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December 12, 2010 Vol. 19 Issue 5
GWCSG Returns to Japan for Holidays
By MCSN Marcos Vazquez
Guardian Staff
YOKOSUKA, Japan — After a short but
eventful three weeks out at sea, the aircraft
carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned
to its forward deployed operating port
of Yokosuka, Japan Dec. 14.
While underway, GW participated in
an exercise in the waters west of the Korean
peninsula with the Republic of Korea (ROK)
Navy and in the Pacific Ocean with the Japan
Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) as part
of the exercise Keen Sword 2011.
“Our crew has done an outstanding job
during this patrol which began almost seven
months ago in May,” said Captain David
Lausman, commanding officer of USS George
Washington. “During that time, we’ve traveled
more then 50,000 nautical miles across
the western Pacific and I know this region is
safer and more secure today because of their
service.”
Other naval exercises GW participated
in during the 2010 annual patrol included Invincible
Spirit with the ROK Navy which sent
a clear message to North Korea that its aggressive
behavior must stop, Undersea Warfare
Exercise (USWEX) with the JMSDF which
focused on the coordination of anti-submarine
warfare and the joint military exercise Valiant
Shield which was conducted to train the participants
in various areas including maritime
interdiction, intelligence surveillance, reconnaissance
and personnel recovery.
The flight deck of the carrier was an extremely
busy place during the 2010 patrol with
8,351 launches and recoveries.
To keep those planes flying, the air wing
used 16,125,000 gallons of fuel. And fueling
the crew, the Supply Department made 1.8
million meals with food they brought aboard
during 34 separate replenishments-at-sea
(RAS).
The Supply Department also cleaned
365,000 pounds of laundry and kept the crew
looking sharp with 22,000 haircuts.
The ship’s Medical Department was responsible
for assisting 9,485 patients, administering
10,354 immunizations and collecting
424 units of blood during a command blood
drive.
The size of the GW’s crew increase by
22 U.S. citizens during the annual patrol as the
Legal Department naturalized more than three
dozen Sailors as new U.S. citizens.
“In some countries people are not allowed
to speak about certain things, but now
I am an American and I can defend my country
and use my freedom of speech whenever I
want,” said Culinary Specialist Seaman Jian
Xu, one of the proud new Americans.
In 2010, GW visited the Republic of
Korea, Singapore, the Republic of the Philippines
and Thailand.
In these ports, more than 7,000 people
had the chance to get a firsthand look at the
Navy’s only permanently forward deployed
aircraft carrier.
“It was a great opportunity for both the
citizens to see what we do and for our own
Sailors to showcase their pride we all share
in this warship,” said Chief Master-at-Arms
Raymond Wendt, one of the ship’s tour guides
in the Philippines.
“It helps you appreciate the ship even
more by seeing the excitement in the tourist’s
faces,” he added.
Despite being in port, GW’s role is to
remain vigilant as the Navy’s only permanently
forward-deployed aircraft carrier, always
ready to execute its next set of orders.
When the world calls, GW answers.

December 12, 2010 Ship News
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Navigation
50,000+ Nautical miles traveled
15 Strait transits
21 Restricted water transits
34 Replenishments at sea
4 Foreign port visits
Medical
9, 485 Patient visits
11,511 Prescriptions dispensed
10,354 Immunizations administered
39 Medical emergencies called away
80 Medevacs onto/off the ship
S-2 Food Services
1.8 Million meals served
388,800 Bowls of cereal
36,000 Bottles of ketchup
27,000 pounds of chicken tenders
36,000 pounds of burgers
7200 Gallons of ice cream
54,000 Pounds of French fries
60,000 Pounds of lettuce
45,000 Gallons of milk
EAWS INFORMATION
ESWS INFORMATION
Ship’s Clock
Days at sea:
What is lateral axis?
Pitch
What gives an aircraft extra lift?
Flap
How many total gallons can the distilling
plants produce?
100,000 gal/day/unit
What Data Link is the Teletype Data
Link?
Link 14 (Beaver)
Days until next port:
Days until homeport:
USS George Washington’s 2010 All-Star Stats
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GWCSG and JMSDF Conclude
Joint Exercise Keen Sword 2011
By MCSN Cheryl Callahan
Guardian Staff
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec 10,
2010) — After seven days
of immensely successful
and rewarding integration
and cooperation, the George
Washington Carrier Strike
Group (GWCSG) and Japan
Maritime Self-Defense
Force (JMSDF) concluded
the joint bilateral exercise
Keen Sword 2011, Dec.10.
“I am exceptionally
pleased with the outcome of
the training we conducted
with the Kaijo Jietai,” said
Rear Admiral Dan Cloyd,
Commander, Task Force
70. “For many years we’ve
been operating together
side-by-side and today,
because of the inspiring
efforts of our teams and all
those who have gone before
us, we effectively serve as
one force.”
The exercise began
S-3 Sales and Services
$2,107,823.96 total in sales during the cruise
$1.85 Million in sales through the ship’s store
$262,000 Sold through vending machines
22,000 Haircuts
363,000 Pounds of laundry cleaned
5,800 items pressed
Air Department
8,351 Aircraft launched and recovered
17,022 Moves on the flight deck
3,138 Moves in the hangar bay
1,750 Elevator runs
Legal
22 Naturalized citizens
Media
106 Press releases
90 Daily news updates submitted
1,461 Photos submitted
1,500+ In port tours given
200+ Embarked media hosted
on Dec. 3 and involved
units from the U.S. Army,
Navy, Air Force and Marine
Corps, working closely with
their Japan Self Defense
Force (JSDF) counterparts
at military bases throughout
mainland Japan, Okinawa
and in the waters surrounding
Japan. More than 54,000
service members, 60 U.S.
and JMSDF ships and 430
aircraft participated in this
year’s exercise. Keen Sword
2011 was one of the largest
joint operations exercises in
the world this year.
In addition to testing
both nation’s interoperability
in the areas of integrated
air and missile defense,
close air support (CAS)
and maritime defense and
interdiction, USS George
Washington hosted more
than 30 Sailors from the
JMSDF who coordinated the
naval portion of the exercise
from aboard the aircraft
carrier. Dozens of others
visited the ship throughout
Keen Sword as part of an
educational exchange.
“I’ve operated with
the JMSDF for many
years. They’re extremely
professional Sailors and I
welcome the opportunity
to serve by their side,” said
Captain David A. Lausman,
commanding officer of the
aircraft carrier USS George
Washington (CVN73).
“When sailing alongside
the JS Ikazuchi, it was just
like sailing next to a U.S.
Navy ship. There was no
difference.”
This was the tenth
time the U.S. Navy and the
JMSDF have met to conduct
the Keen Sword exercise
which began in 1986. The
timing of this exercise also
coincided with the 50th
anniversary of the signing of
the US-Japan Cooperation
and Security Treaty.

December 12, 2010 Ship News
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GW and JMSDF Master
Chiefs Work Together
Boatswain's Mate Chief Melvin Morris (right) discusses refueling operations with Japan Maritime
Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Force Master Chief Koji Himori (left) and Escort Flotilla Command
Master Chief Tanaka Naosuke (second from right) during an exercise with JMSDF Escort Flotilla
ship Ikazuchi (DD-107). Photo by MC3 Adam K. Thomas
By MC3 Adam K. Thomas
Guardian Staff
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec 8, 2010)
—Demonstrating the opportunities
for increasing the interoperability of
the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime
Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Master
Chiefs of both nations gathered aboard
USS George Washington (CVN 73)
for an educational exchange during
exercise Keen Sword 2011.
“We are conducting this visit to
learn from each other’s operations and
procedures in order to improve our
Sailors and Commands,” said JMSDF
Fleet Escort, Force Master Chief
Koji Himori. “The US and JMSDF
both have their good and bad points.
It is important that we work together
to learn from each other’s positive
aspects and eliminate the negative so
that we may both become better.”
Escort Flotilla Two, Command
Master Chief Tanaka Naosuke of the
JMSDF also attended the meeting
aboard GW which was hosted by the
ship’s Command Master Chief, Marty
King.
