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November 20, 2014

The WaterlineThe WaterlineVol. XXXI No. 47

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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

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By Shawn MillerNDW Public Affairs

With Thanksgiving a week away, it’stime to start preparing for the impendingfeasts as personnel around Naval DistrictWashington (NDW) gather with family andfriends around tables to give thanks and en-joy the holiday.

For those looking to shake up the recipesfrom the perennial favorites to culinary cre-ativity, follow our delectable day-long mealplan for fresh holiday food ideas:

BreakfastMother O’s Breakfast CasseroleStart your day off with this hearty all-in-one

breakfast dish from Olivia Hunter, NDW re-gional community service programmanager:

Ingredients1 can of canned biscuits4-5 potatoes1 green pepper½ an onion1mediumsizecontainerof soft creamcheese2 breakfast sausages3 eggs or egg substituteSharp cheddar cheeseDirectionsPre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Fry the

potatoes with green peppers and onions

and set aside. Fry breakfast sausage, draingrease, and set aside. Shred cheddar andmix in with eggs in a separate bowl and setaside. Take 4-5 biscuits and flatten to coverthe bottom of a bake pan to create crust.Then layer the following items over the bis-cuit dough: potatoes, soft cream cheese,sausage, potatoes, and finally, pour the egg/cheese mixture on top last. Bake at 375 untilfully cooked.

The Main MealPerfect Bourbon-Maple Smoked TurkeyFor a twist on the traditional turkeymeal,

uncover the barbecue grill and try out NavalSupport Activity Washington InstallationSafety Program Director George Revoir’suniquely smoky flavored turkey creation:

Ingredients1 thawed or fresh turkey1 onion2-3 garlic cloves3 sprigs rosemary3 sprigs thyme1 bay leafOlive oilSalt (at least 2 cups)

NDW cookbook: Spice up your Thanksgiving recipes

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Photo by Chatney Auger

Add some international flavor to your Thanksgiving meal plan with BelgianEndives stuffed with sautéed pears, walnuts and goat cheese.

By Shawn MillerNDW Public Affairs

As personnel around Naval DistrictWashington (NDW) begin to make theirThanksgiving holiday plans, the Naval Sup-port Activity (NSA) Washington safety officeis offering tips for keeping Sailors’ and civil-ians’ annual gathering mishap-free.

George Revoir, NSA Washington safetyinstallation program director, said it is veryimportant to keep safety in mind, particu-larly when in the kitchen.

“The family kitchen during holiday cook-ing is a very busy place on a normal basis,but even more so at Thanksgiving,” Revoirsaid. “It’s only natural that kids love to beinvolved in holiday preparations, so someplanning on ‘kiddie cooking’ should also beincluded.”

Easy-to-make cookie recipes or specialJell-Omolds can help children stay involvedin the process and bolster their pride in be-

ing part of the family’s preparation whileaway from the main cooking area, Revoirnoted.

“Anxious children are serious injuredeach year by holiday cooking mishaps,” headded. “Keep children away from the stove.The stove will be hot and kids should stay atleast three feet away. Curious children andsome others in the house need to be keptaway from hot food and liquids. The steamor splash from vegetables, gravy or coffeecould cause serious burns.”

For the head chefs, Revoir said otherhelpful tips include turning pot and panhandles inward to keep them from beingturned over accidentally when near theoven, keeping electric cords and plugs tidyand not dangling, and always having some-one supervising the kitchen area.

Beyond keeping an organized operation,

Cooking safety keeps Thanksgiving enjoyable

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Alysia R. Hernandez

As Sailors and civilians from around the region prepare to gather for thisyear’s Thanksgiving festivities, the Naval Support Activity Washington safe-ty office is offering cooking safety tips to keep personnel safe and able tofully enjoy their holiday. See Safety, Page 10

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The WaterlineCommandant, Naval District Washington

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NDW Public Affairs OfficerEdward Zeigler

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“My mother’s icebox pie. I’m fromthe South, so it’s our dessert.”

Legalman 2nd Class James RuffinDefense Service Office North

“Brussels sprouts. You have to cutthe Brussels sprouts in half, mixthem with fresh garlic, olive oil, ko-sher salt, broiling it in the oven andthen tossing it with some balsamicvinegar. Sometimes I add a littlefresh parmesan cheese.”

Teressa Brown, KPMG

“Stuffing—my wife makes it; it’sbeen a family tradition. I don’t knowwhat she puts in it, but it’s great.”

Frank ArreNational Museum of the U.S. Navy

Photos by Shawn Miller

“What’s your favorite Thanksgiving recipe?”

Around the Yard

Greetings Team 88,As we move into the fall and winter

months we look forward to the upcomingholidays and our time with family. However,we should take this opportunity to remem-ber that November is Warrior Care Monthservice wide. This year’s theme, “A showof Strength,” recognizes the fortitude andresiliency that seriously wounded ill andinjured Sailors and Coast Guardsmen ex-hibit during their journey towards recovery.Naval District Washington (NDW) has areseveral efforts underway to support WarriorCare Month.

A prime example of current efforts withinour own region is NDW’s inaugural Wound-ed Warrior Family Symposium, which tookplace Nov. 6 at the NSA Bethesda USO. Thepurpose of the event was to highlight thechallenges and triumphs of our ownwound-ed, ill, and injured Sailors, coast guardsmenand their families along their road to recov-ery. By raising awareness throughout theregion we as a military can better supportthose fellow service members who strugglewith day to day duties and activities due towound, injury or illness.

This year the region’s very own NDW

Navy Wounded Warrior seated volleyballteam and other select members from theNavy Wounded Warrior - Safe Harbor pro-gram staff will compete with other Sailorsand coast guardsmen at the Pentagon onthe 20th of November in a larger inter-service competition held annually. Thishealthy competition and chance for com-radery among our wounded, ill, and injuredis important part of the wounded warriorrecovery process and provides a sense ofpride for many Sailors and coast guardsmenin their branch of service.

Every month is Warrior Care Month;November is simply another time for theservices to publically recognize the effortsand success of our wounded warriors. Ourregion offers support every day and all yearround through the professional efforts ofmedical professionals and our own Fleetand Family Readiness teams. Let’s take amoment to recognize the tremendous ef-forts made by our wounded warriors andthe support personnel behind them tomakeWarrior Care Month the important time ofyear that it is.

