Vol. 14, No. 5 | Thursday, March 13, 2014 www.thelighthousenews.com WHAT’S INSIDE Photo by AndreA howry / Lighthouse During a Force Protection exercise last month involving an “active shooter” at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division, emergency medical technicians with Federal Fire are brought into a building where “victims” are bleeding, even though the “shooter” is still inside and has not yet been captured. These new tactics are being developed in the hopes that fewer victims will die as a result of untreated wounds. In some mass shootings, it has taken as long as two hours for first aid to be rendered — too late for some victims. Story, more photos, Pages 16-17. ‘WE’RE GOING IN’ By Kimberly Gearhart NBVC Public Affairs Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) families who live in Lin- coln Military Housing have until June 1 to become familiar with their new utility bills thanks to a delay in the Resident Energy Conservation Program (RECP) live billing rollout. Residents have been receiving mock bills since January, the first step in a program intended to make residents aware of the cost of their electricity — and pay when their personal usage is ex- cessive. Residents also have an oppor- tunity to earn credit for energy savings. Initially, live billing was sched- uled to begin at NBVC in April, but local officials requested and received an extension of the mock billing period. “We wanted people to have more time to see what their usage is and adjust their habits accord- ingly,” said Deborah Williams, community support program site manager. The Department of the Navy is rolling out RECP throughout its Public Private Venture (PPV) housing in compliance with guid- ance from the Office of the Sec- retary of Defense. In Navy Re- gion Southwest, those units are managed by Lincoln Military Housing. “This is an opportunity to con- serve energy on a broad scale, and families can benefit financially by Lincoln residents will get real utility bills in June Rollout postponed; mock bills showing energy usage will continue to arrive See eNeRGY, PaGe 24 Richard T. Lee, 88, who trained at Tuskegee Institute and became a pilot during World War II, shares his story with Fleet Readiness Center Southwest, Detachment Point Mugu, during an African American History Month celebration. Page 3 Ensign Francisco Perez briefs his terrain model to his fire team as EOC Pierre Potter looks on during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4’s Tactical Unit Leadership Course. Page 15 Lt. Scott Angelo of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 30 takes questions as he reads to a class of second graders at Dennis McKinna Elementary School in Oxnard. March 3 was Read Across America Day. Page 8
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Vol. 14, No. 5 | Thursday, March 13, 2014www.thelighthousenews.com
WHAT’S INSIDE
Photo by AndreA howry / Lighthouse
During a Force Protection exercise last month involving an “active shooter” at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division, emergencymedical technicians with Federal Fire are brought into a building where “victims” are bleeding, even though the “shooter” is still inside and hasnot yet been captured. These new tactics are being developed in the hopes that fewer victims will die as a result of untreated wounds. In somemass shootings, it has taken as long as two hours for first aid to be rendered — too late for some victims. Story, more photos, Pages 16-17.
‘WE’RE GOING IN’
By Kimberly GearhartNBVC Public Affairs
Naval Base Ventura County(NBVC) families who live in Lin-colnMilitary Housing have untilJune 1 to become familiar with
their new utility bills thanks to adelay in the Resident EnergyConservation Program (RECP)live billing rollout.Residents have been receiving
mock bills since January, the firststep in a program intended tomake residents aware of the costof their electricity — and paywhen their personal usage is ex-cessive.Residents also have an oppor-
tunity to earn credit for energy
savings.Initially, live billing was sched-
uled to begin at NBVC in April,but local officials requested andreceived an extension of themockbilling period.“We wanted people to have
more time to see what their usageis and adjust their habits accord-ingly,” said Deborah Williams,community support program sitemanager.The Department of the Navy
is rolling out RECP throughoutits Public Private Venture (PPV)housing in compliance with guid-ance from the Office of the Sec-retary of Defense. In Navy Re-gion Southwest, those units aremanaged by Lincoln MilitaryHousing.“This is an opportunity to con-
serve energy on a broad scale, andfamilies can benefit financially by
Lincoln residents will get real utility bills in JuneRollout postponed;mock bills showingenergy usage willcontinue to arrive
See eNeRGY, PaGe 24
Richard T. Lee, 88, who trained atTuskegee Institute and became apilot during World War II, shares hisstory with Fleet Readiness CenterSouthwest, Detachment Point Mugu,during an African American HistoryMonth celebration. Page 3
Ensign Francisco Perez briefs histerrain model to his fire team asEOC Pierre Potter looks on duringNaval Mobile Construction Battalion(NMCB) 4’s Tactical Unit LeadershipCourse. Page 15
Lt. Scott Angelo of Air Test andEvaluation Squadron (VX) 30 takesquestions as he reads to a class ofsecond graders at Dennis McKinnaElementary School in Oxnard. March3 was Read Across America Day.Page 8
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Question: I have noticed the rise in popularityof electronic cigarettes around the base. Is there aninstruction or policy that describes the specifics onwhere people can use them on base?
Answer: Thank you for allowing me to addresswhat is an area of great interest. We do not have aninstruction specific to Naval Base Ventura County(NBVC) because higher-level instructions are clear.Tobacco use inside facilities controlled by the De-
partment of the Navy is prohibited by SECNAVINST5100.13E, Navy and Marine Corps Tobacco Policy.There are a few exceptions, such as personal housingunits. The Food and Drug Administration classifiese-cigarettes as tobacco products, and as such theyfall under this restriction.Like smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes are not
considered to be a safe alternative to smoking and
are not a Navy medicine-approved smoking cessa-tion tool. Tobacco use is the single largest prevent-able cause of premature death in our country. Yourhealth and wellness are important to the country,the Navy and NBVC, and helping you quit safely isimportant.For more information about Navy medicine
policies and initiatives related to tobacco cessation,visit www.med.navy.mil or talk to your physicianduring your next visit.
Do you have questions or suggestions? You cansubmit them via this forum at [email protected],online using the CO’s Suggestion Box at http://cnic.navy.mil/ventura/index.htm or at www.Facebook.com/NavalBaseVenturaCounty. You can also followNBVC on Twitter at www.twitter.com/NBVCCalifor-nia and keep up on the latest news and events.
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CommunityCalendar
SEXUAL ASSAULTAWARENESS 5K:Registration 11 a.m.,run 11:30 a.m., Bee
Hive Gym, NBVC Port Hueneme.Tables will be set up withinformation on how to preventsexual assault. Info: 989-7728.
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IMMIGRATIONOUTREACH: 10 a.m.to 12:30 p.m., Bldg.1180, NBVC Port
Hueneme. U.S. Citizenship andImmigration Service will provideassistance with current issues.Fingerprinting available. Sign-up required. Info: Region LegalService Office, 982-4548.
face painting, popcorn, raffles,giveaways. Info: 982-6801.
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JOYCE STEWARTAWARD LUNCHEON:10 a.m., BardMansion, NBVC Port
Hueneme. Annual award honorswork toward acceptance ofdiversity and promotion of equaltreatment. Info: Page 4.
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SpRING CAREER fAIR:9 a.m. to noon, BeeHive Gym, NBVC PortHueneme. More than
75 employers and trade schools.Information: Page 19.
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By Andrea HowryLighthouse
An African American pilot in WorldWar II who went on to have a 26-yearcareer in the U.S. Armed Forces sharedhis story Friday, Feb. 21, as the FleetReadiness Center Southwest (FRCSW)Detachment Point Mugu, celebrated Af-rican American History Month.“My experience with the military was
wonderful, and I’ll always remember it,”Richard T. Lee, 88, told a crowd of about200. “Here I am, in 2014, talking aboutwhat happened in the ‘40s and ‘50s. I’m ahappy camper today.”Lee graduated from high school in the
middle of World War II, and his firstchoice was the Navy. But when told hecould be only a steward — a mess atten-dant, it was formally called— he enlistedin the Army, hoping to become a pilot.“In 1941 there was very little hope of
being able to fly in the Army Air Corps,”he said. “I had to prove I was as good asthe next guy.”He took test after test after test and was
finally accepted into the program, learningto fly at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuske-gee, Ala.He almost didn’t get there.“Mississippi was the first time I saw
segregation in an ugly form,” he said.
He was in Biloxi, waiting for transportto Tuskegee, when he tried to buy a sand-wich and was asked, “What do you want,boy?” He said he didn’t like being called“boy,” and was promptly arrested.“They were going to put me in jail!”Lee
recalled.
The provost marshal had to intervene,and Lee got to the base.“I look back on that and I say this: I’m
happy that I’m here,” Lee told the audi-ence.
Tuskegee Airman shares his story
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Air Force retiree Richard T. Lee chats with Cmdr. Bobby Savanh, officer in charge, FleetReadiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) Detachment Point Mugu. In comments before Leespoke, Savanh, who is from Laos, told the audience that racial epithets had been hurledhis way when he was riding a bus at the age of 14. “It hurts,” he said.
By Andrea HowryLighthouse
Logistics Specialist 1st Class Kellie Smith of Navy Opera-tional Support Center (NOSC) Ventura County is one exampleof why financial resource fairs — like the ones held the lastweek of February at Naval Base Ventura County — are im-portant.Smith is closing in on 20 years in the Navy and is thinking
about retirement.She wishes she’d started thinking about it 20 years ago.“I should have immediately started socking away money for
my future,” she said. “I didn’t do that, and now I wish I wouldhave.”The fairs held Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the Port Hueneme Navy
Exchange (NEX) and Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Point MuguNEX, are designed to spur Sailors into thinking about long-term financial success.“There are somany different programs I could have utilized,”
Smith said. “They’re available and they’re free. Why not usethem?”About 135 people attended the two financial resource fairs
put on by the Fleet & Family Support Center (FFSC).
