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Guantanamo Bay Association Gives Back to Installation

Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Command Master Chief Rodd Tooker presents a check on behalf of the Guantanamo Bay Association to Junior Enlisted Association President Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Michael Bowers.

For many, Naval Station (NS) Guantanamo Bay is not the first place service members desire to be assigned but for members of

the Guantanamo Bay Association the installation holds a deep and lasting place in their hearts and they continue to take the opportunity to come to visit.

This past March around 50 members of the Guantanamo Bay Association had to opportunity to once again visit NS Guantanamo Bay and see the many changes the years have brought since they themselves had lived or been stationed at the base.

Their enjoyment of Guantanamo Bay made them determined to find other ways to contribute to the continued improvement of the installation and so this year they donated $500 to the Junior Enlisted Association in honor of their volunteer work and dedication to the installation.

NS Guantanamo Bay Command Master Chief Rodd Tooker presented the check on behalf of the Guantanamo Bay Association to the current Junior Enlisted Association (JEA) President Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Michael Bowers.

In the letter enclosed with the check for the JEA it states, “One of the things that we would like to do is to help the JEA to help make Guantanamo Bay comfortable for young enlisted people.”

“We want to support the JEA, because most of us were in the same shoes, many years ago,” remarked Guantanamo Bay Association Treasurer Mike Warman.

According to Bowers the JEA is provides guidance, support, and is

voice for the installation’s junior Sailors. “JEA is all about camaraderie, networking, and giving back to the

community,” added Bowers. “It is a good feeling having someone returning the favor and recognizing us for what we do for the community of GTMO, present or past. I just hope we can continue to give them that same great experience for the years to come.”

Warman also hopes to encourage anyone that has been or is currently living or stationed at Guantanamo Bay for six months or more to join their association.

“If you’ll take a look at social media i.e. Facebook, about Guantanamo Bay you get a true sense of what it means to the people who post their thoughts,” said Warman. “How often do you read where people leave comments about missing Guantanamo Bay and wanting to return? While stationed there you are, in every sense of the word, living in the moment. It won’t hit you until after leaving what it was like to have lived the Guantanamo Bay experience. Is it the place or the people? To me it was a combination of both.”

Likewise, Bowers also encourages sailors, soldiers, marines and airmen ranked E5 and junior to attended and join the JEA.

“I encourage everyone to attend the JEA meetings on Thursdays at 1300 at Bulkeley Hall,” continued Bowers. “It is a great opportunity to meet some new people and get some volunteer work, and yes all branches are welcome.”

For more information about the Guantanamo Bay Association or to join please visit their webpage at http://www.gitmobay.org/

MC2 Kegan E. KayPhotojournalist

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VOL. 72 • NO. 36

The Guantanamo Bay Gazette is an authorized publication for members of the military services and their families stationed at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. The contents do not necessar-ily reflect the official views of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Navy, and do not imply endorsement thereof. The editorial content is prepared, edited and provided by the Public Affairs Office of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. The Guantanamo Bay Gazette is printed by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Document Services with a circulation of 535.

COMMANDING OFFICER EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMMAND MASTER CHIEF

CAPT. DAVID CULPEPPERCMDR. AL ROSS

CMDCM (SW/AW) RODD TOOKER

PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER GAZETTE EDITOR PHOTOJOURNALIST

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MC2 KEGAN KAY

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■Job/Department: Port Operation LPO/ Port Operations■Hometown: Oxnard, CA ■Goal: Make Chief put in CWO package ■Heroes: My Father and Grandfather ■Favorite Movie: All Horror movies ■Favorite Book: None ■Favorite Hobbies: Anything outside with my family.■Favorite TV Show: Bones■Favorite Sports Team: Arsenal F.C. ■Favorite Quote: “When nothing goes right, go left.”■Sailor of the Week Because: BM1 Stoeckel is being recognized for coming to the aid of a distressed swimmer who was caught in a rip current at Cuzco Beach two weeks ago. BM1 safely aided the swimmer to shore and made sure she was not injured. Great job BM1 and thank you for doing a stellar job representing the Naval Station.

BM1 LANCE STOECKEL

NS Guantanamo Bay Commanding Officer Capt. David Culpepper congratulates BM1 Stoekel on his selection as the Sailor of the Week.

September 11, 2015• PAGE 3

The Navy’s General Military Training (GMT) plan for fiscal year 2016 outlines reduced

annual requirements and a redesigned program as detailed in Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 213/15 released Sept. 8.

GMT is now in two categories, Standardized Core Training (SCT), which are annual training requirements mandated by higher authority and Navy Command-Assigned Readiness Enhancement (CARE) training, which will empower commands to direct specific training.

