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By Andrew RevelosNSASP Staff Writer

More than 100 middle school stu-dents from five local districts cameto the Dahlgren School on boardNaval Support Facility (NSF)Dahlgren on June 25-29 to partici-pate in the annual Science, Technol-ogy, Engineering and Math (STEM)Summer Academy sponsored byNaval Surface Warfare CenterDahlgren Division (NSWCDD).

The event is one of many VirginiaDemonstration Project (VDP) STEMacademies held throughout the statesponsored by the Department of De-fense (DoD) National Defense Educa-tion Project, which promotes scienceand math education as an investmentin DoD's future workforce. While thegoals of the week-long academy areeducational, the opportunity to con-duct experiments with STEM profes-sionals and meet new friends bringssmiles to students and the STEMmentors alike.

Cmdr. Elvis Mikel, executive offi-cer of Naval Support Activity SouthPotomac (NSASP) and the holder of aSTEM degree, welcomed studentsand thanked school officials, mentors

and everyone else who makes theSTEM Summer Academy an annualsuccess story. "Thank you for every-thing you've done to put this programtogether," he said.

Even though the goal of the STEMAcademy is to promote STEM sub-jects, Mikel encouraged students to

keep an open mind toward all schoolsubjects. "The foundation of a goodeducation is math and science," hesaid. "Those liberal arts coursesround out that complete education."

Communication skills will be keyfor student groups throughout theweek as they work together to solve

engineering challenges. The groupsare guided by a teacher and the men-torship of a STEM professional.

Capt. Mike Smith, NSWCDDcommander and a graduate of theMassachusetts Institute of Technolo-gy (MIT), seconded Mikel's adviceand highlighted all the technologies,some taken for granted, that havechanged the world.

Technology taken for granted"Engineering is extremely impor-

tant," he said. "This microphone is

STEM Summer Academykicks off at Dahlgren School

By Jeron HayesNSASP Public Affairs

Gunnar Nelson's first memory isof music. He was two years old andsitting offstage at Knott's Berry Farmin Buena Park, Calif. watching his fa-ther entertain park goers, and heknew at that moment music was hisdestiny. He and his brother Matthewasked for a drum kit and a guitar andnever looked back.

The twin sons of the late rock androll icon Ricky Nelson will performlive at the 2012 Naval Support FacilityDahlgren 4th of July Celebration onthe Parade Field. The event will beginat 4 p.m. and Nelson will take thestage at 7:15 p.m. The event is freeand open to the public.

These seasoned performers havemore than met their goals in the mu-sic industry. By the age of 12 theywere playing the L.A. club scene.Theysigned their first record deal withCapitol Records at age 18 and hadtheir first number one hit at age 20.

Citing their Dad as an amazingrole model, Nelson remembers, "He

always had an acoustic guitar in hishands. He was always writing."

When the twins continuallyjumped on their father's band's in-struments, he purchased instrumentsof their own and "sent us to play inthe barn. It didn't take long for him torealize this wasn't a fad.We were seri-ous," said Nelson.

"When we were eight or nine yearsold, we were playing with highschoolers," said Nelson. "Then theyall left for college, and we just keptplaying and doing our own thing."

Nelson started out as the drum-mer of the group, but after an appear-ance on Saturday Night Live whenthey were 18, he began to re-think his

music standing. "I told Matt, I needto learn guitar," said Nelson.

He said his brother was skeptical,"mostly because I'd never picked upa guitar in my life. I told him I'd prac-tice for 10 hours a day every day for ayear and master the guitar," said Nel-son.

His brother's reaction? "He said, ifyou can do it, go for it!" Gunnar cannow match his brother lick for lick."Except for bass," he said, "becauseMatt is so great at it."

Their current show, "Ricky NelsonRemembered," covers many of thehits from their father's amazing rockand roll catalog. In addition to thesongs, the brothers hope to tell anAmerican story of their Dad's journeyas a singer and "what was happeningin the world at the time," said Nelson.

"He was bringing rock and rollinto people's homes and they would-n't even call it rock and roll, it was sosalacious," said Nelson.

"They called it rhythm and blues."The Nelson family received hate mail

Nelson Brothers making music since they can remember

U.S. Navy photo by Andrew Revelos

Teammates Hunter Sellers (l.), 13, a student at King GeorgeMiddle School and Cameron Gary, 13, a student at Dixon-Smith Middle School in Stafford, are happy with the way theirrobot is performing.

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"The value of a STEMacademy is that youhave the ability tocapture kids' imagina-tions and sustain it."

-- Jake JosephCollege of William and Mary

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taking the sound of my voicevibrating a diaphragm insidehere.

Attached to that di-aphragm is a magnet. Themagnet creates a current inthe wiring to a bunch of dif-ferent circuits. It goes up intothe speakers where there isanother diaphragm up thereand it has another di-aphragm that vibrates... andthat's what your hearing. Allof that needed to be designedby engineers."

Smith presented studentswith some videos of the STEMefforts at NSWCDD, includingthe Scan Eagle unmannedaerial vehicle (UAV), un-manned boats, gun testing forthe Littoral Combat Ship, thesoftware for the Tomahawkcruise missile and the electro-magnetic rail gun. An excitedgasp came over the studentswhen they were shown high-speed footage of what the lat-ter weapon did to one veryunfortunate watermelon.

It was a promising starttoward the academy's goal ofbuilding students' interest inSTEM subjects before theyreach high school age.

