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By Whitney AndersonNSAW public affairs

As part of a larger ongoing initiative to heighten securitymeasures at naval installations nationwide, Naval SupportActivity Washington’s police force will soon be implement-ing handheld ID scanners at all gate entry points.

Chief of Police Michael McKinney, Naval District Wash-ington Regional Police at NSAW said the scanners are mere-ly a precaution to further enforce the safety of the installa-tion and its thousands of employees.

“The scanners are an added security measure to makesure that people with valid IDs and credentials are gettingonto the installations,” said McKinney.

“The scanners will pick up fraudulent cards, it also allowsus , should an employee become no longer employed, hisname can be flagged in the system if they haven’t recoveredhis government ID and we can scan that card…it’ll tell usthey are no longer authorized to come on an installation.”

McKinney went on to explain that while it will take a fewextra seconds for the scanners to do their job of registeringa person’s ID , running it through the database and relayingwhether it is valid or invalid, that time will be well spent ifthe end result provides a safer working environment. As theprogram prepares to get underway, Navy Yard personnel arebeing urged to exercise patience within the coming weeksand to additionally take the steps needed to ensure all cre-dentials are valid and up to date to avoid any further delays.

The program, which has been in effect since 2012 andwas originally piloted by Naval Station Norfolk, is set to goNavy-wide.

“The CNIC enterprise decided this would be the per-fect place to start as we were making changes to our secu-rity policy…we want to ensure the safety of everyone thatcomes here,” said McKinney.

McKinney stated the implementation of the scannerswill bolster the security of the Yard, which receives thou-sands of personnel and visitors daily through its gates. Andwhile the added security may cause slight delays for thosecoming on to the installation, McKinney and commandleadership want to ensure that everyone on the yard is assafe as they can be.

ID Scanners to be implemented at all WNY gates

Photo By Whitney Anderson

NSAW police officer, Lt. David Rucker uses handheld scanner to grant installation access to oncomers.

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The quarterly tenant executivecouncil meeting took place on Aug.24 in the Admiral Gooding Centeron the Washington Navy Yard.

The meeting served as a sound-ing board for the more than 100tenant commands housed at Na-val Support Activity Washingtonto make their voices heard andaddress the issues affecting themspecifically. The meeting gaverepresentatives from each com-mand an opportunity to not onlybe abreast of current issues butto also vote on decisions beingimplemented in the next quarterthat will affect them and their in-dividual commands. The demo-cratic approach allows tenantcommands to be an active part ofthe installation rather than just aresident of it.

Topics discussed at the TECwere those of major events sched-uled to take place within the up-coming quarter, to include foodcourt renovations, Display ShipBarry farewell preparations, up-coming zone inspections, andenergy monitoring and trainingscheduled for September.

Lt. Cmdr. John Liddle, NSAWexecutive officer, headed the coun-cil meeting, having made prepara-tions in weeks prior to get the wordout amongst tenant commands inhopes of boosting attendance.

“Wearedoingourbest to improveour communicationsbywayofbeingmore proactive,” Liddle said.

“So we’re pushing a lot of in-formation via email and throughFacebook and The Waterline,” hecontinued.” We want folks to defi-

nitely make use of those resources,because that’s how we’re going tokeep everybody informed betweenthe councils, and hopefully thatallows us to set a dialogue wherewe’re creating a continuous im-provement.”

Remaining the biggest issueaffecting all on the Navy Yard isthat of parking. With limited park-ing spaces and a steady grow-ing work force, there is now talkof cutbacks on the allowance of

parking to non-Navy Yard militarypersonnel as well as the rezoningof available white outlined parkingspaces. During the second half ofthe tenant executive council meet-ing, representatives from eachcommand, comprising the tenantparking committee were given theopportunity to vote on such possi-ble installation wide changes. Withdecisions such as these that affecta multitude of Navy Yard employ-ees hanging in the balance of a few

votes, many tenant commandshowever continue to be unrep-resented, despite being given thechance to make their voices heard.

