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NAVY NEWS SERVICE - 04 JAN 95 - NAVNEWS 001/95
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR NAVNEWS 001/95
Top News and Policy Stories
NNS001. Military Overseas Get Earned Income Tax Credit
NNS002. New House National Security Committee Leadership Named
Personnel Notes
NNS003. Morning Detailing Set for January 10 and 24
NNS004. Sailors Subject to Involuntary Allotments for Indebtedness
NNS005. Manpower Update Provides Latest Personnel Information
NNS006. Detailers Go West for Lincoln Battle Group and Texas Coast
NNS007. GI Bill Now Pays for Flight Training
Salute to Excellence
NNS008. Navy Child Care Worker Saves Choking Infant
Around the Fleet
NNS009. Notable Quotable: ADM Mike Boorda
NNS010. Deputy SECDEF Calls for Constructive Debate
NNS011. Fleet Recreation Award Winners Announced
NNS012. Lady Thatcher Shares Christmas Eve with USS Gunston Hall
NNS013. DACOWITS Names New Board Members
NNS014. This Week in the Navy: Jan. 8, 1907
Short Splices
NNS015. Supply Corps Rear Admirals Nominated
NNS016. Navy-Marine Corps News
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Top News and Policy Stories
NNS001. Military Overseas Get Earned Income Tax Credit
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) -- a
special credit for low income people within the United States --
has been extended to U.S. military personnel stationed outside the
country. This amendment, in effect, provides equity for overseas
members and their stateside counterparts. The EITC provision is
contained in the recently passed General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade and will apply to tax year 1995 and beyond.
According to the amendment, for EITC purposes the principal
place a service member lives while assigned on extended duty
overseas will be treated as inside the United States.
The EITC reduces the amount of federal income tax owed, if
any, and is intended to offset some of the increases in living
expenses and social security taxes.
Information regarding eligibility for the EITC can be obtained
from unit tax representatives, legal offices or Internal Revenue
Service publication 596 on the Earned Income Tax Credit.
(This story appeared on Navy Wire Service as NWSA085)
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NNS002. New House National Security Committee Leadership Named
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- House Committee on National Security
Chairman Floyd Spence (R-SC) announced the committee's new
leadership lineup for the 104th Congress, Jan. 4. Formerly the
House Committee on Armed Services, the new National Security
Committee will operate with only five subcommittees, a reduction of
one subcommittee from the 103rd Congress. Spence disestablished
the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, leaving the
following subcommittees in the 104th Congress: Military
Procurement, Military Readiness, Military Research and Development,
Military Personnel, and Military Installations and Facilities.
The new House Committee on National Security Subcommittee
Chairmen are:
Military Procurement - Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
Military Readiness - Rep. Herb Batemen (R-VA)
Military Research and Development - Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA)
Military Personnel - Rep. Robert Dornan (R-CA)
Military Installations - Rep. Joel Hefley (R-CO)
Spence also announced his intention to establish two full
committee panels -- one to oversee newly incorporated Merchant
Marine issues and a second to oversee Morale, Welfare and
Recreation issues.
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Personnel Notes
NNS003. Morning Detailing Set for January 10 and 24
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- As part of the Bureau of Naval
Personnel's effort to allow U.S. Navy personnel to "reach out and
touch" their detailers, morning detailing will be available to
European and Middle East Sailors, starting on Jan. 10 and 24.
Detailers will be available from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. Eastern time
to receive calls from Sailors stationed in overseas locations east
of Washington to the Middle East. Callers from other areas will be
asked to call back during normal hours or during night detailing.
The trial program allows Sailors stationed east of Washington
more overlap time between their working hours and detailer working
hours. For example, Keflavik, Iceland, and London will now have
five hours of overlap. Rota, Spain, and Sigonella and La
Maddalena, Italy, will have four hours of overlap. Crete, Greece,
will have three hours of overlap and Bahrain will have two hours.
The trial will continue from January through June, before a
final determination is made on the program's effectiveness.
Morning detailing will take place on the same day that night
detailing occurs, usually the Tuesday after the new requisition is
released (or Wednesday, if Monday is a holiday). Other upcoming
dates include Feb. 7 and 22, and March 7 and 28.
