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William P. Lawrence to replace Paul Hamilton in Hawaii; Hamilton to move to SD SAN DIEGO - The Navy announced March 17 that USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) will swap homeports with USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) this summer. William P. Lawrence departed San Diego on a regularly scheduled deployment in January and will arrive in Hawaii in mid-2016 and Paul Hamilton will return stateside to San Diego. This move supports the rebalance to the Indo-Asia-Pacific, placing our most advanced capabilities and greater capacity in that vital theater. Likewise, it will allow Paul Hamilton, also a guided-missile destroyer, to proceed to San Diego for a scheduled extended drydocking selected restricted availability. Both Paul Hamilton and William P. Lawrence are Arleigh Burkeclass guided-missile destroyers that perform key roles in support of a carrier strike group, expeditionary strike group, or surface action group. DDGs are capable of sustained combat operations supporting forward presence, maritime security, sea control and deterrence. These combatants operate in a network centric warfare environment and execute multi-mission tasking to include air, surface, undersea, space and cyber warfare. DDGs coordinate with units of a task group to conduct naval operations and execute the Maritime Strategy under a naval component commander. Maintaining the most technologically advanced ships supports the United States’ commitment to the security, stability, and prosperity of the Indo-Asia-Pacific.

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whatever assistance Belgium needs. “Brussels is an international city that has been host to NATO and the European Union for decades,” Carter said. “Together, we must and we will continue to do everything we can to protect our homelands and defeat terrorists wherever they threaten us. No attack can shake our resolve to accelerate the defeat of ISIL.”

Belgian officials said more than 30 people were killed as a result of the attacks at the airport “Brussels is an international city that has been host to NATO and the European Union for decades. Together, we must and we will continue to do everything we can to protect our homelands and defeat terrorists wherever they threaten us. No attack can shake our resolve to accelerate the defeat of ISIL.” Defense Secretary Ash Carter and a metro station. Hundreds more were injured, officials said.

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At the residence of the U.S. chief of mission in Havana, President Barack Obama and National Security Advisor Susan Rice receive an update via telephone from Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco on the terrorist attacks in Brussels. White House photo by Pete Souza and ally Belgium in bringing to justice those who are responsible,” President Barack Obama said this morning at the start of his speech from Havana. “And this is yet another reminder that the world must unite. We must be together, regardless of nationality or race or faith in fighting against the scourge of

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Eucom implements travel restrictions to Brussels STUTTGART, Germany - As a precautionary measure to keep personnel and families safe in light of the March 22’s attacks, U.S. European Command has implemented travel restrictions to Brussels, Belgium. Unofficial travel to Brussels - leave, liberty and special pass - is prohibited until further notice. Those on official travel or emergency leave to Brussels will also require the approval of the first general or flag officer or Senior Executive Service equivalent in the traveler’s or sponsor’s chain of command. This Eucom policy applies to military personnel, DOD civilian employees, contractors and command-sponsored dependents and family members. These restrictions do not apply to military personnel assigned to diplomatic posts in Belgium. “My thoughts and prayers go out to our military family, the people of Brussels and all those impacted by these horrific terror attacks,” said Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, Eucom commander. “We’ll assist Belgium in any way our military can. We strongly condemn these attacks and will continue to stand by our NATO allies and partners to defeat these terrorists who threaten our freedoms.” To confirm the safety of all U.S. military personnel and families, including those on pre-approved leaves and other official travel, Eucom officials said they continue to seek 100 percent accountability from all subordinate commands and units. Eucom continually assesses threats to U.S. forces with and alongside its host-nation counterparts, officials said, and is firmly committed to making every possible effort to ensure the safety and security of service members, civilians and their families. Consistent with the U.S. Embassy in Brussels, due to the heightened threat environment, Eucom officials are urging U.S. citizens to remain vigilant and aware of the local security situation.

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SECNAV Advisory Panel fosters a culture of innovation by MC2 Kathleen Church WASHINGTON - The Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel held a public meeting to address its research about the ways to establish a culture of innovation in the Department of the Navy, March 17.

issues that range from service members’ health to nuclear weapons.

SNAP’s mission is to provide expert advice on a variety of

SNAP was asked to develop creative approaches to continu-

DON will use the guidance to help aide in the retention of service members and to foster innovation throughout the Navy.

