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1 LEMONNIER POST SEPT - OCT 2012 CAMP LEMONNIER CELEBRATES NAVY’S 237TH BIRTHDAY More than 300 active duty, retired service members, DOD civilians, and guests attended the Camp Lemonnier Navy Birthday Ball celebrating the Navy’s 237th birthday onboard Camp Lemonnier, Oct. 20. The Navy Ball is the annual event which celebrates the heritage, history, and the very day congress created the United States Navy, Oct. 13, 1775, by authorizing the procurement, fitting out, manning and dispatch of two armed vessels to cruise in search of munitions ships supplying the British Army in America. Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations, United States Africa Command Vice Admiral Charles J. “Joe” Leidig, Jr. served as the guest speaker as well as guest of honor, who traveled from Stuttgart, Germany to attend the event. Throughout the evening, Vice Admiral Leidig praised the work being performed at Camp Lemonnier and Combined Task Force, Horn of Africa and thanked “all service members on the front edge doing things to make us proud back at U.S. Africa Command and back in our nation.” Following Leidig’s remarks, Senior Chief Information Systems Technician Philip Rockwell recognized the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action personnel while the FY13 newly pinned Chief Petty Officers set a solitary table for one. Rockwell read, “We call your attention to this small table, which occupies a place of dignity and honor near the head table. It is set for one, symbolizing the fact that members of our armed forces are missing from our ranks. They are referred to as POW’s and MIA’s. We call them comrades.” Rich in history, symbolism, and tradition, the U.S. Navy honored its birthday with formal toasts, dinner, and the ringing of 8 bells which marks the end of the current birthday year, followed by ceremonial strike of one bell which signifies the beginning of the new birthday year. The evening ended with the official cake- cutting ceremony in which the oldest and youngest Sailors in attendance cut the birthday cake. CAPT Gerald F. Hutchinson and Petty Officer Third Class Martheed Daghar were honored with the duties of the cutting of the Navy birthday cake which was provided by Jerry Fontanos Camp Lemonnier’s galley staff cake decorator. Commanding Officer of Camp Lemonnier CAPT Kevin L. Bertelsen said, “The U.S. Navy is the Nations away team. We have never waited to be called upon to deploy, we have always been on station, forward deployed, patrolling the waters and the skies all around the globe, anticipating the needs of the nation rather than reacting to them.” The Navy Ball included several distinguished guests to include Commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, French Air Base Commander, Commanding Officer Japanese Base, U.S. Embassy Ambassador and Deputy Commander of the Djiboutian Navy. Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti is located in the Horn of Africa and is the only U.S. military base located in Africa, providing a platform for operations by U.S. and Coalition forces. The camp is the primary base of operations for U.S. Africa Command in the Horn of Africa and supports 27 tenant commands.
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1 LEMONNIER POST SEPT - OCT 2012

CAMP LEMONNIER CELEBRATES NAVY’S 237TH BIRTHDAY

More than 300 active duty, retired service members, DOD civilians, and guests attended the Camp Lemonnier Navy Birthday Ball celebrating the Navy’s 237th birthday onboard Camp Lemonnier, Oct. 20.

The Navy Ball is the annual event which celebrates the heritage, history, and the very day congress created the United States Navy, Oct. 13, 1775, by authorizing the procurement, fitting out, manning and dispatch of two armed vessels to cruise in search of munitions ships supplying the British Army in America.

Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations, United States Africa Command Vice Admiral Charles J. “Joe” Leidig, Jr. served as the guest speaker as well as guest of honor, who traveled from Stuttgart, Germany to attend the event.

Throughout the evening, Vice Admiral Leidig praised the work being performed at Camp Lemonnier and Combined Task Force, Horn of Africa and thanked “all service members on the front edge doing things to make us proud back at U.S. Africa Command and back in our nation.”

Following Leidig’s remarks, Senior Chief

Information Systems Technician Philip Rockwell recognized the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action personnel while the FY13 newly pinned Chief Petty Officers set a solitary table for one.

