OUT OF THE DARKNESSService members from allbranches of the U.S. militaryand civilians joined each otherto show their support duringNational Suicide Prevention Weekby attending the 9th Annual “Outof the Darkness” CommunityWalk at Mt.Trashmore, Sept. 6.

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Navy RegionMid-Atlanticholds changeof commandceremonyBy MC3 Justin R. DiNiro | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East

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Members of Navy’s Mid-Atlantic region and the HamptonRoads community said farewell to Rear Adm. Dixon Smithand welcomed new commander, Rear Adm. Rick William-son, during a change of command ceremony, Sept. 4.

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USS Carter Hall Public Affairs

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USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) Sailors recently vis-ited the ship’s namesake in Millwood, Va., to takepart in a community relations (COMREL) project.

The trip to the Carter Hall Estate enabled thecrew to complete important preservation efforts,enhance public awareness and a greater under-standing of the U.S. Navy through their connec-tion with the ship’s namesake.

The Carter Hall building, which is listed onthe National Register of Historic Places, wasthe family estate of prominent Virginian CarterBurwell and was used as headquarters forStonewall Jackson during the Civil War. Todaythe estate functions as a conference centerowned and operated by the non-profit organi-zation Project HOPE (Health Opportunities forPeople Everywhere).

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By MC3 Jeffrey MadlangbayanUSS George H.W. Bush Public Affairs

USS BUSH, AT SEA

Sailors aboard USS GeorgeH.W Bush (CVN 77) gatheredto celebrate Women’s EqualityDay on the mess decks, Aug. 31.

The observance celebrated thecontributions and influence ofwomen on American and navalculture. Capt. Andrew Loiselle,George H.W. Bush command-ing officer, reminded the crew ofthe historical importance of thepassage of the 19th Amendment,and called attention to women’scontinuing efforts to work toachieve full equality.

“What I want to point outtoday is perseverance,” said Lo-iselle. “It took a long time forboth women and men to passthe 19th Amendment, givingwomen the right to vote. Per-severance made that happen,and that skill applies to all of usand everything that we do. Thisis clearly defined by all of thewomen who took up the causefor equality, and all of the menwho supported them in order tomake this day happen.”

Women’s Equality Daywas established by Congressin 1971 to commemorate thelong struggle of generationsof women to gain the right tovote. According to the NationalWomen’s History Project, whileoriginally created to commem-orate the passing of the 19thAmendment, the observance

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COCAINE BUSTSailors andCoastguardsmendisrupted a shipmentof 486 kilograms (1071pounds) of cocaine inthe international watersin the Eastern PacificOcean in August.

BROADWAY INNORFOLKComing to Norfolk: KingArthur to the Phantom,from Sister MaryClarance to a wickedwitch named Elphaba,and even singingMormon missionaries.

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Rear Adm.Rick William-son (right)relieved RearAdm. DixonSmith (left) asCommander,Navy RegionMid-AtlanticSept. 4.

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U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY HOSTSJUDO CHAMPIONThe United States Naval Academy (USNA) JudoClub hosted Asian Judo Championship goldmedalist, Mr. Gaku Fujii, Sept. 5. Fujii was invitedto the USNA as part of Judo education solidarityfoundation sponsor program organized by SenseiYashuharo Yamashita. The USNA Judo Clubsponsors recognized Judo martial artists, and holdsmartial arts training throughout the academic year.See the full story at http://bit.ly/1pIkhmM.

GETTYSBURG, NATO PARTNERSSHARPENS SKILLS DURING FLEETEXSailors aboard guided missile cruiser USSGettysburg (CG 64) participated in a multinationalfleet training exercise (FLEETEX) Aug. 20-25.Gettysburg conducted exercises with StandingNATO Maritime Group 2 and a Canadian taskgroup, strengthening international relationshipswith allied maritime partners.See the full story at http://bit.ly/1nGppIK.

NAVY ACCEPTS DELIVERY OF FIRSTMK VI PATROL BOATThe Navy accepted delivery of the first MK VIpatrol boat, Aug. 27. The craft is the first of 10patrol boats currently under contract with SafeBoats International in Tacoma, Washington. Thepatrol boats will be operated and maintained bythe Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC),supporting coastal riverine forces.See the full story at http://bit.ly/1qxAelh.

SUPSHIP BATH CHANGE OFCOMMAND HELDCapt. Michael Taylor relieved Capt. Robert Croweas commanding officer, Supervisor of Shipbuilding(SUPSHIP), Bath, during a ceremony Sept. 7 at BathWaterfront Park. As the 30th commanding officer,Taylor reports to SUPSHIP Bath after serving mostrecently as the test and evaluation director for theLittoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program Office.See the full story at http://bit.ly/1okfHeW.

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By Ensign Karina MonroeUSS Mitscher Public Affairs

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Arleigh Burke ClassGuided Missile DestroyerUSS Mitscher (DDG 57), incompany with USS Vicks-burg (CG 69) and USS JasonDunham (DDG 109) partici-pated in a live-fire missile ex-ercise (MISSILEX), Sept. 3.

During the exercise, Mitch-er fired a Standard Missile-2(SM-2) missile.

“USS Mitscher was able tosuccessfully demonstrate theeffectiveness of our AegisCombat Weapons System,”said Lt. Gregory Descovich,the tactical action officer(TAO) for the exercise. “Thistraining opportunity provid-ed valuable lessons, whichhave made our combat teamable to execute any missionassigned to us while on de-ployment,” Descovich isthe chief engineer on boardMitscher.

A large amount of planningand personnel are required toconduct a safe missile exer-cise. It is through everyone’scare and attention to detail

that the steps of a missile ex-ercise get accomplished, andthe decisions are all depen-dent on their teamwork.

“It was exciting. It wasnerve-wrecking,” said FireControlman 2nd Class JeffreyGoforth, the missile systemssupervisor (MSS) for theMISSILEX. I’m very thrilledto be involved in it. It’s notevery day that you get to fire amissile and not very commonfor someone to say that theyhave fired a missile.”

Mitscher’s CommandingCfficer, Cmdr. Frank E. Bran-don, felt inspired by his crewafter the exercise.

“Tremendous work by allthe Mitschermen,” said Bran-don. “They are what makesthis warship great. Veryproud!”

Mitcher is preparing fordeployment by conductinga group sail with the IwoJima Amphibious ReadinessGroup as part of her Inde-pendent Deployer Certifica-tion. She will be operating inconjunction with other U.S.Navy warships conductingtheir own pre-deploymentcertifications.

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By Lt. j.g. Jennifer E. GleasonUSS Kauffman Public Affairs Officer

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Cmdr. Michael Concannon re-lieved Cmdr. Jennifer Couture ascommanding officer of the guid-ed-missile frigate USS Kauffman(FFG 59) during a change of com-mand ceremony held here Sept. 2.

Capt. Cary Krause, Commanderof Destroyer Squadron 26, servedas guest speaker during the cer-emony.

Kauffman’s 17th commandingofficer, Couture assumed com-mand in February 2013. Her tourwas highlighted by successful unitcertifications in search and rescue,navigation, seamanship, aviationoperations, damage control, andanti-terrorism and force protection.Couture also led the ship througha successful six-month mainte-nance availability, during whichthe Oliver Hazard Perry-class frig-ate received significant materialrepairs, an upgraded informationsystems suite, and extensive bilgepreservation.

Crew accomplishments under Couture’s commandincluded two consecutive awards of the “Green H” forHealth and Wellness and qualification to display both theEnlisted Surface Warfare Specialist and Surface WarfareOfficer Qualification pennants.

“Thank you for the privilege of trusting me to serveas your captain,” said Couture. “There can be no higherhonor than to be the commander of a warship crewed bypeople as fine as you. Your dedication to mission, hardwork, and commitment to each other has been awe-in-spiring.”

Couture will next serve as the assistant chief of stafffor personnel on the staff of Commander, Naval SurfaceForces Atlantic.

Concannon, formerly Kauffman’s executive officer, en-listed in the Navy in 1987 as a Machinist’s Mate and laterreceived his commission from the Citadel in 1996.Ashore,he twice completed the Naval Nuclear Power Trainingpipeline, served twice as a Nuclear Power Training Unitinstructor, completed a Global War on Terror Support As-signment (GSA) in Iraq, and served on the staff at U.S.Fleet Forces. His sea tours include USS Daniel Boone(SSBN 629), USS Vicksburg (CG 69), USS ReubenJames (FFG 57), and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

“I feel fortunate and honored to lead this accomplishedcrew as we transition from the training phase to completeship certification and prepare for our 4th Fleet deploy-ment in the next few months,” said Concannon.

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By Katrina GergelyNaval Education and Training Professional Developmentand Technology Center Public Affairs

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Naval Education and Training Pro-fessional Development TechnologyCenter (NETPDTC) announced theschedule for the latest AdvancementExam Readiness Review (AERR),Sept. 2, which seeks volunteers toserve as subject matter experts (SMEs)for exam development.

Naval Administrative Message (NA-VADMIN) 204/14 details the AERRschedule from October through March.Navy chiefs (E7 to E9) on active duty,Full Time Support (FTS), and reserv-ists on Active Duty for Special Work(ADSW) are encouraged to apply.TheAERRs are held at Saufley Field inPensacola, Florida. Fleet subject matterexpert (FSME) travel and all associatedcosts are funded by NETPDTC. Thereviews typically run one or two weeksin length, and updates to the AERRschedule are published quarterly.

“AERR panels bring chief pettyofficers together to serve as ratingsubject matter experts,” said NavyAdvancement Center’s (NAC) Direc-tor, Cmdr. Brenda Stencil. “The panelwork requires long days and meticu-lous effort, but all of the feedbackI’ve received shows how personallyrewarding and career enhancing theseevents are for attendees.”

According to Stencil, the chiefswho volunteer and are selected forpanel membership work closely withthe NAC staff of exam developmentprofessionals and play a vital role as arating FSME. They are responsible fordetermining and developing the con-tent of E4 through E7 rating advance-ment exams, significantly affecting thecareers of all advancement-eligibleSailors.

There are seven eligibility require-ments listed in the volunteer nomina-tion package and chiefs with recentexperience in a major rating skill setor in multiple platforms are highlysought after. The NAC AERR fleet

liaison, Peter Pappas, coordinateswith learning center rating managers,detailers and type commander repre-sentatives to select the best nomineeswho have the right mix of skills andknowledge, and also complementother panel members, to support theAERR process.

“Each enlisted rating has its ownunique skill sets that must be repre-sented during the AERR process,”said Pappas. “This cannot be accom-plished without the chiefs in the fleetvolunteering to attend. It is crucial thatevery chief should view the AERRs asa way to give back to their community.It’s Sailorization at its finest.”

The application to volunteer as anFSME for advancement exam devel-opment must be endorsed by the vol-unteer’s commanding officer or officerin charge, as well as their commandmaster chief, senior chief or chief ofthe boat prior to submission to NETP-DTC. Potential applicants should con-tact the NETPDTC POC to request awaiver if needed.

MCSN Michael J. LieberknechtElectronics Technician 2nd Class Robert Loveless, from Albion, Mich., takes the Navy-wide E-6 advancement exam on the mess deckof the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

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Service members from more than 20Virginia commands participated in thelargest suicide prevention walk in thenation during the ninth annual WalkOut of Darkness in Virginia Beach,Sept. 6.

Sponsored by the Hampton RoadsSurvivors of Suicide Support Group,the event aimed to raise awareness fordepression and suicide, to promotegood physical and mental health andto raise money for the American Foun-dation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).Commander Surface Forces Atlantic, Rear Adm. Peter A.Gumataotao, along with Virginia Beach Mayor Will Ses-soms, served as guest speakers and addressed a crowd ofmore than 5,000 people.

Gumataotao spoke to the unifying efforts from com-munity leadership, mental health professionals, volun-teers, and the Hampton Roads military family that makesthis area’s Walk Out of Darkness event the largest in thenation.

“When I look out over this crowd of people I see a lotof diversity. I see families and social workers, civic lead-ers, retired and active duty military; but I also see unity ofeffort. That’s important for all of us to remember becausethe disease of depression is a solitary disease,” said Gu-mataotao. “If a community rallies around an individual,they will find their way out of the darkness.”

The Walk Out of Darkness events are held throughoutthe country to raise awareness and to benefit the AFSP. Itis the leading national not-for-profit organization exclu-sively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide,research, education and advocacy.

Louanne Ellingson, a retired chief petty officer spoketo the crowd about the loss of her husband, a master chiefpetty officer. She said that admitting there was a problemwas not an option for him.

