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Vol. 72, No. 43 Celebrating 72 Years of Community Partnership October 29, 2015

TESTERNaval Air Station Patuxent River

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 7Commissary

Th e Knights of Colum-bus, under the sponsorship of St. Nicholas Chapel and NAS Patuxent River Chap-lain Jeff Augustin, are invit-ing you to assist the needy in our area community by participating in a one day Stuff the Bus food drive event.

Youth and adult volun-teers will hand out a list of staple items needed and commissary patrons may participate by purchasing whatever they choose and donating it in an eff ort to stuff a bus full of food items that will benefi t the HOPE, Good Samaritan Lutheran Church and Immaculate Heart of Mary St. Vincent DePaul local food pantries.

All food donated that day will be taken to the Reli-gious Programs Center to be weighed and sorted into three equal amounts for pickup by the pantries.

Th e last Stuff the Bus food drive in April resulted in a record-breaking 7,069 lbs. of food collected from generous Pax River com-missary patrons and ven-dors.

List of staple items most needed:

Canned vegetablesMacaroni and cheesePork and beansSoupPastaPasta saucePeanut butterJellyHamburger HelperTuna HelperTunaRice

Stuff the Bus food drive

By Donna CipolloniNAS Patuxent River Public Aff airs

NAS Patuxent River has won both the Naval District Washington (NDW) regional Personal Excellence Program (PEP) and Project Good Neighbor fl ag-ships awards, recognizing volunteer service within our area’s public schools and throughout the community.

PEPTh e PEP program serves to develop

the youth of Southern Maryland to their fullest potential in academics, healthy lifestyles and civic responsi-bility.

From across the installation, 402 na-val and civilian volunteers spent over 7,200 hours tutoring, mentoring, pro-viding technical expertise or simply serving as positive role models in an eff ort to boost students’ self-esteem and help them reach personal goals while achieving academic success.

“Th rough our partnership with 32 schools in the tri-county region, Pax River’s personnel are committed

to shaping a brighter future for our area’s students,” said NAS Patuxent River Executive Offi cer Capt. Scott Starkey.

Project Good NeighborImproving the quality of life for all

members of St. Mary’s and Calvert Counties, 335 volunteers donated over 3,000 hours toward Project Good

Neighbor through charitable activities and humanitarian assistance.

Some activities personnel par-ticipated in included repairing the homes of needy community members with Christmas in April and Habitat for Humanity; collect-ing nearly 10,000 pounds of food through Feds Feed Families and Stuff the Bus; inspiring children through

Boy Scouts, Big Brothers/Big Sisters and recreational sports; and support-ing St. Mary’s County Special Olym-pics. In addition to providing staffi ng support during the games, Pax per-sonnel also serve in year-round com-mitments as coaches and assistant coaches in soccer, cycling, basket-ball, swimming, track, kayaking and volleyball.

“Volunteer service is ingrained in the culture here at Pax,” Starkey noted. “It amazes me how many people so willingly and consistently give of their time and talent.”

Honorable MentionPax River also received honorable

mentions for the Environmental Stewardship Flagship and Health, Safety and Fitness Flagship awards in the regional Large Shore Category.

As an NDW regional winner, Pax now advances to the Navywide competition for the USS Bainbridge Award, presented to the one Navy command that exhibits overall excel-lence in community service.

Award winning volunteer service

U.S. Navy photo by Donna Cipolloni

Members of the NAS Patuxent River Chief Petty Offi cers Association pick

up trash along a stretch of Highway 235, Sept. 25. Each year, military and

civilian personnel from Pax River donate thousands of hours of their own

time to improve the lives and well-being of the people in their community.

How your pledges can help• $10 a week buys 16, 25-pound boxes of food-

enough to feed 16 families of veterans for a week

• $10 a week will spay or neuter 10 dogs and cats

• $5 a week can provide crisis services for threevictims of domestic violence

• $4 a week can provide early intervention for vet-erans in need of mental healthcare

• $1.50 a week can provide three months of coun-seling sessions for a family dealing with Alzhei-mer’s or dementia

Pax River kicks off season of giving

U.S. Navy photo by Shawn Graham

NAS Patuxent River held the 2015 Chesapeake Bay Area Combined Fed-eral Campaign (CFC) keyworker training Oct. 22 at Center Stage Theater. CFC is the world’s largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign, with almost 200 CFC campaigns throughout the country and overseas raising millions of dollars each year. Pledges made by Federal civilian, postal and military donors during the campaign season support eligible non-profi t organizations that provide health and human service benefi ts throughout the world. This year’s theme is “Together We Serve, Together We Give.” Pax Pros contributed more than $358,000 last year.

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In just the past 12 months, security offi cers at NAS Patuxent River have issued over 1,200 traffi c citations and more than 600 warnings — combined, that’s an average of 150 per month, or fi ve per day.

Traffi c violations might include not wearing a seat belt, running a stop sign, parking ille-gally or handheld cell phone usage, but many drivers stopped aboard the installation are cit-ed for speeding.

Th e two most common speed limits at Pax are 35 mph and 25 mph near high-pedestrian areas such as the Child Development Center, Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River, NEX, out-side the various test and evaluation squad-rons; or temporarily in the vicinity of construc-tion zones where drivers may encounter large, slow-moving vehicles. Also, 25 mph prevails when entering or exiting the base’s gates.

“Speeding is an issue,” stated Pax River’s Se-curity Offi cer Lt. Robert Files. “We’ve put up electronic speed signs [at the gates] to let peo-ple know how many miles they’re going over the posted speed limit. Some people don’t re-alize they’re speeding and will slow down, but

some others won’t.”It is not unusual for security offi cers to be

positioned beyond the gates conducting traf-fi c radar and if drivers are caught breaking the speed limit on the way out, they are subject to receiving a citation.