Rockwell read, “We call your attention to this small table, which occupies a place of dignity and honor near the head table. It is set for one, symbolizing the fact that members of our armed forces are missing from our ranks. They are referred to as POW’s and MIA’s. We call them comrades.”

Rich in history, symbolism, and tradition, the U.S. Navy honored its birthday with formal toasts, dinner, and the ringing of 8 bells which marks the end of the current birthday year, followed by ceremonial strike of one bell which signifies the beginning of the new birthday year.

The evening ended with the official cake-cutting ceremony in which the oldest and youngest Sailors in attendance cut the birthday cake. CAPT Gerald F. Hutchinson and Petty Officer Third Class Martheed Daghar were honored with the duties of the cutting of the Navy birthday cake which was provided by

Jerry Fontanos Camp Lemonnier’s galley staff cake decorator.

Commanding Officer of Camp Lemonnier CAPT Kevin L. Bertelsen said, “The U.S. Navy is the Nations away team. We have never waited to be called upon to deploy, we have always been on station, forward deployed, patrolling the waters and the skies all around the globe, anticipating the needs of the nation rather than reacting to them.”

The Navy Ball included several distinguished guests to include Commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, French Air Base Commander, Commanding Officer Japanese Base, U.S. Embassy Ambassador and Deputy Commander of the Djiboutian Navy.

Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti is located in the Horn of Africa and is the only U.S. military base located in Africa, providing a platform for operations by U.S. and Coalition forces. The camp is the primary base of operations for U.S. Africa Command in the Horn of Africa and supports 27 tenant commands.

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Captain’s Corner

CMC’s Corner

Lemonnier Post

Sept-Oct 2012, Issue: 1

The Lemonnier Post is an authorized publication for servicemembers serving at Camp Lemonnier. Contents herein are not the visions or endorsed by the U.S. government, the

Department of Defense, or the commanding officer of Camp Lemonnier.

Commander Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia Deputy Public Affairs Officer

Mr. Scott Campbell

Commanding OfficerCapt. Kevin Bertelsen

Camp Lemonnier Public Affairs OfficerLT. Crystal Brooks

EditorMC2 Eric Garst

FeedbackIf you have any questions, comments, concerns

or suggestions, we want to hear from you. Please send an e-mail to the Lemmonier Post

editor at: [email protected]

Welcome to the first edition of many newsletters to come. We are re-starting

the “LEMONNIER POST” to highlight Camp happenings and opportunities. For the Service Member’s benefit you will see news from each branch about what is happening. For the family member’s we will illuminate a little about Camp Life as well as highlight the

achievements and accolades of our embarked service members.

Horn of Africa History Moment: Camp Lemonnier started as a Colonial French base with 50 acres, it is named for General Emile Rene’ Lemonnier, a hero of the French Foreign Legion and has grown to 550 acres. Initially there were 450 US Marines garrisoned at Camp Lemonnier, now with all branches of the Service here, plus Government Service Employees, Contractors and Local National Employees our numbers have swelled to over 4000. With this growth we understand the need to grow in our family outreach, The Lemonnier Post is but one of the many tools in our arsenal that we will be using.

We provide many Morale, Welfare, and Recreation events for the service members here, from 96 hour liberty trips to many fantastic places on the African continent, Whale Shark tours and Diving to the myriad of sporting events and equipment, our MWR Staff provides a Wellness and Lifestyle program for every interest. Even with all of the services provided by the Camp nothing can replace the great support from all the family members. We are also open for any suggestions on how to better the morale of

both the Service members and the family members.

There are Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines who serve here as one team in one fight. I am proud to be the Commanding Officer at Camp Lemonnier where there are so many Great Americans answering the Call of their Nation.

Capt. Kevin BertelsenCO, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

Shipmates,Welcome to Camp Lemonnier! When you

reported onboard you became a part of a highly professional team that sets and maintains high standards. Team performance is the backbone of our joint expeditionary ability to fight effectively and, as a member of the Camp Lemonnier team; much will be demanded of

you. You will be expected to demonstrate the Core Values and the Warrior Ethos not only of your Branch, but also be the model of what it means to be an American to our coalition partners. You will gain skills that might be outside your normal swim lane and you will develop as a leader. You will then be expected to use the knowledge you have acquired to mentor the people in your charge.

