Navy Plan of the Day Announcements Mobile App User Warning: Unauthorized MyPay App Warning there is an unauthorized free MyPay App for mobile devices called MyPay DFAS LES on app stores that is targeting DoD employees and retirees. The app is not sanctioned by DFAS and could pose a threat to your MyPay account. To report a potential cyber crime, visit ncis.navy.mil/ContactUs/Pages/ReportaCrime.aspx. Warrior Care Month Begins Nov. 1 marks the kick off of Warrior Care Month, a time for all branches of service to publicly recognize our wounded warriors. Please join Navy Wounded Warrior – Safe Harbor, the Navy’s wounded warrior support program, in saluting these heroes for their service and sacrifices. Learn more about Warrior Care Month at safeharbor.navylive.dodlive.mil. Warrior Care Month: Resiliency Resiliency - the ability to cope with adversity - is a focal point of Warrior Care Month 2013. Many Navy resources enhance the mental, physical and emotional health of service members, including Navy Wounded Warrior (NWW) - Safe Harbor. Learn about the support and resources NWW and other programs provide at safeharbor.navylive.dodlive.mil. Building Ready and Resilient Sailors and Families Video Podcast Series Commander Navy Installations Commands Fleet and Family Support Program developed a series of video podcasts specifically designed to help Navy families adjust to the challenges of deployment. They are available at https://youtube/user/NavyFamilyReadiness and the ffsp.navy.mil. American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month Observance Begins Nov. 1 The Navy joins the nation in celebrating American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, which will be observed Nov. 1-30. The 2013 national theme, Guiding Our Destiny with Heritage and Traditions, encourages the nation to reflect and celebrate the cultures, histories and traditions. JKO Offers Sailors on Remote Duty Transition GPS Class The Transition Goals, Plans, Success virtual curriculum is now available on the Joint Knowledge Online portal. The JKO portal provides joint training resources including training courses, seminars, video library, and communities of interest. Visit https://jkodirect.jten.mil for more information. Kuder Journey Available on Navy College Site The Kuder Journey is free to active duty and Reserve members. This offers career guidance to Sailors, helping them explore their likes, interests and what they are confident in doing. Service members can access this lifetime resource program for free. For more Journey information or training tools, visit the DANTES Counselor Support page at: dantes.doded.mil/Programs/CounselorSupport.html. Annual Caps for Kids Cap Drive Underway Navy commands worldwide will soon receive a letter requesting donations of Navy ball caps to support the Navys Caps for Kids program. Commands interested in making a donation can send them by mail to: Navy Office of Community Outreach, Attn: Caps for Kids Program, 5722 Integrity Dr., BLDG 456-3, Millington, TN 38054. For more information, call (901) 874-5800 or visit [email protected]. Navy Medicine Launches New Online Magazine The U S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery launched an online version of its flagship publication, Navy Medicine Magazine. The online magazine site will highlight the work of the more than 63,000 Navy Medicine professionals. A new feature includes the Scrubbing In video series, which takes viewers around Navy Medicine to highlight its people and mission. Visit navymedicinemagazine.navylive.dodlive.mil/. Critical Paperwork is a Must Revision is necessary when anything changes for a Sailor - a new spouse or partner, a divorce, a parent or beneficiary dies, children reach the age of 18, or if a Sailor chooses to appoint different beneficiaries for their SGLI. In all these cases, Sailors must make time to revisit their Page 2 and NSIPs to revise their wishes and then ensure they reflect in the OMPF. Naval Leader Planning Guide FITREPS/Evals due: Nov. 15 - E-6 (All) November Mid-term Counseling due: O-1 (All) This Week in Naval History 6 Nov 1941: US Navy intercepted German blockade runner Odenwald On 6 November 1941, while on Neutrality Patrol, USS Omaha (CL-4) and USS Somers (DD-381) intercepted the German blockade runner Odenwald disguised as U.S. freighter and boarded her after the German crew abandoned the ship. They brought the ship to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where the boarding party was awarded salvage shares. 7 Nov 1944: USS Albacore sunk by mine On 7 November 1944, USS Albacore (SS 218) was sunk by a mine off the northern tip of Honshu. All hands were lost. Prior to her loss, Albacore had been successful engaging Japanese combat vessels. She sank a total of 13 ships, totaling 74,100 tons, and damaged five, for 29,400 tons, during her first ten patrols. We remember and salute her crew. 8 Nov 1861: The Trent Affair causes international controversy On 8 November 1861, during the Civil War, Captain Charles Wilkes, commanding USS San Jacinto, seized two Confederate diplomats from the British steamer Trent, causing an international controversy with Great Britain (known as the Trent Affair). Claiming violation of international law, Secretary of State William H. Seward apologized, and the diplomats were released in early 1862, which closed the affair. 9 Nov 1921: USS Olympia brings Unknown Soldier to Wash DC On 9 November 1921, USS Olympia (C-6) arrived at the Washington Navy Yard from France carrying the body of the Unknown Soldier of World War I for internment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. 10 Nov 1775: U. S. Marine Corps birthday On 10 November 1775, Congress voted to raise two battalions of Continental Marines, establishing the Marine Corps. Happy Birthday Marine Corps! 