Lighthouse Jan. 21, 2010

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WHAT’S INSIDE

Christian Alamillo, 4, has a ballduring Winter Wonderland on Jan. 9.Pages 12-13.

Lynn Bestafka takes part in an FFSCYoga Mamas class. Page 27.

Dr. Ronald Smiley, NAVAIR AvionicsDepartment director, speaks duringa tri-command celebration to honorDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Page 4.

By MC1 Kenneth Robinson31st SRG Public Affairs

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion(NMCB) 4 departed on an eight-month Afghanistandeployment earlier this month fromNaval Base VenturaCounty (NBVC) Point Mugu.The battalion is deploying to support the president’s

strategy in Afghanistan.While Seabee battalions can be deployed as long as is

necessary to complete the mission, they traditionallydeploy for about six months. Now, however, with thehigh demand for Seabee expertise worldwide, deploymentsare being extended to as much as eight months.“Our deployment is planned for roughly seven to eight

months,” said NMCB 4 Commanding Officer Cmdr.

Seabees head outto Afghanistanas part of surge

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (FMF) Domingo Dukeadministers smallpox vaccinations to Seabees from NavalMobile Construction Battalion 4 just before the battaliondeploys from Naval Base Ventura County to Afghanistan.

PHOTOS BY MC1 AARON PETERSON

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 board a plane at Naval BaseVentura County bound for Afghanistan as part of the surge. SEE SURGE ON 16

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Ask theCaptain

“Dear Capt. McHugh,What is being done to ensure our safety here on base

as a result of the two most recent tragedies at Fort Hoodand at an office building in Orlando, Fla? Are our securityofficers here at NBVC and elsewhere really on top of theirgame and alert at all times to their surroundings? I onlyquestion this because as I am driving up to the gate, the of-ficers are usually in deep conversation between automobilesdriving by as they check ID cards, and my perception is thatit is not related to security issues.

That’s just my two cents.”

Answer:The emergency response to an active shooter or other

incident involving a significant threat to life here on baseis primarily the responsibility of the Patrol Division of theSecurity Force.These personnel receive training in response procedures

for active shooter incidents, hostage situations and bombthreats. Training includes both classroom and practical ap-plication sessions.The Standard Operating Procedures and Pre-Planned

Responses are in place and exercised on a routine basis.

In order to enhance our current capabilities, training inadvanced tactics and techniques is being coordinated withNavy Region Southwest and will be incorporated into thetraining schedule.The entry control points (ECPs) are primarily manned

and defended by our contract gate guards. While theguards’ primary mission is access control, they are alsoresponsible for identifying suspicious activity, surveil-lance detection and response to immediate threats at thegates. The guards must be vigilant and maintain situationalawareness to accomplish these functions at all times. Eachgate is manned with a minimum of two guards to provide asufficient capacity to operate and defend the ECPs.Admittedly, there have been times when the two guards

have distracted each other in non-security-related conver-sation. The contract guard manager has been directed toprovide additional training and oversight to ensure consis-tency and uniformity in the execution of the guard function,and we have already seen associated improvements.On another note, our contract gate guards, along with

our government security forces, have successfully thwartedand/or responded to a number of incidents, giving me rea-sonable faith in their ability to perform.

How safe are we aboard Naval Base Ventura County?


January 2005: Naval ConstructionTraining Center (NCTC) Port Huenemecelebrated the opening of one of threeMedium Tactical Vehicle Replacement(MTVR) simulator facilities on Jan. 20.The other facilities were at Ford Leon-

ard Wood, Mo., and Gulfport, Miss.With two classrooms and two simula-

tors, NCTC began instructing equipmentoperators on how to operate the vehicles.The simulators, with screens offeringmorethan a 180-degree view and a high-techhydraulic lift system, gave trainees a truefeeling of traveling on and off road.“The simulator is a great form of Navy

training and shows advancements in tech-

nology working toward a more efficientand better trained Navy,” said NCTCtraining support officer Chief WarrantOfficer David Wolff.FAAC, Inc., of Ann Arbor, Mich., was

awarded the $480,200 construction projectfor the simulator facility and finishedworkon Sept. 28, 2004.

January 2005: Vehicle simulators arrive at NCTC

Oct. 1, 2010, marks the 10-year anniver-sary of the establishment of Naval BaseVentura County, the official date that Na-val Air Station Point Mugu and Construc-tion Battalion Center Port Hueneme com-bined under a single commander.In recognition of the anniversary, The

Lighthouse is publishing these “Lookingback” items that detail the history of thetwo bases leading up to their unified com-mand and that recall the major news of thelast 10 years.

•OnMarch 13, 1944, The Ventura Star-

Free Press ran the following Page 1 storyunder the headline “Navy ‘unveils’ PortHueneme.” The story is shown as it ap-peared in the paper, with different capi-talization and spelling than what is usedtoday, but language in common usage atthat time that is now considered offensivehas been edited with ellipses.

•By Tom HennionThe navy today pried the lid off its two-

year-old “military secret” — Port Huen-eme’s advance naval base depot and seabeereceiving barracks.For the first time since Uncle Sam

abruptly stepped in and took over the thencompact little commercial port built byOxnard harbor district taxpayers, news-papers today have official permission tomention a few of the activities carried onat the base, now the third largest in the11th naval district.To thousands of county residents, the

story of the base is an old one, for theyhave either seen it from the inside as civil-ian employes of Contractors, Pacific Na-val Air Bases, or drawn a mental pictureof the layout from the wealth of rumorand fact carried out via the grapevine cir-cuit.But not until today has the navy relaxed

its stringent rule against publishing newsof the base’s activities, other than social

events and passing mention of the factthat there is such a base.Correspondents of Ventura county and

Los Angeles newspapers were taken onan all-day tour of the entire base area lastThursday by Lt. (jg) Harry Fosdick, areapublications officer for the 11th naval dis-trict. The navy requested that the articleswritten by the correspondents be held up

until today when they were to be simulta-neously released in five newspapers.Many of the things we saw must, of

course, be left untold, for, the navy says,to mention them in a publication of gen-eral circulation might possibly conveymilitary information to the enemy.But many other things now are permis-

An outsider’s look at our ’44 Seabees

Above, equipment and materiel for theSeabees stretched as far as the eye couldsee during World War II. An average of 5,000railway cars a month and daily truck convoysbrought supplies into the base. At left,Seabees at Camp Rousseau wait in line atchow time in this 1943 photograph. The rawproducts required in the galley each week tofeed the base personnel included 100,000pounds of beef and 50,000 pounds of pork,bacon and ham; 216,000 eggs; 560,000quarts of milk; 21,000 pounds of butter;35,000 loaves of bread; 84,000 pounds ofcoffee and 42,000 pounds of sugar.

PHOTOS COURTESY U.S. NAVY SEABEE MUSEUM

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JanuaryCOMMUNITYCALENDAR

GRAND OPENING:Catalina Heightsmilitary housing, 10a.m., Catalina Heights

Clubhouse, 1104 Calle El Halcon,Camarillo. Scheduled speakersinclude Capt. James J. McHugh,commanding officer, NavalBase Ventura County; MorganRogers, development executivewith Clark Realty Capital; andCamarillo Mayor Kevin Kildee.Reception immediately followingthe ceremony. Guests are invitedto tour the Welcome Center andmodel homes.

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10 YEARS LATER:Anniversary of the crashof Alaska Airlines Flight261. 3 p.m. memorial

observance at the HuenemeBeach sundial.

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FebruaryFOR THE LOVE OFRUNNING: Sweetheart5k Run, NBVC PortHueneme. Open to on-

base personnel only. Starts andends at the Bee Hive Gymnasium.Registration is free. Registrationbegins at 11 a.m., run begins at11:30 a.m. Information: 989-7378or 989-7940.

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BUILD UP: NationalEngineers Week event,Building 1392, NavalSurface Warfare Center

Port Hueneme Division.18March

A REASON TOCELEBRATE: SeabeeBall, 6 p.m., Ronald

Reagan Presidential Library.6

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By Nancy KanterNaval Surface Warfare Center, Port HuenemeCommand Communications

Naval SurfaceWarfare Center (NSWC)Port Hueneme Division, in conjunctionwithNaval Base Ventura County (NBVC)and Naval Air Warfare Center WeaponsDivision (NAWC-WD), held a tri-com-mand celebration to honor Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr. on Jan. 13.The theme of the event was “Mentor,

Motivate, Make a Difference,” and thistheme was illustrated on the cover of theevent program by one of King’s quotes:“Life’s most urgent question is: What areyou doing for others?”The morning kicked off with opening

remarks by TimTroske, NSWCPort Hue-neme Division technical director. He ex-plained that the celebration was to honorKing’s legacy of service by mentoring theworkforce.“The Navy’s most valuable resource is

its people, not the systems or the software,”he said. “And that resource is most valu-

able when it represents diversity in back-grounds, thoughts and perspectives.”The day’s guest speaker was John James,

Naval Sea Systems Command executivedirector for Logistics, Maintenance andIndustrial Operations. As a member ofsenior Navy leadership, he is often askedwhat he believes the key to success to be.“I think people generally know what

they need to do, but they don’t want tocommit to the hard work and sacrificesthat it’s going to take,” he said. “Part ofthe job of a mentor is to tell you what youdon’t want to hear.”He recommended taking the uncomfort-

able and difficult path, as it’s the path thatwould offer the most growth.Dr. Ronald Smiley, NAVAIR Avionics

Department director, was the next speak-er. He discussed the personal qualities thatenable a person to succeed:• Competence in a field.• Proficiency in written/verbal commu-

nication and interpersonal skills.• Credibility and trustworthiness. He

predicted that these skills would provebeneficial to any career.The event offered a workforce panel

discussion during which attendees couldsubmit questions. The panel consistedof Troske, James and Smiley.When asked about handling obstacles,

Smiley answered that it’s about settinggoals and having alternative strate-gies.“Sometimes, it’s all about perception,”

he said. “An obstacle is often a matterof choosing to look through a windowor to look in a mirror.”Capt. James McHugh, NBVC com-

manding officer, provided closing re-marks for the event. He reminded theaudience that the “fight for racial equal-ity continues today, more than 50 yearsafter the civil rights movement.”

“We’re all in this together,” said Smi-ley. “It’s about collaboration and ac-countability.“What is each of us doing to make a

difference?”

King celebration focuses on making a difference

PHOTO BY ESTHELA MCKENZIE

Dr. Ronald Smiley, NAVAIR AvionicsDepartment director, discusses the personalqualities needed for someone to succeed.

