www.thelighthousenews.comWHATS INSIDEVol. 11, No. 20 | Thursday,
October 6, 2011Naval BaseVenturaCounty(NBVC) has receivedthe
topenergy award fromthe Secretaryof theNavyforitswaterandenergy
conservation efforts dur-ing 2010.ThebasereceivedtheSEC-NAV
Platinum AchievementAwardfor EnergyandWaterManagement, the highest
of theplatinum, goldandbluelevelsof achievement.Theplatinumlevel
indicatesan outstanding energy programand an exceptional year for
en-ergy project execution. Theplatinum-level commands
arebeingrecognizedat anawardceremonyOct. 6at theNavyMemorial in
Washington, D.C.The platinum level achieve-ment award is what the
NBVCEnergyTeamstrives for yearafter year, and receiving it
trulyexemplifies the overall success oftheprogram,
saidMikeWilt-shire, resourceefficiencyman-ager for the base. The
require-ments from the Secretary of theNBVC wins conservation
awardPHOTO BY MC1 RUSS STEWART / NMCB 4Steelworker Constructionman
Brittany Desroches of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 welds a
metalplateacrossajoint betweenconcretecomponentsat
theMusaQalehlowwater crossingproject inAfghanistan. Details, Page
18.Meanwhile,NMCB3isworkingtobridgethegenerationgapasseveralactive-duty
SeabeesswaptaleswithretiredSeabeesinVentura. Details, Page24.
AndNMCB40completes its fourth and final Command Post Exercise
before leaving for its final Field Training
ExerciseatFortHunterLiggettpriortotheirupcomingeight-monthPacificCommanddeploymentinNovember.This
will be the final FTX and deployment for NMCB 40, as the battalion
will be decommissioned at theconclusion of deployment. Details,
Pages 20-21. For full coverage of the FTX, see the Oct. 20
edition.PHOTO BY ANDREA HOWRY /LIGHTHOUSEA grinning Ben Ostertag,
8, isdeckedoutinhisflightjacketandcapgiventohimduring his tourof
VX-30. Ben is battling braincancer.BUILDING BRIDGESIts one surprise
afteranother at MugusCFC kickoff eventBy Andrea HowryLighthouse
editorEight-year-old Ben Ostertagwasnt sure how hard he shouldpull
the tab.The pilot was encouraging himto pull harder, but Ben wasnt
toosure.It wasnt until his 11-year-oldbrother Jack yanked at
anothertab and the pilots life preserverVX-30 bringsday of joy
to8-year-old boybattling cancerSEE AWARD, PAGE 19SEE VX-30, PAGE
17MA2 Nathan Hoatland of VAW-117,who is expecting his first child
ithismonth, successfully readjusts a carseat during a recent car
seat safetycheck at Naval Base Ventura County,Point Mugu. Page
25.Command ombudsmen at NavalBase Ventura County get theirmoment in
the spotlight during theannual Ombudsman AppreciationLunch. It was
also a farewell to TinaEgelston, the base ombudsman forthe past
year. Pages 22-23.Burke Frank, 6, the daughter ofAngie and Lt. John
Frank of the CivilEngineer Corps Officers School,concentrates on a
putt during arecent youth golf class. Anothersession of classes
starts Oct. 11.Page 10.2QABy Captain Jim McHughNBVC Commanding
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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
[email protected] (7827)Ask
theCaptainThursday,October6,2011TheLighthousewww.TheLighthouseNews.comQuestion:
My wife and I have noticed a lot of nicehousing on base that is
empty. I have been a govern-ment worker for more than 23 years and
would likevery much to live on base. Im also retired NavyReserves.
