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By Patrick GordonNSAW public affairs

Personnel on the Washington Navy Yardhave heard a familiar tune for the past formonths: parking is getting more difficulton the yard. While many on the installationhave taken it upon themselves to alleviatethe problem and find alternate ways to workthrough public transportation or ride shar-ing, others still drive on the yard, despite thelimited number of spaces.

While choosing to drive on to WNYwould not have caused an issue in the past,the limited spaces makemany drivers resortto illegal, sometimes dangerous, parkingpractices. Naval Support Activity Washing-ton police want personnel to know in nouncertain terms that such practices will notbe tolerated.

“One of the largest things we’re runningin to here, particularly in our parking garageareas, people are parking on the end of rowswhere there is not a space, or they’re park-ing on the side walls as you would turn togo up the next level reducing the roadway,”said Chief of Police Michael McKinney, Na-val District Washington Regional Police atNSAW. “Illegal parking like that endangersvehicle and pedestrian traffic in the garageboth coming and going.”

Other problems police on the yard en-countering are drivers choosing to park inspaces not designated to them, leaving ve-hicles for extended periods of time in onespot, and illegally blocking spaces for theirpersonal use later.

“We’ve found people who are attemptingto use their own cones or otherwise block aspace with some type of furnishing - we’vehad to move a couple of chairs and stuff ofthat nature placed in spaces - and it’s amaz-ing that people are willing to go to thatlength,” added McKinney.

As the home of more than 100 tenantcommands, as well as the headquarters ofNDW and NSAW, the Navy yard is a crowd-ed fence line during the work week. Withroughly 18,000 employees work on the yardwith only about 4,900 parking spaces avail-able, NSAW has urged personnel to find al-ternative means to access the Navy Yard inorder to reduce parking problems and trafficjams at the base’s access points. And whileparking has always been competitive on theyard, measures to curb illegal parking haveincreased in recent months.

“We are writing armed forces tickets rightnow,” said McKinney. “They are tracked asare the number of points and tickets ac-crued; if your vehicle is ticketed a number

of times and one of the officers on trafficduty happens to come across your vehicleit will be impounded and removed from theinstallation. And of course, any vehicle thatis parked in a hazardous fashion will be im-mediately towed, because then it becomes asafety issue, and we have to take care of it.”

McKinney reminds drivers that theseefforts are made in the interest of publicsafety. Vehicles that block fire lanes or pe-destrian traffic around the yard create haz-ards, particularly within the confines of thegarages.

“In many of our parking garages there

is a two-way traffic flow and illegal parkingcan reduce it down to one lane, which wouldalso prevent the fire department from bring-ing one of their trucks in for fire suppressionor rescue purposes if we were to have a ve-hicle fire or something in there,” said McK-inney. “Other times, everybody is in such ahurry to find a spot close to their buildingthey will bypass available but farther spaces,and it creates jams in the garages in and out.This backs traffic up evenmore because carshave to stop to get everybody out of the ga-rage that’s already full.”

McKinney stresses that there are legalways to go about reserving parking spacesfor approved command and tenant com-mand functions. Those wishing to reservespaces for VIPs or guests for a specific eventsubmit a request through One Yard Parkingat [email protected].

“Let’s say there is a retirement functionat one of the commands here on the yardand they want to invite guests,” said McKin-ney. “Those spots in turn will be blocked offthe night before, but the tenant commandor requesting individual will be responsiblethe morning of the event for watching thosespots to make sure unauthorized personneldon’t park there - the police departmentdoes not monitor individual spaces in sucha way.”

If an individual from the requesting com-mand is monitoring the spaces and one isparked in without their authorization, NDWpolice can be requested to remove that vehi-cle. Any parking spaces that remain unusedby 9 a.m. the day of the event then becomeopen to any visitors to the Navy yard. Theimportance of having a requesting com-mand representative to watch the spaces isimperative, reiterated McKinney.

“If you are not there the morning of theevent and no one is watching those spaces,your spaces are fair game, and there is noth-ing we can do about it if you are not watch-ing those spaces,” he said.

