An Armada of Opportunity Coast Guard Coordinates Huge Fleet

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November 2010
Volume XXVI, Number 4
An Armada of Opportunity
Coast Guard Coordinates Huge Fleet
Responding to Gulf Disaster
by Capt. Edward Lundquist, USN (Ret.)
The drilling rig Deepwater Horizon exploded and caught fire on April 20, 2010, and subsequently sank in 5,000 feet of water while drilling an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico about 50 miles off of Louisiana. Eleven workers died and 17 were injured. It is estimated
that approximately five million barrels of oil was released as a result of the well failure. The cause of the incident is under investigation.
Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship, the Federal On-scene Commander, spoke
with SNA SITREP on Aug 28, 2010.
The explosion on the Deepwater Horizon
drill platform and subsequent release of
millions of barrels of crude from thousands of feet below the surface prompted
a massive maritime response.
A huge armada of ships and craft were
assembled to respond to the disaster,
coordinated by the Coast Guard. “We
own the maritime for any spill,” says the
Federal On-Scene Command, Rear Adm.
Paul Zukunft, Assistant Commandant for
Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship,
is responsible for coordinating the federal
effort with the local, state and regional
responders.
The incident prompted activation of the
National Contingency Plan, which establishes the framework for an emergency
response to a major oil spill. The NCP was initiated in 1968 after an
oil tanker Torrey Canyon broke apart off the coast of England, and
further developed after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.
“There were about 70 dynamically positioned vessels supporting the subsurface
effort; up to 14 doing recovery and burn
ops, collecting, skimming flaring gas and
burning the oil at the surface; two drilling
rigs working on the relief well; and dozens
of offshore support vessels providing
logistics support for the other ships. On
a given day there were more than 70
offshore vessels, and about 1,500 people,
all within a 2,000-yard radius,” according
to Zukunft.
Operational assignments originate in
Houston at the Simultaneous Operations Center, or “SIMOPS,” similar to a
Maritime Operations Center or a fleet
staff on a flagship, which coordinates the
movement of drill support and offshore
support vessels to and from the scene.
Traffic in the immediate vicinity of the well site is coordinated by
Coast Guard personnel aboard offshore patrol vessel at the scene.
Precise position is aided by Differential Global Positioning System
(DGPS) and seafloor transponders, Zukunft says.
The disaster brought together a huge coalition with hundreds of
organizations, including the Coast Guard, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), international responders,
non-government organizations (NGOs), drill operator Trans Ocean,
and BP, the responsible party. And, it brought together a huge fleet
of specialty ships and craft.
In addition to the surface ships, aircraft are looking for oil on the
water and underwater robots are working around the clock on
making the repairs below. “For us, situational awareness is a three
dimensional problem,” he says.
He has more than 400 federal, DOD, state and private (including
BP the responsible party) and contracted personnel who comprise
the Unified Area Command here in New Orleans.
“We have an incident commander at Houma—where the offshore
support vessels and Coast Guard personnel were based—responsible for Louisiana, with about 1,000 people. We have another
incident commander in Mobile, responsible for Florida, Alabama
and Mississippi, with about 600 to 700 people,” he says.
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This wasn’t just a surface operation, he adds. “People think of a
monolithic oil spill, but this was more like ribbons and streamers
of oil that could only be located by air coverage so that response
vessels could be vectored in to deal with the patches of floating
oil. We had an Air Operations Center set up at Tyndall AFB—which
is normally a fighter base—near Panama City, Fla., led by a Coast
Guard O-6, conducting 180 sorties a day.”
“Altogether, about 2,500 Coast Guard personnel were participating
in the operation,” he says.
Zukunft points to the importance of the Coast Guard’s Reservists to
augment the active duty team for such a contingency. “We needed
more reservists to be able to respond.”
Combined, there were 45,000 total involved in the response from
all agencies, he says. “That’s bigger than the
Coast Guard itself.”
It’s a militia at best
Because the oil spill shut down much of the
Gulf to fishing, the men and women who
make their living on the water either claimed
lost wages or became a vessel participating
in the cleanup fleet.
Task forces were organized of strike teams
with about 25 vessels of opportunity in
each team. Each task force, led by a Coast
Guard O-5, had five strike teams for a total
of 125 vessels.
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approved the subsea monitoring program. On any given day there
are up to 14 ROVs working on the site.”
Every procedure, such as resetting the blowout preventer rams,
has to be performed with ROVs, which were orchestrated by HQ
in Houston connected to the operators on the vessels, not unlike
NASA directing the actions of astronauts performing repairs in
space. The controllers work from the highly immersive visualization environment, or “HIVE,” monitoring everything on big screens.
BP has spent more than $6.5 billion to date (at the time of the
interview), according to Zukunft. “The responsible party foots the
bill the entire way.”
The public was able to watch the live video feed—courtesy of the
cameras on ROVs—and see the oil pouring out. But not all the oil
made it to the surface.
NOAA is supporting the science endeavor
with a fleet of five to eight research vessels,
taking more than 10,000 deepwater samples
to locate and monitor the subsurface plume
and any traces of hydrocarbons. Scientists collected more than 120,000 data samples which
are analyzed at the Coast Guard Research Lab
in Groton, Conn. “There are natural sources of
oil seeping into the Gulf. Forensics can tell us
if any oil that is found is from the Deepwater
Horizon well, or some other source.”
Undersea gliders can operate for extended
periods and cover large areas of ocean to
dive and look for evidence of oil in the water
column. The National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency is also providing high-resolution imaging, Zukunft says.
Zukunft says the goal has been to hire as
many commercial vessels as possible. Some
of these can operate inshore and in bays,
but most can work offshore, he says. “They
know the area very well. They were most
Skimming the surface
effective in supporting logistics, transporting
The Coast Guard requires and inspects fuel
booms, and moving material and people. Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft briefs local civic
spill contingency plans for all oil platforms.
We had 10,000 contracts for vessels of oppor- leaders before a flight out to observe the
Among the important lessons learned in this
tunity, everything from a canoe to a 1,000-ton Deepwater Horizon spill site.
event has been the potential for significant spills,
support ship with a licensed crew. More than
more than had been planned for. “Typically, a
5,000 were employed. We didn’t need that
single source causes a release of oil,” Zukunft
many, but we had high expectations and hired more than enough.” says, citing an incident like the Exxon Valdez, where a finite amount
was spilled. “If Deepwater Horizon had a million gallons of fuel on
“This wasn’t like a joint military task force,” he says. “We hired board for operations, then they were required to have a continthese vessels almost overnight, but we didn’t have the command gency plan to deal with a spill of a million gallons. We didn’t take
and control in place. Vessels of opportunity create unique operat- into account that the spill could be more than the rig itself, but the
ing challenges. These were local hires and volunteers, and they entire reservoir below.”
haven’t worked together for the most part. They were not used to “We’ve turned to all of the services for assistance. The Navy’s
‘fleet’ operations. Some of these mariners were not fit, and there Supervisor of Salvage (SUPSALV) has been involved since day one.
were people who suffered heart attacks. There are some unique We have Navy skimming equipment and more than 300 Sailors from
leadership challenges. It’s a militia at best”
around the country involved,” he says. “Navy has a huge footprint.”
At one point, he says, there were more than 1,000 skimmers from
The ‘Hive’
around the world helping to clean up the oil, “It took about two
There’s a busy fleet of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) under months to get all of these resources into the theater from 22 difthe sea, too, working on the repairs to the well head. “We also ferent countries.”
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Skimming the surface is more difficult than it
sounds. “We had weather with seas over four
feet for upwards of two weeks, which were
prohibitive seas for skimming.”
To prevent the oil from coming ashore, 3.9
million feet of boom was deployed to contain
or collect the oil. The job to set out and later
retrieve the boom lines is extraordinary. Bad
weather makes it nearly impossible. During
storm activity, booms can be displaced, or
even pushed up on to the marshes, a fragile
ecological environment. “We’ve used logging
helicopters to recover displaced booms, because just walking on the marshes can cause
irreparable damage,” Zukunft says.
Zukunft says there was a great deal of mischaracterization of the Jones Act, which
mandates the use of U.S.-flagged ships, built
in the U.S., and crewed by U.S. mariners in
certain instances. Some critics said those
restrictions precluded many offers of assistance, such as skimmers, from overseas.
“There were no barriers to foreign offers of
assistance if the offers were relevant.”
Just another day at sea
Even after the July 15 capping held the oil in check,
Zukunft says the mission continued. “We’re gradually shifting until we get a permanent well kill. We
have a lot of resources retained in case. The focus
is still regional. We’re still finding tar balls and
removable oil. It’s still too early to say it’s over.”
(Editor’s note: The bottom kill of the Deepwater
Horizon well was completed on Sept. 18.)
“At some point we’ll collapse it all into a single
Coast Guard response effort, like a Search and
Rescue operation. We’re not there yet.”
Despite the unique nature and extreme demands
of the incident, Zukunft says the Coast Guard is
prepared and capable to do the job.
SHELL ISLAND BAY - Coast Guard
Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft looks at shrimp “I spent most of my career at sea,” he says. “If
you spend most of your career underway, it’s just
while checking them for signs of oil
aboard a 41-foot shrimp boat, August 14, another day at sea.
2010. Zukunft is the federal on-scene
coordinator for the Deepwater Horizon
oil spill response. U.S. Coast Guard
photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mike
Lutz.
Oct. 13. Operations Update from the Unified Area Command for the response
to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Approximately 16,292 personnel are currently responding to protect the shoreline, wildlife and cleanup vital coastlines.
To date, more than 31,000 water and sediment samples have been taken from the Gulf, reaching from the Texas-Louisiana border
to the Florida Keys, and extending nearly 300-miles offshore. Response teams have conducted more than 125 dedicated sampling
missions, with more than 25 different deep-water capable vessels, including federal, state, private, and academic ships. More
than 850 days at sea have been recorded.
In the past week, we have collected 67 water samples and 131 sediment samples. Currently we have four vessels conducting
sampling operations. Water column detection sampling data currently detects hydrocarbons in the parts per billion to parts per
trillion. NOAA, FDA and the Gulf states are working together to ensure the seafood being harvested and brought to market is safe for
human consumption. To date, every seafood sample from reopened waters has passed sensory testing for oil. NOAA scientists
completed sensory analysis on 2,733 samples & completed chemical analysis on 2,768 samples.
To date, 90% of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico have been re-opened to fishing.
More than 1,056 tons of recyclable waste, including oily liquid & oily solid waste, has been processed.
Approximately 98 miles of Gulf Coast shoreline are currently experiencing moderate to heavy oil impacts-approximately 88 miles
in Louisiana, 9 miles in Mississippi and 1 mile in Florida.
Approximately 458 miles of shoreline are experiencing light to trace oil impacts-approximately 203 miles in Louisiana, 81 miles
in Mississippi, 60 miles in Alabama, and 114 miles in Florida.
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A Foreign Future for Frigate Fleet
The U.S. Navy operated 51 Oliver Hazard
Perry-class frigates at one time. While they
are being decommissioned, however, the
U.S. has no new class of frigates being built,
or even contemplated. Frigates have the right combination of
capability, endurance and size for assignments such as counter-narcotics patrols,
anti-piracy operations or international task
forces. So it’s no wonder the U.S. Navy’s
Oliver Hazard Perry-class of frigates are in
demand by foreign navies.
USS Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG 7), commissioned in 1977, was the lead ship of the
largest and most successful class of frigates built for any Navy since World War II.
The U.S. built 55 of them, including four
for Australia. Additional ships of this class
were built in Spain, Taiwan and Australia.
These frigates were replacements for the
Garcia, Brooke and Knox class of escort
ships. But as the U.S. has been decommissioning the FFG 7s, it has no new
frigates on the drawing board. Does that
mean the frigate has become obsolete?
For example, the Turkish Navy dispatched
TCG Gokceada (F494) (ex-Mahlon S. Tisdale
FFG-27), with its embarked helicopter, to
participate in the Combined Task Force (CTF)
151 international anti-piracy mission off
Somalia. Gokceada is serving as flagship for
CTF 151 while the task force is commanded
by a Turkish flag officer.
