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By Patrick GordonNSAW public affairs

Another Earth Day has comeand gone with Naval DistrictWashington making the most ofthe event to highlight environmen-tal and energy programs through-out the region. But beyond EarthDay, NDW and its installations arelooking forward with initiativesthat ensure all personnel treat ev-ery day like Earth Day.

In December 2013, Adm.Markham Rich signed NDW en-ergy policy statement which madeenergy a priority for all hands at alltimes. To promote these initiativesand consider new energymeasures,the region hosted an energy sympo-sium led by both NDW and NavalFacilities Engineering CommandWashington. Present were morethan 40 representatives from instal-lations and commands in the regionto discuss future energy programs.

“The energy initiatives, and re-ally the continuous improvements,for our comprehensive energy pro-gram are focused into those threemain areas - expanding our cul-ture of energy conservation, im-proved energy efficiency, and theincreased energy projects and al-ternative fueled vehicles,” said Lt.Cmdr. Keith Benson, NDW/NAV-FAC Washington energy director.“I’d go so far as to call them ourstrategic objectives for our NDWenergy vision.”

Benson said that the sympo-sium provided a platform to dis-cuss various energy program im-provements and initiatives in theregion - many already underway -such as retro-commissioning andcontinuous commissioning, im-proved energy usage, and renew-able energy initiatives. It also of-fered participants an open forumto discuss what can improve ener-gy programs at the installation andregional level in NDW. But Benson

added that one of the greatest im-pacts will come from individualemployees in the region.

“So for expanding energy cul-ture and energy conservation, howdo you change people’s prioritieswhen it comes to energy,” askedBenson. “How do you make energyimportant to anyone who works atthe Washington Navy Yard? Howdo you get them to buy into theidea that it’s your job, your expec-tation, to be conscious of energy,water, and fuel?”

He said that progress comes bychanging the culture of energy inthe region. By getting personnelto have more of a vested interestin energy consumption and moni-toring, said Benson, the region will

see great dividends at the installa-tion level that will filter up to theregional level.

One of the examples he offeredwas that of the Resident EnergyConservation Program focusing onenergy consumption in base hous-ing. When energy usage in a homeexceeded a projection, the residentwas expected to pay the difference,but when energy usage was underthe projection, a credit was paid tothem. This program is in line to con-serve energy and complywithOfficeof the Secretary of Defense policy.

“And that awards system hasstarted to change the way peoplethink about energy consumptionin their homes,” said Benson.“This model is also being looked

at by CNIC to apply to the missionside for all tenant commands onall installations.”

Benson explained that at theinstallation level participation inenergy monitoring and usage isa way for commands to includepersonnel in the process and takeownership of their command’s en-ergy program.

“Commanding officers willoften have all hands discussionwhere they talk about things likesafety, or mission effectiveness,or working together as a team,”said Benson. “Well, now we wantto start talking about energy andmaking that a priority so person-nel know how they’re using energydown to the building and installa-

tion level. And that ties into gettingbase COs involved in changing theenergy culture for the better. Ifyou have them involved, they willtransform that culture.”

He added that to facilitate thisparticipation, installation com-manding officers themselves willprovide briefings at a semi-annualreview on their energy programs.

“it’s one team-one fight, we’reall here to help each other, but Ithink that sense of ownership at theinstallation level will really increasethe visibility of the program andhelp all of the energy key players atthe installation level get the supportthey need to implement a strongenergy culture,” said Benson.

Benson said that one area thatcan greatly benefit from personnelparticipation is the building energymonitor program. Building energymonitors act as the “eyes and ears”for an installation on the energyand water usage for a building orgroup of buildings, and report thatusage to the public works officer toensure efficient energy usage. Bypromoting that program to ensurethat every building is covered by abuilding energy monitor, and en-couraging personnel to work withthat monitor, installations canstart to see great improvements intheir energy usage, said Benson.

“The biggest impact will be foreveryone to take energy seriouslyand for them to think how they canadd value in their own way,” saidBenson. “That can be as easy assubmitting a service call for some-thing they can see as a potentialenergy waste. A light without amotion sensor on it, or a leakingfaucet - these are ways that peo-ple can affect change at the em-ployee level. The most importantthing that can come out of this iseveryone understanding what theenergy policy statement says andhow they can add value to the en-ergy program. It doesn’t take a lotof time, but it can add a whole lotof value.”