FFSC hosts financial resource fairs on base
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Brittany Barton, a financial educator with the Fleet & Family SupportCenter, chats with CWO2 Ken Ingle of Naval Mobile ConstructionBattalion 4 as he picks up information to take back to Seabees.The financial resource fair was held Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the NavyExchange at Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme.
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RETIREE TOWN HALL:9 a.m. to noon, BeeHive Gym, NBVC PortHueneme. Retirees
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There are still a few days to nominatean individual or team for an annualaward that honors work toward the ac-ceptance of diversity and the promotionof equal treatment at a Naval Base Ven-tura County (NBVC) command or or-ganization.The nomination deadline for the Joyce
W. Stewart Memorial Award is close ofbusiness Monday, March 17.The winner will be announced at 10
a.m. Thursday, March 27, at the BardMansion. Last year’s recipient, Builder2nd Class Sarah Hedge, will be present-ing remarks; she was not able to attendlast year’s ceremony because she wasdeployed with Naval Mobile Construc-tion Battalion 5.Hedge is the fourth person in the
military — the second who is enlisted— to receive the award, which is pre-sented during Women’s History Monthby the Federal Women’s Program Com-mittee of the Equal Employment Op-portunity Council for NBVC.For a nomination form and suggestion
sheet titled “Creating anAward-WinningJoyceW. Stewart Nomination,” contactMercedes Peavy at [email protected].
March 17 deadlinefor award nominations
The Bee Club of Naval Base VenturaCounty (NBVC) will be awarding twoindividual $1,000 “Can Do” Scholar-ships this year.These scholarships are open to any
qualified student graduating from aVen-tura County high school who is a depen-dent of any military member assignedto NBVC. GED and home school grad-uates are also eligible.“Can Do” Scholarship applications
are available online at www.BeeClub.organd will be accepted through May 1.For more information visit: http://
www.BeeClub.org.
Scholarships available
The asphalt parking lot where car-wash fundraisers are held at Naval BaseVentura County (NBVC) Port Huenemeis being repaved, and now the nearbystretch of 24th Avenue betweenDodsonand Harris streets is closed as a safetymeasure.Construction is expected to continue
through the end of May.
Road closure at Hueneme
By Alyce MoncourtoisNSWC PHD
Students from15VenturaCountymiddleschools assembledatNaval SurfaceWarfareCenter, Port Hueneme Division (NSWCPHD) Feb. 20 to take part in the 14th an-nual Engineering Challenge— a hands-onlearning experience in which schools com-pete in an innovative rocket science proj-ect.The competition challenges theminds of
those attending to use their knowledge ofmath and science principles to design amin-iature“rocket launcher”fromordinaryofficeand household supplies. Students then usetheir newly built product to launch pingpong balls at a target while being judged bya panel of Navy and civilian engineers.The students don’t go it alone – they are
assisted by a math or science teacher fromtheir respective schools andanengineer fromthe Navy command.NSWC PHD created the competition as
away tohelp local studentswith anaptitudefor math and science discover the world ofengineeringwhile exposing themto the typesof problem-solvingchallenges engineers faceon a daily basis. Mixed in with all the funof the competition is a strongdose of learn-ing. Throughout the day, students are en-gaged in a variety of engineering concepts,including aerodynamics, trajectory andpullof gravity.“This event is loved by both students and
teachers,” said Timothy J. Troske, NSWCPHDtechnical director. “The teachers enjoythe fact that their students are applyingmathand science concepts in a real-world sce-nario, and the students like the spirit of thecompetition.”The students are limited to the materials
provided by their hosts at the command.Popsicle sticks, water bottles, swimnoodles,rubber bands, water balloons, paper clips,glue and a variety of other household andoffice itemswere at their disposal.The teamswere also given a “credit card” with whichthey could purchase additional materialswithin a specified budget. They were chal-lenged to keep their costs down becauseoverspendingwould affect their point scorein the judging process.During theirwork sessions, studentsbroke
away for a tour of the command’s SurfaceWarfare Engineering Facility, where theywere afforded an opportunity to see whatsome engineers do for work and how theyapply their math and science knowledge.They were fascinated to find out that the
engineers in that building can operate theNavy’s Test Ship, homeported at NSWCPHD, by remote control.After the tour, andafter a couple of hours
of buildinganddesigning theirprojects, eachteamwas given a chance to test-launch theirprototypes and then make any necessaryadjustments before final judging. The stu-dentswere told that theywouldpresent theirprojects and design rationale to the panelof judges, and theywould be scored on cre-
ativity, conceptual design, application, test-ingprocedure, accuracyof their launch, andcost controlmeasures.The top threewinningteams were guaranteed a prize.The judging panel consisted of NSWC
PHDsenior leadership, includingCapt.BurtEspe, commander; Troske; JimVallas, dep-uty division technical director; Noel Ca-manag,directorof theOfficeof Engineeringand Technology; and Kristine Klimek,WeaponSystems IntegrationDivisionman-ager.Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School
in Camarillo took first place, followed byBalboaMiddle School inVentura and JohnC.Fremont Intermediate School inOxnard.All three schools received an opportunityto tour a visiting ship.“The study of math and science is impor-
tant for any type of engineering disciplineyou might choose in the future,” Espe toldthe students in closing remarks. “Engineersare creators and innovators. They turn ideasinto products like your cell phones, tablets,computers and game devices. Here at PortHueneme, we apply our school and life ex-periences to solve problems and come upwith new ideas that are used to help ourUnited States Navy.”
Students compete in missile challenge
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Andre Casanave, an engineer with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division,works with Carson Willis, a student from Balboa Middle School in Ventura, during theEngineering Challenge competition Feb. 20.
Engineers are creatorsand innovators.They turn ideas intoproducts like yourcell phones, tablets,computers and gamedevices.
— Capt. Burt Espe, commanderNSWC PHD
Operation Prepare is Navy RegionSouthwest’s family emergency prepared-ness program. By preparing in advance, afamily is better equipped to respond in theevent an emergency. Navy is often calledupon to assist in disasters throughout theworld and respond to many emergencies;it is essential that Navy families preparethemselves to be equipped to respond aswell.Living in Southern California puts us
at risk for wildfires, mudslides, floodingand earthquakes, to name a few possi-bilities. During recent storms in Southernstates, individuals were stranded in theirvehicles for many hours, some overnight.Students were stranded at their schools.Think about how a blocked freeway oreven a serious traffic jamwould affect yourability to pick up your child fromschool.The Fleet & Family Support Center
(FFSC) at Naval Base Ventura Countyhas many tools to help families prepare inadvance of a disaster. Additionally, it isimportant that families consider theirchildren’s schools in all emergency plan-
ning.Operation Prepare suggests three simple
steps: Be informed, have a plan andmakea kit. These three steps can also be takento ensure your children are prepared whileat school.
Be informedKnowing what to do can make all the
difference when seconds count. Find outwhat the school’s disaster plan is.• If the school will be evacuated, where
will the students be taken? And, how willthey be transported?
• How will parents be notified?• If you live on base, will your regular
school transportation be available? Willyour carpool driver or the school bus haveaccess?• Has the school discussed emergency
plans with the students?Have a plan
Consider the range of possibilities andplaces you might be.• Do you have a backup plan if you are
unable to pick up your child fromschool?• Do you have local friends, family or
neighbors named on your child’s emer-gency authorization form to whom yourchild can be released? This cannot bestressed enough.• Have you talked to your child about
possible plans, specifically consideringnatural disasters common in your localcommunity?
Make a kitConsider the basics of survival, and take
special needs of any family members intoaccount.• Does the school have water bottles and
basic essentials if children must “shelterin place”? How can you assist the schoolin obtaining supplies?• Is the school notified of medical con-
ditions, and does it have necessarymedica-tions for your child?• Can you give your child an extra water
bottle or granola bar to keep in their back-pack or locker in the event of an emer-gency?
Schools work hard to be prepared foran emergency, but as a parent, it is impor-tant that you are informed and well-pre-pared as well. Think of ways you can helpthe schools and your children to be bestequipped to respond in an emergency.For more information about preparing
your home and family for a disaster, con-tact the FFSC at 805-982-5037. Offeringliterature and classes in emergency pre-paredness, the FFSC can connect you toessential resources.
— The NBVC school liaison officer can becontacted at 805-989-5211 or [email protected].
Don’t forget schools when planning for emergencies
Worship scheduleA couple of years ago I was playing a
billiard game called bumper pool with myniece. Because she was very young andnew to the game, Lauren was still learninghow to use the pool cue more effectively.I could tell she was growing more frus-trated in her attempts to hit the billiardball. After several tries, she looked up atme with her beautiful eyes and asked,“Uncle Jeff, can I have a do over?”Thewonderful thing about getting a “do
over” in life is a person gets another chanceto undo a mistake and try again in what-ever he or she needs to do to make thingsright.How wonderful would it be to have an-
other chance to make things right everytimewe fail ormakemistakes in life?While
we can’t go back in time, withGod’s graceand forgiveness, we can have a do over.Our God in Heaven is a God of second
and third chances. This is what grace
means. It is something fromGod’s divinegenerosity and love we can receive for free.Because God’s grace isn’t something thatwe have earned by our hard work or per-sonal righteousness, it is not somethingwe can brag about to ourselves or others.God’s gift of mercy and grace is simplyan experience we receive with gratitudeand humility.Our upcomingHolyWeek services pro-
vide a great opportunity for us to get backto our spiritual roots and reconnect our-selves with God and the faith community.Please take advantage on the many op-portunities to worship with your lovedones in the upcoming weeks.MayGod bless us all withHis grace and
love!
