February 13, 2014 The Waterline The Waterline Vol. XXXI No. 6 www.facebook.com/NavDistWash [email protected]NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION www.cnic.navy.mil/ndw INSIDE Around the Yard Page 2 AFPAK Hands Page 5 Link directly to www.dcmilitary. com /waterline on your Smart phone By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Pedro A. Rodriguez NDW Public Affairs The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) annual fund drive will run March 3, and is scheduled to continue for six weeks, until April 11. The NMCRS fund drive kickoff is sched- uled for March 4 at the Pentagon Audito- rium and will be attended by Command NMCRS Fund Leads and Navy and Marine Corps Leadership. “The purpose of the annual fund drive is to help Sailors and Marines understand the Society’s programs and services available to them and to obtain funds essential to the continuation of the Society’s assistance to Marines, Sailors and their families,” said Melodie Weddle, Washington Navy Yard NMCRS office director. Since 1904, the mission of NMCRS is to provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational, and other assistance to members of the naval services of the United States, eligible family members, and survivors when in need. The Society provides need-based finan- cial assistance to eligible recipients in the form of interest-free loans and grants, as well as scholarships and interest-free loans for education. NMCRS also offers financial counseling, thrift shops, and visiting nurse services. In 2013, NMCRS National Capital Region (NCR), covering the states of Maryland, Vir- ginia (north and west of Quantico), New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, assisted nearly 1,300 active duty and retired Sailors, Marines, and their families providing $1,117,068 in finan- cial assistance. “The fund drive is actually run by the ac- tive duty for the active duty,” said Weddle. “I would say that the biggest challenge is meeting the goal of 100% personal contact in the National Capital Region.” This year’s fund drive is Co-Chaired by Rear Adm. Markham Rich, commandant, Naval District Washington, and Maj. Gen. Juan Ayala, commanding general, Ma- rine Corps Installations Command. They, through their NMCRS committee coordina- tors and support team, will be working with National Capital Region Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Set to Conduct 2014 Annual Fund Drive Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Peter D. Lawlor Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert speaks at the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) International Conference Ban- quet. The NMCRS fund drive kickoff is scheduled for March 4 at the Penta- gon Auditorium and is scheduled to continue for six weeks, until April 11. See Drive, Page 6 By Shawn Miller NDW Public Affairs Military leaders from Joint Forces Headquarters-National Capital Region (JFHQ-NCR), District of Columbia, Mary- land, and Virginia National Guards, and ci- vilian emergency managers conducted an operational tabletop exercise Feb. 11-12 at Washington Navy Yard to exercise regional response plans in the case of a catastrophic incident affecting the metro area. The Ambitious Guardian Table Top Ex- ercise (TTX) provided an open forum to dis- cuss decision making between active-duty and National Guard leaders and Federal and State Emergency Management Agencies in the event of a 6.5-magnitude earthquake causing major infrastructure damage across the greater metro. “Ambitious Guardian 14 TTX is the result of a DoD initiative directing Joint Forces Headquarter-National Capital Region to conduct a table-top, or discussion-based, exercise to examine command relation- ships in the National Capital Region,” said U.S. Navy Lt. Russell Cude, Joint Opera- tions and Plans, Naval District Washing- ton. “It enables us to take an in-depth look at everyone’s capabilities and pre-planned responses and it allows us to enhance our response framework during an exercise sce- nario so that we are better prepared in case an actual event ever occurs.” During the two-day exercise, more than 150 military leaders and civilian agency members focused on command and con- trol responses to help identify problems and solutions during a tiered plan rang- ing from initial and sustained incident re- sponses to cascading effects and transition to recovery. Major issues outlined included loss of communication lines, food and wa- ter shortages, power outages and sanitation for area residents. Joint Forces Leaders Gather for Ambitious Guardian Exercise Photo by Shawn Miller Cmdr. Bart Jumaoas, Joint Forces Headquarters-National Capital Region, opens the discussions for Ambitious Guardian, a joint forces exercise at Washington Navy Yard, February 11, 2014. Leaders from regional active- duty and National Guard commands joined state and federal emergency agencies to coordinate support and ensure unity of effort in the case of a no-notice catastrophic incident. See Exercise, Page 6
NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
www.cnic.navy.mil/ndw
INSIDEAround the YardPage 2
AFPAK HandsPage 5
Link directly towww.dcmilitary.com /waterline onyour Smart phone
ByMass Communication Specialist2nd Class Pedro A. RodriguezNDW Public Affairs
The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society(NMCRS) annual fund drive will run March3, and is scheduled to continue for six weeks,until April 11.