By Andrea HowryLighthouse editor

In the 20 years that Donald Names hasbeen working in the equal employmentfield, he’s seen a lot of changes — in theworkforce and therefore, in his job.“We’ve seen a huge growth in sensitiv-

ity over the years,” said Names, counselfor theOffice of CivilianHumanResourc-es for the Department of the Navy. “Peo-ple know now not to treat others differ-ently because of race or gender. Age?Well,that can be a different matter.”Names visited the Naval Air Warfare

Center Weapons Division (NAWC-WD)at Naval Base Ventura County on Jan. 14to present the first in a series of diversityseminars. He discussed current law as itrelates to equal employment, harassmentand reasonable accommodation.“We are seeing many more age-related

issues these days,”Names said in an inter-view after the seminar. “It’s related to dis-ability law. Let’s face it: As we get older,parts break down. But with reasonableaccommodations, people can work manymore years than ever before.”Unlike Title VII, which dealt with race

and gender employment equality and has

remained virtually unchanged since itspassage in 1964, the Americans with Dis-abilities Act is a constantly changing ve-hicle.“Since the act passed in 1973, the defi-

nition of who is covered under the law hasexpanded greatly,” Names said. “Basi-cally, from a legal standpoint, more andmore people have disabilities, plus we have

an aging workforce.More people are cov-ered under the law, and therefore, morethan ever, we are required to provide rea-sonable accommodations.”Names offered the audience several

“What would you do?” scenarios, thenfollowed up with “take-away”points thatexplained the legal way to solve the situ-ations.Names said studies have shown that

diversity is key to a strong, forward-look-ing workforce.“Communities are rapidly changing in

demographics, and we need to keep upwith those changes,” Names said. “Stud-ies show that a diverse workforce is moreresponsive, flexible and productive.”Many managers, he said, want such a

workforce; they simply don’t know howto get one.“It’s my job to help managers look for

diverse candidates and retain them,”Names explained.About 75 people attended the seminar,

which was sponsored by the Equal Em-ployment Opportunity Division ofNAWC-WD and held in Building 3015.The briefing counted as EEO training forsupervisors.

As workforce changes, so does the scope of ‘diversity’What would you do?An agency facility has a parkinggarage with the requisite numberof reserved accessible parkingspaces to satisfy applicable federalstandards. An employee with adisability who drives a van thatis wider than usual because it isspecially designed to accommodatehis wheelchair has requested thatthe agency create one additionalaccessible parking space that is widerthan the existing ones, and reservethe space for him. Does the agencyhave to?

Take awayA special, designed parkingspace may well be a reasonableaccommodation. As with anyreasonable accommodation situation,each case is unique. There may ormay not be an alternative means ofaccommodation. If, for example, thedesignated parking spaces are rarelyall taken, there would be no needto expand or designate a particularspace for the employee.

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Donald Names, counsel for the Officeof Civilian Human Resources for theDepartment of the Navy, gave a diversityseminar at NBVC on Jan. 14.

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WorldWar II brought many changes tothe United States, to the military and forwomen.In August 1942 the first woman was

sworn into the newly authorized women’scomponent of the Navy, the WAVES —Women Accepted for Volunteer Emer-gency Service. TheWAVESwere an officialpart of the Navy and members held thesame rank and ratings as male personnel.They received the same pay and were sub-ject to military discipline.While WAVES could not serve aboard

combat ships or aircraft, and initiallycould not serve abroad, their service en-abled their male counterparts to serve inthose capacities.Within a year theWAVESnumbered over 27,000.While a large num-ber served in clerical positions, others tookpositions in the aviation community, theJAG (Judge Advocate General) corps,medical professions, communications, in-telligence, storekeeper, science and tech-nology.I want to introduce you to the Navy

WAVE in my life.Grandma Terry is my husband’s grand-

mother. As a youngwoman from theMid-west, Grandma Terry sought shelter froma cold, wintry night while waiting for thebus, so she ventured into theNavy recruit-ing station to get warm. That little decisionchanged her life. She walked out a NavyWAVEand soon found herself on the trainto California for basic training. She thenvolunteered for assignment to a brand newbase, China LakeWeapons Station in themiddle of the Mojave Desert.WhenGrandma Terry arrived at China

Lake it was only six buildings, with thefemale barracks one of the many otherbuildings under construction. As a yeo-man, she thought her days would be spent“pushing papers” in an administrativebuilding. Not so for this adventuroussoul.Grandma Terry was part of the team

testing armaments (yes, bombs) thatwouldhelp the United States in its fight at sea.Rather than working from the comfort ofan admin building, Grandma Terry wasout in the field, on the bombing range,taking readings and documenting statisti-cal data on the latest weapons and deliverysystems being developed and tested at thattime.Terry was one of only six women at

China Lake at that time. It was there thatGrandma Terry met the love of her life,Al, an aviation ordinanceman. It wasn’tlong till these two sailors became a coupleand a legacy of service began.After fulfilling their obligation to serve,

both Terry andAl went to work as civilianemployees at China Lake. They had a fam-ily: two boys and two girls. Both sons andone daughter also joined the Navy, as didone grandson—my husband. Three oth-er grandchildren also served in the Army,including one currently deployed to Af-ghanistan.When Imarriedmy Sailor, this amazing

womanwelcomedme into her family withlove, acceptance and support. GrandmaTerry loved life! She loved to laugh; sheloved God and her children. She set anexample of an adventurous woman ofvirtue. She loved and valued her service

to her nation as aNavyWAVEand as suchwas interviewed by Bonnie Hunt this pastVeterans Day.Grandma Terry is an amazing woman

who cannot be conveyed in this short col-umn. Her health started to fail in 2009,and we learned shortly before Christmasthat Grandma Terry’s time with us wascoming to a close. True to her character,Grandma Terry faced death the same wayshe faced life: head-on and with enthusi-asm. She had her affairs in order, and she

was ready to join her husband and herLord in heaven. She wanted to spendChristmas with Jesus in heaven, and in-deed,God answered that prayer.GrandmaTerry joined the host of heaven at 9:30p.m. on Christmas Eve.ThisNavyWAVE taughtmemuch about

life, about loving, about giving freely. Shemade such an impact on many. It is oftenat the funeral that we see the impact onelife can have. The church was full at hermemorial service and included friends,fellow veterans, family and even the cur-rent commanding officer of China LakeNaval AirWeapons Station. She was bur-ied with full military honors and, for thisfamily, that may have meant the most.The World War II generation brought

us much, and Grandma Terry was a shin-ing jewel of that generation. Enjoy yourrewards in heaven; we have the watch.

— Contact Beth Wilson at [email protected]. Check out NavyHomefront Talk, the Internet talk show forspouses, at www.blogtalkradio.com/nht.

Time to honor Grandma Terry, a NavyWAVE

Homefrontin focus

withBethWilson

Friday is the deadline to fill out an In-ternet-based survey regarding readinessand quality of life at Naval Base VenturaCounty.The Naval Inspector General is encour-

aging service members, their families andDepartment of the Navy civilians to takethe survey in preparation for a Readinessand Quality of Life Area Visit to NavyRegion Southwest Feb. 1-26.Information gathered from the survey

is crucial in order to ensure that concernsof personnel are addressed. Issues to beevaluated includemission readiness, activereserve integration, fleet support, workenvironment, training, quality of life pro-grams, facilities management, housing,

safety and environmental programs.The survey can be accessed:• Active-duty, full-time support and ci-

vilians:https://www.ig.navy.mil/southwest.

htm• Selected reserve:https://www.ig.navy.mil/southwestres.

htm• Active-duty families:https://www.ig.navy.mil/southwest-

spouse.htm

This survey is anonymous and findingswill be reported to the Secretary of theNavy and the Chief of Naval Opera-tions.

Friday deadline for quality-of-life survey

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Seabee ChapelPort HuenemeBuilding 1433

Phone: (805) 982-4358Fax: (805) 982-5364

ProtestantSunday worship service: 9 a.m.Choir rehearsal: Wednesday, 6 p.m.

Catholic MassSunday: 11:15 a.m.Confession by prior appt.: 10:45 a.m.Wednesday: 11:30 a.m.Confession by prior appt.: 11 a.m.

Christian Bible StudiesWomen’s Bible Study: Tuesday, 10

a.m.All Hands Bible Study: Thursday, 5:30

p.m.

Catholic Religious EducationPre-K through high schoolTuesdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Chapel of FaithPoint MuguBuilding 121

Phone: (805) 989-7967Fax: (805) 989-7968

ProtestantSunday worship service: 11:15 a.m.

Catholic MassSunday: 8:45 a.m.Confession by prior appt.: 8:15 a.m.Thursday: 11:30 a.m.Confession by prior appt.: 11 a.m.

Chaplains serving NBVCLt. Deann ColemanCommand Chaplain

Lt. Kyung TakStaff Chaplain

Father Antony BerchmanzCatholic Priest

Worship schedule


“Are you stressed?” is one of the mostfrequently asked questions these days.How does one answer this question of

stress honestly when asked? The answeris a question of character! Yes, I did saythe key is character.Are you stressed now? Count with me

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Are you stillstressed? Or are you just now starting toget stressed?Your answers determine who you are

and how you deal with life situations ona day-to-day basis.Recently, I experienced another lovely

air travel cancellation. I was stressed! Myfrustration was not so much the cancel-lation by the airline, or the fact they for-got to tell me ahead of time, but morefrom the airline pawning me off ontoanother airline that had the most obnox-ious way to get to LAX possible. I wasin Florida, so in order to get back toLAX, I had to travel to New York, thenstop in Minneapolis-St. Paul, then on to

LAX.“What?!? Are you kidding me? You

have no other options but this?”“No,” was the cheerful response.“OK then,”was my reply, but then the

anger, denial and stress started to set in.Who in their right mind goes from Flor-ida to New York to go to LAX? The an-swer was: Me!I hope by now someone is laughing at

my stress, because I know someone hasto enjoy this story. It is part of my char-acter. How I dealt with the stress wasmostly cheerful disbelief. In the grandscheme of life, what else was I to do butget back to LAX any way I could so thatI wouldn’t be AWOL?I was proud that I did not get mad and

stomp all the way, as I have sometimesdone, but just cheerfully dragged my stuffand hoped it did not get “delayed”through some other country.My character grew by this experience.

It grew because I did not let uncontrol-

lable life experiences get to me. That isnot always the case, as I am sure manyof you would agree. The only controllablething was how I dealt with my stress andreactions.I pray for you to grow in character the

next time life throws you into a stressfulsituation— or at least know that you arenot alone. You never are!Blessings.

How you deal with stress is a sign of character

Chaplain’scorner

withCatherinePace

By Capt. Dick Turner,Officer-in-charge, Naval Branch Health ClinicPort Hueneme

The holiday season is now over, but theflu season is just beginning. All eligiblebeneficiaries of the Naval Branch HealthClinic that haven’t done so yet are encour-aged to get both the H1N1 and the sea-sonal influenza vaccination.In past years, seasonal flu activity typi-

cally did not reach its peak in the U.S.until January or February, but flu activityhas occurred as late as May. Although

most of the influenza viruses identified sofar continue to be 2009 H1N1 influenzaA viruses, it is unknown when flu activitywill increase, when it will be most intense(peak), what viruses will circulate, or howlong the season might last. As a result,both the H1N1 and seasonal influenzavaccinations are still recommended.If you become ill with influenza-like

symptoms this flu season, you should stayhome and avoid contact with other people,except to seek medical care.If you have severe illness or you are at

higher risk for flu complications, contactyour healthcare provider or seek medicalcare. Medical conditions that can placeyou at higher risk of serious flu-relatedcomplications if you become ill includeasthma or other lung problems, diabetes,weakened immune systems, kidney disease,heart disease, neurological and neuromus-cular disorders and pregnancy.While fewer people over the age of 65

have been infected with the new virus, ifyou are older than 65 and become ill, youare at higher risk of developing flu-re-lated complications. Children youngerthan 5 years of age (and especially childrenyounger than 2 years of age) are also at

high risk of serious complications if theyget the flu.If you have one of the above-mentioned

medical conditions or are 65 or older oryounger than 5 (and especially childrenyounger than 2 years of age) and developflu-like symptoms — including fever orchills and cough or sore throat— contactyour healthcare provider so they may de-termine whether flu treatment is needed.TheNaval BranchHealth Clinic immu-

nization clinic has both seasonal andH1N1 vaccine available. Contact the clin-ic for updated information at 982-6370.