I take very seriously my responsibility to help you realize the expectations you have both from your deployments and from Camp Lemonnier. Improving your quality of life and fostering both your personal and professional growth is JOB ONE for me.

Camp Lemonnier’s chain of command is completely committed to ensuring you are aware of the many opportunities available not only on the Camp, but also locally in Djibouti City and elsewhere throughout the Horn of Africa, and I will assist you in taking full advantage of them. Set your goals, and go after them! Personal and professional successes are the rewards you can expect for your hard work and dedication. Whether you choose the Military as a career, or serve your only tour of duty here at Camp Lemonnier, the experience you gain here will stay with you forever. You

will be able to take pride in having served your country in the time of her greatest need, and having done it at the only Expeditionary Naval Air Station in existence. I enjoy meeting each of you personally whether on the road or in your work space, and to serving with you at this great command. If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions on how to make things better/safer/funner e-mail me or call me directly [email protected] 311-824-4239.

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Service members on board Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, are one step closer to entering the renewable energy frontier, as workers began the process of installing solar-powered energy panels here Sept. 21, 2012.

Sailors from Camp Lemonnier Public Works and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion One are working together to finish phase one of the installation, and are expected to complete the process within three weeks of their start date.

Initially, the participating construction crews are installing panels on 12 of the camp’s Containerized Living Units (CLUs) from three brands of panels installed at two different angles and directions.

The effectiveness of the panels will then be observed and compiled into useful data that will help the camp assess how efficient a larger-scaled project could be.

“The main goal of the project is to conserve energy and lower costs,” said Petty Officer

Camp Lemonnier Goes Green

1st Class Jean Guerrier. “However, the data needed to determine how effective these panels can be won’t be available for about one year.”

The panels offer another key benefit to those stationed on board Camp Lemonnier—a healthier environment.

“These panels are eco-friendly,” said Constructionman Jeremiah Carnes. “If they enable us to reduce the work load of the generators, the air quality on camp should only improve.”

Additionally, the solar panels’ current and cumulative energy output and avoided-cost savings are displayed continuously on a hardened touch-screen computer, viewable by everyone on base.

“It’s great to be able to see the daily savings. This investment in renewable energy is well worth it,” said Guerrier.

The lessons learned during the initial

installation are also important to the process. By utilizing information gathered during the set up and construction of the solar panel rigs, workers will be able to streamline the evolution and speed up the installation process if the camp decides to expand the project in the future.

“This was a completely new ordeal for us,” Carnes said. “Most of us working here have never installed a system like this, but it was a great learning experience and there are several techniques we picked up along the way that will help us going forward.”

Although the installation of solar-powered rigs is a relatively unfamiliar process to many of the crew, Guerrier isn’t surprised at the level of success that these sailors have had making it all work.

“If there’s one thing that we knew about our guys, it’s that they can adapt to anything,” Guerrier said. “I think they proved that here.”

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More than 100 service members from all branches of the military convened on Camp Lemonnier to witness 19 Sailors and one Marine become U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officers during a pinning ceremony, Sept. 14, 2012.

In a ceremony unique to the Navy, the Chief selectees symbolized taking that next step by beginning and ending the event with a live rendition of the Navy song, “Anchors Aweigh.”

“This process of induction is unique to the Navy and an important part of Navy Heritage,” said Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate Lloyd Johnson, Camp Lemonnier’s Command Maser Chief. “Each one of these “Boot Chiefs” has demonstrated that they are the technical expert, this is not an “I have arrived moment” but more of the Navy putting an investment in its future with the Anchors being placed on their collars. The Navy and their Officers demand a return on that investment, through this process I have no doubt that these outstanding new Chief’s will deliver.”

For the new Chiefs, the ceremony marked

the culmination of a career-long journey and the end of a rigorous six-week induction process designed to instill in them the fundamentals of what Navy Chief’s call “deck-plate leadership”. Their story however, does not end here.