While the U.S. FFGs had their missile system
removed several years ago, some allied
navies continue to use the MK 13 launcher
and SM-1. Both Australia and Turkey have
retrofitted their Oliver Hazard Perry-class
frigates to carry the Evolved Sea Sparrow
Missile, built by a multi-national consortium
Australian ships 32 ESSM rounds in the
launcher. Australia has decommissioned
its two oldest FFGs to offset the cost of
the upgrades on the four newer ones. The
On-Board Training System that the RAN has
installed on its FFGs, which interfaces with
the U.S. Navy Battle Force In-port Training
(BFIT) system, has received interest from
the other operators. Australia expects its
FFGs to have a 35-year service life with the
planned upgrades. Turkey is installing a
new, advanced integrated combat management system called Genesis (Gemi Entegre
Savaş İdare Sistemi), which has transformed
their ships’ Combat Information Centers. Like Australia, Turkey is also installing a MK
41 VLS system for ESSM.
A lot of life left on these ships
Bob Gronenberg is the Deputy
Program Manager for ship
transfers for Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in
Washington, DC, the executing
agency of Foreign Military Sales
(FMS) ship transfers.
NAVSEA carries out reactivation, refurbishment and transfer. Ships are transferred via
one of two methods. “Hot
transfer takes place immediately upon decommissioning from
the USN. The U.S. crew turns
the ship over to the new crew.
There is a short refurbishment and the ship
sails home. A cold transfer takes place after
the ship has already been decommissioned
and laid up in an inactive ship maintenance
facility. It is brought out at a later date, reactivated and sold. A hot ship is preferable
because it eliminates the need to deactivate
and store the ship, avoids deterioration,
and provides joint training opportunities
between the U.S. and partner navy crews.”
“The frigate has become one of the least
important U.S. Navy warships in the
post-Cold War era, although they are still
widely deployed and used”, writes Norman Polmar, editor of The Naval Institute USS McInerney (FFG 8) entering drydock for overhaul.
Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S.
Fleet (18th edition).
Port visits and theater security cooperation
require ships to split off from a strike group
or deploy independently. For the U.S. Navy,
larger combatants will be kept close to the
carrier to protect the high-value unit, or
be assigned to certain areas for ballistic
missile defense. But a frigate may be best
suited to help protect the oil platforms in
the Northern Arabian Gulf, a role the U.S.,
Australian, and British frigates have performed, or participate in anti-piracy operations with CTF 151. The UK and Australia
have also assigned frigates to patrol the Iraqi
oil platforms in the Northern Arabian Gulf.
under the NATO Sea Sparrow Project Office
(NSSPO), using an eight-cell MK 41 Vertical
Launching System (VLS) to carry ESSM in
quad-packs. That means each ship can carry
up to 32 missiles. Australia is equipping
its FFGs to be capable of using the more
capable SM-2 missile, as well.
Some of the FFG navies have modified their
ships with stern flaps or stern wedges,
which reduce fuel consumption. Australia
is upgrading its ships to fire the longer-range
SM-2 missile, and is installing an eightcell MK 41 Vertical Launch System for the
Evolved SeaSparrow Missile. The ESSMs
will be carried in “quad-packs,” giving the
Turnover must be conducted in the U.S, and
the receiving country must pay all costs, but
foreign military aid funds can be applied to
FMS transfers.
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The U.S. transferred USS McInerney (FFG 8)—the second ship
of the class to be commissioned
and more than 30 years old — to
the Pakistani Navy and the ship
is now the PNS Alamgir. VSE Corporation is the prime contractor,
and the work will be performed
at BAE Systems Southeast Division (formerly Atlantic Marine
Florida) in Jacksonville, Florida.
“She’ll get a substantial overhaul to her systems. She has a
considerable amount of future
service life ahead of her,” says
Gronenberg.
is to hot transfer all except USS
Hawes (FFG 53),” Gronenberg
says. “Hawes will become a logistics support asset, essentially
a parts locker to support the remaining FFGs.”
MAYPORT, Fla. (Aug. 31, 2010) Pakistan sailors parade their
country’s colors during the decommissioning ceremony of the
guided-missile frigate USS McInerney (FFG 8) at Naval Station
Mayport. During the ceremony, McInerney was commissioned into
the Pakistan navy as PNS Alamgir (F 260). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gary Granger Jr./Released).
The VSE Ship Transfer Assistance
Team (STAT) will provide tailored
training to prepare the foreign
crew to operate their ship. “This
training can consist of classroom
sessions, on-the-job training and
culminates in a light off assessment and at
sea exercises modeled after those employed
by the US Navy’s Afloat Training Group,” says
Karl Dinkler, vice president for the GLOBAL
Division of VSE’s International Group.
According to Dinkler, VSE is often called
upon to provide foreign crew support,
including messing and berthing until the
ship is ready for the crew to move aboard
and become self sustaining. “VSE also manages efficient and responsive post-transfer,
follow-on technical support and logistics
chains that supply technical assistance and
material to recipients of former USN
ships to sustain those ships and
systems.”
“We stay engaged”, says Dinkler.
“The transfer is just the first piece.”
“We know they want us to spend
their money wisely,” says Dinkler.
“Our goal is to maximize what can
be done as far as capability and
material improvements with their
money.”
MAYPORT, Fla. (Aug. 31, 2010) Cmdr. Paul
D. Young, commanding officer of the guidedmissile frigate USS McInerney (FFG 8), presents
a certificate of transfer to Pakistan navy Capt.
Naveed Ashraf during the ship’s decommissioning
ceremony at Naval Station Mayport. McInerney
was commissioned into the Pakistan navy as
PNS Alamgir (F 260). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gary Granger
Jr./Released)
Dinkler says that of the 43 ships that
VSE has transferred since 1995, all
but one (which was transferred as a
logistics asset) is still in service.
After McInerney is transferred, the
U.S. will have 29 remaining FFGs.
All but one are designated for FMS
transfer, with the last one being
decommissioned in 2019. “Our goal
Congressional approval is required to transfer any USN ship
over 3,000 tons or under 20 years
old. The frigates are over 3,000
tons but not under the 20-year
threshold. FMS sales must be
cost-neutral to the U.S., so the
receiving country must pay all
costs, but foreign military aid
funds can be applied to FMS
transfers.
The transfer process takes about
two years. “We’re currently
awaiting legislative action to
transfer additional FFGs,” Gronenberg says.
He says while the ships themselves may be
of the same class, every transfer is different. “We’ve had excellent relations with
our partner navies. We face unique challenges working with the various navies and
different cultures to develop and execute
the work package and schedule. Every
customer has different requirements and
expectations. Managing expectations is a
major part of what we do.”
Gronenberg acknowledges that the remaining FFGs in the U.S. inventory had their
anti-air warfare capability removed, but are
good candidates for upgraded combat systems. “There’s capacity for more modern
systems than what we removed. There are
very impressive systems available on the
international market. There’s a lot of life left
on these ships with the proper investment.”
Edward Lundquist is a principal science
writer for MCR, LLC, in Arlington, Va.
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Pakistan Prepares Frigate for Flagship Duty
By Capt. Edward Lundquist, USN (Ret)
(Jacksonville, Fla.) -- With the commissioning of PNS Alamgir (exMcInerney FFG 8) on Aug 31, 2010, Pakistan becomes the ninth
navy to operate Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates, joining Bahrain,
Egypt, Poland, Turkey, Australia, Spain, Taiwan and the U.S. Navy.
Dave Wright leads the VSE prime contractor team on site at BAE
Systems Southeast Shipyard in Jacksonville (formerly Atlantic Marine), comprised of a logistics team, an industrial team to manage
the overhaul, and a Ship Transfer Assist Team (STAT), which trains
the crew.
Although VSE has conducted numerous transfers, Wright says the
process is dynamic, and evolving. “We have a diverse customer
base. Each foreign navy has their desires, needs and wants. The
basic process is the same, but the methodology has evolved. We’ve
transferred FFGs before, so we didn’t have to reinvent the wheel
with this one. A lot of the work done for one ship is the same as
the next. We pre-identify work after a work definition conference.
Once we get on board to actually look at the ship we can better
identify what needs to be done, and cost and plan the work.
The extent of the overhaul is dependent on the inspection. “We
have a lot of ‘open and inspect’ jobs. We may pull a pump and
inspect the motor and find that it doesn’t need to be rewound.
“There are always surprises,” he says. “We’re prepared for that.”
“We also provide all ship’s systems training. We qualify the crew
in firefighting and damage control, PMS and 3-M, and we train to
U.S. Navy PQS standards,” he says.
When the ship leaves to go back home, they will return with some
STAT team members aboard to continue training the team while
underway.
International commitment
“These ships are really important for the Pakistani Navy because
of our commitment to the Coalition Maritime Campaign Plan, and
Coalition Task Forces 150 and 151,” says Capt. Amhad Imran, PN,
Head of Mission for the Pakistani navy at Jacksonville. “We give
priority to the international commitments. We have chosen to
participate with the world community, and we need this ship to
maintain this presence. This will be our largest combatant, and will
spend a lot of time deployed in support of coalition operations. The
FFG is ideal for these two to three month deployments.”
Imran says Pakistan has asked the U.S. to acquire seven more frigates. “By having the same class it will be easier to maintain and
to train our crews.” Almagir will be modified as the PN’s flagship.
Pakistan is also procuring the SH-60B Seahawk helicopter, and wants
to replace the CIWS 1B that was removed when the McInerney was
decommissioned.
He says Pakistan has a tradition of following Royal Navy practices,
but the Pakistani navy plans to adopt the U.S. professional qualification standards (PQS) and preventive maintenance system (PMS)
being taught to them by the STAT. “We will adhere to PQS and PMS.
We will make them SOP.”
“We are using the U.S. Navy’s FFG simulator at Mayport, and we
eventually plan to procure our own simulator,” Imran says.
The 240 Pakistani crew members moved aboard a barracks barge
when they arrived at Mayport to begin the turnover. The barge
then came across the river along with the ship until the ship comes
out of drydock and is habitable. The barge also has classrooms
for training. Ken Boone has the responsibility of training the crew
without disrupting the industrial work. He’s been doing this for 15
years. “This is my 16th transfer.”
The Pakistani crew had some sea time—about ten underway periods—with their counterparts on McInerney, but they were mostly
observers. “They really didn’t get the kinds of hands on training
we’ll give them after the overhaul,” says Wright. “The U.S. Navy
sailors showed them what to do, but we show them why,” says
Boone. “We’ve done lots of classroom training on theory and
the systems. Now we’re doing hands-on engineering cold checks.
We’re training on the HALON systems and the fuel oil transfer
system now. There’s no fuel on board right now, but they can put
their hands on the valves and walk through all of the procedures
so when they push the ‘start” button the engine turns over and
they can operate the plant.”
It takes 18 months In the U.S. Navy to qualify as an engineering
officer of the watch (EOOW), says VSE’s Phil Atkins. “We have to
do it here in three months, and they have to be as good as any USN
EOOW.” “Every navy is different,” says Boone, “and every CO is
different about how he runs his ship. We have a very strong CO on
this ship.” In order for this to work best, there needs to be mutual
trust and respect,” says Boone. “We have the full support of the
Pakistani Navy.” “It’s satisfying to see them come together as a
crew,” says Boone. “We have the same goal for every customer,”
says Wright. “We want to get the ship out with a trained crew.”
As destroyers got bigger during the Cold War, so did frigates. A
frigate was essentially half a destroyer. If a destroyer had two guns,
the FF had one; if the destroyer had four boilers, the FF had two.
If the DD had two screws, the FF had one. As an example, the U.S.
Navy’s post war destroyer escorts, which later were called frigates,
grew in size considerably.
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•
USS Dealy (DE 1008); commissioned in 1954; 314-ft.; 24 kts.;
1,270 tons
•
USS Bronstein (DE 1037); commissioned 1963; 372-ft.; 26 kts.;
2,650 tons
•
USS Garcia (DE 1040); commissioned 1964; 414 ft.; 27 kts.;
2,650 tons
•
USS Knox (DE 1052); commissioned 1969; 438 ft.; 28 kts.;
3,020 std; 4.163 fully loaded
•
USS Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG 7);
commissioned 1977; 445 ft.; 29
kts.; 4,200 fully loaded
The Same, Only Different
To add to the confusion about frigate
nomenclature, the USN referred to
large destroyers and destroyer leaders as frigates. Destroyer escorts
were classified as DEs. In 1975, the
DLGs and DLGNs were reclassified as
cruisers or destroyers, and the DEs
became frigates, or FFs.
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American Flag Symbolizes Freedom
Excerpts from a Surface SITREP interview with
Rear Adm. Pete Gumataotao, USN,
Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea
I was visiting one of the tunnels dug by the
North Koreans under the demilitarized zone
when I struck up a conversation with one of
the South Korean soldiers.
flights of three aircraft. Sometimes they
would come back with just one or two. I
wondered what happened to those other
B‑52s?
