1. June 22, 2012
Changes of Command
Capt. Ash Evans Becomes JTWC Commanding Officer
Capt. Ashley Evans relieved Capt. Michael Angove as
commanding officer of the Joint Typhoon Warning
Center (JTWC) in a change of command ceremony on
May 4. Angove retired at the end of the change of
command.
Rear Adm. Jonathan W. White, commander of the Naval
Meteorology and Oceanography Command (NMOC),
was the guest speaker and presiding officer at Angove’s
retirement ceremony.
Capt. Mike Angove, Joint Typhooon Warning Center
Before assuming command, Evans served as Deputy
(JTWC) commanding officer, relinquishes command,
Navigator of the Navy and Naval Deputy to the
saluting Capt. Van Gurley, Naval Oceanography
Department of Commerce for the Under Secretary of
Operations Command and Angove's commanding Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the
officer, as Capt. Ashley Evans, incoming JTWC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
commanding officer looks on. U.S. Navy photo by Andy (NOAA).
Rhoades
Angove will take a position at National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as Deputy Director of NOAA’s Tsunami Program.
Kennedy Relieves Sommer as NOAC Commanding Officer
Cmdr. Richard “Kitch” Kennedy relieved Cmdr. Bill Sommer as commanding officer of the Naval Oceanography
Anti-Submarine Warfare Center (NOAC) at Stennis Space Center in a traditional Navy ceremony on May 24.
Capt. Van Gurley, commanding officer of the Naval Oceanography Operations Command (NOOC), said that
under Sommer, NOAC “became the thing you (the fleet) don’t leave home without.”
“We had a vision. Bill executed that vision,” Gurley said.
NOOC is NOAC’s parent command. Both commands are based at Stennis.

2. Sommer has been assigned to the Naval Postgraduate School
in Monterey, Calif., and Gurley awarded him the Meritorious
Service Medal. Kennedy had most recently served as the
executive officer of Fleet Survey Team, also located at Stennis.
Capt. Van Gurley, Naval Oceanography Operations Command
(NOOC) commanding officer, congratulates Cmdr. Richard "Kitch"
Kennedy, incoming commanding officer of the Naval Oceanography
Anti-submarine Warfare Center (NOAC), as Cmdr. Bill Sommer,
outgoing NOAC commanding officer, looks on during a change of
command ceremony at Stennis Space Center. U.S. Navy photo by
George Lammons.
CNATTU Keesler Change of Command Held May 31
Cmdr. Angie Walker turned over command of the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit, Keesler
AFB, Miss., to Cmdr. Jonathan Vorrath, May 31.
Vorrath reported from Naval Personnel Command, where he served as the junior oceanography assignment
and placement officer providing worldwide distribution of assignments for Naval oceanography and limited duty
officers.
Walker is heading to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in Reston, Va., to serve as the deputy senior
meteorology and oceanography officer, National System for Geospatial Intelligence.
Selections
0-5 List Released
The following lieutenant commander oceanography officers have been selected for promotion to commander:
Amy L. Bleidorn, Erlina A. Haun, Benjamin A. Jones, Ruth A. Lane, Michael J. Loomis, Shane Stoughton, Allon
G. Turek, Kenneth A. Wallace, Micah A. Weltmer.
0-5 Reservist List Released
The following lieutenant commander oceanography reserve officers have been selected for promotion to
commander: Glen M. Cesari, James M. Gombas, Richard E. Lumsden, Dean J. Moran, Rachel H. Wadebrown.
E-9 List Released
The following aerographer’s mate senior chiefs have been selected for advancement to master chief: Todd A.
Anselm and Todd Morabito.