“From the gate to [Highway] 235 is consid-ered federal property and we can follow you out,” Files said. “We’re authorized to initiate a traffi c stop because the speeding took place on the installation.”

Another reason to slow down near the gates is the possibility of a security situation occur-ring where it becomes necessary for sentries to use the pop-up barrier, or what is known as the fi nal denial barrier (FDB). Regardless of whether the incident occurs at an inbound or outbound gate, once activated, the FDB will pop up in both directions.

“Th at’s a solid steel barrier coming up out of the ground,” Files noted. “If drivers are going at a slower rate of speed, they might have more time to quickly react.”

Files went on to say that four or fi ve offi cers are on the road at all times across Pax River, and the department has several unmarked po-lice cars in addition to their marked vehicles.

Ticket amounts depend on the number of miles an individual is going above the posted speed limit.

“Twenty miles over the limit is considered reckless driving and that’s a ‘must appear’ in court with no option to pay in advance,” Files explained.

If stopped, Files reminds drivers to stay calm, remain in their vehicle and have their driver’s license, registration and proof of insurance available to be given to the offi cer, when asked.

“Our number one concern is safety aboard the installation,” Files concluded. “Our offi cers will get you going again as soon as possible.”

Heed your speed when driving

U.S. Navy photo by Donna Cipolloni

With the end of Daylight Savings Time, darkness falls earlier, making it even more important for NAS Patuxent River personnel to be careful when driving. Always adhere to posted speed limits, put down your cell phone, and look for and yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.

Courtesy of Navy Exchange Service Command Public Aff airs

Th is holiday season make the Navy Lodge the destination of choice for holiday guests. Guests of the Navy Lodge save over 40 percent compared to other hotels and there are never any additional fees or taxes.

“Navy Lodges are the perfect place for guests of military members to stay during the holidays,” said Navy Lodge Patux-ent River general manager, Jessie Earnest. “Navy Lodges off er a great value with our spacious guest rooms, family suites, ful-ly equipped kitchens, free Wi-Fi, and many other amenities. We also provide a complimentary breakfast in the morning, a weekly manager reception and PREMIER guest service.”

Navy Lodge guests will fi nd a variety of room types to include family suites with soft and fi rm pillow options as well as fl at screen televisions with cable and DVD player. Navy Lodges are equipped with guest laundry facilities, vending areas and play-grounds for the little ones. As an added convenience, pets can stay at many Navy Lodges. Please contact the Navy Lodge re-garding pet policies. Th e authorized patron of the Navy Lodge will need to be present to check in the guest.

To make a reservation for any of the 39 Navy Lodges world-wide, call toll free at 1-800-628-9466 or log onto navy-lodge.com. For other military lodging options, go to dodlodging.com.

This holiday season stay at a Navy Lodge

U.S. Navy photo by Shawn Graham

The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) oversees 100 Navy Exchange (NEX) facilities and nearly 300 stores worldwide, 39 Navy Lodges, the Ships Stores Program, the Uniform Program Manage-ment Offi ce, the Navy Clothing Textile and Research Facility and the Telecommunications Program Offi ce.

Hands off the cell phoneAccording to distraction.gov, the offi cial U.S. government website for distracted driving,

texting on a cell phone is dangerous because it simultaneously involves the three main driving distractions: manual (taking your hands off the wheel), visual (taking your eyes off the road) and cognitive (taking your mind off driving).

Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for fi ve seconds. At 55 mph, that’s like driving the length of an entire football fi eld, blindfolded.

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Manning the NAS Patuxent River Command Duty Desk in Building 409 is a seven-day-a-week job that can get quite lonely at times, especially in the wee hours of the morning when the Command Duty Offi cer (CDO) is the sole occu-pant of the building. Or are they?

Mysterious footstepsChief Aviation Machinist’s Mate Th omas Glasl stood his

fi rst watch as NAS Patuxent River Command Duty Offi cer in February 2013, back when there also used to be a fi rst or second class Sailor at the desk 24-hours a day, working one of two 12-hour shifts.

When Glasl came on board, another CDO had told him stories about sometimes hearing footsteps when no one else was in the building, but he didn’t think much of it at the time.

Capt. Ben Shevchuk was the installation’s commanding offi cer (CO) back then and it’s not unusual for the CO to work late. Glasl explained the walls of Building 409, which was built in the early 1940s, are thin and not well insulated, so it’s easy to hear movement in the CO’s offi ce, which is located on the 2nd fl oor directly above the duty desk.

“It was sometime in March 2013 and it was about [9:30 p.m.],” Glasl remembered. “I was going out to do my last rounds of the day on base before going to the rack for the evening. Th ere was a fi rst class ACDO who was going to be on watch in the offi ce all night long; I told him to lock up whenever the CO left.”

On his way out, Glasl encountered Shevchuk leaving through a side door and heading to the parking lot. He had to fl y early the next morning and was on his way home.

“I did my rounds and came back, maybe an hour or more later, and I asked the ACDO if he had locked up,” Glasl said. “He told me no because the CO was still upstairs, he could hear him walking around.”

Glasl mentioned that he had seen the CO leaving over an hour ago, yet the ACDO had heard footsteps often, well after that.

“We both went upstairs to look around, but no one was there and everything was locked up,” he said. “I fi gured this must’ve been what the other CDO had been telling me about.”

Months later, Glasl was on watch again, this time with a boatswain’s mate 2nd class, who has since left the Navy.

“It was a Saturday night, around 11 p.m., and I was out doing rounds on base,” Glasl recalled. “She phoned me and said someone was hiding in the building because she could hear them walking around upstairs but couldn’t see anyone. She called security and they went through each offi ce but, again, no one was there.”

Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 1st Class Gregory Bogosian, ACDO, is very familiar with the foot-steps above the duty desk.

“At night, sitting here, you can hear chairs rolling around upstairs or footsteps,” he said. “But when you go to inves-

tigate, no one is there and nothing is out of place. Late at night and on weekends, all doors are secure, so there’s no way for anyone to get in or out without us knowing.”

Bogosian, Glasl and others also say that the midway point of the second fl oor hall is when the feeling of not be-ing alone, of another presence, becomes palpable.

Night visitorDuty desk hours have changed. Th ere are two watches

during the day, but it’s now only the CDO who is in the building past 10 p.m. And only they possess a key.

Glasl tells of an experience he and a boatswain’s mate had on duty once when a “wet fl oor” sign kept being propped up in front of the women’s bathroom, even though they had folded it and leaned it against a nearby soda machine.

“We were together when we last folded that sign and nei-ther of us went out anymore that night without the other,” he said. “Around 9:45, she was getting ready to leave and, before she went, we checked the sign — and there it was, standing in front of the bathroom door again. She told me

to ‘have fun sleeping here tonight.’”Perhaps the strangest experience Glasl has had so far

happened recently after he sent the ACDO home at 10 p.m. and locked the doors before retiring to the rack for some sleep.

“I was awakened suddenly by the loud sound of the door-knob to my offi ce being jiggled back and forth repeatedly,” he said. “I jumped out of bed thinking I must’ve overslept and that the incoming CDO was there, trying to get in. I raced to the door to apologize but when I opened it, it was pitch black. It was only 2:30 a.m. I was pretty much up for the rest of the night after that.”

Lt. Kristi Kipp is the offi cer in charge of Personnel Sup-port Detachment (PSD), located on the fi rst fl oor of Build-ing 409. A couple weeks ago, she was closing up her offi ces on a Friday, walking through and checking to make sure all doors were locked.

“I heard what sounded like someone in our offi ce space — but all the lights were off ,” she said. “I walked around again and looked under every desk and in each cubicle, that’s how sure I was that someone was there. But no one was.”

Kipp isn’t the only one who has heard things in the PSD offi ces, nor is she the only one who has had the feeling of not being alone.

Athena Rolsma, deputy disbursing offi cer, will often check the area before she leaves the offi ce to make sure lights are off and doors are locked, and she’s had her own experiences.

“I sometimes get the feeling that I’m being watched,” she said. “I’ll look down the hallway and even though I don’t see anything, I get a strong sense that someone is there.”

Last December, many of the PSD-area employees had a motion-activated holiday bird decoration on their desks that chirped whenever anyone walked by.

“One night I was leaving, all the lights were off , and as I closed the door behind me I heard the chirping because I had just walked by,” Rolsma said. “But then, after I had walked halfway down the hallway and was nowhere near it, I heard it chirping again.”

Rolsma also admits to frequently hearing footsteps in the area after everyone has gone home.

“Sometimes, it almost sounds like running, which makes me think of children,” she added. “But no one is ever there.”

Echoes of othersMany people have come and gone in Building 409 since

the 1940s. Entire communities, including cemeteries, were displaced to make way for Pax River’s construction during World War II. Who knows what — or who — may linger?

“Almost everyone who has stood CDO watch has heard the footsteps and some have had other experiences,” Glasl said. “It’s just another part of our history here. Maybe a lot of what we experience is because of the upheaval that oc-curred when the land was seized to build the base. Events like that seem to breed paranormal activity because they’re such strong emotional experiences.”

Th e mystery continues. Happy Halloween.

Haunted 409: Things that go bump in the night

U.S. Navy graphic by Donna Cipolloni and Matthew Getz

Personnel working late in Building 409 tell stories of unexplained sounds and phenome-na, including some Sailors from the command duty offi ce who say they feel they’re not alone when, late at night, they walk the second fl oor hall to make sure the offi ces are secured.


By From the NAS Patuxent River Fire and Emergency Services Department

Sunday Nov. 1 is the end of daylight savings time and also the time to change your smoke detector and carbon monoxide batteries.

Smoke Alarm Facts• Th ree out of fi ve home fi re deaths happen

when there are no smoke alarms or no work-ing smoke alarms

• Th e National Fire Protection Association reports that over 71percent of all smoke alarm fails are due to missing, dead or disconnected batteries

• Nearly half of home fi re deaths happen between 11p.m. and 7a.m., when people are asleep

Change Your Batteries Check List• Replace old/used batteries in all smoke

alarms and carbon monoxide detectors with new batteries.

• Clean your smoke alarm and carbon mon-oxide detectors with a dry cloth; wipe away dust and cobwebs

• Check to make sure the smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detectors work with the new batteries

• Replace old and broken smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors; the normal life span for each is 10 years

If you need assistance changing your smoke alarm and carbon monoxide batteries, contact your local fi re department.

Time to change smoke alarm batteries

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and NAS Patuxent River hosted Walk A Peaceful Mile (WAPM) Oct. 22, at the track near Cedar Point Road. Th e intent of WAPM was to connect advocates across the installation and nation, who work to end violence against women and their children.

Pax Pros walk to raise domestic violence awareness

U.S. Navy photos by Shawn Graham

Courtesy graphic


By Holly Kellogg NAWCAD Director of STEM and Education Outreach

Th e NAWCAD unmanned aerial systems (UAS) Educational Program (USEP) is looking for volunteers to mentor local high school quadcopter teams in the tri-county area. Th e USEP is specifi cally interested in individ-uals with unmanned systems experience in engineering and programming.