“So, what are your plans?” I asked him.
He said, “First of all, sir, I am a conscript,
and then, when I am done with this, I am
going to further my education. I want to
be a lawyer.”
Growing up Roman Catholic, I participated
as an altar server until I was 18 years old.
The sacrifice of what military men and
women do for our country became more
visible to me because I served at so many funerals where we buried so many Guamanian
soldiers. I remember the United States flag
draped proudly over the coffin. I remember
how they folded the flag reverently, and
presented it very solemnly to the surviving
spouse or mother, who would be hugging
that flag, and hugging it very tightly.
I said, “Are you excited about it?” He replied, “Absolutely.” I asked him, “What do
you think about being a conscript?” He
looked at me with very serious eyes, and
said, “Sir, it is my duty. It is my duty to my
country to serve in the military.”
Even with my being in the Navy as long
as I have, and making so many Pacific
deployments, I was amazed at the depth
of appreciation and understanding of this
commitment--loyalty, duty, and honor
to country-- that most citizens have in
South Korea, especially living under this
umbrella of an armistice. I would not have
understood their allegiance had I not been
stationed here.
The big thing that I appreciate is that the
South Koreans truly believe in this alliance
because of their experience with the Korean War. They never forget that American
soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines died
on their soil to protect them. They never
forget that.
When I came here to Korea, to a culture that
experienced that terrible violence during
the Korean War, I appreciate more what
the United States did to help this country
recover and prosper.
I was born in 1958. During the time I was
growing up, there were so many changes in
our nation. The Vietnam War was really at
its peak when I was a teenager.
I remember watching the B‑52s at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, sitting under my
mango tree and watching them take off in
The people from Guam are extremely patriotic. The flag is very important to us and
our country. You overlay that with what my
parents taught me about World War II, how
Guam was liberated, and brought back again
by the Americans. Guamanians appreciate
that Americans came to Guam to give us
back our freedom.
My father was stationed aboard the USS California when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
During that time, there was a dichotomy
of what I learned growing up in Guam,
versus what I saw on the news watching
the anti-war riots and flag burnings. That
really bothered me. People were burning
the same flag that we used to bury our U.S.
soldiers.
I asked my dad, “How come they are burning
the flag? That’s not right.”
He looked at me and said, “Our country
allows these people to say that, but I don’t
want you ever to forget what that flag
means.” That is all he had to say.
Where I grew up, World War II was very visible. I lived in Agana Heights, but our family
ranch was in a different area of Guam. It
had many acres of land in a very strategic
area of the island, and it was used by the
Seabees during the war. They built Quonset
huts and pill boxes up in the hills.
I grew up in island life. So, as a boy, we
planted crops, and raised livestock on our
ranch. I remember when my brothers and
I were cleaning out a field and came across
a rusted out, U.S. World War II helmet. We
went to those old pill boxes and also found
corroded frames of cartons and guns. We
would put the helmet on, and run around
with our sticks and go “pow‑pow‑pow.” We
were kids. We didn’t know any better. If
we found something there in the jungle, we
would pick it up and use it for play. But I remember the teachers in elementary school
telling us, “if you ever find something that is
round like this, rusted out, and looks like an
apple, do not touch it. It may be a grenade
and explode on you.”
General Ben Blas, the first Chamorro general
officer, who later became a Guam congressman wrote a book, “Nihi Ta Hasso,” (which
is Chamorro for “let us remember”). It’s
about his life growing up when the Japanese invaded and the Americans came to
liberate Guam. After reading the book, I
wrote to him and said, “I want to thank
you for keeping that memory of what our
people experienced on Guam, so that my
daughter will never forget. ‘Nihi Ta Hasso,’
let us remember.”
I acquired another of his books, and wrote
a little note to my daughter and sent it to
her while she was attending the University
of Portland. I wrote, “Don’t ever forget the
price of what we had to do, to be where we
are at, and what you are doing right now.”
I’m proud to say she has graduated and is
now planning for law school.
In the year 2000, I was in command of USS
Decatur (DDG-73). I pulled into Apra Harbor
on Guam and had the United States flag on
the main halyard, and the Guam flag on
the port halyard. My sailors were manning
the rails. Can you imagine the pride I had,
that our country gave me the opportunity
to do that?
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When I brought my ship into Guam, I took
my mother—who has since passed away—
to my father’s gravesite at the military cemetery at Piti. It was just the two of us and
I was there in my white uniform. Because
she was elderly and ill, she could hardly
stand up, so I held her closely. We said the
rosary over my father’s grave, and when we
were done, she started to cry really hard. I
asked her what was wrong. And she said,
“I thought of something just now after we
finished praying, what your father told me
when you and your brothers were all young.
Your dad told me in private that he wished
that one of our sons follows in his footsteps
and joins the Navy.”
She was then very quiet, and later spoke
again and said, “And not only join the Navy,
but maybe be a naval officer, and maybe
even go to the Naval Academy.”
has been standing next to you every step
of the way.”
During his time, my father could only be a
steward in the Navy. He died in 1975, and I
joined the Navy in 1976. I didn’t even know
my dad knew about the Naval Academy. So
when my mother told me that story at the
cemetery, my jaw just dropped. I looked
at my mom incredulously and she said, “I
never shared that with any of you because
it’s really not that important. But now that
this has all happened, I wanted to share it
with you.”
Interview conducted by Edward Lundquist.
Edward Lundquist is a principal science
writer for MCR, LLC, in Arlington, Va.
I looked at her over my father’s grave, and
said, “Do you think Dad is proud of me
now?” And she looked at me with this very
serious look and said, “Son, your father
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November 2010
The SNA USS CONSTITUTION Chapter Presents the
8th Annual George Sirian Meritorious Service Award
By CAPT Bill Mauser, Chapter VP
“Choose the most challenging assignments!”
So said Engineman Senior Chief (SW) Corbin K. Stalcup when addressing an audience of 150 newly-selected CPOs after receiving
the 8th annual George Sirian Meritorious Service Award presented
by the USS CONSTITUTION Chapter of SNA on 27 August 2010. The
ceremony took place while underway on USS CONSTITUTION in
Boston harbor. Senior Chief Stalcup serves aboard the San Diegobased Littoral Combat Ship, USS FREEDOM (LCS-1), as a key member
of the ship’s Gold Crew.
Honored guests included RADM Mike McLaughlin, COMSUBGRU
TWO, retired RADM Ray Couture, CAPT Ned Lundquist of SNA HQ,
CAPT Tom Forbes, a direct descendant of George Sirian, SURFOR
Force Master Chief Eric Page, and SURFLANT Force Master Chief
James Williams.
man technical schools and
served in USS CROMMELIN (FFG-37), USS BLACK
HAWK (MHC-58) and at
the Mine Warfare Training
Center in Ingleside, Texas.
He made one Persian Gulf
deployment and a total of
5 drug interdiction deployments. He was promoted
to Chief Petty Officer in
2005.
In the words of his CO,
CDR Randy Garner, “Chief
Stalcup’s talents and hard
work have ensured, more
than any other sailor on- ENCS Stalcup and George Sirian’s
board, that FREEDOM was portrait in the USS CONSTITUTION
able to deploy two years Museum, Charlestown MA.
early and perform brilliantly while operating in the
FOURTH and THIRD Fleet AORs.”
“Chief Stalcup’s engaged deckplate leadership and distinguished
accomplishments truly demonstrate the spirit of honor, courage,
commitment, leadership and excellence that is reflective of today’s
Surface Navy Chief Petty Officers,” noted Vice Adm. D.C. Curtis,
Commander, Naval Surface Forces in his congratulatory message.
“Chief Stalcup is a true role model and mentor for all Surface Force
Chief selectees who will soon earn their coveted anchor collar
devices.”
FORCMs Page and WIlliams, ENCS Stalcup and family, RADM
McLaughlin.
USS CONSTITUTION Chapter President CAPT Jim Alosi presented
a replica 19th century naval cutlass inscribed with ENCS Stalcup’s
name as the 2010 George Sirian Awardee. He was assisted by
FORCMs Page and Williams, and by Master of Ceremonies CAPT
Gary Finerty. CAPT Alosi’s remarked that “ENCS Stalcup truly embodies all the qualities of GSA excellence by perfectly personifying
a new class of “hybrid sailor” that was born of the LCS program.
He nurtured these capabilities aboard the USS FREEDOM and
looks forward to helping propagate them throughout the Surface
Warfare community.” A native of Goldthwaite, Texas, Chief Stalcup began his Naval career
in 1995. Prior to reporting to USS FREEDOM, he attended engine-
The centerpiece of the ceremony was not the physical presentation
of the award, but the moment when ENCS Stalcup stepped to the
podium to speak. In ranks before him were the 150 newly-selected
CPOs who had just concluded a week of CPO Heritage Training. As
the awardee for 2010, ENCS Stalcup had a unique opportunity to
pass on to these young leaders of our Navy his special insights into
what it takes to succeed. Unknown to the CPOs in ranks, he had
been assisting as one of 15 Mentor Chiefs conducting the training. It
was a special surprise to learn that he was the 2010 GSA awardee.
The CPO Heritage Training program brings new CPOs to the historic
USS Constitution to learn discipline, teamwork, and leadership
through 19th century sailing techniques and teamwork exercises.
Over the course of a week, the selectees climb the rigging, set the
sails, and simulate loading and firing the ship’s 24-pounder cannon.
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“It is an amazing honor to be selected, and I credit the Littoral
Combat Ship (LCS) program for this achievement,” said Stalcup.
“LCS is a command where, due to small crew size, we are all given
the opportunity to engage in a wide range of operational activities.
We are continually challenged to grow technically and as leaders.”
RADM Mike McLaughlin complimented ENCS Stalcup’s service. “You
have shown our sailors what it means to serve with excellence;
to have an impact on our Navy today while paying tribute to the
heroes of the past. As George Sirian was, you are a symbol of what
we should all strive for in our careers everyday.” He challenged the
Officers and Enlisted ranks to help change the Navy to meet today’s
and tomorrow’s needs. “How your people treat you and look up to
you is the real goal. Assert yourself, and lead.”
What is the George Sirian Award? CONSTITUTION Chapter worked
closely with CO CONSTITUTION, SNA Headquarters, SURFOR and
SURFLANT to conceive and develop the George Sirian Award
program for outstanding E-7s in our Surface Navy. FORCE Master
Chiefs established a repeatable award process and lead the annual
candidate screening.
It is named in honor of George Sirian, who served with distinction
in the Navy for nearly fifty years, first as an ordinary seaman, and
later as a master gunner and warrant officer. Sirian’s service included multiple tours on
USS Constitution during
her prime years as a ship
of the line in the first
half of the 19th century. Sirian’s technical expertise, dedication, and
leadership remain an
inspirational model for
the Chief Petty Officers
of today’s Navy. George
Sirian has been named
to the SNA Hall of Fame
at SWOS Newport.
The selection of ENCS
Stalcup was the culmination of a rigorous and CAPT Jim Alosi presents George Sirian
competitive process that Award cutlass to ENCS Corbin Stalcup. began in March and was Force Master Chief James Williams
managed by the Force approves.
Master Chiefs. The selection criteria, as quoted in
the ALNAV announcement message for the GSA award, include:
A consistent long-term demonstration of inspirational leadership
in the face of adversity, accomplished with honor, courage and
commitment, in the highest traditions of the naval service.
CAPT Alosi presents GSA Certificate to ENCS Stalcup.
Exceptional seamanship and operational excellence in surface
warfare skills as exemplified by George Sirian.
Demonstrated exemplary performance in:
• Organization and management skills
• Mission accomplishment
• Vision
• Motivation and leadership
• Promotion of military service
• Mentorship of junior sailors
The award consists of two parts. First, a replica 19th century naval
cutlass engraved with the awaree’s name, plus a framed citation.
Second, a special plaque inscribed with the names of each annual
awardee on permanent public display aboard USS CONSTITUTION
throughout the year, FORCMs Eric Page and James Williams unveiled
the plaque, which reads: “These Chief Petty Officers exemplify the
historic spirit of a man who in his half-century career and multiple
tours on board “Old Ironsides”, set the standard for leadership,
technical expertise and devotion to duty in today’s Surface Navy.”
View videos of the George Sirian Award ceremony, CPO Heritage
training, and USS CONSTITUTION underway at www.history.navy.
mil/ussconstitution/.
