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April 11, 2013

The WaterlineThe WaterlineVol. XXX No.14

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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

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INSIDEAround the Yard,Page 2

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By Patrick GordonNDW Waterline writer

Having an alcoholic beverage is not un-common among adults, civilian andmilitaryalike. But when drinking starts to affect anindividual’s behavior, health and lifestylethen there’s a problem. The Navy’s observa-tion of Alcohol Awareness Month includesa campaign called “Keep What You’veEarned,” designed to encourage responsibledrinking among Sailors by focusing on theaccomplishments in their Navy careers. Na-val District Washington (NDW) is participat-ing to keep its personnel on the right trackwhen it comes to responsible alcohol use.

“It is important that we observe alco-hol awareness month as a reminder to ev-eryone the risks involved with responsibledrinking,” Chief Electrician’s Mate NoliManaloto, NDW alcohol and drug controlofficer. “Alcohol abuse not only affects yourhealth but also your family, shipmates, andmost importantly your naval career. In con-junction with Alcohol AwarenessMonth, the‘Keep What You’ve Earned’ campaign is re-minding Sailors that one bad decision while

drinking alcohol could mean putting yourhard-earned accomplishments to waste.”

The problem of alcohol abuse is nation-wide, with the Centers for Disease Controland Prevention (CDC) reporting that bingedrinking - having five or more alcoholicbeverages in a short amount of time - is ahabit of 38 million Americans. Furthermore,the percentage of the population that bingedrinks in the Washington, D.C., area is oneof the highest in the nation, with between18.7 and 25.6 percent of the population be-ing identified as binge drinkers in a 2010CDC survey.

Service members face unique situationsthat many health professionals warn couldlead to alcohol abuse later. Deployments,separation from loved ones, and hazardousduty are stressors that most personnel face.But health professionals warn against treat-ing such stress with alcohol.

“Using alcohol to manage a life problem,what professionals call ‘self-medicating,’ isnever a good idea; not only does a drinkingproblem emerge, the original problem goes

Naval District Washington Observes AlcoholAwareness Month, Provides Free Screenings

U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Gordon

Sgt. Tim Aronhalt, Maryland State Police DUI enforcement coordinator,demonstrates the difference in alcoholic beverage sizes during an NDWsafety stand down at the Washington Navy Yard in 2012. The WashingtonNavy Yard will be hosting another regional safety stand down May 15 thatwill include an alcohol awareness brief in line with the Navy’s new “KeepWhat You’ve Earned” campaign.See Screenings, Page 8

By Patrick GordonNDW Waterline writer

Naval District Washington (NDW) ishelping its Sailors and Marines provide as-sistance to their fellow service membersduring the 2013 Navy-Marine Corps ReliefSociety (NMCRS) fund drive. The drive,launchedMarch 18, continues through April26 and aims to ensure every Sailor and Ma-rine has the opportunity to learn about andsupport the programs and services offeredthrough the NMCRS.

“Here in Naval District Washington, andthroughout the Department of the Navy, ourSailors and Marines know that in their timeof need they can count on their shipmatesto see them through,” said Rear Adm. Pat-rick Lorge, commandant of Naval District

Washington. “The Navy-Marine Corps Re-lief Society is a perfect example of that help-ing spirit, offering assistance to our servicemembers through the combined efforts anddonations of our personnel. I applaud allwho donate their time and resources to thisyear’s fund drive and the continued supportof the NMCRS.”

Since 1904, the mission of NMCRS hasbeen to provide, in partnership with theNavy and Marine Corps, financial, educa-tional, and other assistance to members ofthe naval services of the United States, eli-gible family members, and survivors whenin need. The society provides need-basedfinancial assistance to eligible recipients inthe form of interest-free loans and grants, as

Shipmates Help Shipmates throughNDW Navy-Marine Corps ReliefSociety Fund Drive

See Relief Fund, 0

U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Peter D. Lawlor

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert fills out his Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) contribution form with the 2013 CNONMCRS department representative Yeoman 2nd Class Jason Rynkiewicz.NMCRS representatives like Rynkiewicz distribute contribution forms to allpersonnel in their departments helping ensure commands make 100 percentcontact. The NMCRS helps support Sailors, Marines and their families in timesof need, including providing casualty care assistance to wounded warriors.

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I just transferred here this year, sothis will be my first spring here. ButI’m looking forward to it.

Yeoman 1st Class (SW/AW) Thomas JacksonNaval History and Heritage Command

Washington Navy Yard

The weather’s nice. It’s great towalk across the Navy Yard and getout in the fresh air.

Dan FordContractor


It ain’t winter.

Tom JeschkeNAVFAC


By Nick SimeoneAmerican Forces Press Service

The Defense Department has revisedfrom 22 to 14 the number of days hundredsof thousands of civilian employees could befurloughed this year because of the budgetsequester, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagelannounced recently.

In addition, a senior Defense Depart-ment official speaking on background toldreporters the start of the furloughs will bedelayed until mid-to-late June, after morethan 700,000 department employees re-ceive furlough notices now set to go out inearly May. Furloughs would happen overseven two-week pay periods until the endof September, when the current fiscal yearends, the senior official said, with employ-ees likely to be told not to come to work fortwo days during each of those pay periods.

Department officials say they are stillworking to determine which employeesmight be exempted.

Hagel characterized the reduced fur-loughs as well as a revised estimate of se-

questration’s impact on the defense budgetas good news. The changes follow Congres-sional approval last week of a defense ap-propriations bill that prevented an addition-al six billion dollars in cuts, ordered undersequestration, from taking effect.

“It reduces a shortfall at least in the op-erations budget,” the secretary told report-ers during a recent Pentagon news confer-ence. “We came out better than we went inunder the sequester, where it looks like ournumber is $41 billion [in cuts] now versusthe $46 billion.”

But despite a Congressional reprieve,Hagel said the Pentagon is still going tobe short at least $22 billion for operationsand maintenance, “and that means we aregoing to have to prioritize and make somecuts and do what we’ve got to do,” includingmaking sharp reductions in base operatingsupport and training for nondeployed units.