The NMCRS fund drive kickoff is sched-uled for March 4 at the Pentagon Audito-rium and will be attended by CommandNMCRS Fund Leads and Navy and MarineCorps Leadership.
“The purpose of the annual fund drive isto help Sailors and Marines understand theSociety’s programs and services available tothem and to obtain funds essential to thecontinuation of the Society’s assistance toMarines, Sailors and their families,” saidMelodie Weddle, Washington Navy YardNMCRS office director.
Since 1904, the mission of NMCRS is toprovide, in partnership with the Navy andMarine Corps, financial, educational, andother assistance to members of the navalservices of the United States, eligible familymembers, and survivors when in need.
The Society provides need-based finan-
cial assistance to eligible recipients in theform of interest-free loans and grants, aswell as scholarships and interest-free loansfor education. NMCRS also offers financialcounseling, thrift shops, and visiting nurseservices.
In 2013, NMCRS National Capital Region(NCR), covering the states of Maryland, Vir-ginia (north and west of Quantico), NewJersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and theDistrict of Columbia, assisted nearly 1,300active duty and retired Sailors, Marines, andtheir families providing $1,117,068 in finan-cial assistance.
“The fund drive is actually run by the ac-tive duty for the active duty,” said Weddle.“I would say that the biggest challenge ismeeting the goal of 100% personal contactin the National Capital Region.”
This year’s fund drive is Co-Chaired byRear Adm. Markham Rich, commandant,Naval District Washington, and Maj. Gen.Juan Ayala, commanding general, Ma-rine Corps Installations Command. They,through their NMCRS committee coordina-tors and support team, will be working with
National Capital Region Navy-Marine Corps ReliefSociety Set to Conduct 2014 Annual Fund Drive
Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Peter D. Lawlor
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert speaks at theNavy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) International Conference Ban-quet. The NMCRS fund drive kickoff is scheduled for March 4 at the Penta-gon Auditorium and is scheduled to continue for six weeks, until April 11.See Drive, Page 6
By Shawn MillerNDW Public Affairs
Military leaders from Joint ForcesHeadquarters-National Capital Region(JFHQ-NCR), District of Columbia, Mary-land, and Virginia National Guards, and ci-vilian emergency managers conducted anoperational tabletop exercise Feb. 11-12 atWashington Navy Yard to exercise regionalresponse plans in the case of a catastrophicincident affecting the metro area.
The Ambitious Guardian Table Top Ex-ercise (TTX) provided an open forum to dis-cuss decision making between active-dutyand National Guard leaders and Federal andState Emergency Management Agencies inthe event of a 6.5-magnitude earthquakecausing major infrastructure damage acrossthe greater metro.
“Ambitious Guardian 14 TTX is the resultof a DoD initiative directing Joint ForcesHeadquarter-National Capital Region toconduct a table-top, or discussion-based,
exercise to examine command relation-ships in the National Capital Region,” saidU.S. Navy Lt. Russell Cude, Joint Opera-tions and Plans, Naval District Washing-ton. “It enables us to take an in-depth lookat everyone’s capabilities and pre-plannedresponses and it allows us to enhance ourresponse framework during an exercise sce-nario so that we are better prepared in casean actual event ever occurs.”
During the two-day exercise, more than150 military leaders and civilian agencymembers focused on command and con-trol responses to help identify problemsand solutions during a tiered plan rang-ing from initial and sustained incident re-sponses to cascading effects and transitionto recovery. Major issues outlined includedloss of communication lines, food and wa-ter shortages, power outages and sanitationfor area residents.
Joint Forces Leaders Gather for Ambitious Guardian Exercise
Photo by Shawn Miller
Cmdr. Bart Jumaoas, Joint Forces Headquarters-National Capital Region,opens the discussions for Ambitious Guardian, a joint forces exercise atWashington Navy Yard, February 11, 2014. Leaders from regional active-duty and National Guard commands joined state and federal emergencyagencies to coordinate support and ensure unity of effort in the case of ano-notice catastrophic incident. See Exercise, Page 6
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Because of the interest rates thepayday loans give you a veryhigh interest whereas the NMCRScharges none, and also with thepayday loan the want you pay inyour next pay period, they want youto pay the amount you borrowedplus the interest.”
Yeoman 1st Class Lakesha Craig,Military Sealift Command
“I would recommend Sailors andMarines to visit our office whenthey are in financial difficulties, weprovide financial education and in-terest free loans for eligible servicemembers.”
Jullie Sheppard,Volunteer Case Worker, Washington Navy
Yard NMCRS
“Bottom line is the NMCRS is inter-est free, the payday loans are preda-tors, the NMCRS are here to helpthe servicemembers, it is quick,easy and there are people there thatnot only provides youwith financialbenefits but they also help youwithbudgeting and things of that natureto seewhat went wrong in any givensituation andmake recommenda-tions on how tomake it better.”
