PHOTO BY ANDREA HOWRY / LIGHTHOUSEA San Nicolas Island Fox is unfazed by the limelight during a recentmedia tour of the island. The fox is one of several species to benefitfromthetrappingandremovaloftheislandsferalcats,whicharetwice the size and strength of the foxes. Story, Pages 20-21.FOX 1, CAT 0By Andrea HowryLighthouse editorMaster ChiefPetty Officer ofthe Navy Rick West visited NavalBase Ventura County Friday,March9, totalkfranklywithSailors, Seabees andairmenaboutcurrent policy and changes on thehorizon.He also answered questionsabout performance tests, earlyretirement, anincreaseindrugandalcohol testingandretire-MCPON speaks frankly withSailors, Seabees about futureAnti-terrorism exercise continues on baseNon-essentialservices will beshut down Friday,March 23; NEX,commissary closedHe visits NBVCMarch 9 to answerquestions, offerreassurancePHOTO BY MC2 (SCW) ACE RHEAUME/ NMCB 5MCPON Rick West tells Sailors andSeabees at Naval Base VenturaCounty, Port Hueneme, that theyredoing a great job.Vol. 12, No. 6 | Thursday, March 22, 2012 www.thelighthousenews.comWHATS INSIDENavy veteran Wendy Coffey sports ashamrock as she prepares to run inthe St. Patricks Day 5K run at NBVCPort Hueneme on Thursday, March15. Nearly 100 participated. Page 3.Seabees from Naval MobileConstruction Battalion 40 swimwith sharks during a tour of BusanAquarium in South Korea. Anotherdetail from NMCB 40 is teachingbaseball to children in Cambodia.In Spain, NMCB 3 is working onconstruction projects. More Seabeenews, Pages 15, 16.SEE MCPON, PAGE 27By Andrea HowryLighthouse editorAn anti-terrorism exercise thatbegan Monday with a simulatedbomb explosion in Bldg. 1425 atNaval Base Ventura County(NBVC), Port Hueneme, contin-ues through the week, culminat-ingwithgateclosures andthePHOTO BY KIMBERLY GEARHART / NBVC PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICERFirefighter Lisa Tarkany of Fed Fire at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), Point Mugu, assists CMCR LantzFreeman, a student at the Naval Construction Training Center who sustained an abdominal injury during asimulated bomb explosion at NBVC Port Hueneme on the first day of a basewide anti-terrorism exercise.SEE DRILL, PAGE 25Q2ABy Captain Larry VasquezNBVC Commanding OffcerTHE LIGHTHOUSE IS PUBLISHED AT NO COST TO THE GOVERN-MENT EVERY OTHER THURSDAY BY THE STAR, OF CAMARILLO,CA. THE STAR IS A PRIVATE FIRM IN NO WAY CONNECTED WITHTHE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR THE UNITED STATES NAVY,UNDER WRITTEN CONTRACT WITH NAVAL BASE VENTURACOUNTY. 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COGSWELL IIIVentura County StarADVERTI SI NGDEPARTMENT437-0332N AVA L B A S E V E N T U R A C O U N T YPlease submit your questions or comments to Lighthouse Editor Andrea Howry at lighthouse@navy.mil800-221-STAR (7827)Ask theCaptainHow can I safely dispose of old medicine?Thursday,March22,2012TheLighthousewww.TheLighthouseNews.comQuestion: What am I supposed to do with medicine that hasexpired? Ive been told not to put it in the garbage because animalscan get to it and not to ush it down the drain because it can imperilthe water system. Is there a place where I can turn it in?Answer: Your timing is perfect. Soon, you will be seeing boxesaround Naval Base Ventura County where people can deposit theirexpired or unused prescription medications. All you have to do isdrop in your expired medications and they will be destroyed in asafe and secure manner. Their exact locations will be announcedsoon.The disposal of pharmaceuticals is rapidly turning into a seriousenvironmental problem for all the reasons you state. We need to keepthem out of landlls, out of our water supply and out of the hands ofpeople who might abuse them. I appreciate your concern, and Improud of the base for taking a proactive stance on this issue.Boxesliketheoneshownherewill soonbe installed at Naval Base Ventura Countytomakeiteasierandsafertodisposeofold medications. www.TheLighthouseNews.comTheLighthouseThursday,March22,20123COMMUNITYCALENDARBE BIG: Today is thedeadline to sign upfor training to be a BigBrother or Big Sisterfor a child in a military family.Information: Monica James, 989-5211. See story, Page 5.23JOYCE STEWARTAWARD: 10 a.m.,Bard Mansion.Presented eachyear by the Federal WomensProgram Committee, the awardhonors someone who encouragesan awareness of fairness andequal treatment by supervisors,subordinates and co-workers.Information: Lisa Zimmerman at982-2766 or Pamm Klieman at982-4130.29MarchLETS PLAY: OpeningDay ceremonies forCorporate Gamesstart at 5 p.m. in theVentura Pier parkinglot and Promenade. Naval BaseVentura County is fielding severalteams. Information: Matt Wall,982-5554.28GATE CLOSURE: TheMain Gate at NavalBase Ventura County,Point Mugu, will beclosed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. formaintenance work. The gate nextto Bldg. 3 will be open during theMain Gate closure. Signs will beposted announcing the detour.2AprilAT-shirt decorating event that hasgained worldwide recognition since it firststarted in the 1990s in Cape Cod, Mass.,will be held at Naval Base Ventura Coun-ty (NBVC), Port Hueneme, on April 4 toremember victims of sexual assault.It started as The Clothesline Project a way to air dirty laundry, explainedJulie Whirlow, NBVCs newsexual assaultresponsecoordinatorandtheorganizerofthe event. Sexual violence affects usall, and this is a way to show support tosurvivors.Participants are asked to bring a T-shirtto decorate; supplies like fabric paint andmarkers will be provided.Its a way for us to come together as acommunity to express our determinationthat sexual assault will not be toleratedhere, Whirlow said.The event runs from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.at the Fleet and Family Support Center,Bldg. 1169, NBVCPortHueneme. Formore information, call 982-6139.April 4 event to raise awareness of sexual assaultIf you are an NMCI computer user, besure to do the following when you leavethe office: Shut down your computer using theStart menu shutdown. Turn off your monitor by pressing thelittle orange/green button. Turn off your speakers by twisting theknobtotheleftuntil thegreenlightisout.The command asks to make sure thateveryone is turning off their NMCI com-puters, monitors andperipherals afterwork each day. Ifyou have a new laptopNMCI computer, shut it off every day.Now, more than ever, energy conserva-tion is an important and integral part ofNavy operations. Please do your part inyour work environment and secure yourworkstations before you leave each day.Any questions, contact a member of theEnergyOffice: TomSantoianni at982-4075, Mike Wiltshire at 982-2842 or KenMears at 982-1807.Reminder to shutdown computersBy Andrea HowryLighthouse editorGreenwas everywhere onThursday,March 15, as Naval Base Ventura County(NBVC) hosted a St. Patricks Day 5KrunandhealthfairattheBee-FitWellnessCenter at Port Hueneme.Nearly 100 runners turned out for theevent on a cool day that organizer Aman-da Haskell ofMorale, Welfare and Rec-reation (MWR) described as good run-ning weather.Times confirmed her assessment: Con-struction Mechanic ConstructionmanEddie Lopez of Naval Mobile Construc-tion Battalion 4 crossed the finish line firstRunners get lucky with weatherPHOTOS BY ANDREA HOWRY / LIGHTHOUSENearly 100 runners take off on the St. Patricks Day 5K run at Naval Base Ventura County,Port Hueneme. With the cool weather, times were faster than usual.BrookThomas, 10, getsreadytorunwithmom, Felicia, and 5-year-old sister, Torance.Her dad, CM1JustinThomas, isdeployedwith Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40,andhewasthereasonFeliciabroughtthefamily out to run. Todays our anniversary,she explained.SEE HEALTH, PAGE 26CAR SHOW: More thantwo dozen high-endvehicles from the localarea will be on displayin Hangar 323 at NBVC Point Mugufrom 2 to 4 p.m. Free admission.7VCS1254540First use must be by 5/31/12. Pass must be activated on day of rst visit. Pass is valid for 12 months from date of activation. Please present your ticket at the Universal Studios HollywoodAnnual Pass Center to receive your 12-Month Value Pass. Black-out dates and restrictions apply. There are no black-out dates for the rst visit. ID and nger scan required for Park entry.Cannot be combined with any other offers, special events, pre-sold tickets, Halloween Horror Nights or discounted tickets, including 48 discounted price. Prices subject to change withoutnotice. USH Management interpretation is nal. 12-LOC-117014Thursday,March22,2012TheLighthousewww.TheLighthouseNews.comBy MC2 (SCW) Ace RheaumeNMCB 5On the evening ofMarch 10, Seabeescelebrated their 70th birthday at a SeabeeBall held in the Ronald Reagan Presiden-tial Foundation and Library in Simi Val-ley. Seabees, family and friends gatheredto represent pride, build camaraderie andshare their unique history.I feel ecstatic and honored to be sidebysidewithmyfellowSeabeesonthisspecial occasion,said Chief UtilitiesmanJean Espiritu, a Seabee assigned to NavalMobile Construction Battalion 5. It onlycomes once ayear, and70years haspassed. Itfeelsgoodtoknowthatthetraditionandlegacyisstill aliveuptonow! Itsatraditionandourbirthday,and I wouldnt dare to miss it. Im proudto be a Seabee!Theeventkickedoff withacocktailhour followed by a catered meal. Follow-ing dinner, the nights guest speaker tookthe stage.Right now we have more than 2,500Bees deployed to 54 major detail sites.In2011alone, Seabeebattalions, regi-ments and divisions cycled throughCENTCOM(Central Command), PA-COM(Pacific Command), EUCOM(European Command), AFRICOM (Af-rica Command) and SOUTHCOM(SouthernCommand) toprovideU.S.FleetForceswithsupportacrossthosecountries, said Master ChiefPetty Of-ficer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick West,the honorary guest speaker of thenight.As a tradition, a cake-cutting ceremo-ny was held following the guest