God’s grace gives us the chance to have ‘do overs’ in life
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Services for the upcoming Holy Daysare being conducted at Naval Base Ven-tura County (NBVC) — at the SeabeeChapel at NBVC Port Hueneme and atthe Chapel of Faith at NBVC PointMugu.• Stations of the Cross is every Friday
from March 14 to April 4 at 6:30 p.m. atthe Seabee Chapel.• Palm Sunday is April 13. Catholic ser-
vices will be conducted at 9 a.m. at theChapel of Faith and at 11:15 a.m. at theSeabee Chapel. Protestant services will beheld from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Seabee Cha-pel, and a liturgal service will be held from
11 a.m. to noon at the Chapel of Faith.• Holy Thursday is April 17. For Cath-
olics, the Last Supper of the LordCelebra-tion followed by a family supper will beheld at 6:30 p.m. at the Seabee Chapel.•GoodFriday isApril 18. ForCatholics,
a fast and abstinence break by Soup Sup-per, followed by a youth retreat, will beheld at 6:30 p.m. at the Seabee Chapel.For Protestants, a service will be held from11 a.m. to noon at the Seabee Chapel.• Easter is April 20. For Catholics,Mass
of the Resurrection will be said at 9 a.m.at the Chapel of Faith and at 11:15 a.m.at the Seabee Chapel. An Easter egg hunt
will follow both ceremonies. For Protes-tants, an Easter Sunrise Service will beheld at 7 a.m. in the Seabee Chapel court-yard, followed by breakfast. Another ser-vice will be held at 9 a.m., also at the Sea-bee Chapel.Jewish services are being conducted at
Temple Beth Torah, 7620 Foothill Road,Ventura. Women’s Seder is April 8 at 6p.m. Passover at the Beach is April 13 at6 p.m. Congregational Seder is April 15at 6 p.m.Holocaust Remembrance is April27 at 4 p.m.Anyone with questions is asked the call
the Seabee Chapel at 982-4358.
Holy Days services being conducted at NBVC
By Susan D. HensonCPPD
The Center for Personal and Profes-sional Development (CPPD) is askingSailors to submit their Navy Tuition As-sistance (TA) requests — and now wouldbe good.According to Ernest D’Antonio, direc-
tor of CPPD’s Navy Voluntary Education(VOLED) program, the expenditure ratefor TA funding is currently below normallevels, which means there’s more fundingavailable than usual at this time of theyear.“We use historical ‘burn rates’ as a guide
for allocating TA funding throughout theyear,” he said. “We plan really well for
routine years. After furloughs and a gov-ernment shutdown, Fiscal Year 2014 (FY-14) hasn’t been a routine year.”Lt. Cmdr. Mark Wadsworth, director
of CPPD Support Site Saufley Field inPensacola, Fla., leads the team that mon-itors CPPD’s Navy TA spending. He saidearlier this month that FY-14 TA execu-tion is trailing FY-13’s execution rate byjust over $6 million year-to-date.“We think a variety of things influenced
our being below the TAbudget right now,”he said. “Our execution rate dropped inOctober with the government shutdown,and that’s carried through the year. Theusage rate steadily increased inNovemberand December. But then it dropped back
down in January, probably due to uncer-tainty with the federal budget. Althoughwe have funding now, the usage rate hasn’tincreased significantly since then. Sailorsneed to understand that their educationbenefits reset each year, and unusedamounts don’t carry over.”More than 25,000 Sailors have used TA
benefits so far this fiscal year.D’Antonio emphasized that a Sailor’s
command is an important part of TA au-thorizations because they’re the first stepin the process after a Sailor submits a re-quest.“It’s each command’s responsibility to
ensure their Sailors are aware of andmeet
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Federal income tax refunds totalingnearly $450,000 are on their way to localSailors and retirees thanks to the self-ser-vice tax center at Naval Base VenturaCounty (NBVC) Port Hueneme.So far, 317 returns have been prepared
at the tax center, coordinator Sal Gonza-les said.Gonzales, a legal assistant clerk in the
Region Legal Service Office DetachmentVentura, said federal refunds so far total$446,466. State refunds total $53,795.The tax center is in Building 103, atHar-
ris Street and 23rd Avenue. It’s open from11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Monday through Fridayin Classroom 102.Taxpayers complete their own returns
using computers set up in the classroom,but volunteers are available to help answerany questions that may arise during theprocess.The service is free to active-duty service
members and their families; there is aminimal charge for retirees whose adjust-ed gross income is more than $58,000.To set up an appointment call 805-982-
4548.
Tax center yields$450,000 in refunds
By Zoe Rose PeckNMCRS
The 2014 Active Duty Fund Drivein support of the Navy-Marine CorpsRelief Society (NMCRS) is being con-ducted through April 27.The slogan for this year’s campaign
is: “Help us help you.”NMCRS provided assistance to
more than 870 local Sailors, Marinesand their families in Ventura Countylast year. Interest-free loans of morethan $470,000 were disbursed, as wellas grants totaling $9,985.In addition to financial assistance,
NMCRS provides budget counseling,dispenses complimentary layettes tonew parents through its Budget ForBaby classes and operates the thriftshop at Naval Base Ventura County(NBVC) Port Hueneme.NMCRS also provides interest-free
loans for college courses.Through the efforts of NBVC com-
mands, military personnel and retir-ees, the Ventura County communityjoined forces to raise $49,165 during
the 2013 fund drive.For this year’s drive, donations are
accepted in the form of payroll deduc-tions (allotments), checks or cash.Service members are encouraged tocontribute by allotment since the do-nation can be spread over a 12-monthperiod, thereby minimizing the finan-cial impact on a member’s budget.The local fund drive website is www.
nmcrsfunddrive.org/ventura.For those unable to make a mone-
tary donation, the Society would bepleased to have more volunteer assis-tance. Call 805-982-4409 to learnabout the next Volunteer Orienta-tion.For more information on the fund
drive at NBVC, contact Lt. JessiePamaran at 805-989-8003 or [email protected]; or ChiefLogistics Specialist Unoi Lazaro at805-982-4486 or email [email protected]. Command representativesmay also contact the NMCRS Ven-tura office directly at [email protected].
Fund drive now under way
NMCRS providedassistance to morethan 870 local Sailors,Marines and theirfamilies in VenturaCounty last year.
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By Andrea HowryLighthouse
“Is this the way that I should be?A bear that only thinks of me?”“The Berenstain Bears Learn to Share”
was the book of the morning for Lt. ScottAngelo of Air Test andEvaluation Squad-ron (VX) 30 as he read to second gradersat Dennis McKinna Elementary Schoolin Oxnard for Read Across America Day,Monday, March 3.Angelo and half a dozen others from
Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) readto students atMcKinna andMarinaWestElementary, which called the base andasked for volunteers. This is the 17th yearthe National Education Association hasdeclared a Read Across America Day. Itis tied to the birthday of Theodore Geisel,better known as Dr. Seuss.Angelo volunteered last year. He said
he enjoyed it and was eager to return. Hedoesn’t have children, but no one wouldhave guessed that the way he worked the
classroom.“Do you read aloud when you’re in the
airplane?” asked one youngster in Mar-icela Gomez’s class.“We sure do,” he answered. “We have
big manuals and we have to look thingsup. When we find the answer we read italoud so everyone can hear it.”“How do you learn to fly an airplane?”
another asked.He told them that he started out just
like them— in elementary school— thenwent on to middle school and high schooland college.“And after that, it took two more years
to learn how to fly planes,” he told theclass. “So you have to stick with readingand math and do well. You’ve got to keepup with your work.”Anne Jenks, principal of McKinna
School, has a son who works at the base.She said she appreciated the Navy volun-teers.“Somany kids in this school havemem-
bers of their family in the military,” shesaid. “And many of the students say theywant to go into the military themselves.It’s nice for them to have role models.”
Navy volunteers read to kidsLocal schools get help onDr. Seuss’ birthday
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Lt. Scott Angelo of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 30 answers second-graders’questions about his life in the Navy during Read Across America Day at Dennis McKinnaElementary School in Oxnard.
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By YNC Ryan ArnoldussenNOSC Ventura County
Retired and active dutymilitary person-nel gathered at a Simi Valley retirementcommunity last month to celebrate the100th birthday of Gary Garrison, who,as a yeoman second class during WorldWar II, set submarine nets at ports aroundthe world, including Port Hueneme.“I brag about him to everybody — ev-
eryone that comes to the home,” said Pi-etro Sozio, community director. “To be100 years old in and of itself is awe-some.”On his birthday Feb. 6, Garrison was
humbled, happy and surprised to haveeveryone visit him, but to those in atten-dance, the celebration was a way to payhomage to a man who paved the way forour country and the rest of the world.“If it wouldn’t have been for people like
him when he served, I would not have theopportunities that I have,” said HospitalCorpsman 1st Class Reina Reyes of Navy
Operational Support Center (NOSC)Ven-tura County. “We are following them,continuing the path of freedom for ourcountry. It’s important to know their sto-ries because there won’t be anyWorldWarII veterans much longer, and we will losethis part of history.”Garrison enlisted inUnited StatesNaval
Reserve May 30, 1942, in Los Angeles.“I was always proud of myself that I
could learn so much and join the Navy,”said Garrison. “I worked at a land-basednet command and was responsible forharbor/port control. We set nets in SanPedro; Cairns, Australia; New Guinea;and Port Hueneme. Our nets kept outsubmarines and kept our ports safe, andI am very thankful for that.”AviationMaintenance Administration-
man 1st Class Joel Felder, president ofNOSC Ventura County’s First Class Pet-ty Officers Association, attended the cel-ebration.“It’s an honor, not just for us, but for
the whole Navy,” he said. “We should allappreciate the sacrifices he has made forthe Navy and our country.”