Chief Legalman Albwan Brown,Legal Analyst
Why would you recommend going to the NMCRS over a payday loan?
Around the Yard
Photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Pedro A. Rodriguez
By Shawn MillerNDW Public Affairs
The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC) NationalHeadquarters recently awarded the staff and cadets ofWashington Navy Yard-based H.E. Mooberry Division andAdmiral John S. McCain Training Ship with a Unit Com-mendation, recognizing the recipients for unit activitiesand operations during 2013.
“I think this award validates that we are a hard-workinggroup of volunteers and cadets doing lots of community ser-vice,” said Tye Mullikin, unit medical and supply officer andunit champion for community service.
The award is scheduled to be formally presented to theofficers, instructors and cadets during a ceremony at theNavy Museum at Washington Navy Yard, March 8.
Originally established in 1962 at Washington Navy Yard,the unit consists of two separate groups, the H.E. MooberryDivision with cadets ages 14-18, and the Admiral John S.McCain Training Ship for cadets ages 10-13.
Cadets participated in a variety of community service pro-grams across Naval District Washington (NDW) last year, in-
cluding a Full Honors Arrival for the Chief of Naval Operationsfor Russia and wreath laying and cleanup at Arlington Nation-al Cemetery as part of Wreaths Across America in December.
“They are involved in so many different community proj-ects that we have,” said Olivia Hunter, NDW Regional Com-munity Service Program Manager. “They’re always out therein the community doing something good.”
Adult officers and staff serve as an all-volunteer force tohelp the young cadets during service projects and trainingweekends, said Mullikin, who also works as an oncologynurse at the National Institutes of Health.
“It keeps a smile on my face all the time,” she said. “Ihave had the honor to be the medical officer at three nation-al trainings and have met cadets from all across the country.I have seen cadets do amazing things at Recruit Trainings.”
Hunter said cadets often show up as part of the largeforce of volunteers on large community service projectsthroughout the region, shadowing the adult volunteers tolearn new skills and build community relations.
“I think it’s very rejuvenating to work with them,” said
H.E. Mooberry Division and McCain Training Ship Sea Cadets Awarded Unit Commendation
Photo courtesy of Tye Mullikin
Members of the H.E. Mooberry Division SeaCadets from the Washington Navy Yard gatherwreaths from Arlington National Cemetery aspart of the cleanup effort after the WreathsAcross America campaign last December. TheU.S. Navy Sea Cadet Corps National Headquar-ters recently awarded the H.E. Mooberry Divisionand Admiral John S. McCain Training Ship cadetswith a Unit Commendation for community serviceand training excellence for 2013. See Commendation, Page 6
Thursday, February 13, 2014 3Waterline
February 61862 - Union gunboat squadron captures
Fort Henry, Tennessee River1922 - World powers sign the Washing-
ton Naval Treaty providing for limitation ofnaval armament
1973 - In accordance with the agreementat the Paris Peace Talks, Navy Task Force78 begins Operation End Sweep, the mineclearance of North Vietnamese waters ofmines laid in 1972.
February 71800 - USS Essex becomes first U.S. Navy
vessel to cross the Equator.1815 - The Board of Naval Commission-
ers, a group of senior officers, is establishedto oversee the operation and maintenanceof the Navy, under the direction of the Sec-retary of the Navy.
1955 - Seventh Fleet ships begin evacu-ation of Chinese nationalists from TachenIslands
1965 - In response to a Viet Cong attackon barracks area at Pleiku, South Vietnam,aircraft from carriers, USS Coral Sea, USSHancock, and USS Ranger attack NorthVietnamese area near Donghoi.
February 81862 - Joint amphibious force capture
Roanoke Island, key to Albemarle Sound
1890 - USS Omaha sailors and marinesassist Hodogary, Japan in subduing large fire
February 91799 - USS Constellation (CAPT Truxtun)
captures French l’Insurgente1943 - Organized Japanese resistance on
Guadalcanal ends
February 101862 - Union gunboats destroy Confed-
erate ships at Elizabeth City, NC1900 - Appointment of first naval gover-
nor of Guam, Commodore Seaton Schroder1960 - USS Sargo (SSN-583) surfaces at
North Pole
February 111862 - SecNav directs formation of or-
ganization to evaluate new inventions andtechnical development which eventually ledto National Academy of Science.
1971 - U.S. and USSR sign a treaty pro-hibiting the deployment of nuclear weap-ons on the ocean floor.