When will Naval Base Ventura County(NBVC) have on-base housing
available for govern-ment workers? The government would make
moneyon those empty places.Answer: The housing located on NBVC is a
com-bination of Public Private Venture (PPV) and NavyFamily
Housing. Lincoln Military Housing is ourpartner and, as such, owns
and manages the PPVhouses.Under our partnership agreement, Lincoln
willrent to active duty military and their family membersfor the
cost of Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) orlower. If the units are
not full, Lincoln tries to ll theunits by offering rent
concessions, which allows themto align with prices in the
community. If the units re-main vacant after incentives are
offered, Lincoln mayoffer the units to DoD civilians and retired
militarymembers.Currently, our PPV housing on board the base isat
capacity. Lincoln does, however, have vacanciesat Catalina Heights,
located in Camarillo, and hasopened the units to DoD civilians and
retired activeduty members.We are not allowed to rent
government-ownedhousing, so we cannot offer incentives or rent
conces-sions. Military members are required to give up theirentire
BAH. Because of this, you may notice somevacant government-owned
units. In order to maximizeutilization, we have converted some
units to SingleSailor housing and Navy Gateway Inns and Suites.I
strongly encourage you to call Lincoln Housingat 805-419-4921 to
inquire about availability of PPVunits at Catalina Heights.Why cant
base rent out empty
housing?3www.TheLighthouseNews.comTheLighthouseThursday,October6,2011COMMUNITYCALENDAROctoberHAUNTED
SWAMP:The first night of theHaunted Swampopens at Naval BaseVentura
County, Port Hueneme,for Military Night only. It continuesOct. 29
for the general public.Come visit as the SeabreezeAquatic Center is
turned into aHalloween maze, complete witha boat ride. A carnival
is at theWarfield Gym next door. ScaredyCat tours for the younger
set arefrom 4 to 6 p.m. Scary tours takeplace after dark from 7 to
10 p.m.Free admission for active-dutymilitary, dependents and kids
6and younger. Admission is $5 forScaredy Cat tours and $8 for
Scarytours. Information: 982-4753.28Carrying the theme, Surpassing
Excel-lence: Celebrating100Years of NavalAviation, Naval Base
Ventura CountysNavy Ball is set for Saturday, Oct. 15, atthe
Ventura Beach Marriott Hotel.Social hour begins at 5 p.m., with
theceremony, dinner and dancing beginningat 6 p.m.Menuoptions are
NewYorkSteak,Grilled Salmon, or Wild Mushroom Rav-ioli.Prices for
military personnel O5 and up,federal workers GS13andupandallother
civilians are $65.Prices for O3 and O4 and federal work-ers GS10 to
GS 12 are $60.Prices for E7 to O2 and federal workersGS9 and below
are $55.Prices for E5 and E6 are $35, and pric-es for E1 to E4 are
$25.Formoreinformationortoreserveaticket, call Builder 1st Class
Casey Pollyat 982-3747.Navy Ball set for Oct. 15 in VenturaDisplays
of fire trucks and firefightingequipment and a traditional free
pancakebreakfast and Fire Department
openhouseareamongtheactivitiesplannedfor Oct. 11 through Oct. 15 as
the NavalBase Ventura County (NBVC) Fire De-partment celebrates
National Fire Preven-tion Week.Hoping to raise awareness of key
firesafety issues that could help prevent firesand fire injuries in
the home, Fed Fire isstaffing three fire prevention booths andfire
truck displays from noon to 1 p.m. onthese dates: Tuesday, Oct. 11,
at the NBVC PointMugu Navy Exchange, Bldg. 16. Wednesday, Oct. 12,
at the NBVCPortHueneme Commissary, Bldg. 1512. Thursday, Oct. 13,
both locations.On Saturday, Oct. 15, from 8 a.m. to 1p.m., a free
pancake breakfast and FireDepartment open house will take place
atthe NBVCPoint Mugu Fire Station, Bldg.642.Fire Prevention Week
has been spon-sored by the National Fire Protection As-sociation
for 89 years. This years themeis Protect Your Family From
Fire.Baseresidents areremindedtotesttheir smokealarms
everymonthandreplace the batteries every year. Allsmoke alarms
should be replaced witha new unit after 10 years.Each member of the
household shouldalsoknowthefamilyfireescapeplan,and it should be
practiced twice
ayear.Formorehomefiresafetytips,visitwww.firepreventionweek.org.For
more informationonthe localactivities, call the Fire Prevention
Officeat 989-0112 or 989-0109.Fed Fire hosts pancake breakfast,
open houseBy Andrea HowryLighthouse editorWorking and living on
Naval Base Ven-tura County (NBVC), its easy to forgetthat not
everyone can walk into the
NavyExchange,seeamovieintheNeedhamTheater or jog the track next to
the Bee-hive Gym.But inVentura County, there are
833,000peopleroughly850,000countyresi-dents less the 17,000 who
work at NBVC who dont have base access.Onthemorningof Friday, Sept.
23,another 30 got the rare privilege of goingthrough the
gates.Upperclassmen and graduate studentsat the Martin V. Smith
School of Businessand Economics at California State Uni-versity
Channel Islands toured the coun-tys No. 1 employer, visiting NBVC
PortHueneme, a follow-up to last years tourof NBVC Point Mugu.That
afternoon, they toured Patagonia,andearlier tours have
includedLimo-neira and JD Power and Associates.We are trying to
introduce students tovariousbusinessesinVenturaCounty,explained
William P. Cordeiro, Ph.D., theassociate vice president for
academic af-fairs at the business school. We try to goto two
businesses on each tour, and we tryto do three tours a year.He
praised Capt. JimMcHugh, the basecommanding officer, for being a
memberof the Business Advisory Council, bridg-ing the school and
the base and openingthe door for the tour.Cal State students learn
bases businessENERGY AWARENESS5K: Registration11 a.m., run
11:30a.m., Beehive Gym,Naval Base Ventura County, PortHueneme.