Today’s Sailors help veteran celebrate 100th birthday
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HM1 Reina Reyes and AZ1 Joel Felder, both with Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC)Ventura County, celebrate the 100th birthday of World War II veteran Gary Garrison at SimiHills Retirement Living in Simi Valley.
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About three dozen Air Force students experienced the benefitsof living on a base in Southern California when they spent arecent Sundaymorning in the sand at Naval Base Ventura Coun-ty (NBVC) Point Mugu.The students from the Air Force 344th Training Squadron,
Detachment 1, helped clean up Family Beach Feb. 23, joined byfive staff members and the ombudsman.“This is good for the environment,” said Tech Sgt. Thomas
Kessler. “Everyone likes to take their family to a clean beach.”The students found cardboard, bottles, cans, packaging foam
and cigarette butts — “a lot of cigarette butts,” Kessler said.Many of the students have been in the military for less than a
year. They come to the detachment at NBVC Port Hueneme forVehicle Maintenance School, some of them straight from basictraining.
Air Force students turn day at the beach into good deed
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Above, AB Andrew Ballay, left, holds a giant trash bag as AN Derek Crabtree tosses in some debris during aFamily Beach cleanup Sunday, Feb. 23, by the Air Force 344th Training Squadron, Detachment 1. Family Beachis at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu; the detachment is at NBVC Port Hueneme. At left, ANEmillio Vega, AB Hayden Cummins, A1C Keith Cunningham and A1C Vicar Nieva help out.
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By Lt. j.g. David WardlowNMCB 4
In preparation for its upcoming deploy-ment to Pacific Command, NavalMobileConstruction Battalion (NMCB) 4 sentits chief petty officers, junior officers andselect first class petty officers to CampPendleton and PointMugu as participantsin the annual Tactical Unit LeadershipCourse (TULC).Spanning the course of two weeks, the
training covered numerous topics, includ-ing the creation of operation orders, ter-rain model briefing, fire plan preparationand land navigation.The first week consisted of classroom
instruction at Naval Base Ventura Coun-ty (NBVC) Port Hueneme before travelingto Marine Corps Base Camp Pendletonfor a practical application of the coveredtopics. For many of the junior officers, itwas their first opportunity for hands-onexperience in terrain model creation andbriefing defense plans.“Coming from the Air Force, we have
little exposure to tactical planning andexecution as civil engineering officers,”said Capt. Sarah Ziaja, NMCB 4’s Air
Force exchange officer. “So it was veryinsightful and informative to learn howto plan in a tactical environment.”After their tenure at Camp Pendleton,
the students engaged in a simulated con-voy operation at NBVC Point Mugu.Donning Kevlar helmets and vests, stu-
dents jumped into High Mobility Multi-
purpose Wheeled Vehicles, or Humvees,situated in training rooms that pro-jected a three-dimensional replicationof a Middle-Eastern desert. Studentsused simulated M-16 rifles and simu-lated mounted machine guns to engagehostiles while avoiding improvised ex-plosive devices on the way to check-points.“Giving a convoy brief and being a
convoy commander — even for a simu-lated convoy — was something I didn’texpect to happen for me with this train-ing,” said Ensign Matt Carmody. “I feellike I gained a lot of good experiencesfrom it, and luckily I had a lot of goodenlisted personnel and officers givingme advice, which allowed the convoyto run very smoothly in my opinion.”Lt. j.g. Caroline Mastrangelo, TULC
officer in charge, was elated to see thepositive reaction to the exercise.“The simulator provided the students
with an excellent opportunity to executetheir convoy orders in a real-time con-voy,” she said.NMCB 4 is preparing to deploy to
the Pacific Theater late this year.
Junior, petty officers attend Tactical Unit Leadership Course
Photo courtesy NMcB 4
Ensign Brian Douglas of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 briefs otherstudents on his company defense plan through use of his terrain model during an annualTactical Unit Leadership Course.
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By Andrea HowryLighthouse
Lessons learned in the 15-year history of mass shootings in the United States — starting with Colorado’s Columbine High School — have forced first respond-ers to rethink how they approach a crime scene when the gunman is still on the loose.
Today, saving lives has become a shared priority with capturing the shooter, and the result is a change in the traditional roles of police officers and emergency medical technicians (EMTs).
Police officers, for example, are learning how to open airways, put tourniquets on bleeding victims and bandage penetrative chest wounds. EMTs are being fitted with body armor and learning basic weapons skills so they can enter dangerous areas.
“The tactics, techniques and procedures are different than they were 15 years ago,” explained Matt Clement, supervisory spe-cial agent for the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) office at Na-val Base Ventura County (NBVC). “At Columbine, first responders weren’t trained to go in — and victims died as a result.”
Two exercises on base last month fo-cused on the communication and coop-eration needed to make these new tactics successful.
Nearly two dozen first responders, in-cluding officers from the Port Hueneme Police Department, took part in the first exercise, held Thursday, Feb. 13, in the empty Building 3 at NBVC Point Mugu. Put on by an NCIS training team out of San Diego, the exercise broke down the roles of “contact teams” — the officers who focus on finding and capturing the suspect — and “rescue teams” — other officers and firefighters who go into cleared rooms to help victims, even though the suspect is probably still in the build-ing.
The second event was part of Solid Cur-tain Citadel Shield, an annual force protec-tion exercise that took place this year the week of Feb. 24. About 50 people par-
ticipated in an active-shooter scenario Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Building 442, the Un-derway Replenishment (UNREP) Build-ing at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division. With officers from NBVC Force Protection providing cover, Federal Fire EMTs gave immediate first aid to “victims” — in this case, man-nequins — even though the “shooter” had not yet been apprehended.
“At Columbine, help didn’t arrive for victims for two hours,” explained Brian Edsinger, NBVC’s emergency management officer. “We can’t wait two hours anymore. If this training allows us to save three or four people, that’s more than we would have ever saved before.”
John Adkins, the chief of Federal Fire at NBVC, is in full agreement that the new policy of having protected firefighters en-tering “warm zones” — as opposed to “cold zones,” where there is no danger because the shooter has been apprehend-ed, and “hot zones” where the shooter is believed to be alive and armed — is neces-sary.
Tactics change duringactive-shooter scenarios
Brian Mueller, a physical security specialist with Naval Criminal Investigative Service’s Security Training, Assistance & Assessment Team (STAAT), watches the Feb. 13 exercise unfold at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu.
MA1 Michael Langehennig and Yago search Building 442, the Underway Replenishment Building at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division, during a Force Protection exercise Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Photos by AndreA howry / LighthouseAs masters at arms assigned to Naval Base Ventura County provide cover, an emergency medical technician (EMTs) with Federal Fire renders first aid to a “victim” of a “mass shooting” — actually a mannequin — during an exercise Tuesday, Feb. 25. EMTs did not wear body armor during this particular exercise.
Law enforcement officers from several agencies conduct an exercise involving an active-shooter scenario Thursday, Feb. 13, in Building 3 at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu. Here, officers practice carrying out a “wounded” victim; the wound is actually moulage, a plastic prosthetic designed to simulate an injury.
In an effort to save more lives, first responders are cross-training; police learn to apply tourniquets and EMTs wear body armor
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In an active-shooter situation, evacuees and released hostages are told to walk out with their hands behind their heads and are searched — just in case the shooter is among them. That is practiced here Feb. 25.
Workers are “evacuated” from Building 442, the Underway Replenishment Building at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division, during a Force Protection exercise Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Photos by AndreA howry / LighthouseAs masters at arms assigned to Naval Base Ventura County provide cover, an emergency medical technician (EMTs) with Federal Fire renders first aid to a “victim” of a “mass shooting” — actually a mannequin — during an exercise Tuesday, Feb. 25. EMTs did not wear body armor during this particular exercise.
Law enforcement officers from several agencies conduct an exercise involving an active-shooter scenario Thursday, Feb. 13, in Building 3 at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu. Here, officers practice carrying out a “wounded” victim; the wound is actually moulage, a plastic prosthetic designed to simulate an injury.
About two dozen first responders from across Southern California attended a daylong training session at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Port Hueneme’s Bard Mansion last month to learn about violent extremism, especially as it relates to the Middle East.
The course was put on by the Joint Re-gional Intelligence Center in Norwalk and hosted by the Naval Criminal Investigative
Service (NCIS) office at NBVC.Instructors said the Feb. 18 class was
intended to help law enforcement officers, firefighters and military personnel become more aware of threats and “more capable of seeing behaviors that may indicate they’re planning and thinking of targeting our community.”
