Coastal Compass november 2014

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InsideThis Edition

Navy Demonstrates Autonomy .................. 2

CFC — Past and Present .......................... 3

View from the Bridge ......................................4

Historic CASREP Free Milestone .................5

OPSEC: Need to Know and Social Media ...5

Disability Awareness Discussion ...................6

Offsite Leadership Meeting ............................7

First Semiannual Diversity Day .....................7

Mentoring Group Meetings ............................8

Georgia Tech Group Visits .............................9

Vice Adm. Hillarides Talks Cybersecurity ...10

PCD’s Technical Rigor Support ...................11

HR: Award Goes To ......................................12

Special Events Happen at NDSTC .............13

Warfare Centers’ Collaboration ...................14

PCD Sunrise View of St. Andrew Bay ........14

Warfare Cetner Collaboration Group .........15

Tech Library: Secret Material, Control.........16

On the Cover:The Reconnaissance and Detection

Expendable Rover is shown during its

navigation of the North Loop test run at

Point Loma Test Facility in San Diego,

Calif. RaDER is designed as an autono-

mous modular vehicle capable of field-

ing numerous explosive hazard defeat

and counter tactical surveillance and

targeting mission packages. (U.S. Navy

Courtesy Photo)

Navy Demonstrates RaDER, Autonomous Vehicle By NSWC PCD

Office of Corporate Communications

See RaDER, page 3

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – As October 2014 draws to a close, the Naval Surface War-fare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) and Space and Naval Warfare Com-mand (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) Reconnaissance and Detec-tion Expendable Rover (RaDER) team have successfully demonstrated the autonomous operation of the first RaDER prototype at SPAWAR’s Point Loma Test Facility in San Diego, Calif.

“This was our first opportunity to show all the stakeholders what we have been working on for the past two years,” said NSWC PCD RaDER Project Engineer Jeff Dinges. “It is extremely exciting to see a concept demonstrated two years after the project was conceptualized.”

The RaDER concept was developed at NSWC PCD and initially funded as a Na-val Innovative Science and Engineering (NISE) effort for 2013. The RaDER is de-signed to provide a low cost, autonomous, modular vehicle capability for fielding nu-merous explosive hazard defeat (EHD) and counter tactical surveillance and targeting (CST) mission packages.

“I believe this is what the NSWC PCD NISE efforts are all about,” said Dinges. “The RaDER analysis team performed the research to identify gaps in the Marine Corps strategic objectives and developed the RaDER concept to fill a gap. The NISE committee believed in our concept and funded us to develop it into a functional prototype.”

As the NISE effort progressed, the NSWC PCD team began working closely with Product Manager Engineer Systems (PdM ES) Joe Klocek’s team at Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC).

“We were able to develop requirements with a target transition organization during the engineering process. This team effort between MCSC, the PdM ES and NSWC PCD helped refine the requirements for the platform and future mission capabilities,” said Dinges.

As Fiscal Year 2013 (FY 13) was com-ing to an end, MCSC and PdM ES funded the RaDER effort to allow for the integra-tion of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare and

Reconnaissance and Detection Expendable Rover (RaDER) shown at rest during autono-my integration phase of the project. (U.S. Navy Courtesy Photo)

Combating Terrorism Department (Code 30) advanced ground system autonomy technology onto the RaDER platform.

“The ONR Code 30 developed ground system autonomy technology that met all of the requirements we had for our platform”, said Dinges. “Cost was a large focus of our effort. The low cost ground system autono-my technology was a perfect match.”

As FY14 began, the NSWC PCD team was in the fabrication stages of the project.

“Many long hours were spent complet-ing the mechanical and electrical design”, said Dustin Bride, NSWC PCD lead me-chanical engineer. “We performed all the modeling and analysis on the computer before we started cutting metal. We made every effort to minimize fabrication time and cost through the process.”

Once the mechanical design was com-plete, NSWC PCD and SSC Pacific teams worked to integrate the autonomy kit onto the vehicle.

“It was a challenge to adapt the ONR 30 autonomy system to the RaDER platform without access to the vehicle, but the two teams worked closely with one another and pulled it all together,” said Mike Bruch, Chief Engineer for Robotics at SSC Pacific.

“The RaDER is a low cost platform with an autonomous navigation package. The platform uses a number of Commer-

The 1974-75 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) at NCSL (Navy Coastal Systems Lab) has gone over the top!” That was 40 years ago and while there have been many changes with CFC over the years; one thing remains the same, the passion and generosity of our workforce!

Today, the CFC does not have a mon-etary goal; Key Workers strive for 100 percent contact with employees, giving each employee a chance to contribute.

Each year the campaign recruits just over 50 Key Workers. These Key Work-ers are passionate volunteers from each Branch and are responsible for handing out campaign materials, answering em-ployee’s questions and collecting and turning in contributions each week dur-ing the campaign. The many Key Work-ers are the real key to success in our cam-paigns.

And, the generosity of our workforce is truly amazing! From a contributed total of $14,520.54 in 1974, we have averaged a total of $100,000.00 per year for the

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RaDER from page 2

CFC, Some Things Change and Some Things Remain the Same

Reconnaissance and Detection Expendable Rover (RaDER) pictured after vehicle’s completion of the project’s autonomous test run. (U.S. Navy Cour-tesy Photo)

cial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) parts to keep costs low while also de-creasing the logistics footprint. RaDER has a unique chassis design to meet multi-mode transportation, quick deployment and modular mission capability requirements,” said Dinges.

According to Dinges, some of these missions include route reconnaissance and clearance detection, proofing and situational awareness.

“We analyzed over 13 different mission packages to integrate onto RaDER,” said Dinges. “Even with a modular mission capa-bility platform producing extensive sensor power, RaDER main-tains an all-terrain capability with 4-wheel drive and a fuel efficient 3-cylinder diesel capable of incredible miles of range.”

Although RaDER development is still underway, Joe Klocek indicated he would prefer to get the platform in front of the Ma-rines for their feedback.

“I certainly see a need for this type of system,” said Klocek. “It’s gone from concept to reality in a short period of time. We need to continue the development of the RaDER and let the Operating Forces utilize the system in a tactical environment to help generate the Concept of Operations for this unique capability.”

According to Dinges, the RaDER effort shows how NSWC PCD NISE efforts and creative teaming combine to achieve suc-cessful science and technology efforts.