Overall, said McKinney, the purpose ofparking measures on the Washington NavyYard is twofold - to keep personnel safe andto reduce the volume of vehicles driving onthe small installation. Driving on to the yardis not a right of personnel, and the morepeople do it the harder it becomes to parkfor everyone.

“Just remember,” said McKinney, “whenyou drive on to the yard in the morning, ev-eryone else is doing the same thing you are:they’re looking for a space. “

And chances are, you may not find one,so better to use public transportation andguarantee an easy commute to work.

Parking enforcement continues at Washington Navy Yard

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kiona Miller

Cpl. Benjamin Mason, from the Department of Defense Federal Police, Re-gional Special Services Unit, checks vehicles for required parking docu-ments at the Washington Navy Yard. Police at the Navy yard are crackingdown on illegal and hazardous parking, as well as unauthorized parkingspace reservations.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kiona Miller

Chief of Police Michael McKinney, Naval District Washington Regional Po-lice at NSAW, discusses parking regulations in his office at the WashingtonNavy Yard. Police on the Navy yard are cracking down on hazardous, ille-gal, and unauthorized parking practices.

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By Patrick GordonNSAW public affairs

The Washington Navy Yard is hostingfour food trucks in preparation of renova-tions to the food court in Building W-22.Four food trucks are currently in place onthe yard offering a variety of food selectionsto meet the dining needs of WNY visitorsand staff during lunch hours.

The food truck vendors currently theyard are:

1. Mobil Kitchen Heaven, located in theparking lot outside of the Navy Museum

2. Afghan Cuisine, located on 10th Streetacross from Building 166

3. Cheese Steak, located outside of theW-22 entrance on Paulding Street

4. Bella Vita Italian Eatery truck, located be-tweenBuildings210and172onParsonsAvenue

The Bella Vita Italian Eatery truck will notbe on the yard certain dates due to previ-ous engagements, but are scheduled to bepresent evry day from October onward. Thedates Bella Vita will not be on the yard areAug. 24, 26, and 31, as well as Sept. 10, 17,23, and 24.

“During the renovation we’re going tohavemobile food trucks on base, sowe’ve gota couple coming on now,” said Gary Elliott,Navy Exchange Service Command managerfor Naval Support Activity Washington. “Aslong as these businesses pass RAPIDGate,they’re allowed to come on. And we’ll bringfour or five trucks on by the time renovationstarts, and they’ll be located over by buildingWhiskey Twenty Two where the cafeteria is.That’s whywe’re bringing these food vendorson base now, so that once we start renova-tions there won’t be a lag of food services oroptions on base.”

Elliott added that Naval Support ActivityWashington has waived the processing feesassociatedwith RAPIDGate security vetting tofurther facilitate vendors’ access to the yard.

Washington Navy Yard welcomes new food truck vendors

Four food trucks are available for visitors and staff to the Washington Navy Yard. They are 1. Mobil Kitchen Heav-en; 2. Afghan Cuisine; 3. Cheese Steak; 4. Bella Vita Italian Eatery truck

By Terri Moon Cronk DoD NewsDefense Media Activity

TRICARE beneficiaries who take certainbrand-name medications on a regular basiswill be required to fill prescriptions at a mil-itary treatment facility or through a mail-inprogram beginning Oct. 1, a Defense HealthAgency official said Aug. 20.

George Jones, DHA’s pharmacy opera-tions division chief, said the new policydoes not apply to active-duty troops, over-seas beneficiaries, nursing-home residentsand those with other health insurance thathas a prescription-drug program. In certaincircumstances, he added, some beneficia-ries might be waived from the program onan individual basis.

The brand-name, regularly used, or“maintenance” medications could includethose to treat chronic conditions such asblood pressure or cholesterol issues, Jonesexplained.

Generic medications are not affected by thenewpolicy,he said.

Beneficiaries to Be NotifiedTRICAREpharmacy beneficiarieswhowill

be affectedwill receive a letter fromTRICAREin early to mid-September, with instructions

on make the transition from retail pharma-cies to a military pharmacy or the ExpressScripts mail-in program, he said.

Those with questions about medicationsin the brand-name maintenance categorycan call Express Scripts customer service at1-877-363-1303 or look up the drug onlineat TRICARE’s website.

Beneficiaries can track their medicationstatus and expected delivery date by calling orgoing online to Express Scripts.