11 Nov 1920: First woman awarded the Navy Cross On 11 November 1920, Lenah S. Higbee became the first woman to be awarded the Navy Cross. It was awarded for her World War I service. In 1908, she became one of the first US Navy Nurses, known as the “Sacred Twenty”and later retired from the Navy in November 1922. Higbee died in Winter Park, Florida, on 10 January 1941. The USS Higbee (DD 806), commissioned in 1945, was named in her honor and was the first US Navy combat ship to bear the name of a female member of the US Naval service. 12 Nov 1912: Successful launch of an airplane by catapult On 12 November 1912, Lieutenant Theodore Ellyson made the first successful launch of an airplane (A-3) by catapult at the Washington Navy Yard. The following month a flying boat was successfully launched from the same catapult. Plan of the Day – Associated Stories Mobile App User Warning: Unauthorized myPay App From Chief of Naval Operations, N2/N6 Public Affairs WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Smartphone myPay users beware! App stores are offering myPay apps claiming to make your smartphone access easier or more productive. WRONG! Other than the DFAS Info2Go app, there are no officially sanctioned myPay apps and those that are available only take you to the myPay mobile site already available and designed specifically for smartphones and tablets. Those who download and use the third party apps may even have their user names and passwords compromised without their knowledge. To report a potential cyber crime, visit ncis.navy.mil/ContactUs/Pages/ReportaCrime.aspx. JKO Offers Sailors on Remote Duty Transition GPS Class From Commander, Navy Installations Command WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Transition Goals, Plans, Success (Transition GPS) virtual curriculum is now available on the Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) portal. The JKO portal provides joint training resources including training courses, seminars, video library, and communities of interest. Also training on JKO is tracked, reported and can be managed for individual service members unique training requirements. Family members unable to attend the classroom-based training now have access to Transition GPS virtually, said Shauna Turner, Commander Navy Installations Commands Headquarters, Work and Family Life Program manager. Locations without internet access will receive a Transition GPS Virtual Curriculum DVD that can be used to meet VOW compliance. The Transition GPS virtual curriculum is not intended to replace classroom-based instruction, but is for Sailors who are on remote duty and/or are located farther than 50 miles from any military installation that offers Transition GPS Workshops. The JKO Transition GPS virtual curriculum can be accessed by service members whenever needed from anywhere in the world, said Turner. As always the FFSC classroom instruction is the preferred method. Sailors located in isolated or geographically separated location, and those with short fused separations the virtual curriculum is there for them on the JKO website. Deployed members should only use the virtual curriculum when their separation is within 60 days of return to homeport and no Transition GPS workshop is available. For more information on Transition GPS, visit ffsp.navy.mil or check with your local Fleet and Family Support Center. The Transition GPS Virtual Curriculum introduction video is located at youtu.be/5asIU341FmQ. To access the Transition GPS Virtual Curriculum and instructions visit https://jkodirect.jten.mil. For more news from Commander, Navy Installations Command, visit navy.mil/local/cni/. Annual Caps for Kids Cap Drive Underway By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Dick, Navy Office of Community Outreach MEMPHIS, Tenn. (NNS) -- Navy commands worldwide will soon receive a letter requesting donations of Navy ball caps to support the Navys Caps for Kids program. Administered by the Navy Office of Community Outreach (NAVCO) in Memphis, Tenn., the Caps for Kids program is entering its 16th year as one of the Navys most consequential outreach programs. Since 1999, Navy commands have donated thousands of unit ball caps, which are then presented by Sailors to children who are fighting serious illnesses in hospitals across the country. The program is made possible exclusively through donations from wardrooms, Chiefs messes, first class associations, spouse clubs and similar organizations throughout the Navy. A typical Caps for Kids visit involves a small group of Sailors visiting up to 50 children who are inpatients in a childrens hospital. Sailors present the caps to the children and spend time talking with and encouraging them. NAVCO coordinates between 25-50 Caps for Kids visits each year, making all the arrangements for the visit and sending donated ball caps to inland Navy activities across the country to present them. NAVCO also supports units wishing to use their own ball caps, rather than sending them to NAVCO, to conduct a visit independently at a childrens hospital near their units homeport. For all visits, NAVCO provides advice and guidance to ensure the program is carried out in accordance with all applicable instructions and guidelines, particularly those related to patient privacy. Caps for Kids is not only one of our most successful outreach programs, it is also one of the most personally rewarding programs, said Cmdr. Kim Marks, NAVCO director. Nothing beats the feeling you get from the kids smiles when you give them a command ball cap. According to Gary Ross, the NAVCO Caps for Kids program manager, approximately 1,000 ball caps are needed to sustain the program for an entire year. However, he added that no donation is too small, and even the gift of a single ball cap can make a difference in the life of a sick child. Commands interested in making a donation to the Caps for Kids program can send them by mail to: Navy Office of Community Outreach Attn: Caps for Kids Program 5722 Integrity Dr., BLDG 456-3 Millington, TN 38054 For more information on the Caps for Kids Program, contact NAVCO at (901) 874-5800 or [email protected]. For more news from Navy Office of Community Outreach (NAVCO), visit navy.mil/local/navco/.
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