“We are always looking forgreater tenant participation,” saidLiddle after the meeting. “The onlyway we can make improvementsto whatever their concerns are isto hear them directly from them,”Liddle explained, making the pointthat modern communication doesnot always replace personal inter-

actions.Although there have already

been measures taken, such as en-couraging the use of mass transitby Navy Yard employees and al-ternative work schedules, thereare still many more changes thatneed to be enforced to reduce theamount of on yard traffic. Com-mand steps to improve parkinghave been underway all summer,and while the council meetingsolidified certain outcomes, otheroptions are still open.

Two parking policies that havegained full tenant support and arelooking to be implemented soonare that of the use of garage 405for special event parking and thedecision to allot one parking spacefor every three people in instanceswhere a guest list is provided priorto special event attendance. Thesepolicies will go into effect based onan 86-14 percent voting outcome.

Two issues that didn’t haveas clear support and will requirefurther investigation in the com-ing months are those questioningif contractors should be allowedto park on the yard contingentapproval from their housingcommand (64-36 percent) and ifwhite placards should be the onlyqualifying factor for use of whiteparking spaces on the Navy Yard,excluding any person without aplacard from parking on the instal-lation during day time hours (50-50 percent).

The next quarterly councilmeeting is scheduled to take placein November. Additional informa-tion, including meeting specificdates, can be found via Facebookat www.facebook/NavalSuppor-tActivityWashington, The Water-line, and email updates sent toevery tenant command.

NSAW tenant executive council meeting connectsinstallation, tenant leadership on key issues

The above commands were represented at the latest tenant executive council meeting. Thequarterly TEC gives tenants a chance to make their voices heard on the issues affecting them.


Naval Support Activity Washington isscheduled to undergo energy conservationtraining for tenant representatives Sept. 10in Building 220.

All work stations within Naval SupportActivity Washington and throughout NavalDistrict Washington are to maintain tem-peratures no less than 78 degrees duringthe spring/summer months and no higherthan 66 degrees during the fall and winteras directed by the commander.

With energy remaining a key priority forthe Secretary of the Navy, NSAW officialsare mandating training for all tenant repre-sentatives in an attempt to optimize energyconservation efforts and meet annual en-ergy consumption goals.

Navy Yard personnel have been workingclosely with Shore Operation Center in previ-ous months to facilitate a system that moni-tors energy changes and reviews the use of en-ergy within each building on the installation.

Ken Preuitt, acting installation energymanager for NSAW, said that it is the actionsof individuals that will contribute to theoverall conservation or the overall wastingof energy amongst the installation, justify-ing monitoring and training efforts as nec-

essary to reduce energy costs and consump-tion on a larger scale.

“We are preparing to conduct buildingenergy monitors training for each of ourfacility managers and POC’s for each build-ing,” said Preuitt. “Their goal is to assist inidentifying and eliminating energy waste.”

Lt. j.g. Laura Hess, NSAW public worksofficer, said the initiative to conserve NavyYard energy consumption calls for a 30percent reduction in the amount of energybeing used on the installation per year,a goal which the command is on track tomeet for FY15.

“Energy conservation, you know, is ateam effort, I can’t go around the base andshut off every light switch in every room andoffice that’s not being used. That’s where wecall on the tenants and everyone to try andcreate this culture of energy conservation,”said Hess.

Hess explained there will be a primarypoint of contact in each command that willcheck their building upon day’s end, insur-ing lights and all other energy sources areturned off.

The use of space heaters on the installa-tion has already been banned to reduce safe-ty hazards as well as cut down on energy con-sumption, and personnel are asked to dresswarmer during the winter months if temper-ature settings don’t suit them indoors.

“We have our facility management spe-

cialists, but they have multiple buildingsthey are in charge of…so if we enlist the helpof the tenants and they notice say a pieceof equipment running loudly then they canreport it to our staff,” said Hess, referencingthe joint effort to ensure energy parametersare met. Designated audit teams have alsobeen assigned to conduct energy audits,looking at work habits and determiningwhether the work equipment is being usedefficiently or in excess.

Naval Facilities Engineering Commandwill be undergoing projects to increasebuilding air flow as well, not only makingsure HVAC systems are in good working

order but also ensuring broken windowsand cracks in building structure are fixed toavoid the escape of air and thereby the over-use of energy.