While the class focused on the emer-gence of Iranian power in the Middle East
and its link with Hezbollah, it also covered the leap from radicalization to violent ex-tremism — what triggers a person to actu-ally perpetrate acts of violence against the United States.
“We’ll never seal off America from ter-rorism,” one of the instructors said. “You can’t catch everyone. But we’re hoping to raise awareness — and we’re catching more every day.”
NBVc office of NciS hosts course in violent extremism
“A lot of people have died in these mass shootings because there was no emergency medical support to stop the bleeding,” Adkins said. “If someone can apply bandages and tourniquets, there’s a better chance of survival.”
That also goes for injuries to first responders. The Feb. 25 scenario called for Force Protection officer Carlos Garcia to be shot in the leg. He applied his own tourniquet.
“I put it on myself,” he said, adding that he’d learned the procedure during Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) train-ing.
The Feb. 13 exercise had rescue teams wearing body armor and helmets entering the building where the “shooter” was hid-ing. They brought out “victims” — real people this time, wear-ing prosthetic wounds —and practiced different ways to carry the injured.
“They learn how to enter a room, how to go down a hallway,” explained Brian Mueller, a physical security specialist with NCIS’s Security Training, Assistance and Assessment Team (STAAT).
Both exercises had police officers escorting released hostages out of the building. Standard procedure calls for all evacuees to be treated as suspects in case the shooter is among them; they come out with their hands locked behind their heads, and they’re searched.
Training like this is essential, Port Hueneme Police Chief Robert Gager said.
“We have worked some cases together with the base and NCIS,” he said. “This makes for a cohesive team.”
So all of the hours spent planning and executing drills like this: Is it worth it?
For the Feb. 25 exercise, Bob Hilger, the division manager for UNREP, gave up his building where as many as 45 people work at one time.
“It’s absolutely necessary,” he said.Added Richard Hadley, branch manager of UNREP: “If all
we have to do is give up two hours of our time to help the re-sponse in the long term, that’s a good thing.”
exercises let first responders practice new tactics
Carlos Garcia of Naval Base Ventura County Force Protection and MA1 Scott Chilko, handling Jake, provide cover as a van is searched outside Building 442 at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division. Under the scenario of the Feb. 25 Force Protection exercise, a man killed his wife in the van, then entered Building 442, where he shot several people and killed himself.
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By Darrell WallerNAVFAC EXWC
The Naval Facilities Engineering andExpeditionary Warfare Center (NAV-FAC EXWC) has announced Steelwork-er 1st Class Shawn Herr’s selection asNAVFAC’s 2013 (Sea) Sailor of theYear.Herr, attached to NAVFAC EXWC’s
Mobile Utilities Support Equipment(MUSE) division, was selected for hisoutstanding work as detachment officerin charge, overseeing more than 60 mil-itary and civilian personnel in the in-spection, operation and maintenance ofvital power generation equipment at na-
val installations worldwide.“Petty Officer Herr did a phenomenal
job leading his team in the support ofessential power needs in diverse loca-tions with varied energy supply require-ments,” said Capt. Mark. K. Edelson,NAVFAC EXWC commanding officer.“He is fully deserving of this high hon-or, and his actions exemplify the Navy’score values of honor, courage and com-mitment, and the spirit of NAVFAC.”The NAVFAC Sailor of the Year pro-
gram recognizes Sailors who best repre-sent superior dedicated service in a par-ticular type of duty. The Sailor of theYear epitomizes Navy core values and
is typified by a history of sustained su-perior performance, including significantpositive command impact, outstandingmission contribution and proven leader-ship ability.Herr distinguished himself as the lead
petty officer for MUSE as they suppliedpower for more than 7,000 personnel atNaval Base Guantanamo Bay; CampLemonnier, Djibouti; and the Naval Sur-face Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Va. Hisdirect efforts saved the Navy $16 millionin labor costs and contracted equip-ment.“I’m honored to be chosen as the 2013
NAVFAC Sea SOY,” said Herr. “I feel
privileged to represent my command,NAVFAC EXWC MUSE Division. Iwouldn’t be where I’m at in my careerwithout the support of my family.”He also credited those he works with
on a daily basis.“The guidance and support of my
command and shipmates have made mea better Sailor, and they all aided in myselection,”Herr said. “They deserve thishonor.”
Herr will now represent the entireNAVFAC enterprise and compete withmore than 25 Echelon II winners for theVice Chief of Naval Operation (VCNO)Sailor of the Year.
Steelworker selected as NAVFAC’s Sea Sailor of the Year
By Darrell WallerNAVFAC EXWC
Two engineers from Naval FacilitiesEngineering and Expeditionary WarfareCenter (NAVFAC EXWC) received theSociety of American Military Engineers(SAME) Project of the Year award at aFeb. 20 ceremony in Oxnard.David Chavez and Bruce Holden were
recognized for their work on energy andenvironmental sustainability at CampLemonnier, Djibouti. “David and Brucedeveloped and led several teams to sup-port Camp Lemonnier in reducing en-ergy needs in containerized living units(CLUs),” said Capt. Mark K. Edelson,NAVFAC EXWC’s commanding officer.“Their work in improving energy usageis invaluable and has direct benefits toour warfighters in Djibouti and in loca-tions around the world.”The energy improvements were largely
based onmodified environmental controlunits within existing CLUs (also referredto as Super CLUs); power grid revisions;reducing water needs through improvedfacilities and increased re-use water; andthe reduction of solid waste burned inthe camp incinerator.
“I was happy to accept this award aspart of a great EXWC team effort,” saidDavid Chavez, an environmental engi-neer. “Multiple departments were usedto provide excellent support to CampLemonnier to reduce energy use, reducewater consumption and reduce solidwaste.”The Super CLUs save thousands in
energy usage, increase living space andprivacy for individuals, reduce noise andallow more personnel to be comfortablyhoused in a given unit than current CLUconfigurations.The project also reduced fuel burned
in camp generators by 500,000 gallonswhile increasing total energy output by2 million kWh.Water use was reduced by 50,000 gal-
lons per day through the use of low wateruse washingmachines and low flow show-er heads.The team’s successful demonstration
of variable, split load HVAC (heating,ventilation and air conditioning) units ledthe camp to purchase and replace allCLUs and environmental control units(ECUs); 900 of 1,500 units have beenreplaced and the remainder will bechanged out by the end of the fiscalyear.The improvements are being adapted
across NAVFAC, with one facilities en-gineering command incorporating EXWCECU recommendations into future CLUpurchases.
Saving energy in Djibouti earnshonors for 2 EXWC engineers
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Paul Kokosz, foreground, the deputy emergency management officer of Naval FacilitiesEngineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, and Dan Manrique of Team Red White andBlue, a group of local athletes, take a break from last month’s 40-mile ride from NavalBase Ventura County, Point Mugu, to the Santa Monica Pier to raise funds for a PersianGulf Tribute memorial in Kokosz’ home state of Wisconsin.
Pledges are still being collected, but itlooks like about $750 was raised overPresidents Day Weekend when Paul Ko-kosz and a fellow bicyclist rode 40 milesfromNaval BaseVenturaCounty (NBVC)Point Mugu to the Santa Monica Pier insupport of a Persian Gulf Tribute in Ko-kosz’ home state of Wisconsin.Kokosz, the deputy emergencymanage-
ment officer of Naval Facilities Engineer-ing and Expeditionary Warfare Center(NAVFAC EXWC), and Dan Manriqueof Team RedWhite and Blue, a group of
athletes that helps veterans and theirfamilies, made the trip Saturday, Feb.15.“The weather was fantastic for a ride,
and it was a great workout, but most ofall we had fun,” Kokosz said.The Persian Gulf Tribute is nearing
completion in aWisconsinmemorial parkcalled The Highground. Shaped like abootprint, it honors those who served inthe Persian Gulf War of two decades ago,as well as more recent conflicts in Iraqand Afghanistan.
Cyclist collects $750 for memorial
Chavez, Holden modifythe power grid andreduce water needs atCamp Lemonnier
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Help when you need it.The Fleet & FamilySupport Center
Wednesday, April 2, is the Fleet &Family Support Center (FFSC) SpringCareer Fair at Naval Base VenturaCounty, Port Hueneme. Employers,trade schools and educational institu-tions are looking for talent like yours.Instead of waiting for employers to callyou, we’re bringing them on base from9 a.m. to noon at the Bee Hive Gym. Sofar we’ve signed up more than 75 pro-spective employers who are begging toshake your hand and tell you what’s instore for you.Make this your day to send a thank-
you letter to the employers you meet.Thanking an employer for their time isnot only a great way to express yourcontinued interest in their organization,but it also reminds them of who you are.
There will be hundreds of job seekers atthis career fair, so a little reminder byway of a thank-you letter is always agood idea. Make sure to ask for theirbusiness card so you know where to send
the letter.Make this your day to be seen as the
one who is prepared. Employers instant-ly notice an organized person. Organizedjob seekers carry current resumes andare most certainly prepared with a penor two (in case one runs out) in order tojot down noteworthy information. Theymay even have invested wisely in somebusiness or calling cards. Employers arecoming to the base, so being in uniformis OK if you have to be; however, if youhave the opportunity, don proper busi-ness attire.Make this your day to get hired! This
can be as easy as telling the employerthat you want the job. However, keep inmind there’s a fine line between beingpersistent and being pushy. The purpose
of a job fair is to get hired, so don’t leavethe employer wondering what your in-tentions are: Come out and ask them.Make this your day to stand apart
from the crowd!With a polished resume and appropri-
ate responses to interview questions,you’re sure to be a success. If you needhelp with either, call the FFSC at 805-982-5037 and ask to speak with an em-ployment specialist.The job fair is open to all active duty
military personnel, spouses, Reservists,retirees, Department of Defense employ-ees, contract employees and anyone elsewith installation access.