“In today’s cost and time constrained environment, we dem-onstrated how a small investment can foster innovative thinking,” said Dinges. “The technical teams from NSWC PCD and SSC Pa-

cific achieved great success in transforming RaDER from concept to reality.” ♦

By Jeff PraterOffice of Corporate Communications

Editor’s Note: The following article is a past CFC update taken from the command’ s older archived newsletter, titled The Underseer.

past five years!Most employees now take advantage of the payroll deduction option

for contributing to their favorite charities; however checks and cash are still accepted. Our pledges support eligible non-profit organizations that provide health and human service benefits throughout the world.

This year our CFC Chairpersons were MNC Frederick Denson, Mr. Chris Hardaway and Mr. Jim Fath. These Chairpersons also serve on the Federal Local Coordinating Committee (LFCC) overseeing the con-

tract with United Way of Northwest Florida.

Next year, major changes pro-posed by OPM are going to be im-plemented. Changes planned are: The period of the campaign will be from 1 October through 15 January; new employees will be eligible to make pledges upon hiring without waiting for the campaign period to begin; disaster relief would be avail-able to donors within hours after a disaster; OPM wants to regionalize the LFCC and; OPM has proposed all electronic donations, eliminating the use of cash and checks.

No matter the changes, one thing is for sure and that is the passionate and generous nature of our work-force! ♦

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View From the BridgeBy Commanding OfficerCapt. Phillip Dawson III

Life as we know it depends heavily on the Internet, and the inherent Cyber Secu-rity issues that challenge everyone. It is no longer a question of “if” our computers will be hacked, but “when.” As a result of this fact, protection of vital data has be-come of utmost importance. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) recognizes the significance of this emerging warfighting area by making one of his “Warfighting First” reading list recommendations the book “Cyber Security and Cyber Warfare: What Everyone Needs to Know.”

Every person that users a computer, smartphone, tablet or other mobile elec-tronic device must be familiar with pro-tecting data under their control. Users today must exercise proper “Cyber Hy-giene” at all times by following policies, basic processes, and procedures to ensure the security of information. In fact, failure to practice Cyber Hygiene is responsible for 85 percent of cyber compromises.

VADM Hilarides (COMNAVSEASYS-COM) is adding Cyber Security as a new mission priority and standing up a fourth pillar as part of the NAVSEA Strategic Framework. On Oct. 14-17, the NAVSEA CIO Information Assurance/Cybersecu-rity Team held the first annual NAVSEA Cyber Security Strategic Forum to discuss this new focus. As part of the forum, Mr. Peter Singer, author of Cyber Security and

Cyber Warfare: What Everyone Needs to Know, gave the keynote brief. Here are some of the astounding numbers behind the scale and range of the threats given in his presentation:

• Nine new pieces of malware, mali-cious software designed to cause harm, are discovered each second.

• 97 percent of Fortune 500 companies have been hacked. (The remaining three percent have most likely been compro-mised, but are simply unaware).

• More than 100 governments have cre-ated military organizations to fight battles in the online domain.

• The insider threat is the largest threat to protection of data – 85 percent of all Cyber Security incidents are created by either intentional or unintentional (i.e. ac-cidental or mistake) authorized users.

• More than 65 percent of phishing at-tacks are successful.

• About 10 percent of all social media users have received a cyber-threat. More than 600,000 accounts are compromised every day on Facebook alone.

• 59 percent of employees steal corpo-rate data when they quit or are fired.

• The estimated annual cost of global cybercrime is over $100 billion.

As NSWC PCD moves forward, we must focus on the impact Cyber Security is having on the world around us and en-sure the products and equipment that we deliver to the Fleet address these threats. Our primary products are warfighting systems, cutting-edge Research, Devel-opment, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) developments, and intellectual property. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent to support and protect the warfight-er. The information that we have created must be guarded from unwanted disclo-sure.

The NAVSEA forum provided many takeaways that each of us at PCD should review and put into practice both in the workplace and at home:

1. Be observant of unusual activi-ties by visitors and coworkers. If you see something that potentially violates policy, report it. Insider threats and unintentional actions are the biggest issue in data com-promise. Policies have been put in place to improve overall network and systems security posture. Balancing Cyber Secu-rity requirements and the efficiencies de-manded by users is challenging; however, users cannot sidestep policies for the sake of convenience.

2. Check security classifications to en-sure information is transited via the prop-er channels. Use authorized encryption methods when transmitting information that has not been cleared by Public Affairs for public release.

3. Ensure all patches and updates are installed in a timely manner. Many secu-rity incidents are a result of vulnerabilities that have been known for over five years. Consult with your lab management repre-sentative for proper methods of patching. Do not install software or patches from unknown or third party websites.

4. Follow good Cyber Hygiene. Basic rules and guidelines should be followed on a daily basis. These include strong pass-words, changing passwords periodically, avoid putting personal data on social me-dia sites, don’t open emails from unknown sources, check website addresses before clicking the link, ensure the anti-virus is up-to-date, and the list goes on.

5. Use of Thumb drives or flash media is still prohibited, but users are continuing to plug them and other unauthorized elec-tronics into workstations.

6. When users are given privileged ac-cess to systems (i.e. system administra-tors), they must be trained and certified to the level required with their assigned roles. Supervisors must ensure the users have performance objectives to reflect the assignment. All members of the Cyber Security Work Force (CSWF) must be reg-istered and maintain current certifications for all aspects of their assignments.

7. All RDT&E labs must be certified and accredited to operate. Any system that does not have a current Authority to Oper-ate (ATO) must be taken out of operation. As a member of the Navy’s workforce, you are building future weapon systems, tools and capabilities for the warfighter. Cyber Security must be considered throughout all phases of development and not as an afterthought.

While awareness of the increasing threat of cyber-attacks has improved, us-ers need to recognize that online behav-iors have not kept pace. In our new digital world, computers are heavily relied upon for so many activities, that we as users must be proactive and vigilant to protect against cyber threats. The bottom-line, regarding Cyber Security, is to always be conscientious when making decisions in the cyber environment. ♦


SMCM ISEA Team Meets Historic CASREP Free MilestoneBy Jacqui Barker


The NSWC PCD AN/SLQ-48 team stands in front of a Mine Neutralization Vehicle, a major component of the AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization Sys-tem.Team members pictured from left to right include: (Front row) Oscar Florez, Jeff Feldstein, Steve Rodgers, Rachael Carmichael and Twonette Marshall. (Back row) Jackie Sandle, John Monn, Christopher Harrington, Robert Clairborne, Pierre Ware, and Nick Snyder. (Photo by Anthony Pow-ers, NSWC PCD/RELEASED)

WASHINGTON – Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) for the AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization System (MNS) achieved casualty free status on Sept. 8, 2014 for the first time since 2002.