“We need to understand how
other forces operate. Continuing this
international coalition development
will only help us build a more cohesive
unit that works together as one team,”
said King.
The visiting CMCs spent a total
of ten days aboard GW observing and
participating in several evolutions
including a Refueling-at-Sea (RAS)
with USS John S. McCain (DD 56),
general quarters drills and flight
deck operations. The CMCs also had
the opportunity to watch an Anti-
Submarine Warfare (ASW) training
exercise.
“I would like to see the US take
strengths from the Japanese and the
Japanese take strengths from the U.S.
This way we can become stronger
together,” said Naosuke.
The exchange program was
limited to the Command Master
Chief level but all agree it should
be expanded to Petty Officers and
Seamen for the next Keen Sword
exercise.
“Any time Sailors have the
opportunity to work together with
Sailors from another nation, we should
take advantage of the opportunity,”
said King.
“We learned a great deal during
our visit. Next time I hope that U.S.
and Japanese Sailors can both spend
time on each others ships so that we
can learn more and continue to build a
strong team,” said Himori.
Keen Sword is the world’s
largest joint bilateral exercise in
2010 and is designed to evaluate the
interoperability of the U.S. military
and Japan Self-Defense Force. The
exercise brings together 34,000
Japanese troops and 10,000 U.S.
service members, plus a combined
430 aircraft and 60 ships for missiledefense
and other air, land and sea
operations.
From Tanker to Aircraft:
Journey of Fuel on a Carrier
By MCSN Marcos Vazquez
Guardian Archives
USS GEORGE WASHINGTON at sea — Early morning,
before the crew is woken by the sound of reveille on the
1MC, aviation boatswain’s mates are on station at three of
five fuel sponsons aboard USS George Washington (CVN
73), “manned and ready” to receive fuel from a U.S. Navy
fleet replenishment oiler. This isn’t the first time GW
has participated in a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) and it’s
definitely not the last.
Once the fuel lines are connected between GW and the
fleet replenishment oiler, with the help of line handlers from
the deck department, GW begins to take on fuel. The fuel
travels from the sponsons through pipes throughout the ship
until they reach their destination, the contamination tanks.
The aviation boatswain’s mates on station take fuel samples
throughout the replenishment process to ensure that GW is
receiving quality fuel. If not, the aviation boatswain’s mates
alert their chain-of-command and the information is routed
to GW’s commanding officer, Capt. David A. Lausman, who
makes the decision on whether or not to continue to take on
fuel.
“Another thing that we check for is pressure,” said
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (ABF) Airman Anthony Mood.
“If the pressure is too high, the fuel lines could rupture, and if
it’s too low, we will eventually lose suction.”
After the RAS is over, the fuel begins to be purified in
one of two pump rooms on GW, removing any sediment or
water that is in the fuel. The ABF’s who work in the pump
rooms use a console to operate valves, opening and closing
them, to determine where fuel goes throughout the ship,
which ultimately controls the list of the ship. Too much fuel
on either side of the ship will make the flight deck slope to
one side and if the flight deck isn’t level, it can endanger the
aircraft and the pilots.
“Working on the flight deck is dangerous,” said Aviation
Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Keenan Holden. “But downstairs
in the pump rooms are where the brains of the operation are.
It’s hot down here, but if you really want to learn the rate, this
is where you want to work.”
From the pump room, the fuel travels to more purifiers to
ensure that the fuel is free of sediment and water when it comes
time to refuel GW’s aircraft. However, repeated processes
aren’t enough to ensure quality. Periodically throughout the
day, fuel samples are sent to the Quality Assurance (QA) lab
onboard GW where trained ABFs perform tests to check for
water, sediment, FSII (fuel system icing inhibitor), flash point
and specific gravity. If the fuel doesn’t meet QA’s standard,
they call the pump room for a resample after the tank has
been stripped of water.
“When the aircraft are recovered and parked on the
flight deck, that’s when we go up and refuel them,” said
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class LaMarcus Woodgett,
the QA supervisor. “We race with the Aviation Ordnancemen
to get the birds ready. We work hard, but when the work is
done, we’re always playing chess and I am the chess king.”
After the aircraft are refueled, the process starts over
again in the pump rooms.
Every aviation boatswain’s mate that handles fuel plays
a part in the process of getting quality fuel to the aircraft
safely.
“We’re often forgotten because we aren’t always in
view,” said Mood. “But we’ve always got something going
on. We work around the clock to keep the aircraft in the air
and keep the pilots alive and we are always on our game.”

December 12, 2010 Page 4
Marius Zaromskis Takes On Kazushi Sakuraba
By Brian Lopez-Benchimol
Current DREAM welterweight champion
Marius Zaromskis will return to Japan for
the first time in a long time when he takes on
mixed martial arts pioneer Kazushi Sakuraba
in arguably the biggest fight of his career.
Zaromskis claimed the promotions welterweight
title in 2009 after dispatching of Seichi
Ikemoto, Hayato Sakurai and Jason High.
Wins over UFC veterans High and Sakurai
came via headkick knockout, which have become
a trademark for the Lithuanian striker.
Marius transitioned to the United States
after reeling off four wins in a row under the
DREAM banner, only to run on an 0-2-1 slide
in Strikeforce.
Vying for the San Jose based promotion’s
then vacant 170-pound title opposite of
Nick Diaz last January, Marius was knocked
out in the waning moments of the bout giving
him his first loss in nearly two years. He would
later return in the Strikeforce cage against veteran
Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos, however
succumbed to another first round stoppage. In
a chance to redeem himself, “The Whitemare”
was then pitted against King of the Cage veteran
Waachim Spiritwolf, however the bout
ended in anti-climatic fashion when an inadvertent
eye poke by Zaromskis resulted in a
No Contest.
After spending the majority of 2010 in
the States, Marius will return to Japan for the
famous year end show when he takes on legend
Kazushi Sakuraba.
Sakuraba will be reportedly dropping
By Brian Ashcraft
Ah, the elderly. They’re no longer content to
watch reruns and take walks. In Japan, they’re
hanging out in arcades.
Lower birth rates haven’t helped Japanese
game centres. “These days, it’s become
harder to target young males,” Japan Amusement
Industry Association tells Japan’s Nikkei.
Arcades, like Tokyo’s Sega Dream Factory,
are having better luck with a less likely
group of gamers: the silver set.
Senior citizens make up a third of Sega
Dream Factory’s customers. Arcades with
strong senior showings are even running special
deals for elderly gamers such as giving
them more tokens if they spend ¥1000, or offering
them blankets if they get cold.
“Recently, I’ve been coming with my
Sakuraba (top) applying a submission on Renzo Gracie
grandchildren, but it’s like a dream,” says one
65-year-old arcade goer. “I’m so busy making
friends, I feel rejuvenated.”
According to one arcade manager, the
number of elderly people inquiring about how
to play arcade games is increasing.
down to the welterweight division for the first
time in his career when he meets Zaromskis,
in a bout which will be contested for Marius’
DREAM 170-pound title.
Sakuraba was last seen in action when
he meet MMA wild man Jason Miller at
DREAM 16 this past September. Kazushi was
thoroughly dominated en route to a first round
submission via arm-triangle choke just a little
over two-minutes inside of the first round.
The submission loss marked only the second
time the Japanese sensation had been submitted.
The first was in 1996 against heavyweight
Kimo Leopoldo in Sakuraba’s first professional
bout.
The 41-year-old is 2-4 in his last 6 outings,
and while it has not been eluded to, these
next few bouts Sakuraba has left in him could
be his last.
MMAJunkie.com first reported the
match, which will take place at the Saitama
Super Arena in Saitama, Japan for “DREAM:
Dynamite!! 2010″, the promotion’s annual
year-end extravaganza.
Japan’s Arcade Seniors Come For Friendship, Stay For Blankets
The elderly find game centres appealing
for a variety of reasons that range from the
fact it’s easy to make friends to the way it’s a
good place to get out of the house and to use
one’s brain and eye-hand coordination”.
Old Japanese gamers primarily enjoy
medallion games, pachinko games, crane
games and horse racing games. “I sometimes
spend a little over ¥,1000 ($12) a day on horse
racing and pachinko,” says a 73-year-old gamer.