Additional dates are available on the last page of Link
magazine. More details are available in NAVADMIN 238/94.
by LT Dan Bates, BUPERS Public Affairs
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Involuntary Allotments for Indebtedness
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Effective Jan. 1, all military members are
subject to involuntary allotments for indebtedness.
Recent legislation implemented by the Department of Defense
allows creditors to collect up to 25 percent of a member's
monthly pay if the creditor has a court-ordered judgment.
Creditors must comply with the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act and
apply to Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) to initiate
action to obtain an involuntary allotment. DFAS will forward
pertinent information to the members affected and their commanding
officers, giving them advance notice and an opportunity to respond.
Service members have 15 days to respond after being notified
and may consult with a military lawyer, if available, or with a
civilian attorney, at their own expense. Members who find
themselves subject to involuntary allotments can obtain financial
planning assistance from their command financial specialist or be
referred to Family Service Centers (FSC). Additionally, FSC's
provide financial planning workshops for service and family
members.
More information is available in NAVADMIN 249/94.
by LT Dan Bates, BUPERS Public Affairs
(This story appeared on Navy Wire Service as NWSA097)
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NNS005. Manpower Update Provides Latest Personnel Information
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- In a periodic message to Navy military and
civilian personnel, Chief of Naval Personnel VADM Skip Bowman
summarizes the most recent personnel and manpower initiatives and
issues.
The Manpower and Personnel Update message, NAVADMIN 248/94
(CNO Washington DC 301328ZDEC94) is designed to be reprinted in
whole or parts to ensure the widest dissemination. The information
provides Navy people an overview of the changes that can impact
their career decisions.
Topics in the update for enlisted personnel include
retention statistics, advancement results and upcoming
advancement opportunity predictions, and an early retirement
overview. For officers, the update reviews the new aviation
department head screening process and the A-6/F-14 transition
board.
Additionally, the message provides more information on the
women-at-sea program, CONUS Cola and BAQ gap closure, recruiting,
voluntary education and the family ombudsman program. For civilian
personnel, the message updates information about separation pay
incentive programs.
by LT Dan Bates, BUPERS Public Affairs
(This story appeared on Navy Wire Service as NWSA101)
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for Lincoln Battle Group and Texas Coast
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- A group of detailers will be heading to
the West Coast in January to support the Sailors in the USS Abraham
Lincoln Battle Group prior to its deployment in early 1995. They
also will visit commands in Texas.
Nineteen surface and aviation enlisted detailers will begin
on-site detailing in San Diego, Jan. 17. From Jan. 19-21, aviation
detailers will be at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore. Select
surface and aviation detailers will visit Ingleside and Corpus,
Jan. 19-21. Aviation detailers will be available Jan. 21-24 at NAS
Whidbey Island.
Detailers will give priority to Sailors who are departing on
deployment and whose Projected Rotation Date (PRD) is within the
nine month detailing window. They will be available to other
Sailors as time permits. All Sailors are encouraged to take
advantage of this opportunity which increases detailer face-
to-face contact.
Since surface detailers will not visit the Bremerton area, USS
Sacramento Sailors will have priority when contacting detailers by
phone Jan. 18-23. When calling, they should notify the switchboard
operator they are attached to the deploying battle group in order
to receive priority handling.
More information is available from trip coordinator AKCM
Carreon at DSN 227-5031 or (703) 697-5031.
by LT Dan Bates, BUPERS Public Affairs
(This story appeared on Navy Wire Service as NWSA102)
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for Flight Training
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The provision for using GI Bill benefits
to pay for flight training has been approved and will be a
permanent part of the educational benefits for the Veterans
Educational Assistance Program (VEAP), Montgomery GI Bill, and the
Reserve Montgomery GI Bill (RMGIB).
Flight training, including solo flight hours, is authorized
for individuals who have a private pilots license and who meet the
medical requirements for a commercial pilot's license.
Flight school courses must be approved by the Federal Aviation
Administration and the state approving agency. Specific
information may be obtained by calling the Department of Veterans
Affairs at (800) 827-1000.