This is a significant achievement for the U.S. Navy’s Surface Mine Countermeasure (SMCM) class ships and NSWC PCD SMCM ISEA in support of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) PMS495 team.

The Fleet uses the Casualty Reporting system, known in the Fleet as simply a CASREP, as a tool to report technical issues or equipment defi-ciencies.

“This is a major accomplishment given the age of the system, the ob-solescence challenges, and the limited budgets,” said Littoral and Mine Warfare Systems Department Head Lisa Tindell.

The AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization System was originally designed for both classes of U.S. Navy warfare ships, the Avenger class mine sweep-ers and the Osprey class mine hunters. Although the U.S. Navy only em-ploys the Avenger class ships, NSWC PCD engineers continue to support both Avenger and Osprey classes today. The Osprey class is now used by foreign navies, to include Egypt, Greece, and Taiwan. There are currently nine AN/SLQ-48 MNS operating in the U.S. Fleet; four systems in Sasebo, Japan, one in Manama, Bahrain and three in San Diego, California. One system is located at the Mine Warfare Training Center, San Diego, Califor-nia. NSWC PCD also supports six additional systems for foreign military sales.

NSWC PCD AN/SLQ-48 MNS Project Engineer Jackie Sandle has worked on the AN/SLQ-48 project and at NSWC PCD for 12 years. He said this milestone is a victory because the AN/SLQ-48 team are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week and routinely deploy worldwide to support these ships and their combat systems.

“We have the expertise and the technical background here to support them,” said Sandle. “Most of our team has served on active duty as mine-men or sonar technicians and we are constantly out there making our pres-ence known for maintenance and training support.”

Since the base in Panama City, Florida was originally opened as the Mine Countermeasures Station in 1945, NSWC PCD continues to serve as the Fleet’s subject matter experts for the U.S. Navy’s mine warfare mis-sion.

Two factors primarily led to achieving this Fleet support milestone: Technical Rigor and the SLQ-48 Depot located at NSWC PCD.

“The SLQ-48 Depot has been certified by the Program Office as a Des-ignated Overhaul Point (DOP) for certain depot level repairable compo-nents for the system,” said Sandle.

NSWC PCD serves as the AN/SLQ-48 ISEA for the U.S. Navy mine countermeasures Fleet, as well as selected foreign ships. In that ISEA role, the NSWC PCD government and contractor team provide Fleet support on combat systems like the AN/SLQ-48, on U.S. Navy and foreign military mine warfare class ships.

The AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization System (MNS) Team at NSWC PCD consists of government employees Jackie Sandle, Twonette Marshall, Pierre Ware, Oscar Florez, Charlotte Mickolick, Steve Rodgers, Christo-pher Harrington, Darrian Davis, Jeff Feldstein, and Robert Claiborne; DMR contract employees Rachael Carmichael and Tom Stover; IPS con-tract employees John Monn, Nick Snyder, and Skip Warrell. The PMS 495 team consists of members Don Allen and Carrie Lamere.

“They bleed orange,” said Twonette Marshall, the AN/SLQ-48 system engineer at NSWC PCD in reference to the all-orange color of the AN/SLQ-48. “Dealing with the obsolescent system and to keep it at a working level has been our greatest challenge. We have definitely raised the bar very high. The challenge will be staying CASREP free.” ♦

OPSEC: Five Need-to-Know Subjects about Social MediaBy U.S. Fleet Cyber Command

U.S. 10th Fleet Public Affairs

See OPSEC, page 6

FORT MEADE, Md. (NNS) -- As the U.S. Navy remains ever vigilant, taking the fight to the enemy, recent media reports have highlighted potential risk from information carelessly or inadver-tently shared on social media.

There has also been a steady stream of reporting on criminal and other malevolent cyber actors who seek information using hoax emails, also known as phishing, to gain access to finances or other sensitive information.

Safety and security are always the highest priority for the Navy

and therefore the recent reports on social media risks and new or recycled phishing scams do not necessarily mean there is an in-creased threat. The Navy, however, can never let its guard down.

Private, personal, and sensitive information could become available to adversaries or criminals via social media or phishing if service members and their families do not practice operations security (OPSEC).

To avoid disclosing private, banking, and other sensitive infor-mation publicly via social media, Sailors should keep in mind the following five things:

1. Never share anything online you would not tell directly to


OPSEC from page 5the enemy.

2. Never post private or personal information.3. Assume any information you share electronically will be

made public.4. Phishing scams tend to have common characteristics that

make them easy to identify:• Spelling and punctuation errors. • Scare tactics to entice a target to provide personal in-

formation or follow links. • Sensational subject lines to entice targets to click on

attached links or provide personal information. • Include a redirect to malicious URL’s which require

you input usernames and passwords to access. • Try to appear genuine by using legitimate operational

terms, key words and accurate personal information. • Fake or unknown sender.

5. When in doubt about a suspicious email from a supposed bank, call your financial institutions or check with your command Information Assurance (IA) lead.

Your command IA can also assist with other types of suspi-cious email.The Naval OPSEC Support Team, part of Navy Information

Operations Command Norfolk, highlights “Knowledge is power - for both you and the adversary,” and advises:

• Understand the value of your information.• Be suspicious of unsolicited phone calls, online requests,

or emails.• Be suspicious when information about you and your fam-

ily is requested.• Always ask yourself, do they have the “need to know.”

Ensure OPSEC is a way of life, 24/7/365. Navy leaders should remind Sailors and their families to assess how they use social me-dia with OPSEC in mind -- and the need to best protect themselves, their loved ones, and all with whom they serve.

It is everyone’s responsibility help keep Sailors, civilians, and families safe by not sharing personal or sensitive military informa-tion in email or in any online environment. ♦

NSWC PCD holds Disability Awareness Open DiscussionBy Jeff Prater


PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Mr. Michael Rowe, an electronics engineer with the Science and Technology Department, led a National Dis-ability Employment Awareness Month celebration Oct. 15, 2014, in the Long Glass Conference Center.

“This year the Diversity Council wanted to hold an open discus-sion session with topics ranging from disability accommodations, issues, concerns, programs, and equipment available for use by De-partment of Defense (DoD) Employees. We are trying to raise the level of awareness on disability employment,” said Rowe.