November is also Native American Heri-tageMonth. Todaymore than 12,000 Sailors

and 1,500 civilians of Native American andAlaska Native heritage serve in the Navy. Ac-cording to the U.S. Department of Interior’sBureau of Indian Affairs, 565 federally rec-ognized American Indian tribes and AlaskaNatives reside in the United States, com-posed of nearly 4.5 million American Indi-ans and Alaska Natives, or 1.5 percent of thenation’s population. As always, I encourageyou to participate in any cultural events atyour installation. In November in particu-lar, let’s reflect and celebrate the cultures,histories and traditions of the indigenouspeoples of North America, including partsof Alaska and the island state of Hawaii.

Lastly, November brings the major holi-day Thanksgiving, one of the busiest long-distance travel holidays of the year. Pleaseenjoy your time with family and friends, butemploy some risk management. Plan yourtravel accordingly to avoid rushing, alwayswear a seatbelt, avoid tired driving, and donot drink and drive. A little bit of risk man-agement will make your Thanksgiving oneto remember.

That’s all for now.Keep charging Team 88.

Commandant’s Corner: Warrior Care Month

Rear Adm. Mark Rich, NDW 88th Commandant

November 201856 – Cmdr. Andrew H. Foote lands at

Canton, China, with 287 Sailors and Ma-rines to stop attacks by Chinese on U.S.military and civilians.

1917 – USS Kanawha, Noma and Wakivasink German sub off France.

1933 – Navy crew (Lt. Cmdr. Thomas G.W. Settle, USN, andMaj. Chester I. Fordney,USMC) sets a world altitude record in bal-loon (62,237 ft.) in flight into stratosphere.

1943 – Operation Galvanic, under com-mand of Vice Adm. Raymond Spruance,lands Navy, Marine, and Army forces onTarawa and Makin.

1962 – President John F. Kennedy liftsthe Blockade of Cuba.

November 211918 – U.S. battleships witness surrender

of German High Seas fleet at Rosyth, Firthof Forth, Scotland, to U.S. and British fleets.

November 221914 – Title Director of Naval Aeronau-

tics established.

November 231940 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt

appoints Adm.WilliamD. Leahy as U.S. Am-bassador to Vichy France to try to preventthe French fleet and naval bases from fallinginto German hands.

November 241852 – Commodore Matthew Perry sails

from Norfolk, Virginia, to negotiate a treatywith Japan for friendship and commerce.

1964 – USS Princeton (LPH-5) completes7-days of humanitarian relief to South Viet-nam which suffered damage from typhoonand floods.

1969 – HS-4 from USS Hornet (CVS-12)recovers Apollo 12’s all-Navy crew of as-tronauts, Commanders Richard Gordon,Charles Conrad, and Alan Bean, after moonlanding by Conrad and Bean.

November 251775 – Continental Congress authorizes

privateering.1943 – In Battle of Cape St. George, five

destroyers of Destroyer Squadron 23 (Capt.Arleigh Burke) intercept five Japanese de-stroyers, sinking three and damaging onewithout suffering any damage.

1961 – Commissioning of USS Enterprise(CVA(N)-65), the first nuclear powered air-craft carrier, at Newport News, Virginia.

November 261847 – Lt. William Lynch in Supply sails

from New York to Haifa for an expeditionto the River Jordan and the Dead Sea. Hisgroup charted the Jordan River from the Seaof Galilee to the Dead Sea and compiled re-ports of the flora and fauna of the area.

1940 – Sixth and last group of ships in-volved in Destroyers-for-Bases Agreementtransferred to British at Nova Scotia.

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U.S. Navy photo

1961 – Commissioning of USS Enterprise (CVA(N)-65), the first nuclear pow-ered aircraft carrier, at Newport News, Virginia.

By Donna CipolloniNAS Patuxent River Public Affairs

The Mobile Aircraft Firefighting TrainingDevice (MAFTD) is a steel mockup enablingfirefighters fromNaval District Washington/NAS Patuxent River Fire and Emergency Ser-vices to realistically simulate an aircraft firefor training purposes.

“The MAFTD is built to mimic a numberof different aircraft in one efficient pack-age,” said Pax River firefighter, Capt. JohnTrossbach, lead instructor for the trainingdevice in the NDW region. “For engine fires,there’s a low-wing side simulating fighterjets and smaller aircraft, and a high-wingside for larger aircraft such as C-130s.”

Other simulated exterior fires include thefuselage, auxiliary power unit, wheel/brake,fuel spills or a tail engine fire —even thoughthere aren’t many aircraft at Pax River thathave tail engines.

“Since we run mutual aid to St. Mary’sCounty in the event of a plane crash, we needto train for everything,” Trossbach added.

Fire Capt. Joseph Miedzinski participat-ed in the training and even with 32 years ofexperience, still finds the exercise beneficial.

“Being as we do not have many aircraftfire incidents, the MAFTD training allows usto maintain our firefighting skills,” he said.“It lets us [experience] real fire scenarios ina controlled environment.”

During a recent training event using theMAFTD,Miedzinski and his training partnerfought outside aircraft fuselage and engine

fires, and thenmoved on to interior cockpit,galley, cabin and cargo fires.

“We also gain training in attack hose linedeployment and nozzle operation, as wellas pumper and water supply operations,”he noted.

All fire scenarios are triggered and moni-tored from the “command box,” located in-side a large semi-truck cab that also haulsthe portable device throughout the regionfor training at other bases.

“The command box houses the maincontrol panel and switches, and the firesare fueled by two large 250-gallon propanetanks onboard,” Trossbach said. “There arecameras, so we can watch the live action;video recording, so we can play it back laterfor evaluation; and a nitrogen-fed smokeline, so we can add smoke in a search andrescue scenario.”

Trossbach explained that two operatorsare required during training — one in the

command box, and one outside next to thefire crews. For safety purposes, either opera-tor can shut down the prop at any time. TheMAFTD is also equipped with three emer-gency stops so the crews themselves canshut it down, as well as gas and heat detec-tors that prompt an automatic shutdown ifunsafe levels are detected.

“In addition to fire department appara-tus, an ambulance must be on standby aswell,” Trossbach said. “That’s the standardfor live-fire training, and this is consideredlive-fire training.”

Nine fire department members are cer-tified to operate and maintain the MAFTDand every three years, recertification is re-quired. Much of the upkeep to the device isdone in-house.

“It’s an electronic and mechanical de-vice with a lot of moving parts behind metalpanels,” Trossbach said. “We’ve been ableto avoid downtime by having guys trainedto handle a lot of the repairs.”

Pax River’s firefighters participate inrequired MAFTD live-fire training at leasttwice per year.

“Aircraft fires are a serious situation be-cause of an aircraft’s moving parts, specialmetals, composite materials — and the fu-els burn hotter,” Trossbach said. “They canhurt you quicker than a building fire can.We train together and work together so inthe event something happens, we’re readyto go.”