More critical in the long run, he said, ishow budget cuts will affect readiness andthe department’s overall mission. Becauseof that concern, he said he has directedDeputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter andArmy Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of

the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to conduct an inten-sive department-wide review of U.S. strate-gic interests including how to protect thenation with fewer resources. “How do weprioritize the threats and then the capabili-ties required to deal with threats?” he said.“There will be some significant changes,there’s no way around it.”

Dempsey said the department has al-ready exhausted 80 percent of its operatingfunds halfway through the fiscal year andcharacterized the current budget situationas “not the deepest, but the steepest declinein our budget ever,” and warned it will affectmilitary readiness into the future.

“We will have to trade at some level andto some degree our future readiness for cur-rent operations,” the chairman said. Hecalled on elected leaders to give the Penta-gon the budget flexibility it needs to carryout institutional reforms.

“We can’t afford excess equipment,”Dempsey added. “We can’t afford excessfacilities. We have to reform how we buyweapons and services. We have to reduceredundancy. And we’ve got to change, atsome level, our compensation structure.”

Hagel Announces Fewer Furlough Days for Civilians

Official photo

Spring has sprung in Naval District Washington.What’s your favorite part about spring in the region?

Around the Yard

April 111783 - Congress declares end of war with

Great Britain.1900 - Navy accepts its first submarine,

USS Holland (SS-1).1970 - Launch of Apollo 13, commanded

by Navy Capt. James A. Lovell, Jr. Formernaval aviator Fred W. Haise Jr. was the Lu-nar Module Pilot. While 200,000 miles fromEarth, there was an explosion on boardwhich forced Apollo 13 to circle the moonwithout landing. Mission duration was 5days, 22 hours, and 54 minutes. Recoverywas by HS-4 helicopters from USS Iwo Jima(LPH-2).

1991 -U.N. ceasefire endsPersianGulfWar.

April 121861 - Civil War begins when Confeder-

ates fire on Fort Sumter, S.C.1911 - Navy Lt. Theodore Ellyson quali-

fies as first naval aviator.1962 - U.S. Navy demonstrates new land-

ing craft with retractable hydrofoils, LCVP (H).1975 - Operation Eagle Pull evacuation

from Cambodia.1981 - First launching of re-useable

Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-1) with allNavy crew. Capt. JohnW. Young (Ret.) com-manded, while Lt. Cmdr. Robert L. Crippenwas the pilot. Mission duration was 2 days, 6hours, and 20 minutes. Sixteen of the shut-tle’s heat-shielding silicon tiles were lostand 148 damaged during reentry.

1993 - Aircraft from USS Theodore Roos-evelt andNATO forces begin enforcing the no-fly zone over Bosnia in OperationDeny Flight.

April 131847 - Naval Forces begin five-day battle

to capture several towns in Mexico.1861 - Fort Sumter surrenders to Confed-

erate forces.

1960 - Navy’s navigation satellite, Tran-sit, placed into orbit from Cape Canaveral,Fla., and demonstrates ability to launch an-other satellite.

April 141898 - Commissioning of first Post Civil

War hospital ship, USS Solace (AH-2).

1969 - North Korean aircraft shootsdown Navy EC-121 reconnaissance aircraftfrom VQ-1 over the Sea of Japan.

1988 - USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58)strikes an Iranian mine off Qatar.

1989 - First Navy ship arrives on scene toassist in Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup.

April 151885 - Naval forces land at Panama to

protect American interests during revolu-tion.

1912 - USS Chester (CL-1) and USS Sa-lem (CL-3) sailed fromMassachusetts to as-sist RMS Titanic survivors.

1918 - First Marine Aviation Forceformed at Marine Flying Field, Miami, Fla.

1961 - Launching of first nuclear-pow-ered frigate, USS Bainbridge (CGN-25), atQuincy, Mass.

1962 - USS Princeton (CV-37) broughtfirst Marine helicopters to Vietnam. Thiswas the first Marine advisory unit to arrivein South Vietnam.

1986 - In Operation Eldorado Canyon,Navy aircraft from USS America (CV-66)and USS Coral Sea (CV-43) attack Libya inconjunction with USAF aircraft after Libyais linked to the terrorist bombing of a WestBerlin discotheque which killed one Ameri-can and injured 78 people.

April 161863 - Union gunboats pass Confederate

batteries at Vicksburg, Miss.1924 - Navy commences relief opera-

tions in Mississippi Valley floods, lastinguntil June 16.

1947 - Act of Congress gives Navy NurseCorps members commissioned rank.

1959 - Helicopters from USS Edisto(AGB-89) begin rescue operations inMonte-video, Uruguay. By April 26, 1959, they hadcarried 277 flood victims to safety.

April 171778 - Sloop-in-war Ranger captures

British brig

This Week in Navy HistoryThursday, April 11, 2013 3Waterline

Panting photo courtesy of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

Apollo 13 Space Capsule on Dolley, By Peter Hayward. Apollo 13 was to bethe third manned mission to the moon, commanded by James Lovell, Cap-tain, USN. While en route to the moon, an explosion within an oxygen tankcaused the mission to be aborted and forced an emergency return to earth.The mission has been termed “a successful failure” since the astronautscame back to earth safely.

By Donna CipolloniTester staff writer

If you think exaggerated twist, restlesslegs or lack of acceleration are medicalproblems, then you are the ideal candidatefor the free golf clinic offered by the profes-sionals at NAS Patuxent River’s Cedar PointGolf Course.

“Our golf clinic is geared toward begin-ners, so we can introduce people to thesport who may have never tried it before,”said Kevin Conlon, golf pro and generalmanager of the Cedar Point course.

Topics covered include the proper use ofequipment and an explanation of the golfcourse’s physical properties, plus the strat-egies for tackling it.

“This clinic can help golfers of all abilitylevels,” Conlon said. “Learning the correctfundamentals is crucial for beginners, buteven experienced golfers need a refresherfrom time to time.”

Clinic participants are normally a mix ofmen and women - from the youngest juniorSailor to the more seasoned service memberclose to retirement.

Chief Eric Sohne, with Naval AviationTraining Systems (PMA 205), has been golf-ing for at least 15 years but decided to dropin on Conlon’s clinic last year.

“No matter how long you’ve been golf-ing, there’s always something you’re work-ing on,” Sohne said. “Some shots require

finesse and Kevin helped me relax a bit,which improved my softer shots.”