Everett homeport for new DDG class ship SAN DIEGO - The Navy announced March 16 the future guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) is scheduled to be homeported at Naval Station Everett following its projected commissioning in 2017. Ralph Johnson is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer being built by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The Navy continually monitors force readiness and ability to provide a maritime force that protects and defends U.S. national security interests. Stationing guided missile destroyers in a West Coast port supports the rebalance to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, placing our most advanced capabilities and greater capacity in that vital theater. By 2020, approximately 60 percent of Navy ships and aircraft will be based in the region. Guided-missile destroyers are multi-mission surface combatants capable of conducting Anti-Air Warfare, Anti-Submarine Warfare, and Anti-Surface Warfare. As multi-mission platforms they’re capable of sustained combat operations supporting forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence.

ously improve the force, while maintaining warfighting dominance and sustaining advantages with fewer resources.

that creating a culture of change in a large, complex organization like the DON is challenging at best.

The board concluded that, inculcating, managing and sustaining a focus on innovation is an obligation of leadership and a national security imperative. However, SNAP understands

The study identified there are inherent difficulties in generating change in hierarchical and highly bureaucratic organizations, and provides recommendations that the DON may take to foster a

Military pays tribute to fallen Marine by Lisa Ferdinando WASHINGTON - The death of a U.S. Marine over the weekend in northern Iraq underscores the dangers faced by service members in the country, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve said March 21.

risks that we all face here,” Warren said.

“I’d like to start off on a somber note by offering our condolences to the family, friends [and] fellow Marines of Staff Sgt. Louis F. Cardin of Temecula, Calif., who was tragically killed on March 19,” Col. Steve Warren said in opening his regular news conference with Pentagon reporters via video teleconference from Baghdad.

Warren said Marines are at a new firebase providing force protection to Iraqi and coalition forces who are occupying a tactical assembly area in Makhmur as part of the force generation associated with the liberation of Mosul. A small contingent of Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit began moving into position at the newly constructed firebase about two weeks ago, he added.

“Staff Sergeant Cardin was part of a U.S. Marine Corps detachment located near Makhmur, Iraq. His death reminds us of the

Cardin, who was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, was killed in an enemy rocket attack on his base.

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culture of innovation. “In a world of modern systems we need new thinking, and fostering a culture of innovation will guide the DON into the future,” said retired Adm. Bill Studeman, SNAP chairman. The Panel concluded, establishing a culture of innovation in the DON may best be accomplished through the initiation of multiple, small pilot projects that promote innovation, eliminate barriers, encourage experimentation and reward success. In

this way, leadership emphasizes the importance of innovation and their personal commitment to improvement to attract emulation across the workforce and initiate behavioral change. The Secretary of the Navy’s current innovation initiatives, largely represented by the work of Task Force Innovation and now the Naval Innovation Network, have momentum and may well serve as catalysts to new behaviors and ultimately lead to cultural change if nurtured, leveraged and sustained.

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Carter: Budget includes new investments, enhanced capabilities by Cheryl Pellerin WASHINGTON - DoD needs new investments, new posture in some regions and new and enhanced capabilities to address five strategic challenges now driving DoD budgeting, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said March 22. Carter was joined by Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in testimony before the House Armed Services Committee on the department’s fiscal year 2017 budget proposal,

Strategic Challenges Also on Tuesday, Carter said, five evolving strategic challenges arising from Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and global terrorism drive the department’s planning and budgeting. Addressing all the challenges, the defense secretary said, “requires new investments on our part, new posture in some regions, and also new and enhanced capabilities.”

“It’s evident that America is still today the world’s foremost leader, partner and underwriter of stability and security in every region of the world, as we have been since the end of World War II,” Carter told the panel.

The department must deal with these and other challenges across all domains - air, land and sea and also cyber, electronic warfare and space, where a reliance on technology has given DoD strengths and opportunities but has led to vulnerabilities that adversaries want to exploit, he said.

“That’s thanks in large part to the unequivocal strength of the U.S. military,” he added.

“Key to our approach is being able to deter our most advanced competitors. We must have - and

be seen to have - the ability to ensure that anyone who starts a conflict with us will regret doing so,” Carter said.