speakerstalk.Thisyear,Westandtheyoungestand the oldest Seabees in attendance wereamong those cutting the cake.Bees truly are everywhere. Betweenactive and reserve units, there are morethan 16,000 Seabees in our Naval Con-struction Force (NCF), West said.As a token ofappreciation, West waspresented with a paddle featuring coinsfromseveral commands and constructionbattalions stationed at Naval Base Ven-tura County, Port Hueneme.Every single Seabee needs to be readyto do what is necessary, and from whereI stand, what I see in D.C. and as I trav-el about, you are absolutely hitting themark, Bees.Thank you very much, saidWest.Seabees just dont build and fight; theycare, and make time when there isnt any.You should know that Im proud to behere tonight, Im proud to be a shipmateof yours, but more importantly, Improud to be an honorary Seabee myself,said West, who was made an honorarySeabee in 2009.MCPON attends Seabee Ball honoring 70 years of Can DoPHOTO BY MC2 (SCW) ACE RHEAUME / NMCB 5Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick D. West, center, cuts the Seabee Ball birthdaycake with the youngest and oldest attending Seabees; Capt. John W. Korka, commodoreof the Naval Facilities Expeditionary Logistics Center and 31st Readiness Group; and 31stCommand Master Chief John Mulholland.VCS1254310Camarillo Location:192 Camino Ruiz,Camarillo, CA 93012805-482-2582www.laworkout.comLA WorkoutEstablishesNew Location inCamarilloCamarillo, CATheall-newLA Workout has opened its doors inabrandnewlocationinCamarillo,192CaminoRuiz, across fromTheRoxy Theater inthe oldDynamiteGymnasticfacilityinMissionOaks.Having served the community forover 23 years, LA Workout continuesto offer its high level of personalservice, maintainingits presenceasCamarillos neighborhood gym.Inits newlocation, LAWorkoutoffers anopenlayout providingforease of workouts ina comfortablesetting. Members can choose fromover 25 ftness classes a week rangingfromweight classes to step, yoga,Pilates, Zumba, Funk Fusion andmore. In addition, LA Workout offerscomputerized spinning, allowingfor individuals to schedule cyclingworkouts on their own time. For thebusy parent, LA Workout offers KidsClub(offerednowinthemornings,withevenings tobe added), wherekids can play while parents work out.Managed by the original owner,Jim Brewer, LA Workout has a strongleadership teamthat continues toserve the community at large andprovide solidftness at affordable ratesaswell asofferingspecial corporaterates for local businesses. Membersare able to have access to on siteexperiencedtrainers whocanassistwithindividual ftness goals, sportstraining for high school athletes,weight training and nutritionalguidance.We are excited about ournewlocationinCamarillo and wewelcomethecommunitytocomeinandseethenewfacility,statedJimBrewer. TheCamarillocommunityhasbeenagreat support tousandwe so appreciate the loyalty andsupport, he added.For moreinformation, contactLA Workout at 482-2582 or visitthe website at www.laworkout.com.FollowLAWorkout onFacebookathttps://www.facebook.com/laworkout.About LA WorkoutLocally owned and operated, LAWorkout is an established institution,having served the community forthelast23years. LAWorkoutmeetsthe ftness needs of all age groups.LAWorkout is also a contributingpartner to the community byparticipating with local charitiesduringtheyeartohelpraisemoneythroughdonations, fundraisers, andtoy drives to beneft those in need.Advertisementwww.TheLighthouseNews.comTheLighthouseThursday,March22,20125Someone to talk to, someone who willlisten, someone whowill payattentionwithout the distractions of everyday lifesstressors this is what a Big Brother orBig Sister is.Big Brothers Big Sisters of VenturaCounty, Naval Base Ventura County(NBVC) andE.O. GreenJunior HighSchool in Oxnard have teamed up to pro-vide this kind of support to military-con-nected middle school students.This one-on-one formof mentoring willprovidemilitary-connectedstudentsandthe volunteers with an opportunity to con-nect with someone of a different age groupwhile being supported and monitored bya staffmember from the Big Brother BigSister organization. The programwill takeplace on school grounds during lunchtimeevery other week.ThisspecificBigBrothersBigSistersprogram is called Operation Bigs.Children with a parent in the military,including a deployed parent, face uniquechallenges that may include separation andloss in addition to the stresses of militarylife. To help provide the additional supportthese childrenneed, Big Brothers Big Sistershas established a program called the Mili-tary Mentoring Program. It joins childrenofparents in the military with Bigs whoare in the military, retired or civilian.For more than 100 years, the Big Broth-ers Big Sisters of America networkof agen-cies has created and supported one-to-onerelationships between adult volunteers andyouth. In those 100 years, the programhasevolved to include merging with Big SistersInternational in1977 andrecently theMilitary Mentoring Program, which start-ed in San Diego.The impact this organization has had onyouthis remarkable. According totheMaking a Difference Impact Study(2000), the following positive findings havebeen seen: Little Brothers and Little Sisters were46 percent less likely than controls to initi-ate drug use during the study period. Results indicate that for every 100 youthin this age group who start to use drugs,only 54 similar youthwhohave a Big Broth-er or Big Sister will start using drugs. Aneven stronger effect was found for minor-ity Little Brothers and Little Sisters, whowere 70 percent less likely to initiate druguse than other similar minority youth. Little Brothers and Little Sisters were27 percent less likely than controls to initi-atealcoholuseduringthestudyperiod,and minority Little Sisters were about one-half as likely to initiate alcohol use. Little Brothers and Little Sisters werealmost one-third less likely than controlsto hit someone. Little Brothers andLittle Sisters skippedhalf as many days of school as did controlyouth, felt more competent about doingschoolwork, skipped fewer classes andshowed modest gains in their grade pointaverages. These gains were strongest amongLittle Sisters, particularly minority LittleSisters. The quality of relationships with par-ents was better for LittleBrothers andLittle Sisters than for controls at the endof thestudyperiod, dueprimarilytoahigher level of trust in the parent. This ef-fect was strongest for white Little Broth-ers. Likewise, there were improvements inLittle Brothers and Little Sisters relation-ships with their peers relative to their con-trol counterparts, an effect most stronglyevidencedamongminorityLittleBroth-ers.Trainings will be held for interested vol-unteers on base on March 28 from 9 to 11a.m. in the Fleet and Family Support Cen-ter (FFSC) Bldg. 225 at NBVCPoint Muguand March 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. in FFSCBldg 1169 at NBVC Port Hueneme.For more information, to sign up to vol-unteer, orforE.O. Greenmilitary-con-nectedstudents tosignupfor this program,please call the NBVCschool liaison officerat 989-5211 or email monica.james@navy.mil.Big Brothers Big Sisters turns attention to military familiesSchoolconnectionwith MonicaJamesBecome a SurrogateEarn $20,000-30,000Become an Egg DonorEarn $4,000-$10,000Serving Ventura County since 2005888-400-0944www.sunrisesurrogacy.comPlease Help Complete A FamilyVCS1252907TXT S E ABRI DGETO 527321131 S. Victoria Ave. Oxnard, CA 93035at corner of Victoria & WooleyNEW STATE-OF-THE-ART DENTAL OFFICE General & Cosmetic Dentistry FREE Teeth Whitening* Porcelain Veneers Root Canals Dental Implants Dentures & Partials Porcelain Crowns & Bridges Cosmetic Inlays & Onlays Digital X-rays Invisalign Gum Disease Treatment & PreventionWe accept TriCare/United Concordia *with Exam, X-rays and Cleaning805-984-0230 www.seabridgedental.comVCS1252011454116Thursday,March22,2012TheLighthousewww.TheLighthouseNews.comSeabee ChapelPort HuenemeBuilding 1433Phone: (805) 982-4358Fax: (805) 982-5364ProtestantSunday worship service: 9 a.m.Choir rehearsal: Wednesday, 6 p.m.Catholic MassSunday: 11:15 a.m.Confession by prior appt.: 10:45 a.m.Wednesday: 11:30 a.m.Confession by prior appt.: 11 a.m.Christian Bible StudiesWomens Bible Study: Tuesday,10 a.m.; Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.,Duty or Delight: Knowing WhereYou Stand With God.Mens Prayer Meeting: Wednesday,5:30 p.m.All Hands Bible Study: Thursday,11:30 a.m.Catholic Religious EducationPre-K through high schoolTuesdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Chapel of FaithPoint MuguBuilding 121Phone: (805) 989-7967Fax: (805) 989-7968ProtestantEpiscopal service: 11 a.m.Catholic MassSunday: 9 a.m.Confession by prior appt.: 8:15 a.m.Thursday: 11:30 a.m.Confession by prior appt.: 11 a.m.Chaplains serving NBVCLt. Cmdr. Jeffrey HanCommand ChaplainLt. Deann ColemanStaff ChaplainFather Antony BerchmanzCatholic PriestWorship scheduleLookat the calendar: Easter is justaround the corner!Will you accept a gentle nudge? Con-sidertheideathatEastercanalsobeaverb, as in, Every day is a new day, andevery day God has permission to Easter,make new, change your life situation, riseagain!Godisallaboutnewbeginningsandsurpriseseachandeveryday. HeisanEaster kind of God.Recently I had the tremendous privilegeto offer the invocation at the Seabee Ball.Happy 70th Birthday, Seabees! I have en-closed it as basis for what I hope is someEaster kind of encouragement.FellowSeabees, your presence across theglobe has marked our world for good, andnothingwill ever be the same. Let uspray.Heavenly Father, thank you for invitingus to eternal celebration. Just as our par-ty tonight has begun, so too our eternalparty, our abundawonderful life has begunin and through you, a party that we cel-ebrate daily as we faith daily.Aswecommemoratetonight theac-complishments of Seabees, as we laugh attheir humanity, as