A portion of the CARE training will be tied to a specific platform’s deployment cycle on a biennial basis, while the remainder of the CARE topics will allow for the command to determine the most effective way to deliver the training within the fiscal year.

The specific topics and which categories they fall under are outlined in NAVADMIN 213/15.

The changes with this announcement result in a more than 40 percent reduction in the yearly

mandatory GMT requirements. Navy continues to update training to allow for more effective and efficient delivery options, which includes the creation of mobile applications. The first mobile apps are expected to be available later this year and download information will be provided on the Navy’s GMT website.

Individually-completed web-based training is automatically recorded and tracked in the individual’s electronic training jacket. Command-delivered training completion is recorded in the Fleet Management and Planning System (FLTMPS) via the learning event completion form.

Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) can be visited at https://www.nko.navy.mil. Once logged into NKO, select the “GMT” option under the “Personal Development” menu item to access the Navy’s GMT page.

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

Navy Announces GMT Program Changes and UpdatesChief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

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Chief MusingsLT Baron Miller

NS Guantanamo Bay Deputy Command Chaplain

Wow, it’s finally here! For 7 men and 2 woman on this base today marks the final few days

of Phase 2 of CPO 365—the making of a Navy Chief. Now I’ve never been a Chief but I can tell you I respect the heck out of them. I was promoted to Lieutenant in the Chief ’s Mess in Afghanistan and the only coins I’ve ever intentionally sought where those of Navy Chiefs. As a young Officer in the Navy, it’s the Chief who I often go to for answers to a tough leadership dilemma or for guidance on procedure and policy issues. As it was explained to me: Officers may run the Navy but it’s the Chiefs who make the Navy run.

In terms of deck-plate leadership, I’ve seen Chiefs forgo hot chow in combat zones so their junior

sailors can have it instead. I’ve listened to sailors tell me their Chief is like a surrogate father or mother to them, fulfilling a needed mentor role that they otherwise wouldn’t have had. I’ve even seen Chief ’s weep over the poor decisions their sailors have made, revealing their humanity beneath their professional veneer.

For the Chief, the khaki never comes off; they’re always on duty, always teaching, always leading. The fact that this base will have 9 new Chiefs by this time next week is no small feat. And yet, for the new Chief, the real test still lies ahead. It’s not if but when they will stumble and my prayer is that they’ll always get back up for that is the kind of Chief our Navy needs.

Base residents and community leaders took time to reflect and remember the events that took

place during the fourteenth anniversary dedication ceremony of September 11, 2001, at the Guantanamo Bay Chapel on Friday.

NS Guantanamo Bay Commanding Officer David Culpepper spoke on the importance of taking the time to remember the events that changed so many lives and the responders that acted so bravely to help.

“It was very clear what most of America’s emergency responders stood for then,” said Culpepper. “Over 400 of them perished in the World Trade Center while trying to save those targeted in the terrorist attacks. Hundreds more persevered under the most difficult, dangerous and heart wrenching of circumstances. Imagine the chaos at the World Trade Center or at the Pentagon following the attacks.”

The many brave, heroic and selfless acts of the firefighters, flight attendants and volunteers proved beyond doubt that Americans are exceptionally courageous, have a can-do attitude and that there are heroes everywhere.

“There are many who were on watch, in the military, at the police station, the firehouse, the ambulance, elsewhere,” said Culpepper. “And I know it was a tremendous sense of duty, something that at one time was perhaps hard for many Americans to comprehend, that sent those heroes into the crumbling World Trade Center, into the burning wedge of the Pentagon, and into the face of the terrorists on that airplane.”

On September 11, 2001 there were heroes everywhere you looked; in New York, at the Pentagon and in the air over Pennsylvania. Some lived, some died. The fear of shedding blood did not deter America from fighting back on September 11, it has not deterred us from fighting back on this War on Terrorism for the last 14 years and it hasn’t deterred millions of great Americans who have fought to defend our freedom since America was founded.

Perhaps the single greatest sign of the tenacity of the American people in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack was how we untied as a nation. People donated blood and money. The ability of the American people to come together in times of crisis is truly phenomenal.

MCC Keith BryskaGazette Editor

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September is Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Month so encourage healthy behaviors among your

peers when you access resources and programs designed for Sailors and Marines, family, and friends that address the importance of mental health and suicide prevention. When you learn more about promoting psychological and emotional well-being, you can help foster an environment free from the negative attitudes that can be associated with reaching out for help with life’s challenges. Military life can put stress on you. But often, some of the most

significant stressors are everyday situations like relationship problems or financial strain. When life’s challenges become too much to handle and Sailors and Marines feel alone in the challenges they face, some Sailors and Marines may contemplate suicide. You can help yourself and your peers when you recognize suicide warning signs and risk factors and take action to get help or intervene early. If you need assistance or just someone to talk to please contact one of our Chaplains at 2323 or visit the Fleet and family Service Center for a counselor.