Full-Spectrum Operations “In our budget, our capabilities, our readiness and our actions we must and will be prepared for a high-end enemy - what we call full-spectrum,” he added. Carter said the fiscal year 2017 budget proposal makes critical investments to help the department better address the five evolving strategic challenges. These include strengthening the deterrence posture in Europe by investing $3.4 billion in the European Reassurance Initiative - four times what the department requested in fiscal year 2016, he said. DoD also is prioritizing training and readiness for ground

Carter hails choice for Northcom post as ‘pioneer, trailblazer’ WASHINGTON - The Air Force general President Barack Obama intends to nominate as the first woman to lead a U.S. combatant command has been a “pioneer and trailblazer from her first days as an officer” who has served the nation with distinction, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said March 18.

most recent responsibilities as air component commander for U.S. Pacific Command, leading more than 45,000 airmen and overseeing operations at an intense operational tempo covering half the globe have demonstrated that she is supremely qualified to lead NORAD and Northcom, he added.

The secretary announced that Gen. Lori J. Robinson, currently commander of Pacific Air Forces, would be nominated to take command of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, subject to Senate confirmation.

Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson commands Pacific Air Forces and is air component commander for Pacific Command. Air Force photo

Robinson’s “remarkable abilities as a commander and strategist have been proven over more

than three decades of dedicated service to the U.S. Air Force,” Carter said in a statement. Her

“General Robinson has excelled in a wide array of leadership positions where training, force structure, and readiness are paramount. Her deep operational experience will enable the men and women of NORAD and Northcom to continue building upon the excellence they have demonstrated under [Navy] Adm. William Gortney’s strong and steady leadership in this critical command.

forces, reinvigorating fighter aircraft fleet readiness and modernization, and investing in innovative capabilities like the B-21 long-range strike bomber, microdrones, the arsenal plane and a range of advanced munitions, the secretary said.

Technology Investments For the Navy, the department is increasing the number of ships and their lethality, with new weapons and high-end ships, and extending the commanding U.S. lead in undersea warfare, he said, noting that investments target unmanned undersea vehicles and more submarines with the versatile Virginia Payload Module that triples their strike capacity from 12 Tomahawks to 40. “We’re doing more in cyber, electronic warfare and space, investing in these three domains a combined total of $34 billion in 2017. Among other things, this will help build our cyber mission force, develop next-generation electronic jammers, and prepare for the possibility of a conflict that extends into space,” Carter told the panel. The budget also seizes opportunities for the future, Carter said, by making increased investments in science and technology, innovating operationally, and building bridges to companies that drive innovation in the United States.

Greatest Risk Carter said that the Bipartisan Budget Act that set the size of the DoD budget gave the Pentagon a needed period of stability. “The budget deal was a good deal; it gave us stability. We’re grateful for that. DoD’s greatest risk is losing that stability this year and having uncertainty and sequester return in future years,” he added.

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“That’s why going forward the biggest budget priority for us strategically is Congress averting the return of sequestration - to prevent what would be $100 billion in looming automatic cuts - so we can maintain stability and sustain all these critical investments over time,” Carter said.

Counter-ISIL fight enters 2nd phase to dismantle terrorist group by Terri Moon Cronk WASHINGTON - As U.Sled coalition forces enter the second phase in Iraq and Syria to degrade and ultimately defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command on March 18 discussed operations to dismantle the extremist group. In a teleconference with Pentagon reporters, Col. Patrick Ryder gave an overview of this year’s three operational approaches: coalition-enabled pressure on ISIL to isolate Raqqah, Syria; isolating and eventually seizing Mosul, Iraq; and stabilizing Iraq’s Anbar province. In Syria, the Manbij pocket near the Mara line comprises complex terrain and large numbers of mixed groups of people to whom the territory is important, Ryder said, but he added that the area is the final route available to ISIL.

