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dren and is now fl ourishing with participants from grade school through college. ISR is open to all institutions or groups that want to participate. While getting through the underwater
obstacle course as quickly as possible might seem like the goal, the fastest time is far from the only facet of ISR. There are 16 judges throughout the week assessing and inspecting the work of the teams including the design, safety and overall process for making improvements on the submarines. A trophy and $1,000 award sponsored
by Booz Allen Hamilton is given to the submarine team from any design category that displays the best overall performance, determined by a fi gure of merit which takes into account the team’s attitude, persistence and resourcefulness. Other award categories include Absolute Speed, Fastest Speed by Category, Innovation, Best Design Outline, Smooth Operator and Best Spirit of the Races.
The record for top speed in the history
of the races for any design is 7.4 knots. According to retired Carderock engineer and long-time volunteer and member of the FURE Board of Directors Dan Dozier, most of the submarines compete in the 5- to 6-knot range, which Dozier said is up signifi cantly from the past. However, as Dozier noted, it is not always about being the fastest. Dozier and Behrle are just two of the 77
volunteers who work to make ISR a success. Behrle said that all of the volunteers are not just contributing the week of the event, a lot of them spend their time throughout the year coordinating with schools, showing up at school cafeterias and contacting university naval architecture programs to join in the races.
Currently, there are more than a doz-
en engineers working at Carderock that have previously participated ISR. Danielle Kolber and Charlotte George are two past participants and engineers in Carderock’s Center for Innovation in Ship Design who contributed as principal organizers for this year’s races. Behrle said that while ISR is designed to be fun, it has truly become a venue to get students excited about engi- neering and gives them the experience and encouragement to pursue careers in STEM. Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Carderock Division, a part of Naval Sea Systems Command, leads the Navy in hull, mechanical and electrical engineering. Headquartered in West Bethesda, Maryland, Carderock Division employs approximately 2,000 scientists, engineers, technicians and support personnel and includes detachments in Norfolk, Virginia (Little Creek); Port Ca- naveral, Florida; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Memphis, Tennessee; Bangor, Washington; Ketchikan, Alaska; and Bayview, Idaho.
Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Billings
From Department of Defense Public Aff airs
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy will christen its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS Billings (LCS 15), during a 11 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, July 1, in Marinette, Wisconsin. The future USS Billings honors the
largest city in Montana. It will be the fi rst ship of its name in naval service. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin will
deliver the ceremony’s principal address. Sharla Tester, the wife of Montana Sen. Jon Tester, the ranking member of the Senate Veteran’s Aff airs Committee, will serve as the ship’s sponsor. The ceremony will be highlighted by Mrs. Tester breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow to formally christen the ship, a time-honored Navy tra- dition.
The LCS class consists of two variants,
the Freedom variant and the Independence variant, designed and built by two industry teams. The Freedom variant team is led by Lockheed Martin (for the odd-numbered hulls, e.g. LCS 1). The Independence variant team is led by Austal USA (for LCS 6 and the subsequent even-numbered hulls). Each LCS is outfi tted with a single
mission package made up of mission mod- ules containing warfi ghting systems and support equipment. A dedicated ship crew will combine with aviation assets to deploy manned and unmanned vehicles and sen- sors in support of mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare or surface warfare missions.
Nimitz Commemorates Battle of Leyte Gulf
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cole Schroeder USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Public Aff airs
SURIGAO STRAIT (NNS) -- The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducted a Battle of Leyte Gulf Commemoration Ceremony on the ship’s fantail as it passed through the Surigao Strait, July 3. The Battle of Surigao Strait was fought
between the United States, and its allied forces, against Japan from Oct. 23-26, 1944. The battle was one of two battleship-to-bat- tleship campaigns in the Pacifi c during World War II. Nimitz payed tribute with remarks from
the ship’s XO, a moment of silence, 21-gun salute, and the playing of “Taps” during the morning ceremony. In the afternoon, Nimitz held the Surigao 5K on the fl ight deck. The battle of Leyte Gulf, in which the
Battle of Surigao Strait is included, is as- sessed to be the largest naval battle of World War II, and possibly the largest in history. When it was over, the United States
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Navy had lost roughly 3,000 Sailors and Marines, one light carrier and two escort carriers, while the Japanese navy had lost roughly 12,500 sailors, one fl eet carrier and three light carriers, a loss they could not recover from. Nimitz is currently on deployment in
the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia Pacifi c routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security.
USNS Lewis B. Puller Begins First Op- erational Deployment
From Military Sealift Command Public Aff airs
NORFOLK (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy’s fi rst purpose-built expeditionary sea base, USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3), departed from Naval Station Norfolk to begin its fi rst operational deployment, July 10. Puller is deploying to the U.S. 5th Fleet
to provide operational support for U.S. Navy and allied forces operating in the region. USNS Lewis B. Puller was delivered to
the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) in June 2015 and is the Navy’s fi rst purpose-built expeditionary sea base. The ship has a hybrid-manned crew with a com- bination of military personnel and civilian mariners (CIVMAR). The 784 foot-long vessel features a
52,000 square-foot fl ight deck, fuel and equipment storage, repair spaces, maga- zines, and mission-planning spaces. Able to accommodate up to 250 personnel, USNS Lewis B. Puller will support multiple missions, such as air mine counter mea- sures, counter-piracy operations, maritime security operations, humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions, and crisis response operations.
According to McCarthy, the Puller is
going to be permanently deployed overseas, which saves a tremendous amount of time in terms of operations. So the ship’s main- tenance, repairs and crew swaps will take place in theater. USNS Lewis B. Puller is named after
Lt. Gen, Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller, one of the most decorated members of the Ma- rine Corps. He is one of only two men, and the only Marine, to be awarded fi ve Navy Crosses. He fought in Haiti and Nicaragua, and participated in battles of World War II and the Korean War. Puller retired from the Marine Corps in 1955 and spent the remain- der of his life in Virginia. USNS Lewis B. Puller is the expedi-
tionary sea base-variant of the expeditionary transfer dock (ESD) which includes USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1) and USNS John Glenn (T-ESD 2). The second expeditionary sea base, USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams (T-ESB 4), is currently under construction by General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) in San Diego.
MSC operates approximately 120 non-combatant, civilian-crewed ships that replenish U.S. Navy ships, conduct special- ized missions, and strategically preposition combat cargo at sea around the world, while moving military cargo and supplies used by deployed U.S. forces and coalition partners.
USS John Finn Commissioned in Pearl Harbor
By MC1(SW) Class Jeff Troutman, Navy Public Aff airs Support Element West Det. Hawaii
PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- The Navy’s Continued on Page 10.
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