The September training session is saidto provide the tenants with a more in-depthapproach to seeking energy solutions suchas being mindful of the money spent to re-duce energy consumption, making sure themoney being invested balances out the out-come. Energy training for tenant represen-tatives is scheduled to take place Sept. 10 inbuilding 220. Commands can expect emailinvitations in the coming days to keep ef-forts up to date.

Energy conservation training at NSAW gears up to get underway

Photo By Whitney Anderson

Individual efforts to conserve energy can create a lasting impact.


By Jay PinskyNaval Surface Warfare Center,Carderock Division Public Affairs

Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm.Math-ias W. Winter presented the 2014 Vice Adm.Harold G. Bowen Award for Patented Inven-tions to two U.S. Navy researchers in a cere-mony at the Office of Naval Research Aug. 26.

The two researchers, Philip Dudt, a sci-entist at Naval Surface Warfare Center Car-derock Division in West Bethesda, Md., andDr.Roshdy Barsoum, a scientist assignedto ONR, received the award, which recog-nizes the patented inventions of present orpast Navy employees, civilian and military,that are of greatest benefit to the Navy,fortheir contributions as inventors to the pat-ent “Armor Including a Strain Rate Harden-ing Elastomer,” a lightweight alternative toarmor for ships and ground vehicles. Bothmen are officially named as inventors on thefinal patent, U.S. 7,300,893 B2, granted Nov.27, 2007, while the United States of America,as represented by the Secretary of the Navy,is the final patent holder. The award marksthe eighth time NSWCCD has earned theBowen award.

According to the Office of Naval Research,the men were recognized for their contribu-tions by leading the effort to expeditiouslyidentify, test, and exploit an explosive resis-tant coating that provided a lightweight al-ternative to armor for ships and vehicles. Ac-cording to ONR, the increased platform sur-vivability and personnel protection associ-ated with this class of materials provided theoperational commander with the potentialto reduce personnel casualties and expand-ed the operational envelope available duringcombat and peacekeeping operations.

“Without Phil and Roshdy’s vision inelastomeric armor, we would not have thesesolutions available to our military,” said Dr.Joseph Teter, NSWCCD’s director of tech-nology transfer.

The idea for the patent came during thereview of underwater explosion experimen-tal test results and ballistic test resultsof theexplosion resistant coating created at NSW-CCD to mitigate future damages similar tothose suffered during the USS Cole (DDG67)disaster on Oct. 12, 2000.

“The underwater shock performance ofexplosion resistant coating was found to behighly capable in suppressing damage toclose-in underwater threats,” said Barsoum.

Dudt thought if the coating from thesetests could work underwater it could workwell in other applications. “I’m always will-ing to try things, you never know where agood idea will come from,” he said.

Dudt’s creativity is no surprise to AlyssaLittlestone, deputy director of technologytransfer at NSWCCD,who was mentored byDudt earlier in her career. “I learned a greatdeal working with Phil, not only technically,but also in terms of creativity and approach,”she said.“As a mentor, Phil was supportiveof out-of-the-box thinking and accepting offailure, a combination which fosters innova-tion. I believe his combination of technicalknowledge and forward-thinking creativityis what has enabled Phil to become a suc-cessful and prolific inventor.”

Dudt shared his idea of applying the elas-tomer polyurea on metallic surfaces for bulkexplosive and ballistic protection with Bar-soum, his co-inventor on the patent, whodeveloped the concept to sandwich frontand back applications of the elastomer tothe armor for blast and ballistic protection.

“The amazing property of the explosiveresistant coating material is, as the threat in-creases in severity, the efficiency of the mate-

rial to resist assault increases,” said Barsoum.Dudt and Barsoum continued to explore

the idea, sponsored by ONR, taking the elas-tomer to the U. S. Army’s Aberdeen ProvingGrounds for ballistic testing which showedpromise. According to Barsoum, based onthese successful, initial tests, a spray up ar-mor was rapidly deployed for the Iraq Theaterof Operations for U.S. Marine Corps vehicles.

