“The official electronic newsgram of Norfolk Naval Shipyard” June 14, 2011

HEADING OUT TO SEA--USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) sails down the Elizabeth River on June 13 to com-mence sea trials as part of final preparations for returning to the Fleet. Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s “Ike” project team performed the largest Planned Incremental Availability and largest propulsion plant work package ever executed on a car-rier across all four public shipyards. Major tasks included a major pump overhaul; upgrades to the arresting gear sheave foundation; inspections and repairs of the catapult accumulator and piping system; and hazardous material upgrades. “The shipyard workers and the ship’s crew pulled together in a very professional manner to accomplish the goal of get-ting ‘Ike’ ready to go out to sea again,” said Chrystal Brady, CVN 69 Project Superintendent.

The Brass Wheel golf tourna-ment was held at Portsmouth’s Bide-A-Wee golf course on June 9, allowing the shipyard’s military (Brass) and civilian (Wheel) golf-ers to once again engage in annual friendly competition. The competition proved as heated as the temperature, with first and second placeholders actually finish-ing in a tie with a score of 65. A playoff determined the ultimate winners. First place winners were Jay Jones and Wayne Marek, with second place going to Paul Towns-ley and Marvin Teachey. Closest to the pin winners were Bobby Watkins, Tim Ribble, Joe Griffith and Lt. Marcus Machart. The long drive winner was Paul Townsley. The Wheels were once again winners with final score averages of 73.3 for the Wheels and 76.5 for the Brass. As a result of funds raised during the tournament, the NCMA made a $600 charity donation to Edmarc Hospice for Children (see above photo), an organization dedicated

NNSY’s NCMA holds its 2011 Brass Wheel golf outingBy Jay Jones, NCMA President, and Michael Brayshaw, Code 1160 Public Affairs Specialist

As a result of funds raised during the 2011 Brass Wheel golf outing, NNSY’s Naval Civilian Managers Association presented a $600 charity donation to Edmarc Hospice for Children. Standing from left to right are NCMA Communications Officer Jane Ellsworth, Debbie Stitzer-Brame (Edmarc Executive Director), NCMA President Jay Jones and Former NCMA President Bret Lee. (Photo by Renée Russell, a Naval Facilities Architect.)

to helping ill or bereaved children. “We had good representation from retirees, military and NCMA

members,” said NCMA President, Jay Jones. “It was a hot day but we all survived.”

The next Lunch and Learn will be held tomorrow, June 15, from 11:30-1200 in the Building 1500 Command Briefing Room. The Naval Civilian Managers Association will be presenting videos on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Blowout. The presentation will include discussion and videos related to NAVSEA’s contribution to the recovery. One of the videos is a recording of a presentation given by Captain Patrick J. Keenan, U.S. Navy Director of Ocean Engineering, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving. An ice-cream social will be held at the completion of the presentation.

Lunch and Learn to be held tomorrow

As a follow-up to the notification on June 3, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) and NNSY investigations were unable to conclusively determine the spe-cific cause of the reported illnesses from chicken dinners served by the NNSY Cooperative Assocation. There were 230 fried chicken din-ners sold and 21 reported illnesses, resulting in a nine percent affected rate. An excerpt from the NMCP report provided that "In a food borne illness outbreak, numbers are expected to be well in excess of nine percent. It should be noted that nine percent of the NMCP emergency room patients seen on 2 June also suffered from the same type of symptoms as seen through

the NNSY population." To ensure the safety of its cus-tomers, the Co-op immediately conducted a food handling stand-down, held an All Hands meeting that included training from the NMCP Preventative Medicine Department Head, instituted daily food handling safety briefings, and initiated formal internal health inspections. Also, NMCP will increase the frequency of its health inspections from monthly to week-ly. As a precautionary measure, the Co-op will continue its cur-rent policy of not preparing fried chicken from raw product for an undetermined period of time. As always, your support of the Co-op is greatly appreciated.

The NNSY Apprentice Association will be hosting a bowling event from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, at the Strike Zone bowling center at the shipyard’s Scott Center Annex. The event is free to members of the Apprentice Association; non-members can also participate by paying a fee of $5 which will cover bowling shoes. There will also be a raffle with prizes awarded at the end of the event. To participate, there is a sign-up sheet on the fifth floor of Building 510 (next to the freight elevator). The association can only accommodate 60 persons for this event, so sign up today!

NNSY Apprentice Association hosting bowling event on June 18

NNSY is pushing to improve further on traffic and pedes-trian safety throughout the shipyard. As such, effective this week, NNSY Police will be concentrating on all such vehicular traffic & pedestrian crossing violations that may occur.

Update on food poisoning investigation

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