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RADM Harry Ulrich, USN

Director, Surface Warfare Division

Military Editor

LT Duane Neal, USN

Managing Editor

JOC Bill Johnson-Miles, USN

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6. Developing a successful career

Shipboard command career counselors discuss items that

should be included in a career development plan .

9. Programs and websites help

Sailors succeed

A List of career development programs and websites, suggested by

command career counselors, are discussed .

16. How do you balance the demands of your career with your personal life?

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Each of the enlisting ratings that serve on surface

combatant ships are described .

18. Sailors enjoy 'John Wayne Day'

Sailors tram the USS Essex (LHD 2) Amphibious Ready Group hit the

beaches with Marines .

20. Surface warriors become 'Viking Sailors'

USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), USS Carr (FFG 52) and USS Porter

(DDG 78) take part in Keflavik Tactical Exchange exercise .

22. 'Olympics' mix training with fun

USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) and Naval Station Mayport hold Olympic

style competitions .

24. 'Rules of the Road' and you

Retired captain explains the importance of following navigational "Rules ."

27 . Navy creates knowledge website

Navy Knowledge Online gives Sailors instant access to all training

and educational information .

28. AGs more than weather guessers

Aerographer's mates provide weather information very important

in the planning of exercises and operation .

30. Staring down death

Former USS Cole (DDG 67) Sailor now shares experiences with

students at Naval leadership training unit .

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BACK:

The Lone Sailor stands his silent watch

over a wreath laid for all "tin can"

Sailors past, present and future . The

wreath-laying ceremony opened the

Destroyer Centennial Symposium held

at the Navy Memorial in Washington,

D .C . "This memorial is a testimonial to

the bravery and selfless dedication of

those who have gone before us, those

who went down to the sea in ships,

sailed to distant waters and fought to

preserve freedom and democracy," said

RADM Harry Ulrich, Director, Surface

Warfare, at the wreath laying . "If you

follow the destroyermen's adage 'never

become fixated on the ship's wake' you

will see before us the legacy of those

heroes ." (J03 James Zike/USN)

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The

theme for

this issue of

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career development,

and the best wa y for

you to develop asuccessful

career is to make con tilltJOLls SdfI III I1rOVCIIlCII t, a habit . My father used

to tell me that I should never go to

bed at night until I had learned

something clew that day .This is a

great attitude to develop in pursuit

()f your professional and personal

devo-dopIlIcIlt goals .

You can get a good start, by carefully

reading this issue of Surfiln, will-filn'

Magazine. Thc Chief of Naval

( )INTiltiolIS' 'Disk force 101- FACClICII(V

through Commitnicilt to F(Iticiltion

and I'carning ('Risk Force FX('I1,) has

resulted in new programs and policies

that are revolutionizing the Navy's

approach to education and training ; . It

also resallwd ill a new cmill -ImIld, 111c

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(''onlillillid, l'sIal)Iished oil all . III, to

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forward . 'I'll( , Sea Warrior aspect of Sc'a

Mmwr 2 - 1 focuses the entire Navy on

recruiting, educating, and retaining

the best Sailors in the world . Surface

warriors have more and more tools

and opportunities to learn, grow, and

lead . These changes are aimed at making professional development easier,

faster, and all encompassing, a winwin proposition for the Navy's

mission and you .

By taking advantage of the progrimls described ill this issue of

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learn from experts in the civilian

world, receive industry certifications

relating to your occupational field, or

earn a college degree . Opportunilics

ahmind and await your initiative and

enthusiasm . Ask yourr career coon_

selor ()I- chain of command about

11wsc new 'task Force 1 ,A(T], programs, and others the Navy offers.

Invest with the Navy in your personal

and prolessionill Clevelopiliclit and

reap lif(dmig rewards .

RAI)M Harry Ulrich

Director, Surface Warfare

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Wrong ship

just wanted to point out that in

your May/June magazine, the picture on page 11, which is said to contain USS Peleliu (LHA 5), is actually

USS Denver (LPD 9). 1 just thought

I'd let y'all know!

-Cpl. John Owens, USMC

11V"1 Marine Expeditionary unit

Cpl. Owens, you are correct.

Thanks for pointing out our mistake .

We work very hard not to let this

happen, but every once in awhile,

one does slip in . Please continue to

point out our errors . This holds us to

a high standard and forces us to

work more diligently. - Ed.

A Day Long

Remembered

Ask any American who lived

through the 1960s where he was

when Neil Armstrong took that

"giant leap" onto the surface of the

moon for the first time in the history

of humanity, and without fail, he will

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be able to tell you - probably in surprising detail. He might remember

what he was eating for breakfast, the

particular project he was working on,

or the particular shade of blue the sky

was when he heard the news .

There are certain events that have

impacts so powerful they sear themselves like brands into the memories

of all those who witness them . The

moon landing by the astronauts of

Apollo 11 was one of these, as was

the assassination of President John F .

Kennedy, the bombing of Pearl

Harbor, and the terrorist attacks of

Sept. 11, 2001 .

Whether we were here in Yokosuka,

Japan, as USS Gary (FFG 51) was,

serving elsewhere in the world or

even at home in the states, watching

the horror unfold on TV and resolving to join the military and participate

in America's response, the events of

those days were forever burned into

our memories .

Now, more than a year later, those

images remain as intense as ever . In

Yokosuka, Sept . 11, 2002, dawned

bright and clear. Aboard Gary, the

anniversary of the attacks was

observed with a simple ceremony : the

entire crew assembled on the flight

deck to observe colors and to say a

brief prayer to commemorate the

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fallen . Standing in ranks, the crew

watched and the captain saluted as

the proud red, white and blue ensign

ran swiftly up the truck, only to drift

slowly back down to half-mast, gently billowing in the warm breeze .

The atmosphere was a somber one,

but tinged with an undercurrent of

resolve . As she has before, Gary

stands ready to answer all bells in

support of the war on terrorism, and

this commitment is now made even

more evident by the "Don't Tread On

Me" Navy Jack, raised on the bow of

this great ship, concurrently with the

rest of the fleet .

Wendell Phillips said "the price of

liberty is eternal vigilance," and the

past year has certainly shown that to

be true . We must indeed be vigilant

and be ready to defend ourselves

from those who would do us evil, but

even more importantly, we must not

succumb to fear and paranoia .

We must not fall into the trap of

perpetuating the hate and bigotry

that spawn such acts in the first place .

For that is the very aim of terrorism.

Every time an American glances at

the sky in fear, or cringes a little

before opening the mailbox, each time

an American cannot let go of the grief

and rage that we all felt on that fateful day, those that orchestrated these

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WINTER

2003.

Blast from

the Past

Feb. 14 --

Ranger, under

John Paul Jones,

receives first

salute to U .S .

flag by

European

country.

Feb. 9 --

Constellation,

under Thomas

Truxtun, defeats

the French

frigate

Insurgente .

Dec. 21) ----

Constitution,

under William

Bainbridge,

leaves I IMS

Java a shambles

in a hard two

and a half hour

fight off Brazil .

March 9 -- First

battle of irondads' Occurs

between LJSS

Monitor and

CSS Virginia

(ex-Merrimack

Feb. 15 -. .. .

Battleship USS

Maine explodes

in .Ilavana

Harbor in Cuba .

Jan. 20 -- USS

Norton Sound

becomes the

first ship to

launch the first

heinous attacks win a little .

Remember we must; forget

we cannot and will not . But we

must remember also not to fear,

nor to thirst too strongly for

vengeance. We have mourned

for more than a year now, and

it is time to hold our heads

high once again . Though the

road is long, if we all, as

Americans, stay true to those

principles which have made

our nation a shining beacon of

hope to the world, we cannot

help but emerge victorious.

-ENS Ryan Easterday

Public Affairs Officer

USS Gary (FFG 51)

'On' or '1n' a

ship?

1 congratulate you on the

outstanding edition of Surface

Warrfare magazine dated

July/August 2002, Keep up the

good work! I especially

enjoyed the photos and comments pertaining to the training of signalinen .

However, in reading

through the magazine, I

noticed there were several articles with references made to

""serving on a ship" and at

least one reference pertaining

to "rates ." The Letter to the

Editor titled "Are you sure

about Coronado?" is one of

those articles.

I made the mistake of saying "I served on the USS Idaho

(BB 42) during World War II"

in a conversation with the late

ADM Arleigh Burke a long

time ago. He tactfully

informed me, "One does not

live on a house, one does not

ride on a car and one does not

serve on a ship . One lives in a

house, one rides in a car and

one serves in a ship ."

He explained this was the

terminology, which was taught

to him at the U .S . Naval

Academy back in the years

1919-1923 and that it was

proper language for Sailors . I

have never forgotten it .

Now then, referring to rates

and ratings, a rate is a pay

grade of which we currently

have but nine in the enlisted

community (E-1 through E-9) .

A rating is an occupation of

which we have about 70-75 at

the current time, I believe .

So, I would advise all hands

to take stock of this "verbiage"

and use it whenever it is

called for. I would appreciate

hearing from any of your readers who do not agree with this

bit of information and cite an

official reference, which could be

used to verify their statements .

-SNCS David Graham, USN

(Ret)

San Diego, Calif.

SNCS Graham, thank you

for the nice comments referring

to our magazine . We're glad

you enjoy Surface Warfare .

And thanks for the corrections .

You are right concerning rates

and ratings, and you will see

the correct usage in this issue.

Concerning the usage of "in"

or "on" aa ship. . . many Sailors

use "in" but we use the word

"'on ." We use it when referring

to a military base, such as on

a base, on an installation, or

on a ship . Ships are considered

the same as a base or installation in this sense. - Ed.

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Career

development

1 think one of the biggest

things is to be doing something you enjoy doing . As a

command career counselor, I

have received the greatest satisfaction when an undesignated striker perseveres to

become a designated

petty officer.

Most personnel in the Navy

are accepted into a rating so

they pretty much know their

career path. That is not so for

the undesignated striker . My

first encounter with these individuals is usually at their

career development board,

where I essentially ask them

what would they like to do in

the Navy. Some have an idea

and some do not.

In any case, it is such a

pleasure to help fit someone to

a profession they find desirable, watch them take the steps

to complete the required

courses, get the necessary onthe-job training and participate

in a Navy wide exam . Then to

finally see their name on the

list of selectees, and have them

go through petty officer indoctrination class as I had to so

long ago, it's very satisfying .

These individuals have

nothing but potential and to

see them succeed at one of

their first Naval milestones,

and to know I had some small

part, makes it all worthwhile .

There are many important

choices surface Sailors can

make that will help them succeed in their Naval Career, but

there is not one alone that is

the magic answer . If I had to

narrow them down, though, I

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would say that diversity in

commands is one . As you

climb the ranks it is important

to be well rounded and

expose yourself to all your

rating can offer .