Rowe made a presentation on the Computer/Electronic Accom-modations Program (CAP). CAP was established in 1990 by the Un-der Secretary of Defense for Personal and Readiness as the centrally funded reasonable accommodations program for employees with disabilities within the DoD. The mission of the program is to ensure that employees with disabilities and wounded service members have equal access to the information environment and opportunities in the DoD and throughout the federal government.

Some examples of reasonable accommodation requests include:• Blind/Low Vision – Braille equipment, CCTV, large print

keyboards, scanners, etc. • Cognitive – Cueing/Memory Aids, educational software,

voice recorders, word prediction software.• Communication – Deaf-to-hearing communication, voice

amplifiers, word prediction software.• Deaf/Hard of Hearing – Amplified telephone equipment,

assistive listening devices, Interpreter services, TTY/Voice Carry-Over Telephones.

• Dexterity – Alternative keyboards and pointing devices, ergonomic chairs, monitor risers and arms, Sit-To-Stand equipment

Don Lancaster, the NSWC PCD deputy equal employment op-

portunity officer told the group that employees who feel they may benefit from this program need only ask.

“All of us, at some point in our lives, will become disabled and there are programs in place where we can assist with reasonable accommodation requests to increase an employee’s quality of life and productivity,” said Lancaster. Employees with disabilities, who ask for a reasonable accommodation, are provided with commercial equipment to help them better do their job. Lancaster is the point of contact and can assist with requests for an accommodation. For more information on the program please use www.cap.mil.

Other discussion items during the open discussion included: Identifying as a disabled employee, pros and cons; barriers around the base (Bldg. 110 front entrance, cracks/gaps in sidewalks, etc.); and an event simulating a day in the life of a disabled employee for next year’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month celebration. What would you like to see happen with the yearly Dis-ability Event? If you have ideas or would like to participate please contact Michael Rowe. ♦

Diversity Council members Frank Cosby (left) and Christina Pate (right) are shown pictued with Michael Rowe (center) in an open discussion session explaining DoD’s Computer/Electronics Accommodation Program (CAP) program to the attendees which helps to provide accommodations for dis-abled employees or veterans. (Photo by Susan Trahan, NSWC PCD/RE-LEASED)

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Coastal CompassNaval Surface Warfare Center

Panama City Division

Panama City, FL, 32407-7001

(850) 235-5990 DSN: 436-5990

Commanding Officer

Capt. Phillip Dawson III, USN

Executive Officer

Cmdr. Paul G. Werring Jr.

Division Technical Director

Edwin Stewart (SES)

Office of Corporate Communication

Public Affairs Officer

Jeffrey Prater

Editor and Media Liaison

Dan Broadstreet

Public Affairs Specialist

Jacqui Barker

Coastal Compass is published monthly by NSWC PCD and is an authorized medium for news of gen-eral interest about employees of NSWC PCD and their work. Contents of Coastal Compass are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the Department of Defense or Department of the Navy. Coastal Compass’ content is pro-vided and prepared by the NSWC PCD Office of Corporate Communi-cations. For details about submissions, con-tact NSWC PCD Corporate Commu-nication Editor Dan Broadstreet at (850) 235-5990.

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NSWC PCD holds Offsite Leadership MeetingBy Jeff Prater


PANAMA CITY, Fla. — The NSWC Panama City Division Leadership Forum met for a stra-tegic offsite Monday, Oct. 2014, at the Gulf Coast State College Student Union. The group met to discuss FY15 corporate priorities and ac-tions.

“Our current business plans tend to be very tactical in nature. This is an opportunity for us to coalesce them into our overarching strategy,” said Capt. Phillip Dawson III in his opening re-marks.

Strategic Analyst Brenna Williams began the morning with an analysis including: com-mon themes within the eleven product area busi-ness plans, gaps, and demographics, which laid the foundation for the day’s discussions.

After a review of the business plans, Chief Engineer Robert Walker likened the offsite to a football game.

“We are here to make decisions and imple-ment those decisions, and at the end of the day we’ll need to ask ourselves, ‘did we advance the ball down the field?’”

The Strategic Thrust Leads: Lisa Tindell (In-vest in People and Capabilities), Sheila Schno-ering (Provide Technical Solutions to Complex Problems) and Dr. Kerry Commander (Lean and Manage with Excellence) briefed their areas.

The leadership team spent the rest of the day prioritizing strategic actions for FY15 and ensuring that these actions would be broad, cor-porate themes, aligned with the newly-signed Strategic Plan and the integrated business plans’

Commanding Officer, Captain Phillip Dawson III and Technical Director Ed Stewart sign the new NSWC Panama City Division Strategic Plan (2013-2016). (Photo by Jeff Prater, NSWC PCD/RELEASED)

common themes.New to the PCD strategy and this offsite was

the inclusion of NAVSEA’s fourth pillar – Cy-ber Security. It introduces the notion of cyber hygiene and cyber vulnerabilities ensuring the workforce is constantly up to date.

As the offsite concluded, new Thrust Leads were identified: Mary Langfeldt (Lead and Manage with Excellence), John Gebhart (Invest in People and Capabilities), and Robert Walker (Provide Technical Solutions to Complex Prob-lems).

Technical Director Ed Stewart (SES) con-cluded by stating progress had been made, but challenged leadership to double their efforts.

“We moved the ball down the field but we haven’t yet gotten it across the goal line. Now we need to double our commitment to following through on these initiatives in order to bring our strategic plan to life.” ♦

Command Celebrates First Semi-annual Diversity Day EventLorena Vasquez (front left) and Fernando Petit (front right) teach a group of employees attending the command’s first semi-annual Diversity Day event Nov. 12, 2014 at the Naval Support Activity Panama City Long Glass Conference Room. NSWC PCD’s Diversity Council organized this particular event to collectively recognize national holidays commemorating the heritage of Black/African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaskan Native cultures. Diversity Day included many presentations, including martial arts demonstrations, Navitve American musicians, and Hispanic Salsa dance lessons. (Photo by Dan Broadstreet, NSWC PCD\RELEASED)


Mentoring Group Meets Quarterly to Develop Career SkillsBy Dan Broadstreet


Aviation Systems Technical Program Manager Dan Summers discusses how NSWC PCD’s job application and resume building differ from industry. Summers shared specialized procedural steps with fellow employees inter-ested in applying for career positions promoting upward mobility within the organization. (Photo by Dan Broadstreet, NSWC PCD\RELEASED)

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Command employees gathered for a Group Mentoring session Oct. 22, 2014 to discuss Naval Sur-face Warfare Center Panama City Division’s (NSWC PCD) requirements for submitting resumes and applying for jobs.