Flu season just beginning; vaccine availableIf you become illwith influenza-likesymptoms this fluseason, you shouldstay home and avoidcontact with otherpeople.

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By Darrell WallerNAVFAC ESC Public Affairs

Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC)Building 1100was awarded theU.S.GreenBuilding Council’s Silver Certificationunder their Leadership in Energy and En-vironmental Design - Existing Buildings(LEED-EB) program.The building, home to the Naval Fa-

cilities Engineering Service Center (NAV-FAC ESC), becomes the first naval facil-ity to earn the prestigious award. Thecertification recognizes facilities that haveincorporated green building strategies inconstruction, operation and, in the caseof existing structures, renovation.The award was commemorated with a

brief “ribbon-cutting” by Rear Adm.Wayne G. Shear, commander, Naval Fa-cilities EngineeringCommand (NAVFAC)and chief of civil engineers, and the pre-sentation of an official LEED-EBplaque.Attaining the LEED-EB Silver Certifi-

cation will mean significant energy costsavings during the short term and over theservice life of the building.“We are proud of having theNavy’s first

sustainable LEED-certified existing build-ing,” saidNAVFACCommanding OfficerCapt. Paz B. Gomez. “By using less waterand energy throughout our facility, we willreduce harmful greenhouse gas emissionsand save thousands of dollars annually inenergy costs for the fleet and Americantaxpayers.Moreover, asmoremilitary andcivilian facilities adopt green building de-signs, our nation will becomemore energyindependent and less reliant on foreignsources of energy.”While the Navy already has stringent

requirements in place requiring all newbuildings to meet the LEED Silver stan-dard as a minimum, that only applies tothe 100 new buildings constructed by theNavy every year. It operates andmaintainsmore than 50,000 existing structures.The pursuit of LEED certification will

also help the Navy and the Departmentof Defense comply with building sustain-ability targets set forth by Executive Order13423 and recent energy goals issued bythe Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.Among those objectives, bases and facili-ties will be required, by 2015, to produceat least half of all shore-based energy re-quirements through the use of renewablesources, including wind, ocean and solar;and, by 2020, use alternative sources toprovide 40 percent of the Navy’s total en-

ergy consumption.The LEED-EB Silver Certification was

achieved by the work of NAVFAC ESC’sLEED Team, a cross-disciplinary groupof mechanical, electrical and environmen-tal engineers drawn from multiple NAV-FAC business lines. The team quicklyidentified and implemented at least 40 op-portunities to earn LEED-EB credits and

conducted positive actions to improve thebuilding and its operations in the scoredLEED-EB categories.The environmental, social and econom-

ic benefits make the attainment of LEED-EB highly desirable.Building 1100 is the first of many mili-

tary facilities to seek LEED certifica-tion.

Building 1100 earns energy-efficiency award

PHOTOS BY DARRELL WALLER / NFESC PUBLIC AFFAIRS

NAVFAC Commander and Chief of Civil Engineers Rear Adm. Wayne G. Shear, center, poses with the Naval Facilities Engineering ServiceCenter (NAVFAC ESC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - Existing Buildings (LEED-EB) Team following a ribbon-cuttingceremony to celebrate the Silver Certification for Building 1100.

NAVFAC Commander and Chief of Civil Engineers Rear Adm. Wayne G. Shear cuts theribbon to celebrate the LEED-EB Silver Certification for Building 1100 at Naval BaseVentura County. Looking on are, from left, SES Scott Forrest, NBVC CSO Capt. Antonio M.Edmonds and NAVFAC ESC Commanding Officer Capt. Paz B. Gomez.

Among the features of Building 1100that helped it earn the Silver LEED-EBcertificate are:• Energy efficiency. Building 1100uses less energy on a square footagebasis than 95 percent of officebuildings.• Low-mercury lighting. Less than19 grams of mercury are containedin all of Building 1100’s lights.By comparison, a mercury feverthermometer has about 3 grams. Thatearned the building a rating of 37lumen hours per picogram of mercury;the requirement is 80 lumen hours.• Efficient water usage. Building 1100uses less than 44 percent of thewater-use baseline, thanks to dual-flush toilets and waterless urinals.• Use of sustainable alternativematerials. More than 90 percentof qualifying purchases fall into thesustainable category.• Creation of bike storage andchanging rooms.• A staff emphasis on carpooling andtelecommuting.• An effective communication plan forthe LEED-EB effort.

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Whether a student is new to VenturaCounty or has been attending school herefor some time, it’s important for familiesto know their options when choosing aschool for their child.Many families will make the decision

about their neighborhood choice basedupon the neighborhood school. This is anideal step to ensure your child will be at-tending a school you prefer. However,depending on family size and availabilityof homes, this may not always be a pos-sibility. For this reason, it is important thatfamilies know that educational optionsexist in Ventura County. These optionsinclude school transfers, charter/magnetschools, private schools and homeschool-ing.

School transfersThere are two types of school transfers:

intradistrict and interdistrict. Intradistrictmeans that you request to go to a schoolwithin your home district. Interdistrictwould be when you request to go to aschool outside of your home district. As

space is available, these transfers may ormay not be approved. If approved, trans-portation is the parent’s responsibility.Some districts begin the request processearly in the calendar year for the nextschool year. Now is the time to begin con-sidering a transfer for next school year.If a school is placed in Program Im-

provement (PI) due to the inability tomeetAdequate Yearly Progress, a student canrequest a transfer to another in the schooldistrict not in PI, as space permits. In thissituation, transportation is the responsibil-ity of the school district. Districts do havedeadlines for the request. A letter is typi-cally sent home notifying the family ofthis option at the end of summer or thebeginning of the school year.

Charter schools and magnet schoolsA charter school is a public school that

operates independently of the school dis-trict structure. Each charter school has itsown registration process and registrationperiod. Often the registration period is thebeginning of the calendar year for the fol-

lowing school year. Transportation is theresponsibility of the parent.A magnet school operates within a

school district; however, it tends to havea focus area (technology, arts, etc.) whilestill fulfilling all California state standards.Often, enrollment is based on a lottery— again, early in the calendar year.

Private schoolsAlthough cost and transportation is the

responsibility of the parent, privateschools may offer benefits that some pub-lic schools are not able to provide, such asreligious education, alternative schedules,specialized instruction or before- and af-ter-school care. There are many questionsparents should ask when choosing a pri-vate school concerning teacher credential-ing, school accreditation and average classsize.

Home schoolThis is an option for parents who choose

to take the responsibility of educatingtheir child. Costs are the responsibility ofthe parent; however, there are many re-sources available for families interested inhomeschooling.

— To learn how to begin a school transferrequest, locate a charter or magnet school,know what to look for in a private school, orhow to home school your child in California,contact the Naval Base Ventura CountySchool Liaison Officer, Monica James, at989-5211.

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OnWednesday, Jan. 27, theDepartmentof the Navy, Clark Realty Capital andLincoln Military Housing will celebratethe grand opening of Catalina Heights, afamily housing community featuring 32single-family homes and 273 townhomesconstructed as part of the Navy’s largestpublic/private venture to date.The Partners for Excellence event will

highlight the innovative partnership andcelebrate the redevelopment of the neigh-borhood at Catalina Heights.Remarks will be made by Capt. James

J.McHugh, commanding officer of NavalBase Ventura County; KevinKildee, may-or of Camarillo; and Morgan Rogers,development executive with Clark RealtyCapital.Following the ceremony, the partnership

will host an open house reception forguests to tour two model homes and theCatalina Heights Community Center.The 10 a.m. ceremony will take place

at the Catalina Heights Community Cen-ter, 1104 Calle El Halcon, Camarillo.Clark Realty Capital is involved with

developments at 12 military installationsthroughout the United States. Uponcompletion of current military projects,CRC will have built or renovated morethan 34,000 homes with a developmentvalue in excess of $4.9 billion. For moreinformation, visit www.clarkrealtycapi-tal.com.Lincoln Military Housing, an affiliate

of Lincoln Property Company, was cre-ated to focus exclusively on meeting theneeds of the armed services and theirconstituents. Lincoln has developed andmanaged more than 30,000 military fam-ily homes at 26 installations across thenation. For more information about Lin-coln Property Company, please visitwww.lincolnproperties.com.

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The 2010 Active Duty Fund Drive insupport of theNavy-Marine Corps ReliefSociety (NMCRS) will be conductedMarch 1-31.TheNMCRSprovided assistance to 825

local Sailors, Marines and their familiesin Ventura County last year. More than$496,000 in interest-free loans and grantswere disbursed in 2009. The majority ofthese loans and grants provided financialrelief during emergencies.In addition to financial assistance, the

NMCRS provides budget counseling,post-secondary scholarships and loans forspouses and dependent children, dispens-

es complimentary layettes or junior sea-bags to new parents, and administers avisiting nurse program and thrift shops,as well as helping clients identify otherresources.Donations will be accepted in the form

of payroll deductions (allotments), checksor cash. Service members are encouragedto contribute by allotment since the dona-tion can be spread over a 12-month pe-riod, thereby minimizing the financialimpact on a member’s budget.For those unable to make a monetary

donation, the society would be pleased tohave assistance as a society volunteer.

For information, contact NMCRS Di-rector Nadine Gamble at 982-4409 or viae-mail at [email protected].

Active Duty Fund Drive begins onMarch 1

One of the Navy’s and Marine Corps’oldest and best friends turns 106 years oldthis week.Always willing and ready to lend a hand

or help active duty and retired Sailors,Marines and their families out of a tightspot, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief So-ciety (NMCRS) provides a 24/7 safetynet.Founded on Jan. 23, 1904, by 19 volun-

teers with $9,000 — the Navy’s share ofgate receipts from the 1903 Army-Navyfootball game— the society remains trueto its founding principles, though its mis-sion has grown through the decades inresponse to the evolving needs of Navyand Marine Corps clients.Today, the work of this private, non-

profit charity is accomplished by 3,600volunteers supported by a small profes-sional staff at offices afloat and ashorearound the world. In the last 10 years, thesociety has disbursed almost $400 millionin interest-free loans and grants to half amillion Sailors, Marines and families.During 2009, the society provided $47.4

million in financial relief in response to91,374 cries for help — the most clientsand the greatest amount of assistancesince 1994. That means that one out ofevery five Sailors and Marines on activeduty sought help from NMCRS duringthe past 12 months.For 106 years, NMCRS has supported

Navy andMarine Corps families in timesof war, peace, natural disaster and per-sonal tragedy, taking care of the essentialneeds of our warriors, their families andsurvivors, and helping to ensure those inuniform are able to remain focused ontheir mission.