“This is just the beginning,” said U.S. Navy Capt. Kevin Bertelsen, guest speaker and Camp Lemonnier’s commanding officer. “You now take a position of authority, responsibility, and integrity, earned through sustained achievement, commitment to professionalism, and a dedication to something much larger than yourself.”

Current Chiefs agreed that it’s that very same dedication and the attitude of selflessness that drives many of them.

“Our mentality has to shift completely,” said newly pinned Chief Petty Officer Kristal Pena. “It’s not about just one person anymore; we have to learn to work and lead as a team.”

As Senior Chief Petty Officer Ronnie Freeman explains, the induction process is crucial to the future success of more than just the chiefs.

“We try to teach our newer Chiefs that

leadership isn’t all about being in charge,” Freeman said. “It’s our duty to remember where we came from and pass on to junior sailors the knowledge it takes to succeed.”

This is a notion that new Chief Petty Officer Gregory Holt said he whole-heartedly accepted and hopes to put into action as he begins to lead sailors into the future.

“Sometimes, good leaders need to be good followers,” Holt said. “Effective teamwork leads to effective communication, and if you’re not doing those things, the job won’t get done.”

For veteran Chiefs at Camp Lemonnier, the induction process also provided them an opportunity to improve their leadership skills as they instructed the selectees during the six-week process.

“As we instill the new Chiefs with the fundamentals of what it takes to lead, we are also challenged as leaders,” said Freeman.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, the new Chiefs were all smiles as they were officially welcomed into the Chief’s Mess as a part of the fiscal year 2013 Chief Petty Officer inductees.

Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony

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WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 16, 2012) -- Soldiers with at least 15 but less than 20 years of service may be eligible for early retirement.

According to Army Directive 281/2012, titled “Temporary Early Retirement Authority,” or TERA, officers and warrant officers who have twice failed selection for promotion to the next grade and noncommissioned officers denied continued service as a result of an approved qualitative service program centralized selection board are eligible for the program.

“Soldiers who elect to retire under TERA and are approved, will receive full retirement benefits at a slightly reduced annuity,” said Gerald Purcell, the enlisted personnel policy integrator with Army G-1. He emphasized that TERA is not an entitlement.

The TERA is one of the tools the Army is using to reduce the force in the coming years, said Purcell. He said the reduction affects active-status Soldiers serving in the active and reserve components.

The Army’s plan is to reduce the active

component from about 570,000 Soldiers to about 490,000 Soldiers by the end of fiscal year 2017.

The Army has reduced the force before. But the force drawdown in the 1990s, for instance, was much different than the most current effort, said Albert Eggerton, the deputy chief of the officer division with Army G-1.

“Now, the Army is making the call on who stays and the programs are different,” Eggerton said.

Purcell said a priority with the latest drawdown is precision, care and compassion.

“Our goal to do this in a compassionate, caring way, and ensure Soldiers and their families are taken care of during the transition,” Purcell said.

The qualitative selection board is tasked with identifying NCOs, by military occupational specialties and pay grade, who are excess to the future force structure mission requirements of the Army, Purcell said.

“We (then) tell the selection board to rank the Soldiers (with their peers) based on potential future contributions,” Purcell said.

“Those identified would be quality Soldiers we’d otherwise retain, but because their grades and skills are excess to the Army’s needs, we have to let them go.”

Purcell said Soldiers will know when they have been selected for involuntary separation and that they have about a year to request TERA.

“TERA is a good thing for Soldiers to take if they have already been identified for involuntary separation,” he said, explaining that the involuntary separation bonus would not have the value of early retirement in terms of pay and benefits.

The officer and warrant officer drawdown decisions are similarly based on the Army’s mission requirement needs by skill and grade, Eggerton said. He said some officers with mission-essential critical skills would be allowed to stay in the Army despite not being selected for a higher grade.

Eggerton and Purcell agreed that TERA is good news for Soldiers who otherwise would receive less under involuntary separation.

Army Offers Early Retirement Opportunity for Soldiers

SPAWAR Expert Discusses Getting Ahead of the Growing Cyber Threat

The Navy must beef up its arsenal to protect today’s warfighters from the growing menace of cyber attacks, said Kevin McNally, one of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command’s (SPAWAR) program managers, at a symposium Oct. 10-11 in San Diego.