Command Fitness CornerMental Health and Suicide Prevention

Provided by NDC Julius McManusNS Guantanamo Bay Command Fitness Leader

The Chief of Naval Personnel released a uniform policy update in NAVADMIN 208/15 Sept. 1,

providing details of upcoming uniform releases and the end of wear date for some little worn uniform components.

Below are the key uniform NAVADMIN policy changes, which will go into effect Oct. 1:

- New Recruits at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, will be issued the double breasted all weather coat. The current single breasted all weather coat will remain optional for wear until Oct. 1, 2020, when the double breasted coat becomes mandatory. Enlisted clothing replacement allowances will be adjusted to cover the cost of this uniform change by the mandatory wear date.

- The sea bag requirement for the Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Type 1 will be three sets of uniforms instead of four. Enlisted clothing replacement allowances will be adjusted to support the three sets with a replacement cycle of one set every twenty-four months.

- A new optional black cold weather parka (CWP) will be authorized for wear. The parka is estimated to be available for purchase in November at Navy Uniform Stores at Norfolk Naval Base and Joint Base Myer - Henderson Hall, Ft. Myer, Virginia, Newport, Rhode Island and the Navy Exchange Uniform Support Call Center. The CWP is made of a water proof and wind resistant fabric. Features of the CWP include a hidden hood, center-chest rank tab and ability to support the zip-in zip-out NWU Type 1 fleece liner for additional cold weather protection. It will be authorized for wear with service and service dress uniforms and with civilian clothing when the rank tab is removed.

- Based on the wear of the flame resistant coverall (FRV) at sea and the NWU type 1 ashore as the standard daily working uniform, the Navy Blue Coverall will be discontinued as a Navy uniform and re-designated as a

dirty work component only. Sailors will wear only the name tape on the coveralls. This policy decision is based on the required wear of the flame resistant coverall at sea and the NWU1 ashore as the standard daily working uniforms. Two sets of coveralls will continue to be issued and maintained in the sea bag for all enlisted Sailors.

- Unit commanding officers at sea or regional commanders will be able to grant permission to wear the Navy Black Knit Watch Cap for Sailors during cold weather conditions. The watch cap can be worn with service dress and service uniforms, except service dress white and summer white uniforms when worn with appropriate outer wear (specifically, NWU and CWP, all weather coat, reefer, pea coat and bridge coat). The cap cannot be worn with the Eisenhower jacket as it is not considered cold weather outer wear.

Additionally, effective immediately, flag officers may now wear a command-at-sea or a command ashore/project manager insignia pin they previously earned. This change recognizes the importance and commitment the Navy places on command. Flag officers shall wear the pin in the post command position, and only one pin can be worn.

Some uniforms components are being discontinued, due to their infrequent wear and use by Sailors. The uniform items that will no longer be authorized for wear beginning Oct. 1, 2016, include the male officer and chief petty officer (CPO) boat cloak; the women’s dress cape for officers and CPOs, tiara and beret; for men and women -- the khaki windbreaker for officers and CPO and overshoes.

For more information, please view NAVADMIN 208/15, posted on the NPC Web site at www.npc.navy.mil .

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

See page 8 for an information graphic summary of this article.

Uniform Update NAVADMIN Released Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

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NAVY BALL AUCTIONThe Navy Ball Committee will be hosting an Auction at the Bayview during Mongolian Night on Thur., Sept. 17. The silent auction will be from 3 to 5 p.m. and the live auction will start at 6:30 p.m. You can bid on flags flown at Camp America and NAVSTA GTMO, vintage furniture, state memorabilia, handmade jewelry, photo shoots around GTMO, dinner with the CO, Scuba Dive at CO’s private beach, pie CMC in the face and so much more. All proceeds supports this year’s navy ball held on Oct. 10. Tickets can be purchased during lunch at the NEX Atrium on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays.

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YARD SALESHUGE Garage Sale, Sat., Sept. 12 and Sun., Sept. 13 at CC31B from 6:30 to 11 a.m. Items include Coach purses and wallets, luggage, bike, house decor, lamps, planters, furniture and tons more. Everything is priced to sell.

Yard Sale; Sept. 12 at 7:30 a.m. at 725 Radio Point. Dive Gear, boat accessories, propane tank, lawn chairs, stereo equipment, lots more.