The revenue required to pay for theseservices comes predominantly from twosources: the Secretary of theNavy’s ActiveDuty FundDrive and his direct mail cam-paign to retirees, conducted annually dur-ing March. The society also receives be-quests, memorials, profits fromNavy andMarine Corps balls, community events,return on investments, receipts from thriftshop sales, revenue from the repaymentof loans and spontaneous, unsoliciteddonations from corporations, organiza-tions and individuals through themail andsociety Web site.Please consider theNavy-Marine Corps

Relief Society your first resource. Remem-ber, NMCRS loans are interest-free.To find out more about this organiza-

tion— how the staff can help you and tolearn about volunteer opportunities— call982-4409. They especially need some helpright now. After all, blowing out 106 can-dles is no small task.Happy birthday, NMCRS!

Relief Society celebrates 106 years of service

Thrift Shop: Bldg 829, Port Hueneme. Open Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Low-cost uniforms, civilian clothing, baby items, household items and much, much more.Prices start at 5 cents!

Budget for Baby: Tuesdays, Feb. 9 and March 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. Learn how your newbundle of joy will impact your budget and how to pay for all those additional expenseslike formula, diapers, clothing, car seats, etc. Just for attending this class, participantswill receive “Baby’s First Seabag” filled with newborn items from Gerber, at least onehandmade item, and a new outfit for your baby.

Volunteer orientation: Thursday, Feb. 11, at 1 p.m. Recruiting Office staff, thrift shopworkers and Budget for Baby instructors. Reimbursement for child care and mileage.Snacks provided.

For more information or to register for classes, call 982-4409.

NMCRS schedule of events

The NMCRSprovided assistanceto 825 local Sailors,Marines and theirfamilies in VenturaCounty last year.

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Raising a family these days isn’t cheap, and the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is ready to give growingfamilies a helping hand.On the second Tuesday of every month, the NMCRS

offers a “Budget For Baby”class. Instructors Rebecca Jones,Roberta McClintic and Samantha Librea go over all theexpenses new parents should be anticipating — but thatmany aren’t.“Every year, the prices go up,”explained Jones, chairman

of the program. “We give a PowerPoint presentation ex-plaining all the costs of having a child and ways parentscan save.”From car seats to day care to life insurance, the class

prepares new parents for some of the new expenses theymay face.And to help with those expenses, the instructors close

each class with a gift: a reusable grocery bag full of $100worth of baby essentials like crib sets, clothing and, bestof all, a handmade baby blanket.The class runs from 6 to 8 p.m. About 10 to 15 families

attend each presentation.For more information or to sign up, call the NMCRS at

982-4409.

NMCRS offers helpto growing families

PHOTO BY ANDREA HOWRY / LIGHTHOUSE

Instructor Samantha Librea shows the blankets and bags that aregiven away to class participants.

United Blood Services will be holdinga blood drive atNaval BaseVenturaCoun-ty on Friday.The Bloodmobile will be parked outside

the Naval SurfaceWarfare Center, Build-ing 1215, Port Hueneme, from 7 a.m. tonoon.For more information, call 654-8104 or

see the Web site at www.blood4life.org.Other blood drive dates are as follows:•Wednesday, Feb. 17, PointMugu base-

ball fields, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.• Friday, Feb. 26, Port Hueneme, Build-

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More than 800 people and 20 tons ofsnow showed up on Jan. 9 forWinterWon-derland, an annual event put on by theChild and Youth Programs at Port Hue-neme.Youth Director Amber Melendez was

pleased with the turnout, especially sincethe event, usually held in December, hadbeen postponed to January this year be-cause of rain.“We weren’t sure how successful this

would be,” she said. “I couldn’t be hap-pier.”Union Ice hauled in 20 tons of snow, a

delight for Southern California children.Snowballs flew through the air and snow-men popped up in corners as entire fami-lies rollicked in the white stuff.“We came last year and had a lot of

fun,”said Chrisnelle Strange, who broughther husband James, a Petty Officer 2ndClass with the 31st SRG, and their chil-

dren, Jaiden Rae, 3, and toddler Gabriel.“We see a lot of friends at this event, andthe kids enjoy it. It’s nice to catch up witheveryone.”As if the snowwasn’t enough, the event

also featured marshmallow-roasting, artsand crafts tables, face-painting and aworkstation where families could createand take home a potted plant, brought inby Home Depot.Children also enjoyed seeing a fire truck

and watching a robotic bomb detonatorbrought in by the Explosive OrdinanceDisposal unit.Anyone with base access was invited to

the event, which typically draws 400 to600 people each year.For some families, Winter Wonderland

is a tradition.“We come for the snow,” said Gail Best,

a Petty Officer 1st Class with NMCB 5,who brought his son, Travis, 6, and daugh-ter Kylie, 3. “It’s one of their favoriteevents.”

Winter wonderland

PHOTOS BY ANDREA HOWRY / LIGHTHOUSE

Above, hundreds of people showed up to enjoy the 20 tons of snow hauled in for WinterWonderland on Jan. 9. At left, Christian Alamillo, 4, hurls a snowball. Christian is the sonof BU2(SCW) Robert Alamillo of NMCB 40 and his wife, Andrea.

800 people warm up to snow-filled annual event.

Jasmine Jack, 3, gets her face painted byGeriRoan of the Youth Center at Port Hueneme.Jasmine is the daughter of Waylon Jack, aCM3 with NMCB 5, and his wife, Mary.

Marie Jacobs, 15 months, touches snowfor the first time during Winter Wonderland.Marie is the daughter of Rashad Jacobs, aVAW-116 Petty Officer, and his wife, Kyoko.

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Andrea Alamillo helps her son, Geovanni, 3, build a snowman during Winter Wonderland onJan. 9. Geovanni’s dad is BU2(SCW) Robert Alamillo with NMCB 40. More than 800 peopleattended this annual event.


Above, Joel Stein, a Petty Officer with NMCB5, helps his son, Joel Jr., 21 months, pot aplant at a work table contributed by HomeDepot for the event. At left, Kylie’s brother,Travis, 6, enjoys roasting marshmallows.Travis is the brother of Kylie Best, shown inthe upper left “feeding” Scooby Doo.

Jaiden Rae Strange, 3, gets ready to launcha snowball. She is the daughter of JamesStrange, a Petty Officer with the 31st SRG,and his wife, Chrisnelle.

Above, Kierstin Tholen, a youth volunteer,watches as Kylie Best, 3, “feeds” ScoobyDoo at a toss and throw game. Kylie is thedaughter of Gail Best, an E6 with NMCB 5.

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The January 2010 “Athletes of theMonth” are an on-base group that playsUltimate Frisbee.Originally started in April 2008 by

Cmdr. Pete Hanlon, an officer stationedaboard NBVC, these athletes seek to en-joy a crisp Saturday morning workoutbut still leave enough time in the weekendto do all the other things that need to getdone.The men and women who come out

and play follow the “spirit of the game,”which, in Ultimate Frisbee terms, meansthat they stress sportsmanship and fairplay above all else. Competitive play isencouraged, but never at the expense ofrespect between players, adherence to therules and the basic joy of playing Ulti-mate.A typical game of Ultimate is played

by two seven-player squads with a 175-gram disc on a field similar to footballfield. The objective of the game is to scoreby catching a pass in the opponent’s endzone. A player must stop running whilein possession of the disc, but may pivotand pass to any of the other offensive

receivers on the field.Just like basketball or soccer, Ultimate

is a transition game in which playersmove quickly from offense to defense onturnovers that occur with a dropped pass,an interception, a pass out of bounds, orwhen a player is caught holding the disc

for more than 10 seconds (the NBVCgroup uses a five-second count).Although Ultimate resembles many

traditional sports in its basic athletic re-quirements, it is distinguished by its focuson self-officiating, even at the highestlevels of competition.The NBVC Ultimate Frisbee group

welcomes players of any skill level or ageto join them each weekend. The standinggame time is each Saturday at 8:15 a.m.at the field by the NBVC Port HuenemePleasant Valley Gate (Pacific Park). Be-sides athletic attire, the only other gearrecommended is a set of cleats, but thatis optional.Each weekend, two games are played,

one to 15 points and the second usuallyto seven to 10 points. These NBVC ath-letes even have a Web site! The Web siteis used to make sure enough players willshow up, at which time they call “gameon,” or, in event of foul weather, they cancall “game off.”You can sign up to play Ultimate Fris-

bee onboard NBVC at http://navyulti-mate.proboards.com.

Athletes of the month

Ultimate Frisbee every SaturdayNew players welcome: Games start at 8:15 a.m. at Pacific Park, Port Hueneme

Ultimate Frisbee draws a crowd every Saturday morning at NBVC’s Pacific Park, near the Pleasant Valley gate, Port Hueneme.

NBVC MWR Athletics and TheLighthouse are proud to announce anew monthly feature: “Athlete of theMonth,” which will run each month inthe paper.

The “Athlete of the Month” will featuremilitary, family members, and otherbase personnel who reach outstandingachievements in sports, demonstrateoutstanding sportsmanship, and/orwho bring sports to our community.

If you would like to nominate someoneor a group of athletes, please sendyour recommendation to AnnabelleFerrer at [email protected]

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Volunteers for the VITA program at theTax Center at Port Hueneme can assistyou in electronically filing your federal andstate tax returns. VITA serves all activeduty from all branches, retirees and theirdependents, as well as all DOD person-nel.Remember, you will get your refund

throughVITA just as quickly as youwouldthrough any commercial tax preparers, ifnot faster, and VITAwill usually save youmore than $100 in preparation fees. Whypay for a service that is offered to you atno charge?

The hours of operation for the TaxCen-ter are:

Port Hueneme at Bldg. 1417, (NCTCcomputer training lab):Mondays, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Tuesdays, noon to 3:30 p.m.Wednesdays, 1 to 5 p.m.Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Fridays: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Saturdays: 10 a.m. to noonThe Tax Center will be closed Friday,

Feb. 12, and Saturday, Feb. 13.

Returns are done on a first-come, first-serve basis.You need to bring to the Tax Center the

following:• Last year’s tax return• All W-2s for you and your spouse (if

applicable)• 1099 interest statements• Information on day care providers:

name, address, SSN, amount paid to pro-vider• Names, SSNs DOBs for all depen-

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for direct deposit of your refund• Power-of-attorney if one taxpayer is

deployed• All other pertinent tax documents re-

ceived for the 2008 tax year

Some commands have provided enoughvolunteers so that a VITA volunteer willbe able to complete your taxes right atyour command. Keep an eye out as towhether your command has one of thesevolunteers.Please note that if VITA determines

your return is complex (day trading, cap-

ital gains, etc.), VITA will try to give youan appointment for a later time with anexperienced volunteer. This, however, isnot guaranteed since this program is de-signed to assist people with fairly simplereturns.If you have any questions, feel free to

stop by the Tax Center during the abovehours once it’s open. For VITA informa-tion, call the Naval Legal Service Officeat 982-3124.

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Dispensary Road is being dispensed with atNaval Base Ventura County Point Mugu.Instead of asphalt, visitors to the area behind

the Branch Medical Clinic will soon be seeingthe area back in its natural state. About 3.5 acresof wetlands are being restored thanks to theproject.“The old road had to be closed because it had

been damaged from the culvert collapsing,” ex-plained Valerie Vartanian, a natural resourcesspecialist with NBVC’s Environmental Office.“Rather than replace the road, this became agood experience for the Seabees to use as train-ing. The removal of the asphalt and then regrad-ing to meet existing elevations will allow thesurrounding habitat to fill back in.”Work began in October to remove the ap-

proximately 1,600 feet of asphalt and then re-grading to match the surrounding environ-ment.“It’s going back to the way it was,”Vartanian

said. “This project provides valuable work ex-perience for the Seabees and provides a morescenic view than a paved road.”Work is expected to be completed in February,

depending on the weather.