The second would have to

be education, including off

duty, correspondence courses

and Navy schools . You can get

a college degree for almost

nothing, and it is free to do

Navy correspondence courses .

Getting Navy schools for

more designations is fine, but

the true benefit comes from

attaining as much knowledge

as you can within your rating .

That is bound to have nothing

but a positive impact on a

member's career. The opportunities are available to anyone

who wants to undertake them .

-NCI(SW) Sharlene Jefferson

Command Career Counselor

LISS Bulkeley (DDG 84)

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Career vs.

personal life

Balancing the demands of

a career and personal life can

be a challenge at times, but it

can also make you a better person. Each individual's circumstance, like being single or

married, will determine the

amount of demands one person must endure .

When I was single, my

demands weren't as high as

they are now, simply because I

had more time to focus on my

career then my personal life .

Now, on the other hand,

being married with children,

things are a little bit more challenging. Everything hinges

upon a spouse who understands and is educated about

the military, our mission and

the tasks that each individual

must undertake in order to

keep things afloat and keep the

family living within the

lifestyle that the military provides. With that kind of commitment and communication

between spouses (or significant

others) and service members, it

makes balancing the demands

of career and personal life truly

an adventure and exciting .

This is why I stay Navy,

because my personal support

allows me to handle and continue my career (for 13 years)

without regrets or complaints .

For the most part, it's the love

for my career that makes

the difference .

-CTA2(SW/AW/MTS)

Jonathan Rossell

USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)

Surface Warfare earns top PR awards

Surface Warfare magazine is proud to announce that it has earned three 2002 Mercury

Excellence Awards, including a "Grand Winner" prize. Honoring outstanding achievement in professional communications and public relations, The International Mercury

Awards is considered the "Oscar" of the worldwide communications industry .

The magazine earned a Silver Medal (second place) for "Design" in the category

"Magazine - Employee/Internal," and JOC Bill Johnson-Miles, Surface Warfare's managing editor, earned a Gold Medal (first place) for "Feature Article Writing" in the category

"Internal Feature Article" for his story "Fast Ships in Harm's Way." In fact, this story went

on to compete against all other gold medal feature articles and was named "Grand Winner

-- Best of Feature Articles ." These are only the latest in a long list of awards the magazine

has received in the last year.

"We couldn't have done it without great support from all our readers," said JohnsonMiles. "Telling the sea warrior's story is what this magazine is all about, and those stories

about surface Sailors have led to all these awards . The awards aren't just validation for

this publication, they're validation for all Sailors who go to sea, work hard aboard ship

and risk their lives for America ."

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Our question

for the Spring

2003 issue is,

'What

innovation,

change or

addition in

the last 10

years has

improved

your

shipboard

quality of

We the

most and

why?"

If you would

like us to consider publishing

your answer to

the question,

e-mail the

answer to us at

surfwarmag

navsea.navy.mil .

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'~ hroughout my nearly 20 years

in the Navy I've heard many

junior enlisted Sailors

announce that "career development"

was for "lifers ." Even when I first

joined in 1983, 1 had only planned to

stay in one, enlistment, just long;

enough to get nay college degree, or

so I thought at the (ime . So When I

reported to my first ship, I sloughed

off getting my enlisted surface wartare specialist (ESWS) pin .

At about my 10-year mark, I realized I had made a mistake, and it

took me a long time to make chief .

Even if you don't plan on staying

Navy, you never know what the

future may bring, so prepare yourself, plan for success .

"To be truly successful, everyone

needs a developed goal and plan on

how to get there," said NCCS(SW)

Terry Fassett, USS Sacrainerzto's

(AUE 1) command career cou nselor .

"Clo,7ls nay change over' the years as

you become more experienced

and successful, and will require

adjustments to the p1,7n, but

you can't get from point A

to point C without

passing point B ."

"Set goals

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By J©C Bill Johnson-Miles

Managing Editor

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DCl David Hernandez looks over his enlisted surface warfare specialist (ESWS) study material in his

rack aboard USS Reuben James (FFG 57) . Making the time for ESWS or any other self improvement goal

can lead to a successful Navy career . (PH1(SW) Aaron Ansarov/USN)

for yourself," added NC - I (SW) David

Eason, command career counselor

aboard USS Princeton (CG 59) . "And

if at first you do not succeed, try

again, harder."

To help you determine what goals

to set rind what you should include

in your career development plan,

S rf is c lNin'farc talked to 15 career

counselors in the surface fleet . They

mentioned mentorship, lot.) performance, duty assignments, wo rfare and

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other qualifications, preparing for

advancement, and being diverse and

well rounded . But they stressed education more than any other topic.

"It is important for Sailors to better (,educate themselves and get a college degree," said NCI (SW) Kathryn

lanuario, USS Cornstock's (LSD 45)

command career c()urtselor. "Sailors

who take advantage of the education

benefits will have more opportunities

than those who do not . People come

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A HM1 (SW/FMF) William Burrell (right) helps (from left) SN LaNecia Thompson, ET3 Alexander Rosado,

MSSN Luis Martinez and YNSN Audrey Jennings (in stretcher while standing) qualify as stretcher hearers

aboard USS Cormorant (MHC 57) . Burrell is the U .S . Atlantic Fleet Sea Sailor of the Year and is now a

chief corpsman . His career advice is, "Think of the Navy like an individual retirement account . You get out

of it what you put into it . The more you put into it, the more you get out of it ." (LT Marc Boyd/USN)

into the Navy for the benefits, and

they will feel better about the Navy if

they take advantage of what the

Navy has to offer."

Education should also include

Navy courses.

"1 believe Sailors should try to

complete two correspondence

courses a year," staid NCI(SW)

Robert Nelson, the command career

counselor aboard USS Estocin (FFG

15) . "Fly doing this they are showing

career growth ."

I le also indicated that Sailors

should be requesting Navy schools .

"Sailors should always ask for

there when negotiating orders,"

ridded Nelson . "That's what they are

there for. If you don't ask, you are

only hurting yourself . Your coMWinter 2003

mind career counselor should be giving you guidance on both class A and

class C schools, and the various programs that are in place for them ."

Schools also show career

growth, but there is one program

shipboard Sailors must complete to

get advanced .

"Today's Sailors will not be eligible

for advancement without their warfare qualification," said NC I (SW)

Mason Key, USS Anchorage's (LSD

36) command career counselor . "The

biggest mistake a Sailor can make is

roll to shore duty after a long sea tour

without getting warfare qualified ."

"The ESWS qualification

enables the Sailor to see the

correlation between

departments and

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their funclic ns," added

NCl (AW) Candy

Robertson, a career counselor aboard USS Curtis

Wilbur (DD( ; `54) "The more a

warrior knows about the mission, the better he is in combat .

Sailor,. who possess advanced qualifications, those above the minimum

requirements, are more valuable to

their .ship . . . 'fhe surface fleet Sailor is

expected to duality in areas from

damage control and 3M to in port and

underway watches . The clock starts

the moment that Sailor crosses the

brow for the first time ."

Qualifications and pins can help

Sailors succeed, but there ore also

other important choices .

"Warfare pins, education and cony

rnunity service are all important

issues but none of them puts money

in the Sailor's pocket like a new

chevron on the sleeve," stated

NCC(SW/AW) b e T'ucciariello, USS

Wasp's (LI It) 1) conuatand career

counselor. "I've seen seamen and firernen focus so hard on getting their

pins that they forget to study for their

advancement exam and end up doing

poarrly.'J alk about deprk , 5sing .

'Smoked the hSWS test but failed

the advancement exam ."'

1'ucciariello's advice is to first

study hard and concentrate on

getting advanced to petty

officer, then get ESWS

qualified . And the only

place you can do

that is at sea .

"Surface

warriors

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need to be at sea," said NCC .M

Tuileva Tliau, a career counselor

aboard USS Nassau ([l-IA 4) . "The

classroom instills thought, but sea

time develops the skill . It's an old

statemeait but still a very true one,

Sailors are. meant to be on ships and

ships are meant to be at sea ."'

And it's also "at sea" where

Sailors can become more diverse .

"Diversity is the key to success,"

said SKC Doug Ferm, USS Samuel

B. Roberts' (FFG 58) command

career counselor. 'Took outside of

your rating . If you work in supply,

get qualified as fire marshal, get

qualified at higher watch stations

than are required of you ([DOW,

001.), CDO) . Don't be afraid to

accept orders to more demanding

duty assignments . The most challenging; ones can be the most

rewarding also . Take on more

responsibilities . Multiple challenges

load to multiple successes ."

A E-4 candidates aboard IJSS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) put themselves and their knowledge to the test by taking the Navy-wide advancement exam . Passing the exam and getting

advanced is a critical step in building a successful Navy career. (PH3 Alisha [lay/USN)

"A well-rounded Sailor is also

involved in ]let- command and comnuunity," added Robertson . "While

hoarding command collateral

duties with little impact is a detriment, a few well-selected billets

tackled aggressively have a pro -

found effect on command climate .

The Sailor must also be smart to

prioritize a careful balance of prinlary duties, collateral duties, qualifications, off duty education and

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'lake on as many extra responsibilities as you can handle ; just slake

sure your primary jirb doesn't stiffer .

"I feel the single most important

'key' to being successful in the Navy

is sustained superior 'in-rate' performance," said N('C'(SW) ton

Mcnlteleone, USS 7brtu ga's (LA.) 46)

command career counselor.

"It someone does their job to the

best of their ability, completes their

cluaIs, and with their extra time,

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cootIIbutes to their conulland and

conununity, they will succeed,"

said NC'C(SVV/AW) Teresa F - Ivtiler,

command career counselor for USS

I'clul f . Foster (DD 9h4) . "It is all a

balancing act . If someone does 11)

correspondence courses, but can't

complete their FSWS, there is a

problem . It is the old client, 'lace a

well rounded Sailor .' If you spread

vourselt too thin, something

gets neglected ."

To ensure nothing is neglected, ask

for help . Find someone to help you

keep your career development

oil target .

"I believe there's an age old prograin that fits this theme," said

hassett . "Over the years, and again

recently, we've tried to give it a new

name, 'Sea-Daddy,' 'Sailor's

Advocates.' Whatever the name,

there is only one true program for

career development: Mentorship ."

A mentor can help a Sailor succeed, and success is most important .

"[very Sailor should do whatever

it takes to succeed," said N('1 Boris

Philips, the career counselor on USS

McCcanrpbell (DDG 85). "All people,

whether military or civilian, should

try to be the best at whatever they

decide to do . Sometimes that means

putting yotu'self out there a little and

taking chances . 'I'rv doing something

that may seem harder or a little more

challenging to yourself . And then

succeed at it . Just do your best . That

is all anyone can expect of you . Most

people will be surprised at just 11ow

tar they can go, if they just try a little

harder. Take the chance ."