The new TRICARE policy stems from the2013 National Defense Authorization Actand is designed to save beneficiaries andtaxpayers money, Jones explained.

Program Expected to Save Money“Based on estimates, the program is ex-

pected to save beneficiaries $16.5 million inreduced copays, and projected Defense De-partment savings is $88 million during thefirst year,” he said.

That translates into a savings of about$176 per medication per year, he added.

A pilot program on the new pharmacyinitiative was conducted in 2014, and it was“very successful,” he added.

“It was very well received by beneficia-ries and met reductions in beneficiary-put-of-pocket costs and reduced costs to thegovernment,” he said.

TRICARE pharmacy rules changing for maintenance, brand-name drugs

U.S. Navy photo by Jacob Sippel

Raphinette Dunbar, a pharmacy technician at Naval Hospital Jacksonville,checks the inventory of controlled medications. The hospital and branchhealth clinics at Naval Hospital Jacksonville dispense 4,700 prescriptionseach day. TRICARE beneficiaries who take certain brand-name medica-tions on a regular basis will be required to fill prescriptions at a militarytreatment facility or through a mail-in program beginning Oct. 1, a DefenseHealth Agency official said Aug. 20.

From NDW Regional CommunityService Program

Volunteers are needed for the National Day ofRemembrance observance Saturday, Sept. 12, at theHistoric Congressional Cemetery at 1801 E. Street, SE,Washington, D.C.Military personnel, their family members, and DoD

civilians are needed to remove weeds, perform treemulching, and engage in minor landscaping aroundthe cemetery roadways and path to the 9/11 Memo-rial. Volunteers will receive T-shirts and lunch. Theevent serves as an opportunity for anyone interestedin American history to learn and earn community ser-vice hours.The event will take place Sept. 12, 2015, from 8:30

a.m. to noon. Those interested in volunteering shoulduse the on-line registration form at http://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/ndw/about/community_services/community_service_sign_up_form.html , or contacttheir command’s volunteer coordinator:Army — 571-431-2343Air Force— 240-857-6344/ 414-708-8208/ 202-404-

5562Coast Guard — 202-372-4087Navy — 202-433-6854Marines — 703-693-1253

National Day ofRemembrancevolunteeropportunities

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Flag raised for USS Barry veteranMachinist’s Mate 1st Class Tristan Stull, Display Ship Barry leading petty officer, raises the U.S.flag in honor USS Barry (DD-933) crewmember and plank owner Ronald L. Jenks, who recentlypassed away.“It was a real honor to be able to do something like this for a former crewmember,” said Stull.“It’s important not only for him but the family as well. We know it means a lot.”USS Barry was decommissioned Nov. 5, 1982, after 26 years of service. It began its new career asthe Washington Navy Yard display ship in 1983 where it was open for public tours training, ship-board familiarization, and as a ceremonial platform. It is currently in the process of being removedfrom the Washington Navy Yard after 32 years as a display ship.

By Jim Garamone DoD News FeaturesDefense Media Activity

Say “military cook” to most Americans, and they willconjure a picture of Cookie in the Beetle Bailey comic strip.They certainly wouldn’t conjure a picture of Navy Senior

Chief Petty Officer Derrick D. Davenport, an executive chefwith the Joint Staff and the 2015 American Culinary Federa-tion’s Chef of the Year.The Chef of the Year is the highest award presented by

the federation, and Davenport is the first military chef toearn it since the award was established in 1963. He compet-ed for the award at the ACF’s annual convention in Orlando,Florida, earlier this month.Unlike Cookie who is forever pictured in a stained T-shirt

stirring sauce or slopping chipped beef on a tray, Davenportis a slim and trim culinary specialist who is the executivechef/senior enlisted aid to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ofStaff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey.