Mobile training device simulates aircraft fires

U.S. Navy photo by Donna Cipolloni

Firefighters from Naval District Washington/NAS Patuxent River Fire andEmergency Services battle a simulated aircraft fire using the Mobile AircraftFirefighting Training Device, a self-contained, portable device that realisti-cally simulates both exterior and interior aircraft fires.

For more news from other bases around the Washington, D.C. area,

visit www.dcmilitary.com.

Centralized SchedulingMilitary and Family Support Center

(MFSC) located on Joint Base AnacostiaBolling introduces a comprehensive cen-tralized scheduling service for your indi-vidual appointment needs. One call to ourscreeners gets you an appointment forpre-separation briefs, employment ser-vices, clinical counseling, personal finan-cial management, relocation, deploymentand a host of other programs and services.MFSC is here to support you and standsready to assist with every career and lifechange. Contact our Centralized Sched-uling Center for individual, marriage andfamily counseling, individual resume as-sistance, financial counseling, reloca-tion assistance or deployment/reintegra-tion support. Please call 202-685-6019 toschedule an appointment.

CAREER SUPPORTAND RETENTION

The Transition AssistanceManagement Program (TAMP)

Offers an array of services and benefitsto transitioning service members, includ-ing computers setup for individuals to goonline to different job banks, college andscholarship resources and career assess-ment tools. Resume Writing Workshopsare offered which includes Federal Re-sume Writing Interview Skills, informationon veterans’ benefits and a professionalresource library; Two TAP Seminars andone Executive TAP Seminar - five-day pro-grams - are offered monthly sponsoredby the departments of Labor and VeteranAffairs, and include information that willbenefit the transitioning military member.

Family Employment ReadinessProgram (FERP)

Offers seven basic services, which in-clude job search strategies, job readiness,resource information, job referral service,individual counseling assistance, careerplanning and links to education and vol-unteer opportunities.

Improve your speaking skills withHelmsmen Toastmasters

Join us Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 a.m., atthe Pentagon Library and ConferenceCenter. Toastmasters is an internationalorganization that helps everyone speak,think, lead and listen better. For more info,contact Carl Sabath at [email protected], 703-695-2804, or Elizabeth Femriteat [email protected], 571-256-8674. Remember, great Helmsmensay, “Yes!” To learn more about Helms-men Toastmasters, visit http://helmsmen.toastmastersclubs.org

Pre-Separation BriefingsService members preparing to transi-

tion from military to civilian life are re-quired by law to attend a pre-separationcounseling briefing. The pre-separationbrief is designed to make transitioningmilitary members aware of all the servicesand benefits available to them and theirfamily members under Transition GPS.These briefings will provide the informa-tion necessary to make more informeddecisions. For your convenience the pre-

separation counseling briefing is availablethrough one-on-one appointments at Mil-itary and Family Support Center and canbe made through Centralized Schedulingat 202-685-6019.

DEPLOYMENT READINESS/FAMILY SERVICES

Personal Financial Management (PFM)Program offers individual and family fi-

nancial counseling, financial classes, andis responsible for the Command Financialspecialist training in the Region (NDW).

Life Skills EducationProvides presentations to help com-

mands meet requirements, as well as en-hance operational and personal readinessincluding parenting skills training, couplescommunication, anger and stress man-agement, conflict resolution, Child AbuseAwareness, Spouse Abuse Awareness andsuicide prevention. Trainings can be cus-tomized to fit needs of the command.

New Parent Support Program (NPS)Assists new parents in coping with the

demands of parenting and military lifethrough parenting education and train-ing and home visits to new parents priorto delivery and after delivery; informationand referral for military and community re-sources; child development screenings andmonitoring. All active duty members andtheir families who are pregnant and or havechildren in the home from infancy to threeyears old are eligible for these home visita-tion services.

Deployment/mobilization/readinessAssisting Sailors and family members

prepare for deployment, manage sepa-rations and reunite and reintegrate withfamilies and community through servicesincluding the Family Accountability andAssessment System, Individual augmentee(IA) Indoc Course and Deployed Family FunDays.

Exceptional Family MemberProgram (EFMP)

Provides assistance to service memberswith special needs children and familymembers with medical needs including re-source referral to medical, counseling andeducational services, support groups andcare providers. Assists in finding duty sta-tions where needs are met. Mandatory en-rollment per OPNAVINST 1754.2D.

New PHA ProcessThe purpose of this policy is to inform

all tenants of the new PHA process at theBranch Health Clinic Washington NavyYard. In attempts to alleviate the daily PHAcongestion, patients will now have an ap-pointed date and time to complete theirPHA. PHAs will be scheduled through theappointments line, 202-433-3132, and theservice member will be complete theirPHA on the provided date and time. PHAswill not be completed without a hard copyof the services member’s medical record.The patients’ medical record must eitherbe maintained at the Branch Health ClinicWashington Navy Yard or the patient mustphysically bring in their medical record.

If you have specific questions, please

direct your questions to me or the MedicalReadiness Department Leading Petty Of-ficer, HM2 Matteson, Althea, [email protected] , office 202-433-6713.

Boys and Girls Club volunteersThe Boys and Girls Club of Greater

Washington needs volunteer coaches fortheir youth baseball league for 10-year-oldsand 12-year-olds. For more information orto sign up, call 512-560-5548 from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. or email [email protected].

Toastmasters Club seeks membersThe Bolling Toastmasters Club is available

for everyone on JBAB as a place to practiceyour leadership skills. Toastmasters clubs arewhere leaders are made, and leadership startswith good communication. The program isself-paced, and it works. The Bolling Toast-masters Club meets Wednesdays from 12:15to 1:15 p.m. at the JBAB Chapel Center. Visitorsare welcome. For more information, call JimQueen at 301-452-6931.

Military and Family Support OffersResume Review

Call for appointment | 202-685-6019Military and Family Support Center offers

a one-on-one resume review session for thosethat are job seeking. Knowledgeable staff willsit down with you and review your resumeand assist you in developing a results-orientedresume. Having a solid and effective resumecan greatly improve your chances of landingan interview. According to a recent study fromTheLadders, recruiters spend just six secondsscanning your resume for certain information.Will your resume make it in those six seconds?

Your resume should portray your skills, talents,career highlights and make you stand out fromthe crowd. Focusing on your accomplishmentsvs. simple job experience and using key wordscan open the door for an interview.

Download the Free “ABSalute” AppThe JBAB Warfighter & Family Readi-

ness Marketing Department developed afree smartphone application, bringing itsresources to customers and employees ona mobile platform. Perfect for iPhone andAndriod devices.