Booths will be set updealing with energy efficiency
andconservation. Information: 989-7378.13GOLF TOURNAMENT:Society of
AmericanMilitary Engineersscholarship golftournament. Check-in7:30
a.m., shotgunstart 9 a.m., lunch and awards 2p.m. Registration is
$75, includinglunch. Information: Lt. Joe Vernon,982-3504.7ANNUAL
ENERGYGOLF TOURNAMENT:8 a.m. to noon,Seabee Golf Course,Naval Base
Ventura County, PortHueneme. Registration deadline:Monday, Oct. 24.
Cost: $36,including golf cart, range balls,giveaways, barbecue
lunch andprizes. Information: 982-2842.28SEE TOUR, PAGE 26PHOTO BY
CHARLIE HOUSER / NSWC PORT HUENEMECalifornia State University
Channel Islands students tour the Engineering Development Labat
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tires4Thursday,October6,2011TheLighthousewww.TheLighthouseNews.comDeployment
is a fact of life for militaryspouses and families.Didyouknowwe
canexperience acycleof emotions duringthedeploy-ment cycle
ofworkups, deployment andreturn and reunion? Many seasoned
mil-itary spouses are familiar with somethingcalledtheemotional
cycleof deploy-ment.First identified by Navy spouse Kath-leen
Vestal-Logan, the emotional cycle ofdeployment identifies seven
emotionalstagesweexperienceduringthepre-de-ployment, deployment and
post-deploy-ment periods. When I first learned aboutthis cycle, I
realized Im not alone andnot going crazy!This column will look at
the two stagesofthis cycle that take place in the pre-deployment
phase of deployment readi-ness andtips for successful
navigationthrough them.Before we begin, it is interesting to
notethat whether you are on a boomer ex-periencingashorter cruise,
asurfacefleet or IA deployment or even TAD or-ders for school, this
phenomenon affectsus all to some degree.Stageone, Anticipationof
Loss, canstart as early as six weeks prior to deploy-ment. We can
be moody or depressed, evenirritable. We may bicker with our
Sailor,and there can begin an emotional distanceas we start to
prepare for separation. Dur-ing this time it is natural to wonder
howyou will get through deployment alone. Itisnatural
toworryaboutthesafetyofyour Sailor. It is natural to wonder if
youcan face the unknown without your part-ner.Men and women
experience this phasedifferently. As women ponder the upcom-ing
separation, we tend to want to spendmore time with our husbands. We
wantto make memories and in essence fill upour love tanks during
this time.Men on the other hand begin to with-draw. For Sailors,
the weeks prior to leav-ing are filled with moving aboard and
longhours of readiness preparations. OneSailor, my husband, said,
It is easier topull away in the early on so it doesnt hurtso deeply
on the day we
leave.Taketimeduringthesetwostagestoconnectwiththefamilysupportgroup.Look
for those relationships that will bea support to you during
deployment. Takesteps to build those relationships iftheyare not in
place. Contact your Fleet andFamily Support Center or ombudsman
forany suggestions and information on avail-ablegroups.
Makesureyouknowwhoyour ombudsman is and get on her e-mailtree and
newsletter list.Keep talking to your spouse. Talk aboutdecisions
you may face in their absence.These questions can include things
fromwhere to get the car repaired to spendingplans to emergency
plans. Having theseconversations can help you feel more pre-pared
to handle their absence, especiallyif this is your first
deployment.Stage two, Detachment and Withdraw-al,
usuallytakesplaceinthelastweekbeforedeployment.
Spousessometimesexperience fatigue. Sailors are busy mov-ing
aboard, often spending longer hoursontheship,
andbegintoemotionallyseparateduringthisweek. Thiscanbehard on us as
we want to hold on toevery moment we have left with our
Sail-or.This stage may be characterized by
am-bivalencetowardintimacy. Ontheonehand we realize that this is
our last chancefor physical intimacy for some time
andwedontwanttolosethatopportunity.But because weve also begun to
separateemotionally it can be difficult to want toopen up that
connection with our spouse.Again, these are normal feelings.The
cycle of deployment will be a bitdifferent for each individual, but
under-standing and recognizing the stages
em-powersusasspousestorecognizeandrespond to these stages in our
lives. Do you have a question or commentfor Beth? Please contact
her at [email protected] basic primer in the emotional
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