The one-hour classes are on Thursdays:April 11, 18 and 25. Classes begin at 11:30a.m. and again at 4:30 p.m. All equipmentis provided and no registration is necessary.

“Each week will cover different topics.We’re offering the same class at two dif-ferent times each day for convenience,”Conlon explained. “It’s recommended thatpeople show up for all three classes, but it’snot mandatory.”

Cedar Point Offers ActiveDuty Sailors Free Golf Clinics

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Golf professional Kevin Conlon,general manager of NAS PatuxentRiver’s Cedar Point Golf Course, of-fers pointers to Michael Tilton, right,on how to improve his putting. Begin-ning April 11, Conlon will offer a freegolf clinic for active-duty Sailors whowish to learn or improve their game.

See Golf, Page 8

From Office of Naval IntelligencePublic Affairs

Office of Naval Intelligence personnelpaused to mark a milestone for America’slongest-serving intelligence agency during aceremony for the 131st anniversary of ONI’sestablishment, March 22.

Presiding at the event, Rear Adm. SamuelJ. Cox, commander, ONI praised the com-mand’s intelligence professionals for theirlong record of accomplishments.

He said the ceremony offered an oppor-tunity to celebrate the shared experiencesof everyone who participated in some wayto naval intelligence. Cox said the achieve-ments include the sacrifices, hardships andall the great work that have built the legacythat has been handed down over the years.

Seventeen civilian and military awardswere presented at the ceremony duringwhich Cox lauded ONI’s civilians for provid-ing the long-term, in-depth expertise that hesaid has always been critical to successfulintelligence production.

Cox noted historical examples of strongrelationships between commander and in-telligence officer.

“When Julius Caesar established the firstmilitary intelligence organization, hewas veryclear that ‘the spy reports to me,’” Cox said.

The death last October of retired RearAdm. Donald Showers marked the end of anera in naval intelligence, Cox said. As a junior

officer, Showers played an important role inthe World War II Battle of Midway as one ofthe Navy’s “Station Hypo” code breakers atPearl Harbor who warned Fleet Adm. Ches-ter Nimitz that a Japanese attack was immi-nent. Under the command of Cmdr. JamesRochefort, then-Ensign Showers helped pre-dict the Japanese navy’s moves.

“That bond of trust in intelligence waspresent at the Battle of Midway, and it wasthe key factor in Nimitz being able to takethe proper action based on intelligence,”

Office of Naval Intelligencecelebrates 131st anniversary

U.S. Navy photo

See Anniversary, Page 8

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 [email protected], 703-695-2804, or Elizabeth Femriteat [email protected], 571-256-8674. Remember, great Helmsmensay, “Yes!” To learn more about HelmsmenToastmasters, visit http://helmsmen.toast-mastersclubs.org

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

prepare for deployment, manage sepa-rations and reunite and reintegrate withfamilies and community through servicesincluding the Family Accountability andAssessment System, Individual augmentee(IA) Indoc Course and Deployed Family FunDays.

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 1Begins March 1 | WNY Fitness CenterPhase 1 will include renovations to the

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

April Modified Exercise ScheduleMonday

10:45 - 11:30 a.m. - Pilates

11:40 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. - Cardio Conditioning

Tuesday

6:30 - 7:15 a.m. - Basic Training Challenge

11:40 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. - Yoga

12:35 - 1:20 p.m. - Cardio Conditioning

Wednesday

11 - 11:45 a.m. - Zumba

4:15 - 5 p.m. - Yoga

Thursday

10:45 - 11:30 a.m. - Cardio Conditioning

11:40 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. - Boot Camp

Friday

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

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

lic House

Stop by the Pub and relax after turning your

taxes in! DJ Scott Entertainment will be

there playing great music and you can also

do karaoke.

The Baltic Northern Capitals Tourthrough ITT

August 16-29

Visit all of Europe’s magnificent north-

ern capitals! Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm,

and Helsinki are all stops on this great trip.

Trip highlights include:- Guided sightseeing for all four cities,

plus a three night stay in St. Petersburg- Overnight Baltic Sea crossing from

Stockholm to Helsinki, with two-berth first-class cabins

- Features include Tivoli Gardens, Frog-ner Park, Catherine Palace or Pavlovsk Pal-ace and the Hermitage Museum in St. Pe-tersburg

- Special dinners to taste the local special-ties in Copenhagen with a dessert choic ofDanish cheeses as in traditional in Denmark

- A special dinner of Russian delicatessenof caviar, blinis and vodka in St. Petersburg

- A welcome dinner in Copenhagen anda farewell dinner in St. Petersburg are in-cluded with a full day at leisure in Helsinki

- Optional excursion to Tallinn, Esto-nia, known as one of the pearls of the Bal-tic countries

Your Northern European experience be-gins for just $4,600 per person , based on dou-ble occupancy. For Reservations & Informa-tionContact the Travel Office at 202-685-8299

NSA Washington-JBAB Fleet Family and Fun


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Outdoor Recreation/Equipment Rental, JBAB, Bldg. 928 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-9136

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

By Paula A. PaigeProgram Management (AIR 1.0)Public Affairs Officer

The Navy team laying the foundation forDOD’s most robust reusable software ap-plication standard was recently recognizedwith a Defense Standardization ProgramAchievement Award.

The annual award, announced Feb. 26,honored the Future Airborne Capability En-vironment, or FACE, team for leading theU.S. Navy’s efforts to develop guidelines

that will support the reuse of software appli-cations across DOD avionics systems.

The Naval Air Systems Command’s FACEteamwas launched in 2008 and is located un-der the Air Combat Electronics Program Of-fice (PMA-209), which is part of the ProgramManagement organization, or AIR 1.0. PMA-209 provides cradle-to-grave common avion-ics solutions for the Department of the Navythrough products and support in communi-cation and airborne networking; navigation

Stepping Up: DOD Salutes Naval AirSystems Command’s FACE Team

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Volunteers Needed for Anacostia River Front CleanupNaval District Washington (NDW) will be joining forces with the Anacostia River

Watershed Society and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) for a riverfront cleanupApril 20 from 8 a.m. to noon at 928 Arnold Ave. at JBAB. This family-oriented com-munity event is open to everyone with base access. Morale Welfare and Recreation(MWR) will also sponsor Earth Day which will be full of family fun. Earth Day willinclude the Earth Day Poster Contest, 5K Run/Walk, USAF &USN Drill Team Per-formance and Blessing of the Fleet. For more details call MWR at 202-767-9136. Toregister on-line for this community event go to www.cnic.navy.mil/ndw, scroll tocommunity service and go to on-line registration or call 202-433-6854.

