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The WaterlineThe Waterline Vol. XXXII No. 41

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The WaterlineCommander, Naval Support Activity Washington

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By Whitney AndersonNSAW Public Affairs Office

Have you ever considered the steps you would take in the event of a sudden disaster? In order to better prepare, Naval Support Activity Washington has undergone three-day train-ing in Emergency Operations Center operations as a way to consistently improve emergency management preparedness.

The training, facilitated by officials from Commander, Navy Installations Command, simulated real-life emergency events and required key personnel from the installation to band togeth-

er as a functional EOC, using their individual resources to work together toward a safe resolution of the emergency scenario.

Using the new EOC for Naval Support Activity Washington, located on the Washington Navy Yard, personnel were asked to undertake formal classroom training within the three-day span, conducting emergency exercises in the afternoons as a way to evaluate training based on skill, precision, and tact while under pressure.

Michael Crockett, CNIC shore operations training group chief, served as the instructor for the training event, emphasizing that procedures such as those covered in the training were impera-

tive to the survival of an installation during an emergency.“The goal is to leave here with an NSA Washington EOC that’s

even more ready,” said Crockett. “What we’ve found here is that NSA Washington already has an exceptionally talented and experienced EOC watch team, emergency management of-fice, [and] first responders, and what we’ve been able to do this week is teach them some nuanced processes with emergency management and information management which we hope will make them even more ready and more effective from an operational standpoint.”

During the exercises the EOC functioned as it would in a real-istic emergency, breaking personnel down into three individu-al teams of planning, operations and logistics. Heading the op-eration was NSAW Executive Officer Lt. Cmdr. John Liddle with NSAW Public Affairs Officer Brian Sutton and NSAW Emergen-cy Management Officer Justin Petrick close by to aid in com-mand communication and implementation. These three enti-ties worked closely together in the EOC to consolidate updates and effectively communicate amongst the installation on the changing situational status

Sutton said that in times of emergency it is important to be able to relay messages to installation personnel and derive a communications plan for the command to follow.

“Our job is to communicate emergency public information,” said Sutton. “The primary objective is to save people’s lives here so we’re trying to use our available channels to try to get these people to where we want them to evacuate, and as things wind down we’ll continue to give instructions, so we’re really just the mouthpiece for the installation.”

Michael McKinney, Naval District Washington Region-al Police chief at NSAW, functioned as the head of the op-erational cell during the third day of the exercise. On that day, the training scenario consisted of a simulated terrorist situation on base. McKinney said this training was a way to see how he and personnel would react to a pressure-filled situation.

“This gives us a chance to work these issues, work them on the phone if stuff comes in, and make quick changes if some-thing is not going right while being able to adjust and crosstalk to the different entities,” said McKinney.

Although the training only lasted three days, officials at NSAW will not soon forget the lessons learned, added McKin-ney.

To stay up to date on emergency preparedness at NSAW, be sure to visit www.dcmility.com/waterline or www.Facebook.com/NavalSupportActivityWashington

NSAW personnel undergo three day Emergency Operations Center training

U.S. Navy photo by Whitney Anderson

NSAW Executive Officer Lt. Cmdr John Liddle communicates an EOC update while working alongside Public Affairs Officer Brian Sutton on day three of training.

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U.S. Navy photos by Whitney Anderson

NSAW Chief of Police Michael McKinney works along with Regina Stanford and LaKeisha Dickerson as operations facilitator in the EOC on day three of training.

Lt. Daniel Jensen correlates logistics components in EOC training during an active shooter scenario.

Kirk Avery works as part of the planning cell to create a plan of ac-tion during EOC training.

Ensign Sam Reimer spells out instructions for logistics personnel to follow.

Lt. Cmdr. Nick Pecci and Bobby Eason, NSAW Deputy Chief of Po-lice work together as a part of the planning cell on day two to plan for a sudden earthquake scenario.


By Regina AdamsNaval Facilities Engineering Command Public Affairs Office

The historic watch box has gotten a chance for a “third life” after being at the Washington Navy Yard from 1854 to 1906, be-ing at Indian Head from 1906 to 2015 and now back at WNY after being fully restored.

The Watch box, built in 1853-1854, was known as a guard house where visitors checked in and some district visitors checked out on the way to the city. Manned by Marines, this small building was a part of the sentry post that helped secure the 8th Street entrance of WNY until approximately 1905.

The yard supplied buildings via barge transportation to Indi-an Head in early 1900’s, and several buildings that remain there have become an important part of Indian Head history in their second life.

The watch box is credited for having many important peo-ple pass by it on their way to and from WNY. The first Japanese embassy visited in 1860. Two presidents, Franklin Pierce and Abraham Lincoln, visited WNY and passed the watch box. Lin-coln even passed by it on the day of his assassination at about 5 p.m.

