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NOSC Manchester Prepares Packages for TroopsNAVY HEADLINES

Joint POW/MIA Account-ing Command (JPAC),

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, conducted foren-

sic analysis on remains of two Sailors found in

the gun turret of the Civil War-era ironclad ship,

USS Monitor who are to be interred March 8 at Ar-lington National Cemetery.

The U.S. Navy has prepared and released to the public a Draft Envi-ronmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate the

potential environmental effects that may result

from homeporting up to 14 littoral combat ships

(LCSs) on the East Coast of the United States by

2020.

The Navy is making plans to close its archives to

all visitors and research requests if the upcoming se-questration proceeds, Naval History and Heritage Com-

mand (NHHC) officials announced Feb. 27.

Submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrived in

Sepangar Bay for the first of several port visits over the

next month with the mission to perform remote operational commitments to her partners

in the region, Feb. 28.

February 2013 “Honoring our Sailors’ Service & Sacrifice” Volume 3 Issue 2

Sailors attached to NOSC Manchester took time out of their day to volunteer in the local community and show support for deployed service members. They spent several hours sorting and counting books, socks and other items to be put into care packages for troops sponsored by the local Moore mart, Feb 15. Photos Courtesy NOSC Manchester.

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NOSC Ft. Dix FTS Sailor Receives Award Serving on IA

The Rev. Dr. Crystal McPhail, pas-tor of Tabernacle United Methodist Church and Swannanoa United Meth-odist Church, is deploying to Djibouti. She is in the Naval Reserves, holding the rank of lieutenant. “This is my first deployment,” McPhail said. “I’ve been in the reserves for a cou-ple of years. Camp Lemonnier, where I will be stationed, requested a female chaplain with counseling experience. I have a doctorate degree in pastoral counseling. I will be gone for a year.” She will be serving the troops from various branches of service, and work-ing with local orphanages, counseling about proper nutrition, and other areas in which people need help. Djibouti is located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Somalia to the southeast, Eritrea and the Red Sea in the northwest, and Ethiopia to the west. It achieved its independence from France in 1977. Its history is recorded in poetry and songs of its nomadic people. The area goes back thousands of years, when Djiboutians traded hides and skins for perfumes and spices from an-cient Egypt, India, and China. Camp Lemonnier is made of some 5,000 troops from every branch of the service. It covers 88 acres and is the only U.S. military base located in

Africa. It works to build security and stability in the region. “I will not be serving just the Navy troops, but men and women from all branches of the service,” McPhail said. “I joined the military to be a symbol of God’s grace in a broken environment. I have been a minister for 12 years.” McPhail is single. Her father and step-mother live in Gastonia. Her brother, Zack Gray, is a former Marine, and is now doing contract work in Afghanistan “The primary goal of Camp Lemon-nier is to protect goods coming and go-ing by the Red Sea,” she said.“I have enjoyed being the pastor of the Swannanoa United Methodist Church where the first Welcome Table started, and now there are 10 other ones in the area. I have been very proud of the congregation working with the Hand

In Hand organization, which has now raised some $109,000 for school chil-dren of this area. When I return, I hope to come back to this area.”McPhail says it is always hard to say good-bye to the people she has served. The Tabernacle congregation tied a yellow ribbon around one of the trees in the front of the church, which will remain until she returns. “The Methodist Conference is trying to find an interim minister for a year,” Lois Nix, member of Tabernacle United Methodist Church, said.“Rev. McPhail is a real people per-son, and we are going to miss her a lot. She delivers wonderful mes-sages straight from the Bible. She doesn’t read her sermons, but rather preaches them. She does a lot of visiting the sick in the homes and in the hospital.”

Story By Barbara Hootman Local News Correspondent

YN1(EXW/IDW/SW/AW) Ramon Cruz attached to NOSC Ft. Dix is serving on IA in the Horn of Africa and was recently awarded the CJTF-Horn of Africa J3 Service Member of the Month February 2013 which was presented by Army Col. Chris-topher H. Beckert.

NOSC Charlotte SELRES Minister Deploys to Africa

NAVAL HISTORY

Feb. 1, 1941 - United States Fleet reorganized, reviving Atlantic and Pa-

cific Fleets

Feb. 3, 1959 – Keel laying of USS Enterprise, first nuclear powered aircraft

carrier, Newport News, VAFeb. 5, 1941 - Chief Nurse Marion B. Olds and Nurse Leona Jackson, Navy, ar-

rive on Guam

Feb. 7, 1815 - The Board of Naval Commissioners, a group of senior officers, is established to oversee

the operation and mainte-nance of the Navy, under the direction of the Secre-

tary of the Navy.