Trv harder and take a chance on

having a successful career. . . good

career development advice not only

for "liters," but like Philips said, for

all people .

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PROGRAMS

M

any Navy programs and

websites help Sailors successfully develop their careers .

The following is only a short alphabetized list of a few of those programs and websites, as suggested by

many of the surface Navy career

counselors Siirfiice Warfare recently

talked with .

You can always find out more

information by contacting your cornmind career counselor, by calling the

Navy's recently established customer

service center at 1-866-U-ASK NPC

or by visiting

www.StayNavy.navymil. This website provides quick access to personalized information that will help you

make informed career choices that

best meet your professional and personal life goals .

SUPERS website

The Bureau of Naval Personnel

website (www.bupers .navy.inil) is

one of the most valuable sources of

information for Navv personnel . It

provides links to selection board

information, instructions and forms,

advancement results and information

provided by the Master Chief Petty

Officer of the Navy. Also, Navy

administrative messages can be

found on this site by clicking on the

„Messages„ link. The "Lifelines" link

gives access to sites that include

Navy legal assistance, deployment

Winter 2003

HELP

By JOC Bill Johnson-Miles

Managing Editor

AND

SAILORS

WEBS I TES

SUCCEED

A PH2 Christopher Mobley studies with PH2 11 Fryman at Byrd Library located on the campus of

Syracuse University in Syracuse, N .Y. Both Sailors are attending the university as part of a Navy program

that places qualified journalists and photographer mates in an accelerated one-year tuition-paid graduatelevel course of study. Many ratings have specialized college programs like this that can really help a

Sailor's career. (JO I(S(W/SS) James Pinsky/USN)

readiness, 'I'RICARE medical/

dental/pharmacy information, and

other resources .

Career Development Board

Every ship should have a career

development board (CDB) . CDBs

usually include the command career

counselor and experienced senior

enlisted members aboard the ship .

They help new Sailors create realistic

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goals and plans for success . They discuss strengths, weaknesses, expectations, duties, responsibilities,

advancement, qualifications,

resources and education among other

topics. They can also help Sailors

find mentors.

"Career development boards are a

valuable tool to use for all Sailors, not

just the undesignated Sailors," added

NCC(SW/AVV) Joe Pucciariello, USS

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Wasp's (LIID 1) command career

counselor. "There are many ways to

do a CDII . It doesn't have to be one

person across the table from a bunch

of other people talking about career

progression . CDBs c an. b e done oneon-one or in a group . Undesignated

Sailors should be steered into ratings

that are undermanned, but also into

something they will enjoy doing ."

Learning Centers and NKO

At press time, the only learning

center in operation is the Center for

Surface Operations (CSC?) located in

San Diego. It brings together the

research, development, implementation and management of all professional development tools and

opportunities for four professional

mariner ratings (BM, MA, QM, SM)

and basic seaman .

Learning centers like CSO will

become the knowledge managers for

rating communities. Using Navy

Knowledge Online

(www.nko.navy.mil, see story on page

27), the centers will provide Sailors a

single point of access to all professional development Information .

CSB/REDUX

The Military Reform Act of 1986

created the REDUX retirement system, and it applied to all members

who joined the Navy on or after Aug.

1, 1986 . The National Defense

Authorization Act amended this system for fiscal year 2000 by allowing

those in this group to choose between

the High-3 retirement system and the

REDUX retirement system, and by

adding a $30,000 Career Status Bonus

(CSB) at the 15 year mark as part of

the REDUX retirement package .

However, Sailors who are considering taking this retirement option

should do some good research before

making their final decisions .

"While taking the $30,000 bonus

now may be the best decision for

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V PH2 Christian Eskelund works on a college degree using a program for Afloat College Education

computer software while underway on USS John E Kennedy (CVN 67) . With expanding technology,

being at sea is no longer an excuse to not get a college education . (PHI Grant Goads/USN)

some, Sailors should look long and

hard al the long-term implication of

taking the bonus and foregoing a

higher monthly retirement income in

the future," said VADM Gerry

Hoewing, Chief of Naval Personnel .

"I hope everyone takes, advantage of

online resources like

www.SIayNax,y.navy.mil and personal financial specialists before making; this critical decision ."

DANTES/CLEP

Many colleges and universities

accept college credit in transfer

through testing and non-traditional

programs administered outside their

campus . These include the College

Level Examination Program (CLEI')

and Defense Activities for NonTraditional Educational Support

(DANTES). Contact your local Navy

Campus or Navy College office, or

visit www.navycollege .navy.mil, to

find out morn.:' about these programs .

"Over 50 schools are associated

with DANTES," said NCI Dena Scott,

a career counselor attached to USS

Camden (AOE 2). "Yoga con enroll and

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take a correspondence course with

schools like University of Arkansas or

even Penn State, and DANTES will

pay 75 percent of the tuition . There

are also CI,EP/DANTES exams from

which you can receive free college

credit for any exam you pass ."

GUARD 2000

The Navy revitalized and

improved the Guaranteed

Assignment Retention Detailing

(GUARD) program by providing

first-term Sailors with more options

when they reach their end of active

obligated service. GUARD 2000

allows prescribed sea tour waivers of

up to 18 months for first-term Sailors

on a case-by-case basis and gives

detailers greater flexibility in assigning Sailors to lower priority billets .

The program offers guaranteed

assignment to choice of homeport,

duty station or ship type in exchange

for a four-, Five- or six-year enlistment. Additionally, GUARD 2000 is

available twice during a 20-year

career, at the end of the first enlistment and at the end of any other

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enlistment, up to 1 .7 years of service .

For more information, contact your

career counselor or see NAVADMIN

083/00, available at

www.bupers .navy.mil .

Navy E-Learning

Navy E-learning, through their

website www.navylearning.com, provides training anytime, anywhere in

the world by providing courses

directly to your desktop . These

courses can assist you in attaining

your professional development,

advancement, leadership and professional military education goals, or

assist you in obtaining a variety of

industry certifications. Useful links

and references are provided, including information about advancement

exam study, bibliographies and

advancement handbooks . You can

also link to a wide variety of information about educational opportunities and programs in the Navy .

"Navy E-learning has evolved to

allow Sailors access to advanced education," said NC1(AW) Candy

Robertson, USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG

54). "Whether a Sailor is completing

her high school diploma, or pursuing

a degree, she improves her test taking abilities and increases her

advancement opportunities .

Academic improvement leads to professional advancement ."

PACE courses

The Program for Afloat College

Education (PACE), is a classroom at

sea . It provides advanced education

to Sailors aboard ships, There are two

types of courses, instructor-based and

CD-ROM-based . Both types of

courses earn students three semester

college credits for each class, which

they can apply towards their associate's, bachelor's or master's degree .

For more information contact your

V JO1 Miranda Williams and PH2 T .J . Fryman review a hook in front of the Hall of languages at

Syracuse University . Earning a college degree can he a jump off point for a very long and productive

Navy career. (JO 1(SCW/SS) James Pinsky/USN)

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ship's PACE coordinator or visit

www.navycollege .navy.mil .

"PACE courses enhance the knowledge of Sailors, thus helping them

make sound choices and improvements within their careers," said

NCCM Tuileva Taliau, a career counselor aboard USS Nassau (LHA 4).

Seaman to Admiral-21

The Navy established the Seaman

to Admiral-21 (STA-21) enlisted commissioning program in 2001 to

streamline the application process for

Sailors interested in pursuing a cOmniission . It consolidated eight of 14

existing programs and enhanced benefits for Sailors, allowing them to

remain on active duty and receive

full pay and other benefits while

enrolled in the program .

Applications for the STA-21 selection board are being accepted now

through July 1 . For more information

visit www.sta-21 .navy.mil or call 850-

452-9422/9447 (DSN prefix 922) .

Tuition Assistance

Tuition Assistance (TA) now provides active duty personnel 100 percent of tuition and required fees

charged by educational institutions

for courses taken in an oft-deity status at an accredited college, university or vocational/technical

institution, with certain limits, caps

and stipulations . TA can be used for

both classroom and independent

study/distance learning courses, but

it does not pay for books . More information is located at www.navyc.ollege .navy.mi l .

"The Navy has put that program

(TA) in place to help Sailors better

themselves both while in Naval

service as well as after Naval service," said NCI(SW) Robert Nelson,

career counselor aboard USS Estocin

(FFG 15) .mar ;

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lie Career Information Center

(CIC) in San Diego helps shipboard Sailors on the West Coast

receive more and current information

regarding their Navy careers . They

do this by reaching out to fleet Navy

counselors (NCs) and by stressing

customer service.

Since taking the helm at CIC in

August 2001, NCCS(SW/AW) John

Leavitt has revolutionized the

process of keeping Sailors informed .

Over 100 Sailors would visit the center on any given day to ask questions, While CIC enjoyed helping

them, the Sailors were not using their

own command career counselor or

chain of command . Leavitt knew

there had to be a better way to get

Navy messages Out to the Sailors .

"I wanted to transform it into

something that was helpful," said

Leavitt . "I wanted to fix the communication problems with the fleet ."

CIC provides valuable information and resources to Sailors all

over San Diego, including all those

who serve aboard the ships home

ported there . Those Sailors may not

even know CIC exists, since it specializes in instructing and informing

Navy counselors .

Leavitt first united the region's

NCs by visiting them at their commands, holding meetings, and establishing; a photo board. that display-, a

picture of each counselor and their

command . That remains one of the

cic

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Center for Career Development public affairs

A NCC(SW) Rex Marsau, the current leading chief petty officer of Naval Station San Diego's Career

Information Center, talks to ENCS(SW) Guy Benninghouse on the details of a high year tenure waiver

request. Marsau and his staff help ensure detailed information on a Sailor's career development is freely

available to the fleet through the shipboard career counselors in San Diego . (J02 Brandon Raile/USN)

most popular features in the office,

and has helped the counselors get to

know their peers. I eavitt's efforts

have not only fostered an environment of camaraderie, but also

enabled then to help each other .

NCs from all the ships attend

weekly to monthly training at CIC,

where they receive briefings on the

latest changes to Navy policies and

programs. These united training sessions enable all the regional NCs to

give their Sailors one aligned message. Although the majority of CIC

support goes to the fleet in the

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richr

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SaiT_,or

San Diego area, counselors from as

far away as Hawaii and Japan contact them for help.