NDW News

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The Future Airborne Capability Environment, or FACE, team was recentlyrecognized with a Defense Standardization Program Achievement awardfor leading the Navy’s efforts to develop guidelines that will support the re-use of software applications across DOD avionics systems.

By Sarah MarshallWRNMMC Journal staff writer

To further understand and enhancetreatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI),Walter Reed Bethesda continues makingstrides in research.

A TBI can occur when an external forceon the body causes some structure or phys-iologic change to the brain, according toLouis French, chief of Traumatic Brain In-jury Service, Department of Rehabilitation,at Walter Reed National Military MedicalCenter (WRNMMC).

“The way we typically see that, is throughsome change in level of alertness or con-sciousness,” French said.

AtWRNMMC, servicemembers withmildbrain injuries are often seen in the context ofother injuries they may have endured on thebattlefield, he explained, adding that explo-sions are the most common cause of braininjury in the population served atWRNMMC.

Upon arriving at WRNMMC from com-bat, each patient is screened for TBI, hesaid. As service members go through theevacuation process, they are also assessedin theater, allowing many opportunities tocapture those injuries, French added.

To determine severity, providers evalu-ate loss of consciousness after the traumaticinjury. Loss of consciousness for less thanan hour is generally considered a mild TBI,while loss of consciousness for a week is se-vere, and anywhere in betweenmay be diag-nosed as a moderate TBI, French explained.The more severe the brain injury, the longerproviders may expect symptoms to last aswell as themore significant the impairmentsof functioning.

In addition to measuring conscious-ness, a TBI can be identified by a numberof symptoms, such as headaches, memoryloss, dizziness, nausea, blurred vision, lightsensitivity and seizures. In urgent condi-tions, an individual may not be able to rec-ognize people, or have weakness in theirlimbs, slurred speech, double vision, or havea declining neurological exam.

At Walter Reed Bethesda, an impor-tant aspect of care is furthering research,

and providers at WRNMMC are workingdiligently to do just that, he explained. Pro-viders have been able to document whatthey’ve seen, ensuring future care giversbenefit from what they have learned. Pro-viders and researchers have been able tocapture and use clinical data for research,gathering information on thousands of in-dividuals, French said.

To understand what factors predict agood outcome, a 15-year natural historystudy has been ongoing for about a year, hesaid. The study will involve following pa-tients over a long period of time, bringingthem back for comprehensive evaluations.The Brain Fitness Center at WRNMMC isalso conducting research using computer-based brain training programs to exercisethe brain in a game-like format, French add-ed. To improve understanding of computer-based cognitive rehabilitation outcomes,the center is open to any service memberstruggling with their thinking skills, and islocated in the Amputee Center in the Amer-ica Building.

“We’re constantly enrolling people inthose studies,” he said.

Finding the best forms of treatment,WRNMMC is also partnered with a num-ber of agencies in research, such as the Na-tional Institutes of Health, Uniformed Ser-vices University of the Health Sciences, andthe National Intrepid Center of Excellence(NICoE), French said.

The NICoE, an extension of WRNMMClocated onboard Naval Support Activ-ity Bethesda, is dedicated to treatment, re-search and education for service memberswith complex forms of mild traumatic braininjury and psychological health conditions.Director Dr. James Kelly noted one of theirsignificant findings related to TBI, of late, hasbeen sleep disturbance. Each patient treat-ed at NICoE, undergoes an overnight sleepstudy in one the center’s two sleep labs, setup similar to a hospital room, he said.

“The majority of our patients have someversion of a sleep disturbance, some ofwhich is neurological or pulmonary, [such

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At Walter Reed Bethesda and the National Intrepid Center of Excellence,providers are using state-of-the-art equipment, such as the Computer As-sisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN), pictured above. It uses a mo-tion platform with an embedded treadmill, 180-degree projection screenand customized virtual environments, to improve a patient’s balance andmulti-tasking in the real world.

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By Bernard S. LittleWRNMMC Journalstaff writer

World-renowned for itshealth-care delivery, Wal-ter Reed National MilitaryMedical Center (WRNMMC)is also where the majorityof health-care professionalsfor the Department of De-fense train in the NationalCapital Consortium (NCC)for Graduate Medical Edu-cation (GME).

“We’re very proud ofthat, and it’s not just num-bers, it’s quality,” said RearAdm. (Dr.) Alton L. Stocks,WRNMMC commander,during recent town hallbriefings at the Nation’sMedical Center.

That quality in GME wasrecently showcased whentwo fellows in the NCCallergy-immunology pro-gram were recognized fortheir research during the2013 annual meeting of theAmerican Academy of Aller-gy, Asthma and Immunol-ogy (AAAAI) in San Antonio,Texas. The annual meetingshowcases new researchand other developments inthe areas of allergy, asthmaand immunology are dis-cussed, according to ArmyCol. (Dr.) Michael R. Nel-

son, deputy commanderfor education, training andresearch at WRNMMC andan AAAAI fellow. Annually,approximately 7,000 aller-gists/immunologists, relat-ed physicians, allied healthprofessionals and industryrepresentatives attend theAAAAI meeting.

“The AAAAI is the pre-mier academic specialtysociety for allergist-immu-nologist in the United Statesand internationally,” Nelsonadded. “WRNMMC is recog-nized nationally for fellowand faculty leaderships witha long track record of [theformer] Walter Reed ArmyMedical Center, [former]National Naval MedicalCenter, and WRNMMC fel-low and staff service as or-ganization leaders.”