— Irene Tirella is an employment specialistwith the FFSC.
Looking for a job? Spring Career Fair is April 2 on base
Toll-free appointment scheduling ser-vice: 1-866-923-6478, call 24 hours a day,seven days a week. Confidential clinicalcounseling, relocation assistance, resumeassistance, financial consultations, deploy-ment support, new parent support, careerservices and many other support servicesare available at the Fleet and Family Sup-port Center. NBVC Point Mugu, Bldg.225 next to the chapel, 989-8146; NBVCPort Hueneme, Bldg. 1169 behind NEX,982-5037.All classes at Port Hueneme unless oth-
erwise noted. Call 982-5037 for more in-formation. Child care option availablewith prior registration.
Career Support and Retention• Transition Assistance Program —
Mondays-Fridays, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.daily. XGPS is April 7-11 for retirees andE-7 and above; GPS is April 10-14. Reg-ister via Command Career Counselor.• VA Paperwork Assistance: Hands on
assistance in filing, reopening or appealingyour VA claim. Active duty, veterans,widows, walk-ins welcome! Call for moreinfo at 805-982-5037.• Capstone/ITPReview: For those who
have completed TransitionGPS to ensureCareer Readiness Standards have been
met. Wed., March 12, 9 a.m. to noon;Wed., March 26, noon to 3 p.m.• Writing the Perfect Resume & Cover
Letter: Learn cutting-edge resume andcover letter techniques to successfullypresent your skills. Thurs., March 13, 10a.m. to noon; Mon., March 24, 10 a.m.to noon.• Power Point Tips&Tricks: Learn how
to create basic presentations usingMicro-softOffice PowerPoint 2007. Tues.,March18, 1 to 2:30 p.m.• Interview Skills: Prepare for your job
interview, learn about the interview pro-cess, conduct a mock interview andmore.Tues., March 18, 2 to 4 p.m.• Federal Employment & Resume:
Learn about resumes, relevant websitesand the application process for federaljobs. Wed., March 19, 9 to 11 a.m.• Are You LinkedIn? Using LinkedIn
for your job search. Create a LinkedInaccount and learn how to use LinkedInto network and find employment. Mon.,March 27, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Disaster Preparation• Disaster Preparedness: Be informed,
have a plan, and make a kit! Informationand activities to help you prepare for di-sasters. Tues., March 18, 4 to 5 p.m.
• Surviving the First 72Hours: Informa-tion on sheltering in place after a disaster.Thurs., March 20, 4 to 5 p.m.
Relocation Assistance• General information: 982-3726.• Married to the Military: Newly mar-
ried to the Navy? Learn about militarybenefits family programs, Navy jargonand customs.Thurs., March 13, 5 to 7p.m.
Life Skills• General information: 982-3102.• Keys to Communication: Improve
relationships at home, work and play.Wed., March 19, 2 to 3:30 p.m.• Stress Management 101: Learn to
tackle stress and build your stress stamina.Develop the skills and tools to more ef-fectively manage your response to stress-ors. Thurs., March 20, 1 to 2 p.m.
able. Topics include moneymanagement,home buying, car buying, retirement plan-ning and financial planning for deploy-ment. Call 989-8844 for appointment.
• Military Saves Campaign: Contactyour CFS or FFSC for events.• How to Improve Your Credit Score
Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Fri., March 21, 11:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m., FFSC Port Hueneme,Bldg. 1169.• Saving and Investing Lunch ‘n’ Learn:
Tues.,March 25, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,FFSC Port Hueneme, Bldg. 1169.
New Parent Support•MamasCircle: Free baby-friendly sup-
port group for new others and mothers-to-be. Mamas Circle will help you betternavigate this complex, exciting and emo-tionally charged part of your life.Wednes-days, 11:30 to 1 p.m., FFSC Port Huen-eme, Bldg. 1169.
Exceptional Family MemberProgram (EFMP)
• Sensory Friendly Movie: Saturday,March 22. Doors open at 1:30 p.m., mov-ie begins at 2 p.m. “LEGOMovie” to beshown in an all-inclusive setting for chil-dren with sensory and behavioral issues.Lights will be on and volume lowered.Families can bring in their own snacks.
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Help when you need it.The Fleet & FamilySupport Center
If you are a military retiree — or ifyou would just like to come and showyour appreciation to these selfless patri-ots — please join us Saturday, March29, at Naval Base Ventura County(NBVC) Port Hueneme.A Retiree Town Hall is being orga-
nized by the NBVC Fleet and FamilySupport Center (FFSC) and the RetiredActivities Office (RAO). It will be heldat the Bee Hive Gym from 9 a.m. tonoon.Along with our primary guest speak-
er, Capt. Larry Vasquez, NBVC’s com-manding officer, there will be a varietyof keynote speakers covering issuesranging from health care coveragechanges to base security issues, as well
as several other topics.In conjunction with the guest speak-
ers, there will also be an informationresource fair involving other vital ser-vices available to all of our military re-tirees. There will be a wide variety ofinformation tables set up to answer yourspecific questions and provide you withappropriate literature.In collaboration with this recognition
of the many sacrifices made by militaryretirees, the Port Hueneme Commissaryhas scheduled a Spring Parking Lot Saleon that morning, to run throughout theday. What a great way to spend yourSaturday morning — getting some greatdeals from your NBVC commissary,along with being updated on vital ser-
vices offered to all military retirees.If you would like information on this
event or any other RAO services, pleasecall 805-982-1023 or 805-982-5037. Welook forward to seeing you!
— Jim Ramey is the work and family lifesupervisor for the Fleet & Family SupportCenter.
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• EFM Special Needs Network: Gettogether with other EFMP members toshare information and support. Fri.,March 14, 10 a.m. to noon.
Free Food Distribution• Saturdays, March 22, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Food is distributed at Bldg. 19, near thePleasant ValleyGate onNBVCPortHue-neme behind Print Shop on the loadingdock. Bring a laundry basket to carry youritems. Food items vary from month tomonth. One issue per family. Bring LES;income guideline statement available atdistribution site. Eligibility: Active dutyE-7 and below with two or more depen-dents may qualify.
— For information, please call Sandy Lyle,command liaison, at 982-3159 or [email protected].
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By Theresa GoldstrandNAWCWD Public Affairs
Several employees fromNaval AirWar-fare Center Weapons Division (NAWC-WD) Point Mugu volunteered to judgescience and engineering projects at Hue-neme High School’s annual science fairlast month.Winners are competingMarch 19 at the
Ventura County Science Fair, held at theVentura County Fairgrounds. Each year,dozens of judges for that event come fromNAWCWDand other commands atNavalBase Ventura County.NAWCWD volunteers have supported
the science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) program at Huen-eme High since 2010. Jay Robnett, whoteaches science for the school’s Engineer-ing andDesign Careers Pathway (EDCP)engineering academy, enlisted the help ofabout 30 judges for the Feb. 6 science fair,20 of whom answered the call from PointMugu.Armed with a set of contest rules and
guidelines, the judges previewed the proj-ects, interviewed the candidates, madetheir selections and awarded ribbons.Robnett has been the co-director of the
academy along with fellow teachers BobKadin and Lindsay Burkhart for the lastfour years. Each year, Hueneme Highhosts a science fair organized by Kevin
Callaway and Robnett that features bothscience and engineering projects fromCallaway’s honors biology and Robnett’sengineering academy classes.According to Robnett, the goals of the
EDCP program are to increase studentawareness and involvement in STEM
fields, especially engineering, and increaseenrollment of Hueneme students in com-munity colleges and four-year universi-ties.“This is our sophomores’ first experi-
ence with using the engineering designprocess,”Robnett said. “The students have
worked very hard over the past threemonths to create their science projects— from design concept to fulfillment— that ranged from solar-powered carsto model bridges and catapults to CO2Dragsters. They worked very hard testingthem and making modifications.”The Weapons Division has a “huge
base” of volunteers who help students inChina Lake, Ridgecrest, Point Mugu,Oxnard and Port Hueneme, said TrishGresham, STEM coordinator for NAW-CWD’s Education Outreach Program.“Not only do the students benefit fromthe professionals and their collective ex-perience, but it is a great way for ourvolunteers to impart their passion for thesciences, engineering, mathematics andtechnology they have embraced as a ca-reer.”This year’s judges included JohnAllred,
Lauren Anderson, Lt. Cmdr. Adrian Ar-viso, Jose Bermudez, Richard Busse,Aviation Maintenance Administration-man 2nd Class Javon Cabiness, Equip-ment Operator 3rd Class Lindsey Deal,Casey Deyle, Dan Doberstein, BradleyDwen, Silvia Faulstich, Master-at-Arms3rd Class Arthur Kennedy, Lt. Cmdr.Lisa McLaughlin, Mitchell Morrow, Pe-ter Moua, Lt. Daniel Taphorn, Kim Til-liman, Martin Wright, David Wu andThant Zin.
NAWCWD employees judge high school science fair
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From left, David Wu, Bradley Dwen and Mitchell Morrow, all of whom work at Naval AirWarfare Center Weapons Division Point Mugu, judge science and engineering entries inlast month’s Hueneme High School annual science fair.