One of the biggest issues facing

CIC was how to support ships after

they left port . Leavitt, who could be

considered an expert on the subject

after serving four consecutive sea

tours, wanted to include deployed

NCs in the information loop,

Deployed ships often lose connectivity while underway, which also

cuts oft access to the latest data on

issues ranging from online job

Advertising Selection System

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A NCI Velma Ronquille, of San Diego's Career Information Center (CIO, discusses recruiting possibilities with 052(SW) David Caldwell and PNI (SW) Al Bautista, both

assigned to USS Rentz (FFG 4b) . Ronquille is a member of the recruiting selection team, and she provides information on becoming a recruiter as well as assistance in

assignment location and district information . Thanks to the (IC, all Sailors in San Diego have the opportunity to learn how to advance their careers .

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requisitions, to online Civil Service

Board selections, to Task Force

EXCEL. Many tines Sailors have to

make career decisions while they are

at sea, but have no means to obtain

current information to help them

make that choice. San Diego's CIC

helps bridge the gap between Sailors

at sea and the most recent and

pertinent data .

"Our objective is to make sure the

counselors know the latest information," said FC2(SW) Audra Rohe, a

staff member at GIC . "We want to

keep them informed so they don't ever

have to tell a Sailor 'I don't know."'

"The whole thing is about helping

the Sailors out," said NCI (FMF) Stacey

Donoho, another CIC staff member .

"It's about doing what it takes to get

them the information they want ."

CIC also handles issues on the

telephone and by email, acting as

the liaison between the NC of a ship

and the Navy Personnel Command .

Leavitt said jobs such as checking on

the progress of an officer package

for a Sailor or the status of a conversion package are common occurrences . The concept of customer

service is a team effort .

"Even though one of us may

receive commendation for an outstanding job, this kind of customer

service happens several times a

day, with every one of the staff

members," stated Leavitt .

CIC also issues monthly reports to

every command in the region, documenting retention statistics such as

re-enlistments . Leavitt said each commanding officer is very interested in

finding out where his or her command stands comparatively in the

battle for quality Sailors .

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For Donoho, the orders to work at

the CIC were no coincidence . While

she was stationed with the 3rd

Marine Aircraft Wing, she liked the

service she received from San

Diego's CIC . When her turn to negotiate orders arrived, she selected

assignment there, and has not

regretted it at all .

"You have to have a willingness to

help and look out for other Sailors; by

getting the right information to

them," said Donoho .

That seems to be the attitude of all

the staff members at San Diego's CIC,

the only one of its kind in the Navy,

according to Leavitt . For information

oil how your command. can set up a

career information center, visit

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I's been a little over a year since

the Navy formally recognized

the special warfare combatantcraft crewman (SWCC) program

with its own designator. Now the

Navy has recognized that as the

community matures it will need

technical experts to help lead and

guide its Sailors . So it will announce

the first SWCC chief warrant officers

(CWO) in fiscal year '04, and is

accepting the first CWO packages

now during fiscal year '03 .

"This is a great opportunity for

SWCC professional development,"

said CMDCM Brian Brackett, Naval

Special Warfare Croup 4 . "This is a

highly motivated community with

highly capable Sailors ."

Sailors must meet all existing

requirements and maybe a few

more . Brackett has suggested

additional competitive qualifications, such as patrol officer (not

craft specific), leading chief petty

officer in a special boat detachment, and successful deployments

and assignments .

The newly commissioned CWOs

will initially fill billets as Mark V special operations craft detachment officers-in-charge (OIC) .

"By having chief warrants with

the. SWCC background as the OIG,

it would provide the crew more

consistent leadership and cut

down on time needed to get the

new OIC up to standard for the

boat," said Brackett .

Currently, the OIC positions are

held by line officers, which are

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A Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen (SWCC) from Special Boat Unit 22, along with

members from Navy SEAL Team 5, practice beach incursions during exercise Northern Edge in

Ketchikan, Alaska . SW(( personnel are now eligible to become chief warrant officers .

(Tech . Sgt. Brian Snyder/USAF)

ship positions within the surface

community. Within two years the

OICs will be CWOs.

The new CWO program will

"allow the men to come up through

the ranks and it gives them additional responsibility," Brackett said .

In addition, "this program offers

more leadership opportunities and

independent duty," said CDR Patrick

Sullivan, commanding officer of

Special Boat team 20 .

SWCC designated personnel operate a variety of small boats, within

special boat teams and special boat

units, in direct support of Navy

SEALs and other special operations

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forces. With roots back through the

"brown water Navy" in Vietnam and

World War II, the SWCC community

is an integral part of Naval special

warfare. The new GWO program

should bring more esprit de corps to

an already tight community.

"A lot of thought has been put

into the role of the chief warrant officer within the community," Brackett

said . "The program will benefit

everyone and should have a positive

impact, quickly felt Navy wide ."

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Winter 2003 Vol . 28 N
By USS Bonhomme Richard

public affairs

A dministrators from the Naval

Personnel Command (NPC) visited USS Bonhomme Richard

(LHD 6) recently to introduce the

Sea Warrior program - a new system being developed to help Sailors

select future duty assignments on

the Internet .

According to Bonlromrne

Richard's command career counselor's office, the new program will

allow Sailors to view billets online

and select one without having to call

their detailer directly . Sailors visit a

websi to where they log on and view

empty billets . Once the Sailor finds a

desired billet, he or she submits the

request online to fill the spot .

While the proposed program

might seem similar to the current job

advertising and selection system

(JASS), NCCS(SW/AW) Warren

Blue, Bonihornme Richard's command career counselor, pointed out a

few significant differences between

the two programs .

"Unlike JASS, with this program,

the Sailor can sit at home with his

spouse and decide which billet they

want to go to," Blue said . "JASS

requires the Sailor to work with

career counselors to see what's available and wait for them to send the

request for orders ."

Under the proposed Sea Warrior

program, Blue said crew members

could check the Internet to see

what's available and submit their

request themselves on line . He also

indicated Sea Warrior will offer

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services to help Sailors decide which

billet to select .

"There are three categories when

you pull up the page that'll let you

know what's best for your career

path," said Blue . "Under the preference, skills and relocation cost categories, the Sailor will see one of three

colors: green, yellow or red . The colors indicate whether the Sailor has a

good, possible or bad match between

the Sailor's desires and the

billet requirements ."

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introduces

Sea Warrior

The career counselor said the

program also suggests, by using

the same color-coding system,

which assignments may help an

individual's career goals .

NPC proposed the Sea Warrior

program to the office of the Chief of

Naval Operations, and they expect to

implement the program in Spring

2003 using Bonhomme Richard as a

test platform .

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A SN Charles Beasley of USS Bonhomme Richard's (LHU 6) deck department tends the phone and distance line from USNS Concord (T-AFS 5) during an underway replenishment . Sailors like Beasley may

have an easier lime when they are choosing their next set of orders . The new Sea Warrior program, introduced on Bonhomme Richard, helps Sailors look up available billets on the Internet and place a request

directly to the detailer online . (PHC(NAC) Spike (all/USN)

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How do you balance

the demands of your

career with your

personal 11IN?

clich6 that family life and the

Navy are incompatible is not necessarily . true . The balance in my career

and personal life comes from my

wife's support and determination for

me to attain my goals in the Navy . I

think advancement to chief petty

officer is as much her goal as it is

mine, therefore the balance is equal ."

- DC2(SW) Michael Jones

USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81)

"Balancing the demands of a

Navy career and a personal life is

something that takes constant effort .

Every person needs to have an outlet

outside of work, no matter what job

you are in . For myself, I try to spend

as much time as I can at the local ice

arena coaching and officiating youth

ice hockey. I am; giving back to the

system what was given to me as a

child., and. continuing to feed a passion. that has been with me my

entire life ."

-LT Ben Kavanaugh_

USS Gunston Hall ([SD 44)

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"I balance the demands of my career with my personal life . I don't know

how I balance it . I love both . The Navy has really made me the person that

I am today. 1 have a love for family and life now that I never know before .

II ing away from home for the long periods that we are, I no longer take for

granted the precious time that I have with my loved ones . 1 have learned to

live life to the fullest in everything I do . It really isn't a balancing act . The

d 'i lands are more like the ingredients that make up the wonderful buffet dinner that is my life . I want the Navy to show through in my personal life, and I

want my personal life to be a part of my career. They are the same thing . This

is the life that I chose, and that is something to be proud of . So when I go to

the buffet counter you can bet it is all you can eat and I am getting seconds

on everything ."

-EMI(SW) John Lanza

USS Shiloh (CG 67)

"There is no family balance involved in sea duty. There's an important job

to do and a family, who understands . I say that after 20 years in the Navy."

-CWO2 Joseph Monaghan

(fortner ETC SW/DV)

LISS Reuben James (FFG 57)

"T plan ahead for underway periods and I make sure loved ones are

prepared for me leaving at any minute."

"The bottom line is: Work belongs

at work and it stays there ; home

life/personal life belongs at home

and therefore it stays there.

Combining there is like combining

church and state or drinking and

driving; the results are catastrophic ."

-AO1(AW) Sherman Sabie

LISS Kearsarge (LHD 3)

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-QM1 Michael. Clegg

11SS Barry (DDG 52)

"The hard part is my wife's part .

She has taken over everything I did,

not complete when I was home . She

has to be mother and father. You

should be asking her how she balances the demands of my career with

our personal lif(! ."

-ABF2 Marshall Cowen

1ISS Kearsarge (LHD 3)

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"When you're in the Navy your life is your career

because you are always on call . But when you go home at

the end of the day, to your family or your significant

other, you have to keep in mind that you are with the

ones you love and that they are there for you . Also, keep

in mind that they have nothing to do with how your day

went and are there to keep a smile on your face and a

laugh in your heart."

-SN Jacqulynn Harris

USS La Salle (AGF 3)

"1 don't . This business prevents many of us from

'being there' for our families . Holidays, anniversaries,

births and deaths all happen with or without our presence. 'Balance' is an ideal state that is rarely achieved . I

have missed more of my daughter's birthdays than I have

been present, but she always gets a special corsage and

flowers from Dad. I also try to occasionally make something routine seem 'special' for my fancily so they will

have those memories, too . It is often unsaid, but they

understand why 1 serve and what it involves . It is hard,

but they do understand ."

-LT Jesse Brittain

USS Ashland (LSD 48)

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"I do what I have to do at work, and then I take care of

what's left over when I have time . I usually have my own

time on the weekends . I hang out with friends, watch TV

or movies, and work on my computer science degree ."

-FC3 James Hundley

LISS Gunston Hall (LSD 44)

"I push myself to advance in the career I have now .

And by advancing it improves me knowing that I' am

doing the right things necessary to build myself and my

personal life . Considering the Navy requires a lot of devotion to work and pride, it allows you to gain a lot of

patience, making you a more calm and durable person.