Research with the elastomer continuestoday with global participation inspired bythe patent. “This patent was one of the firststepping stones for other people to take thistechnology further,” said Dudt.

According to Teter, the use of the elasto-mer led to significant cost savings estimatedat$7.8 million in the first year of up-armorproduction.Additionally, Teter noted theelastomeric up-armor was lighter than theequivalent amount of steel add-on armor,saving 2,000 pounds per vehicle,which putless stress on the vehicle power plant anddrive train increasing vehicle service life.

“While this invention helped the mili-tary to save cost and increase our militarycapability in terms of vehicle life, and op-erational envelopes, this innovation mostcritically helped to increase the protectionof America’s warfighters in theater ultimate-ly mitigating and preventing their injuries,”said Teter.

NSWCCD, a field activity of the NavalSea Systems Command, leads the Navy inhull, mechanical and electrical engineering.Headquartered in West Bethesda, Maryland,NSWCCD employs approximately 3,600 sci-entists, engineers, technicians and supportpersonnel and includes the Ship SystemsEngineering Station located in Philadelphia,as well as detachments in Norfolk, Virginia;Cape Canaveral, Florida; Fort Lauderdale,Florida; Memphis, Tennessee; Bangor,Washington; Ketchikan, Alaska; and Bay-view, Idaho.

ONR researchers announced as Bowen Award winners

U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams

Adm. Mat Winter, chief of naval research, presents the Vice Adm. Harold G. Bowen Award for Patented Inventionsto Dr. RoshdyBarsoum, left, from the Office of Naval Research, and Mr. Phillip Dudt, from the Naval Surface War-fare Center Carderock Division, during a ceremony held at ONR in Arlington, Va.

DoD News Features, DefenseMedia Activity

Participation in the joint Department ofVeterans Affairs and Defense DepartmenteBenefits website topped 5 million usersthis week, two months ahead of schedule,officials said.

VA officials said they established anagency priority goal of reaching 5 millioneBenefits users by the end of fiscal year2015, and achieved this early milestonethrough aggressive outreach efforts andwith the support of DoD and its veteransservice organization partners.

One-Stop Shop for Benefits Tools and

Information“Veterans are encouraged to enroll in eB-

enefits and file their claims online throughthis one-stop shop for benefits-related toolsand information,” said Allison Hickey, VA’sundersecretary for benefits. “We have al-ready implemented nearly 60 self-servicefeatures, and we continue to expand eBen-efits capabilities to give veterans and servicemembers greater flexibility in securing theirinformation.”

The number of eBenefits users is a keymeasure of VA’s success in improving veter-ans’ access to VA benefits and services, of-ficials said, and is reported on http://www.performance.gov, a federal website thatshows how government agencies are doing

in meeting their performance goals.To enroll in eBenefits, veterans and ser-

vice members must obtain a DoD self-ser-vice logon, which provides access to severalveterans and military benefits resources us-ing a single username and password. Theservice is free, and the logon may be ob-tained online at the eBenefits website or inperson at a VA regional office.

Successful Collaboration“The successful collaboration of eBen-

efits and DS Logon is just one more ex-ample of how the DoD and VA are workingtogether to continue bringing current andformer service members secure online ac-cess to the benefits they’ve earned,” saidMary Dixon, director of the Defense Man-

power Data Center.The rapid and continued growth in the

use of the eBenefits website demonstratesthe importance of giving veterans greateraccess to information about their own bene-fits, officials said. In addition to filing claimsonline and checking the status of thoseclaims, veterans also can send a message totheir VA doctor, order prescription drug re-fills and obtain official military documentsthrough eBenefits, they noted.

More than 7.5 million VA letters thatshow proof of disability, income or veteranspreference used in federal or state govern-ment hiring have been generated and down-loaded, officials said.

Reaching goal early, VA/DoD online service tops 5 million users


By Patrick GordonNSAW public affairs

Since March of this year individualsparking on the Washington Navy Yard havebeen required to display a parking placardin their vehicles. The placards are a meansof regulating how many vehicles can parkon the yard at any given time, and are ob-tained through the WNY Visitor ControlCenter which requires vehicle registrationwith the Navy Yard as directed by CNIC In-struction 5530.14A.