we celebrate their dig-nity, ingenuity and their hard work, maywe see in the Seabee mirror the glory ofthe image of you, our loving, kind, mag-nificent and glorious God.Lord, would it be as Bees that we couldlive courageously the character of Christ may we live and leave a legacy to thosewho follow behind us, a life characterizedmore and more by what we are for andless and less by what we are against. I sub-mit these words and thoughts to you, ohLord, our heavenly Father, thanking youfor your precious Son, Jesus the Christ,and the mysterious life-giving presence ofthe Holy Spirit, Amen.Easter convictions revealed in the aboveprayer:Godiskind. HeEasterseverydaythrough our Seabees. Being part of Amer-icas defense as a Seabee is a huge, kindgift to your family, friends and country.Thank you! The eternal party has begun as we cel-ebrate daily and faith daily. We faith dai-ly because death died when Christ arose.He Eastered! God has marked you for good; enjoyliving out that goodness. As we live outthat goodness we uniquely reflect Godsimage and reveal Easters Spring. We daily Easter as we weave and leavea legacy that is for others and noble causes,as opposed to always being against. Everyday God has permission to Easter. Whatwas true yesterday may not be true today,because God is an Easter kind of God!Thanks, Seabees, for allowing me to bepart of your hive. May we Easter togeth-er.A few words of encouragement as we prepare to EasterThe chapels at Naval Base VenturaCounty will be holding special Lent andHoly Week services next month.Here is the upcoming schedule:Protestant worshipPalmSundayservice: April 1, PortHueneme Seabee Chapel, 9 a.m. Good Friday Cantata service: April 6,Port Hueneme Seabee Chapel, 5 p.m. Easter Sunday: April 8. Early EasterService in the Port Hueneme Seabee Cha-pel courtyard, 7 a.m., followed by break-fast potluck. Protestant worship service,Port Hueneme Seabee Chapel, 9 a.m.Roman Catholic Mass schedule Palm Sunday service: April 1, PointMugu Chapel of Faith, 9 a.m.; Port Hue-neme Seabee Chapel, 11:15 a.m. Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday)Last Supper of the LordCelebration:April 5, PortHuenemeSeabeeChapel,6:30 p.m., followed by family sharing sup-per and potluck. Good Friday service, reading of thePassionof theLordandCommunion:April 6, PortHuenemeSeabeeChapel,6:30 p.m., followed by soup supper pot-luck.EasterSundaycelebration: April 8.CatholicMass, Point MuguChapel ofFaith, 9 a.m.; Catholic Mass, Port Huen-eme Seabee Chapel, 11:15 a.m.For questions regarding Jewish Passoverservices, call the Command Religious Pro-gram at 982-4358.NBVC chapels schedule Lent and Holy Week servicesChaplainscornerwith Lt. GregUvilaNMCB5 www.TheLighthouseNews.comTheLighthouseThursday,March22,20127By Andrea HowryLighthouse editorTwelve volunteers fromNaval Base Ven-tura County recently helped serve lunchto senior citizens at a Salvation Army din-ing hall in Ventura, but food wasnt theonly thing on the menu.Good conversation appeared to be thefavorite dish.Several ofthe 30 seniors dining at theEastside Caf on Friday, March 2, wereretired military eager to swap stories aboutlife in the trenches.Thank God for the young, said Har-ry Dodge, a retired chief aviation electri-cians mate who spent 47 years in govern-ment service, having just retired in JanuaryfromNaval BaseVenturaCounty, PortHueneme, where he worked on the self-defense test ship. Its great to see theirenthusiasm.HechattedatlengthwithCommandSenior Chief Karen Spence of Air Testand Evaluation Squadron 30 (VX-30).This puts your life inperspective,Spencesaidassheheadedovertothekitchen to start serving. Theyve alreadywalked in my shoes.Their presence sparked conversations atother tables. Ernie Villalpando and RickHarwood discovered they were both Armyveterans. One served in the Korean War,the other in Europe after the Berlin Wallwas built.I behaved, one said.Did we have a choice? asked the oth-er.The community relations event was or-ganized by Religious Ministries.People talk about us serving our coun-try,said Religious Programming Special-ist 2nd Class Walter Brobst. Its nice forpeople to see this side ofus, where werealso serving our community.Workers in the city of Venturas SeniorNutrition Program, which runs the East-side Caf, were especially thankful.This is a big help for us,said Ron Mil-don, who was helping coordinate the daysmeal service.Navy volunteers serve food, swap stories with seniorsPHOTOS BY ANDREA HOWRY / LIGHTHOUSEAWF2KevinAllanof VX-30sharesalaughwith Air Force veteran Frank Ridgway during aseniors lunch at the Eastside Cafe, locatedin the Salvation Army dining hall in Ventura.Harry Dodge tells CMDCS Karen Spence ofVX-30 what it was like to be a chief aviationelectronics mate assigned to F/18s at PointMuguduringthe1980s. Spencewasoneof 12volunteersfromNaval BaseVenturaCounty helping serve lunch to the seniors.This puts your life inperspective. Theyvealready walked in myshoes. CMDCS Karen SpenceVX-30908Thursday,March22,2012TheLighthousewww.TheLighthouseNews.comBy Nadine GambleNMCRSLooking for a way to save money onfood, diapers and everyday items at thecommissaryorgrocerystore? Hatetoclip coupons from the newspaper? Everytimeyoutrytouseacoupon, itisex-pired?If any of these situations sound famil-iar, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Soci-ety (NMCRS) has a solution for you.Inanefforttohelpmilitaryfamiliesstretch their budget, NMCRS volunteershave been clipping, sorting and organiz-ing coupons for personnel at Naval BaseVentura County (NBVC). The range ofcoupons is extensive and includes babycare, baking supplies, vegetables, soups,meat,vitamins,petsuppliesandmore.There are even restaurant coupons avail-able.Volunteers regularly sort through thefile to eliminate expired coupons so youllnever get to the cashier again and be em-barrassed to find that your coupons canno longer be used.How can you access the coupon file?Just stop in at the NMCRS office in theWelcome Center at NBVCPort Hueneme,Bldg. 1169, and ask the volunteer at thefront desk! Its as easy as that! One recentshopper saved more than $28 at the com-missary just by picking out a fewcouponsfor toiletries and cleaning supplies.NMCRS provides other valuable ser-vices as well, including budget counselingandinterest-free loans for emergencyleave, rent, food, gas and other verifiedneeds. Interest-free loans up to $300 aregiventhroughthe QuickAssist Loanprogram. Free baby items, valued at ap-proximately $100, are distributed to ser-vice members expecting babies throughthe Budget for Baby workshop. A thriftshop is operated on NBVCPort Huenemethat helps service members andtheirfamilies buy low-cost clothing, uniformsand household items.Inaddition, volunteer opportunitiesare available in the following areas: clientservices assistant, instructor for Budgetfor Baby and cashier at the thrift shop.Reimbursement for mileage and childcare is available while you volunteer.For moreinformationonall of theNMCRS programs, call 982-4409.Need a coupon? Check NMCRSThe Active Duty Fund Drive to supportNMCRS and its programs continuesthroughout the month of March. The NEXsponsors a coupon sale each year to benefitNMCRS. Visit the NEX at Port Huenemefrom March 1 through April 17 and make a$5 donation to NMCRS with any cashier or acustomer service representative. You will begiven a Benefit Sale Ticket that will entitleyou to receive 10 to 30 percent off variousdepartments at the NEX. The discounts aregood for a one-time purchase for two daysonly: April 16 and 17, 2012.Fund drive continuesThe NMCRS Office will be closedThursday, March 22, and Friday, March23, due to the Citadel Shield/Solid Curtainexercise. Foremergencytravel orotherassistance that cannot wait until Monday,March 26, call the NMCRS cell phone at805-314-5263. Thrift Shop (Bldg. 829, Port Hueneme):Open Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m.to 1 p.m. Closed Monday, April 9. Low-cost uniforms, civilian clothing, babyitems, household items and much, muchmore. Prices start at a quarter. Budget for Baby: Tuesday, April 10,andTuesday, May8, from6to7p.m.Learn how your new bundle of joy willimpact your budget and how to pay forall those additional expenses like formula,diapers, clothing, car seats, etc. Just forattending this class, participants will re-ceiveBabys First Seabagfilledwithnewborn items from Gerber, at least onehandmade item and a new outfit for yourbaby. Volunteer orientation: Tuesday, April3,at1p.m.RecruitingThriftShopca-shiers, and Budget for Baby instructors.Reimbursement for child care and mileage.Snacks provided.Information: 982-4409.Schedule of eventsFor more informolion visil www.centerfcrperfcrmancepsycbcIcgy.crgor emoil infccenterfcrperfcrmancepsycbcIcgy.crgHAXIHIZE TRE P0WEP 0F TRE HIND 20l2NAT|ONAL UN|vLPS|Tl0740TRE NATI0NAL UNIEP5ITY 5Y5TEHCENTEP F0P PEPF0PHANCE P5YCR0L06Y-Degrees compleled 1OO percenl online.