Growing Up in the KitchenDavenport said he got his start watching his father and

grandmothers cook in Detroit.“My dad is the family cook, and one of my grandmothers

is a professional cook, and the other is just a good South-ern cook,” Davenport said during an interview. “I alwayshung around the kitchen with all three of them. Early on,my grandmother said I’d watch episodes of PBS’s Julia Childjust as much as Sesame Street. I always gravitated to thekitchen and cooking.”He went to a culinary school in Livonia, Michigan, and

then worked at restaurants and country clubs in and aroundDetroit for a few years before joining the Navy in 2000.“I always wanted to serve my country,” he said. “One of

the master chefs I worked for was in the Navy back in theVietnam era, and he’d always regale his class with sea sto-ries and all the great times he had.”Davenport remembered that when he was looking for his

next challenge. His recruiter told him the Navy was the onlybranch that worked for presidential food service, “and thatkind of became my goal.”

Career on Land, at SeaFirst, though, he served aboard the fast attack submarine

USS Annapolis out of Groton, Connecticut, for five years,and then served as an instructor at Great Lakes Naval Train-ing Center located near Chicago.Davenport served 14 months in Herat, Afghanistan, in

2006 and 2007. He was able to get out of the forward operat-ing base and see some of the western Afghanistan city.“We built a couple of schools and I worked with the Af-

ghan National Army,” he said. “I would walk to the AfghanDFAC to train the Afghan cooks how to cook.”The instruction was to teach the Afghans the hygienic

way to cook, Davenport said.“We wouldmake sure they handled stuff that they butch-

ered correctly -- no cross-contamination. We made surethey cooked to the proper temperature. I learned a lot fromtheir style of cooking, as well,” he said.

Culinary TalentDavenport was selected for the chairman’s staff because

they needed a chief who could both cook and lead. The testwas they gave him a basket of food and said he had 30 min-utes to craft a menu and make a three-course meal.“I did seared tuna with an Asian slaw, chicken breast ri-

sotto and a Grand Marnier mousse for dessert,” he said. “Iwas hired on the spot.”

Davenport worked for former Joint Chiefs ChairmanNavy Adm. Mike Mullen for three years and stayed whenDempsey became chairman.Davenport uses fresh in-season produce and fruit when

he cooks. He said the Dempseys give him a lot of latitude.“They give us full creativity to do what we want within

the dietary restrictions of the guests,” he said. “We cookhealthy foods and try not to overdo it on the calories.”

Competing Around the CountryFor the Chef of the Year competition, Davenport first had

to compete regionally. He won that competition in Buffalo,New York, in January. The secret ingredient he had to cookwas rabbit.In Orlando, the secret ingredient was squab and frog.

That competition was like Iron Chef in front of an audienceof chefs. The rules are four courses in one hour with no ad-vance prep.“I tried to keep everything summery and light because

hey, it’s July in Orlando with 100 percent humidity,” he said.The first course was tomato consomme with tomato

compote and a frog fritter on top of that.“The second course was a smoked squab breast … and

a small salad and some pickled fruits with citrus vinaigretteand a goat cheese soufflé,” he said. “The third course I sortof paid homage to my Dad and grandmothers -- those goodSouthern cooks -- so I was thinking shrimp and grits, but Icouldn’t use shrimp so I substituted frog legs.”The fourth course was squab with the dark meat made

into a sort of sausage and the breast meat in the center.Davenport had two apprentice chefs helping, but they couldnot touch the secret ingredient.And he won.“The judges said we had the cleanest andmost organized

kitchen. They loved the way we worked in the kitchen be-fore they even got to the food,” he said. “There was no gearadrift, as we say in the Navy, and the tables and cutting sur-faces were always wiped down. It’s from my Navy trainingto keep it clean because if you’ve got a food-borne illnesson a ship, you are killing the mission because everybody isdown for the count.”The senior chief will stay with the chairman until he re-

tires next month.

Navy Senior Chief named American Culinary Federation’s Chef of the Year

DoD photo

Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Derrick D. Daven-port, an executive chef with the Joint Staff, is theAmerican Culinary Federation’s Chef of the Yearfor 2015.



From the Office of the Chief of Information

Across the Department of the Navy our talented Sailors,Marines and civilians are continually creating innovativesolutions to our most complex problems. Ray Mabus, Sec-retary of the Navy, wants to recognize the top naval innova-tors in our workforce today and inspire future innovators tocontinue developing their bold ideas for the future.