What’s happening to Point Mugu’s Dispensary Road?

PHOTO BY MC1 AARON PETERSON

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RSON

Seabees

rideabus

enroute

tothe

planethat

willtake

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deployment,

Regier,

who

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BYMC1AARONPETE

RSON

Seabees

boardaplane

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toAfghanistan.

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ones,Seabees

fromNMCB

4prepare

toleave

PortHuenem

efor

Afghanistanin

theearly-m

orninghours.

Dean

A.VanderL

eyof

Tacoma,

Wash.

“The

reasonfor

thechange

isto

supportthe

presidential-directedsurge

oftroops

intoAfghanistan.Tw

oadditionalSeabee

battalionsare

deployingto

Afghanistan.

Generally,a

slightincreasein

deployment

lengthasw

ellasaslightdecrease

inhom

e-portlength

isrequired

tomake

thosead-

ditionalSeabees

availablefor

Afghani-

stan.”NMCB4willlead

theNavy

contribu-tion

tothe

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surgeby

deployingalong

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Arm

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Marine

forcesto

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forward

operatingbases,

air-fields,berthing

facilitiesandroads,w

hichisthe

samemission

otherbattalions

havebeen

performing

therefor

thelastyear.

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greattimeto

beaSeabee

andagreattim

eto

bepartof

NMCB4,”

saidVanderL

ey.“Seabeesjointhe

military

forthe

opportunityto

defendour

country,and

itisatrem

endoushonor

togo

andmake

adecisive

differencein

theplace

ourcountry

needsusthemostrightnow

—in

Afghanistan.”NMCB4recently

completed

arigorous

11-month

homeport

cyclethat

includedextensive

trainingin

boththe

technicaland

military

skillsneeded

tosucceed

inAfghanistan.T

hisincluded

amonthlong

fieldtraining

exercisethatspecifically

fo-cused

ontraining

thebattalion

tobuild

andfightin

awartim

eenvironm

ent.“N

MCB

4is

well-trained

andfully

equippedto

overcomethe

challengeswait-

ingfor

usin

Afghanistan,”

saidVander-

Ley.“If

youwalk

downthe

ranksof

our650

Seabees,youwillfind

men

andwom

-en

fromallw

alksof

life,butmostly

youwill

findacollection

ofthe

finestindi-

vidualsthiscountryhasto

offer.Someof

themwere

partof

NMCB4back

inthe

springof

2003during

themarch

toBagh-

dad.Many

ofthem

haveexperience

build-ing

andfighting

inIraq,A

fghanistanor

both.They

areextrem

elymotivated

toserve

theircountry

inAfghanistan.B

ot-tom

line:There

isno

otherunit

Iwould

rathertake

toAfghanistan

thanNMCB

4,andIam

proudand

extremely

blessedto

begiven

theopportunity

tocom

mand

suchan

amazing

groupof

men

andwom

-en.”Seabees

were

among

thefirst

forcesin

Afghanistan

afterthe

Sept.11,2001,at-tacksto

upgradeand

repairairfields.Por-tionsoftw

obattalionshave

beendeployed

theresince

January2009.

“One

thingthatreally

elevatesthe

Sea-bees

inan

environmentlike

Afghanistan

isourabilityto

taskorganize

andrapidly

respondto

thedynam

icrequirem

entsof

oursupportedcom

manders,”

saidVander-

Ley.“W

hengiven

amission,w

ecan

rap-idly

organizeateam

with

theright

skillsand

equipthem

with

theright

toolsand

equipment

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flexibility,agilityand

mobility

torespond

quickly.Wehave

juniorleaders

thatcanlead

theirteamto

mission

successand

maintain

command

andcontrol

in

themost

challengingenvironm

ents.If

onlyafire

team(four

Seabees)is

re-quired,

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ableto

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bya2nd

Class

Petty

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(E5),

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confidentthat

teamhas

theexperience

andskills

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andsucceed

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mission.”

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thanksto

theVentura

County

community

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forsupporting

NMCB4and

thePort

Huenem

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helmed

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peopleand

organizationslining

upto

helpour

Sea-bees

andtheir

families

inany

way

theycan.T

hesupporthas

reallybeen

amaz-

ing,”said

VanderL

ey.About

2,600Seabees

arecurrently

deployedto

about20differentcountries

aroundthe

globesupporting

avariety

ofhum

anitarianmissions

andcontin-

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By MC3 Ernesto Hernandez FonteKANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghani-

stan – More than 10 Seabees assigned tothe 30th Naval Construction (30NCR)recently departed Kandahar Airfield, Af-ghanistan, for northern Afghanistan withone purpose: to prepare that region forthe arrival of NavalMobile ConstructionBattalion (NMCB) 4.The regiment, which exercises command

and control over military engineer con-struction in southern and western Af-ghanistan, sent a quartering party made

up of representatives from the communi-cations, intelligence, operations and logis-tics departments to northern Afghanistanwith the goal of setting conditions forNMCB 4 to operate.“The goal of the quartering party is to

help prepare bases in the area for the ar-rival of the incoming battalion and assessthe battalion’s priority of work once theyarrive,”said Lt. RobertKleinman, 30NCRassistant operations officer. “Even if thebattalion has not yet arrived, we can startthe procurement process and build the

bridges and relationships necessary forthem to succeed.”The quartering party was making ar-

rangements to acquire berthing, food,constructionmaterials, equipment and anyother resources required by the battalionas they transition to Afghanistan.“It wouldn’t be mission failure if we

didn’t send these individuals up north, butNMCB 4 would be starting cold if wedidn’t,” saidKleinman. “Seabee battalionsare primarily comprised of constructionpersonnel such as builders, electricians and

equipment operators. Even though send-ing a small staff up north means the reg-iment has fewer people to run day-to-dayoperations, it will set the conditions forthe battalion to beginwork as soon as theyarrive in theater.”NMCB 4 deployed ahead of schedule

in support of the president’s new troopuplift. The battalion, whose main job isexpeditionary construction, will play a keyrole in providing the necessary engineeringsupport to arriving U.S. and CoalitionForces in Afghanistan.

30NCR prepares for uplift of additional Seabees

The deployment of two additional Sea-bee battalions to Afghanistan as part ofthe 30,000-troop surge will require adjust-ments to the deployment schedules of allSeabee units. Most deployment tourlengths will be increased and homeportperiods shortened to meet the require-ment.Naval Mobile Construction Battalions

(NMCBs) normally deploy for six monthsand are in homeport for 12 months. Inorder to maintain the two additional de-ployed battalions, active duty units willshift toward a schedule of deploying foreight months and being in homeport for10 months.In addition, the increased operational

demand on Naval Construction Forcereserve units will require 11-month mobi-lizations and eight-month deployments forthe reserve NMCBs.To achieve the 8/10 rotation, three bat-

talions currently deployed will be extend-ed.NMCB 1 is currently in the Pacific re-

gion andwill be deployed for ninemonths.NMCB 74 is currently in Afghanistan andwill be deployed for eight months. NMCB22 is also in Afghanistan and will be de-ployed for seven months. NMCB 3 is inthe European Theater and will returnhome on schedule.NMCB 4 deployed earlier this month

fromPort Hueneme toAfghanistan. Theyare expected to be deployed for aboutseven and a half months.NMCB 133 will deploy fromGulfport,

Miss. inMarch. Their deployment will beshortened to about four and a halfmonths.

Surge forces shiftin deployment cycle

Seabee equipment and materials, read-ied over the last month byNaval FacilitiesExpeditionary Logistics Center (NFELC),are deploying to Afghanistan in supportof the Seabee construction mission.Seabees from Naval Mobile Construc-

tion Battalion (NMCB) 4, Port Hueneme,andNMCB 133, Gulfport,Miss., are pro-viding infrastructure such as bases, berth-ing, facilities, roads and airfields to helpsupport the 30,000 additional U.S. forcesdeploying to the region. The Seabees aredeploying over the next several months.“Our Seabees have trained hard for this

mission and they are ready,” said Capt.Jim Worcester, commodore of the 31stSeabee Readiness Group (31st SRG),which trains and mobilizes the Port Hue-neme Seabees, and commanding officerof the NFELC, which maintains theequipment and material for the NavalConstruction Force and other expedition-ary units.NFELC prepped two Table of Allow-

ances (TOAs), the complement of Seabeeequipment and materials, at Naval BaseVentura County, PortHueneme, andCon-struction Battalion Center, Gulfport,Miss., adding deferred items and shortssuch as medical and dental supplies, com-munications gear and automotive repairparts. Heavy construction equipment andtactical trucks are being processed andprepared, with most equipment being ar-mored prior to shipment.“Even through the holiday period, our

logistics and mobilization teams were fo-cused on the needs of the deploying Sea-bees, working diligently to get their equip-ment ready for shipment. We’ve giventhese Seabees the best equipment availableto do this mission. I am confident theywill make us proud during the troopsurge,” said Worcester.Seabee commands at PortHueneme and

Gulfport have been instrumental in sup-porting mobilization efforts providingstaging, embark and armoring support.Port Hueneme Seabees from NMCB 40are supporting armoring efforts. The 31stSRG, asMovement Control CenterWest,manages embark requirements with thesupport of the battalions.

NFELC getsgear ready fordeployment

PHOTO BY JAMES P. CENCER

Naval Facilities Expeditionary Logistics Center (NFELC) Construction Equipment Divisionemployees prepare an Ultimate Building Machine at Naval Base Ventura County to supportthe Seabee mission in Afghanistan.

PHOTO BY JAMES P. CENCER

NFELC Surge reservists pack a Seabeetricon at Naval Base Ventura County tosupport the mission in Afghanistan.


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By NSWC Port HuenemeCommand CommunicationsNaval Surface Warfare Center

(NSWC) Port Hueneme Division engi-neers played a significant role in thefirst-ever launch of a Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) from an FFG-7 class ship onDec. 8 off the eastern coast of Austra-lia from the Australian navy ship,HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05).Personnel from NSWC Port Hueneme

were responsible for the development,integration and test of the software up-grade to the weapons control processorof the Mk 92 fire control system. Theweapons control processor is a key ele-ment in the system that provides theSM-2 engagement capability.“The primary objective of the firing

event was to verify that the FFG couldengage targets with an SM-2 in ‘HomeAll the Way’ mode,” said Craig Tenhoff,NSWC Port Hueneme systems engineer.“We were able to successfully meet theobjective on the first attempt.”“Home All the Way Mode” indicates

the ability of the SM-2 to track the tar-get from launch to intercept. For thenext test event, the SM-2 will be “in-structed” to only track the target mo-ments before the intercept, allowing themissile to fly “silently.”The successful launch of the SM-2

was a team effort that included NSWCPort Hueneme, NSWC Indian Head,Johns Hopkins University AppliedPhysics Laboratory, BAE Systems Tech-nology Solutions and Services and theRoyal Australian Navy.NSWC Port Hueneme has worked

closely with the Royal Australian Navyto deliver a combat-ready missile andassociated combat system upgrades, aid-ing the allied effort to protect nationalinterests at home and globally. This testevent served as a way for NSWC PortHueneme personnel to assist a U.S. allyin meeting future operational require-ments, and aligns with the CNO’s mar-itime strategy to foster and sustain co-operative relationships withinternational partners.