At this year’s AAAAImeeting, held Feb. 22-26,Navy Lt. (Dr.) Taylor Banks,an allergy fellow in the NCCallergy-immunology pro-gram at WRNMMC, earnedfirst place in the MilitaryAllergy-Immunology As-sembly research competi-tion, and Army Capt. WayneWolveton earned secondplace in the same tri-servicecontest. Banks’ researchproject, “A Variable Com-pass: Practice Parametersand Strength of Recom-

mendation Data,” exploredevidence underlying thedocuments guiding practicefor allergy/immunology, orpractice parameters. Wolve-ton researched “Hymenop-tera VenomHypersensitivityEvaluation (HVHE Heavy),”exploring reactions to insect(bees, wasps, hornets, antsand sawflies) stings andvenom allergy. Accordingto allergists/immunologists,accurate diagnosis of venomallergy is important becausepatients with venom allergyare candidates for venomimmunotherapy treatment,

which can reduce the risk ofrecurrent severe reactions.

“Lt. Banks’ study focuseson the quality of practice pa-rameter recommendationsfrom a variety of specialtiesand inspires us all to con-duct additional high qual-ity studies that will raise thelevel of evidence leading tobest clinical practices,” Nel-son explained.

“The NCC allergy-immunology program atWRNMMC has been a tourde force,” the colonel added,who described the research

competition as “fierce.”“The research compe-

tition at the AAAAI is theonly forum for tri-serviceresearch competition in themilitary health-care system.Judges include worldwidemilitary and civilian special-ists. Fellows compete in twocategories - research andcase presentations. Only tworesearch category awardswere provided this year,and both were earned byWRNMMC NCC allergy-im-munology fellowship gradu-ates - Lt. Banks and Capt.Wolverton. They are repre-sentative of our entire co-hort of fellowship trainees -hardworking, high achievingand dedicated to advancingthe science and practice ofallergy-immunology.”

Also during the AAAAImeeting, the First Annual 5KRun/Walk Race for Allergyand Asthma Research tookplace, and Banks, a formercollege cross country and in-door/outdoor track runner,placed first in the 5K run.

“I began running serious-ly in high school, and I stillrun about five days a week,”Banks said. “Running pro-vides the opportunity to re-treat into myself, really tak-ing stock of all that is goingon, a time to reflect on just

about anything and every-thing. I also like the sensa-tion of pushingmyself physi-cally, letting stressmelt awayas I rack up a few miles.”

Banks, who initially re-ceived his medical trainingin pediatrics, said his interestin medicine was sparked bya love of “the meeting of sci-encewith the clinic, applyingour growing knowledge ofthe body to helping people.

“Every day I am con-vinced I made the rightchoices, both in pursuing amedical career in the Navyand in seeking further train-ing in allergy/immunology,”Banks continued. “I havehad a tremendous experi-ence as an allergy/immu-nology fellow. It has met andexceeded all of my expecta-tions. The opportunities towork with and help patients,often with complex diseases,are very rewarding, and I amvery excited to be at the cut-ting edge of new researchand treatments as they areapplied to address these dis-ease processes.”

“Graduates of WRNMMCGME programs are highlycoveted and represent thenext generation of leaders intheir specialty on a nationallevel,” Nelson concluded.

Doctors Recognized for Research at NationalMeeting of Allergists, Immunologists

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Navy Lt. (Dr.) Taylor Banks, an allergy fellow inthe National Capital Consium allergy-immunol-ogy program at Walter Reed National MilitaryMedical Center, recently earned first place in theMilitary Allergy-Immunology Assembly researchcompetition at the 2013 annual meeting of theAmerican Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immu-nology in San Antonio, Texas.

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Rise to Greatness: Abra-ham Lincoln and America’sMost Perilous Year by DavidVon Drehle. Published byHenry Holt Company, NewYork. 2012.

Editor-at-large for Timemagazine David Von Drehlehas recently published abook that makes the argu-ment that in the four yearsof the American Civil War(1861 to 1865), the mostperilous year was 1862. Hisvolume explores all the mas-sive challenges of that fate-ful year and captures theextreme pressures faced byAbraham Lincoln. The firstchapter opens with NewYear’s Day, and the nexttwelve chapters representeach month of the year.

What was captivatingabout Von Drehle’s newwork is his ability to takereaders inside the argu-ments between the presi-dent, his cabinet, and hisgenerals. The book’s intro-duction takes readers toLincoln’s moral, fiscal, and

global challenges with NewYear’s Day approaching andlegislators being informedthat the federal governmentneeded to raise $300 millionto sustain the war effort. Itis in 1862 that Lincoln ago-nizes over what to do aboutGeneral George B. McClel-lan, who was a brilliant or-ganizer but lacked the of-fensive initiative needed tofight Confederate forces.

Confederate GeneralRobert E. Lee would makehis debut as a military com-mander that year, after Gen-

eral Joseph E. Johnston suf-fered a severe wound at theBattle of Seven Pines. Thiswas part of the PeninsularCampaign, McClellan’s at-tempt to assault Richmondthrough a sea-borne land-ing of forces along the areaof Yorktown, Va. The bookcaptures McClellan and hischain of command’s con-cerns about McClellan’splans from securing Wash-ington, D.C., to the arrivalof a new weapon of war, theironclad confederate war-ship CSS Virginia. Amongthe scenes captured in thebook are Union Secretary ofWar Edwin Stanton’s panicupon hearing news of thesinking of USS Cumberland,the grounding and destruc-tion of USS Congress andthe grounding of USS Min-nesota. In firepower ratio,CSS Virginia sported tenguns and two howitzers, andthe warships she damagedand destroyed has a com-bined two hundred guns.Demonstrating not the

Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln andAmerica’s Most Perilous Year Book review

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From CommanderNavy Installations CommandPublic Affairs

Formany, springbrings a resurgenceof en-ergy andactivitywith themilder temperatures.

It is a perfect time to practice your fam-ily emergency plan and to re-evaluate andrestock your emergency supply kit for thechanging season. Although winter stormsare becoming a fading memory, it is impor-tant to remember that weather and otherhazards can be unpredictable. So springinto action as a Ready Navy Family and beready for any hazard.

Be and Stay Informed: Learn about haz-ards that are common in spring monthsand most likely to happen in your area. TheReady Navy website “Be and Stay Informed”tabs offer specific instructions, information,and resources you may need to know re-garding floods, tornadoes, man-made haz-ards, and emergency actions. Learn whatyou should know if you need to evacuate ortake shelter in your home.