- Mosler of lrls in Performonce Psychology- Bochelor of lrls in Sporl Psychology- Youlh llhlelics 0ooching 0erlifcole-Prominenl experls leod lhe feld-0nsile clinics provide proclicol slrolegies90www.TheLighthouseNews.comTheLighthouseThursday,March22,20129By Andrea HowryLighthouse editorTheres nothing like some jumping jacksand toe-touching exercises to wake up abunch of sleepy-headed pre-schoolers firstthing in the morning.And nowcaregiving staff at Naval BaseVentura Countys Child and Youth Pro-gram (CYP) centers are getting in on theactiontoo,realizingthatearly-morningandlate-afternoonstretchesareagoodway to stave off aching backs and creepingpounds.I like getting my stretches in this way,Daniela Juarez, whos been on the caregiv-ing staff for 4- and 5-year-olds at NBVCPoint Mugu for a little over a year, said asshe led about 15 youngsters in toe-touch-es.Bent in half, she called out, OK every-one, can you feel that? Thats your musclesstretching!At 9 a.m. and again at 3:30 p.m. eachday, about a dozen caregiving staffers inthe CYPs three classrooms at Point Muguare now joining the youngsters in stretch-ing and motion exercises.In all, 42 toddlers, 75 preschoolers and30 staff members at NBVCare participat-ing, along with the 95 children who comefor after-school programs only.The teachers need to take care of them-selves, too,saidYerlie Sotomango, atraining specialist at the CYP. This jobcan be stressful. Its challenging but re-warding to be with children all day.Theexerciseroutinetakesabout 10minutes.I think its fantastic for kids to get ahealthy start at this age, said YolandaStenholm, whosbeenattheCYPforabout a year. They learn they canstretch at home, that it doesnt take verylong. They wont be saying, I dont havetime to exercise.Stenholm admits to saying that to her-selfsometimes, but now she cant.ThiswayIgettostretchtoo,shesaid.DebbieBergstrom,CYPmanageratthe base, said the programis goingwell.We decided to start a stretch programforstaff becausewenoticedthatstaffmembers were getting hurt while simplybendingovertotieashoeorwashachilds hand, she said. This supportschildren,withthenationspushtogetchildrenmovingtopreventchildhoodobesity, and it helps our staffwork ontheir core muscles to help prevent mus-cle strain while working.Caregivers join children in morning, afternoon exercisesPHOTO BY ANDREA HOWRY / LIGHTHOUSEInstructorsDanielaJuarez,foreground,andYolandaStenholmleadstretchingexercisesfor 4- and 5-year-olds in the Preschool 1 class at Naval Base Ventura County, Point MugusChild and Youth Programs.By AC3 Brian LooNBVC San Nicolas IslandThe tower chief at Naval Base VenturaCounty, SanNicolas Island, has beennamedJunior Sailor of the Year and has received aNaval Achievement Medal.AirTrafficController2ndClassSteveGon-zalez is being honored just as he is about toleave the island to further his Navy career atNaval Air Station Whiting Field in Flori-da.Inadditiontobeingthetower chief at SNI,GonzalezistheAirfieldVehicleOperatorIndoctrination Course instructor.Gonzalez recently earned his associatesdegree inprofessional aeronautics fromEm-bry Riddle Aeronautical University.NASWhitingFieldisgettinganoutstand-ing Sailor and shipmate in AC2 Gonzalez,saidLt. 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JamesJJ Eliasascom-manding officer of Carrier Airborne Com-mand and Control Squadron 113(VAW-113) inaceremonyheldinthesquadronshangaronNaval BaseVen-tura County, Point Mugu, on Thursday,March 15.In attendance were Rear Adm. HermanShelanksi, commander, Carrier StrikeGroup 10; Capt. John Eckstein, the firstcommanding officer of VAW-113 in 1967;and Capt. Todd Watkins, deputy commo-dore of Airborne Command Control andLogistics Wing.During Elias tenure, the Black Eaglescompleted a seven-month combat deploy-ment whileembarkedonUSSRonaldReagan (CVN-76). In March and April2011, the squadron was essential to thesuccess of Operation Tomadachi, provid-ing critical aid and relief to the people ofJapan following the devastating tsunamiandearthquake. Theremainderof thedeployment was spent in support of Op-eration New Dawn, Operation EnduringFreedom and the Overseas ContingencyOperation.Every moment, whether we are work-ing up, deployed or reloading, we are inthis together. Were not just looking fortwo thumbs up prior to cat shot, we need160 to make this machine go, Elias toldthe audience. Im so grateful I had theopportunity and privilege to be part ofit.Atarthi is the 38th commanding officerofthe Black Eagles. He hails from Wil-liamsport, Pa., and enlisted in the Navyas anaviationanti-submarine warfaretechnician and served aboard USS Amer-ica (CV-66). He attended the Universityof Memphis and received his commission.HesubsequentlywasassignedtoVAW-123, VAW-120, CVW-1, and U.S. SouthernCommand before reporting to VAW-113as the executive officer in December2010.Athari succeeds Elias as COof VAW-113s Black EaglesVCS1252909I DIDNT KNOWWHAT A LEADER WASUNTIL I WENT TO CHARTER.TIFFANY PRIESTER, LOSS PREVENTION OFFICERCHARTER COLLEGE OXNARD GRADUATETiffany Priester has always been a hard worker, but she struggled to get ahead at her job.She knew to earn the kind of money, responsibility and respect she wanted, she needed tofurther her education. 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Severalrecalled the historic momentshortly before they arrivedhome.At 7:32 a.m. Dec. 18, 2011, oneE-2CHawkeye launched fromUSS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).Their mission to Iraq was meantto be a standard command andcontrol mission. Lt. Cmdr. JeffreyReynolds, the pilot of the lastflight, describedthis particularflight as routine.Therewasnodifference; weflewthat mission the same way wehave flown every other mission,said Reynolds. Shortly after weentered Iraq and began our mis-sion,wereceivedwordovertheradiocallingallcoalitionforcesback to base.It wasnt until Reynolds re-turned to the Stennis that he andhis crewwere informed they werethe last U.S. Navy aircraft to leaveIraq, effectively ending the pres-ence of coalition forces there.Reynolds went on to note thathe was surprised because Hawk-eyes arent usually the aircraft inthe limelight. Once the signifi-cance of the event was under-stood, there was a flood of atten-tion.Its funny that I was the pilotofthis flight, said Reynolds. Iwas in the Arabian Gulf attachedto USS Harry Truman (CVN75)in 2002 and 2003 when OperationIraqi Freedom began, and here Iam on the Stennis in 2011 finish-ing the fight.Leadingthe GoldenHawks dur-ing this historic time was Cmdr.Paul Crump, squadroncommand-ing officer.Improud of the squadron forbeingpart of history,saidCrump.The Golden Hawks were the fo-cal point for the Stennis and forthe theater commander in Opera-tion New Dawn.Countlessmanhoursgointokeeping a squadrons aircraft fly-ing, andthe personoverseeingthese efforts at VAW-112 is MasterChiefAircraft MaintenancemanDave Nortega, the squadronsmaintenancemasterchief pettyofficer. He conducts the orchestraof maintenance actions and over-sees all maintenance performedonsquadronaircraft. Nortegahasrepeatedly deployed to the FifthFleet area of responsibility.To me, the final flight repre-sentstheculminationof alltheeffort and sacrifices that all of ourbrothers and sisters in arms havemade from the beginning of Op-eration Iraqi Freedom until nowat the endof OperationNewDawn, said Nortega. Withoutthem, thismoment wouldhavenever happened. This historicflight marks the long-awaitedhomecomingof thosefarfromhome but never far fromthe heartsof their loved ones.The Golden Hawks have servedinmultipledeploymentsinthistheater ofoperations. They havesupported Operations DesertStorm, Southern Watch, IraqiFreedom, NewDawn and Endur-ing Freedom.VAW-112 celebrates its 45thyear ofservice in the Navy sinceits initial establishment on April20, 1967. The squadron has beenawarded15unitcommendationmedals andshows nosigns ofslowing down any time soon.VAW-112 is last Navy squadron to leave Iraqi airspacePHOTO BY MC3 (SW) BENJAMIN CROSSLEY / USS JOHN C. STENNISAnE-2CHawkeyefromVAW-112launchesfromtheNimitz-classaircraftcarrierUSSJohnC.Stennis(CVN74)onDec.18,2011,thedaytheU.S.militarypulledoutofIraq.ThisflightwastheNavyslastaviationoperation in Iraq, ending a 20-year engagement. Its crew was Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Reynolds, Lt. Joe Breeden, Lt.Cmdr. Michelle Kemp, Lt. Matt Quintero and Lt. (j.g.) Jim Foss.Now back home atNBVC Point Mugu,pilot recalls flightthat made historyWe flew thatmission the sameway we haveflown every othermission. Lt. Cmdr. Jeffrey Reynolds www.TheLighthouseNews.comTheLighthouseThursday,March22,201215By MC2 (SCW) Ace RheaumeNMCB 5NavalMobileConstructionBattalion(NMCB) 5 is beginning several projectsthis month now that the Seabees have re-turned from a six-month deployment toEuropean and African Command areasof responsibility.Assignments include a project in ChinaLake, water-well drilling, renovation of asmall arms range and construction ofahead facility, concrete pads and parkinglots.The Seabees will also take classes de-signed to improve their rating knowledgeand critical skills needed to complete mis-sions during their deployment early nextyear. These classes range from construc-tion and basic combat skills to Cschools.I think its important that we are putinto classes, said Engineering Aide Con-structionman Bill Almero. I am lookingforward to learning more in-depth Seabeeskills that I canput touseinthefu-ture.AlmeroisscheduledtoattendBasicCombat Skills (BCS) II, Embarkandcommunications classes duringhome-port.Abattalionfieldtrainingexerciseisscheduled for August.Back from deployment, NMCB 5 launches into projectsBy BUCN John WashburnNMCB 40CHINHAE, South Korea Members of Naval Mo-bile Construction Battalion 40s Detail Chinhae took atrip last month to the Busan Aquarium in South Korea,where several of the Seabees had the opportunity to divewith sharks and encounter a variety ofmarine life, in-cluding sand tiger sharks, black-tip reef sharks,Queensland giant groupers, short-tail stingrays and spot-ted eagle rays.The divers completed training with a PADI (Profes-sional Association of Diving Instructors) Master ScubaDiver Trainer on the morning of Sunday, Feb. 19, whenthey arrived at the aquarium. They learned how to usetheir dive gear, breathe underwater and how to monitortheir remaining amount of air.The dive took place in the main aquatic exhibit tank,which is 5 meters deep and holds 3 million liters of wa-ter.Being able to get so close to so many different animalslike shark, grouper, stingray and turtles all at the sametime, while using scuba gear, was a great experience,said Engineering Aide Constructionman Jose Jimenez.Ive been to the Bahamas and many other places look-ing for activities like this but, but only here in Koreahave I seen this at such a great price.One ofthe unique things the divers were able to dois keep the shark teeth they found on the bottom of thetank as