Additionally, each team will require a safety pilot who is experienced with radio control (R/C) fl ight of helicopters or quadcopters. If you have UAS or R/C experience, contact Bill Geyer, USEP mentor coordinator, at [email protected] or call 301-757-5057.

As teams are identifi ed, the USEP mentor coordinator will notify volun-teers, via email, when and where there will be an information meeting con-taining more details about the program and duties.

Teams generally meet one day a week for one to two hours. Additionally, mentors will receive online and in-person training on assembly, safety and tips on how to mentor. It is anticipated that there will be several meetings for all mentors from the end of October through May.

Th e fi rst year NAWCAD pilot quadcopter program was well received by the community. Th is school year the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) has packaged the quadcopter program into a national program and compe-tition. For more information about the AMA national quadcopter program, visit <http://uas4stem.org/>.

Flight control, fl ight control — get ready for take off

U.S. Navy photo by J. Raynel Koch

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students from Great Mills High School work together to calibrate the GPS for an unmanned aerial systems quadcopter.

Courtesy of Foundation 4 Heroes

Created to inspire children to fi nd the su-perhero inside of them, Foundation 4 Heroes has expanded its mission to support wounded warriors and their families.

Foundation 4 Heroes is a nonprofi t organi-zation founded by parents who realize how fortunate they are to have healthy families. “We embrace and support children facing medical issues and their families,” said Dr. Jay Lipoff , president and founder of Foundation 4 Heroes.

Costumed superheroes travel to hospitals, sharing superhero capes and masks and tak-ing photos with the young heroes.

“At schools and libraries, we talk to children about our 5-step Superhero School Program to encourage children to believe in themselves and recognized that they can accomplish any-thing they work hard for in life,” Lipoff said.

“A while ago we decided that we should also support some of the greatest heroes our na-tion has ever known, the wounded warriors,” he said.

“Th e USO recently invited us to their Christ-mas party, which will include more than 500 wounded warriors and their families. We can-not express how excited our team is to be able to thank and give back to these heroes,” he said.

However, the foundation needs sponsors to help purchase 500 to 1,000 capes and masks and fund travel for the volunteer superheroes to attend, Lipoff said.

Sponsors will be acknowledged publicly, and excess capes and masks will be used at the foundation’s next hospital trip.

To help do something amazing for wound-ed warriors and their families, donate at www.f4heroes.com or https://www.gofundme.com/s46czptk.

Foundation 4 Heroes to support wounded warriors

Registration for Topless for TATAs 8 opens Dec. 25 to past participants anda few days later to new entries. Th e 2016 event is scheduled for Aug. 12-14. To learn

more, follow them on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/Th e-Offi cial-Topless-for-TATAs-Charity-Wheeling-Event-109270785819148/timeline/ , or view their video athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIlush88jXs .

Topless for TATAs 8 U.S. Navy photo

Rear Adm. Paul Sohl, Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC), and assistant commander of Logistics and Industrial Operations (AIR 6.0), right, presents Petty Offi cer 1st Class Sean Hagar, with a certifi cate of ap-preciation during an “end-of-tour” ceremony at the Logistics and Industrial Complex at Pax River Oct. 21. Hagar, who has served in the Navy for 18 years and came to Pax River in Sept. 2012, was an analysis coordinator for the COMFRC N42 Airframe Production Team. He also was the assis-tant security manager and assistant facility manager. He is transferring to USS Wasp (LHD 1).

Fair winds and following seas

Volunteers needed to mentor students


Gary Kurtz, NAVAIR assistant commander for Acquisition (AIR 1.0), and Candy Chesser, Air Combat Electronics (PMA-209) program manager, recognized NAVAIR staff with awards during an awards ceremony Oct. 15:

ACCOLADES AROUND THE AIR STATION

Brett Anderson receives a 15 year length-of-ser-vice award.

Holly Corolla receives the ACE Team Leader of the Quarter Award.

John Hazen receives a 35 year length-of-service award.

Marc Kernisan receives a 30 year length-of-service award.

U.S. Navy photos by J. Raynel Koch

Reginald Clark receives a fi ve year length-of-ser-vice award.

Tim Thompson receives the ACE Employee of the Quarter Award.

8:30 a.m. to noon, Nov. 14Armed Forces Retirement Home, Washington, D.C.National Family Volunteer Day is a day when families are encouraged to volunteer as a

unit to perform community service and instill the value of volunteering in children. Mili-tary personnel from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, DOD civilians and their families will join together to perform some interior and exterior clean-up. Project will include: wheelchair washing (16 and older), clean assisted living dining chairs, light landscaping such as clearing of invasive weeds and raking of leaves (please bring a rake), ceramics room cleaning, fall decorating, winterizing ponds and garden, and comfort cart delivery. Children will be making holiday and thank you cards for inpatients.

Individuals interested in volunteering should use the on-line registration form at http://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/ndw/about/community_services/community_service_sign_up_form.htm or contact their individual command’s Volunteer Coordinator at the listed numbers below.

Air Force — 240-857-6344/414-708-8208/202-404-5562Coast Guard — 202-372-4087Navy — 202-433-6854Marines — 703-693-1253

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By Emily A. Funderburk NAVAIR Total Force (AIR 7.3) Com-munications Coordinator

Going back to school doesn’t have to mean pencils, books and an apple for the teacher.

Dr. Th eresa Shafer, an aerospace engineer by trade, recently went “back to school” when she took on a six-month develop-mental assignment with the NAVAIR University College of Re-search and Engineering (CORE) as an operations analyst.

NAVAIR University, which is comprised of nine colleges, was founded in 2013 to provide cross-training and hands-on learning for NAVAIR employees. According to Tania Dawson, NAVAIRU program manager, NAVAIRU courses can fi ll skill gaps and foster knowledge growth, while also awarding contin-uous learning credits. CORE, for example, which is geared to-ward NAVAIR’s research and engineering workforce, consists of 15 schools and off ers technical training focused on the unique aspects of engineers’ and scientists’ work in the naval aviation environment.