3. Items of Interest
FST Surveys in Albania
By Lt. David Lorfeld
Sailors and civilian hydrographers from Fleet Survey Team (FST) are conducting a hydrographic safety of
navigation survey in Vlore, Albania, in support of U.S. Sixth Fleet Theater Security Cooperation efforts.
An eight-member survey team is deployed aboard a nine-meter
hydrographic survey vessel to execute coastal and harbor
hydrographic surveys for the purpose of updating nautical charts for
use by the U.S. Navy, joint forces and the government of Albania.
Fleet Survey Team's nine-meter safe boat, “Swamp Fox”, departs the Port
of Durres, Albania, in route to Vlore, Albania, for a safety of navigation
survey. The four-hour transit marked the start of the team's two-month
hydrographic survey. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Laura Dehaan.
Mine Warfare Contributes to Frontier Sentinel
By Josh Shaw
Naval Oceanographic Office Mine Warfare personnel, alongside Sailors from Naval Oceanography Mine
Warfare Center, participated in Frontier Sentinel 2012, May 2-9. The exercise focused on maritime homeland
security of the U.S. and Canada.
The exercise allowed Navy, Coast Guard and Canadian forces to train together, practicing how to handle
homeland security-related drills during a full-scale live event.
The U.S. and Canadian militaries searched for fake sea mines
planted in the waters near Nova Scotia, Canada, and Groton,
Conn.
Naval Oceanographic Office and Naval Oceanography Mine Warefare
Center personnel Scott Darby, Lt. j.g. Jessica Swauger, Aerographer’s
Mate 3rd Class Dane Maglinao and Josh Shaw, engage in
environmental post-mission analysis of side scan sonar imagery during
Frontier Sentinel 2012, Groton, Conn. U.S. Navy photo by
Aerographer’s Mate 2nd Class Kristy Pegram
Djiboutian Navy Teams with CJTF-HOA to Expand Weather Operations
By Staff Sgt. Andrew Caya, Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System
Djiboutian Navy sailors teamed up with Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa’s (CJTF-HOA)
meteorology and oceanography operations branch or METOC to install a weather sensor at the Djiboutian
Maritime Operations Center, May 17.
Part of METOC’s mission is to increase the amount of environmental data collected in East Africa. To
accomplish this, CJTF-HOA METOC engages with different nations in East Africa and installs weather sensors
around the region, which in turn helps create international relationships, said U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class
Amy Sexton, METOC leading petty officer.

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Boat Maintenance and Storage Facility Ribbon Cutting
By Kaley Turfitt
The Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO),
Fleet Survey Team (FST) and Naval Oceanographic
Mine Warfare Center (NOMWC) hosted a ribbon
cutting ceremony May 17, to recognize the new boat
awning that will be used by the commands.
“This is a great step forward for NAVOCEANO, and
especially the FST and NOMWC, with the
commemoration of the new boat maintenance and
storage facility,” Lt. Cmdr. John Garstka, executive
officer, Fleet Survey Team said. “This facility will
provide an enhanced boat storage and maintenance
Left to right: Cmdr. Christopher Sterbis, commanding officer, capability, allowing boat divisions and unmanned
Fleet Survey Team; Capt. Paul Oosterling, commanding underwater vehicle platoons to conduct maintenance
officer, Naval Oceanographic Office; and Cmdr. Chris on-site, reducing lead and travel time involved with
moving equipment throughout the Stennis Space
Gabriel, commanding officer, Naval Oceanography Mine
Center compound.”
Warfare Center; cut the ribbon on the new boat awning, May
17, Stennis Space Center, Miss. U.S. Navy photo by Kaley
Turfitt
High Performance Computing Modernization Program Makes Four petaFLOP Upgrade for
Department of Defense
The Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program (DOD HPCMP) has just
completed its largest one-time investment in supercomputing capability supporting the science, engineering,
test and acquisition communities of the DOD. The total acquisition is valued at $105 million, and includes $80
million for multiple systems along with an additional $25 million in hardware and software maintenance
services. The petaFLOP upgrade will more than double the DOD HPCMP’s current sustained computing
capability.
A computing standard set in 2008, a petaFLOP is a measure of a computer's processing speed and can be
expressed as a thousand trillion floating point operations per second. Using floating-point encoding, extremely
long numbers can be handled relatively easily. A floating-point number is expressed as a basic number, an
exponent and a number base, usually 10.
“This latest acquisition will provide significant capability for DOD scientists and engineers to stretch the
boundaries of scientific discovery, expand engineering capabilities and accelerate the delivery of new
technologies to the defense communities,” observed John West, director of the HPCMP.
The HPCMP is managed on behalf of the DOD by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
in Vicksburg, Miss.
The purchase includes seven systems that will collectively provide over 225,000 cores, over 520 gigabytes of
memory and a total storage capacity of 23 petabytes. Each system is scheduled to be fully accepted and
operational by the end of the calendar year. The HPC vendors participating in the system deployments include