Mentoring Lead Leslie Lugo emphasized how important it is to realize processes that promote upward mobility at NSWC PCD are very specialized and differ from those common to industry.

“Take todays subject for example, ‘How to Prepare Your Resume and Apply for Job Positions,’” Lugo said. “There are many skills and abilities at NSWC PCD that can only be learned through experience, skills specific to this warfare cen-ter’s mission spectrum. This command’s Mentoring Group ad-dresses these subjects in meetings, which are scheduled once a quarter and we always include time for questions and an-swers.”

Lugo said she looks for the best suited subject matter ex-perts (SMEs), many whom occupy significant positions in the command’s leadership, to share their advice on topics present-ed at Mentoring Group sessions.

“That is one of the reasons why I asked if Dan Summers could present helpful advice on how to prepare resumes and apply for specific job positions at this command. Mr. Summers has served in numerous ranking panels and understands how the process works,” Lugo said.

Technical Program Manager for Aviation Systems Dan Summers agreed with Lugo saying many NSWC PCD pro-cesses differ from those typically associated with outside in-dustries.

“Usually, the first time people go through this application process, they don’t do so well because they haven’t had much or any experiences with it and they don’t know what to expect or how to prepare for it,” Summers said.

Summers said this session’s topic was a perfect example of why NSWC PCD leadership encourages all employees to become more involved in mentoring relationships.

“It’s why Ms. Lugo has volunteered to act as the com-mand’s Mentoring Lead. She looks for and finds the best and most experienced SME to share their learned expertise,” Sum-mers said.

Lugo said attending mentoring sessions quarterly was a perfect way to begin finding mentors as well as networking.

“You can find mentors willing to share their experience and lessons learned simply by attending these sessions. I’m not just talking about experts positioned in our command’s leader-ship roles, but you may hear someone who is equal to your job series ask questions relative to your career interests, too. There are SMEs who participate in these events who can mentor you with your current and future responsibilities,” Lugo said.

“These mentoring sessions are a good way to get plugged into a network of highly skilled and experienced specialists,”

Summers said. “In addition, as these specialists leave the com-mand through attrition, command leadership prefers to hire from its own pool of employees who have strengthened their skill sets through these types of mentoring relationships.”

Lugo added many of the discussion topics presented have been chosen from lists suggested by session attendees and or-ganizational leadership alike.

“I’m always open to suggestions for topics of discussion,” Lugo said. “For further information on scheduled meetings, downloading presentations like today’s session on ‘Resumes and Applying for Jobs,’ feel free to visit our Mentoring Group web site at: https://navsea.portal.navy.mil/wc/surpnma/Men-toring/SitePages/Home.aspx.”

Summers and Lugo said finding mentors started by net-working and that attending mentoring sessions quarterly was a great way to accomplish both.

“By attending our Mentoring Group sessions, you get in-formation and you get plugged into a variety of career net-work contacts,” Lugo said. “You get to meet people you don’t normally see every day. For example, I was just asked, ‘Who do I get to review this specialized resume?’ I answered, ‘Call today’s speaker and SME Dan Summers. You’ve attended his presentation, so now he’s a point of contact for you. That’s not just mentoring, that’s networking, too!”

“The value you get in an hour is tremendous,” Summers said. “You gain actual knowledge and you’re getting it from experienced SMEs. Organizationally speaking, you’re also net-working with SMEs at various levels throughout the command. Attending mentoring sessions pays off exponentially.” ♦


Georgia Tech Group visits NSWC Panama City Division

By Jeff PraterOffice of Corporate Communications

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Georgia Tech University students and faculty visited the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Nov. 3, 2014.

The group was led by Dr. Charles Domercant, who is the Defense and Space Division Chief at the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ASDL) at Georgia Tech. Domercant was an officer in the U.S. Navy’s submarine force and assigned to the USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) where he completed his qualifications in submarines as a navy nuclear engineer.

The Georgia Tech students are part of the Naval Engineering Education Center (NEEC) program, which is an organization for the development of talented engineers necessary to lead the Navy forward. The NEEC mission is to provide an educational experience unparalleled in terms of student, educator, profes-sional, private, industrial and military cooperation.

NEEC provides young engineers and scientists access to projects of interest and importance early in their academic ca-reers which builds knowledge and enthusiasm for the field.

According to Domercant, the students are also partnered with trained professionals in the military and private sector to guide them through current projects and to offer insight to post-education opportunities.

The students began the day with an overview of the War-fare Center and then a tour of the facilities. In the afternoon, Domercant presented a colloquium for NSWC PCD scientists and engineers on Georgia Tech’s Naval Unmanned Systems and Autonomy Research.

“Georgia Tech has a long and proud history of furthering the development of naval capabilities through education and research. ASDL is also committed to transitioning methods and techniques from other engineering disciplines to the naval domain,” said Domercant. “Our longstanding partnership with NSWC PCD and our involvement with the NEEC have been instrumental in getting our students excited about the opportu-nities that exist in this domain. With the help of our NAVSEA PCD points of contact, we have been able to expose our stu-dents to new problems and really challenge them, which is a win-win situation for everyone. Many of our students are look-ing forward to applying for summer internships at NSWC PCD and continue working.”

Dr. Matt Bays from the Warfare Center’s Automation and Dynamics Branch was the host for the day.

“The Navy must continually address challenges in the areas of mine warfare, special operations, expeditionary warfare, and other key missions critical to national defense. To meet these challenges, ASDL has partnered with NSWC PCD to educate and train the Navy’s future work force,” said Bays.

For over 6 years, the Warfare Center and ASDL have en-gaged in research aimed to foster innovation in the areas of modeling and simulation methods, unmanned systems, and state-of-the-art sensor technologies.

“NEEC provides students and professors the opportunity to work on real-world challenges that span NAVSEA’s range of responsibilities,” said Kirk Jenne, the Naval Surface War-fare Center Headquarters NEEC Program Manager. “NEEC is a great way for us to engage with the future generation of naval scientists and engineers.” ♦

Aboard a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicle while visiting NSWC Panama City Division, Dr. Charles Domercant (far right) Defense and Space Division Chief at the Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory at Georgia Tech University, leads a group of students who are part of the Naval Engineering Education Center (NEEC) program. (Photo by Ron Newsome, NSWC PCD)

products and develop defense specifications for them. We will also develop “Defense in Depth,” defining boundary interfaces, stan-dards and requirements, along with establish-ing definitions and processes for adjudicating differences.