February 121945 - USS Batfish (SS-310) sinks second
Japanese submarine within three days1947 - First launching of guided missile
(Loon) from a submarine, USS Cusk
This Week In Naval History
1945 - USS Batfish (SS-310) sinks second Japanese submarine within three days.
By James JohnsonNAVFAC WashingtonPublic Affairs
“I like to use the metaphor of the bob-sled in my every day job. You have a multiperson team, all working as one. I like to in-corporate that partnering spirit. Yes, we willhave curves, and we will go through that to-gether. Also in a bobsled, you cannot breakduring the race. That is something that inconstruction we try to do. Keep going untilthe finish line.”
It’s an uncommonmetaphor borne froman uncommon story.
Twenty years ago, Igor Boras was on aUnited Nations charter plane, flying awayfrom his home, Sarajevo. It was February,1994 and Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosniaand Herzegovina, had been under siege byoutside military forces for two years. A de-cade earlier, Sarajevo was a much differentplace. Boras experienced the excitementof the Olympic Games in 1984, which tookplace in Sarajevo. Those Games influencedhis pursuit of athletics. As he grew up, Borasalso took an interest in his father’s profes-sion, engineering.
The siege of Sarajevo began in 1992.Thousands of civilians in the city were killedby sniper fire, tank bombardments andmortar fire. Under those conditions, Borastrained with his bobsled team. The teamentered the European Championships andWorld Championships in 1993 and earneda spot in the 1994 Winter Olympic Games tobe held in Lillehammer, Norway.
Fighting had escalated in 1994, and Bo-ras was the last man on his team to get outof Sarajevo. An armored personnel carriertook him to the United Nations plane. Heleft behind his parents and friends, uncer-tain of his future.
The Bosnians finished 29th at the Olym-pics in a borrowed bobsled.
“That was the last time that I was in abobsled. The adrenaline rush that is so pres-ent in that.what I call an adrenaline-filledjoyride, I find in other venues like white wa-ter rafting or doing a triathlon or other ad-venturous things. I still have a.not need forspeed, but need for adrenaline,” said Boras.
The four-man Bosnian team receivedworld-wide attention because its membersincluded a Serb, a Croat and two Muslims-the three ethnic factions fighting for controlof Sarajevo. The symbolism was recognizedby American University inWashington D.C.,which brought Boras and his teammates to
From Bosnia to America on a Bobsled:A Navy Civilian’s Olympic Journey
See Olympic, Page 6
By Paul BelloJoint Base Anacostia-BollingPublic Affairs
The Navy-Marine Corps Thrift Shop atJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) seeks vol-unteers and donations to help fulfill its ser-vice to military members and their families.
The thrift shop is a service provided bythe Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society. Itsopen to all branches of the military. Its pur-pose is to offset expenses for junior servicemembers and their families, according toCulinary Specialist 1st Class Tanya Johnson,Thrift Shop chair.
“Whether it’s volunteering to stockshelves, working the cash register, or simplydonating items you don’t need, the help iswelcomed and appreciated,” Johnson said.“I’ve been involved with the organizationsince 2010. I’ve seen firsthand how ben-eficial it’s been to Navy members. It trulymakes a difference.”
It wasn’t too long ago that a Navy fam-ily was displaced from their home followinga fire. Because of the thrift shop, that familywas able to obtain clothing for free and what-ever other items they needed while staying intemporary lodging, according to Johnson.
Items at the thrift shop include usedclothes, small appliances, cleaning prod-ucts, household goods, linens, small toysfor children and military uniforms for ex-tremely low prices. A female service dressblue jacket usually retails for about $90. Atthe thrift shop, Johnson said that item canbe purchased for just five dollars.
Due to a lack of volunteers, shop hoursare limited. It’s currently open Tuesdaysand Wednesdays from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30
p.m. It’s also open the first Saturday of themonth from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. With the aid ofmore volunteers, the thrift shop could openadditional days or possibly add some morehours during the week, Johnson said.
Navy-Marine Corps Thrift Shop at JBAB islocated in Enterprise Hall, Building 72, Room149. Anyone interested in volunteering, ormaking a donation, please call the Navy-Ma-rine Corps Relief Society at 202-433-3364 oremail [email protected].
Volunteers, donations needed atNavy-Marine Corps Thrift Shop
Photo Courtesy of NAVFAC Public Affairs
Igor Boras, senior constructionmanager, PWD Washington withCapt. Tony Edmonds then Navy Lia-son Officer at USMC headquarters(now commanding officer, NAVFACWashington) in front of the high pro-file “Home of the Commandants”renovation project May 10, 2011.
Photo by Paul Bello, Joint-Base Journal Staff Writer
Veronica Askew is a volunteer at theNavy-Marine Corps Thrift Shop atJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB).The thrift shop is in need of addition-al volunteers, as well as donations.