“NAVAIRU and CORE are part of the command’s strategic initiative for employee development,” Shafer said. “CORE off ers training to the workforce that will provide on-the-job technical skills needed to support the warfi ghter and NAVAIR’s mission. CORE is also a mechanism by which technical expertise can be captured and used to develop the workforce, now and in the future.”

During her assignment, Shafer worked with CORE Opera-tions Manager Dr. Melissa Denihan and Director Gary Cote to further refi ne and execute the college’s strategic plan, identify ways to streamline operations, use AIR-4.0’s training resources most effi ciently, lead cross-department and cross-competen-cy working groups and develop classroom-based and online courses. She also interacted with NAVAIR senior leaders and said, as a result, she was exposed to many aspects of NAVAIR outside her area of expertise, including contracts, fi nancial

management, strategic communications, workforce develop-ment and curriculum development.

“Th eresa’s background working with engineers of varying experience levels within the organization, as well as helping to acclimate new engineers to NAVAIR, gives her a unique per-

spective on how CORE can help the workforce. Th is has been invaluable as we work to further develop the college,” Denihan said. “In terms of Th eresa’s professional development, this rota-tion has exposed her to strategic thinking and planning at the senior leadership level in AIR-4.0, something she would nor-mally not have an opportunity to experience at this stage in her career.”

Shafer is just one of the hundreds of NAVAIR employees who have participated in developmental assignments, using NAVAIR’s Developmental Assignment Registry. Th e Develop-mental Assignment Registry is an online national interactive database that allows Department of the Navy civil service em-ployees to post their resumes and search and apply for devel-opmental assignments.

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• Th e ability to improve job performance through education-al and learning opportunities

• Increased inter-organizational understanding• Exposure and access to resources and a better understand-

ing of NAVAIR’s mission and strategic initiatives• Th e ability to temporarily staff for vacant positions• Assistance on a special project, team or event“Developmental assignments are a valuable way to expose

an employee to other aspects of our organization, which can help the individual grow and develop themselves,” Shafer said. “It also builds important relationships.”

NAVAIR’s Career Development Offi ce Director Diane Wal-lace has said developmental assignments allow employees to learn new skills and hone their leadership abilities.

“Th ese assignments provide many benefi ts, including cross-training, networking and gaining a greater perspective of NAVAIR as a whole,” she said.

Developmental assignment creates learning experience for engineer

U.S. Navy photo by Adam Skoczylas

Dr. Theresa Shafer, an aerospace engineer, is one of the hundreds of NAVAIR employees who have participated in developmental assignments to bol-ster their organizational knowledge and learn new skills.


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Energy awareness has become a major fo-cus for the United States federal government as both costs and demand rise.

Budget constraints across the military ser-vices put further emphasis on the need to se-cure the nation’s energy supplies and create federally-mandated programs.

Commander, Navy Installation Command (CNIC) has responded by creating the CNIC Energy Program, developed to provide guid-ance, policy, and tools for implementing broad-based energy reduction and sustain-ability practices within the Navy — everything from replacing old windows and installing new heating systems to installing smart me-ters on buildings and seeking out and utilizing renewable and alternative sources like wind turbines and solar panels.

Th e goals of the program are to achieve a 50 percent reduction in energy consumption and be at 50 percent usage of renewable energy source consumption by the year 2020.

To in part meet these goals and reduce ener-gy demands across installations, CNIC has ad-opted a facility energy strategy that consists of innovation, expansion and awareness. As the program expands, energy usage will become highly visible and the culture will change.

Advancing new technologies is key to the program’s goals of streamlining the capture of data, leveraging business systems that contain energy consumption information, and com-bining them to create powerful tools for the program managers. Th e program aims to pro-vide a means of measurement and verifi cation and, most importantly, the knowledge base to make more informed decisions.

One of the tools created was a web-map that enables visibility of facilities Navywide. While the primary function of Navy Shore Geospa-tial Energy Module (NSGEM) is heightened awareness and easier accessibility of energy consumption information, the overarching end goal is to increase data credibility while identifying potential savings on energy con-sumption.

NSGEM provides the energy program with a one-stop shop for viewing and using con-sumption data to make more informed deci-sions. CNIC and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) now have the ability to reveal the story of data that have been trapped in a business system and smoothly and dy-namically transition across all necessary tem-poral (many years), spatial (zoom in/zoom out), and organizational (world, region, instal-

lation, and facility) scales.NSGEM is geospatially enabling the Energy

Program with tools to track and measure its progress toward reduction goals, pinpoint spe-cifi c areas for improvements or restorations, view new and alternative energy sources geo-spatially, create sustainable practice methods and increase overall energy usage awareness.

To learn more about the way benchmarks are calculated and how NSGEM integrates with all of these business lines, reach out to [email protected] for more infor-mation.

CNIC has overall shore installation manage-ment responsibility and authority as the Bud-get Submitting Offi ce for installation support and the Navy point of contact for installation policy and program execution oversight.

If you’d like more information about the CNIC Energy Program, please contact the Pro-gram Manager Sandrine Schultz at [email protected] or 202-433-6293. For NS-GEM-specifi c questions, please email the Help Desk at [email protected].

Providing a tool to achieve the Navy’s energy goal

U.S. Navy graphic

Understand the look and feel of NSGEM

Watch it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qApFiKl05N4.