We will implement self-monitoring soft-ware standards and ensure hardware and soft-ware Cybersecurity solutions are in place at key points in our systems throughout their lifecycles. We will start with the end in mind, building solutions into the development phas-es, including control of critical components through our supply chain. We will also develop software and hardware configuration manage-

ment processes, as well as development and de-livery control specifications for ship systems.

The third focus area, Certification, Assessment and Autho-rization, has a distinct NAVSEA flavor because these are in-trinsic parts of our business. New Defense Department guide-lines require an Authorizing Officer be qualified to make the technical tradeoffs between Mission and Cybersecurity capa-bilities. To ensure NAVSEA Cybersecurity reviews are handled by experts in their respective fields, the Chief Engineer (SEA 05) will be responsible for compliance in shipboard Control Systems and Platform IT, while the Command Information Of-ficer (SEA 00I) will be responsible for shore systems.

Other objectives include establishing clear responsibilities for Cybersecurity requirements for all NAVSEA contractors; improving enforcement of Inspector General findings and in-spections to ensure all Enterprise activities comply with and execute Cybersecurity guidelines; and, establishing a Cyber-security “Emergency Response Team.”

Cybersecurity is now a part of our culture. Our ability to se-cure the information and data we create and use every day and defend the control systems that maintain the safe operation of our ships is absolutely critical to our mission. We simply can-not perform that mission without our computers and networks and our traditional “bolt on” approach to Cybersecurity is no longer enough.

Cybersecurity must be a part of everything we do, some-thing that we include early in our programs and not tacked on at the end. This must be part of our every-day lives. To that end, we will continue to provide more Cybersecurity details in the Observer, All Hands and other communications vehicles. Please take the time to read and digest the information and do not hesitate to pose questions about areas that seem unclear or confusing. ♦

By Vice Adm. William H. HillaridesCommander, Naval Sea Systems Command


Vice Adm. Hillarides Adresses Cybersecurity Focus Areas

WASHINGTON — Over the past few years we have devoted extensive attention to the impor-tance of protecting our networks and IT infra-structure. The information we create, share and store on our networks is critical to our primary mission of designing, building, delivering and maintaining warfighter-ready ships for the Fleet.

Our adversaries know this and are constant-ly seeking ways to hack our networks, steal our secrets and crash our systems. To fulfill our mission, we cannot allow that to happen.

Cyber attackers – be they individuals or state sponsored – are constantly employing different tactics to infil-trate our networks and systems.

This is a clear an immediate threat so we are taking an “All Hands on Deck” approach to ensure we properly protect our information and systems. Cybersecurity ranks so high among our mission priorities that we are modifying the Strategic Business Plan to add it as the fourth pillar in our strategic framework.

Though still in the draft stage, the new Cybersecurity Pil-lar will have three focus areas: 1) creating a Culture of Cy-bersecurity; 2) Integration of Cybersecurity in our Products throughout their Lifecycle; and 3), Certification, Assessment and Authorization.

A Culture of Cybersecurity starts with staff and industry partners who know and understand the importance of generat-ing, implementing and meeting Cybersecurity standards. Our “CYBERSAFE” program must become the foundation for how we work across the enterprise.

The program aims to change the Navy culture to make everyone aware and accountable for Cybersecurity. Truth be told, this is so new that there is not existing training we can take off the shelf and offer to the workforce.

Therefore, we are working with Fleet Cyber Command (10th Fleet) and other Navy organizations to develop and im-plement training for everyone in the workforce. We will also establish an organizational structure across the Enterprise that clearly defines roles and accountability for protecting and re-sponding to cyber threats.

Just as it is our job to implement technical specifications and standards for all the products we produce, NAVSEA is also responsible for implementing Cybersecurity safeguards that protect those products throughout the Fleet and across their service lives. To do this, we are working with SPAWAR, NAVAIR and the Fleet to ensure the CYBERSAFE program we develop and implement is similar in scope and importance as the Department of Energy’s Reactor Safety program, NA-VAIR’s Airworthiness program and our own SUBSAFE and Fly-by-Wire programs.

Among other actions, we will identify threats to all of our

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An MH-60S air crewman with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, gazes out of the gunner’s door of a Seahawk he-licopter while participating in flight operations over the Atlantic Ocean. Flight operations are in support of a simulated strait transit during Composite Train-ing Unit Exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in preparation for the deployment at the end of the year. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2014) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Gar-rett Osborne and Quartermaster Seaman Yasmin Wild, assigned to Beach-master Unit 1, signal Landing Craft Air Cushion 59 off the beach after deliv-ering the last load of the day during Exercise Pacific Horizon 2015. Pacific Horizon is a scenario-driven, simulation supported crisis response exercise designed to improve 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade’s and Expeditionary Strike Group 3’s interoperability and strengthen Navy-Marine Corps rela-tionships by conducting an in-stream Maritime Prepositioning Force offload of equipment, by providing host country civil-military security assistance, and by conducting infrastructure restoration support. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eric Chan/Released).


By Jacqui BarkerOffice of Corporate Communications

PCD Technical Rigor Supports Iwo Jima ARG, 24th MEU Exercise

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – The USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) completed a 23-day ARG/ Marine Expedition-ary Unit Exercise (ARG/MEU Ex) in September 2014 and Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Amphibious Assault Direction System (AADS) engi-neers were there to support.

The exercise was the first fully integrated, pre-deploy-ment 2014 Iwo Jima ARG and 24th MEU exercise designed to prepare the ships and the MEU for upcoming deployment. The exercise included operations such as damage control to Marine expeditionary and amphibious maneuvers that capi-talize on ship-to-shore movements, simulated strait transits, mass casualty drills, and day and night flight operations. The training also offered Marines a chance to get their sea legs.

“Deploying to deliver technical support and supporting expeditionary and amphibious maneuver exercises are a few of the ways we support Fleet readiness,” said NSWC PCD Expeditionary and Maritime Systems Department Head Shei-la Schnoering. “This is how we provide technical solutions to complex problems and proudly enable naval programs to be successful.”

Overall, AADS is a command-and-control capability that provides users with a graphic display to monitor movements and offer communication capabilities in a secure environ-ment. NSWC PCD’s AADS team deployed to ensure the command and control data system that provides real-time information to command and control ships within the ARG worked as intended.