Make a Plan: As a family, make and refineyour emergency plan so that everyone in thefamily understands what to do, where to go,and what to take in the event of any emer-gency. Practice your plan by conducting adrill where all family members must gatherat your designatedmeeting place, exiting byvarious doors. Your emergency plan shouldalso include how your family will communi-cate with each other, particularly if normalcommunication methods, such as phonelines or cell towers, are out. Road condi-tions and other hazards can limit ease ofmovement. Have a contact person outsidethe area who eachmember of the family cannotify that they are safe, if separated. Place acall to your designated contact person to besure he or she is willing to serve in that role.The Ready Navy website provides printableforms and contact cards to guide you inyour planning.

Build a Kit: The best way to prepare forthe unexpected is to have on hand one or

Spring into Action as a Ready Navy Family

U.S. Navy photo by MCC Monique K. Hilley

An emergency kit is an effective way to prepare for unexpected events.Having the entire family prepare the kit will help children better cope withemergencies and ensures everyone knows the emergency kit contents.

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By Andrew Revelos Staff Writer

The ospreys’ familiar song is once againechoing across Naval Support Facilities(NSFs) Dahlgren and Indian Head as nestingseason brings the majestic birds of prey inclose proximity with humans. Both installa-tions maintain property along the PotomacRiver and a tidal creek, Machodoc Creek atDahlgren and Mattawoman Creek at IndianHead. With much of those shorelines rela-tively undeveloped, the bases serve as primereal estate for nesting ospreys. It is now acommon-and exhilarating-sight to see os-preys swooping after fish at Dahlgren andIndian Head, but it wasn’t always so.

The osprey population suffered a steepdecline from the 1950s to the 1970s attrib-uted to the use of DDT pesticide, whichcaused the eggs of many types of exposedbirds to be thin, weak and prone to break-age. Exposure to toxins persisted even afterDDT was banned in the United States in1972 because use of the pesticide continuedin parts of South America, where many ofthe Chesapeake Bay’s ospreys overwinter.Though problematic, the more limited ex-posure to DDT did not prevent a dramaticrebound in the region’s osprey population.

Osprey restoration was so successful inthe Chesapeake Bay that many birds werere-located to coastal areas of New Jerseyand New York, where the osprey popula-tion was more seriously imperiled. Today,as many as one quarter of the ospreys foundin the continental United States nest alongthe Chesapeake Bay. Seth Berry, natural re-sources manager at NSF Indian Head, de-scribed the population turnaround over thepast few decades as a “true success story inconservation.”

NSF Indian Head is home to roughly 30to 40 nesting osprey pairs. “This varies de-pending on the number of ospreys in thearea and available nesting habitat and ter-ritory,” said Berry. “However, I’ve noticed asteady increase in nesting pairs in the lastfew years and would guess that it will con-tinue to increase.”

An average of 20 nesting osprey pairs re-turn to NSF Dahlgren annually, with manypairs returning to the exact spot year after

year. Nesting ospreys in Dahlgren seemto have a particular affinity for man-madestructures such as flag poles and antennaearrays, though they also nest in trees andeven on the ground.

While it is not always easy for personnelassigned to the Potomac River Test Rangeat Dahlgren to work around the nests, manand bird coexist peaceably. “Ospreys andvirtually all other birds, minus a few, areprotected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act,”said Thomas “Doc”Wray II, natural resourc-es manager at NSF Dahlgren.

With special permission, inactive neststhat pose a safety hazard or impede mis-sions are sometimes removed. Inactivenests are nests with no eggs, chicks or re-cently fledged young birds in the vicinity,said Wray.

But protecting ospreys is more than aregulatory issue. “The significance attachedto protecting species and keeping them offrare species lists is the role they play in eco-system dynamics,” said Wray. “They are one

Ospreys Nesting Across NSASP

U.S. Navy photo by Andrew Revelos

An osprey announces its returnfrom a successful hunting tripMarch 19 at Naval Support FacilityDahlgren. The fish in the osprey’stalons, a puppy drum, is a commonfood item for ospreys along the Po-tomac River.

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unfixed,” said Robert Ciulla, Ph.D., mobilehealth director for the Department of De-fense (DOD) National Center for Telehealthand Technology. “A successful career inthe military means knowing when to drawthe line with alcohol, and when to get helpwhen the drinking is out of control.”

Military Pathways, a joint DOD andScreening for Mental Health organization,is geared toward helping military personnelshould they need it. They provide anony-mous mental health and alcohol self-as-sessments for family members and servicepersonnel in all branches including theNational Guard and Reserve. The programis available online at www.militarymental-health.org and at special events held at in-stallations worldwide.

“The anonymous self-assessment givesindividuals the opportunity to check andsee if their drinking is a problem and how to

get help or cut back,” said Ciulla.Manaloto added that every command

has resources available to Sailors or con-cerned personnel regarding alcohol abuse.

“If you or someone you know has a drink-ing problem, resources are available suchas the qualified self-referral agents, com-mand Drug and Alcohol Program Advisors[DAPA], the Substance Abuse RehabilitationProgram [SARP], Fleet and Family ServicesCenter [FFSC], your chaplain or your upperchain of command,” said Manaloto. “Self-referral is the preferred method of address-ing potential alcohol abuse at an early stage.There is help out there, and those who needit can seek it before it’s too late.”

The Washington Navy Yard will be host-ing a regional safety stand down May 15 inpreparation of the “100 critical days of Sum-mer,” the period between Memorial dayand Labor Day. Included will be an alcoholawareness brief in line with the “Keep WhatYou’ve Earned” campaign.

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Cox said. “I would argue that that rela-tionship between the military intelligencepersonnel and the commander held truethrough the Cold War, through today, andis still the fundamental issue of what this isall about.”

“Our primary purpose today is to pro-vide recognition and honor to some of ourstellar performers at ONI, both military andcivilian, who are building on the legacy ofall that came before,” he continued. “In themilitary, we roll in and out, back and forth,and the way you achieve the long dwell timeon the target is through our civilian analysts.

“I would actually argue that in our par-ticular case, these (civilian) analysts whohave been working the targets for 20, 30years in some cases, (are) the main battery

of ONI, and that’s what makes this organiza-tion really work,” he said.