“ABSalute” is a fast and easy-to-use ap-plication designed to allow quick access toevents and programs. Download the appand receive the latest information aboutMWR, as well as Warfighter and FamilyReadiness programs.

The app features:- Facility finder including hours of oper-

ation, phone listings, and GPS capabilities- Upcoming special events and pro-

grams that can be added directly to yourcalendar

- Outdoor Recreation and Capital CoveMarina equipment and boat rentals

- Full dining facility menus- Quick links to the Navy-Air Force Half

Marathon and Navy 5 Miler website, CNICJBAB website, Naval District Washington(NDW) Facebook page and the current edi-tion of the 411 magazine

- Facility and Event Photos- Push notifications to alert users with

the most current information.

Mordecai Booth’s Hours ChangeMordecaiBooth’s, locatedonthegroundfloor

ofBuilding101ontheWashingtonNavyYard,haschanged its hours. The new hours of operationare Tuesday-Friday, 2:30-8:30 p.m. Come on inand enjoy the same great service at a new time!

NSA Washington-JBAB Fleet Family and Fun


FFR/MWR Phone numbersFitness CentersWashington Navy Yard, Bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2282/2829

Information, Tickets & Travel (ITT)Ticket Office, WNY Bldg. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-2484

Travel Office, WNY Bldg. 184 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-8299

Food & BeverageCatering & Conference Center, WNY Bldg. 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3041/4312

Mordecai Booth’s Public House, WNY Bldg. 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 678-0514

Military and Family Support CenterMFSC, JBAB Bldg. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-6151

MFSC, JBAB Bldg. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-0450

Other Important NumbersFFR Administrative Office, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3659

FFRP Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-4052

MWR Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-4662

MWR Marketing Department, WNY Bldg. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-5912

Regional Child Placement Office, JBAB Bldg. 414. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-3055

Family Housing Office, JBAB Bldg. 414 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 433-0346

Liberty Program/Center, JBAB Bldg. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 685-1802

Outdoor Recreation/Equipment Rental, JBAB, Bldg. 928 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 767-9136

Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, JBAB, Bldg. 602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 404-7050

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DSO Changes Walk-in HoursDefense Service Office North has changed walk-in hours to Monday, Tuesday

and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. DSO North is the local office for le-gal defense services. Attorneys are available to provide advice to service membersregarding nonjudicial punishments, summary courts-martial, Article 138 and 1150complaints, administrative separation processing, hardship discharges and sus-pect’s rights. Consultations are confidential. DSO is located onboard WNY in Build-ing 200, Suite 1200. Service members should present in uniform.

Wearing of Portable headphones, earphones, and Bluetooth devices:The wearing of portable headphones, earphones, cellular hands-free devices, ra-

dios, recording devices or other portable listening devices while running, jogging,walking, bicycling, skating, or skate boarding in roadways and streets interferes withand impairs recognition of emergency signals, alarms, announcements, and the ap-proach of EVs.

NSAW personnel are advised use of these devices while performing the noted activi-ties aboard NSAW fence line installations is prohibited. (TRAFFIC OPNAVINST 5100.12J)

Helmsmen ToastmastersWant to improve your speaking and leadership skills? Come to Helmsmen

Toastmasters! Join us Thursdays,7:30-8:45 a.m., at the Pentagon Library andConference Center (PLCC). Toastmasters is an international organization thathelps everyone speak, think, lead and listen better. For more info, contact AnnikaL’Ecuyer ([email protected] or 703-614-7160) or Elizabeth Femrite([email protected] or 571-256-8674). More information can be foundat the Helmsmen Toastmasters website, http://helmsmen.toastmastersclubs.org.

NAVY 311“NAVY 311” is the place to go for all types of information to help support Navy

military, civilian, and retiree personnel and their families. Access NAVY 311 at 1-855-NAVY-311 or (DSN) 510-NAVY-311. You can also email [email protected] or visitwww.NAVY311.navy.mil.

Navy Wives Clubs of AmericaThe D.C. Metro chapter of Navy Wives Clubs of America, Eleanor Roosevelt #37,

hosts meetings every second Thursday of the month to discuss and plan volun-teer activities in the local military and civilian communities. Military spouses ofall branches are welcome to attend. For more information, email [email protected] or visit www.facebook.com/NWCA37.

PAX Clinical Counseling ServicesClinical Counseling services can directly improve the quality of life of service

members and their family by addressing the stressors facing today’s military: familyhardships, marital conflicts, parent/child issues, money concerns, frequent moves,health and environmental factors, and many other difficulties. Make an appoint-ment with a counselor by calling 301-342-4911 or 202-685-6019.

New PHA Process at WNY ClinicIn attempts to alleviate the daily PHA congestion, patients will now have an ap-

pointed date and time to complete their PHA. PHAs will be scheduled through theappointments line, 202-433-3132, and the service member will be complete their PHAon the provided date and time. PHAs will not be completed without a hard copy ofthe services member’s medical record. The patients’ medical record must either bemaintained at the Branch Health Clinic Washington Navy Yard or the patient mustphysically bring in their medical record.

If you have specific questions, please direct your questions to me or the MedicalReadiness Department Leading Petty Officer, HM2 Matteson, Althea, [email protected] , office 202-433-6713

NDW News From Armed Services BloodBank Center

The annual Armed Services Blood Pro-gram Army-Navy Blood Donor Challenge isofficially underway. This year, the ASBP willconduct more than a dozen blood drives allacross the Washington metro area whereunits collected will help determine whichservice will win bragging rights and a tro-phy for the most units of blood donated tothe ASBP.

The challenge will be capped off withan on-field award to the winner during thethird quarter of the Army vs. Navy footballgame at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore,Md., Dec. 13.

Navy Capt. Roland Fahie, ASBP direc-tor, noted that the famous Army vs. Navyrivalry is a great way to encourage donorsto roll up their sleeves and donate blood.“Obviously, Sailors and Soldiers alike are alllooking forward to the football game in De-cember,” Fahie said. “But the exciting partof this challenge is the amount of blood thatis collected for the Armed Services BloodProgram and how many lives can be savedbecause of those donations.”

“Blood is a valuable resource that standsready to support in a time of need,” saidArmy Lt. Col. Audra Taylor, director of theArmy Blood Program. “The timing of thischallenge is key as we work together to sup-port our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Ma-rines — both at home and abroad — duringthis holiday season. I challenge everyone totake advantage of this opportunity to sup-port the Armed Services Blood Program.”

This is the fourth year that the ASBP hasconducted the challenge in D.C., Marylandand Virginia. In 2013, nearly 1,500 donorsrolled up their sleeves and 827 units of life-saving blood were collected. The goal for the2014 challenge is to collect 910 units of blood.