souvenirs. Jimenez and Steelworker 2nd ClassClarence Lewis rented underwater cameras to capturethe experience to help better remember the dive.It was a great experience. It truly was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I am glad I took advantage ofit! said Builder 3rd Class Michael Alexander.Seabees who chose not to dive were able to see otheranimals and exhibits.One of the other main attractions was a glass bottomboat ride over the main aquatic exhibit tank. It wasawesome getting to see the different sharks and animalswhile on top ofthe water because it shows a differentperspectivecomparedtomostaquariumswhereyounormally just see the animals fromthe front of the glass,said Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Mark Turner.All in all it was a great break from the project at De-tail Chinhae and everyone enjoyed what Busan Aquar-ium had to offer.NMCB 40 dives induring aquarium tourPHOTO BY LT. PETE FOVARGUE / NMCB 40Seabees fromNaval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 swimwith the sharks at the Busan Aquarium in South Korea.By HM1 (FMF) Joshua A. EasterdayNMCB 40KAMPONGTHOM, Cambodia Seabees fromU.S.Naval Mobile ConstructionBattalion(NMCB) 40recentlyvolunteeredtoteachchildrenthebasicsofbaseball to a local village in Cambodia.Seabees from the battalion, known as the Fighting40, traveled to Kampong Thom, Cambodia, for a com-munity relations opportunity to teach the fundamen-tals of baseball and to spend time with local residents.The day concluded with a friendly pickup game withthe children and members ofthe U.S. military.Any and all interaction between the U.S. Navy Sea-beesandthepeopleandchildrenof Cambodiaisawonderfulthing, saidNMCB40DetailCambodiaOfficer In Charge, Lt. (j.g.) Grant Glover. We camehere to teach these young boys the fundamentals ofAmerican baseball, but I believe that we learned moreabout the spirit and resolve ofthese young men.Construction Mechanic 1st Class AndrewDuchscher,leading petty officer of Detail Cambodia, said boththe kids andthe Seabees seemedtohave a goodtime.Im happy we could come out and teach them thebasics ofa new sport, he said ofthe youngsters.ConstructionMechanic3rdClass AaronDalbeysaid, It was nice to go out and help out with a sportthats just starting to introduce itselfto the country.In addition to the Seabees, there were several otherU.S. military members from the U.S. Embassy Cam-bodia who volunteered to assist in teaching the childrenthe sport. U.S. personnel taught the children the basicson swinging the bat as well as the rules ofplay.At the end of the event, the children waved goodbye,saying, Akun Jann, meaning thank you very muchin Khmer, the local language ofCambodia.Seabees teach baseballto Cambodian childrenBy MC2 (SCW) Ace RheaumeNMCB 5Asthousandsof SailorsandSeabeesface being forced out of the Navy due toforce reductions, a recent university studymaybecomemorerelevant: Thestudyshowsthatworkerswithassociatesde-grees and bachelors degrees earn about25 and 60 percent more income, respec-tively, than workers with only high schooldiplomas.Competition to stay in the Navy is in-tensifying, and Navy College offerings likethe Navy College Programfor Afloat Col-legeEducation(NCPACE)andTuitionAssistance (TA) are offering possible in-come safeguards for Sailors.Many Sailors assigned to Naval MobileConstruction Battalion (NMCB) 5 tookadvantage of these programs and workedtoward college degrees while deployed toEurope and Africa.NCPACE gives Sailors the opportunitytocontinue personal andprofessionalgrowthwhileonsea-dutyassignments,while TA is the Navys educational finan-Sailors, looking to future, work on college degrees while deployedSEE COLLEGE, PAGE 16VCS1254485Channel Islands Family Dental Offce2601 N Ventura Rd., Port Hueneme, CA(805)985-6966 www.cidentist.comTRICARE ProvidersAdults and ChildrenOpen SaturdaysTRICARE P id TRICARE P id CAFREE SonicareElectric Brush or Aiross $80 value (with this ad) Valid for 21 y.o. or older, w/ exam x-rays and a cleaning. 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They have all ofthesame educational opportunities that they would have inhomeport, saidLt. (j.g.)DamarisHavens, NMCB5sadministration officer and educational services officer.Havens says NCPACE are self-paced classes taken overa 12-week period. The biggest difference between NCPACEand TA is that ifservice members receive a failing gradewith NCPACE, they dont have to reimburse the govern-ment.I find time after work usually. Its a good opportunitybecause its pretty much free besides the books,said Util-itiesman Constructionman Timothy McDaniel, a Seabeeassigned to NMCB 5.The resources and information are out there, Havenssaid. The Navy asks a lot ofyou, to go on deploymentand be away from your family, so take advantage ofev-erything that you can now.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unem-ployment rate for post 9/11-era veterans has increased from10.6 percent in September 2009 to 11.7 percent in Septem-ber 2011. Taking advantage of college benefits while inthe Navy could give Sailors a leg up when they leave theservice.CONTINUED FROM 15College studies becomepart of Navy deploymentPHOTO BY BUCN ZAVIER FAVILA / NMCB 3CE1 Gilbert Valdriz holds a stencil as CE2 Roger Cook paints a bicycle emblem on a sidewalk in Rota, Spain,earlier this month. Valdriz and Cook are with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, which is currently assignedto U.S. 6th Fleets Commander, Task Force 68, to provide construction, engineering and security services thatsupport national strategy, naval power projection, humanitarian assistance and contingency operations.ROTA ROUTERS www.TheLighthouseNews.comTheLighthouseThursday,March22,201217Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Di-vision(NAWCWD)willhostrecruitingevents for individuals with disabilities andWounded Warriors at China Lake on May23 and Point Mugu on June 21.Participation in this event is by invita-tion only. Applications for considerationand all required documentation must bereceived by March 30.Forindividualswithdisabilitiestobeconsidered for a non-competitive ScheduleAappointment, those interestedmustsubmit a resume, proof of disability andcertification of job readiness. This docu-mentation may be in one combined letterortwoseparatelettersfromalicensedmedical professional, vocational rehabspecialist, or a federal or state agency thatissues payments based on disability.To qualify as a Wounded Warrior, thoseinterested must be a veteran with a dis-ability rating of30 percent or more. Po-tential candidates must submit a resume,DD-214 and a letter verifying the disabil-ity rating by the Department of VeteransAffairs on or after 1991 or a letter verify-ing the rating by a branch ofthe armedforces.Occupational groups with positionsavailable include scientists and engineers,business professionals, IT specialists, lo-gisticians, engineering and electronicstechnicians, and clerical.Eligibility for appointment will be con-firmedbeforeinvitations areextended.Candidates invited to an event will be in-terviewed by a hiring manager on-site. U.S.citizenship is required. Candidates mustbe able to obtain and maintain a securityclearance.Tolearnmore about NAWCWD, submita resume, and to confidentially submit therequired documentation, visit www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd. In the How Did YouHear field, select IWD/WW 2012.NAWCWDis anequal opportunityemployer.Forinformation,emailWD_IWD_WW@navy.mil.Deadline March 30 to take part in hiring fair for people with disabilitiesBy Andrea HowryLighthouse editorTeam Navy/Coast Guard 2012finished up its third training campatNaval BaseVenturaCounty(NBVC), Port Hueneme, onMonday, March 19, the last onebefore the Warrior Games beginApril 30inColoradoSprings,Colo.Upto35Sailors andCoastGuardsmen can compete in theWarrior Games, which pits 200seriously wounded, ill and injuredmembersof theArmedForcesagainst one another in track andfield, handcycling, wheelchairbasketball, archery, shooting,swimming and sitting volley-ball.One spot on the roster is stillopen; the names of 34 of the ath-leteschosenforthecampwereread in a ceremony Saturdaynight, March 17, at the BeehiveGym on base.NBVCbegan hosting the train-ing camps in 2010, and the firstteamthat trained on base broughthome 37 medals in the 2011 War-riorGames,thesecondhighestamongthefiveteams compet-ing.Organizersarehopingforaneven better showing in the 2012games, which run through May3.You guys are champions, youreallyare,Capt. DavidSasek,chief staff officer at the base, toldthe teamduring the Saturdaynight ceremony. You continue tobring home some great achieve-ments.Sasek called it an honor for thebase to host the training camps,pointingoutthateachonehasrun a bit more smoothly than theprevious one.This was the first training campfor thenewbasecommandingofficer, Capt. Larry Vasquez, whogreetedthe athletes onFridaymorning.Welcome!he told them. Wesupport you, and were honoredto have you here.The camp began the same wayastheothers:Theathletestoldhow they came to be eligible forthe Warrior Games, through im-provised explosive devices in Af-ghanistan, motorcycle accidents,even cancer.We not only break the ice, weopen each others hearts,ex-plained Will Wilson, the retiredmaster chief who wears a pros-thetic leg and serves as adaptivesports coordinator for Navy SafeHarbor, whichrunstheNavyswoundedwarriorprogram. Ifyou think youve got it bad, looktoyourleft, thenlooktoyourright. Think about what youveovercome to get to this room.Onebyone,theathletestoldtheirstories,phraseslikelimbsalvage being part of their ev-eryday language.Parts is parts,one comment-ed. Weve got closets full oflegs.Humor played a big role thatmorning.I wasnt very coordinated be-fore, one athlete said, so I liketo blame it on the bullet.Hospital Corpsman 2nd ClassJake Emmott called the opportu-nitytocompeteintheWarriorGames one