A SPAWAR cybersecurity expert, McNally was the plenary speaker at the Securing Our eCity (SOeC) Cybersecurity Symposium. McNally oversees the acquisition of information assurance and cybersecurity solutions for Navy tactical networks.

“My goal is to move us more toward rapid detection and response,” said McNally. “I want to stop cyber terrorists before they cause more damage, not fix the problem after the fact.”

The two-day symposium brought together some of the nation’s cybersecurity experts and key contributors to San Diego’s cybersecurity community for a series of speaker and panel sessions on industry best practices.

“As a result of recent cyber activity, including Stuxnet and Flame, many more countries are preparing for cyber warfare,” said McNally. “We spend a lot of money on prevention; we have to do that. We would be foolish not to. However, that course of action will not be 100 percent effective. We must also detect and respond in a rapid manner”

There are more than two billion Internet users worldwide. The Department of Defense (DOD) makes more than one billion Internet connections daily, passing 40 terabytes of data. DoD networks are scanned and probed

on average six million times per day. McNally claims that the improvements in malware and toolkits, combined with the slow acquisition process for Navy technology, make his job of helping protect defense systems somewhat of a challenge.

According to McNally, more effort should be put into situation awareness and monitoring.

“We currently have signature-based detection systems, but modern malware has the ability to change its signature,” said McNally. “We need to be able to detect anomalies in our network conditions, in addition to scanning for malware signatures. If we can do that, we can stop attacks as they are occurring and before much damage has been done.”

Since 2009, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) attacks have risen more than 1,000 percent. During Conficker attacks, more than 50,000 personal computers a day are attacked. The threat is real, pervasive and ongoing. As in the civilian world, the Navy continues to operate in a highly interactive environment regarding global networks, interconnected applications and services. To help combat the threat, the Department of the Navy routinely interacts with the other services, government agencies, allied/coalition partners, commercial organizations and universities to combat many of the security challenges in the world of networks and cyberspace.

McNally said it can be challenging to identify or classify a typical hacker because they can run the gamut from non-professional

to nation-state sponsored hackers. Whether unintentional or malicious, the threat is never static and the complexity of today’s systems and networks presents significant security challenges for producers and consumers of information technology, including the Navy.

The availability of programs that create malware, trojans and botnets can make anyone with unsavory morals and values and some technical acumen a prime customer for products aimed at infiltrating firewalls and bringing down systems. The reality is you do not even have to be an expert in cyber warfare. It is as simple as buying a toolkit said McNally and creating a targeted attack using something like ZeuS, a trojan horse crimeware product that enables hackers to steal banking information by keystroke logging and form grabbing.

The ease with which some hackers are able to wreak havoc on network systems is best exemplified in the ZeuS-based attacks against U.S. and U.K. bank account holders. In 2010, more than 30 people were arrested for their part in the attacks on financial institutions.

“In the case of ZeuS, you didn’t even have to be an expert in cyberwarfare,” said McNally. “For $3-4 thousand dollars, you could buy your own private version; a virtual network computing module cost ten. In the end, the ZeuS author earned a cool $15 million commission from licensing rights.”

External attacks are greater in volume, but

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The All-Air Force Men’s Soccer Team has done it again.

The team triumphed in the 2012 Armed Forces Soccer Championship held at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 23 through Oct. 1. Air Force team members traveled from all over the world to train, compete and bring home the gold with a 2-1 victory over Army.

Lt. Col. Derrick Weyand, head coach and 66th Security Forces Squadron commander, was grateful for the opportunity to return.

“To be a security forces member day-to-day and know the Air Force gave me time to go and coach, I can’t top that,” said Weyand. “The fact that my boss trusted me to go and do this speaks volumes for the Air Force and for all the players whose bosses let them go as well.”

The only thing better than coming home with gold is finishing the tournament undefeated, and after 23 years of competition, the Air Force team was the first to accomplish it.

“I wanted to go back again and make a point this year, which I think we did,” said Master Sgt. Raul Martinez, assistant coach and 66th Force Support Squadron Military Personnel Section superintendent. “It’s hard to beat gold, but we did.”