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Centralized SchedulingMilitary and Family Support Center
(MFSC) located on Joint Base AnacostiaBolling introduces a comprehensive cen-tralized scheduling service for your indi-vidual appointment needs. One call to ourscreeners gets you an appointment forpre-separation briefs, employment servic-es, clinical counseling, personal financialmanagement, relocation, deployment and ahost of other programs and services. MFSCis here to support you and stands ready toassist with every career and life change.Contact our Centralized Scheduling Centerfor individual, marriage and family counsel-ing, individual resume assistance, financialcounseling, relocation assistance or deploy-ment/reintegration support. Please call202-685-6019 to schedule an appointment.
CAREER SUPPORTAND RETENTION
The Transition AssistanceManagement Program (TAMP)
Offers an array of services and benefitsto transitioning service members, includingcomputers setup for individuals to go onlineto different job banks, college and scholar-ship resources and career assessment tools.Resume Writing Workshops are offeredwhich includes Federal Resume WritingInterview Skills, information on veterans’benefits and a professional resource library;Two TAP Seminars and one Executive TAPSeminar - five-day programs - are offeredmonthly sponsored by the departments ofLabor and Veteran Affairs, and include in-formation that will benefit the transitioningmilitary member.
Family Employment ReadinessProgram (FERP)
Offers seven basic services, which in-clude job search strategies, job readiness,resource information, job referral service,individual counseling assistance, careerplanning and links to education and volun-teer opportunities.
Improve your speaking skills withHelmsmen Toastmasters
Join us Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 a.m., atthe Pentagon Library and ConferenceCenter. Toastmasters is an internationalorganization that helps everyone speak,think, lead and listen better. For more info,contact Carl Sabath at [email protected], 703-695-2804, or Elizabeth Femriteat [email protected], 571-256-8674. Remember, great Helmsmensay, “Yes!” To learn more about HelmsmenToastmasters, visit http://helmsmen.toast-mastersclubs.org
Pre-Separation BriefingsService members preparing to transition
from military to civilian life are requiredby law to attend a pre-separation counsel-ing briefing. The pre-separation brief is de-signed to make transitioning military mem-bers aware of all the services and benefitsavailable to them and their family membersunder Transition GPS. These briefings will
provide the information necessary to makemore informed decisions. For your conve-nience the pre-separation counseling brief-ing is available through one-on-one ap-pointments at Military and Family SupportCenter and can be made through Central-ized Scheduling at 202-685-6019.
DEPLOYMENT READINESS/FAMILY SERVICES
Personal Financial Management (PFM)Program offers individual and family fi-
nancial counseling, financial classes, andis responsible for the Command Financialspecialist training in the Region (NDW).
Life Skills EducationProvides presentations to help com-
mands meet requirements, as well as en-hance operational and personal readinessincluding parenting skills training, couplescommunication, anger and stress man-agement, conflict resolution, Child AbuseAwareness, Spouse Abuse Awareness andsuicide prevention. Trainings can be cus-tomized to fit needs of the command.
New Parent Support Program (NPS)Assists new parents in coping with the
demands of parenting and military lifethrough parenting education and train-ing and home visits to new parents priorto delivery and after delivery; informationand referral for military and community re-sources; child development screenings andmonitoring. All active duty members andtheir families who are pregnant and or havechildren in the home from infancy to threeyears old are eligible for these home visita-tion services.
Deployment/mobilization/readinessAssisting Sailors and family members pre-
pare for deployment, manage separationsand reunite and reintegrate with families andcommunity through services including theFamily Accountability and Assessment Sys-tem, Individual augmentee (IA) Indoc Courseand Deployed Family Fun Days.
Exceptional Family MemberProgram (EFMP)
Provides assistance to service memberswith special needs children and familymembers with medical needs including re-source referral to medical, counseling andeducational services, support groups andcare providers. Assists in finding duty sta-tions where needs are met. Mandatory en-rollment per OPNAVINST 1754.2D.
New PHA ProcessThe purpose of this policy is to inform
all tenants of the new PHA process at theBranch Health Clinic Washington NavyYard. In attempts to alleviate the daily PHAcongestion, patients will now have an ap-pointed date and time to complete theirPHA. PHAs will be scheduled through theappointments line, 202-433-3132, and theservice member will be complete theirPHA on the provided date and time. PHAswill not be completed without a hard copyof the services member’s medical record.The patients’ medical record must eitherbe maintained at the Branch Health ClinicWashington Navy Yard or the patient mustphysically bring in their medical record.
If you have specific questions, please
direct your questions to me or the MedicalReadiness Department Leading Petty Of-ficer, HM2 Matteson, Althea, [email protected] , office 202-433-6713.