Military members honored at the ONIanniversary ceremony were:

- Lt. Jeffrey Vanak, ONI Junior Officer ofthe Year

- Intelligence Specialist 1st Class (IDW/EXW/SA) Bryan Judicki, ONI Sailor of theYear (Sea)

- Yeoman 1st Class (IDW/SW/AW) TanjaSmith, ONI Sailor of the Year (Shore)

- IntelligenceSpecialist1stClass (EXW)AbbyRandleman,ONI Reserve Sailor of the Year

- Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class (IDW)Billy Kingry,ONI Junior Sailor of the Year (Sea)

- Information Systems Technician 2ndClass (IDW/SW/AW) Geneva Hume, ONIJunior Sailor of the Year (Shore)

- Information Systems Technician 3rdClass (IDW) Katherine Garret, ONI BlueJacket of the Year

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While this free clinic is open only to ac-tive duty service members, paid private orgroup instructions are available for DODcivilians, contractors and retired military.

Paid instruction is handled by Vance Cal-abro, assistant golf professional, and any-one interested can call the golf pro shop at301-342-3597 for more information.

“Those guys do a phenomenal job,”Sohne said. “Their instruction sets you up forsuccess. And what could be better than get-ting out theremid-day to whack some balls?”

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and flight operations; mission systems andsensors; and capability management.

“The FACE approach is enabling the Navyto save money while still providing capabili-ties to the warfighter faster through softwareportability and reuse,” said Keith Sanders,who leads AIR 1.0 as the assistant command-er for acquisition. “This standard will serveas a cornerstone to provide the Navy and ourpartners in the other service branches withinnovative approaches to delivering cost-effective solutions in the future.”

In the short time since the FACE team’sinception, it has already aided industryproduct development and supported mul-tiple government procurements, Navy of-

ficials said.The FACE Technical Standard promotes

industry-government collaboration in atrusted environment, using proven process-es and governance by The Open Group, whomanages the FACE Consortium. Formed inJune 2010, the FACE Consortium is an avi-ation-focused professional network madeup of more than 50 industry suppliers, cus-tomers, academia and users. Consortiummembership includes Naval NAVAIR as wellas sponsor organizations Lockheed Martin,Rockwell Collins andU.S. Army Program Ex-ecutive Office Aviation.

According to the Defense Standardiza-tion Program Office’s site, since 1987, theorganization has recognized individualsand organizations that have made signifi-cant improvements in quality, reliability,readiness, cost reduction and interoper-ability through standardization.

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

visit www.dcmilitary.com.


as] obstructive sleep ap-nea. Some of it is just poorlyregulated sleep,” Kelly ex-plained. “In order to heal,we know you need restor-ative deep sleep, and peo-ple who don’t get that havepersistent symptoms fromconcussion or PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder).”

With these findings, pro-viders are better able to targetan individual’s sleepproblem,in order to treat it, and ensurea better overall recovery.

“That’s made a huge dif-ference,” theneurologist said.“If you don’t start with thosesimple, bodily, physiologicalthings, you get nowhere.”

At the NICoE andWRNMMC, providers areusing state-of-the-art equip-ment, such as the ComputerAssisted Rehabilitation En-vironment (CAREN), whichuses a motion platform withan embedded treadmill,180-degree projection screenand customized virtual envi-ronments, used to improve apatient’s balance and multi-

tasking in the real world.Kelly also noted the suc-

cess at the center of excel-lence has led to nine satelliteNICoEs being built aroundthe country. This summer,two are expected to open:one at Fort Belvoir, Va., andanother at Camp Lejeune,N.C. These satellites willbe on a smaller scale of theNICoE - about a third of thesize, Kelly said. They willextend the care currentlyprovided at the NICoE, andtreatment from these centerswill be transmitted back totheNICoE, aiding its ongoingresearch efforts, thus improv-ing diagnosis and treatment.

While Kelly believes pa-tients will succeed in theirtreatment at the satellitelevel, they may continue tobe referred to the NICoE inBethesda, when necessary.

“We’ll make sure every-one gets assessed carefullyand pointed in the rightdirection,” added French.He wants people to know, aTBI doesn’t have to mean alifelong concern. “We havea lot we’re doing. It’s excit-ing. We’re very fortunate wehave a lot of resources here.”

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more emergency kits thatinclude enough water andnon-perishable supplies forevery family member to sur-vive at least three days. Keepa kit prepared at home, andconsider having kits in yourcar, at work, and a portableversion in your home readyto take with you. These kitswill enable you and yourfamily to respond to anyemergency more effectively.Make a game of kit buildingwith your children. One ideais to have your children goon a scavenger hunt to find

and gather necessary sup-plies around your house.Make note of items you aremissing and shop togetherat your local installationcommissary and NEX tocomplete your kit. Historyshows that children who areinvolved and informed withemergency planning arebetter able to react safely inan emergency.

For information aboutReady Navy and tips, forms,and guidance to be preparedfor and stay informed aboutall hazards, visit www.ready.navy.mil. Ready Navy is aCNIC-sponsored emergencypreparedness program.

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number of cannon but howthey are used that makes thedifference. Stanton was an-gry at how calm Union NavySecretary Gideon Wells was,ordered obstacles to be sunkon the approaches to thePotomac River, and worriedCSS Virginia could be in NewYork or Washington, D.C.Wells countermanded theseorders arguing that CSS Vir-ginia’s draft could not clearthe approaches to Washing-ton, he also informed Stan-ton of the new union iron-clad, USS Monitor, the first

ever ironclad with a turretgun in naval history.