Many teachers maintainthat this is a critical juncturein young people's education-al lives, one which deter-mines their future success inschool and beyond. If a stu-dent is interested in STEMsubjects by high school, theycan take the necessary class-es to pursue a STEM career.

If, by high school, studentsare uninterested or unable totake classes like algebra,geometry and pre-calculus,they stand little chance of evermaking in into a STEM career.

For Jordan Watson, asoon-to-be freshman atStafford High School, attend-ing last year's STEM SummerAcademy in Dahlgren has in-spired him to stay involved inhis classes.

"I liked all the different

stuff we did with the waterrockets and robots," he said."Before I went to the camp, Iwas wondering when I wouldever use this stuff in real life."

What didWatson like mostabout last year's academy?"Building our own creationsand making them work."

This year,Watson is assist-ing his younger peers by be-ing one of the academy's jun-ior mentors, who help teach-ers and mentors administerthe academy while pursuingtheir own research projects.

Watson hopes to help stu-dents get through any nerv-

ousness they might experi-ence as they meet and workwith new friends. "I can helptell them what to expect. I wasnervous when I first came."

Capturing imaginationsThe week of STEM activity

is the product of a year ofwork for the team of JaneBachman, director ofDahlgren's STEM Academyand an engineer at NSWCDD.

"I'm hoping students seethe applications of math andscience outside the class-room," she said. "They learnabout these things in school,

but I'm really hoping they seehow they apply in real life."

Bachman thanked the base

officialswhoseassistancemakestheacademyinDahlgrenpossi-ble. "I get so much help and

supportonbase.The Naval Surface War-

fare Center and [Naval Sup-port Activity] South Potomacare very, very helpful."

Bachman was assisted byDena Kota and Kit Burns,both assigned to NSWCDD,Jake Joseph, assistant directorof the STEM Education Al-liance at the College ofWilliam and Mary School ofEducation, and KimberlyMcGee,amathspecialist fromStafford County Schools.

For Burns, a chemist, thepayoffforallthehardworkandpreparation are the students.

"It's very rewarding, veryexciting," she said. "Especial-ly when you begin to see [stu-dents'] brains click on... yousee the light bulb."

Like many of the mentors,Burns thought her own ca-reer path may have had moresure footing if such STEMoutreaches existed when shewas in school. "I really wishthat I had this kind of oppor-tunity years ago," she said.

"I had to pick and find myway. My children are in col-lege. If this opportunity hadbeen as developed when theywent through [middle andhigh school], they wouldhave many more opportuni-ties to define themselves. Iwish my children had thiskind of focused opportunity."

Of course, advancingdown a STEM career path ishard work, the kind that doesnot come easily without apassion for the disciplines.

"ThevalueofaSTEMacad-emyisthatyouhavetheabilityto capture kids' imaginationsand sustain it," said Joseph.

"The road to becoming ascientist or engineer is verylong and it's difficult. Thedream associated with beingable to design the things weuse every day has got to besustained by things like this.The kids need to be able tosee the importance of apply-ing the knowledge they'velearned in school."

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U.S. Navy photos by Andrew Revelos

Adrian Fredrick, a teacher in Stafford County,talks to students about how technology is usedto fight infectious diseases.

Jordan Watson, 13, an incoming freshman atStafford High School, sorts robotic parts inpreparation for the STEM Summer Academy ac-tivities. Watson attended last year's academy;this year, he serves as a junior mentor.

Lawrence Johnson, 13,a middle school stu-dent in SpotsylvaniaCounty, programs hisrobot under the tute-lage of Katy Owens, amathematician withNSWCDD.Jessica Salinas, 14, a student at Rodney E. Thompson Middle School in

Stafford County, uses a microscope to zero in on germs.

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By John J. JoyceNSWC DahlgrenDivision CorporateCommunications

A newly discovered radarcapability to detect individualcloud hydrometers in the freeatmosphere can impact futureperformance of combat sys-tems and military decisionmaking, Navy scientists an-nounced today.

The technical details of thecapability - made possiblewith a very high-resolutionDoppler radar - are expound-ed in a paper entitled "RadarObservations of IndividualRain Drops in the Free Atmos-phere" published in the Pro-ceedings of the National Acad-emy of Sciences journal May28.

"This series of experimentsdemonstrate classic science,"said Dr. Mark Anderson, aNaval Surface Warfare CenterDahlgren Division (NSWCDD)principal systems scientistwho co-authored the paper."The Navy's ultimate hope inunderstanding these cloudformations is to improve thedescription and forecasting ofsevere weather which in-turnwould help the Navy and DoD(Department of Defense) inevaluating systems perform-ance and in day-to-day deci-sion making."

The Naval Research Labo-ratory (NRL) multi-agencystudy revealed the unexpectedand is improving scientists'understanding of the dynam-ics and structure of cloud sys-tems.

"The signal processing ofthe radar returns revealed thatthese cloud details led to theunanticipated observations ofindividual rain drops - a firstever observation through re-mote sensing means," ex-plained Anderson.

A team of specialists -spanning an area of expertisefrom cloud physics and dy-namics to radar theory, design,and applications - coordinat-ed the series of weather exper-iments with the Naval Ordi-nance Test Unit, the FederalAviation Administration, theCape Canaveral Air Force Sta-tion Facility, and NASA be-tween 2008 and 2010.

Atmospheric remote sens-

ing has played a pivotal role inthe increasingly sophisticatedrepresentation of clouds in thenumerical models used to as-sess global and regional cli-mate change.