of the greatest thingsthe Navy has given me.Here is the 2012 roster and theevents in which they are sched-uled to compete. Two are compet-ingfor UltimateChampion, apentathlon-style event that in-cludes air rifle, 50-meter freestyleswim, 100-meter sprint, 1,500-meter run and shot put.HM3AngeloAnderson: track, cy-cling, basketball. Hes also a teamco-cap-tain. EM3 Mike Bell: cycling. Lt. Rick Bennett, archery, cycling. CSSNJudi Boyce: archery, track, vol-leyball. HM1 Martin Brown: track, cycling.HM2TylerBurdick: shooting, cy-cling. BM1 JimCastaneda: cycling, ar-chery. MM1 Michael Dayton: archery, track,volleyball. HM2 Joe Derbak: cycling, track.MA3NathanDewalt:track,swim-ming, basketball. Lt. John Edmonston: Ultimate Cham-pionship. HM2 Jacob Emmott: shooting, swim-ming, basketball. AD2 Oswald Gould: track, cycling. ET2 Kevin Huff: cycling, swimming,volleyball. Lt. Sancho Johnson: cycling, track.Hes also a team co-captain. AM1 AndrewJohnson: shooting,track. EOD1 John Kremer: swimming,shooting.HM2SonnyLemerande: shooting,track, basketball. HN Chris Marsh: swimming, shoot-ing. BU1 Douglas McCarron: shooting,track, basketball. ABH2 Steve Miller: cycling, ar-chery. Lt. Melanie Monts de Oca: swimming,track. HM1 Thomas Murphy: cycling,shooting, volleyball. BUCN Roy Peters: cycling, track. HM3 Red Ramos: track, swimming,volleyball. HM2 Max Rohn: track, swimming.Hes also a team co-captain. ENS Laura Root, cycling, swim-ming. EM2 Joshua Rosenberg: archery,track, volleyball. EM3 Henry Sawyer: shooting,track. OSC Chris Shunk: cycling. MN2 Linda Simpson: swimming,track. She was named rookie captain. Lt. Brad Snyder, swimming, track. AD3 Chris Suter: Ultimate Champi-onship. AT3 Andrew Wilson: cycling, shoot-ing, volleyball.Navys 2012 Warrior Games team finishes practice at NBVCPHOTO BY MC1 AARON PETERSON / NBVCTeam Navy/Coast Guard poses for a group photo at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, during the lasttrainingcampbeforetheWarriorGamesstartApril 30inColoradoSprings,Colo.Thetrainingcamptookplace at NBVC Port Hueneme March 15-19 and included track and field, hand cycling, wheelchair basketball,sitting volleyball, archery, shooting and swimming.90He'II share his father's Iove of country.And his auto insurance.At USAA, our commltment to serve the flnanclal needs of our mllltary members,veterans who have honorably served and thelr famllles ls wlthout equal. |t'swhy we save members $450 a year on average1when they swltch to USAAAuto |nsurance.1keraqe kaaaa| !a|aqs hase6 ea ceaatrw|6e sare ef aewcastemers frem1/1/9 te 9/1/1, whe reperte6 the|r pr|er |asarers' prem|amswhea the sw|tche6 te 0!kk. !a|aqs 6e aet app| |a Mk..e el t|e term'mem|er' eee. aet cea.e +a |e+|, ewaer.||j, er e|||||||t r||t. ler jrejert +ae c+.a+|t |a.ar+ace jreeact.. 0waer.||j r||t. +re ||m|tee tee|||||e je||c|e|eer. el a|tee :er.|ce. |ateme|||e |..ec|+t|ea. 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Cet a quote.Insurance 8anking Investments Retirement Adviceusaa.com/insurance | 800-531-355018Thursday,March22,2012TheLighthousewww.TheLighthouseNews.comBy Alyce MoncourtoisNSWC PHD CommandCommunicationsSeveral speakers fromNavalBaseVenturaCounty(NBVC)addressed a Federally EmployedWomens (FEW) Western RegionTraining Programearlier thismonth in Ventura.The two-day event at theCrowne Plaza Hotel in Venturafocused on the theme, Curiosity:TheKeytoSuccess, whichre-flects the organizations goal toprovide professional training asa means to achieve success.The commanding officer of theNaval Surface Warfare CenterPort Hueneme Division (NSWCPHD), Capt. WilliamDeBow,provided opening remarks Mon-day, March 12.Speaking Tuesday were Capt.DavidSasek,chief staff officerof NBVC; Operations Specialist1st Class Aisha Jenkins, recentlynamed Sailor of the Year for theNaval Air Warfare Center Weap-ons Division (NAWCWD); andDr. Ron Smiley, director of elec-tronicwarfareandcombatsys-tems for NAWCWD.KimFoster, FEWWestern Re-gion manager and an employeeof NSWCPHD, opened the eventandintroducedthefirstspeak-er.DeBowblendedtheconceptsof curiosity of thought and lever-aged diversity as key contributorsto yielding success in ones per-sonal and professional life, as wellas within an organization.Leveraging diversity for mis-sion success and applying curios-ity of thought are keys to unlock-ing success, stated DeBow.Acknowledging that March isWomens History Month, hetalked about the importance ofwomenthroughouthistoryandhowtheir curiosity and thirst forknowledge have paved the way forthe freedom and success womenand other minorities experiencein todays American culture. Theyhaveshownthatwithdiversity,greater successes can beachieved.This is why, DeBow stated,as the commander of Naval Sur-face Warfare Center, Port Huen-eme Division, I personally feel itis important to promote equalityand diversity throughout theworkforce.He stated that NSWCPortHueneme is the most diverse or-ganization he has served in sincehe has been in the Navy. He alsosaid that he is particularly proudthat NSWCPort Hueneme is anorganizationthat welcomes allindividuals, each with their ownbackground, culture thoughtsand ideas.On Tuesday, Sasek took thosesame ideas and applied them tothe future.He challengedthe grouptohelp the federal government keepthat diversity over the next sev-eral years as more and more oftodays diverse workforce retires.He stressed the need for intern-ships and support ofschool-to-career programs that help sparkcuriosity in todays young peopletomorrows government work-ers.NBVC speakers stress importance of diverse workforcePHOTO BY LISA ZIMMERMANCapt. DavidSasek, chief staff officer of Naval BaseVenturaCounty,addressestheFederallyEmployedWomensWesternRegionTrainingProgramTuesday, March 13, in Ventura. Listening is KimFoster,manager of theWesternRegionandanemployeeat Naval SurfaceWarfare Center, Port Hueneme Division.Womens groupurged to recruit www.TheLighthouseNews.comTheLighthouseThursday,March22,201219Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC)is offering an introduction to track andfield for all children 5 to 12 years old.The deadline to register is Monday,March 26. Registration is taking placeat the youth centers at NBVCPort Hue-neme and Point Mugu.Children will be encouraged to try allof the events offered, including sprints,distance running, shotput, discus, tur-bojav (a plastic javelin), long jump,hurdles and standing long jump.Practices will be held for four weeksat the Port Hueneme track near the golfcourse on Tuesdays and Fridays from 5to 6 p.m. beginning April 17. The pro-gram will end with a track meet on Sat-urday, May 12, for all participants.Cost is $30 for military and $35 forchildren of Defense Department person-nel. Fees include a trophy and shirt.Coaches are needed, as are volunteersfor the track meet. For more informa-tion, call Brett Lane, youth sports andfitness coordinator, at 982-5460.Track and eld introoffered on baseThe Subway restaurant at Naval BaseVentura County, Port Hueneme, openedWednesday, March 14. Located next tothe Post Office behind the bowling alley,the restaurant is open from 6 a.m. to 10p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m.to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.Subway now openat NBVC Port HuenemeBy Ensign Joshua LingenfelterCECOSBasic Class 252 of the Civil EngineeringCorps Officer School (CECOS) recentlystrapped on their boots and sniffle gearfor a specially tailored Field Training Ex-ercise (FTX) at Fort Hunter Ligget.Forty-two newly commissioned officersand24drillingreservistsbravedalmostfreezing nights and long hours for an in-troductiontotheNavysexpeditionarywarfare.For five days ending Feb. 2, these Navalofficers worked at camp setup, life savingbasics, weapons safety, patrol basics andfinally camp tear down.During the initial portion of FTX, eachof the four squads within the class wasissuedafragmentaryordertoconductreconnaissance missions of a bridge, anexpeditionary airfield or a 750-mancamp.Implicit within this order was the neces-sity to put together a detailed plan for avehicle convoy.At the end of the exercise, each recon-naissancemissionwasdebriefedtoLt.Col. Gary Bilyeu, officer in charge of theIndividual MobileAugmenteeDetach-ment, andCapt. RichardCook, com-manding officer of CECOS.EnsignElizabethQuaglianosaidshelearned several lessons during the FTX,which took place Jan. 29 to Feb. 2.Eating MREs (meals ready to eat) isan art form, perfected with experience,she said.And secondly, Dont pack a water bedwhen camping.New officers introduced to battlefield lifePHOTOS BY STAFF SGT. GARCIA / IMA DETACHMENTSettingupandtearingdowncampwasamajor part of theCivilEngineeringCorpsOfficer School FieldTrainingExerciseat FortHunter-Ligget.StudentsintheCivil EngineeringCorpsOfficer School at NavalBaseVenturaCounty, Port Hueneme, check fireinpreparationfor apatrol missionduringtheir recent FieldTrainingExerciseinNorthern California.By Ed BarkerNaval Education and Training CommandThe Naval Construction Training Center(NCTC) at Naval Base Ventura County,Port Hueneme, was among the winners ofthe Naval Education and Training Com-mand (NETC) Fiscal Year 2011 Excellencein Safety Awards, presented March 12 atthe Naval SafetyCenters 20thannualSafety Professional Development Confer-ence in Norfolk, Va.The awards recognize outstanding per-formance in the areas ofsafety and riskmanagement in a training and educationenvironment. The individual excellence insafety award winner is Steven George, oc-cupational safety and health manager forNCTC.Presenting the awards at the NETCbreakout session was Rear Adm. CliffordSharpe, NETC chief operating officer.The key to the success of any militarysafety programare the people who executeit,said Sharpe. These safety profession-als ensure that good safety habits are in-stilled in our Sailors as they prepare to jointhe fleet. Steven George and the other win-ners have set the standard for the