By Theresa GoldstrandNAWCWD Public Affairs
With the help of engineers from NavalAir Warfare Center Weapons Division(NAWCWD) Point Mugu, sixth-gradersare building robots.Seven Point Mugu employees respond-
ed to the call for volunteers from TrishGresham, NAWCWD’s Education Out-reach Program coordinator. They’re help-ing PatriciaWooden’s sixth-grade studentsin ChristaMcAuliffe Elementary School’sGifted and Talented Education (GATE)program.Working with the elementary students
this year are John Allred, Toufue Chang,Silvia Faulstich, Larry Hoge, MitchellMorrow, Derek Rohm and Edgar Tom-nies.“I want to help stress the importance
of science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) education to allstudents, whether it be through direct
classroom support, providing talentedSTEM role models and mentors, or byexposing students to real-world learningopportunities in our labs,” Greshamsaid. “This exposure gives students somany other ideas about job opportuni-ties they never knew existed.”Classes are held twice a week. One
volunteer works with students buildingthe robots while another guides thegroup through the programming pro-cess.“We need a talented and well-trained
workforce in order to meet our STEM-related missions and they can experiencethat talent first-hand from our scientistsand engineers,”Gresham said. “Not onlydo the students benefit from the profes-sionals and their collective experience,but it is a great way for our volunteersto impart a love and passion for the sci-ence and engineering they have embracedas a career.”
Engineers help students build robots
Photos by theresa Goldstrand / naWCWd
Silvia Faulstich, a flight test engineer in theNaval Air Warfare Center Weapons DivisionTest and Evaluation Department, assistsChrista McAuliffe Elementary Schoolstudents with their computer programmingskills.
Edgar Tomnies of the Naval Air WarfareCenter Weapons Division helps a sixth-grade student identify robot pieces.
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Some of the same money-savingideas that were discussed duringthe fairs will be presented againthis month as the FFSC sponsorstwo Lunch ‘n’ Learn classes. Thetopic March 21 is “How To Im-prove Your Credit Score,” and thetopic March 25 is “Saving and In-vesting.” Both classes are from11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at theFFSC in the Welcome Center atNBVC Port Hueneme.“We want to make Sailors aware
of the resources available to themand encourage them to buildwealth, not debt,” explained Brit-tany Barton, the financial educa-tor with FFSC who organized thetwo fairs.Attending were Armed Forces
Bank, CBC Federal Credit Union,the Better Business Bureau, the
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society(NMCRS) and the Ventura Coun-ty coordinator of the FinancialAbuse Specialist Team, whichfights fraud and identity theft.The military lifestyle can put
Sailors at financial risk, Dr. JudyChristman Yates explained.Monitoring personal finances
can be tough during deployment,and some Sailors fall into the trapof sharing too much personal in-formation with someone theythink they can trust.They also fall prey to loan pro-
grams that provide quick moneybut charge exorbitant interest rates— rates that are much higher thanwhat they can get at theNMCRS.And they lose track of their
credit rating.“Everyone is entitled to one free
credit report a year,” Yates said.“Use it.”
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LS1 Kellie Smith of Navy Operational SupportCenter Ventura County staffs a First Class PettyOfficers Association food booth at the Naval BaseVentura County (NBVC) Port Hueneme financialresource fair Tuesday, Feb. 25.
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all relevant TA policies, are comfortablewith their Sailors’ ability to complete arequested course, and process each Sailor’sTA request promptly,” he said.“A command approver can review a
Sailor’s request and deny it if all Navyrequirements aren’t met, if the Sailor’sperformance isn’t up to standards, or ifthe command’s mission might not permitthe Sailor to complete the course. Ulti-mately, it’s the commanding officer’s deci-sion,” said D’Antonio. He also recom-mended each command approvercontinually review the Sailor’s educationprogress.“Our biggest reason for disapproval of
TA requests is they aren’t received fromthe Sailor’s command approver prior tothe course start date, as required byDODinstruction. Often when we review a TArequest, a Sailor may be missing some ofthe TA prerequisites such as a currenteducation counseling by a Navy CollegeOffice (NCO) or Virtual Education Cen-ter (VEC) counselor, or an individualeducation plan or degree plan on file, ormissing a grade from a past course,” hesaid.VOLEDprofessionals workwith Sailors
to get the requirements in on time, but ifthe Sailor’s account is incomplete or notupdated before the course start date, theyare unable to fund the TA request,D’Antonio said.“So I repeat this message constantly: 30
days prior to the course start date is nottoo soon for Sailors to submit their TArequest,” he said. “In fact, a TA applica-tion can be submitted a year before theactual class start date, which will help en-sure the Sailor’s TA request is funded andallows us to better manage expendi-tures.”
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His face brightened as he told the joysof learning to fly and completing the train-ing program.“Graduating from pilot school is some-
thing I’ll never forget,” he said.Lee was assigned to fly the C-46 aircraft
in the China-Burma-India theater onmis-sions that came to be known as “flyingthe Hump.” The plane was nicknamed“the flying coffin,” but to Lee, that was amisnomer.“That was a good airplane,”he said. “It
was a good airplane because I’m here tell-ing you about it.”Lee would stay in the U.S. Air Force a
total of 26 years and 13 days. His last as-signment was at Oxnard Air Force Base,and he and his wife, Madeline, stayed inthe area. Married 55 years, they now livein Camarillo.After the speech, dozens of Sailors lined
up to shake hands with Lee and have theirphoto taken with him.“That was awesome,” said Chief Avia-
tion Electrician’s Mate Douglas Howard.“This man was a major, major part ofhistory. That made my day.”
By Delaney RodriguezNSWC PHD
Naval Surface Warfare Center, PortHueneme Division (NSWC PHD) cele-brated Black History Month by hostinga mock game show on African Americanhistory Tuesday, Feb. 25 — an event thatwas co-sponsored by the command’s Af-rican American Focus Group (AAFG)and the command’s CivilianMorale,Wel-fare and Recreation group.Michael Gibbons, AAFG chairperson,
and Capt. Burt Espe, NSWCPHD’s com-mander, kicked off the event by welcom-ing and thanking those in attendance.“This event is an opportunity to reflect
on African American history,” Gibbonssaid. “We are here to have fun, learn aboutdiversity, get a taste of culture and enjoygreat company.”Espe spoke to the audience about the
importance of diversity at the com-mand.“Here at NSWC PHD,”Espe said, “we
strive to create an environment that en-
courages and enables all of our Sailorsand civilians to reach their personal andprofessional potential. The collective ge-nius of all our people, with the accompa-nying range of opinions and experiences,is the competitive advantage we need tomeet the challenges of tomorrow. I thankall of your for your attendance as we cel-ebrate Black HistoryMonth and remem-ber significant people and events thatpaved the way for the freedoms we enjoytoday.”Themock game showASKMe, (African
American Survey of Knowledge), was themain event. NSWC PHD employees werecast as the show’s host, “Johnny Personal-ity,”and contestants. The contestants wereasked15questions aboutAfricanAmericanhistory, and after each question, the hostgave a brief summary of the answer.JamesWatkins starred as the show’s host,
and Chief Fire Controlman Cory Stowe,KarenKjos-Racicot, Taunya Sauthoff andGerardo Garza were the four contes-tants.
History takes center stage atBlack HistoryMonth event
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AEC Douglas Howard poses with Air Force retiree Richard T. Lee, who learned to fly atthe Tuskegee Institute during World War II and “flew the Hump” in the China-Burma-Indiatheater. Lee spoke at the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) Detachment PointMugu, Feb. 21 for African American History Month.
Pilot shares his life stories
Photo by AndreA howry / Lighthouse
World War II pilot Richard T. Lee tells thestory of how he was arrested on his wayto the Tuskegee Institute because hecomplained when a shopkeeper called him“boy.” A provost marshal had to intervene tokeep him out of jail.
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finding ways to cut energy expendituresat home,” said Capt. Larry Vasquez, NB-VC’s commanding officer.In January, NBVC residents living in
units managed by Lincoln began receivingmock bills showing their energy usage,measured against a baseline average forhomes of similar type and size in theirneighborhood.Housing is separated into “like-type
groups” for the purpose of establishingaverages and billing standards; you’remea-sured against your neighbors in similarhousing units.A normal usage band is established for
each like-type group, consisting of a rangethat is 10 percent above and below theaverage usage for that group. If your usage
falls within this band, your usage wouldbe covered as part of your rent. You cansee where you fall on the bill — in thegreen (low), yellow (average) or red (high)usage bands — during mock billing.If you’re in the red during mock billing,
it’s time to look at ways to save energy soyou don’t incur charges when billing goeslive. Once $25 or more is due, your bill ispayable. If you’re always in the green dur-ing live billing, you’ll be similarly due pay-ments at $25, or you can leave it on theaccount to cover future spikes in usage.The program, first piloted in Hawaii in
2011, has had demonstrated energy con-servation benefits. According to theNavy’sRECP website, Navy residents in Hawaiireduced overall energy use by 9 percent,saving approximately $1.3 million in thefirst 12 months.
An example of the mock bills that Lincoln Military Housing residents have been receivingso they can assess their energy usage and reduce it if needed.