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Center, 1302 Leyte Road, Coronado Bring the whole family for a fun night of events: 6-7 pm - Fit Family Boot Camp (registration required: http://navylifesw.com/sandiego/events/) 7-7:30 pm - Art mural project with photo booth and dinner 7:30-9:30 pm - Movie under the stars with FREE popcorn and cotton candy * Dinner available for purchase. Info: 619-435-5056 Lakeside Family Campout Saturday-Sunday, April 9-10, $45/ family of 4 ($5/extra child) Depart The Clubhouse, NBPL Main Base Sat. 12:30 pm/Return Sun. 11 am Take to the great outdoors with friendly professional staff and fun activities for the whole family! Cost includes transportation, two meals and equipment. Register: NASNI Ticket Office, 619-545-9576, NAB Community Recreation Center, 619-437-3190, NBSD Waterfront Community Recreation Center, 619-556-9597 or NBPL, Main Base, The Clubhouse, 619553-9138 Resort Spa Day Sunday, April 17, 9 am, $75 (16 yrs.+) Join us for a day of pampering and relaxation at Glen Ivy Hot Springs. Take time to rejuvenate your body, mind, and spirit. Cost includes transportation, access to Glen Ivy’s lush gardens, ample lounge areas and the healing waters of 19 pools including naturally thermal mineral baths, a hot and cold plunge, saline pool and lap pool, plus a Grotto treatment. Register: 619-437-3190 or 619-545-9576 Come Roll With Us! Saturday, April 16, 12-2 pm, $10 per person (pre-paid)/$12 (day of) NBSD Admiral Robinson Bowling Center Join us for a bowling party. Cost includes 2 hours of unlimited bowling, shoe rental, pizza (2 slices), soda and ice cream sundae bar. Don’t miss this fun time! Register: 619-556-9597 or 619-556-7486 HAPPENINGS LISTED FROM PREVIOUS ISSUES…. Sunday Group Dance Classes $5 per person per class ~ 5 pm Beginner, 6 pm • Intermediate Head over to Admiral Robinson Recreation Center every Sunday to learn Salsa, Rumba, Cha Cha, Mambo, Merengue, Samba, Swing, Waltz, Fox Trot, Tango, Hustle, and Night Club Two Step. Plus, LINE DANCE Classes NOW OFFERED! Every Sunday at 7 pm after the group classes, learn the Electric Slide and other popular line dances. Cost is $5 per person per class. BINGO COVERALL game pays $750 every Saturday night! All Main Pack games pay $200. The BINGO Hall opens at 4 pm every Saturday night with Fun Games beginning when 5 or more players are present. Main session begins at 6:30 pm. For more information contact the Admiral Robinson Recreation Center, NBSD, Bldg. 3223, at 619-556-7486. LIBERTY WonderCon Trip Trip open to enlisted active duty and a guest, 18+. Liberty Center, NMCSD: 619-532-8909 Saturday, March 26 • 6 am • $15 A giant Exhibit Hall, filled to the brim with the very best in comics and pop culture. What else can you ask for! Call for day-pass purchasing info. Dave & Buster’s Trips Trip open to enlisted active duty and a

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Sports & Events Get tickets now for MLB All-Star Fanfest and All-Star Sunday Padres announce regular season broadcast schedule Major League Baseball announced that fans can now purchase tickets for All-Star FanFest and All-Star Sunday, including the SiriusXM AllStar Futures Game and All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game. Tickets for All-Star FanFest and All-Star Sunday can be purchased at the official website of the Major League Baseball AllStar Game (allstargame.com), the Padres official website (padres.com), the Padres Advance Ticket Windows at Petco Park, and by calling 1-888-FanFest. Mastercard, the preferred card of Major League Baseball, is an accepted form of payment. MLB ALL-STAR FANFEST MLB All-Star FanFest at the San Diego Convention Center, which opens on Friday, July 8th and runs through Tuesday, July 12th, is the world’s largest interactive baseball theme park with more than 40 attractions for fans of all ages. Throughout the show floor, fans will have the chance to take photos and get autographs with former Padres players, MLB legends and Hall of Famers; practice their baseball skills during clinics taught by former and current MLB players; swing like their favorite Major Leaguers in the batting cages; view a collection of MLB trophies and take a

photo with the Commissioner’s Trophy, presented to the World Series Champion; explore exhibits from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and more. MLB All-Star FanFest attractions are included in the price of admission, and the only additional costs are for concessions and memorabilia. Tickets are $35 for adults and $30 for children ages 12 and under (children two and under are admitted free), senior citizens and military personnel. FanFest tickets are sold on a timed-entry basis, so fans are encouraged to purchase tickets early to get preferred entry times. MLB ALL-STAR SUNDAY Single game tickets to MLB All-Star Sunday are offered at a range of prices beginning as low as $25. Included in the price of an All-Star Sunday ticket is one single admission ticket to All-Star FanFest for Friday, Monday or Tuesday. All-Star Sunday includes the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and the All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game. The SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game showcases?top Minor League prospects and has featured current Padres Wil Myers (2011, 2012), Melvin Upton, Jr. (2004, 2005) and more. Other

