc-cess stories, address challengesand establish initiatives to ensurethese ships remain supportablethroughout their service lives.”

The International Frigate Work-ing Group is an opportunity topromote communication betweenU.S. and allied partners in an effort

to identify maintenance, obsoles-cence and logistics issues impact-ing the class, and to also presentalternatives for sustainment andmodernization programs.

IFWG members recognize thatU.S. Navy support of the FFG 7platform will become increasinglychallenging as it decommissionsthe remaining 19 ships. IFWG pro-vides an opportunity for improvedcooperation between the U.S. andpartner navies to improve commu-nications, logistics support, gainefficiencies, and enhance longterm readiness.

“Our collaborative approachto sharing knowledge and experi-ences has proven to be immenselysuccessful and informative in yearspast,” Shannon said. “We are lookingforward to another opportunity toshare the trials and successes of thisship class with our partner navies tocontinue to make strides with some

of the modernization challenges.”NAVSEA’s Surface Warfare Di-

rectorate is responsible for themaintenance and moderniza-tion of non-nuclear surface shipscurrently operating in the fleet.

Through planned modernizationand upgrade programs, the direc-torate equips today’s surface shipswith the latest technologies andsystems to keep them in the fleetthrough their service lives.

NAVSEA to Host the Fifth Annual InternationalFrigate Working Group

By Connie HempelNAS Patuxent RiverPublic Affairs

He humbly stood there as his citationwas read; details of the night that took thelives of two Marines and injured him alongwith seven of his comrades.

At just 26 years old, Hospital Corpsman2nd Class Vanzorro Gross Jr., a medic as-signed to the Naval Health Clinic PatuxentClinic, was awarded the Purple Heart duringa ceremony May 6, which recognized him forcombat injuries he sustained during a fire-fight in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan.

“It’s an honor to bestow this award toone of Navy medicine’s finest,” Rear Adm.Alton Stocks said during the ceremony.Stocks, the commander of Navy MedicineNational Capital Area and Walter Reed Na-tional Military Medical Center at Bethesda,traveled to the clinic at NAS Patuxent Riverto preside over the ceremony and person-ally thank Gross.

“A grateful nation thanks you,” the ad-miral said. “It’s because of people like youAmerica remains free, and people aroundthe world are free today.”

Recalling what he could from that Sept.14, 2012, night, Gross said it was nearly 10p.m. and all was quiet as he was restockingthe clinic’s shelves with medical supplies;only the music on his iPod filled the air.

Soon, he and the Marines who shared thebuilding were running out the door with theirweapons drawn as they responded to a com-motion of explosions and gunfire. Insurgentshad breached the perimeter of the camp andwere destroying aircraft on the airfield.

As Gross and nearly a dozen Marines ad-vanced to secure the airfield, they used theairfield equipment for cover along the way.Gross stayed to the rear.

“I had to make sure they all went first incase one of them went down,” the nine-yearcorpsman said.

The Marines and Gross were all armedand actively engaged in the firefight.

“We really couldn’t see who was shoot-ing, but there were a lot of explosions andtracer rounds going by,” he said.

Hunkered behind an airfield vehicle,Gross watched as the last Marine left hisposition to move forward. As Gross gotready to advance by checking to see if allwas clear, he saw someone on the flightlineraise a weapon in his direction.

“When he raised his weapon at me, Ifired at him,” Gross said. “The next thing Iknew, there was a spark and I heard a hiss.”

The enemy launched a rocket propelledgrenade (RPG) and struck the vehicle Gross

Patuxent River CorpsmanReceives Purple Heart

See Purple Heart, Page 10

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Rear Adm. Alton Stocks, the com-mander of Navy Medicine NationalCapital Area and Walter Reed Na-tional Military Medical Center atBethesda, presents Hospital Corps-man 2nd Class Vanzorro Gross Jr.the Purple Heart for combat injurieshe received Sept. 14, 2012, during afirefight in Afghanistan.

U.S. Navy file photo

By Sarah MarshallWRNMMC Journal staff writer

Health care providers from Walter ReedBethesda and across the globe recentlyhad an opportunity to discuss the latest inwound care treatment during a three-daywound care conference.