Following the award ceremony, the Chapter hosted a reception at
the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel in Boston for Senior Chief Stalcup,
his wife Mary and son Caedon, and participating dignitaries. The
Chapter presented Chief Stalcup framed GSA certificate and CAPT
Tom Forbes presented a special plaque from George Sirian’s descendants. Following the reception, ENCS Stalcup departed Boston
to return to his leadership responsibilities on USS FREEDOM.
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November 2010
Navy Supports NATO Exercise Planning
Surface Warrior Found Future Too Good to Pass Up
By Edward Lundquist
(Stavanger, Norway) -- When Lieut. Cmdr.
Ronel Reyes was trying to figure out what
his future job would be, he had no idea it
would involve creating the future.
Reyes is the lone U.S. Navy Surface Warfare
Officer (SWO) at the NATO Joint Warfare
Centre in Stavanger, Norway. He is assigned
to the scenario section of the JWC Joint
Exercise Division, a team that develops,
maintains and updates sophisticated future scenarios to be used in training NATO
military leaders who will be serving with
the International Security Assistance Force
in Afghanistan (ISAF), or with the NATO
Response Force (NRF).
He’s had the opportunity to work alongside
other nations before, during exercises like
RIMPAC and Cooperation Afloat Readiness
and Training (CARAT). But, he says, working
with international officers and civilians on
a daily basis has been a broadening experience, both professionally and personally.
“As a SWO, this is all new to me,” he says.
“As a staff officer I’m getting experience and
exposure to multiple services, warfare specialties, nations, and cultures. Being here
has given me greater insight and appreciation to the level of professionalism of our
partners and allies. For instance, my chain
of command is a French Navy Commander,
British Navy Captain, US Air Force Brigadier
General, and a German Army Lieutenant
General. It’s an interesting dynamic.”
According to Capt. Bill Sigler, USN, an aviator
assigned as the JWC exercise project officer,
the nations involved in the NRF change
twice a year, so the strategic, operational
and tactical training for the relieving rotational NRF leadership is conducted in
Stavanger twice a year. Sigler says Reyes
has a great job. “He likes the assignment
because he can be creative. He imagines
and creates a whole new world and environment.”
Planning the scenarios for that training is
done a year or more in advance, so today
Reyes ands his team are updating the
current scenario, which envisions a NRF
intervention in a part of the world that
resembles the Horn of Africa. This scenario
will be used through 2012. Reyes and his
team are also developing an entirely new
scenario which will be used in training
starting in 2012.
Because Reyes is here for a three-year tour,
he’ll have an opportunity to see how well his
scenarios perform, and how they compare
to the actual events that transpire.
The team makes up fictional countries that
correspond with the actual countries and
their resources, economies, populations,
alignments, policies and geography. In
the scenario, a NATO-led Crisis Response
Operation is deployed in support of UN
mandated peacekeeping operations. The
general scenario is flexible, so planners can
be more specific as the training approaches
to simulate expected or potential issues,
such as piracy, genocide, refugees and displaced populations or famine, as the realties
may dictate. While the scenario is fictitious,
it is based on very real challenges related
to an asymmetric environment. It requires
coordination of security and environmental
threats, piracy, interaction with key leaders
and contingency planning.
“Each exercise can be tailored,” Reyes says.
“Right now we’re developing a scenario that
involves a failing state and a financial crisis,”
Reyes says. “The most recent training we
conducted took place in the Horn of Africa
and emphasized the maritime component.
It involved NATO forces in piracy events and
issues specific to that part of the world.”
The story line needs to be plausible, but
also stress the exercise participants to
force them to react to different situations.
“Should I assume the availability of bases?
Should I inject IEDs, or piracy? I have to
think hard about the assumptions,” says
Reyes.
The commander can stress certain aspects
of the training by emphasizing or introducing new factors in the scenario. “In the last
exercise, called Steadfast Juncture 10, we
introduced more piracy and more maritime
involvement,” says Reyes. “The story has to
be logical and consistent,” Sigler says.
Overall, the training and exercise events
focus on the integration of the NRF-assigned
headquarters and forces in a fictitious exercise scenario called CERASIA II.
The team also creates a training environment for the NATO-led ISAF (International
Security Assistance Force (ISAF), according
to Lieut. Cmdr. Scott Wells, an H-60 pilot
who is assigned to the Joint Training Development Division.
The simulation is run using the Joint Exercise
Management Model, or JEMM. It allows
planned events to take place. The scenario
may specify that a ship will run aground at
a certain time, but what happens after that
depends on how the trainees respond. “If
the commander wants air surveillance of
the area where the ship went aground, I
should be getting a call,” says Sigler. “The
ground team should be coordinating with
air team. Within the hour, I should see the
air team getting a call asking for ISR.”
“We take actual conditions and replicate
them here in a training environment with
battlespace conditions,” Wells says. “The
scenario playing out is using something that
was real within the last six months.” t’s real,
but not too real.
“We have a level of fidelity that’s just
enough to exercise the combatant commander’s decision making process,” Sigler
says. “We don’t train forces at the tactical
level. We’re training the commanders and
their staffs.”
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Reyes says his job is important because he’s
helping to provide operational level training
that supports ongoing and potential operations. “The ISAF exercises we conduct have
an immediate impact and are helping staffs
prepare for their upcoming deployment to
Afghanistan and the tempo of operations.
Also, the current training we are providing
for the NATO Response Force (NRF) joint
and combined staffs is maintaining a level
of readiness for NATO forces all over Europe. I am lucky to be leading the project
of developing the new setting and scenario
for STEADFAST exercises, which will test the
NRF in even greater challenges. The level of
training we provide here at JWC is amazing.”
“The most gratifying aspect of my job is
being able to see the immediate impact of
my work,” Reyes says. “Running joint and
combined staffs in exercises based around
the settings and scenarios we’ve created
is exciting. I can see how something I’ve
worked on is helping a commander and his/
her staff improve upon their operational
planning and execution.”
“This is an excellent job for a surface guy,”
says Sigler. “He’ll be here for three years,
and get to see his scenario in action and
how it affects the training.”
Reyes says this assignment is challenging,
and unlike anything else he has experienced
thus far in his career. “I believe you need
to think more holistically because NATO
involves 28 nations, not just one, two, or
even three nations. Being a staff officer
here isn’t all that different than being a staff
officer anywhere else, where coordination
and communication are key, except you
get to add the element of working with
multi-national staff officers. Also, there are
a number of new acronyms I am still learning. If learning new acronyms is the worst
part of my job, I can’t complain too much.”
2010 SNA West Coast Symposium Hits San Diego
By: Lindsey Duecker
SAN DIEGO- On August 26th, some of the finest Surface Warfare Officers that the Navy has to offer congregated at Naval Base San Diego
(NBSD) for the annual Surface Navy Association (SNA) West Coast
symposium. An event
themed “Full Speed
Ahead- Maintaining
the Fighting Edge”
brought together 600
surface warfare officers and Sailors, to
hear keynote speakers such as the Chief
of Naval Operations
(CNO) Adm. Gary
Roughead and Vice
Adm. Richard Hunt,
Commander, U.S. 3rd
Fleet.
The symposium gathered together a full
spectrum of senior and junior personnel from the surface community. The symposium was supported by 25 organizations dedicated
to surface warfare development, sustainment and advancement.
An exhibition tent housed booths where attendees could discuss
future projects and developments with the symposium sponsors.
The day started with a fascinating speech from David McComb,
two-time author and President of the Destroyer History Foundation. McComb discussed the adaptation of naval warfare, strategy
and technology in the Solomon Islands campaign during World War
II. Following lessons in doctrinal past, Capt. (ret) Paul Rinn, first
Commanding Officer of USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS spoke about lessons in leadership. He recounted the bravery and dedication of his
crew after the SAMUEL B. ROBERTS hit a mine in the Persian Gulf
in 1988. Rinn expressed that though the Navy may be changing,
the driving force in the Navy remains the Sailors.
After the morning tributes to Naval History, surface warfare figureheads
captivated the audience
with discussions of the
present concentration
and the future outlook
of surface warfare forces.
Vice Adm. Hunt began
with a congratulatory
speech pointing out the
amazing naval accomplishments in recent history. He acknowledged
the outstanding ability
to achieve any global
mission noting the quick
humanitarian responses
in both Haiti and those currently in Pakistan and detailed the recent
achievements during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. Hunt quickly
opened the floor for questions, ensuring to answer any concerns
of the military and civilian audience.
Immediately after, Rear Adm. McManamon, Deputy Commander
for Surface Warfare, SEA 21, Naval Sea Systems Command discussed
waterfront readiness to the variety of personnel present.
Lunch was held on the USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD 6) located
right next to the symposium tents on pier 2. As attendees enjoyed
lunch on one of the Navy’s premier warships, Rear Adm. John
Christenson, President, Board of Inspection and Survey discussed
breathing life back into your ship.
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After lunch, Capt. John Nowell, Jr.,
Director, Surface Warfare Distribution Division, Navy Personnel
Command discussed the surface
warfare community and answered
many detailing questions that the
waterfront had.
The day of fascinating and important discussions concluded with
an address to the waterfront by
the CNO. He discussed many
future programs for the Navy and
pointed out ships will be used in
conventional and non-traditional
roles in the future. His speech
and predictions called for a fleet
of forward-thinking sailors. He expressed his awareness of change
and promised to provide as much
training and development possible to adhere to the metamorphosis of naval warfare.
The symposium offered lessons
and discussions on the past,
congratulatory remarks on present operations and an excited
progressive call for the future of
surface warfare. Capt. Rick Williamson, President of the SNA San
Diego chapter remarked on the
success of the event, “This year’s
symposium offered everyone who
attended a better glimpse into
the future of surface warfare. It
is great that our naval leadership
is able to speak to the waterfront
and share their thoughts about
our future.”
SWONET provided the first ever
live feed on the internet of the
day’s events. The speeches and
interviews remain posted on the
Surface Navy Association and
SWONET websites and can be
found at http://ww2.swonet.navy.
mil/live/.
November 2010
SNA West Coast Symposium
“FULL SPEED AHEAD Maintaining the Fighting Edge”
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Surface Naval Forces:
Relevant Capabilities for a Challenging Future
January 11-13, 2011
Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA
for a complete list of scheduled events, speakers,
and to register visit our website at
www.navysna.org
Sunday, January 9, 2011
1300-1600 Advance Registration
Monday, January 10, 2011
0800-1600 Registration
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
0700-1700Registration
0800-1000 General Membership Meeting (Open to All)
1030-1145 Retired Flag Briefing
1030-1245 Enlisted Roundtable and Luncheon
1030-1245 Junior Officer Roundtable and Luncheon
1030-1145 Midshipman Roundtable
1100-1900 Exhibits Open
1130-1245 Lunch in Exhibits Areas
1300-1315 *Welcome
1315-1345 *Taking a Fix The Surface Navy Today
1345-1445 *CNO Update - Keynote
1500-1545 *MCPON West, USN, and MCPOG Bowen, USCG Defining the Future Force
1545-1630 *Updating the Surface Navy Vision
1645-1830 Reception and Join-Up
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
0700-1730 Registration
0700-0845 Commander/Commanding Officer Session
(Open to all Commanding Officers)
0730-0845 Corporate Sponsor VP Breakfast
(By Invitation Only)
0800-1730 Exhibits Open
0900-0945 *Capital Hill Perspectives on the Navy’s
Future Force
0945-1030 *ADM Stavridis, USN, US European Command
Update
1100-1145 *VADM Ferguson, USN, Personnel Update
1200-1330 International Navies Luncheon
1345-1430 *ADM Papp, USCG, Coast Guard Update
1430-1600 *Training and Operating in Today’s Environment Panel Discussion
1615-1700 *Under Secretary Update
1715-1830 Naval Heritage Program: “Battle of Guadalcanal”
Thursday January 13, 2011
0700-1600 Registration
0730-0830 Captain and Commanders’ Brief (Open to
O-5 and O-6 active duty and retired military)
0800-2000 Exhibits Open
0830-0915 *GEN Amos, USMC, Marine Corps Update
0915-1000 *ADM Harvey, US Fleet Forces Update
1015-1145 *Sustaining Today’s Force Structure and
Building the Future Force – Panel Discussion
1145-1400 Awards Luncheon
1200-1345 CEO/Flag Officer Luncheon - Issues in Future
Surface Force Acquisition (By Invitation Only)
1400-1445 Briefing for CEOs (By Invitation Only)
1400-1445 *Expeditionary Warfare Update
1400-1545 Coast Guard Cutterman’s Call (Open active duty/
retired military - All Branches)
1445-1545 *Programmatic Update
1545-1615 *Capstone Remarks
1630-1640 *Closing Remarks
1700-1945 Banquet Ticket Pickup
1800-1945 Pre-Banquet Reception
2000-2230 Annual Banquet
Friday, January 14, 2011
0800-1000 Chapter President’s Breakfast (Invitation Only)
All sessions marked * are included in the seminar registration package
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November 2010
SNA Would Like to Thank the Following Corporate
Members for their Continued Support
Austal is competing as the prime
contractor in the LCS program
down-select. The Austal 127-meter trimaran seaframe is the
platform for the Independenceclass LCS. This provides superior
seakeeping and aviation operations as a result of its long, central
hull and side hulls, and creates a huge internal mission deck with a
large payload carrying capacity. It has the largest flight deck and the
greatest height above water on a combatant ship other than a major
amphibious vessel or aircraft carrier. The USS Independence (LCS
2) is already in service and Austal is building the Coronado (LCS 4).