And having these characteristics will help you succeed in

everyday life. As a certain person once told me, What you

put in is what you get out . Garbage in .r--- Garbage out!""

-YN3 Tamario Ward

USS Barry (L)DG 52)

"I sacrifice my personal life for the demands of this

career. It's understood, and I am glad I am doing it ."

-l- M3 Michael Reed

USS Higgins (DDG 76)

try to always put every aspect of m y life into its proper perspective, realizing that my career enables me to provide

for my family, yet understanding that without my family I would not be successful in my career. That alone gives me

complete balance personally and professionally in life ."

-HMC(SW/FMF) Huben Phillips

LISS Denver (LPL) 9)

"I feel that the two go hand in hand . Success at work means a secure livelihood, and happiness at home leads to

more. job satisfaction . I3eizg Being married, I have noticed many , times that a hard or stressful day at work carries over at

home. Studying and excelling at work can also lead to contentment at home, because I know I gave the best I could . A

little sacrifice sometimes goes a long way."

-EN1(SW) Darren Mallory

LISS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81)

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arines forward deployed

on U.S . Navy ships continually see first hand how

Sailors live and work . This past fall,

Sailors from the USS Essex (LHD 2)

Amphibious Ready Group went

ashore with Marines to experience

and learn how they work in the field

during an exercise conducted near

Okinawa, Japan .

Although Marines and Sailors

work together to reach common

goals, few Sailors travel with Marines

to the beach . So the 31 U 1 Marine

Expeditionary Unit (MEU) invited

Sailors from Essex, USS Juneau (L['D

10), and USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43)

to participate in "John Wayne Day."

The sea services designed the day

so Sailors and Marines would learn

each other's procedures and continue

to work as one team . John Wayne

Day helps the Navy and Marine

Corp team understand each

other better.

"John Wayne Day is a chance for

Sailors to see what Marines do for a

living, ride in Marine vehicles and

even fire weapons used by the

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MEU," said Marine Chief Warrant

Officer Bryan Simon, Juneau's combat cargo officer. "We were limited to

how many Sailors we could send so

different departments chose among

their exceptional Sailors to travel

with the Marines ."

Navy participants began John

Wayne Day by painting their faces in

camouflage . They then donned helmets and flak jackets, and left their

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cians or yeomen, aboard the comfort

of their own ships, to become riflemen for a day on the sandy shores

that Marines call home.

The Marines who led each Navy

squad became hosts to the Sailors,

who for hundreds of years have been

sharing their quarters with the

"Jarheads ." Sgt . Kevin Kirby, squad

leader for one of the MEU's combat

rubber reconnaissance craft boat

companies, led one of the squads

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SKSN Cameron McAnally takes a ride in an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) during "John Wayne Day." Sailors of the USS Essex (LHD 2) Amphibious Ready

Group spent a day with the Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and received hands-on demonstrations of various aspects of Marine Corps training . They

participated in weapons training and experienced rides in AAVs and on combat rubber reconnaissance crafts. (Lance Cpl. Steven Fuschini/USMC)

and was surprised to find that some

of the less significant or simpler

things Marines do impressed Sailors

the most.

"It's good to be able to come out

here and show the Navy what we

do from our perspective," said

Kirby. "When Marines talk to each

other about everyday 'Marine

things' the Sailors usually don't

understand -- like an LBV (load

bearing vest) or a flak jacket . They

were excited about wearing them

and not only being able to see what

we do, but actually participate ."

Equipment like flak jackets not

only immersed the Sailors in the

mindset of the field, but also added

an essential . amount of safety.

"They (the Marines) seemed to be

very concerned for our safety," said

H'TFA Kareig Stewart of Juneau.

"This was the first time some of us

had a chance to do this kind of thing,

so safety was real important ."

The Navy groups moved between

several stations . At one station,

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Marines from a mechanized company took the Sailors for rides in

their amphibious armored vehicles

(A.AV) . The AAVs started off on the

beach and plunged into the water for

a ride they may never forget .

Another station showed Sailors

what boat companies are made of.

The Marines manned their 75 horsepower boats with the new Navy

crewmembers and took off into the

surf with the same speed and intensity Marines in the company are

used to.

A third station was the gun range,

where Sailors received the rare

opportunity to fire M-2400 ; machine

guns and M-249 squad automatic

weapons. Just like Marines, instructors taught Sailors how to get into

low firing positions behind their

machine guns and aim in for the kill .

"I never thought I'd get to shoot a

fully automatic weaponn in my life,"

said SK2 William Kop, also of Juneau.

After the range, Sailors witnessed

how Marines trained for a beach

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landing, including a demonstration

on how to handle hostile situations .

"I really did not know what to

expect," said Stewart . "I knew

Marines did this kind of stuff, but

after seeing it first hand, I am

really impressed ."

Members of the seagoing service

took this opportunity to experience

another side of the military that may

have escaped them .

"I really enjoyed . it," said . Kop .

"I hope I can do something like this

again someday."

"It was a once in a lifetime experience to come out here and experience

some of what the Marines do," said

IT2 Quentin Tannin of Essex .

"They're always on. our turf; it's

about time we got a chance to run

with them."

(Sgt. S .K . D'sllessio of the 31 ,, ' MEU

contributed to this article .)

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0 attling the unforgiving seas offf

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the North Atlantic, once sailed

by the feared German U-boats

and witness to the fierce "Battle of

the Atlantic" during World War II,

three "greyhounds" from Destroyer

Squadron 2 (DESRON 2) once again

vied for maritime supremacy during

the eighth annual Keflavik Tactical

Excliangc (KEFTACEX) exercise concluded in September .

During the largest anti-submarine

warfare (ASW) exercise in the North

Atlantic, and one of the most

demanding exercises conducted by

NATO, Sailors of USS Arleiglx Burke

(DDG 51), USS Ca" (FFG 52) and

USS Porter (DDG 78) fought gale

force winds and heavy seas while

stalking a world class submarine in

the frigid waters of the Denmark

Straits near Iceland .

The Danish frigate HDMS

Vaedderen (F 360), Norwegian submarine Utsira (S 301), surveillance

ship USNS Loyal (T-AGOS 22) and

15 maritime patrol aircraft from the

U.S ., United Kingdom, Canada, Italy,

Germany, France and the

Netherlands comprised a nu ltinational force that joined DESRON 2

in the exercise .

KEl-'TCEX advanced the readiness of the nurltinational force while

focusing on ASW.

"ASW is a very perishable skill,

and like any skill, it requires practice," said U .S . Navy RADM John

USS Arleigh Burke's (DDG 51) MK 45 5-inch gun crew displays the expended shell casings after their

naval surface fire support qualifications at Frohavet, Norway . The crew helped place 125 rounds on target

at the Frohavet gun range . (PN3 Eugene Loyd /USN)

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become

Waickwicz, Commander Iceland

Defense Force, Commander Fleet Air

Keflavik, and overall coordinator of

the exercise .

During the exercise, Sailors practiced their ASW skills, including

those aboard the guided-missile

frigate Carr. With a displacement

only half that of guided-missile

destroyers, Carr`s crew tackled

extreme seas with the same tenacity

as their larger cousins while pursuing

the sub Utsira .

"KEFTACFX was a great training

exercise for me," said STG3 Ryan

Ross of Carr. "It helped me become

more familiar with my gear, as well

as the operational aspects of ASW ."

Controlling the aircraft dedicated

to this ASW exercise fell upon the

anti-submarine tactical air controllers

(ASTAC) of the U .S . ships .

"The training was rewarding,"

said OS2(SW) Jason French, an

ASTAC aboard I3urke. "1 had 42

hours of air control time with aircraft

from several NATO nations in just

five days, while the minimum

requirement for ASTACs to retain

proficiency is two hours every six

months. Working with our NATO

allies benefited us greatly. We learned

how the different countries conduct

ASW, and familiarizing our teams

with their procedures and techniques

proved invaluable ..

"This exercise is especially good

training for the new people," added

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STG2 Brad Goulden, a sonarman

aboard Porter. "It helps them learn

the basics of what a demanding environment ASW can be, and it helps

the Navy o verall . by gathering data

on a submarine in a challenging body

of water."

To find the submarine, Porter used

several of the advanced. systems in its

arsenal, including the SQS-53C active

sonar and the SQR-19 towed array,

also known as "the tail," which

receives ambient sounds generated

by the submarine .

"The exercise was very challenging," observed Burke's STG2(SW)

Thomas Hoban . "The Norwegian

submarine was much smaller than

U.S . submarines that we normally

operate with . Using all the ships and

aircraft we were able to detect, track

and. attack the submarine ."

The greyhounds' impressive performance in heavy seas during exercise

events prompted Waickwicz to inaugurate his crews as "Viking Sailors."

The lessons learned in these icy

waters 60 years ago while fending

off German U-boats were not forgotten by the Navy's oldest DESRON .

Training from the Navy's Surface

Warfare Development Group,

Tactical Training Group Atlantic and

Surface Ship Acoustic Analysis

Center helped ensure crews were

ready to face the challenges of modern Naval warfare . Ships also conducted. battle group inport training

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exercises to rehearse tactics and

NATO procedures.

After completion of KEFTACEX,

Burke and Porter continued east to

the firing line at Frohavet, Norway,

for naval surface fire support (NSFS)

qualifications . NSFS tests the ship's

ability to conduct shore bombardment using the highly accurate MK

45 5-inch gun .

With the sound of the boatswain's

pipe on the 1 MC, the gunnery crews

r aced . to their stations . The bombardment lasted well into the night and

tested various patterns including illumination rounds and "coordinated

time on target" tactics . In the end, both

ships passed with flying colors, scoring high marks on all fire missions .

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By LT Mike Elliott

Destroyer Squadron 2

A force protection rigid-hull inflatable boat patrols around USS Porter(DDG 78) anchored in Reykjavik

harbor as an Icelandic liberty launch approaches the destroyer . Porter took part in the Keflavik Tactical

Exchange anti-submarine warfare exercise. (LTJG Ken Rahn/USN)

"The best thing about seeing 125

casings on the deck was knowing

that all the rounds hit their targets,"

said FC3(SW) Ben Perez of Burke . "It

gave us all a sense of accomplishment, knowing that the ship can definitely place ordnance on target."

Whether placing ordnance on target

or successfully searching for submarines, DESRON 2's greyhounds

lived up to the standards set more than

60 years ago in the North Atlantic.

(Icelalnl Defense public affairs office

ccilfrlbutni to this article.)