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players who have competed in both?the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and the MLB All-Star Game include Kris Bryant, Miguel Cabrera, Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw, Andrew McCutchen, Mike Trout and more. The All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game will feature stars from film, music, television, digital and more teaming up with Hall of Famers and MLB and San Diego baseball greats to compete in a six-inning exhibition game immediately following the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game. Past?celebrity participants have included Snoop Dogg, Jon Hamm, Olivia Holt, Jimmy?Kimmel, Macklemore, Maya Moore, Jerry Rice, Rob Riggle, Chris Rock, Jordin Sparks,?Kate Upton and more. The game has also featured a collection of Hall of Famers?including Rollie Fingers, Rickey Henderson, Paul Molitor, Ozzie Smith and more. MLB All-Star Week includes the 87th MLB All-Star Game at Petco Park (July 12th), Gatorade All-Star Workout Day featuring the Home Run Derby (July 11th), All-Star Sunday featuring the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game (July 10th), All-Star FanFest at the San Diego Convention Center (July 8th–12th), plus a lineup of additional events taking place around the city. For more MLB All-Star Week information, please visit AllStarGame.com, @AllStarGame.

All 162 regular season games to be broadcast on TV, radio and Spanish radio; 150 on TV in Spanish The San Diego Padres announced the 2016 regular season broadcast schedule. All 162 games will be televised in English on either FOX Sports San Diego, FS1 or FOX and will air live on radio in both English and Spanish. In addition, 150 regular season games will be televised in Spanish. Regular season coverage on FOX Sports San Diego begins Monday, April 4, with the Padres’ season opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Coverage will begin at 2 p.m. PT with Padres Social Hour, followed by an hourlong Padres Live pregame show leading into the game. Coverage concludes with a 30-minute Padres Live postgame show.

will be Spanish-language voice of the Padres Eduardo Ortega, celebrating his 30th season with the club, and former Padres catcher Carlos Hernandez. Spanish telecasts will be available on FOX Deportes San Diego throughout San Diego on Cox and Time Warner Cable. Games will also be available in Las Vegas on Cox. All 162 regular season Padres games will air live on radio in both English and Spanish in 2016. English broadcasts with Ted Leitner, Jesse Agler and Don Orsillo will run on the Padres Radio network, including the team’s flagship station, XPRS-AM The Mighty 1090. Dan Sileo will once again host the Padres one-hour

pregame show Monday-Thursday. Kurt Bevacqua will take over postgame duties in 2016. Ben Higgins returns for Fridays and Saturdays with Craig Elsten, who is also host of weekend Padres coverage. Spanish radio broadcasts (150 live FOX Deportes simulcasts and 12 live radio broadcasts) featuring Eduardo Ortega, Carlos Hernandez and Pedro Gutiérrez can be found on the Padres’ Spanish flagship, XEMO-AM La Poderosa 860. The complete 2016 broadcast schedule is available at www. padres.com. Please note: the schedule is subject to change.

2015 Ford C. Frick Award winner Dick Enberg returns to call the action once again, in what will be his final year in the booth. He will be joined by former Padres pitcher Mark Grant, returning in the role of analyst. Mike Pomeranz, Mark Sweeney, Don Orsillo, Julie Alexandria and Michelle Margaux will round out the FSSD broadcast team. Returning this season, former Padres Steve Finley and Clay Hensley will assume the occasional role of analyst for Padres Live pre- and postgame shows. FOX Deportes San Diego will televise 150 games in 2016, including nearly all home games and select road games. Returning to the booth for FOX Deportes

Annual ‘Salute to Service’ game March 26 On Saturday (March 26), the San Diego Enforcers Public Safety Football Team will take on the United States Marine Corps in the annual “Salute to Service” game.

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