“The Navy Blood Program is fired up forthe Army-Navy Blood Donor Challenge thisyear. We know how important blood dona-tions are for saving lives, especially aroundthe holidays when many donors are onleave,” said Navy Cmdr. Leslie Riggs, direc-tor of the Navy Blood Program. “This is agreat way to show support for your serviceand to help make sure that the Armed Ser-vices Blood Program can continue to pro-vide safe, quality blood and blood productsto service members, retirees and their fami-lies without interruption.”

Over the course of the three previouschallenges, the Navy has taken a slight edgeover the Army in terms of wins. The Navywon in 2011 and 2012, but the Army won in2013. Which service will win this year? Onlytime will tell.

“I am looking forward to bringing theArmy-Navy Blood Donor Challenge trophyback home to the Navy this year,” Riggssaid. “But we need all the support we canget from Navy donors to make that happen.Go Navy! Beat Army!”

The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment on FortMyer, Va. — more commonly known as the“Old Guard” — was the Army location withthe most donations during last year’s chal-lenge; and according to Army Col. JohnnyK. Davis, regimental commander, the “OldGuard” is ready to battle for the win again.“We’ve already cleared a spot for this year’strophy,” he joked.

“The regiment fully supports the ASBPand is ready to take on the Navy for thisextremely important mission,” Davis said.“I’ve seen firsthand how important blood

transfusions are in saving lives. During com-bat operations in Afghanistan, many of myseverely wounded Soldiers received bloodtransfusions from the ASBP, and it savedtheir lives! The Army vs. Navy Blood DonorChallenge is a great way to promote andsupport the ASBP — they do so much for allthe services and for our families.”

The challenge kicks off Nov. 3 and willtake place at 14 blood drives in the area,with the last blood drive Dec. 10.All drivesare open to individuals with proper iden-tification who are able to access the blooddrive facility, unless otherwise noted.

• Thursday, Nov. 20: NSWC Carderock,Building 40, 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., West Bethes-da, Md. (closed to the general public)

• Monday, Nov. 24: Fort Belvoir USOWarrior and Family Center, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Fort Belvoir, Va.

• Tuesday, Nov. 25: Walter Reed NationalMilitary Medical Center, Building 9 Mezza-nine level, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bethesda, Md.

• Monday, Dec. 1: Marine Base Quanti-co, Barber Fitness Center, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Quantico, Va.

• Tuesday, Dec. 2: Aberdeen ProvingGround, Recreation Center, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Aberdeen, Md.

• Wednesday, Dec. 3: Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Base Fitness Center, 9 a.m.to 2 p.m., Fort Myer, Va.

• Monday, Dec. 8: NSA Dahlgren, DowellCommunity House, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dahl-gren, Va. (closed to the general public)

• Tuesday, Dec. 9: Fort Belvoir, USO War-rior and Family Center, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., FortBelvoir, Va.

Military blood program leadership is re-questing the recruitment of donors be limit-ed to 150 presenting donors at each challengedrive this year. This will help ensure bloodis not over-collected, therefore donors areurged to make appointments early. To helpmake sure your service takes home the tophonors this year, visit www.militarydonor.com to schedule an appointment to donate.

“Good luck to both services!” Fahie said.“No matter who takes home the trophy ongame day, remember that the real winnersare the recipients of the blood you donated.Your donation truly is lifesaving.”

For more information about any of theblood drives participating the in the chal-lenge, contact Vikki Fernette, ASBP blooddonor recruiter for the Armed ServicesBlood Bank Center in Bethesda, Md., at 301-295-2109 or [email protected].

About the Armed Services Blood ProgramSince 1962, the Armed Services Blood

Program has served as the sole provider ofblood for the United States military. As atri-service organization, the ASBP collects,processes, stores and distributes blood andblood products to Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen,Marines and their families worldwide. Asone of four national blood collection orga-nizations trusted to ensure the nation has asafe, potent blood supply, the ASBP worksclosely with our civilian counterparts bysharing donors on military installationswhere there are no military blood collectioncenters and by sharing blood products intimes of need to maximize availability of thisnational treasure. To find out more aboutthe ASBP or to schedule an appointmentto donate, please visit www.militaryblood.dod.mil. To interact directly with ASBP staffmembers, see more photos or get the latestnews, follow @militaryblood on Facebook,Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and Pinterest. Findthe drop. Donate.

Army-Navy blood donor challengeunderway in Washington metro area


Upcoming CREDO ProgramsThe Naval District Washington (NDW) Chaplain Reli-

gious Enrichment Development Program (CREDO) willhost upcoming programs in December 2014 and January2015. CREDO is a Chief of Navy Chaplains-sponsored rela-tionship enrichment program to help improve job perfor-mance and enhance quality of life for active-duty servicemembers and their families.

Marriage Enrichment Retreat: Dec. 12-14, Jan. 9-11 -TheMarriage Enrichment Retreat (MER) is intended to assistmarried couples in strengthening their relationship skillsthrough instruction, group and private discussions, exer-cise, and free time. Couples enjoy a free weekend at theHilton Hotel in Crystal City where they can learn and applymarriage skills.

Personal Resiliency Retreat: Jan. 23-25- The Personal Resiliency Retreat (PRR) is designed to as-

sist participants in fostering positive personal growth andself-awareness.

For more information or to register, please contact theCREDO offices at 202-767-5901 or 5900, e-mail at [email protected], or drop by the JBAB Chapel and in-quire within.

CREDO announcesprogram dates forDecember and January

From NSASouth PotomacPublic Affairs

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indi-an Head Explosive Ordnance DisposalTechnology Division (NSWC IHEOD-TD) hosted an Industry Day at the Col-lege of Southern Maryland Center forBusiness and Industry in La Plata, Md.,Nov. 4.

Nearly 200 participants attendedthe event to get a basic understandingof the Division and learn about poten-tial contracting and/or subcontractingopportunities.

“If we are going to succeed in ourmission - provide solutions to our warf-ighters, we need the support of industrypartners,” said NSWC IHEODTD Com-manding Officer Capt. Vincent Marti-nez. “Industry Days such as this give usan opportunity to help you understandour current and projected needs.”