Information concerning educational benefits can be found in
OPNAVINST 1780.3 or by calling the GI Bill customer service team at
DSN 224-5934.
(This story appeared on Navy Wire Service as NWSA100)
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Salute to Excellence
NNS008. Navy Child Care Worker Saves Choking Infant
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- A Child Development Center employee
at Naval Air Station Memphis, Tenn., saved one of the infants in
her care from choking recently. Laurel Fehnel noticed seven-month-
old Hunter Brown choking. Fehnel gave the child several back blows
and chest thrusts, which cleared the infant's airway.
In July, Fehnel had learned these life-saving techniques by
taking an American Red Cross course. Fehnel was awarded a
"Certificate of Recognition for Extraordinary Personal Action" from
the NAS Memphis Red Cross station manager for successfully using
the skills she had learned to save a life.
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Around the Fleet
NNS009. Notable Quotable: "I really hope that people who applied
this year and will be eligible next year don't get discouraged. It
took me two times. It's a good experience to go through this. The
next board will be different people so they may be looking at
records slightly differently. I'm an example of a guy who applied
twice and got picked the second time." -- ADM Mike Boorda, Chief of
Naval Operations and Seaman-to-Admiral program alumni speaking with
Navy/Marine Corps News on Jan. 3.
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NNS010. Deputy SECDEF Calls for Constructive Debate
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Deputy Defense Secretary John Deutch
called for a constructive debate on the merits of America's defense
program that goes beyond the question of budget dollars.
In a speech at the National Defense University Jan. 3, Deutch
said the question of whether enough is being spent on defense is a
serious one, but it is not the only question that should be asked.
"The question of whether we're spending enough lends itself to
the endless yes-we-are, no-you're-not school of political
argumentation," he said. "If you ask if we're spending enough to
buy what we say we need, then you might get an answer."
Readiness has become a hotly debated issue. In his speech,
Deutch said additional steps are being taken to keep a closer watch
on readiness. Deutch chairs the Senior Readiness Oversight
Council. He said he has asked ADM Bill Owens, Vice Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, to continually assess the overall readiness
of U.S. forces and report monthly to the council.
But the deputy secretary noted that readiness isn't managed on
averages, it is managed by the ability of units to meet their
assigned missions. Thus, he said, Secretary of Defense William
Perry assigned the additional duty of monthly readiness assessments
to the Senior Readiness Oversight Council.
(This story appeared on Navy Wire Service as NWSA103)
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NNS011. Fleet Recreation Award Winners Announced
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Chief of Naval Personnel, VADM Skip
Bowman, announced the winners of the 1994 Fleet Recreation Awards
program recently. Selection was based on the size of the ship and
type of program (inport or underway). Sixty-one commands
participated in the competition.
Winners in each category will receive cash awards of $2,000
each for their recreation funds. Ships earning honorable mention
will receive $500 dollars each for their recreation funds. All
other participating units will receive an "instant recreation kit."
The award winners are:
Small - commands without a ship's store
Underway event
co-winners USS Alaska (SSBN 732) Gold and USS Salvor
(ARS 52)
honorable mention USS Champion (MCM 4)
honorable mention USS Alexandria (SSN 757)
Inport event
winner USS Memphis (SSN 691)
honorable mention USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) Blue
honorable mention USS Chicago (SSN 721)
Medium - commands with a ship's store, fewer than 600 personnel
Underway event
winner USS Merrimack (AO 179)
honorable mention USS Comstock (LSD 45)
honorable mention USS John Moore (FFG 19)
Inport event
winner USS John Young (DD 973)
honorable mention USS Leftwich (DD 984)
honorable mention USS Nicholas (FFG 47)
Large - commands with a ship's store, more than 600 personnel
Underway event
winner USS Simon Lake (AS 33)
honorable mention USS Independence (CV 62)
honorable mention USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20)
Inport event
winner USS Frank Cable (AS 40)
honorable mention USS Holland (AS 32)
honorable mention USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19)
(This story appeared on Navy Wire Service as NWSA096)
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NNSO12. Lady Thatcher Shares Christmas Eve with USS Gunston Hall
BARCELONA, Spain (NNS) -- When USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44)
pulled into Barcelona, Spain, Dec. 23, for a holiday port visit,
the ship's officers discovered their hotel was hosting Lady
Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of Great Britain, and her
husband Lord Dennis Thatcher.