The history of the watch box is intertwined with the history of the Indian Head as Indian Head Naval Proving Grounds was established in the 1890’s on farmland and was in need of buildings to support its mission. It served as a foreman’s office, the main telephone switch facility and a grounds store house between 1911 and 1932, after which it was left to the elements at Indian Head.

However, in 1997, the watch box was identified as a contrib-uting element to the Naval Proving Ground Historic District. It was significant as the original location of proof work for the yard, and for its role in testing smokeless powder

With support from Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington, the historic watch box was moved back to WNY

after spending more than 100 years at Naval Support Facilities Indian Head.

To prepare the 11-ton watch box for its journey, it had to be braced so it wouldn’t be damaged during the lift and move. Bracing was done with wooden frame on the inside, custom-ized corner angles and cables on the outside, and steel beams underneath. After being placed on the remote control operated travel dolly, the watch box, known as Building 185, was moved across NSF Indian Head to its pier where it was placed on a

barge with a crane.After nearly five hours traveling by barge up the Potomac

River, the watch box was offloaded with a crane at WNY and placed just off the WNY riverwalk. It remained there until its move to West Leutze Park, where it was restored and opened for public display Oct. 8.

The team restored the historically wrap-around porch and brick flooring, visible in historic photographs.With The resto-ration made the watch box look much like it did in the 1850s.

The history of the Washington Navy Yard Watch Box

U.S. Navy photo by Al Lawrence

Manned by Marines, this small building was a part of the sentry post that helped secure the 8th Street entrance of the Washington Navy Yard until around approximately 1905.

By Regina AdamsNaval Facilities Engineering Command Public Affairs Office

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the Washington Navy Yard Oct. 8 in honor of the restoration of the historic watch box that President Abraham Lincoln frequently used to access the yard more than 150 years ago.

With the support of Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington, the watch box was restored after being relocated from Naval Support Facility Indian Head to the Washington Navy Yard April 16.

“The renovation of the historic watch box was my favorite project, ever,” said Igor Boras, Engineering Branch senior con-struction manager at Public Works Department Washington. “The aspect that made it my favorite was that by default of its smaller size and larger number of details, one could actually observe a beautiful building transforming from one week to another.”

The restoration team used historic photographs to restore the historically wrap-around porch and brick flooring. The findings of the paint investigation, which used 40x magnification of standard stratigraphy on 25 distinguishable paint layers, pro-vided the historically accurate building color scheme.

To reflect the true historic orientation, one opening was changed from a window to a door, while another was changed from a door to a window. Two windows were original, and the third one was a reproduction of the historic windows. All rot-ten, missing and damaged wood siding was replaced, and new wood trim reflected the existing one.

“The support from the command was outstanding,” said Bo-ras. “The transfer of the building, first on the wheels, and after that via barge, was an unforgettable work experience.”

After almost five hours traveling by barge up the Potomac River, the 11-ton watch box was offloaded at the Washington Navy Yard and moved to West Leutze Park, slightly south of its original site where the Navy Yard fire house now stands.

It took six months to move the watch box and execute the memorandum of agreement among the Department of the Navy, the District of Columbia State Historic Preservation Offi-cer, and Maryland State Historic Preservation Officer.

“This building has the potential to be studied as the only sur-viving example of a wood frame guardhouse prior to the Civil War, and we are all proud in NAVFAC for our small contribu-tion and hard work that paid off at the end,” said Boras. “The successful team of historic preservation architects from EYP Architecture and Engineering and Summit Construction and Environmental Service spent months on each small detail, which in the end, resulted in this Navy Yard gem.”

NAVFAC is the systems command that delivers and main-tains quality, sustainable facilities, acquires and manages ca-pabilities for the Navy’s expeditionary combat forces, provides contingency engineering response, and enables energy securi-ty and environmental stewardship.

NAVFAC Washington restores historic watch box

U.S. Navy photo by Al Lawrence

NSAW Executive Officer Lt. Cmdr. John Lid-dle cuts the ribbon for the watch box cere-mony held Oct. 8

U.S. Navy photo by NavFac

The newly renovated watch box will sit in west Leutze Park on the Washington Navy Yard.


By Whitney AndersonNSAW Public Affairs Office

With traffic in the district becoming an in-creasing struggle and parking on the yard scarce, many Washington Navy Yard person-nel have made the move to public transit. However, some are coming to find upon ar-rival that their government issued common access card does not work at the pedestrian access gates. While frustrations have mounted in the face of this annoyance, the problem ac-tually has an easy fix.

The purpose of the pedestrian entry gates at

the Navy yard are to allow foot traffic to easily and securely enter and exit the base with few to no delays, which requires no vehicle park-ing for personnel who access the installation by foot.

“In theory, the idea is that the more people are walking to work and using the pedestrian access, the fewer cars will be trying to access the vehicle gates and find parking on the yard,” said Kirk Avery, NSAW information technolo-gy installation program director.

