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The WaterlineThe WaterlineVol. XXXII No. 12

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The WaterlineCommander, Naval Support Activity Washington

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By Patrick GordonNSAW public affairs

The O Street gate at the Washington NavyYard reopened to vehicle traffic ahead ofschedule April 20. The gate had been closedfor over two months due to maintenance onthe barrier system.

“I would like to again thank all of youfor your patience and understanding as wecorrected the barrier deficiencies over thesepast several months,” said Capt. Monte Ul-mer, commanding officer of Naval SupportActivity Washington, in a statement to thecommand. “This maintenance was requiredin order for the Washington Navy Yard toremain ready to respond to any Force Pro-tection situations and maintain the safety ofWNY personnel.”

But while the gate has reopened to ve-hicle traffic, authorities note that it hasn’tentirely solved the congestion problem atgates during peak commuting hours.

“The reopening of the O Street Gateshould relieve some of the overburden ofthe 6th Street, 9th Street, and 11th Streetgates by allowing drivers coming off of 395and 295 a more direct route onto the yardwithout having to go all the way around to MStreet,” Said Chief of Police Michael McKin-ney, NDW Regional Police at NSAW. “Oneof the problems, though, is that people stillaren’t using the gate. For every 20 cars thatcome into the gate at 11th Street, every 30cars that come into 9th, and every 60 carsthat come into 6th Street, only two werecoming into O Street. I’m hoping more peo-ple will start to use it.”

McKinney added that part of the prob-lem may lie in personnel not knowing thegate has been reopened, despite informa-tion being released throughout NSAW. Butmore than anything, the volume of vehicletraffic still remains high.

The command aims to combat this witha number of initiatives aimed at reduc-ing vehicle traffic on the yard, includingpromotion of rideshare programs, slugline use, and mass transit use, as well asstepped up parking enforcement. McKin-ney warns that while the O Street gate’s re-opening will make it easier for drivers to ac-cess the installation, parking still remainsat a premium.

“Parking enforcement remains the samehere,” said McKinney. “We’re looking forvehicles that are blocking roadways, espe-cially in the parking garages which is a verydangerous thing to do. We will tow these ve-hicles; they are hazardous to other driversand pedestrians, who often can’t see aroundthose illegally parked cars, and they limitthe amount of maneuverability by emer-gency vehicles driving through the garages.”

McKinney added that other towable vio-lations include illegally parking in or block-

ing handicapped parking spaces and accesspoints, as well as blocking emergency lanesand fire hydrants. He said that these vio-lations affect the quality of life and safetyof the Washington Navy Yard’s personnel,and law enforcement is on the lookout forsuch violations.

The O Street gate’s reopening is ex-pected to reduce some of the congestionat the gates once people start using it, saidMcKinney, but no matter which gate driv-ers use, the same rules will make getting in

the gate easier.“Everyone needs to slow down, take your

time, have your ID ready when you get thegate so it can be scanned and you can be onyour way,” said McKinney. “Our main goalis to get you into your work place unob-structed with less stress so you can have afine Navy day.”

For more information on gate acces-sibility at the Washington Navy Yard, visitwww.facebook.com/NavalSupportActivity-Washington .

O Street gate reopens, traffic congestion persists

U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Gordon

The O Street gate reopened April 20 ahead of schedule after more than two months of repairs. While the gate pro-vides vehicle traffic with another option for entering and exiting the Navy Yard, authorities warn that lines will stillpersist given the volume of traffic entering the yard daily, and that parking remains at a premium.

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By Patrick GordonNSAW public affairs

Earth Day was officiallyrecognized a day early inNaval District Washingtonwith a tree planting at theWashington Navy Yard April21. The tree planting playeda special part in the instal-lation’s recognition of theevent, as the Navy’s themefor Earth Day this year is “ASustainable Future Beginswith You.”

“The annual Earth Daycelebration in April is a per-fect opportunity for you toget involved and help yourcommand demonstrate pos-itive stewardship practices,”said Rear Adm. MarkhamK. Rich, Commandant, Na-val District Washington, ina statement to the regionabout environmental stew-ardship. “Navy and MarineCorps commands world-wide celebrate Earth Day onApril 22 and throughout themonths of April and May.Earth Day activities allowcommands to build rela-tionships across commanddepartments, with sisterservices and governmentagencies, and with the local

communities where we liveand work.”

The concept of buildinga sustainable future is onethat is regularly acted uponin NDW. Rich explained thatSince 2006, NDW has com-pleted projects in Marylandthat are estimated to gainthe region credit for 778acres of treated impervioussurface area with another1,300 acres of projects inplanning or design. Those778 acres represent 38 per-

cent of NDW’s 2,031 acresof untreated impervioussurface area. The combinedin-place and planned 2,078acres of work represents102 percent of NDW’s 2,031acres of untreated impervi-ous surface area.

“These projects are justa few examples of projectsoccurring throughout theregion that demonstrate ourcommitment to environmen-tal responsibility,” said Rich.