Held at the National Intrepid Center ofExcellence, the sixth annual Wound Man-agement Conference allowed subject matterexperts from Walter Reed National MilitaryMedical Center (WRNMMC) to share theirknowledge about current trends in woundcare, applicable to their units, wards, as wellas on deployment and in the civilian sector,explained Army Maj. Teresa Yabar, divisionofficer for WRNMMC’s General Surgery Clinic.

“This was the first time it was done utiliz-ing VTC (video teleconferencing), which wasa major endeavor,” Yabar noted.

While saving traveling costs, the VTC ca-pability at this year’s Wound ManagementConference allowed providers from 14 mili-

tary installations to participate, includingLandstuhl Regional Medical Center in Ger-many, Naval Base Guam, Army Base FortBliss in Texas, and Marine Corps Base CampLejeune in North Carolina, Yabar said. Ad-ditionally, conference participants earned12.5 training hours, helping to maintaintheir annual credentialing requirements,Yabar added.

“We addressed nutrition, [and] painmanagement. There’s always pain inwounds,” said Maria Paz Aquino, a woundand ostomy clinical nurse at WRNMMC.“We [also] highlighted certain wounds thatare inherent in every practice, called pres-sure ulcers,” she explained, which may formwhere pressure on the skin reduces bloodflow. A pressure ulcer may form when a pa-tient has been in a wheelchair or bed for along period of time, or when a patient has adisease that affects blood flow, such as dia-betes or vascular disease.

Wound Care Conference EducatesProviders Locally, Abroad

Photo by Sarah Marshall

Director of the Clinical Nurse Transition Program at Walter Reed BethesdaCynthia Goldberg gives a presentation on pain management during aWound Management Conference held at the National Intrepid Center ofExcellence.

See Wound Care, Page 10

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By Andrew RevelosPilot Staff Writer

Naval Support Activity South Potomac(NSASP) recently recognized the outstand-ing Sailors and employees of the first quar-ter at the Community House in Dahlgren.

“Thanks for coming and taking time outof your day,” said Capt. Pete Nette, com-manding officer of NSASP. “This is a goodtime to get together and honor our people.”

First to be recognized was CS2 KrishnaMcCray, who received a Navy and MarineCorps Achievement Medal for “superiorperformance of her duties while serving asNaval Support Facility Dahlgren security pa-trolman, first lieutenant and assistant secu-rity specialist from May 2010 to May 2013,”according to the citation. McCray’s effortsprovided base access for 500 personnel; shealso helped the Pass and ID Office train newpersonnel at a time when budget stress re-duced the manpower available to the office.McCray participated in 30 retirements, re-enlistment ceremonies and funeral honordetails. McCray also gave 200 hours of heroff-duty time to volunteer projects.

ABH2 Charlie Kirkpatrick and GSM1Terrance Rambeau were recognized as theJunior Sailor of the Quarter and Sailor ofthe Quarter, respectively, for the secondquarter of 2013. “I commend you for youroutstanding performance of duty, meticu-

lous military bearing and positive attitudetowards your shipmates, Naval Support Ac-tivity South Potomac and the Navy,” Nettetold the Sailors, who each received four-dayspecial liberty for their achievement.

Patricia Lyon, administrative assistantat the Pass and ID Office at Naval SupportFacility Indian Head, was recognized as theCivilian of the Quarter, first quarter of 2013,for superior performance of duties. Whilethe office was undermanned due to budgetrestrictions, Lyon worked extra hours and

undertook extra duties that helped keep theoffice operating efficiently.

Marisa Kelso, Morale, Welfare and Readi-ness (MWR) site manager for NSF IndianHead, was recognized as the Civilian Super-visor of the Quarter, first quarter of 2013, for“effective leadership and communicationingenuity” that makes the MWR programat Indian Head so successful. Kelso worksclosely with the various commands at Indi-an Head and expertly managed her depart-ment’s affairs through budget reductions.