“I keep coming back because it’s cheap to
play.”
The senior citizen gamers bring their
own boxed lunches into the arcades to eat with
friends and hangout from morning until evening,
just showing that as our lives become increasingly
online, there is something that can
never replace arcades: meeting other gamers
face-to-face.

December 12, 2010 Japan News
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Japanese Prisons Rising Elderly Population
Handrails run down the middle of a prison hallway, to help the incarcerated
elderly make their way from one end to the other at Onomichi
Prison in Onomichi, Japan, near the city of Hiroshima. Japan’s population is
aging faster than anywhere else, and with that has come an even sharper
rise in elderly inmates.
By Mari Yamaguchi
The Associated Press
ONOMICHI, Japan — Handrails
run down the middle of
the hallway to help prisoners
make their way from one end
to the other. Adult diapers
are neatly stacked in a corner.
When an inmate chokes
on his rice and coughs, a supervisor
rushes over to rub
his back.
Welcome to the world
of old-age prisons. Japan’s
population is aging faster
than anywhere else, and with
that has come an even sharper
rise in elderly inmates.
The number of Japanese
prisoners aged 60 or
older has doubled over the
past decade to more than
10,000. That outpaces a 30
percent increase in the general
population for that age
group. The elderly now represent
16 percent of the nation’s
inmates.
Though Japan’s crime
rate remains relatively low,
the spike in elderly crime
is another sign of the social
and economic strains on the
once-confident country.
An entire floor has
been converted into a pilot
geriatric ward at Onomichi
Prison, near the city of Hiroshima.
The government
has also invested $100 million
to build larger facilities
at three other prisons around
the country, and more are
planned.
Most of the inmates
have been convicted of shoplifting
and theft, reflecting
the financial pressures and
lack of family support facing
many older Japanese amid a
lengthy economic slump and
fraying social cohesion.
About half are repeat
offenders, including some
who steal to get caught and
return to the relative security
of prison, where at least
shelter — if Spartan — and
three meals a day, as well
as a twice-weekly bath, are
guaranteed.
“I’m already an old
man, and the economy is bad
out there,” a nearly 70-yearold
inmate told The Associated
Press, which was granted
a rare tour of a Japanese
prison
Ḣis 3½-year sentence
for attempted robbery is up
in April, and the prospect
of going free fills him with
more dread than joy.
“I’m worried that
there would be no work for
someone like me,” he said,
adding that he worries his
younger brother may shun
him. Prison rules forbid using
his name and exact age.
Another factor is that
longer sentences are being
handed out. Also, elderly inmates
without family or community
ties have virtually no
chance of parole, which is
only granted for those with a
reliable guardian.
“The number of senior
inmates has been surging,
and there is no sign of decrease,”
said Koki Maezawa,
a Justice Ministry official in
charge of prison services.
“It’s a serious problem that
the entire society must tackle
so that offenders don’t keep
coming back to prison once
they get out.”
The graying of the
prison population is not
unique to Japan, though it’s
happening faster here than in
other countries, according to
the Justice Ministry.
In the United States,
the number of inmates age
55 and older in state and federal
prisons grew 76 percent
between 1999 and 2008,
from 43,300 to 76,400, according
to the Justice Department.
The overall prison
population rose by a smaller
18 percent. Those age 60
or older numbered 35,900,
or 2.3 percent of the total,
a much smaller proportion
than in Japan.
The U.S. growth is in
part a legacy of laws that
mandated harsher sentences
or abolished parole, keeping
convicts in prison into old
age. It has strained government
budgets, because of the
higher health care costs for
elderly inmates.
Several states, including
Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Louisiana, North Carolina
and Ohio, have geriatric
prisons or wards. Other
countries, including Germany
and Britain, have special
wings for elderly inmates,
and Switzerland is building
a similar facility.
Here at Onomichi
Prison, the hallways use
ramps, not steps, and prisoners
are allowed to use walkers
if they need them.
The inmates work six
hours a day, instead of the
eight required of other prisoners,
and do lighter tasks
such as sorting papers, folding
laundry and making
beadwork and paper crafts.
All prison employees have
received training for elderly
care, and two are certified
assistant nurses.
“We have to provide
the kind of attention like ordinary
nursing homes,” said
Yoshihiro Kurahashi, the
chief guard at the prison.
Spacecraft Arrives at Venus,
Missions Fate Uncertain
By Stephen Clark
Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft reached Venus
Monday evening, but officials are still evaluating
whether the $300 million mission successfully
achieved orbit around the sweltering planet
to begin two years of weather observations.
The 1,000-pound probe was expected to
fire its main engine around 2349 GMT Monday
for about 12 minutes, slowing the craft enough
to be captured by the gravity of Venus.
Engineers confirmed ignition of the thruster
before Akatsuki passed behind Venus, which
was expected to block communications signals
from the spacecraft for 22 minutes, according
to postings on the Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency website.
But officials did not regain communications
with Akatsuki as scheduled, building drama
inside the mission control center in Sagamihara,
Japan.
Controllers finally received signals from
the spacecraft at 0128 GMT Tuesday or at 10:28
a.m. Japanese time.
Japanese officials are evaluating the
probe’s position to determine whether it entered
orbit, according to Twitter updates.
The spacecraft was supposed to enter a
night pass in the shadow of Venus at about 0036
and enter sunlight again about one hour later.
The timeline called for a maneuver to an Earthpointing
attitude shortly before 0200 GMT and
to switch to a high-rate communications antenna
at 0309 GMT.
It was unclear late Monday when controllers
would know Akatsuki’s position and health
following the engine firing and unexpected
communications issues.
JAXA cautioned before Monday’s orbit
insertion that it could take up to 12 hours to determine
whether the spacecraft entered the correct
trajectory around Venus.
Akatsuki, which means “dawn” in Japanese,
was targeting an insertion orbit with a low
point of 342 miles and a high point of more than
118,000 miles above the surface of Venus.
Three more thruster burns were planned
Dec. 9, Dec. 11 and Dec. 13 to reach the spacecraft’s
operational perch spanning between an
altitude of 342 miles and 49,700 miles, according
to a JAXA spokesperson.
Science observations were expected to
begin in January, including tandem studies with
the European Space Agency’s Venus Express orbiter,
which has been at the planet since 2006.
The mission blasted off May 20 from the
Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan.
It journeyed 300 million miles to reach Venus
Monday.
Akatsuki’s five cameras are designed to
collect unparalleled data on the planet’s atmosphere
and runaway greenhouse effect for a
two-year mission. Akatsuki also carries sensors
to look for active volcanoes and search for lightning
storms.

December 12, 2010 Page 6
First Lady Dedicates
NNMC Fisher Houses
CNO Releases DADT Message
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead testifies before the
Senate Armed Services Committee about the Comprehensive Review Working
Group report regarding the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Photo MCC
Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst
First lady Michelle Obama and Fisher House Foundation Chairman Ken Fisher cut a ribbon
during a dedication ceremony for the first of three new Fisher Houses at the National Naval
Medical Center. Photo by Cat DeBinder
By Sarah Fortney
National Naval Medical Center
Public Affairs
Bethesda, Md. (NNS) — First Lady
Michelle Obama visited National
Naval Medical Center (NNMC)
Bethesda, Md. Dec. 3, to dedicate
the first of three new Fisher Houses
aboard the facility.
The Fisher House program,
established in 1990 by Zachary and
Elizabeth Fisher, provides military
families a place to stay at no cost
while their loved one is in treatment.
The three new 16,000 sq. ft.,
two-story buildings at Bethesda are
in addition to two others currently
in operation on campus. Each house
consists of 20 suites, which include
private, handicapped-accessible
bathrooms. Additionally, the houses
have common areas, offering large
communal dining and family rooms
and a multi-cooking station kitchen.
“It is a privilege, and it is an
honor to join you as you open the
doors of this beautiful house,” the
First Lady said during the ribboncutting
ceremony. “Every day, this
house and others like it across this
country, remind us of a simple truth
that when our men and women in
uniform are called to serve, their
families serve too. Their sacrifice is
their family’s sacrifice as well.”