In 2008 Austal was contracted to design and build the Joint High
Speed Vessel (JHSV). Austal is under a construction contract for
the first three of the first ten 103-meter JHSVs. The JHSV will be
capable of transporting troops and their equipment at 35 knots,
and operating in shallow waters and undeveloped ports.
Comark manufactures rugged military displays and computers
for land, sea and air applications. We provide a wide variety of
MIL-Spec and Type Approved systems, featuring waterproof,
sunlight-readable displays and reliable, high-performance computer
solutions for high shock and vibration environments. If you have a
tough application, we can engineer a solution.
Categories:
• Computer Hardware and Software
• Display Systems
• Flat Panel Displays
• Rugged Enclosures
• Rugged Systems
• Ruggedized Computers & Displays
• System Engineering
DRS Technologies, a Finmeccanica company, develops, manufactures and supports a broad
range of mission critical and military sustainment systems and services for military forces,
intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide.
DRS started out working directly with the U.S. Navy. As an active supplier of controllers
for every U.S. Navy ship since World War II, the company is also known for its pioneering
work in passive submarine detection, enabling sailors to detect and identify submarines
quietly, without the noisy “pinging” of active sonar.
Today, DRS continues to support a variety of surface navy missions with advanced surveillance and navigation radars, intelligence technologies, life-cycle support, target acquisition,
and ship propulsion systems. Additionally, DRS’ extensive experience and expertise in the
areas of radar and sonar systems help secure and protect a country’s coastal borders,
ensuring that every mission is successful, no matter what.
Fairbanks Morse Engine is known around
the world for reliable and efficient medium
speed diesel engines. For over 70 years,
the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard
have turned to Fairbanks Morse Engine to
provide dependable power for marine propulsion and ship service systems. Current US
Navy and Coast Guard installations include:
• USS Freedom (LCS 1)
• America (LHA 6)
• USS San Antonio (LPD 17) Class
• USS Wasp (LHD 1) Class
• USS Makin Island (LHD 8)
• USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41/49) Class
• USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) Class
• USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR 300) Class
• USNS Henry J Kaiser (T-AO 187) Class
• USCG Polar Class Icebreakers
• USCG High Endurance Cutters
• USCG Medium Endurance Cutters
• USS Ohio (SSBN 726) Class
• USS Seawolf (SSN 21) Class
• USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) Class
Fairbanks Morse Engine also builds marine diesel engines for commercial ship builders with the same quality of construction, reliable
performance, and long service life that the Navy and Coast Guard
demand. Visit www.fairbanksmorse.com to learn more.
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General Atomics (GA), founded in 1955 and
based in San
Diego, Calif., specializes in research, development, and manufacturing in defense, energy, and other advanced technologies.
GA is developing advanced direct current propulsion, power distribution, and hybrid electric drive systems for combatants; the nextgeneration aircraft launch and recovery systems for future carriers;
a direct-fire railgun system for airborne and surface threats; and
the pulse power and launcher systems for the U.S. Navy railgun
program. These systems provide an advanced weapons-delivery
capability that requires less maintenance and offers a reduced
life-cycle cost.
GA is also developing magnetic levitation (maglev) systems for
passenger and cargo movement, cost-effective methods of deriving biofuels from algae and other feedstocks, and a method for
recovering energy from waste plastics.
Affiliated manufacturing and commercial service companies include
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., which produces the
Predator® family of unmanned aerial systems.
GE’s LM2500 gas turbine will soon power
the United States Navy’s new Flight IIA
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers under the
DDG 51 program.
GE manufactures aeroderivative gas turbines for military marine applications ranging from 6,000 to 57,330 shaft horsepower
(shp). There are more than 1,300 of GE’s
popular LM2500 gas turbines operating in
marine service worldwide.
In May 2010, the United States Coast
Guard’s second National Security Cutter
USCGC Waesche was commissioned, powered by one GE LM2500 gas turbine and two
diesel engines in a combined diesel and gas
turbine propulsion system.
Gryphon Technologies, is one of the
U.S. Navy’s premiere
technical and engineering technical
service providers in
all phases of naval ship, carrier, submarine and systems programs. Gryphon work’s behind the scenes from the moment a future
surface combatant, expeditionary warship, carrier or submarine
is on the computer “drawing board” to the end of its service life. Visit GE Marine at www.ge.com/marine for
additional information.
Gryphon is proud of their ability to help shape Tomorrow’s Fleet,
while ensuring today’s U.S and allied forces warfighters and warships are carrying out their critical missions and tasks. Gryphon’s
mission is to serve the nation and the Navy with expertise in systems
engineering, integration, acquisition and program management,
integrated logistics planning and support, strategic planning and
communications. Gryphon Technologies...the wave of the future
for U.S. Navy’s and coalition forces’ ships, carriers, and submarines.
and maintenance, and government services.
L-3 is also a leading provider of a broad
range of electronic systems used on military
and commercial platforms.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs approximately 67,000
people worldwide and is a prime contractor
in C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems, aircraft modernization
The GE38 gas turbine engine for the CH-53K
helicopter is also ideal for the U.S. Navy’s
Ship-to-Shore Connector program. The
GE38 marine gas turbine will require no
turbomachinery changes, representing a
high value, low risk engine alternative. The
GE38 provides approximately 5,300 shp and
34% efficiency.
The company has installations on ships and
submarines worldwide, including more
than 400 warships in 36 navies and nearly
every ship in the U.S. Navy’s fleet. L-3 offers turnkey system integration capabilities,
spanning the bridge to propeller, and one of
the industry’s most comprehensive product
portfolios. From maritime automation and
control to navigation, communications and
dynamic positioning to power distribution
and conditioning, L-3 delivers seamless,
cost-effective solutions backed by 24/7
global service and support.
L-3 successfully designs, manufactures and
integrates rugged and reliable products, and
offers services for a wide range of complex
maritime applications. This includes employing technological advances to create
smaller, faster, more efficient products;
developing software enhancements and
augmenting support capabilities to improve
performance for our customers.
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Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Lockheed
Martin is a global security company that employs
about 136,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment
of advanced technology systems, products and
services.
For more than 80 years, Lockheed Martin has
partnered with the U.S. Navy to address evolving
threats, including the Aegis Weapon System - the
world’s most capable naval defense system, the
MK 41 vertical launching system, which is installed
in more than 180 ships, and the Q-70 - the first
fully implemented standard combat computer
system resource based on open architecture. In March 2010, the U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed
Martin one of two initial contracts for the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services
program. The program will consolidate many of
the Navy’s afloat information systems networks,
reducing infrastructure size and costs, while increasing reliability and networking capabilities.
Additionally, in recent years, a Lockheed Martinled team designed and constructed the Navy’s
first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), USS Freedom, and
is now constructing LCS 3, Fort Worth. Its conventional hull can be affordably built and maintained
around the world and its combat system is common with other surface combatants, allowing
unprecedented interoperability.
November 2010
RSL Fiber Systems, LLC provides the most
cost effective lighting systems to meet
naval requirements. RSL is providing
navigation, task, deck edge and deck
flood, waterline security, boat bay lights
and control systems for the DDG1000. RSL Fiber System has also been selected
by the Italian Frigate (FREMM) program
to provide the integrated lighting solution. RSL selects the appropriate, initial
and life cycle cost effective lighting and controls technologies to meet the various
shipboard applications.
SA I C i s a
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domain knowledge to solve problems of
vital importance to the nation and the
world, in national security, energy and
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in the U.S. Department of Defense, the
intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S.
Government civil agencies and selected
commercial markets. Headquartered in
McLean, Va., SAIC had annual revenues
of $10.8 billion for its fiscal year ended
January 31, 2010. For more information,
visit www.saic.com.
Raytheon is a global technology company that
provides innovative solutions to customers in 80
nations. With more than 75,000 employees and annual revenues
of $25 billion, our domain knowledge and technological leadership have created expanding opportunities in defense, homeland
security and other government markets throughout the world.
From our early days as a maker of radio tubes, to our breakthrough
in the mass production of radar magnetrons, to the development of
missile defense, to the advancement of training and cyber solutions,
Raytheon has a history of innovation spanning 88 years.
SAIC provides a full range of naval and
maritime engineering services and
high-technology products, including
direct support to the surface warfare
enterprise. We employ leaders and
technology experts, many with military
experience, who strive to improve naval
operational readiness. By leveraging
available technologies, SAIC’s people
seek to improve fleet readiness through
professional application of systems engineering and integration, manpower
support and knowledge management
along with qualified trainers who design,
develop, execute, and evaluate training
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Today, we execute at a world-class level through 8,000 programs
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priorities, both domestically and internationally.
Our top-flight talent and proven processes turn innovative thinking
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around the world…at Raytheon, Customer Success Is Our Mission.
For more information, visit www.raytheon.com
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Strategic Insight (SI) is a proven leader in Strategic and Business Planning, and Systems Engineering Management, and has been a partner with the U.S. Navy and Surface Navy Association for over 25 years. SI has
its roots in the early days of what became the AEGIS Shipbuilding Program and has continuously served
the Surface Navy Leadership, most recently in the Surface Warfare Capabilities Study 21 (SWCS 21). The
company, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, also has offices in Washington D.C., and Dahlgren, Virginia.
With its experienced and talented cadre of consultants and planners, Strategic Insight performs planning,
engineering and organizational studies, technical assessments and analyses, and develops solutions in support of its clients which have
included the Navy Staff, Missile Defense Agency, Joint Forces Command, Defense Acquisition University, Naval Sea Systems Command,
Naval Surface Weapons Center, Dahlgren, Navy Program Offices, and major defense contractors.
“Integrity. Agility. Value.”
VSE Corporation achieved two major milestones recently –celebrating its 50th anniversary and attaining record revenues the past
two years of more than $1 billion. VSE was showcased in 2010 by
Government Executive Magazine for the third year in a row as the
#1 Best Government Contractor (Small) in America. VSE’s International Group is leading a team of the top maritime
industry leaders to form Naval Ship Transfer and Repair (N*STAR)
to better provide the world’s navies with the best possible services
in U.S. Navy ship transfers, repairs and follow-on technical support.
Performing ship transfers since 1995 of 42 ships transferred to 13
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November 2010
CHAPTER NEWS
ANNAPOLIS, MD
President:
CDR Stanley Keeve, USN
honest light on Surface Warfare and were
successful in cementing SWO as the number
one service selection pick for almost twenty
midshipmen who were on the fence about
going SWO.
The Annapolis Chapter has been full-speed
ahead since the beginning of the 2010-2011
Academic Year at USNA. We have hosted
and participated in a number of events that
focus on outreach, networking, mentorship, and education for both officers and
midshipmen at the Naval Academy. The
great turnout, coupled by the enthusiasm
of members, will surely prove that this will
be a successful year n the Severn.
On September 14th, the Annapolis Chapter
held the first “SWOtivating Sunset Soiree” of
the year at the Robert Crown Sailing Center.
The catered event aimed at reuniting SWOs
from across the many disciplines across the
Academy, as well as recruiting new officers
to join SNA. The event was a success and
was highlighted by the attendance of CAPT
Brian O’Donnell, Deputy Commandant of
Midshipmen, and CAPT Robert E. Clark II,
On the evening of September 1st, Surface Commandant of Midshipmen.
Warfare Officers from across the Yard participated in the first Junior Officer Forum of the In the days following the soiree, the midyear. The intent of the forum was to not only shipmen element of the Annapolis Chapter
educate and inform all midshipmen of their held a Midshipmen join-up, focusing on
career opportunities, but, more importantly, recruiting First-Class Midshipmen who had
provide an opportunity for the class of 2011 a strong desire to go SWO. The event was
to clear up any lingering questions they may a resounding success and resulted in the
have had prior to entering their Service Se- recruitment of 50 new members, including
lection preferences. Focusing on the mantra 30 First-Class Midshipmen, who are soon“If your passion is to lead, go SWO,” Junior to-be SWOs.