The SECNAV Innovation Awards Program seeks to rec-ognize top DON individuals or teams who made significantinnovative achievements in Calendar Year 2015. The insti-tution of the Innovation Awards Program is part of a largereffort to incentivize contributors and leaders of innovationacross the DON. These efforts include empowering and re-warding innovators by incorporating innovation into per-formance reviews and providing cash rewards.

The Innovation Awards Program will recognize innova-tors in the following areas:

- Robotics/Autonomous Systems: To distinguish ad-vances to these emergent and vital fields, this award recog-nizes contributions in robotics and autonomous systems.Contributions may have occurred within the science andtechnology community or within the operational forces.

- Data Analytics: This award seeks to identify membersof the data savvy workforce that implemented new ap-proaches to using data analytics to improve performance,support decision making or provide meaningful insight toexisting processes.

- Additive Manufacturing: This award seeks to highlightDON achievements in the field of additive manufacturing.Submissions should focus on those efforts that result in di-rect benefit to the operational forces through cost savings,

improved readiness, expanded fleet or fleet support capa-bilities or led to innovative warfighter solutions.

- Innovation Leadership: This award seeks to recognizetop naval leaders (military or civilian) who inspire innova-tion within their organization. This can be done by creatingan environment that fosters innovation or by removing un-necessary barriers that prevent innovation from occurring.

- Innovation Scholarship: This award seeks to recognizetop academic achievements by naval officers in profession-al military education programs and future naval officerscurrently in commissioning programs. Academic facultyshould nominate top academic papers focused on the fu-ture operating environment and emerging operational con-cepts and capabilities.

- Enlisted Innovator: Award seeks to identify top ideasfrom our enlisted Sailors or Marines. It is widely known thatthose closest to the problems often have the best solutions.However, because of the demanding workload placed uponour enlisted force, they do not have the resources to imple-ment their good ideas. Not only will the originators of thesebold ideas be recognized, their ideas will be evaluated bytop experts.

- Innovation Catalyst: An effective support network is es-sential for innovation to succeed. This award seeks to identifythe contributions of an individual who hasmade a significantcontribution to an organization by inspiring others to inno-vate or directly supporting the innovative work of others.

- Outside the Box: The award seeks to identify contribu-tions that are cross-cutting and do not neatly align to anyparticular field.

Follow DON Innovation at https://www.facebook.com/DUSNMSI or @DON_Innovation or visit our website athttp://www.secnav.navy.mil/innovation/Pages/Home.aspx

Secretary of the Navy announces Innovation Awards Program

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The SECNAV Innovation Awards Program seeksto recognize top DON individuals or teams whomade significant innovative achievements inCalendar Year 2015. The institution of the Innova-tion Awards Program is part of a larger effort toincentivize contributors and leaders of innovationacross the DON. These efforts include empower-ing and rewarding innovators by incorporating in-novation into performance reviews and providingcash rewards.

DoD News, DefenseMedia Activity

In a statement released Aug.22, Defense Secretary Ash Carterpraised three Americans for theiractions yesterday on a train out-side of Brussels, Belgium.

“On behalf of all the men andwomen of the Department of De-fense, I want to thank the brave in-dividuals, including two membersof the U.S. military, who steppedforward to prevent an even greatertragedy from taking place aboardthat train,” Carter said.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st ClassSpencer Stone, assigned to the65th Air Base Group, Lajes AirBase, Azores, Oregon Army Na-tional Guard Spc. Alek Skarlatosand a civilian friend were travel-ing together via train on personalleave. The men took immediateaction to subdue an armed gun-man before he could engage hisautomatic weapon on the train.

“My thoughts and prayers to-day are with those injured in theattack, including Airman 1st ClassSpencer Stone, whose selfless ac-tions saved lives. I wish him aspeedy recovery,” the defense sec-retary said.

“These men are heroes,” saidU.S. European Command Com-mander Air Force Gen. Philip M.Breedlove.

“Actions like this clearly illus-trate the courage and commit-ment our young men and womenhave all the time, whether they areon duty or on leave,” he said. “Weare extremely proud of their ef-forts and now are praying for ourinjured airman to have a speedyrecovery.”

Stone, who suffered non-lifethreatening injuries in the attack,is currently being treated in aFrench medical facility.