NSWC helps Australian navy with missile launch

A Standard Missile-2 leaves the launcher during testing on the Royal Australian Navyguided-missile frigate HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05) Dec. 8. NSWC Port Hueneme engineersplayed a significant role in this test event.

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THURSDAY,JAN.21,2010 By Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (FMF)

Brian K. SindelNAVODARI, Romania –Nine Seabees

from Naval Mobile Construction Battal-ion (NMCB) 3’s Detachment Romaniaparticipated in the annual Romania Na-tional Day celebration at Navodari, Ro-mania on Dec. 2.The Seabees were invited to participate

in the ceremony byNavodariMayorNico-laiMater in order to formally thank themfor completing a kindergarten renovationproject in November.Romanian National Day is the U.S.

equivalent of Independence Day, but inthe case of the Romanians, it celebratesthe 20th year since the fall of communismin their country.“It remindedme a lot of Fourth of July

back home in the United States,” said Lt.Daniel Schmitt, NMCB 3’s Detail Roma-nia officer in charge.During the celebration, three Seabees

from NMCB 3, along with members ofthe U.S. Army, Air Force and the Roma-nian Army, each placed a unit wreath ona veterans memorial. The wreath thatNMCB 3 placed had a ribbon with theword “Seabees” written on it.Schimtt said the Romanians wanted the

Seabees to place a wreath because theytake great pride in the fact they are aNATO country and have been fightingalongside theU.S.military in both the Iraqand Afghanistan campaigns for manyyears.The town turned out in large numbers

to see the event, which included a Roma-

nian military parade representing everybranch of the military. There was a bless-ing at the beginning of the ceremony bythe local religious leaders, as well asspeeches by the local political leaders. Asis common in American Fourth of Julycelebrations, there were many vendor andfood booths present as well.“I definitely enjoyed the unique oppor-

tunity for our troops to participate in Ro-manian National Day,” said Schmitt.“When we arrived in town, I was very im-pressed by the pageantry and the com-munity support for the Romanian mili-tary.”According to Schmitt, participating in

community events such as this is one ofmany ways that the Seabees of NMCB 3provide a positive impact in Eastern Eu-

rope and Romania.There are 25 Seabees from NMCB 3

assigned to the Romania Detachmentwho are executing Exercise RelatedConstruction and Humanitarian CivicAssistance Construction projects in sup-port of United States Army EuropeTask Force-East. These projects focuson renovations of schools, clinics andcommunity facilities, improving the liv-ing conditions and quality of life forthe local citizens.NMCB 3 is one of the Navy Expedi-

tionary Combat Command’s warfight-ing support elements, providing hostnation construction operations and se-curity in support of overseas contin-gency operations.

Seabees celebrate Romania’s version of Fourth of July

By Builder Constructionman Jacob KusayROTA, Spain – Eleven Seabees from

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion(NMCB) 3 recently began work on a gal-vanized steel catwalk as an improvementproject for the Naval Station Rota, Spain,water treatment facility.These Seabees are taskedwith construct-

ing a 180-foot-long catwalk, allowingeasier access for maintenance and repairof the local water filtration system. Theproject is unique because it is executedalmost exclusively by battalion steelwork-ers.For most of the crew, it is the first proj-

ect of this magnitude they have everworked on and thus is a great opportu-nity to learn. This project helps ensure theproper function and longevity of theGranulated Activated Carbon (GAC) wa-ter filtration system, which supplies waterto Naval Station Rota and the surround-ing area.“Most rates in the Seabees have had

plenty of jobs that are specific to theirrate, but the SWs have not had as manyas they would like,” said Steelworker 2ndClass (SCW) David Aanenson. “We alllove welding and commonly refer to thisproject as a steelworker’s dream.”To facilitate faster and more efficient

construction, the crew began prefabricat-ing the walkway, railing and staircase atan enclosed warehouse near the battalionheadquarters at CampMitchell. This willallow the crew to assemble the structurerapidly when all of the components are

finished.Most prefabrication will be com-pleted byNMCB3, and the final assemblywill be turned over to NMCB 7 for instal-lation.“Working indoors is great because we

are not affected by the weather,”said Steel-worker Constructionman (SCW) BernardBarbuto, the project safety supervisor.“When other projects are delayed, we areable to continue working every day.”Each day, the troops get the opportu-

nity to increase their welding proficiency

and improve upon their steelworker skillset. The experience they gain not onlymakes them better steelworkers, it alsomakes them better Seabees.“The senior troops can use their leader-

ship skills, experience and technical knowl-edge to teach junior troops how to be asteelworker,” said Steelworker 1st Class(SCW) Michael Freeman, the project su-pervisor.Providing the opportunity for senior

troops to train junior troops is essentialto the success and readiness of the bat-talion.“The hands-on experience the younger

steelworkers are learning is essential forthem to better themselves as a steelwork-er as well as a Seabee,” said Freeman.The senior troops will benefit from this

project just as much as the junior troops.Hands-on experience is one of the mostbeneficial ways for Seabees to learn theirrate, and it is also allows senior troops tolearn to be effective leaders.NMCB3 is one of theNavyExpedition-

ary Combat Command’s warfighting sup-port elements, providing host nation con-struction operations and security insupport of overseas contingency opera-tions.

NMCB 3 steelworkers build 180-foot catwalk in Spain

PHOTO BY BC APPRENTICE JACOB KUSAY

Steelworker 2nd Class (SCW) DavidAanenson, NMCB 3 Charlie Company weldsgalvanized steel for a catwalk project.

PHOTO BY CHIEF MCS JESSE A. SHERWIN

Steelworker 1st Class (SCW) MichaelFreeman, Naval Mobile ConstructionBattalion (NMCB) 3 Charlie Company, weldsgalvanized steel for a catwalk project. Whencomplete, it will facilitate maintenance onNaval Station Rota’s water filtration plant.

We all love weldingand commonly referto this project as asteelworker’s dream.— Steelworker 2nd Class (SCW) David

Aanenson

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By R. Lt. Carlos PesqueraVAW 117

As Carrier Airwing 11 finds itself con-ducting combat operations, the availabil-ity of mission-ready E-2C Hawkeyes hasbecome essential to the fight.Hawkeyes from the world-famousWall-

bangers are necessary to provide airbornecommand and control to carrier assets aswell as to troops on the ground. Now,more than ever, the maintenance depart-ment of VAW-117 has risen to the chal-lenge and provided the aircrew with theaircraft and systems they need.This accomplishment would not have

been possible without the hard work anddedication of Workcenter 110, theMightyMechs.Whetherworking on time-consum-ing tasks in the hanger bay or time-criticalrepairs on the flight deck, theMechs haveproven they can be counted on whenneeded.Under the leadership of ADC(AW)

John Guillermo and AD1(AW) JasonNieva, the Mechs have proven time andtime again that no job is too hard or toooverwhelming.When Aircraft 603 required an engine

change, the Mechs stepped up with theprofessionalism and dedication that sets

them apart. They effectively led Sailorsfrom several different shops to swap out

an engine weighing more than 3,000pounds and costing over $1 million. Theentire evolution took over 150man hours,but, due to their hard work, long hoursand ability to work as a team, Aircraft 603is now already back in the fight.The AD shop has also proven it can be

relied upon when time is of the essence.When the aircrew of Aircraft 601 wasstarting the starboard engine, they imme-diately noticed that there was somethingwrong when there was no indication offuel flow to the engine. AD2 Adam Fish-er, Mech final checker and troubleshoot-er, quickly diagnosed the problem to be afaulty ignition relay. He then proceededto go below the flight deck, check out anew ignition relay, return to the flightdeck, remove the faulty ignition relay andinstall the new one in less than 15minutes.His ability to quickly diagnose the prob-lem, find a solution and efficiently repairthe engine directly resulted in Aircraft 601being able to launch on time and performits mission over the skies of Afghani-stan.The professionalism found in theMech

MightyMechs of VAW-117 keep Hawkeyes in the air

PHOTO BY R LT. CARLOS PESQUERA / VAW 117

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ible for publication — for the first timesince March 10, 1942, when the navy be-gan work on the nowmammoth base andcut short all lines of communication,other than the “by word of mouth”grape-vine, from the depot.Soon to be commissioned a full-fledged

naval base— ranking right alongside SanPedro and San Diego — the present dayPort Hueneme defies the imagination.We who knew it two years ago as a lazy

little commercial port catering to occa-sional lumber ships or livestock barges,and have since gazed at it from outside thetightly guarded walls with a reporter’snatural lust, were frankly amazed at thesprawling city of more than 20,000 popu-lation which as grown up within the con-fines of Ventura county in 24 short war-time months.The base now covers, according to unof-

ficial estimates, an area of some 3,000acres— and it’s still growing! The originalland taken over by the navy amounted toabout 1,500 acres.Trainload after trainload of military

supplies— trucks, bulldozers, giant cranesand all thematerials necessary for rebuild-ing bases recaptured from the Japanese,can be seen rolling into the base 24 hoursa day.Butwhile PortHuenememay be primar-

ily an advance base depot, there are manyother reasons for its existence—and someof those we are permitted to tell youabout.It is the only seabee receiving barracks

on the west coast, the point where all navyconstruction battalions are sent for finaltraining before shipping out to the Pa-cific.In connection with this, the base has a

large military training area and technicaltraining grounds where seabees learn towork and fight with guns, shovels andother tools of their trade.Our navy-conducted tour of the base

began in the morning with a visit to the“U.S.S. Never Sail,” a dry land, simulatedLiberty ship on which seabee stevedoresare trained for the unloading of cargoships at Pacific ports where civilian laboris not available.The “ship” is fitted out with all the trap-

pings of a real Liberty and is operated onthree watches — 24 hours a day — with80men holding down eachwatch. It is 264feet long, 57 feet wide and 12 feet high,

with decks and cargo hatches like a regu-lar ship.After receiving primary training in ste-

vedoring at Camp Peary, Williamsburg,Va., which has a similar “ship,” special

seabee battalions, mostly …, are sent toHueneme and assigned to the “NeverSail.”Here, they receive their final trainingin 10 days under the direction of Lt. (jg)R.P. Morris (SEC) NSNR. The “NeverSail” puts some 600 to 700 men throughthe mill each week and has been one ofthe primary actors in breaking one of theworst bottlenecks of the war in the SouthPacific — unloading ships where port fa-cilities are primitive and dock workersnon-existent — according to no less anauthority than Adm. William (Bull)Halsey, fighting commander of Alliedforces in that area.From the “Never Sail,” our tour took

us — after a breather in the form of atypical navy luncheon (with meat) in theofficers’mess at CampRousseau— to thehitherto secret military training area ofthe base.Here, wewatchedmembers of the navy’s

construction battalions, under the watch-ful eyes of marine corps officers andother men who have seen combat actionin the hot spots of the south Pacific, learnto put the “fight” in “fighting Seabees.”We went through live grenade fire,

watched members of our party, as well asthe far more capable Seabees, take a whirlat firing the new rapid-action carbines,

watched tommy guns and the heavier 20mm guns tear targets to ribbons and sawthe reason why the Japanese mortar issecond best in the Pacific war theater.Accompanied by Lt. A.J. Limb, U.S.