Personnel participation part of energyinitiatives at region, installation levels

U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Gordon

Capt. Antonio Edmonds, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington command-ing officer, left, and Lt. Cmdr. Keith Benson, NAVFAC Washington energy director, lead theNDW Vision 2015 Continuous Improvement in Energy Symposium at the Washington NavyYard April 21. In addition to a number of energy initiatives already in place, promotion ofpersonnel involvement was discussed as a way to promote a positive energy culture at theinstallation and region levels in NDW.

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By Patrick Gordon NSAWpublic affairs

Thomas Evans and RichardMoon were two unassuming visi-tors to the Washington Navy Yardon a breezy spring day, or theywould have been, were it not forthe amount of history they broughtto the already historic installation.Evans, a Washington native, andMoon are both Navy veterans ofthe Second World War who took asomewhat circuitous route to theinstallation.

“I was the first employee of In-N-Out Burger in California,” saidEvans. “I wrote a document onthe history of In-N-Out, and that’show I met Tom Moon, Richard’sson.”

Evans explained that whileworking with Tom Moon, In-N-Out’s director of eLearning, hediscovered that Moon’s father hadwanted to visit the World War IImemorial in Washington, D.C.,but the Honor Flight program tofly veterans out had a waiting listof up to three years.

“I’m a local, so I just invitedthem out,” said Evans. “I foundTom and Richard accommoda-tions, and have been showingthem around ever since.”

After visiting the World War IImemorial and other sites in thedistrict, their tour took them tothe Washington Navy Yard. Work-ing through the Naval Support Ac-tivity Washington special projectsdepartment, Evans and the Moonswere able to secure a memorabletour.

They began by meeting Capt.Monte Ulmer, commanding officerof Naval Support Activity Wash-ington. Evans and Moon sharedsea stories with Ulmer, offeringinsights into serving on the West

Coast of the U.S. and the Pacifictheater of operations during andafter the war. While meeting withUlmer, Evans spoke of his ownbrush with high rank while serv-ing with Commander, SubmarineForce U.S. Pacific Fleet.

“I had to deliver an urgent mes-sage to this aircraft carrier,” saidEvans. “Well, I didn’t know at thetime that there were two gang-planks - one for enlisted and onefor officers. I went up the wrongone and the officer of the deck onthis ship started getting really in-dignant that I would use the offi-cers’ gangplank to access the ship.I said ‘Sir, are you going to acceptthis message or not?’ He did, butnot without some choice wordsfirst. On my way back down thegangplank I noticed a sedan pull-ing up with flags and stars and awhole entourage about to maketheir way up. That’s when I saw itwas Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz.I’d already had one brush with thebrass today, and boy, you’ve neverseen anyone run down a gang-plank faster than I did.”

A private tour with of the Na-tional Museum of the U.S. Navyfollowed. Walking through theexhibits Evans and Richard Mooneach offered their perspectivesinto their Navy service.

“Seeing all this today, bringsback a lot of memories for me,”said Moon. “In World War II, ev-eryone was in it, everyone wasfighting. My brother was in theNavy, so I joined as well. I got in atthe tail end of the war on an escortcarrier. I was a boiler division of-ficer. I’ll never forget meeting myfirst chief. He said ‘This is my partof the ship, and I’ve been keep-ing it running for a long time now.You let me keep doing that andwe’ll get along just fine, sir.’ Therewasn’t a part of that ship I didn’t

know by the end of my tour.”After completing the tour Evans

and the Moons thanked the per-sonnel at the museum and NSAWfor facilitating this addition totheir tour of the district, but Jensenwas thankful as well.

“Being able to meet veteranslike Mr. Evans and Mr. Moon issomething you don’t get to do ev-ery day and was definitely a greatexperience,” said Lt. Daniel Jen-sen, NSAW special projects officer.“They had a great time, but I knowI did as well meeting them.”

History comes to the Navy YardWWII veterans treated to tour of installation

Marland leads the tour through the World Warr II exhibit ofthe U.S. Navy Museum. The group was treated to a personaltour of the museum during their visit to the WashingtonNavy Yard April 15.

U.S. Navy photos by Patrick Gordon

From left, Capt. Monte Ulmer, Naval Support Activity Washington commanding officer,meets with Lt. Dan Jensen, Richard Moon, Tom Moon, and Thomas Evans April 15. Evansand Richard Moon served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and brought a unique per-spective to the service while visiting the Navy Yard.