Positive effects have been seen in themonths since the placards’ implementa-tion. While parking remains tight on theyard, the placards, tenant command coop-eration, and greater parking enforcementhave all reduced parking problems, withmore changes expected to further lessen thenumber of vehicles parking at WNY.

“The changes already worked out for theparking policy will include allowance forcarpools - we’ll develop a carpool placardfor folks on a three-to-one basis to use park-ing,” said Lt. Cmdr. John Liddle, NSAW ex-ecutive officer. “We are still working throughall of the details, but I believe we can makethat compatible with theMetro Transit Ben-efit Program so that folks will still be ableto use their subsidy. We’re also looking atadditional enforcement options. Some ofthose are still being worked out through le-gal channels with the assistant U.S. Attor-

ney’s Office in D.C., but the idea is that we’llcome up with a program for issuing ticketsthat strengthens the deterrent effect of lawenforcement in a manner without placing alot of new bureaucratic burdens on NSAWand its tenants or the District of Columbiagovernment.”

Liddle explained the parking policy evo-lution is part two of a two-tiered strategy forthe Navy Yard; promote alternative workschedules and mass transit usage whilemaking use of constrained installation secu-rity resources. “A lot of folks at multiple ech-elons in the chain of command have helpedus take strong steps in improving the healthof our naval security forces aboard NSAWover the last year. Additional capacity weare generating will be used to provide thebest possible customer service through tar-geted enforcement,” added Liddle.

While the command is not planning tochange the white parking placards yet, Lid-dle said the command will be conducting acomprehensive survey to verify that whiteplacards are being posted in cars as theyshould be.

“If that’s not happening we will be en-forcing that policy,” said Liddle. “But aswe work through the legal issues and theexpenses of all this enforcement action wewill make a decision on whether or not tochange our white placard policy and insteadimplement something that is maybe morespecific to certain issues like providingmore

support to carpoolers, or putting additionalrestrictions on contractors’ use of parkingspaces. All sorts of options are available tous, but our way ahead will be dictated bydata collection rather than the heat from

what can be a very emotional issue.”To learnmore about theWashingtonNavy

Yard parking policies, visit www.dcmilitary.com/waterline or https://www.facebook.com/NavalSupportActivityWashington.

Washington Navy Yard parking placard changes on the horizonStricter enforcement, allowance for carpools considered

By Lt. j.g. Cara SteeleNSAW deputy staffjudge advocate

Employees who are participating inthe Mass Transportation Benefit Pro-gram are not eligible for a WashingtonNavy Yard parking placard. If you cur-rently are receiving MTBP benefits andhave a parking placard, you must relin-quish the parking placard immediately.

What if I receive MTBP benefits, butneed to occasionally drive to WNY?

There may be some days when youneed to drive to WNY. Perhaps you havea doctor’s appointment or are hauling alarge amount of things to work. If thisis the case, you must go to the VisitorControl Center and obtain a temporary,one day parking pass. On days that youdrive to WNY, you should ensure thatyou are not receiving MTBP benefits forthat day.

What liability am I exposed to if I mis-use MTBP?

DoDI 1000.27 states that civilianemployees may be subject to disciplin-ary action, up to and including removalfrom the federal service and/or criminalprosecution. Military members may besubject to administrative action and/orpunitive action under the Uniform Codeof Military Justice.

This liability is not limited to the in-dividual receiving MTBP benefits. Su-pervisors who certify that an employeeis eligible for MTBP benefits may also beliable. For example, if a supervisor hasknowledge that an employee is regularlydriving to WNY, he or she should notcontinue to certify that the employee isentitled to MTBP benefits.

How can I report suspected waste,fraud, or abuse?

If you suspect waste, fraud, or abuseof MTBP, you should report the infor-mation to your command’s InspectorGeneral. You can also report to the DoDInspector General at 1-800-424-9098 [email protected].