“Today is about partnerships andopening lines of communication be-tween NSWC Indian Head EOD Tech-nology Division and the businesscommunity. And for those of you fromsmall businesses, don’t let the techni-cal nature of what we do intimidateyou. We also have needs for routinebusiness support,” continued NSWCIHEODTD Technical Director, AshleyJohnson. “Ultimately, we’re all hereto support the Navy and Marine Corpsteam, and increase warfighting capa-bility and capacity.” Guest speaker Al-yce Bullock, Economic Industry Ana-lyst Assistant Director for the Secretaryof the Navy’s Small Business Programs,discussed accomplishments and up-dates to the Small Business AccessibleMarket. “Our office is the advocatefor small businesses. We look for op-portunities, develop products andhelp establish policies that allow smallbusinesses to support our Sailors andMarines throughout the Department

of the Navy,” said Bullock. “The De-partment of the Navy has a significantamount of funding each fiscal year ob-ligated to programs that, at the primecontracting level, are awarded princi-pally to other-than-small businesses.These are areas where the small busi-ness industry has little or no industryto support the requirements in areassuch as, major shipbuilding, nuclearreactors, winged aircraft, and weaponsystems. Because these areas are notalways accessible to small business,the Navy developed the Small BusinessAccessible Market, or SBAM, to gaugehow Navy performs in markets and in-dustries where small business has anopportunity to compete for awards.”

Following speakers and projectionbriefs, attendees spent time at displays

from the Division’s technical depart-ments to learnmore about the productlines supported. For those unable toattend the event, materials presentedat the Industry Day event are availableonline at www.navsea.navy.mil/nswc/indianhead/workWithUs/Industry-DayPresentations.aspx.

NSWC IHEODTD - a field activityof the Naval Sea Systems Commandand part of the Navy’s Science andEngineering Enterprise - is the leaderin ordnance, energetics and EOD solu-tions. The Division focuses on ener-getics research, development, testing,evaluation, in-service support anddisposal; and provides warfighters so-lutions to detect, locate, access, iden-tify, render safe, recover, exploit anddispose of explosive ordnance threats.

NSWC IHEODTD promotes futurepartnerships at IndustryDay

U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Poynor

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive OrdnanceDisposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) hosted an Indus-try Day at the College of Southern Maryland Center for Businessand Industry in La Plata, Md., Nov. 4. Nearly 200 participants at-tended the event to get a basic understanding of the Division andlearn potential contracting and/or subcontracting opportunities.

From Chief of Naval PersonnelPublic Affairs

Eligible Sailors will begin receiving Hardship Duty Pay- Tempo (HDP-T) in their December midmonth paycheckNavy officials announced Nov. 10.

The Department of the Navy HDP-T proposal, autho-rized by the secretary of the Navy earlier this summer, wasapproved by the Department of Defense, Sept. 17. It autho-rizes the pay for Sailors and Marines, active duty and re-serve, deployed beyond 220 consecutive days as of Sept. 17.

Sailors and Marines will receive HDP-T on a prorateddaily basis of $16.50, not to exceed a monthly rate of $495,when they are operationally deployed beyond 220 con-secutive days.

USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and USSGeorge H. W. Bush Strike Group were among the firstunits eligible to receive HDP-T. Bataan returned to Nor-folk, Virginia, Oct. 31, while Bush is scheduled to returnhome in November.

Sailors and Marines on those platforms accrued thepay since September and will see the full amount earnedin their midmonth December paycheck.

Sailors and Marines will receive the pay on a monthlybasis. Reservists serving in individual augmentee assign-ments that meet the 220-day threshold will receive theirpay upon completion of their mobilization.

The DoD has authorized HDP-T for two years. Mili-tary pay systems are being updated to handle payment ofHDP-T with implementation by Dec. 1, allowing time foreligible service members to see the pay in their midmonthpaycheck.

For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visitwww.navy.mil/local/cnp/.

Sailors to receivedeployment payin mid-December

The Bolling Club aboard Joint Base Anacostia-Bol-ling experienced water damage when a pipe unexpect-edly bust Nov. 10 at approximately 1:30 p.m. Due to thewater damage, the Club will be closed for repairs untilNov. 19. Lunch will not be served and the Super Yard& Craft Sale previously scheduled for Nov. 15, will bepostponed until further notice. For more information,please call 202-767-6794.

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By Bill CouchNaval Air Warfare CenterAircraft Division Public Affairs

Fifty-five NAVAIR employees and officers were recog-nized for completing a two-year master’s degree in systemsengineering, or a one-year certificate in lead systems inte-gration (LSI) via the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) at agraduation ceremony in the north engineering center Oct. 9.

NAVAIR has partnered with NPS to provide professionaleducation and development for NAVAIR military officersand civilians desiring to improve their expertise in systemsengineering. In addition to Master of Science degrees in sys-tems engineering (MSSE) or engineering systems (MSES), aLead Systems Certificate program provides graduate-levelcourses to prepare senior active-duty military officers andcivilians for positions as lead system integrators.

“Today we celebrate the amazing accomplishments ofthis graduating cohort, and we also call on them to takethe next step and apply their knowledge in support of ourwarfighters,” said Rear Adm. Mark Darrah, then-assistantcommander for Research and Engineering, NAVAIR. “De-mand from the fleet is going up in these uncertain times.Our workforce is changing, and you’ll be guiding our newmembers as we go through some difficult times.”

To earn MSSE or MSES degrees under the program, stu-dents complete a challenging 16-course curriculum includ-ing a capstone project designed to resolve actual engineeringproblems confronting NAVAIR. To earn an LSI certificate, stu-dents must complete a four-course, one-year program. Stu-dents continue to work full-time while in the program.

“This took a lot of patience and perseverance, but it

was very worthwhile, “said MSSE graduate Mark Stevens,who works in the NAVAIR Air Combat Electronics Pro-gram Office (PMA-209) and is also a U.S. Air Force Reserv-ist. “Combining these studies along with my Navy civil-ian and Air Force Reserve experiences has enabled meto establish higher goals for myself in identifying Navyengineering aspirations.”

Stevens was also one of five students and one facul-ty member who received the Wayne E. Meyer Award inrecognition of the educational excellence and leadershipthey displayed during the cohort’s course of study. Otherrecipients were students Lauren McKay, Eric Rosenberg,Gregory Walsh and Eric Williams and NPS professor Kris-tin Giammarco.

“Thank you for what you’ve done, and thank you to thefamilies who supported you during your studies,” said Dar-rah. “I could not be more proud of this group, and I lookforward to working with you.”

New NAVAIR NPS master’s degree grads called to ‘Take the next step’

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Rear Adm. Mark Darrah, Program Executive Of-fice for Unmanned Aviation and Strike WeaponsPEO (U&W), presided over the graduation of 55NAVAIR employees and officers Oct. 9. The em-ployees and officers completed a two-year mas-ter’s degree in systems engineering, or a one-year certificate in lead systems integration viathe Naval Postgraduate School.