CS2 Marci Primeau was recognized bythe U.S. Army Garrison, Fort A.P. Hill, with aCertificate of Appreciation for “outstandingsupport while assisting Warriors and Vet-erans with tax preparation,” wrote Lt. Col.Peter E. Dargle, commander of the garrison.“Your assistance and knowledge has been aninvaluable asset to this post. Your dedicationto duty and tireless efforts reflect well uponyou and the United States Armed Forces.”

The Department of Homeland Securityrecognized Nette, along with Tim Bennett,David Frederickson, Mark McClintock andMike Nguyen, for NSASP’s support of the2013 Presidential Inauguration. The com-mand provided space for Customs and Bor-der Protection assets that helped ensure theinauguration proceeded safely and securely.In a letter signed by Elizabeth Michelsen, ex-ecutive director of field support, and RobertCostello, regional field support director, theDepartment of Homeland Security praisedNSASP for “demonstrating the best of inter-departmental teamwork.”

Several NSASP employees were recog-nized with length of service awards. DavidMoore received a five-year length of serviceaward. Daryl Carpenter, Eugene Furjes,Melvin Johnson and Stephen Mullen wererecognized for 10 years of federal service.Hector Campos received a 20-year length ofservice award. Donald Robinson was recog-nized for 25 years of exceptional service.

NSASP recognizes Sailors, Employees

Courtesy photo

From left to right, Capt. Pete Nette, commanding officer of NSASP, HectorCampos, Sgt. Melvin Johnson, Sgt. Stephen Mullen and David Moore.

By Julie LemmonPMA-265 CommunicationsSupport

The integrated product manager for Aus-tralian Foreign Military Sales with the F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265) atNaval Air Station Patuxent River was recent-ly chosen as the 2012 Commander, Naval AirForces Pacific Pilot of the Year.

Lt. Cmdr. Michael “Jockey” Lisa receivedthe award for his efforts integrating the EA-18G Growler into carrier-based operationswhile assigned to Electronic Attack Squad-ron (VAQ) 141, at Naval Air Station (NAS)Whidbey Island, Wash.

Lisa was notified of his selection March27 and will receive the award at the TailhookAssociation Reunion in September.

“Lisa’s success is directly connected tothe actions he displays,” said Rear Adm.Donald Gaddis, Program Executive Officerfor Tactical Aircraft at NAVAIR, which over-sees PMA-265. “He understands the signifi-cance of getting a capable and proven air-craft to the fleet and was an integral part ofthat mission. He is a dedicated and effectiveofficer and is very deserving of this great ac-complishment.”

Lisa has been a part of many “firsts” forthe EA-18G. Before VAQ-141, Lisa was as-signed to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron(VX) 23 at NAS Patuxent River, where he tookthe Growler through Initial Operational Testand Evaluation and piloted the first Growleraircraft carrier arrested landing aboard USSEisenhower (CVN 69) in 2008.

While at VAQ-141, Lisa planned, led andexecuted the full spectrum of modern com-bat operations, from counter insurgencyoperations in support of international alliedforces to advanced threat scenarios to em-ploying tactics that explored the full capa-bilities of the platform and weapon systems,the citation read. Additionally, he commu-nicated critical lessons learned to the largerelectronic attack community, by personallyauthoring 108 pages of in-depth EA-18G op-erational and tactical lessons learned that

garnered widespread attention from seniorNavy leadership to the operator level.

“Lieutenant Commander Lisa is verydeserving of the award,” said Capt. FrankMorley, PMA-265 program manager. “Notmany aviators have the unique experienceof being an integral part of test and evalua-tion of a new aircraft and then being a partof integrating the aircraft into the fleet foroperational missions.”

Lisa said he was humbled by the awardand attributes his selection to the help andguidance he received from his squadron.

“An individual award is representative ofthe command,” Lisa said. “In my case, thechiefs and the mustangs [commissioned of-ficers who began their careers as enlistedservice members] were instrumental in thesuccess of the command.”

He was especially grateful to his VAQ-141

teammate and Operations Officer Lt. Cmdr.Mehdi Akacem.

“Everything I did as a pilot, he did as anNFO [naval flight officer],” said Lisa. “He isbrilliant as a test guy and our different areasof expertise combined to enhance the capa-bilities of the Growler.”

Lisa continues to support the EA-18Gand airborne electronic attack while at-tached to PMA-265.