5. IBM, SGI and Cray Inc. The competitive government acquisition was executed through the Government
Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Services, Assisted Acquisition Service Division.
The supercomputers will be installed at five DOD Supercomputing Resource Centers (DSRCs). Although the
DSRCs are located within specific organizations, each serves a community of users across the DOD.
The Navy DSRC, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, located at Stennis Space Center, will
receive two IBM iDataPlex systems built upon Intel’s Sandy Bridge processor. These two systems are
identical; each consisting of 18,816 compute cores and 37 terabytes of memory. The systems are designed as
sister-systems to provide continuous service during maintenance outages. There is also a third smaller IBM
iDataPlex system for the Navy DSRC that will have 4,032 compute cores and eight terabytes of memory.
Personnel
Rear Adm. David Titley Retires
Rear Adm. David Titley retired June 15, after a 32-year Navy career.
He served his initial flag tour as the commander, Naval Meteorology and
Oceanography Command. His other positions include oceanographer and
navigator of the Navy, and director, Task Force Climate Change as well as
assuming responsibility for Navy Space and Maritime Domain Awareness.
Titley’s last assignment was acting assistant deputy chief of Naval Operations for
Information Dominance.
He will become the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Deputy
Under Secretary for Operations. Rear Adm. David Titley speaks to
Commander Naval Meteorology
and Oceanography Command
staff members, Stennis Space
Center Miss., June 8. U.S. Navy
Capt. Bob Kiser Retires photo by Kelly LeGuillon
Capt. Bob Kiser retired from the U.S. Navy May 24 in a
traditional Navy ceremony at Stennis Space Center after 30
years of active duty service.
Kiser, a native of Altoona, Pa., and a resident of Picayune,
Miss., worked most recently at the Naval Research
Laboratory (NRL) at Stennis Space Center. During his
career, he has been stationed around the world, including
several tours along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He has
completed Stennis Space Center tours at the headquarters
command of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography
Command (NMOC), the Naval Oceanographic Office
(NAVOCEANO), the Naval Research Lab, and the Naval
Capt. Bob Kiser escorts his wife, Loretta, "ashore" Oceanography Operations Command (NOOC), as
at the end of his retirement ceremony. Kiser retired commanding officer. Additionally, he commanded the Naval
in a traditional Navy ceremony on May 24 at
Stennis Space Center after 30 years of active duty
service. U.S. Navy photo by George Lammons

6. Meteorology and Oceanography Professional Development Center (NMOPDC) in Gulfport.
Capt. John Cousins, USN (ret), Dr Herb Eppert, Superintendent of the Marine Geosciences Division of the
Naval Research Laboratory; and Rear Adm. Jonathan White, commander of the Naval Meteorology and
Oceanography Command; served as guest speakers for the ceremony. Kiser was lauded with spending much
of his career executing and leading difficult tasks and mentoring his shipmates.
“No matter what the task, Bob gets it done, on time and sometimes without any resources. His leadership and
technical skill will be sorely missed in this community,” White said.
Kiser, in his remarks, thanked his family for their support in his successes and talked about his lessons learned
on leadership and mentoring over the last 30 years.
Personnel Spotlight: Warren “Rusty” Russum, NMOPDC
By Kelly LeGuillon, CNMOC Public Affairs
Three things stand out when meeting Warren “Rusty” Russum. He’s passionate about music, family and his
work.
Russum is the senior technical writer and editor for the Naval Oceanography Professional Development Center
(NMOPDC) in Gulfport, Miss., where he edits training and reference publications for aerographer's mates,
meteorology and oceanography officers and International Hydrographic Management Engineering Program
foreign officer courses as well as some U.S. Marine Corps training courses.
Although he has worked for the Navy for 28 years, he did not always
envision his career taking the path that it did.
Always interested in the broadcast industry, Russum was most
interested in the behind the scenes aspects rather than in front of the
camera.
“In college I directed several short film features and was hooked,”
Russum said. “When I got out into the real world I realized that I wasn't
going to get rich, and decided to go into the writing side of the
business.”
Russum owned his own recording studio, working as a certified
recording engineer. One of his projects, a disco record by Thelma
Houston, achieved gold status.
His goal after graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi
in 1975, with a bachelor’s degree in communications, was a career in
the radio, TV and film industry. Rusty Russum, technical writer and editor
for the Naval Oceanographic Professional
Russum was asked to edit a medium size technical journal while Development Center, reviews a training
writing freelance articles for newspapers and magazines. He started publication, Gulfport Miss., May 14. U.S.
correcting syntax and grammatical errors and found that he enjoyed
Navy photo by Kelly LeGuillon
editing publications.
A Mississippi Gulf Coast native, he decided to take a position with the Naval Oceanographic Office
(NAVOCEANO) at Stennis Space Center as an editor in 1983 to provide a more substantial and stable living
for his growing family. His work with NAVOCEANO included editing technical and special publications.