“(Stone and Skarlatos) are tworeasons why -- on duty and off-- ours is finest fighting force theworld has ever known,” Carter said.

Defense officials praise troops’ actions in train attack

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Crane

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone speaks during a news conference with U.S. Ambassador to France Jane D.Hartley in Paris, Aug. 23, 2015. In an Aug. 22 statement, Defense Secretary Ash Carter offered praise and thanks to Stone,Army Spc. Alek Skarlatos and a civilian friend of theirs for their actions to subdue a gunman on a Paris-bound train Aug. 21.


By Jim Garamone DoD NewsDefense Media Activity

The United States has spelled out its maritime securitystrategy so that all nations understand the American po-sition, David Shear, the assistant secretary of defense forAsian-Pacific security affairs, said during a Pentagon newsconference Aug. 21.

The U.S. will continue to use diplomacy, multilateral in-stitutions and continued engagement to protect free andopen access to maritime Asia, while focusing on safeguard-ing the freedom of the seas, deterring conflict and coercion,and promoting adherence to international law and stan-dards, Shear said.

And he reemphasized previous statements by U.S. offi-cials that the United States takes no position over compet-ing claims for land claims in the South China Sea and theEast China Sea.

“We have a vested interest in ensuring that the claimsare resolved peacefully and without conflict or coercion,”Shear said, adding, “however, there are several trends -- in-cluding rapid military modernization growing resource de-mands and territorial maritime disputes -- which have thepotential to create instability in this vital region.”.

China’s expansion of disputed features and artificialisland construction in the Spratly Islands is a concern, hesaid.

“While land reclamation is not new, and China is notthe only claimant to have conducted reclamation, China’srecent activities outweigh other efforts in size, pace and na-ture,” he said.

DoD Investing in Capabilities in Asia-Pacific

Shear made it clear the United States will maintain thenecessary military presence and capabilities to protect U.S.interests and those of allies and partners against potentialthreats in maritime Asia.

The United States, he said, is strengthening its militarycapacity in the region to deter conflict and coercion andrespond decisively when needed.

“DoD is investing a new cutting-edge capability, deploy-ing our finest maritime capabilities forward, and distribut-ing these capabilities more widely across the region,” hesaid. As Defense Secretary Ash Carter has said, “the UnitedStates will continue to fly, sail and operate wherever inter-national law allows, as U.S. forces do all around the world,”Shear said.

The United States will continue working with allies andpartners across the region to build their maritime capacities.

Leveraging Defense Diplomacy“We’re building greater interoperability and developing

more integrated operations with our allies and partners,”he said.

U.S. officials are leveraging defense diplomacy to buildgreater transparency, reduce the risk of miscalculation orconflict and promote shared maritime rules of the road,Shear said.

U.S. officials are working with Chinese leaders and withregional officials to put risk reduction measures in place,he said. There is already an agreement for ship-to-shipencounters, Shear noted, adding that he hopes to see anagreement for air-to-air encounters by the end of the year.

The United States is working to strengthen regional se-

curity institutions and encourage development of an openand effective security architecture, Shear said. The Associa-tion of Southeast Asian Nations is an increasingly impor-tant DoD partner, he said, and the department is workingclosely with that organization.

“Through these venues, we aim to promote candid con-versations about ongoing challenges in the maritime do-main and encourage greater information-sharing and co-operative solutions,” he said.

U.S. outlines Asia-Pacific maritime security strategy

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The United States has spelled out its maritime se-curity strategy so that all nations understand theAmerican position, David Shear, the assistant sec-retary of defense for Asian-Pacific security affairs,said during a Pentagon news conference Aug. 21.

NAVFAC commanding officer engages with communityU.S. Navy photo by

Lt. Cmdr. Lesley Lykins,Navy Office of Community Outreach

Rear Adm. KatherineGregory, Commander,Naval Facilities Engineer-ing Command, observesstudents participatingin STEM activities andexperiments at a STEMoutreach event hostedby Bechtel at the SarahHeinz House in Pitts-burgh. Gregory spoketo students and parentssharing the importance ofscience, technology, en-gineering and math skillsto the Navy. Gregory isvisiting Pittsburgh as partof an executive engage-ment visit to further Navyawareness and support inthe city.

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