Officers from the SWO Community shed an
The midshipmen element of the Annapolis chapter was also fortunate to have LT
Corry Lougee, the 23rd Company Officer,
speak to them about his career in the Navy.
LT Lougee, a prior enlisted Engineman First
Class, last served on the USS PORT ROYAL
(CG 73). LT Lougee spoke to the midshipmen about the relationship between officers and enlisted sailors, life in Hawaii,
and his experiences on PORT ROYAL. The
midshipmen were a captivated audience
that provided LT Lougee with a multitude
of questions.
In the near future, the Annapolis Chapter plans to hold a symposium for the
midshipmen on the Yard about the
non-traditional career paths of Surface
Warfare Officers, focusing on the roles in
Naval Expeditionary Combat forces. The
symposium will include speakers from
various backgrounds, including Riverine
Squadrons, Mobile Security Squadrons,
Maritime Civil Affairs teams, VBSS, and IA/
GSA opportunities. The aim is for this to
be the first symposium in a series of them
to be held throughout the year.
GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY!
ARABIAN GULF
President:
CAPT Don Hodge, USN
SNA Arabian Gulf Chapter hosts CDR Lex Walker, PERS-411
CDR Lex Walker, PERS-411, recently came to visit Bahrain and our
chapter was able to arrange a whirlwind tour of the ships, ports and
staffs in the Arabian Gulf. Knowing his time to be valuable, we all
had one goal in mind: visit with as many Surface Warfare Officers
as possible. Having 72 hours in theater, LT Mark Miner, our chapter
treasurer, planned a route that got CDR Walker out to see dozens
of SWO’s. LT Miner works in the CTF 53, Log Forces staff and he
worked with Commodore, CAPT Don Hodge to leverage already
planned logistics routes to get him around the Gulf.
His first day in theater started with a flight on one of the famed
‘Desert Hawks’ to USS O’Kane (DDG 77) After visiting with Surface
Warriors in O’Kane, and spending the night afloat, he returned
to Bahrain to meet with Commander, Naval Forces Central Command, Vice Admiral Mark Fox to discuss SWO contributions to the
NAVCENT staff. His next stop was Mina Salman Pier where he held
a SWO Community Brief with SWO’s stationed in Mine Counter-
measures and Patrol Coastal ships in port Bahrain. That evening
he was hosted by the SNA Arabian Gulf Chapter for snacks and
refreshments…and yes another SWO Community Brief. The event
had a solid turnout with Officers from the various commands at
NSA Bahrain.
Immediately following the SNA Event, CDR Walker was whisked
away on a NSA Bahrain C-12 aircraft destined for Dubai, UAE to
meet with SWOs in USS Milius (DDG 69). He returned to Bahrain
the next day (he got nights aboard ship while in theater, nice for
a detailer!), he presented a final SWO Community Brief in the
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COMUSNAVCENT War Room. But, he wasn’t done yet. He spent his final hours in Bahrain meeting one on one with Officers answering
questions and providing valuable career guidance. Only because he had to fly out that evening did he have to stop seeing his constituents.
On a trip that would be exhausting for most, CDR Walker maintained his positive-high energy attitude. We did our best to wear him out,
but it could not be done! He proved to be the perfect ambassador for the SWO Community. From one brief to the next, one theme
reigned supreme: It’s a great time to be a SWO! Many thanks to Pers-41 for sending one of our finest over to visit us in the Middle East.
On 5 October 2010, Commander Scott
Sciretta, Commanding Officer of USS
JASON DUNHAM (DDG 109) was officially
relieved as President of the Surface Navy
Association, Bath, Maine Chapter by Commander Tate Westbrook, Commanding
Officer of PCU SPRUANCE (DDG 111).
was Rear Admiral David M. Thomas Jr., Commander Naval Surface Forces Atlantic. Over
150 active duty, retired and community
President:
citizens attended Admiral Thomas’ brief capCDR Tate Westbrook, USN
turing the future of the fleet. Admiral Thomas
spoke about the current missions that the Navy
is undertaking in the littoral environment, specifically humanitarian missions to countries in need. Admiral Thomas pointed out
Commander Sciretta had taken the reigns as chapter president in that our Navy has never been stronger or more versatile and that
August 2009 when he assumed the duties from Commander Nick the continued advances in technology and training for our Sailors
Sarap, Commanding Officer of USS WAYNE E. MEYER (DDG 108), enables us as the world’s most respected naval power.
now homeported in San Diego, California. In the past 14 months
the chapter has had great success in growing community aware- In August, the Bath Chapter SNA members supported the local
ness, support and membership for the Surface Navy Association. Sea Cadet Corps at an auction and helped to raise over $3,400 for
The busy chapter continued this quarter to host various events to the program’s aspiring young citizens.
include professional lectures and strong community involvement.
As Commander Westbrook eagerly assumes the role as Bath
The final professional event hosted by Commander Sciretta was a Chapter President, the enthusiastic chapter looks forward to future
luncheon at the Taste of Maine on 20 July. The keynote speaker naval events and active community engagement.
CONSTITUTION
President:
CAPT Jim Alosi, USN (Ret)
On behalf of the CO of USS CONSTITUTION,
Command Master Chief CTRCM (SW/AW)
David Twiford recognized SNA Chapter
president CAPT Jim Alosi for outstanding
leadership and support of the Command by
presenting him with a large framed picture
of the ship. The brief ceremony took place
before an audience of 150 newly-selected
CPOs and the Chapter BOD aboard USS
CONSTITUTION while underway in Boston
Harbor on 27 August.
CMC Twiford said, “The Command is proud
to have great partner organizations like the
Surface Navy Association and its USS CONSTITUTION Chapter, led by CAPT Jim Alosi,”
said CMC Twiford. “We value all their support and look forward to continue working
closely with them on programs to promote
the ship and the Navy in the Boston area
and beyond”. CAPT Alosi echoed this sentiment. “The Chapter is proud to help the
BATH, MAINE
ship in any way we can, and participate in
important programs such as the Sailor of
the Year award.”
The USS CONSTITUTION Chapter of the
Surface Navy Association is strongly linked
with its namesake by working toward
the command’s mission of promoting,
protecting, and preserving the history of
“Old Ironsides,” the oldest commissioned
warship afloat in the world and America’s
Ship of State.
Established in 1990, the Chapter focuses
on promoting and maintaining the values
of the Surface Navy’s history, contributions, and accomplishments, with
primary emphasis
on USS CONSTITUTION. The Chapter’s other award
programs include
the annual fleetwide George Sirian
Meritorious Service
Award, and academic excellence
a w a r d s fo r t h e
NROTC programs
at MIT, Boston University, and Harvard
University.
CTRCM David Twiford is the Command Master Chief of
USS CONSTITUTION.
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November 2010
HAMPTON ROADS
President: CAPT Mary Jackson, USN
This was another active quarter for the
HRSNA Chapter.
August’s Professional Luncheon featured
Command Master Chief Steve Cantrell,
US Coast Guard Atlantic Area. Chapter
In July, our monthly Professional Discussion/ members and their guests enjoyed his
Luncheon featured CDR Mike Riley, Com- informative and illustrative lecture on
manding Officer USS INDEPENDENCE (LCS current events and challenges being ad2). His interesting remarks addressed the dressed by our sister service Guardians.
capabilities of the trimaran littoral combat Additionally, SNA helped sponsor the SNA Members HMCM(SW/FMF) Patrick
ship.
SURFLANT Women’s Symposium at Naval Modglin, HMCS(SW/AW) Brian Hock,
and HMC(SW) Amy Modglin aboard USS
Station Norfolk.
WISCONSIN.
July ’s activities included HRSNA’s third
T h e C h a p te r
annual Picnic at the
elected its new- The Hampton Roads Chapter continues to
Harbor Park for Norfolk
est President, seek creative ways to support SNA’s goals
Tides’ Navy Day. One
Captain Mary and mission, focusing on sea service perhundred fifty HRSNA
Jackson, USN, sonnel and their families of all ranks while
members and famCommanding engaging with the civic community and local
ily members enjoyed
Officer of Na- commands.
a picnic and cheered
val Station Noron the Baltimore Orifolk. Our memoles’ Triple-A team. The
b e rs wa r m l y
Chapter also hosted
greeted her at
picnics for midshipmen SNA at Harbor Park: SNA members enjoy an
o u r m o nt h l y
participating in PRO- afternoon at the Norfolk Tides baseball game.
luncheon and
TRAMID. Each week,
look forward to
groups of more than a
continued suchundred midshipmen toured surface ships cessful leadership of this award-winning
and attended a SNA-sponsored picnic.
Chapter. Thanks to all those who were
nominated and volunteered to serve, and to
Captain Matt Bobola, our most recent
Chapter President!
Chapter VP for Events HMCS(SW/AW) Brian Hock
welcomes 2010 Chief Selectees aboard USS
WISCONSIN to celebrate CPO Heritage Day.
September was a busy month! VADM
Robert Cooling, Royal Navy, Chief of
Staff at NATO’s Supreme Allied Command HQ for Transformation reflected
on his experiences over a 32-year naval career. His remarks were warmly
received. Other September events
included support for SURFLANT Force
Master Chief James Williams’ “Run with
the CPO Selectees”; and, more than 650
CPO Selectees from area commands
demonstrated community support while
performing exhibit maintenance at the
Mariner’s Museum
Vice Adm Robert Cooling, UK Royal
Navy, Chief of Staff at NATO’s Supreme
Allied Command HQ for Transformation
delivers an inspiring message at a
recent Professional Luncheon.
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MID-SOUTH
President: CAPT John Nowell, USN
On May 1, 2010 Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington,
Tenn., encountered substantial flooding throughout the base due
to heavy rains in the region. Flooding from torrential rains and
thunderstorms swept through the area and caused the creeks
that run adjacent to the base to swell beyond protective levees.
In addition to NSA Mid-South, the surrounding Millington community, as well as parts of Tipton County to the north of the base,
encountered similar flooding.
The MidSouth SNA
chapter
sponsored a
Spring Golf
Classic to
raise funds
to support
NSA MidSouth MWR
in providing
relief to flood
An aerial photograph showing flooding at Naval
victims. DurSupport Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tenn. Two
ing the first
days of rain dumped more than 14 inches in the area,
ten days folcausing a levee to become overrun, flooding the base
lowing the
and surrounding community.
floods, the
Mid-South
MWR team pulled together to serve over 7,700 meals to displaced
families, relief and recovery workers and Emergency Operations
Center staff. MWR responded rapidly with a wide range of immediate needs from transportation, hotels, diapers and pet supplies
to providing funds for child care at no cost for 21 days following
the flood. MWR staff manned the family assistance center 24/7 for
three weeks following the May 1 event and stood the watch until
the very last customer was served. CAPT Nowell, President of the
Mid-South chapter referred to MWR efforts as, “a truly remarkable
contribution and evidence of the deep community bonds we share
with our Navy Families.” To avoid delays in expending MWR funds
to assist the relief effort, Mr. Miles, MWR Mid-South Director offered one single directive to his immediate staff – “If it’s to take
care of our Navy Families – it’s authorized!”
The event was held at Glen Eagle Golf Course on June 3rd and raised
$1500 in support of displaced flood victims. After hearing that the
Mid-South chapter was holding a fundraiser, SNA Pearl Harbor
assembled several of the local area commands and Pearl Harbor
waterfront Surface Warriors and held their own golf tournament.
SNA Pearl Harbor’s event raised an additional $1,000 to support
the NSA Mid-South flood relief. Bravo Zulu to the SNA Pearl Harbor
Chapter for all of their support!
On September 29. 2010 the Mid-South SNA President,
Captain John Nowell, presented a check for the amount of
$2500 to the MWR Director Mr. Ronnie Miles in support of
flood relief. The funds were raised by both the Mid-South
and Pearl Harbor SNA chapters.
The Mid-South Chapter also participated at SNA West with a Surface
Warfare Community brief delivered by CAPT Nowell and a Detailing team comprised of LCDR Jeff Heames and LCDR Ed Sundberg
to answer career questions from the waterfront. In addition, we
continued our work with the SWONET production team in collaborating on content and developing new venues to push career
information to the broadest audience possible. Check out the SNA
West presentations and interviews - still available for viewing at:
http://ww2.swonet.navy.mil/live/
Upcoming Events
Did you know – PERS-41 and SWONET collaborated to conduct the
2010 NROTC Spring Ship Selection via Facebook? The SWONET
team built a near real-time scroll of ships linked-in via Facebook
for 72 NROTC units to participate with comments and photos. This
November, we look forward to conducting the Fall NROTC Ship
Selection also via Facebook and would like to encourage participation from the waterfront and interested onlookers – especially SNA
members. Become a fan at http://www.facebook.com/#!/PERS41
and start receiving information on community news, events and
announcements today! Help us make Fall NROTC ship selection a
memorable event for our future Shipmates!