Avery said that while some of the problem does come from technical system errors,

much of it comes from operating errors and people simply not knowing how to use the gates properly.

“A lot of people run into problems using the pedestrian access gates simply because they’re not using them correctly,” said Av-ery. “Remember to swipe the barcode part of your Common Access Card, not the magnetic stripe. Another feature of the reader is a small camera, but some people think that they can gain access by holding their card to the cam-era, which won’t do anything. So using proper procedure is key.”

However, if the pedestrian access gates don’t work and personnel believe that it may be a problem with that particular gate or their CAC card and not an issue of incorrect use, there are certain steps that should be followed to remedy the situation.

“People expect technology to work all the time but that’s not how technology works, you’re go-ing to have faults in the system,” said Avery.

Avery explained that he is currently the sole person working to resolve turnstile access is-sues, but that with 18,000 users registered to the Washington

Navy Yard troubleshooting every incident can be difficult. What Avery can do is get to the heart of the technical issue, rather than an in-dividual CAC misread.

“We don’t have an administrator, we don’t have anyone that’s designated to sit at a console and watch the access for these turnstiles,” said Avery. “No one is paid to do that, so I can pull a poll to see how many card accesses have been

denied and attempt to fix what may be wrong.”Avery said the major problem he has had

lately is that when people email him to relay the problem, they are saying everything that hap-pened but forgetting to provide the appropriate information needed to resolve the matter.

“The main thing I need for people to know is that if there’s a problem we have a mailbox to send that complaint to,” said Avery.

The email address to send any complaints regarding pedestrian gate access is [email protected] . Avery said that along with stating their name and recalling what hap-pened the individual should also provide the date, time, and location of the turnstile, along with their 10 digit CAC number to ensure any difficulty is quickly dealt with. Even if person-nel find that a pedestrian turnstile is not read-ing their card, Avery said that a safe and fast solution to installation access is available.

“If someone tries to scan their ID at an un-manned gate and it doesn’t work, they just need to walk down to a manned access gate where security can scan the card and allow them access,” said Avery. “In most cases of that happening the ID scanner at the pedestrian gate simply are not reading the card properly, which is usually just a network or system is-sue. If the card worked yesterday and it’s just not reading today, it’s nothing to worry about. They just need to gain access to the yard through a manned gate.”

For further updates on installation access, parking and traffic laws be sure to stay current at www.dcmilitary.com/waterline.

Washington Navy Yard CAC access for pedestrian turnstiles

U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Gordon

Proper use of the pedestrian access gates can prevent trouble-shooting calls and delays during your morning commute. 1. Read the posted instructions, 2a. hold your CAC over the scanner, or 2b. swipe the CAC’s barcode, 3. wait for the light to turn green, 4. walk through the turnstile

By Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs Office

The Chief of Naval Personnel released NA-VADMIN 236/15 Oct. 9, which announces several key uniform changes.

The Navy has been working to meet Secre-tary of the Navy Ray Mabus’ plans to redesign several uniform elements for sailors that im-prove uniformity across the force as well as improve the function and fit of their uniforms. Several wear-tests have been conducted and the Navy has incorporated sailors’ feedback into the final uniform and cover designs an-nounced Friday.

NAVADMIN 236/15 provides detailed in-formation on the upcoming uniform changes and rollout plans, including:

Unisex covers- Effective immediately, the alternative com-

bination cover and current male combination cover for officers and chief petty officers can now be worn by both men and women in ser-vice dress uniforms.

- The ACC is now available in Navy Exchange Uniform Stores and through the call center.

- All officers and chiefs will be required to wear either the ACC or current male combi-nation cover Oct. 31, 2016.

- The enlisted white hat, or Dixie cup, is avail-able for wear by E-6 and below April 2016, and must be worn in service dress whites (Oct. 31, 2016) and service dress blue (Jan. 1, 2020).

- Recruit Training Command will begin issu-ing the Dixie cup to all recruits beginning April 2016.

Redesigned E-6 & below Service Dress Blue- Beginning Oct. 1, 2016, RTC will begin is-

suing the redesigned SDBs for E6 and below.- Jumper style for both men and women.- The jumper will incorporate a side zipper

and the slacks will have a front zipper to help with changing in and out of uniform.

- Both men’s and women’s uniform pants will have the traditional 13 buttons, though they will not be functional.

- Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, the Dixie cup must be worn by both men and women in the E-6 and below Service Dress Blue uniform.

- The redesigned uniform for men will be added to existing stock until the old style in-ventory is gone.

Redesigned E-6 Service Dress White with Navy Blue Piping

- New SDW for E6 and below with navy blue piping will be issued at RTC beginning Oct. 1, 2017.