“He would never allow another human being to knowthat there was something wrong with him,” said Elling-son. “He didn’t want the stigma attached to him. Butthere is no mind-over-matter when it comes to depres-sion,” said Ellingson. “If he understood that depression isa treatable illness, I know he would be here today.”

Event volunteer Sheila Gosey said she believes thatthere is a change in the way the public views suicide.

“I can only speak for myself and what I’ve been seeing,but this last year is the first that we haven’t lost anyoneto suicide at my church,” said Gosey. “I believe that isbecause we’ve recognized suicide as a treatable diseaseand we can address it out in the open.”

For others the ability to be surrounded by thousands ofpeople who’ve shared the loss of a loved one to suicidehelps them manage their grief.

Suffolk resident Susan Scott lost her son, Ben in2010. She’s attended the Walk Out of Darkness everyyear since.

“There is no celebration of someone’s life when theycommit suicide, no big remembrance. If it were canceryour friends and coworkers would know how to react,but that’s not what happens for those of us left behind. Iknow I felt like a leper,” said Scott. “When I come hereI get to be with my people, people who understand whatI’ve gone through, people who know that my son wassick. He had a disease and he was taken from me.”

U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) was one of manyHampton Roads military commands that had teams ofservice members volunteering at the event, and for thepast three years, have assumed greater responsibilitiesfor organizing the event.

“This is the fifth year that the Navy has had a majorpresence at this event, and I am overwhelmed with theresponse we had from Navy commands and senior lead-ership,” said Jennifer Dolehite, USFF suicide preventionprogram manager.

USFF suicide prevention coordinators have assembledin collaboration with Commissaries on board Joint Expe-ditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Naval Air StationOceana, Naval Station Norfolk, and the Norfolk NavalShipyard Portsmouth to distribute brochures to help pub-licize the symptoms for depression and the warning signsof suicide with service members.

“Just the presence in our community Saturday, willraise awareness of the disease of depression to preventthe tragedy of another suicide. We want our Sailors, ourshipmates, to know life is worth living,” said Dolehite.“We do not want another command to experience a deathby suicide. We all can make a difference.”

Information on suicide prevention is available from thefollowing agencies: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline1-800-273-TALK (8255); National Community Walks,www.afsp.org.; International Association For SuicidePrevention (IASP); and at the Navy Suicide PreventionProgram Webpage: www.suicide.navy.mil.

Local Sailors walk ‘Out of theDarkness’ for suicide prevention

Participants of the 2014 “Out of the Darkness” Community Walk atMount Trashmore, Virginia Beach, render honors to the colors duringthe opening ceremony.

Participants of the 2014 “Out of the Darkness” Community Walk at Mount Trashmore, Virginia Beach, lead the walk through the curtain of morethan 1,000 paper cranes hung over the walks starting area. Photos by Harry Andrew D. Gordon.

Participants of the 2014 “Out of the Darkness” Community Walk atMount Trashmore, Virginia Beach, walk through the curtain of morethan 1,000 paper cranes hung over the walk’s starting area.

Participants of the 2014 “Out of the Darkness” Community Walk at Mount Trashmore, Virginia Beach, ob-serve a memorial wall. The event, sponsored by the Hampton Roads Survivors of Suicide Support Group,aims to raise awareness for depression and suicide, and promotes good physical and mental health.

It doesn’t matterif you are ona ship, planeor submarine.Depression is asolitary disease,but if a communityrallies around anindividual, theywill find theirway out of thedarkness.”

- Rear Adm. Pete Gumataotao,guest speaker and commander of

Naval Surface Force Atlantic

■ whoto callFor moreinformationon suicideprevention,call theNationalSuicidePreventionLifeline at1-800-273-TALK (8255).

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U.S. Navy photos courtesy of Huntington Ingalls IndustriesFireworks and a light show conclude the christening ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commis-sioning Unit (PCU) John Warner (SSN 785).

Jeanne Warner christens the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John Warner (SSN 785).

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Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) JohnWarner (SSN 785), the first of the Virginia-class attack submarines to be homeportedin Naval Station Norfolk, was christenedat Newport News Shipbuilding, NewportNews, Sept. 6.

“The christening of the future USS JohnWarner is not only a celebration of a dedicat-ed Sailor, Marine and public servant, but alsoof what has been accomplished in buildingthis powerful warship - of the hard work ofthe thousands of shipyard workers, engineers,and defense craftsmen who contributed, andof what the future holds for the USS JohnWarner and the crew who sail aboard her,”said Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.

John Warner is the 12th Virginia-classsubmarine to be built. It is named after JohnWarner, the five-term U.S. Senator from Vir-ginia who also served as Secretary of theNavy from 1972 to 1974. His wife Jeanne isthe ship’s sponsor.

“Today is an exciting day,” Mabus said.“This Virginia-class submarine, built in largedegree in Virginia, by Virginians, named aftera son and distinguished senator from Virginia,which has a sponsor of Virginia, will also behomeported in Norfolk, Virginia.”

Virginia-class submarines are built todominate the world’s littoral and deep waterswhile conducting anti-submarine warfare;anti-surface ship warfare; strike warfare; spe-cial operation forces support; intelligence,surveillance, and reconnaissance; irregularwarfare; and mine warfare missions.

Stealth and speed are standard in sub-marines, but this next generation of attacksubmarines offers an improved level of ca-pabilities to maintain the nation’s underseasupremacy well into the 21st century.

The Virginia-class submarines are poised tomeet the Navy’s multi-mission requirementsfrom open ocean anti-submarine warfare to in-telligence, surveillance and reconnaissance toprojecting power ashore with Special Opera-tion Forces and Tomahawk cruise missiles inthe prevention or preparation of regional crises.

John Warner will fall in with the 64 ships,187 aircraft, 18 aircraft squadrons, and 326tenant commands that are homeported orheadquartered in Norfolk.

This Virginia-classsubmarine,built in largedegree inVirginia, byVirginians,named aftera son anddistinguishedsenator fromVirginia,which hasa sponsorof Virginia,will also behomeportedin Norfolk,Virginia.”

-Secretary of theNavy Ray Mabus

Former U.S. Sen. John Warner and his wife, Jeanne Warner, pose for a photo in front of theVirginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John Warner (SSN 785).

The crew of the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John Warner(SSN 785) stand at attention during the boat’s christening ceremony.

■ callingNorfolk homePre-CommissioningUnit (PCU) JohnWarner (SSN 785) willfall in with the 64 ships,187 aircraft, 18 aircraftsquadrons, and 326tenant commandsthat are homeportedor headquartered inNorfolk.

The Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John Warner is prepared for its christening ceremony.

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Williamson relieves Smith duringchange of command ceremony

Jason Hirschfeld | For The Virginian-PilotOutgoing Rear Admiral Dixon R. Smith, left, salutes prior to thestart of the command change ceremony for Rear Admiral Rick L.Williamson, Sept. 4 at Naval Station Norfolk.

Jason Hirschfeld | For The Virginian-PilotRear Admiral Rick L. Williamson, the new Commander for NavyRegion Mid-Atlantic, speaks during his command change cer-emony, Sept. 4 at Naval Station Norfolk.

Jason Hirschfeld | For The Virginian-PilotVice Admiral William D. French salutes prior to the start of thecommand change ceremony for Rear Admiral Rick L. Williamson,Sept. 4 at Naval Station Norfolk.

MC3 Justin R. DiNiroRear Admiral Rick L. Williamson, the new Commander for NavyRegion Mid-Atlantic, passes through side boys during his change ofcommand ceremonyin hangar LP-33 aboard Naval Station Norfolk.

MC3 Justin R. DiNiroRear Adm. Dixon R. Smith and his family pose in front of an E-2CHawkeye following a change of command ceremony in hangarLP-33 aboard Naval Station Norfolk.

MC3 Justin R. DiNiroThe U.S. Fleet Forces Band performs during the change of com-mand ceremony, Sept. 4 at Naval Station Norfolk.

■ the new COWilliamson, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., is a graduateof the United States Naval Academy, where hereceived a Bachelor of Science degree in ComputerScience. His decorations include the Legion of Merit,Defense Meritorious Service Medal, MeritoriousService Medal, Navy and Marine Corps CommendationMedal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal,and various other unit and campaign awards.

MC3 Justin R. DiNiro

The ceremony was hosted by Carrier AirborneEarly Warning Squadron 125 (VAW-125), home ofthe “World Famous Tigertails,” in memory the lateCapt. James E. Connerton, Jr., who was Smith’sfather-in-law and a former commanding officer ofVAW-125 from July 1977 to October 1978.

On hand for the ceremony was Vice Adm. WilliamD. French, commander, Navy Installations Com-mand and Adm. Bill Gortney, commander, U.S. FleetForces Command, who served as guest speakers. Theaudience of hundreds ranged from local governmentand community officials, fellow flag and command-ing officers, to regional staff, family and friends.

Capt. Robert Geis, chief of staff, Navy RegionMid-Atlantic, served as master of ceremonies andCapt. Raymond Houk, regional chaplain, NavyRegion Mid-Atlantic, provided the invocation andbenediction. The Naval Station Norfolk Color Guardexecuted the presentation of colors and U.S. FleetForces Band provided ceremonial music, with thenational anthem sung by Cmdr. Colleen Shook of theJudge Advocate General Corps.

“Dixon and Rick are both passionate and energeticleaders,” said French. “Rick is absolutely the rightofficer to be here to take over the largest region …we have to build upon the success that Dixon and hispredecessors have established.”

French introduced Gortney, who said, “It is a plea-sure and a privilege to be the guest speaker for thesetwo amazing gentlemen. Both Dixon and Rick haveachieved outstanding accomplishments during theirindividual careers and they have each received nu-merous presidential awards. Seeing this, there is noway better to relieve the outgoing commander, lettingthem know the work to come is in good hands.”

French then presented Smith with the Legion ofMerit award “for exceptionally meritorious conductin the performance of outstanding service as com-mander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic from July 2013to September 2014.”

“Some of the best advice I’ve ever received is tosurround yourself with people smarter than you,”said Smith. “My Navy Region Mid-Atlantic team isjust exactly that in spades. Whether in my headquar-ters or out in the field, this team runs the most stream-lined, efficient, smooth business operations of any ofthe 11 regions across the Navy.”

Smith went on to welcome Williamson by sayinghe cannot think of a better officer to run the commandand reassured the command they are in good hands.

“We are very excited to be back in Norfolk,” saidWilliamson. “I’ve served here before and absolutelylove this location. We will continue to make our sup-port the top priority for our Sailors and family mem-bers that serve in this area.”

Smith is scheduled to report to the office of theChief of Naval operations for duties as assigned.

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Top photo: From left, Rear Adm. Rick Williamson, Adm. BillGortney, Rear Adm. Dixon Smith, Vice Adm. William D. Frenchand Capt. Raymond Houk and the Naval Station Norfolk ColorGuard parade the colors during the National Anthem.

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training or special mission) in two in-stallments of $18K, COs may applyfor the bonus upon taking command.First payment can occur during thecommand tour, second payment willbe one year later.

3. COs who take the bonus are ob-ligated to serve through their 20th and21st years of service--ensuring wehave needed O5s with command ex-perience, encouraging retention untilthese officers are in zone for promo-tion to O6.

4. Specifics will be promulgated inan upcoming NAVADMIN and willbe detailed on the Navy PersonnelCommand Aviation Career Continu-ation Pay (ACCP) website at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/of-ficer/detailing/aviation/ocm/pages/

5. A similar bonus for Surface War-fare Officers is in work.

“I want to personally thankyou for allowing us to host 11of your amazing Sailors fromthe USS Carter Hall this pastweek,” said Matt Peterson,Deputy to the President andCEO of Project HOPE, in anemail to the ship’s Command-ing Officer, Cmdr. Neal Brinn.

“They were a warm, open,intelligent, and skilled mixof America’s finest men andwomen in uniform and wellrepresented you, the USSCarter Hall, and the U.S.Navy.”

Project HOPE provideshealth education and humani-tarian assistance programsaround the globe. PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower leasedthe decommissioned Haven-class hospital ship USS Con-solation (AH-15) for use bythe organization in 1958. Re-named SS Hope, the ship wasused for the next 16 years as

Project HOPE’s medical plat-form.

The work the Sailors didin and around the estate hadnot been done in more than10 years. The crew brokeinto three groups and eachtackled a project. The firstgroup restored the pine floorof the main room of histori-cal Carter Hall. The secondgroup worked on landscapingand gardening throughout theproperty. The third repaintedShockey Terrace, which servesas the administrative building.