This modeling is successfulbecause the bulk cloud prop-erties are based on statisticalanalysis of the returned mi-crowave signals scattered bydiverse particles comprised ofnumerous, perhaps billions, ofcloud hydrometeors illumi-nated within a given radarpulse volume.

"The study has shown thatit is now possible to combinebulk measurements withnearly simultaneous measure-ments of the individual cloudparticles themselves," said theNRL study's lead author, Dr.Jerome Schmidt.

Schmidt and his team ofscientists hope that such cou-pling with a single instrumentwill lead to new understand-ing of the dynamics and struc-ture of the cloud systems thatexert a strong control on oureveryday weather and long-term climate.

They expect their researchto motivate the design of newweather research radars whichwill help unlock remaining se-crets of cloud and precipita-

tion formation such as the de-velopment and movement oflarge hail stones which lead toover a billion dollars in dam-age annually to crops andproperty in the United Statesalone.

"The original intent of thestudy was to establish meth-ods that accurately measureNRL's ability to predict variousforms of stormy weather andcloud liquid and ice watercontent," said Anderson. "Asthe experiments progressed,the team began to realize thatthey were observing cloudstructures with a radar at theunprecedented range resolu-tion of 0.5 meters - a world'sbest."

In addition to studying theproperties of various cloudsystems, the experimentsevaluated the ability of theU.S. Navy's Mid-Course Radarto retrieve information on theinternal cloud flow and pre-cipitation structure.

The team used an instru-mented research aircraft toconduct field projects duringthe height of the Florida sum-mer convective season to col-lect radar data, launch weath-er balloons and collect "insitu" (in position) cloud data.

The scientists documented

other features of the localcloud systems using a varietyof complimentary surface-based sensors and cameraswhich continually monitor thesky conditions and guide theplacement of the aircraft andthe high-resolution radarbeam.

The result of one studycaptured the structure of adeep convective cloud systemas it passed over the verticallypointed radar and revealedboth the bulk radar reflectivitystructure and the nature of in-dividual rain drops which ap-pear as linear streaks whiletraversing the narrow radarbeam on their way to the sur-face.

The multi-agency effort in-cluded scientists from NRL'sMarine Meteorology Division,NSWCDD Strategic andWeapon Control Systems De-partment, the Scripps Institu-tion of Oceanography, JohnsHopkins University AppliedPhysics Laboratory, L-3 Inter-state Electronics Corp., RadarTechnology Specialists Corp.,Weather Modification, Inc.,and students from universitiesas far away as the Institute ofGeophysics located at the Uni-versity of Warsaw, Poland.

Weather experiments leadto ‘cloud formation’ discovery

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jeffrey Richardson

Aerographer's Mate Airman Mathew T. Chesko, right, and Aerographer's Mate3rd Class Josh C. Nelson launch a weather balloon from the fantail of the air-craft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is deployedto the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility on its first operational deploymentconducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Op-erations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

CARPOOL/VANPOOL WANTED

Van or Car pool desired from Fredericks-burg or King George to Indian Head, Mon-day thru Friday with one RDO, prefer 7-430, but hours can be negotiated. 703-909-3380.

Riders wanted to start a carpool from theNorthern Neck (Lively/Lancaster), passingthrough Warsaw at 0605 and Montross at0615, arriving at Dahlgren by 0700; leav-ing Dahlgren at 1600. Call Lea at 540-653-6776 or 571-232-5412 (cell).

From the Ferry Farm area to DahlgrenBldg. 1500 area. Prefer early work hours.Call Mark, 540-653-2148.

Riders wanted for van pool. Leaves fromRichmond at Home Depot on Atlee-ElmontRd. (exit # 86B off I-95) to Dahlgren. CallDavid at (540) 653-9203.

Clinton, Md., to Dahlgren. Hours are flexi-ble (0600 - 1700). Call Miranda at 703-692-9590.

Carpool/vanpool wanted from Montrossarea to Dahlgren. Can also take up to 3 or4 riders from here if they would prefer meto drive. Call Doc at 252-670-6686. Earlyrisers only.

Want to start a carpool? Need riders?

“Commuter Clearinghouse” is a source forinformation on carpools or vanpools thatalready exist and need passengers, aswell as a place for employees to advertiseto start a carpool or vanpool. Whether youalready operate a carpool or vanpool andare open to accepting new riders or needdrivers, or if you are looking for a carpoolor vanpool, provide us with informationthat might help you find or start a com-muter opportunity, such as, where you willneed to commute from and to, preferredschedule and contact information. Youcan send your information via e-mail tonsasp_pao_dlgr@ navy.mil or contact ouroffice toll free at 866-359-5540, or DSN249-8153, or 540-653-8153.

FREDERICKSBURGRIDESHARING SERVICE

GWRideConnect is a free ridesharingservice that assists persons who areseeking daily transportation from Freder-icksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Carolineand King George counties to employmentlocations in Dahlgren among other em-ployment sites. Go towww.gwregion.org/gwride connect.html.

Six Flags in Largo, Md., in conjunc-tion with Naval District Washington,will hold Defenders of Freedom Appre-ciation Day on September 22 from 10a.m. - 7 p.m. This private event, whichis available to Department of Defensepersonnel and their guests only, is be-

ing offered to Defenders of Freedomfor $18 per ticket. The day of fun willinclude a free concert ticket for the5,000 paying customers for a perform-ance by Lynyrd Skynyrd that evening.

Information, Tickets and Tours(ITT) offices throughout Naval District

Washington have tickets for the SixFlags event on sale now. The rain datefor this event is September 29. Formore information, contact the NSFDahlgren ITT office at (540) 653-8785or the NSF Indian Head ITT office at(301) 744-4850.