Boys and Girls Club volunteersThe Boys and Girls Club of Greater Wash-
ington needs volunteer coaches for theiryouth baseball league for 10-year-olds and12-year-olds. For more information or tosign up, call 512-560-5548 from 7 a.m.-5 p.m.or email [email protected].
Toastmasters Club seeks membersThe Bolling Toastmasters Club is avail-
able for everyone on JBAB as a place to prac-tice your leadership skills. Toastmastersclubs are where leaders are made, and lead-ership starts with good communication.The program is self-paced, and it works. TheBolling Toastmasters Club meets Wednes-days from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. at the JBABChapel Center. Visitors are welcome. Formore information, call Jim Queen at 301-452-6931.
Military and Family Support OffersResume Review
Call for appointment | 202-685-6019Military and Family Support Center of-
fers a one-on-one resume review sessionfor those that are job seeking. Knowledge-able staff will sit down with you and reviewyour resume and assist you in developing aresults-oriented resume. Having a solid andeffective resume can greatly improve yourchances of landing an interview. Accordingto a recent study from TheLadders, recruitersspend just six seconds scanning your resumefor certain information. Will your resumemake it in those six seconds? Your resumeshould portray your skills, talents, careerhighlights and make you stand out from thecrowd. Focusing on your accomplishmentsvs. simple job experience and using keywords can open the door for an interview.
Download the Free “ABSalute” AppThe JBAB Warfighter & Family Readi-
ness Marketing Department developed afree smartphone application, bringing itsresources to customers and employees on amobile platform. Perfect for iPhone and An-driod devices.
“ABSalute” is a fast and easy-to-use appli-cation designed to allow quick access to eventsand programs. Download the app and receivethe latest information about MWR, as well asWarfighter and Family Readiness programs.
The app features:- Facility finder including hours of op-
eration, phone listings, and GPS capabilities- Upcoming special events and programs
that can be added directly to your calendar- Outdoor Recreation and Capital Cove
Marina equipment and boat rentals- Full dining facility menus- Quick links to the Navy-Air Force Half
Marathon and Navy 5 Miler website, CNICJBAB website, Naval District Washington(NDW) Facebook page and the current edi-tion of the 411 magazine
- Facility and Event Photos- Push notifications to alert users with
the most current information.
Mordecai Booth’s Hours ChangeMordecai Booth’s, located on the ground
floor of Building 101 on the WashingtonNavy Yard, has changed its hours. The newhours of operation are Tuesday-Friday,2:30-8:30 p.m. Come on in and enjoy thesame great service at a new time!
Follow NDW on Facebook and TwitterNDW has a Facebook fan page in order to
provide updated information to all NDW resi-dents, tenants, employees (military, civilian, andcontractors), and the American public.
Show your support, “Like Us,” and become a fanto see exciting news relating to the NavalDistrict Washington.www.facebook.com/NavDistWashFollow us on Twitter @navaldistwash - http://twitter.com/NavalDistWashNSAW has a Twitter page for the Washington Navy Yard to provide the public
with up-to-date operating hours of the Navy Yard portion of DC’s Riverwalk.Follow us on Twitter @WNYRiverwalk - http://twitter.com/WNYRiverwalk.
DSO Changes Walk-in HoursDefense Service Office North has changed walk-in hours to Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. DSO North is the local office for legal defenseservices. Attorneys are available to provide advice to service members regarding nonju-dicial punishments, summary courts-martial, Article 138 and 1150 complaints, admin-istrative separation processing, hardship discharges and suspect’s rights. Consultationsare confidential. DSO is located onboard WNY in Building 200, Suite 1200. Servicemembers should present in uniform.
Wearing of Portable headphones, earphones, and Bluetooth devices:The wearing of portable headphones, earphones, cellular hands-free devices, radios,
recording devices or other portable listening devices while running, jogging, walking,bicycling, skating, or skate boarding in roadways and streets interferes with and impairsrecognition of emergency signals, alarms, announcements, and the approach of EVs.
NSAW personnel are advised use of these devices while performing the noted activi-ties aboard NSAW fence line installations is prohibited. (TRAFFIC OPNAVINST 5100.12J)
Helmsmen ToastmastersWant to improve your speaking and leadership skills? Come to Helmsmen Toast-
masters! Join us Thursdays,7:30-8:45 a.m., at the Pentagon Library and ConferenceCenter (PLCC). Toastmasters is an international organization that helps everyonespeak, think, lead and listen better. For more info, contact Annika L’Ecuyer ([email protected] or 703-614-7160) or Elizabeth Femrite ([email protected] or 571-256-8674). More information can be found at the HelmsmenToastmasters website, http://helmsmen.toastmastersclubs.org.