Parking pass or transportationsubsidy – not both

From Chief of Naval PersonnelPublic Affairs

The Chief of Naval Personnel released auniformpolicy update inNAVADMIN 208/15Sept. 1, providing details of upcoming uni-form releases and the end of wear date forsome little worn uniform components.

Below are the key uniform NAVADMINpolicy changes,whichwill go into effectOct. 1:

- New Recruits at Recruit Training Com-mand, Great Lakes, will be issued the doublebreasted all weather coat. The current singlebreasted all weather coat will remain op-tional for wear until Oct. 1, 2020, when thedouble breasted coat becomes mandatory.Enlisted clothing replacement allowanceswill be adjusted to cover the cost of this uni-form change by the mandatory wear date.

- The sea bag requirement for the NavyWorking Uniform Type 1 will be three setsof uniforms instead of four. Enlisted cloth-ing replacement allowances will be adjustedto support the three sets with a replacementcycle of one set every twenty-four months.

- A new optional black cold weatherparka will be authorized for wear. The parkais estimated to be available for purchase inNovember at Navy Uniform Stores at Nor-folk Naval Base and Joint Base Myer - Hen-derson Hall, Ft. Myer, Virginia, Newport,Rhode Island and the Navy Exchange Uni-form Support Call Center. The CWP is madeof a water proof and wind resistant fabric.Features of the CWP include a hidden hood,center-chest rank tab and ability to sup-port the zip-in zip-out NWU Type 1 fleeceliner for additional cold weather protection.

It will be authorized for wear with serviceand service dress uniforms and with civilianclothing when the rank tab is removed.

- Based on the wear of the flame resistantcoverall at sea and the NWU type 1 ashoreas the standard daily working uniform, the

Navy Blue Coverall will be discontinued asa Navy uniform and re-designated as a dirtywork component only. Sailors will wear onlythe name tape on the coveralls. This policydecision is based on the required wear ofthe flame resistant coverall at sea and the

NWU1 ashore as the standard daily workinguniforms. Two sets of coveralls will continueto be issued and maintained in the sea bagfor all enlisted Sailors.

- Unit commanding officers at sea orregional commanders will be able to grantpermission to wear the Navy Black KnitWatch Cap for Sailors during cold weatherconditions. The watch cap can be wornwith service dress and service uniforms,except service dress white and summerwhite uniforms when worn with appro-priate outer wear (specifically, NWU andCWP, all weather coat, reefer, pea coat, andbridge coat). The cap cannot be worn withthe Eisenhower jacket as it is not consideredcold weather outer wear.

Additionally, effective immediately, flagofficers may nowwear a command-at-sea ora command ashore/project manager insig-nia pin they previously earned. This changerecognizes the importance and commitmentthe Navy places on command. Flag officersshall wear the pin in the post command po-sition, and only one pin can be worn.

Some uniforms components are beingdiscontinued, due to their infrequent wearand use by Sailors. The uniform items thatwill no longer be authorized for wear be-ginning Oct. 1, 2016, include the male of-ficer and chief petty officer boat cloak; thewomen’s dress cape for officers and CPOs,tiara and beret; for men and women -- thekhaki windbreaker for officers and CPO andovershoes.

For more information, please view NAV-ADMIN 208/15, posted on the NPCWeb siteat www.npc.navy.mil .

NAVADMIN releases uniform update policy

U.S. Navy photo by Melinda Larson

Operations Specialist 2nd Class Martin Vories compares the new flame-resistant variant coverall with standard coveralls worn by Aviation Machin-ist’s Mate 2nd Class Mark Birzer. When worn with correct battle dress,the FRV will provide Sailors with increased levels of protection against avariety of flame and flash fire hazards associated with shipboard operatingconditions.


Vender food truck assignment mapNSAW public affairs

Yard Personnel on the yard have more mealoptions on the yard with the collection of foodtrucks located around the installation. MobileKitchen Heaven (1), Afghan Cuisine kabobtruck (2), Cheese Steak food truck (3), the Bel-la Vita Italian truck (4), and the MediterraneanCuisine truck (5) are available for diners dur-ing lunch hours. Bella Vita will be off-installa-tion Sept. 3, 10, 17, 23, and 24, and will be backevery day after.

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