Six Flags to hold Defenders of Freedom Day

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DahlgrenASBP Blood Drive ScheduleNext Drive July 10!

Armed Services Blood Programwill hold a blood drive on Tues.,Fri., July 10 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. atBldg. 1470 Conference Room. Allblood collected benefits militarymembers and their families athome, overseas, in harm's way andrecovering from injuries. Give ourtroops the most precious gift of all,the gift of life. Give blood!

Dahlgren Commissary NewsDahlgren Commissary hours of

operation for Independence Day,July 4 will be 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Thecommissary will hold a SeafoodRoad Show and Farmers Market onJuly 19 - 21 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Dahlgren to Host4th of July Event

NSF Dahlgren will host a baseopen house on July 4th. Event be-gins at 4 p.m. Live performancesby Glass Onion Band and Nelson,the sons of the late Ricky Nelson.Event will include games and craftsfor kids, a car show, Operation Ris-ing Star military singing competi-tion, food for sale and fireworks at9:15 p.m. All are invited to attend.

Indian HeadIH Spouses' Club"Treasures" Thrift StoreNeeds Your Donations!

Plan today to visit the TreasuresThrift Store, located at 12 StraussAve. next door to the USO.The storeis open every Tuesday from 10 a.m.to 1 p.m. Donations of gently useditems are currently being accepted.Want to earn up to $5 in free itemsfrom the thrift store every month?Volunteer! Stop by the thrift storeduring operating hours or email ih-spouseclub@live.com for more in-formation.

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and death threats. "It was very in-tense. He was accused of playingthe devil's music," said Nelson.

While the brothers now lovepresenting the show, the initialrequest by a commanding officerat a naval base in Yokosuka,Japan several years ago to play aThanksgiving show for Sailorswas met with some resistance."He said he wanted us to comeand entertain his Sailors, but heloved our Dad and wanted us to

play his music."He now says they play the

show with "ferocity. Rockabillyshould be played passionately andthat's what we do," said Nelson.

Above all, the Nelson brothershave followed their father's guid-ance given early on in their ca-reers. "If I filled out a job applica-tion today, I would list myself as asongwriter," said Nelson.

He recalls many acts over theyears that met with success buttheir songs "sucked. They neverfocused on songwriting," said Nel-son.

"Dad impressed on us, every-one needs hit songs. Publishingcompanies won't give you the best

material, they save it for theirbiggest artists. You've got to rightyour hits yourself. Be songwritersfirst and foremost," said Nelson.

Their visit to Dahlgren for July4th will give them a chance tosalute military members, a causethat hits close to home. Fromtheir grandfather Tom Harmon,who flew P-38 Lightnings inWorldWar II to cousins who currentlyserve in the Marine Corps andNavy, the Nelson brothers areproud to be able to entertain thetroops.

"We should do more of it," saidNelson. He cited their perform-ance at a 9/11 Tribute in 2002 asone of their proudest moments.

He said they feel a kinship withmilitary members.

"There is a camaraderie,whether you have a gun or a guitarin hand. You're out there, awayfrom family and loved ones. Youhave to make friends quickly. Youhave to adapt and be flexible.We're all making the best of a badsituation, understanding separa-tion and what you're missing aslife goes on around you."

He called the similarities a"spiritual brotherhood. We haveso much respect for the militaryand all they do. We can't wait toget to Dahlgren and play for you."

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Secretary for Homeland Securityand Veterans Affairs visits Dahlgren

U.S. Navy photo by Andrew Revelos

The Honorable Terrie Suit, Secretary of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs for the Commonwealth of Virginia,met with Capt. Pete Nette, commanding officer of Naval Support Activity South Potomac (NSASP) on June 13. Suitand members of her staff visited Naval Support Facility Dahlgren to learn more about the installation's role in the na-tion's defense and the economic impact of the installation in the surrounding region.

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Indian Head

Aquatic Center

Dive In to Summer Fun!The Pool is now open for the 2012 Sum-

mer Season. The Aquatic Center offersopen swim hours, lap swim, water aerobics,private party rentals and more! Stop by theFitness Center between now and MemorialDay for more information or to purchaseyour pool passes. Call 301-744-4616 andthe pool staff will be able to assist you.

Swim LessonsSwim Lessons are offered by MWR for all

skill levels and at a variety of times to suityour needs. All classes are supervised byRed Cross Water Safety instructors. Military$30 per child, all other eligible patrons $40per child. Call 301-744-4616 for more in-formation or to register your child.

Library

Summer Reading Programat the General Library

"Reading is So Delicious"Join us for a summer full of reading fun!

Kick-off party will be June 27. All partici-pants will receive a t-shirt and a bag ofgoodies. Program will be held on Mondaysfrom 4 - 5 p.m. beginning July 2 and contin-

uing through August 13. Stop by the Li-brary for more information.

Dahlgren

Liberty Center

Liberty Fourth of July BBQJuly 4, 2012 at 11:00a.m.Cost: Free / Liberty Center Patrons Only:

E1- E6 Single/Unaccompanied Active DutyMilitary.

Celebrate the Fourth of July with a Lib-erty cookout. For more information contactthe Liberty Center at 540-653-7277.

Special Events

Fourth of July Fireworksat NSF Dahlgren

July 4, 2012 gates open to the public at4:00 pm Join us for live music, a singingcompetition, a car show, inflatables, zipline, kid's games and food and beveragesavailable for purchase.