From left, Jennifer Marland, assistant curator at the Navy Museum on the WashingtonNavy Yard, leads Tom Moon, Richard Moon, Lt. Daniel Jensen, and Thomas Evans throughthe Pacific Theater exhibit of the museum’s World War II collection. During the tour, Evansand Moon recounted their experiences serving in Pacific commands during the war.

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From DoD News,Defense Media Activity

The United States has sent anAir Force aircraft to Nepal to de-liver personnel and cargo in sup-port of disaster-relief operations,according to Pentagon spokesmanArmy Col. Steve Warren.

A 7.9-magnitude earthquakehit the country yesterday, report-edly leaving almost 2,500 dead,about 6,000 injured and thousandsmore still missing. In addition,thousands of people are currentlyreported to be without food, wateror shelter.

“This morning at approximate-ly 11:18 a.m., a U.S. Air Force C-17Globemaster departed from Do-ver Air Force Base bound for Ne-pal,” Warren said in a statementreleased today. “The aircraft istransporting nearly 70 personnel,including a USAID Disaster Assis-tance Response Team, the FairfaxCounty Urban Search and Rescueteam and several journalists, alongwith 45 square tons of cargo.”

The flight is expected to arriveat Tribhuvan International Airportin Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 27,according to Warren.

The initial estimated cost forthe U.S. Defense Department’ssupport is approximately $700,000,and there are currently no addi-tional requests for DoD support,officials said on background.

At the time of the earthquake,there were 26 DoD personnel andone U.S. C-130 in Nepal to conducta previously scheduled training ex-ercise. All DoD personnel in Nepalare accounted for, officials said.

DoD sends aircraft to support disaster-assistance operations in Nepal

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Johnson

Jennifer Massey, Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue K-9 search specialist from Fairfax, Va., and her K-9 dog, Pha-yu, board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III on Dover Air Force Base, Del., April 26, 2015. Massey and Phayu are part ofa 69-person search and rescue team deploying to Nepal to assist in rescue operations after the country was struck by a7.8-magnitude earthquake.

By Patrick GordonNSAW public affairs

Naval Support Activity Washington is preparing for ahurricane.

U.S. Fleet Forces Command , headquartered in Norfolk,Virginia, and Washington D.C.-based Commander, NavyInstallations Command are conducting the preparednessexercise Hurricane Exercise/Citadel Gale 2015 April 20 -May 1.

The purpose of this annual exercise is to prepare theNavy to respond to weather threats to U.S. coastal regions,and to maintain the ability to deploy forces even under themost adverse weather conditions. At Naval Support Activ-ity Washington, personnel in the exercise stress the impor-tance of preparedness through such exercises.

“Hurricane season runs from June 1 through December1,” said Audrey Champagne, installation training officer.“What we do is prepare our installations and all our outlyingfence lines for hurricane season. We validate checklists, per-sonnel rosters, amount of supplies on hand so in the eventthat a hurricane was to come to our area we can prepare ourinstallation to prevent any loss of life or property.”

HURREX/CG 15 will involve two simulated storm sys-tems developing and intensifying to hurricane strength,threatening the Caribbean Islands, East Coast and GulfCoast regions.

All Navy commands with personnel in these regionswill participate, to include reviewing and exercising heavyweather instructions and procedures and accounting forSailors, Department of the Navy civilians, and Navy familiesin the affected regions through the Navy Family Account-ability and Assessment System.

Champagne said that it also provides a familiarity withthe scenario so that personnel are better prepared in theevent of an actual hurricane.

“We want to save lives,” said Champagne. “In additionto preparing commands at an operational level, it allowsindividuals to review their personal preparation for theirfamilies. They can ask themselves, ‘Do I have a planned es-cape route? Do I have emergency funds or supplies in eventof such a contingency? Am I prepared?’ It creates a comfortlevel for people to have the basics ready so they can focuson the big picture.”

For more news from Commander, Navy InstallationsCommand, visit www.navy.mil/local/cni/.

NSAW participates in HURREX 2015

U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Gordon

As the region takes part in the HURREX scenario,Navy personnel at Naval Support Activity Wash-ington will practice preparation, response and re-covery efforts after a destructive weather emer-gency, such as Hurricane Sandy in 2012 whichflooded parts of Washington Navy Yard.