Throttling Up CNAF Names PMA-265 Team Member Pacific Pilot of Year

Lt. Cmdr. Michael “Jockey” Lisa stands with an EA-18G Growler from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 shortlyafter leading the organizational transition of the squadron from Whidbey Island, Wash., to Naval Air Facility Atsugi,Japan, in 2012.

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cise affects the Navy as a whole because itengages military and civilian personnel inpreparedness scenarios that are based onrealistic natural weather threats to our Navyinstallations,” said Larry R. Nelson, directorof training and readiness for NDW. “Fur-thermore, the initiative behind the exerciseis to measure the readiness level of Navy re-sources. This evaluative process can ensurethat leadership has an accurate snapshot ofthe preparedness level for the respective fa-cilities and regions.”

Making the threat of a hurricane seemreal is part of the exercise, but Nelsonstressed the safety concerns of those par-ticipating in HURREX/Citadel Gale and theaffected personnel.

“NDW installations have chosen exer-cises that are designed to specifically chal-lenge, test, and measure objectives that areunique to their geographical area,” saidNelson. “But installation commanders havethe flexibility to balance day-to-day opera-tions while still meeting the exercise sched-ule requirements. Should a real-world event

occur during the exercise, the installation’spriority is to utilize their resources to effec-tively respond to the incident and resumethe exercise play when the commandersdeem it’s feasible to do so.”

Though the exercise has been run throughfor years, the events of last year’s devastatingHurricane Sandy bring a greater gravity tothis season’s HURREX/Citadel Gale. Nelsonsaid that one of the hallmarks of exerciseslike these is to learn from years past.

“When these pre-exercise processes takeplace, the regions and installations have anopportunity to review, revise, and discusscontingency plans based on prior issues orlessons learned they may have experiencedwith Hurricane Sandy,” said Nelson. “Thesaying, ‘train like you’re going to fight,’ cer-tainly applies to the mindset in exercise de-velopment and participation. Exercises areessential to measure the actual readinesscapability of installation and regional re-sources. Without the exercises, the mistakesor deficiencies made during a real eventmay be costly in terms of property damagesand public safety.”

For more news from Naval District Wash-ington, visit www.navy.mil/local/ndw/.

This story is part one of a two part serieson HURREX/Citadel Gale.

TRAININGContinued from 1

combination of investigative abilities, a lit-tle bit of policy thinking, and math, but youalso have to be able to think as the bad guywhen you’re trying to be the good guy. Soit’s a whole lot of psychology as well,” saidMidshipman 1st Class Matt Yates.

Yates was the Navy’s team leader for thisyear’s cyber defense exercise, sponsored bythe National Security Agency, and is pursu-ing a dual major in computer science andinformation technology.

“I feel the cyber major is going to be an ex-cellent addition to the Naval Academy,” saidYates. “It’s a better alternative for students

interested in cyber than just giving them adegree in general math or general science.”

The Naval Academy has already takenseveral steps to ensure future graduatesare invested with the skills and knowledgenecessary to operate effectively and imme-diately in an emerging cyber security envi-ronment.

The academy is the only U.S. institutionof higher learning that has mandatory cybersecurity classes. The baseline is to provideevery academy graduate with an under-standing of the cyber domain and how itimpacts their commands and their abilityto conduct their missions.

“Computers are everywhere. These areskills we’ll need wherever we go,” said Yates.

For more news from U.S. Naval Acad-emy, visit www.navy.mil/local/usna/.

ACADEMYContinued from 3

XP-59A Airacomet, America’s first fully jet-powered plane; however, the plane had anumber of problems and was found to beunsuitable for carrier operations.

By far, the most famous of the World WarII jet-powered aircraft - and one that saw ac-tion during the war - was the German Mess-erschmitt ME262.

When the Nazis surrendered, the Allieswere anxious to study the advanced Germanaviation technology, and the Navy acquiredthree ME-262s, which were sent to Pax Riverfor testing in 1945. One crashed on its initialflight, one was scrapped, and one still survivesand is known as White 35 (BuNo 121448).