Fireworks will start at 9:15 pm. For moreinformation please contact the ITT office at540-653-8785.

Auto Skills Center

Clean Tips Class

July 9, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Learn how to keep not only the inside of

your car clean but your engine as well. Keepyour wheels shining too. For more informa-tion contact 540-653-4900.

Cannonball LanesBowling Center

Cosmic BowlingEvery Friday and Saturday in July from

7 p.m. - midnightEnjoy music and lights while bowling.

Eligible patrons include all with base ac-cess. For more information contact Can-nonball Lanes at 540-653-7327.

Family Fun BowlingEvery Wednesday in July$30.00 for one lane for an hour, one

pitcher of soda, and one large single top-ping pizza. Bowling shoes are extra. Eligiblepatrons include all with base access. Formore information contact CannonballLanes at 540-653-7327.

All-U-Can BowlFridays in July from 7 p.m. - MidnightCome out on Friday Nights and enjoy 2

hours of All-U-Can Bowl fun. Military is$5.95 per person and civilian is $6.95 perperson. Shoes are not included in price. El-igible patrons include all with base access.For more information contact CannonballLanes 540-653-7327.

MWR Highlights

540-653-7336Hours of Operation

Friday: 7 p.m. ShowingSaturday: 7 p.m. Showing

Price of Shows$5 Civilian,

$4 Active Duty, Retired& Reserve Mil E7 and above

and their family members with ID,$2.50 E1-E6 and below

and their family members with ID,$2 Child (6-11),

Free - Child (5 and under).Movies show in 3D

will cost an additional$1 to ticket price.

June 29 - The DictatorRated R - 83 min.

June 30 - What To Expect WhenYou're Expecting

Rated PG-13 - 110 min.

DahlgrenMovie

Theater

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DahlgrenBoater's Safety Class June 30

AVirginia DGIF BoatVirginia course is be-ing held on Saturday, June 30, in ColonialBeach, Va. Successful completion of thiscourse will provide you with the needed cer-tificate, which is good for life, to meet theVir-ginia regulation. The class will be from 8:30a.m. to 6 p.m. at St. Mary's Episcopal Church,202 Dennison St., Colonial Beach. Registra-tion is FREE. To register or for more informa-tion, go to the following link: www.dgif.vir-ginia.gov/boating/, click on the "Class Loca-tor" box, and then click on "VDGIF Boat Vir-ginia Course."

On July 1, 2012 in Virginia, the ages whenone will be required to have a boating safetycourse will be raised!Then all PWC operators,regardless of age, and boat operators ages 30and younger must have taken a boating safetycourse.You can check out this requirement atthe link above.

Indian HeadSunset Concert Festival at O'DonnellLake Restaurant Park in St. Charles

St. Charles Companies presents Free Fri-day Night Concerts through August 31 at O'-Donnell Lake Restaurant Park in St. Charles,Md. Each Friday offers great family fun andentertainment! Concerts feature a variety oflocal artists and musical genres, beginning at7 p.m. and ending at dusk. Free parking for allattendees. Bring blankets or chairs and enjoythe lakefront setting. Coolers permitted; no al-cohol or glass containers.

The O'Donnell Lake Restaurant Park is lo-cated at the intersection of St. Patrick's Driveand Smallwood Drive West in St. Charles,across from the movie theater and St. Charles

Towne Center. Sponsored by the St. CharlesCompanies. Learn more about the St. CharlesCompanies at stcharlesmd.com orfacebook.com/stcharlesmd. For more infor-mation, contact Craig Renner at 301.843.8600or crenner@stcharlesmd.com.

SSummer Cummer Conceroncert Schedule:t Schedule:June 29 - US Navy Cruisers - RockJuly 6 - John O'Loughlin and the Blarney

Stones Band - Irish TraditionalJuly 13 - Jennifer Cutting and OCEAN

Celtic Band - Contemporary CelticJuly 20 - Higher Hands - Contemporary

Hip-Hop & FunkJuly 27 - The Kajun Kelley Band - Rock &

Alternative

Hunt Ford 42nd AnniversaryCelebration Car Show

Come to the Hunt Ford 42nd AnniversaryCelebration Car Show at 6825 Crain Highway,La Plata, on Saturday, June 30 (rain date is July7). Registration begins at 9 a.m., show beginsat 10 a.m. Awards presentation is at 3 p.m.Registration is $20 per vehicle entered plus adonation of two non-perishable food itemsfor the Southern Maryland Food Bank. En-tries must be a Ford Motor Company pow-ered and bodied vehicle. Trophies will be giv-en to the top 10 vehicles by participant vote.Special awards are to be given by Chick-fil-Aof La Plata and Hometown Car and Food andbeverages will be available for sale at the show.Music will be provided.

Sotterley Colonial Farm Summer MiniCamps at Sotterley Plantation

Spaces are available for this year's Sum-mer Mini Camps - "Sotterley Colonial Farm."Camps will be held July 9 - 11, grades 3 - 5; July16 - 18, grades 6 - 8; and July 23 - 25, Grades 3- 5. Students will have the opportunity tolearn about Sotterley's history as a farming

community in creative and fantastically funways! They will work on team projects, hikein the morning, visit animals, experience na-ture, learn and experience foodways of thecolonial period, learn about tools, planting,eco-system, and animal husbandry and learnhow the river and the tidewater was and is stillunique.

Groups are limited to 25 students. Tuition:$95. Tuition for children of Sotterley Mem-bers: $85. Registration is now open. Print reg-istration form directly from our website:www.sotterley.org.