Feb. 10, 1900 - Appoint-ment of first naval gover-nor of Guam, Commodore

Seaton Schroder.

Feb. 15, 1856 - USS Supply, commanded by LT David Dixon Por-

ter, sails from Smyrna, Syria, bound for Indi-

anola, Texas, with a load of 21 camels intended for experimental use in the American desert west of

the Rockies.

Feb. 17, 1944 - Carrier air-craft strike Japanese fleet at Truk, sinking ships and

destroying aircraft

Feb. 21, 1945 - USS Bismark Sea (CVE-95)

struck by a kamikaze off Iwo Jima and sunk in 90 minutes with loss of 318

men. USS Saratoga (CV-3) struck by 5 kamikazes but survived with loss of 123. Bismark Sea was last car-rier lost in combat during

World War II.

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STRANGETIMES

Britain’s Government Sells French Wine to Pay it’s

Drinks BillLONDON- Britain’s gov-ernment is selling vintage

French wine at around 5,000 pounds a bottle

($7,500) in a bid to make its wine cellar self-fund-

ing, 28 Feb.

Japanese Woman, 114, Recognized as World’s

OldestA 114-year-old Japanese woman born the same

year that radium was dis-covered was recognized as the world’s oldest woman by Guinness World Re-

cords, Feb. 27.

To Prevent Snakes on a Plane, Guam to Airdrop

Poisoned MiceDeclaring war against in-vasive brown tree snakes infesting the Pacific U.S.

territory of Guam, wildlife officials plan to bomb the island with a pain-killing medicine that is poison-

ous to the reptiles.

Goldfish Influx Threatens to cloud pristine Lake

Tahoe watersGiant goldfish have

mysteriously found their way into the famously crystalline waters of

Lake Tahoe, the nation’s second-deepest lake,

alarming researchers and raising questions about

the invasive species’ long-term effects.

Take a Walk! Koreans Re-ject Cuban Ball Switch

A baseball game between Cub’s national team and a South Korean professional

club had to be called off when they could not agree

on which ball to use .

Cdr. Douglas J. Flannery, NOSC Manchester commanding officer and Chief Hospital Corpsman John D. conduct a Sea Cadet inspection for a local cadet unit, Feb. 18. Photo Courtesy NOSC Manchester.

NOSC Erie’s OHSU Det. conducted cold weather winter training with a local Sea Cadet unit, during a February drill weekend. The training included multiple cold weather survival tactics scenarios and medical emergency treatment training during winter weather conditions. Photo Courtesy NOSC Erie.

NOSC Erie OHSU Det. Conducts Training

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Senior Chief Barte Returns from IASenior Chief Personnel Specialist Anton Barte recently returned from IA where he served on the NATO International Security Assistance Force.Photo by YN2 Justin Jones.

Chief Smenda Heads to Next StationPersonnel Specialist Chief Ryan Smenda received a shadow box from the RMARCC Chief ’s Mess and the Command Hail and Fairwell Event, Feb. 22. Photo by MC2 Maddelin Angebrand.

RMARCC Staff Members Awarded for Excellence

Photos by MC2 Maddelin Angebrand and YN2 Justin Jones

(TOP LEFT) YN1 Derrick Farrell, Mr. Jose Sifuentes, and HM2 Lamarc Trask receive awards for Salior of the Year and Civilian of the Year for Mr. Sifuentes.(BELOW LEFT) Mrs. Tina Harrell, Mrs. Sally Bennett, and Ms. Deborah Thomas are awarded for the excellence in executing their roles in the RMARCC mission.

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Around the Region Photos of the Month

(LEFT AND MIDDLE LEFT) NOSC Pittsburgh held a coat drive to support the Veteran’s Leadership Pro-gram of Western Pennsyl-vania, Jan. 26. (MIDDLE RIGHT)BM1 Neumann and NC1 Abromawitz, both attached to NOSC Baltimore, reenlist on the UB24 on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Feb. 22.

(RIGHT) NOSC Elea-nor Sailors stand at attention before receiving various awards a during a ceremony at the NOSC in Febru-ary. Photo Courtesy NOSC Eleanor.