For many years, there was a rumor thatparts of a ME-262 could be seen eroding outof the bank along the Pax River shoreline.Stan Swieker, retired Pax engineer, has con-firmed that part of the rumor is true - NaziGerman jet aircraft parts were present in theearly 1970s - but were from a German Arado234B, not a ME-262. The Arado was a bomb-er/reconnaissance plane, one of two deliv-

ered to Pax (BuNos. 121445 and 121446) andlater scrapped in 1946. Stan said that, at thetime, a jet engine with a name plate was stillvisible. Modern landfill cleanup operationsare believed to have removed any remnantsof the German aircraft.

Another captured Luftwaffe aircraft test-ed at Pax River was the very fast, push-pullpiston engine prop plane, the Dornier DO-335A-02. The plane that was tested here atPax (BuNo 121447) is the only known surviv-ing example of this plane and, today, is ondisplay at the Smithsonian National Air andSpace Museum.

Pax River, from the very beginning, hasoperated at the leading edge of aviationtechnology. While it is easy for us today tounderstand that the Joint Strike Fighter F-35or X-47 embodies the most advanced tech-nology available, this is actually how it hasbeen for all of Pax River’s history.

Having always tested the most advancedaviation systems that we have, Pax River hascontinuously played a pivotal role in thedramatic changes and growth that have oc-curred in aviation technologies throughoutthe past 70 years.

PAX RIVERContinued from 5

For more news from other bases around the Washington, D.C. area,

visit www.dcmilitary.com.

der the National Security Act, towards thegoal of readiness for any eventuality. It isthe first parade of preparedness by the uni-fied forces of our land, sea, and air defense.”

The theme of the first Armed Forces Daywas “Teamed for Defense.” It was chosenas a means of expressing the unificationof all the military forces under a singledepartment of the government. Althoughthis was the theme for the day, there wereseveral other purposes for holding ArmedForces Day. It was considered an educationprogram for civilians, one in which therewould be an increased awareness of thearmed forces. In addition to honoring andacknowledging the military personnel of theUnited States, the holiday was designed toexpand public understanding of what typeof job the military performs every day, itsrole in civilian life, and to educate the civil-ian population it serves to protect.

The first Armed Forces Day was celebrat-ed by parades, open houses, receptions, andair shows. In Washington, D.C., more than10,000 personnel from all branches of themilitary, cadets, and veterans marched passthe president and his party.

Armed Forces Day is celebrated annu-ally on the third Saturday of May. Armed

Forces Week begins on the second Saturdayand ends on the third Sunday of May. Mostcommands throughout the country holdevents in the spirit of the first Armed ForcesDay to honor our service members, and alsoinclude the community. NDW is participat-ing with events at individual installationswithin the region.

Representatives from Naval Support Fa-cility Dahlgren and other local military in-stallations joined with officials from the cityof Fredericksburg as well as Stafford, Spot-sylvania, King George and Caroline Coun-ties May 4 in Fredericksburg, Va., to sign aproclamation that represents a formal com-mitment of support by the local communityto military service members and familiesof active duty, Reserve and National Guardarmed forces personnel. The event featureda performance by the U.S. Navy CeremonialGuard’s precision drill team.

Joint Base Anacostia Bolling will alsohonor members of the armed forces byholding an Armed Forces Weekend May 18to 19 at Busch Gardens for unaccompaniedactive duty military personnel in pay gradesE1 to E6 to recognize and honor the militaryforces in our nation. The event will feature acookout with activities such as kickball, vol-leyball and softball.

For more information on events hap-pening in NDW, visit www.facebook.com/NavDistWash.

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The Pentagon Sailing Club is an all-volunteer organization, which helps keeptraining and operating costs at a minimumfor members. The ASA courses are approxi-mately one-third of the price that you would

pay in at a civilian sailing school, because theinstructors are members and are volunteer-ing their time. The members also maintainthe boats, which also helps keep costs down.

If you want to eventually get your ownsailboat, joining a club like this is a goodway to start. You can learn not only to sail,but also learn sailboat maintenance thatyou can apply to your own vessel.

The Patuxent River Naval Station, andthe Naval Support Activity Annapolis alsohave similar clubs. They are also affiliatedwith USNSA and you can find informationabout these other local clubs on the associa-tion’s website.