National Night Out Eventto be Held in Nanjemoy

The NanjemoyVolunteer Fire DepartmentAuxiliary and the Nanjemoy CommunityCenter are partnering to bring you the "Na-tional Night Out" crime and drug preventionevent onTuesday, August 7 from 6 - 8 p.m.Youand your family will enjoy an evening filledwith entertainment, FREE FOOD, games, ac-tivities, door prizes, and much more! Therewill also be a "School Supply Give Away" forschool-aged children.

The "29th Annual National Night Out", isa unique crime/drug prevention event spon-sored by the National Association of TownWatch. National Night Out is designed toheighten crime and drug prevention aware-ness; generate support for, and participationin, local anti-crime programs; strengthenneighborhood spirit and police-communitypartnerships; and send a message to crimi-nals letting them know that neighborhoodsare organized and fighting back.

Join your community at the NanjemoyVolunteer Fire Department Auxiliary for thiswonderful event! For more information, con-tact the Nanjemoy Community Center Coor-dinator at 301-246-9612 Citizens with specialneeds may contact the Maryland Relay Serviceat 711, or Relay Service TDD: 800-735-2258.

‘Night of the River’ Sunset FundraiserThe PortTobacco River Conservancy pres-

ents its 5th Annual "Night on the River" Sun-set Fundraiser on Thursday, Aug. 9, from 7 to10 p.m. at the Port Tobacco Restaurant, 7536Shirley Boulevard, Port Tobacco, Md. Theevent will include a silent auction, 50/50 Raf-fle, hors d'oeuvres and deserts, and cash bar.Tickets are $35 per person.

Phone Heather at 301-751-3872 or emailptrcmd1@gmail.com for tickets.

Check out the website www.porttobac-coriver.org.

County Seeks Imagesfor "Photo of the Week" Program

CharlesCountyGovernmentnowfeaturesa"Photo of theWeek" section on its new and im-proved website www.CharlesCountyMD.gov.Citizens are encouraged to help us celebrateCharlesCountybyshowingoffallthebeautyourhometown has to offer. Each week, a randomimage will be selected from among all submit-ted entries. The selected photo will be postedon the homepage of the website, and alsoplaced on the Charles County GovernmentFacebook page and online photo gallery.

For a chance to have your photo featuredas the "Photo of theWeek," e-mail MediaPro-motions@CharlesCounty.org. Entries mustinclude the full name of the individual sub-mitting the photo, location, and brief photodescription.

The "Photo of the Week" program is not acontest. Photos are randomly selected, andmust be high resolution. All entries must ad-here to program rules. Complete "Photo ofthe Week" program rules are available atwww.CharlesCountyMD.gov.

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The Armed Services Blood Program held a blood driveat the ATRC Auditorium on Tuesday. Nearly 30 donors tookthe time to visit and make a donation that benefits militarymembers and their families worldwide, including woundedwarriors recovering from injuries at Walter Reed NationalMilitary Medical Center in Bethesda.

Civilian employee Matthew Robison, an intern at AegisBallistic Missile Defense, heard about the blood drivethrough an all hands email and donated for the third timehere at Dahlgren. He said he was happy to "help people"and would be a return donor.

The next blood drive will be held July 13 at the Bldg. 1470Conference Room from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. For those thatwould like to make an appointment, visit http://www.mili-taryblood.dod.mil/wrnmmc/appts.aspx. Scroll down to-wards the bottom of the page to find NSF Dahlgren. Formore information, call (540) 284-0129.

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Young blood: Matthew Robison, an intern as-signed to Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense, givesblood during Dahlgren's blood drive June 19.

Corpsmen and health staff who helped Dahlgrenpersonnel give blood June 19 went out of theirway to ensure donors received stylish bandages.

RICHMOND, Va. -- The Department of Veterans Services(DVS) recently announced the "VirginiaValuesVeterans (V3)initiative that will help successfully recruit and retain militaryveterans. Representing companies ranging in size from 20employees up to corporations such as Anthem, DominionResources and Amazon.com, hiring managers and senior ex-ecutives attending a conference held earlier this month to an-nounce the initiative all had two essential qualifications incommon: they are all hiring inVirginia and are committed tohiring military veterans.

The V3 initiative will work to develop a state-wide ap-proach to reducing veteran unemployment. By some esti-mates, the unemployment rate for veterans of the wars inAfghanistan and Iraq is close to 30 percent.

V3, at its core, is an economic investment initiative to re-capitalize Virginia's workforce.

"It is our duty to serve the men and women of America'sarmed forces who have served their country so bravely aroundthe world and are coming home to Virginia," said GovernorBob McDonnell. "The Commonwealth is home to many ofour countries greatest military units and their families, andour active duty, reserve and retired military members deserveto return to good paying jobs that use their skills learned inthe military to serve their fellow citizens back home. I applaudDVS and the companies involved in this effort for doing theirpart to put these veterans back to work, and to help makeVir-ginia the most veteran-friendly state in the nation."

In his keynote address for the V3 event, Lieutenant Gov-ernor Bill Bolling said, "Uncle Sam has already selected acadre of well-trained and disciplined potential employees forVirginia businesses. We don't want our veterans to have tolook for a job. We want a job looking for them when theycome out of the military."