The COMREL projectconcluded with a recognitionceremony during which Com-mand Master Chief DonaldHarris presented their hosts aship’s plaque.

“These Carter Hall Sailorsare proud to be the first LSD50 crew to visit and be a partof their ship’s namesake,” saidHarris. “Thank you for al-lowing us to be a part of thislegacy.”

today recognizes the anniver-sary of women’s suffrage andthe continued efforts towardequality.

“This historic event was aculmination of a massive civilrights movement that spanneddecades, opening up vast op-portunities for women,” saidChief (select) Logistics Spe-cialist Lacarol Williams,master of ceremonies forthe event. “Without the cou-rageous effort involved bywomen before us we wouldnot be where we are today.”

The ceremony included abrief describing the many his-toric events, and the peopleinvolved who paved the wayfor women’s rights and equal-ity. The brief was followed by areading of several inspirationalpoems from the Sailors and acake cutting event that con-cluded the ceremony.

“As a 21st century Sailor,

I could not be standing heretoday if it wasn’t for thebrave women and men whobroke barriers whether it wasconcerning women’s rights,sexism, equal pay, racismand even removing the Don’tAsk, Don’t Tell policy,” saidguest speaker, Ensign NicoleOliver, personnel officer andcommand SAPR liaison.“Through persistence anddetermination many womenin the Navy who came beforeus have success stories thatallow Sailors the opportunityto become even more suc-cessful today. We thank thesewomen and hope we honorthem well.”

GHWB CSG deployedFeb. 15, 2014, and is oper-ating in the 5th Fleet areaof responsibility conductingmaritime security operations,theater security cooperationefforts and support missionsas part of Operation EnduringFreedom.

CARTER HALL |Project HOPE provideshealth education,humanitarian aid

ACRB | 5 thingsyou need to know

WOMEN | Ceremonyincluded history, poetry

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Cmdr. TedRicciardel-la, flyingaircraft203, pre-pares to re-lieve Cmdr.ClarkeCraine ascommand-ing of-ficer of theFightingBlack Lionsof StrikeFighterSquadron(VFA) 213duringan aerialchange ofcommandceremonyaboard theaircraft car-rier USSGeorgeH.W. Bush(CVN 77).

MC3 Joshua Card

MC3 Brian StephensAviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuels) Airman Andrea Cook operates avalve in a fuel pump room aboard the aircraft carrier USS GeorgeH.W. Bush (CVN 77).

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By MCSN Alonzo ArcherTask Force 70 Public Affairs

USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, AT SEA

The United States Navy’s only for-ward deployed air wing, Carrier AirWing (CVW) 5, flew aboard the Nim-itz-class aircraft carrier USS GeorgeWashington (CVN 73) Sept. 5 to con-tinue their 2014 patrol of U.S. 7th Fleetarea of operations (AOR).

CVW-5 is composed of nine squad-rons with approximately 1,900 Sailorsand 67 aircraft, which complete the fullcapacity of operations and manning forGeorge Washington.

“Carrier Air Wing 5 has been patrol-ling with the George Washington since2008,” said Cmdr. Brian Downey,CVW-5 operations officer. “I look for-ward to the reintegration of our com-mands each time we’re called upon.The respect we show each other duringthese patrols lends to the profession-alism of both commands. They knowtheir job, and we know ours, and weboth trust each other to perform at thehighest level.”

■ CVN 73in JapanThe Nimitz-class aircraftcarrier USSGeorgeWashington(CVN 73) isunderwaynear theisland of IwoTo, formerlyknown as IwoJima.

The GeorgeWashingtonCarrier StrikeGroup ison patrol inthe U.S.7thFleet area ofresponsibilitysupportingsecurity andstability in theIndo-Asia-Pacific region.

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.DoD News, Defense Media Activity

WASHINGTON

The Defense Department’s mission asoutlined by President Barack Obama isclear: to degrade and destroy the capa-bilities of the Islamic State of Iraq and theLevant, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagelsaid Sept. 3 in Newport, Rhode Island.

In a discussion with CNN’s Jim Sciuttoat the U.S. Naval War College, Hagel saidthe department’s mission is to “degrade anddestroy” ISIL’s capability to threaten U.S.and allied interests around the world.

“We’re doing that, as the president said– not just militarily, because that is but onecomponent,” Hagel said. “The presidenthas been very clear on that point.”

The defense secretary emphasized that

“a stable, new, inclusive government inIraq, which we’re hopeful will be in placenext week,” also is important. The peopleof Iraq and the Middle East ultimately willdetermine their future, Hagel said, and theUnited States can support them.

Other countries recognize threat“It’s also bringing a group with us of like-

minded countries that appreciate the threatthat ISIL represents to all of us – I thinkyou know many of the countries: France,Great Britain, Canada, Australia, Albania[and] others – to bring that coalition withus,” Hagel said.

The defense secretary said the presidentalso has made clear that he wants Congressinvolved with him, because the effort re-quires authorizations, airstrikes and funding.

“We’ve been consulting with the Con-

gress, so it’s all of those components, butthe mission is very clear,” Hagel said.

“We’re providing the president withthose options to degrade and destroy ISIL’scapability.”

SECDEF Hagel: Clear mission todegrade, destroy ISIL capability

MC3 Margaret KeithSailors arm an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attachedto the “Fighting Black Lions” of Strike FighterSquadron 213, on the flight deck of the aircraftcarrier USS George H.W. Bush.

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The date of this publicationis the 13th anniversary of theSept. 11 attacks. Next week’sissue will feature local andnational commemorations.

MC2 John ScorzaSailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) MichaelMurphy (DDG 112) salute the 9/11 Memorial as the ship transits New York Harbor in prepara-tion for her commissioning in 2012.

remembering9/11

Program Executive Office Littoral CombatShips Public Affairs

PORT HUENEME, CALIF.

USS Coronado (LCS 4) conducted firingexercises against representative fast attackcraft using the MK 110 57mm gun, as part ofsea frame developmental testing in conjunc-tion with Combat System Ship QualificationTrial (CSSQT) Aug. 16.

The exercises marked the first time anIndependence variant ship fired its coreweapon system (MK 110 57mm gun) againsta High Speed Maneuvering Surface Target.The objective of the test was to measure the

accuracy of the ship’s core weapon systemagainst a fast attack craft.

“The Independence variant has the abilityto enter and win the fight.” said Cmdr. PeterKim, Coronado’s commanding officer. “OurCSSQT performance demonstrates the shipcan enter a contested area at high speed,defend herself against missile and surfacethreats, and execute missions with the em-barked mission package plus an enormousarray of force options that can be rapidlyemployed by a Fleet Commander on shortnotice.”

Littoral combat ship conductsdevelopmental testing

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By MC1 Jason SwinkCommander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs

PEARL HARBOR

The fast attack submarine USS La Jolla(SSN 701) returned home to Joint Base PearlHarbor-Hickam, Sept. 3, following her finalregularly scheduled deployment.

The Los Angeles-class submarine’s Com-

manding Officer Cmdr. Kevin Roach said thecrew was outstanding during their deploy-ment to the Western Pacific.

“I am honored to have sailed with them.I am inspired by their hard work and dedi-cation they put in day-in and day-out,” saidRoach of his crew’s performance. “They aremotivated about doing the mission and doingwhat our country needs of us.”

During the deployment, La Jolla’s crewsteamed more than 35,000 nautical miles.Theater security cooperation and friendshipmission port visits were conducted in Okina-wa and Yokosuka, Japan; Sattahip, Thailand,Singapore; and Sepangar, Malaysia.

USS La Jollareturns fromfinal deployment

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Greenert tours Navy electromagneticrailgun and directed energy facilitiesNaval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) leaders briefed Chief ofNaval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert on technologies ranging from theelectromagnetic railgun to the laser weapon system during his Sept. 4. » see B3

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By Cheryl PellerinDoD News, Defense Media Activity

WASHINGTON

First Lady Michelle Obama teamed upwith actor Bradley Cooper last week toplace a conference call to military supportpersonnel to thank them for their contin-ued service to military families.

The call was part of Obama’s “JoiningForces” initiative, a campaign aimed ataiding military families that she launchedwith Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice PresidentJoe Biden, in 2011.

As the call began, the first lady thankedJoining Forces Executive Director SteveParker for his leadership, and Cooper andhis team for their level of passion andfocus on the troops and their families.

Cooper had a role in “American Hustle”and will play a Navy SEAL in the upcom-ing film “American Sniper.” In 2012, hejoined Alec Baldwin, Michael Douglasand other actors in a public service an-nouncement for the first lady’s “Got YourSix” campaign to help military veteransfind jobs, education and housing.

‘You all are there for these families’“And finally, most of all,” Obama told

support personnel on the call, “I want to

thank all of you for everything you’redoing to support military families acrossthis country. You all are there for thesefamilies from the moment they set footon your bases. And you’re doing … ev-erything from helping them enroll theirkids in school and in child care to findingdoctors and dentists, churches, carpools.”

Obama described a range of servicesprovided by the support personnel, suchas planning holiday parties for familieswhose mothers or fathers are far fromhome, or offering referrals or good advicewhen families are struggling or when achild is in trouble.

“You all know what’s going on -- reallygoing on -- in people’s lives, and you reachfolks exactly where they are,” Obamasaid. “That’s why our military familiestrust you all so much and they turn to youfor guidance and support when they needit. That’s especially true for families withservice members who are making thattransition back to civilian life.”

Defense Department expertsAlso on the call were Defense Depart-

ment experts Barbara Thompson, DoD’sdirector of family, child, youth and specialneeds policy, and Dave Julian, senior ad-visor for military, community and family

policy, who joined in to provide informa-tion to the military support personnel.

“Today you’re going to be hearingabout all the resources that are available toyou not just on mental health, but on em-ployment and all the things we’re doingthrough our Joining Forces initiative, andso much more,” the first lady said.

“As you all are telling military familiesabout these new resources -- and moreof our troops, veterans and families aregetting the support they need -- as Brad-ley said, it’s important to know you allare going to be creating a ripple effectthroughout our society,” she added.

The first lady said she and the presidentare grateful to the military support per-sonnel.

“We look forward to continuing ourwork together in the months and yearsahead,” she added, “to serve our troops,veterans and military families as well asthey have served this country.”

FIRST LADY THANKS MILITARYFAMILY SUPPORT PERSONNEL

First lady Mi-chelle Obamasalutes duringthe singing ofthe nationalanthem whilevisiting NavalStation Norfolkin 2009.

The first ladyspoke at anevent markingthe homecom-ing of the USSEisenhowerCarrier StrikeGroup and theUSNS Comfortfrom recentdeployments

By MC3 (SW) Laura HooverNavy Public Affairs Support Element - East

VIRGINIA BEACH

The Armed Services YMCA(ASYMCA) of Hampton Roads isscheduled to begin the fall session ofOperation Hero early October 2014.

Operation Hero is an onsite after-school program, which focuses oncharacter development and skillbuilding within military childrenwho have been identified by schoolpersonnel and parents exhibiting lowself-esteem or difficulty adjustingboth academically and socially in theschool environment.

“We concentrate on school-agedchildren in first through fifth grades,”said Jamie Brown, ASYMCA fleetreadiness director. “The fall ses-sion will be held at three differentlocal schools - Hermitage Elemen-tary School in Virginia Beach CampAllen Elementary in Norfolk, andBirdneck Elementary in Oceana.”

Brown said Operation Hero hasoperated in Hampton Roads for morethan ten years and noticed countlessbenefits to the program.

“We find that by teaching kidshow to deal with the stressors of the

military lifestyle, it helps make thefamily unit as a whole less stress-ful, and the service member is ableto concentrate more on their job andmission,” she said. “In addition, theparent or spouse who stays at homeis able to concentrate on making surethe family is coping well.”

The Operation Hero curriculum isdesigned to help children handle thechallenges of military life, providetools to help them succeed in school,and help develop a positive self-im-age while improving social and com-munication skills.

“We focus on so many differenttopics throughout the session andthe kids walk away with a variety ofdifferent skills,” said Brown. “Angerand stress management are reallyhigh on the list and being able torecognize where they fit with theirfamily along with what their role andresponsibility is. When a militaryparent deploys their kids may feellike it’s their job to step up and fillthat position, and it is not. We teachthem that it is ok to be a kid.”