The Sailors and civilians from the Navy Personnel Command will
celebrate the arrival of Fall by hosting the Fall SNA golf Classic on
in October at the Glen Eagle Golf Course.
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November 2010
MONTEREY
President: LT Ben Pearlswig, USN
Defensive Capabilities
of Mutually-Supporting AEGIS Destroyers
Against a HARPY Unmanned Aerial Systems
Swarm Attack.”
His thesis abstract
states: Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are
becoming increasingly
common in the world
today as are the capabilities and threats preCaptain Paul X. Rinn (center) is presented a Surface Navy
sented by such systems.
Association Monterey Polo Shirt by outgoing chapter President One type of UAS with a
Chris Vann (on his left) and incoming President Ben Pearlswig unique threat capability
(on his right).
is the Israeli designed
HARPY. A weaponized,
Captain Paul X. Rinn visits Naval
kamikaze, UAS designed to autonoPostgraduate School
mously search, target, and engage
enemy radar systems, HARPY provides
Retired Surface Warfare Officer and Navy
the capability to target specific radar
Captain Paul Rinn visited Monterey in Ausystems on both shipboard and land- Monterey Chapter Officers (L-R), Will Chapman,
gust and spoke to students and faculty durbased platforms. According to open Ben Pearlswig, Ryan Birkelbach
ing a Naval Postgraduate School Secretary
source documentation, one target of a
of the Navy Guest Lecture. Captain Rinn
HARPY attack could be the SPY-1 radar
New Chapter Officers Take the Conn
was the Commanding Officer of USS Samuel
system found on Aegis Cruisers and DestroyB. Roberts when she struck a mine in April
ers. The document describes a concept of In September the Monterey SNA Chapter
1988 while on escort duty in the Persian
operations which calls for HARPY to be used bid farewell to the outgoing president,
Gulf. He spoke about his experiences during
in a massive saturation attack to destroy Lieutenant Chris Vann. Chris is moving on to
the heroic and ultimately successful effort
the ship’s SPY-1 radar before commencing attend Department Head School in Newport
by the crew to save the ship. He stressed
anti-ship cruise missile attacks against the on his way back to the fleet. His dedication
the value of training and leadership that can
blinded ships. The purpose of this research as President of the Monterey chapter was
result in ordinary individuals accomplishing
is to study weaponized kamikaze Unmanned recognized at the August social gathering
extraordinary feats during a crisis.
Aerial Systems (UAS) such as HARPY to during his farewell and is very much approvide insight into two main research ques- preciated.
The next evening Captain Rinn joined the
tions: (1) How does a HARPY UAS saturation
Monterey chapter of the Surface Navy Asattack against mutually supporting Aegis- New chapter officers are: Lieutenants Ben
sociation for a social gathering in the Trident
equipped destroyers differ from an attack Pearlswig, Ryan Birkelbach, and Will ChapRoom providing the junior officers of the
against a single ship? (2) What effects do man.
chapter with an opportunity to meet and
the use of Emissions Control policies and the Lieutenant Pearlswig is studying in the
talk with him in a more intimate setting.
Cooperative Engagement Capability have in Undersea Warfare curriculum with a focus
defending against this threat?
on Operations Research and will serve as
September 2010 Graduation Award
chapter president. Lieutenant Birkelbach is
Lieutenant Taylor is a Supply Corps Officer studying Systems Engineering and Analysis
The recipient of the Surface Navy Associawho has earned a Master of Science in and will serve as chapter vice president.
tion Award for Academic Excellence in SurOperations Research. Following graduation Lieutenant Chapman is also studying Sysface Warfare at Naval Postgraduate School
he transferred to United States Fleet Forces tems Engineering and Analysis and will
for the September 2010 graduation was
Command to serve as the Afloat Services serve as chapter secretary.
Lieutenant Jeremy Taylor.
Policy Officer.
Their thesis work is titled “Analysis of the
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NEWPORT, RI
President:
CAPT Neil Parrott, USN
The Newport Chapter is proud to report in on another quarter of
Surface Warrior activity. The New England weather is starting to
cool, and we are enjoying the colorful fall foliage.
The Newport Chapter held its Fall Golf Classic September 22nd at
the Green Valley Country Club in Portsmouth, RI. On a perfect
New England fall day, the event was played in scramble format
with over 100 golfers divided into teams. While on the course the
participants competed for prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers,
closest to the pin, and longest drive. The foursome of Dan Tyler,
James Elmore, Jon Curry and Lee Goss took first place. The team
finishing in last place received lessons at an area golf course.
Our seasonal Join-Ups continue to be a tremendous success and
boon to recruitment with our Summer Joi-Up up following this
trend. Nothing beats a Surface Warfare Join-Up on the patio of
the Officer’s Club, accentuated by a SWO landmark in the backdrop -- a breathtaking sunset view of the Narragansett Bay Bridge.
Mr. George Ponsolle - SWOS ED, CAPT Jeff Davis SWOS XO, CDR Wyatt Chidester - SNA Newport Vice
President, LCDR Eddie Rosso - Tournament Director
on the 1st Tee at Green Valley CC in Portsmouth, R.I.
Many different commands were represented including a large
contingent from the Surface Warfare Officers School, the
Naval War College, Officer Candidate School, and the Bureau
of Personnel. The SNA Newport Chapter President, Captain
Neil Parrott, greeted the guests and in his remarks took time
to welcome several officers who are recent graduates of OCS
and headed to surface ships in the fleet.
The Chapter also held a reception on October 16th to welcome the crew of the USS INDEPENDENCE (LCS 2) who were
conducting a port visit to Naval Station Newport. The event
served as an excellent opportunity for the local community,
comprised of active and retired personnel, their families, and
defense industry members, to familiarize themselves with one
of the Navy’s newest Warships and to meet the Sailors who
man brought the new ship to life.
Vice-President of the Newport Chapter, CDR Wyatt Chidester with the 1st
place team: Dan Tyler, James Elmore, Jon Curry and Lee Goss.
The Newport Chapter’s future schedule includes our fall 5K
scheduled for October 22, 2010 and our next Join Up on
November 9th, 2010 at the Naval Station Newport Officer’s
Club. Please visit our website at www.chapter.navysna.org/
newport for further details.
Pearl Harbor-based warships were busy in
July with Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010
inport and at sea operations. More than
30 ships from countries throughout the Pacific Rim participated in this year’s exercise,
which culminated with closing ceremonies
aboard the USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76).
staple, but we were able to take our game
to a new level by partnering with the MidSouth Chapter to raise money for victims of
the flood in Millington, TN. More than 30
golfers met on the links for this great cause.
Team LAKE ERIE took home the first place
trophy, but the real winners were those we
were able to help with the funds the tournament raised. We were pleased to be able
to send the Mid-South Chapter a check for
$1000. It is always rewarding to be able to
support fellow Sailors.
August provided a renewed opportunity for
Pearl Harbor Chapter members to enjoy a
variety of SNA events. Golf is a Chapter
The inaugural Wounded Warrior Charity Hockey Game (Army-Air Force v. NavyMarines) provided another opportunity for
PEARL HARBOR
President:
CAPT Ricks Polk, USN
the Pearl Harbor Chapter to support service
men and women who have given their all
on the battlefield. Partnering with many
other sponsors Pearl Harbor Chapter SNA
provided financial support and volunteers
to secure parking for the event at the Aiea
Ice Palace. In a hard fought battle the
Army-Air Force won the game, but it was
the wounded warriors that truly benefitted
most from the 29 August face off.
August through September 16th serves as
induction season for Chief Petty Officer selectees across the Navy. The Pearl Harbor
Chapter has partnered with National SNA
for the past four years to support the USS
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SNA Golf fundraiser Mid-South winners: Team Lake Erie
November 2010
the inception of SWOS
INTRO in Fleet Concentration Areas, a class of
35 students, enjoyed a
Pearl Harbor Chapter
SNA Luncheon at the
Tea House Lanai. Nearly
70 SWOS students and
waterfront Surface Warriors to include RDML
Dixon Smith, Commander Naval Surface Group
Middle Pacific, shared
great food and lively con- SNA members and guests enjoying history of the
versations. These events relics from Park Services Ranger Daniel Martinez.
MISSOURI (BB 63) CPO Legacy Academy.
opening to West Loch. Pearl Harbor
This academy, one of only two in the Navy,
SNA Chapter members and others
allows Chief selectees to experience the
were offered a rare opportunity to
heritage of our naval service, to build
see the ARIZONA Relics. With US
teams and learn from other Chiefs. More
Park Services Historian, Mr. Daniel
than 50 Chief selectees benefit from this
Martinez as our guide, more than
annual event; it is a difference maker in
50 Surface Warriors and friends
lives of those that get to experience this
enjoyed a guided tour of the harrare opportunity to embark the “Mighty
bor and the relics on the Waipio
Mo” for a week packed with characterpeninsula. This rare and poignant
building events and life-changing experiexperience is one we will not soon
ences. CAPT Dell Epperson, Chief of Staff,
forget and will often remind us of
Commander Naval Surface Group Middle
the ultimate sacrifice many have
Pacific, served as one of this year’s guest
Capt. Dell Epperson (second from right, Pearl Harbor chapter
given for our freedom.
speakers, sharing his Navy experience, the
board member) participated in the face off for the Wounded
benefits of SNA and inviting each Chief
Warrior Hockey game at the Ice Palace Aiea Hawaii, August
Fall is upon us and the Pearl Harbor
selectee to join SNA. This Academy would
29, 2010.
Chapter has a variety of events
not be possible without the generous
planned in October, November and
financial support of National SNA. The
December with an October football
Pearl Harbor Chapter wants to thank the have become a tradition in Pearl Harbor
National Board, indeed all SNA members and provide a great respite from daily duties tailgate, a November Awards Luncheon, and
the Honolulu Marathon Aid Station in Deafloat and ashore.
for their support. Thank You!
cember. We might even be able to squeeze
The largest Surface Warfare Officer School Pearl Harbor always invokes memories in a Paintball Challenge while lending our
(SWOS) Introduction (INTRO) class since of WWII and that fateful Sunday morning support to the final events of Surface Line
when the US Fleet was bombed and Competition. Come join us in these events
the harbor was ablaze. The ARI- as we enjoy the beauty of our island home
ZONA memorial stands as a constant and camaraderie as Surface Warriors.
reminder of those events and the
incredible heroism and
strength of those service
men and women that
have gone before us. A
less known piece of that
history, the boat deck and
superstructure of the ARIZONA, which were cut-off
to allow the Arizona MeSNA members and guests boarding USS Arizona white morial to be positioned
atop the ship, are at SNA members enjoying links in support of Mid-South
boat at Merry Point landing for trip to Arizona Relic’s.
rest on Waipio Point, the Chapter fundraiser.
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SAN DIEGO
President:
CAPT Rick Williamson, USN
The San Diego
Chapter of the
Surface Navy
Association was
proud to host a
Council of Command Master
Chiefs event on
July 28, 10 at
the Pier Side
Café located on
Naval Base San
First Class Petty Officers asked questions and
Diego. Over
gathered advice from a variety of ship and shore
130 First Class
Command Master Chiefs at the Pierside Café
Petty Officers
located on Naval Base San Diego.
who are Chief
Petty Officer (CPO) board eligible were able to ask questions and
gather advice from 12 Command Master Chiefs who were present
at the event. They talked about induction season, board processes,
“being a good/great Chief” and CPO heritage. This event was an
open social mingling and networking mixer over great food and
drink (non-alcoholic). Coordinators received great feedback from
the attendees about the event.
Prout Anchors Scholarship. The recipient, Ms. Josephine Havers,
is the daughter of GSMC (Ret) William K. Havers and is attending
the University of California Riverside where she plans to major in
Electrical Engineering.
Commander, Naval Surface Forces along with Naval Base San Diego
hosted the first ever Surface Warrior Week geared towards a back
to basics approach for Officers and Sailors of the Surface Warfare
community the week of Sep. 20th. On Sep. 22, a Sailor Career Expo
was held where over 350 Sailors attended to learn about updates
on advancement, perform-to-serve and a variety of other programs.