- Jumper style for both men and women.- The jumper will incorporate a side zipper

and the slacks will have a front zipper to help with changing in and out of the uniform.

- Mandatory wear date for SDW is Oct. 31, 2021.

- Beginning Oct. 31, 2016, the Dixie cup must be worn by both men and women in the E-6 and below SDW uniform.

Choker style women’s officer and chief pet-ty officer SDW coat will be worn by both men and women

- It will be available through Navy Exchange uniform stores and call center beginning Jan. 1, 2017.

- Mandatory wear date is Jan. 1, 2020.- The ACC or current male combination cov-

er will be worn with the new choker coat.Lightweight NWU Type I for Officers and

Sailors- Will be available April 2016 at NEX Uniform

Centers in Guam and Hawaii, and through the call center for Diego Garcia and Singapore.

- Beginning Oct. 1, 2016 RTC will issue to recruits.

- Sailors can wear these lighter NWU uni-form items with all current NWU Type I uni-form components.

- Gray-tinted garment label will be used to identify the lighter version of the NWU Type I.

- Current NWU Type I will no longer be manufactured and the lightweight NWU Type I will become the standard uniform.

- The current NWU Type I will be phased out as stock is depleted.

New Navy Fitness Suit for all Officers and Sailors

- Navy Fitness Suit has dark blue jacket and pants with gold Navy logos and silver reflec-tive piping. It is 100 percent nylon.

- May be worn off duty.- Will be issued to recruits at Great Lakes Be-

ginning Oct. 1, 2016.- The fitness suit will be available for pur-

chase in NEX uniform stores and call center beginning January 2017.

- Mandatory wear date is Jan. 1, 2020.Expansion of the allowable styles of purses

that women may carry in uniform- Purses must be between 5 1/2 to 16 inches

wide, 5 1/2 to 14 inches high and 2 to 6 inches

deep.- Must match shoes in plain black, brown or

white in leather or synthetic leather.- Rectangular or square with zipper or mag-

netic closure with or without flap.For more details on all the uniform changes

and requirements see NAVADMIN 236/15 at www.npc.navy.mil

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

Navy announces rollout, wear dates for upcoming uniform changes

U.S. Navy photo by Sharon Anderson

Petty officers 2nd Class Melissa Rheaume and Ashley Ann Fish-er discuss their observations about the new female E6 and below service dress blue uni-form prototypes they are testing as part of a preliminary, three-week wear evaluation.


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By Scot Cregan Navy Installations Command Public Affairs Office

The first of approximately 3,330 government vehicles was installed with telematics devices this week as part of the Navy’s overall shore en-ergy initiatives.

Telematics refers to the use of wireless de-vices and “black box” technologies to transmit data in real time back to an organization using installed devices that collect and transmit data on vehicle use, maintenance requirements or automotive servicing. Vehicles throughout the United States and overseas bases including Guantanamo Bay and Guam will have devic-es fitted over the next 90 days. This initiative is part of a partnership between Navy Instal-lations Command and Naval Facilities Engi-neering Command.

“Telematics will be used to help with fuel savings and fleet management of our vehicles,” said Earl Smith, public works facilities service manager of NAVFAC headquarters. “We’re cur-rently assessing the next phase of installation and working closely with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Environment) to install ‘temporary’ telematics to assist in the assess-ment and identification of potential develop-ment of alternate fuel vehicle deployment.”

Smith added that the initiative also contrib-utes to personnel safety. Telematics will track and record vehicle location, routes driven, mileage, days-per-month used, trips-per-month, and provide various analytical reports or dashboards.

“Data obtained from telematics will en-able the Navy to make informed vehicle re-duction or allocation decisions,” said Win-ifred Holland, Navy Installations Command transportation program director. “It will also determine which vehicles could be replaced with electric vehicles, and support efforts to change certain behaviors like speeding or ex-cessive idling.”

Plans for the shore enterprise include the ability to ‘right size’ the Navy’s vehicle fleet and reduce fuel consumption, ultimately contributing to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus’ goal to reduce petroleum consump-tion by 50 percent. In addition, organizations that adopt telematics often report reductions in the number and severity of accidents and associated reductions in repair cost and lost work time.

The Marine Corps has been using different forms of telematics at select installations and parts of the recruiting fleet since 2003.

“In addition to reduced fuel consumption, the effect of safer driver behavior has reduced

direct accident cost by an av-erage of approximately $300 per vehicle per year,” said Marine Corps Vehicle Fleet Director James Gough. “Our studies suggest additional sav-ings may be available in terms of reduced lost work time and liability costs.”

Recent presidential Executive Order 13693, “Planning for Fed-eral Sustainability for the Next

Decade,” requires the use of vehicle telematics in all new passenger vehicles within two years. As a result, both commands have identified and are implementing a telematics system which also will reduce overall vehicle costs.

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Navy drives forward with telematics


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