Megan Maloney, intern and teamlead for Operation Hero, said sheenjoys watching the children prog-ress and come out of their shells

throughout the 10-week session.“On the first day, some of the chil-

dren know each other but many ofthe children don’t know anyone elsein the group,” Brown said. “Theystart off really quiet and don’t havemuch to say during circle time butas the weeks progress, they are moreopen about what they are feelingor going through. It is really greatseeing the relationships develop be-tween the children and they are allmilitary kids so they have somethingin common to bond over. Their con-fidence level really grows.”Maloneysaid she enjoys interacting with thechildren and working with them onvarious life skills topics throughoutthe program.

“The kids come in have a snackand we start team building exercises,then we start circle time where wetalk about a wide range of topics in-cluding responsibility as a militarychild or making friends in new placesor respect.” said Maloney. “Follow-ing that we have time for homeworkhelp. I often have parents come up tome and tell me how happy they arewith the changes they have noticedin their kids such as helping with thedishes without being asked.”

Brown said one of the primarygoals of the program is the childrenhaving a good time while they arethere. “We are really big proponentsof play therapy and team buildingskills that utilize play therapy theo-ries so we play games a lot duringthe session,” said Brown. “The staffis always involved, playing the differ-ent games with the kids and we have agreat time interacting with them.”

There are two different ways tosign up for Operation Hero.

“The children can be referredfrom either their teacher or guidancecounselor in school or their parentcan recognize a need for the programand come sign up their child here atthe ASYMCA,” said Brown.

ASYMCA to host Operation Herolocalprogram

onlineFor more news from theJoining Forces initiative, visithttp://www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces.

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CNO tours Navyelectromagneticrailgun anddirected energyfacilities, hostsall hands callBy John JoyceNSWC Dahlgren Division Corporate Communications

DAHLGREN,VA.

Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division(NSWCDD) leaders briefed Chief of Naval Operations(CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert on technologies rang-ing from the electromagnetic railgun to the laser weaponsystem during his Sept. 4.

The CNO spoke to Sailors and civilian technologists aboutthe great impact of emerging capabilities on the current andfuture fleet during an all-hands call held after his tour.

“You are the test and evaluation national treasure thatmakes the surface fleet more lethal and more survivable,”Greenert told more than 400 military, government, and con-tractor personnel from Naval Support Facility Dahlgren,NSWCDD, Aegis Training and Readiness Center, Centerfor Surface Combat Systems, Aegis Ballistic Missile De-fense, Joint Warfare and Analysis Center, and the 614th Airand Space Operations Center.

The national treasure he observed included NSWCDDfacilities where real-time spectrum operations and directedenergy technologies such as the laser weapon system andelectromagnetic railgun are under a continual state of re-search, development, test and evaluation.

“I am really excited - you are taking concepts and putting itin the fleet for what is, up until now, record time,” said Green-ert, pointing out that NSWCDD scientists and engineers areintegrating the laser weapon system into the Afloat ForwardStaging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB-1).

“We have to continue to turn this cycle faster and faster,”said Greenert, standing on a stage facing a 16-inch navalgun displayed at the end of the parade field. “Technologygets proliferated and other people have systems that wereally don’t want them to have. We have to figure out howto defeat and stay ahead of that - and be where it matters,when it matters.”

The installation of the laser weapon system on Ponce forat-sea testing in the Persian Gulf fulfills plans the CNO an-nounced at the 2013 Sea-Air-Space Expo. The deploymenton Ponce will prove crucial as the Navy continues its pushto provide laser weapons to the fleet at large.

The CNO - who observed an electromagnetic railgun

firing - described the technology as “our future surfaceweapon” during the all-hands event to be available videoon demand via the NSWCDD internal website to the com-mand’s 6,000 plus personnel comprised of government ci-vilians, contractors, and military members.

The electromagnetic railgun launcher is a long-rangeweapon that fires projectiles using electricity instead ofchemical propellants. Magnetic fields created by high elec-trical currents accelerate a sliding metal conductor, or ar-mature, between two rails to launch projectiles at speedsbetween 4,500 mph to 5,600 miles per hour.

Moreover, Greenert considers the system a revolutionarytechnology that gives the Navy an extremely affordable,multi-mission weapon with a deep magazine and unmatchedprecision, targeting and control functions. Since lasers runon electricity, they can be fired as long as there is powerand provide a measure of safety as they don’t require car-rying propellants and explosives aboard ships. The advanc-ing technology gives Sailors a variety of options they neverhad before, including the ability to control a laser weapon’soutput and perform actions ranging from non-lethal dis-abling and deterrence all the way up to destruction.

The CNO congratulated three NSWCDD employees asCapt. Mary Feinberg, Naval Support Activity South Po-tomac commanding officer, read award citations commend-ing their role in turning ships into warships. Greenert later

recounted for all hands in attendance that NSWCDD Com-mander Capt. Brian Durant presented him with a coin in-scribed with the command’s slogan, “we don’t build ships,we turn them into warships”.

The three employees who received awards were: Dr.James Moreland, Michael Purello, and Kevin Stottlar.

The CNO presented Moreland with the Navy DistinguishedCivilian Service Award for his leadership on an extensiverange of naval, joint, and coalition efforts to develop andimplement innovative strategic concepts to shape future re-quirements, organizational strategy, and operational doctrineunder strict constraints and timelines. “Dr. Moreland demon-strated this expertise by implementing a structured missionengineering approach for the Vice Chief of Naval OperationsIntegration and Interoperability Activity to emphasize capa-bility-based requirements,” according to the citation.

Greenert presented the Navy Superior Civilian ServiceAward to Purello in recognition of significant leadership asNSWCDD Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense(CBRD) Division Head. “Purello led the unprecedentedtechnical advancements of the CBRD Division and pro-pelled NSWC Dahlgren Division to the forefront of theJoint Service and international CBRD community,” accord-ing to the citation. “In addition, Mr. Purello’s coordinationefforts in the aftermath of the radiological contaminationevent at Fukushima, Japan, led to NAVSEA (Naval SeaSystems Command) establishing the Dahlgren Radiologi-cal Control Data Center. Finally, he led NSWCDD’s highlysuccessful 2013 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities cam-paign, thereby demonstrating his commitment to the humanaspect of technology development.”

The CNO presented the Navy Superior Civilian ServiceAward to Stottlar for his outstanding service, technical ex-pertise, and superior leadership in support of advancingweapon and combat system safety engineering. “Through-out his Navy career, his dedication to advancing weaponand combat system safety engineering has led to enhancedsafety engineering processes and methodologies, and hasresulted in safer, more effective AEGIS and AEGIS BallisticMissile Defense capabilities being deployed in the Fleet,”according to the citation. “Mr. Stottlar has influenced U.S.Navy systems safety policy and has expanded the scope ofsystem safety engineering for foreign military sales.”

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MCC(SW/EXW) Peter D. LawlorChief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenertobserves a live-fire demonstration of the Laser Weapons System(LaWS) at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

An artist renderingshows the Office ofNaval Research-funded electro-magnetic railguninstalled aboard thejoint high-speedvessel USNS Mil-linocket (JHSV 3).

The railgun is along-range weaponthat launchesprojectiles usingelectricity instead ofchemical propellantsand is currentlyundergoing test-ing at Naval SeaSystems Command,Dahlgren Division.

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By MCC James E. FoehlU.S. Naval War College Public Affairs

NEWPORT, R.I.

Thirty-five students from the Navy,Marine Corps, Army and Air Force gradu-ated from the U.S. Naval War College’s(NWC) joint service Maritime AdvancedWarfighting School (MAWS), Sept. 5.

MAWS is a 13-month program thatbegins in August, is leveraged around thecore curriculum of the intermediate-levelcourse (ILC) and focuses on operationalart-of-war and the Navy and Joint planningprocesses.

“This school is important, not just to theNavy, but our country as a whole becauseit teaches and gives a specific tool set toour military that helps us excel,” said NavyCapt. Richard LaBranche, NWC’s MAWSprogram director.

Students who graduate from the MAWSprogram receive a Joint Planner-ONE(JP1) Additional Qualification Designatorand normally go on to serve in operational-planning billets.

“Operational-level planning ensuresthat when you have a strategy and nationalpolicy that all the tactical actions that takeplace are in alignment with those higherlevel objectives,” said LaBranche. “Whatthe MAWS graduate is able to do is comeup with a plan to use joint and maritimepower in order to achieve the command-er’s objectives.”

MAWS also serves as an integral com-ponent of the NWC educational mission todevelop strategic and operational leaderswith the skills required to plan, execute,and assess combined, joint, and naval op-erations.

Over the course of the academic schoolyear, MAWS students complete 120 hoursof electives in the first two trimesters, allfocused on operational art-of-war and theNavy and joint planning processes.

Their final trimester is Joint Military Op-erations (JMO), completed with MAWSin order to fulfill case study and planningprocess requirements for the course.

“We teach the JMO course, tailored tooperational planning,” said LaBranche.“We go over case studies of past opera-tions, have students dissect the plan for theoperation pertaining to the case study, find

out where it was planned well and where itcould’ve been planned better.”

“Students then re-plan [the operation],do a staff-ride to the location of where thatplan took place and look at the operationalenvironment,” said LaBranche. “Theystudy the terrain and the environment sothat they can apply their knowledge in ac-tuality.”

Following completion of the core-curriculum trimesters, students graduatefrom NWC but continue on with a three-month capstone project before completingMAWS and earning their JP1 designator.

During the capstone, students partici-pate in a real-world planning problem for acombatant commander, fleet commander,or a numbered fleet commander.

“We were tasked with providing a con-cept of operations to Commander, U.S. Pa-cific Fleet (COMPACFLT),” said 16-yearNavy veteran, Cmdr. Spencer P. Austin, aMAWS program graduate. “They gave usan area they’re looking to develop ideasabout to work with.”

The students worked together over thecourse of the summer to provide valuableinputs and ideas to influence real-worldsituations.

“We were able to apply that planningprocess, start to finish, as if we were outthere in the fleet, go through the entireprocess without distractions, and providea full brief and several white-papers tothe maritime operations center director atCOMPACFLT,” said Austin.

Austin also noted the significance thatcomes with the preparation and delivery ofbriefing the commander.

“There’s some maturation that happenswhen you do that. It also gave some of thestudents that are going to work out there anopportunity to talk with their future bossesand get a feel for what they’re going to bedoing.”

“Anybody who’s serious about theirprofession should consider attending thisschool. There’s an educational opportunityhere that you won’t get anywhere else,”said Austin. “This is the first time in mycareer I learned how to do planning prop-erly. The operational-level of war requiresa very detailed, structured approach toplanning and the MAWS course teachesthat.”

Naval War College studentsgraduate MAWS operational-level planning course

MCC Peter D. LawlorSecretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus promotes Capt. Dawn Cutler to the rank of rear admiral(lower half) before family and friends at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial. Cutler waspromoted upon her appointment as the Navy chief of information.

By MC1 Stuart PhillipsDefense Media Activity

ARLINGTON,VA.

The United States Navypromoted Dawn E. Cutler tothe rank of rear admiral lowerhalf during a ceremony at theWomen in Military Servicefor America Memorial at Ar-lington National Cemetery,Sept. 3.

Secretary of the Navy RayMabus spoke about Cut-ler’s past performance as apublic affairs officer (PAO)and commended her abilityto step into the role as theNavy’s acting Chief of Infor-mation (CHINFO) on shortnotice nine months ago.

“She was ready, she didn’ttake any time to get up tospeed,” said Mabus. “Sheknew what she had to do andshe had the wealth and breadthand depth of experience that ajob like this takes. In fact oneof the things that has been no-ticeable about her career - thepeople she has served as PAOfor ... all went on to get fourstars from the time she wastheir PAO. And she was theirPAO usually when they hadone star. I can’t tell you howmuch I’m looking forward tomy next job. Because it is clearthe only thing those folks hadin common was Dawn Cutler.”

The 30th Chief of NavalOperations, Admiral Jona-than Greenert, spoke on theimportance of the role of

CHINFO and the responsibil-ities that come with the title.

“She will be the chief ofall Navy information. And inthis world of being hyper con-nected, information is power.And the management of it isthe management of power.And if we do this right, we’llget the Navy’s narrative rightboth externally and internal-ly,” said Greenert.

Cutler expressed gratitudefor her supportive family andspoke fondly of the ideals in-stilled by her father, a formerSailor.

“He taught me about ser-vice to others, selflessness,dedication, that people areimportant, and treating themwith dignity and respect is amust no matter what,” saidCutler. “He taught me thatbeing anchored in faith andhaving a moral compass isessential. Simply put, if youjust do the right thing - you’llbe just fine.”