1862 would also see per-sonal tragedy for Lincoln,the death of his son Willieand his coping with the griefof a son considered to bemost like Abraham Lincolnin temperament. Lincolnalso lived under great worrythat his wife, Mary, woulddo something to bring dis-grace to him. The book bal-ances Mary Lincoln’s poorjudgment, misappropria-tion of funds (which was re-imbursed by Lincoln), andher extravagance in a timeof war with the pressures ofher constantly being judgedby society as a woman from

the west, unworthy to min-gle in high society. The yearsaw Stonewall (T.J.) Jacksondefeating Union Forces inthe Shenandoah Moun-tains, causing Union troopsto re-deploy troops to pro-tect Washington. While aneccentric instructor at Vi-rignia’s Military Institute(VMI), Jackson would cometo deeply understand thepotential of the ShenandoahMountains in any militarycampaign. Out west, UlyssesS. Grant oversaw the Battleof Shiloh that shattered anyfantasy that the preservationof the Union would comewithout a massive deathtoll. It was at Shiloh that

24,000 Americans on bothsides were killed, and Grantwould suffer relief of dutyover the death toll, as thecountry came to grips withthe idea of a total war andthe massive casualties tocome. General Grant wouldbe reinstated, and wouldend the war in command ofall Union forces, finally tak-ing Lee’s surrender at Appo-mattox Courthouse in 1865.The debate over emancipa-tion raged, and while a fewgenerals saw the utility of anemancipating Union Army,Lincoln reserved the right toemancipate slaves to the ex-ecutive, and this would notoccur until after the Battle

of Antietam in September,1862. Lincoln could notenjoy the New Year, as hewas following what wouldbe Robert E. Lee’s defeat ofUnion forces in the Battle ofFredericksburg.

There is so much com-pressed into 1862, and theauthor brings the strategic,operational, and tacticalissues of the Civil War cou-pled with the personal is-sues of the leaders involved.As you read, you will gain asense of the maturation ofAbraham Lincoln as ChiefExecutive and Commander-in-Chief.

Those stationed in Na-val District Washington are

within a few hours’ drive ofmany Civil War Battlefieldsites from Fredericksburgin Virginia to Antietam inMaryland, and of course,Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.

Editor’s Note: Command-er Aboul-Enein maintainsa regular book column inWaterline and is the authorof two books on the MiddleEast. He teaches part-timeat the National Defense Uni-versity’s Eisenhower School.Commander Aboul-Eneinand his spouse enjoy tour-ing America’s historical sites,and engage in a constant de-bate over America’s history.He wishes to thank the Na-tional Defense University Li-brary for providing this bookfor review.

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of themost widely distributed raptor speciesaround the world due in large part to theirability to tolerate humans and their activity.”

Ospreys are found on every continentexcept Antarctica. Closable nostrils allowthe birds to dive completely under the wa-ter in pursuit of fish, while reversible outer“thumbs” and backward-facing scales onthe talons prevent slippery prey from escap-ing. Base activities do not seem to botherospreys in the least, whether it is range test-ing or outdoor military ceremonies.

It was the latter category of activity thatproduced a Dahlgren legend involving acrudely oblivious osprey. Some years ago,an admiral was addressing a crowd at amilitary ceremony next to Machodoc Creekwhen an osprey regurgitated something re-sembling a fish onto his shoulder as it flewby. The admiral, with all the military bear-ing of a seasoned naval officer, brushed offthe osprey’s “gift” and continued his speechwithout missing a beat, to the astonishmentand amusement of the crowd.

The ospreys’ fascinating, majestic andsometimes gross displays of nature up closewill, with luck and good stewardship, be afixture at Dahlgren and Indian Head foryears to come.

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well as scholarships and interest-free loansfor education. NMCRS also offers financialcounseling, thrift shops, and visiting nurseservices. In 2012, nearly 64,000 active dutyand retired Sailors, Marines and their fami-lies turned to NMCRS, which provided near-ly $49 million in financial assistance.

“Whether a family needs support to re-cover from a natural disaster such as Hur-ricane Sandy or a young couple needs helpwith diapers and formula for a newborn,NMCRS is here to provide 24/7 support,”said Lt. Cmdr. Terry Grigsby, regional as-sistant NMCRS 2013 campaign coordinator.“These vital loans, grants and services relyon contributions from the fund drive. Infact, contributions cover about 32 percentof the society’s annual expenses. Individu-als who can contribute even a little bit tothe fund drive make a difference, especiallywhen those contributions are compound-ed. Unexpected emergencies occur andthe NMCRS fund drive provides Sailors andMarines an opportunity to help and supportone another in times of need.”

Grigsby added that the NMCRS annualfund drive is an important part of the or-ganization’s year, raising not only funds,but awareness of NMCRS as well. Eventsplanned throughout region have already

brought scores of donations, with more ex-pected. The region held a kickoff event forthe NMCRS fund drive March 14, attendedby Lorge. Sailors at Naval Support ActivityAnnapolis have been handing out campaignand donation material to service membersthroughout the fund drive. The BethesdaNavy Exchange (NEX), along with otherNEX’s worldwide, is offering a NEX-redeem-able discount coupon for a $5 NMCRS do-nation, with all proceeds going to NMCRS.And the Navy Band will be hosting a silentauction, open to the public, to benefit theNMCRS on the Washington Navy Yard.

Grigsby said that the NMCRS fund drive,and all the services offered by the organiza-tion, highlights the sense of unity amongSailors and Marines when one is in need.

“Regardless of pay grade or title, Sailorsand Marines are taking care of their own,”said Grigsby. “There is something very pow-erful and motivating about unselfish actsof good. To see folks get excited about de-veloping creative ways to support the funddrive or ask about how to volunteer time tothe society has certainly been a highlight ofthe program for me. NMCRS is a source ofcare and support for our extended militaryfamily and it is encouraging to see that somany people want to get involved.”

For more information on the Navy-Ma-rine Corps Relief Society and how to donatevisit www.nmcrsfunddrive.org.

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Dahlgren EOD Tech Decorated for Afghanistan Actions

US Navy photo by Andrew Revelos

EODC Jason Jordan, left, assigned to EODMobile Unit 12 Dahlgren Detach-ment, received the Bronze Star for his “exceptionally meritorious” service whileassigned to Sea Air Land (SEAL) Team Four in support of Operation EnduringFreedom. During Jordan’s deployment, he served as platoon-level senior EODtechnician and EOD team leader, participating in 75 combat reconnaissancepatrols. “Petty Officer Jordan’s initiative and skill resulted in the disposal bydetonation of 25 victim-operated [improvised explosive devices] and the recov-ery of components that could be exploited for future targeting,” said Lt. SamMassey, right, officer-in-charge of EODMU12 Dahlgren Detachment.

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