In addition to the treeplanting, Naval SupportActivity Washington hostedan information fair at theNavy Yard to inform per-sonnel on energy programsand other services offeredin the region. Other com-mands in NDW are recog-nizing Earth Day with theirown events. Naval SupportFacility Carderock hostedan environmental informa-tion fair and tour of its ownApril 22, NSF Dahlgren had

Recycling, Solid Waste, Nat-ural Resources and Dahl-gren School Displays thatday, NSF Indian celebratedearly with river cleanupdays April 6 and 11 to re-move trash from the banksof the Potomac River, NavalAir Station Patuxent Riverwill hold a 5K run race andproclamation signing April23, and Joint Base Anacos-tia Bolling will host its ownriver cleanup day April 25.

Earth Day is taken veryseriously in NDW. Fromthe Naval Research Lab’s

research into green energyand microbial fuel cells, toNSF Dahlgren’s Willow OaksConstructed Storm WaterWetland that filters waterdraining from the base tothe Potomac River, and ahost of other efforts at NDWinstallations, the regionregularly commits itself toenergy conservation andstewardship.

“We have an enduringresponsibility, as caretakersof the resources entrusted tous, to ensure the long-termviability of our installations

and ranges,” said Rich. “As apractical matter, the instal-lations and ranges we man-age today must also servethe Navy of the future. Thisis why good stewardship ofour resources is absolutelycritical - we aren’t standingup new bases or ranges - wealready have what we willhave in the future.”

For more information onevents happening in NDW,visit https://www.facebook.com/NavDistWash.

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Durant Graves, installation environmental programs director, and Lt. Cmdr.John Liddle, Naval Support Activity Washington executive officer, plant atree at the Washington Navy Yard in commemoration of this year’s EarthDay at NSAW April 21. Commands throughout Naval District Washingtonare participating to show their support for the Navy’s Earth Day theme “ASustainable Future Begins with You.”


Volunteers at the NSAW information fair pass outice cream to guests outside of Building W-22 atthe Washington Navy Yard April 21. The fair wasone of many events planned throughout the re-gion in support of Earth Day 2015.

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April 241778 - Continental Navy sloop Ranger

captures HMS Drake.1862 - Battle of New Orleans; Union

Navy under David Farragut runs past fortsinto Mississippi River.

1884 - USS Bear left the New York NavalShipyard as part of the Greely Relief Expedi-tion.USSThetiswould join themission aweeklater, with USS Alert also joining on this mis-sion. The Greely Expedition wasmarooned inthe Arctic. Greely and six other survivors werefound at Cape Sabine, June 23, 1884.

1906 - Ceremonies at Naval Academycommemorate John Paul Jones; PresidentTheodore Roosevelt delivers speech

1917 - Destroyer squadron departs Bos-ton for European service

1959 - Organization of American Statesasks U.S. to establish naval patrols off eastcoast of Panama to prevent invasion of Cu-ban forces

1974 - Naval forces begin minesweepingoperations in the Suez Canal Zone

1981 - RCA delivers to the Navy, NOVAI, the 1st production unit of the improvednavigational satellite.

April 251862 - Union naval forces occupy New

Orleans, La.1898 - Congress declares war existed

with Spain since April 21.1914 - First combat observation mission

by Navy plane, at Veracruz, Mexico.1959 - USS Eversole rescues 14 Chinese

Nationalist fishermen from their sinkingfishing trawler in the Formosa Strait.

April 261869 - The Good Conduct Medal was au-

thorized.

1921 - U.S. Naval Detachment left Yugo-slavia after administering area around Spa-lato for 2 years to guarantee transfer of areafrom Austria to new country.

1952 - USS Hobson sinks after collidingwith USS Wasp; 176 lives lost.

April 271805 - Naval forces capture Derne, Trip-

oli; raise U.S. flag over foreign soil.1861 - President Lincoln extended block-

ade of Confederacy to Virginia and NorthCarolina ports.

1865 - Body of John Wilkes Boothbrought to Washington Navy Yard.

April 281944 - U.S. LSTs attacked during Opera-

tion Tiger1993 - SECDEF memo orders Armed

Forces to train and assign women on com-bat aircraft and most combat ships, but notto ground combat positions.

April 291814 - USS Peacock captures HMS Eper-

vier.1898 - U.S. warships engage Spanish

gunboats and shore batteries at Cienfuegos,Cuba.

1944 - Fast carrier task force (12 carriers)commence 2 day bombing of Truk.

1975 - Operation Frequent Wind evacua-tion from Vietnam begins.

April 301798 - Congress establishes Department

of the Navy.1975 - Saigon falls to North Vietnamese

forces.

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Photo courtesy of the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command

Postmortem Examination of Booth’s Body on board the Monitor ‘Montauk’.Line engraving published in Harper’s Weekly, May 13, 1865, depicting thescene on board USS Montauk, off the Washington Navy Yard, D.C., on April27, 1865, as Union officers examined the body of John Wilkes Booth. Boothhad assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865.

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