The engineers were also on hand to assist Sailors with use of the system. AADS can be installed on amphibious ships, Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), and Landing Craft Util-ity (LCU) used in expeditionary and amphibious maneuver missions. NSWC PCD is the In-Service Agent for AADS and Fleet LCACs.

“The AN/KSQ-1 allows Sailors to identify, track, com-municate with, and control amphibious landing craft from launch through transit Over-The-Horizon (OTH), off-coast, and return while conducting maneuver warfare from the sea,” said AADS Software Engineer Melissa Darby. “AADS also provides positional information on all participating ships as well as secure radio relay systems that extend beyond the line of sight. This is an important capability for amphibious and expeditionary maneuvers like this exercise.”

NSWC PCD recently completed an AADS Gator 7.1 soft-ware and hardware upgrades. The Iwo Jima ARG will be the first ARG to deploy with these advanced capabilities. NSWC PCD supports amphibious and expeditionary maneuver sys-tems like AADS as one of its core mission areas.

“This is how we deliver direct Fleet support. We use our AADS technical expertise to ensure the system not only per-forms as advertised, but that the users know how to use the

command and control capability,” said NSWC PCD Project Manager John Pavlov. “Deploying with these assets during training exercise in an integrated environment is how we make naval programs successful. It’s just one way we pro-vide a bridge between the warfighters and the technical com-munity in the intended environments.”

Iwo Jima ARG is comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) and amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). ♦


DON Test & Evaluation Award Dec Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Navy Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award Dec The Federal 100 Award Dec National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Tester of the Year Awards Jan

Name of Award PCD Target Month

November LOS Awards

35 Years Jack Wooten

25 Years Tracy Nye

20 Years David Hutcherson

15 Years Donald Wittkopf

10 Years

Kimberly Lawler

For award information contact your Department Awards Coordinator or access the

NSWC PCD Awards and Recognition portal..

November 2014

NSWC PCD Awards & Recognition Program Managers may be contacted at 636-6382 / 235-5290

Upcoming Recognition Opportunities

Congratulations to: - NSWC Panama City received a shout out from the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). In the new INSURV Bytes newsletter, Panama City was acknowledged for its oversight of the Abandon Ship Life Preserver program. “You don’t think about them until you need ’em, but properly maintained life preservers save lives!” Passed on by VADM Hilarides

AZ1(AW) Desiree Ann Pennington for her selection as NSWC PCD’s 2014 Senior Sailor of the Quarter for 4th Quarter

ND2 (DSW) Tyler Jay Woodard for his selection as NSWC PCD’s 2014 Junior Sailor of the Quarter for 4th Quarter

AZ1(AW) Desiree Ann Pennington for her selection as NSWC PCD’s 2014 Sailor of the Year

ND2 (DSW/SW) Lightner for his selection as NSWC PCD’s Junior Sailor of the Year

Awards & Recognition Bulletin

Highlight Achievements


Special Events Happen at Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center

Naval Education and Training Command Commander Rear Adm. Michael White USN presents Builder First Class Petty Officer (SCWS/DV) Joshua Sisson, USN, with the 2014 Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) and Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Diving Instructor of the Year award Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 in Panama City, Florida. The ceremony was held in one of NDSTC’s swimming pools. Sisson was the lead instructor for a Mobile Training Team that travelled to Vietnam to train the Vietnam People’s Navy special operations in SCUBA diving. (Photo courtesy of NDSTC).

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Expeditionary and Logistic Management Thomas Dee (left) visited the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) and particpated in a familiarization dive held in the Aquatics Training Facility. Dee is pictured with NDSTC’s Commanding Officer Cmdr. Hung Cao (right) holding the American flag to commemorate the visit and special demonstra-tion. Dee participated with Cao in a demonstration of the KM-37 dive helmet with Cao, which is used by the Army, Navy and Coast Guard for deep sea diving and 95 percent of the world’s commercial divers. Dee is a retired Navy Explosive Ordnance Diving Captain and a student of the third Basic Diving Officer course to come through NDSTC in 1981. (Photo courtesy of NDSTC)


Warfare Centers Meet to Discuss Collaboration and InnovationBy Jeff Prater


PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Leaders from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWC NPT) and the Na-val Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) met in Panama City October 21-22, 2014, to discuss op-portunities to discuss collaboration in order to bring best value products to their customers.

NSWC PCD Deputy Technical Director Dave Tubridy pro-vided the meeting’s opening remarks.

“This meeting is designed to remove any perceived barri-ers, strengthen our existing collaborative efforts and identify additional areas for future collaboration,” said Tubridy.

Division Newport Department Head, Dr. Brian McKeon outlined the effort within three frames of mind.

“Each Division has their own inalienable rights or swim lanes,” said McKeon. “For example, Newport leads in Anti-Submarine Warfare and Panama City leads in Mine Warfare; there are areas at the branch level where our scientists and engineers work together each day; and at the corporate level where we really need to identify more areas for collaboration.”

Commanding Officer for Division Newport Capt. Todd Cramer provided an additional scenario.

“Finding mines in the water is clearly a Panama City swim lane. However, Newport has expertise which can help out and with these declining budgets we must be more collaborative,”

said Cramer.Panama City Department Head Dr. Kerry Commander said

that within science and technology efforts, collaboration is a good news story.

“It is remarkable all of the areas and projects where New-port and Panama City personnel currently work together,” said Commander.

Newport Technical Director Ms. Mary Wohlgemuth said that the meeting was a candid discussion on any perceived barriers, which were few, but more importantly were focused on where they could leverage each other’s knowledge.

“At the end of the meeting, we achieved a greater level of understanding and a modification of our behaviors to maxi-mize our collaboration and effective management of our prod-ucts,” Wohlgemuth said.

Panama City Technical Director Mr. Ed Stewart said that historically and traditionally Warfare Centers were like indi-vidual fiefdoms, but that was no longer the case in today’s society.

“Today, we are a Warfare Center family, which makes col-laboration not only possible, but an expectation,” said Stewart.

NSWC PCD Commanding Officer Capt. Phillip Dawson III, reaffirmed the need for collaboration.