NETCdomain and have made a direct, tangiblecontribution to combat readiness.Georges efforts were directly responsiblefor forming an internal safety organizationthat promotes open communicationthroughsharing of ideas andrecommenda-tions for improved workplace safety andcreated personal buy-in at NCTC.I am fortunate to have support fromsome of the finest safetyprofessionalswithin the Center for Seabees and FacilitiesEngineering (CSFE) domain, who have allprovided unparalleled assistance, guidanceandmanagement inestablishing andfoster-ing a sound safety culture, said George.The award reflects and should be consid-eredrecognitionof theeffortsmadebyevery member of the CSFEcommunity. Itis their individual leadership and unwaver-ing commitment that ensures students arebeing provided the safest yet most realistictraining available and that all CSFE em-ployeesareaffordedtheopportunitytowork and train in a safe and healthful workenvironment.Capt. Richard Cook, CSFEcommand-ing officer, noted that safely executing themission is an integral part of his philoso-phy.It isverygratifyingthat ourparentcommand has recognized CSFEs superla-tivesafetyprogramforthesecondcon-secutive year,said Cook. Seabee trainingis inherently dangerous, and most ofourcourses have been designated as high risk,therefore we consider safety para-mount.NCTC Port Hueneme, manager earn safety-excellence awardsPHOTO BY ROBIN HOLLAND / U.S. NAVYRear Adm. Clifford Sharpe presents StevenGeorge, thesafety manager of theNavalConstructionTrainingCenteratNavalBaseVentura County, Port Hueneme, with theNETC Individual Excellence in Safety Award.1hursday,March22,20121heL|ghtheusewww.1heL|ghtheuseNews.ocm20www.1heL|ghtheuseNews.ocm1heL|ghtheuse1hursday,March22,201221By Andrea RewryLlghthcuse edltcrMailing lle ollicial end ol a seven-yeaiiojecl llal all ailies agieed was giound-Liealing, monumenlal and successlul,enviionmenlalisls joinedlle avylaslmonll in celeLialing lle iemoval ol alllle wild cals on San icolas !sland andlle suLsequenl iesloialion ol seaLiidlaLilal.Tlis is a gieal ooilunily lo ielleclandundeislandlowimoilanlamile-slone llis was, said Clad Hanson, ioj-ecl managei loi !sland Conseivalion, llegiou llal aclually liaed and ielocaledllecals. Tlecooeialionol eveiyoneinvolved was lanlaslic, and lle successluliesullswill inlluenceluluieiojeclsallovei lle woild.Iocaled 65 miles liomlle VenluiaCounly coaslline, San icolas !sland isail olaval Base Venluia Counly andis lome lo endangeied secies wlose livesweie in even giealei eiil Lecause olllecals.Tle avy las used lle iemole islandloi communicalion and missile launclessince lle 1950s, and lle cals weie Lelievedlo lave descended liom els Liougll lolle island Ly avy eisonnel.By 2004, il was cleai llal lle wild calsweie laiming lle ecology ol San icolas!sland. As iedalois, lleyweie ealingwlalevei lley lound in lle nesls olcoi-moianls, gulls and ollei seaLiids, and lleyweie laigeling nalive mice, ledeially llieal-ened Weslein Snowy Ploveis and ledei-ally endangeied!slandigll Iizaids,wlicl aie lound on lliee ol lle Clannel!slands and nowleie else in lle woild.Tle cals weie also comeling will lleSan icolas !sland !ox loi ollen-scaicelood iesouices. Tle island lox, an emLlem-alic secies nol only loi San icolas Lulalso loi lle iesl ollle Clannel !slands,las exeiiencedsignilicanl oulalionlluclualions in lle asl. Declines in loxoulalionsonSanicolaslavecoin-cided will eals in lle cal oulalion.Bul iounding u lle cals wasn`l an easyioosilion,asDanSlide,leadol lleenviionmenlal divisionloi aval BaseVenluia Counly, and avy Liologisl GiaceSmill exlained.o one lnew low many lleie weie oiexaclly wleie eacl one lived, and no onelad liied a oisonless eiadicalion on anisland llis laige8 miles long Ly 3 mileswide, a lolal ol 14,562 acies.Tle lanningslage alone loollouiyeais and involved an uniecedenled ail-neisli:lleavy;!slandConseivalionandlle !nslilule loi Wildlile Sludies,wlicl liguied oul wleie lle cals weie andlle Lesl way lo lia llem; lle HumaneSociely, wlicl lool ossession ol lle calsonce lley weie liaed; and lle MonlioseSelllemenls Tiuslee Council, wlicl aidloille$3millioniojecllliougllinescollecled liom comanies llal in lle asllad illegally used DDT, PCBs and olleiseaLiid-laiming clemicals.Tiasweielesledundeillewalclluleyeol lleHumaneSocielyslailinginDecemLei ol 2008, and allei all enviion-menlal assessmenls weie comleled, lleiojecl ollicially Legan in 1une ol 2009.Two-lundiedandlillyleg-loldliasdesigned lo caluie animals genlly Ly lleanlle weie sel in lle aieas cals weie lnownloliequenl.Lacllimealiawasacli-valed, il senl an eleclionic signalon aliequencyllal didn`l conllicl willlleavy`ssoLiologislslnewwlenlleanimal ladLeencaugll andwleie ilwas.Ovei lle nexl six monlls, 66 cals weieliaed, will 59 ol llem going lo a Hu-mane Sociely lacilily in Ramona, neai SanDiego. Tliee ollle cals weie iegnanl,so in lle end, 10 lillens weie also iemovedliom lle island and adoled.Wlal was Lelieved lo Le lle lasl cal wasiemoved in 1une ol 2010. Moniloiing con-linued loi anollei six monlls, Lul no moieweie lound.Successlul iemoval was declaied in De-cemLei ol 2011.Tliswasasecial, uniqueailnei-sli, said 1ennilei Boyce, iogiam man-ageiloilleMonlioseCouncil, addingllal lle iojecl ieluined San icolas loalive secies lliive on San icolas !sland nowllal leial cals lave Leen ieluined lo lle mainlandPH010 BY AN0REA H0WRY / LI0H1H00SE^ seablrd flnds a restlng spct alcngslde elephant seals cn San Nloclas lsland. wlld oats, ncw gcne, had fcraged fcr fccd amcng seablrd nests.PH010 BY AN0REA H0WRY / LI0H1H00SEDurlng last mcnth`s medla tcur cf San Nloclas lsland, Davld Caroelcn, presldent cf the lnstltute fcr wlldllfe Studles, tells hcw the lsland`s feral oats were trapped ln aprcgram that has ncw beocme a mcdel fcr blclcglsts wcrldwlde.lle sale seaLiid island llal il was.Tle !eL. 15 celeLialion on San icolasalso seived as a media loui so ieoileiscould see lle loxes and nesling Liids llallave lliived on lle island since lle calsweie iemoved. Higl winds and inleimil-lenl log and iain lel lle Liids away, Lulone lox layed lo lle cameias.Duiing lle liaing lase, lleie weie1,011caluies ol loxes some weieliaed moie llan once, even llougl llelias weie laced will a oweilul scenl olcalni, cal uiine and cal leces llal wildlileexeils llougll loxes would avoid.Hanson, wlolivedonlleislandloimosl ol lle liaing eiiod, laced manyoLslacles duiing lle iojecl.He lad lo woil aiound 550 lnown ai-cleological siles, some daling Lacl lo lleicoleno !ndians, lle liiLe lo wlicl TleIone Woman ol San icolas !sland Le-longedlleinsiialionloillemainclaiaclei ol lle Leloved clildien`s classic,!sland ol lle Blue Dollins.Heladloscledulewoilaioundlleavy, wlicl conlinues lo use ils ioeilyloi mililaiy uioses.He lad lo slay away liom endangeiedsecies,maneuveilliouglwealleiandlle iugged landscae in an oll-ioad ve-licle, liacl a Leeing moniloi llal indi-caled an aclivaled lia, llen iescue a snail-ing, unllanllul animal Leloie lyolleimiasel in oi il injuied ilsell in liying lo sliug-gle liee.Tleie weie a lol olcomlexilies, lesaid simly.A moLile veleiinaiian clinic was sel uin ic Town, lle small cluslei ol Luildingswleiewoileislivewlileonlleisland.Tle 48-lool liailei lad owei, walei anda salellile linl so X-iays could Le senl loanollei vel on lle mainland loi moie in-loimalion oi a second oinion.!l was a neal oeialion, said DavidGaicelon,iesidenlol lle!nsliluleloiWildlile Sludies. We lool a yeai and alall lo design and Luild il. Alol ol eolecame oul and sawil, and lley all said lleycouldn`l llinlol anyllinglleywouldlave done dilleienlly.Tle liailei is nowon slandLy in Aicala,ieady loi use al lle nexl oil sill oi nalu-ial disaslei.And lle cals' Mosl aie slill al lle Hu-mane Sociely lacilily in Ramona. As lleyLecomedomeslicaled,lley`ieLeingad-oled; lliee lave loundollei lomes.Peole inleiesled in adoling one can call760-789-2324.one lave Leen solled on San icolas!sland.!l lleie`s a cal lell, loelully lleie`sonly one,Cal. 1imMcHugl, llen-com-manding ollicei ol lle Lase, quied dui-ing lle ceiemony.Gaicelon said lle eiadicalion iojecl isnow lnown in lle woild olLiology andecology as lle S! Model.Mosl ol lle liaing lool lace onlyduiing a six-monll eiiod, Lul lle lan-ning lool yeais, le said. Peole iecog-nize low imoilanl an accomlislmenlllis was.PH010 BY AN0REA H0WRY / LI0H1H00SEBlclcglsts trapplng the feral oats had tc wcrk arcund hundreds cfarohaeclcgloal sltesllkethlsmldden,basloallyananolentNatlve^merloan garbage dump full cf abalcne shells and anlmal bcnes.PH010 BY AN0REA H0WRY / LI0H1H00SETwcelephantsealsouddleupcnaohllly, wlndsweptbeaohcnSanNloclaslsland. ^stheNc. 