Retired Rear Adm. BillThompson, the first Navypublic affairs flag officer, and

Lt. j.g. Kat Dransfield, theNavy’s newest public affairsofficer, placed one-star shoul-der boards on Cutler duringthe promotion ceremony.

Cutler is a native of Port-land, Oregon. She is a 1989graduate of Oregon State Uni-versity, where she receiveda Bachelor of Science inBusiness Administration andearned her commission as aGeneral Unrestricted Line Of-ficer through Navy ReserveOfficers Training Corps pro-gram. She holds a Master ofArts in National Security andStrategic Studies from theNaval War College.

As the U.S. Navy’s Chiefof Information, Cutler is theprincipal spokeswoman forthe Department of the Navyand provides strategic counselto the Secretary of the Navyand the Chief of Naval Op-erations. She leads the Navy’spublic affairs community con-sisting of more than 2,500active and reserve officer, en-listed and civilian communi-cation professionals.

Navy’s spokeswomanpromoted to rear admiral

She knew what she had todo and she had the wealth andbreadth and depth of experiencethat a job like this takes.”

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, about Read Adm. Dawn E. Cutler

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Above: Alanding craftair cushion(LCAC),assigned toNaval BeachUnit (NBU) 7prepares toembark theamphibiousdock landingship USSGermantown(LSD 42).

Left: Lt. j.g.Jessica Choi,from Centen-nial, Colo.,climbs a lad-der onto theamphibiousdock landingship USSGermantown(LSD 42)during a visit,board, searchand seizurecertificationdrill.

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The forward deployed am-phibious dock landing ship USSGermantown (LSD 42) departedCommander, Fleet ActivitiesSasebo, Sept. 4 for a scheduleddeployment in the U.S. 7th Fleetarea of responsibility.

Germantown will deploy aspart of the Peleliu Amphibi-ous Ready Group (PEL ARG).During the patrol, the PEL ARGwill participate in AmphibiousIntegration Training evolutions, aCertification Exercise and mari-time training exercises designedto build relationships and en-hance operational readiness withpartner nation armed forces.

“The ship and her crew aremore than ready for deploy-ment,” said Cmdr. Gary Har-rington, Germantown’s execu-tive officer. “We just completedan arduous year of training andmaintenance that was capped off

with a highly successful inspec-tion by the Board of Inspectionand Survey. All the hard workby the crew has paid off. We aregreen across the board, certifiedin every warfare area and thematerial condition of the ship isoutstanding.”

Germantown will participatein numerous flight operations aswell as landing-craft air cush-ion (LCAC) and combat rubberraiding craft operations while onpatrol. In addition to conductingthese demanding evolutions,Germantown will pull into vari-ous foreign ports to participatein partnership building events.

“This is my first deploy-ment and I’m getting qualifiedas a boatswain’s mate, so I’mreally looking forward to allthe LCAC qualifications andevolutions,” said Seaman Ap-prentice Julieta Perez Hernan-dez. “While we are in port, I’mexcited about getting familiarwith a lot of new places and allof the new food.”

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By Ens. Sarah LovelaceUSS Ingraham Public Affairs

USS INGRAHAM, AT SEA

Sailors and Coastguards-men disrupted a shipment ofapproximately 486 kilograms(1071 pounds) of cocaine inthe international waters inthe Eastern Pacific Ocean inAugust.

Members from USS In-graham (FFG 61) and USSMcClusky (FFG 41) withHelicopter Anti-SubmarineSquadron Light (HSL) 49 De-tachment 2 and Helicopter SeaCombat Squadron 23 Detach-

ment 3, and U.S. Coast GuardLaw Enforcement Detachment(LEDET) worked togetherduring the operation.

Ingraham, based in Everett,Washington, and McClusky,based in San Diego, success-fully tracked and interceptedtwo small go-fast vesselsknown as pangas, capable ofspeeds up to 20 knots.

The crew of the pangasquickly jettisoned all narcoticsand evidence after Ingraham’sSH-60B Sea Hawk helicopterand McClusky’s SH-60S SeaHawk helicopter detected thesuspicious vessels. The pangaswere finally compelled to stopfollowing several rounds ofwarning shots and engine-dis-abling gunfire.

“Ingraham and McClusky’stactics and flawless executionwere keys to the success ofthis coordinated operation,”said Ingraham’s CommandingOfficer, Cmdr. Daniel Straub.“The capabilities two U.S.warships armed with fourhelicopters, two small boats,and two U.S. Coast GuardLEDETs bring to the fightmade escape impossible forthese suspected drug smug-glers. I am extremely proud ofmy crew for their hard workand impressive performanceduring yet another successfulinterdiction operation.”

Ingraham’s rigid-hulledinflatable boat (RHIB) wasable to recover three bales es-timated at 90 kilograms, andthe McClusky’s RHIB recov-ered eleven bales weighingapproximately 396 kilograms.

The remaining cocainesank after being tossed intothe water by the fleeing sus-pects. The U.S. Coast GuardLEDET teams boarded thevessels, apprehended six sus-pects, and conducted a searchof the craft.

Ingraham has seized a totalof 3,302 kilograms of cocaineworth more than $109 mil-lion during her deployment.This is her fourth successfulinterception since arrivingin the U.S. 4th Fleet area ofresponsibility in support ofOperation Martillo. Her firstinterception was the seizureof a self-propelled semi-sub-mersible vessel in May.

Under the coordination ofthe Joint Interagency TaskForce South, U.S. militaryand law enforcement agen-cies, and regional partnernation law enforcementagencies patrol the waters inthe Caribbean Sea, Gulf ofMexico, and the Eastern Pa-cific on a year-round basis inan effort to detect, monitorand interdict illicit traffickers.

During at-sea busts in in-ternational waters, a suspectvessel is initially located andtracked by U.S. military or lawenforcement aircraft or ves-sels. The actual interdictions -boarding, search, seizures andarrests - are led and conductedby U.S. Coast Guard Law En-forcement Detachments orpartner nation law enforcementagencies.

U.S. maritime law enforce-ment and the interdictionphase of counter-smugglingoperations in the Eastern Pa-cific occurs under the tacti-cal control of the 11th CoastGuard District headquarteredin Alameda, California.

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Hagel said ISIL is a threat to theUnited States and its interests, andallies such as the United Kingdomalso have made this point.

“Obviously, Prime Minister[David] Cameron of Great Britainmade that pretty clear a couple ofdays ago,” he said.

The president, the U.S. attorneygeneral, secretary of homeland se-curity and the director of nationalintelligence also agree, Hagel said,that ISIL poses “very real threats.”

“If they weren’t real threats, thenthe president wouldn’t be giving usthe mission to go out and degradeand destroy the capabilities [ofISIL],” Hagel said.

Part of that threat, Hagel said, isthat more than 100 U.S. citizenswho have U.S. passports are fight-ing in the Middle East with ISILforces.

“There may be more – we don’tknow,” he said. “We can’t take achance on saying, ‘Well, let’s tech-nically define this. Is it a real threattoday or tomorrow? Or is it goingto be in six months?’”

Dangerous ideologyHagel said ISIL embodies a dan-

gerous ideology of brutality.“So my job, as secretary of defense,

is not to second-guess what may beor what’s going to be,” the secretarysaid. “We’ve got to do everything wecan to protect our country [and] ourinterests at the command of our com-mander in chief as to what he needsin order to do his job.”

The defense secretary describedISIL as a “dangerous a group ofpeople beyond just a group of terror-ists.”

ISIL controls half of Iraq and Syriatoday, he added, and must be takenseriously.

In addition to the United States sup-porting the Iraqi people as they form anew and inclusive government, Hagelsaid, the president is working to bringtogether a group of countries to joinin the effort. Secretary of State JohnF. Kerry will be doing this right afterthe NATO conference, he said, notinghe and the commander of U.S. Cen-tral Command also will be involvedin “bringing a group together that …can help support forces in Iraq, Syriaand the Middle East who respect free-

dom and dignity and the choices thatpeople will make.”

Sense of urgency“We’ve got to bring a coalition to-

gether,” Hagel said, “and do the otherthings … that we are doing with asense of urgency.”

Hagel expressed his hope thatCongress would approve the presi-dent’s request for $500 million infunding to support the Syrian moder-ate opposition.

“This is part of the Counterterror-ism Partnership Fund that the presi-dent has put forward,” Hagel said.“Congress has not acted on that yet.I would hope the Congress would.”

The secretary also noted that thepresident has said there will be nocombat action for American troops.“We’re not going to do that,” he said.“I support that decision. I think it’sthe right decision.”

Hagel said the Defense Depart-ment will continue to degrade anddestroy ISIL capability. “We will doeverything possible that we can do todestroy their capacity to inflict harmon our people and Western valuesand our interests,” he added.

During the first half of their 2014 patrolCVW-5 and George Washington com-pleted exercise Malabar 2014, a multina-tional maritime event including the IndianNavy and Japan Maritime Self-DefenseForce (JMSDF), a bilateral operation withJMSDF, four goodwill port visits and twoair power demonstrations for IndependenceDay and a tiger cruise.

“This is my first deployment with Car-rier Air Wing 5 and the George Washing-ton,” said Lt. Andrew Ginnetti, an EA-18GGrowler pilot with the “Shadowhawks” ofElectronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141.“It’s great to finally be in the fleet, apply-ing the skills I’ve learned in flight school. I

personally feel I’m a part of the most mis-sion ready air wing in the Navy.”

The aircraft carrier and air wing relation-ship is symbiotic in more ways than one; bothunits need each other to complete vital carrierqualifications and maintain pilot currency.

“By instruction, all fixed wing carrierpilots have to maintain periodic currency,”said Cmdr. William Berryman, GeorgeWashington air operations officer. “We asa ship must also maintain certain qualifica-tions by operating with aircraft. We worktogether to accomplish these qualificationsacross the board in order to keep the airwing-ship team combat ready.”

CVW-5 is on patrol in the 7th Fleet AORsupporting security and stability in the In-do-Asia- Pacific region.

This developmental test is part of a largerseries of post-delivery test and trial eventswhich will culminate in a full TechnicalEvaluation and Initial Operational Testingand Evaluation of the surface warfare mis-sion package and sea frame in 2015. Coro-nado was commissioned in April, and com-pleted Final Contract Trials in June, throughwhich the ship and its major systems wereexercised.

The LCS class consists of the Freedomand Independence variants, designed andbuilt by two industry teams. The Freedomvariant team is led by Lockheed Martin forthe odd-numbered hulls, (e.g. LCS 1), whilethe Independence variant team was led byGeneral Dynamics, Bath Iron Works (LCS2 and LCS 4) and Austal USA (for the sub-sequent even-numbered hulls). Purchasedunder the innovative block-buy acquisitionstrategy, there are 12 ships currently underconstruction.

LCS is a modular, reconfigurable ship,with three types of mission packages: sur-face warfare, mine countermeasures, andanti-submarine warfare. The Program Ex-ecutive Office for Littoral Combat Ships isresponsible for delivering and sustainingcredible littoral mission capabilities to thefleet. Delivering high-quality warfightingassets while balancing affordability andcapability is key to supporting the nation’smaritime strategy.

“We had the opportunity to do somethings with the Malaysian submarineforce,” said Roach. “There is not a moreprofessional group of men and women Ihave met in the submarine force.”

La Jolla’s chief of the boat, MasterChief Fire Control Technician EdwardBrennan, said he was proud of his Sailors’performance during the different missionsconducted in support of national security.

“The crew maintained the ship at seaand fought through all the ups and downsof being on deployment,” said Brennan.

La Jolla was underway for 150 of the180 days deployed.

“My favorite memory of La Jolla isgoing to be the two Western Pacific de-ployments and the hundreds of Sailors Ihave seen grow into submarine force lead-ers,” said Brennan.

Over the course of the deployment, 35Sailors became submarine qualified andare now able to wear their submarine war-fare insignia, or “dolphins,” along withmore than 30 Sailors moving up in rank,including three selections for chief pettyofficer, one for senior chief petty officerand one master chief petty officer.

La Jolla is scheduled for decommission-ing later this year, and subsequently con-verted to a moored training ship (MTS)that will be permanently moored at Nucle-ar Power Training Unit, Charleston, SouthCarolina.

Roach said he is proud of the second lifeLa Jolla will have as an MTS.

“Most Los Angeles-class submarineswill get decommissioned, and that’s partof the life of a ship, but La Jolla will liveon as a training ship,” said Roach. “Wellpast twenty, thirty, maybe forty years fromnow years, she’ll still be doing a mission,training students, and that’s great thing tobe part of.”