“We are facing tremendous challenges and opportunities and must present the strongest team that we can to ultimately deliver quality products to the warfighter,” said Dawson. ♦

Pictured silhouetted against St. Andrew Bay at sunrise is one of three MH-53E helicopters that recently visited the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division from HM-14 in Norfolk, Virginia. The Detachment was assigned to NSWC PCD for a two week mine coun-termeasures training event. NSWC PCD is the Nation’s Technical Center of Excellence in Littoral and Coastal Defense. (Photo by Ron Newsome, NSWC PCD)

A view of St. Andrew Bay at Sunrise Pictured from NSWC PCD’s Aviation Unit


Warfare Centers’ Collaboration to Strengthen InnovationNaval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWC NPT) and Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) pose for a group photo aboard Landing Craft Air Cushion 61 to commemorate the two Warfare Centers’ Collaboration meeting held Oct. 21-22, 2013. Standing left to right are: Sheila Schnoering, PCD, Expeditionary and Maritime Systems Department Head; PCD, Jose Velez, PCD Lead Customer Advocate; Ron Vien, NPT, Sensors and SONAR Systems Department Head; Brian McKeon, NPT, USW Weapons, Vehicles, and Defensive Systems Depart-ment Head; Robert Walker, PCD, Chief Engineer; Capt. Phillip Dawson III, PCD Commanding Of-ficer; Dave Tubridy, PCD, Deputy TD; Ed Stewart (SES), PCD Technical Director; Tara Barnum, NPT, TDB Staff; Lisa Tindell, PCD, Littoral and Mine Warfare Department Head; Mary Wohlge-muth, NPT, TD; Dr. Kerry Commander, PCD Science and Technology Department Head; Don Aker, NPT, Deputy TD; Pierre Corriveau, NPT, Chief Technology Officer; and Captain Todd Cramer, NPT, Commanding Officer. (Photo by Susan Trahan, NSWC PCD/RELEASED)

By Deborah CaldwellNSWC PCD Lead Librarian

Basics for Secret Material Accountability and Control (SMAC)

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PANAMA CITY, Fla. — In June 2011, the Secret Material Account-ability and Control (SMAC) database was established. The Techni-cal Library houses the SMAC Office and is the command’s primary Secret material control point. NSWCPCDINST 5510.6 governs re-quirements.

The Technical Library/SMAC office offers the following an-swers to the most frequently asked questions:

1. What needs to be barcoded?a. Secret material must be brought to the Technical Library for barcoding. This includes technical reports, publications, naval messages, working papers, notes, research notes, rough drafts, SIPRNet print-outs, etc. Also included are all electronic me-dia including external or removable hard drives, laptops, and flash drives (even if not being used or non-readable – they will be accounted for until physically destroyed). The rule is “if it rests overnight in a container” it must be entered into Com-mand accountability.b. Secret material, which arrives on base with NSWC PCD personnel taking ownership.c. The exception to the above is Secret electronic media gener-ated by a Media Transfer Agent (MTA). This media does not require a barcode and is addressed below.

2. How does secret material get barcoded?a. An internal route sheet must be affixed to Secret material brought to the Technical Library, reflecting the action(s) re-quired. The following information should be included: an un-classified - title/description, publication/creation date, serial number (if available), format, custodian, and container num-ber. Identifying information provided to the Technical Library must match the information on the Secret item.b. Secret materials received by the Installation Mail Service Center or DLA Distribution Center will be picked up by the Technical Library/SMAC team. The custodian will be con-tacted when the SMAC process has been completed.

Only the custodian should sign for the material(s). He/she is ac-knowledging they understand their custodian responsibilities of the material received/checked out from the Technical Library (e.g., ac-knowledge they are the custodian of record, understand safeguard-ing and destruction requirements, and that their name will be entered in the SMAC system as such).

3. What about e-media created by an MTA?E-media created by an MTA must be entered into SMAC im-mediately, using the unique identifier provided for the e-me-dia. Exception: If the created e-media is destroyed that day without being housed in a container overnight.

4. Who can be a custodian?Only NSWC PCD civilians and military personnel can be custodians for secret material. Contractors cannot be listed as custodians for secret material. Need-to-know and clearances are verified.

5. Who has access to SMAC data and what changes can be made?

a. A custodian can view their records and change the container

number in his/her SMAC record.b. The SMAC team and SMAC IT support have access to enter all other data.6. How do you change custodians?A custodian may request a custodianship change online through the SMAC system. Transfer will be completed when the new intended custodian accepts responsibility for the material. This transaction takes place through computer-generated e-mails; updates to SMAC are automatic.7. What happens to my SMAC records if I’m sending secret off base?

Secret material leaving the Command must be routed through the Library/SMAC office during the routing of the transmittal. The Library/SMAC will retain a copy of the trans-mittal showing the intent to send off base. When the Library/SMAC receives a copy of the transmittal with tracking infor-mation from the Installation Mail Service Center verifying the material has been dispatched, SMAC records are updated (i.e., marked dispatched) by Library staff.8. How do I destroy secret material?

a. Non-library Secret SMAC material to be destroyed must be listed on a “Classified Material Destruction Record”, OPNAVINST 5511/12, with an unclassified description that clearly identifies the material, as it is reflected in the SMAC application. Information should include title, date of origin, originator, serial number, barcode, and material type (such as hard drive, CD). If material is barcoded, original red barcode must be removed from the material and placed on the destruc-tion record. Date of destruction and one signature required.b. The completed OPNAVINST 5511/12 must be brought to the Technical Library/SMAC Team, who will update the SMAC database to reflect the destruction.c. Library material - Secret material stamped as Library prop-erty, contained in yellow or red striped folders, containing ac-cession numbers written in red, and borrowed from the Tech-nical Library are NEVER to be destroyed by anyone other than the Technical Library. This material should be returned to the Technical Library when no longer needed.

Custodians are responsible to ensure the information contained in SMAC is accurate, including modifying the container number on his/her records to accurately reflect where the Secret material is se-cured. The Technical Library suggests that custodians check records a few days after they have requested action to confirm changes. Pe-riodic checks are also advised.

For more information: Please visit the Technical Library’s webpage via iNAVSEA. Click on the BIG RED SMAC BUTTON which will provide you the following information: Secret Material Accountability and Control Requirements, Guidance on Working Papers, route sheet, Classified Material Destruction Report (OP-NAVINST 5511/12), NSWCPCDINST 5510.6, Classified Material Accountability Inventory and Distribution, and points of contact.

Please make an appointment or call the SMAC Team at (850) 234-4845 or 234-4848 to ensure that the team can accommodate you at the time you wish. The SMAC Team is here to assist you with any questions or problems that may arise. ♦


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