V3 offers customized workforce assessment and trainingto companies committed to hiring and retaining veterans aspart of their workforce. Participating companies will embarkon a certification process that includes developing a pipeline

Virginia Launches V3Initiative to IncreaseVeteran Employment

See V3, Page 9

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Naval Support Activity South Potomachosted a safety fair June 20 at Naval Sup-port Facility Dahl[ gren's parade field. Per-sonnel from across Dahlgren and IndianHead saw the latest and greatest in safetygear and tools.

Participants were also treated todemonstrations from the Southern Mary-

land Electric Cooperative (SMECO) andNSASP Safety Office.

The latter demo showed participants thedanger airbags pose to children.

Craig Pratt, safety and occupational healthspecialist for NSASP, thanked Lew's Auto Serv-ice and Salvage for donating the airbags usedin the demo.

Safety Fair highlights

Dan Moore (standing), regional lead instructor for the NDW Traffic SafetyProgram, shows a participant at the NSASP Safety Fair how to take a virtu-al spin on the Honda Smart Trainer, a motorcycle training simulator.

Sgt. M. Johnson (l.), a police officer for NSASP, checks out safety gear dis-played by Nick Hart, safety compliance manager for the Virginia Depart-ment of Transportation (VDOT) for the Fredericksburg area.

Tracy Fisher, an electrician for NAVFACWASH who works onboard NSF Indi-an Head, wears "beer goggles" as she takes a swerving drive in a golf cartguided by Cpl. Joseph Walton, a police officer for NSASP.

Bang! A demonstration by the NSASP Safety Office illustrates the dangerairbags pose for small children.

Susan Thomas (r.), hazardous material program manager for NSWCDD,presents some of the latest safety technology to Stephen Eckel, commandinformation officer for NSWCDD.

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SAN ANTONIO - Operation Homefront,the national non-profit that provides emer-gency financial and other assistance to mili-tary families and Wounded Warriors, hasopened its annual Back-to-School Brigadeprogram to collect school supplies for militarykids. Operation Homefront and its organiza-tions and volunteers across the nation are col-lecting donated school supplies, along withmonetary donations, that they will distributeto the children of service members at the be-ginning of the school year in the Fall.

This year marks the sixth annual cam-paign by Operation Homefront to give thechildren of military families the opportunityto start school with all the supplies they needto be successful. Operation Homefront isseeking volunteers from communities na-tionwide to help pick up donated supplies atlocal collection points, stuff backpacks andassist at distribution parties. Anyone interest-ed in helping military kids can log on to Op-erationHomefront.net/backtoschoolbrigadeor Facebook.com/OperationHomefront tolearn more about how to volunteer or make adonation.

"Military families, especially those in thelower and mid-grade enlisted ranks, can see a

real money crunch at back-to-school time,"said Jim Knotts, president and CEO of Opera-tion Homefront. "People in the communitywho want to say thank you to military familiescan make a real contribution by being part ofthe Back-to-School Brigade program."

At a recent Operation Homefront eventhonoring military kids, Joint Chiefs of StaffChairman Martin Dempsey said, "It's incred-ible to watch the young men and women ofour military families grow up. We have a lot tobe thankful for, and military children areprobably right at the top of the list. Our kidshave the unique opportunity to be whateverthey want to be."

National corporate sponsors for the Back-to-School Brigade program include DollarTree, Veterans United Foundation, BAE Sys-tems, and Office Depot Foundation.

In 2011, the Back-to-School Brigade pro-gram raised over $2 million in monetary do-nations and school supplies nationwide formilitary kids.

Through the generosity of individual andcorporate contributors, Operation Homefrontprovided 30,000 backpacks to fill with schoolsupplies for children of military service mem-bers.

Log on to OperationHomefront.net formore details on how to contribute.

In the coming weeks, Operation Home-

front will announce additional informationon how Americans interested in donatingschool supplies to military kids can help.

Operation Homefront seeks volunteers for Back-to-School Brigade

to recruit veterans, complet-ing a pilot program, and ulti-mately setting measurablegoals for hiring and retainingveterans.

Currently, there are dozensof separate efforts targeted tohelp veterans with training injob search techniques, re-sume preparation, interview-

ing skills, and transition assis-tance from a military to civil-ian work environment in Vir-ginia. The V3 initiative repre-sents a new and innovativeapproach to veterans' em-ployment by focusing onhelping employers build vet-eran-employment pipelinesthat will attract, hire, train andretain veterans as part of theirworkforce. This new conceptis a paradigm shift in how theemployment process has his-torically worked.

"TheV3 initiative couldn'thave begun at a better time,"said Secretary of Veterans Af-fairs and Homeland SecurityTerrie Suit. "With the tougheconomy, high unemploy-ment rates and large numberof new veterans and transi-tioning military personnelleaving the Armed Forces it isabsolutely imperative that theCommonwealth of Virginiatake every opportunity to as-sist where we can. V3 is a win-win situation for all parties in-

volved and I'm very proud ofDVS for their efforts."

Joe Barto, Founder andPresident ofTMG, noted thatveterans already have the ba-sic skills and characteristics acompany looks for-strongwork ethic, team orientation,resilience, flexibility, reliabil-ity and leadership skills. "Nomatter who you hire, you'regoing to have to train themto use your company'sequipment and follow yourcompany's procedures," said

Barto, himself a U.S. Armyveteran. "The men andwomen who served in theU.S. Armed Forces come toyou with the skills you reallyneed, the ones that are noteasily taught."

DVS will work to identifyand highlight to military vet-erans those Virginia compa-nies who have made thecommitment to go beyondsimply being "veteran friend-ly," and make themselves"veteran-strong."