USS Gunston Hall officers invited Lady Thatcher and her party
to a Christmas evening reception. Despite the Thatchers' social
and official schedule being jammed, they rearranged some events and
accepted the offer.
The Thatchers met with the "unofficial American delegation,"
which included USS Gunston Hall officers, embarked Marine officers
and the Carrier Task Force 61 staff, in a banquet room in the
hotel. Lady Thatcher spoke briefly to the assembled crowd and
posed for photos.
(This story appeared on Navy Wire Service as NWSA094)
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NNS013. DACOWITS Names New Board Members
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in
the Services (DACOWITS), has announced the selection of its 1995
Executive Committee.
Membership on DACOWITS includes prominent civilian women and
men from throughout the United States representing academia,
industry, public service and other professions. All 35 members are
appointed by the Secretary of Defense for a three-year term, and
serve without compensation.
The committee was founded in 1951 by Secretary of Defense
George Marshall during the Korean War to assist DOD in the
recruitment and retention of service women. In the ensuing 44
years, the committee has provided useful advice to the Secretary of
Defense on policies relating to the effective employment of women
in the services. The new members and their assignments are as
follows:
Position Member & Home Town
Chair, Sue Tempero, Des Moines, Iowa
Director of Operations, Mary Kay Turner, Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Director of Planning and Communications, Lisa Guillermin,
San Francisco, Calif.
Director of Installation Visits, Amy Wishnick, Chicago, Ill.
4th Year Liaison & Director of Committees, Dr. Carole
Garrison, Akron, Ohio
Co-Chair, Career Opportunities, Dr. Doris Price, Houston,
Texas
Co-Chair, Career Opportunities, Sally Appel, Lake Geneva,
Wis.
Co-Chair, Forces Utilization, Sharon Anderson, Seward, Alaska
Co-Chair, Forces Utilization, Caroline Ellis Staton, Oxford,
Miss.
Co-Chair, Quality of Life Rep., Jackie Young, Kailua, Hawaii
Co-Chair, Quality of Life, Mary Lou Austin, Atlanta, Ga.
Ex-Officio Executive, Honorable Deborah Lee, Asst. Secretary
of Defense, Reserve Affairs
(This story appeared on Navy Wire Service as NWSA099)
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NNS014. This Week in the Navy: Jan. 8, 1907 -- By executive
order, President Theodore Roosevelt directed that all American
commissioned ships be titled "United States Ship" (USS).
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Short Splices
NNS015. Supply Corps Rear Admirals Nominated
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of Defense William Perry
announced Jan. 3 that the President has nominated the following
Navy rear admirals (lower half) in the Supply Corps for promotion
to the permanent grade of rear admiral:
-- Ralph Mitchell Jr., Commanding Officer, Navy Ships Parts
Control Center Mechanicsburg, Pa.
-- Leonard Vincent, Deputy Director Acquisitions, Defense
Logistics Agency and Commander, Defense Contract Management Command
Alexandria, Va.
(This story appeared on Navy Wire Service as NWSA098)
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NNS016. Navy-Marine Corps News
The Jan. 6 edition of Navy-Marine Corps News -- a videotaped
newscast generated for broadcast to Navy-Marine Corps fleet and
shore units -- includes the following stories:
-- Female Marines tackle expanded combat training in boot camp
-- Navy selects first 50 candidates for Seaman-to-Admiral program
-- Secretary of Defense looks at Camp Lejeune's Marines
-- Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy puts out the word
-- Honolulu's TV-2 experiences life at sea on USS Kitty Hawk
-- Health Beat: Being aware of the signs and symptoms of diabetes
-- Cars of tomorrow mirror the military's technology of today
-- New light bulbs help Navy to be more cost effective
-- Keflavik, Iceland, Sailor hits the ice
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