Important terms from the video:• CIRCUITS (Centralized and Integrated

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• DUERS stands for Defense Utility En-ergy Reporting System and is incorporated into NSGEM as it applies to the Goals report and the Energy Reduction Progress chart

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Procurement Management Tool users pro-vided feedback and the Acquisition Man-agement Systems and Tools (AIR 1.7) team listened. Th e end result is the upcoming Pro-curement Management Tool (PMT) v5.0. Th is newest version of PMTwill go liveDecember 2015.

Th at doesn’t mean users will walk in on that day without a sneak preview. Th e PMT team will debut the new PMT v5.0 in November.Us-ers will be able to preview the tool and learn how it improves the workfl ow process and could even make it simpler to use.

Th ere will be several sessions where PMT Users will be able to get more familiar with the new changes before it goes live. Th e sessions are only two hours long with morning and afternoon options. You can attend from 9-11 a.m. or 1-3 p.m. on one of the scheduled dates: Wednesday, Nov. 4; Monday, Nov. 9; Tuesday, Nov. 10; or Th ursday, Nov. 12. Th e location for the sessions is the Frank Knox Building Audi-torium. Space is limited to 75 seats for each session. Participants must sign up for the ses-sion they want to attend at:<https://myteam.navair.navy/training/ams/pmt.aspx>.

One of the improvementsis the replacement of P-Categories.

“P-Categories were a carryover from the old PID (procurement initiation document) Guide but are no longer used in any other NAVAIR process or system,” said Valerie Car-

penter, deputy director for AIR 1.7. “We elimi-nated them because a majority of users found them to be unclear and cumbersome.” Instead, with the PMT v5.0, users will respond to four basic questions which will help classify docu-ment workfl ow:

Will this PID require a Request for Proposal (RFP)?

No RFP?Is it a Simplifi ed Acquisition?Is this an External Action?Another improvement included in the PMT

v5.0 release is the addition of the Small Busi-ness question. Th is fi eld will assist in the iden-tifi cation of Small Business eff orts in the tool.

Th e PID Point of Contact is a new fi eld that will help identify the requirement owner and will automatically map the selected user as a PID administrator to the specifi ed PID, as well as to the organization.

A simplifi ed Acquisition Form has also been added to reduce data entry and navigation.

Th e Milestone Summary page has been improved by eliminating timeouts, added a smart calendar, which tracks your last date en-try as well as the ability to enter a duration to auto populate a start or end date.

“We are always looking to improve the tools for our users. Th e team took the feedback and incorporated changes that we are confi dent will allow users insight into the management work fl ow process,” said Tom Spidel, director for AIR 1.7. “It allows them to mitigate risks during execution and forecasting of future

workload.”In addition to PMT, the Acquisition Man-

agement Systems and Tools (AIR 1.7) team designs and maintains software to support

NAVAIR programs and competencies:the Common Spend Plan Tool (CSPT), the Con-tract Data Requirements List (CDRL); and the Acquisition Plan (AP).

PMT v5.0 provides Simple layout, improved performance and simple navigation

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The Procurement Management Tool v5.0 procurement initiation document page is simplifi ed for easier navigation and milestone tracking.


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Th e U.S. Offi ce of Personnel Management (OPM) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) today announced the award of a $133,263,550 contract to Identity Th eft Guard Solutions LLC, doing business as ID Experts, for identity theft protection ser-vices for 21.5 million individuals whose personal information was stolen in one of the largest cybercrimes ever carried out against the United States Government. Th ese services will be provided at no cost to the victims whose sensitive information, including Social Security numbers, were compromised in the

cyber incident involving background investigations.“We remain fully committed to assisting the victims of these

serious cybercrimes and to taking every step possible to pre-vent the theft of sensitive data in the future,” said Beth Cobert, acting director of the OPM. “Millions of individuals, through no fault of their own, had their personal information stolen and we’re committed to standing by them, supporting them, and protecting them against further victimization. And as someone whose own information was stolen, I completely understand the concern and frustration people are feeling.”

ID Experts will provide all impacted individuals and their dependent minor children (under the age of 18 as of July 1, 2015) with credit monitoring, identity monitoring, identity theft insurance, and identity restoration services for a period of three years. Th is task order was awarded under GSA’s Blan-ket Purchase Agreements for Identity Monitoring, Data Breach Response and Protection Services which GSA awarded today.

Th e U.S. Government, through the DOD, will notify those im-pacted beginning later this month and continue over the next several weeks. Notifi cations will be sent directly to impacted individuals.

For more information, or to sign up for email alerts, please visit https://www.opm.gov/cybersecurity.

OPM has previously issued the following guid-ance to aff ected individuals:

• Monitor fi nancial account statements and immediately re-port any suspicious or unusual activity to fi nancial institutions.

• Request a free credit report at www.AnnualCreditReport.com or by calling 1-877-322-8228. Consumers are entitled by law to one free credit report per year from each of the three ma-jor credit bureaus — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — for a total of three reports every year. Contact information for the credit bureaus can be found on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) website, www.ftc.gov.

• Review resources provided on the FTC identity theft web-site, www.ftc.gov/idtheft. Th e FTC maintains a variety of con-sumer publications providing comprehensive information on computer intrusions and identity theft.

• You may place a fraud alert on your credit fi le to let credi-tors know to contact you before opening a new account in your name. Simply call TransUnionR at 1-800-680-7289 to place this alert. TransUnionR will then notify the other two credit bu-reaus on your behalf.

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• Do not provide personal information or information about your organization, including its structure or networks, unless you are certain of a person’s authority to have the information

• Do not reveal personal or fi nancial information in email, and do not respond to email solicitations for this information. Th is includes following links sent in email

• Do not send sensitive information over the Internet before checking a website’s security (for more information, see Pro-tecting Your Privacy, http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-013)

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• If you are unsure whether an email request is legitimate, try to verify it by contacting the company directly. Do not use contact information provided on a website connected to the request; instead, check previous statements for contact in-formation. Information about known phishing attacks is also available online from groups such as the Anti-Phishing Work-ing Group (http://www.antiphishing.org)

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MWR Highlights

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Center Stage TheaterThursday, Oct. 296:30 p.m., Everest (Rated: PG-

13; 2 hrs.)Inspired by the incredible events

surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest documents the awe-inspiring journey of two differ-ent expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fi ercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.