NAVY 311“NAVY 311” is the place to go for all types of information to help support Navy
military, civilian, and retiree personnel and their families. Access NAVY 311 at 1-855-NAVY-311 or (DSN) 510-NAVY-311. You can also email [email protected] or visitwww.NAVY311.navy.mil.
Navy Wives Clubs of AmericaThe D.C. Metro chapter of Navy Wives Clubs of America, Eleanor Roosevelt
#37, hosts meetings every second Thursday of the month to discuss and plan vol-unteer activities in the local military and civilian communities. Military spouses ofall branches are welcome to attend. For more information, email [email protected] or visit www.facebook.com/NWCA37.
PAX Clinical Counseling ServicesClinical Counseling services can directly improve the quality of life of service
members and their family by addressing the stressors facing today’s military: familyhardships, marital conflicts, parent/child issues, money concerns, frequent moves,health and environmental factors, and many other difficulties. Make an appointmentwith a counselor by calling 301-342-4911 or 202-685-6019.
2014 Tax Assistance CenterVolunteers on board to help you file your tax return from a self-service terminal
at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB)- E-file for free directly with the IRS- Call to reserve a terminal Tue/Wed/Fri from 4 February to 15 AprilRegion Legal Service Office Naval District Washington - Legal Assistance OfficeJBAB Building 20, near Arnold Gate(202) 767-7588Tue, Wed, Fri by appointment only
New PHA Process at WNY ClinicIn attempts to alleviate the daily PHA congestion, patients will now have an ap-
pointed date and time to complete their PHA. PHAs will be scheduled through theappointments line, 202-433-3132, and the service member will be complete theirPHA on the provided date and time. PHAs will not be completed without a hard copyof the services member’s medical record. The patients’ medical record must either bemaintained at the Branch Health Clinic Washington Navy Yard or the patient mustphysically bring in their medical record.
If you have specific questions, please direct your questions to me or the MedicalReadiness Department Leading Petty Officer, HM2 Matteson, Althea, [email protected] , office 202-433-6713
NDW News
AFPAK Hands
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Lt. Cmdr. Dean Samaniego, USN, an Afghanistan-Pakistan (AFPAK)Hand, Naval District Washington, meets with Mr. Amadullah Faizi, Di-rector of Kandahar International Airport prior to conducting a Univi-sion interview. Samaniego, along with several other Hands, includingLt. Cmdr. Nick Skirvin, NDW, serve as advisors in the development ofstrategic and tactical efforts promoting operational success of the Kan-dahar International Airport. Samaniego, currently on his first AFPAK de-ployment, is serving as the Kandahar International Airport DevelopmentOfficer addressing the land use and promoting the development of busi-ness on the civilian side of the airport.
By Burrell ParmerNavy Recruiting District San AntonioPublic Affairs
Planning and making informed decisionsabout their future were the ethos of sevenNavy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corpsstudents of Smithson Valley High Schoolwhom received more than $1.2 million inNROTC Scholarships, Jan. 14 and 28.
Awarded scholarships of $180,000 wereZach Hutchins, Johnny Potts, Walker Hob-son, Sawyer Marshall, Molly Beaufait, Spen-cer Miller and Joshua Cervantes.
The high school seniors were presentedtheir ceremonial checks by Navy Counsel-or 1st Class Gina Valdez, Navy RecruitingDistrict San Antonio NROTC Scholarshipcoordinator, along with Navy RecruitersAviation Mechanic 2nd Class Daniel Mo-rales of Navy Recruiting Station Southeastand Machinist Mate 2nd Class Kyule Yoderof NRS New Braunfels.
According to Retired CDR Vincent Qui-dachay, senior naval science instructor ofSmithson Valley High School, the missionof NJROTC is to teach citizenship.
“At our school, we try to take it up anotch, and teach leaders of citizens. Thecurriculum and the dedication to makeit through this program helps to preparestudents for life in the military, in collegeor in any organization,” said Quidachay,who is serving his fifth year as the seniorinstructor. “These kids want to succeed,they thrive on competition.”
Quidachay said that the NJROTC pro-gram at the school sets a path for studentsto attend college and prepares them to ap-
ply and receive scholarships.“We strongly encourage our students to
take the SAT and ACT early in their junioryear, and to continue taking it until they aresatisfied with their scores,” said Quidachay.“Our students start their NROTC applica-tions on 1 April of their junior year, whichis when the applications on the website areavailable. All of our top students take APCalculus, AP Physics and AP English. It isnot a coincidence that almost all of our topcadets in our battalion are the ones earningthe scholarships. We not only get buy-infrom the students, we also get buy-in fromtheir parents.”