When a loved one is receiving
treatment far away from home, she
added, there are many prohibitive
costs of hotels and transportation
that have kept many family members
apart and placed a tremendous
burden on others.
Since the Fisher House program
was established, it has served
more than 130 families, providing
nearly three million days of lodging
and saving families an estimated
$100 million in lodging and transportation
expense.
“These numbers don’t even
begin to capture the impact these
houses have had – the late nights
families have spent in those kitchens,
laughing and crying and praying
together, the lifelong friendships
they’ve maintained and the
gratitude and relief they feel knowing
that wherever they are, they’ll
have a place to call home,” the First
Lady said. “We know the sacrifices
these folks are making, putting their
careers on hold, putting their own
dreams aside, often working around
the clock to care for those they
love.”
“We’re fortunate to have places
like this medical center that provide
world class care for our men
and women in uniform,” she said.
By MC2 (SW) Class Kyle P. Malloy
Chief of Naval Operations
Public Affairs
WASHINGTON (NNS) —
The chief of naval operations
(CNO) released a video
message discussing the DoD
comprehensive review of the
issues associated with the
repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell’ (DADT) policy following
his testimony before the
Senate Armed Services Committee,
Dec. 3.
In his message, Adm.
Gary Roughead discussed
how he used the input of the
fleet to inform his position on
the matter.
“…Your willingness to
share your views has helped
me as I was called upon to
provide my best military advice
to the secretary of defense
and to the congress on
this issue,” said Roughead.
Roughead thanked all
of the Sailors and their family
members who participated in
the survey and said he knows
the Navy will continue to
carry out the mission at hand
with unwavering focus and
professionalism.
“I have no doubt that
should the law be repealed,
we as a Navy and as individuals
will continue to exhibit the
highest degree of professionalism
and continue to treat
one another with dignity and
respect,” said Roughead.
CNO reminded the fleet
how much he appreciates each
Sailor, their continued hard
work and the support of their
loved ones.
“During the course of
this review, as in all you do,
you have demonstrated your
thoughtfulness, your candor
and your dedication to making
our Navy the best the world
has known,” said Roughead.
Today in Navy History
1972- Captain Eugene A. Cernan, USN, commander
of Apollo 17, walks on the Moon. Commander
Ronald E. Evans, USN, was the Command
Module Pilot. The mission lasted

December 12, 2010 Around the Fleet
Page 7
Pearl Harbor Survivors Group May Shut Down
By Denise Goolsby
The Desert Sun
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The
motto “Remember Pearl Harbor”
is taking on a more poignant,
urgent tone.The national Pearl
Harbor Survivors Association’s
numbers have dropped so low,
the possibility of shuttering it will
be discussed at its national convention
in Honolulu, which runs
through Friday.
Out of 60,000 military personnel
on the island during the
Dec. 7, 1941, attack, there are
only an estimated 3,000 survivors
still participating in chapters scattered
across the country.
“We’re just getting old and
dying off,” said Clarence Lux, 90,
who joined the local Pearl Harbor
Survivors Association Chapter 21
in 1975.
“This convention is allimportant
for the Pearl Harbor
survivors,” said Army Air Corps
veteran Jim Donis, 91, of Palm
Desert. “This is going to be the
first time we talk about when we
want to shut down the national organization.”
Only about 100 survivors
are expected to travel to Honolulu
for the convention.
“We’re at that age that we
Allen Bodenlos, 90, a Pearl Harbor survivor who served on the battleship USS Nevada
(BB 36), salutes during the National Anthem. Photo by MC2 Mark Logico.
tire more easily,” Donis said.
“Some have to use canes or other
walking devices to get around.”
He said a motion will be
brought up during the general
meeting to discuss whether to
continue or disband the group, established
in 1958.
“I’m personally not in favor
of abandoning our organization,”
he said.
As long as the local chapters
want to continue operating
Donis said the national organization
should remain intact.
Gery Porter, 88, of Hemet,
is national secretary and treasurer
for the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association
Inc. He was aboard the
battleship West Virginia the day
Pearl Harbor was bombed. If the
decision is made to disband the
group, everything will be turned
over to the Sons and Daughters
of Pearl Harbor Survivors Inc.,
which has about 3,000 members
and is growing. The organization’s
mission is to preserve the
memory and history of the attack
by passing the stories down from
generation to generation.
“We’re preparing ourselves
From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs
to take on the responsibility,” said
Lee Sandefer, secretary of the
Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor
Survivors Inc., established in
1973.Sandefer, whose father was
a public works officer for the naval
air station, was living on Ford
Island in Pearl Harbor when the
Japanese launched their aerial attack.
Sandefer, age 3 at the time,
was about 120 yards from the battleship
Arizona when it blew up.
“It’s so important to our
nation to tell the story of Dec. 7,
1941, and relate it to 9/11 and the
current events,” Sandefer said.
“Today we have terrorists that are
trying to destroy the will of the
American people.”
The national board also is
looking into what to do with its
assets — “a few hundred thousand
dollars,” Porter said — and
memorabilia.Possibilities include
setting up a trust company or bequeathing
the assets to the sons
and daughters organization.
“It will be the end of the
era,” said Pearl Harbor survivor
Bernie Rubien, 92, of Rancho
Mirage. “We’re just hoping our
kids will carry the banner for us.
For all practical purposes, when
the last of us go, that will be the
end of us.”
Senior Enlisted Continuation Board Results Released
Chief petty officer covers await their new owners at a pinning ceremony aboard the
forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Photo by MC2 Matthew
Ebarb
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) — More than 96 percent of candidates
reviewed by the Navy’s Senior Enlisted Continuation Board were selected
to continue service, according to Navy officials Dec. 1.
“Performance is the priority,” said Vice Adm. Mark Ferguson,
chief of naval personnel. “Based on the selection criteria, the board
recommended for selection those candidates considered fully qualified
to serve in their current pay grade and rating.”
Of the 9,096 eligible active duty, full-time support and Reserve
candidates reviewed, 8,760 members were approved for continuation.
According to the precept, which outlined what information board
members may or may not consider from a record, “documented misconduct”
and “substandard performance” were the primary reasons a Sailor
should not be selected for continued service.
Some examples of substandard performance or misconduct include
“significant problems” or “progressing” promotion recommendations,
declining performance from the same reporting senior, military or
civilian convictions and non-judicial punishment.
After the board concluded, Sailors not selected for continuation
were personally notified by their commands prior to the results posting
on BUPERS Online. Members not selected for continuation will retire
no later than June 30, 2011.
The Senior Enlisted Continuation Board is a performance-driven
review of master chiefs, senior chiefs and chiefs with more than 19
years of service and three years time-in-grade.

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December 12, 2010 Page 10
US, South Korea Free Trade Deal a ‘Win-Win’
BBC
Both the US and South Korea have hailed their
long-awaited free trade agreement negotiated
this weekend as a “win-win” deal.
However, the final pact, which was originally
signed in 2007 but never ratified, has
been heavily criticised by South Korean opposition
parties. They branded the compromises
made by Seoul “humiliating and treacherous”.
The deal needs parliamentary approval in both
countries before it can be finally ratified.
President Barack Obama said on Saturday
the agreement “includes several important
improvements and achieves what I believe
trade deals must do. It’s a win-win for both
our countries”.
South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-
Hoon also described the deal as a “win-win”.
Negotiations on the free trade deal broke down
in the run-up to last month’s G20 meeting of
leading economies in Seoul.
Car tariffs
A key sticking point to the 2007 deal
were tariffs imposed by South Korea on US
car imports.
“We have been hit by the North with
cannons and now we we’re being hit by the
US with the economy”
But a compromise was agreed - the US
By Heidi Przybyla and Mike Dorning
Bloomberg
President Obama said the deal was “essential” in boosting
US exports.
will lift its 2.5% tariff on South Korean cars
after four years, while South Korea will halve
its 8% tariff with immediate effect, before lifting
it in four years.
South Korea also agreed to allow the US
to export up to 25,000 cars a year that do not
meet its more stringent safety requirements. In
return, the US agreed that South Korea could
extend its tariffs on US pork imports for another
two years.
The deal does not address US concerns
about tariffs on its beef exports.