marine corps, commanding officer of themilitary training area, we went first tothe mammoth rifle range which as beenliterally gouged out of the beach by bull-dozers and back breaking labor.Seabees fired their new lightweight car-

bines at targets — 100 yards — and then200 yards distant, with amazing accu-racy for a group of men who are sup-posed to be builders, not fighters.From there we went to the mortar

range, a strip of beachland marked onlyby barbed wire and the surf, to view theneatest exhibition of the day, conductedby two navy enlisted men, Harvey Kerrand C.S. Nunn, for the benefit of ourparty and a class of Seabees they wereinstructing in the use of the deadly mor-tar.A mortar fires its projectile straight up

and then drops it in a sweeping arch toexplode when it strikes land or water. Itis the perfect weapon for getting at enemytroops dug in behind embankments,walls, hills or trees.With Kerr, who was doing the firing,

and Nunn the sighting on the mortar, wewatched five projectiles fired — somewithout increments so we could watchtheir graceful flight through the air fromgun to target. Two of the bomb-shapedprojectiles were fired into the nearby surf,where their explosions sent up geysers ofwater. The other three were aimed withdeadly accuracy at a small box placed325 yards down the beach.Taking his first crack at the box, Kerr

explained: “This shot will probably bewild. It’s only a test for distance.”If that was a wild shot, may the Lord

have mercy on any … who happens torun up against a Yankee mortar expertin the Pacific. With a dull thud, the pro-jectile whistled out of the mortar barrel,much in the manner of a Fourth of Julyskyrocket, straight up into the blue skyabove, and then began its deadly descent,coming down within a few scant feet ofthe tiny target with a thunderous explo-sion that tore a gaping crater in the sur-rounding beach.The other two shots at the box were

even closer, which explains the statementmade by Lt. Limb: “The … boast theyhave a mortar that will drop a shell in the

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PHOTO COURTESY U.S. NAVY SEABEE MUSEUM

The barbershop opened in May 1943, with 24 chairs and “modern” apparatus. Locatedinside the barbershop, the tailoring service had 18 sewing machines and was equipped tohandle all types of cutting and stitching required to properly fit GI clothes.


Advance Base Receiving Barracks CampRousseau housing and training areais pictured in October 1945. Ranges,obstacle courses, weapons schools andadministration buildings were included in thetraining area. Quonset huts were utilized tohouse Marine and Seabee instructors. Theadministration buildings included executiveoffices, a galley and dining hall, officers’quarters, a recreation room and a library.

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enemy’s back pocket; ours goes them onebetter.”Next stop was the hand grenade range

— and there we got our first taste of whatit feels like to be “under fire.”We reachedthe grenade grounds after a wild ride overswamp and sandy territory in sturdy navypeeps.Some of the photographers in our par-

ty wanted a picture of live grenade fire.To say they didn’t get it would be puttingit mildly. But the grenade instructors didconsent to let us join a class of Seabees inthe grenade pit to obtain an “ear-witness”version of “pineapple” tossing.We were a bit dubious about taking on

the assignment, but the instructors hand-ed us combat helmets and told us to ap-proach the pit.The grenade pit is a circular affair di-

vided by a not-high-enough-to-suit-the-correspondents board wall. In the centeris a sand pit where the live grenades aretossed.We were ordered to lie prone as the in-

structor pulled the pin of the first grenade— and not to dare lift our heads until or-dered to do so. (As if that was necessary!Had the instructor died on the spot with-out issuing the “up”order, we would havebeen dug in there yet.)Next to me was a marine corporal, one

of the instructors, who (oh, unhappy day!)chose that moment to display an abdomenwound he had received from a… grenadeon Guadalcanal.As the instructor pulled the pin, we hit

the dirt andwaited with gnashed teeth andpounding hearts for what seemed like eonsbut must have been only a fraction of asecond. Then it came. With a resoundingblast, the grenadewent off. Over our heads,fragments of the “pineapple” streakedthrough the air, one to lodge in the seat ofthe peep we had just left over a small em-bankment, to tear a gaping hole in theupholstery.“Sounds like old home week,” chuckled

my next door neighbor, the marine corpo-ral, as grenades 2, 3 and 4 went off witheven more ferocious explosions. A few ofus muttered weak “uh-huhs” and let it goat that.With the cocky air of veteranswe shoved

off from the grenade range, back throughthe swamps, to other divisions of the mil-itary training area to view more Seabeesundergoing other kinds of preparation forthe fighting to comewhen they land along-side the marines on Japanese atolls thou-sands of miles from Port Hueneme.Besides the rifle, mortar and hand gre-

nade ranges, the military training areaincludes these other divisions:

Gas chamber, obstacle course, machinegun school, communications school, bombdisposal school, Thompson submarine gunschool, bayonet school, bivouac area,school range, armory school, mortarschool, 20 millimeter school, camouflageschool, Browning automatic rifle school,hand to hand combat school and Thomp-son submarine gun range.Winding up the day-long tour was a

brief picture taking and snooping expedi-tion around Camp Rousseau proper.To sum Rousseau up in a nutshell, it’s a

complete city, with its own theaters, barbershops, post office, laundry, wet and drycanteens (the navy counterparts of soda,or beer, parlors and general merchandisestores), bakery, cobbler shop — and evena Western Union telegraph office.The camp originally was planned to

house three battalions— about 3,000men— but with the growth of the navy’s con-struction battalions, Camp Rousseaubranched out over adjacent farmlands un-til it now has a capacity of 20 battalions,roughly 20,000men.Most of the buildingsare Quonset huts, igloo-shaped affairswhich serve as everything from “head”— navy language for lavatory — to quar-ters for the officers in charge. Recently,however, wooden barracks have been con-structed to save space.In addition to the actual construction

battalions, twoother types of organizationsquartered at Port Hueneme may now bementioned by the press. They are BMU(base maintenance units) and the seabeespecials (U.S. navy special construction bat-talions.)A BMU is roughly one fourth the size of

a full battalion and performs duties sug-gested by its title at advance bases. The spe-cials — many of them comprised princi-pally of …— are stevedore outfits trainedto be experts in cargo handling. RegularSeabees frequently called upon to unloadships during emergencies, as well as to pro-vide storage facilities for the cargoes, alsoare given some stevedore training at PortHueneme, but the specials get the real long-shoring workout on the “Never Sail.”Camp Rousseau also has a number of

technical schools, including roadequipment,water purification and distillation, diesel,boiler testing and operating, pontoons andtug, all vital cogs in the seabee program.Officer in command of Camp Rousseau

and the advance base depot is Capt. H.P.Needham (CEC), USN. On his staff areComdr.WilliamSihler, executive officer; Lt.Comdr. W.J. Stribling, receiving barracksofficer; Lt. Comdr LloydF.Rader, trainingofficer, and Lt. Limb, military training of-ficer.


Advance Base Depot Port Hueneme and Advance Base Receiving Barracks Camp Rousseauface the Pacific Ocean in this photograph taken Sept. 22, 1944. In the lower left is the cityof Port Hueneme, the original Bard Estate, and undeveloped land on Ventura Road. Thebeach in the upper right-hand corner is now the Channel Islands Harbor.

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shop is no secret. When AD2 MikosManeru was selected as the Sailor of theDay, the commanding officer of USSNimitz (CVN 68), Capt. Paul Monger,highlighted his impressive work ethic andattention to detail. Monger pointed outManeru’s commitment to his fellow squad-ronmates. Always looking to enhance the

personal development of subordinates andpeers,Maneru has gone above and beyondto help others improve in-rate qualifica-tions as well as to obtain their EnlistedAviation Warfare Specialist pins.The qualities exemplified by Maneru

and Fisher are not hard to find in theMech shop. Young Sailors like AD3Mat-thew Bukal, AD3 Jose Moran, AD3 Oli-

ver Vilchis and AD3 Sean Kelly have al-ready proven that despite their limited timein the shop, they have already acquiredthe skills necessary to be trusted with thelives of the people who fly the planes theywork on. They have shown that they canbe placed in leadership positions whenteamwork is essential to get a task done.Throughout our current deployment the

Mechs’ contributions have been invaluableas VAW-117 finds itself going into harm’sway to protect the interests of our nation.Without their commitment to excellence,theWallbanger teamwould not be able tofulfill its requirement as part of the Car-rier Airwing 11 team conducting flightoperations in support of Operation En-during Freedom.

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The Bloodhounds of VX-30 hosted students from Britain’s Empire Test Pilot School.

Lt. Kevin BusztaVX-30 Public Affairs Officer

Right before the Thanksgiving holidays,the Bloodhounds of VX-30 were honoredto play host to students from Britain’sEmpire Test Pilot School and foreign stu-dents from the U.S. Naval Test PilotSchool in Patuxent River, Md.In order to complete their final capstone

project before graduation, the studentsfrom both test pilot training programs arerequired to write a full report evaluatingall the systems and flying qualities of anassigned aircraft on which they have noprevious experience. For these lucky few,they were tasked to evaluate the S-3B Vi-king, which now solely rests on the Blood-hound flightline.Before taking to the skies, the students

completed ground safety briefs and sys-tems familiarization events to learn theins and outs of the Viking’s mission capa-bilities and operating limits. Training alsocovered basic emergency procedures justin case something should go wrong on theflights.Once the students were airborne, the real

fun began. Flight officers exercised allthe tactical systems of the aircraft,evaluating their performance, practical-ity and general ease of use by the op-erator. For the pilots, aircraft stability,handling and maneuverability were thekey points of study.To fully investigate the flying qualities

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VX-30 hosts British test pilots

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Help when you need it.The Fleet & FamilySupport Center

All classes at Port Hueneme unless oth-erwise noted. Call 982-5037 for more in-formation.New toll-free appointment scheduling

service: 1-866-923-6478. Call 24 hours aday, seven days a week. Schedule counsel-ing (individual, marital, family) and ap-pointments for financial, spouse employ-ment, transition and relocationassistance.

Counseling Services & LifeSkills

• Deployment Issues Support Group forSpouses: Call 982-5037.• Stress management (4 sessions): Dis-

cover how to quiet themind and body andbuild stress resistance. Tuesdays, Feb. 2,9, 16, 23, 3 to 4:30 p.m.• General parenting (7 sessions): Practi-

cal and hands-on parenting skills for chil-dren ages 5 to 12. Thursdays, Feb. 4, 11,18, 25, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 5 to 6:30 p.m.• Solution Focused Communication:

Learn to speak in non-threatening waysand improve your relationships at home,work and play. Mon., Feb. 8, 5:30 to 7p.m.• Anger Management (6 sessions): In-

teractive class, recognizing cues of angerand practicing healthy anger expressions.Mondays, Feb. 22, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 5to 6:30 p.m.

Ombudsman

OmbudsmanMeeting: Tues., Jan. 26, 6to 8 p.m., Pt. Mugu FFSC.