According to Quidachay, in the 2012-2013 school year, his students received eightNROTC scholarships, two Army ROTC schol-arships and one Air Force ROTC scholarship.
Hutchins, Potts and Hobson plan on at-tending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univer-sity in Florida, Marshall will attend TexasA&M University at College Station, Beaufaitand Cervantes plans on attending the Uni-versity of Colorado at Boulder, and Millerwill attend Prairie View A&M University.
The NROTC Program is a multi-year pro-gram that runs concurrently with a student’snormal college or university educationalcourse of study. In addition to a normal aca-demic workload leading to a Baccalaureatedegree, NROTC students attend classes inNaval Science, participate in the NROTCunit for drill and taught the leadership prin-ciples and high ideals of a military officer.
For more information about NROTC visitwww.nrotc.navy.mil.
For more news from Commander, NavyRecruiting Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/cnrc/.
Navy Awards $1.2 Million in NROTCScholarships to High School Seniors
“The exercise is important because be-tween D.C., Virginia, and Maryland, thereare multiple commanders that are respon-sible for their own individual interests, andthis exercise will emphasize response coor-dination, resource integration and alloca-tion, and problem identification and reso-lution in order to help develop or expandeach agency’s existing procedures wherenecessary,” Cude said.
While the earthquake scenario was notbased on any particular event, Cude citedU.S. Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby’s March
2013 testimony to the House Armed ServicesCommittee, in which Jacoby said HurricaneSandy offered a glimpse of what a largecomplex catastrophe across a large areacould look like.
The Naval District Washington (NDW)Crisis Action Team and emergency manag-ers also held an in-house TTX at the Region-al Operations Center at the same time, Cudeadded, using JFHQ-NCR’s operational-levelscenario and running a more tactically-fo-cused discussion on how NDW’s individualcapabilities could further support militaryand federal partners.
For more information and news hap-pening in NDW, visit our Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/NavDistWash .
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the U.S. to accept an award.Boras stayed in America. He transferred
the engineering credits he’d earned in Saraje-vo toCatholicUniversity, where he graduated.
He worked as an engineer in the privatesector until 2006 when he joined Naval Fa-cilities Engineering CommandWashington.He enjoys being a public servant and life inAmerica. “I didn’t have to wait to get thatpiece of paper. I felt like I always was anAmerican, I just didn’t know it,” he said.
“I love engineering, I love construction,”said Boras, before continuing his bobsled-
ding metaphor. “We’re always striving forperfection. In bobsledding you’re trying forthat perfect curve, just like in constructionyou’re looking for that perfect product, or asclose to perfect as we can get.”
But Boras also understands that thingscan break down, and things can go wrong.
“We try in construction and here in pub-lic utilities to not have interruptions. I’veexperienced my share of that, living for twoyears without services, without electricityand running water in besieged Sarajevo, soI understand what that’s like.”
Experience has taught Boras that what-ever happens, whatever breaks down, thereis a solution. That together, we can getthrough anything.
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commands throughout the designated areato ensure awareness and encourage supportof this impactful campaign.
Weddle explained that the NCR regionalfund drive team is working hard to identifyall the pockets of commands in this diversearea. She continued saying that the funddrive is extremely important to NMCRS’sability to help Sailors and Marines.
“The Active Duty Fund Drive is the larg-est source of donations that the Society re-ceives,” said Weddle. “We would be unableto meet the needs of the Sailors, Marines,and their families that seek assistance eachyear. It is also a powerful tool in getting themessage out about our services.”
For more information on the Navy-Ma-rine Corps Relief Society and how to donatevisit www.nmcrsfunddrive.org.
For more information on events hap-pening in NDW, visit www.facebook.com/NavDistWash
Formore news fromNaval District Wash-ington, visit www.navy.mil/local/ndw/
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For more news from other bases around the Washington, D.C. area,
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Hunter. “They do give me a jolt of a lot ofenergy just being around them.One of thethings I love about the Navy is that they’revery community oriented, so though wemay have some projects during the week,we have always met our goal in making surethose projects are successfully run.”
Being involved in the USNSCC providesmany opportunities to the young cadets,
Mullikin said, including earning scholar-ships for college and placements at militaryacademies.
The USNSCC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit ed-ucational organization established by Con-gress and sponsored by the U.S. Navy andU.S. Coast Guard, consisting of youth andadult volunteers who commit to an averageof two training weekends each month.
To learn more about the H.E. MooberryDivision and Admiral John S. McCain Train-ing Ship, visit www.seacadetsdc.org.
For more news and information on NavalDistrictWashington, visit www.navdisth.org.