1breedlngsltelnthewcrldfcrCallfcrnlaSeaLlcns,thelslandlshcmetcthcusandscfplnnlpeds,whcse barklng oan cften be heard ln Nlo Tcwn, where mllltary perscnnel and ocntraotcrs llve whllewcrklng cn the lsland.Back to the way it wasTlis is a giealooilunily lo iellecland undeisland lowimoilanl a mileslonellis was. Chad Hanscnlrcjeot manager, lsland Ccnservatlcn1hursday,March22,20121heL|ghtheusewww.1heL|ghtheuseNews.ocm20www.1heL|ghtheuseNews.ocm1heL|ghtheuse1hursday,March22,201221By Andrea RewryLlghthcuse edltcrMailing lle ollicial end ol a seven-yeaiiojecl llal all ailies agieed was giound-Liealing, monumenlal and successlul,enviionmenlalisls joinedlle avylaslmonll in celeLialing lle iemoval ol alllle wild cals on San icolas !sland andlle suLsequenl iesloialion ol seaLiidlaLilal.Tlis is a gieal ooilunily lo ielleclandundeislandlowimoilanlamile-slone llis was, said Clad Hanson, ioj-ecl managei loi !sland Conseivalion, llegiou llal aclually liaed and ielocaledllecals. Tlecooeialionol eveiyoneinvolved was lanlaslic, and lle successluliesullswill inlluenceluluieiojeclsallovei lle woild.Iocaled 65 miles liomlle VenluiaCounly coaslline, San icolas !sland isail olaval Base Venluia Counly andis lome lo endangeied secies wlose livesweie in even giealei eiil Lecause olllecals.Tle avy las used lle iemole islandloi communicalion and missile launclessince lle 1950s, and lle cals weie Lelievedlo lave descended liom els Liougll lolle island Ly avy eisonnel.By 2004, il was cleai llal lle wild calsweie laiming lle ecology ol San icolas!sland. As iedalois, lleyweie ealingwlalevei lley lound in lle nesls olcoi-moianls, gulls and ollei seaLiids, and lleyweie laigeling nalive mice, ledeially llieal-ened Weslein Snowy Ploveis and ledei-ally endangeied!slandigll Iizaids,wlicl aie lound on lliee ol lle Clannel!slands and nowleie else in lle woild.Tle cals weie also comeling will lleSan icolas !sland !ox loi ollen-scaicelood iesouices. Tle island lox, an emLlem-alic secies nol only loi San icolas Lulalso loi lle iesl ollle Clannel !slands,las exeiiencedsignilicanl oulalionlluclualions in lle asl. Declines in loxoulalionsonSanicolaslavecoin-cided will eals in lle cal oulalion.Bul iounding u lle cals wasn`l an easyioosilion,asDanSlide,leadol lleenviionmenlal divisionloi aval BaseVenluia Counly, and avy Liologisl GiaceSmill exlained.o one lnew low many lleie weie oiexaclly wleie eacl one lived, and no onelad liied a oisonless eiadicalion on anisland llis laige8 miles long Ly 3 mileswide, a lolal ol 14,562 acies.Tle lanningslage alone loollouiyeais and involved an uniecedenled ail-neisli:lleavy;!slandConseivalionandlle !nslilule loi Wildlile Sludies,wlicl liguied oul wleie lle cals weie andlle Lesl way lo lia llem; lle HumaneSociely, wlicl lool ossession ol lle calsonce lley weie liaed; and lle MonlioseSelllemenls Tiuslee Council, wlicl aidloille$3millioniojecllliougllinescollecled liom comanies llal in lle asllad illegally used DDT, PCBs and olleiseaLiid-laiming clemicals.Tiasweielesledundeillewalclluleyeol lleHumaneSocielyslailinginDecemLei ol 2008, and allei all enviion-menlal assessmenls weie comleled, lleiojecl ollicially Legan in 1une ol 2009.Two-lundiedandlillyleg-loldliasdesigned lo caluie animals genlly Ly lleanlle weie sel in lle aieas cals weie lnownloliequenl.Lacllimealiawasacli-valed, il senl an eleclionic signalon aliequencyllal didn`l conllicl willlleavy`ssoLiologislslnewwlenlleanimal ladLeencaugll andwleie ilwas.Ovei lle nexl six monlls, 66 cals weieliaed, will 59 ol llem going lo a Hu-mane Sociely lacilily in Ramona, neai SanDiego. Tliee ollle cals weie iegnanl,so in lle end, 10 lillens weie also iemovedliom lle island and adoled.Wlal was Lelieved lo Le lle lasl cal wasiemoved in 1une ol 2010. Moniloiing con-linued loi anollei six monlls, Lul no moieweie lound.Successlul iemoval was declaied in De-cemLei ol 2011.Tliswasasecial, uniqueailnei-sli, said 1ennilei Boyce, iogiam man-ageiloilleMonlioseCouncil, addingllal lle iojecl ieluined San icolas loalive secies lliive on San icolas !sland nowllal leial cals lave Leen ieluined lo lle mainlandPH010 BY AN0REA H0WRY / LI0H1H00SE^ seablrd flnds a restlng spct alcngslde elephant seals cn San Nloclas lsland. wlld oats, ncw gcne, had fcraged fcr fccd amcng seablrd nests.PH010 BY AN0REA H0WRY / LI0H1H00SEDurlng last mcnth`s medla tcur cf San Nloclas lsland, Davld Caroelcn, presldent cf the lnstltute fcr wlldllfe Studles, tells hcw the lsland`s feral oats were trapped ln aprcgram that has ncw beocme a mcdel fcr blclcglsts wcrldwlde.lle sale seaLiid island llal il was.Tle !eL. 15 celeLialion on San icolasalso seived as a media loui so ieoileiscould see lle loxes and nesling Liids llallave lliived on lle island since lle calsweie iemoved. Higl winds and inleimil-lenl log and iain lel lle Liids away, Lulone lox layed lo lle cameias.Duiing lle liaing lase, lleie weie1,011caluies ol loxes some weieliaed moie llan once, even llougl llelias weie laced will a oweilul scenl olcalni, cal uiine and cal leces llal wildlileexeils llougll loxes would avoid.Hanson, wlolivedonlleislandloimosl ol lle liaing eiiod, laced manyoLslacles duiing lle iojecl.He lad lo woil aiound 550 lnown ai-cleological siles, some daling Lacl lo lleicoleno !ndians, lle liiLe lo wlicl TleIone Woman ol San icolas !sland Le-longedlleinsiialionloillemainclaiaclei ol lle Leloved clildien`s classic,!sland ol lle Blue Dollins.Heladloscledulewoilaioundlleavy, wlicl conlinues lo use ils ioeilyloi mililaiy uioses.He lad lo slay away liom endangeiedsecies,maneuveilliouglwealleiandlle iugged landscae in an oll-ioad ve-licle, liacl a Leeing moniloi llal indi-caled an aclivaled lia, llen iescue a snail-ing, unllanllul animal Leloie lyolleimiasel in oi il injuied ilsell in liying lo sliug-gle liee.Tleie weie a lol olcomlexilies, lesaid simly.A moLile veleiinaiian clinic was sel uin ic Town, lle small cluslei ol Luildingswleiewoileislivewlileonlleisland.Tle 48-lool liailei lad owei, walei anda salellile linl so X-iays could Le senl loanollei vel on lle mainland loi moie in-loimalion oi a second oinion.!l was a neal oeialion, said DavidGaicelon,iesidenlol lle!nsliluleloiWildlile Sludies. We lool a yeai and alall lo design and Luild il. Alol ol eolecame oul and sawil, and lley all said lleycouldn`l llinlol anyllinglleywouldlave done dilleienlly.Tle liailei is nowon slandLy in Aicala,ieady loi use al lle nexl oil sill oi nalu-ial disaslei.And lle cals' Mosl aie slill al lle Hu-mane Sociely lacilily in Ramona. As lleyLecomedomeslicaled,lley`ieLeingad-oled; lliee lave loundollei lomes.Peole inleiesled in adoling one can call760-789-2324.one lave Leen solled on San icolas!sland.!l lleie`s a cal lell, loelully lleie`sonly one,Cal. 1imMcHugl, llen-com-manding ollicei ol lle Lase, quied dui-ing lle ceiemony.Gaicelon said lle eiadicalion iojecl isnow lnown in lle woild olLiology andecology as lle S! Model.Mosl ol lle liaing lool lace onlyduiing a six-monll eiiod, Lul lle lan-ning lool yeais, le said. Peole iecog-nize low imoilanl an accomlislmenlllis was.PH010 BY AN0REA H0WRY / LI0H1H00SEBlclcglsts trapplng the feral oats had tc wcrk arcund hundreds cfarohaeclcgloal sltesllkethlsmldden,basloallyananolentNatlve^merloan garbage dump full cf abalcne shells and anlmal bcnes.PH010 BY AN0REA H0WRY / LI0H1H00SETwcelephantsealsouddleupcnaohllly, wlndsweptbeaohcnSanNloclaslsland. ^stheNc. 1breedlngsltelnthewcrldfcrCallfcrnlaSeaLlcns,thelslandlshcmetcthcusandscfplnnlpeds,whcse barklng oan cften be heard ln Nlo Tcwn, where mllltary perscnnel and ocntraotcrs llve whllewcrklng cn the lsland.Back to the way it wasTlis is a giealooilunily lo iellecland undeisland lowimoilanl a mileslonellis was. Chad Hanscnlrcjeot manager, lsland Ccnservatlcn22Thursday,March22,2012TheLighthousewww.TheLighthouseNews.comThe Bee Club of Naval Base VenturaCounty is once again offering its CanDoscholarshiptohelpfundeduca-tional opportunitiesforlocal militarydependents.The scholarship is open to any quali-fied student graduating from a VenturaCounty high school, including GED orhome school graduates.Twoindividual $1,000scholarshipswill be awarded this year.The Bee Club is a naval officers spous-es group whose mission is to promoteU.S. NavySeabeeandCivil EngineerCorps heritage, and to provide friend-ship, mentorship and support among thespouses ofmilitary officers in the Ven-tura County area.Can Doscholarship applications areavailable online at www.BeeClub.org andwill be accepted through May 1.Bee Club offers $1,000Can Do scholarshipFree tax preparation is available to ac-tive-duty service members of all branch-es, their families and retirees through theVolunteer Income Tax Assistance pro-gramat Naval BaseVenturaCounty(NBVC) Port Hueneme.The service is available through April14 in the Naval Construction TrainingCenter Computer Lab, Bldg. 1417,NBVC Port Hueneme.Hours are 11:30a.m. to3:30p.m.Monday; 11:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday; 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Friday; and 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Saturday.For information on what to bring, call982-3124.Free tax preparationavailable on baseBy Nichole OGradyNSWC PHD Command CommunicationsStudentsfrom14schoolsinVenturaCountyrecentlygatheredintheAudioVisual Center ofNaval Surface WarfareCenter Port Hueneme Division (NSWCPHD)wheretheyawaitedclassifiedin-structions from Command Communica-tions Director Michelle Heaton.Your mission here today is to designthe Navys greatest and most cost-effectivemissile launcher for use aboardAegisships,she informed them. You must usetheprovidedsuppliesorpurchasenewones within your $1 million budget. Youhaveapproximatelytwohourstotal forcompletion. Timebeginsnow.With those words, NSWC PHDs 12thannual Engineering Challenge event kick-started as teams of five students fromeachschool joined their assigned Port Huenemeengineer to design the Navys newestlauncher.Armed with rulers, rubber bands, bal-loons, popsicle sticks and a dozen othermiscellaneous supplies, the challengewould prove difficult and with waterbottles costing a mere $250,000 each, theirbudgets would not go far without a littlecreativity.Today, yourteamwill bemakingafully functional launcher within the givendesign requirements, Cmdr. Scott Davis,chiefengineer at NSWC Port Hueneme,said at the start of the Feb. 23 event. Youwill build it by using your creative skillsand by putting your brain to work. I wantto encourage each of you to open yourminds and discover new ways of think-ing.Tohelpwiththistask, studentsweregiven tours of the commands UnderwayReplenishment Test Site where theylearned howships and Sailors receive sup-plies while at sea. Additionally, the touroffered another opportunity to see howmathandsciencecanbeusedtocreatereal-life engineering solutions.Uponreturningfromthetours, eachteam ofstudents had one minute to testtheirprototypesbywayof launchingaping-pong ball at a model test ship. Thisallowed for any needed adjustments priorto final judging, which involved presentingto a panel of seven senior command lead-ers, including NSWCPort Hueneme com-mander Capt. William DeBow, DivisionTechnical Director Timothy Troske, Officeof Engineering and Technology DirectorKaren