The June conference wasthe first of fiveV3 conferencesthat will be held by DVS. Ad-ditional V3 conferences willtake place in Northern Vir-ginia on Aug. 16, HamptonRoads in October, theShenandoah Valley in De-cember, and western Virginiain February 2013. The first an-nualV3 summit will be held inRichmond in May 2013.

To learn more about Vir-giniaValuesVeterans,visitwww.virginiavaluesvets.com/2012.

V3Continued from page 7

By Patrick FoughtyCNIC Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- When Chief Avi-ation Machinist's Mate(SW/AW) AnthonyHughes received news in November 2011,that he was on the Enlisted Retention Board(ERB) list he felt like his life was over.

"I remember my CO (commanding offi-cer) sitting me down and saying 'Chief, I'vegot some bad news,' and I immediately knewwhat was coming," said Hughes.

His commanding officer informed him ofhis selection for ERB, which angered him.

"I felt like I had honored my part of thebargain, and the Navy had just backed out onthe deal," said Hughes.

Instead of giving up or feeling sorry forhimself, Hughes said he quickly accepted thenews and started looking toward the future.

"I literally knew exactly what I had to doat that very moment; from that day on myonly mission was to get my family backhome, so I could get a new job ASAP."

Hughes is one of 2,946 Sailors chosen forseparation by the ERB in late 2011, all ofwhom were from a list of approximately16,000 records the board reviewed to help re-duce manning and meet quotas in variousrates across the fleet.With record high reten-tion and low attrition among active dutySailors, the Navy became overmanned bygreater than 103 percent in 31 of 84 ratings,resulting in increased competition and re-duced advancement opportunities forstrong-performing Sailors to reenlist.

The ERB was introduced to allow the Navyto achieve stability and fit across the force

while retaining balance based on seniority,skills, and experience.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. JonathanGreenert explained in his official blog that,"ERB reduces overall manpower by reducingthe number of Sailors in overmanned ratingsthrough conversions and separations."

Navy leadership realized; however, thatwhile the ERB was fair and necessary for theneeds of the Navy, it also left Sailors withquestions and concerns for their future.

"The ERB and follow-on transitionprocess have my full attention," wrote Green-ert, "we are putting great efforts to ensure theERB process is being conducted profession-ally and fairly. More importantly, we look toensure that the means for transition is clear,broadly applied, open and readily available."

For Hughes, that message couldn't havebeen clearer.

"I knew I couldn't mess around," he said."With a wife and two small kids, I havemouths to feed and bills to pay. There was noway I was going to let this situation mess upmy family and our way of life, and as it turnedout, neither was the Navy."

Soon after Hughes received the news, arepresentative from Challenger, Gray andChristmas (CGC), a firm contracted by theNavy to provide extensive transition servicesfor ERB Sailors, reached out to him and be-gan working with him on his life after activeduty.

"One thing that I really needed to work onwas my resume, I was taking action on allother areas of my life, from my move to myout processing, but my resume needed work,and the folks at CGC really helped with it."

Hughes said he was very impressed withthe comprehensive resume services offeredby CGC.

"I felt like I was talking with someone thathad been through the transition process, wasin a similar position in the service when theywere active duty, so they knew literally all theaspects of creating a resume for me," he said."In the end my future employer told me myresume was excellent, and a key reason I gotthe job."

CGC is an employment placement firmthat was contracted to "continue to build onthe job skills, success and training acquiredduring Sailors' careers and succeed in thecivilian job market," said Rick Trimmer, acontract manager for Commander, Navy In-stallations Command, who manages CGC'scontract. "We (the Navy) have asked them toreach out to each ERB Sailor and offer asmuch assistance in their employment transi-tion as possible, from resume writing to helpfinding employers that need Sailors with theirspecific skill sets."

Hughes explained that CGC worked in apartnership with other firms and assignedhim a personal coach to help with his transi-tion.

"The coach I had, Dennis, offered to takemy phone calls with questions or concerns atany time, he even gave me his personal cellphone number.

I knew he was doing everything he couldto help me find a job," he said.

Hughes reiterated that while CGC was agreat help, they couldn't do all the work.

"A lot of this is self motivation," he said."Sure, they'll help you, but you need to take

initiative and work with them too. For in-stance they could only give me a draft for theresume; I had to fill out my information be-fore their editors could make it presentable."

CGC is also contracted to assist with actu-al job search help by providing employmentresources to Sailors and even practice inter-views and salary negotiation techniques.

In the end, Hughes' setback turned out tobe a road to a new a bright future, noted hiswife Nikki Hughes.

"The main 'stressor' with getting out ofthe Navy is clearly the job search," said NikkiHughes. "But I must say, within the blink ofan eye Anthony had a job offer...with the ERBresources (CGC) plus my husband's naturalabilities to take charge of the situation, we areready for the next chapter!"

Hughes has a job offer with a local con-tracting company in his hometown of Crane,Ind., where he plans to settle his family afterhe leaves active duty in September 2012.

The Navy's contract with CGC is extensiveand tasks them to reach out to all ERB Sailors.Sailors are encouraged to contact CGC bycalling 1-800-971-4288 or by e-mail at cgcus-navy@challengergray.com if they desire serv-ices and have not heard from CGC. Sailorscan also contact the Help Center at Com-mander, Navy Personnel Command by call-ing 866-827-5672 for more information.

For more information visit the NPC ERBWeb Page at www.npc.navy.mil/boards/ERB/,contact the NPC customer service center at 1-866-U-ASK-NPC (1-866-827-5672) or emailcscmailbox@navy.mil.

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