Family and friends showed off signs,banners, and leis as the submarine cameinto view in the harbor.

Lisa Cortez was particularly excitedabout the return of her husband, Machin-ist’s Mate 1st Class Nicholas Cortez, look-

ing forward to some quality time togetherwith their children, to include a new babyexpected any day.

“I missed him terribly,” said Lisa. “It’sfeels amazing to have him back.”

Laura Dillard flew from Oklahoma tosurprise her son, Chief Electronics Tech-nician Shaun Blouin.

“His service is unbelievable. No motherhas been more proud of her son than I amfor him,” said Dillard, choking back tears.“Going a year without seeing him hasbeen rough, he is a rock star.”

Surprised by his mom and surround-ed by family, Blouin said he’s lookingforward to spending time with them inHawaii before La Jolla leaves for good.

USS La Jolla is named for La Jolla,California, and is the first warship namedafter this township. Commissioned Oct.24, 1981, La Jolla is the 14th ship of theLos Angeles-class fast attack submarines.

MC3 Margaret KeithSailors move missiles across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush.

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LA JOLLA | Subwas underway150 out of 180days deployed

Doug Sayers

The littoralcombat shipPre-Commis-sioning Unit(PCU) Coro-nado (LCS 4)transits SanDiego Bayen route toNaval BaseSan Diego.

Coronado isthe third U.S.Navy shipnamed afterCoronado,Calif., and isthe secondlittoral com-bat ship ofthe Indepen-dence-classvariant.

MC3 Bradley J. GeeAn EA-18G Growler from the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAG) 141 prepares tolaunch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs

USS ROSS, AT SEA

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missiledestroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) entered theBlack Sea to promote peace and stability inthe region, Sept. 3.

Ross' presence in the Black Sea serves todemonstrate the United States' commitmentto strengthening the collective security ofNATO allies and partners in the region.

The ship is scheduled to work alongsideNATO allies and partners in the regionduring its time in the Black Sea, enhanc-ing interoperability and improving regionalsecurity.

The U.S. Navy maintains an enduringcommitment to forward-presence through-out the region in order to have forces read-ily available if a crisis were to occur.

Ross, forward deployed to Rota, Spain,is conducting Naval operations in the U.S.6th Fleet area of operations in support ofU.S. national security interests in Europe.

U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples,Italy, conducts the full spectrum of jointand naval operations, often in concert withallied, joint and interagency partners, inorder to advance U.S. national interests andsecurity and stability in Europe and Africa.

USS ROSSENTERSBLACK SEA

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The Los An-geles-classfast-attacksubmarineUSS LaJolla (SSN701) dipsthe Ensignas thesubmarinetenderUSS FrankCable pullsinto PearlHarbor for aport visit.

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Mediterranean Weekend will havesomething for everyone as VirginiaBeach hosts a pair of events celebratingthe culture and food of Italy and Greece.

A little bit of Italy is coming to TownCenter of Virginia Beach for two daysof pasta, pizza, Italian wine, beer, andentertainment, together with family-friendly activities like grape-stompingat Festa Italiana. The free festival willtake place from 6 to 10 p.m. on Fridayand noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday.

Local restaurants like Bravo, LaBella in Ghent, Mannino’s ItalianBistro, and more will serve up theirspecialties for purchase, as peoplefrom all walks of life and backgroundsjoin in one community for a two-daycelebration of everything Italian inthe heart of Town Center. Table seat-ing in tents scattered around the Plazamake for the perfect atmosphere fordining, singing, and dancing to clas-sic and modern Italian musical selec-tions. Strolling musicians go fromaisle to aisle, giving diners an up-closeand personal serenade of Italian tuneswe’ve all heard growing up.

Ray Massa’s Eurorythms are fea-tured nationally at Italian Festival.They are credited with bridging thegap between American and Italianvenues for festival entertainment byrevitalizing the mystique and roman-tic excitement of Italian music. RayMassa’s Eurorythms will be featuredFriday from 8:30 to 10 p.m., and Sat-urday from 8:30 to 10 p.m.

Other live entertainment includes the

Bellows Brothers (dueling accordions),Frank Sings Frank, the Wise Guys,Rockin’ Ron Sabol, puppet shows, andother children’s activities on Saturday.Daring children, youth, and adults maychoose to step into the giant grape vatfor a little grape stomping.

Mediterranean Weekend will alsofeature the My Big Fat Greek Partyat the 24th Street Park at the VirginiaBeach oceanfront, Sept. 12 -14. Theevent will take place from 5 to 10 p.m.on Friday, noon to 11 p.m. on Saturdayand noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

This event is a Greek-American partyfeaturing world famous Greek cuisine,music, and festivities. Greek dancers ofall ages will be dancing the night awayfor your entertainment, and you willbe able to learn Greek dances yourself.Authentic Greek items will be for sale,and prizes will be given away.

Admission to My Big Fat Greek Partyis $3. Children 12 and under are free.

For more information about Medi-terranean Weekend, visit www.beach-streetusa.com.

WILLIAMSBURG

The cursed will take over Busch Gardens when Howl-O-Screamopens Sept. 12. The Virginia theme park will present an all-newTerror-tory and will revive a fan favorite show to celebrate the16th year of this popular fall event.

Guests will notice the change almost immediately when theytravel through the park’s haunted villages beginning at 6 p.m. A newsong was produced this year to coincide with the park’s frightful of-fering. Rumor has it the song curses its listeners who must survive anight of paranormal horrors at Howl-O-Scream to lift it.

Entertainment Vice President Scott Gasparich has one piece ofadvice for guests when the song plays over the park’s sound system.

“Don’t listen,” he said. “The song is an integral part of thisyear’s Howl-O-Scream offerings. It is said that strange things starthappening when guests hear that haunting melody.”

Playing on the popularity of last year’s addition of Terror-tories,the park’s scare experts are developing a new area in the park’sNew France section called Wendigo Woods. This new Terror-toryexplores the frightful nature of the unknown.

“The startles in Wendigo Woods are more psychological thanphysical,” Gasparich said. “Sometimes it’s what you don’t see thatscares you the most.”

Wendigo Woods joins the park’s four other Terror-tories and sixhaunted houses comprising the park’s main Howl-O-Scream thrillelements. Other seasonal park offerings include Vampire Vogue,a new merchandise shop in the Oktoberfest section of the park;dining and spirit options like Pirate Baarrrgh in the Italy villageand Igor’s Fright Feast in Oktoberfest as well as live entertainmentinside the park’s performance venues.

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■ mediterraneanweekendFesta Italian – Sept. 12, 6 to 10p.m.; Sept. 13, noon to 10 p.m.; TownCenter of Virginia Beach

My Big Fat Greek Party – Sept. 12, 5to 10 p.m.; Sept. 13, noon to 11 p.m.;Sept. 14, noon to 6 p.m.; 24th StreetPark, Va. Beach oceanfront

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■ get your fright onBusch Gardens’ Howl-O-Scream opens onSept. 12 and runs every Friday, Saturday andSunday through Oct. 26. The hauntings beginat 6 p.m. each evening and last until 10 onFridays and Sunday, and 11 on Saturdays.

By YiorgoContributing writer

The leaves have begun to fall, the arrival of autumnis here and that can only mean that the Broadwayin Norfolk 2014-2015 season is just around thecorner. And what an exciting season it is, with issomething for everybody. From King Arthur to thePhantom, from Sister Mary Clarance to a wickedwitch named Elphaba, and even singing Mormonmissionaries, the 2014-2015 season of Broadway inNorfolk is must see theater at it’s finest.

The 2014-2015 season, as in the past, is pre-sented in the beautiful Chrysler Hall and beginswith the nine-time Tony Award winning best mu-sical “The Book of Mormon” from the creators ofthe hugely popular TV show “South Park.” It willrun from Oct. 28 through Nov. 2, and tickets areon sale now at http://broadwaynorfolk.com/the-book-of-mormon/. The New York Times called it“The best musical of this century.” Not to be out-done, Entertainment Weekly gave it a “Grade A:The funniest musical of all time.”

“The Book of Mormon” is about two young op-timistic missionaries who are sent to the Africancountry of Uganda with the hope and belief thatthey can convert the locals to the Mormon reli-gion. It is an old-style musical with several bigsong and dance numbers. “The Book of Mormon”leaves no page unturned, pun intended. It pokesfun at religion and sexuality among many otherthings while using colorful explicit language thatis sure to elicit lively discussions after the show.

Then, Nov. 26 through Dec. 7 brings us to thewonderful and re-imagined land of OZ with thethought provoking, multi award-winning spectac-ular musical “Wicked.” Winner of over 50 majorawards, including the Grammy, and three TonyAwards, “Wicked” has also won over 90 inter-national awards, including the Laurence OlivierAward. Entertainment Weekly called it “The BestMusical of the Decade” and Variety declared it “ACultural Phenomenon.”

“Wicked,” tells of a time in the land of OZ beforeDorothy landed there. It is the profound story of thecomplicated friendship between the blond and verypopular Glinda and the misunderstood green girlnamed Elphaba. Meeting as sorcery students at ShizUniversity, the girl’s friendship is inevitably testedas they ultimately fulfill their destinies with Glindabecoming Glinda the Good and Elphaba the WickedWitch of the West. Tickets go on sale Sept. 26.

There is no better way to start the New Year thento have 11 glorious nights of the longest runningmusical in Broadway history, “The Phantom of theOpera,” makes its triumphant return to Norfolk witha brand new production. The Phantom will onceagain haunt Chrysler Hall, Jan. 8 - 18, to the delightof an already captivating, enamored audience.

Hailed by critics as bigger and better then everbefore, next week we will discuss the phenomenalmusical “The Phantom of the Opera” in detail, aswell as the remaining two other shows roundingup the season, “Sister Act” and “Camelot.” Untilthen, make sure to go to http://broadwaynorfolk.com/ for all the up-to-date info.

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The 2014-2015Broadway inNorfolk sched-ule includeshits suchas “Wicked”(right), as wellas “The Bookof Mormon,”“The Phantomof the Opera,”“Sister Act” and“Camelot.”

The new seasonopens Oct. 28with nine-timeTony Award win-ning best musi-cal “The Bookof Mormon,”which will runthrough Nov. 2at Chrysler Hallin Norfolk.

■ when and whereETC is scheduled for Sept. 13 from noon to 10 p.m. in Town PointPark on the downtown Norfolk waterfront.The free festival compiles a comprehensive line up of local,regional and national artists while offering local culinary, visual andsalvage artists the opportunity to exhibit and sell their own talents.For more information, visit festevents.org or call (757) 441-2345.

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Ku’ono Paddle Series■ When: Sept. 13, registration starts at 8 a.m., events start at 9■ Where: Paradise Ocean Club, 490 Fenwick Road, Hampton■ For more information, visit: www.kuonopaddle.com or call (757) 291-7350

On Saturday, head to Paradise Ocean Club at Historic Fort Monroe for the Ku’ono PaddleSeries presented by Sports Hampton. The World Paddle Association (WPA) sanctionedevents will feature three paddle races: Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP), Kayak, andCanoe. In addition to the adult races, the day will feature a very special Keiki Race, or un-timed kids race (ages 13 and under), as well as SUP Yoga and Paddle Fit classes presentedby Tula Adventure Sports and sponsor products and demos. The Ku’ono Paddle Seriesevents will take place in around Hampton’s waterways, including the Chesapeake Bay,Hampton Roads Harbor, and Hampton River. KM Hawaii is donating a kid’s Stand UpPaddleboard for the prize purse this year, an $1100 value. In addition, Freedom Surf willsponsor the Elite Race event, with the current prize purse at $2000 and growing.

For a complete list of events in Hampton Roads or tosubmit your own, visit www.flagshipnews.com/calendar

Freedom Walk■ When: Sept. 11, 5 to 8 p.m.■ Where: Peninsula Town Center, 4410 E.Claiborne Square, Hampton■ Cost: Free■ For more information, visit: www.operationhomefront.net

Operation Homefront Mid-Atlantic willhost Freedom Walk 2014 with a walkthrough Peninsula Town Center. The walkis an opportunity for community membersto walk alongside servicemembers, veter-ans and their families to commemorate theevents of 911 and the wars that followed.