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By Michelle L. GordonJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Affairs

The Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Emergency Op-erations Center (EOC) was filled with leaders from through-out the installation Nov. 6 as they prepared for a winterstorm headed for the National Capital Region.

The mock storm was part of a tabletop exercise (TTX)coordinated by Emergency Manager Darryl Hart to ensureJBAB is ready for the coming winter season.

“Exercises like this prepare the base emergency supportfunctions for severe weather threats,” said Hart. “We acti-vate the EOC when a big storm occurs to support the agen-cies that have work do to around the base in the event of atornado, a hurricane, or in this case, a winter storm.”

The TTX allowed JBAB support functions, such as publicworks, safety, police and fire departments, and Warfighter& Family Readiness (WFR), to talk through the steps theirindividual agencies would take during a snow emergency. Italso provided an opportunity to evaluate and update theirinclement weather continuity of operations procedures andstandard operating procedures.

Comprised of three modules, the TTX focused on: prep-aration, response and recovery. During each module, thesupport functions reviewed and discussed the steps takenduring the different phases of a winter storm.

“The discussions allow us to capture lessons learned,”said JBAB Training and Readiness Officer Tim Trammell.“This is an opportunity for everybody to have a good discus-sion and ensure we’re all on the same page when it comes topreparation and response to winter storms, before we haveour first snow on the ground.”

Throughout the exercise, mock weather updates wereused to inform the EOC about current weather conditionsto help solicit the appropriate responses and move the ex-ercise forward.

Hart and Trammel served as evaluators and facilitatorsduring the TTX. They listened to the discussions, providedfeedback and encouraged the agencies to think througheach scenario.

Throughout the TTX the subject matter experts dis-cussed every step of a winter storm, from closing facilitiesearly during the onset of the storm, to staffing the FurnariRestaurant and clearing roads during the storm, to recallingthe JBAB staff once the storm has passed. However, accord-ing to Trammel, the most important step is the one that oc-curs before the first day of winter.

“Identifying the resources available and having thoseresources in place before the event happens is key. Com-munication is key,” he said. “Communicating and anticipat-ing what might be needed is important before the EOC isactivated, that’s why it’s called preparation.”

Hart echoes Trammel’s thoughts on preparedness. Hesaid he doesn’t pay too much attention to the Farmer’s Al-manac, but he’s confident the EOC is ready for any severewinter weather JBAB might encounter this year. He alsostrongly encourages preparation on an individual basis.

“People need to plan ahead for winter weather,” saidHart. “Keep a kit in the car in case you get stranded on theside of the road and have water, granola bars and a blanketto keep you warm until help arrives. At home, in the case ofpower outage, just have something set aside so you can staysafe and warm in case you lose power.”

Joint Base trains for winter weather

U.S. Navy Photo by Michelle L. Gordon

The Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was filled with leadersfrom throughout the installation Nov. 6 as they prepared for a mock winter storm headed for the Na-tional Capital Region.

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By Katie Ellis-WarfieldNSWCCD Public Affairs

Dr. John Holmes, a senior scientist withNaval Surface Warfare Center, CarderockDivision (NSWCCD), was awarded the De-partment of Defense (DoD) DistinguishedCivilian Service Award at the Pentagon Nov.7 for his groundbreaking contributions instealth technology.

In his 37-year DoD career, Holmes, whoworks in the Underwater ElectromagneticSignatures and Technology Division, trans-formed the underwater electromagneticsignature field into a fully integrated pro-gram of modeling, measurement, designand implementation of signature reductiontechnologies.

“This award is the highest honor given bythe Secretary of Defense to a DoD civilianand considering there are roughly 718,000civilian employees across the DoD, this isa huge honor and achievement,” said DonMcCormack, executive director of NavalSurface and Underwater Warfare Centers.

Holmes is the Navy’s technical expert inelectromagnetic silencing and his achieve-ments have allowed the Navy to significantlylower its signatures levels and susceptibili-ties to electromagnetic threats for the firsttime since World War II.

“It is a special privilege to congratu-late one of our own for being recognizedat the DoD level for technical excellence intheir scope of work. This was an incredibleachievement just to be nominated,” saidNSWCCD Technical Director Dr. Tim Ar-cano. Six awardees were selected out of 15nominations (three each from the Army,

Navy, Air Force, Office of the Secretary ofDefense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff).

Holmes has been a driving force in un-derstanding the mechanisms that createunderwater electromagnetic signaturesand developing countermeasures to reducethem. He is an international expert in elec-tromagnetic field theory and wave propa-gation throughout the ultra-low frequency/extremely-low frequency band.

“John has done a lot of seminal work inhis field that has laid the foundation for shipdesigns,” said Dr. Paul Shang, NSWCCDShip Signatures Department head. “Notonly does he perform great technical work

here on base, but he also goes into the fieldto participate in testing. He actively takesthe time to mentor our young engineersand scientists. He is a tremendous asset tothe Navy.”

Holmes said that he feels very honoredand humbled. “It’s only because of the greatpeople I work with that I was able to get thisaward. I’m very flattered and proud, notonly for myself, but for our division and theNavy to be able to get recognition like this,”he said.

Holmes received his Bachelor of Science(1973), Master of Science (1974) and doctor-

ate (1977) degrees in electrical engineeringfrom West Virginia University. After com-pleting his doctorate, he started work at Na-val Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Divi-sion as an electronics engineer. In 1984, hetransferred to NSWCCD and was promotedto senior scientist in 2004.

Over the course of his career, Holmeshas been awarded Assistant Secretary of theNavy for Research and Development Dr.Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engi-neers of the Year Award in 2011; CarderockDivision Rear Adm. David W. Taylor Awardfor Outstanding Scientific Achievementin 2010; NAVSEA Teaming Award for HighTemperature Superconducting DegaussingCoils in 2009; Teaming Awards for SSN 774Calibration in 2008; NAVSEA Scientist of theYear Award in 2006; David Packard Excel-lence in Acquisition Award in 1999; Opera-tion Desert Storm Award in 1991; and NavyMeritorious Civilian Service Award in 1986.

Holmes has authored or co-authored38 peer-reviewed papers and magazine ar-ticles, 14 patents and 81 technical reports.He has also written three books on themod-eling, reduction and exploitation of a ship’smagnetic signature.

NSWCCD, a field activity of the NAVSEA,leads the Navy in hull, mechanical and elec-trical engineering. Headquartered in WestBethesda, Maryland, NSWCCD employsapproximately 3,600 scientists, engineers,technicians and support personnel and in-cludes the Ship Systems Engineering Stationlocated in Philadelphia, as well as detach-ments in Norfolk, Virginia; Cape Canav-eral, Florida; Andros Island, Bahamas; FortLauderdale, Florida; Memphis, Tennessee;Bangor, Washington; Ketchikan, Alaska; andBayview, Idaho.