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can easily become mundane

and boring . So many commnands add excitement and fun by

occasionally conducting "Olympic"

style competitions . Many ships hold

an annual Damage Control (DC)

Olympics, such as USS Vella Gulf

(CG 72), and many Navy bases also

hold "Olympic" events . But that

wasn't the case with Naval Station

Mayport, until this past fall when the

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base organized its first Surface Navy

Olympic Week (SNOW),

The Mayport/Jacksonville, Fla .,

chapter of the Surface Navy

Association sponsored SNOW, a

week-long series of nautical events

where local commands and ships

demonstrated their proficiencies in

seagoing skills . The competition

included a diverse array of events in

several categories, including

deck/seamanship, navigation/signals, damage control, first aid, search

mixes

training

t with fun

and rescue, and culinary arts . But

true to the event's acronym, SNOW,

many of these events had a cold

weather twist that added a level of

difficulty and entertainment .

The entertainment value wasn't

lost on the subject matter experts

from Afloat Training Group Mayport

who orchestrated and judged the

individual category events . Some of

those events included an extreme

weather paint punt race, a brightwork polish off where a piece of

Damage controlmen fight to plug up holes during the pipe-patching contest, one of the events of Naval Station Mayport's Surface Navy Olympic Week .

(Paige Gnann/USN)

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brass frozen into a block of ice had to

be extracted, and polished, and a

plotting exam where plotters wore

mittens since the exam took placed

on a "snowy" beach .

"I think it's great," said plotting

participant QMI (SW) John Lasch of

USS .Klakring (FFG 42), when asked

about SNOW. "It gives us a chance to

get out and meet other people in our

rate from around the basin ."

And this included search and rescue personnel who met at the base

pool and competed against each

other in a wet version of the game

show Jeopardy On the last day of

SNOW mess specialists from all the

participating commands laid out

quite a spread for the culinary event

consisting of a Mardi Gras (Taste of

the Bayou) Cook Off.

"I think this is wonderful," said

MS1(SW) Kenneth Williams of USS

Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) . "It helps

bring up the morale for the ships and

shows our team spirit ."

That team spirit really showed in

the SNOW DC category where

judges tested the speed and attention

to detail of participants .

That speed and attention to detail

could also be seen aboard Vella Gulf,

which recently conducted their own

annual DC Olympics . Their daylong

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SN Ricky Green of USS Halyburton (FFG 40) heaves a line during the deck/seamanship competition,

one of many events held during Surface Navy Olympic Week in Mayport, Fla. (SHSN Ivy Juarez/USN)

event involved five separate and realistic DC competitions designed to build

basic DC skills in an Olympic format .

"This was a creative and exciting

way to enhance DC fundamentals,

while having a great deal of fun,"

said LCDR Rick Miller, the ship's

executive officer and damage control

training team leader.

"1 was wet and tired but had a

total blast" said YN2 Daniel Boyd . . "It

was fun, and we gave it our all during the competition ."

During the manned and ready

event, each team dressed one crew

member in a complete firefighting

Damage control training team member GSM1 (SW) William Stivers trains (from left) STG3 Crystal

Parobechek, ENFN James Wilson and E13 John Kerrick in main space hose handling techniques . The training

re-enforced lessons learned during USS Vella Gulf's ((G 72) Damage Control Olympics.

(ET2(SW) Jeremy Forrer/USN)

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ensemble, including the breathing

apparatus, boots, gloves and helmet .

The firefighter then ran 200 feet and

charged a fire hose to complete the

timed event,

"Teamwork and hustle were the

keys to our success in the manned

and ready event" said DCFN Justin

Silvis, whose Repair Locker 3 team

also won the overall competition. "I

feel confident that in a real emergency, we will be ready."

The competition was "a real boost

to the ship's DC readiness," stated

LCDR Todd Boehm, the ship's chief

engineer. "Increasing DC readiness in

fun, Olympic-style events was a big

hit for Vella Gulf."

It was also a big hit for USS

Gett_ysburg (CG 64), the overall winner for the SNOW events in Mayport .

"I think this creates a lot of good

spirit and friendly competition," said

CAPT Edward Hebner, Gettysburg's

commanding officer. "It gathers all

surface warriors together in a time of

fun and waterfront team building .

It's all about fun ."

(LT Gil Ayan of Afloat Training

Group Mayport and the USS Vella

Gulf public affairs oco--'tributed to

this article.)

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Rules of the Road

(Editor's note : CA PT Wrllranr Har/ler

graduated f°orrr the Naval Academy in

1944 . Drrr°irrs his Navy career lie c(inrrrrarule(Ifive different ships including

the destroyer LISS Buck (DL) 761) .

After retiring, frorrr the Navy lie

achieved his Master Mariner's license

amid tame lif scainarlSlri/r, irairi~rition, and

"Rules of the Road" at the California

Maritime Ac:adcrrcr1 nut ii retiring in

1987 . He is the editor of f/u' American_

Merchant Seaman's Manual and the

Merchant Marine C)tlicer's

I-landbook . USS ffayler (DO 997) is

named for his father .)

J

ecan understand just how

demanding it must be trying to

keep abreast of all the advances

in weaponry, electronics, and other

changes brought about by the war on

terrorism. In so doing though, many

officers may have pushed such a

mundane topic as "Rules of the .

Road" into the background . If this is

a common occurrence, we will all

read about it in the newspapers

either tomorrow or the day after .

Knowledge of the "Rules" and the

principles of good seamanship are as

basic today as they were when they

were first written . During my First

Class year at the Naval Academy we

heard a lecture by Raymond. Farwell .

He wrote the, bible E'arwell's Rules of

the Naulicad Road . My only memory

today of what he said then is that

none of the gentlemen who got

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involved in collisions had planned on

having them .

My first crash course happened

when I was emerging from the

engine room hatch of the good ship

USS Laffey (DI) 724) just in time to

see us run into and sink a Navy

patrol craft in the tog oft Point Loma

near San Diego . It's always easy to

second-guess a collision, but more

than 99 percent of the time someone

screwed up, and it's usually the fault

of either the captain or the officer of

the deck (DOD) .

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By CAPT William Hayler

	

U .S . Navy Retired

:

Being in a collision as I was is a

very sobering experience . Fortunately

I was a young officer, and even more

fortunately, I was not on the bridge .

But it did make me a better DOD,

and later on, a better skipper. Many

do not have this dubious opportunity. For them knowing Land practicing the Rules and good seamanship

are especially important .

V A foreign merchant vessel sails within close range of USS Coshing (DD 985) in the Arabian Gulf . "A

very observant captain I knew once said he didn't worry too much about a merchnntman because either he

won't do anything or he will obey the Rules," said (APT William Hayler . (PNZ(SW) Michael Sandberg/USN)

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Several years ago ther(' was a collision between a destroyer and a

NAt'O tanker the warship was

screening . The screen had been reoriented, and the destroyer was on her

way to take her new station . The

()OI) had one solution, but the captain in the combat information center

(CIC) had another. The captain won . . .

but lost! He didn't quite get up to the

bridge in time . Fortunately there was

no loss of life .

Both were in restricted visibility,

and when two vessels are in sight of

one another the bottom line is,

"When in doubt, come right!" I once

didn't and have been kicking myself

ever since, even. though I got away

with it.

We had left Japan alter 10 months

in Korea and were in formation 1,000

yards astern of our sister ship . On

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A USS Vella Gulf's (CG 72) commanding officer, (APT Richard Feckler, and SN Jeremy Gipson keep a vigilant eye on passing vessels . A cautious

approach to any at-sea meeting of ships and a good knowledge of the principles of good seamanship can help lower the danger of collisions and

mishaps between Navy vessels and other ships . (PHClahnny Bivera/USN)

our port bow was a merchantman

vessel on a course at a right angle to

ours. Our sister ship made it across

the burdened vessel's bow safely, but

we obviously would not. If the other

ship saw us, it was not apparent. She

did not respond either to whistle signals or signal light . I came hard left,

turned through 360 degrees and

resumed. Course . My reasoning was

that I could turn faster than she, and

that I was inside her turning circle .

And, 1 thought, I would rather miss

her illegally than be hit legally.

In retrospect, this was a bad decision . A hard right rudder would have

avoided a collision, too, but if there

had been one, it would have been a

glancing blow. Several years later the

Andrea Doria was not so lucky when

she came left.

Both Navy skippers and merchant

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mariners mistrust each other and

doubtless with reason . Conic to think

of it, a wise skipper or roaster should

always view any other ship with suspicion . The merchant mariner thinks

the Navy doesn't know the Rules of

the Road . All too frequently, he's

right . And the Navy figures the

scruffy nierchantaaaa .n just plods

along oblivious to anything

or anyone .

But let's expand on this thought .

The master of a merchant ship flying

the flag of the U.S ., a Northern

Furopean country or any other

developed country probably knows

the Rules better than you or lie

would not have his license . A very

observant captain I knew once said

he didn't worry too much about a

merchantman because, "Either he

won't do anything or he will obey

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A USS Cushing (DD 985) navigates around a merchant in the Arabian Gulf. Even while conducting

real world operations, all vessels are required to follow the "Rules of the Road ." (PH2(SW) Michael

Sandberg/USN)

the Rules ."

It helps to know the environment

that exists on the other bridge . The

commercial vessel has a crew of 15 or

20 if that . In the daytime, unless the

ship is in pilot waters, only a watch

officer and the helmsman nian the

bridge . At night a seaman is added

but his only function is as a lookout .

The ship is on automatic pilot, and

unless the engines are on standby

(which they will be only in restricted

visibility), the watch officer is

severely restricted in making drastic

changes in speed . I Ic will also be

devoting some of his attention to

navigation, making weather observations, monitoring communications,

and filling out the log. He may not

have had as much ship-handling

experience as you, but he will obey

the Rules when lie is aware that a

risk of collision exists .

Many get in trouble by ignoring

the tedious framework by which

„safe speed" is determined as set

forth in Rule 6 . My most enjoyable

task at the California Maritime

Academy was holding ship-handling

classes in our YPs .

One morning we were underway

near the Carqueniz Bridge where the

Sacramento River empties into San

Francisco Bay. A Navy frigate speeds

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into sight on her way to Concord

Weapons Station with "a bone in her

teeth" making at least 15 to 20 knots .

The warship was a magnificent sight,

but it was also very unsafe .

Fortunately, the duty petty officer

at Mare Island Coast Guard Station

saw her. We heard this on Channel

13 : "Navy ship, this is Coast Guard

Mare Island, slow down! You are

going too damn fast! Over ."

This was followed by a very meek

response: "Roger, out ."

The frigate slowed as though she

had run into a sea of glue . The rodand-reel fishermen in their flimsy

outboard with their half-finished sixpack were not capsized, and the

newspapers did not have juicy headlines the next day.