The journey began with scouting players

from the Defenders Cup at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, from Aug. 30 through Sept. 2. Six players were selected from the all military tournament to join the other hopefuls, and a total of 40 players started the Air Force training camp Sept. 3.

Unfortunately, that many players would not get the chance to stay. Within 72 hours, eight players were cut and they continued to be sent home until the final number reached 18.

After the initial cuts were made, the coaches started focusing on different cross training techniques, such as swimming, so the player’s bodies could recover.

“We wanted to make sure our players stayed healthy throughout the tournament,” said Martinez. “San Antonio is extremely hot midday so we found alternate activities during that time and most evenings were spent playing base or city teams.”

Weyand explained how impressed he was with the local competition in San Antonio and after dominating their first game of the tournament, he realized it was because they had been practicing with such high caliber teams.

“We had great support from the local area,” Martinez said. “Nobody wanted to take the time to play us until we beat one of the

top teams. Because of that, we had a good reputation and then all the local teams wanted to play us.”

Even a local news crew came out and did a live segment with the team while training one early morning.

Training wrapped up Sept. 22 and the team headed to California to defend their title. The coaches felt pretty confident at that point and knew they had a pretty good chance at the gold.

“In four years, I have never seen players this good,” said Weyand. “We cut guys that started last year...They just keep getting better and better and the commitment was above and beyond.”

The team of Airmen, whose ages ranged from 22 to 35, began by playing their first game against Army. They beat them 2-1 and after a day of rest, beat Marines 2-1. The coaches were interested to see how they would play against Navy since they beat them in the championship match the year before.

The team had nothing to worry about as they easily handled the game with a 5-0 win.

Although the coaches felt positive going into the championship game against Army,

AF Soccer Team Wins 2nd Straight Armed Forces Championship

Military Police Teach Critical Security Skills to Military Police and Embassy Guards

DILI, Timor-Leste - Whether it’s standing vigilantly on the walls of an embassy or keeping an eagle’s eye on everything while performing personal security detachment details, at the end of the day, personal safety of “the boss” is paramount.

Marines from the military police detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, worked with the United States embassy guards and the policia military (military police) with the Timor Leste Defense force here Oct. 11-15.

The MEU and the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group were in the country conducting Exercise Crococilo 2012, which is designed to promote interoperability and cooperation between the two countries, provide the opportunity to exchange knowledge and learn from each other, as well as establish personal and professional relationships. They also assisted in humanitarian efforts to improve the medical and dental health of the local population.

For three days, the Marines focused on continuum of force by using mechanical advantage control holds, or joint manipulation. The first level of getting an opponent to stop and comply with security’s requests is a verbal warning. The second level is compliance techniques, which is followed by non-lethal control such as pepper spray, baton strikes or

tazers. Deadly force is the most aggressive level and the least preferred.

“Joint manipulation is the first physical step when trying to get someone to do what you want them to,” said Cpl. Justin Dryer, military policeman, CLB, 15th MEU. “If they don’t stop after verbal warnings, you have to get them to comply. They’ll stop when it hurts, ”said the 22-year-old Lanscaster, Calif., native.

Once the opponent is subdued and under control, the military police or members of the PSD perform body searches for anything that could pose a threat to the individual or security team. The MPs use the “twist and scrunch” method, which is a technique that ensures they are conducting the most complete search of the body.

“We taught them about the differences of hasty and deliberate searches and how just patting doesn’t find items that could be hidden, such as wires, switches or papers with sensitive information,” said Dryer.

While guarding an embassy, the security teams must ensure that every vehicle entering the gates is cleared of anything dangerous, and the Marines discussed the difference between a hasty and deliberate search and proper uses for each of them.

At a separate training location, the Marines put the military police from the Timor Leste

Defense Force through different scenarios to impress upon them the importance of security of the person they’re protecting.

“We worked on getting them to understand the necessity of noticing anything out of the ordinary or actions that looks suspicious,” said Sgt. George Zeek, military policeman, CLB, 15th MEU. “Their job is to make sure that no one gets into the [circle of protection],” said the Hamilton, Ohio, native.