DoD Distinguished Civilian Service Award given to Carderock Division scientist

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Dr. John Holmes, a senior scientist in the Underwater ElectromagneticSignatures and Technology Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center Card-erock Division receives the Department of Defense Distinguished CivilianService Award at the Pentagon, Nov. 7. This award is the highest honor thata Defense Department civilian employee can receive. From left: Under Sec-retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Jessica Wright, Dr. Holmesand Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Re-serve Affairs) Anne Davis.

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PepperYour preferred brand of lump charcoalHickory wood chips or chunks, thor-

oughly water soaked to enhance smoking1 cup bourbon1/2 cup real maple syrupDirectionsRemove neck, giblets and excess fat from

turkey. Make gravy from giblets and neck, ifdesired. Completely rinse turkey inside andout. Place turkey in large brining bag thatwill fit in your refrigerator. Create brine withtwo gallons water (or enough to cover tur-key), two cups salt, one cup bourbon and1/2 cup maple syrup. Refrigerate for at leastfour hours. Shake bag every couple hoursto assure through soaking of bird. Removeturkey from brine, rinse and thoroughly patdry. Add onion (sliced in half), garlic cloves,rosemary, thyme and bay leaf to inside ofturkey. Season the inside with salt and pep-per. Tie legs together with cooking stringand twist wing tips under the back or coverwith foil to prevent burning. Brush outsideof turkey with olive oil and sprinkle with saltand pepper.

Place a foil pan below the grate on oneside of grill to catch drippings. To preventexcess smoke, fill it halfway with water.Using a chimney-style charcoal starter; fillwith charcoal and ignite; once charcoal isready for cooking place hot coals on leftand right sides of pan. Drain water fromwood chips and or hickory chunks (hickorychunks smolder longer and impart more

smoked flavor. When lump charcoal is ashgray, add about one cup of wood chips tothe fire. Place grate back on grill. Let pre-heat for about 10 minutes.

Arrange turkey on the grate, directlyabove the pan. Place lid on grill and cookturkey for approximately 15 to 20 minutesper pound, until internal temperaturereaches 180 degrees. Add additional woodchips and charcoal every 30 minutes or asneeded. When done, transfer turkey to serv-ing platter, cover with foil and let stand 15to 20 minutes before carving.

Side DishesMashed potatoes, stuffing and gravy have

earned their place at the Thanksgiving tableover the years, but these side dishes will addsome color and variety to your meal plan.

Arroz con Guandulez – Rice with Pigeon PeasAlba Gonzalez, from NDW strategy and

future requirements, said that while youmay see cookies and egg nog at Latino holi-days, Spanish rice is always a must-have.

Ingredients1 lb. raw medium or long grain rice1 15 oz. can gandules (pigeon peas)2 1/2 tbsp. sofrito2 envelopes sazón seasoning with achiote2 tbsp. Manzanilla olives1 1/2 tsp. capers1/2 cup vegetable oil1 8 oz. can tomato sauce1 envelope onion soup mix16 oz. waterDirectionsPlace the vegetable oil, sofrito, sazón

with achiote, gandules, olives, capers, on-ion soup and tomato sauce in a big pot, mix

well. Add rice to the other ingredients. Pourwater over the ingredients and stir well.(Water should be about 1 inch above theingredients). Boil on medium high until allthe water is absorbed. Reduce heat to lowand cover the pot with aluminum foil andlid. Cook for 35-40 minutes, depending onyour stove.

Stuffed Belgian EndivesNDW Deputy Public Affairs Officer Chat-

ney Auger offers a side dish with some inter-national flair:

IngredientsTwo Belgian Endives (wash and pull

apart) Pears Butter Maple or agave syrupWalnuts Goat cheese

DirectionsCut pears in cubes and sauté in butter

until caramelized. Add a little bit of mapleor agave syrup. Toast walnuts and choppedfinely. Mix walnuts, pears and goat cheeseand stuff in each endive leaf.

Delicious DessertFor all you caffeine lovers out there, try

out Shawn’s own Double-Shot Banana Breadfor a savory seasonal dessert with a kick tokeep you awake for afternoon football.

Ingredients3 extra ripe bananas2 cups flour1 cup soft butter1cupsugar(brown,whiteormix—yourchoice)1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon salt1-2 teaspoons cinnamon1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract1 tablespoon milk

Double shot of espresso1 cup chopped walnuts1/3 cup dark chocolate chipsDirectionsPre-heat oven to 325 degrees. Mash ba-

nanas into a paste in a mixing bowl. In a sep-arate mixing bowl, stir soft butter and sugaruntil well blended. In a separate bowl, mixflour, baking soda and powder, cinnamonand salt. Throw in a dash of nutmeg or all-spice if you want a bit more fall spice. Com-bine butter/sugar mix into banana pasteand stir well, adding in milk, vanilla extractand espresso. Add walnuts and chocolatechips, then stir in flour and spice mixtureuntil well blended. Pour into a 9x5” loaf panand bake for 75-90 minutes, or until a knifeto the middle of the loaf comes out clean.

Indulge in some extra sweetness andspice by enjoying your freshly baked ba-nana bread with a mug of easy-to-makechaider. Simply heat up apple cider anddrop in bagged or loose-leaf chai tea.

The Late Meal and LeftoversTurkey sandwiches make easy post-

Thanksgiving meals, but there’s much moreyou can make out of your leftovers.

Country Waffles with Turkey GravyThat’s right; maple syrup shouldn’t have

a monopoly on your waffles. Take any left-over gravy you have, heat it up and add indiced turkey chunks. Pour it over a stack offreshly made waffles for a hearty meal sureto warm you up on cold November days.

From everyone at NDW public affairs,have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

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Revoir also warned those working with meatdishes such as turkey to remember the dan-gers of cross contamination when handlingvarious foods. To avoid spreading bacteria,he said to wash hands for at least 20 secondsafter handling raw meat.

According to the Navy Safety Center,Thanksgiving is also the leading day of

the year for fires involving cooking equip-ment. They advise personnel to always keepmatches and utility lighters out of reach ofchildren and to ensure smoke alarms are ingood working order.

Despite the popularity of oil-based tur-key fryers, the National Fire Protection As-sociation discourages the use of such cook-ers due to the nature of the equipment’shot oil causing home fires and serious burninjuries every year.

For more information and Thanksgivingsafety tips, visit www.safetycenter.navy.mil.

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