Career Support and Retention

(Register for TAP classes with yourCommand Career Counselor)• Executive Transition Assistance Pro-

gram: Monday–Thursday, Feb. 1-4, 7:30a.m. to 4 p.m., E-7 and above, all retir-ees. Civilian attire. Bring medical re-cords and DD2648 on Monday.• Transition Assistance Program:

Monday–Thursday, Feb. 8–11, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Seperatees E-6 and below.Civilian attire. Bring medical record andDD2648 on Monday.• What Employers Want: Internation-

al HR specialists reveal what companiesare looking for before they hire you.Call 982-5325 for dates/registration.• Corporate ResumeWriting: Cutting-

edge resume techniques. Must call 982-5325 to register. Fri., Feb. 12, 7:30 to 9a.m.• Federal Employment: Resume de-

velopment and application process. Fri.,Feb. 12, 9 to 11 a.m.• CONSEP: Financial, life skills and

career management for members withless than 10 years of service. Monday–Thursday, Feb. 22–25, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Spouse Employment Skills Work-shops (2 sessions): One-hour workshopscovering job search, resume skills andinterview techniques. Tuesday, Feb. 16,3 to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, Mar. 16, 2 to 4 p.m.• Job Fair: The Job Fair is open to all

active duty, spouses, reservists, retirees,DOD employees, contract employeesand anyone who has base access. Formore information e-mail [email protected]. Thursday, Feb. 18, 9a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sexual Assault Preventionand Response (SAPR)

• POC Training: Monday, Jan. 25. Callfor time.•AdvocateMonthlyMeeting: Thursday,

Jan. 28, 10 to 11 a.m. Call 982-6139 forinfo.

IA Readiness and Deployment

• Deployment Discussion Group: Forfamily members of service members whoare deployed or under IA orders.Wednes-day, Feb. 3, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.• IA Pre-Deployment Brief: For service

members’ families who are soon to be ex-ecuting IA orders.Wednesday, Feb. 3, 4:30to 5:30 p.m.• IA Return and Reunion: For families

of soon-to-be returning or already re-turned IA service members. Wednesday,Feb. 10, 1 to 2 p.m.

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Smooth Move: Make your PCS moveeasy, simple and smooth. Know your en-titlements from the experts. Wednesday,Jan. 27, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Free Food Distribution

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 23, Feb. 20 andMarch 20. Saturday, Bldg. 19, near thePleasant Valley Gate on Port Hueneme.Note: Food items vary from month tomonth. Requirements: Active duty E-6and below or their spouses. Bring an LESand only one issue per family. E-7 withtwo or more dependents may qualify. In-come guideline statement available at dis-tribution site. Custodian of a child whois a family member of active duty person-nel on deployment.

Financial Management

• Financial guidance by appointment.Evening appointments available. Call 982-3640 Port Hueneme or 989-8844 . Infor-mation available on saving, investing, TSP,

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credit reports, creating a spending plan,car buying, avoiding foreclosure andbankruptcy, selling versus renting yourhome, retirement planning and finan-cial planning for deployment.• Command Financial Specialist Fo-

rum: Command Financial Specialisttraining for designated CFSers. Friday,Jan. 29, 10 a.m. to noon.• Million Dollar Sailor Part III,

Home Buying Seminar: Protect your-self! Learn the steps to see if you areready to buy a house. Thursday, Jan.21, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.• Command Financial Specialist

Training: E6 and above; must attend allsessions. Monday–Friday, Jan. 25–29,7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

New Parent Support

• Little Explorers for Toddlers: Aninteractive parent-toddler playgroup forbabies 15–36 months. Thursdays, 10 to

11 a.m. except first Thursday ofmonth. Call 982-5037 for location.• NewMamas (ongoing): For expect-

ingmamas andmamaswith babies 0–15months old. Information, educationand support. Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.to 1:30 p.m.• Yoga Mamas: For expecting and

newmamas: a gentle stretch to rest andrefresh. Tuesdays, 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.,Bee Fit Center.• Boot Camp for Dads: Hear experi-

enced dads share their stories and getthe real answers to your concerns offathering, finances and family. Thurs-day, Feb. 4, 6 to 8 p.m.• Breastfeeding 101:Get the “how to”

basics. Avoid the common pitfalls andobtain great information on commu-nity resources on and off base. Thurs-day, Feb. 4, 6 to 8 p.m.

— For more information on any of theseworkshops, call Sandy Lyle, commandliaison, at 989-8833 or e-mail [email protected]. We are here to serve you!

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By Mary-Jean OwensTransition Manager/Work and Family Life Supervisor

The Fleet & Family Support Centeroffers Career Options and Navy SkillsEvaluation Program (CONSEP) forjunior Sailors to get an extraordinaryamount of information they need inorder to make an informed decisionabout whether to pursue a civilian ca-reer or to stay Navy.CONSEPwas designed as part of the

“life cycle”approach to delivering tran-sition and career change informationto our service members. This programallows members to prepare for success-ful careers with whatever decision theyultimately make.This four-day workshop is designed

to guide Sailors with less than 10 yearsservice and at least one year prior to

EAOS. The guidance includes person-al planning and goal setting in the areasof basic life skills; an entire day of fi-nancial facts, investments, and goals; acareer day devoted to defining whatskills they can offer in the private sector(with resumes and interviews); and thefinal day will present options the Navyhas to offer its Sailors — options theymay not have considered viable be-fore.FFSC encourages any Sailor ap-

proaching EAOS to attend this class tobe sure that this important career deci-sion is an informed decision. Spousesare highly encouraged to attend. Thenext CONSEP will be offered Feb. 22through 25.Please call the FFSC at 982-3726 or

982-5325 for more information on thisimportant program.

CONSEP:Make this criticaldecision a well-informed one

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By Romey AceboClass instructor

The regular practice of yoga is one ofthe best gifts “yoga mamas” can give tothemselves and to their babies. This ide-al form of exercise for pregnant womenwill help them stay fit, toned and relaxedduring labor and childbirth.Babies born to exercising mamas are

healthier and experience fewer fetal com-plications. Exercises for postpartumwomen help restore muscle tone andstrengthen back, abdominal and pelvicfloor muscles.Exercises can help release shoulder and

neck muscle tension as well as help im-prove posture and gait. It’s a great wayto support the body’s recovery after childbirth.Prenatal yoga’s gentle, low-impact ex-

ercises (asanas) help stretch, strengthen,stimulate and build stamina in the manymuscles used during childbirth. The asa-nas help promote fitness and flexibility,tone the pelvic area, decrease overallstress, promote relaxation and rejuvenatethe mind. They also increase the energyof both pre- and postnatal mamas.Here at the Bee Fit Wellness Center,

our yoga practice is based on the IyengarMethod, using supportive props such asstraps, blocks, blankets, chairs and/or thewall. This helps us modify the exercisesto meet individual needs during the var-ious trimesters and after childbirth.Classes typically begin with a few min-

utes of quiet meditation, focusing ondiaphragmatic breathing — an integralaspect of yoga called Pranayama — tohelp still the mind, relax the body andoxygenate every cell of the body and thebaby’s body. This also gives the mother-to-be time for self-reflection and a con-nection with the baby. Arrangements aremade for postnatal yoga mamas’ babiesto be within close proximity.The class continues using gentle move-

ments of joints to warm up the body andprepare it for the stretching and strength-ening of the muscles and tissues. Focus-ing on the rhythmic breathing helps in-crease the energy for focus in performingthe asanas.The practice of seated and standing

asanas continues the development ofstrength, flexibility and balance. Propsare used as needed to help with individ-ual needs and abilities. Again, breathingis emphasized throughout the entire prac-

tice.Finally a few minutes are reserved at

the end of class for quiet meditation toaccess deep relaxation, reap the benefitsof the practice and to reflect on self, andfor prenatal “mamas,” on self and thebaby.

— Romey Acebo teaches the Yoga Mamasclass put on by the FFSC every Tuesday at theBee Fit Center. For more information on FFSCworkshops and programs, see Pages 25 and26.

YogaMamas class helps new moms, mothers-to-be

Above, Cindy Lopez takes part in the YogaMamas class that FFSC puts on everyTuesday at the Bee Fit Center. Lopez andher husband, Lt. Roy Lopez of VX-30, areexpecting their first child, a boy, in April. “Iwant to be physically and mentally preparedfor labor — and motherhood in general,”Cindy said about why she’s taking thecourse. Upper right, class instructor RomeyAcebo makes sure everyone gets a goodstretch. Bottom right, Surface WarfareOfficer Lt. Kristen Kerns practices her yoga.She and her husband, Isaiah, are expectinga girl in March.


Lynn Bestafka practices her yoga. She and her husband, Lt. Cmdr Tom Bestafka of NFELC, are expecting their first child, a boy, in April.“I know that yoga helps with labor,” Lynn said. “I’m hoping to be in as good a shape as I can before the baby comes.”

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OXNARD& PT HUE

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$1550 Owner willconsider Section 8.

3+2 1 sty Parkside washer/dryer/refrig, 2 car gar+

opener, sm patio off dining$1700 pet considered

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Announcements100-170

To our advertisers:Please check your ad the firstday and report any issuespromptly. Classified ads arecharged using an agate lineunit of measurement. Visiblelines are larger for readabilityand adenhancement, thereforebillable linesmay bemore thanwhat is visible to the reader.

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POOL ROUTE, FILLMORENet $60K+yr part time.Will train and guaranteeaccounts. $48k full price.

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BDRM Set end table, dreessew/2 mirrors all wood $150/obo. Trundle bed set $35

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desk $35 805-987-1834VCS227600

OAK DINING TABLE w/4matching leather armchairs$450. 5 drawer Oak Chest $35.Solid wood computer desk &chair $150. Maytag washer &

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Rentals

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CAMARILLO

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PT HUE 1+1, small upstairs,unit near base. $750+dep,

water & trash paid805-207-1210 VCS227581

PT HUE 1br$850/mo+$500 dep

143 E. A ST No pets805-340-3078 VCS227583

PT HUE 1br apt, gar, pool,most utils $845 +$500 dep

No pets 805-483-8301 or805-488-2131 VCS227582

PT HUE 1br apt, gar, pool,most utils $845 +$500 dep

No pets 805-483-8301 or805-488-2131 VCS227514

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609ApartmentsUnfurnishedPT HUENEME Move in

Special 1/2 mo FREE,utils paid. 1br & Studios

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PT HUE Wonderful bldg,walk to beach. 1+1, stove,refrig, carport, coin lndry,

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OXN 3+2½ only 1 year old!Riverpark townhse, 2 cargar, a/c, refrig, w/d, gran-ite $1900+dep 818-437-4303

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PT HUE 2+2+loft Townhse,2 car gar, pool & jacuzzi

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Pt Hue Hueneme Bay2br 2ba w/fam rm & fire-place. Beautiful upgradedend unit with new carpet-ing. Eat-in kitch, brightand spacious, with fullylandscaped pvt garden

patio. 2 car gar and separ-ate laundry room. $1475/mo

Call Gwen 818-292-3235VCS227506

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OXN Furnished room DSL& Sat, full privs, share bath,

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WIFI/internet $600/mo $300dep incl utils 805-228-8164

VCS227140

OXN Quiet area - 4 mi N. ofHueneme, pvt ba, kitch &

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$575mo+$200dep. 805-983-6709or 805-204-8060 VCS225957

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