7. He has since remained in the Navy training arena, working as an editorial assistant for the former Naval
Oceanography Command Facility, Bay St. Louis, before taking his current position in 2005.
“The federal government is a good place to work. I enjoy working in my field with the military,” said Russum.
His successful career did not come without obstacles. Confined to a wheelchair due to contracting polio as an
infant, Russum makes it clear that his inability to walk is part of who he is but does not define him.
“I’m not handicapped, I just have wheels. Not a big deal, I just take care of business, and I expect to be treated
the same as everyone else,” he said.
His biggest accomplishment, however, does not involve work or music but his family. A foster parent of three,
Russum says his greatest achievement has been raising his children to become productive, loving people that
have turned into great parents.
He spends most of his time outside of work with his wife, playing with their seven grandchildren, two dogs and
traveling.
Russum wants to earn his doctorate eventually. He is finishing his master’s degree in instructional design.
“My goal is to continue my education. I am interested in the different aspects and methods involved in the
educational process,” he said.
Russum dreams of working in the music industry again when he retires. He was once a keyboard player in a
rock band.
As for now, “I take life one day at a time, giving everything 100 percent,” he said.
USS Shoup Visits FWC-SD
By Lt. Cmdr.Thomas Keefer
The navigation team from the USS Shoup (DDG-86) and seven US Naval Academy midshipmen visited Fleet
Weather Center- San Diego (FWC-SD) for training, May 31.
Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Keefer, Quarter Master
Chief Ferguson and Aerographer’s Mate 1st
Class Heather Flores, Fleet Liaison
Department, provided tailored training
regarding meteorology and oceanography
(METOC)products and services available to the
ship’s navigation team and qualifying surface
warfare officers.
The quartermasters training focused on the
usage of portable METOC equipment and the
recording and transmission of synoptic
observations. The surface warfare officer
training covered METOC related line items
from the surface warfare officer personnel
Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Keefer, Fleet Weather Center San Diego, qualification standards.
poses with navigation team members and midshipmen from the
USS Shoup. U.S. Navy photo by Aerographer’s Mate 3rd Class
Elise Perdichizzi