There was an outdoor fair after the briefings in the base theater
where the San Diego Chapter of SNA hosted refreshments. The San
Diego Chapter had a booth at the fair showcasing the efforts of SNA.
The following day, a Surface Warfare Officer Career Enhancement
Seminar was conducted all day in order to provide the officers on
the waterfront information on the future of the community, manning and detailer visit time. At the SWO join up after the briefings,
the SNA San Diego Chapter hosted the event with refreshments.
The event was attended by over 350 Officers and spouses. A little
later that evening, an event dedicated for the spouses was also
conducted and that too was hosted by the San Diego Chapter. Many
people who attended were thankful for SNA’s support.
On Aug. 27th, the San Diego Chapter Surface Navy Association held
their annual RADM Prout Memorial Golf Tournament at the Admiral
Baker golf course located in Mission Valley. Over 140 personnel
participated in the event that included lunch and various networking activities. Groups of four enjoyed the 18-hole course and on
the hole in one challenge, Vice Adm. (ret) Griggs beat the odds and
was the only person to get a hole in one winning $10,000. After the
tournament ended, a ceremony was held to celebrate the winning
golf teams, but to more importantly award the 2010 RADM James
The San Diego Chapter of SNA hosted refreshments at the
Enlisted Expo during the 2010 Surface Warrior Week held on
NBSD. The event, a first of its kind, attracted over 300 Sailors.
Daughter of GSMC (Ret) William K. Havers was named the 2010
recipient of the RADM James Prout Anchors Scholarship during the
RAM Prout Memorial Golf Tournament.
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November 2010
WASHINGTON
President: CAPT Jon Kaufmann, USN
On 09 September, the Greater Washington Chapter held the first
luncheon of the fall season, with excellent participation from members. The luncheon was highlighted by the presentation made by
the guest speaker, RDML Tony Kurta, Director, Military Personnel
Plans and Policy (N13). He spoke specifically about his experience
as Commander, Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF HOA) and the
importance of the mission in that critical theater in the Global War
on Terror. Many members commented that the discussion was
insightful and resulted in numerous questions from the crowd. A
hearty “Thank You” goes out to RDML Kurta for his contribution.
RDML Tony Kurta, Director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy
(N13) speaks at the GWC September luncheon.
The 18 teams competed yet again for prizes and bragging rights as
this season’s top team. The victorious team consisted of Michael
Barbero, Sterling Gilliam, Steve Kunkle and Terry McKnight. Closest to the Pin was taken by Matt Moffit , and Longest Drive was
awarded to Mat Matta. The notorious $10,000 Hole in One award
went unrewarded yet again. Congratulations are due regardless!
On 06 October, GWC held the second golf outing of 2010 at Fort
Belvoir’s Gunston course. A total of 67 golfers ventured out into the
slightly chilly October weather, to what turned out to be a beautiful
day on the links. The golf tournament finished with a barbeque
dinner, and an awards ceremony, complete with door prizes.
The chapter would like to thank the many people who worked the
event, as well as the sponsors who made it possible. GWC looks
forward to the upcoming events in the next few months including
the SNA/N86 Membership Join-up on 21 October in the Pentagon,
the Surface Warfare Party on 06 November at the Cold War Gallery
on the Washington Navy Yard, and the Holiday Social at Sine’s on
16 December, which will benefit Toys for Tots. Stay tuned to your
email for further information and be sure to register online when
made available.
New Life Members
CAPT Thomas Barnett USN (Ret)
CDR Charles Kramer USN
LCDR Jeff Benson USN
CAPT John Lackie USNR (Ret)
LCDR Robert Bovey USN (Ret)
CAPT Robert Liggett USN (Ret)
LCDR Chad Fella USN
CAPT Douglas MacCrea USN
Vic Galindo
Stuart Maguire
CAPT C. Michael Garverick USN (Ret)
CAPT Timothy McCully USN (Ret)
LT Alisha Hamilton USN
LCDR Tom Moninger USN
RADM Edward Hebner USN
CDR Harold Workman USN
CDR Ralph Jones USN
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NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
LCDR Mike Little, USN
ADM Arleigh Burke, USN (Ret)
Honorary Chairman 1987-1996
VADM James Amerault, USN (Ret)
LT Padraic McDermott, USN
RDML Mark Balmert, USN (Ret)
HMCS Patrick Modglin, USN
LCDR J. Lee Bennett, USN
CAPT Robert Oldani, USN
OS1(SW/AW) David Brakebill, USN
CDR Mark Olson, USN
LCDR Thomas Brashear, USN
CMDCM(SW) Brian Ortega, USN
CAPT John Fuller, USN
CAPT Kim Parker, USN
RDML Robert Girrier, USN
FORCM Mike Schanche, USN
CAPT Mary Jackson, USN
CNOMC Ashley Smith, USN (Ret)
CMDCM Anthony Josey, USN
RDML Dixon Smith, USN
CAPT Jon Kaufmann, USN
CAPT Gordan Van Hook, USN (Ret)
RADM John Kelly, USN (Ret)
CAPT Joe Volpe, USN (Ret)
LCDR Corey Keniston, USN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CAPT William Erickson, USN (Ret)
ADM James R. Hogg, USN (Ret)
Chairman of the Board
VADM Ronald Route, USN (Ret)
President
VADM Timothy LaFleur, USN (Ret)
Vice President - West Coast
VADM Hank Giffin, III, USN (Ret)
Vice President - East Coast
CAPT Jim Tackett, USN (Ret)
Treasurer
CAPT David Lee, USN (Ret)
Secretary
VADM Kevin Green, USN (Ret)
Immediate Past President
LT J.D. Kristenson, USN
CHAPTER PRESIDENTS
ANNAPOLIS
CDR Stanley Keeve, USN
KOREA
RDML Pete Gumataotao, USN
PEARL HARBOR
CAPT Ricks Polk, USN
ARABIAN GULF
CAPT Don Hodge, USN
MAYPORT/JACKSONVILLE
CAPT Gary Haben, USN
PENSACOLA
CDR Mark Wenzel, USN (Ret)
BATH, MAINE
CDR Tate Westbrook, USN
MID-SOUTH (Memphis, TN)
CAPT John Nowell, USN
PHILADELPHIA
RADM Joseph Hare, USNR (Ret)
CHARLESTON
LCDR Brian Mowery, USN
MONTEREY BAY
LT Benjamin Pearlswig, USN
PUGET SOUND
CDR Kimberly Miller, USN
CONSTITUTION
CAPT James Alosi, USNR (Ret)
NEWPORT
CAPT Neil Parrott, USN
SAN DIEGO
CAPT Rick Williamson, USN
DAHLGREN
CDR Ernest Swauger, USN (Ret)
NEW LONDON
CAPT Eric Jones, USCG
SASEBO
CAPT Mark Weber, USN
GAETA/NAPLES
CAPT Craig Anthony, USN
NEW ORLEANS
Vacant
TAMPA BAY
Ms Rebecca Kaiser
GREAT LAKES
LT Christopher May, USN
NEW YORK
CAPT Doug Lloyd, USN
WASHINGTON, D.C
CAPT Jon Kaufmann, USN
HAMPTON ROADS
CAPT Mary Jackson, USN
PASCAGOULA
LCDR Paul Colston, USN (Ret)
YOKOSUKA
CAPT William Wagner, USN
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MEMBERSHIP POINTS OF CONTACT
ANNAPOLIS
LT Samantha Macola, USN
macola@usna.edu
NEW LONDON
LT John McTamney, USCG
john.m.mctamney@uscg.mil
ARABIAN GULF
LT Mark Miner, USN
mark.miner@me.navy.mil
NEW ORLEANS
Vacant
BATH, MAINE
LCDR Albert Mercado, USN
mercada@ddg111.navy.mil
CHARLESTON
LCDR Brian Mowery, USN
walter.b.mowery@us.army.mil
CONSTITUTION
CAPT Ramon O’Hara, USNR Ret
Ray@wvnh.com
DAHLGREN
CDR Ernest Swauger, USN Ret
swauger@usa.net
GAETA/NAPLES
LT Colleen McDonald, USN
colleen.mcdonald@eu.navy.mil
GREAT LAKES
LT Christopher May, USN
christopher.may1@navy.mil
HAMPTON ROADS
CAPT Fred Berck, USNR Ret
Berck@series2000.com
KOREA
YN1(SW/AW) Efrain Arce, USN
Efrain.Arce@fe.navy.mil
MAYPORT/JACKSONVILLE
LTJG Megan Seavey, USN
megan.seavey@navy.mil
MID-SOUTH (Memphis, TN)
LCDR Tim Labenz, USN
timothy.labenz@navy.mil
MONTEREY BAY
CDR Mike McMaster, USN Ret
mmcmaster@nps.edu
NEWPORT
CDR Wyatt Chidester, USN
wyatt.chidester@navy.mil
NEW YORK
CAPT Doug Lloyd, USN
douglas.lloyd@hqda.army.mil
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE:
RADM Dennis Conley, USN Ret
Committee Chairman
PO1 John Bradshaw, USN
OS1(SW/AW) David Brakebill, USN
CAPT Chris Bushnell, USN
PASCAGOULA
LCDR Paul Colston, USN (Ret)
paul_colston@hotmail.com
LT Scott Cheney-Peters, USN
PEARL HARBOR
OSC Joshua Pearsall, USN
Joshua.pearsall@navy.mil
RADM John Foley, USN Ret
PENSACOLA
CDR Mark Wenzel, USN Ret
mark.wenzel@navy.mil
PHILADELPHIA
RADM Joseph Hare, USNR (Ret)
PUGET SOUND
LT Mark Schaff
mark.m.schaff@navy.mil
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Vacant
CAPT Richard Diamond, USN Ret
CAPT Lee Geanuleas, USN Ret
RADM Charles Horne, USN Ret
NCCM Carl Jones, USN Ret
HMCM(SW/FMF) Patrick Modglin,USN
FORCM James Monroe, USN Ret
FORCM Karen O’Connor, USN Ret
CAPT Chris Sinnett, USCG
SAN DIEGO
CAPT Pat Marvil, USN Ret
pmarvil@sbcglobal.net
FORCM Bill Slingerland, USN Ret
SASEBO
LTJG Miles Sexton, USN
mcsext@hotmail.com
RADM John Tozzi, USCG Ret
TAMPA BAY
Rebecca Kaiser
Rebecca.kaiser.ctr@centcom.mil
CDR Tom Williams, USN
WASHINGTON, D.C
CAPT Lee Geanuleas, USN Ret
leejgeanuleas@drs.com
YOKOSUKA
LTJG Timothy Boston, USN
fco@ddg62.navy.mil
CNOCM(SW) Ashley Smith, USN Ret
CAPT Robert Warner, USN Ret
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SNA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
There are two ways to become a SNA member. Either go online to
http://www.navysna.org/Membership/membership.htm and complete form or
complete the following form and mail to address below.
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Date
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Phone
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Status:
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Please use my:
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 $25.00
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 $20.00
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 $15.00
Midshipmen Desig.
Date of Birth
Three Year
 $75.00
 $62.50
 $50.00
 $37.50
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 Active Duty and Drilling Reserve to age 50
 Active Duty and Drilling Reserve after age 50
Retired or Civilian
 $350.00
 $250.00
 Under Age 40 - $450.00
 Age 41-50 - $350.00
 Age 51-60 - $250.00
 Over Age 60 - $150.00
E-7/E-9
 $15.00  $37.50
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 $10.00  $25.00
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Mail to: Membership Dept, SNA, 2550 Huntington Ave, Suite 202, Alexandria, VA 22303
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What’s in it for Me
The Surface Navy Association provides...
• The chance to unwind and enjoy the camaraderie of a lunch, dining out, or a social with
friends who share the common bond of Surface Warfare.
• An opportunity to be a part of a professional organization made up of men and women
of all ranks and rates in the Surface community.
• An opportunity to meet people concerned about the future of the Surface Navy.
• An opportunity to network with people who are dedicated to helping you develop as a
Surface Warrior.
• Opportunities to meet and hear from the active leaders of the Surface Navy in a relaxed,
informal setting.
• Mentoring for Surface Warriors both enlisted and officers.
• Opportunity and information covering both military and civilian career paths.
• Informative speakers and professional forums designed to promote professional
development and enhance the Surface Navy.
• Invaluable career advice, that may not normally be available in the traditional
chain-of-command.
• Informative newsletter and web page.
• An avenue to inform others about the role of the Surface Navy in the Nation’s Defense.