‘Cheated’
The deal has proved deeply unpopular
among opposition politicians in South Korea.
“We have been hit by the North with
Lawmakers may embrace plans by President
Barack Obama’s debt commission to curb the
costs of Social Security and $1 trillion in tax
breaks even as comprehensive deficit reduction
hinges on whether both parties seek confrontation
or accommodation.
While the commission lacked the votes
to send its proposal to Congress, bipartisan
agreement on the panel will open a debate
over the retirement system and the tax breaks,
which include the home-mortgage deduction,
several lawmakers and analysts said.
Any significant effort confronts what
commission co- chairman Erskine Bowles
called “the threat pressed upon us by these
ever-increasing deficits.” Senate Budget Committee
Chairman Kent Conrad, a Democrat,
wants Obama to convene a summit, and House
Republicans Dave Camp, incoming Ways and
Means Committee chairman, and Paul Ryan,
who will head the Budget Committee in January,
say they’ll use the plan as a basis for hearings
on the deficit.
“I put the likelihood at 15 percent that
we would have any kind of deficit-reduction
package in the next two years,” said Diane
Swonk, chief economist for Mesirow Financial
Inc. in Chicago. “That’s not that high. But
it’s higher than I would have put it two weeks
ago.”
Obama thanked the panel for highlighting
“the magnitude of the challenge facing us”
without embracing specific proposals. White
House Budget Director Jack Lew has invited
commission members to meet.
“I would prefer to even go further in
deficit reduction than this package,” Conrad, a
commission member, said yesterday on “Fox
News Sunday.” He called the proposal, backed
by 11 of the panel’s 18 members, “a strong beginning,”
with the “next logical step” a meeting
between Obama and bipartisan Congress
leaders.
Pressures to extend Bush-era tax cuts
and respond to 9.8 percent unemployment will
hamper fiscal restraint for now, said Lou Crandall,
chief economist at Wrightson ICAP LLC,
cannons and now we we’re being hit by the
US with the economy,” said Park Jie-Won of
the Democratic Party, referring to North Korea’s
recent shelling of a border island.
The Liberty Forward Party said the public
had been “cheated by the deal”.
“The concession garnered in the livestock
products was not significant, so it was
a deal that failed to meet national interests,”
said the party’s Kwon Sun-Taik.
Boosting exports
President Obama hailed the deal on Saturday
as “essential” for boosting US exports.
“The agreement will contribute significantly
to achieving my goal of doubling US
exports over the next five years. “In fact, it’s
estimated that today’s deal will increase American
economic output by more than our last
nine trade agreements combined,” he said.
Domestic consumption currently accounts
for more than two-thirds of the US
economy, and Mr Obama is keen to re-balance
the economy by increasing exports. This is
also a key strategy in securing a sustainable
recovery from the downturn.
The US recovery remains fragile, with
disappointing unemployment figures released
on Friday contributing to concerns that the
world’s largest economy is struggling to shake
off the recession.
Lawmakers Accept Cuts to Social Security, Tax Breaks as Debt Plan Fails
a unit of London-based ICAP Plc, the world’s
largest broker of trades between banks.
“It is difficult for the congressional
leadership to drive two conflicting processes
at once,” Crandall said. “Congress is probably
going to have to take things one step at
a time.”
The federal budget deficit for the fiscal
year ended Sept. 30 was $1.3 trillion or 8.9
percent of gross domestic product, according
to a calculation released by the Treasury
Department in October. Voters consider the
shortfall their second most pressing concern,
according to a Bloomberg National Poll.
The plan by Bowles, a former chief of
staff to President Bill Clinton, and Republican
co-chairman Alan Simpson, a former senator
from Wyoming, would increase taxes by $1
trillion by 2020. It would scale back or eliminate
hundreds of tax deductions, exclusions or
credits such as those allowing homeowners to
write off interest on their mortgage payments.
It would also cut individual and corporate income
tax rates.

December 12, 2010 On the Homefront
Page 11
NORTHEAST
For Autistic Boy, Opera Is Dream Come True
CNN
BOSTON — An opera superstar, tenor Andrea Bocelli, took center
stage at the TD Garden Sunday night in a performance many in the
audience will likely never forget. But it’s what happened backstage
with a very special fan of the star that stole the show.
The boy, a 10-year-old with autism, has always felt a special connection
with Bocelli and for the Amherst New Hampshire native, and his
dreams came true when he got to see the star in person.
George Maroun III, a fourth-grader, has listened to Bocelli every day
of his life. He is diagnosed as autistic, non-verbal, and he has never
said a single word in his life, not even “mom” or “dad,” but Bocelli has
helped him communicate and thrive.
Sunday night, he suited up in a tuxedo and was allowed to stay up late
on a school night to attend the Bocelli concert in Boston.
His mother said Bocelli’s music has been magic in the child’s life.
“One time when he was in the middle of a fit, infancy stage, and I was
turning on the music and it was like a light switch. He just ... it calmed
him down,” said George’s mother Kristin Maroun.
The entire family was given tickets to the Bocelli concert thanks to
George’s special education aide Jeff Small, who wrote a letter to Bocelli’s
managers, telling them the tickets were too expensive for the
family to attend, but it would be an invaluable experience if George
could go. Bocelli’s organization immediately made it possible.
“I know (George’s parents are) grateful. They’ve gone through a lot
with him,” said Small.
“I think I’m going to have a tough time keeping him from climbing up
on stage,” Kristin said before the performance.
Bocelli is blind and the Marouns see him as an inspiration -- a shining
example of the possibilities for their son.
SOUTH
Hunters Discover Skeleton, Skull
By Kontji Anthony
WMC-TV
MEMPHIS, TN — Two Shelby County men made a startling discovery
on their way to hunt deer Saturday morning. An off-duty Shelby
County Sheriff’s deputy and his friend found a skeleton, along with a
human skull, scattered in a field at the edge of the woods near Stewart
and Palomino Drives.
“We have determined these are the remains of a human being,” said
Shelby County Sheriff’s spokesman Chip Washington. “Upon further
inspection, they found a few more scattered bones in the area, including
a skull.”
The area where the bones were found is surrounded by dry brush. Before
investigators could get to the evidence, they had to clear the brush
away.
The scene is near a quiet community. Neighbor Mark Sharpe said the
neighborhood has been down this road before.
“We have had quite a few incidents in this part of the county with
people disposing of dead bodies,” said Sharpe. “What’s sad is the fact
is that represents a human life somewhere.”
The scene is near the area where Austin Agee dumped the body of
Bartlett model Lisa Davis in March of 2009. It is also in the vicinity
where Thomas Pate of Bartlett confessed to dumping his wife’s body
near the Loosahatchie River in May of 2009.
Investigators could not say how long the remains have been there, or
if the investigation has been deemed suspicious.
“Hopefully they can find out who that person is,” said Sharpe.
The Sheriff’s Office said it plans to turn over all evidence to the medical
examiner.
WEST
Bakery Leader Sentenced to Life
By Thomas Peele
The Chauncey Bailey Project
OAKLAND -- The first member of Your Black Muslim Bakery convicted
of one of the gruesome crimes that helped destroy the organization
more than three years ago was sentenced Friday to life in prison
without the possibility of parole.
Superior Court Judge Thomas Reardon gave Richard Lewis, 26, a former
high school football star in San Francisco, the stiffest possible
sentence. A jury convicted Lewis in April of six felonies in the May
2007 kidnapping of a mother and daughter at gunpoint and the torture
of the daughter in a failed attempt to learn where a drug dealer she
knew kept money.
Reardon called the Beys “the gang that couldn’t shoot straight” but
said the scheme behind the crime, including the use of a decommissioned
police car to trick the women into stopping on the shoulder of
I-580, showed sophistication. Bakery leader Yusuf Bey IV thought the
daughter would lead him to the drug dealer’s $500,000 so he could use
it to save the bakery from being liquidated in a bankruptcy proceeding.
“This was not just a crime of opportunity,” Reardon said. The emotional
and physical sufferings inflicted on the victims involved a “high
degree of cruelty, viciousness and callousness.” There is no doubt, he
said, that Lewis, who has no prior criminal record, is a threat to society.