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Friday, March 147pm: The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug PG13
Saturday, March 152pm: Walking With Dinosaurs PG4pm: Saving Mr. Banks PG137pm: Lone Survivor R
Sunday, March 162pm: Frozen PG4pm: The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug PG13
Friday, March 217pm: The Book Thief PG13
Saturday, March 222pm: Frozen PG4pm: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues PG137pm: 12 Years A Slave R
Sunday, March 232pm: Walking With Dinosaurs PG4pm: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire PG13
All base movies are FREE. Authorized patrons include active duty and dependents, reservists, retirees, and DoD civilians.Listings are subject to change without notice. For up-to-date movie listings, please call the MWR Movie Line at (805) 982-5002.
March 13 - March 23, 2014
Thursday, March 137pm: I, Frankenstein PG13
Friday, March 147pm: I, Frankenstein PG139pm: Her R
Saturday, March 152pm: The LEGO Movie PG5pm: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit PG138pm: Her R
Sunday, March 162pm: The LEGO Movie PG5pm: I, Frankenstein PG13
Thursday, March 207pm: Labor Day PG13
Friday, March 217pm: Vampire Academy PG139pm: That Awkward Moment R
Saturday, March 222pm: LEGO Movie Sensory Friendly ViewingPG5pm: Vampire Academy PG138pm: That Awkward Moment R
Sunday, March 232pm: The LEGO Movie PG5pm: Labor Day PG13
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TAXDEDUCTABLEDONATIONS
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Help improve the livesof individuals with
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2 plots in Fanta Rosa III.$3,200 ea, call Linda801-995-1785 or Jim
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GUITARS1 Guitar $120 Acoustic,
1 Guitar $400 Acoustic &Electric, w/case very good
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YOUNG CHANGBABY GRAND
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207Appliances
215Building Materials
219Cemetery Lots
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221CommercialEquipment
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Submissions:Submit your 20 WORD MAXIMUM free or paid classifiedadvertisements with your contact information includingphone and email via one of the following:
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A Private
Foundation HasRescued DogsFor Adoption
Sailor7yr old male
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Jack/Chi-x 15lbs
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located in Oxnard, CA.Contract period: March 10,2014 thru May 9, 2014. Wage
offer of $11.01/hr. orapplicable piece rates
depending on crop activity.3/4 of the work hoursguaranteed. Tools &
equipment are provided atno cost to the worker. Free
housing is provided toworkers who cannot
reasonably return to theirpermanent residence at the
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Fresh Harvest, Inc. is seek-ing 120 temporary Straw-berry Machine HarvestWorkers to work withstrawberries in fields locat-ed in Ventura County, CA.Contract period is fromMarch 25, 2014 through May31, 2014. Must have 1 monthexp. harvesting strawber-ries in field. Wage offered$11.01/hr; bonus may apply.3/4 of the work hours guar-anteed. Tools and equip-ment are provided at nocost to the worker. Freehousing is provided toworkers who cannot rea-sonably return to their per-manent residence at theend of the work day. Trans-portation and subsistenceexpenses to the work sitewill be provided or paid bythe employer upon comple-tion of 50% of the work con-tract or earlier. Apply forthis job at the nearest CAEmployment DevelopmentDepartment, or directly atthe Oxnard Job and CareerCenter, 4000 S. Rose Ave-nue, Oxnard, CA 93033,phone 805-986-7300. Pleasereference Job OrderNumber 14046746.VCS344298
STRAWBERRY MACHINEHARVEST WORKERS
Fresh Harvest, Inc. is seek-ing 200 temporary Straw-berry Machine HarvestWorkers to work withstrawberries in fields locat-ed in Ventura County, CA.Contract period is fromMarch 10, 2014 throughJune 30, 2014. Must have 1month exp. harvestingstrawberries in field. Wageoffered $11.01/hr; bonusmay apply. 3/4 of the workhours guaranteed. Toolsand equipment are provid-ed at no cost to the worker.Free housing is provided toworkers who cannot rea-sonably return to their per-manent residence at theend of the work day. Trans-portation and subsistenceexpenses to the work sitewill be provided or paid bythe employer upon comple-tion of 50% of the work con-tract or earlier. Apply forthis job at the nearest CAEmployment DevelopmentDepartment, or directly atthe Oxnard Job and CareerCenter, 4000 S. Rose Ave-nue, Oxnard, CA 93033,phone 805-986-7300. Pleasereference Job Order Num-ber 14037110. VCS344301
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Biostatistics Managersought by Amgen. Re-quires exp w/ Dsgn ofexperiment; Statstclmethdlgy & apps suchas linear/nonlinear mdlsinference, mathmtclmdlng & machine learn-ing (such as imagingdata anly, sequencingdata anly & lrg data an-ly); Proficiency in statstclSW such as SAS, S-plus& R; & Prjct plnng &mgmt. PhD required. Ifno PhD, Master’s plus 3years required. Job Site:Thousand Oaks, CA.Send resume referencing#973TSV to: Global Mo-bility, Amgen, Inc., OneAmgen Center Drive,Mailstop B36-2-C, Thou-sand Oaks, CA 91320.No phone calls or e-mails please. Must belegally authorized towork in the U.S. w/osponsorship. EOE.VCS344105
FIREFIGHTERSWANTED
Paid trng & xlnt salary.$ for school, reg pay
raises, benefits &retirements.
HS grads 17-34.CALL 800-252-0559
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DRIVERSWANTEDDave’s Towing
Service has immed.openings, clean DMV amust. Bring printout.
Apply in person,890 W. Los Angeles
Ave, Simi VlyVCS343756
FINANCIALACCOUNTANT
UCSB FoundationPrepares quarterly trial balance
and complete financialstatements and year-endclosing adjustments as
required. Prepares budgeted-to-actual results, comparisonsand other managerial reports.Reviews and records accurate
cash contributions, non-contributions, and cashdisbursements for the
Foundation into the SolomonSystem. Performs necessary
transaction review, andprocess control steps to
assure accurate and timelyprocessing of all web basedgifts and associated banking
and credit card activity inaccordance with audit
requirements. Reconcilesaccount activity in order to
maintain accurate Foundationgeneral ledger on the SolomonSystem, including preparationof adjusting entries. Reqs: AAin Accounting and 3-5 years of
accounting experience withCPA firm or comparable
corporate experience. Possessextensive experience working
with Excel. Note:Fingerprinting required.
$20.80-$22.98/hr. For primaryconsideration apply by 3/19/14
thereafter open until filled.The University of California is
an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.All qualified applicants willreceive consideration for
employment without regard torace, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability, orprotected veteran status.
Apply online at:https://Jobs.ucsb.edu
Job #20140078VCS344730
Implementation Engr : F/TMaintain & implement
company web CMS; MS inComp Sci, Info Sys or rel’d
req’d; Resume: Omniupdate1320 Flynn Rd, #100,Camarillo CA 93012
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NOW HIRINGSchool
Occupational TherapistP/T / 4.0 hrs a day
$32.90 - $40.01 P/HSchool Session
Under the general supervisionof the Sr. Dir., Pupil SupportServices, the School Occupa-tional Therapist performs a va-riety of specialized services tostudents w/in a specific needpopulation & assists studentsin acquiring functional perfor-mance skills. Qualifications: 1yr of work exp. providing occu-pational therapy services forchildren ages 0 - 22. Exp.working w/ children w/ specialneeds is desirable. 4 yr collegedegree is req’d w/ valid regis-tration by the American Occu-pational Therapy Associationand/or National Board for Cer-tification of OccupationalTherapy. Vacation, Sick Leave,& Benefits
MUST have Bachelors’degree in accounting,business, or relatedfield, or equivalent exp.Req. 4-5 yrs general ac-counting exp. & 6 yrsresponsible accountingmanagement exp. in acredit union. Must havecompetency in Micro-soft Office Suite. Strongoral & written communi-cation skills, office auto-mation technology,analytical skills, & com-puter aptitude req’d.
Seeking strong communicator,organizer, emph in psych diag-nosis, to evaluate patient medi-cal records, negotiate andadvocate patient length of stayand level of care with insu-rance companies for eatingdisorder psych hospital. Expe-rience in case mgt preferred.Required: one year clinical expin mental health drug/alcoholsetting; Bachelor’s in relatedfield or a LPN, LVN, or RN.Salary BOE/FT Benefits/Movingallowance.
DIRECTOR, THRIFT STORE OP-ERATIONS - for Rescue Mis-sion Alliance’s Christiannonprofit, high-volume thriftstore enterprise. Direct dis-patch, production & retail em-ployees. BA + 5 yrs. retailmanagement. Devoted Chris-tian, exemplary character,ability to lead, evaluate, prob-lem-solve, & encourage.Strong communication, com-puter & admin. skills. Fax re-sume / cover letter to(805) 487-2427 or email [email protected]
LVN/Resident AideFlex Hours. Apply in person at:
Treacy Villa,3482 Loma Vista Rd, Vta
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NOW HIRING!!CMM Operator
Aerospace Company is look-ing for a CMM Operator w/ 2yrs exp. w/ PCDMIS software,ability to use micrometers,gages, calipers & other toolsfor manual inspection. Com-municate & troubleshoot is-sues to production personnel& supervisors.
For more info & to applyemail resumes to:aerospace.human
ExecutiveOrtho Molecular Prod-ucts is seeking a FT salesrep for our Central CAterritory. You would becalling on doctors’ offic-es. Strong science bkgrdpreferred.
•Must have passion forwellness.•Salary + commission.