Buckroe Beach Arts in the Park■ When: Sept. 13, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.■ Where: Buckroe Beach Park, 100 FirstStreet, Hampton■ Cost: Free■ For more information, call: (757) 851-4560 or visit www.facebook.com/buck-roeartsinthepark

Kick off the end of summer at the fifthannual Buckroe Beach Arts in the Parkfestival. The free festivities will includea juried arts and crafts show, live localmusic, children’s activities, communityinterest booths, food vendors, and more.Check out over 20 artists – as well as anumber of sponsored artists, or amateur

artists – displaying various items forpurchase, including photography, mixedmedia, jewelry, pottery, and more. Otherhighlights include live music, displaysby community interest groups, children’sactivities, food vendors, and more.

OldTowne Chalk Challenge■ When: Sept. 13, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.■ Where: nTelos Wireless Pavilion Plaza,Portsmouth■ Cost: Free■ For more information, call: (757) 393-8181 or visit www.PavilionConcerts.com

Old Towne Chalk Challenge takes over thenTelos Wireless Pavilion Plaza as artistsand “budding-artists” gather to turn theplaza into an impromptu canvas of color.Participants draw four by four foot chalkdrawings on the plaza. This year’s themeis “The Wizard of Oz.” Competitors willcomplete chalk drawings to be evaluatedby a panel of judges. Judges will scorethe drawings according to criteria such ascomposition, use of color, adherence totheme, and creativity. There will be threecompetitive divisions: Amateur, Profes-sional, and Youth. The Youth division willbe for ages 12-16. Children 11 and underwill be invited to draw for fun in a sepa-rate area. Trophies and cash prizes will beawarded for each division.

As the park’s teams of startle experts finalize details ofWendigo Woods, another production team is putting a newtwist on a popular live production that has been silent since2011. Monster Stomp on Ripper Row is a modern rock-and-rhythm spectacular featuring Jack the Ripper in an electrify-ing percussion, dynamic dance and sensational singing revuein the park’s Globe Theatre.

“Our guests tell us time and time again to bring back Mon-ster Stomp,” Park President Carl Lum said. “Monster Stompon Ripper Row is a complete revision to the classic produc-tion with high-tech thrills that can only be created on theGlobe Theatre stage.”

Like the rest of Howl-O-Scream, the Busch Gardens’ teamis ramping up the thrills of every element in this Howl-O-Scream production and encourages parents to think twicebefore bringing their children to the show.

“Monster Stomp on Ripper Row is not for the faint ofheart,” show production manager Phil Raybourn said. “Mon-ster Stomp in 2014 has a much darker theme than any produc-tion we’ve ever produced.”

Video-mapping technology, 3-D soundscapes and othertechnology available inside the Globe Theatre transports theaudience to London’s East End where the Ripper’s horrifyingacts occurred.

Parents and guardians should consider the park’s elevatedscare factor when deciding to visit Busch Gardens with youngchildren during Howl-O-Scream. At the stroke of 6 p.m., theghouls and haunts come out to play and Busch Gardens be-comes a seriously scary place.

Guests who want the best deal on Howl-O-Scream ticketscan lock in a $10 per month annual pass featuring Busch Gar-dens’EZ Pay Price Lock Guarantee and enjoy unlimited visitsto Busch Gardens this fall and into 2015. An annual pass isvalid for one year from the date of purchase. Pass membersalso enjoy discounts to Christmas Town and in-park discountson food and merchandise.

For more information about Busch Gardens’Howl-O-Scream,visit www.howloscream.com/va.

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By Jonathan McLartyContributing writer

In support of their 2013 release, Kings ofLeon made a stop on their “Mechanical BullTour” at Farm Bureau Live in Virginia Beachon Sept. 3. A lively crowd was in attendancefor the Wednesday night concert. KONGOSand Young the Giant served as the openers.

First up was the South African bandKONGOS. The band is made up of fourmembers of the Kongos family – brothersDylan, Daniel, Jesse and Johnny. This fol-lows a similar theme of keeping the bandwithin the family as Kings of Leon consistsof three brothers and a cousin. There wasn’ta discernable lead singer in the group as allmembers of the band had their part in thevocals. Johnny played the accordion for aportion of the tunes, which was a fun changefor most bands these days. Their hit song“Come With Me Now” from the album “Lu-natic” was performed.

Young the Giant would follow, bringing aperformance whose energy never wavered.The band released their newest album “MindOver Matter” in January. Their hit song“Cough Syrup” from their 2011 self-titledrelease brought the crowd to their feet andsparked a sing-along. Their performance as awhole was very impressive and I don’t doubtthat they gained many more fans that night.

Kings of Leon made their long-awaitedreturn to Virginia Beach after the band had tocancel their 2011 visit due to health issues.It was feared that a similar situation couldhave occurred once again as drummer Nathansuffered broken ribs less than a month priorduring a tour bus accident. Luckily, Nathanwas fit to perform and the show went off

without a hitch. The production quality forthis tour was top-notch. A large video screenwas set up behind the band to display vari-ous footage, along with shots of the band pro-vided by multiple cameras. The set started offwith Mechanical Bull hit “Supersoaker.”

The band performed a 21-song set which,when trying to fit in tunes from each of theirsix albums, lead to the inevitable fact thatnot all of their most popular tunes could beincluded. A fun aspect of the MechanicalBull tour was the “Song For The City.” Theband took requests from Twitter followers,using the hashtag #SongForTheCity, for asong that would be performed only once ineach city and no other city would have thatsong included in their setlist. The idea wasfor fans to think of songs that either havenever been performed by the band or songsthat had not been performed in a long time.The winner for Virginia Beach was “King ofthe Rodeo” from “Aha Shake Heartbreak.”No matter how much the band enjoys play-ing the song when on tour, this will only beVirginia Beach’s song.

The lights went down over the audiencefor “Cold Desert” and lead-singer CalebFollowill asked the crowd to shine the lightsfrom their phones. When the band returnedfor their encore, the night was capped offwith “Crawl”, “Black Thumbnail”, and “Sexon Fire.”

Kings of Leon always delivers a perfor-mance that is true to their album releases. Ca-leb’s vocals were strong and the band lookedto be having as much fun as the fans. Theband has stated that this will be their last tourfor a while, so I look forward to seeing whatthey bring when they get a chance to stop bythe area in the future.

Kings of Leon’s MechanicalBull Tour rocks Virginia Beach

Kings of Leon’sMechanicalBull Tour madea stop at FarmBureau Live inVirginia Beachon Sept. 3.

The band per-formed a 21-song set thatspanned theirsix albums.

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Barney (Sylvester Stallone),Christmas (Jason Statham)and the rest of the teamcomes face-to-face withConrad Stonebanks (MelGibson), who years ago co-foundedThe Expendableswith Barney. Stonebankssubsequently became a ruthless arms trader andsomeone who Barney was forced to kill – or so hethought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before,now is making it his mission to endThe Expendables,but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that hehas to fight old blood with new blood, and brings ina new era of Expendables team members, recruitingindividuals younger, faster and more tech-savvy.

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Dolphin Tale 2Continues the story of the dolphin Winter, whose rescue

and recovery inspired the 2011 family hit movie “Dol-phin Tale.” It has been several years since young SawyerNelson (Nathan Gamble) and the dedicated team at theClearwater Marine Hospital, headed by Dr. Clay Haskett(Harry Connick Jr.), rescued Winter. With the help of Dr.Cameron McCarthy (Morgan Freeman), who developeda unique prosthetic tail for the injured dolphin, they wereable to save her life. Yet their fight is not over. Winter’ssurrogate mother, the elderly dolphin Panama, has passedaway, leaving Winter without the only poolmate she hasever known. However, the loss of Panama may have evengreater repercussions for Winter, who, according to USDAregulations, cannot be housed alone, as dolphins’ socialbehavior requires them to be paired with other dolphins.

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(Tom Hardy) through a covert scheme of funnel-ing cash to local gangsters – “money drops” in theunderworld of Brooklyn bars. Under the heavyhand of his employer and cousin Marv (JamesGandolfini), Bob finds himself at the center of arobbery gone awry and entwined in an investiga-tion that digs deep into the neighborhood’s past.

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You’ve probably been to a youthsporting event when an argument brokeout between coaches and parents. Ormaybe you’ve watched youth athletesrefuse to help one another up or con-gratulate an opponent on a great play.

And you wonder where has sports-manship gone?

A new effort by Liberty Mutual Insur-ance’s Play Positive program looks torenew the spirit of sportsmanship andremind youth sports coaches and parentsof the importance of this life lesson. Par-ents and coaches are asked to take thePlay Positive Pledge to promote goodsportsmanship. Taking the pledge couldeven help your youth sports team or or-ganization earn $2,500 toward providinga better youth sports experience.

Recently, a survey of 2,000 youthsports parents and coaches conductedby Liberty Mutual Insurance revealedshocking statistics about the decline insportsmanship in youth sports, under-scoring the need for a stronger emphasis.

According to the survey:■ 50 percent of parents and coaches

believe that sportsmanship has wors-ened in youth sports since they partici-pated as children (while only 12 percentthink it has improved).

■ According to both parents and coach-es, learning “teamwork” and “sportsman-ship” are the two most important aspectsof participating in youth sports.

■ 26 percent of parents say they havewitnessed a verbally abusive coach, and16 percent say they have witnessed aconfrontation between parents.

■ 55 percent of coaches have experi-enced parents yelling negatively at of-ficials or their own kids, and two in fivehave experienced parents yelling nega-tively at other kids.

So how do parents and coaches stopthis trend and improve sportsmanship forthe next generation? It starts with teach-ing children the value of sportsmanship.Seventy-five percent of parents andcoaches say that teaching sportsmanshipis the responsibility of parents. If youwant to help your child learn the value ofgood sportsmanship and playing with apositive attitude, follow these tips:

Play with integrity – One of the mostessential lessons a child can learn fromsports is to follow the rules. Make sureyour children understand the rules anddon’t break them, even if they have theopportunity to get away with it.

Respect the officials – It’s importantthat youth athletes – as well as parentsand coaches – learn to respect refer-ees and officials. Showing respect forthe officials will set a good example

for your children. Remember, they arealways watching and learning from you.

Be a good sport – This means teach-ing your child to do what they can tolift up their teammates. Teach themthat being a good teammate also meansbeing a good person on and off the fieldregardless of the outcome.

Maintain self-control – Help yourchild learn to keep their cool, have apositive attitude and avoid overreactingduring practices or games.

Let the coaches coach – Avoid chim-ing in with your coaching advice forthe team or other parents. Let those incharge run the plays. This will help yourchildren learn to respect their coachesand the coaches’ decisions.

“Growing up as a youth athlete, mycoaches and parents were constantlyusing examples of poor behavior on thefield as an opportunity to teach me aboutthe importance of sportsmanship,” saidactor Chris O’Donnell, Liberty MutualInsurance Play Positive ambassador.“Those lessons have stuck with me overthe years, and now as a father of chil-dren involved in youth sports, I knowthe opportunity lies with us as parentsto have the conversation and reinforcethis important life lesson.”

To learn more about Liberty MutualInsurance’s Play Positive program, findhelpful tips and resources for teach-ing your children lifelong sportsman-ship skills, and take the Play PositivePledge, visit www.PlayPositive.com.

StatePoint

When thinking of heart disease, olderadults typically come to mind, but childrenalso can have heart disease, often with moredevastating outcomes. Pediatric cardiomy-opathy is a potentially life-threatening dis-ease and the leading cause of sudden cardiacarrest (SCA) in children.

Cardiomyopathy is a chronic disease ofthe heart muscle that affects the heart’s abil-ity to pump blood. Some children who havethe disease can be symptom-free and are un-knowingly at risk for SCA. Approximately2,000 people under 25 die of SCA every yearaccording to the Centers for Disease Controland Prevention, but there are preventativemeasures for families.

“In many cases, if cardiomyopathy is de-tected early and managed properly, suddencardiac death can be prevented,” said LisaYue, a parent who lost two children to car-diomyopathy and founder of the Children’sCardiomyopathy Foundation (CCF). TheFoundation is launching the first Children’sCardiomyopathy Awareness Month inSeptember to call attention to the disease.“Knowing the symptoms and risk factors forcardiomyopathy can help save lives.”

Know the symptomsCurrently there is no formal cardiac screen-

ing process for children. While pediatricianscan respond to more obvious symptoms,identifying pediatric cardiomyopathy can bechallenging because some affected childrenare symptom-free. It is not uncommon forcardiomyopathy to be missed or misdiag-nosed as a cold, flu or asthma.

Symptoms include shortness of breath,rapid breathing, fainting, chest pain, dizzi-ness, heart palpitations and fatigue. Infantsmay experience poor weight gain, difficultybreathing, excessive sweating or lethargy. Itis important for parents to communicate con-cerns to the pediatrician.