A San Francisco jury acquitted Lewis of murder in 2007 in a case
where a woman was shot during a drug deal. An incriminating statement
on which most of the case against him hinged had been thrown
out on a legal technicality.
MIDWEST
10 Cars Plow Through Wet Concrete
CNN
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — It was a messy delay for a major ramp
after 10 vehicles drove on top of freshly-poured concrete at 69 Highway
and 87th Street.
Workers had just finished pouring about 1,400 feet of concrete Friday,
when a driver bypassed barricades to drive up the ramp. Police at the
scene that night said at least nine more cars followed them.
“Some lady went off the road,” said Karlie Pflumm. “We knew it was
closed, we thought, but these two cones were separated forw a car to
get through. The lady went and we followed her.”
Pflumm and her friend were second in line and one of two cars that had
to be pulled out of the concrete.
“We thought we were on gravel for a second, because I said, ‘Do you
hear things coming up and hitting my car?’ We go on gravel a lot,
and I thought maybe gravel, and when we saw that lady stopped, we
hopped out and our feet started sinking and we’re like, okay we’re in
wet cement.”
The damage may mean a lot of the concrete will have to be torn out
and replaced. Tire marks are clearly visible at the end of the ramp on
87th Street, when the cars’ tires sunk down into the concrete when the
vehicles came to a stop.Crews from Clarkson Construction say about
700 feet of the ramp probably will have to be torn out and re-poured.
“Anytime we get traffic that goes into fresh concrete, if we’re out there
and working, we can fix it,” Robert Fry with Clarkson Construction
said. “If it’s after hours, trying to get guys back to fix it, this time of
year when it’s cold, it just really makes it difficult. It makes it almost
impossible to fix.”
Drivers who travel 69 Highway regularly say any reasonable person
should have known the ramp was closed.

December 12, 2010 Page 12
Havel and Tutu Urge China
to Release Liu Xiaobo
Liu Xiaobo (right) is serving 11 years and his wife Liu Xia is effectively under house arrest
BBC
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former Czech
President Vaclav Havel have called on China
to release dissident Liu Xiaobo before he is
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
The pair said Mr Liu was “sadly emblematic
of the Chinese government’s intolerance”.
They said China risked losing its credibility
as a world leader if it continued to restrict
human rights.
China says Mr Liu, a democracy activist,
is a criminal.
Writing in the British newspaper the
Observer, the South African archbishop,
himself a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and
Mr Havel said: “Though he is just one of 1.3
billion, the story of this year’s Nobel peace
prize laureate, Dr Liu Xiaobo, is sadly emblematic
of the Chinese government’s intolerance
to individual expression.”
They praised China’s economic development
in recent years, but said its “support
for abusive regimes and the brutal force with
which it crushes dissent within its own borders
demonstrates that substantial reform is
needed if China is to be viewed within the
international community as a true leader”.
They also accused China of violating
the rights of citizens in other countries, saying
it “coddles and supports brutal dictatorships
around the world”.
While Beijing has been increasingly
eager to assert itself as a global player, its
“extreme sensitivity” to any criticism of
its policies showed a lack of confidence at
home, they said.
“This lack of confidence ultimately
only serves to further undermine the credibility
of the government among its people.”
Mr Liu - a veteran of the 1989 Tiananmen
Square protests - is currently serving an
11-year prison sentence for “subverting state
power” for co-authoring a manifesto, called
Charter 08, calling for political change in
China
Ḣis wife, Liu Xia, is effectively under
house arrest in Beijing.
It is unclear whether the $1.4m
(£900,000) award will be handed over at the
ceremony, as it can only be given to a close
family members, none of whom appear able
to attend.
China reacted furiously to the Nobel
Prize committee’s decision in October to
award him the prize.
Beijing said it was “a complete violation
of the principles of the prize and an insult
to the peace prize” and would damage
ties with Norway.
It has urged ambassadors from other
countries to boycott Friday’s ceremony in
Oslo.
Archbishop Tutu and Mr Havel said
China now had “the unique opportunity to
chart a new course” as a world leader, embracing
its obligations to promote and protect
human rights.
“The first step must be the unconditional
release of Liu Xiaobo and his wife,
Liu Xia, before the Nobel peace prize award
ceremony on Friday.”
Malaysia Urged to
Stop Caning ‘Epidemic’
BBC
Caning as a form of judicial punishment in Malaysia
has reached “epidemic” proportions and
should be banned, according to a human rights
group
Ḃlows administered to the body with a
long cane are a legal punishment for more than
60 offences in the country.
Amnesty International estimates at least
10,000 prisoners and 6,000 refugees are caned
there each year.
The government says caning is a legal
and effective deterrent from criminal activity.
But Amnesty says the practice amounts to
cruel and inhumane treatment as it leaves both
physical and psychological damage, and should
be banned.
“Across Malaysia, government officials
regularly tear into the flesh of prisoners with
rattan canes travelling up to 160km/h. The cane
shreds the victim’s naked skin, turns the fatty
tissue into pulp, and leaves permanent scars
that extend all the way to muscle fibres,” Amnesty
says in a report on the practice.
“In the room, there was a specially made
chair for caning. We were made to lie face down
on a special type of chair. Our chest, arms and
legs were tied up. We were very afraid.
The caning was very painful. They caned
me twice on the buttocks but each [stroke] landed
on a different spot.
Afterwards, I was very weak and I
couldn’t stand up by myself. Two people had to
take me to another hall and they put some ointment
on my wounds.
Even after a week we didn’t dare to touch
the wounds with our hands. My wounds were
bleeding a lot. It slowly healed, bit by bit.
The scar is still there but it no longer
hurts. But I’ve noticed that, since the caning,
my eyes have become worse and cannot adjust
to bright sunlight.
Sometimes I regret coming to Malaysia
but it is too dangerous for me to return to Burma,
so I have nowhere else to go.”
It estimates that up to 1,200 canings happen
in prisons centres each month. Offences
that can be punished by caning include drugrelated,
violent and sexual offences, as well as
migration violations.
Though the origins of the practice of caning
lie in British colonial regulations dating
back to the 19th Century, the practice has become
more widespread in recent years, used by
the government as a means of dealing with the
influx of migrant workers who have helped fuel
its booming economy, Amnesty says.

December 12, 2010 Page 13
Tszyu Joins Tyson and Chavez in Hall Intake
AAP, AFP
Kostya Tszyu is elated at being
chosen for International Boxing
Hall of Fame induction in a
heavy-hitting 2010 trio with Mike
Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez.
The coveted recognition
comes just five years after Tszyu’s
last fight - despite his reluctance to
confirm retirement - and is reward
for a career which saw him rule
the world’s junior-welterweight
ranks for almost half a decade.
Inductees were voted on
by members of the Boxing Writers
Association of America and a
panel of international boxing historians.
Tyson’s reign as the globe’s
most feared heavyweight was followed
by an epic fall from grace,
and Mexico’s Chavez was a threedivision
champion.
‘’This is unbelievably great
news.’’ Tszyu said. ‘’I’m actually
speechless. I can’t describe my
feelings. My job was to make sure
the people enjoyed themselves
when they were watching me and
I spent all my life doing so.
‘’I still continue to be involved
in boxing to this day because
boxing has been so great to
me. To be inducted next to Sugar
Killer blow ... Kostya Tszyu, right, knocks out Zab Judah during the second round of
their light-welterweight unification bout in 2001. Photo: by Reuters
Ray Leonard, Muhammad Ali,
Roberto Duran and Jeff Fenech,
who’s a good friend of mine, is a
huge, huge honour.’’
Russian-born Tszyu migrated
to Australia in 1991 with an
impressive amateur career behind
him and turned pro to assemble a
31-2 record with 25 knockouts.
He became the unified
world champion with a secondround
TKO of Zab Judah in 2001
and also garnered notable wins
over Chavez, Sharmba Mitchell,
Calvin Grove, Roger Mayweather
and Rafael Ruelas.