8. USNO Observes 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway
By Geoff Chester, USNO Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) staff and members of the Naval Officers Spouses Club gathered June 4 in the
James M. Gilliss Library to reflect on the historic events of June 4, 1942 at the Battle of Midway.
Capt. Tim Gallaudet, USNO Superintendent, speaking to the group, highlighted the importance of information
and information dominance as the keys to winning the battle.
In the Battle of Midway, the outmanned and outgunned U.S. Navy forces were able to lure the Japanese task
force into a trap, resulting in a U.S. victory. Actions of individual naval aviation units exemplified the Navy’s
core values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment.
Midway was indeed a “momentous, inspirational, David-vs.-Goliath battle,” said Gallaudet.
USNO Observes Transit of Venus
By Geoff Chester, USNO Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Naval Observatory staff, family and guests gathered at
the observatory in Washington, D.C. in the hopes of seeing
one of the rarest of astronomical phenomena, a “Transit of
Venus,”June 5.
Transits of Venus, in which the disc of Venus slowly makes
its way across that of the sun, occur at regular intervals that
repeat over a 243-year period. Intervals between successive
transits are eight years, 105.5 years, eight years, and 121.5
years. The next Transit of Venus will occur Dec. 11, 2117,
but won’t be visible from Washington, D.C.
Capt. Tim Gallaudet, superintendent, U.S. Naval Approximately 250 people attended the event in Washington
Observatory, waits for a break in the clouds to and 320 people attended at U.S. Naval Observatory Flagstaff
sight the sun and Venus through the historic 1874 Station (NOFS). Despite cloudy skies, the sun and Venus
Alvan Clark 5-inch Transit of Venus telescope gave a handful of visitors a fleeting glimpse of the event.
Washington DC, June 5. U.S. Navy photo by Geoff Those who did not see a direct view were able to watch the
Chester progress of the transit on a large screen in one of the
conference rooms.
While there were no scientific objectives in observing the transit, we hoped to see the transit with one of our
historic 5-inch Alvan Clark Transit-of-Venus telescopes. This particular instrument, Number 856, successfully
observed the transit of 1874 from Vladivostok, Siberia, and the 1882 transit from San Antonio, Texas.
FNMOC Hosts International Ensemble Forecast System Workshop
The week of April 30, Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) hosted the biannual
workshop of the North American Ensemble Forecast System (NAEFS).
NAEFS is a formal partnership between Environment Canada (EC), Mexico’s National Meteorological Service
(SMN), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide a global ensemble
system to support improved weather forecasting.
FNMOC has been an informal partner in NAEFS since 2006 and last year, FNMOC’s ensemble was integrated
into the NAEFS and is now available as part of a 63-member ensemble from a publicly accessible data server.

9. In addition to the North American countries, the workshop hosted attendees from the United Kingdom and
Brazil to provide an opportunity for exchange of new developments, coordinate ongoing plans and efforts, and
strengthen partnerships.
The NAEFS has brought new products into weather forecasting operations and increased the skill of extended
forecasts at lead times of 10 to 12 days.
For more information, visit:
http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gmb/ens/NAEFS.html
http://www.weather.gov/nuopc/
FWC-SD Participates in the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway Celebration
By Lt. Chuck Browder
Fleet Weather Center San Diego (FWC-SD) participated in the 70th
Anniversary of the Battle of Midway commemoration held aboard
the USS Midway Museum, June 2.
FWC-SD personnel volunteered as escorts during the event,
providing assistance to veterans and their family members.
One of the volunteers, Lt. Chuck Browder, was the escort for retired
Lt. George Berstein. During the Battle of Midway, as a seaman 1st
class, Berstein was attached to Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8).
He was a member of the flight deck crew onboard USS Hornet,
spotting aircraft for launch and recovery. After aircraft from his
squadron were shot down, he was transferred to USS Enterprise,
Fleet Weather Center San Diego members working in the weather office.
pose for a picture with retired Lt. George
Berstein during the Battle of Midway
commemoration. From left to right: Senior
Chief Aerographer’s Mate Eric Windell, Cmdr.
Mike Kuypers, retired Lt. George Berstein,
Capt.Todd Monroe and Lt. Chuck Browder.
Armed Forces and Overseas Citizens Voters Week
The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness has designated June 28-July 7 as Armed
Forces Voters Week and Overseas Citizens Voters Week.
The goal of Voters Week is to encourage military personnel and their family members, as well as overseas
citizens, to exercise their right to vote. The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) oversees voting
programs for all DOD Components, and provides necessary information and voting tools such as the Federal
Post Card Application and Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot.
Absentee ballots should be returned to their voting authority no later than 30 days prior to the General Election
on November 6th to ensure delivery and processing time is allotted.
For questions or concerns regarding your voting eligibility, state of voting residence, or the voting process in
general, please visit www.fvap.gov or contact your command voting assistance officer.

10. Social Media
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