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No prohibitions on blogs

There is also no prohibition on blogs operated by individual members as private citizens. The Department of the Navy recognizes the value of this communication channel in posting current information and supporting the morale of personnel, their family and friends. As long as personnel adhere to specific restrictions on content, the Department of the Navy encourages the use of blogs and recognizes this free flow of information contributes to legitimate transparency of the Department of the Navy to the American public whom we serve.

From SECNAVINST 5720.47B

Sailor – with a capital "S"

2-6 paragraph 11 Identifying Navy and Marine Corps Personnel . . . 

Capitalize the words “Sailor,” “Marine” and “Service member” when referring to members of the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps. 

Secretary of the Navy, John Dalton in 1994 and reaffirmed in the March 2010 update.

SECNAV M-5216.5, Department of the Navy Correspondence Manual

It’s not rocket science – You’re in the people development business

“If you’re a leader, your whole reason for living is to help human beings develop—to really develop people and make work a place that’s energetic and exciting and a growth opportunity, whether you’re running a Housekeeping Department or Google. I mean, this is not rocket science.”
“It’s not even a shadow of rocket science. You’re in the people-development business. If you take a leadership job, you do people. Period. It’s what you do. It’s what you’re paid to do. People, period.”
Tom Peters

Bush 41

My daughter and son-in-law gave me this great book for Christmas.  Many gems in this book completely unrelated to the politics of the Bush presidencies.  I was struck (again) by the importance placed on letter writing and journals.  The 90 year old Bush’s memory is fading but his letter writing and daily journal entries saved the day and allowed Bush 43 to write a real nice story about his Dad. #43 says – “His lifelong collection of letters and diaries proved an invaluable resource.”
I implore everyone reading this blog to write letters and keep a diary – if not for yourself – then for your progeny.

Joint Forces Headquarters – Chief of Staff

CAPT Chad F. Acey
Chief of Staff, Joint Forces Headquarters 

Captain Chad Francis Acey grew up in Federal Way, Washington, and entered the Navy as a Special Duty Officer (Cryptology) in 1989. He reported to US Fleet Cyber Command/Commander TENTH Fleet (FCC/C10F) in December 2013, serving as the Chief of Staff of the Joint Force Headquarters – Cyber FLTCYBER and responsible for command and control of Cyber Mission Force operational teams.

In his most recent assignment, CAPT Acey was a Senior Operations Officer (SOO) in the National Security Agency’s National Security Operations Center (NSA NSOC), responsible for managing NSA’s Global Cryptologic Enterprise. Prior to serving as NSOC SOO, CAPT Acey served as the Deputy of the NSOC Operations Staff, responsible for developing and implementing effective processes, procedures and capabilities to drive time sensitive mission management of the worldwide Cryptologic Enterprise.

Before reporting to NSOC, CAPT Acey served as the Deputy Director, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Strategic Actions Group, developing the Navy Service Chief’s engagement plan with internal and external stakeholders, preparing him for annual Navy posture hearings before Congress, providing independent assessment on a myriad of concerns to Navy as a whole, and serving as his quick reaction team on any and all issues. CAPT Acey was specifically responsible for providing the CNO insight into all information-related issues (including SIGINT, Computer Network Operations, Electronic Warfare, Intelligence, and Networks) which assisted in CNO’s decision to create a consolidated headquarters element (Deputy CNO for Information Dominance (N2/N6)) and Navy’s Component Commander to USCYBERCOM (Fleet Cyber Command/10th Fleet). Prior to serving at the Pentagon, CAPT Acey served in multiple capacities with the Navy and in Operations at Menwith Hill Station, including serving as the Navy Commanding Officer and as the Deputy Chief of Mission Operations. CAPT Acey’s operational Navy assignments include serving as the Cryptologic Resources Coordinator of NIMITZ (CVN 68) Strike Group, as Cryptologic and Electronic Warfare Officer for SPRUANCE (DD 963), and as Operations Watch Officer and Submarine Direct Support Element Division Officer while stationed in Misawa, Japan. Additionally, CAPT Acey served as a Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative, focusing on Radio Frequency attack prototype development.

CAPT Acey earned an MS in Applied Physics (Space Systems Engineering Curriculum) from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1996. CAPT Acey’s undergraduate degree is a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the US Naval Academy in 1989. He also graduated from the Joint Forces Staff College in 2002, the Navy Corporate Business Course in 2007, the National Security Space Institute Space 300 Course in 2008, and the Navy War College Seminar Program in 1999. CAPT Acey is a member of the Navy Acquisition Professional Community and the Navy Space Cadre and is qualified as both an Information Dominance Warfare Officer and as a Surface Warfare Officer.

From the FCC.NAVY.MIL website

12 Fatal Flaws That Derail Leaders

From Lolly Daskal, President and CEO, Lead From Within

1. Not setting the example.

2. Not having a strong vision.
3. Not building people skills.
4. Not communicating.
5. Delegating badly or not at all.
 

6. Forgetting your mistakes.

7. Not fostering emotional intelligence.
8. Ignoring your team’s development.
9. Losing your inspiration.
10. Lowering your standards.
11. Resisting change.
12. Letting integrity and honesty slide.

All the details are HERE.
P.S. 1, 10, and 12 are unforgivable.

These are shaping up to be the FCC / C10F strategic goals for 2015

The CNO’s presentation of the Navy Unit Commendation and outlook on cyber warfare speaks to the value the FCC/C10F team brings to Navy and joint commanders, which, looking ahead, will be measured based on its ability to:

  • Operate the Navy Network as a war fighting platform;
  • Provide tailored signals intelligence (SIGINT) to supported commanders and the National Security Agency/Central Security Service; 
  • Deliver war fighting effects;
  • Create and share cyber situational awareness; and 
  • Provide certified Cyber Mission Forces to U.S. Cyber Command.

This gem of a book is free – TAKING CHARGE by MGen Perry Smith

… “There is a reason why this is a valuable book: its messages jump out at the reader, not only because they are unmistakably authentic, coming from the mind of a man who has been there himself, but because they also come from the pen of a natural teacher. Perry Smith has a feel for what kind of questions will arise in the minds of his audience and answers them as he goes along. Major General Smith was a “teaching” Commandant of the National War College who could regularly be found in front of a classroom explaining complex things in simple, understandable terms to genuinely interested listeners. He is a master of the art of explanation, which means he is also a master of the art of teaching, which almost always means, as it does in this case, that he is a natural leader as well.”
Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale
Link to the book is HERE.