Tyson’s rise to fame, and
subsequent fall to infamy, rivals
any cinema ring drama penned by
the likes of Stallone. He rose from
the mean streets of Brooklyn, exploding
onto the boxing scene in
the mid-1980s and becoming the
youngest heavyweight champion
Rangers Make ‘Substantial’ Offer To Cliff Lee
Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers owner
Chuck Greenberg travelled to Arkansas on
Thursday and presented Cliff Lee with an offer
in an attempt to persuade the prized pitcher
to remain with the team he helped reach the
World Series.
Greenberg, Rangers assistant general
manager Thad Levine and co-chairman Ray
Davis, a pipeline billionaire, met with Lee, the
pitcher’s wife and agent Darek Braunecker at
the agent’s office.
“We made an offer with substantial additional
commitments in years and dollars,”
Greenberg said. “It was a very constructive
conversation.”
Before Thursday, the Rangers had asked
Lee to tell them what it would take to for him
to stay in Texas, which acquired from Seattle
in July
Ṫhe New York Yankees added a year to
their offer earlier in the day, proposing a seven-year
contract for the 2008 AL Cy Young
Award winner. On Wednesday, the Yankees
had offered a six-year deal worth US$137.5
million to $140 million.
Then the Boston Red Sox agreed
Wednesday night to a $142 million, sevenyear
contract with all-star outfielder Carl
Crawford. Greenberg said that deal changed
the free-agent market dynamics and prompted
the trip to Arkansas.
“A very positive discussion,” Greenberg
said. “We reiterated our strong desire for him
to remain a Ranger.”
Greenberg, whose group bought the
team from Tom Hicks in August, said the
in history in 1986 at the age of
20. Considered unbeatable for the
rest of the decade, Tyson’s career
went off the rails when he suffered
a shock upset to James ‘’Buster’’
Douglas in 1990.
‘’Iron Mike’’ reclaimed the
heavyweight throne but lost to
Evander Holyfield in 1996 and bit
Holyfield’s ears twice in a 1997
rematch, adding banishment to his
ridicule. His last opportunity to recapture
the heavyweight crown in
2002 resulted in an eighth-round
knockout at the hands of Britain’s
Lennox Lewis.
‘’I am honoured,’’ Tyson
said of his election. ‘’The sport
of boxing has given me so much,
and it is truly a blessing to be acknowledged
alongside other historical
boxing legends because
they paved the way for me, as I
hope I have inspired others in this
great sport.’’
Chavez’s trademark was
the knockout. He notched 86 before
retiring five years ago with a
professional record of 107-6-2. ‘’I
feel great to know that my name
will be inscribed with the best of
the best, to join some of my heroes
and to leave a mark for my
family and my country,’’ Chavez
said.
Rangers weren’t given a timetable for Lee’s
decision.
“We’d rather it be sooner than later,” the
owner said, “but they have an enormous decision
to make.”

December 12, 2010
Page 14
From: ABH3 Michael Kyle
Shoutout to LSSN (SW) Walker, soon to
be (SW/AW)!!!!!! You have always been
a great friend and I have learned so much
from you. Don’t ever change and good luck
on your EAWS board!!!!!! Keep up the good
work!!!!!!!
From: ABFAN Jeechonias Johnson
Happy birthday AOAN(AW) LASTELLA S.
ROARY
HTC Sheridan Baldwin
I would like to give a shout out to all past USS
CONSTELLATION CV 64 Sailors from 1998
until her decommissioning in late 2003.
From: AD1 Faruq El
I want to give a Shoutout to HS-14 Powerplants
shop for the outstanding work they have been
doing since operation keen sword started.
From: ABH3 Felipe Rocha
FROM FLY 2. Congratulations to ABH3
Wunderlich for becoming a FATHER!!!
From: LS1 Candy Mccollin
I Would like to send a Shout out to LS3 (SW/
AW) Barr for her accomplishments in obtaining
both of her Pins during this deployment.
LS2 (SW/AW) Scott for earning her Air
warfare Qualification.
LS2 (SW) Morose for Earning her Surface
Pin. Way to go to all of you
From: SH1 James Pascal
I would like to send a shoutout to the whole
S-3 division for all the hardwork for the entire
cruise.
From: LT Satonya Brown
I’d like to send a shout out to my division, the
Electronic Data Processing Division (CS5) on
a job well done throughout the entire cruise,
West Sea Ops, and Exercise Keen Sword.
You’ve made me proud. Keep up the great
work!
From: ABH2 William Lee
For: ABHAN Oliver
From: Crash And Salvage
dude!!!! congrats on your P-25 driver board
CRASH ROCKS!!!
From: ABHC Edwin Legatie
From ABHC Legatie to the V-1 Yellow Shirts
1)Be the deck feel the deck
2)Combat buffoonery
3)We live in a fishbowl
4)Use your checklist
Thanks for the memories.
AO1 Mattie Hackney
For AO2 Nguyen. I bid you goodnight Nguyen,
I hate that your leaving me have fun in Great
Lakes! PS I wont tell the entire boat that you
and I love to hear the XO say “Lets Rock This
Ship” I am going to miss you.
From: AT3 Mario William
Thank you to V-Hard for being a good friend
and it was also good seeing the “Unicorn”
from VFA-27!
From: AM1 Luis Perez
Fair winds and following seas to AM1
Byerly who will PCS from the USS George
Washington to Whidbey Island
From: CDR Eugene Santiago
BZ to the AIMD First Class Association. You
recognition of your shipmates at the End of
Cruise Quarters was ingenious and hilarious!
“The Tony Hawk award for the greatest
Skater” - Now that’s funny stuff that builds
memories!
From: CSSA Ericka Lowndes
Shout out to the whole S-3 fam always looking
out for the Cs’s, and showing me love on my
1st bday underway! Love u all! B.O.E.
From: AO1 Johnnell Moody
I’d like to give a Shout Out to LCDR
McLaughlin for handling the Boise St. loss to
Nevada.
I’d like to give a good shipmate Shout Out to
AO2 Brooks for losing his shorts in Manila,
Singapore and Thailand only to finally find
them in Yokosuka, japan.
From: PS1 Demond Walker
Shout out to all those who made rank in
executive department. Congrats PS2 Bismonte,
PS3 Ortiz, PS3 Burckhardt, PS3 Hudson, PS3
Wayman, PS3 Chhorn, YN3 Chang and YN3
Bowles. All the studying finally paid off. For
those who didn’t make it this exam, keep on
charging! Can I get a hooah?! -- LPO
From: ENS James Trogden
Shout out to all of A-gang. Keep up the hard
work and enjoy the holidays. You deserve it.
Thanks for all that you do to keep the crew in
comfort.
From: MMCS Kevin Swanson
After 26 years and 18 years of sea duty it’s
time for me to say goodbye. During that time
I’ve been privileged to have seen a lot of the
world and meet a lot of fantastic people. I
have no regrets whatsoever in serving our
country and would have done it all over again
if given a second chance. As for the GW and
crew, we’ve tackled some big obstacles in
the time I’ve been here. Although it’s been
challenging, it definitely has been rewarding.
Thank you all for everything you do. I’d like
to say just one more thing in my first CO’s
words, “Kick Ass and Press On”. Oh by the
way, YNSN Bledsoe, you don’t have to hide
behind the fact that we all know LeBron James
is still your #1 HERO.
From: LT Gregory Curl
To LT Jeff Reed: Who gave you that haircut?
Can you believe it? There is no trust!
From: GM3 La’kesha Hartsfield
Arnold, You are my best friend and I hope you
enjoyed ur last cruise before you leave Japan
in March. I love you and wish you nothing but
the best. Thailand 2010, was THE BEST. I’ll
cherish the memories and hope we have many
more! Have fun in CALIFORNIA!! -Your
Best friend, Hollywood
From: ABEAR Dwight Harkless
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
ABE3 DANLEY CONGRATS ON THE
PROMOTION TO THIRD CLASS BRO
YOU DESERVE IT.
From: ABHAA Douglas Jewell
I would like to give a shout out to AN
Kenneth Marcus Alexander. For a job well
done on having his 4th child. CONGRATS
PARTNER!!!
From: ABHAR Eddie Martin
SHOUTOUT TO AIR DEPT V- 1 FOR A
GREAT JOB THIS UNDERWA!!!!! And
Congratulation TO ABH3 Wunderlich On you
New Baby !!!!!!!!!