Friday, Oct. 306:30 p.m., Pan (Rated: PG; 1 hr.

51 mins.)The story of an orphan who is

spirited away to the magical Never-land. There, he fi nds both fun and dangers, and ultimately discovers his destiny — to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter

Pan.9 p.m., Sicario (Rated: R, 2 hrs.)In Mexico, sicario means hitman.

In the lawless border area stretch-ing between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by an elite government task force offi cial to aid in the escalating war against drugs. Led by an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past, the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question ev-erything that she believes in order to survive.

Saturday, Oct. 314 p.m., Hotel Transylvania 2 (Rat-

ed: PG; 1 hr. 29 mins.)Everything seems to be changing

for the better at Hotel Transylvania... Dracula’s rigid monster-only hotel policy has fi nally relaxed, opening up its doors to human guests. But behind closed coffi ns, Drac is wor-ried that his adorable half-human, half-vampire grandson, Dennis, isn’t showing signs of being a vam-

pire. So while Mavis is busy visiting her human in-laws with Johnny — and in for a major cultural shock of her own — “Vampa” Drac enlists his friends Frank, Murray, Wayne and Griffi n to put Dennis through a “monster-in-training” boot camp. But little do they know that Drac’s grumpy and very old, old, old school dad Vlad is about to pay a family visit to the hotel. And when Vlad fi nds out that his great-grandson is not a pure blood — and humans are now welcome at Hotel Transylvania — things are going to get batty!

6:30 p.m., The Intern (Rated: PG-13, 2 hrs. 1 min.)

Ben Whittaker, a retired widower in his 70s, answers an advertise-ment seeking senior interns at a Brooklyn startup and soon fi nds himself in the middle of a hurricane created by young company chief Jules Ostin, whose online clothing business, which she started in her kitchen a year and a half ago, has

taken off and put her in charge of 250 employees. Jules is initially skeptical of bringing an old-timer like Ben into the mix, especially since Jules is juggling her business with a demanding home life that in-cludes husband Matt and daughter Paige. But Ben proves invaluable and wins over Jules with his hard-earned wisdom and compassion, providing Jules with much-needed guidance, as well as a trusty friend, as she navigates life’s ups and downs.

9:10 p.m., Sicario (Rated: R, 2 hrs.)

Sunday, Nov. 12 p.m., Pan (3D) (Rated: PG; 1 hr.

51 mins.)Monday, Nov. 2 and Tuesday,

Nov. 3Theater is not openWednesday, Nov. 46:30 p.m., Pan (Rated: PG; 1 hr.

51 mins.)

All classes are held at the Fleet and Family Support Center in Build-ing 2090 off Bundy Road unless otherwise noted. Classes are open to active-duty and retired military and Reservists. Reservations are necessary and can be made at FFSC or by calling 301-342-4911.

Playgroup at Glenn Forest Com-munity Center: 10-11 a.m. Oct. 29, Nov. 5, 12 and 19

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If you would like an information packet on how to prepare for hur-ricanes, severe weather, and other potential emergencies, stop by the Fleet and Family Support Center for your free information bag.

Clinical Counseling Services

Clinical Counseling services can directly improve the quality of life of service members and their family by addressing the stressors facing to-day’s military. To make an appoint-ment with a counselor, call 301-342-4911 or 202-685-6019.

Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)

EFMP is a DOD program that addresses the special needs of military families. Sailors with an ex-ceptional family member – a family member with special needs such as a medical or educational disability – are encouraged to enroll in the EFMP so the Navy can do its part in caring for EFM needs. For more in-formation, please contact the EFMP coordinator at 301-757-1861.

Financial CounselingServices

The Personal Financial Educator can help individuals and families in managing their fi nances, resolving fi nancial problems and to reach long-term goals. Take control of your fi nances and make an appoint-ment with a counselor by calling 301-342-5442.

Find Your Command Ombudsman

Find out who your Ombudsman is. Visit www.ombudsmanregistry.org, click on “Contact Your Ombuds-man” and follow the prompts, or call 301-757-1861 to speak with the NAS Patuxent River Ombudsman Coordinator.

For all MWR news, events and programs visit www.NavyMWRPax-River.com.

Phone directoryInformation, Tickets and Travel

Offi ce 301-342-3648Drill Hall 301-757-3943River’s Edge 301-342-3656NRC Solomons 410-326-6903Fleet & Family Support Center

301-342-4911Center Stage Theater 301-342-

5033Customized Creations 301-342-

6293Rassieur Youth Center 301-342-

1694River’s EdgeNot So Scary Halloween Brunch9 and 10 a.m. Oct. 31River’s EdgeCome dressed in your Hallow-

een costume and enjoy breakfast while strolling characters visit your table and interact with the children. Cameras and autograph books wel-come. Cost: $15 for adults; $10 for children ages 3-10; free for children two and under. Purchase your tick-ets at the River’s Edge or online at www.DineOnTheGoPaxRiver.com before Oct. 30.

The Comedic Four7 p.m. Nov. 5River’s EdgeJoin us for a free comedy show

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Thanksgiving Dinner-To-GoNov. 2-20 at the River’s EdgeOrder a fully cooked Thanksgiv-

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Open for lunch

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays“We Proudly Serve” Starbucks

now available in the River’s Edge and Eddie’s Cafés in Buildings 2185 and 2187.