The Maritime Academy had a contract with the Military Sealift

Coninland to provide, lifeboat and

able seaman training to their unlicensed civil service seamen . Part of

this was conducted in our whaleboats

to ensure the students could row as

well as handle the sweep oar. I sat on

the gunwale in the stern sheets where

I could watch both the boat commander and the oarsman .

One day the boat commander lost

his balance and grabbed me in an

unsuccessful attempt to regain it . I

was a poor choice! We both went

over the side . I might say here that

San Francisco Bay is cold .

Fortunately we all had on lifejackets .

My supplement to Raymond

Farwell's long-ago lecture is that no

one expects to fall overboard, either .

If a thorough knowledge of the Rules

of the Road is the life jacket that will

help you prevent a collision, it's not a

bad idea to wear one in a small boat,

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Navy creates knowledge website

IN

avy Education and Training

has created a new way for

Sailors to manage their

careers via the Internet . Navy

Knowledge Online (NKO), the

Navy's knowledge management portal, gives Sailors instant access to all

training and educational information

related to their occupational field .

Knowledge inanagerrment is the

gathering of organizational processes,

systems, methodologies, visions, and

resources into a centralized location .

For Sailors, NKO will identify career

paths, milestones, educational tools

and advancement opportunities . For

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the Navy, this will result in greater

operational efficiency and eliminate

organizational redundancies .

Sailors customize their own

portable web pages, which are

assigned to Sailors during boot camp

and will remain accessible througllout their Navy careers . The portal

gives Sailors access to the most relevant and up to date career information . It's as easy as point, click

and learn .

"This allows Sailors to access

what is most important to them, the

information required to excel, both

professionally and personally," said

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By J02 Jd Walter

Task Force EXCEL public affairs office

RADM Kevin Moran, Conmlander

Naval Personnel Developlnent

Command and Director, Task Force

for Excellence through

Commitment to Education and

learning . "It allows them to take

maximum advantage of the tools

and opportunities available to

them, no platter where they are

stationed or deployed ."

To learn mare about the development of the knowledge management

portal, visit www.excel .nawvmil, `fil

visit NKO go to www.nko .navymil.

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p ocket tests sma I boat

threat ca abil

Bulkeley (DOG 84) fires a S-inch/62-ca1-

r un against a high-speed maneuvering surface target this past November. Th© gunfire

exercise was part of an an-going : ones of tests

designed to increase the fleet's force prdtedoe

caimbilities as port of Task Force Hip4'ecet'

1 41f HP), The Chief of Naval Operations initiated

?'program to provide improvements for ships

ttg deployments and the entire force by the

of FI04 :TFHP is taking, advantage of availe commercial technology and adapting it to

existing Navy technologies, providing ships a

robust,, layered defense against the small bout

threat . Initiatives include' fielding the new CloseIn Weapon System Block 38, with surface mode,

MK 44 GAU-17 gatling,git ?S,twin 50-(alfiber gun mounts, stabili i er guns, 5-

inch kinetic energy round fed sensors,

and various lethal and no =iethaf weapons sys

tems . (155 Bulkeley/1ISN)

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were

launch the E -ushioned

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The planning included

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^,,c rographc;'r's mates (AG) proe the all important weather infortrc n . They are more than just

Bather guessers . AGs use tools that

are on the cutting edge of technology, sophisticated tools that gather

azing amounts of information

, I the atmosphere and ocean .

And it's the AG who interprets this

information, uses it Lo-create forecasts, and. applies it to the specific

problem of military operations .

AGC(AW) Elizabeth Woodlief,

from the USS Essex (LIII) 2) meteorology and oceanography

(METOC) Office, explained that

models (computer-generated graphics) provide a picture of the weather

Irom the surface well into the

atmosphere, but, because:, they show

the tendency of weather patterns,

the models alone are' not always

suttic'ient for predic_tilng weather .

"A lot of it has to do with experience, how you feel about what the

models are telling you regarding

what is going on now," stated

Woodlief. "If you haven't been looking at models for long and don't

know what the tendencies are, you

might rely too much on one aspect

and not consider others ."

She said the AG "A" school now

concentrates mostly on computer

technology rather than the traditional methods of plotting and

taking observations.

"People who have been around for

a while have gone through the transition from paper to computers," she

said, which makes the task of reverting to the traditional method, when

required, less daunting .

An East Coast Sailor until this

tour, Woodlief said she had gotten

used to the Atlantic weather, where

she occasionally saw hurricanes or

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tropical storms, but transferring to

the Pacific, a much larger ocean

where storms are much more common, has introduced her to new challenges . In September, Typhoon

Sinlaku hit Japan near Essex's

operating area .

"Normally there's about 26 tropical typhoons in this part of the

Pacific," Essex METOC Officer LCDR

Mike Rocheleau said .

Sinlaku was number 22 of this season, and according to Rocheleau, it

was atypical because shortly after it

passed Okinawa, an upper level disturbance came through and slowed

the storm down .

"By slowing that system down, it

increased the seas to higher than

forecasted," Rocheleau said . "And

because the models had the same

correlation, we couldn't ignore what

it was telling us . That's when the

decision wa.s ni ide to divert ."

Essex had to change its operating

plans to miss the storm, which had

slowed to three knots, picked up

again and progressed toward China .

"When the storm stalls out in the

East China Sea, you end up with

winds coming out of the south-southwest, feeding into the storm . and

building up the seas," Rocheleau

said. "We had nine-foot seas most of

the evening, which is why we always

remind people to stow for sea ."

The unpredictability of the

weather, and the safety of the crew,

kept Essex from heading to Okinawa

as planned and instead sent them on

a mission to Korea .

"Our job would be easy if we just

had to forecast weather," Rocheleau

said., dispelling a common misunderstanding about their mission . "We

have to find the balance between

safety and mission accomplishment .

It requires patience on the part of the

warfighters so METOC doesn't try twish a forecast to meet their needs

We give the best assessment: we can

and let the warfighters make a decision based on that ."

Before the warfighters launch the

helos, before the LCACs put to water,

before the Marines hit the beach, a

final. forecast is presented to the ARC

commander during any exercise or

operation. It's go or no-go time . Wilt

the seas be within the limits of the

LCAC? Will the weather meet the

mission requirements? Is it safe for

personnel and equipment? AC s. have

the answers .

-on the-horizon, lighting the bow

Lb* (NN 72) during a

ea. Wis dlt Impuftant

and exerthat

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of a day goes by that I I'I'I(SW)

Chris Regal doesn't think of

the horrified laces of his shiprnaks bran the chaos of Oct .

12, 200)0 Time has not healed the

Wound', ualhcted by terrorists who

detonated can explosives-laden boat

airangsidc' the guided-missile

destroyer USS Cole (1)DG t)7) as it

refueled in Aden, Yemen, killing 17

crew members and wounding 42.

More than two year's have passed,

sand still the screams of the crew are

fresh in Iris ears . With terrifyingly

graphic detail he clings to the memories of friends lost and Sailors

trapped in the wrcckagc.

"I remember it all," he said .

second ."

14ar Regal, a facilitator at the Naval

I .eaclership Training Unit M 111111

Neck Annex near Norfolk, Va ., inviting his students into the tragic world

he remembers is not an easy task, but

it's a necessary one to illustrate the

overwIrelraaing importance Of training -- to give them ,a firsthand

account of what it's like to stare

down death . Week after week he

stands before ca classroom packed

with students sand paints a picture of

absolute horror' ---- of tear' so real they

can feel it thcrraselves .

"It's what I have to do,"

said Regal .

With the flick of a switch, the

darkness relrn•n s, anti lad's there . It's

Oct. 12 at 1'1 :18 a .m ., and n terrifying

explosion rocks the destroyer.

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"it was the loudest sound you

could imagine," he stated .

'I-'he ship went dark and dead

silent . I eelirag his way to the closest

hatch Regal noticed the deck below

him was gone . A shove sent him flying into the mess decks, nearly the

epicenter of the blast's damage.

"People were hysterical-- . i t was

chaos, and blood, and injuries, and

just horrible," Regal described, his

voice now booming and his fists

beating wildly on the desks it) the

classr'oona in ca desperate' attempt to

shake students out cat their COMIortable world and into the reality that

was the Cole that day.

l3ut, said Regal, in all almost defiant declaration, "I was ra.cver scared .

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The Flagship staff

HTI (SW) Chris Regal ((enter) and his "best buddies," HT2 Kenneth (lodfelter (left) and EN2(SW)

Marc Nieto enjoy liberty in August 2000 just weeks before the terrorist attack on USS Cole (DDG 67)

in Aden, Yemen . Only Regal survived . (The Flagship/USN)

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It was training he confessed ----

training and confidence in his own

abilities that kept fear at baay. It was a

confidence carefully developed over

lime and ca trust ill then)selyes sand

their knowledge that helped Cole

Sailors save their ship .

Regal repeatedly lo.,d rescue efforts

to free trapped personnel sand render

life saving assistance, hours of rescue

efforts in badly damaged, smoke-filled

compartments, some on fire, some

flooded, sonic lit only by battle lantern .

I [is deeds carried him the Navy and

Marine corps

Medal for heroism .

"It isn't until you are really put to

the test that vane know if you can scu - -

vive or not," staid legal .

His true test carne several days

later. (hawing pressure on the ship's

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HT] (SW) Chris Regal, a facilitator at the Naval

Leadership Training Unit at Dam Neck Annex near

Norfolk, Va ., holds a picture of his last ship, USS Cole

(DDG 67) . Regal was aboard during the Cole bombing

in October 2000, and he helped save his ship thanks to

good training practices . Now he passes that knowledge

on to the Navy's newest leaders. (JOl (SW) Stefanie

Sealy/USN)

hull allo xxl fuel tci leak through the

shaft 5(5115, flooding the main engineerhng space - nearly sinking the

ship. For the first time' since the

explosion, real, true honest fear c :ompletely consumed hill] .

"I thought to myself 'I am giinna

(lie because I can't fix this .'"

I Iis cockiness now buried beneath

days of (A]VUStion and images too

1 .rrinfuI to express in words, Regal

wars spent .

"1 couldn't du it

. I list couldn't figure out what to do anymore . We had

done everything . . . I couldn't do it

anvmore, and we were going to die,"

One determined look from a chief

working next to hill] urged him to

1_~ress on . T°hc two feverishly grabbed

everything they could find and

janrrrred it into the hole, effectively

saving the ship f earn Sinking .

'Ilhen, with the flick of s~~ hell,

he's back in the classrosrrn, back from

the darkness and fear, bac k from the

blood and the tears and the images .

And he's finished with his unique

raining Session .

"I or me now, my perspective on

training and subordinate development has been changed forever,"

Regal explained . "1 now wonder )II die, do these guys know how to

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do what I do?' I have to train them

to save me, and I think Llicit makes

me better at my job. It's a scarv

thought, but sometimes fear is the

best naotivator."