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From Naval Service Training CommandPublic Affairs

Naval Service Training Command and the United StatesNaval Academy will use crowd-sourcing to receive ideasand suggestions from the entire Navy Officer Corps andChief’s Mess regarding the core competencies of our futureNavy and Marine Corps officers, April 27- May 7.

NSTC and USNA will launch the crowd-sourcing interac-tive website, MMOWGLI, which stands for “Massive Multi-player Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet,” as a tooland initiative to seek input that will impact the future of thenaval officer corps.

The portal will be open from April 27 through May 7 forall officers and senior enlisted from every community tocontribute at https://portal.mmowgli.nps.edu/pcc.

The crowdsourcing site is an Office of Naval Re-search and Naval Postgraduate School product and hasbeen utilized on over a dozen different projects to uti-lize input from a large community of people to generateideas and proposed solutions to large complex prob-lems. Past games include Piracy, Energy, and Electro-magnetic Maneuver.

NSTC and USNA will obtain fleet inputs from the officerand senior enlisted community throughout the Navy in amanner that will generate a comprehensive set of recom-mendations that will assist in validating and/or revising theProfessional Core Competencies Manual.

Professional Core Competencies set the professional de-velopment curriculum at every officer accession command.The game allows players to choose core competencies,identify ideas of concern or revision and elaborate on themfor refinement. There is no time commitment required forgameplay and your submissions will be anonymous. Thegame will be open 24-hours a day during the open period.

This is an opportunity for everyone from senior enlistedand junior officers to command master chiefs and com-

manding officers to have an impact on the common corecurriculum for the officers who are leading Sailors and con-tributing to the mission of the Navy.

For more information about the game please visit theportal and log in https://portal.mmowgli.nps.edu/pcc

For more news from Naval Service Training Command,visit www.navy.mil/local/greatlakes/.

Navy to seek suggestions regarding futureof Navy, Marine Corps officers

Photo courtesy of Naval Service Training Command Public Affairs

A Navy officer logs into the Massive Multi-player Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet. The portalwill be open from April 27 through May 7 for all officers and senior enlisted from every community toseek input that will impact the future of the naval officer corps.

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From Naval Facilities EngineeringCommand public affairs

Nearly 150 years after President Abra-ham Lincoln came to the Washington NavyYard, the samewatch box he passed throughand checked in at, was returned to the NavyYard April 16.

With support from Naval Facilities Engi-neering CommandWashington, the historicwatch box, originally built in 1853-1854, wasmoved back to the Navy Yard after spendingmore than 100 years at Naval Support Facili-ties Indian Head.

“I felt proud to be given the honor toexecute the relocation and renovation ofthe historic watch box, since I felt a part ofsomething bigger,” said Igor Boras, seniorconstruction manager, project manage-ment and engineering branch at PublicWorks Department Washington. “I wasfortunate to be a part of the renovation ofsomething that can be considered an im-portant example of the United States archi-tectural history.”

To prepare the 11-ton watch box for itsjourney, it had to be braced so it wouldn’tbe damaged during the lift and move. Brac-ing was done with wooden frame on the in-side, customized corner angles and cableson the outside and steel beams underneath.

“This project was a great example of

NAVFACWashington coordination betweentwo naval activities, South Potomac andWashington Navy Yard, with support fromthe Region,” said Boras. “One team on two

different activities ensured the successfulmove of this historical building.”

After being placed it on the remote con-trol operated travel dolly, the watch box,known as Building 185, was moved acrossNSF Indian Head to its pier where it wasplaced on the barge with the crane.

After nearly five hours traveling by bargeup the Potomac River, the watch box wasoffloaded with the crane at a Navy Yardparking lot. It will remain there until it ismoved to West Leutze Park, slightly southof its original site where the Navy Yard fire

house now stands.Construction work on the watch box pri-

marily will be on reconstructing the porchwith columns and renovating the mainbuilding structure within the standards ofhistoric building preservation. This willmake the watch box look much like it didin the1850s, as well as make for a success-ful execution of the memorandum of agree-ment among the Department of Navy, theDistrict of Columbia State Historic Preser-vation Officer and Maryland State HistoricPreservation Officer.

NAVFAC Washington returns historicWatch Box to the Washington Navy Yard

Photo courtesy of NAVFAC

The watch box in its original place at the Washington Navy Yard in an undated photo. Nearly 150 years after Presi-dent Abraham Lincoln passed bit at the yard, the same box was returned to the Navy Yard April 16.

Photo courtesy of NAVFAC

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