Know the risk factors“Cardiomyopathy can occur in any child

and be inherited or acquired through a viralinfection or from cancer chemotherapy,” saidSteven Lipshultz, M.D., pediatrician-in-chiefof Children’s Hospital of Michigan and chairof CCF’s medical advisory board.

Since the majority of cardiomyopathiesare inherited, understanding a family’s car-diac history is the best way to prevent pre-mature death. Hereditary risk factors includehaving a family member who is disabled by

heart disease, has died of heart disease beforeage 50, or was diagnosed with Long QT syn-drome, cardiomyopathy, Marfan syndromeor a heart rhythm issue. Family memberswho exhibit symptoms such as chest pain,discomfort upon exertion, fatigue, fainting orhigh blood pressure should be evaluated by acardiologist.

Protecting at-risk young athletesAdolescents with an underlying heart con-

dition like cardiomyopathy are at a higher riskfor SCA due to increased physical activity andcertain body changes. SCA is the top cause ofdeath on school property, and according tothe American Heart Association these deaths

occur most commonly in high-intensity sports.To help keep young athletes safe, Sena-

tor Robert Menendez, Representatives LoisCapps and Bill Pascrell, Children’s Cardio-myopathy Foundation and the National Ath-letic Trainers’ Association introduced theSupporting Athletes, Families, and Educatorsto Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth (SAFEPLAY) Act, with provisions to protect studentathletes from SCA.

Whether children are at home, in school oron the sports field, it is important for parentsto understand the symptoms and risk factorsof the disease.

For more information about cardiomyopa-thy, visit www.childrenscardiomyopathy.org.

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The Norfolk Admirals andCharlotte Checkers announcedthat the teams have agreed to apreseason exhibition game to takeplace at the Norfolk Scope onOct. 4. The warm-up is scheduledto begin at 7:15 p.m. with doorsopening at 6.

The Admirals and Checkersenjoyed the same arrangementlast season before the start of the2013-14 regular season.

Exhibition game tickets go onsale to the public on Sept. 17.Tickets for any level in ScopeArena are priced at $12 and canonly be purchased at the ScopeBox Office, ticketmaster.com, orcharge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000.

If you are bringing a group andwant to view preseason actionfrom ice level, corporate boxesare available for $175 through theAdmirals’ Office. This is a great

way to sample the corporate boxexperience before Admirals’ reg-ular-season action begins on Oct.11. Admirals’ season-ticket hold-ers may purchase single ticketsthrough the Admirals’ Office forthe reduced price of $7.

Don’t miss out on your chanceto secure the Admirals’ “OpeningNight Ticket Package!” The pack-age includes two Red-Level tick-ets to Opening Night, two Red-Level vouchers for any regularseason home game in 2014-15, asouvenir program and your choicebetween an Admirals’ shot glassor cow bell. Season tickets and10-pack tickets are also availablefor purchase.

Call (757) 640-1212, go to nor-folkadmirals.com, or visit the Ad-mirals’ Office at Scope for moreinformation. Individual gametickets are on sale at the NorfolkScope Box Office or charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000.

By Thomas GerbasiUFC.com

MASHANTUCKET, CONN.

James Brown called it the big payback, andmiddleweight contender Ronaldo “Jacare”Souza got plenty of revenge for a 2008knockout loss to Gegard Mousasi at the Fox-woods Resort Casino, Sept. 5, dominatinghis fellow 185-pound standout en route to athird-round submission victory.

The win was Souza’s seventh straight, andthe Rio de Janeiro product made a strongcase for himself to get a shot at the winner ofDecember’s middleweight title fight betweenchampion Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort.

“If anyone doubts that, they’re completelywrong,” Souza said. “I’m next for the title.”

Souza’s initial quest to get Mousasi downto the mat took a while, with him finally scor-ing the takedown midway through the open-ing round. The Netherlands’ Mousasi held onto his foe in an attempt to get referee HerbDean to restart the action, and when thatdidn’t work, he tried for a triangle choke andthen an upkick similar to the one that endedtheir first fight. Both came up short, but hewas trying to keep Souza on the defensive,a tactic that didn’t last long, as the Braziliankept moving and kept looking for openingsfor his submission game, nearly locking upMousasi’s arm before the end of the frame.

Jacare got busier with his striking game inthe second, which apparently would play intoMousasi’s hands, but Souza got the best ofthe exchanges and then scored another take-down. While on the mat, Souza showed justhow good his ground game is, as he nevergave Mousasi a chance to breathe, constantlymoving and constantly forcing his opponentto defend. Simply put, it was a brilliant dis-play of groundfighting.

Repeating the pattern that won him the firsttwo frames, Souza scored effectively with hisstrikes for 90 seconds in the third and then putMousasi on his back. This time, Mousasi gotup to his feet fairly quickly, but he showedlittle urgency in his subsequent attack, get-ting grounded once more. This time, Jacareclosed the show, with a guillotine choke pro-ducing a tap out at the 4:30 mark.

With the win, the 34-year-old Souza im-proves to 21-3 with 1 no contest; the 29-year-old Mousasi falls to 35-5-2.

Rothwell romps over OvereemWith a new camp and a new start, Alistair

Overeem was confident going into his UFCFight Night co-main event bout against BenRothwell, but “Big Ben” had other plans, stun-ning the former Strikeforce champion via firstround knockout.

“You witnessed what happens when you be-lieve in yourself,” said Rothwell, who has wontwo straight after a 2-3 start to his UFC career.

Overeem, now training with the Greg Jack-son camp in Albuquerque, N.M., was busyfrom the start, standing in front of Rothwell andteeing off with kicks to the knees and punchesupstairs. When Rothwell fired back with an up-percut 90 seconds in, Overeem wobbled andtied his opponent up.

Encouraged by his success, Rothwell gotmore active, and he drilled Overeem withan overhand right that sent the Dutchmansprawling to the mat. A follow-up series ofshots on the prone Overeem spelled the endseconds later, with referee Keith Petersonstopping the bout at 2 minutes, 19 seconds ofthe opening frame.

With the win, Rothwell improves to 34-9;Overeem, who is 1-3 in his last four, falls to37-14 with 1 NC.

Mitrione mauls LewisHeavyweight Matt Mitrione said that he

took it personally when called out by Texasprospect Derrick Lewis in July. Mitrione gotthe last word, knocking Lewis out in just 41seconds.

“I was highly offended that he called meout by name,” Mitrione said.

Throwing off any attempts at takedowns byLewis, Mitrione caught his foe with a shortright to the jaw and followed with a push tothe fence that sent his foe to the mat. Mitri-one pounced, landing several unansweredblows until referee Mario Yamasaki stoppedthe bout, giving the Indiana product anothersignature knockout win.

Mitrione improves to 8-3; Lewis falls to11-3 with 1 NC.

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Ronaldo“Jacare” Sou-za avengeda 2008knockoutloss whenhe scored athird-roundsubmissionvictory overGegardMousasi atUFC FIghtNight 50 onSept. 5.

Jacare stakeshis claim fortitle shot withpayback win

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Brad Keselowski and his No. 2 Ford team– which won the Sprint Cup championship in2012, then failed to make the Chase last year– will enter this year’s 10-race run to the titleas the top seed. Keselowski secured that posi-tion with a dominating victory in Saturday’sFederated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Inter-national Raceway on Sept. 6, the 26th andfinal race of the Sprint Cup circuit’s “regularseason.”

That win was Keselowski’s fourth of theseason, which is tops among Cup drivers.

And his runaway victory, one in which hestarted from the pole and led all but 17 laps,meant there would be no dramatic changesto the makeup of the Chase field, as the onlyreal chance a driver not already in the 16-driver field had of getting in was by winningat Richmond.

Clint Bowyer, who finished third, andJamie McMurray, who was fourth, camethe closest of any to making the Chase witha Richmond win, but as it turned out, RyanNewman and Greg Biffle secured the two re-maining berths by virtue of their positions inthe points standings.

Keselowski said his team did the best jobof figuring out a new tire compound providedby Goodyear for the Richmond race.

“It was just a phenomenal night for ourteam here and everyone at Team Penske,” hesaid. “Car was fast. Pit crew was flawless. Weput all the pieces together.

“The tire change was a huge challenge forall the teams. That challenge created an op-portunity. Our team just really struck and hitit hard. I’m very proud of our effort.”

Crew chief Paul Wolfe said his team willbe one of the ones to beat in the Chase.

“This team has shown a lot of speed allyear long,” he said. “There have been someraces over the summer months where I feellike we didn’t put all the pieces together. Wehad some other dominating performances,but we had races where we felt like we had ashot to win, and we made mistakes or didn’tput all the pieces together right. To be ableto come to Richmond and do that — the racebefore the Chase starts — says a lot aboutwhat we’re capable of and what our team cando as we get into the Chase.”

Keselowski’s victory was the 400th over-all across several forms of motorsports forhis team owner, Roger Penske, who gavehis driver much of the credit for his team’sNASCAR success, which also includes threeCup wins this season by Keselowski’s team-mate Joey Logano, the fifth seed in the Chase.

“We also have to think about Brad last year,how he bounced back,” Penske said. “He wasdown maybe last year, but came back thisseason. He’s been outstanding.

“I give him a lot of credit because he’spushing the team, he’s pushing Paul. He andJoey together, they’re working each other,trying to find the speed in the cars.

“This last week, when you think about Cali-fornia, the IndyCar championship, come backhere this weekend, getting our 400th win —have to thank [Keselowski]. Told me beforethe race started, ‘I’m going to get you 400.’”

Penske also cautioned that a lot can happenbetween now and the season finale at Home-stead-Miami Speedway.

“We take this in stride,” he said. “Obvious-ly, being the top seed is a tremendous effortfor the team and certainly puts us in a greatplace. But we’re not blind. We know thereare plenty of guys out there that can beat us.They’re going to want to. What we have to dois stay on course.”

Brad Keselowski claims top seedin 2014 Chase after dominatingvictory at Richmond International

Courtesy of NASCARBrad Keselowski’s dominating victory in the Federated Auto Parts 400 made him the No. 1 seed in the2014 Chase for the Sprint Cup.

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Points standings and race results fromthe Federated Auto Parts 400 at RichmondInternational Raceway, Sept. 6:

1. Brad Keselowski (finished first) 2012points – His Penske Racing team, includ-ing Joey Logano, appears poised to take theChase battle to Hendrick Motorsports.

2. Jeff Gordon (finished second) 2009points – At age 43, he’s racing like a drivermuch younger.

3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (finished 12th)2009 points – The sport’s most populardriver is enjoying his best season since2004, and it could get even better.

4. Jimmie Johnson (finished eighth)2009 points – The big question surroundingthe six-time and defending Cup championis whether his team is as off the pace or ifthey’ve just saved their best for the Chase.

5. Joey Logano (finished sixth) 2009points – The surprise performer of the2014 season is showing maturity not seenfrom him earlier in his career.

6. Kevin Harvick (finished fifth) 2006points – His cars have had speed nearlyevery week, but mistakes on pit road havekept him out of the winner’s circle on nu-merous occasions.

7. Carl Edwards (finished 22nd) 2006points – He’s in his lame-duck year atRoush Fenway Racing before moving toJoe Gibbs Racing next year, so motivatedto end his current job on a high note.

8. Kyle Busch (finished 14th) 2003points – While Busch and his Joe Gibbs

Racing teammates haven’t been overpow-ering this season, many expect them toimprove once the Chase starts.

9. Denny Hamlin (finished 21st) 2003points – He’s made the Chase every yearhe’s run the full Cup schedule — includingthis year, when he missed one race.

10. Kurt Busch (finished seventh)2003 points – He finished the regularseason 20th in the standings, but made theChase with a victory at Martinsville underthe “win and you’re in” format.

11. Kasey Kahne (finished 17th) 2003points – He qualified in dramatic fashionwith a win at Atlanta in the next-to-last race.

12. Aric Almirola (finished 10th) 2003points – Is a Chase underdog, since histeam isn’t considered one of the sport’spowerhouses, but he finished the regularseason with back-to-back top-10s.

13. A.J. Allmendinger (finished 23rd)2003 points – “The Dinger” got into theChase with a win at Watkins Glen.

14. Matt Kenseth (finished 41st) 2000points – Last year’s leader in race victoriesenters the Chase without a win, but he has10 top-5 and 16 top-10 finishes.

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16. Ryan Newman (finished ninth)2000 points – In his first year at RichardChildress Racing and first season withcrew chief Luke Lambert.

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