For more information, check out www.pen-tagonsailing.org and www.navysailing.org.

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was hunkered behind just seconds earlier,according to after-action reports.

“Everything went fuzzy,” he said. “I knewI got hit, but I didn’t know with what.”

Fortunately, Gross said he was full ofadrenaline and was able to continue tomove forward, firing his weapon down theflightline along the way. When he reachedhis group of Marines, he was pulled insidea bunker.

He said he thought he was going blind inhis left eye as his sight blurred.

“I would rub my eye and my vision wouldcome back. I realized it was just blood whenI saw it on my hand,” he said. Gross had a2-inch gash above his eye, just one of his in-juries resulting from the blast.

It wasn’t until he was being assessed byanother corpsman in the bunker that he re-alized his injuries were far worse.

Looking down, the corpsman noticed ahole in Gross’ boot with a puddle of blood.A 2-inch piece of shrapnel had penetrated80 percent into his left foot, while a smallerfragment went through the side of it.

After what reports determined was atwo-hour fire fight, Gross and the sevenother injured service members were able

to get medical care from the British servicemembers staged across the airfield.

“It didn’t seem very long,” Gross saidabout the ordeal. “It felt like it all happenedin only five minutes.”

Since that night, the gash above his eyehas healed, with barely a scar left behind,but shards of shrapnel remain on the major-ity of the left side of his body.

“It gets itchy sometimes, but that’s howI can tell pieces are working their way out,”he said.

Gross has undergone four surgeries torebuild his left foot and remains on limitedduty, but he doesn’t let his injuries or his ex-perience get him down.

“Everyone’s experience is different,” hesaid about the deployment, the third in hiscareer so far. “Being corpsmen, we knowwhat our job entails and what we have to do.It’s being able to not focus on the bad. Eventhough what happened was bad, I was blessedenough to pull through and come back.”

Gross is the second corpsman from thePatuxent River clinic to receive the PurpleHeart. According to records at the clinic, thefirst was presented posthumously to Hos-pital Corpsman 3rd Class Anthony Garciain 2009. Garica was killed in action Aug. 5,2009, while deployed to Afghanistan.

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Nurses and doctors also discussed am-putee care, and topical products used fortreating such wounds. They shared the latestwound care techniques, she continued, suchas negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT),turning an open wound into a sterile, closedwound, while enhancing circulation.

“There’s probably nowhere else in theworld where [NPWT’s] use is as wide spreador as intelligent as it is here,” said Col. (Dr.)Jerry Svoboda, a vascular surgeon, whoshared his expertise during the conference.

A reservist currently mobilized toWRNMMC, Svoboda regularly practices inthe civilian sector, in Rochester, N.Y. He gavea presentation on diabetic foot ulcers, whichhe explained may be prevented by usingsoap, water and petroleum jelly. This meth-od may help decrease the number of diabeticamputations across the nation, he said.

The surgeon added the conference wasan opportunity to share modern treatments,and ways to use wound care products bothproperly as well as economically. He alsonoted the “collection of talent” at WalterReed Bethesda.

“[WRNMMC] is an extremely high-speed facility for taking care of complicatedwounds,” he said, not only for woundedwarriors, but patients of all ages. “I’m learn-ing a lot here.”

A testimony to the knowledge atWRNMMC is the medical center’s staffmembers having developed the originalDepartment of Defense (DOD) wound careformulary, Aquino said. Wound and ostomyclinical nurses Aquino and Sharon Mayhelped establish the guidelines and deci-sion-making process for treating wounds,used throughout the DOD.

Under the General Surgery Clinic, theWound Care Management Services staffmembers are planning for next year’s an-nual conference, hoping to continue itsgrowth. Throughout the year, they remaininvolved in research efforts, while organiz-ing trainings, and producing a newsletter,available on the intranet, to keep patientsand staff informed of the latest in woundcare developments.

“They’re constantly [networking] to seeif there are any changes or better products,or technology, available,” Yabar said of theWound Care staff. “They’re very motivated,always willing to learn, [and] always lookingfor new and better treatments.”

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