Of the security guards and military police who attended the training, many had little to no training in security detail techniques. The Marines feel this is beneficial to their training, as they don’t have any bad habits to try and break.

“We started teaching them to the Marine Corps standard,” said Sanchez, who is originally from Colorado Springs, Co. “We make sure we give them good guidance and repetition and they learn it correctly the first time.”

The Marines at both training sites feel this type of exercise is good for both countries.

“We’re showing our faces and trading friendship with a new government they’re establishing. We’re here to ensure their safety and to promote good law and order of the establishment,” said Sanchez.

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insider threats can cause more damage. An insider is more likely to be successful; bypass traditional security boundaries; know the organizations policies and procedures; and know where the most valuable information resides.

Cybersecurity is a serious issue for the Navy. McNally and his team are committed to building and supporting a strong and integrated computer network defense system.

“We’re dedicated to continuous process improvement and are looking for ways to improve the acquisition of information assurance products and services for our warfighters,” said McNally. “As the Navy’s information dominance systems command, we do that by building new partnerships across government, industry and academia and by providing support to organizations like the eCity Foundation and today’s cybersecurity symposium.”

CYBER THREATfrom page 5

they realized any error may send them home with silver.

“One mistake could take us to overtime,” said Martinez. “We knew anything could happen, but with the quality of players we had, our chance for gold was pretty good.”

Air Force dominated the championship game and after scoring in the tenth minute, they held Army until minute 92. With a score of 1-1, they went into 30 minutes of overtime and Air Force stayed optimistic the title would not leave that day with another service.

The team played as if they had been playing together for years and when one player cramped up, he made sure the coach did not remove him from the game. After stretching, he went back in and immediately scored the game winning goal during the 14th minute of overtime.

Weyand explained that this year’s team worked together flawlessly.

“Everyone wanted to win...If they needed to sit on the bench to rest up for the next game they were willing to do that. They were seeing the bigger picture,” he said.

The skill and capability to work together as a team paid off when the final whistle blew

AF SOCCER TEAM from page 6and they were the champions for a second year in a row.

The bleachers, which were filled with family and friends, erupted in cheers and Martinez’s mom, who had dyed her hair blue for the occasion, sounded the horn she blew every time every Air Force scored.

“Everyone wanted to take a group photo after the final whistle and we’re all standing in the goal with our gold medals and looking at the faces of the family members,” said Martinez. “There were more people actually taking our pictures than were standing in the goal. To see their pride and excitement was the best part for me.”

The All-Air Force Men’s Soccer Team has won gold more than any other team with 12 gold medals.

“I think everyone felt there’s nothing that we couldn’t do together,” said Weyand. “We’re not just brothers on the field, but brothers in arms in the service. Everyone talks about the total force and that’s what we were built on.”

The final results for 2012 Armed Forces Soccer Championship Tournament: Air Force, first place, gold; Army, second place, silver; Marines, third place; and Navy, fourth place.

ARMYSoldier of the MonthSPC Nathaniel OsbourneNCO of the Month

SGT Kyle Hartzog

Army National GuardSoldier of the Month

SPC Nanesha DoveNCO of the MonthSSG Matthew Belver

NavyBluejacket of the Month

ENFN Wesley EstesJunior Sailor of the Month

BM2 John Ruiz-GuerreroSenior Sailor of the Month

GM1 Stephen Barber

AirforceAirman of the Month

SA Christopher PardueSenior Airman of the Month

SSgt Jonathan Evans

Marine CorpsMarine of the Month

Cpl Jason WomelsdorfNCO of the MonthLCpl Anthony Paolucci

ARMYSoldier of the Month

SPC Matthew CollinsNCO of the MonthSSgt Matthew Hoffman

NavyBluejacket of the Month

HN Valera DiosdadoJunior Sailor of the Month

HM2 Jermey SkureckiSenior Sailor of the Month

IT1 Corey Stokes

Congratulations on being selected as

your Service Member of the Month.

The Army National Guard, Airforce and Marine Corps are still conducting their boards, but next issue we will have a

complete list

Service Members of the MonthAugust September

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