From: MC2 Ian Anderson
TO: LS2 Andy Adon
SUBJ: You know what you did…
From: LN2 Andrea Howard
I would like to give a special shout out to the
Legal Department for all their hard work,
motivation, patience, providing POA’s/
Notaries service to Sailors, and doing all they
can to maintain good order and discipline on
board the GW during both underway periods.
It was not always easy, but we stuck together
and made it through the year! We, the JAG’s
and LN’s stay behind the scenes, so our GW
shipmates do not get to see the great effort we
put forth in our job…Bravo Zula Team Legal!
Also, CONGRATS to LN2 Johnson & family
on the birth of their newborn healthy baby girl
Karin. Have a fine Navy day everybody!
From: Capt. Y-Gate
TO: My fellow Y-Gaters
My dear and appreciative public, I’d like give
you all great big Y-Five for all the tremendous
work you’ve done keeping the Y-gates from
leaking. There’s nothing more disturbing to me
and the Y-Family than seeing drippy Y-Gates.
Y they’re preposterously, preposterous.

December 12, 2010 Games
Page 15
The Guardian Asks:
What would you do for a Klondike Bar?
Airman Brandon Wallace
Syracuse NY
“I’d jump out of a helicopter for a Klondike bar and I’m afraid
of heights.”
Machinist’s Mate Fireman Dillon Tyler
Pleasant Hill, OR
“I’d let you take freakin’ photos of me in p-ways.”
Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Amanda Hagan
Colorado Springs, CO
“I would run through the hangar bay in the buff.”
ACROSS
1. Tumbler
6. Weapons
10. Verbal
14. Sixty-seven in Roman
numerals
15. Writer of verse
16. Disallow
17. Rust, for example
18. As well
19. Black, in poetry
20. Throughout far and
wide
22. Magical symbol
23. Make lace
24. Trough
26. Pertaining to teeth
30. The body
32. Brainstorm
33. Doozy
35. Chip away at
39. Intense feelings of
suffering
41. Male offspring
42. Statesman
43. Slowly, in music
44. Therefore
46. Noxious plant
47. Palm cockatoo
49. Givers
51. Head protector
54. Twitch
55. Pearly-shelled mussel
56. Element #43
63. List of choices
64. Found in skin lotion
65. Not tight
66. Portent
67. Tins
68. Not inner
69. Rave
70. Leg joint
71. Exchange
DOWN
1. Gleam
2. Seventy-one in Roman
numerals
3. Keen
4. Pro or con
5. Afternoon snooze
6. Not together
7. Part portrayed
8. Tableland
9. Heavy fattening food
10. Deposed
11. Refute
12. Do penance
13. A solitary person
21. Gloomy atmosphere
25. Purposes
26. Found on a rotary
phone
27. Border
28. A gas found in some
lights
29. Equivalent
30. Plant life
31. Breathing organ
34. ___-friendly
36. Margarine
37. One who
accomplishes
38. Concludes
40. Bygone time
45. Chief Norse god
48. Assault
50. Leopardlike cat
51. The quality of being
funny
52. Bowel cleasing
53. Cloth from flax
54. Not those
57. Flair
58. Usually topped with
ice cream
59. See the sights
60. Bit
61. Utilized
62. No more than
* Answers for the crossword and sudoku can be found on the intranet under the
‘daily information’ link and at the MWR booth on the aft mess decks.
Trivia Question:
How much water
does a 10-gallon hat hold?
The first Sailor to report to the MWR booth on the aft mess decks with
the correct answer to the trivia question of the week will win a prize.
Commanding Officer:
Capt. David A. Lausman
Executive Officer:
Capt. Kenneth Reynard
Command Master Chief:
CMDCM (AW/SW) Marty King
Public Affairs Officer:
Lt. Cmdr. Dave Hecht
Assistant Public Affairs Officer:
Lt. David Levy
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aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). Contents
herein are not the visions of, or endorsed by the U.S.
government, the Department of Defense, the Department
of the Navy, or the Commanding Officer of USS George
Washington. All news releases photos or information for
publication in The Guardian must be submitted to the
Public Affairs Officer (7726).
Production LPO:
MC1 Tal Reeve
Staff:
MC3 Stephanie Smith
MC3 Charles Oki
MC3 Juan Pinalez
MC3 Adam K. Thomas
MC3 Cheryl Callahan
MCSA Alysia R. Hernandez

Team GW/CVW-5 Sailors of the Day
Every day at sea on board GW, Commanding Officer Captain David A. Lausman singles out one
Sailor as “Sailor of the Day” for going above and beyond in the performance of their duties.
DCFN Salgado is a leader in the DC Division aboard George Washington! She has achieved
full qualifications in the DC rating and earned her ESWS Qualification. She was handpicked to
be the Team Leader for Repair 7A’s #1 fire team and is the #1 Nozzleman for the Flying Squad.
FN Salgado has trained hundreds of George Washington and CAG Five sailors in Basic and
Advanced Damage Control directly impacting their ability to qualify higher watch stations and
ESWS/EAWS. As a member of the AFFF shop, she is responsible for ensuring that all 20 AFFF
stations are in proper working order and alignment ensuring that all Flight Deck and Hangar
Bay installed sprinkling and hose reels are fully operational in support of flight quarters and
accomplishing the ship’s mission. DCFN Salgado is a top Sailor whose hard work and ability to
support the chain of command in all assigned tasks has set her apart. She is most deserving of
the recognition as USS GEORGE WASHINGTON Sailor of the Day!
AMAN Tessier was singled out and picked amongst her peers as Plane Captain of the Quarter-
3rd QTR 2010. Her technical skills were instrumental in the timely corrective action of several
airframe discrepancies including, the removal, replacement and rigging of four flight controls
components, 17 aircraft specials inspections and 12 Technical Directives amassing over 250 manhours.
AMAN Tessier’s devoted numerous off duty hours towards the work center Training
Program, making a significant improvement in the quality of 12 training records and preparation
of 60 training lectures. Her knowledge and superior performance played a significant part in the
composite repair of one wing tip panel and two critical radomes returning aircraft to a status of
Full Mission Capable enabling the squadron to meet all operational commitments.
CSSN Beckham is assigned to Food Service Division, Supply Department since September of
2010. While in the forward Galley, Seaman Beckham’s professional performance, positive attitude,
and dedication to duty were unmatched. He is currently serving as an Assistant Watch
Captain which is normally assigned to a seasoned CS First Class Petty Officer. CSSN Beckham
manages the feeding of over 2000 Sailors each meal with confidence and ease and in doing so;
he received numerous accolades from his Shipmates. His positive attitude is on display daily!
He is a morale beacon for his peers and superiors alike. He is already a leader aboard the GW
and in our Navy. We can expect great things from this refreshingly humble Sailor.
Petty Officer Garza is an extremely knowledgeable and dedicated maintenance technician. As
work center 220 Collateral Duty Inspector, her system knowledge and drive expedited the
troubleshooting of a downing AOA system discrepancy, which resulted in the removal and
replacement of AOA transmitter the day before George Washington’s scheduled deployment.
Her dedicated effort quickly returned aircraft to full mission capable status and ready for Carrier
Qualification to support George Washington for Exercise Keen Sword. Since deploying on
board George Washington she has completed two NCPACE courses with Central Texas College
and is currently looking at getting her Associates in Aeronautical Science through Embry Riddle
University. Petty Officer Garza’s total dedication to command mission enabled the squadron
to meet all operational commitments and shows she is a true asset to her work center and her
Command.
LSSN Falke is a hard working role model Sailor on the road to success. As the only Logistics
Specialist assigned to the Medical Department, he ordered, tracked, and streamlined the delivery
of all essential medical supplies and equipment required to provide emergent and routine
medical care to all Sailors aboard USS George Washington. He is responsible for the organization
and replenishment of the three medical storerooms that house over $4M in medical
consumables and equipment. His efforts increased availability of Authorized Medical Allowance
List items by 30% in two-short months, ensuring the Medical Department maintains the highest
level of material readiness.