Open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday — Friday.

Customized Creations38th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 5Drill HallCome shop for the holidays with

over 175 vendors featuring hand-made crafts.

NRC SolomonsThe Comedic Four7 p.m. Nov. 6Club 9Free comedy show. Doors and

bar open at 6:30 p.m. Adult situa-tional comedy, ages 18 and up only.

ITTTickets availableNavy FootballWashington CapitalsRuddy Duck AdventuresMWR now offers a discount on

adventure packages through Rud-dy Duck Adventures. They offer kayaking, nature exhibits, stand up paddle-boarding, sculpture gar-dens, boat rides and more in the Southern Maryland area. Offered with all-inclusive packages to help you get the most out of your adven-ture. Visit the website at http://www.ruddyduckadventures.com/ and use coupon code: 114. Available for all Pax River Patrons.

Drill Hall5 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and

holidays9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays15th Annual Canine Run/Walk1 p.m. Nov. 7Drill HallCelebrate man’s best friend

during a 1.5 mile walk. All canine competitors eligible for random priz-es and treats at post-event social. There will be no trophies, awards or t-shirts to the canine owners. Regis-tration is open the day of the event at noon. Cost: $5 per family.

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

visit www.dcmilitary.com.


ON BASE:

View Special Events and Awards Photos

Ever wonder where to fi nd the photos from awards ceremonies, reenlistments, and other events that were captured by PAO? Not only are they published in Tester month-ly, but you can fi nd them and down-load them on Facebook and Flickr too. Questions? Call 301-757-3343

or 301-757-6748.Visit Flickr: www.fl ickr.com/pho-

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Where’s Gnorman?Somewhere in this issue we’ve

hidden Gnorman the gnome. Any-one spotting Gnorman can email [email protected] or phone 301-342-4163 now through 5 p.m. Monday with a brief description of his location. One name is drawn from the correct entries and wins a Center Stage Theater movie ticket. The same person cannot win more than once per month. Last week’s winner was Capt. Ben Shevchuk who found Gnorman on Page 6 in the sailing photo.

JEA Burger Burn11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 6Behind Naval Health Clinic

Patuxent RiverSupport the Junior Enlisted Asso-

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OFF BASE:

Marine Corps Birthday Ball6-11 p.m. Nov. 6Westin in Annapolis, MarylandTickets on sale now for the Ma-

rine Corps League and the Marine Aviation Detachment (MAD) 240th annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball. This year’s birthday ball celebration is open to all. Ticket prices: Marine Corps League members: $70; dates of MAD Marines/Marine Corps League members: $60; and retir-ees/other military/additional guests: $80. Contact Marine Corps Capt. Daniel Hagarty at 301-342-7776 or [email protected]. or Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Valdez Baker at 301-342-1427 or [email protected].

Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Inaugural Dinner

6:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 6PRNAMSemi-formal attire. Dancing 9:30-

11 p.m. Cost is $175 per person; $300 per couple. To RSVP for this special pre-opening event, visit www.paxpartnership.org.

Technology Handbook Cov-er Contest

Ends 4 p.m. Nov. 6With $1,000 and bragging rights

at stake, the St. Mary’s County De-partment of Economic Development

is giving artists a chance to design the cover of one of the most ref-erenced books in the county. The contest, open to everyone who lives or works in St. Mary’s County and will be judged by the Patux-ent Partnership Board of Directors based on relevance to the industry, suitability for use, mass appeal, vi-sual appeal and overall creativity. Participants can submit multiple entries, but each entry requires a separate entry form, available at http://www.stmarysmd.com/docs/TechnologyHandbookCoverCon-testEntryForm_1.pdf. All entries must be original works and/or royal-ty free. Entries become the property of the county and could be used in future marketing. For complete rules and guidelines go to www.stmarysmd.com/docs/CoverCon-testRules2016-2017.pdf, or contact Carly Brockinton at 301-475-4200, ext. 1401 or [email protected].

“Preparing for BRAC” Presentation

8 a.m. Nov. 10Southern Maryland Higher Edu-

cation CenterIn an effort to get out in front of

a potential BRAC, the Patuxent Partnership, the Southern Maryland Navy Alliance and the St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce are hosting an hour-long presentation, covering criteria used to determine which bases will be on a BRAC list and what citizens can do ahead of time to avert a potential BRAC in their community. George Schloss-

berg, partner at Kutak Rock, LLP’s Washington, D.C. offi ce, and author of “How Congress Cleared the Bas-es: A Legislative History of BRAC,” will be the presenter. Free, but ad-vance registration is requested at www.paxtpartnership.org.

Disabled American Veter-ans Information Seminar:

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10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue

Squad, 21685 FDR Blvd., Lexington Park

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) St. Marys Chapter #26 is hosting highly trained National Service Offi cers from the DAV’s Baltimore offi ce to offer you the best counseling and claim fi ling

assistance you and your family can get. Free. You need not be a DAV Member to take advantage of the DAV service.

Entries Sought for Ameri-canism Essay Contest

Deadline: Dec. 1Fleet Reserve Association

Branch 93 invites students in grades 7 through 12 to submit a 350-word essay about “What the U.S. Flag Stands For.” This national contest offers a grand prize of $5,000, with other recognition in each grade category. Open to all students, in-cluding home-schooled, and each entrant must be sponsored by an FRA member or branch. For all the details, contact Thomas Vatter at 240-434-5182 or [email protected].

News Briefs

10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 12Building 1489 lobby

Total Force Strategy and Management Department is sponsoring the

fair, where representatives from several benefi ts carriers will be avail-

able to answer your questions. The health benefi ts open season begins

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accommodations, contact Reasonable Accommodations Coordinator

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