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TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE FUTURE FLEET, USS ZUMWALT, AUTONO- MY, UNMANNED SHIPS NSWCDD is planning future Surface
Warfare Innovation Workshops to be held at dates to be determined. The events will ex- plore technology and systems development opportunities for the Navy’s future Surface Combatant Fleet, potential new capabilities impacting the Navy’s most technologically advanced surface combatant - USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), and autonomy enabled by artifi cial intelligence and machine learning via unmanned surface ships. A workshop focusing on the Navy’s
future surface combatant would assess func- tional capabilities and alternative sensors, weapons, and control systems envisioned for the future surface combatant Fleet. “NSWCDD innovators can learn what
is initially planned for the Fleet and off er advances in sensors, control-networks, weapons-eff ectors, and other technologies,” said Mills. “Sponsors for a Future Surface Combatant Workshop would include recent- ly hired NSWCDD engineers and technol- ogists, mid-term engineers and innovators, and OPNAV N96 invited surface warfare offi cers. The outcome of this workshop would provide assessments of planned and alternative payloads, sensors, and systems; create innovative solutions; and offer Fleet-perspective learning for NSWCDD staff .” A USS Zumwalt capabilities workshop
- in cooperation with the Navy’s Surface Warfare Directorate and the Commander of U.S. Pacifi c Fleet - would explore innovative capabilities for Zumwalt Class guided-mis- sile destroyers. It would assess employment roles for Zumwalt Class guided-missile destroyers and explore technologies that will enable role missions, integration, and interoperability with the Fleet. “Participants should include Fleet
planners, Zumwalt Class guided-missile destroyer offi cers, OPNAV Surface Warfare Directorate personnel, Naval Operations for Information Warfare personnel, OPNAV Future Fleet Design and Architecture staff , NSWC engineers, and other participants who can contribute to the workshop goals,” said Mills. A workshop featuring autonomy en-
abled by artifi cial intelligence and machine learning via unmanned surface ships could be held in cooperation with the Deputy As- sistant Secretary of the Navy for Unmanned Systems in conjunction with the Navy’s surface and undersea warfare centers. “It would explore near, mid, and far-
term unmanned system integration oppor- tunities for unmanned surface ships,” said Mills. “These integration opportunities in- clude the range of surface force employment of unmanned surface vehicles and ships. In fact, we identifi ed one functional capability during the inaugural workshop that deserves
further assessment and possible technical solutions.”
Secretary of the Navy Censures Retired Senior Offi cer
From Secretary of the Navy Public Aff airs WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer has issued a Sec- retarial Letter of Censure to a now-retired senior offi cer, retired Rear Adm. Kenneth Norton, following a thorough review into his interactions with Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) in the 2008-2010 timeframe. While serving as the commanding of-
fi cer, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) from 2008-2010 in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of oper- ations, Norton was found to have repeatedly and improperly accepted gifts from GDMA, a defense contractor and prohibited source. Further, Norton’s personal behavior was found to have constituted conduct unbecom- ing an offi cer. Norton retired from the Navy in 2014. The review concluded that Norton’s
conduct was contrary to the Standards of Ethical Conduct, U.S. Navy Regulations, the Joint Ethics Regulation and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and demonstrated exceedingly poor judgment and leadership. More specifi cally, the review concluded that he intentionally disregarded the ethical stan- dards long established for the naval service and brought ill-repute and disgrace upon the U.S. Navy. “The Navy has a long tradition of hold-
ing leaders accountable and commanding offi cers are placed in unique positions of trust and responsibility. It is incumbent that they be held to the highest standards of both personal and professional behavior. After reviewing the fi ndings and recommendation of the Consolidated Disposition Authority for GDMA matters, I decided that Rear Adm. (ret.) Norton’s conduct refl ected im- proper personal behavior and set a wholly unethical tone of leadership. Censure was both necessary and appropriate,” said Spen- cer.
GDMA is the subject of an ongoing
federal fraud and bribery investigation which was initiated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). In March 2014, the secretary of the Navy directed the appointment of a Consolidated Disposition Authority (CDA) to act as an independent authority to review GDMA matters for- warded by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to the Navy after the DOJ has declined to press criminal changes in the federal judicial system. The purpose of the CDA is to review the GDMA-related conduct of Navy mem- bers and determine what, if any, disciplinary or administrative actions are warranted and available. The GDMA investigation continues to
be led by DOJ and supported by NCIS and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS). The United States Attorney’s Offi ce
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Navy Posthumously Awards Bronze Star Medal for Valor at Pearl Harbor By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Lockwood, Naval History and Heritage Command Communication and Outreach Division
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy re- cently authorized the posthumous award of a combat medal to a Sailor who was present at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack of Dec. 7, 1941, offi cials announced Dec. 1. Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spen-
for the Southern District of California in San Diego and the Department of Justice Criminal Division in Washington, D.C., are leading the prosecution.
cer awarded the Bronze Star Medal with V device for valor to Chief Boatswain’s Mate Joseph L. George for heroic achievement while serving aboard the repair ship USS Vestal (AR 4). George, a second class petty offi cer at the time, saved the lives of several Sailors from the battleship USS Arizona (BB 39). He survived the war and retired from the Navy in 1955, but passed away in 1996. The Bronze Star Medal will be present- ed by Rear Adm. Matthew J. Carter, deputy
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