Regal was re( en fly selected as the

recipient of the homer W . C arhart

Award for hire Protection Excellence

- the Navy's highest honor

designed to recognize personnel for

superior achievement in safety crud

shipboard survivability excellence.

"It's a great honor," said Regal, but

there's something noire important .

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"I'he best I can hope for is that

something I has e to say . . . makes oil(,

of rnv students think twice . I think

rnv experience oii Cole, rlc> matter

how devastating, helped me really

rS.alize my role . It helped nic refocus

my goals, rnv expectaticins and nay

skills . And for that, I think I got out

of it more than I put ire that day," he

stated . "I survived!"

Winter 2003 Vol . 28 No . 2
'Fast Freddie'

steps aside

w

hen the last Navy tank landing

ship, USS Frederick (LST 1184),

decommissioned in Pearl Harbor,

Hawaii, not only did it mark the end of a

long and distinguished career for

Frederick extending back to the Vietnam

era, but it also signaled a milestone in the

transformation of amphibious warfare .

The first 1ST was commissioned Oct .

27, 1942 . Nicknamed "Large Slow

Targets," LSTs saw action in every theater

of World War 11 and performed multiple

missions. The ships displayed flexibility

throughout the war in ways the designers

never intended . Some of the uses

included miniature aircraft carrier, medical ships and motor torpedo boat tenders . This mission flexibility remains a

hallmark of amphibious ships today.

The new San Antonio (LPD 17) class

will replace many of the LST's functions,

retaining mission flexibility while being

able to operate from over the horizon .

LPD 17 will fully support the expeditionary warfare triad of landing craft air

cushion, the modern way to transport

tanks ; Marine Corps' new advanced

amphibious assault vehicle; the full

inventory of Marine helicopters ; and the

new vertical take off and landing aircraft,

the Osprey.

San Antonio along with all amphibs

to come after, will continue to live up

to the tradition set by "Fast Freddie,

always ready!"

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Commissioning, Delivery

and Naming

f

he Navy commissioned the

Arleigh Burke-class guidedmissile destroyer USS

Preble (DDG 88) last November

at the World Trade Center Pier in

Boston. Named in honor of

Commodore Edward Preble, a

pioneer in U .S. naval and merchant marine service, the ship

became the sixth ship to bare the

name and the 38th of 62 Arleigh

Burke-class destroyers currently

authorized by Congress.

The newest Arleigh Burkeclass guided-missile destroyer,

pre-commissioning unit Chafee

(DDG 90), was christened last

November during a ceremony at

Bath Iron Works (BIW, a General

Dynamics company) in Maine .

The ship honors John Hubbard

Chafee of Providence, R .I. Chafee distinguished himself as a U .S . senator,

Navy secretary, Rhode Island governor, and a Marine - with service as

both an enlisted man and commissioned officer. Chafee is the 40th

destroyer of the Arleigh. Burke-class . The Navy took delivery of USS Mason (DDG 87) from BIW late last

November during a ceremony held at BIW in Maine . The new guided-missile destroyer had just successfully completed sea trials .

A San Antonio-class ship will honor the victims of the 9/11 terrorist

attacks and the long-standing relationship between the people of New

York and the Navyy During a ceremony held at the Intrepid Sea, Air and

Space Museum in New York Harbor, Secretary of the Navy Gordon

England announced the fifth amphibious transport dock ship willl be

named USS New York (LPD 21) . This will also be the fifth Navy ship to

bare the name.

A USS Preble (DDG 88) conducts operations during

sea trials . After successfully completing its trials, the

newly commissioned guided-missile destroyer is now

serving in the fleet. (Lockheed Martin)

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Training center moves to a new home

T

he Navy's surface combat systems community has a new home, courtesy of the "Revolution in Training ." The

Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) has been established in Dahlgren, Va ., and will be responsible for

training commissioned and enlisted personnel who operate, maintain, and employ the various combat systems

found on the Navy's surface warships .

Initially, Aegis Training and Readiness Center (ATRC) headquarters personnel and key surface combat systems

training activities' personnel from around the Fleet are staffing CSCS .

ATRC, which trains Navy personnel in the operation, maintenance, and employment of the Aegis combat system

found aboard the Navy's fleet of Aegis cruisers and destroyers, will realign and come under the auspices of the new

command. Naval Sea Systems Command has overseen ARTC since its establishment in 1985 .

In addition to Aegis fire control technician training and Aegis officer pipeline training, CSCS will train the sonar

technician, torpedoman, gunners mate, operations specialist, fire control technician electronics technician and

mineman ratings .

The Navy's "Revolution in Training" is the Chief of Naval Operations ongoing initiative to revolutionize Navy training to empower Sailors to learn, grow, lead and excel professionally and personally .

Four commands earn

powerful awards

T

he U.S . 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge

(LCC 19) recently received the 2002 U .S . Pacific

Command award for anti-terrorism and force protection (AT/FP), The award recognizes the U .S. military

unit with the best overall AT/FP program within the

Pacific Command .

Along with their AT/FP program, Blue Ridge was

praised with USS Kearsarge (LHD3) and USS Cowpens

(CC 63) for shipboard conservation efforts .

The three ships are part of 21 Navy and Marine Corps

energy teams that were recognized through the worldwide Department of Energy's Federal Energy and Water

Management Program Awards and the Secretary of the

Navy (SECNAV) Energy Awards for fiscal year 2001 .

The awards recognize outstanding leadership in energy

management, innovations in the improvement of energy

efficient equipment and energy conserving approaches in

daily operations . Kearsarge received top honors in the

large ship category of the SECNAV Energy Awards, garnering $30,000 in prize money, The cash award is to be

used to improve quality of life, encourage further energy

conservation or for other purposes at the discretion of the

commanding officer .

In addition to the ships' awards the Navy Shipboard .

Energy Conservation Team, a Naval Sea Systems

Command-led program, received the Presidential Award

for Leadership in Federal Energy Management during a

ceremony at the Old Executive Office building in October.

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Harpers Fang permanently

Forward Deployed

SS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) officially joined the

~~ Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) last

September, after conducting an exchange of command ceremony and "hull swap" at Naval Station Pearl

Harbor, Hawaii. Harpers Ferry replaced USS

Germantowu (LSD 42) as part of the FDNE The

exchange is part of the Navy's continuous effort to use

available assets and improved equipment worldwide .

Harpers Ferry, the first cargo variant dock landing

ship to be forward deployed to the 7t 1, Fleet area of

responsibility, departed White Beach Naval Facility in

October for its first underway period in the Pacific .

Harpers Ferry arrived in Okinawa shortly after to

onload Marine emits attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) . The

Marines embarked for the entire fall schedule and joined

Harpers Ferry's Sailors during port visits and humanitarian assistance operations .

Harpers Ferry is the first ship of the Harpers Ferry

cargo variant of landing ship dock (LSD) ships . Harpers

Ferry cannot carry as many amphibious craft as

Germantown and has only one heavy lift crane .

However, the cargo variant LSD has a vehicle deck, helping to provide 20,200 square feet for transporting Marine

ground vehicles, and a considerably larger ammo and

cargo capacity.

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A(2 John Jones monitors the SPN 43 Precision

Approach Radar from USS Essex's (LIJU 2) helicopter

directions center during flight operations off the roust of

Okinown, Japan . Jones, along with 16 other A(s, assists

aircraft from the '31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to and

from Essex . (PN3(AW) Gary Granger/USN)

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A youngster tries on fire fighting ensemble

clothing with the help of MR] John Shattuck aboard

USS La Salle (AGF 3) . More than 150 family memhers were aboard the ship for a farnily-day cruise,

giving them a chance to experience the Navy at sea .

i (JO( Monica Hcdhmm/USN)

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ash Two dolphins swim forward of the bow of IJSS Mount

Whitney (ICC 20) "guiding" the way to northeast Africa,

where Combined Joint Task Force liar of Africa is Inking

place to end in the war against terrorism .

((p1 Paula fitzgernld/IISMC)

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"Surface warfare is the foundation of our Navy - while that alone should make us proud, there is so much more to admire .

Surface warriors spend more lime at sea than any service and require the strongest support from its family members . Surface warriors enable America to respond quickly with forward deployed assets from aircraft to missiles to Marines. The most

admirable part of our community are the Sailors --- those who help each other learn, live and grow . Some

do it because of friendships, personal beliefs, or because it's just right . But most do it because we

learn from the first day aboard a ship that everyone is needed or the ship

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cannot fight . Every surface warrior can be proud they belong

to a long list of heroes, men and women who have left

their loved ones behind to serve our country at

sea . This issue is dedicated to these individuals who have made our Navy legendary .

Surface Warfare magazine salutes

America's surface warriors who, no

matter how strenuous, how troubling, or how impossible it

seemed, have stood the watch

with integrity."

-LT Duane Neal

Military Editor

ENS Kristy Nistler, aboard USS

Yorktown (CG 48), scans the horizon

for surface contacts in the Caribbean

Sea . (PHI Martin Maddock/USN)

Visit our new website!

Sui face Warfare magazine is pleased to announce its website has been improved to add greater

interactivity and flexibility . This will allow the Director, Surface Warfare (OPNAV N76) and . the

magazine staff to better serve the Navy's surface warriors . The website features downloadable

video, audio, and image files ; stories not featured in the printed magazine ; and an advanced

search tool . The website was prepared in a cooperative effort with the Naval Sea Systems

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How expert are you at identifying surface combatants from foreign navies? Can you tell whether a ship on the horizon is an ally or any enemy? It's time to test your ship identification skills . How about all of you "big eyes" taking a

look at the ship pictured below and letting us know what type of vessel it is, its name, and what nation operates it .

Send your entry to si.~r(warn~.ag«?navsea .n , v v .mi l . Be sure to include your rate,

name, and ship or unit of assignment, and a mailing address . The first individual

from a deployable unit to correctly provide the above information will be recognized in the next .issue of Surface Warfare and will receive a token of our esteem

for your professional knowledge!

The first token, a coin from Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center, goes

to LT Walter Brewer of Beachn,aster Unit 2 i .n Norfolk . Va. He provided us with

the correct answer for Ship Shape in our previous issue .

"The picture on page 33 of the Fall 2.002 Surface Warfare magazine is of the

Surcouf (F 711), one of the French Navy`s La Fayette class multipurpose, stealth

frigates," said Brewer . "1 saw one in Toulon a while back ."

A French frigate Surcouf (F 711) .

A This ship acted as escort for another ship from the same country, which transferred fuel to USS Seattle (AOE 3) in support of Operation

Enduring freedom . What ship is this, what type of ship, and what nation does it serve? (PHI Jim Hampshire/USN)

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